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Qatar airlifts 80 tonnes of aid to Philippines Rains to lash Inspectors can Qatar today

DOHA: Many parts of the country, including Doha are check project expected to receive rains today, with the country going through unstable weather conditions, according to the Meteorology Department. sites any time The sudden change in weather is caused by a trough of low pres- sure over the Gulf region asso- Workers’ safety top govt priority ciated with a cold mass in the upper air, the department said DOHA: Labour inspectors will approved a draft decision of the yesterday. The unstable weather now be able to mount surprise Minister of Labour and Social is expected to prevail until the raids on construction sites at any Affairs to amend some provisions end of next week. time to check their compliance of its previous decision (Number Rains are expected in the west- with occupational safety rules. 13 of 205) regulating labour ern parts of the country since The move aims at tightening inspection procedures. early morning and in Doha and its screws on construction and con- The new decision, now approved outskirts later in the day, a fore- tracting companies and make sure by the Cabinet, allows labour Two Qatari planes carrying emergency aid left yesterday for Manila to help Filipinos affected by Typhoon caster at the department told this they strictly adhere to safety reg- inspectors to enter a construction daily last evening. More rains are Haiyan. The Search and Rescue Team of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) airlifted 80 tonnes of aid ulations for workers. The practice site at any time without notifying expected tomorrow and next week, consisting of relief materials, medicines and foodstuffs. See also pages 6 & 12 until now has been that labour the company in advance. probably with brief intervals. inspectors inform a company in Upon reaching the site, an “These are seasonal rains advance of an approximate date inspector can inform the site expected during this period of for inspection of its worksite. supervisor of his arrival. However, the year,” said the forecaster. The Advance information alerts if he suspects that by informing wind is expected to be northeast- companies and helps them make the supervisor or manager he Mandatory military service plan erly to southeasterly, light to mod- their worksites ready for labour wouldn’t be able to carry out his erate in speed, but could gain force inspection to show full compliance duties well, he could do without it. resulting in thunderstorms and with workers’ safety guidelines, Contacted for comment, invest- high seas. THE PENINSULA according to a construction indus- ment expert Abdullah Al Khater, for Qatari men gets Cabinet nod try insider. while welcoming the decision, “We get notified by labour said that labour inspectors should DOHA: Plans are afoot to make is to be four months. The latter in one of the units of the defence New Doha Zoo inspectors enough in advance. not mount surprise raids with a military service compulsory for would apply to Qatari men who forces. By a ministerial deci- For example, they say they will prejudiced mind. “Sometimes it’s a Qatari men in the 18-35 age did not attend school, college sion some of the recruits may be DOHA: The Public Works come for inspection between the worker’s fault for which a company group. or university and those who did allowed to join other institutions Authority (Ashghal) yesterday 10th and 15th of a month. So these can be punished. Like a worker is A draft law to the effect was attend but did not complete high as per the provisions of the pro- unveiled the final master plan five-six days we are well-prepared smoking where it is not allowed, so approved by the State Cabinet at school even after crossing age 21. posed military service law. of the New Doha Zoo project for any checks,” said the insider the inspector should fault him, and its weekly meeting yesterday and The proposed service rule is The proposed law aims to that seeks to develop the facil- who is actually a site supervisor. not the company,” he said. referred to the Advisory Council to apply also to Qatari men who achieve security interests of the ity in the model of a safari park. He said surprise raids by labour “In the final analysis, though, for its recommendations. were barred from study in school, homeland and readiness at all The area of the New Doha Zoo inspectors will have a positive impact it’s a good move as construction The draft envisages making college or university and did not times to maintain the security will be 75 hectares, seven times on construction and contracting and contracting companies will it mandatory for Qatari male graduate after reaching the pre- and stability of the country, rely- the size of the current zoo. Work companies. “They need to be on an now take workers’ safety at sites graduates aged 18 to 35 years to scribed age. ing on a regular force that would on the project would begin next alert all the time. That would indeed seriously,” he said. But inspectors undergo active military service for Qatar News Agency reported have the backing of a reserve force year and the new zoo is expected ensure their compliance with worker should be well-qualified and well- three months. that the active service would as and when required, QNA said. to be open to the public by the end safety rules all the time.” trained in their job, he added. For non-graduates, the dura- include a period of military train- THE PENINSULA of 2017. THE PENINSULA The State Cabinet yesterday THE PENINSULA tion of the proposed active service ing and a period of active service Continued on page 7 Full report on page 6

THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Cabinet nod for extending Premier holds talks with Singapore PM

SINGAPORE: Qatar’s Prime education coupon system Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser DOHA: The Deputy Prime Aviation for conducting talks in the bin Khalifa Al Thani yester- Minister and Minister of State for field of air transport with Liberia. day held a round of talks with Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin The Cabinet was briefed on the Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Abdullah Al Mahmoud presided International Yearbook on com- Hsien Loong. over the Cabinet meeting yesterday. petitiveness for 2013 issued by The two sides reviewed bilateral The meeting approved a the International Institute for relations and means of enhancing draft decision of the Minister of Management Development in and boosting them, in addition to Education and Higher Education, Switzerland. a number of regional and inter- who is also the Secretary-General The Cabinet praised the results national issues of mutual concern. of the Supreme Education Council Qatar has obtained including The session was attended (SEC) to extend the deadline maintaining the 10th rank among members of the official accompa- stipulated in Article (4) of Law 60 countries, most of them are the nying delegation and a number No. 7 of the year 2012 regarding developed countries in 2012-2013, of Singaporean ministers. education coupons for another and the 7th rank among countries A red-carpet reception was year starting on 18-10-2013. with less than 20 million popu- accorded to the Qatari Premier It approved a draft decision lation in 2012 and the 6th rank on his arrival. of the Environment Minister among the countries of Europe, The Prime Minister met yes- on adopting a national techni- Middle East and Africa in 2013. terday at Istana Presidential cal bylaw. Under the terms of the The Cabinet reviewed the fol- Palace with the Emeritus Senior draft decision, the national tech- lowing items : A draft Law on Minister of Singapore Goh Chok nical bylaw adopts (requirements control of tobacco and its deriva- Tong. Earlier yesterday the Prime of energy cards and the minimum tives. A letter of the Minister of Minister attended a luncheon ban- limits of the energy efficiency of Justice on the recommendations quet hosted by Singapore’s Deputy air conditioners) as Qatari bind- of the team in charge of studying Prime Minister, Coordinating ing technical bylaw. the plan of joint action between Minister for National Security A draft memorandum of under- the GCC members and each of and Minister for Home Affairs standing (MoU) for cooperation in Jordan and Morocco. The views Teo Chee Hean in honour of the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with Acting President of the field of training between the of Qatar Financial Markets Premier and his delegation. Singapore J Y Pillay. Ministry of the Interior of Qatar Authority (QFMA) on the pro- Later the Prime Minister and and the Royal Canadian Mounted posals of the appeals committee of Interior Minister attended a din- premier and his official delega- security and minister for home The Prime Minister and Police was approved. The meet- QFMA contained in its report for ner banquet hosted by Singapore’s tion. The banquet was attended affairs. A number of Singaporean Interior Minister also met Acting ing approved the proposal of the period July-December 2012. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong- by Teo Chee Hean, who is also ministers and senior officials were President of Singapore J Y Pillay. the General Authority for Civil QNA held in honour of the visiting coordinating minister for national present as well. QNA THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Board of Directors Mada unveils of Qatar Foundation for Social Action selected portal for DOHA: H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser has issued a decision forming the Board of Directors of the Qatar Foundation for Social Action (QFSA). The special people Board of Directors includes Munira bint Nasser Al Missned (Chairman), Minister of Public Platform offers slew of facilities Health H E Abdullah bin Khalid Al Qahtani (Member), Minister DOHA: Mada (Qatar Assistive portal, which also has a func- of Labour and Social Affairs Technology Center) yesterday tional mobile version, has been H E Abdullah bin Saleh Al unveiled an assistive technol- built according to the guidelines Khulaifi (Member), Secretary ogy portal to better serve the set out by the World Accessibility General of the Supreme Council needs of people with disabilities Initiative (WAI). Participants in the Enterprise Risk Management training. for Family Affairs Hamad bin in Qatar and throughout the During the media launch Mohammad Al Fuhaid Al Hajri Arabic speaking world. event that took place at (Member), Executive Director of The portal (http://madaportal. the headquarters of the HMC trains staff on risk management the Doha International Family org) is an information packed bi- Ministry of Information and Institute Noor Abdullah Al Malki lingual digital platform that will Communications Technology (Member), Professor of Sociology help people make better, more yesterday, attendees were given DOHA: Hamad Medical Department (OHS) and was pre- this course,” said Dr Al Nuaimi. at Qatar University Dr Kaltham informed choices about Assistive an opportunity to try out the Corporation (HMC) has trained sented by the IIR Middle East, “This is an important part of the Al Ghanem (Member) and Technology. The portal is the new resource that will inevita- a group of 25 employees on a leading international provider collaborative process.” Adviser Rabia Karzabi (Member). first of its kind in the Arab world bly become a valuable tool to the Enterprise Risk Management of specialised risk management Amal Al Langawi, Director of The QFSA is a supervisory and contains detailed informa- Arabic speaking communities to accomplish its aim to create services. Dr Huda Al Nuaimi, Health Awareness Program in and monitoring body over the fol- tion about a wide range of tech- throughout the world. a safe and healthy environment Executive Director of Occupational the OHS department, said that lowing institutions and centres: nologies that help connect people “Creating a dynamic repository for patients and staff. Health and Safety Department the course has included the lat- Qatar Foundation for the Care of with learning, physical, visual and of information in the Arabic lan- Enterprise Risk Management said a team was working collabo- est methods of medical, occupa- Orphans, Qatar Foundation for hearing disabilities to the world guage with so much detail is a tre- (ERM) is the process of proac- ratively across the organization to tional and administrative risk the Care of the Elderly, Al Owain of ICT. mendous resource for people with tively planning, organizing, lead- provide assistance in the process management. Social Rehabilitation Centre, The portal has been developed disabilities, parents, caregivers ing, and controlling the activities of assessing and managing the risk “It also addressed many risk Shafallah Centre for Children entirely in house by the Mada and professionals who are com- of an organization to minimize the factors in the organization. management issues and scenarios with Special Needs, Family team, and comes as part of a mitted to using ICT as a means of effects of risk. “All the participants are com- that may occur in the work envi- Consulting Centre and the Social process of providing information improving quality of life and cre- The course was organized by the mitted to teach their colleagues ronment,” Al Langawi said. Development Centre. resources about assistive tech- ating better opportunities in the Occupational Health and Safety everything they learned during THE PENINSULA QNA nology, particularly in the Arabic areas of education and employ- language. ment in Qatar and beyond,” said In addition to a searchable Maha Al Mansouri, Deputy CEO database that provides prod- of Mada. uct information, availability and “Having a center like Mada in approximate price, the portal also the Arab world enables manufac- 250 experts to attend orthopaedics symposium offers a wide range of fact sheets, turers of Assistive Technology to video training materials, a glos- provide relevant and meaning- sary of assistive technology terms, ful products and tools to Arabic DOHA: Many internationally- the Minister of Public Health and Institute and Chairman of the from Qatar and the region,” Dr as well as a blog that will connect speakers wherever they may be. renowned surgeons and experts Secretary General of the Supreme Organising committee of the Al Dowsari said. people with disabilities to the dig- The development of an AT portal will discuss the latest develop- Council of Health, and Dr Hanan conference said, 10 internation- Foot and ankle care and sur- ital realm. of this size in the Arabic language ments in foot and ankle care Al Kuwari, Managing Director ally-renowned surgeons from the gery and techniques have evolved In addition to providing assess- will be a huge boost to everybody’s surgery during a conference in of Hamad Medical Corporation US, Canada, Germany, the UK, rapidly in recent years and the ment, training and technology efforts in supporting the needs of Doha soon. More than 250 local (HMC), the Orthopaedic Surgery Switzerland and Hong Kong will Bone and Joint Institute has been provision services for free in digitally excluded people with dis- and international experts will Department at HMC will host the present advancements in the established at Hamad General Qatar, Mada also works closely abilities throughout the world,” attend the First International conference on November 23 and field. Hospital to bring these tech- with e-Accessibility experts in said David Ditker, president of Symposium on Orthopaedics, 24 at the St Regis Hotel in Doha. “They will be joined by niques to our patients. This is the region to develop platforms Assistive Technology Industry Foot and Ankle Surgery. Dr Mohammad Al Ateeq Al healthcare professionals in part of HMC’s evolution into an that are accessible to people with Association (ATIA). Under the auspices of H E Dowsari, Head of Orthopaedics, related fields, such as physi- Academic Health System. different abilities. As such, the THE PENINSULA Abdullah bin Khaled Al Qahtani, Director of the Bone and Joint otherapy and sports medicine THE PENINSULA

Woqod opens petrol station in Mesaieed 29 teams for AoD village at Katara to raise MOQP corporate awareness on diabetes adventure race DOHA: Maersk Oil and DOHA: Action on Diabetes (AoD) staff from the Supreme Council of Qatar Petroleum (QP) is launching the third ‘Diabetes Health (SCH) and Hamad Hospital; are organising the second Screening and Awareness Village’ cooking demonstrations showcas- edition of the Maersk Oil at Katara Cultural Village today to ing healthy menus that are easy to & QP (MOQP) Challenge coincide the World Diabetes Day. prepare and can help to reduce the in Zekreet on Saturday The three-day campaign will pro- risk of getting diabetes; fun exercises and Sunday with a total vide information and practical advice for all the family showing how small of 29 teams set to take about the risk factors, prevention and changes and exercise can make a big part in the event. management of diabetes and prom- difference to health, reducing the The MOQP Challenge ises to be an educational and fun- risk of getting diabetes; and a Kids is Qatar’s first corporate filled event for all participants. Zone featuring games and live work- adventure race that pro- The village will be open until out shows. motes team building and Saturday from 4pm to 9pm in the Dr Mahmoud Zirie, Head of networking in a physically, Esplanade area at Katara. Endocrinology, Diabetes Division, mentally and emotionally Dr Mohamed Al Thani, Director HMC said: “It is crucial to catch dia- challenging setting while of Public Health at the Supreme betes in its earliest stages and that’s also raising $100,000 Council of Health said: “We are where screening comes in. Diabetes for the Qatar Diabetes Woqod opened a service station in west Mesaieed yesterday. The station was inaugurated by Mohammed proud to support World Diabetes screening tests are very simple and a Association, which is a Khalifa Turki Al Sobai, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Woqod. Several members of Woqod board Day with this important initiative good preventative method for catch- member of the Action on of directors, a number of municipality officials and Woqod employees attended the ceremony. that is appealing to the entire fam- ing the development of diabetes at Diabetes partnership. ily. Previous AoD screening cam- an early stage. An overwhelming The 29 teams will face a paigns have already tested more than number of diabetes cases can be series of demanding tasks 4,500 people and discovered 150 new prevented or delayed by lifestyle including orienteering by cases of diabetes. For this reason we or medical intervention in people GPS, completing construc- strongly encourage the people to visit detected with pre-diabetes. That’s tion projects, navigating in Katara and not only get tested for why we are encouraging people to the desert at night, and diabetes but also learn about healthy visit our screening village and have solving challenging team lifestyle options.” this potentially life protecting test problems in four stages Activities will include free diabe- done.” on both land and sea. The tes testing and advice by professional THE PENINSULA activities are all themed around the prevention of diabetes. To win the event, teams will need to com- bine mental agility with strong physical perform- ance, great teamwork and a robust strategy. Lewis Affleck, Managing Director of Maersk Oil Qatar, said: “We are delighted to host the MOQP Challenge again this year with our friends at QP, as we pursue our common goal in the fight against diabetes and our vision for a healthy nation. At Maersk Oil, our societal commitment involves making a long- term contribution to Qatar through quality partnership programmes that make a real and lasting impact on the lives of tens of thou- sands of Qataris. The Action on Diabetes programme is a great example of this, as it touches the lives of over 250,000 people a year.” THE PENINSULA HOME THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Bolsa Familia bags ISSA first outstanding achievement award World Social Security Forum concludes today

Brazilian Minister of Social Development Tereza Campello and ISSA officials at the award ceremony. (IBRAHIM RO)

DOHA: The World Social development and that promote part of the Fome Zero network Security Forum (WSSF) which more equitable and sustainable of federal assistance programme . concludes here today has high- growth to the benefit of all, he Bolsa familia provides financial lighted the fact that social secu- added. aid to poor Brazilian families, if rity is experiencing fundamental Konkolewsky said the forum they have children families must changes worldwide, Hans-Horst has made visible, with multiple ensure that children attend school Konkolewsky, Secretary- examples, the strengthened politi- and are vaccinated . General of the International cal commitment of many coun- The Award was presented Social Security Association tries to social security as a vital by ISSA President Errol Frank (ISSA) said yesterday. component of national develop- Stoove to the Brazilian Minister “In some countries we see ment strategies and a factor of Tereza Campello, Minister of austerity and contraction, and sustainable human development. Social Development of Brazil at in others we see massive expan- “The forum has reconfirmed a special ceremony held as part of sion of social security. There are with diverse examples that social the World Social Security Forum remarkable examples of extension security is good for people, good yesterday. of coverage in many regions. One for families, good for productivity Stoove said: “For its vision of of the most impressive of these of workers, good for social cohe- alleviating poverty and improv- has been recognised by the ISSA sion and therefore also good for ing the quality of life by empow- today, as we have presented the domestic demand and economic ering people, for the political ISSA Award for Outstanding growth. We must constantly commitment, effective and effi- Achievement in Social Security uphold and promote this vision, cient administration as well as its to the Government of Brazil and which is part of the essential impressive results, we believe that the Bolsa Familia programme,” values of social security. Social the Bolsa Familia programme said Konkolewsky, addressing a security systems are a key to constitutes an inspiration for press conference on the sideline investment in human capital, policymakers and social secu- of the WSSF. which is the essential resource of rity administrations around the However, social security con- every society,” he said. world.” tinues to face profound economic The ISSA has presented the The decision to present this and demographic transforma- first “ISSA Award for Outstanding Award coincides with the 10 tion. The complexity of national Achievement in Social Security” years’ anniversary of the Bolsa contexts and the global economic to the Government of Brazil for Familia.The innovative national environment requires social secu- the pioneering Bolsa Familia pov- bolsa familia programme com- rity administrations to actively erty-reduction programme. bines the objectives of poverty work with policy-makers, to help Bolsa Familia (Family allow- alleviation, health promotion and them make the right choices ance) is a social welfare prgramme empowerment that support social and economic of the Brazilian government as THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME New Doha Zoo to occupy 75 hectares Ashghal unveils final master plan

DOHA: The Public Works geographical areas, in addition to Authority (Ashghal) yesterday the current 1,000 trees in the zoo. FROM LEFT: Abdulla Fakhro, Dr Nasser A Al Emadi, Eng Mohammed Al Muhannadi, Mohamed Rashid Ali Al Khater, PR Officer of QP, Eng Yakub Y Al unveiled the final master plan The zoo will have a training of the New Doha Zoo project centre for animal care, and allow Mulla, Eng Hassan M Al Marzouqi, Eng Khalid Nasser and Eng Ahmed J Al Jolo at the press conference to announce the 7th IEEE-GCC Conference that seeks to develop the facil- researchers and practitioners to and Exhibition at Katara yesterday. (KAMMUTTY VP) ity in the model of a safari park, have a first-hand experience in with dedicated areas for ani- this field and introduce students mals from different continents. and teachers to the wildlife and Electrical, electronics engineers meet from Sunday The area of the New Doha Zoo different fauna and flora of each will be 75 hectares, seven times the of the three continents of the zoo. size of the current zoo, and will be The zoo will host a two-storey DOHA: The seventh Institute the Gulf Region and around the contribute to the Actual Energy collaboration with Qatar Society divided into several regions that Discovery Centre that includes of Electrical and Electronics world. Arena” and “Spectrum Scarcity, of Engineers (QSE). will represent the natural and cli- small animal exhibits, gallery Engineers (IEEE)-GCC The theme underlines the role Cognitive Radio, and Free Space The event also features an matic features of three continents. spaces for interpretive exhibits, Conference and Exhibition is and responsibilities of the engi- Optical Communications.” industrial exhibition in which There will be an “Africa Safari,” and spaces to offer a variety of all set to open on Sunday at neers in developing technology In addition, there would also sponsors will have the oppor- with forests and savannas; an education programmes. the Qatar National Convention to improve the reliability and be tutorials and workshops to tunity to display their products “Asia Woodland,” which is charac- The Discovery Centre’s small Centre. sustainability of the industrial be conducted by invited experts and services throughout the terised by charm natural features animal enclosures and dazzling Under the patronage of the operation as well as to preserve in interdisciplinary fields of conference. and mountains; and a “South visual media exhibits will inter- Prime Minister and Interior natural resource by eliminating engineering. New at the con- Corporate sponsor is Qatar America rainforest,” with dense pret Qatar’s wildlife and cul- Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah environmental residuals in the ference and expo is a special Petroleum while premier patrons and rainy forests. tural heritage, national wildlife bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, GCC region. focus on the emerging and vital are Qatar Foundation, and “And there will be rainy parts in research and conservation initia- the four-day IEEE-GCC con- Highlighting the event are role women play in the field of Kahramaa. Gold sponsors are this region to enrich the visitors’ tives, and Doha Zoo’s involvement ference and expo will focus on keynotes on the topics “Visual engineering. ictQatar and Qapco and Silver experience who will feel that they in conservation programmes and the theme “Towards Improving Language Processing of Ancient The event is being organised sponsor are Qatar Electricity are truly walking in one of the dense partnerships. Quality of Life” which reflects the Manuscripts: Converting by the IEEE Gulf section which and Water Corporation and Qatar tropical forests of South America”, The zoo will provide entertain- emerging technology and rapid Collections to Crystal Globes of includes Qatar, UAE, KSA, Steel. Ashghal President Nasser bin Ali ment through 3D and 4D inter- changes that are occurring in the Past”, “How Power Electronics Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman in THE PENINSULA Al Mawlawi said yesterday, while active theatres, in addition to a unveiling the final concept plan. “live” digital host animal that Ashghal has appointed KEO interact with the audience, then International Consultants as the takes visitors on several animal- project’s Design and Construction centred adventures to explore the Supervision Consultant in coop- amazing world of nature. Donations pour in for Philippine typhoon victims eration with HHCP+PJA with a All animals of the current QR230m contract. Work on the zoo will be moved to shelters in project would begin next year and Rawdat Al Faras farm, where DOHA: A large number of 22. According to him, apart from It added that those desirous of Cebu and spent his childhood the new zoo is expected to be open they will be surrounded by spe- Britons and Canadians are fellow Filipinos, people from other making donations can also contact in Tacloban, but in 2008 built to the public by the end of 2017. cialised experts who offer them among those who are approach- nationalities were coming over to the United Filipino Organizations a house in Jaro, where his wife Al Mawlawi signed the contract advanced medical care, until the ing the Philippine embassy here register as volunteers to pack the in Qatar, Outreach and Welfare comes from, spending over two along with KEO International completion of the Doha Zoo’s with donations in kind and cash donated items for shipping. The Officer, Lyndon Magsino, at cell million pesos (QR175,000). Consultants CEO Donna Sultan. development project. to help those devastated by last packaging will be done on Friday number 55698990. The house is partially damaged, Upon completion, Al Mawlawi The zoo will take into account Friday’s typhoon in the archi- Aside from individuals, people Meanwhile, Filipinos based he said. “I need to spend around said, the New Doha Zoo will be the requirements of people with pelago country. representing schools and compa- here who hail from the affected QR30,000 on repair.” one of the biggest and most beau- special needs, Al Mawlawi said, Embassy sources told his news- nies, including Qatari businesses, areas, mostly from Tacloban city When the typhoon hit on tiful zoos in the region. noting that Qatari companies will paper yesterday that aside from were also coming over with and the adjoining areas, were able Friday evening, walls of water The zoo will be interweaved with participate in later stages of the Filipinos themselves and Britons donations. to contact some of their near and waves up to five metres high from a public park with no fences that project. and Canadians, those coming over The embassy has, meanwhile, dear ones after a frustrating gap the river swept most houses in obstruct the vision; and therefore, He said the current location with donations include people issued a circular urging those who of four days. Jaro, he said. will not affect the landscape of was chosen because it is stuck from several other nationalities. are enquiring about the wherea- The tragedy of death and People were evacuated mostly the surrounding streets, but will in people’s minds. He added that “We have South Africans, bouts of their missing relatives in destruction caused by the typhoon from near the coastal areas in add an aesthetical dimension and it was taken into consideration Taiwanese, Moroccans, the affected areas. is now dawning on people, many Tacloban but those living inland green spaces to them. A bridge will that the new zoo is near to Aspire Malaysians, Brazilians and They can contact operations of whom say they still have large and nearby towns like Jaro connect the zoo with the Aspire Park, noting that a bridge will Americans as well coming to center on email opcen@ndrmc. numbers of relatives missing, thought they were safe. “They had Park on the opposite side. connect the two parks. us with donations,” an embassy gov.ph NDRRMC is National while some are dead. no idea tsunami-like waves would Each region of the zoo can be Ashghal started working on source said. Disaster Risk Reduction and “Yesterday, my wife was able devour them.” discovered through multiple safari the New Doha Zoo in July last “We have had some donors Management Centre. to speak with some of her rela- Bolo said his relatives told him trips that will take the visitors on year, when a design competition from Kazakhstan as well,” said The operations centre’s tele- tives as also to a woman care- and his wife on the phone that the memorable journeys across the zoo was announced to come up with the source. Medicines and food fax numbers are: 00632-9120441, taker of our house in Jaro (near wind barreled at speeds exceeding and its vast green landscapes to the primary architectural concept items like rice, sugar, edible oil, and 9125947. The Philippine Red Tacloban),” said Edgar Bolo who 200 km an hour. “That was unex- watch the wildlife species of each and general master plan for the bottled water and toiletries are Cross can also be contacted at is based in Doha with family for pected, and was like powerful mis- of the three continents. There project. among the donations being made 00632-9175328500. a number of years. siles hitting fragile structures.” will be car trips, trekking on foot After going through its care- in kind. Google Person Finder can “She is in a shock as some 70 Bolo said as a child living through safe passages, trips by ful procedures, Ashghal’s steering Donations in cash are also also be accessed for help at people have died in our small with his banker grandfather in boats and Children’s Safari that committee chose the appropriate pouring in but the embassy source website (http://google.org/ town alone,” Bolo told this news- Tacloban in the late 1960s, he had commensurate with their age and concept, and in December 2012 it said he had no idea about the vol- personfinder/2013-yolanda) paper. Jaro, according to him, is seen many typhoons. “But not of maintain their safety. appointed international consult- ume since the donors were going and CNN Report web- at 40-minute drive from Tacloban this kind. No…this was the most More than 12,500 trees will be ant HHCP+PJA to develop a con- directly to the finance section. site (http://ireport.cnn.com/ where the devastation has been intense and devastating in the planted, some are local and oth- cept master plan for the project. He said people could make topics/1059028?hpt=hp_t2), the the most. area’s known history.” ers are brought from different THE PENINSULA donations only until November embassy circular said. Bolo originally hails from THE PENINSULA

