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H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani speak- ing after receiving the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy on behalf of H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, during a ceremony at the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh yesterday. Report on page 3 Qatar mediates release of 9 Lebanese in Syria DUBAI: Nine Lebanese citizens held in Syria have been released after mediation by Qatar, Al Jazeera TV said yesterday, quot- ing Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah as saying. Eleven Lebanese Shias were seized by a Syrian rebel group in May last year while on their way home from a pilgrimage in Iran, their families said. Two were later released. Lebanese Interior Minister Marwan Charbel, meanwhile, said: “The story is over. In the next 24 hours, they will be with us COLOURFUL (in Lebanon).” Their return to Lebanon will raise hopes for the release of two Turkish pilots abducted in Beirut on August 9 by the families of the nine Lebanese, who accused Turkey of doing too little to win their release. A Lebanese source said a member of the Shia family holding the pilots said the men, who appeared in a video this week saying they were in good health, was likely to be released soon. Saudi rejects UN Security Council seat RIYADH: Saudi Arabia turned down a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council yesterday in a rare display of anger at the failure of the international commu- nity to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues. The kingdom condemned what it called THE ISSUE international double standards on the Middle East and demanded reforms in the council, which has been at odds on ways to end the As the Eid Al Adha celebrations They were impressed by the wide variety Katara’s Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, fighting in Syria. See also page 5 come to a close, people have of programmes for children, many of which a first in the country, and a fireworks dis- were spread in major shopping centres from play which ran for four days enthralled Two hurt as jet ski, expressed mixed reactions on this Doha to Al Khor. thousands of people at the Cultural Village year’s festival programme. New programmes of international appeal Esplanade. boat collide off Doha such as ‘The Smurfs’, ‘Ben 10 Omniverse’ and Over 260,000 visitors, including citizens, ‘Made in the Ice Age’ were introduced this expatriates and visitors from neighbouring DOHA: Two people were critically injured hile some people lauded the year for the entire family to enjoy. GCC countries, enjoyed the most popular in a collision between a personal jet ski and efforts of Qatar Tourism Other attractions in malls included story from Medieval Arabic literature One a boat off Doha coast yesterday. Both were Authority (QTA) in organis- Carnival Dixie, Chicago Boyz, Talking Thousand and One Nights. moving in speed when the accident took Wing a richer line-up of events Friends, Over Boys, Shaolin Martial Arts, Malika Al Shraim, Director of Katara’s place. compared to the previous year, some citizens Pink Panther, Carnival Samba, Lulu Caty, Public Relations and Communication They were rushed for emergency medical felt there is still more to be done to improve Magic Show, Bubble Show and Traditional Department, was not surprised over the care, Al Sharq reported without giving details. the festival programme so that staying in Parade. huge turnout because the show was some- Meanwhile, two deaths were reported on the country would make a better option for They were shown in major malls includ- thing new to Doha audience. Thursday in two road accidents. The first people during Eid vacation. ing Lagoona, Villaggio, The Gate, Landmark, “Many visitors thronged Katara because took place in the morning on Al Khor Road. Citizens, expatriates and visitors from City Center, Hyatt Plaza and Al Khor Mall. this is a new programme. According to local Arabic daily Al Raya, six GCC countries have conveyed their appre- In addition, some shopping centres had “Katara is always keen to organise unique people were travelling in a taxi when it over- ciation of the festival through Facebook and their own programmes such as Hyatt Plaza programmes during Eid, so that every one of turned after the driver lost control. One of other social media sites. which launched the Royal Circus on the all ages from all sections of the community them, an Indonesian, died. The taxi was mov- PAGEThey praised the6 organisers, saying the first day of Eid, featuring over 50 perform- can enjoy. Katara has been attracting many ing in speed. In the other mishap, two cars festival programme was catered to all seg- ers from various countries, including the visitors as an ideal place for entertainment,” collided in Raudat Rashid area in the evening, ments of society with the multinational com- UK, Russia, Spain, Ecuador, Uzbekistan, she said. killing an Indian. Two Indians were in a car munity in Qatar in mind. Mongolia and Brazil. See also page 2 that collided with the other being driven by a Syrian. THE PENINSULA & AGENCIES

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Eid shows getting better

Residents impressed by the array of programmes this year, but say there is room for more.

BY RAYNALD RIVERA

hroughout the holidays, all major venues of the Eid Al Adha Festival Tattracted huge number of visitors. Souq Waqif’s Eid Al Adha Festival has been attracting many visitors. At least 25,000 people come to the most popu- lar tourist attraction in the city every day to witness var- ied shows, the most popular of which is Titan the Robot. The variety of shows that visitors can still catch until tomorrow at the souq include Snow White show, Magician on a Stick, Bjorn the Polar Bear, Colourful Parade, Dave the Chameleon, Balloonatic, Circus: Mother Africa, Live Statues and Ian Marchant. The annual Sout Al Rayyan Music Festival has also been a major attraction in the souq programmes on a regular basis Arabic daily Al Watan. Adha because all venues were with Arabic music fans occu- throughout the year, not only Saleh Nasser Al Khulaifi, filled with people, such as Sealine pying the 2,000-seat theatre during Eid holidays. another Syrian, echoed similar which was full of single workers to watch famous Arab singers “Despite traffic we really sentiments: “Souq Waqif is a and lacked adequate facilities. every night. The nightly shows enjoyed the Eid celebrations. happy and ideal place for eve- “Qatar has a number of provide a slice of Arabic tradi- No need to go abroad because ryone to enjoy this Eid. This is resorts which should be utilised tional flavour to the whole set of weather in Doha is now pleasant, the best place for entertainment to improve domestic tourism. shows which appeal to an inter- which provides a good chance because we don’t feel like stran- They can take advantage of national audience. for people to go out, dine in res- gers in Doha.” major occasions such as Eid Al The Pearl Qatar has also taurants and visit resorts,” said Not only did people come to Adha to organise programmes joined the celebrations, host- Ahmad Al Emadi. Souq Waqif to watch the shows there for the purpose,” said ing its own Eid Al Adha festival The full opening of the but also buy at the long line of Abdulaziz Al Bouenain. offering live music entertain- Corniche road to traffic in time antique, souvenir, spice and gar- Fatahi Al Hamidi said the ment, water screen projections, for Eid holidays contributed to ment shops which made their programme for Eid Al Adha live bubble show and a dedicated a better experience for people, visit a total experience. was not enough and “the long Kids’ Zone where children could which made travelling to some The place was also secure with Eid holiday forced families to go enjoy many activities. The activi- Eid venues hassle-free, although police security beefed up, which to neighbouring countries where ties had been distributed around some roads around the city are was lauded by many. The police, more of such programmes are Porto Arabia to reach out to still congested because of a they said, could be seen every- being held”. more Eid revellers. number of ongoing works. where around the souq and had He said those families who The Museum of Islamic Art, Traffic police had to block been of great help to tourists. chose to stay in Qatar just sat Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al a part of the Ali Bin Abdullah Despite the success of the inside their homes because of Thani Museum and Al Dosari Street near Souq Waqif because Eid festival, however, some citi- limited number of places where Zoo and Natural Reserve were of the high volume of vehicles zens expressed frustration and the events were held such as also opened for public visits dur- coming to the souq, including a discontentment. Katara, Souq Waqif and some ing Eid holidays. huge number of tourists, mostly According to Jassim Al malls. Hussain Hadad, on the Qatar Tourism Authority from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwari, this Eid programme was other hand, wondered why (QTA) added more excitement Kuwait. not as big as what QTA organ- there was no entertainment city to the celebrations with activi- “We are very tired of what’s ised before. unlike last Eid Al Fitr and the ties such as paragliding tour going on in Syria. We failed to “The Eid Al Fitr festival Eid festival last year. organised by Qatar Air Sports contact our family there, but was bigger than this. The QTA “They did not think of the Committee in Sealine and being in Souq Waqif, at least, should organise the same pro- youngsters while planning the shooting practice at the Lusail makes us feel better because eve- gramme,” he told Al Raya. programme. While some youth Shooting Club by Qatar Shooting ryone here is happy,” Mohammed Compared to last Eid Al Fitr, remained bored at home, some and Archery Association. While Issa, a Syrian national, told more tourists from neighbour- decided to go camping in the paragliding tours extend until ing countries came to Qatar to outskirts,” he said. Monday, shooting practices spend Eid Al Adha because of Yusuf Al Kuwari believed the would be held until Saturday the pleasant weather, some citi- private sector could take care of next week. zens said. organising future Eid events. He In coming up with the pro- “But some citizens shunned said competition among private gramme for this year’s festival, the Eid Al Adha celebrations companies would lead to better QTA partnered with more organ- The full opening of the here because of lack of good and more attractive events. isations in the country, including Corniche road to traffic programmes. The QTA should Eid festivals had been organ- the Ministry of Culture, Arts in time for Eid holidays provide good programmes for ised by the QTA to elevate Qatar and Heritage; the Museum of citizens and expatriates to as a family tourism destination Islamic Art, Sheikh Faisal Bin contributed to a better improve domestic tourism,” said that was supported with QTA’s Qassim Al Thani Museum; the experience for people, Hussain Al Marri. launch of the Eid destination Qatar Shooting and Archery which made travelling Omar Al Emadi agreed, say- campaign in the GCC earlier Association, the Pearl Qatar, to some Eid venues ing: “Lots of people left the coun- this year. Katara, Sawt Al Rayan; Qatar try soon after they had greeted Nearly 75,000 people from the Air Sports Committee; the hassle-free, although their relatives and neighbours GCC visited Qatar during last Imam Muhammed Bin Abdul some roads around the on the first day of Eid Al Adha. Eid Al Fitr holidays and occu- Wahhab mosque, Aquapark city are still congested They went to other countries, pancy rates then reached more Qatar; Al Dosari Zoo and the because of a number of where they could enjoy because than 80 percent in many hotels, Natural Reserve and some malls. of more entertainment options.” with some recording 100 per Some people believed QTA ongoing works. He rued he could not find a cent, according to the QTA. should keep organising these good venue to celebrate Eid Al THE PENINSULA Home OCTOBER 19, 2013 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 ON SATURDAY

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Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Tollfree Fax H E Sheikha Hind receives medal at Scottish parliament ceremony Tel EDINBURGH: At a cer- fortunate than us.” initiatives such as Educate A the 22 Carnegie institutions Fax emony in the Scottish parlia- Particular note was made Child. around the world, which estab- ment yesterday, H H Sheikha of H H Sheikha Moza’s tire- In his keynote address, lished the medal in 2001. These Moza bint Nasser was hon- less work to provide Qataris of Pierre Omidyar, Founder and institutions select nominees for oured for driving education all ages and abilities with the Chairman of eBay and previous the medal as a way to honour Tel reforms and programmes that best opportunities to be edu- award recipient, said all initia- Carnegie’s efforts to “do real Fax have benefitted the people of cated, citing examples of Qatar tives founded by recipients of and permanent good in this Qatar and many other nations. Foundation, Education City and this year’s award were charac- world”. The Carnegie Medal of Shafallah Centre. terised by the values of innova- The selection committee Philanthropy was presented to The medal is awarded bian- tion, leadership and constant judged that H H Sheikha Moza’s Tel H E Sheikha Hind on behalf of nually to some of the world’s investment in human capital, efforts in Qatar are a shining Fax H H Sheikha Moza by William leading philanthropists. Often which reflect Carnegie’s vision. reflection of Carnegie’s vision of Thomson, great grandson of the described as the ‘Nobel Prize Carnegie was born in Scotland freely-available quality educa- www.doha.hilton.com Scottish philanthropist Andrew for philanthropy’, it recognises in 1835 and became a highly tion and knowledge. Carnegie. those who use their private successful businessman in the Other recipients are Tel +974 44233333 Accepting the medal, H E wealth for public good. US. He devoted his later life to Dame Janet Wolfson de Sheikha Hind said: “Over the “We honour Her Highness for philanthropy and argued that Botton, Chairman of Wolfson Fax +974 44233000 last two decades, Her Highness devoting her life to the people the wealthy have a moral obli- Foundation; Sir Tom Hunter, has devoted her life to develop- of Qatar while asking nothing gation to distribute their riches a long-term advocate of ing and enhancing the essential in return but that her country for the public good. He believed philanthropy; Dr James H human component of our lead- should continue moving for- that education and knowledge Simons, Chairman of Simons ership’s vision for Qatar, which ward,” said Thomson, who also should be freely available to all Foundation; Marilyn H Simons, seeks to use our resources wisely drew attention to H H Sheikha and is best known for developing President of Simons Foundation; and responsibly for the good of Moza’s work in the health sec- public libraries. and Dmitry Borisovich Zimin, Qataris today and tomorrow tor and her efforts to promote The legacy of Carnegie’s founder of Dynasty foundation. and for the good of others less education globally through philanthropy lives on through QNA Tel Fax

Qatar ‘committed’ to strengthening women’s role Tel Fax NEW YORK: Qatar renewed its com- key to achieving gender equality, women’s Qatar is also committed to exerting mitment to continue efforts to strengthen empowerment, growth and development every effort to upgrade women’s skills as the role of women incorporated in Qatar on a comprehensive, equitable and sus- they are a key pillar of human develop- National Vision 2030, which deals with tainable basis, Sheikh Ahmed said Qatar ment in the country, he added. Tel issues related to empowering women to has made significant progress with regard Sheikh Ahmed said Qatar welcomes the Fax enable them to take part in all aspects to improving the situation of women UN secretary general’s report in which the of public life, especially in the decision- and their participation in public life by Second UN Decade for the Eradication of making process, in addition to increasing improving their literacy levels and school Poverty focused on full employment and their access to professional support. enrolment. decent work for all as an important plat- This came in a speech yesterday by He said the gap between males and form for national action and international Tel Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Thani, females has been eliminated and that cooperation in order that the eradication Fax Third Secretary at Qatar’s Permanent Qatari women are on track to contribute of poverty remains within post-2015 devel- Mission to the UN, before the 68th to economic activities. opment plan. General Assembly’s second committee He said that despite legislations that He said it is important to give the crea- meeting on ‘Eradication of poverty and protect Qatari women against discrimi- tion of productive and decent jobs top pri- Tel other development issues’. nation and increase their participation in ority, particularly for young people, and Referring to UN Secretary-General public life and educational achievements, implement policies to improve agricultural Fax Ban Ki-moon’s report on women’s role in Qatar will continue to support the role of productivity, livelihoods, food security and development, in which he affirmed that women in developmental through legisla- nutrition in poor rural communities. decent work and social protection were tions to promote their status in society. QNA Tel Fax Bangla envoy hosts Eid reception DOHA: Bangladesh Ambassador Syed Masud Mahmood Khundoker and his wife Tahmina Tel Khanam hosted a reception mark- Fax ing Eid Al Adha at Bangladesh House on Thursday evening. Members of the Bangladeshi community and embassy officials Tel were also present. Fax Khundoker exchanged Eid greetings. He hoped that Eid would www.renaissancedoha.com strengthen unity, solidarity and brotherhood among community Tel +974 44195000 members and praised them for Fax +974 44195100 their contribution to the develop- ment of Qatar and Bangladesh. The ambassador also urged them to abide by local laws, reminding them of their duty and responsibil- Ambassador Khundoker (second, left) with his wife and guests at the reception. ity to uphold Bangladesh’s image abroad. THE PENINSULA OCTOBER 19, 2013 ON SATURDAY 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Home / Middle East Worker remittances may Qatar committed to universal jurisdiction NEW YORK: Qatar attaches reached in this regard, and spe- special importance to the issue cial interest should be given to hit QR80bn by year-end of universal jurisdiction, as it is the applicable international rules. one of the principles of interna- He stressed that Qatar believes tional law and a mechanism of that the team should seek to Influx of workers for mega projects pushing up money transfer volumes the rule of law that secures fair identify areas, where there are justice and combats impunity consensus among member states DOHA: Worker remittances for crimes and serious viola- and those which need further could soar up to an incredible tions of international law and examination and continued QR80bn ($22bn) by the end of international humanitarian consultations. the year, reports Al Sharq. and human rights law. Al Ghanim said perpetrators Quoting reliable sources in This came in a statement exploit loopholes in international the local remittances sector, the delivered by Ghanim Abdullah Al conventions and human rights daily said a huge influx of foreign Ghanim, member of Qatar’s del- law to continue their crimes and workers for several mega develop- egation participating in the 68th escape punishment. ment projects being launched was UN General Assembly’s meeting He also stressed the impor- pushing money transfer volumes for legal committee on ‘The Scope tance of determining the scope considerably up. and Application of the Principle of universal jurisdiction to apply “There has already been 20 of Universal Jurisdiction’. it in the most serious crimes percent growth in remittance Qatar welcomed the panel’s of concern to the international volumes this year,” the daily continued discussion on the scope community, and bring perpe- said, quoting a official from an and application of the principle trators to justice in a way that exchange house. of universal jurisdiction and the ensures justice for victims to Exchange firms are mushroom- formation of a work team in this send a clear message that no one ing across the country with many regard. is above the law. existing ones spreading out and Al Ghanim said the issue This is of extreme importance setting up branches to reach out should be explored within the to the international community, to the expatriate population. framework of international law if we wish to have a secure and They are also busy providing and conventions that have been peaceful world, he added. QNA intensive training to their staff to be able to cater efficiently to an increasing number of customers. Staff are being trained to detect Carcasses removed from beach counterfeit currency notes and smell and catch shady transac- DOHA: Civil staff involved in cleaning up public places have dis- tions (a reference to money laun- covered more than a dozen carcasses of camels and sheep on Al dering attempts). Shamal beach during a clean-up drive. According to the daily, The drive was undertaken during the first two days of the Eid Al instances of exchange houses Adha festival when civic staff saw and removed the carcasses. Carcasses coming across counterfeit dollar of some 11 camels and eight sheep were removed. bills are very few in Qatar com- Municipal officials believe the animals might have died while being pared to other countries. shipped and dumped in the sea. It is also likely that the carcasses were There have been some cases washed ashore, said a senior official. but they have been very few, the The head of public cleaning at the Ministry of Municipality and daily quoted remittance business A file photo shows expat workers at an exchange house to remit money home. Urban Planning, Safar Mubarak Al Shafi, told the local Arabic daily sources as saying. Al Arab: “It looks the animals were dumped by a passing cargo vessel Qatar’s thriving money trans- supervisory body for the exchange followed by the Filipinos. outflows of more than $25bn a carrying livestock”. fer industry is almost crime-free houses. In the GCC, Saudi Arabia, year followed by the UAE. He said authorities had been contacted to ascertain the cause of the and strictly complies with the law Overseas remittances routed by which is believed to be home Sources say it is to be seen if death of these animals. and directives of the banking and foreign workers totalled a mas- to some seven million expatri- Qatar can leave the UAE behind Al Shafi said the beach clean-up in Al Shamal was launched by the financial services regulator, Qatar sive QR47.5bn ($13bn) in 2011. ate workers — the largest in the in worker remittance volumes Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning ministry in coordination Central Bank which is also the Indians were the largest remitters region — witnesses remittance this year. THE PENINSULA with the Ministry of Environment. THE PENINSULA

Floating book fair Tunisia police Ill and long isolated, kill 2 Islamists Iran oppn leaders during clashes TUNIS: Tunisian police killed two Islamist militants and scent freedom arrested others from the hard- line group Ansar Al Sharia DUBAI: Four months after is very different both in Iran’s after two policemen were killed President Hassan Rowhani’s troubled relations with the outside in fighting near the Algerian election, Iran is reviewing the world and at home. border, a senior security source house arrest of two opposition Tehran has hinted at a possible said yesterday. leaders, but conservatives may readiness to scale back nuclear The source, who asked not to fear the consequences of freeing work — which it says is peaceful be identified, said the clashes men who remain heroes to many but the West fears is aimed at had occurred on Thursday in the Iranians. developing weapons - in exchange northeastern city of Goubellat. Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi for relief from trade and financial Ansar Al Sharia is the most Karoubi, candidates who led the sanctions which are crippling the radical Islamist group to emerge “Green Movement” that disputed Iranian economy. in Tunisia since the 2011 upris- the 2009 re-election of Mahmoud In Iran, dozens of political ing that ousted autocrat Zine Ahmadinejad, have never been prisoners have been pardoned Al Abidine Ben Ali and inspired charged with any crime. Yet both and Rowhani seems intent on Arab revolts elsewhere. men, former top officials now in reversing the social and politi- Interior Minister Lotfi Ben their 70s and in ill health, have cal restrictions imposed during Jedou told state television the been held under tight surveillance Ahmadinejad’s two terms in office. gunmen who had been killed or since early 2011. But the case of a Mousavi, who arrested were linked to Ansar Al But now, as Iran seems keen was prime minister for much of Sharia, which authorities say is to heal old conflicts both at home the 1980s, and Karoubi, a former People visit the world’s largest floating book fair, Logos Hope, currently docked at Doha Port. SHAIVAL DALAL affiliated with Al Qaeda’s North and with the West, their living speaker of parliament, is complex. African wing. conditions have been eased and Four years ago, huge crowds pro- Tunisia’s government, led by their case referred to a powerful tested against an Ahmadinejad moderate Islamist party Ennahda state security council. To some, victory which they believed was in coalition with two smaller sec- this shows Iran’s most powerful rigged. Security forces put down Merkel calls for Israeli restraint on settlements ular parties, is under pressure figure, Supreme Leader Ayatollah the movement and in 2011 the to tackle security threats from Ali Khamenei, wants to resolve the two opposition leaders lost their BERLIN: German Chancellor Islamist militants to help safe- issue — although so far the coun- freedom after calling for a rally Angela Merkel urged Israel yes- guard the North African coun- cil has had no contact with either in support of protests that were terday to show “restraint” in the try’s democratic transition. opposition leader or their families. sweeping the Arab world. building of Jewish settlements, Ennahda responded two Under Ahmadinejad’s hardline Earlier this month, Minister of after talks with the Palestinian months ago by declaring Ansar presidency, they were denounced Justice Mostafa Pour Mohammadi president Mahmoud Abbas. Al Sharia a terrorist organisation as “seditionists” and accused of announced their cases were being “We call on Israel to show and accusing it of carrying out helping Iran’s enemies to under- re-examined by the Supreme restraint in the matter of set- the assassinations of two secular mine the Islamic theocracy. Doors National Security Council tlement building,” Merkel told a opposition leaders this year. and windows of the house where (SNSC). This body, which is joint press conference with Abbas The killings of Chokri Belaid Mousavi is held were welded shut, responsible for setting defence and in Berlin. and Mohamed Brahmi provoked and both were allowed little con- security policy, has undergone a Construction starts in the biggest opposition protests tact with their families. reshuffle reflecting the changed Jewish settlements on occupied since the overthrow of Ben Ali But since Rowhani’s election, times in Tehran. Palestinian land rose by 70 per- in 2011. they now enjoy weekly visits from Both men’s health problems cent year-on-year in the first half German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Tunisia has seen mounting their families. Relations with will worry the clerical leadership, of 2013, anti-settlement group Abbas during a news conference in Berlin yesterday. strife over the political role of security guards have softened and as any significant deterioration Peace Now said Thursday. Islam between secularists who access to specialist medical treat- while they remain detained would Settlement building in the ter- reporters through an interpreter. conduct the negotiations,” he said, long held power and Islamists ment improved. arouse fury among their support- ritories occupied by Israel during Senior Palestinian negotiator adding an appeal directed at the whose influence is increasing in “The political situation has com- ers. Nevertheless, this does not the 1967 Six Day War is consid- Saeb Erakat said on Thursday Israeli government: “We should one of the most secular coun- pletely changed since Mr Rowhani guarantee their release. ered illegal under international that the settlement building was seize this historic chance.” tries in the Muslim world. Salafi came to power and in some aspects “The authorities simply don’t law, and the issue remains one of “destroying the peace process”, Merkel also stressed that Islamists have prevented con- the confinement of my father is know what the reaction would be. the most divisive in the Israeli- relaunched with US prodding in Germany’s foreign policy would certs and plays in several cities, absolutely better than before,” said Mousavi and Karoubi are lionised Palestinian conflict. July. Merkel reiterated Germany’s continue in the same vein as declaring they violated Islamic one of Karoubi’s sons, Mohammad figures and their hero status will go Terming them “illegal”, Abbas support for the peace talks and previously despite the likely for- principles. They also ransacked Taghi who lives in Britain. “But through the roof. The right-wing said Israeli settlement construc- a two-state solution, while Abbas mation of a left-right grand coali- the US embassy a year ago dur- this confinement according to camp still has serious misgivings,” tion in the occupied territories had thanked Germany for its economic tion, currently under negotiation ing worldwide Muslim protests Iranian law is completely illegal. said Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, an “in fact, increased enormously”. support and its role in the peace between her conservatives and the over an Internet video they said No doubt about it.” Iran expert at Britain’s University “We ask the Israeli govern- process. Social Democrats after September insulted the Prophet Mohammad Under Rowhani the atmosphere of Manchester. REUTERS ment to stop this activity,” he told “We are serious in our efforts to 22 elections. AFP (PBUH). REUTERS OCTOBER 19, 2013 Middle East www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 ON SATURDAY Saudi rejection stuns UN Security Council UN body accused of ‘double standards’ over Syria and other trouble spots in unprecedented diplomatic move

