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MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 • 30 Dhul-Qa’da 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6553 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Crackdown 10 Gulf banks on illegal apply for crèches on the cards Qatar licence DOHA: The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has hinted that a crackdown on illegal Move to generate jobs, buoy real estate crèches may soon be launched. The Ministry said it is keeping DOHA: At least eight to 10 part of their expansion strategy. a close watch of local newspapers banks from the GCC countries The GCC’s top leadership had and shopping centre notice boards have applied for licence to oper- decided at their summits earlier to see if advertisements for child- ate in Qatar and they are likely to permit banks from member- care facilities run from homes to get approval before the end of states to operate in one another’s illegally are displayed. “We are this year. territory to boost regional eco- concerned to find that many such Some of the banks are seek- nomic cooperation. advertisements are appearing in ing the Qatar Financial Centre The goal is part of a broader newspapers and public places,” (QFC) route to enter Qatar while strategy to establish a full-fledged the Ministry said. others want to operate outside of common regional market and a In an advertisement inserted in it. Since QCB is the pivotal licens- regional currency. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Syrian and Afghan refugees fall into the sea; a refugee raises a child into the air; a a local Arabic daily, the Ministry ing authority, all the banks have Qatar is providing licence to Syrian refugee holding a baby in a lifetube, and a refugee shouts as he swims towards the shore after their dinghy said yesterday it was concerned made their applications to the GCC banks on the condition that deflated some 100m away before reaching the Greek island of Lesbos, yesterday. to find some ads saying they banking regulator. they would introduce innovative were ready to receive children at Once approval is granted, they and non-conventional products homes. “Please be informed that are expected to meet the neces- and services to help improve the running a childcare facility from sary requirements, complete the local market. 34 refugees drown off Greece a home is illegal. Any crèche run paperwork and begin their opera- This aside, the banks will con- without a valid licence is illegal tions by early next year — some- tribute to Qatar’s economy in ATHENS: Thirty-four refugees, Farmakonisi, close to Turkey’s said 68 people were rescued from and liable to be severely pun- time by the first quarter. other ways as well — by buying almost half of them babies and coast. the water and another 30 sur- ished,” the Ministry said. Al Sharq reported yesterday or leasing out property to set up children, drowned when their Tens of thousands of mainly vivors from the same boat were The Ministry has a social quoting unnamed sources from branches and generating jobs. boat sank off a Greek island Syrian refugees have braved found on Farmakonisi. affairs wing which has a section QCB that the banks aspiring to “After getting approval, the yesterday, almost certainly the rough seas this year to make On Lesbos, an island which called the Family Development be here are from Saudi Arabia, banks will, naturally, be looking largest death toll in those waters the short but precarious journey has borne the brunt of Greece’s Department. This department is the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and for locations to open branches since the migrant crisis began, from Turkey to Greece’s eastern migrant intake, witnesses saw 10 the licensing authority for nurs- Oman. and staffers to man those the coastguard said. islands, mainly in flimsy and over- dinghies arriving within 90 min- eries, also known as crèches or The top applicants include branches,” said Al Sharq. Four babies, six boys and five crowded inflatable dinghies. utes yesterday. childcare facilities. The nurser- First Gulf Bank from the UAE, The demand for banking in girls died when the wooden ves- Details of the nationalities and One inflatable carrying about ies that can keep in their care and Bank Muscat from Oman, Qatar and the rest of the GCC sel carrying them overturned, ages of the victims were not imme- 70 refugees, including many chil- children up to four years of age in addition to some Saudi and has been going up. So the decision 5km east of the small island of diately available. The coastguard dren, burst about 100 metres from are different from kindergartens Kuwaiti banks. for local banks to expand their the shore. Locals pulled infants which are licensed by the Supreme Qatar’s decision to allow GCC activities within the region comes and toddlers - including a two- Education Council. Some nurser- banks to open branches in its ter- at the right time. Germany reimposes border controls month old baby cradled by his ies can also be playschools. ritory is part of a GCC-wide pol- Sources said that before father - ashore on rubber rings. Qatar issued a law early last icy to bolster regional economic approval is provided to the GCC BERLIN/BRUSSELS: Germany re-imposed border controls yes- The vast majority of refugees year (Law No. 1 of 2014) making cooperation in all fields. banks to operate on Qatar’s soil, terday after Europe’s most powerful nation acknowledged it could reaching Greece quickly head it illegal for nurseries to be oper- The decision is based on recip- their share in the GCC markets scarcely cope with thousands of asylum seekers arriving every day. north to other countries, with ated from homes or from other rocal arrangements. Many Qatari and their financial status will be Berlin announced that the temporary measure would be taken first Germany the most favoured facilities without proper licence. banks have also applied to set up studied carefully. on the southern frontier with Austria. Full report on page 7 destination. 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Nasser Al Attiyah in action Russia building airstrip in More flights to Philippines Syria’s Latakia from next month BY SACHIN KUMAR BEIRUT: Russia is building an allotment of six new frequencies to the airstrip in the Syrian regime’s airlines in the Philippines. Similarly six stronghold Latakia province, and DOHA: Frequency of flights between new frequencies has been allotted to Qatar has brought hundreds of techni- the Philippines and Qatar will rise sub- Airways. Out of total existing eight fre- cians and military advisers to stantially from October this year, giving quencies in the Philippines, six are with the site, a monitor said yesterday. a reason to cheer to Filipino expatriates. Philippine Airlines while two frequencies The claim comes as Washington As per the recent agreement between are with CEB- a low cost carrier. accuses Moscow of a military Qatar and the Philippines, flight frequencies “CEB was granted increased air rights to build-up in Syria, where Russia will increase from eight per week to 14 from Qatar. From our current twice weekly opera- has backed President Bashar Al October. In aviation sector, one frequency tions to and from Doha, CEB can operate Assad’s regime against an upris- means one round trip from a destination. as many as 7 frequencies weekly, starting ing of more than four years. “According to the new agreement, car- October 2015 (winter schedule),” said Alex “Russian forces are building a riers from Qatar and the Philippines will Reyes. Qatar Airways will be adding six long runway capable of accom- be able to do up to 14 frequencies in a week extra flights per week between Doha and modating large aircraft near the on Manila-Doha route,” Alex Reyes, Cebu Manila starting from 26 October this year. Hmaymeen military airport in Pacific (CEB) General Manager, Long Haul Increase of flights between the two coun- Latakia province,” the Britain- Division told The Peninsula. tries is a good news for about 200,000 Filipino based Syrian Observatory for Cebu Pacific is the country’s biggest expatriates in Qatar. They expect more Human Rights said. budget carrier and is operating twice flights allow to expatriates to fly frequently The monitor, which relies on weekly flights between Manila and Doha. to home country as low cost carriers from a network of civilian, military Nasser Al Attiyah of Qatar leaps over a brow during the final day of the Rally of Australia Currently CEB is operating carriers hav- the Philippines will increase flights. and medical sources inside Syria, World Rally Championship (WRC) event in Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales north ing 436 seats which are all economy class. Continued on page 3 said “the Russians are preventing The new agreement has enabled THE PENINSULA coast, yesterday. Syrians, whether military or civil- ian, from entering the area where they are building the runway”. “In recent weeks, military air- planes arrived in Hmaymeen carrying military equipment and hundreds of Russian military Yemen govt shuns talks, begins major military push advisers and technicians,” the group said. Observatory director AL ABER: Yemen’s exiled government had said on Friday that it would join Ould Cheikh Ahmed, had announced that pushed the rebels out of Aden and four Rami Abdel Rahman said sources backed out of UN-brokered peace talks UN-mediated talks this week in Oman. both the government and the rebels agreed other southern provinces. also reported that Russia was as loyalist forces supported by a Saudi- But in a short statement overnight, to attend talks in Oman, the only Gulf Yesterday, Hadi loyalists launched the enlarging the Hamadiyeh airport led coalition launched a major offensive Hadi’s office said the government would not state not in the Saudi-led coalition. “largest and fiercest offensive since opera- in Tartus province, another regime against Houthi rebels yesterday. attend talks unless the rebels first accept Previous attempts at negotiations to end tions began in Marib province”, the military stronghold that is south of Latakia. A military official said the offensive a UN resolution demanding their with- the conflict have repeatedly collapsed. official said, adding that the rebels were The airport is currently used aimed to push the Iran-backed insurgents drawal from territory they have captured. Analysts have said the war is entering a targeted in the Jufeinah, Faw and Thatt- by aircraft that spray crops with out of the oil-rich Marib province east of The government decided “not to take part new and potentially decisive phase as Gulf Alra areas. General Samir Shamfan, com- pesticide. Russia is a staunch Sana’a and eventually move on the capital, in any meeting until the militia recognises nations build up ground forces to battle mander of the 23rd Mechanised Brigade ally of the regime in Damascus which the rebels seized a year ago. Resolution 2216 and agrees to implement the rebels in the capital and their northern based in Al-Aber, said about 12,000 sol- and maintains a naval facility in President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi’s gov- it without conditions,” the statement said. strongholds. In July, loyalist troops freshly diers have been assembled in the city some Tartus province. AFP ernment, which has fled to Saudi Arabia, The UN’s special envoy for Yemen, Ismail trained and equipped by the coalition 270km east of Marib city. AFP MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

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DOHA: A sing-along with Builder (Dar Al Salam), Dora the working with its partners at Frozen’s Anna and Elsa and a Explorer (Ezdan Mall), Cinderella Hamad International Airport to unique performance by Arabs (Lagoona), Play ‘Doh (Hyatt share the spirit of Eid with visi- Got Talent semi-finalist Snoopy Plaza) and Kids Circus (Al Khor tors arriving in Qatar through are some of the entertainment Mall). “Eidiya” gifts and informa- offerings at the upcoming five- Further, actors Nasser tion pamphlets providing them day Eid Al Adha 2015 Festival Mohammed and Najwa Al Kubaisi with a guide to the Eid Al-Adha organised by Qatar Tourism will return to lead an ensemble festivities. Authority (QTA). of young actors including child “The Eid Al Adha Festival sus- Royal sisters Anna and Elsa singing superstar Hala Al Turk, tains the momentum of the 2015 along with Olaf will sing well- in a show about the world of Qatar Summer Festival and Eid known tunes from the Disney wrestling. 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Circus Teyseer Abdullah, directed by uted to the rise in tourist numbers performer Snoopy will show off Saad Burshed and sponsored by with a series of shows, a range his unique brand of balancing the QTA, will be staged at the of new attractions, special hotel acts that have amazed tele-view- Qatar National Theatre. rates, live ticketed shows and ers of Arabs Got Talent’s latest Eid Al-Adha celebrations will weekly raffle draws,” said Rashed season. extend to all parts of the coun- Al Qurese, Chief Marketing and Catered to all ages, the Festival try at tourism hotspots including Promotions Officer at QTA. is set to offer a variety of daily Souq Waqif, where live concerts “The Festival is part of Qatar’s family entertainment shows that will be held; Katara; Aspire strategy to grow and diversify its will be held in malls, from the Park; The Pearl-Qatar; Al Dosari tourism offerings in partnership Qatar’s Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah attends the 144th annual meeting of Arab Foreign traditional Ardha dance to the Zoo and Game Reserve; and with the private sector.” Ministers at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, yesterday. amusing mini-stage show titled the Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim The annual Eid Al Adha Mr Dropsy and the Bell-Boy. 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THE PENINSULA DOHA: A faculty team of The College’s Legal Clinic Unit and initiatives such as the launch Qatar University’s College of provides students with practical of the series on new legislation Law (LAWC) has won a grant training on real-life scenarios, on Qatar’s new cybercrime law, of over $500,000 to conduct legal aid, and legal consultative and the drafting of the English research on Qatar’s legal pre- expertise, while Law French Club version of the Qatari cybercrime paredness to organise the 2022 was established to conduct vari- law and of the policy for the new FIFA World Cup. ous cultural and social activities legislation initiative of Qatar This was disclosed by LAWC’s in order to spread the French Ministry of Justice. Dean Dr Mohammed bin legal culture within QU commu- He also noted that the College Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi while high- nity and the Qatari society. is contributing to providing its lighting the key achievements He noted the College’s efforts students with a wide range of of the College during a press in fostering an excellent research forums to boost their profes- conference. environment that stimulates cre- sional development such as the The grant was awarded by the ativity and innovation through Gulf Certified Arbitrators course, National Priorities Research collaborations with academic and the Students-Alumni Legal Programme (NPRP), the flag- organisations from the private Debate organised by the College’s ship funding programme of the and public sectors and with Professional Career Office. Qatar National Research Fund researchers from institutions in “LAWC continues to imple- (QNRF). Qatar and beyond. ment a number of strategies to “This is an important achieve- The College’s Center for Energy ensure its students’ competitive- ment for the College which puts and Sustainability Law (CESL) ness for the fast-growing labour our expertise in focus in prepara- successfully achieved $34,000 market, and offers learning and tion for such a critical event for grant from Qatar Petroleum research experiences that unlock Qatar”, said Al Khulaifi. Development Co Ltd (QPD). their potential, motivating them Major achievements during He commended the Center’s towards academic and profes- the academic year 2014-2015 also contribution to enhancing sional excellence,” Dr Al Khulaifi included the launch of two new research productivity in the said. graduate programmes for Fall College through notable events LAWC Associate Dean of 2015 — a Master’s in Private Law such as the seminars on “Energy Academic Affairs Dr Yasser and one in Public Law, and the Dispute Resolution” (February Khalaileh, Associate Dean for establishment of a number of pro- 2015) and “Energy Security” Research Dr Francis Botchway, fessional development courses in (May 2015). and Associate Dean of Outreach cooperation with QU Continuing Dr Al Khulaifi also pointed at and Engagement Dr Yassin Education Office (CEO) such as the College’s community service Elshazly were also present at the the Qatari HR Law, English Legal activities that are reflected in the press conference. Terminology, and many more. number of outreach programmes THE PENINSULA Performers rehearse for a show to be put up at the Eid Al Adha 2015 Festival.

Indian Embassy Boats must have AIS and VHF consular section changes timings radio devices, says ministry DOHA: The consular section of the Indian DOHA: Amid apprehensions raised by some It will also help in identifying the location of the Embassy will change its Qatari boat owners, the Ministry of Transport ship or boat and give them guidance when it is neces- timing from Wednesday, yesterday clarified that it is obligatory for all ships sary. “Not installing these devices or switching them the mission said yester- and boats in the country to install Automatic off are considered a violation of the decision,” said day. The new schedule Identification System (AIS) and Very High Qaddar. Any boat owner who has queries about the is as follows: submission Frequency (VHF) radio. system must contact the ministry. of applications — 9am Nasser Musaad Qaddar, Director of Planning and Regarding the prices of the devices, he said the to 12.15pm. Collection of Licensing of Marine Transport at the Ministry of ministry has issued a list of manufactures who sell documents after render- Transport told a press conference that the decision the products at low prices; not more than QR1,500 ing of consular service — was in the interest of citizens to protect their life for AIS and QR1,000 for VHF. from 4pm to 5.15pm. and property and ensure marine safety. There is a grace period for installing the devices THE PENINSULA AIS is a digital VHF radio-based transponder if they are not readily available in the market. system that can prevent collisions and can protect Local Arabic daily Al Raya reported yesterday Cost of tickets the boat from being run down by a huge, fast moving that many boat owners were surprised by the new ship. AIS uses GPS, VHF radio and sophisticated decision. to Philippines digital processing to automatically communicate They said that the devices are not available in between vessels without any operator interaction. the market and the installation cost ranges from expected to fall He said the decision was the result of studies and QR5,000 to QR6,000. consultations and coordination with different bodies Some doubted the need for installing such sophis- Continued from page 1 concerned. These devices in ships and boats keep ticated devices in small boats that do not go beyond “I expect the cost of air them connected with the Coast Guard and coastal five to six kilometres into the sea. The existing tickets to the Philippines to stations to provide them help and rescue if they face mobile communication system is enough for them, come down because Cebu technical problems or accidents in the sea, he added. they said. THE PENINSULA Pacific is a low cost carrier. There may be a price war among airlines to attract travellers,” said Marc, who works as an electrician in Warning against unlicensed nurseries Qatar. “Additional flights will give us chance to fly Continued from page 1 and hence parents with limited prosecution for further legal back home more often.” Many working parents, par- income are attracted. action. Licensed nurseries can The population of ticularly limited-income expatri- Early this year, the police charge up to or even more than Filipinos in Qatar is rising ate couples, tend to leave their took into custody an Arab cou- QR2,000 for child care a month because of ongoing mega children in illegal crèches run by ple for running an illegal nurs- but they are safe. projects for the football expatriate housewives from their ery from their apartment. The The Labour Ministry has urged World Cup 2022. This homes in violation of law, thus married couple was charging nationals and expatriates to abide has spurred demand for risking their safety and security. QR500 per child per month. The by law or face the music. increase in the number of These are cheaper facilities case was referred to the public THE PENINSULA flights. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QF, Siemens sign training agreement Selected staff to undergo internship DOHA: Qatar Foundation for National Vision, and its goal of pro- Education, Science and Community pelling this country to success.” Development (QF) has entered Sakiz said, “I am very pleased by into an agreement with Siemens our collaborative training approach WLL Qatar that will see specially- as it is an important step towards selected QF staff members partici- Siemens’ aspiration to contribute pate in a comprehensive training to the development of people of programme. Qatar. The employees involved will The initiative, called ‘Qatar greatly benefit from this knowledge Foundation and Siemens Talent exchange.” Training Program’ is evidence of A number of other senior offi- the two organisations’ joint efforts cials from QF and Siemens WLL in unlocking potential by investing were also present at the signing cer- Chadians crowd near a well dug by Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Moussoro. The wells have helped alleviate water crisis in poor towns in human capital, a press statement emony, including Jawaher Al Kuwari, and districts of the African nation. by Qatar Foundation said. Talent Development Director, Qatar The agreement was signed by Foundation; Hissa Al Kubaisi, Head Fahad Al Qahtani, Group Executive of National Development, Qatar Director of Qatar Foundation, Foundation; Hamad Alkhayyat, and Abdurrahman Fatih Sakiz, Senior Executive Vice President, QRCS digs several wells in Chad Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Siemens WLL; and Stefan Werner, WLL Qatar. Chief Financial Officer, Siemens DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent All digging and construction locals and livestock. the Chadian people suffer from “We are delighted to be collabo- WLL. Society (QRCS) has completed works have been completed, The opening ceremony was a water crisis even in major cit- rating with Siemens for this innova- The three QF staff members spe- a project to dig several surface and tens of thousands of people attended by a number of officials ies like N’Djamena (the capital) tive and comprehensive internship cially-selected to take part in the water wells in Chad to provide have begun using clean drink- and local community leaders. and Abéché. programme,” said Al Qahtani com- inaugural programme are Ahmed Al drinking water for poor local ing water, which helps preserve The Mayor of Moussoro, Issa He urged QRCS to continue menting on the agreement. “We Sumaiti, Haya Al Khater, and Aisha communities. their dignity and alleviate the Abdel-Rahman, said, “On behalf supporting water projects in believe that people are our greatest Al Muhannadi. During the course The QR99,225 project was impact of potable water scarcity. of the government of Chad, I the country in order to fight asset, and with this programme, our of the internship, the trainees will undertaken in partnership The work was coordinated would like to thank QRCS for droughts and water shortages, employees are set to greatly bene- take part in a series of on-site work- with Chad’s Albir Charitable with licensed water well drilling its work here since 2013. Year help poor people in need of pure fit from an exchange of knowledge, shops and training sessions. Led by Association, under an MoU contractors to ensure quality after year, QRCS has become water, and reduce serious water- experience, and best practices. The a team of Siemens experts, the par- signed in 2012. and sustainability. If not main- renowned for its blessed efforts borne diseases such as cholera. initiative itself also reflects our on- ticipants will benefit from a wealth The project involved digging tained properly, water wells can in Chad. Now we have inaugu- “Many towns and areas,” he going dedication to unlocking human of economic, social, and environmen- and equipping nine fenced sur- become useless within months. rated a significant water well emphasised, “still have no water potential at every level. And by serv- tal knowledge. The internship pro- face water wells annexed with The drilled water wells are drilling project in BarhAl Gazel wells. Some towns are located ing as a platform for this process, we gramme will start today. cattle troughs in several poor deep enough and lined with Region.” According to Youssef 10km or more from the nearest are continuing to support Qatar’s THE PENINSULA towns and districts located 6km high-quality bricks, thus Mohamed Abbas, Chairman of water well.” to 85km from Moussoro. ensuring longer use for more Albir Charitable Association, THE PENINSULA Private firms trained to bid for events DOHA: Over 70 conference association meetings sector, area. Currently, venues and venues and organisers, des- offering unrivalled data, com- event organisers in Qatar tination management com- munication channels, and busi- pitch directly to associations. panies and travel agencies ness development opportunities However, we recognise that attended a workshop on suc- to members in 90 countries. In a collaborative and unified cessful bidding for confer- 2014, it ranked Qatar as 70th approach is crucial to effectively ences and events organised in its “2014 worldwide country convey Qatar’s unique selling by Qatar Tourism Authority ranking”. points as a globally competitive (QTA) in collaboration with In his opening remarks business events’ destination,” he the International Conferences Hamad Al Abdan, Director continued. and Conventions Association of Exhibitions at QTA, said: Al Abdan also encouraged (ICCA). “Qatar’s National Tourism attending industry members Held as part of QTA’s efforts Sector Strategy places great to pursue membership of ICCA to empower the private busi- emphasis on business events, and capitalise on the associa- ness events sector, the work- and especially on increasing tion’s resources, expertise, and shop introduced participants to the involvement of local stake- various tools to ensure quality From left: Abdurrahman Fatih Sakiz, Chief Executive Officer, Siemens WLL Qatar, the ingredients of a successful holders in the national efforts events. signs the agreement with Fahad Al Qahtani, Group Executive Director of Qatar bid strategy and ways to ben- to promote the country as a Qatar is seeking a 20pc Foundation Administration. efit from the ICCA database of destination for conferences and increase in visitors in the next international associations to conventions.” five years, and expects a large increase the number of asso- “Bidding for interna- portion of the increase to come ciation meetings held in Qatar. tional, large-scale events is from visitors attending business ICCA is a global body that an important component in events. 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DOHA: Two of Education City’s American schools have once again been ranked in the top 15 colleges and universities in the respected US News Best Colleges ranking for 2016. Northwestern was ranked 12th and Cornell, 15th. In the 2015 ranking Northwestern was ranked 13th and Cornell, 15th. Of the top 25 schools this year, nine schools stayed at the same place, 13 fell in the rankings and only three moved up — Northwestern, Johns Hopkins and Brown University. “As one of Northwestern’s three campuses, NU-Q is proud that our university has again been recognised as one of the most prestigious in the United States as well as in Qatar,” said Everette E Dennis, dean and CEO of NU-Q. “These rankings reflect the world class academic expe- rience we provide our students,” he added. US News is the only organisation that has been rank- ing schools for over three decades. The rankings focus on academic excellence, with schools ranked on up to 16 measures of academic quality. Students at NU-Q receive instruction from a world- class international faculty across three major pro- grammes including Journalism, Communication and Liberal Arts. As part of Northwestern University, it boasts more than 200,000 living alumni, including countless public figures, statespersons, and societal leaders. NU-Q is committed to excellent teaching, innovative research and the personal and intellectual growth of students within a diverse academic community. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Algeria’s powerful intelligence chief replaced ALGIERS: Algerian leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika has replaced his powerful intelli- gence chief, the presidency said yesterday, in the latest move in a shake-up of the country’s security forces. The presidency said in a state- ment that General Mohamed Mediene, better known as Toufik, had been replaced by his deputy General Bachir Tartag after heading the DRS intelligence service for 25 years. Bouteflika replaced Mediene “in line with the constitution” and using his prerogatives as presi- dent and minister of defence, the statement said. It said Mediene had “retired” but provided no fur- ther details. The 76-year-old had never appeared in public but yesterday Palestinians clean up debris inside Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City after clashes at the compound with Israeli police yesterday. RIGHT: A woman caught in a stun grenade. his picture was published for the first time by a local newspaper Ennahar, showing him in suit and tie. The announcement of his replacement came a day after Bouteflika’s chief of staff con- Clashes rock Al Aqsa compound firmed the arrest last month of the former head of counter-terrorism. Abdelkader Ait-Ouarabi, a Jordan, Egypt condemn Israeli assault; far-right minister enters the site close ally of Mediene and better known as General Hassan, had JERUSALEM: Muslims same tactic in the past in a bid to evacuated all the guards,” Waqf the Al Aqsa mosque and the to change rules governing the previously been the head of the clashed with Israeli police at restore calm and which has seen spokesman Firas Al Dibs said, aggression against the faithful site, with far-right Jewish groups DRS and embodied the army’s Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al Aqsa them briefly enter. adding that two had been wounded who were there,” a statement pushing for more access and even fight against Islamist groups for mosque compound yesterday Authorities said they raided by rubber bullets. “The director of from his office said. efforts by fringe organisations to two decades. hours before the start of the the compound at around 6:45 Al Aqsa mosque, Omar Kaswani, Netanyahu said in a statement erect a new temple. Daily Al Watan revealed the Jewish New Year, the latest am (0345 GMT) to ensure visits was injured and arrested.” that Israel would act “to maintain The defence minister’s move arrest of General Hassan at the violence over access to the site to the site could go on as usual. Police said calm later returned the status quo and order” at the last week banned the Murabitat end of August, saying he was sacred to both faiths. Protesters then targeted police to the mosque complex, though compound, venerated by Jews as and Murabitun groups, which his detained at home and then taken The clashes came with tensions from inside the mosque, accord- clashes continued outside in the the Temple Mount. office said were “a main factor in to the Blida military prison south running high after Israeli Defence ing to the statement. narrow alleyways of Jerusalem’s “It is our responsibility and creating the tension and violence” of Algiers. Minister Moshe Yaalon last week A witness accused police of Old City, with authorities firing our power to act against rioters at the mosque compound. General Hassan’s arrest came outlawed two Muslim groups that entering the mosque much fur- tear gas and stun grenades. to allow the freedom of worship Israel seized east Jerusalem, several weeks after the firings of confront Jewish visitors to the ther than would have been needed The Palestinian Red Crescent at this holy place,” he said. where Al Aqsa is located, in the three security chiefs including compound. to close the doors and of causing said 20 people required hospital Jordan condemned what it Six Day War of 1967 and later two considered close to Mediene Palestinian President Mahmoud damage, saying prayer mats were treatment. described as an assault by the annexed it in a move never rec- — the head of the counter-intelli- Abbas condemned what he called partially burned. Witnesses also A journalist saw a number Israeli army. Egypt, the only ognised by the international com- gence unit and chief of presiden- an Israeli police attack at the said a number of windows had of people being detained and other Arab country to have signed munity. The mosque compound is tial security. site, while Israeli Prime Minister been broken. heavy police deployments in the a peace treaty with the Jewish the site of frequent clashes. Experts have said the arrest Benjamin Netanyahu said author- Authorities cleared people from Old City. Several news photog- state, also condemned Israeli In late July, Israeli police and sackings are part of a ities must prevent rioting at the the site, including members of the raphers were kicked and hit by actions at the compound. entered Al Aqsa as they clashed behind-the-scenes power strug- compound. Waqf, the Jordanian organisation Israeli police seeking to push back with Muslims angered by Jews’ gle between Bouteflika and the Muslim witnesses said police that administers the sensitive crowds. FREQUENT CLASHES access to the compound on an powerful DRS. entered the mosque, Islam’s third- compound, a Waqf spokesman Abbas said sites such as Al Non-Muslims are allowed to annual day of Jewish mourning. Analysts say recent moves have holiest site, and caused damage. said. Aqsa constituted a “red line,” add- visit the compound, but Jews The July incident marked the tilted the balance in favour of the Police only said they closed the Far-right Israeli Agriculture ing that “we will not allow attacks are forbidden from praying or first time Israeli security forces tight circle around Bouteflika and doors to the mosque to lock in Minister Uri Ariel was among against our holy places.” displaying national symbols for had entered the mosque since his army chief of staff, Ahmed rioters throwing stones, fireworks Jewish activists who visited the “The presidency strongly con- fear of triggering tensions with November, when clashes with Gaid Salah, at the expense of a and other objects. site later, local media reported. demns the attack by the occu- Muslim worshippers. worshippers also erupted. rival faction centred on Mediene. Authorities have used the “It’s the first time that they pier’s military and police against Muslims fear Israel will seek AFP AFP 80 killed near Damascus in six days US must honour nuclear deal: Iran TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister said yesterday that Washington BEIRUT: At least 80 rebels and 8 have killed 46 rebels and 41 district. Rebel forces includ- the danger of Islamist militants must honour a nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers regime fighters have been killed regime forces, including from pro- ing Jaish Al Islam regularly fire entering the country as well. once implementation begins and block any attempt by lawmakers in six days of clashes north- regime militias,” said Observatory rockets into Damascus from rear Mike McCaul, chairman of to meddle with it. east of Damascus, the Syrian chief Rami Abdel Rahman. bases on the city’s outskirts. the House Homeland Security The comments by Mohammad Javad Zarif came after President Observatory for Human Rights On Wednesday, Jaish al-Islam The regime frequently car- Committee, warned that jihad- Barack Obama’s Democrats last week staved off a united Republican monitor said yesterday. also began an assault on Adra ries out deadly air strikes on ists with the Islamic State group effort to sink the July agreement in Congress. The deaths came in clashes prison, Syria’s largest and where the rebel-held areas outside could embed with refugees fleeing “We hold the US government accountable for the implementation that began on Tuesday when two many opposition figures have been Damascus, often killing dozens the conflict in Syria, creating a of the JCPOA,” Zarif told a press conference in Tehran, referring to prominent Islamist rebel groups held. of civilians at a time. jihadi pipeline. the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed with the six powers, launched simultaneous attacks on It briefly captured two build- More than 240,000 people have “From a national security including Washington. three areas outside the capital. ings in the women’s section of been killed in Syria since the con- standpoint, I take ISIS at its “In our view, any measures in violation of JCPOA by Congress should The Jaish Al Islam and Faylaq the prison, but was subsequently flict began in March 2011 with word when they said, in their be stopped by the United States government,” he said. Al Sham attacks have focused forced back. anti-government demonstrations. own words, ‘We’ll use and exploit “This government, as well as future US governments, is obliged to on the areas of Harasta, Dahiyat In Damascus city meanwhile, Meanwhile, a top US lawmaker the refugee crisis to infiltrate the implement JCPOA, in case it is implemented.” Al Assad and the region around the Observatory said one person warned against the US plans West.’ That concerns me,” McCaul Republican lawmakers have vowed to press on with their campaign Adra prison, the monitor said. had been killed and 10 wounded to take in some 10,000 Syrian told ABC television’s “This Week” to torpedo the deal despite Thursday’s blocking vote in the Senate. “Clashes since September in rebel fire on the Bab Tuma refugees saying that increases programme. AFP AFP