Oryx intersection opens Plots of land for workshops, garages Qatar bidding for 2015 DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban World Robot Olympiad Planning will provide plots to workshops and garages in the DOHA: Qatar is bidding to host of seven and 19 who will com- Industrial Area. All applicants the 2015 World Robot Olympiad pete in regular, open and GEN II — companies and individual for the first time, an important Football categories using the Lego shop-owners — who have applied step to boost science, technology, Mindsotorm robotics platform. online, have been asked to visit engineering and mathematics Maersk Oil Qatar’s GO the ministry’s service section (STEM) education in the country. ROBOT schools programme in the area, along with their Hosting the world event is which includes the annual Qatar valid documents, the website of being seen to be a catalyst for National Robotics Olympiad has the local Arabic daily Al Sharq even greater local participation involved more than 1,500 students reported yesterday. Applicants and mean the inclusion of up to 36 in the past two years. are required to carry origi- teams from Qatar – more than a “The recent National Robot nal Commercial Registration 200 percent increase on this year’s Olympiad showed how students’ Certificate and Commercial participation level. creativity can be improved by using Licence. The concerned commit- “If Qatar is fortunate enough to the Lego platform in a competi- tee will review their applications. The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ announced opening of Lodaihy (Oryx) intersection yesterday, after win the hosting rights for the 2015 tive and educational environment. converting the roundabout to a signal-controlled intersection. Onaiza intersection will be opened tomorrow Olympiad, I’m sure it will be a Maersk Oil Qatar operates one of Two more public parks and conversion of roundabouts to intersections at Corniche Street and its surroundings will be completed. further catalyst for students,” said the world’s most complex oil fields, Sheikh Faisal Al Thani, Deputy at Al Shaheen, so my hope is that DOHA: The Ministry of Managing Director of Maersk Oil many of these students will use Municipality and Urban Qatar, sponsors of Qatar’s partici- their interest in STEM subjects and Planning has opened 36 pub- pation at the 2013 edition of the become future leaders in Qatar’s lic parks over the past three QA named best emerging airline Olympiad which takes place in energy industry., said Sheikh Faisal. years. Work on 38 parks started Indonesia this weekend. Dr Theodore Chiasson, Dean in 2010, Al Sharq reported yes- Students from 10 champion of Information Technology at terday, quoting Mohamed Al DOHA: Qatar Airways was place in conjunction with the Robert Patterson, Vice President robotics teams in Qatar are com- the College of the North Atlantic Khouri, Director of the Public named the best emerging air- EyeforTravel Online Marketing, of Content and Social Strategy peting at the three-day event - Qatar and the World Robot Parks Department. The remain- line in social media for 2013 by Mobile & Social Media in Travel at MMGY Global and Rosie which starts tomorrow in Jakarta. Olympiad representative in Qatar, ing parks will be opened soon, he leading aviation marketing con- Europe 2013 conference. Akenhead, Business Manager at More than 1,200 students from said: “The World Robot Olympiad added. He said the ministry had sultancy, SimpliFlying. Led by SimpliFlying, an aviation Yelp.com. over 40 countries are taking part is a chance for Qatar students to taken stern action against con- Qatar Airways was declared marketing strategy firm, the rig- “Qatar Airways is certainly top in the competition. compete against the best in the tractors who had delayed work overall winner in the Best orous awards process consisted of in the league when it comes to The Qatar teams qualified from world but also to enrich their lives on three public parks in Umm Emerging Airline/Airport on public voting and judging by a dis- social media,” said SImpliFlying among 200 local schools that by learning more about differ- Salal and Al Sakhama. They Social Media category as part of tinguished panel of thought lead- CEO Shashank Nigam. “They have competed in the recent Qatar ent cultures through exchanging have now vowed to complete the Fourth Annual Sympliflying ers in the travel marketing space. built a huge following on social National Robot Olympiad. ideas and meeting new friends. I work soon. Awards, held in Amsterdam The judges included Raymond media in the last couple of years.” The event, now in its 10th year, am sure they will do Qatar proud.” THE PENINSULA on October 23. The event took Kollau, CEO of Airlinetrends.com, THE PENINSULA is open to those between the ages THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 HOME/MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Qatar plans to Kahramaa issues warning I was kidnapped before invest QR73bn to 2,260 customers on bridges the ouster, says Mursi DOHA: The Qatar General Article 4 of the law also Electricity and Water empowers Kahramaa to impose and subways Corporation (Kahramaa) has a fine of not less than QR1,000 issued warnings to more than and not exceeding QR10,000 No stability in Egypt unless coup reversed: Former president DOHA: Qatar will invest about 2,260 customers until September on erring consumers. The fine $20bn (QR73bn) on construc- this year for violating the coun- would be doubled if the violation CAIRO: Deposed Egyptian tion of bridges, subways and try’s conservation law. is repeated within three years of President Mohamed Mursi said underpasses to link its various The customers were warned the first penalty. yesterday he was kidnapped by road and rail projects with an through text messages, Kahramaa As part of implementing the the Republican Guard the day aim to upgrade the country’s said yesterday. The violations law (No. 26/2008) Kahramaa has before the army announced his internal as well as external con- included keeping the external already issued new guidelines for removal and was later held at a nectivity with the neighbouring lights at buildings on between installation of electrical equip- naval base for four months. countries, Al Sharq reported 7am and 4pm and using running ment and water distribution Few details had previously yesterday. hose for washing cars. gadgets in new buildings. emerged on Mursi’s whereabouts The amount is part of the Vehicle owners have to get their As per the guidelines, builders since army chief General Abdel country’s $100bn investment vehicles washed at commercial will have to install specific energy Fattah Al Sisi overthrew him and plan that has been announced car wash centres instead of wash- saving gadgets in new buildings. announced plans for elections. to for its transportation sec- ing them at home, which is pun- Kahramaa will inspect such build- Lawyer Mohamed Damati read tor over the next few years. ishable under the law, Kahramaa ings before giving water and elec- on television what he said was a The $20bn investment plan said yesterday. tricity connections. letter from the Islamist leader, was announced at the 6th The average outdoor hose uses Kahramaa in coordination with who is still being detained, to the Annual Bridges Middle East 20 litres per minute of water the Ministry of Environment is Egyptian people. For the first Mohamed Al Damati (centre), the spokesman for the panel of lawyers Co-located with Tunnels Middle while a car wash centre uses less implementing energy efficiency time, Mursi indicated he was held representing ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi speaks during a East conference held here from water. Washing a car at home labeling programs for various against his will as early as July 2, press conference in Cairo, yesterday. November 11 to 13. usually requires more than 100 gadgets. Certain specifications a day before the army announced The three-day event was the litres of water while a commercial have been fixed for these gadgets his removal following mass pro- the presidential palace and other the army of staging a coup, to tell region’s leading event dedicated car wash averages about 70 litres. and the products which do not tests against his rule. government sites. his side of the story. “Egypt will not to designing, planning, deliver- The law strictly warns against meet the standard are not being “The kind Egyptian people Mursi and other Islamists recover until everything that hap- ing and maintaining world-class using drinking water for washing allowed in Qatar’s market. should know that I have been kid- appeared in court on November pened due to this coup goes away bridges and tunnels. It was organ- vehicles and gardening. THE PENINSULA napped forcibly and against my will 4 on charges of inciting violence ... and the holding to account those ised by the International Centre for since July 2 and until July 5 in a in connection with the death of who spilled blood everywhere on Quality and Productivity. Republican Guard house until I and about a dozen protesters at the the nation’s land,” Mursi said. THE PENINSULA my aide were moved again forcibly to presidential palace in December. “I salute the Egyptian people a naval base belonging to the armed Most were members of Mursi’s who rose up against this coup, First in region forces for four full months,” Mursi Muslim Brotherhood. The letter which will fall by the power of Fire alarm for hearing impaired was quoted as saying. marked the first time outside the the Egyptian people in their jihad to make military The Republican Guard is an courtroom that the authorities for the sake of their rights and debuts at Civil Defence expo elite military unit that protects have allowed Mursi, who accuses freedoms.” REUTERS service mandatory DOHA: An innovative fire Vinod Karayil said: “In case of fire, alert life-saving solution for the portable receiver, known as an Continued from page 1 hearing impaired people made Alerter, which is always switched Qatar is, incidentally, the first its worldwide debut at the 4th on, vibrates vigorously and sends country in the region to be tak- Civil Defence Exhibition and fire alarm messages that the user First MERS virus case in Kuwait ing steps to make military serv- Conference. cannot cancel. He or she has to ice compulsory for its young Exhibited by National Fire evacuate the building to stop the KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has discovered its first His infection makes Kuwait the fifth state in the male citizens. Fighting Manufacturing receiver from vibrating.” case of the MERS coronavirus for a citizen who Gulf to report cases of MERS, which has already Commenting on a local social (NAFFCO) Qatar, the radio pag- The receiver is linked by radio is in “critical condition,” the health ministry said. killed 64 people worldwide, the majority of them in networking site at least one ing technology based fire alarm frequency to a tamper-proof trans- “The first case of coronavirus has been discovered Saudi Arabia. Two fatalities have been reported in Qatari said it was not clear if the warning and public address mes- mitter panel which is integrated in the country for a citizen who was moved to the Qatar and one in Oman. proposed mandatory military saging system called Deaf Alerter with the Building Management Infectious Diseases Hospital in critical condition,” the In August, researchers pointed to Arabian camels service rule would also apply to is a life-saving solution for hear- System (BMS) that is linked to fire ministry said, quoted by the KUNA news agency. The as possible hosts of the virus. And the Saudi govern- those Qatari men in the said age ing-impaired people who have alarm system, he said. The Deaf patient was a 47-year-old man who suffered from dia- ment said on Monday that a camel in the kingdom group who were already in gov- to carry a pager-size portable Alerter DA3000 transmitter sys- betes and high blood pressure, said the statement. It has tested positive for MERS, the first case of an ernment service. receiver, company executives said. tem is manufactured by UK-based did not say how he might have been infected. animal infected with the coronavirus. AFP THE PENINSULA NAFFCO Marketing Engineer Deaf Alerter (DA) Plc. QNA THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE hauntingly barbaric scenes of disaster from the Philippines confirm the worst fears of a catastrophe perpetrated by nature. The destruction wrought by TSuper Typhoon Haiyan has left the Pacific Ocean archipelago nation in tatters so much so that the need for aid For this Clinton, it is a has become like a lifeline and the necessity for a body count has been displaced by the pressing requirement for food, water and medicines. Thousands of devastated Filipinos in the worst- hit city of Tacloban have become so despondent that they no different economy longer think about a roof above their heads that has been blown BY HAROLD MEYERSON away by furious winds walloping the country of more than 7,000 matters of military intervention, there with the same economic crew that led islands. Rendered homeless and without communication tools in are no more Joe Lieberman Democrats: her husband to untether Wall Street a ruined town, they just want food. Residents have been found he Hillary Clinton Express is The Iraq and Afghan wars destroyed and that persuaded Obama, at least in wailing for food and water, struggling to fight the desire to look already lumbering down the any remaining Democratic (or, for that his first term, to go easy on the banks. for their loved ones. track. Her recent trip to Los matter, American) eagerness to inter- The economy isn’t likely to be signifi- Looking at the larger picture of the tragedy, one cannot but TAngeles yielded professions of vene in kindred conflicts. Clinton’s ten- cantly better in 2016 than it is today, affection, loyalty and financial support ure as President Obama’s secretary of and Democratic voters will be looking be reminded of Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawady from Hollywood’s elite should she run state has distanced her from her initial for a more activist, less Wall Street- Delta of Myanmar in 2008, killing close to 150,000 people in for president in 2016. Web sites tout support for the Iraq war and largely influenced nominee. the Junta-ruled nation. Five years hence, a similar tragedy her candidacy, though an official dec- dispelled the tensions that her support But betting against the Clintons’ seems to have struck Philippines and its nationals await the laration is unlikely for at least a year. created. political instincts has usually been a government’s response. During Nargis, notorious Myanmarese Old Hillary hands such as Harold Ickes The issue that still divides Democrats sucker’s game. generals known for their totalitarian rule refused to let in have assured financial backers that the today is economics. Their differences are During the debate over Summers and proto-campaign will be run well — at most readily visible at the municipal and the Fed, Hillary maintained an appro- foreign aid. As rotting corpses floated in numerous water bodies least, better than the campaign Clinton state levels: A number of Democratic priate, if strategic, silence. Bill felt com- till weeks after the tragedy, the generals were ensconced in waged in 2008. And such is the scope governors and mayors have arrayed pelled to defend his onetime Treasury their palatial mansions in the new capital Naypydaw. As if of her appeal across Democratic ranks themselves against public employee secretary — but only after Summers refusing aid was not the pinnacle that handicappers have all but conceded unions, long a key force in turning out withdrew from consideration. If this With its of their egregious behaviour, the nomination to her, if she runs. the Democratic vote. lack of support foreshadows a realisa- they reacted nonchalantly to This condi- At the national level, the clearest tion by the Clintons that they’ll have to democratic tional Clinton sign of division was the campaign sev- come up with a more populist brand of any suggestion of pushing their consensus is eral liberal senators waged to persuade economics than recycled Rubinomics, structures, the administration to rescue and relief remarkable not Obama to nominate Janet Yellen, rather then the Hillary consensus is likely Philippines work. Philippines is not Myanmar. A process that only because of than Larry Summers, as chairman to hold. It is ruled by a democratically- began when her popularity of the Federal Reserve. To the liber- Both the challenges facing the is well placed elected government from Manila but also because als, Summers’ sin was his central role Democrats and the party’s constituen- it wouldn’t in deregulating derivatives when he cies have changed considerably since and President Benigno Aquino is Lyndon Johnson to distribute exist absent served as Bill Clinton’s Treasury sec- Bill was president. The Democratic international aid known to be a responsible leader. signed the Civil the Democratic retary as well as his support for repeal- base has many more minority voters His government has appealed effectively, unlike Rights Act has Party’s unchar- ing the Glass-Steagall Act, a change and economically stressed young people extensively for international aid. culminated in acteristic near- that allowed previously safe depositor than it did 20 years ago. America’s pri- Myanmar during The United States, Philippines consensus. This banks to use those funds for speculative vate sector — like that throughout the closest ally, was the first one to help. the white South party, after all, investments. advanced industrial world — no longer Cyclone Nargis. once was split In a larger sense, the opposition creates jobs in the numbers it did 20 US troops have already landed in moving almost on civil rights. It to Summers signalled the growing years ago. Even more pointedly, prof- the embattled country for rescue entirely into once tore itself Democratic opposition to Wall Street its have soared largely because of the and relief work. Qatar sent two planes with foodstuff, tents, the Republican asunder over the liberalism — the free-trade, deregulatory suppression of wages. Combine those clothing, and blankets among others. Washington along with Vietnam War perspectives that dominated Democratic new constituencies with those new chal- Britain has also dispatched warships with thousands of sailors. column while and maintained economic policy during Clinton’s presi- lenges, and the need — both political and However, the real test of the Aquino government is to get the remaining distinct hawk- dency and Robert Rubin’s tenure as economic — for more public investment ish and dovish Treasury secretary and that had enough and a stronger safety net (and more around the logistical challenge of making aid available to far- Democrats almost wings straight sway during Obama’s first term, partly tax revenue to support them) becomes flung areas in the absence of infrastructure, which has been uniformly support through the 2002 through the influence of such Rubin screamingly clear. That doesn’t mean destroyed by the storm. Roads and communication have been congressional proteges as Summers and Treasury Hillary has to explicitly repudiate Bill’s severely hit, making relief work all the more daunting. minority rights. authorisation Secretary Tim Geithner, to block a seri- declaration that “the era of big govern- Not known for its efficient administration, the Philippines of the invasion ous crackdown on Wall Street. ment is over.” of Iraq. And therein lies the challenge for At times, however, she will have has to ensure that aid is properly accounted for and distributed Today, those rifts are no more. A proc- Hillary Clinton: How to present her- to act as though he never said it — equitably. If Aquino can manage to have relief material ess that began when Lyndon Johnson self on economic issues? The surest way at least, if she’s going to be the sole delivered at the right place in the right time even in the face of signed the Civil Rights Act has culmi- she can alienate significant segments serious contender for the Democratic numerous hurdles, his administrative legacy will endure. Though nated in the white South moving almost of her party — perhaps to the point of nomination. survivors are becoming restless and law and order is fraying, entirely into the Republican column enabling a progressive populist such Meyerson is editor-at-large of The the Philippines — a democracy with relatively solid structures in while the remaining Democrats almost as Sen Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, to American Prospect. uniformly support minority rights. On enter the race — is to surround herself WP-BLOOMBERG place — should make the best of international help • The other side Quote of Decision time in Kiev the day

FTER two decades of teetering like the old Soviet Union hinges on it, the end of this month would not go heavy-handed way, threatening Ukraine between East and West, as does the post-Cold War vision of forward. That would be a devastating with a trade war or a cutoff of energy Ukraine may have reached a Western leaders of a Europe “whole setback for Ukraine’s hopes of modern- supplies if the EU pact goes forward. Aturning point. During the next and free.” izing its economy with Western trade Yanukovych, a former client of Putin, My family has two weeks, the country’s leaders must Ukraine’s elected president, Viktor and investment and consolidating its himself appears to be wavering: He has given its all for me decide whether to go forward with a Yanukovych, has made completion of shaky democratic political system. promised to sign the legislation but has free-trade and political-association the EU deal a key objective, and its EU envoys have brokered a com- resisted issuing a pardon or executive in public life, and agreement with the European Union parliament has passed crucial legisla- promise plan, for the opposition leader order that would obviate the need for — a pact that would set the nation tion to meet EU conditions. But one to be allowed to travel to Germany for a parliamentary vote. To their credit, for the nation. It’s of 50 million on a course toward full major hangup remains: the imprison- medical treatment. But it’s not clear that EU leaders, especially from former integration with the West. A failure to do ment of former Prime Minister Yulia the plan will work. Ukraine’s parliament Soviet-bloc states such as Poland and now time I gave so could propel Ukraine into the arms Tymoshenko, a rival of Yanukovych who has been debating the proposal, and Lithuania, have been doing their best to something back to of Russia, which is seeking to recruit was convicted on dubious charges in Russia’s allies — including many mem- persuade Yanukovych and the parlia- it for a rival project — a Moscow-led 2011. European governments have bers of Yanukovych’s Party of Regions ment to give up Ms. Tymoshenko and it. This has been the Eurasian Union. The choice matters not warned that if Ms. Tymoshenko is not — are pressing hard to poison or kill the Russian-style autocratic practices product of much only to Ukraine: Russian leader Vladimir released, the planned signing of the the necessary legislation. Moscow that her imprisonment represents. Kevin Rudd Putin’s dream of re-creating something pact at a regional summit meeting at is lobbying in its characteristically The Washington Post soul searching... Former Australia PM THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 QATAR PERSPECTIVE www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 9 We are just Bedouins living in a desert

own and run terrorism in Iraq ABDULAZIZ AL MAHMOUD against a large percentage of Iraqis who suffer from margin- alisation, killings, harassment and he German newspaper see Iran-US relations clearly any- displacement. Berliner Zeitung pub- more, as if there is a heavy fog over The website of the White lished an article written them. This fog prevents us from House had just four lines about Tby former member of seeing the details of these rela- the visit of Al Maliki. It did not the German parliament Jürgen tions, their depth and scope. The mention the result of the visit or Todenhöfer on October 6, 2013, in question is: is this fog natural and its reasons, but American news- which he said that he personally real or fabricated? papers clarified in many of their delivered an Iranian proposal to For many decades, Iran used to articles and analyses the rea- the US government on April 26, portray the US as the devil that son for the visit, or at least the 2010, which included the following: had corrupted earth and hindered avowed side of it. 1- Iran promised not to make its development. It used this argu- Al Maliki went to Washington an atomic bomb and not to enrich ment to explain many of its social to implore the US administration uranium to more than 20 per- and economic setbacks. to sell Iraq F-16 Fighting Falcons cent, which can be used only for People still repeat aloud a slogan and Apache helicopters, in addi- medical purposes. about this, in mosques and during tion to helping it fight terrorism. 2- Iran was ready to seek Friday prayers, accompanied by We all know that acquiring such an agreement with the United a permanent feeling of injustice advanced weapons requires many States about sharing areas of and oppression. However, what American trainers and techni- influence in the Middle East. the officials of both countries say cians with long-term contracts. 3- Iran was ready to con- behind closed doors is something Nevertheless, Tehran did not tribute constructively to seek- else. remonstrate with him or express ing solutions to the conflicts in After decades of brainwash- any objection. It might have been Afghanistan and Iraq. ing against the biggest devil, Iran Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki with US President Barack Obama. the one to order Al Maliki to 4- Iran was ready to cooperate cannot change everything all of make this visit, to confirm its with the United States in fight- a sudden. However, it can try to willingness to achieve the afore- ing terrorism with ideas and con- change the situation gradually. It The writer of the article does Maliki’s latest visit to Washington explosions that claimed the lives mentioned terms, while relying crete actions. starts with removing critical com- not tell the readers what happened as I think that Iraq has an impor- of about 600 innocent souls that on Al Maliki to pay the price of According to what has been ments and graffiti on the streets of after he delivered the Iranian pro- tant role in the Iranian approach Al Maliki gathered in his brief- strengthening relations between stated by the writer, the Iranian the capital Tehran on the role of posal to the US government. Has to the US. Al Maliki does not trot case to use as proof of his claims Washington and Tehran. proposal said that it wanted the biggest devil in destroying the it been accepted? Or has it been futilely, but rather there are spe- about terrorism and the neces- This is the malicious side of a peace deal with the United world. Then it tones down its hos- postponed, or turned down? cific aims behind his movements, sity to fight it. It is worth point- politics that Iran adopts. But the States, and that negotiations tility towards this devil, especially Rowhani’s latest initiative and which are not innocent, especially ing out that the word “terrorism” question is: Why do not we have between the two countries should in state-owned official media, the phone calls between the two after the series of massacres he is only used by the media when any role in what is going on around be based on equality and at the mosques and ‘Husayniyahs’. countries convinced me that these committed prior to his US visit. talking about Sunni Muslims, us? We have turned into pawns on highest level, away from any The second clause of the Iranian Iranian initiatives have found Talk about terrorists will not be while the word “armed groups” the Iranian-American chessboard, media hype. It suggested that the proposal is terrifying for us, as it some open minds in Washington. convincing unless it is preceded by is used when talking about Shias. and they will mess with us as they German Minister of Justice be is a clear recipe to kill us. About America’s change of heart toward explosions and chopped corpses to Of course, Al Maliki was talking please, as we are nothing to them the mediator who would arrange which areas do we think are they the Syrian crisis confirms all this. back it up. about Sunni Muslims all along but Bedouins living in the desert these negotiations. talking? It is clearly our areas and I tried to know the result of Before Al Maliki’s latest visit, in his speech about terrorism, with ground filled with oil that we We, in the Arab world, do not we are mere cards in the game. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Iraqi cities witnessed a series of forgetting that he and his gang do not even utilise well.

FALIH HUSSAIN AL HAJRI Uncooperative govt entity Government must act to bring down rents efore writing this article for Qatari traders. These traders n important Cabinet reshuffle was carried out after H H I called several friends in MOHAMED ALI AL KUBAISI have to raise the prices of their Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani took over as Emir BSaudi Arabia, the United commodities and services in order Aof Qatar. The reshuffle aimed to continue the efforts of Arab Emirates and Bahrain to to keep up with skyrocketing shop the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani to ask them about the rent for shops raising their prices without sub- rents. But this leads to a slide in increase productivity and transparency, and achieve integration and offices of companies, admin- mitting a request to the govern- sales. of various supervisory and operational bodies. istrative offices, warehouses and ment. These measures would be This is why we should not won- The press is one sector expected to deliver accurate infor- residential units for workers and wonderful if they were applied in der when we learn that many mation and clarify vague issues by contacting the officials employees. the light of the rules of justice companies and commercial insti- concerned. I then compared the rents If the government specified by Almighty God. tutions are facing the threat of clo- The aforementioned tasks are a part of the media’s mission, in these countries with those in All verses in the Holy Quran sure. We should not wonder when as it is the mouthpiece of all segments of society and the con- Qatar, and realised that rents here gives up buildings about justice and benevolence refer we hear about too many commer- veyor of information and news. Unfortunately, there are certain were the highest among all these it has rented to one fact: justice should form the cial disputes at Qatari courts. government entities that try to stop the press from growing, countries. basis of all deals, even if this goes The solution to this problem is marginalise it, and repel it as much as possible, without giving For instance, in Al Wakra, the downtown, it against one’s interests. very simple. The Qatari govern- any reason for doing so. rent for a shop on a main road can would cause rents This encourages me to ask the ment alone can solve it if it really However, there are other government entities that know the reach QR40,000 a month, while a for offices and government agency concerned wants to do so. If the government value of the different media outlets, particularly newspapers, trader in other GCC states pays the following: have the Ministry gives up buildings it has rented and they know how to communicate with them. Therefore, they this amount in a year, not a month, apartments to fall. of Economy and Commerce; the downtown, some of which have assign for this job accountable and professional citizens who for a similar shop. The same Ministry of Interior, the Ministry not been used so far although they can shoulder the responsibility. They can remove the obstacles applies to all other rents, regard- of Social Affairs or even Karwa were rented years ago, it would that hinder journalists, help them reach sources of information less of whether it is for a building and Woqod companies got permis- cause rents for offices and apart- and provide a clear picture, and correct information they have or a plot of land needed by com- Staff at the department acts sion from the ministry to raise ments to fall. been assigned and make it available to readers. Lack of access mercial establishments. strongly and enthusiastically the prices of their services and To solve this problem another to accurate information can lead to rumours, which spread in The Qatari government is whenever it receives a complaint products? way, the government should the absence of clear communication between government enti- responsible for creating this that a shop has increased its The answer will be in the nega- specify the width of commercial ties and citizens. problem by removing downtown prices. They visit the shop and file tive, because they will say they streets. If the street’s width is The worst is to see government officials acting as dictators, Doha and specifying few streets a report against the shop owner are sovereign entities or monopo- more than 40 metres, for example, preventing any communication with the media unless it is for commercial activities in the for not submitting a request to lies. Allah will not exempt anyone this street should be made a com- approved by them. The same thing applies to publishing any city, where around a million peo- the administration for raising from being taken to account for mercial one, regardless of any per- news or announcements. ple live. This has pushed rents to prices. In doing this, the CPD their actions. Everybody is equal sonal interests. If the street is 30 It is sad that one employee has been fired from his job just for unprecedented levels. forgets that rents for shops are before Allah. Allah orders us to metres wide, for example, it should talking to the media. Which era are we living in? Is it logical Shop owners in the city cen- on the rise and that the burden walk an even path. be made an administrative street. that such a situation should continue? No way, because positions tre search for alternative places has to be borne by the customers. In this context, we should not If the street is smaller in width, it are honorary and people are answerable in front of Allah, the for their businesses and to house The government has issued Law forget the saying by the wise Arab, can be specified for local services. Emir, the government and the people, and of course they will of their workers and employees. No.12/1972 on obligatory pric- Abu Al Aswad Al Do’aly who said: If the government does this, rents be punished for dereliction of duty and misuse of authority. Landlords, for their part, know ing and profit margins, Law No. “Don’t ask people to stop doing for shops, showrooms and ware- Fortunately, we are living in a country where the leadership is there is great demand for shops 19/2006 on competition protection something that you are doing”. houses will fall the same day. modest: the Emir, the Father Emir, the Prime Minister and the and a shortage of supply, that is and the prevention of monopolies, When government agencies fine To sum up, the government is ministers. As Qataris in general are known for their modesty why they are raising the rents. and Law No. 8/2008 on consumer traders for raising prices, they responsible for the high rents for and love and respect for others, anyone contrary to that will be The government has stopped protection. should also fine the people who shops, offices and residential units. seen as an odd man out and will be known to all, regardless of extending its hand to help The Minister of Economy and force them to raise these prices. Thus it is responsible for finding a the position he is occupying, and nothing stays the same forever. those harmed by this. It even Commerce has also formed a By this, I mean the government solution to this problem in the best I was thinking about how to address this issue, because a incites the Consumer Protection committee to specify price ceil- and the property owners. interests of the national economy government entity was one of the best in communicating with Department (CPD) at the ings. All these measures are The huge gap between rents and the consumers, whose high the media before the appointment of this man, who has turned Ministry of the Economy and meant to prevent service pro- in Qatar and in other Gulf coun- salaries are always dwarfed by it into a security body. Commerce against merchants. viders and manufacturers from tries is catastrophic, particularly the prices. The Ministry of Interior is one of the security entities, but it is always in touch with the media, provides it detailed informa- tion, and even receives calls and gives clear facts and informa- tion to journalists. I hope all other government institutions do the same as the Ministry of Interior, as they are services providers. A season for migration from Arab Spring What is most painful is that this official marginalises Qatari citizens and underestimates them. Officials in leading positions, here is no limit to the In Iraq, however, Abdel Kareem such as the director, chairperson or public relations officer must shock and disappointment Al Lamy pointed out that in addi- be Qatari citizens who must get support. Unfortunately, this Tcaused by the dire condi- KHALID AL JABER tion to many factors, including man has assigned one person of Arab nationality who has set tion of the Arab world. Even political unrest, security condi- a bad example in dealing with the media. after revolutions swept through countries in the region, the report those migrants. This new trend tions and poverty, migration rep- The way he deals with journalists does not live up to the insti- this part of the world, the result added. It says educated workers reflects the awareness among resents the Arab youth’s urgent tution he works for. He asks journalists, “Why have you come is frustrating. do not get higher salaries com- this category of migrants of the desire to search for their self and here? Communication between us should be only via email. We The latest report of the United pared to less educated workers. economic hurdles they face. This invest their energy to achieve have nothing that we can give you at the moment.” Nations Development Programme The report raised questions is why they try to find a solution their ambitions. When journalists say that they came because they wanted and the International Labour about the reasons pushing young- early on in their lives. The Arab world has turned to write a story or conduct an interview, he replies, “There is Organisation says that economic sters to expose themselves to risks The survey showed that the into a place incapable of tolerat- no one you can talk to now and we have nothing to announce.” policies and the weakness of dem- when they leave their countries majority of illegal migrants come ing its people; it has turned into This guy does not even let journalists get an appointment ocratic and economic governance illegally, although the spectre of from impoverished neighbour- an infected area that repels the to meet an official. He tells them not to come again without sends economic initiatives off dictatorship and corruption has hoods in the capital or rural areas. average and simple person who sending an email, or being asked to come. How is this possible? course. disappeared from these countries. Syrian refugees get aboard fishing looks for a decent living, let alone Yes, unfortunately this has happened in one government The report adds that the Arab The Tunisian Forum for boats from Egypt in hazardous the gifted and talented and those entity, and I do not know what the official means by saying, region has the highest rates of Economic and Social Rights has trips. The results of these trips who are exceptional. “We do not need you.” Does he mean the media in general or migration among educated and pointed out in a survey that 46 are always unknown, but this does newspapers in particular? Does he want to deliver a message skilled people. Unemployment percent of the illegal migrants are not prevent these refugees from The views expressed in the articles on this to an official, or is it just a new strategy that they trying to among educated youth equalled between the ages of 15 and 24. risking their lives and spending a page do not reflect the viewpoint of the impose on us? or exceeded that among the less The forum added that students lot of money to reach the shores newspaper. educated or uneducated in many constitute a large proportion of of Europe to apply for asylum. THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Israel scraps 20,000 settler homes plan Netanyahu’s U-turn in face of Iran deal; Palestinian negotiators resign over settlements