UNITED NATIONS: Saudi “Work mechanisms and double- had stood unopposed. No country would be made to persuade Saudi “We are surprised by Saudi now for more than two years,” Arabia angrily rejected a UN standards on the Security Council has ever won a council seat and Arabia to take up its seat. Arabia’s unprecedented decision,” he added. Araud said the Saudi Security Council seat yesterday, prevent it from carrying out its then refused to take it up. Amid the diplomatic disarray, said a Russian foreign ministry reaction is “the reflection of the accusing the UN body of “dou- duties and assuming its respon- Saudi Arabia’s UN ambassador, the decision again highlighted statement. frustration of a large part of the ble standards” over the Syria sibilities in keeping world peace,” Abdullah Al Mouallimi, gave sev- international divisions over the “In this way, Saudi Arabia has international community.” war and other trouble spots in the ministry said. eral press interviews hailing the Syria conflict. The Security excluded itself from collective Gregory Gause, a senior fellow an unprecedented diplomatic “Therefore, Saudi Arabia... has election. Council passed its first resolu- work within the Security Council at the Brookings Institution’s assault. no other option but to turn down But the celebrations had tion on the civil war in September, to support international peace Doha Center who has closely fol- The Saudi move sparked disar- Security Council membership barely finished when the Saudi when it ordered the destruction and security.” lowed Saudi affairs, called the ray at the Security Council where until it is reformed and given the foreign ministry announced the of President Bashar Al Assad’s It added: “The kingdom’s argu- action “puzzling” as Saudi Arabia it only won the seat on Thursday means to accomplish its duties withdrawal. chemical weapons. ments arouse bewilderment, and had even given its diplomats spe- at a UN General Assembly and assume its responsibilities in Russia boycotted council meet- Russia and China have vetoed the criticism of the UN Security cial training courses to prepare election. preserving the world’s peace and ings in 1950 in a dispute over who three other western-backed res- Council in the context of the for the council term. Russia criticised the Saudis’ security,” it added. represents China. The council olutions seeking to put pressure Syrian conflict is particularly But diplomats highlighted how “strange” decision but the king- The government said “allow- held meetings without them. on Assad over the conflict, which strange.” Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister dom got a more understanding ing the ruling regime in Syria In 1980, Cuba and Colombia the UN says has left more than However, France said several Prince Saud Al Faisal refused to reaction from western nations. to kill and burn its people” with failed to get a required majority 100,000 dead. countries share Saudi Arabia’s speak or even hand out a copy UN leader Ban Ki-moon said chemical weapons is “irrefutable in repeat General Assembly votes. The Russian foreign ministry frustration. of his speech at the UN General Saudi Arabia did not immediately evidence and proof of the inability The Council met with 14 members sharply criticised Saudi Arabia’s “We think that Saudi Arabia Assembly in September to show send notification of its decision to of the Security Council to carry for two weeks until Mexico was “strange” argument on the coun- would have brought a very posi- anger over handling of the Syria reject the term due to start on out its duties and responsibilities.” finally elected. cil’s record on Syria. tive contribution to the Security conflict. January 1. Saudi Arabia was one of five If Saudi Arabia maintains the Russia and Saudi Arabia have Council, but we do also under- “It is kind of a stamping of feet Diplomats said it could be pos- nations elected by the UN General threat, the Asia-Pacific group a traditionally testy relationship stand the frustration of Saudi on the ground saying ‘we are here sible to persuade the Saudi gov- Assembly on Thursday to start a of nations would have to pro- made worse by the Russia’s sup- Arabia,” France’s UN ambassador don’t forget about us, don’t ignore ernment to reverse the decision two-year term on the Security pose a new candidate for the UN port for Assad while Saudi Arabia Gerard Araud told reporters. us,.’ But it does seem to be a very announced in an outspoken for- Council. The others were Chad, General Assembly to vote on. is a major backer of opposition “The fact is that the Security short term strategy,” Gause com- eign ministry statement. Chile, Lithuania and Nigeria. All Several envoys said that efforts rebels. Council has been unable to act mented. AFP

Nuke deal with Iran not close: Western diplomat BRUSSELS: A senior western Iran since last year, envoys from diplomat cautioned on Thursday six world powers - the United that any breakthrough in States, Russia, China, France, diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear Britain and Germany - have programme was not “close”, demanded that it abandon enrich- seeking to dampen expecta- ment of uranium to 20 percent tions the next round of talks fissile purity, an important step on November 7-8 could lead to on the way to producing weapons a deal. fuel, in return for modest sanc- Western negotiators have tions relief. described two days of nuclear Tehran has spurned their talks with Iran in Geneva on offer and demanded that major Tuesday and Wednesday as the restrictions on trade in oil and most detailed and serious to date on its banking sector are elimi- after Tehran hinted it was ready nated first. Under Rouhani, to scale back sensitive atomic Iran appears keen to push for a work to secure sanctions relief. deal. Sanctions have drastically Despite the improved atmos- reduced the Opec producer’s oil phere, diplomats said major export revenues and helped cut differences remained between the value of its rial currency. western governments, which But Tehran remains in contra- suspect Iran’s nuclear work has vention of UN Security Council covert military goals, and Tehran, demands that it halt uranium which denies that and demands enrichment and other sensitive the lifting of crippling economic nuclear activities. Egyptian supporters of ousted President Mohammed Mursi gather during a protest in Cairo, yesterday. sanctions. Few details have emerged from In Brussels, a senior diplomat the talks in Geneva this week, but said the talks in Geneva — the in a sign of a dramatic shift from first such meeting since rela- confrontation to dialogue, the two tive moderate President Hassan sides issued a joint statement to Thousands march for Mursi across Egypt Rouhani took office in Iran in say that Tehran’s proposals pre- August — had left negotiators sented at the meeting were an CAIRO: Thousands of sup- between Mursi-supporters and him. Interior minister Mohamed including Mursi himself, have “more reassured than we were “important contribution”. porters of Egypt’s deposed residents in the Nile Delta city Ibrahim, who survived an assas- been arrested. before”. Nuclear experts and sanctions President Mohammed Mursi of Zagazig, state TV reported. sination attempt in September, Gunmen killed a policeman “We learned more about their specialists from Iran and the six protested in Cairo yesterday, Hundreds of pro-Mursi ordered police to confront deci- yesterday on a street in the city of programme and their concerns,” nations, led in diplomacy with shouting slogans against army Islamists took to the streets in sively any attempt to break the El Arish in north Sinai, security the diplomat said, speaking on Iran by the European Union’s chief General Abdel Fattah Al the coastal city of Alexandria and law, MENA reported. and medical sources said. condition of anonymity. “However, foreign policy chief Catherine Sisi, who removed him on July in Buhayra province, witnesses On August 14, Egyptian secu- Egypt is fighting an Islamist it doesn’t mean we are close to a Ashton, will meet in the coming 3. and security sources said. rity forces broke up two pro- insurgency in the largely lawless solution and that we will have an weeks to prepare the next round One person was injured by gun- Friday’s protests remained Mursi sit-ins in Cairo and killed Sinai Peninsula, adjoining the agreement next month.” of negotiations in Geneva. fire when taking part in a pro- mostly peaceful. On October 6, hundreds of civilians. Palestinian Gaza strip and Israel. In a series of meetings with REUTERS Mursi march of a few thousand dozens of supporters of Mursi’s The government then declared Sinai-based militants have inten- in Fayoum, south of Cairo, state Muslim Brotherhood were killed a state of emergency and sified their attacks on military news agency MENA reported. in protests in one of the bloodiest imposed a curfew. Thousands and police since July. Four were injured in clashes days since the military deposed of Brotherhood members, REUTERS Iraq violence including Shias protest in Bahrain Suicide bomber Baghdad car bomb kills 19 BAGHDAD: A car bomb near from a brutal sectarian conflict. kills 12 soldiers an ice-cream shop in Baghdad The surge in unrest, which has killed 12 people yesterday, while included sectarian attacks, has seven died in other attacks, offi- raised fears of a relapse into the in south Yemen cials said, bringing the October intense bloodshed that peaked in death toll to more than 420. 2006-2007 and killed tens of thou- ADEN: A suicide car bomber The car bomb in the Mashtal sands of people. killed 12 soldiers and wounded area of east Baghdad also Analysts say the Shiite-led gov- six others yesterday in an attack wounded 23 people, interior ernment’s failure to address the on a military command cen- ministry spokesman Brigadier grievances of Iraq’s Sunni Arab tre in southern Yemen’s Abyan General Saad Maan said. minority — which complains of province, security and military In Sinjar, west of the north- political exclusion and abuses by sources said. ern city of Mosul, militants shot security forces — has driven the The attack in the district of dead a mother and three sons, all surge in unrest this year. Ahwar targeted the command members of the Yazidi religious Violence worsened sharply centre of the 111th Brigade, the sect, at their home. after security forces stormed a security source said, adding that And a bomb near a house in Sunni protest camp in northern the commander of the brigade Baquba, also north of Baghdad, Iraq on April 23, sparking clashes was “seriously” wounded in the killed two members of the same in which dozens died. blast. family and wounded five, while The authorities have made The sources gave an initial toll gunmen killed one Sahwa anti- some concessions aimed at pla- of six dead, but said later that Al Qaeda fighter and wounded cating the protesters and Sunnis it had doubled to 12 dead. The another in an attack on a check- in general, such as freeing pris- commander was among the six point near the city. oners and raising the salaries of wounded. The attacks came a day after Sunni anti-Al-Qaeda fighters, There was no immediate claim violence, including a suicide but the underlying issues remain of responsibility for the attack. bombing targeting members of unaddressed. Last month a gun battle in the Shabak minority group near With the latest attacks, more Abyan province left two suspected Mosul and a wave of car bombs than 420 people have been killed Al Qaeda militants and a pro-gov- in Baghdad, killed 77 people and so far this month, and over 5,100 ernment militiaman dead, after a Bahraini protesters hold up their national flag and shout slogans during clashes with riot police following an wounded more than 200. since the beginning of the year, failed attack on the head of a mili- anti-regime protest in the village of Sanabis, west of Manama, yesterday. Shias continue to demonstrate in Violence in Iraq has reached a according to AFP figures based tia that backs the government. villages outside the capital and frequently clash with police. level not seen since 2008, when on security and medical sources. AFP the country was just emerging AFP OCTOBER 19, 2013 ON SATURDAY 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Views