Silent protest Libyan rivals edge closer to peace deal: UN envoy

SKHIRAT, MOROCCO: disagreed about the details. submit the updated agreement to Libya’s rival authorities have The GNC rejected a proposal their parliament, said Leon. edged closer to forming a unity in July, and only joined the most “They are going to come back... government as part of a peace recent negotiations at the last with their names to propose can- deal for the war-torn country, minute. didates for the national unity gov- its UN envoy said yesterday. Points raised by the GNC ernment,” he said. “After long hours of discussions, have been introduced into the The internationally recognised we have reached... a consensus on latest draft, Leon said, calling parliament earlier this month the main elements,” Bernardino on the internationally recog- adopted a list of candidates for a Leon told reporters in Skhirat nised government to accept the unity government. near the Moroccan capital, where amendments. Leon’s plan calls for a unity talks resumed last week. “Even if... they feel frustrated government deal by September Libya, torn apart since dicta- because this text will have some 20, ahead of the UN General tor Muammar Gaddafi’s ouster changes, (I call on them to) accept Assembly, with the govern- in 2011, has two rival adminis- these changes for the sake of their ment coming into force a trations — the General National country,” he said. month later. Congress (GNC) in Tripoli and “We are going to distribute The rise of the Islamic State an internationally recognised gov- the text to the parties and we group and Libya’s emergence as ernment in the east. are going to work on this text a smuggling hub for migrants Waref Sleiman from the ‘You Stink’ protest movement, who has been on a hunger strike since September 3, The factions agreed in January tonight (Sunday), and we believe risking their lives to cross the sits with tape over his mouth during a silent protest to support activists taking part in the strike, in front of the to set up a national unity govern- that this text will... be voted by Mediterranean have added to the Environment Ministry in downtown Beirut, yesterday. ment to restore stability to the the two parties,” he said. urgency of the long-running talks. North African country, but have GNC representatives will AFP MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Tragedy highlights development boom in Makkah Grand Mosque undergoes major enlargement project

MAKKAH: The deadly col- But as the expansion of the Islamic Heritage Research lapse of a construction crane Grand Mosque is widely wel- Foundation. in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of comed to cope with the influx, He is concerned that the city’s Makkah has highlighted the modern urbanisation around the many skyscrapers are “making it pace of high-end urban develop- mosque has garnered criticism. look like Manhattan”. ment in the holy city. Towering over the place of Chief among them is the More than 100 people died on prayer, a different type of devel- 76-storey Makkah Royal Clock Friday when the crane toppled opment has taken shape — gar- Tower and the gargantuan Abraj into a courtyard of the Grand gantuan commercial projects Al Bait complex attached to it. Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest which critics say have erased One of the world’s largest build- sites, during a thunderstorm. Makkah’s heritage and threat- ings in terms of floor space, the The crane was one of several at ened its spirituality. six towers in the complex include the site in western Saudi Arabia Local authorities, however, luxury hotel rooms and a multi- where hundreds of thousands of defend the city’s urban projects, storey shopping mall. Muslims from around the world which include rail and road The Fairmont Makkah Clock have converged ahead of the annual improvements, as a modernisa- Royal Tower hotel boasts 56 ele- Haj pilgrimage later this month. tion effort that makes visitors vators and says “discerning guests A multi-billion-dollar effort was more comfortable. have the privilege of choosing launched four years ago to expand “Makkah is not any ordinary their rooms showcasing unrivaled the mosque to accommodate city,” said Irfan Al Alawi, co- views” that include the Kaaba increasing numbers of pilgrims. founder of the Makkah-based inside the Grand Mosque. All Muslims face the cube- shaped Ka’aba to pray, and cir- cumambulating the Ka’aba is one Probe report submitted of the rituals of the Haj. At 601 metres (1,983 feet), the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia listening to Makkah Governor MAKKAH: Two days after a crane collapse killed 107 people at clock tower is the world’s third- Prince Khaled Al Faisal (sitting centre) during a tour of the site of a crane crash inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Makkah’s Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia, the region’s governor tallest building. At its summit is yesterday filed an investigative report, official media said. a golden crescent moon and the holiday resort,” he said. “It’s losing in initial expansion projects for to ease the experience of the Prince Khaled Al Faisal “has submitted today the results of the four-faced illuminating clock, sev- its spirituality,” he said. the Grand Mosque. visitors”. investigation”, the Saudi Press Agency said. eral times larger than London’s “You wouldn’t find this sort of Four years ago, the late King Mahmoud Damanhory, a Faisal sent the findings to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef Big Ben. entertainment anywhere near the Abdullah inaugurated the latest board member for Southeast for presentation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King It bears the words “In the Vatican. So why is it happening in project, a 400,000-square-metre Asia Pilgrims’ Guides, a group Salman, it said, without disclosing any contents. Name of Allah”, and its size helps Makkah ?” (4.3-million-square-feet) enlarge- which assists pilgrims from that Salman vowed on Saturday to reveal what caused the crane to visitors at other holy sites locate But Shaker Al Sharif Al ment of the Grand Mosque. part of the world, said authorities topple into a courtyard of the Grand Mosque, where hundreds of the mosque and Ka’aba. Harthi of the Makkah Chamber That is the equivalent of more are transforming Makkah into a thousands of Muslims have converged ahead of the Haj pilgrimage Pilgrims leaving the mosque of Commerce defended the clock than 50 football pitches, and it “First World” city. later this month. are bombarded by advertisements tower as “a landmark not only in will allow the complex to accom- For Abdullah Hasan, a “We will investigate all the reasons and afterwards declare the from the facades of the nearby Makkah but the whole kingdom.” modate roughly two million peo- Sudanese pilgrim returning after results to the citizens,” Salman said after visiting the site, one of tall buildings. “Here we are dyna- Faisal Al Salmi, a teacher, said ple at once. “What is happening 10 years to perform Haj again, the Islam’s holiest. Prince Faisal ordered a probe as soon as the tragedy miting mountains to make way the city’s unprecedented con- here is a major development boom city’s progress in hotels, transport struck. The investigative committee was headed by Hesham Al Faleh, for big huge skyscrapers such as struction growth has brought jobs through enhancing public-pri- and other areas is a welcome an adviser to Prince Khaled, who was under orders to submit the the clock tower,” said Alawi. and investment opportunities. vate partnership,” said Fahad Al change. He said foreign guests findings urgently. Nationalities of most of those killed have still not He is an outspoken critic of Fifty-year-old pictures of the Harbi, a district chief in Makkah. are praying in thanks to the king- been revealed but they included Indians, Indonesians and a Thai. redevelopment at holy sites. Haram, or sacred site around the He said the city’s transporta- dom’s leaders “for the comfort Among the 238 injured were Iranians, Turks, Afghans, Egyptians “People visit the Grand Mosque Ka’aba, show a modest mosque tion projects as well as improve- they have provided to pilgrims and Pakistanis. AFP to worship and to have spirituality surrounded by old neighbour- ments at the Grand Mosque and and visitors”. linked to God. But it’s become a hoods. Many of these were razed other sites, “are implemented AFP Deadly clashes kill 9 in southeast Turkey Qaeda chief calls for attacks CAIRO: Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahri called on young Muslim DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY: men in the United States and other Western countries to carry out Kurdish militants killed two attacks inside there and urged greater unity between militants. police officers in a car bomb “I call on all Muslims who can harm the countries of the crusader attack on a checkpoint in coalition not to hesitate. We must now focus on moving the war to southeast Turkey yesterday, the heart of the homes and cities of the crusader West and specifically as authorities imposed a cur- America,” he said in an audio recording posted online yesterday, refer- few in the region’s largest city ring to nations making up the Western-led coalition in Iraq and Syria. Diyarbakir where clashes broke He suggested Muslim youth in the West take the Tsarnaev and out, security sources said. Kouachi brothers, who carried out the Boston marathon bombings and Turkish forces backed up by hel- Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris respectively, and others as examples icopters and commandos shelled to follow. a mountainous area where the It was not clear when the recording was made but references to Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) former Taliban leader Mullah Mohamed Omar as being alive sug- fighters had fled after the check- gest it is at least two months old. Omar’s death was announced by point attack in Sirnak province, Afghanistan’s government in late July. killing six of them, the sources Zawahri reiterated his position on Islamic State, repeating what he added. A police officer was reported said in a recording posted on Wednesday — that he viewed the group’s killed in another confrontation. claim to be a caliphate as illegitimate but would join them in fighting Hundreds of militants and Western and secular forces in Iraq and Syria. more than 100 police and soldiers have died since a ceasefire col- lapsed in July, shattering a peace Saudi pilot dies in copter crash process launched in 2012. It is the Protesters set chairs on fire as they clash with riot police in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, RIYADH: worst violence Turkey has seen in Turkey, yesterday. Saudi Arabia’s military blamed a “technical error” for a two decades. helicopter crash that killed a pilot during a training mission yester- The Diyarbakir governor’s day. The air force machine went down in the Taif area, more than office said it had placed the cen- tried to set up street barricades in mountains to halt the violence The PKK began its separatist 800 km from the border with Yemen. A defence ministry statement tral historic Sur district under a protest against the curfew. and return to peace talks. insurgency in 1984, triggering a said the pilot was on a “routine training trip”. round-the-clock curfew. Security Speaking to reporters near “Both Ankara and Qandil must conflict that has killed more than Since March 26, a Saudi-led Arab air coalition has been bombing sources said seven police officers the Sur district, the leader of the take a position that responds to 40,000 people. The group, which Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen, while also assisting local anti- were wounded in clashes there. pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic the people’s expectation with a says it is now fighting for greater rebel forces on the ground. Coalition helicopters have joined the fight. In other central areas of the Party (HDP), Selahattin clear, concrete project,” he said. Kurdish autonomy, is designated a In late August, two pilots died when a coalition Apache gunship city, police fired tear gas and Demirtas, called for the Turkish “Even if the peace (talks) table terrorist organisation by Turkey, crashed in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan district along the border. water cannon at small groups state and PKK leadership across has been upturned it is in our the European Union and the Houthi rebels said they had shot down an Apache in the same region. of youths who threw stones and the border in Iraq’s Qandil power to put it up again.” United States. REUTERS AGENCIES MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 EUROPE / AMERICAS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Russians vote Germany reinstates border controls in local polls; Munich at ‘limit of capacity’ as migrant numbers surge; crucial EU meeting on quotas today oppn claims

MUNICH: Germany said it Commission in order to manage was reinstating border controls the refugee crisis,” the EU said. mass fraud yesterday as Europe’s top econ- Europe’s biggest economy has omy admitted it was stretched become the destination of choice KOSTROMA: As Russians to the limit trying to cope with for many, particularly for Syrians voted in local elections yester- a record influx of refugees. after Chancellor Angela Merkel day set to confirm the ruling German Interior Minister decided to relax asylum rules for party’s dominance, the opposi- Thomas de Maiziere said border citizens of the war-torn country. tion reported mass vote rigging controls would be reintroduced “Given the numbers from yester- and police stormed the office of with immediate effect, and the day, it is very clear that we have independent vote monitors. Czech republic announced simi- reached the upper limit of our The local elections across 83 lar measures on the border with capacity,” said a Munich police regions were expected to be eas- Austria. spokesman. ily won by the United Russia “The aim of this measure is In Munich, order had largely party which supports President to stop the current influx to returned to the main railway sta- Vladimir Putin. The main chal- Germany and to return to an tion although the federal interior lenge to the Kremlin comes in the orderly process,” de Maiziere said, ministry said 13,015 people had sleepy city of Kostroma around as the city of Munich recorded an arrived over the past day. But 350km northeast of Moscow, in influx of 63,000 asylum seekers in Germany’s local authorities say the one region where the opposi- two weeks. Asylum-seekers must they are at the end of their tether. tion has been allowed to stand. understand “they cannot chose The president of the Upper The RPR-Parnas liberal oppo- the states where they are seek- Bavaria region, Christoph sition coalition which is field- ing protection,” he told reporters. Hillenbrand, said he did not know ing two candidates, includes the Under EU rules, the first coun- “how we can cope”, according to party of slain Kremlin critic Boris try of entry is required to deal the Bild am Sonntag tabloid which Nemtsov and is fronted by Alexei with an asylum-seeker’s request headline its article “Munich on Navalny, an anti-corruption for protection, but Germany the brink of collapse”. Bavarian crusader and fearless Kremlin had waived the rule for Syrian public television BR said the city Austrian policemen speak to refugees arriving from Hungary at a reception centre in Nickelsdorf yesterday. critic, and former prime minister refugees. Local authorities in “came very close to a humanitar- Mikhail Kasyanov. Germany, which has earned praise ian disaster”. II, sharp divisions have emerged “won’t work”, while Slovakia be deported or even jailed. The coalition’s candidates have for its welcoming stance towards In a sign that the city was run- among the European Union’s 28 said it would also vote against the Hardline Prime Minister Viktor been disqualified from other refugees, have buckled under the ning out of options, regular pas- member states. measure at today’s EU meeting. Orban had said the migrants are regional polls in a move it called sudden surge of migrants at the senger trains will be cleared out to While Germany and France Hungary, which reported a “not coming our way from war politically motivated. Activists end of an exhausting and often transport refugees. The authori- back proposals to help “frontline” new record in migrant arrivals zones but from camps in Syria’s and observers in Kostroma perilous journey. ties are also mulling whether states Italy, Greece and Hungary -- 4,330 on Saturday — was work- neighbours... So these people are reported mass violations including European Union home affairs to open up the Olympiahalle struggling with the influx, ing around the clock to finish a not fleeing danger”. so-called “cruise voting” where ministers will hold an emergency — a stadium used for the 1972 European Commission plans for controversial anti-migrant fence Describing the “very dismal voters are bussed around polling meeting today to discuss deeply Olympics and which today serves sharing 160,000 new arrivals in a along its border with Serbia. situation” at Hungarian police stations, voting at each one, after divisive European Commission as a concert hall or sports arena quota scheme are facing resist- Budapest has recorded some camps, Human Rights Watch obtaining absentee ballots. plans to introduce compulsory — as a temporary shelter for the ance from eastern members. 180,000 people entering illegally emergencies director Peter Events took a dramatic turn quotas for refugees. “The German refugees. Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav this year and has passed a raft Bouckaert said people are kept as police stormed the Kostroma decision of today underlines the As the continent scrambles Sobotka insisted his country of tough new laws that will take in tents with very little food and offices of independent election urgency to agree on the meas- to respond to the biggest move- would never accept compulsory effect tomorrow, meaning anyone given almost no information. monitoring group Open Elections, ures proposed by the European ment of people since World War quotas, saying that the system crossing the border illegally can AFP launched by former oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky, with observers saying they were bar- ricaded inside. Activists said the Thousands flee California wildfires police operation was apparently intended to prevent observers Corbyn reshapes Labour exposing mass violations. The deputy head of the central electoral commission, Leonid as Blair legacy ‘buried’ Ivlev, said it had received just five complaints from all of Russia. LONDON: Anti-austerity Senior Labour figures, includ- The polls are a key indicator socialist Jeremy Corbyn was ing its previous leader Ed of the public mood ahead of gen- trying to pick a shadow cabinet Miliband, have called for party eral elections next year. Although yesterday after winning the lead- unity, though he is among those Moscow is not participating in the ership of Britain’s Labour Party, who have ruled themselves out of vote, 21 regions are electing new in a leftward shift that finishes serving on Labour’s frontbench. governors and 11 electing regional its centrism under Tony Blair. Corbyn won the Labour leader- parliaments. AFP The veteran left-winger cre- ship with 59.5 percent of the vote. ated a buzz of excitement with “Death of New Labour,” read Scottish nationalists his clear-cut victory that marks The Sunday Telegraph newspa- a break with the legacy of con- per’s front-page headline. “Labour plan new referendum troversial former prime minis- isn’t dead, Blairism is. Jeremy ter Blair and his “New Labour” Corbyn finally killed it,” the pro- LONDON: Scottish nation- movement of the 1990s. Conservative weekly said, adding alists will propose holding a Corbyn — a 200/1 outsider that Corbyn had defeated “boring new referendum on independ- at the start of the contest — Blairites”. ence from the rest of Britain, started work on putting together Some 15,500 people have joined Scotland’s First Minister Nicola a shadow cabinet, though sev- the Labour Party in the 24 hours Sturgeon said yesterday. eral senior Labour figures have since Corbyn’s election, general Sturgeon said her pro-inde- ruled themselves out from serving secretary Iain McNicol said, tak- pendence Scottish National Party under him. ing the membership to “325,000 (SNP) would set out a timescale A car burns in front of a burning home during Valley Fire in Middletown, California, yesterday. Wildfires have However, Labour’s new deputy and rising”. for a referendum in its manifesto spread rapidly through Northern California, destroying hundreds of homes, forcing thousands of people to leader, Tom Watson, told BBC tel- Corbyn was a dissenter against ahead of regional elections next flee and injuring four firefighters. The fire has consumed 40,000 acres and is currently zero percent contained. evision there was “zero chance” of Blair’s “New Labour”, having year. “Our manifesto will set out a successful coup against the new rebelled against the party lead- what we consider are the cir- chief, saying moderates had to ership more than 500 times since cumstances and the timescale on respect Corbyn’s “huge mandate”. 1997. Blair warned ahead of the which a second referendum might “He wants to build a broad- leadership vote that Corbyn be appropriate,” Sturgeon told the based party, he wants a front would be an “electoral disaster”. Press Association news agency. Hillary had right to delete Greek elections bench that represents all the In his first pronouncement on The manifesto is due to be talents and all the views,” said Corbyn’s election, Conservative unveiled at the SNP’s annual con- likely to be Watson, whose role involves over- Prime Minister David Cameron ference next month. The party, personal emails: US Justice seeing party unity. said Labour were dangerous for which won 56 of Scotland’s 59 He said he hoped to persuade Britain. “The Labour Party is now seats in May’s general election, WASHINGTON: Hillary exercise judgment to determine a cliffhanger Corbyn of the merits of Britain a threat to our national security, pushed for a vote last year in Clinton had the right to delete what constitutes a federal record,” staying within Nato and not our economic security and your which Scots voted by a margin of messages from her personal the DOJ said. ATHENS: Greece’s snap elec- going down the path of unilateral family’s security,” he said on his 55 percent to 45 percent against email account that she deemed Judicial Watch President Tom tion next weekend will be a cliff- nuclear disarmament. personal Twitter account. AFP independence. AFP non-work related while she Fitton dismissed that argument as hanger, with latest opinion polls was Secretary of State, the US having “absolutely no merit.” “All yesterday giving the radical left Department of Justice said in a we ask is that the court preserves Syriza party only a razor-thin court filing. those emails ... until the legal issue lead over its conservative rivals. France flood aftermath The filing came in response is resolved,” Fitton said. Greeks are voting for the fifth to legal action filed by Judicial The Washington Post reported time in six years as former prime Watch, a conservative monitor- that the company that managed minister Alexis Tsipras seeks a ing group that wants access to all Clinton’s private e-mail server fresh mandate to push through of Clinton’s email while she was said it had “no knowledge of the tough reforms pledged under a the top US diplomat. server being wiped,” suggesting new $97bn international bailout. “There is no question that that deleted emails could be recov- But Sunday’s election is likely former secretary Clinton had ered. The scandal broke in March, to deliver a hung parliament authority to delete personal and it wasn’t until this past week and more unpopular eurozone- emails without agency supervision that Clinton publicly apologized for imposed austerity for crisis- — she appropriately could have using her private e-mail server. weary Greeks, no matter who done so even if she were work- Clinton is scheduled to tes- ends up in charge. ing on a government server,” the tify on October 22 before a Opinion polls published a week Justice Department wrote in a Republican-led House panel ahead of the vote showed Tsipras’ document filed this week in US investigating the deadly 2012 Syriza almost neck-and-neck with District Court in Washington. attack on the US mission in the the main opposition conservative Clinton, the frontrunner for the Libyan city of Benghazi. New Democracy party. 2016 Democratic Party presiden- Democrats have called for the Syriza was set to win 25.9 tial nomination, has been dogged panel to be disbanded, saying it percent of the vote against 25.5 for months by revelations that she is nothing but an anti-Clinton percent for New Democracy, used a private email account and witch hunt. But the probe goes according to an MRB poll for the home server in lieu of the official on, and has even widened to take Real News newspaper. government email system while in the email issue. In the Senate, Another poll by Public Issue for she was secretary of state from two committees are also looking Avghi predicted a tie with both 2009 to 2013. at Clinton’s email woes, and their parties at 31 percent. It said 40 Under US National Archives Republican leaders say they could percent of respondents thought A boy runs past a displaced car yesterday in Lodeve, in the Herault department of France, after violent thun- State Department policies, “indi- offer immunity to a former staffer Tsipras was the best person to derstorms on September 12 caused La Lergue, the river that passes through Lodeve, to flood. vidual officers and employees tasked with installing the server in lead Greece. are permitted and expected to order to secure his testimony. AFP AFP MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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T IS citizens who bear the brunt of political rivalry that leads to wars and human catastrophe in the Middle East. The ongoing wars in Syria and Yemen and the chaos Iin Libya are creating some of the worst humanitarian tragedies in history. Northern Ireland’s crisis The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently admitted the Security Council’s failure on Syria because of differences among major powers which have prevented action to end the conflict that has cost hundreds of thousands of lifts lid on deep distrust lives and caused the biggest refugee exodus in history. It is not a secret that Russia is a staunch supporter of Syria’s BY KATE HOLTON tensions while profiting from crime. would have been unthinkable in the Bashar Al Assad government and has been supplying weapons Veterans of Northern Ireland’s war past. As a result, Peter Shirlow, direc- to the regime. But recent reports of Russia’s military build-up HEN IRA-linked warn that if the politicians fail to get tor of Irish studies at the University of in Syria’s Latakia have caused serious doubts about the Putin gunmen turned their a grip of the situation, the segregation Liverpool, said Northern Ireland was government’s intentions and it’s clear that he has come to the fire on one other this along sectarian lines that still exists in now a very different place to the one rescue of a ruthless dictator who is losing the war. summer they trig- many parts of the province can only that gave rise to sectarian violence in gered a political crisis get worse, exploited by these groups. the late 1960s. The paramilitary groups On the diplomatic front, Russia has so far blocked four Win Northern Ireland’s fragile government One of those briefly arrested in rela- who have moved into crime have failed UN Security Council resolutions on Syria that includes a of pro-British unionists and republicans tion to the McGuigan killing was Bobby to keep support from the wider com- draft resolution calling for the crisis to be referred to the working for a united Ireland. They also Storey, a senior member of the Sinn munity, he said. International Criminal Court – ignoring support for the revealed an uncomfortable truth: 17 years Fein party that was once the politi- Shirlow said he took heart from the proposal from 65 other countries and all other members of after a US-brokered truce to end three cal arm of the IRA. Storey, who was fact that of the 17 people so far arrested the Security Council barring China. The Russian military decades of sectarian violence, the prov- released without charge, said there was over the August 12 murder of McGuigan, ince remains riven with old enmities. no basis for his arrest and those behind the majority have generally been in their support for Assad would counter any political solution in the The immediate cause of this particu- the murder were enemies of Sinn Fein’s 50’s — “part of the Troubles generation” civil war. lar crisis was the murder of a former embrace of peace. The police declined — and not new recruits. Yesterday’s decision by Yemen’s exiled government led by Irish Republican Army member, Kevin further comment. A survey for the Economic and Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi to pull McGuigan, outside his Belfast home last Sinn Fein, part of Northern Social Research Council showed out from the UN-brokered peace month. Police say the killing was revenge Ireland’s power sharing government, that the majority of people under 30 talks in Muscat is another setback for the murder of says the IRA has “left the stage”. The support mixed marriages between another former police’s assertion that the IRA still Catholics and Protestants, however Russia’s to reconciliation efforts to end the IRA member, Jock exists, however, drove the pro-British less than half also believe there will conflict that has been tearing this Davison, in May Unionists to withdraw most of its min- be lasting peace. military build- impoverished nation apart since Veterans of over a feud that isters from government, bringing it to Murals on Protestant streets warn of the takeover of capital Sana’a and went back decades. the brink of collapse. the IRA — “They Still Exist You Know” up in Syria other cities by the Houthi militia. Northern Ireland’s Police said the The unionists say paramilitary activ- — while others celebrate the lives of par- murders were ity must be tackled if Northern Ireland amilitary gunmen and Queen Elizabeth. The scheduled talks in Muscat has caused war warn that if evidence that the is to move forward. “To have stability The Shankill Historical Society sells was a welcome step since Oman the politicians fail IRA, that fought in the future we need to deal with that babies bibs with the Protestant resist- serious doubts is the only Gulf Arab state that for independence cancer at the heart of government now,” ance call: “My cry is No Surrender”. about the Putin has not joined the coalition and to get a grip of from Britain and said acting First Minister Arlene Foster, In the nearby Catholic Falls Road is considered a neutral mediator was supposedly a Unionist who survived a bomb attack area, murals link the fight for a united government’s by both sides. The government the situation, the disarmed under on a school bus at the age of 17. Ireland to the campaigns led by Nelson the terms of the While life has changed for many Mandela and Martin Luther King. wants the rebels to first accept a intentions. segregation along 1998 ‘Good Friday’ in bustling central Belfast, parts of Jude Whyte, a peace campaigner UN resolution demanding their peace agreement, Northern Ireland remain divided. who lost his mother in a pro British withdrawal from territory they sectarian lines continues to oper- The divide is felt strongest in the bombing in 1984, said many people in have captured before joining that still exists in ate in the crimi- working class areas of Belfast where Belfast still lived parallel lives, with the talks. Seven months after nal underworld. there is little integration and little obvi- separate social lives, separate educa- the coalition started bombing Yemen, the rebels are still in many parts of the Nor does it oper- ous economic benefit from the peace. tion systems and separate sports — a ate alone, security “I have no friends on the other side modern day apartheid. Sana’a. province can only sources, police and of the community and I believe I never “Society is anything but normal here,” A ray of hope is seen in Libya where rival groups have politicians said. will,” said Jake, a 57-year-old com- Whyte told BBC Radio. “(We have) edged closer to forming a unity government as part of a get worse. Some members of munity worker. While a multi-million walls that divide white English speaking peace deal. Torn apart since Muammar Gaddafi’s ouster in the armed groups pound make-over draws tourists to the Christians from each other. You could 2011, Libya has two rival administrations — the Islamist- on both sides of the conflict are thriving, capital Belfast, to the docks where the live your whole life in Belfast and never their focus now on racketeering. Titanic was built and to the area’s roll- meet a Protestant, ever.” led General National Congress (GNC) in Tripoli and an The new generation of armed groups ing green hills, the sprawling low-rise “They do say tall walls make good internationally recognised government in the east. The chaos may be much smaller and less sophis- Belfast estates still carry the scars of neighbours,” said Jake, referring to and humanitarian crisis caused by the wars are helping ticated than the military-style struc- the conflict. the “peace walls” that were meant to terror groups. Libya’s emergence as a smuggling hub for tures that were involved in the deaths To be sure, the end of what amounted be erected as temporary structures in migrants has added to the urgency of the long-running talks. of 3,600 people during the so-called to a war is enormous progress. Cross- 1969 but instead multiplied. “It would be It is high time peace is given a chance in the region. Troubles, these sources said, but they community initiatives have taken off. premature to remove them.” continue to exacerbate the religious There is a level of integration that REUTERS The other side Quote of Nation continues to drive global economic growth the day