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Iran,” according to a statement from his condition of anonymity, confirmed the — reaffirmed by US Secretary of State Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to scrap office. His dramatic intervention to halt resignations. “Abbas has a number of John Kerry during a visit to the Middle pledged to work to mend relations with plans for a “record” 20,000 West Bank the plan to build what experts said would choices here — he can refuse or accept East last week — that “we do not accept the United States, which have soured settler homes was driven by Israel’s be the biggest ever batch of settler homes and form a new delegation, or demand a the legitimacy of continued settlement over the Iran nuclear issue. bid to scupper an Iranian nuclear deal, on occupied Palestinian territory came new negotiations mechanism,” he said, activity”. But as the US strives towards a deal observers said yesterday. after fierce criticism from the US, which referring to the possibility of indirect And Netanyahu directly linked his with the Islamic republic to freeze or Netanyahu publicly forced his Housing has been pushing for a peace agreement talks through a US team. reprimand of Ariel to Israel’s plans to curb parts of its nuclear programme, pos- Minister Uri Ariel, who had approved the between Israel and the Palestinians. Following mediation by Washington, scupper a possible international deal with sibly in exchange for a relaxing of harsh plans, to back down after drawing US Meanwhile, the entire team of direct talks resumed in July after a Israel’s arch-foe Iran over its disputed international economic sanctions, Israel condemnation for a settlement project Palestinian peace negotiators has three-year hiatus that was due prima- nuclear programme. “At this time, the opposes what it says would be a “bad” the Palestinians warned would end a resigned to protest continued Israeli set- rily to Palestinian refusal to talk while attention of the international commu- deal. Israel has even threatened to strike fragile peace process. tlement building, two of them said yester- settlement expansion continued. nity must not be diverted from the main Iran by itself if it feels military action is Israel’s Intelligence Minister Yuval day, but president Mahmoud Abbas has Abbas had warned that he would effort — preventing Iran from receiv- necessary. Steinitz said yesterday that all settlement yet to accept their resignations. declare the peace process over if they ing an agreement that will allow it to Netanyahu said he spoke last week to plans should be “coordinated” with the pre- Negotiator Mohammed Shtayyeh said went ahead. He told Egyptian TV channel continue its military nuclear program,” the US, Russian, French, German and mier, in cautionary remarks directed at the move was in response to “increasing CBC late on Tuesday that the negotiators Netanyahu said. British leaders — five of the six world Ariel, who himself lives in a settlement and settlement building (by Israel) and the had presented their resignations, but that Political analyst Yaakov Peri said the powers negotiating with Iran — and “told is a member of Jewish Home, the far-right absence of any hope of achieving results.” he had not yet accepted them. settlement plan weakened Israel’s posi- them that according to the information religious party in the ruling coalition. “Until now, president Abbas has not State Department spokeswoman tion. “An announcement like that of reaching Israel, the looming agreement Netanyahu had told Ariel the plan accepted our resignation,” he added. Jennifer Psaki said Washington was not Ariel’s undermines not only the peace is bad and dangerous”. “creates an unnecessary confrontation Shtayyeh held Israel “completely only concerned by the initial announce- talks that are running into trouble A New York Times editorial described with the international community at a responsible for the failure of negotiations, ment of the 20,000 settler homes, but already, but also the prime minister’s Netanyahu’s opposition to an Iran deal as time when we are making an effort to because of the continuation and escala- also “surprised” and sought an explana- efforts regarding the Iranian issue,” he “hysterical,” particularly his comments persuade elements in the international tion of settlement building.” tion from Israel. She repeated the long- told public radio. The moves came on the that such an agreement would be the community to reach a better deal with Another negotiator, speaking on standing US position on settlements same day that Israel’s newly reappointed “deal of the century” for Tehran. AFP

Israel soldier killed 30 killed in anti-Shia in bus stabbing JERUSALEM: An Israeli soldier died yesterday after a violence across Iraq Palestinian youth stabbed him on board a bus in the north of BAGHDAD: Violence across food is distributed to passers-by the country, police said. Iraq, including bombings against and pilgrims can gather, or by “The Israeli soldier who Shias, killed 30 people yester- walking to Karbala, which is home was stabbed this morning by a day as worshippers massed in a to a shrine to Imam Hussein. Palestinian on a bus at the Afula shrine city on the eve of major Hussein, grandson of the Muslim bus station has died of his wounds commemoration rituals often Prophet Mohammed, was killed by in hospital,” police spokesman targeted by militants. the armies of the caliph Yazid in Micky Rosenfeld said. The bloodshed was the latest in 680 AD and his death in Karbala The soldier, identified as a months-long surge in unrest that has over time come to symbolise 19-year-old Eden Atias, was has forced Prime Minister Nouri the split between Sunni and Shia stabbed on a bus that had just Al Maliki to appeal for US help sects. arrived in the northern Israeli in combatting militancy as Iraqi Tradition holds that the vener- city, and was taken to an inten- action has failed to stem the unre- ated imam was decapitated and his sive care unit. The 16-year-old lenting wave of attacks. Bombings body mutilated. Throngs of mod- Palestinian from near Jenin in mostly struck north and west of ern-day Shias beat their chests the northern West Bank, who Baghdad, targeting Shias and mem- and self-flagellate during Ashura was in Israel without permits, bers of the security forces. to show their historic guilt for not was detained by passengers and On the outskirts of Baquba, north coming to Hussein’s aid. Sunni mili- security forces on the bus, he said. of the capital and one of Iraq’s most tants linked to Al Qaeda, often step The assailant, identified in violent areas, three coordinated up their targeting of Iraq’s majority Palestinian media as Hussein bombs struck a gathering of Shia community during Ashura and the Ghawdra, told security forces pilgrims marking Ashura. Eight peo- subsequent rituals of Arbaeen. investigating his motive that two ple were killed and 28 others were In past years, pilgrims have family members were imprisoned wounded in the blasts, security and been targeted by deadly bombings. in Israel, police said. medical officials said. As a result, security measures are Millions of Shias from Iraq and stepped up with more than 35,000 around the world mark Ashura, soldiers currently deployed to Policeman hurt in Iraqi security forces remove the remains from the site where a suicide bomber drove a truck packed with which this year climaxes today, by Karbala and surrounding areas. explosives into a checkpoint in the town of Al Alam near Tikrit yesterday. setting up procession tents where AFP petrol bomb attack

DUBAI: A petrol bomb hurled at a Bahrain police patrol yes- terday left one policeman wounded, the interior ministry Turkey wants to extend Patriot said. A “terrorist group” tar- geted the patrol in the suburb of Juffair, the ministry said, using a term usually employed to refer deployment near Syria border to Shia youths who frequently clash with security forces. ANKARA: Turkey has “The terrorist group also asked Nato to extend for burned a motorcycle that another year the deployment belonged to a restaurant, and van- of surface-to-air Patriot mis- dalised a car parked in the area,” siles to protect its troubled the ministry said in a statement. border with Syria because of Attacks on police have become a continuing “serious” threat, frequent in the Sunni-ruled officials said yesterday. Gulf monarchy that has a Shiite “We have received a letter majority, while protesters fre- from the Turkish government quently clash with security forces requesting the continuation of in Shiite villages. the Patriot mission,” a Nato On Sunday, a Bahraini court official said on condition of jailed for life two Shiites con- anonymity. victed of blowing up a car outside “The North Atlantic Council a Sunni mosque in a July attack has regularly assessed the situ- that left no casualties. A Shia-led ation and the implementation uprising to demand a democratic of the Patriot mission. It is reforms was crushed in March clear that the overall risks and 2011. At least 89 people have been threats to Turkey remain seri- killed since the protests began, ous,” the official said. A Turkish according to the International foreign ministry diplomat also Federation for Human Rights. confirmed Ankara’s request. Turkey turned to its Nato allies after a mortar bomb fired Hamas torturing from Syrian territory killed five Soldiers loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad with their weapons Turkish civilians in the border and national flags in Hujaira town, south of Damascus, after taking prisoners: NGO town of Akcakale in October control of it from the rebel fighters yesterday. last year. Since the deadly GAZA CITY: Hamas has attack, Turkey has retaliated in But Syria’s allies Iran and war-ravaged Syria if necessary. arrested and tortured dozens of kind for every Syrian shell that Russia opposed the Patriot Meanwhile, forces loyal to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has landed on its soil and beefed deployment, fearing that it President Bashar Al Assad cap- over the past few weeks on up its volatile 910km frontier. could spark a regional conflict tured the southern Damascus political grounds, a Palestinian The six batteries of the also drawing in Nato. suburb of Hujaira yesterday, rights group said yesterday. US-made missiles, effective Turkey was once a friend and part of a broader advance that The Gaza-based Palestinian against aircraft and short-range ally of Syrian President Bashar has brought him major gains Centre for Human Rights con- missiles and dispatched by the Al Assad but relations have south of the capital before pro- demned the “arrest campaign Netherlands, Germany and the broken down since the Syrian posed international peace talks. launched by the Internal Security United States, are deployed conflict began in 2011, sending Syrian state television and Service of Hamas against dozens in the southern city of Adana more than 600,000 refugees Al Manar, the channel of the of persons, including members of and the southeastern cities of across the border. Ankara has Lebanese group Hezbollah Fatah party and children.” Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep. backed the opposition fighting whose fighters helped drive It said arrests had been stepped Nato approved their initial to topple the embattled leader. rebels out Hujaira, broadcast up to coincide with calls for dem- deployment in December, say- In October, Turkey’s parlia- live footage showing soldiers onstrations against Hamas on ing the use of ballistic missiles ment extended for one year in control of otherwise empty the anniversary of the death of by the Syrian regime posed a a mandate that would allow streets flanked by shelled build- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. threat to Turkey. Ankara to send troops to ings and ruins. AGENCIES AGENCIES THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Kevin Rudd Greenpeace sees red decides to Hopes fade for quit politics release of jailed for family

SYDNEY: Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd Tymoshenko announced an end to his cheq- uered political career yesterday, quitting politics two months Ukraine parliament fails to pass law after being ousted from office by Tony Abbott. KIEV: Ukraine’s parliament a special session yesterday, pro-Yanu- The charismatic 55-year- failed yesterday to agree on a kovych deputies and Tymoshenko’s old Labour stalwart, who led draft law allowing jailed opposi- supporters in parliament failed to Australia twice and was foreign tion leader Yulia Tymoshenko to agree on any such draft and blamed minister in Julia Gillard’s govern- go to Germany for medical treat- each other for seeking to undermine ment, said he would leave parlia- ment, clouding prospects for sign- agreement in Vilnius. ment at the end of the week. ing landmark agreements with the Two EU envoys, Irish politician “This has been the product of European Union this month. Pat Cox and former Polish President much soul-searching for us as a Germany warned that with the Aleksander Kwasniewski, who have family over the last few months,” Vilnius summit only two weeks away, been on a shuttle mission from he told parliament in an emo- Greenpeace activists protest against Arctic oil drilling, outside the Shell headquarters in Mexico time was running out for Kiev to set- Brussels to Kiev to find a compro- tional evening speech in which City yesterday. Greenpeace activists arrested in Russia for protesting against Arctic oil drilling were tle the case of Tymoshenko. Summit mise, attended the special parliament he had to pause several times to moved from the northern city of Murmansk on Monday on their way to pre-trial detention centres in host Lithuania said there would be session. compose himself. no success unless Ukraine produced They were due to return to St Petersburg. “The decision that I have made “results”. Brussels and give a news conference. has not been taken lightly. Accords on association and free Their findings will feed into a pre- “But for me, my family is eve- trade, due to be signed at a summit summit meeting of EU foreign min- rything, always has been, always in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on isters on November 18 when Kiev’s will be, which is why I will not be Democrats push Obama for November 28, offer the former Soviet record in meeting key democratic continuing as a member of this republic the chance of a historic shift criteria — including the freeing of parliament beyond this week.” westwards, and away from Russia. Tymoshenko — will be assessed. Since being soundly defeated by But the EU has made an end to The envoys did not appear to Abbott in September 7 elections, fixing healthcare website “selective justice” a pre-requisite for have a good story to tell, though senior figures within Labour have the signing, and success at Vilnius Kwasniewski expressed the hope urged him to quit, saying he would WASHINGTON: President the 2014 mid-term elections. it would be fixed by November hinges on whether President Viktor that Ukraine’s parliament would be a destabilising influence after Barack Obama faced desper- Obama had repeatedly prom- 30 because the whole world Yanukovych releases ex-prime be finally able to agree on terms for three years of bitter infighting ate calls yesterday from his ised that Americans who liked believes it won’t be fixed,” minister Tymoshenko, his fiercest Tymoshenko’s release on November within the party. The Mandarin- political allies to swiftly help their health insurance could Serrano told reporters. opponent. 19 when it meets again. speaking Rudd stood down as people whose existing insur- keep it when the law took effect Lawmakers also pressed for She was jailed in 2011 for seven “We know that politically this is Labour leader after his election ance policies are being can- on October 1, but several mil- a quick administrative fix for years for abuse of office after a trial very complicated. But we hope that loss. celled because of Obamacare, lion people have received can- those Americans facing can- which the EU says was political. enough goodwill will emerge to be He was elected prime minis- and to fix the programme’s cellation notices because their celled policies. The proceedings will be watched able to reach a consensus,” he told ter in the 2007 general election, broken website by the end of plans do not comply with new The 2010 Patient Protection closely by Moscow which is opposed journalists. German Foreign Minister but within his first term he was the month. requirements, such as coverage and Affordable Care Act, com- to Ukraine signing the agree- Guido Westerwelle said that time dumped by colleagues fed up with Democrats in the US House for mental health treatment monly known as Obamacare, ment and has threatened counter- was running out for Kiev. his style of management and of Representatives, seething and maternity care. aims to provide health ben- measures. The Kremlin wants Kiev “We regret that the parliament of demoted to foreign minister. over the botched startup of “It got heated,” said efits to millions of uninsured to enter an alternative Moscow- Ukraine today again could not agree There were claims of egotism — Obama’s signature healthcare Representative Jose Serrano Americans. backed customs union. Though he on a new legal measure to allow even megalomania — and a series law, met with administration of New York, describing the It mandates that most has refused to pardon Tymoshenko, medical treatment abroad. This is a of policy missteps gave party officials for more than an hour, conversation between his fellow Americans be enrolled for Yanukovych has said he is ready to missed chance for a way of solving members the pretext to depose angry that the botched rollout Democrats and administration health coverage by March 31 break the impasse by signing a draft the Tymoshenko case. Time is run- him in shock coup that delivered could become a major political officials. or pay a fine. law to allow her to go to Germany to ning out,” he said in a statement. Gillard to office. AFP liability for the party during “Don’t come here telling us REUTERS be treated for chronic back pain. At REUTERS

Brooks’ voicemail was hacked, court told

LONDON: Rebekah Brooks, a former editor of Britain’s News of the Poland apologises to Russia over violence World on trial for phone-hacking, had her own voicemail repeatedly targeted by the private investigator working for her newspaper, a court MOSCOW/WARSAW: some Poles of decades of Soviet threw firecrackers at the Polish over the 2010 plane crash near in London heard yesterday. Brooks was one of hundreds whose name Poland’s President apologised domination in the Communist embassy in Moscow. the Russian city of Smolensk was found in the notebooks of Glenn Mulcaire, who has pleaded guilty to yesterday after far-right pro- era — some in the crowd threw “Poland is demanding detailed that killed Poland’s President voicemail interception on behalf of the now defunct Sunday tabloid. Four testers threw firecrackers firecrackers at the building. explanations from the Russian Lech Kaczynski and 95 of the closest aides to Queen Elizabeth’s grandsons, Princes William and at the Russian embassy in “This is an absolutely scandal- side on this matter,” the Polish others. Harry, and a host of celebrities were among other victims to have had Warsaw, triggering a tit-for- ous event that took place at the Foreign Ministry said in a Since the end of Communist their voicemail messages repeatedly hacked for stories, prosecutors told tat attack in Moscow and a Russian embassy. It cannot be statement. rule in 1989, Poland has pur- the Old Bailey court. REUTERS heated diplomatic spat. excused with anything. One can Russian police detained three sued close integration with the During Monday’s celebra- only deeply apologise,” President men after the incident, which West and has trade and security tions of Polish Independence Bronislaw Komorowski told the opposition group Other disputes with Russia. It joined Day, police had to use rubber Radio Zet. Russia said was intended as a the European Union in 2004, bullets to break up groups of Russia’s Foreign Ministry had response to the anti-Russian became a NATO member in masked far-right youths during summoned the Polish ambas- violence in Warsaw. 1999 and plans to host part of a an annual march in the centre sador in Moscow to demand Grievances between Warsaw NATO missile defence system of the capital. an apology for Monday’s and Moscow go back centu- on its soil, a project opposed by When the march reached the violence. ries, and modern-day disputes Moscow. Russian embassy — symbol for Yesterday, Russian protesters include mutual recriminations REUTERS

Indigenous Games US declares Boko Haram a terrorist organisation

WASHINGTON: The United offered a $7m reward for informa- States yesterday designated tion leading to the arrest of Boko Nigeria’s radical Islamist Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, Haram network and an off- but raised eyebrows by stopping shoot known as Ansaru as ter- short of designating the group as ror groups, bowing to months of a foreign terrorist organisation. pressure to act. While Washington believes that Both groups have spread ter- Boko Haram and Ansaru remain ror in northeastern and central “primarily” Nigerian organisa- Nigeria and are blamed for thou- tions “both these groups have sands of deaths as they battle to links to AQIM,” a senior State set up an Islamic state. Department official told report- “These designations are an ers, referring to Al Qaeda’s north important and appropriate step, and west African affiliate. but only one tool in what must “Our assessment is that AQIM be a comprehensive approach by has helped provide some training the Nigerian government to coun- to the groups and has provided ter these groups ... to help root some limited financing.” out violent extremism,” the State Emergency rule in the north- Department said. east has largely pushed Boko The Islamist insurgency by Haram fighters from urban areas the shadowy group has claimed into the countryside over the last scores of lives since 2009 and six months, but attacks have con- triggered concern over its poten- tinued unabated. tial to spread across the porous The three Nigerian states borders in the region. “By cutting under special measures — Yobe, these terrorist organisations off Borno and Adamawa — share from US financial institutions and frontiers with Niger, Chad and enabling banks to freeze assets Cameroon and the military has held in the United States, these said that insurgents have struck designations demonstrate our in Nigeria, then fled across the strong support for Nigeria’s fight borders. While US officials said A Brazilian indigenous child plays with a bow and arrow during against terrorism and its efforts to the Nigerian government backed the XII Games of the Indigenous People in Cuiaba yesterday. address security challenges in the the designations, Washington Forty-eight tribes will present their cultural rituals and compete north,” White House homeland has also voiced concern about in traditional sports such as archery, running with logs and security advisor Lisa Monaco said. a heavy-handed crackdown by canoeing during the Games, which close on November 16. In July, the State Department Nigerian military forces. AFP THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Mass burial cancelled in Philippines Survivors angry over slow trickle of aid as thousands jostle for seats on scarce flights out of Tacloban

TACLOBAN: Gunfire forced (10 miles) from Tacloban. the low-lying land. However, the cancellation of a mass Five days after Haiyan ripped Philippine President Benigno burial in the typhoon-rav- apart entire coastal communi- Aquino said late Tuesday he aged Philippines yesterday as ties, the situation in Leyte’s believed that number was “too authorities struggled to dispose provincial capital Tacloban was much”, adding that 2,500 “is the of the dead, while anger among becoming ever direr with essen- figure we’re working on”, despite survivors at the slow trickle of tial supplies low and increasingly the rapidly climbing toll and the aid turned deadly. desperate survivors clamouring bodies still littering the streets of Thousands of people jostled and to leave. Tacloban. begged for seats on scarce flights “Everyone is panicking,” Yesterday, UN humanitarian out of the ruined city of Tacloban, Captain Emily Chang, a navy doc- chief Valerie Amos refused to be where putrefying corpses com- tor, said. drawn on the differing estimates. pounded a growing health menace “They say there is no food, no “We are focusing on the living after one of the strongest storms water. They want to get of here,” not the dead,” she said. on record killed thousands. she added, saying doctors at the “We are not busy counting bod- Attempts to bury some of the airport had run out of medicine, ies but are focusing on support- victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan including antibiotics. ing those who survived and act suffered a setback when gunshots “We are examining everyone accordingly.” halted a convoy travelling towards but there’s little we can do until Cabinet Secretary Rene a communal grave. more medical supplies arrive.” Almendras admitted authorities “We had finished digging the The World Health Organization had been overwhelmed by the mass burial site. We had the truck said there were significant inju- sheer number of corpses. loaded with bodies... but... there ries that needed to be dealt with, “The reason the body recov- was some shooting,” Tacloban even as medics worked to prevent ery stopped is because we ran mayor Alfred Romualdez said. outbreaks of diseases caused by out of body bags,” he said. “But “They could not proceed.” cramped living conditions and we now have 4,000 bags. I am not Adding to the grim body count, dirty drinking water. saying the casualties are 4,000. news emerged that eight people It cautioned regular health We are making sure there is an were crushed to death Tuesday needs also had to be met, includ- oversupply.” when a huge crowd of survivors ing the 12,000 babies expected to At Tacloban airport, journal- from the typhoon rushed a gov- be born this month to the more ists witnessed exhausted and Survivors wait to board a C-130 military plane out of Tacloban City yesterday. ernment rice store. than 11.3 million people affected. famished survivors pushing and “One wall of our warehouses The United Nations estimates shoving each other to get on one days and we still cannot get to flood waters rose around it. water, medicines, shelter and collapsed and eight people were 10,000 people may have died in of the few flights out of the city. fly out,” said a frail Angeline “We made it out, but now we other relief supplies to some of crushed and killed instantly,” the Tacloban alone, where five-metre Philippines Airlines said it was Conchas, who was waiting for may die from hunger.” the 673,000 made homeless, and National Food Authority’s Rex (16-foot) waves flattened nearly lying on six planes a day, each space on a plane with her seven- Overwhelmed and under- desperation has been growing Estoperez said of the incident in everything in their path as they with 75 seats. year-old daughter Rogiel Ann resourced rescue workers have across the disaster zones. Alangalang town, 17 kilometres swept hundreds of metres across “We have been here for three after fleeing their building as been unable to provide food, AFP

