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Barshim bags gold Ghani sworn in as Water filter Afghan president; deal with US today KABUL: Ashraf Ghani, a one- time US-based academic, was firms mislead sworn in as new president of Afghanistan yesterday and used his inaugural speech to call for Taliban insurgents to join peace talks after 13 years of war. customers Officials said Ghani’s first major policy move would be the signing today of a long-delayed agreement Expert dispels doubts about water quality allowing 12,500 US-led troops to remain in Afghanistan into 2015 DOHA: Complaints are rising home. What these sales persons to support and train the national against some companies sell- demonstrate is a simple chemical police and army. ing water filters by giving mis- procedure known as electrolysis, “We ask opponents of the gov- leading information about the in which water is broken down ernment, especially the Taliban quality of tap water and bot- into oxygen and hydrogen by pass- and Hezb-e-Islami (another tled water in Qatar. ing electric current between two militant group), to enter politi- Representatives of these com- electrodes immersed in water. cal talks,” Ghani said after being panies are said to be visiting The electrodes react with water sworn in. houses and conducting some to form a precipitate of yellow “Any problems that they have, chemical experiments to con- iron hydroxide, commonly known they should tell us, we will find vince people that drinking water as rust, which causes a sudden a solution. We ask every villager in Qatar is contaminated and change in the colour. Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim, gold medal winner in the men’s high jump, poses for a picture with Qatar Olympic to call for peace. We ask Muslim needs an expensive water filter They do the experiment both Committee Secretary-General Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and coach Stanislaw Szczyrba in scholars to advise the Taliban, and to purify it. with tap water and bottled water Incheon, South Korea, yesterday. See also pages 26 & 28 if they don’t listen to their advice, Health authorities in Qatar had and tell the customers that they they should cut off relations.” earlier issued warnings against don’t have to waste money on bot- AFP such firms and explained that tap tled water since it is also contami- See also page 13 water in Qatar is of high quality nated like tap water. Instead, they and does not require a sophisti- must go for a “high quality” water Steel flyover near cated filter using Reverse Osmosis filter and get rid of all impurities Airport staff now under QA (RO). Such filters would normally in tap water. Abu Hamour opens cost from QR2,000 to QR2,500. A salesperson in a company DOHA: Qatar Civil Aviation by the QCAA after adding the According to newspaper selling bottled water told this Authority (QCAA) and Qatar Airport Operations Management to traffic today reports, the UAE health authori- daily that he had received calls Airways signed here yesterday a department as per the specifi- ties recently issued a warning from many customers raising memorandum of understanding cations approved by the Qatar DOHA: A temporary steel against some companies resort- doubts about the quality of their on absorbing employees work- Aeronautical College. This is part flyover built over Khamees Al FIXTURES TODAY ing to deceptive techniques to product. ing at the Hamad International of QCAA’s strategy to employ Obaidly Roundabout near the (ALL TIMES IN GMT) force residents into buying their He said all of them were influ- Airport (HIA) in Qatar competent Qatari cadres to work Medical Commission headquar- CSKA Moscow (Russia) vs Bayern Munich water filters and purifying sys- enced by the misleading water Airways, as the body respon- at HIA once it is fully operational. ters in Abu Hamour is being (Germany) (1600); Manchester City (England) tems. Some companies in Qatar tests conducted by representa- sible for the management and The QCAA and Qatar Airways opened to traffic today. vs AS Roma (Italy) (1845); APOEL Nicosia too are using similar techniques tives of the filter companies. operations of the new airport. had set up joint committees to The flyover aims to ease traf- (Cyprus) vs Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) to fool customers, say industry “Most companies resort to such QCAA Chairman Abdulaziz study the optimisation for repost- fic flow from Al Thumama (1845); Paris St Germain (France) vs sources. techniques but this particular Mohammed Al Nuaimi and Qatar ing Qatari employee. One of the Roundabout on E Ring Road Barcelona (Spain) (1845); Schalke 04 The experiment is made using experiment is conducted by one Airways Group Chief Executive objectives was to protect their towards the Industrial Area. (Germany) vs Maribor (Slovenia) (1845) an electrode to change the col- company, as we have learned,” he Officer Akbar Al Baker signed rights laid down by the QCAA as The 240 metre metal flyover Sporting (Portugal) vs Chelsea (England) our of water to convince potential said, seeking anonymity. the MoU. In a press statement, well as improving their financial is a temporary solution to traffic (1845); BATE Borisov (Belarus) vs Athletic customers that there are impu- THE PENINSULA the QCAA said that the MoU situation after absorbing in Qatar bottlenecks in the area. Club (Spain) (1845); Shakhtar Donetsk rities in the water they use at Continued on page 5 is a result of four-year effort Airways. QNA THE PENINSULA (Ukraine) vs Porto (Portugal) (1845) TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Deputy PM meets US envoy Minister attends Water demand Afghan president’s inauguration KABUL: The Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs to rise 56.5pc H E Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi has participated as representative of the State of Qatar in the inauguration cer- by 2022: Official emony of the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. Al Rumaihi also congratulated Normal peak demand to be 450MIGD the Prime Minister-designate Dr Abdullah Abdullah and the BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB Vice-Presidents. QNA DOHA: The peak water demand in the run-up-to the SESRI to hold 2022 Fifa World Cup is fore- cast to increase up to 482 mil- RasGas survey lion imperial gallons per day (MIGD), including an addi- on community tional demand of 32MIGD for up to three months during the development games, said a senior official of Kahramaa yesterday. DOHA: RasGas has commis- “The normal peak demand sioned the Social and Economic for water for 2022 is about Survey Research Institute 450MIGD and about 32MIGD (SESRI) of Qatar University is expected to be added dur- (QU) to conduct a survey ing the World Cup for up to The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al among communities residing 3 months,” said Abdulmonem Mahmoud met yesterday with US Ambassador Dana Shell Smith. They discussed bilateral relations and a in the northern parts of Qatar Ahmed Al Darwish (pictured), number of issues of common interest. to identify their developmental Manager, Water Operation and at a level similar to the most needs. Control Department at Qatar developed countries, establishing It aims to provide guid- General Electricity and Water smart-grid system and ensuring ance to companies in Ras Corporation (Kahramaa). water supply for emergency situ- Laffan Industrial City on how Al Darwish, however, in an ations are some of the immedi- their resources could be better interview with The Peninsula, ate objectives before the utility Kahramaa plans survey on exploited to support the local said that the amount of 32MIGD distributor. community. is subject to change depending on Asked why Kahramaa was The survey will cover residents data provided by the ‘Supreme building water filling station in Al of mainly the Al Daayen, Al- Khor Committee for Delivery and Wukair at a time when it is plan- water quality, says official and Al Dhakira and Al Shamal Legacy’ (formerly ‘Qatar 2022 ning to phase out water tankers municipalities. The target areas Supreme Committee’). completely, he said: “Tanker fill- DOHA: As part of efforts Laboratory’ developed an inter- such as ‘Water Quality Campaign’. include Sumaisma, Al Khor, Al Currently, Qatar’s daily water ing station at Al Wukair is being to improve services, Qatar nationally competent sampling In addition, Kahramaa has Dhakira, Al Shamal, Al Kaaban, consumption is about 308MIGD, developed as a backup project General Electricity and Water and monitoring plan that covers spearheaded a drive to construct Al Ghuwairia, Al Ghaariya, Al which is expected to increase con- only to be used in case of emer- Corporation (Kahramaa) is water supply from production a contemporary laboratory that Ruwais and Al Zubara. sistently over the next eight years gency situations.” set to conduct a survey to take facilities to the customers points. aims to monitor and deliver It seeks to identify commu- by 56.5 percent. He further noted that the feedback about the quality of As a matter of fact, more than 89 assured potable water that is nity perceptions, awareness and According to reports Qatar has elimination of supply through water distributed to its cus- parameters in 117,000 samples are based on highest drinking water expectations about the RLIC one of the highest rates of per tankers is an important goal for tomers. This was announced being analysed annually according standards. industry. The survey is part of capita water consumption in the Kahramaa. Currently, the per- yesterday by Abdulmonem WHO standard.” It also aims at building world the RLIC Community Outreach world, at 430 litres a day, which centage of water network cover- Ahmed Al Darwish, Manager, The Kahramaa official high- class infrastructure (building Programme (RLIC-COP) This is is forecast to grow further in the age is about 99.71 percent which Water Operation and Control lighted that their water labo- complex) that is iconic to Qatar the largest stakeholders engage- years to come. means only 0.29 percent is sup- Department at Kahramaa. ratory is an ISO 17025:2005 culture and at the same time ment initiative planned so far by “We think that the demand plied through tankers, which is “The survey is expected to be accredited facility since 2012, “green” with highest degree of the industry, said a statement forecast (for water) will not level equivalent to only 750 customers. lunched by the fourth quarter which reflects its strong com- excellence equipped with modern yesterday. off beyond 2022, but it will slow In this regard Kahramaa is of 2014 where Kahramaa will mitment to comply and exceed laboratory facilities and equip- Abdulaziz Al Muftah, Ras down after the mega-event,” he undertaking a lot of projects receive substantial boost with all international quality standards. ment installed considering indus- Laffan Director and Chairperson said. which are either under plan- customers support through their Moreover, this certificate pro- try’s latest developments across of the RLIC-COP, addressed the Commenting on the future ning and tendering stage, or in fair and honest feedback,” said Al vides confidence and trust in all disciplines. audience : “This initiative is a step planning and strategy of the construction process to cover Darwish in an interview to this results generated by Kahramaa “The new ‘Water Quality toward a new approach for the Kahramaa, especially with regard them by network and also to newspaper. water quality laboratory. Assurance Laboratory’ at our Al future. As companies, we believe to supply of water after 2022, he meeting the demand of prospec- He said: “Kahramaa team is “As far as the water quality is Thumama complex will cover all in our responsibility to positively said: “Our strategy of water sup- tive customers. very enthusiastic and ambitious concerned, according to water drinking water analysis and act contribute to our communities. ply is not confined to only for For instance, some of the water about the participation of all our laboratory records, since 2010, the as a drinking water quality refer- However, our support must come 2022, but we have a long-term supply network being developed customers in the upcoming survey biological compliance constantly ence in the entire GCC region,” Al in a more structured way, and vision. Kahramaa is committed along the Salwa Road included as we believe that the feedback exceeded not only the WHO Darwish added. respond to specific needs.” to meeting Qatar’s need of high Mekaines, Umm Al Zubar, provided by every single cus- guidelines (95 percent) but also On the water loss issues in its SESRI director Dr Darwish quality water following the best Wadi Lejmal, Al Karaana, Umm tomer will be equally important in the very tough target committed distribution network he said that Al Emadi said: “Over the last six local and international standards Hawta and Al Aamriya. The improving the quality of services.” by Kahramaa (99 percent),” Al Kahramaa has already put in years, SESRI has been attempt- in accordance with the goals of total water networks included in The campaign drive will last for Darwish added. place a comprehensive programme ing big changes, and at the same Qatar National vision 2030. All those projects is more than 200 almost three years where every Reiterating customer satisfac- in 2000, which had been further time, we have been putting every the water facilities that we are kilometres of different sizes vary- year, its effectiveness will be con- tion and water quality, he added: intensified since 2007. “Between effort into taking up initiatives developing will be useful beyond ing between 100mm and 900mm stantly evaluated. “Kahramaa is putting a lot of the year 2009 and 2013 the water that bring added value. To this 2022.” with a Reservoir Pump Station at Asked how safe is the water efforts to constantly improve the real loss (leakages and bursts) has end, we are pleased to be work- While highlighting some the Mukaines, which is expected to be supplied by Kahramaa, espe- drinking water quality where it been brought down significantly ing closely with our constituents important goals of Kahramaa, Al commissioned in the next two to cially for drinking and cooking makes fresh moves to strength from a high of 12 percent to about and to be hosting this important Darwish said that reducing water three years. purposes, he said: “For several ties with customers by increasing six percent,” he said. event today”. loss in the distribution network THE PENINSULA years ‘Kahramaa Water Quality the trust levels through initiatives THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA High demand for Kabsa ahead of Eid Al Adha

DOHA: The traditional Arabian fragrant Sulaiman told local Arabic daily Al Raya in sheep. Most families prefer Syrian sheep rice dish, Kabsa, is so much in demand by comments published yesterday. for Kabsa. Qatari families during Eid Al Adha that Kabsa is a dish in which long-grain rice Sulaiman said for the first day of Eid Al catering companies specialising in Qatari is cooked with a mixture of aromatic spices Adha itself he has booked orders for some 85 cuisine have stopped taking orders at and barbequed goat or sheep and served Kabsa dishes. Some families want the dishes least a week ahead of the festival. atop a huge platter of the rice. delivered for 8am banquets in their homes The dish is so popular in Qatar that the According to Al Raya, one dish is cost- while there are others who insist on delivery specialist caterers were inundated with ing this year between QR1,750 and QR1,800 at 11am, he said. Cash-rich Qatari families orders so much as that they had to turn ($480), but a caterer told the daily their now prefer to buy traditional cuisines for down further orders. prices remain unchanged for the past seven occasions like Eid than cook them in their “We have stopped taking orders any- years despite rising costs. homes, the daily said. more,” a catering company owner Mohamed The rates depend on the price of Syrian THE PENINSULA

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Traffic signals at the renovated VIP junction were switched on yesterday and the junction is fully open for traffic. (ABDUL BASIT) TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 HGH conducts over 800 bariatric surgeries a year Surgeons make live transmission of procedure to world meet

DOHA: More than 800 bari- team in recent years,” said Dr surgeries. Risks of heart attacks, atric (weight lose surgeries) Bashah. strokes, and breast and colon can- procedures are conducted by “More than 800 bariatric proce- cers are significantly mitigated the Hamad General Hospital’s dures, ranging from gastric sleeve with such surgeries. (HGH) each year. to gastric bypass, are performed Dr Bashah said while bariatric These surgeries range from at by our surgeons each year. We surgery can help improve out- gastric sleeve to gastric bypass, pride ourselves that all of these comes, patients not to rely on sur- according to a senior health care procedures involve laparoscopic gery as the sole solution to their expert. surgery, which means they are weight and health issues. Dr Moataz Bashah, Consultant minimally invasive and usually “Obesity procedures should and Acting Director of Bariatric permits the patient to recover not be the sole option for peo- and Metabolic Surgery at HGH much faster,” Dr Moataz Bashah ple to lose weight; it must be and his colleagues shared their added. coupled with a healthy diet and experience and expertise about The waiting lists of obesity sur- regular exercise to help them bariatric surgeries held in Qatar gery patients at HMC facilities live a healthier and better life,” at the world’s biggest obesity have improved remarkably due he said. conference during a live trans- the increase in operating thea- The Bariatric and Metabolic mission of a bariatric surgery tres and streamlining of the pro- Surgery Centre continues to procedure. cedures involved. Procedures are establish its international creden- “The Bariatric and Metabolic now performed in a shorter time tials. Members of the team took Surgery Centre in Qatar was the and more efficiently in HGH and part in the formulation of a new first to be chosen from the Middle Al Wakra Hospital. set of obesity surgery protocols in The Hamad General Hospital expert team during a bariatric surgery. East region together with coun- Diabetic patients who undergo Asia in a conference held in South terparts from Japan, South Korea, gastric bypass surgeries can enjoy Korea last August. peers during the 19th Wo rl d recently. The conference saw international organisations in Europe, and North America. many benefits. If newly affected The video link was the first of Congress of International more than 5,000 attendees from the world selected to present The nomination of Qatar came by the disease, their intake of its kind and enabled our experts Federation for the Surgery of around the world. its procedures during the as a result of scientific research diabetic medications is cut down to share their skills and experi- Obesity and Metabolic Disorders Hamad Medical Corporation Congress. activities undertaken by the by 80 percent following such ences with their international (IFSO 2014), held in Canada (HMC) was one of 20 THE PENINSULA Qatar Organ Donation Centre registers over 23,000 new donors

DOHA: Hamad Medical malls across Qatar. have signed up to become organ number of actual donation and of Qatar which is a great achieve- from deceased donors, who have Corporation’s (HMC) Qatar The Hiba representatives spent donors, including 9465 from India, transplants done in the country ment for the registry that started pledged during their life to give Organ Donation Centre (Hiba) six hours each day of the cam- 2935 from Bangladesh, 2803 from this year.” less than two years ago.” their organs to someone in need, has registered over 23,000 new paign educating the public about The Philippines, 2482 from Nepal, “The multinational and multi- According to Dr Fadhil, Hiba is can be the only source of survival organ donors, including locals organ donation and its benefits as 2383 from Sri Lanka, 1347 from linguistic Hiba team has enabled considering future collaborations for the recipients. and expats from many differ- well as addressing any concerns Arab countries including Qatar, Hamad Medical Corporation to with the shopping malls in Qatar A deceased organ donor can ent nationalities, following the or queries they had. and 632 from Pakistan. optimize the communication to make the organ donation cam- save up to eight lives. It is also success of its Ramadan Organ This year’s campaign gave the Dr. Riadh Fadhil, Director with the diverse communities in paign booths permanent, to assist possible to donate a kidney or Donation Awareness Campaign public an opportunity to regis- of Qatar Organ Donation Qatar, and allowed us to deliver in promoting organ donation and part of the liver to your relative, 2014. ter on the spot and receive their Center (Hiba) at HMC, said, the message to the public with allow an increase in the number while you are alive. The 40-day campaign, which organ donor card at the same “This impressive increase in the great effectiveness,” Dr Fadhil of transplantations. For those interested to regis- reached out to Qatar residents time. number of registration reflects said. Organ transplantation can be ter as an organ donor, or to learn and citizens to ‘give the gift of life’ According to statistics pro- the great increase in the aware- He added, “We now have 43,000 a life-saving procedure. It can more about organ donation, please and register as an organ donor, vided by the Donor Registry at ness of organ donation in the registrations from 108 nationali- significantly enhance the qual- visit the website: http://orgando- was carried out by more than 450 Hiba, residents from all walks State of Qatar and this in effect ties. This represents almost five ity of life for someone living with nation.hamad.qa/ Hiba trained staff in 12 different of life and different nationalities has reflected positively on the percent of the eligible population chronic organ failure. The organs THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Four Doha films among 21 recipients of DFI grant Spring 2014 Grants Programme received 360 entries

DOHA: Four film projects from documentary Concrete Dreams: Arab world. We are committed to Qatar are among the 21 recipi- Some Roads Lead Home by Saba supporting them and taking their ents of Doha Film Institute’s Karim Khan. The other projects projects to the next level.” Spring 2014 grants which DFI from the Mena region come from The Doha Film Institute’s named yesterday. Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine Spring 2014 Grants Programme In this cycle of the grants and Syria. focused on identifying new cin- programme DFI is support- Fatma Al Remaihi, Acting CEO ematic talent, particularly first- ing 12 projects from the Middle of the DFI said: “After the success and second-time filmmakers. East and North Africa (Mena) our grant recipients Theeb and Now in its eighth session, the region, seven projects are from Sivas met in Venice, we are really fund received 360 applications. OECD’s Development Assistance excited about this next round The Mena region accounted for Committee list of countries of projects, which reflect some 160 of these; 108 came from DAC (DAC) and two are from the rest compelling new voices in cinema. countries and 92 were from the of the world. Our jurors were impressed by the rest of the world. A still from Dr. Hamood Show. The four projects by film- range of stories and the diversity At 158 submissions, the number makers in Qatar selected to of the backgrounds of the film- of feature narrative films in pro- for development, production or (Lebanon) while the feature docu- Innovation Films Board member receive the grants include Parijat makers who submitted work.” duction seeking funding was post-production. mentary selections from MENA and Executive Producer said: “We (night-flowering jasmine), a fea- “We are also pleased to see so higher than ever before, resulting The feature narrative projects include Dream Away by Marouan at Innovation Films are happy to ture-length narrative by Qatari many strong narrative and docu- in a large number of the selected from the MENA region that will Omara and Johanna Domke and We have Doha Film Institute support director Hend Fakhroo; the first- mentary projects being submitted projects – 10 in total – being nar- be supported by this round of Have Never Been Kids by Mahmood our project Dr Hamood Show and of-its-kind reality web series Dr. by women, whose projects really rative features in production, a funding include Days of Tyranny Soliman both from Egypt, From My to see the Institute’s recognition of Hamood Show by Qatari produc- stood out in this round. A selec- notable increase over past grant by Katia Jarjoura (Lebanon) and Syrian Room by Hazem Alhamwi the growing culture and influence tion company, Innovation Films; tion of 12 films from the region, sessions. Six feature documenta- Madmen’s Fort by Narimane (Syria) and from Palestine are of New Media. Such support helped Remembering Ada, another fea- including four from Qatar, fur- ries and two short films are also Mari (Algeria). Roshmia by Salim Abu Jabal and us in reaching the success we had ture film by Qatar-based Jan ther indicates the strong talent recipients of the grant. All cho- The short narrative grantee Speed Sisters by Amber Fares. after releasing the show online.” Xavier Pacle; and the short pool of filmmakers we have in the sen projects will receive funding is Waves ‘98 by Elie Dagher Mohammed Alhamadi, THE PENINSULA

QOC to launch Qatar Active campaign in Nov Aspetar’s namat.qa to

DOHA: The Qatar Olympic Organising Committee of the March 2015. Then, a new pro- the participation and awareness Committee (QOC) is set Campaign project headed by the gram will be launched for the of various community categories promote healthy living to launch the Qatar Active Executive Director of the project, period going from April 2015 to about the importance of adopt- Campaign, one of the projects of Mohamed Issa Al Fadala. Sub- March 2016. ing a healthy and active lifestyle, DOHA: Aspetar, a member Namat.qa is an open national and the Qatar Sport Sector Strategy committees were also formed, as The Qatar Active Campaign increase the opportunities for all of Aspire Zone Foundation, regional Public Health educational 2011-2016, in November. well as the work team in charge features some 30 activities per categories of the community and announced the launch of a new platform developed by the Aspetar The campaign reflects the high of implementing the project. The year, being held through all the all age groups and enable them website called “namat” (namat. Healthy Lifestyle Programme. It is interest that Qatar, under the objectives and tasks of every months of the year. They include to participate in physical activi- qa) aimed at spreading the designed to focus on promoting a wise leadership of the Emir and working group have also been sport and entertainment activi- ties, and increase the participa- culture of health in the Arab healthy lifestyle and creating public President of QOC, H H Sheikh determined. ties and are targeting all male tion of community members in community. awareness in Arabic communities Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, The Organising Committee and female age categories, with sport and entertainment activi- The website provides infor- about diseases related to unhealthy accords to human, global and holds regular meetings for the fol- specific activities for people with ties and programmes,” said Al mation from Aspetar experts on lifestyles and how they can be pre- sustainable development with low up of the committee activities special needs. Fadala. various topics related to healthy vented. This website will publish the sport sector being one of its and latest plans for the setting up “The Qatar Active Campaign Regarding the opening of the lifestyle and behaviours for the scientific content and researches priorities. of various activities of the cam- works towards achieving three Campaign activities, he said: prevention of non-communicable on healthy lifestyle and is aligned The QOC has formed the paign that will conducted until main objectives namely increase “The campaign is due to start diseases resulting from physical with the National Health Strategy next November. The Organising inactivity. 2011-2016 and Qatar National Committee is exerting every Dr Mohammed Ghaith Al Vision in 2030. possible effort in order for the Kuwari, Director of Aspetar Abdulla Saeed Al Mohannadi, opening of activities to be in Healthy Lifestyles Programme Health Promotion Researcher at line with the importance of the said: “The idea of creating a spe- Aspetar, said: “We will work hard social content characterised by cialised physical activity website to deliver our message through rich and targeted activities. They came about noticing the lack of this website, to be healthily Important Announcement are meant to reach all citizens sources related to physical activity dependent and a reliable refer- and residents of all age catego- especially in the Arab world. The ence on topics of physical activity Used cars public auction ries, males and females. This is website aims to provide the neces- and health on the Web, we are in addition to the ambitious goals sary information for the individual providing content on national serving mainly the sport sector and society, and to deliver the lat- physical activity guidelines for in Qatar but also the health est health information and studies the State of Qatar, and will also aspect.” related to physical activity, nutri- allow experts and those involved The Transport Company (Mowasalat) - Karwa He highlighted that the tion and health matters. in health sector to participate project is expected to contrib- “Namat website will be updated with scientific articles. Namat announces the sale of used cars ute to tackling the overweight constantly by highly qualified will be an important resource for and obesity issues that threaten experts, as well as from doctors the community in finding cred- in a public auction as per the following: modern urban societies, which prominent in different areas ible health information and to are aggravated by the modern of Health Sciences and Sports promote physical activity and lifestyle. Medicine” added Dr Mohammed nutrition programmes in Qatar”. THE PENINSULA Al Kuwari. THE PENINSULA Auction No. 001/AUC/2014 No of Cars Different vehicles Vodafone launches new Place of Auction Auction Yard next to Karwa City at Abu Hamour Internet pack Days of Auction Every Tuesday and Wednesday DOHA: Vodafone Qatar yesterday announced the Auction Timings 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm launch of its Internet Monthly Pack 20. Prepaid customers can now get 250MBs for only Conditions: QR20, valid for a month. It’s a perfect solution for customers who need a boost of extra MB’s every The Transportation company (Mowasalat – Karwa) have month to enjoy their favourite social media, decided to extend the duration of the auction for every online gaming, music and movies, a press release issued by Vodafone said Tuesday and Wednesday except holidays, to give more yesterday. The step is part of opportunities for those interested in participating. Vodafone’s continued efforts to offer worry-free data experiences to all their customers, especially For more details please contact Tel. No. : 44588989 / 44588991 following the recent launch of Vodafone 4G. Internet Monthly Pack 20 is the lat- est addition to Vodafone’s suite of Internet Packs which includes Internet Open Invitation Monthly Pack 50, 100 and 200. Vodafone Qatar said: “Many of our custom- ers enjoy our Internet Monthly Pack 50, but find it’s not quite enough for the full month. With Internet Monthly Pack 20, customers can get that “little extra” needed until it’s time for the next purchase.” THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Minister meets MIA exhibition Italian official

DOHA: The Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Major General Hamad bin Ali Al unveils Tipu Attiyah met yesterday with Italy’s Special Envoy Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi. They dis- cussed topics of common inter- Sultan’s heroics est. The meeting was attended by senior officers of the armed forces. Paintings, historical pieces on show Attorney General

DOHA: An exhibition on historical objects were drawn meets dignitaries prominent 18th Century South entirely from MIA’s collection. Indian Muslim ruler Tipu The centrepiece of this exhibi- DOHA: Qatar’s Attorney Sultan opened yesterday at the tion is a cycle of paintings depict- General H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) ing the Battle of Pollilur in 1780. Al Marri met separately here Special Exhibitions Gallery. Showing Tipu Sultan’s victory yesterday with Head of the “This exhibition aims to tell the over the British army, the paint- Palestinian Judicial Institute story of Tipu Sultan, a famous ings appear to be a preparatory (PJI), Judge Thuraya Judi Al South Indian ruler, statesman, works for a palatial mural. In Wazir and Director-General of patron of the arts, poet, diplomat, their original state, they formed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial a key figure in the late 18th cen- one continuous roll of rice paper, Academy (KPJA ) Judge Hayat tury India,” William Greenwood, approximately two metres high Ali Shah. They discussed issues MIA Curator for Central Islamic and nine metres wide. It has since MIA Curator for Central Islamic Lands William Greenwood explaining the salient features of the exhibition during of common interest, ways Lands explained during a press been cut into 24 separate pieces. a press tour yesterday. (SALIM MATRAMKOT) to strengthen cooperation in tour yesterday. The actual wall painting in the training field and exchange of Tipu Sultan’s formidable rep- Darya Daulat Bagh, the Sultan’s Other objects on show are a even two centuries after his population, we hope that a wide experiences. utation and strong self-image palace, survives to this day. dagger and scabbard, pistol bar- death,” said Greenwood. audience will visit MIA to learn QNA makes him an extraordinary sub- Another highlight of the expo is rel, guard’s sword, axle bosses and “One of the major themes of about his truly remarkable story,” ject in an exhibition where art, a cannon; which, like most objects cannonballs, shahnameh manu- The Tiger’s Dream is how east she added. Ordinary filters objects and narrative combine to on display, is laden with tigers and script and palanquin handle. and west interacted at a key On view until January 24, examine the past. inscriptions. “Tipu Sultan was not only a point in history, where the inter- 2015, the exhibition will also enough: Official Titled “The Tiger’s Dream: “Tipu’s symbol is the tiger. He warrior and ruler, but a man who, connected world we see today coincide with a number of activi- Continued from page 1 Tipu Sultan,” the expo features 35 was the ‘Tiger of Mysore’ and the through his accomplishments, was coming into existence,” says ties, including art workshops and A health expert advised the pieces comprising paintings and objects have tiger motif. It’s his became a legend during his life- MIA Head of Exhibitions, Shaika special tours. There will also be a public not to be fooled by such objects produced during his rule way of expressing himself, his own time. The pieces on display in this Nasser Al Nassr. series of lectures featuring exhibi- marketing gimmicks. “I person- from 1782 to 1799 in the Sultanate personal propaganda to symbolise exhibition are beautiful and can “Although the figure of Tipu tion curator William Greenwood ally had an experience with such of Mysore in Southern India. This his rule, his strength,” explained be used to understand how Tipu Sultan will be of particular inter- and locally-based scholars. companies. Some of them also use unique group of paintings and Greenwood. Sultan continues to be relevant est to Qatar’s large South Asian THE PENINSULA a soap to show that water purified by their filter is softer,” he said. He said only an ordinary filter is required to purify tap water in Qatar since its quality is scientifi- cally proven. It goes through an Al Ahli Hospital marks World Heart Day with symposiums elaborate filtering process and the only possibility of contamination is through dust particles collected DOHA: Cardiovascular disease dietitian and physiotherapist Hammad Deputy CEO, Al Ahli in water tanks at home. This can once considered an old-age ill- were also given to visitors to the hospital. be removed through frequent ness has now become a common hospital as a tool to create aware- World Heart Day was founded cleaning of the tanks or using an lifestyle concern, according to ness among the public. in 2000 to inform people around ordinary filter. health experts at a symposium “We held activities to create the globe that heart disease and He cautioned that water filters held yesterday at the Al Ahli awareness about how to avoid stroke are the world’s leading themselves can become a source Hospital. heart diseases and how sim- causes of death, claiming 17.3 mil- of contamination if they are not Majority of heart diseases may ple tests could help to diagnose lion lives each year. maintained properly. be caused due to controllable the disease,” said Jamal Saleh THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA factors like blood pressure, dia- betes, smoking, sedentary life- style, unhealthy diet, stress and obesity, experts said at the sym- Cardiologist at Al Ahli hospital on themselves they must seek spe- posium held to mark the World sidelines of the symposium. cialised advice from a smoking Heart Day. In a recent case, the hospital cessation clinic like we have at The hospital held awareness has treated a 28 years old man for the Al Ahli hospital,” said Djamel. events yesterday under the a vascular problem. “This very The symposium titled ‘Cardiac theme ‘Live Long with a Healthy young man was a heavy smoker and vascular disease: Treatment Heart.’ and we had to vascularise his and Prevention,’ was inaugurated “Lifestyle, use of tobacco, qual- heart,” said Dr Djamel. by Dr Abdulazeem Abdul Wahab ity of food and lack of activity are He advises people to stop smok- (pictured left), Medical Director, directly influencing cardiac and ing, exercise at least 30 min- Al Ahli Hospital. vascular illnesses and the fact of utes every day and adopt healthy “Heart is the main organ of age is becoming lower now,” said eating. “Smoke cessation is a key the body and we have to give good Dr Bendaas Djamel (pictured factor to prevent heart diseases. care to it,” said Dr Wahab. right), Consultant Interventional If someone can’t stop smoking by Free glucose tests, advice by