HERE IS NO shortage of lower global commodity prices and of the economic indicators on a monthly now accounts for almost 50 percent seemingly downbeat news sluggish demand. or quarterly basis.” of GDP. More than 7 million urban jobs about the world’s second- However, these numbers do not More important, he assured his were created in the first half of this year. largest economy nowadays, automatically provide a complete picture listeners that “we will not be swayed Yet these positive structural changes Twhich has stoked up global investors’ of the Chinese economy as it under- by short-term fluctuations in certain do not mean Chinese policymakers will The Labour Party concerns about the overall health of goes structural reforms and adjust- economic indicators, but we will not rest on their laurels and ignore the financial the Chinese economy, a major driving ments. Hence, Premier Li Keqiang’s take them lightly either.” Thanks to the and economic difficulties the country is is now a threat force for global growth. This week latest promise that the country will stick Chinese government’s strong support facing, some of which could even trigger alone, a rare downward revision of to its course in pursuit of sustainable for entrepreneurship and innovation, systemic risks if not handled correctly. to our national China’s GDP growth rate for the growth is a reassuring message. To help over 10,000 new market entities on Instead, they indicate the right direction previous year and a record monthly global investors put the piecemeal infor- average have been registered on a daily for China’s economy. As long as the coun- security, our reduction in China’s foreign exchange mation in perspective, Li went to great basis since last year. Other structural try continues to deliver on its long-term reserves last month was followed by lengths at the Summer Davos in Dalian, reforms to improve the quality of growth agenda for economic reforms and devel- economic security a 13.8 percent year-on-year drop in Northeast China’s Liaoning province, to have resulted in such encouraging opment, the world economy can expect and your family’s the gross value of imports for August. explain that “as the traditional growth changes that consumption is contrib- China to emerge as a more sustainable, David Cameron This was the 10th consecutive month drivers get replaced by new ones, it is uting about 60 percent to China’s eco- equitable and longer-term driver of global security. of declining imports, highlighting both only natural to see fluctuations in some nomic growth while the service sector growth. CHINA DAILY Britain’s Prime Minister MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 What could happen if US, Iran keep talking Iran and the US could conceivably balance Russian and Chinese regional interests in the central Asia, and reduce US dependence on Saudi oil. BY NOAH FELDMAN confrontation — is strong. When Khamenei made his public ow that the Iran statement last week that Israel nuclear deal is wouldn’t exist in 25 years, his all but an accom- aim was to appease hardlin- plished fact, Iran’s ers and avoid the perception in supreme leader the Muslim world that, by doing AyatollahN Ali Khamenei and a deal with the US, Iran would Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin now soften its stand on Israel. In Netanyahu actually agree on the same remarks, the supreme something: Both have made it leader seemed to rule out work- clear that they don’t want any ing with the US to solve the Syria more engagement between the problem — another comment US and Iran. Iranian and Israeli intended to align himself with hardliners alike want the nuclear hard-line Iranian ideologues. deal to be a one-off that doesn’t So long as Iran takes an ideo- change the basic structure of logically rejectionist (or destruc- regional opposition between Iran tionist) stand on Israel and and its Shia proxies on the one refuses to cooperate in solving hand, and the US and its alliance the Syria crisis, US-Iran ties are with Israel and Saudi Arabia on unlikely to deepen. But moder- the other. ates could plausibly argue that But moderates in the US and Khamenei’s statements aren’t Iran — and possibly even Israel — meant to do much more than will see things differently. Many of cover his right flank. After the them perceive large areas of over- Iran deal, most observers agree, lapping American and Iranian the Obama administration is interests, most notably the defeat unlikely to put active pressure of Islamic State and a solution to on Israel to negotiate with the the generational humanitarian Palestinians — not because they US Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (left) and Senator Dick Durbin speak after a vote failed to advance debate on a nuclear agreement with Iran on and policy debacle that is Syria. don’t want to, but because ties Capitol Hill in Washington on September 10. If the US and Iran work together with Israel and its supporters on those problems, they could have already been frayed enough cooperation will be a good early of Syria’s population being dis- The US and Iran share a com- a staunch American ally, a bar- strengthen and deepen the con- by the nuclear deal. Khamenei indicator of whether Iran and the placed by the civil war there — mon interest in restabilising rier against the Cold War Soviet nections made in the course of the may well be doing something US agree to disagree over ideology which means roughly 12 million Syria. The endgame could involve Union. Today, Iran and the US nuclear negotiations. Ultimately, similar, namely repairing frayed while cooperating over a common people on the move. This isn’t removing President Bashar Al could conceivably balance Russian a US-Iran rapprochement could relations with the most ideologi- interest. just a crisis for Europe, which Assad or leaving him in control and Chinese regional interests in change the strategic alignments cal Iranian factions who think If Islamic State isn’t defeated could well end up with more than of a rump-Syria that’s a canton- the central Asia, and reduce US in the Middle East and Persian he’s just betrayed them by sacri- by the de facto US-Iranian coa- one million of them. It’s a major ment for the country’s Alawites. dependence on Saudi oil. Gulf that have existed since the ficing Iran’s short-term nuclear lition in Ramadi, then the pros- crisis of destabilisation for tiny Either way, it’s hard to imagine a If that happens — and it’s 1979 Islamic revolution. aspirations to the Great Satan. pects for further cooperation will Lebanon, which can ill afford one deal being brokered and enforced much more unlikely than not Which way the relation- If that’s right, then over time, be dim. If, however, Islamic State million or more extra people. It without Iran’s involvement. — then Obama’s regional legacy ship goes over the next several cooperation might emerge. In is pushed back in Ramadi, both threatens the stability of Jordan, Solving Syria would do a lot of will include reversing 35 years of years will do much to define US Iraq, Iran and the US have been Iranian and US moderates will be where well over one million more good for the world. It would also US-Iran hostility and remaking the President Barack Obama’s leg- cooperating, albeit awkwardly, in heartened. Both will then be able have already gone. And it’s bad consolidate US-Iranian coopera- strategic map of the Middle East. acy in the region — even though fighting Islamic State. Essentially, to argue that together, Iran and (and expensive) news for Turkey, tion as a regional force capable If Khamenei and Netanyahu have Obama won’t be in office as the the US is providing airpower, the US actually make an impor- which doesn’t have the same of exerting its will to establish their way, the legacy of the nuclear relationship is determined. while the most effective ground tant difference in re-establishing stability worries but is strug- new borders. Although ideology deal will be far more modest: push- The case for the nuclear deal forces have been Iranian-backed stability. gling with the emergence of a today makes it difficult to imag- ing the problem of Iran’s rise down as a unique and isolated arrange- Shiite militias under the guid- The really pressing need for growing Kurdish regional entity ine, there’s no strategic reason the road for a future president to ment — one that doesn’t change ance of Iranian General Qasem stability exists, of course, in Syria. that threatens to connect Iraqi Iran and the US shouldn’t be address when the time comes. the basic facts of US-Iran Soleimani. The progress of this Some estimates have almost half Kurdistan to Syrian Kurdistan. allied. Before 1979, the Shah was BLOOMBERG Fear overtaking relative calm in Damascus You can honour the t’s not like Elama Al Ashour would leave Syria. “There is this didn’t try to stick it out in Residents of the capital are feeling that the war will never IDamascus. Even as years end, and that is a scary feeling,” past without racism of civil war rattled the relative said Manar, who spoke on the con- watching with concern how the BY STEPHEN CARTER stability of the heavily fortified dition that only his first name be out who’s conquered whom. Yet at Syrian capital, she refused to used because of safety concerns. a certain point, we are no longer leave her home town. She stayed tide of a four-year-old civil war If it persists, such sentiment ast week the Democratic removing the worst traces of as rebels seized nearby areas, as could translate into a broader Party of West Virginia atrocities past. We are sanitizing job prospects diminished and as appears to be turning against their crisis of confidence in the Assad Lannounced the date of its the record entire. And once we friends left for brighter futures government, said Aron Lund, an annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, admit that the impulse is legiti- in other countries. After a mor- expert on Syria who runs a blog so I suppose the state’s Democrats mate, it’s hard to see where to stop. tar destroyed her 2012 Kia Cerato guarantor of security: President about the conflict for the Carnegie aren’t joining the rush to dump Consider Shockley’s Ceiling, last year, the 28-year-old newly- Endowment for International Peace. the name. a celebrated climbing roof wed still would not part ways with Bashar Al Assad. “If people don’t think there’s Good for them. in New York’s Shawangunk Damascus. an end to this, that the situation All over the country, local party Mountains. Although rated only But last month, she said, some- Ashour, a university graduate, starkly contrast with the battles is going to get worse, worse and groups are busily renaming the a moderate 5.6, the roof has been thing changed. She lost hope. has been unable to find work in that rage just beyond frontline worse, then why wait any longer? traditional fundraiser, on the called”thoroughly intimidating “It’s hard to leave your home, the city’s anaemic hotel industry. neighbourhoods. In the nearby Why not pack your bags now?” ground that one of its eponyms on first look,” and is a favourite but I realised there is no future for No one is hiring, she said. rebel-held city of Douma, scores he said. “A loss of hope is a major was a slaveholder and believer in among enthusiasts. The trouble me in this place,” Ashour said. She Perhaps more concerning for of civilians die daily because of problem for the regime.” black inferiority, and the other, is that it’s named for William and her husband recently decided her is a desire to become a mother indiscriminate bombings by gov- Samar Abu Chakra’s two who also held slaves, has the blood Shockley, the inveterate climber to move to the Netherlands. at a time of such uncertainty. ernment warplanes. sons just packed their bags and of thousands of American Indians who in the early 1950s led the first Even as government-control- Although she supports the Assad “It’s this ruthless brutal- left. One of them, 19-year-old on his hands. I have no brief for ascent. That’s the same William led Damascus has avoided the government against the rebellion, ity that the regime has used to Khaled, took a smuggling boat to either Thomas Jefferson or Andrew Shockley who won the Nobel Prize violence that is ravaging most of she wonders whether the Syrian keep Damascus in its grip,” said Greece in August and aspires to Jackson (although I do retain a cer- in physics, but late in life devel- the rest of Syria, a new sense of leader’s forces can sustain a pro- Khaled Yacoub Oweis, a Syria study music in the Netherlands. tain old-fashioned affection for that oped views on race and intelli- foreboding is overcoming the city, longed fight against the expert at the German Institute The other is in neighbouring Declaration thing), but I’m wor- gence that many consider racist. residents say. Islamic State extremists. for International and Security Lebanon. ried that the relabelling business is Is it time to call the namesake The ancient city’s downtown “I don’t want to raise my child Affairs, a research institution Chakra, 45, spends most of getting out of hand. It’s one thing ceiling something else? still bustles with people. Bars still in a place that could be attacked based in Berlin. her time at the family home in to pressure the Southern states to Then there’s the prestigious attract swilling patrons. Streets by people who cut your head and The civil war has killed 250,000 the Bab Touma area reminisc- stop displaying the Confederate PEN/Faukner Award given annu- are even safe to walk, at least by hands off,” Ashour said, speaking people and uprooted millions since ing about better days, she said. battle flag in ways that honour the ally for the best American fic- Syrian standards these days. by Skype. it started in 2011. Thousands of Daily power failures now last as horribly destructive war to pre- tion. Accusations of racism have But residents of the capi- For now, at least, the night- displaced Syrians from other long as 10 hours, and markets serve slavery. It’s something else to long clouded the reputation of the tal are watching with concern mare scenario of an Islamic State areas have relocated to the safer rarely sell cheese and yogurt seek to write all the racist baddies great novelist, and these days even how the tide of a four-year-old takeover of Damascus seems confines of Assad-held Damascus, because of a lack of refrigera- out of the nation’s history. William Faulkner’s admirers con- civil war appears to be turning unlikely. Along with checkpoints a city that had a pre-war popula- tion, she said. Yet having started down this cede that the critics aren’t entirely against their guarantor of secu- and secret police, a heavy military tion of 1.7 million. “It’s hard not to cry every day road, we can’t seem to find the wrong. Is PEN/Faulkner celebrating rity: President Bashar Al Assad. presence keeps central areas of But the city is becoming without my sons, but at least now brakes. Public schools named racism if it doesn’t change its name? His forces are losing vast terri- the city and some suburbs firmly unaffordable for many resi- they have a future. They’re not in for Robert E Lee are consider- Or take the case of Planned tory to Islamist rebels in Syria’s under Assad’s control. dents, including Manar, 47, Syria,” she said. ing whether to make a switch. Parenthood, which each year gives northwest, while the Islamic State Occasional bombings and an employee at a government Most of Ashour’s friends also Yale University, where I teach, is an award named for Margaret militant group may now control rebel artillery barrages strike ministry who moonlights as a have fled the country over the past inviting conversation on whether Sanger, leading light of the US birth as much as half the country. Damascus, but the capital’s his- taxi driver to make ends meet. year, with some making new lives to drop “Calhoun” as the name of control movement. Sanger has been Just a few miles beyond central toric Old City still seems lively. Because of price increases over in Dubai and Europe, she said. one of its residential colleges. Two accused of racism in her enthusi- Damascus, rebel-held suburbs Shoppers throng its souks while the past year, he said, he can She and her husband are borrow- members of Congress have even asm for reducing the population of are mired in relentless death and worshipers pray at the iconic hardly feed his two daughters, ing money for a planned escape argued that Donald Trump should those who, as she told Vassar stu- destruction. Umayyad Mosque, Islam’s fourth- ages 3 and 12. through Lebanon to Turkey and not be allowed to name his new dents in 1926, did not fall into “the Meanwhile, the conflict is hob- holiest place. “We’re living at the brink of then a trek across Europe. Washington hotel after himself, lest normal and intelligent classes.” bling the capital’s economy. Power In upscale neighbourhoods, starvation,” said Manar, who It’s a perilous journey, she we “send a message of exclusion and If Sanger was unaware, in the failures and gas shortages have nightclubs fill with dancing earns less than $250 a month. acknowledges. But unlike staying intolerance to millions of Latinos.” midst of the eugenics movement, worsened over the past year. As 20-somethings. Even amid the Last year, two pounds of toma- in Damascus, she points out, it Such a sentiment flows from that such a reference was a code jobs become scarcer, living costs distant thuds of artillery strikes, toes cost him a few cents. Now it’s will lead to opportunity. genuine pain. Words can wound. word for immigrants and non- are rising because of a weaken- the rich still flaunt their wealth approaching a dollar, he said, and “It’s like we’re stuck in a swamp So can history. The historian whites, she must have been the only ing currency and subsidy cuts to at lavish weddings. meat is more than eight times as here,” she said. David Day has taught us about the public intellectual quite so naive. water and oil. The glimmers of normalcy expensive. If he could afford it, he WP-BLOOMBERG importance of naming in figuring WP-BLOOMBERG MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / AFRICA Toll in Japan floods rises Hong Kong leader Rescuers search for 15 people still missing in rain-hit city of Joso above judiciary and

TOKYO: The death toll from floods which have devastated legislature: Beijing parts of Japan in recent days rose to seven yesterday, with HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s anniversary of the Basic Law, thousands of homes submerged, leader enjoys a special legal the constitution under which as rescuers searched for 15 peo- position that puts him above the China governs the former British ple still missing. legislature and judiciary, China’s colony as a special administrative The police yesterday found the top official in the city said, rais- region. bodies of two men in rice paddies ing some politicians’ concerns “Hong Kong is not a political in Joso, the worst-hit city. Earlier about Beijing’s expanding influ- system that exercises the separa- in the day they discovered the ence in the city. tion of powers,” he added. body of a 68-year-old man inside Hong Kong’s leader, the Chief Zhang’s comments angered a submerged car in a flooded rice- Executive, reports to the central several lawmakers, who said field in the town of Tochigi, north Chinese government. Thousands Beijing was effectively giving of Tokyo. of the city’s residents have held the Chief Executive unchecked Parts of Joso, a community of protests demanding full democ- control. 65,000 residents, were washed racy, putting pressure on current Legislative Council member away last Thursday when a levee leader Leung Chun-ying. Alan Leong told the South China on the Kinugawa river gave way, Speaking last Saturday, Morning Post the Chief Executive flooding an area spanning 32 Beijing’s chief liaison officer was now “like an emperor” square kilometres after the worst Zhang Xiaoming said political and Lee Cheuk-yan, chairman rains in decades. systems where branches of gov- of the Labour Party, said the Toru Takasugi, mayor of the ernment could check the powers comments undermined the Basic city about 60km outside Tokyo, of others “is usually established Law. apologised at a press conference in sovereign states” and that the A former British colony, for not ordering residents to chief executive’s authority was Hong Kong was returned to evacuate before the river burst above all. Chinese Communist Party rule its banks, local media reported. A resident stands on a flooded road in Joso city in Ibaraki Prefecture yesterday. “The dual responsibility of in 1997 under a “one country, “We thought it might break chief executive to the central two systems” form of govern- its banks but we couldn’t predict flooding but a total of 1,800 rescu- The weather agency warned evacuation centres in Joso yes- government and Hong Kong has ment that gave it separate where. We are deeply sorry for ers including police, firefighters of the possibility of more heavy terday afternoon as over 4,000 given him a special legal position laws and wide-ranging autonomy not handling the situation prop- and military were still struggling rain in the flood-hit area later in houses were submerged and the which is above the executive, leg- but reserved ultimate authority erly,” he said. Sunday to find 15 people still the evening. Officials said more water supply remained cut off. islative and judicial institutions,” for Beijing. Four days have passed since the missing from Joso, the report said. than 1,650 people were still at AFP Zhang told a forum to mark the REUTERS

Twin suicide attacks kill seven YAOUNDÉ: Two suicide bombers killed seven people yesterday in twin attacks in northern Cameroon, an army official said, in Killed South African teacher beatified an area near the border with Nigeria that has often been tar- geted by Boko Haram militants. THOHOYANDOU: South who gave heroic witness to the “While his executioners were Benedict Daswa, a father killed in “According to initial information, nine people have died and 20 African school teacher Benedict gospel, even to the shedding of killing him, Benedict was on his 1990 barely 25 years ago for his were injured,” the official said, giving a toll that included the bombers. Daswa, who was bludgeoned blood, from now on will be called knees praying. He prayed until faith in the gospel, has been beati- The attacks in the far northern town of Kolofata brought to nine to death for resisting witch- ‘Blessed’,” said Amato. the last minute of his life,” accord- fied,” the Argentinian pontiff said the number of suicide bombings in the area since July. craft, was beatified yesterday, The crowd applauded wildly ing to Daswa’s biography read in Italian. On September 3, the nearby town of Kerawa was hit by two suicide becoming the first person from and some blew traditional horns. during ceremony. South African Deputy attacks that killed at least 20 people. Cameroon is part of a five- the southern African region to Daswa was beaten to death 25 Virtually unknown when he President Cyril Ramaphosa also nation force set up to fight Boko Haram alongside Nigeria, Chad, undergo the key step toward years ago by fellow villagers after died, Daswa’s fame grew through- attended the beatification cer- Niger and Benin. Cameroon’s far north region bordering Nigeria and sainthood. he refused to pay a sorcerer who out South Africa’s Catholic com- emony, which came after a night Chad for the past two years has been targeted by a rising number of He was proclaimed “blessed” promised to end destructive munity, with villagers starting to vigil staged by hundreds. Boko Haram raids, kidnappings and, more recently, suicide attacks. in an apostolic letter read on storms hammering the region. commemorate the anniversary of Traditional performers from behalf of Pope Francis by Italian First stoned by his assailants, his death. the local Venda people dressed in Cardinal Angelo Amato to some Daswa ran to safety in a hut Following the beatification, his colourful striped outfits sang and Security guard held for murder 30,000 people during mass in before being found by the mob and feasts shall be celebrated each danced ahead of the mass. JAKARTA: Indonesian police have arrested a man suspected of Tshitanini village, not far from beaten dead with a stick. year on February 1. In Uganda, Francis will com- robbing and strangling a Japanese woman to death in her apart- Daswa’s house in South Africa’s His murderers then poured Around eight percent of South memorate the canonisation by ment in Jakarta. The woman, identified as Yoshimi Nishimura, northern Limpopo province. boiling water in his ears and Africa’s population is Catholic. pope Paul VI in 1964 of the first 28, was found dead with strangulation marks on her neck at Casa “We grant that the venerable nostrils — and all that happened Pope Francis, who announced African saints — 22 young people Grande apartment building in south Jakarta last week, the capi- servant of God, Tshimangadzo on February 2, 1990 the day the in January that Daswa would be killed in 1878 on the orders of the tal’s police chief Tito Karnavian said. Samuel Bendict Daswa, lay- apartheid regime announced it beatified, paid tribute to the faith- local ruler because they refused “There was definitely resistance, but the victim was later stran- man and family man,... a zeal- would release anti-apartheid hero ful in St Peter’s square. to renounce their Christian faith. gled and beaten to death,” he said. ous catechist, all-round educator Nelson Mandela. “Today in South Africa, Samuel AFP Police arrested the apartment building’s security guard, Mursalim, 25, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, and who had fled to Sumatra. According to a police statement released last Friday, the suspect had jammed the lock of the door to Nishimura’s apartment by stuff- ing it with paper and then demanded she hand over her belongings Origin of after he helped her open the door. Nigeria seeks closer France ties Saturn’s ring ABUJA: President retired major-general Babagana Meetings with the heads of Malaysia orders alert over haze Muhammadu Buhari is eyeing Monguno, plus senior officials in French oil major Total and con- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s aviation and maritime sectors closer ties with France, includ- the defence, finance and foreign crete manufacturer Lafarge, have been ordered to remain on high alert following a worsening revealed ing on security, as Nigeria ministries. both of which have operations in of the haze situation here, a report said yesterday. and its neighbours fight back Buhari will meet Hollande Nigeria, are also planned, as is a Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said the Marine Department TOKYO: Japanese research- against Boko Haram, his office today evening and also hold talks meeting with African ambassa- and Civil Aviation Department had issued warnings in view of the ers have revealed that Saturn’s said yesterday. with Defence Minister Jean- dors in Paris. reduced visibility in some major cities and towns, The ‘Malaysian F ring and its shepherd satel- The 72-year-old will spend Yves Le Drian, Foreign Minister Buhari has made defeating Star’ reported. Liow said two commercial flights had so far been lites are natural outcomes of three days in Paris from today Laurent Fabius and other senior Boko Haram a priority since he diverted due to the haze. the final stage of formation of following an invitation from his government figures, Adesina said. came to power in May, after six Last Saturday morning, a Tiger Airways flight from Singapore to Saturn’s satellite system. French counterpart Francois The trip “will focus on the years of bloodshed that has left at Ipoh was forced to land at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport According to the latest satel- Hollande, Buhari’s spokesman further strengthening and con- least 15,000 dead and made more as visibility at Ipoh Airport had dropped to less than 900 metres. lite formation theory, Saturn used Femi Adesina said in an emailed solidation of ongoing bilateral than two million others homeless. to have ancient rings containing statement. cooperation between Nigeria and Former military ruler Buhari is Ecowas mission extended many more particles than they do His entourage on the offi- France in the areas of defence, also trying to revitalise Nigeria’s today, and satellites formed from cial visit includes the coun- security, trade and investments”, oil-dependent economy after a DAKAR: West Africa’s Ecowas regional bloc has extended a spreading and accretion of these try’s national security advisor, he added. revenue slump. AFP security force in Guinea-Bissau into 2016 to help protect state particles. institutions amid a political crisis that has left the country with- During the final stage of sat- out a government. ellite formation, multiple small Senegal President Macky Sall, who heads the Economic satellites tend to form near the Young performers Community Of West African States (Ecowas), called the extraor- outer edge of the ring. dinary summit to discuss a political crisis in coup-prone Guinea- In their simulations using Bissau sparked when President Jose Mario Vaz dismissed the prime in part computer systems at minister a month ago. the National Astronomical He later replaced him with a new premier but a Supreme Court Observatory of Japan, professor ruling this week deemed the new appointment unconstitutional and Ohtsuki Keiji and student Hyodo cabinet was dissolved. Ryuki from Kobe University “Given the fragility of the political situation in the country, the revealed that the F ring and conference decided to extend the mandate of Ecomib for six months its shepherd satellites formed from January to June 2016,” Ecowas said in a statement, referring as these small satellites with a to its 600-strong force. Mediation efforts by the bloc will continue, dense core collided and partially it added. disintegrated. In other words, the system of the F ring and its shepherd satel- Australian minister apologises lites is a natural outcome of the SYDNEY: Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton apol- formation process of Saturn’s ogised yesterday after offending Pacific island leaders with his ring-satellite system. remarks about “water lapping at your door” following regional “As plans are underway in and talks involving climate change, saying they were meant to be outside of Japan to explore the “light-hearted”. satellite system of Jupiter and Dutton had made the comments as he chatted to Prime Minister the satellites of Mars, we will Tony Abbott on Friday ahead of an event which appeared to be run- continue to unravel the origin ning late, quipping as a microphone hovered overhead that “time of satellite systems, which is key doesn’t mean anything when you’re about to be, you know, have to understanding the formation water lapping at your door”. Abbott had just returned from the process of planetary systems,” Pacific Islands Forum meeting between regional leaders in Papua Ohtsuki said. New Guinea, where combatting climate change was a key issue. The F ring is very narrow with “I should have realised the mike was there and didn’t,” Dutton a width of only a few 100km and told Sky News. “But I made a mistake. I apologise to anyone who has two shepherd satellites called has taken offence to it. It was a light-hearted discussion with the Prometheus and Pandora, which Children in traditional costumes participate in a folk performance during a cultural heritage festival in Longhui PM and I didn’t mean any offence to anyone.” AGENCIES orbit inside and outside the ring, county, Hunan province, China, yesterday. respectively. IANS MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 PAKISTAN / ASIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 IS-linked group claims attack on border post 15 militants killed in air strikes in Shawal Valley

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: So far, Islamic State has not smuggling route into Afghanistan. Pakistani militants who have formally accepted any of those The Shawal Valley is still dot- pledged allegiance to Islamic pledges, nor has its central lead- ted with Taliban bases and foreign State said yesterday they had ership claimed responsibility fighters more than a year after attacked a paramilitary check- for any attacks carried out in the military announced an offen- point along the Afghan border, in Pakistan. sive to clear the Taliban from the the first such assault claimed by Yesterday, at least 15 militants North Waziristan region along the a former faction of the Taliban were killed after military jets Afghan border. in several months. bombed the Mana area of Shawal A drone strike across the bor- A militant affiliated with the Valley in northwest Pakistan, der also killed four members of the faction said the group attacked two security officials said. The Afghan Taliban on Sunday morn- Damadola district of the Bajaur deeply forested valley is a key ing, said Taliban fighters. tribal area in Pakistan's north- Taliban stronghold and a main REUTERS west, where the military has been battling a militant insurgency since 2007, late on Saturday. 60 suspected militants nabbed People injured in an explosion being taken to a hospital in Multan yesterday. "Our men destroyed the post, set it on fire and left it after our ISLAMABAD: Pakistani law enforcement agencies have operation was complete," he said arrested nearly 60 suspected militants near capital Islamabad, by telephone. police said. Two Pakistani intelligence offi- Police said that two would-be suicide bombers were among the cials confirmed a checkpoint had suspects, Xinhua news agency reported. Nine killed, 42 wounded been attacked, but there were no A huge cache of arms, including 30 Kalashnikov rifles, ammuni- casualties. tion, explosives, detonators and narcotics were recovered during an The Pakistani government early morning raid in Tarnol on the outskirts of Islamabad. says that Islamic State, a group Police said 10 people were identified as militants from the coun- founded in Syria and Iraq in 2013, try's tribal regions. in Pakistan explosion does not have a credible presence "The operation was conducted jointly by the paramilitary troops in the country. Several smaller and the police on an intelligence report," a police official said. MULTAN: At least nine peo- Ashiq Malik, chief of Nishtar in an effort to discover where the militant groups and factions of He said that 50 suspects had arrived from the tribal regions while ple were killed and 42 wounded Hospital, confirmed the death toll explosives had come from and the Pakistani Taliban have, how- 10 others were Afghan refugees. in an explosion on a congested and said 42 others were wounded. why they were being transported. ever, pledged allegiance to Islamic "All are now being questioned about their activities," the official road in the central Pakistani The doctor said that 15 peo- The southern parts of Punjab, State and its leader Abu Bakr al- added. IANS city of Multan yesterday, police ple were discharged after their the state where the city of 1.1 Baghdadi since last year. said. wounds were dressed, while 27 million people is located, are rife The blast came when a motor- were admitted to hospital. with sectarian militants allied to cycle hit an auto rickshaw that Ikram said that police initially Taliban. police believe was carrying some thought the Compress Natural In the past year Pakistani Pakistan protest kind of explosive material while Gas (CNG) cylinder installed authorities have cracked down travelling on the city's Vehari in the rickshaw had detonated, hard on the myriad insurgent Road. but that bomb disposal staff groups that have plagued the "At least nine people were later found traces of explosive country for a decade. killed and more than 40 were material. The offensive intensified after wounded," Multan police chief He said that police had Taliban gunmen slaughtered more Azhar Ikram told AFP, adding launched investigation into the than 130 children at a school in that the rickshaw had exploded incident and are trying to iden- the northwest of the country in on impact. tify the passengers in rickshaw December last year. AFP

