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Emir receives Lebanese politician No change in Qatar sends stance on Syria, says Moscow MOSCOW: The Russian Foreign Ministry yesterday denounced as 1,000 troops “falsifications and fabrications” media reports it was changing its stance on the war in Syria or on the future of President Bashar Al Assad, whom it has shielded throughout the conflict. to Yemen “We don’t appoint or dismiss foreign presidents, neither on our own or in cahoots with anyone Fresh offensive to retake Sana’a else,” the ministry said in a state- ment. Ministry representatives SANA’A: Qatar has sent 1,000 Saudis and Emiratis. also declined immediate comment ground troops to Yemen, Al Saudi Warplanes renewed on a US request to Athens to close Jazeera television said, ahead strikes on Houthi targets across Greek airspace for Russian supply of a planned offensive against Yemen and Houthi-run media said flights to Syria. Iranian-backed Houthis holding the raids killed at least 12 people, Nor have Russian officials con- the capital Sana’a. including women and children, in firmed recent media reports of Qatari pilots had already the central province of Ibb. Moscow increasing its military joined months of Saudi-led air Al Jazeera’s English website assistance to Assad, saying only that strikes on the Houthi militia, said 1,000 Qatari soldiers, backed it has long been supplying Damascus which seized Sana’a a year ago by 200 armoured vehicles and with arms and training to help it and then advanced across much 30 US-made Apache helicopters fight Islamist radicals, and will of the country, forcing President had been deployed. But the for- Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with leader of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea at Al Bahr continue to do so. REUTERS Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi into exile eign ministry made no immediate Palace yesterday. in March. comment. Military sources told Reuters A defence source said the that Qatari troops were on their number of Qatari troops was way to Yemen and preparing to less than 1,000. “They are as of join a new push on Houthi posi- now not deployed in Yemen but tions in Sana’a. They said the in Saudi Arabia to protect the Ministers to discuss joint kafala system forces had not yet entered the border,” he added. The Saudi- Arabian Peninsula country. owned Al Hayat newspaper said DOHA: An extensive report by the GCC working to have a joint look at the kafala sys- will also be tabled at today’s meeting of the But a regional Yemeni official yesterday that Saudi Arabia had Secretariat on expatriate workforce in tems in member-countries as well. GCC Labour Ministers’ Council, said the in oil-producing Marib province also sent “huge reinforcements” member-countries, that may possibly be Dr Adil bin Khalifa Al Zayani, head of official. east of Sana’a said the Qatari con- of elite forces, along with Qatari including recommendations about some human and environment unit of the GCC Mohamed Ali Al Meer, head of public rela- tingent had already “crossed the troops, to Marib. reforms to the regional kafala systems, Secretariat-General, told QNA that at their tions at Qatar’s Ministry of Labour and Social Al Wadia border post” between “Final preparations are being is to be tabled at the meeting of Labour two-day meeting concluded here yesterday Affairs, said that the GCC states were mak- Saudi Arabia and Yemen and was made for a decisive battle, before Ministers being held here today. in preparation for today’s ministerial council ing all-out efforts to have common rules and heading to Marib — where Hadi moving on to liberate Sanaa,” Al One thing which is confirmed is that meeting, undersecretaries from the labour systems for social and labour issues. loyalists have been preparing for Hayat said. Jean-Marc Rickli, the above-cited report does have recom- ministries of the GCC states agreed that These issues include providing more jobs the thrust towards Sanaa. a professor at King’s College mendations about having in place a com- they will work jointly to have unified labour to GCC women and having a unified policy on Saudi-owned Al Arabiya satel- London who is teaching at Qatar mon GCC system for expatriate workers’ rules, systems, including recruitment pro- recruiting foreign workers. lite network also said Qatari and National Defence College, said it recruitment. cedures, as also look jointly at their kafala He pooh-poohed global human rights organ- Saudi reinforcements had crossed was Qatar’s first deployment of The report was prepared after a workshop systems for making possible changes. isations for making false accusations of labour the frontier. ground forces in Yemen. was held by the GCC Secretariat-General on Proposed changes to the kafala systems, if and women’s rights abuses and said the GCC The first reported involvement “This force will probably take the issue of expatriate workers in the region at all, will be studied in phases, said Al Zayani. states were moving in the right direction to of Qatari ground forces in Yemen part in the overall war effort to and their condition and recommendations “The decision to have a common strategy have common systems in place. coincided with an intensification retake the capital after the coali- made thereon on how to introduce some of the GCC states on the above issues had Having more and more women in jobs, both of the conflict a few days after tion successfully recaptured Aden needed reforms. been taken earlier by the supreme leaders,” in the state and private sectors, is one of the a rocket strike in Marib that last month,” he added. A senior GCC official yesterday hinted in he said. priorities of the GCC states. killed dozens of soldiers including REUTERS remarks to QNA that the GCC states are A reports on creating jobs for GCC nationals THE PENINSULA

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COPENHAGEN: Europe’s ref- ugee crisis spilled into Denmark projects or cut subsidies yesterday as some 800 peo- ple entered the country from DOHA: Qatar will not scale Doha would run a state budget World Cup. Construction indus- Germany and tried to head to back economic development deficit of only 0.7 percent of gross try sources say some projects have Sweden while politicians argued projects or cut state subsidies domestic product this year, the been delayed or suspended in the about Copenhagen’s immigra- for fuel and food in response to region’s smallest deficit. past year, partly to avoid waste tion policies. low oil and natural gas prices, “Our budget is still not that far and ensure quality. But Emadi Prime Minister Lars Lokke because government finances in terms of deficit,” Emadi said said there would be no cancella- Rasmussen told journalists after remain strong, the finance min- at a financial conference, adding tions to save money. an emergency meeting of politi- ister said yesterday. that state finances would break “We’re not going to scale back. cal party leaders that most of the The comments by H E Ali even with an average oil price of Most of our projects are already 800-1,000 refugees who had come Sherif Al Emadi set Qatar apart $65 a barrel. Brent crude is cur- at the execution stage so we’re to Denmark since Saturday would from other Gulf Arab oil export- rently around $49. going to continue with those - not seek asylum in the country. ing states; the other five members “I still think the financial situ- we’ve already put a public plan of Rasmussen, head of a new of the Gulf Cooperation Council ation is very healthy and I don’t what we’re actually going to do for minority government dependent have begun to curb spending or think we’ll take any extra meas- the next 10 years,” he said. on support from a right-wing review costly consumer subsidies ures for these things,” he said “Whatever we decide, we’re party, said border controls were because of the plunge of energy when asked whether subsidy cuts going to be more effective and effi- no solution, criticised European prices since last year. were possible. cient. We’re always going to make Union states for not following Qatar, the world’s top lique- Qatari officials have announced sure that we’re getting value for rules on asylum seekers and said fied natural gas exporter, is in plans to spend around $200bn on our money when it comes to these refugees who had entered over the strongest financial position. infrastructure projects over the projects.” He added, “It’s going be the weekend must register in the A Reuters poll of economists last next decade or so, many related to for us business as usual in terms country. The prime minister said month found them predicting Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 soccer of these projects.” REUTERS the refugees should seek shel- ter for the night and wait until Danish police coordinated their transfer to Sweden with Swedish authorities. “We hopefully can reach a situ- Cameron suffers defeat on EU referendum rules ation where people who want to seek asylum in Sweden can do LONDON: British Prime faces to keep eurosceptics in his on purdah, under which minis- that,” he told journalists. Minister David Cameron suf- own centre-right Conservative ters are banned from making Danish television channels on fered an embarrassing defeat party in line before the vote, due any announcements on funding Monday showed videos of refu- yesterday over how the refer- by the end of 2017. or other issues which could affect gees taking trains from Jutland, endum he has called on leav- It was Cameron’s first defeat the result of the vote for the last in the western part of Denmark ing the European Union will be in the Commons, where he has 28 days of a referendum or elec- connected to Germany, to Smart cameras being installed on a highway to monitor traffic violations. conducted. a majority of only 16 seats, since tion campaign. But the normal Copenhagen, where they can ride The Traffic Department recently disclosed plans to install new smart cam- While the defeat in the House winning Britain’s general elec- rules will now be applied after the to Sweden in 35 minutes by train. eras to detect major traffic violations such as the use of mobile phones of Commons was on a technicality, tion in May. The government had government’s plans were defeated REUTERS while driving, wrong overtaking and failure to fasten seatbelts. it highlights the struggle Cameron wanted to weaken the usual rules by 312 to 285 votes. AFP See also page 7 TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

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Today’s event is the why we are able to continue to to this community.” ness and academic figures, were perfect opportunity to thank our develop our work year on year THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Students lack awareness in conserving electricity, water: Survey DOHA: A sample survey of interviewed included both Qataris other hand, is to identify chal- schools. The surveyed, though, about other cultures. They knew and implementation of state poli- Qatari students aged 10 to and non-Qataris, and some 84 lenges in achieving the Centre’s showed high level of aware- the value of work and protecting cies in the field. 12 years drawn from several percent (58) of the total were aims and set benchmarks and ness about some aspects of their public property, with awareness One of the key recommenda- Independent Primary Schools, women. make Qatari children and their culture like national identity and about some forms of sports and tions of the study is to make chil- show that a majority of them The students didn’t show much parents know these standards. pride and showed a lot of respect their rules. dren more aware about Prophet consider education as their interest in cultural activities The objective also includes for state symbols like the flag They ranked low, though, on Mohamed (PBUH) and pay more birthright. either, like theatre and in reading seeking the necessary feedback and map. the scale that measured their attention on learning Arabic But when it comes to conserv- books, magazines and story books. from the staffers of cultural and They expressed keenness to awareness about the nutritional language and using its proper ing the precious utilities like elec- The study was carried out last social institutions across the stick to their national attire, par- value of food and using technology versions. tricity and water, they show little November after holding a train- country. Male students accounted ticularly on formal occasions, and in a scientific way, thus becom- The suggestions, of course, interest, reveals the survey. ing workshop by the Childhood for 49 percent of the total number were aware of the importance of ing vulnerable to perpetrators of also include, making them aware It was conducted on 859 male Cultural Centre in Doha. The of interviewees, or 423, while maintaining their religious iden- cyber crimes. of the significance of conserving and female students from 32 Centre’s aim is to nurture crea- their female counterparts had a tity and heritage. The Centre has called for its electricity and water (which is Independent Primary Schools, tivity among Qatari children and share of 51 percent. They, however, showed little recognition as an official supervi- free for nationals) and learn more 740 parents and 69 school staffers. instill local values. The students came from 5th keenness to follow up on local and sory agency for children and being about local and global cultures. Only the school staffers The study’s objective, on the and 6th grades from the 32 target international news and learning given an active role in the framing THE PENINSULA QTA to participate in Exhibition Centre to open in Nov Seatrade Europe Cruise Civil Defence Exhibition first event DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) is participat- BY RAYNALD C RIVERA centre is in the middle of shop- ing in the Seatrade Europe ping malls, hotels and apartment Cruise and River Cruise D0HA: The new Doha hotels with a walking distance Convention which opens tomor- Exhibition and Convention of less than 400m which gives row in Hamburg, Germany. Centre (DECC) is all set to strength to this venue,” he told The delegation was led by QTA open its doors in November the media on the sidelines of Chief Tourism Development hosting the fifth Civil Defence the launch of the eighth Heya Officer Hassan Al Ibrahim Exhibition and Conference as Arabian Fashion Exhibition on (pictured). its first event, Qatar Tourism Sunday. The three-day convention fea- Authority (QTA) Director of The eighth Heya expected to tures high-level conference ses- Exhibitions Hamad Al Abdan draw 15,000 visitors, he said, will sions, a showcase exhibition and has said. be one of the first exhibitions to workshops, alongside a packed “DECC is fully completed. The be organised in the new venue, networking programme that operator has been appointed and but the Civil Defence expo will brings together over 4,000 par- is managing it now,” Al Abdan be the inaugural event. ticipants from the various sectors told reporters. The fifth Civil Defence expo involved in the European cruise Two months ago, QTA is scheduled to be held from industry, from investors and deci- appointed ELAN Qatar and Fira November 2 to 4 and will have sion-makers to ship builders and Barcelona to manage and oper- participants representing 1,000 Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) Director of Exhibitions Hamad Al Abdan outfitters. QTA also joins Qatar ate the country’s new Meetings, agencies and companies from speaking at a press conference. International Adventures, Gulf Incentives, Conferences and around the world. Adventures and Regency Tours Events (MICE) hub. Said to be one of the biggest in an exhibition stand dedicated With its spacious exhibition exhibition halls in the world, delegates each. standing as a globally competitive to the Cruise Arabia Alliance to halls and ample parking space, DECC has, among its main high- Another main aspect of the MICE destination, Al Abdan said showcase Qatar’s offerings as a the iconic convention centre is lights, an exhibition space span- DECC is a two-storey basement in an earlier interview. cruise destination. seen by many as having huge ning approximately 29,000sqm parking which can hold thou- Aiming for a 20 percent The delegation will take advan- potential to draw large number area, which can be used as one sands of cars. increase in the number of visi- tage of the biennial event — con- of visitors and Al Abdan referred hall or divided into five smaller DECC is set to become one of tors in the next five years, QTA sidered one of the most popular to its strategic location as its halls. A unique feature of the the most attractive MICE venues sees the MICE sector as key to on the cruise and maritime cal- strength. halls is they are column-free and in the Middle East and will sig- achieving this target, he added. endar — to promote Seatrade key contributor to the strength- “The positive sign is the new can accommodate around 3,500 nificantly contribute to Qatar’s THE PENINSULA Middle East Cruise Forum, which ening of the cruise industry in comes to Qatar for the first time the region, especially as we cre- this December, as part of Qatar’s ate new opportunities for cruise efforts to develop and raise the lines through our participation in Qatar, Bulgaria profile of its cruise industry. the Cruise Arabia Alliance along The event in Qatar will receive with Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi review farm ties 20 senior executives from the and Oman.” global cruise industry, includ- He noted that the cruise SOFIA: Bulgarian Prime ing renowned companies such industry in the Gulf has seen a Minister Boyko Borissov as Royal Caribbean, Cunard, 20 percent growth over the past yesterday met Minister of Costa Cruises, TUI Cruises and year, as travelers learn about Environment H E Ahmed Amer Silversea. the new and unique experiences Mohamed Al Humaidi, cur- “With investments in European the region offers over tradi- rently on a visit to Sofia. cruise lines growing to 6.6 billion tional cruise lines such as those The meeting reviewed the euros, this is an ideal platform to covering the Caribbean and the outcome of the minister’s benefit from international experi- Mediterranean. meetings with Bulgarian ences and witness best practices “This Convention allows us to Minister of Agriculture and Food in the field,” said Al Ibrahim. showcase our increased activity in Desislava Taneva and aspects of “Qatar’s increasing involvement this area and shed light on Qatar developing mutual cooperation in the Seatrade forum series is as a budding destination that is between the two countries in the a reflection of the country’s ris- enabling the growth of the sector.” agricultural field. ing profile on the GCC level as a THE PENINSULA QNA Orient Pearl eatery partially closed

DOHA: The Orient Pearl Restaurant, a luxury eatery on the Corniche has been partially closed since Saturday for 14 days for “preparing food in unhealthy conditions”, according to the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP). The ministry on its official website said that the kitchen which prepares ‘Shawarma’ and fast food for the restaurant has been temporally closed for ‘vio- lating standards and preparing (food) in unsanitary conditions,’ under the directions of the Doha Municipality. Oriental Pearl with different types of dining areas offers a fusion of Syrian, Lebanese and Italian cuisine, a coffee shop and many other facilities. The facility could host nearly 1,000 guests at the same time. Prior to the temporary closure of the partial closure of Oriental The notice put up by the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning on Pearl Restaurant, a video of two its website on the closure. cats in its Shawarma kitchen went viral on social media. However, MMUP has not In response to the video on moved into the main kitchen disclosed detailed information social media the statement said, which is indoors.” behind the temporary closure. “The Management of the Orient The place in question was However, Orient Pearl in Pearl Restaurant would like to opened by staff at night after a statement to the media by inform its customers that the the closing time of the restaurant Spokesperson Charbel Mhanna, outdoor terrace kitchen has been in order to move kitchen equip- Orient Pearl Restaurant closed since the September 1, 2015 ment and appliances and proceed Management, yesterday said, and is currently being demolished with demolition. This explains “No fines or violation notices have permanently. This step was taken the video footage which does not been issued by any of the authori- by the restaurant management show any food items inside the ties who made periodic visits to as part of a prior plan whereby kitchen.” the restaurant.” the Shawarma section has been THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME NU-Q meet on women’s engagement in society Her Majlis will be open to public till October 8

DOHA: Northwestern Qatar to an economy built upon supervised by NU-Q faculty University in Qatar (NU-Q) will knowledge and human capital. including Jocelyn Sage Mitchell, launch an exhibition tomorrow, “Her Majlis is the result of assistant professor in residence, exploring Qatari women’s opin- tireless dedication, work, and Liberal Arts Program andKirsten ions and gathering spaces. collaboration by faculty, staff Pike, assistant professor in resi- The project seeks to bet- and students in Education City,” dence, Communication Program, ter understand the drivers and said Everette E Dennis, dean and as well as Christina Paschyn, lec- obstacles of Qatari women’s CEO of NU-Q. “This remarkable turer in Journalism and Tanya engagement in society by explor- research challenges misconcep- Kane, former adjunct lecturer, ing how they participate in civil tions about female repression or Liberal Arts Program at NU-Q society, including in traditional exclusion within society, dispelling who developed the exhibition as Orientation session organised for new students at Stenden University Qatar. gatherings. negative stereotypes, particularly part of their spring 2015 class, ‘Her Majlis’is now open to the the role of women portrayed in Installing a Multimedia Majlis. public until October 8, at the Art international media coverageof Sadia Mir, assistant profes- Gallery of Hamad bin Khalifa the Middle East. As a school we sor at Virginia Commonwealth Stenden University Qatar holds University Student Center. An try to connect topics of local inter- University in Qatar and Dr Justin official ‘Opening Reception’ will est with our own research efforts.” Gengler, research programme be held at 6pm to tomorrow. This Visitors will experience an manager at SESRI, Qatar includes the opportunity to dis- immersive, interactive multi- University also played key roles orientation camp for new students cuss the research with both female media space designed to engage, as part of the university faculty students and faculty at 8.30pm. educate and inspire discussion grant team. DOHA: Stenden University make a campus tour, meet lectur- responsibilities during the week The museum exhibition was within the community of Qatar. To date, the research has Qatar organised orientation ers, discover student services, and such as food and beverages and created by a team of faculty and The findings on display have been been honoured with several days for new students last week. learn about library facilities. The touring with the new students student researchers, funded by a collected from a range of sources, awards, including the first place The programme was designed orientation was also a chance for around the campus. Qatar National Research Fund including student ethnographic “Research Excellence Award” to help new comers to familiar- the new students to have a clear Questions and answers ses- UREP grant. The undergraduate research in women’s majlis gath- at Qatar Foundation’s Annual ise themselves with the campus idea about student social life and sions, a number of presentations students, most of whom are Qatari erings, student-produced photog- Research Conference 2014, the and to the new academic envi- extra-curricular activities. from faculty members and the women, undertook the research raphy and films, and opinions of “Best Paper Award” at Doha ronment as well as many other The orientation days were a Student Representative Council project entitled “Qatari Women: Qatari women gleaned from origi- International Family Institute’s aspects of academic and social life rich experience for the new stu- (SRC) regarding study skills Engagement and Empowerment.” nal surveys, written by faculty Annual Conference on Family at the campus. Throughout the dents along with the senior stu- and techniques were provided Its results aim to inform the and students, and professionally Research and Policy 2015, as well orientation days, the freshmen dents who volunteered to help out to the new students in order to government and society of ways to conducted by Qatar University’s as NU-Q’s “Unity Award” for received information on academic the organisers during the week; adapt them to the academic and personally and professionally sup- Social and Economic Survey interdisciplinary collaboration and programmes, study skills, and IT this was much appreciated from social environment of Stenden port women, as part of the wider Research Institute (SESRI). achievement. facilities. both sides. University Qatar. national goal of transitioning The project has been led and THE PENINSULA Students got the chance to The volunteers held several THE PENINSULA

Josoor Institute executive EMRQ, QU sign research scholars programme deal DOHA: ExxonMobil Research academic publications, which Research Qatar on this initia- programme ends Qatar (EMRQ) and Qatar encourage the academic develop- tive and look forward to reaping University (QU) have signed ment of students. the fruits of this collaboration in DOHA: Josoor Institute, a an agreement to launch the “Qatar University is an ideal the form of outstanding research center of excellence founded Qatar University ExxonMobil partner with whom we can con- output, notably in the areas of by the Supreme Committee for Research Scholars Program tinue to promote educational environmental risk assessment, Delivery and Legacy (SCDL), — the most recent of several excellence because we share a and monitoring and water re-use yesterday concluded its execu- research collaborations shared vision and commitment to devel- for the benefit of our students, tive development programme by EMRQ and QU. oping the next generation of sci- researchers and the industry.” titled “Spectator Services – A The agreement was signed by entists and engineers — the ones “We are extremely pleased to Senior Manager and Director Alistair Routledge, President and that will carry Qatar forward into be entering yet another excit- Viewpoint,” which was held General Manager for ExxonMobil a prosperous future,” said Alistair ing partnership with Qatar over two days. Qatar, and Dr. Hassan Rashid Al Routledge. “Our research efforts University,” said Dr Jennifer The intensive program was Derham, President of QU, dur- with the university have made a Dupont, Research Director for attended by a number of 30 senior ing a ceremony that took place at significant impact in Qatar over EMRQ. “Our teams have been managers and directors working the QU campus in the presence the years, and we are positive actively working together on a in the sports and events indus- of faculty members, university this particular collaboration will number of programmes to build tries who are interested in devel- administrators, and ExxonMobil deliver many more benefits for research and technology capacity oping their understanding of and Qatar and EMRQ staff. Dr Hassan Rashid Al Derham, President of QU, and Alistair Routledge, the country and its people.” in Qatar that will help advance capabilities in spectator services EMRQ and QU have a shared Dr Hassan Al Derham said “Our industry and academia in the President and General Manager for ExxonMobil Qatar, signing the deal. and public safety at venues. commitment to advance science relationship with ExxonMobil has country. I am certain that this The participants come from and technology in Qatar through facilitated a number of projects collaboration will go a long way Qatar, UAE and Jordan and research and development, and EMRQ intend to develop pro- QU and EMRQ will also mutu- that have benefitted our stu- in fostering innovation, and will include the Ministry of Interior, to promote academic excellence grammes designed to not only ally support a number of post- dents and researchers and con- strengthen STEM-based research Qatar Football Association, through strategic investment promote academic and industry graduate research projects in tributed considerably to our goal by providing a stimulating and Qatar Stars League, Aspire Zone in human capital, innovative relations, but also to foster inno- the fields of environmental risk of promoting a vibrant culture of supportive research environment Foundation, and local clubs and technology and state-of-the-art vation and facilitate the develop- assessment, and monitoring and research at Qatar University. We for Qatar’s future scientists and independent schools. facilities. As part of the research ment and use of state-of-the-art water re-use. These research are especially enthusiastic about researchers.” QNA scholars agreement, QU and technology. projects are intended to lead to partnering with ExxonMobil THE PENINSULA Ooredoo sponsors Maktaba camp for education

DOHA: Ooredoo staff recently took part in an edu- cational community camp for children in partnership with Maktaba organisation. The Not a Box camp, which was sponsored by Ooredoo and is one of Maktaba’s educational programmes, aimed at encouraging children of all ages to have a love of read- ing in order to achieve their academic, intellectual and creative goals. During the daylong activities at the camp, Ooredoo staff visited art classes and story reading sessions about the potential of a simple box. The day aimed at inspiring children to contribute to their community with their natural curiosity and enthusiasm. At the end of the event each child had a piece of their own artwork to give to their parents. Fatima Sultan Al Kuwari, Director Community & Public Relations, Ooredoo said: “Ooredoo believes in ena- bling children to grow to the best of their ability, which is why we work with organisations such as Maktaba to encourage education for Qatar’s children. Ooredoo is proud to sponsor the Not a Box Camp as it celebrates a child’s creativity and encourages them to develop their ideas individually and as a team.” Ooredoo has recently signed a long-term partner- ship agreement with Maktaba and the companies have a shared vision to inspire children and their parents to fall in love with literature. By focusing on the value of reading for pleasure as a tool to improve literacy, encourage curiosity and foster intercultural dialogue, Maktaba and Ooredoo aim at con- tributing to the continuing development of Qatar and hope to help bring back the popularity of Arabic language children’s literature. This sponsorship is part of Ooredoo’s CSR strategy which places education as one of the company’s main pillars of interest. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

AKP supporters Britain killed attack office of Hurriyet daily

IS fighters in ISTANBUL: Supporters of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Sunday stormed the headquar- ters of the Hurriyet newspaper Syria: Cameron in Istanbul after accusing the daily of misquoting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the pub- Drone strike targeted jihadists lication said. A group of 150 people chant- LONDON: A Royal Air Force during the war in Afghanistan, ing slogans supporting the AKP (RAF) drone last month killed and is also using them against IS pelted the offices of Hurriyet in a British jihadist in Syria who militants in Iraq after joining in Istanbul’s Bagcilar district with was planning attacks on Britain, the US-led intervention launched rocks, knocking out windows Prime Minister David Cameron last year. and the front door. Riot police said yesterday. Khan, a 21-year-old from intervened to disperse the group, He described the operation as Cardiff, Wales, went by the nom- Hurriyet said on its website. a first, as it involved an attack de-guerre Abu Dujana Britani. He The assault came after sev- in a country where Britain was had written on Twitter how he eral Turkish soldiers were killed not legally at war, but said it was was being prepared to become a on Sunday in a major attack justified because it prevented ter- martyr and boasted of executing by Kurdistan Workers Party rorist bloodshed. prisoners. (PKK) militants in the Daglica “Reyaad Khan was killed in a He left for Syria in 2013 with district of southeastern Hakkari precision air strike carried out medical student Nasser Muthana, province. on August 21 by a RAF remotely prompting a desperate plea for his Commenting on recent unrest piloted aircraft while he was trav- return from his mother Rukia. in Turkey, Erdogan said it would elling in a vehicle in the area of “Please come back before it be different if people had voted Raqqah,” Cameron told parlia- is too late. You are my only one in 400 deputies for a single party ment. Two other Islamic State son,” she said. Bangladeshi-born Demonstrators wearing commando berets and holding pictures of Turkish army members killed by Kurdish militants in June 7 elections to help him jihadists, including Briton Ruhul Amin, 26, grew up in Aberdeen, shout nationalist slogans during a protest against recent attacks on Turkish soldiers, in Istanbul, yesterday. change the constitution. AFP Amin, were also killed but no Scotland, before moving to civilians were harmed, the prime Leicester in central England with minister said. Cameron said the his family. strike was “an act of self-defence” Posing with Kalashnikovs, since Khan had been planning Khan and Amin appeared in an Turkey jets bomb 23 Kurdish targets “barbaric” attacks in Britain Isis recruitment video in 2014 against high-profile commemo- after travelling to Syria. DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY: the ruling AK Party hopes will The PKK is designated a ter- over how security can be guar- rations over the summer. A third Briton, Junaid Hussain, Turkish warplanes bombed restore its majority, threaten to rorist organisation by Turkey, anteed for the November 1 vote. He did not give further details. a computer hacker described as Kurdish insurgent targets over- sink a peace process President the European Union and United But Erdogan, who has dominated The strike had been “entirely a key IS operative, also died in a night after the militants staged Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched States. Turkish politics for over a decade lawful” and carried out following separate US airstrike, Cameron what appeared to be their dead- in 2012 in an attempt to end an Erdogan said in an interview and now seeks a parliamentary consultation with the attorney confirmed. liest attack since the collapse insurgency that has killed more late on Sunday on the A Haber mandate to extend his executive general, he added. The prime minister stressed of a two-year-old ceasefire in than 40,000 people. TV channel that the fight against powers, said the election would “There was a terrorist direct- that the British strike was a tar- July and killed 16 government Kurdistan Workers Party the PKK would now become more go ahead. ing murder on our streets and no geted attack against terrorism, soldiers. (PKK) rebels said they had killed determined. He said 2,000 PKK The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ other means to stop them,” he but said he also supported Britain The military said its aircraft 31 members of the armed forces militants had been killed since the Democratic Party (HDP), accused said. extending its anti-IS bombing bombed 23 Kurdish insurgent tar- in an attack on a convoy and conflict resumed in July. by the government of being bound “Is this the first time in mod- campaign to Syria as well as Iraq. gets in a mountainous area near clashes on Sunday in the moun- Uncertainty arising from the to the PKK, called for a renewed ern times that a British asset Cameron’s government was the Iraqi frontier yesterday. The tainous Daglica area of Hakkari conflict, coinciding with a cam- ceasefire and an extraordinary has been used to conduct a strike defeated on taking military action statement from the army also province, near the Iraqi border. paign against Islamic State mili- parliamentary meeting. Leader in a country where we are not in Syria in 2013 in one of the most said that another six soldiers had The army statement said 16 had tants based in Syria, has unnerved Selahattin Demirtas cut short a involved in a war? The answer to damaging foreign policy blows to been wounded, but that none were died making this the highest mili- investors, with the lira dropping European visit, saying there could that is yes,” he added. his previous coalition government. in critical condition. tary death toll in a single attack to record lows against the dollar. be no justification for killing. Britain used drone strikes AFP The clashes, weeks before polls for years. The unrest has raised questions REUTERS