Hotline to educate QRC delegation arrives in workers on rights flood-hit Jammu DOHA: Expatriate workers will seven days a week. now be able to make calls on a Awareness lectures were held & Kashmir hotline to enquire about their by the foundation at the Wafedin DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent rights in Qatar thanks to the Health Centre in Mamoura on (QRC) has sent its officials Qatar Foundation for Protection the workers’ wages, their rights including two Qatari women to and Social Rehabilitation and obligations in Qatar. This lec- India to assess the humanitar- (QFPSR) efforts to protect the ture was given by Dr Mohammed ian conditions and urgent needs workers’ rights in Qatar, officials Saeed, an international legal expert in the flood-stricken parts of have said. from the foundation and about 100 Jammu and Kashmir in India. This was announced during a workers attended. The lecture The mission travelled to India social awareness lecture hosted by was presented in Arabic and then on September 24 to coordinate the QFSPR in conjunction with the translated to Urdu. After the lec- with NGOs, examine the situa- Ministry of Interior (Police Training ture brochures with details of the tion on the ground, and negotiate Institute) and the Qatari Red services the foundation offered were executive partnerships with the Crescent under the theme “Qataris distributed among the workers. organizations working there in efforts in protecting the rights Qatar has also set up several case an immediate relief response of migrant workers”. The lecture departments to address and protect is required. They are scheduled to hosted at the Wafedin Health Centre the expatriate workers rights and return to Doha today. The group in Industrial area was attended by among these is the ministry of labour comprises three senior members of about 350 expatriate workers. which exercises an oversight role QRC’s risk reduction team, includ- Edriss Mzabi a researcher at the of protecting the workers’ rights, ing two Qatari female volunteers police training institute addressed does inspections on work sites and Reema Al Merekhi (head of mis- the workers on the legislative accommodations and undertakes the sion) and Fatima Al Mohannadi — framework of Qatar related to commitment to implement the law as well as Dr Hassan Al Beiroumi, protection of the rights of work- and ministerial decisions regarding an assistant trainer of public ers, the constitution, penal code the workers’ rights. health in disasters and a health/ and other laws related to combat- There is another important environment writer. ing human trafficking in Qatar. establishment to oversee the rights After arriving in New Delhi, He also told workers about their of workers in the Labour Courts they held several meetings with rights to keep their own pass- which ensures that the principles the Islamic Relief - India (IRI), ports, not to be assaulted by any- of justice and fairness are respected Indo-Global Social Service Society one including their sponsors, their in all labour related cases. (IGSSS), and Mother Helpage overtime payments and holidays. There is also the National Human Worldwide. Then, they made a The foundation seeks to foster Rights Commission (NHRC) which field trip to Srinagar, the summer a social dialogue and consulta- looks at the abuses human rights capital of Jammu and Kashmir tion with expatriate workers in and freedoms and suggests ways of and the worst-hit region, with defining and defending their in addressing them. There is a Human 80 percent of its land submerged Qatar. It has set up a hotline, Rights Department at the Ministry by 12-14 feet high floods, which 108, through which workers can of Interior which receives requests wiped out whole villages. The call and make enquiries regard- for transfer of sponsorship for the mission toured all over the state, ing their rights and other related workers with grievances with their particularly medical facilities and concerns throughout day and sponsors. the relief camp. night. The hotline is working and THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Kuwait strips Rivals hold 18 nationals of citizenship UN-brokered KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwaiti government said it revoked the citizenship of 18 people yes- terday, including a prominent opposition figure, citing irregu- larities in granting them their talks in Libya nationality. According to a statement, some of those who lost their citizen- Focus on power transition ship had been naturalised on the basis of fake documents, others TRIPOLI: Opposing factions in Thinni is internationally recog- had dual citizenship, which is out- the Libyan parliament met yes- nised but Libya’s three main cit- lawed, and others had the status terday for UN-brokered talks ies are almost entirely outside its revoked for security reasons. aimed at ending a split which control. Among them was Saad Al Ajmi, has left the violence-plagued The Islamists and their allies spokesman of the Popular Action country with rival governments. have established a rival govern- Movement, a nationalist oppo- The hard-won gathering in the ment in Tripoli headed by Omar sition group headed by former remote oasis town of Ghadames, Al Hassi, and have reconvened the veteran MPs Ahmad Al Saadun confirmed only on Sunday night, previous legislature which they and Mussallam Al Barrak. Before was the fruit of marathon shuttle dominated. joining the group, Ajmi served for diplomacy between the two sides by The Ghadames talks are aimed several years as the Kuwaiti cor- UN mission chief Bernardino Leon. at reaching a “framework agree- respondent of Al Arabiya satellite The meeting, which finally ment on the rules of procedures” A Palestinian girl runs in front of her family’s home that was partially demolished by Israeli forces in Abu Dis, West television. started at 3pm (1300 GMT) after for parliament and another on Bank, yesterday. In comments on Twitter, a five-hour delay, was “an historic “the critical issues relating to activists blasted the decision as day for Libya” and sent “a strong the governance of the country”, a means of silencing the opposi- message of unity to the Libyan the UN mission said earlier this Most Palestinians back rocket tion which last week described people”, Leon said in an opening month. similar government action as address. The mission said it hoped the totally illegal. Since July, the Gulf Government representatives two sides would also agree a date state has revoked the citizenship from Britain and Malta, Libya’s and venue for a ceremony dur- attacks if Gaza blockade stays of 30 people and their family close Mediterranean neighbour, ing which the previous parlia- members, including the owner of attended the meeting which was ment would transfer power to JERUSALEM: Most respondents saw armed confron- 39 percent of those polled said a pro-opposition television sta- being held behind closed doors. the internationally recognised Palestinians would favour tation as the best way to end they would support Hamas, down tion and a newspaper, a former The majority faction in the leg- legislature. resuming rocket fire at Israel if Israeli occupation and set up a from 46 percent a month ago. Islamist opposition MP and a sen- islature elected on June 25 has “Agreement on these points will it does not lift its Gaza block- Palestinian state. The rival Fatah of president ior Islamist cleric. been meeting in the far eastern allow for future discussions on the ade, although support for armed It said that 29 percent believed Mahmoud Abbas would win 36 A court on Thursday declined town of Tobruk near the border critical issues of governance and confrontation is dropping off, negotiations were the best option, percent, up from 31 percent in to rule in the case of the citizen- with Egypt since Islamist militia the political transition and full according to a poll published while 23 percent favoured non- August, the survey found. ship of the owner of Al Youm tele- and their allies took control of normalisation of institutions and yesterday. violent resistance. But the poll, But in a presidential race, vision Ahmad Jabr Al Shemmari, most of the capital last month. the country,” it added. “An overwhelming majority of carried out between September Hamas’ Ismail Haniyah would saying the issue was outside its The minority faction stayed Libya has been in turmoil ever 80 percent supports the launching 25-27 and with a margin of romp home with 55 percent sup- jurisdiction. Shemmari’s law- in Tripoli and has boycotted the since the Nato-backed uprising of rockets from the Gaza Strip at error of three percentage points, port compared to 38 percent for yer challenged the citizenship Tobruk sessions. which ousted and killed long- Israel if the siege and blockade reflected a falloff in support Abbas. Asked if Israel with its withdrawal at the administra- Twelve delegates from each side time dictator Muammar Gaddafi are not ended,” said the survey both for the Islamists movement massive air, sea and land bom- tive court, saying it violated the were to take part in yesterday’s in 2011 with a myriad of former of 1,200 Palestinians in Gaza and Hamas which rules Gaza and for bardment of Gaza had won the constitution because Shemmari talks in Ghadames, 600km south- rebel militias vying for power. the West Bank conducted by the violence. July-August war, or Hamas — was a Kuwaiti by birth. The deci- west of Tripoli and close to the In May, renegade general Palestinian Centre for Policy and PSR said that in a similar sur- which fired rockets deep into sion is not final as it can still be Algerian and Tunisian borders, Khalifa Haftar launched an offen- Survey Resarch (PSR). vey a month earlier, in the imme- Israel — 69 percent handed vic- challenged before the Court of parliament spokesman Fraj Abu sive against Islamists in the east- Conducted a month after the diate aftermath of the war, 53 tory to the Islamists in the latest Appeals and Supreme Court. Hashem said before the meeting. ern city of Benghazi, including the end of Israel’s 50-day Gaza mili- percent backed armed confronta- survey, down from 79 percent last Human Rights Watch at the The Tobruk-based government jihadist Ansar Al Sharia group. tary offensive to stop rocket tion. Asked how they would vote if month. time denounced the action as a of Prime Minister Abdullah Al AFP fire, the poll says 44 percent of a general election were held now, AFP “crackdown on people seeking reform” in Kuwait. AFP Thousands pouring into Makkah Collision delays Israel fears unrest as Jewish, Suez Canal traffic

CAIRO: Two container ships Muslim holy days coincide collided at the northern end of Egypt’s Suez Canal, delaying JERUSALEM: Israeli police problems,” police spokeswoman traffic through a vital global are to deploy in extra strength Luba Samri said yesterday. trade route, shipping sources in mixed Jewish-Muslim areas “Regional police commanders said yesterday. The German- on Saturday, fearful of trouble will be in touch with political and flagged MV Colombo Express as the two faiths mark major religious leaders of the two com- and the Singaporean-flagged holy days, police said. munities to encourage mutual MV Maersk Tanjong collided at In a rare concurrence of the tolerance and respect,” she said. the mouth of the canal, knock- calendars of the two religions, “The police will act with an iron ing three containers from the this year the main Islamic feast fist against anyone who might Colombo Express into the sea, of Eid Al Adha falls on the same engage in provocation, incitement the sources said. day as the solemn Jewish fast of to violence or disturbing public The collision is expected to Yom Kippur. order.” delay Suez traffic in both direc- While Muslims celebrate with Authorities will be keeping an tions. “The incident has severely outings to friends and family and especially close eye on the ancient interrupted the second south- feasting, Jews spend 25 hours in port city of Acre in northern bound convoy and the northbound prayer and fasting and refrain Israel, where riots erupted on convoy is therefore expected to from driving. Yom Kippur 2008 when an Arab be delayed,” Agents Inchape Anyone driving on Yom resident drove through an observ- Shipping Services said. The Suez Kippur is likely to face stone ant Jewish neighbourhood blaring Canal is one of the world’s most throwing by observant Jews who music from his car stereo. strategic waterways, facilitat- have even been known to attack A group of Jewish youths ing much of the maritime trade Israeli ambulances and police assaulted the driver and false between Europe and Asia, pro- vehicles. rumours of his death brought viding about $5bn in annual rev- “Police reinforcements will hundreds of angry Arabs onto the enue for Egypt. Both ships remain be deployed in all areas where streets in protest, damaging cars parked in the canal lakes as Suez Jews and Arabs live alongside and property. Clashes went on for authorities fish the containers each other, to prevent friction four days and at least three people out of the water and complete an and allow the two communities were injured. investigation. Pilgrims arrive for the afternoon prayer at Makkah’s Grand Mosque yesterday, as hundreds of thousands of to observe their holidays without AFP REUTERS Muslims started pouring into the holy city for the annual Haj pilgrimage. Political conflicts worsening Yemen food security: UN

ABU DHABI: An escalation With a high proportion of the Yemen earned just $671m from of political turmoil in Yemen, population living off the land and Saudi sees threat to regional security exporting crude oil in January- one of the poorest countries in some 90 percent of Yemen’s water May, down nearly 40 percent the world, risks aggravating an resources being used in agricul- RIYADH: Sunni-dominated from their stronghold in north- unprecedented challenge,” Prince from a year earlier, as a result already dire food security situ- ture, people are especially vulner- Saudi Arabia has warned that western mountains to the capital Saud was quoted as saying in of frequent bombings of its oil ation, the United Nations Food able when conflicts disrupt farm neighbouring Yemen risks slid- Sana’a last month, then seized key remarks at the UN General and gas pipelines, mostly by dis- and Agriculture Organization production, FAO officials said. ing towards further violence state installations with little or no Assembly in New York. gruntled tribesmen feuding with (FAO) said yesterday. “In every effort to improve food which could damage regional resistance on September 21. He cautioned that if a solution the state. Shia rebels seized the Yemeni security and nutrition you need security, after Shia rebels Under the peace deal signed is not found, Yemen “could slide The FAO’s Yemen representa- capital Sana’a this month, stability and in Yemen two thirds overran the capital last week. that same day, they are supposed towards more violence” liable to tive, Salah Elhajj Hassan, told prompting President Abd-Rabbu of the population depend on agri- Prince Saud Al Faisal, the to withdraw once President affect regional and international Reuters by telephone from Sana’a Mansour Hadi to warn of a drift culture,” said Spijkers. kingdom’s Foreign Minister, Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi names security. “We call on all the par- yesterday that Yemen’s conflicts towards civil war in a country “So if people are displaced and called at the United Nations for a new prime minister. ties to urgently apply the accord were hampering even the most long riven by deep political, reli- they can’t grow food for their immediate implementation of a “The Republic of Yemen in its totality and we exhort the basic aid programmes such as gious and tribal divisions. own families then there is a very UN-brokered peace deal which is facing a situation which is international community to help distributing agricultural inputs One in four Yemenis is under- severe situation.” he said had been flouted by the developing in an extremely seri- Yemen by all means possible,” to farmers in rural areas. nourished and more than half Compounding Yemen’s plight, insurgents, local media reported ous way and which requires us Prince Saud said. “As we speak we are trying of Yemen’s 25 million people are nearly half of its irrigation water yesterday. The rebels advanced to come together to meet this AFP to send some assistance to Jawf ‘food insecure’, that is lacking goes to growing qat, a narcotic province but we have a problem access to sufficient food for their leaf that fetches a high price on doing that because of the sever- needs, FAO regional coordinator local markets, rather than to has to import 90 percent of the This heavy reliance on global of a slump in oil exports, are now ity of the situation there,” he Ad Spijkers told a news confer- growing staple crops. wheat and 100 percent of the rice food markets, coupled with dwin- both aggravating Yemen’s food said. ence in Abu Dhabi. The cash-strapped government it needs to feed its people. dling foreign exchange as a result vulnerability, FAO said. REUTERS TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Turkey deploys tanks, mulls anti-IS action Militants close in on key Syria border town ANKARA/BEIRUT: Turkey The government said it would Sunday. The government hopes yesterday deployed tanks and shortly submit motions to par- parliament will approve the mili- armoured vehicles to reinforce liament authorising the armed tary action before the Eid holiday its border with Syria amid forces to take action in Iraq and which begins on Saturday. escalating Islamic State (IS) Syria, so Ankara can join the Erdogan said the IS — black- violence, as parliament is set US-led coalition against the IS listed as a terrorist organisation to consider whether to author- fighters. by Ankara since October 2013 ise military action against IS “The motions have not yet been — has nothing to do with Islam, jihadists. sent to parliament. They may which he said “does not legitimise IS fighters closed in yesterday come tomorrow,” parliamentary such savagery or violence.” to within only a few kilometres speaker Cemil Cicek was quoted “Attributing terrorist actions in of a key Kurdish town on Syria’s as saying by NTV television. the Middle East to Islam means border with Turkey, despite new Prime Minister Ahmet nothing other than distorting air strikes by the US-led coalition. Davutoglu has said the motions the truth,” he said in a speech in It was the closest the militants will be debated on Thursday. Istanbul. “Our religion is a reli- had come to the town since they Turkey had refused to join a gion of peace.” began advancing toward it nearly broad anti-IS coalition led by the In a rare move, Turkey’s top two weeks ago, sending tens of United States while dozens of its general, Necdet Ozel, will speak thousands of refugees across the citizens including diplomats and to the cabinet today followed by border, said the Britain-based children were being held by IS a security summit chaired by monitoring group. militants having been abducted Erdogan. As they advanced, the IS fired from the Turkish consulate in the Turkey has so far accepted over at least 15 rockets at the town northern Iraqi city of Mosul. 160,000 Syrian refugees who fled centre, killing at least one per- After securing their freedom the IS assault near the town of son, the Observatory said, adding in a top-secret operation which Ain Al Arab, and has called for other rockets hit the border zone. reportedly resulted in the release creating a safe buffer zone to help The Turkish army moved tanks of 50 IS fighters, President Recep civilians inside Syria. and armoured vehicles to the bor- Tayyip Erdogan said the country’s Turkey has already taken in Abu Ismail, the owner of a plastics factory that was targeted by US-led air strikes, gestures while standing at his der town of Mursitpinar which position had changed, signalling a more than 1.5 million refugees destroyed factory in the Islamic State’s stronghold of Raqqa in Syria yesterday. lies across from the key Kurdish more robust stance towards the who fled the regime of President town of Ain Al Arab after some IS group. Bashar Al Assad. as jihadist fighters. The Britain- Manbij, in an area controlled by a number of Islamic State fight- stray bullets hit Turkish vil- “We will hold discussions with US warplanes attacked IS tar- based Syrian Observatory for Islamic State, killing at least two ers, said Rami Abdulrahman, who lages, sparking retaliation from our relevant institutions this gets in Syria overnight, in raids Human Rights said the strikes civilian workers. runs the Observatory which gath- Turkey’s military under its “rules week. We will definitely be where that a group monitoring the hit mills and grain storage areas Strikes on a building on a road ers information from sources in of engagement.” we need to be,” Erdogan said on war said killed civilians as well in the northern Syrian town of leading out of the town also killed Syria. AGENCIES Syria backs global fight against IS, Cost of US war against IS passes $780m

Minister tells UN LONDON: The cost of the US-led war November midterm elections at earliest. and Hagel on Friday anticipated asking Isis armed vehicles, an air-defence trans- UNITED NATIONS: Syria stands against the Islamic State (IS) militant The CSBA priced out estimates run- Congress for additional money in the port vehicle, a storage facility and a train- with a worldwide effort to combat group has totalled at least $780m, accord- ning a gamut of options proposed by military’s baseline budget, which already ing camp in positions ranging from Deir Islamic State, Foreign Minister Walid ing to a new estimate, as US drones and politicians, retired military officers and stands at about $500,000, excluding nearly Al Zour, Raqqa and Manbij. Al Moualem said yesterday, in a state- warplanes continued to attack Isis posi- pundits for escalating the war. What it $59bn in requested war funding, mostly Unilateral US airstrikes in Iraq also ment to the United Nations that tions in Iraq and Syria yesterday. called a “moderate level of air operations”, for Afghanistan. That war funding is “gas occurred near Kirkuk, Sinjar and an appeared to give tacit approval of US The US defence secretary, Chuck Hagel, involving 2,000 “deployed ground forces” - a money”, Dempsey said, above the strains unspecified location in northwest Iraq, and Arab air strikes in Syria target- said on Friday that the US military is level slightly higher than the 1,600 ostensi- that a new and budgetarily unanticipated targeting what Central Command said ing the militants. spending up to $10m a day and is likely bly non-combat security and “advisory” US war are likely to have on the funding were Isis armed vehicles. While the US Moualem told the United Nations to request more money from Congress to forces in Iraq now - would total as much assumptions of the military services. attempts in Iraq to foster Iraqi and Kurdish General Assembly that military action fund a war whose duration is uncertain. as $320m each month and $3.8bn annually. Air strikes in Syria now occur daily, ground forces to reclaim territory from Isis, to tackle Islamic State, Al Qaeda’s In August, before the US expanded strikes Should the US deploy a ground force as do their counterparts in Iraq. The US its plan to raise a Syrian proxy force is not Syrian wing Nusra Front, and other against Isis into Syria, the Pentagon esti- of 25,000 US troops, as advocated by Iraq Central Command announced that it con- expected to field its first units for nearly a extremist groups should coincide with mated its daily war costs at $7.5m and has surge architect Frederick Kagan, annual ducted eight strikes in Syria on Sunday year. Dempsey estimated Friday that rolling cutting off their flow of funds, weapons, yet to provide a more precise estimate. costs would run “as high as $13bn to night and yesterday, including against back Isis in Syria will require a proxy force fighters and training. The Center on Strategic and Budgetary $22bn”. An air campaign with a higher an IS-held airfield near Aleppo. Jennifer of between 12,000 and 15,000. The White “It is due time to pool all our efforts Assessments (CSBA), a thinktank influ- operational tempo and a 5,000-troop Cafarella, a researcher with the Institute for House requested $500m to train and arm against this terrorism, since imminent ential with the Pentagon, estimated on deployment would cost between $350m the Study of War — a thinktank operated Syrian rebel forces, but it is unclear how danger is surrounding everyone and no Monday that the air war has already cost and $570m per month and $4.2bn to by the Kagan family — said the airfield was many rebels that total will initially fund. country is immune to it,” Moualem told between $780m and $930m between 8 $6.8bn each year. likely the Jarrah airbase, previously in the The Pentagon estimates it can train up to the annual gathering of world leaders, August, when it began, and 24 September. General Martin Dempsey, the chair- hands of competitor Syrian militant groups. 5,000 “vetted” Syrians within a year, a fig- though he cautioned that any military Congress has not voted on going to man of the joint chiefs of staff, opened Central Command said aircraft from ure suggesting the training might run to action must abide by international law war, outside of authorising the military the door to US ground combat alongside the United Arab Emirates and Jordan $1.5bn for a 15,000-strong force, excluding and respect a country’s sovereignty. to train a proxy Syrian rebel ground Iraqi and Kurdish forces in congres- participated in the most recent rounds of the costs of keeping that force viable in the REUTERS force, and will not do so until after the sional testimony earlier this month. He Syria strikes. Those strikes also targeted field. GUARDIAN NEWS Tunisia’s Islamists urge US to support democracy

WASHINGTON: Tunisia’s moderate Islamist moderate secularists in Tunisia as “a very rare expe- party Ennahda appealed yesterday for US sup- rience in the Arab world” and one which can serve port as the country heads into vital elections, as an example that “democracy and Islam can work warning democracy remains fragile in the nation together, are compatible.” that triggered the Arab Spring. “There is a part of the Middle East (where) there Tunisians is a candle still shin- ousted longtime ing,” he said. dictator Zine El Ennahda rejects Abidine Ben Ali in any form of what he January 2011 and called “terrorism,” Ennahda emerged but Ghannouchi at the head of the insisted that to pack in elections fight groups such as nine months later Al Qaeda and the with 37 percent of Islamic State group, a the vote. program me of social With looming justice was needed to legislative elec- ensure there was food tions on October on the table and jobs. 26, followed by Tunisia was hoping a key presiden- to attract Western tial vote the fol- investment to boost lowing month, the north African the party’s country’s economy. leader Rached “In this context of Ghannouchi chaos and violence (pictured), said and mistrust... we are Ennahda was “preparing for the second test.” here to carry a note of hope, of positive horizons still “One flower cannot make the spring,” Ghannouchi existing,” said Ennahda MP Amel Azzouz. told a small group of reporters at the US Institute “We need the US and all our friends to be with of Peace at the start of a visit to the United States us, and to be consistent in supporting this nascent during which he will also meet key US administra- democracy. And Tunisia will be a showcase for the tion officials. rest of the Arab world,” she said. Ennahda last week unveiled an ambitious platform International observers would help ensure that for the parliamentary elections, saying it was confi- results from the upcoming elections would be “rec- dent of a greater victory than the one achieved three ognized and respected by everybody,” she added. years ago. “By the end of this year we can guaran- Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, who is tee that Tunisia will be the first Arab democracy,” a secular ally of Ennahda, announced earlier this Ghannouchi said, speaking in English. month that he will stand for re-election in November. “But we need the support of the United States Ghannouchi’s aides revealed that there were for this experience, which can be considered as the already some 70 people who have expressed hopes alternative of extremism and terrorism and war,” of joining the presidential fight, and so Ennahda was he said. not putting up its own candidate and would wait for Ghannouchi pointed to cooperation over the past the run-off before deciding who to back. three years between moderate Islamic parties and AFP TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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PAIN’S constitutional court yesterday dealt a hard blow to the separatists in Catalonia bent on dividing the country along ethnic lines and economic lines. SJust because Catalonia is a wealthy province known to contribute a large portion to the country’s national income Ukraine leader clings to should be no reason for it to demand independence. Led by its leader Artur Mas, Catalonia had declared its intention of holding an independence referendum on November 9 that the court put on hold yesterday. Despite Prime Minister European goal despite Putin Mariano Rajoy’s protestations that any attempt at a vote would be illegal, the region’s leaders continued to campaign for BY RICHARD BALMFORTH Nato and the Kiev military say there Donbass. “It is clear to everybody that the vote. The government maintains that the right to decide has been a significant withdrawal of there is no agreed vision of a future a region’s status belongs to all the Spanish people. This is in KRAINIAN President Petro Russian forces from inside Ukraine Donbass which is the key criticism keeping with the European nation’s 1978 constitution drafted in Poroshenko has secured a after an intervention in August they today of the peace settlement process,” the aftermath of the death of dictator Francisco Franco. Even temporary peace in the trou- say tipped the balance of power on the Serhiy Taruta, a billionaire industri- after the desire of the Scots to go their own way was beaten Ubled east which he says gives ground towards pro-Moscow rebels alist and Kiev-appointed governor of him a chance to move Ukraine towards But analysts say Putin’s broad agenda Donetsk region, much of which is held in the referendum held recently in Scotland, the Catalonians its dream of a place in Europe — but is unchanged: to destabilise Ukraine’s by separatist forces, wrote on Friday. didn’t see a reason to go back on their demand. The run-up to Russia’s Vladimir Putin still holds cards internal situation and render it unfit “If a status quo is fixed and the occu- the Scottish vote saw protests surge hundreds of kilometres that could thwart him. as a potential ally for the EU and pied territories are given ‘special status’ away in Barcelona, the capital of the Spanish province. And, a month away from a parliamen- Nato alike. and a part of Ukrainian sovereignty is The people of Catalonia try to distinguish themselves from tary election which he hopes will bring “Russia is not trying to stabilise the delegated, then this will wind the situ- the rest of Spain by claiming a distinct culture and ethnicity. a strong coalition of support for sweep- situation. It is trying to destabilise the ation back to May when the separatist ing reforms, Poroshenko’s peace plan is situation,” said James Sherr, an associ- movement had only just started getting Another grouse that may be a take on the Scottish argument coming under greater criticism at home ate fellow of the London-based Chatham going,” he wrote in the online newspaper for separation is that the region contributes a chunk of the — even from some of his erstwhile allies House think tank. Ukrainska Pravda national wealth that is distributed evenly to all regions. A US refusal to provide Kiev with As setbacks have mounted, “How are we expected to regard the The formation of nation states high-precision weaponry required to Poroshenko, an optimistic-minded bil- Donbass now? As a ‘grey zone’ of law- Stoking of added to an international system beat Russian-backed separatists on the lionaire who made his fortune in the lessness and anarchy? As a time-bomb steeped in order and given to battlefield, and confectionery business, has sought to on a slow release? Or as an ‘experimen- separatism the European play down the failed military offensive tal field’?,” Taruta asked. following norms codified with the Union’s move to to crush the separatists and talk up Plans for a 30-km wide “buffer in the name help of international declarations defer implemen- the effects of the ceasefire he called on zone”, from which the warring sides and laws. Before the First World The main problem tation of part September 5. will remove artillery and other heavy of sub- War, the system of states was of a key pact Daily military casualties are down to armaments, have only added to fears unstable and regions and countries for Poroshenko with Ukraine to zero and the “the most dangerous part in Kiev of a permanent “no-go” zone appease Moscow of the war” is over, he announced last being created. nationalism were trying to consolidate along is that his dream have spelled the week. He told Ukrainians to be braced Poroshenko says he will not allow and ethnicity ethnic and geographical lines. clear message for sweeping reforms after the October a breakaway entity to develop within The Two Wars shook up the of taking Ukraine that Western 26 election which would rid Ukraine of Ukraine’s borders outside Kiev’s control, is bound to international system and resulted into the European support for Kiev its legacy of endemic corruption and though the rebels are already planning make Spain in the formation of the United has its limits unlock acceptance into mainstream to stage their own elections in early Nations, the world body tasked with mainstream is Meanwhile, Europe, allowing Ukraine to apply for November. Taruta’s comments and simi- Poroshenko’s EU membership in 2020. lar views expressed by other players in weak. supervising nations across the globe. fundamentally plan to give three Rejection of the reforms, he warned, Kiev, though, suggest Poroshenko will The will of the people of any region years of limited would mean that Ukraine’s future would have to fight hard to secure a strong in a country deserves a hearing, but only within constitutional opposed by self-rule to the be “alone with Russia.” mandate from next month’s election limits. If a region wants independence from the mother Putin. separatists in the Ukraine’s relations with the EU are “The big problem he has - if not today, country it should have the right to hold a referendum only if east — an idea at the core of the Russia-West geopo- but will have - is not in eastern Ukraine. the charter allows it. which he still has litical tussle over the country’s future. It is the ground disappearing under his to fully “sell” to his pro-Western politi- It was rejection of the association pact feet in Kiev. The basis of support for There are hundreds of regions that would want to cal elite — is being undermined by the by Poroshenko’s Moscow-backed pred- Poroshenko is already fragmenting,” separate in scores of countries. At times the causes might be independence-minded rebels. They say ecessor Viktor Yanukovich that caused said Sherr of Chatham House ethnocentric, at others they may have been stoked by sub- they want no part of any grand scheme mass unrest, leading to Yanukovich’s It was big battlefield reverses in late nationalism. In many a case, the political ambitions of regional from Kiev downfall, the subsequent annexation August — caused, Kiev says, by the leaders are to blame. Consolidation should be the name of the The main problem for Poroshenko is of Crimea by Russia and rebellions in direct intervention of Russian forces that his dream of taking Ukraine into the east. — that forced Poroshenko to abandon game in the scheme of things dealing with countries. Rather the European mainstream is fundamen- While Poroshenko was seeking last hopes of a military victory. than fuelling sub-nationalism and ethnocentrism, provinces tally opposed by Putin who appears set week to focus people’s minds on the Ukrainian media reports say hun- and their leaders should find the middle ground — staying on doing all he can to make the former distant dream of European integration, dreds of government soldiers were killed within the union and forcing their governments to create equal Soviet republic of 46 million ineligible criticism became more strident of his in a crushing defeat at Ilovaisk, east of opportunities in other regions by protests and duress that has a as a European partner. plan to grant temporary limited self- the city of Donetsk, details of which sense of legitimacy about it. This would lead to stronger nations This makes any further steps taken government to the separatist-minded have still not been disclosed by the by Putin potential game-changers. Both parts of the east, an area known as the Kiev military. REUTERS and a more stable international order. The other side Quote of EU still needs more transparency the day

N THE European Parliament members of Parliament have followed In fact, European officials live with an anti-corruption report unveiled website, President Martin Schulz’s example, with some report- tremendous lures. by European Commission earlier OSchulz has declared the ing in a very detailed way and even The leading European institu- this year, corruption continues to monthly income range of his four including the economy-class travel tions in Brussels are surrounded by be a challenge for Europe - a phe- jobs, starting from his early career as they were paid by sponsors to attend tremendous lobbying bodies, think nomenon that costs the European We ask opponents a bookseller in Germany to his posi- meetings. However, many have just tanks and business associations in economy around 120 billion euros of the government, tion as European Parliament head, reported roughly how much they the honeycombs of office buildings per year. which helped him earn about 5,000 earn. nearby. Some say, behind every two Three out of four Europeans especially the Taliban ($6,342) to 10,000 euros per month. The European Parliament did not European Union staff, there is one believe that corruption is widespread and Hezb-e-Islami After keeping his post in the May enforce the rules of declaration of lobbyist, who is trying every means and more than half think that the election, he was obliged to report in financial interests online until January possible to influence the policy direc- degree of corruption in their coun- (another militant detail about his income sources and 2012, after several members of the tion of Brussels. try has increased over the past three property and post it online, although European Parliament were embroiled Partly, this has made the find- years, when the continent has been group), to enter he made public nothing more. in a cash-for-amendments scandal ings of corruption in Europe gripped by economic recession. political talks. All of the newly-elected 800-odd the year before. appalling reading. According to China Daily Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan President TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Don’t rule out US ground troops against IS To succeed, US advisers will probably have to help these new national guard units, as well as reconstituted regular army units, far beyond calling in air strikes.

