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PSG beat Barcelona Qatar saw hard Ministry bans days before prosperity, FM paragliding in tells US varsity DOHA: Qatar’s journey to fame and fortune and as the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) camping areas exporter has not been with- out struggle, says the Foreign Minister. New rules for safety introduced The country had massive hydrocarbon resources also in the DOHA: The government has Once permission has been early 20th century, but lacked the banned paragliding in camping granted a camp must be set capability to exploit them, said areas during the camping sea- up within 30 days. The press H E Dr Khalid Al Attiyah. son from October 28 to April 18. briefing was addressed by At the time there were just a Paragliding is a common pas- H E Ahmed Mohamed Al Sada, few small clusters of villages in time for many who camp in the undersecretary at the Ministry of the country and they were largely dunes in particular as the weather Environment, and Umer Salem Al dependent on pearl-diving, fishing turns pleasant during winter. Nuaimi, director of Environment and animal breeding. The Environment Ministry Protection Department. In the 1920s, the pearl-diving said yesterday it is changing The officials said winter camps business literally collapsed and several camping rules to ensure will be allowed in five areas — the country slipped into a state greater safety and protection of Doha, Al Wakra, Umm Salal, Al of slowdown. the environment. Shamal and Al Rayyan, Qatar A great depression set in later, Also, Environment Ministry News Agency reported yesterday. and by the 1930s it led to an acute inspectors will be on the prowl Camps will not be allowed to food shortage. in the camping areas to check be set up on green patches and This, the foreign minister said, if campers are following safety tents meant for camping cannot forced many people living here rules. The licence of a camp which be given out on rent. No activ- Paris’ Brazilian defender Marquinhos (right) heads the ball despite Barcelona’s Argentinian midfielder Javier to migrate to other parts of the does not allow inspectors to enter ity other than camping will be Mascherano during the UEFA Champions League football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Arabian Peninsula. the tent to check compliance with allowed in a tent. There should Barcelona (FCB) yesterday at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. PSG won 3-2. See also page 28 Al Attiyah was recounting rules, will be cancelled. be a minimum distance of five Qatar’s brief history in a talk Senior Environment Ministry metres between two camps. he gave yesterday at Princeton officials told reporters at a news Tent camps cannot be set up in University’s Woodrow Wilson conference yesterday that no the west, south and north of the School of Public and International loudspeakers could be used in the Sealine resort, according to the Health centres to accept Qatari IDs Affairs in the US. camps. officials. Water scooters and boats Oil was discovered a little later And no area for a single camp cannot be used in camps near and that was a turning point in should exceed 250 square metres. the Sealine beach and in Khor DOHA: People seeking treat- mandatory for visitors to produce All citizens are already covered Qatar’s history, Al Attiyah said, A deposit of QR10,000 is required Al Udaid, which are the most ment at primary health centres their Qatari ID cards to see a doc- by the scheme and expatriates as students and faculty members to be made by an applicant. Tents popular areas for camping, said would soon be able to avail of tor and avail of other services. will be covered in a later phase. of Princeton University listened being erected for camping must the Environment Ministry offi- their services using their Qatari Currently a health card is The Seha provider network in rapt attention. be fire-resistant. cials. All electrical wires must be ID cards instead of health cards. required for those seeking treat- currently includes the leading Qatar became an oil exporter Applications are to be made encased in plastic pipes and each The West Bay Health Center ment at primary health centres. public healthcare facilities and a and revenues from exports began only by Qatari nationals aged 21 tent must have a first aid box. has already started the new sys- The National Health Insurance number of private clinics and hos- strengthening its economy, and and above seeking permission for Environment protection rules tem and it will be expanded to all Scheme — Seha — has allowed all pitals. The new move comes ahead in a brief span its community camping. The applications are will apply to those who violate the health centres in the country in beneficiaries to seek treatment at of plans to expand the Seha cov- became prosperous. to be made from October 14 to camping rules, said the officials. phases, Al Sharq reported. facilities included in the scheme erage to primary health centres. THE PENINSULA December 17, 2014. THE PENINSULA Once implemented, it will be using their Qatari ID cards. THE PENINSULA Continued on page 4

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Eid rush: HIA Food outlets to face advises travellers to arrive early more inspections DOHA: Hamad International Airport (HIA) is preparing for DOHA: About 100 municipal check all foods, especially meat. an increase in departing and inspectors monitor food outlets The inspection teams would arriving passengers during the across the city as part of this also visit shops selling sweets, Eid Al Adha holidays. The air- year’s Eid Al Adha prepara- chocolates, nuts and baked items, port has advised passengers to tions, officials have said. restaurants and fruit and vegeta- arrive at the airport three hours Mohammed Yousef Al Sayed, ble shops. before their flight departs, said a head of the health control section The inspections will also cover press statement yesterday. at Doha municipality, said that other establishments that have Badr Al Meer, Chief Operating they were intensifying inspec- a bearing on public health, like Officer at HIA, said: “We would tion of food establishments in beauty salons, barber shops and like to wish all our passengers and Doha to ensure their compliance laundries. residents of Qatar Eid Mubarak. with health rules and safeguard Al Sayed said Law No. 17 of During this special holiday, when the health of their customers, in 2005 gives inspectors the right to many people will be visiting preparation for Eid Al Adha. search places of sale and display, friends and loved ones all over the Ninety inspectors are being storage, transportation, manu- world, HIA is working tirelessly deployed to places where food is facturing, production and trad- to ensure that all our passengers produced, processed or sold, espe- ing of food items, and to monitor have an enjoyable and pleasant cially abattoirs and meat shops, a the implementation of laws and travel experience.” local Arabic daily reported. regulations related to food safety. To airport has reminded pas- Al Sayed said that they had It also allows them to take legal sengers that check-in will close The Eid Prayer Ground at Msheireb Downtown Doha, which will host Eid Al Adha prayers this week. allocated 29 veterinary doctors measures against those caught 60 minutes prior to departure so to work in public abattoirs and violating the rules. they should take advantage of the ensure that only healthy animals Municipal inspectors will also online check-in service offered by are slaughtered, and that the be receiving complaints round the airlines such as Qatar Airways. slaughter is done in a safe way clock, and a team of inspectors Those dropping off and collect- and without undue delays. would be dispatched to investigate ing passengers have been informed Msheireb ground to He said the veterinary doctors all complaints. that HIA offers free parking for would check the animals before Al Rayyan municipality has the first 30 minutes in the short- they enter the abattoirs, and announced that it is stepping term car park, and charges QR5 after slaughter they will check up monitoring of shops selling per hour thereafter. to ensure that the meat is fit for sweets, restaurants and kitchens Passengers who drive their host Eid prayers again human consumption. ahead of Eid Al Adha. own cars to the airport will find He said it was normal for the The municipality is collecting free parking in the long-term car authorities to intensify inspec- samples from shops selling poul- park, where they will be offered a Many historic buildings in old town have been rebuilt tion of food outlets ahead of occa- try, fish and meat and sending free bus ride to the bus terminal sions like Eid Al Adha, Eid Al them to the central laboratory of at HIA. All unattended vehicles DOHA: The historic Eid Prayer Ground as part of Msheireb. at Msheireb Properties, said, “We Fitr and Ramadan, and that the the Supreme Council of Health to parked on the kerbside throughout Ground located at Msheireb The prayer ground presents a are delighted to announce that the inspectors would visit all kinds make sure that all products in the the HIA facility will be towed away Downtown Doha will be open long, relatively low frontage to the Eid Prayer Ground at Msheireb of food outlets, especially shop- market conform to health rules. by the authorities. to the public for Eid Al Adha street and is the scale of an entire Downtown Doha is open for the ping malls and supermarkets, and THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA prayers this week, Msheireb urban block. It forms a backdrop public to offer Eid Al Adha prayers Properties said yesterday. for the picturesque fort building this year. We are looking forward In the last century, the Eid when viewed from the souq and to seeing this place become a cen- Prayer Ground was located at the defines the edge of the open space trepiece for the community where Katara Eid festival to feature edge of the old downtown, adja- used as the souq car park. people can come together in cel- cent to the Burial Ground and Msheireb Downtown Doha is a ebrating this significant occasion Al Koot Fort. As Doha developed QR20bn regeneration project in in the Islamic calendar.” during the oil boom, the space Doha’s historical commercial cen- “The Eid Prayer Ground repre- astronomy show, circus on ice was formalised with an enclosing tre. The mixed-use development is sents a key link to Qatar’s cultural wall, which can be seen in some made up of more than 100 build- and religious traditions and we at DOHA: An array of events of the earliest aerial photographs ings, with a combination of com- Msheireb Properties are conscious that combine knowledge and of the city. mercial and residential properties, of our responsibilities to preserve entertainment are set to Many of the historic buildings retail, cultural and entertainment this, even in a modern develop- enthrall visitors to Katara dur- within the old town have been areas. The aim of the project is to ment. Indeed, it is an excellent ing the upcoming Eid Al Adha rebuilt or refurbished, creating a revive the old commercial district example of our ability to combine holidays. unique urban townscape that to by recapturing Qatar’s heritage successfully the most relevant fea- Announcing the line-up of a large extent defines the historic and architectural traditions. tures of past, present and future,” events at a press conference yes- identity of central Doha. This is Eng. Abdulla Hassan Al he added. terday, Katara General Manager the context for the Eid Prayer Mehshadi, Chief Executive Officer THE PENINSULA Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti said Katara was expected to wit- ness exceptional Eid Al Adha cel- ebrations with the unique events MoI to organise events for workers and activities it has prepared for visitors and tourists of all ages. DOHA: An entertainment and by watching cultural perform- support to the performers at West “The Eid Al Adha festival in cultural event for expatriates ances,” said the Director of the End Park. Katara will be the first of its kind will be held on Saturday to mark Community Policing Department, The Al Khor stadium, which in the Arab world as it combines Eid Al Adha. Lt-Colonel Ahmed Zayed Al can accommodate 8,000 people, knowledge, entertainment and ‘Eid Al Adha Fest 2014’, organ- Muhnnadi, while addressing a will host a football match and a tug fun through impressive shows Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General Manager of Katara Cultural Village, ised by the Ministry of Interior press conference at the Civil of war between teams represent- which embody the story of the addressing the media yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT with six expatriate communities, Defence headquarters. ing companies from 3 pm onwards. universe, highlighted by amaz- will be held at the West End Park “Such programmes will Performances by members of the ing performances and fireworks ‘Abu Salama’, featuring a group October 4, ‘Dreams on Ice’ is a (cricket stadium) in Industrial strengthen partnership between Nepalese community will start at display sure to delight the hearts of youths. The award-winning two-hour extravaganza on ice Area and at Al Khor Sports Club, the expatriate communities and the main stadium on 5 pm. of adults and children alike,” said play throws light on the injustice featuring elegant skating, acro- officials said yesterday. the Ministry of Interior. We invite The events at West End Park Dr Al Sulaiti. done by one man to another, with batic performances, stilt walkers, The events are being held everyone to come and join Eid Al and Al Khor Sports Club are open A highlight of the festival will the story centred on an ordinary jugglers, magicians and hula hoop for single workers and fami- Adha Fest 2014,’ he said. to single workers and families, but be a 35-minute show on astron- worker. on ice as well as an animal show lies between 5 pm and 10 pm at Community Policing Officer special areas will be earmarked for omy that will be held thrice every The play will be staged from featuring dogs, cats and seals. West End Park, and from 3 pm Lt-Colonel Ghanim Saad Al families. evening for four days beginning October 4 to 6, from 8 pm to 9.30 A large tent has been erected onwards at Al Khor Sports Club. Khayarin, and Lt. Shaheen Rashid The audience will get the oppor- on the first day of Eid Al Adha. pm, at Katara Drama Theatre. in the southeastern part of the The events will give the audiences Al Atheeq from Public Relations tunity to win 100 prizes sponsored The show will be a feast for the ‘Abu Salama’ and the story of Katara Corniche, where twice the opportunity to win prizes. Department were also preset at by Malabr Gold at West End Park senses and will consist of three the universe show are both free daily shows will be staged, except “The expat community mem- the press conference. and 50 prizes at Al Khor Sports parts, including the story of the for the public. on Saturdays, when there will be bers are our partners in nation- Artists from the Indian, Club through an entry coupon universe and a Big Bang show Another highlight of the three shows. building, and this programme has Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri draw. Another 100 prizes will concluding with a pyrotechnic Katara Eid Al Adha festival is Tickets with prices ranging been organised as an appreciation Lankan, Nepalese and Indonesian be sponsored by the Ministry of display. a circus show on ice which is from QR100 to QR500 can be of their support. We aim to host communities will perform in the Interior at both venues. Special Theatre lovers will get the being brought to Qatar for the purchased at Virgin Megastores an entertainment event where cultural show and ‘Singing Birds gifts will be given to children. opportunity to enjoy an excep- first time. and online. expatriates can enjoy the Eid day Orchestra’ will provide technical THE PENINSULA tional performance of the play To run for two months starting THE PENINSULA

Media persons honoured 18th Inter-School Quiz starts on Oct 30

DOHA: The 18th Inter- for success of Kulluna School Quiz will be held at Birla Public School DOHA: Hamad International He presented certificates and Auditorium on October 30 Training Centre (HITC) hon- mementoes to editors, reporters, and 31. oured over 50 representatives photographers, videographers, The quiz contest is open to from the media and healthcare advertising and marketing staff children of all nationalities sectors and corporate executives from Al Sharq, Al Watan, Gulf and will test the students’ for their contribution to the suc- Times, Qatar Tribune, public knowledge of literature, sci- cess of its National Health and relations Agency222 and other ence, geography. sports, music Safety initiative, Kulluna. magazines. and current affairs. HITC Director and Chairman of Kulluna, Arabic word for ‘all of Students of standards VII, the Kulluna organising committee, us’, campaigns to change behav- VIII and IX can take part in Dr Khalid Abdulnoor Saifeldeen, iour and habits to improve health the quiz. led senior healthcare staff and and safety. Its activities take many Celebrity quizmaster ConocoPhillips Qatar executives forms as its messages need to Mohan Kapur will conduct in honouring the contributors at reach as wide an audience as pos- the quiz. a celebratory event held at Sharq sible, said Dr Saifeldeen. Centrepoint will be the Village and Spa on Monday night. “Soon after its launch in 2012, main sponsor of the quiz, and Speaking at the event, Dr we rebranded Kulluna to make a will be giving certificates and Saifeldeen said, “This event cel- greater impact on various audi- discount vouchers to all par- ebrates the second anniversary of ences. Its new visual language ticipants, besides other gifts the Kulluna initiative launched in is a direct interpretation of the for the audience. September 2012. I thank journal- ‘Multiplier’ concept. It is organic, The winners will get lap- ists from all forms of media for fluid and timeless beyond the FROM LEFT: Rajgopal R, Marketing Manager at Landmark Group; Saikat Mishra, GM of Landmark Group; Santosh tops, with the runners-up disseminating messages of Kalluna trendy. The Kulluna brand is con- Pai, COO, Landmark Group; Usha Andrews, President of Indian Women’s Association (IWA), Qatar; Saroj Shukla. Vice getting iPads and the sec- over the last two years on improv- stantly adapting and growing,” he President, IWA, and Sunita Chaturvedi, Cultural Secretary, IWA during a press conference for the ‘Centrepoint 18th ond runners-up getting iPad ing health, well-being and safety of added. Inter-School Quiz’ at Radisson Blu. Kammutty VP Minis. our community in Qatar.” QNA THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Safe School programme to cover more schools QRC launches second version of programme

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has launched the second version of its ‘Safe School’ pro- gramme for the academic year 2014-2015, with plans to expand its scope to encompass 25-30 schools in the country. Under the slogan ‘Safe Behaviour, Less Risk, and Effective Response,’ the pro- gramme is conducted every Sunday at a different Supreme Education Council school, apply- ing an all-day theoretical and practical training scheme with two breaks. At the end of the day, booklets and fliers are distributed and a disaster simulation scenario is practised to foster the knowl- edge and skills acquired during the theoretical part. The purpose of the programme is to promote a culture of safe behaviour and societal risk management to prevent, reduce or properly deal with risks, by developing practical experience and skills among youngsters, teaching them general concepts A QRC trainer gives a demonstration to students. of disaster risk reduction, and letting them practice emergency for themselves and for others. to increase their awareness and plans and evacuation rules very The programme employs a ability to respond to earthquakes, seriously as if they were facing a progressive strategy that targets fires, accidents, and other disas- real disaster. Qatar educational institutions to ters. It also delivers educative This will help produce a whole utilise schooling as a way of com- lectures on the principles of first generation of Qataris who have munity education and creation aid, psychological support, and the highest level of disaster of dynamic and broad-minded road safety for administrative preparedness. personalities, rather than a rigid, staff, teachers, and bus supervi- The programme syllabus also backward instructional system sors to ensure effective and quick covers meaningful topics in rela- limited to theoretical textbooks response in case of emergency.” tion to the safety and security of that spread passiveness and inac- During 2013-2014, the pro- society members; raises awareness tion among students. gramme was conducted suc- of the importance of environment In his remarks about this sig- cessfully in 19 schools across the protection among schoolchildren, nificant informative programme, nation, benefiting 6,622 students teachers, administrative staff, QRC Secretary-General Saleh of all educational stages (kinder- bus supervisors, and even par- bin Ali Al-Mohannadi said, garten, primary, preparatory, and ents (through the students them- “The project first emerged as secondary), as well as 573 teach- selves); urges them to adopt safe an idea in May 2013. It involves ers, administrative staff, and bus behaviour as a lifestyle; and deep- several training courses for stu- supervisors. ens their sense of responsibility dents over an entire school day THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QA to make freight transactions paperless Agreement signed for using electronic air waybill

DOHA: Qatar Airways Cargo and Qatar Customs have signed a Memorandum of Understanding QA in deal to boost Europe traffic (MoU) for the use of electronic DOHA: Qatar Airways and Vueling have signed an agreement air waybill (e-AWB), or e-freight that will enable Qatar’s national airline to increase the number of system as part of efforts to passengers to Europe while strengthening Vueling’s hubs in Rome introduce paperless transactions and Barcelona. for cargo shipments, a press The agreement, which came into effect on September 1, 2014, will statement said yesterday. also improve trans-European traffic by providing passengers with an With the e-AWB, there is no even greater range of options for long-haul connections, according need to print, handle or archive to a Qatar Airways press release issued yesterday. paper AWBs. e-AWB brings accu- Barcelona’s El Prat Airport is Vueling’s main hub, where racy, confidentiality and efficiency the company holds 38 percent market share, and from which by reducing operational costs and the airline offers direct flights to 121 destinations and up to speeding up delivery of air freight 11,000 connections across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International shipments. Additionally, Vueling offers 40 direct routes from Fiumicino Affairs of Princeton University yesterday. The MoU was signed earlier Airport in Rome, the company’s second operational hub, as well as yesterday by Qatar Airways Chief 850 possible connections to destinations across Europe, Africa and Officer Cargo Ulrich Ogiermann the Middle East. THE PENINSULA and Mohammed Ahmed Al LNG exports giant leap for Qatar: FM Mohannadi, Operations and Risk transactions is greatly understood these systems will lead to simpli- Analysis Department Manager by all those of who handle a large fying travel procedures, reducing of Customs, in the presence number of cargo transactions on operational costs and saving time. Continued from page 1 massive difference between what US companies operate here. of senior officials from both a daily basis. The signing of the Eventually, these systems will lead So, from a sleepy pearl-div- it was in 1930 and what it is now, And US exports to Qatar organisations. SOP is a stepping stone to imple- to the wider implementation of ing and fishing country until a said the foreign minister. amounted to a whopping $3.8bn in The agreement will bring Qatar menting the electronic air waybill, smart governance and help us to century ago, it has been a giant Talking of the present, he said: 2013, a figure that nearly doubled Airways one step closer towards which is highly beneficial to the achieve Qatar’s Vision 2030.” leap for Qatar to emerge as the “Our leaders took the bold step of in a year from 2012, Qatar News electronic freight, also known as cargo industry. We are looking Qatar Airways, Qatar Customs, world’s leading LNG producer and exploiting our gas reserves and Agency reported yesterday. e-freight, with the intention to forward to greater efficiency by Qatar Aviation Services and IATA exporter. making the country a major global Al Attiyah also made a refer- eliminate the requirement for the introducing electronic air waybill have jointly developed the proce- The Woodrow Wilson School LNG player”. ence to Education City in Doha paper air waybill. The airline will shipments.” dure to implement the e-AWB. was set up in 1930 and it is in this “Our leaders put the country on and said it was a prime example of now implement paperless freight Ahmed bin Ali Al Mohannadi, Qatar Airways accepts e-AWB context that the foreign minister the path to modernism.” Qatar-US cooperation in the field transactions for shipments origi- Chairman of the General shipments at more than 20 sta- spoke of Qatar’s history. Today, Qatar is a major world of education. nating and transiting through Authority of Customs, said: “The tions in its network and transports “The world was facing almost destination for investors, including The Education City is today Doha, as well as for import ship- Air Waybill system will integrate 14 percent of its network air way- the same problems then as it does for US businesses. The US is the benefiting students from some 85 ments into the country. our customs clearance systems bills under e-AWB process, on fea- today. The global economy was largest foreign investor in Qatar countries from across the world, Ogiermann said: “The many with the existing electronic data- sible e-AWB lanes. debt-laden.” today and the biggest exporter, he said. benefits of moving into paperless bases in Qatar. When operational, THE PENINSULA As for Qatar itself, there is a said Al Attiyah. More than 120 THE PENINSULA Lulu to support Qatari engineers

DOHA: Lulu Hypermarkets is engineering leagues within the for exchange of experience in to extend financial support to society (league of electrical engi- the area of engineering, signing activities undertaken by Qatar neers, league of civil engineers, memorandums of understanding Engineering Society. league of mechanical engineers, to provide social service to the This was decided in a meet- and league of architectural country, participation in meet- ing held at the headquarters of engineers). ings of committees of the Union the Society in Katara Cultural The activities of the Society of Gulf Engineers, and activation Village. The meeting was also include visits to major of the work of the citizen com- attended by Eng. Ahmed Jassim projects to keep the engineers mittee, which provides free engi- Al Julu, Chairman of the Board updated about new develop- neering advice to Qatari citizens. of the Society, members of the ments, visits to secondary school Engineer Khalid Ahmed Al Board, Eng. Khalid Ahmed students to raise awareness about Nasr commended the initiative Alnasr, Eng. Abdulla Yousuf, the engineering profession and of Lulu Hypermarkets and its and Eng. Mohamed Hassan Al its different branches, activation support to Qatar Engineering Nuaimi, while Lulu Hypermarket of the programme called “Coffee Society. He said this con- Group was represented by with an engineer”, that will host firmed the role played by Lulu Mohamed Althaf, Group Director 16 engineers who are executive Hypermarkets in supporting of Lulu Hypermarket Chain, and directors and decision-makers professional institutions in the Shaijan M O, Regional Director in the government in a meeting country. of Lulu Group Qatar Region. with Qatari engineers, organising Engineer Ahmed Jassim Al Althaf presented a cheque of six engineering workshops next Julu presented the shield of QR150,000 for supporting the year to provide training to peo- Qatar Engineering Society to activities of the Society during ple in some sectors of the state, Althaf, thanking him for the sup- Engineer Ahmed Jassim Al Julu, Chairman of the Board of Qatar Engineering Society, presenting the shield of the the period 2014-2015. The activi- signing memorandums of under- port given to the society. Society to Mohamed Althaf, Group Director of Lulu Hypermarket Chain. ties include those pertaining to standing with certain entities THE PENINSULA

Mannai, employees support Gaza DOHA: Mannai Corporation and its employees have extended help to Gaza through a donation of QR100,000 to Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS). The contribution was received by Saad Shaheen M M Al Kaabi, Director of Resources Mobilization and Investment, Qatar Red Crescent, during a meeting held at Mannai Corporation’s head office. Mannai’s contribution to QRCS will be utilised to deliver medicines and medical consumables and hospital equipment to Gaza hospitals. The contribution will also help equip specialised medi- cal teams and meet other needs in Gaza. “Mannai Corporation and its employees are pleased to hand over this contribution to support rebuilding Gaza. Programmes such as humanitarian missions are a fundamental part of the way we live our values, The Mannai Way” said Mohamed Mahmoud, General Manager-Human Resources, Mannai Corporation. Ashghal staff donate blood

DOHA: The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ organ- ised a blood donation campaign on Monday in coordina- tion with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) as part of its efforts to participate in community initiatives, especially those that have an impact on peoples’ life. The campaign witnessed wide participation by Ashghal’s employees, who gathered in large numbers to donate blood in recognition of the importance of the initiative. The campaign is scheduled to be held again next month to accommodate more employees who wished to donate but could not due to time constraints. Commenting on the event, Ashghal’s Public Relations and Communications Manager, Abdulla Saad Aman Al Saad, said: “Ashghal is always keen to participate in community events, especially voluntary initiatives that positively impact society and encourage individuals to participate and fulfil their humanitarian duty towards the community.” THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Researchers take big QU to host computer applications meet step in fighting cancer Research could lead to better anti-cancer treatment

DOHA: Researchers at Weill Led by WCMC-Q’s Professor means the cancer comes back. Cornell Medical College-Qatar of Genetic Medicine and “We were able to show that (WCMC-Q) have taken a major Immunology, Dr Lotfi Chouchane, the BAD protein not only plays step towards understanding the project is the result of a a role in the survival of cancer why certain cancers often recur joint effort by researchers from stem cells, but that it is actually after they have been treated WCMC-Q, Qatar Biomedical essential for their survival. This with conventional therapies. Research Institute and Sidra makes BAD an extremely attrac- The research, which focused Medical and Research Center, tive target for research for new, on a specific protein that allows all of which are Qatar Foundation more effective cancer therapies.” skin, prostate and breast cancers member organisations. Additional The study, titled ‘Targeting to recur after initially success- contributions were made by medi- proapoptotic protein BAD inhib- ful treatment, paves the way for cal institutions in China and the its survival and self-renewal of future studies that could lead to United States. cancer stem cells’, has now been development of a new generation Dr Chouchane said, “The prob- published in the peer-reviewed Qatar University officials at a press briefing to announce QU’s hosting of the 11th edition of the ACS/IEEE of more effective anti-cancer lem with existing cancer treat- scientific journal Cell Death and International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications. The Department of Computer Science and Differentiation drugs. ments is that they can target and , part of the pres- Engineering will organise and host the international event. The study demonstrated the kill most of the cancer cells, but tigious Nature series of journals. role of a protein, appropriately they are not able to target the Funding of the project was named ‘BAD protein’, in the sur- cancer stem cells. These cancer done by the Biomedical Research vival and renewal of some cancer stem cells are only a small pro- Programme of Qatar Foundation, cells — known as Cancer Stem portion of the total number of which supports the research Qatar-Brazil exhibition opens today Cells — which are able to resist cancer cells, but they are very effort at WCMC-Q, and by Qatar even the most advanced anti- important because they are able Biomedical Research Institute. DOHA: ‘Qatar and Brazil: and feel of their respective home- exhibitions such as “Qatar and cancer drugs available. to sustain tumor growth, which THE PENINSULA A Contemporary Painting lands. The artists use a range of Brazil: A Contemporary Painting Dialogue’ exhibition featuring methods in their works, includ- Dialogue” we are creating endur- works by four Qatari and four ing surrealism, informal abstrac- ing partnership and friendships Brazilian painters opens today tion, and geometrical abstraction. between both the institutions and at Katara Building 13. These paintings taken in together individuals of Qatar and Brazil.” The exhibition is hosted as part provide cross-cultural perspec- The exhibition also uses mul- QAFAC in deal to sponsor chair at QU of the Qatar Brazil 2014 Year of tive on the contemporary art of timedia to immerse visitors in a Culture by Qatar Museums; the Qatar and Brazil, and establish conversation with the painters DOHA: Qatar University as training courses for selected to contribute to the National Ministry of Culture, Arts, and a framework for evaluating the about contemporary art. Screens (QU) and Qatar Fuel Additives QAFAC employees, while QAFAC Vision and the future of Qatar.” Heritage; and the Qatar Fine areas of similarity and difference positioned around the gallery play Company Limited (QAFAC) will fund the Chair position dur- Al Kuwari said: “QAFAC is Arts Association. It explores the between the artists of these two films specially created for Doha’s have signed a three-year spon- ing the three-year term. proud to partner with Qatar issues of identity and the cultural countries and their approaches to audiences featuring the artists sorship agreement to establish Prof Al Misnad welcomed the University on this initiative as we spirit of the present time through self-expression. discussing the inspiration, emo- a Professorial Environmental audience saying, “We are pleased have been cooperating with the contemporary art. It includes 40 Safiya Al Hajari, Director of tion, and execution of their work. Materials Chair. The Chair will to sign this agreement which will university over many years on paintings, five from each of the the Office of Strategic Cultural “The very unique aspect of be housed at QU’s Center for definitely enhance the research various subjects. One of QAFAC’s eight artists. Relations, said: “We in the Office this exhibition lies in the fact Advanced Materials (CAM). on materials science and technol- core values is “green thinking” The Qatari artists featured in of Strategic Cultural Relations, that the works displayed have The agreement was signed ogy. By developing a strong plat- and we are aware of the coun- the expo include Yousuf Khalifa part of Qatar Museums, believe been specially designed for this by QU President Prof Sheikha form of mutual cooperation with try’s challenge to reduce the Ahmed Al Sada, Lolwa Al that culture is an important way occasion; and because the artists Abdulla Al Misnad and QAFAC QAFAC, we demonstrate our CO2 emissions, hence it became Meghaiseeb, Amal Al Aathem to bring people together. Each have agreed to work with the pre- Chief Executive Officer Nasser commitment to supporting the obvious to us that sponsoring a and Ahmad Al Mosaifry. The year, we work with a partner dominance of Brazilian national Jeham Al Kuwari in the presence industrial sector in Qatar. This professional Chair in the CO2 Brazilian artists are Fernando country to develop a bilateral cul- colours — green, yellow, blue of CAM Director Dr Mariam Ali agreement will be an effective Environmental studies, emission Duval, Ronaldo Miranda, Ronaldo tural exchange program called the and white — a value that is also Al Maadeed, as well as officials tool to bridge the relationship control and utilisation would be Macedo and Luiz Dolino. Years of Culture that aims to fos- expressed in the paintings of our from QU and QAFAC. between academic education and the right choice and in perfect Through symbolic representa- ter understanding of Qatar inter- distinguished Qatari colleagues,” Under the terms of the agree- industry. It will serve to attract alignment with Qatar National tions, the artists create a dialogue nationally while also deepening said Luiz Dolino, the Curator and ment, QU will provide consulta- Qatari students to science and Vision 2030.” of Qatari and Brazilian perspec- our understanding of the part- one of the featured artists. tion services to QAFAC, as well boost their sense of responsibility THE PENINSULA tives using the colours, textures ner country’s culture. Through THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Wheat warfare: IS uses grain to tighten grip in Iraq