Cyber security China pressures Uighurs Lanka cracks down on Tamils laws hailed SINGAPORE: Experts to shun burqas, beards COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s mili- town. Callum Macrae, director of hundreds of pro-government said Singapore’s cyber secu- tary stopped scores of ethnic Channel 4’s award-winning docu- activists blocked opposition leader rity laws are robust, espe- BEIJING: China’s far-flung While many Uighur women Tamils protesters from enter- mentary: “No Fire Zone: Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe from cially after amendments to western region of Xinjiang is dress in much the same casual ing the capital yesterday ahead Killing Fields”, said police told entering his party headquarters the Computer Misuse Act in demanding that lawyers guar- fashions as other women in China, of a Commonwealth summit as them to return to Colombo. where members and guests dis- 2013. Still, they caution that antee family members don’t others have begun to wear full a British TV crew was barred Media Minister Keheliya cussed Sri Lanka’s human rights these laws are not foolproof wear burqas or grow long veils, something more common from a former warzone. Rambukwella said the TV crew record ahead of the summit. as technology is constantly beards, the latest government in Pakistan or Afghanistan than Sri Lanka had hoped the three- were asked to turn back for “Protesters tried to pull the evolving. On Tuesday, James move critics say unfairly targets traditionally in Xinjiang. day Commonwealth summit, due their own safety. Visiting British opposition leader from his car Raj Arokiasamy was charged the region’s Muslim Uighur eth- As an “important force” for to start Friday. It would showcase Foreign Secretary William Hague but his driver managed to lock the with hacking Ang Mo Kio nic community. protecting social stability, lawyers its post-war revival after security said he raised the issue with his doors and take him to safety,” his Town Council’s website. Lawyers in Turpan, an oasis must take a leading role in com- forces crushed the decades-long Sri Lankan counterpart, Gamini spokesman Saman Athaudahetti Experts said with technology city southeast of the regional bating extremism, the statement Tamil separatist conflict in 2009. Lakshman Peiris, during ministe- said. becoming more sophisticated, capital, Urumqi, have to sign a said, adding that 57 lawyers and But it is turning into a major rial talks ahead of the Colombo The Commonwealth Heads of which allows Internet crimi- pledge denouncing extremism and six law students had signed the public relations disaster as some Commonwealth summit. Government Meeting (CHOGM) nals to better conceal their participation in “illegal religious pledge so far. of the Commonwealth bloc’s 53 “We (Britain) are much dis- was hit by a new pullout Tuesday identities, closer global co- activities”, the Xinjiang judicial The demand comes after a members and rights groups focus turbed,” Hague said at the British as the premier of Mauritius joined operation between authori- affairs department website said car ploughed through bystand- attention on the island’s human High Commission (embassy). those of India and Canada in boy- ties is necessary to combat on Tuesday. ers on the edge of Tiananmen rights record. “Free access is very important, cotting the event. crimes. “Lawyers must commit to guar- Square in Beijing and burst into The government also ordered to go anywhere they wish.” “It is British Premier David Cameron anteeing that family members flames in late October, killing Britain’s Channel 4 TV crew not natural for any country hosting has also been under pressure to Putin visits and relatives do not wear burqas, the three people in the car and to travel to the former conflict area an international event to come boycott the event, but he has veils or participate in illegal reli- two bystanders. China called it a of Vavuniya after pro-government under focus. We believe in free- promised to hold “tough conver- South Korea gious activities, and that young “terrorist attack” carried out by activists staged a protest and dom of expression and expect sations” with President Mahinda men do not grow long beards,” the Islamist militants from Xinjiang. prevented their train from leav- them to uphold it,” Hague said. Rajapakse about “accountability” SEOUL: Russian President statement said. REUTERS ing north-central Anuradhapura In another development, issues. AFP Vladimir Putin was in South Korea yesterday, pushing a pet project for a new trad- ing route linking Asia and Europe by rail that requires prying open North Korea. 250 factories shut after The ambitious scheme envis- ages an “Iron Silk Road” unit- ing the rail networks of South and North Korea and con- protests in Bangladesh necting them to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Railway. DHAKA: Violent protests shut- Association. There are about 250 tered some 250 Bangladesh gar- factories in the Ashulia industrial HK halts trip ment factories near the capital district, providing merchandise Dhaka yesterday, as thousands for most of the leading Western to Spratlys of workers demanded higher brands including Walmart, H&M , wages at the outlets providing Gap Inc and Eagle Outfitters Inc, HONG KONG: Activists cheap clothing for retailers such business officials said. were barred yesterday from as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The factory workers are leaving Hong Kong waters Striking workers clashed with demanding the monthly minimum on what they called a “fish- police for a third successive day, wage is raised to 8,000 taka ($103) ing” boat trip to disputed causing about 100 injuries. Police from 3000 taka ($38). Spratlys Islands to assert retaliated by firing rubber bullets Bangladesh has been ranked as China’s sovereignty. “The and canisters of tear gas. the 4th largest clothing exporter Marine Department and “We have been forced to shut by the WTO (The World Trade police forcefully towed the all garment factories in Ashulia Organisation), whereas, according boat to a police facility,” a fearing more vandalism, and to The Economist Bangladesh is statement from the group also for security reasons after the world’s third-largest clothes- said. The 13-strong group the unrest of the last few days,” export industry. The industry had planned to make the trip said Mohammad Atiqul Islam, now employs more than 3 million to the Spratly Islands, but did President of Bangladesh Garment workers, 90 percent of whom are not rule out sailing to other Workers shout slogans as they block a street during a protest for higher wages in Gazipur yesterday. Manufacturers and Exporters women. AFP Chinese-administered areas. Thai strike call ignored Commonwealth expels Maldives from panel over vote delay BANGKOK: Calls by Thailand’s opposition for a general strike yester- MALE: The Commonwealth Indian Ocean islands during a Western and Indian diplomats closely over the coming days,” Abdul Gayoom. The Maldives, an day against a controversial expelled the Maldives yester- meeting in the Sri Lankan capi- increasingly vocal in their criti- the Commonwealth said in a upmarket honeymoon destina- amnesty bill appeared to go day from its disciplinary panel tal yesterday. cism of the regime of incumbent statement. tion famed for its coral-fringed unheeded after the senate which has begun investigating “As long as Maldives remains on Mohamed Waheed. “The chair of CMAG will brief islands, began with multi-party rejected the legislation. The the political chaos in the coun- the agenda of CMAG, it can’t be a Opposition leader and former Commonwealth heads of govern- democracy for the first time in Democrat Party had proposed try after repeated court inter- member of this panel,” the diplo- president Mohamed Nasheed ment on 15 November 2013, when 2008 after 30 years of control by nationwide stoppage as part ventions that scuttled elections, mat said after the Commonwealth has won two votes in the last two they meet in Colombo.” Gayoom. of its campaign against the a diplomat said. issued a statement confirming months with more than 45 per- Nasheed resigned in February Commonwealth leaders are bill, which critics say aimed The Commonwealth that the Maldives was discussed cent of ballots, but a run-off elec- 2012 following demonstra- massing in Sri Lanka ahead of a at allowing divisive former Ministerial Action Group yesterday. tion has been repeatedly delayed tions and a mutiny by security three-day summit starting Friday. premier Thaksin Shinawatra (CMAG), which can recommend The country faces a constitu- by the Supreme Court. forces which he denounced as Maldives is a presidential to return home from self- the expulsion of countries from tional crisis after three presiden- “Ministers will continue to a coup engineered by Waheed republic. exile. AGENCIES the 53-member bloc, ejected the tial elections were cancelled, with monitor the situation in Maldives and former autocrat Maumoon AFP THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Afghan opium output hits record in 2013 Farmers seek to insure themselves before Nato pull-out

KABUL: Opium poppy culti- in 2013. Afghan officials blamed southern Afghanistan affected vation in Afghanistan reached insecurity as the main factor crops. The farmgate value of a record high in 2013 as farm- behind the surge, which has con- opium production -- around ers seek to “insure” themselves tinued for a third straight year. $950m, or the equivalent of four before Nato forces withdraw “More than half of the percent of national GDP in 2013 next year, the United Nations opium cultivation takes place -- increased by almost a third. said yesterday. in Helmand,” Din Mohammad Funding the insurgency The area planted with poppy Mubarez Rashidi, the acting Together with profits made by rose by 36 percent in 2013, the Afghan counter-narcotics minis- drug traffickers, the total value UN Office on Drugs and Crime ter, told a news conference. of the opium economy within (UNODC) said in its annual Helmand in the south is one Afghanistan was significantly report on Afghanistan, while pro- of the most troubled regions in higher, the report said. duction of opium, the main ingre- Afghanistan where the Taliban It suggested the illicit economy dient in heroin, jumped almost 50 are most active. would grow further while a slow- percent compared with last year. “Taliban and Al Qaeda encour- down of the legal economy was There are fears that the depar- age farmers to cultivate and pro- predicted in 2014. ture of most of the US-led Nato tect their crops,” the minister “What is needed is an inte- troops, who currently number said. Rashidi, recently appointed grated, comprehensive response around 75,000, by the end of 2014 by President Hamid Karzai to the to the drug problem, embedded in will throw the war-torn nation post, said he was determined to a long-term security, development into chaos. fight opium cultivation includ- and institution-building agenda,” “Farmers may have driven up ing the “use of force to prevent said UNODC executive director cultivation... trying to shore up cultivation”. Yury Fedotov. their assets as insurance against The report said that in 2013 Despite the presence of tens an uncertain future, which could the area under opium poppy cul- of thousands of foreign troops ensue from the withdrawal of tivation rose to 209,000 hectares since a US-led invasion ousted international troops next year,” (516,230 acres) from the previous the Taliban in 2001, Afghanistan A farmer collects raw opium in a poppy field in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan. the UNODC said. year’s total of 154,000 -- higher produces about 90 percent of the More than a decade of Western- than the previous peak of 193,000 world’s opium. backed efforts to eradicate opium hectares in 2007. Poppy farmers are taxed by the place in the southern and west- under cultivation rose by a third huge profits in one of the world’s production have had limited suc- Opium production reached Taliban, who use the cash to help ern provinces where the revolt is in 2013. Neighbouring Kandahar, poorest countries, also play a cess and farmers in two previ- 5,500 tons, up by almost half from fund their insurgency against the most active. the birthplace of the Taliban, saw large part in the corruption that ously “poppy-free” provinces in 2012 but lower than the 2007 high government and Nato forces. In Helmand province, the main a 16 percent rise. plagues Afghan life at every level. the north began growing the crop of 7,400 tonnes as bad weather in Most of the cultivation takes poppy-producing region, the area The poppies, which provide AFP Pakistan, UK to enhance Musharraf to announce his plan soon, says lawyer anti-terror ties ISLAMABAD: Despite workers of his All Pakistan he is doing there except staying “When the ongoing consulta- for being his name on the ECL. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan approval of his bail in the last of Muslim League (APML) have put. tions will conclude, Musharraf He will certainly go out Pakistan and the UK on Tuesday the four criminal cases a week rushed to the farmhouse to greet While his APML is in tatters, will say something that would be if and when this restriction goes. agreed to enhance defence back, former president General their leader. Some selected people, and it was never was a force to relevant for the next three years However, as far as the Nawaz ties by taking their counter- Pervez Musharraf is completely however, have started meeting be taken seriously anyway, and in Pakistan’s politics,” he claimed Sharif government is concerned, terrorism cooperation to the mum contrary to the high- him at his abode. Such sessions no leader is available to justify in his usual way. it will not take off Musharraf’s next level. pitched activities incarcer- are hardly of any consequence. Musharraf’s muteness, Ahmed Kasuri said the former presi- name from the ECL on its own. It The decision came during ated politicians would always Since there has been no activ- Raza Kasuri, advocate, who has dent would take some more days will only follow the court order in talks today between Pakistani engage in with a lightning ity, what to talk about celebra- been representing him in differ- before making his plan public for this regard. But it is yet to decide Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speed immediately after such a tions, by Musharraf and his ent courts, has an explanation to the first time after the accept- whether or not to put his name and visiting British delegation development. APML since approval of his bail, offer for strictly holding his views ance of his bails. The submission on the ECL again in connection headed by Secretary of State Political figures usually lead the development has gone unno- to himself and not even rejoicing of a petition in the Sindh High with the investigation about the for Defence Philip Hammond. “victory” processions and attend ticed and has turned out to be a his bails. Court (SHC) by a lawyer on high treason charge that the gov- Sharif said Pakistan and receptions by the rank and file of nonevent. There have been no “Musharraf is not a politician, Musharraf’s behalf on Tuesday ernment has committed to the the United Kingdom should their party to celebrate their “vin- appearances on private TV chan- who would raise slogans while to get his name erased from the Supreme Court to frame. enhance mutual cooperation dication.” Musharraf’s approach nels, which abound and are always walking out of the confinement Exit Control List (ECL) is clearly It is likely that Musharraf in defence, sciences, technology is a clear departure from the in search of breaking news. that he can’t live up to,” Kasuri indicative of his plan to quickly has decided not to embark upon and trade, adding that a stable time-tested tradition. No justifiable reason is available was yesterday quoted by The News leave Pakistan to be with his old high-profile political activities, and secure Afghanistan is nec- After acceptance of his bails in for his absolute silence. Despite daily, rationalising his silence. He ailing mother in Dubai. knowing that he is not much rel- essary for a safe and prosper- all the four criminal cases by dif- the undoing of restraint on his said the former president was in There was every possibil- evant politically and can’t pose ous Pakistan. ferent courts, he has a lot to say movements, Musharraf continues touch with different powerful ity that Musharraf might have any threat to any political party The British delegation against his “perpetrators” but he to remain confined to his sprawl- figures including those from his flown out of Pakistan hurriedly including his main adversary, the held a separate meeting with has preferred the opposite course. ing Chak Shehzad Islamabad previous institution and interna- after approval of his bail, but his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Pakistan’s minister of Defence No hordes of activists and farmhouse. It is not heard what tional personalities. swift departure was hampered INTERNEWS Production Rana Tanveer Hussain, during which the two sides discussed issues of Religious procession mutual concern between the two countries. Polio cases in Pakistan 37 rebels killed in Afghanistan surpass 2012 figures KABUL: At least 37 Taliban militants were killed and ISLAMABAD: Polio is on the the south and nine in northwest- 17 others were injured in rise in Pakistan, health officials ern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but by joint operations launched said yesterday, as the number far the bulk of the infections — 43 by Afghan security forces of infections in 2013 passed the — were in the tribal areas along and the International total for the whole of 2012. the Afghan border. The Pakistani Security Assistance Force in Pakistan is one of only three Taliban banned polio vaccinations Afghanistan (ISAF) during countries in the world where the in the tribal region of Waziristan the past twenty-four hours in highly infectious disease which last year, alleging the campaign different regions of the coun- cripples limbs remains endemic. was a cover for espionage. try. Afghanistan’s Interior Opposition from militant “The main reason for the out- Ministry said in a statement groups has hampered efforts to break is militancy in the north- today that Afghan forces car- vaccinate children against polio west. Vaccination teams are unable ried out with ISAF several in Pakistan and officials said vio- to reach the tribal areas because of joint operations in different lence was part of the reason for risks to their lives,” the official said. regions of the country, killing the increase in cases. Polio cases reached a low of 28 in 37 Taliban militants, wound- “Last year there were a total of 2005 but have risen since, reaching ing 17 and arresting 13 others. 58 cases, but 62 fresh victims of a peak of 198 in 2011. The statement added that polio have already been reported In August health officials large quantities of heavy and in 2013,” a senior government offi- warned of a serious polio out- light weapons were seized dur- cial, who works with international break in the northwest, saying ing the operations. donours working to eradicate more than 240,000 children had However, the statement did polio, said. missed vaccination because of the not say if there were any casu- Six cases were in eastern Taliban ban. alties on the security forces. Punjab province, four in Sindh in AFP Shias carry flags as they participate in a religious procession on the eighth day of Muharram to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), in Karachi on Tuesday. Blast injures 2 security men ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani security men of PM Office employees in surplus pool still enjoy perks Khasadar Force were injured in an explosion that occurred ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan of the premier’s office, according House allowance and the facility secretary to the premier, 26 assist- might be a futile attempt to bring yesterday in Khyber Agency Muslim League-N govern- to a letter issued by the PM office of rent-free accommodation. ant secretaries, 13 office assistants, significant relief in ED charges.” in Pakistan. ment might have been quick in to the Finance Division. The letter, signed by the Joint 9 upper division clerks, 20 lower He added that if the govern- Sources said that the announcing austerity measures The PM Office said: “The Secretary Ali Asghar, revealed division clerks are to benefit from ment was serious in reducing the improvised explosive device - but the premier’s office itself competent authority is pleased that the PM office had sent 141 the orders. expenditure it will have to form (IED) planted on Pak-Afghan hasn’t done much to reduce the to approve that after their final employees to the surplus pool last Besides, two telephone opera- a transparent mechanism and Highway near Takhta Beg burden on the national exchequer. adjustment in other organisations week. It was written in response tors, a cook, 16 staff car driv- appoint deserving people in the checkpost went off with a bang As part of its austerity meas- in due course, the regular employ- to Nawaz Sharif’s directions to ers, 50 “naib qasids”, one “frash” right office. injuring two security men of ure, the government has placed ees of this office who are declared adopt austerity measures in gov- (sweeper) and one “oiler” (mas- Clearing the government’s Khasadar Force, according to hundreds of employees of the surplus from PM’s Office public ernment offices. seur) will continue to receive spe- stance, a spokesperson for the Pakistan’s. Prime Minister’s Office in the shall continue to draw special These officers were relieved of cial dispensation. Prime Minister’s Office told The injured have been surplus pool of the Establishment dispensation.” their duties with immediate effect Commenting on the govern- The Express Tribune that these shifted to Peshawar for medi- Division (ED). Under this order the employ- and directions to report to the sur- ment’s step a retired joint secre- employees will continue to with- cal aid, while cordoning off Interestingly, these employees ees are allowed “special dispen- plus pool of the ED, stated another tary Farrukh Kazi stated, “This draw “special dispensation” until the area investigation is in will continue to draw special dis- sations” which include fuel and letter signed by Syed Shakeel Shah. step may yield some fruits in the they find new postings. progress. AGENCIES pensation given to the employees electricity subsidy, President’s The deputy secretary and private long run but for the time being it INTERNEWS

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Hacking competition CAT 2013 results Rahul a novice and no likely on Jan 14

NEW DELHI: Results of the Common Admission Test (CAT) examination, through match for Modi: Badal which students gain entry in management institutes, are expected to be announced on Election Commission issues notice to Modi over remark January 14, 2014, an official said yesterday. “This year’s JALANDHAR: The oldest progress,” said Badal, who turns November 16 why action should testing window was conducted serving chief minister in the 86 next month. not be initiated against him for smoothly and the result is country, Parkash Singh Badal Addressing a public rally in alleged violation of the model code likely to be announced on of Punjab feels that Congress Shahkot, 175km from here, Badal of conduct The Bharatiya Janata January 14, 2014,” said CAT vice president Rahul Gandhi said neither Congress president Party (BJP), however, maintained convenor Rohit Kapoor. The is a “novice” and “no match” Sonia Gandhi nor her son Rahul there was no violation of the elec- CAT 2013 examination con- to the BJP’s prime ministerial Gandhi have any sympathy for the tion code of conduct. cluded on Monday. This year, candidate Narendra Modi. common man. He said India was “The Election Commission a total of 1,94,516 candidates “Rahul Gandhi is a novice in facing external and internal crises notice has reached us. We will go took the tests at 76 test centres public life and is hardly any match because both these leaders were through the details and respond,” across 40 cities. Candidates to the NDA’s prime ministerial not even aware about the basic BJP spokesperson Nirmala take the CAT examination candidate and Gujarat Chief topography of the nation. Sitharaman said. She said she to gain entry to the Indian Minister Narendra Modi,” Badal, “The ignorance of the top lead- wished to clarify that there was Institutes of Management who is the patron of the ruling ership of the Congress is proving “no violation of the code of con- (IIM) and several other man- Shiromani Akali Dal, told the to be a bane for the entire nation duct in his (Modi’s) statement”. agement institutes. media persons in Shahkot town as the faulty policies of the UPA The Congress complained to near here yesterday. have added to the woes of the the Election Commission that Gurgaon all set The Akali Dal is an ally of the common man,” Badal said. Modi’s comment was “intemper- Bharatiya Janata Party in the Meanwhile, acting on a com- ate, malicious and defamatory”. for Rapid Metro BJP-led National Democratic plaint by the Congress, the “The use of the expression GURGAON: India’s first pri- Alliance (NDA). The Punjab chief Election Commission yesterday khooni panja is extremely signifi- vate Rapid Metro is set to minister said the country’s prime issued notice to BJP’s prime min- cant and deplorable and has an start operation in Gurgaon in minister should be a “learned per- isterial candidate Narendra Modi effect of terrorising the public at Haryana from today morn- sonality with varied administra- over his khooni panja (blood- large against the Congress,” the ing, using a common ticketing tive and public experience”. He ied paw) remark at a rally in Congress said in its petition. system with Delhi Metro. In said Gandhi lacked both. Chhattisgarh, a reference to the The poll panel, in its notice what is expected to change the “It is not possible for such a per- Congress election symbol. said that “prima facie it has been Female software engineers take part in a day-long open Hackthon, a landscape of Gurgaon, which son to manage the huge responsi- The remark was made last observed that by making the afore- hacking competition ‘Resounding Success’, in Bangalore yesterday. borders Delhi, Rapid Metro bility of serving the nation on the week at an election rally at said statements, you have violated Hundreds of software engineers and developers from across the coun- Gurgaon connects with Delhi top-most post,” Badal said. “On Dongargarh. Modi has also used the provisions of the Model Code Metro’s Yellow Line from try took part in the 4th Annual Grace Hopper Celebration for Women the other hand, Modi has proved the term jalim haath (cruel hand) of Conduct”. It said if no reply is Sikanderpur station here. The in Computing India which gives hackers team a platform to show their his mettle time and again as an to describe the Congress symbol. received by November 16 then it frequency will be one metro able administrator by driving the The Election Commission will take appropriate action. skill and gives developers a chance to work together, network, code, train every four minutes. state of Gujarat on the path of asked Modi to explain by 5pm of IANS learn and contribute to humanitarian projects MifosX, Bachchao & Services will start today at Clinical Reminders. 6am and end past midnight. The fare value will be Rs12. The launch of Rapid Metro will boost connectivity within Sartaj Aziz meets Cyber City, the corporate and Five eminent scientists awarded Infosys prize retail hub of Gurgaon. Manmohan Singh, Infant gets new stresses good ties BANGALORE: Five eminent each category award includes sciences; and Aninhalli R. Vasavi, N R Narayana Murthy said. scientists, a noted historian and a gold medallion and a citation senior fellow at Nehru Memorial The winners were evaluated lease of life NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: a reputed linguist from pre- certificate. Museum and Library, New Delhi, and chosen for the impact of NEW DELHI: Doctors here Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime mier Indian institutes and over- The winners are: Ramgopal in social sciences. their research by a panel of jurors gave a new lease of life to a Minister Nawaz Sharif’s for- seas were declared winners of Rao, nano-electronics professor at Shiraz Naval Minwalla is also comprising eminent scientists and one-month-old infant weigh- eign affairs adviser, yesterday the Infosys Science Foundation the Indian Institute of Technology, a member of the Institute for professors across the world. ing barely 1.8kg by placing met Prime Minister Manmohan awards for 2013 here. Mumbai, in engineering and com- Advanced Studies at New Jersey, The jury chairs are Pradeep K a stent after a blockage was Singh and reaffirmed Islamabad’s Set up by the Indian IT bell- puter science; Rajesh Gokhale, US. Nayanjot Lahiri, history Khosla for engineering & com- reported in the right ventricle desire to have “good neighbourly wether, Infosys Ltd, the not-for- director of Council of Scientific professor in University of Delhi, puter science, Nobel laureate of her heart. “The baby was relations with India”. profit trust is funded by a corpus and Industrial Research, New and Ayesha Kidwai, professor in Amartya Sen for humanities, referred from a government The meeting was held at the of Rs100 crore ($18m), contrib- Delhi, in life sciences; Rahul linguistics in Jawaharlal Nehru Inder Verma for life sciences, hospital. She had stopped prime minister’s 7, Race Course uted by its trustees, including Pandharipande, mathemat- University, New Delhi, bagged Srinivasa S R Varadhan for breathing and showed signs of Road official residence in New co-founders of the company. The ics professor at Eidgenussiche the prize in humanities category, mathematical sciences, Shrinivas heart problems. After keep- Delhi at 10.30am and “it lasted prize money is awarded every Technische Hochschule, Zurich sharing the prize money. Kulkarni for physical sciences, ing her on a ventilator for for half an hour”, an informed year since 2009 in each of the six in Switzerland, in mathematical “The prize aims to inspire and Kaushik Basu for social sci- almost a month we discov- source said. Science disciplines and humani- sciences; Shiraz Naval Minwalla, young minds in India to explore ences. UN Secretary-General Kofi ered the artery going towards According to a statement by ties. It has increased to Rs55 lakh theoretical physics professor at sciences and increase innovative Annan will felicitate the win- her lungs obstructed,” said the Pakistan Foreign Office in from Rs50 lakh this year. Tata Institute of Fundamental work being done in the country ners at an award ceremony on S Radhakrishana, head of Islamabad, Aziz conveyed to In addition to the prize, Research, Mumbai, in physical today,” Infosys founder chairman February 8, 2014, here. IANS department paediatric and Manmohan Singh the greetings of congenital heart disease at Nawaz Sharif and “reaffirmed the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute desire of Pakistan to have good here yesterday. A major sur- neighbourly relations with India”. Religious festival gery like an open heart opera- In answer to a question, the tion could not be done as the spokesperson of the Pakistan Model of world’s infant’s weight was very less, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: hence a minimally-invasive “This (Wednesday) morning, the largest temple procedure was performed on adviser paid a courtesy call on the baby earlier this month. the Indian prime minister. The unveiled in Bihar adviser took the opportunity to Azim Premji tops convey the greetings of the prime PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister minister of Pakistan to him and Nitish Kumar yesterday unveiled philanthropist list reaffirmed the desire of Pakistan a model of the world’s largest NEW DELHI: Wipro chief to have good neighbourly relations Hindu temple with a towering and IT tycoon Azim Premji with India. The need to address all height of 405 feet and a hall with tops the list of Indian phi- outstanding issues through dia- a seating capacity of 20,000 peo- lanthropists with donations logue process was also affirmed.” ple to be built in the state. amounting to Rs80bn in the The meeting with Manmohan The model of the proposed past year, followed by HCL Singh took place a day after Aziz Virat Ramayan Mandir was Chairman Shiv Nadar, a met External Affairs Minister unveiled by Nitish Kumar report said. Premji, 68, who Salman Khurshid and National in the presence of Dwarka owns 57 percent of Wipro, has Security Adviser Shivshankar Peeth Shankaracharya Swami donated 10 percent stake in Menon in Gurgaon. Swaroopananda Saraswati in the company to Azim Premji India had raised the issue of Patna, said Acharya Kishore Foundation that promotes ceasefire violations on the Line Kunal, secretary of Patna-based education in rural India, of Control and increased infiltra- cash rich Mahavir Mandir Trust China-based Hurun Report tions during the meeting between that is undertaking the ambi- Inc said in its HurunIndia Aziz and Khurshid, as well as his tious project. Philanthropy List 2013. Shiv meeting with Kashmiri separa- The temple will be built at Nadar (68) is the second tists. Aziz was in India to attend Janki Nagar near Kesaria in West highest contributor in the list the November 11-12 Asia-Europe Devotees light oil lamps and perform evening prayers at Baluwa Ghat on the banks of the River Yamuna Champaran district, about 125km with a donation of Rs30bn. Meeting conclave held in Gurgaon. during the Hindu festival of Devotthan Ekadashi in Allahabad yesterday. The festival celebrates the period from here. It will cost over Rs500 IANS when Vishnu awakens from his four-month sleep. crore. Kunal, the man behind the SC suspends mega project, said the construction will commence soon. BMC demolition The Virat Ramayan Mandir will NEW DELHI: The Supreme be almost double the height of the Court yesterday ordered sus- world famous 12th century Angkor pension of the demolition of 96 Wat temple complex in Cambodia, flats of the Campa Cola hous- Truce violations causing stress: Omar Abdullah which is 215 feet high, he said. ing complex in Mumbai till The complex will comprise 18 further orders. The apex court JAMMU: Tension on the Line ceasefire and hoped that it would Abdullah also announced the He constituted a committee temples with high spires while bench of Justice G S Singhvi of Control and the international continue for the larger interest of setting up of a committee headed headed by state Chief Secretary and its Shiv temple would have and Justice C Nagappan border directly impacts the people, particularly farmers resid- by the state chief secretary to look Muhammad Iqbal Khandey to look the largest Shivling in the world, suspended the demolition tranquillity and development ing in the frontier. into the use of a controversial area into various land-related cases. In another distinction. of 96 Campa Cola Society process in Jammu and Kashmir The chief minister hoped that of land as a firing range by the the case of the Tosha Maidan firing Kunal said the work of earth- flats which were to be pulled and endangers life and property India and Pakistan would resolve army. Villagers have been protest- range, it was decided that a com- filling at the 190-acre site has down by the BrihanMumbai of the people, Chief Minister all issues through dialogue. ing the use of the Tosha Maidan mittee under the chairmanship of already been completed. He said Municipal Corporation (BMC) Omar Abdullah said yesterday. Abdullah enquired about the wel- area in central Badgam district. the chief secretary will look into all the temple would have a seating on an earlier apex court order. “Ceasefire violations and shell- fare of the people and about the Tensions have been rising as aspects of the matter and suggest capacity of a whopping 20,000 The court ordered the stay of ing not only make the people leave prevailing situation and the status villagers argue that the firing various viable options. people in the hall. demolition after senior counsel their homes, but severely hamper of their agricultural activities. He range was posing a threat to their Abdullah appreciated and com- According to him, no temple in Fali Nariman mentioned the agricultural operations causing gave directions to officials of the lives and property. Chairing a mended the role of the army in the world has such a huge seating matter before the court. The economic stress to border people,” agriculture department to provide civil-military liaison conference protecting the country and safe- capacity. He said the temple was apex court earlier this year Abdullah said during an interac- help to the border area farmers. He at Nagrota in Jammu district, the guarding the people from external to be named “Virat Angkor Wat had said that these flats have tion with farmers near Chinore asked the department to make bet- chief minister emphasised the and internal threats as also ren- Ram Mandir” but later its name to be pulled down because of Farm, 25km from here. ter seeds, fertilizers and other agri- need for strengthening the liaison dering invaluable service during was changed following objections violation by the builders. The chief minister expressed cultural inputs adequately available to address speedily and amicably calamities and other challenges. by people in Cambodia. IANS satisfaction over the status of to the agriculturists. issues concerning the two. IANS IANS THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BREAK