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HE suspected involvement of a Norwegian in last month’s Nairobi mall bloodbath has given the attack a Scandinavian twist. It has brought to the international Tspotlight the role of Scandinavia’s large Somali diaspora, which is believed to have supplied dozens of fighters Washington becomes the to the terror group in recent years. The BBC said that one member of the Westgate mall commando caught by the security cameras was Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, a 23-year-old Norwegian citizen who emigrated from Somalia as a child in 1999. The mall biggest risk to US economy massacre, which lasted four days, left 67 people dead and 23 missing. BY ANDY SULLIVAN “We have crisis after crisis after cri- in April 2011 led to the debt-ceiling The role of an expatriate Somali in the Kenya attack speaks sis and it has a corrosive impact on the impasse in July and August of that year, of the internationalization of Al Shabaab brand of terrorism. It ONSENSUS may be hard to economy,” said Greg Valliere, an ana- which took the country to the edge of shows that the extremist group has been able to attract Somalis find in Washington these days, lyst with Potomac Research Group. default and prompted the country’s from Europe towards its cause, and these ‘Europeans’ bring with Cbut many corporate executives “If you’re a business, how do you make first-ever debt downgrade. them the talent and expertise gained through their expatriate and economists seem to agree on one plans in this environment?” Like this most recent crisis, Congress point: the biggest risk to the world’s Leading chief executives agree. averted disaster at the last possible life. According to reports, between 20 and 30 people have largest economy may be its own elected “Most CEOs I speak to in the United moment. But the brinkmanship pushed departed from Norway to join Al Shabaab and some of them representatives. States say they’re seeing a slowdown in consumer confidence to rock-bottom are holding leadership roles. And Scandinavian countries are Down-to-the-wire budget and debt business because of this,” said Laurence levels, where it remained for months. home to Europe’s largest Somali population after Britain and crises, indiscriminate spending cuts and Fink, the CEO of giant asset man- The S&P 500 tumbled 17 percent and in that sense it’s not particularly surprising that the Westgate a 16-day government shutdown may not ager BlackRock Inc, in an interview took more than six months to recover investigation should lead to Norway. Some 33,000 people with be enough to push the U.S. economy on Wednesday. “I was on a conference its gains. back into recession. call with many of them, and I heard That debt-ceiling deal called for steep Somali origin or citizenship currently reside in Norway. But Washington’s policy blunders in across the board, a slowdown from the cuts to national defense, highway con- Somalis in Europe are more educated and enjoy a standard recent years have significantly slowed American consumer because of this struction, scientific research and other of living which their countrymen back home can’t even dream economic growth and kept roughly 2 narrative, so it’s having an impact on forms of discretionary spending that of and this prosperity must be owed million people out of work, according our economy already - and it’s going to Congress must approve annually. to European countries which have to recent estimates. have an impact on job creation at a time Another budget deal, reached in The Steep spend- when we need more job creation.” January of this year after another round provided them equal opportunities. involvement of ing cuts are a big Not all economists agree that the of brinkmanship, included tax increases For this reason, joining Al Shabaab reason. But the political circus in Washington is hurt- to help narrow budget deficits further. a Norwegian will be equivalent to declaring a war governance-by- ing the economy in a measurable sense. Neither of those deals addressed the in last month’s against their host countries, which Economists crisis also may be While worries over the debt ceiling have health and retirement spending that Somalis must refrain from. Also, for seem to agree prompting busi- pushed up the government’s borrowing poses the greatest threat to the coun- Nairobi mall Somalis and other all immigrants nesses to sit on costs over the past week, those increases try’s long-term fiscal health. A failure on one point: the their cash rather are minimal, and the S&P 500 stock to cut back these programs or find sav- in Norway, where the far-right attack will biggest risk to the than building new index remains near its all-time high. ings elsewhere prompted a round of only help fan movement is gathering momentum, factories, buying But the pace of recovery since the deliberately disruptive across-the-board this will pose serious problems. The world’s largest more equipment 2008-2009 recession has been unusu- spending cuts - the so-called “sequester” anti-immigrant involvement of a Norwegian Somali economy may be and hiring more ally slow. - to take effect in March. hatred in in the Kenya attack will force the its own elected workers, some While America’s total economic out- Along with an improving economy, Norwegian government to crack down economists say. put is now higher than it was before the those steps helped U.S. budget deficits Europe. representatives. “Increasingly recession, the level of private invest- fall from 8.7 percent of GDP in the 2011 on Somalis. Two days after the populist I’m of the view ment remains lower than it was in fiscal year to an anticipated 3.9 percent rightwing Progress party entered the that the rea- 2007. Employers also continue to hire of GDP for the fiscal year that ended Norwegian government, it is already facing its first test of how son why our economy can’t kick into workers at a slower pace than before on Sept. 30. to handle controversial immigration issues now it has power a higher gear is because of the uncer- the recession. But this has all come at a steep cost. and responsibility. Compared to other European countries, anti- tainty created by Washington,” said Since the financial crisis eased, In a report released on Monday, Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Washington has sent out one jolt after Macroeconomic Advisers estimated immigrant feelings aren’t so strong in Norway, but the country Analytics. another. Democrats passed sweeping that 1.2 million more Americans would recently has witnessed an increase in the popularity of the right Congress on Wednesday voted to re- reforms of the healthcare system and be working today if Congress had kept Progress party. open the government and extend its the financial sector in 2010 which, what- discretionary spending at the levels that This is not the first incident of a Somali joining Al Shabaab borrowing authority through February ever their merits, imposed wrenching were in place in 2010. and carrying out attacks. The most famous case in Norway so of next year. But the deal did nothing to changes on two pillars of the United The forecasting firm estimated that far was that of a young man who was enrolled in the Al Shabaab resolve the underlying disputes that led States’ post-industrial economy. Washington’s erratic behavior had also to the crisis in the first place - leading Public unease with the healthcare law driven up unemployment by a further just after leaving the prestigious Norwegian Royal Guard. He many to fear that the standoff may play helped Republicans win control of the 900,000 jobs. was later killed in Somalia. out again in a few months. The plan House of Representatives in 2010, ush- Meanwhile, Congress has punted on With anti-immigrant sentiment rising in Europe, the sets up a forum to try to forge a more ering in an era of divided government other important legislation like immi- involvement of European immigrants in terror activities will permanent budget deal, but few expect that has led to repeated standoffs over gration reform that could boost the only help fan the flames of hatred• it to succeed. taxes and spending. A near-shutdown economy. REUTERS The other side Quote of A sensible call: Haj sermon the day ONSIDERING the current state only too well the destructive impact If the Saudi grand mufti’s message is to setting the direction of the Muslim of the Muslim world, the Saudi terrorism has had on the national fabric, to have lasting effect, he and other sen- world. Ulema in influential positions grand mufti’s Haj sermon on as militants have waged war against the ior ulema must make a greater effort to across the Muslim world need to take CMonday, in which the senior state in the garb of religion. Afghanistan define terrorism and sectarianism. After their condemnations a step further and We have always cleric called for shunning sectarianism also remains on edge as there are all, militants from Pakistan to Nigeria define, in black and white, what exactly and condemned terrorism, was much- genuine fears of civil war there once the carry out their murderous campaigns in constitutes terrorism and sectarianism. advocated supporting needed and timely. The symbolic foreign forces leave next year. Elsewhere, the name of ‘jihad’, justifying violence The targeting of innocent people of any the Palestinian importance of the event cannot be militancy is destroying what were once by indicating their struggle is against faith or sect must be condemned by the overlooked, as the religious leader functional states. A sectarian bloodbath Western ‘terrorism’ or the ‘terrorism’ clergy while there must be no condoning Territories, spoke to around 1.5 million believers continues to unfold in Iraq, bearing a of their governments. There is also the of violence in the name of religion. Also, advancing economic present at Mount Arafat for the largest heavy Al Qaeda imprint, while the brutal question of how much relevance main- the practice of takfir — apostatising — gathering of Muslims on earth. Casting Syrian civil war, again infused with heavy stream ulema have where convincing must be addressed seriously, as this is a development and a cursory glance over the condition of doses of sectarianism, grinds on. Egypt militants to abandon their bloody tac- major source of sectarian discord. These many Muslim-majority countries, we can and other North African states are also tics is concerned, as hardcore fighters steps may help thwart the extremists’ we will conduct our clearly see the misery the twin plagues of experiencing turmoil, as the hope of the care little for the pronouncements of obscurant agenda as they continue to foreign policy with terrorism and sectarianism have wrought Arab Spring has given way to the return ‘official’ preachers. Still, the contents use religion to spread their dark ideology. this continuity. Angela Merkel in these states. We in Pakistan know of the status quo or infighting. of the sermon matter when it comes DAWN German Chancellor OCTOBER 19, 2013 Views www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 ON SATURDAY Mideast becoming less important for US The Middle East is not nearly as important as it used to be. The traditional reasons for US involvement are changing. Once it was all about containing the Russians, the dangerous dependence on Arab oil, and a very vulnerable Israel.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER Assad, Moscow’s last man standing in the Middle East. But Putin is not inter- oes the Middle East mat- ested in an expanded proxy war with ter anymore? Yes. Look at Washington in a region he knows is rife the headlines: Not a day with Islamic extremism and a messy goes by without a new cri- trap for Russia to boot. sis in Syria, Iraq, or Egypt He would like to preserve the influ- Dor a statement by an Israeli politician ence and assets he has, some of which or Iranian mullah predicting that we’re involve billions in unpaid Syrian debt headed either to war or peace. and contracts with Assad’s name on This week, world leaders met in them, as well as the naval base at Tartus. Geneva to discuss Iran’s nuclear capa- Putin also opposes a Pax America. bility. Last month, US President Barack However, as the recent US-Russian Obama gave a speech to the UN General framework agreement on Syrian chemi- Assembly devoted to the Middle East. cal weapons reveals, Putin’s aims can Then there are the petroleum reserves, involve cooperation as much as compe- Participants in the 68th United Nations General Assembly in New York City. the iconic Suez Canal, and the all too nar- tition. As part of the P5 +1, I also sus- row Straits of Hormuz. pect Putin would sign on to a deal on There’s also the never-ending saga of the Iranian nuclear issue, rather than the price we have paid there and what Middle East might become a serious and sit, and as the small power with little the Arab-Israeli conflict and, September risk Israeli or US military action. The we can expect in terms of security and functional place. margin for error, Israel is going to make 11. That terrible event — the second Russians and the Americans are hardly good governance in the years ahead. its own decisions on the threats it faces bloodiest day in US history, exceeded only allies in the Middle East — but they’re Israel is stronger and more and act unilaterally if necessary to deal by a day during the Battle of Antietam not quite enemies either. An energy revolution is coming independent with them. — came from the angry, grievance-pro- Energy independence isn’t around the As matters have gotten worse for ducing, broken Middle East. Nobody wants America to play Mr corner. But there’s a revolution brew- America in the Arab world, the US-Israeli Diplomatic agreements could be on But, the Middle East is not nearly as Fix-It ing in North America that will over time relationship has grown stronger. Israel’s the horizon important as it used to be. The traditional The alliance of the liberal interven- reduce US dependence on Arab oil. US oil situation has also improved dramatically. The speech Obama gave at the UN reasons for US involvement are chang- tionists and neocons who bemoan the production is increasing sharply for the Three factors — Israel’s formidable General Assembly last month doesn’t ing. Once it was all about containing the Obama administration’s lack of will, first time in almost a quarter century. capacity; steadfast support from the sound like a guy who’s getting ready Russians, our dangerous dependence on vision and leadership and its abject And natural gas output is rising, too. US; and stunning Arab incapacity — to disengage from the Middle East. He Arab oil, and a very vulnerable Israel. spinelessness in the face of 100,000 Some people even predict that, within a have created a situation where Israel is committed to making resolutions of both Then it was all about the threat of dead (a full half of whom are combat- decade, America will become the world’s stronger and more secure than it’s ever the Iranian nuclear issue and the Israeli- Islamic extremism and terrorism, and ants belonging to one side or the other) largest producer of oil and gas. been. Iran’s nuclear pretensions remain Palestinian conflict the key foreign policy the desire to nation-build in Afghanistan is simply no match for a frustrated pub- an acute challenge, and an unresolved priorities of his second term. and Iraq. Could it be that, in coming lic promised a reasonable return on two Arab allies are estranged Palestinian problem holds longer-term Given his risk-aversion, America’s years, we’re going draw back even more wars who instead got more than 6,000 Part of the reason the US is losing worries, too. But the notion that the diminished credibility, and the sheer from the place? Perhaps. And here’s why. American dead, thousands more with interest and influence in the Middle Jewish state is a hapless victim, the difficulty of the substance. Even if he devastating wounds, trillions of dollars East is that we’re sort of running out Middle East’s sitting duck, has been an is serious, it’s not as if Obama can just There’s no new cold war or bogeyman expended, a loss of American prestige of friends — or, perhaps more to the illusion for some time now. will solutions. These two problems are It was the famous trio of Russians, and credibility, and outcomes more about point and to quote Franklin Delano Indeed, that image infantilises the the most intractable ones in the region. oil, and Israel against the backdrop leaving than winning. Roosevelt’s reported description of a Israelis and creates a sense that they Not to mention the fact that the Israelis, of a declining British empire that To believe anyone in the US is ready Nicaraguan president, our own SOBs. don’t have freedom of action vis-a-vis Palestinians, and Iranians will have a brought the US to the Middle East in to invest additional resources in tilt- America is watching a region in pro- their friends and enemies — which few things to say about these matters. there first place, and some would like ing at windmills in the Middle East found transformation. they do. Israel is a dynamic, resilient, Moreover, unlike the Syrian chemical to believe there’s still a cold war on. is utterly fantastical. Who can blame You might even go so far as to suggest and sovereign nation, and the US needs weapons affair, it’s very unlikely there’s After all, Vladimir Putin loves to stick them? Last week in Libya, the one suc- that, today, the three most consequential to realise that, even while the Israelis a Vladimir Putin who’s going to make it to America every chance he gets, cessful example of US intervention in powers in the region are the non-Arabs: take our interests into account, their either of these issues easier for the US. and he’s seen the US remove Russian the Arab Spring, militias kidnapped the Iran, Turkey, and Israel. All are serious, own matter more — particularly when The Middle East hasn’t been kind to clients one by one (Saddam Hussein, prime minister. Car bombs kill scores stable countries, with strong economies it comes to their security and weapons America. Nor we to it. The sooner we Muammar Gaddafi) and even threaten weekly in Iraq. And, in Afghanistan, one and militaries. Too bad we can’t forge of mass destruction. Where you stand can reduce our profile in these unhappy unilateral action against Bashar Al can only despair about the gap between a partnership among that triad. The in life is partly a result of where you lands, the better. WP-BLOOMBERG What China wants with UK’s N-industry Republicans spin Most nuclear accidents resulted from human victories in shutdown error and today industry experts are worried by BY DAVID WEIGEL or the men and women of the US Senate, Wednesday morning was a time of jubilation. Hark — a deal was born! Senators China’s weak regulatory structure and unproven Harry Reid, D-Nev, and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., came bear- Fing a bipartisan agreement that punted the debt and govern- capacity to build a safe management culture at ment funding deadlines with a minimal amount of riders. “Political adversaries set aside their differences and disagreement,” said Majority Leader Reid. “I think we have the framework for the kind of bipar- such speed. tisanship that the American people need and want,” said Sen John McCain, R-Ariz, McCain, who’d logged hours of TV interviews blam- BY ISABEL HILTON plan for the million years that safety regula- ing the House Republicans for the shutdown, was closing the book on tions demand. Are the costs of that, and of the whole mess. or a chancellor so keen on the defence decommissioning, built into the deal and if At the same time, far away from the sound of handshakes and back- of UK national sovereignty against so, who pays? Then there is public subsidy: slaps, the House Oversight Committee was conducting an investigation democratic Europeans, George nobody has ever built a nuclear power plant into the real culprit of the shutdown. Jonathan Jarvis, Director of the FOsborne’s unbridled enthusiasm without it, but the mandatory opening up National Park Service, had been subpoenaed in an investigation of for Chinese investment in the UK’s critical of European electricity systems to competi- why beloved open-air parks and memorials — the Second World War infrastructure is striking. If all these memo- tion means consumers are no longer obliged Memorial, especially — were barricaded during the shutdown. Why, randums of understanding come to fruition, to underwrite unlimited costs, or to pay for asked Rep Darrell Issa, R-California, did an anonymous park ranger Chinese entities will hold important stakes in expensive nuclear energy. tell the Washington Times that the feds would make the shutdown “as water in the UK, airports, IT infrastructure This transfers the financial risk to the own- difficult as possible”? Why did parks stay open for Occupy Wall Street and now nuclear power generation, all with- ers and financiers — hence the difficulty of UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne but closed to the men who stormed Omaha Beach? out a serious national debate on any potential finding the cash. What is different here? Within hours, Gowdy and Issa would join their fellow House risks such involvement might bring. French enthusiasm is explained by the Republicans for a short meeting. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Since China does its homework, it knows attempt to save their industry after decades of speed. Even in China, post Fukushima, pub- would admit defeat. But some Republicans were declaring a victory of that Osborne represents a country reduced to nuclear chill: Japan’s plants are currently shut- lic anxiety over the nuclear programme has sorts — maybe not now, but down the road — for what the media had penury by the financial crisis, and with some tered, for obvious reasons; new licensing is sus- begun to spill out on to the streets: earlier this already judged to be a historic debacle. They had revealed President tricky, big-ticket items on its wish list. Since pended in the US; many countries (Germany, year, public protests halted the construction Barack Obama to be a cynical political operator. They had proved to the Chinese appreciate deference from their Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain of a waste processing plant in Guangdong that voters that they did everything they could to stop the Affordable Care visitors, they must have been delighted by the and Belgium) are phasing out nuclear power, the authorities had insisted was perfectly safe. Act. When the next spending fight comes around, they insisted that chancellor. Britain is open for business, as he or have never had it (Ireland, Austria, Norway, Surely we, too, should be asking more ques- enduring this shutdown would strengthen their position. likes to say. Just make me an offer. Greece, Portugal, Italy and Denmark). But tions of a chancellor who appears to think that Even outside the Chick-fil-A chamber, Republicans were full of rea- Neither China’s sovereign wealth fund nor what is in it for China? China has been the Chinese money buys him out of the intracta- sons why the shutdown hadn’t hurt. Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arix, its state-owned enterprises are philanthropic. global nuclear industry’s main hope of survival ble difficulties and uncertain costs of nuclear tore into one reporter’s question about the “polls” showing the GOP’s All have large war chests, and their search in recent years. It is a newcomer, starting to power? Will British consumers end up pay- reputation falling. “Did you look at the samples?” asked Schweikert. for profitable, secure investments around build its first commercial reactor only in 1985. ing high energy prices to guarantee a Chinese After the reporter slumped away, Schweikert told me that the media’s the world has stimulated competition among It now has 16 in operation and a further 26 investor a good return? polls missed the target. aspirant recipients. But good bargains are not under construction, and more are planned. What future leverage will Chinese invest- Does this mean that Republicans would enter into another shut- always done in haste and a number of unan- Now China hopes to become the world’s next ment in British infrastructure give to an down standoff with no fear? That’s not how they look at it. They view swered questions hang over China’s proposed big nuclear exporter and sees involvement in emerging power that frequently says it does any attempt to blame them for the shutdown, and not the president, investment, future majority stake-holding a British plant as a key step to gaining cred- not accept established global rules? What as media bias in concentrate. This shutdown proved them right, and and possible future operational involvement ibility in the market. degree of transparency and accountability they’ll carry that knowledge into the budget battle. in Britain’s nuclear power. This is an ambitious programme, not least can we, as supplicants, enforce on our new “I think this exposed the president and made clear to the public Some are hardy perennials: the world has on the management side. Most nuclear acci- partner? What guarantee have we that in that he’s unwilling to compromise,” said Rep Justin Amash, R-Mich. 270,000 tonnes of high-level waste in tempo- dents resulted from human error and today depending on Chinese finance, we haven’t “There’s going to be a lot of focus over the next few months about the rary storage, an unlovely heap that grows by industry experts are worried by China’s weak surrendered more than we bargained for? failures of Obamacare. It’ll help Republicans because we stood up and 10,000 tonnes each year. In 50 years of nuclear regulatory structure and its unproven capacity Perhaps it is not too late to ask. fought — and there’s nobody who can blame Republicans, at this point, power, nobody has come up with a workable to build a safe management culture at such THE GUARDIAN for Obamacare. We did what we could.” WP-BLOOMBERG OCTOBER 19, 2013 ON SATURDAY 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Middle East Syrian Air Force jets bombard eastern city Setback for Assad as top intelligence officer killed

BEIRUT: Syrian air force jets Alawites, an offshoot of Shia , The Observatory reported bombarded the eastern city of have largely stood behind the clashes overnight in several dis- Deir Al Zor yesterday after president. tricts of the city overnight and heavy overnight clashes and Jama’a, 59, had served as said rebels from Al Qaeda-linked the killing of one of President Syria’s top military intelli- Nusra Front executed 10 soldiers Bashar Al Assad’s top military gence officer in Lebanon until they captured in the Rashidiyah intelligence officers, activists Damascus withdrew its forces district, where Jama’a was killed said. from its smaller neighbour under on Thursday. General Jama’a Jama’a was intense international pressure in While rebels had made shot dead on Thursday by snip- 2005. The withdrawal followed progress and launched an attack ers in the midst of a battle with the February 14, 2005 assassina- on the nearby military airport, rebels including forces linked to tion of Lebanon’s former prime they were unlikely to achieve Al Qaeda, the Syrian Observatory minister Rafiq Al Hariri, a kill- a speedy victory in the stra- for Human Rights said. ing widely blamed at the time tegic oil region which borders His death, celebrated by rebels on Syria, and for which Jama’a Iraq, the Observatory’s Rami and opposition activists, marked himself was investigated, the Abdulrahman said. a significant setback for Assad’s Observatory said. Although much of the oil- bid to retain a hold over the city, Jama’a was then appointed producing province of Deir Al capital of the eastern oil-produc- chief of military intelligence in Zor is under rebel control, some A Free Syrian Army fighter launches a rocket towards forces loyal to President Assad in Raqqa yesterday. ing province. Deir Al Zor, a prominent and tribes remain loyal to Assad and A death notice published on sensitive position because of the control of the city itself is shared Facebook said Jama’a’s body was flow of Sunni militants across the between rebels and loyalists, he Sarin gas attacks near Damascus start his tour in Cairo on that it would meet deadlines for flown back for burial in his home border into Iraq where insur- said. in August. Saturday, meeting Egypt’s for- the destruction of the chemical village of Zama in the mountains gents were fighting US and Iraqi Syria’s civil war has killed But the US and Russia, eign minister. A visit to Tehran stockpiles, although it still faces overlooking the Mediterranean Shia forces. more than 100,000 people and responding to Syria’s announce- was still being discussed, she said. major challenges. Sea — the heartland of Assad’s In August 2011, five months divided the Middle East between ment that the talks would go Chemical weapons experts At least one site linked to Alawite sect. after protests first erupted Sunni Gulf states and Turkey ahead in Geneva on November have so far visited around half Syria’s chemical weapons pro- Syria’s 2-1/2-year civil war against Assad, the European which mostly support the rebels 23-24, said on Thursday that no the sites they are due to inspect gramme - near the northern began as a peaceful protest Union imposed sanctions on and Shia Iran and Hezbollah date had yet been set. in the early stages of their mis- town of Safira - is close to ongo- movement but has degenerated Jama’a for his role in “repression which have backed Assad. The international envoy for sion to oversee the elimination ing battles between rebels and into a brutal civil war with sec- and violence against the civilian International efforts are grow- Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is due of an arsenal believed to contain Assad’s forces. Malik Ellahi, tarian dimensions. Syria’s Sunni population”. ing to convene peace talks in to hold talks in the Middle East 1,000 tonnes of chemical agents special adviser to the OPCW’s Muslim majority has largely Activists say dozens of rebels Geneva next month, encouraged next week to try to prepare for and precursors. director Ahmet Uzumcu, said joined the uprising against and pro-Assad forces have been by rare agreement among global the negotiations, his spokes- The Organisation for the discussions were being held to four decades of Assad family killed this week in heavy fighting powers over the elimination of woman Khawla Mattar said. Prohibition of Chemical Weapons gain access to sites in sensitive rule. Minority sects such as the around Deir Al Zor. Syria’s chemical weapons after Mattar said Brahimi would said on Thursday it was confident locations. REUTERS

Libya military police chief ‘West Bank attacks not shot dead a signal of new intifada’

JERUSALEM: An uptick in 2009 after he rammed a bulldozer in Benghazi violence in the West Bank is into a bus and a police car, injur- cause for concern but not part ing two patrolmen in what police BENGHAZI: Libya’s military of an orchestrated Palestinian called a “terror” attack. police chief, Colonel Mustapha campaign, Israeli media said Haaretz stressed that “not Al Barghathi, was shot dead yesterday. every series of terrible incidents yesterday in the restive east- A series of incidents, the latest is necessarily another intifada,” ern city of Benghazi in the of which saw Israeli soldiers shoot or uprising. latest assault on the restive dead a Palestinian who forced “Israel has not found any orders country’s fledgling security his way into an army base on from above behind the new wave forces. Thursday, have killed and injured of terror attacks, not on the part Unknown assailants gunned several Israelis. of (Gaza’s Islamist rulers) Hamas down Barghathi outside his Haaretz daily’s defence ana- and certainly not on the part of home, Colonel Abdullah al- lyst Amos Harel said of the vio- the Palestinian Authority’s lead- Zaidi, spokesman for the secu- lence: “Even though some of these ership,” it said. rity services said. attacks had a criminal context “Thursday’s incident seems to He said Barghathi — a former alongside a political motive, this be have been thought up by a sin- rebel leader in the 2011 uprising is an accumulation that cannot gle person or a few people who are that toppled longtime dictator be ignored.” unlikely to be affiliated with a ter- Muammar Gaddafi — died of The Israel Hayom daily said on rorist group and do not operate head and chest wounds at the its website that the army was as part of an orderly, hierarchal Mediterranean city’s Al Jala “refraining from characteris- organisation.” hospital. Barghathi was the ing the recent chain of events The incident was the latest first officer in Gaddafi’s army as a ‘new intifada,’ but military in a series of violent incidents to defect and form a rebel force Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki (centre) after he was driven away by angry members of the security forces officials admit that the trend is that started towards the end of in the revolt, Zaidi said. disturbing.” September. during a memorial ceremony at the military barracks in L'Aouina yesterday. Later yesterday, members of Military officials said On Sunday. the Shin Bet the slain officer’s Braghtha tribe Thursday’s incident — where domestic security service said it fired rocket-propelled grenades Yunis al-Radaydeh, 30, crashed had arrested three Palestinian at the home of another promi- a tractor through the perimeter suspects in the brutal murder of a nent former rebel they believed Tunisia’s president, PM forced fence of an army base in the West Jewish settler on October 11 in the was behind the killing, accord- Bank neighbourhood of Al Ram West Bank that had initially been ing to a security source. The — was not a coordinated attack, labelled by police as a militant home was empty at the time. telling public radio he had acted attack. But interrogators have so The house belonged to out from memorial service alone and was not part of a “ter- far not been able to confirm that Wissam Ben Hamid, com- rorist organisation.” the killing was in fact politically mander of the “Shield of Libya” TUNIS: Protesting security accept such behaviour, taking Jaafar were forced to flee a cer- Newspapers pointed out that motivated. brigade made up of Islamist forces drove Tunisia’s top lead- action against the country’s lead- emony in the poor central town of Radaydeh, who was shot dead Suspected Palestinian attack- former rebels. ers from a memorial ceremony ers,” he told private radio station Sidi Bouzid to mark the two year by Israeli soldiers after breaking ers wounded a nine-year-old The group’s headquarters yesterday for two policemen Mosaique FM. anniversary of the revolution that through the fence, might have Israeli girl in a settlement near were attacked in June by pro- killed by militants, in a sign of With the departure of the three erupted there. been copying a similar attack by Ramallah on October 6, and two testers seeking to drive militias growing frustration over the top officials, only Interior Minister On that occasion, protesters his brother in 2009. Israeli soldiers were killed in sep- out of the eastern city, sparking costly fight against jihadists. Lotfi Ben Jeddou remained for the disappointed with the govern- Mirii Al Radaydeh was shot arate incidents in the West Bank clashes in which more than 30 President Moncef Marzouki, memorial service. ment’s failure to improve living dead by Jerusalem police in March on September 21 and 22. AFP people were killed. Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and The two policemen were killed conditions heckled them and Benghazi was the cradle parliamentary speaker Mustapha on Thursday by an armed group pelted them with stones. of the uprising that toppled Ben Jaafar were confronted by in the Beja region, 70km west of Since December, security forces Gaddafi’s regime, but has since members of the security forces, Tunis. have been tracking a group of mil- Israel army phones Gazans in seen a series of assassinations some in uniform, shouting “Get The interior ministry said ear- itants allegedly linked to Al Qaeda targeting officers in the security out!” during the official ceremony lier that during a military offen- in the Chaambi mountain region services. at a military barracks in the sive the security forces had killed along the Algerian border, with bid to tar Hamas: Palestinians Other attacks have targeted Tunis suburbs. several members of the group sus- some 15 soldiers and police killed Western interests and diplo- “We won’t accept the pres- pected of carrying out Thursday’s in the operations. GAZA CITY: Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip said mats, and much of the violence ence of politicians,” shouted one attack, which also left one police- Despite air strikes and a major they received phone calls yesterday from the Israeli army accusing — including the killing of US of the protesters, as many of the man wounded. military offensive launched in the Islamist movement of failing to provide for civilians. ambassador Chris Stevens and demonstrators carried placards Security force unions have July, the militants remain active, “To the residents of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Army warns you three other Americans in an demanding laws to protect the organised several demonstrations with clashes reported as recently against obeying the orders of the terrorist Hamas or having any contact attack on the US mission last police. in recent months to condemn the as last weekend. with it,” the recipient of one such pre-recorded message said. year — has been attributed to The Tunisian leaders, who lack of resources for combatting The two policemen killed on “Know that Hamas is spending millions of dollars on tunnels used radical Islamists. had been waiting in an office at Tunisia’s jihadists, who have car- Thursday were trying to verify for hostile and terrorist acts against the state of Israel,” it said. “This The attacks have not been the barracks, left after about 20 ried out a string of attacks since the presence of an armed group money should have gone to infrastructure, education and health claimed and no arrests have minutes of jeers from the crowd, the 2011 revolution, the first of the sheltering in Beja, about 160km projects.” apparently been made. without attending the ceremony. Arab Spring. north of the Chaambi region. The movement’s Gaza interior ministry said that dozens of Gazans Two years after the revolu- The commander of the But this is the first time police The defence ministry has received the calls. tion, Libya’s new authorities National Guard, Mounir Ksiksi, representatives have directly admitted lacking the resources The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for have failed to establish a new condemned the behaviour of his blamed the country’s top leaders, needed to confront the jihadist comment. Israeli officials on Sunday said troops had uncovered a tun- army and police force, and are men and vowed that the offenders who normally attend memorial threat, notably equipment to clear nel running from Gaza 450 metres into Israel and allegedly intended still struggling to rein in tribal would be prosecuted. ceremonies for police and soldiers the mountainous border region as a springboard for attacks. militias and groups of former “We understand that the killed in combat. of mines placed by the jihadists, Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot said yesterday that Israel had known rebels. AFP agents are affected by the loss of In a separate incident in which have proved highly effective about the tunnel for over a year and let Hamas leaders continue to their colleagues... But we do not December, Marzouki and Ben against the security forces. AFP pour resources into it. AFP OCTOBER 19, 2013 International www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 ON SATURDAY