Sri Lanka frees Indian fishermen

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena, Rajapakse's rule. announced yesterday 16 Indian have sought to cool relations "The two sides will focus on fishermen would be released to with China and strengthen ties strengthening Indo-Sri Lanka coincide with Prime Minister with traditional ally and neigh- relations, regional peace and rec- Ranil Wickremesinghe's visit bouring giant India. onciliation during the two-day to New Delhi, his first overseas At presidential polls in visit," Wickremesinghe's office trip since winning last month's January, Sirisena dislodged said. general election. former strongman Mahinda Wickremesinghe is due to The fishermen, from the south- Rajapakse who had relied heavily hold talks with Prime Minister ern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on India's regional rival China for Narendra Modi and other arrested for poaching in Sri economic and political support. Indian leaders during the visit. Lankan waters, will be freed Sirisena, who immediately Fishermen from the two coun- as a "goodwill gesture" ahead of appointed Wickremesinghe tries often stray into each oth- the visit starting Monday, his prime minister, has tried to ers' rich fishing waters, creating office said in a statement. repair relations with the West a thorny issue for Colombo and Wickremesinghe, and ally and India that soured during Delhi. AFP Activists of opposition party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) march during a protest for missing activists and against the killing of party workers in Karachi, yesterday. Nepal begins vote Thai king treated for blood infection BANGKOK: Thailand’s King brain since being admitted for a developed high fever and had a Doctors adjusted antibiotics Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s check-up in May. He was treated lower than normal concentration and administered additional oxy- for new constitution longest-reigning monarch, has for a chest infection on Monday. of blood oxygen, the palace said in gen, the palace said. received treatment for a blood Bhumibol’s health is watched a statement. Bhumibol has spent most of KATHMANDU: Nepal yes- the new constitution in a special infection and lung inflamma- closely in Thailand, where he is “A blood examination found the past six years in hospital. terday entered the final stage ceremony. tion, the palace said yesterday. widely revered as a moral arbi- infection. X-ray results on the Most Thais have known no other of promulgating a new con- Political parties based in the The 87-year-old monarch has ter and symbol of continuity in chest found inflammation in the monarch, and nervousness over stitution as the clause-wise Himalayan nation's Terai region been in Bangkok’s Siriraj hospital a country that has seen much lower left lung,” it said, adding the succession has played into discussion on the Revised have been agitating since several for more than three months and upheaval during his 69-year reign. that his blood pressure was nor- a decade of political division in Bill of the proposed constitu- months against a seven-province has been treated for water on the The king had on Saturday mal but fever remained. Thailand. REUTERS tion ended at the Constituent model suggested in a federal Assembly with top leaders of constitution and seeking a recall the three major political par- of the Nepal Army from the riot- ties participating. hit areas. Tribute to fathers India to help treat Afghan The top leaders of the three As of yesterday, 40 people have parties taking part in the dis- been killed since last one month cussion were Prime Minister -- in protests against the suggested children with heart disease and Nepali Congress president seven-province model. KABUL: India will help cure 4,000 Afghan children having heart -- Sushil Koirala, CPN-UML Prime Minister Sushil Koirala disease, Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) said. Most of chairman K P Sharma Oli and has said that the major political the children have a 'hole in heart' condition, which in medical terms UCPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa parties are in their final efforts is called Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD), Khaama press reported Kamal Dahal. to promulgate a new constitu- Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) as saying on Sunday. The process commenced yes- tion with federalism, republic, India will spend over $3,000 on each heart patient in the coming five terday evening after Nepal's democracy and inclusion as the years. If the expenses exceed $4,000, the remaining balance would major political parties waited for guiding principles. be paid by the ARCS. two days for the agitating minor Taking part in the clause-wise Praising India's efforts for helping Afghan children, ARCS spokes- political groups to join the con- deliberations on the amended person said, "India has always assisted ARCS." Indian Ambassador stitution-drafting process. Bill of the Constitution of Amar Sinha said it was a pleasure for him to see the Indian govern- But repeated talks between Nepal, 2072 at the Constituent ment supporting Afghanistan. Sinha said, "India will also train Afghan the agitating Madhesis and the Assembly yesterday, Koirala cardiologists to handle simple cardiac cases in Afghanistan." Tharu community from Nepal's said, "We will succeed in prom- Terai plains failed prompt- ulgating the new constitution ing the major parties to move as we have earlier succeeded Students block Dhaka streets ahead with the long delayed in resolving problems includ- DHAKA: Students of private Bangladesh universities took to process. ing through the comprehensive the streets of Dhaka again yesterday for the second day of their Political leaders said it may peace accord in the past." Elderly Nepalese men perform 'Father's Day' rituals in Bagmati river, three-day strike protesting the value added tax (VAT) imposed take the entire night for the Nepal held two Constituent at the Gokarneswor shrine, near Kathmandu, yesterday. On 'Father's on tuition fees. Roads at Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, Mohkhali, Banani, voting to endorse the new Assembly elections in 2008 and Day' in Nepal, sons and daughters show their gratitude to their fathers, Rampura, Uttara and Abdullahpur have been blocked, causing constitution. 2013. The first assembly was bringing them presents, sweets and fruits. Those who have lost their major traffic, bdnews24 reported. If the constitution is approved dissolved without achieving any father traditionally visit the Gokarneswor shrine, where they offer food Students have been protesting since the 2015-16 budget imposed a by the CA, Nepal President Ram progress in its assigned task. for the departed soul and pray for his eternal peace. 7.5 percent VAT on tuition fees of universities, medical and engineer- Baran Yadav will authenticate IANS ing colleges in private sector. IANS MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA

More than Rs5m seized in Bihar, Probe ordered into MP blasts five detained Death toll rises to 88; police hunt for owner of explosives; CM visits site of explosions PATNA: Over `5m in cash was seized and five people, includ- JHABUA: The toll in the twin Chouhan assured the crowd ing former chief minister Jitan blasts in Jhabua in Madhya that the judicial probe would Ram Manjhi’s son Parween, Pradesh reached 88 yesterday be conducted fairly, and even if were detained yesterday during with the death of an injured it took `1m to get the injured routine checking in poll-bound person, while Chief Minister treated, funds would be provided. Bihar, officials said. Shivraj Singh Chouhan vis- He said no guilty person would be Parween was detained in ited the district to assess the allowed to escape. Jehanabad district, about 50km situation. “I will go among the affected from here. “Parween Manjhi was Police said an FIR had been families and have a look at their detained after `465,000 was found registered against the house- condition. They would be provided in his vehicle during ongoing owner who had allegedly stocked anything they need. I will return checking for unaccounted cash,” explosives and his warehouse and from Petalwad town only after a district police official said. house had been sealed. solving the problem,” the chief Police said he failed to give a Jhabua’s Additional minister said. satisfactory reply about the pur- Superintendent of Police, Seema A cylinder burst at a hotel in pose for carrying the cash and Alwa, said: “So far, 88 people have Petlawad town, followed by a mas- source of it during the grilling. died in the incident. The house sive blast that ripped through an Manjhi is the president of and godown of explosives’ stockist adjoining building last Saturday. Hindustan Awami Morcha, a Rajendra Kaswa have been sealed. Clutching photographs of member of the BJP-led National A case has been filed against him their relatives, people yesterday Democratic Alliance. under the Explosives Act and launched a desperate search for The Income Tax department for causing unintentional death. their kin in hospitals. along with police have intensi- A search has been launched to Many of the injured were fied crackdown on use of black locate him.” admitted to hospitals in Petlawad, money and unaccounted cash as As Chouhan was heading Indore, Ratlam and Dahod in the model code of conduct is in towards the blast site after neighbouring Gujarat. People force in Bihar for the upcoming visiting the hospital, protest- who survived last Saturday’s blast assembly polls. ers blocked his way to demand shivered at the thought. In another incident, two arrest of the owner of the house “I was on my way to work after Gujarati youth were detained and action against “irresponsible” having tea with my son Ravi when with `2.5m in cash at Agamkuan officials. I heard the news about some The daughter of one of the victims of the blasts in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district is consoled during the funeral in Patna. They were identified The protesters said some of ‘sparking’. My son went off to of her father in Ahmedabad yesterday. as Chandresh Patel and Dinesh the local residents had repeat- take a look at it. I tried to stop Choudhary. Patel and Choudhary edly brought to the notice of him, but he didn’t listen to me. People went to the post-mor- Two students, Prince and was also identified by his relatives claimed the cash was for their the administration the fact that A moment later, a huge blast tem departments of hospitals, and Prashant, were going to a coach- by the mark of an earlier wound. contract business. Police inter- explosives were stocked in the occurred and there were bodies to cremation grounds to look for ing institute when the blasts Akshat, a 12-year-old boy, suf- rogated them to know the pur- house in the thickly populated lying everywhere. My son was their relatives. occurred. fered fractures in his legs and pose of carrying the money and area, but no action was taken. also among them,” said Pushkar, The magnitude of the blasts Their bodies were found yes- injuries to his head. its source. Similarly, police seized The chief minister told protest- a labourer. can be gauged by the manner in terday in a hospital. One of the He is undergoing treatment `1.65m in cash near Shahpur in ers at the blast site that he had People said many buildings which the bodies were being iden- bodies was headless, and it was in a hospital in Ratlam, while Patna and detained one man. In announced a judicial probe into turned into rubble and they could tified by the clothes the victims identified as that of Prince only his parents were killed in last Muzaffarpur district, a man was the blasts, in which more than 100 hear the screams of the victims were wearing last Saturday, and by an identity card in his pocket. Saturday’s incident. detained with `1.1m in cash. people were wounded. trapped underneath. by their birthmarks. The headless torso of Badri Lal IANS IANS

Traditional Bose kin to meet PM on India, Africa to unfurl solar stone-pelting declassification of files fair injures 110 umbrella at mega summit CHHINDWARA: As many KOLKATA: Buoyed by the Chandra Kumar said it is also as 110 people were injured West Bengal government’s crucial that efforts are made for NEW DELHI: Climate change countries like India that could project has been one of India’s in traditional stone-pelting decision to publicise files on declassifying secret files on Netaji would be in focus at the India- tide over their perennial energy major success stories in develop- yesterday in the annual Subhas Chandra Bose, Netaji’s by the erstwhile KGB as well as Africa Forum Summit here this needs by making optimum use of mental assistance in Africa. The Gotmaar Mela here in family members yesterday the British Secret Intelligence October with India proposing their abundant sunshine — and Barefoot College, started by social Madhya Pradesh, police said. said they would be meet- Service. that the 54 African countries the whole of the African conti- activist and educator Bunker Roy The Gotmaar (hitting ing Prime Minister Narendra “While the Indian government join a Solar Group of nations nent falls in this category. in 1971, has set up several solar with pellets) fair is held in Modi seeking declassification has to act first, we would also to tap the sun’s rays for energy Africa, whose economic growth grandmother training centres in Chhindwara district every of similar files with the central urge Modi to write to both the while forming another grouping rate has shown remarkable resil- Africa. year. government. Russian and British governments with the coastal countries to ience despite the global slowdown Besides solar energy, Prime On the second day of the The family members would for providing access to classified harness ocean wave energy. and is blessed with abundant Minister Modi’s stress has been Pola festival (when bullocks, also urge Modi to write to the documents both by the KGB and As the October 26-30 mega dip- natural resources, minerals and on renewable energy as part of the traditional draught ani- Russian and British governments the MI6,” said Chandra Kumar. lomatic event draws near, officials fossil fuels, is struggling with a measures to fight climate change. mals, are worshipped), people for declassifying similar files said “Russian authorities had are busy working on the details of crippling power crisis. Tapping wave energy is set to of Pandhurna and Sawargaon, to be in the possession of their told the Justice Mukherjee the proposed Solar Group, that According to the International form a major cooperation plank on the other side of the Jam respective spy agencies. Commission that if the Indian will include around 100 countries Energy Agency, some 622 million between India and the 54 African river, gather at the Chandi “Most of the files that can prime minister writes to Russian situated between the two tropics people in Africa . countries. temple and hurl stones. unravel the Netaji disappearance government, they may declassify — of Cancer and Capricorn. While the Solar Group is a India, which has an over 7,000- At least 110 people sus- mystery are with the Indian gov- the KGB files. But unfortunately, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mega concept, India has been km coastline, has the potential tained minor injuries in the ernment. The West Bengal gov- no such efforts were made then. has been stressing on boosting the helping to light up African homes to generate 40,000 MW of wave stone-pelting yesterday, police ernment has shown the way and “We have also got a positive production of solar energy, which using solar energy over the years energy, besides also harness- said. Arrangements had been it is now time for the Centre to reply from the British authori- he has described as the ultimate through its novel concept of Solar ing the ample tidal energy. The made beforehand to treat the act,” Netaji’s grandnephew and ties on the issue after we wrote solution to India’s energy prob- Grandmothers. African continent has 39 coun- injured. family spokesperson Chandra to them regarding the MI6 files lem. India has set an ambitious India has, through the Barefoot tries with a sea coast, including A boy from Sawargaon Kumar Bose said. on Netaji. Signs are positive and target to generate 100 GW of College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, Mauritius and Seychelles. fell in love with a girl from West Bengal Chief Minister we are hopeful that Modi will act electricity from solar energy by trained many African women The cooperation on tapping the Pandhurna. He eloped with Mamata Banerjee last Friday and fulfill billions of Indians’ wish 2022. from rural areas to become solar oceans would not just stop at har- the girl, and villagers chased declared declassifying of all state to know what actually happened While the UN climate confer- engineers and set up solar elec- vesting energy, but also extend the couple and hurled stones government files on Netaji. to Netaji,” he said. ence (COP21) in Paris is slated tricity units and maintain them. to hydrography which would at them. The couple died in At least 64 files on Netaji in A section of the family along for December, India will be look- The women, when they return have implications for anchoring, the incident. The Gotmaar possession of the state govern- with researchers would be meet- ing at long-term cooperation with home, impart the knowledge to dredging, structure construction, Mela is held every year in the ment will be kept at the city police ing Modi between October 10 and the African countries in sustain- others, thus helping bring solar laying of pipeline and cable, and couple's memory. archive from September 18 for 14. able development. lighting to distant homes in fisheries habitat. IANS public access. IANS The Solar Group will comprise Africa. The solar grandmother IANS

Wired for danger Three trapped Emergency meeting held as Himachal tunnel caves in on rising dengue cases SHIMLA: At least three NEW DELHI: Delhi Health caused shortage of beds for these labourers have been trapped Minister Satyender Jain yes- patients across hospitals. since last Saturday evening, terday held an emergency Last Saturday, the central gov- when an under-construction meeting to review the status ernment ordered a probe while tunnel near Bilaspur town in of dengue cases in the capital. the Delhi government had issued Himachal Pradesh collapsed Later, during a surprise visit to notice to five private hospitals in and blocked the passage, police a hospital, some patients’ rela- the capital after a seven-year-old said yesterday. tives heckled the minister. boy Avinash died of dengue. He Fire brigade and police have “Discussion on the steps to was allegedly denied admission launched an operation to rescue be taken to prevent spread of despite being in critical condi- the three. Official sources said dengue in Delhi was held in the tion. After his death, the child’s the workers of the Himalayan meeting. All hospitals have been traumatised parents committed Construction Company were dig- directed not to deny admission to suicide. ging the tunnel when a portion any patient,” Jain said after the The Delhi government has caved in due to landslides. All the meeting on dengue cases in the asked the city’s five hospitals trapped workers belong to the hill capital city which was attended to explain why their registra- state. by all district magistrates (DMs) tion should not be cancelled for Superintendent of Police Balbir and divisional commissioners allegedly denying admission to Thakur said that the tunnel caved (DCs). the boy. in due to seepage of water. The “They have been asked to make After the meeting, the health debris blocked the tunnel passage. appropriate arrangements to minister conducted a surprise Machines have been deployed tackle cases of dengue. Directions inspection at Sanjay Gandhi to pump oxygen into the tunnel, for monitoring of dengue cases Memorial Hospital to take stock a police official said over phone. were also issued in the meeting,” of the dengue cases and availabil- A cycle rickshaw puller waits for passengers under overhead power cables in an alley in the old quarters of The tunnel is located near he said. ity of beds there. Ghumarwin town. IANS The dengue outbreak has IANS Delhi yesterday. MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Holy dip Odisha power Debate on meat crisis inevitable, says BJP chief

BHUBANESWAR: The BJP’s ban over, says Odisha unit yesterday accused the state government of favour- ing the power generating com- panies at the cost of pushing the four crore people of the state Sena leader into darkness. “The statement of the state government that it would resort Jain group meets Uddhav Thackeray to power cut till June 2016 is irre- sponsible and outrageous. The MUMBAI: A delegation of people of all faiths — Hindus, power crisis is a man-made cri- top Jain religious leaders met Muslims, Christians and Jains — sis and the government is respon- Shiv Sena president Uddhav must observe their religion within sible for this,” BJP leader Bijay Thackeray yesterday and drew the confines of their homes. Mohapatra said here. curtains on the controversy “Nobody must enforce their He said the state can outsource over the meat ban in Mumbai religious tenets on the people 500 to 700 MW of energy from and other parts of Maharashtra of other faiths and keep it to private companies which have set during the ongoing Paryushan the confines of their respective up their plants in Odisha to meet festival. homes,” Thackeray said. the demand of the consumers. “As far as Shiv Sena is con- He pointed out that India is a “The state can get power from cerned, this controversy has multi-religious country with peo- power generating private compa- ended. But we must find out ple from different faiths, it can nies as state share. Apart from how it all started and who is become strong and prosper only this, it can also source more responsible for it,” Thackeray if they all live unitedly without power from these companies. said after the meeting held at his imposing their beliefs on each But, the state government is giv- A Hindu priest blesses his devotees after taking a dip in the waters of the Godavari river during the second ‘Matoshree’ home in Bandra East other. ing benefit to the companies and ‘Shahi Snan’ (grand bath) at the Kumbh Mela or Pitcher Festival in Nashik yesterday. Hundreds of thousands of yesterday afternoon. Yesterday’s meeting, organ- allowing to sell power to others,” He pointed out that all these ised by diamond merchant and Hindus have gathered on the banks of the Godavari for the festival, which is held every 12 years in different cities. said Mohapatra. years, during Paryushan, the film producer Bharat Shah, The state government has Jains’ holy festival of abstention, came in the wake of a hunger inked memoranda of under- meat had always been banned in strike launched by Jain monks standing with 29 power compa- the city and there were no com- in adjoining Mira-Bhayander nies while only three companies plaints from any quarters. Municipal Corporation area in Munnar plantation stir ends GMR Kamalang, Ind Barath “Then, suddenly what hap- Thane district, where the civic Energy, Sesa Sterlite and Jindal pened this year? How has it body imposed an eight-day ban KOCHI: A nine-day protest by Private Limited. Announcing the 'plantation labour committee' India Thermal Power are produc- erupted into this controversy and on meat. more than 7,000 women plan- decision, Chandy said he wished which will meet on September 26. ing power in the state. who is behind it all,” Thackeray The move was replicated in tation workers demanding bet- to thank all those people who took “With regard to the demands of He demanded immediate roll asked, after the BrihanMumbai parts by the BMC, Navi Mumbai, ter conditions, both in terms part in the deliberations. the workers on scaling up medical back of the load shedding decision. Municipal Corporation banned Nashik and other civic bodies, of bonus and facilities, ended “The talks were very cordial facilities, that was also agreed and Last Saturday, state Energy the slaughter of animals and sale leading to massive public outcry late yesterday as the demand of and the management agreed to the necessary changes would be Minister Pranab Prakash Das of meat in the city for four days. and earning the displeasure of the bonus was accepted by the plan- the wish of the government and made in the rules,” added Chandy. said Odisha may face power cuts Following a public outcry from Bombay High Court last week, tation company. as a result, they have agreed to The women workers, who have till June following a hydro power political parties, including the while some Jain leaders retaliated The deadlock was broken after hike the bonus. Last year, it was been on the street in Munnar shortfall due to deficient water in Shiv Sena, the BMC climbed and hit out at the ban opponents. a day-long consultation in Kochi 19 percent and this time they have every day for the past nine days, reservoirs. down and reduced the ban to two The Shiv Sena and its rival led by Chief Minister Oommen decided to give 8.33 percent bonus met Leader of Opposition V S Expressing grave concerns days. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chandy, and attended by his cabi- and an additional 11.67 percent as Achuthanandan. over the impending drought-like Nevertheless, signalling that led by Raj Thackeray protested net colleagues, trade union leaders ex-gratia,” said Chandy. Minister for Scheduled Tribes situation in Odisha, BJP state the party’s stance remained here last week by selling mutton, and representatives of the work- He said the demand for P K Jayalekshmi was with the unit president K V Singhdeo unchanged on the issue, chicken and fish on the days of the ers and the Kannan Devan Hills increased wages would be taken protestors since yesterday morn- demanded prompt action to take Thackeray made it clear that meat ban. IANS Plantations (KDHP) Company up by the officially approved ing. IANS stock of the situation. IANS ABVP makes comeback in JNU; AISF wins president’s post

NEW DELHI: In a major boost on student welfare issues. I want Rashid Shora and Rama Naga, declared at 8am yesterday. Since was claimed by ABVP, defeating overall Left mandate, but we to the BJP, RSS-affiliated Akhil to thank the students of JNU respectively. paper ballots are used for polling AISA by 28 votes. have to take cognizance of the Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad who showed confidence in me and Listing his priorities for the and counting is done manually, Shehla Rashid of AISA is the proliferation of the right-wing made a comeback at the elected me as their joint secre- campus, Sharma said that women the counting process takes longer first Kashmiri woman in JNU in the campus and work collec- Jawaharlal Nehru University tary,” newly-elected joint secre- security and construction of new at the JNU.” history to contest the students’ tively towards establishing a Left- (JNU) after 14 years yesterday tary of JNUSU, Sharma said. hostels would be on the top of his “The voting percentage at the union polls and win in the cen- progressive consciousness on the by winning the students union “I also want to thank the JNU agenda. university is also relatively high. tral panel. She is also this year’s campus,” she added. joint secretary’s post. The post unit of ABVP volunteers,” he “There are several places in The ABVP made a comeback at highest polled candidate (1,387), The students’ union elections in was won by AVBP’s Saurabh added. JNU which remain dark during the JNU after almost 15 years,” according to JNU sources. the Jawaharlal Nehru University Sharma. The JNUSU president’s post night that causes a risk to the he said. “This victory is a mandate (JNU) last Friday recorded 53.3 The ABVP had last won a post was won by the CPI-affiliated security of female students here. The AISF won the president’s for carrying on the struggles for percent turnout, a marginal dip in the JNU elections in 2001, when All India Students Federation’s I would try my level best to get post by 67 votes over AISA, while which JNUSU is known. We will over last year, when the turnout Sandeep Mahapatra became the (AISF) candidate Kanhaiya street lights fixed at these places AISA nominee won the vice-pres- carry on the struggle for social was 54.58 percent. president by a vote’s margin. Kumar, while vice president and and ensure women security in the ident’s post against his ABVP justice, gender justice and against A total of 22 candidates con- “I am very happy that ABVP general secretary’s posts were campus in every manner,” he said. rival by 234 votes. For the general privatisation and saffronisation of tested the JNUSU central panel made a comeback in JNU after retained by Left-leaning All India JNU poll’s chief election com- secretary’s post, AISA candidate education,” said Shehla after win- that includes posts of president, 14 years. I was confident about Students Association (AISA). missioner Praveen Thallapelli defeated ABVP nominee by 213 ning the vice president’s post. vice president, general secretary my victory as we were fighting The seats were won by Shehla said, “The poll results were votes while joint secretary’s post “We are content with the and joint secretary. IANS

BSF seizes heroin worth `700m UK envoy meets those injured in train mishap CHANDIGARH: Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have seized 14 kg of heroin along the India-Pakistan border in the Ferozepur sector, a BSF spokesman said yesterday. CHANDIGARH: British High The heroin, valued at `700m in the international market, was Commissioner James Bevan found concealed in four packets near the border outpost KK Barrier yesterday said he was satisfied in Ferozepur sector, over 300km from here. with the response of the Indian The contraband was seized following a tip-off about heroin smug- railway authorities following gling from Pakistan side. “BSF troops observed suspicious movement the derailment of the Kalka- of Pakistani smugglers on the other side of the border security Shimla toy train last Saturday fence near the International Border. As the smugglers inserted a in Himachal Pradesh which left pipe through the border fence to drop the packets on this side of two British women dead and the border, BSF troops asked them to stop. However, the smugglers seven Britons injured. continued with their aggressive posture. Bevan, who arrived here yes- terday, met the injured Britons at a private hospital in Mohali, Gang of robbers busted in Ghaziabad adjoining Chandigarh, around GHAZIABAD: A gang of robbers has been busted and five stolen 30km from the accident spot near vehicles, weapons and other articles seized from them, police said Parwanoo in Himachal Pradesh. yesterday. Acting on a tip, police conducted a raid last Saturday Two women, Loraine Toner and and nabbed six robbers from Murad Nagar area. Joan Nickolas, both 60, died in the During interrogation, they confessed to their crimes and revealed accident. their identities as Intezar, Monu Tyagi, Pintu, Pawan, Amir and “I have spoken to the injured Johar — all residents of Ghaziabad. British nationals. We are satisfied Four motorcycles, a car, four locally-made pistols, a mobile phone, with the response of the Indian a chain and iron rods were seized from them. railway authorities,” Bevan said. The gang members told the police that they attacked commuters He said there was no move to with iron rods while they were travelling at night on the village link issue a travel advisory for Britons roads and snatched their belongings. They were produced before a travelling by the toy train to magistrate who sent them to judicial custody, said Superintendent Shimla. Britons injured in the train mishap leaving after being discharged from a hospital in Mohali yesterday. of Police (Rural) R K Pandey. “It is not for me to comment on this. We will wait to see the Summerhayes was still not fully John and Christine Fraser. to lessen possibility of accidents results of the investigation. Over conscious. George Bertram has Train services resumed on the in future. Cops to tackle women’s harassment 800,000 British tourists visit India a laceration on the scalp, which Kalka-Shimla railway line after Traffic on the world herit- GURGAON: A special police squad is being set up in Gurgaon every year and it is trouble-free,” has been sutured, and a soft tissue the chartered special toy train, age rail line was disrupted after to free the ‘millennium city’ from the incidence of harassment Bevan said. injury on the right arm. Deputy carrying a group of 37 foreigners, the train derailed near Kalka in of women, Haryana Director General of Police Yashpal Singhal Nitin Yogesh, senior consultant High Commissioner David Lelliott derailed last Saturday afternoon. Haryana last Saturday. said here yesterday. He said only women police personnel will be for neurosurgery at Max Hospital, also visited the patients. Meanwhile, train services He said all trains plying recruited to the squad and they will be in civil clothes. Singhal said the condition of the three Ten Britons, who were resumed on the Kalka-Shimla between Kalka in Haryana and made the announcement as he visited the only women police British nationals admitted to the injured, were discharged from railway line after a chartered the Himachal Pradesh capital station here in Sector 51 and directed city police commissioner hospital in Mohali was stable. the hospital. Those who were toy train carrying a group of 37 were running on schedule. Navdeep Singh Virk to take steps to form the squad. A hospital statement said discharged after first aid were foreigners derailed on Saturday Over-speeding at a curve was Virk said, “We have assured the DGP Haryana that we shall make Diane Logan sustained head Halder Calder, Ian Calder, Paul killing two Britons, officials said the cause of the accident, one of Gurgaon free of eve teasing within a short period of time.” and chest injuries and was con- Carr, Stephen Frasher, Marion yesterday. The speed of the trains the survivors told police. IANS scious and stable, while Andrew Homes, Judic, Richirj, Robert, on this section has been reduced IANS

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an association include etoposide and functional magnetic resonance imaging to burn out in terms of emotional intervention in childhood can reduce the Genes influence mitomycin, the team noted. (fMRI) scans, the team found that cer- exhaustion, thereby affecting qual- risk of cardiovascular diseases later in “The developing field of ‘personal- tain regions of the brain were activated ity and safety of patient care, new life. cancer treatment ised’ or ‘precision medicine’ will lever- more when performing two simultane- research has found. The “Physical Activity and Nutrition age these types of data to help inform a ous tasks compared to a single task. “Twelve-hour shifts are relatively in Children” study (PANIC) carried outcomes: Study doctor’s decision on selecting the optimal The team found the overall relation- common in some countries in Europe; out at University of Eastern Finland drug and dose for each patient,” Jack ship between cardio-respiratory fitness nonetheless, these longer shifts are included 512 children aged six to eight person’s response to anti-can- said. levels and higher executive function may associated with more reports of burn- years. cer drug treatments is strongly The study was published in the jour- be partially explained through activa- out, dissatisfaction with work schedule The researchers found that children Arelated to his or her genetic nal Pharmacogenomics. tion in a region of the brain called the flexibility, and intention to leave,” the whose physical fitness was better than ancestry, says new research. The find- anterior cingulate cortex and the sup- study said. that of their peers had a better arte- ings suggest that the same medicine can plementary motor area. “This study adds to a growing body of rial dilation capacity during physical affect people from different ethnicities Poor fitness level “It is an important area for higher evidence showing that the organisation exercise. differently. level functions, such as conflict monitor- of shift work in many hospitals may be Furthermore, the study showed that “Based on the cell lines of hundreds hampers brain ing, multitasking, and dual-task process- putting both patients and staff at risk,” children with weak physical fitness of individuals, our research suggests ing itself,” Wong said. The research one of the study authors Peter Griffiths, combined with a high body fat percent- that the genetic ancestry of a person is power in elderly adds to our growing understanding of professor at University of Southampton age or low levels of physical activity strongly related to a person’s response the relationship among physical activ- in Britain said. also had the stiffest arteries. Moreover, to anticancer drug treatment,” said lead here is a definite connection ity and cognitive and brain function. “It The study examined survey results higher arterial stiffness was also found study author John Jack, research scien- between brain activation, cardio- suggests that we can improve our brain from a sample of more than 31,000 in children with low levels of physical tist at North Carolina State University Trespiratory fitness and executive health by changing our lifestyle even as nurses based across 12 countries in activity combined with a high body fat in the US. The researchers examined function (which helps with reasoning we age,” the author said in a paper pub- Europe. percentage. the role of ethnicity in drug potency and and problem solving) in older adults, lished in the journal Frontiers in Aging Children with the most physical activ- efficacy for 28 chemotherapeutic com- new research shows. Neuroscience. ity or with the best physical fitness had pounds in 589 patients. Previous studies have shown that Sedentary lifestyle the most flexible arteries and the best Patients self-reported their ethnicity there is a relationship between cardio- arterial dilation capacity. as Hispanic or non-Hispanic/Caucasian. respiratory fitness and behavioural per- 12-hour shifts and obesity bad Another finding of the study is the Hispanic and Caucasian samples formance in older adults. Other studies association of better physical fitness exhibited unique results, indicating a have looked at cardio-respiratory fitness for nurses affect for kids’ heart with better arterial health, suggesting complex relationship between genome and brain function. “But linking all three that especially regular, high-intensity and drug response and treatment out- of those has not been quite been done patient care ow levels of physical activity, physical exercise can be beneficial for comes, the study said. as explicitly as we did in this paper,” weaker physical fitness and obes- arterial health. Notable associations were found for said Chelsea Wong from University ospital nurses who work Lity may lead to arterial stiffness, The study was published in the drug temozolomide which is used to of Illinois. The team examined brain longer than 12-hour shifts a sign of cardiovascular diseases, even Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and treat brain tumours. imaging and fitness level data from 128 Hhave a higher risk of want- in primary school children, says a study. Science in Sports. Other drugs with results that suggest adults between the ages of 59-80. With ing to leave their job, and more likely The findings suggest that a lifestyle IANS

