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Deputy Emir meets outgoing Indian envoy Ooredoo says New transit visa rules disappointed by regulator’s make entry easier decision

The Peninsula to passengers of all nationalities, upon con- firmation of onward journey and completion Transit passengers can now of passport control procedures. All visas are DOHA: Ooredoo has strongly dis- stay up to 96 hours in Qatar approved and issued at the sole discretion of agreed with the Communications the Ministry of Interior (MoI). Regulatory Authority’s (CRA) deci- without the need to apply in The new scheme announced yesterday by Qatar sion related to access to its duct advance for an entry visa. Airways, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and the MoI infrastructure. is seen as a shot in the arm for the country’s tour- In an official statement issued ism sector and another significant stride to promote here yesterday, Ooredoo expressed Qatar as a world-class stopover destination. disappointment with the regulator’s The amendments on visa rules, announced decision and order issued on Sep- By Raynald C Rivera on the eve of World Tourism Day, is the third in tember 8 this year, saying that it The Peninsula a series of steps Qatar has taken to facilitate vis- contained grave errors. itor entry into the country. Last week, officials According to Ooredoo, the announced new procedures to accelerate the regulator has not given sufficient entry of tourists arriving on board cruise ships, consideration to input or evidence DOHA: In yet another move to attract more and earlier, an agreement was signed with VFS it presented to the CRA. Ooredoo visitors, Qatar has relaxed its transit visa rules Global, which will pave the way for an online has been fully cooperating with allowing transit passengers at Hamad Interna- tourist visa processing system. the CRA and has been sharing its tional Airport (HIA) to stay a maximum of 96 “We congratulate Qatar for announcing, very mobile sites with Vodafone Qatar hours in the country, without the need to apply auspiciously on the occasion of the World Tour- since 2009. It opened its ducts in advance for an entry visa. ism Day, a new milestone change in the country’s network to QNBN in 2012 and Previously, transit passengers with a mini- transit visa scheme. This is the third significant today the majority of the QNBN Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani with Ambassador of India mum layover of eight hours were allowed to spend travel facilitation announcement from Qatar in network in Qatar passes through a maximum of 48 hours in Qatar. Under the revised the space of just one month. We are very pleased Sanjiv Arora on the occasion of the latter ending his tenure in the country, at the Ooredoo network. scheme, passengers with a minimum transit time to see that the work conducted by UNWTO with Emiri Diwan, yesterday. The Deputy Emir presented the outgoing envoy with “Ooredoo has not refused of five hours at HIA can stay in Qatar for up to 96 Qatar on visa facilitation is yielding results and the Sash of Merit in recognition of his role in enhancing bilateral relations and access to its network infrastruc- hours, without the requirement to apply for an entry trust that these will certainly result in an increase wished him success in his future assignments. The Ambassador expressed his ture and in its opinion, the CRA visa in advance. of visitors to Qatar,” said UNWTO Secretary-Gen- thanks and appreciation to the Deputy Emir and officials for the cooperation Decision and Order includes grave The transit visa is free of charge and avail- eral Taleb Rifai. he received during his tenure. errors,” said Ooredoo. able on arrival at Hamad International Airport → Continued on page 2 The CRA inserted modifications in the final Reference Infrastruc- ture Access Offer (RIAO) without consulting Ooredoo. Such modifi- cations may expose our network to mismanagement and would nega- Qatar spends QR1.8bn a year for diabetes treatment tively impact the quality of services that we offer to our customers, in particular government and public- By Fazeena Saleem H E Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari unfortunately, Qatar has not been expenditure for treatment will reach even more children, families and com- critical services. The Peninsula said yesterday. spared from this trend. Advances in QR8.4bn. munities than it does today. With that, “We have a duty to protect our She was addressing the opening medical technology and the delivery Also an estimated 50% of all dialy- the potential cost of treatment and customers and ensure service con- session of the International Diabe- of care in Qatar means most of those sis provided in Qatar is due to diabetes, its complications is likely to rise to tinuity. Our experience with QNBN tes Leadership Forum, which opened people are able to keep their diabetes half of acute coronary disease is asso- QR4.9bn by 2035,” said Dr Al Kuwari. shows that we need to be very DOHA: An estimated QR1.8bn is spent at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel yesterday, under control and learn to live along- ciated with diabetes and close to 70% However, she emphasised that careful in allowing third parties to annually on treating diabetes and in the presence of the Prime Minis- side it,” said Dr Al Kuwari. of all stroke patients have diabetes or the situation would change if every- utilise our networks,” it said. its complications in Qatar and the ter and Interior Minister H E Sheikh The minister said that one in six pre-diabetes, she added. one take responsibility to combat the The company said, the order potential cost is likely to rise to QR Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al (17%) of the adult population in Qatar “Our projections show us that disease by finding new ways to iden- requiring the adoption of the RIAO 4.9bn by 2035, with an expected Thani and a number of leading inter- suffers from diabetes. The number without any change, the number of tify people at risk, change prevention in its current form is not balanced increase in the number of diabetics national experts. of people with diabetes is predicted people suffering with diabetes is likely methods , and change lifestyle. and favours its competitors. in the country to 299,000 by that “Diabetes is one of the fastest to reach 299,000 in 2035. It would to double in the next 40 years, mean- year, the Minister of Public Health growing diseases in the world, and increase to 368,000 by 2055 and the ing this terrible disease would impact → Continued on page 3 → See also page 19

Doha College apologises for raising Israeli flag ‘I am an olive tree... not an ashtray’

By Irfan Bukhari is illegal at enclosed public places like The Peninsula The Peninsula means of public transport, schools, edu- cational and training centres, universities, hospitals, health centres and other edu- DOHA: The Doha College has apologised for raising the Israeli flag dur- cational and institutions and health ing a celebration in the campus recently to mark the beginning of the new DOHA: “I am not an ashtray,” is the plea of few facilities. Smoking is also prohibited at academic year, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education said yes- olive trees planted outside a shop at the Airport ministries and other government bodies, terday on its Twitter account. The ministry quoted a senior school official road. The beautiful trees are requesting the organisations, public corporations, sports as saying that the Israeli flag was raised mistakenly among other flags of smokers not to throw cigarette butts on their clubs, societies’ centres and public places, the United Nations member states during the ceremony and it was imme- beds. lifts, cinemas and theatres. diately removed. Responding to some tweets criticising the school over the “I am an olive tree. Not an ashtray.” It is No one can smoke at any industrial action, the Ministry said that private schools operate in the country under the story of smoking in outdoor public places establishments, commercial centres, res- the Qatari law and under the supervision of the ministry. In case of any and smokers’ indifferent attitude. This careless taurants and other places which sell food violation of the law, there are punishments specified in the law. behaviour of smokers prompted the shop owner or drinks to the public. The current law Doha College is one of the oldest British curriculum schools in Qatar to install a notice on the plant-beds in front of imposes a fine up to QR500 for smoking with about 1800 students on its rolls. According to the school the students his outlet advising people to avoid mistreating in closed public places, and a new anti- represent over 70 nationalities. beautiful trees. tobacco law is in the making proposing The olive trees themselves are a result of the stricter punishments. shop owner’s love for flora and his dedication As smoking is not allowed in closed Saudi King cuts ministers’ salaries by 20% in cultivating them in this unfriendly climate. public places, smokers without any hes- “The owner of the shop has special affec- itation satisfy their craving for tobacco in RIYADH: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin tion for these trees. We were compelled to install open spaces including roads, pedestrian Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia yesterday cut cabinet ministers’ sala- these notice-plates on the beds, disappointed pathways, parks, bus waiting stands etc. ries by 20 percent and reduced other state officials’ benefits in a continuing with the smokers’ attitude,” an expat employee “The government should also prohibit austerity drive to cope with lower oil revenues. → See also page 6 of the outlet told The Peninsula. smoking in open public places and any- He said that smokers including visitors and one having the habit must only smoke in employees are not allowed to smoke indoors. their closed private places,” said another Therefore after smoking in open space they used the employee of the shop. to throw cigarette butts in the bed. “Now we have Apart from smoking in open public Jaidah Square officials have posted signs around Included with today’s placed an ashtray next to plant beds for smok- places and some instances of violations at Travel & Tourism the olive trees planted in front of their building PAGE | 4 PAGE | 6-7 Qatar to ease entry Qatar Summer Festival ers’ convenience. But still some careless smokers enclosed public places too, Shisha (water- procedures for and QTA’s Eid cruise passengers festivities a huge draw edition is a 8-page special on Airport Road to caution smokers from

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 extinguish their cigarettes in the soil of beds,” pipe smoking) at some places like Souq MAIN SPONSOR MAIN SPONSOR supplement on Travel and he lamented. Waqif is causing trouble for non-smokers. extinguishing their cigarette buds there. Authorities MAIN SPONSORS It is pertinent to mention here that under have also placed ashtrays around the premises. Tourism in Qatar. Article 10 of the Law No (20) of 2002, smoking → Continued on page 4 Pic: Qassim Rahmatullah/The Peninsula Qatar sees 7% increase in tourist 02 TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 HOME

QF signs deal to promote Premier meets UNODC officials innovation in Mena region

seed funding, training and mentor- of graduates from universities in ship to startups across Mena over the Education City. Qatar Foundation next five years. Dr Hamad Al Ibrahim, Execu- and 500 Startups The initiative aims to help star- tive Vice-President, QF R&D, and will provide seed tups achieve market traction and Chairman, Board of Directors, QSTP, scale, using customer acquisition said:“The partnership reflects our funding, training and scaling strategies mastered recognition of the importance of and mentorship to by high-growth tech companies in startups to a dynamic, successful Silicon Valley, such as Facebook, and sustainable knowledge-based startups over the Salesforce and others, said a QF economy, and illustrates — nation- next five years. statement yesterday. ally and internationally — the QF will become an anchor inves- emphasis QF places on enabling tor in the 500 Startups Mena region and nurturing an entrepreneurial Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday microfund. It will also organise the culture. The Peninsula annual world-class 500 Distro Dojo “Through QSTP, our innovation met officials of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Talks dealt with cooperation, particularly growth marketing accelerator pro- arm, alongside 500 Startups, we will in the field of combating terrorism and cybercrimes. gramme, and make its incubation provide access to tools and support centre at Qatar Science & Technology necessary for entrepreneurs to thrive DOHA: In a major initiative to pro- Park (QSTP), part of Qatar Founda- in today’s market and develop prod- mote innovation in the Middle East tion Research and Development (QF ucts that have tangible economic and and North Africa (Mena) region, R&D), available to all startups. social impact.” Qatar Foundation (QF) has signed QF will also help startups gain Additionally, 500 Startups will NHRC concludes training course a memorandum of understanding access to the cutting-edge research make its extensive network of inves- (MoU) with 500 Startups, a leading and technology development cur- tors, mentors, experts and startup global venture capital seed fund and rently under way within its research founders available to the regional startup accelerator. institutes and labs, and enable them entrepreneurs selected. The Peninsula Both organisations will provide to benefit from skills and capabilities By providing funding, expertise and reach, the regional microfund will create a vehicle for entrepre- neurs to develop and accelerate DOHA: Qatar National Human Right their innovations and take their Committee (NHRC) yesterday con- young companies to the next level, cluded a training course on national with the aim of establishing them as mechanisms for protecting human key players in the regional and glo- rights. bal market. The two-day workshop was Dave McClure, Founding Part- attended by 33 members from NGOs ner, 500 Startups, said: “We provide which are voluntary groups and entrepreneurs with global access to non-profit organisations managed expert mentorship, hands-on sup- by citizens at local or international port, networking opportunities, basis. and resources that will not only It aimed at building capacities of Dr. Abdulaziz Al Meghaiseeb (left), Member of NHRC, honouring one kick-start ideas but also help take the members and raising awareness of the participants. companies to the next level. about safeguards to ensure respect “We aim to inspire, develop and for fundamental rights of man and means of protection at international NHRC and NGOs and an overview of lead by example. The Mena region freedom. level. The programme dealt with top- international means and measures is continuing to experience steady The programme covered two ics concerning general outlook of for protection of human rights. Dr. growth and through this partnership major aspects in six sessions. The national mechanisms for protection Abdulaziz Al Meghaiseeb, Member Dave McClure (left), Founding Partner, 500 Startups, and Dr Hamad Al with QF, we want to help unleash first was about the procedures or of human rights, the role of national of NHRC, concluded the workshop Ibrahim, Executive Vice-President, QF R&D, and Chairman, Board of the potential within the region,” he measures usually taken at the level institutions in promoting and pro- and presented the participants with Directors, QSTP, exchanging documents after signing the MoU. added. of the state and the second was on tecting human rights with a focus on certificates.

New transit visa Eight landmarks open for World Tourism Day social media contest scheme to make

The Peninsula for a chance to win exciting prizes, Doha a turnaround including weekend stays at a local five-star hotel. port for cruise ships Participants can boost their DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority chances of winning prizes by vis- Continued from page 1 (QTA) yesterday announced the iting and uploading pictures of as eight landmarks people can visit many of the eight landmarks as to take part in World Tourism Day they can. “By offering an enhanced (WTD) social media competition The competition, declared transit visa to passengers trav- which starts today. in the UN calendar to celebrate elling through HIA, Qatar is The landmarks include World Tourism Day, runs until providing its visitors a welcoming Museum of Islamic Art; Katara; Saturday. experience from the moment their Al Zubarah Fort; Souq Waqif; Throughout this time, special planes touch down in Doha until Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani packages at discounted prices will they begin their onward journeys Museum; Aspire Zone; Imam be available at local tourist estab- to their final destinations. Muhammad ibn Abd Al Wah- lishments, courtesy of partnering “And, as we celebrate World hab Mosque; and the East-West/ hotels and tour operators. Tourism Day’s Tourism for All West-East Richard Serra installa- The packages include dis- theme, we are delighted to make tion at Brouq Nature Reserve near counted bed and breakfast, spa Qatar more accessible to people Zekreet. treatments, lunch buffets, spe- from around the world and invite Life-size photo frames have cial rates for desert safaris, dinner them to discover our country, our been installed at these locations, dhow cruises, fishing trips and cultural heritage and our natural A Qatar Tourism Authority brochure showing the eight landmarks people can visit to take part in the through which participants can overnight camping. treasures,” said Hassan Al Ibra- take pictures to upload on social World Tourism Day was estab- contest which starts today and runs until Saturday. him, Chief Tourism Development media. lished by UNWTO to celebrate Officer, QTA. They can use the hashtags tourism’s social, economic and about the ways it enriches the lives Qatar will host the official UN under the theme ‘Sustainable Tour- The new transit visa scheme #WTD2016 and #ShowcaseQatar cultural value and raise awareness of people across the world. celebration for WTD next year ism — A Tool for Development’. will also position Doha as a turn- around port for cruise ships, he said, adding in the near future international cruise passengers could fly to Qatar, enter using a Fresh aid by RAF benefits over 14,000 in Yemen transit visa, and begin and end their cruise in Doha. “This will increase the length of stay in Qatar of a growing seg- The Peninsula Radfan and Sana’a provinces. ment of visitors and allow them Medium-size families comprising to further explore our country’s six to eight members were given food tourism offering, while increas- baskets which could last two months. ing the economic impact of cruise DOHA: Sheikh Thani Bin Abdul- The baskets included rice, wheat tourism,” he said. lah Foundation for Humanitarian flour, edible oil, sugar, tea, pasta, Akbar Al Baker, Chief Execu- Services (RAF) has provided fresh spices and cleaning materials. tive, Qatar Airways Group, said: humanitarian aid worth QR1m to In addition, some 220 homes “QA serves millions of people from the needy people in war-torn Yemen. in remote areas of Ib, Dale, Had- around the world as they journey More than 14,000 people ben- harmout, Radfan and Sana’a — hit across our network of over 150 efitted from the project financed by outages — were connected with destinations. through donations by people from a solar power system for lighting “Whether travelling for busi- Qatar. purpose. ness or leisure, we want to enrich The initiative aimed at provid- RAF intervened and paid medi- the journey of all our passengers ing basic food items, healthcare cal bills of 65 poor patients in utmost and are restructuring our fares to services and other necessities to dis- need of treatment amid poor health- reflect this initiative and promote placed families. It was launched in care services in the country and lack stopovers to travellers.” collaboration with local partner, Al of medicines. A social project was Brigadier Abdullah Salim Al Muhsinin charitable organisation. also launched and seven youth in Ali, Director-General, General The project was implemented Sana’a were provided with finan- Directorate of Nationality, Borders in 10 areas, including Sana’a, Had- cial support to get married in view and Expatriates Affairs, Ministry hramaut, Lahaj, Al Dali, Rasad, Yafa, of their poor financial condition. of Interior, said: “The MoI strives Ib, Al Hadidah, Taz and Radfan. Scholarships were provided to to support the country’s growth More than 2,000 baskets of basic eight boys and one girl who could not and development, while main- foodstuff were distributed, benefit- pursue higher studies due to finan- taining security for all visitors Beneficiaries with solar power systems provided to light up their homes in a village in Yemen. ing over 13,000 people in Hajja, Taz, cial reasons. and residents. HOME TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 03 Citizens to be screened for non-communicable diseases

Leadership Forum. “We are still “The programme aims at early developing some procedures regard- detection of diabetes as well as other The comprehensive ing this project, hopefully we will risk factors associated with the con- programme will launch it in 2017,” she said. dition. Patients who are registered at “As a pilot project, we will start Al Wakrah Health Centre are invited initially screen it at one or two health centres and for screening at the clinic,” said Dr. Qataris at the risk of depending on its success, will imple- Al Abdulla. ment the programme at other health “This is a pilot project. After an developing conditions centres,” she added. assessment we will decide how to such as hypertension, Meanwhile, a smart clinic for expand the programme,” she added. thyroid, cancer diabetes at Al Wakrah Health Centre Some 2,000 Qataris at the risk in a pilot project has so far registered of developing diabetes will be called and mental health more than 3,000 Qataris at risk of for voluntary screening in the sec- problems by 2017. developing the disease. ond phase of the project. Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with other officials Among them 1,101 were screened Sheikha Dr. Al Anoud Moham- at the opening session of the International Diabetes Leadership Forum at Ritz-Carlton Hotel, yesterday. and 55 percent were diagnosed with med Al Thani, Manager, Health diabetes, said Dr. Al Abdulla. Promotion and Non Communicable By Fazeena Saleem People for screening were Diseases, Ministry of Public Health, The Peninsula selected from among 10,000 Qataris and Co-Chair, National Diabetes One in five adults in Mideast has diabetes who are registered with Al Wakrah Committee; Professor Abdul-Badi health Centre. Abou-Samra, Chairman, Inter- Continued from page 1 Among those screened, 688 nal Medicine, HMC, and Co-Chair, percentage of increase in diabe- DOHA: An initiative is under way showed no symptoms of diabe- National Diabetes Committee; and tes. About 415 million people in the to begin screening Qataris at risk of tes and 365 were identified as Dr. Abdullah Al Hamaq, Executive The two-day forum being held in world have diabetes, which is a huge developing several non communi- pre-diabetic. Director, Qatar Diabetes Associa- Qatar for the first time has brought number and they are increasing but cable diseases by 2017, said a senior The smart clinic for diabetes tion, highlighted the importance of together local and international half the people don’t know that they official at the Primary Health Care within Al Wakrah Health Centre is creating awareness and prevention diabetes experts, healthcare pro- have diabetes,” said Dr. Sadikot. Corporation (PHCC) yesterday. run with the participation of Hamad of diabetes. fessionals, patient organisations, “We are at a war against diabe- The comprehensive programme Medical Corporation (HMC) and pro- “Annually, Qatar spends around NGOs, policymakers and govern- tes. Sadly, we are losing the battle but initially will screen Qataris at the vides integrated healthcare facilities. $2,860 per person for diabetes ment officials. we can win the war if we do some- risk of developing conditions such Using a combination of data treatment. Dr. Shaukat Sadikot, President, thing now because later will be late. as hypertension, thyroid, cancer and analysis and a risk-based screen- “Prevention of risk factors is International Diabetes Federation; All of us have to work together to mental health problems, Dr. Samya ing, the programme identifies those better than treatment. It is also Dr. Ala Alwan, Director, Eastern push this tsunami back,” he added. Ahmad Al Abdulla, Director of Oper- with known diabetes risk factors and important that we identify people Mediterranean Region, World Health After the opening session, work- ations, PHCC, told a press conference invites them to the smart clinic for with the possibility of developing Organisation; Lewis Affleck, Man- shops, discussions and partnership on sidelines of International Diabetes voluntary screening. diabetics,” said Dr. Al Hamaq. aging Director, Maersk Oil Qatar; meetings were held on ‘Burden of and Mads Bo Larsen, Vice-Presi- Diabetes,’ related to Qatar and the dent, Novo Nordisk for Gulf, India Minister of Public Health H E region. A work plan to successfully and Egypt also addressed the open- Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari implement Qatar National Diabetes ing session. addressing the opening session Strategy 2016-2022 will be devel- “Diabetes is an increasing prob- of the forum. oped during the forum. lem in the region. Globally, nearly The event is organised by the one in 10 adults suffer from it. But in Diabetes is a major cause of Ministry of Public Health; and Action some Middle Eastern countries, the blindness, kidney failure, heart on Diabetes, in collaboration with number is one in five adults and is attacks, stroke and lower limb Hamad Medical Corporation, Pri- rising. By 2030, the number of peo- amputation globally and in the mary Healthcare Corporation, Qatar ple with diabetes in the Middle East region. “Diabetes today is a tsu- Diabetes Association, Novo Nordisk is expected to increase from nearly nami and the waves are getting and Maersk Oil Qatar. It is supported 33 million today to almost 60 mil- higher and higher. Unfortunately, by World Diabetes Foundation and lion,” said Dr Alwan. the Gulf is prone to see the highest International Diabetes Federation.

FROM LEFT: Mads Bo Larsen, Vice-President, Novo Nordisk for Gulf, India and Egypt; Lewis Affleck, Managing Director, Maersk Oil Qatar; Professor Abdul-Badi Abou-Samra, Chairman, Internal Medicine, HMC, and Co-Chair, National Diabetes Committee; Hamad Jassim Al Hamad, Head, Public Relations, Ministry of Public Heath; Sheikha Dr. Al Anoud Mohammed Al Thani, Manager, Health Promotion and Non-Communicable Diseases at the Ministry, and Co-Chair, National Diabetes Committee; Dr. Samya Ahmad Al Abdulla, Director of Operations, PHCC; and Dr. Abdullah Al Hamaq, Executive Director, Qatar Diabetes Association, at the press conference yesterday. Orientation meeting held for Scientific Excellence Awards

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DOHA: The Organising Committee of the 10th edition of the Scientific Excellence Awards yesterday held an orientation meeting for representa- tives of government and academic institutions, directors and operators of schools and people at Sharq Vil- lage & Spa Hotel. The Excellence Day under the patronage of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is one of the important events the country holds every year to honour out- standing students in Qatar with the highest scientific awards, said Dr. Hamda Al Sulaiti, CEO, Scientific Dr. Hamda Al Sulaiti (left), CEO, Scientific Excellence Awards; and Hassan Excellence Awards. Al Mohammadi, Chairman, Executive Committee, and Director, Public “We celebrate scientific achieve- Relations Department, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, ments and excellent performances of at the event. our students with the aim of encour- aging educational institutions and students to exert more efforts and During the meeting, Hassan Al because of poor applications, Dr. Al enhancing compatibility. Mohammadi, Chairman, Executive Sulaiti told the meeting. “The government is investing Committee, and Director, Public She said there is no exception and facilitating to encourage and Relations Department, Ministry of and every applicant needs to fulfil honour Qataris showing outstanding Education and Higher Education, all requirements and provide needed scientific performances,” she added. highlighted the eight categories of documents. They should also focus The meeting was also attended the awards — elementary school on quality rather than quantity by Abdullah Al Kamali, Chair- students; preparatory school stu- because there are standards and cri- man, Scientific Research Judging dents; secondary school graduates; teria to be applied, Dr Al Sulaiti said. Committee; Hassa Al Hammadi, university graduates; PhD holders, The role of coordinators is to Chairperson, Secondary School outstanding teacher;, outstanding raise awareness about the awards, Graduates Judging Committee; and school; and outstanding scientific distribute brochures to students and Fatma Rashid, Chairperson, Pre- research. parents, and answer questions by paratory School Students Judging The Organising Committee also the public and interested individu- Committee. held a meeting with coordinators als, she said. The Organising Committee at the of awards in Maimona Elementary Coordinators are required Ministry of Education and Higher School on Sunday and discussed the to organise workshops, estab- Education had last week announced importance of preparing applica- lish groups of excellent students in that it will start receiving nomina- tions in a proper way. schools and help applicants organise tions for the annual awards from Many students vied for awards their files. The orientation work- October 16 until November 14. and missed them in the past years shops continue today. 04 TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 HOME

Erdogan meets Dr. Al Attiyah in Ankara Significant drop in temperature likely from Thursday

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DOHA: A significant fall in temperature is expected from Thursday until Saturday due to strong northwesterly winds, the Meteorology Department said yes- terday. “Temperatures would rela- tively decrease during this period with the maximum between 36 and 38 degrees C and the mini- mum between 26 and 29 degrees in different parts of the country,” said a statement issued by the department yesterday. Wind speed would range between 15-25 knots reaching 35 knots at places at times, which could lead to blowing dust. Visibility may reduce to 2km Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday met Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah in Ankara. Dr. Al Attiyah conveyed greetings of Emir or less in open areas and the sea H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the President and people of Turkey, and wishes of further progress and development. President Erdogan asked the Minister to convey his waves would rise to eight-10/ 13 greetings to the Emir and the people of Qatar. The meeting dealt with means of enhancing relations and issues of joint interest, particularly in fields relating to military cooperation. feet. Dr. Al Attiyah also met Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Isik and discussed issues of common concern. Qatar’s Ambassador to Turkey, Salem bin Mubarak Al-Shafi, was present. The department has forecast “hazy to misty/foggy” weather today, with temperature in Doha expected to hover between 29 and 36 degrees C. Messaied, A Wakrah, Al Khor and Abu Samra would see Minister meets envoy Al Baker: India significant lower temperatures. Indian mission to market for Qatar Airways hold Open House DOHA: The Indian Embassy will hold an Open House on Friday By Mohammad Shoeb to address any urgent consular The Peninsula and labour problems of Indians in Qatar. The Open House will be held from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Writ- DOHA: India is a “significant mar- ten information on issues/cases ket for Qatar Airways” but the proposed to be discussed with Asia’s third-largest economy with the embassy may be given from immense business opportunities 5.30pm to 6pm. needs to open up its aviation sector This will be followed by a providing “more liberal air service meeting with officials from 6pm Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) H E Dr. Ghaith access” for the promotion of its tour- to 6.30pm. bin Mubarak Al Kuwari yesterday held separate meetings with ism industry, Akbar Al Baker, Group Salient information would be Ambassadors Nuran Niyazaliev (Kyrgyzstan, pictured) and Askar Chief Executive, QA, said at an inter- sent to the media after the Open Shokybayev (Kazakhstan). Talks dealt with issues of common concern. national event in New Delhi. House, an embassy statement said QA participated in the ‘Incredi- yesterday. ble India Tourism Investors’ Summit 2016’ (IITIS) to reaffirm its com- Several PHCs set up stop smoking clinics mitment towards India’s tourism Six food outlets market. Al Baker was part of a CEO panel Continued from page 1 shut in Doha in 1999, to help quit smoking. “The to discuss ways to create and enable number of people who visit the an environment for investment in Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker with India’s DOHA: The Doha Municipality has “As per law these cafes are sup- clinic is around 700 annually. We the tourism sector and overcome any Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley at the summit. shut down six violating food out- posed to reserve at least 50 percent are able to help around 40 percent obstacles to growth. He said: “India lets for seven to 60 days. tables for non-smokers but you can of them quit smoking. Many types is one of the world’s fastest grow- The aviation industry contributes board products and seamless con- The outlets included a caf- see every table has become a shi- of treatments and psychological ing economies, having tremendous significantly to India’s prosperous nections to our expansive network. eteria in the Industrial Area, a sha table,” said Ahmed, an Egyptian consultations are offered as well business opportunities and huge tourism sector and more liberal air “We operate from 13 of India’s restaurant, a grocery and a super- expatriate. as replacements for nicotine and potential, making it a significant service access is required for the cities with more than 100 weekly market in Al Maamoura, among Hamad Medical Corporation medicine,” says HMC website. Sev- market for QA. tourism industry to develop further. flights and offer a premium travel others. (HMC) data shows the number of eral primary health centres have also “The country continues to show “As a significant contributor experience with our warm hos- Reasons for the closure var- smokers in Qatar is estimated at set up stop smoking clinics as part of strong economic growth and an to ongoing development, QA will pitality and world-class service ied from selling expired food and around 37 percent of the population. a national programme to curb the use increasing demand for air travel to remain committed to providing exclusively tailored to meet travel- food prepared in unhealthy con- The HMC offers a clinic, established to tobacco products in the country. and from all corners of the globe. award-winning service, superior on lers’ needs.” ditions, among others.