New York pupils Norwegian named as Kenya gunman could get Eid BBC says suspect helped plan, carry out massacre; intelligence agency mum on report school holidays NEW YORK: School chil- NAIROBI: A Norwegian citizen investigation, however, the suspi- dren in New York are likely of Somali origin is suspected of cion of his involvement has been to get two extra days off to being one of the attackers who strengthened.” mark the biggest annual stormed a Kenyan shopping However, other relatives denied Muslim holidays if the city’s mall last month massacring 67 it was Dhuhulow who appeared next mayor gets his way. people, the BBC said. in security camera footage of the New York schools currently The 23-year-old was named as attack. have mandatory holidays for Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, who the “None of the men in the video the Christian festivals Easter BBC said is suspected of helping is the 23-year-old” a relative told and Christmas, and the Jewish to plan and carry out the attack Norwegian broadcaster NRK. holidays of Rosh Hashanah and on the upmarket Westgate mall. The relative’s name or links to Passover. Dhuhulow was born in Somalia, the suspect were not disclosed, But the school term often but he and his family moved to but they reportedly live in Larvik. clashes with Islam’s biggest fes- Norway as refugees in 1999, The BBC quoted one of tivals of Eid Al Adha and Eid according to relatives who spoke Dhuhulow’s former neighbours Al Fitr, forcing Muslim chil- to the BBC from the Norwegian Morten Henriksen, who described dren to choose between religion town of Larvik, some 135km the young man. or study. southwest of the capital Oslo. “He was pretty extreme, didn’t Democratic candidate Bill Norway’s PST intelligence like life in Norway... got into trou- de Blasio, the frontrunner in agency last week launched a probe ble, fights, his father was worried,” the race to be mayor, has told after it obtained information Henriksen told the BBC, speaking Muslim voters that New York about the possible involvement of Dhuhulow as a teenager. should respect everyone’s faith. of a Norwegian of Somali origin Witnesses in the mall described in both planning and carrying out how the fighters stormed the com- the attack. plex around midday on September Snowden says no However, it said yesterday it 21 when it was crowded with This screen grab released yesterday which was taken from closed circuit television shows an armed man walking secret documents would not comment on the BBC shoppers, firing from the hip and during the attack at the Westgate mall in Nairobi on September 21. report. hurling grenades at shoppers and taken to Russia “The name of a person claimed staff. to be the Norwegian citizen under The gunmen coldly executed WASHINGTON: US intel- investigation by the PST was pub- scores of people, with witnesses Uganda on alert over Kenya-style attack ligence leaker Edward licised by the UK press,” it said recounting how in some cases Snowden says he did not in a statement. “At this point, we they called out to those wounded, KAMPALA: Uganda was on identify it. Automatic rifles were “Stay alert and watch each bring any secret documents do not wish to confirm or deny then finished them off at close high alert yesterday over fears also found. other’s steps and activities, as we with him to Russia when he this claim.” range. of an attack similar to the The Kenya Red Cross lists 23 are still threatened by terror,” the fled there, ensuring Moscow Norwegian investigators have The siege was declared over bloody mall assault by Somalia’s people as missing a month after Ugandan police said in a message, had no access to the files. been sent to Nairobi to work with four days later. Shebab fighters in neighbouring the siege. as armed security forces patrolled In an interview with The their Kenyan counterparts. Kenyan police have named four Kenya, where investigators con- Fears are high the Shabab will outside shopping centres in the New York Times published on “It has not yet been determined of the attackers as Abu Baraal Al tinue to recover charred body follow through on their threat to capital Kampala. Thursday, Snowden said he whether a named Norwegian Sudani, Khatab Ali Khane and parts. launch further attacks, with the It followed a message Tuesday gave all the classified papers he citizen actually took part in the one man known simply as Umayr On Thursday, investigators Al Qaeda linked extremists this from the US embassy in Uganda had obtained to reporters he attack or not,” the PST agency — reportedly all Somalis, plus a found a charred skull in the week bragging in propaganda which said it was continuing “to met in Hong Kong before fly- added. Kenyan of Somali origin, Omar wreckage of the mall, Kenyan posters at rallies in Somalia assess reports that a Westgate- ing to Moscow, where he later “Based on the information that Nabhan. However, the names are police said, adding that DNA test- that “Westgate was just the style attack may soon occur in secured asylum. we have uncovered this far in the noms de guerre. AFP ing would be carried out to help beginning”. Kampala”. AFP The former National Security Agency contractor did not take the documents with him “because it wouldn’t serve SportsAid in Britain the public interest,” Snowden told the Times. “What would be New York man arrested the unique value of personally carrying another copy of the for trying to join Qaeda materials onward?” Greek Coastguard NEW YORK: US officials yes- in the United States, Zea alleg- terday arrested a 25-year-old edly betrayed his country and arrests 78 migrants man from suburban New York attempted to travel to Yemen in ATHENS: Greece’s coast- and charged him in a five-count order to join a terrorist organi- guard arrested 78 migrants, indictment with attempting to zation,” said Loretta Lynch, US believed to be Syrians, on the travel to Yemen to join Al Qaeda Attorney. eastern island of Rhodes in in the Arabian Peninsula. Zea was arrested at his home the Aegean Sea, port author- Court papers unsealed yester- in Brentwood, New York, located ities said yesterday. day charged the man, Marcos 80km east of Manhattan, federal Authorities had been search- Alonso Zea, with trying, twice, to prosecutors said. ing for the migrants on the travel to Yemen to join the group, Federal prosecutors said that island since Wednesday, fol- which the US regards as one of in January 2012, Zea attempted lowing the arrest of two men, the most active wings of the mili- to fly from New York to Yemen, presumed to be smugglers sail- tant network. but was intercepted by British ing in a boat under a Turkish The US also charged Zea with customs officials while changing flag close to Rhodes. attempting to give money to Al planes and returned to the United The coastguard has not Qaeda affiliates, and destroying States. Having been foiled in his released the undocumented his computers when he learned attempt to reach Yemen, he then migrants’ nationalities, but that he was under investigation. helped an 18-year-old associate, local media reported they are He faces five criminal counts: Justin Kaliebe, attempt a similar Syrian. Conspiracy to commit murder in trip in January 2013. On Tuesday, Greece’s coast- a foreign country, two counts of Kaliebe was arrested while try- guard rescued 73 Syrian refu- trying to provide support to ter- ing to board a flight to Oman and gees stranded on a yacht in the rorists or terrorist organizations, charged with trying to provide Ionian Sea in the west of the and two counts of obstruction. support to terrorists, according country, who were then trans- Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (centre) attends a SportsAid athlete workshop at the Copper Box “Despite being born and raised to court papers. REUTERS ferred to the southern port city in the Olympic Park in London, yesterday. of Kalamata. AGENCIES NSA chief’s retirement plans French students protest expulsions PARIS: Some 50 schools in Paris and the rest of France not related to leaks: Officials were being disrupted yesterday as students continued protests sparked by the deportation of WASHINGTON: The direc- Alexander had publicly stated the US 10th fleet, the Navy’s ele- foreign pupils. tor of America’s eavesdrop- his intention several months ago ment of Cyber Command, and has The protests began on ping National Security Agency to retire in the spring of 2014, worked as head of intelligence Thursday after the high-profile plans to retire next year but his when his current extended term for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and deportation of a 15-year-old Roma departure is not connected to is due to end, said NSA spokes- Pacific Command. girl, Leonarda Dibrani, and the leaks from former intelligence person Vanee Vines. White House spokesman Jay expulsion of another 19-year-old contractor Edward Snowden, When he was reappointed to Carney said Alexander several student to Armenia on Saturday. officials said. the job in March, Alexander had weeks ago “affirmed to the presi- Amid rising anger, sources in A search is under way for an agreement with the defense dent that he intends to depart his President Francois Hollande’s a successor to General Keith secretary and the military’s top posts in the spring of 2014.” government said it would make Alexander, as well as his deputy, officer, General Martin Dempsey, Alexander “has served an a statement about Dibrani at John Inglis, who is likely to step to stay “one more year” to March extraordinary tenure and capably the weekend, after an investiga- down later this year, two US offi- 2014, Vines said. led these agencies through critical tion into how her expulsion was cials, who spoke on condition of Alexander has been in the job periods of growth and transition,” handled. anonymity, said. since 2005, and was “extended” Carney said. The Socialist government has Alexander has presided over three times since, while also being Alexander, 61, is the longest raised the possibility of changing an expansion of the powerful spy named as head of the military’s serving chief of the NSA since the policy so that currently enrolled French students shout slogans during a protest in Paris yesterday. agency over the past eight years new Cyber Command, which agency was created in 1952. Most students cannot be expelled from while facing intense criticism in oversees digital warfare. directors have tended to serve two France. schools blocked. Steven Nassiri, At the Lycee Charlemagne sec- the wake of Snowden’s disclo- “The process for selecting his to four-year terms. His predeces- Much of the anger has focused the head of the Fidl students’ ondary school in Paris’s Marais sures, which exposed the agency’s successor is ongoing, “ Vines said. sor, Michael Hayden, held the on how Dibrani was forced to get union, said protests were taking district, rubbish bins were piled electronic spying efforts. US officials also confirmed that post for six years. off a bus full of classmates in the place at about 50 schools across up in front of the entrance and a The leadership changes, Inglis would be leaving his post, In recent months, Alexander midst of a school outing before she the country. banner had been unfurled read- although long planned, could probably by the end of the year. has faced difficult hearings before was deported with the rest of her Protesters were demand- ing: “Charlemagne is mobilising allow President Barack Obama A naval officer, Vice Admiral lawmakers, with some arguing family to Kosovo. ing that Dibrani and the other for Leonarda and Khatchik”. to reshape the NSA as Congress Michael Rogers, is considered a that the NSA overstepped its At least 23 schools in the expelled student, Khatchik “These are students just like us. and critics push for more restric- possible successor to Alexander, authority and jeopardised privacy Paris region were taking part in Kachatryan, be allowed to return They must absolutely be allowed tions on the agency’s broad spying officials said. rights with its large-scale surveil- the protest, with many classes to France to continue their to return to France,” said one of powers. Rogers is the current head of lance. AFP empty and the entrances to some studies. the protesters. AFP OCTOBER 19, 2013 ON SATURDAY 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Asia

Search at plane crash site Suspected rebel China protests gunned down

JAKARTA: Indonesian police shot dead a suspected militant and arrested two oth- Japanese war ers, police said yesterday, in an ongoing clampdown on terror- ism. Police from the counter- terrorism unit Detachment 88 shot dead Suardi after he shrine visit resisted arrest and opened fire, national police spokesman Ronny Sompie said. Suardi, 50, 160 MPs pay tributes at Yasukuni was a former school teacher. The two other were identi- TOKYO: A cabinet minister reflection and reconsideration of fied as Ahmad Iswan and Jodi. was among scores of Japanese history,” he said. Police also seized a pistol, a MPs to pay tribute at a contro- Yesterday, about 160 MPs, about modified air gun, bullets and versial war shrine yesterday, 20 percent of Japan’s lawmakers, 2kg of fertiliser. All three were drawing a rebuke from Beijing were at Yasukuni as part of the said to be part of a network led which said the visit was a bid to autumn festival, which runs until by Abu Uswah, who allegedly “whitewash” history. tomorrow. A record 166 made the taught bomb-making and was Yoshitaka Shindo, Minister trip during April’s spring festival. shot dead in a raid in January. for Internal Affairs and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Police have linked the net- Communications, insisted he Thursday donated a symbolic gift Rescue personnel search for victims at the crash site of a Lao Airlines ATR-72 turboprop plane in the Mekong work with an attack on South was paying homage at Yasukuni to the shrine, in what was taken river, near Pakse, yesterday. Bad weather was blamed for the crash of the plane which plunged into the river Sulawesi Governor Syahrul Shrine as an individual, and as a sign that he would not be in southern Laos on Wednesday, killing all 49 people on board, including people from 10 countries. Seventeen Yasin Limpo in 2012, when played down the potential for there in person. militants threw a bomb at him bodies have been found so far. diplomatic fallout. Yasukuni is the believed reposi- that failed to explode. “I offered prayers in a private tory of the souls of about 2.5 capacity,” Shindo said after mak- million war dead. The shrine is Taiwan upholds ing his offering of a branch from controversial because of the inclu- a sacred tree. “It’s not something sion of 14 of the men held respon- jail for 5 judges that should provoke comments sible for Japan’s often-brutal ‘Maldives vote must go on’ from anyone. I don’t think this behaviour as it invaded a swathe TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Supreme will develop into a diplomatic of Asia in the 1930s and 1940s. MALE: Former president warned today’s polls could be to take ballots to far-flung atolls Court yesterday rejected issue.” The museum attached to the Mohamed Nasheed demanded scrapped at the last minute as but was awaiting the green light the final appeals of five sen- Shindo was contradicted hours shrine peddles a largely unapolo- the Maldives’ presidential polls two of the candidates have still from election authorities. ior judges who were handed later in China, where Japan’s getic view of the Second World take place as scheduled today to endorse the electoral roll. Nasheed, who claims he was lengthy prison sentences for envoy was called by the foreign War that is not widely accepted, despite warnings by organisers Just hours before polling sta- ousted in a coup last year, won bribery. Former High Court Ministry. either at home or abroad. that it could be halted over dis- tions were due to open, Thowfeek 45.45 percent of the votes cast judge Tsai Kuang-chih will “Vice Chinese Foreign Minister China and South Korea, whose puted electoral rolls. said Nasheed was the only one of when the Indian Ocean archipel- have to serve a 20-year term Liu Zhenmin summoned the peoples suffered under Japan’s Nasheed is the frontrunner for the three candidates who had ago went to the polls for a first and pay Tw$3.5m ($119,000) Japanese ambassador for a pro- militarist rule, say Yasukuni is the election re-run, which was approved the lists. round on September 7. for taking bribes to meddle test and condemnation,” ministry a symbol of Tokyo’s present-day ordered by the Supreme Court While urging the other two Yameen, who is the half in two cases. In the first, his spokeswoman Hua Chunying said. unwillingness to come to terms when it annulled the results of a candidates -- Abdullah Yameen brother of the islands’ long-time colleagues Chen Jung-ho and The visit to the shrine “is a with its past misdeeds. first ballot on September 7. and Qasim Ibrahim -- to endorse ruler Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Li Chun-ti were sentenced blatant attempt to whitewash But Japanese conservatives say The 46-year-old Nasheed the list of names, Thowfeek won 25.35 percent and would to 18 years and 11-and-a-half Japanese militarism’s history of it is natural that they pay hom- topped last month’s abortive con- acknowledged the pair could have faced Nasheed in a run-off years for taking Tw$3.5m in aggression and challenge out- age to people who lost their lives test although he fell short of the prevent the contest from taking against Nasheed last month. But bribes through Tsai to acquit comes of the Second World War in the service of their country, 50 percent threshold needed for place. Thowfeek said he had tried the Supreme Court subsequently a former lawmaker in a land and the post-war international and insist the shrine is no dif- outright victory. to reach the two men through annulled the result, citing irreg- development case. The scan- order. China is opposed to that.” ferent from Arlington National “There is nothing wrong with mobile phones, text messages ularities, although international dal, which broke out in 2010, South Korea’s response was Cemetery, where the US honours the lists. The elections commis- and even sent messengers to their observers said the polls were free brought down the chief of muted, with a Foreign Ministry its war dead. sion is obliged to hold the elec- homes, but was so far still unable and fair. the judiciary Lai In-jaw, who official bemoaning the shrine’s Abe, who was also prime minis- tions,” Nasheed told reporters to secure their approval for the The decision to order a re-run resigned to take political role as one that “justifies the his- ter from 2006 to 2007, has stayed yesterday after meeting Fuwad voter lists which contain just over today also allowed the third- responsiblity, and prompted tory of Japan’s aggression”. “The away from Yasukuni since he took Thowfeek, the commission’s 239,000 names. placed candidate Ibrahim, who President Ma Ying-jeou to set government urges Japanese poli- office in December, although he chairman. Underlining the chaos, launched the legal challenge, to up an anti-corruption watch- ticians to build trust with neigh- visited the shrine last year when Nasheed called on Thowfeek Maldivian police in a statement re-enter the contest. dog. In the second case, Tsai bouring countries through humble he was in opposition. AFP shortly after the elections chief said it had kept boats on standby AFP was convicted along with Fang A-sheng, a chief High Court judge, for taking Tw$3m from fellow judge Chang Ping-lung to clear him on corruption Couple sells baby charges in 2005. Fang received N Korea agrees Kaesong venture with foreign firms a 10-and-a-half-year sentence while Chang was jailed for one daughter for SEOUL: North Korea has slow progress at talks aimed at no official comment, but stressed down Kaesong, which lies 10 kilo- year. Fang and Chang are in agreed with an international resuming full operations at the the project had “nothing to do metres (six miles) on its side of custody and Tsai, Chen and Apple iPhone consortium to develop a new complex. with the existing Kaesong zone”. the border, when it withdrew its Li were freed pending their high-tech district in Kaesong, Pyongyang’s Korean Central OKP Holdings said its involve- 53,000 workers from the complex appeals. SHANGHAI: A young Chinese close to the newly-reopened News Agency (KCNA) said the ment was “in the preliminary in April. couple is facing criminal punish- industrial zone it operates with North had reached an agree- stages”, while Jurong and P&T As military tensions eased, Japan typhoon ment for “selling” their infant the South, state media said ment on building a “high-tech both declined to comment. Seoul and Pyongyang agreed last daughter and using the pro- yesterday. development district” in Kaesong The North’s official newspaper, month to reopen the industrial toll hits 24 ceeds to buy an Apple iPhone, The jointly-run Kaesong indus- with a consortium of East Asian Rodong Sinmun, said the iso- park, but relations have since state media said yesterday. trial zone was shut in April amid and Middle Eastern companies lated communist state Thursday soured again, with the North OSHIMA: The Coastguard Shanghai prosecutors have high cross-border tensions. Seoul including Singapore’s Jurong wrapped up a two-day interna- railing against what it sees as joined yesterday the search brought a case against them for and Pyongyang agreed last month Consultants and OKP Holdings, tional forum in Pyongyang -- the South’s “hostility”. for the 27 people unaccounted human trafficking after they to reopen the park, but relations and Hong Kong’s P&T Architects with experts from the United South Korea has been press- for after a mountainside illegally put their third child up have since soured again. & Engineers Ltd. States, China, Canada, India and ing for foreign investment in collapsed on the island of for adoption online and accepted The North’s announcement of “They will soon enter the elsewhere -- on developing spe- Kaesong, believing the presence Oshima, 120km south of the money for the baby, the Liberation a new international deal came implementation phase of the cial economic zones nationwide. of overseas firms would make it Japanese capital, burying Daily reported. after South Korea said Monday project”, it said, adding that Professor Yang Moo-Jin of harder for Pyongyang to shut homes when Typhoon Wipha Investigators found the mother, it had postponed a planned the consortium also agreed to the University of North Korean down the complex in the future. rolled through, as the death whose full name was not given, investment road show aimed at enter a joint venture with the Studies in Seoul said Pyongyang But many experts question toll reached 24. Troops, fire- used the money to buy an iPhone, drumming up foreign interest in North to build a highway linking was looking to pressure South who would be attracted by a fighters and police continued high-end sports shoes and other Kaesong. Pyongyang’s airport to the city. Korea into making greater high- project run by two countries that search on land. Meanwhile, goods, it said. Seoul said the move reflected a South Korea’s Unification tech investments in the North. are still technically at war. the body of one of two elemen- Apple’s products are wildly recent downturn in relations and Ministry spokesman said it had North Korea effectively shut AFP tary schoolchildren believed popular in China, where a teen- to have been near a beach in ager sold his kidney and used the Kanagawa when the storm funds to buy an iPhone and iPad Blasts evidence hit has been found. The other in an incident widely reported last child and a man in Chiba year. But the couple told police were still listed as miss- that they wanted the girl to have Taiwan to get first batch ing. Tokyo Governor Naoki a better upbringing than they Inose urged rescue teams to could afford, since they already do their utmost to find any- had two children. of US attack helicopters one still alive. “The 72-hour “Giving away the child was not ‘golden rescue period’ is going for obtaining benefits, but giving TAIPEI: Taiwan is set to originally set for October but has to be over soon,” he said, the child better guarantees,” one receive the first batch of attack been delayed by the US govern- referring to the time after said. helicopters ordered from the ment shutdown, it added. which it is thought survival is Some Chinese, especially in United States next month, after The US government reo- unlikely. rural areas, have a traditional the US government ended its pened for business Thursday preference for sons though two-week shutdown, a report after President Barack Obama Four die in China reports did not say if the child’s said yesterday. signed a bill ending the two- gender was also a factor in the The $6.5bn arms deal, includ- week shutdown and extending the coal mine blast case. Online commentary con- ing a fleet of 30 advanced Apache Treasury’s borrowing authority. demned the couple, though some Longbow helicopters, was The second batch of Apache BEIJING: Four people were used black humour to describe announced in 2008, causing anger AH-64Es are scheduled to arrive confirmed dead after a coal modern Chinese society and the in China which claims sovereignty in December while the remain- mine blast on Thursday after- quest for wealth. over Taiwan and opposes arms ing choppers will be delivered by noon in southwest China’s “So cold-blooded! These peo- sales to the island. the end of 2014, the report said Guizhou Province, authori- ple do not deserve the right to be The first six Apache AH-64Es, without elaborating. ties said yesterday. The acci- parents!” said Wangzhan1969 in a the latest variant of one of the Taiwan and China split in dent happened at 4.15pm microblog posting. world’s most powerful attack 1949 after a civil war. However, at the Zheyan Coal Mine in An official of the prosecutor’s helicopters, are expected to be Beijing still regards the island Gaoshi Township in the city office handling the case expressed delivered to the southern port of as part of its territory awaiting of Fuquan when 49 people worry over “sensationalism” sur- Kaohsiung as early as November reunification, by force if neces- were working underground. rounding the affair but declined 4, the state Central News agency sary, prompting Taipei to seek Forty-five people escaped to comment further. said, citing unnamed military more weaponry mainly from the while four were trapped in Reports did not give the sources. United States. the shaft. Rescue work con- amount the couple received for The Taiwanese army will Tensions between the two sides tinued until the bodies were the child, but their online post- Police officers stand near evidence on display, after bomb blasts on become the first force outside the have eased markedly since Ma recovered early yesterday. ings asked for 30,000 yuan and Wednesday, during a press conference at the Yangon Region Parliament US to introduce the variant, the Ying-jeou became Taiwan’s presi- An investigation has been 50,000 yuan ($4,900 and $8,200). report said. dent in 2008 on a China-friendly launched. AGENCIES yesterday. Three bombs exploded, leaving one person dead. AFP Delivery for the choppers was platform. AFP OCTOBER 19, 2013 Philippines www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 ON SATURDAY Open air surgery to help quake victims Toll hits 172; rescuers struggle to help isolated survivors as roads remain cut off on Bohol Island