BY MICHAEL O’HANLON province-by-province basis. This is a good idea. It is also a daunting hy would Gen Martin proposition. At present, an Iraqi national Dempsey, the level- guard does not even exist, yet it will be a headed chairman of linchpin of the new strategy. While it is the Joint Chiefs of being built, the Islamic State may become Staff, who is not known nearly as entrenched in the nation as Al Wfor challenging presidential authority, tell Qaeda in Iraq, its precursor, was in 2007. Congress that US military personnel A hard fight lies ahead. might have to deploy with Iraqi units for To succeed, US advisers will probably the campaign against the Islamic State have to help these new national guard to succeed? Dempsey’s statement seemed units, as well as reconstituted regular to fly in the face of President Barack army units, far beyond calling in air- Obama’s pledge that US forces would strikes. Iraqis need to regain their unit not have a combat role in Iraq. Is this cohesion, their political commitment to a new crisis in American civil-military the state and their trust in each other. US relations? Are we on a slippery slope to advisers, many of whom know Iraqis well another major involvement in a civil war from shared experiences over the past in Iraq? decade, are well-placed to help. Among In fact, there is no crisis and no slip- other daunting challenges, Shiite leaders pery slope. When one examines the bat- in Baghdad will have to persuade them- tlefield dynamics involved in liberating selves that the new Sunni formations in US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel (left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E Dempsey speak at a press territories controlled by a group like the guard do not threaten the central conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA on Friday. The pair talked about the Obama administration’s continuing offensive the Islamic State, Dempsey’s counsel government, and they must resource against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. makes eminent sense — as a way to help them adequately to take the fight to the empower Iraq’s army to take back the Islamic State. Sunni Arab heartland. Whatever Obama American mentors, deployed as teams intelligence work to identify key opera- to find new hiding places after being sooner rather than later — before the decides now, the kind of approach dis- of perhaps 12 to 15 with Iraqi army and tional and financing nodes in the enemy’s driven from their strongholds is a chal- Islamic State digs in even deeper, before cussed by Dempsey may be needed down guard units in the field, will also need to organisation. At some point, these cam- lenge even for US forces. it has time to plot further atrocities in the road and should not be ruled out. advise Iraqis on the planning and execu- paigns also require taking down enemy The likely alternative is to risk hav- Iraq, Syria and beyond, before many more Since the Iraqi army melted away in tion of the difficult battles ahead. These strongholds city by city and neighbour- ing the Iraqi army attempt coun- Iraqi innocents die at the hands of these the face of Islamic State onslaughts this US advisers do not need to do the fight- hood by neighbourhood. terinsurgency via artillery barrage, brutal extremists. spring, it would be overly optimistic to ing, but they will have to walk the key Every major insurgent stronghold will “barrel bombs,” strafing of neighbour- Indeed, there is a strong case for also believe that a simple change of central neighbourhoods of Iraqi’s major Sunni have to be cleared, requiring the cordon- hoods friendly to extremists and all the deploying teams of US Special Operations government in Baghdad will rejuvenate cities, study the intelligence and live with ing off of neighbourhoods, searching for other atrocious tactics that President forces to help Iraqi commandos with an it. Years of betrayal and cronyism by the the units they are helping. Up to several roadside bombs and booby traps, deploy- Bashar Assad’s forces employ in Syria. In intense sequence of raids in the opening government of Nouri Al Maliki created thousand Americans could be needed for ing proper numbers of well-prepared addition to being inhumane, such tactics weeks of any such campaign, though that much acrimony and mistrust. this purpose. troops, preparing reaction forces (and often prolong these types of wars or fail may be a bridge too far in terms of US To address this problem, Prime Integrated campaigns against what medevac teams) to handle any ambushes altogether. Nor can US or Iraqi airpower politics. Minister Haider Al Abadi, with the sup- Gen David Petraeus used to call “indus- and having holding forces ready to follow get the job done on its own. We had far The key point is this: Whatever we do port of Obama, has proposed a national trial-scale insurgencies” are complex so that the enemy cannot return after more airpower in Iraq from 2004 to 2006 and say now, we need to leave the door guard force to complement the main and difficult. They involve repeated raids the operation. than we do in the area now yet were los- open to deploying combat advisers in the army. It will be recruited, trained and against high-value targets, leadership Putting this all together in a plan that ing the war. months to come. There may simply be no employed locally — allowing Iraqis sites, weapons caches, car bomb facto- can be executed smoothly and quickly Ideally, we would deploy these kinds of other way to get the job done. to fight for their own homeland on a ries and the like, along with sophisticated enough that insurgents do not have time advisory teams, if Iraqis request them, WP-BLOOMBERG Turning point in the fight for Hong Kong Why we must stand up for blasphemers like Asghar Given Beijing’s intransigent stance, BY FRANKIE BOYLE

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy t is part of my job description to be offensive. I can, if I wish, make a joke hoping that Alex Salmond, now he is at the end of protesters are unlikely to get what his political life, lays 20,000 fish eggs and dies. I can make a joke Ipointing out that David Cameron told off Sri Lanka for human rights abuses committed with weapons Britain sold them – like Ronald they want, but many probably also McDonald calling you a fat miscreant. The most risk I am in from saying such things is alienating a stranger. The same cannot be said of Mohammed Asghar. He is 70 knew that when they organised years old, and suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. He was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and admitted to a psychiatric hospital in boycotts or took to the streets. Edinburgh. When they discharged him, he decided to travel to Pakistan, perhaps to escape what he thought were the undue restrictions placed on his liberty. Before he had been there long – four years ago now, in BY RACHEL LU shocking speed when protest- 2010 – he was facing a death sentence for blasphemy. ers began to block roads in the There is no doubt I have offended many people. No doubt, also, that uture generations may Admiralty district on the after- I have blasphemed. I sometimes try to offend as part of my routine – well commemorate Sept noon on Sunday. after all, the essence of humour, even in a child, is the effort to shock 28, 2014, in the history Riot police arrived en masse and surprise. I don’t advocate offending people purely for the sake of Fof Hong Kong as the day and deployed tear gas against offence, but my own excuse is far weaker than Mohammed’s: I do it for when the famously apolitical city the gathering crowd in the early laughs, he does it because he is seriously mentally ill, and cannot help it. turned unmistakably political. evening. Apparently, Mohammed claimed to be a prophet sent by God. As his A vehicle drives among protesters blocking the main street to the financial Tens of thousands of protesters, The police even held up signs Scottish doctor reports, if he said that it was definitely his psychosis calling for “true democracy” -- warning the protesters that they Central district, outside the govt headquarters, in Hong Kong yesterday. talking. I cannot believe that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in that is, no Beijing-led nomination would be fired upon if they did Pakistan, Scotland or anywhere else think that he should be executed process in the planned 2017 elec- not disperse. Protesters held up gas, batons, pepper spray, and People’s Congress’ decision “can- for this. tion for the city’s chief executive, umbrellas against pepper spray, rubber bullets against unarmed not be challenged.” Yet a small minority of vocal people do, and one of them – a police its top government official -- con- and made gas masks using lab protesters -- were deeply unset- The Hong Kong and Macao officer at the maximum security prison where he was being held – fronted the police in the heart of goggles and saran wrap. tling to residents here. Affairs Office of China’s State tried to murder Mohammed last Thursday. The guard burst into Hong Kong. The protesters were brought Local online discussion boards Council also issued a statement Mohammed’s cell with a pistol and shot him in the back. He shot The smell of tear gas hung in together by the student organ- are now full of discussions of avowing that the electoral frame- again, but missed, before being partially restrained by others. Then, the air near Prada and Gucci isers and the Occupy Central police brutality. Many Hong work has an “unshakeable legal as Mohammed was being taken to hospital, the guard managed to shops in glitzy Central area. Police campaign, a civil disobedience Kongers on Facebook, a popular basis and effectiveness.” get a last kick in, crying out that he wanted to “kill the blasphemer”. in full riot gear marched on thor- movement that had threatened social network here, have changed Given Beijing’s intransigent There has been a recent epidemic of blasphemy charges in Pakistan. oughfares normally congested to shut down Hong Kong’s finan- their profile photos into a yellow stance, Hong Kong’s pro-democ- Forty-eight people have been killed before they could get to a trial. with traffic in the Admiralty cial district in order to pressure ribbon in support of the protest- racy protesters are unlikely to Many more are being prosecuted. It is difficult for a brave lawyer to district, where the government Beijing into giving Hong Kong ers and talked about support- get what they want -- but many defend a client, because if you repeat what the person is accused of is headquartered. By midnight, open nomination rights in the ing students with funding and probably also knew that when saying, that is blasphemous too. hundreds of protesters blocked 2017 chief executive election. supplies. they organised boycotts or took If you think I am joking, not long ago a prominent human rights the main roads in Causeway Bay Occupy Central was highly The real action (or inaction), to the streets. lawyer representing an English professor accused of making a blasphe- and Mongkok, two bustling shop- controversial, with many wor- however, is taking place in Beijing, The real battle, still very much mous Facebook post was shot dead – after the prosecution lawyers had ping areas favoured by locals and ried that such a movement would some 1,200 miles north. The ongoing, is for Hong Kong’s peo- threatened to kill him in front of a judge. A politician who discussed tourists alike. taint Hong Kong’s business- current chief executive Leung ple’s hearts and minds. After reforming the law on TV is now being prosecuted for what he said, Even a day earlier, it had not friendly reputation and negatively Chun-ying, commonly known as watching protesters facing down and two others were assassinated (one by his own security guard who seemed that Beijing’s relationship affect its freewheeling markets. CY admitted in a press confer- the riot police, CY apparently is now lauded as a hero). with Hong Kong, a former British Multiple surveys conducted prior ence yesterday that he and the doing Beijing’s bidding, and stu- I realise that I am not the brave person who is walking the streets colony and now a special admin- to September 2014 all showed that Hong Kong government have no dents being arrested, even mod- of Islamabad with a placard. But we need to stand up with the people istrative region of China, would more than half of Hong Kongers authority to request the People’s erate Hong Kongers are likely who are brave enough to take this issue on. deteriorate this quickly. did not support Occupy Central, Congress, China’s top legislative to become even more distrustful To be critical is not the same as being anti-Islam – rather, it is to On Sept 27, university stu- with a significant minority in body, to withdraw its decision on of the Hong Kong government’s advocate for a rational, sensible interpretation of the religion. Islam dents, joined by some high school favour. the electoral plans for Hong Kong willingness to look out for their does not allow for the execution of the insane; neither does it sanction students, had called for a school Two separate surveys released as the protesters have demanded. interests. those who, for their own crazy reasons, take the law into their own strike and stormed a small plaza in August 2014 showed that more And Beijing has shown no A sign making the rounds on hands. On the other hand, to fail to stand up for Mohammed Asghar in front of the Hong Kong gov- than half of Hong Kongers were sign of budging since handing social media -- “I cannot keep and others like him is to cede the ground to those who think it’s OK ernment headquarters, which willing to accept the flawed nomi- down the decision on Aug 31. On calm because Hong Kong is dying” to kill people who say odd things. resulted in forcible removal by nation process. Sunday, China’s state-run Xinhua -- shows an increasing unease This week Cameron is apparently planning to cede ground to people police and arrest of dozens. That narrative has now news agency called the protests and anger among the population. on the fringes of his own party, as he calls for Britain to renege on its But most protesters were changed for good after Hong Kong “unlawful,” Beijing’s representa- Governing the special adminis- obligations to the European Convention on Human Rights. Instead of unharmed and were released police’s rash response on Sunday. tive office in Hong Kong “strongly trative region is about to become moaning that there are too many human rights, Cameron should be within hours. The images of Hong Kong as a condemned” the Occupy Central even more difficult for Beijing. focused on the very human plight of Mohammed Asghar. Matters escalated with war zone -- where police used tear movement and claimed that the WP-BLOOMBERG THE GUARDIAN TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Spain court stalls Catalonia separation vote Separatists in wealthy northeastern province vow to go ahead with referendum on November 9

BARCELONA: Spain’s Constitutional speed” of the Constitutional Court which Court yesterday suspended an inde- met just hours after the federal govern- pendence referendum called by ment launched its appeal. Catalonia for November 9, although “They broke the speed of sound, they leaders of the rich northeastern region did not even wait one day,” he said. vowed to press ahead anyway with Supporters of independence have preparations for the vote. vowed to continue preparing for the vote, The unanimous and expected decision setting up a tense standoff over the com- by the court’s 12 judges came just hours ing weeks. after Spain’s central government asked it “We are committed to voting on to declare the independence referendum November 9,” said Oriol Junqueras, illegal on the grounds that it breaches the leader of the left-wing Catalan national- country’s constitution. ist party ERC, which is allied with Mas’s The court said in a statement that it conservative CiU grouping in the regional had accepted the appeal and had sus- parliament. pended the referendum while it consid- “We are aware of the great difficulties ers the federal government’s arguments. we will face in the coming days but we are The court had up to five months to give ready to face those difficulties.” its ruling although it can request an Fired up by Scotland’s independ- extension. ence referendum earlier this month, The head of the regional government vast crowds turned out in Barcelona on of Catalonia, Artur Mas, signed a decree September 11 to demand their own vote. on Saturday calling for the referendum. Scottish voters eventually chose not to Since then a luminous clock on be independent from Britain. Barcelona’s historic Sant Jaume square But like Scotland, Catalonia “wants to has been ticking down the seconds to be heard and it wants to vote,” Mas said. November 9 and television and radio sta- Mas has vowed to let Catalans vote on tions in the region have aired ads inform- independence but has also promised to ing the public of the vote. respect Spanish law. Conservative Prime Minister Mariano He has hinted that if the government Rajoy said he “deeply” regretted Mas’s blocks the vote, he could put his leader- move, saying it “divides Catalans, alien- ship at stake in an early regional elec- ates them from Europe and the rest of tion, which could serve as a plebiscite on Spain and seriously harms their welfare”. the issue. In a televised address to the nation fol- Catalonia is Spain’s economic power- lowing an emergency cabinet meeting, house, accounting for about a fifth of the Rajoy said the right to decide a region’s Pro-independence Catalans hold letters forming the word “Independence” on Sant Jaume square. country’s economy. But like the rest of status belonged to “all the Spanish peo- Spain, it suffered from the 2008 property ple” under the country’s 1978 constitu- crash and resulting economic downturn. tion — the keystone of Spain’s democracy principle of sole sovereignty,” he added. people indefinitely from stating their for everyone because it will allow us and Proud of their Catalan language and after the death of the dictator Francisco Buoyed by mass street demonstrations, opinion,” Mas said in a television inter- also the Spanish government to know culture, many of the region’s 7.5 million Franco. Mas has pushed ahead for a vote in defi- view on Sunday in anticipation of yester- what the Catalan people’s opinion is.” inhabitants feel short-changed by the “There is nothing and no one, no ance of Rajoy’s warnings. day’s appeal. Speaking to reporters yesterday in government in Madrid which redistrib- power nor institution, that can break this “You cannot use the law to prevent “Voting on November is the best thing Barcelona, Mas criticised the “supersonic utes their taxes. AFP

Germany probes abuses by Back to school in Ukraine amid rubble of war DONETSK: Students return- fleeing to safer areas during the heating. It will cost at least 10 mil- Suddenly mortar fire erupts in payment to the professors. security guards at ing for the new school year in height of the insurgency. lion hryvnias (around $760,000)”. the distance. Denissenko points “I paid 2,000 to 3,000 hryvnias eastern Ukraine yesterday will But with both sides violating Denissenko said she asked towards the window and shrugs to each professor,” he told AFP. refugee centres get real-life conflict lessons as a truce that took effect in early for help from the pro-Russian her shoulders. “It’s not enough, but it’s a start.” they take their seats in battle- September — 13 new deaths, insurgents’ self-styled Donetsk The UN children’s agency He said the rebels planned to scarred classrooms. both military and civilian, were People’s Republic, “but they don’t Unicef says fighting has dam- model the university’s curriculum BERLIN: German police yes- At one high school in rebel- reported yesterday — the outlook have money.” aged 74 schools and 44 kinder- and those of other establishments terday started an investigation held Donetsk, teachers, students remains uncertain. Instead, the school is appeal- gartens despite the ceasefire in after their Russian counterparts. into six private security guards and parents are refusing to Rain drips onto the floor at ing for donations from the private the Donetsk region and another “But we won’t impose curricu- at a refugee centre accused of allow the conflict to derail stud- Donetsk’s prestigious High School sector, posting a wish list on its rebel stronghold, Lugansk. lums on the professors this year. assaulting and humiliating asy- ies, joining forces to clear away 33, whose roof was hit by four website. Even so, the separatist’s unrec- They are smart enough to do it lum seekers in ways that drew rubble, replace blown-out win- rockets on August 27, sparking “A nearby school has an unoc- ognised education minister, themselves,” Kostenok said. comparisons to abuse against dows and set buckets to catch a fire. cupied floor, which we will use, Igor Kostenok, seems eager to “In our region, 90 percent of Guantanamo Bay prisoners. leaks, a month after four rockets “We are trying to save what- dividing the school day into two allay fears. the people speak Russian. That Police also questioned hundreds destroyed the roof. ever we can, but of course we can’t half-days by age group,” she said. Last Thursday, he went to the said, if the students want to have of refugees after disturbing photo Many students and teachers resume classes here,” said the The staff has not been paid National University of Donetsk classes in Ukrainian, they can,” and video footage emerged at the are returning to Donetsk for the principal, Tetyana Denissenko. since June, she added, lamenting: with a plastic bag full of wads of he said. weekend, including an image start of the academic year after “We have to replace the roof, the “It’s as if Kiev has forgotten us.” money, described as a first salary AFP showing a security guard pin- ning a handcuffed Algerian man to the floor with his boot on the man’s neck. Lech Walesa Award Police said they launched their investigation after a journal- Over 4,000 migrants ist passed on to them cellphone video footage that showed security guards forcing an elderly man to lie on a mattress covered in vomit died this year: IOM while threatening to beat him. North Rhine-Westphalia state GENEVA: A record 4,077 are believed to have perished Interior Minister Ralf Jaeger migrants have died already since 2000, 22,000 of them seek- pledged to pursue “with utmost this year crossing deserts and ing a better life in Europe. determination” the case in the seas worldwide, three-quarters “Limited opportunities for refugee centre in Burbach, about of them in perilous journeys safe and regular migration drive 100 kilometres southeast of across the Mediterranean try- would-be migrants into the hands Cologne, vowing to ensure “that ing to reach Europe, an aid of smugglers, feeding an unscru- this never happens again”. agency said yesterday. pulous trade that threatens the “These are images of the kind They include an estimated lives of desperate people,” IOM we’ve seen from Guantanamo 500 people fleeing Africa and the Director-General William Lacy Bay,” said Frank Richter, police Middle East feared drowned in Swing said in a statement. “We chief of the nearby city of Hagen, a shipwreck off Malta in mid- need to put an end to this cycle.” referring to the controversial US September after smugglers delib- A record 3,072 migrants have military detention facility in Cuba. erately rammed their boat, the drowned trying to cross the Chancellor Angela Merkel’s International Organisation for Mediterranean so far this year, spokesman said that if investiga- Migration said. as the “sailing season” draws to an tions confirm that “refugees were Euromaidan representatives Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko (right), Ukrainian Youth and Sports Minister Dmytro In its first comprehensive end, against some 2,360 in 2013, abused and humiliated, then these Bulatov (second left) and journalist and Head of the Ukrainian government’s National Anti-Corruption report on such deaths, the IOM according to the IOM report. would be repulsive acts”. Committee Tetiana Chornovol (second right) with former President of Poland Lech Walesa pose with ‘Lech said 40,000 migrants worldwide REUTERS “We are a humane country. Walesa Award’ during a ceremony in Gdansk, Poland, yesterday. In Germany, the dignity of man is respected... and that must be true in asylum centres and refu- gee camps,” said Steffen Seibert. Vaclav Havel award Local authorities at Burbach Rains make it harder to deliver Ebola supplies said they had ended the contract for Azeri activist with the private security company Ski, a subsidiary of European WASHINGTON: The rainy biggest difficulties. And you add “We are talking about dirt harder it gets to do.” STRASBOURG: Anar Homecare which runs the facility, season in West Africa is com- the rain and getting materials roads that are single track. The More than 6,000 people in Mammadli, an Azeri activist while police have begun question- pounding difficulties in get- out of the capital and it is very rains wash them out... Rains are West Africa are estimated to jailed after highlighting fraud ing all of the roughly 700 people ting supplies delivered and difficult,” Powell said in a news not only going to escalate the have contracted the highly con- during President Ilham Aliyev’s living in the centre. new treatment centres built as briefing last week. logistical difficulties, but Ebola tagious Ebola virus, which causes 2013 re-election, was awarded “It’s terrible to imagine that donors rush to isolate people The July to September rainy will spread if we cannot reach fever, vomiting, bleeding and has a the Vaclav Havel award people who have already suf- infected with the deadly Ebola season is coming toward its end, people and treat them,” Talbert death rate over 50 percent. yesterday. fered violence in other coun- virus and stop its rapid spread, but October is known for heavy told the Thomson Reuters But infections probably are far The Council of Europe pre- tries and come here looking for US officials said. thunderstorms that can drench Foundation. Powell said deliv- higher, especially in rural areas, sented the ¤60,000 ($76,000) prize protection are then exposed to Nancy Powell, newly appointed the region and turn roads to mud. ering supplies and trained staff and researchers estimate the epi- — named after the former Czech such a situation,” said the chief as the US State Department’s Eric Talbert, executive direc- quickly is essential in controlling demic could reach 20,000 people president and anti-communist prosecutor of the nearby city of envoy to coordinate its Ebola tor of Emergency USA which the spread of the epidemic. by November. activist — to Mammadli’s father Siegen, Johannes Daheim. “This response, said the top priority has opened a 22-bed Ebola treat- “This is the key way to bend The US military is helping ferry Asaf Mammadov at a ceremony in only reinforces their trauma.” is to isolate as many people as ment centre in Goderich, outside the curve, isolate people and track medical supplies into Liberia and Strasbourg. The winner himself is Refugee rights group Pro Asyl quickly as possible. But that faces the capital of Freetown in Sierra people with whom they have had within the next month plans to behind bars in Azerbaijan. said the brutal attacks were signs significant logistical hurdles. Leone, said the downpours com- contact,” Powell said. “But the construct 17 new Ebola treatment Mammadli is listed as a pris- of “appalling racism” committed “Infrastructure challenges in plicate getting supplies along numbers make it difficult to do, units. Britain is building centres oner of conscience by Amnesty by unqualified guards. AFP the rainy season is one of the unpaved roads. and the bigger the case load, the in Sierra Leone. REUTERS International. AFP TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 US court holds Argentina Pedestrian woes in contempt in debt case Buenos Aires accuses Washington of unlawful interference

NEW YORK: A US judge ruled pay the holdouts in the restruc- intention to continue to violate Argentina in contempt of court turing, mainly the $1.3bn in bonds these orders,” they said in a com- yesterday for its attempts to held by Aurelius Capital manage- plaint last week. skirt his block on payments to ment and NML Capital. Earlier yesterday Argentina’s holders of the country’s restruc- Because Argentina refuses to US ambassador warned US tured debt. Federal district judge pay off the two, calling them “vul- Secretary of State John Kerry in Thomas Griesa said Buenos ture funds”, Griesa’s order forced a letter that a contempt ruling Aires had acted illegally to avoid the country to default on a debt against the country would con- his orders to first pay off hedge service payment to restructured stitute “unlawful interference” by funds that sued the country for bondholders at the end of July. the United States in its affairs. full payment on their bonds. After that the government Such a decision “would not only He noted it is “a rare thing” for passed new domestic legislation fall outside the jurisdiction of said a country to be ruled in contempt aiming to transfer its bond con- courts, but also be an unlawful in a US court, but pointed to the tracts away from US jurisdiction interference in the domestic affairs actions of the Argentine govern- to Argentine jurisdiction, so that of the Argentine Republic, trig- ment to skirt his orders in the they could make the payments. gering the international liability long-running case. And then it announced its plan of the United States of America,” “The court holds and rules that to fire the official trustee for most wrote ambassador Cecilia Nahon. those proposed steps are illegal of its debt payments, Bank of New Nahon did not specify what action and cannot carry on,” he said. York Mellon,which Griesa had her country would take in the case But Griesa held off on decid- ordered not to transfer any funds of a contempt ruling. ing a penalty, which could amount to the country’s creditors. But she said it “would result to a $50,000-a-day civil fine as The hedge funds then sought in an unprecedented escalation requested by the hedge funds. the contempt ruling from Griesa. in the conflict and would be even Earlier this year Griesa effec- “Argentina has repeatedly and more serious than the decision Pedestrians cross the street at a busy intersection on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City yester- tively froze Argentina’s ability to willfully violated the orders of to interfere with the collection of day. Three pedestrians have been killed last week in New York City, adding to the urgency of Mayor Bill de transfer funds to restructured the court. Argentina has repeat- payments made to restructured Blasio’s Vision Zero programme, which aims to eliminate city traffic deaths. This year alone, there have been bondholders, as long as it does not edly and willfully declared its bondholders.” AFP over 77 deaths of pedestrians on city streets. Britons sign away eldest child for free wifi Tories promise further squeeze on welfare

LONDON: Several Britons BIRMINGHAM: British taxes that are paid.” Osborne’s agreed to give up their eldest finance minister George announcements helped the party child in return for the use of Osborne promised yesterday leadership regain some control free wifi, in an experiment to to further squeeze the welfare after the defection of MP Mark highlight the dangers of pub- budget if his Conservative Party Reckless to the anti-immigra- lic Internet, published yester- wins re-election next year, tion, anti-EU UK Independence day. Londoners were asked to insisting that balancing the Party (UKIP). agree to terms and conditions books remained his priority. He was the second Tory MP to as they logged on to use free In a speech to the annual Tory defect in as many months — UKIP wifi in a cafe in a busy financial conference, Osborne stayed on already looks set to win its first district and at a site close to message despite a sexting scandal seat in the House of Commons the houses of parliament. and the defection of a lawmaker next month when Douglas The terms included a which overshadowed the start of Carswell, a former Tory, stands “Herod clause”, under which the gathering in England’s second for the party in Clacton in south- the wifi was provided only if city Birmingham. east England. “the recipient agreed to assign He said Prime Minister David A second shock came after their first born child to us for Cameron’s Tory-led government junior minister Brooks Newmark the duration of eternity”. had slashed the deficit by almost resigned on Saturday after the In the short period the half since taking office in 2010, Sunday Mirror tabloid said he terms and conditions were live, but added that “difficult deci- had sent an explicit photo to an six people signed up. sions... are still required to fix the undercover reporter. “As this is an experiment, economy”. One of Newmark’s colleagues, we will be returning the chil- Osborne vowed to freeze state MP Mark Pritchard, said he would dren to their parents,” said the benefits for the working-age pop- complain to the new press regula- tech security firm that ran the ulation for two years from 2016, a tor about the sting — but that experiment, F-Secure. measure that would save £3.0bn only kept the story in the head- The experiment was aimed (¤3.8bn, $4.9bn). lines. Cameron, who will make to highlight “the total disregard “The fairest way to reduce wel- his keynote speech to the party for computer security by peo- fare bills is to make sure that ben- conference tomorrow, admitted ple when they are mobile” the efits are not rising faster than the it had “not been an ideal start” report said. Germany ethical wages of the taxpayers who are to the annual gathering. hacking company SySS built paying for them,” he said. Mayor of London Boris Johnson (left) arrives at the Hyatt Hotel on day two of the Conservative Party conference Opinion polls have consistently the device used in the study: Osborne also said he would in Birmingham in central England yesterday. put Labour several points ahead, a mobile wifi hotspot small reduce the maximum level of but they have also shown the enough to be carried in a hand- benefits a household can claim Conservatives are more trusted bag for around ¤200 ($254). to £23,000 a year from £26,000 after the recession. But Osborne to children. And in another voter- their payments around the world. to deliver economic growth. In just 30 minutes, 250 in order to fund youth training insisted: “The best way to support friendly measures, he vowed to “Some technology companies go However, a ComRes survey devices connected to the schemes. peoples’ incomes is to make sure clamp down on tax avoidance by to extraordinary lengths to pay released Monday indicated the hotspot — some of them doing The opposition Labour Party those out of work get a job and international technology firms. little or no tax here,” Osborne told Tories faced an uphill struggle so automatically due to their last week promised to raise those in work pay less tax.” Multinational digital giants delegates. to win outright victory, giving settings. The company was able the minimum wage to coun- He announced plans to cut the such as Apple and Google have “And my message to those Labour a convincing lead in cru- to collect the text of emails ter a decline in living standards 55-percent tax rate on pension been accused by campaigners of companies is clear: we will put cial marginal seats. they sent, the email addresses caused by stagnant wage growth pots handed down from parents using tax strategies that minimise a stop to it. Low taxes, but low AFP of the sender and recipi- ent, and the password of the sender. The head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre told the study they already had reports of criminals using free Security review ordered after wifi to steal personal data. Tabloid sting is first test “At best, your device is only leaking information about you Chicago air traffic centre fire - at worst, your passwords are being spilled into a publicly for Britain’s new regulator WASHINGTON: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accessible space... anybody announced yesterday a nationwide security review, three days after on the network can see your LONDON: Britain’s new press Sunday Mirror story. Was the The Daily Mirror, disagreed. a fire at a key Chicago air traffic facility led to ongoing travel chaos. information,” said F-Secure regulator was asked yesterday criminal law and IPSO Code of He noted that so-called “fishing More than 300 flights out of O’Hare International Airport — one Security Advisor Sean Sullivan. to consider whether a tabloid Conduct broken?” Pritchard expeditions” — when subterfuge of the world’s busiest — were cancelled yesterday morning, Chicago’s AFP sting operation that prompted a tweeted. IPSO was set up to is used on the off-chance of dis- Department of Aviation reported. junior minister to resign broke replace the Press Complaints covering some wrongdoing — are Other inbound and outbound flights were running at least 20 minutes the newspaper code of conduct, Commission (PCC), which was not allowed under the Code of late, it said. The situation was better at the city’s smaller, domestic in its first real test following the discredited after the revelation Conduct unless there are exist- Midway airport where some airlines reported occasional delays of more Colombia rebels phone-hacking scandal. of widespread phone-hacking at ing grounds for the investigation than 45 minutes and “just a few flights” were canceled. Brooks Newmark, a law- the News of the World tabloid. and it is “in the public interest”. The fire at the Chicago En Route Center in suburban Aurora —alleg- apologise for killing maker in Prime Minister David It only started work this “I don’t think one can say edly lit by a suicidal contract worker — prompted the cancelation of Cameron’s Conservative party month but critics already ques- within the code that this was jus- more than 1,500 flights at O’Hare on Friday alone. two oil workers and a married father of five chil- tion how effective it can be given tified,” Greenslade told BBC radio. Delays and cancelations dragged on throughout the weekend as dren, stepped down on Saturday that, like the PCC, it involves He added of Newmark: “He technicians scrambled to get the facility up and running again -- a BOGOTA: Colombia’s sec- after the Sunday Mirror tabloid members of the press regulat- hadn’t broken the law, it was an task due to be completed around October 13. ond largest guerrilla group, said he had sent an explicit photo ing themselves. adult to adult piece of foolish- “The damaged communications equipment needs to be replaced the National Liberation Army to an undercover reporter. The Sunday Mirror defended the ness. I can’t see that this really entirely,” FAA chief Michael Huerta told the annual conference of the (ELN), apologised yesterday The reporter had posed as a sting operation against Newmark, advanced investigative journalism Air Traffic Control Association outside Washington. for killing two workers sent to pretty blonde party activist and which it said was conducted by a in any way.” Huerta announced a 30-day review of security protocols at FAA air repair an oil pipeline that had flirted online with the 56-year- freelance reporter. It also emerged yesterday traffic facilities across the United States “to make sure we have the been bombed by the group. old politician, who had led efforts “The investigation, which had a that the photograph on the fake most robust policies and practices in place.” Guerrilla snipers shot the two to get more female Tories elected clear public interest, was carried Twitter account used to commu- “If we need to make changes as a result of what happened on Friday men on September 14 as they to parliament. The male reporter out following information from a nicate with the politician was of a to improve the system, we will not hesitate to do so,” said Huerta, worked to repair a bomb-dam- also made contact with several reliable source,” the paper’s week- Swedish model, who had not given according to a prepared text. aged section of the Cano Limon other Conservative lawmakers — end editor, Alison Phillips, told her permission. “I feel shocked. The security review will run in tandem with a rethink of the FAA’s Covenas pipeline near the town one of whom, Mark Pritchard, is the Guardian newspaper. It’s unpleasant that someone contingency plans for keeping air traffic moving as safely and smoothly of Teorama in the department of now making a complaint to the However, media commenta- used the picture like that with- as possible in the event of another major disruption. Norte de Santander, authorities media regulator. tor Roy Greenslade, a professor out permission,” 22-year-old Officials say the fire in the basement telecommunications room said. “Test for IPSO and Met Police. of journalism at City University Malin Sahlen told Swedish tabloid was ignited by Brian Howard, a 36-year-old contract worker who was AFP I will write to both today about in London and a former editor of Aftonbladet. AFP reportedly upset at an impending transfer to Hawaii. AFP TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Protesters stay put on Hong Kong streets Riot police retreat, leaving crowds in control of four major thoroughfares around the city