SHEKHAN, IRAQ: For Salah Paulis, under IS control accounts for as much in Makhmur, a town near IS-held terri- Makhmur, a town between the cities of the capital of the group’s self-declared it came down to a choice between his as 40 percent of Iraq’s annual produc- tory between Arbil and Mosul. “Definitely Mosul and Kirkuk. The silo has a capac- caliphate, 750,000 hectares (1.8 million faith and his crop. A wheat farmer tion of wheat, one of the country’s most they want to show off and pretend they ity of 250,000 tonnes, or approximately acres) should soon be sown with wheat from outside Mosul, Paulis and his important food staples alongside barley are a government.” 8 percent of Iraq’s domestic annual pro- and 835,000 hectares with barley, an family fled the militant group Islamic and rice. The militants seem intent not The Sunni militants and their allies duction in 2013. IS attacked Makhmur Iraqi agriculture ministry official said. State early last month. just on grabbing more land but also on now occupy more than a third of Iraq on August 7. IS held Makhmur for three The official said that the province nor- The group overran the family farm as managing resources and governing in and a similar chunk of neighbouring days before the Kurdish fighters and US mally has 100,000 farmers. But thou- part of its offensive that captured vast their self-proclaimed caliphate. Syria. The group generates income not air strikes on IS positions — though not sands have fled. swathes of territory in northern Iraq. Wheat is one tool at their disposal. just from wheat but also from “taxes” on on the silo — drove them out. Iraqi farmers normally get next sea- Two weeks later, Paulis, who is a Christian, The group has begun using the grain to business owners, looting, ransoming kid- In many ways, IS is replicating in Iraq son’s seeds from their current harvest, received a phone call from a man who said fill its pockets, to deprive opponents — napped Westerners and, most especially, strategies it developed in Syria. In the keeping back some of the wheat for that he was an Islamic State fighter. especially members of the Christian and the sale of oil to local traders. year it has controlled the town of Raqqa purpose. IS controls enough wheat so “We are in your warehouse. Why are Yazidi minorities — of vital food supplies, IS is demonstrating that controlling in northeastern Syria, for instance, IS finding seeds should not be a problem. you not here working and taking care of and to win over fellow Sunni Muslims as wheat brings power. As its fighters swept militants say they have allowed former It also controls Ministry of Agriculture your business?” the man asked in formal it tightens its grip on captured territory. through Iraq’s north in June, they seized employees from Syrian President Bashar offices in Mosul and Tikrit which should Arabic. “Come back and we will guar- In Iraq’s northern breadbasket, much control of silos and grain stockpiles. The Al Assad’s regime to continue to run have fertiliser supplies. antee your safety. But you must convert as it did in neighbouring Syria, IS has offensive coincided with the wheat and its mills. The group has set up a wheat But getting the seeds and fertiliser and pay $500.” When Paulis refused, the kept state employees and wheat silo barley harvests and, crucially, the deliv- “diwan,” or bureau, in charge of the sup- into the right hands will be a problem. man spelled out the penalty. “We are tak- operators in place to help run its empire. ery of crops to government silos and pri- ply chain, from harvesting the crop to Mohamed Diab, director of the World ing your wheat,” he said. “Just to let you Such tactics are one reason IS poses vate traders. distributing flour. Food Programme’s Regional Bureau for know we are not stealing it because we a more complex threat than Al Qaeda, IS now controls all nine silos in The same push to keep things running the Middle East, North Africa, Central gave you a choice.” the Islamist group from which it grew. Nineveh Province, which spans the Tigris smoothly can be seen in Iraq. IS fighters Asia and Eastern Europe, said that it is Other fleeing farmers recount sim- For most of its existence, Al Qaeda has river, along with seven other silos in other have regularly avoided destroying govern- “highly unlikely” that displaced farm- ilar stories, and point to a little-dis- focused on hit-and-run attacks and sui- provinces. In the three months since ment installations they have captured. ers would return. “The picture is bleak cussed element of the threat Islamic cide bombings. But Islamic State sees overrunning Nineveh’s provincial capital When IS took over Iraq’s largest dam it regarding agriculture production next State poses to Iraq and the region. The itself as both army and government. Mosul, IS fighters have seized hundreds kept employees in place and even brought year,” he said. “The place where displace- group now controls a large chunk of Iraq’s “Wheat is a strategic good. They are of thousands of tonnes of wheat from in engineers from Mosul to make repairs. ment has happened is the main granary wheat supplies. doing as much as they can with it,” said abandoned fields. The big worry now is next season’s of the country.” The United Nations estimates land Ali Bind Dian, head of a farmers’ union One target was the wheat silo in crop. In Nineveh province, home to REUTERS Priceless Iraqi US, UK raids seek to artefacts hit black market

PARIS: Ancient Iraqi artefacts reverse IS advances are appearing on the black mar- ket as Islamic State militants use intermediaries to sell priceless Kurds launch attacks; IS frees over 70 school children treasures to finance their activi- ties after sweeping through the MURSITPINAR: US war- refugees across the border. and the jihadists. Peshmerga north of the country, Iraqi and planes launched multiple strikes Nato member Turkey, after spokesman Halgord Hekmat Western officials said. against Islamic State fighters in months of caution in the fight said IS had been ousted from 30 The militants gained some Iraq and Syria yesterday, seek- against IS, has decided to harden positions. experience of dealing in antiqui- ing to turn up the heat on jihad- its policy. The government was With the United States now ties after taking control of large ists as Britain carried out its poised to ask parliament later conducting what it says are parts of Syria, but when they first air raids against the group. this week for authorisation to “near continuous” strikes in both captured the northern Iraqi city IS militants closing in on a key take military action against the Iraq and Syria, a Washington- of Mosul and the Nineveh prov- town near the Turkish border were militants. However what this may based think-tank warned that ince in June, they gained access among the targets of nearly a dozen entail is so far unclear. the costs of the campaign to the to almost 2,000 of Iraq’s 12,000 US air raids in Syria, the Pentagon In Iraq, Kurdish peshmerga US taxpayer could swiftly esca- registered archaeological sites. said. US planes also bombed IS forces battled to claw back land late. US aircraft have flown more Speaking at a conference at the jihadists in neighbouring Iraq as from jihadists, as US warplanes than 4,000 sorties in the air war UN cultural agency Unesco in Kurdish forces launched pre-dawn launched 11 strikes at several against the jihadists in Iraq and Paris to warn of the risk to Iraq’s attacks on three fronts in a bid to locations, destroying armed Syria since August, including sur- heritage, Qais Hussein Rasheed, recapture ground lost to the group vehicles and IS positions. veillance flights, refuelling runs head of the Baghdad Museum, last month. The peshmerga struck at the and bombing raids, a military said organised groups were work- Britain said its jets had border town of Rabia, north officer said. ing in coordination with Islamic destroyed an IS heavy weapons of jihadist-controlled Mosul, The Centre for Strategic and State. “It’s an international arte- post and a machinegun-mounted and south of oil hub Kirkuk, Budgetary Assessments estimated facts’ mafia,” he said. vehicle in the country’s first air commanders said. They also that when US air strikes against “They identify the items and say strikes against the group in Iraq. attacked the town of Zumar, IS in Syria got under way last what they can sell,” he said. Since IS fighters have captured near the reservoir of Iraq’s larg- week, Washington had already A Syrian refugee boy cries while clutching her mother as they arrive at the some of these items were more large parts of Iraq and Syria. est dam, which has been a key spent as much as $930m on the Syrian-Turkish border near Sanliurfa, Turkey, yesterday. than 2,000 years old it was difficult The group yesterday freed more battleground between the Kurds campaign against IS. AFP to know exactly their value. than 70 Kurdish school children Citing local officials still in it abducted in northern Syria Islamic State-controlled areas, in May, according to the Syrian Rasheed said the biggest exam- Observatory for Human Rights, Iran pledges equipment for Lebanon army ple of looting so far had taken a Britain-based monitor. place at the 9th century BC grand It was not immediately clear BEIRUT: Iran is to offer equip- heroic battle it is waging against Saudi Arabia and the US. France, but that deal has yet to palace at Kalhu of the Assyrian why IS decided to free the chil- ment to the Lebanese army to terrorism,” NNA quoted him as It comes after Lebanese troops be fully implemented. In August, King Ashurnasirpal II. “Assyrian dren, part of a group of about 153 bolster its battle against jihad- saying. fought deadly clashes in August the kingdom offered another $1bn tablets were stolen and found in students snatched in May after ist extremists, a senior Iranian Iran’s official IRNA news with jihadists of the Islamic State in funds to allow the army to pur- European cities,” he said. “Some taking school exams. official said on a visit to Beirut agency also reported the offer, group and Al Qaeda affiliate Al chase supplies immediately. of these items are cut up and sold Their release came as IS fight- yesterday. saying Tehran was ready to “pro- Nusra Front in a town on the Washington has also sought piecemeal,” he said, referring to a ers penetrated within 2-3km of Ali Shamkhani, secretary of vide aid to Lebanon’s heroic army Syrian border. The jihadists with- to bolster Lebanon’s military, tablet of a winged bull. the Syrian town of Ain Al Arab Iran’s Supreme National Security proportionate to the threats.” drew from the area after a truce and this month announced it A Western diplomat said it was near the Turkish border, accord- Council, made the announcement Shamkhani did not give addi- deal, but took with them several had delivered a new shipment of too early to assess exactly how ing to the Observatory. It was after meeting Lebanese officials, tional details on what form the dozen captive Lebanese soldiers Hellfire missiles and would also much from Iraq had crossed the the closest the militants had Lebanon’s National News Agency aid would take, but stressed that and police, three of whom they supply light aircraft. borders. “We’ve seen hundreds of come to the town, known as said. “Iran has decided to offer it would be delivered quickly, have since executed. Announcing the supplies, US millions of dollars worth of Syrian Kobane in Kurdish, since they a grant as a token of its appre- IRNA reported. Saudi Arabia last year ambassador David Hale said the pieces pop up after their sites were began their advance nearly ciation for Lebanon and its brave Iran’s offer of support follows announced it would give the aircraft would be paid for out of looted, so it’s not unreasonable to two weeks ago, sending tens of army, in the form of equipment aid packages for the Lebanese Lebanese army $3bn to purchase the additional Saudi funding. expect the same for Iraq,” he said. thousands of mostly Kurdish that will help the military in the army from both its regional rival weapons and equipment from AFP REUTERS

Court jails 68 Yemenis protest to press pro-Mursi for Houthi withdrawal protesters SANA’A: Hundreds took to Protesters also called on the the streets of Yemen’s capital rebels to vacate the capital’s uni- CAIRO: An Egyptian court yesterday for the second pro- versity campus. sentenced 68 people to up to 15 test this week demanding that The UN deal called for the years in prison yesterday over Houthi rebels who seized con- Houthis to withdraw from Sana’a protest clashes, in the latest trol of Sana’a leave. once a new neutral prime min- mass sentencing of support- The rebels overran the capital ister is named, but President ers of ousted Islamist president 10 days ago in a lightning offen- Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has so Mohamed Mursi. sive and have maintained a strong far failed to appoint a new gov- They were accused of par- military presence, conducting ernment chief. ticipating in street violence on patrols and manning checkpoints. It also required Hadi to appoint October 6, 2013 in which more Known as Houthis, the Shiite an adviser from within the rebel than 50 demonstrators were shot rebels have refused to quit Sana’a movement. dead in the capital after clashing despite a UN-brokered deal to The deal was reached after with police. give them more influence with the clashes between the Houthis and The Cairo court sentenced 63 Sunni-dominated government. pro-government Sunni Islamist defendants to 15 years in prison Frustration with their presence forces on the outskirts of the and five others to 10 years, judicial has grown and hundreds rallied in capital that killed more than 270 sources and state media said. central Sana’a yesterday, after a people. Police have waged a harsh similar protest on Sunday. Also known as Ansarullah, the crackdown on supporters of Morsi “The Yemeni people will not Shia rebels have battled the gov- since his ouster by the military give in to Houthis,” chanted dem- ernment for years, complaining of in July 2013, killing hundreds in onstrators who included univer- marginalisation. clashes and arresting thousands. sity professors, rights activists Yemeni authorities have Dozens of policemen have also and supporters of the February accused Iran of backing the rebels died the violence. Courts have 11 Revolution movement, which in a similar fashion to their sup- sentenced hundreds of protest- was behind nationwide protests port for Lebanon’s powerful Shia ers to death or prison. that brought down former presi- militia Hezbollah. Protesters chant slogans against Shia Houthi rebels during a rally in Sana’a yesterday. AFP dent Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2012. AFP WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Jewish settlers occupy Palestinian homes Homes in Palestinian district purchased by settler group

JERUSALEM: Israeli police packed neighbourhood of wind- family. As he spoke, a muezzin guarded Jewish settlers as ing streets on the side of a hill, made the call to prayer from a they moved into seven homes acknowledged yesterday that nearby mosque. in a Palestinian neighbourhood there is little they can do to stop “They think they can drive of occupied East Jerusalem settlers from moving in. us out. But we are the landown- yesterday while stunned and In the latest case, all of the ers. We were here and we will be angry Palestinians looked on, homes were purchased legally by here until we have all of Palestine aware that there was little Elad via intermediaries, usually without any Jewish people in it,” they could do. Palestinian brokers who buy the he said. The homes in Silwan, which properties from local families at Looming over the house, barely sits in the shadow of Jerusalem’s inflated prices. 300 metres away, is the south- Old City, were purchased by Elad, ern wall of the Old City, with a pro-settlement group that uses FAMILY SHAME the Dome of the Rock and the funds from Jewish supporters in At one house, Khaled Karaeen, Al Aqsa mosque, one of Islam’s the United States and elsewhere 62 and a father of six, sat with holiest sites, sitting on top. Jews to buy properties in Palestinian his head in his hands in the also revere the site as the Temple Staff prepare a lion to be transferred from the Gaza Strip’s Bisan City tourist village zoo to Jordan through the districts. courtyard of his home, edgily Mount. Erez crossing with Israel yesterday in an operation organised by NGO Four Paws. Yesterday’s move was the larg- flicking worry beads, unable to Silwan has long been an objec- est purchase of homes in Silwan believe what had happened. tive for settler organisations, with since the process began in the Relatives said one of Karaeen’s many Jews believing that the neighbourhood in 1986, taking to sons had sold a dwelling inside ancient City of David once stood Gaza sends lions to Jordan after 26 the number of settler-owned the grounds of the family home where the Palestinian neighbour- properties, local officials said. to a Palestinian broker about hood now stands. Around 90 settler families, total- a year ago for 1.2m shekels Palestinians want East war damages Al Bisan zoo ling 500 people, live in Silwan ($300,000), around twice as Jerusalem as the capital of a among some 50,000 Palestinians. much as the property was prob- future state and say Israeli settle- Israeli police protect them. ably worth. ments undermine that objective. GAZA CITY: Three trauma- movement,” he said. “The animals almost all soldiers. It is also esti- The broker had then sold the Karaeen refused to speak to tised lions entered Israel from are very sensitive and the detona- mated to have caused some $7.6bn EREKAT SLAMS MOVE apartment to Elad, which then visitors yesterday , with fam- Gaza yesterday on their way tions from the bombings and explo- in damages. “This is a government by the rented it out to the settlers, who ily members saying he was too to a safer home in Jordan after sions had a very strong impact on The zoo — part of Al-Bisan settlers for the settlers,” said Saeb moved in during the early hours ashamed by what his son had their zoo was largely destroyed them.” The Al-Bisan zoo had four City — was built by the Islamist Erekat, the Palestinians’ chief of Tuesday morning with the help done. Karaeen’s brother said during the conflict in the lions before the conflict but one of Hamas government in 2008 as peace negotiator, calling the move of Israeli police. he had spoken by phone to the Palestinian enclave. them — a female — was killed by a tourist village to give Gazans an attempt to erase Palestinian By yesterday afternoon the son, who had fled to the north of Austrian veterinarians from Israeli bombardment. some relief from the hardships identity. settlers had moved a washing Israel. international animal welfare Khalil said the vets had treated of life in the Strip. “It serves the objective of alter- machine into the property and In the past, Palestinians found group Four Paws took charge of several animals that will remain The animals were all smuggled ing the character of Jerusalem an Israeli-brand shower wash was to have sold their homes to settler bringing the animals from the Al at the zoo and are suffering from through tunnels that connected through isolating, containing visible on the sill of the bathroom organisations have been killed. Bisan zoo in the Gaza Strip to a a lack of food and water. They also Egypt to Gaza, before the pas- and confining Palestinian exist- window. Asked what would happen zoo in Amman, obtaining special removed shrapnel from the bodies sages were shut last year with ence, allowing for more Israeli The family, which declined to the son and the broker to permission to pass through Israeli of several dead animals. the ouster of Egyptian president land-grabs.” to be interviewed, had barri- whom he had sold the property, territory. The zoo is hoping to rebuild Mohamed Mursi, a key ally of Israel annexed East Jerusalem caded themselves inside, block- Maragha said he felt they should Amir Khalil of Four Paws its lion enclosure so the animals Hamas. after its capture in the 1967 war, ing a yellow door that opens onto die, but he did not expect that said the lions — two males and a can one day return to Gaza but Concerns have previously been when the West Bank and Gaza Karaeen’s courtyard. Karaeen sat to happen. female — were in desperate need no potential date has been set for raised about the welfare of animals Strip were also seized. Citing his- three metres away. “We know who the broker is. of help after their zoo came under their return. at the zoo, especially given Gaza’s torical and Biblical roots, Israel “They want to make a joke of He’s living in a town south of heavy fire during the 50-day con- The animals were caught limited resources. Last year two regards all of Jerusalem as its us,” said Fadi Maragha, a local Jerusalem,” he said. “But he’s rich flict, which ended with an August in the crossfire during a con- lion cubs died at the zoo shortly capital, a claim not recognised representative of the Palestinian and he’s protected, including by 26 ceasefire. flict that killed more than 2,140 after birth due to a lack of experi- internationally. political party Fatah, who said he the Israelis.” “The animals are stressed, vio- Palestinians, most of them civil- enced vets, food and medicine. Residents of Silwan, a tightly had come to offer support to the REUTERS lent and afraid of the slightest ians, and 73 on the Israeli side, AFP Emirates A380 lands in Tehran Tunisia approves 27 candidates for presidential race

TUNIS: Tunisian electoral authorities yesterday approved 27 candidates for November’s presidential election, including the current president and at least five former ministers from the government of ousted auto- crat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The North African state will hold a parliamentary vote on October 26 and presidential bal- lot in November 23 after adopting a new constitution this year. “We accepted officially 27 can- The Iranian captain of an Airbus A380-800 airctaft of Emirates Airline didates in presidential elections holds an Iranian national flag after landing at Tehran’s IKA airport from a total of 70 candidates who yesterday. Emirates Airline made a one-off flight to the Iranian capital filled their papers,” Chafik Sarsar, to celebrate its recent introduction of more flights on the route. head of the country’s election commission said. REUTERS Saudi cop shot at RIYADH: Gunmen have Iran extends military service opened fire on a Saudi check- point in a Shia village in the TEHRAN: Iran is to extend compulsory military service to two Eastern Province, wounding years because of a shortage of conscripts in the Islamic republic, a policeman, police said. The the army said yesterday. The decision to extend the term by three attack in Awamiya came at months from March results from a fall in the number of men aged around midnight on Monday, 18, chief conscription officer General Moussa Kamali was quoted by state news agency SPA cited the state media as saying. He said compulsory service would be three province’s police spokesman as months shorter for married men, and cut by another three months saying. Awamiya, just west of for each child in the case of fathers. Dammam city, has seen several A three-month reduction could also apply for service in “operations clashes between security forces and security zones”, he said, apparently referring to border regions and Shia protesters. Saudi with Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraqi Kurdistan. Women are exempted Arabia’s estimated two million from military service in the country of 77 million, whose birthrate has Shias live mostly in the east been in decline, while young Iranian men living abroad can pay an where the vast majority of the exemption fee. Iran’s armed services are estimated to number 700,000 kingpin’s huge oil reserves lie. men, according to foreign experts. AFP AFP

UN food aid running out for Syria

UNITED NATIONS: Food aid additional funds, the World Food 2011, shifting from an uprising to millions of Syrians will be cut Programme will be forced to end against President Bashar Al Assad within the next two months unless its operations completely within to a breeding ground for Islamic fresh funding is received for the two months,” Amos told a council extremists who are active in Iraq. humanitarian effort, the top UN meeting. In the northern Raqa and east- aid official warned yesterday. With winter fast approaching, ern Deir Ezzor regions, nearly Last month, the UN World Food Amos also appealed for supplies to 600,000 people remain out of Programme provided food to 4.1 protect Syrians from the cold and reach of aid workers delivering million Syrians but rations have said neighbouring countries that food for the third month in a row. been reduced to reach as many have taken in millions of refugees Tens of thousands more people people as possible, UN humanitar- also needed support. More than could be driven out of Syria from ian aid chef Valerie Amos told the 191,000 people have been killed the north if IS forces continue to UN Security Council. “Without since Syria’s war began in March gain ground, Amos warned. AFP WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE UN-brokered talks being held in Libya offer the best opportunity to warring rivals to come to an agreement. The talks are held in the far Tsouthwestern town of Ghadames, following marathon shuttle diplomacy by UN mission chief Bernardino Leon, and are attended by representatives from Britain and Controlling ISIS Malta. Libya has been in turmoil since 2011 after the ouster and killing of long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Militias which surfaced after Gaddafi’s exit steadily gained power and are now ruling huge territories in defiance of the central without bombing government in Tripoli, having taken control of Gaddafi’s weapons. BY JONATHAN POWER The American-led war in But why are the US and its Nato Despite the new opportunities for bringing peace to the Afghanistan, spilling over into allies going to war? Every time the country, some rebels seem to be bent on torpedoing the talks. WESTERN viewpoint Pakistan, has helped radicalise thou- West has got militarily involved in The UN official Leon described the talks as positive and (courtesy of Aubrey Bailey): sands of young people, in particular this part of the world- Palestine, constructive, but militias that control two main cities have “Some of our friends support unemployed men. (Some of us have Lebanon, Afghanistan, Iraq and our enemies, and some of been preaching for over 40 years about Libya, it has backfired, radicalizing denounced them. The Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) coalition A our enemies are our friends, and some the need to implement workable poli- more people, creating more enemies in Tripoli declared that it was continuing with its military of our enemies are fighting against our cies for defeating Third World unem- not less. Deep down Obama knows operations, without elaborating, while in the east, the Shura other enemies whom we want to lose, ployment through land reform and this. A couple of months ago he said of Benghazi Revolutionaries, comprising jihadist groups, but we don’t want our enemies who developing peasant agriculture.) he had begun to think that the West’s issued their own statement rejecting the initiative as ‘unfair’. are fighting our enemies to win. These young militants have not only means of involvement in the Libyan The rejection of the talks by these rebels is bad news. First If the people we want to defeat are fought in the insurgency in Kashmir civil war three years ago was perhaps defeated they might be replaced by they have migrated to fight with the a mistake now he sees the country in of all, the talks have been arranged after painstaking efforts, people we like even less. And all this extreme militants fighting President chaos. It was partly this thinking that and secondly, there is no agency which has more legitimacy was started by us, the West, invading Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. pulled him back at the last minute and authority to act as a broker than the United Nations. a country to drive out terrorists who There they have learnt more of their from bombing the Assad regime of The failure of the current talks will weren’t actually there until we went trade by using the guns provided by Syria. only push the country into a civil to drive them out”. the West and its Arab allies. Now There are other ways apart from The UN- war and cause further instability. Those are the their struggle has spilled over into war to cut ISIS down to size- sanc- conundrums that Iraq where the US deposed the Sunni tions that make sure that its fund- brokered talks The country needs a federal US President leader, the cruel dictator Saddam ing is cut off and its leaders cannot government headquartered in Barack Obama Hussein, who kept a lid on Sunni travel or use banks, and the defensive offer the best Tripoli, and all rebels need to join and his Western radicalism (and, let’s admit, gave the deployment of Iraqi troops to protect opportunity it. The Tobruk-based government of The West needs and Arab allies people economic and social security). the revenue-giving oil wells and Iraq’s Prime Minister Abdullah Al Thinni are facing in try- ISIS has created an Islamic heavy armaments. (Don’t ask the Iraqi ing to defeat ISIS. “caliphate”, underpinned by help from army to go on the offensive- it is inca- is internationally recognized, but to continue for Libya to Well, if the disillusioned Iraqi Sunnis who have pable of that.) come out of the country’s three main cities, with its so far saying that “My been alienated by the Shia-dominated At the same time the West needs including Tripoli and Benghazi, are enemy’s enemy is government in Baghdad that the US to continue with its so far successful the current almost entirely outside its control. successful efforts my friend” is an left behind after a self-defeating mili- efforts to stymie terrorist activity back The Islamists and their rivals are to stymie terrorist Arab one then tary intervention. home. There hasn’t been a major ter- instability. unwilling to make the much-needed the West has its: Obama said on Sunday the US had rorist outrage in the West since 9/11, “When you are “underestimated” the danger of ISIS. the bus bombing in London in 2005 concessions for peace. activity back in a hole stop Now Obama and his allies are going and the train bombing in Madrid Each Arab Spring country is home. The West digging”. full steam ahead to destroy ISIS before in 2006. As for new moves it should plagued with a peculiar problem, and Libya’s problem has The hole dig- it attempts to take over the Middle cancel the passports of those jihadists been its militias. Soon after the killing of Gaddafi, these must learn to ging has been East. resident in the West who have gone militias took control of the weapons and the government that be clever, not to going on since This division between Sunnis and to fight. Stateless, no country in the came to power in Tripoli later failed to disarm them. Now President Jimmy Shias has been going on since the early world would give them entry. They Carter, per- years after the death of Muhammad. would pay the price of never seeing the militias are so powerful that even the central government bomb. That will suaded by his Nevertheless, it is not too late to their families again. is unable to defeat them. only make a bad National Security repair the damage. Russia and Iran would support this. The road ahead for Libya is extremely tough. Other Arab Advisor, Zbigniew Wiser Sunni-led governments in Get them onside. Encircle ISIS and countries and the international community can only watch situation worse. Brzezinski, pro- the Middle East- Jordan, Qatar, the squeeze. Encourage the towns they helplessly as rivals fight for control. The UN-brokered talks vided sophisti- UAE and Saudi Arabia (whose rich occupy to empty out and their inhabit- cated armaments have sometimes financed privately Al ants to head for refuge in Turkey and were seen as a golden opportunity to unite the warring to the Mujahidin Qaeda and ISIS)- realize that a per- Iran. Then deny ISIS food, cut off their factions, but the signals coming out are not very positive. fighting the invading Soviet army in petual Sunni-Shia war is threatening water and electricity. However, the UN team needs to continue with their talks. If Afghanistan back in the 1980s. Not the whole Middle East. (Unfortunately The West must learn to be clever, a deal is not possible which has the stamp of all militias, one surprisingly the arms of the Mujahidin their wisdom does not extend to mak- not to bomb. That will only make a bad which has the maximum participation must be worked out. fell into the hands of the resurgent ing peace with Shia Iran.) They have situation worse. THE PENINSULA Libya has no other options. Taliban which protected Al Qaeda. signed up for Obama’s war. The other side Quote of Beijing must accept Hong Kong is unique the day