QGBC unveils Qatar Sustainability Week logo

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DOHA: Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) has unveiled the logo for its newest initiative, Qatar Sus- tainability Week, which will take place from November 13 to 17. In addition to showcasing sustainability initiatives by members of the private and public sectors, the event will encourage community engagement and help cul- tivate a culture of sustainability among residents. Designed by Bachir Mohamad, a Doha-based graphic designer, the logo was selected from a pool of sketches submitted to QGBC’s team as part of a nation- wide competition launched earlier this year. In addition to calling for collective action to enhance sustainability, the selected logo depicts Qatar’s vision for a sustainable and greener future. Engineer Meshal Al Shamari, Director, QGBC, said: “Qatar is on its way to becoming a more sustainable country as the government and the private sector have undertaken major steps towards ensuring a greener future. Qatar Sustainability Week will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to showcase their col- lective efforts and action for a better future.” The event coincides with the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Morocco. HOME TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 05

RAF aid for flood-hit in Mindanao

The Peninsula donors, RAF and its local partner for their support at a tough time when they faced severe financial problems. DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdul- Residents of these areas find it very lah Foundation for Humanitarian difficult to earn enough to cover their Services (RAF) has provided urgent daily needs due to natural disasters. humanitarian aid to more than RAF had launched several cam- 12,000 poor people in flood-hit areas paigns to support the needy people of the Philippine island of Mindanao. worldwide. The beneficiaries include The aid includes basic foodstuffs poor, needy people, widows, divor- and medicines in large quantities. cees and orphans. Refugees and More than 2,500 food baskets were internally displaced people have A delegation from Qatar led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister distributed in seven villages of Mind- also benefited from the initiatives. anao. The basket includes food items The weaker segments of society of State for Cabinet Affairs, H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al enough for a medium family for three like people with disabilities, chil- Mahmoud, visiting a health centre at a services complex built by RAF months, including rice, sugar, edible dren and senior citizens were given in collaboration with Qatar Development Fund in Darfur. oil, milk and coffee. The beneficiar- special care. ies received medicines for regular RAF said it would continue its use and for chronic diseases as well. efforts for providing humanitar- QR33m spent on Darfur projects The initiative was launched in Residents in Mindanao receiving food baskets provided by RAF. ian aid to the needy people all over collaboration with its local partner the world. So far, RAF has access in The Peninsula A services complex at Tabit village is in the Philippines “the Supreme Sci- needs of people in these areas. Viraki and Karmin in five governo- 97 countries and provided charity on top of the development projects, entific Advisory Council”. The council The beneficiary villages are Tau- rates of Mindanao. projects, including developments and financed by Qatar’s Foreign Minis- had conducted a survey to assess the jan, Dar Al Salam, Beniwata, Lakiki, The beneficiaries thanked the relief, among others. DOHA: In the context of the visit of try through Development Fund and Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad caters to over 20,000 Sudanese in Al Thani to Darfur, Sudan, Sheikh 28 villages. Thani bin Abdullah Foundation Several projects for services for Humanitarian Services (RAF) were implemented in north of Dar- Aid for displaced in Iraq said that it has implemented over fur at a cost of $6m. They include a 20 projects at a cost of QR33m in big mosque, four schools, a water DOHA: The RAF has provided fresh The initiative aims to reduce the Darfur. pumping station, police station, humanitarian aid of QR1m to more suffering of refugee families. Some The projects related to relief, health centre, 15 housing units for than 30,000 internally displaced 76,000 litres of drinking water development, health and educa- the employees of the complex. people fighting for survival due to was distributed on a daily basis. tion, among others, and were aimed RAF provided aid, including unrest in Iraq. In addition, 5,000 baskets of basic at promoting peace and economic food supplies, to rescue over 12,000 The aid includes foodstuffs and foodstuffs were also distributed. and social development of Sudan. people in Darfur in their tough time. clean drinking water. The project A basket was enough for a fam- The Emir visited Darfur to par- More than 50 social and develop- was financed by people from Qatar ily comprising six to eight members ticipate in celebrations to mark the ment projects were implemented to through donations. for two months. Water coolers were completion of the implementation provide vocational training to youth More than 4,750 displaced fam- also given to the beneficiaries. of the Doha Document for Peace, on to join the job market. ilies sheltering in the refugee camps A water tank with the capac- the invitation of President of Sudan Means of earning livelihood of Amiriyat Al Falluja, Dibika and ity of 16,000 litres was mobilised to Omar Hassan Al Bashir. were also provided for them and Kelo-18 in Al Ramadi benefited from distribute drinking water to the ben- Development projects took a their families affected by unrest Children in front of a water tank provided by RAF in Iraq. the project over several months. eficiary families at refugee camps. lion’s share of QR23m aid to Sudan. and displacement. 06 TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 MIDDLE EAST Saudi slashes ministers’ pay & cuts employees’ bonuses

AP and Deputy Crown Prince and The unusual move was accom- people could be affected. The The cuts, however, will not affect Defence Minister Mohammed bin panied by a Cabinet decision to put changes, which go into effect the salaries or allowances of soldiers With 70 percent of Salman. It also stipulates that min- new limits on public sector employ- early next week at the start of the taking part in military operations in Saudis working in isters pay their own phone bills for ees, many of whom have complained Islamic new year, were announced Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition RIYADH: The Custodian of the Two personal lines. of already low wages. three months before next year’s has been bombing Iranian-allied the public sector, Holy Mosques King Salman bin Yesterday’s decree also includes The decision caps paid overtime fiscal budget is unveiled. rebels since March 2015. nearly half of the Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia a 15 percent reduction in benefits for hours to 25 percent of the employee›s With 70 percent of Saudis work- The royal decree also did not is reducing the salaries and benefits members of the country’s highest salary and at no more than 50 per- ing in the public sector, nearly half of mention reductions to the stipends government’s of senior officials and the Cabinet consultative body, the Shura Coun- cent for work on days off. It also the government’s spending in 2015, or of royal family members, a mat- spending in 2015, cut bonuses for public employees, cil, which is appointed by the king. freezes all new hires for govern- around $120bn, went to wages, sala- ter viewed as highly private in the as lower oil prices continue to pinch Those include sums toward housing, ment-funded jobs until the end of ries and allowances. kingdom. or around $120bn, the kingdom’s economy. a car, its maintenance and fuel during the current fiscal year. To cover the difference between The government has set out a went to wages, The royal decree orders a 20 a member’s four-year term. Additionally, all non-essen- its spending and revenue, the govern- bold Vision 2030 reform plan to trim salaries and percent reduction in the salaries of It marks the first cut to pub- tial foreigners who work for the ment has had to draw from its large spending, lessen its dependence on ministers, among them the king’s lic sector wages since the kingdom government will not have their foreign reserves, built up during years oil revenue and boost the appeal of allowances. successors: Crown Prince and Inte- began reining in spending after oil contracts renewed. It was not of higher oil prices. It also lifted some private sector jobs. Officially, unem- rior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef, prices tumbled in mid-2014. immediately clear how many subsidies on gas and electricity. ployment is at around 12 percent. Syria says truce still viable after weeks of air strikes

AP the cease-fire but the rebels did killing women and children, talk of not. Bouthaina Shaaban said once a unity government is pretty com- the truce expired, “our Syrian Arab plicated,” Kerry said during a visit army resumed its operations against to Colombia. BEIRUT: Syria’s foreign minister said terrorists.” He said the Syrian opposition yesterday that an internationally- Al Moallem accused the US, won’t be “particularly excited about brokered cease-fire is still viable, Britain, and France of convening having a negotiation when they’re as rescue workers in Aleppo sifted the Security Council meeting a day being bombed and starved,” adding through the rubble from the heavi- earlier in order to support “terror- that statements by the Syrian gov- est airstrikes on rebel-held areas of ists” inside Syria. But he said ongoing ernment are “almost meaningless.” the northern city in five years. communications between US Secre- The White House meanwhile Foreign Minister Walid Al Moal- tary of State John Kerry and Russian said it’s difficult to envision any lem, speaking to Mayadeen TV from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov military cooperation with Russia in New York, also said the government meant a truce agreement brokered Syria because Moscow has repeat- Yemeni pro-government forces, loyal to President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, take part in a parade to mark is prepared to take part in a unity two weeks ago is “not dead.” edly failed to fulfill its commitments the anniversary of the 1962 revolution, in the country›s third-largest city of Taez, yesterday. government incorporating elements Syria’s military declared the to the cease-fire deal. from the opposition, an offer that has cease-fire ended one week ago. White House spokesman Josh been rejected in the past. The spokesman for Russian Earnest said Syria’s government has Opposition activists say more President Vladimir Putin said the launched a “concerted campaign” Coalition prefers final Yemen than 200 civilians have been killed cease-fire is ineffective, but that to strike civilian targets, and that in the past week under a sustained Moscow is not losing hope for a Assad’s forces are trying “to bomb aerial campaign that UN envoy political solution to the country’s civilians into submission.” settlement to ‘short’ truce Staffan de Mistura called one of crisis. He says government forces have the worst of the 5 1/2-year war. The However, Dmitry Peskov told also targeted the Civil Defence, vol- U.N. Security Council convened an reporters yesterday that the Krem- unteer first responders also known AFP initiative proposed last month by US of the Kerry plan which were to be emergency meeting but failed to take lin is concerned that “terrorists as White Helmets. Secretary of State John Kerry. refined under United Nations medi- any action because of deep divisions are using the cease-fire regime to In the central Syrian city of This is preferable to a “short ation among the parties. between Russia and Western powers. regroup, to replenish their arse- Homs, meanwhile, a second group ceasefire without any control, with- The initiative calls for a rebel “What Russia is sponsoring and nals and for obvious preparations of rebel gunmen and their families RIYADH: The Saudi-led coali- out any observation”, he said, adding withdrawal from seized areas doing is not counterterrorism, it’s to carry out attacks.” began evacuating from an opposi- tion fighting in support of Yemen’s that “the Saudi border is not and will including the capital Sana’a which barbarism,” said US Ambassador Peskov also took issue with tion neighbourhood. government would prefer a broad not be the subject of any discussion”. they have held since late 2014. Samantha Power. “It’s apocalyp- harsh criticism by the United States Some 120 gunmen and their political settlement to a ceasefire, Previous truces in the 18-month Sammad heads a new coun- tic what is being done in eastern and Britain over Russia’s actions in families are expected to leave al- its spokesman said yesterday. war collapsed. After talks in Saudi cil appointed in August by the rebels Aleppo.” Syria. Waer as part of an agreement to “I think now it’s not a question Arabia with his Gulf counterparts, and their allies to run Yemen, a move Airstrikes on Aleppo on Monday He said Russia considers the tone restore the government’s authority of talking about a ceasefire,” Major Kerry outlined a plan which offers which led to the suspension of UN- killed at least six people, according of the criticism unacceptable and over the neighbourhood, Homs Gov- General Ahmed Assiri said. the Houthis participation in gov- brokered peace talks. His council is not to the Local Coordination Commit- “such rhetoric is capable of causing ernor Talal Barazi said. Late on Sunday a Houthi rebel ernment in exchange for an end to recognised by the international com- tees, an activist-run collective. The serious harm to the resolution proc- The agreement struck over Al leader, Saleh Al Sammad, proposed violence and a surrender of weap- munity. In a speech published on the Britain-based Syrian Observatory ess” in Syria. Waer was in keeping with Assad’s a truce on the country’s border with ons. The Houthis are allied with sabanews website, Sammad called for for Human Rights reported hours US Secretary of State John Kerry determination to settle the war on Saudi Arabia in exchange for a halt soldiers loyal to Yemen’s former an end to “aggression” and the lifting later that 12 were killed, including said the Syrian and Russian govern- his own terms, securing surrenders to Saudi-led air strikes on his forces. president Ali Abdullah Saleh. of a coalition blockade in exchange for three children. ments “seem intent on taking Aleppo through sieges and staying in power Assiri said the coalition wel- “If they want to have a cease- “an end to combat operations on the President Bashar Assad’s media and destroying it in the process.” at least through an interim period to comes “any effort to have a genuine fire they know what they have to border and to (rebel) missile launches adviser told Al-Mayadeen TV that “While they’re pounding Aleppo, steer the country out of crisis. political settlement” under a peace do,” Assiri said, referring to terms into Saudi territory”. the Syrian government abided by dropping indiscriminate bombs,

IS militants kill 5 civilians in Egypt Khamenei tells Ahmadinejad not to run again for president AP which is fighting the insurgents in the area around the city of Rafah and the town of Sheikh Zuweid, where the bod- Reuters ies were found. The officials spoke on EL ARISH, EGYPT: Egyptian officials say condition of anonymity because they Islamic State (IS) militants have killed five weren’t authorised to release the infor- DUBAI: Iran’s supreme leader has told former pres- Egyptian civilians and dumped their bod- mation to journalists. ident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not to stand again in ies, wearing orange jumpsuits, in a restive The army has been battling mil- next year’s elections, state media reported, effec- corner of the Sinai Peninsula. itants in the area for years, with tively eliminating a major challenger to pragmatist They say two of the men were hundreds of casualties on both sides. incumbent Hassan Rowhani. beheaded and the others shot in the The army often claims it has killed Ahmadinejad had not announced any plans to run head over accusations they had col- dozens of militants. Journalists are in the vote scheduled for May, but has made several laborated with the Egyptian army, banned from the area. speeches in recent months, prompting speculation of a political comeback. Commentators had suggested the firebrand populist, who frequently enraged the West with his rhetoric during his eight years in office, would have given Iran’s conservatives their best chance of regain- ing power. But the instruction by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reported by state news agency Irna, effectively destroys his chances of getting the wider backing he would need to run a successful campaign. “He (Ahmadinejad) came to me and I told him not to stand as I think it is not in his interest and that of the country,” Khamenei was quoted as saying. “It will create bipolar opposites and divisions in the country which I believe is harmful,” Khamenei added. Rowhani’s popularity surged after last year’s deal with world powers that lifted most sanctions on Iran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme. Another potential rival — Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani, the most high-pro- file face in the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - said this month he would not stand in the vote. Ahmadinejad was first elected president in 2005. His disputed win in the 2009 election prompted the Islamic Republic’s biggest protests and a security crackdown in which several people were killed and hundreds were arrested. Iranian law bars a pres- ident from seeking a third consecutive term. But Ahmadinejad would have been able to run again after the gap caused by Rowhani’s term. ASIA / AFRICA TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 07

Bongo to be sworn in as Durban unrest Gabon president today

in Libreville, the presidency said former top official at the African yesterday. Union, had filed a legal challenge The ceremony will be It gave no details of who had after Bongo was declared winner held at the seafront been invited or the time of the event. by a mere 6,000 votes. Presidential Palace in Bongo’s victory in the August 27 Ping had asked for a recount in vote was confirmed on Saturday by Haut-Ogooue province, where 95 Libreville. the country’s top court, which dis- percent of voters in the Bongo fam- missed opposition claims of vote ily stronghold were reported to have fraud. cast their ballots for the president on Violence erupted on August a turnout of more than 99 percent. AFP 31 after Bongo, 57, was initially The Constitutional Court upheld declared winner. Bongo’s victory and put the winning Demonstrators set parliament margin higher at around 11,000 ablaze and clashed with police, who votes. LIBREVILLE: Ali Bongo will be made a thousand arrests. In its final tally, the court ruled sworn in today as Gabon’s president Opposition figures say more than Bongo had won 50.66% of the vote for a second seven-year term, his 50 people were killed. The govern- and Ping 47.24%. office announced, three days after ment has given a toll of three dead. The EU’s electoral observer mis- his election victory was controver- Jean Ping, 73, Bongo’s main elec- sion said Sunday it “regretted” that sially validated by the constitutional tion rival, lashed the court’s ruling as Gabon’s Constitutional Court “had Students at the Durban University of Technology march as countrywide protests demanding free court. a miscarriage of justice and declared been unable to satisfactorily rec- The ceremony will be held at himself “president elect”. tify anomalies observed during the tertiary education continue, in Durban, South Africa, yesterday. the seafront presidential palace Ping, a career diplomat and a count”.

Taiwan slams Hong Kong over China probes North Korea bank suspected of nuclear link visa denials Reuters Korea’s JoongAng Daily reported yes- nuclear and missile programmes. The JoongAng Daily said Chi- procuring “dual-use” technol- terday. The Chinese-US cooperation nese authorities were investigating ogy with both civilian and military AFP China and the United States have includes targeting the finances of a top official of the Kwangson Bank- application. agreed to step up cooperation in Liaoning Hongxiang Industrial, a ing Corporation at its branch in the “The head of the branch, Ri Il Ho, SEOUL: China is investigating the UN Security Council and in law Chinese conglomerate headed by Chinese border city of Dandong. temporarily returned to North Korea, executives of a North Korean bank enforcement channels after North a Communist Party cadre, that the The US Treasury designated the so the deputy executive is being TAIPEI: Taiwan lashed out at believed to finance the illicit pro- Korea’s fifth nuclear test on Septem- Obama administration thinks has bank in 2009 under an order that investigated,” a source told the J. Hong Kong yesterday, saying the curement of arms and materials ber 9, the White House said last week. had a role in helping North Korea’s targets entities supporting North The paper did not identify its city had recently denied visas to related to the isolated country’s While China is North Korea’s nuclear programme, the Wall Street Korea’s arms trafficking because source, who it said was “well- several Beijing-sceptic Taiwanese banned nuclear programme, South sole major ally, it disapproves of its Journal reported. of its suspected involvement in informed on North Korea affairs”. politicians as the island’s relations with China worsen. Ties between Taiwan and Beijing have turned increasingly frosty since new president Tsai Kenya-Jordan joint drill Beijing flies army jets over Strait near Japan Ing-wen and her Democratic Pro- gressive Party (DPP) took office in May. AFP had passed over the strait. the waterway. In recent months Jap- Beijing is highly suspicious of The drill is aimed at “testing far anese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has Tsai and the DPP, which is tradi- sea combat capabilities”, the Chinese criticised China for rejecting a July tionally an independence-leaning BEIJING: China has sent fighter statement said. It follows China’s ruling by an international tribunal, party. planes for the first time over a first military flight, carried out by which said Beijing’s extensive claims Now Taiwan is accusing semi- strait near Japan, the two govern- spy planes, over the Miyako Strait to the waters had no legal basis. autonomous Hong Kong of doing ments said yesterday, after Tokyo last year. Tokyo, a key US ally, is also Beijing’s bidding by refusing to announced it may patrol alongside The move comes after Japanese strengthening defence ties with allow a series of DPP politicians the US in the disputed South China Defence Minister Tomomi Inada other countries in the disputed to enter the city. Sea. More than 40 Chinese mili- said earlier this month that Tokyo region. Japan and China are already Two Democratic Progressive tary aircraft on Sunday traversed would increase its engagement in at loggerheads over a longstanding Party lawmakers say they were the Miyako Strait between Japan’s the South China Sea through joint territorial row in the East China Sea. denied visas to attend forums. A Miyako and Okinawa Islands, to training cruises with the US Navy, That dispute relates to uninhabited third was refused entry when his carry out training in the West exercises with regional navies and islets controlled by Japan known as the connecting flight was cancelled King Abdullah II of Jordan (left) and Kenya’s President Uhuru Pacific, according to a statement capacity-building assistance to Senkakus in Japanese and the Diaoyus in the southern Chinese city in Kenyatta (right) salute at joint military exercises dubbed Swift on China’s defence ministry website. coastal nations. in Chinese. Abe said yesterday Japan August. Eagle conducted by the Kenya Defence Forces and the Royal The Sukhoi Su-30 fighters, Beijing asserts sovereignty over would “never tolerate attempts to uni- Taiwan’s China affairs Jordanian Armed Forces at the Embakasi Garrison Humanitarian bombers and refuelling aircraft did almost all of the South China Sea, laterally change the status quo” in the minister Chang Hsiao-yueh Peace Support School in Embakasi in the outskirts of Nairobi, not violate Japanese airspace. dismissing rival partial claims from disputed waters, or “wherever else in described the denials as “very Japan’s defence ministry said it its Southeast Asian neighbours. It the world”, in an apparent response yesterday. unreasonable”. was the first time Chinese fighters rejects any intervention by Japan in to the Chinese move. Suu Kyi ill after US and UK trip

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YANGON: Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been forced to take a rest from her state duties after becoming unwell during a state trip abroad, her office said. The 71-year-old was diagnosed with gastritis after returning from a visit to Britain and the US, her first trip to her Western allies since taking office in March. Pictures of her being pushed through Yangon airport in a wheelchair posted on social media sparked concern about the Nobel Laureate’s health and quickly went viral. “She feels weak as she did not have much time to rest during the trip,” her office said in a statement.