PRAYER TIME Weddings and wishes on quirky Fajr (Dawn) 4:31 date 11/12/13 Shorook (Sunrise) 5:50 WASHINGTON: It was a Zuhr (Noon) 11:18 day for celebration, even mar- Asr (Afternoon) 2:25 riage — at least for people who love numbers — as the calen- Maghrib (Sunset) 4:47 dar rolled over to 11/12/13, or Isha (Night) 6:17 November 12, 2013. The only other sequential date still to come this century — at least in the American-style of WEATHER putting the month before the day — will be next year, on 12/13/14. After that, it’ll be around Today Friday Weather Saturday Conditions: another 90 years before the next Clear Clear Partly cloudy sequential date, in 2103, with Hazy and party 01/02/03, according to the site cloudy with numerology.com. chance of rain “Happy 11/12/13!” popped up High: 30° High: 28° High: 28° across the Internet on Tuesday, Low: 23° Low: 22° Low: 22° at places may be thundery at and on Twitter AsapScience times. called on people to make a wish at 14.15 (and 16 seconds). Meanwhile, a number of DOHA - SUN & SEA American couples profited from the memorable date. SUN TIDE SEA One such couple was Shanel SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND Manzano and Elliot Bryant, both 27 and self-proclaimed math geeks, 05:50 16:47 03:15 & 13:45 08:30 & 20:45 03-10 /15 KT who said their vows on NBC’s Today Show at 9.10 am (creating THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW a 9-10-11-12-13 sequence.) HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER In Lawrenceville, Georgia, marriage fees were waived at MUSCAT 30/23 Partly cloudy 30/22 Partly cloudy the courthouse on Tuesday, and KUWAIT 25/17 Partly cloudy 25/16 Clear Fox 5 Atlanta reported that, by noon, some 20 couples had already BAHRAIN 28/23 Clear 26/22 Partly cloudy taken advantage. SANAA 26/10 Rain 25/10 Partly cloudy Laurette Veres, head of Houston RIYADH 27/16 Clear 26/17 Clear Bridal Extravaganza, said of the DUBAI 31/23 Partly cloudy 31/23 Clear date: “A normal Tuesday will not BAGHDAD 24/12 Partly cloudy 22/13 Partly cloudy have any weddings. It’s catchy and easy to remember. Now there will THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW not be an excuse for the husband HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER to forget the anniversary.” Brian Beitler, marketing direc- ATHENS 17/13 Thunderstorm 18/14 Chance of rain tor at David’s Bridal, a large chain WASHINGTON 12/03 Clear 14/07 Partly cloudy that sells wedding finery, said SYDNEY 24/16 Chance of storm 22/15 Chance of storm “iconic dates have become a trend in the United States.” LONDON 08/02 Chance of rain 07/02 Partly cloudy Some 65,000 couples tied the PARIS 11/04 Chance of rain 10/04 Partly cloudy knot on 07/07/07, the company ISTANBUL 16/11 Chance of rain 16/10 Partly cloudy said. MANILA 32/24 Partly cloudy 31/24 Partly cloudy Europeans, who write the day DHAKA 26/17 Clear 27/16 Partly cloudy before the month, will have their DELHI 25/11 Clear 24/12 Clear chance for 11/12/13 next month, ISLAMABAD 22/10 Clear 22/07 Clear on December 11, 2013. AFP Thursday 14 November 2013 10 Moharram 1435 Volume 18 Number 5883 Price: QR2

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Emir meets Shell CEO Italian luxury boat QE hits 5-year manufacturer appoints dealer DOHA: Cantiere Nautico Cranchi – the Italian manu- high; region’s facturer of luxury yachts – has signed an agreement with MG International of Doha to act as its official dealer in the region. Cranchi has been making markets mixed boats since 1870 and its fleet comprises 22 models, with dif- ferent versions of flybridge, hard Qatar strongest performer in Gulf top, trawler, cruising, sport and outboard boats. Five generations DUBAI: UAE bourses stabi- YESTERDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS of the family have worked in the lised yesterday after two days of business. heavy profit-taking while Qatar, QATAR: The index rose 0.6 per- Adel Sarrouh, General Manager supported by a hunt for high- cent to 10,129 points. of MG International, explained dividend stocks, rose to a new that all Cranchi yachts and sport five-year high. SAUDI ARABIA: The index slid boats are built in some of the The Qatari index was the 0.4 percent to 8,298 points. most technologically sophisticated strongest performer in the Gulf boatyards in the world. yesterday, rising 0.6 percent to KUWAIT: The index slipped 0.3 “The company has four man- hit a new five-year high at 10,129 percent to 7,916 points. ufacturing plants and a marine points. It rose above its August test centre in Italy, and when you peak of 10,110 points; a second DUBAI: The index rose 0.5 per- go on board the first thing you straight daily close above that cent to 2,814 points. notice is the attention to detail level would break the chart resist- and superior old world craftsman- ance and be technically bullish. ABU DHABI: The index rose 0.1 ship that have gone into building “People have been pushed away percent to 3,785 points. The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Chief Executive Officer of Shell, Peter Voser, at Al their products,” Sarrouh said. from the other parts of the region: Bahr Palace yesterday. “This past year alone, the there have been some disappoint- OMAN: The index edged up 0.02 Cranchi 58 Hard Top was nomi- ing third-quarter results in Saudi percent to 6,765 points. nated for an ‘Adriatic Boat of the Arabia as well as the crackdown Year’ award,” he said. on illegal immigration, and in BAHRAIN: The index declined THE PENINSULA Dubai, which has been the dar- 0.1 percent to 1,204 points. ling not just of the region but of Emir confirms patronage of the world, there will be bouts of EGYPT: The index fell 1.3 per- profit-taking,” said one senior cent to 6,253 points. Turkish Airlines fund manager in Doha. opens Doha office “Qatar is the natural home for NBD Wealth Management, sug- major oil, gas conference those taking their money off the gested in a weekly report yester- DOHA: Turkish Airlines, the table in those markets. Relative day that investors gradually book national carrier of Turkey valuations in Qatar now look very some profits in markets such as DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh sessions, and is expected to draw Mohamad Idris Mansor, Director, opened its new office in Doha attractive.” the United States, Japan and the Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani about 7,000 visitors and delegates Petronas and Chairman of IPTC yesterday, to meet increasing Dubai’s main index gained 0.5 UAE over coming weeks. has confirmed his patronage for including regional oil ministers, Board of Directors. customer demand with a 55 percent and Abu Dhabi added 0.1 “We would sell one-third of the 7th International Petroleum industry leaders and government The 7th IPTC in Doha brings percent growth in passenger percent; Dubai is up 73 percent our trading positions initially and Technology Conference (IPTC), representatives as well as indus- together world-class leaders and traffic reported from the city year-to-date while Abu Dhabi sits watch whether markets can sus- to be held at the Qatar National try practitioners. innovators from across the indus- in the first nine months of this on a gain of 44 percent. tain their momentum.” Convention Centre from “From four years ago when try, providing an excellent oppor- year, compared to same period Although both markets still He added, “Much euphoria is January 19 to 22. Doha last hosted IPTC, the indus- tunity for participants to discuss in 2012. have good long-term potential, already priced into global stock The Emir’s patronage confirms try landscape has changed signifi- exploration and technology ini- This year, the national carrier some investors have been switch- and bond markets. The UAE is the importance of the event in cantly, with a steep increase in tiatives, share best practices in of Turkey celebrates its mile- ing into high-dividend stocks no exception. With the decision the region’s oil and gas meetings energy demand, as well as discov- safety and environmental issues, stone 80th anniversary and after ahead of the end of the year, and on the 2020 Expo imminent, the calendar, a press release said eries of new oil and gas reserves, and build the relationships that seven years of operations here this triggered their drops earlier strong performance in local mar- yesterday. said Waleed Refaay, IPTC Project will enable the world to meet the now has 10 weekly flights, con- in the week, said Reda Gomaa, kets is already factoring in a posi- Qatar has become an outstand- Director. energy challenges of the future. necting travellers from the city portfolio manager at Mashreq. tive result. This may encourage ing example of business, techni- With the theme, “Unlocking The conference programme will to 239 destinations globally, across “There’s a move towards Qatar some investors to book profits cal and geopolitical innovation, Energy through Innovation, focus on the dissemination of new 104 countries, the largest country and also Saudi Arabia,” he said. ahead of the year-end holiday cooperation, and investment suc- Technology and Capability”, the and current technology and best network for an airline. The profit-taking in the UAE season.” cess. As one of the world’s leading 7th IPTC in Doha will be hosted practices in the various oil and The airline’s record growth may resume in coming days, Saudi Arabia’s index, which energy producers, Qatar is taking by Qatar Petroleum and co-hosted gas disciplines, and is designed sustained across Qatar and the partly because some investors hit a five-year high on Tuesday, a leadership role in tackling the by ExxonMobil. to emphasise the importance of Middle East is in line with the are nervous before the decision retreated 0.4 percent yesterday. industry’s most pressing issues - “This event comes at an the value chain and maximising growing number of tourists trav- in late November over whether In Egypt, the lifting of the state from responsible energy develop- important time in our indus- asset value. elling from Qatar to Turkey, with Dubai will win the right to host of emergency failed to boost the ment to social advancement. try, as increasing populations, More information on the 7th an increase of 32.1 percent in the the 2020 World Expo. stock index, which slid 1.3 percent The 7th IPTC will feature a new technologies, and economic IPTC is available on line at: www. first nine months of this year, Arjuna Mahendran, chief as profit-taking continued after a 7,500sqm exhibition area, a nine- opportunities continue to drive iptcnet.org/2014/doha recorded by tourism officials. investment officer at Emirates two-month rally. 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Committee to study carbon capture challenges Seminar to explore Qatari-French business opportunities in sports DOHA: The second Doha Carbon and Energy Forum DOHA: The French Embassy this initiative is structured (DCEF) that concluded yester- in Qatar and the Qatari around four sectorial clusters: day after three days of inten- Businessmen Association Construction and Transportation, sive discussions on energy will organise a seminar titled Energy and Environment, efficiency, solar energy, Carbon “Exploring Qatari-French busi- Security and Telecommunications Capture and Storage (CCS) and ness opportunities in the sport and Communication and Event climate change, made a number industry”. management. It will offer inte- of recommendations with the The seminar, sponsored by grated solutions on the whole potential to mitigate and adapt the Qatari-French Business sporting event’s value chain and to greenhouse gas challenges in Club, the French Trade Advisors provide innovative responses Qatar, said a statement. and Ubifrance, will be held on to address the challenges faced The Forum’s Steering November 18 at The Torch Hotel by Qatar in organising sporting Committee will now study all the at 11am. events. recommendations and will issue The seminar is expected to “The Qatari Businessmen a report regarding their future attract local Qatari companies Association is proud to co-organ- development. and more than 40 French compa- ise this event with the French Saif Al Naimi, DCEF Steering nies working in the sport industry. Embassy as part of its mission Committee Chair and Director President of the French National to serve different sectors of Qatar of HSE Regulations and Olympic and Sports Committee economy. As the sport industry is Enforcement Directorate at (CNOSF), Denis Masseglia, will witnessing a huge booming due to Qatar Petroleum officially closed also attend the event. Qatar’s hosting the 2022 World the Forum. This will introduce the “French Cup, this seminar comes as an DCEF is held under the Team for Sport”, an initiative to important hub to connect the patronage of H H Sheikha Moza Doha Carbon and Energy Forum Steering Committee Chair and Director of HSE Regulations and Enforcement promote the French know-how in local business community with bint Nasser, Chairperson of Directorate at Qatar Petroleum Saif Al Naimi addresses the final session yesterday. the Qatari market and make use their counterparts from France Qatar Foundation, the Minister of the French expertise to par- to discuss how to benefit from of Energy and Industry H E Foundation Faisal Al Suwaidi DCEF is organised jointly providing strategic sponsorship ticipate in the implementation of the French experience in host- Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al and President of ExxonMobil by Qatar Foundation, Qatar and Qatar Airways being the offi- sport related projects. ing such major events,” a release Sada, President of Research Upstream Research Company Petroleum and ExxonMobil cial airline carrier. Gathering over 100 compa- said yesterday. and Development at Qatar Sara Ortwein. Qatar, with Qatargas and Shell THE PENINSULA nies, from SMEs to large groups, THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS HIA’s airspace Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels bags top awards DOHA: Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels, a five-star luxury bou- tique hotel collection man- aged by Al Rayyan Hospitality design project Group, has won four prestigious awards at the World Luxury Hotel Awards, held in Thailand earlier this month. The Souq Waqif Boutique ends on time Hotels collection was awarded Best Luxury Hotel Brand for the Middle East in recognition of its unsurpassed facilities and NATS delivers on promise services. Meanwhile, two of the group’s DOHA: NATS, the global “The team was able to adapt Doha hotels won individual leader in air traffic services to our requirements, was conclu- awards. Al Jasra Boutique and solutions, has success- sive in its presentations and was Hotel received the global award fully completed work on the always able to supply a wealth for Luxury Design Hotel and Qatar Airspace Design and of factual information when Arumaila Boutique Hotel was Implementation (QADI) project required. The airspace design named the Middle East’s top on schedule for the Hamad provided by NATS is expected to Luxury Historical Hotel International Airport (HIA). be the backbone of the Qatar air- Adria Boutique Hotel in the NATS was awarded the multi- space in the foreseeable future,” Royal Borough of Kensington and year contract in 2011, following a added Ahmed. Chelsea, London – which is also successful bid to deliver efficient NATS’ long standing experi- part of the Al Rayyan Hospitality and effective air navigation serv- ence of civil-military cooperation Group – won the global Luxury ices in Qatar. and stakeholder consultations Boutique Hotel category at the The large-scale strategic infra- was a key element of success awards ceremony. structure project required NATS when working with other stake- The World Luxury Hotel to deploy a team of Airspace holders for this project, including Awards are among the most The swimming pool of Al Mirqab. Design and training experts in the Qatar Emiri Air Force, Qatar prestigious in the international Doha, supported by subject mat- Airways and Gulf Helicopters. hospitality industry. They were ter experts from the UK. John Swift, Director Middle launched in 2006 and provide of Doha. Each is designed to set which cements our position as a hotels have been carefully chosen With its dual runway operation East, NATS said: “This has been luxury hotels with recognition a unique atmosphere with their global leader of the hospitality to reflect Qatar’s history and cul- and systemised airspace design, yet another successful project for their world-class facilities distinctive décor, service and din- industry.” ture. While distinct in style, all HIA will offer more than double delivered by NATS in the region. and excellent service provided to ing options. The hotels offer a rich He added: “All our hotels are our hotels provide our guests with the capacity of the existing air- We are pleased that we have been guests. The very best hotels from variety of opportunities to experi- styled to be unique and to meet the same excellent standards of port. It is forecasted to become able to meet QCAA’s require- around the world compete to win ence true Qatari hospitality. the needs of our discerning cli- service, décor and atmosphere.” the second largest aviation hub ments and work on this strate- the awards – this year’s contest Commenting on the awards, ents, who want a tranquil retreat These recent awards build in the region. gically important project. Our involved more than 1,000 hotels Abdo Kayali, Group Director in the midst of the bustling city. on previous successes for the To ensure these capacity ben- team has really enjoyed working from 87 different countries. of Sales and Marketing at Souq Each hotel acts as a haven, offer- group, which won Best Company efits are realised, a significant in Qatar and we hope that we will The World Luxury Hotel Waqif Boutique Hotels, said: “We ing guests privacy, relaxation and for Hospitality and Tourism at amount of work within airspace continue our excellent working Awards aim to encourage and are delighted that our hotels have recreation in highly elegant and the Arabian Business Awards, and procedure design was under- relationship here. enhanced service standards been recognised by such a pres- sophisticated surroundings. All while the collection’s Al Najada taken by NATS. “Our commitment to world- within the luxury hotel industry. tigious organisation as being out- our interiors combine contem- Boutique Hotel won the title of At all stages of the project, class services and our ability to Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels standing regionally and globally. porary design with the essence Qatar’s Leading Boutique Hotel at NATS worked closely with Qatar deliver tailor-made solutions to is an exclusive collection of bou- We are also extremely proud of of Qatar’s history, culture and the World Travel Awards earlier Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) clients, backed by our long her- tique hotels situated in the heart the overall award for the group, identity. The names of each of the this year. THE PENINSULA experts to develop and validate itage in providing ATM serv- the optimum design possible, ices, has enabled us to add value taking into account all known beyond our client expectations,” constraints. John said. Advisory group meeting The project was successfully NATS is also working on completed in June on time as per projects in Kuwait and Oman, QDB’s Tasdeer the agreed contract with HIA, and has previously worked with with the validated design form- Bahrain and at Al Maktoum programme a ing the backbone of the Qatar Airport in Dubai to support the airspace in the future. safety, efficiency and environmen- “NATS succeeded in all objec- tal performance of its airspace. major success tives,” said Ahmed Al Eshaq, In the UK, NATS guides around Director of Air Navigation at the two million aircraft through some DOHA: Local non-oil pri- QCAA. of the busiest and most complex vate companies that directly “All deliverables were made airspace anywhere in the world. received support under Qatar according to the agreed contract Increasingly, its expertise is in Development Bank’s (QDB) schedule and NATS’ customer demand from other countries, export promotion programme — relationship with QCAA and with NATS also working in Asia, Tasdeer — has increased their other QADI stakeholders was the United States and Far East. exports from QR597m ($164m) first class throughout. THE PENINSULA in 2011 to QR1.06bn ($291m) in 2012, witnessing a year-on- year increase of 77 percent, said a QDB press statement based on Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) data. Banks struggling to meet evolving The programme initially focused on 67 companies account- customer expectations: Study ing for 80 percent of total non- hydrocarbon export oriented DOHA: A latest consumer research undertaken by SunGard, a Officials taking part in the Qatar Exchange’s Second IPO advisory group meeting on Monday. firms. leading software and technology service provider, has found that Tasdeer was established in 2011 banks in Qatar are still struggling to meet evolving customer to support Qatari exports in line expectations, negatively impacting the customer experience and with the National Development driving a trend towards multiple banking relationships, which Strategy 2011–2016, to facilitate could affect future profitability and growth, said a statement issued BMW official car of Businesswomen Forum and achieve economic diversifi- by the company, yesterday. cation and private sector growth According to the key findings of the survey nearly 74 percent of DOHA: Alfardan Automobiles, event sponsorship, Alfardan International Businesswomen in Qatar. The programme has respondents in Qatar trust their bank, and less than half of the respond- the official importer of BMW Automobiles also showcased the Forum was held on November 11 focused on small and medium ents (48 percent) felt that their bank understands their needs well. Group in Qatar, ensured that new BMW 5 Series GT. and 12 at St Regis Hotel Doha. enterprises (SMEs) in the Qatari “This is evident in the increasing trend towards multiple banking speakers and guests attending Held under the patronage of The forum attracted a number private sector to enable a com- relationships, driven partly by growing demand for service personali- the 12th Qatar International the Minister of Economy and of leading Qatari, Arab and bined export growth of 48 percent zation,” said the statement. Businesswomen Forum enjoyed Trade H E Sheikh Ahmed bin international speakers, including in 2012. It surveyed more than 1,000 consumers in ten countries across the sheer driving pleasure in the Jassim bin Mohamed Al Thani Aisha Alfardan, Vice Chairman, In 2011 and 2012 QDB’s Export Middle East and South East Asia, including Qatar, about current atti- fleet of more than 35 chauffeur- and Sheikha Al Anood Bint Qatari Business Women Strategy identified Qatar’s growth tudes and expectations of the consumer banking relationship. driven luxury BMW vehicles. Khalifah Bin Hamad Al Thani, Association. products and target markets to THE PENINSULA As part of this year’s this year’s edition of Qatar THE PENINSULA drive exports, with a particular focus on Qatari SMEs. As part of the strategy, the exporting Qatari community, comprising Dutch, German business councils meet 122 current and potential export- ers (SMEs), was segmented into Workshop raises awareness five categories based on factors such as current exports, nature of products and willingness to on data collection, analysis export. Based on this classification, the DOHA: The Gulf Organisation entities. GOIC also raised aware- bank initially focused on export- for Industrial Consulting ness about the best methods to ers belonging to segments A, B (GOIC) recently held the “meth- collect data and provide them and C, constituting a total of 67 ods of industrial data collection, with new data analysis services. companies, accounting for over 80 processing and analysis” work- Participants discussed technical percent of total non-oil exports shop at Retaj Al Rayyan Hotel concepts and definitions of data from Qatar. in Doha. and information and scientific In 2012, as a result of QDB’s The workshop was attended by methods to collect, organise, sum- Export Development Strategy, 26 numerous participants from min- marise, present, analyse explain category A Qatari companies with istries of industry, trade and plan- and interpret the data. exports above QR5m increased ning, statistics centres, industrial GOIC Secretary General their exports by 50 percent, year- banks, chambers of commerce Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al Ageel on-year, while 16 companies with and export authorities through- distributed certificates to the par- exports between QR1 to 5m reg- out GCC countries. ticipants. He reiterated GOIC’s istered an increase of 13.5 percent The objective of this training role in building the capacities of during the same period. was to underline the importance Gulf industrial staff and stressed Speaking about the suc- of data processing and analysis the importance of industrial data cess story of Tasdeer, Abdulaziz for professionals working in the in terms of decision making. Nasser bin Al Khalifa, CEO of Officials during the monthly members’ meetings of the German Business Council Qatar (GBCQ) and the Dutch area of industrial and economic “The idea of organising such QDB, said: “The export develop- Business Council Qatar (DBCQ) at La Cigale Hotel in Doha. The GBCQ is managed by the German Industry and statistics and within statistics a training was based upon the ment strategy has proved to be Commerce Office Qatar (AHK), the official institution authorised by the German Federal Government and the authorities, customs statistics importance of industrial data a success, generating significant Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce to represent the interests of German companies departments, survey institu- in GCC and Arab countries and growth in exports in the non-oil and associations in Qatar. DBCQ is the official representative of Dutch business interests in Qatar and works tions, research and development the data’s role in economic and sector within just one year of its to enhance its national business community’s opportunities in the Qatari market. centres and industrial investors investment decision making.” implementation.” and consulting companies and THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 EU duty-free jet fuel a new battle for refiners US set to offer stiff competition to established exporters to Europe from Asia and the Middle East

LONDON: US refiners are consultancy. Despite diminishing to be approved by the year’s end, “South Korea has the most to 1.2 million bpd, or Middle Eastern to growing competition from expected to ship large vol- demand for jet fuel due largely to an EU official said. lose. Those long-haul deliveries plants. outside. umes of jet fuel across the more-efficient aircraft engines, US exports to Europe have are at risk,” he added. Those include the recently That will further pressure Atlantic starting in 2014 after Europe has been a key market for risen sharply in recent years Chinese refiners, flush with launched 400,000-bpd Jubail the region’s refiners, which have the European Union scrapped refineries in Gulf Arab countries, but remain marginal at around surplus product, may also seek a refinery, a joint venture between seen profit margins slump in 2013 an import duty on the product, India and South Korea. 20,000 bpd in 2012, according foothold in Europe. Total and Saudi Aramco. due to large diesel imports and opening a new battleground for In 2012, Europe imported to the US Energy Information US Gulf refiners, including “Valero has been working to weaker demand. the world’s largest refineries, around $20bn of jet fuel, or one Administration. Valero Energy Corp, ExxonMobil, expand its production of distil- “This will give Europe another traders said. third of its total jet fuel needs of Most of this volume goes to Marathon Petroleum Corp and lates, including jet fuel but also source of jet fuel and could US Gulf refiners that have been 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd), Britain, where airlines avoid duty Royal Dutch Shell Plc, are no diesel, because of increasing potentially bring down prices in pumping at record levels will according to the International on the jet fuel if used on aircraft newcomers to the transatlantic demand for distillates here in Europe,” a trader said. offer stiff competition to estab- Energy Agency and traders. heading out of the European trade route, which has seen die- the US and especially abroad,” Jet fuel flows from the US will lished exporters to Europe from However, the European Union, traders said. sel flows reach record levels this spokesman Bill Day said. likely fluctuate in 2014 because Asia and the Middle East, long Commission’s move this month “We are already seeing year at above 2 million tonnes a “We have the flexibility to take European traders and airlines exempt from a 4.7 percent duty to remove duty on all jet fuel increased jet fuel exports to month. advantage of market conditions have already locked in most term due to a preferential trade status. imports “regardless of their coun- Europe and that just opens the Neither are they strangers as they present themselves,” he deals with Middle Eastern and “The removal of the tariff will try of origin” opened Europe to gate wider. The US has a steady to competing in Europe’s diesel added. Asian suppliers. definitely make jet fuel from the the US Gulf Coast refiners that surplus of jet fuel and as Latin market with refiners such as Though import volumes will “I imagine there will be some United States more competi- benefit from proximity as well as America needs less, refiners Reliance Industries Ltd, which not change due to the duty fluctuations until a pattern tive,” said Andrew Reed, analyst cheap and abundant shale oil. will want to place it in Europe,” operates the world’s biggest refin- reform, the price of jet fuel in emerges, probably in 2015,” he from the US-based ESAI Energy The decision is largely expected ESAI’s Reed said. ing complex in western India at Europe will likely decrease due said. REUTERS