HONG KONG: Tens of thou- Hughes, a China expert at the sands of pro-democracy protest- London School of Economics. ers turned parts of Hong Kong He warned that authorities into a massive street party last could well gamble that cracking night, with the mood turning down hard is a better option — festive a day after riot police and that Hong Kong could see a fired tear gas in ugly clashes. repeat of the violent crackdown The huge crowds defied gov- on Tiananmen. ernment calls to go home after “They did it in 1989 and got Sunday’s chaotic scenes, bringing away with it and they’re a lot key districts of the Asian financial more powerful now. There would hub to a standstill as they vowed to be some negative impact, some stay put until the Chinese govern- business confidence, but how long ment grants them free elections. will that last?” Sunday’s violence saw riot Hong Kong stocks ended down police fire clouds of tear gas as 1.90 percent on Monday as inves- they struggled to control the pro- tors fretted about the impact the testers, in one of the biggest ever ongoing disruption could have on challenges to Beijing’s rule of the a key regional market, while the semi-autonomous city. United States urged Hong Kong’s But the anger gave way to a leaders to “exercise restraint”. festival atmosphere yesterday as Former colonial power Britain riot police retreated, leaving huge also expressed concern, calling for masses of protesters in control of “constructive” talks to end the at least four major thoroughfares standoff. around the city. Beijing moved swiftly to wipe As night fell, thousands of dem- mentions of the protests from onstrators who have blocked off Chinese social media — blocking a major highway turned on the Protesters defied volleys of tear gas and police baton charges to block the main road to the financial district in Hong Kong yesterday. photo-sharing service Instagram torches on their mobile phones, altogether — and reiterated its turning the Admiralty business hardline stance, opposing the district into a sea of lights. the city’s next leader to be elected The crowds hoisted up a make- Causeway Bay and Mongkok shop- headache for the thinly-stretched demonstrators’ “illegal actions”. But although there were few in 2017, it will insist on vetting the shift copy of the “goddess of ping districts as well as the biggest police. Hong Kong’s police force police on the scene, some protest- candidates, with critics branding democracy” statue that graced protest site in Admiralty. Analysts say the protests put defended the use of tear gas, with ers feared a repeat of Sunday’s the move a “fake democracy”. the 1989 protests in Beijing’s There was chaos on the trans- the Chinese government in an Assistant Commissioner Cheung clashes, donning goggles and Public anger over rampant Tiananmen Square, while lamp port network, shuttering many extremely difficult position. Tak-keung saying officers had no masks to protect themselves inequality is also at its highest in posts were adorned with yel- businesses, with schools in two Communist authorities are wor- other option when “police cordon against tear gas. years. low ribbons — which, like the central districts set to close for a ried that dealing with the protests lines were heavily charged by some “We can’t relax too much,” Cantonese pop music filled the umbrella, have become a symbol second day on Tuesday. too softly could encourage wider protesters”. graphic designer Felix Kan said. air during the second day of what of the movement. By last night the throngs of protests for greater freedoms But lawyers from the Hong “This is still China -- you never some are dubbing the “umbrella But many Hong Kongers protesters were stretching into on the mainland -- but a heavy- Kong Bar Association condemned know what could happen.” revolution”, as protesters have expressed frustration at the huge the skyscraper-packed Central handed response could spark an “excessive and disproportionate The demonstrators are furious been using them as shields against disruption the protests have district, home to banking giants international outcry. use of force” against crowds which over last month’s announcement tear gas and the scorching sun caused, with the crowds block- and the flagship stores of lux- “It has the potential to be such it said were clearly predominantly by Beijing that while it will allow alike. ing key junctions in the busy ury brands, in another potential a major crisis,” said Christopher peaceful. AFP

US, Philippines hold drill near Bangladesh nabs Briton over Islamic State recruitment DHAKA: A 24-year-old British send a team from Bangladesh new fighters from South and and the southern Philippines are other countries to recruit jihadis citizen has been arrested in to fight in Syria,” Monirul told Southeast Asia to help in its bid believed by security officials and before arriving in Bangladesh to disputed sea Bangladesh on suspicion of a news conference in Dhaka, the for an Islamic caliphate. analysts to have joined Islamic do the same. recruiting people to fight along- South Asian country’s capital. IS propaganda material has State in Iraq and Syria. Police said Rahman had con- PUERTO PRINCESA: side Islamic State (IS) militants Police said Rahman had con- appeared recently in some Police said Rahman was born nected with a young man in Thousands of Philippine and in Syria, police said yesterday. fessed to trying to recruit mili- parts of Pakistan and eastern in the United Kingdom, but his Bangladesh via Facebook before US marines yesterday began Samiun Rahman, a resident of tants, although it was not yet Afghanistan, according to resi- parents were from a town north- arriving in the country. military drills close to flash- London, arrived in Bangladesh in clear if he had been successful. dents. At least one Pakistan east of Dhaka. Bangladesh has been on alert points in the South China Sea, February to recruit for both IS They added that he was also Taliban splinter group declared The man told police he had since the Indian media reported where Beijing is involved in bit- and the Al Qaeda-linked Nusra planning to establish a militant its support for IS, and the group’s joined the Nusra Front in Syria in this month that four men, includ- ter territorial disputes with its Front, Monirul Islam, joint com- network in Bangladesh and neigh- flags and graffiti supporting it September 2013 and fought with ing two engineering students, neighbours. missioner of the Detective and bouring Myanmar. have also been spotted in Indian- the group until last December. were arrested in the Indian city The 12-day amphibious land- Criminal Intelligence Division Rahman’s arrest in Dhaka held Kashmir. At some point, Rahman of Kolkata trying to make their ing exercises — involving about (DCID) said. comes amid growing concerns In Southeast Asia, over 100 returned to Britain, according to way to Bangladesh to join an IS 3,500 US marines and sailors “He has plans to recruit and that IS is trying to pull in people from Indonesia, Malaysia police, though they said he visited recruiter there. REUTERS and 1,200 Filipino counterparts — were officially launched from the Philippines’ western island of Thai vegetarian festival Palawan facing the South China Sea. China claims the sea almost in Japan suspends volcano its entirety. Its increasingly asser- tive efforts to stake its claims have heightened tensions with neigh- rescue; death toll 36 bours including the Philippines, which has conflicting claims to TOKYO: Five more bodies from the ruptured crater of the parts of the waters. were found near the peak of an 3,067-metre volcano. US and Philippine military offi- erupting Japanese volcano yes- A Japanese army official who cials said the launching ceremony terday, as rescuers suspended took part in the search said res- and the exercises were not related their search because of the cuers had been wearing helmets, to the dispute with China. growing danger from toxic gas. bullet-proof vests, goggles and “Our primary reason is to The grim discovery takes to masks to protect themselves from establish inter-operability and at least 36 the total number of any fresh eruption. to build capacity in case a (natu- people feared to have died when “I saw rocks up to probably ral) disaster occurs,” US Marine Mount Ontake erupted without one metre across (that had been Brigadier-General Paul Kennedy warning during a busy hiking thrown through the air by the force answered, when asked if the weekend. of the eruption),” he said, adding exercises were tied to a potential A police spokesman said the the search had been difficult and conflict. five bodies were in addition to 31 involved digging through ash. Regional Philippine military discovered Sunday. Heartbreaking stories have chief Admiral Alexander Soria Hundreds of firefighters, police begun to emerge from survivors said the two sides were “trying to and troops had spent much of yes- who made it down the mountain develop a bilateral force that can terday around the peak, with heli- as rolling clouds of volcanic debris respond immediately to disaster copters flying overhead, despite swept down its flanks, smothering situations and that we speak the the gases and steam billowing everything in their path. AFP same language once we do.” Devotees gather at the Chinese Bang Neow Temple ahead of a street procession during the annual Vegetarian Philippine marine spokes- Festival, which begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month, in the southern Thai town of Phuket, yesterday. man Lieutenant Jerber Anthony Belonio stressed in Manila that the location of the opening cer- emony was not linked to the ter- Thai junta leader bids farewell to military Two German captives ritorial dispute. “This has no relation what- NAKHON NAYOK: Thailand’s Udomdej Sitabutr, is a Prayut loy- of a May 2010 army crackdown on soever. This is just to show the coup-making prime minister alist who will step up from deputy a months-long rally of “Red Shirt” appeal for freedom capabilities of our new marine Prayut Chan-O-Cha bade fare- army chief tomorrow. opposition supporters in Bangkok. landing brigade which coinciden- well to the military at a formal “During my 38 years, I’m proud The crackdown left scores dead. MANILA: Two Germans are not met by October 10. tally is based in Palawan,” he said. ceremony yesterday as he pre- of every day of service,” Prayut Red Shirts are loyal to bil- being held by an Islamist group “Hopefully, our government will The Philippines has recently pares to retire as army chief and said after an elaborate military lionaire former prime minister in the southern Philippines do all they can to get me free,” been strengthening its military bed in as a civilian leader. parade marking the retirement Thaksin Shinawatra, who was appealed to the Philippine and a male captive, who identified assets in Palawan. Prayut, 60, who toppled the of a few hundred senior officers. ousted in an earlier coup in 2006 German governments to secure himself as a doctor, told a radio The poorly-equipped military elected government of Yingluck “From now on I will step back and lives in self-exile to avoid jail their release through a message station based in Zamboanga City. has also been strengthening its Shinawatra in May, retires from (from the army) and take care of for a graft conviction. on local radio yesterday, days “We were sailing on our sail- ties with defence allies in the face military service today after a near moving the country forward,” he Thaksin’s supporters say after the militants threatened boat and unfortunately I was of Chinese sabre-rattling. four-decade career with the coup- added. his only crime is to rattle the to kill them. taken hostage,” he said, adding The US Marine Corps said the prone army. Prayut is a staunch royalist Bangkok-based establishment — The Abu Sayyaf rebel group that he was concerned for his drills would “enhance the inter- He will still retain extensive who has waded into Thailand’s which is backed by the army and has demanded that the German health. operability between US Navy powers as the prime minister and political turmoil on several occa- elements of the judiciary — with government stop supporting According to media reports, and Marine Corps forces and head of the junta — the National sions — justifying his actions as his massive electoral popularity. US action against Islamic State the two Germans were seized at their Philippine counterparts Council for Peace and Order — a defence of the nation and its Prayut is set to travel to in Iraq and Syria and wants a gunpoint from a yacht between with focus on improving bilateral whose authority has been guar- revered monarchy. Myanmar on October 9 in his first ransom paid for the captives. Malaysian Borneo and the south- response to regional issues and anteed by an interim constitution. The tough-talking Prayut is overseas foray as premier. It has also said it would behead ern Philippines in April. maritime security crises.” AFP The new army chief, General often described as the architect AFP one of them if the demands REUTERS TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Ghani sworn in as Afghan president US security deal to be signed today KABUL: Ashraf Ghani, a one- “We ask opponents of the gov- time US-based academic, was ernment, especially the Taliban sworn in as new president of and Hezb-e-Islami (another Afghanistan yesterday and used militant group), to enter politi- his inaugural speech to call for cal talks,” Ghani said after being Taliban insurgents to join peace sworn in. talks after 13 years of war. “Any problems that they have, Officials said Ghani’s first major they should tell us, we will find a policy move would be the signing solution. of a long-delayed agreement allow- “We ask every villager to call ing 12,500 US-led troops to remain for peace. We ask Muslim scholars in Afghanistan into 2015 to sup- to advise the Taliban, and if they Afghan President-elect Ashraf Ghani (second left) administers the oath to Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah (left) and his deputies Muhammad Khan port and train the national police don’t listen to their advice, they (second right) and Muhammad Mohaqiq during Ghani’s swearing-in ceremony as president in Kabul yesterday. and army. should cut off relations.” The militant threat in Kabul Karzai also pursued peace talks was underlined by a suicide with the insurgents, but prelimi- as part of a power-sharing deal US delegation, with President in improving education, access to Taliban with less and less help. attack outside the airport’s main nary efforts collapsed last year. that is likely to cause friction Mamnoon Hussain representing health and women’s rights but was Final results revealed Ghani entrance that killed four members Both Ghani and his poll rival between opposing camps within Pakistan. often accused of failing to tackle beat Abdullah 55 to 45 percent in of the Afghan security forces and Abdullah Abdullah claimed to the government. Many other countries, including rampant corruption and Taliban the run-off vote, though the UN three civilians shortly before the have won the election, plunging Abdullah struck a positive tone Britain and France, were repre- violence. said the election had been affected inauguration. Afghanistan into months of crisis at the ceremony, saying that “in sented only by their diplomats in Both Ghani and Abdullah are by “significant fraud”. The ceremony at the presiden- that fuelled the insurgency and this critical period of history, as Kabul. moderate, pro-Western leaders “Both President Ghani and Dr tial palace marked the country’s worsened the country’s dire eco- a team, we are committed to a “I’m sure the new leadership who have vowed to push ahead Abdullah carry the nation’s expec- first democratic transfer of power nomic outlook. national unity government based has received the people’s message with reforms, with stabilising the tations,” said UN mission chief and opened a new era after the Under pressure from the US on the political deal”. and will make peace and stability floundering economy high on the Jan Kubis as he congratulated rule of Hamid Karzai, president and UN, the two candidates even- their priority,” Karzai said at the agenda. Afghanistan on the handover. since the Taliban regime was tually agreed to form a “national KARZAI SAYS GOODBYE ceremony in his final appearance A Ghani aide said that the secu- Karzai was constitutionally ousted in 2001. unity government”, and Ghani Afghan dignitaries gathered as president. rity deal would be signed today by barred from running for a third The June presidential election was declared president a week at the palace from early morning “There is no progress with- a senior Afghan minister and US term in office. was engulfed in disputes over fraud, ago after an audit of nearly eight with helicopters buzzing overhead out peace. If there was peace in and Nato officials. In his speech Ghani also paid but international donors welcomed million ballot papers. ferrying a guest-list of low-level our country, and if there were no Only 33 Nato bases are tribute to his wife Rula, an unu- yesterday’s inauguration as a key Abdullah was also sworn in on foreign representatives. obstacles to it, our country would still active, down from a peak sual move in Afghanistan’s patri- legacy of the costly military and Monday as “chief executive”, a new John Podesta, counsellor to have advanced more.” of 800 — leaving local secu- archal Muslim culture. civilian intervention in Afghanistan. role similar to a prime minister, President Barack Obama, led the Karzai achieved patchy success rity forces to battle the AFP

Govt wants no Pakistan PM’s travel plans leaked to protesters discrimination ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister days before PM Sharif had left A source said that protestors untoward happened,” an official said. Yard spokesperson said that it Nawaz Sharif’s itinerary and Islamabad. were being made aware of PM The situation became tense on was aware that a demonstration movements from Pakistan to Those who leaked the itinerary Sharif’s plans within minutes of Saturday when protestors became was taking place in ‘that locality’. in disarmament London and New York were of the premier wanted maximum the PM’s plans being finalised abusive and started moving In every demonstration, a few leaked to some media and protes- participation in the demonstra- through a section of media. towards the door of PM Sharif’s policemen are always present on ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is not tors by government officials in tions held in London and New “Officials in Pakistan High apartment and not a single police the scene but in Saturday’s dem- against nuclear disarmament Pakistan as well as in London Yo rk . Commission London and officer was present on the scene. onstration not a single policeman but it should be universal and and Washington, compromising These protests were held Pakistan Embassy in Washington It’s believed that Pakistan High was seen on the spot for the two non-discrimiNatory, Foreign the premier’s security. by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, are responsible for this and Commission didn’t coordinate hours of allotted time. The police Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry has It was learnt that each and Pakistani Awami Tehreek All there are proofs available that with the Foreign Office to ask for arrived only after local residents said. every finalised detail of the PM’s Pakistan Muslim League and they have been coordinating extra security and took no steps complained that the demonstra- During the 69th General travel to London and then to their allies including members with protestors through some when it was aware that a demon- tors were staying around well Assembly, the United Nations New York was being circulated by of PML-Q and Majlis Wehdet media, keeping them in the stration will be held outside the beyond the permitted time. observed the first-ever annual day protest organisers at least four Muslimoon. loop. It’s a miracle that nothing premier’s residence. A Scotland INTERNEWS for total elimination of nuclear weapons. In a message released by his office, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged member Back home states that “the time has come for the total elimination of nuclear Fate of secret prisoners weapons stockpiles”. While most active members of one group lobbied for a com- plete, across the board ban on all held by US in limbo nuclear arms, others quietly tried to put the spotlight on Pakistan. KABUL: The fate of a group repatriate the detainees to their India led this group, which of prisoners held in near-total home countries, Reinert said, but argued that Pakistan was an secrecy by US forces at a prison that might not be possible because instable country, facing wide- in Afghanistan is hanging in Washington has not received spread terrorism and political limbo, the facility’s commander assurances they will not prose- chaos. They also drew attention said, as Washington gropes cuted at home or kept in humane to PTI’s dharna, both outside for options after its legal right conditions. the parliament in Islamabad and to hold them there expires in “Until the country provides near the UN headquarters during December. assurances, the individual can- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s The inmates — all foreign not be transferred,” he said. He address on September 26. nationals captured on battle- declined to say how many were Terrorism and this political fields around the world — could held at the prison. chaos, they argued, showed that be transferred to the US court There were about 50 foreign Pakistan was an inherently weak system or, as a last resort, to nationals there last year when it state that could not be trusted the Guantanamo Bay prison in was transferred to Afghan control, with nuclear weapons. Cuba, Brigadier General Patrick US officials said at the time, but J. Reinert said. some have since been repatriated. “We’ve got to resolve their fate One possible solution could be Police officer by either returning them to their to transfer them to the United home country or turning them States, where they could be killed in Quetta over to the Afghans for prosecu- prosecuted. tion or any other number of ways “If someone has committed a ISLAMABAD: A policeman that the Department of Defence crime overseas that could be a was shot dead in the early hours has to resolve,” Reinert said. crime also in the United States, a last morning near Kuchlak area Almost nothing is known of the detainee could be transferred back of Quetta. detainees’ identities. The United to the United States,” Reinert said. Police was quoted by Dawn as States has declined to disclose They could also end up in Pakistani television journalist Faizullah Khan receives sweets following his release by Afghan authorities as saying that two armed motorcy- their nationalities, where they Guantanamo Bay, although this he arrives at Torkham yesterday. Khan, a reporter with private Pakistani TV channel ARY News, was arrested clists opened fire at the vehicle of were captured and how many are was less likely because of pressure in April by Afghan security forces in Nangarhar province. Pakistan had appealed to then Afghan President Abdul Raheem, who died on the still in its custody. to close the facility, he said. Hamid Karzai in July to pardon the journalist, who faced a four-year jail term for “contacting terrorists”. spot. Police said the victim was The United States will lose The possibility of the Bagram hit by five bullets. the right to hold prisoners in detainees’ remaining in US cus- Raheem was serving as a Afghanistan after the 2014 end of tody has alarmed rights groups. sub-inspector at Kuchlak Police mission for the US-led force there. “It would be an absolute night- Station. The attackers sped away Most of the prisoners are mare if that happened ... We don’t Pakistan arrests 25 Indian fishermen on their motorcycle after the Pakistani, according to the human even know who they are ... Our attack. rights group Justice Project effort is to ensure all Pakistanis are KARACHI: Pakistan has official Mohammad Anwer said. fishermen held for almost 16 Raheem’s body was shifted to Pakistan. Some are from Yemen, back before the end of December,” arrested 25 Indian fisherman for Indian and Pakistani fisher- months in May. Civil Hospital Quetta for a post- Russia and Saudi Arabia. said Maryam Haq, a lawyer with violating the territorial waters men are frequently detained on Pakistan also freed 151 Indian mortem. Police and Frontier Corps The inmates remained in US the Justice Project Pakistan. of the country, its maritime the charge, as the two countries’ prisoners in the same month and personnel reached the site of the custody after the prison on the The United States last week security agency said yesterday. borders are not clearly defined in returned 57 fishing boats as a attack as a probe into the incident outskirts of the US military’s quietly repatriated 14 Pakistani The Indian fishermen were the Arabian Sea. goodwill gesture ahead of Prime began. The motive behind the kill- Bagram base handed its Afghan detainees from the facility because arrested and their boats seized “The court is likely to send them Minister Nawaz Sharif’s attend- ing could not be ascertained and detainees over to Afghan control there was no real evidence to keep early on Sunday morning. “We to jail for at least a year over the ance at Narendra Modi’s swear- no group has claimed \responsibil- last year. them in prison. are preparing documents to pro- violation,” Anwer said. ing-in as India prime minister. ity for the attack as yet. The United States wants to REUTERS duce all of them in court,” police India freed 37 Pakistani AFP AGENCIES TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA

Dussehra preparations More than Jayalalithaa 200 arrested over riots moves court in Gujarat

NEW DELHI: Police in Prime seeking bail Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat have arrested more than 200 people after violence between majority New CM tearful as he takes oath Hindus and minority Muslims, CHENNAI/BANGALORE: bail for her, review of the Rs1bn a senior officer said yesterday. AIADMK leader O fine and a stay on conviction, an The clashes in the western city Panneerselvam — looking crest- AIADMK leader told IANS. of Vadodara were sparked by a fallen — took oath yesterday According to AIADMK sources, distorted image posted on social as Tamil Nadu’s chief minister noted criminal lawyer Ram media that offended Muslims, to succeed J Jayalalithaa, who Jethmalani will argue the case prompting authorities to block moved the Karnataka High seeking suspension of the four- mobile Internet and bulk text Court seeking suspension of year jail sentence, bail for release messaging, the officer said. her four-year jail sentence and of Jayalalithaa from jail, review Members of the two communi- bail after being convicted for of the hefty fine and stay on the ties threw stones at each other corruption. conviction. and set vehicles alight in several An emotional Panneerselvam, The revision plea includes two days of clashes that started on 63, wiped his tears as he took the interim petitions, including one for Thursday, while one person was oath of office at the Raj Bhavan in staying the conviction and another stabbed. Chennai at a sombre event where against confiscating properties An artist prepares effigies of mythical demon king Ravana for the upcoming Dussehra festival in Jammu, the “We have now arrested over there were no smiling faces and seized in 1997 from Jayalalithaa’s winter capital of Kashmir yesterday. The effigies are burnt at the Hindu festival. 200 people from both the com- where some AIADMK ministers residence in central Chennai by munities in the last three days,” broke down. None of them spoke the Enforcement Directorate and said D J Patel, additional commis- to the media. in judicial custody here. sioner of Vadodara police. Police Governor K Rosiah consoled The properties include about said on Sunday that 40 arrests the chief minister as he choked 800kg of silver, 28kg of gold orna- were made. while reading the oath of office ments, 750 pairs of shoes, 10,500 Meghalaya floods toll rises to 55 “The man, a teacher, who and secrecy. Raj Bhavan and saris, 91 watches and other posted the controversial mes- state government officials looked valuables. SHILLONG: The death toll “The flood water is slowly Hills, Lukaichar, Kalaichar and sage on WhatsApp has also been equally shattered. Along with Jayalalithaa, three in the recent flash floods and receding in some areas, but many the town of Mahendraganj in the arrested,” Patel said. The bizarre ceremony that others were sentenced to four landslides in Meghalaya has of the areas are inundated espe- South West Garo Hills, urged flood Patel declined to describe the came two days after a special years in jail in the case. The three risen to 55 with the recovery of cially in the Kharkutta areas in victims not to panic. offending message and image but court in Bangalore jailed the char- are former confidante Sasikala three more bodies, even as the North Garo Hills.” “Many flood hit victims have local newspapers have reported ismatic actor-turned-politician Natarajan, now disowned former floodwaters are slowly reced- North Garo Hills district bor- complained that they have not that a distorted photo of the Jayalalithaa for four years and foster son V N Sudhakaran and ing in some areas, officials said dering Assam’s Goalpara district received adequate relief. I have Muslim holy land of Makkah was fined her Rs1bn for corruption. former aide J Illavarasi. They yesterday. was the worst-hit with more than ordered a probe to the deputy circulated on social media. Heading a 31-strong team, have also filed separate revision Chief Minister Mukul Sangma 20 people, including nine children, commissioners to look into the Modi contested and won Panneerselvam retained the out- petitions. yesterday started ground-zero losing their lives. matter,” the chief minister said. Vadodara when his Hindu nation- going Jayalalithaa’s ministries. He Jayalalithaa was disqualified inspection of the flood-hit areas Meanwhile, the flood-hit victims He also directed the deputy alist party swept to power at the took for himself the powerful port- as a member of the Tamil Nadu to assess the damage caused by in Chibinang area of West Garo commissioners to provide addi- general election in May, although folios of home, finance and plan- assembly, leading to developments the floods in the plain belt areas Hills, who interacted with Sangma tional seven days of general relief he gave up the seat after the polls ning among others. that saw Panneerselvam take oath of Garo Hills. and Speaker of the assembly Abu to the people and if required for another that he also secured. A farmer from Theni district, as chief minister of Tamil Nadu. He directed the deputy com- Taher Mondal, sought immedi- increase it by another week. Gujarat was hit by religious Panneerselvam, widely seen as After two days of distur- missioners to probe into the com- ate relief and were demanding Besides, Sangma directed the riots in 2002 that left more than a gentle and soft-spoken man, bances, Tamil Nadu was largely plaints of the flood victims on the a stronger embankment after district authorities to work out 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, entered politics in 1996. He was calm Monday. But film exhibitors poor distribution of relief mate- the area has lost its contour and the requirement for books and dead. Modi, the state’s chief min- elected to the Tamil Nadu assem- said they will fast in support of rials. Earlier, Sangma had con- identity. uniforms for the damaged and ister at the time, has rejected bly in 2001 and became the minis- Jayalalithaa today and all cinema ducted aerial survey on the flood “This is the worst-flood that the affected schools and other emer- criticism he failed to stop the ter for public works department. theatres across the state will be situation. people in Garo Hills have faced. gency measures for the school bloodshed. He was cleared by a He become the chief minister shut that day. More than 200,000 people were We have not only lost precious children in view of the impending Supreme Court-ordered probe of that year in near similar circum- “We plan to fast to extend our affected by the flood waters which lives but the quantum of dam- examinations. wrongdoing. stances — for about six months. support to Amma (Jayalalitha). have submerged at least 1,172 vil- aged is also very high,” Sangma Sangma Saturday submitted a Patel said some of the 200 peo- He headed the opposition after Since she has done so much for lages across 27 blocks and over 30 said over phone from Garo Hills. memorandum to Prime Minister ple were detained for taking part the AIADMK was voted out in the film industry, this is the least thousand displaced have now been “There is so much we need Narendra Modi, seeking Rs.2,000 in the low-level violence, while 2006. we could do for her,” a leading housed in 108 relief camps. to do now. We have been moved crore to tide over the situation. others were arrested to prevent In Bangalore, Jayalalithaa filed exhibitor said. “The official toll has gone up to back ten years in our development Union Minister of State for further unrest. a criminal revision petition in the PMK leader S Ramadoss asked 55 with the recovery of three more program due to the flood as major Home Affairs Kiren Rijju, who He said the city was back to Karnataka High Court. It has been the state government to recover bodies from the flood affected areas have been devastated by the conducted an aerial survey of normal yesterday with mar- listed for admission today before from the AIADMK the losses the areas in West Garo Hills. The floods. Everywhere we went there the flood-hit areas Saturday, said kets open. Another senior police the court’s vacation bench. state and people suffered in vio- number of deaths is expected to were only sad stories to tell.” the prime minister will make an officer said mobile Internet serv- Her counsel B Kumar filed four lence that followed Jayalalithaa’s rise as search and rescue opera- The chief minister, who vis- announcement for a special relief ices would remain suspended as a applications seeking an early hear- jailing. tion is still on,” Chief Secretary P ited the Chibinang, Rajabala, package after returning from the precaution until today. ing, suspension of the sentence, IANS B O Warjri said. Bhaitbari, Selsella in West Garo US. IANS AFP

Sena minister Crackdown on police over Ludhiana youths’ killing in Modi cabinet CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Four police officials, including killed in a gunfight with police in District Khanna, raided a dwell- Police District Khanna. He gave to quit soon government yesterday evening Machhiwara station house officer Jamalpur area of Ludhiana district ing unit at Jamalpur, Ludhiana. a wrong version of the incident suspended a district police chief (SHO) Manjinder Singh, were Saturday morning. Both of them The party was accompanied by one to his superior officers and made MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena’s and dismissed four police offi- dismissed from service, said addi- — Harinder Singh and Jatinder Gurjit Singh. Two persons, namely false entries in the Daily Diary solitary representative in the cials after two brothers in their tional director general of police M Singh — were accused in an earlier Harinder Singh and Jatinder Register of the Police Station. union cabinet, Anant Geete, will 20s were killed in Ludhiana K Tiwari. attempt-to-murder case. Singh, both sons of Satpal Singh, He has been dismissed from quit his post soon, party chief district Saturday in a shootout The three others dismissed from The incident occurred when were killed. A murder case was service under Article 311(2) of Uddhav Thackeray indicated with police. service and arrested included con- police entered a house where registered. Members of the police the Constitution,” a police report here yesterday. Senior Superintendent of Police stable Yadwinder Singh and home the victims were staying. A scuf- party Constable Yadwinder Singh, said. “After the return of Prime (SSP) Khanna police district, guards Ajit Singh and Baldev fle broke out between them and Ajit Singh and Baldev Singh (both Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Minister Narendra Modi from Harsh Kumar Bansal, was placed Singh. One person, Gurjit Singh, the police team and shots were home guards), along with Gurjit Singh Badal had earlier in the day the US, Geete will meet him and under suspension for “misconduct, who had accompanied the police fired, said senior police officers Singh, were arrested,” ADGP set up a high-level committee to tender his resignation,” Thackeray dereliction of duty, not exercising team, was also arrested. They have in Ludhiana. The brothers were Tiwari said. probe the killing of two youths in said here, five days after the six- proper supervisory control and been booked for murder. killed in the shoot-out. “Inspector Manjinder Singh, police firing in Ludhiana district party Grand Alliance in the state shielding delinquent police offi- The two youths, both broth- “On 27.09.14, a police party SHO PS Machhiwara, attempted on Saturday. collapsed last Thursday. cials” following the shootout. ers in their 20s, were allegedly of police station Machhiwara, to shield the police officials of IANS With this, the BJP-Sena alli- ance will end at the state and centre levels, but would continue in several prominent civic bodies Making firecrackers in the state, including Asia’s rich- est, the Municipal Corporation of Married women safer on Greater Mumbai. Uddhav’s announcement came a day after his estranged cousin streets than at home: Court Raj Thackeray questioned the NEW DELHI: The Delhi High outside the house and the victim Sena move of “clinging” to power Court yesterday observed that is a male. It appears that married in Delhi though the BJP had bro- married women in India are women in India are safer on the ken their 25-year old alliance in “safer on the street than in their street than in their matrimonial Maharashtra. matrimonial homes” as it upheld homes,” the order stated. Calling upon Sena to immedi- life imprisonment for a man “It is trite that where a wife ately withdraw its MP from the convicted of killing his wife. is murdered in her matrimonial union cabinet, the Maharashtra A division bench of Justice house and the presence of the Navnirman Sena chief went to the Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice husband is established, law casts extent of saying that if he had been Mukta Gupta upheld the trial an obligation on the husband to alive, the late Bal Thackeray would court’s July 14 decision of sentenc- explain how his wife died and if he have terminated the alliance with ing Pradeep to life imprisonment does not do so, an adverse infer- BJP at least a month back. for killing his wife on May 15, 2011, ence can be drawn against the The Sena had been a constitu- dismissing his appeal as it noting husband of being the assailant,” ent of NDA-I headed by then Pradeep’s offence is that of murder added the court. prime minister A.B. Vajpayee with of his wife. As per police, Pradeep had mur- three cabinet ministers, and later “Every tenth murder appeal dered his wife with a spade. bagging the prestigious post of Lok we are hearing has the husband However, the bench said: “The Sabha Speaker for Manohar Joshi. before us as the convicted accused. appellant (Pradeep) absconding In the NDA-II, the Sena had to The victim is the wife and the from the place of the crime is remain content with just one cabi- place of the crime is the matri- proof of his guilt. If somebody else net berth with a relatively light monial house. had injured his wife, it would be portfolio, despite having more MPs A worker prepares firecrackers at a workshop on the outskirts of Ahmedabad yesterday ahead of the forth- “The other nine out of ten mur- the appellant and not his brother than on the previous occasion. coming Hindu festival of Diwali. der appeals which we are dealing who would have taken (the wife) IANS with has the place of the crime Santoshi to the hospital.” IANS TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Modi: India, US need not agree on all issues US cautioned against quick pullout from Afghanistan WASHINGTON: Prime unites and terrorism divides.” Minister Narendra Modi set “Non-violence is at the core of the tone for his summit with US our philosophy,” he said, pointing President Barack Obama yes- out that all the terrorism in India terday saying India and the US is “exported” by other countries should think of what they can and not homegrown. do together for the whole world Taking a dig at the US, Modi even as they agree to disagree said that in the 1990s when on some issues. he would speak to US State India and the US do not have Department officials about ter- to be comfortable with all aspects rorism, they would dismiss it as of their partnership “as it doesn’t India’s law and order problem. happen even between a husband But after 9/11 when he vis- and a wife and yet the two are ited the US terrorism was being bound in a long-term commit- explained to him. “That means ment,” he said during a discus- that unless and until we have a sion at the Council on Foreign bomb explosion we don’t under- Relations in New York. stand what terrorism is.” Modi, the sixth Indian Prime Modi ruled out arbitration or Minister to address the leading US Prime Minister Narendra Modi adjudication on the India-China think tank, spoke to the gathering speaking at the Council on Foreign boundary dispute, saying the two in Hindi on economic growth in Relations in New York yesterday. countries were quite competent to India and India-US relations. He talk to each other and solve their also answered questions in Hindi. partnership had played a key role disputes. Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hugs Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj as former US president Bill The Prime Minister also cau- in the emergence of a secure, sta- “We admit that there is a border Clinton shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York yesterday. tioned the US against a quick ble and democratic Afghanistan. dispute but both sides have agreed withdrawal from Afghanistan, Describing terrorism as a big upon solving the problem urgently saying “the US should not make challenge facing India for the through dialogue. There is no need the same mistake as in Iraq”. last 40 years, Modi said countries for separate arbitration.” He suggested a slow-paced should stop making a distinction Turning to India’s neighbour- Indian, Israeli PMs discuss trade withdrawal so that the Taliban between so called “good terrorism” hood, Modi said India wanted don’t get a chance to raise their and “bad terrorism”. peace with its neighbours and NEW YORK: With India- “I believe that if we work discussed,” the statement said. head again. “Terrorism is terrorism and recalled how he had invited the Israel ties on the upswing after together, it will be for the benefit Modi made a pitch for Israeli Again citing Afghanistan as an knows no boundaries,” he said, heads of South Asian nations to Narendra Modi’s election, the of both our peoples,” he said. investments and the two prime example of what the two coun- and made a case for promot- his swearing in ceremony last May. prime ministers of the two A statement from the Indian ministers discussed boosting tries can do together, he said their ing tourism saying “tourism IANS countries met in New York to prime minister’s office said: “The bilateral trade, which now stands discuss boosting cooperation, two leaders reviewed the robust at about $6bn. with the Israeli prime minister relationship, and rapidly growing Israel has developed methods saying “sky is the limit” for this trade. They also discussed how and technologies for water man- India wants change, Modi tells CEOs cooperation. ties could be further expanded.” agement and farming in arid land. An official statement issued Sunday’s meeting was the first Modi wanted more cooperation NEW YORK: India is open- in a tweet, quoted Modi as saying. during the breakfast, where busi- by the Indian Prime Minister’s high-level meeting between India in these areas, Akbaruddin said. minded and wants change, The breakfast meeting with 11 ness was top on the agenda. Office said Israeli Prime Minister and Israel since Prime Minister Modi also wanted Israel to Prime Minister Narendra Modi CEOs, including those of Google, IBM CEO Virginia Rometty dis- Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Ariel Sharon’s 2003 visit to India. work with India in solid waste told top executives of American Citigroup and Pepsico, was fol- cussed software for Modi’s “Smart meeting on Sunday, invited Modi As chief minister of Gujarat, treatment in urban areas as part companies, including Google lowed by one-on-one meetings Cities” Digital India Initiative dur- to visit Israel. Modi had visited Israel in 2006 of his vision for smart cities. and Citigroup, during a high- with six other CEOs of compa- ing her one-on-one with Modi. The Jerusalem Post quoted and Netanyahu invited Modi to Modi told Netanyahu — and an powered breakfast meeting here nies, including Boeing, IBM, GE Laurence D. Fink, CEO of Black Netanyahu telling Modi “sky is visit Israel again, this time as the earlier delegation of Jewish lead- yesterday. and Goldman Sachs. Rock, a multinational investment the limit” for relations between prime minister. ers from the American Jewish “India is open-minded. We Modi discussed infrastructure management firm, conveyed to the two countries. Israel also briefed the Indian Congress — that India was proud want change, Change that is not development with the CEOs. Modi during his one-on-one that “We are two old people, some of prime minister on its perception of its tradition of tolerance one-sided. Am discussing with “Infrastructure development is the firm would host a global inves- the oldest civilisations on earth. of the situation in West Asia. towards Jews. Netanyahu and citizens, industrialists and inves- a big opportunity; it creates jobs tors meet in India in early 2015, But also two democracies, proud “Defence ties and cooperation the Jewish leaders acknowledged tors,” external affairs ministry and enhances quality of life of our Akbaruddin tweeted. of our tradition, but also eager to in the field of computer software that anti-Semitism never existed spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, citizens,” Modi said to the CEOs IANS seize the future,” Netanyahu said. and cybersecurity were also in India. IANS Jaitley moved to isolation ward in hospital J&K to submit list