Hamas chief calls for Palestinian unity as congress set for delay

DOHA: Hamas chief Khaled He added: “The cause of president Mahmoud Abbas. Meshaal yesterday called for Palestine is bigger than Hamas The meeting of the Palestine “national unity” but said a first and Fatah.” But Meshaal said a National Council, a congress rep- congress among Palestinian proposed congress of Palestinian resenting those in the Palestinian leaders in 20 years should be leaders set to take place later this territories and the diaspora, was postponed until a compromise month should be postponed. to take place on September 14-15 is struck. “Postpone the meeting of the but a new date is likely to be set. Meshaal, speaking in Qatar National Congress until there’s Abbas has announced his where he lives in exile, said a compromise for the meeting,” resignation as chairman of the Palestinian leaders from the he said. “The meeting should be Palestine Liberation Organisation Islamist movement Hamas and about the laws and regulations we in a bid to force new elections for the secular Fatah had to present agreed on otherwise this will lead its executive committee. a unified front. to more division.” Abbas’s allies say his moves are “We as Palestinians, we are He added that Hamas were part of efforts to inject new blood being divided against ourselves; ready to meet its rival Fatah “in in the Palestinian leadership. there’s a lack of authority,” he told any Arab country”. Critics, however, argue that a news conference in Doha. Earlier yesterday, Palestinian Abbas is manoeuvring to empower “It’s unbelievable and it’s unac- leaders moved toward a post- his allies and marginalise oppo- ceptable from any Palestinian ponement of the congress amid nents ahead of the 80-year-old’s leader.” speculation over the intentions of eventual retirement. AFP Bahrain arrests Mum of Palestine infant man for online killed in attack dies insults to troops DUMA, PALESTINIAN Saad Dawabsha, who died on the DUBAI: Bahrain has arrested TERRITORIES: The mother night of the attack. a man for posting “insults” of a Palestinian child killed Her husband, Saad, suc- on social media of its soldiers when their family home was cumbed to his injuries in early participating in the Saudi-led firebombed was buried yester- August. military campaign in Yemen, day after dying of her wounds, Their four-year-old son prosecutors said yesterday. amid renewed calls for Israel Ahmed is now the sole survivor The man was detained for seven to crack down on Jewish of the immediate family and he days and is accused of “delib- extremism. is still in hospital. erately spreading rumours in a Teacher Riham Dawabsha, His condition has improved, time of war... to harm the military who turned 27 on Sunday, died but he still faces a number of operations of our armed forces”, overnight at a Tel Aviv hospi- operations, a hospital spokes- the prosecutor’s office said. tal where she was being treated woman said. It did not reveal the identity of for severe burns sustained in the There have been several the man, who faces up to 10 years July 31 attack in the West Bank arrests of suspected Jewish in jail if convicted, nor what he is village of Duma. extremists since the firebomb- accused of posting online. Palestinians marched along- ing, but none has been spe- Bahrain joined the Saudi-led side her body during the funeral cifically accused of the attack, coalition that in March launched in the village yesterday, some prompting critics of the gov- air strikes against Iran-backed chanting “Israel — terrorist ernment to call the moves Houthi rebels who drove Yemen’s state”. window-dressing. government out of the country. They began at a school The firebombing came only Five Bahraini soldiers were renamed after her son and con- hours after a stabbing attack at killed in a missile strike against tinued to a nearby cemetery. a Jerusalem march that killed the coalition in Yemen on Friday, Palestinian authorities called a 16-year-old girl and wounded along with 45 Emirati and 10 for three days of mourning and five other people. Saudi troops. ordered flags to be flown at While unrelated, both attacks Meanwhile, prosecutors in Abu half-mast. have led to criticism of Israel’s Dhabi ordered the arrest of an The attack by suspected security forces, who have been Internet user who had posted an Jewish extremists also killed accused of failing to tackle “incorrect” list of young Emiratis Riham’s 18-month-old son, Ali Jewish extremism. AFP he claimed were among the 45 victims. AFP TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Landfill near Beirut Iraqi defence Egypt minister minister escapes arrested after sniper attack

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Defence resigning Minister Khaled Al Obaidi escaped unharmed as a sniper fired on his convoy yesterday Ministry under corruption probe near a town where security forces have been battling jihad- CAIRO: Egypt’s agriculture his retrial of having used his posi- ists, the ministry said. minister was arrested in Cairo tion to make a fortune of $8.2m. The attack, which took place in yesterday after being told to The court also fined him $6.8m. the Tal Abu Jrad area near Baiji step aside in connection with an Nazif had been accused of cor- wounded one of Obaidi’s guards, investigation into corruption at rupt property deals and receiving the Defence Ministry said in a his ministry, judicial and media illegal bonuses. statement. sources said. Mubarak and many of his A Defence Ministry official Salah Helal “resigned on the former ministers were placed told AFP that Obaidi himself was orders of the president”, a state- on trial following his overthrow unharmed. ment from the prime minister’s amid popular demands for them The minister was touring the office said. to be held accountable for years area to oversee military opera- He was detained after a meet- of corruption. tions in Baiji, which was seized by ing in the premier’s office, a judi- Many former regime figures the Islamic State jihadist group cial source told AFP, speaking on have been found not guilty in last year, retaken by the govern- condition of anonymity. retrials, however. ment but then lost to the jihadists “He was arrested as part of an In March, Mubarak’s once- again. investigation into a major case feared interior minister Habib Al It was not immediately clear if of corruption in his ministry,” Adly was acquitted of corruption the attack was actually aimed at the official MENA news agency charges. Garbage is seen in a temporary landfill in a forested zone in the area of Qunnabet Brummana, north of Beirut, Obaidi, or just a militant firing on reported. Officials at the agricul- He was cleared of illegally yesterday. A garbage crisis has exposed endemic corruption and misgovernance in the country. a target of opportunity. ture ministry are alleged to have accumulating around 181 million IS overran large parts of Iraq taken bribes to help businessmen Egyptian pounds, and the court last year, sweeping security forces illegally acquire state land, a pros- also lifted an asset freeze on him aside, but Baghdad’s forces have ecution official and media reports and members of his family. since regained ground with back- said. Mubarak himself and his two 7 Libyan troops killed near Benghazi ing from a US-led coalition and The prosecution service had sons Alaa and Gamal were sen- Iran. last week banned media from tenced to three years in prison Holding Baiji, located on the publishing any information about earlier this year for corruption. BENGHAZI, LIBYA: At least militants who have gained a against an alliance of Islamist road to IS hub Mosul, would the case. But they had been in detention seven Libyan soldiers were foothold in the chaos that pre- militants and former anti-Gadd- eventually be a strategic asset Helal, 59, an agronomy gradu- for much of the past four years, killed repelling an attack on vails four years after the fall of afi rebels. Some foreign jihadist for Iraqi forces, but an operation ate, rose through the ranks at the and may be released early when their post by Islamist militants Muammar Gaddafi. fighters loyal to Islamic State are to retake Iraq’s second city from agriculture ministry to become time served is accounted for. eight km southwest of the east- “The forces of the Libyan also active in the city. the jihadists is currently a distant minister in March. Many Egyptians looked upon ern city of Benghazi yesterday, National Army confronted the The United Nations is trying to prospect. Graft at many levels has Alaa and Gamal Mubarak as sym- a military source told Reuters. militants early this morning and broker a broad peace agreement Baiji is also located near the blighted the Arab world’s most bols of corruption during their The troops belonged to the forced them to withdraw,” the in Libya, and has drafted a pre- country’s largest oil refinery, populous country. father’s three-decade rule. Libyan National Army (LNA), source said. liminary agreement for a national but the massive facility has been In July, a court sentenced a All three were arrested in 2011, which supports the internation- The LNA is led by Khalifa power-sharing administration. wrecked in fighting between gov- former prime minister of ousted months after Mubarak was top- ally recognised government, and Haftar, a general under Gaddafi The recognised government has ernment and IS forces. president Hosni Mubarak to five pled in a popular 18-day uprising. were trying to prevent fighters who fights for the recognised gov- signed up to this but the unof- The attack on Obaidi’s convoy years in prison for corruption and On May 9 this year, they and loyal to Islamic State capturing ernment, which has been based in ficial Tripoli government has so is just the latest in a long string fined him millions of dollars. their father were fined 125 mil- tanks in the town of Annawaghia. the east since a rival armed force far rejected it. of cases in which senior officials Ahmed Nazif, whom Mubarak lion pounds, the amount they Benghazi is one front in Libya’s took over Tripoli last year and set Western powers say the deal and officers have been exposed to sidelined to appease protesters were accused of embezzling from complex conflict involving two up its own government. is the only solution to Libya’s bombings or shootings during bat- during the 2011 uprising that funds meant for the maintenance rival governments, their allied LNA forces have been battling turmoil and are pressing for an tles against IS. ended his rule, was convicted in of presidential palaces. AFP armed factions, and Islamist for a year to control Benghazi accord. REUTERS AFP

11 Iraqi pilgrims killed 121 migrants in Iran road accident rescued off TEHRAN: Eleven Iraqis were Qom and the Iraqi border. Libya after killed when the bus they were “Because of the rain, the high travelling in skidded off the speed and the driver’s inability road as they headed home from to control the vehicle on the slip- boat stranded a pilgrimage to neighbouring pery road, the vehicle overturned,” Iran, Iranian media reported ISNA quoted a police official as TRIPOLI: Libya’s coast- yesterday. saying. Iran’s Shia holy sites draw guard said it rescued Ten of the dead were women, many Iraqi pilgrims. The country’s more than 100 migrants the ISNA news agency said, add- road safety record has improved in yesterday after the engine ing that the accident happened recent years but it still averages on their rubber dinghy on Sunday night in western Iran, around 20,000 road deaths a year. broke down as they tried between the Shia shrine city of AFP to reach Europe across the Mediterranean. “We rescued 121 migrants on a rubber boat which broke down” off the town of Qarabulli, 60 kilometres (35 miles) east of Tripoli, Lieutenant Mohammed Dandi, a coastguard commander, told AFP. It was the second such operation in a matter of days, after 104 migrants were rescued on Thursday in the same area under similar circumstances. Dandi said the 121 migrants, from Arab and African countries and including 10 women, were taken ashore on two boats and transferred to a recep- tion centre in the capital. Libya, with a coastline of 1,770 kilometres, has for years been a stepping stone for Africans seeking a bet- ter life in Europe. Most head for Italy’s Lampedusa island which is 300 kilometres from Libya. People smugglers have taken advantage of chaos in Libya since the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed veteran dictator Muammar Gaddafi to step up their lucrative business. They take would-be migrants on board rick- ety boats for the treach- erous Mediterranean crossing. About 2,500 people have died at sea this year alone. Last month, a boat transporting 400 migrants sank off the western Libyan port of Zuwara with only half of its pas- sengers rescued. AFP TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 EUROPE www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 UK, France join Germany to help migrants Britain to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees over 5 years: PM

BERLIN: Britain and France to house them. Signalling that the of more than 15,000 mainly Syrian yesterday joined Germany in huge wave of arrivals marked a refugees, the immigration min- pledging to accept tens of thou- new milestone for Europe’s big- ister warned. Elsewhere ten- sands of refugees as Europe’s gest economy, she said that “what sions have flared too as about 40 record influx of people fleeing we are experiencing now is some- men rioted at a Spanish migrant war and misery sparked warn- thing that will ... change our coun- detention centre in Valencia late ings that one Greek migrant try in coming years”. on Sunday and dozens tried to chokepoint was “on the verge of “We want the change to be escape, in clashes that left five explosion”. positive, and we believe we can police injured. European leaders are scram- accomplish that,” she said. As bling for solutions as bloody con- EU leaders stepped up efforts to POOR AND DESPERATE flicts in Syria, Iraq and beyond tackle the historic crisis, France Meanwhile, the poor and des- have sent hundreds of thousands said it would take 24,000 more perate kept coming, both on the of desperate people on dangerous asylum-seekers under a European land corridor through Turkey and voyages through the Balkans and plan to relocate 120,000 refugees the Balkans and on overcrowded across the Mediterranean to the from hard-hit frontline countries. boats in the Mediterranean on 28-nation EU. And British Prime Minister journeys that have claimed thou- German Chancellor Angela David Cameron said his coun- sands of lives this year. Merkel, whose country is Europe’s try would take in 20,000 Syrian Underscoring the danger top refugee destination, hailed the refugees from camps near the brought home by last week’s warm welcome her citizens gave war-torn country’s borders over shocking image of three-year-old to 20,000 asylum-seekers who the next five years. In Greece, Aylan Kurdi lying drowned in the streamed across its southern the situation on Lesbos island surf, a Greek passenger ferry yes- borders on weekend trains, and near Turkey was “on the verge of terday sent its lifeboats to rescue pledged billions more in money explosion” with the recent arrival 61 migrants whose boat was at risk of sinking off Lesbos. Libyan coastguards said they had rescued over 120 migrants Finland’s ruling coalition aboard a rubber boat in trouble on the high seas en route to Europe. Elsewhere migrants rescued by A Spanish flag flies above a banner reading “Refugees Welcome” hanging on the facade of the Cibeles Palace rejects EU quotas Italian authorities on Sunday in Madrid, yesterday. HELSINKI: Finland’s co-governing, nationalist Finns party said five of their group were still yesterday rejected a European Commission plan to have member missing. As governments have was now seen by many abroad master this effort”. borders, it is not worth talking states take in assigned quotas of asylum-seekers among an influx cracked down on ruthless people as a place of “hope” after citi- French President Francois about how many people we can of hundreds of thousands of migrants into Europe this year. smugglers charging thousands zens turned up in large numbers Hollande warned that unless the take in,” Orban said in a speech “The Finns party will not support this proposal, as it didn’t back of dollars for the dangerous sea to shower the new arrivals with EU makes a greater collective in Budapest. the previous so-called voluntary necessity,” Sampo Terho, the head journeys, Turkey detained a fifth gifts, cash and toys. effort, the core European ideal of Under pressure from Berlin of the party’s MP group told STT news agency. trafficking suspect over two boat Europe’s top economy — which open borders will be in peril. and Paris, the European Union is He noted that Finland’s new governing coalition parties had agreed sinkings last week, including the expects 800,000 asylum requests “If there is not a united pol- readying fresh quotas that would before the summer that any EU plan to apportion asylum seekers one which claimed the life of the this year, four times last year’s icy, this mechanism will not see the two top EU economies country-by-country should be based on voluntary participation. three-year-old boy. total — faces extra costs esti- work, it will collapse, and it will take nearly half of the 120,000 However, in July, Interior Minister Petteri Orpo of the pro-EU Germany was meanwhile mated at ¤10bn ($11bn) this year ... undoubtedly be the end of refugees to be relocated, under National Coalition party agreed to take about 800 asylum seekers expecting 10,000 refugees to and next. Merkel said that the Schengen, the return of national a plan by European Commission from Greece and Italy, kindling a dispute with its governing partner, arrive on Monday, a Bavarian offi- federal government would con- borders,” he said about the pass- chief Jean-Claude Juncker. the EU-sceptic Finns. “We said already then that this will only be the cial said, after more than 20,000 tribute six billion euros for new port-free zone across much of the According to Juncker’s pro- beginning (of quotas) if we take this path, and now it is happening arrived on around 100 trains from shelters, extra police and lan- continent. But Europe looked far posal to be unveiled Wednesday, sooner that one would have thought,” Terho told STT. Hungary through Austria over guage training in 2016. from united as Hungarian Prime Germany would take over 31,000, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is due to the weekend. However, despite German soli- Minister Viktor Orban, who has France 24,000, and Spain almost unveil new proposals on Wednesday on how to distribute refugees Merkel hailed as “breathtak- darity, Merkel stressed that other taken a hard line, said quotas 15,000 to relieve the burden on among member states according to quotas. Opposition has come ing” the emotional and warm EU countries must take in more would be futile so long as refu- frontline countries Greece, Italy mainly from governments of poorer eastern EU state. REUTERS welcome given to the thousands migrants because “only with com- gees kept streaming in. “As long and Hungary, a European source of migrants and said Germany mon European solidarity can we as we can’t defend Europe’s outer said. AFP

Moldovan protesters set up tents to fight corruption

CHISINAU:Demonstrators pitched around 100 tents in the Moldovan capital Chisinau yes- terday, demanding the presi- dent’s resignation and snap elections in the wake of a scan- dal dubbed the “fraud of the century.” Protesters declared a round- the-clock demonstration in Chisinau’s central square after tens of thousands of Moldovans poured onto the streets on Sunday to protest against corruption and fraud in the ex-Soviet country -- the largest such rally in recent years. “There will be between 100 and 300 of our supporters on the square at all times,” protest organiser Vasile Nastase said. “They will live in the ‘Dignity Tents are arranged in front of the government building at the Main Square and Justice’ tent camp until the of the National Assembly in Chisinau, Moldova, during the second day of authorities fulfil our demands protests yesterday. in full,” added Nastase, a mem- ber of a pro-Western movement of the century” and came as a dev- general’s office. Moldova, which called DA, which is organising the astating blow to Europe’s poorest lies between Ukraine and protests. country, triggering the devalua- Romania, last year signed an The protests in the poor coun- tion of the national currency, the association agreement with the try of 3.5 million have been trig- leu, and stoking inflation. European Union (EU) despite gered by an eye-popping scam Among the demonstrators’ opposition from Russia. that saw ¤1bn ($1.1bn) — roughly demands are the resignation of Protesters accuse the country’s 10 percent of Moldova’s GDP — President Nicolae Timofti, early leaders of paying lip service to mysteriously exit the country. parliamentary polls and the dis- Western integration, while using The scam, uncovered early this missal of top officials at the cen- their positions of power to enrich year, has been dubbed the “fraud tral bank and the prosecutor themselves. AFP

Switzerland to buy Israeli drones

GENEVA: Switzerland’s par- against the deal with Israeli sometimes uses extremely vio- liament yesterday voted in company Elbit Systems, urg- lent means,” said another oppo- favour of a controversial plan ing Switzerland not to invest nent, Greens representative Luc to buy six Israeli surveillance in Israel’s military complex due Recordon, according to the ATS drones worth 250m Swiss to its “systematic human rights news agency. francs ($256 million, 230 mil- abuses” against Palestinians. Swiss Defence Minister Ueli lion euros). Speaking on behalf of the Maurer argued that Switzerland The upper house of the Swiss minority that opposed the deal, was not buying the drones from parliament approved the pur- Socialist Party representative the state of Israel but from a chase of six unarmed Hermes Geraldine Savary charged Israel private company, and that they 900 drones with 30 votes in favour had used the Hermes 900 during would be used only for surveil- and 12 opposed, confirming the the 2014 Gaza war, in which 2,251 lance by Swiss border guards. lower chamber’s previous authori- Palestinians and 73 Israelis were “We have no intention of arm- sation of the deal. killed. “Israel does not respect ing them,” Maurer said according Campaigners had rallied the rights of the population, and to ATS. AFP TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers held in Ankara, Turkey, over the weekend once again shows the inability of this powerful global Tgroup to initiate measures to rejuvenate the global economy. The meeting was held in the midst of turbulence Obama’s Syria achievement in the global financial markets triggered by the turbulence in the Chinese markets. And the meeting also came at a time when there was no end in sight to the wild fluctuations in BY FRED HIATT He has implied that because we stock prices in global markets and the rapid changes in foreign can’t solve every problem, maybe we exchange markets. These developments come against the HIS may be the most sur- shouldn’t solve any. “How do I weigh backdrop of concerns over China’s uncertain economic outlook prising of President Barack tens of thousands who’ve been killed Obama has constantly Obama’s foreign-policy lega- in Syria versus the tens of thousands and growing speculation over an interest rate hike by the cies: not just that he presided who are currently being killed in the reassured Americans United States. T over a humanitarian and cultural dis- Congo?” he asked (though at the time The communiqué issued after the summit shows the group’s aster of epochal proportions, but that thousands were not being killed in that doing nothing is inability to do anything meaningful. It made an admission that he soothed the American people into Congo). the smart and moral “global growth falls short of our expectations” and warned of feeling no responsibility for the tragedy. On those rare occasions when politi- Starvation in Biafra a generation cal pressure or the horrors of Syrian the impact of financial turmoil and slowing growth in China ago sparked a movement. Synagogues suffering threatened to overwhelm policy. He has argued, on emerging markets and more broadly, the communique and churches a decade ago mobilized any excuse for inaction, he promised at times, that there was declared that the G20 had taken “decisive action to keep the to relieve misery in Darfur. When the action, in statements or White House recovery on track” and was “confident the global economic Taliban in 2001 destroyed ancient stat- leaks: training for the opposition, a safe nothing the US could recovery will gain speed.” Experts say there is no recovery. ues of Buddha at Bamiyan, the world zone on the Turkish border. Once pub- In a note published in preparation for the G20 meeting, the was appalled at the lost heritage. lic attention moved on, the plans were do, belittling the Syrian Today the Islamic State is blowing abandoned or scaled back to meaning- International Monetary Fund (IMF) said its forecasts for the up precious cultural monuments in less proportions (training 50 soldiers opposition as “former world economy, made only last July, were already out of date. Palmyra, and half of all Syrians have per year, no action on the Turkish Growth had fallen below expectations in the major economies been displaced — as if, on a proportional border). doctors, farmers, like the US, the euro zone, Japan basis, 160 million Americans had been Perversely, the worse Syria became, pharmacists and so and also in most poorer countries. made homeless. More than a quarter- the more justified the president seemed Reacting to the current market million have been for staying aloof; steps that might have killed. Yet the helped in 2012 seemed ineffectual by forth.” The G20 meet reality, Turkey’s Deputy Prime “Save Darfur” 2013, and actions that could have saved held in Ankara Minister Cevdet Yilmaz said more signs have not lives in 2013 would not have been up to When Obama pulled all US troops out needs to be done to achieve an given way to the challenge presented by 2014. The of Iraq, critics worried there would be has failed additional two percent increase “Save Syria.” fact that the woman who wrote the instability; none envisioned the emer- in growth over five years as Obama not only One reason book on genocide, Samantha Power, and gence of a full-blown terrorist state. is that Obama the woman who campaigned to bomb When he announced in August 2011 to initiate targeted by G20 countries at a presided over a — who ran for Sudan to save the people of Darfur, that “the time has come for President measures to summit last year in Australia. president on the Susan Rice, could apparently in good Assad to step aside,” critics worried Yilmaz, who is also the economy humanitarian and promise of restor- conscience stay on as U.N. ambassador the words might prove empty — but revive the minister, said interest rate rise cultural disaster ing the United and national security adviser, respec- few imagined the extent of the catas- global economy. by the US Federal Reserve in the States’ moral tively, lent further moral credibility to trophe: not just the savagery of chemi- coming months would not have a of epochal stature — has US abdication. cal weapons and “barrel bombs,” but constantly reas- Most critically, inaction was sold also the Islamic State’s recruitment of fundamental impact on emerging proportions, sured Americans not as a necessary evil but as a nota- thousands of foreign fighters, its spread markets, describing the expected that doing noth- ble achievement: The United States at from Libya to Afghanistan, the danger move as “normalisation”. he soothed the ing is the smart last was leading with the head, not the to the US homeland that has alarmed In the current situation, China can do more to reassure American people and moral policy. heart, and with modesty, not arrogance. US intelligence officials, the refugees the markets than G20. The global market turmoil is caused He has argued, at “Realists” pointed out that the United destabilizing Europe. by concerns over China’s uncertain economic outlook and into feeling no times, that there States gets into trouble when it lets ide- Even had Obama’s policy succeeded was nothing the als or emotions rule — when it sends in purely realist terms, though, some- growing speculation over an interest rate hike by the United responsibility for United States soldiers to feed the hungry in Somalia, thing would have been lost in the States. Beijing has been under pressure to explain its recent could do, belit- for example, only to lose them, as told anesthetization of US opinion. Yes, the monetary policies and take appropriate actions, but it has the tragedy. tling the Syrian in “Black Hawk Down,” and turn tail. nation’s outrage over the decades has offered no details. China should offer details about its planned opposition as The realists were right that the been uneven, at times hypocritical, at crucial reforms and demonstrate its determination to stabilize “former doctors, United States has to consider interests times self-serving. farmers, pharma- as well as values, must pace itself and But there also has been something the economy by taking effective actions. Its policies often cists and so forth.” can’t save everyone. But a values-free to be admired in America’s determina- surprise markets, like the abrupt devaluation of its currency He has argued that we would only argument ought at least to be able to tion to help — to ask, even if we cannot to boost exports. Suspicion has also grown that China’s make things worse — “I am more mind- show that the ends have justified the save everyone in Congo, can we not save economic statistics do not accurately reflect the real state of ful probably than most,” he told the means, whereas the strategic results some people in Syria? Obama’s success- its economy. New Republic in 2013, “of not only our of Obama’s disengagement have been ful turning of that question on its head One reason G20 has failed to make any huge impact is the incredible strengths and capabilities, nearly as disastrous as the human is nothing to be proud of. but also our limitations.” consequences. WASHINGTON POST contradiction in the policies of its member states. The other side Quote of The gag on Greenpeace the day OR a while now, Greenpeace able to function. This has come even as a Greenpeace that were deemed inimical but also for the guidelines framed around has been in the cross hairs of petition from Greenpeace seeking release to the economic interests of the state. it. The MHA is now changing the rules, the government, first under the of funds to pay its staff, and alleging Everything from placing advertisements spelling out what NGOs are required UPA and now under the BJP, as arbitrariness in the government’s action, in newspapers to organising protests to do, even seeking to scrutinise their Fit championed civil liberties and causes. is before the Delhi High Court. The action against the Kundankulam nuclear plant social media engagement. Whether the Its activists have been prevented from taken under the Foreign Contribution to anti-nuclear activism, was deemed MHA should be looking into expenditure travelling abroad. The non-governmental Regulation Act (FCRA) — which many inimical. Already there is word of some incurred by an NGO to teach street chil- organisation (NGO) stands accused NGOs say is a bad application of a NGOs trying to tailor their activities to suit dren, for instance, is a moot question. The cause of of concealing and mixing foreign poorly drafted piece of legislation — the interests of the government. What There is hypocrisy involved when some contributions with local contributions. means Greenpeace will not be able can a democratically elected government political parties are free to receive corpo- Palestine is bigger The latest step by the Ministry of Home to receive any foreign donations. The possibly achieve by enforcing such rate donations, especially from abroad, than Hamas and Affairs simply cancelling Greenpeace’s move has made other NGOs vulnerable compliance and conformity? without any questions asked. Equally, registration was but an expected next too; they face a tough choice, of either Also, it is time to have another look at all NGOs must respect the law of the Fatah. stage in the chain of events leading complying with the government’s line, the FCRA. Passed in 1976 and amended land, maintain transparency and remain to a gag that is meant to choke. The or fading out. The media have reported in 2010, it has come in for criticism not above board: admittedly, there are some obvious assumption is that without that the invoking of the provisions of only for the overarching control it seeks black sheep. Most of them comply; some Khaled Meshaal funds Greenpeace in India will not be the Act followed certain actions by to have over people-based movements don’t. THE HINDU Hamas chief TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Queen tries to change with the times The royal family moved from being something the public would only glimpse in newsreels and at official occasions to releasing family photos on Twitter, and even photobombing other people’s selfies.