Death toll from clashes in DR Congo jumps to 49

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KINSHASA: The death toll from militia clashes with security forces in the DR Congo last week was at least 49, more than three times the number earlier reported, the governor of the province hit by the violence said. Fighters from militia group Kamwina Nsapu, seek- ing to avenge the death of their leader of the same name, battled security forces on Thursday and Friday in the town of Kananga. UN-funded Radio Okapi quoted Alex Kande, gov- ernor of Kasai Central province as saying that 27 of the dead were militiamen, 16 were members of the security forces and six were civilians. 08 TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 VIEWS

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EDITORIAL Hard Brexit How will Brexit affect

fter the hugely divisive referendum in June, Britain is gradually, but firmly, working on an exit strategy British Muslims? from the European Union. The initial shock, fear and confusion have given way to more clarity and determination about the process. Prime Minister individual was killed in a rac- is that Britain will no longer be ATheresa May’s government is working assiduously to fulfil her ist incident, yet the number of There is fear bound by the European Court abuses Muslims have received is of Human Rights (ECHR), which promises to the people, and the stridency of the anti-Brexit that intimidation campaigners is getting thinner in the face of the realisation much higher compared to east- has been a gatekeeper of human ern Europeans. towards Muslims, rights in the region. The current that there is no alternative even as the Brexit camp looks more Secondly, the debate over Prime Minister, Theresa May, as confident and bolder. Amidst all this, the latest news is a bit immigration often ends with fuelled by negative the home secretary, had threat- disconcerting – that the prospect of a hard Brexit, or a complete bringing up the “Muslim prob- media portrayals of ened to withdraw Britain from divorce between Britain and the European Union, looks more lem”. Nigel Farage’s poster Islam, may increase the ECHR two months before likely, posing more difficulties for British businesses and ordinary of refugees with the heading the referendum if British courts citizens than imagined. The hard exit is possible due to two “breaking point” just before the in coming days. were not allowed to overrule the referendum is an illustration of decisions of the Strasbourg court. reasons: the desire of the British for a complete break-up with the By Dr Salman Al Azami how the Brexit campaign cov- Now Mrs. May has the license to EU, which will enable them to take charge of their borders, laws Anatolia ertly attacked Muslims. As much do so, which means that many and institutions, or due to the refusal as the Tory Brexit leaders dis- people will lose that last hope of of the European Union to let Britain tanced themselves from the justice if the British justice sys- A complete gain an upper hand in the negotiations charismatic former UKIP leader, as pro-immigration and liberal tem fails to uphold human rights f the initial aftermath of it has no doubt influenced a large towards ethnic minorities, are of ethnic minorities due to some divorce and instead punish them to deter other countries in the Union from choosing a the Brexit referendum is number of people to unleash their in a bitter civil war that is mak- laws enacted by the government. between anything to go by then the hatred towards Muslims. ing them almost unelectable, Compared to many countries similar path. future of British Muslims is The third reason to believe while the Liberal Democrats are in the West, Britain is still one of Britain and The prospect of an abrupt departure going to be turbulent to say that Brexit is likely to exacerbate unlikely to regroup quickly after the best countries for Muslims the European or a complete divorce poses more Ithe least. attacks on an already alienated their catastrophic results in the to practice their religion and Union looks questions than before. According to some It is obviously a legitimate British Muslim community is the last general election. manifest their faith in public. How experts, “the danger of a hard exit now question to ask how the U.K.’s bizarre fear mongering of the On the other hand, the rul- long they will be able to maintain more likely. is that it increases uncertainty, reduces leaving the European Union will likelihood of Turkey joining the ing Tory party is moving towards this freedom remains uncertain affect three million British Mus- EU by all sections of the Brexit the right after the Brexit vote and as the country has entered into confidence and will result in businesses lims when the population of campaigners. Former justice the coronation of Theresa May as unchartered territories after triggering their exit plans from the UK.” Muslims in Europe is relatively secretary and one of the figure- the prime minister. What is most the Brexit vote. Early signs are London will have to renegotiate dozens of agreements which will insignificant. heads of the Brexit campaign concerning is the establishment not too encouraging and the be time-consuming. There is huge uncertainty about the legal According to a research by the Michael Gove had said one month of UKIP as a mainstream politi- political situation also gives a status and future of two groups: three million EU citizens living Pew Research Centre, even with before the referendum that Tur- cal party. After being in the fringe bleak picture of what is to come. in Britain and around a million Britons living in Europe. They are a steady increase, there will be key would likely join the EU and for years, it has now successfully The only encouraging sign so far likely to be introduced to a new world of bureaucracy and finance, only 8 percent Muslims in Europe that it would put the British peo- galvanized a large section of dis- is that politicians from all sides, by 2030. Therefore, on the sur- ple in danger due to a supposed enfranchised white working class including UKIP have strongly something they haven’t done all these years. face Brexit should have very little high level of criminality among people around the country and condemned racist attacks on However, the developments in the past few months show that impact on Muslims. Turkish citizens. This type of ster- is gaining votes in traditional ethnic minorities after the any predictions about Brexit impact on British economy and Brexit debates hardly men- eotyping of an entire nation is Labour strongholds in the north. referendum. life will be risky. The bloodbath in the market immediately after tioned the EU as a “Muslim” issue nothing but outrageous, but the Although it is not clear how its Although I don’t see banning the referendum had caused panic and made many Brexiters to and there was no overt mention of only counter argument against new leader Diane James will fill of Islamic practices like wearing rethink and repent, but later we saw a stabilisation of the market. the words “Islam” and “Muslims” this by the then Prime Minister, in the big shoes of Nigel Farage the hijab an immediate concern, by Brexit campaigners. However, David Cameron, who resigned and will be able to overcome the there is certainly a fear that Last week, a Guardian report said that fears about Britain sliding if we look deep into the matter, after his remain campaign was party’s own challenges, there intimidation towards Muslims into a post-referendum recession may be unfounded with the we will find three important fac- defeated, was his effort to “clar- is no doubt that its public sup- by some sections of the society, latest data showing consumer spending strong, unemployment tors emerging that bring Muslims ify” that there was nothing to fear port is growing at an alarming sometimes fuelled by negative low and the housing market holding steady. Government at the forefront of the problem. as Turkey would not join the EU rate. The prospect of UKIP gain- media portrayals of Islam and borrowing was a touch higher than economists had expected in The first thing to look at is the in near future. Although not said ing parliamentary seats from a Muslims, are going to increase August, but was lower than a year ago. statistics of abuse, insults and explicitly, the fact that Turkey is divided Labour Party means that in the coming days. Whatever The damage to both sides can be minimised if they approach attacks British Muslims are facing a Muslim country was one of the big challenges lie ahead for eth- direction the country takes after Brexit. The level of Islamo- main reasons for this astonishing nic minorities in general and the after Britain officially leaves the the negotiation process with a spirit of reconciliation and phobic attacks rose sharply after fear mongering. Muslim community in particular EU, political parties, civil right bonhomie. But if the entire exit process is smooth and risk-free, it the referendum results, with the Brexit has divided the nation, in the coming years. societies and the media should would also point to the redundancy of the EU project. Muslim Council of Britain report- but its immediate aftermath has One of many potentially dis- never keep their eyes off this ing a hundred anti-Muslim hate already shown signs of a worry- astrous consequences of Brexit threat. crimes during the weekend after ing future for the the referendum alone. There has ethnic minori- been a sharp increase of verbal ties. While it will and physical abuse against Mus- be hugely unfair lims online and on the streets, to suggest that Quote of the day including prominent politicians 52 percent of the and journalists being asked to population who “go home”. voted to leave are We are ready to continue A large number of the abused racists, there is a our support, focusing on are Muslim women, particularly genuine cause those who wear the hijab. Accord- for concern due the implementation of the ing to a report by Tell MAMA, an to the political agreement. Today peace organization that measures anti- direction of post- is in the hands of the Muslim attacks, “ … women were Brexit Britain. more likely to be attacked or The politi- Colombian people. abused while travelling on public cal landscape of transport to town and city cent- Britain is chang- Federica Mogherini ers or when shopping.” ing fast with the EU Foreign Policy Chief It is true that there have rise of right-wing been several attacks on eastern parties. Labour Europeans with Polish centers Party, tradi- vandalized and even a Polish tionally known

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nside the election war rooms of Paris, French politicians on both left and right are waking up to the threat Emmanuel Macron poses ahead of next year’s presidential Ielection and stepping up attacks on the fresh-faced former economy minister. Macron quit President Francois Hol- lande’s government last month, pledging to “transform France” and taking the most concrete step so far towards a pres- idential bid he has not yet made official. Government and opposition poli- ticians have branded the 38-year-old former M&A banker a “traitor” and “pop- ulist light”. With poll after poll showing far-right leader Marine Le Pen assured of getting to the second round but losing the runoff in May to whoever faces her, Socialists and conservatives realise Macron’s pitch for the middle ground could cost them the remaining place. “Macron is a danger for us,” a gov- ernment minister said on condition of anonymity. “He’s going to steal votes on the left and the right, although he can’t possibly do more than 18 percent and reach the second round himself.” Former prime minister Alain Juppé, the leading candidate in the centre-right’s primaries, called Macron “Brutus” after his resignation from Hollande’s govern- ment, and also has reason to fear him, French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 8. even if his entourage plays down that threat. “There’s a window for him if (former close advisors within the “En Marche!” backed by established parties, and needs A “transformation plan” with 6-7 pri- office denied it had intervened and Ren- president) Nicolas Sarkozy wins the pri- political movement Macron created last to raise funds which under French law orities will follow mid-November. Only zi’s office said he was never scheduled to maries and Hollande is not a candidate,” April say the backlash has failed to tar- are capped at 7,500 euros per person then will he consider whether to run for attend the Lyon summit. Juppé’s campaign chief Gilles Boyer said. nish his public image. per year. president, the advisor said. Macron’s team say if Hollande’s rat- “But he’s prisoner of events beyond his His popularity jumped four points Critics also point out the movement’s Meanwhile, Hollande’s party officials ings, the lowest for a president in France’s control.” after his resignation, according to an 80,000 members were able to sign up are working behind the scenes to strong- post-war history, fail to pick up by the Speaking on condition of anonymity, Odoxa poll published this month, with for free, and do not amount to the army arm lawmakers into not rallying behind end of the year, more politicians will rally 45 percent of respondents considering of grassroots activists other candidates the former minister, Macron’s advisors behind him. One recruit to his cause is he would make a good president, the sec- will mobilise. said, with Socialist Party chief Jean- Daniel Cohn-Bendit, hero of the 1968 stu- ond-highest score after Juppé. Macron nonetheless managed to Christophe Cambadelis threatening to dent protests, who said Macron was best In one scenario tested in an Elabe poll deploy hundreds of volunteers this expel Macron supporters from the party. placed to prevent a Sarkozy-Le Pen run- that assumes Sarkozy, not Juppé, is the summer in 50 cities in a door-to-door Asked about the allegations, a party off next year. conservative champion, Macron is seen campaign meant to collect voters’ official said according to party rules Macron’s advisor said finding enough coming third in the first round with 18 grievances. members should support the party’s offi- candidates to run in France’s 577 parlia- percent, one point behind Sarkozy, who The small team is now preparing a cial candidate in any election. ment constituencies in June would not be Macron quit President Francois would just manage to reach the runoff. “diagnosis” for the country - struggling Several French and European poli- a problem either. “En Marche can field Hollande’s government last month, But Macron has very practical chal- with high unemployment and which has cymakers cancelled their appearance at candidates everywhere. Our goal is to lenges to tackle. endured several deadly Islamist attacks a gathering of European Social Demo- build something for the long term.” pledging to “transform France” and With only a dozen permanent staff, - that Macron said he would unveil in crats in Lyon where Macron was invited Others are not so sure. taking the most concrete step so far people in the movement say they need to October in three rallies outside Paris, the to speak at the weekend. “He’s a brilliant guy,” junior minister towards a presidential bid he has not hire another half a dozen by mid-October. first in Strasbourg on October 4. Investigative weekly Le Canard Jean-Vincent Placé said. “But he is delud- Never having been elected, Macron “We want people to think ‘that’s the Enchaine said Hollande had asked Italian ing himself on who will really support yet made official. cannot count on public funding for a first time a guy tells me what I’m suffering Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to turn down him and where he will be in two or three presidential campaign like candidates from’,” a source in his inner circle said. the invitation. The French president’s months.” A soliloquy on Syria as Obama’s strategy collapses

Then he moved on to other There is no Plan B, because I won’t and carved out safe spaces for them with him yet. matters. approve a Plan B. and given them a chance against “And what will the next president Given that Syria is his greatest “But John gets praised for his tire- Assad. John tried the same argument do? There’s a reason you’re not hear- humanitarian and strategic fail- lessness. And we all look like we’re on me when he started. He thought ing ideas from either of them. No-fly ure, where even as he spoke his trying. If I can just pull it off one more he could give it a new spin and sucker zones? A little late for that, with Rus- latest diplomatic initiative was time, the whole mess will be Hillary’s. me in where Hillary had failed. sian air-defense systems blanketing about to collapse, the brevity wasn’t Or, God forbid, the other guy’s. “Well, I know what the I-told- the country. Safe zones? surprising. “The truth is, no one should want you-so crowd is saying. I wouldn’t Who’s going to keep them safe? But, Obama being Obama, you Assad gone, as odious as he is. I can’t go for it, because I worried that if we Bad enough that I’m having to do an can be sure he had given the issue a say that aloud, of course, since I got sent troops terrorism would spread, LBJ in Iraq, sending troops back in lot more thought than his few words roped into pronouncing him fin- the country would fall apart, you’d 500 at a time. would indicate. And if he’d been ished years ago. Yes, he’s a mass get millions of refugees and even “It looks bad, I get that. I hate By Fred Hiatt thinking aloud, here’s what you might murderer and a torturer. He’s even Russia might get involved. So we the whole mess. I’d rather talk about The Washington Post have heard: showing me up by using chemical didn’t get involved, and, yes: Ter- climate change or Burma or even “Of course Kerry’s latest peace weapons again after Vladimir and I rorism spread, the country fell apart, Ukraine, for God’s sake. And, yes, deal will collapse. Vladimir Putin supposedly solved that problem. The you got millions of refugees, and a generation from now some presi- Given that Syria is winning, why should he stick to chlorine loophole. Russia got involved. And, yes, all of dent may travel to whatever’s left of is his greatest n his final appearance before a deal? “But what’s the alternative? The Europe is unstable because of Syria. Aleppo and express remorse, like I’ve the UN General Assembly a few And even if Putin wants to play ‘moderate’ opposition? Don’t make “But you know what? It could done in Laos and Hiroshima and eve- humanitarian and Idays ago, President Obama didn’t nice, why would Assad go along? He’s me laugh. Maybe I shouldn’t have have been worse. You could have had rywhere else. strategic failure, have much to say about the civil war winning, too - if he wants to destroy mocked them as ‘farmers or teach- all these bad things happen - hun- “That’s fine. Comes with the ter- between Syrian dictator Bashar Al the last human beings in Aleppo, ers or pharmacists,’ but honestly dreds of thousands killed, half the ritory. I just hope they understand where even as he Assad and his enemies. who’s going to stop him? - Al Qaeda or ISIS would waltz into country driven from their homes - this much: It always looks easier in spoke his latest “There’s no ultimate military vic- “So is it unfair to keep letting John Damascus if Assad went down. and US troops in the middle of it all. hindsight. There was no obvious right tory to be won,” he said, and so the head out on these doomed missions? “Oh, I know what Hillary would That’s the Bush way. I protected us answer. Sometimes civil wars just diplomatic initiative United States would “pursue the hard Year after year, he promises to get a say. If I had listened to her back in from that. have to burn themselves out. was about to work of diplomacy that aims to stop deal and swears we’ll move to Plan 2011 and 2012 - and to Petraeus, and “So now it’s Putin’s problem. Is “Now, where’s John? I just need collapse, the brevity the violence, and deliver aid to those B if the Syrians or Russians renege. Panetta, and the rest of them - the that so bad? Maybe it hasn’t turned him to buy me four more months. in need, and support those who pur- Time after time, they double-cross ‘moderate force’ would be stronger into a quagmire for him yet, like I said Four more months, and it’s some- wasn’t surprising. sue a political settlement.” him, and he goes back for more. now. We should have trained them it would, but wait. Syria isn’t finished body else’s problem from hell.”

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AFP challenged them to face him in pub- of measures to ensure that those Duterte won the presidential defence, while the others were vic- lic debates. who spoke with her did not face election in a landslide in May after tims of intra-gang wars. UN official said that While the government has yet to retribution. promising to kill 100,000 criminals However, rights groups say police she would insist on issue formal invitations, the UN rap- “The date and scope of the fact- as part of a campaign against illegal are conducting extrajudicial killings MANILA: A United Nations rights rap- porteur on extrajudicial, summary finding mission will be discussed drugs. and unleashing hired assassins, and a range of measures porteur said yesterday she intended or arbitrary executions, Agnes Cal- and negotiated with the government, Duterte has in recent months that people with no links to the drug to ensure that those to visit the Philippines to investi- lamard, said she would solicit one. along with essential guarantees,” she urged police and even civilians to trade are being murdered as the rule gate President Rodrigo Duterte’s “I welcome the reports recently said. kill drug addicts as well as traffick- of law crumbles. who spoke with deadly war on crime, but was seek- (conveyed) through the media that Those would include “my free- ers, and vowed to protect lawmen The UN, the European Union, her did not face ing security guarantees for people she the president and government of the dom of movement and freedom from prosecution. the United States and international retribution. planned to speak with. Philippines will invite a UN mission of inquiry, and the assurance that However, he has also insisted human rights groups have all con- Duterte last week said he would to investigate the alleged extrajudi- those who cooperate with me will that he has not encouraged anything demned the killings. But Duterte has allow UN and EU experts to look into cial executions.” not be the object of retaliation, such illegal. insisted he must continue his bloody the thousands of killings since he took Callamard said in a statement as intimidation, threats, harassment Police say they shot dead about a crackdown to stop the Philippines office on June 30, however he also that she would insist on a range or punishment,” she said. third of the people killed so far in self from becoming a narco state.

Terrace artwork Manila reports first Zika pregnancy case Smoke forces AFP with microcephaly, a deformation Philippine Airlines marked by abnormally small brains and heads. flight to turn back Of the country’s 12 Zika cases, MANILA: The Philippines yester- eight were female and ranged in age day reported its first known case from 9 to 55, the department said. MANILA: Smoke from an of a pregnant woman infected with None of those infected had trav- air vent forced a Phil- the Zika virus that threatens unborn elled a month before testing positive ippine Airlines flight to babies, as authorities warned peo- and all had since recovered, it said. Japan to turn back just ple to avoid mosquitos. Special teams have been dis- minutes after taking off Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial patched to all the affected areas yesterday, aviation offi- said 12 cases of Zika had been to investigate where the infec- cials said. detected across the Philippines tion came from and recommend “Apparently, there this month, including a 22-year- measures to deal with the virus, was information that the old woman from the central island which can be spread by the bite of pilot detected smoke of Cebu who is 19 weeks’ pregnant a mosquito. in the cabin. So as part with her first child. Ubial called on the public to of safety measures, the “Initial ultrasound did not detect destroy mosquito breeding places, pilot had to return to the any foetal abnormalities. She will use insect repellent. ground,” said Eric Apol- be monitored regularly during the Scientists warned this month onio, spokesman for the entire period of the pregnancy,” the that the world should prepare for civil aviation authority, People enjoy their lunch on seats adorned with photographs of old terrace houses in a temporary health department said. a “global epidemic” of microceph- yesterday. public artwork by James Voller entitled ‘Terraced’ in Sydney’s Martin Place, yesterday. Zika-infected pregnant aly due to Zika as there is no cure women can give birth to babies or vaccine for the disease. ‘Snake on a train’ halts Japan Duterte wants to ‘open alliances’ with Russia and China bullet express

TOKYO: A Japanese bullet Reuters Washington has been sparring with with China and... Medvedev, he is Duterte’s anti-US rhetoric and bru- train was forced to make on the international political stage. awaiting there for my visit,” Duterte tal war on drugs, which has alarmed an emergency stop yes- He last week declared he would said, adding he would open up the rights groups at home and abroad. terday after a snake was soon - and often - visit China, with “other side of the ideological barrier”. Duterte also said he would open found slithering between MANILA: Philippine President Rod- which ties remain frosty over a He welcomed investment and up telecoms and airlines, which are the seats, local media rigo Duterte (pictured) said yesterday South China Sea arbitration ruling shrugged off rating agency Stand- two domestic sectors long control- reported. he would visit Russia and China this won by the Philippines in July. He ard and Poor’s concerns last week led by local players and criticized A passenger spotted year to chart an independent foreign said Russian Prime Minister Dmitry about the Philippine economy on his for being uncompetitive. He did not the 30 centimetre ser- policy and “open alliances” with two Medvedev was expecting him in watch and his unpredictability. elaborate. pent poking between powers with historic rivalries with Moscow. “Never mind about the ratings,” The volatile leader’s vitriol a gap in the seats, the United States. China claims most of the South he said. “I will open up the Phil- against the United States has become prompting the train, Duterte said the Philippines China Sea, through which more than in July invalidated China’s claims to ippines for them to do business, a near-daily occurrence and source travelling between was at the “point of no return” in its $5 trillion of trade moves annually. the waterway in a case brought by alliances of trade and commerce.” of both amusement and concern. Tokyo and Hiroshima to relations with former colonial ruler Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Philippines, a ruling that Beijing The peso fell to its lowest since Yesterday, he accused Wash- stop and allow police the United States, so he wanted to Taiwan and Vietnam have rival refuses to recognise. 2009 yesterday and foreign inves- ington of “hypocrisy” and said to capture the slippery strengthen ties with others, and claims. “I am ready to not really break tors have dumped local shares for Americans were still “lording it over stowaway. picked two global powers with which An arbitration court in The Hague (US) ties but we will open alliances six straight weeks, worried about us”. Hague court to hear Taiwan braces for arrival of East Timor-Australia Typhoon Megi sea border dispute AFP

AFP both land and sea,” the country’s independence resistance hero and TAIPEI: Taiwan evacuated thousands former prime minister Xanana Gus- of tourists from outlying islands yes- mao said. terday and set up nearly 100 shelters THE HAGUE: In a blow to Australia, Australian Foreign Affairs Min- across the island as it braced for its an international arbitration court ister Julie Bishop said Canberra third typhoon in two weeks. agreed yesterday to take up a dec- “accepts the commission’s decision The east coast is still reeling from ade-long maritime border dispute and will continue to engage in good damage caused by Super Typhoon between East Timor and Canberra faith as we move to the next phase Meranti earlier this month -- the which cuts through lucrative oil and of the conciliation process.” strongest storm for 21 years to hit gas fields in the Timor Sea. “We are committed to working Taiwan -- followed by Typhoon The Permanent Court of Arbi- together to strengthen our relation- Malakas. tration (PCA) “held that it was ship and overcome our differences The same part of the island is in competent to continue with the con- in the Timor sea,” she added. the firing line again from approach- ciliation process” initiated by East Canberra’s lawyers had also ing Typhoon Megi, which is already Timor against Australia in April, the sought to argue that it had initiated bringing strong winds and waves. court based in The Hague said. talks with Dili through an exchange It is due to make landfall on the East Timor last month urged of letters in 2003 to try to solve the east coast today and forecast to bring the body -- the world’s oldest arbi- dispute. almost a metre of rain to some areas tration tribunal -- to help end the But the panel said the exchange over three days. dispute that has soured relations of letters between Canberra and Dili Ferries to Taiwan’s Green Island between the two countries, saying “did not constitute an agreement... and Orchid Island were halted yes- A worker crosses moored boats at the Dasi fishing harbour at Yilan county, eastern Taiwan, yesterday. negotiations had so far failed. because the exchange was not... terday after more than 3,700 visitors Australia in return had argued legally binding.” were evacuated over the weekend. east-southeast of Hualien, packing Hualien -- already hit by the previ- The island’s financial markets the PCA had no jurisdiction in the And the PCA’s five-member A 700-tonne crane was blown gusts of up to 191km per hour. ous storms -- could be lashed by up will also be shut, financial regula- battle as Canberra had already Conciliation Commission ruled the over yesterday at a harbour in the “The storm eye will be closest to 900 millimetres of rain through tors said. signed a treaty with Dili ruling out dispute should be settled under the eastern area of Hualien. around noon tomorrow, affecting Wednesday (tomorrow), increasing The island’s bullet train said yes- any recourse to the court. UN Convention of the Law of the It crushed a nearby building but Taiwan the whole day,” Lin Chih- the risk of landslides, the bureau said terday that it would suspend services Dili yesterday welcomed the Sea, rather than the 2006 treaty no one was injured. hui, a forecaster at Taiwan’s Central yesterday. today. PCA’s decision. -- called Certain Maritime Arrange- More than 35,000 soldiers are Weather Bureau said. Flights and trains in Taiwan were EVA Airways Corp, one of Tai- “Just as we fought so hard and ments in the Timor Sea (CMATS) on standby to help with disaster “There is still a chance it might disrupted by the approach of the wan’s main international airlines, suffered so much for our independ- -- which covers the vast Greater relief and 92 shelters are open for strengthen,” she said. third typhoon this month and most said yesterday it was cancelling or ence, Timor-Leste will not rest until Sunrise gas field lying between the residents. Mountainous regions in the cities planned work and school clo- rescheduling some international we have our sovereign rights over two nations. At 0715 GMT Megi was 530km northeastern county of Yilan and sures for today. flights. PAKISTAN TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 11 Envoy rules out India allows operations of possibility of Samjhota Express