Nissan plant in Mexico Asian currencies and stocks skid over mixed US signals

MUMBAI: Vulnerable emerg- Fed officials gave mixed sig- news for the rupee. Consumer ing Asian currencies weakened nals on Tuesday. Atlanta Fed price inflation accelerated more and regional shares tumbled President Dennis Lockhart told than expected to 10.09 percent to six-week lows yesterday as reporters that a reduction of the in October from 9.84 percent mixed signals from Federal central bank’s quantitative eas- in September, data released on Reserve officials raised pros- ing program remains a possibil- Tuesday showed. pects for the US central bank to ity at the Federal Open Market “After a brief respite, the head- roll back its asset-buying stim- Committee’s next policy meeting winds for the Indian rupee are ulus next month. on December 17-18, although he back at the fore by way of rate Jakarta’s Composite Index did say policy should remain very tightening fears and elevated stumbled 2 percent to a two- easy. inflation,” DBS’s Rao said. month low as the Indonesian While Narayana Kocherlakota, To defend the rupee over the rupiah hit its weakest in more president of the Minneapolis Fed, summer months, the RBI and than four-and-a-half years. spoke of a need for aggressive government took a series of meas- Foreign banks sold the currency action to foster growth. ures to curb imports, attract for- despite the central bank’s sur- Analysts said any perception eign investment and tighten short prise rate hike in the previous that the Fed’s tapering would term cash rates. session, sending it down as much begin soon would put pressure Key among those measures was as 0.7 percent to 11,670 per dollar. back on economies with sizable a swap window offered by RBI to Asian shares took a battering. current deficits, like Indonesia banks raising dollars abroad, and MSCI’s broadest index of Asia- and India, due to risks of an to meet the heavy dollar needs of Pacific shares outside Japan lost exodus of capital toward more oil importers. about 1.5 percent to its lowest attractive dollar assets. But the swap window is due levels in more than a month, on “Firm US data will reignite to be closed by the end of this track to mark a fifth straight QE (quantitative easing) taper- month, and with US data sug- An employee works at a production line before the opening of Nissan’s new plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico. decline. Japan’s Nikkei stock ing concerns, pulling dollar higher gesting the Fed might pare back Japan’s Nissan Motor Co Ltd will be producing one million cars in Mexico by 2016, cementing Mexico’s average ended down 0.2 percent. and vulnerable Asian currencies its asset purchases sooner than position as export hub for Nissan in the Americas, Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said as he inaugurated The Indian rupee slumped to a lower,” said Radhika Rao, econo- some had anticipated, and signs the $2bn plant. two-month low of 63.90 per dol- mist with DBS in Singapore. that India’s current account defi- lar before suspected intervention The rupee hit a record low of cit could widen again, analysts are by the Reserve Bank of India via 68.85 in late August, driven by the bracing for another big round of state-run banks helped it recover combination of a widening cur- rupee selling. to 63.55. rent account deficit, outflows of Chinese shares underperformed QATARI MARKET China, Norway Global markets have been buf- foreign portfolio money and wor- after the initial communiqué from Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P feted since May over speculation ries over the central bank’s ability a key Communist Party policy Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 101.88 0.35 % Aa2 AA of an imminent end to cheap US to defend the currency. meeting to set a blueprint for the may team dollars, a major driver of assets Adding to India’s problems coming decade’s reform agenda Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 104.88 1.55 % Aa2 AA in recent years. Indonesia and surging consumer prices in offered them few concrete details. Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 119.38 2.67 % Aa2 AA India, which have sizable current Ocotber have raised fears that The China Enterprises Index of Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 112.63 3.00 % Aa2 AA up in search account deficits, seem particularly the RBI will raise interest rates the top Chinese listings in Hong Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 107.00 3.51 % Aa2 AA vulnerable to an exodus of capi- further, damaging chances of Kong was down 2.7 percent, while Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 153.50 4.97 % Aa2 AA for Arctic oil tal toward more attractive dollar a recovery in weak economic Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 114.75 5.35 % Aa2 AA assets. growth, which could also be bad 1.9 percent. REUTERS OSLO: Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 106.25 5.32 % Aa2 AA Norway is deciding whether to team up with China Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.00 1.08 % Aa2 AA to explore for oil in Iceland, Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 110.00 3.32 % Aa2 AA Icelandic authorities said, set- Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 103.75 1.22 % A1 A- ting up a rare cooperation for Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 103.75 2.23 % A1 A- the two since a diplomatic row PetroChina to pay $2.6bn for Peru oil, gas assets QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.13 1.64 % NR NR over the award of the 2010 QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.50 1.35 % Aa3 A+ Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese SHANGHAI: PetroChina will QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 103.50 2.26 % Aa3 A+ dissident Liu Xiaobo. pay $2.6bn to acquire oil and gas Norway has the right to join an interests in Peru, the company Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 103.88 2.28 % A2 A- exploration licence with Chinese said yesterday, in China’s latest Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.25 1.53 % A2 A oil firm CNOOC to look for oil in move to secure crucial energy Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 124.00 3.15 % A2 A the waters between Iceland and supplies. Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 106.00 3.80 % A2 A Norway’s Jan Mayen, a tiny speck PetroChina, the listed unit Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 101.13 4.87 % A2 A of land in the Arctic. of China’s biggest energy firm Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 103.88 1.00 % Aa3 A Communications between China National Petroleum Corp Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 107.00 3.25 % Aa3 A Beijing and Oslo have been mostly (CNPC), will acquire a Peruvian Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 107.75 4.00 % Aa3 A cool since the 2010 Peace Prize subsidiary of Brazilian state- and collaboration in Iceland may owned giant Petrobras, it said in SOVEREIGNS be a signal that relations are on a statement to the Hong Kong Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P the mend. Stock Exchange. Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 102.00 0.35 % Aa2 AA “We expect an answer from the The target company fully Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 122.25 2.34 % Aa2 AA Norwegian authorities in the last owns two oil and gas blocks in week of November,” said Gudni Peru and a 46 percent stake in Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 108.38 2.13 % NR NR Johannesson, director-general a third, PetroChina said, adding Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 106.63 2.88 % NR NR of Iceland’s National Energy the deal would expand its opera- Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 118.38 4.61 % NR NR Authority, emphasising that there tions in Latin America and pro- Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 109.88 5.00 % NR NR had been no diplomatic tensions mote development of its overseas Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 103.50 0.99 % Aa2 AA over the issue. business. Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 112.38 3.56 % NR BBB “It has been a quite normal China is seeking oil, natural Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 102.25 5.08 % NR BBB administrative process,” he said. gas and other raw materials to Norway’s Conservative-led gov- keep the world’s second largest Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 91.50 7.43 % Caa1 CCC+ ernment took office last month economy moving. Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 101.63 4.22 % NR BBB- and China has signalled that it Beijing is also encouraging *Periodic Distribution Amount IMPORTANT NOTE: was up to Norway to repair the companies to make overseas Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which relationship, which has dam- acquisitions to gain market access Employees spray water to cool down oil tanks at a storage facility, which is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services aged business ties and prevented and international experience. belongs to PetroChina, in Suijing, Sichuan Province, in China. Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary Statoil from exploring for shale PetroChina’s parent CNPC and data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising gas in China. another Chinese energy giant, out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds Iceland awarded its first two China National Offshore Oil Corp, from its Rio de Janeiro headquar- and condenses gas was recently can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant licences in January. In June it last month each took a 10 per- ters, saying it involves 100 percent discovered.” liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not gave CNOOC and Icelandic firm cent stake in Brazil’s “Libra” field, of Lot X, a mature field in pro- “This operation is an impor- a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and Eykon Energy a further licence as alongside three other firms. duction since 1912 which last year tant stage in Petrobras’ divest- consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. it seeks boost its fragile economy. Before the Peruvian deal was produced 16,000 barrels of oil. ment program as laid down in At the time of the announce- announced PetroChina closed Also included is 46.16 percent its 2013-2017 business plan.” The ment, it was the first time a down 2.41 percent in Hong Kong of Lot 57, a natural and con- plan, unveiled last March, fore- Chinese oil firm was licensed to yesterday and fell 1.54 percent in densed gas field where produc- sees divestment of holdings worth look for oil in the Arctic. Shanghai, where it is also listed. tion has yet to begin, and also all $9.9 billion, including some explo- REUTERS Petrobras confirmed the deal of adjacent Lot 58 where “natural ration assets in Africa. AFP THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

ECB urged to H1 profits grow follow US in BoE more upbeat on economy for Sainsbury’s LONDON: Supermarket managing euro Analysts say new forecasts risk confusing consumers and businesses chain Sainsbury’s yesterday announced a rise in first- HANOI: European Commission LONDON: Britain’s unemploy- half net profits as its share Vice President Antonio Tajani ment rate will fall much faster of Britain’s grocery market yesterday said the euro was than previously expected due hit the highest level for ten overvalued and urged the zone’s to a strengthening economic years. central bank to help export- recovery, the Bank of England Net profit grew 9.3 percent ers by weakening the single said yesterday, but it stressed to £340m ($540m) in the six currency. that it was in no hurry to raise months the end of September, Speaking in Hanoi he said that interest rates. Sainsbury’s said. “today, the euro for our exports... In a set of new, upbeat fore- The company is Britain’s it is too strong,” and called on the casts, the central bank said unem- third-biggest supermarket European Central Bank to follow ployment could hit 7 percent late chain after Walmart-owned the US Federal Reserve’s lead in next year if interest rates stay Asda and the country’s biggest managing the dollar. unchanged, around two years retailer Tesco. Tajani, who is leading an EU earlier than it expected in August. Profit after tax had stood at mission, said his was a personal That was when Governor Mark £311m in the first six months view and he was not speaking on Carney committed to keeping of its previous financial year, behalf of the Commission, the interest rates at a record low 0.5 British chain Sainsbury’s EU’s executive body. percent until unemployment falls said in a statement. Revenue He also urged the ECB to help to 7 percent — something the BoE climbed 4.4 percent to £13.95bn boost output in the eurozone, predicted at the time could take in the reporting period. where the strong euro weighs three years. “Our share of the grocery on exports and undercuts the Carney reiterated yesterday, market is the highest for a region’s still very fragile economic however that a fall in unemploy- decade at 16.8 percent follow- recovery. “If you want to utilise ment would not be an automatic ing 35 consecutive quarters (the) euro for our economy it is trigger for an increase in interest of like-for-like sales growth,” important to have — in the next rates. chief executive Justin King said year — an ECB working not only Some economists said the An employee walks over a mosaic floor at the Bank of England in London yesterday. in the earnings release. in favour of stability but in favour new forecasts risked confusing of growth,” he said. British consumers and businesses Tajani is in Vietnam to help EU because of the size of the changes from the eurozone. “The MPC’s and those bets were unchanged about the value of using forecasts Arabtec Q3 profit companies operate in the Asean and differing scenarios for its jobs intention (is) to maintain the after the Bank’s new projections. to steer the economy back to region, in the tourism, agri-busi- forecast. exceptionally stimulative stance The BoE issued forecasts based health when they change so much. nearly triples ness and manufacturing sectors, Societe Generale economist of monetary policy until there on different scenarios and which The Canadian said that without the EU said in a statement. Brian Hilliard said the change has been a substantial reduction came to different conclusions as the long-term guidance, Britain’s DUBAI: Arabtec, Dubai’s He is being accompanied in damaged the credibility of the for- in the degree of economic slack,” to how fast the jobless rate will economy would be at risk of pre- largest listed construction Vietnam by 47 representatives ward guidance programme. “The it said. fall, in contrast to August, when mature increases in borrowing firm, said yesterday it had from EU industry associations basic message is that they got the Data published earlier yester- it only forecast unemployment costs in markets. dropped plans for a second and companies and was due to unemployment threshold wrong.” day showed Britain’s unemploy- based on constant interest rates. “Let’s say we didn’t have for- phase of a planned $1.3bn meet Vietnam’s Prime Minister Carney, meanwhile, sounded ment rate fell to 7.6 percent in the If interest rates rise as the ward guidance in August ... the rights issue and capital hike, Nguyen Tan Dung later. ECB his most upbeat about the British three months to September, edg- market expects, growth will be discussion would be ‘Is the Bank after reporting a jump in policymakers took markets by economy since he took over the ing close to the Bank’s threshold. weaker and unemployment will going to raise rates today?’ No third-quarter net profit. surprise last week by cutting central bank in July. Sterling jumped and British prove slower to fall, the BoE pre- one is asking that question today, Arabtec, which is building interest rates to a record low of “For the first time in a long government bond prices fell to dicted, saying that in this case its and rightly so, because that would a branch of France’s Louvre 0.25 percent. time you don’t have to be an opti- their lowest level in four weeks as mean forecast was for unemploy- be foolish, that would put us in museum in Abu Dhabi, made This followed data showing mist to see the glass is half full. investors adjusted to the Bank’s ment to stay above 7 percent until a position of taking a recovery a third-quarter net profit of eurozone October inflation at The recovery has finally taken new, shorter timeframe for when the end of 2016. which is finally taking hold and Dh100.8m ($27.4m) compared a four-year low of 0.7 percent, hold,” he told a news conference unemployment might fall to its The BoE said that its central basically pulling the rug out from with Dh35m in the correspond- raising the spectre of deflation after the bank published its quar- threshold for considering an forecasts were now all based on under it,” he said. ing period in 2012, it said in a that could lead to falling prices, terly inflation report. interest rate hike. market interest rate expecta- Based on market interest rate statement on Dubai’s bourse. and declining wages and output. However, the central bank Financial markets — which tions, but that did not mean that expectations, the BoE expects The earnings were well ECB chief Mario Draghi rejected stressed that its Monetary Policy were sceptical about the August it believed these rate expectations inflation to fall below its 2 per- ahead of estimate by five ana- suggestions at the time that the Committee was not about to raise unemployment forecast — had were correct. cent target at the start of 2015 lysts who expected a quarterly euro’s recent strength was a fac- interest rates any time soon, as been pricing in a rise in BoE Carney also faced toughly — six months earlier than it had profit of Dh64.9m. tor behind the rate cut. AFP headwinds remained, particularly interest rates around early 2015 worded questions from reporters expected in August. REUTERS Arabtec said its board of directors had decided to can- cel the phase 2 of its rights issue and capital increase due Inaugural flight to a strong financial position reached by the company. It had raised $653m through a rights issue in July and planned to raise an equal amount in the second phase if needed. South Sudan to reverse devaluation JUBA: South Sudan’s par- liament ordered the central bank yesterday to reverse Monday’s devaluation of the local currency after prices jumped overnight, a central bank official said. South Sudan, faced with a currency problem since it gained independence from Sudan in July 2011, devalued its pound by 34 percent late on Monday to bring it onto a par with the black market. The central bank official said the new rate had swiftly led to a rise in prices at a time the costs of fuel, water, and imported food stuffs were already increasing sharply because of a shortage of supplies. An air hostess serves passengers on board a flight during the inau- “Parliament wanted the rate gural Yangon-Naypyitaw-Yangon flight of Golden Myanmar Airlines at put back, so it will be done the Yangon International Airport, in Myanmar, yesterday. The private- tomorrow,” said a central bank owned budget airline operates flights from Monday to Friday between spokesman who declined to be Yangon and Naypyitaw to meet demand during the South-East Asian named as he is only temporar- Games and for local and foreign visitors. ily in the role. AGENCIES Indian refiners puzzled over Iran request for euro oil payment NEW DELHI: Indian refin- Iran's remaining oil buyers to Halkbank was ready to restart ers have asked the government stop transferring cash payments channelling the payments to Iran, to clarify if they can pay Iran to Tehran, and instead keep the sources told Reuters, declin- for crude in euros after the the money in bank accounts in ing to be named due to the sensi- National Iranian Oil Company the currency of the importing tivity of the matter. NIOC said it (NIOC) requested settlement of countries. had been informed that Halkbank some debts through a Turkish Those sanctions cut the pay- could be used again by Iran's cen- bank, Indian officials said ment route Indian buyers had tral bank. yesterday. used to pay for over half their It was unclear from the com- Western sanctions aimed at imports, which was to transfer munication from NIOC what had forcing Iran to curb its nuclear euros to Iran via Turkey's state- changed that would allow the pay- programme have more than owned Halkbank. ments to restart without contra- halved Iranian oil exports and all India is Iran's second-largest vening US sanctions, the sources but halted the flow of petrodol- buyer, and with no payment route, said. lars into Tehran's coffers. The the cash has quickly piled up. Halkbank declined to comment. sanctions have cost Iran billions India now owes Iran about $5.3bn Indian refiners have yet to of dollars a month and crippled for oil imports, government and restart payments via Halkbank its economy. refining sources said last week. and have asked the government The US in February tightened In mid-October, NIOC for guidance, the sources said. sanctions further by forcing informed Indian refiners that REUTERS THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Seriously? Lowering Why it matters who the minimum wage? What a terrible idea! regulates Wall Street BY HEIDI MOORE Citadel, who has long worried about the well as it could. The CFTC responded by BY SADHBH WALSHE dangers of derivatives, said at today’s New implementing new safeguards to protect n Tuesday, President Obama York Times DealBook conference, “we’ve customers’ money. s someone who lives in America, every time I come in nominated a new head of a made progress”. But the CFTC’s big upcoming challenge contact with Australia I get the feeling that we live in major financial regulatory The CFTC has made progress on 43 of will be to hold its position on regulation. The an upside down world. Your night time is our morn- agency. His job, unfortunately, the 60 rules it was assigned through the big regulatory fights over the next year or Aing, our summer is your winter and while we’re firmly will largely be to avoid making Dodd-Frank financial regulatory reform two – as Wall Street continues to hammer stuck in today, you’re already doing tomorrow (or is it the other Oripples and enforce new regulations that act — far more than any other regulatory away at Dodd-Frank – will concern the most way around)? Wall Street lobbyists have written. The agency. It has shot down ideas that had the complicated parts of the financial system. Anyway, you get the drift, Australia is the Ginger Rogers to president’s nominee is Timothy Massad, a potential to hurt smaller investors, like the Derivatives are one part of that. Another America’s Fred Astaire. former Wall Street securities lawyer who short-lived proposal to allow people to bet part is the benighted, bloated Volcker Rule, I suppose it’s fitting then with the countries’ penchant for doing joined the Treasury Department a few years on opening weekends of Hollywood movies. which is designed to prevent banks from things in reverse, that just as America finds itself in the throes of back to help run the bank bailouts. He’s an Gensler, a former Wall Streeter himself, speculating with the money of depositors. a quasi-revolution to raise the minimum wage, some Australians administration insider, and in his new posi- revealed in a recent speech how he did it. In Wall Street, with its superior financing are mounting a push to lower theirs. tion he’s unlikely to be as controversial as essence, in a world where almost everyone power and infinite patience, used to wearing Speaking at a business dinner in Sydney recently, the chair- the man he’s replacing. Congress spoke to was a lobbyist against Washington down by pouring coin, is going man of the prime minister’s Business Advisory Council, Maurice That man, Gary Gensler, has run what is financial regulation, he decided to be a lob- to keep these fights backstage, as befitting Newman, bemoaned the fact that Australia’s minimum wage is America’s smallest, and yet maybe its most byist for financial regulation. what Griffin called the industry’s “cartel so much higher than in other countries, particularly the United important, agency to protect against future He also made the CFTC more techno- mentality”. States. In US dollars the minimum wage for a 38-hour week in financial crises: the Commodity Futures logically savvy than its brethren at the It’s going to be ugly, and it’s going to Australia comes to $33,355 per year compared to a measly $15,080 Trading Commission, or CFTC. Securities and Exchange Commission. be quiet. This is the situation Massad is yearly for an American worker. The CFTC, under Gensler, has been a But the trend for the CFTC, as it stands inheriting. Gensler, an 18-year veteran of Newman felt it was his “civic duty” to point out that Australian darling of the few remaining policymakers right now, is not a promising one. The Goldman Sachs with a history of opposing wage rates “are very high by international standards” and he’d who listened to the complaints of Occupy agency is funded with only $195m, a pit- derivatives regulation, came to his job with like to see them move in a southerly direction. Wall Street. The agency has been largely tance in the context of the $700trn industry the zeal of the converted and was wise to Before this movement takes flight, however, let me fill you in openly antagonistic towards Wall Street in it regulates. Running on so little cash, the many of Wall Street’s tricks. Wall Street on how the low-as-you-can-go wage model is working out for the sense that it has insisted on more regu- CFTC has had to put aside some investiga- firms supported his nomination initially Americans. lation of derivatives, the Jekyll-and-Hyde tions and run on a kind of life support. because they thought he was theirs, a made For the past year or so in America, minimum wage workers financial instruments that are as specula- As a result, Gensler’s team has lost some man. He became a surprising thorn in the have been walking off the job and marching through the streets tive as they are about reducing risk. The significant battles, including, notably, the side of the financial industry during his ten- demanding a higher pay rate for the simple yet compelling reason financial crisis showed us that derivatives, one in which Citigroup lobbyists managed ure at the CFTC. that theirs is not a livable one. which are meant to help investors hedge to write 70 out of 85 lines of a recent regula- As a result, Massad will likely be under One of the slogans of choice — “We cannot survive on seven against risk, are often abused as vehicles of tory bill. Big blow-ups of commodities firms pressure to “play nice” and create less fric- twenty five” — is a direct reference to the federal minimum wage profitable speculation. The question that is like MF Global and Peregrine Financial, tion than Gensler did. We’ll find out during of $7.25 an hour. before Congress right now is: how do you who wiped out farmers and investors as his Congressional testimony whether that Although in nominal terms this figure has increased over the allow derivatives while curbing the abuse? they went under, also made investors won- is his intent. But it would be a shame if it is. past few decades (it was $4.25 in 1991), after adjusting for infla- Ken Griffin, the head of hedge fund der if the CFTC was minding the store as THE GUARDIAN tion, the minimum wage is approximately $3.30 less in real terms than it was in 1968. As it happens no one disagrees anymore that $7.25 an hour is not a living wage but opponents of a minimum wage increase continue to arrive at the same illogical conclusion that American workers would be worse off if they were paid more. It comes down to the same argument that Newman is trying to make in reverse in Australia, that a higher minimum wage leads to a less competitive economy and higher unemployment. The fact that Australia (with its higher wage rate) has a 5.7 percent unemployment rate compared to 7.3 percent in the US does not advance Newman’s cause. Several studies have also shown that minimum wage laws have no effect on employment and some studies have even found a wage hike to have a small positive effect. The belief persists, however, that raising wages will have dire consequences for the economy and so American workers who can’t make ends meet on their minimum wage salaries are told to just suck it up and get a second or third job as necessary. This formula works out great for giant corporations like Walmart and the big players in the fast food industry who are recording record profits while paying their workers wages so low that they can’t afford rent or food. It’s not such a picnic for the worker, however, who ends up trapped in a cycle of poverty (you can’t really expect a person who is working 2 or 3 minimum wage jobs to find the time or money to do an advanced degree on the side). Society pays a price too, because when millions of workers can’t get by on their salaries, they have to rely on public assistance programs to make up the difference. A recent joint study by UC Berkeley Labour Centre and the University of Illinois found that 52 percent of the families of front line fast food workers in America are enrolled in one or more pub- lic assistance program costing the taxpayer nearly $7bn per year. Similarly a study released in May of this year found that every Walmart store costs the taxpayer between $900,000 and $1.75m per year in government funded wage subsidies. If this is the kind of “competitive” economy that Australians are looking for, where big business gets to literally feed off the fat of the land while their workers go hungry, then by all means go for it. Just be aware that it comes with a hefty price tag, one that the workers — and not just the poorest workers — will end up paying. THE GUARDIAN Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Tea Party’s green faction fights for solar energy

BY CHRISTOPHER solar and against nuclear power to build two nuclear reactors from solar installations, said movement until a few decades the distribution grid. MARTIN in Georgia. The alliance is a dan- at its Plant Vogtle site south of spokesman John Kraft. The odd- ago. John Muir, who founded Arizona is one of 43 states that ger for utilities such as Southern Augusta, each with 1.1 gigawatts couple partners also are working the Sierra Club in 1892, took requires utilities to buy electric- ere’s a riddle to vex Co’s Georgia Power unit and of capacity, has drawn the ire of to overturn a Georgia law that Roosevelt camping for three days ity from household solar systems, the Washington politi- Pinnacle West Capital’s Arizona Dooley’s Green Tea group. bars third parties from owning in May 1903 among the giant potentially cutting into revenue cal class: When do Public Service, which are resist- Georgia Power customers residential rooftop solar projects. sequoias and deep valleys of what for the company known locally HTea Party Republicans ing the spread of solar energy as already are paying a surcharge on The rule keeps developers would become Yosemite National as APS. The staff recommended stand together with Sierra Club a threat to their business model. their bills for the $14bn project, such as SolarCity from installing Park in California. That helped October 1 that the utility’s request environmentalists? The answer is It may help solar developers such even though they won’t start pro- rooftop panels at little cost to win the Republican’s backing for be rejected and the issue taken on their support for solar energy as SolarCity and panel manufac- ducing electricity until 2017 and customers in return for revenue 1906 legislation allowing the fed- up again at a regularly scheduled against the monopoly power of turers including SunPower of San 2018. Dooley said the growing use earned from selling solar power eral government to restrict activ- hearing in 2015 for rates that traditional utilities in some of Jose, Calif. What’s uniting the of solar power is pressuring utili- over the lifetime of the panels. ity on public land. would take effect the following the most conservative US states. environmental and Republican ties to open their grids to other That forces consumers who want Many Republicans remain year. Some conservatives are sid- A Georgia splinter group known groups is the view that plunging energy sources that may become rooftop power systems to shoul- opposed to solar energy mainly ing with the solar industry. as the Green Tea Coalition, which prices for solar panels may mean even cheaper in the next few der all upfront costs and makes because it’s more costly than fos- Arizona Public Service spokes- is part of the broader anti-big- consumers don’t need to buy all years. Customers should have a solar prohibitively expensive for sil fuels, according to Americans woman Jenna Shaver declined to government movement, is reviv- their electricity from utilities and choice of buying electricity from most households. for Prosperity, a group founded comment on growing conservative ing the Republican link with their giant centralised generation the grid or making their own at Republican lawmakers are by the billionaire Koch brothers support for solar energy. the Sierra Club that dates back plants. Solar panel prices have home. “There’s no competition discussing lifting a similar ban in that’s often allied with the Tea Goldwater founded Tell more than a century to President fallen 57 percent since the start here,” Dooley said in an interview. North Carolina, where state Rep Party movement. Utilities Solar won’t be Killed, or Theodore Roosevelt’s work to of 2011 to about 86 cents a watt as “Solar is our only way to force Ruth Samuelson, R-Mecklenberg, The next big test is in Arizona, TUSK, which calls APS’ proposal protect the environment. Its of November 4, according to data them to compete.” helped fight off attempts to gut where the son of Barry Goldwater, a “solar tax” that’s unfair to peo- influence is being felt in other compiled by Bloomberg. Dooley’s group worked with the state’s renewable energy man- the 1964 Republican presiden- ple who have invested in rooftop states, from Arizona in the West That means solar power costs the Sierra Club to successfully date earlier this year. tial candidate, is campaigning solar systems. Tom Morrissey, to North Carolina on the East an average $143 a megawatt- lobby regulators in July to require “Where the Tea Party and against the local utility in favour former chairman of the Arizona Coast. hour worldwide now, down Southern to buy energy from 525 the Sierra Club align is on pro- of solar energy. Yesterday, regula- Republican Party, joined the “Some people have called this from $236 in the first quarter of megawatts of solar panels owned fairness and about the future of tors at the Arizona Corporation group as co-chairman in October. an unholy alliance,” said Debbie 2011, according Bloomberg New by other parties, including about the planet,” said Colleen Kiernan, Commission in Phoenix are “Utilities have had their heads in Dooley, founder of the coalition Energy Finance. Nuclear costs 100 megawatts from rooftop sys- Director of the environmental expected to consider a request by the ground for so long they didn’t and a co-founder of the Atlanta about $101 and natural gas $70, tems. Georgia Power has excess group’s Georgia chapter. Arizona Public Service to charge notice that it’s become cheap Tea Party Patriots. She’s working by comparison. supplies of energy and doesn’t Republicans had close customers as much as $100 a enough to compete with them,” with the Sierra Club to fight for In Georgia, Southern’s plans need the additional generation links with the environmental month to feed solar power onto he said. WP-BLOOMBERG THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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Sachin Tendulkar Factfile NEW DELHI: Factfile on India’s record- Tendulkar, the master breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who will play his 200th and final Test in Mumbai from today: Full name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Right-hand batsman, right-arm spinner who was born to bat Major teams: India, Mumbai. Height: 5 feet, 5 inches (165.1 centimetres) Batting great set for his final Test for India on home turf in Mumbai Career: Tests: NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar’s international career Matches 199, Runs 15,847, Highest 248 spanned 24 years, set new stand- not out, Average 53.71, Centuries 51, Half- ards for batting and elevated centuries 67 him to demi-god status in India, meaning his retirement leaves a One-day internationals: void that may never be filled. Matches 463, Runs 18,426, Highest 200 The ‘Little Master’ will finally not out, Average 44.83, Centuries 49, Half- depart the scene after playing a centuries 96 record 200th Test match in front of home fans at the Wankhede Twenty20: Stadium in Mumbai from today. The most influential contem- Match 1, Runs 10, Average 10.00 porary cricketer, and the high- World records: est run-maker in history, will be remembered as an icon who was - Most Test runs and centuries consistently brilliant, universally admired and modest to a fault. - Most one-day runs and centuries Tendulkar grabbed the head- - Only batsman to score 100 international lines for more than two decades centuries with his record-breaking batting, leaving millions of adoring fans in - Most World Cup runs (2,278) India and abroad in awe. Despite years of high-pressure - Most appearances in Tests and one-day national expectations and fierce internationals media attention, the 40-year-old - 1,000 or more Test runs in a calendar year barely put a foot wrong, remain- six times: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, ing the smiling, boyish figure he 2010 was when he burst onto the world stage in 1989, aged 16. - 1,000 or more one-day runs in a calendar An unprecedented 100th year seven times: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, international century last year India’s Sachin Tendulkar plays 2000, 2003 and 2007 was another landmark for a shot on the second day of the Tendulkar, who holds almost all third Test against New Zealand at Key dates: coveted batting records except the Vidarbha Cricket Association April 24, 1973: Born in Mumbai Don Bradman’s career average Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur in of 99.94, or Brian Lara’s individ- this November 2010 file photo. December 11, 1988: First class debut aged ual scores of 400 not out in Tests Tendulkar will play his 200th and 15 with a century and an unbeaten 501 in first-class final Test against the West Indies cricket. starting in Mumbai today. November 15, 1989: Test debut vs Tendulkar has played more Pakistan, Karachi Tests and one-dayers (463) than any player in history and com- December 18, 1989: One-day debut vs piled more runs and centuries Pakistan, Gujranwala in both forms of the game than August 14, 1990: Maiden Test century vs anyone else. He has scored 15,847 His first Test century, a match- until team-mates Virender mastered the spiteful Perth but his otherwise humble, family- England, Old Trafford aged 17 Test runs at an average of 53.71, saving effort against England at Sehwag and Rohit Sharma fol- wicket to hit a brilliant 114 against based approach to life has meant with 51 centuries, and 18,426 one- Old Trafford in 1990, came when lowed suit. an all-out Aussie pace attack. fans still feel a close bond with December 10, 2005: Overtakes Sunil day runs at 44.83 with 49 hun- he was just 17, and he went on to In 2012, when just one month The innings prompted veteran him. Gavaskar’s world record of 34 Test tons dreds, including the first double compile 15 more Test hundreds short of his 39th birthday, he English writer John Woodcock When he moved into a new century in 50-over internationals. before he turned 25. became the first player to score to stand up in the press box and luxury house in Mumbai with his October 17, 2008: Overtakes Brian Lara as But Tendulkar, ever the team Tendulkar began his one-day 100 international centuries -- declare: “This has to be the best wife Anjali, a medical doctor, and highest run-getter in Tests man, said the crowning glory of career with two successive ducks, which, like Bradman’s Test aver- batsman I have ever seen... and two children, in 2011, the news February 24, 2010: First batsman to score his career was India’s triumphant and he took 79 matches to record age, could be a mark that lasts unlike most of you, I watched was greeted nationwide with the 200 in one-day cricket. campaign in the 50-over World the first of his 49 hundreds in the forever. Bradman bat!” interest of delighted relatives. Cup in 2011 when they beat Sri shorter version when he made 110 Tendulkar still regards that Since then, Tendulkar’s lon- Tendulkar is a nominated mem- April 2, 2011: World Cup winner with India Lanka in the final in Mumbai. against Australia in Colombo in maiden century against England gevity and a string of lucra- ber of parliament and has also Tendulkar remained as pas- 1994. as one of his best, but what fol- tive commercial endorsements helped raise funds for numerous March 16, 2012: Becomes only batsman to sionate about the game as he was He was nearing his 37th birth- lowed in Australia in 1991-1992 for everything from watches to causes like the crusade against score 100 international tons. on his debut against Pakistan in day when he scored an unbeaten set the standard for a career as a cement has brought him huge cancer and the creation of basic November 14, 2013: Will play his 200th November, 1989 and worked tire- 200 against South Africa in modern great. wealth. facilities, particularly toilets for and final Test in Mumbai. He has already lessly to become one of cricket’s Gwalior in 2010, the only double- Having scored an unbeaten 148 He has an insatiable love of fast girls, in 140 government schools retired from one-day and Twenty20 cricket. greats. century in one-day internationals in the Sydney Test, Tendulkar cars and once owned a Ferrari, across the country. AFP

A B C D E

These vintage shots show Sachin Tendulkar, now 40, during his early days as a cricketer, playing the game at school (A, B and C) and then moving to Indian first-class set-up (D) followed by his graduation to the Test level (E).