Rescuing street-style fashion photography

By Robin Givhan

he street-style photographer Karl-Edwin Guerre (pictured) is easy to spot in the forest of lensmen who regularly gather outside fashion shows — all of them hunting for name-brand editors sport- Ting head-turning looks that appeared on the runway less than 12 hours earlier. Guerre is distinct both in posture and person. He is the rare black photographer documenting the ensembles of arriving fashion show guests, gate- crashers and bystanders. When he works, Guerre eschews the familiar photographer’s uniform — typi- cally jeans and jackets chosen for storage capacity, comfort and durability. Instead, Guerre dresses with such aplomb that he cuts as striking a figure as many of his subjects. Unlike most photographers, he prefers a long, 200-meter lens, as if he were shooting zebras on safari. Guerre has a rather distant relationship with fashion — an attitude that reflects a shift in the street-style scrum. With New York fashion week beginning Thursday, Guerre will once again be on the street. Not every day, and not in front of every show, just a judiciously chosen few. But he will be working as he usually does: calmly, while impeccably dressed. Guerre — which he advises is pronounced “gear” because it’s just too time-consuming convincing Americans to give his surname its proper French inflection — first took a camera to the streets in 2008. Back then, the sidewalks outside shows weren’t so terribly crowded. There were distinctive points-of-view. Scott Schuman captured the idi- osyncratic. Garance Doré brought an artful charm. The two were honoured by the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2012. Tommy Ton zeroed in on the elements of style. And the great Bill Cunningham, whose work appears in the New York Times, caught snippets of cultural transformation. In the years since Guerre began shooting, much has changed. There’s a whole class of young pho- tographers tasked with shooting particular brands neck. He looks polished. He arrived at this aesthetic or a certain style handbag or a specific editor. Style is something that’s natural. I enjoy fashion in the having grown up interested in hip-hop and later dab- Show-goers have become aggravated by the con- bling in Wall Street pinstripes. He eventually realized stant buzzing of shutterbugs who swarm someone sense that I like new things, but for me ... to capture a that his true taste lay somewhere in between. simply because they see someone else clicking away. “Casual fly,” is how he describes his style, which And photographers get frustrated when the young person in their natural element, to me, evokes style. means dressing for comfort, but friends and col- women they made famous turn peevish about having leagues “can call me anytime of the day for a meet- their picture taken. ing or a party and I never have to go home and There’s a frenzy on the sidewalks, the streets, photography and social media work for Italian photographing women as they arrived for shows, but change.” For Guerre, style is the equivalent of prepa- the pebbled pathways. But Guerre can remember brands. he shot men, too. And what he realised, mostly from ration and planning. when there was a kind of street photographer code Eventually he hopes to shift into filmmaking. feedback he received from admirers, was that he was But is it practical? People have asked, “How can of conduct. He would stand down if a more vet- Even now he thinks of each photograph as an image particularly adept at photographing men. “My sense you shoot street style while wearing a suit?” His eran photographer such as Schuman was already on a storyboard. But until then: the streets. of women’s style was blurred by the beauty. I couldn’t answer: “Because I don’t run after people. I’m not approaching a subject, for instance. Guerre, who posts his work on his blog Guerreisms, differentiate between a beautiful woman and style,” paparazzi. I’m laid back and low key.” His art form, he says, is falling victim to same- is interested in style, not trends or fancy designer he says. With men, he was not distracted by faces, Guerre, whose parents are Haitian, was born in ness — too many photographers trying to get the names. His eye is drawn by the well-chosen pair of and he was able to focus on interesting details as Brooklyn but moved around to Haiti and Michigan same shot. “Street style is at risk of becoming the shoes, a beautifully cut jacket, an African-beaded well as capture them in a more journalistic way: guys before returning to Brooklyn where he lives with his runway,” Guerre says. bracelet. He has never been especially attracted to in mid-conversation, striding briskly to an appoint- wife and two daughters, ages 3 and 5. By day, he is a Some of the veterans have moved on or simply cut famous editors. And he long ago weaned himself ment, or simply caught up in their own world. hospital administrator — a flexible job that provides back. Ton shut down the Jak & Jil blog, which made from pretty faces. In fact, it’s not unusual for him “Style is something that’s natural. I enjoy fashion his family with health insurance while still giving him famous, ended his relationships with other Web to crop heads out of his photos. Artfully, of course. in the sense that I like new things, but for me ... to him time for his artistic pursuits. sites and launched TommyTon.com. Cunningham He picked up a camera because the images he saw capture a person in their natural element, to me, His eye for street photography wasn’t honed by skipped Paris. Schuman has gone global with his pic- seemed more focused on fashion — the trends and evokes style,” he says. an interest in fashion as much as an idea that cap- tures — snapping away in Peru and South America must-have items — than on style. “They were photo- Guerre’s own style leans towards tweed or linen turing individual style could have both artistic and — and will publish his third book, “The Satorialist: graphing a lot of editors and I was always — whatever.” jackets and elegant coats, colorful trousers and dap- social value. He has made a point of going to neigh- X,” in October. And Guerre has been doing more When he began, he spent a lot of time per hats. He might have a scarf knotted jauntily at his borhoods — like his own in Brooklyn — that were not initially part of the fashion conversation. The locations and the subjects weren’t diverse, he says, because the people behind the camera weren’t. “I look at the photos and try to determine if they were shot by a man or woman or whoever. There’s a com- mon thread with all the people they shoot and black (people weren’t) one of the popular ones.” Guerre isn’t out to make a political statement — just a social one. Fashion is a mask; it’s a collection of labels and trends that people use to craft a public persona, he says. Fashion is a way of hiding one’s flaws, perhaps even hiding one’s true self. Style is a process of revelation. It’s about laying oneself bare. It’s telling a personal narrative through clothes. And for Guerre, those stories are worth capturing. WP-BLOOMBERG MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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Markus Szedenik of Austria drives his horses during the obstacle event of the World Pairs Driving Championships in Fabiansebestyen, some 180km southeast of Budapest, Hungary, yesterday. RIGHT: Vincent Serazin of France drives his horses. Sandra Bullock fixes Bolivian election in new drama TORONTO: Sandra Bullock, as She noted “an explosion” in the he once shared an office with should be laughed at.” an American political strategist, number of meaty female roles in Carville, which gave him insights In June, Trump kicked off his plots the defeat of Evo Morales film and television of late. “It’s into backroom politics. campaign saying people who had in Bolivia’s 2002 presidential good that we’re seeing that But unlike his 2011 political immigrated from Mexico to the ballot in Our Brand is Crisis, change,” Bullock said. drama Ides of March starring United States were mostly crimi- which premiered at the Toronto On the surface, Our Brand Ryan Gosling, he said that he did nals, drug traffickers and “rap- film festival on Saturday. is Crisis is a sharp critique of not intend this film to be a “politi- ists,” and “some, I assume, are The fictionalised account of American no holds barred elec- cal statement.” “We’re interested good people.” the election is based on a 2005 toral campaigns and candidates in the political process and how On Trump’s lead in the polls, documentary of the same name who manipulate the truth in you elect officials... but we weren’t Clooney said: “Who would have about how US Democratic Party order to win. More broadly, it looking at this as strictly about thought that Donald Trump strategist James Carville helped strikes at all deceitful marketing. politics,” Clooney said. would be at 30 percent, and it Morales’s opponent Gonzalo “We’re shedding a light on a “We were looking at this as ends up working very well for the Sanchez de Lozada come from small slice of that world, which about the human condition film, but we’re not that good.” behind to beat the frontrunner happens to be politics, but I think and how we package and sell The film was directed by David in the campaign. it definitely represents where we everything.” Gordon Green (Pineapple Express In real life, Morales picked are as a culture and where we However, Clooney, the son of and Manglehorn) and also stars himself up and returned a few need to take ownership back and a city councilwoman and a tel- Billy Bob Thornton as a rival years later to become Bolivia’s start looking at things for what evision anchorman, could not strategist who is quick to use first indigenous president, for they are rather than what we’re resist commenting on the US dirty tricks, as well as Joaquim three terms. being sold,” Bullock said. presidential race. He slammed de Almeida as a former leader far Bullock, who was back in Just take a peak “behind the GOP presidential hopeful Donald behind in the polls when Bullock’s Toronto following last year’s curtain” to discover that “the man Trump over the mogul’s deroga- character Calamity Jane Bodine blockbuster hit Gravity, said she behind the curtain is doing some tory comments about Mexican arrives on the scene to bolster asked producers George Clooney pretty deceptive and manipulative immigrants. his campaign. Peter Straughan and Grant Heslov to consider stuff,” she said. “What he said is idiotic,” (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) penned changing the lead character to a At a press conference in Clooney said. “Anybody who says the screenplay. Sandra Bullock attends a press conference for the movie Our Brand Is Crisis woman for her, and they did. Toronto, Clooney said that as intolerant words as those REUTERS during the 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival.

Feelings run high ahead of Downton Down’s teen and bionic model walk at NY fashion week Abbey finale NEW YORK: Madeline Stuart resort wear. She is not the first Manhattan’s best-loved land- fashion industry. Stuart speaks have a great life as a result of is a beautiful, bubbly red head Down’s model to walk in New marks. “I think it’s amazing that for Madeline, saying it is difficult Madeline’s example, she will feel LONDON: Emotional Downton who at 18 is already a profes- York but her mother celebrates she’s been given this opportunity. for strangers to understand her happy, Stuart said. Abbey fans are counting down sional model with a handbag her inclusion as a sign that the It’s a fantastic platform for us to speech. Backstage, Madeline was Another model walking in the the days to the start of the last named after her. stiff, intimidating world of fash- get our beliefs across on inclusion revelling in the attention. show is Rebekah Marine, 28, a season of the hit British televi- What is remarkable is that she ion is slowly opening up to more and disability.” “She likes to be in the spotlight car saleswoman from New Jersey. sion series, as the period dra- has Down’s Syndrome. diverse women. The show is organised by and she likes people to notice her Born without a right arm, she is ma’s cast said about filming a Born and bred in Australia, she “Madeline is very excited,” fashion producers FTL MODA and she thinks she’s pretty cool,” proud to be called “bionic model.” tearful final scene. flew 28 hours across the world to her mother Rosanne Stuart with the Christopher and Dana said Stuart. “It gives what I’m doing more The sixth and final series of the take part in New York fashion said backstage at rehearsals for Reeve Foundation and Models Madeline’s career took off when of an edge, so I think it’s pretty historical drama premieres on week, where she will tread the Sunday’s show at Vanderbilt Hall, of Diversity, a British group that Stuart uploaded photographs of cool. A lot of kids think I’m like a British TV screens on September runway twice — in couture and Grand Central Station — one of campaigns for diversity in the her in May to Facebook, where superhero now,” she joked. 20, with fans marking the count- they quickly went viral. Marine is a stunning brunette down on Twitter. Within a week, she had 20,000 — the epitome of health with The series follows the lives of followers. Today, her Facebook sun-kissed skin and an incred- the aristocratic Crawley family page has been liked by nearly half ible smile, but not the statuesque, and their servants in the early a million people. rake-thin, racehorse-limbed 20th century, and has averaged A company called EverMaya model favoured by many in the a weekly audience of 11 million has named a handbag after high fashion world. viewers in Britain alone. her and donates its sales to the Despite her disability, she Jim Carter, who plays strict National Down Syndrome society. dreamed of being a model as a butler Carson, said about that She has become the face of cos- child, and went to auditions and charged moment when they metics company Glossigirl and photo shoots with her mother but wrapped up the final scene. FTL MODA contacted them a was always turned away. “We were in the servants’ hall, month ago, inviting them to New “I think the fashion indus- all the gang, candle lit, a muted York fashion week. try has come a long way,” she scene and they said ‘cut’. I started The Stuarts head next to the said. “I think a lot of brands are to say a few words on behalf of West Coat, where Madeline will very hesitant to include models everybody and... before I knew it... collect a prize as model of the that aren’t necessarily five nine, I was a mess! And all the crew, year. There are further plans skinny, blue eyed, blonde. So it’s the blokes were all crying — it was to visit Sweden and even Russia, a challenge but we’re definitely a soggy mess!” he said. and she has been nominated for making progress and it’s so awe- AFP awards in Australia. some to be a part of that.” It’s a far cry from the discrim- Marine is a motivational ination Rosanne recalls when speaker and a spokeswoman for Madeline was born, being abused her new i-limb — an incredible in the park and the isolation of state-of-the-art prosthesis. living with disability. “I think peo- Its sensors allow her to manip- ple are a lot more open now,” she ulate its fingers and thumb, allow- said. “Social media has brought ing her to do little things that everything to the forefront. others take for granted, such as Things aren’t hidden anymore.” holding a pot of yogurt or cutting Model Rebekah Marine of Woodbury, New Jersey, attends a dress fitting during rehearsals for the FTL MODA If just one parent of a Down’s meat using a knife and a fork. show during New York Fashion Week in New York. child believes their kids can AFP Monday 14 September 2015 30 Dhul-Qa’da 1436 Volume 20 Number 6553 Price: QR2

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DOHA: Shareholders of Gulf as the issues manager for this the leveling and compacting In addition, the assembled demonstrated its commitment to Warehousing Company QSC rights issue, as well as assign stage at the logistics stage, and approved a few more points of setting a world class standard in approved the leading logistics Ernst and Young as the financial mobilised the construction stage. order, including an amendment logistics operation by expanding provider’s motion to increase adviser and external auditors for The rights issue approved by the to Article (6) of the Company on both its services and its facili- its capital through subscription the same. It is expected that all shareholders during the extraor- Constitution and Articles of ties. GWC is now the authorised to a rights issue. The measure shareholders as of October 12 will dinary general meeting would Association regarding the com- service contractor (ASC) for the was approved during the com- be eligible for the rights issue pro- support the development of this pany’s share capital; granting the United Postal Service (UPS) in pany’s Extraordinary General vided the date receives approval hub according to schedule, and to Company’s Board the right to Qatar, providing express cou- Meeting held in Doha yesterday. from the supervisory authorities. ensure that the equity funds for decide upon the shares’ fractions; rier services through its flagship The Corporate Supervision Both the subscription period part of the development would and approving the amendment of location and four strategically Department at the Ministry of and terms and conditions will allow the company to maintain a Article 30 of the company’s con- placed express shops throughout Economy and Commerce had be announced in local newspa- healthy debt/equity ratio. stitution and articles of associa- the state. The company has also previously approved the GWC pers at the beginning of October. GWC Chairman Sheikh Abdulla tion so that it reads: “The Board begun expansions in its Logistics Board’s proposal to increase the The company will ensure that bin Fahad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al of Directors shall elect by secret Village Qatar (LVQ) and Ras company’s capital by 25 percent, the process will be complete by Thani (pictured) expressed his ballot the Chairman and Vice- Laffan facilities, providing over which is equivalent to 11,890,244 the end of November, with more pleasure at the approval, citing Chairman for a period of three 50,500 sqm in additional ware- shares, at the price of QR38.50 details and updates available at the impact this will have on allow- years.” (previously only one year). housing capacity. per share (a nominal value of the website of the company. ing GWC to continue fulfilling its GWC has delivered strong and In order to ensure the best QR10 per share, and an issuing The rights issue will fund a vari- vision in innovating and deliver steady growth in its net profits in levels of service, the company premium of QR28.50 per share) ety of GWC’s projects, in particu- the best logistics hubs and facili- the first half of 2015, marking a was recently awarded the ISO for existing shareholders. The lar the GWC Bu Sulba Logistics ties, and stated: “by providing the 30 percent increase in net profits; 27001:2013 for information secu- price was determined based on a Park, which was awarded in most comprehensive solutions and achieving QR87.7m. This robust rity management systems (ISMS) proper, scientific study approved December 2014 by the Economic by constantly developing dynamic growth was mirrored in the com- after a thorough audit of its by the regulators, using global and Zones Company (Manateq) to and flexible infrastructure, we are pany’s revenue streams, with total Record Management Services approved valuation modules. construct and manage. Set to be able to remain true to our pur- revenues peaking at QR405.7m (RMS) department by Lloyd’s Based on the approval, Masraf operational by the first quarter of pose and ensure the best possible during the same period. Register Quality Assurance. Al Rayan Group shall be assigned 2017, the company has completed returns to our shareholders.” The company has most recently THE PENINSULA

QDB unveils new The First Investor equity fund for buys stake in Shater Abbas DOHA: The First Investor, start-ups, SMEs the investment banking arm of Barwa Bank Group has acquired a 49 percent stake BY SATISH KANADY projects that will contribute to in Shater Abbas Restaurants the country’s economic diversifi- International Group, a lead- DOHA: Qatar Development cation, generating value neutral ing restaurant chain head- Bank (QDB), the 100 percent returns that can be re-invested quartered in Qatar. government entity which plays in subsequent funds to help and Yousef Al Obaidan, Acting an active role to develop invest- support the economy. Chief Executive Officer of ments within the local indus- The QR365m would be split The First Investor said: “Our tries, has launched a direct into two with a target alloca- investment in Shater Abbas equity investment (Istithmar) tion of 20 percent for innova- is in line with our strategy to support Qatari entrepre- tive start-ups and 80 percent for of investing in middle mar- neurs and SMEs. QDB also SMEs, although exceptions will ket companies operating in announced a ‘SME Equity be reviewed on a case-by-case the food and beverage sec- Fund’, the first product under basis. The life term of the equity tor with strong fundamen- ‘Istithmar’. fund is 8-10 years, 5 years for tals. The company has built The ‘SME Equity Fund’ is a deployment and 3-5 years hold- an outstanding concept and landmark new initiative and is a ing period, Mohammed Al Khater, Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa (left), CEO of QDB, and Mohammed Al Khater, Executive Director of Investment is planning as well to diver- first of its kind in Qatar. Worth Executive Director of Investment at QDB during a press conference to launch the SME Equity Fund yesterday. ABDUL BASIT sify its network through the QR365m, the fund is designed to at QDB, said while speaking on development of new high-ends provide valuable investment to the sidelines of the press meet. time of the fund’s exit at a pre- selling the stake in the future Khater said: “There are no plans food concepts, which we plan innovative start-up companies During the investment trans- determined and agreed upon dis- at a profit once the business has to be listed per se. In future, if we to grow and develop together and SMEs. The initiative will play action phase, the SME Equity count from the fair market value experienced growth and expan- get further investments from other over the coming years in the significant role in developing pri- Fund and the candidate company (FMV) of the company. sion,” said Al Khater. entities, the fund may be listed. But GCC region and globally.” vate sector business opportunities owners (Owners) may agree on a “What make the SME Equity In addition to financial sup- currently we don’t have any plans”. Speaking on the acquisition, for Qatar, Abdulaziz bin Nasser share repurchase option (SRO) to Fund initiative unique is its abil- port, equity investors are more Al Khater, however, added that Hussain Al Emadi, Chairman Al Khalifa, CEO of QDB, said at be included as part of the invest- ity to provide direct investments actively involved in the business, the QDB’s decision to launch the and Managing Director of a press meet here yesterday. ment documentation such as in equity which are typically and have a seat on the board for SME equity fund could give a Shater Abbas Restaurants The aim of the fund is to pro- the Share Purchase Agreement reserved for higher risk busi- example, in order to support and big boost to the Qatar Financial International Group com- vide the capital needed for Qatari (SPA). ness with high growth potential. guide the entrepreneur in grow- Markets Authority’s (QFMRA) mented: “This partnership entrepreneurs or start-up own- The SRO allows the owners Investors in this type initiative ing their business. Asked whether and the QE’s plans to launch a with The First Investor is ers. The initiative is designed to to buy back the shares owned take up an equity stake in the the Fund would be listed on Qatar junior stock market. a strategic step forward for encourage new and innovative by the SME Equity Fund at the business with the objective of Exchange (QE) at some stage, Al THE PENINSULA Shater Abbas, our focus now is to maintain the quality of our food, diversify our services and enhance our procurement and operations processes.” “We are proud of our accom- plishments over the years, and RasGas receives CSR Company of the Year award we are excited about the next chapter in our evolution,” Al DOHA: RasGas Company Limited RasGas CEO, commented on the award: Emadi said. (RasGas) was recently conferred the “At RasGas, we take great pride in receiv- Established in Qatar in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ing such an important recognition for our 1998 by Hussain Al Emadi, Company of the Year Award at the 6th positive contribution to the community, the Shater Abbas Restaurants annual Arabian Business Qatar Awards. our commitment to sustainable devel- concept features a variety of RasGas was nominated by 157 local busi- opment, spreading better practices, and Persian and Gulf contempo- nessmen, industry leaders, and influenc- actively supporting the Qatar National rary cuisine. ers as leading role model in CSR practices Vision 2030.” The company has nine- among various sectors and companies in He added: “RasGas considers corporate branches, a central kitchen Qatar. This recognition follows the 2014 social responsibility as a core commitment, and offers home delivery third place achieved at the regional Arabia and as a global energy supplier we believe andcatering services and CSR Awards. we have a prime role to play in the path has a staff of more than 270 The Arabian Business Award is a pre- to building a more sustainable future for employees. mier event in the regional business calen- our nation and the generations to come. Six of the branches are dar, which honours the biggest names in This recognition is a further incentive to dine-in locations, while the the Gulf business community, celebrating continue our CSR programme across the remaining three are located the best achievements both on a corporate four cornerstones of community, educa- in shopping mall food courts. RasGas officials receiving the award. and individual level. tion, environment and health.” THE PENINSULA Hamad Mubarak Al Muhannadi, THE PENINSULA MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Global M&A appetite up, Mideast still cautious KPMG says region expected to adopt careful approach due to fall in oil prices in mergers and acquistions

DOHA: The world’s largest Generally, expectations are back of a feared slowdown in the KPMG International’s Global are potentially hampering M&A corporates able to increase capac- businesses are expected to show bright for Africa and the Middle Chinese economy and continued Head of Deal Advisory. “The con- appetite. This is clearly evidenced ity, primarily through debt reduc- an increasing appetite for M&A East, Latin America and Asia uncertainty in Europe, will force tinuing impact of low oil prices and by the 19 percent fall in market tion, this might be the year to transactions over the next 12 Pacific, which are all expected to investors to review their priori- political instabilities in some key capitalisations of the largest corpo- uncover some great value in the months, while at the same time see above-average increases in ties. Governments in the region regions should also not be over- rates in the energy sector between market,” commented Phil Isom, enjoying more capacity to fund M&A appetite. However, despite are expected to take a hard look looked. On an individualised basis, June 2014 and June 2015. Profits Global Head of M&A for KPMG. deals, according to the latest this outlook, the Middle East at unplanned expenditure and we continue to see relatively strong are also down considerably over “The long-term scenario looks edition of KPMG International’s is expected to adopt a cautious streamline spending that will fur- expectation despite a drop in earn- the same 12-month period. “With promising for the ASPAC region, Global M&A Predictor. approach given the new low in oil ther limit money supply in the ings. When we look at the top line oil prices continuing to experience helped by political stability and Between June 2015 and June prices that is forcing a number local economies.” He further added numbers, they look unexceptional. new multi-year lows, we can expect the establishment of the ASEAN 2016 globally, forward P/E ratios. of countries in the region to run that, “Qatar will continue with There are actually really pockets of many of the acquisition plans of Economic Community. More spe- KPMG’s measure of corporate budget deficits, said Venkatesh its defined spending programme strength and great opportunities companies in the Energy sector cifically, there has been a grow- appetite or confidence, are forecast Krishnaswamy, Head of Deal on domestic infrastructure and to be found.” to be delayed or restructured. ing interest of Asian PE firms to increase by 11 percent, while net Advisory for KPMG Qatar opportunistic acquisitions in select As well as regional split, the pre- The return of some stability to oil in Southeast Asia countries,” debt to EDITDA (KPMG’s meas- He said: “The oil price drop, markets and asset classes”. dictor also looks at M&A activity prices could minimise the down- said Bob Yap, ASPAC Head of ure of capacity) is predicted to rise coupled with short-term vola- “There has been a pause in the by sector and reveals that the chal- ward pressure on deal activity. Deal Advisory for KPMG. by 7 percent over the same period. tility in global markets, on the market,” commented Leif Zierz, lenges in the global energy market In the broader market, for those THE PENINSULA

New terminal Qafco to participate in 6th GPCA Fertilizer Convention

DOHA: Qatar Fertiliser region’s policy-makers and other fourth edition of the Forum, rep- Company (Qafco) will be partici- key third-party stakeholders. The resenting 96 companies from 34 pating in the 6th edition of the committee supports and under- countries. Gulf Petrochemicals Association takes activities and programmes The 6th GPCA Fertilizer (GPCA) Fertilizer Convention relevant to the promotion of all Convention programme has been to be held in Dubai from today areas in relation to fertiliser prod- developed specifically to help the till Wednesday. Qafco will also ucts and services and serve as the global fertiliser industry embrace be sponsoring the gala dinner at voice for GPCA members within innovation to ensure efficient and the event. regional and international entities. sustainable production of fertilis- The GPCA Fertilizer Convention GPCA Fertilizer Convention ers in order to contribute to global is an annual event organised by is part of GPCA’s Fertiliser food security and an environmen- the GPCA’s Fertilizer Committee Committee’s efforts to bring tally sustainable future. currently headed by Khalifa A together key regional industry Qatari students will also par- Al Sowaidi, CEO, Qafco. The figures, fertiliser consumers and ticipate in the convention. GPCA’s Fertilizer Committee government representatives to As part of Qafco’s Corporate works to address issues of com- exchange information and to Social Responsibility, Qafco lev- mon interest to members from explore and deliberate key issues erages its influence amongst global the fertiliser industry. The com- regarding food security and long- institutions to provide opportuni- mittee works towards ensuring term strategies regarding ferti- ties for Qatari youth to develop continuous improvement and liser manufacture and application. their knowledge and have firsthand development of all aspects of the The first edition of the Fertilizer experiencewith the dynamics of The Rotterdam World Gateway Terminal (RWG) during the official opening on the second Maasvlakte in fertiliser sector by securing nec- Convention took place in 2010. In the fertiliser industry. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The complex is ultra-modern and able to handle a 2.4 million standard contain- essary support from the GCC 2013, 279 delegates attended the THE PENINSULA ers a year of the largest ships. Because automatic valves are used, the entire terminal can be used daily run by a team of not more than fifteen people.