LAHORE: The Indian authorities allowed the armed conflict operation of Samjhota Express yesterday after refusing to permit the calling for a military response. train operation due to Later, Indian forces also started probable security threat I strongly believe moving their light and heavy guns because of the ongoing Pakistan and India to the forward position along the protests in Amritsar. LoC, triggering speculation about Earlier, the Indian Rail- do not gain anything a possible showdown with Pakistani ways sent a fax to the from creating hype. leadership also vowing to defend the Pakistan Railways Head- country. quarters stating that the War is not a solution, Talking in connection with the Samjhota Express won’t war creates more emerging situation, Basit said Paki- be able to operate, either stan and India should not allow from Pakistan to India or problems: Abdul Basit war hysteria to dominate their from India to Pakistan as narratives. per its regular schedule. “We can perhaps afford not to The fax cited secu- People carry a banner as they march during an anti-India protest in Islamabad yesterday to show their talk to each other for some time, rity issues due to protests Internews but addressing our many bilateral, solidarity with people in Kashmir. in Amritsar as the rea- regional and global challenges can son. However, in a second only happen through dialogue. I am fax that was received at not ready to give up on that.” around 9:20pm PST, the ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s High Com- He said investigations are ongo- International probe into Uri attack sought Indian Railways allowed missioner in New Delhi, Abdul Basit, ing into what really happened in Uri the train operations has ruled out possibility of an armed so it is important not to draw pre- and was convinced that conflict between the two hyphen- mature conclusions. IANS Pakistan without even conducting an such “baseless allegations” against the situation was under ated but hostile neighbours. He said Pakistan had extended investigation into the matter, Radio Pakistan. control and the train “I strongly believe Pakistan and all out cooperation after January’s Pakistan quoted him as saying. Any such attack neither bene- operation won’t be sab- India do not gain anything from cre- Pathankot attack on an airbase in He said “An independent inter- fits Pakistan nor Kashmir, he said, otaged due to the social ating hype. War is not a solution, Indian Punjab and things were mov- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday national commission should adding that the “attack diverts the unrest in Amritsar. war creates more problems,” Basit ing in the right direction till July 8 demanded an international probe be constituted to unearth the world’s attention from human rights said in an interview with Telegraph when Kashmiri freedom fighter to “unearth the facts” into the terror facts”about the September 18 attack violations” in Kashmir. India yesterday. Burhan Wani was killed by secu- attack on an army camp in Jammu by four terrorists, that left 18 Indian Tensions have been running high Eighteen Indian troops were rity forces in Indian Kashmir. and Kashmir’s Uri earlier this month, soldiers dead. India has said the between India and Pakistan since 12 top students killed by four militants in the attack “Both the countries could pre- terming India’s allegations that the attack was by Pakistan-based Jaish- the July 9 violence in Kashmir, a day on an Army Brigade Headquarters vent the situation from worsening, militants were from Pakistan as e-Mohammad group, which is also after the killing of top militant Bur- to compete in the Uri area near the Line of Con- if the spirit was maintained,” he “baseless”. accused of mounting the January 2 han Wani by security forces. trol (LoC) on September 18. Hours said, adding that Pakistan believed Adviser to Pakistan Prime Minis- Pathankot attack on an Indian air More than 90 persons have been in Boston after the attack, India’s civil and that issues should be resolved only ter on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said force base. killed and over 11,500 injured in military leaders squarely blamed through peaceful means and there that whenever an attack takes place According to Aziz, this is not clashes between the security forces ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Pakistan with media commentators is no other way. in India, New Delhi always accuses the first time that India has levelled and protesters. first team of 12 top biotechnology under- graduate students would compete in the iGEM World Championship Health campaign Jamboree in Boston, USA Rights group seeks this fall. Dr Faisal Khan, the principal investigator and team supervisor who is action to halt torture also the director of the Institute of Integrative Biosciences at CECOS Uni- AFP and armed political activists. versity, Peshawar said The term is used to describe they have been waiting staged confrontations in which for this moment to intro- police or troops kill suspects and duce synthetic biology ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Watch later claim they were acting in in Pakistan. He felt there yesterday accused Pakistan’s police self-defence. could be no better way of routinely carrying out extra-judi- The report found that those than giving students the cial killings, torture and arbitrary from marginalised groups -- refu- opportunity to do cut- arrests, and called on Islamabad gees, the poor, religious minorities, ting-edge biotechnology to implement urgent reforms of its and the landless -- are at particular research. under-resourced forces. The find- risk of violent police abuse. ings were contained in a new report It said: “Torture methods include based on interviews with more than beatings including with batons and Woman deprived 30 police officers and 50 victims or leather straps, stretching and crush- witnesses of abuse across three of ing legs with metal rods, sexual of kidney the country’s four provinces. violence, prolonged sleep depriva- In addition to noting habit- tion, and mental torture, including fraudulently ual rights violations -- including witnessing others being tortured. more than 2,000 so-called “Senior officials told Human ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a door-to-door polio campaign in “encounter”killings in 2015, which Rights Watch that physical force is woman was deprived of Karachi, yesterday. are often believed to have been often threatened and used because a kidney fraudulently in staged -- the report said police often the police are not trained in profes- Okara district of the coun- found themselves in thrall to pow- sional investigation and forensic try’s eastern province of erful individuals who subvert the analysis methods, and thus resort Punjab. Abida Ashraf of law for their own purposes. to unlawfully coercing information village No. 26/2L lived “Pakistan faces grave security and confessions.” Local politicians at a brick kiln along with Emigration bureau to automate its offices challenges that can be best handled meanwhile are able to halt inves- her neighbourSakhi and by a rights-respecting, accountable tigations against suspects with his wife Shamim Bibi. The police force,” said Brad Adams, Asia political connections, and to harass accused took Abida to Internews the Bureau and its regional offices departments is required to expedite director at Human Rights Watch. or file charges against opponents. Lahore where they served (Protectorates) is almost complete the automation process for overseas “Instead, law enforcement has In addition to being on the front- her drug mixed cold drink, and will be submitted to Ministry for Pakistanis workers in a timely man- been left to a police force filled line of the country’s battle against which made her sense- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Bureau of Overseas in next week, says a press ner so as to help emigrant Pakistanis with disgruntled, corrupt and tired homegrown Islamist terror, Paki- less. When she regained Emigration is working on a plan to release. with the opportunities that become officers who commit abuses with stan’s police forces contend with consciousness, she found automate its bureau and regional Federal Ombudsman Salman available for utilizing Pakistani tal- impunity, making Pakistanis less high-levels of organised and violent her left side of the body offices to facilitate citizens planning Faruqui has directed the Bureau of ents abroad and to earn precious safe, not more.” crime. A recent wave of high-profile bandaged. The accused to proceed abroad for work. Emigration and Overseas Employ- foreign exchange for the country. In the biggest city Karachi, murders of women in the name of told her that she had suf- Director General Bureau of Emi- ment to complete the work of At present Pakistani nationals encounter killings have surged family honour have cast a spotlight fered from appendicitis gration and Overseas Employment automation during the current year. seeking employment abroad have to since 2013 as paramilitary forces on blood-money laws which allow and an operation was informed during a meeting here that Hafiz Ahsaan pointed out deposit fees in three separate banks and police have stepped up raids the relatives of victims to forgive conducted. the PC-1 for automation of work of that a team work of all relevant accounts. against Taliban militants, criminals perpetrators in exchange for money. DRAP to launch international drugs registration system

Internews Pakistani pharmaceutical compa- help increasing figure of country’s as reliable exporters of quality med- would be checked by WHO. He said government has strictly controlled nies would be able to get registration medicines export, which at present icine. This would help improving the these laboratories would be pre- the prices of drugs in regard to hard- of their medicines from concerned stands at the volume of `167m against quality of local companies while qualified from WHO in order to ship cases. Under the policy it was the authorities of major countries of the India’s figure of `20bn and Bangla- country’s people would get quality improve the credibility of these labs. prerogative of the government to fix ISLAMABAD: An international drugs world. desh `1.8bn. medicines. He said that taking cognizance the prices of those medicines that fall registration system was being devel- He added with this achievement He said that after joining PICS not He said that federal drug sur- of exercise of discretion in regard to under hardship regime. oped in Pakistan to make it at par of international standard on which only country’s export would touch the veillance laboratory would soon drug pricing in the past this govern- He said there was a set procedure with the standard of World Health the DRAP was working for Paki- highest figure in export of medicines start functioning in the country. The ment for the first time in the country to increase prices like submission Organisation’s (WHO) specific for- stani companies would be able to but local pharmaceutical exporters laboratory would be international s history introduced a Drug Pricing of request (certified data) with the mat. According to an official of Drug get membership of Pharmaceuti- who were looking to export their standard while labs would also start Policy where discretion in fixing government by pharmaceutical com- Regulatory Authority of Pakistan cals Inspection Cooperation Scheme products to less explored countries working at provincial level, he added. prices was altogether done away with panies to raise prices as fixed at ratio (DRAP) after achieving this interna- (PICS) that would help these compa- would get opportunities. He added under WHO assessment and a Consumer Price Index based of 4 per cent to 6 per cent and up to tional standard based on Committee nies for easily registration in every He said that PICS would endorse scheme DRAP would observe gaps system was introduced. He said that 8 per cent in accordance with Con- on Trade and Development (CTD) country of the globe. This step would Pakistani pharmaceutical companies and potentials while its transparency under 2015 drugs pricing policy the sumer Price Index (CPI). 12 TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 INDIA Blood & water ISRO puts own weather satellite into orbit cannot flow IANS SRIHARIKOTA: India yesterday morning successfully put into orbit its own weather satellite SCATSAT-1 and seven others - five foreign and together: PM two domestic - in a copy book style. With this, India successfully completed yet another multiple satel- lite launch in a single rocket mission and is marching forward towards Plea in SC on Indus the milestone of 100 foreign satel- It was decided to lite launches. set up a commission Waters Treaty With this success, India has suc- cessfully launched 79 satellites for to go into the NEW DELHI: The Supreme international customers. bilateral treaty Court yesterday was urged Interestingly, this was also PSLV’s to hear a plea challenging longest launch spread over two hours signed in Karachi on the constitutional and legal and 15 minutes. September 19, 1960. validity of the Indus Waters The Indian space agency ISRO Treaty between India and also put into commercial use its mul- Pakistan. As the petitioner, tiple burn technology in its rocket advocate ML Sharma, urged Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). IANS the court to hear the peti- Simply put multiple burn technology tion on an early date in the is the switching off and switching on course of the mentioning. of a rocket’s engine in space mainly to deliver satellites in two different Residents take photographs of the launch of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Polar Satellite NEW DELHI: India yesterday orbits. Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C35), carrying equipment which will be used to monitor oceans and weather at looked set at firming up its tough Pakistan, a claim Islamabad has “Today is a land mark day. Using Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, yesterday. stance against Pakistan on the denied. the PSLV rocket we achieved he issue of terror, with Prime Minister It was also decided that an inter- launch of eight satellites,” AS Kiran amidst the cheers of the ISRO offi- 117kg, Alsat-1N 7kg), and one each facilitating routine meteorological Narendra Modi stating that “Blood ministerial commission would be Kumar, Chairman, Indian Space cials and the media team assembled from Canada (NLS-19, 8kg) and US applications, the ISRO said. The ISRO and water cannot flow together”, set up to go into various provisions Research Organisation (ISRO) said at the rocket port here. (Pathfinder-44kg). said, SCATSAT-1›s scatterometer will at a meeting to review the Indus of the bilateral treaty that was soon after the launch. At the rocket mission control The two other Indian satellites provide wind vector data products Waters Treaty with the neighbour. signed in Karachi on September “After a long gap of two hours, room, Indian space scientists at are: Pratham (10kg) built by Indian for weather forecasting, cyclone Modi is reported to have said 19,1960, out of Pakistan’s apprehen- the entire mission was completed ISRO were glued to their computer Institute of Technology-Bom- detection and tracking services to this at a meeting he chaired in the sion that since the source of rivers of successfully,” the chairman added. screens watching the rocket escaping bay (IIT-B) and Pisat (5.25kg) from the users. morning with National Security the Indus basin are in India. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre the earth›s gravitational pull. PES University, Bengaluru and its The satellite carries Ku-band Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secre- The meeting also decided to (VSSC) director K Sivan said, “The Seventeen minutes into the flight consortium. scatterometer similar to the one tary S Jaishankar, and other senior look at the full utilisation of the mission was exciting and the long- the rocket’s main cargo, the 371kg Although SCATSAT-1 is a fol- flown onboard Oceansat-2. officials, informed sources said. waters of the Indus, Chenab and est one. The other landmark mission SCATSAT-1 - for ocean and weather low-on mission for Oceansat-2 The mission life of the satellite The Prime Minister’s statement Jhelum, the three western rivers of to be done this year will be the GSLV- related studies - was injected into a improvements have been made in is five years. According to ISRO, the comes two days after he said at a the Indus water system that flow Mk 3 rocket.” 730km polar sun synchronous orbit. the satellite›s hardware configu- two Algerian satellites Alsat-1B and public meeting in Kozhikode in Ker- through Jammu and Kashmir, and Exactly at 9.12am the PSLV rocket The remaining seven satellites ration based on lessons learnt from Alsat-2B are remote sensing satellites ala that the country will not forget is mostly utilised by Pakistan. standing 44.4 metres tall and weigh- were also placed in a 689km polar Oceansat-2 instruments. while Alsat-1N is a technology dem- the sacrifices of the 18 soldiers killed Around 95 percent of the waters ing 320 tonnes tore into the morning orbit after a long time lag. Also SCATSAT-1›s payload has onstration nano satellite for Algerian in the September 18 terror attack in of the three eastern rivers of Sut- skies with fierce orange flames at its These seven satellites include been characterised with the objec- students. The PSLV rocket is a four Uri, Jammu and Kashmir. India has lej, Beas and Ravi is being utilised tail. Gathering speed every second five foreign satellites: three from tive of achieving data quality for stage/engine rocket powered by solid said the four militants were from by India. the rocket raced towards the heavens Algeria (Alsat-1B 103kg, Alsat-2B Climate Data Records, apart from and liquid fuel alternatively.

Festive dance Six JMB activists held in Bengal & Assam Shoe thrown at Rahul Gandhi in Agencies Bangladesh, who was the head of Uttar Pradesh the JMB unit in Bengal. Another nabbed militant was Moulana Yusuf SITAPUR: A shoe was alias Abu Khetab from Mangalkot thrown at Congress Vice KOLKATA: Six top Jamaat-ul-Muja- of Burdwan district, the second in President Rahul Gan- hideen Bangladesh (JMB) activists, command in JMB. dhi yesterday during his including three of Indian origin, The other four are Shahidul ongoing ‘Kisan Yatra’ in have been arrested from Assam Islam, the head of JMB’s North Sitapur of Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, police said here Eastern unit, Mohammad Rubel - police said. yesterday. an expert in improvised explosive A youth has been “Special Task Force of Kolkata devices - hailing from Jamalpur, arrested in this connec- police has arrested six Jamaat-ul- Bangladesh, Abul Kalam from Bur- tion and taken to the Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorists,” peta, Assam and Jahidul S. alias Kotwali police station Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Jabirul from Bangladesh. for interrogation. The Visal Garg told a media meet. Garg said the STF was keeping shoe missed the Gandhi “These six are part of the top an eye on JMB activities and track- scion by a whisker and he leadership of JMB,” he said, add- ing those who had absconded to looked back at the shoe ing five of them are named in the the northeastern or southern India as it zipped past him. The chargesheet filed by the National hideouts. assailant has been iden- Folk dancers from the Panghat Group of Performing Arts during a dress rehearsal for an event to Investigation Agency in the Khagra- Acting on a tip off, Jahidul was tified as Hari Om Mishra, mark the forthcoming Hindu festival Navaratri in Ahmedabad, yesterday. garh blast case in Burdwan district picked up from Kachar in Assam on resident of Hargaon, a in 2014. Saturday. police official said. Con- Police have seized a laptop, Following his interrogation, gress leader Jitin Prasada mobile phones, SD cards,wires, Yusuf and Sahidul were arrested was with Gandhi at the detonators, a powder like sub- from Bashirhat, and Anwar Farook time of the attack. stance and fake identity documents and Rubel from Bagda road in Ban- Modi dedicates 7 new plants to nation from them. “The powder like sub- gaon, both in North 24 Parganas stance can be explosive. We will get district on Sunday. George returns IANS “No country would progress from those inventions. We need to it examined by experts,” said Garg. Another STF team rounded without the use of science and tech- abridge those gaps,” he said. Inter- “We had information that these up Kalam from Coochbehar rail- to Karnataka nology,” Modi said at the Vigyan acting with the farmers from five people were hiding in the northeast- way station. Police was not ready NEW DELHI: Prime Minsiter Naren- Bhawan here where the CSIR states through video conferenc- ern states and also in some parts of to reveal more information of their Cabinet dra Modi yesterday dedicated seven marked its 75th foundation day. ing, the Prime Minster encouraged south India. They were under phys- arrest when contacted. However, new indigenously developed vari- “Your (CSIR) contribution to the them to brand their products for bet- ical and technical surveillance of it was informed that more details BENGALURU: KJ George eties of plants to the nation and country in last 75 years increases our ter marketing. the STF. We were also able to crack can be revealed only after thor- yesterday rejoined the interacted with farmers to mark the hopes from you. People would only The new varieties of the plants down their encrypted communica- ough interrogation and completion Siddaramaiah ministry 75th anniversary of the Council of expect from those who can deliever,” that have ornamental and medici- tion system,” he said. of investigation. Police also look into in Karnataka, over two Scientific and Industrial Research he said. “Sometimes we do invention nal qualities were developed by the The arrested activists included their involvement in various other months after he resigned (CSIR). but the common man is kept away CSIR laboratories, Anwar Hossain Farook of Jamalpur, cases too. on July 18 following an FIR against him in the suicide case of a police officer. Governor Vajubhai R Vala administered the SC asks Bihar of the reason for urgency to stay Shahabuddin bail oath of office and secrecy to George at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief IANS government Dinesh Dwivedi said Having made light of the Bihar appear for Shahabuddin, could be Prashant Bhushan, appearing for Minister Siddaramaiah, that “it’s a matter of extreme urgency government’s claim of urgency and briefed. However, as Naphade sought the petitioner and slain Rajiv’s father some ministers and a few and we are pursuing the matter seri- seriousness, the court deferred the a week-long adjournment the bench Chandrakeshwar Prasad, urged the senior officials at a simple ously”, the bench of Justice Pinaki hearing for tomorrow after the senior said they would not like to postpone court to stay the September 7 Patna ceremony here. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Chandra Ghose and Justice Amitava counsel appearing for Shahabud- the hearing even by a day. High Court order granting Shahabud- George, 59, who was yesterday mocked the avowed seri- Roy said “You should have acted din sought a week’s time so that “Since allegations and counter- din bail. But Justice Ghose declined Bengaluru Development ousness of the Bihar government in before” and challenged it. they could arrange a number of bail allegations have been made, we don’t to put on hold the high court order and Town Planning Min- pursuing its petition challenging a The observation by the bench orders passed by various courts for intend to adjourn the matter. So many immediately, saying: “We don’t intend ister. The Congress high Patna High Court order granting bail assumes significance as the Bihar placing them before the bench. witnesses have been bumped off. You to pass an order of stay at this stage.” command consented to to RJD strongman and former party government moved the Supreme As senior counsel Shekhar want to wash away everything,” the Dinesh Dwivedi pleaded: “There re-induction of George MLA Mohammad Shahabuddin, ask- Court challenging the grant of bail Naphade, appearing for Shahabud- court asked. But, later, the judges is only one eye-witness in the case after the inquiry found no ing if it was so serious then why did to Shahabuddin by the high court din, sought adjournment for one indicated that they would adjourn the and if he is bumped off, then both evidence of his role in the it not challenge the order in the first only after Chandrakeshwar Prasad week, another advocate also sought matter until Wednesday considering cases -- the twin-murder case and death of DSP M.K. Ganap- instance. -- the father of the murder victims -- a week›s time, so that senior coun- that defence counsel Ram Jethmalani the Rajiv Roshan murder (of his third athy on July 7 at Madikeri. As senior counsel for the state approached the apex court. sel Ram Jethamalani, who too would is yet to be briefed on the matter. son) case -- would collapse.” EUROPE TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 13 Spain’s Sanchez refuses to allow conservative govt

Sanchez’s refusal to endorse his ousts the PP from power and said he longtime rival heightens the chances wants the PSOE to hold primaries on Sanchez’s refusal to of an unprecedented third general October 23 in which he will stand endorse his longtime election in a year, analysts said. again as leader. rival heightens Spain, the eurozone’s fourth “There is enough time for the largest economy, is being run by a debate to be held... and for us to form the chances of an caretaker government after elec- an alternative government,” he said. unprecedented third tions in December and June saw Regional elections on Sunday Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party strengthened acting Prime Minister’s general election in (PP) win without an absolute major- Mariano Rajoy’s conservatives and a year. ity and other parties fail to forge a weakened the Socialists, under pres- rival coalition. sure to let him form a government Rajoy’s PP is six seats short of and end a months-long political the absolute majority of 176 seats impasse. it needs in a parliamentary confi- The PP renewed its absolute AFP dence vote, even with the support majority in Rajoy’s rainy north- of centrist party Ciudadanos, and western home region of Galicia, a one extra seat from a minor Canary long-time party stronghold. Islands party. And the party lost just one seat MADRID: Spain’s Socialist leader A Socialist abstention would be in the independence-minded Basque Current Basque regional president and Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) candidate for a re-election as yesterday stood by his refusal to let enough to enable a PP-led minority Country where its strong defence of a president, Inigo Urkullu (second right) celebrates with other party members outside the PNV headquarters conservative acting Prime Minister government under Rajoy, who won united Spain has never been popular. Mariano Rajoy form a new govern- most votes in the two general elec- Rajoy’s party won 41 out of 75 in Bilbao, after winning the Basque regional elections. ment despite heavy losses for the tions but each time fell short of an seats in the regional parliament in centre-left party in regional elections. overall majority. Galicia—equal to its share in the outgoing assembly, after 99 percent In both regions, the Socialist Basque region, behind Podemos, and “The ‘no’ to Mr Rajoy... has never Parliament must usher in a new outgoing assembly—with over 95 of the ballots had been counted. party (PSOE) lost seats from previ- was tied in Galicia with the En Marea been more justified,” Pedro Sanchez government by October 31 otherwise percent of ballots counted. The moderate nationalist PNV ous elections four years ago and lost coalition which includes Podemos told reporters after the Socialist new elections will take place, around In the verdant Basque country party was once again the most-sup- votes to new anti-austerity party with 14 seats each. party (PSOE) lost ground in polls in Christmas. in northern Spain, the PP came in ported party in the Basque region as Podemos, which is seeking to replace “These results are not good for the Galicia and the Basque country on Sanchez repeated his desire to fifth with nine seats in the 75-seat expected, winning 28 seats, but with- it as Spain’s main party on the left. Socialist party,” said Cesar Luena, one Sunday. form a “government of change” that assembly, down from 10 seats in the out an absolute majority. The PSOE finished fourth in the of the senior officials in the formation. British cops with new clues seek Shooting spree in Sweden and missing toddler after 25 years Paris injures six

Reuters activity that we are doing here today,” he said. Agencies Excavations would continue in the coming days, possibly weeks. “I would not be doing that if I was not opti- GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN/ KOS, GREECE: British police started excava- mistic that we are going to find something of PARIS: Six people were injured in tions on a Greek island yesterday, saying they significance that hopefully will provide an two different shooting incidents in were armed with new leads into the disap- answer for Ben’s family,” Cousins said. Gothenburg in Sweden and Paris. pearance of a British toddler there 25 years He would not comment on British news- Four men were injured, one ago. paper reports of speculation that the child critically, in Sweden’s southern South Yorkshire Police, who are leading the may have been crushed by a digger in an city of Malmo, in what police said investigation, said they would focus their atten- accident. appeared to be a targeted attack tion on two sites on the island of Kos, close to Ben was only 21 months old when he disap- by gunmen riding scooters. where the child, Ben Needham, was last seen peared as he played outside a farmhouse that The shooting broke out in near his family’s holiday home on July 24 1991. his family was renovating. Despite repeated a street in southern city’s Fosie Detective Inspector Jon Cousins, the lead appeals and hundreds of possible sightings, the district. Police in the area evac- investigator, said new information on the case boy has never been found and few firm clues uated one of the wounded to the surfaced in May, following a public appeal to have emerged. A previous dig in the area in city hospital. Kos residents. 2012 was fruitless. According to witnesses South Yorkshire police officers investigate the ground on the island of Kos, yesterday “I have made a decision that there is a very The hunt is one of Britain’s longest-running interviewed by SydSvenskan before commencing excavating a site for Ben Needham, who went missing in 1991. valid and good reason for us to be doing the missing-person inquiries. newspaper, local residents were able to take the injured to hospi- tal in their cars before emergency services arrived. “The attackers were able to flee on scooters. Portugal’s Italy red as Swiss region votes to block foreign workers Eye witnesses said that there had been a car chase, with the Guterres still four victims in one vehicle and AFP same professional qualifications, freedom of movement of people, through due to “a harmonisation two scooters pursuing them. employers should priorities those Swiss-EU relations will be at risk.” problem especially in relation to The car ended up ramming leads race living in the canton over those liv- In the run-up to the vote, SVP the federal laws, which our canton into a tree before multiple individ- ing abroad, in a bid to fight “wage argued that the initiative aimed to is obliged to respect.” uals on the scooters, who all had GENEVA: Italians were up in arms dumping” and unemployment. find a solution for the Ticino labour Swiss media also stressed yes- their faces covered, opened fire for UN chief yesterday after the southern Swiss Roberto Maroni, who heads Ita- market while waiting for measures terday that for Ticino to change its on the vehicle, shooting off some canton of Ticino voted for a measure ly’s northern Lombardy region and at a federal level to kick in. constitution, the canton would need twenty rounds. “They were fir- AFP that would force employers to prior- who is a member of the Lega Nord Of the 200,000 positions in a green light from Bern, something ing automatic weapons,” one eye itise local residents over commuters regionalist party, spoke out on social Ticino, 63,000 are today held by that is far from assured. witness said. One of the victims living in Italy. media, saying he accepted the out- cross-border workers, according to The Swiss government could not was hit in the head and remains UNITED NATIONS: Portugal’s The text, entitled “Ours first”, come of the Ticino popular vote, but Swiss public broadcaster RTS. be reached immediately for com- in critical condition. former prime minister Antonio was put to a popular vote by the vowed to begin yesterday studying Unemployment meanwhile ment, but is unlikely to look kindly In another incident, French Guterres maintained his lead in populist right-wing Swiss People’s “adequate counter-measures”, the stood at 3.2 percent in Ticino in at the Ticino vote, as it struggles to police said a man had opened fire the race to become the next UN Party (SVP), and was accepted on local media reported. August, compared to 3.1 percent repair frayed relations with the EU. near a supermarket west of Paris secretary-general following a fifth Sunday by 58 percent of voters in On Sunday evening, Italian for Switzerland overall, according Bern has for months been trying and injured two people. straw poll by the Security Council the Italian-speaking region, which Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni to statistics from the Swiss econ- to figure out how to apply a deci- Elite police were at a building yesterday, diplomats said. borders Italy. stressed on Twitter that the refer- omy ministry. sion voted through at a national where a suspect was holed up, the Guterres, who served as UN The text calls for changing the endum would have no immediate Following Sunday’s vote, Ticino level in February 2014 that would officials said. According to BFM TV refugee chief for 10 years and was Ticino constitution to stipulate that practical implications. authorities cautioned that it would dramatically curb immigration the man was known to police for prime minister from 1995 to 2002, when candidates for a job have the But he warned that “without be difficult to apply the text voted from the block. violent behaviour. picked up 12 votes of encourage- ment, two “discourage” votes and one “no opinion”, the same result as the previous informal vote. It was the fifth time that the Paris authorities ban cars along part of River Seine 67-year-old has taken the number- one spot in the contest to succeed Ban Ki-moon, the former South AFP Nearly 19,000 people signed a expensive privilege” for pedestrians. Korean foreign minister who steps petition in favour, while a motorists’ “For us, it’s very pleasant,” she said. down on December 31 after 10 years association gathered 12,000 signa- “But during the week if there are 200 as the world’s top diplomat. tures of members who oppose it. pedestrians and at the same time you Serbia’s ex-foreign minister PARIS: Strollers and cyclists can The car ban applies to 3.3 km of have 20,000 disgruntled motorists on Vuk Jeremic came in second with breathe easy on the banks of Seine an expressway on the Right Bank another road, that might be a problem.” eight positive votes, six negative after Paris yesterday approved a plan of the Seine. The project, with a cost Opponents have also complained and one “no opinion”, followed by to ban cars on a long stretch of riv- estimated at €8m ($9.0m), will add of a lack of consultation and insuffi- Slovakia’s foreign minister Miro- erside road cutting across the city. wooden walkways and greenery while cient testing of the plan. slav Lajcak, who took the second Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo leaving a lane for emergency vehicles. Paris police chief Michel Cadot, place in the last round. hailed the move as a “historic deci- As expected, left-wing and envi- whose remit includes ensuring The 15 ambassadors, including sion, the end of an urban motorway ronmentalist members of the city smooth traffic flows, said that a those from the powerful five per- and the taking back of the Seine.” council approved the plan yester- committee would track the impact manent members—Britain, China, A centrepiece of her bat- day, while the minority right-wing of closing the road previously used by France, Russia and the United tle against pollution, the plan has opposition voted against it. around 43,000 cars each day. States—met behind closed doors divided opinion in the French capital. The right-dominated greater The banks of the Seine, where to rate the candidates. “We need to slow down a bit, Paris region has been hostile to the tourists thronging to the Notre Dame Diplomats were watching Bul- let go, stop and relax,” said Violetta plan, citing fears that bottlenecks Cathedral or the Louvre museum, garian candidate Irina Bokova’s Kolodziejczak, a restaurant greeter. on alternative routes will hurt busi- have been classed as a UNESCO A general view on the banks of the Seine River closed to the traffic in showing after the government in “If you’re in a car, who has time to nesses and delay commuters. World Heritage Site since 1991. Paris, yesterday. Sofia said it may consider switch- appreciate all this?” asked the Polish. Pensioner Veronique Gryson, out The newly pedestrianised section ing candidates if she failed to get A opinion poll found 55 percent walking along the Seine with her hus- has been car-free for a month every popular Paris Plages riverside beach closed to traffic for an exhibition a top spot. support for the plan among Parisians. band, said the car ban could be “an summer since 2002, for the hugely bonanza. This year, it remained after the sand was cleared away. 14 TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 EUROPE Calais camp must be dismantled: Hollande Germany ‘James to deal with Europe’s migrant crisis. Former president Nicolas Bond’ on trial The French President Sarkozy, who is competing to win visited the camp for the conservative primary, prom- for tax evasion ised last week in Calais that he could the first time after solve the issue in a few months by re- coming to establishing strict border controls all Berlin: Germany’s former office in 2012. around the country. top spy, Werner Mauss, In a speech to police forces secur- went on trial yesterday ing the area, Hollande vowed to shut accused of hiding millions the camp “with method and deter- of euros from authorities. mination” so that new camps don’t The 76-year-old AP appear near Calais or elsewhere dubbed “the German across France. Hollande said police James Bond” had often forces will remain in the area “as long been sent on classi- as needed” after the camp is shut. fied operations abroad, CALAIS: The migrant camp in Cal- “We must guarantee a durable and but his secret financial ais must be fully dismantled by the effective sealing of the French-British dealings are now under end of the year, French President border,” he said, insisting that British scrutiny. Francois Hollande said yesterday, authorities must also do their part. He risks up to 10 years addressing a major issue for his He expressed opposition to in jail if found guilty of Socialist government ahead of next renegotiating the 2003 treaty that shortchanging the state year’s presidential election. effectively puts British border in Cal- out of a total of €14.45m Hollande, who was visiting Cal- ais. Sarkozy, who signed it as interior ($16m) in taxes from ais for the first time since winning minister, now wants to send migrants 2002 to 2013. office in 2012, said the camp known to a centre on British territory. Prosecutors are accus- as “the Jungle” is a “humanitarian “This would be too easy to ing Mauss of placing large emergency.” say: ‘let them go to the UK’ ... That French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (second left), French President Francois Hollande (centre) and sums of undeclared funds in offshore accounts, Authorities say about 7,000 peo- would largely open the stream (of President of French Hauts-de-France region Xavier Bertrand (second right) walk during a ceremony to mark including in the Bahamas, ple live in squalid conditions near the migrants)”, Hollande said in a sec- the laying of first stone of the extension of the port of Calais, in Calais, yesterday. port of Calais hoping to get to Brit- ond speech in the port of Calais. national news agency ain, but aid groups say the number is The government announced Hollande reaffirmed that plan while authorities study their cases. hospitality and integration in France. DPA said.. closer to 10,000. plans in the summer to disperse Cal- on Saturday when he visited one of Migrants who don’t seek asylum They criticised the dismantling of the Hollande, who is eyeing a re-elec- ais migrants to centers across France, France’s 164 migrant reception cen- will be deported. Calais camp as a “short-term view tion bid, is facing harsh criticism from where they will be able to apply for tres in the central city of Tours. In a letter to Hollande, eight non- that does not solve anything for the Russian held for conservative and far-right rivals who asylum. The government has not Reception centres will hold profit organisations helping migrants dozens of people who will continue say the camp is a symbol of his failure given a firm timeline. 40-50 people for up to four months called for a long-term policy of to arrive every day in Calais.” flying drone over Polish buildings

