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Ramadan Kareem Let us learn about empathy

By Reham El-Sayed

esign Thinking is a human-centered process for solving big problems such as dealing with Deducation, hunger, or providing shelter to the poor. The first step of Design Thinking is “empathy”. Empathy is not the same as sympathy, which is feel- ing sorry for others. Empathy means feeling what someone else feels. In practical terms, to build empa- thy we must learn to be great observers and to ask the right questions with the aim of defining prob- lems and “ideating” finding solutions, testing them, then making changes to better serve the “user”. Ramadan is a great time to teach our children about empathy; fasting from dawn to sunset, feeling GAZA: (Left) Smoke and fire rise from an Israeli missle strike in Rafah yesterday. (Right) Palestinians remove the body of a man from a vehicle targeted in an Israeli hunger, true hunger helps as a reminder of those air strike yesterday in Gaza City. — AP/AFP who are less fortunate and to spiritualize our fight GAZA/JERUSALEM: At least 17 people were killed in against hunger and poverty. strikes across the Gaza Strip yesterday, Palestinian officials The core of fasting according to Prophet Barrak calls for elected govt said, as Israel threatened a lengthy offensive against Muhammad (PBUH) is not merely to give up self Islamist militants whose rocket fire reached as far as Tel indulgence but also to feel the need of one’s brother By Staff Reporter grenades to disperse the few hundred demonstrators Aviv. Israelis ran for cover as sirens sounded in the business as your own. “The believer is not the one who eats his who were demanding the release of detained activists. capital, in one of the deepest attack from Gaza since hostil- fill when the neighbor beside him is hungry.” (Al- KUWAIT: Prominent opposition leader Mussallam Al- Protesters also used small firecrackers in retaliation ities flared three weeks ago after the abduction and mur- Bayhaqi) Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was the most Barrak vowed that protests in Kuwait will not stop before before leaving. The Interior Ministry said in a statement der of three Israeli teenagers. The military said its Iron generous of men at all times, but his generosity the establishment of an elected government and called yesterday that police arrested two Kuwaitis and four Dome interceptor shot down the rocket which the Islamic reached its peak in Ramadan. (Al-Bukhari). on authorities to release detained activists immediately. non-Kuwaitis and seized four SUVs used by them to Jihad militant group said it had fired. So how can we make our children more empa- Speaking at a protest in Sabah Al-Nasser just hours after endanger the life of people during the protests Monday Explosions echoed across densely populated Gaza, thetic and compassionate, towards current world and he was released from jail, the outspoken for- night. In another development, Sheikh shaking buildings and sending up plumes of smoke. In resi- local problems, with the aim of contributing to solv- mer MP said that the protest movement in Ahmad Al-Fahd Al-Sabah was questioned dential areas, children could be heard crying as ambulance ing them one day? the country has been revived and will not by the public prosecution for the second sirens wailed. At least 12 civilians, including five children, 1- Choose a problem and talk to them about it. For stop before achieving democratic reforms. time Monday night over his lawsuit against were among the 17 dead in Gaza, Palestinian officials said. example, there are many pictures, stories, and videos Barrak was detained for six days by the pub- senior officials. Sheikh Ahmad, a former In the worst strike, a missile slammed into a house in the southern city of Khan Younis after people had reportedly of children who suffer in refugee camps. Another lic prosecutor on charges that he insulted energy minister, said after the questioning formed a human shield to protect it, killing seven people. example would be world hunger. the judiciary council and slandered its chair- that lasted until the early hours of yester- man Faisal Al-Marshed, charges that he had day that the prosecution investigations on On the Israeli side, medics said rocket impacts wounded at 2- Encourage them to ask questions and search for least two people. answers either through personally observing the categorically denied. the issue are still ongoing. The lower court which began hearing his He said that he has requested the prosecu- Three loud explosions rocked Jerusalem shortly after air problem, such as visiting a needy person, going to a raid sirens wailed across the city yesterday night. The sirens disability center, searching online, or interviewing case on Monday decided to set him free on a tor to call former foreign minister Sheikh KD 5,000 bail. Barrak again criticized the judi- Mussallam Al-Barrak Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and sounded at about 1900 GMT, with at least four bright flash- people who may have more information, such as a es lighting the sky southwest of the city. Hamas also said it ciary at the night protest and warned the editor of Al-Watan daily Sheikh Khalifa Ali Al- friend. Of course, it is recommended that if your chil- fired a rocket at the city of Haifa, northern Israel, in what dren are online, you should stay close in case of dis- judicial authority not to challenge the Kuwaiti people. He Khalifa Al-Sabah to testify on the issue to shed the light on would be the longest-range such Palestinian attack from turbing or violent images. said he will demand that Marshed should appear before certain topics. the Gaza Strip. 3- Brainstorm solutions, write each on a post it the court to testify and tell the court what are the accusa- Sheikh Ahmad said that he will reveal more informa- “We will not tolerate rocket fire against our cities and note and stick it on an empty wall. You will be sur- tions against him. tion later and declined to provide any further details. The townships, and therefore I ordered a significant broaden- prised at the novelty your children’s ideas. Here are But after Barrak left the site, which had been the cen- former minister filed the lawsuit which he calls the ing of IDF (Israel Defence Force) operations against the ter- some ideasfor you: Create a charity jar, make posters, ter of confrontations between police and activists for “Kuwait Lawsuit” last month, saying he has material evi- rorists of Hamas and other terror groups in the Gaza Strip,” help to create awareness among friends and family, five nights in a row, riot police fired tear gas and stun dence to prove his claims. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. collect money for a cause, hold a bake-sale, be grate- Continued on Page 13 ful for food and finish the food on their plate, write a letter to a friend, pray for them in daily prayers and before breaking the fast, share food with the poor and needy. During the month pick one idea from your wall and follow through. Give from your time, money and effort for the sake of your Lord. If you are a non-Muslim, try to fast with your kids for a day or part of a day, and discuss how you feel. The TIES Center has regular events to help you inte- grate into the culture, such as the Ramadan Challenge where participants fast for a full day in order to have fun, gain knowledge, or have a new spiritual experience. Courtesy of the TIES Center, the social and educa- tional hub for English Speaking Muslims in Kuwait. For more information, please call 25231015 or e-mail [email protected] or visit www.tiescenter.net. Khamenei reveals nuclear demands

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader revealed yesterday his country’s demands for a massive long-term increase in its nuclear enrichment capability, laying bare huge gaps between Tehran and world powers negotiating a deal. The comments, published on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s website, represent a dramatic intervention in the talks currently tak- ing place in Vienna between Iran and the P5+1 group of Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, plus Germany, for a nuclear accord. His remarks relate to the enrichment process of produc- ing fuel from centrifuges for nuclear power stations, which the West and Israel says, in highly extended form, could be used to develop an atomic bomb. Iran currently has around 19,000 centrifuges - of which only 10,000 are work- ing -but says more powerful machines will be needed to develop enough nuclear energy in the future. Khamenei said the required enrichment capability would be 19 times higher than the West currently wants to allow under a comprehensive agreement. Uranium enrichment and cen- trifuge numbers are the most sensitive topic in the negoti- ations, which aim to conclude a deal by July 20. Continued on Page 13 WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 LOCAL

Food of Ramadan Quaker Oats Breaded Fish Ingredients • 1/2 tsp. ground coriander • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped • 1 tsp. lemon juice • 1 tbsp. olive oil • Salt and black pepper For the Fish • 1/2 cup Quaker Oats • 1/2 kilo fish fillets • 1/2 cup flour • 2 eggs, beaten • Oil for frying To Serve • Lemon slices • Fresh tomatoes • Chopped green salad • Yoghurt sauce with chopped parsley Preparation • Preheat oven to 180 degrees. • Combine the marination ingredients in a bowl. • Clean fish pieces and pat dry. • Cover the fish pieces with the marination. Zain sponsors TV, radio shows • Cover and place in the fridge for one hour. • Lift fish pieces from marination and dip into the flour, then dip into eggs, and finally into oats with light pressure KUWAIT: Zain announced sponsoring two Ramadan game Zain said in a statement yesterday that ‘The Wall,’ which can screen. Zain also returns to sponsor the ‘Kanz FM’ radio show until fully covered. shows that provide a new concept in interactive competitions be seen on Kuwait TV during Ramadan, provides an innova- for the eighth straight year. The show can be heard on Kuwait • Heat oil over medium/high heat. by improving viewers’ information to achieve both enjoyment tive way to participate in Ramadan game shows, by allowing FM, and provides an opportunity for listeners to participate in • Fry fish pieces until golden on both sides. and benefit at the same time. viewers to interact with the hosts live through a large touch fun competitions and win valuable prices. • Arrange on a sheet pan. • Bake in oven for 15 minutes. • Serve fish fillets with salad and yoghurt sauce. Iftar banquets for students of Malaysian university • Garnish with sliced lemon and tomato.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kuwait Embassy in Malaysia is some of the students did not return to their home- organizing daily Iftar (fast-breaking) banquets for town. Thus, the Iftar session gives the students students of Al Madinah International University opportunities to face the blessed month of (MEDIU) over the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Ramadan with the aim to serve and delight the “The banquets help get together MEDIU officials hearts of the students and foster a close and loving and students and enhance interaction among relationship without having their loved ones by them,” Kuwaiti Ambassador Saad Al-Asousi said in a their side. MEDIU is an independent, non-profit edu- press statement yesterday. Al-Asousi said various cational institution, located in Malaysia. religious and cultural activities are held before and The university was established in 2006, founded after the daily banquets. He noted that the Iftar ban- on Islamic principles and values. MEDIU is licensed quets and accompanying activities are financed by a by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education number of Kuwaiti philanthropists. (MOHE) and its programs are accredited by the MEDIU is currently on its semester break and Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA). — KUNA

Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador of Senegal to Kuwait Abdou Lahad Mbacke hosted his annual iftar for ambassadors of Arab and Muslim countries. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 LOCAL

Regency Hotel hosted an iftar for media representatives and their families, on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Dedicate this month to caring after a loved one’s heart

side from being a spiritual month of nutritional diet, exercise, and lifestyle. the risk of heart disease,” said Dr. Waffa Helmi o Power Walking Abu Dhabi and former president of Emirates purity, resilience, and patience, To guide your loved ones Eat Safe during Ayesh, clinical dietician and creator of the o Cycling Cardiac Society. “To see if your habits are serv- ARamadan is also a time for giving. Ramadan: Safe@Heart 12 Week Programme. “It is espe- For the timings with Ramadan, exercise is ing your heart health, it is recommended to Whether it’s donating to charities, or simply * Remove all tempting unhealthy food from cially important to keep this in mind during best directly before breaking fast, or two hours regularly check blood pressure and cholesterol making someone smile, the 30 days welcome the kitchen and replace them with natural, Ramadan, as people tend to overindulge in after they’ve eaten. Avoid exercising in the readings. Being fully aware of your numbers generous deeds in any way, shape, or form. tasty and colourful alternatives fatty foods and eat larger portions than neces- morning, as they might feel dehydrated or can reduce risks of any heart ailments.” And what better act of kindness is there than * Make sure their diet is not high in sugar or sary.” weak throughout the rest of the day until Iftar Being proactive and taking care of the taking care of a loved one’s heart? salt consumption Should you push your loved ones to exer- time. body can prevent any health ailment, and a Take the time to nurture your loved ones * Buy wholegrain and brown bread / carbo- cise to Live Safe? Definitely Encourage them to Be Safe during the Holy heart condition in particular is very treatable if this month by focusing on the health of their hydrates * Why? A sedentary lifestyle is one of the month: there is effort put into practicing healthy hearts. * Keep an eye out for them to drink 1.5 top risk factors for heart disease. With exercise, Finally, follow your loved ones’ lifestyle to lifestyle habits.v Educational programmes, As a precaution, have your loved ones Litres of water. It’s not only good for their your loved ones will live longer, prevent risks make sure their daily habits are working for such as Safe@Heart, aim to support the com- checked for ‘bad’ cholesterol, which is a waxy hearts, but also for their skin and it helps nor- of cardiovascular disease, see an increase in them, not against them. If they smoke, encour- munity by providing them with the informa- substance the liver creates from fatty foods malize bodily functions in general energy and even sleep better. age them to quit for good. Smoking can cause tion and tools they need for good heart eaten. It tends to stick to the lining of arteries * Make sure their diets are high in fish, * How Often? If your family never exercises, arteries and heart diseases.iv If they sleep too health. The Safe@Heart programme, created and can be the cause or risk of heart problems. fruits, vegetables, and nutsi you can encourage them to start slow at 3 late and wake up early, persuade them to go by Emirates Cardiac Society and AstraZeneca High cholesterol comes from eating saturated * A diet that is rich in fibre generates a wide times a week for half an hour each time. Over to bed earlier so that they get a good night’s Gulf, addresses one of the most pressing fats, from foods such as cakes, butter, red range of heart protective effects, so this time, aim to achieve at least 150 minutes of rest. Several recent studies have proven links health concerns facing the region today. meat, and hard cheeses. Alternatively, if your should be treated as a priority as well moderate activity a week, or alternatively, 75 between shortened sleep duration, defined as Healthy tips, advice and the 12-Week pro- loved ones stock up on ‘good’ cholesterol, the * Make sure your loved ones eat small to minutes of vigorous aerobic work outs. less than six hours of sleep, and an increased gramme can be found on risk of arteries getting clogged up is reduced. regular sized portions, starting with soup, * What Types of Exercisesiii: Cardiovascular risk of heart disease. www.safeatheart.com and can help you enjoy These include fruits and vegetables, oily fish, when breaking fast. This has a more gentle exercises increase heart rate and improve the “Daily habits play a significant role on your the holy month, stay healthy and make it lentils, and olive oil. effect on the stomach after not eating all day. way a body uses oxygen. The below three heart health, from smoking and exercise to the memorable for you and your family. Extend There are three different steps to focus on “A healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables, exercises will healthily challenge their hearts hours put in for sleep,” said Dr. Wael heart healthy advice to your close family rela- when looking after one’s heart and overall low-fat dairy products, poultry or fish, and to work harder and become stronger: Abdulrahman Almahmeed, Chief of tives and friends. And make sure to be safe, eat health in general. These include guidance with whole grains can reward a body by reducing o Swimming Cardiology at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in safe and live safe! WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 LOCAL