EFYING calls to disperse There is no doubt that the ris- aking away that component could fixture unless mutually acceptable and seeming hell-bent on ing chain of objections against the well be Beijing’s gain in the short run terms are drawn up between the making definite gains from Communist Party’s monopoly on but, conversely, it could shape a com- authorities and the inhabitants. It is Dtheir protests against Beijing, power is Hong Kong’s sternest yet. mon judgement that the island may not difficult to gauge Beijing’s paranoia. pro-democracy demonstrations The people are clamouring for the right not be the most secure business Bestowing a democratic environment seem to be widening in Hong Kong. to be given a ‘real choice’ rather than hub in the world and in Asia. Beijing to Hong Kong could see protests being After the US-India Democracy is the operative word in having a chief executive shoved down should, perhaps, see the values of sparked off in other sensitive parts of summit on Mars, we this tussle between the people and their throats. Many notable business peaceful coexistence. Hong Kong is mainland China, but they should refer government. Beijing’s decision to houses have also overtly weighed in unique and maybe it must remain so. to and honour the ‘one country, two are meeting here on limit, and in some cases curb, reforms on this issue, predicting a rocky road Chinese President Xi Jinping must systems’ commitment — which is earth. This happy in what is perceived worldwide to be ahead given that the island is posi- reflect on the writing that is on the wall enjoyed by Hong Kong, Macau and Asia’s financial hub is being met with tioned both geographically and politi- — the markets are down and busi- Taiwan — under which China decolo- co-incidence captures renewed obstinacy and at some point cally as a bridge between the mainland nesses and banks are closed since nised Hong Kong from Britain in 1997. there can be a breach of patience on and the developed world. Stability is the commencement of the students’ For many observers, domestic and the potential of our either side unless mutually acceptable the foundation for a positive business protests. international, this would be the easi- relationship. dialogues are worked out. environment. T This impasse could be a long-term est quick fix. Gulf News Narendra Modi Indian Prime Minister WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Ebola: Who knows how bad it will be? The fate of an epidemic also depends on how people and health authorities react, requiring modellers to run different scenarios of the speed and reach of the human response. BY MARK BUCHANAN combines computers with lots of data on human movements, and takes into est Africa’s Ebola account the fine details of actual trans- epidemic, which has portation networks. already claimed about Scientists run simulations, starting 2,000 victims, could get an epidemic off in some location and fol- a lot worse before it lowing its spread. The resulting projec- Wgets better -- particularly in the (appar- tions are more accurate than ever, but ently unlikely) event that the virus an epidemic, like the weather, is highly evolves to spread from person to person uncertain for good reasons. through the air. It could end up in major Just one infected person arriving in cities in Europe or the US, in India or a dense city far away can have huge China. repercussions. Will it? The truth is that nobody The fate of an epidemic also depends knows. on how people and health authorities Back in 1976, the first outbreak of react, requiring modellers to run differ- Ebola in what was then Zaire caused ent scenarios of the speed and reach of only 318 illnesses and 280 deaths. Since the human response. then, a lot has changed to make the virus The result is a vast range of possible more mobile. West Africa is much more outcomes, reflecting the truth that the densely populated, and those people move future is uncertain and often depends around more. A global air network links crucially on what we do tomorrow and People hold up signs as they protest for jobs to deal with the Ebola outbreak, outside the health ministry in Monrovia, Liberia. Lagos, Monrovia and other affected cit- next week. An epidemic is far easier to ies to other major population centres in slow in its early stages, when the bound- Africa and around the world. ary between the infected and uninfected in preventing diseases from crossing international sharing of information. Globally, advances in transportation net- The latest outbreak, which originated is relatively small, than it is after it international borders. The challenge is Since then, cooperation among Asian works have made it easier for diseases in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, breaks out more broadly. that someone infected with Ebola can nations and the West has improved to spread farther and more quickly than has now spread to Senegal and Nigeria. In this regard, it’s good news that the carry the virus for as long as three weeks greatly, making rapid response possible. ever before. The World Health Organisation projects epidemic has not yet reached other conti- without showing any symptoms. Africa hasn’t made as much progress, Maybe the epidemic really is slowing. roughly 12,000 infected by mid-October, nents, and that African nations are care- It thus won’t be surprising if cases despite the continent’s role as a potential But every time it passes from one per- if the epidemic keeps growing as it has so fully controlling traffic flows from the start showing up elsewhere around the epicentre for a host of viruses that could son to another it has another chance to far. Other simulations suggest it could be hard-hit region. Models run by research- world. The most important time for spread from animals to humans. mutate into something more infectious. worse, with more than 1 million infected ers at Columbia University show hints response is now, before the resources Ebola isn’t solely a biological problem. One prominent scientist I met, who by early next year. that health measures are beginning to required to contain the disease become The ultimate threat it presents depends has been developing epidemic models for When something scary happens we slow the epidemic, at least in Guinea and many times greater. to a great extent on how humans have more than a decade and experienced the want reassuring answers. We set experts Liberia. Another consortium of modellers Effective response to an epidemic is shaped the global environment. Sars and H1N1 epidemics firsthand, told to analysing what will likely happen. But is maintaining a live research paper with as much about information as it is about In Africa, the loss of natural habitat for me that this is the first time he has been if we’re realistic, we shouldn’t expect continuous updates. medicine. When the Sars virus created species such as the fruit bat has greatly really scared, “because we just don’t know certainty. Public health authorities in industrial- a global panic back in 2002 and 2003, increased interactions among people and what could happen.” Modern modelling of epidemics ised nations have considerable expertise it underscored the need for greater the natural hosts of viruses such as Ebola. WP-BLOOMBERG Reforms are bad news for HK protesters Kosovo ready to support US fight against IS Hong Kong finds itself on the wrong end of Xi’s reform plan. HK used to BY HASHIM THAÇI ifteen years ago, leading democratic states of the world inter- vened against the Serbian forces of the dictator Slobodan matter to Beijing economically, now Milosevic to stop him in his attempts to eradicate Kosovo FAlbanians and other minorities from their ancestral homeland. it matters politically. In the short campaign of terror between 1998 and 1999, and also during the years of political oppression that preceded the war, Serbia mur- dered more than 12,000 people. Twenty thousand women were raped, BY IAN BREMMER could put jobs, companies, and while more than 1 million people were ethnically cleansed from their sectors at risk. homes. In March 1999, Nato, led by US and European allies, intervened n 1997, Britain returned So as Xi opens the economy militarily and ended the war, which meant the people of Kosovo finally Hong Kong to China after and the Pandora’s Box that comes tasted their long-deserved freedom. some 150 years of colonial along with it, he is simultaneously I have followed with interest mentions of Kosovo in the international Irule. In exchange, China clamping down on political dis- media in recent years. From intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan, to agreed to a set of principles: Hong sent and consolidating power. Libya and Syria, the case of Kosovo has been invoked either to defend Kong would maintain its capital- Some Chinese citizens may think or attack the present international order. Some of these voices depict ist system for half a century, by (or hope) that economic reform Kosovo as a failed project of “neoliberal interventionism”. Usually, both which point its chief executive and will usher in moves toward the far right and the far left of the global political landscape attempt A poster with a drawing of an umbrella with the Chinese characters ‘peace’ members of the legislature would democracy. to use snippets of news from Kosovo to prove their political points. is displayed at a rally as protesters block the main road at Causeway Bay be elected by universal suffrage. Make no mistake: Xi is engaged The most recent attacks against my country come from those who As the thinking went, “one coun- in political reform…it just doesn’t shopping district in Hong Kong yesterday. claim Kosovo is becoming a safe haven for Islamist radicalism and an try, two systems” would suffice in resemble our Western notion of exporter of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria. the interim; Hong Kong and the what that entails. Xi has abso- Beijing politically—for all the campaigning to keep them out of These claims are far from the truth. The government of the Republic Mainland would surely converge lutely no interest in domestic wrong reasons. In the context Hong Kong. Xi has support for of Kosovo is taking decisive action to stop the flow of young people, on democracy in the half-century political competition; in a time of Xi’s sweeping reforms where teaching Hong Kong a lesson. often coming from marginalised communities, to the war zones of Iraq to come. of economic change, political he needs all hands on the same What we are witnessing in and Syria. We have passed a bill that bans fighting in foreign wars. In Not so fast. Recently, Beijing unity needs to be at its absolute deck politically, dissent in Hong Hong Kong will prove problematic two separate police actions, we have arrested 45 suspected militants has been systematically moving in strongest. Kong is more salient, dangerous, for China as Xi’s reforms really as well as individual imams who sponsor, advocate or support the the other direction. The decision This is the basis for his anti- and intolerable. Xi will push back begin to shake up the system. The hardliners. on August 31 to rule out demo- corruption campaign, which has against a pro-democratic move- risk is not as much that protests Kosovo is a country where the majority of the population declare cratic elections for Hong Kong already led to some 40 power- ment in Hong Kong for two main in Hong Kong could be conta- themselves to be Muslim. But Kosovars wholly reject the religious in 2017 was just the latest exam- ful officials with the rank of vice reasons. gious and spread to the Mainland dogma proposed by radical strains of political Islam, and we shall not ple. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s minister or above being detained First, Hong Kong’s Westernised (given the mainlanders’ general allow it to endanger our path towards eventual Nato and EU member- transformational reform agenda or investigated. nature makes it a threat. Xi is dislike for the citizens of Hong ship. We will crush any cells that believe, wrongfully, that they can is driving this shift — and it does Xi wants to scare China’s politi- very concerned with the dangers Kong). find cover in Kosovo. not bode well for Hong Kong. cal and commercial elite into of Western values and mores Rather, Beijing’s heavy-handed Kosovo is also one of the most pro-American nations on earth. Xi’s reform agenda has two falling in line with his economic undermining his country’s politi- response is significant because it Driving from Pristina airport to my office in the centre of the capital, parts: the first is economic lib- reforms, all while building popu- cal system, something he shares reveals just how far the leadership you must pass through Bill Clinton Boulevard, George Bush Avenue eralisation. The Chinese leader- lar support for his initiatives by in common — and regularly dis- will go to root out any domes- and Bob Dole Street. After the late Congressman Tom Lantos visited ship recognises that it cannot rely attacking perceived corruption. cusses — with Vladimir Putin. tic instability that arises on the Kosovo before the fall of the Berlin Wall, he spoke on the floor of the on state-driven investment and Hong Kong finds itself on the Hong Kong’s citizens are globally Mainland. House, describing Kosovo as one of the most “pro-American and pro- cheap labour to provide growth wrong end of Xi’s reform plan: connected, politically savvy, and In the context of Britain’s democracy” regions of the world. indefinitely. Xi wants to make Hong Kong used to matter to have the ability to mobilise. 50-year bet on Chinese democ- President Obama has presented a strategy to fight IS, and we stand China’s economy more sophisti- Beijing economically, now it mat- They are geared for diversity racy, this is precisely the wrong fully behind it. We have limited military resources but great conviction cated and competitive. ters politically. That’s absolutely of political opinion. Beijing will moment for a pro-democracy that US and global allies including the UK must succeed, for the sake But a prosperous economy is the wrong way around. To the clamp down on that, with a will- movement in Hong Kong to flour- of the future of our children. simply a means to an end-goal. extent that economic liberalisa- ingness to use its surveillance ish. The 50-year dream for “one The US and its allies can count on all of Kosovo’s support in facing Xi is opening up the economy tion bears fruit, Hong Kong will capacities (and even the legal country, one system” has not been this global threat. We will play an active role in stopping any indoctri- because, above all else, he wants to no longer serve such a useful role system or force as necessary). entirely shattered, but it feels nated individuals from the backstreets of Kosovo’s cities from joining ensure the long-term survival and as the Western face and gateway Second, taking a hard line on awfully remote. IS and we will destroy recruitment networks. Reforms in the economy stability of the Communist Party into China. Hong Kong meshes with both of If reforms succeed over the and education as part of our European integration strategy will provide leadership. He thinks economic As China pushes forward with Xi’s political consolidation goals. long run, it will put all of China — better opportunities for marginalised strata of society that have lost reforms are a good bet despite the a Free Trade Zone in Shanghai, Like the politicians he has tar- Hong Kong included — in a great out in these times of transition. risks they will usher in. it will cannibalise many of Hong geted in his anti-corruption cam- position. As noted in several reports by the UN secretary general, my govern- Over time, reform will require Kong’s unique offerings for for- paign, Xi can make an example It would bring newfound pros- ment has also engaged actively in global interfaith dialogue, offering our an enormous transfer of wealth eigners looking to do business. out of Hong Kong, demonstrat- perity and economic sustainability experience of reconciliation and postwar nation-building as a platform from large domestic companies And Hong Kong is no longer as ing the consequences for voicing to China. But only then might the for debating ways to reduce religious tensions in troubled parts of the to demanding citizens and it will integral to the Chinese economy: opposing views. Chinese leadership even consider world. Thus, when invoking Kosovo as a reference, both politicians and threaten the vested interests of in 1997, it accounted for 15.6 per- And that hard line will be opening up the political system. analysts can be certain that my country has become a success story. In many powerful elites who have cent of China’s national GDP. largely popular: Many Chinese As with so many things in our darkest hour evil did not prevail, because good people did something prospered off the status quo. Last year, it fell below 3 percent. mainlanders view Hong Kong China, the situation will get worse to stop it. America’s present war against IS echoes this human need to It will inject necessary com- Of even greater importance, citizens as widely discrimina- before it could get better. stop evil at its roots. The people of Kosovo stand strongly behind this. petition into the economy, which Hong Kong matters more to tory against them and actively REUTERS THE GUARDIAN WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Ebola: Orphans World’s first microbe ‘zoo’ opens in Amsterdam AMSTERDAM: The world’s first “interactive microbe zoo” opened here yesterday, shining shunned in new light on the tiny creatures that make up two-thirds of all living matter and are vital for our planet’s future. The ¤10m ($13m) Micropia West Africa museum is next to Amsterdam’s Artis Royal Zoo, whose director came up with the idea of exposing an array of living microbes in a Children face stigma, rejection “micro-zoo” 12 years ago. “Zoos have traditionally tended DAKAR/GENEVA: Two days as orphaned children must them- to show just a small part of after his mother died of Ebola selves be monitored in case they nature, namely the larger ani- at a clinic in the Liberian capi- have contracted the disease. mals,” Haig Balian said. “Today tal Monrovia last month, four- “You cannot just set up a centre we want to display micro-nature,” year-old John was put into and put 400 children in it like we said Balian, who believes the foster care so he could be moni- used to do. It is much more com- importance of microbes in our tored for the disease. plicated than that,” said Andrew daily lives has been underesti- John’s new guardian, an Ebola Brooks, Unicef’s regional head of mated ever since Dutch scien- survivor, was immune to the child protection, who worked in tist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek deadly virus and happy to look the region during the war years. observed the microscopic crea- after him. But when neighbours Six months after Ebola was tures in the 17th century. heard of the plan, they refused to detected in remote southeast Microbes are often associated allow them home fearing the boy Guinea, the disease has spread with illness, through viruses, bac- might infect them too. across most of neighbouring teria, fungi and algae, but they are John’s case highlights the plight Liberia and Sierra Leone, lead- also essential for our survival and of some 3,700 children in West ing to increasingly stark warnings will play an increasingly impor- Africa that have lost one or both over the death toll and longer- tant role in humanity and the parents to Ebola and now face term economic impact. planet’s future, Balian said. Visitors at Micropia being scanned to check their own microbes. The “micro-zoo” was opened in Amsterdam abandonment and stigma, accord- Foreign governments are grad- “Microbes are everywhere. yesterday by Dutch Queen Maxima. ing to UN child agency Unicef. ually rolling out their responses. Therefore you need microbiol- The figure could double by mid- Washington pledged this month ogists who can work in every sec- never develop,” Balian said. “We where different kinds of microbes ravaging west Africa. A microbe October, it said. to deploy 3,000 US troops to build tor: in hospitals, food production, want to show visitors how every- are being reproduced in Petri scanner will instantly tell how Children represent just 15 per- 17 treatment centres and train the oil industry and pharmaceu- thing in nature is interconnected dishes and test tubes. many microbes live on a visitor’s cent of the recorded 3,091 Ebola thousands of medical staff, but ticals, for instance,” he said. and how fundamentally microbes Step into a lift and look up to see body and where. deaths recorded mostly in Liberia, these forces are arriving slowly. They are already used to pro- are part of that connection.” an animation of a camera zooming Bolder visitors can try the Sierra Leone and Guinea, below Unicef, meanwhile, says it has duce biofuels, develop new type Each adult human body carries on someone’s eye, revealing the tiny “Kiss-o-Meter” and be told how the proportion of the popula- only received 25 percent of the of antibiotics and improve crop around 1.5kg of microbes, and we mites that live on our eyelashes. many microbes are being trans- tion they represent, according to $200m it needs to help children yields. Experiments have shown would die without them. The camera then zooms in on bac- ferred as a couple kisses. “Did you World Health Organisation sta- and families affected by the cri- their future potential for every- Much of the museum — which teria on the mite and finally on a know that for instance there are tistics. But that number masks sis. Fontaine appealed for “more thing from generating electricity claims to be a world-first — looks virus on the bacteria. 700 species of microbes living in the broader impact the disease is courage, more creativity, and far to strengthening building founda- like a laboratory, complete with Visitors can watch microbes your mouth? Or 80 kinds of fungi having on children. Fear of con- more resources.” tions and curing cancer. rows of microscopes connected to reproduce under a 3D-microscope, on your heel?” Balian asked with tagion means many orphans, even Adults who have survived Ebola “If we leave the science of giant television screens. especially designed and built for a smile. “A visit to Micropia will those who test negative, are being have suffered from stigma in their microbiology in the dark for just Visitors can look through a Micropia, or see a giant scale forever change the way you see abandoned. communities. Unicef hopes to tap a few experts, interest in it will window at a real-life laboratory model of the Ebola virus that’s the world,” said Balian. AFP The dangerous nature of the into their experiences to increase disease means aid workers are the number of people ready to having to rethink how they look look after children. Unicef says after them. “In some communi- that over the next six months, it ties, the fear surrounding Ebola hopes to train 2,500 Ebola survi- is becoming stronger than fam- vors in Sierra Leone to care for Catalans rally for independence vote Austria reports ily ties,” said Unicef Regional children. Director for West and Central Schools across Guinea, Liberia BARCELONA: Thousands of Waving Catalan independence but Catalan separatists vowed to first MERS case Africa Manuel Fontaine. and Sierra Leone delayed re- Catalans rallied in a rainstorm flags of red and yellow stripes push ahead regardless. “These children urgently need opening after the summer holi- yesterday as their leaders bat- overlaid with a white star on a “Not rain nor snow nor any special attention and support; days to prevent further infections. tled to defend their bid for a ref- blue background, demonstra- court will stop us,” said Carme in Saudi woman yet many of them feel unwanted Sierra Leone’s government erendum on independence from tors rallied under umbrellas in Forcadell, leader of the Catalan VIENNA: Austria has reported and even abandoned.” With dis- says at least 22 teachers have Spain after a court suspended it. Barcelona, yelling “We will vote”. National Assembly, a powerful its first case of the Middle East ease experts warning that tens died from Ebola, highlighting Angry separatists in the north- Catalonia’s President Artur civil campaign group for inde- Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) or even hundreds of thousands how the virus is wrecking frag- eastern region demonstrated Mas on Saturday signed a decree pendence, at the Barcelona rally. virus in a woman from Saudi of people may be killed by Ebola ile social services. In response after a Madrid court halted the calling the referendum. That “On November 9 we will vote and Arabia who had recently trav- before it is snuffed out, aid work- to delays to the school year, the plan to hold the vote on November was automatically suspended we will win.” elled to the Alpine country, ers are drawing comparisons to Freetown government plans to 9, which the national government under Spain’s constitution when The Catalan government’s ORF Oe 1 radio reported yester- challenges children faced during broadcast classes on the radio. brands unconstitutional. the court accepted the appeal on spokesman Francesc Homs day, citing the health ministry. wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia “It will not be like the classroom The speaker of the regional Monday, pending its final ruling. earlier told a news conference: MERS, thought to originate in in the 1990s. but that is the best option we parliament, Nuria de Gispert, said The regional government yes- “Nothing has ended and the gov- camels, causes coughing, fever The threat of infection means have for now,” said Sylvester the assembly would demand that terday cautiously halted its pub- ernment is determined to move and pneumonia, and kills about responses used by communities Mehew, chairman of an teach- the Constitutional Court “imme- licity campaign for the vote so as forward. We can’t give the signal a third of its victims. MERS has and aid workers during those ers’ association. diately lift” its suspension of the not to oblige regional civil serv- that we have given up.” infected more than 850 people wars cannot simply be repeated, REUTERS referendum. ants to break the court’s ruling, AFP and killed 333 worldwide. The Saudi Arabian national was being treated in an isolation ward in a hospital in Vienna France floods and all people she had been in contact with would be informed EU keeps Russia sanctions; and checked for symptoms, a health ministry official said. clashes resume in Ukraine Malema graft BRUSSELS: The European The Ukrainian military said trial postponed Union yesterday decided to keep militias on Monday launched a in place biting economic sanc- tank assault on a long-disputed POLOKWANE: A South Afri- tions on Russia over its alleged airport outside the rebel strong- can court suspended the corrup- backing of pro-Kremlin insur- hold of Donetsk in which a shell tion trial of firebrand politician gents who have largely ignored hit an armoured vehicle filled Julius Malema, pushing the a four-week Ukrainian truce. with government troops. high-profile case against the The bloc’s announcement At least nine soldiers died in self-appointed graft-buster back came just moments before Nato the strike and ensuing firefight. by nearly a year. Malema, who reported the continued presence Local and Ukrainian state offi- heads the opposition Economic of “hundreds” of elite Russian cials reported the death of five Freedom Fighters, faces charges soldiers in the war-torn former civilians by yesterday evening. of fraud, corruption, money-laun- Soviet nation’s separatist east. The joint US and EU sanc- dering and racketeering linked to The two Western alliances’ tions on Russia’s largest banks a $5m government contract won continuing pressure on Russia— and energy companies aim to cut five years ago. The trial, delayed already more isolated than at any off the Kremlin from its main for second time in under a year, point in Vladimir Putin’s 15-year sources of income and erode was forced by the non-availabil- rule—set an ominous tone to the Putin’s domestic support. ity of a defence lawyer for one of launch of Ukraine’s October 26 But the economic struggles Malema’s co-accused. The trial is Trucks clean the streets covered with mud after heavy rain caused flash floods on the banks of the Lez river in parliamentary election campaign. have done little to slow Putin’s now scheduled to open on August Montpellier, southern France, yesterday. France declared a state of natural disaster in about 60 southern towns EU spokeswoman Maja seeming — but denied — ambition 3, 2015. hit by torrential downpours, which also left Montpellier under water. Kojicancic said that while member of keeping a permanent hold on states saw “encouraging develop- Ukraine’s Russian-speaking east EU ‘must boost air, ments” in parts of the September and undermining Kiev’s historic 5 truce agreed by Moscow and shift toward the West. sea migrant rescues’ Kiev, other parts “need to be Nato yesterday said “hundreds BRUSSELS: The EU’s new lead- 48pc of world’s elderly lack pension: ILO properly implemented” before of Russian troops, including spe- ership must boost air and naval sanctions could be eased. cial forces, still remain inside power in the Mediterranean to GENEVA: Nearly half of the world’s older women and men reached 90 percent pension cover- The Ukraine truce was rein- Ukraine” despite a “significant” rescue migrants who are dying in world’s elderly receive no pen- have no income security”. age and more than 20 developing forced with a September 20 deal recent withdrawal. record numbers trying to reach sion, while many of those who do After a lifetime of hard work, countries, including China, have under which each side agreed to A promise by Ukrainian the continent’s shores, Amnesty receive too little and are widely these people “have no right to basically achieved universal pen- create a buffer zone by pulling President Petro Poroshenko to International said yesterday. seeing their benefits slashed, retire and have to continue work- sion coverage, it said. back its forces 15km from the front grant temporary self-rule for A new report by the group the International Labour ing as long as they can, often badly Globally, countries on average line. European monitors were also territories under rebel control described a “Fortress Europe” Organisation said yesterday. paid and in precarious conditions,” spend 3.3 percent of their gross to be permitted to report on any as long as they give up separatist blocking out migrants and ref- A full 48 percent of people over she said in the 150-page study on domestic products on pensions resumption of bloodshed in the ambitions has dominated political ugees, many of them fleeing retirement age worldwide do not social protection for older persons. for people above retirement age, conflict, which has already claimed debate in the run-up to the parlia- unrest in Syria and other parts receive a pension, the UN’s labour The report, which looked at generally set around 65. more than 3,200 lives. mentary polls. The pro-Western of the Middle East as well as agency said in a report. And “for pension systems in 178 countries, Cuts to pension benefits, along But a weekend attempt by a leader called the snap vote under north Africa. The International many of those who do receive a found that middle- and low- with persistent unemployment, Russian military delegation to pressure to sweep away Kremlin- Organisation for Migration said pension, pension levels are not income countries have in recent lower wages and higher taxes “have convince the rebels to comply backed factions that many see as Monday that more than 3,000 adequate,” it said. years been rapidly expanding pen- contributed to increases in poverty with the truce ended in seeming complicit in carnage early this migrants have died trying to The result, according to study sion coverage through a mix of or social exclusion, now affecting failure — though the visit itself year when police deployed under cross the Mediterranean so far author and head of ILO’s Social public, tax-financed and private 123 million people in the European represented an indirect admission the previous, pro-Moscow regime this year, more than double the Protection Department Isabel contributory systems. Union, or 24 percent of the popula- by Moscow that it did indeed have gunned down nearly 100 protest- previous peak in 2011. Ortiz, is that “the majority of the More than 45 countries have tion,” the report said. AFP influence over the insurgency. ers in the heart of Kiev. AFP AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Clegg summons EU exit won’t Chinese envoy over HK protests

LONDON: British Deputy break my heart, Prime Minister Nick Clegg said yesterday he will summon China’s ambassador to London over the protests in Hong Kong says Cameron to express his “dismay and alarm” about the refusal to grant free elections. “I’ll be summoning the PM grapples with Ukip defections Chinese ambassador to express to the ambassador my dismay BIRMINGHAM: Prime The defection of a second and alarm,” he said, according to Minister David Cameron said Conservative lawmaker to UKIP a statement from his office, with yesterday he would not be on the eve of the conference a spokesman saying only that the heartbroken if Britain left the ratcheted up the pressure on meeting had been requested for European Union because he felt Cameron to take a tougher line on this week. little attachment to a relation- Europe, immigration and welfare “The Chinese authorities in ship he said was not serving less than eight months before a Beijing seem determined to refuse British interests. national election in May. to give to the people of Hong Kong Cameron, who has promised to Under pressure from his own what they are perfectly entitled renegotiate Britain’s EU member- party to deepen his Eurosceptic to expect, which is free, fair, open ship if re-elected before offering vot- accent, Cameron is also anxious elections based on universal suf- ers an in-out referendum by 2017, not to offend German Chancellor frage, as guaranteed by the joint is under pressure from the anti-EU Angela Merkel, Europe’s most British Prime Minister David Cameron has a selfie taken during the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, declaration signed by the Chinese UK Independence Party (Ukip) powerful leader, who could scup- central England, yesterday. and British governments,” he said. and some of his own lawmakers to per any British attempt at an EU “Universal suffrage means what toughen his rhetoric on Europe. renegotiation. it says on the tin. It means every- “I feel about a thousand times He has so far garnered only lim- UK proposes curbs on civil liberties body can vote, and everybody can more strongly about our United ited backing for his plans among vote for the candidates they want. Kingdom than I do about the other EU states and while Merkel Not for candidates that have been European Union,” Cameron told does favour EU treaty change, BIRMINGHAM: Britain yes- are re-elected in May, follows British courts would have the screened and pre-selected by the BBC radio when asked about a she sees it as much more limited terday proposed measures growing concern about radical- power to restrict the activities of authorities in Beijing,” Clegg said. statement he would have been in scope than Cameron and as a to ban extremist groups and ised youths heading to fight with individuals to prevent the risk of “I really do think it’s very heartbroken to see Scotland leave way of deepening euro zone inte- curb the activities of radical Islamist groups in Syria and Iraq. violence and public disorder, offi- important at this time... that we the United Kingdom. gration. Ukip, led by Nigel Farage, preachers even if they haven’t British police arrested the cials said. say very loud and clear that we Cameron said his prefer- could win its first seat in the British committed a crime, in a move high-profile Islamist preacher Individuals could be banned are on their side,” he said. ence was for Britain to stay in a parliament on October 9 — the day one leading Islamist called an Anjem Choudary last week along from speaking at public events, Clegg, the leader of the Liberal reformed EU after a new settle- Cameron turns 48 — after lawmaker attempt to distract from British with others suspected of links to taking part in protests or speak- Democrats, the junior partner in ment with Brussels, but said that Douglas Carswell switched to Ukip. foreign policy. a banned extremist group and ing through the media—a pro- Prime Minister David Cameron’s the relationship was not working. Senior Conservatives admit “Not all extremism leads to vio- militancy. posal that revives memories of a Conservative-led government, When asked whether it would Carswell could win the seat for lence and not all extremists are Choudary, who was released on controversial BBC ban on Irish said speaking to the ambassador break his heart to see a British Ukip, but Cameron has warned violent, but the damage caused by bail, said the arrest was “politi- republican leader Gerry Adams “should help” as part of interna- EU exit, he said: “The United voters that supporting the anti-EU extremism to our society is reason cally motivated” and claimed it from Sinn Fein during the unrest tional pressure on China. Kingdom was an issue of heart- party could split the Conservative enough to act,” Home Secretary was linked to preparations for last in Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, finance chief break. This is a matter of impor- vote in what is expected to be a very Theresa May told the annual week’s vote in the British parlia- They could also be ordered to George Osborne urged China to tant pragmatism: What is best for close 2015 election, paving the way Conservative party conference in ment on joining air strikes against submit any material to the police seek peace and said the former our United Kingdom? How do we for the opposition Labour party to Birmingham. the Islamic State jihadists in Iraq. for vetting before it is put onto colony’s prosperity depended on get the best deal for Britain? That gain power. “There is a renegotia- “We must face down extremism “They are trying to divert the Internet. freedom. is what I feel strongly about.” tion to be done that gets you guar- in all its forms. We must stand up attention away from their own Separate “banning orders” When asked what he would The British Conservative party’s antees on the single market, an end for our values,” she said, adding: foreign policy,” he said. would extend existing laws to say to the Chinese authori- schism over Europe has marred to ever closer union, better guar- “I want to see new civil powers to “If they believe in freedom of allow groups to be outlawed ties, Finance Minister Osborne, Cameron’s last major party con- antees on immigration, a solution target extremists who stay just expression and freedom of belief even if they did not pose a vio- Britain’s second most powerful ference before the 2015 election, to many of the problems Britain within the law.” and so on, then why are they cur- lent threat, including on the politician, said: “That they work overshadowing his attempt to finds in the EU. I believe that can The clampdown, which would tailing them?” grounds of being a “threat” to to a peaceful resolution of the pitch a growing economy and be done,” Cameron said. be enacted if Prime Minister Under the proposed democracy. situation.” lower welfare spending to voters. REUTERS David Cameron’s Conservatives “Extremism Disruption Orders”, AFP AGENCIES Lawmakers scold Secret Service over White House security breach

WASHINGTON: US lawmak- The incident is the latest black White House that evening and ers scolded the head of the US mark for the elite agency charged that fence-jumper Omar Gonzalez, Secret Service yesterday over a with protecting the president, a 42-year-old Iraq war veteran, security breach that allowed a which has suffered a series of breached five rings of security. knife-wielding intruder to run scandals including a lone gunman Another Republican, U.S. deep into the White House, and firing shots at the White House Representative Jason Chaffetz, Director Julia Pierson prom- in 2011, a prostitution scandal chided Pierson for the agency’s state- ised to make changes to agency involving agents in Colombia in ment that officers exercised “tre- procedures to ensure it would 2012 and a night of drinking in mendous restraint.” “Tremendous never happen again. March that led to three agents restraint is not what we’re looking “This is unacceptable and I take being sent home from a presiden- for,” he said. “The message should be full responsibility,” Pierson told a tial trip to Amsterdam. overwhelming force. US House of Representatives com- Lawmakers from both parties “Don’t let somebody get close to mittee investigating the September said the incident had damaged the president, don’t let somebody 19 incident in which an intruder the agency’s reputation and punc- get close to his family, don’t let jumped the fence, burst through tured the image of invulnerabil- them get into the White House. the front door and ran into the ity that helps protect President Ever. And if they have to take East Room of the White House. Barack Obama. “The White action that’s lethal, I will have “It is clear that our security House is supposed to be one of their back,” he said. plan was not executed properly,” America’s most secure facili- Pierson did not provide details she said, promising a complete ties,” said Republican Committee of the breach in her prepared tes- review of procedures. She also Chairman Darrell Issa. “How on timony, deferring some issues to a said Homeland Security Secretary earth did this happen?” closed classified session with com- Jeh Johnson had requested an Issa said there was no guard mittee members to follow. investigation. posted at the front door of the REUTERS