BY MICHAEL HOLDEN at the beginning of the reign the privileged, dysfunctional family. queen would take part in a stunt They agreed to start pay- hen Queen in which she appeared to jump out ing taxes on their income and Elizabeth came of a helicopter with James Bond,” in 1997 Elizabeth bade farewell to the British said royal biographer Robert to her much-loved royal yacht, throne more Lacey, referring to her perform- Britannia, and the newly-elected than six dec- ance at the Opening Ceremony of Labour government refused to Wades ago, her first prime minis- the 2012 London Olympic Games. sanction paying for a replace- ter was Winston Churchill, a man ment. She cried, the only time she who had served in the army of her Evolution not Revolution has shed tears in public. great-great-grandmother, Queen The changes have been more Just a few months later, Victoria. evolution than revolution, but Elizabeth faced the greatest crisis By the time the current holder they were not always smooth. of her reign when the hugely pop- of that job, David Cameron, was A 1969 fly-on-the-wall TV ular Princess Diana was killed in a born in 1966, she had already been documentary “Royal Family” was car crash in Paris, after which the monarch for 14 years. “The first viewed by commentators at the media criticised her for staying at time she saw (Cameron) he was time as damaging to the monar- her Balmoral home in Scotland in playing a rabbit in a school pro- chy’s mystique, and the queen’s the immediate aftermath. duction in which her son Prince daughter, Princess Anne, later Among the flowers left for Edward was taking part,” royal said it was a “rotten idea”. Diana, one bore the message: historian Hugo Vickers said. “He But another innovation the “You were a rose among a family Britain’s Queen Elizabeth rides her horse in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The Queen is expected to become is the man from whom she now following year, the royal “walka- of thorns”. the longest serving British monarch tomorrow. takes formal advice.” bout” with the crowds, became a “The only time as far as I know The contrast between those regular occurrence. “The walka- when the queen’s hand was forced two politicians epitomizes the bout ... in a way symbolised not (was) when she came to London a had understood they always had and lawmakers were embroiled in parliament. “They are symbolic, huge change that the monarchy only classlessness and informality day earlier than she intended to,” to adapt. “What struck me was a scandal about their expenses, there is a great wave of popularity and the country have undergone but a sense of public affection for Vickers said. that essential view that the insti- the queen’s slowness to change for the younger royals and clearly during Elizabeth’s reign, which the institution,” Professor Philip The 1997 upheavals and ques- tution was as solid as a rock but it morphed from being a weakness the institution is secure for the becomes the longest in British Murphy, director of the Institute tions about the monarchy’s needed to evolve,” he said. into a strength. immediate future but it is very history on September 9 when she of Commonwealth Studies. “They future coincided with a landslide Buckingham Palace has been “Whatever the queen’s per- much thanks to the personality overtakes Victoria’s 63-year stint. certainly quickly stepped back election victory by Tony Blair’s opened to visitors, some two mil- sonal rating it’s better than the of the queen and her reluctance Elizabeth, now 89, ascended to from the fly-on-the-wall ‘we’re Labour Party and a period of lion have attended garden parties ... political leaders’,” Professor to get involved in matters that do the throne in 1952 at the twilight just an ordinary family’ way of new confidence in the country hosted by the queen there, and Murphy said. not concern her.” of British empire, with Britain presenting the royal family.” which earned the moniker “Cool there is greater visibility around “When you get past trauma of Biographer Lacey said the slowly emerging from the ravages The celebration of her silver Britannia”. financing and what the public Diana’s death into the last 10, 15 queen’s great skill in changing the of World War Two. jubilee in 1977 and the national Blair, the youngest prime min- pays for. Those around the queen years or so, in a way there’s a new monarchy was knowing when to The monarchy was a distant joy at the wedding of son and heir ister of the 20th century, chimed have changed too, exemplified kind of creeping respect for the make concessions. institution that presided over Prince Charles to Diana Spencer, with the public mood over Diana, by Lewis himself, educated at a way she’s stayed the same, always “Even tragedies and mistakes a country where food rationing and the birth of their children in famously describing her as the north London state school and done her duty, still keeping the like Diana have been turned to was still in place and social classes the 1980s, gave way to tribulations “the people’s princess”. with a background in the private show on the road.” the advantage of the monarchy,” clearly distinct. in the 1990s, when “the firm”, as “The death of the Princess of sector. “I think these have been For those looking for moder- he said. Over the next few decades, the royal family is nicknamed, Wales was a most extraordinary really quite significant changes nity, the queen’s photogenic and “Monarchy is only ever as good the royal family went from being was at its lowest ebb. period in British national life,” that we now accept but at the charismatic grandsons William as the people doing the job. None something the public would only The marriages of three of her said Simon Lewis, who became time they were quite significant and Harry look like princes at of the family did the job very well glimpse in newsreels and at offi- four children collapsed, most the queen’s communications sec- leaps,” said Lewis. ease with ordinary Britons. as recently as the 1990s. Look at cial occasions to releasing fam- notably that of Charles and Diana, retary in 1998 when the royals While the monarchy worked “The institution has redeemed the depths to which it sank and ily photos on Twitter, and even in the full glare of Britain’s tab- were still bruised from the fallout hard to repair its image, the itself successfully by an expen- the price they had to pay in terms “photobombing” other people’s loid media, prompting changes over Diana. British public was falling out of sive but clever use of PR,” said of paying tax, getting rid of the “selfies”. aimed at showing the public that Lewis, who left the queen’s love with Blair and elected poli- lawmaker Paul Flynn, one of the royal yacht, eating humble pie. “You would never have guessed the royals were more than just a service in 2000, said the Windsors ticians. As disillusionment grew few self-professed republicans in “But they did it.” REUTERS Why it’s so much easier for How did economic US Congress to vote for war

BY LAICIE HEELEY sharks fail Arab Spring? less-than-satisfactory results often & DANIEL WIRLS become the justification for even economy of the country. If it does were all in the hands of the old more war. The lives lost and the not do so, the economic sharks of guards who allied with the fallen hough a majority in the costs expended become a rationale any country can overpower any regime. Senate may vote against to stay the course — as in Vietnam, system no matter how brutal its In both Egypt and Tunisia, the Tthe Iran nuclear agreement, Iraq and Afghanistan. military is. economic sharks were working the deal is now expected to survive. By contrast, the often ambiguous Did you see what happened in to thwart the revolution since On Wednesday, President Barack or uncertain results of diplomacy Egypt and Tunisia? People elected the beginning by using economic Obama (pictured) gained enough can become justifications for bellig- two new regimes. However, the pressure and turning people’s support in the Senate to sustain a erence or war, even before an agree- economic sharks in both countries lives into hell; making them dis- presidential veto. ment has been tested in practice: felt threatened, so they started believe in the revolution and in But that’s not the same as get- We tried diplomacy and didn’t get from the first day of the revolu- the new regimes. ting a majority in Congress to sign 100 percent of what we wanted — tions on working to thwart them It is true that the new regimes on to support the deal. In fact, so now it’s time for military action. BY DR FAISAL AL-QASSIM and make them fail in order to in Egypt and Tunisia made a lot of unless the situation changes dra- Rejecting diplomacy also often restore things back to square one. mistakes and failed in managing matically, a majority in Congress tracks with the interests of mem- We observed during the transi- many files, but we must not forget will vote against diplomacy. bers’ constituencies — which ince we are embarking tion phase and during the period that the economic sharks played Many critics of the deal continue can be counter to national public on revolutions that are of President Mohamed Mursi how an important role in revolutionis- to talk about the need for military opinion trends? Consider, though deeper, more widespread the economic sharks have turned ing people and making them turn action — no matter the poten- Americans polled overall tend to Sand possibly more violent, the country into an economic hell. against the new governments, and tial price in blood and treasure. favour war with Iran only after all we have to learn from the first They succeeded in collapsing the they succeeded. Meanwhile they disparage diplo- other options have been exhausted, experience that failed in many economy and deteriorating living Napoleon once said: “Armies macy, no matter how low the risk public opinion differs by state and ways because it omitted the most conditions, so that people started crawl on their bellies.” It means and costly the alternatives. district. This is one key reason why important aspect of revolutions, bemoaning the former regime that they are driven by their live- Some did not even bother pretending to consider Congress is not given the responsibility of negotiat- that is, the economic side. after they found that their lives lihoods. Therefore, any system both sides before excoriating the deal or announcing ing foreign policy. Members, such as Schumer, must There is nothing wrong, in have become very miserable with- can manipulate people through their opposition. Many, including Senator Charles speak for their own slice of the country. It is the this case, to call for Arab revolu- out knowing that the economic controlling their livelihoods. Schumer, a key voice in the party leadership, seem president’s job, however, to negotiate on behalf of the tionaries to learn from coups of meltdown is not the result of a Would the revolutions in the to have decided that “no” is the safest vote — not for country as a whole. the old Arab military conducted new rule, but because employers countries of the Arab Spring get the United States (or Israel), but for their electoral Members of Congress, meanwhile, can continue under revolutionary slogans. They who allied with the deep state stuck in this way and the rem- security. In fact, it is often politically safer for mem- to argue for a better agreement with Iran with few must first learn to do what the have put sticks in the new system’s nants of the old regimes return bers to vote for war and against diplomacy. That political repercussions. Even though most experts and generals who came to power in wheels to fail it; therefore, making to power in more than one place reality is nothing new. world powers that negotiated this deal agree that the Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Libya, people turn against the regime. if the rebels paid attention to the Compare the likely outcome of the Senate vote likelihood of such an outcome is a fantasy. which was foremost to control the The economic sharks were very economic side? Of course not! on the Iran deal with the actual vote on the 2002 The same short-term political logic that pushed economy and the country’s wealth naive regarding the revolutions I am not calling in any way to Iraq war authorisation. The Iraq vote garnered large many members of Congress, such as Schumer, to and resources. The economy is the of the recent Arab Spring, where nationalise the economy as the majorities in the House of Representatives and the endorse war in Iraq in 2003 motivates them now backbone of life and politics in the they thought they had succeeded Baathists and Nasserites did, Senate. In fact the final tally in the Senate was 77-23. to oppose the Iran agreement. Some members are whole world. Believing that the a resounding success in turning since it is impossible to do so in Many members of Congress were anxious about the holding diplomacy to a far higher standard, despite revolution is just a coup to topple people against the new regime; the modern economic world, being political consequences of being perceived as “weak” the stark evidence of recent history when diplomacy the old regime without immedi- even many blessed the military tied to the global economy. if they didn’t support military action in Iraq. The was cast aside. ately laying hands on the economy coup against the system. However, any revolution needs same dynamic appears to be in play today. In addition, If Congress instead strengthened the president’s is moronic. The same thing had happened to control the economy in the few were held to account later for the Iraq decision, hand by enforcing the agreement, a congressional When the Baath Party came in Tunisia, where the economic manner it deems appropriate in though it cost thousands of American lives and more endorsement would send a strong signal to Iran that, to power in Syria, it immediately sharks who allied with Ben Ali’s order not to fall prey to the hyae- than an estimated $2 trillion. should this deal fail, there is only one option left. raised unmissed socialist and eco- regime played an important role nas of business and finance. Members of Congress today are still considering Nothing in the Iran agreement limits the ability of nomic slogans, because it knows in thwarting the new govern- Let the future revolutionaries how to vote on the Iran nuclear deal. Some senators the US military to do its job. Ten to 15 years from now, perfectly well that things will not ment and removing it from power learn from the experience of their may now even be more encouraged to vote against the Washington’s options for military action will not have be under its control unless it lays under the influence of economic ancestors, and let them know agreement, knowing it will survive. In other words, changed. Members of Congress should feel secure that its hands on the levers of eco- meltdown. Like in Egypt, the that there is no value to topple support for diplomacy is again perceived as the riskier a vote for the agreement reflects strength, not weak- nomic powers after the military. renaissance government was not any president or even control the vote for Congress members. Why is this? ness. Voters, meanwhile, should be prepared to assign Believe me, there is no value able to achieve any real progress army before controlling the reins One reason is that war tends to fail objec- a cost to those who choose political expedience — and for the military authority if it did on the social and economic levels, of the economy and wealth of the tively long before it fails politically. Politically, in the process make war more likely. REUTERS not immediately dominate the because the reins of the economy country. TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com AMERICAS

Mexico govt Actor in Guatemala presidential run-off insists missing Jimmy Morales surprises by cruising past former first lady and a businessman students were GUATEMALA CITY: A comic actor who ran on an anti-cor- incinerated ruption ticket has eased into Guatemala’s presidential elec- MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s tion run-off while a former first government insisted yes- lady and conservative business- terday that at least a “great man are in a close battle to go number” of 43 students who up against him in the second disappeared last year were round. incinerated at a landfill, after Jimmy Morales, 46, has prom- an independent probe con- ised a transparent government if tradicted that account. he wins the presidency in a sec- Tomas Zeron, the director ond round vote on October 25, of investigations at the attor- responding to public outrage over ney general’s office, said the a corruption scandal that forced authorities had a “conclusive” Otto Perez to resign as president expert analysis to back the last week. official probe. As votes trickled in yesterday, Baldizon’s campaign was “We are sure that what hap- Morales had 24 percent support tainted by a separate graft scan- pened was that there was a with 97.5 percent of polling sta- dal, when his vice presidential big fire” at the garbage dump, tions counted. That was far short running mate, Edgar Barquin, a Zeron told Imagen Radio. of the 50 percent needed for an former central bank chief, was “A large group of students outright victory, but he still had accused of criminal association was burned there, without a clear lead over his rivals. and influence trafficking by a being able to confirm that it Sandra Torres, the ex-wife of powerful United Nations-backed was all 43, but it was a large former President Alvaro Colom, anti-graft commission. Barquin group of students,” he said. nudged into second place with has not been charged. While scientists from 19.61 percent while conservative Perez resigned as president on Mexico’s top university were businessman Manuel Baldizon, Thursday and he spent election involved in the investigation, who had until recently been day in jail while a judge consid- he confirmed that a new foren- favoured to win, was on 19.55 ered charging him over a customs sic investigation would be con- percent. corruption racket that plunged ducted at the dump. The second-placed candidate the country into its worst politi- Zeron spoke a day after will face Morales in the run-off. Supporters of Guatemalan presidential candidate for the National Front of Convergence (FCN) party, Jimmy cal crisis in two decades. investigators from the Inter- Morales surged late in the cam- Morales celebrate after preliminary results for the general elections, at their party headquarters in Guatemala City Congress has sworn in Perez’ American Commission on paign, helped in part by his slogan early yesterday. RIGHT: Jimmy Morales. vice president, Alejandro Human Rights released a “not corrupt, not a thief.” Maldonado, to fill out his term report saying that there was He played on his humble roots comedy sketches. Critics say Morales’ party is tackle corruption. until power is handed over to the “no evidence” of any massive selling bananas and used clothes “My programme in a nutshell: controlled by right-wing military Torres has vowed to fight pov- eventual winner in January. funeral pyre at the site. on the streets as a youth, and complete openness,” Morales figures. He denies that and defines erty by increasing social spending Guatemala is Central America’s The panel’s nearly 500-page wooed crowds with jokes and ref- said as his place in the run-off himself as a centrist who would by 0.5 percent of gross domes- largest economy and the next report ripped apart the gov- erences to a TV show he produced was assured, vowing to propose fight poverty by improving educa- tic product, while Baldizon has president inherits a poverty rate ernment’s investigation in a and starred in with his brother forming a constitutional assem- tion and decentralise the budget promised to combat tax evasion, that remains stubbornly high case that caused international Sammy called “Moralejas” or bly alongside the country’s dis- and government powers. promote government austerity, despite nearly uninterrupted eco- outrage and sapped President “Morals,” in which the pair dress credited Congress if he wins the His plan also includes giving modernise the state and curb nomic growth since the end of a Enrique Pena Nieto’s approval up as spies and mafia hoods in run-off. out smartphones to children and corruption. 1960-96 civil war. REUTERS rating. AFP

Quebec to take in 3,650 Syrian Biden gives glimpse of what his candidacy could look like PITTSBURGH: Vice President campaign trail. Despite his 72 Biden said last week he is for energy, this is a great place down,” said Gerard. Joe Biden gave a glimpse of what years, Biden looked energetic and not sure he has the emotional to get energy today.” An eye Biden, in his speech, said the refugees a Biden race for the Democratic eager. Biden jogged back and forth energy for a candidacy follow- opener for Biden boosters was a tax code is to blame for the rich presidential nomination would across a downtown Pittsburgh ing the death of his son Beau in fresh NBC News/Marist poll over getting a bigger piece of the eco- MONTREAL: Quebec’s immi- look like yesterday should he street to greet people who met May from cancer. He has given the weekend that showed Biden nomic pie. gration minister pledged yester- decide to make a late entry into him with cheers of “Run Joe Run.” himself variously until later gaining strength in the early “It used to be when productiv- day that the Canadian province the race after a highly public He seemed to be genuinely this month and possibly as long voting states of Iowa and New ity went up in America, everybody would take in 3,650 Syrian ref- period of soul-searching. enjoying himself as he snapped as until November to act on an Hampshire race in spite of not got a chance to share,” said Biden. ugees by year’s end and asked In a speech and walkabout selfie photos and waded into the appeal earlier this year from Beau being a candidate. “They got a piece of the action... the federal government to help at a labour rally in downtown crowd to shake hands. to run for president. In introducing Biden for his Why in God’s name should a man facilitate the process. Pittsburgh, Biden marked Labor Biden is conflicted about enter- Richard Trumka, the AFL-CIO speech, Trumka and United or a woman working in a steel Kathleen Weil said the mainly Day with a full-throated appeal ing a Democratic race dominated president who accompanied Biden Steelworkers union chief Leo mill make $50,000 a year when French-speaking province aims to for steps to fix income inequal- thus far by Clinton, the party’s in walking the parade route, said Gerard gave strong praise to someone on Wall Street makes take in an additional 2,450 refu- ity and gave a picture of the per- favourite, and self-described he did not know if Biden would Biden, who was born in Scranton, millions of dollars a year?” gees on top of the already foreseen sonal touch he would offer on the socialist Bernie Sanders. run but added: “If you’re looking Pennsylvania. “He has never let us REUTERS 1,200 in a move she said reflects demands by local Quebecois who want to do more in support of those in need. Nose for narcotics Several provincial governments and the mayors of Toronto and Obama signs on paid Montreal among others had called on the federal government last week to do much more to allay the plight of hundreds of thousands sick leave order of desperate people flooding into Europe from bloody conflicts in BOSTON/WASHINGTON: without a tie or jacket, Obama Syria, Iraq and beyond. President Barack Obama yes- said such policies were beneficial Without waiting, Quebec’s lib- terday ordered government con- to employers. eral government had decided to tractors to offer their workers “It helps with recruitment and “significantly increase the number seven days of paid sick leave a retention,” he said. of admissions of Syrian refugees” year and, without naming them, Unions and organised labour this year, Weil said. knocked Republican presiden- are a key constituent to the “To the 1,200 admissions tial candidates for advocating Democratic Party whose support already planned, are added a goal what he said were anti-union will be critical in the 2016 presi- of 2,450 for a total of 3,650 this policies. dential election. year,” she added. Obama signed an executive Obama, who joked that he was The plan foresees that two- order on sick leave during a glad not to be on the ballot next thirds of the refugees would be flight on Air Force One to Boston, year, made thinly veiled refer- welcomed via private sponsorship where he spoke at a union event. ences to Wisconsin Governor — often involving humanitarian The White House said it would Scott Walker and New Jersey aid groups or religious organi- affect some 300,000 people. Governor Chris Christie for anti- sations — and a third through a Starting in 2017, workers on union remarks and policies. He government programme. government contracts will earn a did not name them by name. “These extraordinary meas- minimum of one hour of paid sick The executive order follows a ures that we are proposing leave for every 30 hours worked. series of measures by the White come in response to demands by Mona, a Colombian drug-sniffing dog, inspects packs of cocaine at the police building during a photo oppor- Contractors can offer more gen- House to expand access to paid Quebecois who want to do more tunity to the media in Bogota, Colombia, yesterday. Police in Colombia and Mexico have seized more than two erous amounts at their discretion. leave. to support the Syrian refugees,” tonnes of cocaine after a drug-sniffing dog alerted authorities in Bogota to the narcotics, which had been dyed Speaking to a friendly crowd REUTERS Weil said. AFP black and falsely registered as an ingredient in printer cartridges. Hurricane Linda gains strength US dentist who killed Cecil the lion to restart work today MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Linda strengthened to a BLOOMBINGTON: The tourist attraction in Zimbabwe. Bluff Dental Practice. and Palmer received threats. to come after people not involved Category 2 storm off the north- Minnesota dentist whose kill- In his first interview since then, “I need to get back to my staff Demonstrators built a small at all.” west Mexican coast yesterday ing of Zimbabwean lion Cecil the 55-year-old dentist said the and my patients, and they want memorial of stuffed animals at the Zimbabwe said in July it had as it packed winds of up to 155 sparked global outcry from ani- hunt in early July was legal, add- me back,” Palmer said, in com- door of his practice and protested, requested Palmer’s extradi- kilometres per hour, forecasters mal lovers has maintained that ing nobody in the hunting party ments published yesterday in the demanding that he be charged and tion as a “foreign poacher.” No said. the hunt was legal and says he realised the targeted trophy kill Minneapolis newspaper. extradited to Zimbabwe. Vandals charges have been filed against Moving to the northwest at 22 plans to work today, US media was the well-known 13-year-old In the interview, Palmer said he spray-painted “lion killer” at his Palmer, who must be charged in kilometres per hour, it was pack- reported. lion. wounded the lion with a bow and Florida vacation home. Zimbabwe before he can be extra- ing maximum sustained winds of Walter Palmer shut his den- With his consultant Joe arrow, tracked it and then deliv- “This has been especially hard dited. The US Justice Department 155 kilometres per hour and gusts tal practice in Bloomington, Friedberg at his side, Palmer ered a final blow with another on my wife and my daughter,” has said it does not comment on of up to 195 kilometres per hour, Minnesota, in July amid a fire- said in a joint interview with the arrow over the course of far less Palmer said in the interview extradition requests. In the news- according to the NWS, making storm of protests after he was Minneapolis Star Tribune and the than the 40 hours that has been published in the newspaper. paper interview, Palmer declined it a Category 2 storm on the five- identified publicly as the big Associated Press that he now widely reported by media. “They’ve been threatened in the to address whether he would point Saffir-Simpson Hurricane game hunter who had killed the needed to resume his duties as a The killing of Cecil triggered a social media, and again ... I don’t return to Zimbabwe to face legal Wind Scale. AFP rare black-maned lion, a popular health professional at his River storm of protests on social media understand the level of humanity questions. REUTERS TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 ASIA / AFRICA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Thai blast probe expands; two quizzed More arrest warrants issued; suspect confesses

BANGKOK: Thai authorities from fragments of the backpack, arrested last week near the bor- issued more arrest warrants a taxi and a banknote used by the der with Cambodia. yesterday and questioned two suspect. “We have informed him of Indian men seen at an apart- Police are questioning two for- the charge. He acknowledged ment block where explosives eigners arrested last month whose and confessed to the charge,” were seized, expanding a com- names and nationalities they still national police spokesman Prawut plex investigation into a deadly cannot confirm. They have foren- Thavornsiri said. Bangkok bombing that remains sic evidence tying the two men Police have not revealed his shrouded in mystery. to a stash of fake passports and nationality, although he was The Indian nationals were not bomb-making materials found in caught in possession of a Chinese under arrest and were talking the city’s Nong Chok area, but passport with a birthplace listed to the military, police said, con- nothing connecting them to the as Xinjiang — home to the coun- cerning their activities in the shrine bombing. Arrest warrants try’s oppressed Uighur Muslim run-up to the August 17 blast at were issued yesterday for two for- minority. the busy Hindu Erawan shrine, eigners linked to the same build- A second man identified as which killed 20 people and shook ing, police said. Some security Adem Karadag has already been Thailand. experts have suggested the blast charged over the crime after he “CCTV footage showed the two could have been a revenge attack was caught in a flat in a Bangkok men entering and leaving the by sympathisers of the mainly suburb with bomb-making par- room next door frequently, prior Turkic-speaking Uighur Muslims aphernalia and dozens of fake to the bomb blast,” said a senior from China’s Xinjiang province, Turkish passports. police official from Bangkok’s Min where they suffer persecution. Police have said neither man is Buri district. He was referring to Thailand faced international thought to have physically planted a room in one of two Bangkok condemnation in July when it the bomb. But they are confident properties where police raids forcibly repatriated 109 Uighurs, the pair are involved in the net- have uncovered bomb-making many of whom seek passage work blamed for the attack, which materials. to Turkey via Southeast Asia. rocked the capital and dented Thai authorities were no closer Among the evidence seized from faith in Thailand’s key tourist A suspect in last month's bombing in Bangkok, arrested last week near the border with Cambodia, is taken into to establishing a motive for the the two suspects arrested was a sector. police custody at the Metropolitan Police Bureau in central Bangkok yesterday. high-profile attack that killed Chinese passport stating Xinjiang After nearly two weeks without 14 foreigners in one of the capi- as a birthplace, and a pile of progress on the bombing, police The total number of people in Turkey. Prawut said one of the suspects allegedly stayed. tal’s busiest commercial areas. Turkish passports. Police believe made what they said was a break- wanted for suspected involve- new warrants is for a foreign man Prawut did not detail what Investigators have from the outset they could be fake. through following a raid on the ment in the deadly attack stands of unknown nationality called items the man had bought, but been focusing on a yellow-shirted One of the two men arrested flat in Bangkok’s eastern suburbs. at eleven — on top of the two Abdullah Abdullahman. said the new warrants were based man caught on security camera over the bombing has admitted to There they found Karadag. arrested foreigners. The second is for an unnamed on witness testimony and the placing a rucksack at the shrine a charge of possessing explosives, That arrest led to Mieraili, who They include a Thai Muslim foreigner seen on CCTV buying interrogation of the two arrested before the explosion. No matches police said yesterday. Police say was picked up three days later on woman and her Turkish husband, items from a department store men. have been found for DNA taken the suspect, Yusufu Mieraili, was the Cambodian border. both of whom are believed to be close to where the two arrested AGENCIES