NEW DELHI: Finance would be taken in consultation Jaitley, who had heart surgery “He should have avoided that Minister Arun Jaitley may have with his doctors. several years ago, was moved to food, which was cooked hours of losses to centre to cancel a trip to the United The 61-year-old lawyer, who the isolation ward at the the All before it was served. He needs to States in October after he was also holds the defence portfolio in India Institute of Medical Sciences strictly follow the regimen and SRINAGAR: Jammu and moved to an isolation ward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s on Sunday to reduce the number take proper rest for next few Kashmir will submit a memo- a government-run hospital to government, had to skip a meet- of people visiting him after he days,” the source said. randum of losses amounting to Bus service to recover from an infection that ing of finance ministers from the contracted an infection, doctor Officials said Jaitley’s absence Rs1,000bn to the central gov- followed a stomach operation to Group of 20 nations in Australia Pradeep Chowbey said. from two key ministries for almost ernment as recent floods have Muzaffarabad treat diabetes. this month. Hospital spokesman Amit a month had begun to slow deci- caused colossal damage to prop- Jaitley is due to attend a World Jaitley had been expected to Gupta said he expected the min- sion-making, including delays to erty besides claiming more than resumes Bank meeting from October 10 to visit the Pentagon during his trip ister to remain in the hospital for appointments of officials such as 280 lives, a top official said here 12 in Washington, where he is also to Washington. “a couple of days”. the chief economic adviser in the yesterday. SRINAGAR: The bus serv- expected to meet senior govern- He was admitted to a pri- “No other surgery is expected as finance ministry. In its first media interaction ice between Srinagar and ment officials. He was due to leave vate hospital in New Delhi on of now, he’s stable, he is recover- “We need a full-time minister after the floods, the state govern- Muzaffarabad in Pakistan- on October 8. September 1 for gastric bypass ing from a chest infection,” Gupta to lead the ministry,” said the ment said the memorandum of administered Kashmir “It seems doubtful that he would surgery to treat weight gain he said. finance ministry official, adding losses would be submitted to the resumed yesterday. be able to take the stress for the has suffered because of a long- A medical source said Jaitley’s the government still had to start central government after the state “Karwan-e-Aman” (Peace long journey to the US and par- standing diabetic condition. He weak immune system was affected raising more than Rs584bn rupees cabinet approves it later this week. Bus Service) along the Line ticipate in the World Bank meet- was re-admitted to hospital last after he ate at a state dinner ($9.51bn) through the sale of gov- “We are living through unusual of Control was suspended for ing,” said a senior finance ministry week, a doctor who operated on hosted during a visit to India by ernment stakes in state-run and times. In living human memory, more than 20 days because of official, adding the final decision him said. Chinese president Xi Jinping. private companies. REUTERS no disaster of such monumental unprecedented floods in Jammu dimensions has hit Kashmir and and Kashmir. I am sure all of us realise this was A state government official no ordinary event,” state Chief said that 77 people, including Indo-US exercise Secretary Muhammad Iqbal 70 returnees (those going back Bhagat Singh’s Khanday said. after visiting their relatives The state government said the in Jammu and Kashmir) and Jhelum River had a discharge of seven persons going from here sister passes 1.40 thousand cusecs of water on to meet their relatives across September 7, the like of which had the border, boarded the bus in away in Canada not been recorded even during the Srinagar. IANS CHANDIGARH: Parkash floods of 1902. Kaur, the younger sister of free- “The rains started on September including 10,050 milch animals, dom fighter Bhagat Singh, has 1 and continued uninterrupted for perished besides 33,000 sheep and died in Canada, a family mem- a week, but perhaps rains would goats. ber said here yesterday. not have created such a havoc if “Damage to agricultural crops Kaur, 96, was the only surviving the tributaries of the Jhelum River has been to the tune of Rs40.43bn member of the martyr’s immediate had not been hit by multiple cloud- while horticultural crops suffered family. She was living in Toronto. bursts during this period,” he said. losses amounting to Rs15.68bn. A Her son-in-law Harbhajan Khanday said 281 people died in total of 651,000 hectares of land Dingh Dhatt, who lives near the floods — 196 in Jammu prov- was affected. Hoshiarpur in Punjab, said Kaur ince and 85 in the Kashmir Valley. “Damage to public utility serv- passed away late on Sunday. “A total of 5,642 villages were ices and infrastructure, includ- Kaur, in recent years, had pur- affected by the floods, of which ing roads, electric power supply, sued the case of the killing of 800 villages remained submerged water supply schemes, have been Kuljit Singh Dhatt, brother of for more than two weeks, and 1.25 estimated at Rs30bn,” the chief her son-in-law, by Punjab Police million families were directly or secretary said. in a staged shoot-out. The police indirectly affected by the floods. Khanday said these were initial officers involved were convicted by A total of “83,044 concrete estimates and multidisciplinary a court earlier this year. houses were damaged completely teams were working to arrive at Bhagat Singh was one of the while 96,089 houses were damaged the final figures for the damage. most influential revolutionaries partially. Besides that, 21,162 semi- He said 90 percent of the power in the Indian independence move- concrete houses were completely supply had been temporarily ment against British rule. He was damaged and 54,264 such houses restored across the state while awarded capital punishment for suffered partial damage”, he said. 3,000km of roads had been tem- killing a British police officer in Indian and US soldiers take part in a cordon and search operation as part of Exercise Yudh Abyas in Ranikhet “Other structures, includ- porarily restored so far out of the Lahore in 1928. He was hanged to Hills, in Uttarakhand state, yesterday. The exercise concludes today. ing granaries, damaged in the 6,000km damaged by the floods. death in March 1931. IANS floods number 353,864. Livestock, IANS TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Albanian dancers wearing traditional costumes wait to perform as the nation marks National Cultural Heritage Day and European Heritage Day, MUSCAT 34/29 Clear 34/28 Clear in the capital Tirana, yesterday. Each year, the 50 signatory States to the European Cultural Convention take part in the European Heritage Days. MAKKAH 42/25 Clear 41/24 Clear KUWAIT 41/24 Clear 40/24 Clear BAHRAIN 35/27 Clear 38/28 Clear SANAA 26/12 Chance of rain 26/12 Partly cloudy RIYADH 37/23 Clear 37/25 Clear DUBAI 38/26 Clear 38/24 Clear BAGHDAD 35/21 Clear 38/23 Clear Play after school makes kids sharper THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW NEW YORK: If your child that was designed for the way kids cognitive testing and brain imaging in the control group, he added. cannot wait to play after school, like to move,” said lead researcher before and after the intervention. The children in the FITKids exer- HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER better not to restrict him, a Charles Hillman, a professor at The intervention, called FITKids, cise group wore heart-rate moni- study suggests. the University of Illinois in the was based on the CATCH exer- tors and pedometers during the ATHENS 26/17 Clear 28/18 Clear Moderate-to-vigorous physical US. cise programme, a research-based intervention. WASHINGTON 27/17 Chance of rain 25/16 Chance of rain activity for at least 60 minutes a The study involved a nine- health promotion initiative used “A big reason why kids partici- SYDNEY 19/10 Clear 21/12 Clear day after school saw substantial month long, randomised and by schools and health departments pate in a structured sports envi- LONDON 22/14 Partly cloudy 22/13 Chance of rain improvements in the ability of chil- controlled trial involving 221 across the US. ronment is because they find it fun PARIS 23/15 Chance of rain 23/15 Clear dren to pay attention, avoid distrac- pre-pubescent children. They “We saw about a six percent and they make new friends. And ISTANBUL 20/14 Partly cloudy 21/16 Clear tion and switch between cognitive performed short bouts of exercise increase in fitness in children in this intervention was designed to MANILA 30/24 Chance of storm 30/24 Chance of storm tasks, the findings showed. interspersed with rest over a two- the FITKids intervention group,” meet those needs as well,” Hillman DHAKA 33/25 Chance of storm 33/25 Clear “Those in the exercise group hour period. pointed out Hillman. Fitness noted. The study appeared in the DELHI 36/24 Clear 34/25 Clear received a structured intervention All participants underwent improved less than one percent journal Pediatrics. IANS ISLAMABAD 31/21 Clear 31/21 Clear

Magical Girl wins top San Walking is the superfood of fitness, experts say NEW YORK: Walking may said Bowman, a biomechanist report their training and sitting She added that a small study “About 7,500 steps may be more Sebastian film never become as trendy as based in Ventura, California. “It’s times. Median training time was of non-obese men published in accurate,” she said, adding that CrossFit or as ego-boosting as a lot easier to get movement than 6.5 hours per week. the journal Medicine & Science in current ACSM recommendations festival prize Ironman races but for fitness it is to get exercise.” Median total sitting time was Sports and Exercise by scientists call for at least 150 minutes of experts who stress daily move- Researchers say emerging evi- eight to 10.75 hours per day, at Indiana University suggests activity each week. SAN SEBASTIAN: Spanish ment over workouts and an dence suggests that combined suggesting that recreational that three five-minute walks done Garber, a professor of move- director Carlos Vermut’s film active lifestyle over weekends physical activity and inactiv- distance runners are simulta- throughout three hours of pro- ment sciences at Columbia Magical Girl, about a father who of warrior games, walking is a ity may be more important for neously highly sedentary and longed sitting reverses the harm- University in New York, said tries to fulfil the last wish of his super star. chronic disease risk than physical highly active. ful effects of prolonged sitting on research suggests that even one ailing daughter, won the prize For author and scientist Katy activity alone. Leslie Sansone, creator of the arteries in the legs. bout of exercise causes beneficial for best movie at this year’s San Bowman, walking is a biological “Actively sedentary is a new Walk at Home: Mix & Match Walk Three miles (5km) per hour is physiological effects. Sebastian film festival. imperative like eating. In her category of people who are fit for Blasters DVD, said too many peo- a good beginning, gradually work- But she concedes that walk- Vermut, 34, also took the best book, Move Your DNA: Restore one hour but sitting around the ple believe that spending grueling ing to 4 miles per hour, she said ing does not do everything. It director prize for the movie, his Your Health Through Natural rest of the day,” Bowman said. hours at the gym is the only way about walking. is less beneficial for bones than second feature film, at a glitter- Movement, she suggests there “You can’t offset 10 hours of still- to fitness. “There’s this “Biggest Dr Carol Ewing Garber, presi- running, and for strength, it is ing ceremony in the northern are movement nutrients, just ness with one hour of exercise.” Loser” idea out there that if dent of the American College of better to lift weights. “Still,” Spanish seaside resort of San like dietary nutrients, that the Last year researchers at the you’re not throwing up and crying Sports Medicine (ACSM), notes she said, “If you’re going to Sebastian late on Saturday. body needs. University of Texas School of you’re not getting fit,” she said, that fitness-walking guidelines of pick one thing, research says “It is an honour and a privilege “Walking is a superfood. It’s the Public Health asked 218 mara- referring to the popular television 10,000 steps per day may be too it should be walking.” for us,” he said as he collected the defining movement of a human,” thoners and half marathoners to weight-loss show. much for many. REUTERS prizes at the ceremony. Danish actress Paprika Steen was given the best actress award for her role as the daughter of a terminally-ill woman in Silent Heart, directed by fellow Dane Bille August. The movie had its world pre- Amal outshines Clooney in mier at the San Sebastian Film Festival, the oldest and most pres- tigious event of its kind in the Spanish-speaking world. Venice; pair seal marriage Spanish actor Javier Gutierrez won the best actor award for his interpretation of a policeman in VENICE: George Clooney may The pair had said “I do” at a pri- and Hollywood chums including thriller Marshland about the search be Hollywood’s darling but it vate ceremony with A-listers on Matt Damon, Bill Murray and for a serial killer. The festival also was his stunning bride Amal Saturday, reportedly exchanging Cindy Crawford. presented special lifetime achieve- Alamuddin who lit up Venice vows under an arc of white roses But yesterday’s ceremony was ment awards to Oscar-winning yesterday as the pair sealed in the garden of the exclusive just for the newlyweds, who sailed US actor Denzel Washington and their marriage at the town hall seven-star Aman resort on the off in a water taxi to Marco Polo Benicio del Toro, who paid hom- to the screams of delighted fans. world’s most famous waterway. airport where they left on a private age to his native Puerto Rico as he Amal looked elegant in a short- Yesterday’s ceremony, which jet reportedly headed for London. picked up the prize. sleeved cream pant suit with a made the union official, was con- Clooney, who has owned a home The Donostia Award — the dark blue band at the rim of the ducted by Walter Veltroni, the in northern Italy for years, was Basque name for the coastal city jacket, her dark locks under a former mayor of Rome and a long- married once before, to actress San Sebastian — has been given wide-brimmed hat, her diamond- time friend of the silver-screen Talia Balsam, but the pair split in out each year at the festival since studded ring flashing in the sun star, who gave the groom an emo- 1993. Alamuddin’s rights work has 1986 to “a great film personality and a broad smile on her face. tional hug on the pier as the crowds involved representing Wikileaks in recognition for their work and The pair swept up the Grand cheered. “It’s official, the dream- founder Julian Assange and the pair career.” Past recipients include Canal in a vintage taxi to cheers boat’s finally off the market,” sighed met in Rome at the end of last year, Gregory Peck, Bette Davis, Susan from tourists and onlookers on Jane Hipkin, a British tourist who before getting engaged in April. Sarandon, Meryl Streep, Richard the banks, accompanied by a flo- had come especially to catch a Despite a small demonstration Gere and Robert De Niro. AFP tilla of police boats and paparazzi. glimpse of “Gorgeous George”. at the town hall by locals enraged The silver-haired actor, elegant Not even the appearance of a by a series of corruption scandals in a dapper grey suit, grinned as black cat, which crossed in front in the City of Masks, the atmos- they arrived at the 13th century of the town hall moments before phere was electric and many in town hall. the bridge and groom arrived — a Venice said they were sad to see Running a fashionable hour and sign of bad luck for many — could the Clooneys leave. “It’s been like a half late, he still took time to dampen the feverish enthusiasm having a royal couple in town. Only joke with fans crowded on either as the pair wrapped up four days classier. It’s been a whirlwind ride,” US actor George Clooney and British lawyer Amal Alamuddin arrive at the side of the entrance, jerking his of lavish celebrations. The photo- said Pietro Bosso, a singing gondo- Palazzo Ca Farsetti in Venice yesterday, for a civil ceremony to officialise thumb towards the door as if to genic couple who share a passion lier who’d been hoping the couple their wedding. say it was time to get on with for human rights have spent the would pick him for a romantic glide making the union legal under law. weekend celebrating with family to the Bridge of Sighs. AFP Tuesday 30 September 2014 6 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6204 Price: QR2

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Airbus A350XWB test flight Qatar’s trade GCC ports set to face surplus hits QR31.5bn logistic pressure DOHA: Qatar’s trade balance recorded a surplus of QR31.5bn in August 2014, down QR1.3bn, Qatar’s new port to be operational in 2016 or 3.9 percent, compared to August 2013, according to DOHA: Faced by a booming sector, and burgeoning non-oil with port expansion programmes preliminary data released by trade demand, the GCC’s logis- trade, continue their growth tra- reportedly set to increase regional the Ministry of Development tic sector is set to pile enormous jectory to further position the capacity to more than 65 mil- Planning and Statistics. pressure on the ports across the region, and its key ports, as a glo- lion TEU by 2016, new industrial The country’s total exports in region. bal hub for trade between Europe, zones such as the $7.2bn Khalifa August 2014 reached QR40.8bn, Multi-billion dollar invest- Africa and Asia, Chris Hayman, Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi an increase by 0.3 percent com- ment into the region’s ports and an industry expert said yesterday. (KIZAD) and Jebel Ali’s recently pared to the same month in 2013. plans for GCC-wide multimodal Petrochemicals aside, the region debuted Terminal 3, with its con- On the other hand, the imports of transportation systems are well is seeing huge movement in gold, nectivity to the Dubai World goods during the month amounted underway, however, the immedi- automotive, precious gems, tele- Central super-hub, already pro- to QR9.3bn, an increase by 17.5 ate challenge of logistics manage- communications hardware, crude viding welcome relief and much- percent compared to August 2013. ment is occupying the minds of aluminium, copper products, iron needed facilities. The year-on-year rise in port operators across the Middle scrap and a wide array of items The expansion tally includes total exports is mainly due to East as trade demand outpaces both for import and export, and so Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port, with its higher export of ‘Other Groups physical expansion. its ports play a pivotal role in glo- terminal scheduled to open in 2015; of Commodities’ such as poly- According to the Agility bal trade movement, said Hayman. Oman’s $4bn Sohar Industrial mers of ethylene in primary Logistics Emerging Markets Index “Global container movements Zone which will be linked to the forms, unwrought aluminum, 2014, the Gulf countries, along are not slowing down and the GCC rail network, and the $143m acyclic hydrocarbons, reaching with Jordan, are riding high in order book for ultra-large con- sea-air hub expansion at Salalah. QR5.3bn in August 2014. This is the table of international locations tainer vessels is also growing, In Qatar, the new multi-billion- an increase by 29.2 percent com- offering favourable conditions for so this is where regional infra- dollar mega-port located close to pared to August 2013. Re-exports business and trade. In this year’s structure investment has had to Mesaieed Industrial Zone will reached QR0.7bn. index, Saudi Arabia climbed one rewrite the book in terms of new be up-and-running in 2016. The The increase in total exports place to third spot, with the UAE operational requirements and the tightrope between booming trade is partially offset by the drop in at number six followed by Qatar, development of an integrated net- demand and current overall port exports of petroleum, gases and Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain at 12, work of next generation facilities capacity in the region will headline other hydrocarbons including 13, 18 and 22, respectively. in order to handle the estimated a panel discussion at the ongoing LNG, condensates, propane and The GCC has at least 35 major $35bn value of the GCC logistics Seatrade Middle East Maritime Airbus A350XWB aircraft stage a test flight from the Airbus headquar- butane. ports and is pursuing an ambitious sector,” he added. conference in Dubai. ters in Blagnac, Southern France, yesterday. The A350XWB, with a Petroleum oils and oils from expansion strategy as the logistics Industry estimates suggest that THE PENINSULA capacity of between 276 and 369 passengers, are scheduled to enter bituminous minerals (not crude) service later in 2014. One aircraft is sporting a Qatar Airways logo. reached QR2.1bn (11.6 percent), and petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals (crude) reached QR6.6bn (12.8 percent). In August 2014, Japan was the top destination of exports from Qatar to outperform GCC states with 6.7pc growth Qatar with QR10.1bn, a share of 24.8 percent of total exports. DUBAI: Gulf Arab economies “Capital investment into the continue spending heavily, while Economics consultancy. interest rates over a long period, South Korea came next with are likely to grow slightly faster economy is expanding, popula- private sector growth may offset “In most countries, non-oil otherwise they risk destabilising QR6bn (14.8 percent) followed in 2015, propped up by strong tion is growing at a double-digit any drop in activity in the hydro- growth should remain in the 4-6 capital outflows. by India with QR5.6bn (13.6 private business activity despite rate and projects are getting fully carbon sector. percent range. It is possible, how- On the fiscal front, prospects are percent). further falls in oil prices, a under way,” said Farah Ahmed Saudi Arabia’s $748bn economy ever, that Gulf oil output could be less bright for the GCC economies Cars and other automobiles Reuters poll of analysts showed Hersi, senior economist at Masraf — the biggest in the Arab world cut more sharply than expected as since years of breakneck govern- were at the top of the imports yesterday. Al Rayan in Doha. — should expand 4.3 percent next the Opec leadership looks to pro- ment spending have left them with QR0.8bn, an increase by 9.6 Qatar is expected to keep out- “Despite all of this infrastruc- year, a tad more than the 4.2 per- vide support to prices.” requiring higher oil prices to post percent compared to August 2013. performing the other five GCC ture-building activity, the con- cent rate expected in 2014 and In the United Arab Emirates, state budget surpluses. The erosion Insulated wires, cables, coaxial states with a 6.7 percent growth struction inflation in the country 2016, according to the consensus where a double-digit jump in Dubai of large fiscal surpluses may add cables, optical fibre cables came rate in 2015, much faster than the is still remarkably low.” of 18 analysts polled over the past property prices has sparked fears to pressure in GCC countries to next with QR0.2bn, an increase 6 percent forecast in April, as it Brent crude oil, now at just two weeks. Both the 2015 and 2016 of another bubble, GDP is projected restrain state spending. by 82 percent while electrical spends billions of dollars on con- above $96 a barrel, is down almost forecasts for Saudi Arabia’s real to grow 4.5 percent next year. “Growing government spend- apparatus for fixed line teleph- struction before it hosts the 2022 $20 from June’s peak. Many econ- gross domestic product growth are Growth is then expected to slow ing commitments on subsidies ony/telegraphy, telephone sets and soccer World Cup tournament. omists expect the downtrend to unchanged from the previous poll to 4.3 percent in 2016, when GCC combined with high spending on other parts amounted to QR0.2bn, That also means, however, that continue in coming years, although on the region, conducted in April. members are likely to feel the infrastructure and other projects up by 22.7 percent. price pressures in the world’s top at a slower pace, because of ample “The fall in oil prices to under dampening effect of US interest will mean reduced surpluses as oil China was the main country of liquefied natural gas exporter are supply. $100 per barrel is unlikely to rates, which are expected to start exports remain stagnant or even origin with QR1.1bn, a share of expected to intensify, taking the But the financial positions of knock underlying growth in GCC rising in 2015. contract slightly over the years,” 11.8 percent of the imports, fol- inflation rate to 4 percent in 2015 most Gulf Cooperation Council economies significantly off course,” Most GCC states peg their cur- said Oxford Business Group, an lowed by UAE with QR0.8bn (8.3 and 4.5 percent in 2016, the highest governments are expected to said Daniel Kaye, senior macr- rencies to the dollar, meaning they economic and business research percent), and USA with QR0.7bn among the Gulf countries. stay healthy enough for them to oeconomic editor at the Oxford cannot diverge much from US publishing firm. 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Hassad Food for investments in Turkey Doha Bank shareholder meet on India buy DUBAI: The board of Doha Bank has authorised the purchase of the DOHA: Hassad Food, the global Indian assets of HSBC Bank Oman, and has called a shareholder meeting in Qatari premier investor in the agricul- November to approve the deal, it said in a statement yesterday. o value for the ture and livestock sectors announced transaction was given in the statement to the Qatar Stock Exchange. HSBC that it had initiated an investment Bank Oman, an affiliate of HSBC Holding, said in April it had approved the plan in Turkey. sale of its Indian business to Doha Bank. The Omani lender said then it had Nasser Al Hajri, Chairman and two branches and gross assets worth Rs3.5bn ($57m) at the end of 2013. Managing director of Hassad Food Shareholders will also be asked to approve the bank’s issuing of debt instru- met with Turkey’s Minister of ments of up to $2bn, with no single deal exceeding $750m, it said. REUTERS Agriculture Mehdi Eker to initiate and activate investment plan in the agribusi- ness sector which covers poultry, meat and dairy. QE index swings back into green zone The collaboration between the two countries is as per the guidance of the DOHA: Qatar Exchange index reversed its downward movement yesterday Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad and came back into the green zone with a slight gain of 9.07 points, or 0.07 Al Thani and in line with the National percent, when the bourse closed at 13,844.08 points. The trading value of Vision 2030, Hassad Food said yesterday. QR606m is more than double of QR278m registered on Sunday. The trad- Nasser Al Hajri said: “We want to get ing volume almost doubled to 12,052,160 shares from 5,507 transactions from into partnership with the private sec- Sunday’s 6,084,223 shares from 3,204 transactions. The market capitalisation tor and to invest in agricultural public dropped to QR737.8bn from QR738.3bn registered on Sunday. QNA domains. Products from these invest- ments will be marketed commercially Nasser Al Hajri (left), Chairman and Managing Director of Hassad Food with Turkey’s Minister in the region including Qatar.” of Agriculture Mehdi Eker. Hassad Food Company (HFC) was QCB to issue QR4bn worth T-Bills tomorrow established in 2008 as a wholly-owned profitable business with sustainable business brands that contribute to the subsidiary of the Qatar Investment growth as well as to contribute to food welfare of Qatar and other societies, DOHA: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) yesterday announced it would issue new Authority (QIA), the Sovereign Wealth availability in Qatar. using efficient technology in harmony Treasury bills worth QR4bn on October 1, 2014. The new bills, worth QR2bn, Fund of Qatar, with a vision to be a Today, Hassad Food focuses on own- with the environment, and adhering to will be issued for a term of three months and mature on January 4, 2015. leading global provider of high quality ing, developing and operating efficient, the highest standards of corporate social QR1bn, issued for six months, will mature on April1, 2015. The remaining food products and a mandate to run a profitable, and growth-orientated global responsibility. THE PENINSULA QR1bn would be issued for a term of nine months and mature on July 1, 2015. TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS US-EU trade pact back in spotlight GCCIA joins EU trade nominee open to dropping investor rights; Russia can’t amend EU-Ukraine accord GO-15 BRUSSELS: The woman likely has been delayed for 15 months to confirmation hearing for the pow- with Germany saying it cannot power grid to become the EU’s new trade provide time to overcome differ- erful position of Europe’s chief accept the dispute mechanism chief sought to reassure lawmak- ences with Moscow. trade negotiator. “We will not in the pact. But both the United DOHA: The GCC ers yesterday that US compa- Russian President Vladimir sacrifice the EU model for the States and outgoing EU Trade Interconnection Authority nies will not be able to challenge Putin has threatened to take action benefit of free trade,” she said in a Commissioner Karel De Gucht (GCCIA) yesterday officially Europe’s safety and environ- against Ukrainian economic ties three-hour hearing dominated by have warned that Washington will announced that it had joined the mental rules if Brussels and with Russia if the wide-ranging the issue of investor protection in not sign a trade deal without such GO-15 Reliable and Sustainable Washington agree the world’s free trade accord is implemented. a proposed US accord. investor protection provisions. Power Grids, which represents biggest trade deal. Consumer groups, unions and However Malmstrom, a pro-free US and EU negotiators hold 80 percent of total global demand Sweden’s Cecilia Malmstrom some European governments fear trade liberal, cautioned that such a seventh round of talks in on electricity. (pictured) told the European US multinationals will gain too a move could have consequences Washington this week, seeking GO-15 includes other major net- Parliament she did not rule out much power if the United States because Washington and Brussels to keep up the momentum for a works like MISO and PJM in the removing contentious investment and the EU include an investor- wanted their free-trade deal to deal that could encompass half the US, National Grid in UK, REE in protection provisions from the pact to-state dispute settlement pro- serve as a global standard for world’s economic output and gen- Spain, RTE in France, Terna in if Europeans believed they would cedure that allows companies to China, India and others. “We need erate $100bn a year for both sides Italy, Eskorn in South Africa, in allow US firms to circumvent EU bring claims against a country to this mechanism in trade agree- in economic gains. addition to networks in Brazil, rules and standards. an arbitration court. ments with other countries,” she The same issue of investor pro- Australia, India, China, South She also said Russia would not “There are several problems said. tection provisions also threatens to Korea, Japan, Russia and Belgium. be allowed to amend a planned free with the investor-state dispute The issue of how companies complicate the EU’s trade accord The announcement coincided trade deal between the European settlement mechanism as it exists can challenge a country in a trade with Canada, which still needs with the Second GCC Executive Union and Ukraine, ratified last today ... I don’t exclude it will be treaty has become one of the most to be ratified by the European Roundtable meeting on Power week, on which implementation taken out,” Malmstrom said at a contentious in EU-US trade talks, Parliament. REUTERS Trade held yesterday, on the con- cluding day of Third Regional Power Trade Forum in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was inaugurated by Belgacom’s branding campaign Adnan bin Ibrahim Al Muhaisin, CEO, GCCIA and attended by Qatar International Court CEOs of various GCC authorities specialised in power trade. GO-15 provides electricity to 3.4 billion consumers on six continents dismisses Chedid’s case and is responsible for integration of 2518 GW of generation capacity DOHA: The Qatar International had been entered into breached into the grid, of which 21 percent Court has delivered its judg- the terms of Article 36 of the QFC is from renewable energy sources. ment in the case of Chedid & Contract Regulations. GO15 was created in 2004 following Associates Qatar LLC vs Said The Court allowed part of a several blackouts across the world Bou Ayash following a three day counterclaim brought by Said to investigate fundamental issues trial last week. The Court, pre- after it concluded that Chedid of common interest to its members sided over by Justices Cullen, Al had, “without reasons, authority and to develop joint action plans Sayed and Robertson, dismissed or justification” withheld Said’s addressing improvement of power a claim brought by Chedid salary resulting in him incurring system security. In 2009, GO15 against their former employee bank charges. became a formal organisation. alleging breach of contract and Speaking after the judgment Daniel Dobbeni, Chairman, claiming QR104,000 in compen- had been delivered, the Registrar GO-15, said: “We welcome the sation as well as damages. of the Court, Christopher Grout, GCC Interconnection Authority Chedid, a company licensed stated: “The overriding objec- to GO-15 and assure that it would with the Qatar Financial Centre, tive of the Court is to deal with be beneficial for a wide range of alleged that Said was in breach all cases justly which includes, so consumers in the six GCC States. of a non-competition clause con- far as practicable, ensuring that We have been briefed on the vision tained within his contract of litigation before the Court takes and missions of GCCIA which employment after, subsequent to place expeditiously and effectively. are consistent with our vision of his resignation, he went to work This case demonstrates the ability innovative thinking, technology for a competing company and con- of the Qatar International Court Dominique Leroy, chief executive officer of Belgian telecoms operator Belgacom, poses in front of the advancement and industry lead- tracted with clients who had pre- to dispose of cases fairly and effi- company’s new branding campaign in Brussels yesterday. Belgacom has begun branding all its products as ership.” THE PENINSULA viously contracted with Chedid. ciently; the full judgment having Proximus, previously just the name for its mobile phone operations. The Court, however, rejected been delivered two days after the Chedid’s claim. In addition to trial concluded.” being critical of the terms of the The Qatar International Court non-competition clause, the Court and Dispute Resolution Centre also accepted the argument of (QICDRC) is the trading name Arabian MEP wins Infrastructure Project award Said’s lawyer, Roger Kennell of for the QFC Civil and Commercial Brown Rudnick LLP, that Chedid Court, the QFC Regulatory could not assert that it had a right Tribunal and Alternative Dispute DOHA: Arabian MEP, a Grade – A Qatari Engineering to protect a business connection Resolution Centre. Services Contractor, has been announced as the winner of with clients who had been intro- The QICDRC offers a full range ‘Infrastructure Project of the Year Award’ by Construction duced to it by Said. of dispute resolution options to Week for it’s extensive experience and expertise in carryout In addition, the Court found suit the needs and demands of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing services (MEP ) related that the circumstances in which international business clients. to hundreds of electrical substation projects throughout the Said’s contract of employment THE PENINSULA State for nearly two decades. Construction Week Qatar Awards, a premier event which recognises and honours key players in the Qatar construction industry, held its annual award function at Grand Hyatt on Troika returns to Athens for audit September 24, which was attended by over 300 executives and professionals. ATHENS: Greece has prepared the ground so that today’s Vasanth Kumar, Group Chief Executive Officer of Arabian visit by the troika of its international creditors could be the last MEP received the award on behalf of the company along with review of its finances ahead of an early bailout exit. Hendrik Coetzer, Director of Operations and Mairead Hughes, Greece’s massive debt crisis nearly broke apart the eurozone. But Business Development Manager. after four years and a bailout worth up to €240bn ($300bn), Athens Kumar said: “Infrastructure projects like substations forms has largely repaired its finances and is eager to get free from the the back-bone of country’s development and we as home grown EU and IMF’s tight budgetary and policy leash. Talk of a new EU Qatari company are extremely proud to be associated in the bailout when the current one expires in December has faded and nation building process” instead officials now say it may end its IMF programme early. According to the recent statistics by QNB and MEED, infra- “Greece won’t be needing a new bailout programme,” Greek Prime structure projects in Qatar is largely made of construction and Minister Antonis Samaras said at the weekend. “We can cope in transport related projects, accounting to 78.6 percent of the the coming year, even without the remaining financial aid.” AFP total project spending in Qatar for 2014, which by for the largest share than hydrocarbon projects. THE PENINSULA Vasanth Kumar receiving the Infrastructure Project of the Year 2014 award.