kuwait digest In my view Letter from Philanthropy an expat of Ramadan

By Iqbal Al-Ahmad

his is a letter sent to me by a reader commenting on a recent column, which he found to have Texpressed some of the frustration within him and By Labeed Abdal other expatriates who do not know where to go with their problems and to whom they could complain. “Dear Iqbal, I am not sure if you are going to read this letter, as I am sure that your e-mail is full with readers’ feedback. Anyway, I wanted an opportunity to vent and express [email protected] how I feel. I am a Jordanian man of Palestinian origin, aged 51 years and was born at the Maternity Hospital in he Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) encouraged Sabah Medical Zone, since my father worked at the time Al-Anbaa charitable initiatives and urged individuals and compa- as an employee in Shuwaikh High School. Political Tnies to contribute in humanitarian projects to help Honestly, I was moved by your column that talked extremism those in need inside Kuwait during Ramadan. This step reflects about treating expatriates in Kuwait with respect. I want- Youth the civil society’s active role in Kuwait, which helps ensure that ed to confirm that we are not seeking nationality or per- people are not forced to wait for government giving all the manent residency. All we are asking for is good treat- Youth time. ment. The step is also an embodiment to article 25 of the Kuwaiti We want that a Kuwaiti man would not get in a line Constitution, which indicates that “the State shall ensure the ahead of us just because he is Kuwaiti. We want that a solidarity of society in shouldering burdens resulting from Kuwaiti man would not give us a disrespectful or hateful public disasters and calamities.” look from inside of his luxurious car just because we took The KRCS’s ‘food basket’ project targets families in need in our right of traffic priority. We want more proper treat- Kuwait, and help draw the smile on their members’ faces. It ment from police officers, the same way they treat you. I goes without saying that such humanitarian and commend- able efforts, including contributions from the private sector, can never forget the day when a policeman yelled at me kuwait digest inside a police station, saying “how could you beat a Kuwaiti man?!” while I was the one who was wronged then. Investment in human being Expatriates are accused of being the main reason The KRCS’s ‘food basket’ behind traffic jams, overcrowded beaches and parks, By Ahmad Al-Sarraf delayed doctor appointments and some supply short- project targets families in ages in department stores. The expatriate in Kuwait is ur colleague Ibtihal Al-Khateeb wrote a column titled ous magnificent hobbies for them. She attracted their static need in Kuwait, and help guilty, even if he was proven innocent. “I apologize ahead of time” in which she said the energies and forgotten skills. God knows that we love you. I hope that you spread Oeconomic factor is what decides the aspects of our Maybe the more important and beautiful thing in Loyac draw the smile on their my letter among your family, neighbors and friends, so life, the ideology we believe in and the peace and war we is that it gathered youth and mixed them, Shiites and hopefully it would leave a good impression that reflects live in. And that Karl Marx, who those with small brains Sunnis, religious and liberals, Kuwaitis and bedoons in an members’ faces. positively when they deal with us. could not reach the depth of his thoughts and were satisfied unprecedented formation, all under the same roof. This is I apologize if my writing was spontaneous and unor- by clinging to his animosity to religion and ignoring the the real investment in the human being, and here where ganized. They reflect emotions that came out sponta- depth of his theories, said “the human being is the most Kuwait’s rich and businessmen should invest if they want are very important to help needy families. neously. I am sorry if what I said was harsh. valuable capital in the world,” and this idea in particular is the country to continue. Any future for Kuwait that is free of I wish success for the ‘food basket’ idea; a pioneering proj- May Allah Almighty save Kuwait, HH the Amir, HH the what the rich of our country and its businessmen should violence and extremism with their ugly image that ISIL ect that companies fund in cooperation with the KRCS during Crown Prince and its people. comprehend and invest in. brings to the area. Those rich people should be able to Ramadan, especially that many people strive to do charity and Regards, and excuse me again.” While ISIL stands at the outskirts of our country, the larg- understand the idea that investment in youth by spending provide food material necessary for iftar to people in need er danger grows among us, in our youth, and gets larger in in order to preserve their brains is not only the way to the I believe that this feeling does not only reflect how during the holy month. their intellectual formation, and this what worried Fareah Al- state’s success, but also to their success also. the letter’s sender feels, but also what thousands of peo- To prepare for that project, the KRCS carried out a survey Saqqaf a few years ago, as if she was predicting what no one If the youth are left for extremism and racism, and if based on an official database, which revealed that there are ple from different nationalities who live on our lands of us likes to imagine, as she was scared by the gambling of doors are closed except that of violence and weapons in want to say to us. They do not have representatives in many families in need in Kuwait. The project is trustworthy, generations’ futures. Her heart was burdened by her belief their faces, then the coming society will be void of happi- and guarantees to donators that their charity will reach those the parliament who talk on their behalf, newspaper own- that the danger is domestic, not foreign. ness and will reject life’s joys, which is all what the rich in need. ers who give priority to their concerns, or people who She formed Loyac (a non-profit organization working people’s trade is built on, and we will change slowly from Ramadan give us an exceptional opportunity to do self- give attention to their concerns and feelings. Therefore, towards the overall development of youth), which aims to a modern civil state to another Afghanistan, and that is reflection, improve social collaboration, and help those in they find in columns that discuss their situation an prevent a void for youth and keep them away from those not far. Danger is close and can happen within the blink of need. It is the perfect time of the year to focus on reviving opportunity to express how they feel. who may exploit the enthusiasm of their age to increase vio- an eye. social responsibility, and reach out to all social categories. They do not mostly complain about their rights as lence and instill extremism, and by this Loyac succeeded in In response to the call of colleague and friend Ibtihal, and We hope that other non-profit organizations would follow expatriates, but from the way some of us treat them. creating continuous job opportunities for youth. She although we feel that the call does not include us, we will suit, in order to improve cooperation between all social cate- This is a pure human issue that truly needs to be instilled in them the idea of real gains, self dependence, offer what we can to Loyac, hoping that individuals and gories, which is an original Kuwaiti tradition, the same as addressed. humbleness and respect of the job no matter how minor it families our colleague addresses carry out their hoped for humanitarian work. —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas may be. She opened the doors of employment, art and vari- role at once. —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas

In my view Sitting on a volcano

By Abdullah H. Erakat unib Al-Masri, a Palestinian billionaire who is a crime is and who is the victim of the crime,” Israeli gov- close confidant to Palestinian leader ernment spokesman Mark Regev said. MMahmoud Abbas, warns that the tense situa- Regev said Israel will not tolerate “vigilante vio- tion between Israelis and Palestinians after the mur- lence” on either side, and said Israel “will bring the full ders of four teenagers could explode. weight of the law down upon the perpetrator of vigi- “We are sitting on top of a volcano that can erupt at lante violence.” Regev said he hopes that voices from any moment, that’s why we ask everybody who has the Palestinian side will join Israel’s call for calm and let influence to quiet things down-the Americans, the the legal process move forward. Calming the situation Europeans, the Palestinians and the Israelis,” Al-Masri down, he said, is in the interest of both sides. “Violence said. He said that if Israel does not end its occupation serves no one’s interests except those of the extrem- and return to the negotiating table immediately, “there ists,” Regev said. is a big tsunami coming.” At the same time, he said the Palestinian Authority Al-Masri, who played a pivotal role in the creation of is not doing enough to calm the situation. Regev said much of the Palestinian economic infrastructure, said Palestinian officials blaming the Israeli prime minister that US Secretary of State John Kerry should resume for Abu Khdeir’s murder is “irrational and not based on his role as mediator between Israelis and the facts at all.” Some Palestinian analysts argue that Abbas Palestinians. Nine months of intensive efforts ended in did try to calm the current tensions by maintaining disarray in March after the two sides failed to reach an security cooperation with Israel and aiding in the agreement, each side blaming the other for the Kerry search for the three kidnapped teens while they were mission’s failure. Since then Kerry deputy Martin Indyk still missing. has also resigned - a move widely seen as a sign that But in the opinion of Palestinian political analyst the US does not intend another push at negotiations. Abdelmajeed Sweilem, Israel is trying to implement Al-Masri said that Israel has another agenda - namely tak- a partner in Abbas but “unfor- ing over large parts of the tunately, there is no partner West Bank and Gaza Strip as on the Israeli side.” He abrupt- Nine months of intensive he says it did in 2002 in ly cancelled well-publicized response to a wave of plans to attend a peace con- efforts ended in disarray in Palestinian suicide bombings. ference sponsored by the “I think Abbas has to turn Israeli daily Ha’aretz in Tel Aviv March after the two sides over this question to the on Tuesday, where he was failed to reach an agree- United Nations Security slated to appear with Israeli Council for them to take a officials. But Al-Masri said that ment, each side blaming decision about what to do due to the “appalling situa- regarding the situation the tion” he pulled out, as did the other for the Kerry ground,” Sweilem said. Palestinian chief negotiator In an address on Sa’ib Erekat. mission’s failure. Palestinian Television, Abbas “We do go to peace confer- called on UN Secretary- ences, but feelings are run- General Ban Ki-moon to form ning so high and I respect the feeling of my country,” an international commission of inquiry into “terrorist he said. “I respect the martyrs who lost their lives for crimes” perpetrated against Palestinians. Sweilem says this. It’s a very difficult time.” He was referring to the the onus is on the international community to “stop killing of 16-year old Mohammed Abu Khdeir from Israel’s aggression” or else “there will be confrontations east Jerusalem. The teen was on his way to morning beyond belief.” “I think Israel can play a role too, by prayers when he was abducted and apparently burned holding those accountable. Without this, the aggres- alive. Israeli police arrested six young Jewish suspects, sion from the settlers and the Israeli Army will only three of whom have confessed and reenacted the grow,” he said. crime for police. Israeli politicians across the spectrum Meanwhile, Al-Masri describes the situation as “ter- have condemned the murder. rible.” 11. Who was the first to wear trousers? Abu Khdeir’s murder, which came a day after the “We are destined to live together. But they have to bodies of three Israeli teenagers who had been kid- show that they want to do it. The Palestinians have napped on June 12 were found in a shallow grave near done everything in their part,” said Al-Masri. the West Bank city of Hebron, touched-off violent Regev, too, says Israel wants peace and reconcilia- demonstrations by Palestinians and Arab Israelis tion but says it is hard to take the Palestinian Authority - Prophet Ibrahim throughout the country. seriously when it forms a unity government with Israeli officials say that by acting swiftly to find the Hamas. “The PA has a commitment, a signed obliga- Yes No murderers of the Palestinian teen, Israel “clearly tion to fight terrorism. By embracing Hamas, they are demonstrated its commitment to the rule of law,” but breaking that commitment; so I call on the Palestinian the point has seemingly been lost on those who have Authority to break its pact with Hamas, and to return taken to the streets. “In Israel, murder is murder, terror to peace talks. I hope they do so,” said Regev. is terror and it’s irrelevant who the perpetrator of the —The Media Line LOCAL WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 Cabinet reshuffle ‘as soon as possible’ Important draft laws in offing

KUWAIT: A Cabinet reshuffle is being prepared to Laws rejection order to remove loopholes it finds in them, said the pendence law, according to MP Yaqoub Al-Sane. be completed as soon as possible, a local daily In other news, government sources revealed sources who spoke to Al-Rai on the condition of In the meantime, MP Saleh Ashour urged the reported yesterday, quoting political sources with that the Cabinet is likely to announce next week anonymity. government to enforce laws that the parliament knowledge of the case. The change would include rejecting a number of legislations that the parlia- approved during the past term, especially with filling three vacant seats left by two resigned minis- ment passed for ‘constitutional and technical rea- MPs priorities regards to the housing issue. On that regard, Al- ters: Former education minister Ahmad Al-Mulaifi sons.’ These laws include the amendment to the Meanwhile, several MPs highlighted the need to Watan daily quoted sources who indicated that a as well as Nayef Al-Ajmi, the former minister of jus- administrative court’s law, and the amendment to take advantage of the long summer break to pre- number of MPs plan to push a proposal to boost tice and minister of awqaf and islamic affairs. The the housing law which allows a Kuwaiti man to reg- pare important draft laws before the start of the the authorities of the Audit Bureau as a priority in reshuffle is also expected to affect other portfolios, ister for housing welfare again after selling his origi- next term. The anticipated laws include the strate- the next term. The lawmakers propose amend- either by replacing or changing current ministers, nal house. The government’s rejection to the laws gic alternative for the public sector’s payroll with ments to allow the bureau to take legal action for said the sources who spoke to Al-Qabas on the con- does not mean that they do not agree with them, the plan to include a provision to increase retired mismanagement or misappropriation. — Al-Qabas, dition of anonymity. but that it wants to return them for further study in citizens’ pensions and finalize the judiciary’s inde- Al-Rai & Al-Watan

KUWAIT: Youngsters watching World Cup matches in Kuwait Diwaniyas ‘best place’ for watching World Cup

By Nawara Fattahova many people have stopped hanging out to watch the Some football fans are keen to watch all matches or at matches I watch at home on my computer through stream- matches due to a shortage of time. “I watched a few least the majority of them. “In Ramadan it became more ing websites. I will go to watch the final with my fiance at KUWAIT: The FIFA World Cup is one of the most important matches in a cafe with my friends, but when the holy difficult to watch some matches, especially the one at 7:00 some cafe. The teams I was cheering for are out already, so events taking place these days. Millions of people are month of Ramadan started, I don’t have enough time to pm which is the time of iftar. Although I don’t like to take now I’m cheering both Latin American teams remaining,” watching it around the world including Kuwait. Most cafes do so, and I’m not watching all matches. Now as it’s the iftar outside the house, during the important matches of noted Amani. and even restaurants have set up screens for customers to semifinal stage, I will be watching it on my computer Brazil, the team that I cheer for, I went to eat in a restaurant The diwaniya is the best place for watching the World watch the matches, especially since people like to gather through streaming as I don’t have a subscription, which with my wife to watch it there. As for other matches, I Cup for many men. “My neighbor has a subscription, and during the match to watch it together. To watch it at would’ve been useless as I didn’t have time to watch all watched with friends in their house or cafes when the time we all gather at his diwaniya to watch the matches. I pre- home, you have to get a subscription for some channels, matches, not even half of them. I was cheering for was suitable,” said 25-year-old Hussein. fer the diwaniya to a cafe, especially that it’s next to my which is another reason for football fans to watch the England, but they are out now, so now I’m just watching Even women are watching the World Cup. “Before house and that all the present people there are our matches outside. for fun without cheering for any team,” 28-year-old Ahmad Ramadan I was watching the matches at the office with my friends or relatives and there are no strangers,” said 50- As the matches are taking place during Ramadan, told Kuwait Times. colleagues, as we have a TV there with subscription. Other year-old Khalid. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 LOCAL Three women in custody for fighting in Salmiya Man accused of beating wife