22pc rise in human trafficking: Britain US beheading suspect LONDON: Britain’s National Crime Agency yesterday reported charged with murder a sharp 22 percent rise in sus- pected human trafficking cases LOS ANGELES: A US man Oklahoma, where Nolen had just in 2013 from the previous year, who allegedly beheaded a female been suspended from his job. including hundreds of children. co-worker in Oklahoma has He went home and retrieved a The report found 2,744 poten- been charged with first degree kitchen knife, then returned to tial victims in Britain last year, murder, a prosecutor said yes- the front of the company build- and cited reports that some traf- terday, giving details of the ing, where he killed victim Colleen fickers were even branding their grisly attack for the first time. Hufford. “Upon entering the build- victims with tattoos and “various Alton Nolen, 30, spoke in ing he came across Mrs Hufford symbols signifying ownership or Arabic while he decapitated his and attacked her from behind, to show that a victim is over 18”. victim with a “large kitchen ultimately killing her and behead- “Modern slavery is an appalling knife,” Cleveland County District ing her,” said the prosecutor. crime that has no place in today’s Attorney Greg Mashburn said, Nolen then attacked another society,” Modern Slavery and adding that the suspect appeared female co-worker — at which point Organised Crime Minister Karen to hate white people. several other people tried to dis- Bradley said in a statement. Prosecutors have yet to decide tract him. “There were multiple “These figures show it is taking whether to seek the death pen- attempts by multiple people to stop place here — often out of sight — alty, Mashburn said. The FBI this attack,” said the prosecutor. in shops, fields, building sites and will decide separately whether to He was eventually brought behind the curtains of houses on ordi- bring terrorism charges, he said. down by a company boss, Mark nary streets,” she said. The report “Obviously there was some sort Vaughn, a reserve deputy sher- found that 602 of the cases reported of infatuation with beheading,” he iff who shot Nolen. Asked about involved children — a 10-percent told reporters. “Other than that it what triggered the incident, increase from 2012 — with British, seemed to be an isolated incident.” Mashburn said Nolen had been Slovakian and Vietnamese children The incident happened last suspended earlier in the day as a the most frequent victims. Thursday at a food process- result of a dispute over race. AFP ing plant in the city of Moore, AFP WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES HK protesters ignore call to end rallies Beijing defiant; bad weather leaves crowd undeterred

HONG KONG: Hong Kong tear-gassed by riot police on downtown into a carnival after demonstrators rejected Sunday evening, Chief Executive riot police withdrew. But they demands immediately to end Leung Chun-ying said the pro- began to pick up again by the rallies that have paralysed the democracy sit-in organised partly afternoon. city’s downtown, their num- by the Occupy Central group was “We are all afraid, but we think bers swelling for a third night now “out of control”. we should keep on resisting for full before a national holiday today “Occupy Central founders had democracy,” Jacky Yip, a 22-year- expected to put their campaign said repeatedly that if the move- old university student said as thun- for free elections into overdrive. ment is getting out of control, they der rumbled ahead. “Never lose Protest leaders are confident would call for it to stop. I’m now hope,” was one of the signs offer- of mustering massive crowds, asking them to fulfil the promise ing words of encouragement on angered at Beijing’s refusal to they made to society, and stop this the streets, alongside hundreds of grant full democracy, overnight campaign immediately,” he said. messages, some in other languages. and into today for the National But protest leaders rejected Protesters have two demands — Day public holiday marking the Leung’s demands and renewed that Leung step down and Beijing 65th anniversary of the founding calls for the Beijing-backed leader rescind its insistence that his suc- of Communist China. to step down. “I think there will cessor be vetted before standing Thousands ignored a call from be a massive turnout, over 100,000 for election. “If the government the city’s embattled leader to people tonight and leading into does not respond after October end the sit-in, as well as Beijing’s National Day,” hedge fund man- 2, the action will inevitably be branding of their demonstrations ager and Occupy Central activist stepped up,” Alex Chow, chairman as “illegal”, to take to the streets Ed Chin said. of the Hong Kong Federation of of the key financial hub. The demonstrations, the most Students, told reporters. A heavy downpour briefly sent intense civil unrest Hong Kong Influential student leader Joshua umbrellas skyward and crowds has experienced since its 1997 Wong, who was detained by police scurrying, but the prospect of handover from British rule, were last week, said Hong Kong’s leader bad weather left the crowds unde- sparked by Beijing’s decision in was the “only one” who could end terred. “We have spent more than August to restrict who can stand the protest. “Everyone here has a week under the sun, under pep- for the city’s top post. the power. We’re here for the Pro-democracy protesters hold up their mobile phones as lights in front of the government offices on day three per spray, we of course can stand Hong Kongers will be able to bargaining chip with Beijing,” he of the mass civil disobedience campaign Occupy Central in Hong Kong yesterday. the rain. Nothing can stop us,” vote for their next chief execu- said. “Leung Chun-ying and the a recent university student who tive in 2017 but only two or three government are feeling incrased saying it supported Hong Kong’s uncompromising stance and junctions. Police again called for identified himself as Choi said. candidates vetted by a pro-Bei- pressure,” he added. handling of the protests, which it efforts to keep the city running. the protesters to disperse, saying Beijing has been left grappling jing committee will be allowed to But analysts say the chances of described as “illegal activity”. Business leaders complain that emergency services were being with one of the biggest chal- stand — something demonstrators Beijing backing down are virtually Communist authorities are wor- the protests are hitting the econ- disrupted by the ongoing blockade lenges to its rule over the semi- have labelled a “fake democracy” non-existent, leaving a city once ried that dealing with the protests omy. The world’s top cosmetics of major carriageways. autonomous city at a time when that shows Hong Kong cannot renowned for its stability plunged too softly could encourage wider group L’Oreal said it was suspend- But the demonstrations have the Communist Party is crack- trust its mainland overseers. into an unknown future — with demands for greater freedoms on ing all business travel to Hong Kong also prompted displays of solidarity. ing down hard on dissent on the Throughout yesterday morn- democracy activists concerned the mainland, observers say. due to the street demonstrations. Some social workers and teachers mainland. ing protester numbers dwindled the police could return in force Hong Kong authorities, Many locals have expressed went on strike after unions called In his first public comments from overnight highs, when tens at any moment. meanwhile, are caught between frustration at the huge disrup- for members to take action. since demonstrators were of thousands turned the city’s Beijing stayed defiant yesterday, protester demands, Beijing’s tion, with the crowds blocking key AFP

Thailand to Police stop online media give tourists workshop in Sri Lanka ID wristbands COLOMBO: Sri Lanka media have been accused of widespread rights groups said yesterday that human rights violations in the BANGKOK: Thailand yester- police had stopped an online final stages of its 26-year civil day announced plans to give tour- journalists’ association from war which ended in May 2009. ists wristbands carrying their holding a workshop on ethics and Colombo refuses to cooperate in personal details, as the kingdom digital security at the weekend, a UN probe into the allegations, falls under intense scrutiny over the fourth disruption of media and in August denied visas to visitor safety following the mur- gatherings since May. international investigators. der of two British holidaymakers. The Action Committee for Media The Defence Ministry’s NGO Under the scheme hotels will Freedom, an umbrella organisation secretariat, which regulates non- distribute the wristbands to new of media rights groups, said police governmental organisations, in arrivals. “If anything happens officers threatened the owner of July banned activist groups and to them we will then know their the resort where the workshop NGOs from holding press confer- names, nationality and hotel,” said was to be held in Negombo, a pop- ences, issuing press releases and Arnuparp Gaesornsuwan, direc- ular coastal town 38km north of holding workshops for journalists. tor general of the Department of Colombo. Political analysts believe the Tourism said. “A group of plainclothes police government may be concerned “We have discussed it with officers from the area and the that media workshops are con- hotel operators and they are will- intelligence unit warned the nected to the UN probe. ing to do it,” he said. “We are not resort owner of dire consequences In May, Sri Lanka blocked going into their personal informa- if they allowed the workshop to two news websites critical of the tion -- it’s just the details they take place and the owner did not government, which press groups have to fill out on the immigration allow the workshop, fearing the decried as intimidation. Police form already,” he said. repercussions,” the group said. denied making any threats in con- Tourist police said the safety Similar threats were made nection with the weekend’s work- measure would be voluntary. “In A June 7, 2007 file picture shows former first lady Imelda Marcos at her apartment in Manila with a gallery of against three other gatherings ear- shop, which was organised by case they (tourists) get drunk and paintings including a Picasso, seen at upper right. lier this year, the group said, adding the Professional Web Journalists fall asleep on the beach we can to concerns over media freedoms in Association. The owner of the resort bring them back to their hotels,” the Indian Ocean nation. said the group’s costs had been Apichai Ti-armataya, commander Sri Lankan government forces refunded. REUTERS AFP Manila seizes paintings from Marcos of the Tourist Police, said.

MANILA: Philippine authori- Juan district yesterday to enforce Gauguin. The others are a S Korea ferry ties said they seized paintings the court ruling, said Nick Suarez, Francisco de Goya portrait of the yesterday from a Manila prop- spokesman for a state body pur- Marquesa de Santa Cruz, Pierre Bangladesh sacks telecom minister runs aground, erty of former first lady Imelda suing the Marcoses’ allegedly ill- Bonnard’s “La Baignade Au Grand Marcos as part of efforts to gotten wealth. Temps,” Bernard Buffet’s “Vase DHAKA: Bangladesh has sacked a top minister after his criti- recover works by Picasso, “Paintings were seized, but we of Red Chrysanthemums,” Joan cism of Haj triggered protests by Islamists who declared him an 110 rescued Gauguin, Miro, Michelangelo have yet to determine which ones Miro’s “L’Aube,” and one of Camille apostate and set a 24-hour deadline to replace him. Abdul Latif and others. or how many,” he said. The court Pissarro’s “Jardin de Kew” series. Siddique, the country’s telecommunications minister, who is in New SEOUL: S ome 110 p e ople ab o a r d The raid came a day after a also ordered authorities to search Suarez said he did not have York accompanying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, made the com- a South Korean sightseeing ship special court ruled that eight the other homes and offices of estimates of the current value of ments which were aired by television stations. Siddique said: “I am were rescued by fishing boats paintings owned by the widow Marcos, 85, an elected member the artworks. dead against Haj and Tablig Jamaat. Two million people have gone after the vessel ran aground near of former dictator Ferdinand of the House of Representatives. Imelda Marcos, a keen art col- to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj. Haj is a waste of manpower. Those a rocky island yesterday. Marcos had been acquired with The court ruling covered lector, will appeal the court ruling who perform Haj do not have any productivity. They deduct from The coast guard said in a state- embezzled state funds and must Pablo Picasso’s “Femme Couchee on the eight paintings, said her the economy, spend a lot of money abroad.” The comments drew ment that it had asked the fish- be turned over to the government. VI (Reclining Woman VI),” lawyer Robert Sison. “The order immediate protests from Islamist group Hefajat-e-Islam whose ing boats to assist after receiving Police and state lawyers raided Michelangelo’s “Madonna and is highly questionable. We will leaders called him “an apostate” and set a 24-hour deadline to the a distress call, as it would have the Marcos home in Manila’s San Child,” and a still life by Paul question that order,” he said. AFP government to sack him from the Cabinet. AFP taken its patrol vessels longer to reach the stricken vessel. The ship was stranded a short distance from the island of Hong-do, about 100km off the southwest coast. Television images showed the vessel to be Myanmar confirms controversial Rohingya plan at UN listing slightly, but it did not appear to be sinking. Three people YANGON: Myanmar has con- after deadly clashes with ethnic development assistance there.” contains a section on a process the UNHCR, for help to resettle suffered minor injuries. firmed to the United Nations it Rakhine Buddhists in 2012. It was the first public reference to determine whether Rohingya overseas those who fail to obtain South Korea was plunged into is finalising a plan that will offer The national government had to the controversial plan, which are citizens. Rohingya would be citizenship. grief and anger after the Sewol minority Rohingya Muslims drafted a plan that will give mem- the government has been draft- required to register their identi- But a UNHCR spokeswoman ferry sank on April 16 killing more citizenship if they change their bers of the persecuted Rohingya ing largely in secret, to the extent ties as Bengali, a term most reject said it would be impossible for than 300 people, most of them ethnicity to suggest Bangladeshi minority a bleak choice: accept that humanitarian workers have because it implies they are ille- the agency to do so, because they school children. The Sewol was origin, a move rights groups ethnic reclassification and the until recently been shown only gal immigrants from Bangladesh would not be “recognised refu- found to be structurally defective, say could force thousands into prospect of citizenship, or be hard copies. despite having lived in the area gees who have fled persecution overloaded with cargo and had detention camps. detained. The Rakhine State Action for generations. and conflict across international insufficient water in the ballast Most of Myanmar’s 1.1 mil- “An action plan is being final- Plan outlines projects including The plan proposes that authori- borders.” tank for balance when it capsized lion Rohingya are stateless and ised and will soon be launched,” rebuilding homes for displaced ties “construct temporary camps That raises the possibility that making a sharp turn. Of the 476 live in apartheid-like conditions Foreign Minister Wunna Maung people, improving health care in required numbers for those who Rohingya could be forced from people on board, 294 were killed, in Rakhine state on the west- Lwin said in an address to and education, and promoting refuse to be registered and those their villages and detained indef- many of them students on a class ern coast of the predominantly the UN General Assembly on reconciliation, according to a without adequate documents.” initely, warned Phil Robertson, trip. Ten people remain missing. Buddhist country. Almost 140,000 Monday, requesting the United draft. It states that the government deputy director for Asia at Human REUTERS Rohingya remain displaced Nations to “provide much-needed More controversially, the plan will ask the UN Refugee Agency, Rights Watch. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Afghans in north threaten rebellion if power-sharing deal fails

PANJSHIR: Afghans in a The new president is an ethnic situation,” Kabiri said in an On the streets of Panjshir, senti- the road from the capital Kabul Kabul, and without this the gov- strategically important prov- Pashtun with a support base in interview. “If they don’t commit ment was a mixture of resignation to Panjshir is festooned with huge ernment will collapse.” ince north of the capital have the east and south of the coun- to the agreement, people will and anger. One shopkeeper said billboards announcing Abdullah The new government of threatened to rebel if the coun- try, while Abdullah is backed by demonstrate.” he ripped up his voter card after as the winner. national unity will have multi- try’s new president does not Tajiks. As part of the US bro- Abdullah is backed by many Ghani was declared the winner. A former military official, who ple challenges to overcome in respect an agreement to share kered agreement, Abdullah has Panjshiris because of his close ties “There will be a struggle inside the declined to give his name, said he addition to dealing with internal power with their chosen leader, become chief executive, a similar to their beloved leader Ahmad government and...this time it will and others in the province were rivalries. Its coffers are empty Abdullah Abdullah. role to that of a prime minister, Shah Massoud, who was assassi- develop into a crisis,” said Wahid prepared to fight. “If this contin- and it faces a growing Taliban Ashraf Ghani, a former finance and will share control over key nated in 2001 and is remembered Rahman, in his late 20s. “As they ues and they do not stick to their insurgency that has regained ter- minister, was sworn in as presi- government decisions. as a national hero. deceived him (Abdullah) during commitments then we will fight,” ritory across the country. dent on Monday, ending the stand- But in Panjshir, governor Cracks in the deal to share the voting process they will deceive he said. “Time will tell how long the off with Abdullah, an ex-foreign Abdul Rahman Kabiri said people power have already emerged, him again.” “I have weapons as do many deal will last...If they ignore parts minister, over who won the vote. were worried Abdullah would be with Abdullah’s camp nearly Afghanistan remains deeply other people in Panjshir and of the agreements things could Stability will now depend on how pushed out of power. boycotting the swearing-in divided over the election. In a we will fight. We can sabotage escalate,” said police chief Abdul well the alliance holds. “Panjshiris are watching the ceremony. symbol of the north’s defiance, electricity supplies and roads to Aziz Ghairat. REUTERS

Blast kills 6 Afghanistan, US sign security pact Afghan troops KABUL: At least six Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers American troops to stay in country beyond this year were martyred following road- side bomb explosion, defence KABUL: Officials from the war was not fought in the The Taliban, fighting to oust officials said yesterday. Afghanistan and the United interests of his country, souring foreign forces and the US-backed The exact location of the inci- States yesterday signed a long- his ties with the US. government, have taken advan- dent where the six Afghan army delayed security agreement to Under the terms of agreement, tage of the paralysis in Kabul soldiers were martyred was not allow American troops to stay in 12,000 foreign military personnel to launch attacks in an attempt disclosed, according to Khaama the country after the end of the are expected to stay after 2014, regain strategic territory in prov- Press. year, filling a campaign promise when the combat mission of inces such as Helmand in the The Afghan Defence ministry by new President Ashraf Ghani. Afghanistan’s US-led Nato force south and Kunduz in the north. spokesman General Zahir Azimi National security adviser Hanif ends. The Taliban have denounced said the soldiers were martyred Atmar and US Ambassador James The force is expected to be the pact with the US and repeated in the past 24 hours following Cunningham signed the bilateral made up of 9,800 US troops with that yesterday, calling it a ‘sin- improvised explosive device (IED) security agreement in a televised the rest from other Nato mem- ister’ plot by the US to control attack. ceremony at the presidential bers. They will train and assist Afghanistan and restore its inter- General Azimi further added palace, one day after Ghani was Afghan security forces in the war national credibility as a military that 15 militants were also killed inaugurated. against the Taliban and its radical super power. and a number of others were “As an independent country, Islamist allies. “Under the name of the secu- injured during the military opera- based on our national interests, Ghani was inaugurated on rity agreement, today Americans tions in the past 48 hours. we signed this agreement for Monday and called on the Taliban want to prepare themselves for He said Afghan soldiers also stability, goodwill, and prosperity to join peace talks. He formed another nonobvious and very dan- discovered and seized 48 rounds of the our people, stability of the a unity government with elec- gerous fight,” the Taliban said. of IED along with some weap- region and the world,” Ghani said tion rival Abdullah Abdullah “With their bulk of artifices and ons and ammunition during the in a speech after the signing. after a prolonged standoff over deceptions they want to hoodwink operations. Ghani’s predecessor, Hamid vote results that ended in a deal the people. They think that the Security adviser Hanif Atmar (right) and Nato’s Senior Civilian Representative According to General Azimi, Karzai, had long refused to agree to make Ghani president and Afghan people do not know about in Afghanistan Maurits Jochems (left) hold their documents after signing the Afghan national security to the deal, citing his anger over Abdullah a chief executive in the their conspiracies and their sinis- the Status of Forces Agreement documents in Kabul yesterday. forces led by the Afghan national civilian deaths and his belief that government with broad powers. ter goals.” AFP army are currently engaged in 19 military operations in 11 prov- inces of the country. The anti-government armed militant groups have not com- mented regarding the report Sharif urged to improve Bilawal set for political journey so far. New polio cases quality of education KARACHI: A meeting of the democracy, Constitution, parlia- core committee of Pakistan ment, and for resolution of prob- People’s Party (PPP) was held lems of impoverished people. in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Leader of issues are being persistently yesterday in which it was Former PM said that when Opposition in the National raised by the protesting Pakistan decided that party Chairman Benazir Bhutto had arrived in ISLAMABAD: The Number of Assembly Syed Khursheed Tehreek-i-Insaf and Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would the country on October 18, 2007, polio cases has risen to 184 in Shah has urged Prime Minister Awami Tehreek. start the democratic journey Pakistan facing autocratic rule Pakistan after emergence of ten Nawaz Sharif to take effective In his letter, Shah said: “After from October 18, and would was at the crossroads as the late new cases in the country. measures to improve health and the historic struggle for the address the party’s public meet- PPP leader had come back to her With new cases, the country education facilities in Pakistan restoration of democracy in ing at Mazar-e-Quaid, resuming native land for ending dictatorial is about to break its own world He called upon all political the country and signing of the the journey started by Benazir regime, for ensuring independ- record of registering the cases of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari forces in and outside the parlia- Charter of Democracy by PPP Bhutto on October 18, 2007 as ence of judiciary and media and the crippling disease, according to ment and federal and provincial and the PML-N now all politi- she had arrived in the country strengthening of the constitu- Pakistan’s (Geo News). governments to join hands for the cal parties, both inside and out- during the dictatorial rule. of Quaid-i-Azam in Karachi on tional institutions. The Health Department con- purpose, and proposed a charter side the parliament, should come Former prime minister Yusuf 18th October to commemorate Benazir Bhutto had been ceded that the number of polio for improvement of education and forward and sign a Charter for Raza Gilani announced this while seventh anniversary of the twin warned against arriving in the cases has been increasing rapidly. health sectors. Improvement of Education and speaking here at the media cell of bombing at homecoming rally of country but despite these threats, It said that ten new cases In a letter sent to the prime Health for the provision of bet- the PPP where he informed news- late Benazir Bhutto at Karsaz in she had come back to the country. were reported from Khyber minister on September 25, the ter education and health facili- men about the decisions taken at year 2007. He said Benazir Bhutto’s home- Pakhtunkhwa, FATA and Karachi. opposition leader said: “I urged ties at all tiers.” the earlier-held core committee Gilani said the leaders and coming rally was attacked near Sources said that seven cases upon you to come forward and He suggested that, federal and meeting of PPP, jointly chaired by activists of PPP would accompany Karsaz where numerous people were reported from FATA, two religiously commit for this noble provincial governments, as a mat- party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto the party’s chairman as he would were killed and injured, once from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and cause to make our present and ter of their duty, must provide Zardari and former president Asif once again start the journey for again signifying the sacrifices one from Karachi. coming generations progressive free of cost primary and second- Ali Zardari. accomplishing unfinished mission rendered by People’s Party for the Moreover, the Independent and prosperous.” ary level education in a manner The meeting decided to hold big of martyred leader of PPP Benazir cause of democracy. Monitoring Board will meet in “The state shall provide free that attracts the nonenrolled chil- rallies in Punjab as well. While Bhutto. Bilawal Bhutto has taken He said the previous PPP’s gov- London yesterday to discuss the and compulsory education to all dren and adolescents, particularly facing daunting challenge of an apt decision to embark upon ernment led by Asif Ali Zardari threats posed by the polio. children of the age of 5 to 16 years girls, belonging to weaker, socially regaining its position as the real the incomplete journey of Benazir had taken steps for revival of the It is feared that Pakistan might in such manners as may be deter- disadvantaged and economically opposition in the country, PPP Bhutto to conclude her mission as Constitution in its true spirit and face more restrictions for not mined by the law,” he added. deprived sections of society. has announced to hold the large at present, the country requires for strengthening democracy and controlling the crippling disease. It may be mentioned that these INTERNEWS public gathering at mausoleum struggle for strengthening institutions. 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International Day of Old Persons PML-N to support Javed Hashmi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sheikh Tariq, will leave for meeting quoted Hamza Shahbaz Muslim League-Nawaz Multan immediately and remain as saying. They said Hamza told (PML-N) has decided in prin- there till results for the by-polls them that both PML-N and PPP ciple to not only support Javed are announced, they said. are willing to award Hashmi Hashmi as a candidate for by- Once in Multan, the committees the title of the ‘Champion and elections in NA-149 Multan-II, will immediately start campaign- Saviour of Democracy’ in parlia- but also campaign on his behalf ing for Hashmi and organise public ment, they said. in the constituency, it was learnt gatherings for the ex-PTI leader to Although PPP has nominated yesterday. address, the meeting participants Javed Siddiqui for by-polls in The decision to back the sacked said. They added that the com- NA-149, the PML-N leadership president of Pakistan Tehreek-e- mittees will also try to convince believes Zardari will ask the can- Insaf (PTI) was taken at a meet- other parties to back Hashmi as didate to announce his support ing of the PML-N’s parliamentary a ‘champion of democracy’. for Hashmi at the eleventh hour, board, chaired by Hamza Shahbaz In the meantime, Hamza according to sources. Sharif yesterday. Shahbaz will secretly contact PPP’s strategy for NA-149 vis-à- Participants of the meet- PML-N workers angry at Hashmi vis Hashmi came under discussion ing revealed that the board has and try to persuade them to back at a meeting of the party’s central formed three committees to the former PTI president as a executive committee (CEC) held help Hashmi conduct and meet candidate for one of Multan’s in Karachi, sources said. the financial requirements of his National Assembly seats, the “While briefing the meeting campaign in NA-149. meeting participants said. on PPP’s strategy for NA-149, The committees, which com- Both Prime Minister Nawaz Yousaf Raza Gilani said that prise Punjab Prisons Minister Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party Javed Siddiqui was a weak can- Abdul Waheed Arain, members (PPP) Co-Chairperson Asif Ali didate and was nominated only A man sells chopped and sliced sugarcane on a road side in Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday. The UN observes of the Punjab Public Affairs Unit Zardari want to see Hashmi as to keep potential PPP voters from October 1 as International Day for Old Persons with this year’s theme: Leaving no one behind, promoting a headed by Mian Saud Majeed, an independent member of parlia- swinging towards a PTI-backed society for all. Senator Rafique Rajwana and ment at any cost, participants of candidate,” one source said. ex-lawmakers Rana Mehmood the PML-N parliamentary board INTERNEWS WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Court sets Jayalalithaa Sonia meets flood-affected people bail plea hearing today Senior lawyer Jethmalani appears for ex-chief minister

BANGALORE: The Karnataka statutory right to appeal in an yesterday to be counsel for DVAC High Court will hear today appellate court or a high court counsel in the case. I will appear the criminal review petition of for seeking suspension of the before the special bench and jailed former Tamil Nadu chief sentence and release on bail on a respond if am asked to by the minister J Jayalalithaa for sus- surety bond. judge through a notice on the pension of sentence and bail. Earlier, senior criminal lawyer revision petition,” Singh said. The court registrar has posted Ram Jethmalani, who appeared As the trial case was trans- the revision petition before the before the vacation bench on ferred to Bangalore from Madras special bench on the directive of behalf of 66-year-old Jayalalithaa High Court in 2003 on the direc- the state chief justice after the in the case, sought interim relief tive of the Supreme Court, Singh state government declared holi- to her, as the sentence (four years said the Karnataka government day on October 6 for the Eidul of jail term) was less than 10 years too has to appoint him as its Adha festival, the date on which and hence she was entitled for prosecutor as the special court the case hearing was adjourned immediate bail. and the high court fall under the to by the vacation bench earlier A special court here on state’s jurisdiction. in the day. Saturday convicted Jayalalithaa He also admitted that the spe- “The chief justice D H Waghela in the `660m disproportionate cial bench can take a suo moto has considered our request to assets’ case and sentenced her action on the revision petition and advance the hearing today, as the to four years simple imprison- grant bail on special grounds such court has holidays from October ment, with a fine of `1bn under as health of the convict and his/ 2 up to 6 and since the revision the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and her age without hearing the pros- petition was admitted by vacation the Prevention of Corruption ecution or overruling the objec- bench judge Justice Rathnakala Act. tions filed, if any on merits. earlier in the day but adjourned Meanwhile, special public pros- The special bench will also it to October 6 on technical ecutor G Bhavani Singh con- hear the revision petitions of grounds,” a defence counsel said. firmed being appointed by the other three convicted—Sasikala Justice Rathnakala will pre- Tamil Nadu government to rep- Natarajan V K Sudhakaran and J side over the special bench and resent its department of vigilance Ilavarasi, who were also awarded hear the arguments of the defence and anti-corruption in the case as four-year jail term and fined for Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul interact with flood-affected people in Jammu, the winter counsel under section 389 of the its prosecution counsel. `100m each by the lower court on capital of Kashmir, yesterday. At least 300 people have died in the worst-ever floods Kashmir witnessed in a Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), “I have received intimation Saturday. century with 200,000 structures damaged, including 40,000 completely damaged residential houses. which provides a convicted person from the Tamil Nadu government IANS