Sasol appoints Phinda Vilakazi Bank of Japan wary of expanding stimulus soon TOKYO: Bank of Japan poli- 30, when it updates its long-term expectations. Kuroda’s decision hearings they conduct on firms as new president cymakers are in no mood to economic and growth forecasts, caught even some of the nine across Japan. expand monetary stimulus this so a surprise move might have an board members off guard, anger- Kuroda told parliament on week, sources familiar with outsized impact on markets. ing four of them enough to vote Thursday that while the recov- their thinking say, even as poor But that looks like one of the against him. ery appeared “patchy”, conditions data challenges their presump- very few incentives for it to act With one of the dissenters hav- were falling in place for inflation tion that economic recovery will now, with risks to the bank’s pol- ing retired and been replaced by a to hit 2 percent as more firms boost inflation to its 2 percent icy targets — such as weak global former auto executive more sup- raise prices. target next year. demand and China’s slowdown portive of Kuroda’s views, the gov- He also signalled that any delay When BoJ Governor Haruhiko —mostly beyond its control, said ernor would in theory have less in hitting that target wouldn’t Kuroda (pictured) last opened the sources. trouble getting his way if he sees trigger policy action if it was due DOHA: Sasol, the international the monetary taps, in October, “There’s not much the BoJ can the need to ease, the sources said. mostly to oil price falls. integrated energy and chemi- he was backed by a razor-thin do to respond to overseas head- But many on the board hope It has now become a near cer- cal company, announced that majority on the bank’s board, and winds,” said one source. “What’s they won’t face that decision, tainty that the BOJ will cut its Phinda Vilakazi (pictured) although subsequent changes have important is that domestic relying on companies to use their economic and price forecasts for has been appointed to the posi- moved the board closer to his pol- demand remains firm.” record profits more on wages and this fiscal year at the October 30 tion of President, Sasol Qatar, icy stance, a repeat looks even less The government also does not “A lot of people are getting sus- investment. Like last October, review. But with few tools left to Nigeria and Uzbekistan, replac- likely now, the sources said. welcome additional monetary picious on what benefits there are renewed falls in oil costs are deploy, the BoJ will cling to its ing Marjo Louw who is retiring With inflation and growth still steps that might weaken the yen to additional monetary easing,” weighing on inflation. But house- goals for as long as possible, even after 38 years of service. in the doldrums despite the bank’s further and boost import costs. said Takeshi Minami, chief econ- hold income is rising and under- if they appear increasingly out of Based in Doha, Phinda will be 80 trillion yen ($665bn) per year Easing now would run counter omist at Norinchukin Research pinning consumption, which is touch with reality, some analysts responsible for leading the over- asset buying measures, they said to the government’s policy priori- Institute. firmer than last October when say. all Sasol GTL portfolio within the board had grown increasingly ties, government officials say. “Politicians don’t want the yen households were feeling the direct “If you don’t have many pol- Sasol Energy. Commenting on concerned about their diminish- With an upper house election to weaken too much.” hit from a tax hike, BoJ officials icy tools left, you don’t want to his appointment, Phinda, said, “I ing policy options and the down- looming next year, Prime Minister Those betting on a surprise say. use it now,” said Mari Iwashita, am honoured and excited to take sides of the stimulus, such as Shinzo Abe’s administration has cite similarities to last October, Business sentiment and capi- chief market economist at SMBC up this role and to lead Sasol’s draining liquidity from the gov- shifted its focus to helping low- when Kuroda expanded stimulus tal expenditure have held up even Friend Securities. “You want GTL portfolio, based in Qatar, the ernment bond market. income households and pension- without prior warning to prevent as markets have been lashed by to save it for later, given worse GTL hub of the world. The ORYX Investors mostly expect the BoJ ers hit by the rising cost of living slumping oil costs and weak con- fears of a hard landing for China, things could easily happen to GTL joint venture with Qatar to stand pat at least until October from a weak yen. sumption from hurting inflation they argue, based on internal Japan’s economy.” REUTERS Petroleum is a model partnership for Sasol, and a shining example for how to work in collaboration in international markets. Sasol European Union finance ministers meeting has further extended its reach into the community through QE index loses 1.65pc, breakthrough corporate social initiatives that deliver beyond financial gain. I look forward to working with our partners and other Gulf markets dip the community to continue our contributions to Qatar’s National DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange Gulf stock markets fell, tracking Vision on many levels.” (QSE) index dropped 195.74 oil prices, while Egypt rose after Prior to his current role, Phinda points, or 1.65 percent, yester- the country’s oil minister, a suc- was based in Lagos, Nigeria with day when it closed at 11,657.27 cessful reformer, was asked to responsibility for Sasol’s business points. The market capitalisa- form a new government. interests in Nigeria and pursuing tion decreased to QR613.83bn The Cairo index climbed 0.6 growth opportunities in the West from QR623.78bn registered on percent with most stocks posi- Africa region. During his career, Thursday. tive after President Abdel Fattah Phinda has worked for other com- The daily turnover decreased al-Sisi on Saturday asked Oil panies including General Electric to QR265m with a volume of Minister Sherif Ismail to name a and Arcelor Mittal, where he held 6,781,604 shares from 4,197 trans- new cabinet. leadership roles in power gen- actions compared with QR668m Saudi Arabia’s main index had eration services and operations with a volume of 14,947,703 risen initially on news that index management. He has worked in shares from 7,444 transactions compiler FTSE added the coun- key global energy hubs including on Thursday. try to its watch list for potential North America, West Africa and Indices of all sectors ended in inclusion in the emerging markets the Middle East. Phinda holds the red, barring telecoms which category. But it gave up all gains a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical gained 0.23 percent when it closed later in the day and closed 0.7 per- Engineering from the University the day at 1,014.04 points. cent lower. of Cape Town and Master’s degree Banks and financial services Dubai’s index fell 1.5 percent as in Business Administration from FROM LEFT: French Finance Minister Michel Sapin and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem and Spain’s index dropped the most with 2.11 most stocks fell. Abu Dhabi’s bourse the Gordon Institute of Business Economy Minister Luis de Guindos chat at a European Union finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg. percent fall to 3,154.92 points. edged up 0.3 percent, supported by Science. THE PENINSULA Elsewhere in the region, most Etisalat. QNA/REUTERS MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

UAW picks Fiat China unveils Chrysler as target company in labour talks reforms for DETROIT: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is the target company in labour negotia- tions between the United Auto Workers union and the three Detroit automakers, the UAW state firms said yesterday. Contracts for all three of the Detroit automakers, includ- Partial privatisation also on cards ing Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co expire late Monday BEIJING: China unveiled Beijing-based think-think. Partial night. “All three companies are details yesterday of how it would privatization, he added, would working hard toward a collec- restructure its state-owned help establish “check-and-balance tive bargaining agreement. At enterprises (SOEs), includ- and incentive systems” at state this time, the UAW has selected ing partial privatisation, as firms. FCA US LLC (the US unit of Fiat data pointed to a cooling in the China’s government manages Chrysler) to be the lead bargain- world’s second-largest economy. 111 companies centrally under the ing company,” Dennis Williams, The guidelines, jointly issued by State-owned Assets Supervision president of the UAW, said in an the Communist Party’s Central and Administration Commission, Shoppers pass a shop which is restocking its goods in Beijing as gloomy perceptions of China are growing and emailed statement. Committee and the State Council, or SASAC. Local governments FCA officials had no comment the signs are troubling. China’s cabinet, included plans to own and manage around 25,000 other than to confirm the com- clean up and integrate some state state-owned companies and the pany is the lead in ongoing talks. firms, the official Xinhua news sector employs nearly 7.5 million governments to relinquish some crisis. “Overall, the economy is August from a year earlier. Traditionally, major provisions agency said. It did not elaborate. people. control over state enterprises and very weak and the central bank Markets had expected a 6.4 per- of the first contract reached are Reform of underperforming State firms will be allowed attract investors to buy shares may have to continue cutting cent increase, up from July’s 6.0 used as a pattern for the other two state-owned enterprises is one of to bring in “various investors” after one of the worst stock mar- interest rates and banks’ reserve percent. Detroit automakers. Speculation China’s most pressing needs. But to help diversify share owner- ket crashes in China’s history. requirement,” said Zhou Hao, sen- Annual growth in real estate among labor experts was that if not handled well, the restruc- ship, and more state firms will And Xinhua indicated full-scale ior economist at Commerzbank investment also continued to either GM or Ford would be the turing could lead to hundreds of be encouraged to restructure to privatization was not on the cards, AG in Singapore. Zhou says cool to 3.5 percent in the first lead company because they have thousands of people being laid off pave the way for stock listings, saying the government was aim- growth would probably dip below eight months, the weakest since been more profitable recently and and social instability. Xinhua said. ing to “cultivate a large number of 7 percent in the July-September early 2009, from 4.3 percent in have fewer newly-hired “second Xinhua said the plans included Private investors will be encour- state-owned backbone enterprises quarter. January-July. tier” workers who are paid less introducing “mixed ownership” aged to buy stakes in state firms, with innovation capability and Some economists believe While home sales and prices than veterans, most of whom by bringing in private invest- buy convertible bonds issued by international competitiveness”. growth is already much weaker are slowly recovering from a were hired prior to 2011. ment, and “decisive results” were state firms, or swap shares with The guidelines called for a than official data suggests. slump last year — property area Williams has said that expected by 2020. state firms, it said, adding steps flexible and market-based com- August power output, for sold rose at a slightly faster pace he gets along well with Fiat The government will not force will be taken to curb corruption pensation system at state firms example, rose just 1 percent year- of 7.2 percent in January-August Chrysler Chief Executive Sergio “mixed ownership”, nor will it set during reforms. by linking pay with company on-year, and production of key — analysts say it will take time Marchionne. Marchionne has long a timetable, giving each firm the SOEs will be divided into performance. industrial commodities such as for developers to work off a huge criticised the two-tier pay system. go-ahead only when conditions commercial and public welfare- The details were issued after steel and coal weakened. overhang of unsold houses. In July, when labor talks opened, are mature, it said. related businesses during the the government said growth Growth in fixed-asset invest- Retail sales were the single Marchionne said, “I firmly believe “This reform will be posi- reform process. Oil and gas, elec- in China’s investment and fac- ment, a crucial economic driver, positive surprise, growing 10.8 in wealth distribution.” tive for improving the impe- tricity, railways and telecommuni- tory output missed forecasts in slowed to 10.9 percent in the percent in August from a year FCA has hired more work- tus of the economy and making cations were identified as sectors August. The data followed weak first eight months of 2015 — the earlier and above forecasts of 10.5 ers than Ford or GM since 2011 growth more sustainable,” said that could be suitable for limited trade and inflation readings, rais- weakest pace in nearly 15 years, percent, the same as July. when the three companies began Xu Hongcai, director of the eco- non-state investment. ing the chances that economic National Bureau of Statistics data But the increase did not appear expanding their US workforces nomic research department at the However, Beijing will have to growth may dip below 7 percent showed on Sunday. to chime with corporate reports after the 2007-2009 recession, and China Centre for International persuade entrenched interests in the third quarter for the first Factory output rose a weaker of slowing sales. therefore have more lower-paid Economic Exchanges (CCIEE), a at local, provincial and national time since the global financial than expected 6.1 percent in REUTERS workers. About 45 percent of FCA’s hourly US workforce of about 36,000 are second-tier, while Ford’s percentage of the lower- paid workers is 28 percent and Qatar leads in bank SWIFT’s growth; outpaces global rate GM’s 20 percent. REUTERS

DUBAI: Growth in financial has been disconnected from the within and outside their borders business in the Middle East and to handle cash management, trade QNB sponsors transactions messaging sys- Belgium-based network since 2012 in recent years. Through acqui- Africa were different. “We see and supply chain business through tem SWIFT’s traffic volumes as a result of EU sanctions against sitions, Qatar National Bank, the more traction from some African the system. transport meet in the Middle East and Africa the country. largest bank in the Gulf Arab communities,” said Bestani. “There But SWIFT expects one of the has accelerated by double-digit Expansion in Africa in the region, has expanded into Egypt is centralised decision-making, so main areas for future expansion to DOHA: QNB has announced its percentages this year as banks past year was up 11 percent, led and several other African mar- for example the central bank of be the securities markets, where strategic sponsorship of three expand rapidly and non-finan- by Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria, kets, while South Africa-based Ghana contacted us to ask if we a lot of payments and settlement day 5th Annual Qatar Transport cial institutions join the indus- Bestani said. Standard Bank, Africa’s largest can provide a service for comply- instructions are currently sent Forum 2015 starting today. try cooperative, said the regional Average global SWIFT traffic bank by assets, has built a pres- ing with sanctions to all banks. manually. The forum is convened this head. growth so far this year is running ence in 20 countries including “In the Middle East we see less In the Middle East and Africa, year under the theme “Moving In the Middle East growth in at 10 percent. The Middle East Nigeria, Angola and Mozambique. examples of supporting the com- including Turkey, payments rep- Forward: Providing business the year up to the end of August and Africa represents more than In Africa, banks have been munity and more action at the resent 57 percent of information opportunities and stimulating was 12 percent, with double-digit 4 percent of total volumes, a level adding more clients in a coun- level of individual banks and finan- sent through SWIFT, with securi- Qatar’s transport sector”. expansion in Qatar and the United that should rise as both regions try where the proportion of the cial institutions.” ties forming 30 percent of the total The topics chosen for discus- Arab Emirates helping offset a historically grow at a faster pace population without a bank account More non-financial institution data. That compares with world- sions are all in line with the decline in Lebanon, Iraq and Libya, than the rest of the world. totals as much as 80 percent in companies are also joining. In wide, where payments and securi- requirements to assist in the said Sido Bestani in an interview. Banks in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. the Middle East, around 50 such ties roughly account for percent realization of the Qatar National The data excludes Iran, which Africa have been expanding both But Bestani said that drivers for firms have joined, enabling them each of total data flow. REUTERS Vision 2030, which aligns with QNB Group’s vision. QNB is keen on supporting Qatar’s thriving transportation sector, which plays Big banks downsizing in Stamford a large role in achieving the state’s Worries over EMs deepening: BIS long-term economic ambitions. LONDON: Concerns over the world’s major emerging economies, The Bank is committed to spon- and in particular China, are growing as financial investors reassess soring important events of this the outlook for global growth, the Bank of International Settlements nature, which showcase best prac- said. The quarterly update from the Switzerland-based forum for tice and contribute positively to major central banks avoided making predictions. REUTERS the development of the economy. THE PENINSULA

The UBS bank’s headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. As the global financial industry continues to shrink and go through structural changes following the 2007 recession, trading outposts like Stamford are beginning to feel the effects of the decline. Now both RBS and UBS are scaling back on staff and UBS has put its large building up for sale. Credit Suisse to sell US private bank

ZURICH: Credit Suisse Group intends to sell its the newspaper said, citing anonymous sources. The US private bank and slash its prime brokerage bank’s US private banking business had around business under a strategy being developed by new 100bn Swiss francs ($103bn) under management Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam, Swiss newspaper but was not making progress there, unlike rival UBS. Schweiz am Sonntag reported yesterday. The prime brokerage business, which provides Results will be presented to the bank’s board in services for big clients like hedge funds, and its fixed- early October of a strategic review announced in income investment business, would be scaled back to July, earlier than first envisaged to give markets free up capital that can be used for other businesses, time to absorb news of a planned capital increase, it said. REUTERS MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Air bag makers eye boost Frankfurt motor show from new Indian rules Govt plans tougher rules to increase road safety

NEW DELHI: The world’s TRW Steering Systems Ltd, a road transport and highways largest air bag suppliers are set- joint venture between US-based ministry. “In trying to make eve- ting up plants and ramping up TRW and India’s Rane Holdings rything cheap, if we are going to capacity in India, eyeing a $2bn Ltd. reduce our safety standard it is opportunity thanks to tougher The company opened a new air not worth it.” rules aimed at improving one bag assembly plant in August in The new rules, part of the Road of the world’s worst road-safety southern India with capacity to Transport and Safety Bill, do not records. make 500,000 units a year, invest- directly propose air bags, but In India, a person is killed in ing Rs180m ($2.7m). instead make crash tests manda- a road accident every four min- It expects revenues from the tory for new models sold in India utes — 141,000 in 2014 — yet less air bag unit to hit Rs3.5bn by from October 2017. than a third of the 2.6 million cars 2020, from Rs400m today. “An air bag is only an instru- sold each year have air bags in Toyoda Goesi Minda India, ment of road safety,” Chhibber this cost-conscious market. a joint venture between the said. The new rules will be dis- But a planned law that will Japanese company and India’s cussed in India’s upper house of impose crash test standards by Uno Minda, which has a 25 parliament this year before they 2017 is creating an opportunity percent market share, plans to become law. The Mercedes Benz star is hidden under a tarpaulin at the exhibition grounds of the International Motor Show for makers of safety equipment, increase its capacity by up to six Japan’s Takata hit headlines IAA in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, yesterday. International manufacturers present novelties of the automotive as cars without air bags will times to 150,000 air bags over the after carmakers recalled millions industry from September 17 to 27. achieve only the lowest safety next two to three years, group of cars to replace air bags made by ratings after tests. That, for the chairman NK Minda said. the company after some exploded first time, will force consumers to Analysts say others will follow, too violently, spraying shrapnel directly consider the risks they setting up in India to keep costs into passenger compartments. run by buying cheap. as low as possible. Eight deaths and more than 100 Masaken eyes secondary Gulf listing By 2020, overall revenues from “We expect that within five injuries have been linked to faulty air bag sales in India are set years the large airbag makers Takata inflators. to rise 11 percent a year to hit will have a manufacturing hub in In India, makers includ- DUBAI: Hasan Ismaik, Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia, to provide further details. $2bn, outpacing the nine percent India,” said Ayay Bandopadhyay, ing Honda, Toyota and Nissan Chairman of Jordan’s Masaken Ismaik said. The Jordanian business- growth expected in China, accord- automotive research analyst at recalled cars after the Takata Capital, plans to hire banks for The offering will involve new man resigned from Dubai-listed ing to data from Transparency Transparency Market Research. defect was reported. a secondary equity listing next shares, he said, without specifying Arabtec in June 2014 amid Market Research. By then, India Air bags in India are expensive Several carmakers in India, year, he said yesterday. what percentage of the company’s rumours of a fallout between is expected to be selling over 5 mainly because most of the parts, including No. 2 seller Hyundai Ismaik, ex-CEO of Dubai’s shares would be sold in the sec- him and Abu Dhabi state-owned million cars a year. such as inflators, are imported. Motor Co, still import air bags. Arabtec , bought 37 percent ondary offer. Aabar Investments, which holds Some of the world’s largest air And without rules imposing their But Kaushik Madhavan, auto- of the property and invest- Beforehand, Masaken aims a significant stake in the Dubai bag makers — Autoliv Inc , Takata use in a country of poorly main- motive head at Frost & Sullivan, ment firm Masaken Capital last to increase its capital to 500m contractor. Corp, TRW Automotive Inc and tained vehicles and overcrowded, said even cautious carmakers month for 5m Jordanian dinars Jordanian dinars ($706m) from Ismaik, who still retains an 11.8 Toyoda Gosei Co — are already badly lit and potholed roads, car- would eventually have to go local. ($7.06m). 24m dinars, he said, adding one of per cent shareholding in Arabtec gearing up to cash in. makers often opt not to add a “Carmakers have to realise Masaken Capital will hire the “big four” accountancy firms according to bourse data, said “(This is a) good time to build costly component that could drive that if they have to offer competi- an international investment would be hired soon to advise on there would be no conflict of capacity and the right time to up prices. tively priced products with all the bank, “the likes of JP Morgan the procedure. interest between his ownership invest to grow the business,” said “I think we have made auto- safety technology, they have to be or Deutsche Bank, and a local Masaken will also soon in Arabtec and his new position Harish Lakshman, Managing mobiles in India too cheap,” said sourced locally,” he said. Jordanian bank like Arab Bank” announce a “big” acquisition in at Masaken. Director of air bag maker Rane Vijay Chhibber, secretary for the REUTERS to advise on a listing in the United the UAE, Ismaik said, declining REUTERS

Capital Group shrugs off global rout to buy more Japan stocks Oil Search calls off takeover TOKYO: Capital Group Cos, since October as foreign investors of December 2012, according to room for consumption to grow.” profit as devices like smart- which oversees $1.4 trillion, is sold at the fastest pace since at Katsunori Adachi, a senior man- China’s exports fell 5.5 percent watches become more popular, meeting with snapping up Japanese shares on least 2004. ager for marketing communica- in August from a year earlier and Fuse said. Bank earnings will a bet they’ve been unfairly pun- “We’re still positive,” Fuse, who tions at Capital International. the nation’s official factory gauge climb as lending and interest ished in the global selloff. helps manage the company’s 1.1 That excludes holdings in the slumped to a three-year low. Premier income increase amid higher Woodside The world’s seventh-largest trillion yen ($9.12bn) in Japanese nation’s companies through the Li Keqiang said on September 10 the rates, he said. Capital Group is asset manager is buying stocks equity funds, said in an interview group’s global funds, he said, economy was expanding reason- buying shares in smaller com- SYDNEY: A meeting to discuss that were too expensive before in Tokyo on September 7. “The declining to give a total figure. ably, and vowed to press ahead with panies that have niche products Woodside Petroleum Ltd’s $8bn the rout while adding to exist- drop has been a little excessive.” While Capital Group is con- reforms and to keep growth at about and tend to be overlooked by the takeover bid for Oil Search Ltd ing holdings, said Akira Fuse, an Los Angeles-based Capital cerned about China’s slowdown, seven percent this year. investment community, he said. was called off amid speculation investment specialist at Capital Group is a long-term investor the broad selloff in Japanese The Topix will increase in the “Especially sensors,” Fuse said. that the offer for the Papua New International KK in Tokyo. The whose products include American stocks has gone too far, Fuse said. medium to long term, boosted “Japan has a 40 percent share of Guinea-focused explorer is too firm is picking up everything from Funds, one of the largest mutual- Chinese policy makers will take by corporate earnings, Fuse the world’s sensor market. As low to succeed. sensor makers to banks, con- fund families in the US by assets. steps to ensure a soft landing, he said, without giving forecasts. demand increases, there’s huge The meeting scheduled for vinced a slowdown in China won’t Capital Group’s Japanese stock said. The group is selling Japanese Company profits will rise as the room for profits to swell.” Sunday was postponed at Oil derail Japan’s share rally under investments are overseen by three shares that may be hurt as China’s benefits of inflation seep through Capital Group is the biggest Search’s request, according to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. fund managers covering value, infrastructure development slows, to the economy, and improved holder of optical-sensor maker a statement from Woodside, About $5.8 trillion was wiped large-cap growth and small-cap but remains bullish on firms that corporate governance leads to Hamamatsu Photonics KK and the Australian oil producer. from global equities last month growth strategies. They dub com- benefit from increases in domes- higher return on equity in two or Murata Manufacturing Co, which Oil Search is expected to reject as China shocked markets by panies they all agree on “high tic consumption in Asia’s biggest three years, he said. supplies components to Apple Inc. Woodside’s bid as early as Monday, devaluing the yuan and investors conviction” stocks. These account economy. Fuse declined to name Earnings per share for Topix Andrew Johnsen, who picks the Australian Financial Review weighed the spectre of higher US for 20 of their 85 Japanese invest- individual investments. companies is forecast to rise 9.8 value stocks for the asset manager, reported yesterday, without cit- interest rates. Japanese shares ments and half of assets in the “We have to think strategi- percent in the next year. ROE for has been buying companies that ing sources. were among the worst hit, with country, Fuse said. cally,” he said. “What’s weak companies in the gauge stands at benefit from domestic demand Woodside’s offer of one share for the Topix tumbling to its big- Capital Group’s holdings in about the Chinese economy now 8.6 percent, compared with 11 per- that were excessively sold off dur- every four Oil Search shares, which gest monthly loss in three years. Japanese stock funds have more is social investment — rail, roads, cent for an index of global shares. ing the downturn, Fuse said. implied a 14 percent premium, is Valuations slumped to the lowest than quadrupled since the end bridges and dams. There’s still Japan’s sensor makers will BLOOMBERG probably too low to win investors’ support, according to Sanford C Bernstein & Co and UBS Group AG. The offer valued Oil Search Thai skyscraper at A$11.65bn ($8.1 bn) when it was Kuwait’s Kipco unveiled on September 8. Shareholders reject Oil Search and Woodside declined to comment yesterday. plans $5bn real Woodside is targeting Oil Search’s 29 percent stake in Exxon estate project CBD’s Tier 1 bond plan Mobil Corp’s $19bn PNG LNG project. The partners are consid- DUBAI: Kuwait Projects Co DUBAI: Plans by Commercial plan, but said that given around ering an expansion of that lique- (Kipco), the country’s largest Bank of Dubai (CBD) to raise a 80 percent of shareholders were fied natural gas export project, private sector investment firm, $750m bond to boost the lender’s present in the meeting, some of while Oil Search is also in a ven- is planning a $5bn real estate core capital reserves are off the the bank’s core constituents were ture with Paris-based Total SA scheme on the outskirts of table for the immediate future dissenters. and InterOil Corp that’s planning Kuwait City, the company’s vice after shareholders rejected the Abdullah Hamad Al Futtaim the country’s second LNG project. chairman told a local newspa- proposal, a bank official said on and sovereign fund Investment Papua New Guinea is seen per yesterday. Sunday. Corporation of Dubai are the as one of the few places where The 380,000-square-metre The rejection is a rare case of bank’s largest shareholders with new liquefied natural gas export project is planned for the Al shareholder rebellion in the Gulf, 26.3 percent and 20 percent projects will probably succeed Daiya area where several foreign where votes usually rubber-stamp respectively, with two other local because costs are lower than else- embassies are located, Faisal Al decisions made by the board of direc- businessmen also above the five where, according to Bloomberg Ayyar said in an interview with tors and executive management. percent threshold, according to Intelligence. Al Qabas newspaper. Last month, the bank said that its Thomson Reuters data. Developers of LNG plants face It is set to include both resi- board had proposed the Basel III- CBD’s Tier 1 ratio, an indicator growing concerns of a glut as dential and commercial spaces, compliant bond, subject to share- of a bank’s health, stood at 16.67 Japan’s return to nuclear power as well as infrastructure such holder and regulatory approval. percent at the end of June. That is after the 2011 Fukushima disaster as roads, parks, walkways and “Some of the shareholders felt well above the minimum regula- and China’s cooling economy raise electricity. that more capital wasn’t as nec- tory requirements in the United speculation demand growth may United Real Estate, a unit of essary at this stage,” John Tuke, Arab Emirates and marginally slow. Revenue for existing projects is Kipco, will be responsible for head of treasury and asset and ahead of the sector average of also falling, as most LNG plants sell implementation, along with other liability management at CBD, said 16.5 percent according to central supplies to Asian buyers at prices unnamed entities, he said. by phone. bank data. linked to oil, which has plunged Kipco aims to present its Shareholders representing “It (the proposal) was put for- about 50 percent in the last year. plans to regulators in the com- 39.24 percent of those present at ward as we thought it was an oppor- The PNG LNG project, with ing days and to begin implemen- a meeting to discuss the proposal tunistic time to raise capital, with an annual capacity of 6.9 million tation this year. “The project is voted against it, with 75 percent rates cheap and investors hungry metric tons, started production considered the largest and most A view of the Baiyoke Tower II in Bangkok, Thailand. The tower is the assent needed under the bank’s for yield,” said Tuke. “If the bank last year and is sending cargoes to important in Kuwait, especially present tallest building in Thailand at 304 metres high with 85 floors. articles of association for the grows quickly, then it (raising capi- Asian customers including China in the real estate sector,” he told Upon the completion of MahaNakhon skyscraper in 2015, it will become motion to pass. tal) will be one of the things which Petroleum & Chemical Corp. and Al Qabas. the new tallest building in Thailand at 314 metres high with 77 floors. Tuke declined to name which may be revisited in the future.” Tokyo Electric Power Co. REUTERS shareholders voted against the REUTERS BLOOMBERG MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

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India escapes worst of emerging markets misery