KUWAIT: Salmiya policemen took three women ots because of a dispute over advance for a car criminal evidence men to check a car that to the police station for questioning following a in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. The Syrian had agreed was broken into and KD 3,000 and five fight between them, as one of them accused the with his compatriot to buy a car and paid him cheques were stolen. The driver told police other of “speaking about her behind her back”. A KD 50 advance, then a few hours later he came that he parked his car near a mall, and when security source said that two women were talk- back to take the money because he had he returned, he found the glass broken and Shamal Al-Zour Al-Oula Board of Directors on site visit ing in a Salmiya cafe, and were surprised by a changed his mind. The seller refused and a fight the money gone. Investigations are under- woman who went directly to them and attacked started, prompting the buyer to take a knife out way. one of the women, accusing her of talking of his pocket and stab the seller before escaping. Meanwhile, a Sri Lankan driver disap- Al-Zour plant completes behind her back while swearing at her. A fight The victim went to hospital, got a medical report peared with the money he received from his ensued between the three women, so police and went to Jleeb police station and filed a com- sponsor to pay installments. A citizen in Jahra six months of construction were called. They arrested the women and took plaint. Detectives are investigating. told police that he gave his driver KD 500 for them for questioning. payments, but he escaped with the money. KUWAIT: Shamal Al-Zour Al-Oula KSC has The project currently has more than 2,300 Woman assaulted Detectives were able to find the suspect and released an update on construction of the workers on the site. This number is expect- Angry contractor A citizen in her 40s accused her husband of arrested him. He denied receiving any money new power and water project in southern ed to increase through the summer, with A Syrian expat accused a contractor who beating her, leaving a wound in her neck, after a from his sponsor, and that differences Kuwait, Al-Zour North One, to mark the workers working shifts to avoid the sum- works for him of beating and insulting him at a dispute between them. A security source said between the two prompted the sponsor to completion of the first six months since the mer heat. During the first six months of Jaber Al-Ahmad housing project. The Syrian, 41, the woman brought a medical report that indi- make such claims. start of construction of the mammoth construction, 2,000,000 working hours told Naeem police that while he was working, a cated she sustained bruises and wounds includ- 1,500 MW gas fired power facility and an have been completed without any acci- verbal dispute took place with the contractor, ing one in her neck. She told Rumaithiya police Brothers fight associated water desalination plant. dent. We congratulate the construction leading to the contractor beating and insulting that her husband became very angry, and she Two brothers had a fight during which Al-Zour North One will be one of the team with this safety milestone. him. Police are investigating. was surprised by him beating her. The man was they threw plates at each other at suhoor most efficient and eco-friendly generation We thank our main contractors, Hyundai ordered arrested by detectives. time because of a family dispute. The two fol- sources in Kuwait, and will be key to sup- Heavy Industry and SIDEM as well as all the Jleeb dispute lowing the fight went to hospital and port the country’s economic development subcontractors for their support in this Farwaniya detectives are looking for a Cash stolen obtained medical reports, then went to plans. The plant will also produce a much trailblazing project. Since this is the first Salmiya man who stabbed one of his compatri- Policemen at Sharq police station called Ishbiliya police station and filed cases. needed 107 million gallons of water per Private Power project in Kuwait, we are day for Kuwait. The total construction cost working closely with the Ministry of will be about $1.4 billion. Electricity and Water and the respective Shamal Al-Zour Al-Oula KSC is owned at government departments. We are very 10% by the Kuwaiti Government, and 50% pleased with these relationships and the by the Partnership Technical Bureau which progress that we have been able to make.” will be distributed through an Initial Public The capacity of Al-Zour North One will Offering (IPO) to Kuwaiti citizens who are account for more than 10% of Kuwait’s registered at the Public Authority for Civil installed power generation capacity and Information in the subscription date. The around 20% of its installed desalination remaining 40% is held by a consortium capacity. All of the plant’s output will be comprising GDF SUEZ (17.5%), Sumitomo provided to Kuwaiti citizens and residents (17.5%) and A.H. Al Sagar & Brothers (5%). by the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Shamal Al-Zour Al-Oula KSC Chairman, Water under a 40-year long-term Energy Yousef Alhajri, said, “Our team is delighted Conversion and Water Purchase Agreement with the progress of the project to date. (ECWPA).

Reckless drivers arrested in illegal demonstration KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry announced that six young men were arrest- sions or running over innocent civilians, the ministry said in a statement ed on charges of endangering people’s lives during an unlicensed demon- yesterday. stration in Sabah Al-Nasser Monday night. The detainees were referred to the authorities for investigation, while The detainees, two Kuwaitis and four non-Kuwaitis, used their SUVs their vehicles, including one car carrying Saudi license plates, were North Al-Zour One plant construction site. for reckless driving, and almost caused accidents either through car colli- impounded. United Kingdom - A hub for Islamic commerce

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In the same international experience before bring- country opens way that here in the region we seek to ing those skills back to Kuwait to pass up to the global identify opportunities for the local onto colleagues in the local market. community, workforce, our 220,000 sq. ft. facility This form of boomerang investment there is a danger has provided significant employment can have a major impact on both that some of its opportunities, thereby supporting the economies. traditions and local economy. Prior to investing in new markets, practices are The UK, through its agencies such there is often a period of time dedicat- diluted to make way for new audi- as UK Trade & Investment provides a ed to exploration and fact finding. For ences. supportive link to help Kuwaiti and those companies looking to the UK Kuwait’s economic growth in regional companies invest into the market I would suggest that the UK recent years, driven by the country’s country, guiding them through the not only benefits from a good invest- leadership has meant that many more various legal and regulatory require- ment climate and high quality legal people are experiencing Kuwait and ments in addition to providing busi- structure, but its long established sharing in its growth and develop- ness support services. Working closely legal system and other professional ment. With that comes a demand for with local employment companies services and global connectivity products, as expatriate workers seek and colleges, means that companies makes it a prime location. Further to to find those goods from their home investing in the UK can access high this is the role of government agen- countries in their new home. As a caliber staff as well as work with part- cies and a strong culture of Research result of high demand for British prod- ners that can develop specialized & Development that support the ucts in Kuwait, we at LuLu set up a training programmes to ensure that enterprise process. facility in the UK with the express pur- each new employee can make a gen- The UK is increasingly being seen pose of not only ensuring quality con- uine contribution to the business as a hub for Islamic commerce, trol and traceability of product, but from the first day. whether it is in the financial or food crucially the Halal process. As I refer- Our experience has shown us that industries. As such our two markets enced, it is important not to lose sight colleges can develop pre-employ- that have a long history of mutual of Kuwait’s heritage and that is why ment training programmes that focus trade, appear to be growing closer the Halal component of our UK opera- on communications skills, behavior at than ever from a cultural perspective tion is so important, and consumers work, team skills and health and safe- too. Kuwait to execute huge youth development plans KUWAIT: Kuwait is working on developing strategic plans The project included opening 90 soccer fields in cooper- to support youth, according to Minister of Information and ation with the Ministry of Education and the Union of Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Cooperative Societies, he said, adding that the event Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah. recorded the participation of 90,000 youth. The Ministry of State for Youth Affairs aims to cooperate Moreover, the Minister said that the decision to separate with the private sector, NGOs and families in order to the youth sector from sports was taken by a team on con- develop services for youth, chiefly part of society, said sultants. The plan to separate the Public Authority for Sheikh Salman Monday night. Youth from sports is in the agenda of the legal committee The Ministry is setting different plans and studies to of the Cabinet, he added. invest in youth, the Minister said, noting that the Ministry The new Jaber Al-Ahmad residential area will contain an will also organize programs to develop the talents of youth olympic city with a soccer stadium of 25,000 audience to benefit from their abilities in different fields. capacity, to be ready by 2018, while Sabah Al-Ahmad resi- The Ministry is the supervisor of all youth and sports dential area will also have a stadium and sports facilities activities in the country, while the Public Authority for stretching over one million meters, said Sheikh Salman. Youth and Sports play the executive role, said Sheikh As for Jaber Stadium, Sheikh Salman noted that the Salman. Ministry is cooperating with different responsible officers New youth-related facilities will be opened after Eid Al- to prepare, fix and launch the Stadium despite all the trou- Fitr including olympic pools and sports centers, said Sheikh bles it has faced. Salman, adding that the Ministry is planning to expand Studies run by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research and develop these project further in the future. (KISR) and the Ministry of Public Works on the Stadium The Ministry has executed a prominent project called showed that it could work fine once it went under prop- (Mobaratona or our match) to engage youth in soccer by er repair, said Sheikh Salman, denying reports claiming providing several playing fields in all of Kuwait’s six gover- that recent studies showed the Stadium must be norates, he noted. removed. —KUNA WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 Mom of abandoned Ukraine threatens rebels with ‘nasty surprise’ in new push baby in custody

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ARUSHA: A victim of a bomb attack lies injured yesterday in Arusha, nothern Tanzania, after a bomb wounded eight people late the night before. Eight people were wounded late yesterday when unknown attackers hurled a bomb through the window of a restaurant popular with foreigners and wealthy locals in the north Tanzanian town of Arusha. — AFP Attacks hit Tanzania and Kenya tourist sites 45 arrested in connection to spate of recent violence ARUSHA: Tanzania and Kenya were targeted turned chairs amid broken glass, an AFP traditional ways of life, and protect some the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC), a ing the attack in Arusha, but said they did not in separate attacks in key tourist sites in the reporter said. 63,000 acres (25,000 hectares) of coastal for- group that campaigns for independence of believe Shebab extremists were to blame. east African nations, police said yesterday, the Visitors come to Arusha before travelling on est inhabited by elephants and buffalo. the coastal region, while Kenyan President “We do not know who the attackers are, latest in a series of bombings and gun battles to the snowcapped peak of Mount Uhuru Kenyatta accused “local political net- but we do not suspect any involvement with scaring off foreign visitors. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, as well Shebab targeting Kenya works” and criminal gangs. Al-Shebab,” Mngulu said. While the attacks-including a restaurant as to the Serengeti national park, famed for its Lamu island has in the past hosted wealthy Kenyan police chief David Kimaiyo said yes- On July 3, two people were wounded when bomb blast that wounded eight in Tanzania spectacular great migration of wildebeest. visitors including celebrities. In January, terday 45 people had been arrested along the an improvised bomb was hurled into the and a gun battle at a wildlife conservation In Kenya, gunmen stormed conservation American actress Kristin Davis visited the site coast in connection to the spate of recent vio- home of leading Muslim cleric in Arusha, centre in Kenya-are not reported to be con- offices on the coast near the tourist island of where the attack took place, as part of her lence. However, the unrest has already pro- Mngulu said. nected, they threaten to badly dent the coun- Lamu, battling with police before setting fire work supporting elephant conservation voked scores of cancellations for the tourist In a separate attack in Kenya’s restive north- tries’ crucial tourism industry. to buildings and vehicles and escaping, follow- efforts. There was no claim of responsibility for industry-a key foreign currency earner and eastern Wajir region also late Monday, some Eight people were wounded late Monday ing a series of massacres in nearby settle- that attack, but it follows several killings in the massive employer for the country-at one of its 450 kilometres (240 miles) north of Lamu, when unknown attackers hurled a bomb ments, government officials said. area which claimed at least 87 lives, according traditionally busiest times of the year. gunmen hurled a grenade into a restaurant through the window of a restaurant popular “They set ablaze the camp and also sever- to the Red Cross. In a further blow to the sector, a Russian before spraying diners with bullets, killing one with foreigners and wealthy locals in the north al vehicles, then there was also shooting Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab have tourist was murdered on Saturday in Kenya’s and wounding several others. Tanzanian town of Arusha. between the attackers and police at the claimed responsibility for previous attacks in port city of Mombasa while touring Fort Jesus- The remote rural region is one of “It was an improvised explosive device base,” said government official Shahasi the Lamu area, saying they were in retaliation a 16th century Portuguese-built fort and a Kenya’s most volatile areas, awash with thrown through a window,” top Tanzanian Abdalla, the local area chief, adding that for Kenya’s military presence in Somalia as part UNESCO World Heritage Site-in what police guns and armed bandits, and while the police officer Issaya Mngulu told AFP. The floor there were no casualties. The ranch hosts of the African Union force supporting the said was “normal thuggery”. Shebab have also carried out attacks of the upmarket Indian restaurant in the cen- offices of the Lamu Conservation Trust, country’s fragile and internationally-backed Tanzanian police said they had arrested there, local revenge killings between rival tre of Arusha was covered in blood, with over- which works to support local peoples and government. However, police have blamed two Tanzanian nationals were arrested follow- clans are also common. —AFP

Thousands of civilians flee north Yemen battle

SANAA: Some 10,000 families have fled the northern Yemeni city of Amran in three days to escape an intensified battle between the army and Shiite rebels, the Red Crescent said yesterday. Launching a “call for help,” the organisation said 5,000 more families were trapped by fighting inside the city. Amran, 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Sanaa, is home to an estimated 120,000 inhabitants. It has been the scene of fighting between troops and Huthi rebels-also known as Ansarullah-as well as tribes on both sides since February as the rebels advanced from their mountain strongholds towards the capital. “The bodies of 60 people killed, mostly civilians and sol- diers, have been brought to the hospital since Saturday,” said a medic at Amran’s main hospital. “Around 180 wounded, many of them civilians, were also admitted,” the source told AFP, which could not imme- diately compile a full toll. Army reinforcements sent to Amran Sunday were locked in fierce clashes with rebels in Dharawan, 15 kilometres from Sanaa, and in and around the city itself, military sources said. Early yesterday, fighter jets bombed Amran’s Warak neighbourhood, hours after it was seized by rebels. Huthis have been battling the government for years from their Saada heartland, complaining of marginalisation under for- mer president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who stepped down in 2012 after a year-long uprising. Clashes erupted anew last month in the north, ending an 11-day truce agreed after mediation backed by UN envoy Jamal Benomar. In a state- ment published on the official Saba news agency Tuesday, Benomar said he “is deeply concerned about the continu- ing violence in Amran and other areas of the north.” “He profoundly regrets the heavy loss of life over the past days,” said the statement. He “stresses the need for all parties to work toward a definitive cessation of violence through a political process” and “reiterates the need to develop a peace plan for the north,” it added. Benomar also urged “all sides to facilitate safe and unhindered humanitarian access to evacuate the wounded and to ensure the delivery of assistance to all populations in need.”— AFP INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 UN highlights hardships for lone female Syrian refugees