Gulf Air to begin PepsiCo opens innovation centre in Middle East flight between DOHA: PepsiCo, one of the and enable greater speed and leading food and beverage com- efficiency throughout the entire Kuwait & Larnaca panies, yesterday announced R&D and innovation process. the opening of its first innova- The new facility in Dubai will also tion facility in the Middle East. work collaboratively with other DOHA: Following its recent The facility, will serve as a hub PepsiCo R&D locations around commencement of direct serv- of new products and flavors the world to share insights and ices between Kuwait City and innovations for PepsiCo’s busi- best practices. Istanbul, Gulf Air, the national nesses across the region. “Innovation has always fuelled carrier of the Kingdom of The new facility is equipped PepsiCo’s growth engine and Bahrain, has announced the with an advanced culinary centre enabled us to build a portfolio of upcoming launch of twice and test laboratories focused on great-tasting, convenient food and weekly services between developing and tailoring PepsiCo beverage brands that are loved by Kuwait City and the Cypriot food and beverage brands for dis- consumers around the globe,” said city of Larnaca from October tinct, locally relevant taste pref- Omar Farid, PepsiCo president 26, in response to increased erences throughout the region. for Middle East and Africa. “The demand from the State of The new facility will allow new facility is a game-changer for Kuwait. researchers to quickly test new our business that we anticipate The new service will operate product ideas and support efforts will fast forward our innovation on Wednesdays and Sundays to significantly accelerate the process throughout the entire departing Kuwait at 11:00 local pace of PepsiCo’s innovation region.” time with return flights depart- across the region. “PepsiCo continues to build ing Larnaca at 14:05 local time. The facility is the first PepsiCo global research and development Bahrain-based passengers will food and beverage innovation capabilities that are differentiat- have the choice of thrice weekly centre in the region, which is ing our brands in the market- Bahrain-Larnaca operations designed to continue PepsiCo’s place and driving attractive new and convenient six daily flights efforts to unlock new opportuni- growth opportunities,” said Jan between Kuwait and Bahrain ties for breakthrough innovation Weststrate, Senior Vice President providing connections to the across the company’s diverse port- R&D PepsiCo Asia, Middle East airline’s newest Kuwait-Larnaca Officials inaugurating the new innovation centre in Dubai. folio of complementary brands & Africa. THE PENINSULA service. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Dana Gas wins Egypt Russian rouble at historic low gas exploration deals Company will partner with BP to explore El Matariya

DUBAI: United Arab Emirates Gas’ existing conventional gas government, which is trying to energy firm Dana Gas said yes- production business in Egypt, the attract foreign investment. terday that it had been awarded company said. The new deals are Political turmoil and violence exploration deals for two part of the 2014 EGAS bidding since a 2011 revolt which ousted onshore gas blocks in Egypt. round held late last year in Egypt. Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak The company will operate the Dana Gas, which relies on has hit the economy hard. North El Salhiya onshore conces- Egypt for over half of its out- The government has struggled sion area, known as Block 1 and put, said in August it expected to to pay foreign companies for gas will partner with British company recover the vast majority of over- and work on some major new gas BP to explore El Matariya, Block due payments which the Egyptian projects has ground to a halt at a 3, on a 50:50 ownership basis, it government owes it by 2018. time when generous state subsi- said in a statement. Dana has had problems recov- dies are stoking growing demand. “Under the terms of the agree- ering payments from exploration BP, one of the largest foreign ment, BP will fund all of the cost, and production assets in Egypt investors in Egypt, said last including Dana Gas’s share, of one and Iraqi Kurdistan because of year it had found offshore gas in exploration well up to an agreed political turmoil in those places. Salamat, the deepest well ever maximum limit,” Dana said. At the end of June, the com- drilled in the Nile Delta. If the well proves commercial, pany was owed $297m in Egypt BP has said it remains com- BP will have the option to buy and $650m in Kurdistan, it said. mitted to Egypt and to its major up to 50 percent stakes in Dana UAE-based companies such as investment in the existing West Gas’ adjacent development leases, Dana Gas have been capitalising North Delta project despite it said. on good relations between the delays. People walk past a board showing currency exchange rates in St Petersburg. The Russian rouble Block 1 is an extension of Dana UAE and Egypt’s army-backed REUTERS reached a historic low against the dollar yesterday because of the demand for the American currency, as well as on the back of low oil prices. Encana to buy Texas Emaar’s mall unit IPO priced at top end of range

DUBAI: Dubai’s Emaar needed a multi-billion dollar cash (Ma’aden) raised $2.47bn from its investors I think the stock might oil company for $7.1bn Properties has priced the initial injection by neighbouring emirate debut on the Saudi stock exchange get a good reaction,” said Harshjit share sale of its malls business Abu Dhabi. Several of its largest in July 2008. Oza, banking and property analyst at the top end of the proposed companies have since undergone It will also be the second stock at Naeem Brokerage in Cairo. MONTREAL: Canadian energy barrels of oil equivalent per day range, marking another mile- painful restructurings, while a listing on the Dubai bourse in just Naeem had estimated at the company Encana yesterday said in the Permian basin, a key oil- stone in the return of investor pick up in revenue from the core over a week, following a five-year mid-point of the proposed price it has agreed to buy Texas’s producing region in western Texas. confidence in the Gulf Arab state industries of travel and tourism hiatus, after Marka debuted on range that EMG would be valued Athlon Energy for $7.1bn, in a Encana hopes to meet its target after the financial crisis. — of which EMG’s Dubai Mall is September 25. That IPO — albeit at 28.5 times this year’s forecast bid boost the Calgary-based nat- of generating up to 75 percent of Shares in Emaar Malls Group among the biggest draws — has only worth Dh275m — was hugely earnings. That would be above ural gas producer’s shift into oil. operating cash flow from liquids (EMG) were allocated at Dh2.90 helped to lure investors back. oversubscribed by investors as well, the parent company’s multiple of Encana would pay $5.93bn in production, including oil and natu- apiece following huge demand, With a market value of and the shares jumped 59 percent about 25 times earnings and the cash for the US company, as well ral gas liquids, next year instead of giving an overall sale value of Dh37.7bn upon listing, EMG will on its first trading day as pent-up wider stock market’s 16, according as assume $1.15bn of Athlon’s debt. 2017. Encana started as a natural Dh5.8bn ($1.6bn) and making it become the third-largest stock on demand pushed the price higher. to a data. The proposed price, $58.50 a gas producer but it has been shift- the largest stock sale in the Gulf the Dubai Financial Market when Analysts are expecting a positive Mohamed Alabbar, chairman of share, is 25 percent higher than ing its priorities toward oil as the region since 2008. it begins trading on October 2. reception for EMG too. Emaar Properties, said the firm was Athlon’s Friday closing price on North American gas market has After years of debt-fuelled It is the biggest initial pub- “Although the valuation looks a delighted with the response from the New York Stock Exchange of become saturated with the boom expansion, Dubai was hit hard lic offering (IPO) in the Gulf bit stretched, with strong demand both professional and retail inves- $46.73. Athlon produces 30,000 in shale gas. AFP by the global financial crisis and since Saudi Arabian Mining Co from both retail and institutional tors for EMG’s IPO. REUTERS

Lufthansa on strike

Aircraft of German airline Lufthansa in park position at the airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Lufthansa staff will stage a strike on long-haul flights today, their latest walkout in the ongo- ing dispute with management over early retirement provisions, their union said. Toyota will Sedco launches first recall 690,000 in-house Islamic fund Tacoma in US JEDDAH: Jeddah-based global equity fund with $150mil- Islamic investment firm Sedco lion, both using Credit Suisse as NEW YORK: Toyota Motor Capital has launched the first investment manager. Sales USA Inc, a unit of Toyota fund managed by its own in- Sedco Capital, a fully owned Motor Corp, said it would house team, looking to bulk up subsidiary of Sedco Holding, recall about 690,00 Tacoma its asset management capabili- said it had also signed the 4X4 and Tacoma pre-runner ties, the firm said yesterday. United Nations’ Principles pickup trucks to fix issues with The Gulf equities fund, domi- for Responsible Investment the vehicles’ rear suspension ciled in Luxembourg, has an ini- (UN PRI), becoming the first system. tial $30m in assets and is Sedco’s Gulf-based Islamic asset man- “The involved vehicles’ rear 14th fund overall. ager to do so. suspension system contains leaf It is part of Sedco’s strat- Sedco Capital, which manages springs that are constructed of egy to source two-thirds of its and advises $3.6bn of assets, last either three or four leaves. There assets under management from year incorporated environmental, is a possibility that a leaf could outside Saudi Arabia in four to social and governance (ESG) prin- fracture due to stress and corro- five years. ciples into two of its equity funds. sion,” Toyota said in a statement. “With more and more peo- This allowed the funds to be If the vehicle continues to be ple looking at Mena and with marketed to investors beyond used, it could lead to the broken interest in Shariah investment the traditional Islamic finance leaf coming in contact with sur- growing all the time, we expect centres in the Middle East and rounding components, including this fund’s value to reach $100m southeast Asia. the fuel tank and causing a leak. in the short term,” said Yazan There are 1,285 signatories to “In the presence of an ignition Abdeen, lead fund manager at the United Nations’ Principles for source, this could result in a fire,” Sedco. Responsible Investment, most of the car maker said. Previously, Sedco relied on them based in the United States Toyota said it was not aware external advisers for its funds. and Europe, with London-based of any injuries due to this. The Last year, it launched an Islamic Arabesque the only other Islamic vehicles belong to model years fixed income fund with an ini- asset manager on the list. 2005-2011, it said. REUTERS tial $100m alongside an Islamic REUTERS TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Jordan eyeing Snowbird IPO 3.3pc growth this year: IMF Inflation expected to decline

AMMAN: Jordan’s economy is and business. Businessmen and resilient despite regional ten- investors, however, say foreign aid sions in Syria and Iraq and that has amounted to several bil- violence in Gaza, with growth lions of dollars by major Western of over 3 percent projected donors to mitigate the humani- this year, the International tarian impact of the Syrian crisis Monetary Fund said. has cushioned the economy. In a statement at the end of a They also say an influx of review of Jordan’s economic per- skilled Syrian labour and a hous- formance under a $2bn standby ing boom along the border with arrangement signed at the end of Syria sparked by refugees has 2012, the head of the IMF mis- been a boon for the economy. sion Kristina Kostial said Jordan’s Jordan has also benefited from economy had proved resilient “in an influx of wealthy Iraqis who an increasingly difficult regional have fled violence in Iraq in recent Yan Changzai (centre), CEO of Snowbird AG; CFO Lam Kok Weng (left) and COO Qiu Duoxiang during the initial public offering of the company at environment”. months, helping to inject millions the Frankfurt Stock Exchange yesterday. The IMF on Sunday said of dollars in the economy, and in growth was expected to reach 3.3 particular the real estate sector. percent this year, up from 2.8 per- Independent economist Rasha cent last year, helped by recovery Abdullah Dayyat said the govern- in several sectors, including min- ment had no choice but to con- ing and agriculture. tinue with IMF-guided reforms if Inflation was expected to it was to attain the growth targets Americans step up spending in August decline to less than 3 percent by needed to get the economy back the end of 2014 from 3.3 percent on track and to reduce a chronic in 2013, the IMF said. budget deficit. WASHINGTON: US consumer forecast in a Reuters poll of attention on civil unrest in Hong below their 2 percent target. Kostial said the kingdom’s The kingdom had been on the spending accelerated in August, economists. Kong. Chicago Federal Reserve Bank performance under a three-year brink of a major fiscal crisis in the government said yesterday, Millan Mulraine, an econo- President Charles Evans repeated standby deal concluded in August 2012 — with a spiraling budget a positive sign for an economy mist at TD Securities in New INFLATION MUTED yesterday that his argument that 2012 was broadly on track. The deficit that was almost 11 percent that appears to be firing on York called the data “a further Most investors are betting the Fed should be patient when it kingdom was forced to sign the of GDP — after street protests nearly all cylinders. signal that the positive momen- the US Federal Reserve will comes to raising rates. IMF deal to get much-needed pushed the authorities during a The housing sector remains an tum in domestic activity is being raise interest rates next year to Data on Friday showed the finances to set it on the right wave of regional unrest to raise exception, however, with a sepa- sustained.” keep inflation in check, although economy grew at its fastest pace track and stave off a major eco- public salaries and maintain hefty rate report showing Americans Even after adjusting for infla- Monday’s data gave little sign of in two-and-a-half years in the nomic crisis, officials say. subsidies to keep social peace. signed fewer contracts in August tion, spending was 0.5 percent growing price pressures. second quarter. Still, the housing Jordanian officials say they have Officials say the controversial to purchase previously owned higher, the biggest gain since The Fed’s preferred gauge of sector has struggled to recover also been hard hit by the cost of IMF deal commits Jordan to keep homes. March. Growth in personal inflation was up 1.5 percent in from the 2007-09 recession when accommodating 600,000 registered raising electricity prices, which Nevertheless, the rise in house- income ticked up 0.3 percent, in August from a year earlier, down a home price bubble deflated. Syrian refugees fleeing the civil consume hundreds of millions of hold spending offered the latest line with forecasts. slightly from the reading in July, In August, contracts to pur- war, who have added to the strain dollars of its subsidy budget. suggestion that years of excep- Some of the strength in the Commerce Department data chase previously owned US homes on an aid-dependent economy Under the IMF deal, the gov- tionally low interest rates have spending came from a decrease showed. A measure of underlying fell 1.0 percent, the National already burdened with over 20bn ernment is expected to raise elec- finally pushed the economy into in the saving rate, which eased price pressures which strips out Association of Realtors said. dinars ($28bn) in public debt. tricity prices again in early 2015 a higher gear. back from a one-and-a-half year food and energy held at 1.5 per- The pending home sales index Investment sentiment has also under a plan to reduce losses of a Consumer spending rose 0.5 high in July. cent. That reading had dipped to plunged last year after mortgage been hit by the spillover effect state-owned electricity firm that percent last month after being On Wall Street, housing shares 1.2 percent earlier this year. interest rates spiked, although it of regional unrest, with the con- officials say alone accounts for unchanged in July, the Commerce fell even more than the broader Some policy makers at the US has been on a rising trend since flict in Gaza and Iraq acting as about 15 percent of GDP. Department said. The growth in stock indexes, which were down central bank remain concerned this past March. a dampening effect on tourism REUTERS August was just above the median sharply as investors focused that inflation appears stuck well REUTERS

India likely to Housing market cools hold rates as further in Britain

inflation high LONDON: British mortgage on whether the scheme should approvals slipped a three- continue. NEW DELHI: With inflation month low in August, according The housing market is a major still running high, the Reserve to official data, falling slightly political battleground ahead of a Bank of India at its fourth bi- more than expected and adding national election next May. monthly policy review today is to signs the housing market has Britain’s Prime Minister David unlikely to cut interest rates. cooled in recent months. Cameron pledged on Saturday to Consumer price index (CPI) The Bank of England said build 100,000 new homes and offer -based retail inflation eased to mortgage approvals numbered them to younger first-time buy- 7.8 percent in August from 8.59 64,212 last month, the weakest ers at a 20 percent discount if his percent in April. Wholesale price reading since May and down from party wins. index (WPI) inflation has also 66,100 in July. Analysts had fore- eased to 3.74 percent in August cast a fall to 65,000. A LONG WAY OFF PEAK from 5.55 percent at the start of Economists said the decline Monthly mortgage approvals the current fiscal. was a consequence of tougher are still well short of the 90,000 The RBI headed by the checks on mortgage borrowing level seen before the 2008 finan- monetarist-inclined Governor introduced in April. cial crisis, and below a recent peak Raghuram Rajan has set a tar- “With approvals having nudged of more than 76,000 in January. get for CPI inflation at 8 percent down for two successive months The British Bankers’ by January 2015 and 6 percent and other evidence ... pointing Association reported last week by January 2016. At an industry to weaker demand, the housing that the number of mortgages chamber Ficci-organised banking market resurgence seems to be approved by its members fell to a conference earlier this month, running out of legs,” said Martin 12-month low in August. A sign seen at a Balfour Beatty construction site in central London yesterday. Rajan had said there was a need Beck, senior economic adviser to Earlier this year, Governor to “break the back” of inflation. accountants Ernst & Young. Mark Carney said that housing “The real problem is inflation Surveys from the Royal was the biggest domestic threat Balfour Beatty warns on profits that is persistent. We have been Institution of Chartered to Britain’s economic recovery, emphasising again and again in Surveyors and mortgage lender because of the risk of borrowers order to ‘break the back’ of infla- Halifax earlier this month showed taking on too much debt. LONDON: Shares in Balfour it will now bid more selectively, “There has been inconsistent tion, we got to break this persist- house price growth slowed signifi- The BoE has been seeking to Beatty plunged yesterday after focusing on higher returns as operational delivery across some ence,” Rajan had said at an event. cantly in August. cool the mortgage market since the British construction firm cut the construction market recov- parts of the UK construction busi- “I have no desire to keep inter- But despite recent signs of January when it refocused its its profit forecast for the third ers, and reducing its exposure to ness and that is unacceptable.” est rates high for even a second moderation, the housing market Funding for Lending Scheme time in less than five months, harder to serve regions in south- Work within the construction longer. I want to bring down remains a major concern for pol- away from mortgage lending and blaming increased losses on the west England and Wales. arm had suffered from persistent interest rates when feasible. It icy makers looking for threats to dedicated it exclusively to busi- mismanagement of a number of Reacting to the latest warning, skill shortages, particularly in the will be feasible when we would Britain’s financial stability. ness lending. UK contracts. shares in the firm fell as much as south west of England, as well as have won the fight against infla- The BoE’s Financial Policy The BoE said lending to non- Balfour, which rejected the 25 percent in early trading, their programme slippages, cost infla- tion,” he had added on the ques- Committee releases its quarterly financial businesses increased by merger advances of UK rival biggest ever single one-day drop. tion and poor operational delivery, tion of RBI rates. policy statement on Thursday. In £817m ($1.33bn) in August, down Carillion for the third time By 1227 GMT the shares were the company said. The RBI left key interest rates June it introduced tougher checks from a £1.166bn rise in July. Year- last month, said profits at its trading down 18 percent at 184 The review will focus on unchanged in its third bi-monthly on mortgage lending and capped on-year, lending fell by 2.8 per- UK Construction Services unit pence, reducing its market value commercial controls, on costs monetary policy review early home loans to 4.5 times a bor- cent, the smallest decline since would be £75m ($122m) less by over £300m to £1.2bn ($2bn). incurred, the forecasting of con- August, saying near-term tight- rower’s income. the series started in April 2012. than expected after taking writ- The group has now issued five tract values and reporting at ening is not expected if inflation “One thing to look out for here Lending to small businesses edowns on engineering contracts profit warnings in two years, with project level, the group said, and continues to ease. is any assessment from the com- alone contracted by £301m, in London and hitting a number the share price down over 40 per- a report is due to be completed by The repo rate, or the interest mittee on the government’s Help although the pace of decline eased of costly setbacks on building and cent in that time. Its last chief the end of the year. that banks pay when they borrow To Buy scheme,” said Investec from July’s £434m drop. infrastructure projects. executive, Andrew McNaughton, Balfour also announced that money from the RBI to meet their economist Philip Shaw, referring Unsecured lending to consum- Many of the problem contracts quit in May after the first of the following the $1.35bn sale of its US short-term fund requirements, to a programme that guarantees ers rose by £898m in August, relate to work undertaken during profit warnings this year, which engineering and design consul- was left unchanged at 8 percent. higher loan-to-value mortgages. slightly above a Reuters poll the recession at wafer thin mar- was followed by a second in July, tancy unit Parsons Brinckerhoff The reverse repo rate, or the Earlier this year, the European forecast for £850m. On an annual gins, as Balfour chased volumes, and has yet to be replaced. to WSP Global, the 2014 final divi- interest that the RBI pays to Commission said the government basis, consumer credit rose by which have since failed to meet “This latest trading state- dend and future dividend cover commercial banks when they should consider scaling back Help 6.1 percent — its fastest rate of savings targets or budget forecasts ment is extremely disappoint- would be reviewed in light of the park their surplus short-term to Buy because of rising house growth in eight years — from 6.0 as they approach completion. ing,” Executive Chairman Steve group’s changing shape. funds with the central bank, had prices, and the BoE is scheduled percent in July. In future the company has said Marshall said yesterday. REUTERS been adjusted to 7 percent. IANS to report back to the government REUTERS TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Tough fight for jobs is not The Mansion tax won’t fix easy, turnaround unlikely UK’s flawed property market BY GREG JERICHO BY JONATHAN PORTES UK. But a mansion tax would just scratch council tax and, ideally, stamp duty (another he most recent unemployment figures offered hope that the surface of the problem. Over the past 40 terrible tax) with a progressive tax on prop- the economy had turned a corner. However, the latest hatever one thinks of years, the housing market has transferred erty values, levied, collected and mostly kept release of job vacancy data from the Australian Bureau the so-called bedroom huge amounts of wealth from the young and by local government. Tof Statistics suggests that the labour market remains tax, there is no doubt it poor to the middle-aged and well-off, espe- This would have several beneficial effects. weak and unemployment is likely to remain around or above 6 has led to considerable cially in London. Mansions would be taxed more, but so would percent for months to come. hardship for some poorer Meanwhile, our system of property taxa- millions of other properties that have risen When you get down to it, the most important thing in the Wfamilies (many of which have a disabled tion is a disaster. Council tax, introduced as sharply in value in the past 20 years, while economy is jobs. Sure we can concern ourselves with inflation, relative), as well as being an administra- a stopgap after the failure of the poll tax, is others, less fortunate, would be taxed less. and wage growth, or interest rates and the value of our currency, tive burden for local authorities. It’s worth highly regressive, particularly in the capital, It would redistribute wealth from the or even the budget surplus or government debt. But a job is the remembering that when evaluating the where the owners of the luxury penthouses property rich to the property poor and – if economic thing that has a direct impact on your life. hysterical reaction in some quarters to the in One Hyde Park pay little more (or some- levied at an appropriate rate – would help Almost everyone will have perused the employment section of mansion tax, and in particular, the claims times less) than those living in an average dampen excessive price rises. By remov- the newspaper or spent time online looking for a job at one point that it would be uniquely difficult to imple- three-bedroom house in north London. ing the distortions caused by stamp duty, in their life. The Clash once sang, “career opportunities are the ment or desperately unfair to those who just The political cowardice of successive gov- it would make the property market work ones that never knock”, and so it appears from the latest data, want to continue living where they’ve always ernments means it is levied on values not more smoothly and efficiently. which saw a drop in the number of job vacancies – from 146,900 lived without having to pay an extra tax. properly assessed in living memory. This is Moreover, by providing a buoyant and in the May quarter to 145,800 in the August quarter. Some of those objections are absurd. unfair and inefficient, and makes it almost progressive method of financing local gov- Bad though this is, we should not get too depressed. The Virtually every developed country has some impossible to devolve genuine power over ernment, it would be a major step towards decrease was in the seasonally adjusted figures, whereas the trend form of property tax, so the idea that valu- local tax and spending decisions to local a new system of council financing, where rate showed a slight increase. Best of all, it appears the low point ing residential property is uniquely diffi- government. councils could raise and keep a far greater in the cycle was reached this time last year when there were just cult, or that it would be widely evaded, is The consequences are dire – it is no coin- proportion of the money they spend – a 140,100 vacancies. nonsense. And the idea that it is somehow cidence that the UK has both one of the necessary prerequisite to real localism and However, the number of job vacancies does not appear to be “unfair” to tax a small number of mostly rich most dysfunctional property markets in the devolution in England and Wales. There is enough to suggest there will be a strong surge in employment in people who were lucky enough to buy houses developed world and one of the most cen- nothing radical about this prescription – the coming six months. in central London that have soared in value tralised systems of government. it’s what happens in most of the developed Looking at just the total number of job vacancies can also be to over £2m is perverse. Would a mansion tax help? A little – it world. a little misleading. More job vacancies is better than fewer – About 6 percent of homeowners in the UK would make the system somewhat fairer. The next government will have a rare because it means more employers are looking to hire people – but own a house worth more than £500,000, let But it would affect few properties, mostly opportunity, born of necessity, to give local they need to be examined within the context of the labour market. alone £2m. The fact that the assistant editor in London, and if the revenue raised were government more power and responsibility, The two most common measures used are the job vacancy rate, of the Daily Telegraph describes the man- simply appropriated by central government but that cannot happen without reforming which looks at the number of job vacancies per 100 people in the sion tax as a “middle class tax” says more it would do nothing to address the funda- the way it is financed. A mansion tax is labour force and, my favourite one, the number of unemployed per about the distorted perceptions of well-off mental problems with either property taxa- not the answer but taxing mansions – and job vacancy. On these measures, we see the job vacancy rate has London-based journalists than it does about tion or the financing of local government. property more generally – could be. stayed almost flat over the past year, but it has become more of the reality of the wealth distribution in the A serious reform would replace both THE GUARDIAN a fight to get each job. In August 2013 there was on average 4.96 unemployed per job vacancy; now it is 5.2. But national averages can hide the good and bad news at the state level and there is some need for caution. The ABS only provides the raw, original data for the number of job vacancies per state, so the data can jump up and down a little bit. Using a rolling four quarter average makes things a bit smoother. When we look at job vacancies per unemployed across each state, the very obvious picture is that Victoria’s job situation is pretty dire. The number of unemployed per job vacancy has risen from 5.9 people this time last year to now 7.1. Using the raw job vacancy number presents a slightly better scenario of 6.4 unemployed per vacancy, but it is still above Queensland and New South Wales, and almost on par with South Australia. The situation in South Australia remains awful, but it does appear to have turned a small corner. The end of 2013 and start of 2014 saw a massive jump in the number of unemployed per vacancy. In the February quarter this year, there was on average 8.3 unemployed competing for each job in the Croweater state that has now moved down to 7.5. Jobs in Queensland, by contrast, have become harder to come by in the past year – rising from 5.2 to 6.1 unemployed per vacancy. But the biggest change occurred in the west. Just as employ- ment in WA has come off the boil, so too have job vacancies. While it remains easier to get a job in WA than other states, it has become much more difficult in the past 12 months. A year ago, 2.2 unemployed in WA fought for each vacancy. Since then, the number has risen 50 percent to 3.3 per vacancy. This increase in the difficulty of getting a job out west reflects the drop in the number of vacancies for mining jobs. In February 2012 there were nearly 10,000 job vacancies in the mining industry; in the latest quarter there was just 4,600. The fall in vacancies in mining was the third largest in any industry – only the wholesale trade and education industries had bigger falls. The fall in the number of vacancies in the construction sec- tor would confirm the view that the employment growth in that sector has peaked. The overall growth in job vacancies seems to have peaked as well. The national figures suggest more people are fighting to get each job and there is little sense that there will be a future surge of job vacancies. The job vacancy figures aren’t terrible, but they offer little com- fort for any of the 764,000 unemployed that things will get easier for them any time soon. THE GUARDIAN Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