Apec unwelcome Blast at China Manila in new move to chemical plant BEIJING: An explosion shook a chemical plant in the control traffic jams Chinese province of Zhejiang, officials said yesterday, MANILA: The Philippines The head of the police though there were no imme- deployed over a hundred special highway patrol group, Chief diate reports of casualties. police to the capital’s streets Superintendent Arnold The blast caused a fire and yesterday to try to ease a mam- Gunnacao, told a Congressional thick smoke to bellow from moth traffic problem said to forum that his men were making the plant in Lishui city shortly be costing the country about progress, getting illegally parked before midnight, state radio $53m a day. Police said 150 vehicles off the road and forcing said on its official Weibo micro- officers were assigned to six drivers to be more disciplined. blog. Firefighters were on the “chokepoints” on Metropolitan A study by the Japan scene and there were no imme- Manila’s main thoroughfare, International Cooperation Agency diate reports of casualties. the 24km Epifanio de los Santos found that traffic jams in Metro Avenue, popularly known as Manila cost the country 2.4bn Thai king has EDSA. pesos ($53m) a day and were Traffic jams in the capital responsible for most of the air new infection of over 13 million people have pollution. The metropolis has become a major issue, with a long struggled with a deterio- BANGKOK: Thailand’s growing number of commut- rating road and railway system, revered but ailing King ers blaming the government of too many vehicles on the streets, Bhumibol Adulyadej has been President Benigno Aquino. undisciplined drivers and a lack placed on antibiotics follow- “Hopefully, it will change things of urban planning that forces ing a fresh blood infection, but traffic is a complex prob- long commutes. One legislator the palace revealed yesterday. lem,” said Aquino’s spokesman noted some improvement yester- The king has been in Herminio Coloma. “There are day, saying his 37-km trip to the Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital Student activists display placards during a protest against the upcoming Apec summit, near the Malacanang short-term solutions but we also Congress building only took him since May. In a statement Presidential Palace in Manila yesterday. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will be held in the need long-term solutions.” two hours. AFP released yesterday, the Royal Philippine capital in November 2015. Household Bureau said the king had come down with a high fever, chills and low blood pressure last Thursday. “The result of blood checks found Koreas in family that he had an infection in his N Korea building at nuclear site, says IAEA blood. The result of a chest reunion talks X-ray found that his right lung SEOUL: North and South VIENNA: North Korea to its facilities since 2009, reduc- People’s Republic of Korea. efforts to restart them. was inflamed,” the palace said. Korean Red Cross officials appears to be renovating ing the agency to monitoring its Although North and South The ISIS report in April said kicked off talks yesterday on and building facilities at its nuclear activities from outside the Korea recently averted a full- the main reactor at Yongbyon China releases organising a rare and emotional Yongbyon nuclear site, a central country. scale military confrontation and may be operating again at low reunion for families separated element of its atomic weapons “We have observed renova- agreed to improve ties after a power or intermittently, and that missionary by the Korean War. programme, the UN nuclear tion and construction activities rare exchange of artillery fire a centrifuge plant, a facility for The discussions at the border agency’s head said yesterday. at various locations within the over their heavily fortified border, the enrichment of uranium, had BEIJING: China has con- truce village of Panmunjom were A report by the Washington- site,” IAEA Director General tensions on the Korean Peninsula operated. It also said renovations victed and released a Korean- the product of an agreement the based Institute for Science and Yukiya Amano told a closed-door remain high. might be imminent. American Christian aid two Koreas reached two weeks International Security (ISIS) meeting of his agency’s Board of China, North Korea’s clos- Amano did not say where worker arrested near its bor- ago to end a dangerous military in April said satellite images Governors in Vienna, according est ally, called last Wednesday within the Yongbyon site the ren- der with North Korea after standoff and reduce cross-border showed that activity at the site’s to a text of his speech. for a resumption of talks over ovation and construction activi- holding him for nine months, tensions. main nuclear reactor may have “These appear to be broadly Pyongyang’s nuclear programme. ties were being carried out. his lawyer said yesterday. But given North Korea's past resumed after a shutdown. consistent with the DPRK’s state- The so-called six-party talks — “We continue to monitor devel- Peter Hahn, a North Korean- record of manipulating the reun- North Korea, which is believed ments that it is further develop- between China, the United States, opments at the Yongbyon site, born US citizen, was detained ion issue for leverage over the to have carried out nuclear tests ing its nuclear capabilities,” he Japan, Russia and the two Koreas mainly through satellite imagery,” late last year in a Chinese bor- South, there is no guarantee the in 2006, 2009 and 2013, has not said, referring to North Korea’s — were last held more than six Amano said. der city where he had founded planned event will go ahead. AFP granted IAEA inspectors access official name, the Democratic years ago despite numerous REUTERS a Christian charity providing aid to North Korea. Authorities released him on August 17 after a court sentenced him to nine months in jail for "counterfeit- ing receipts", his lawyer said. Search for missing plane continues Boat tragedy toll hits 61 New Ebola case DAKAR: A Senegal-bound the coastal capital by more than by Ceiba International Airlines KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Officials have said the over- medical evacuation plane with 100 km and then vanished above about 555 km from Dakar, the authorities have found the crowded wooden boat capsized in Sierra Leone seven people aboard appears to the Atlantic Ocean. statement added. bodies of 11 more Indonesian and sank in rough seas about have collided with a much larger Search and rescue efforts con- The Ceiba flight, originally migrants including a young girl, 16km off central Malaysia’s FREETOWN: Another Boeing plane shortly before tinued yesterday. due to fly from Dakar to Benin's taking the toll from last week’s Selangor state before dawn last woman has tested positive for vanishing from radar screens, "According to initial informa- capital Cotonou, later landed in boat tragedy to 61, a coastguard Thursday. Aliyas said the group Ebola in a village in northern Senegal's aviation authority tion, there was a collision between Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, official said yesterday. were leaving Malaysia to return Sierra Leone already under said. two aircrafts and we are seeking where the airline is based. Ceiba The 11 bodies were fished out to Sumatra in Indonesia, across quarantine after the death An air and sea search involving to either confirm or to rule this was not immediately available for from the sea late last Sunday, the Malacca Strait. of a 67-year-old woman a four countries continued yester- out with the technical investiga- comment. Mohamad Aliyas Hamdan, a Survivors have reportedly said week ago, President Ernest day for the plane. tion," said the director general of Among the other passengers Malaysian Maritime Enforcement there were up to 80 people on the Bai Koroma said yesterday. The private Senegalair Senegalese civil aviation author- on board the plane were two Agency official, said. Thirty-seven small vessel. Koroma said the new case, plane was carrying a French ity ANACIM, Magueye Marame Algerians and a citizen of Congo, of the victims were men, plus 23 Malaysia is Southeast Asia's confirmed last Saturday, patient as well as a doctor, two Ndao, in a statement. the aviation authority previously women and a three-year-old girl. third-largest economy and a mag- had been in contact with the nurses and three crew mem- At 1813 GMT on Saturday, said, without specifying if that Twenty Indonesians who have net for migrant workers from its woman who died on August 28 bers from Burkina Faso's capital about an hour before vanishing, meant Democratic Republic of been rescued are in good health poorer neighbours, with the vast in the village of Sellu Kafta in Ouagadougou to Senegal's Dakar the medevac plane crossed paths Congo or Republic of Congo. and are being detained by the majority coming from Indonesia. Kambia district. AGENCIES on Saturday night. But it overshot with a Boeing B737 800 operated AGENCIES coastguard, he added. AFP TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Pakistani drone kills three Aerial attack kills 11 Locally made ‘Burraq’ drone successful in test flight targeting militants Afghan police officers KANDAHAR: An air attack interior ministry spokesman ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mil- tribal district that borders brigadier-turned-analyst, said, and Human Rights Watch issued has killed at least 11 Afghan Najib Danish said. itary said yesterday it had for Afghanistan, has seen some of “It’s a significant development. a joint report which said US offi- police officers in the volatile A spokesman for the counter- the first time deployed a locally the fiercest fighting between We have been hearing about the cials responsible for the secret and opium-rich southern prov- narcotics police at the interior manufactured drone which Pakistani forces and the Taliban development of this weapon sys- CIA drone campaign against sus- ince of Helmand, officials said ministry confirmed the toll but killed three Islamist insurgents since the launch of a massive mili- tem for quite some time. pected terrorists in Pakistan that yesterday. could not say who carried out the in its restive northwest, in what tary operation there last June. “It had been tested success- began in 2004 may have commit- An interior ministry spokes- attack. one analyst termed a “signifi- The area is off-limits to jour- fully and now it had been put in ted war crimes. man said the strike last Sunday US-led Nato forces ended their cant development” for the coun- nalists and it is impossible to to use and it has found its target Islamabad officially opposes was carried out by Nato forces, combat mission in Afghanistan try’s defence capabilities. verify the military’s claims inde- and hit it.” US strikes in its territory, calling but another ministry official could in December, leaving local Pakistan announced the suc- pendently. So far, the United Qadir added that Pakistani them a violation of its sovereignty, not confirm who was responsible. forces to battle militants alone cessful test flight of the ‘Burraq’ States, Israel, Great Britain and drones were now set to play an though leaked documents in the Nato said in a statement it con- on the ground. A 13,000-strong drone, which is capable of firing Pakistan have used armed drones “important role” in its more than past have shown the two coun- ducted no air strikes in Helmand US-dominated residual force laser-guided missiles, in March, in combat, according to a report a decade-long battle against an tries worked together on the cam- last Sunday. remains for training and counter- joining a handful of other coun- by the New America Foundation, Islamist insurgency within its paign. Pakistani security forces Afghanistan’s own air force also terrorism operations. tries in possessing the technology. though several other countries borders, which began after the yesterday meanwhile recovered has the capability to carry out air But there has been an escala- “1st ever use of Pak(istan) made are developing their own pro- US-led invasion of Afghanistan in the bullet-riddled bodies of five attacks, but both the force and tion in air strikes by Nato forces Burraq Drone today. Hit a ter- grammes including Pakistan’s 2001 caused Taliban and Al Qaeda pro-government militia members the defence ministry declined to in recent months despite the rorist compound in Shawal Valley arch-rival India. fighters to flee across the border. who were battling Islamist fight- comment. drawdown. killing 3 high profile terrorists,” Pakistan’s unmanned aerial Drone attacks are controver- ers in the same conflict zone. “Eleven counter-narcotics Foreign coalition forces carried Pakistani military spokesman vehicles (UAVs) “bear resem- sial among rights groups because The corpses were discovered in police were killed and four oth- out 106 air strikes in June, a sharp Major General Asim Bajwa said blance to Chinese armed Rainbow of the allegedly high numbers the Qamar Khel area of Khyber ers were wounded in an air jump compared to 41 the previous on Twitter. CH-3 drones”, according to the of civilian casualties and lack of tribal district, according to two strike carried out by interna- month, according to Nato statis- The Shawal valley, situated report. transparency over targets. local administration officials. tional forces in Garmsir district tics. in the lawless North Waziristan Shaukat Qadir, a retired In 2013, Amnesty International AFP of Helmand province,” deputy AFP

Gaining literacy 215 convicts executed in Punjab after 2014 school attack

LAHORE: As many as 215 warrants for nearly 40 convicts convicted by the military courts convicts, including 15 dreaded have been issued. Dates of the and they had filed petitions in terrorists, have been executed execution of some of them have the Supreme Court on different in Pakistan’s Punjab province also been fixed. grounds against their conviction. since the lifting of the morato- And procedure for the fixation The nine included those who had rium on the capital punishment of the hanging date of the rest of allegedly attacked a National in December 2014, and around them has been duly started. All Bank branch in Rawalpindi in 40 more are likely to be hanged of them are likely to be executed 2007. to death in near future. in different Punjab jails the next The mercy petitions of those According to sources on week, sources say. who are awarded death sentence Monday, every week the province They said all of these con- are sent to the interior ministry was receiving intimation from the demned prisoners were convicted through the superintendents of interior ministry about the rejec- for murder, murder for ransom, jails where they are kept. The tion of mercy appeals of 30 to 40 kidnapping and other heinous ministry forwards the petitions convicts. crime tried by anti-terrorism to the president through the office “Yes, the pace has been acceler- courts. of the prime minister. ated under the National Action Sources said out of the 24 hard- The rejected mercy petitions Plan (NAP) in the aftermath of core terrorists who were awarded are returned to the province con- the Peshawar Army School attack death sentence, 15 had been exe- cerned through express letters and the lifting of the moratorium cuted after the rejection of their following which they (the prov- on death as a result,” an official mercy appeals by the president inces) adopt the legal procedure said. since January this year. for their execution. According to sources, black The remaining terrorists were INTERNEWS Boys attend school a day ahead of International Literacy Day, in Peshawar, yesterday. International Literacy Day is observed on September 8 annually, and the theme this year is ‘Literacy and Sustainable Societies’. Taliban take a dig at IS Pakistan preparing strong cybercrime law

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is wherever possible a gazetted or knowledge in a manner that information commits the offence inching closer to promulgat- officer will be sent to undertake harms a person; or display or dis- of spamming.” over killing of Hazaras ing a strong cybercrime law, this operation. tribute information in a manner However, the law says unsolic- as a parliamentary commit- Cyber stalking is punishable that substantially increases the ited information does not include KABUL: The Taliban have con- Saturday’s attack, without nam- tee has received the final draft with up to two-year jail term and risk of harm or violence to any marketing authorized under the demned the killing of 13 minor- ing IS. of the law after a thorough Rs1 million fine under the final- person, commits the offence of law; or information which has not ity Hazaras as a plot to “breed “We strongly condemn this review by legal experts, secu- ised draft. cyber stalking.” been specifically unsubscribed by fault lines”, in an apparent dig incident... (and) call on our nation rity agencies, the Pakistan It is defined as “Whoever with It says any aggrieved person the recipient. at the rival Islamic State (IS) to be vigilant of all enemy plots,” Telecommunication Authority the intent to coerce or intimi- may apply to the Authority for Under the approved draft, group making gradual inroads said the statement posted on their (PTA) and a sub-committee of date or harass any person uses issuance of appropriate orders spoofing is punishable with into Afghanistan. website last Sunday. the National Assembly. information system, information for removal or destruction up to three-year jail term and Gunmen last Saturday shot IS has been trying for months The final amended draft main- system network, the Internet, of, or blocking access to such Rs50,0000 fine. dead 13 Hazaras after dragging to establish itself in Afghanistan’s tains strong punishments, includ- website, electronic mail, informa- information. It is defined as “whoever dis- them out of their vehicles in the eastern badlands, challenging the ing jail terms for unauthorised tion or any other similar means Spamming is punishable with honestly establishes a website usually tranquil northern Balkh Taliban on their own turf. access to data, cyber stalking, of communication to communi- up to three-month jail term and or sends any information with a province, in a rare fatal attack Its franchise in the war-torn spoofing and spamming, despite cate obscene, vulgar, contemptu- Rs1 million fine under the law. counterfeit source intended to be targeting ethnic minorities. country has managed to recruit criticism from the civil society. ous, or indecent information; or It is defined as “whoever with believed by the recipient or visitor No group has so far claimed some disaffected Taliban fighters, The final draft still allows for make any suggestion or proposal intent transmits harmful, fraudu- of the website, to be an authentic responsibility for the attack. as the fractious Afghan militant seizure of data and equipment by of an obscene nature; or threaten lent, misleading, illegal or unso- source commits spoofing.” Observers say IS have strug- movement wrestles with a bitter the investigation agencies with- to commit any illegal or immoral licited information to any person However, some minor conces- gled to gain a firm foothold in power transition. out prior court permission if the act; or take a picture or photo- without the express permission of sions have been offered to civil Afghanistan because of the lack But the loss of senior com- offence is of a serious nature. graph of any person and display the recipient, or causes any infor- society and internet service pro- of a deeply sectarian environment manders in drone strikes and the It, however, clarifies that or distribute without his consent mation system to show any such viders. INTERNEWS — unlike Syria and Iraq where the group’s signature brutality, which group has captured large swathes repels many Afghans, has helped of territory. stem its advance. “These acts are being per- Frequent clashes and firefights Young guns petrated to breed fault lines, with Taliban insurgents have also intolerance and discrimination,” hampered its bid to capture sig- Islamabad’s the Taliban said referring to nificant territory. AFP meat woes may get law amended Sharif seeks details of ISLAMABAD: After repeated crackdowns on sellers of unhy- gienic meat in Punjab and amid rumours that meat of dead party leaders’ assets animals was being sold in the province, the Islamabad capi- ISLAMABAD: Pakistani They said the premier is partic- tal territory administration has Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ularly interested in determining started considering amending has sought details regarding whether any change has occurred the food act. assets of the ruling party’s law- in the cabinet members’ incomes Moreover, the absence of a makers and ministers at the and assets from 2013 to 2015. slaughterhouse in Islamabad has provincial and federal level in Sources said the PM, after por- increased the possibility of unhy- a bid to extend the anti-graft ing over these details, would give gienic and even Haram meat campaign to Punjab province. the go-ahead to anti-corruption being sold in the city. According to details shared watchdogs to take action against It is pertinent to mention that by top officials in the Pakistan graft-tainted individuals. Finance in the last few weeks, crackdowns Muslim League-Nawaz, the prime Minister Ishaq Dar recently said have been launched in Punjab minister has assigned the task to the campaign against corruption after reports that the meat of various institutions, including the would be across the board and dead animals was being sold by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), hinted at its beginning in Punjab. butchers in the province. There to get information regarding Punjab Law Minister Rana Members of the Afghan border police perform during a training session in Herat, Afghanistan, yesterday. Afghan were also reports that the meat of assets details of his party’s key Sanaullah Khan said that PML-N national forces took over full responsibility for the country’s security on January 1, as the Nato-led coalition donkeys was being sold by butch- leaders as well as federal and pro- believed that corruption should be forces ended their 13-year combat mission and started a new phase providing training, advice and assistance. ers, besides being used in some vincial cabinet members. eradicated. INTERNEWS restaurants. INTERNEWS TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Left unites for Bihar polls Six parties to join hands to form a ‘bloc’ to take on the BJP-led NDA

PATNA: Six Left parties yes- and the “opportunistic alliance” of state for skill development and team, however claimed that there terday joined hands for the of the Janata Dal-United, the entrepreneurship (independent was no confusion in Delhi over the first time in Bihar to contest Rashtriya Janata Dal and the charge), he said at his official leadership issue. the upcoming assembly polls as Congress. residence here. “If anybody in Delhi is in confu- a ‘bloc’ to take on the BJP-led Having quit the Janata Parivar, But he agreed that RJD chief sion over who is going to be the NDA and the grand alliance the Samajwadi Party last Monday Lalu Prasad Yadav had been suc- chief minister, it means some- of the JD-U, the RJD and the declared that it will contest all cessful in keeping intact his sup- thing is wrong with him,” Rudy Congress. the 243 assembly seats in Bihar. port base in Bihar. replied when asked about who In a joint appeal issued here at Samajwadi Party’s Bihar unit “Nitish Kumar is trying to would be the chief minister of the a convention attended by thou- president Ramchander Singh make ‘Bihari pride’ an issue but party if BJP took power. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he speaks during a national sands of cadres, the Left parties Yadav said the party was in talks the very fact is that the day when “Everything has been decided convention on space technology in New Delhi yesterday. urged the people to defeat “feudal, with “like-minded” Nationalist he decided to shake hands with and it is a part of our strategy. We communal and corporate forces” Congress Party and the Left to Lalu Yadav, his ‘Bihari pride’ had all know what is going to be hap- led by “castiest” and “opportun- contest the elections jointly. come to an end.” pen but I can’t disclose it at this istic” alliances. “If the talks fail, the party will Rudy, who hails from Bihar, moment,” he added. He said there “The Left parties have come contest all the seats on its own,” said Nitish’s Bihari pride at one was no infighting over the issue. Modi: Promote space together as a bloc to provide an he said. time was based on opposing Yadav. Rudy also denied that any pres- option to the people to provide Yadav targeted both the “But he ultimately shook hands sure was put on the on Samajwadi ‘people’s rule’ in the true sense,” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with Yadav. Now he is linked with Party to part ways with the technology-based tools it said. and the alliance of Chief Minister Lalu Pride.” Janata Parivar. Top national leaders of the Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal-United Rudy, who is also the minister “Those who are guilty expect Communist Party of India, CPI- and the Rashtriya Janata Dal of of state for parliamentary affairs help from the government. But NEW DELHI: Prime Minister information of weather and clouds Marxist, CPI-Marxist-Leninist, Lalu Prasad. and was a key strategist for the our government is in no mood to Narendra Modi yesterday coming up in its way, the prime Forward Bloc, Socialist Unity “BJP is ‘nagnath’ and Nitish BJP in the Maharashtra assem- oblige anybody. The law will take emphasised the need to pro- minister said he once saw it Centre of India and Revolutionary Kumar is ‘girgit’ (chameleon) as bly polls, also claimed that Lalu its own course,” he said. mote space technology-based and wondered if the technology Socialist Party addressed the con- he changed his colours.” Yadav’s supporters would never He was reacting to a question tools and applications in gov- could be used to avoid accidents vention with an aim to make the He accused Nitish Kumar of accept Nitish as their leader. over rumours that the central ernance and development, say- on unmanned railways crossings Left parties a third and alterna- betraying Samajwadi Party chief “Yadavs of Bihar feel that how government had offered to help ing technology must be used to across the country? tive political force in the Bihar Mulayam Singh Yadav by joining can Nitish be a leader when the Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam improve the common man’s life. Modi said he discussed the polls. hands with the Congress. vote bank is with them? They say Singh Yadav in resolving the CBI He said “technology is a driv- issue with the scientists and asked CPI-ML general secretary In last Bihar assembly polls, that Nitish, who enjoyed power case against him in case he quit ing force. It has a huge impact them to come up with some tool Dipankar Bhattacharya said the the Samajwadi party contested with the BJP, has come to them to the Janata tie-up. and has solutions for numerable which would inform the railways six parties would contest all 243 146 seats but didn’t win any. enjoy power again,” he said. But he refused to confirm an problems”. engine driver that there would be assembly seats. Meanwhile, Union minis- He, however, refused to accept alleged secret meeting between Addressing a special session of an unmanned railways crossing “We have decided to contest ter Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the that the caste combination of the Samajwadi Party general secre- the national meet on promoting after three to four kilometres so all seats and seat-sharing will be Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) state was in favour of the JD(U)- tary Ram Gopal Yadav and BJP space technology here, Modi said that he could become alert. finalised soon,” he said. main target in Bihar was to RJD-Congress combine. president Amit Shah. “I have he was happy to note the high “Available technology, if used Bhattacharya ruled out the unseat Nitish Kumar and derail “You can’t say there is any no idea about the reports of this degree of enthusiasm among with new thinking and initiatives, possibility of joining hands Lalu Yadav in the coming assem- alliance against us in Bihar. Ram meeting. I am really unaware of government departments to use could make life better for poor of with Mulayam Singh Yadav’s bly elections. Vilas Paswan, Upendra Kushwaha, it.” space technology in their respec- the poorest,” he said. Samajwadi Party. “We have He said that after 10 years Jeetan Ram Manjhi, Narendra Last week, the Samajwadi tive areas of governance. Modi recalled eminent space formed only a bloc of Left par- in power, Chief Minister Nitish Singh, all are out of their alliance. Party walked out of the coali- “It’s important for us how do we scientist Vikram Sarabhai’s words ties,” he said. Kumar had “lost his USP” for Who is there except Nitish and tion of regional parties for Bihar, come up with the new initiatives on the cost of India’s space pro- CPI leader A B Bardhan said which he was known. Lalu?” he said, adding that even accusing the JD-U-RJD alliance (in terms of utilising technology) gramme, who had said that no the Left parties joined hands to “People are listening to him but the National Congress Party and of not consulting it on seat distri- as new ideas and initiatives could effort should be spared in the awaken the people of Bihar to they do not respond. There is no Samajwadi Party had walked out. bution and giving them just five do wonders,” he said. objective of fulfilling the needs of defeat the “feudal, communal, fire now in Nitish for which he Rudy, who is part of Prime seats to contest. Giving example of an aero- India’s common man. corporate forces” led by the BJP was known,” Rudy, the minister Minister Narendra Modi’s core IANS plane how it would have all the IANS

Spiritual hand CBI: Raja favoured Swan NIA to conduct Showkat Bhat’s Telecom getting licence polygraph test NEW DELHI: The CBI yes- documents ready before hand, the NEW DELHI: A Delhi court terday told a special court here Central Bureau of Investigation yesterday allowed National that the 2G spectrum alloca- said. Investigation Agency (NIA) tion policy was manipulated to The court was hearing the final plea to conduct the lie detector favour certain entities including arguments in the case which will test of Showkat Ahmed Bhat, Swan Telecom. continue on Thursday. an accused in the Udhampur Special public prosecutor The case pertains to the 2G blast case. Anand Grover told Special Judge spectrum allocation in which During in-camera proceedings, O P Saini that in an arbitrary Raja, DMK Rajya Sabha member District Judge Amar Nath allowed decision, then telecom minister Kanimozhi and others are facing the NIA’s plea seeking permission A. Raja gave unfair advantage to trial. to conduct polygraph test of Bhat. Swan Telecom. According to the CBI, Raja was NIA said Bhat, presently in Advancing the final argument biased in allocating 2G mobile air- NIA custody and his statement in the case, Grover said the cut- waves and operating licences to is having no consistency on vari- off date for receiving applica- telecom firms, causing huge loss ous point, which is hampering the tions was changed from October to the state exchequer. leads of investigation, the poly- 10, 2007 to October 1, 2007, and The court framed charges graph test of accused needs to be the decision was taken by Raja to on October 22, 2011, against conducted to get the concrete favour some firms. 14 accused and three compa- leads regarding the larger con- Swan telecom promoter Shahid nies under various provisions of spiracy. Bhat was arrested in this Usman Balwa, one of the accused the Indian Penal Code and the case by the NIA on September 1. in the 2G scam, had prior knowl- Prevention of Corruption Act. All According to the NIA, Bhat edge of the design of the spectrum the accused, including Raja, are allegedly facilitated Mohammed allocation process and had kept out on bail. Naveed, the prime accused and A devotee seeks blessings from Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (right) as he arrives at the Tsuglagkhang the demand drafts and other IANS three other person in transporta- temple for a religious teaching session at McLeod Ganj near Dharamsala, yesterday. The four-day religious tion from the India-Pakistan bor- teaching session by the Dalai Lama was organised for Southeast Asian Buddhists. der till the place of their hideout in district Pulwama in Kashmir. During custodial investigation, Naveed has disclosed the role of Kerala local body polls BJP-ruled states asked to set up Bhat in the alleged conspiracy, the probe agency said. IANS to be held in November Vyapam-like education body Wild elephant THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala High Court after some of NEW DELHI: The BJP-ruled “Almost 19 ministers of the Some of the popular Polls to the local bodies in Kerala the local bodies approached it. state governments yesterday eight BJP-ruled states discussed schemes, launched in BJP ruled crushes Chinese will be held in November but the The court put the ball back in were asked by the party to education and cultural affairs but Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand dates will be announced later, the SEC’s court. set up a body on the lines of the focus was on how to imple- states, were also discussed and man to death State Election Commissioner The SEC then held talks with Madhya Pradesh Professional ment new education policy,” BJP the other states were suggested (SEC) K. Sasidharan Nair said the state government and at an Examination Board to conduct vice president and incharge of to implement such schemes in RAIPUR: A wild elephant yes- yesterday. all-party meeting held on Monday examinations for admissions Madhya Pradesh affairs, Vinay their states too. terday trampled a Chinese man “The elections will be held as and it was decided to hold the and recruitments. Sahasrabuddhe, told IANS after “Pahle Padhai, Fir Vidai”, to death as he was taking a early as possible in November and elections after incorporating the The call was made at a two- the two-day meet concluded on a popular scheme for girls in morning stroll through a dense it would be held in a single phase newly-created municipalities and day meet of the education and Monday. Jharkhand and distribution of central Indian forest, police but over two days,” Nair said. corporations. cultural affairs ministers of “It was also discussed to set up cycles among girl students in said. The 41-year-old victim “Taking into consideration that The final voters’ list has over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) an independent body like election Chattisgarh were also suggested was fatally injured by the ani- police would have to be moved, the 2.49 crore voters, which includes -ruled states in the capital which commission which could conduct to be implemented in the party- mal in the Gharghoda forest of polls will be held on a single day in 5.04 lakh new voters. discussed how new education poli- examinations in the BJP ruled ruled states. Chhattisgarh state, local police seven districts and the remaining “A total of 725 non-resident cies could be implemented in the states. This will help these states The meeting took place days chief Sanjeev Shukla said over seven districts will have it after Indian voters have also registered party-ruled states. to check unfair means and vested after a three-day coordination the telephone. that,” he added. and if they wish to vote, they will The meet was attended interests in examinations. meeting of union ministers, BJP “A wild elephant yesterday Municipal elections have have to come with their pass- by union Human Resource The Madhya Pradesh leaders, and the RSS was con- trampled a Chinese engineer in already been delayed in the state ports and cast their votes in their Development Minister Smriti Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal ducted in the capital. Gharghoda forest area,” Shukla as all new elected local bodies respective polling booths in their Irani and Minister of Culture (Madhya Pradesh Professional Summing up the coordination said. ought to have taken office latest home town,” the official added. Mahesh Sharma and senior RSS Examination Board), popularly meet’s deliberations, RSS joint He identified the victim as Jong by November 1. Polls will be held for around official Krishna Gopal, among known as Vyapam is a self- general secretary Dattatreya Kitau, a Chinese engineer work- However, following a difference 22,000 seats in the three-tier others. financed, autonomous incorpo- Hosabale had said,: “We need an ing on a power project in the state of opinion between the state gov- local body structure in the state The meet came days after rated body of state government. education to be Indian. Modern and staying at a local guest house ernment and the SEC, after fresh where 50 percent of the seats are the BJP’s ideological mentor Sahasrabuddhe also said education should merge with with his team. The incident took delimitation took place and saw reserved for women candidates. Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh that a detailed discussion was values. Education should be place when Kitau and his col- creation of 28 new municipalities In the 2010 local body elec- (RSS) in a three-day coordination also held on reducing the drop geographically accessible, eco- league set out for a morning walk and one new corporation besides tions, the Congress-led United meet (Sep 2 to 4) had stressed on out rates in schools and col- nomically affordable and socially and came face to face with the reorganising another existing cor- Democratic Front won over 50 the need to “Indianise” the educa- leges and making the education inclusive.” elephant, which charged at the poration, the matter reached the percent of the total seats. IANS tion system. employment-oriented. IANS pair. IANS TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Traders shut down Kashmir Veterans may resume 24-hour strike held over delay in redeveloping flood-hit region indefinite fast as row

SRINAGAR: Kashmir largely shut down yesterday to pro- test at government delays in over OROP continues rebuilding the region hit by devastating floods a year ago, as NEW DELHI: A day after the Col Kaul said that there will hundreds of police and troops indefinite hunger strike over be a meeting of the core group of patrolled the streets. ‘O ne R a n k O ne Pen s ion’ (OROP) veterans tomorrow. Shops, banks and schools was withdrawn, ex-servicemen “Communication channels with were shuttered in the main city yesterday said the agitation will the government are on,” he said. of Srinagar after traders called continue till “anomalies” in the After Defence Minister a 24-hour strike over perceived scheme are removed, and the Manohar Parrikar announced the government inaction in helping indefinite fast may even resume scheme last Saturday, the veter- businesses and families recover if the issues are not sorted out. ans said they had several objec- from the floods. “The agitation will continue tions to what was announced, The shutdown was held to mark till the government rectifies the the biggest being the exclusion of the first anniversary of the floods anomalies in the scheme. If they those taking early retirement. that swept through the troubled, don’t rectify it, the indefinite fast However, it was later clarified Himalayan region, killing 300 may also return,” spokesperson by the government that those people and causing an estimated for the United Ex-Servicemen taking premature retirement will $16 bn worth of damage. Movement, Col. Anil Kaul (retd), not be excluded. Business leaders and Kashmiri said. Other issues that have been separatist leaders were detained “We thank the government of objected to by the veterans in police stations or confined to India for finally making OROP a include five years as time of their homes yesterday to prevent reality, after a wait of 42 years. review of pensions, while the vet- them leading a rally in Srinagar But this is only the beginning, it erans have said two years was the against the state and national has not been completely resolved,” maximum period they can agree governments. he said. to for review. “The government refused The indefinite fast by a group of The veterans have also ques- international aid for Kashmir veterans, some on whom started tioned the decision to form a one- and did almost nothing itself after it on August 17, ended on the member committee. failing to protect us from the 21st day last Sunday after Prime “What will a one-member devastation,” Mohammad Yasin Minister Narendra Modi clarified committee do? It does not make Khan, chairman of the Kashmir Policemen try to detain traders during a protest march in Srinagar, Kashmir, yesterday. that soldiers who retire prema- sense... The committee must have Economic Alliance, a coalition turely will benefit from imple- our representation,” Col Kaul of traders’ bodies, said by phone Kashmir is accustomed to farmland were damaged in the compensation. mentation of OROP. added. from a police station where he strikes and shutdowns called by floods, according to a state gov- “I received 75,000 rupees According to the veterans, 46 Yesterday was the 85th day was being held. separatists against Indian rule of ernment assessment. ($1,122) which was just about percent of ex-servicemen opt for of the agitation at the Jantar Security forces locked down the Muslim-majority region. The Modi government says it enough to clear the debris of my premature retirement. Mantar protest site. Srinagar’s main business hub of But anger has been mounting has given state authorities mil- destroyed home,” said Ahmed. Excluding them would have The estimated cost to the Lal Chowk, including with barbed over a perceived failure by Prime lions of rupees for relief efforts. Kashmir is divided between slashed the OROP budget by 50 exchequer for the scheme will wire barricades, and deployed Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu Srinagar was hardest hit after India and Pakistan but claimed percent -- about `4,000cr of the be `8,000-10,000 crore, and the police and paramilitary forces nationalist government to deliver the rain-swollen River Jhelum in full by both. More than a dozen estimated `8,000-10,000cr. arrears will amount to around in riot gear. The University of on rehabilitation promises follow- burst its banks, leaving thousands armed rebel groups have been The veterans have said the agi- `12,000cr. It will take 2013 as the Kashmir cancelled exams sched- ing the floods. stranded. City resident Bashir fighting Indian forces since 1989 tation will continue for now, as base year to calculate pensions uled for yesterday as part of the About 300,000 homes and other Ahmed said he cannot afford to for the region’s independence or different channels of talks remain and the date of implementation strike, which was also observed in buildings along with 700,000 rebuild his home completely after its merger with Pakistan. open between the government and will be July 1, 2014. towns across the region. hectares (1.73 million acres) of receiving little in government AFP the ex-servicemen. IANS