AMMAN: Thousands of Syrian refugee women are caught in a Many of those interviewed said they were receiving food “spiral of hardship, isolation and anxiety,” widowed or separat- vouchers from the World Food Programme, but some said ed from their husbands and struggling to survive, the UN they were selling the vouchers to pay for rent or other expens- warned yesterday. In a new report, the UN agency for refugees es. Living without men contributed to many women being UNHCR highlighted the plight of some 145,000 Syrian refugee harassed, the report said. One woman living in an apartment women who are fending for themselves and their families in in Lebanon described “frequent verbal harassment” from local dire circumstances across the Middle East. men. Another woman living in a tent outside of Lebanon’s “Forced to take sole responsibility for their families after northern city of Tripoli said a man came into the tent and their men were killed, captured or otherwise separated, they “tried to persuade her to be with him.” are caught in a spiral of hardship, isolation and anxiety,” said She fought him off and moved to another tent, but was the report, unveiled by UNHCR chief Antonio Guterres at a caught in the crossfire of clashes in Tripoli that terrified her Amman news conference. children. An aid group eventually moved her into a house and Guterres said Syrian refugee women “are suffering enor- paid three months of her rent.Lack of money also forces the mously” and appealed for more funds to help them. “We need women to make tough choices on issues of education and to enhance our direct cash support to vulnerable families and healthcare, with many unable to afford to educate all their that is a very important instrument... unfortunately this is a children or to pay for medications. very expensive protection and assistance instrument,” he said. The report urges host governments to keep borders open “We are still lacking $200 million (147 million euros) until and limit entry restrictions, noting that one in five women the end of the year to be able to extend this programme of were separated from their husbands because of visa or similar BAGHDAD: A handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister’s media office shows Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki cash assistance to families in the way that covers the needs of issues. It calls on aid groups to take into account the particular (C-L) attending the funeral of Iraqi army commander of the 6th division, Major General Najm Abdullah Al-Sudani, who was the most vulnerable ones.” The primary difficulty facing challenges of lone female refugees and make sure women are killed by “hostile shelling” west of the Iraqi capital yesterday. Maliki issued a statement offering his condolences on the refugees women is lack of resources, with most struggling to protected, as well as to make support available for host com- death of Sudani, who was “martyred on the field of battle”. The premier attended a funeral for Sudani on Monday along pay rent and buy food, resorting to selling possessions, includ- munities. And it urges donors and citizens to increase funding with acting defence minister Saadun Al-Dulaimi and various senior officers, the defence ministry said.— AFP ing wedding rings, and sending children out to work. to agencies supporting Syrian refugees, nothing that Syria is Most are unable to work because they are the sole care- the largest forced displacement crisis in the world. givers for their children, and a third of the 135 women sur- At least 2.8 million Syrians have fled the conflict that began Islamic State veyed by UNHCR in Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt said they do in their country in March 2011, with more than a million tak- not have enough to eat. ing refuge in tiny neighbouring Lebanon. Others are in Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and Iraq, which have all struggled with Tough choices the influx of arrivals. One woman interviewed in Cairo said she would not eat The UN has regularly appealed for more funding to help claims Baghdad until her granddaughters were full. “I’m happy to eat a toasted those fleeing the conflict, which is estimated to have killed piece of bread to make sure they get enough to eat,” she said. more than 162,000 people. — AFP bombsParliament to meet Sunday

BAGHDAD: Islamist militants claimed responsibility for sui- Baghdad suburbs and cities to the north. Clashes have also cide bombings in Baghdad, and there were signs the deadlock erupted to the south. The Iraqi military, backed by Shi’ite mili- paralysing Iraq’s parliament might finally be loosening in the tias and volunteers, has yet to take back any major city but is face of the threat from the “Islamic State” that has seized much trying to advance on Tikrit, the late dictator Saddam Hussein’s of the country. hometown in Salahuddin province. The Sunni Muslim group, which has taken over large areas The army said yesterday it had “cleansed” the road from of Syria and Iraq, posted web photos of two men with scarves Baghdad to Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) to the north, but covering their faces, posing in front of its black and white flag attacks are still being launched on security forces on the road. and machineguns. It identified them as the Baghdad bombers Yesterday a suicide bomber killed three policemen and and said they were Lebanese and Libyan. two civilians 15 km south of Samarra, a local security source Five people were killed in the first blast at a cafe in the and a medic said. The United Nations said last week more than Washash district on Sunday night. Four police and three civil- 2,400 Iraqis had been killed in June alone. ians were killed the next day at a checkpoint in Kadhimiya, a Backed by Shi’ite militias and volunteers, the military has northern neighbourhood. Both districts are predominately been trying since June 28 to advance into Tikrit and defeat Shi’ite Muslim, raising fears the capital could return to the opponents including the Naqshbandi Army, a group led by days of sectarian bloodletting from 2006-2007. former army officers and Baathists like Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Baghdad had seen few attacks compared to the violence in Saddam’s feared deputy and lifelong confidante. other areas hit by the Islamic State’s lightning offensive last month. Hopes that political paralysis in Baghdad may be bro- ‘Popular uprising’ ken with the formation of a new government to confront the Douri is also from the Tikrit area, and is the most senior of insurgency were dashed on Monday when parliament Saddam’s aides still at large. Staunchly opposed to what they delayed its next meeting for five weeks - only to reverse its see as an exclusionary Shi’ite-led government in Baghdad, decision 24 hours later. veterans of the Baath party that ruled Iraq before 2003 found Yesterday the acting speaker of the new parliament Mehdi common cause with Islamic State militants when they overran DAMASCUS: Residents of Syria’s Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp, south of Damascus, collect aid food yesterday. Forces al-Hafidh said parliament would bring forward the session to Tikrit and Mosul, the north’s largest city. loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad have been laying siege to Yarmuk since last year. Yarmuk is now devastated, and only Sunday, instead of August 12. “Any delay in this could jeopard- The prime minister’s military spokesman said however on around 40,000 people remain of the 150,000 Palestinian and Syrian people who lived at the camp before the conflict ize the security of Iraq and its democratic course and increase Tuesday “ex-army officers and tribesmen” in Sunni majority erupted in March 2011. — AFP the suffering of the Iraqi people,” the speaker said. areas like Mosul and Tikrit were rallying against the Islamic State. “(They) are getting ready for a popular uprising against “DIRE SITUATION” the Islamic state,” Lieutenant General Qassim Atta told The postponement had been criticised by the lawmakers reporters. “Our security forces are ready to provide tribesmen themselves, who also blamed each other, and by Washington. with the help they need,” he said. The U.S. State Department said the “dire situation on the The army has intensified its air raids on militant-held posi- ground” made progress to resolve the impasse all the more tions in northern provinces including Salahuddin and urgent. With no sign that Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Nineveh, where Mosul is located, in an effort to drive out the will abandon his bid for a third term, his Sunni, Shi’ite and insurgents. The Islamic State posted photos and a statement Kurdish opponents warn there is a risk that Iraq will fragment on social media late on Monday showing the bloodied corpse along ethnic and sectarian lines. of an army officer the group identified as Brigadier General The reasons for the deadlock over the nomination of the Ibrahim Abdullah Hussein, saying it had executed him. top three posts in government - prime minister, president, and Hussein was one of the officers the government said had speaker - mirror the broader divisions in the country. fled Tikrit at the beginning of last month’s offensive, which The Islamic State, an offshoot of al Qaeda, until recently saw army and police flee in the wake of the onslaught. There called itself the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). It is was no way to independently confirm the claim. Residents of spearheading a patchwork of insurgents who hold territory the city say the militants are holding prisoners at Saddam’s grabbed in a blitzkrieg across the north and west of Iraq and former palace there. Thirty “terrorists” were killed in a govern- have threatened to move on Baghdad. ment air strike on the town of Sharqat north of Tikrit on yes- The city of 7 million faces threats from militants on three terday, Atta said. A doctor at the local hospital told Reuters sides. Islamic State and other Sunni insurgents - ranging from five civilians were wounded when a helicopter gunship fired tribal fighters, more moderate Islamists, ex-military officers on the hospital, where the doctor said some wounded Islamic and members of the banned Baath party - are in the western State fighters were being treated. — Reuters US urges countries to combat fighters going to Syria

WASHINGTON/OSLO: US Attorney Washington. In May a 22-year-old from counterterrorism efforts. General Eric Holder urged countries in Florida carried out a suicide bombing in Holder’s remarks came amid a week- Europe and elsewhere yesterday to do Syria’s Idlib province. long trip to Europe, which includes more to keep their own citizens from Earlier yesterday, Holder told another stop in London during which traveling to Syria to fight, saying the reporters that federal prosecutors had the Syrian foreign fighter issue is world cannot allow Syria to become a opened fewer than 100 investigations expected to dominate. training ground for violent extremists. into American citizens who may have In Norway, Holder also held up a new In a speech in Norway, Holder said traveled to Syria or Iraq to fight. plan in the country to try to prevent its other countries could learn from US A Denver woman accused of trying citizens from turning to extremism, and efforts to conduct undercover sting to fly to Syria to support insurgents told reporters he would consider imple- operations and use laws against prepar- there was arrested last week, and two menting something similar in the ing to commit attacks, tactics he said men in central Texas were arrested on United States. have helped confront the threat in the similar charges last month. Last week, reports surfaced of a United States. One of the Texas men was charged Norwegian citizen who was earlier Speaking at the US ambassador’s res- with “attempting to provide material accused of threatening Norway’s royal idence in Oslo, Holder also urged support to terrorists,” a law that Holder family traveling to Syria and appearing Europeans to share information about urged other countries to copy as vital to in a jihadist video. — Reuters travelers to Syria with the United States, which does not require visas for travel- ers from European Union countries. “We have a mutual and compelling interest in developing shared strategies for confronting the influx of US- and European-born violent extremists into Syria,” Holder said, according to pre- pared remarks. The suggestions come as Islamic State militants have taken control of most of eastern Syria and built on the momentum of their advance through Sunni Muslim provinces of neighbour- ing Iraq. US intelligence agencies esti- mate around 7,000 of the 23,000 violent extremists operating in Syria are foreign fighters, including dozens of Americans, Holder said. US officials have been focused on the security threat posed by fighters heading to Syria from the United States, Canada and Europe. Extremists have tried to recruit Westerners and send them back to their home countries with a mission. “Syria has become a matter of homeland secu- KHANAQIN: In this Monday photo, a displaced Iraqi family who fled from rity,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Baqouba after advances by Islamic militants, eats breakfast in their tent at a Johnson said in a February speech in camp in Khanaqin, 90 miles (140 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. — AP INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 Newborn baby among dead as quake hits Mexico, Guatemala PALENQUE: A strong 6.9-magnitude earth- Guatemala, after a wall fell on him at his home, quake rocked southern Mexico and Guatemala the Chiapas state civil protection department on Monday killing at least three people-includ- said. A 74-year-old man perished in ing a newborn baby at a hospital-and injuring Mapastepec while four others were hurt in the dozens. The quake, initially measured at a town of 44,000, none of them seriously, magnitude of 7.1, struck the Pacific coast of spokesman Jose Manuel Aragon told AFP. Mexico’s Chiapas state at about 1124 GMT at a Authorities were assessing damage in other depth of 60 kilometers (37 miles), the US areas of Chiapas, one of the poorest states in Geological Survey said. The epicenter was just Mexico. two kilometers from the Mexican town of “It is possible that the number of injured Puerto Madero, and 200 kilometers from could rise,” Aragon said. Buildings and high- Guatemala City. About 10 minor aftershocks ways were cracked, and mountain roads col- rattled the region, causing more panic and lapsed, Mexican authorities said. At the airport triggering landslides, and authorities warned in Tapachula, ceilings caved in but flights were the toll of dead and injured could rise as the still operating. President Perez and his scale of the tragedy became clear. Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto met Two of the dead were in Mexico and a baby as previously scheduled to discuss immigra- died in a hospital in Guatemala’s western bor- tion issues. The pair had been expected to dis- CHICAGO: In this Sunday, July 6, 2014 photo, a man is wheeled on a stretcher after being shot in the leg on Chicago’s South Side. The Fourth of July der state of San Marcos when part of a ceiling cuss the quake. weekend was a bloody one in Chicago, where at least nine people were shot to death and at least 60 others were wounded. — AP caved in, President Otto Perez told reporters. Tremors could be felt hundreds of miles Perez added that 35 people had been injured, away in Mexico City, where no damage or two of them critically, and 70 homes had been injuries were reported, according to Mayor 14 killed, dozens hurt reported damaged, half of them beyond Miguel Angel Mancera. The quake was also felt repair. In the Guatemalan village of San Pedro in El Salvador. Sacatepequez, a shaken Manuel Mendez stood Mexico is prone to seismic activity, with in front of the ruins of the house he had built earthquakes occurring most often along the with $125,000 in savings from a decade of Pacific coast. A series of strong quakes hit the in Chicago shootings work in the United States. “I built this for my country two months ago, with a 6.4-magni- family, my children,” the 35-year-old immigrant tude one on May 8 felt in the capital and caus- CHICAGO: Extra police officers on Chicago’s streets of guns that are on Chicago’s streets. While Chicago member who loses a gun. told AFP. “I have to be strong.” ing a bridge to collapse in Guerrero, but spar- were not enough to quell a long weekend of violence has tough gun sales and possession ordinances, The latest spate of shootings also indicates how ing the country from major damage or injuries. that ended with 14 people shot to death and dozens McCarthy maintains that Illinois needs stiffer penalties dangerous the streets can be, particularly in the sum- Poorest hit Western Guatemala was rocked by a 7.4- more injured. for people who violate gun laws. mer when the warm weather puts more people on In Mexico, a 51-year-old man died in the magnitude earthquake in November 2012. During a Monday news conference, just hours after McCarthy said his officers are seeing more sus- the streets. McCarthy noted that nearly half of the 53 town of Huixtla, near the border with Forty-four people were killed. — AFP two more people were shot to death earlier in the day, pects who are reluctant to throw down their guns shooting incidents over the holiday weekend hap- Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said his depart- when confronted by police because they’re more con- pened on Sunday, when temperatures climbed into ment’s best efforts could not prevent the bloodshed cerned with harsh treatment from their gangs if they the upper 80s. Still, the superintendent stressed that that spiked dramatically on Sunday. Chicago’s total of lose their weapons than the legal system if they are even with the weekend deaths, Chicago has had few- 53 shooting incidents for the holiday weekend easily arrested with them. “Possession of a loaded firearm is er homicides as of July 6 (185) than it did for the same eclipsed Detroit and New York combined, which had a not even considered a violent felony in the state of period last year (196). At the same time, he said, the total of 46 shooting incidents, 10 of which were fatal. Illinois for sentencing purposes,” McCarthy said, noting city has had 46 more shooting incidents than last “Going into the holiday weekend we had a plan, that gangs, on the other hand, may severely beat a year. — AP including putting hundreds more officers on the streets and what were the results?” McCarthy asked. “The results were a lot of shootings, a lot of murders, unfortunately.” The shootings over the Fourth of July Mom of abandoned holiday weekend included eight incidents that involved police, according to McCarthy. In five of those baby in custody instances, officers shot at suspects. Two people - both 16 - were killed in those shootouts. McCarthy said that NEW YORK: A woman suspected of abandoning her ger got off at Columbus Circle and noticed the unat- based on preliminary investigations, all of the officer- baby girl at a Manhattan subway station was in police tended stroller on the platform and the mother involved shootings appear to have been justified, custody yesterday. The 20-year-old woman was inside the train. After the train pulled away, the pas- including one in which officers fired after a suspect being questioned after being found around 12:30 am senger remained with the baby for about 20 minutes. who tried to run them over with his car. yesterday near Central Park, around 72nd Street and When the mother did not return, she notified a sub- Even with the weekend shootings, Chicago police Broadway, police said. way worker who called police. Authorities described are on pace with last year for officer-involved shoot- No charges were immediately filed. The investiga- the baby as 6 to 7 months old. She was examined at ings, with 33 so far in 2014, compared with 35 at the tion was continuing. Authorities were notified of the Roosevelt Hospital, and no apparent signs of trauma same time last year, according to McCarthy. woman’s whereabouts by someone who recognized were found. The baby was placed in the care of the The Associated Press took its tally of shooting her from photos and video police released showing a city’s Administration for Children’s Services. The deaths for the holiday weekend from the Cook County woman pushing the child through a subway turn- woman told police that she’s homeless and felt she Medical Examiner’s Office, from Thursday through stile. The woman pushed the baby’s stroller onto the could no longer take care of the little girl. The woman Sunday. The number of shooting incidents came from platform from a northbound No. 1 train when it was still being interviewed and has not been Chicago police and was for Thursday evening through arrived at the Columbus Circle station and then got charged. The baby was found early yesterday near HUIXTLA: A woman observes the damages caused to her house by a strong earthquake, Sunday. The two deaths early Monday morning were back onto the train, police said. A passenger Central Park. The mother has told detectives in a pre- in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, yesterday. A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked not included in the weekend totals. McCarthy, who observed the woman and child board the train at liminary interview that she’s from North Carolina and southern Mexico and Guatemala on Monday killing at least three people — including a came to the nation’s third-largest city from New York, 42nd Street and 7th Avenue, police said. The passen- came to New York last week.—AP newborn baby at a hospital — and injuring dozens. — AFP used the opportunity to again highlight the number WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Italy appeals for help in migrant rescues