The ‘sharing economy’ only masks a failing economy BY EVGENY MOROZOV demand”. Gone are the burdens Things advocate, one can latch the market at all. end of the “sharing economy” an their discomfort: for example, of ownership! a QR code on them and let one At its worst, the sharing econ- exhilarating sense of permanent they can earn cash by occasion- arly this month, Verizon, For all the incessant talk centralised device – the smart- omy turns us into perpetual hus- youth. We can finally break, once ally renting out their apartments one of America’s larg- about disruption and disinter- phone – do all the sensing. It’s tlers, cementing our connection and for all, with the usual traps of and staying with relatives instead. est mobile operators, mediation, services like Auto not clear which of the two visions to the global market. This sharing the boring middle-class existence: There’s no denying that the Equietly unveiled a new Share reveal that digitisation is – the Internet of Smart Things imperative dictates that every- no need to settle down, own a sharing economy can – and service called Auto Share. Slated propelled by a new set of power- or the Internet of Dumb Things thing that we own, from tangible house, buy a car, fill the basement probably does – make the conse- to launch by the end of the year, ful intermediaries that will be Connected via Smart Phones – assets to intangible thoughts, be with clunky household appliances. quences of the current financial Auto Share makes it trivially much harder to disrupt. Take would dominate. Given Apple’s categorised and assigned some It’s all there, in the cloud, to be crisis more bearable. However, in easy to book and unlock a rented Facebook: it provides many of recent foray into mobile pay- kind of a unique identifier like the rented and delivered by drones. tackling the consequences, it does car with a smartphone: just scan the services grouped under the ments, it seems wise to bet on QR code. When somebody some- That so many people find this nothing to address the causes. and validate a QR code on the sharing economy with the kind the latter. where – it could be our neighbour attractive is hardly a surprise: It’s true that, thanks to advances windshield. of reliable identity infrastructure The very name Auto Share has or an advertising company across the cheerleaders of the sharing in the information technology, Potential implications are, that allows us to verify that we an intriguing double meaning: it the ocean – expresses an inter- economy have amazing storytell- some of us can finally get by with indeed, far-reaching: now any are who we say we are when, for refers not only to the ease with est in “borrowing” an item that ing skills. Their talent for spin less – chiefly, by relying on more aspiring startup can rely on example, we book apartments via which we can “share” automobiles matches the description of what rivals that of Steve Jobs. But the effective distribution of existing Verizon’s infrastructure of ubiq- Airbnb. Facebook provides a free but also to the fact that much of we own, our phone would notify us broader problem with these opti- resources. But there’s nothing to uitous connectivity and geoloca- service to Airbnb – call it “iden- that sharing can be automated. of their offer, pitting us against all mistic, utopian tales is that they celebrate here: it’s like handing tional tracking to match supply tity on demand” – and Verizon Today, our most beloved belong- the other “micro-entrepreneurs” rationalise the pathologies of the everybody earplugs to deal with and demand, with Verizon itself wants to dominate another such ings can re-enter market circula- with similar ownership profiles. current political and economic intolerable street noise instead of providing lucrative verification service: “access on demand”. tion without much effort on our Once we accept, the rest is logis- system, presenting them as our doing something about the noise and locking services. Verizon The smartphone, with its clever part. We no longer need to visit tics: a drone or a self-driving car conscious lifestyle choices. It’s itself. hopes to eventually extend this sensors and always-on, reliable the proverbial bazaar: the mar- would stop by to fetch the item nice to be in a position to choose Sensors, smartphones, apps: model far beyond cars, making connectivity, joins all these layers ket will find us in the comfort of – the transport of emotions and between renting and owning but these are our generation’s ear- it possible to swap any other together. A company like Uber, our homes, making us an offer we thoughts is even easier – and the this is a choice that many people plugs. That we no longer notice items fitted with an electronic for example, would be unthinkable cannot refuse. The rapid ascent payment would safely arrive on simply do not get to make, settling how thoroughly they banish any- lock: power drills, laptops, apart- without the smartphone and its of the sharing economy can thus our smartphones. on “renting” as a default option. thing that even smacks of politics ments. Verizon – hardly a Silicon real-time sensors, always ready be explained by capitalism’s newly To some, this is a very appeal- Given vast youth unemploy- from our lives is itself a telling Valley pioneer – thus joins many to pinpoint the car’s location on found technological capability to ing proposition: not only does it ment, stagnating incomes, and sign: deafness – to injustice and other champions of the “sharing the virtual map. The appearance convert every commodity that has help to deal with overconsump- skyrocketing property prices, inequality but, above all, to our economy” in insisting that “peo- of clever apps such as Auto Share been bought and removed from tion – we can all get by with less if today’s sharing economy functions own dire state of affairs – is the ple today are embracing a shar- suggests that, instead of retrofit- the market – temporarily becom- we only find a way to use existing as something of a magic wand. price we’ll pay for this dose of ing society – the one that allows ting every object with a sensor ing “dead capital” of sorts – into a resources more efficiently! – but Those who already own some- immediate comfort. them to get what they want on as proponents of the Internet of rentable object that never leaves it also gives those on the receiving thing can survive by monetising THE GUARDIAN TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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Williams and Cilic through to the next round Bridgewater leads Vikings BEIJING: US Open Champions Serena Williams and Marin Cilic powered through their openers at the $5.4m China Open yester- day, with the women’s number one crushing her opponent after to win in first career start being 5-0 down. Spaniard Silvia Soler-Espinosa looked to be cruising to a memo- rable victory against the power- Tannehill delivers as Dolphins rout Raiders in NFL return to London hitting American in Beijing as she raced to a five-game advantage MINNEAPOLIS: Minnesota within twenty minutes. rookie quarterback Teddy But Williams’ response was Bridgewater outgunned ruthless, taking seven consecu- Atlanta’s Matt Ryan on Sunday tive games to clinch the set with to lead the Vikings to a 41-28 an incredible show of force. victory before limping out of his A startled Soler-Espinosa first NFL start with an ankle took two games in the following injury. set, but the number one seed in “He’s going to get an MRI,” Minnesota Vikings Beijing closed in on victory within Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said. quarterback Teddy 73 minutes with a 7-5, 6-2 “But I told him he’s fine.” scoreline. First-round draft pick Bridgewater in It was a devastating comeback Bridgewater was pressed into action against the and a clear statement of intent service sooner than expected Atlanta Falcons from Williams, who fell at the after Vikings quarterback Matt during their NFL first hurdle at the Wuhan Open Cassel broke a foot in a defeat at game in Minneapolis, last week after retiring from her New Orleans last week. Minnesota, on game with a viral illness. The rookie took the helm of Sunday. RIGHT: Miami The reigning champion in a team troubled not only by the Dolphins’ quarterback Beijing won her sixth US Open loss of its seasoned signal-caller Ryan Tannehill (left) earlier this month, the 18th but also by the controversy over tries to break away Grand Slam title of her career. the child abuse charge facing star from a tackle by In the men’s competition, running back Adrian Peterson. Oakland Raiders’ fourth seed Cilic did not drop Bridgewater coped admirably, Usama Young during a serve in his defeat of Chinese passing for 317 yards and running their NFL game at the wildcard Yan Bai at the Olympic for one touchdown before he was Wembley Stadium in Park in the Chinese capital. hurt late in the fourth quarter London on Sunday. The Croatian, playing his first on a drive that ended with a one- game since his convincing 6-3, yard touchdown plunge by the 6-3, 6-3, victory over Japan’s Kei Vikings Matt Asiata. Nishikori in New York, took 81 Asiata scored three times and minutes to dispose of his oppo- Jerick McKinnon rushed for 135 nent 6-3, 6-4. AFP yards as Minnesota won for the first time in three games. “He put the ball in the right China Open Results places, made good decisions,” Results from the China Open on Zimmer said of Bridgewater. “I first NFL start, throwing for 253 ongoing efforts to grow the game quarter with a knee injury. with JJ Watt contributing an Monday (x denotes seeding) think we did a great job calling yards with a touchdown and two overseas, Miami coach Joe Philbin In other games, Green Bay 80-yard interception return for Women’s Singles First Round: Serena plays today and Teddy obviously interceptions. wouldn’t officially commit to quarterback Aaron Rodgers a touchdown. Williams (USA x1) bt Silvia Soler-Espinosa did a fantastic job. Bortles got the call in place of Tannehill as the team’s starter. threw for 302 yards with four In Baltimore, Steve Smith (ESP) 7-5, 6-2; Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) bt “We were down a few guys struggling Chad Henne and was But after lackluster losses touchdowns in the Packers’ 38-17 caught two touchdown passes to Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6-4, 6-1; Mona Barthel offensively, too, and for those guys impressive, but the Chargers to Buffalo and Kansas City, rout of Chicago. Andrew Luck help the Ravens crush his former (GER) bt Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 4-6, 6-1, to come out and perform like that, scored the last 23 points of the Tannehill said he thought he had threw four touchdown passes to team Carolina 38-10. AFP 6-4; Lucie Safarova (CZE x13) bt Camila Giorgi it’s impressive.” contest. at last played up to his potential. lead Indianapolis to a 41-17 vic- (ITA) 7-6 (7/3), 6-4; Ana Ivanovic (SRB x9) bt Jacksonville’s Blake Bortles, “I know we lost so I don’t know “I envision myself as a good tory over Tennessee. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 6-2, 6-1; Peng Shuai (CHN) another rookie quarterback whose what’s positive or not,” Bortles player,” Tannehill said. Tony Romo connected on NFL Results bt Zhang Kailin(CHN) 6-4, 6-1; Flavia Pennetta expected internship as a backup said. “I thought we had a decent “I knew I wasn’t playing up to three touchdown passes to guide Baltimore 38 Carolina 10 (ITA x14) bt Christina McHale (USA) 7-6 (7/3), ended with a sudden move into first half and we have to continue those standards in the first three Dallas to a 38-17 victory over New Green Bay 38 Chicago 17 6-4; Caroline Garcia (FRA) bt Zhang Shuai (CHN) the starter’s role, was unable to to carry that over to the second weeks, so I wanted to come out Orleans, and Matthew Stafford Houston 23 Buffalo 17 6-1, 6-4; Alize Cornet (FRA) bt Jelena Jankovic counter the display of San Diego’s half.” and personally play better and my had two touchdown passes and (SRB x10) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4; Lauren Davis (USA) bt Philip Rivers, who threw for three Ryan Tannehill, whose status teammates need that from me. ran for another score as Detroit Indianapolis 41 Tennessee 17 Xu Yifan (CHN) 6-3, 6-3. touchdowns and 377 yards in a as Miami’s quarterback had been They expected me to play better downed the New York Jets 24-17. Detroit 24 NY Jets 17 Men’s Singles First Round: Marin Cilic (CRO 33-14 Chargers victory over the rumored to be in jeopardy, staked and to finally be able to come out The San Francisco 49ers rallied Miami 38 Oakland 14 x4) bt Yan Bai (CHN) 6-3, 6-4; Vasek Pospisil Jaguars. his claim to the starting job as he and do that, it felt good.” to beat Philadelphia 26-21, hand- Tampa Bay 27 Pittsburgh 24 (CAN) bt Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-4, 6-3; Viktor Rivers completed 29 of his 39 guided the Dolphins to a 38-14 Raiders rookie quarterback ing the Eagles their first defeat of San Diego 33 Jacksonville 14 Troicki (SRB) bt Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-3, passes, Eddie Royal catching two victory over winless Oakland at Derek Carr completed 16-of-25 the season. Minnesota 41 Atlanta 28 6-4; Joao Sousa (POR) bt Teimuraz Gabashvili for touchdowns. London’s Wembley Stadium. passes for 146 yards with a touch- Tampa Bay rallied late to stun (RUS) 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4; Grigor Dimitrov (BUL Bortles, the third overall selec- As they prepared for the con- down and an interception before the Steelers 27-24 in Pittsburg. San Francisco 26 Philadelphia 21 x5) bt Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. tion in May’s draft, made his test that is part of the NFL’s exiting the contest in the third Houston beat Buffalo 23-17, Dallas 38 New Orleans 17 Jeter farewell turns rivalry into love-in

BOSTON: The final word on dreamed of as a kid. Jeter grew the stellar career of Derek Jeter up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, but came at Fenway Park on Sunday spent his summers as a young- where baseball’s fiercest rivalry ster in New Jersey with his turned into a love-in with the grandmother, a Yankees fan, and Boston Red Sox bidding the playing for the Bronx Bombers New York Yankees captain a became his lifetime goal. fond farewell. “I want to be known as some- Jeter, 40, was surprised by the one who has respect for the classy pre-game ceremony laid game, respect for his team-mates, on by the Red Sox, with whom respect for the fans ... play the he had waged many bitter battles game hard,” Jeter said about how over two decades in Major League he would like to be remembered. Baseball and the outpouring of “The only thing I ever wanted affection from rival players and to be was the shortstop for the Fenway fans. New York Yankees, and I had the “This is a place where we were opportunity to do that for parts The Doha Rugby Football Centre’s team in action in Abu Dhabi. the enemy for a long, long time,” of 20 years. said the Yankees captain and “I had a blast. I had the oppor- sure-fire Hall-of-Famer, hint- tunity to do what I wanted to do, ing at bitter defeats and brawls the only thing I ever wanted to do between the clubs over they years. and I know that not a lot of people Doha RFC ladies start “For them to flip the script this can say that.” last time coming here, it made me Jeter said he was looking for- feel extremely proud.” ward to retirement. season in Abu Dhabi Fans serenaded him with “I gave everything I had physi- chants of “De-rek Je-ter” right up cally and I gave everything I had until the time he was taken out mentally during my time. Now it’s DOHA: The Doha Rugby us the most about our team and of the game for a pinch-runner time to step back and let some- Football Centre’s (RFC) two ourselves. We take what we can after fittingly chopping a high- body else play.” REUTERS ladies teams — Oryx and from the games and try to build hop infield single to bring his Trojans — kicked off their inter- an even stronger and faster team career hit total to 3,465 — sixth New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is congratulated by Red Sox Baseball Results gulf rugby season by travelling going into the next tournament on MLB’s all-time list. right-fielder Ichiro Suzuki (31) at Fenway Park in Boston yesterday. to Abu Dhabi over the weekend in Dubai on October 24,” O’Leary “I was just happy to end my Cleveland 7 Tampa Bay 2 for the first series of grueling said. career with a hit.” even against your toughest rival. Jeter said after Sunday’s 9-5 win, Baltimore 1 Toronto 0 matches against top teams The Trojans had six new play- Manager Joe Girardi was “There’s been a lot of ugly times adding that after the emotional Detroit 3 Minnesota 0 within the region. ers in the squad. “Our ladies set struck by the moving ceremony, in this rivalry,” Girardi added. Yankee Stadium finale he was Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 1 The first team, Oryx, and sec- out for the first tournament of in which former Red Sox greats “But for one day, everyone came determined to have fun at Fenway. ond team, Trojans, landed in Abu the year with so many newcomers NY Mets 8 Houston 3 came out to pay tribute to the together.” “I was ready for the end,” said Dhabi on Friday to play a full day this year. So we didn’t know how 14-times All Star and the entire Some thought five-time World Jeter, as respected for the way he NY Yankees 9 Boston 5 of four games of rugby under the things would pan out. But three Red Sox team formed a line and Series winner Jeter would want to carried himself off the field as he Washington 1 Miami 0 scorching September heat. of the four tries scored by the individually offered him congratu- end his career after his last game was for his enviable talents on the Atlanta 2 Philadelphia 1 The Doha teams played better Trojans were by the new players. lations on his career. at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, diamond. Kansas City 6 Chicago White Sox 4 rugby as the day progressed. This tells us it will be an excit- “Such big rivals and so much when he drove in three runs “When I got here I was just Chicago Cubs 5 Milwaukee 2 Oryx had a mix of returning ing season.” Trojans representa- history between the teams but including the game-winner in ready for my career to be over Oakland 4 Texas 0 players and one new player, Ciara tive Becky Fairley said. Under the you would have thought it was the bottom of the ninth igniting and just tried to have as much fun O’Leary. Coach Grainne Burness guidance of Coach Duncan Fairley, San Francisco 9 San Diego 3 one team, in a sense, today,” said a wild celebration on the field and as I could.” and the rest of the team will use the team’s marked improvement Girardi. “I don’t know how many in the stands. The graceful Jeter said he Seattle 4 LA Angels 1 this experience as they prepare will be significant as it strives to players could do that in any sport. “I played out of respect for was lucky to have spent the last LA Dodgers 10 Colorado 5 for the rest of the season. “The climb the ranks of their division. It shows you the respect he has, this rivalry and the fans here,” two decades doing what he had St Louis 1 Arizona 0 first tournament can often teach THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Entire region is waiting for Q22, says Al Jaber Middle East has right, ability to host Cup: Saudi legend

DOHA: Saudi football leg- games began at 12.30pm and end Sami Al Jaber believes the the temperature and humidity 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar affected the performance of our will leave behind an important players.” legacy in the region for future The Saudi legend also accom- generations. panied Nasser Al Khater, the Shawn Langdon begins his quarter-final race against J.R. Todd at Al Jaber — who was named SC’s Executive Director of Madison, Illinois, on Sunday. a United Nations Goodwill Communications and Marketing, Ambassador in 2005 along with to meet members of the media players like Zinedine Zidane and and communications team. Ronaldo — said: “First of all I Al Jaber said: “I always follow would like to encourage everyone what is published about Qatar and Langdon reaches in the Middle East to unite as one sometimes what I see and read because we don’t just represent makes me laugh. I experienced Qatar, we represent the Middle Qatar’s bid since its inception East. It is a region which has the and I know the potential that final round in right to host the World Cup and exists in Qatar. I believe that the ability to host the World Cup.” this campaign will not stop until The Saudi forward, who rep- the tournament, so we must resented his country at four con- always be ready to face such cir- Midwest Nationals secutive World Cup tournaments cumstances and to deal with any from 1994 to 2006, was speaking problem that may arise in the MADISON, Illinois: Qatar Al in the weekend, fixed it and really during a visit to the headquar- future.” Anabi Racing Top Fuel team turned a corner on our season. We ters of the Supreme Committee Looking back at the tourna- driver Shawn Langdon reached treated this weekend like the first for Delivery and Legacy (SC) in Saudi football legend Sami Al Jaber (centre) at the headquarters of the ments in which he took part, the final round of elimina- race of 2014 — we kind of needed Doha. He toured the offices of Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in Doha. Al Jaber said: “The World Cup tions at the third annual AAA to start all over. We made excel- the technical department and in France in 1998 was the most Insurance NHRA Midwest lent runs all weekend but just got was briefed about the progress an important tournament that I 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. beautiful one I participated in Nationals on Sunday. a little too aggressive in the final of work on stadiums and other hope we can host successfully. I He said the cooling technology because of the well-organised It was the 21st of 24 races that and smoked the tires during the infrastructure. came back today after four years. is an important achievement not nature and the substantial inter- make up America’s 2014 NHRA run. The bottom line, though, is “We are talking about 750m Back then I saw Qatar 2022 as only for Qatar but for football in action with an audience that was Mello Yello Drag Racing season that we have our race car back people in the Middle East who are ideas and a concept and now I general. “During my visit, I was passionate about football. For me, and the third of six races that and we’re looking forward to the waiting for that moment, wait- have seen it develop and it is being briefed on the details of the cool- what is special about the World comprise the Countdown to the rest of the season.” ing for that opportunity to host made into a reality and imple- ing technology and I think we Cup is the interaction of the audi- Championship NHRA Play-offs. On the gold side of the Al Anabi the World Cup…The World Cup mented on the ground.” need such technology in football, ence, and I think we have a won- With this performance, Langdon pit area, Khalid AlBalooshi made has always been hosted in Europe Al Jaber was also briefed in not only in our region but for any derful, loving audience for football moved up to second in the points a valiant effort but lost to Steve and South America, it was also detail on the functioning of the country with the same climate. I in our region that will undoubt- table. Torrence in the first round of held in Africa. We have never had cooling technologies which the SC remember how we suffered from edly make the 2022 World Cup an The Al Anabi team is the eliminations. the opportunity but now we do will use to cool stadiums, training the heat and climate during the unforgettable event.” three-time and current defend- The instant AlBalooshi hit the with the 2022 World Cup and it’s pitches and fan zones during the 1994 FIFA World Cup when the THE PENINSULA ing world champion team, owned throttle, the gold Al Anabi car by H E Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad smoked the tires indicating some Al Thani. sort of race track problem with The reigning world champion, the lane he was in. the number five qualifier, was After AlBalooshi’s run, teams simply brilliant all weekend. The with lane choice began choosing silver Al Anabi car made four the opposite lane from the one Spirit of Qatar 20 crashes out excellent qualifying runs and on AlBalooshi was in. race day, the car continued the With the first-round loss, consistency it displayed earlier in AlBalooshi dropped one spot to the weekend. eighth place in the NHRA Mello Langdon defeated Pat Dakin, Yello Top Fuel point standings. after bright start at Clearwater J.R. Todd and Bob Vandergriff to He trails seventh-place Spencer advance to the finals where he Massey by 11 and leads ninth- CLEARWATER, Florida: In the tird race, Al Neama and met 2012 world champion Antron place Richie Crampton by 63 Qatari Ali Al Neama and his Moore lined up in the Superboat Brown. Both cars launched bril- points. American throttle-man Billy race at the helm of Spirit of Qatar liantly and Langdon was ahead “We have been a little behind in Moore made a sensational start 20 alongside Broadco, Team Stihl, halfway through the race. Since qualifying,” AlBalooshi said. “We to the Superboat race at the Warpaint, Cleveland Construction the car had been brilliant all have been trying to get better so sixth Annual Clearwater Super and Autonation Racing for weekend, it was set up to make we can catch lane choice. We did Boat National Championship in Cancer. WHM Motorsports suf- another strong run — but it was not have lane choice on Sunday. Florida on Sunday but could not fered engine damage in testing set up a touch too aggressively — When I saw the cars in front finish well. and was not able to make the and it smoked the tires during the of us smoke the tires, especially The Spirit of Qatar 20 crew race. run, allowing Brown to reach the Tony (Schumacher) because he held off series leader Team Stihl Nineteen laps lay ahead on the finish line first. has been so good in the last three through the opening lap and were four-mile course and Al Neama Points leader Tony Schumacher, races, I knew there was trouble holding the inside line and the and Moore made a superb start who won the first two races of the with the lane. We smoked the advantage at the start of the sec- to lead through the opening turn play-offs, lost in the first round. tires like the others did and our ond lap when the boat dug in and from Team Stihl and Autonation With his first-round loss and day was done. I know we would somersaulted — which spelt the Racing for Cancer. The leading Langdon’s final-round showing, have been one of the best cars in end of a superb challenge by the two boats edged away from the the reigning world champion is the show, but it is what it is. We Qatar Marine Sports Federation chasing quartet and Al Neama now second on points, just 57 can try again next week.” (QMSF)-backed duo. The Spirit of Qatar 20 takes part in the sixth Annual Clearwater Super and Moore held the inside line markers from first place. The Al Anabi Racing team will The Superboat race win and Boat National Championship in Florida on Sunday. into the right turn at the end of “It was a great weekend for be back in action between October the championship title fell to lap one, only for the boat to flip the Al Anabi team,” Langdon 3 and 5 at the 30th annual Robert Nobel and Mark Kowalski night but the engine we put in their rivalry with Marc Granet sideways into a barrel roll and said. “We qualified well and ran NHRA Nationals in Reading, of Team Stihl, who maintained cracked an exhaust manifold and Scott Begovich in Miss Geico land right-side-up on the inside well in eliminations. We found a Pennsylvania. their lead to the finish off the in the test on Sunday morning, in the Superboat Unlimited class. of the corner. The incident opened major problem with the car early THE PENINSULA 19-lap race. which allowed water into the Extreme and Superboat Stock the door for Robert Nobel and H E Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor engine. We changed it and found boats completed the line-up. Mark Kowalski to move comfort- Al Thani and his British throttle- that the engine had locked up.” The Unlimited boats were due ably clear in Team Stihl. man Steve Curtis had planned to Three races were on the agenda to run 19 laps and a total of 76 Team Stihl was never trou- run the Spirit of Qatar 613 in the for this year’s Clearwater week- miles but Spirit of Qatar 613 was bled from then on and reached Radisson Blu squash Superboat Unlimited class race end. Superboat Unlimited and not able to make the start after the chequered flag well clear and renew their rivalry with Superboat Extreme entrants earlier technical problems and of a charging Broadco’s Chuck Marc Granet and Scott Begovich slotted into race two after the Granet and Begovich were left to Broaddus and Grant Bruggemann in Miss Geico. But technical prob- opening race for the P3, P4 and take the lead without the Qatar and the third-placed Autonation contest finals today lems plagued the team after test- Superboat Vee classes and there challenge. Lucas Oil Silverhook, Racing for Cancer crew of Jeff ing and the 613 was not able to was a third stand-alone race for Twisted Metal and Instigator Bentley and Randy Sweers. DOHA: Christian Maguire will Mohamed Naiel 3-2 in a keenly make the start. Superboats. offered token competition in the The next outing for the Spirit of clash with William Rolland in contested encounter. “We had an electrical sensor In race two, the Spirit of Unlimited and Extreme classes. Qatar Team in the United States the final of the over-45 cat- The tournament is organised problem that we could not resolve Qatar Team made a change to But there was no stopping Miss will be the all-important Key egory of the 14th Radisson Blu Qatar Squash Federation in close on Saturday,” confirmed a senior the planned line-up and Sheikh Geico and Granet and Begovich West World Championships in Olympic Sports squash tourna- coordination with Cabana Club of Spirit of Qatar team technician. Hassan and Steve Curtis lined up cruised to the chequered flag Florida at the start of November. ment here today. Radisson Blu. “So we changed it on Saturday in Spirit of Qatar 613 to renew unchallenged to seal the win. THE PENINSULA In yesterday’s semi-finals at Olympic Sports is one of Radisson Blu, Christian Maguire the sponsors of the squash defeated Emad Abbas 3-0, while tournament. William Rolland got the better of THE PENINSULA Verstappen to set F1 record in Japan GP practice Radisson Blu Results Boys Under-11 Quarter-finals LONDON: Max Verstappen superlicence by the governing who has already signed to replace He has also spent a day driving (pictured) will become the FIA after completing 300km in Vergne in the team’s race line-up the F1 layout on a simulator. Mohamed Tarek bt Abdel Aziz Al Thani 3-0; Yousef Essam bt Hamoud Salah 3-0; Gannah Ashraf bt Yousef Al Qbaisi 3-0; Salem Al Malki bt Abdel Rahman Al Khalaf w/o. youngest driver to take part in his first test in a Formula One next season. “My dad has raced at Suzuka a Formula One weekend when car in Italy earlier in “To already be many times and he told me it’s Boys Under-13 Quarter-finals he drives a Toro Rosso in Friday September. participating in a not an easy track to start on,” he Waleed Zaman bt Yousef Al Qbaisi 3-0; Mohamed Tarek bt Ahmed Al Obaidly 3-1; Ali Al Qahtani bt practice at the Japanese Grand Verstappen, son of practice session is of said. “I’m not going there to break Ashraf Haytham 3-1; Abdel Aziz Ishaq bt Yousef Essam 3-0. Prix only three days after his former F1 racer Jos, course a dream come any records, I just want to gain Mens Level A Quarter-finals 17th birthday. will drive the car of true.” experience. The current record is held Frenchman Jean- The teenager “My first impression is that it’s Ziyad Rahim bt Alex Rosca 3-2; Umair Zaman bt Mar Murad w/0; Ahmed Elian bt Jules Mgnaux by Germany’s quadruple world Eric Vergne in the has been to Suzuka not an easy track and for example 3-1; Hussien Saied bt Haytham Goudah 3-1. champion Sebastian Vettel, who first practice session before, to take part it looks hard to get the combina- Men’s Level B Quarter-finals took part in free practice for at Suzuka ahead of in a go-kart race on tion right in the first esses. Graham Herman bt William Roland 3-1; Absar Aftab bt Mohamed Belal 3-0; Haythm Goudah bt BMW Sauber in Turkey in 2006 Sunday’s Grand Prix. the track next to the “I have one and a half hours Mangesh Naier 3-1; Fahd Zaman bt Abdel Aziz Omairah 3-1 at the age of 19 years and 53 days. “It is good prepara- demanding figure-of- to drive there and I’m looking Men’s over 45 Toro Rosso yesterday said tion for next year, even if it’s not eight circuit, and was mindful of forward to doing a good job, for that the Dutch youngster had something I could have imagined a his father’s advice about how to myself and for the team.” Christian Maguire bt Emad Abbas 3/0; William Rolland bt Mohamed Naiel 3/2 been granted the mandatory few months ago,” said Verstappen, handle it. REUTERS The closing ceremony of the event will be held at Radisson Blu Hotel at 6.30pm today. TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Bangladesh Qatar Airways signs deal with reduces Ashraful ban