Ministers to assess Assam Centre to help cities willing to perform: Naidu HYDERABAD: Union Urban the hand holding,” he said while begin preparation of city level politics aside, he said the mind- lies in the future of our cities. flood loss Development Minister M addressing a regional workshop smart city plans. set of people should change. He You have the great responsibility Venkaiah Naidu yesterday made on smart cities. Admitting that Stating that many urban bod- asked them to motivate people of building such cities of future,” GUWAHATI: A central min- it clear that the central govern- transforming cities into smart ies had not raised taxes for years, and make them participate in he said. isterial team will visit Assam ment will do “hand-holding” for ones is difficult, he said the task Naidu said people were ready to the project. Voicing concern over the soon to assess the flood situa- implementation of the smart is not impossible. pay more if they were provided The broad contours of a smart present state of affairs in urban tion that has affected 21 dis- city project, provided the states Mayors, municipal chairper- better services. He said the selec- city cover core infrastructure, areas, he warned that if this is not tricts and several lakhs of come forward and the cities also sons and municipal commission- tion of 100 cities for the ambitious sanitation, health and education properly addressed over the next people in the state, union min- rise to the occasion by collecting ers from 40 cities selected for project was only a pre-qualifica- facilities, clean and sustainable five to 10 years, the situation may ister Sarbananda Sonowal said user charges from people. smart city development in 12 tion as only 20 of them will be environment, good public trans- go out of hand, with serious con- yesterday. He said the states and cities states and union territories and selected for the next round. “If port, good city governance and sequences for the country, as it is Interacting with the media would not be forced to collect user principal secretaries of urban you don’t perform, you will not adoption of smart technologies to urbanizing with a furious speed, here, Sonowal -- union minister charges, but only those want to development from these states be there for next round,” he said. ensure decent living and catalyse perhaps the fastest in the world. of sports and youth affairs and reform and perform will get the and union territories attended Stressing on the need to involve economic growth. He claimed that the central a BJP Lok Sabha member from central government’s help. the workshop. people in smart city projects, he Naidu said the success of India government has substantially the state -- countered the Assam “If you want to remain like this, This was the second of the reiterated that a smart city is growth story was hugely depend- enhanced the resource base of government’s claim of lack of fund remain. It’s your choice. Reform three such workshops being what citizens want their city to ent on the success that can be states by transferring 42 percent flow from the Centre to deal with and perform and become a smart organized before the smart city be. Urging mayors, municipal made on the urban front. “The of divisible revenues. the flood situation. city, the centre is ready to do nominees and respective states chairman and coporators to keep future of the ‘aspirational India’ IANS “The Assam government has `1,425.45cr under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), which is yet to be utilised. One killed, We feel this is not the time to Number of dengue cases in Delhi soars indulge in politics,” Sonowal said. four injured Meanwhile, BJP Lok Sabha mem- NEW DELHI: The national For the same period, the Type 4 strain of the disease had and dengue shock syndrome. ber Ramen Deka alleged that in capital has recorded 1,259 den- number was 255 in 2013, 17 in emerged as the dominant type for Ashutosh Biswas, professor in Pakistani the last 15 years, the state govern- gue cases, the highest after 2012 and 104 in 2011. In 2010, the first time in Delhi, along with of medicine at AIIMS, said it ment “has diverted funds under 2010, till September 5, official however, the number was 1,512. Type 2. was too early to predict if there the non lapsable central pool data said yesterday. Delhi has witnessed two dengue While symptoms of Type 4 would be an outbreak but it was shelling at LoC of resources (NLCPR) to other According to the Municipal deaths this year. dengue include fever with shock believed that Type 2 and 4 dengue projects. There is a question mark Corporation of Delhi (MCD), The latest figures follow a and a drop in platelets, Type 2 strains were more virulent and JAMMU: A civilian was killed if in case of SDRF, a similar thing there were only 33 dengue cases report from the All India Institute causes a severe drop in platelets, aggressive. and four others were injured has been done”. IANS till September 5 last year. of Medical Sciences that said the haemorrhagic fever, organ failure IANS yesterday in Pakistani shell- ing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Anti-mosquito drive “One civilian was killed and four others were injured in indis- CWC meeting likely to criminate shelling on the LoC by Pakistan Army in Poonch dis- trict,” a senior official said in winter capital Jammu. extend Sonia’s term Abdul Hamid, 24, was killed in the shelling. The official said the NEW DELHI: The Congress on a range of issues over the past injured are being shifted to hos- Working Committee (CWC) is few months since his return from pital for treatment. likely to extend term of party a sabbatical. Defense spokesman Lieutenant president Sonia Gandhi by a Sonia Gandhi, who took over Colonel Manish Mehta did not year at its meeting today, party reigns of Congress in 1998, is confirm civilian casualties on sources said. The CWC, which is already the longest serving pres- the Indian side, but said that the the Congress’ highest decision- ident of the party. The sources Pakistani Army is using 120 mm making body, will also discuss said that the CWC is likely to mortars while violating the cease- the present political situation in discuss proposal to reduce term fire in Poonch district. the country. of Congress president from the Reports said heavy shelling and The term of Gandhi, who has present five years to three years. firing exchanges between the two been at the helm for 17 years, will There is also suggestion that armies are continuing in the area end in December and the party is members of frontal organisations now. Pakistan had last Sunday likely to hold organisational elec- such as the Indian Youth Congress night used 82 mm mortars, RPGs tions next year. and the mahila Congress should and automatic weapons to target There had been demands within also be considered members of Indian positions. the party earlier that party vice the Congress to boost the party’s “Pakistan shelling and firing president Rahul Gandhi should be membership. started at 11pm last Sunday,” elevated as the president but the “The CWC is likely to approve Lieutenant Colonel Manish party appears to have decided to proposal to extend term of all Mehta said. make the change at an appropri- the committees including the All He added that “our troops ate time later. India Congress Committee and are effectively and appropriately Rahul Gandhi was elevated as the Pradesh Congress Committees responding. Intermittent firing A civic worker sprays pesticide during a campaign to curb the breeding of mosquitoes that cause dengue and vice president in January 2013 and by one year,” a party leader, ehho exchanges continued till yester- malaria after the dengue outbreak in Bhopal, yesterday. Dengue has spread widely in Bhopal, with some 300 has been aggressively taking on did not want to be identified, said. day morning”. the Narendra Modi government IANS people suffering from the mosquito-borne tropical disease. IANS TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 FEATURES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 When vegetable meets grill, it stacks up flavour

By Ellie Krieger because they all can be cut into rounds rolled tightly and cut crosswise into rib- that are easily layered and stacked. bons (chiffonade) can’t think of a better exam- The seasonings couldn’t be simpler: ple of the convergence of taste olive oil, salt and pepper before grilling Method: and health than grilled veg- and then a finishing hit of red wine vin- Prepare the grill for direct heat or etables. Of course vegetables egar and ribbons of fresh basil. The dish’s preheat a gas grill to medium-high (400 are good for you, but some- simple elegance and make-ahead friendli- to 450 degrees). If using a charcoal grill, times making them delicious ness make it ideal for easy entertaining, light the charcoal; once the coals are translatesI into erasing their nutritional and the unbeatable vegetable-meets-grill ready, distribute them evenly in the cook- benefits and inherent flavour — as in flavor really shines through. ing area. For a medium fire, you should breading and frying, or smothering in be able to hold your hand about 6 inches cheese sauce. above the coals for 4 to 5 seconds. Have Grilling, on the other hand, makes veg- Grilled Vegetable Stacks ready a spray water bottle for taming etables luscious and compelling, concen- 4 servings any flames. trating their flavour and giving them a Make Ahead: The vegetables can be Brush all the sliced vegetables with oil stunning char without piling on calories grilled in advance and stored separately on both sides, then season with the salt and saturated fat. in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Bring and pepper. Use a vegetable grilling bas- What’s more, grilled vegetables are to room temperature before stacking and ket or place them directly on the grill, in incredibly versatile, and they keep so serving. batches if needed. Close the lid and cook, well in the refrigerator that they can INGREDIENTS turning them once or twice, until they be a healthful jumping-off point for any 1 small eggplant (about 8 ounces), have grill marks and are softened, about number of fantastic dishes. Throughout sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rounds 10 minutes total for the eggplant; 7 or 8 the summer and easily through October, 1 medium zucchini (about 8 ounces), minutes total for the zucchini, onion and I always grill up a batch to have on hand sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rounds bell pepper; and 6 minutes for the toma- for the week to chop and toss into green 1 small red onion, sliced into 1/2-inch- toes. Allow the vegetables to cool slightly. salads or egg scrambles, layer onto sand- thick rings When ready to serve, drizzle the grilled wiches and pizzas, etc. 1 medium orange bell pepper, stemmed, vegetables with the vinegar. Arrange 3 But when I am entertaining, I step seeded and sliced into 1/2-inch-thick or 4 slices each of zucchini and eggplant up the presentation and compose these rings in a circle, overlapping slightly, on each gorgeous grilled vegetable stacks. They 3 medium firm ripe tomatoes, cored, plate. Top each with 2 slices of bell pep- present so beautifully and pair well seeded (optional) and sliced into 1/2-inch- per, then 2 tomato slices and a few grilled with just about anything else you might thick slices onion rings. grill up or serve as part of an extended 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Garnish with the basil ribbons. salad spread. To make them, I use the 1/2 teaspoon salt Nutrition | Per serving: 150 calories, 3 g vegetables that compose a classic rata- Freshly ground black pepper protein, 12 g carbohydrates, 11 g fat, 2 g satu- touille — zucchini, eggplant, onion, pep- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons red rated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 310 mg sodium, pers, tomatoes — in part because they vinegar 4 g dietary fiber, 8 g sugar are so harmonious tastewise and in part 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, stacked, then WP-BLOOMBERG

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ove over Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore. Seoul is emerging Seoul: Asia’s new fashion window? as Asia’s new fashion showcase, with the world’s top luxury firms seeking to cash in on the regional trend-settingM popularity of South Korean pop culture. Fast-growing Asia is a key market driving the global luxury industry, with purchases by Chinese consumers accounting for one third of global sales, according to market researcher Bain & Company. And those consumers often take their style point- ers from elsewhere, which is why many brand com- panies are increasingly focusing on the country described by Bain as Asia’s “trendsetter and influ- encer for fashion and luxury”. Over the past year, leading global fashion houses have upped their game in South Korea in a bid to reach those well-heeled Asians who take their fash- ion cues from popular Korean TV and pop stars. French powerhouse Chanel held its 2015/16 Cruise Collection in Seoul in May — its first show in South Korea. And in June, Christian Dior opened a six-storey flagship store — the largest in Asia — in the upscale district of Gangnam, made famous by the eponymous hit by South Korean rapper Psy. The world’s top luxury group LVMH, which owns Dior and Louis Vuitton, has gone a step further by directly investing in Seoul’s thriving K-pop industry.

A regional style barometer Last August, L Capital Asia — the investment fund arm of LVMH — bought shares worth about $80 million in YG Entertainment, a major K-pop agency. The deal made the French luxury empire the second-largest shareholder of YG, whose roster of K-pop acts includes Psy, G-Dragon and the boyband BigBang. “Global luxury firms have begun to realise that what’s popular in South Korea soon becomes popu- lar across Asia,” said Lie Sang-Bong, a prominent fashion designer and head of the Council of Fashion Designers of Korea. Lie said luxury brands that had previously favoured Hong Kong or Singapore as the centre of Seoul is emerging as Asia’s new fashion showcase, with the world’s top luxury firms seeking their Asia business started to turn to Seoul about three years ago. to cash in on the regional trend-setting popularity of South Korean pop culture. Fast-growing China’s influence as a trendsetter will eventually catch-up with its importance as a market, but for now “Seoul is where they look to see the next big Asia is a key market driving the global luxury industry, with purchases by Chinese consumers trend,” Lie said. Famed fashion critic Suzy Menkes picked Seoul as accounting for one third of global sales, according to market researcher Bain & Company. next year’s host for what will be only the second edi- tion of the annual Conde Nast International Luxury Conference. A pair of $625 Jimmy Choo shoes worn by the Korean TV dramas have also proved to be a strik- a strategic partnership with the Korean cosmetics “I think that (luxury brands) are thinking of this show’s heroine, Jun Ji-Hyun, sold out in shoe stores ing marketing device for the cosmetics industry, giant to use the “cushion” technology. country as a hub, this city in particular as a hub, across Asia, while an Yves Saint Laurent lipstick she according to a May report by market researcher Kate Ahn, Seoul representative of the British con- where people will go and buy things,” Menkes, the was rumoured to be wearing experienced a similar Euromonitor. sumer research firm Stylus, said South Korea had international fashion editor for Vogue, said during run in China. effectively become a “springboard” for luxury brands a visit to Seoul in July. Rapper G-Dragon — a style icon followed by mil- Selling beauty to test consumer sentiment in the Asian market. lions of fans across Asia and beyond on social media Beauty products featured in top-rated shows or “It’s a small country but a perfect starting point Riding the Korean Wave — is considered a poster child of the Hallyu boom. favoured by their stars fuel “rocketing demand for to tap into the Chinese market and beyond,” Ahn The real attraction for the brand names is the His favourite items, from Yves Saint Laurent jack- the relevant colour cosmetics and skin care prod- said, adding she had been bombarded with propos- promotional reach into the rest of Asia and beyond ets to Christian Louboutin sneakers, earn instant ucts” in other Asian countries, especially China, the als from European and US firms hoping to invest in provided by the so-called Hallyu (Korean Wave) of recognition among his followers and are discussed on report said. Seoul cosmetics makers in recent years. Korean TV shows and pop music. dozens of websites dedicated to the styles of K-pop And it isn’t only foreign brands that are benefiting “They even want to invest in relatively small, The power of the Hallyu phenomenon was most artists. from exposure in the South Korean shop window. little-known cosmetics firms ... because they know recently demonstrated by the 2014 hit TV drama Now the 27-year-old has become a front-row fash- A “cushion-compact” — a sponge soaked with liq- many Asian women, especially Chinese, are closely “My Love from Another Star” which was enormously ion show fixture, not just in Asian cities, but also uid foundation — developed by AmorePacific has watching beauty trends in Seoul,” she said. popular in China. Paris and London. proved a major hit in Asia, prompting Dior to form AFP

Katie Holmes’ beauty tips ctress Katie Holmes has a few beauty tips Afor moms-on-the-move. “If I don’t have any mascara then I lick my fingers and go like that, which is kind of gross,” Holmes was quoted by eonline.com as saying. “If I have really bad hair and I have no products, then I use baby oil a little bit. And if I have no lipstick and I do have a raspberry, then I put some of that on,” she added. IANS TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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Candidate Gazans, Moroccans caught urinating in mug leaves pay tribute to Aylan campaign TORONTO: A Canadian GAZA CITY: Palestinians Last year on July 16, cousins Conservative election candidate paid tribute to the tiny boy Ahed Atef Bakr and Zakaria who was caught on camera uri- who drowned while fleeing the Ahed Bakr, both aged 10, nine- nating into a coffee mug is no Syrian war by building a sand year-old Mohamed Ramez longer running for the party, a sculpture of him yesterday on a Bakr and 11-year-old Ismail party spokesman said yesterday. beach in the Gaza Strip. Mohamed Bakr were playing Jerry Bance had been a candidate The sculpture measuring a few on the beach in Gaza City when for the ruling Conservatives in metres (yards) in length depicts they were hit in two separate a Toronto-area district ahead of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi in Israeli air strikes. the October 19 vote. the same position and with red At the other end of the CBC News reported that Bance, and blue clothing like he wore Mediterranean, dozens of people a service technician, had been when his lifeless body was found paid tribute to Aylan on a Rabat caught on a hidden camera uri- last week. beach yesterday by re-enacting nating into a coffee mug during a Aylan’s body was photographed the heart-wrenching scene of house call to repair a leaky sink lying face down in the sand near how his body was found washed in 2012. It said he then dumped Bodrum, one of Turkey’s prime ashore. the contents of the mug into the tourist resorts, in a bleak image Around 30 people took part, sink he was supposed to be fixing. that rapidly went viral on social some wearing the same combi- He was filmed during an episode media. nation of clothes, and lay rooted of the network’s consumer watch- The sand sculpture is located face-down in the sand for about dog programme “Marketplace,” a short distance from where an 20 minutes. which was investigating whether Israeli strike killed four Gazan “As an artist, my duty is to homeowners were being over- children as they played football react and to come here with my charged for simple repairs. during last year’s 50-day Gaza colleagues to say that a small CBC said a tip on Sunday war. gesture can be worth a lot,” said pointed out Bance was the techni- “When I saw this statue rep- Moroccan actress Latifa Ahrar, cian in the story. “Mr Bance is no resenting Aylan Kurdi, the child one of the organisers. longer a candidate,” Conservative drowned while fleeing Syria, I “We are here to say that the spokesman Stephen Lecce said felt a deep sadness and great Mediterranean should remain a in a statement. Bance could not emotion,” said resident Arwa space for sharing and exchanges, immediately be reached for com- Arbijan. not a barrier for those who are ment. But CBC said he issued a “It reminded me of the chil- victims of dictatorships, civil Moroccans adopt the position of the lifeless body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who drowned while fleeing statement in which he expressed dren of the Bakr family who were wars and terrorism,” said jour- the Syrian war, during a rally to pay tribute to the tiny boy, on a beach in the capital Rabat yesterday. Aylan’s regret, adding the footage “does killed on the Gaza beach during nalist Rachid Al Belghiti. body was photographed lying face down in the sand with red and blue clothing on a Turkish beach, in a bleak not reflect who I am as a profes- the last war,” she said. AFP image that rapidly went viral on social media. sional or a person.” AFP British monarchy richer than ever

LONDON: Despite talk of crum- as sovereign, but not available for her almost as much land as Britain’s Ministry bling and chilly palaces and of Queen private use.“You would be hiding behind of Defence with about 600,000 acres. Elizabeth slipping down several “rich nomenclature and history to suggest that The royal wealth is bolstered by the lists”, Britain’s monarchy will be the Crown Estate is in any way an asset Duchy of Lancaster and the Duchy of wealthier than ever when she becomes of the queen’s,” the palace spokesman Cornwall, two ancient private estates its longest serving royal on the throne said. The queen’s public income - known which have been passed down over the — 63 years—on September 9. as the Sovereign Grant, although not centuries between royal households. A Reuters analysis of royal assets shows funded directly from the Crown Estate, The Duchy of Lancaster, an estate of that the British monarchy has had a is based on a calculation of 15 percent of 45,549 acres in England and Wales estab- bumper few decades by benefiting from the Crown Estate’s annual profit in the lished by King Henry III over 700 years a rise in house and land prices. financial year two years previously. All ago, earned the queen £13.3m in private According to a Reuters estimate based on profit is first paid to the British Treasury. income, termed the privy purse, over the the monarchy’s interests in its key invest- The Sovereign Grant for 2015 was 2014 financial year. Its fortunes have been ment vehicle, royal estates and its trove of £37.9m, 22 percent more than two years less dramatic than the Crown Estate over treasures, the British monarchy has nomi- before. The Crown Estate’s net profit the last decade, but its capital value has nal assets worth about £22.8bn ($34.8bn). growth was slow during the initial dec- kept pace with the rise in farmland prices That would not get the British monarchy a ades of the queen’s reign - profits in fact since 2000, more than doubling over the spot in the top 10 global rich list headed by declined by 19 percent between 1962 and period to a record £472.1m. Bill Gates. But it would place the family in 1982 in real terms - but it accelerated Prince Charles, the queen’s 66-year-old the top 20 globally, broadly comparable to with the London property boom of the son and heir to the throne, draws his own the fortunes Forbes has estimated are con- late 1980s. Since the 2007 global financial income from the Duchy of Cornwall, a trolled by Michael Bloomberg or Facebook crisis, the Crown Estate’s property value private estate given to the eldest son of founder Mark Zuckerberg. has more than doubled to £11bn, increas- the monarch. Founded in 1337, the Duchy However, estimates of monarchy’s Stylist Jane Anderson poses with the restyled wax figure of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, ing at an annualised rate of 9.3 percent at of Cornwall valued its 53,400 acres also wealth are complicated since some of the during a photocall at Madame Tussauds in central London yesterday. a time when the rest of the British house at a high point of 871 million pounds in assets are privately owned while others, market, even in London, slowed. March. Neither the Duchy of Cornwall such as the Crown Estate, a sprawling out repairs on the queen’s many palaces. the current individuals who make up the “Over the last decade the business has or Lancaster pays corporation tax as the investment vehicle which is the chief Other key sources of royal wealth are royal family and the trappings accumu- moved from being a traditional landed monarchy says they are private estates driver in the rise of royal wealth, are the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, lated by an ancient institution over the estate to an active investor and devel- not firms, however the queen has paid owned on behalf of the nation by the two vast private estates valued together last 1,000 years is not straightforward, oper,” said a spokesman for the Crown standard income tax since 1993. monarch for the duration of their reign. at £1.3bn. The Royal Collection, the mon- a factor most clearly demonstrated by Estate, which posted a record net annual The monarchy has also published Buckingham Palace says the Crown archy’s centuries-old store of treasures, the Crown Estate. The commercial com- profit this year of 285.1 million pounds. annual accounts since 2001 in a bid to Estate, which invests in and runs the is valued at 10 billion pounds by Brand pany owns a trove of London property, Crown Estate land has swelled since make the royal finances more transpar- monarchy’s property and whose capital Finance, a consultancy which said it put including about half of the buildings in the early years of the queen’s reign. Its ent. Despite that, the queen’s private value has more than doubled to £11.5bn the monarchy’s overall tangible assets at the exclusive St James’s area of central archives note that it now owns 60,000 funds, as opposed to the monarchy as a since 2005, does not belong to the queen. 20 billion pounds. Both Reuters and Brand London, along with almost the entire acres more than the 280,000 acres it whole, remain a subject of speculation. But a Buckingham Palace spokesman Finance’s estimates exclude the unknown seabed in British waters It is the prop- owned in 1958. Added to the land owned “The queen’s wealth is hidden in smoke said the monarchy’s increased funding value of splendid royal residences such erty equivalent of the crown jewels, says by the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall and mirrors,” said Philip Beresford, the was due to the Crown Estate’s higher as Buckingham Palace, Windsor and the Crown Estate’s website, part of the and the queen’s private Balmoral and author of an annual rich list published since returns and this would be used to carry Balmoral. Separating what belongs to national heritage and held by the queen Sandringham estates, the monarchy has 1989 by the Sunday Times. REUTERS British soul singer Kwabs draws Preparations from life events for debut album

LONDON: After chart suc- follows popular EPs last year and foster care. He won a scholarship cesses in Europe last year and his single “Walk” which was a top to the prestigious Royal Academy a tour with Grammy Award 5 hit in several European countries. of Music where he trained in jazz. winner Sam Smith, soul singer This year, the British singer song- “Inspiration wise, I drew from Kwabs releases his debut album writer was the main support act life and the life I’ve had so far,” this week, presenting a collec- for Sam Smith’s UK and European he said. tion of songs the 25-year old tour in March and embarked on his “I’m young but I’ve experienced says are inspired by events in own European tour. a lot of things which colour my his life. “I have been working on try- view of the world and which I’ve “Love + War”, out on Thursday, ing to make the album that rep- found really interesting and I resents me the best possible at think that other people might find this time and that takes some interesting too if they feel that time,” Kwabs told Reuters in an way inclined.” interview. The album’s title track is “Love “I feel like I finally found a ... + War”. “It’s just a song talking collection of songs which really about all the stuff that you hide are emblematic of what I’m trying inside your head and how that to say right now.” affects you and affects other peo- Workers decorate candies as Minion cartoon character in Hanoi, Vietnam, yesterday. Vietnamese are going to Born Kwabena Adjepong, ple,” he said. “It’s a bit of an explo- celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the most important traditional children events featuring moon cakes, Kwabs grew up in south London, sion of emotion in a way.” paper lanterns and dragon dances. spending much of his childhood in REUTERS Tuesday 8 September 2015 24 Dhul-Qa’da 1436 Volume 20 Number 6547 Price: QR2

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Oil ministers Private sector to drive Qatar’s growth to meet in Country moving towards knowledge-based economy, says Finance Minister Doha amid DOHA: Qatar’s private sector will be the key every week until 2022. The minister said Qatar driver of the country’s future growth. Qatar has never had a budget deficit over the past will continue to see growth and the country 15 years, although the decline in oil prices will price slide will rely more on the private sector, H E Ali change that. Sherif Al Emadi, Minister of Finance, said Despite this, the deficit will not repre- DUBAI: Gulf oil ministers are yesterday. sent a problem to Qatar’s ability to finish due to meet this week in Qatar Delivering Carnegie Mellon University in its infra-structure projects, which will end for an annual meeting, in the Qatar’s Dean’s Lecture Series, the Minister noted on 2024. first gathering by the heavy- that the country will continue to move towards In terms of foreign reserves, Qatar’s reserves weight crude producers since a knowledge-based economy despite its reliance in 1995 were less than $500m. It has grown to the latest slide in oil prices. on oil. $157bn in Qatar Central Bank (QCB). There But while the price drop is not Elaborating on Qatar’s past 20 years’ suc- are also reserves available to Qatar Investment on the agenda for the scheduled cess story, the minister said numbers show Authorities (QIA). meeting of the six-nation Gulf that Qatar has succeeded in establishing strong Additionally, Qatar has an AA rating from Cooperation Council (GCC), it growth over the past 20 years. Fitch, which reflects a very strong credit position. will be a chance for oil ministers Back in 1995, Qatar’s GDP was around sheer The Minister re-asserted the country’s to air views on the market. $8bn. It has grown to $162bn in 2005. By 2014 the commitment to its education sector. “We are Comments by Saudi Arabia Oil economy has grown 26 times compared to 1995. pushing government agencies to become more Minister Ali Ibrahim Al Nuaimi, One of the main challenges facing the Qatari efficient, and we are encouraging the private in particular, will be closely scruti- economy is that it maintains its LNG global mar- sector to take the lead to diversify the economy,” nised. The oil minister of the world’s ket share. he remarked. top crude exporter has made no Currently, Qatar supplies the world with 30 “Our vision is very clear that our priorities public comment on prices since June percent of its energy needs. Used at the current are infrastructure, health and education. We will 18, when the oil price was above $63 pace, Qatar’s LNG resources would run out in continue to invest in these areas.” and he said he was optimistic about 140 years. Over 200 guests, including students, faculty, the market in coming months. On the history of Qatar’s budget allocations business leaders and international dignitaries Oil prices have more than over the past years, the Minister recalled that attended the event. halved since peaks hit in summer it was just $4bn back in 1995. It has grown to The Minister’s presentation was the first in last year due to abundant supplies $300bn last year. the 2015/16 Dean’s Lecture Series, a forum that and a policy change by producer Al Emadi noted that the international events, hosts prominent industry leaders and govern- group Opec to defend market particularly World Cup 2022, requires invest- ment officials to share their expertise on topical share and discourage compet- ments worth $200bn from 2014-2022. issues. Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi speaking at the Carnegie Mellon ing supply from rival producers, That means the country needs to spend $500m THE PENINSULA University in Qatar’s Dean’s Lecture Series yesterday. (ABDUL BASIT) rather than cut its own output. Oil fell more than three percent yesterday, hit by weaker Chinese equities and record North Sea crude production data that added to global oversupply concerns. Dollar ticks Brent crude for October was down $1.60 at $48.01 a barrel by 1545 GMT, having reached an up in Asian intraday low of $47.70. US crude for October was down $1.45 at $44.60, having reached an intra- trading day low of $44.30. Oil has fallen almost 60 per- TOKYO: The dolla r ticked up in cent since June 2014 on a global Asia yesterday, after retreating supply glut, with prices seesaw- last week on the back of a mixed ing in recent weeks as concerns US jobs report that clouded the about a slowing Chinese economy timeline for a Federal Reserve caused turmoil in global stock rate rise. markets. The latest fall has inten- The greenback rose to 119.34 sified calls by some members of yen from 119.00 yen on Friday in the Organization of Petroleum New York, while the euro slipped Exporting Countries (Opec) for to $1.1136 compared with $1.1152 an emergency meeting. in US trade. “The Doha meeting is central But the 19-nation euro given what the international strengthened to 132.90 yen from petroleum industry is going 132.70 yen. Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman of Nakilat H E Dr Mohammed b in Saleh Al Sada with directors and officials during the Extraordinary through from volatility and to The Australian dollar recov- General Meeting yesterday. push towards stability,” Kuwait’s ered slightly against the green- oil ministry tweeted in a state- back, although it is still struggling ment yesterday. near six-year lows on worries Nakilat raises foreign ownership limit to 49pc The ministry’s statement did about a slowdown in its biggest not say crude prices would be trade partner, China. discussed during the ministerial The Aussie was at 69.33 US DOHA: Nakilat yesterday amendments to the company’s transport company providing and construction facilities at meeting on September 10, where cents against 69.09 cents Friday. announced its decision to Articles of Association. essential transportation link in Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma topics such as unifying domestic On Friday the US Labor increase its foreign ownership According to the decision, the State of Qatar’s LNG supply Shipyard. Nakilat also offers a gasoline prices, climate change and Department said the world’s limit to 49 percent, from the Qatari Governmental Institutions, chain. Its LNG shipping fleet is full range of marine support serv- cooperation in renewable energy number one economy created existing 25 percent. Qatari non-for-profit organi- the largest in the world, com- ices to vessels operating in Qatari sector are on the official agenda. fewer jobs than expected in An Extraordinary General zations, Qatari Governmental prising 67 LNG vessels. Nakilat waters. Venezuelan President Nicolas August. But it revised upwards Meeting (EGM) of the Qatari Pension and Investments Funds also manages and operates four The trading of Nakilat shares Maduro said on Saturday he had the previous two months’ gains marine transport company can own a percentage of share large LPG carriers and four LNG were suspended on Qatar suggested to the Emir of Qatar a to take the unemployment rate met yesterday agreed to capital up to five percent of the carriers. Via two strategic joint Exchange (QE) yesterday due to summit of heads of state of Opec to 5.1 percent — the lowest since increase its non-Qatari owner- total shares of the Company. ventures, N-KOM and NDSQ, the EGM. countries to defend oil prices. April 2008. ship limit, among a number of Nakilat is a Qatari marine Nakilat operates the ship repair THE PENINSULA AGENCIES The figures have created an uncertain picture for Fed poli- cymakers when they meet in the middle of this month to try to decide whether to raise interest rates. Investors had been predict- Banks’ net domestic credit surges by 32.1pc: QCB ing the first increase for almost a decade as early as September, BY SATISH KANADY sector deposits increased by 12.5 which are less liquid and but jump in July 2015. The size of banks’ domestic investments but growing concerns about stall- percent to QR349bn. can quickly converted into cash the credit reached QR74.5bn rose by 5.53 percent to QR129.7bn ing growth in China have thrown DOHA: Qatari banking sys- Qatar’s total money supply or deposits. from QR57bn, up 30 percent. during Q1 compared to the same world markets into turmoil and tem’s net domestic credit (M1) rose to QR127bn in July, up The quasi money supply is However, the banks’ investment period in 2014. clouded the outlook for the global surged 32.1 percent to QR567bn 1.6 percent compared to QR125bn up 11.3 percent on year-on- abroad slipped to QR51bn, from The banks’ domestic invest- economy. in July 2015, from QR430bn recorded in the same month in year. It jumped to QR391bn QR55bn. Domestic investment ment in March 2014 stood at Adding to the uncertainty, a year ago. The banking sys- previous year. The country’s aver- from QR351bn recorded in July also declined to QR126bn from QR122.9bn. The combined assets Beijing yesterday said its economy tem’s net foreign asset is down age movement in money supply 2014.Quasi money means sav- QR130bn. of commercial banks scaled up to grew at a slower rate than ini- by 32.1 percent to QR89bn on (M2) continued to grow to hit ing and time deposits of private The total assets of the QR1.01 trillion in the first quarter tially thought last year, expanding year-on-year. QR519bn or 8.7 percent up on sector,government institutions, central bank rose margin- from QR946bn recorded in March 7.3 percent instead of the 7.4 per- The Qatar Central Bank’s year-on-year. and semi government institutions ally to QR214bn from QR213 2014. cent first stated, its slowest rate latest data on the country’s M1 measures a country’s in Qatari Riyal plus their deposits bn. QCB’s net international The total assets of banks had in a quarter of a century. banking sector indicates the most liquid components of in foreign currencies. reserves touched QR158bn from crossed the QR1 trillion mark for While the figures had a lim- commercial banks’ total the money supply, as it con- According to the central QR155bn. The central bank’s the first time in December 2014, ited impact on markets, they are domestic credit rose 13.4 per- tains cash and assets that can bank data, the combined assets value of gold reserves reached but slipped the threshold in both the latest to highlight weakness cent to QR619bn. The banks’ quickly be converted to cur- of commercial bank rose to QR2.5bn in July, from QR2.3bn January and February 2015. The in Asia’s top economy, which is a private sector credit surged rency. M2 includes savings QR1.03 trillion from QR940bn a year ago. banks’ total assets in February key driver of global growth. 27 percent to QR402bn. deposits, money market mutual a year ago. The banks’ credit QCB’s first quarterly bulletin stood at QR991bn. AFP Commercial banks’ private funds and other time deposits, outside Qatar witnessed a huge indicated Qatar’s commercial THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS China foreign exchange reserves in record fall CSI index closes down 3.4pc, Shanghai down 2.5pc; central bank says market correction almost done