LOON: Surgeons were planning the main building was already narrow dirt roads over the past to save lives on open-air operat- filled with injured survivors. 24 hours, he added. ing tables in a hospital carpark “Rescuers took two hours to In the upland farming village on Thursday as rescuers strug- get me. I lay pinned down next of Cantam-is, about 10 kilometres gled to help isolated survivors to two young customers who (six miles) from Loon, Salvador of a powerful earthquake in the were crushed to death,” said Bonito waited on Thursday for Philippines as the death toll hit John Espanola, 19, a college stu- help beside a large pile of mud, at least 172. dent pulled out from a collapsed rocks and debris that was once Road access to the worst-hit Internet shop in Sagbayan town home to three of his friends. towns on the central island of with a suspected broken arm. “Rescuers from our church Bohol remained cut, two days after “I prayed hard. I knew there tried to reach the buried house, the 7.2-magnitude quake destroyed was a possibility that I would not but we had to give up because the buildings and triggered landslides get out of it alive,” said Espanola, ground kept shifting due to after- that engulfed homes and highways, the only survivor in a building col- shocks,” Bonito said, adding they regional civil defence chief Minda lapse that killed five people. had yet to receive outside help. Morante said. Morante said helicopters were “We leave it up to God.” “I hope the people will under- being used to evacuate some of National Disaster Risk stand. While we want to bring aid the injured as well as resupply the Reduction and Management to them, our main adversary is isolated towns with emergency Council spokesman Rey Balido accessibility,” Morante said. food rations. said the number of people con- “We acknowledge that there Tens of thousands of survivors firmed killed in the earthquake are still gaps in the emergency had taken refuge at government- had risen to 161, up by 10 from response. We cannot address the run shelters in public buildings Wednesday. many needs all at the same time.” left standing on Bohol, while oth- Nearly all the fatalities were In the port of Tagbilaran, the ers were sleeping in tents beside recorded on Bohol, one of the provincial capital, boats were their homes, terrorised by after- country’s top tourist destinations offloading injured victims from shocks, she added. that boasts of rolling “Chocolate other parts of the island, while The search for 21 missing peo- Hills” and tiny primates called emergency rations were being ple had focused on the coastal tarsiers. Eleven people died in loaded onto separate vessels to town of Loon and neighbouring Cebu, the country’s second-larg- take to more remote areas, a pho- Antequera, which were close to est city located on a nearby island A man pumps oxygen to his newborn son who was revived by medical workers after he and many others were tographer saw. the earthquake’s epicentre, Bohol of the same name, while one per- evacuated in earthquake-stricken Cebu City, in central Philippines. Patients waited to be operated police chief Senior Superintendent son was killed on the island of on in the parking lot of a provin- Dennis Agustin said. Siquijor, Balido said. than 19,000 homes, the disaster shelters. The Philippines lies on earthquakes and volcanic erup- cial hospital, their beds sheltered Search and rescue teams had The quake toppled centuries- council said, adding 65,000 people the so-called Ring of Fire, a vast tions occur. under makeshift tents because reached those areas by boat and old churches and destroyed more were staying in government-run Pacific Ocean region where many AFP 300 displaced after firing Korea, Taiwan aid pours S p o r t s c h i e f f r e t s o v e r b l a s t s MAGUINDANAO: Suspected members of the Moro Islamic Liberation in for quake victims Front (Milf) hostile to a in Myanmar ahead of Games defeated mayoral candi- date fired shots in Barangay MANILA: The Philippines’ Asian neighbours South Korea and MANILA: A top sports official municipal worker person dead, in Garcia said that while the 220 Bagoenged in Pagalungan Taiwan sent cash donations totalling over P17.2m for the victims in the Philippines expressed the latest in a series of blasts that Filipino athletes will be staying in town on Thursday, causing of the fatal October 15 earthquake and the stricken communities. concern yesterday over recent the US has denounced as “acts of the games village, Filipino tech- the displacement of some 300 President Benigno Aquino III, who flew to Seoul on Thursday for bombings in Myanmar ahead terror”. nical officials as well as other villagers. an official visit, said that South Korea is donating $500,000 to the of the Southeast Asian Games A series of minor bomb blasts delegation members would be Captain Tony Bulao, spokes- Philippines, $300,000 of which is for flood victims while the rest is for there in which more than 200 have also struck Yangon, includ- staying in hotels that have yet to man of the Army’s 602nd the rehabilitation of former conflict-zone Zamboanga. Filipino athletes will compete. ing one at the luxury Traders be assigned. Brigade, said the gunmen, led Aquino added that Korea has completed the transfer of one FA-50 The Philippines is due to take Hotel on Monday that injured an The sports commission will by Bhuto Sanday of the Milf’s jet to the Philippines. Taiwan, meanwhile, is keen on mending ties with part in the December 11-22 American woman. make a final decision on Filipino 108th Base Command, arrived the Philippines after the May 9 fatal shooting incident of a Taiwanese Myanmar Games but is con- Myanmar state media said participation in the Myanmar at Barangay Bagoenged from fisherman by members of the Philippine Coast Guard. cerned over the safety of its the attacks appeared to be tar- games by end-November after nearby Pikit town in North The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office said in a statement on athletes and officials, Philippine geted at tourist spots as the consultations with the Philippine Cotabato and, without warn- Thursday said that the P4.3m humanitarian support for quake victims Sports Commission chief Richie country gears up for an influx government, he said. ing, fired assault rifles and is a “gesture of goodwill and concern.” Garcia said. of foreign visitors. Apart from “It’s too early to make a deci- shoulder-fire 40mm grenades The Taiwanese officials added that the relief will be sent through “We are monitoring this very the December games, Myanmar sion now really,” he added. at houses of innocent ethnic Taiwanese residents in the Philippines as well as Taiwanese non-gov- closely. As long as our athletes will also chair the Association Garcia made the comments Moro villagers. ernment organisations in coordination with the Philippine government. and officials are not endangering of Southeast Asian Nations next after the Philippines complained “We learned from the evacu- The count of fatalities from the massive earthquake that shook themselves we will take part. But year and host its meetings. when the hosts scrapped a dozen ees and local officials that the Central Visayas continues to rise as rescuers pull out more bodies we have to make sure there are The 27th Southeast Asian events, including baseball, soft- real target of that harassment buried under rubble of destroyed structures. no problems when we get there,” Games are to be held in Yangon, ball, triathlon and dance sport, attack was a former baran- As of posting time, there are over 160 deaths recovered and over he added. Three bombs exploded the capital Naypyidaw, Mandalay where Filipino athletes fancied gay chairman named Kamad 200 injured people mostly from Bohol province. in eastern Myanmar overnight and Ngwe Saung beach, according themselves gold-medal contend- Andoy,” Bulao said. THE PHILIPPINE STAR Wednesday, police said, leaving a to the games website. ers. AFP Gunmen kill Greenpeace protest two, hurt boy BAGUIO CITY: Alleged guns-for-hire on a motorcy- Manila airport’s main cle killed on Thursday night two Ilocos Sur residents and hurt one of the victims’ son terminal ‘world’s worst’ in yet another slaying by rid- ing-in-tandem assassins that MANILA: The Philippines’ main Manila airport terminal has authorities have been trying been named the ‘world’s worst’ for the second year in a row in a to stem in their continuing survey by an online travel website. drives against private armed Officials yesterday brushed off the survey results, insisting condi- groups. tions were being improved. Winston Garcia and Mark “The Guide to Sleeping in Airports” website said Manila’s crowded Tayaba did not reach the Terminal 1 was ranked by travellers based on comfort, convenience, hospital alive after gunmen cleanliness and customer service to be the worst in the world. ambushed them in Barangay Reviews for Manila’s Terminal 1 posted on the site mentioned “dilapi- Mansante in Magsingal, Ilocos dated facilities”, dishonest airport workers, particularly taxi drivers Sur. Garcia’s son, Jet Lee, 12, -- long waiting times and rude officials. is being treated for gunshots, “These are old issues,” Manila airport Terminal 1 manager Dante authorities reported. Basanta said, adding that the problems were already being addressed by The three aboard a tricycle the government. He conceded that the Manila airport, with a capacity were reportedly heading home of about 6.5 million passengers annually, was overstretched, handling when the gunmen sprung from 8.1 million travellers last year. nowhere and fired at the vic- The terminal at the Italian airport of Bergamo was named the tims in front of the Mansante second-worst, where it said there were “people loafing around without Elementary School. T-shirt or without shoes as if they were in their homes and no one gives a hoot”. AFP Activists release doves in protest over environmentalists detained by Russia in the Arctic, during a demonstration Man disrupts in Manila. Thirty Greenpeace activists charged with alleged piracy are held on the Russian oil rig. rail operations MANILA: The operations of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 were briefly Napoles’ Senate appearance depends on court disrupted yesterday after- noon after an unidentified MANILA: Janet Lim-Napoles’ III said they still need to get the addressed to Napoles under pain Balajadia said his office is ready has the power over her.” man went inside the rail appearance before the Senate permission of the Makati Regional of contempt.” The court has cus- to serve the subpoena once they Osmeña said technically, the tracks near the Cubao sta- Blue Ribbon committee will Trial Court for Napoles to appear tody over the person of Napoles, receive it. They will have to coor- court may disallow Napoles from tion in Quezon City. depend on the court hearing her and testify on the investigation on who is detained at Fort Sto dinate with police on the matter, attending the Blue Ribbon com- In its Twitter account, case of serious illegal detention. the pork barrel scam. Domingo in Sta Rosa, Laguna, he added. mittee hearing. “In my under- the Metropolitan Manila On Wednesday, Senate “We will send a letter to the Osmeña said. Osmeña said the Senate standing, the court has custody Development Authority President Franklin Drilon court, asking its permission to let The Makati court issued might hold the hearing at Fort and the court can find a reason... posted a photo of the scene announced his decision to sign Napoles appear,” he said. the warrant of arrest against Sto Domingo or a secured place, it may endanger her life, but they and said the man was found the subpoena for the appearance Osmeña said the Office of the Napoles on serious illegal deten- wherever it may be, if the court have to give a good reason,” he under a northbound MRT of Napoles at the Senate, ahead of Senate Sergeant-at-Arms will tion charges. It had ordered her would not accede to the Senate said. “In which case, if that hap- train stalled in front of the an all-senators’ caucus. deliver the subpoena to the court. transferred to Fort Sto Domingo request. “I don’t see any reason pens, we will conduct it (hearing) Nepa Q-Mart. Blue Ribbon committee vice “We can’t subpoena the court,” from the Makati City Jail. for the court to prevent her from in her detention quarters.” AGENCIES chairman Senator Sergio Osmeña he said. “The subpoena will be Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Jose appearing,” he said. “The court THE PHILIPPINE STAR OCTOBER 19, 2013 ON SATURDAY 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Pakistan / Afghanistan Malala all smiles as she meets Queen Yousafzai to be reunited with two injured friends today LONDON: Malala Yousafzai present you with this book.” White Drawing Room, was was reduced to fits of laughter Accepting the gift, the 87-year- attended by 350 guests from aca- yesterday by Queen Elizabeth old monarch replied: “That’s very demic institutions around the II’s husband Prince Philip as kind of you.” world. After the attack, Malala she met the royal couple at Malala told the queen, who is was flown to Britain for special- Buckingham Palace. head of the Commonwealth, that ist care at the Queen Elizabeth The 16-year-old, who was shot she was passionate about every Hospital in Birmingham, central by the Taliban for championing child around the world having a England, named after the present girls’ rights to education, met right to education. monarch’s late mother. Queen Elizabeth at a Reception “Especially in this country as She has continued her edu- for Youth, Education and the well,” she added. cation in the city while being Commonwealth. “I have heard about many chil- feted in the West, addressing The activist survived after being dren that can’t go to school, and I the United Nations and meet- shot in the head on her school bus want to continue our work.” ing US President Barack Obama on October 9 last year and was sent Prince Philip, 92, joked that in although she was passed over for for treatment to Britain where she Britain, people wanted their chil- the Nobel Peace Prize last week. now lives. Malala, accompanied by dren to go to school to get them At an event in Edinburgh today, her father, gave the queen a copy out of the house — a comment Malala is set to be reunited with of her autobiography, I Am Malala, that left Malala covering her face the two school friends who were Malala Yousafzai (right) gives a copy of her book to Queen Elizabeth II during a Reception for Youth, Education telling her: “It is a great honour in a fit of giggles. injured alongside her. and the Commonwealth at Buckingham Palace in London yesterday. for me to be here, and I wanted to The reception, in the palace’s AFP

German embassy in Kabul US may use Romania base for Afghan pullout

WASHINGTON: The US is “The final details are being worked flying troops out of Afghanistan the bulk of the force will be pulled shut over security threat close to a deal with Romania out,” said one of the officials. The back to the US. Some equip- out, along with huge quantities of that would see US troops return logistics of the US withdrawal are ment also would be flown from vehicles and weapons, by the end BERLIN: Germany’s embassy the BND recently warned the home from Afghanistan via an “phenomenally complicated,” the Afghanistan to the base, officials of 2014. in Afghanistan was shut in ministry of a risk of a terrorist air base on the Black Sea, offi- official said. “And this was a key said. The US, however, hopes to keep response to a “serious” secu- attack by Islamists in Kabul,” cials said yesterday. piece of the puzzle.” Five US military personnel are a smaller force of 8,000 to 12,000 rity threat, said the Foreign wrote the Welt. The proposed agreement would The possible agreement stationed at the air base and the troops in Afghanistan after the Ministry here on Thursday . The indications of a looming solve a major logistical hurdle fac- reflected “a growing relationship number of US troops and contrac- main pullout but has yet to clinch “It is correct that the German attack were “concrete” and “seri- ing the US as it pulls out the bulk between the US and Romania, tors would increase if the agree- an agreement with the Kabul embassy in Kabul is currently ous”, added the paper. of its combat forces and gear from which is in a strategically vital ment goes ahead. In Kyrgyzstan, government. closed,” a ministry spokesman was With some 4,000 troops sta- Afghanistan over the next year. part of the world,” he added. about 1,500 US troops and con- Withdrawing soldiers and quoted by the DIE Welt newspaper tioned in Afghanistan, Germany Under the arrangement, troop Romania previously agreed to tractors work at the air base. equipment out of land-locked as saying. is the third-largest contributor flight operations would shift to host a site for US anti-missile The Manas air field in Afghanistan is a daunting logisti- However, the spokesman would to the Nato-led International Romania from Manas airbase in interceptors as part of a Nato bal- Kyrgyzstan has been a recurring cal challenge, and the Pentagon not be drawn on the newspaper Security Assistance Force, but Kyrgyzstan, where a lease expires listic missile defence system. headache for Washington with plans to rely mainly on land routes report that the embassy had been its troops are withdrawing over in July 2014, US defence officials Representatives from both gov- tense negotiations over rental fees. through Pakistan to move out closed for “several days” after the next year. said. The tentative plan will be dis- ernments in recent months have In 2010, political unrest in the most of the vehicles and gear. warnings of an “Islamist terrorist Martin Jger, Germany’s new cussed when Pentagon chief Chuck been negotiating the terms for use Central Asian country led the Troops as well as weapons, attack” from the German secret Ambassador to Afghanistan Hagel hosts Romania’s Defence of the Mihail Kogalniceanu air US military to temporarily limit ammunition and other sensitive service (BND). arrived in the country in Minister Corneliu Dobritoiu for base in eastern Romania, which flights at Manas. The US has about items will be flown out by cargo “According to our information, September. AGENCIES talks, two Pentagon officials said. would serve as the main hub for 51,000 troops in Afghanistan and plane. AFP

King Abdullah meets Pakistan president Panel registers Suicide bomb kills two 332 companies ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan near foreign compound (SECP) registered 332 lim- ited liability companies in KABUL: A Taliban suicide The Taliban militant group September raising the total bomber detonated an explo- claimed responsibility for the corporate portfolio to 62,571 sives-laden car in Kabul yester- strike. “Our mujahideen targeted firms. In September 2012, 244 day outside a compound where a convoy of foreign forces at the companies were registered. many foreign workers are based, Green Village which is used by the SECP also issued licences to killing at least two civilians, Americans,” Taliban spokesman five non-profit associations. officials said. Zabiullah Mujahid said. Around 92 percent firms reg- The blast was followed by bursts “Heavy casualties have been istered last month were pri- of gunfire as Afghan quick-reac- inflicted on the enemy.” vate limited entities, while six tion forces rushed to the Green Taliban spokesmen often issue per cent were single-member Village, a fortified residential exaggerated casualty reports. firms. And 1pc of these were complex near the airport in the The Afghan capital has been registered as foreign com- east of the city. relatively peaceful in recent panies and associations. The “Initial investigations show it months after a series of suicide services sector took the lead was suicide car bomb attack,” bomb and gun attacks earlier this in new registrations with 41 interior ministry spokesman year when foreign compounds, the companies, followed by trad- Sediq Sediqqi said, confirming Supreme Court, the airport and ing with 38, IT with 31, tour- that two civilians, including one the presidential palace were all ism with 25, construction and woman, had been killed. targeted. food and beverages with 18 “A small car packed with explo- Yesterday’s attack, the first each, communications and sives hit two vehicles as they were major strike in Kabul since July, engineering with 12 each and exiting the Green Village com- comes as pressure grows on the broadcasting and corporate pound,” he added. At least four Afghan government to seek a agricultural farming with 11 other civilians were also injured. peace deal with the rebels. AFP companies each. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (right) meeting Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain in Jeddah on Thursday. Hussain was in Saudi Arabia to perform Haj. Channels ‘eyed election ads’ ISLAMABAD: TV news channels devoted “very lit- Polio outbreak puts global eradication at risk tle” prime time space to voter education during the LONDON: A Taliban ban some of the country’s major cit- Polio is a highly infectious dis- Forty-three were in Pakistan, the said there was little prospect that campaign for the May gen- on vaccination is exacerbat- ies that the polio virus is starting ease that invades the nervous vast majority in children in the the militant Islamist group would eral election and appeared to ing a serious polio outbreak in to spread beyond these isolated system and can cause irrevers- semi-autonomous Pashtun lands change its stance. exploit every chance to make Pakistan, threatening to derail pockets and could soon spark ible paralysis in a matter of hours. along the Afghan border known He said attacks on health teams money from political ads in dramatic progress made this fresh polio outbreaks in more A $5.5bn global eradication as the Federally Administered attempting to reach children to the run-up to the election year towards wiping out the densely populated areas. plan was launched in April with Tribal Areas (FATA), which immunise them were becoming day, said the European Union disease worldwide, health offi- “We have entered a phase that the aim of vaccinating 250 million include North Waziristan. both more frequent and more Election Observation Mission cials say. we were all worried about and children multiple times each year Accusations that immunisa- violent. Pakistan 2013. “Time for Health teams in Pakistan have were afraid might happen,” Elias to stop the virus finding new foot- tion campaigns are cover for “The vaccination teams are paid-for content was high, far been attacked repeatedly since Durry, head of the Global Polio holds, and stepping up surveil- spies were given credence when still going out, but at risk to their exceeding the time for elec- the Taliban denounced vaccines Eradication Initiative (GPEI) lance in more than 70 countries. it emerged that the United lives,” he said. “People can come tion-related programmes and as a Western plot to sterilise in Pakistan, said in a telephone The virus has been cornered to States had used a Pakistani vac- up on motorbikes and shoot them, news on two of the TV chan- Muslims and imposed bans on interview. just a handful of areas in Nigeria, cination team to gather intel- and they’ve also started attacking nels monitored,” the mission inoculation in June 2012. “The risk is that as long as Afghanistan and Pakistan, the ligence about Al Qaeda leader the police put there to protect the said in a report. The mission In North Waziristan, a region the virus is still circulating, and three countries where polio is Osama bin Laden, who was vaccination teams.” monitored a sample of politi- near the Afghan border that has as long as we have no means endemic. found and killed by US special A Taliban bomb that exploded cal content on TV, radio and been cordoned off by the Taliban, of reaching these children and Global cases have dropped by forces in Pakistan in 2011. earlier this month near a polio print media from April 8 to dozens of children, many under immunising them to interrupt more than 99.9 percent in less The Taliban ban, and associ- vaccination team in the north- May 9, Inta Lase, a media the age of two, have been crippled virus transmission, it could jeop- than three decades, from 350,000 ated security threats, mean the western city of Peshawar killed expert from Latvia who was by the viral disease in the past six ardise everything that has been in 1985 to just 223 last year, polio virus could easily escape two people and appeared to tar- part of the mission, told a months. done so far - not only in Pakistan, according to the GPEI. and spread back into previously get police assigned to protect the seminar recently. And there is evidence in tests but also in the region and around But so far in 2013, there have cleared areas. Tariq Bhutta of the health workers. AGENICES conducted on sewage samples in the globe.” already been 296 cases worldwide. Pakistan Paediatric Association REUTERS OCTOBER 19, 2013 India www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 ON SATURDAY