ROME: Faced by a flood of would-be Europe and beyond. This weekend alone, outline of the suspect boats. There are more and more boats. More health ministry, which takes care of those migrants heading for Europe’s shores in seven boats carrying migrants and asylum In just over eight months, 73,686 peo- than 66,000 people have arrived in Italy rescued. Since it was launched, the navy rickety boats, the officers running the seekers mainly from Eritrea, the ple have been saved, or an average of 270 since the beginning of the year compared has seized four boats and captured more Italian navy’s rescue operation are desper- Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and per day. The Italian navy alone has rescued with just under 43,000 for the whole of than 300 traffickers. ate for help. Algeria were intercepted. 50,000 migrants, most of them from Syria 2013. Up until now, Mare Nostrum has had The number of vessels sailing from the “It’s an unbearable burden for a single Such drama and desperation seem far and from sub-Saharan Africa. some backup from the EU’s Frontex, the shores of Egypt has dropped but an member state,” said the navy’s fleet com- away in the quiet of the Mare Nostrum The majority of those rescued are male, agency that polices the European Union’s increasing number are leaving from Libya. mander-in-chief, Admiral Filippo Maria operation centre in the northern outskirts but 10 percent are women and so far borders, as well as from Slovenia, which Italy’s new premier Matteo Renzi last Foffi, who runs Operation “Mare Nostrum”, of Rome, with dozens of people quietly at 6,000 children have been plucked to safe- itself has little coastline but has lent a week called on the UN High Commissioner Italy’s response to the crisis. work over maps and giant screens with ty. Some lost their families at sea while patrol boat for six months. for Refugees to coordinate with Egypt and There is a need “to enhance an inte- moving spots of light. others were sent to Europe alone. Italy’s navy has committed five vessels Libya to help Rome stem the tide of grated control of EU borders,” he added as Personnel gather and coordinate data and air power to the search and rescue arrivals. Italy’s navy plucked 2,600 people to safety round the clock from 30-odd countries on ‘We never push back a boat’ operation, which comes at a hefty price, Mare Nostrum, said Admiral Saponaro, this weekend off Sicily’s southern coast. vessel movements over 73,000 square “We never push back a boat,” said Foffi, estimated by navy chief-of-staff Admiral “is a humanitarian operation, but not only. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) was launched kilometres (28,000 square miles) of the who added that often sailors need to Michele Saponaro at between six and nine “It increases the security of all the last October just a few days after 360 ille- Mediterranean to try to detect suspect approach the migrant vessels in small million euros ($8-12 million) per month. Mediterranean. It is a great deterrent. We gal migrants drowned off the island of routes or anomalies, and respond if neces- dinghies as they are so overcrowded and Mare Nostrum works with the country’s are taking it on our shoulders for the sake Lampedusa in a disaster that shocked sary. A computer system generates an flimsy that they could easily capsize. security and judicial services as well as the of Europe.” —AFP Almost 100 killed in Uganda Ukraine threatens rebels with clashes since weekend: Army ‘nasty surprise’ in new push KIEV: Ukraine’s government kept up mili- Police say attacks are ethnic battles tary pressure against pro-Russian rebels yesterday, threatening them with an “nasty KAMPALA: At least 96 people have standing differences of culture and over who the army has said may have num- surprise”, while the militants said they were been killed in four days of clashes land,” police spokesman Fred Enanga bered up to 300, “divided themselves preparing to fight back after losing their between tribal gunmen and Ugandan told AFP. “There is a tribal conflict. Some into small groups,” attacking army bar- main stronghold. troops in the west of the country, the of the Bakonzo do not want the minority racks, police stations, a bank and the res- President Petro Poroshenko, drawing army said yesterday. groups recognised as kingdoms within idences of government officials, confidence from the fall of the rebel bas- “Since the operation began we have what they perceive to be the larger Rwemijuma said. tion of Slaviansk at the weekend, named a killed 75 attackers,” army spokesman ‘Kingdom of Rwenzori’, with Bakonzo The police said they also attacked the new chief of military operations in the east Ninsiima Rwemijuma in the Rwenzori the dominant tribe,” Enanga added. security forces as they were trying to following his appointment of an aggressive region told AFP, describing fierce battles “Had it not been timely intervention stop the bloodshed. new defence minister who again demand- to protect a minority tribe from coordi- of the security forces, it could have “They had to attack us because we ed the separatists lay down their arms. nated raids by the dominant group in reached an extent that the whole minor- are part of government which recognis- A security official said the government’s the region. Assailants armed with ity group was wiped out,” he added. The es the rights of the minority tribes and plan to clear rebels from the two big towns machetes, spears and guns launched a snowcapped and remote Rwenzori their culture in the region, so they of Donetsk and Luhansk would come as an series of surprise attacks Saturday and mountains include Africa’s third highest looked at us as their enemies,” Enanga “nasty surprise” for the insurgents. But Sunday to massacre neighbouring rivals, peak Mount Stanley, a national park said, adding that some of the attackers Poroshenko - whose officials have ruled out with the army sending in extra troops to popular with tourists wanting to trek included retired members of the securi- any more unilateral ceasefires - kept the SLAVYANSK: Local residents speak nearby a Ukrainian armoured hunt down the fighters. into the vast, jungle-covered range. ty forces. door open to a further round of indirect personnel carrier in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk yester- President Yoweri Museveni vowed in Fighting is not in the park itself. Both the army and police denied the peace talks with separatist leaders, naming day. Ukraine’s defence minister Valeriy Geletey said yesterday that a speech yesterday to “punish those attacks were related to any rebel group, a possible venue in a government-con- Kiev would not negotiate with pro-Russian rebels about the terms involved” in a “criminal scheme that has More feared dead including the Allied Democratic Forces, trolled monastery-town in the east. The fall of a possible ceasefire until they completely disarm. —AFP caused the death of so many people.” Museveni said cultural groups in the an Islamist rebel group fighting the of Slaviansk marks a major breakthrough in Five soldiers, five policemen and 11 civil- region had been “actively fomenting Ugandan government based in the DR Kiev’s three-month long fight against Sporadic shooting was heard from vari- which he has appointed a hardline defence ians were also killed, making up a total sectarianism and tribal chauvinism-act- Congo border region. Russian backed-rebels who are now calling ous parts of Donetsk overnight. In Luhansk, minister to bring fresh vigour to the fight of 96 dead in the mountainous and rural ing and talking as if the only thing that Last week the UN Security Council in vain for military help from Moscow. a city on the border with Russia where against the insurgency. region that borders the Democratic matters are certain tribes to which the decided to slap sanctions on the ADF, A rebel leader however played down rebels also control key buildings, two peo- Grytsak, a 53-year-old police lieutenant- Republic of Congo. respective traditional leaders belong.” which is accused of recruiting child sol- the loss of Slaviansk as a military expedient ple in a minibus were killed by a shell that general and 20-year veteran of the state Fighting is ongoing, although the Rwemijuma fears the death toll could diers, sexual abuse of women and chil- and said the hundreds of fighters who were exploded nearby, a municipal official said. security apparatus, replaces Vasyl Krutov, army says it is now only between its rise. “The number of the attackers killed dren and attacks on peacekeepers in DR able to move from the town to the regional “There is an exchange of fire among the who had headed the “anti-terrorist centre” forces and the insurgents. during contact with our forces or dying Congo’s eastern Kivu region, home to capital Donetsk were preparing a com- separatists. They are shooting at each oth- since mid-April. “We expect no more civilians dying due to wounds may go up,” he said. myriad rebel groups. mand structure to defend that city and hit er,” Iryna Verigina told a Ukrainian television Despite some successes against the because we have deployed enough “Some may have escaped with gunshot The ADF reportedly has ties to back: station by telephone from Luhansk. rebels, Krutov and other security officials forces on the ground and neutralised wounds, and that is why we are engag- Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab “We’re not preparing ourselves for a Poroshenko, installed in office just a have come under criticism for the patchy attacks,” Rwemijuma said. ing sniffer dogs to flush out those who rebels, which have also carried out siege. We are preparing ourselves for month ago, named Vasyl Grytsak to head performance of the armed forces and big Ugandan police say the attacks are may be injured and hiding, or just hiding attacks on Ugandan soil in retaliation for action,” Alexander Borodai, prime minister the “anti-terrorist centre”, making him oper- military losses including the downing by ethnic battles, with the local majority to avoid detection.” Kampala’s support for an African Union of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s ational chief in the drive to crush the rebels. the rebels of an Ilyushin Il-76 plane in June Bakonzo people trying to kill the minori- Security forces have arrested more force helping Somalia’s internationally Republic, told a Russian online newspaper The move continued his shake-up of with the deaths of more than 49 crew and ty Basongora people because of “long- than 80 suspected fighters. Assailants, backed government. —AFP during a visit to the Russian capital. the military and security leadership in servicemen. —Reuters Merkel raises human rights on China trip

BEIJING: German Chancellor Angela Beijing, an event Chinese authorities polite applause at the end of her Merkel raised human rights issues have worked hard to erase from the address, which also touched on topics publicly in China yesterday -unlike public memory. including global economic sustain- many Western visitors-invoking the Merkel grew up in Communist East ability and climate change. fall of the Berlin Wall and telling stu- Germany, where freedoms were With relations between China and dents their country needs “free dia- severely curtailed and the state Japan tense and the two countries’ logue”. engaged in mass spying on its citi- history of war a key element of the The German leader, who grew up zens. “It’s important that citizens can backdrop to their disputes, Merkel in the former East Germany, noted in believe in the power of the law and was asked for her views on nationalist her carefully worded remarks at not the law of the powerful,” she said. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Beijing’s elite Tsinghua University that “It’s important to have laws on this statements and actions given German China and Germany have a forum to regard, that function as a guardian of apologies for its World War II past, discuss rights. principles. You need an open, pluralis- when it was allied with Tokyo. “To me, this dialogue is very impor- tic and free society in order to shape She declined publicly to criticise tant because 25 years ago, when the the future successfully.” Japan, but stressed the difficult process peaceful revolution took place in the She is on her seventh visit to China Germany went through in coming to former GDR, this finally led to the fall since coming to power in 2005 and terms with its Nazi history. Germany’s of the Berlin Wall and enabled us to her trip has been largely focused on experience “sometimes made it diffi- have a free dialogue,” she said, refer- business issues, with Germany the cult for the country to reflect on its ring to the German Democratic EU’s biggest economy. own history under Hitler and the Republic, East Germany’s formal On Monday the two countries regime of National Socialism”, she said. name. signed a series of trade and invest- But she added that Germany’s younger “I think it’s also important here in ment deals, including agreements on generation, beginning in the 1960s, China to have such a free dialogue,” two new Volkswagen factories and began to confront their elders who she said, according to the official the sale of 123 Airbus helicopters. experienced Nazism and asked them English translation of her German-lan- Merkel angered Beijing in 2007 by to explain what they had done. guage speech. meeting Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader “I think while this is a difficult ques- Merkel’s comments are in contrast the Dalai Lama, whom Communist tion and I think there was also a slow to many other recent Western visitors Party leaders consider a dangerous process in this regard in Germany, it to China, who have shied away from separatist. was a tough process and there were public comments on human rights as Any official discussion of human lots of conflicts and controversial they pursue trade deals with the rights on her latest visit had been debates,” she said. world’s second-biggest economy. expected to take place behind closed “But I still believe that it was right The German Chancellor spoke in doors, an approach that German offi- that we confronted this issue. It is an auditorium on the Tsinghua cam- cials have argued can be more effec- also important that young people pus a little over a month after the 25th tive in China than finger-wagging rep- also reflect on the history so that anniversary of the bloody June 3-4, rimands. mistakes can be avoided by future 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in The German leader was met with generations.” —AFP