WARSAW: Polish security Bosnian Serb leader summoned over vote officials said a Russian Russia accuses Kiev citizen suspected of fly- ing a drone over Polish Reuters Western powers fear the vote whether he would attend. government and presi- could fuel separatist sentiment in a Dodik dismissed the possibil- dent’s buildings has been country that has never fully recov- ity of criminal charges being filed over MH17 ahead of detained for questioning. ered from a 1992-95 ethnic war in against him. “Republika Srpska Warsaw police SARAJEVO: Bosnia’s chief prosecu- which some 100,000 were killed. (the Serb Republic) has nothing to spokesman Mariusz Mro- tor has summoned the president of The conflict was ignited by Serbs’ fear,” he said after the vote, which zek said yesterday the the country’s Serb Republic for ques- declaration on January 9, 1992 of an was opposed by the region’s Mus- Dutch probe release man was detained on tioning after he defied the top court independent “Serb Republic” in the lim Bosniaks and Catholic Croats. allegations he violated by holding an illegal referendum north and east of Bosnia. The terri- Serbs in the autonomous region Poland’s law that bans on whether his autonomous region tory became the autonomous region on Sunday voted overwhelmingly AFP controlled by the Ukrainian armed flying drones in cities should mark a national day. of the same name under the peace in favour of the holiday, which the forces,” Russian army commander without permission. The vote, on whether the Serb agreement which ended the war. Constitutional Court had ruled dis- Andrei Koban said. Natalia Markiewicz, Republic should celebrate a Janu- A prosecution spokesman criminatory because it coincided “If the Malaysian Boeing was spokeswoman for Gov- ary 9 “Statehood Day” holiday, was said yesterday the Serb Repub- with a Serbian Orthodox Christian MOSCOW: Russia yesterday sought hit by a missile launched from any ernment Protection widely seen as an attempt by Bos- lic’s President Milorad Dodik had festival. to deflect blame over the downing of area located east of the crash site, it Office, said an officer nian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to been invited for questioning as a According to referendum Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, accus- would have been detected by Rus- spotted the drone fly- emphasise its separateness from suspect in the case. There was no organisers, 99.8 percent of voters ing Kiev just days before the results sia’s primary radar,” Koban said, ing in the guarded area authorities in Sarajevo, the capital. immediate word from Dodik on supported the national day. of a Dutch criminal probe into the without explaining why Russian around Prime Minister mass-killing are released. radar did not cover the areas west Beata Szydlo’s office and Ukraine and the West insist pro- of the passenger jet’s flight path. of the nearby Belweder Russian rebels blew the Boeing 777 jet The radar footage released Palace, an office of Presi- out of sky over war-torn east Ukraine by Russia yesterday appeared to dent Andrzej Duda. Four shortlisted for Turner Prize on July 17, 2014, with a missile system directly contradict earlier claims likely supplied by Moscow. by Moscow, made in immediate An international inquiry aftermath of the incident, that a Man rams police concluded last October that a Rus- Ukrainian jet was spotted close to sian-made BUK missile fired from the doomed airliner. Initial results car in Greece a zone held by pro-Russian sepa- from a Dutch-led criminal probe ratists brought down the aircraft, into the downing of flight MH17 are THESSALONIKI, Greece: but stopped short of saying who was due to be revealed tomorrow. A 49-year-old Frenchman responsible for killing all 298 pas- Investigators from the Nether- is to be deported from sengers and crew on board. lands—where the majority of the Greece after ramming a Russia and the rebels have con- passengers came from—have said police car following a secu- sistently denied any role in downing the results should shed more light on rity check for suspected the plane, releasing a series of the type of missile used and exactly Islamic militants returning sometimes contradictory claims where it was fired from. from Iraq and Syria. that critics say are intended to con- The downing of flight MH17 A court in Thessalo- fuse the issue. ratcheted up international ten- niki issued a 15-month At a specially arranged briefing sions over the conflict in Ukraine suspended sentence and yesterday, Russia’s defence minis- that started in April 2014 after pro- ordered his summary try released what it claimed were Russian gunmen took over towns deportation yesterday. radar images showing that no mis- in the country’s industrial east, and Police testified the man sile fired from rebel-held territory has since claimed some 9,600 lives. was held for questioning in the east could have hit the plane. The tragedy saw the European for two days after cross- “The fact that Ukraine has not Union slap tougher sanctions on ing the border from Turkey. Visitors view an installation of artworks by artist Michael Dean, during a photocall for the 2016 Turner yet released information from radar Russia—blamed by the West for He was released without Prize, at Tate Britain in London yesterday. Artists Michael Dean, Anthea Hamilton, Helen Marten and station suggests the location from being behind the rebellion—and the charge but later attacked Josephine Pryde are the four artists shortlisted for the 2016 Turner Prize. which the missile was launched— punitive measures remain in place an unmarked police car. if it was a BUK — was in territory as the fighting drags on.

Budapest blast directed at cops; Government must spell out Brexit plans: Labour Reuters during the campaign about what a rein over the terms of Brexit. manhunt on post-Brexit relationship with the EU Labour strongly promoted immi- would look like and the government gration during its 13 years in power AFP banned public servants from contin- until 2010. But it saw many of its tra- LIVERPOOL: The main opposition gency planning. ditional heartlands support Brexit on Labour party yesterday called on the “They had that referendum but in June 23, with the pressure on jobs and BUDAPEST: Hungarian police government to spell out its strategy my view it does not give them a dem- public services blamed on EU immi- said an explosion in Budapest that for negotiating Britain’s exit from the ocratic mandate to put themselves into grants a central driving factor. seriously injured two of its offic- European Union, saying it had no a locked room and do whatever the Thornberry said Labour also ers was caused by a homemade, brief to “do whatever the hell they hell they like with our country,” Emily needed more time to establish its shrapnel-laden device intended like with our country”. Thornberry, Labour’s foreign affairs stance on Britain’s future relations to kill the pair. Just over three months since Brit- and Brexit spokeswoman, told an event with the EU. Detectives have launched ons voted 52 to 48 percent to leave on sidelines of its annual conference. “We are still considering it. We a manhunt and opened an the EU, Prime Minister Theresa May’s “It is about time they started need to consider it with some care. attempted murder inquiry fol- Conservative government has given telling us what their negotiating posi- We need to consider the messages lowing the incident late Saturday, little away about its Brexit plans. It tion is going to be ... because we, the that we got from the referendum ... Hungarian police chief Karoly has said it needs more time to pre- opposition, want to scrutinise it.” We have to get the best deal possi- Papp told a press conference. pare before triggering formal divorce The veteran leftist Corbyn’s re- ble but it is unclear what the British Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn (left), speaks with shadow “Our police officers were the talks and that it will not give a “run- election as Labour leader last week public wants.” targets of the attack. I consider it ning commentary”. has fanned fears among some that a Addressing the Labour confer- Chancellor of the Exchequer, John McDonnell, at the Labour Party as an attack on the whole Hungar- While holding the June 23 ref- move to drive the party further left ence, Thornberry said a Labour conference in Liverpool, yesterday. ian police force—it was aimed at erendum was a Conservative will make it unelectable indefinitely government would make up any for deprived British regions beyond workers’ rights after a departure executing them,” he said. re-election pledge, little was said and allow the Conservatives free shortfall in EU structural funding 2020, and would fight to protect from the EU. AMERICAS TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 1517 Nine injured in Houston shooting; gunman dead

Chief Martha Montalvo said at a news saw a red laser beam before the shots conference, and the suspect began were fired. He was taken to a hospital Numerous weapons firing at officers when they arrived. to be treated. were found at the Montalvo did not identify the man; “He got out of his car, we hugged, Mayor Sylvester Turner told KTRK-TV we cried,” Molleda said, adding that scene, a bomb-squad that the lawyer was “disgruntled” and after she saw everything he believes robot examined was “either fired or had a bad rela- the man was “aiming to kill.” tionship with this law firm.” Molleda said a few weeks ago, the a Porsche that’s Numerous weapons were found suspect brandished an assault-style believed to be the at the scene, a bomb-squad robot weapon at roofers in the complex. shooter’s and bomb examined a Porsche that’s believed She said she didn’t know him very to be the shooter’s and bomb squad well but described him as quiet. “He’s squad officers also officers also were scouring the a normal, average Joe,” she said. were scouring the suspect’s residence, Montalvo said. Jason Delgado, property The entrance to the condo manager of The Oaks condo suspect’s residence. complex was still blocked off with complex, told KHOU-TV that there police tape after the incident. Several were two incidents with the suspect cars with bullet holes and shattered in the past few weeks. One was with windows were at a nearby strip mall. the roofers, one of whom called AP Jennifer Molleda and her husband police and said he’d been threatened live in the same condo complex as the with a gun; no arrests were made shooter. Though she heard gunshots because the gun wasn’t pointed at about 6:12 am and called 911, her the roofer. The TV station reported HOUSTON: A disgruntled lawyer husband left for work. The 45-year- Delgado said the other incident who had numerous weapons ran- old called him not long after, and he was threatening emails sent to a Ambulance crew on standby after a gunman went on a shooting rampage wounding nine before he was domly shot at drivers in a Houston told her “I’m hit, I’m hit.” man in the complex’s office due to shot and killed by police in Houston, yesterday. neighbourhood yesterday morn- After the shooting stopped at maintenance issues in the suspect’s ing, hitting six people, one critically, 7:15 am, Molleda found her husband, unit. before he was shot and killed by 49-year-old Alan Wakim, several Another witness, Antwon Wilson, and escape injury. usually cut through the area to avoid saw the muzzle flashes. police. Another three people had blocks away in the parking lot of a inadvertently drove into the shooting Lee Williams left his home some busier intersections. One car “Whatever cars were going by, he injuries from glass or debris. nearby strip mall. His Mustang had scene after dropping off his girlfriend upon hearing gunshots and began ignored him, he said, and was shot was shooting at them,” he said, not- The first report of the shootings two shots that went through the at work and could “literally hear the directing traffic away from the at. Williams couldn’t see the gunman ing he heard at least 50 gunshots over came in at about 6:30 am, Police windshield, and he told her that he gunfire flying.” He managed to flee condo complex, noting that people because it was dark, but believed he 40 or so minutes. Hillary and Trump set for Elevator trouble closes Washington Monument

AP visitors to the top of the 555-feet obe- Washington for the opening of the he said. “We couldn’t put visitors or high-stakes showdown lisk has broken down frequently over Smithsonian’s National Museum of staff at risk by attempting to reopen, the past two years, roughly since the African American History and Cul- knowing it was likely going to hap- monument reopened after being ture, which is next to the monument. pen again.” WASHINGTON: The Washington damaged in an earthquake. “We have grown so accustomed The park service hopes to Monument will be closed indefinitely Park service officials have said to the repeated closures that unless announce a timetable for the ren- because of ongoing problems with its they don’t believe that the 2011 earth- there is some danger to the public, ovation project, which is expected elevator, the latest in a series of woes quake caused the elevator problems. the monument should be open to the to cost up to $3 million, within the for one of the city’s most enduring But they don’t know exactly what’s public for as long as possible,” Nor- next few weeks. tourist attractions. wrong with it. Despite a monthlong ton said. In the meantime, it’s possi- The National Park Service said in inspection, “we have not been able to Mike Litterst, a park service ble that limited groups of people a statement yesterday that the mon- determine the cause of the ongoing spokesman, said the elevator is safe, might be given the opportunity to ument will remain closed until its reliability issues,” the park service said. but the breakdowns present an ongo- walk the staircase to the top of the elevator control system can be mod- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a ing inconvenience. monument, but that option won’t ernized, a process that’s expected to Democrat who represents the Dis- “There are other factors in play be made available for the general take up to nine months once work trict of Columbia in Congress, said when we have service interruptions. public, Litterst said. begins. A start date for the project in a statement that the timing of the When it gets stuck, people are stuck “We certainly share the frustra- has not been determined. closure “could not be worse,” given inside there for 40 minutes to an tion and the disappointment of the The lone elevator that takes the crowds that have flocked to hour in cramped, closed quarters,” visitors,” he said.

AP particularly concerned that the Colombia’s other notoriously hot-headed business- Border woes man will be rewarded for simply keeping his cool. rebels to hold WASHINGTON: After months of “We also are concerned that tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton Trump is going to continue to lie,” fire during and Donald Trump (pictured above) Clinton’s campaign manager, Robby will confront each other face-to- Mook, said yesterday. peace vote face for the first time in presidential The debate about the debate was debate, laying out for voters their still unfolding in the hours before vastly different visions for Amer- the two candidates were to take the AFP ica’s future. stage. The high-stakes showdown Clinton backers were publicly — the first of three presidential pressing moderator Lester Holt of BOGOTA: Colombia’s second- debates — comes as both candi- NBC News to fact-check Trump if largest rebel force, the leftist dates are viewed negatively by large he tries to mislead voters about his National Liberation Army (ELN), numbers of Americans, with Demo- record and past statements. But will hold its fire as Colombians crat Clinton facing questions about Trump’s campaign pushed back, hold a referendum on a peace her trustworthiness and Republican accusing Clinton’s team of trying deal with the larger, Marxist FARC. Trump struggling to convince many to put its thumb on the scale by “We are prepared to stop ELN voters that he has the temperament enlisting the media to do Clinton’s offensive actions during this and policy depth to be president. job for her. time (ahead of) the referendum” Interest in the presidential Asked about Trump’s incorrect to make participation on October race has been intense, and the statement that Holt is a Democrat 2 easier for voters, Commander campaigns are expecting a record- — he’s registered as a Republican Pablo Beltran said on the official breaking audience to watch the in New York — Trump campaign radio of the smaller force. 90-minute televised debate at manager Kellyanne Conway said it The government and the suburban New York’s Hofstra wasn’t lie, because Trump simply Revolutionary Armed Forces of University. didn’t know Holt’s voter registration. People meet loved ones through the US-Mexico border fence in Tijuana, Mexico. The US Border Patrol Colombia (FARC) concluded a final Clinton’s camp is worried that “He didn’t lie. A lie would mean opens the park on the American side in San Diego on weekends to meet family and friends through peace accord on August 24 to end Trump will be held to a differ- he knew the man’s party affiliation,” the fence at Tijuana. a 52-year war and were scheduled ent standard in the debate and is Conway said on MNSBC. to sign a peace agreement. The conflict, which has drawn in various left- and right-wing rebel groups as well as criminal gangs over the decades, has killed Former Brazil finance minister Palocci arrested for corruption 260,000 people and left 45,000 missing. After nearly four years of Reuters improperly approved loans from Palocci was former president Luiz prosecutors say was a disguised bribe peace talks, the Colombian peo- state development bank BNDES Inacio Lula da Silva’s finance min- from a construction company impli- ple will have the final say when to Odebrecht in Africa and for oil ister and a key player in the 2002 cated in the Petrobras scheme. Still they vote on the question: “Do platforms. They also allege that he election campaign that put the union one of Brazil’s most popular politi- you support the final accord to RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian police pushed legislation through Con- and PT leader in the presidential seat. cians, his arrest is unlikely before he end the conflict and build a sta- yesterday arrested Antonio Palocci gress to help the company win tax He also served as chief of staff goes on trial. ble and lasting peace?” (pictured), a powerful former finance advantages. to Lula’s hand-picked successor, Palocci helped Lula change his For the deal to be ratified, the minister and presidential chief of Prosecutors said they had found Dilma Rousseff. Palocci’s lawyer image from leftist radical into a busi- “Yes” camp must win and also staff in recent Workers Party (PT) evidence that Odebrecht paid 128m did not immediately respond to ness friendly and socially progressive gather at least 4.4 million votes governments, as a sweeping anti- reais ($39.5m) to the Workers Party requests for comment about yester- leader who finally secured election — 13 percent of the electorate. corruption probe hit even harder at and its representatives between 2008 day’s accusations. on his fourth bid. As finance minister If the deal passes, the FARC— the left-leaning party. and 2013, including Palocci. Odebrecht’s press office said from 2003 he continued the anti- the country’s largest rebel Prosecutors said at a news con- Construction magnate Marcelo the company would not comment. inflation and pro-market policies of group—have pledged to disarm ference that Palocci acted as a liaison Odebrecht, whose family owns the BNDES officials did not immediately the previous centrist government, and convert themselves into a between the PT and Brazil’s largest namesake company, received a respond to a request for comment. helping calm financial markets’ con- political party. engineering and construction con- was responsible for coordinating his 19-year sentence in March for brib- Palocci’s arrest brings the inves- cerns about Lula’s presidency. The government has yet to glomerate, Odebrecht SA, from 2006 political party’s receipt of surrepti- ery, money laundering and organized tigation of Brazil’s biggest corruption But Palocci was forced to resign begin planned peace talks with to 2013 in a kickback scheme cen- tious payments from the Odebrecht crime in relation to the scandal at scandal further into the core leader- in 2006 amid allegations he lied to the Cuban-inspired ELN. tered on contracts at state-led oil Group,” read yesterday’s search and Petrobras. ship of the PT. congress about frequenting a man- President Juan Manuel San- company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or arrest warrant signed by anti-cor- Two former aides of Palocci were Lula was indicted last week on sion used by lobbyists in the capital tos has said the talks with the Petrobras. ruption judge Sergio Moro. arrested in yesterday’s police sweep. corruption charges in a case involv- Brasilia, where political graft was ELN will not start until it stops “Evidence has surfaced ... that he Investigators allege Palocci A medical doctor by training, ing a luxury seaside apartment that alleged to have been negotiated. kidnappings.

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Ministry campaign to enliven students’ life WISE selects 31 young people for The Peninsula and separate places will be made avail- education is a collective responsibility . able for women. The move meant to The designated mosques are Omar Learners’ Voice Follow us on encourage students to be serious about bin Khattab mosque, Madinat Khalifa, Snapchat DOHA: The Ministry of Endowments their studies, follow the teachings of Abdullah and Abdul Ghani mosque, Al Programme (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has joined Islam in their practical life and to remind Najma, Ahmad bin Rashid Al Muraikhi Open Snapchat and back-to-school campaign in a unique the duties of parents and guardians to mosque, Madinat Khalifa, Abdullah way asking preachers to hold special support their children for education. bin Abdullah Al Atiya mosque, Murra The Peninsula scan the Snapcode programmes to talk on new academic The preachers will give lectures (west) among others, Qatar News Agency to add The Peninsula year. explaining all aspects of education. The reported. The famous scholars will be account. The ministry has earmarked today- topics include learning is an obligation Sheikh Ahmad Al Muhammadi, Sheikh DOHA: The World Innovation evening to organised lectures in 17 (learn), we progress through education, Badruddin Mohamad Othman, Sheikh Summit for Education (WISE) mosques across the country. The pro- new academic year, how our children Usma Redwan, Sheikh Muwafi Adhab has announced a new cohort of grammes will be held after Isha prayers could be excellent, back to school and and Daifullah Omar Salim among others. outstanding young people who will participate in the 2016-2017 Learners’ Voice Programme. Thirty-one young education advocates from diverse back- Fourth Qatar International Boat grounds and disciplines have been selected to join the interna- tional Learners’ Voice Programme and engage in global dialogue on Show in Lusail City from Dec 7 pressing issues in education. The programme brings the voice of young people to the chal- lenge of rethinking education and The Peninsula equips them with skills to take on leading roles in their fields. It focuses on building knowledge, communication, DOHA: The fourth annual Qatar entrepreneurship and leadership International Boat Show (QIBS 2016) skills. In addition to participat- will be held from December 7 to 10 at ing in the WISE Summit 2017, Lusail Marina in Lusail City. the learners will also attend two Following the remarkable success Q-post releases stamps to mark intensive residential sessions of the show in the previous years, that delivered by experts and online has attracted more than 50,000 vis- and onsite activities. In a key itors from 88 countries, QIBS 2016 is UCI Road World Championships component of the Learners’ Voice expected to have the participation Programme due to start in Jan- of leading international and GCC The Peninsula The stamps have been produced uary, the participants will form companies, active in boat and yacht following a partnership between teams to conceive and design manufacturing and marketing, in Qatar Post and UCI, the world innovative projects that address addition to the local Qatari compa- Abdulla Al Hammadi (pictured), and specialists from the UAE, Bah- DOHA: To commemorate the first cycling ruling body. The stamps critical education challenges. nies specialised in this key sector and Executive Director of Marketing & rain, Canada, France, Great Britain, ever UCI Road World Champion- celebrate these high-profile cham- After thorough evaluation by its related supply industries. Sales, at Qatari Diar. Germany, Italy, Monaco, Turkey, Leb- ships to be held in the Middle East, pionships that will see more than the Learners’ Voice team, selected “For the fourth consecutive “Lusail City hosts QIBS in line anon, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Qatar has released a special limited 1,000 cyclists in action. members will have an opportu- year, QIBS has become a principal with ‘Qatar National Vision 2030’ Republic and the United States of edition of postal stamps. More than 500 million TV view- nity to pitch their proposals to an annual fixture on the sector’s cal- which seeks to diversify income America, among others. According to the details made ers are expected to tune into live audience of potential investors, endar of specialised regional and resources and promote sustaina- Khalid Essa Al Mannai, Chair- available yesterday, the limited edi- coverage of the top UCI event. donors, and partners at the WISE international exhibitions, which ble activities. Besides, the city will man of Al Mannai Events, QIBS tion stamps can be purchased from Thousands of visitors are set to Summit 2017 in Doha. “WISE underlines the remarkable success stand out as always in attracting res- organisers, noted that the show 30 Qatar Post offices across the land in Qatar for the 8-day cycling is excited to introduce the new it has achieved over this short period idents and visitors of all walks of life, enjoys the support of all Qatari offi- country or at Fan Zone to be set up gala. Stamps have been priced at cohort of the Learners’ Voice Pro- of time and its ability to attract the becoming an icon for green, sustain- cials led by Emir H H Sheikh Tamim during the October 9-16 mega event. QR3.50, QR4.00 and QR4.50. gramme for 2016-17,” said Stavros industry’s key players,” said Ahmad able cities in Qatar and the region, bin Hamad Al Thani, represented by N Yiannouka, CEO, WISE. particularly Lusail Prime Minister and Interior Minis- “The WISE team has worked Marina that has ter H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser hard to bring together a group of established itself as bin Khalifa Al Thani under whose Qatar to mark Arab Agricultural Day young people with diverse back- one of the region’s patronage QIBS is held every year. grounds and experiences who most popular desti- “QIBS contributes to support- The Peninsula share a commitment to education nations for boat and ing the tourism and exhibitions as a means of individual empow- yacht lovers,” added sector in Qatar, attracting invest- erment and social transformation. Al Hammadi. ments to the country. This highlights DOHA: Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, “Several of these young peo- Since its incep- the Qatari government’s relentless will join the Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development at League ple were refugees and immigrants tion in 2013, support to the private sector that of Arab States in marking the Arab Agricultural Day today. An awareness to new countries, and have faced QIBS has brought drives the economy’s competitive- lecture on how to curb food wastage to enhance food security tomorrow life-changing experiences. I am together thousands ness and helps in the diversification for agricultural sector employees will be organised. The Director General confident that they and their peers of world’s distin- of income resources, including the of The Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development Dr. Tariq Mossa will bring to the WISE community guished boat and vital sectors of tourism, exhibi- Al Zadjali, said that the world is witnessing food shortage caused by either powerful perspectives towards yacht manufac- tions and marine services,” said Al natural or human factors. He said that about 1.3bn tonnes of food is wasted building the future of education,” turers, exhibitors Mannai. annually, which represents 33 percent of food produced. Yiannouka added. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 18 QE 10,509.79 +74.62 PTS PAGE | 19 DOW 18,111.16 -150.29 PTS QIIB launches Aramco plans features-packed FTSE100 6,818.04 -91.39 PTS to spend $334bn credit card BRENT $46.12 -$1.64 by 2025