Air Force Day Pakistani troopers India, China to open fire at five places on border JAMMU: Pakistan Rangers sign deal to ease opened unprovoked firing at five places in Akhnoor and R S Pura sectors of the interna- tional border in Jammu district border tension of Jammu and Kashmir yester- day evening, setting off inter- mittent exchange of gunfire, a BSF official said. PM to visit Beijing next week “Pakistan Rangers indulged in heavy shelling and small arms fir- NEW DELHI: India and China an unintended skirmish, he said. ing in Nikkowal area of R.S. Pura are close to an agreement to stop “Barring last minute problems, sector and Mal Jodha, Najwa, tension on their contested bor- there should be an agreement. It’s Mad Kulla and Pargwal areas of der touching off confrontation a question of crossing the Ts and Akhnoor sector today evening,” while they try to figure out a way dotting the Is,” the officer said, a Border Security Force (BSF) to break decades-old stalemate speaking on condition of anonym- officer said. on overlapping claims to long ity because of the sensitivity of “Our troops have retaliated stretches of the Himalayas. the issue. strongly. The firing started at The border defence cooperation India and China fought a brief 6.30pm this evening and inter- pact that diplomats are racing to border war in 1962 and since mittent firing exchanges were finalise ahead of Prime Minister then ties have been mired in dis- continuing at these places on the Manmohan Singh’s visit to China trust. China lays claims to more international border till reports next week is a small step forward than 90,000 square km (35,000 last came in (around 8pm),” he in a complicated relationship sq miles) of land in the east- added. No damage or casualty marked by booming economic ties ern sector. India disputes that occurred on the Indian side. but also growing distrust. and instead says China occupies Two BSF troopers were In May, the two armies ended a 38,000 sq km of territory on the injured late on Thursday night three-week standoff in the west- Aksai Chin plateau in the west. The Indian Air Force Sarang helicopter display team fly their HAL Dhruv aircraft in formation during an aero- in Pakistani firing on a BSF post ern Himalayas after Chinese A Chinese airline last week batics show at the IAF headquarters in Srinagar, yesterday. The event was held to to commemorate the 81st in Nikkowal area of R S Pura troops set up a camp at least blocked two Indian archers from Air Force Day. sector. 10km inside territory claimed by disputed Arunachal Pradesh from While one of the injured troop- India, triggering a public outcry travelling to China, souring the ers was admitted to the govern- and calls that India should stand mood in India just days before ment medical college hospital in up to its powerful neighbour. Singh travels to Beijing. Jammu for specialized treatment, China denied that troops had “The fundamental problem the other trooper sustained minor crossed into Indian territory. they are not tackling is defining US ship crew held over arms injuries, according to BSF officials. Under the new agreement, the Line of Actual Control and While the BSF is posted on the the two nuclear-armed sides then a settlement of the border,” NEW DELHI: Police yesterday to the Press Trust of India (PTI) provide assistance to the six international border in Jammu and will give notice of patrols along said Srikanth Kondapalli, a China arrested and questioned 33 peo- news agency. Thirty three of them British nationals on board and Kashmir, the army guards the Line the ill-defined border. They will expert at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal ple aboard a ship operated by a were taken to a local police sta- to clarify why they were being of Control (LoC) between India and ensure that patrols do not “tail” Nehru University. US anti-piracy firm for carrying tion for questioning, while two detained. “We are still waiting Pakistan in the state. each other to reduce the chance One reason tension has risen is guns and ammunition in Indian remained on board, PTI said, cit- to receive permission from the India has been accusing of confrontation. that both countries are upgrading waters without proper permits, ing police sources. authorities to get access to them,” Pakistan of frequent violations of The two armies, strung out civil and military infrastructure reports said. The crew had not maintained a spokesman in New Delhi said. the bilateral ceasefire agreement along the 4,000km border from on either side of the frontier. India’s coastguard stopped and a log of the arms and did not “We are also trying to better signed by the two countries in the high altitude Ladakh pla- China has vastly improved its detained the ship off the Indian have the proper permits to carry understand what the situation is, November 2003. teau in the west to the jungles of roads and is building or extend- coast on October 12 after discov- them in Indian waters, accord- to understand why they are being In Jammu region alone, Arunachal Pradesh in the east, ing airfields on its side of the ering the cache of weapons and ing to NDTV, also using unnamed investigated,” the spokesman said. Pakistan has this year so far vio- have also agreed to set up a hot- border in Tibet. It has placed ammunition, before escorting it sources. The incident comes after AdvanFort said its staff pro- lated the ceasefire agreement line between top ranking officers, nuclear-capable intermediate to the southern port of Tuticorin. a furore erupted in India last year vided “armed counter-piracy more than 100 times. in addition to existing brigade- missiles in the area and deployed Police then launched an inves- over the shooting deaths of two protection” to cargo ships and Tension is growing in villages level contacts. about 300,000 troops across the tigation into the 10 crew and 25 Indian fishermen allegedly by two therefore their weapons and close to the LoC and the inter- “The key issue is maintaining Tibetan plateau, according to a security guards of the Seaman Italian marines off the coast of ammunition were stowed on national border in Jammu and peace and tranquillity on the bor- 2010 Pentagon report. Guard Ohio which is registered the southwestern Indian state of board the Seaman Guard Ohio. Kashmir because of trans-border der,” said an Indian government India has also woken up and is in Sierra Leone and belongs to the Kerala. “As these men routinely pro- firing this year. Residents at many official. in the midst of a 10-year plan to US-based maritime security firm The southern tip of India is vide armed counter piracy protec- such places are reported to have The border defence coopera- scale up its side of the border with AdvanFort. close to major trading routes tion, they also had aboard their shifted families to safer locations tion agreement is built on existing a network of roads and airfields. The 35, who include British, from Asia and Europe and some uniforms, protective equipment, away from the border. confidence-building measures and In July, the cabinet cleared the Estonian, Ukrainian and Indian cargo ships now travel with medical kits, rifles and ammu- is designed to ensure that patrol- raising of a new mountain corps nationals, were detained on armed guards to deter pirates. nition — all of which is prop- ling along the Line of Actual comprising about 50,000 troops to Friday over the stash of some 35 The British High Commission erly registered and licensed to Seemandhra MPs Control, as the unsettled border be deployed on the Chinese bor- assault rifles and around 5,600 or embassy in New Delhi said AdvanFort,” the company said in is called, does not escalate into der. REUTERS rounds of ammunition, according its officers were attempting to a statement. AFP to resign again

NEW DELHI: Congress MPs from Seemandhra region, whose resignations were yes- Kudankulam terday rejected by Lok Sabha Lifetime Award Digging for gold begins Speaker Meira Kumar, plan to again submit their resig- reactors deal nations. A Sai Prathap of the at Unnao fort in UP Congress said the MPs would unlikely during meet in a couple of days to take a decision on submitting the LUCKNOW: The first day of turned up for a sight of the fort resignation letters in “speaker PM’s visit excavations to unearth a pur- as news of seer Shobhan Sarkar’s format”. “We will once again ported 1,000 tonnes of gold at gold dream spread, the district submit our resignations and if NEW DELHI: India and Russia the Daundia Kheda village in administration has now banned the speaker again rejects them, are working out a “techno- Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district entry of people into the fort’s we will vote against Telan gana commercial” agreement for the ended at sunset yesterday, an court. bill in parliament,” he said. third and fourth reactors of the official said. The village is 70km Sarkar wrote to the prime min- Another Congressman M Kudankulam nuclear power from the state capital Lucknow. ister a few weeks back narrating Sreenivasalu Reddy said they plant in Tamil Nadu but the The gold is said to be hidden the king had come in his dreams still stand by the people of deal is unlikely to be signed dur- under the fort of Raja Rao Ram and asked him to get the treasure Seemandhra opposing the bifur- ing Prime Minister Manmohan Bux Singh. On the first day, the dug up and hand it over to the cation of Andhra Pradesh. Singh’s visit to Moscow. Archaeological Survey of India government of India to tide the Another MP L Rajagopal, who Russia, which already has (ASI) restricted digging to the economic crisis. recently moved the Delhi High two 1,000 MW reactors at the peripheral area. His devotee, Congress leader Court seeking a direction to the Kudankulam plant in Tirunelveli The work started amidst Bhakt Charan Das visited the speaker to accept his resignation, district, has voiced concerns over chanting of hymns after which saint and then urged the ASI to said he would again meet the India’s civil nuclear liability law, it the district magistrate and the take up the issue. speaker on Monday to submit a is reliably understood. district police chief began the Preliminary findings, officials fresh resignation letter. Talks would also focus on a symbolic digging. The boundaries say, suggest presence of “some He said the speaker appeared possible pipeline project to tap of the area to be dug up have been metal underneath the earth”, fol- to have rejected the resignations Russia’s huge gas reserves. Both marked and wooden nails and col- lowing which ASI teams decided on the ground that they were sub- sides are to discuss a “TAPI-like oured poles have been erected. to proceed with the excavation. mitted on an emotional basis. pipeline project for evacuation “Points” would be dug at every Experts, however, are not too sure The speaker rejected the res- of Russian gas and oil to India two metres of the marked area, about the possibility of gold buried ignation of 13 MPs, including 10 via the land route”, the sources Maharashtra state Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan (right) felicitates actor informed ASI circle in-charge underneath. from Congress party. Two MPs added. Kamal Haasan with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 15th Pravin Kumar. ASI officials have Unnao is 50km from the state are from YSR Congress Party and Moscow is concerned about the Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai, yesterday. been camping at the site for the capital. one from Telugu Desam Party. poor bilateral trade levels, which past three days. As thousands IANS IANS stands at around $11 billion, and would seek measures to push economic ties. India has invited Russia to invest in the ambi- tious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project. During the second leg of the VHP rally in Ayodhya: BJP MP among 1,600 held prime minister’s journey in China, signing of the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA), LUCKNOW: As many as 1,600 order) R K Vishwakarma said. Ayodhya were arrested at Gonda arrested from Ramsewakpuram Court directive and not to allow which aims to prevent face-offs people, including BJP MPYogi He said that while borders of railway station as a preventive in Ayodhya. any gathering near the disputed between Indian and Chinese Adityanath and several VHP Ayodhya and Faizabad remained measure, ADM Anjani Kumar With Muzaffarnagar riots area. troops along the over 4,000 km leaders, were arrested yesterday sealed, around 10,000 people took Singh said in Gonda. fresh in mind, the Centre has UP Police had yesterday Line of Actual Control (LAC), is while the borders of Ayodhya bath in Saryu river on the occa- Adityanath, BJP MP Satyadeo asked the UP government to arrested around 340 people, expected. The blueprint of the and Faizabad have been sealed sion of Sharad Purnima. Singh, BJP’s regional secretary maintain status quo in Ayodha including former BJP MLA Lallu BDCA was cleared by the Cabinet by the Uttar Pradesh govern- The Uttar Pradesh government Surya Narain Tiwari and oth- and prevent any attempt to flare Singh, and put 42 others under Committee on Security Thursday. ment as part of crackdown on had put a ban on short messag- ers arrested have been kept at up communal tension anywhere house arrest on the eve of the The sources said while India the saffron outfit’s proposed ing services (SMS) in Ayodhya the Irrigation Department’s field in the state. rally. “To prevent VHP activists has done its bit by approving the ‘Sankalp Diwas’ rally. to clamp down on Vishwa Hindu hostel there. The Home Ministry has from attending the rally, three- BDCA, Beijing still has to approve “So far 1,600 people, including Parishad’s (VHP) ‘Sankalp National general secretary of told the state government to tier barriers have been put up on the document before both sides BJP and VHP leaders, have been Sabha’. VHP Champat Rai, BJP MLA observe status quo at the Ram Saryu bridge, Faizabad district can sign it. arrested across the state as a BJP MP Yogi Adityanath and Ram Chandra Yadav along Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site and Ayodhya,” Vishwakarma had IANS preventive measure,” IG (law and 24 others accompanying him to with around 200 workers were in Ayodhya as per the Supreme said yesterday. AGENCIES OCTOBER 19, 2013 ON SATURDAY 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Business

EU inks trade deal with Canada EU hopes to use it as stepping stone to pact with US

BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG: could come into effect from 2015, Edward Snowden. Still, the Canada The European Union and Canada after EU governments, the European agreement should provide a boost agreed a multi-billion-dollar trade Parliament and the Canadian provinces for EU trade chief Karel De Gucht pact yesterday that will integrate give their blessing. and could serve as a template for US two of the world’s largest econo- The deal will also make Canada the talks. Both deals seek to go far beyond mies and paves the way for Europe only G8 country - and one of the only tariff cuts and to reduce transatlan- to clinch an even bigger deal with developed nations anywhere - to have tic barriers to business. There are the United States. preferential access to the world’s two also similar sticking points, such as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen largest markets, the EU and the United agriculture. Harper and European Commission States, home to a total of around 800 “It’s a good signal. I’m a transat- President Jose Manuel Barroso sealed million people. lanticist,” German Economy Minister the pact — the EU’s first with a mem- “This is the biggest deal our country Philipp Roessler told Reuters at a trade ber of the Group of Eight biggest world has ever made,” Harper said, adding ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg. economies - by resolving outstanding that it outstripped the North Atlantic “It’s a great basis for all other negotia- issues in Brussels. Free Trade Agreement between tions, such as the TTIP talks with the Launched in May 2009, the talks had Canada, the United States and Mexico. United States,” he said, referring to the been stalled for months over quotas proposed deal by its formal name, the for Canadian beef and EU cheese. In a TOUGH HURDLES Transatlantic Trade and Investment cheeky touch, chefs served gorgonzola The Commission is negotiat- Partnership. and feta at the four-course lunch laid ing trade pacts with more than 80 The EU-Canada pact would elimi- on for the two leaders. countries on behalf of the bloc’s 28 nate tariffs on almost all goods and “This agreement is a landmark members, following the collapse of services, set larger quotas for EU achievement for the transatlantic mar- the marathon Doha round of global dairy exports and make it easier for ket,” Barroso told a news conference, trade talks. The delays that dogged EU carmakers to export vehicles to flanked by Harper. “With political will the Canada agreement showed how Canada. and a good dose of hard work, there is difficult such deals can be. The EU will eliminate duties on a a way to reach a result that benefits European efforts to sign a free- range of Canadian agricultural prod- people on both sides of the Atlantic,” trade accord with the United States ucts, from wheat to maple syrup. he said. faced a setback this month when a Canada will be able to export 80,000 The deal marks a breakthrough for second round of negotiations was can- tonnes of pork and 50,000 tonnes of Brussels’ free-trade agenda, which had celled because of the US government beef free of duties to the European previously achieved smaller agreements shutdown. Union. with South Korea and Singapore. Despite plans to do a deal by the end For the first time, provincial gov- It is expected to increase bilateral of next year, the talks have also been ernments in Canada will commit to trade in goods and services by a fifth overshadowed by reports the United opening their lucrative procurement Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper (left) and European Commission President Jose Manuel to ¤25.7bn ($35bn) a year, according to States bugged EU offices under sur- markets to allow European companies Barroso during the signing of a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada at the latest EU estimates. veillance programmes made public by to compete for contracts alongside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, yesterday. Barroso said he hoped the agreement fugitive former intelligence contractor locals. REUTERS

China’s Lenovo mulls buying BlackBerry

NEW YORK CITY: Chinese computer and phone maker Lenovo is considering a coun- ter bid to buy all of Canadian smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The newspaper, citing unnamed sources close to the matter, said that Lenovo had signed a confi- dentiality agreement to access BlackBerry’s accounts. If Lenovo did buy BlackBerry, the deal would be one of the big- gest and highest-profile pur- chases of a Western company by a Chinese firm, the report said. In August, BlackBerry said it was setting up a committee to decide whether to put itself up for sale or to pursue other options for the company, once a leader in the smartphone market but now in deep difficulties. Canadian investment fund Fairfax Financial, which owns 10.0 percent of BlackBerry, offered on September 23 to buy the rest of the business for $9.0 A man wearing a T-shirt with an image of China’s late Chairman Mao Zedong per share, valuing the company stands outside a Lenovo shop in Hefei, Anhui province, yesterday. at $4.7bn. Last week, the founder of owns 5.7 percent of the shares, at buying the shares they do not BlackBerry Mike Lazaridis said has reached an agreement with own. Together, they hold 8.0 per- he was thinking about making another founder of the firm, cent of the capital. a counter bid. Lazaridis, who Canadian Douglas Fregin, to look REUTERS

Summit to focus on Mena rail projects ABU DHABI: The Meed Mena the Middle East region. Joining under bid, under design or under Rail & Metro Summit, due to the opening keynote session at study in 14 Mena countries. More kick off at the Beach Rotana the Meed Mena Rail & Metro than 50 of them with a combined Hotel in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday Summit will be representatives of value of almost $140bn are in the will highlight opportunities in major urban rail, tram and BRT GCC. the Middle East & North Africa programmes. Saudi Arabia has the great- (Mena) region’s $225bn rail, The conference will bring est potential with projects worth metro, tram and bus rapid tran- together almost 50 expert speak- $50bn due to be completed by sit (BRT) capital investment ers representing government and 2025, Meed Projects show. One programme to 2030. private businesses in the GCC, the of the biggest issues is pressure Philippe Casgrain, vice presi- wider Middle East and the world on the Middle East project supply dent for Europe, the Middle who will address the event with chain and competing demands for East & Africa at Bombardier over 300 delegates expected to steel, cement and skilled labour Transport will open the summit attend. from other sectors of the region’s with a presentation outlining the Figures provided by Meed booming projects market. About key challenges those involved Projects show that there are $2.2 trillion of projects are under delivering hundreds of billions of now 108 separate railway, metro, bid, design or study, about half of dollars of railway projects face in monorail, tram and BRT projects this figure in the GCC. QNA OCTOBER 19, 2013 Business www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 ON SATURDAY

Wall St gains, Google Rolls-Royce mascot surges to record high European shares at 5-year high on China growth

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 European shares rose to a five- 3,891.99. The S&P 500 climbed to index climbed to a new high at year high after robust growth a fresh high yesterday, adding to the start of trading yesterday data from China boosted luxury its previous record on Thursday, and was on track for its best goods and mining stocks, while which was spurred by mounting weekly gain in more than three good results from Accor helped investor confidence in the wake of months, boosted by earnings raise the travel and leisure sector. a last-minute deal by US lawmak- from big companies like Google The Chinese economy grew 7.8 ers to avoid a debt default. and Morgan Stanley. percent year-on-year in the third So far, 85 companies repre- Among top gainers was Google quarter as forecast by analysts, senting 25.8 percent of S&P Inc, which surged to a record of although authorities warned of 500’s market capitalisation have $1,000 a share, a day after deliver- slowing momentum in the fourth reported, with earnings beat- ing better-than-expected results. quarter.“The focus is off prob- ing estimates by an average of The company is the second in the lems in Washington for now, and 4.2 percent, according to RBC S&P 500 to trade at this level, fol- refocused on earnings, and when Capital Markets. lowing on the heels of Priceline. a company like Google surprises, Also boosting market senti- com, which was trading at $1,052, it’s a huge plus.” ment, data showed third-quar- up nearly 2 percent. The personal and household ter growth in China, the world’s Morgan Stanley shares rose 2.7 goods sector - which includes lux- second-biggest economy, grew percent to $29.72 after the com- ury goods firms such as Burberry 7.8 percent from a year ago, its pany reported a 50 percent rise and LVMH , both under pressure quickest pace for the year, thanks in quarterly revenue as higher recently after warning of slowing largely to investment. income from equities sales and sales in China - was a top gainer, A number of Federal Reserve trading offset a drop in its fixed- up 1.9 percent. officials are due to speak through- income business. General Electric The Dow Jones industrial aver- out the day, including US Federal Co shares rose 2.7 percent to age was up 0.13 points, or 0.00 per- Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo $25.33 following results, and was cent, at 15,371.78. The Standard and New York Fed President Worker Frank Tildesley works on a form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the “Spirit of Ecstasy” at Polycast the biggest boost to the blue chip & Poor’s 500 Index was up 6.41 William Dudley at a Fed con- Limited in Southampton, southern England, yesterday. The company began producing the “Spirit of Ecstasy’’ Dow index, although declines in points, or 0.37 percent, at 1,739.56. ference on resolution of sys- for Rolls-Royce in 2003, and makes approximately 5,500 pieces a year of the mascot designed by British Home Depot and Microsoft kept The Nasdaq Composite Index was tematically important banks in sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes. the Dow gains in check. up 28.85 points, or 0.75 percent, at Washington. REUTERS

GE posts 9pc Second Swiss bank closes over US tax pressure profit drop for GENEVA: A second Swiss bank citizens to Washington and has third quarter has decided to close its doors as signed up to an international con- the United States cranks up vention on assisting tax evasion NEW YORK CITY: pressure on financial institu- investigations. General Electric yesterday tions for abetting tax evasion. Another bank caught up reported a 9 percent drop Zurich-based Bank Frey & Co., in the US dragnet, the Swiss in third-quarter earnings as which manages about 2.0bn Swiss subsidiary of Liechtenstein’s revenues slipped, driven by francs (¤1.6bn, $2.2bn), said late Liechtensteinische Landesbank a downsizing of its financing on Thursday its shareholders had (LLB), is also expected to close arm, GE Capital, and unfa- decided to halt operations. its operations by the end of the vorable foreign exchange “The decision stems from the year and is to pay $23.8m to avoid rates. Net earnings at increasingly difficult market con- prosecution. the US industrial giant ditions, ever-growing regulations LLB announced on Friday it totaled $3.2bn for the July- and the unsustainable require- was selling its sake in Jura Trust September period, down 9 ments that smaller private banks The logo of Swiss Bank Frey & Cois at the entrance of an office building at the Bahnhofstrasse street in Zurich. for 6.6 million euros via a man- percent from the year-ago are required to comply with, in agement buyout as part of its figure of $3.5bn. part as a result of the tax dis- Washington to settle such accusa- US financial system, which has pleading guilty to US tax eva- restructuring of its business to Net earnings on an operat- pute with the USA,” it said in a tions. The bank said it had acted pushed Swiss banks to comply. sion charges and paying $74m core functions. ing basis came in at 36 cents statement. cooperatively within the frame- Bank Frey said it is financially in fines. US pressure has pushed A universal bank, LLB is major- per share, beating analyst Bank Frey is one of the 14 work of both Swiss and United healthy and will not be liquidated. Switzerland to roll back the ity-owned by the Principality of expectations of 35 cents. Swiss banks under investigation States law and intends to con- It is the second Swiss bank to banking secrecy that made the Liechtenstein and also provides Net earnings on a per share the US Justice Department for tinue to do so. shut after running into trouble country a leader in catering to wealth management services, pri- basis fell 6 percent to 31 cents. aiding US taxpayers i avoiding A failure to reach a settle- with US authorities. the world’s rich. It has agreed vate banking, asset management, Revenue fell 1.5 percent taxes, and as such is ineligible for ment could lead to prosecution In January, the private bank to automatic reporting of bank fund services and trust services. from a year ago, to $35.7 bil- simplified procedures offered by as well as being barred from the Wegelin & Co. closed after account information on US AFP lion, below estimates. It was the third consecutive quarter of lower revenue for the con- glomerate based in Fairfield, Department store Connecticut. “Our third-quarter Strike risk at Royal Mail results were very strong in an improving global busi- ness environment,” GE influenced price range chairman and chief execu- tive Jeff Immelt said in a statement. LONDON: Britain’s Business investors had bid for 20 times Immelt noted 19 percent Secretary Vince Cable rebuffed more shares than were on offer. growth in orders around the accusations that the govern- The opposition Labour party world. The orders backlog hit ment underpriced the privati- said the high demand signalled a record $229bn. sation of Royal Mail and said taxpayers had been short-changed “Industrial margins grew yesterday the threat of indus- in the privatisation. Both Cable 120 basis points in the quar- trial action had influenced the and the government’s independ- ter, and we are on track for price-setting process. ent advisers Lazard have been planned margin expansion of Shares in the Royal Mail postal summoned to appear before a 70 basis points for the year,” service have risen more than 50 parliamentary committee to dis- he said. percent to 500 pence since the cuss the sale next month. Shares in Dow member GE government disposed of a 62 per- Cable said the upper end of were up 2.9 percent at $25.40 cent stake in the firm last week the price range was raised from in pre-market trading on the at 330 pence per share. £3.1bn to £3.3bn during early New York Stock Exchange. The newly-opened Galeries Lafayette Beijing store, in Beijing, yesterday. France’s Galeries Lafayette has Defending the pricing, Cable valuation discussions because of AFP unveiled a swish department store in Chinese capital housing brands it says will lure fashionistas. said that some institutions in “positive feedback” for the sale. a group of around 20 potential During the order-taking proc- investors used to gauge demand ess, the unusual, but not unprec- had pulled their support in the edented, step of raising the top weeks running up to the sale. of the range was discussed but Their withdrawal came after ultimately rejected by the advis- US probes Airbus engine failure Royal Mail told the government ing banks, Goldman Sachs and it expected strike action over a UBS, due to fears of alienating pay dispute, Cable said. the government’s target group of WASHINGTON: US regula- captain had “an indication of a she said. One of the 145 passen- The engine was removed from “This change to the industrial long-term investors. tors are investigating an Airbus possible mechanical issue” and gers aboard the airplane described the airplane and “as a result relations position meant that “This was not pursued based on engine failure aboard a Spirit smoke was in the cabin. an explosion and smoke filling of the initial inspection, it was there were some potential inves- an assessment of the composition Airlines flight that was forced “One engine was shut down, the cabin. “Shortly after the big determined that the engine fail- tors who stated that they were of demand in the order book and to make an emergency landing which is normal procedure under explosion went off and lit up the ure was contained, meaning it did not willing to invest at all and an assessment of where demand in Texas on Tuesday. these circumstances. However, side of the airplane, it (smoke) not penetrate the engine casing,” many others who focused on the would taper off, especially from The National Transportation all of our aircraft are designed just poured in all the vents,” Casey the Washington-based agency business and financial implica- informed potential long-term Safety Board, in a statement yes- to operate safely on one engine if Rogers told the Atlanta television said in a statement. tions of strike action,” Cable said investors,” Cable said. terday, said it was investigating necessary,” Misty Pinson, spokes- station WGCL-TV. The engine would undergo a in a letter to a panel of lawmakers The government also consid- the engine failure aboard Spirit’s woman for the Florida-based “Before you know it, you detailed examination and disas- scrutinising the sale. ered selling a smaller stake to Airbus A319, which was flying Spirit Airlines, said in an emailed couldn’t see, and that’s when eve- sembly, the agency said, addding Ballot results on Wednesday allow it to cash in on higher prices from Dallas, Texas, to Atlanta, statement. ryone got scared.” that Spirit Airlines and IAE are showed that workers would strike at a later date but opted against Georgia. “Following procedures and as The NTSB said one of their participating in the investigation. on Nov. 4 unless a new pay deal the plan because it would squeeze Spirit Airlines said that Flight a safety precaution, the plane investigators was at the Dallas Contacted yesterday, the NTSB was reached. the number of shares available to 165 returned to Dallas/Fort returned to DFW. It was a normal airport inspecting and document- said it had no further informa- Despite those concerns, the institutions and could fuel volatil- Worth International Airport landing and customers deplaned ing the engine, an International tion to make available beyond its eventual order book on the pri- ity. shortly after take-off after the safely. There were no injuries,” Aero Engines (IAE) V2500. Thursday statement. AFP vatisation showed institutional REUTERS OCTOBER 19, 2013 ON SATURDAY 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Sport