RSS rapped BJP for breaking Press Council chief defends posts for retired judges NEW DELHI: Press Council judge, was speaking during an He also criticised former CJI Commission, sought to be put alliance: Sena of India chairman Markandey interactive session on ‘Equality Lodha for saying that Justice in place, for the appointment of Katju (pictured), yesterday of Woman — Desired Goal of Katju was defaming the higher judges to higher judiciary would MUMBAI: The RSS has criti- joined issue with former chief Emancipation’ organised by the judiciary by exposing the ques- work. cised the state BJP for snapping justice of India R M Lodha, Indian Women Press Corps here, tionable acts of certain judges, “Let us see how it functions. It the 25-year-old partnership saying that there was no rule during which he touched on wondering whether the judici- all depends on people who men with it last week, the Shiv Sena constraining judges from tak- number of issues, including pen- ary was being defamed by those it.” said in its party mouthpiece ing up government assign- dency of cases, judicial appoint- indulging in corrupt activities or “All feudal laws are unjust, yesterday. ments or constitutional posts ments, Uniform Civil Code, those who are exposing them and including Hindu laws, before In a front-page revelation in after their retirement. Muslim Personnel Law and status bringing them to light. changes were brought in the Saamana, the Shiv Sena has “There is no such hard and of women in India. He claimed that very often form of Hindu succession law,” said that three days after the fast rule. There is no such rule Defending former CJI P chief justices shove under the he said. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (of two year cooling-off period). Sathasivam becoming the Kerala carpet such cases when they Katju noted that there were broke the alliance, a secret meet- There are number of institutions governor, he said that there was are brought to their notice, and not many women lawyers prima- ing was held in south Mumbai. (required to be occupied by the nothing wrong in it. demanded harsh punishment for rily because initially women were The BJP leaders sought the retired judges like tribunals), do “If you want to criticise for judges accused of corruption. not encouraged to take up stud- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh you want them to be occupied by the sake of criticism, you are Reiterating his position that ies in law because of “rough and (RSS) guidance on how to politicians,” asked Justice Katju welcome. Give him some time. apex court constitution bench in tough” nature of the profession. approach the electorate under (retd) to queries on Lodha’s sug- Don’t start attacking him right 1993 could not have created the “But now things are chang- the changed political scenario in gestion for a two-year cooling-off away. There is nothing wrong collegium system for the appoint- ing. Once upon a time there was Maharashtra where all the five period for retired judges before (in accepting the governorship),” Singhvi was appointed to head the ment of judges to higher judiciary zero representation of women in major parties are now contesting they take up assignments with said Katju. Competition Appellate Tribunal as it had no constitutional back- judiciary, now it is about 5 per- independently. the government or occupy con- Hundreds of judges have been and Justice B.S.Chauhan as the ing, he said that it is only the cent but there is still a long way “Did you consult us before stitutional positions. appointed as the head of various head of Cauvery Water Disputes time that will tell how the new to reach the level of 50 percent.” breaking the alliance? Why is BJP Katju, a former apex court organisations, of late Justice G S Tribunal, he noted. mechanism of National Judicial IANS running away form Hindutva? Or did you break it because of your selfish interests... This has cre- ated divisions among Hindus...,” Rahman launches new album the Sena quoted RSS leaders as saying at the closed-door meeting. Kerala principal who kept “You are only bothered about your chair... With what face are you going to approach the elec- boy in kennel gets bail torate and seek votes?” the RSS leaders hit out, the Saamana THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Education Minister P K Abdu Rabb said said quoting sources present at Kerala court yesterday granted bail to a the school will be closed down, as it lacks the meeting. Another RSS leader private unaided school’s woman principal proper infrastructure and also does not made it clear to the BJP leaders who had kept a six-year-old under-kin- have the necessary clearances. not to “indulge in such strange dergarten student in a kennel. She had He added: “The government will see as experiments — The Shiv Sena is been arrested on Monday night. to how the children studying here can be not a Nitish Kumar party, they Meanwhile, the district administration accommodated in other schools.” are our true friends”, they said. has for the time being decided to take Earlier in the day, an inspection con- Pulling up BJP leaders, the over the school after numerous complaints ducted on behalf of the director of public RSS seniors said they appeared against the educational institution surfaced instruction found that the school where 150 least concerned about “serious following the episode becoming public. students study from play school to Class 7 issues like love jihad, land jihad, District collector Biju Prabhakar yester- lacks necessary infrastructure. cow slaughter and (religious) day visited the school and found two groups Although the incident took place last conversions”. protesting — one section demanding imme- Thursday, it surfaced on Monday when the It also castigated the BJP over diate closure of the school while the other boy refused to go to school and his sister, a the move to admit several desert- demanding alternate arrangements so their class three student in the same school, asked ers from the Nationalist Congress wards can continue studies. Prabhakar said: him the reason. The boy said on that particu- Party (NCP) to the party fold and “For the time being, we will take over the lar day as he was talking to his classmate, even allotted them tickets for the school as the fate of the children studying the principal got agitated and locked him in forthcoming elections. IANS Musician and composer A R Rahman and politician Kapil Sibal attend the unveiling of here has to be taken care of. Arrangements a kennel after driving out the dog. The boy their album Raunaq in Mumbai yesterday. will be made for their future education.” was let out after three hours. IANS Indian Science Congress accused of irregularities BANGALORE: The Indian Science Congress — that bring control at any cost,” Krishna years about the functioning of problem is said to stem from the Sciences section of ISCA. In his Science Congress Association together hundreds of scientists Joshi, a former president who ISCA. Renowned chemist and fact that one need not be a prac- complaint to then prime min- (ISCA), a professional body of from India and abroad. once headed the Council of Bharat Ratna C N R Rao, who tising scientist to be its member. ister Manmohan Singh — who scientists under the Department But, according to some top sci- Scientific and Industrial Research was science adviser to the pre- Membership is open to any gradu- was ISCA president in 2012-13 of Science and Technology entists, this image of ISCA as a (CSIR), said. “I have stopped par- vious government and a former ate with “an interest in science” — Lavania said elections to all (DST) and headquartered in reputable body has eroded. They ticipating in its activities.” president of ISCA, is most upset. by paying a membership fee of important offices of ISCA “are Kolkata, is in the spotlight — say the ISCA has virtually been Madhavan Nair, a former sec- “I stopped attending ISCA `200. manipulated by eliminating the for the wrong reasons. taken over by “a select group” retary in the space department meetings after hearing that top This rule is exploited to get into meritorious and potential win- Ever since it was founded in and elections to its decision- who was the ISCA president in ISCA posts are grabbed by manip- ISCA’s decision-making bodies ners at the nomination stage itself 1914, ISCA has had distinguished making bodies — the Executive 2010-11, is equally unhappy. “I ulating the elections,” Rao said. and also for the posts of general before going for vote by the full scientists as its successive presi- Committee and the Executive have not attended ISCA meetings “If that is true, it is very unfor- president and general secretaries, Executive Council”. dents. They include J C Bose, Council — were “manipulated”. for the last few years due to the tunate and very sad. Serious sci- it is alleged. Citing ISCA’s 2012 elections, Nobel laureate C V Raman, M Should this continue, scientists politics there.” entists do not attend the science For instance, a college teacher he said all three nominees with N Saha, Birbal Sahni and S S of standing will boycott ISCA, Asis Datta, a renowned plant congresses any more.” or principal can get elected by excellent credentials for the post Bhatnagar. As a testimony to its they warn. biologist and another past ISCA Rao said a complete change in collecting “en masse” the votes of general secretary were elimi- exalted status, successive prime “ISCA has been captured by president IANS spoke to, says the system of elections and a dif- of all post-graduate students, nated in favour of a building ministers have been inaugurat- a group of master manipulators he was disturbed by the large ferent method for nominations says Umesh Lavania, who was engineer serving in the Kolkata ing ISCA’s annual affairs — the who are bent on retaining their number of complaints in recent were urgently needed. ISCA’s once president of the Plant Corporation. IANS WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Obama, Modi vow to boost strategic ties Wonderful meeting, says PM PM orders WASHINGTON: US President Narendra Modi said he had bureaucrats Barack Obama and new Indian a “wonderful meeting” with US Prime Minister Narendra Modi President Barack Obama at the vowed yesterday to expand and White House and both share a to clean toilets deepen their countries’ strate- vision for partnership in which gic partnership and make it a both countries would work tomorrow model for the rest of the world. together for the benefit of the NEW DELHI: Prime In a joint “vision statement” entire humankind. Minister Narendra Modi has issued after their first meeting In a Facebook post after his ordered his bureaucrats to at a White House dinner, the first meeting with Obama yes- come in to work to clean up two leaders said they would work terday, the first time they were their offices — including toi- together “not just for the benefit meeting, Modi said: “With lets — on this week’s national of both our nations, but for the President Barack Obama. We had holiday to celebrate Mahatma benefit of the world.” a wonderful meeting and talked Gandhi’s birthday. They said their countries would about a wide range of issues. Both The move is part of a nation- cooperate on security and to fight President Obama and I share a wide cleanliness drive to be terrorism and would back a “rules vision for a partnership in which launched by Modi on the holi- based” global order in which our nations work together for the day tomorrow, with the pre- India assumes greater multilat- benefit of the entire humankind.” mier himself expected to take eral responsibility, including a Earlier, Modi was greeted at a broom to the capital’s notori- reformed UN Security Council. the doorstep of the White House ously dirty streets. They also vowed to work by Obama with “Kem Chho” — The initiative has sparked together against the threat posed the Gujarati equivalent of “Hello, grumblings by officials from by climate change and to cooper- how are you”. India’s infamously slow and ate to address the consequences External Affairs Minister vast bureaucracy who say of unchecked pollution. Sushma Swaraj was also greeted the request to work, although “We have a vision that the by Obama and other officials, theoretically voluntary, cannot United States and India will including US Secretary of State be ignored. Modi has cracked have a transformative relation- John Kerry. Both smiled and down on officials since storm- ship as trusted partners in the laughed at a witty remark by the ing to power in May elections, 21st century. Our partnership Indian minister. demanding they turn up to work will be a model for the rest of The information was tweeted at 9am and paying unannounced the world,” they said in their by external affairs ministry visits to government offices. statement said. spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin. “We have already been turn- The two leaders also said their Knowing President Barack ing up on time and working till countries would work to ensure Obama’s admiration for Mahatma late (since Modi took office). that economic growth brought Gandhi and Martin Luther King Now we have been asked to better livelihoods for all people Jr, Prime Minister Narendra wield the broom and we might and stressed the importance of Modi gifted him a copy of Gita as well do so,” one reluctant offi- open markets and fair and trans- by the Mahatma and some Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington yesterday. cial said. “My children are upset parent practices to allow trade to memorabilia associated with the that I will have to go to the office flourish. American civil rights leader. mind, Modi brought an All India official gifts that would be given in his honour by Obama ahead of even on a national holiday,” he Washington has been keen to Modi also presented Obama Radio recording of King’s speech at the official bilateral meeting. their formal bilateral summit. said, requesting anonymity. expand business and security ties with a special reprint of Gandhi’s in India in 1958. There is also a The White House released a First Lady Michelle Obama But another official was with India, which it sees as a key interpretation of the Gita. framed photograph of King at vision statement for the US-India gave the working meal a miss as decidedly upbeat, saying it was counterbalance to an increasingly The US president keeps a Rajghat besides a small video clip Strategic Partnership: “Chalein the two delegations dined on hal- an important step in ridding assertive China in Asia. Obama statue of the Indian freedom from his 1959 visit to India. saath saath: Forward together we ibut, avocados and basmati rice India of its entrenched class sys- has backed New Delhi’s bid to leader in his office. These are Modi’s personal gifts go”. Modi, who is on a fast for the served with Shafer Chardonnay at tem in which only those from become a permanent member of Keeping Obama’s great regard to Obama, Akbaruddin said. Hindu festival of Navratri, sipped the Blue Room. low castes cleaned up waste. the UN Security Council. for Martin Luther King Jr in He has also brought some warm water at the dinner hosted IANS/REUTERS “It is an unprecedented sani- tation movement,” the officer in the power ministry said. “Wielding the broom is a Don’t join US war against powerful symbol. It shows that no work is mean and that each one of us should be responsible IS, CPM tells Modi for cleaning up our waste.” The drive is partly aimed at sprucing up government offices NEW DELHI: The CPI-M yes- response to the ISIS must have which are often littered with terday urged Prime Minister the sanction of the UN, without rubbish, stink of urine and Narendra Modi not to join which it carries no legitimacy.” have walls dirtied with dried any unilateral American war Modi, who came to power in spit. Advertisements in all against the Islamic State (IS), May, has received a warm wel- major dailies yesterday urged the Sunni insurgent group that come in the United States, even residents of Delhi to “come for- now controls a vast territory. though he was denied a visa in ward in large numbers” for the “The Obama administration 2005 over rioting in his home programme’s launch. has been putting great pressure state three years earlier that Sanitation was very close on India of late to join a US-led killed more than 1,000 people, to the heart of independ- coalition against the Islamic State most of them Muslims. Modi ence hero Gandhi who used of Iraq and Syria,” the Communist denies any wrongdoing and has to clean latrines himself at a Party of India-Marxist said. been exonerated by Supreme time when there were no flush “It may take advantage of Court investigation. toilets in the country. Modi Modi’s presence in New York ... He has maintained a fran- has stressed the importance to make India fall in line with its tic schedule since arriving in of sanitation in almost all his plans. The (Indian) government America on Friday, even though public speeches since his May must, under no circumstances, he is fasting in accordance with victory, vowing to make India fall prey to these machinations. Hindu custom and drank only clean by 2019, to coincide with “It must never join any uni- warm water at the White House. the 150th birth anniversary of lateral US initiative of this sort, Modi met more than a dozen Gandhi. Roughly half of India’s no matter how strongly such an US corporate leaders early on population do not have toilets initiative is portrayed as defend- Monday and told them he was in their homes and must def- Supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the White House clash in Layette Park and ing ‘humanity’ against ‘the forces committed to liberalising India’s ecate in the open, a health and along Pennsylvania Avenue opposite the presidential mansion in Washington yesterday. of barbarism’. “Any international economy. AGENCIES safety problem that Modi has also vowed to fix. AFP

Editors Guild Funeral of Kashmiri leader condemns assault Solar-powered eToilet on Sardesai for schools unveiled NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild strongly condemned the KOCHI: Eram Scientific, man- use, automatic floor wash, sen- attack on senior journalist and ufacturers of the country’s first sor controlled water usage and its former President Rajdeep eToilet, here yesterday unveiled eliminates the need for manual Sardesai by a group claiming to the world’s cheapest unmanned, cleaners in schools. be supporters of Prime Minister self-cleaning eToilet with “The present problems in sani- Narendra Modi in New York. inbuilt solar panel and metallic tations at schools are known to be Sardesai, who according to eye- platform for schools. not because of the dearth of toi- witness accounts, kept trying to “This is our contribution lets. The lack of maintenance and pacify a crowd of around 50 people to the nation and comes as a requirement for manual cleaning was “abused in the vilest language”, response to the “Clean India has made them dysfunctional. We and manhandled at the Madison Campaign” announced by the are out to address that gap and Square Garden in New York. “This central government. It per- that is why we are now launch- mob mentality to silence those with fectly matches with the “Make ing this comprehensive solution divergent views is not acceptable,” in India” campaign as well,” said for schools,” said K Anvar Sadath, the Guild said and urged Modi and Siddeek Ahmed, chairman of CEO. the government to condemn the Eram Group based here. Eram Scientific has deployed incident, and ensure that action is Built of stainless steel base, over 600 eToilets — each cost- taken against the guilty. mild steel super structure and ing `200,000 and upwards — in Congress also condemned the occupying 25 sq ft space, the 11 states. “attack” on Sardesai. Underlining eToilet comes with a price-tag of Sadath said the one designed that there can always be dif- `99,999 ex-factory, which is inclu- for schools is cheap because the ference of opinions on issues, sive of insurance charges and one- complex electronics have been Congress spokesperson Raj year warranty. avoided and customised for school Babbar rued that the “situation It has got an inbuilt solar panel use. is deteriorating”. “Some support- which eliminates the need for “We have got numerous que- ers are getting physical. What has electricity connection while the ries from all parts of the coun- happened to Sardesai is condem- metal platform avoids civil con- try for the school model and we People take part in a funeral procession for Moulavi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (74), a Shia leader and a lawmaker nable and Congress party con- struction too. envisage a minimum sales of from People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Kashmir’s main political opposition party, in Srinagar yesterday. Ansari demns it strongly,” Babbar told It has an automatic flush 6,000 units this fiscal,” he added. died after battling a liver disease over a year. reporters. AGENCIES which works before and after IANS

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Barwa signs Opec oil output hits highest since 2012 QR2.5bn deal Supply rises by 810,000 bpd, led by Libya, Iraq, Angola Oil below $95 as dollar weighs with govt LONDON: Opec’s oil supply bpd in August, according to the highest since November 2012 NEW YORK: World oil prices tumbled to their lowest in more jumped to its highest in almost survey based on shipping data and when it pumped 31.06 million bpd, than two years yesterday, with US crude posting its biggest daily DOHA: Barwa Real Estate two years in September, a sur- information from sources at oil according to surveys. Involuntary decline since 2012 as expiring October gasoline futures tumbled announced yesterday it signed vey found, due to further recov- companies, Opec and consultants. outages, such as in Libya, kept 4.5 percent and the US dollar rose. a QR2.5bn agreement with the ery in Libya and higher output “Libya has increased produc- output below Opec’s nominal New York RBOB gasoline for October delivery, which expires Government of Qatar. The gov- from Saudi Arabia and other tion massively and if you look 30 million bpd target in earlier at the end of the day, reversed more than half of its gains from a ernment will buy plots from Gulf producers in the face of forward, Opec is producing more months of the year. two-week rally that traders had attributed to a short squeeze on Barwa’s Lusail City. sub-$100 per barrel oil prices. than the (forecast) demand for Iraq, like Libya, has also man- local supplies. That selloff contributed to a more than $3 slump in The deal is aimed to maximise The lack of any cutbacks under- Opec crude in 2015,” said Carsten aged to increase supplies despite US crude and deepened losses in European benchmark Brent, both the group’s profit and sharehold- lines the relaxed view of Opec’s Fritsch, analyst at Commerzbank. fighting in the country. Oil output of which tumbled abruptly at midday. Brent was set for its biggest ers’ returns, Barwa said. “This core Gulf members to oil’s slide “This puts pressure on Opec rebounded due to higher exports quarterly fall in two years, down 16 percent. sale took place in mutual agree- from $115 in June to below $97 ahead of their next meeting.” from Iraq’s southern terminals Brent for November delivery fell $2.82 to $94.38 a barrel by 1628 ment with the Government of on Tuesday — a level they can tol- Opec pumps a third of the and increased output from fields GMT. US crude dropped $3.26 to $91.31 a barrel. During the session, Qatar which will later determine erate, but which puts budgets in world’s oil and meets next in in Kurdistan. Brent’s premium over US oil dipped to the narrowest in 13 months, the best use of Lusail land as per producers such as Iran and non- November. This month, the larg- Nigerian output, disrupted touching $2.52 a barrel. The premium later grew back to more than recommendations of the special- member Russia under pressure. est increase has come from Libya, in earlier months of the year, $3 a barrel. Many brokers said oil prices were also pressured by the ised bodies in the government”. Supply from the Organisation where supply is up by 280,000 bpd has climbed in September, and US dollar’s surge to a four-year high against a basket of currencies, Barwa received QR1bn in cash of the Petroleum Exporting despite conflict. Iraq, Nigeria, another increase has come from and a two-year high against the euro. “The dollar strength is pres- as part of the signed agreement Countries averaged 30.96 mil- Angola and Saudi Arabia also Angola where CLOV, a new crude suring oil across the board,” said Andy Lebow, senior vice president value, while the remaining QR lion barrels per day (bpd) in boosted output. stream operated by Total , is ram- at Jefferies Bache in New York. REUTERS 1.5bn was settled against Bank September, up from 30.15 million This month’s output is Opec’s ping up exports. REUTERS facilities. THE PENINSULA

US Ambassador visits CH2M HILL Qatar stocks end month with modest gains, market cap touches QR736bn

DOHA: Qatar stocks ended 323 million shares, while the total rose 8.06 percent and 7.05 per- the month on a moderate gain, number of transactions decreased cent respectively to QR979m and after the market witnessed by 22.69 percent compared to QR590m. Vodafone Qatar rose by a major pull back from third August. 4.25 percent to QR590m. week of September. The month The banks and financial serv- The trading volume was led by that saw the benchmark index ices sector led trading value dur- the real estate sector, accounting hitting its record high of 14,350 ing September, accounting for 43.59 percent of the total traded by the third week, crashed to 40.48 percent of total, followed volume, followed by banks and 13,728 points yesterday, but by real estate sector and the financial services sector. gaining 131.65 points, or 0.97 industrials. The banks and finan- Of the 43companies, 22 ended points, compared to the previ- cial sector’s total trading value the month higher, while 21 fell. ous month. reached QR5.62bn, while real After snapping six straight QNB, Qatar Electricity and estate recorded QR2.23bn and losing streaks on Monday, the Water and Ooredoo were the top industrials reached QR2.22bn. benchmark index retreated yes- gainers of the month. Developer Market capitalisation rose terday shedding 0.84 percent. Ezdan, Holding Group, which by 2.06 percent at the end of Barring consumer goods, the would be joining the benchmark September to reach QR736bn entire sector indices entered index from today, surged by 13.93 compared to the previous month’s red zone. Industrial Qatar lost 2 percent. QR721bn. Total value of Ezdan percent, while Commercial Bank Trading value during the was up 14.55 percent to QR2bn. and QIB shed 2.36 percent and month decreased by 23.38 percent QNB’s value rose by 9.06 per- 1.91 percent respectively. Ezdan to QR13bn from August. Trading cent to QR1.25bn; while Masraf appreciated by 6.75 percent. US Ambassador to Qatar Dana Shell Smith with CH2M HILL General Manager Mike Abdel-Fattah and other volume fell by 17.39 percent to Al Rayan and Industries Qatar THE PENINSULA staff in Doha. Headquartered in USA, CH2M HILL is a global leader in consulting, design-build, operations and programme management for government, civil, industrial and energy clients.

Aggregate Microsoft names next operating system ‘Windows 10’

earnings of 18 SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft Windows 10 will be “our great- proliferate. The name repre- Corp announced its ‘Windows est enterprise platform ever,” said sented that leap, he said. Firm to tap $2trn Indian cloud market listed firms 10’ operating system yesterday Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s head “It’s a bold statement for to replace the largely unpopular of operating systems, at an event Microsoft to make,” said Daniel NEW DELHI: Microsoft announced plans yesterday to offer its fall 9 percent Windows 8, skipping a number in San Francisco. Only 20 per- Ives, an analyst at FBR Capital commercial cloud services from Indian data centres as it seeks to mark a leap toward a new cent of organisations migrated to Markets. “So far there’s not as to tap what it calls a $2-trillion market in the country where DOHA: The aggregate earn- system aimed at unifying com- Windows 8, which was released much meat on the bone as we Internet use is growing rapidly. The move is part of the US tech ings of Qatar’s 18 listed com- puting and mobile devices. two years ago, according to tech would have wanted, although it’s giant’s strategy to prepare for a world in which all data is stored panies dropped 9 percent The next version of Microsoft’s research firm Forrester. still very early days.” online in locked accounts as it attempts to keep its market edge, year-on-year to QR7.53bn for flagship product, which still runs He said Windows 10, long The new system, due out next with desktop use declining. Microsoft Chief Executive Satya the second quarter of 2014. the vast majority of personal com- known by the project name year, restores the traditional Nadella said the company would set up data centres in three The year-on-year (YoY) puters, is aimed at recapturing ‘Threshold’ internally, repre- start button menu, a feature Indian cities by the end of 2015, describing the country’s demand earnings decline was heav- the lucrative business market, sented a new type of system for which many PC users demanded for cloud services as “incredible”. “Last year, our cloud business ily driven by materials sec- which generally ignored the new- the company, as it seeks to unify back after it was omitted in in India grew over by 100 percent,” said Nadella. AFP tor as Industries Qatar (IQ) look Windows 8. computing as mobile devices Windows 8. REUTERS has planned maintenance and shut-downs in key facilities of its petrochemicals and ferti- liser segments, coupled with weak fertiliser prices on weak demand and strong supply from Middle East and China, eBay to spin off PayPal unit an earnings review for Q2, 2014 released by Mubasher Trade NEW YORK: US online auc- creates enormous opportunities each business strategically and Research noted yesterday. tion giant eBay yesterday for eBay and PayPal” and that competitively.” Telecom services also con- announced plans to spin off its “separation will create sharper The move comes with the tributed to the aggregate earn- PayPal unit, a move designed strategic focus and better posi- online payments segment facing ings drop. Financial sector to help it compete better in the tion each business to capitalise new challenges from the likes reported 3 percent YoY higher fast-moving online payments on those growth opportunities as of Apple, which introduced a earnings, just 1 percent ahead segment. independent companies.” mobile payments platform using of consensus. Meanwhile, con- The plan, to take effect next Company President and Chief its iPhones, and newcomers such sumer companies reported 88 year, comes after months of Executive John Donahoe said that as Square. “The pace of industry percent YoY higher earnings pressure from activist inves- “for more than a decade eBay and change and innovation in com- on 26 percent higher revenues. tor Carl Icahn, who had assailed PayPal have mutually benefited merce and payments requires Mubasher Financial eBay for poor management and from being part of one company, maximum flexibility to stay com- Services is a leading provider claimed that keeping eBay tied creating substantial shareholder petitive and drive global leader- of regional and international with PayPal depressed the value value. However, a thorough stra- ship,” the eBay statement said. brokerage services for institu- of both units. tegic review with our board shows Current eBay shareholders will tional and retail investors. An eBay statement said that a that keeping eBay and PayPal receive stock in the future PayPal THE PENINSULA An eBay sign is seen at an office building in San Jose, California. board review concluded that “a together beyond 2015 clearly in proportion to their current changing competitive landscape becomes less advantageous to holdings, the company said. AFP WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Condensate & GDP up by 6.6pc in Q2 to QR189.65bn Naphtha Forum Real GDP in Q2 hit QR93.86bn, up 5.7pc against the estimate of QR88.8bn in Q2, 2013 returns to Doha DOHA: The quarterly nominal prices of 2004) in the Q2, 2014 estimate the contribution of this has led to a decline in nominal quarter last year. The quart-on- gross domestic product (GDP stood at QR93.86bn, witnessing a sector declined by 6.3 percent. GVA of this sector, while the esti- quarter growth was 1.2 percent. for third time at current prices) in the second growth of 5.7 percent compared to The real GVA of the sector in mates were compared with previ- The year-on-year growth in the quarter of 2014 was estimated at the estimate of QR88.80bn in Q2, Q2, 2014 was QR35.87bn, which ous quarter. Q2, 2014 was due to a double-digit DOHA: Qatar, internationally QR189.65bn, up by 6.6 percent 2013. However, when compared to witnessed a decline of 2.2 percent The nominal GVA estimate of rise witnessed mainly in electricity, recognised as the world’s biggest compared to the estimate of the previous quarter (Q1, 2014) over the estimate of QR36.67bn in Non-mining and Quarrying sector construction, trading, hospitality exporter and second largest pro- QR177.83bn in the correspond- estimate of QR94.09bn, there has Q2, 2013. When compared to the in the Q2, 2014 has been placed and financial sectors, coupled with ducer of condensate, will show- ing quarter in 2013, preliminary been a marginal decline of 0.2 previous quarter (Q1, 2014) esti- at QR92.93bn, which showed an over 11.3 percent jump in the coun- case the 18th Annual Condensate data released by the Ministry percent. mate, it declined by 2.5 percent. increase of 13.5 percent over the try’s population in Q2, 2014. The & Naphtha Forum for the third of Development Planning and The nominal Gross Value Added The receding crude oil produc- estimate of QR81.87bn in Q2, 2013. nominal GVA of manufacturing time from November 3 to 4 in Statistics (MDPS) showed (GVA) estimate of Mining and tion and some major maintenance When compared to the previous sector was estimated at QR19.44bn, Doha. The forum was previously yesterday. Quarrying (including Oil and Gas) shutdowns in Natural Gas Liquid quarter estimate (Q1, 2014), there witnessed 7.2 percent growth over held in years 2008 and 2011. However, when the nominal sector in Q2, 2014 was QR96.72bn, (NGL) and Liquefied Natural Gas has been an increase of 2.5 per- the estimate of QR18.14bn in the Held under the patronage of GDP of Q2, 2014 is compared to registered a marginal growth of (LNG) plants primarily explain cent. The real GVA of these sec- corresponding quarter (Q2) last H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al the previous quarter (Q1, 2014) 0.8 percent over the estimate of the decline in the production vol- tors in Q2, 2014 totaled QR57.99bn, year. When compared to the previ- Sada, the Minister of Energy estimate of QR193.88bn, GDP has Q2 2013, placed at QR95.96bn. ume of this sector. Besides this, which showed a growth of 11.3 per- ous quarter (Q1 2014) estimate, an and Industry, and the Chairman declined by 2.2 percent. However, when compared to reduction in international price cent over the estimated GVA of increase of 4.5 percent was noted. of Qatar Petroleum, the forum While the real GDP (at constant the previous quarter (Q1, 2014) levels of crude oil in this quarter QR52.13bn in the corresponding THE PENINSULA is being hosted once again by Tasweeq, Qatar’s independent state-owned petroleum market- ing company. Tasweeq previously hosted the conference in 2011. With a new condensate refin- Ireland swapped Apple ery planned by end 2016, Qatar is expected to solidify its position as having one of the largest con- densate refining capacities in the tax deal for jobs: EU world. Their world scale gas- to- liquid (GTL) conversion projects BRUSSELS/LONDON: The from meetings involving Irish also produce globally marketable European Union has accused officials showed that the Irish tax and environment-friendly liq- Ireland of swerving interna- authority did not even attempt to uid products and synthetic fuels, tional tax rules by letting Apple apply international tax rules in its including diesel, jet, naphtha and shelter profits worth tens of bil- deals with Apple. LPG. lions of dollars from revenue Instead, the company’s tax Addressing the new supply- collectors in return for main- treatment had been “motivated demand dynamics and changing taining jobs. by employment considerations”, outlook for condensate splitters European Competition the Commission said, citing the and naphtha imports, the forum Commissioner Joaquin Almunia minutes of meetings between will encompass key market trends told the Dublin government in a Apple representatives and Irish including current condensate letter published yesterday that tax officials. An Apple spokesman supply in Qatar, USA and other tax deals agreed in 1991 and 2007 referred to previous statements Middle Eastern regions, refining amounted to state aid and may where the company denied seeking and splitter operations, conden- have broken EU laws. any “quid pro quo” from Dublin. sate and feedstock pricing, global “The Commission is of the opin- The company employs 4,000 people naphtha outlook, naphtha shipping ion that through those rulings the at a manufacturing plant in Cork, routes and outlook for the petro- Irish authorities confer an advan- south-west Ireland, its only such chemicals industry. tage on Apple,” Almunia wrote in facility outside US. The forum will be presided the letter, which was dated June Apple, along with other multi- Dave Brooke, General Manager, Dell Middle East, speaking about IT security impact on business practices held by the Ministerial Address. The 11. Apple said it had received no nationals, has found its arrange- by American Chamber of Commerce in Qatar yesterday in Doha. BAHER AMIN welcome address will be pre- selective treatment. ments scrutinised in recent years sented by Saad Al Kuwari, CEO “We’re subject to the same tax as corporate tax avoidance rose to & Board Member of Tasweeq and laws as the countless other com- the top of the political agenda in Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman panies who do business in Ireland,” the United States and Europe. Meet on IT security in business of FACTS Global Energy Group. a spokesman said. Widespread profit shifting by Fesharaki will also be co-chairing An Irish government spokes- tech giants was referred to by the forum with Collin Shelley, man referred to previous state- Britain’s Finance Minister George DOHA: The American business leaders on the latest the risk of cyber-attacks. Managing Consultant, FACTS ments saying it followed EU rules. Osborne on Monday as one of the Chamber of Commerce in risks facing organisations in the Robert A Hager, Chairman, Global Energy Group. Keynote When publication of the letter problems his government would Qatar (AmCham Qatar) yes- region, Brooke described how cer- AmCham Qatar said that addresses will be presented by was flagged on Monday the Irish create new measures to tackle, terday organised a lecture by tain aspects of any IT infrastruc- AmCham Qatar’s ‘Distinguished Anton Bray, Executive Director - finance department said it was and the G20 group of leading econ- Dave Brooke, General Manager ture can be updated or refreshed Speaker Series’ continues to be a Marketing & Shipping, Tasweeq; confident it had not breached state omies has also asked the OECD of Dell Middle East on ‘IT to protect corporate data from leading forum for business leaders Salman Ashkanani, COO, Refinery aid rules and had responded to the to review international tax rules. Security- Impact on Business’. cyber-crime and other internal in Qatar to get the insights and Ventures, Qatar Gas; Akihiko Commission to address “concerns The EU is also investigat- He elaborated on the impact of threats such as the loss of devices, information they need. Ensuring Sagara, Executive Officer/ and misunderstandings.” ing tax deals between coffee growing global IT security risks securing and empowering remote the safety and security of the IT Senior Operating Officer, Energy The Commission said the tax chain Starbucks Corp and the on doing business in Qatar and workers and protecting against infrastructure is an issue of criti- Division 1, Marubeni, Tokyo, and rulings were “reverse engineered” Netherlands and Luxembourg tax the region. human error. cal importance to both the Qatari Mark Quartermain, VP, Shell to ensure that Apple had a mini- rulings received by a subsidiary of Briefing the members of Brooke also offered his top tips and American business communi- International Trading & Shipping mal Irish bill, adding that minutes automotive group Fiat. REUTERS AmCham Qatar and regional to assist organisations to reduce ties. THE PENINSULA Company, UK. THE PENINSULA Eurozone inflation hits 5-year low BRUSSELS: Eurozone inflation labour market data will add to the pressure dropped to the lowest level since the on the ECB in the run-up to its meeting worst of the global financial crisis, EU this Thursday,” said Jennifer McKeown, figures showed yesterday, heaping pres- Senior European Economist at Capital sure on the European Central Bank to Economics in London. go even further to avert the threat of Unemployment in the eurozone is down deflation. from the record high of 12 percent a year Growing concerns about exceptionally ago, but still remains stubbornly present low price rises in the 18-country euro- in several member countries. In August, zone, which could augur a long period of unemployment in Spain fell from 26.2 a low growth and falling prosperity, have year ago to a still alarmingly big 24.1 per- prompted the ECB to take unprecedented cent. Half of Spain’s young workers remain action in recent months. But inflation fell jobless. Heavily-indebted France, the bloc’s again to 0.3 percent in September, the second biggest economy, saw unemploy- lowest for nearly five years and way below ment rise from 10.2 percent to 10.5 percent the ECB’s near-2.0 percent target. The in 12-months. However in Germany, the EU’s data agency Eurostat also reported bloc’s economic engine, August unemploy- that eurozone unemployment remained ment stood at a low 4.9 percent for August. unchanged at a high 11.5 percent in August, But for now, low inflation has become another sign that a hoped for recovery in the central challenge to turn around the the currency area was certainly over. eurozone economy, with sluggish demand “September’s fall in eurozone inflation from households and businesses keeping to a whisker above zero and August’s weak prices low. AFP