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Oil climbs to $48 Umm Al Houl Phase-1 production in April as Saudi offer opens door to operations in three phases, with the John Chang, Executive Vice-President in Qatar and those working in the first phase scheduled to be opera- of Global Business and Operations at company, noting that the company The QR9.1bn project tional in April next year. Samsung C&T, a partner in the Umm had opened a centre in the Qatar Sci- future Opec deal with a capacity of The $2.5bn (QR9.1bn) ambitious Al Houl project . ence and Technology Park (QSTP) power project, with the installed In addition to the six turbines, realise the goal. over 2,500 MW of capacity of producing over 2,500 Siemens’ scope of supply also Umm Al Houl plant is part of Bloomberg electricity and 136 megawatt of electricity and 136 mil- includes four steam turbines and 10 Qatar’s biggest power and water lion gallons of desalinated water, generators. The company has also projects, located in the Qatar Eco- million gallons of will become fully operational by signed a 25-year service agreement nomic Zone 3, south of the capital desalinated water July 2018, said Jamal Al Khalaf (pic- for the plant’s maintenance and serv- city of Doha. The plant will have NEW YORK: Oil rose to about $48 will become fully tured), CEO of Umm Al Houl Power icing. Siemens has been working in the capacity of meeting the power a barrel as Saudi Arabia’s offer to Company. Qatar since 1970 in a wide-range of and water demand of about 2.5 mil- cut output opened the door to a operational by 2018. “We have received all the six gas areas, including transport, informa- lion homes in the area, including future Opec deal, though the king- turbines. The work is progressing in tion technology and energy sectors. Mesaieed, Al Wakra and other neigh- dom doesn’t expect an agreement full swing and the first stage of the Adrian said that Siemens has bouring places. when members of the group meet power plant will become operational many investments in Qatar that are Qatar General Electricity and this week. By Mohammad Shoeb by April next year by producing 40 not only limited to energy, but vary Water Corporation (Kahramaa) owns West Texas Intermediate for The Peninsula million gallons of water,” said Al in different areas. Siemens revenue 60 percent in the project, while Qatar November delivery rose $1.56, Khalaf. “Once fully operational in Al Khalaf was speaking at a press in Qatar surpassed over QR1.8bn in Petroleum owns 5 percent, Qatar or 3.5 percent, to $46.04 a bar- July 2018, the plant will have the conference on the sidelines of an 2015. He added that Siemens Qatar Foundation 5 percent and K1 Energy rel at 10:55 am on the New York installed capacity to producing event held to mark the arrival of Sie- is working to transfer technology to (30 percent) to manage and operate Mercantile Exchange. Brent for DOHA: Qatar’s multi-billion riyal about 23 percent of Qatar’s needs of mens’ six gas turbines for the project Qatar through the provision of skill the project. K1 Energy is a consortium November settlement climbed Umm Al Houl Combined Cycle Power electricity and 26 percent of water on Sunday. Present were Adrian development and the exchange pro- of Tokyo Electric Power Company $1.67, or 3.6 percent, to $47.56 a Plant will commence commercial production.” Wood, CEO of Siemens Qatar; and gramme between engineers working (Tepco) and Mitsubishi Corp. barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. While Saudi Arabia and Iran didn’t reach an agreement after two days of preparatory talks in Vienna, the Saudis did offer Ooredoo unfolds to pump less crude if Iran caps output, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The kingdom proposed to cut its its growth strategy production to January levels, Alge- rian Energy Minister Noureddine Boutarfa said on Sunday. “I think The Peninsula Ooredoo’s senior management and it’s positive that Opec is getting discuss the company’s strategy and together,” Francisco Blanch, head key operational developments, as of commodity markets strategy at well as the changes impacting the Bank of America Merrill Lynch in DOHA: Ooredoo has held its annual wider industry. “We are pleased to New York, said. Capital Markets Day that provided showcase our track-record of suc- “It’s in the Saudi’s interest opportunity to key market partici- cess, impressive portfolio of telecom and other Opec member’s inter- pants to get an in-depth insight into assets in growth markets, and expe- est to start coming together and company’s strategy for growth and rienced management team to the Ooredoo Group Deputy CEO Waleed Al Sayed (centre) and other officials at the Capital Markets Day in Doha. do something.” its progress against ambitious targets global financial community,” said Oil has fluctuated since ral- for development. Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani, QR16bn by the end of June 2016. The returns resulting from its unified more than 50 percent of their reve- lying in August on speculation Waleed Al Sayed, Deputy CEO of Group CEO, Ooredoo. company’s Group EBITDA of QR6.5bn Ooredoo brand, which is now present nue from data. major producers will agree on Ooredoo Group, led the event, which “By delivering excellent results at and its improved EBITDA margin of 41 in eight out of 10 of Ooredoo mar- For some of the investors in ways to stabilise the market when saw presentations by Ooredoo’s home in Qatar and across our global percent in the same period demon- kets and is the number one brand for attendance, the event was an oppor- they meet in Algiers tomorrow. heads of strategy, finance and stra- footprint, we are contributing to the strated its continued improvement in brand health, according to a recent tunity to meet the new executives Prices fell on Friday after a dele- tegic sourcing. Additionally, leaders growth of this industry and ensur- operational performance. The com- study by Brand Finance. In addition, who have joined Ooredoo Group gate of the Opec said Saudi Arabia of Ooredoo’s operations in Myanmar, ing that our customers benefit from pany’s evolved strategy is designed Ooredoo has significantly grown its over the past 12 months. Ooredoo doesn’t expect a decision on out- Indonesia and Oman also provided life-changing technologies,” he said. to strengthen this position, by focus- strength as a data company, offering refreshed its leadership team at the put at the meeting. Three people updates on their respective markets. Ooredoo has delivered a positive ing on operational speed, execution 4G in 8 out of 10 markets and deliv- end of 2015 and has brought in three with knowledge of the matter also For the analysts and investors performance in 2016, increasing its excellence and performance/effi- ering QR6.2bn from data revenue for new CEOs for its regional operations said Russia’s delegation plans to who took part, the event offered an customer base by 14 percent to 130 ciency management. the six months to June 30, 2016. Both to help take Ooredoo through the next join discussions only after Opec important opportunity to meet with million and recording revenue of The company is seeing strong Qatar and Oman are now generating phase of its development. reaches a consensus. QBIC kicks off 7th edition of LeanStartup

The Peninsula to refine their business ideas, over- development. Uniting our expertise come their obstacles and fully with established entrepreneurs is an dedicate themselves to their startups essential part of transferring knowl- as they take their first steps towards edge, which encourages aspiring ones DOHA: Qatar Business Incubation turning their ideas into reality. to venture into the field of entrepre- Center (QBIC) founded by Qatar Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, neurship; female entrepreneurs are Development Bank (QDB) and Social QDB CEO and QBIC Chairman said: a great example of this.” Development Center (SDC) success- “SME’s are the core of a diversified While QBIC previously hosted fully kicked off its seventh wave of and flourishing economy. We keep various Speaker Series sessions the LeanStartup Program (LSP),with witnessing different ideas that have with renowned entrepreneurs such a women edition Speaker Series the potential to highly contribute to as Mohammed Jaffar, former CEO entitled “The Rise of Female Entre- the local economy, and this is why of Talabat.com, Christopher Free, preneurship in Qatar”. we’re pleased to continue kicking off General Manager of Uber Qatar and QDB CEO and QBIC Chairman Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa and other participants at the event. Building on its successful flagship our flagship program twice a year. UAE, and Elmar Mock, co-inventor of programme, the centre continues to With our assistance and support, we Swatch, QBIC wanted to shed light on were chosen based on their per- Amri, founder of Tartebkom Holidays. capabilities of Qatari women, which take on promising entrepreneurs are actively expanding and develop- the local accomplishments of Qatari sonal achievements, to share their Aysha Al Mudahka, QBIC CEO is what we wanted to highlight in this of all ages with innovative ideas, to ing stronger SME’s.” women to date in an effort to show- acquired knowledge on the way to said: “Our entrepreneurs have been edition of our Speaker Series.” provide them withthe coaching and “The major role we play at QBIC case that businesses do not require successful entrepreneurship. The greatly benefitting from practical The entrepreneurs will be pitch- support needed to establish a startup. benefits the interest of entrepre- feasibility studies to succeed; they motivation talks were delivered by work, networking and collaborating ing their refined business ideas to a By organising a Speaker Series ses- neurs, as we ensure that their startup require hard work, determination, Razan Suliman, founder of Fanilla with experts in the field. We strongly judging panel and potential investors sion and inviting local and successful ideas are turned into reality, through and customer assessment. Couture; Aisha Al Jaidah, founder of believe in the local talents making a during the Demo Day event mark- entrepreneurial experts, QBIC hoped which they can actively partici- Talking at the women edition Blue Penguin; Noof Al Marri, founder difference in the Qatari market, and ing the end of the programme, which to encourage the new entrepreneurs pate in the local economic and SME Speaker Series were women who of Newline 4 Media and Noora Al we especially value and believe in the will take place on December 6, 2016. 18 TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 BUSINESS

Pfizer decides QIIB launches features-packed credit card not to split and ends years of credit cards, which they aspire. We hope the features-packed QIIB credit The new card allows cards will meet the various needs of speculation customers to avail of our customers in different categories and that they will find these easily a monthly payment accessible and most convenient.” Bloomberg plan, equivalent to “The advantages and benefits of 5% of the due amount QIIB credit cards are many. Besides the option of a monthly payment on the credit card. plan, equivalent to 5 percent of the NEW YORK: The biggest breakup total due amount on the credit card, in drug industry history isn’t hap- our customers can also earn QIIB pening. Pfizer Inc won’t split The Peninsula Points that may be redeemed for in half, after years of what the tickets in more than 900 airlines pharmaceutical giant called an worldwide. Also, QIIB credit cards “extensive evaluation.” are accepted worldwide.” The decision follows the col- DOHA: QIIB has announced the Mohammed Al Mawlawi said, lapse of Pfizer’s attempted $160bn launch of the latest and most distinc- “The holders of QIIB credit cards merger with Allergan Plc this year, tive features in credit cards, which with the 5 percent monthly pay- a deal that would have shifted the allows the Bank’s customers to avail ment plan need only pay 1 percent ABOVE: Mohammed Al Mawlawi, company’s tax address overseas of a monthly payment plan, equiva- as monthly profit rate. They are enti- GM, Chief Business Development and bulked up units before a split. lent to 5 percent of the due amount tled to a Takaful coverage of up to and Marketing, QIIB. RIGHT: The In recent months, New York-based on the credit card. QR100,000 at competitive charges QIIB headquarters in Doha. Pfizer had signaled it might stay Mohammed Al Mawlawi, GM, in the sad event of a death.” together. Chief Business Development and QIIB customers have the option to “By operating two separate Marketing in QIIB, said: “The launch settle the credit card payments either the QIIB credit card, which will help Al Mawlawi also expressed his standards and approved by Islamic and autonomous units within of the 5 percent monthly payment by installments or as a lump sum. In them fix their priorities and settle confidence that the various innova- banking. Pfizer we are already accessing plan for QIIB’s credit cards comes case they choose to settle the whole their obligations at the lowest cost tive features of the credit cards will Existing customers or fresh many of the potential benefits of within the framework of innovation amount, the 1 percent monthly profit possible. Flexible payment options in be accepted and acclaimed by a wide customers who wish to avail of a split — sharper focus, increased and in response to customer require- rate will not be applied. the credit card will help those cus- range of QIIB customers because the distinctive features in the QIIB accountability, and a greater sense ments. It also signifies the Bank’s QIIB urged the bank’s customers tomers, who due to various reasons, the bank has always been keen to credit cards may visit any of the Bank of urgency — while also retaining desire to provide our customers the to make use of the most innovative, may not be able to pay and clear their design and offer features that are in branches, conveniently located at the operational strength, effi- best and most convenient features on useful and competitive features in outstanding immediately. compliance with the best banking various places across Qatar. ciency and financial flexibility of operating as a single company,” Chief Executive Officer Ian Read said in a statement. The question now is what’s Hyundai workers next for the biggest drugmaker Investcorp closes US deals worth $1.6bn in the US Pfizer, in the statement, start first full said it is “poised to grow” both businesses, and the drugmaker strike in 12 years The Peninsula will provide attractive cash yields parties. The Raleigh-Nashville mul- most recently agreed to a $14bn and upside. tifamily portfolio is a four property, deal to acquire Medivation Inc and Johannes Glas (pictured), Man- 1,176 unit, Class B apartment port- its cancer treatments. AFP aging Director at Investcorp in folio with three assets located in Investors have been wait- DOHA: Investcorp, a leading pro- Qatar, said, “Investcorp continues Raleigh, North Carolina and one in ing for a decision since 2012, vider and manager of alternative to actively pursue the right oppor- Nashville, Tennessee. when a Goldman Sachs Group SEOUL: Tens of thousands of investment products, yesterday tunities in the US real estate market The portfolio properties are Inc analysts suggested the com- unionised workers at South announced that its US-based real and these seven assets strengthen in upscale suburban neighbour- pany should. Soon after, Pfizer Korea’s Hyundai Motor staged estate arm has acquired five multi- our already impressive portfolio. We hoods, offering convenient access began reorganising its business their first full strike yesterday for family apartment properties and five look to invest in properties that are to employment hubs. into what eventually became two more than a decade after negotia- student housing properties in several located in high-growth metropolitan Raleigh boasts a healthy labor distinct units — one cash-gener- tions over a wage increase stalled. major metropolitan markets across markets that also demonstrate strong market, with new and expanded ating business with older and Nearly 50,000 workers at the US. economic fundamentals; we believe companies attracted by its affordable off-patent medicines, and another Hyundai Motor’s three plants The conclusion of these deals that these latest investments are per- cost of living and high concentration growth-focused operation with across the country — includ- represents the culmination of a fectly aligned with those criteria.” of growing industries. products dependent on more ing the main one in the southern 12-month period during which Little Cottonwoods Apartments Nashville has one of the lowest recent research and development. city of Ulsan — walked off the Investcorp saw record investment is a 379 unit, Class B, “garden style” unemployment rates in the coun- The decision doesn’t affect the job throughout yesterday, said a volume in real estate of approxi- apartment property located in the try, and a well-diversified economy financial guidance for 2016, which spokesman for its labour union. mately $1.6bn of gross transaction Tempe submarket of Phoenix, Ari- driven by a skilled labor force, low Pfizer reaffirmed. Both units have The day-long stoppage is the value. zona. Phoenixis projected to have cost of living and pro-business delivered solid year-over-year first full strike at the company According to Real Capital Ana- amongst some of the highest per- environment. recently built, Class A student hous- performance over the course of since 2004. The workers would lytics Investcorp has, for the past centage of employment growth of The Raleigh-Nashville portfo- ing communities located in Tampa the past three years, demonstrat- also stage a six-hour partial strike 10 years, been the top private Gulf- major US markets over the next few lio was acquired in joint venture and 358 in Indianapolis. ing their ability to compete on a from Tuesday to Friday, the union based investor in US real estate. years, and is also projected to expe- with Redwood Capital Group and is The Raleigh Student Hous- standalone basis, Pfizer said. spokesman said. Hyundai’s union The acquisitions are consistent rience significant rent growth. Little the fourth transaction between the ing portfolio is comprised of three The shares fell 1.1 percent to has staged partial strikes every with Investcorp’s strategy to invest Cottonwoods was acquired in joint parties. recently built, Class A student hous- $33.90 at 6:55 am in New York year since 2012, including nearly in high-quality properties through- venture with TruAmerica and is The Tampa and Indianapolis ing communities in Raleigh, North yesterday. 20 such stoppages this year. out key US markets that it believes the fourth transaction between the properties are comprised of two Carolina. GE Oil & Gas signs PCP services deal with PDO ‘Reforms are redefining banking business models’ The Peninsula advanced equipment and services will help in meeting and exceed- ing the average run-life of the PCP equipment, a critical component in The Peninsula DOHA: GE Oil & Gas has signed a PDO’s production operations.” landmark long-term, multi-mil- As part of the deal, GE Oil & Gas lion-dollar contract with Petroleum has joined hands with its local part- Development Oman for the provi- ner Edgo to provide a wide range of DOHA: World’s banking business sion of Progressive Cavity Pump specialised equipment and ensure models are increasingly getting equipment (PCP) and related serv- preventive and corrective main- redefined through financial inclu- ices commencing in the third quarter tenance for a number of inherited sion and re-regulation, Doha Bank of 2016. PCP systems in addition to super- CEO Dr. R Seetharaman (pictured) This is aligned with PDO’s ‘In vising the use of these systems in said yesterday. Country Value’ initiative and marks well interventions. GE Oil & Gas will Speaking on the sidelines of the first contract awarded by PDO also provide technical training to the the ongoing Sibos Conference in to GE, for providing PCP equipment PDO team. Geneva, Dr. Seetharaman said and services. GE Oil & Gas supports its part- in response to the financial cri- PDO’s ‘In Country Value’ strategy ners in Oman with a wide range of sis, the global regulatory reforms re- regulation were the key areas aims at promoting localised sourc- products and services including Arti- had been actively reviewed under driving the change,” he said. ing, developing Local Community ficial Lift products such as Rod Lift the leadership of G20 countries in Giving an insight on GCC Contractors (LCCs) and strength- Systems, Automation, Electrical Sub- co-ordination with Financial Sta- reforms, he said: “This year Saudi ening Omani talent development mersible Pumps, Progressing Cavity bility Board (FSB), IMF and Bank Arabia has unveiled its Vision 2030 through training programmes. GE Pumps, Surface Pumping Systems, for International settlements (BIS). roadmap with three key themes — a Oil & Gas will sub-contract services Zenith Systems, Power 2 Lift, Pres- The Dodd–Frank Wall Street reform “vibrant society”, a “thriving econ- to LCCs that will also be trained on sure Control systems (PC) and Turbo and consumer protection act in US omy” and an “ambitious nation. the various aspects of PCP services. Machinery Services (TMS), among implemented the regulatory reforms Saudi Arabia’s stock market reg- The engagement of the LCCs and others. in response to the crisis. The Vol- ulator said it would ease rules for sub-contracting of work to them is With an active presence in Oman cker’s Rule was enacted under this foreign investment on the bourse, crucial to driving local talent devel- since 1975 GE is a key partner in regulation to restrict proprietary as part of efforts to open its capital opment and boosting south Oman’s supporting the Sultanate’s energy trading. The SEC also proposed market under an economic diver- local economy. production. GE currently has 70 per- tougher disclosure rules for hedge sification plan.” A PDO spokesperson said: “The cent of the RRP scope of work with fund and private equity firms, These In December 2013, the Qatar award of the integrated PCP contract PDO in the Nimr area. GE ESP tech- reforms are transforming the global Central Bank (QCB), QFC Regulatory to GE for the Nimr fields synergises nology is deployed in 230 of PDO’s banking landscape, he said. Authority (QFCRA) and Qatar Finan- and aligns with the integrated RRP wells to support production. GE is Policy framework for sys- cial Markets Authority (QFMA) have contract for the Nimr fields previ- also powering the three LNG trains temically important financial jointly launched a strategic plan for ously awarded to GE. at Oman LNG’s Qalhat complex with institutions, regulation and over- the future of financial sector reg- ‘In Country Value’ was an impor- six critical gas turbines driving the sight of shadow banking, risk ulation in Qatar. In April 2015, the tant feature of the negotiations and trains and six gas turbines generat- practices on structured prod- QCB and the World Bank launched this contract is further evidence of FROM LEFT: Lorenzo Simonelli, President & CEO, GE Oil & Gas; Raul ing power. ucts were some of the areas which a technical cooperation programme our commitment to secure long-term Restucci, Managing Director, Petroleum Development Oman; and Rami GE has also rolled out dedicated required review in the light of cur- to further strengthen financial sustainable economic benefits for the Qasem, President & CEO, GE Oil & Gas for Middle East, North Africa and training programmes for Omani rent crisis. Basel 3 is also under oversight in Qatar. Dr. Seetharman Sultanate.” Turkey, at the signing event. professionals at the GE Oil & Gas implementation. “The Banking highlighted on GCC & Qatar Banking Rami Qasem, President & CEO, University in Florence, a testament Business model will be redefined Industry. He said “The asset growth GE Oil & Gas for Middle East, North to the abiding commitment to sup- on account of shift from de-regula- in Qatar was close to 6 percent and Africa and Turkey, said: “The contract with PDO and underlines our com- supporting PDO to achieve their port Omanisation and human capital tion to re-regulation. Globalisaton, lending growth was close to 7 per- builds on our long-term partnership mitment to investing in Oman and long-term goals. The provision of development. technology, consumerism and cent till July 2016. BUSINESS TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 19 Ooredoo disappointed with CRA’s orders

By Sachin Kumar “Ooredoo has not refused access to The company said, the order Unfortunately, QNBN seems unwill- once the RIAO accords with the Law. The Peninsula Ooredoo said decision its network infrastructure and in its requiring the adoption of the RIAO ing to take the steps necessary to This includes Ooredoo’s right to be opinion, the CRA Decision and Order in its current form is not balanced abide by the IAA. It has not adhered fairly compensated for providing and orders by the includes grave errors,” said Ooredoo. and favours its competitors. to mutually-agreed safeguards, so access to its infrastructure. communications The CRA inserted modifications In its ruling, Ooredoo said, the that it could rush commercial serv- Ooredoo believes an under- DOHA: Ooredoo has expressed deep in the final Reference Infrastructure CRA has not sufficiently considered ices into the market. lying problem is also the lack of disappointment with the Communi- sector regulator on Access Offer (RIAO) without consult- QNBN’s ‘illicit’ use of Ooredoo’s infra- QNBN’s conduct has not been rigour applied by the CRA in its deci- cations Regulatory Authority’s (CRA) duct infrastructure ing Ooredoo. Such modifications may structure – the deliberate breach of limited to a one-off breach of the IAA, sion-making. It has engaged in the decision and orders issued on Sep- expose our network to mismanage- the Infrastructure Access Agreement but multiple instances that QNBN had development of the RIAO in good tember 8 this year in relation to include grave errors ment and would negatively impact (IAA) referred to as ‘The Sheraton repeatedly failed to rectify. These faith, and was close to finalising the access to its duct infrastructure. In a the quality of services that we offer Matter’. The Sheraton Matter dem- breaches have not been investigated whole process. It was the CRA that statement issued yesterday, the com- to our customers, in particular gov- onstrates that QNBN is prepared to by the CRA and are not mentioned in then amended the RIAO, in a manner pany said decision and order by the been fully cooperating with the CRA ernment and public-critical services. breach the IAA – the issue that led the Decision and Orders. that appears contrary to the nation’s communications sector regulator and has been sharing its mobile sites “We have a duty to protect our cus- to its partial suspension, which the Ooredoo said it is happy to Law and Licenses. include grave errors. with Vodafone Qatar since 2009. It tomers and ensure service continuity. CRA has ignored in its ruling. resume the IAA with QNBN, once Ooredoo said there is a conflict According to the company, the opened its ducts network to QNBN Our experience with QNBN shows Ooredoo’s conduct has been QNBN rectifies its breaches. It is also of interest in the CRA adjudicating regulator has not given sufficient in 2012 and today the majority of that we need to be very careful in in accordance with the IAA and happy to publish the RIAO and enter commercial agreements relating to consideration to input or evidence it the QNBN network in Qatar passes allowing third parties to utilise our agreements on operational matters into agreements with other service QNBN, which is affiliated to and ulti- presented to the CRA. Ooredoo has through the Ooredoo network. networks,” it said. agreed by parties outside of the IAA. providers on the basis of the RIAO, mately operated by the CRA.