Will Tendulkar’s records be ever broken?

NEW DELHI: India will lose its great- runs being 4,722 more than number two the game at 40 or 41 with such great The proliferation of T20, as well as Sri Lanka’s world record-holding est cricketer when Sachin Tendulkar Ponting. Of active batsmen, Sri Lanka’s achievements.” the money on offer, has seen many of bowler Muttiah Muralitharan attrib- retires but the ‘Little Master’ leaves Kumar Sangakkara leads with 11,948. Among current players, Tendulkar’s the game’s best batsmen limiting their uted Tendulkar’s success to a “perfect behind records that will not only be Ponting’s 30 one-day centuries pale Test record could possibly be matched appearances for their country, as well as a technique, rock-solid temperament and tough to beat, but may never be broken. against Tendulkar’s 49 -- although South by just two batsmen -- the indefatiga- tightening of the international schedule. astonishing mental strength”. Tendulkar, 40, has played more Africa’s Kallis is only seven hundreds ble all-rounder Kallis, and England cap- The West Indies star batsman Chris “The thing with Sachin is that statis- matches, and scored more runs and cen- away from matching the Indian’s Test tain Alastair Cook. Kallis, 38, has scored Gayle, who should be in the opposition tics don’t lie,” Muralitharan wrote in a turies, than anyone else in either Test or tally of 51 tons. 13,140 runs in 164 Tests at a commend- starting line-up for Tendulkar’s farewell recent column in the Times of India. “He one-day cricket, and is the only batsman By further comparison, Australia’s able average of 55.44. Cook, 28, already Test in Mumbai, has missed several tours was consistent at home and overseas. He to compile 100 international hundreds. Donald Bradman, usually acknowledged has 7,801 runs from 97 Tests, with 25 cen- for his country to turn out for T20 fran- was comfortable against pace and spin. What stands out in an extraordinary as cricket’s best batsman, retired aged 39 turies and an average of 47.85. chises instead. He could thrive on slow pitches and 24-year career, which will end with his in 1948 with 6,996 Test runs, including However, Dev said the growth of one- Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar bouncy pitches.” 200th Test starting today, is how far 29 centuries, in 52 matches. And despite day and Twenty20 cricket -- and the rig- pinpointed prolific youngster Virat Kohli Former South African opener Gary ahead he is both in terms of statistics Bradman’s staggering Test average of orous physical demands of the modern as someone who may surpass Tendulkar’s Kirsten, who played alongside Tendulkar and longevity. 99.94, West Indian great Brian Lara game -- could put Tendulkar’s statistics tally of 49 one-day centuries, but said his and then coached him and India to World “Records don’t last forever, but some of said Tendulkar was not only the best of out of reach. Test record appeared impregnable. Cup glory in 2011, said his rigorous train- Tendulkar’s achievements like 200 Tests all time, but that his records could be “One would need to play for 25 years to Kohli, 25, has scored 4,919 runs in 113 ing and practice sessions before every and 100 international centuries will be unmatchable. achieve those feats, but can modern-day one-day innings so far, with 17 hundreds. match were the key. hard to beat,” former India captain Kapil “No argument at all - Sachin players last that long?” he asked. “Most At the same stage, Tendulkar had hit “He always had a burning desire to Dev said. Tendulkar, for me, has had the greatest don’t even play enough Test matches 4,001 runs with only eight centuries. score big in every innings,” Kirsten told Tendulkar’s 15,847 Test runs dwarf the cricket career of anyone who has ever these days.” “It will be well nigh impossible to play the Economic Times. “Whilst many might 13,378 scored by second-placed and now played the game,” Brian Lara said in Tendulkar featured in just one 200 Test matches or reach 51 Test hun- be willing to compromise a little after retired former Australia captain Ricky London this week. “His stats speak for Twenty20 international, preferring to dreds, but the manner in which Virat is some success, Sachin would become more Ponting, and are 2,707 more than Jacques themselves,” added Lara. “I don’t think leave the shortest version to younger batting, 49 hundreds definitely look pos- ruthless and prepare even harder for the Kallis, the highest placed active player. there is any 16-year-old who is going to players, but turned out for the Mumbai sible,” Gavaskar told NDTV news channel. next game. Tendulkar has been even more domi- embark on the sort of career that Sachin Indians in domestic T20 up until last So how did Tendulkar manage to play “I have never met another person who nant in one-day cricket, his tally of 18,426 Tendulkar has had and walk away from month. for so long -- and so well? enjoys the game more.” AFP THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Let the good Stenson hones in times roll, says red-hot Scott

MELBOURNE: Adam Scott will appreciate some time off to on historic double stop and smell the roses after a breakthrough year and a maiden major trophy at the US Masters, Swede eyes DP World Tour Championship but the Australian may find it hard to quit while enjoying some of the best form of his career. DUBAI: Despite a persistent seventh last week in Turkey in can with my circumstances this The world number two tees up wrist injury, Henrik Stenson is a tournament where his closest week. We’ll then see where that for the second week of a month- hoping his purple patch of form rivals Rose and No4 Ian Poulter takes us.” Stenson has been suf- long swing of his home country at will last one more week as he were in contention, said: “I felt fering with a wrist injury before the Australian Masters this week, aims to win the DP World Tour lucky last week. the start of the Final Series - where he will defend the title Championship and the honour “I thought it could have been a the BMW Masters in Shanghai he credits for easing the crush- of becoming Europe’s new No. 1 whole lot worse for my position- - but he is hoping the two days ing disappointment of last year’s player. ing in Turkey, but things worked of complete rest and physio work British Open and setting up his The 37-year-old, who is aiming out pretty well there, so I am still after Turkish Open will help him Augusta triumph. to become the first player to win leading. squeeze in another week before Scott blitzed a modest field the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour “(Being European No.1) is making a decision about the rest to win the Australian PGA and the Race to Dubai on the always one of the things that I of the year. Championship last week in his European Tour in the same year, would have liked to achieve in “Right now, I’m just focusing former Gold Coast home, and his is leading the standings going into golf. Growing up on the European on getting through this week and homecoming continues at Royal the final week of the season. Tour and playing here for many, then I will have to take a further Melbourne today where he will He is one of the three players many years, it would mean a lot look on my schedule. I’m sched- take on American world number in control of their own destiny, to be the overall winner of Race to uled to play a couple of weeks in eight Matt Kuchar and Fijian while the next eight players have Dubai. “To have a chance to do it the next month, and I will have three-time major champion Vijay a mathematical chance of over- together with winning the FedEx to look and see if that’s going to Singh. Children mobbed Scott as taking him. Cup is probably something I’m not be possible.” he donned the famed green jacket Stenson, a long-time resident going to have a chance to do again, Meanwhile, McDowell reck- of an Augusta winner at the Gold of Dubai before shifting to Florida and it’s going to be hard for some oned the fact that he did not Coast, and the amiable 33-year- earlier this year, enjoys a lead of of the other guys to have a chance have a very good history at the old was itching to show it off 213,468 euros over second-placed to do it, as well. Earth course will not hamper his again for Melbourne fans. Justin Rose, while No.3 Graeme “It’s one of those things that chances, as he has been getting “It’s down here this week. McDowell is behind by 321,800 I really want it, but if you want better with every year. Hopefully the weather improves a euros. something too much, that’s going McDowell, who finished tied little bit and I’ll be able to bring it But with the top prize this to make some trouble for you. 11th last year for his best result out a little bit for everyone to see,” week worth 985,476 euros, the “It doesn’t take an Einstein to at the venue, said: “I do feel like Scott told reporters yesterday after Swede is well aware of the chal- figure out that I want that to hap- every year I’ve come back, I’ve Adam Scott from Australia walks to the seventh green during the Australian completing nine holes of the pro- lenges he faces. pen, but I have to put that aside kind of got the hang of the Earth Masters Pro Am at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, in Melbourne, Australia, am in miserable, rainy weather. Stenson, who finished tied and focus on playing the best I course. REUTERS yesterday. “It doesn’t get seen much down here, so I’m trying to get it out as much as possible, not get it too dirty. Just the golf fan in me, Legal worries a distraction in tough 2013: McIlroy when you see it and you stop and think about it, it’s amazing that DUBAI: Legal problems were money lists. In a barren 2013, has now reached the courts. “It’s result in him hitting specific bad the money list for a second year, it’s actually in the wardrobe and I a distraction which affected however, he has tumbled to sixth something that I don’t really shots. but the 2011 US Open and 2012 get to travel around with it. his golf this year, former world in the world rankings. think any athlete or anyone “But as a golfer you want your US PGA champion was upbeat “Maybe also for an Australian number one Rory McIlroy said That slump followed McIlroy’s should ever go through,” McIlroy mind as clear as possible, and it’s about his prospects of claiming it’s the holy grail of golf because on Tuesday as he prepared sponsorship switch to Nike told reporters. obviously hard for that to happen a first tour title of 2013 at the we’ve been trying for it for so to defend the World Tour in January, which prompted “I’ve seen more lawyers’ offices if you’ve got other things that are $8m Dubai event. “If I can drive long ... I get to wear it around the Championship title he won in a former sponsor, American and more lawyers this year than going on that, firstly, you don’t the ball well and drive it long house or in a hotel room, it’s quite sizzling style last year. sportswear company Oakley, to I care to see in my entire life. It’s want to happen, and secondly and straight, it gives me a huge surreal actually.” The 24-year-old from launch legal action against him. not something I ever want to go you don’t feel should be hap- advantage over most of the field Scott returns to Melbourne a Northern Ireland birdied the In September he terminated through again and I’m making pening. It’s been a distraction,” and it’s something that when I’m far different golfer to the pensive final five holes in Dubai 12 his contract with Dublin-based sure that I won’t ever go through McIlroy said. He is ranked a on my game, I can really take character of a year ago, who was months ago to claim his second Horizon Sports Management to it again.” lowly 46th in the Race to Dubai advantage of, and I was able to plagued by questions about his tour title of the year and finish form his own management com- The twice major winner said - the European Order of Merit do that last year,” added McIlroy. mental fortitude in the wake of top of both the European and US pany and the acrimonious split his legal worries did not directly - and has no chance of topping REUTERS his British Open meltdown. REUTERS

Smith shines in Coyotes’ win Macau’s amazing racetrack turns 60

ST LOUIS: Mike Smith is used HONG KONG: It started as a toughest challenges in racing. from the category’s various series grown with the city on its journey industry, it quickly blossomed as to facing plenty of shots, so this motorised treasure hunt, but Central Macau shuts down dur- around the world. from sleepy backwater to world- a race despite rudimentary facili- was nothing new. Smith made then grew to become one of the ing Grand Prix week, this year Brazil’s Senna won the inaugu- leading gambling hub. ties including bamboo fencing. 37 saves and Oliver Ekman- world’s most respected races, spread over a fortnight to com- ral Formula Three race in 1983, “The Macau Grand Prix, like Motorcycle racing was added Larsson scored 56 seconds into nurturing some of Formula memorate the 60th race since its and Mika Hakkinen, Jenson the city, continues to grow and in 1967, adding extra cachet to an overtime to give the Phoenix One’s greatest champions along humble beginnings in 1954. Button and Lewis Hamilton also develop,” Antunes said add- event that is well known to mot- Coyotes a 3-2 win over the St the way. Roads are fenced off and bar- went from Macau to winning the ing that it remains the “place orsports fans the world over. Louis Blues yesterday. And as it celebrates its 60th riers go up to form the 6.2-kilo- F1 world championship. to spot the brightest talent” in The event has also retained its Coming into the game, Smith edition, the Macau Grand Prix metre (3.9 miles) Guia circuit, Romain Grosjean, Nico motorsports. prestige during Macau’s trans- had seen the most shots of any -- one constant in a time of rapid mixing long, harbourside straights Hulkenberg and Valtteri Bottas It is “the only time the leading formation to the world’s biggest NHL goalie (516). St. Louis added change for the Chinese territory with chases up and down Macau’s are others among the current F1 drivers from the various national casino centre with revenues 39 more to that total, including 13 -- is showing no signs of slowing steep, narrow back streets. drivers who have raced in Macau, and regional F3 championships vastly outstripping Las Vegas. in the third period. down. “The track is a freak of nature testament to its enduring place in compete against each other,” he Although Macau’s wealthy “It was nice for me to play like Ayrton Senna, Michael and it’s a miracle. If God ever the sport. added. The event began with- casinos now host international that tonight and bail the guys Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel built a racetrack, it would be the But Macau also features, out fanfare in 1954, when local golf, boxing and other sports, the out,” Smith said. “ I’ve let in a are just a few of the drivers who one in Macau,” former driver uniquely, motorcycle racing, as car enthusiasts decided to hold a historic grand prix remains one of lot of goals on nights where the have braved the twisting, hilly and TV commentator Matthew well as touring car and sport- treasure hunt in the Pearl River the main events of the year. guys have bailed me out, so it’s street circuit. Marsh said. scar series such as the Porsche Delta territory then controlled by “The grand prix actually is nice to be on the other end of the It is Asia’s version of the Macau, an hour’s ferry from Carrera Cup Asia. Portugual. Championed by busi- more important than ever because spectrum.” famous Monaco Formula One Hong Kong, is the culmination Joao Manuel Costa Antunes, nessman and future Formula One it’s almost like the only thing that The Coyotes made Smith a track, complete with the casinos, of the Formula Three season, coordinator of the Grand Prix team owner Teddy Yip, a founder isn’t gambling in Macau,” said winner early in the extra ses- and it is recognised as one of the bringing together the best drivers committee, said the race had of Macau’s casino and tourism Marsh. AFP sion. Ekman-Larsson, who had an assist on Phoenix’s first goal, took a pass from Mike Ribeiro and beat goalie Jaroslav Halak Wins for Al Rayyan, Al Sadd in Qatar Basketball League with a shot from just inside the blue line. “It was a great play there by Ribeiro,” Ekman-Larsson said. “ I saw (Shane) Doan was coming in from the corner so I shot it, and it was perfect.” An Al Rayyan With the Blues swarming in player attempts the third period, Smith was at to shoot a basket his best. AGENCIES during his side’s Qatar Basketball NHL Results League (QBL) Buffalo 3 Los Angeles 2 match against Ny Islanders 3 Nashville 1 Eljaish at Al New Jersey 3 Ny Rangers 2 Rayyan Indoor Washington 4 Columbus 3 Hall in Doha yes- Carolina 2 Colorado 1 terday. Al Rayyan Tampa Bay 2 Montreal 1 won 65-62. RIGHT: Action Philadelphia 5 Ottawa 0 between Al Sadd Winnipeg 3 Detroit 2 and Al Shamal at Florida 3 Anaheim 2 the same venue. Phoenix 3 St Louis 2 Al Sadd won San Jose 3 Calgary 2 82-65. NBA Results Miami 118 Milwaukee 95 Dallas 105 Washington 95 Golden State 113 Detroit 95 LA Lakers 116 New Orleans 95 THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

Your TV guide for Aquabike Grand Prix of live matches today

Event Competition Time Channel France vs Armenia EURO U-21 22:50 +4 Qatar to begin today Belgium vs Colombia International Friendly 23:00 HD5 Atletico vs Internacional Brazilian Championship 02:00 2 Top racers to take part in QMSF competition at Corniche

DOHA: Free practice sessions, Shearer, Lewis and pre-qualifying and pole position racing will kick-start the third UIM-ABP Aquabike Grand Prix of Qatar at Doha Corniche Rodman to attend today. The event is being organised Slovenia’s Rok by the Qatar Marine Sports Florjancic in action in Federation (QMSF) in conjunc- the Freestyle category Aspire4Sport event tion with H20 Racing and the in Liuzhou recently. UIM. The Aquabike Grand DOHA: British sport- went on to become an undis- “On behalf of the QMSF, I Prix of Qatar will begin ing stars Alan Shearer and puted world heavyweight cham- would like to welcome all our today in Doha. BELOW Lennox Lewis will be attend- pion before retiring from the overseas officials, media and com- LEFT: Kuwait’s Yousef ing Aspire4Sport game in 2004. petitors to Doha for our third race at Aspire Academy Along with the Al Abdulrazzaq is of its kind,” said Sheikh Hassan in Doha this week- four stars, NBA leg- the man to beat in bin Jabor Al Thani, President of end along with end Shaquille O’Neal the QMSF, who arrived back in Runabout GP1 this NBA legend Dennis and Qatari rally car Qatar on Tuesday evening after season. Rodman. stars Saeed Alhajri claiming the Turbine class World Lewis and Shearer and Abdulaziz Al Championship title in Key West will take part in the Kuwari will also be last weekend. Stars Chat session, talking in the Stars Kuwaiti racer Yousef Al starting at 6pm on Chat sessions. Abdulrazzaq has made a superb Saturday, November Hamad Saif start to the season and arrives in 16. Alan Shearer Buhindi, Executive Doha unbeaten at the last four Rodman will be Director of race heats in Italy and China and former multiple World Champion - keen to witness the ‘artists joined by another Aspire4Sport said: is 32 points clear of Frenchman and last year’s Qatar GP winner, of the water’ in action - the 2013 Aquabike NBA legend Alonzo Mourning. “We are excited to confirm the Jeremy Perez in the Runabout Cyrille Lemoine. Freestyle class throws up some Grand Prix of Qatar Rodman is considered one of full list of sports stars that will GP1 points’ standings. Francois Medori is in fourth spectacular performances and no the best defensive players of all participate in Aspire4Sport. Today’s Timetable The 33-year-old has crushed position. one will want to impress more in time and won five The Star Chats ses- his main rivals this season and Slovenian Rok Florjancic and Qatar than Valerio Calderoni, a 10.00 – 12.15 Free practice NBA championships sions are a great left a trail of three French riders his brother Nac have dominated World Champion and winner in 10.00-10.30 Ski Division GP1 during a hall-of-fame opportunity for the in his wake, with Perez stand- the Freestyle category. Qatar in 2011. 10.35–11.05 Runabout GP1 1st Group career. public to hear directly ing a mere eight points clear of A favourite with spectators The charismatic Italian is 11.10-11.40 Runabout GP1 2nd Group Mourning was a from these athletes.” recovering from a shoulder injury 11.45-12.15 Freestyle seven-time NBA all- Aspire4Sport also sustained in a motocross acci- star who returned confirmed that one of 12.45 – 13.30 Pre-qualifying dent and needs two maximum to the court follow- the exhibitors, Paris 12.45-13.05 Runabout GP1 1st group points’ scores in Qatar if he is ing a kidney trans- St.Germain Football to stand any chance of overhaul- 13.10-13.30 Runabout GP1 2nd group plant to win an NBA Club, will extend ing the Slovenian brothers in the 14.30 – 17.00 Pole position Championship in their participation championship. 14.30-15.00 Ski Division GP1 2006 with the Miami Lennox Lewis in the event by hold- It will be a tall order, however, 15.15-15.45 Runabout GP1 1st group Heat. ing coaching clinics as Maribor-based Rok Florjancic 15.55-16.25 Runabout GP1 2nd group Shearer is the in cooperation with is unbeaten in six race heats in all-time goal-scorer in the Aspire Academy. 16.30-17.00 Freestyle China and Italy. English Premier League (EPL) Coaches from the club will The closest of the four catego- with a goal tally join Aspire Academy ries is currently Ski Division GP1. In the absence of Julie Bulteau, of 260 goals. The coaches to give some Italy’s Alberto Monti holds Slovenia’s Pija Sumer has been former Newcastle sessions to the Aspire a one-point lead over Spain’s the class of the Ski Ladies GP1 and England striker football players and Nacho Armillas heading into the class this year. retired from football feeder groups. Aquabike Grand Prix of Qatar The medical student has a in 2006. Aspire4Sport con- and Portugal’s Tiago Sousa is 23-point advantage over Italy’s Former British ference and exhibi- handily-placed in third, a mere Marta Sorrentino heading into heavyweight cham- tion is taking place 14 points behind Monti. the first of the two Qatar race pion Lewis is a gold at Aspire Dome from Monti has earned four second- heats tomorrow. medallist at the November 16-19. placed heat finishes this sea- Action gets underway with 1988 Seoul Olympic More information son and tops the points’ tables free practice and this is followed Games, representing can be found at www. through consistency alone: both in the afternoon by pre-qualifying Canada. Nicknamed Dennis Rodman aspire4sport.com. Armillas and Sousa have won two and pole position. ‘The Lion’, Lewis THE PENINSULA heats apiece. THE PENINSULA Blaster Guns Club beat Al Rayyan in QCA cricket

DOHA: Mohammed and edged Nakilat Damen Mustaq’s (pictured) bril- Club by five runs. liant century failed to Nishaz smashed 51, inspire Al Rayyan Club, Corenzo got 28, while who went down to Blaster Nitikesh chipped in with Guns Club by three wick- 21 as Vodafone got a chal- ets during the QCA C lenging 163 for seven in 25 Division Cricket League. overs. The Hari led matches are a spirited currently chase and taking place cracked 81 at the West not out but Bay Complex other play- under the ers could banner of not step up the Qatar the momen- Cricket tum and Association. their team Mustaq could only cracked 112 reply with not out and 158 for six in Mujtaba hit the allotted an unbeaten overs. Viju 50 as Al also made Rayyan 23. amassed 192 Punjab XI for two in 25 posted a big overs. Amjad nine-wicket grabbed both the wickets. triumph against Al Khor Blaster Guns batted Club with Mohsen (three with both purpose and wickets and 90 not out) panache, before securing coming up with a stellar the win with three wickets all-round show. Garvey to spare. Lions Club outclassed Cael Asi hit 41, Sohail col- XI by 103 runs as Nimshan lected 35 and Asif put up and Janaka excelled for 23 not out. Asghar and the winners, Al Jaber dis- Amjad both made 23 each patched Qatar Super Kings to lift their team to the by four wickets and HBK superb victory. Club defeated CANQ by 45 Vodafone Club over- runs in other matches. came a big scare by Hari THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Football: QNB Cup Australia chief defends team preparations