Paris autoshow

General view of automobiles presented by French carmaker Citroen for the Paris Mondial de l’Automobile, yesterday. The Paris auto show opens its doors to the public from October 4 to October 19. WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Reliance Communications AGM Turkey hikes fuel RBI keeps rates prices, pushing inflation forecasts on hold to guard above 9 percent ISTANBUL: Turkey will hike electricity and natural gas prices by nine percent from against inflation October, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said yesterday, blaming a weaker currency for the price hikes in the heavily Risks from food prices: Governor import-dependent country. The hikes are expected to add MUMBAI: India’s central bank “But the RBI will look for more than 0.5 percentage points kept interest rates on hold yes- signs that show the slowdown in to inflation, analysts said. Inflation terday as expected as it awaits price rises is sustainable” before reached 9.54 percent in August, more proof that stubbornly high reducing rates, Biswas said before almost double the central bank’s inflation is headed downward in Tuesday’s announcement. five percent year-end target. Asia’s third-largest economy. Rajan has promised not to keep Last week, the central bank left After a meeting in financial India’s benchmark lending rate its key interest rates unchanged hub Mumbai, the Reserve Bank of at its current level of eight per- despite slowing economic growth, India (RBI) said the benchmark cent for a “second” longer than as it battles stubbornly high infla- repo rate, at which it lends to necessary. tion and pressure on the lira in commercial banks, would remain But Rajan, nicknamed “The A man walks out of a meeting hall during the annual general meeting of Reliance Communications in the face of an expected tightening at a steep eight percent. Guv”, insists “the back of infla- Mumbai yesterday. in U S monetary policy. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tion” must be broken before the “We had not foreseen a change Governor Raghuram Rajan said central bank starts cutting rates. in the natural gas and electricity that although headline inflation The bank has raised the repo prices when making our 8.4 per- had slowed, the full impact of rate three times since he was cent forecast for year-end infla- just-ended annual rains that are installed as governor a year ago. Sisi makes fast start on reforms tion. After today’s announcement, crucial for crop production is yet Rajan has been praised for we are revising our forecast to to be seen. tackling inflation, which hits 9.1 percent,” said Ali Cakiroglu, “There are risks from food tens of millions of India’s poor CAIRO: In his first 100 days that might anger a population double digit unemployment. strategist at HSBC in Istanbul. price shocks as the full effects of the hardest. He has stabilised the in office, Egyptian President reliant on subsidised food and fuel. But Sisi’s ultimate challenge is Much of Turkey’s electricity the monsoon’s passage unfold, and rupee and boosted investor confi- Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has made His Islamist successor Mohamed luring back foreign investors who is generated using natural gas, from geo-political developments dence since taking over. a fast start on economic reform: Mursi also showed little sign of remain wary of Egypt’s artificially meaning the price rise is likely that could materialise rapidly,” India’s right-wing government, slashing costly fuel subsi- progress during a tumultuous strong currency, rising inflation, to have a significant impact on Rajan said. which took office in May, is keen dies, raising taxes and devis- year in power. stifling bureaucracy and electric- household energy bills. Electricity The rates hold was widely to see interest rates fall to help it ing infrastructure projects to Investors hope that Sisi, a ity shortages. prices to households would rise expected by economists, but busi- fulfil its election promise to accel- secure long-term revenues and former army chief who overthrew “The solution to Egypt’s longer by an average 8.87 percent and ness leaders have been clamour- erate sluggish economic growth. ease unemployment. Mursi, cracked down harshly on term economic problems will not to industry by 6.1 percent, the ing for the bank to cut rates and The economy expanded by 5.7 Those are moves that have long his followers and won the elec- come from any sort of austerity Energy Market Regulatory Board bring down steep borrowing costs percent in the first quarter of the been sought by foreign investors. tion to succeed him, will have the internally or restructuring of the (EPDK) said in a statement. to spur sluggish economic growth. financial year from the same period But winning their full confi- authority to enact measures that fiscal budget. It’s got to come from “Importantly, as both natural Wholesale price inflation fell to a year earlier—the best quarterly dence will require pushing ahead his predecessors could not. the catalysation of investments,” gas and electricity are significant a near five-year low in August, but performance in over two years. with further politically-sensitive “We don’t want politicking, we said Carter. input items for other goods in the retail inflation, closely followed by But economists say India needs reforms and sealing an elu- don’t want drama. We want a Egypt has been consulting with consumption basket, we expect to the RBI, is hovering at close to to return to at least eight-to-nine sive deal with the International leader who is going to implement the IMF about implementing a see considerable secondary round eight percent. percent growth to create jobs for Monetary Fund. an investment regime for Egypt value-added tax (VAT), which effects, which pose further upside The RBI is aiming to bring its tens of millions of young people. A loan from the global lender focused on the longer term,” said the government predicts would risks on our revised forecast at 9.4 retail inflation down to eight Prime Minister Narendra Modi would serve as a badly-needed Bryan Carter, lead portfolio man- generate more than $4bn in percent,” said Gokce Celik, econo- percent by January 2015 and six has been promising to roll out stamp of approval for a coun- ager for emerging debt at Acadian revenues. mist at Finansbank. percent a year later. “Inflation the red carpet for foreign inves- try battered by political turmoil Asset Management in Boston. Investors are eager to see the The secondary effects could pressures seem to be easing and tors during his current US visit since a popular uprising ended 30 Raising fuel prices and taxes VAT pushed through without mean the central bank would have fears of the impact of a deficient as he seeks money for projects years of rule by autocrat Hosni may ease the burden on the opposition or unrest, though offi- to take action in order to achieve monsoon too are abating,” said including those to overhaul India’s Mubarak in 2011. cash-strapped state, which faces cials have not given a time-line its official inflation target in 2015, Rajiv Biswas, chief Asia economist dilapidated infrastructure. For decades, Mubarak mostly a crippling budget deficit around for its implementation. Celik said. at global consultancy IHS. AFP avoided politically-risky reforms 11 percent of economic output and REUTERS REUTERS Data casts doubts on Japan recovery

TOKYO: Japan’s factory output percent drop and came after a 5.9 of recovery from last quarter’s saw a surprise drop and house- percent plunge in July. slump”. A rebound in industrial hold spending kept falling in Yet more weak data is likely to production in September is likely August, data showed yesterday, force policymakers to take a hard but manufacturing companies fanning fears about the impact look at the state of the economy. predict yet another month-on- of April’s sales tax rise on the The government and central month decline of 0.2 percent in economy. bank leaders have argued the October, he noted, citing a survey The figures will add to worries world’s third largest economy by the industry ministry. that the country’s tentative recov- remains broadly on a recovery The one ray of light for the gov- ery has been knocked off kilter by path and has withstood a tempo- ernment is that unemployment the increased levy and strengthen rary shock from the tax rise. remains low, with the jobless rate the hand of those arguing against But that position is getting falling to 3.5 percent in August another hike next year. harder to defend, say observers. from 3.8 percent in July. Industrial production shrank “There is no sign at all of a But Thieliant warned “the weak- 1.5 percent month-on-month in V-shaped economic recovery ness in output since the beginning August after rising 0.4 percent previously forecast by the gov- of the year will take its toll on the in July, the ministry of economy, ernment,” said Norinchukin job market in coming months”. trade and industry said. Research Institute chief econo- “Accordingly, we expect the unem- The latest reading also missed mist Takeshi Minami. ployment rate to climb to 4.0 per- a market median forecast of a 0.3 Demand for durable goods cent by the end of the year,” he said. percent rise. remains weak, compounded by a Investors are now waiting Separate data from the internal buying spree ahead of the tax hike, for the Bank of Japan’s release affairs ministry showed household and “as far as demand for serv- Wednesday of its quarterly spending in August fell a steeper- ices and non-durable items is con- Tankan business sentiment sur- than-expected 4.7 percent from a cerned, people are keeping a tight vey. Retail sales had surged ahead year earlier. grip on their wallets because of a of the April 1 sales tax rise— Spending has now fallen for five continued decline in real wages”, Japan’s first in 17 years—as shop- straight months since the govern- he told Dow Jones Newswires. pers made a last-minute dash to ment raised the sales tax from 5.0 Marcel Thieliant, economist at buy staples such as rice and toilet percent to eight percent. Capital Economics, said in a note rolls, as well as big-ticket items The latest fall was sharper that Tuesday’s data “are unlikely such as cars and refrigerators. than the market forecast of a 3.6 to dispel concerns about the pace AFP

GWC bags Logistics Excellence Award

Entrepreneur Qatar held the inaugural Enterprise Agility Awards 2014 in association with Barclays. GWC won the Logistics Excellence Award for 2014. Vice-Chairman of the Qatar Chamber Muhammed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al Kuwari handed over the award to GWC’s Head of Public Relations Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Sahlawi. WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Barwa Bank RBS to resolve hosts trade finance misconduct workshop

DOHA: Barwa Bank hosted an interactive trade finance work- fallout soon shop for clients and employees titled ‘Global Trade Trends and Challenges’ as part of the bank’s proactive approach to Profits to rise by 15pc: CEO keep customers aware of global trade improvements. LONDON: State-backed Royal by regulators looking into its The workshop hosted industry Bank of Scotland expects to be treatment of struggling small expert Vincent O’Brien, a highly able to put the fallout from past British firms and its selling of reputed trade trainer, for a semi- misconduct behind it over the bonds backed by residential nar as he shared his insights on next 18 months, Chief Executive mortgages in the United States. the current developments in the Ross McEwan said yesterday. Separately it has set aside 4.6 bil- international trade finance envi- Now a year in the job, the lion pounds so far to compensate ronment and provided the audi- 57-year-old New Zealander is bat- customers mis-sold loan insurance ence with practical suggestions tling to re-build the reputation and small businesses wrongly sold on managing challenges front- of the bank, which was rescued interest rate hedging products. ing the field, while guiding them by a £45bn ($73bn) government Shares in RBS rose by as much on maximising their business bailout in 2008 and has since as 5 percent on Tuesday after opportunities. been plagued by scandals ranging the bank also said it expected to Commenting on the workshop, from the alleged manipulation of report an improved third-quar- Khalid Al Ahbabi, Barwa Bank’s benchmark interest rates to the ter performance but fell back to Executive General Manager – current international probe into trade 1.6 percent higher at 367 Chief Business Officer, said: foreign exchange markets. pence by 1337 GMT. That leaves The new Cadillac Escalade being unveiled in Doha. “Barwa Bank services extend The bank, which was fined $612m taxpayers still sitting on a loss of beyond finance to touch various over the interest rate affair last 12 billion pounds, making a sale aspects of our customers’ inter- year, is one of six banks now in talks of the government’s 80 percent ests. The bank is committed to with Britain’s financial regulator stake unlikely in the short term. Al Mannai launches 2015 helping its valued customers to settle allegations its staff were However, Jefferies analyst Joe not only by providing financial involved in the rigging of the global Dickerson said RBS could be in and transactional services but $5 trillion-a-day currency market. a position to resume dividend also through sharing informa- McEwan told a financial indus- payments in 2015, which in turn Cadillac Escalade in Qatar tion and knowledge about the try conference in London on would lift the share price and latest updates in the market, Tuesday that RBS was braced improve the prospects of the bank DOHA: The 2015 Cadillac evolution of a winning formula.” mechanical-valve shocks with thus converting challenges into for further litigation and conduct returning to private ownership. Escalade, an all-new evolu- A more efficient 6.2L V-8 engine electronically controlled shocks opportunities.” costs over the next 18 months but “I think that they’ll settle the tion of a winning formula, has has strengthened the perform- filled with a magneto-rheological Barwa Bank is committed would then be in a position to look bulk of their litigation exposure arrived in Qatar. With its bold ance of the 2015 Escalade lineup. fluid. Under the presence of a to its central role in organis- at restarting dividend payments. well within an 18-month timeframe design, powerful capability and It generates 420 horsepower and magnetic field, iron particles align ing informed training for its “I look forward to getting to a ... that leads me to believe that they luxurious accommodation for up 624 Nm of torque, which is nearly to provide damping resistance staff and for keeping customers point in the next 18 months or so could probably pay an interim divi- to eight occupants, the fourth five percent more horsepower and almost instantly. The product line updated about the latest trends where the past conduct issues are dend next year,” he said. generation of Cadillac’s flagship 10 percent more torque than the consists of the standard Escalade of the market a press release substantially behind us. Dickerson expects forecasts SUV has already registered one previous generation. The engine model as well as the extended- issued by the bank said. The We need to get ourselves for RBS’s profit to increase by of the fastest pre-order rates in is paired with a six-speed auto- length ESV edition, which offers workshop also highlighted the through those before we see a at least 15 percent for the period the country. matic transmission with Tap a wheelbase that is 355 mm newly revised ISBP (International real path to paying a sustainable between 2014 and 2016. “The Escalade represents the Shift control. The sophisticated greater and is approximately 508 Standard Banking Practice for dividend,” he told the Bank of The bank said in a trading world-class standards that our chassis and suspension system mm longer overall. This provides the Examination of Documents) America Merrill Lynch Annual statement that in its third-quar- customers have come to expect has been engineered for a qui- added space for third-row passen- and went through BPOs (Bank Banking and Insurance CEO ter results it would release 800 from Cadillac,” said Felix Weller, eter, smoother ride. A fully boxed gers and 60 percent more cargo Payment Obligations). conference. million pounds from provisions set Regional Director, Sales and frame – composed of more than space behind the third-row seat. This initiative is part of many McEwan said in July that the aside to cover losses on bad loans, Marketing for Cadillac. Mohamed 75 percent high-strength steel Another new feature in the trainings and workshops hosted by currency market investigation after an improvement in economic Helmy, Group General Manager – is the foundation for the solid Escalade is front and rear auto- Barwa Bank to empower and train could prove a bigger problem conditions, especially in Ireland. at Mannai Auto, added: “Our cus- ride quality. New shear-style body matic braking. Short-range radar both staff and customers with an for banks than the probe into However, revenues in its cor- tomers recognize the importance mounts help reduce vibration technology and ultrasonic sensors advanced insight on the global whether banks tried to manipu- porate and institutional banking of selecting a powerful vehicle transmitted into the vehicle. help the driver avoid front and market, and to ensure that the late benchmark interest rates unit, which includes its shrunken with an extensive roster of revo- Magnetic Ride Control delivers rear low-speed collisions via a bank will continue to be a major such as the London interbank investment bank, had been weaker lutionary features. The all-new more precise body motion control progression of alerts that extend contributor to the financial serv- offered rate (Libor). than expected in the quarter. Escalade takes the luxury SUV by “reading” the road every mil- to complete braking, if necessary. ices sector in Qatar and the region. RBS is also being investigated REUTERS to new heights. It is an all-new lisecond. It replaces conventional THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Euromoney Qatar conference in November Banks prepare for

DOHA: International finance Conference, “Global finance: re- to chart the role of Qatar in the at a critical time for the global leaders, along with representa- launched”, will provide in-depth emerging global financial system. economy.” tough winter in Russia tives of Qatar’s key institu- analysis of both the risks and In total, 10 central bank gover- This year, prominent speak- tions, are set to meet in Qatar opportunities of the current period. nors have participated since the ers from Qatar include H.E. MOSCOW/LONDON: The Ukraine, it does not strip out the in November to discuss some Global insight will be pro- conference series was launched in Ali Sharif Al Emadi, Minister annual “Russia Calling” invest- performance of VTB Capital. of the critical issues facing the vided in some of the opening ses- 2012, including Fahad Al Mubarak of Finance, State of Qatar, and ment conference kicks off this Sberbank’s investment division global economy, and next steps sions, including an address by (SAMA), Zeti Akhtar Aziz (Bank H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Saud Al week in Moscow with invest- has fallen five levels to rank No 7 that banks will need to take to Sarkis Yoghourtdjian, Assistant Negara Malaysia) and Sultan bin Thani, Governor, Qatar Central ment bankers in no mood to on the back of a 46 percent drop stay competitive. Director of Banking Supervision Nasser Al Suwaidi (the outgoing Bank, and representatives of talk. in fee income. Gazprombank has According to recent research and Regulation, at the Board governor of the Central Bank of Qatar’s largest financial group, Western sanctions have killed stayed level at No 5 so far this from the IMF, the global economy of Governors of the US Federal the UAE), reflecting the global QNB. off any hope of a revival in take- year, despite seeing its fees fall by is gradually picking up speed, sup- Reserve System. perspective of the event. International speakers – overs, stock market debuts and over a fifth. ported by long-term low interest To provide a local perspec- Richard Banks, Regional including Bruce Fenton, President international sales of stocks and Overall, Russian investment rates, strong central bank sup- tive, a session at the event – Director, Euromoney and Managing Director, Atlantic bonds this year and some banks banking fee income has halved to port and buoyant stock markets. “Understanding the Next Phase of Conferences, said: “In just three Financial Inc., and Iain Stewart- are firing staff and reshuffling $236m so far this year, according However, a range of factors — the Qatari Economic Story” – will years, Euromoney Qatar has Linnhe, Global Regulatory and roles to keep costs down. to the data. including low inflation, low growth examine Qatar’s infrastructure, grown into a truly global event, Compliance Specialist – will “For investment banks, as for Against such a backdrop, VTB rates in Western economies and core investments, transportation, bringing together leading play- examine current discussions most other businesses in Russia, this Capital’s annual “Russia Calling” slower growth in emerging econo- real estate and capital in the glo- ers and thinkers in finance from around regulation, innovation and winter will be all about surviving investment forum, featuring a mies — pose significant risks for bal market. around the world. Our third event growth, and ask whether the next on low volumes,” said Chris Weafer, guest appearance from President longer-term development. This year’s conference is the is set to be the best in the series financial crisis is already brewing. founding partner at Macro Advisory, Vladimir Putin, will be held on The next Euromoney Qatar third in a three-year programme so far, offering high-level analysis THE PENINSULA a Russia-focused consultancy. Wednesday and Thursday. In pre- “The damage already inflicted vious years, it was a three-day by existing sanctions, even if they conference. There are no plans start to be eased in November, to repeat last year’s sister events Malabar Group marks 21st anniversary means that normal investment in New York and London. Renault posts record activities are dead until at least Dominant at home, VTB Capital mid next year.” has had mixed success overseas sales rise in GCC For Russia’s state-controlled and even before it was blacklisted investment banks, VTB Capital, by the West it had started to rein DUBAI: Renault announced Sberbank CIB and Gazprombank, in its global ambitions, cutting and its sales figures have increased the situation is particularly acute. relocating some staff this year in to 10,656 units across the GCC Frozen out of Western capital New York and London. from January to August 2014 – markets due to Russia’s perceived The bank’s international chief a rise of 33 percent compared to support for separatist rebels in executive Atanas Bostandjiev left the same period for 2013. Ukraine, the sanctioned lenders in July. The bank said this month The steady growth of Renault have dropped down the local invest- that it did not plan further job clearly demonstrates the contin- ment banking league tables as deals cuts beyond what had already ued strength and desirability of dry up and some customers steer been announced. the European brand across the clear of doing business with them. “VTB Capital does not plan to region. Renault iconic models: VTB Capital, Russia’s largest decrease the volume of its trad- Duster, Fluence, Safrane and homegrown investment bank, has ing operations in its international electric Twizy keep on attracting lost its top spot in the rankings for offices,” a spokeswoman said. customers, a press release issued the first time since 2010, falling to While some banks, such as JP by Renault said yesterday. No 3 so far this year as its fee Morgan and Bank of America Renault enhanced sales in income slid 45 percent, accord- Merrill Lynch, have cut some Qatar posted 75 percent, Dubai ing to data compiled by Thomson Russia-focused staff, according to by 33 percent and in Abu Dhabi Reuters/ Freeman Consulting. sources, major job cuts or restruc- by 29 percent while in Saudi VTB Capital has ranked either turings have not yet happened. Arabia sales were up 44 percent. first or second since 2009, the year Keenly aware that it is hard to In Lebanon, Renault acquiree after it was founded by Russia’s rebuild in a country where having nearly six percent market share. second-largest banking group, political goodwill is crucial, many This significant increase is Malabar Group, with its presence in eight countries, marked its 21st anniversary by launching the official VTB Group. foreign lenders are instead wait- making Renault one of the fastest logo on Thursday. Bollywood Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan unveiled the logo. M P Ahammed, Chairman, VTB Group’s net profit fell ing to see if a fragile ceasefire in European brands in that market, Malabar Group; Shamlal Ahammed MP, Managing Director, International Operation, and Abdul Salam MP, 82 percent in the first half due Ukraine takes hold, opening the way the release added. Group Executive Director, were also present. to Russia’s economic slowdown for a possible easing of sanctions. THE PENINSULA and tensions over the crisis in REUTERS WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

China house prices on the The falling euro has no brink of pessimism spiral BY JOHN FOLEY impact on inflation yet BY MIKE PEACOCK HINA is rare in many ways, but its housing market is slightly less upbeat about the outlook for the targets in Syria overnight in raids that a just as dependent on psychology as everywhere else. After economy. The Nationwide housing survey group monitoring the war said killed civil- years of gains, prices are now falling in most Chinese UROZONE inflation figures are reported a 0.2 percent monthly fall in house ians as well as jihadist fighters. Cmajor cities. When negative thinking sets in, it’s hard due and after Germany’s rate prices – the first fall in more than a year A phalanx of new European to escape the pessimism spiral. held steady at 0.8 percent the – though that still leaves them up 9.4 per- Commissioners will be subject to confirma- House prices can be notoriously volatile. In OECD countries figure for the currency bloc as cent year-on-year. Final GDP figures for the tion hearings in the European Parliament between 1970 and 1995, a 40 percent price gain over six years was a whole could marginally exceed second quarter, due later, should confirm a over the course of this week and next. The typically followed by at 25 percent decline over the subsequent five. Eforecasts and hold at 0.4 percent. quarterly growth rate of 0.8 percent, way parliament will probably want to claim at Later studies show a bank crisis makes the correction deeper and One upside for the currency bloc is the above anything the eurozone could hope for. least one scalp on the list in a demonstra- longer. China looks due a correction. Average house prices in 40 falling euro which has broken below its 2013 European Union ambassadors will meet tion of its influence. Nominees from Britain, big cities, according to data from the China Index Academy, have lows and is down almost nine percent from to decide whether the Ukraine ceasefire jus- France, Spain and Hungary may face par- now risen 49 percent in 5 years. The good news is that the boom the peak it hit against the dollar in May. tifies an easing of sanctions against Russia. ticularly stiff interrogation. Six hearings has not been fuelled by leverage. The 5.1 trillion yuan ($838bn) of With US money printing about to end next Moscow is lobby for that, calling for a “reset on Tuesday feature the Greek nominee to new housing loans extended since 2010 is just 20 percent of the month and speculation intensifying about 2.0” in relations with Washington and saying handle migration and home affairs and the value of houses bought during that time, government data shows. the timing of a first interest rate rise from the situation in Ukraine that led to Western Austrian nominated to run relations with That reduces the risk of households being forced to sell, or getting Washington, there are good reasons to think sanctions was improving thanks to Kremlin neighbouring regions and states wanting trapped in negative equity. that this trend could continue. peace initiatives. But the killing of seven to join the EU. Nevertheless, falling prices undermine people’s perception of If it does, it would push the prices of Ukrainian soldiers when a separatist shell One of the highlights will be the appear- their wealth, and therefore their propensity to consume. Less imports up while making it easier for euro- hit their armoured personnel carrier near the ance on Thursday of Pierre Moscovici, housebuilding hits demand for materials and labour. Contentment, zone countries to sell abroad which should main airport at Donetsk in eastern Ukraine picked as the next economic and financial consumption and activity are crucial to China’s mission of keep- have an upward impact on both growth and demonstrates why it is too early for the EU to commissioner. Some have said putting the ing society stable, so can-do politicians and developers are now inflation. The impact won’t be instant, how- back off. It was the largest loss of life among former French finance minister in charge mooting ideas to coax buyers back to the market. ever, as today’s figures will demonstrate. Ukrainian soldiers in a single incident since of issues like budgetary discipline is like There are three tactics. One is to cut the red tape that makes Either way, there is no chance of the a ceasefire came into force on September 5. putting a fox in charge of the hen coop given it difficult for buyers to snap up houses. Wuhan and Fuzhou last European Central Bank doing anything new A Russian newspaper reported on Monday Paris’s repeated inability to get its deficit week joined the cities removing restrictions on purchases, such at its monthly meeting on Thursday having that US oil giant ExxonMobil is suspend- down to the EU limit. Moscovici will prob- as quotas for certain kinds of buyers. But that’s not necessarily a pushed through a range of new measures ing cooperation with Russia’s state-owned ably get the nod, not least because his role big bang. Many buyers have already bought elsewhere. If prices last time. We’ve had an early flurry of data. company Rosneft on offshore drilling in the will be overseen by the fiscally hawkish are falling, they may still decide to wait. German retail sales jumped 2.5 percent in Arctic due to sanctions. German Chancellor Valdis Dombrovskis from Latvia. The second strategy is to cut mortgage rates, or allow borrow- August, more than reversing a 1.1 percent Angela Merkel said there were good reasons Romania’s central bank holds a rate- ers to take out bigger loans, which state banks have hinted they fall in July. to continue the EU’s energy partnership setting meeting at which it is expected to may do soon. But a big adjustment in rates would create only a Britain’s GfK consumer confidence index with Russia for now but that might change further cut its benchmark interest rate to small adjustment in behaviour. showed consumer morale edged down from a if Moscow continues to violate basic princi- a record low of 3.0 percent to aid a slowing Unlucky numbers. Imagine a buyer who sees a house as a purely recent nine-year high as households became ples. US warplanes attacked Islamic State economy. REUTERS financial investment, as many do. With the interest rate on bank savings capped at around 3 percent, speculating on property has been an attractive alternative. But the economics are getting more unattractive. Typical investors can already get 6 percent a year from buying deposit-like wealth management products. The stock market, in a good year, could return even more. That increases the opportunity cost of investing in housing. If a homebuyer expected the return on their home equity to match what they can get from wealth products over five years, they would need to believe their house could rise in value by 34 percent in nominal terms, after factoring in compound interest. Beyond Beijing and Shanghai, few cities have that potential. Making mortgages more freely available, or increasing the permitted loan-to-value, doesn’t make the investment any more attractive. A house would still have to increase in value enough to justify the cost of mortgage payments, which are currently around 6.6 percent a year. For a house that is 30 percent mortgaged, halv- ing the borrowing cost only reduces the required valuation gain from 34 percent to 29 percent. Buyers may not always be that analytical, but the unattractive reality is dawning on them already, which is why sales volumes have collapsed. Some sellers will eventually cut their losses as prices slide, causing others to follow. Developers will fail, rein- forcing the sector’s bad aura. Even those who don’t sell face the psychological effect of buying a lemon. Going off-plan. That leaves the third tactic: giving away free stuff. Some developments now dangle access to a hukou, the pre- cious registration that grants access to local government serv- ices. More mundane freebies include language classes, wedding car rental and extra balconies. Next could be direct government subsidies to buyers, to increase affordability without apparently lowering prices. It may be a drop in the bucket though – the aver- age 70 square metre house in one of China’s biggest cities already costs 20 years of disposable income. Meanwhile the government can paper over the most visible signs that might spook buyers, as it is doing now. That includes bailing out developers, especially when there is a risk that they might abscond with investors’ funds, as has happened in the small city of Handan. What politicians can’t hide is visible overbuilding – a problem almost everywhere, and something that can quickly weigh on buyers’ psychology. Some cities are building over a dec- ade’s worth of supply. Taking a wrecking ball to all that unwanted housing may be too much to ask, but that makes a demolition of prices all the more likely. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