Turkey’s markets UDC wins two Arabian slide after Moody’s Property Awards for cuts rating to ‘junk’ The Pearl-Qatar Reuters

ISTANBUL: Turkish shares tum- The Peninsula event. These high profile awards aim bled 4 percent and bonds and the to recognise the best residential and lira weakened sharply yesterday commercial real estate profession- after Moody’s cut its credit rat- als across the globe and UDC was ing to “junk”, raising risks of an DOHA: United Development Company successful in both categories it was outflow of foreign funds and a (UDC), a leading Qatari shareholding nominated for. squeeze on external borrowing. company and master developer of The These are globally renowned UDC senior representatives with the awards at the event. Turkey depends on investment Pearl-Qatar, has won two prestigious accolades of excellence, and the fact to fund its current account deficit awards as ‘best commercial high-rise that UDC won an award in each cat- — one of the biggest in the G20 development’ for its Abraj Quartier egory it entered, is a reflection of the other regional winners in the same Development. multiple amenities designed to provide —and service its foreign debt. Rat- office towers, and highly commended company’s commitment to providing category. The event will be organised Abraj Quartier are considered the the best working environment, along ings downgrades could force it to mixed-use development for The Pearl, superior quality developments that in London later this year, and will see location of choice for many businesses with panoramic views of Doha’s West pay more to borrow in interna- at the Arabian Property Awards 2016 serve to maintain The Pearl’s leading UDC compete against other success- and companies, with two highly Bay, and direct access to the Island’s tional markets. held recently in Dubai. position as one of Qatar’s iconic sites. ful companies from Asia Pacific, the impressive 42-storey towers situated premier restaurants, retailers as well In its decision late on Friday, The awards were received by Abraj Quartier was also nomi- UK, the Americas, Europe and Africa at The Pearl-Qatar’s main entrance. as the upcoming rail network. Office Moody’s cited worries about the UDC senior representatives at the nated for the international property to find the ultimate ‘World’s Best’ in The twin towers offer first class tower Abraj Quartier 01, is now open rule of law after a failed putsch official gala dinner concluding the awards, ranking first among many the category of High-Rise Commercial office spaces of different sizes, for leasing. and risks from a slowing econ- omy. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed to 3.1 per- cent in the second quarter from 4.7 in the first and officials see it Investment spending should lift Kuwait’s growth: QNB slowing further. Standard and Poor’s made a two-notch cut by right after the failed putsch. Of the major agen- The Peninsula were awarded, 20 percent higher 2017 and $58/b in 2018, and interna- deficit and cover mandatory transfers cies, only Fitch has Turkey on than in 2014. Real GDP is projected tional food prices are expected to rise. to the Fund for Future Generations, investment grade and that is due to rise to 3.6 percent in 2016 on Kuwait’s fiscal deficit is expected pushing up public debt from 10.6 for review at the start of 2017. higher hydrocarbon production and in 2016/17 as oil revenues decline, but percent of GDP in 2015 to 22.8 per- Moody’s cut will therefore DOHA: Kuwait’s new investment pro- then moderate to 2.7 percent in 2017- the budget should return to surplus in cent in 2018. Bank loan growth (8.3 trigger an outflow of funds by gramme is set to raise the country’s 18 supported by the government’s 2017-19 as oil prices recover and cor- percent in 2016) is expected to out- foreign investors such as pen- economic growth, QNB Group said investment programme. Inflation is poration tax and VAT are introduced. pace deposit growth (3.0 percent sion funds, who require at least yesterday. In its ‘Kuwait Economic expected to rise to 3.5 percent in 2016, Expenditure is expected to in 2016) until 2017. Lending growth two agencies to rate sovereign Insight September 2016’ report, the 4.4 percent in 2017 and 4.9 percent increase in nominal terms as capital will be driven by strong demand for debt at investment grade, said QNB said Kuwait’s economy slowed in 2018 due to rising rents, subsidy spending, wages and social bene- consumer loans, project lending and Gokce Celik, chief economist at in 2015 as oil production fell, but mac- cuts, higher commodity prices and fit costs rise, but, as a share of GDP, government financing needs, while Finansbank. roeconomic fundamentals remain the introduction of VAT in 2018. expenditure will fall in 2017-19 as ris- deposit growth will be held back by That will push “the cost of strong with a low fiscal breakeven A number of factors are expected ing oil prices lead to higher nominal the slowing economy. Bank profitabil- external borrowing higher while price, significant accumulated sav- to drive inflation higher: fuel sub- GDP. The government is planning to ity should rise on robust loan growth rendering the currency weaker,” ings and low levels of public debt. $116bn investment programme in sidies were cut in August 2016, oil raise debt ($10bn internationally and and falling NPLs as banks continue to Celik said in an email. The parliament approved a February 2015 and $32bn of projects prices are expected to rise to $55/b in $6bn locally) to finance the 2016/17 clean up their balance sheets. The main stock index was down 4 percent to 76,511 at 1105 GMT, on course for its biggest one- day decline since the days after Deutsche Bank the attempted coup of July 15. Aramco plans to spend $334bn by 2025 The losses were driven by shares hit historic banking shares, which fell nearly 6 percent. low on panic selling Reuters supply chain management, told a conference in Bah- Moody’s cut the government’s rain that the figure included spending on exploring long-term issuer and senior for and developing unconventional resources, such unsecured bond ratings debt to as shale gas. non-investment grade Ba1 from AFP MANAMA: Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco outlined a plan known as In- Baa3. It kept its outlook on the Aramco plans to invest a total of about $334bn by Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) last year, when rating “stable,” saying Turkey’s 2025, including spending on infrastructure and CEO Amin Nasser (pictured) said the company flexible $720bn economy and FRANKFURT: Shares in Deutsche projects to maintain oil capacity, Abdulaziz Al would spend more than $300bn over the next 10 strong fiscal track record offset Bank, Germany’s biggest lender, Abdulkarim, vice-president for procurement and years, of which 70 percent would be local content. balance-of-payments pressures. hit a record low yesterday after reports at the weekend that Ber- lin had refused state aid for the embattled lender. The sell-off saw shares plunge by more than 6.6 percent Qatar Airways first airline to adopt flight watch technology by around 1300 GMT to stand at €10.65, making it by far the DAX 30’s worst performer. At one point The Peninsula commercial aircraft in remote loca- System), and further enhance our state-of-the-art technology to meet NOTAM manager, where Notice to in the session, Deutsche Bank tions. The key components of GADSS fleet management by providing and exceed GADSS requirements and Airmen are immediately communi- shares stood at €10.63, a his- recommend that aircraft report their updates every minute.” recommendations. cated to the specific dispatchers and toric low. “Given the state of the position to the airline’s operations “I am proud of Qatar Airways’ In May, Qatar Airways announced operations staff for more perfect situ- news, people are selling almost DOHA: Qatar Airways announced centre at a minimum of once every leadership in this vital area of avia- the successful completion of its TOPS ational awareness; and Flight Watch, in a panic,” said analyst Michael yesterday that it will be the global 15 minutes under normal flight cir- tion safety and awareness. We will be fleet management system, designed which consolidates all flight data into Seufert of NordLB bank. launch customer of GlobalBeacon cumstances. However, if an aircraft the first airline in the world to have to optimally schedule aircraft and a single graphical source for ease of Investors were blindsided by (sm), a technology solution by Air- should become in distress, position the capability to use worldwide sat- manage flights. TOPS, which stands tracking, communicating with and news earlier in September that US eon LLC and FlightAware, designed reports are then to be provided every ellite air surveillance to support our for Total OPerations System, inte- managing the airline’s more than 500 regulators were seeking a $14bn to provide up-to-the minute global minute. GlobalBeacon will provide airline operations and to achieve grates data from multiple sources and daily flights to more than 150 desti- fine from Deutsche Bank over tracking of all aircraft equipped with a permanent minute-by-minute the highest level of flight tracking produces a holistic view of the air- nations in six continents. its actions leading up to the sub- Automatic Dependent Surveillance- reporting capability, far exceeding standards ahead of the ICAO 2021 line’s operation, from the global scale “Qatar Airways is a leader in the prime mortgage crisis in 2008. Broadcast (ADS-B) in 2018. the ICAO recommendation. mandate,” added Al Baker. to the individual flight level, in order aviation industry, and their proac- German weekly Focus reported The airline will adopt the flight Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways GlobalBeacon combines Flight- to anticipate and notify operations tive approach to implementing the that Chancellor Angela Merkel had watch technology approximately Group Chief Executive, said: “As one Aware’s worldwide flight tracking staff of any potential issue and pro- GADSS recommendations rein- ruled out any chance of offering three years before the International of the fastest growing airlines in information, including origin, desti- vide solution options. Specific tasks forces that point,” said Aireon CEO, state aid or interceding with the Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) the world, both our needs, and our nation, flight plan route, position, and that can now be carried out due to Don Thoma. “With a modern fleet of US authorities. Analysts offered recommendation for compliance by drive to deliver the very best serv- estimated time of arrival with data this integration include, but are not 190 aircraft flying all over the world, some crumbs of comfort for Deut- 2021. ices for our global passengers, are from Aireon’s space-based ADS-B limited to: tail assignment optimiser, across remote and oceanic airspace, sche watchers, with Seufert noting Announced by ICAO in March of continually evolving. GlobalBeacon aircraft surveillance system, due to whereby aircraft are assigned to spe- Qatar Airways and GlobalBeacon are “there’s no reason at the moment 2016, Global Aeronautical Distress will seamlessly integrate with our be operational in 2018. cific lines of flying with respect to the an ideal match and no new avion- why the bank would have to ask Safety System (GADSS) was created existing ICAO 2018 compliant flight The solution will pro- operational needs of the route, based ics will be required. We’re excited to the government for help”. to help improve the ability to detect watch technology (Total Operations vide Qatar Airways with on the specific aircraft’s capabilities; welcome them as a partner.” 20 TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 BUSINESS

QE INDICES SUMMARY QATAR STOCK EXCHANGE QE Index 10,509.79 0.72 % QE Total Return Index 17,004.14 0.72 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 3,949.51 0.44 % QE All Share Index 2,896.66 0.68 % QE All Share Banks & Financial Services 2,891.92 0.93 % QE All Share Industrials 3,166.14 0.75 % QE All Share Transportation 2,470.58 0.43 % QE All Share Real Estate 2,475.07 0.33 % QE All Share Insurance 4,618.58 0.88 % QE All Share Telecoms 1,211.5 0.88 % QE All Share Consumer Goods & Services 6,321.1 0.38 %

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The truck covered 500 metres in 13.7 seconds. After starting, the 4,500-kg Iron Qatar expats has highest disposable income in Mideast Knight can reach 100 km per hour in just 4.6 seconds. Specialists from different Volvo Trucks departments worked closely together to develop this one-of-a-kind The Peninsula property, saving for children’s Quality of the working life — and that they are integrating were in their home country. truck with unsurpassed performance. education and putting money in the Middle East has also well with the local people and Far from slowing progress Apart from Volvo Trucks’ powertrain, which is the aside for retirement. improved with 36 percent say- culture,” said Dean Blackburn, towards their longer term finan- heart and soul of The Iron Knight, they’ve hand-built In Qatar, 69 percent respond- ing that job security is better than Head of HSBC Expat. cial goals, expats find many the truck from the ground up just for this special test. DOHA: Qatar’s expats has topped ent said they can earn more than in their home countries, show- As per the survey, nearly a are fast tracked by life abroad. The vehicle’s diesel engine is based on Volvo’s normal in the Middle East in HSBC survey at home and 79 percent say that ing an increase from 30 percent quarter (22 percent) of expats Around two in five expats say design for tractor-trailer trucks. But it was modified to in personal economics, reporting they can save more than in their last year. Work-life-balance also aged 18-34 moved abroad to find that moving abroad has accel- increase the usual power and performance. The truck the highest levels of disposable home country. 59 percent have seems to be better in the Mid- more purpose in their career. This erated their progress towards was also designed to reduce wind resistance to increase income (73 percent). The region the ability to save towards their dle East with an increase from compares to 14 percent of those saving for retirement (40 percent) speed and reduce fuel use. overall remains an excellent des- retirement and 61 percent of 43 percent to 53 percent over aged 34-54 and only 7 percent of or towards buying a property (41 Faisal Sharif, Managing Director of Domasco, said: tination for expats to improve expats in Qatar say that living the past year supporting the those aged 55 and over. Millen- percent), compared to around one “For many of our customers, maintaining a high aver- their earnings, increase their abroad has sped up their plans statement. nials are also the most likely to in five (20 percent and 19 per- age speed is important in order to save time — time that savings and enjoy a greater dis- to buy a property, according to “Expats consistently tell us embrace expat life in search of cent respectively) whose move may be crucial to the transport mission. In the same way, posable income, revealed HSBC the survey. that moving abroad has helped a new challenge: more than two abroad has slowed their progress it’s important to minimise fuel costs. What Volvo Trucks expat survey ‘Expat Explorer’ Expat Explorer is the largest them achieve their ambitions in five (43 percent) say this, com- towards these financial goals. offer is an engine and gearbox that utilise their full com- yesterday. and one of the longest running and long-term financial goals, pared with 38 percent of those Almost a third (29 percent) bined potential to deliver more efficient transportation.” The survey, now in its ninth surveys of expats, with 26,871 from getting access to better aged 34-54 and only 30 percent of expats say living abroad has Mohammad Majeed, Sales and Marketing Manager year, said living and working respondents sharing their views education for their children to of those aged 55 and over. Mil- helped them to save towards of Commercial Vehicles at Domasco, said: “Volvo Trucks abroad can help expats progress on life abroad including careers, buying property or saving more lennials are finding the purpose their children’s education more are brawny steel titans that can take on any extreme faster towards achieving some of financial well-being, quality for retirement. Most expats also they seek, with almost half (49 quickly, compared to only 15 per- road condition or climate variances while guaranteeing their important financial goals. of life and ease of settling for find that their quality of life has percent) reporting that they are cent who say it has slowed them maximum fuel efficiency and smooth driving.” These goals include buying a children. improved since making the move more fulfilled at work than they down. TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 21 India seal win in historic 500th Test

All-round Jadeja Captain Kohli and Ashwin help the hosts claim a clinical hails ‘priceless’ 197-run victory against New Zealand Ashwin in the landmark Reuters match in Kanpur

KANPUR: India captain Virat Kohli lavished praise on spinner Ravi- AFP chandran Ashwin yesterday after his 10-wicket match haul vindicated the hosts’ decision to go into the series opener against New Zealand with an KANPUR: Spin twins Ravichan- extra batsman. dran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja Normally a steadfast advocate of bowled India to a comprehensive a five-bowler attack in Tests, Kohli 197-run victory over New Zealand laid himself open to criticism when yesterday on the fifth and final day of the team sacrificed leg-spinner Amit their country’s landmark 500th Test. Mishra to make room for an extra Ashwin claimed six wickets as batsman in Rohit Sharma. the visitors, who resumed the day on Many questioned the wisdom of 93 for four in pursuit of their unlikely the move but with Ashwin claiming 434-run target, were dismissed for half the 20 Kiwi wickets that tum- 236 shortly after lunch at Kanpur’s bled at Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium, Green Park. Kohli was a relieved man. Ashwin, who recorded his 19th “He’s been outstanding for the five-wicket haul in Tests, and Jadeja Indian team. If you see all the impact shared 16 wickets between them in players in the world, I think he comes the match to flatten the New Zealand in the top three or four easily,” Kohli batting line-up. told reporters after his team clinched And it was Ashwin who triggered India’s 500th Test by 197 runs to go the celebrations in the Indian camp 1-0 up in the three-test series. India team’s players celebrate New Zealand’s last wicket on the final day of their opening Test at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, India, yesterday. by taking the last wicket, dismissing “The rankings, of which I’m not a the lanky off-spinner Neil Wagner big fan, suggest Ashwin is the best at lbw for nought to end with overall the moment and there’s no doubt that match figures of 10-225. “The boys have applied them- Santner, whose valiant 71 Ashwin claimed three wickets second-wicket partnership with he is bowling wonderfully well for Man of the match Jadeja, who selves really well. Few moments we included seven fours and two sixes, on Sunday to reduce New Zealand Murali Vijay (76) was the highlight the past couple of years,” Kohli said. registered a five-wicket haul in the were in a spot of bother... But Jadeja was snared by Ashwin shortly after to 56 for four at one stage, after get- of India’s second innings. “It’s priceless to have cricketers first innings, also contributed with and Ashwin (who scored 42) bat- lunch when he fell to a virtually ting openers Martin Guptill and Tom Ashwin and Jadeja had given like that in your Test team, players unbeaten scores of 42 and 50 in the ted really well in the first innings... unplayable delivery. Latham in quick succession. India the advantage on the third who can give you balance with bat first and second innings respectively. Makes a psychological difference,” The ball pitched well outside the Ashwin also had skipper Kane day after bowling out New Zealand and ball. I wish he keeps nurturing “It’s a memorable Test, it’s been a said Kohli. leg-stump and turned and bounced Williamson, who top-scored with 75 for 262 in response to India’s first- his skills so that we can keep domi- very good Test,” skipper Virat Kohli A 102-run partnership between to take the left-handed Santner by in the first innings, dismissed lbw to innings 318. nating Test matches.” said after India became the fourth overnight batsmen Luke Ronchi and surprise as he edged the ball to point. claim his 200th Test wicket on the “India outplayed us though and if Ashwin and left-armer Ravin- team to complete 500 Tests. Eng- Mitchell Santner helped New Zea- “The way Santner applied him- fourth day to give India a firm grip. we look back there was a two-session dra Jadeja shared 16 wickets in the land, Australia and the West Indies land put up some resistance in the self with bat and ball and the way India declared their second period where the game slipped away spin-dominated contest in which the had already managed the feat. first hour of play. Ronchi’s fighting 80 Ronchi played coming back into the innings on 377 for five at tea on the from us,” said Williamson. off-spinner become the second fast- “From the second day onwards was laced with nine fours and a six. team was fantastic,” said Williamson. fourth day with Rohit Sharma and “It would have been nice to get est to 200 Test wickets, achieving the when New Zealand were bat- But left-arm spinner Jadeja Pace spearhead Mohammed Jadeja putting on a 100-run unbeaten closer to the first innings total, and feat in his 37th match. ting really well, I and Ashwin were managed to break their stand when Shami also claimed two wickets in partnership for the sixth wicket. to start off restricting India to 300 Australian spinner Clarrie Grim- chatting how we had to show good Ronchi mistimed a flatter delivery the innings, including wicketkeeper- Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored on a good batting wicket was good mett took one Test fewer to reach the resilience to win it. and was caught at point by Ashwin. batsman BJ Watling for 18. for the hosts with 78 and his 133-run work,” he added. milestone. Kohli said it was a smart decision to play another batsman, pointing to Sharma’s unbeaten 68 in the second SCOREBOARD innings. Pakistan eye T20 whitewash against West Indies “The extra batsman helped. I India (I innings): 318 mean Rohit got runs in the second New Zealand (I innings): 262 innings, (and was) pretty solid with India (II innings): 377/5 decl Jadeja. Both were able to play posi- AFP New Zealand (II innings): for 144 for nine on Saturday. Arthur balls and have done good power hit- tively and gave us an hour extra to believes his players are achieving ting.” Arthur hoped dashing batsman bowl at them.” T Latham lbw Ashwin 2 targets after losing a one-day series Umar Akmal will redeem his career, M Guptill c Vijay b Ashwin 0 4-1, but winning the only T20 on their recalled to the T20 squad after five K Williamson lbw Ashwin 25 ABU DHABI: Coach Mickey Arthur recent tour of England. months and in the one-day team after R Taylor (run out) 17 (pictured) urged Pakistan to be ruth- “We set ourselves some realis- a year and a half. L Ronchi c Ashwin b Jadeja 80 less and achieve a rare clean sweep tic goals. “I had a very serious chat with against world champions West Indies “First of all we want to play the Umar,” said Arthur of Umar being

M Santner c Sharma b Ashwin 71 in the third and final Twenty20 in Abu brand of cricket that’s up with the dropped for disciplinary reasons.

B J Watling lbw Shami 18 Dhabi today. task, we want players who can do the “He knows where he stands, but M Craig b Shami 1 Pakistan hold an unassailable 2-0 job and I think we went some way to he has been outstanding and has stuck I Sodhi b Ashwin 17 lead in the three-match series after finding out some players in this series to his work and he is working very T Boult (not out) 2 the nine wicket and 16-run victories who can do that,” said Arthur. hard and I am enjoying working with in the two back-to-back matches in Arthur was satisfied with Paki- him.” Arthur believed West Indies N Wagner lbw Ashwin 0 Dubai. stan’s batting approach, specially in were finding life difficult against his Extras (LB-2, NB-1) 3 Arthur said the series win is the the power-plays. spinners. Total (all out) 236 first step in building a new team, five Pakistan have never won two T20 “Some of the things we identified “Look, it’s always an area where Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-3, 3-43, 4-56, months after they crashed out of the matches in a three-match series. in the England series was power play we try to expose opponents in these 5-158, 6-194, 7-196, 8-223, 9-236, 10- World Twenty20 in India. Their spin assault saw West Indies thing and that is pleasing that we have conditions and we have done that with 236. “Without a doubt the series win crumble for 115 on Friday, with left- improved on that. spin bowling. is the first step in the right direction,” arm spinner Imad Wasim grabbing a “The dot ball percentage (we play) “These are our conditions so we Bowling: Shami 8-2-18-2; Ashwin 35.3- said Arthur on Monday. “We want to career best five for 14. was always far too high, so we had to try to expose them in our conditions 5-132-6; Jadeja 34-17-58-1; Yadav 8-1-23- win it 3-0 and want to be ruthless They then scored 160 for four rotate the strike more and we partic- and we have been smart in these 0; Vijay 2-0-3-0. Ravichandran Ashwin with our attitude.” before restricting the West Indies ularly worked hard to score off good conditions.”

Pierce to retire Tatar takes Europe into World Cup final at end of season

AFP Team Sweden challenged the the only loss coming against Can- AFP call and it went to video review but ada in group play. officials ruled it a good goal. Tatar also scored just 12 seconds Team Europe was the biggest into the third period to give Europe LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles TORONTO: Tomas Tatar scored longshot to get this far in the tour- a 2-1 lead. Clippers forward Paul Pierce con- his second goal of the game 3:43 nament as they have only been Sweden’s Erik Karlsson tied it firmed on Monday he will retire into overtime as Team Europe playing together for a few weeks. with 4:32 left in the third, setting the from basketball at the end of the advanced to the final of the World They are coached by Canadian- stage for Tatar’s overtime winner. season after nearly two decades Cup of Hockey with a 3-2 win over born Krueger and their roster is Marian Gaborik also scored for in the NBA. Sweden. made up of a mixture of star play- Europe, while Nicklas Backstrom Pierce, who turns 39 next Tatar, of Slovakia, scored a con- ers from Europe’s eight smaller had a first period goal for Sweden. month, said on The Players Trib- troversial goal on Sunday as the hockey nations. Swedish coach Rikard Gronborg une website he hoped to sign off puck appeared to go in off his skate Their outlook appeared even said was disappointed they didn’t after 19 seasons with a champion- and past a startled Swedish goal- bleaker when they were shut out reach the final but liked the fight ship. “This is it, my final season,” tender Henrik Lundqvist at the Air 4-0 by a young Team North Amer- in his team. Jaroslav Halak, of Slo- Pierce wrote. “It’s time to move on Canada Centre arena. ica in their first pre-tournament vakia, continued his solid play as Team Europe forward Tomas Tatar (right) reacts after scoring the from the game of basketball. Team Europe advances to the contest. he stopped 37 of 39 shots for Team game winning goal against Team Sweden during a semi-final game “I’m at peace with retiring, best-of-three final against unde- But eventually European pride Europe. in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto on Sunday. but I’ve got one more ride left. feated Canada with the first game and skill took over as they have won Lundqvist made 28 saves for One more season. One more scheduled for Tuesday in Toronto. three of their last four games with Sweden. opportunity.” 22 TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 SPORT