Akmal and Peterson Amir seeks ICC reprieve fined for code Banned Pakistani bowler praying ICC will allow him to play soon breach ABU DHABI: Pakistan’s KARACHI: Banned Pakistan wicket-keeper Adnan Akmal paceman Mohammad Amir Pakistan hails and Robin Peterson of South is praying the International Pakistan’s Africa have been fined 50 per- Cricket Council (ICC) will grant team great win over cent of their match fees after him a reprieve to play domestic celebrates a run-in, the International cricket as he seeks to resume a the wicket South Africa Cricket Council (ICC) said career that stalled under igno- of South yesterday. minious circumstances. Africa’s J KARACHI: Former greats yes- Akmal and Peterson were Amir, a bright prospect who P Duminy terday hailed Pakistan’s upset involved in an altercation in made his international debut at during the victory over world number one South Africa’s second innings 17, served three months in an fourth day Test side South Africa in Abu on Thursday in the first Test English jail for corruption and is of their first Dhabi, hoping it will lift the which Pakistan won by seven three years into a five-year ban Test at the morale of the team and the fans. wickets to go 1-0 up in the two- for his role in a spot-fixing scan- Sheikh Zayed Misbah-ul-Haq’s men bounced match series. dal surrounding a test against Cricket back from an embarrassing defeat “The two players were fined England at Lord’s in 2010. Stadium in to minnows Zimbabwe last month after pleading guilty to a Level The Pakistan Cricket Board Abu Dhabi to beat the Proteas by seven wick- two breach of the ICC Code of (PCB), currently run by an ets in the first game of their two- Conduct during the fourth day’s on Thursday. interim committee headed by Test series. play,” said the ICC in a release. Pakistan Najam Sethi, will take up Amir’s Former Test spinner Iqbal The two players were found case at an ICC board meeting this won the Test Qasim said the victory, achieved to have breached Article 2.2.4 weekend and plead for a review of by seven inside four days, should cheer up of the ICC Code of Conduct his ban on legal and compassion- wickets. The Pakistan’s passionate but long- for players and player support ate grounds. second Test suffering fans. personnel, which relates to “What I did in 2010 was terri- of the two- “No doubt Pakistan needed “inappropriate and deliberate ble and wrong and I have paid the match series this win,” Qasim said. “What physical contact between play- price for it. I have lost my image will start on happened in Zimbabwe left a ers in the course of play during and hurt my country and family,” October 23. bad taste in the mouth and eve- an International match”, the Amir said yesterday. ryone wanted Pakistan to lift its ICC said. “But everyone gets a second performance.” “The charges had been laid chance in life... I pray the ICC will Qasim said Misbah must be by the on-field umpires Paul give me a second chance.” prepared for a tough response Reiffel and Rod Tucker (both Tafazzul Rizvi, the PCB’s legal We were outplayed, says when the second Test starts in from Australia), as well as third advisor, said the board was trying Dubai on October 23. umpire Ian Gould (England)and to convince the ICC to allow Amir, stressed South Africa captain “I am sure the players will fourth umpire Shozab Raza of whose ban ends in 2015, to resume keep their feet on the ground as Pakistan,” said the ICC. training at the board’s facilities in ABU DHABI: Top-ranked South Africa admitted they were out- South Africa is the best team in Both players pleaded guilty to Lahore or even play some club or played by Pakistan as their unbeaten run of 15 Test matches over the world and they will hit back the charge and as such, under domestic cricket. almost two years came to an end in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. strongly in the next match,” said the provisions of the code, the “We have sent a report to the They suffered a seven-wicket defeat after tea on the fourth play 50-Test veteran Qasim, who com- matter was determined by ICC ICC from a Queen’s Counsel (QC) of the first Test after Pakistan chased down a 40-run target having pleted his tenure as chief selector match referee David Boon of we hired in London to look into dominated a ring-rusty South Africa team from the start of the match in July this year. Australia and so there was no the case and we are hoping it will at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Former captain Rashid Latif requirement for a full hearing. help us plead our case strongly Captain Graeme Smith told reporters his side had been “stressed” said the win was down to the at the ICC meetings,” Rizvi said. despite going into the game as the world’s number one-ranked team. shrewdness of Misbah, often The PCB had raised Amir’s “Every time you come to the (Asian) sub-continent you always have criticised in Pakistan for his con- Dad-to-be case at the last ICC meeting fol- a degree of stress,” Smith told a news conference. servative approach to batting and lowing which the governing body “Pakistan have played well in these conditions of late, I have to say captaincy. Amla heads formed a sub-committee, headed that they have outplayed us, so it’s very disappointing. “Credit goes to Misbah, he by England and Wales Cricket “We are hurting. The team has too much ability to make this a took a bold decision of dropping home : Team Board chairman Giles Clarke, to habit. Teams can play well, you do lose, that’s natural in sport but the (Abdur) Rehman and Rahat Ali look into the issue. Mohammad Amir ... desperate. standards that we set for ourselves means that we should have the who both got wickets in Zimbabwe ABU DHABI: South Africa The sub-committee’s findings ability to bounce back.” purely because of conditions and are likely to be without would also come up for discus- 15 one-day internationals and 18 South Africa’s last Test was in February when they wrapped up a brought in the new opener Shan Hashim Amla for next week’s sion during the ICC meetings in Twenty20 Internationals. 3-0 home series win over the Pakistanis. Masood,” said Latif. second Test against Pakistan London, Rizvi added. “It hurts because the ban is my “It’s always difficult to replicate Test matches when you haven’t Former batsman Basit Ali in Dubai after the world’s The left-arm paceman, now 21, own doing and my family has also played one in six months,” Smith said. backed Misbah to prove his leading batsman left for home added he wanted to rectify the suffered. I just want to rectify the “We came together after the Champions League and the guys have detractors wrong and seal the yesterday to attend the birth mistake and start playing again. big mistake I made then.” worked extremely hard and always knew this would be a tough tour series in Dubai. of his second child. “I have learnt my lessons and Amir’s team-mates Salman after a long layoff. The positive is that we were better with the new “Despite being criticised right, “Amla flew back to South it has been frustrating not being Butt and Mohammad Asif were ball today than we were in Pakistan’s first innings,” Smith added. left and centre by armchair crit- Africa on Friday morning for able to play cricket which I love also handed jail terms and bans “That is a big step in the right direction. After the strong opening ics, Misbah has proved that he is the birth of his second child. His so much,” said Amir, who has for their role in the scandal. partnership they had in the first innings it was nice to get things right. the man to lead Pakistan,” said wife is expected to give birth represented Pakistan in 14 Tests, REUTERS We need no motivation to improve,” he said. REUTERS Ali. AFP soon,” a South Africa team statement said. However, it remains unclear whether or not Amla will make it back in time for the second Conditions made the difference: Misbah Test starting in Dubai from October 23. ABU DHABI: Victorious cap- two countries in September, a 4-74 and was ably supported by the Sri Lankan team bus forced Amla, ranked the number tain Misbah-ul Haq (pictured) result that squared the series 1-1. paceman Junaid Khan who took them to play on neutral grounds. one batsman in the Test rank- conceded that different con- “Zimbabwe in Harare benefit- three wickets and left-arm spin- Misbah said getting South ings, made 118 in the first Test ditions in the United Arab ted from the swing conditions but ner Zulfiqar Babar who took two. Africa cheaply was the turning which Pakistan won by seven Emirates (UAE) had helped here it was totally different and Misbah hailed the result as it point. wickets on Thursday. Pakistan beat world’s top team we had that belief that conditions also followed the 3-0 whitewash “Getting them for under 250 But Amla said South Africa South Africa just a month after would suit us before the match,” suffered at the hands of the South with so much depth in their bat- will be ready for the next match. losing to minnows Zimbabwe. said Misbah. Africans on their patch earlier in ting was the turning point and “We’ll probably have a few Pakistan won the first Test Pakistan bowled South Africa the year. then we got off to a soild start net sessions, but the biggest against South Africa by seven out for a paltry 249 in the first “I think conditions do play an gave us the much needed boost,” change will be mental,” Amla wickets on a spin-friendly Shekih innings and then put on a big important role. When we went said Misbah. said prior to his departure. Zayed Stadium pitch with a day 442 total with 146 from opener to South Africa we lost and now Pakistan were given a solid 135- “We know where we went to spare, taking a 1-0 lead in the Khurram Manzoor and 100 from South Africa are the number one run stand by Manzoor and debu- wrong and this team is with- two-match series. Misbah, taking an invaluable 193- team,” he said. tant Shan Masood, who made 75. out a doubt a fantastic team. Misbah said his team benefitted run lead. “England also struggled here, Proteas skipper Smith, whose We take a lot of pride from our on home-like conditions suited to South Africa hardly avoided an I think conditions have a big role team had been unbeaten for the performance and this loss hurt, his bowlers and batsmen. innings defeat with AB de Villiers in results of Tests,” said Misbah last 15 Tests, said his team were we set high standards for our- “The change of conditions made notching a fighting 93 before they whose team last year beat England “extremely disappointed”. selves.” The Proteas will not add a big impact,” said Misbah, whose were bowled out for 232, giving 3-0 in their adopted home of UAE, Smith admitted Pakistan domi- a player to the current squad in team lost to Zimbabwe by 24 runs Pakistan a 40-run target to win. where they have been forced to nated throughtout the match. his absence. AGENCIES in the second Test between the Saeed Ajmal led the attack with play since terrorists attacks on AFP

Perth International McIlroy still a Korea Open contender Scores PERTH: Leading scores SEOUL: Former world number McIlroy, coming off a month- “I hit some good shots and into a good position for Sunday after the second round of KEB-HanaBank one Rory McIlroy (pictured) long break, is hoping to pick up made some good birdies,” he said. if possible.” the $2m EPGA-sanctioned Scores overcame five bogeys to get into his first win of 2013, as he kicked “I’m driving the ball very well First-round leader Jang Ik-Jae Perth International at Lake contention heading into week- off the late-season and for the most part joined McIlroy at three-under Karrinyup (par-72) in Perth INCHEON: Leading first end play at the Kolon Korea Asian swing. my iron play is pretty after shooting a 72 yesterday. round scores at the $1.9m yesterday (Australia unless Open yesterday. Starting the day on good, but I definitely Hong, meanwhile, followed up stated): LPGA KEB-HanaBank The two-time major champ the back nine, McIlroy missed a few oppor- a 69 with a 68 for the only bogey- 137 Peter Hedblom (SWE) 68-69 Championship at Sky72 Golf compensated for those five hic- opened with a birdie, tunities out there. less round of the day. Club in Incheon yesterday: cups with seven birdies for a two- but then committed “I’m in a good posi- “I was very pleased to go around 139 Ross Fisher (ENG) 72-67 Top first round scores (Par 72) under 69 at the par-71 Woo Jeong three straight bogeys tion going into the without a bogey but I think I had 140 Soren Hansen (DEN) 71-69, Clint Rice 67 Amy Yang (KOR), Anna Nordqvist (SWE), Hills Country Club, where the starting on the par-4 weekend and that’s a bit of luck,” he said. “Some of 68-72, Josh Younger 70-70, Jin Jeong Katherine Hull-Kirk (AUS), Park Ju-Young Northern Irish star is the mar- 14th. all you can ask for,” the pins were really hard, but I (KOR) 68-72, Dimitrios Papadatos 69-71 (KOR) quee name at the $1m OneAsia After making the he added. managed to get it close or make 141 Brody Ninyette 72-69, James Nitties 68 Caroline Hedwall (SWE) Tour stop. turn, McIlroy had McIlroy said he was up-and-down. The real game 68-73, Bo Van Pelt (USA) 70-71, Richard 69 Brittany Lang (USA), Suzann Pettersen He is tied for fifth at three- four birdies against disappointed with the starts from tomorrow.” Finch (ENG) 72-69 (NOR), Carlota Ciganda (ESP), Jenny Shin under for the tournament, two one bogey over his closing bogey but he Defending champion Kim Dae- 142 Marcus Fraser 72-70, Fredrik Andersson (KOR), Michelle Wie (USA), Kim Ha-Neul strokes behind the leader Hong final nine holes. will try to stay patient Sub shot a 73 to fall into a six-way Hed (SWE) 69-73, Jason Scrivener (KOR), Shin Ji-Yai (KOR) Soon-Sang. The South Korean The world number the rest of the way. tie for 13th. 75-67, Michael Hoey (NIR) 73-69, Ryan 70 Park In-Bee (KOR), Jane Park (USA), Ryu fired a bogey-free round of 68. six said his day was “pretty solid” “I don’t need to go out there McIlroy is the only foreign Haller 72-70, Nick O’Hern 69-73, Mark So-Yeon (KOR), Natalie Gulbis (USA), Three more South Koreans aside from the bogeys on his first and be overly aggressive,” he said, player inside the top 10 heading Brown (NZL) 70-72, Nick Cullen 69-73, Giulia Sergas (ITA) remained one stroke behind Hong. nine. “but I just want to get myself into the weekend. REUTERS Christopher Campbell 71-71 OCTOBER 19, 2013 Sport www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17 ON SATURDAY Man United face test from Saints City look to get back on track at West Ham; Arsenal take on Norwich City Celtic braced

LONDON: Manchester United The top five clubs are in for trial will look to get their league title EPL Fixtures action today, with Arsenal host- defence airborne at home to Today (1400GMT unless otherwise stated): ing Norwich City, second-placed GLASGOW: Celtic face a test- high-flying Southampton today, Arsenal vs Norwich City, Chelsea vs Cardiff Liverpool visiting Newcastle ing week as they travel to a reju- as the Premier League resumes City, Everton vs Hull City, Manchester United, third-placed Chelsea fac- venated Hibernian side today following the international United vs Southampton, Newcastle ing Cardiff City and Manchester before facing Ajax in a crucial break. United vs Liverpool (1145GMT), Stoke City, who go into the weekend Champions League clash on United’s England players will City vs West Bromwich Albion, Swansea in fifth, travelling to West Ham German Tuesday. return to club duty with a spring City vs Sunderland, West Ham United vs United. national team Celtic boss Neil Lennon was in their step after the national Manchester City (1630GMT) Liverpool manager Brendan head coach pleased to see most of his play- team secured qualification for Tomorrow (1500GMT): Rodgers, whose side won 6-0 Joachim Loew ers return unscathed from inter- next year’s World Cup, but Old Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur in the corresponding fixture speaks during national duty while the fortnight Trafford has not been a happy against Newcastle last season, a press con- lay-off allowed several of his Monday (1900GMT): place in recent weeks. has revealed that he will have ference at the injured players much needed time Crystal Palace vs Fulham With only two wins in their three players available for selec- headquarters to recuperate. However, the knock last six games, David Moyes’s side tion again after injury for the trip of the German Mikel Lustig picked up while away trail early leaders Arsenal by six at. This club will always go on.” to St James’ Park. Football with Sweden coupled with Adam points and in Southampton they A brace from teenage winger “We’ll arrive with our strong- Association Matthews’ long-term shoulder face a team who have climbed to Adnan Januzaj gave United a 2-1 est squad of the season against (DFB) in injury has presented the manager fourth place following a run of win at Sunderland in their last Newcastle,” he said. with a dilemma at right-back. Frankfurt Main, three straight victories. outing but Southampton are likely “They haven’t played games but “We’ll have to rethink a little Germany, yes- The shadow of former manager to present formidable opposition, they’ve been training now for the bit regarding Hibs,” the Celtic terday. Loew Alex Ferguson continues to loom having gone four games without last few weeks. Glen Johnson will manager said. AFP over the club but he has urged conceding a goal. be back, Joe Allen will be back, has extended fans to show patience. Saints captain Adam Lallana (Aly) Cissokho will be back.” his contract Scottish Premier Speaking at an event to unveil has given Argentine manager Arsenal manager Arsene beyond the a road near Old Trafford that has Mauricio Pochettino the credit for Wenger, meanwhile, says that 2014 World League Fixtures been renamed in his honour ear- their fine start to the campaign. club-record signing Mesut Ozil Cup until 2016. Today (1400GMT unless stated) lier this week, Ferguson said: “It’s “We’ve had a full pre-season will undergo a fitness test after Hibernian vs Celtic (1130), Aberdeen vs a great, great football club. You, under him to get his tactics and hurting his knee on international Dundee United, Kilmarnock vs Ross County, the supporters, have enjoyed it. methods across,” Lallana told duty with Germany. Motherwell vs Hearts, St Mirren vs St “And I still think that a lot of local newspaper the Daily Echo. “He is alright. He came back Johnstone our young fans don’t remember “You’re starting to see all the with a knock on the knee but it that there were bad days. Dealing rewards of our hard work under was just a kick,” the Frenchman Tomorrow with bad days is what we’re good the manager.” said. AFP Inverness CT vs Partick Thistle Maradona PSG sweating Your TV guide for served with live matches today 39m-euro tax Event Competition Time Channel bill in Italy on Ibra fitness Newcastle vs Liverpool Barclays Premier League 14:00 HD6 Blackpool vs Wigan English Championship 14:15 HD4 ROME: Italian tax agents have PARIS: Champions Paris but we have a big squad with qual- served football legend Diego Saint-Germain are sweating on ity players to replace them and in Mazembe vs Stade Malien CAF Champions League 16:30 +1 Maradona with papers over a the fitness of star striker Zlatan whom we have every bit of faith,” Real Madrid vs Malaga La Liga 16:30 HD2 39m-euro debt that the feisty Ibrahimovic ahead of the visit of he said. Notts Forest vs Bournemouth English Championship 17:00 +4 Argentinian disputes, ANSA Bastia today. While they may be missing cer- news agency reported yesterday. PSG trail big-spending rivals tain players, PSG can count on Everton vs Hull Barclays Premier League 17:00 HD3 Maradona was in Milan for an Monaco on goal difference at the a rapidly improving Marquinhos, Arsenal vs Norwich Barclays Premier League 17:00 HD4 event organised by best-selling top of a Ligue 1 table increasingly who said he was fatigued when sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport developing into a two-horse race, he first arrived at the club from Stoke vs West Brom Barclays Premier League 17:00 +2 for the publication of a DVD col- already at this early stage of the Roma at the start of the season. Swansea vs Sunderland Barclays Premier League 17:00 +3 lection on his life. season. “It was very difficult for me. Chelsea vs Cardiff Barclays Premier League 17:00 HD1 A source at the Equitalia tax Those two remain the only I was out of condition when I recovery agency said the move unbeaten sides after nine games arrived,” he said. Man United vs Southampton Barclays Premier League 17:00 HD6 was simply formal procedure and have both returned from “Physically (I’m now at 100 Al Sadd vs Qatar Qatar Stars League 17:30 Global since the papers only have a 180- Argentinian football legend the Velodrome cauldron with percent), yes, and mentally. But PSG vs Bastia Ligue 1 17:30 HD5 day validity and therefore have to Diego Armando Maradona maximum points from a trip to I still think I can improve a lot. be renewed whenever Maradona reacts during his visit to their only potential challengers, I’m keeping my feet on the ground Al Arabi vs Al Khor Qatar Stars League 18:15 2 is in Italy. Marseille. and continuing to improve.” Italian newspaper ‘Gazzetta Cagliari vs Catania Serie A 19:00 HD3 They would theoretically give dello Sport’ in Milan, Italy, on But the news is not good for Marquinhos, who cost 30m legal premise for Italian authori- PSG as Ibrahimovic was injured euros from Roma even though Valencia vs Real Sociedad La Liga 19:00 HD4 Thursday. ties to seize Maradona’s assets in when playing for Sweden last he is still only 19, has one eye on Iraq vs Sweden FIFA World Cup U-17 19:00 +4 Italy, which the international star Friday. earning a World Cup berth with does not have. “I am not a tax fraudster,” He started training on his own his country. “Why not? I have Iran vs Argentina FIFA World Cup U-17 19:00 +2 “This is not putting pressure,” Maradona protested last year. “I on Thursday but the thigh prob- to dream and believe in myself. West Ham vs Man City Barclays Premier League 19:30 HD6 the source said. was playing football and someone lem could yet see him miss today’s To play in the World Cup in my Al Rayyan vs Al Gharafa Qatar Stars League 20:30 Global Maradona’s tax woes go back else was signing for me,” he said. match. home country would be a dream,” to when he played for Napoli Maradona scored 115 goals in It would be a further blow for he added. AFP Osasuna vs Barcelona La Liga 20:30 HD2 between 1984 and 1991. In 2005, he 259 games with Napoli, where he the Parisians, who will already be Esperance vs Orlando CAF Champions League 20:30 +1 was ordered to pay 37.2m euros, is still adored to this day. With without suspended midfield pair Ligue 1 Fixtures: 23.5m euros of which were inter- him on the team, Napoli won their Thiago Motta, who was sent-off Montpellier vs Lille Ligue 1 21:00 HD5 est on the debt. only two Italian league titles in against Marseille, and Marco Today (1800 GMT unless stated) Ajaccio vs Nantes Ligue 1 21:00 HD4 But Italian prosecutors 1987 and 1990. Verratti, whose booking against Paris Saint-Germain vs Bastia (1500), Evian vs Guingamp Ligue 1 21:00 +2 resumed the trial from scratch He also won the World Cup the same team led to his ban. Ajaccio vs Nantes, Evian/Thonon vs in 2011 in what was seen as a with Argentina in 1986. Brazilian centre-back Guingamp, Montpellier vs Lille, Rennes vs Twente vs Ajax Eredivisie Football 21:00 +4 victory by Maradona’s lawyer in The former cocaine addict is Marquinhos insists, though, that Valenciennes Milan vs Udinese Serie A 21:00 HD3 Italy, Angelo Pisani. now a roving sports ambassador the champions have the squad to Tomorrow A final ruling on January 10 this for the United Arab Emirates fol- make light of any absences. Fluminense vs Ponte Preta Brazilian Championship 22:00 HD1 Sochaux vs Monaco (1200), Saint-Etienne vs year from a court in Naples has lowing his departure from local “They (Motta and Verratti) are Espanyol vs Atletico La Liga 23:00 HD2 now made the sentence definitive. club Al Wasl in 2012. AFP two very important players for us Lorient (1500), Lyon vs Bordeaux (1900) Lorenzo quickest as Marquez tumbles QMMF’s West keen to