Edgy questions for Tesco must be answered by its accountants

BY ADITYA new chief executive, Dave Lewis, where were Tesco’s auditors in all for over 30 years. For that serv- All those banks that collapsed Some defended what they CHAKRABORTTY is the kind of accounting he hasn’t this? PwC is one of the Big Four ice, Tesco paid PwC £10.4m in in the crisis were signed off as did. One told him: “I don’t think seen during 27 years in business. accountancy firms who between the last financial year – plus perfectly sound by PwC and its there’s anything unprofessional in O THE supermarket that The horsemeat disgrace them carry out around 90 per- another £3.6m for other consul- fellow auditors. But then, as Jeff giving views of facts directed by shoved horsemeat in its exposed a systemic dysfunction cent of all audits for FTSE 350 tancy work. Of the 10 directors Skilling, chief executive of Enron, whoever it should be.” Another burgers now admits to in capitalism: the abuse of suppli- companies. The £2.7bn-turnover on the supermarket’s board (leav- said in 2004: “Show me one effing described his discomfort at work- Ssprinkling horse manure ers by all-powerful supermarkets partnership went over Tesco’s ing aside the chief executive and transaction that the accountants ing in his firm’s corporate-finance on its balance sheet. That quip resulting in dinners that fami- accounts for the 12 months to the chief financial officer, both of and the attorneys didn’t sign off department and supporting what has been doing the rounds since lies couldn’t trust. Last week’s February this year, and gave the whom are relatively new), two are on.” he described as “immoral” and Tesco confessed last week to exag- accounting scandal opens the supermarket chain a clean audit ex-PwC: Mark Armour, a nonex- Nor was that a one-off lapse: in “borderline corrupt” tax wheezes. gerating its profits by £250m, door on another systemic break- in May. Just a few weeks later, on ecutive director, and Ken Hanna, May this year, the regulators at But rather than voice his qualms, and it strikes at the heart of the down: how one of those same giant 29 August, Tesco executives issued chair of the company’s own audit the Financial Reporting Council he simply moved department. scandal. Just as a meat patty is businesses, struggling to pep up their now infamous forecast – the committee. noted that PwC audits, while gen- Whistleblowing was not for him: manufactured, so too are a set of a flagging stock price, produced one that exaggerated their likely To be clear, we don’t know that erally of “a good standard”, were “I would have felt I would look accounts. Neither falls from the numbers that the business world profits by 25 percent. anything like this happened – yet also too accepting of management slightly ridiculous.” sky, or gets slung together by a couldn’t believe. You can imagine that in the it’s exactly to avoid such suspicions fudge. As Prem Sikka, professor Read that last sentence and solitary bloke at twilight. They For understandable reasons, course of a not-so-balmy summer, arising that we have auditors. This of accounting at the University of recall that the person who blew are instead a huge coproduction the press has largely spun this as one of Europe’s biggest businesses is why the government demands Essex, argues: “If some used car the whistle this month on Tesco of staff, auxiliaries and quality the latest episode in the downfall suddenly went off its collective the vast bulk of limited companies dealer was engaged in a fraction wasn’t the company’s audit com- controllers, and they reflect the of Tesco. Who wouldn’t tell that trolley and put out a confected (and hospitals and charities) have of the shortcomings, warnings mittee or ethics committee – and culture of the environment in story? It’s simpler, starker and set of figures – which, let me their accounts audited. and scams that big accountancy they don’t appear to be from PwC which they are assembled. focuses on a high-street institu- emphasise, were not checked Just as with credit-rating agen- firms have been involved in, he either. As far as we know, the Conversely, whoppers as tion – what could be more satis- over by its auditors. But consider cies, auditing is a necessary part would be put out of business.” anonymous whistleblower worked large as the one Tesco has been fying than a tale of hubris at one this: back in May, PwC plainly of the financial markets – but the For their part, accountants for Tesco’s UK finance director, caught telling won’t suddenly Britain’s last remaining world- was not entirely comfortable auditors are paid by the very com- are often aware of their indus- Carl Rogberg, and their report have popped out of the mouths leading companies, especially if with the numbers it was signing panies they are judging. Just as try’s shortcomings. For his book was at first ignored. of a mere handful of managers. it allows a moist recollection of off for Tesco. It went so far as to with S&P and Moodys, they form Accountants’ Truth: Knowledge When last week’s scandal Profits forecast for the biggest of former Tesco boss Terry Leahy, note its concern over commercial a small but powerful “oligopoly” and Ethics in the Financial broke, Tesco chair Sir Richard FTSE 100 retailers will have been one of the country’s dwindling income – the fees paid by suppli- – what was once the Big Eight World, Matthew Gill interviewed Broadbent airily opined: “Things chalked up by advisers working number of business people of ers for Tesco giving their products shrank to the Big Five and, after 20 young accountants at the Big are always unnoticed until they to standard company practice, international repute. prominence within their stores, the Andersen debacle at Enron, to Four firms. He found a bunch of are noticed.” He forgot to mention sweated over by executives and But then awkward questions and the income overstated in the Big Four. And just as with the men well aware of the boredom that goes double if people are paid signed off at top levels of the com- arise that force us to pull back August by the supermarket chain. credit-raters, the result is often of the audit and of the shortcuts to turn a blind eye. pany. Yet the result, according to the frame. The one that foxes me: PwC has been Tesco’s auditor so unsatisfactory as to be useless. they were forced to make. THE GUARDIAN WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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Construction or refurbishment AL RAYYAN: The Supreme works are already underway at a Committee for Delivery and further four proposed host ven- Legacy (SC) has commenced ues, including enabling works at the deconstruction of Al Rayyan Al Wakrah Stadium and Qatar Stadium, located in Umm Al Foundation Stadium, early works Afai on the western edge of Al at Al Bayt Stadium — Al Khor Rayyan Municipality, in prepa- City, and main contractor works ration for the construction of at Khalifa International Stadium. a new 40,000-seater stadium Construction on Al Wakrah as Qatar continues to build up and Al Bayt — Al Khor City towards the 2022 FIFA World Stadiums is set to be complete in Cup. 2018. “The beginning of works on At Khalifa International this project and other World Cup Stadium, main contractor work, projects reflects the commitment including the addition of a new of Qatar to host this tournament roof and cooling technology and and its eagerness to organise one increasing seating capacity to of the best tournaments in the 45,000, has begun. A joint venture history of the World Cup,” said between Midmac Contracting and the Minister of Youth and Sport, a subsidiary of the Belgian Besix H E Salah Bin Ghanim Al Ali. Group, Six Construct, is oversee- “The new Al Rayyan Stadium ing the work. Dar Al Handasah will be an important addition and Projecs are the Design to the sport infrastructure of Consultant and Project Manager Qatar. Besides hosting a number of Khalifa International Stadium of World Cup matches, it will play and Al Bayt Stadium — Al Khor a pivotal role in the development City, respectively. ASPIRE Zone of sport in Al Rayyan. The new Foundation is the delivery organi- facilities will encourage healthy sation of both. and active lifestyles and enable Al Meanwhile, the Qatar Rayyan to host local and inter- Foundation Stadium at Education national sport competitions,” the Deconstruction work underway at Al Rayyan Stadium. RIGHT: Minister of Youth and Sport, H E Salah Bin Ghanim City is in the Detailed Design minister said. Al Ali. Development phase. The main “Our vision for the first ever contractor tendering proc- FIFA World Cup in the Middle of the Qatar Football Association recycled. changes in their neighbourhoods, ess is currently underway and East is continuing to take shape (QFA), said the QFA, in coopera- Having reviewed the plans, along with the benefits of playing an announcement will be made on the ground with deconstruction tion with the management of Al H E Sheikh Saoud Bin Khalid host to a proposed venue for the upon its completion. The design beginning at Al Rayyan Stadium. Rayyan Sports Club, have taken Bin Hamad Al Thani, Chairman 2022 World Cup. consultant is RFA Fenwick, With work underway in different all the necessary measures to of Al Rayyan Sports Club, is Residents of Al Rayyan were while the project management stages on five stadiums, Qatar is ensure that this project does not pleased with the project, which briefed on the deconstruction is being undertaken by ASTAD. continuing to make progress in affect Al Rayyan’s football club, will provide the club with a new timetable and shown blueprints Qatar Foundation is the delivery stadium delivery,” said Hassan one of the oldest and most widely world-class base. He expressed for the stadium and precinct. In organisation. Al Thawadi, Secretary General supported teams in the county. the management’s and players’ meetings, residents stressed the All proposed stadiums and of the Supreme Committee for The SC has held meetings support for the new stadium and importance of green spaces and training sites will be cooled to an Delivery and Legacy. with club officials and fans at Al precinct and their willingness to pedestrian pathways within the optimal 26 degrees Celsius. “With this important step Rayyan Sports Club to discuss adapt during deconstruction. The stadium precinct to allow for the The cooling technology was and the detailed planning that the benefits of the new stadium club’s current staff will move to year-round practice of sport and receive the world in 2022. Visitors tested this summer at cooled, has gone into the precinct sur- and precinct and is working in a temporary building near the encourage healthy and active life- will find Al Rayyan friendly and open-air fan zones at Katara rounding the stadium, we are also close coordination with the Qatar existing stadium site until work styles in the community. welcoming. We are proud that Beach (Doha) and at the Aspire ensuring a lasting legacy for Al Olympic Committee on the reuse ends. Mohammed Bin Hamoud Al our city will play host to such a Zone Foundation. Cooling tech- Rayyan, which will benefit from of lighting fixtures, transformers, The SC has commenced its Shafi, a member of Al Rayyan’s great event and we are confident nology that will be in place in an integrated and sustainable seats and other stadium installa- community engagement pro- municipal council, called on the that the stadium and precinct will each of the proposed host venues sporting facility,” Al Thawadi tions and equipment from other gram in Al Rayyan through vis- city’s residents to support this become a landmark and a gather- will allow football to be played in added. venues across Qatar, including its to “majlises” to establish close project: “We are delighted that ing place for our city and benefit comfortable conditions through- H E Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Ahli Stadium. Ninety percent relationships with local councils our country is hosting the FIFA Al Rayyan and its people over the out the year in Qatar. Bin Ahmad Al Thani, President of deconstruction waste will be and keep people informed about World Cup and we are ready to long term.” THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Qatar 2022 staff move into Al Wakrah offices

DOHA: The Supreme moving at significant speed with manager. The 40,000-seater sta- Committee for Delivery and enabling works currently being dium, which will also feature a Legacy’s (SC) preparations for conducted and a main contract precinct and a range of sporting the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar for construction set to be awarded facilities, is due to be completed reached another significant in 2015. Progress on the ground is in 2018. landmark recently as more than well underway with the bowl of Upon completion, the sta- 50 staff members moved into the stadium currently being dug dium will become the home of Al the newly-completed site offices out and the precinct now visible Wakrah Sports Club and after the at Al Wakrah Stadium. on Google Earth. World Cup in 2022 — the modular They included people from Peter Randles, the SC’s Al upper tiers will be disassembled project management consultants Wakrah Manager, described the and distributed to nations in need KEO and design consultants move as an exciting development. of sporting infrastructure. AECOM. Over the next year, “This is now the focal point The stadium will also feature the number of on-site staff will for the delivery of the stadium,” the innovative cooling technology increase to 200 as the SC gains said Randles. “We currently have being designed and developed by momentum towards delivering its about 50 machines on site that are the SC for the 2022 FIFA World first proposed World Cup stadium digging the bowl of the stadium. Cup Qatar to meet the comfort by 2018. Consequently, the project is mov- needs of spectators and players. Ghanim Al Kuwari, the SC’s ing at a fast pace — it has a dyna- The SC has already made sig- Competition Venues Director, mism and this latest move shows nificant steps in the research and said: “This is a very important that we are very much focused on development of this technology, move and highlights our organi- delivery,” Randles said. having tested a prototype this sation’s commitment to delivering Located 15km south of Doha, Al summer at the Brazil 2014 Fan stadiums. Our team is together Wakrah Stadium was designed by Zone in Doha. The open-air Fan now and sharing the same office. AECOM in association with Zaha Zone used the cooling technology This is a clear sign that our mega Hadid Architects. AECOM serves to create temperatures that were project is making significant as the design consultant on the 12 degrees Centigrade lower com- progress.” project while KEO International pared to the weather outside. Staff members move into the newly-completed site offices at Al Wakrah Stadium in Doha. Construction at Al Wakrah is Consultants is the project THE PENINSULA Abdullah flagged for touchdown prayer gesture

KANSAS CITY: Kansas City NFL spokesman Michael the fourth quarter, had said he TD celebration there’s going to Chiefs player Husain Abdullah Signora said players are not believed he was penalized for the be some problems,” LaBoy wrote was slapped with a 15-yard allowed to celebrate while on the slide prior to his prayer. on his Twitter account. penalty in Monday’s NFL con- ground but this was different. “I just got a little too excited,” It is interesting to note the test after punctuating a fourth “Husain Abdullah should not Abdullah told reporters after NFL never penalized former quarter touchdown by dropping have been penalized for unsports- the game. “I think it was for the Denver Bronco Tim Tebow’s to his knees in prayer, the US manlike conduct following his slide.” “Tebowing” celebration which media reported. fourth quarter touchdown,” Abduallah slid on his knees for became an American phenom- However, the National Football Signora said yesterday. several yards before touching his enon three years ago. League admitted yesterday that “The officiating mechanic in head to the ground at the back of Tebow, who attended Trinity Abdullah should not have been this situation is not to flag a the end zone. Christian Academy, made no penalised. player who goes to the ground as Social media was quick to effort to hide his religious beliefs Abdullah, a devout Muslim, part of religious expression, and criticize the officials, includ- on the field, kneeling in prayer was slapped with a 15-yard as a result, there should have ing Abdullah’s agent CJ LaBoy after scores and wearing religious Kansas City Chiefs free safety Husain Abdullah celebrates after making unsportsmanlike penalty after been no penalty on the play,” he who indicated that his client messages in his eye black makeup. a touchdown against the New England Patriots at Arrowhead Stadium his touchdown during the Chiefs’ added. was practising the ‘sajda’, a reli- Abdullah skipped the entire in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday. 41-14 rout of the New England Abdullah, who scored during gious prayer. “If the NFL tries 2012 NFL season to take a pil- Patriots on Monday night. a 39-yard interception return in to fine @HAbdullah39 for his grimage to Mecca. AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Al Gharafa eye jump in QSL points race today Qatar SC win both coach and player of the month awards

DOHA: Former Qatar Stars Development department accord- League (QSL) champions Al ing to statistical benchmarks set Gharafa will be looking to pocket out at the beginning of the season. three points and a jump in the The Tunisian signing has been points race today when they a sensation for the Kings this sea- take on Qatar SC in a round-six son and has shown why the club clash. made him their main summer Hosts Al Gharafa — who won target. Harbaoui is no stranger the last of their three consecu- to goal, having previously been top Khamis Mubarak Al Kuwari (left), Head of Finance Committee, Qatar tive QSL titles in the 2007-08 sea- scorer in the Belgian Pro League 2015, shakes hands with Mufid Balawi, Managing Director, Al Morouj Al son — have won three out of five (22 goals). Khadra — Tannourine Water Local Agent, in Doha. games to stand at number three The Tunisian has done what on the points table behind lead- he does best scoring four goals in ers Lekhwiya and second-placed three appearances this month. Al Sadd. His statistics this month have Last week, Al Gharafa took on been most impressive, chief Tannourine Water an under-performing Al Sailiya among them the four goals and side that desperately need a win two assists that means he directly to get their stuttering season back contributed to six goals this sea- on track. son, three of which have been becomes handball The “Peregrines” had finished from inside the area and one from last season by getting into the just outside. Emir Cup final and finishing in The 29-year-old’s perform- the top four of the QSL. But the ance rating was very high (96 per worlds partner league’s surprise package last sea- cent), which was higher than the son are failing to live up to the previous winner Mojtaba Jabari DOHA: The Qatar 2015 this partnership is a good oppor- hype this season and know that (95 per cent). He participated in Organising Committee has tunity to share the message of the the “Cheetahs” will be tough 96.5 per cent of the three matches announced that Al Morouj importance of drinking enough opponents under new head coach this month, which indicates his Al Khadra — Tannourine water.” Marcos Paqueta. importance to the team. Water Local Agent will be a Mufid Balawi, Managing Al Gharafa will be hoping for a Compared to the QSL average business partner of the Director, Tannourine Water victory on home soil at the Thani for attackers, Harbaoui has a high 24th Men’s Handball World Local Agent, said: “With thou- Bin Jassim Stadium today. sprint distance of 350m and an Championship. sands of people from around the In another game today, Al average recovery time of 38 sec- Tannourine has been cho- world travelling to Qatar for the Arabi face Al Kharaitiyat at onds, this shows his fitness and sen to supply the championship matches, making sure water is Grand Hamad Stadium while Al strong work ethic. He contributes with mineral water in all venues, available for the athletes, and Khor host Al Shahaniya at Al greatly with his pace and energy including service, training and for visitors, is important. We are Khor Stadium. and keeps the back four of his spectator areas as well as the VIP looking forward to supporting Meanwhile, the September opponents busy and stretched. and guest lounges. the championship and partici- coach of the month award was He receives 26 passes compared Khamis Mubarak Al Kuwari, pating in its success by providing announced by the QSL’s Football to the QSL average of 25, which Qatar 2015 Head of Finance a healthy atmosphere for every- Development department. The means he is heavily involved in the Committee, said: “The Qatar 2015 one. We thank the Organising award went to new head coach build-up play of his club and links Organising Committee is pleased Committee for ensuring that Radhi Shenaishil after he man- up well with his team-mates. to have Al Morouj Al Khadra — this will happen and for choosing aged to make an “about turn” Over three games, he has an Tannourine Water Local Agent as Tannourine Water as its partner with what looked like a team des- TOP: Coach of the Month winner Radhi Shenaishil of Qatar SC. BELOW: average of six shots per game at a business partner as it is consid- along the path of success.” tined for a tough season. Player of the Month winner Hamdi Harbaoui of Qatar SC. goal with the majority being from ered one of the leading companies Tannourine Water distributes After carefully analyzing the inside the area, which is double working in water extraction and a staggering 120m litres of water Prozone statistics against the came Iraqi head coach Shenaishil, just two. the normal average for a QSL is widely popular. The company per year and is popular with both league’s own benchmark targets his affect was immediate and In another proud moment for striker. has been sourcing natural min- local and international consumers this month, the award went to positive. Shenaishil brought the Qatar SC, new attacking signing THE PENINSULA eral water from the Tannourine because of the purity of its source, Qatar SC’s new head coach. Kings back to winning ways get- Hamdi Harbaoui was presented Mountains for over 30 years. One which is the natural springs on Qatar SC had a disastrous start ting a total of 9 points from three with the Player of the Month Today’s Matches of our objectives is to promote the Tannourine Mountains in to the season with two big losses; matches. award at the club’s training a healthy lifestyle, and we can Lebanon. first they were hammered 5-0 by They beat Al Sailiya 3-2, Al ground. Al Khor vs Al Shahaniya achieve that with the provision of In addition, the water is rich in Lekhwiya and then lost badly to Shahania 4-0 and Al Khor 1-0. The Player of the Month At Al Khor Stadium from 5.30pm mineral water to all facilities and minerals such as sodium, calcium Al Ahli 3-1. This left the club’s They created 17 chances and award recognizes the best QSL Al Gharafa vs Qatar SC visitors throughout the champi- and magnesium that are essential administration conflicted about managed to only have 6.5 chances player each month of the sea- At Al Gharafa Stadium from 5.30pm onship. The well-being of visitors to the human body. the trajectory of the team. against them, in the processes son. The recipient is chosen by Al Arabi vs Al Kharaitiyat and fans is our top priority and THE PENINSULA Out went Ivan Hasek and in scored eight goals and conceded the Competition and Football At Al Arabi Stadium from 7.45pm Megarme Summer League Stableford

Six handicap junior Doha Golf Club Waqar questions timing member Mikkel Mathiesen was victorious in the recent Megarme Summer League Stableford. His of chucking crackdown score of 39 points ensured he won Division A by a single point. The KARACHI: Pakistan coach badly hit the teams whose bowl- Stableford format was contested Waqar Younis (pictured) has ers got suspended or questioned. on Friday and a total of 105 golfers questioned the timing of cricket “I mean the protocols and the braved the tricky conditions authorities’ crackdown against technology should have been caused by heat and gusting wind. chucking just months away from enforced after the World Cup,” Junior golfers fared exceptionally the World Cup, and suggested he added. well in the event with three out that rules on bowling actions be Ajmal’s suspension came of the four flight winners being relaxed for spinners. as part of a wider drive by the juniors. Mathiesens score of 39 In an interview with AFP, the International Cricket Council former pace great said key all against bowlers with suspect points won him first place from rounder Mohammed Hafeez’s actions, with Sri Lanka’s Sachitra Siegfried Sariowan. Tim Miller was confidence was left shattered Senanayake and Kane Williamson first in Flight B with a fabulous after he was reported for a sus- being suspended in July this year. score of 41 points. Flight C was pect action in an Indian domes- Bangladesh’s Sohag Gazi and won by junior member Yanis Cherif tic tournament, a fresh blow to Al-Amin Hossain along with with a huge score of 42 points. Pakistan following the loss of Zimbabwe’s Prosper Utseya were Junior member Nada Mir was Saeed Ajmal to a chucking ban. all reported after Ajmal. victorious in the Ladies Flight with Ajmal, the world’s The bans have a score of 34 points. leading one-day bowler, thrown a spotlight faces a race against on the controver- time to complete reme- sial “doosra” delivery, dial work by the World which turns in the Eight teams beat the pros Cup, to be held from opposite direction to February to March orthodox offspin but Eight teams of Doha Golf Club in Australia and New is delivered using the members beat the professionals’ Zealand. same wrist action. score of gross 61 during a Beat He was suspended Waqar suggested the Pros event recently. The earlier this month that the delivery could professional team finished in after he was found to not be bowled legally straighten his elbow up to 43 and the ICC should amend their scintillating style with a birdie on degrees — well beyond the 15 laws to accommodate it. the short 17th and then an eagle degree limit prescribed under “When a bowler bowls a doosra, on the long 18th par five final hole. the rules, the point where a kink his elbow must bend beyond lim- The professionals team consisted becomes noticeable to the naked its, that’s natural and I think a of Anthony Miley, Steven Troup, eye. solution must be found.” Phil Redpath and Sam Filipczak. Since then, Hafeez and Sunil Waqar added that Hafeez, who The event had been added to Narine have been among four is a major part of Pakistan’s lim- the DGC events calendar for players reported during an Indian ited overs teams, had been left some time and was open to both tournament. scarred by the experience of being members and guests. Vouchers Though the action has no direct reported. were awarded to each team of bearing on international cricket, “I know they have reported four that scored lower than the Waqar said the bowlers would him under a process but that is professionals’ score. The golfers now be under intense scrutiny. confidence-shattering for one of played in either a morning or “Is this the right time to our key bowlers.” afternoon shotgun and the weather enforce the protocols and the The PCB is facing something favoured neither group due to the technology?” he said. of a chucking crisis at home, high temperatures. “I am asking this because every suspending 16 bowlers last week team plans ahead of the World after 30 were reported for suspect Cup, and the suspensions will actions. AFP WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

Japan Open Results TOKYO: Results from day two of the Japan Open yesterday (x denotes seeded player): Men’s singles First round Nadal back with Benjamin Becker (GER) bt Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 7-5, 4-1, retired Donald Young (USA) bt Go Soeda (JPN) 6-4, 6-2 Tatsuma Ito (JPN) bt a bang in Beijing Stan Wawrinka (SUI x1) 7-5, 6-2 Gilles Simon (FRA) bt Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x6) 4-6, 7-6 (9/7), 2-1 retired Jurgen Melzer (AUT) bt Eduardo Roger- Djokovic continues perfect run, Murray wins Vasselin (FRA) 7-5, 4-1, retired Michel Przysiezny (POL) bt Jo-Wilfried BEIJING: Rafael Nadal made Tsonga (FRA x5) 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (11/9) an emphatic return to sin- Jeremy Chardy (FRA) bt gles competition yesterday Rajeev Ram (USA) 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 after being sidelined for three Milos Raonic (CAN x3) bt Bernard Tomic months, sweeping aside Richard (AUS) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 Gasquet of France in the $5.4m China Open Results China Open. BEIJING: Results from the China Open on The 14-time Grand Slam win- Tuesday (x denotes seeding): ner won his first round match in Men’s singles: Beijing 6-4, 6-0, overcoming spo- First Round: radic resistance in the first set Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) bt Richard Gasquet before crushing his 22nd-ranked (FRA) 6-4, 6-0 opponent in the second. Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Guillermo There were glimpses of vin- Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-2, 6-1 tage Nadal during the second set Pablo Andujar (ESP) bt Julien Benneteau demolition, with the Spaniard Tatsuma Ito of Japan flashes the number one sign after his victory over (FRA) 6-4, 6-1 appearing to be back to his ath- top seeded Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland during their men’s singles Tomas Berdych (CZE x3) bt Feliciano Lopez letic best after being sidelined first round match of the Japan Open in Tokyo yesterday. (ESP) 6-1, 6-2 since Wimbledon with a wrist John Isner (USA x8) bt Santiago Giraldo injury picked up in training. (COL) 6-1, 6-3 The world number three broke Spain’s Rafael Nadal in action against France’s Richard Gasquet dur- his 28-year-old opponent’s serve Peter Gojowczyk (GER) bt Ivo Karlovic (CRO) ing their match at the Tennis China Open in Beijing, China, yesterday. 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 in the third game, and while Wildcard Ito stuns Gasquet brought Nadal to break- Pablo Cuevas (URU) bt Mikhail Kukushkin point at the next two opportuni- Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain London tournament and must at (KAZ) 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 6-4 ties, he failed to claw his way back 6-2, 6-1 in just 63 minutes, but least remain in that position if he Tommy Robredo (ESP) bt Andreas Seppi into the set. Gasquet lost his serve took a while to get into his stride, is to make the season finale of the top-seed Wawrinka (ITA) 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 at the opening game of the second trading a series of serves with his top eight players. Only five berths Martin Kliznan (SVK) bt Leonardo Mayer set, and then brought Nadal to opponent early on. are available as the world’s top TOKYO: Tatsuma Ito followed three days from a stomach virus (ARG) 7-6 (7/2) 6-7 (3/7) 6-4 the brink of losing his own with Djokovic will face Canadian three players -- Djokovic, Nadal the winning example of compa- and was lacking energy. “I came Andy Murray (GBR x6) bt Jerzy Janowicz some acrobatic netplay. Vasek Pospisil in the next round and Roger Federer -- have already triot Kei Nishikori as the number here expecting to play good ten- (POL) 6-7 (9/11), 6-4, 6-2 But that turned out to be as he bids for his fifth title in confirmed their place for London. 103-ranked local dumped top nis. But it was not enough for me Women’s singles: Second round: his last show of defiance as the Beijing, a tournament he has won In the women’s tournament, seed Stan Wawrinka out 7-5, 6-2 today, I didn’t have enough energy Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Tsvetana French Open champion powered every year since 2009, apart from Sharapova was facing a potential in the first round of the Japan to compete,” he said. Pironkova (BUL) 6-2, 6-3 his way to a “bagel” in his return 2011 when he did not take part. banana skin in her match with Open yesterday. “This virus has bothered me. Maria Sharapova (RUS x4) bt Elina Svitolina to singles competition. The winner that year, world Elina Svitolina. The Russian Another seed followed I tried anyway to do my best on (UKR) 6-2, 6-2 The left-handed Mallorcan number six Tomas Berdych, eased world number four in the end Wawrinka to the exits, as ailing court, I gave everything but I was Ekaterina Makarova (RUS x12) bt Polona played a rare doubles match in past Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-1, powered through with a 6-2, French number five Jo-Wilfried too tired.” Hercog (SLO) 7-5, 6-0 Beijing on Monday, which he lost. 6-2 in his first round match. 6-2 scoreline. The French Open Tsonga lost to Poland’s Michel Number three Milos Raonic, Andrea Petkovic (GER x15) bt Madison Keys Nadal joins top seed Novak The third seed Czech is chas- champion will play her third- Przysiezny 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (11- finalist at the last two editions, (USA) 6-2, 6-3 Djokovic in the second round ing points as he pushes to qualify round match against either 14th 9) after nearly two and a half had no trouble as he fired 22 aces Roberta Vinci (ITA) bt Agnieszka Radwanska after the reigning champion in for the ATP World Tour Finals seed Italian Flavia Pennetta or hours. -- the last on match point -- to (POL x5) 6-4, 6-4 Beijing won his game after a in November. He is currently in Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain. Tsonga, the 2009 champion, defeat Australian Bernard Tomic Lucie Safarova (CZE x13) bt Mona Barthel shaky start. The Serb defeated eighth position in the race for the AFP said he has been suffering for 7-6 (7/3), 6-3. AFP (GER) 6-3, 6-3 Squash: Azlan wins Radisson Blu New Zeleand Shot Put legend Valerie Adams yesterday Olympic Sports professional title become the third athlete to DOHA: Aspire Academy trainee announce their Sayed Azlan overcame experi- support for enced campaigner Mohamed El Doha’s Bid to Said 3-0 to win the professional host the 2019 title of the 14th Radisson Blu & IAAF World Olympic Squash Championship Championships. here yesterday. The 18-year-old Azlan won the first game comfortably at 11-4, but El Said bounced to make a fight in the next two. El Said, who has been playing the game for almost a quarter Adams announce support century, rallied from 6-2 down to tie the scores at 7-all. Sayed Azlan (right) Azlan, however bounced back and, Mohamed El to take the game at 11-7. Said in action dur- for 2019 Doha Worlds Bid In the third game, the young- ing the final of the ster galloped to a 8-3 lead but professional cat- DOHA: Kiwi Shot Put legend, and it means everything to me. It thereafter flattered. El Said egory of the 14th Valerie Adams yesterday become has taught me many of life’s les- clawed back to tie the score at Radisson Blu and the third athlete to announce sons and has made me a stronger, ten-all but Azlan had the last Olympic Squash their support for Doha’s Bid more confident woman. I really laugh. PENINSULA Championship to host the 2019 IAAF World hope that more young females organised by Qatar Championships. can benefit from athletics in the Results Squash Federation The reigning World, same way that I have. Hosting Men’s Professional: Sayed Azlan bt (QSF) at Cabana World Indoor, Olympic and the World Championships in the Mohamed El Said 3-0; Men’s Level A: Club of Radisson Commonwealth Champion Middle East for the first time ever Umair Zaman bt Ahmed Elian 3-1; Level B: Blu Hotel in Doha believes that hosting the World will showcase live athletics to a Absar Aftab bt Fahd Zaman 3-0; Ladies: Championships in Doha will new generation of young females yesterday. Azlan Mayar Al Sakka bt Gannah Ashraf 3-0; connect more young females to in the region. I believe that Doha won 3-0. PICTURES Over-45: Christian Maguier bt William athletics. 2019 will inspire them to see that Rolland 3-1; Under-9: Bilal Hassan - BY: KAMMUTTY VP Winner; Judith Tariq - runner-up; Under-11: Adams has just finished anything is possible and women’s Mohamed Tarek bt Gannah Ashraf 3-1; another remarkable season athletics across the Middle East Under-13: Waleed Zaman bt Abdel Aziz becoming the Diamond Race will continue to advance as a Ishaq 3-0; Under-15: Hamad Al amri bt winner for the fourth consecu- result.” Waleed Zaman 3-0 tive time, having already won her Female athletics in Qatar has third World Indoor title at the begun to take root over recent beginning of the season and her years. third Commonwealth title over Since 2007, the Qatar Athletics The win- the summer. Federation (QAF) has been run- ners and Adams also has two ning a youth participation ini- runners-up in Olympic titles and four World tiative in collaboration with different cat- Championship titles, becom- the Aspire Academy for Sports egories pose ing the first woman in history Excellence. for a picture to win four consecutive World This has both served to con- along with Championships. nect thousands of young girls to Ahmed Sami, As one of the world’s most suc- athletics for the first time and to Manager of cessful female athletes, Adams identify talented young athletes Cabana Club, understands the importance of who have gone on to join the Khalid Ismail her status in being a role model QAF’s national squad develop- Sharif, owner for athletics and for young females ment programme. These efforts across the world. are already producing success at of Olympic The Middle East has never competition level, with Qatar one Sports and hosted the IAAF World of the leading performers at GCC Gamal Rasmi, Championships before and this competitions, as well as producing Technical presents an opportunity to show- strong results at both the Arab Secretary of case elite athletes like Adams to and West Asian level. Qatar Squash the young females of the region The pinnacle achievement so Federation. and inspire them by what they far was the participation of Noor see. Speaking about her support, Al Malki at the London 2012 Adams said: “Athletics is my life Olympics. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Doping cases, protests overshadow Games INCHEON, South Korea: Doping was not the only con- Jong-Hun but the South Korean record-holder Liu Xiang when Malaysia’s gold Doping controversies overshad- troversy. Boxing judges found was handed their quarter-final on he won the 110m hurdles event medalist Tai owed the Asian Games yester- themselves in the spotlight over a unanimous points verdict. in 13.36sec. Cheau Xuen day as North and South Korea a series of decisions that went in The International Boxing Li Jinzhe won the men’s long Tai celebrates set up an explosive men’s football favour of South Korean fighters. Association (AIBA) said it was jump and Li Ling took out the during the medal final and uproar greeted some The husband of Indian light- not possible to appeal judges’ women’s pole vault as China contentious boxing decisions. weight Sarita Devi launched an decisions. enjoyed a positive evening at the ceremony of the Malaysia’s Tai Cheau Xuen was expletive-laden tirade and tangled “This is a very sad day. We near-empty, 62,000-seat Incheon wushu nanquan stripped of her wushu gold medal with security after South Korea’s want to see fair play in sport,” Main Stadium. at the 2014 and Iraqi superheavyweight Park Ji-Na was controversially said Mongolia’s chef de mission In football, North Korea’s Jong Asian Games weightlifter Mohammed Al Aifuri awarded their semi-final bout. Badmaanyambuu Bat Erdene. Il-Gwan curled in the extra- in Incheon, in was also caught as doping cases Mongolia’s male bantamweight China surged to 125 golds, 71 time free-kick that downed Iraq this September ticked up to four. It was the Iraqi’s Tugstsogt Nyambayar conten- ahead of hosts South Korea, with 1-0 but he will miss the men’s 20 file photo. second offence in six years. tiously lost a decision against four days’ competition remain- final after being sent off shortly Asian Games Malaysia said they would appeal Ham Sang-Myeong, prompting a ing in the quadrennial regional afterwards. organisers the ruling against Tai, without brief sit-in protest and an official Olympics in Incheon, west of South Korea joined them in yesterday giving details of how it would be complaint. Seoul. Thursday’s highly anticipated expelled Xuen fought. A Tajik footballer and Later, Indian light flyweight Xie Wenjun cemented his sta- final, between two countries offi- after she failed a a Cambodian soft tennis player Devendro Singh Laishram tus as the heir to China’s former cially still at war, when they beat drug test. were expelled for doping earlier. looked well on top against Shin Olympic champion and ex-world Thailand 2-0 in last four. AFP Koreas to square off India, Pakistan to clash in football title clash