ISTANBUL: A man stands at the Shiite Muhammediye Mosque yesterday in Istanbul after a fire took on early in the morning, causing considerable material damage, but leaving no one injured. The fire erupted in the Muhammediye Mosque, mostly attended by the Shiite Caferis in Istanbul’s Esenyurt dis- trict, after the community received repeated threats over the last week. —AFP WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Sri Lankans win temporary reprieve from Australia S Lankan court detain five alleged people smugglers SYDNEY: Australia’s government nine children who were aboard the ing back their boats. Until now, the assessment process, saying that promised yesterday not to hand over boat were discharged. vessels have been returned to without further details from the gov- a group of asylum seekers to the Sri Ruwan Rangana, 29, said he paid Indonesia, where asylum seekers ernment it cannot say whether Lankan government without three 150,000 rupees ($1,150) to smug- from across the world pay people Australia is violating its international days’ notice amid a court challenge glers for the seven-day journey to smugglers to ferry them to Australia obligations to refugees. and uproar from human rights Australia. “I went there seeking a job,” aboard rickety boats prone to sink- “UNHCR’s experience over the groups. he said. ing. Monday marked the first time years with shipboard processing has The government’s pledge came The attorneys representing some the government confirmed it had generally not been positive,” it said in during a High Court hearing held of the asylum seekers on the latest screened asylum seekers at sea and a statement. “Such an environment one day after Australia’s immigration boat argue that their clients could returned them directly to their home would rarely afford an appropriate minister confirmed that another face persecution in Sri Lanka, which country. venue for a fair procedure.” boatload of asylum seekers had emerged in 2009 from a brutal civil The seemingly quick process by Gleeson, the government’s been intercepted by Australian bor- war between government troops which Australia rejected the refugee lawyer, said the asylum seekers were der patrol and handed to Sri Lankan and the now-defeated separatist claims is also facing scrutiny. Rather intercepted outside Australia’s terri- KABUL: Afghanistan’s presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, center, authorities in a transfer at sea last Tamil Tiger rebels. Refugee advo- than bringing the asylum seekers to torial waters and therefore not sub- shakes hands as he arrives to a gathering of his supporters in Kabul, month. Refugee advocates and cates say ethnic Tamils still face vio- Australia’s processing centers on the ject to any obligations under the Afghanistan, yesterday. Abdullah yesterday said he received calls from human rights agencies argued that President Barack Obama and US Secretary of State John Kerry after he the asylum seekers could face perse- refused to accept the preliminary result of the vote citing fraud. —AP cution in their home country. Lawyers representing some of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers on the lat- Afghan candidate says est intercepted boat went to the High Court to stop the 153 people on board from also being returned Obama, Kerry called him to their home country. They are cur- rently being held on an Australian KABUL: Afghan Presidential candidate Abdullah lence came as Afghanistan was mired in an elec- customs vessel. Abdullah says he received calls from President toral crisis after one of the candidates in the presi- High Court Justice Susan Barack Obama and US Secretary of State John dential elections, Abdullah Abdullah, refused to Crennan, who issued a temporary Kerry after he refused to accept the preliminary accept any results until millions of ballots are injunction late Monday night halting result of the vote citing fraud. audited for fraud. Afghan officials released prelim- any further transfers, adjourned the Abdullah told thousands of supporters at a inary election results Monday showing former matter until a later date following gathering in Kabul yesterday that Kerry will be fly- finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai well in yesterday’s hearing. In the mean- ing to the Afghan capital this Friday for meetings the lead for the presidency but said no winner time, the government’s lawyer, Justin to defuse the crisis. State Department officials could be declared because millions of ballots Gleeson, said no asylum seekers accompanying Kerry in Beijing declined to com- were being audited for fraud. The announcement would be transferred without 72 ment on his travel plans. He told his supporters came as Ahmadzai was locked in a standoff with hours’ written notice. The issue the results of the election were fraudulent but Abdullah, who has refused to accept any results erupted Monday after Immigration asked them to give him a few more days to nego- until all fraudulent ballots are invalidated. A Minister Scott Morrison confirmed tiate. Abdullah says he will never “accept a fraudu- spokesman for his campaign rejected the results that Australian border patrol had lent government.” Preliminary results announced and called the decision to release them “a coup.” intercepted a boat carrying 41 Sri Monday showed that Ghani had about 4.5 million US Secretary of State John Kerry said during a visit Lankans off the Cocos Islands in the votes, or 56 percent, while Abdullah had 3.5 mil- to Tokyo that any action to seize power illegally in Indian Ocean in late June and hand- lion votes, or 44 percent, according to the com- Afghanistan would lead to the end of US financial ed them over to the Sri Lankan gov- GALLE: Sri Lankan children among a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers sent back by Australia mission. Turnout was more than 50 percent. and security support. ernment on Sunday. wait outside the magistrate’s court in the southern port district of Galle yesterday. Sri Lankan Meanwhile aAn Afghan official said that at least Kerry said suggestions of a “parallel govern- Yesterday’s court hearing marked authorities plan to charge a group of asylum-seekers with attempting to leave the country ille- 16 people, including four Czech soldiers, were ment” in Afghanistan are a grave concern and the first time the government gally after they were returned by Australia following a controversial mid-sea transfer. —AFP killed Tuesday in a suicide attack near a clinic in added that he expected Afghan electoral institu- acknowledged the second boat’s eastern Afghanistan. The Czech Ministry of tions to conduct a full review of all reasonable existence, and Morrison still has yet lence at the hands of the military. Pacific island nations of Nauru and nation’s Migration Act, which sets Defense said Tuesday four Czech troops were allegations of irregularities. He said there was no to comment on where or when that The temporary reprieve granted Papua New Guinea, the claims were guidelines on how asylum seekers killed and another was badly wounded after the justification for violence or threats of extralegal boat was intercepted. Tuesday was trumpeted as a win by assessed on board an Australian ves- are processed. blast. The ministry said it will release more details action. The Independent Election Commission The hearing has no impact on the one of the asylum seekers’ lawyers, sel. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said later in the day. acknowledged that vote rigging had occurred 41 Sri Lankans who have already George Newhouse, who said “a The United Nations refugee the government’s tough asylum Wahid Seddiqi, spokesman for the provincial and said ballots from about 7,000 more of the been returned to Sri Lanka. A Sri group of vulnerable men, women agency, UNHCR, issued a statement seeker policies were, in fact, an act of governor of Parwan province said the soldiers, at nearly 23,000 polling stations would be audited. Lankan court yesterday detained five and children will not be sent back to Tuesday saying it was “deeply con- compassion. “As long as the boats least 10 civilians, and two police officers were The results showed that Ghani had about 4.5 alleged people smugglers who were their persecutors in Sri Lanka.” cerned” by the decision to hand the keep coming, we will keep having killed when a suicide bomber attacked Afghan million votes, or 56 percent, while Abdullah had among the 41 aboard the boat. Facing a surge of asylum seekers asylum seekers back to Sri Lanka, deaths at sea,” Abbott told Australia’s and foreign forces near Charakar, the provincial 3.5 million votes, or 44 percent, according to the Twenty-seven other adults were trying to reach Australian shores, the and about the fate of those aboard Channel 7. “So the most decent, capital. The Taleban claimed responsibility for the commission. Turnout was more than 50 percent, accused of illegally leaving the coun- nation’s conservative government the second boat. humane and compassionate thing attack in a statement sent to the media. The vio- IEC spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor said. —AP try and were released on bail, while implemented a tough policy of turn- The agency questioned the at-sea you can do is to stop the boats.” —AP WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