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: believe the official rate is being financial markets are back to nor- The CSI300 index of the biggest The exchanges are seeking has made it harder for Chinese China’s foreign exchange kept too high. mal, after the devaluation of the stocks in Shanghai and Shenzhen comment from market partici- regulators to bring stability back reserves posted their big- There was relief, though, that yuan, or renminbi, coupled with closed down 3.4 percent, while the pants before Sept. 21 on proposals to their markets, as fears grow gest monthly fall on record the dip in reserves had not been wild swings in its stock markets Shanghai Composite Index was to suspend trade in the country’s of a hard landing for the world’s in August, reflecting Beijing’s larger, with some commentators caused jitters in markets around 2.5 percent lower, in the first day equity indexes if it moves sharply second-biggest economy. attempts to halt a slide in the predicting in the run-up to the the world. of trading following a four-day either way. Earlier yesterday, China yuan and stabilise financial announcement that the drop China’s Central Bank Governor long weekend. Last week the China-based revised down its reading for markets following its surprise could be as much as $200bn. Zhou Xiaochuan told financial Chinese equity markets have investment community was put growth in 2014, saying the econ- move to devalue the currency Still, economists estimated leaders from the world’s 20 big- fallen 40 percent since mid-June, on edge following media reports omy expanded by 7.3 percent, a last month. that the fall was probably slightly gest economies over the weekend despite the authorities unleashing that the China chairwoman of notch below the previous estimate China’s reserves, the world’s above the $94bn figure, given that Chinese financial markets a volley of policy responses to try Man Group Plc, Li Yifei, had been of 7.4 percent. largest, fell by $93.9bn last month the positive impact of valuation had almost completed their cor- and stem the falls. taken into custody to help with This year the economy is to $3.557 trillion, central bank changes as the dollar fell against rection after a steep run up in China’s stocks regulator said a police probe into stock market headed for its slowest expansion data showed yesterday. major currencies. A large portion stock prices in the first half of late on Sunday that it would volatility. in 25 years, and concerns have The drop left market watch- of China’s reserves are held in US the year. take more steps to ensure stable However, Li said yesterday that been building that it may miss the ers questioning how sustainable Treasuries. “Currently, the renminbi to dol- markets. the reports were incorrect, saying official growth forecast of around China’s efforts to support the The decline in reserves has lar exchange rate already tends “The government won’t nor- she spent last week in industry 7 percent. yuan are, as capital flows out of quickened following China’s near toward stability, the stock market mally intervene, but when there meetings and then took a 5-6 day However, analysts say increased the country due to fears of an eco- two percent devaluation of the adjustment is already roughly in are severe, abnormal fluctuations trip to meditate. government spending, combined nomic slowdown and prospects of yuan on August 11, which stoked place and financial markets can in the markets, the government China’s government is also with five interest rate cuts since rising US interest rates. fresh concerns about the economy be expected to be more stable,” can’t just sit on the sidelines and pushing on with attempts to ease last November, mean that risk has “Frequent intervention will and heavy selling of the currency. Zhou told G20 finance ministers must take decisive and timely concerns about the country’s diminished. burn foreign reserves rapidly China was so surprised by the in Turkey, according to a state- measures,” the China Securities slowing economic growth. “We remain of the view that and tighten the onshore market reaction to the devaluation that ment from the central bank. Regulatory Commission said. Finance Minister Lou Jiwei was the considerable monetary, fiscal liquidity,” said Zhou Hao, senior it is likely to keep the yuan on Zhou’s comments, coupled Yesterday, the Shanghai stock quoted in a central bank state- and macro prudential policy stim- economist at Commerzbank in a tight leash in the near-term with pledges from regulators to exchange said the Shanghai and ment as saying that central gov- ulus already in place and expected Singapore. to head off fears of a global cur- deepen financial market reforms, Shenzhen Stock Exchanges and ernment spending would rise by will put full-year growth in the The offshore yuan weakened rency war, policy insiders have had limited impact in stabilising the China Financial Futures 10 percent this year, up from the ‘about 7 percent’ range,” said Tim following the data release to told Reuters. China’s stock markets yesterday, Exchange planned to introduce a 7 percent growth budgeted at the Condon, head of research for Asia trade at a record discount to the Chinese policymakers are which closed before the release of “circuit breaker” on the CSI300 start of 2015. at ING Bank in Singapore. onshore rate, suggesting investors now determined to show their the reserves data. index to stabilise the market. A string of soft economic data REUTERS

Entrepreneurs throng Egypt signs deal with China QBIC’s first Open Day Construction DOHA: Qatar’s entrepreneurs Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al CAIRO: Egypt signed an agree- were out in record numbers Khalifa, Qatar Development Bank ment with a Chinese company at Qatar Business Incubation CEO and QBIC Chairman said: on building and financing part Center’s (QBIC) for its first “This inaugural Open Day has of a planned new administrative networking event, the QBIC been a big success. We are work- capital east of Cairo, the invest- Open Day, yesterday. About 400 ing hard to unify our efforts in ment minister said yesterday. visitors joined for an evening order to support entrepreneurs The memorandum of under- of networking, presentations, and SMEs. A short walk around standing calls for China State panel discussions and product the incubated companies at QBIC Construction Engineering displays. shows very clearly the success Corporation, also known as China QBIC incubated companies, achieved by those companies, as Construction, to “study building including Embrace Doha, New the range of startup businesses and financing” the administrative Line for Media, Event Developers is very impressive.” part of the new capital, which will and Contactless, provided a range He added: “Many of those who include ministries, government of services helpful to visitors visited Open Day were new to agencies and the president’s office. thinking about setting up their QBIC, and we believe the oppor- Egypt had so far only high- own businesses. tunity to discuss their ideas with lighted the involvement of the Keynote speeches by Abdulaziz our staff as well as incubated UAE’s Capital City Partners bin Nasser Al Khalifa, Qatar companies will encourage them (CCP), which signed an initial Development Bank CEO and to sign on for the next wave of agreement for the mega-project QBIC Chairman and Aysha Al the LeanStartup program, com- at a March economic summit. Mudahka, QBIC CEO, gave an mencing next month. We are also Egypt’s housing minister in introduction to QBIC incubation proud to cooperate with various June acknowledged “complica- opportunities and announced a organizations in Qatar to enhance An official speaking to aspiring entrepreneurs during the Open Day. tions” in contract negotiations series of new initiatives, including the role of entrepreneurship, evi- with UAE businessman Mohamed the opening of ‘QBIC Downtown’, dent in our recent announcement as it will help them exchange Qatar Tourism Authority to develop currently in its soft launch Alabbar, the founding partner of which will be located in West of the first specialized tourism ideas, market their services or an incubator that enables entrepre- phase, and Open Day attendees CCP. Bay to provide space for edu- incubator ‘QBIC Tourism’.” products, gain feedback, and neurs to develop products and serv- are encouraged to explore ways to The new capital is one of a cation, fashion, marketing and QBIC CEO, Aysha Al Mudahka perhaps most importantly make ices that enhance Qatar’s tourism get involved with its representa- series of mega-projects announced design startups. They also pro- noted: “We are delighted at the relationships that will provide experience,” said Al Mudhaka, refer- tives who are present today. We by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vided an update on the sector- turnout to our first Open Day. For the community support needed to ring to aMoU signed by QDB, QBIC look forward to fully launching the designed to attract foreign invest- specific incubation zones it plans entrepreneurs to succeed they make it through the tough times.” and QTA last February. incubator with our partners soon.” ment and create jobs in a country to launch in the coming period. must learn to excel at networking “We have been working closely with She added: “This project is THE PENINSULA with a booming population of 90 million. The proposed city, which Egypt plans to build within five to seven Tivo to announce results today years at a cost of $45 billion, has Gold edges back been criticised by some Egyptians Qatar well-positioned to as unnecessary and ill-conceived. The project, planned to be the towards size of Singapore, aims to include an airport larger than London’s 2-1/2-week low withstand oil fall: QNB Heathrow, a building taller than Paris’s Eiffel Tower, and more DOHA: Global oil prices are Domestic inflation is also than 10,000km of boulevards, after US data expected to stay lower for longer, expected to remain weak in 2015, avenues and streets. averaging $55/barrel in 2015-16 despite strong population growth, LONDON: Gold prices edged on oversupplied markets, before as additional housing units are Sudan inflation back towards their lowest since rising to $60 in 2017 as US lowering housing inflation . Overall mid-August yesterday after shale output growth weakens. inflation is projected to pick up eases to 11.3pc US payrolls data failed to pro- However, Qatar is well-posi- in 2016 and 2017 owing to the vide clarity on the timing of a tioned to withstand the lower expected recovery in food prices in KHARTOUM: Sudan’s infla- Federal Reserve rate hike, and prices, QNB’s ‘Qatar economic 2016 and higher oil prices in 2017. tion rate fell to 11.3 percent as the dollar steadied against a insight’ noted yesterday. Lower hydrocarbon revenue in August from 14.1 percent currency basket. The report that examines and higher capital spending are in July, the Central Statistics Spot gold was down 0.2 per- recent developments and the expected to result in small fiscal Office said yesterday. cent at $1,120.50 an ounce at 1157 outlook for the Qatari economy deficits in 2015-16 before higher Prices soared in Sudan after GMT, while US gold futures for said the country’s strong macr- oil prices lead to a surplus in 2017. South Sudan seceded in 2011, December delivery were down $1 oeconomic fundamentals includ- Hydrocarbon revenue is taking with it three-quarters of an ounce at $1,120.40. ing relatively low fiscal breakeven expected to decline with lower the country’s oil output, the main Spot gold ended last week down price, the accumulation of signifi- crude oil prices and production, source of foreign currency used to 1 percent after three straight cant savings from the past and but this will be partly offset by support the Sudanese pound and days of decline, hitting its low- low levels of public debt will cush- higher non-hydrocarbon revenue, to pay for food and other imports. est in 2-1/2 weeks on Friday at ion the price pressure. supported by rising corporate tax Cuts in fuel subsidies intro- $1,116.75 an ounce. Friday’s hotly According to QNB’s research revenue and strong non-hydro- duced in 2013 also pushed up anticipated non-farm payrolls note, Qatar’s real GDP growth carbon GDP growth. The gov- inflation, but their effects have report showed the US economy is expected to accelerate from ernment is expected to increase since begun to ease. added fewer jobs than expected 4.0 percent in 2014 to 4.7 percent capital spending while rationalis- The latest decline in inflation last month, though the unemploy- in 2015 and 6.4 percent in both ing current expenditure. has come as the price of oil and ment rate fell to its lowest since 2016 and 2017 as the government Credit growth is projected to other commodities fell, aided by 2008. expands its investment spending reach 10.5 percent in 2015, 11.0 a favourable comparison with the “The number was too good for programme in the non-hydro- percent in 2016 and 11.5 percent high inflation rate of 46.4 percent those who hoped that the Fed carbon sector. Oil prices are also in 2017, on the back of project during August 2014, a statement would postpone the rate hike, expected to stay lower for longer, lending, increased lending pen- from the Central Statistics Office and too little for those who were averaging 55/barrel in 2015-16 on etration to the private sector and said on Monday. hoping (they’d go ahead with) it. oversupplied markets, before ris- population growth. Sudan’s inflation reached 46.8 That’s why on the gold side, the ing to 60/b in 2017 as US shale The loan-to-deposit ratio is percent in July 2014 as the price of market just got stuck,” Julius output growth weakens. expected to stabilise at around 110 consumer goods and services surged, Baer analyst Carsten Menke said. Inflation is expected to remain percent; NPLs (non-performing but the rate declined as the effect of Gold prices have fallen more subdued in 2015 as international loans) are forecast to remain low the 2013 fuel subsidy cuts eased. As than five percent this year, largely People walk by an inflatable Tivo icon during the 2011 International food prices continue to fall due to during 2015-17 as asset quality is an oil importer, Sudan is also ben- on expectations for a rise in US Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. TiVo Inc is slowing demand growth and the expected to be backed by the strong efiting from the 50 percent fall in interest rates. build-up in stocks after good global macroeconomic environment. global oil prices since June last year. expected to announce Q2 results today. REUTERS harvests. THE PENINSULA AGENCIES TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Ma’aden in Qatari bourse talks for $3bn loan to index gains refinance debt

DUBAI: Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma’aden) is talking to banks 42.32 points to raise a loan worth up to $3bn, three banking sources aware of the matter said yesterday, to Dubai real estate stocks rise refinance debt taken on to con- struct a phosphate complex for DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) finance ministry said the govern- a joint venture. index gained 42.32 points, or ment would continue borrowing The Gulf’s largest miner oper- 0.38 percent, yesterday to close if necessary to fund important ates Maaden Phosphate Company at 11,319.98 points. development projects. (MPC), which produces ammonia Market capitalisation Citing China’s economic slow- and the fertiliser diammonium increased to QR598.007bn from down, Saudi Arabia’s Albilad phosphate (DAP), in a 70/30 owner- QR595.839bn registered on Capital on Sunday cut valuations ship split with petrochemicals giant Sunday. for companies in the Saudi petro- Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic). The daily turnover increased chemical sector. The MPC facilities cost around to QR237.146m with a volume of It said the price of ammonia in $5.52bn to build, for which the 5,560,532 shares from 3,901 trans- the Middle East had dropped 28.8 original funding was put in place in actions compared to QR221.78m percent year-to-date, while mono 2008 on a 70/30 split between debt with a volume of 4,852,480 shares ethylene glycol had dropped 21.3 and equity from the two parents, from 3,364 transactions on percent, according to quotes from with two Saudi government funds Sunday. southeast Asia. contributing debt worth $1.1bn. Indices of all sectors ended Albilad reduced its valuation Belgian riot police officers stand guard next to a burning caravan during clashes as farmers and dairy farmers The remaining $2.76bn came via in the green, barring insurance of Saudi Basic Industries by 7.5 from all over Europe take part in a demonstration outside a European Union farm ministers emergency meeting loans from commercial banks and which dropped 0.45 percent to percent to 98.00 riyals, Yansab by at the EU Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, yesterday. finance backed by Korean export 4,553.07 points. 4.6 percent to 55.40 riyals, Saudi credit agencies. Ma’aden has Transport index gained the Arabia Fertilisers Co by 3.4 per- invited banks to submit proposals most, up 1.42 percent to 2,345 cent to 125.60 riyals, and Saudi European farmers block Brussels on refinancing this debt, accord- points. Arabian Mining Co (Ma’aden) by ing to the banking sources, who Meanwhile, most regional 4.0 percent to 38.00 riyals. declined to be identified because bourses edged up yesterday on But these valuations are still BRUSSELS: Belgian police black smoke wafting over EU suicides as a result of disastrous the information is not public. mostly positive domestic news, significantly higher than the yesterday fired water can- buildings. agricultural policies,” said Remy Ma’aden declined to comment. shrugging off weaker oil prices, current market prices of all four non at European farmers who A combination of factors, Hulin, a retired farmer from Giva the facilities have been while Egypt fell after a string of stocks, after the kingdom’s mar- lobbed hay and fireworks as including changing dietary hab- the Calvados region of north- operational since 2011, they now announcements that dampened ket witnessed a broad, panicked they demanded EU intervention its, slowing Chinese demand and ern France carrying an effigy in have financial records which investor sentiment. sell-off last month when oil hit its against plunging food prices a Russian embargo on Western farmer’s overalls hanging from a banks can use to base their lend- The main Saudi stock index lowest levels since 2009. partly blamed on a Russian products in response to sanc- gallows. ing decision against — meaning rose 0.7 percent and food maker Elsewhere in the Gulf, Dubai embargo. tions over the Ukraine conflict, The European Commission said the new debt should be priced Savola Group was one of the main investors bid up property stocks, The European Commission said has pushed down prices for beef, it was “well aware of the difficult at a much cheaper rate than the supports, surging 4.0 percent. hoping that companies would it would release ¤500m ($557m) pork and milk. situation” faced by farmers, as it original project finance which had Savola has joined with announce positive news at an in emergency funds to help ease “We are here today to demand announced a plan to immediately included risks relating to con- Singapore’s Temasek Holdings annual industry exhibition. the pressure on farmers, as agri- EU action,” Albert Jan Maat, release ¤500m in EU funds for struction and getting the scheme to bid for Kuwait Food Co The emirate’s index rose 0.5 culture ministers held crisis talks president of European farmers them. up and running. (Americana), Bloomberg reported percent with developer Damac, on the situation. association Copa, told reporters “This is a robust and decisive Ma’aden is seeking a loan with on Sunday, quoting unnamed the most traded stock, jumping The protest involved what outside the ministers meeting in response. This demonstrates that a lifespan of seven years, with an sources. two percent and the runner- organisers said was up to 6,000 central Brussels. the Commission takes its respon- amortising structure, one of the A series of potential suitors has up, builder Arabtec, surging 3.8 farmers, who blocked streets in “EU farmers are paying the sibility towards farmers very seri- sources said. Under an amortising been discussing the purchase of percent. Brussels with hundreds of trac- price for international politics,” he ously and is prepared to back it up deal, the borrower repays parts Americana, majority-owned by The Cityscape property exhi- tors, who targeted the heav- said, adding the Russian embargo with the appropriate funds,” EU of the loan throughout the dura- Kuwait’s Kharafi family, since bition and conference opened in ily-guarded European Union hit the EU’s main export market Vice President Jyrki Katainen said. tion, as opposed to a bullet sched- early 2014, with no result so far. Dubai on Monday; companies in headquarters where the talks which is worth ¤5.5bn. In France, the agriculture ule which only requires interest A Savola spokesman was not the sector have traditionally used took place. Most of the protesters were minister previously estimated payments to be serviced. The 2008 available for comment; Temasek it to announce new projects and Police briefly fired water can- from Belgium, France and that around 10 percent of farms debt lasted for 16 years and had declined to comment. Shares in contract awards. non at protesters as farmers used Germany, but there were others — approximately 22,000 sites — an interest rate which started at Americana surged 4.7 percent. Abu Dhabi slipped 0.5 percent, a machine to shoot hay at police, from Britain, Ireland and other are on the brink of bankruptcy 80 basis points over benchmark Other Saudi sectors were also although local developer Aldar reporters said. Protesters also EU countries including Italy, with a combined debt of one bil- rates and increased over the life positive, continuing an advance Properties rose 1.3 percent. hurled eggs and set fire to planks Portugal and Lithuania. lion euros. of the loan to 115 basis points. which began on Sunday after the QNA/REUTERS of wood and tyres, sending thick “There have been hundreds of AFP REUTERS

Manufacturers halve 2015 Glencore seeks to cut debt amid commodities shock ZURICH: Swiss mining giant financial crash of 2008-2009. became necessary with stakehold- “Maybe they haven’t done Mine Workers’ Union of Zambia UK growth Glencore, hit by collapsing com- A slowdown in China, the ers expressing concern “around quite enough to remove the (MUZ) with the membership of modities prices, announced yes- world’s top commodities con- the sustainability of our leverage.” negative outlook, but it cer- over 4,500. terday drastic moves to cut its sumer, has reverberated around Morgan Stanley and Citigroup tainly does reduce the pressure Chishimba said that before forecast $30bn debt by about a third, as the globe, with major producers, will underwrite 78 percent of the on their rating,” he added, refer- suspending production, Glencore LONDON: Britain’s main man- the slowdown in China wreaked including Brazil and Canada, fall- new shares, and senior manage- ring to Standard & Poor’s cutting should engage the unions so that ufacturing lobby has halved its further havoc across markets. ing into recession. ment and board members will Glencore’s outlook to negative together they could find an ami- forecast for growth this year Glencore, which has lost more Concerns over prolonged stalled take the remaining 22 percent, from stable last week. cable solution to the problems after overseas orders fell to than 50 percent of its market Chinese growth have slashed iron the company said. The 18-month suspensions at facing the mines. their lowest since the finan- value this year, said it planned ore prices by roughly a half, as Glencore last week saw its larg- the company’s copper mines in “Such a decision requires all cial crisis, while recruiters said to raise $2.5bn (¤2.2bn) in share coal, copper and other commodi- est decline on the London stock Katanga, DR Congo, and Mopani, of us to open a dialogue and see skills shortages were leading sales and suspended dividend pay- ties have fallen by 20-40 percent. exchange since it went public Zambia, will remove about how best we could move forward, to higher wages but slower job ments until further notice. In a joint statement, Glencore’s in 2011, but its shares had risen 400,000 tonnes of copper cathode as a union we are always worried growth. The moves were aimed at cut- chief executive Ivan Glasenberg Monday more than six percent from the market, Glencore said. about the jobs of our members,” British manufacturing ting about $10.2bn in debt by the and chief financial officer Steven in early afternoon trading to 130 While the announcement had he said. expanded 3.1 percent last year, end of next year. Kalmin, sought to underscore pence, as analysts offered cautious already sparked an uptick in cop- The temporary shutdown of its best performance since 2010, Glencore took the further step the company’s “strong liquidity” praise for the moves. per prices, fears were mounting in the two African operations fol- but the EEF manufacturers’ of suspending production at mas- and other solid indicators, insist- “It’s a reasonably aggres- Zambia over cutbacks. lowed an impairment of its organisation said yesterday that it sive mines in Zambia and the ing they “remain very positive sive debt reduction,” Michael “The mines are going through recently acquired oil operation in expected growth to slow this year Democratic Republic of Congo, on the long-term outlook” of the Bush, head of credit research at a rough patch. We do not know Chad, a move the company said to just 0.7 percent, down from an as the company reels from what business. National Australia Bank Ltd., told where this will take us but it has was sparked by plunging crude earlier forecast of 1.5 percent. it has described as the worst But, they said, the need to sta- the Bloomberg news agency by consequences like job losses,” said prices. “While UK data has contin- commodities market since the bilise the company’s balance sheet phone from Melbourne. Nkole Chishimba, president of the AFP ued to point to solid growth, UK manufacturing is having to con- tend with a roller-coaster of risks from the rest of the world, and the white-knuckle ride is starting to take its toll,” EEF chief econo- Lufthansa services mist Lee Hopley said. Uncertainty about the scale of an economic slowdown in China have caused share prices there to hit by pilot strike tumble in recent weeks, and both the United States and China have FRANKFURT: Pilots at retire at 55 and receive up to 60 reported the slowest manufactur- German airline Lufthansa said percent of their pay until they ing activity in more than two years. yesterday they will stage new reach the statutory retirement The EEF said the proportion of walkouts on freight and long- age of 65. British manufacturers reporting haul passenger services today in Pilots are also concerned growth was the lowest since late their long-running dispute with about Lufthansa’s aim to further 2009, and that new export orders management over early retire- develop its low-cost activities as it had edged down to a six-year low. ment provisions. faces growing competition. But for central bank policy- The strike, the 13th in 18 months, Following the horrific crash makers in Britain and the United will begin at 0600 GMT and last of a jet belonging to Lufthansa’s States, who are considering when until 2200 GMT. It will only affect low-cost subsidiary Germanwings to start to raise interest rates, the Lufthansa parent company, not in March, the union suspended the broader picture is mixed. the other airlines within the group, industrial action. And talks with Domestic conditions are strong, the pilots’ union Vereinigung management have resumed in and tight labour market is start- Cockpit said in a statement. recent months. ing to push up wages. Union and management have Cockpit said yesterday that it A survey by the Recruitment been embroiled in a bitter dispute has made substantial concessions and Employment Confederation, since April 2014 over manage- and accused management of seek- said the number of people its ment plans to change the pilots’ ing to “smash wage-agreement members had placed in perma- early retirement arrangements. structures and demolish pro- nent jobs had risen by the smallest The dispute hinges on plans by tective mechanisms in order to amount in more than two years. Lufthansa to scrap an arrange- weaken the union.” REUTERS A board displaying cancelled flights of German carrier Lufthansa at the airport in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. ment under which pilots can AFP TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Apple ramps up machine learning expert hiring Company bids to beat Google, Microsoft in artificial intelligence; faces obstacles to making phone smarter