INCHEON: Hosts South Korea “We’re in the final and I’m overpowered Thailand 2-0 yes- extremely proud of my players. terday to set up a titanic Asian Now they have to finish the job, for hockey gold at Asiad Games football final against regardless of who we’re facing,” North Korea, whose star for- he said. ward scored the winning goal North and South Korea are then got himself sent off in win technically still at war after the Arch-rivals confirm final face off after tough wins in semis against Iraq. 1950-53 Korean War ended in a The two countries, which strad- truce, not a peace treaty. But they dle the world’s most fortified bor- regularly play each other in sport- INCHEON: Arch-rivals India der, each won their semi-finals, ing contests. and Pakistan set themselves up giving the men’s tournament a North Korean coach Yun for a rousing field hockey final at blockbusting gold medal clash Jong-Su fired the first salvo before the Asian Games after record- full of political and emotional their showdown by calling for the ing hard-fought semi-final wins India’s Akashdeep overtones. officiating to be impartial. on yesterday. Singh (second left) Communist North Korea beat “I hope that the referee for the India, seeking their first Asiad celebrates his goal Iraq 1-0 in extra time. next game will make decisions in title since 1998, played a spir- with team-mates Jong Il-Gwan scored an extra- a correct and fair way,” said the ited game to outlast hosts South against South Korea time winner with a curling free coach. Korea 1-0, with Akashdeep Singh in the men’s hockey kick but was sent off minutes A North Korea victory would scoring the winner in the 44th semi-final at Seonhak later, ruling him out of today’s serve as a useful propaganda tool minute from a narrow angle. Hockey Stadium clash for the title. for Pyongyang, which frequently Defending champions Pakistan “We will have to keep all of our lavishes cars and apartments on during the 2014 Asian were held to a 0-0 draw by 2010 emotions under control,” South medal-winning athletes who bring Games in Incheon, finalists Malaysia before winning Korea coach Lee Kwang-Jong said glory to the state. a thrilling penalty shoot-out 6-5. yesterday. after his side’s victory. The North last won men’s foot- It needed eight attempts from “I expect North Korea are feel- ball gold at the 1978 Asian Games each side to break the deadlock, ing more tired than we are so that in Bangkok when they shared it with Rashid Mehmood beating gives us a bit of an edge,” added with South Korea. Malaysian goalkeeper Kumar the South Korean coach. They will be without goalscorer Subramaniam for the winner Striker Lee Jong-Ho headed Jong, who celebrated with gusto after Tengku Abdul Jalil’s shot the whole game. “It should be a match two minutes from time, but South Korean coach Shin Seok- South Korea in front after 41 after netting his fifth goal of the had been saved by Pakistan’s very good final against India. We failed to score. Kyo slammed the decision of offi- minutes as the home side’s relent- tournament five minutes into Imran Butt. will be ready for them.” India’s Australian coach Terry cials to advance their match to less pressure finally told before extra time. The final will be played tomor- Malaysian coach Arul Selvaraj, Walsh said he was delighted to 5pm instead of 7pm, saying that captain Jang Hyun-Soo held his His smile quickly vanished row with the winner securing a who was appointed a few months see his team emerge from a high- contributed to the defeat. nerve to add a penalty he was when he saw red for a second direct entry to the Rio de Janeiro before the Games, praised his pressure match unscathed. “Just yesterday we were told forced to take twice in first-half bookable offence during one of Olympics in 2016. team for giving Pakistan a tough “It was a tough and close match, that we will be playing earlier stoppage time. many skirmishes between the The Pakistanis, who had fight. and a high quality one too, con- than scheduled,” Shin, a former South Korea’s players will be sides. failed to qualify for this year’s “It is always heartbreaking to sidering the pressure situation,” international, said. “It affected excused two years of manda- With North Korea’s cham- World Cup, were in tears after lose a game like this, but I am Walsh said. the players because we were ready tory military service if they end pion weightlifters, including gold the match as they hugged coach proud of my team,” he said. “I “We showed a lot of energy, to play under lights. a 28-year title drought and win medallist Om Yun-Chol, weeping Shahnaz Sheikh and other team could not have asked for more.” there was definitely an improved “We usually play better under the tournament, which is played joyfully in the crowd, the players members on the bench. The Koreans, the highest showing from the team. lights, so this change really upset under the same Under-23 format sank to their knees as the final “God is great,” said Sheikh. ranked Asian team at number “Ours is a young team which me. I think India prepared bet- as the Olympics. whistle sounded as they secured “This was an important win for eight, had a chance to draw level is still in the process of learning. ter than us. We could not make “Records are there to be bro- the communist state’s second us, although I thought the boys against India when they earned Going to the final is a very impor- the right moves. The loss is very ken,” said coach Lee, whose team appearance in the Asian Games were under some pressure during their only penalty corner of the tant experience for us.” disappointing.” AFP were roared on by 23,000 fans. final. AFP Party time for China as Xie delivers 110m hurdles gold INCHEON: China’s athletes delivered a hat-trick of Asian Games golds on the eve of the country’s national day yester- day, with Xie Wenjun leading the way in the men’s 110m hurdles. Xie broke home fans’ hearts as he took gold from South Korean Kim Byoung-Jun in 13.36 sec- onds, while Jamras Rittidet ran a personal best 13.61 to claim an Pakistans’ Atif Waheed (centre) tries to catch India’s players as unexpected bronze for Thailand, umpires watch them during their men’s kabaddi match at the the country’s first athletics medal Songdo Global University Gymnasium during the 17th Asian of the Games. Games in Incheon, yesterday. October 1 is the 65th anniver- sary of the founding of communist China and men’s long jumper Li Jinzhe and women’s pole vaulter Li Ling helped Xie get the party Teenager Nishioka brings an started early with two more golds. “I’m absolutely delighted to win the gold, especially as tomorrow is National Day, I’m so proud to end to Japan’s 40-year wait be here representing the Chinese China’s Xie Wenjun competes in the final of the men’s 110m hurdles team,” she said. athletics during the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, yesterday. INCHEON: Teenager “This is hard to believe, I have the first set in just 32 minutes. China now have nine athletics Yoshihito Nishioka humbled not had a better day in tennis,” Lu never recovered after being golds at the Incheon Asiad, four Taiwanese veteran Yen-Hsun said the teenager, who is in his broken in the first game of the more than Qatar, whose army of start but pressure from Kim had him to race when he should have Lu in straight sets yesterday first full year on the ATP cicuit. second set -- mainly due to two African-born athletes has domi- driven him to recover and finish been recovering from injuries. to become Japan’s first Asian “My aim is to get into the top double-faults -- and Nishioka nated the running events so far. strongly. Now foreign coaching is help- Games men’s singles tennis 100 as soon as possible. I wanted clinched victory on his second The win for 24-year-old Xie is Long jumper Li was a class ing bring Chinese athletics up to a champion in 40 years. it to happen this year itself. But I match point. China’s eighth consecutive Asiad apart from his rivals -- the only global standard, and Li said it was The 19-year-old left-hander, am very happy today.” Luksika Kumkhum’s bid to victory in the men’s 110m hurdles man on the night to clear eight training in the United States that ranked 168th in the world, out- Lu, a 31-year-old veteran who become Thailand’s first woman and he will now target the 2016 metres and finishing a full 11 cen- had enabled him to reach new classed number 42 Lu 6-2, 6-2 in has been part of the circuit since singles champion ended in despair Rio Olympics as he takes on the timetres clear of South Korea’s heights this season, including a 101 minutes to emulate country- 2000, paid dearly for an error- as Qiang Wang of China won the mantle of former champion Liu Kim Deok-Hyeon. jump of 8.47m in June -- the third man Toshiro Sakai’s win at the prone game that produced five final 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) in an hour and Xiang. The 25-year-old Li is part of a longest in the world this year. 1974 Games in Tehran. double-faults. “Of course those five minutes. Liu became a national hero new generation of Chinese ath- “I had a hard time training in Nishioka raised his arms in double-faults cost me, but I tried Luksika, who won the women’s after winning Olympic gold in letes coming through who are the US but it meant I was able to the air after winning on second my best,” Lu said. doubles gold on Monday with vet- Athens in 2004, but hobbled out not tied exclusively to rigid state reach 8.47,” he said. match-point and then danced on Nishioka ran up a 5-0 lead in eran Tamarine Tanasugarn, failed of the 2008 and 2012 Games with training programmes. “I’m very happy to win the gold court wrapped around a Japanese the first set before losing his serve to add another title as Qiang related hamstring injuries and Some have claimed that hur- medal today but I’m a little dis- flag thrown from the stands by to hand Lu his first game. But responded cooly to the Thai’s appears a spent force at 31. dler Liu failed to reach his poten- appointed because I couldn’t beat his team. another break gave the Japanese attacking ground play. AFP Xie said he suffered a poor tial because his coaches pressured my personal best.” AFP WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Asian Games Medals Table INCHEON, South Korea: Asian Games medal stand- ings yesterday. G S B T China 126 80 62 268 South Korea 54 55 61 170 Japan 37 54 55 146 Kazakhstan 15 16 25 56 Iran 14 11 10 35 North Korea 8 10 11 29 Taiwan 8 8 14 30 Thailand 8 6 21 35 Qatar 8 0 3 11 India 6 8 32 46 Hong Kong 6 8 22 36 Uzbekistan 6 7 14 27 Malaysia 4 14 10 28 Singapore 4 6 11 21 Mongolia 4 4 11 19 Indonesia 3 5 8 16 Bahrain 3 5 1 9 Ahmed Mohammed Dheeb of Qatar celebrates his bronze medal after the men’s discus Kuwait 2 4 2 8 throw final at the 17th Incheon Asian Games at the Asaid Main Stadium in Incheon, South Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 3 Korea, yesterday. RIGHT: Dheeb competes in the final. Myanmar 2 1 0 3 Vietnam 1 9 22 32 Tajikistan 1 1 0 2 Pakistan 1 0 1 2 UAE 1 0 1 2 Macau 0 3 0 3 Dheeb adds medal to Qatar Philippines 0 2 4 6 Kyrgyzstan 0 2 3 5 Turkmenistan 0 1 3 4 Laos 0 1 1 2 Bangladesh 0 1 0 1 Lebanon 0 1 0 1 tally with discus bronze Iraq 0 0 2 2 Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1 Qatar hopes for a gold medal from star Ogunode today in 200m race Iraqi

INCHEON: After five consecu- tive days of mining gold, Qatar medallist had a relatively sedate day yesterday with Ahmed Dheeb claiming the discus throw bronze Gold medallist forced to at the Asian Games yesterday. Ehsan Hadadi Dheeb, a 148-kilo giant, thus (centre) of Iran is train abroad somewhat made amends for his flanked by silver failure at the Guangzhou Asian medallist Govda Games four years ago where Vikas Gowda Shive INCHEON: Iraq’s first track he was disqualified from the (left) of India and and field medallist of the Asian competition. bornze medalist Games explained how he is “I tried my best to get the gold Mohammed Ahmed forced to train for the event in but the competition was very Dheeb of Qatar Qatar because of violence in his tough,” said the 29-year-old who during the medal home country. had a best throw of 61.25 metres Adnan Almntfage won bronze ceremony for the in his sixth and last attempt. It in the men’s 1,500 metres behind men’s discus throw was the best effort of his career Mohamad Al Garni and Rashid so far. final during the Ramzi at Incheon’s Main Stadium “But a bronze is not a bad 17th Incheon Asian with a personal best time of effort at all and I am happy that Games on the Asiad 3:42.50 on Monday. I have contributed to the team,” Main Stadium in “My country is experiencing he added. Incheon, yesterday. lots of problems, which is very Iran’s Ehsan Hadadi was a upsetting,” the long-distance clear winner, taking the gold with runner from Basra said in an a haul of 65.11m, while India’s interview. Vikas Gowda claimed silver with “There is nowhere to train and 62.58m. compete.” Hadadi, of course, has little “I was in good physical and their way, however can hope to who qualified for the semi-finals, following year. Meanwhile, Qatar’s Last month, the United States competition in the continent as mental shape for the event and make amends today when the with China’s Xie Zhengye topping riders failed to make an impres- and Arab allies launched air he claimed his third consecutive was confident throughout that I 200m final is held. the list with 20.74 seconds, fol- sion in the individual jumping strikes against Islamic State mili- Asian games gold yesterday after would be able to defend my gold,” Femi Ogunode, who has already lowed by Japan’s Hara Shota with competition after winning the tants who declared a “caliphate” successes in Doha (2006) and he added. claimed the 100m title and along 20.76 and China’s Zhang Piemeng men’s team gold, while their skeet after capturing swathes of terri- Guangzhou (2010). Qatar’s Rashid Al Dosari could with it the bragging rights for with 20.77. shooters, including Nasser Saleh tory in Iraq. The Iranian had also won only manage a best of 56.79 and four years as the fastest man in Ogunode had promised after Al Attiyah, failed to make the Almntfage, 34, told report- the silver medal at the London finished seventh among 14 com- Asia, won his 200m heat yester- winning the 100m gold that he final. ers he hoped his bronze medal Olympics two years ago. petitors. Al Dosari had won the day in a time of 20.85 seconds to would also claim the 200m title, Apart from athletics, Qatar would bring some relief to those “Thanks to God, I could suc- silver medal at the Doha Asian qualify for today’s semi-finals, even issuing a warning that he take on China in the quarter- caught up in the violence. “I am cessfully defend my title in Games. with the final scheduled later in would be a serious threat to his finals at volleyball tournament, happy today. To say I won bronze Incheon,” Hadadi said, his best Qatar, who slipped to ninth the evening. rivals at the World Championships while the handball team will clash feels very good. I hope my medal throw coming on his second from the seventh position yester- However, his time was only the in China in 2015 and at the with hosts South Korea tomorrow can help make Iraqi people very attempt. day because no gold medal came fourth fastest among all those Olympics in Rio de Janeiro the for the gold medal. QOC happy.” AFP Japan’s Tomita pays fine for Resolute Al Attiyah eyes Rio Olympics INCHEON: Two years ago, even the toughest of the breed. camera theft Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah aban- And then there are the expecta- doned the Dakar Rally after tions of the fans to deal with. SEOUL: Top Japanese swim- his Hummer broke down, jetted For an athlete who is supremely Qatar’s mer Naoya Tomita was given to Doha, and shot 75 on 75 to talented in two grueling and dis- multi-tasking the green light yesterday to secure his berth at the London tinct disciplines like shooting and leave South Korea after paying Olympics. driving, the weight of expecta- sportsman a one million won ($950) fine for He made it just in the nick of tions can sometimes be more tax- Nasser Al stealing a journalist’s camera time, flying out of South America ing than the actual competition. Attiyah (left) during the Asian Games. to make it to the last qualifying Yesterday, Al Attiyah was try- along with his Senior South Korean prosecu- event for the Olympics being held ing to explain his failure to qualify coach during tor Song In-Taek said Tomita, who in Qatar. No time for practice, for the men’s skeet finals at the the skeet had been barred from returning no time to think, just pick up the Asian Games in Incheon. shooting to Japan while his case was inves- gun… and bang, bang. “Yes, it can sometimes happen. event at the tigated, had deposited the fine on Had he stayed on to complete This is sport and in sport there is Asian Games Monday. “Now he doesn’t need to the rally just for the sake of com- no guarantee that you will suc- in Incheon, stay in the country. He can return pleting the formalities, he would ceed all the time,” the Qatari yesterday. home,” Song said. have missed the qualifier, and Al superstar said after finishing 12th Japan expelled Tomita from Attiyah had to make a quick deci- in qualifying with an aggregate the Asian Games and prom- sion even if meant a tiring journey score of 115. ised strict punishment after all the way back, starting from For someone who was busy he admitted stealing the $7,600 Chile and ending a world away in with his rallying commitments, camera, belonging to a journalist Doha. it was still creditable that he shot way to Rabat from Incheon for sport there are no guarantees,” he But unlike 2012, he couldn’t find for a South Korean news agency. It was a decision that would 22, 22, 23, 24, 24, missing 10 tar- the Rally of Morocco starting on emphasised. his magic touch and crashed out. Tomita was detained after police pay off well for Qatar as the Al gets out of 125. October 3. His rallying schedule was so So will we see him in action at studied images from closed cir- Attiyah went on to win a bronze It only highlights the magni- “I admit I was not ready for tight that there was an element the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in cuit TV cameras at the pool. in in London to secure a place in tude of the competition in which the Asian Games,” he conceded. of suspense about whether he 2016? Incheon. sporting history for himself as only the top six qualify for the However, he denied that his ral- would be even able to make it “I am determined to qualify for Japanese Olympic Committee well as for his country. final, which was later won by lying commitments were affecting to Incheon, with even the Qatar the Olympics,” he said. “I plan to (JOC) called the incident a “very The life of a jet-setting sports- Kuwaiti Abdulla Al Rashidi. his performance on the shooting Shooting Federation doubtful of take part in several qualifying serious violation” of its code of man could evoke envy, but trav- Al Attiyah admitted he hardly range. his participation. events for the Olympics next year conduct and Japan Swimming elling all the time, living out of had any time to practice shooting “It’s not like that,” he tied to Last week, he quit the Cyprus and secure my berth. I don’t want Federation director Masafumi suitcases and staying away from as he had been involved in various reason. “I don’t think what you do Rally because of heating problems to leave it late.” Izumi said Tomita would be “dealt family and friends for most of races week after week, and was in one sport has a bearing on what with his car and used the gap to fly Al Attiyah knows even he can’t with severely.” AFP year could take a heavy toll on last night scheduled to fly all the you do in another. It’s just that in to Incheon for the Asian Games. pull off miracles all the time. QOC Wednesday 1 October 2014 7 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6205 Sport Price: QR2

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five-goal thriller DUBAI: Saudi side Al Hilal reached their first Asian Champions League final in 13 Totti makes history as Roma thwart City years yesterday despite los- ing 2-1 to Emirates hosts Al Ain in the second leg of their PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain European Champions exchanging lightning-quick semi-final. overcame the absence of first-time passes with Andres Al Hilal, for whom Nassir al their injured talisman Zlatan League Results Iniesta and Neymar before giving Shamrani scored to take his sea- Ibrahimovic to beat Barcelona PARIS: European Champions League group Salvatore Sirigu in goal no chance son’s tally for the competition to 3-2 in a thrilling Champions stage results yesterday: with a left-foot strike into the far 10, went through 4-2 on aggregate League Group F encounter at Group E corner. after a fiery encounter which saw the Parc des Princes yesterday. It was the Argentine’s 68th Al Ain’s Ghanaian international At Manchester, England The Catalans, who had not Champions League goal, putting striker Asamoah Gyan sent off 20 even conceded a goal all season Manchester City (ENG) 1 (Aguero 4-pen) him level with his great rival minutes from time for a dread- in seven matches before this one, Roma (ITA) 1 (Totti 23) Cristiano Ronaldo in the all-time ful two-footed tackle on Salem Al fell behind inside 10 minutes when At Moscow standings and to within three of Dawsari. David Luiz prodded in his first CSKA Moscow (RUS) 0 Bayern Munich the competition’s all-time leading Al Hilal coach Laurentiu PSG goal. (GER) 1 (Mueller 22-pen) scorer, Raul. Reghecampf said the hard Barcelona needed just two However, PSG were not fought semi-final victory would minutes to draw level thanks to Group F deterred, and while Neymar lifted set his players in good stead for a marvellous Lionel Messi strike, At Nicosia the ball just over the bar follow- the final. but Marco Verratti headed the APOEL Nicosia (CYP) 1 (Manduca 32-pen) ing a lofted pass into the box by Al Ain had got the perfect start hosts back in front after 26 min- Ajax (NED)1(Andersen 28) Messi, the home side regained the in their bid to rescue their place utes and Blaise Matuidi added At Paris advantage in the 26th minute. in the final when Korean star Lee another in the 54th minute. Again the goal came from a set- Myung-joo headed home after 10 Neymar reduced the deficit, yet Paris Saint Germain (FRA) 3 (Luiz 10, piece, and this time Barcelona’s minutes. Paris held on for their first win Verratti 26, Matuidi 54) Barcelona (ESP) 2 defence looked especially unsure Al Hilal ‘keeper Abdullah al (Messi 11, Neymar 56) in the group after a 1-1 draw at of themselves, ter Stegen flapping PSG’s midfielder Blaise Matuidi (right) vies with Barcelona’s Brazilian Sdairy was kept busy throughout Ajax two weeks ago, while Barca Group G at a Thiago Motta right-wing defender Daniel Alves during the UEFA Champions League match at the first half making smart saves failed to build on a narrow 1-0 win At Gelsenkirchen, Germany corner and Ivan Rakitic allow- the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris yesterday. from Gyan and Miroslav Stoch over APOEL of Cyprus in their ing Verratti, the smallest player as the hosts pressed for a second Schalke 04 (GER) 1 (Huntelaar 56) first outing. in the PSG side, to head into the goal that would put them back in Maribor (SLO) 1 (Bohar 37) Barcelona arrived in France in net at the far post to score his penalty box as they went in search Etihad Stadium the more satis- the tie. fine form but this was billed as At Lisbon first goal for the club. of a leveller, but failed. fied team following a result that However, Al Shamrani put their biggest test since the arrival Sporting Lisbon (POR) 0 Barcelona trailed despite hav- In Manchester, Francesco Totti left them two points below group the Saudis’ minds at rest with of Luis Enrique as coach in the Chelsea (ENG) 1 (Matic 34) ing almost 60 percent of the became the oldest goal-scorer in leaders Bayern Munich. his goal in the 66th minute summer, even if their hosts were Group H possession in the first half, with Champions League history as City, beaten 1-0 by Bayern in as he slotted home following denied the services of Ezequiel Messi curling a free-kick just Roma held Manchester City to a their first game, could not make a superbly-weighted pass by At Lviv, Ukraine Lavezzi and captain Thiago Silva over the bar a minute prior to 1-1 draw in an entertaining Group their dominance of possession Nawaf Al Abid. as well as the prolific Ibrahimovic. Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 2 (Teixeira 52, the break. PSG were simply the E encounter yesterday. count and may need maximum Gyan summed up his side’s Edinson Cavani spearheaded Adriano 85) Porto (POR) 2 more clinical of the two teams The Roma talisman, who points from their forthcom- frustrations with his foolhardy their attack, while Barcelona (Martinez 89-pen, 90+3) and extended their advantage turned 38 on Saturday, struck ing double-header with CSKA lunge and went for an early again had Marc-Andre ter Stegen At Borisov, Belarus nine minutes after the restart, a mid-way through the first half to Moscow if they are to avoid a third shower but the hosts at least in goal in Europe rather than La BATE Borisov (BLR) 2 (Polyakov 19, Karnitskiy Gregory van der Wiel cross from earn Rudi Garcia’s Serie A high- group-stage exit in four years. Jose grabbed a consolation victory Liga regular Claudio Bravo. 41) Athletic Bilbao (ESP) 1 (Aduriz 45) near the right corner flag flashing fliers a point after Sergio Aguero Mourinho enjoyed a happy return when Jires Kembo-Ekoko fired But their previously water- all the way across the penalty box had put City ahead with a fourth- to his native city of Lisbon yester- home 12 minutes from time. tight defence looked rather fragile turning and poking the ball into for Matuidi - who scored in the minute penalty. day as Chelsea defeated Sporting Al Hilal will learn who they against a PSG side who started the far corner from eight yards. last meeting of the clubs here 18 Totti’s goal broke a record Lisbon 1-0 in the Group G action will meet in the final today when with all guns blazing and were Barcelona’s defence had finally months ago - to convert. previously held by former at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. Australian side Western Sydney soon rewarded. been breached for the first time Again Barcelona needed just Manchester United midfielder The victory takes Chelsea top Wanderers host Korean outfit Daniel Alves gave away a free- this season after 640 minutes, but two minutes to muster a response, Ryan Giggs and saw him end a of the group on four points after FC Seoul with the tie delicately kick for stopping a Paris attack their response was immediate. Neymar getting his seventh of the run of nine matches without scor- Schalke 04 and MK Maribor poised at 0-0. AFP with his hand, and the home Indeed, the celebrations were season with a delightful control ing in club games on English soil. drew 1-1 in Germany to leave side opened the scoring from the still ongoing when the Catalans and calm side-footed finish into It was the first time in seven them on two points apiece and Asian Champions resulting delivery, Luiz controlling drew level thanks to a moment the net off the right-hand post. games that Roma had not won Sporting bottom with one point. Lucas’s ball in from the left before of trademark brilliance, Messi They then camped around the this season, but they left the AGENCIES League result DUBAI: Result of Asian Champions League semi-final second leg match played yesterday: Arsenal, Atletico look to bounce back At Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Al Ain (UAE) 2 (Lee Myung-joo 10, Jires MADRID: Last season’s on the pitch.” Despite Atletico’s side Besiktas in late August, the Kembo-Ekoko 78) Al Hilal (KSA) 1 (Al Champions League finalists Champions League struggles in Gunners have become stuck in a Shamrani 66) Atletico Madrid are in des- Greece, they have managed to rut. Al Hilal won 4-2 on aggregate perate need of three points to beat Real Madrid twice already The disappointing sequence Playing today kick-start their European cam- this season in the league and includes a comprehensive disman- At Sydney paign when Italian champions Spanish Super Cup. tling in a 2-0 loss against Borussia Juventus visit the Spanish capi- And Simeone believes those Dortmund -- a scoreline that flat- Western Sydney Wanderers (AUS) v tal today. games should give his side tered the lacklustre Gunners -- in FC Seoul (KOR) La Liga champions Atletico heart that they can take down their Champions League Group First leg 0-0 were surprisingly beaten 3-2 in Massimiliano Allegri’s side, who D opener. their first group match away to have won all six of their games so And the latest misstep came Champions League Olympiakos a fortnight ago, con- far this season. against north London rivals Fixtures ceding as many goals as they did “There is a difference when you Tottenham on Saturday as in the whole of the group stage are competing across a whole sea- Arsenal failed to turn their ter- Fixtures from the Champions League Group last season in the process. son compared to the situation in ritorial dominance into goals and Stage matches today (all times in GMT) However, Diego Simeone’s men one game. had to rely on a late equaliser Group A appear to have rediscovered their “When we play against Madrid, from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Atletico Madrid (Spain) vs defensive solidity in the past week Barcelona or Juventus it is clear to salvage a 1-1 draw. Juventus (Italy) (1845) with back-to-back wins and clean we have a chance because it is just To make matters worse, Malmo (Sweden) vs Olympiakos Piraeus sheets, including an impressive one game.” Wenger’s midfield was decimated (Greece) (1845) 4-0 thrashing of the previously Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger by injuries at the weekend, with unbeaten Sevilla at the weekend. has challenged Arsenal to kick- Wales dynamo Aaron Ramsey, Group B Simeone’s return to the touch- start their spluttering campaign captain Mikel Arteta and England Basel (Switzerland) vs line after a six-game ban in all with a crucial victory in today’s international Jack Wilshere all Liverpool (England) (1845) competitions appeared to gal- clash against Turkish giants limping off. Ludogorets (Bulgaria) vs vanise the team and support- Galatasaray. Ramsey and Arteta will miss Real Madrid (Spain) (1845) ers alike, and the Argentine has Wenger’s side have frustrated Galatasaray’s visit, while Wenger Group C called on the fans to recreate their manager with a series of hopes Wilshere can recover from the atmosphere for the visit of flawed displays during a run his ankle problem in time to Zenit St Petersburg (Russia) vs Monaco Juventus. of one win from their last six feature. (France) (1600) “The atmosphere is what we matches in all competitions and Despite the injuries, Wenger Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) vs Benfica need in all the games at the the Gunners are desperate to stop knows a win over Galatasaray is (Portugal) (1845) Calderon,” he said. the rot when Galatasaray visit the essential if Arsenal are to avoid Group D “There was a perfect com- Emirates Stadium. putting themselves in an awk- Anderlecht (Belgium) vs Borussia Dortmund munion between what the team Instead of kicking on since ward position in their battle to Arsenal’s German midfielder Mesut Ozil (right) attends a training session (Germany) (1845) for the forthcoming UEFA Champions League Group D match against offered and what the fans expe- qualifying for the Champions qualify for the knockout stages of Arsenal (England) vs Galatasaray at Arsenal’s training ground in London Colney, yesterday. rience in the stadium. It felt League group stages with a 1-0 Europe’s elite club competition. like there was a mountain of us victory over another Turkish AFP Galatasaray (Turkey) (1845)