PHILLIP ISLAND, the track less than 20 minutes Australia: Spain’s defending later. world champion Jorge Lorenzo “It’s a pity about the crash right impress at home race topped both practice sessions at the start of the afternoon run yesterday as title challenger but we went back out with the PHILLIP ISLAND, without a chance to retaliate. “This Marc Marquez struck trou- second bike, which had a totally Australia: QMMF Racing morning, we stayed with the hard ble ahead of this weekend’s different geometry and we had no Team rider Anthony West, who tyre and kept improving during Australian MotoGP at Phillip time in which to change things,” Yamaha had conquered a podium posi- the session. But when we went out Island. Marquez said. Factory Repsol tion at his home Grand Prix of this afternoon, it was impossible Yamaha’s Lorenzo clocked one “So we used the initial setup for Honda Team Australia one year ago, arrived to come even close to the same minute 28.961 seconds for the the entire session. We shall see if Spanish rider with high hopes and aspirations time. The bike became almost fastest lap in second practice to tomorrow we can regain the feel- Marc Marquez at Phillip Island, but couldn’t unrideable. I can’t pinpoint one hold a gap of 0.294secs over com- ing that we had in the morning acknowledges quite reach his goals on the first thing that is wrong, just the whole patriot Marquez on a Honda. session, as I felt very good.” spectators at the day of practice in the Moto2 bike became sort of strange and But Marquez, who can claim Lorenzo, who clinched his end of second category. weird to ride. We made some the world title in his debut pre- world title in last year’s race, went practice session The 32-year-old Queenslander pretty big changes, but I can’t feel mier class season if he beats within 0.304secs of Australian finished a strong first free prac- the difference. Maybe it has to do of the Australian Lorenzo by sufficient points in Casey Stoner’s lap record of tice session in 14th place and was with the tyres,” said West. MotoGP Grand Sunday’s third-last race of the 1:28.665 set in the 2008 Phillip ready to fight for a Top Ten posi- Team-mate Rafid Topan Sucipto season, came heavily off his bike Island race. Prix at Phillip tion in the afternoon, but instead had a good first day. The young tal- during the afternoon run. “I feel that here we are Island, yesterday. ran into strange problems with ent from Jakarta, Indonesia, who The 20-year-old Spanish rookie much more competitive than in a lack of grip and feeling on his prefers the challenges of highspeed high-sided his Repsol Honda and Malaysia,” Lorenzo said. Speed Up prototype. corners to circuits with stop-and- landed heavily on the newly-laid “There are some problems with Like some other top riders of go characteristics, improved stead- asphalt surface before getting to the wind in some corners where his category who also ran into tyre ily throughout the day and finished his feet. we cannot keep the front wheel on problems, West wasn’t able to match in 28th position, leaving three com- Appearing to have escaped the ground so we need to improve his previous best time in the second petitors behind. injury, Marquez was back out on that for tomorrow. AFP session and dropped back in ranking THE PENINSULA OCTOBER 19, 2013 ON SATURDAY 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Sport

Real Madrid, Lekhwiya trounce Muaither PSG to clash in Doha QSL: Eljaish rally to hold Al Wakra; Al Ahli stun Umm Salal 3-1 friendly DOHA: Al Sailiyah defeated Al Kharaitiyat 2-1 while former MADRID: Real Madrid two-time champions Lekhwiya will face French champions trounced Muaither 5-1 in the Paris Saint-Germain in a Qatar Stars League (QSL) friendly in Doha on January matches here yesterday. 2, the Spanish club confirmed In the other two matches Action from the Qatar yesterday. yesterday, Eljaish rallied from Stars League match It will be the second time behind to hold Al Wakra 1-1 in between Lekhwiya and the clubs have met in barely round five action, while Al Ahli Muaither at Lekhwiya six months after Real emerged trounced Umm Salal 3-1. Stadium yesterday. 1-0 victors from a pre-season For Al Ahli, it was their first Lekhwiya won 5-1. friendly between the two in win, after two loss and an equal PICTURES BY: MOHAMMED Gothenburg back in July. number of draws. OBAIDLY PSG have strong links with Thye now have five points from the Qatari capital as they an equal number of matches. are owned by Qatar Sports Al Wakra and Al Sailiyah both Investments. have a tally of 11 points from five Both sides will be on their matches with three wins each. mid-season winter break at Eljaish, on the other hand, the time, with Real returning have now nine points from five to league action the following matches. weekend, whilst Ligue 1 doesn’t Lekhwiya, with yesterday’s return until January 11. AFP huge win, now have eight points from five matches. Muaither, QSL’s new entrant, with yesterday’s defeat have four Mexico name points from five matches. Al Kharaitiyat, the other team fourth coach to lose their match yesterday also have four from five matches The fifth round will continue in six weeks today with defending champions Al Sadd playing Qatar SC who MEXICO CITY: Mexico named are in third spot on the points their fourth coach in six weeks table. Also today, Al Arabi battle in a bid to save their dismal Al Khor while Al Rayyan take on World Cup qualifying campaign, Al Gharafa. hiring Miguel Herrera yester- THE PENINSULA day ahead of a last-chance play- off against New Zealand. Qatar Stars League The Club America boss Qatar Stars League Results and fixtures replaced Victor Manuel Vucetich, who was sacked two Yesterday’s Results days after the team lost 2-1 to Al Ahli 3 Umm Salal 1 Costa Rica, a defeat that nearly Lekhwiya 5 Muaither 1 killed their hopes of going to Eljaish 1 Al Wakra 1 Brazil next year. Al Sailiya 2 Al Kharaitiyat 1 “We are in a crisis situation,” Today’s Matches Mexican Football Federation president Justino Compean told Al Sadd vs Qatar SC, a news conference. Al Sadd Stadium, 6.15pm “We are saddened for the fans, Al Arabi vs Al Khor, saddened for club owners, sad- Al Arabi Stadium, 6.15pm dened for our sponsors,” he said, Al Rayyan vs Al Gharafa, Players of Lekhwiya celebrate after scoring a goal. RIGHT: Players of Lekhwiya and Muaither vie for ball possession. adding that Herrera would be Al Rayyan Stadium, 8.30pm. presented at another press con- ference on Sunday. Herrera, 45, coached America to their 11th title this year, his first as manager. The club, who Perfect Roma hand Napoli first defeat currently sit top of the league, said Herrera was joining the Italian Serie A MILAN: Miralem Pjanic scored target from scoring positions. when he hit a goalbound rocket then cautioned for a wayward national team on loan for the twice, once from the spot, to After Pjanic’s curling free kick on the bounce that was blocked, elbow as he was challenged from two-legged playoff against New Results and Fixtures hand Roma a 2-0 win over gave Roma a 1-0 lead late in the and for the opening quarter hour behind.Pandev somehow spurned Zealand. MILAN: Results from Italy’s Serie A today Napoli and extend their lead first half, the Bosnian midfielder Napoli were tamed by Roma’s Napoli’s best chance of the half Mexico’s new manager inherits (times GMT): in Italy’s Serie A to five points made it two -- this time from the pressing. after escaping his marker in mid- a team that have under-achieved Roma 2 (Pjanic 45+4, 71-pen) Napoli 0 yesterday. spot -- after Napoli defender Paolo Gervinho also spurned an early field to run on to Insigne’s superb despite a handful of European- Today’s Fixtures Napoli, under the watchful eyes Cannavaro saw red for a clumsy chance, scuffing his shot high with long ball. based talent such as Manchester of former star Diego Maradona, challenge on Marco Borriello. Pepe Reina at his mercy and min- The striker was clear on goal United forward Javier Hernandez Cagliari vs Catania (1600), began the match two points off Roma now sit top with a maxi- utes later Pjanic hit a low angled but former Napoli ‘keper Morgan and Villareal playmaker Giovani AC Milan vs Udinese (1845) the pace and hoping to upset Rudi mum 24 points from eight games drive from distance which whizzed De Sanctis shut down the angle dos Santos. Sunday Garcia’s early season pacesetters. with Napoli, conceding their first past Reina’s upright. and got a hand to Pandev’s shot, Mexico have not missed the Atalanta vs Lazio (1030), Fiorentina vs However, Rafael Benitez’s men defeat of the season, losing sec- Tempers flared just before the which was then cleared acrobati- World Cup since 1990 and there Juventus, Genoa v Chievo, Verona vs Parma, spurned two great chances in the ond place to Juventus, who visit half hour when Maicon was fouled cally by Daniele De Rossi. were high hopes after they won Livorno vs Sampdoria, Sassuolo vs Bologna first half when both Goran Pandev Fiorentina tomorrow. by Giandomenico Mesto, hand- Roma, however, had the the gold medal at the 2012 London (all 1300), Torino vs Inter Milan (1845) and Lorenzo Insigne missed the Pjanic fired a warning early on ing possession to Pandev who was momentum. AFP Olympics. AFP

NHL Results Vancouver 3 Buffalo 0 Red Sox on brink of Carolina 3 Toronto 2 NY Islanders 3 Edmonton 2 Clos goes close to 200m Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 1 Montreal 5 Columbus 3 World Series return Ottawa 5 New Jersey 2 TampaBay 3 Minnesota 1 Boston 3 Florida 2 DETROIT: Mike Napoli fourth run in the third inning on butterfly world record St Louis 3 Chicago 2 homered and the Red Sox a wild pitch from Sanchez. Los Angeles 2 Nashville 1 tagged Detroit starter Anibal Boston’s starting pitcher Jon Dallas 4 San Jose 3 DUBAI: South Africa’s Chad margins - one-hundredth of a sec- Sanchez for four runs yesterday Lester allowed two runs in 5 1/3 Detroit 4 Colorado 2 le Clos came within three-hun- ond. Schoeman was home in 22.27, in a 4-3 win that put Boston on innings and the Red Sox bullpen dredths of a second of breaking edging Le Clos to runner-up place the brink of returning to base- allowed just one run before his own 200m butterfly world at 22.28. Schoeman had earlier won ball’s World Series. Japanese closer Koji Uehara got Bruins slip past record on the opening night of the men’s 50m breast by nearly a The victory gave the Red Sox the final five outs for his second the Dubai leg of the World Cup second over Germany’s Hendrik a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven save of the series. Panthers for on Thursday. Feldwehr. American League Championship “He’s been a stud for us all Clos, who won the gold in the The South African clocked a Series, which shifts to Boston for year,” catcher David Ross said of 3-2 victory event ahead of his idol Michael 25.96 to Feldwehr’s 26.95, while game six today and game seven, Uehara. “He’s our horse at the Phelps in the 2012 London Japan’s Shinri Shioura wound up if necessary, on Sunday. end of that thing.” SUNRISE, Florida: The Olympics, easily lived up to his third in 27.38. Also in the spot- The Red Sox are trying to get The Tigers lost catcher Alex Boston Bruins weren’t going to billing as the favourite with a light was Hungary’s Katinka back to Major League Baseball’s Avila with what the team said was let playing against their former brilliant effort as he stopped the Hosszu, the overall winner of championship showcase for the a left knee strain. Avila was hurt goalie Tim Thomas affect their clock at 1:49.07. World Cup last year, who has first time since 2007, when they in a collision at the plate with game. In Eindhoven, earlier this year, entered as many as 12 events in South Africa’s Chad Le Clos won their second World Series in Red Sox catcher David Ross in Thomas wasn’t so sure he could he had picked up a world record Dubai in an attempt to add to her competes in the Men’s 200m four years. The Tigers were swept the second inning and was taken feel the same way. bonus of $10,000 with a 1:49.04 points tally. by the San Francisco Giants last out after the fourth. Reilly Smith scored the game- effort. Clos was better than Individual Medley final during And even though the 24-year- year in the Fall Classic. Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera, winning goal with 59 seconds his Eindhoven timing halfway the FINA Swimming World Cup old did not have the best of starts Napoli smacked a towering solo battling the nagging effects of a left in the third period and the through the race, but could not in Dubai on Thursday. -- she missed out on a podium fin- homer over the center field wall in groin injury, cost Detroit a chance Bruins beat the Florida Panthers maintain the pace in the second ish with a fifth place in the 800m the second inning to give Boston a to score in the first inning when 3-2 yesterday. half. However, it still wasn’t a 100 per freestyle -- she was back there lead they never surrendered. he ran through a stop sign from Smith backhanded the puck However, he was a comfort- cent day for the 21-year-old South within 26 minutes of that finish Napoli, who also hit the solo third base coach Tom Brookens into the net between the legs able winner, Poland’s Pawel African sensation, as he failed to when she won the 200m free- homer that was the only run of and tried to score from second on of Thomas after a faceoff in the Korzeniowski second in 1:51.26 pick up a second gold losing the style with a time 1:53.21, ahead of game three, also had a double Jhonny Peralta’s two-out single to Panthers’ zone. and Brazil’s Frederico Veloso De 50m butterfly to compatriot Roland Netherland’s Femke Heemskerk’s and a single, and scored Boston’s left field. AFP AGENCIES Castro taking third in 1:54.91. Schoeman by the narrowest of 1:53.46. AFP OCTOBER 19, 2013 Break Time www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 ON SATURDAY

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PRAYER TIME Luka in Germany Sleep helps brain stay fit by Fajr (Dawn) 4:17 Shorook (Sunrise) 5:34 clearing waste Zuhr (Noon) 11:19 WASHINGTON: Like a jani- Asr (Afternoon) 2:37 tor sweeping the halls after the lights go out, major changes Maghrib (Sunset) 5:05 occur in the brain during sleep Isha (Night) 6:35 to flush out waste and ward off disease, researchers have said. The research in the journal Science offers new answers to explain why people spend a third WEATHER of their lives asleep and may help in treating dementia and other Weather Today Sunday Monday neurological disorders. Conditions: In lab experiments on mice, Clear Clear Clear researchers observed how cel- Hazy to misty lular waste was flushed out via at places at the brain’s blood vessels into the first with some High: 34° High: 35° High: 34° body’s circulatory system and Low: 25° Low: 25° Low: 25° clouds becomes eventually the liver. fine. These waste products included amyloid beta, a protein that when accumulated is a driver of Alzheimer’s disease. DOHA - SUN & SEA In order to help remove the waste, cerebral spinal fluid is SUN TIDE SEA pumped through brain tissue. SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND The process is sped along during sleep because the brain’s 05:37 17:00 05:15 & 16:30 11:15 & 22:45 03/12-15 KT cells shrink by about 60 percent, allowing the fluid to move faster THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW and more freely through the brain. HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER The whole operation takes A young visitor looks at two-years old polar bear ‘Luka’ swimming in a pool at the zoo in Wuppertal, western place in what researchers call MUSCAT 32/27 Partly cloudy 34/27 Clear Germany, yesterday. 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Elfriede Jelinek (2004), received which was funded by the US PARIS 19/16 Chance of rain 21/14 Chance of storm enough,” Peter Englund wrote “I’m an old woman, and my their prizes at the Swedish National Institutes of Health, ISTANBUL 15/10 Chance of rain 17/08 Clear on his blog. health is frail,” she told Englund embassies in their respective came from Oregon Health and MANILA 31/24 Partly cloudy 32/24 Clear “All parties — including Mrs according to his blog. home countries. Science University and New York DHAKA 31/24 Chance of storm 30/24 Chance of storm Munro herself — regret this, but Munro, hailed by the AFP University. AFP DELHI 32/21 Clear 29/19 Clear ISLAMABAD 30/17 Partly cloudy 30/15 Clear Paul McCartney plays Jackie Chan set for full Hollywood embrace London gig from a truck BEVERLY HILLS: Jackie overthrew China’s final imperial Chan wasn’t in the mood for dynasty. “I really hope someday proclamations. in Hollywood, some producer or The Hong Kong martial arts director will hire me only to do film star, who declared last year drama,” Chan said. “I (would) at France’s Cannes film festival really appreciate it.” that he was retiring from action But that is never going to hap- films, now says that after more pen, Chan believes. than a decade of contemplating “Why?” he asks rhetorically quitting, he is going to let his body with a sigh. “Because the audience decide. is just not used to seeing Jackie “When I was 40-something the Chan doing drama.” media would ask me and then I Chan’s ideal roles would be in said another five years, and then films such as 1988 Oscar-winner five years and five years until Rain Man, which starred Dustin now,” the Kung Fu actor said Hoffman as a savant and Tom in an interview promoting his Cruise as his yuppie brother 2012 Chinese action film Chinese together on a road trip, or 1982’s Zodiac, which was released in US Tootsie, also starring Hoffman as cinemas yesterday. an actor who dresses as a woman “Six more months and I’m to land acting roles. going to be 60,” Chan said. “And “It’s just ... my English is not I (will) see how far I can go until that good,” Chan explains. my body tells me, ‘Stop.’” Chinese Zodiac That also held him back from Chan, famous for performing all Jackie Chan during a promotional event for his film in pursuing a role in The Interpreter, of his high-flying and physically Beverly Hills, California. a 2005 thriller starring Nicole punishing stunts, has appeared Kidman and Sean Penn. Chan in more than 100 films and now him to begin using a stunt dou- said, referring to the 1979 fam- said his manager thought the role writes, produces and directs his ble for his acrobatic scenes as he ily drama and 1965 musical, both would be good but told him the own films in Asia. believes Hollywood studios would Oscar winners. amount of dialogue was too tough. “I get hurt,” the actor said never cast him in dramatic roles. “All we think about Jackie Chan: Chan said that although the after 50 years of flips, kicks and “I hope the audience, after Chris Tucker, Rush Hour one, part would have been difficult, punches. “It gets really tiring, not they say, ‘Jackie, that’s a double!,’ two, and three ... always action- he does regret turning it down like it used to be.” they forgive me,” Chan said in his comedy, action-comedy,” he said because he lost an opportunity to The only real outward sign of trademark broad-grinned and about the Rush Hour buddy-cop work with Kidman and a chance ageing in Chan are some crow’s animated style. film series with comedian Chris to burnish his legacy. feet around the eyes. He is obvi- “Then I can continue (my Tucker that helped Chan cement “I see so many action stars all ously in great shape still, but career) because poor me, nobody his place in Hollywood 15 years those years come and go, and won’t reveal his secrets for stay- in Hollywood hires me to make a ago. come and go,” Chan said. “Action ing that way. Kramer vs Kramer (or) like Sound Chan has already added “dra- stars cannot live too long, unlike But as Chan starts to enter his of Music — actually I’m a pretty matic actor” to his resume with drama, true actors, like Robert twilight years he laments how good singer — and nobody hires the 2011 Chinese historical drama De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, they Hollywood typecasting may force me to do this kind of film,” Chan 1911 about the revolution that live forever.” REUTERS

Former Beatles and music legend, Paul McCartney plays a secret gig Georgia shows off skull thought to rewrite human evolution in Covent Garden in London, yesterday. LONDON: Rocker Paul McCartney played a surprise gig at TBILISI: Georgian scientists Along with four other skull Georgia’s national museum direc- found,” he said before allowing a London’s Covent Garden yesterday, drawing a crowd of hun- yesterday showed off a 1.8 mil- samples uncovered at the site, it tor said after a presentation in small number of journalists into dreds as he and his band performed half a dozen songs from the lion-year-old skull discovered appears to show that early man the capital Tbilisi yesterday. the vault to see the original skull. back of a truck. in the Caucasus nation that was a single species with a wide The collection — which is The stunningly well-preserved The 71-year-old former Beatle played a colourful piano and researchers say could force a range of looks rather than several housed in the vault of Georgia’s find has an almost-complete set of strummed the guitar in the plaza in the centre of the capital in a re-evaluation of current theo- distinct species. national museum — is “the richest teeth and seems more elongated stunt to promote “New”, his first album of solo material in six years. ries of human evolution. “Today in this skull — and the collection of hominids in the world than a normal human skull. The performance was announced on Twitter only minutes before The skull — unearthed in the other Dmanisi samples — we see from that time”, Lordkipanidze, The skull — which is about a it took place and many in the crowd were passers-by or office medieval town of Dmanisi some all the features lumped together the lead researcher on the project, third the size of a modern human workers who popped out for a sandwich. 100km southwest of Tbilisi — is in one group that we previously said. head — is normally kept in a spe- “Thank you, @PaulMcCartney. I can safely say that’s the best the first completely preserved thought identified different “We wanted to share with the cial padded box in the vault. lunch break I’ve ever had,” tweeted fan James Gill. AFP skull found from that period. groups,” David Lordkipanidze, Georgian public here what we had AFP