Bach wants Japan to host 2026 Asian Games clarity on doping forward to provide some certainty roles Twin cities Aichi and to the region’s crammed sporting cal- endar which includes three Olympic Nagoya confirmed as events over the next eight years. venue for the “The roadmap of our main event AFP and sports calendar is very stable,” multi-sport event OCA president Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah told the assembly in DANANG, VIETNAM: Interna- the Vietnamese city, which is cur- tional Olympic Committee (IOC) rently hosting the 5th Asian Beach President Thomas Bach said on AFP Games. Sunday he wants governments to “Asia will host a lot of interna- do more to combat drugs in sport tional events for a lot of international following the Russian doping federations... so we want to try and scandal that rocked the build-up DANANG, VIETNAM: Japan’s central make a very stable programme for to the Rio Olympics. Aichi prefecture and its capital city our different events.” Reinforcing his belief that Nagoya were confirmed as co-hosts South Korea is already hosting the World Anti-Doping Agency of the 2026 Asian Games on Sunday, the Winter Olympics at Pyeonchang (WADA) should be completely adding another major event to the in 2018, while Tokyo hosts the 2020 overhauled, Bach said it was time country’s bulging international sports Summer Olympics before the winter that governments played a more calendar. games go to Beijing in 2022. active role to help create a better The Olympic Council of Asia Held every four years, the 2018 and more transparent system of (OCA) formally endorsed the bid Asian Games are in the Indonesian tackling cheats. after Aichi prefecture governor Hide- cities of Jakarta and Palembang while “This has had to happen aki Ohumra and Nagoya city mayor the 2022 edition will take place in the together with WADA because Takashi Kawamura presented their Chinese city of Hangzhou. WADA, in the fight against dop- The members of the Qatar handball team celebrate after winning the gold medal match during the 17th joint offering to the OCA general Japan will also host the 2019 ing, is the platform,” Bach told the Asian Games in Incheon in this file picture of October 4, 2014. assembly in Danang. Rugby World Cup, the Asian Winter Olympic Council of Asia General Kawamura promised that the Games in 2017 and the world swim- Assembly. Games would be fun, and even ser- ming championships in 2021. “We (also) need the commit- enaded the assembly with a verse The joint bid for the 2026 Asian of world championships over the originally due to take place in Sri technical staff, 8,000 media and ment of government. Together from the Elvis Presley song “Can’t Games almost came unstuck follow- next decade, OCA officials have Lanka but were to switched to Indo- 30,000 volunteers. with governments, we want to help falling in love” to prove the ing a dispute over the cost of funding decided to streamline some of their nesia, mainly as a test event for the Until now, countries have been make WADA more efficient.” point. the Games that was only resolved this major regional events, which have 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and allowed to enter as many athletes The IOC and WADA have been Both men emphasised the month. grown spectacularly from humble Palembang. as they liked but the OCA said each at odds over their roles in deal- strength of Japan’s economy and Kawamura originally threat- beginnings. Indonesian officials told the OCA nation would be restricted to a max- ing with anti-doping cases after advanced technology as well as the ened to withdraw Nagoya’s joint bid The Asian Beach Games, cur- General Assembly on Sunday they imum of two competitors in each WADA led calls for Russia to be country’s successful record of stag- because of fears costs could spiral rently taking place in Vietnam, will would stage a smaller test event in individual event. banned from Rio following alle- ing major sports events. before reaching an agreement with now be held every four years instead 2017 and then the Youth Games at “Otherwise we will have nine gations of state-backed doping. As the lone bidder for the the prefectural government of Aichi. of every two. Founded in 2008, the Surabaya four years later. from one country and none from The IOC opted not to ban Rus- Games, Japan’s proposal was rub- Meanwhile,OCA has rescheduled next edition was supposed to take OCA president Al-Sabah also other countries,” Sheikh Ahmad told sia, instead leaving the decision to ber-stamped by the assembly and two of its biggest regional events and place in 2018 but has been postponed announced limits on the number of the assembly. individual sports. But it believes a the host contract signed by the OCA introduced limits on the number of until 2020. competitors at the Asian Games. This “We are getting the best two clearer system should be estab- and the bid delegates. athletes allowed to compete in the The 2017 Asian Youth Games, is second only in size to the Olympics from each NOC (National Olym- lished, taking the key decisions The OCA had originally planned region’s top multi-sports competition. due to be held in Jakarta, will now with more than 10,000 competitors pic Committee) and we are giving away from sports and national to choose the 2026 Asian Games With Asia already set to stage take place in 2021. The Games, and 5,000 officials from 45 coun- a chance to other NOCs to win federations. host in 2018 but brought the vote the next three Olympics and a host which were first held in 2009, were tries and regions as well as 4,000 medals.” “We think the whole anti-dop- ing system should be independent from sports organisations with regard to testing and sanction- ing,” Bach said. “The system has to be more transparent... we have to be very Wozniacki makes strong start in Wuhan clear who is responsible for what: testing, compliance, sanctioning. “We owe this to the athletes AFP the Czech player told reporters. “I Begu of Romania bowed out in the so they know what is happening, think the key was kind of attacking second set of her second-round meet and we owe it to the public to be her second serve,” she added. with world number five Simona fully transparent.”While the Meanwhile, Konta eased past Halep. The late-season tournament, IOC and WADA have been at WUHAN, CHINA: Former world German Annika Beck 6-1, 6-2 to get which comes just two weeks after the loggerheads over the handling number one Caroline Wozniacki her campaign off to a flying start. year’s final Grand Slam, the US Open, of Russia’s eligibility to compete made a strong start at the WTA “She fought all the way through also saw five retirements last year -- in Rio, the IOC has convened Wuhan Open as the tournament was and we had a lot of close games including in the final. a summit in Switzerland next hit by a wave of retirements yester- so I don’t think the scoreline quite Yesterday’s pull-outs enabled month to look at the issue before day. reflects the level of the match,” Konta American Madison Brengle, Yulia a global doping conference in Wozniacki -- fresh from a title said after the match. Putintseva of Kazakstan and Japan’s 2017. victory at the Pan Pacific Open in The Australian Open semi-final- Misaki Doi to progress to the second “You’re all aware of the Tokyo on Sunday -- took two sets to ist will meet Zhang Shuai of China, round with unexpected ease. challenges we had with regard secure her place in the second round, who beat compatriot Peng Shuai in An all Czech second round meet to the protection of clean athletes as double Wimbledon champion three tightly fought sets 6-7 (5/7), saw US Open finalist Karolina Plisk- before the Summer Games in Rio Petra Kvitova and Briton Johanna 6-3, 6-4. ova beat Lucie Safarova in a close de Janeiro,” Bach said. Konta also made convincing starts. Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark hits a return during her match against The pair last met in Melbourne, two sets, 6-3, 7-5. “The IOC, on very short Four players quit mid-match, tak- Samantha Stosur of Australia at the WTA Wuhan Open in Wuhan, in where Konta halted qualifier Zhang’s Kvitova was able to level her notice, had to take some ing the tally to six in just two days at China’s central Hubei province yesterday. fairy-tale run in the quarter finals. season’s score with Ostapenko, who preliminary decisions and the Chinese tournament, which is “We had a great match at the Aus- beat the Olympic bronze medallist actions in order to protect clean also missing injured world number tralian Open and I haven’t played her twice at the beginning of the year, athletes. In these discussions, it two Serena Williams. The 26-year-old Dane flew Kvitova served six aces -- mir- since so I think it will be a great bat- before the Czech ousted her at the has become more obvious that we Wozniacki was sidelined by straight to Wuhan after Sunday’s rored by her teenage opponent’s six tle,” Konta said. US Open. have to look at the WADA system. injury for nearly three months ear- final where she dispatched Australian double faults -- to sweep to a 6-3, But Britain’s Heather Watson, Illness hampered the start of the “We decided that the IOC will lier this year but has made a strong Samantha Stosur in two sets, winning 6-1 victory against Latvian Jelena Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia and 26-year-old Kvitova’s season, which ask for a full review of the WADA late-season comeback, reaching the 6-3, 6-2 on an ace. Ostapenko. Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenk- also saw her split with her coach of anti-doping system in order semi-finals of the US Open and bag- “I’m on a roll, so hopefully I can “The beginning of the match was ova all joined the injury list as seven years David Kotyza, and she to make it more robust, more ging her first crown of the season in keep pushing myself and play well,” just terrible. Afterwards, I was just they retired from their first-round has slipped to 16th in the rankings efficient, more transparent and Tokyo. she told reporters after the match. more relaxed and more confident,” matches. Meanwhile, Irina-Camelia -- her lowest in five years. more harmonious.”

‘Boring’ mind control puts Konta WTA Wuhan Open Results Wuhan, China: Results from the second day of the Wuhan Open yesterday (x denotes seeding): Women’s Singles Second Round on verge of new landmarks Simona Halep (ROU x4) bt Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 6-3, 2-0 (ret) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP x7) bt Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-4, 6-3 Karolina Pliskova (CZE x5) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE) 6-3, 7-5 AFP Singapore. But when asked about habit to get into.” “I’ve got my own 1st Round the season finale, Konta’s response processes with my team,” said Konta, Petra Kvitova (CZE x14) bt Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 6-3, 6-1 is typically level-headed. before adding self-consciously: Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) bt Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 6-1, 4-1 (ret) “It’s one of those things that’s the “Even if it almost sounds monoto- Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x10) bt Alize Cornet (FRA) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 WUHAN, CHINA: A “boring” mental result of something else, so there’s nous and boring, but it’s just trying technique which allows her to focus not much point in worrying about it to get yourself into a mental state of Madison Brengle (USA) bt Heather Watson (GBR) 6-3, 2-1 (ret) on match after match as if nothing or craving it or stressing, because it’s being where you are repeating the Misaki Doi (JPN) bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x15) 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 3-1 (ret) else matters has left Johanna Konta not completely under your control,” kind of things that you should be tell- Johanna Konta (GBR x11) bt Annika Beck (GER) 6-1, 6-2 (pictured) knocking on the door of she told AFP at the Wuhan Open in ing yourself.” Zhang Shuai (CHN) bt Peng Shuai (CHN) 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 the world’s top 10 -- not that she lets China. Konta uses deep breathing and Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) bt Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 herself worry about such things. “All I can do is focus on each visualisation, and repeats positive Elina Svitolina (UKR) bt Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Konta, 25, burst onto the scene at match I get to play.” phrases to herself to ensure she last year’s US Open and she has gone Even in an era when mind focuses on the aspects of a match born in Sydney to Hungarian par- Barbora Strycova (CZE) bt Sara Errani (ITA) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 up another gear this season, winning coaches are common, Konta’s fierce she can control, rather than worry- ents, she moved to Spain aged 14 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) bt Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 6-2, 6-2 her first WTA title and rising to 13th commitment to her mental “proc- ing about possible outcomes or bad to attend the Sanchez-Casal Ten- Caroline Garcia (FRA) bt Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 6-2, 6-4 in the world. esses” stands out. shots. nis Academy, where Andy Murray Daria Kasatkina (RUS) bt Julia Goerges (GER) 6-0, 6-4 As well as her victory at Stanford, She says she owes much to Span- The results are plain to see on also trained. Carolina Wozniacki (DEN) bt Samantha Stosur (AUS x16) 6-3, 6-2 Konta also became the first British ish mind coach Juan Coto, with court: Konta has soared 137 places Her parents eventually followed, woman to reach a Grand Slam semi- whom she started working with in since the end of 2014 to 13th in swapping Australia for Eastbourne on ATP Shenzhen Results final in 33 years at the Australian 2014, transforming from a nervy the world, making her the highest the south coast of England in order to Beijing: Results from the ATP tennis tournament in Shenzhen, China yesterday: Open, equalling Virginia Wade and player into one with steely focus. ranked British woman since Jo Durie be closer to their daughter. Men’s Singles First Round Sue Barker. When asked about her mental in 1983. Konta was also home-schooled, Fabio Fognini (ITA x7) bt Dudi Sela (ISR) 6-4, 6-1 She now has a chance of technique, she explained: “It’s basi- If Konta has an unusual something she credits with teaching Mischa Zverev (GER) bt Zhe Li (CHN) 6-2, 6-3 reaching the elite -- and lucra- cally treating yourself kindly when approach to her tennis, she also her discipline and mental skills which tive -- eight-player WTA Finals in its hardest to do so. And it’s just a had an unconventional upbringing: she now uses on court. Andrew Whittington (AUS) bt Luca Vanni (ITA) 2-6, 7-6 (12/10), 6-2 SPORT TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 23

Qatar handball Lekhwiya midfielder team looks for glory at Asian joins Al Ahli on loan

Beach Games The Peninsula Brigadiers. Ahli have been busy in the summer transfer window bringing in a total of nine play- QNA ers including professional players DOHA: Al Ahli has announced Sayed Adnan and Wilfried Yessoh. the season long loan signing of Al Ahli will now begin prep- DA NANG, Vietnam: Qatar’s Lekhwiya midfielder Abdurah- arations in earnest for their third handball team is keen to retain man Mohammed. round match against Al Wakrah their title at the prestigious Asian Mohammed was previ- on the 15th of September. So far Beach Games when they began ously on loan last season with Al Luka Bonačić’s side has registered their campaign against India yes- Wakrah and will be looking for an opening day victory against Al terday. some first team game time at the Gharafa and a defeat to Al Sadd. The national handball team is pooled in group, A alongside Paki- stan, Bahrain, Thailand and India, Golf legend and former Masters while group B includes hosts Viet- champion Arnold Palmer speaks nam, Oman, Japan, Hong Kong, Sri at a news conference at the Iraqi defender Rehema Lanka and Afghanistan. Augusta National Golf Club in An estimated 3.000 athletes Augusta, Georgia, in this April 3, from 45 countries and territories, 2007, file photo. returns to Al Wakrah including 350 competitors from Vietnam, rivalling in 14 categories In these prestigious Games, Qatar sport teams are due to The Peninsula The knock has kept the former compete in seven games includ- Iraqi international on the sidlines ing football, handball, volleyball, for Wakrah’s first two games of basketball, athletics, wrestling Golf legend Palmer the season. Both matches saw and swimming. DOHA: Al Wakrah have been Mauricio Larriera’s side lose 2-1 The ABG5 are featuring 14 handed an injury boost ahead to El Jaish and Al Kharaitiyat sports, 22 disciplines and 178 of their QSL third round clash respectively. events. The logo represents sand against Al Ahli which will be The return of Rehema will be and waves in the shape of youthful played on October 15. seen as a timely boost for Wakrah, and energetic athletes, while the Iraqi defender Ali Rehema who are looking to register their mascot features a swift let - a dis- passes away at 87 has been cleared to resume first points of the QSL season. tinctive bird of Vietnam’s southern training with the Blue Waves In other team news, Wak- central coast. after suffering a heel injury just rah head coach has yet to decide millions from endorsements. Some before the start of the QSL sea- if his squad will take part in any four decades after his last PGA ARNOLD PALMER son, in a friendly match against friendly matches during the three The golf “King” whose Tour win, he ranked among golf’s FACTFILE Al Rayyan. week break in QSL action. career highlights highest-earners. Worrall to get “It is not an exaggeration to say N ickname: The King include 95 titles, there would be no modern-day Date of Birth: September 10, 1929 Australian with 62 US PGA PGA Tour without Arnold Palmer. Place of Birth: Latrobe, Pennsylvania Tour wins, dies There would be no PGA Tour Cham- Date and place of death: 25 September pions without Arnold Palmer. There 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ODI debut would be no Golf Channel without Nationality: USA Arnold Palmer,” PGA Tour Com- Played professionally: 1954-2006 AP missioner Tim Finchem said in a Career highlights: 95 titles, including 62 US Reuters statement. PGA Tour titles It was, of course, not just the First victory: Canadian Open, August 20, victories, but how he won. He would 1955 JOHANNESBURG: Australia fast PITTSBURGH: Arnold Palmer hitch up his pants, drop a cigarette Last victory: Senior Tour Crestar Classic bowler Daniel Worrall will make charged across the golf course and and attack the flags. With power- September 18, 1988 his one-day international debut in into America’s living rooms with ful hands wrapped around the golf MAJOR VICTORIES: Tuesday’s one-off match against a go-for-broke style that made a club, Palmer would slash at the ball, Ireland at Willowmore Park in country-club sport popular for the twist that muscular neck and squint The Masters - 4 victories (1958, 1960, 1962, Benoni, South Africa, captain everyman. At ease with presidents to see where it went. 1964), 2 runner-up finishes (1961, 1965) Steve Smith said yesterday. and the public, he was on a first- He was never dull. Consider that US Open - 1 victory (1960), 4 runner-up fin- “He has worked very hard and name basis with both. Palmer rallied from seven shots ishes (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967) he’s improved a lot over the last He never lost that personal behind to win a US Open. He blew a British Open - 2 victories (1961, 1962), 1 couple of years. I think he’s got touch. That’s what made him the seven-shot lead on the back nine to runner-up finish (1960) a lot stronger and bowling with King. lose a US Open. PGA Championship - 3 runner-up finishes good pace and good shape,” Smith Palmer died on Sunday in Pitts- Palmer stopped playing the Mas- (1964, 1968, 1970) told a news conference. burgh at 87. Alastair Johnston, the ters in 2004 and hit the ceremonial Ryder Cup: 6 victories in six appearances as “This series will be a good CEO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises, tee shot every year until 2016, when a player (1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973) challenge for him, with Ireland said Palmer was admitted to the age began to take a toll. tomorrow and then South Africa UPMC Hospital on Thursday for car- He never won the PGA Champi- in their conditions.” diovascular work and weakened onship, one major short of a career home in Orlando, Florida. In 2007, Worrall is one of three over the last few days. Palmer was Grand Slam. But then, the standard the PGA Tour changed the tourna- uncapped fast bowlers Australia diagnosed with prostate cancer in he set went beyond trophies. It was ment’s name to the Arnold Palmer have included in a 14-man squad 1997, which was caught early. the way he treated people, looking Invitational. for the warm-up game against Palmer’s place in golf history everyone in the eye with a smile Palmer was born Sept. 10, 1929, the Irish and then a five-match went well beyond his seven major and signing every autograph, mak- in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the oldest ODI series against South Africa, championships and 62 PGA Tour ing sure they were legible. He never of four children. His father, Deacon, starting on Friday. Joe Mennie and wins. His good looks, devilish grin liked “The King” label but it stuck. became the greenskeeper at Latrobe Chris Tremain are the other two. and hard-charging style of play Palmer played at least one PGA Country Club in 1921 and the club pro “All the new quicks that are made the elite sport appealing to Tour event every season for 52 con- in 1933. here have come a long way in the all. He arrived about the time tele- secutive years, ending with the 2004 Palmer joined the PGA Tour in Lekhwiya players celebrate after the penalty shoot-out which last couple of years, they’ve really vision moved into most households. Masters. He spearheaded the growth 1955 and captured the Canadian ensured their victory against Al Sadd in the Emir Cup final improved and put their names up. “If it wasn’t for Arnold, golf of the 50-and-older Champions Open for his first title. He won four played at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in this file photo. It’s a good opportunity to see how wouldn’t be as popular as it is now,” Tour, winning 10 times. green jackets at Augusta National, they do under pressure against a Tiger Woods said in 2004 when He was equally successful in the British Open in 1961 and 1962 and good South African batting line- Palmer played in his last Masters. business off with golf course design, the US Open in 1960. up,” added Smith. “He’s the one who basically brought a wine collection and apparel that Palmer’s last PGA Tour win came it to the forefront on TV.” included his famous logo of an in 1973 at the Bob Hope Classic. Only Lekhwiya set early pace Palmer also was a pioneer umbrella. four other players won more PGA in sports marketing, paving the He bought the Bay Hill Club Tour events — Sam Snead, Nicklaus, way for many athletes to reap in & Lodge upon making his winter Woods and Ben Hogan. The Peninsula former Granada man is tailor Warrican in made for Lekhwiya and has set- tled well at the club, grabbing three goals in three starts for the West Indies DOHA: The Qatar Stars League Red Knights. season is taking a backseat, Likewise the club has brought ahead of Russia 2018 World Cup back two youngsters who are Squad Tuilagi set to miss autumn Tests Qualifiers, but Djamel Belmadi’s primed for a big debut season with Lekhwiya have come flying out of Lekhwiya. Young striker Almoez the traps this season scoring nine Ali scored his first ever QSL goal AFP AFP goals in just two games. of the season in the victory over The Red Knights opened up Muaither, along with midfielder their campaign with a compre- Assim Madibo who has enjoyed DUBAI: Left-arm spinner Jomel LONDON: Star centre Manu Tuilagi hensive 4-0 victory over newly some impressive cameo’s from the Warrican was yesterday named in is set to miss England’s autumn Tests promoted Muaither with two bench. The Qatari youth interna- the West Indies’ 15-man squad for against South Africa, Australia, Argen- goals in either half. tionals will have to step up this the upcoming Test series against tina and Fiji with a groin injury, his While in their second tie, year and will form a vital part of Pakistan in the United Arab Emir- Leicester club said on Sunday. Lekhwiya needed a late Nam the squad if Lekhwiya are to com- ates. The 25-year-old has not played Tae Hee free kick to secure all pete on all fronts. Warrican was added to the 14 since the first game of the English Pre- three points against Gharafa in Finally Lekhwiya are enjoying players chosen for the squad for miership season and the Tigers’ director a rollercoaster 5-4 victory. One fine early season form from mid- the third and fourth tests against of rugby Richard Cockerill believes he note of concern for head coach fielder Nam Tae Hee. The South India last month. will be out for another “six to eight Djamel Belmadi will be how the Korean international has been on The three-match series weeks”. Lekhwiya defense was breeched sparkling form lately, with a man opens with the two countries’ “He has still got a tight groin. We on four occasions, something of the match performance against first ever day/night fixture using are hoping he will be back on the field that he will be certainly looking Al Gharafa on Saturday evening. the pink ball at the Dubai Inter- within six to eight weeks,” said Cock- to address during the interna- Nam already leads the way in the national Cricket Stadium, from erill. “He is a world-class player. He tional break. scoring charts with a fine hat- October 13. doesn’t want to be injured, we don’t Lekhwiya strengthened sig- trick last time out, and head coach The second match is at the want him to be injured. We want him nificantly in the summer, and Djamel Belmadi will be hoping for Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu on the field.” the signing of Moroccan inter- more of the same after the interna- Dhabi starting October 21, with England take on South Africa at national Yusef El Arabi looks to tional break when Lekhwiya take the closing test at Sharjah Cricket Twickenham on November 12 before Manu Tuilagi be a strong investment from the on second placed Al Sadd in a top Stadium from October 30. facing Fiji, Argentina and Australia. Lekhwiya management. The of the table round 3 clash. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 21 PAGE | 23 India seals win Golf legend in historic Arnold Palmer 500th Test passes away at 87

TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 • 25 DHUL HIJJA 1437 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Smiles and ‘selfies’ as Aspire Academy welcomes Rio star Barshim

The Peninsula a variety of sporting pro- and proactively seek your Star athlete Mutaz Essa Barshim takes a grammes at the Academy. coach’s guidance to achieve selfie with students and officials at the Aspire Barshim was welcomed your best possible results. by Aspire Academy Deputy Dream big and aim high, Academy yesterday. DOHA: It was a time for Director General, Ali Salem Olympic glory and world smiles and ‘selfies’ as Aspire Afifa and Aspire Academy records comes from hard Academy yesterday wel- management team, in addition work, dedication and great comed back Olympic Games to a number of student-ath- team around you.” star Mutaz Essa Barshim to the letes, coaches and staff. Afifa said: “We are place where it all began for the Speaking at the event, incredibly proud to see one lanky athlete. Barshim said: “It’s good to be of our bright students rise at A little over a month ago, back here where it all started, an international level. Aspire silver medallist Barshim fin- at Aspire Academy, which Academy is always striving ished behind Canada’s Derek I consider to be my second to provide the best facilities, Drouin in the men’s high jump home. The Academy, it’s coaches and education to help final at the Olympic Games in world-class facilities unlike our student-athletes achieve Rio de Janeiro. any other I’ve seen through- their maximum potential. Ukraine’s Bohdan Bond- out my many travels, has We hope to see more of them arenko claimed the bronze equipped me to be where I achieve great results at major medal. am today. It’s a great hon- international tournaments Aspire Academy yester- our to be greeted with such in line with the Academy’s day marked the beginning of applause and it feels great to objectives to help Qatar ele- the new 2016-2017 academic make my country proud by vate its international portfolio year by hosting the Rio star bringing home its first Olym- in the sporting arena.” who appeared clutching the pic silver medal. I hope my This new academic year high jump silver medal he won presence here today inspires 2016-2017, which has a total last month. fellow student-athletes to number of 265 student- Barshim was welcomed work hard and take advan- athletes, marked the first by the Academy students tage of what the Academy has academic year after receiving including the 56 new stu- to offer, to achieve incredible the Accreditation by the Coun- dent-athletes at the Academy’s results.” cil of International Schools Auditorium, sharing the highs He told the new student- Student-athletes were and lows on his journey to athletes: “Don’t be afraid accepted after successfully Olympic glory to help inspire of failure as it will help you completing the elaborate Tal- young athletes to follow in his learn. Don’t overthink, show ent Identification process of footsteps as they undertake dedication, get plenty of rest, the Academy. Fossati names squad Laudrup set to ahead of qualifier

The Peninsula QATAR SQUAD Lacoumet Amin, Ahmed Yasser, Mohamed take charge at Musa, Karim Boudiaf, Louise Martin, Ismail DOHA: New coach Jorge Fossati, on Mohamed, Moiz Ali, Ali Afif, Mahdi Ali, Abdul Sunday named the squad for Qatar’s Aziz Hatem, Alam Muftah, Mohamed Juma, 2018 FIFA qualifying match against Korea which will take place on Octo- Yusuf Ahmed, Ahmed Abdel Maqsood, ber 6. Bualem Khoukhy, Saad Al Sheeb, Pedro, Ib- The new coach has ignored some rahim Magid, Abdul Kareem, Mohamed Ka- Al Rayyan popular names but included a few sola, Ali Asad, Hassan Al Haydos, Saoud Al new faces in the 26-member squad. Hajri, Rodrigo Tabata, Sebastian Soria, Khal- Qatar host Serbia in an international ifa Abu Bakr, Akram Afif, Meshal Abdullah, friendly on Thursday, the first game Khalid Muftah, Mohamed Muntari and Mo- “Al Rayyan officials see him as the under their new coach, ahead of the hamed Abdulah. Coach: Jorge Fossati best replacement for Fossati who has game against Korea. The October 6 Former Barcelona and since taken charge of the Qatar national fixture will be followed by the next Real Madrid star to take squad.” qualifier against Syria on October 11. Saad AL Hadjri in goal along with over coaching duty “Al Rayyan needs a good coach and The Qatari team took part in attacker Sebastian Soria and Rodrigo we need to prepare hard for the remain- their first training session under the Tabata. Meanwhile, QFA President from Jorge Fossati der of the season.” guidance of Fossati. Current Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Under Laudrup, Lekhwiya reached Stars League leaders Lekhwiya lead Ahmed Al Thani urged Qatar players the quarter-finals of the AFC Champi- the way with 8 players in the national to keep their confidence going, ahead ons League in his one season in Qatar. squad, including midfielders Ismaeel of their crucial match against Korea. AFP Laudrup was sacked by Swansea in Feb- Mohammed and Karim Boudiaf QFA President watched Qatar play- ruary 2014. whilst Ali Afif also received a call ers in action during a training session Fossati, a hugely popular figure in up for the first time in over a year. on Sunday and was accompanied by Qatar, guided Al Rayyan to a stunning Al Sadd has contributed seven Khalifa Khamis Al Thawadi. DOHA: Danish football star Michael QSL title glory earlier this year in March players to the Al Anabi squad includ- He also met with Fossati and Laudrup, who guided Qatar Stars League with five rounds to spare. ing regulars Ali Asad and national his backroom staff members and (QSL) giants to title glory a little over a Laudrup, previously the coach at team captain Hassan Haydoos. addressed the players and urged year ago, is set to return for his coach- English Premier League team Swansea Fossati also turned to his former them to be ‘positive’ for their forth- ing second stint. City, beat off competition from former club Al Rayyan to pick the trio of coming matches. According to Al Rayyan website, Tottenham manager Christian Gross, 52-year-old Laudrup is set to replace according to AFP. Jorge Fossati who was named Qatar It will be his first return to man- coach on Saturday. agement since surprisingly leaving The former Barcelona and Real Lekhwiya last year. Madrid star, in his one year in Qatar, Al Rayyan won their first champi- helped Lekhwiya to QSL title in the 2014- onship in over 20 years last season, and 15 season. finished 14 points clear of nearest rivals Al Rayyan, who resume training El Jaish. today for their third round of QSL action, Currently they lie fourth in the table will wait on Laudrup to arrive in Qatar but only two games of the new season and sign the contract later this week. have been played. According to a report on Al Kass Lekhwiya are top with a 100 per- website, the statement read: “Mr cent record. Laudrup had enjoyed success with Fossati will be officially unveiled as Al Rayyan’s new Danish coach, former Barcelona Lekhwiya helping them win the QSL the national coach at a press confer- and Real Madrid star Michael Laudrup. title and the Qatar Cup.” ence today. Qatar players train under the watchful eyes of coach Jorge Fossati