SYDNEY: Australia will doing everything right at the have no excuses in the upcom- moment.” ing Ashes series because their Sutherland told a Melbourne Test preparation has been gathering yesterday that one- far superior to England’s, day cricket was better than no Cricket Australia boss James cricket. Sutherland (pictured) said If Australia lose a fourth yesterday. straight Ashes series for the first Sutherland defended the sched- time since 1890 they will not be uling of Australia’s recent one-day able to blame inadequate prepara- tour to India, and said the quick tions, he said. change to the five-day game would “There weren’t actually a lot have minimal effect on of players who are play- Al Sadd midfielder Hilal Mohammad (right) takes the ball past Al Arabi defender Mohammed Salem Alhamad during the QNB Cup match at Qatar players in next week’s ing in the Test team in Sports Club Stadium in Doha on Tuesday. Al Sadd won 6-1 to go top of Group A. RIGHT: Muaither’s Salman Ali Abdulla (right) controls the ball away first Test in Brisbane. Brisbane who were actu- from Al Khor defender Faisal Hadi Said during the QNB Cup match at the same venue. Muaither won 2-0. In another match, Eljaish thrashed Al Had rain not ruined ally in India, and at the Kharaitiyat 4-1. PICTURES BY: KAMMUTTY VP England’s tour match same time there were a in Hobart last week, the lot of players who were three-time Ashes holders back here playing Ryobi would have played three Cup (domestic one-day full first-class matches series) who have been before the Test series. able to play in the first In contrast, Australia’s couple of rounds of Uruguay thrash Jordan Test players have in some (Sheffield) Shield cricket cases had an interrupted and had a really good start to the Sheffield Shield sea- preparation,” Sutherland said. son, with the Indian tour and “We’ve had a lot more cricket then the scheduling of England than England have over the last tour matches taking leading play- couple of months, so don’t tell me to close in on Cup berth ers out of the domestic fixtures. we haven’t had a good prepara- Former selector Merv Hughes tion because England have hardly last month hit out at Australia’s played.” The South Americans register comprehensive 5-0 victory schedule. Sutherland also emphasised his “I am just dumbfounded with support for night Test matches as England being in town and pre- what he called the future of the AMMAN: Uruguay are almost clipped the ball to Stuani who paring for an Ashes that starts five-day game. assured of their place in next beat al-Zubi with an easy shot in about a month’s time and He said Test cricket was funda- year’s World Cup finals in from close range. Australia has got a team play- mentally flawed because at least Brazil after battering Jordan Jordan’s Egyptian coach ing in India, playing in subconti- three out of five days have to be 5-0 in their intercontinental Hossam Hassan had invoked Arab nent conditions preparing for the played on weekdays when most play-off first leg yesterday. pride in his rallying cry before Ashes,” said the former Test fast people are working. The South American giants, the match, saying his team car- bowler. Cricket Australia hope to stage sixth in the FIFA rankings, over- ried the hopes of the entire Arab Uruguay’s “So who’s going to be better a day-night Test against New came a few tense minutes at the world, but the Uruguayans, with striker Edison prepared come the first Test Zealand in two seasons’ time. start of the game at the packed several of their stars playing in Cavani (centre) match? England appears to be AFP Amman International Stadium to the European leagues, simply reacts after seal an emphatic victory against proved too good on the day. his team’s the 70th ranked Jordanians who The Jordanians, however, had Captain Misbah Johnson to failed to live up to the hype and one clear chance but Ibrahim al- first goal dur- expectation generated in their Zawareh inexplicably fired wide ing their FIFA defends his shake up own country. from close range after Shareef 2014 World Benfica defender Maxi Pereira Adnan had done all the hard work Cup qualifier batting after England: Warne put the South Americans ahead on the right early in the second match against in the 22nd minute with a simple half. Jordan at the tap-in after an Edinson Cavani Thereafter it was Uruguay all International Pakistan flop MELBOURNE: Shane Warne header was parried by Jordanian the way, Lodiero scoring the third Stadium in the said yesterday that paceman goalkeeper Abdulla al-Zubi. goal in the 69th minute after Jordanian capi- LAHORE, Pakistan: Mitchell Johnson will shake The two-time world champions poor defending by the Jordanians tal, Amman, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul up England’s batsmen with consolidated their lead through allowed Cavani to get behind the yesterday. Haq yesterday lashed out at his searing speed in the Ashes Espanyol striker Christian Stuani back four. critics for calling him a slow series that starts next week. who sneaked the ball under al- Christian Rodriguez got on the scorer and insipid leader, say- The Australian leg-spin great Zubi after brilliant dummy by scoresheet in the 76th minute ing his run-scoring this year ramped up the war of words Cavani in the 42nd minute. with a half-volley from close spoke for itself. ahead of the November 21 Ashes The tall Paris St. Germain star range and Cavani, easily the star His men lost their five- opener in Brisbane by saying that ducked under a throw-in to allow of the match, finished off the match one-day series against the enigmatic left-arm quick was the ball to reach Nicolas Lodiero game with a brilliant free-kick South Africa 4-1 on Monday, now a more mature cricketer. and the Botafogo midfielder in added time. AFP after the batting failures that Johnson, 32, was on Tuesday have dogged them for the past named in Australia’s squad for 18 months sunk them once the first Test and has vowed to Brazil must help pay for Cup doping tests: FIFA again. ruffle England’s batsmen, particu- While all around him have larly captain Alastair Cook and crumbled, Misbah has emerged Jonathan Trott, with short balls JOHANNESBURG: Brazil has to foot laboratory which has had most experience also they arrive in Brazil,” said Dvorak. Doping as the world’s leading scorer in directed at the ribs or throat. part of the bill to fly World Cup football- with the biological profile.” authorities build a database of tests on ath- one-day cricket this year with While he has been plagued by ers’ blood and urine samples to Switzerland The body decided on Switzerland over letes, which helps to detect deviations outside 1,119 runs in 26 matches. erratic line and length at Test for doping tests, FIFA’s chief medical officer Cologne in Germany because of daily flights normal levels in each individual. And that, he believes, should level and was the target of a mer- said yesterday. from Sao Paulo, he added. This will be the sign of the use of a banned silence the critics who say he ciless campaign to unsettle him The world footballing body will test sam- “Of course there are increased costs but it’s substance, as opposed to simply testing for bats too conservatively. His by England’s travelling support ples in Lausanne after the World Anti-Doping not that severe,” said Dvorak, without giving the presence of specific substances in their sedate style has earned him in 2010/2011, Warne said Johnson Agency (WADA) revoked the accreditation of figures since FIFA is still collecting quotes. blood or urine. the nickname “Tuk-tuk”. was now a changed bowler. laboratories in Rio de Janeiro. “In comparison with the entire cost of the “We are gathering silently data together “I think all those who blame “He’s forced his way in through “We will negotiate with the Brazilian gov- biological profile it will be not that scary,” he so the athletes can’t be really sure what we me that I don’t play for the bowling some serious pace. He’s ernment to contribute, because it is not the added. have in the box, and we can always compare team should open their eyes going to shake the English side fault of FIFA,” said FIFA’s Jiri Dvorak. The biological profile called a biological to this,” said Dvorak. and take notice of the stats, up,” Warne said in Melbourne. “The re-accreditation in this short period passport will keep football players on their “And this is the idea: to be more deterrent, they should realise the truth,” “He’s a bit older, a bit more of time is not possible for the laboratory in toes during next year’s World Cup. and to make the athletes insecure because Misbah told reporters at mature and knows his role a bit Rio,” he said on the sidelines of the World Some teams may also be tested twice. they can’t change their genetical blueprint.” Lahore airport. better, knows his body better, Conference on Doping in Sport. “We have to test all the players, so we will Global sporting leaders are discussing the In the first ODI against the knows how he bowls. His role’s “Plan B is that we will transport these sam- be testing probably somewhere between 700 to future of the battle against illegal perform- Proteas, at Sharjah, Pakistan going to be go out to just bowl ples to Switzerland, to Lausanne, this is the 800 players in the period after the draw, until ance-enhancers in Johannesburg. AFP somehow contrived to throw quick,” he added. away five wickets with just 17 Johnsonhas taken 205 wickets Qatar team arrives in UAE needed to win, losing by a sin- in his 51 Tests at 30.93. It’s not about me and gle run. Warne also backed the selec- They collapsed again in the tion of George Bailey, picked to fourth match in Abu Dhabi to make his Test debut at number lose by 28. six in the batting order. Ronaldo, says Ibra Misbah said poor batting let Bailey is in the side thanks Pakistan down. largely to his electric one-day STOCKHOLM: Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic has dismissed “One day we fail to score 10 form in India, but Warne said talk of his nation’s World Cup play-off with Portugal in Lisbon off the last 50 balls and then the 50-over format had regularly tomorrow being just a contest between him and Cristiano Ronaldo. the other day we fail to score been a breeding ground for Test “I see two different players, two players who do things fantastically 42 off 36 balls and these are players. well and represent their countries in the best possible way,” Ibrahimovic serious failures,” he said. “If a guy’s in form it’s pretty told reporters yesterday. Pakistan failed to bat hard to resist,” Warne said. “He’s “One shouldn’t focus on just two players - it’s Sweden against out their 50 overs in all five been consistent in making those Portugal and I think the collectives are the most important.” matches against South Africa. runs and the way he’s been get- Ibrahimovic said that at 32 he was playing better than ever, add- “If you perform like this then ting them.” ing: “I’m developing all the time. For that, you have to train hard, be it’s difficult to win matches at Warne added that it had been a mentally strong and have the experience I have after playing with such the international level,” said good move naming the squad well fantastic teams and players. I hope it can continue.” Misbah, who is not in the team before the Gabba Test. He also dismissed suggestions that Ronaldo tended to go down easily for the Twenty20s. “They all look happy, they’re all in the penalty area and was asked why he didn’t tend to do the same. Pakistan lost their first T20 in form, so all the signs have been “I don’t know anything about any diving. I don’t know how I can match against Pakistan by nine good for Australia,” he said. answer. Why I don’t dive? I try to play my game, create difficult situ- wickets in Dubai, United Arab “England were the better side ations for opponenets and better ones for my team mates. Emirates yesterday. in England in the last Ashes Qatar team players are greeted by officials after arriving in the United “I don’t think about diving. I don’t think he (Ronaldo) does either.” The second match of series. They deserve to be favour- Arab Emirates (UAE) for their 2015 Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen, The return leg is on November 19 at Stockholm’s Friends the series takes place ites for this series. But we’re on yesterday. Qatar play Yemen tomorrow. Arena where the striker has scored a handful of spectacular goals tomorrow. AFP Australia’s turf. It’s time for our for Sweden. REUTERS guys to put their hand up.” AFP THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Sharapova returns to Top seed Gaultier beaten roots as Sochi Golan stuns the Frenchman; Egypt’s Elshorbagy, Darwish to clash in semis broadcaster

BY ARMSTRONG VAS LOS ANGELES: Four-Time Qatar Classic Grand Slam tennis champion DOHA: Spaniard Borja Golan Borja Golan Maria Sharapova will return to stunned top seed and defending of Spain takes Yesterday’s Quarter Final Results her roots working for US broad- champion Gregory Gaultier of a shot during caster NBC during the Sochi France to register the biggest his quarter- [5] Mohamed Elshorbagy (Egy) bt Daryl Winter Olympics in February. win of his career and advance final match Selby (Eng)11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 11-2 “Thrilled to be part of the NBC to the semi-finals of the Qatar against Gregory Olympic Broadcasting team at [3] Nick Matthew (Eng) bt [6] Amr Classic PSA World Series Tour Gaultier of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic event here yesterday. France at Khalifa Shabana (Egy) 12-10, 2-2 (retired) Games,” Sharapova said via The seventh seed will take on International Twitter yesterday. recently crowned world champion [4] Karim Darwish (Eg ) bt Karim Abdel NBC said the 26-year-old Tennis and Gawad (Egy) 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 Nick Matthew of England in the Squash Complex Sharapova would bring a unique last four clash today. in Doha yester- insight to Russia’s first Winter In the other quarter-final [7] Borja Golan (Esp) bt Gregory Gaultier Games. day. BELOW: clash, giant-killer Daryl Selby of [1] (Fra) 7-11, 12-10, 11-6, 15-13 “Maria transcends sports as Mohamed England went down fighting to one of the world’s most recogniz- Today’s schedule fifth seed Mohamed Elshorbagy of Elshorbagy (right) able stars,” Jim Bell, Executive of Egypt in action Egypt at the Khalifa International Semi finals Producer of NBC Olympics, said Tennis and Squash Complex Glass during his match in a statement. against Daryl Court in four games. [5] Mohamed Elshorbagy (Egy) vs [4] “Growing up in Sochi until she Selby of England Elshorbagy will take on com- Karim Darwish (Egy) 6.30pm was six years old and with family patratiot Karim Darwish in an at the same and friends still living in the area, all-Egyptian semi-final encoun- venue. [7] Borja Golan (Esp vs [3] Nick Matthew Maria will offer a unique and per- ter today. (Eng) 7.30pm sonal perspective on a place she Yesterday the biggest upset knows so well.” came in the second match of the Sharapova was the flag-bearer evening between the 30-year-old was set to provide lot of fireworks, World No.6 Elshorbagy, who for Russia at the opening cere- from Santiago De Compostela, but it failed to take off. had won the previous two meet- mony of the 2012 London Summer Spain and the Epinal born The Englishman took the first ings between the two, won in four Olympics, where she won the Frenchman. game at 12-10 but the sixth seed games 11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 11-2 in 47 women’s singles silver medal. The Spaniard, who lost the first Egyptian pulled out due to a minutes. She is one of 10 women to game bounced back to win in 79 knee injury with the scores tied The 22-year-old from achieve the career Grand Slam minutes to register a 7-11, 12-10, at two-all. Alexandria will meet fourth seed with her four major titles com- 11-6, 15-13 win over Gaultier. “I really don’t want to keep on Darwish, which will ensure at ing at Wimbledon (2004), the US It was for the first time Golan winning like that. I don’t want least one Egyptian features in the Open (2006), Australian Open was able to taste success against people to say that I keep win- final tomorrow. (2008) and French Open (2012). the Frenchman having lost on all ning tournaments because I get a The 32-year-old Giza-born, Currently ranked fourth in the the five occasions that the two good draw, or because I’m fresher winner of the title in 2008 and world, Sharapova has endured an had met since their first meeting than the other guy, cause, he got 2010 took just 32 minutes to injury-plagued 2013 season, with- in 2006. injured, etc. I want to be the one ease past compatriot Karim drawing from the US Open with A delighted Golan said: “You that wins 12-10 in the 5th and still Abdel Gawad 11-6, 11-6, a right shoulder injury that also have to be tough inside the court.” wins the next day,” said Matthew. 11-7. kept her out of the season-ending He added: “Greg is such a great In the first match of the day, Gawad who shocked compatriot WTA Championship in Istanbul player even if I play my best I World No.11 Selby failed to rep- and eight-seed Tarek Momen on last month. would probably lose, so I have to licate the success he achieved Tuesday to qualify for the last Nevertheless, she remains one play every point like it was the on Tuesday in defeating a much eight stage of the championship of the game’s most popular fig- last one, and I think I played higher ranked player. could not maintain the same ures and in August topped Forbes pretty well today.” Golan next Bristol-based Elshorbagy momentum yesterday. magazine’s list of the world’s 10 faces Matthew. ensured that Selby, who defeated In the end, Gawad ranked 17 best-paid women athletes. The match between the two second seed James Willstrop in places below Darwish in the PSA Forbes estimated her earnings veterans Matthew and 34-year- the pre-quarter-finals on Tuesday, world rankings went down fight- at $29m (£18.9m, 21.9m euros) old Amr Shabana, who had met giant killing act was restricted for ing to the much experienced cam- between June 2012 and June of 21 times before yesterday’s clash, just one day. paigner. THE PENINSULA 2013. AFP

Results Race 1 L/B P/A Maiden Plate Mullen rides Harraan to Al Hamla Cup win 1,200M Surface: Dirt DOHA: Jockey R Mullen lived Running Time: 1:23:15 up to his high billing by guid- 1) Mujaazef, M. Al Ramzani, J.P Guillambert ing Harraan to Al Hamla Cup 2) Sahab Al Naif, B Abdullah Al Jaber, Gerald win as Jassim Ghazali-trained Avranche 3) Lammaha Al Naif, Y. Bentaher, Marvin Suerland horses nailed three wins at the Race 2 Qatar Racing and Equestrian P/A Maiden Plate Club (QREC) yesterday. 1,200M Harraan easily put the distance Surface: Dirt between him and other riders Running Time: 1:23:47 after the final bend, winning the 1) Jesilk, M. R. Al Kuwari, Y. Al Hajri feature race at QREC ahead of 2) Saif Brooq, H. Al Marri, Stephanus Swanepoel Tuyoorna and Al Mostarsil by six 3) Hassiba, H. Al Matwi, Marco Monteriso lengths. Race 3 The British jockey picked up Thoroughbred Maiden Plate the top prize of QR57,000 in the 1,200M QR100,000 race. Surface: Dirt “It was a battle on the final Running Time: 1:12:79 straight. I knew many of the rid- 1) Millers Wharf, Jassim Ghazali, Yanis Aouabed ers were ready to do a one-two 2) Hands Of Time, Jassim Ghazali, Gerald Avranche but I am happy with this win,’ 3) Brief Chat, Z. Mohsen, Ali Al Showeikh Mullen said. Race 4 Trainer Julian Smart sounded L/B P/A Graduation Plate more pragmatic when asked to 1,800M recap the race. Sami Jassim Al Boenain (fourth right), Qatar Racing and Equestian Club (QREC) General Manager is seen with winners and officials at QREC racing Surface: Dirt “This is a beautiful horse,” premises in Doha yesterday. PICTURES BY: JUHAIM Running Time: 2:10:57 Smart said. “He loves the sand 1) Al Azuur, CP J. Smart, R. Mullen here. He is a horse for the races 2) Raheel, J. Smart, Darren Williams in Dubai. He won the Qatar third. Star Deal timed his surge Mefrass - ridden by S Golam “I was very confident all the Roman - ridden by Stephanus 3) Al Majd, Jassim Ghazali, Gerald Avranche International Derby two years with an explosive burst of energy - finished in second post while way since we have trained well. Swanepoel - while Sworn fin- Race 5 ago. near the finish line to steal the Exodus - with jockey Ali Al “Star Deal was brilliant in this ished third with P Convertino in Thoroughbred Handicap Rated 0 - 60 “He ran a beautiful race,” show in race seven, winning a Showeikh in the saddle - finished race. I think it helps when your the saddle. 1,800M Smart added. tough battle against Mefraas and third. horse knows the track well. We In race four, Al Azzu kicked up Surface: Dirt Harraan won in a time of Exodus. “This was a good day for me have ridden here before. He reads a storm at the last bend, racing Running Time: 1:57:88 1:19:26. Tuyoorna ridden by Ridden by Yousef Al Hajri, Star and my horse,” Al Hajri said. and reacts well on the track,” Al to win the QR55,000 race ahead 1) Protect, Jassim Ghazali, Stephan Ladjadj Gerald Avranche was second Deal justified its glamorous name “I would say I enjoyed this com- Hajri said. of Raheel and Al Amjd. 2) One More Roman, O. Al Dhafa, Stephanus while Al Mostarsil with Marvin by winning the 1,800m race in a petition with my rivals,” Al Hajri Jockey Avranche sealed a dra- Ridden by Williams, Al Azuur Swanepoel Suerland in the saddle - finished time of 1:57:14. added. matic win in race six, piloting was the easy winner in the five- 3) Sworn, M. Khalid, P. Convertino Inside to a classy victory ahead rider race. Race 6 of Words Come Easy and Poppy. Raheel was ridden by R Mullen Thoroughbred Handicap Rated 50 - 70 The Jassim Ghazali-trained while third-placed Al Majd was 1,200M horse remained in the bunch until piloted home by Avranche. Surface: Dirt the last 40 yards when he broke In the third race of the evening, Running Time: 1:13:61 free and raced ahead of leader Ghazali-trained Millers Wharf 1) Inside, Jassim Ghazali, Gerald Avranche Words Come Easy. stormed to win, edging stable- 2) Words Come Easy, A. Abbas, Darren Williams Darren Williams was in the mate Hands of Time and Brief 3) Poppy, Debbie Mountain, Gary Carter saddle on Words Come Easy Chat. Race 7 while jockey Evert Pheiffer man- With Yanis Aouabed in the sad- Thoroughbred Handicap Rated 70 - 90 Jockeys in aged the third-best finish in the dle, Millers Wharf picked up pace 1800M action dur- dirt race. in the last 40 metres, overtaking Surface: Dirt ing one of the Maintaining his excellent run leader Hands Of Time, ridden by Running Time: 1:57:14. races at QREC of forms from last two weeks, Avranche. 1) Star Deal, Al Abid, Y. Al Hajri yesterday. jockey Stephan Ladjadj produced Jockey Ali Al Showeikh secured 2) Mefraas, Z. Mohsen, S. Golam yet another thrilling result on the third astride Brief Chat. 3) Exodus, Ahmed Kobeissi, Ali Al Showeikh way to winning the Thoroughbred In race two, Jesilk was powered Race 8 Handicap rated 0-60, the fifth past the winning post by Yusuf Al Al Hamla Cup - P/A Advanced Plate race of the evening. Hajri to seal the win in the 1,200m Surface: Dirt The Frenchman who sealed race for pure Arabian. Conditions: P/A Advanced Plate three races in week one, yesterday Saif Brooq - ridden Running Time: 1:19:26 guided Ghazali-trained Protect to by Swanepoel - was sec- 1) Harraan, J. Smart, R. Mullen win the 1800m race. ond while Hassiba finished 2) Tuyoorna, Jassim Ghazali, Gerald Avranche In second place was One More third. THE PENINSULA 3) Al Mostarsil, Abdullah Al Jaber, Marvin Suerland Thursday 14 November 2013 10 Moharram 1435 Volume 18 Number 5883 Sport Price: QR2

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JOHANNESBURG: New testing methods are required prepares for his final bow to strengthen the fight against doping in sport, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said Wankhede Stadium to stage the emotional India-West Indies Test yesterday as he compared drug cheating to terrorism. MUMBAI: A little over two “We need even more spe- years and seven months after cifically targeted tests and witnessing the ecstasy of India’s more scientific research. We World Cup triumph, Mumbai’s have to focus on more anti- Wankhede Stadium here will be doping research,” Bach said on the scene for another milestone the opening day of the World in Indian cricket, hosting bat- Conference on Doping in Sport. ting great Sachin Tendulkar’s “In this area we should be 200th and farewell Test match open to new ways of thinking. against the West Indies begin- “Is it not time to find out for ning today. example whether blood and Perhaps, never in the history urine tests are really the best of the game has any cricketer’s and ultimate solution? Might swansong series or farewell there be other testing methods match generated such frenzy, so that are even more reliable, much that the cricketing rivalry sustainable and effective and between the Calypso charmers maybe even less intrusive? and the subcontinental giants has “Even a much improved code been reduced to a sideshow. is not enough in itself,” he told In his 199th Test at the Eden some 1000 delegates beginning Gardens, Tendulkar fans had a final deliberations before agree- heartbreak as he managed just 10 ing a new World Anti-Doping before getting out to a contentious Code on Friday. decision. He didn’t get a chance to Bach said concerns over costs bat in the second innings as India should not stop more invest- thrashed the West Indies by an ment in anti-doping measures. innings and 51 runs. “We should not argue that Though, the master blaster one positive test costs several himself would have been mighty hundred thousand dollars,” said pleased to see another Mumbaikar the new IOC chief. Rohit Sharma taking the cen- Sachin Tendulkar (left) shares a joke with his son Arjun during a practice session at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. RIGHT: Tendulkar is wished “That would be like saying a trestage in Kolkata. In his debut following his arrival at the Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi lecture in Mumbai yesterday. Today, Tendulkar will play his final Test and end his career against terrorist attack at an airport Test, Rohit smashed a brilliant West Indies. costs us so many millions of dol- 177 to carry on from a memorable lars because the fight against ODI series against Australia last doping is like security measures month. Nadu player as a batsman of sub- his formative years’ cricket, rose too sooner than later. He was Chidambaram Stadium. However, and it is also about deterrents Ravichandran Ashwin, too, stance at No.8 to follow his skip- to stardom, reinvented himself expected to play his 200th Test it was Tendulkar’s choice to play and prevention. Our security was a key contributor to India’s per Mahendra Singh Dhoni. after being dubbed ‘Endulkar’ in South Africa, but he has appar- at the Wankhede, considering the measures and so our tests must big win, notching his second Test In bowling, pacer Mohammed and finally realised his childhood ently made a request that he ill health of his mother Rajni and be improved still more.” hundred. The off-spinner also Shami returned got his nine- dream of winning the World Cup would like to end his career in his coach Ramakant Achrekar as Bach said IOC would be took five wickets in the match to wicket match haul. in 2011. front of his supporters at home both wanted to see him play one spending more than $1m on become the No.1 all-rounder in On the other hand, it seemed Seeing India lifting the 2011 and a short series against the last time, his mother would be vigorous pre-competition test- the International Cricket Council the West Indies team is here just World Cup on April 2, Tendulkar West Indies, comprising two Tests doing the only time. ing before next year’s Winter (ICC) rankings. to take part in the farewell cel- couldn’t control his emotions and and three ODIs, was hurriedly In his last two Tests at the Olympics in Sochi and “many India can now rely on the Tamil ebrations for Tendulkar and inci- tears rolled down his cheeks as he arranged. Wankhede, Tendulkar had scores millions of dollars more” at the dentally to play a short series. took the victory lap with his two Tendulkar has an excellent first of 94 and three when the West Games. The batting form of the visitors kids, Sara and Arjun, in tow along class record at Wankhede, but not Indies visited in November 2011 “We shall be smarter and Squads will have to improve drastically if with his team-mates. much when it comes to Tests. and eight in both the innings tougher than at any previous they are to pose any challenge to Similar scenes could be seen In 33 first-class matches, against England in November Olympic Games,” Bach added. India: Dhoni (captain, wicketkeeper), the rampant Indian side. when he finally goes round the Tendulkar has 3,534 runs with his last year. “To be very clear, these mil- Ashwin, Dhawan, Kohli, B Kumar, Mishra, Off-spinner Shane Shillingford stadium in a thanksgiving, but highest being 233 not out against Tendulkar’s highest this year lions of dollars are not expense Shami, Ojha, Pujara, Rahane, I Sharma, R was the only saving grace, taking before that Tendulkar would like Tamil Nadu. has been 81 in the first innings but rather an investment into Sharma, Tendulkar, Vijay, Yadav six wickets, dismissing the likes of to bow out in style, on a high, But in 10 Tests that he has in India’s eight-wicket win over the future of our sport. Sachin Tendulkar, Murali Vijay, something he couldn’t when he played here, the right-hander Australia in Chennai earlier this “The future of sport will West Indies: Sammy (captain), Da Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. announced his retirement last has got 847 runs, highest being year. gratefully depend on our suc- Bravo, Chanderpaul, Cottrell, Deonarine, For the 40-year-old Tendulkar, year in December from the ODIs. 148 (against Sri Lanka in 1996- The master blaster is 153 runs cess in this fight against dop- Edwards, Gabriel, Gayle, Permaul, his home town venue would be Tendulkar’s retirement from 97), at an average of 47.05, a far short of getting 16,000 Test runs ing or any kind of manipulation Powell, Ramdin (wicketkeeper), Samuels, most apt to end his fairytale ODIs sparked off speculation cry from his impressive record and a 52nd century would be and related corruption. We Shillingford, Walton (wicketkeeper) journey of 24 long years. It was whether he would be following at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium the perfect end to his illustrious have to protect the clean ath- in this city that he played most of it up by quitting Test cricket in Bangalore or Chennai’s M.A. innings. IANS letes. We want to ensure a fair competition.” Meanwhile, Olympic 800 metres champion David Rudisha has urged Kenya’s ath- South Africa hammer Pakistan in first T20 letics chiefs to root out doping cheats as swiftly as possible DUBAI: South Africa’s pace brought a semblance of respect- Scoreboard or risk damaging the coun- bowlers laid the foundation for ability to the score before he was try’s reputation for churning a crushing nine-wicket vic- run out near the end of Pakistan’s PAKISTAN out running greats. Kenya has tory over Pakistan in the first innings, with the next highest Ahmed Shehzad c Amla b Tsotsobe ...... 0 begun to acknowledge a drugs Twenty20 international at score Shoaib Malik’s 12. Sohaib Maqsood c de Kock b Steyn ...... 4 problem that has cast a shadow Dubai International Cricket Imran Tahir picked up two Shahid Afridi c McLaren b Tsotsobe ...... 10 over one of the most success- Stadium yesterday. for 17, both his wickets stumped Mohammad Hafeez c de Kock b Steyn ...... 0 ful running nations at a time Shoaib Malik st de Kock b Tahir ...... 12 Dale Steyn (three for 15) and by wicketkeeper De Kock, as Umar Akmal run out ...... 49 athletics is reeling from high Lonwabo Tsotsobe (two for nine) Pakistani batsmen charged at Abdul Razzaq c Miller b McLaren ...... 10 profile doping scandals. put Pakistan in early trouble from everything despite their perilous Sohail Tanvir st de Kock b Tahir ...... 0 “It is bad. The faster they which the sub-continent side situation. Abdur Rehman not out ...... 7 tackle the matter the better for never recovered as they limped Having won the one-day series Saeed Ajmal b Steyn ...... 0 our country’s image,” Rudisha Extras: (LB1, W5) ...... 6 to 98 for nine in their 20 overs. 4-1 recently, the South African Total: (nine wkts; 20 overs ...... 98 said. Rudisha’s comments came Young firebrand Quinton de batsmen have established the Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-4, 3-4, 4-21 (Afridi), 5-41, a day after the World Anti- Kock (48 not out) and Faf du ascendancy over Pakistan’s 6-70, 7-72, 8-98, 9-98 Dopng Agency (WADA) presi- Plessis (37 not out) put on 83 in bowlers in the UAE and it never Bowling: Tsotsobe 4-2-9-2, Steyn 4-0-15-3, McLaren dent, John Fahey, criticised 73 balls for the second wicket as looked like their target that would 4-0-29-1 (2w), Parnell 4-0-27-0 (1w), Tahir 4-0-17-2 (2w) Kenyan sports authorities for the Proteas coasted past their vic- trouble them. SOUTH AFRICA not setting up a body to inves- HM Amla b Sohail Tanvir ...... 13 tory target in 14.3 overs. Hashim Amla (13) lost his Q de Kock not out ...... 48 tigate reports of widespread Magnificent swing bowling leg-stump to Sohail Tanvir, but F du Plessis* not out ...... 37 doping in training camps. from Steyn and Tsotsobe had a career-best knock from the Extras (LB 1) ...... 1 “Not all of us are cheats, Pakistan reeling at three wickets exciting De Kock, who was ably Total (1 wicket; 14.3 overs; 52 mins) ...... 99 some may have been (mis) down with just four runs on the supported by Du Plessis, brought Fall of wickets: 1-16 led into abusing drugs,” world Bowling: Mohammad Hafeez 3-0-24-0, Mohammad board after Mohammad Hafeez victory in quick time. South Africa’s Dale Steyn walks back after taking three wickets during Irfan 2-0 -7-0, Sohail Tanvir 2-0-21-1, Saeed Ajmal record-holder Rudisha said, had won the toss and elected to The second Twenty20 interna- their first Twenty20 international cricket match against Pakistan in Dubai 4-0-12-0, Shahid Afridi 2.3-0-16-0, Abdur Rehman urging young athletes not look bat. tional will be played at the same yesterday. South Africa won by nine wickets. 1-0-18-0) for shortcuts. AGENCIES Umar Akmal (49 from 41 balls) venue tomorrow. REUTERS