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh World Championship officials cricket captain Mohammad Ashraful received a lifeline yes- terday after a special appeal panel reduced his lengthy ban QA to play key role as airline partner for Qatar 2015 Handball event by three years allowing him to return to competitive cricket as DOHA: The next January’s early as August 2016. Qatar 2015 Handball World The 30-year-old cricketer was Championship appears set to be originally slapped with an eight- a roaring success. year ban from all forms of cricket While the work on the ven- Dr Thani in June this year after he was ues is on track, the Organising Abdulrahman Al found guilty of match fixing by a Committee has succeeded in Kuwari, Director tribunal set up by the Bangladesh roping in top companies as the General of the Qatar Cricket Board (BCB). event’s partners. 2015 Organising But an disciplinary appeal In yet another breakthrough in Committee (left) panel “set aside” the sanction this regard, the Qatar 2015 signed shakes hands with and reduced the ban to five years Strategic Partnership with Qatar Qatar Airways Senior including two-year suspended Airways (QA) at an official cer- Vice-President sentence provided the star bats- emony in Doha. Commercial – Qatar, man participates in the “anti- Yesterday, Qatar Airways was corruption education and training Ehab Amin after a named as the Official Airline programme to be organised by the contract signing Sponsor for the 24th Men’s BCB and the ICC (International Handball World Championship agreement at the Cricket Council).” to be held in Doha. Hilton Hotel in Doha Ashraful would now “be enti- The strategic partnership has yesterday. PICTURE: tled to return to cricket on or been announced as Qatar 2015 KAMMUTTY VP about 13 August 2016 upon pro- ramps up its preparations to host duction of a certificate of good the first international handball conduct from ICC,” the panel said championship tournament, which in its verdict. will be held from January 15 to There was no comment from February 1. the batsman, arguably the coun- As the Official Airline Sponsor, (MWHCOC). Commenting on the Al Kuwari said: “Partnering try’s most famous sportsman Qatar Airways will play a key role sponsorship, Amin said: “We are with Qatar’s national carrier for before he fell from grace last year for the Championship, as interna- very proud to be working with the the upcoming tournament speaks Qatar plans trial event after admitting match-fixing dur- tional teams and sports fans will Organising Committee of the 24th volumes about the commitment to DOHA: After the successful hosting of the IHF Super Globe ing the 2013 edition of the local travel to Doha for what will be men’s handball world champion- enrich the overall experience for Championship earlier this month, the Qatar 2015 Handball World twenty-20 cricket meet called a hugely popular event, with 24 ship and look forward to playing both players and spectators of the Championship Organising Committee will organise an Asian Club Bangladesh Premier League participating countries qualified our part in enabling Qatar to suc- Championship,” he said. Championship later this year, Dr Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, (BPL). for the tournament including the cessfully host this major interna- “We under leadership of H Director General of the Qatar 2015 Organising Committee said The panel also reduced the host nation of Qatar. tional championship,” he said. E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad yesterday. ban of Sri Lankan cricketer The contract of mutual agree- “Qatar Airways has a strong Al Thani, President of the Al Kuwari said the event, which is likely to be held in December Kaushal Lokuarachchi by six ment was signed by Qatar history of association with large- Organising Committee, would will also serve as the test event for the 2015 Handball World months,allowing him to play Airways Senior Vice-President scale sporting events locally and like to thank Qatar Airways for Championship to be held from January 15 to February 1. cricket from August this year. Commercial – Qatar, Ehab Amin globally, and we firmly believe in its support and will continue to Kuwari informed that league matches of the event will be played Earlier he was banned for 18 and Dr Thani Abdulrahman Al their power to enrich communi- strive to work with top companies at Al Sadd Stadium while Losail will host the semi-finals and final. months.. Kuwari, Director General of the ties and bring sports fans together to provide a unique experience for THE PENINSULA In a joint statement, the ICC Qatar 2015 Organising Committee from around the world.” all.” THE PENINSULA and BCB said they would be “carefully reviewing” the verdict and would “decide on their next steps, including whether or not to Europe captain McGinley’s appeal”. AFP Ryder Cup ride at an end LONDON: Victorious European afraid there would be a conflict.” fire from senior team member captain Paul McGinley insisted McGinley then made it clear a Phil Mickelson, controversially yesterday his involvement in the Ryder Cup career encompassing benched for Saturday’s second Ryder Cup was at an end, say- three wins as a player (2002, 2004 day, almost as soon as Europe had Shahid Afridi ing that like a good heavyweight and 2006), two as a vice-captain retained the Ryder Cup with their boxing champion he wanted to (2010 and 2012) and one as cap- eighth win in the past 10 contests. quit with an undefeated record. tain was at an end. McGinley was reluctant to be The Irishman, who led his side “That’s six I have been involved drawn into the controversy involv- Afridi wants to a convincing 16 1/2 points to in and six wins,” he said. “Like a ing Watson, the eight-times major 11 1/2 win over the United States heavyweight fighter, I will retire winner whom he cited as his golf dignified exits in the biennial contest follow- undefeated.” “hero”, but pointed to the way ing three days of competition at However, McGinley did not rule in which England’s Ian Poulter, Scotland’s Gleneagles course on out the possibility of an unofficial one of the stars of Europe’s 2012 for seniors Sunday, was widely praised for his role, similarly to the motivational Ryder Cup win, had reacted to work by European team members. one he asked former Manchester his omission on Saturday after- LAHORE: Pakistan’s Twenty20 But while McGinley’s vice-cap- United manager Alex Ferguson noon as one of the things that had captain Shahid Afridi said yes- tains included a former European to play by addressing the team on pleased him most as captain. terday the team’s senior crick- captain in Sam Torrance, Tuesday “All along I had thought that eters should be given dignified McGinley ruled himself out of “I would certainly like to play Ian Poulter was going to play farewells, after veteran batsman both that role and leading the a role, if required, a little bit like in the second afternoon, and he Younis Khan was unceremoni- team again come the 2016 Ryder Alex Ferguson did this week for thought he was going to play, ously axed from the one-day Cup at Hazeltine in Chaska, me,” he added. “I bounced ideas and at the 11th hour I decided on squad. Minnesota. off him. He didn’t preach to me. Martin Kaymer instead and to An incensed Younis lashed “I don’t think I’d be vice-cap- He didn’t tell me what to do, but break up that dynamic of Poulter out at selectors last week for tain to anybody going forward to what he did was he solidified my and (Justin) Rose which has been not including him in their plans be honest,” said the 47-year-old. ideas and he gave me confidence so successful. That was a big call,” for next month’s series against “I’m very happy to help in an that, yeah, my hunches were McGinley said. Australia, a decision he learnt unofficial capacity but I don’t right,” McGinley explained. “But the way Ian accepted that about only when the squad was think I have the personality to go “I certainly won’t be pushing decision, I mean, he came out to announced in the media. back in as vice-captain. myself forward (but) whoever the me on the golf course in the after- The 36-year-old Test star, who Captain of Team Europe Paul McGinley of Ireland poses for a photograph “I would like to be able to sup- next captain may be, if he has any noon and he was consoling me. has a history of making outspo- after Team Europe won the Ryder Cup at the Gleneagles Hotel in port the new captain in whatever questions, I’ll help in any single That means more to me than Ian ken announcements, offered to Gleneagles, Scotland on Sunday. direction he went, and if I had a way I can.” Defeated US captain Poulter banging on his heart and step aside from all cricket for five belief about a different area, I’m Tom Watson found himself under what he did in Medinah.” AFP months. The Pakistan Cricket Board issued a show cause notice ask- ing Younis to explain his outburst. Faldo slams Mickelson criticism of Watson But 34-year-old Afridi, who has already retired from Tests, backed LONDON: Nick Faldo accused there and throw the captain was six years ago when Azinger Phil his colleague. Phil Mickelson of “throwing the under the bus, that was a tough guided the US team to a 16 1/2 to “I request the PCB chairman Mickelson captain under the bus” with his one,” Faldo told BBC Radio Five 11 1/2 win at Valhalla. to talk to Younis and make a plan (centre) outspoken criticism of United yesterday. “Unfortunately, we have strayed for the future,” he told reporters. States skipper Tom Watson fol- “At least my (European) lot from a winning formula in 2008 of the “I think all the seniors should be lowing the team’s Ryder Cup waited a couple of years. for the last three Ryder Cups,” USA and given a respectful way to retire.” defeat by Europe. “That should have been a Mickelson said Sunday at a press his team- Former Pakistan greats like No sooner had the US been private conversation. There’s conference also featuring Watson. mates Waqar Younis, Javed Miandad and well-beaten by 16 1/2 points to obviously a bit of aggro (aggra- The five-time major win- react after Mohammed Yousuf were forced 11 1/2 at Scotland’s Gleneagles vation) in the American team ner, controversially benched by losing the into humiliating exits despite course on Sunday, then senior room,” added Faldo, a six-time Watson on Saturday’s second Ryder Cup years of service. US team member Mickelson major-winner. day of three, cited Azinger’s Pod against On the subject of the upcom- contrasted Watson’s approach Watson, responding to the system, allowing three groups of Europe in ing series, recently reappointed unfavourably with that of Paul ongoing fall-out, said yesterday: four players to bond together, as Scotland captain Afridi admitted his team Azinger, who was the last victo- “The issue between Phil and central to the Americans’ victory on Sunday. would be missing the services of rious American captain back in myself is basically a difference of in 2008. spinner Saeed Ajmal, who was 2008. opinion. So that’s the controversy. But Watson said: “I had a dif- suspended earlier this month But English golf great Faldo, “The European team is ferent philosophy than Paul. It different than his.” Meanwhile blatantly ignoring what works after being tested with an illegal the losing skipper in 2008, said very strong. When you (the takes 12 players to win. It’s not Azinger told Golfweek: “The and what has worked – Gone are bowling action. Mickelson was wrong in being Europeans) have four of the top pods. It’s 12 players.” responsibility, in the end, it’s up the days where we dominate this “We will definitely miss Ajmal,” so openly critical of eight-times five players in the world, you (the Watson insisted he did not to the player, but knowing your competition.” said Afridi of the ace spinner. major winner Watson, at the age US) better be firing on all cylin- see Mickelson’s comments as player, knowing how to commu- The US have now lost eight of “But I am hopeful that Ajmal of 65the oldest captain in Ryder ders and we weren’t.” disloyal, saying: “He has a dif- nicate with your player, knowing the last 10 Ryder Cup is, in large will alter his action and will be Cup history, immediately after America’s last victory in the ference of opinion. That’s OK. what worked in the past and not part, down to American great seen in action soon,” added the this latest loss. “For him to sit biennial contest against Europe My management philosophy is ignoring what worked in the past, Jack Nicklaus. AFP seasoned all-rounder. AFP TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

FIBA should let Qatar, South Korea to clash for Iran host Asian Championship: Captain

Asian Games handball gold INCHEON, South Korea: The captain of Iran’s unbeaten bas- ketball team at the Asian Games Capote shines for Qatar in Iran win; hosts register tense win over Bahrain has called on the sports govern- ing body to let his country host the Asian Championship. INCHEON: Qatar stayed on Iran have won the FIBA Asian course for their first Asian Championship three times since Games gold medal in handball 2007, once each in Japan (2007), after a convincing 29-21 win over China (2009) and the Philippines Iran in the semi-finals at the (2013). Seonhak Handball Gymnasium Mohammad ‘Samad’ Nikkah here yesterday. Bahrami believes it is time for In the championship match on FIBA Asia to look away from the October 2, Qatar will meet South traditional powers in the east of Korea who scored a tense 27-23 the continent when deciding the victory over Bahrain. 2017 edition. Rafael Capote top scored “FIBA should give the Asian with six goals for Qatar, while Championships to us for sure,” Mahnoud Hassaballa had five and Nikkah Bahrami, whose side beat Bertrand Roine and Abdulrazzak seven times Games champions Murad contributed four each. China to reach Wednesday’s semi- “Finally we are on the verge final against Kazakhstan, said. of realizing our dream of a gold “If you see all the important medal at the Asian Games in games, they always give it to handball,” said Murad after the China. Olympic qualification is in match. China. World Cup qualification is “We have had a hectic sched- in China. The not so important ule at the Asian Games but all tournaments they give to Korea, members of our squad are fit and Japan, the Philippines,” he added. ready for the challenge and we “We can do it. We have a very hope to continue our momentum Players of Qatar and Iran vie for ball possession during their Asian Games good team. Since 2007 we have and make the country proud.” handball match at the Seonhak Handball Gymnasium in Incheon yester- won a lot of Asian Championships. In an extremely physical match day. Qatar won 29-21 to set up a final clash with hosts South Korea. In We have the facilities.” that saw a great deal of push- the second semi-final, South Korea defeated Bahrain 27-23. The final The next Asian Championships, ing and shoving, not to speak of which are held every two years, will be played on October 2. desperate lunges and tumbles, are to be hosted by China next the Iranian defence managed to year. They will double up as stonewall the Qataris initially to Qatar helped Iran score a few final three minutes completed the are determined to prove we are Korea defeated Bahrain 27-23 Olympic qualifiers, with the win- restrict the scoring. goals midway through the first rout. the best,” he added. put paid to the hopes of an all- ners automatically gaining a place After four minutes of attri- half, but by the time the first half Qatar goalkeeper Yousuf Al Qatar have missed the gold on Gulf final. in the 2016 Rio Games. The 2017 tional play, the scores were locked ended, Rivera’s boys were 13-10 Abdulla said Qatar had the tal- two occasions in the past. In 2002 South Korea led 12-10 at Asian Championships are still up 2-2 before Roine exploded out ahead and in a much better frame ent and the determination to take at the Busan Asian Games, they half-time and pulled through for grabs and the winners of that of nowhere to put Qatar ahead. of mind for the rest of the match. the gold on Thursday. had to be content with the bronze in the end despite some peri- event will qualify for the 2018 That was the spur Qatar needed That aspect shone through at “We have two days of rest behind champions South Korea ods of play in the second session World Cup. as they never surrendered their the start of the second session before the final but we won’t be and runners up Kuwait. when two or three quick goals Iran suffers from interna- advantage after that. when Qatar scored five goals resting. We will be doing our Four years later, in 2006, Qatar could have changed the course tional sanctions over its nuclear Goals by Murad and Hassaballa without a break to go ahead 18-10, training as usual and planning,” were denied the gold medal at the of the match. programme. further stretched Qatar’s advan- thus putting the match beyond Al Abdulla said. Doha Asian Games by Kuwait Mahmood Abdulqader and While there is no direct link to tage and with the powerful Capote Iran’s reach. “South Korea are the defend- who won a tense final 27-24. Mohamed Al Maqabi scored sports, the country’s isolation in finding his groove, the Iranian Hasaballa than ran riot with ing champions and they would Later in the evening yesterday, five goals each for Kuwait who the international monetary sys- defence found itself in tatters. four goals to compound Iran’s try their best to keep the gold in Jeong Yikyeong and Junggeu Park will now clash with Iran for the tem could make it difficult for any A brief period of slackness by misery before three goals in the front of their home fans but we scored five goals each as South bronze on Thursday. QOC federatioin to stage a major cham- pionship in Iran, experts said. Any Iranian bid would face opposition from other powers such as Saudi Arabia. Nikkah Bahrami believes that Iranian fans should be given the chance to support their heroes at home however. “We are winning a lot of cham- pionships and people see it on TV. Qatar’s Mutaz (right) and I don’t know why we never get Muamer Barshim, gold and to host some international games bronze medal winners in the because a lot of Iranian people men’s high jump, pose for would come out to support, they a picture with their coach love their basketball. Stanislaw Szczyrba after the “FIBA Asia don’t give any medal ceremony in Incheon important games to Iran. And if yesterday. Qatar’s Bashair you see all of the championships we won, they were all outside our Obaid Al Manwari competes country. Our people want to see in the final of the women’s it inside.” long jump athletics event. He said that basketball was growing rapidly in Iran on the back of the national team’s success. “Football is of course the number one sport in Iran. All countries in the world they love soccer. But basketball is challeng- ing volleyball now as number two. There are courts everywhere.” AFP Sania helps India to mixed doubles gold

INCHEON, South Korea: A of grand slam mixed doubles vic- trail-blazer for women’s ten- tories, also took bronze in the nis in India, Sania Mirza has women’s doubles. Her eight med- been hounded by controversy als stretch back to the 2002 Busan throughout her career, accused Games, when she was the baby of of corrupting the country’s the team. youth and even faced a fatwa for “There were lots of emotions wearing short skirts on court. going on tonight,” added Mirza, Given how often the 27-year- who decided relatively late in the old finds herself at the sharp end day to compete in South Korea. of gossip and political debate, her She returned to controversy dedication to Indian tennis is all after a leader of the ruling the more remarkable. BJP party called the Mumbai- Mirza added the Asian Games born star a “daughter-in-law of mixed doubles gold medal to her Pakistan” because of her marriage collection of international titles to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib on Monday, teaming up with Malik. Saketh Myneni to beat Taiwan’s Mirza was furious and Indian Peng Hsien-yin and Chan Hao- Prime Minister Narendra Modi chin 6-4, 6-3 in Incheon. had to step in to defuse the situ- “I don’t do it for anyone else,” ation, inviting her for tea in new Qatar Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah competing in the skeet Mirza said. Delhi. event in Incheon yesterday. Nasser won bronze at “I do it for myself, and for the “It’s not easy being me,” said the 2012 London Olympics in the skeet event. RIGHT: country. I think there’s a few silly Mirza, once famously accused of Qatar’s Abubaker Ali Kamal (centre), gold medallist in people out there, but you can’t corrupting India’s youth for advo- the men’s 3,000m steeplechase athletics event of the make everyone happy all the cating safe sex. “But I wouldn’t Asian Games, poses with his medal on the podium time. I’ve done it time and again have it any other way. I’m used to during the victory ceremony along with silver medal- -- and it’s my eighth Asian Games it now. I grew up in the limelight, medal.” I’m a veteran now. If you take the list Tareq Mubarak Salem Taher (left) of Bahrain, and Mirza, who has put Indian ten- pros you’ve got to take the cons bronze medallist India’s Naveen Kumar in Incheon, nis on the map with a hat-trick too.” AFP yesterday. TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Ibrahimovic-less PSG face

ruthless Barcelona today Wayne Rooney Swedish striker out due to injured heel, Catalans ready for Paris clash I deserved to be sent-off, PARIS: Barcelona face their far while fellow summer recruit first big test of the Luis Enrique Marc-Andre ter Stegen was pre- era when they face Paris Saint- ferred against APOEL. admits Rooney Germain in the French capital Either way, the newly water- in the Champions League today. tight Barcelona defence will MANCHESTER: Wayne The Catalans looked sluggish in expect to endure a tough evening Rooney admitted he deserved the 1-0 win against APOEL that in the first meeting of the clubs to be sent-off in Manchester kicked-off their Group F cam- since the quarter-final clash in United’s 2-1 win over West paign a fortnight ago, but they April 2013, when Paris came away Ham as his sixth career red travel to France having won six with a draw in both legs but were card again put his temperament and drawn one of seven matches eliminated on away goals. under the spotlight. altogether this season, and are Since then, Carlo Ancelotti Rooney, who has been appointed yet to concede a single goal under has been replaced in the PSG skipper by coach Louis van Gaal their new coach. dugout by Laurent Blanc, who this season and is celebrating a Their performance in tear- played alongside Luis Enrique at decade at Old Trafford, was dis- ing apart Granada in La Liga on the Camp Nou for a season in the missed for a reckless lunge on Saturday, when Neymar scored a 1990s. Stewart Downing just on the hour hat-trick and Lionel Messi net- PSG, like their opponents, are mark on Saturday. ted twice in a 6-0 victory, would still unbeaten in the current cam- “I knew at the time that I mis- have made for ominous viewing paign but all the pressure today judged it,” 28-year-old Rooney for anyone with PSG connections. will be on Blanc, whose side are said on Sunday. “At the moment I don’t see any yet to convince this season and “It is a red card and I don’t player who isn’t capable of putting yet will be expected to take the think it will benefit anyone to in a good performance in Paris game to Barca in front of their appeal against the decision. It and that for me is an advantage,” own fans. was probably the right decision. said Luis Enrique, who welcomes Paris may already be a I saw the West Ham player mak- Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba back European superpower in finan- ing a counter-attack and I tried into his squad for the match at cial terms but now they crave Barcelona’s players celebrates Neymar’s (centre) hat-trick against Granada FC in La Liga in Barcelona, in this to break-up the play, but I just the Parc des Princes after both real success on the continent September 27 file photo. RIGHT: Paris Saint Germain players David Luis (left) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic wait misjudged it. were rested against Granada. after being eliminated from the before taking a free-kick against Ajax Amsterdam during their Champions League match in Amsterdam, in this “I think everyone knew (I was That duo are both almost cer- Champions League at the quar- September 17 file photo. in the wrong), so I am just grate- tain to start in a meeting of the ter-final stage in each of the last ful that the lads were able to hold two favourites to progress to the two seasons. on.” last 16 from the section, while Meanwhile, a lack of motiva- the same coach, we are not win- two games in Ligue 1. Without press conference at the Parc des His first red card at club level there is no question of Messi, who tion for the less glamorous chal- ning matches so easily,” admitted him, Blanc’s side performed Princes yesterday. “It certainly in five and a half years means he is the only player to have started lenges in store in Ligue 1 has been Blanc, who played down talk that poorly in a 1-1 draw at Toulouse won’t be easy, we know that. Last will likely miss United’s games all seven games for Barca this suggested by some as the reason his side might now be fearing the on Saturday and they are under year we played difficult games against former club Everton, season, being rested yet. for their sluggish recent displays, prospect of facing Barcelona. pressure to get a result against without Ibra,” he said. Chelsea and West Brom through “I prefer to see him on the pitch but a run of four draws in their Meanwhile, PSG star Zlatan the Catalans. “We have other attacking suspension. until the last minute to press and last five matches includes a 1-1 Ibrahimovic will miss today’s However, Blanc said that he players of great quality and we Rooney said he had apolo- participate in our collective play,” stalemate at Ajax in their Group clash. was not surprised at the news will need to compensate for his gised to his team-mates but not added the coach. F opener. “As the different tests carried that his Swedish talisman would absence by producing an even bet- Downing. “No. I haven’t absolutely “The temptation is there, it On Saturday, Blanc rotated his out this morning on the problem miss the encounter and remains ter team performance.” volleyed the lad,” said the England could happen at any point in the squad and tried out a new for- with his left heel were not satis- hopeful that his side can get a Last season, Paris beat Chelsea star. season, but his habitat is on the mation against Toulouse but was factory, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is out result in his absence. 3-1 in the first leg of their quar- “I have tried to trip him up and, field.” only rewarded with another 1-1 of the match against Barcelona,” “This morning he was hav- ter-final tie but Ibrahimovic to be fair to him, he got further The biggest doubt surrounds stalemate. said a statement released by PSG. ing treatment but in truth I had picked up an injury in that game away from me and that is why my who will start in goal, with “We are aware that last sea- Ibrahimovic, who played for already started to prepare for this and missed the return, which leg is straighter than it should Claudio Bravo having kept a clean son we dominated the league and Barcelona in the 2009-10 season, game knowing that he probably Chelsea won 2-0 to advance on have been. sheet in all six domestic games so this year, with the same team and had already missed his club’s last wouldn’t be there,” Blanc told a away goals. AFP “As he pushed the ball away, my leg has straightened out and that Head coach is obviously why the referee has of Bayern deemed it as a red card.” Man City on alert ahead of Rooney, who had scored Munich Pep United’s opener on Saturday, Guardiola will still be available to play for (centre) during England in next month’s Euro the team’s clash against in-form Roma 2016 qualifiers against San training Marino and Estonia. But he will session in MANCHESTER: After late level on points with Juventus not turn out for van Gaal until Arena Khimki disappointment against Bayern Champions League ahead of this weekend’s showdown the first weekend of November, outside Munich in their opening between the top two in Turin. when United play bitter rivals Moscow, Champions League group game, Fixtures Today Saturday’s success against Manchester City. yesterday. Manchester City can ill afford (All times in GMT) Verona took Garcia to 100 Serie “That’s the most disappointing Bayern another slip-up in today’s meet- CSKA Moscow (Russia) vs Bayern Munich A points in only his 43rd game at thing,” said the striker, who has Munich will ing with in-form Roma at the (Germany) (1600); Manchester City (England) the helm – earlier than any pre- scored three times for the club face CSKA Etihad Stadium. vs AS Roma (Italy) (1845); APOEL Nicosia vious Roma coach has reached this season. “I am really gutted today. A 90th-minute goal by City old (Cyprus) vs Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) the milestone – and he says his that I am going to be missing the boy Jerome Boateng gave Bayern (1845); Paris St Germain (France) vs side will travel to Manchester in next three games. It is hard to victory two weeks ago and with Barcelona (Spain) (1845); Schalke 04 a relaxed state of mind. take. It helps that the England Roma opening their Group E (Germany) vs Maribor (Slovenia) (1845) “It will be a great match. They games are coming up, but the Bayern look to quietly campaign by crushing CSKA Sporting (Portugal) vs Chelsea (England) have no points, so all the pres- training here is really good. AFP Moscow 5-1, the English cham- (1845); BATE Borisov (Belarus) vs Athletic sure is on them. They need to get pions are already under a degree Club (Spain) (1845); Shakhtar Donetsk a result at their home ground,” go about their business of pressure. (Ukraine) vs Porto (Portugal) (1845) said the Frenchman, whose side Troussier Having smashed Sheffield on finished second to Juve in Italy Wednesday 7-0 in the League Cup fared well against English clubs. last season. MOSCOW: Five-time his place in central defence. before seeing off Hull City 4-2 on They lost on penalties to Liverpool “We are solid and we’ve shown quits, Krol European champions Bayern French winger Franck Ribery Saturday, Manuel Pellegrini’s side in their only European Cup final we have confidence in our game.” Munich travel to Russia today and Bastian Schweinsteiger, who are scoring freely, but right-back in 1984 and have won only once Roma are likely to be without where they will take on domes- have only played 23 minutes in Pablo Zabaleta knows Roma will on 14 previous visits to England. Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi appointed tic giants CSKA Moscow behind total this season, are out while be a different prospect. Manchester was also the scene due to a torn calf muscle, while closed doors in Group E match. former Real Madrid midfielder “Now we need to turn the of one of their greatest humilia- Davide Astori (knee) and Juan CAPE TOWN: Frenchman Pep Guardiola’s talent-laden, Xabi Alonso could be thrown into page and just think about tions – a 7-1 demolition by City’s Iturbe (thigh) have not played Philippe Troussier has quit but injury ravaged side, opened the back-four if Boateng fails a the Champions League,” the cross-town rivals Manchester since sustaining injuries against Tunisians CS Sfaxien and their account with a last minute fitness test. Argentina right-back told City’s United in the Champions League CSKA. Dutch international mid- Dutchman Ruud Krol has taken 1-0 victory over English cham- Last season CSKA and in-house television channel after quarter-finals in 2007. fielder Kevin Strootman remains over Libyans Al Ahly Tripoli in pions Manchester City in their Bayern met for the first time in the victory over Hull. But while City have never lost a long-term absentee due to a African club coaching moves. opener while CSKA were hum- Champions League group action “We lost the first game against at home to an Italian club in four knee injury, but Gervinho will Troussier, known as the ‘White bled 5-1 by Roma. with the Germans winning 3-0 at Bayern Munich and now we play previous encounters, they will be return to the starting XI after witchdoctor’ throughout Africa, The Red Army side have been home and 3-1 in the return leg. Roma at home. We know how rightly wary of team who are cur- beginning Saturday’s game on left Sfaxien by mutual consent punished by governing body CSKA will come into the tie important it is to win that game. rently jostling for supremacy with the bench. after they failed to reach the CAF UEFA after fan unrest during following a seven-goal thriller “It’s going to be another tough Juventus at the top of Serie A. Fernando (groin) and Stevan Champions League final. their group stage match against in their last league outing, com- game because Roma are a good Rudi Garcia’s side have won Jovetic (hamstring) are both Sfaxien fell 2-1 at home to Czech club Viktoria Plzen last ing out on top 4-3 over Ural team, so hopefully we can play all six of their games to date this injury doubts for City, while Democratic Republic of Congo season and only a sparse number Yekaterinburg. well and get three points.” season, including a 2-0 win over Samir Nasri has been ruled out outfit AS V Club, having lost the of people will be inside the Khimki Ivory Coast forward Seydou Historically, Roma have not Hellas Verona that took them due to groin surgery. AFP first leg of the semi-final by the Arena for today’s key match. Doumbia scored a brace, while same score. The 12-time Russian champi- Russian international Alan Troussier, 59, joined Sfaxien in ons now find themselves in more Dzagoev and Finland interna- July, saying he wanted to be closer hot water after violent clashes at tional Roman Eremenko added to his Rabat-based family after Manchester City’s the Roma clash when a number the other goals in a victory that working in Japan and China. players take of arrests were made inside and keeps them four points behind A successful spell with Ivorian outside the Olympic Stadium. leaders Zenit St Petersburg. part in a training club ASEC Mimosas from 1989 Bayern maybe without their Despite the victory, CSKA session at the established the Frenchman in World Cup winning defender manager Leonid Slutsky said he Etihad Stadium Africa. Jerome Boateng, who made the was deeply concerned about the in Manchester, He guided the national teams trip to Moscow but remains a defensive weaknessess that were yesterday ahead of Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Burkina doubt as he tries to shake off a badly exposed against Ural. of their UEFA Faso and South Africa plus hamstring problem. CSKA, the 2005 UEFA Champions leading Moroccan and South “We’ll have to talk with the Cup winners, are still without League match African clubs. Krol, part of the doctors,” Guardiola revealed Swedish midfielder Rasmus Elm against AS Roma Netherlands teams that lost the on whether the 26-year-old and Brazilian forward Vitinho today. 1974 and 1978 World Cup finals, Berliner, who came off during through injury, while midfielder has been hired to prepare Ahly the 4-0 Bundesliga victory over Aleksandrs Cauna is a doubtful for the 2015 CAF Champions Paderhorn last week, will take starter. AFP League. 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Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim, gold med- allist in the men’s high jump event of the Asian Games celebrates on the podium with his brother Qatar’s Muamer Barshim, bronze medallist, and silver medal- list China’s Zhang Guowei during the victory ceremony at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, yesterday. RIGHT: Mutaz Barshim competes in the men’s high jump.

Asian Games Medals Table INCHEON, South Korea: Super Barshim leaps to gold Asian Games medal standings yesterday. G S B T China 112 72 54 238 Barshim brothers in spotlight, younger brother Muamer clinches bronze South Korea 44 50 52 146 Japan 35 47 51 133 INCHEON, South Korea: Watch Kazakhstan 15 16 22 53 out world of athletics, there’s another Iran 10 11 8 29 Barshim on the rise. Literally. North Korea 8 8 11 27 Qatar created sporting history in Qatar’s Qatar 8 0 2 10 Incheon yesterday when high-jumping Mohamad Al Taiwan 7 7 13 27 brothers Mutaz and Muamer Barshim lit Garni blows India 6 7 29 42 up the Asian Games on a cold and rainy a kiss to a Thailand 6 2 13 21 night with a gold and bronze respectively TV camera Uzbekistan 5 5 13 23 to herald what promises to be an exciting after win- sibling rivalry that has the potential to grab Hong Kong 4 5 20 29 ning the final plenty of global headlines in the future. Mongolia 4 4 10 18 of the men’s Mutaz cleared 2.35 metres to success- Malaysia 3 9 9 21 1,500m ath- fully defend his title, with China’s Zhang Bahrain 3 5 1 9 Guowei taking the silver with a best leap of letics event. Indonesia 3 4 7 14 2.33m and Muamer the bronze with 2.25m. RIGHT: Mutaz Myanmar 2 1 0 3 Later in the evening, Qatar claimed Barshim of Vietnam 1 9 20 30 two more gold to take their tally to eight, Qatar cel- Singapore 1 4 8 13 with Mohamed al-Garni adding the 1,500m ebrates dur- Kuwait 1 3 2 6 crown to his 5,000m title won two days ago ing the medal Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 2 and Abubakar Kamal clinching the 3,000m ceremony. Tajikistan 1 1 0 2 steeplechase gold with a start-to-finish Pakistan 1 0 1 2 victory. United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 2 Qatar’s tally of eight gold has leapfrogged Macau 0 3 0 3 them to seventh position on the medal tally, Kyrgyzstan 0 2 2 4 a spectacular result for the contingent who performance that set tongues wagging that the podium with me today. He is hugely Mutaz’s facial expressions would hardly Philippines 0 2 2 4 had been lying low during the first week he could be even more talented than his talented and I knew we would share the give anything away, Muamer is more exu- Turkmenistan 0 1 2 3 of the Games with their favourite events elder brother. podium one day, but that it has come at the berant. A loud roar and few furious fist Laos 0 1 1 2 in shooting and athletics only scheduled Mutaz’s performance over the past cou- Asian Games is nothing short of awesome,” pumps would accompany every successful Bangladesh 0 1 0 1 for later. ple of years had made him the clear favour- Mutaz said. jump, while a failure is greeted with an Lebanon 0 1 0 1 But there was no doubt in anybody’s ite for the gold – indeed he has precious “He is also a hard worker who puts in a equally loud shriek of frustration with the Iraq 0 0 2 2 mind that it was the Barshim brothers’ little competition in the continent – and at lot of effort in training and I am sure he veins in his neck threatening to explode Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1 day yesterday. the Asian Games the main point of inter- will go places.” out of his skin. While elder brother Mutaz is already est was whether he would indeed go on The contrast in the two brothers’ The youngster, however, was not focus- a star, having won the Asian Games gold to break Cuban great Javier Sotomayor’s approach to their discipline is obvious for ing on that aspect after his medal-winning in Guangzhou four years ago and later on 20-year-old world record of 2.45m. the world to see. While Mutaz is calm and show. claiming the Olympic bronze in 2012 and And although that didn’t happen – per- has an air of tranquility about the way “What is important is that I got to share the Indoor World Championships title haps the cold and rainy conditions contrib- he starts off, smoothly gaining pace as the podium with Mutaz who is not only my earlier this year, it was Muamer’s first big uting to it – the performance of his younger he approaches the bar, Muamer prefers elder brother but also my best friend and occasion in the global spotlight. brother ensured the sporting world’s atten- a shorter run-up, with quicker and more idol,” said the youngster. And with dozens of cameras recording tion yesterday would be firmly focused aggressive strides. “I look up to him and he shares a lot of the action for posterity, the 20-year-old around the name: Barshim. The way they react to successful or failed tips with me, telling me to keep focused didn’t disappoint with a hugely impressive “It is amazing that Muamer got to share jumps is also a study in contrast. While and to maintain my own style.” QOC Al Garni delivers on golden promise in Incheon INCHEON: When Mohamed record like he did on Saturday (3:40.95) and Iraq’s Adnan Taes it mattered in the final,” he said. the most of the chances you get.” Al Garni said two days ago that when he sensationally clocked Al Mntfage (3:42.50). Later Abubaker Ali Kamal Ali Meanwhile, Qatar and Asian he would also win the 1,500m 13 minutes and 26.13 seconds to Al Garni also wanted to prove took Qatar’s gold tally to eight by athletics chief Dahlan Al Hamad gold to go with his 5,000m title shave more than 12 seconds off a point after he spent consider- winning the 3,000m steeplechase was beaming after the country’s in Incheon, you could have the previous 5,000m Asian Games able time going through dope with a timings of 8:28.72. unprecedented success at the dismissed it as a boast some mark of 13:28.37 held by Japan’s testing procedures after his win Bahrain’s Tareq Mubarak Games. sportsmen are typically prone to Toshinari Takaoka since 1994, but on Saturday night that left him Taher clocked 8:39.62 to claim the “Three gold medals in a day. I making in the wake of an unex- still produced a tremendous effort without official transportation at silver while India’s Naveen Kumar am thrilled. Like I have always pected success. to leave the favourites trailing in the stadium. took bronze in a time of 8:40.39. said Qatar’s infrastructure is But Al Garni proved yester- his wake. When he finally got to the Kamal, who won the steeple- among the best a country can day he was not talking through “I made a promise after my vic- Athletes Village after authori- chase gold at the Asian Athletics have. Our performance at the his hat by delivering exactly on tory in the 5,000m that I would ties scrambled a vehicle for him, Championships in Kobe four years Asian Games this time will cer- that promise to help Qatar jump win the 1,500m too. It was not an it was well past 3am, something ago, said he was happy to have tainly prove a boon for athletics,” to seventh position on the medal empty promise, I had a plan and that left him a bit disconcerted, once again helped his country said Al Hamad. tally on what was their most I knew I had the ability to deliver but even more motivated. achieve success at a big stage. “However, we have to keep Qatar’s Abubaker Ali Kamal fruitful day ever in the history of on that,” the 5’3” star told jour- “As if my 5,000 race was not “I couldn’t be happier,” said the working hard to keep the good celebrates winning the 3,000m the Asian Games since they made nalists after clocking 3 minutes tiring enough, I had to run the 31-year-old, a veteran of many a work going. We can’t afford to sit steeplechase athletics event. their debut in New Delhi in 1982. and 40.23 seconds to win ahead 1,500 qualifiers the next day. But I battle. “An athlete’s life as a profes- on our achievements. We have to The 22-year-old didn’t set any of Bahrain’s Rasheed Ramzi kept my focus and delivered when sional is limited. You have to make keep looking at the future.” QOC