NEW DELHI: Three years ago India Bombay Stock Exchange languish five waned it cast a chill over Brazil, whose commodities and financial markets,” “Not only that, we are probably going was the weakling of the emerging percent below a year ago. economy depends on selling commodi- Oleg Kouzmin at Renaissance Capital in to see an acceleration in growth which markets clan, politically stagnant and Economists say underlying growth ties to China and a handful of other big Moscow said. He expects Russia’s econ- is very rare at the moment.” struggling to grow — but as gloom remains fragile, and question whether customers. omy to shrink by four percent this year. Yet old problems persist — Prime engulfs other developing economies, the re-calculated figures that show Prices have drooped, with the In South Africa, one of China’s biggest Minister Narendra Modi’s promised the subcontinent is enjoying a moment India’s growth rate has caught up with Bloomberg Commodity Index that tracks suppliers of minerals, one in four peo- reforms have stalled, with a land acqui- in the sun. China’s can be trusted. But as turmoil 22 raw materials falling to its lowest in 16 ple is unemployed and GDP unexpect- sition bill abandoned and a key sales tax Brazil and Russia lie deep in reces- convulsed global markets this sum- years in August, and not only are prices edly shrank 1.3 percent in the second delayed indefinitely. India escaped much sion and South Africa is teetering on the mer, wiping trillions of dollars off world low, no one is buying like before. quarter. Sales of iron ore have tanked, of the recent global turmoil because it brink after demand for raw materials exchanges and leading investors to flee “Brazil is very affected, more than leading mining companies to announce exports relatively little -- meaning it does collapsed, while alarm bells have sounded emerging economies, India has escaped other emerging countries, especially huge layoffs. not make enough goods people want to over fears the China juggernaut may be comparatively unscathed. after what happened yesterday,” said Adding to the pain is a looming buy, isolating it from the wider economy. faltering. “India is looking like an oasis of Alex Agostini, chief economist at Federal Reserve interest rate rise, which Labour and investment laws remain Enter India, once dubbed the Broken stability at the moment,” said Mark Austin Rating in Sao Paulo, referring to will make riskier emerging markets less agonisingly complex, hindering growth, BRIC, as the core group is known, now Williams, chief Asia economist at Capital Standard & Poor’s decision to cut Brazil’s attractive compared with the dollar. while outdated infrastructure is badly in poised to become the fastest-growing Economics in London. “It is a very dif- sovereign rating to junk. Next to its fractious emerging mar- need of funds. G20 economy, expanding at a respectable ferent picture from a couple of years At the peak of the boom in 2010 the ket cousins, politically stable India looks And while in New Delhi politicians seven percent, with its finances nour- ago when India was at the forefront of one-time South American superstar positively glowing, named by the IMF trumpet a growth rate that now rivals ished by cheap oil. “If you look at the concerns.” grew 7.5 percent; economists now expect as one of the few “bright spots” in the China’s, economists warn India is still a growth numbers, India is definitely doing As long as China steamrolled along it to remain in recession in 2016, as polit- world economy. chronic underperformer. better than these other economies,” at double-digit pace, covering its land- ical paralysis compounds its woes. Low commodity prices are a gift: while Its $2 trillion economy is five times Kunal Kundu, an economist at Societe scape with highways and skyscrapers, Fellow junk-rated Russia, an oil cheap crude has pummelled exporters, smaller than that of China, which Generale in Bangalore, said. train tracks and malls, it sucked in exporter which lost big when prices India, which imports 80 percent of its although not bounding like before still “China is in slowdown mode and Brazil vast amounts of raw materials such as halved, faces biting sanctions over the oil needs, won the lottery. contributes more than a third of global and Russia are in trouble because they oil, coal, iron ore for steelmaking, and Ukraine crisis, while the number of The ensuing cash windfall has helped growth. “India should not be complacent, are commodities-dependent. We are see- cement. Russians living in poverty has soared the government balance its books and politicians should not be celebrating,” ing India as the standout.” Now the magic growth engine is sput- to 21.7 million, or roughly 15 percent made it less reliant on foreign loans. Williams at Capital Economics said. It is not all rosy — while low-cost oil tering out its worst GDP figures since of its total population, statistics agency “India is in a much better position, “It should be growing much faster. It and a new way of calculating growth have 1990, Beijing says; analysts say the truth Rosstat said. we don’t have some of the problems the could have had growth of nine or 10 per- added shine to India’s GDP figures, its could be even uglier. “The main impact now comes through other economies have,” said Arya Sen at cent, it could have been another China.” exports remain poor and shares on the When the Middle Kingdom’s appetite China influencing the global economy, Jefferies investment bank in Mumbai. 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Bangladesh cricketer Australia end England suspended for ‘beating child maid’ tour on a winning note DHAKA: Bangladesh national cricketer Shahadat Hossain was suspended yesterday from Visitors take final ODI by 8 wickets; home skipper Morgan injured all forms of the game as police investigate allegations that he and his wife beat their 11-year- MANCHESTER: Australia old maid. ended their tour of England on Police are still searching for a high with a 3-2 victory in the the 29-year-old paceman who one-day international series as went into hiding last week after home captain Eoin Morgan suf- claims he “tortured and abused” fered concussion after being hit the maid who is undergoing treat- on the head by a bouncer. ment in hospital. The tourists, who lost the Ashes “The allegations against Test series by the same scoreline, Shahadat Hossain have tarnished wrapped up an emphatic eight- our image,” Bangladesh Cricket wicket win in the fifth and decid- Board (BCB) spokesman Jalal ing ODI at Old Trafford with 25.4 Yunus said. overs to spare thanks to Aaron “We’ve therefore decided to Finch’s unbeaten 70. temporarily suspend him from all Mitchell Marsh had earlier sorts of cricket being organised by picked up four for 27 as England the BCB,” Yunus said, adding that were dismissed for just 138 in 33 Shahadat would only be allowed overs with Ben Stokes (42) and to play if cleared by the police. Adil Rashid (35 not out) the He said the BCB had vocally only players to really trouble the opposed the abuse of children and Australia attack. women in the past, including the England played the majority use of minors for labour. of the match without skipper The suspension means Morgan, though, after he was Shahadat, who missed the recent struck on the helmet by a short series against India and South ball - clocked at 90mph - from Africa after twisting his ankle Mitchell Starc in the seventh over in a Test match in May, cannot the game. play in the national cricket league Morgan, who scored one run starting later this week. and faced six balls prior to the A top performance in the blow, was hit just below his right league usually guarantees a place ear as he turned his head away. in the national team. With the death of Australia Shahadat, who played 38 Tests opener Philip Hughes to a short and 51 one-day internationals for ball in a first-class match in Australian players celebrate their ODI series win over host England in Manchester yesterday. Bangladesh, is now all but certain Sydney last November still fresh to miss the two Tests against in the mind concerned Australian Australia next month. players quickly surrounded the the 29-year-old climbed to his feet James Taylor charged with skip- some clean hitting to reach his took wickets at crucial times to Police raided the house of the Dublin-born left-hander. and groggily made his way back pering the hosts for the remain- half-century off 47 balls, taking a bowl England out in 33 overs. pace bowler and his wife, Nritto Following treatment by the to the dressing room, but was der of the contest. particular fancy to Rashid’s leg- England lost Jason Roy (4) lbw Shahadat, who is also on the run, England medical staff on the pitch deemed unable to continue with It proved an impossible task for spin. Finch shared an unbroken to Starc early on, although replays on the night of September 6 after Taylor with so few runs on the stand of 109 with George Bailey, showed the ball had been miss- officers found the injured and cry- Scoreboard board as Australia made light who hit the winning runs to finish ing the stumps but the opener ing maid on a street in the capital work of England’s total. unbeaten on 41. took too long to decide whether Dhaka. ENGLAND 4 (1w); Agar 2-0-12-1. England’s spirits were raised Earlier, England had entered to review the decision. “We’ve also raided his village J Roy lbw Starc ...... 4 AUSTRALIA briefly when Australia opener the decisive match brimming with Alex Hales (4) and Taylor home and houses of his relatives A Hales c Maxwell b Hastings ...... 4 J Burns c Bairstow b Willey ...... 0 Joe Burns departed for a duck confidence after they fought back (4) were both removed by John and friends. But we did not find J Taylor c Wade b Hastings...... 12 A Finch (not out)...... 70 after he swished wildly at a to square the series at 2-2 with a Hastings, who claimed three for Shahadat and his wife anywhere,” E Morgan (retd hurt) S Smith c Bairstow b Wood ...... 12 delivery from David Willey and three-wicket win at Headingley 21, before Morgan left the field. Inspector Shafiqur Rahman, who J Bairstow lbw Marsh ...... 10 G Bailey (not out) ...... 41 a feathered edge found the gloves on Friday. Stokes added a degree of is investigating the case, said. M Ali c wade b Marsh ...... 5 Total (for 2 wkts in 24.2 overs) ...... 140 of England wicketkeeper Jonny And, having won the toss and respectability to the score with a The maid, Mahfuza Akter D Willey lbw Marsh ...... 0 Did not bat: G Maxwell, M Wade, M Marsh, A Bairstow. then watched his side compile 51-ball 42 which included six fours Happy, has told police and local A Rashid (not out)...... 35 Agar, J Hastings, M Starc, P Cummins. England also secured the 300-8 then bowl Australia out for and one six while Rashid boosted media that the couple beat her. M Wood c Agar b Hastings ...... 13 Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-32. prize wicket of Australia captain 207 at the same venue in the third the total in a last-wicket stand of Television footage showed the R Topley lbw Agar ...... 6 Bowling: Willey 6-3-13-1 (1w); Topley 5.2-1- Steve Smith when he nicked an ODI last week, skipper Morgan 32 with England debutant Reece girl, looking frail and thin, being Total (all out in 33 overs) ...... 138 33-0 (1nb); Wood 5-1-25-1; Rashid 4-0-34-0; attempted drive to Bairstow off again elected to bat when he Topley. However, their partner- taken to hospital with swollen Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-13, 3-22, 4-56, 5-72, Ali 4-0-25-0. Mark Wood as second wicket called correctly. ship was brought to a halt when black eyes. 6-72, 7-85, 8-106, 9-138. Result: Australia won by eight wickets went down with the score on 31. However, Australia’s pace the stoic Topley was trapped “She told us that the couple Bowling: Starc 9-1-44-1 (1w); Hastings 10-2- Man-of-the-match: Mitchell Marsh However, Finch’s assault on attack bowled tight lines and plumb lbw by spinner Ashton beat her very often. Her hand was 21-3; Cummins 6-0-33-0 (3w); Marsh 6-0-27- Series: Australia win the five-match series 3-2 the England bowlers proved to aggressively with man-of-the Agar for six to leave Australia charred with a hot cooking pad- be the difference as he showed match Marsh the pick as they with an easy chase. REUTERS dle. She had injury marks all over her body,” Rahman said. “The day she fled Shahadat’s home she was also beaten merci- lessly by both the cricketer and Shastri to continue as India team director his wife,” he said. A case has been filed against MUMBAI: Former captain India have been without a head extended the appointment of Mr. played his first match since had been knocked unconscious the cricketer and police are seek- Ravi Shastri will continue in coach since Duncan Fletcher left Ravi Shastri as the Team director breaking his jaw in three places and were attended to by medi- ing his arrest, as the story domi- his role as India’s team direc- in March when his term came of the Indian Cricket Team till the following a collision with Surrey cal staff and taken to hospital by nates local media headlines. tor until next year’s World to an end after India’s semi- ICC World T20 2016,” the board team-mate Rory Burns during a ambulances. A team of doctors is treating Twenty20 at home, the Board final defeat at the World Cup in said in a statement. Natwest t20 Blast game in June. “I still have a little bit of vertigo the girl at the Dhaka Medical of Control for Cricket in India Australia and New Zealand. India recently recorded their Henriques captained an NSW but I don’t get it when I’m play- College Hospital. BCB presi- (BCCI) said yesterday. The BCCI had named former first test series win in Sri Lanka City side against NSW Country ing or training, I only get it when dent Nazmul Hassan has said The 53-year-old Shastri will batting greats Sachin Tendulkar, since 1993 under new captain yesterday and made 34. I’m trying to sleep or lying down,” fast bowler Shahadat Hossain is continue to be supported by Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman Virat Kohli and will welcome Henriques had to have three Henriques told Fairfax before the likely to be kept out of cricket assistant coaches Sanjay Bangar to a cricket advisory committee, South Africa next month for a surgeries to fix his jaw, after game. until a decision is reached on the (batting), Bharat Arun (bowl- which advised the board to extend series comprising four tests, three Burns’ knee crashed into his “All is okay at training, I’m Women and Children Repression ing) and Ramakrishnan Sridhar Shastri’s tenure. T20 matches and a five-game ODI head while they were attempt- training at 100% and I’m not Prevention Act case against him. (fielding), whose tenures have also “Based on the recommenda- series. ing the same catch in Arundel. holding back and I am definitely “He came to see me. I didn’t been extended until the March tions of the Cricket Advisory Meanwhile, Australia all- The match was abandoned after not scarred mentally.” meet him,” Hassan said. 11-April 3 tournament. Committee, the BCCI has rounder Moises Henriques has 18.4 overs because both players AGENCIES AGENCIES

Melbourne extends Formula Singapore Grand Prix on alert Baseball Results Cincinnati 4 St Louis 2 One hosting deal to 2023 over haze threat Cincinnati 5 St Louis 1 Toronto 9 NY Yankees 5 MELBOURNE: Melbourne has secured the hosting rights to the SINGAPORE: Since the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix in 2008, Kansas City 14 Baltimore 6 Australian Formula One Grand Prix until 2023, the Victoria state drivers have been routinely quizzed about how they would cope with Toronto 10 NY Yankees 7 government announced on Sunday. a tropical downpour during the only Formula One race held entirely Boston 10 Tampa Bay 4 Melbourne last year signed an agreement to continue hosting the under floodlights. race until 2020 and Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said the state After seven years of bone dry races, the answer still remains a mys- Philadelphia 7 Chicago Cubs 5 government had agreed to a three-year extension to 2023. tery, but a different hazard could possibly threaten this year’s race, Pittsburgh 10 Milwaukee 2 “There’s nothing quite like the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne scheduled for September 20. NY Mets 6 Atlanta 4 and the buzz it creates around our state,” Andrew said in a statement. A dense cloud of haze has been hanging over the city-state of Miami 2 Washington 0 Melbourne has hosted the Australian Grand Prix since 1996, when Singapore for the past week, a result of farmers in neighbouring Chicago White Sox 8 Minnesota 2 the race was switched from Adelaide but recently it has became a Sumatra burning forests to clear their land for agriculture. Oakland 5 Texas 3 local political issue after years of heavy financial losses, subsidised by An annual occurrence, the smog is currently rated under the LA Dodgers 9 Arizona 5 taxpayers. Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) as being in the mid to low range of Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has in the past suggested “unhealthy” air quality, but race organizers are monitoring the situa- LA Angels 3 Houston 2 the race was one of the least viable on the sport’s calendar because of tion in case it worsens and effects driver visibility. San Francisco 8 San Diego 0 the time difference with the key European television market. “The possibility of haze is just one of the many potential issues that Seattle 7 Colorado 2 Despite posting record losses amid soaring costs and declining rev- are covered in the overall 2015 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore enue, Melbourne has retained its place as the opening race on the Grand Prix Contingency Plan,” a Singapore GP spokesperson said in Badminton: Yonex Open Japan Results calendar. a statement to Reuters. TOKYO: Results from the Yonex Open badminton final yesterday: “We are very happy to extend our relationship with Melbourne,” “The plan was formulated and refined with stake holders, govern- Men’s Singles: Lin Dan (CHN) bt Viktor Axelsen (DEN) 21-19, 16-21, 21-19. Ecclestone was quoted as saying in the statement. ment bodies and the Formula One community. Women’s Singles: Nozomi Okuhara (JPN) bt Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) 21-18, 21-12. The Grand Prix is the oldest surviving motor racing competition “In the event that the haze caused visibility, public health or opera- Men’s Doubles: Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong (KOR) bt Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan (CHN) 21-19, 29-27. held in Australia having been held 79 times since it was first run at tional issues Singapore GP would work closely with the relevant agen- Phillip Island in 1928. cies before making any collective decisions regarding the event.” Women’s Doubles: Zhao Yunlei/Zhong Qianxin (CHN) bt Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl Since 1985, the race has been a round of the FIA Formula One A number of local sports events in Singapore were cancelled (DEN) 21-12, 21-16. World Championship and is currently held at the Melbourne Grand this weekend because of health risks and the Singapore National Mixed doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (DEN) bt Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei Prix Circuit at Albert Park in Melbourne. AGENCIES Environment Agency said. REUTERS (CHN) 17-21, 21-18, 23-21. MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Factfile on Flavia Pennetta NEW YORK: Factfile on Pennetta wins US Open, 2015 US Open women’s singles champion Flavia Pennetta of Italy: FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA) Born: February 25, 1982 Age: 33 calls it a day on court Birthplace: Brindisi, Italy Residence: Verbier, Switzerland Height: 5-feet-7 (1.72m) The 33-year-old is all smiles after winning top prize of $3.3m Ranking: 26 WTA Tour singles titles: 11 NEW YORK: Flavia Pennetta semi-finals to end the 33-year-old Grand Slam singles titles: 1 won her first Grand Slam sin- American’s quest for a calendar (2015 US Open) gles title over Roberta Vinci in year Grand Slam. Career Prize Money: $13,804,282 an improbable all-Italian US Pennetta’s path to the final Open final on Saturday then included two huge hurdles which List of champions added one more shock to a stun- she cleared with confidence, tak- ning fortnight by announcing ing down Czech fifth seed Petra Since 2000 her retirement. Kvitova in the quarter-finals and With the 7-6(4), 6-2 win, the Romanian second seed Simona 2015 Flavia Pennetta (Italy) bt 33-year-old Pennetta becomes the Halep in the semi-finals. Roberta Vinci (Italy) 7-6(4), 6-2 fourth oldest Grand Slam win- “Miracles can happen. Because 2014 Serena Williams (US) bt ner in the Open Era and joins I beat Serena, miracle,” said Vinci. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 2010 French Open champion “And then two Italians can reach 6-3, 6-3 Francesca Schiavone as the only the Grand Slam final, a miracle.” Flavia Pennetta 2013 Serena Williams (US) bt Italian women to win a major sin- While the all-Italian final was of Italy Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 7-5, gles title. greeted by a big yawn in the Big celebrates with 6-7, 6-1 But as the celebrations kicked Apple, Italy was gripped in tennis the winner’s 2012 Serena Williams bt into high gear, Pennetta dropped hysteria as the sport made front trophy after Azarenka 6-2 2-6 7-5 a bombshell that provided a dra- page headlines and convinced defeating 2011 matic finish to the year’s final Renzi to drop his busy schedule Sam Stosur (Australia) bt compatriot Serena Williams 6-2, 6-3 grand slam and her career. and fly to New York. Roberta Vinci After embracing childhood Since Williams’s triumph at 2010 Kim Clijsters (Belgium) bt friend and Fed Cup team mate Wimbledon in July, the buildup to during their Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 6-2, 6-1 Vinci at the net a smiling Pennetta the US Open had focused almost Women’s Singles 2009 Clijsters bt Caroline stood at center court during the entirely on the American’s bid to Final match on Wozniacki (Denmark) 7-5, 6-3 trophy presentation and told a become just the fourth woman Day 13 of the 2008 Serena Williams bt Jelena capacity crowd at Arthur Ashe and first since 1988 to complete 2015 US Open Jankovic (Serbia) 6-4, 7-5 at the USTA Stadium that included Italian the calendar slam. 2007 Justine Henin (Belgium) Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Her surprise semi-final exit Billie Jean bt Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) that she would retire. took much of the buzz out of King National 6-1, 6-3 “This is the way I would like to the tournament and triggered Tennis Centre 2006 Maria Sharapova (Russia) say goodbye to tennis,” she said an immediate collapse in ticket in the Flushing bt Henin 6-4, 6-4 before hoisting the trophy and prices for the women’s final. neighbourhood 2005 Clijsters bt Mary Pierce accepting the $3.3m winner’s According to ticket aggregator of the Queens (France) 6-3, 6-1 check. SeatGeek, the median price for borough of 2004 “I’m really happy. It’s what all tickets to the final on the second- New York Kuznetsova bt Elena Dementieva (Russia) 6-3, 7-5 the players seem to want to do, to ary market had risen to more than City. Pennetta go out with this big trophy. $1,500 when Williams reached the 2003 defeated Vinci Henin bt Clijsters 7-5, 6-1 “And so this one was my last semi-final but plunged below $500 7-6, 6-2. 2002 Serena Williams bt Venus match at the US Open and I following her loss on Friday. Williams (US) 6-4, 6-3 couldn’t think to finish a better The match between best friends 2001 Venus Williams bt Serena way.” and former doubles partners who Williams 6-2, 6-4 Pennetta’s surprise announce- first played each other when they ment provided a jaw-dropping fin- were nine years old got off to a 2000 Venus Williams bt Lindsay ish to a Grand Slam packed with predictably cautious start for two Davenport (US) 6-4, 7-5 surprises. players competing in their first She said it was a decision she grand slam final. made a month ago when a Grand Showing signs of nerves, BELOW: Flavia Pennetta (right) Slam triumph would have seemed Pennetta and Vinci seemed con- of Italy and compatriot Roberta improbable and suggested fate tent to battle from the baseline, Vinci after the Women’s Singles may have played a part in her trading early breaks as the first Final at the USTA Billie Jean Grand Slam goodbye. set went to tiebreak. King National Tennis Centre. “Maybe that is why I am After winning the tiebreak and here today,” Pennetta said while sensing the title was within her embracing the trophy. “I was try- grasp, Pennetta broke Vinci at the ing to play every match like it was first opportunity en route to 4-0 ‘Miracle’ girl my last one. Trying to play best lead before clinching the match all the time. with a final service break. “For me it is easy to practice “We spent so much time Vinci goes and stay in this life but sometimes together, we moved to Rome it is hard to compete. together when we were 13-, “It will be a new life for me, I 14-years-old and stayed in the down joking played tennis since I was young.” same room for four years,” said NEW YORK: Roberta Vinci The unlikely final was set up by Pennetta. “It is like a sister, it is shrugged off her US Open final breathtaking upsets as unseeded so magical you have one of your loss to fellow Italian Flavia Vinci knocked off world number best friends with you in this Pennetta by dreaming of home- one Serena Williams in the moment.” REUTERS made pasta and enjoying her last New York hamburger. Far from being despondent Italian tennis star Pennetta after her 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 loss to her childhood friend, the 32-year-old Vinci instead showed off a nice happy to quit as champion line in stand-up comedy. NEW YORK: Flavia Pennetta (pictured) captured her first Poking fun at what she Grand Slam singles title at the US Open on Saturday and said described as her poor command she was happy to head into retirement. of English, Vinci admitted she was The 33-year-old beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to a fan of the host city but yearned become the oldest first time winner at a major. for her home in Taranto in the She the admitted she had made the decision before the tourna- south of Italy. ment to call it quits. “I love New York. Today prob- “Before I started this tournament one month ago, I took a big ably this is my last cheeseburger, decision about my life,” said the 26th seed. and then tomorrow pasta, real “I decided that this is the way I would say goodbye to tennis. This pasta at home,” she said, rais- is my last US Open and I couldn’t think of finishing in a better way,” ing her hands to the sky in mock said the 26th seed. relief. Playing in her 11th US Open, Pennetta said she was stunned to “But, no, I enjoy all the season, she had only defeated two oppo- have gone so far in the competition. all the US Open season. I play so nents in the top 30 all year. Vinci all smiles despite losing “I’m really happy. I never thought I would get so far and never good. Yeah, my emotions are dif- Hardly a surprise, then, that thought I would be a champion. This is one of my favourite tour- ficult to say, especially in English.” she described her win over twice at US Open naments, I enjoy playing here,” she said of an event where she has Vinci had defeated Serena Williams as a miracle. consistently recorded her best results at the majors. Williams in the semi-finals, “Miracles can happen. Because NEW YORK: Roberta Vinci, playing in her first Grand Slam sin- “It’s a dream come true, and it’s also nice to play with a friend of shattering the American’s bid to I beat Serena, miracle. And then gles final, lost twice at the US Open on Saturday after coming up mine -- we have known each other capture the first calendar Grand two Italians can reach the Grand short in an all-Italian clash against her closest friend on tour. since we were nine years old, we Slam since 1988. Slam final, a miracle. And one Vinci fell 7-6(4) 6-2 to Flavia Pennetta in an improbable all-Italian spend so much time together. She joked that she received as Italian player can win a Grand final but then lost something more important minutes later when her “We could write a book about our many messages of congratulations Slam, another miracle,” she said. childhood friend embraced her at the net and told her she was retiring. lives,” added Pennetta after collect- for her English as she did for her Vinci also dismissed suggestions “I said to her, congratulation, Well done, enjoy. You played better ing the winner’s cheque for $3.3m. victory, comfortably one of the that she could have been saved by than me today. That’s it,” said Vinci. “And she said, ‘This is my last Vinci, the world number 43 and greatest shocks in the history of the rain, which began to fall in the match on the US Open, so now I have to speak and tell to everyone a year younger than her Fed Cup the sport. dying stages of Saturday’s final. that this is my last match. I say, ‘No. That’s it?’” teammate, had stunned world “I receive a lot of congratula- “When rain starts, I was 5-2 So now for the first time since they were young girls, Vinci, 32, will number one Serena Williams in the tions about my interview, but my down and Love-30, so I say, ‘Two be on tour without her 33-year-old compatriot and former doubles semi-finals. English is so bad. more points.’ I say -- No, no, I partner. But she was unable to repeat that “The press say, Congratulations, didn’t think nothing. No.” While climbing up through the junior ranks Pennetta and Vinci first form on Satutrday. Good job. Because I beat Serena? Vinci and Pennetta have been played against each other when they were nine. “It was tough, I passed the 24 No, for your interview. Grazie. friends since they were nine and When they were teenagers they shared a flat in Rome and later were hours with a lot of things on my Thank you. I’m not joking. Is true. roomed together at the Italian Fed Cup team mates and doubles partners for 50 events. mind,” she said. Thank you. I need to improve my tennis headquarters in Rome. “I’m so happy that I reach the final. Against Flavia is strange, but “But I am really happy and happy English, eh?” But she has no intention of I’m really happy, yeah, even when I lost,” Vinci said. for Flavia. It’s tough to play against Vinci, ranked at 43 in the following the champion into The duo pulled off a series of remarkable upsets to set up the first a player who you have known for a world, had already become the retirement. all-Italian Grand Slam final, most notably unseeded Vinci’s shock win long time. “I tried to play my best, oldest first-time semi-finalist at “No, really. I like to play tennis, over Serena Williams that denied the world number one a chance to but she played unbelievable and I a major in the Open era after so I have a passion and I work in complete a Calendar Grand Slam. have to say congratulations to her.” never previously getting beyond art,” she said. “Now I reach one “Miracles can happen. Because I beat Serena, miracle,” said Vinci. REUTERS the quarter-finals. final Slam, so I’m happy.” “And then two Italians can reach the (same) Grand Slam final, a Coming into the tournament, REUTERS miracle.” REUTERS MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Mayweather remains unbeaten The American easily beats Andre Berto and ends 19-year career with 49-0 card

LAS VEGAS: Floyd secure and I’m in good health. Floyd Mayweather Mayweather Jr cemented his “You’ve got to know when it’s Jr lands a punch place among the pantheon of time to hang it up, so I think it’s on Andre Berto boxing greats with a unanimous about time for me to hang it up. during their fight decision over fellow American I’m close to 40 years old, I’ve been for the WBO Andre Berto on Saturday in in this sport 19 years, been world Welterweight what he has repeatedly said champion for 18 years, I’ve broken World Title would be the final fight of his all records. at the MGM career. “There’s nothing left to prove Grand Garden Mayweather, 38, easily out- in the sport of boxing,” said boxed his younger opponent over Mayweather, who has made Arena in Las the 12 rounds to retain his WBC almost $700m during his stellar Vegas, Nevada. and WBA welterweight titles and career. Mayweather improve his perfect career record Back in the ring for the first earned a to 49-0, matching the benchmark time since May when he beat unanimous set by former heavyweight cham- Manny Pacquiao in a ‘mega-fight’ decision over pion Rocky Marciano. that became the richest bout in Berto to claim Five-division world champion boxing, Mayweather landed 232 of his 49th and he Mayweather dominated most of 410 punches thrown while Berto says final victim the exchanges in the MGM Grand connected with just 83 of 495. in a glittering Garden Arena with his lightning Mayweather also dominated unbeaten ring jabs, control of space and agile the jabs count, connecting with 83 career spanning movement about the ring to fin- of 191 compared to his opponent’s two decades. ish well ahead on all three judges’ paltry 39 of 301. BELOW: scorecards. However, it was a welterweight Mayweather Jr Berto, a 30-1 underdog against showdown that failed to capture falls to his knees one of the best defensive fighters the public’s imagination given after defeating of all time, dropped to 30-4 as he Berto’s relatively low profile glo- suffered his fourth loss in his last bally and his mixed run of results Andre Berto. seven fights. over the past four years, and it “Andre Berto has heart, a tre- was low on entertainment value really slippery,” said Berto, a mendous chin, he wouldn’t lay on the night. 32-year-old twice former wel- Boxing star down,” Mayweather said in a Barely five hours before the terweight world champion who ringside interview after sinking start, the MGM Grand box office overcame a career-threatening to his knees after the final bell said “a bunch of tickets” were still shoulder injury in 2013 to knock happy to call sounded before looking up at the available for the arena in the price out Josesito Lopez in March. rafters as the fans snapped pic- range between $300 and $1,500, “I was coming forward, I used tures with their cell phones. and the official attendance ended a lot of speed but he was really it quits, as “It was a good fight. I knew up at 13,395 -- 3,000 short of full crafty, he was using little things to he would be a tough competi- capacity. kind of get me out of my rhythm. planned tor. Experience played a major Among those in the crowd were It is what it is. role tonight. He is a very athletic American actor, singer and come- “Tonight I felt like we put on LAS VEGAS: Floyd boxer. What can I say? I was the dian Jamie Foxx, Canadian pop a great performance. We pushed Mayweather Jr signed off from better man tonight.” star Justin Bieber and boxing Hall him to the limit but we fell short. professional boxing as he had Asked if he might be tempted of Famers Evander Holyfield and “He’s where he is for a reason. planned on Saturday, going out to come back for a 50th fight, Thomas Hearns. Floyd is definitely one of the best unbeaten and on his own terms Mayweather replied: “My career “I was in shape but he was dif- out there, for sure,” he said. as ‘The Best Ever’ after improv- is over. It’s official. I’m financially ficult to hold on to, he’s really, REUTERS ing his career record to 49-0. After a stellar 19-year run that produced world titles in five weight divisions and earnings in excess of $800m, Mayweather Pacquiao ‘bored’ as chief bade farewell to the ring with a clinical display to earn a unanimous decision over fellow American Andre Berto. “I had a game plan from the rival decides to retire very beginning,” Mayweather, 38, said of his career during a lengthy MANILA: Filipino boxing champion Manny “That is why I want a rematch. One without any news conference after retaining Pacquiao lazily fiddled with his phone saying he injury and with fair play. No favouritism. Not one his WBC and WBA welterweight was “bored” while his unbeaten rival, American where the Mayweather camp gets to dictate all the titles in the MGM Grand Garden Floyd Mayweather (pictured) made boxing his- terms and conditions,” he said. Arena. tory on Sunday. Mayweather allegedly received an injection of “I always knew what I wanted As Mayweather tied heavyweight Rocky vitamins and minerals on the eve of his fight with to do -- be outspoken, be one of Marciano’s 49-0 record Pacquiao, a violation a kind. To be in the sport for 19 by beating Andre Berto of World Anti-Doping years and to be world champion in Las Vegas, Pacquiao Agency (WADA) rules, 18 years, I’ve had a remarkable tapped an off-key tune on according to a report on career. his iPhone while lounged SB Nation sports website. “If you put them (opponents) in in bed. However, Mayweather front of me, we see what they can “What I do when I’m insisted that he was a do. It’s all about that IQ. I’m 10 bored. Hehe,” Pacquiao “clean” athlete and the steps ahead of any fighter. I take captioned the Instagram United States Anti-Doping whatever is your best attribute post, which got 36,000 Agency (USADA) said the and take that away from you, likes in the first two hours IV infusions did not violate make you do what you don’t want after it was posted. any rules. to do.” The eight-division world The richest fight in Mayweather, who matched the champion and member of boxing history took years 49-0 career record set by former the Philippine parliament to become reality, partly Defeated Berto struck by heavyweight champion Rocky then snickered, smiled and because of Mayweather’s Marciano, is widely regarded as rolled over. insistence that Pacquiao Mayweather’s IQ in the ring one of the best defensive practi- He did not mention comply with a strict drug- tioners of all time. Mayweather in the post testing regime. LAS VEGAS: For Andre Berto, Floyd Mayweather’s boxing IQ However, he has also been a but the hundreds who The fight generated was the most impressive attribute on show at the MGM Grand polarising figure because of his commented on the post $400m in US revenues Arena on Saturday as the five-division world champion ended his arrogance and flamboyant show- saw it as Pacquiao’s dig at fuelled by 4.4 million pay- professional career with a perfect 49-0 record. manship, and has certainly not his brash rival, who has per view buys. Berto, a 30-1 underdog, could do very little against his fellow always endeared himself to boxing only won twice inside the The 38-year-old American as Mayweather once again delivered a consummate tac- fans with his repeated claims that distance since 2007. Mayweather, who styles tical display in the ring to retain his WBC and WBA welterweight he is TBE (The Best Ever). Pacquiao on Friday himself as “TBE” or “The titles on a unanimous decision. “It’s crazy,” smiled Mayweather, called on Nevada sports Best Ever” said after “He’s smart, really smart,” twice former welterweight world cham- whose defensive brilliance and officials to “impose the Sunday’s fight with Berto pion Berto told reporters after being beaten for a fourth time in agile movement helped him avoid appropriate sanction” on Mayweather for allegedly that it would be his last. Pacquiao, who is recover- his last seven fights to slip to 30-4. He knows how to con his way in punishment from opponents violating anti-doping rules in the build-up to their ing from shoulder surgery, is preparing for a gruel- certain situations to keep his distance or to use that moment to get throughout his career. “I’ve been mega-fight in May. ling election campaign that will start by the end some rest time or to use clinches to breathe and come back with a in the sport of boxing my whole He also asked for a rematch, saying he was treated of the year. He is eligible to run for another term few punches. I used a lot of speed but he was really crafty, he was life and they say I’m wrong for unfairly when he was not allowed to take USDA- in Congress, where he represents his impoverished using little things to kind of get me out of my rhythm. We pushed saying I’m the best. approved painkillers for his injured shoulder before home province of Sarangani, or he can opt to run him to the limit but we fell short.” “Every champion -- the fight. for the Senate. REUTERS Berto, who described himself as a man ‘on a mission’ during the (Muhammad) Ali, Sugar Ray build-up to Saturday’s fight, was asked to assess Mayweather’s stand- Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, FROM ing among the pantheon of boxing greats. Larry Holmes -- the list goes on LEFT: Floyd “He’s sharp but it’s hard for me to say because I haven’t been in and on. They opened up the doors Mayweather the ring with Muhammad (Ali) or (Rocky) Marciano,” the American and paved the way for where I am Sr, Rafael said of Mayweather, who is regarded as one of the best defensive today and I’m appreciative. fighters of all time. But right now, for him to be 38 years old and “But now the young fighters say, Garcia, Floyd still have that speed and that timing, it’s unheard of. I definitely ‘We want to be like Mayweather.’ Mayweather commend him for that. It’s not cool to take punishment Jr and Blake “The run he’s had for 19 years, being world champion and con- in the ring. I’m not perfect but I DeJuan pose in tinuing to move forward to greatness. As a fighter, not too many strived to be a perfectionist. the ring following people can do that.” “My career is over. It’s official. their WBC/WBA Many pundits have doubts over Mayweather’s insistence that his My 49-0 record is part of boxing. welterweight career is now over, and point to the American’s unexpected U-turn “I’m financially secure and I’m title fight when he came back from a 21-month retirement to fight Mexican in good health. I’m looking for- against Andre Juan Manuel Marquez in September 2009. For Berto, Mayweather ward to finding the next Floyd Berto at MGM has earned the right to do whatever he wants. Mayweather and seeing some- Grand Garden “It’s up to him,” he said. “I’m not Floyd. He has done tremendous one break all these records I set. Arena in Las things for the sport, he’s accomplished so much, he has broken all Records are meant to be broken. Vegas, Nevada. those records and made a shit-load of money. If he wants to retire, “I am leaving the sport with all Mayweather won he can do what he wants to do. This sport is brutal by itself. If he my faculties, I’m still sharp and by unanimous wants to retire, he should be able to. If he wants to come back, that’s smart. I’ve accomplished every- decision. on him as well.” REUTERS thing in this sport, there’s nothing else to accomplish.” REUTERS MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Al Sadd start campaign Doha hosts GCC Para-Athletics with Mesaimeer rout QSL: Muriqui fires hat-trick in 4-0 win, Al Ahli hold El Jaish