Philippine priest in unwed mum outburst faces sanctions

MANILA: A Philippine priest faces pos- shaken young woman in a clip uploaded preaching the gospel of Christ!” one Obach would likely be required to “take the Philippines’ bishops called on the sible sanctions after his scathing con- on YouTube which has since gone viral. comment on YouTube read. time for prayer and reflection and will local clergy to listen more and condemn demnation of an unwed mother in “You are shameless. You slept with a “Hey priest, you should follow the not be allowed to celebrate sacraments less on issues of abortion, divorce and church ignited a social media firestorm, man who is not even your husband,” he example of your pope,” another read, publicly for a duration to be determined contraception, in the latest sign of a lib- his religious superiors said yesterday. alleged. Turning to her relatives and referring to the less judgemental atti- by our superiors”. eral shift in the powerful institution. Father Romeo Obach angrily scolded friends, the priest asked: “Is she being a tude begun by Pope Francis. Obach said in a separate statement: Archbishop Socrates Villegas said a a young mother in church on Sunday as good Christian... will you spread your “As a religious community we do not “The words I said and the rude attitude change of tone would be a fitting wel- she held her newborn baby in her arms legs for a man you barely know?” condone such an unacceptable act,” the that I showed before I performed the come for the pope, who is visiting the to be baptised, apparently unaware his Both the priest and his religious order said in its statement, adding it rite of baptism... was indeed unbecom- country next year. Church leaders exert comments were being videotaped. order later issued separate public apolo- would reach out to the family of the ing.” vast influence in the conservative “You should be ashamed of yourself gies and the order promised an investi- young woman, a parishioner in the cen- “I am deeply sorry to the mother of Philippines, Asia’s Catholic bastion and for bringing your child to be baptised gation. The Philippines is a mainly tral city of Cebu. the child, her relatives, the sponsors and the only state apart from the Vatican when you don’t even have a husband,” Catholic nation. The Redemptorists’ media officer in the witnesses of the incident.” The out- that still outlaws both divorce and ter- the priest is shown telling the visibly “This priest is a hypocrite! You are not Cebu, Father Alfonso Suico, told AFP burst took place a day after the head of minations. —AFP Angry tears as video shown at S Korea ferry trial GWANGJU: Relatives of the victims of she tried to hurl her shoes at the accused. South Korea’s ferry disaster wept in court Earlier, the prosecutors had used a yesterday as prosecutors played wrenching model of the Sewol to show where most of cellphone video footage from inside the the passengers were when it ran into trou- sinking vessel during the murder trial of ble. In particular they noted the location of the captain and crew. many student victims who, on the orders of There were angry scenes in the court- the crew, had remained in their cabins on room in the southern city of Gwangju, with the fourth level. irate family members repeatedly shouting “With timely evacuation efforts, these abuse at the 15 defendants and demand- students could have fled through these ing they all be sentenced to death. exits,” one prosecutor said, pointing to the In the morning session, prosecutors model. “But almost all of them waited in showed video from coastguard boats and their cabins and died. We will make it clear helicopters of the last moments of the that this result was caused by the behav- 6,825-tonne Sewol ferry as it listed and iour of the defendants,” he said. then capsized on April 16 with the loss of There was more video evidence in the around 300 lives. afternoon session, but this time it was Among the dead were some 250 stu- mobile phone footage taken by a 17-year- dents from the same high school in Ansan old student who died in the disaster. city just south of Seoul. Dozens of family “This will be very sad to watch,” the members inside the court wept openly at judge warned. “But we need to know exact- the scenes of passengers desperately try- ly what happened during these moments. ing to escape the ship. No matter how sad you feel we have to The tears turned to angry jeers as the watch this.” video showed close-up shots of the captain and some crew members jumping from the Tragic cellphone video sinking ferry into a rescue boat. The nine-minute video-excerpts of “You sons of bitches! I’ll kill you!” one which had previously been shown on woman shouted at the dock. Captain Lee national television-shows Park and other Joon-Seok and three senior crew members students laughing and joking about being are accused of “homicide through wilful in the Titanic movie as the ferry begins to negligence”-a charge that can carry the list. As the situation worsens, the students CANBERRA: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott watch traditional Japanese drum performance death penalty. The 11 other crew are being begin to panic, even as the ship tannoy can during a state dinner at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, yesterday. — AP tried on lesser violations of maritime law. be heard advising them to stay put. As well as abandoning the ferry while As it was being shown, the families in hundreds were still trapped inside, the the courtroom became increasingly agitat- Japan’s Abe declares peace goals crew were condemned for ordering pas- ed, and when the judge stopped the sengers to remain where they were when footage a minute before it ended, they the ship began listing. protested angrily until he agreed to resume in historic Australia visit the playback. ‘They are human scum’ Lee and his crew were publicly vilified in The atmosphere in the courtroom was the wake of the tragedy, and there have ‘Our countries both love peace’ highly charged. At one point the mother of been some expressions of concern about one student victim rushed out in tears and how fair their trial can be with emotions SYDNEY: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Abe said his country’s push to “change its history” as they rubber-stamped a free-trade could be heard weeping loudly in the hall- still running so high. yesterday declared his determination to pursue legal basis for security” was so it could work with agreement-the Japan-Australia Economic way. As the court adjourned for lunch, one Tuesday’s hearing coincided with the peace in Asia, as he strengthened defence ties other nations and “build an international order Partnership Agreement. of the fathers stood and began to release of a damning report into the Sewol with Australia and signed an ambitious free- that upholds the rule of law”. The deal, which was agreed during a trip by harangue the judge. sinking by the state auditor, which said offi- trade agreement. “Our desire is to make Japan a country that is Abbott in April to Tokyo, is Japan’s first with a “The evidence is clear. They are human cial negligence, corruption and greed had Abe used an historic address to a joint sitting all the more willing to contribute to peace in the major economy. scum!” the father shouted. “We should just combined in a “man-made disaster”. of Australia’s parliament to say that Japan “is region and beyond,” he said in his address, which It will see tariffs cut for Japanese exports of drown them all,” he said, pointing to the The ferry owners had placed “monetary now determined to do more to enhance peace was delivered in English. electronics, white goods and cars, while defendants. “Why do we need more evi- gain over passenger safety” while the crew in the region and peace in the world”. “It is for this reason that Japan has raised the Australia’s exports of beef, dairy, wine, horticul- dence?” Even as the judge admonished him had acted “irresponsibly”, said the report, “It is to put that determination into concrete banner of proactive contribution to peace.” Abe ture and gain products will gain increased for the outburst, other relatives joined in which was the result of a two-month inves- action that Japan has chosen to strengthen its at a press conference played down recent ten- access. The Australian leader said the agreement and one woman had to be restrained as tigation. —AFP ties with Australia,” said Abe, the first Japanese sions with China, saying his door was always showed the two nations were serious about leader to address parliament. open for dialogue. boosting economic growth. “This is the message “Our countries both love peace. We value “The door to China is open from the Japanese that both Japan and Australia will bring to the freedom and democracy and we hold human side and we hope that the Chinese side take the G20 leaders’ meeting in Brisbane in November- Powerful typhoon rights and the rule of law dear,” he added, calling same posture,” he said. He added that the “fun- freer trade means more economic growth and the relationship “special”. damental position of Japan is that we want to more economic growth means more prosperous Prime Minister Tony Abbott described Japan improve our relationship with China”. people and fairer societies,” Abbott said. hits Japan’s Okinawa as “a very, very close friend”. Japan and Australia The sensitive issue of whaling was only briefly have so much in common and I am sure that our ‘Making his mark on history’ raised, with Abbott and Abe saying their differ- TOKYO: One man died, more than 500,000 lights rocking in high winds and branches relationship will go from strength to strength as Abbott echoed Abe’s emphasis on the push ences over an annual hunting programme people were urged to evacuate and hun- being blown down largely deserted streets. a result of this visit, and as a result of the annual for peace in the Asia-Pacific as he welcomed would not detract from their closer friendship. dreds of flights were cancelled in Japan as a There are no nuclear plants on Okinawa, leaders’ meetings that will henceforth take Tokyo’s decision to be “a more capable strategic New Zealand and Australia hauled Japan strong typhoon brought torrential rain and but there are two on Kyushu, which lies in place,” Abbott said. partner in our region”. before the International Court of Justice over its high winds to its southwestern islands and the area through which the typhoon is like- The two leaders inked an agreement allowing “Ours is not a partnership against anyone; it’s “scientific” whaling programme in Antarctic could bring heavy rain to Tokyo later this ly to pass after hitting Okinawa. There is for the transfer of Japanese defence equipment a partnership for peace, for prosperity and for waters, which led to a ruling in April that it was a week. another on Shikoku island, which borders and technology to Australia, just days after the rule of law,” he said, offering China reassur- commercial venture. Typhoon Neoguri weakened from its Kyushu and could also be affected. Tokyo declared its powerful military had the ance. “Our objective is engagement. We both Abe will travel to Australia’s resources-rich original status as a super typhoon but All are shut down due to national policy right to fight in defence of allies. welcome the greater trust and openness in our state of Western Australia on Wednesday, where remained intense, with gusts of more than and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, The declaration irked China, Australia’s largest region that’s exemplified by China’s participation he is set to visit its capital Perth as well as Rio 250 km per hour (155 mph). It was power- which was wrecked by an earthquake and trading partner, which has a fractious relation- in this year’s RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) naval Tinto’s West Angeles mine in the Pilbara region. ing through the Okinawa island chain tsunami in March 2011, is on the other side ship with Japan including tensions over disput- exercises.” He departs for Papua New Guinea on where emergency rain and high-seas warn- of the country. ed islands in the East China Sea. Abbott hailed Abe as “making his mark on Thursday. —AFP ings were in effect. “When the wind blows most strongly, The storm was at its most powerful it’s impossible to stand. You have to hold when passing Okinawa, some 1,600 km on to something,” said Kei Shima, a self- (1,000 miles) southwest of Tokyo on employed Okinawa resident in her 30s. Myanmar leader warns media over violence Tuesday, but the Japan Meteorological “The lights are fading in and out, like the Agency (JMA) warned of heavy rains and house is haunted. The rain is getting YANGON: Myanmar’s reformist president has online was blamed for stoking the unrest. accusation of a rape of a Buddhist woman by potential flooding in Kyushu, the western- stronger and falling sideways.” warned that newly-won media freedoms could “We have attained one of the highest levels two Muslim men from a local tea shop was most of Japan’s main islands, as well as Neoguri was roughly 110 km (68 miles) be curtailed if stability is threatened by religious of press freedom in Southeast Asia, with the spread on social media websites, prompting a heavy rain in the rest of the nation as the west of Kumejima of island at 5 p.m. (0800 bloodshed shaking the former military-ruled right to speak and write freely, because of politi- crowd of hundreds to gather near the business, storm turns east later in the week. GMT) and moving north at 30 kph (19 country. cal reform which is crucial in the transition hurling stones and damaging property. “People must take the utmost caution,” mph), with sustained winds of 162 kph (100 Thein Sein, whose administration has been process,” the former general said in a speech Violence continued for several days, despite a Keiji Furuya, state minister in charge of dis- mph). accused of failing to stem two years of sporadic published by state media yesterday. heavily increased security presence in the city, aster management, told a news conference. Kadena Air Base, one of the largest US anti-Muslim violence, vowed “zero tolerance” “However, if media freedom threatens nation- leaving one Muslim and one Buddhist dead and One man died after his boat was military facilities on Okinawa, was at its against the perpetrators of fighting in the sec- al security instead of helping the nation, we more than 20 people injured. Police told AFP swamped by high waves, NHK national tel- highest level of storm alert and all outside ond largest city Mandalay that left two dead last warn that we will take action under existing they had arrested nearly 400 people, mainly for evision said. Several people suffered minor activity was prohibited. Nansei Sekiyu KK, a week. But he also fired a shot across the bows of laws,” he added. breaking an overnight curfew. injuries from falls. Japanese refiner wholly owned by Brazil’s the media, after inflammatory material posted The latest unrest broke out on July 1 after an Social media users were unable to access More than 50,000 households in Petrobras, said it had suspended oil refin- Facebook on Thursday and Friday nights, amid Okinawa lost power and an oil refinery halt- ing operations at its 100,000 barrels-per- speculation that Myanmar had blocked the site ed operations. Television footage showed a day Nishihara refinery in Okinawa on to curb the spread of inflammatory comment collapsed roof of a shopping arcade, street Monday evening.—Reuters online. The website has since been accessible and neither the government nor Facebook have yet commented on the outage. Buddhist-Muslim clashes have left at least 250 people dead and tens of thousands dis- placed since fighting first broke out in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state in 2012. Most of the victims have been Muslim and violence has often erupted as a result of rumours or individual criminal acts. Radical Buddhist monks have been accused of fanning religious tensions, with Mandalay-based hardline cleric Wirathu posting a link to the rape allegations just hours before the unrest broke out. Thein Sein said “serious action” would be tak- en against those involved in conflict. Reforms under his quasi-civilian government, which took power in 2011, have included ending pre-publi- cation censorship. OKINAWA: A wooden house collapsed during strong winds in Naha on Japan’s south- But activists have accused the government of ern island of Okinawa yesterday. Powerful typhoon Neoguri lashed Japan’s southern BEIJING: US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, gestures next to US Treasury Secretary Jacob backsliding on press reforms with the introduc- Okinawa islands yesterday, forcing over half a million people to seek shelter, as the Lew, center, and US Ambassador to China Max Baucus, right, pose for photos at the Badaling tion of vague media laws and the prosecution of region’s worst storm in years damaged buildings, downed trees and brought air and Great Wall of China in Beijing, China yesterday.— AP several local journalists. — AFP sea traffic to a halt. — AFP NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014

A reveler is hit by a bull in the bull ring during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain yesterday. — AP Khamenei reveals nuclear demands Israel bombards Gaza, Tel Aviv...

Continued from Page 1 that Iran could retain “several hundred centrifuges” but he dis- Continued from Page 1 The surge in violence along the Gaza border - the worst since an closed that the Iranians were asking for “hundreds of thousands”. eight-day war in 2012, when Tel Aviv was also targeted - followed a But with less than two weeks until that deadline, the supreme The accord being sought by the P5+1 aims to finally end talk He called on Israelis to rally together and “show resilience, chain of events begun by the abduction of three Jewish seminary leader’s remarks exposed a gulf that still exists between Iran and of possible US or Israeli military action against Iran. The Islamic because this operation could take time”.Israeli officials said a students in the occupied West Bank on June 12. Blaming Hamas, the leading nations, who are seeking to curb Iran’s nuclear activi- republic has always denied seeking an atomic bomb. In exchange ground invasion of Gaza was possible, but not imminent, and which neither confirmed nor denied involvement in the kidnap- ties. Referring to the machine used in uranium enrichment, for an agreement, Iran wants punishing Western sanctions to be urged citizens within 40 km of the enclave to stay close to bomb ping, Israel arrested hundreds of the group’s activists in their search Khamenei, who has the final word on all matters of state, said: lifted. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, a top member of shelters. In scenes repeated in many Israeli towns near the Gaza for the teenagers who were eventually found dead, as was a “Their aim is that we accept a capacity of 10,000 separative work Iran’s negotiating team, welcomed the supreme leader’s com- Strip, motorists in the southern port city of Ashdod scrambled from Palestinian teen abducted in East Jerusalem last Wednesday in a units, which is equivalent to 10,000 centrifuges of the older type ments and tweeted that he and his colleagues “would not give up their cars and raced for the relative safety of apartment block suspected revenge murder. Palestinians have since launched more that we already have. Our officials say we need 190,000 (SWU). any of our nuclear rights.” entrances as an air raid siren sounded. In a bold infiltration, five than 200 rockets from Gaza, Israel says. Hamas has threatened an Perhaps not today, but in two to five years that is the country’s With Sunni Arab insurgents overrunning large parts of Iraq, gunmen from Hamas landed on the shore near Zikim, where a kib- “earthquake” against Israel. But it offered yesterday to restore calm absolute need.” and Syria in chaos from civil war, a nuclear deal could help Tehran butz and an army base are located, just over the border from Gaza. if Israel halted the Gaza offensive, recommitted to a 2012 Egyptian- Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy and the West normalise ties at a particularly explosive time in the “A number of terrorists came out of the ocean and attacked the brokered truce and freed prisoners it detained in the West Bank last Organisation, later said the Islamic republic’s enrichment Middle East. In a video message last week, Iranian Foreign base with Kalashnikov rifles and hand grenades,” said army month. “The enemy must not think about enjoying security unless demands should be defined in terms of SWU, not the number of Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described the talks as a “unique spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner. Soldiers on the base shot two of the these terms are met,” the Hamas armed wing spokesman said. centrifuges, given that new machines being developed are more opportunity to make history”, saying success would allow both militants, aircraft killed a third and the navy killed the fourth, said The Israeli military said yesterday that, to support regular forces, powerful than existing ones. “To ensure the necessary fuel to the sides to address “common challenges” such as Iraq. The talks have Lerner. One soldier was lightly injured. Hamas’ armed wing, the it had called up 1,000 reserve troops out of a pool of 40,000 Bushehr plant, the Tehran research reactor and the Arak reactor, been aiming to secure an agreement by July 20, when an interim Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades said its men carried out an attack at approved yesterday by the security cabinet. Some 1,500 other we need 190,000 SWU,” he said, according to official IRNA news deal struck in November expires. The six powers want Iran to dras- Zikim although it did not report losses, saying instead there were reservists have already been mobilised. One Israeli attack overnight agency. “We are working on centrifuges with a capacity of 24 tically reduce its nuclear activities to render any drive for a heavy casualties on the Israeli side. It said it fired 10 Katyusha rock- destroyed the house of a Hamas member’s family, killing seven SWU. It means that we will need less than 10,000 centrifuges to weapons capability all but impossible. The July 20 deadline could ets at the Israeli base. people inside, locals said. produce fuel in a year at Bushehr,” he added. Any nuclear deal potentially be extended by up to six months, and many analysts Washington backed Israel’s actions while France, Germany and The Palestinian Interior Ministry said the family had received a would involve a framework and years of monitoring, but believe this is already being negotiated. But US President Barack the United Nations urged restraint on both sides. “We strongly con- telephone call from an Israeli officer telling them to leave. Locals Khamenei’s open declarations throw into doubt the room for Obama, facing midterm elections in November, is wary of doing demn the continuing rocket fire inside of Israel and the deliberate said people had been urged to congregate there as “human compromise and an eventual deal with the West. According to anything that could be construed by his Republican opponents as targeting of civilians by terrorist organisations in Gaza,” White shields” to deter a second attack after it was targeted earlier. American media reports, the United States may accept Iran hav- giving Iran more time to get closer to having the bomb. This is the House spokesman Josh Earnest said. “No country can accept rocket Another strike killed a Hamas commander and three others travel- ing between 2,000 and 4,000 low powered, first generation cen- longstanding accusation of Israel, the Middle East’s sole if unde- fire aimed at civilians and we support Israel’s right to defend itself ling in a car together, a pro-Hamas website said, identifying the trifuges. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said last month clared nuclear-armed state. — AFP against these vicious attacks.” senior Hamas man as Mohammed Shaaban. — Agencies WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 ANALYSIS

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By Paul Taylor

he first secretary-general of NATO, Lord Ismay, once said the Western defence alliance was created “to keep the Americans in, Tthe Russians out and the Germans down”. The task facing the European Union now might be described as to keep the British in, the Russians out and the Germans down.