NEW YORK: Apple has of data to provide unprompted rival the offerings from Google’s a professor at the University of Apple’s hiring mirrors a larger home button, Google will scan ramped up its hiring of artificial services, such as the scores for a Android. Washington. hunt in Silicon Valley for people their screens to deliver helpful intelligence experts, recruiting favorite sports team or reminders While Apple helped pioneer “In the past, Apple has not who can help companies make information — a user reading from PhD programmes, post- of when to leave for an appoint- mobile intelligence — it’s Siri been at the vanguard of machine sense of their huge stashes of about an upcoming movie, for ing dozens of job listings and ment based on traffic. introduced the concept of a dig- learning and cutting edge artifi- data, said Ali Behnam, manag- example, might receive reviews greatly increasing the size of its The larger the universe of ital assistant to consumers in cial intelligence work, but that is ing partner of Riviera Partners, or a list of showtimes. It would AI staff, a review of hiring sites users providing data about their 2011 — the company has since lost rapidly changing,” he said. “They an executive search firm. Data be difficult to deliver such services suggests and numerous sources habits, the better predictions ground to Google and Microsoft, are after the best and the bright- scientists are the most sought- without sending data to the cloud, confirm. can be about what an individual whose digital assistants have est, just like everybody else.” after experts in the market, he experts say. The goal is to challenge Google might want. But Apple analyzes become more adept at learning Acquisitions of startups such noted. Some techniques Apple and in an area the Internet search its users’ behaviour under self- about users and helping them as podcasting app Swell, social Asked for comment about Google are investing in – such giant has long dominated: smart- imposed constraints to better with their daily routines. media analytics firm Topsy and Apple’s strategy, a company as deep learning, a hot field of phone features that give users protect their data from outsiders. As users increasingly demand personal assistant app Cue have spokeswoman pointed to state- machine learning that roughly what they want before they ask. That means Apple largely relies phones that understand them also expanded Apple’s pool of ments from Craig Federighi, simulates the human brain so that As part of its push, the company on analyzing the data on each and tailor services accordingly, experts in the field. senior vice president of Software computers can spot patterns and is currently trying to hire at least user’s iPhone rather than send- Apple cannot afford to let the gap Apple does not reveal the Engineering, who described the classify information — require 86 more employees with expertise ing it to the cloud, where it can persist, experts say. The iPhone number of people working on its release at a developers’ conference massive amounts of data that in the branch of artificial intelli- be studied alongside information generated almost two-thirds machine learning efforts. in June as “adding intelligence typically cannot be crunched on gence known as machine learning, from millions of others. of Apple’s revenue in the most But one former Apple employee throughout the user experience in the device alone. according to a recent analysis of “They want to make a phone recent quarter, so even a small in the area, who asked not to a way that enhances how you use For machine learning experts Apple job postings. The company that responds to you very quickly advantage for Android poses a be named to protect profes- your device but without compro- at Apple, access to data com- has also stepped up its courtship without knowledge of the rest of threat. sional relationships, estimated mising your privacy, things like plicates the work at every turn, of machine-learning PhDs, joining the world,” said Joseph Gonzalez, “What seemed like sci- the number of machine learning improving the apps that you use former employees said. Siri enjoys Google, Amazon, Facebook and co-founder of Dato, a machine ence fiction only four years ago experts had tripled or quadrupled most.” some of Apple’s most liberal pri- others in a fierce contest, leading learning startup. “It’s harder to has become an expectation,” in the past few years. But Google and others have an vacy policies, holding onto user academics say. do that.” said venture capitalist Gary Many of the currently posted edge in spotting larger trends, information for up to six months. But some experts say the The Cupertino-based tech Morgenthaler, who was one of the positions are slated for software meaning Apple’s predictions may Other services, such as Apple iPhone maker’s strict stance on titan’s strategy will come into original investors in Siri before efforts, from building on Siri’s not be as good, said Gonzalez, ech- Maps, retain information for as privacy is likely to undermine its clearer focus on September 9, it was acquired by Apple in 2010. smarts to the burgeoning search oing a commonly held view among little as 15 minutes, the former ability to compete in the rapidly when it is expected to reveal its While Apple got off to a slow features in iOS. The company machine learning experts. employee said. progressing field. new iPhones and latest mobile start on hiring for machine learn- is also hiring machine learn- What’s more, there are some Machine learning experts who Machine learning, which helps operating system, iOS 9. Apple has ing jobs, it is closing in on its com- ing experts for divisions such as features for which Apple has yet want unfettered access to data devices infer from experience promised the release will include petitors, said Oren Etzioni, who product marketing and retail, to find an answer, such as Now tend to shy away from jobs at what users are likely to want next, a variety of intelligent remind- is CEO of the Allen Institute suggesting a broad-based effort on Tap, which Google will release Apple, former employees say. relies on crunching vast troves ers, which analysts expect will for Artificial Intelligence and to capitalise on data. this fall. When users press the REUTERS

Sawiris laments slow Dubai contractor ASGC hires pace of Egypt reforms banks for CAIRO: One of Egypt’s wealth- ($45.20m) versus 351.68m a year iest businessmen said he had earlier. But Sawiris expects zero potential IPO not invested any of the $500m growth for his company this he pledged to his country in year because he said it had not DUBAI: Al Shafar General March because of the slow pace invested in new projects. At the Contracting (ASGC) has hired of reforms promised by the Red Sea summit in March he had Goldman Sachs and two other government. said it would add infrastructure, banks to arrange a potential Naguib Sawiris, who has made logistics and energy projects to its initial share sale on the Dubai an eye-catching but as yet unan- core business. Financial Market, sources swered offer to buy an island from Egypt’s growth slowed in the familiar with the matter said Greece or Italy to house refugees chaotic aftermath of the over- yesterday. from wars in the Middle East, throw of longtime ruler Hosni The Dubai-based company, said he had invested “zero” in Mubarak in 2011. whose projects have included Egypt since an upbeat investment It has picked up under the Waldorf Astoria hotel on the summit in March. President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, emirate’s manmade palm-shaped The chairman and chief execu- the former army general who island, has hired the US invest- tive of Orascom Telecom, Media oversaw the ouster of Egypt’s first ment bank, according to a sen- and Technology, blamed bureauc- freely elected president, Islamist ior banker and an United Arab racy and middle-level officials Mohamed Mursi, in 2013 but ana- Emirates-based banker who in Egypt for what he called lysts expect it to be below the five declined to be named because the “stagnation”. percent official forecast. information is not public. “Many of these ministers are Sawiris, from a powerful Egypt-based EFG Hermes and really good guys but they have Coptic Christian family, said the Emirates NBD are also arranging a second line that is blocking tourism-dependent economies of the Dubai flotation, according to them and it is the same sec- Egypt and Tunisia had been dev- Customers buy goods at the Homeplus retail store, South Korea’s number two supermarket chain, in Seoul, yesterday. the senior banker and a separate ond line that has been there astated by militancy linked to al industry source. for 30 years,” Sawiris said in an Qaeda and Islamic State and the ASGC declined to comment. interview, referring to deputy groups would create more refu- Tesco sells S Korean arm for $6.1bn Existing shareholders will ministers. gees from Syria and Iraq. provide the stock for the IPO, “Some of these ministers are The west needed a stronger the UAE banker said. The com- blocking each other and then the response. “You kill, you get killed. LONDON/SEOUL: Tesco is follows Tesco’s costly exits from balance sheet,” said Lewis, a pany was co-founded by Emad central bank has a policy and the Nothing else.” selling its South Korean arm Japan and the United States, as former Unilever executive who Azmy, an Egyptian engineer, and government has another policy. It He said he had formalised his to a group led by private equity well as a reduction of its exposure was hired last September to lead Emirati national Mohamed Seif is not coordinated.” offer to Greece and Italy yester- firm MBK Partners for $6.1bn, to China, under previous manage- Tesco’s turnaround. bin Shafar in 1989. In contrast, he said, at Orascom day to sell him an island where it said yesterday, as the British ment and highlights the difficulty Under the terms of the largest- Dubai’s bourse has been volatile non-performers are quickly he could create a refuge for some supermarket retreats from Western retailers have had away ever private equity transaction in recent weeks due to concerns rooted out and are “on the street of the hundreds of thousands of foreign markets to focus on from their home markets. in Asia, Tesco will receive £4bn over Chinese economic growth, looking for a new job”. people trying to reach Europe. reviving its troubled domestic Tesco has agreed to sell ($6.1bn) in cash. After adjust- the timing of an expected rise in “You punish and you reward. Neither country has shown any business. Homeplus to investors led by ments for tax and transaction US interest rates and the falling Where is this in the government? sign of taking the offer up since he The sale of Homeplus, its larg- MBK and including the Canada costs, the net cash proceeds, to price of crude oil. The mentality of appeasement first broadcast it on social media est overseas asset, represents the Pension Plan Investment Board, be received in a combination of ASGC’s listing will likely follow won’t get you anywhere,” Sawiris last week. first large divestment by Tesco boss Public Sector Pension Investment US dollars and Korean won, will a bookbuilding with insitutional said in his office in a commercial “All I am asking is find me an Dave Lewis, who wants to slash Board and Temasek Holdings. be around £3.35bn. Tesco said the investors, as did the Emaar Malls tower overlooking the Nile. island, I will make the financial debt and rid the firm of its junk “This sale realises material Homeplus disposal would reduce Group flotation last year, accord- In August, Orascom Telecom payment for it,” said Sawiris, add- credit rating after its profits were value for shareholders and allows its total indebtedness, which stood ing to the senior banker and the Media and Technology Holding ing that images of the desperate battered by market share losses to us to make significant progress at £21.7bn as of end-February UAE banker. reported second-quarter net prompted him to act. discounters Aldi and Lidl in Britain on our strategic priority of pro- 2015, by £4.225bn. Dubai companies had previ- profit of 353.95m Egyptian pounds REUTERS and by an accounting scandal. It tecting and strengthening our REUTERS ously floated shares at a fixed price. German industrial output data this week Al Baha to buy retail operator Massar shareholders pick with $39m shares

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Al Baha HSBC for stake sale Investment and Development Co said yesterday it had signed DUBAI: Shareholders of to comment when contacted a deal to acquire High End Massar Solutions have man- yesterday. Centres LLC, an operator of dated HSBC to sell a 40 per- The listing in Abu Dhabi was supermarkets, commercial cent stake in the United Arab postponed in February as mar- and residential complexes and Emirates vehicle rental and ket volatility impacted on investor hotels, for shares with a par fleet management firm, two demand, with the company say- value of Dh145m ($39m). sources aware of the matter ing at the time the float would be New Al Baha shares will be said yesterday, months after its revived when oil prices stabilised. issued to shareholders in High flotation was pulled. But oil prices have remained vol- End, it said in a statement to the Invest AD, which owns 51 per- atile and global stock markets tur- Saudi bourse, bringing the number cent of Massar, and Abu Dhabi bulent, partly due to concerns about of Al Baha’s outstanding shares to National Energy Company, with an economic slowdown in China. 29.50 million from 15 million. a 49 percent share, are looking to HSBC was appointed by The acquisition, which is sub- raise an amount similar to what Massar’s shareholders in August ject to regulatory approvals, aims they would have received from to reach out to strategic and local to “correct the company’s accu- the initial public offering (IPO), investors, a UAE investment mulated losses and find lucrative according to a separate private banker and a finance executive and stable sources of income to equity source. said, speaking on condition of ensure continuity of the com- A man works on the assembly line in the truck production plant of truck and bus-maker MAN AG in Munich, The IPO had valued the 40 per- anonymity as the information is pany’s business in the future”, Al Germany. Data for German industrial output in July is expected to be published this week. cent stake at Dh576m ($156.8m). not public. Baha said. Massar Solutions declined REUTERS AGENCEIS TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

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aYESTERDAY’S ANSWER TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 Doha Worlds set to boost boxing in entire region: QOC Qatari capital gets ready for 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships Usain Bolt

BY RIZWAN REHMAT said. “Live coverage of this event Bolt sets sights will reach out to new audiences,” DOHA: Next month’s Bouzidi added. 2015 AIBA World Boxing President of QBF Yusuf Ali Al on Rio, not to Championships in Doha will Kazim said the final list of boxers help spread the culture of boxing will be made available in the ‘next race this year in the country and the region, two weeks’. Qatar Olympic Committee “It is the first event of its kind NEW YORK: Six-times (QOC) Secretary General Dr set to be held in the Middle East. Olympic champion Usain Bolt Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari We are still awaiting on the final has decided not to race again said yesterday. list of boxers,” Al Kazim said. this year after his triple gold Doha will welcome more than “Probably in two weeks we medal haul at last month’s 260 boxers from over 50 countries should get all the details. This is world championships in China. at the October 8-18 event to be an event for the elite boxers,” he “After the excitement of the held at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya added. past few weeks at the World T&F Arena. “We hope this event will boost (Track & Field) Championships “This event is a qualifying the game’s image in the region in Beijing I have decided not to championship for boxers eye- besides giving the young boxers in race again in 2015,” Bolt wrote on ing a berth at the 2016 Olympic our country and the Middle East his Facebook page. Games. This event will spread the a taste of top flight of boxing,” Al The 29-year-old swept all three culture of boxing in Qatar and the Kazim said. sprint titles for the fifth time at a region,” Dr Thani said after meet- Al Kazim said Qatar boxers major global championships going ing AIBA officials. stood to gain a lot by featuring back to the 2008 Beijing Olympics “Once the event starts, you at the event. after an injury-disrupted season. will see what it means. How do “Our boxers are better than However, he has opted to con- we spread the culture of boxing? their counterparts in the region centrate on the Rio de Janeiro By hosting an event of this mag- but not superior to the ones on Olympic Games by bringing the nitude,” Dr Thani added. the international stage. But dur- FROM LEFT: Pat Fiacco, AIBA World Boxing Championships Supervisor, Karim Bouzidi, AIBA Executive Director, curtain down on his season early. “This will be the first ever ing this event, our boxers will Dr Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, Secretary General of Qatar Olympic Committee, and Yusuf Ali Al Kazim, “I am already thinking about AIBA World Championships become better,” Al Kazim said President Qatar Boxing Federation, during a press conference regarding the World AIBA Boxing Championships next year and the 2016 Olympic edition in the Middle East. For when asked about the legacy of at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena yesterday. PICTURES BY: BAHER AMIN Games in Rio where I will attempt the boxers, no other event could the event. to defend my titles in the 100m, be more important at this stage “We are developing boxing as 200m and 4x100m,” Bolt added. because 23 boxers will qualify for we go along. We have won medals “I will enjoy a short break from the Olympic Games in Rio,” Dr at the region level and in Arab training now to recharge before Thani said. events. Now we are looking at the Role of volunteers at major resuming background training “Just yesterday we launched World Championships,” he added. next month.” the 30-day countdown. We thank “As for the preparations are Bolt’s decision means he will AIBA, LOC members for their concerned, we are 95 percent miss Friday’s Diamond League efforts. We are at the final stages ready,” Al Kazim said. sports competitions praised finale in Brussels where he was of our preparations. “We have launched our market- due to race in the 200 metres. “We hope the fan attendance ing plans since the schools have DOHA: Secretary General of “I have competed in Brussels will be fantastic because boxing reopened. We are going to move the Qatar Olympic Committee many times over the years and is reaching out to new audiences. to the ministries also and take our (QOC) Dr Thani Abdulrahman it is always one of the best meets It is a new challenge for Qatar message to them,” he said. Al Kuwari yesterday praised on the circuit. The track is fast Boxing Federation (QBF) who AIBA venue supervisor Pat the role played by volunteers at Dr Thani and they always have a full house,” have been busy with their event Fiacco said: “We met heads of top sports events in Doha, say- Abdulrahman Bolt added. awareness campaign,” he said. LOC committees. They have done ing no event could do without Al Kuwari, “I was looking forward to run- “We have also kicked off online a fantastic job.” their services. Secretary ning there this year but I’m happy ticket sales. We have had AIBA He added: “This is an impor- “To me volunteers are also a General of to end the season without any officials visit the venue and carry tant event on the AIBA calendar very important part of any event. Qatar Olympic injuries and ready to go for 2016.” out other inspections,” the QOC and an important champion- They are actually the backbone of Committee REUTERS Secretary General said. ship for Qatar. This is going to a top sports event,” Dr Thani said speaks during Karim Bouzidi, AIBA Executive be the probably the best ever yesterday. a press Director, echoed Dr Thani’s world championships in the AIBA “Volunteers, whether Qataris MLB: Santiago, conference at sentiments. history.” or expatriates, are equally impor- Ali Bin Hamad “It (next month’s event) is a Fiacco said: “The LOC here tant to any LOC of a top event,” LA Angels blank great development for boxing fans has put in an incredible effort. Dr Thani said after meeting with Al Attiya Arena in the region. More than 50 coun- You will see the best referees AIBA officials at Ali Bin Hamad yesterday. tries will send in around 260 box- and technical staff managing the Al Attiya Arena in Doha. Texas Rangers ers for the 10-day event,” Bouzidi event.” THE PENINSULA Doha will welcome more than 260 boxers from over 50 countries NEW YORK: Left-hander at the October 8-18 event. Hector Santiago and three Dr Thani said this year’s Men’s relievers combined on a two- Handball World Championships “Now we have 29 days to go for “Yesterday, QBF launched their hit shutout as the Los Angeles staged in Doha had put a ring of the World Boxing Championships. 30-day countdown. Their prep- Angels earned a 7-0 win over fame around Qatar’s desire and Success is not an individual thing arations look complete. The the Texas Rangers on Sunday. capability of hosting top events. when it comes to sports events,” organisation is of a very high Santiago (8-9) permitted only “All event top class events Dr Thani said. standard. I congratulate Dr one hit, a double by second base- Yusuf Ali or Games staged in Qatar have “It is a team effort. All sec- Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, man Rougned Odor in the sec- Al Kazim, proven to be successful,” Dr Thani tors of the sports industry come QBF and members of the LOC for ond inning, but tied a career high President said. together to produce a quality high delivering this event.” with six walks before finishing Qatar Boxing “The first major event was profile sports event,” he said. President of QBF Yusuf Al with three strikeouts in the first Federation the 2006 Asian Games. Then Karim Bouzidi, Executive Kazim said: “QOC has spared no shutout of his career. during a press we staged the 2011 Arab Games. Director of AIBA, said: “I have effort to help us make this a suc- Second baseman Taylor conference, And then you saw the 2015 Men’s been coming here often in the cess. If you want to talk about Featherston collected three hits yesterday. World Handball Championships. last few months. Doha is a great legacy of this event, well the work and two RBIs while third base- That event was the quantum leap city. It is known for hosting top has already started.” man David Freese added three for us in terms of delivering a top sports events.” Al Kazim added: “We have hits and center fielder Mike Trout sports event,” he said. Bouzidi added: “You had the trained our own referees and hit a home run. Record number of fans turned World Handball Championships technical staff. Besides them, we The Angels used their fourth up at all handball venues to watch in January this year. And now have undertaken efforts to pro- win in five games to move within the players battle for the world you have the World Boxing mote coaching also.” 2-1/2 games of the Rangers for title in January. Championships next month. THE PENINSULA the American League’s second wild-card spot and remain 5-1/2 games behind the first-place Houston Astros in the Western Division. Trout gave the Angels a 1-0 lead Deutsche Bank in the bottom of the first when he broke a 27-game drought without Championship Stenson leads Fowler by one stroke a home run, the longest stretch of his career, when he propelled a Scores NORTON: Swede Henrik last week with a runner-up finish fastball from right-hander Colby Leading third-round scores Stenson put himself in a famil- at The Barclays. Lewis just over the right-field Henrik Stenson on Sunday in the $8.25m US iar position when he carded He will play in the final pairing fence for his 34th homer of the of Sweden PGA Tour Deutsche Bank six-under-par 65 to grab a one- with Fowler, who won the Players season. AGENCIES Championship (Par 71, USA stroke lead over Rickie Fowler watches his Championship and Scottish Open unless noted): after the third round at the shot on the earlier this season. 200 Henrik Stenson (SWE) 67-68-65 Deutsche Bank Championship 12th tee during Fowler failed to hit a fairway on Baseball Results 201 Rickie Fowler 67-67-67 on Sunday. the third his front nine, but still managed NY Yankees 6 Tampa Bay 4 round of the 202 Sean O’Hair 68-67-67, Matt Jones (AUS) The 2013 winner, boosted by an to find every green in regulation. Toronto 10 Baltimore 4 67-67-68-68 early eagle, posted a 13-under 200 Deutsche Bank Meanwhile, PGA Championship Cleveland 4 Detroit 0 total with one round remaining tournament winner Jason Day’s stretch of 22 203 Russell Knox (SCO) 70-65-68 Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee 3 at TPC Boston in Massachusetts. in Norton, consecutive rounds of par or bet- Miami 4 NY Mets 3 205 Jerry Kelly 71-66-68, Daniel Berger American Fowler (67) made Massachusetts, ter, the longest streak on the PGA 68-69-68, Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) Washington 8 Atlanta 4 a good par-saving putt at the USA, on Tour this year, ended when the 71-65-69, Danny Lee (NZL) 70-66-69, last to trail by one stroke, with Australian stumbled to a 73. Boston 6 Philadelphia 2 Kevin Chappell 67-67-71 Sunday. Australian Matt Jones (68) and Second-round leader Charley C White Sox 7 Kansas City 5 206 Hunter Mahan 69-73-64, Matt Kuchar American Sean O’Hair (67) two Hoffman also struggled. Houston 8 Minnesota 5 69-72-65, Patrick Reed 72-67-67, behind. He tweaked his back early in Chicago Cubs 6 Arizona 4 Hudson Swafford 69-69-68, Jim Furyk Stenson’s bogey-free round “That was the highlight of the he capped off his brilliant 2013 the round, shot 76, and fell six LA Angels 7 Texas 0 71-65-70, Charley Hoffman 67-63-76, included an eagle at the short day,” said the three-time member FedExCup playoff run with a win strokes behind. Fellow American Seattle 3 Oakland 2 Brendon de Jonge (ZIM) 65-68-73 par-four fourth hole, where he of the European Ryder Cup team. at the Tour Championship. Hunter Mahan (64) was also six 207 Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 73-67-67, drove the green and sank a slip- Stenson is seeking his fifth The 39-year-old, ranked eighth back after the best round of the San Francisco 7 Colorado 4 Gary Woodland 68-70-69 pery downhill 20-foot putt. PGA Tour win and first since in the world, began the playoffs day. REUTERS LA Dodgers 5 San Diego 1 TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

World 9-Ball Championship returns to Doha

A general view of cueists competing in the qualifying round of $200,000 WPA World 9-Ball Championship which started yesterday at the Al Arabi Stadium. The final of the event, which is offering $30,000 to the winner will be played on September 18. Last time when the event was hosted at the Qatari capital, Dutchman Niels Feijen had brushed aside failures in two earlier World 9-ball finals to win the sport’s most prestigious prize with a 13-10 win over Austria’s Albin Ouschan. RIGHT: A contestant gears up to make a break on the opening day. England coach calls for an end to Stokes controversy You can’t change it, it’s time to move on from it, says Bayliss Vikram Solanki

LONDON: England coach England’s Trevor Bayliss has said his side Obstruction must put the row surrounding Ben Stokes’s controversial dis- Solanki calls missal behind them as they bid was act of to get back on terms in their it a day one-day international series self-defence, with Australia. Durham all-rounder Stokes LONDON: Former England has insisted he did not wilfully says Stokes batsman Vikram Solanki seek to obstruct the field during announced his retirement from England’s 64-run defeat at Lord’s LONDON: Ben Stokes has cricket yesterday. on Saturday which put world insisted he did not wilfully The 39-year-old played in 51 champions Australia 2-0 up with obstruct the field during the one-day internationals and three three to play. second one-day international Twenty20 internationals for The all-rounder became only at Lord’s on Saturday after he England between 2000 and 2007. the second England player to be suffered one of cricket’s rarest Solanki, formerly of given out ‘obstructing the field’. forms of dismissal. Worcestershire but now with Stokes, went down the pitch England’s 64-run defeat by Surrey, said: “While the reali- and played a Mitchell Starc world champions Australia was sation that my playing days are delivery back to the left-arm fast overshadowed by the controversy coming to an end is naturally bowler, who then aimed a power- that ensued early in the 26th over difficult to come to terms with, ful throw back in his direction as of their run chase. the decision to retire is one that he tried for a run-out. Stokes, went down the pitch I have had some time to think Australia appealed and, after and played a Mitchell Starc about. lengthy deliberation involving the delivery back to the left-arm fast “I have been very fortunate to third umpire, Stokes was given bowler, who then aimed a power- have played for two wonderful out, much to the anger of England ful throw back in his direction as clubs as well as for England, and captain Eoin Morgan, who tried he tried for a run-out. would like to thank everyone that to take the matter up with oppos- As Stokes leaned back and has played a part in my career ing skipper Steven Smith. turned to make his ground, the for their help and support over When asked if it was time the ball hit the Durham all-rounder’s the years.” incident was put behind them, England’s Ben Stokes in action during a training session at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, yesterday. BELOW: arm. Solanki scored over 18,000 Bayliss saidyesterday: “Definitely. England coach Trevor Bayliss reacts during a press conference. Australia appealed and, after first-class runs. “I just thought it was two teams lengthy deliberation involving the His England spell included two trying to win the match for their third umpire, Stokes was given hundreds and two appearances respective teams and playing with “You can’t change it, it’s time to Australia win the World Cup ear- out. at the 2007 World Twenty20 in a bit of emotion. It’s good to see move on from it I think.” lier this year, was looking forward Batsmen are allowed to protect South Africa. a bit of emotion in a match,” the England have rested wicket- to returning to international duty. themselves but they must not, Surrey director of cricket Alec Australian added. keeper Jos Buttler from the “Being out of the game for a under the Laws of Cricket, “wil- Stewart said: “Speaking on behalf “They argue one way, we argue remainder of the series, with while through injuries gives you a fully” obstruct the field. of the Surrey dressing room, I the other, let’s get on with it,” he Jonny Bairstow called up in his lot of time to sit back and reflect Stokes told ESPN Cricinfo on would like to thank Vik for the said ahead of today’s third one- place. on how lucky we are to play inter- Monday: “A guy was standing massive contribution he has made day international at Old Trafford. “He’s been in form this year national cricket. When you don’t there five feet away from me and and the positive impact he has Australia batsman Aaron and deserves his opportunity. get that chance for a couple of it was just a complete reaction. had on everyone throughout his Finch, called up to the squad after We’re looking forward to what games it really hits home. “I didn’t put my hand there wil- time here. David Warner suffered a broken he can do for us tomorrow,” said “It’s been quite frustrating not fully, it was purely out of human “On a personal note I would like thumb, added: “I didn’t really see Bayliss. to be able get a run of games in reaction to protect myself. But to congratulate him on an out- it until the other day but it has “We haven’t played to our a row coming back from a ham- the decision was made, there’s standing career and wish him all divided a lot of opinions. potential in the two games. string. I felt I was getting back nothing I can do but it wasn’t the very best in whatever may fol- “I mean if someone is throwing Australia have played well also into some good form, then to wilful whatsoever. low,” the former England wicket- a ball at you your natural instinct and that makes it difficult to play break my foot was another set- “It’s one of those decisions keeper/batsman added. would be to put your hand up our own game. There are areas back. It’s all part of the game. where you can’t look back and “He has set very high standards and try and defend yourself, so we need to improve in and we are “That was the first time in 10 have any regrets because it’s been throughout his time in the game, Australia are within their rights looking to turn it around.” years that I’ve really missed any made. You can’t change what’s is a model professional and should to appeal but they don’t make the Finch, fit after several injuries cricket through injury so I’m just happened it’s just a shame it came be immensely proud of everything decisions. problems of his own after helping excited to be back.” AFP to the uproar it has.” AFP he has achieved.” AFP Uncertain start for new captain Smith

MELBOURNE: Australia recovered in a few Bangladesh.“I’m the lead up to the series. With all- face fielding their most inex- weeks to be able to gutted. I’m not rounder Shane Watson announc- perienced opening pair in dec- tour India but said happy about that ing his decision to quit Tests, Australian ades in Bangladesh, with David his latest injury was but I’ll get a bit of captain Smith will need to carry captain Steve Warner (pictured) all but rul- more serious. a break now and a team depleted of experience Smith looks ing himself out of the tour. “I knew pretty have got six to eight in his first full series in charge. on during a Vice-captain Warner suffered a much straight away weeks off before we Joe Burns, who played two Tests training session broken thumb when struck by a when I got hit that have to come back against India in the home sum- at the Emirates Steven Finn delivery in the sec- it was the same one and assemble for the mer, is considered a frontrunner Old Trafford, ond one-day international against and it was quite first-class game in for one of the opening slots, with England and does not expect to painful,” Warner Adelaide so it’s now Cameron Bancroft and Usman Manchester, pick up a bat for six weeks. told reporters time to get back as Khawaja also rated contend- yesterday. Australia, who already lost before flying home soon as possible and ers after posting big scores on opener Chris Rogers to retire- to Australia. then I can work on Australia A’s tour of India. ment after the Ashes, meet “Look I know from last time my fitness for longevity for the With wicketkeeper and former Bangladesh in the first Test in when it was actually just a minor next few years.” vice captain Brad Haddin also Chittagong starting October 9 fracture, it was a minimum of Rogers joined former captain unlikely to return to the side at followed by the second in Mirpur three weeks before I could pick Michael Clarke in retirement the age of 37, the test side faces from October 17. up a bat... I never do want to miss after the Ashes, with pace bowler a dearth of leadership as they Warner previously broke a Test match but it’s probably Ryan Harris quitting the game rebuild after the 3-2 Ashes loss. the same thumb in 2013 and highly unlikely I’m going to make after suffering a knee injury in REUTERS TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Azarenka advances to quarters Belarusian downs Lepchenko 6-3, 6-4 for fourth entry into US Open last-8 stage