DOHA: Brazilian striker Muriqui fired a hat-trick as Al Sadd eased to a 4-0 victory against Qatar Stars League (QSL) new boys Mesaimeer in what was an easy opening game for the Wolves and their mar- quee signing Xavi Hernandez, yesterday at the Al Arabi Stadium in Doha. Al Sadd dominated the early exchanges and it was indeed Xavi himself who played a hand in the opening goal assisting Jung Soo Lee with a well delivered free kick Scenes from in the 11th minute. The Korean the ninth defender had an easy header past edition of GCC the hapless Meisameer keeper. Despite the early Al Sadd Para-Athletics onslaught Mesaimeer did come Championship close to an equaliser, on the 34th which kicked off minute with Rashed Al Ghefrani on Saturday at unable to score from close range the Suhaim bin after a well struck free kick. Sadd Hamad Stadium keeper Abdulla Aldosari making a in Doha. Sheikh convincing save at the feet of the Saud bin Ali on rushing Al Ghefrani. Al Thani, Vice- Minutes later Al Sadd doubled President of the their lead on the 39th minute, Qatar Olympic with Muriqui comfortably slot- Al Sadd players celebrate their opening goal against Mesaimeer during their first match at the QSL, yesterday Committee ting in from a Hassan Al Haydoos at the Al Arabi Stadium. PICTURE BY: BAHER AMIN (QOC) through ball to open his account. announced the Sadd went in leading the tie 2-0 event open at at half time. passing masterclass and was at after a rasping Nadir Belhadj shot pulling the strings in the center an impressive In the second half, Al Sadd the centre of all of the Wolves came off the cross bar and into of midfield there is no reason opening looked calm and composed, press- good work. In the 48th minute a the path of the Sadd striker. they cannot make a credible title ing Mesaimeer deep into their well-placed free kick just fizzed After more possession, and charge this season. ceremony. A half for large portions of the tie. over the Mesaimeer goal, followed ball retention Muriqui popped Meanwhile, Lucas Michel total of 110 Xavi was in full flow in the quickly by a glancing header up again in the 87th minute to Mendis’ own goal helped Al Ahli athletes from center of the park delivering a assisted by Nadir Belhadj. complete his hat-trick slotting hold El Jaish to a 1-1 draw, in other KSA, UAE, In truth Meisameer struggled in again from close range. The match of the day. Abderrazzaq Bahrain, Kuwait in the second half, with striker Brazilian striker looked in fine Hamad-Allah gave El Jaish lead and Oman QSL Results Erivelto Silva cutting a lonely fig- form this evening, and will hoping in 38th minute before Mendes besides hosts Al Sadd 4 (Jung Soo Lee ure in Sadd’s final third. Al Sadd’s to remain injury free this season error in 66th minute helped Al Qatar are taking 11, Muriqui 39, 74, 87) bt dominance of the ball eventu- to keep the Wolves in the hunt for Ahli share a point with El Jaish. part. The event Mesaimeer 0 ally paid off in the 74th minute the QSL shield. The next QSL round will begin will conclude on El Jaish 1 Al Ahli 1 Muriqui grabbed his second of For Al Sadd, much tougher on September 17. September 17. the match, slotting in a rebound tests lie ahead, but with Xavi THE PENINSULA Simon storms to fifth position in Italy

SAN MARINO: Julian Simon, Team-mate Anthony West yesterday stormed to fifth saved a world championship place in Moto2 race at the San point with 15th place, but the Golf: Saretsky, Lord share honours Marino Grand Prix, celebrat- small success did not outweigh ing his best result since joining the disappointment of both the QMMF Racing Team. Australian rider and his team The 28-year-old Spaniard with the results achieved in this started well and held tenth, season so far. ninth and eighth place on the West scored one unforget- opening laps of the race and was table victory in the wet race of rewarded with sixth position Assen 2014 and a total of three when Dominique Aegerter and podiums in his first three years Alex Rins crashed out at the end with QMMF Racing. But similar of lap six, fighting for the lead. results and the desired top ten Simon won another position finishes remained out of reach in with two laps to go, when he over- 2015. took German rider Jonas Folger. QMMF Racing Team’s Julian Simon in action during the Moto2 race at As a consequence, the man- Only eventual race winner Johann the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano Adriatico Circuit in Italy, yesterday. agement of QMMF Racing Team Zarco, reigning champion Tito and the 34-year-old Australian Rabat, Japanese rider Takaaki decided to discontinue their long- Nakagami and local hero Simone throughout the weekend. In the I probably could have charged for running working relationship Corsi were too far gone by this race, I stayed highly concentrated the podium. But nevertheless, I’m after the Misano Grand Prix and stage. from start to finish,” he said. happy and I look forward to the to go different ways. “I am happy with this race “I got off the line well and I was next race at Aragón, which is All members of QMMF Racing Participants pose for a group photo following the ‘start of the season’ because I had a good rhythm aggressive in the beginning, which one of my home Grand Prix,” he Team want to thank Anthony golf tournament organised by Qatar Golf Lovers over the weekend at and we got a strong result,” said allowed me to pass some other added. West for the moments of glory the Doha Golf Club. A total of 52 golfers participated in the tournament Simon after the race. riders on the opening laps. I lost “I am highly motivated to con- they achieved together and wish which was played on a stroke-play format. Michael Saretsky and John “I want to thank all the team a little bit of time with Syahrin, tinue in this line at all remaining him all the best for the future. Lord emerged victorious in flight A and flight B respectively. because they did a very good job and without him slowing me down races of the season,” he said. THE PENINSULA World 9-ball Championship continues in Doha

Action from the $200,000 WPA World 9-ball Championship under way at Al Arabi Stadium in Doha. The second stage and final stage of the championship began on Saturday with 128 best players from the world, drawn from 40 countries vying for the coveted crown. The winner of the 2015 World 9-ball Championship will receive $30,000. The runner-up will get $15,000. The players have been divided into 16 groups of 8 playing a race-to-9, alternate break, double elimination format. Four players from each group will make up the final 64, which marks the start of the always tense and dramatic single elimination phase of the tournament. MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Messi gives Barca vital La Liga win New dad scores winner in Atletico visit

MADRID: Lionel Messi cel- ebrated the birth of his second son by coming off the bench to score the winner as Barcelona came from behind to claim a vital 2-1 win away at Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Real Madrid remain two points behind Barca at the top of the table after Cristiano Ronaldo became the club’s all-time leading scorer in La Liga with five goals in a 6-0 rout of Espanyol. Messi started on the sidelines having missed training on Friday Official balls of the 2015 Rugby World Cup are pictured at the Winter Garden Theatre in Eastbourne, southern to attend the birth, a day after England, yesterday for the South Africa team official welcoming ceremony. The 2015 Rugby Union World Cup returning from international starts on September 18. duty. However, he was still to make the decisive contribution as he nonchalantly flicked home the winner 11 minutes from time No lucky charm as South Africa after Neymar had cancelled out Fernando Torres’s opener. Even without Messi, Barca were the dominant side early on captain looks for better fortune at the Calderon with Ivan Rakitic forcing Jan Oblak into the first EASTBOURNE: South Africa serious save of the game with a captain Jean de Villiers has not fierce drive from a narrow angle. taken to tucking a rabbit’s foot Torres was again chosen ahead into his pocket, or under his of Jackson Martinez in attack for pillow, even if his past Rugby Atletico and he wasted the hosts’ World Cup experiences make best chance of the first-half when turning to lucky charms quite he blasted over under pressure understandable. from Javier Mascherano. Injury has blighted the Luis Suarez should have given Springbok centre’s previous Barca the lead midway through Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal against Atletico World Cups, with just a handful the half when he turned Rafinha’s Madrid’s during their La Liga match at Vicente Calderon Stadium in of his 107 caps over the last 13 flick onto the crossbar from Madrid, on Saturday. years coming at the tournament. point-blank range. “I haven’t had any time to get Jose Maria Gimenez then made into good luck rituals at a World a terrific block to deny Neymar the far post. However, the lead for Suarez only for the former Cup because I’ve only slept two the opener after a rapid coun- lasted barely three minutes as in Liverpool man to scuff wide. nights at past tournaments,” he ter-attack from Barca, but the the absence of Messi, Neymar was Felipe Luis made a desper- joked about his unfortunate run. Uruguayan was also fortunate the given the chance to strike a free- ate clearance off the line from “I’ve had bad luck but what’s in The South Africa 2015 World Cup squad poses for a picture at the Winter referee didn’t point to the spot as kick from the edge of the area and Neymar as the pressure built the past, is in the past,” he said Garden Theatre in Eastbourne, England, yesterday following their official the ball ricocheted off his hand arrowed the ball into Oblak’s top from the European champions. as South Africa arrived at the welcoming ceremony. to safety. right-hand corner. And it finally told when a neat weekend for the 2015 edition in Atletico struck first six min- Messi was introduced for the exchange between Messi and England. “So be it, what will hap- utes after the break when Torres final half hour by Barca boss Luis Suarez freed the Argentine to lift pen will happen.” a cameo appearance later on Championship. Then De Villiers latched onto Tiago’s through ball Enrique and he and Neymar com- the ball over Oblak into the far De Villiers missed out on the as South Africa exited in the broke his jaw last month against and his shot found the net via bined to set up a great chance corner. AFP 2003 World Cup, some six months quarter-finals. Argentina and is fighting to be after he suffered a serious knee De Villiers’ inclusion in the fit for South Africa’s first Pool B injury just five minutes into his squad for this year’s tournament game against Japan in Brighton. Tottenham debut against France. is something of a medical miracle. “I never go into a game think- He is officially a 2007 winner Last November, he dislocated ing about getting injured. I never although he tore his biceps during his kneecap and sustained signif- play a game not to get injured release the opening game of the tourna- icant ligament damage against either. It’s just about enjoying the ment and took no further part. Wales and was given little chance occasion, it’s definitely my last, At the last World Cup four of playing again. and making the most of it,” said Adebayor years ago, he went off after just 25 But he made a remarkable the 34-year-old. minutes of the first game for the recovery to be recalled by coach “When it’s done, it’s done so I LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur Boks against Wales in Wellington Heyneke Meyer for the recent want to make the most of it while striker Emmanuel Adebayor with a rib injury and made just southern hemisphere Rugby I’m still in it.” REUTERS has been released from his con- tract by mutual agreement, the English Premier League club said yesterday. Benefit of pre-match haka to The 31-year-old Togo interna- tional has not played for Spurs this season and was left out of both their Premier League and All Blacks open to debate Europa League squads. WELLINGTON: Juventus’ Argentinian forward Paulo Dybala kisses the ball after scoring “We can confirm that we have New a goal during the Italian Serie A match against Chievo on Saturday at the reached a mutual agreement with Zealand’s pre-match haka may Juventus Stadium in Turin. Emmanuel Adebayor which will be one of sports most famous see him released from his con- rituals and often claimed to tract with the club,” Tottenham intimidate opposing sides, but said in a statement. now its benefits to the All Blacks Dybala saves Juventus Adebayor joined Tottenham are being questioned. on a loan from Manchester City Their reputation for being slow in 2011 then signed a permanent starters from the kick off has led deal in 2012 but has since fallen to suggestions they are emotion- from yet another defeat out of favour with the North ally drained from performing the London club. Tottenham man- iconic haka, a traditional war MILAN: Paulo Dybala struck Perparim Hetemaj fired low past ager Mauricio Pochettino said he dance once performed by the a late penalty to save Juventus’s Gianluigi Buffon from outside the told Adebayor he has no future indigenous Maori before battle. blushes in a 1-1 draw with Chievo, area. at the club after the forward had Lock Brodie Retallick’s drop- although they remain six points Hernanes, impressive through- turned down a chance to leave in ping of the kick-off when the behind title rivals Roma ahead out playing just behind Dybala the recent transfer window. All Blacks lost the Rugby of their Champions League and Alvaro Morata, notably stung Adebayor rejected moves to Championship decider to opener against Manchester City. Albano Bizzarri’s gloves with a Aston Villa and West Ham United Australia recently typified the Juventus, last season’s beaten superb drive, while Leonardo and Pochettino told reporters he bumbling start that has become New Zealand All Blacks’ centre Sonny Bill Williams (left) takes a selfie Champions League finalists, meet Bonucci and Roberto Pereyra was unlikely to play again. synonymous with the All Blacks. during a community coaching event with young players of the London City in Group D tomorrow and on both missed half-chances. The player has also fallen out Coach Steve Hansen had previ- Harlequins in London, yesterday. this showing Manuel Pellegrini’s After several weeks out of favour with Togo coach Tom ously questioned whether “we are men will fancy their chances of through injury, the still rusty Saintfiet, who likened him to a over-aroused or under-aroused,” taking three points off the Italian Claudio Marchisio was replaced bad date and said recently that as he sought ways to keep the All Scrum-half TJ Perenara admits does exactly that,” he added, com- champions. by the more effective Pogba at Adebayor had failed to respond to Blacks fired up from the time the adrenalin from the haka often menting he was similarly lifted by Having already suffered their half-time and although the later a call-up for an African Nations they left the dressing room until causes him problems in the early the Welsh singing “Land of my worst ever start to a Serie A sea- introduction of Juan Cuadrado Cup qualifier. REUTERS the opening whistle. stages of a game. Fathers” before a Test and the son following defeats to Udinese improved Juve’s prospects further, In theory the intense emotion “I was making mistakes. Trying French singing “La Marseillaise”. and Roma, Juventus welcomed Chievo refused to lie down. channelled into the haka should to do too much. Trying to make While former All Black, Maori Chievo to Turin determined to Seven minutes after the restart have a powerful influence on the too many tackles, and in my All Black and New Zealand take all three points, albeit with Buffon did well to push Cesar’s All Blacks and give them an edge position, you don’t make a lot Sevens player Dallas Seymour, one eye on tomorrow’s fixture. shot on to the post. At the other as their opponents wait patiently of tackles.” On the other side of now a consultant on Maori cul- Coach Massimiliano Allegri left end, Pogba skewed his shot wide for the theatrics to end. the half-way line, not everyone is ture, does not buy into the theory Juan Cuadrado, Mario Mandzukic while in space to the left of goal. But when they get outplayed intimidated. the haka has an adverse effect he and Paul Pogba on the bench and Cuadrado’s most impressive in the opening quarter the ques- Martin Bayfield recalls from says players must learn how to handed full debuts to former Inter feat, however, was winning a late tion is raised whether the haka his days with England and the use it. Milan midfielder Hernanes as penalty after what appeared to had removed them from the game British and Irish Lions that he “It can be a real advantage for well as Brazilian defender Alex be the slightest of contact with strategies they focussed on min- found the haka inspirational. us. I found it got my head and my Sandro. the boot of Cesar. Dybala made no utes earlier. “I didn’t find the haka intimi- heart in the right place. A lot of The rested trio’s presence, mistake, smashing the ball past Of their past 20 Tests, the All dating at all. In fact I found it it comes from learning about the however, was eventually required the goalkeeper and into the roof Blacks were behind on the board motivational,” the former inter- culture, learning how to use it in as Juve fought back after conced- of the net to seal Juve’s first point Emmanuel Adebayor in 11 of them before a second half national lock said. “You need that environment before going ing a fifth-minute opener when of the season. AFP revival to win 17. something to inspire - the haka into battle,” he said. AFP Monday 14 September 2015 30 Dhul-Qa’da 1436 Volume 20 Number 6553 Sport Price: QR2

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SAN MARINO: Defending the freshly laid new track which world champion Marc Marquez forced the field to scramble for a of Spain on his Honda won an switch of bikes and wet tyres. enthralling San Marino MotoGP The leading trio came into yesterday as Yamaha’s Valentino pit lane together and swiftly Rossi blew his chances with hopped onto new bikes but it was tactical errors and team-mate Marquez who took advantage and Jorge Lorenzo crashed out. went into the lead as they came The decision by the Honda back out with 20 laps to go. rider to switch to slick tyres on With 15 laps to race and the a drying Misano World Circuit track drying out, Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli, after earlier Rossi blew past Marquez as the rain, led to his fourth win of the Spaniard inexplicably looked season in front of British riders behind him, much to the delight Bradley Smith (Yamaha) and of the fans who went wild at the Scott Redding (Honda). sight of the Italian moving into Redding rode a remarkable contention for back-to-back wins race after dumping his bike in for the first time since 2009. the dirt only to get back up and The two Yamahas then began finish third which completed the to pull away from Marquez but first time two British riders had Repsol Honda Team’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez rides ahead of Movistar Rossi again turned the race upside finished on the podium since 1979. Yamaha MotoGP’s Italian rider Valentino Rossi and Repsol Honda Team’s down with a daring overtake with “The bike was moving about Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa during the race, yesterday. 12 laps to go as he took the out- and I thought it was time to right lead for the first time. change as the track was dry- However, Rossi stayed out ing out and it was new asphalt. on the track too long and with It’s nice to be here again on the San Marino Grand Prix Results Marquez on faster tyres, he podium and victory was our SAN MARINO: Collated results yesterday at the San Marino quickly caught the Italian when target so I’m very happy,” said Grand Prix meeting, the 13th leg of the 2015 world championship: the Yamaha rider finally came Marquez who becomes the first into the pits and relinquished the MotoGP Honda rider to win at San Marino lead for good. since compatriot Dani Pedrosa in 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 48min 23.819sec, 2. Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha Tech3) at 7.288sec, Earlier, Johann Zarco won his 3. Scott Redding (GBR/Honda Marc VDS) 18.793, 4. Loris Baz (FRA/Yamaha Forward) 26.247, 5. 2010. sixth race of the Moto2 season as Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 33.196 Championship leader Rossi and Kalex bikes swept the top three his army of home fans who had Overall standings (after 13 of 18 races): places, and gave the Frenchman come to see the nine-time world 1. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 247, 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 224, 3. Marc Marquez (ESP/ an extended lead in the champi- champion looked on in bewilder- Honda) 184, 4. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Ducati) 159, 5. Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha Tech3) 135 onship standings. ment as he failed to make the Moto2 Chasing his first world title, switch from wet tyres to slicks 1. Johann Zarco (FRA/Kalex) 42:38.099, 2. Tito Rabat (ESP/Kalex) at 3.850sec, 3. Takaaki Nakagami the 25-year-old from Cannes with seven laps to go, when he (JPN/Kalex) 5.388, 4. Simone Corsi (ITA/Kalex) 7.058, 5. Julian Simon (ESP/Speed Up) 9.225 drove a brilliant race to take the was in the lead, which handed the Moto3 chequered flag 3.85sec ahead of race to Marquez. 1. Enea Bastianini (ITA/Honda) 39:43.673, 2. Miguel Oliveira (POR/KTM) à 0.037, 3. Niccolo Antonelli Spanish team-mate Tito Rabat The ‘Doctor’ eventually settled (ITA/Honda) 0.345, 4. Romano Fenati (ITA/KTM) 0.584, 5. Brad Binder (RSA/KTM) 0.637 with Japan’s Takaaki Nakagami for fifth place but it was still a coming third on another Kalex successful day as Lorenzo’s crash at 5.388sec. means Rossi extended his cham- with his best ever result in expected to be on the podium,” Itay’s Enea Bastianini on a pionship lead to 23 points over his MotoGP. said the Oxford rider whose best Honda won the Moto3 race after Yamaha team-mate with Marquez “I went one lap, then two laps previous finish in the highest the 17-year-old started from pole now 63pts back with five races to (on slicks) but I just kept say- category was third in Australia position at the Misano Circuit and go. ing ‘luck favours the brave, luck in 2014. Lorenzo took the early he came home ahead of Portugal’s Honda rider Marc Marquez of Spain celebrates after winning the San Smith, 24, who made the brave favours the brave, luck favours lead with Marquez and Rossi in Miguel Oliveira (KTM) and Marino Grand Prix at Misano Adriatico Circuit in central Italy, yesterday. decision to stay on slick tyres for the brave’ and all the others were hot pursuit but just minutes into another Italian, Niccolo Antonelli, much of the race was rewarded making two pit stops but I never the race rain began to fall on on a Honda. AFP Dyer sends Leicester second, Hingis, Mirza clinch US Open Mason saves Tottenham women’s doubles trophy LONDON: Nathan Dyer scored side climbed to 12th. Spurs grew NEW YORK: Wimbledon a brave 89th-minute winner as English Premier into the game and made the champions Martina Hingis and Leicester City stormed back breakthrough when Mason ran Sania Mirza captured their sec- from 2-0 down to beat Aston League Results onto a through ball from substi- ond consecutive Grand Slam Villa 3-2 and claim second tute Erik Lamela to score at the women’s doubles crown Sunday, LONDON: place in the Premier League Collated English culmination of a 15-pass move. defeating Casey Dellacqua and yesterday. Premier League results Mason was clattered by Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 6-3 in Villa looked set to inflict a first yesterday: Sunderland goalkeeper Costel the US Open final. defeat of the campaign on Claudio Leicester 3 (De Laet 72, Vardy 82, Dyer 89) Pantilimon in the act of scoring India’s Mirza and Swiss vet- Ranieri’s men after stylish first- Aston Villa 2 (Grealish 39, Gil 63) and had to be stretchered off, but eran Hingis did not drop a set time finishes either side of half- Sunderland 0 Tottenham 1 (Mason 82) Pochettino said it did not appear in becoming the first top-seeded time by Jack Grealish and Carles Playing Today (1900 GMT) to be a serious injury. “The goal duo to win the US Open women’s Gil put them in control at the West Ham vs Newcastle showed how we tried to play and doubles title since Cara Black and King Power Stadium. what our philosophy is,” the Spurs Liezel Huber won the 2008 crown. But Ritchie De Laet halved the Hotspur manager Mauricio manager told Sky Sports. Hingis also won the mixed deficit in the 72nd minute with a Pochettino encouraged his team “It was fantastic, but unlucky doubles alongside a partner from flick from a Riyad Mahrez corner to kick on after they won 1-0 at for him because he got a big knock India, men’s doubles veteran that the Goal Decision System Sunderland to claim their first on his knee. But we hope it is not Leander Paes. showed had just crossed the line victory of the campaign. a big issue.” It was the 11th career Grand before Jamie Vardy turned in Ryan Mason finished off an Dick Advocaat’s Sunderland, Slam doubles title for Hingis, Danny Drinkwater’s low cross intricate move to score the win- who hit the bar through substi- 34, who has won four Australian for the equaliser 10 minutes later. ner in the 82nd minute after tute Jack Rodwell in the closing Opens (1997, 1998, 1999, 2002), With Villa hanging on, Mahrez Tottenham had weathered spells stages, sank to the foot of the two French Opens (1998, 2000), Martina Hingis of Switzerland (left) and Sania Mirza of India with the trophy floated a cross into the box and of pressure at the Stadium of table on goal difference. three at Wimbledon (1996, 1998, after beating Casey Dellacqua of Australia and Yaroslava Shvedova of Dyer, a half-time replacement Light, with Spurs old boy Jermain Manchester City snatched a 1-0 2015) and two on the New York Kazakhstan in the women’s doubles final at US Open in New York, yesterday. for Shinji Okazaki, showed huge Defoe notably hitting the post. win at Crystal Palace on Saturday, hardcourts in 1998 with Jana courage to beat outrushing goal- After a defeat and three draws with champions Chelsea 11 points Novotna and this year. sixth runner-up showing, includ- alongside Italy’s Flavia Pennetta, keeper Brad Guzan to the ball and in Spurs’ first four games, it was off the pace -- and one place above Mirza, the world doubles ing the 2013 US and Australian who won her first Grand Slam head home. a win that had taken its time in the relegation zone -- following a number one at 28, won her only Opens and Wimbledon plus the singles crown Saturday by beating The result preserved coming and Pochettino voiced 3-1 reverse at Everton. prior Slam women’s doubles title 2008 and 2015 French Opens. compatriot Roberta Vinci in the Leicester’s unbeaten record and optimism that it would be a sign Manchester United, mean- with world doubles number two Kazak Shvedova, 28, owns two US Open women’s singles final. left them four points below lead- of things to come. while, moved up to third place Hingis in July at the All England major women’s doubles titles from Mirza and Hingis have reached ers Manchester City, with their “It’s another clean sheet, the after 19-year-old French striker Club. 2010 at Wimbledon and the US finals in six of 12 tournaments Midlands rivals Villa seven points first victory of the league after Anthony Martial scored a debut Australia’s Dellacqua, 30, had Open. together while Dellacqua and back in 15th place. five games, and now we can move goal in a 3-1 home win over been seeking her first Grand Slam Hingis was also the US Open Shvedova have made four finals Meanwhile, Tottenham on,” said the Argentinian, whose Liverpool. AFP doubles crown but settles for a doubles runner-up last year from seven pairings. AFP