NEW YORK: Two-time run- The Belarus star carved first Czech in the quarter-finals ner-up Victoria Azarenka another break for 5-3 before fal- since Daja Bedanova in 2001. reached her fourth US Open tering when she served for the Konta will be Kvitova’s third quarter-final yesterday with match. opponent in four matches ranked a 6-3, 6-4 win over Varvara But she secured victory in outside the top 90. Lepchenko of the United States. the next game on her first The 24-year-old Konta hopes to Former world number one match point when left-handed become the first British woman Azarenka, the 20th seed, will Lepchenko went wide. in the last-eight since Jo Durie face either Romanian second seed “I felt at 5-3 that I never went in 1983. Simona Halep or Sabine Lisicki, for my shots, she didn’t give me The winner of that tie will the 24th-seeded German, for a much rhythm,” she said. face either Australia’s 22nd seed place in the semi-finals. “But I told myself to be aggres- Samantha Stosur, the 2011 cham- The Belarusian, whose season sive and go for it.” pion, or Italy’s Flavia Pennetta, has been stalled by a left thigh Halep will bid to reach her the 26th seed. strain, appeared on Arthur Ashe maiden US Open quarter-final Pennetta has established an Stadium with both biceps tightly and be the first Romanian to make iron-grip on the Australian, win- strapped. the last eight since Irina Spirlea ning all of their six career meet- “It’s a little embarrassing. I went to the 1997 semi-finals. ings. The 33-year-old Italian is have blisters from my shirts rub- Lisicki, the 2013 Wimbledon looking to reach the quarter- bing against my arms so I needed runner-up, has never made the finals for the sixth time. the bandages,” said Azarenka, the last eight in New York. Stosur, 31, boasts the accom- runner-up to Serena Williams in Halep, who has a 3-1 career plishment of being the last woman 2012 and 2013. record over Lisicki, has hardly to defeat Serena Williams in New “It looks weird but I did what been tested at the tournament, York in 2011. I have to do.” conceding just 14 games in three Serena features today when the Lepchenko, who was bidding rounds. quarter-finals get underway, fac- to become the first American Czech fifth seed Petra Kvitova ing sister Venus for the 27th time woman not called Williams to has had an even easier path as she continues her bid to com- make the last-eight since 2009, through the first week, dropping plete the calendar Grand Slam. was broken in the third and ninth just 12 games. Today’s other quarter-final sees games of the opening set. The two-time Wimbledon France’s Kristina Mladenovic She rallied to edge ahead in champion takes on British quali- tackle fellow unseeded player Victoria Azarenka of Belarus gestures following her victory over Varvara Lepchenko of the US in their fourth the first game of the second but fier Johanna Konta, the world Roberta Vinci, who advanced round match at the US Open Championships in New York, yesterday. handed the break straight back to number 97. after Eugenie Bouchard withdrew the 26-year-old Azarenka. Victory would make Halep the from the event. AFP I could never Serena to meet Venus in quarter-final, play my brother, says Djokovic Djokovic rallies to overcome Bautista NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic tipped his hat to Serena and NEW YORK: Serena Williams, Venus Williams ahead of their chasing a calendar Grand Slam, 27th career meeting but admit- advanced to a dramatic US Open ted on Sunday he would find quarter-final showdown with it impossible to play his own sister Venus on Sunday while brother. a concussion forced Canada’s The world number one has two Eugenie Bouchard out of the tennis-playing younger brothers tournament. – 24-year-old Marko and Djorde, World number one Serena who’s 20. served well in moving within Both play on the sport’s lower- three match victories of a 2015 level tours, which suits Djokovic sweep of major titles by defeat- just fine. ing US 19th seed Madison Keys That’s a luxury which neither 6-3, 6-3. Serena nor Venus can afford and Serena, who struggled with her they clash again today for a place serve in two prior triumphs, hit in the US Open semi-finals with 58 percent of her first serves and Serena chasing a calendar Grand made only six unforced errors to Slam. 19 for Keys. She took 70 percent “The first thing that comes to of points on her second serves, my mind is how would I feel to nearly twice Keys’ second-try play my brother, and I don’t think effectiveness. that would be possible, honestly,” “My serve was definitely bet- said Djokovic after reaching his ter. I also was hitting them a lot 26th Grand Slam quarter-final harder than I normally hit them,” Sunday in New York. Serena said. “My only chance was “In a way I admire what they’re to start out fast. I just stayed in doing for so many years to play there and was able to relax.” against each other on such a Venus, seeded 23rd, downed Serena Williams of the USA hits autographed balls to the big stage. It’s strange. They are 152nd-ranked Estonian teen crowd after beating compatriot Madison Keys on day seven sisters. They live together. They qualifier Anett Kontaveit 6-2, 6-1 of the 2015 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis grew up together playing tennis. at Arthur Ashe Stadium, match- Center on Monday. RIGHT: Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut “But I don’t know if I’ll be able ing her deepest Grand Slam run and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (left) hug following their fourth to play my brother. It’s not pos- since reaching the 2010 US Open sible. I would not be able to handle round match on Monday. semi-finals. it on the court.” AFP “We’re both prepared,” Venus said. “Even though you’re playing Wimbledon titles, the most recent sibling rivalry 15-11 but they your sister you have to be pre- in 2008. Sunday Wrap have split four US Open meet- US Open Sidelines pared and focus. The preparation “I don’t think anyone wants to ings, including the 2001 and 2002 Who’s saying what doesn’t change.” be a spoiler. I think people love Bouchard had withdrawn from her third US Open quarter-final finals, and Serena won their most “The cool version is that I wanted to look like a Serena, who holds all four to see history being made,” Venus mixed and women’s doubles on in four years, matching her deep- recent matchup in round of 16 at quarterback, throwing the ball.” major tennis titles, is trying to said. Saturday. est Grand Slam run. Wimbledon in July. - Victoria Azarenka gives a bizarre expla- complete the first calendar Grand “But at the same time, you’re The 21-year-old from Montreal She next faces France’s Serena won her first set in 27 nation as to why she was wearing strap- Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988 and focused on winning your match was a French and Australian Kristina Mladenovic, who elimi- minutes, Keys handing her the ping on both biceps in her win over Varvara Lepchenko. It led to much head-scratching match Graf’s Open Era record of even though the circumstances Open semi-finalist last year and nated 13th-seeded Russian left- lone break in the sixth game. 22 career Slam singles titles by are really much different than lost the 2014 Wimbledon final to hander Ekaterina Makarova, Serena hit a backhand winner to “The real reason is that my shirts gave me blisters.” capturing her Open Era record you.” Petra Kvitova. a semi-finalist at last year’s US break Keys for a 4-3 edge in set - Azarenka offers a second explanation seventh US Open crown. Bouchard, who suffered a Her head injury added to a Open and this year’s Australian two and won when Keys, who also What’s my name? But Venus, two years older concussion after slipping in the season of setbacks, including Open, by 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 6-1. lost to Serena in the Australian than Serena at 35, could play the locker room late Friday and hit- first-round French Open and Mladenovic, on her deepest Open semi-finals, double faulted The on-court interviewer who greeted Azarenka after her fourth-round victory wanted to hear spoiler as she tries to add to a ting her head, pulled out of her Wimbledon exits and a 12-17 Grand Slam run, has never played to end matters after 68 minutes. what the Belarusian 20th seed thought of her trophy collection that includes the match against Italy’s Roberta record. Vinci. “She is playing great,” Serena possible next foe. So she asked about Romanian 2000 and 2001 US Opens and five Vinci. Vinci advanced by walkover to Serena leads the Williams said of Venus. “I have to play like second seed Simona Halep. And then stam- mered. And then stumbled. And then struggled I did today or better. But at least following a service break in the before admitting she couldn’t remember who US Open Results one of us, a Williams, will be in fifth game, before raising his per- Halep was set to play in a later match. The NEW YORK: US Open the semis, so that’s good.” formances in the fourth set to elusive name was that of German 24th seed Sabine Lisicki, the 2013 Wimbledon runner-up. results on Sunday, the seventh Meanwhile, top seed Novak claim victory. day of the 2015 tournament at Djokovic was made to work hard “Congratulations to Bautista Tornado, Hurrciane blow out Flushing Meadows (x denotes by Spain’s Roberto Bautista for hanging in there, for fighting,” First it was 17-year-old Tornado Alicia Black seeded player): Agut before he posted a 6-3, 4-6, said the Serb, winner of this year’s and then it was her 14-year-old sister Hurricane 6-4, 6-3 win at the US Open on Australian Open and Wimbledon Tyra Black. Names that should strike fear into Men’s Fourth Round: Novak Djokovic (SRB opponents, but both suffered blowouts in the x1) bt Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x23) 6-3, Sunday, moving him into his titles. The Spaniard unleashed 34 26th consecutive Grand Slam winners, including 22 from the junior tournament. 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Feliciano Lopez (ESP x18) bt Tornado lost on Sunday, retiring against Vera quarter-final. forehand, but came up short in a Fabio Fognini (ITA x32) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1; Lapko of Belarus while Hurricane was beaten Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x19) bt Benoit Paire After Djokovic won an open- quest to reach his first grand slam by Moldovan qualifier Anastasia Detiuc. (FRA) 6-4, 6-3, 6-4; Marin Cilic (CRO x9) ing-set groundstroke battle with quarter-final. Numbers up steady accuracy and well chosen “He made me work for every bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA x27) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 12 - The number of games lost by Petra Kvitova (7/2), 6-1. forays to the net, Bautista Agut point,” said Djokovic, who will in three rounds. used his big forehand to come meet Spain’s Feliciano Lopez, Women’s Fourth Round: Serena Williams 14 - The number of Grand Slam matches back from 4-2 down in the sec- who beat Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-3 (USA x1) bt Madison Keys (USA) 6-3, 6-3; Serena and Venus Williams will have played ond and win the next four games 7-6(5) 6-1, in the quarter-finals. Venus Williams (USA x23) bt Anett Kontaveit against each other after they meet Tuesday to level the match. Only Jimmy Connors (27) and (EST) 6-2, 6-1; Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) in a US Open quarter-final, a match that will The world number one smashed Roger Federer (36) have regis- be played exactly 14 years to the day since bt Ekaterina Makarova (RUS x13) 7-6 (7/2), Eugenie Bouchard of Canada reacts after defeating Dominika Cibulkova of his racquet after losing the sec- tered more consecutive grand they played their first Grand Slam final against 4-6, 6-1; Roberta Vinci (ITA) bt Eugénie Slovakia at the 2015 US Open in this September 4 file photo. Concussion ond set but made better use of its slam quarter-final appearances each other in 2001 on the same Arthur Ashe Bouchard (CAN x25) – walkover. forced the Canadian to withdraw from the tournament. replacement, winning the third in the Open era. AGENCIES Stadium court. TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Freeze frames of the Qatar Stars League launch ceremony

The logos of the 14 clubs taking part in the Qatar Stars League (QSL) are seen during the launch ceremony held in Doha yesterday. The QSL season kicks off on September 11.

Gianfranco Zola (left), coach of Al Arabi is seated along with other coaches of QSL during the launch ceremony which took place yesterday at the iconic Sheraton Hotel in Dafna Hall. CENTRE: Al Kharaitiyat’s Anwar Diba and Al Rayyan’s Sergio Garcia take questions from journalists. QSL coaches, club officials and other important guests as well as the QSL’s senior management attended yesterday’s ceremony.

Al Wakrah player Sabastian Saez during the ceremony. RIGHT: Al Sailiya’s Tunisian head coach Sami Trabelsi (left) and Al Sadd’s Moroccan coach Hussein Ammouta.

Al Sadd player Xavi Hernandez, answers questions from journalists in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: A player from Al Ahli club during the inter- action with the media personnel.

A section of the officials taking a selife during the glittering ceremony. RIGHT: Sabri Lamouchi, coach of El Jaish and Gianfranco Zola, coach of Al Arabi, discuss a point. TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Action from the IHF Super Globe match between reigning champions FC Barcelona and Al Ahly Sports Club at Qatar Handball Association Hall in Duhail yesterday. Barcelona began their 2015 campaign with a win against the Egyptian side. RIGHT: A section of the spectators during the match between FC Barcelona and Al Ahly SC. Barcelona, Sydney Uni in semi-finals IHF Super Globe: Sydney University Handball Club stun Qatar’s Al Sadd in close finish

DOHA: Reigning IHF Super though Al Ahly pushed through till Llorente equalised in the 42nd Globe champions FC Barcelona the 60th minute, the European side minute (13:13), and Rui scored began their 2015 campaign with were never really threatened. When a counter attack less than 60 a win against Egyptian side Al Omar Elwakil received a red card seconds later to put Sydney Uni Ahly Sports Club, before Sydney after three two-minute suspensions, in front for the first time in the University Handball Club made Barcelona were still three ahead game (13:14). But Alghamdi hit history with their first win in (18:15, 54th minute), and they held back and with 15 minutes left on their fourth campaign. on to the whistle to move through the clock the score remained level Also yesterday, MKB-MVM to the semi-final stage. (15:15). Veszprem and Füchse Berlin Meanwhile, the game between Llorente caught fire in the last began their campaign on a win- Al Sadd and Sydney University quarter of the game – he scored ning note. Handball Club started slowly, two goals in a row to give Sydney Defending champions FC with only one goal scored in the Uni a two-goal advantage with Barcelona’s defence kept Al Ahly first seven minutes. It belonged to just over 11 minutes remaining Action from Sports Club from scoring until Al Sadd’s Selvedin Omahic, but a (16:18). The Australian side stayed the FC almost the five-minute mark, at scoring drought from both teams in front until Mustafa Alkrad lev- Barcelona which point the European side followed for a period of six min- elled the score in the 55th minute and had already put two points on utes until Faisal Al Kuwari put (18:18), but Tomasz Szklarski soon Egyptian the board courtesy of right back their second point on the board. put them back in the lead with a side Al Marko Kopljar and left back Wael Sydney University Handball penalty goal as the clock ticked Ahly Sports Jallouz (2:1). Club’s Diego Llorente Llamazares into the final five minutes (18:19). Club match A fast break for Karim Osman followed with two goals in quick Llorente scored a fast break yesterday. followed soon after and Barcelona succession and the match had with a minute and 30 seconds left, found themselves in a level match finally begun (2:2, ninth minute). putting the Australian team in that saw an equal score after 10 Mustafa Alkrad took Al-Sadd front by two (19:21), and Al-Sadd minutes (3:3). one in front just after the 10th lost the next attack to suddenly Goalkeepers Danijel Saric and minute (3:2), and soon after find themselves in big trouble. Mohamed Aly were proving dif- Adulla Alghamdi and Sydney Alghamdi closed the gap to one ficult to pass at both ends, but FC Uni’s Renato Tupan Rui received inside the last 35 seconds, but it Barcelona still inched ahead to a two-minute suspensions that was too late – Sydney Uni held on two-goal lead with an intercept meant both teams were a player to record the first ever win for a and fast break by Raul Entrerrios. down. Hany Elfakharany was sent Australian or Oceania team at the Barcelona brought in some off just as Al-Sadd were at full IHF Super Globe. players from their bench – Filip strength again, and Sydney Uni Earlier, Esporte Clube Taubate Jicha and Kiril Lazarov, along took the opportunity to equalise began at full throttle while MKB- with Kamil Syprzak as a defen- to record a level score midway MVM Veszprem took a while minutes on the clock Veszprem Bjarki Elisson scored Berlin’s Tonnesen put his side two in front sive specialist subbing out for through the half (4:4). to settle in, missing a few easy had a three-goal advantage third goal just after five minutes with 13 minutes left in the half Daniel Sarmiento in attack – and Al Sadd crept ahead to a two- opportunities that would usually (26:23), and they held on to that and from that point it looked as (9:7). Idriss Drissi saved Frederik Lazarov soon scored his first to goal lead in the 19th and retained be certain goals. Veszprem were difference until the whistle. though the game was all about Petersen’s penalty attempt to push Barcelona in front by three that advantage with five minutes visibly unhappy with their start In the other match between the European side as they quickly keep the score at 10:9 in the 21st (8:5, 19th minute). left in the half (9:7). A fast break to the match, and though coach Füchse Berlin and Club Africain, pulled ahead by three goals (4:1). minute, and Club Africain once A bleak six minutes followed goal from Sydney Uni’s Joan Antonio Carlos Ortega looked the first goal of the game came But Club Africain slowly came again equalised in the next attack for Al- Ahly, who remained score- Cornella just before the half-time grim, he chose to let his players in the third minute when Füchse back to trail by one at 10 min- (10:10). The pattern repeated less until a ground shot from whistle closed the gap to one. sort themselves out and called no Berlin’s Petar Nanadic (10 goals) utes (5:4) and left back Mohamed with Berlin inching in front once Mamdouh Abouebaid finally Al Sadd were the first to score time-outs during the first half. caught the rebound off his penalty Soussi levelled the score with a more, and when the half-time added another to their tally in when the match resumed, but Mikler made a penalty save in attempt against Mohamed Sfar. ground shot a few minutes later whistle blew they held a two-goal the 25th minute (11:6). Rui pulled them back to a one- the 49th and Aron Palmarsson Club Africain line player Oussama (6:6, 14th minute). Berlin main- lead. In the end, Berlin were still But the game was already all goal score line in the next attack converted at the other end, Hosni followed soon after, before tained an edge, always scoring ahead by two with less than two but decided – Barcelona took a and the race to the 60th minute putting Veszprem two crucial going on to contribute three goals first and leaving Club Africain minutes left (26:24), the game four-goal lead into the break and was on. A breakthrough from goals in front (23:21). With five in the first eight minutes. to equalise, until Kent Robin was decided. THE PENINSULA Iceland, Czechs secure Euro 2016 berths, Dutch in danger

PARIS: Iceland made football- potentially disastrous 3-0 defeat let in easy goals.” “Our fate is no have to fight it out with Bosnia for ing history on Sunday night as in Turkey. longer in our own hands. I feel third place. they qualified for a major tour- First-half goals from David really terrible,” striker Robin van Bosnia were comfortable 3-0 nament finals for the first time, Limbersky and Vladimir Darida Persie told Dutch media after the winners at home to Andorra, with joining the Czech Republic in put the Czechs in control in Riga, Netherlands suffered their worst Ermin Bicakcic, Edin Dzeko and securing their berth at Euro and they held on after Arturs competitive defeat since Euro ‘96. Senad Lulic all scoring in the first 2016. Zjuzins got a goal back for Latvia. Meanwhile, Wales will have half. Both sides were reduced to 10 The island nation, with its Meanwhile, the Dutch are in to wait before clinching quali- men after the restart as Everton’s population of barely 330,000, real danger of missing out on a fication for a first European Muhamed Besic was sent off for became the least populated coun- European Championship finals Championship, and a first major the hosts along with Andorra’s try ever to qualify for a European for the first time since 1984 after tournament since the 1958 World Victor Rodriguez. Championship thanks to a nervy suffering a second loss in as many Cup. They knew a win at home to Italy edged closer to qualify- 0-0 draw with Kazakshtan in games under new coach Danny Israel in Cardiff would guarantee ing from Group H after Daniele Reykjavik. Blind. Semi-finalists at last year’s progress from Group B, but had to De Rossi’s sixth-minute penalty Iceland only needed a point to World Cup, Holland fell behind settle for a 0-0 draw after failing proved enough to beat Bulgaria secure one of the top two places inside eight minutes in a packed to find a way past Ofir Marciano 1-0 in the Sicilian city of Palermo. in Group A, and captain Aron stadium in Konya in central in the away goal. De Rossi and Bulgaria’s Ilian Gunnarsson of Cardiff City was Turkey to an Oguzhan Ozyakup Belgium’s 1-0 win over Cyprus Mitsanski were both sent off in sent off in the 89th minute just goal and Barcelona’s Arda Turan later on Sunday, secured by Eden the second half, while Italy goal- before celebrations erupted on the doubled the hosts’ lead before the Hazard’s 86th-minute strike in keeper Gianluigi Buffon won his final whistle. half-hour mark. toasty Nicosia, means Wales still 150th cap. The Euro 2012 run- The result allowed the side The Dutch were dishevelled require one point from their final ners-up are two points clear of coached jointly by Heimir and Burak Yilmaz sealed Turkey’s two qualifiers next month, away Norway, who leapfrogged Croatia Hallgrimsson and the Swede Lars win late on, as Fatih Terim’s side to Bosnia-Herzegovina and at into second place thanks to a 2-0 Lagerback to follow the Czechs leapfrogged their opponents into home to minnows Andorra. win when the sides met in Oslo, and England in being able to book third place in the section, leaving “The atmosphere was great, Jo Inge Berget of Malmo scoring flights to France next year. them in pole position to steal a but we have two games left,” said twice. In the other game in Group England became the first play-off place. manager Chris Coleman. “It is in H, Malta and Azerbaijan drew nation to qualify for the 24-nation “We again shot ourselves in our hands so Israel and Belgium 2-2, with Rahid Amirguliyev scor- jamboree on Saturday and the the foot,” said Blind, who lost have to do their work to catch us.” ing twice for the visitors either Spain’s soccer team player Gerard Pique attends a training session Czechs sealed their place by beat- 1-0 at home to Iceland on his Belgium will also be through side of goals by captain Michael at City Stadium in Skopje, Macedonia, yesterday. Spain will play their ing Latvia 2-1 while the strug- debut last Thursday. “You make if they win in Andorra in their Mifsud and Alfred Effiong for Euro 2016 qualification match against Macedonia today. gling Netherlands slumped to a things incredibly hard when you next match, so Israel are likely to Malta. AFP Tuesday 8 September 2015 24 Dhul-Qa’da 1436 Volume 20 Number 6547 Sport Price: QR2

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Al Sadd player Xavi unbeaten record Hernandez (left) and Gianfranco Zola, coach of Al Arabi, exchange greetings Carreno’s side takes on Hong Kong today during the launch ceremony of the HONG KONG: Brimming with chief Brian Leung Hung-tak Mohammed (75) also got their Qatar Stars League confidence following a 15-0 rout was quoted as saying in a report names on the scorer’s list on (QSL) in Doha of Bhutan three days ago, Qatar yesterday. Thursday. yesterday. will be looking to keep their “It proves if we can achieve Thursday’s win was a welcome unbeaten record against hosts good results, Hong Kong people relief for Qatar Carreno who saw Hong Kong when they two meet are always behind us. The match his side struggle against Maldives in a 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 against Qatar will be crucial as in their opening qualifying game AFC Asian Cup joint-qualifying we can keep our top position with in June. Qatar scored in 99th match today. a draw.” minute in that win over Maldives. Qatar crushed Bhutan 15-0 in Hong Kong are likely to make For Bhutan’s Japanese coach their match at Al Sadd Stadium three changes, with striker Chan Norio Tsukitate - who was seen on Thursday before taking their Siu-ki, midfielder Lo Kwan-yee with his Ipad during the game - it flight to Hong Kong where and full back Cheung Kin-fung was a game to forget. coach Kim Pan-gon’s awaits the in the starting line-up. Qatar midfielder Abdulrehman Maroons at Mongkok Stadium On Thursday, in one of the Mohammed said: “We took this today. most lop-sided games on the game very seriously. We are obvi- Coached by Daniel Carreno, international stage, hosts Qatar ously very happy but we put pres- Qatar Stars League Qatar have a 5-0 head-to-head on Thursday hammered lowly- sure from the first minute and record against their hosts Hong ranked Bhutan 15-0 at Al Sadd that’s why kept scoring the goals.” Kong. Stadium. THE PENINSULA For the clash today, Hong Kong A hat-trick of goals by arrive with two home wins and Mohammed Muntari (37, 41 and 2018 FIFA World launches new season an away draw against China in 48) and Ali Asadalla (21, 45 and Shenzhen last week. 63) headlined a Qatar goal glut Cup/2019 AFC DOHA: The Qatar Stars the 2015/16 season will be of the Besides tackling the home side in the Group C encounter at Al League (QSL) annual season highest level. Quotes playing in familiar conditions, Sadd Stadium. Asian Cup launch took place yesterday at “Last season the QSL’s man- Al Kharaitiyat’s Anwar Qatar will have to be ready to A brace each by Mohammed the iconic Sheraton Hotel in agement really achieved a lot, for Diba “As you know I was face the music in front of a packed Musa (28 and 8), captain Hassan Dafna Hall. example the match operations, absent for almost two years, Mongkok Stadium. Al Haydos (25 and 87) and joint-qualifying This year’s event saw a slick sales, communications, and foot- but thank God I am back Organisers say all tickets at the Boualem Khoukhi (62 and 70) Groups and Fixtures white design, with a huge screen ball development department now and hopefully can be compact 6,660-seat venue were saw Qatar piled on the misery Group A displaying the famous QSL logo. have exerted a lot of efforts to at the same level as before, sold out long ago. for Bhutan who looked completely Palestine, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, In front of the screen, on the make sure that the league is of the “It’s like the city is on fire as out of sorts in the game. Malaysia, Timor-Leste stage were 14 seats branded with highest calibre. We must ensure the teams all look to have everybody is watching the Hong Mohammed Kasola (18), each club’s logo where players that we keep to this standard,” September 8 bought well and I can’t wait Kong team,” Hong Kong soccer Akram Hassan (57) and Ismail from each club sat throughout he added. Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Venue: Shah Alam to get back into the swing of the event. “We want to give the clubs things.” Stadium, Shah Alam The mid-morning event saw greater responsibility and free- Palestine vs United Arab Emirates: Venue: coaches, club officials, local and dom but also we must ensure Al Arabi’s Rod Fanny “I Faisal Al Huseni Stadium, West Bank international media and other that it is a smooth transition found the overseas training Group B important guests as well as that won’t affect the techni- camp very useful, I had to Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Australia, Tajikistan, the QSL’s senior management cal level of matches or off-field quickly adapt to the football Bangladesh all attending and answering responsibilities. We are working style of Qatar. As a team we September 8 questions. together to improve the techni- The host Hamid Al Eid wel- cal level as well as other impor- did very well with our new Bangladesh vs Jordan: Venue: Bangabandhu coach who has plenty of posi- National Stadium, Dhaka comed everybody to the launch tant aspects of running a club on ceremony and then made spe- a daily basis.” tive energy and understand- Tajikistan vs Australia: Venue: Republican cial mention of the two newly He continued: “The third fac- Central Stadium, Dushanbe ing of the game.” promoted sides to the QSL - Al tor, is the media who are one of Group C Rayyan and Mesaimeer. our most important partners we Al Wakrah’s Sabastian Hong Kong, China, Qatar, Maldives, Bhutan The event kicked off with a have, I would like to thank Al Saez “Last season we strug- September 8 special three minute video promo, Kass who broadcast in a very dis- gled, we changed some play- Hong Kong vs Qatar: Venue: Mongkok highlighting the main moments tinctive fashion. The local papers ers and I think this year we Stadium, Hong Kong the domestic league and the Qatar too have played a massive role and have a lot of motivation to do Maldives vs China: Venue: National Stadium, National Team. continue to do a great job.” well. We need to get a good Male Each player was then intro- He concluded by saying: “The start and stay disciplined.” Group D duced individually as they arrived proof of the success of any league on the stage. and any match is the presence of Lekhwiya’s Nam Tae-Hee Guam, Oman, Iran, Turkmenistan, India Hong Kong coach Kim Pan-gon and a player speaking at a press con- Qatar Stars League CEO Hani fans, we will do all we can in order “We know how to win, I want September 8 ference on the eve of the 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 AFC Asian Cup Ballan concluded the ceremony to attract them, we want fans to to win again, the team will Guam vs Oman: Venue: Guam FA Field, Guam joint-qualifying match against Qatar in Hong Kong yesterday. BOTTOM: with a short speech. be excited and interact well in the give everything that I can Qatar coach Daniel Carreno during a training session yesterday. India vs Iran: Venue: Sree Kanteerava He spoke about many aspects stadiums. This will be a great sea- assure you.” Stadium, Bangalore of the league. son I am sure, I hope that we can Group E “Firstly, I would like to wel- all work together to make this a Al Sadd’s Xavi Hernandez Singapore, Syria, Afghanistan, Japan, come Rayyan and Mesaimeer season that will be remembered “I think we will have a strong Cambodia to the league, I would like to for a long time.” season, I think we will win September 8 welcome the foreign, local and Ballan then put the shield on many titles, I have won many regional players. I am sure they the stage and brought all the play- Cambodia vs Syria: Venue: National Olympic things in Spain and Europe will enrich the season with some ers together to have a group photo Stadium , Phnom Penh great moments. I would like to with the players to end a glitzy and I want to do the same Afghanistan vs Japan: Venue: Azadi Stadium, welcome the fans too. Very soon and symbolic day in the Qatari here. I hope the fans will Tehran we will start, there will be some football calendar. be happy with my perform- Group F high quality matches, and I believe THE PENINSULA ances and I look forward to Thailand, Iraq, Vietnam, Chinese Taipei learning a lot about Qatar September 8 during my time here. This Chinese Taipei vs Vietnam: Venue: Taipei is a good league with tough Municipal Stadium, Taipei opponents.” Thailand vs Iraq: Venue: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Al Rayyan’s Sergio Group G Sabri Garcia “I am very happy to Korea Republic, Lebanon, Kuwait, Myanmar. Lamouchi, be competing and playing in Laos coach of El the QSL, as my compatriot September 8 Jaish and Xavi said, this is a strong Laos vs Kuwait: Venue: National Sports George league, I think Rayyan is a Complex Stadium, KM16, Vientiane Fossati, great team with a big history Lebanon vs Korea Republic: Venue: Sports coach of and I think we will win some- City Stadium, Beirut Al Rayyan thing for sure. Group H during the Mesaimeer‘s Rafael DPR Korea Philippines, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, QSL launch Yemen ceremony. Amorim “Our aim is not to September 8 get relegated, we know that Philippines vs Uzbekistan: Venue: Philippine we cannot be expected to Sports Stadium, Bocaue City, Bulacan compete for the top positions Yemen vs Bahrain: Venue: Qatar Sports Club but we will do our best to play Stadium, Doha to our full potential.”