British In Prime Minister David Cameron’s demand to redraw Britain’s rela- tionship with the EU and put the result to a referendum in 2017 means the next few years are bound to be dogged by haggling over Brussels’ powers and about opt-outs for London. If Britain, Europe’s third largest economy, main financial centre and joint biggest military and diplo- matic power, were to become the first country ever to leave the bloc, it would deal a severe blow to itself but also to the EU’s global standing. Last month’s confrontation over the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission president against adamant British Retailers swallow online food cost opposition was a foretaste of the fraught negotiations ahead if Cameron is re-elected next year. Under fierce pressure from Eurosceptics at home, the British leader risks overplaying his hand, mis- By Emma Thomasson ness for the sake of it: The aim rather is to attract more big-spending Belgium, is another that plans to keep investing in e-commerce reading and alienating his main allies, as he did with German food shoppers who also buy general goods, which traditionally sell at despite the hit to profitability. In the first quarter, online sales for all Chancellor Angela Merkel over Juncker, and demanding too high a ig retailers are taking a calculated hit to margins to invest in much higher margins than groceries. Ahold’s e-commerce sites grew 20 percent to 362 million euros price. Some continental politicians, exasperated by 40 years of British online grocery operations, in the hope they can persuade con- Tesco customers who buy food online as well as in store spend ($493.79 million), while the group’s underlying operating margin efforts to block a federal Europe and secure favourable terms by hard- Bsumers to add more profitable items like clothes and computers twice as much as those who only shop in store. Those who also buy slipped to 4 percent from 4.1 percent a year ago. Its online grocery ball negotiating tactics, are tempted to let the UK go in a belief that to their orders of fruit and vegetables. Food has been one of the last general merchandise spend three times as much - although only 4 businesses have yet to break even but its Bol.com general merchan- their life would be easier afterwards. Yet keeping Britain in, provided it things to move online because complex logistics for fresh, chilled and percent of customers are currently in that last category. Tesco, which dise site made an unspecified profit in 2013. undertakes not to obstruct closer economic and political integration of frozen products make it an expensive business. Retailers are also reluc- still runs separate operations for online groceries and general mer- Ahold is using its network of supermarkets as pick-up points for the euro single currency area, must surely be a priority for the EU. tant to lose the potential for the lucrative impulse buys that occur in- chandise, plans to combine its grocery and general goods deliveries - non-food online orders from sister firm Bol.com in the same way that store. leveraging the sophisticated logistics network it has built up for food Waitrose in Britain does with partner John Lewis. Britain’s Asda is also Russians Out However, retailers in Europe and North America are now ramping to cut costs for the company, and offer customers a faster service. investing in collection points, including in car parks of London tube Russian President Vladimir Putin’s seizure and annexation of up their online food offer to compete with Amazon.com , which is The one-hour delivery slots that Tesco offers seven days a week for stations, garnering useful information for its owner Wal-Mart, which is Crimea, cut-off of gas supplies to Ukraine and destabilisation of eastern expected to expand its sale of fresh produce beyond a few trial areas grocery orders are unmatched by any other general merchandise testing online grocery in its home market as part of a bigger plan to Ukraine have put Moscow’s geopolitical challenge to Europe - and with the aim of complementing its non-food sales - and eating other retailer, including Amazon, points out Tesco multichannel director integrate e-commerce into its sprawling network of stores. The world’s reducing the EU’s dependency on Russian gas - high on the policy retailers’ lunch. “They are trying to hook customers up to brands for Robin Terrell. “As we start to add additional items or additional prod- biggest retailer, which made more than $10 billion in e-commerce agenda. Brussels officials fear Moscow may do more to punish Ukraine their grocery shop and hope they will spend on non-food which is ucts to each of those deliveries, the economics become incredibly sales of non-food items last year, warns that investment in online will and fellow ex-Soviet republics Georgia and Moldova economically for lower headache and higher margin, which will drive profitability,” said compelling for us but also a much more compelling offer for cus- eat into profits this year. signing trade and cooperation pacts with the EU. Sophie Albizua of retail consultancy eNova Partnership. “It is notorious- tomers,” Terrell said. Member states differ on how far to go in sanctioning Russia for its ly difficult to make money selling groceries online. The reason why It’s a service that would make customers take notice, said Helen Amazon Advances behaviour, whether to give Ukraine a long-term prospect of member- people do it and need to do it have nothing to do with profit and Merriot, head of consultancy Accenture’s retail practice in Britain. “If Most of these traditional players are hoping to have established a ship and what incentives to offer Moscow if it changes course. The nothing to do with groceries.” they could combine food and non-food and do that in a really efficient bulkhead before Amazon expands its “Fresh” service, which is already Germans are reluctant to jeopardise their energy and trade interests, Britain has led the way in selling groceries online, with e-commerce way, using their own supply chain in a joined-up way to get that to the combining deliveries of groceries and non-food orders in a few trial US the French to cancel the sale of helicopter carriers and the British to already accounting for some 5 percent of food sales. Other countries customer when the customer wants it, it would be really powerful,” cities like its hometown Seattle. In areas where AmazonFresh is avail- endanger London’s role as an offshore banking centre and playground like France are now catching up and the Boston Consulting Group Merriot said. able, trucks are bundling orders of groceries with a pasta meal or fresh for Russia’s rich. While former Soviet bloc states such as Poland and (BCG) predicts the global market will grow to $100 billion by 2018 from fish from local specialty stores Amazon is partnering with, as well as Estonia favour a tougher line with Moscow, others such as Slovakia, $36 billion in 2013. Slim Margins, Superior Delivery non-food items like digital cameras and video games. “Customers who Romania and Bulgaria are wary of putting energy supplies and busi- British retailer Ocado, on track to make its first annual pretax profit are using our service are not just satisfying one shopping occasion but ness ties at risk. Preventing Russia from destabilising the EU’s eastern ‘Compelling Economics’ this year since it was founded in 2000, set up an online pet store last many shopping occasions,” Doug Herrington, Amazon vice president neighbourhood is a common European interest, but where and how It has taken Tesco, Europe’s second biggest retailer, 17 years to year from which customers now order goods alongside their food, and consumables, told the Consumer Goods Forum industry summit in to draw red lines will be a major challenge for the bloc. bring its online grocery business close to the industry-leading margins plans a kitchen and homeware online store later this year. Ocado said Paris last month. it used to make in its store business. Tesco made a trading profit of 127 last week over 30 percent of its orders now contain at least one non- Bernstein Research predicts that AmazonFresh could generate an Germans Down? million pounds ($216 million) on online grocery sales of 2.5 billion food item as customers benefit from the convenience of the firm’s operating margin as high as 13 percent in denser urban areas once it Yes, but why the desire to keep the Germans down? Germany is in pounds in 2013, equal to an operating margin of around 5 percent. one-hour delivery slots. Deutsche Bank analysts Niamh McSherry and overcomes logistical challenges to reach scale. “A roll out of Fresh could many ways a beacon of economic success and stable democracy, That beat the 3.7 percent Tesco reported for the group in 2013 - after it James Collins predict that general merchandise will grow to 9 percent have a material positive impact on order frequency, loyalty, and spend anchored in the bosom of Europe and NATO. But its growing political was hit by restructuring costs - but came in below group margin at or of Ocado’s sales by 2023 from about 3 percent today. “This is key for in other non-grocery related categories,” Bernstein analysts wrote in a ascendancy over the EU in the wake of the euro zone crisis has stirred above 6 percent for the previous three years. the Ocado investment case, namely because it could support the prof- recent report. Amazon’s Herrington expects the pace of delivery will be unease in many European capitals, ensuring that a tug-of-war with Some analysts suggest that Tesco should focus less on investment itability of grocery online retailing and thereby facilitate further pene- his future battleground. “We have yet to find customers who are beg- Berlin over economic and fiscal policy is likely to escalate. French weak- in costly e-commerce technology and logistics and more on cutting tration of the grocery market,” they wrote in a note. ging us for slower delivery,” he said. “They are going to demand a ness, British detachment, the enfeeblement of the European prices if it wants to stop losing market share in Britain to German dis- Dutch retailer Ahold, which runs US online grocer Peapod as well shorter and shorter window from when you purchase it to when it Commission and the muscle-flexing of the German constitutional counters Aldi and Lidl. But Tesco says it is not building its online busi- as sites for groceries and general goods in the Netherlands and arrives in your home.” —Reuters court have all contributed to tilting the balance in the EU, thrusting Germany uncomfortably into the spotlight. So too have impending changes in voting rules among EU states that give more weight to population size, and the growing power of the Nothing to celebrate for South Sudan European Parliament, where Germans make up the largest contingent. Long under-represented, Germans have secured an unprecedented By Aymeric Vincenot ence in 2011 - is more attractive. “I would mination of many years of struggle by the people are walking “for hours and hours and grip on the reins of the main EU institutions that is raising concern in rather live in Khartoum than South Sudan. I South Sudanese for a sense of respect, for a days” just to get a meal. The International London and Paris. Former Merkel aide Uwe Corsepius is secretary-gen- outh Sudan marks its third birthday don’t want to stay in South Sudan, the secu- dignified life to live in freedom. People were Red Cross, meanwhile, has been forced to eral of the EU Council of ministers; Klaus Welle is secretary-general of the this week in a state of civil war, carved rity is not good for us Nuer,” said another very excited, people spent the whole night charter cargo planes to airdrop relief sup- European Parliament; Johannes Laitenberger, chief-of-staff of the out- Sup along ethnic lines, locked in a cycle camp resident, 27-year-old Abraham Tut in the streets, it was very powerful,” he plies and keep isolated groups of refugees going Commission president, is to be deputy head of the legal service; of atrocities and on the brink of famine. Mayak Kai. “I feel South Sudanese but I’m recalled. “The sense of being victorious, the alive. “It’s really the last resort,” Franz Martin Selmayr is leading Juncker’s transition team in the Commission Despite vast oil reserves and billions in for- not treated as a citizen of this country. At the sense of living peacefully, without fear in Rauchenstein, ICRC head in South Sudan, and is likely to be his chief-of-staff. In addition, Klaus Regling heads the eign aid, the world’s youngest nation has moment, we’re not a country.” your own country: that has changed drasti- told AFP, warning of “alarming signs” of mal- euro zone’s financial rescue fund and Werner Hoyer, a former German been classed as a massive failure - most cally. Many lives have been lost.” nutrition. Europe minister, is chief of the European Investment Bank. The fact that recently by the Fund For Peace which put Collapse of a State Relief agencies say famine will break out these trained lawyers and economists all hold German passports does South Sudan in the top spot on its Fragile South Sudan was born out of a long and within weeks unless there is massive fund- Peace Talks a Farce not make them pawns of Merkel. As EU civil servants, they are loyal to a States Index, ahead of Somalia, Afghanistan brutal independence struggle with Muslim ing for food aid for an estimated four million While millions battle hunger, thousands vision of a federal Europe rather than to the Federal Republic of and Iraq. Khartoum, and finally raised its flag of inde- people - or nearly half the population - now and possibly tens of thousands have already Germany. But the dominance of German economic thinking, with an Banners on the streets of Juba proclaim pendence in 2011 to much international dependent on handouts. “The whole system died-cut down by machine-gun fire while emphasis on austerity and a deep-seated culture of saving rather than “One People, One Nation”, but with war rag- fanfare and widespread optimism - having of justice and law has completely broken hiding in swamps, massacred in homes, spending or investing, needs to be tempered if Europe is to avoid a lost ing across the country and nearly a fifth of taken with it the main oil fields and buoyed down. There’s no mechanism for getting jus- churches and even hospitals, or lynched by decade of stagnation and high unemployment. the population forced from their homes, by international aid. Zachariah Diing Akol, a tice anymore in the country and particularly their neighbours because of their ethnicity. Just last week, the German government congratulated itself on any talk of national unity rings hollow and researcher with South Sudan’s SUDD in the conflict affected states,” said Aimee “The conflict has at times seen horrific levels approving the first balanced budget since 1969, at a time when many there will be little to celebrate. Juba has Institute, an independent think-tank, said Ansari of the aid agency Care. of violence,” said Raphael Gorgeu, South economists say Berlin should be cutting taxes to boost domestic been a divided city since mid-December, the picture today could not be more differ- She said in the northern oil-hub of Sudan chief for Doctors Without Borders demand and investing more in infrastructure. Italian Prime Minister when presidential guards loyal to President ent than three years ago. “2011 was the ter- Bentiu, scene of some of the worst fighting, (Medecins Sans Frontieres, MSF). “Patients Matteo Renzi, trying to shake up a highly indebted country often seen Salva Kiir clashed with troops supporting have been shot in their beds, and lifesaving as an economic and political basket case, is challenging Berlin’s policy ousted vice-president Riek Machar - the medical facilities have been burned.” prescription, using the rotating EU presidency to try to change the event that triggered the now seven-month- Despite warnings of war crimes charges, debate. His offensive, supported by France and other southern states old civil war. threats of sanctions and flying visits by desperate for fiscal leeway to revive growth, has drawn limited conces- The initial fighting saw hundreds of diplomatic heavyweights Ban Ki-moon and sions from Merkel and offers the incoming Juncker a chance to make members of the Nuer tribe, to which Machar US Secretary of State John Kerry, both Kiir the EU’s economic policy mix a bit less German. —Reuters belongs, massacred by troops and civilians and Machar appear immune to pressure and from the Dinka group, the single largest determined to fight it out. Peace talks have tribe and that of President Kiir. Thousands of been in progress since the start of the year others fled to Juba’s United Nations base, in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, but All articles appearing on these where they remain packed in squalid condi- successive ceasefire deals have failed to tions, ringed by fences and guarded by UN stick, and the talks have occasionally bor- pages are the personal opinion of peacekeepers. In other towns, thousands of dered on the farcical. the writers. Kuwait Times takes no Dinka civilians have been displaced by a At one point the two sides halted the responsibility for views expressed revenge campaign of murder, rape, looting talks because they were unhappy with the and destruction by Nuer fighters. “We are venue, Addis Ababa’s opulent Sheraton therein. Kuwait Times invites read- here because the Dinka are killing us,” said hotel. The talks recently hit further trouble ers to voice their opinions. Please Gatmai Nhial Riek, a 26-year-old Nuer stu- when the government boycotted the talks send submissions via email to: opin- dent who has been sheltering with ten fami- after a regional peace mediator accused ly members in the UN base in Juba for the both sides of “stupidity” for carrying on the [email protected] or via snail past six months. war. “The two sides are still not interested, mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. Many fear travelling to their tribal areas at least it seems to me, in a settlement very The editor reserves the right to edit through shifting, uncertain frontlines. For soon,” said Akol of the SUDD Institute. any submission as necessary. some, life in the capital of old enemy Sudan Thousands of people wait in the hot sun near an air drop zone in Leer, South “There is still a belief that this war is - from which South Sudan won independ- Sudan, on July 5, 2014. —AFP winnable.” —AFP

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Captain without an armband Caballero joins Man City Djokovic to tie the knot BELO HORIZONTE: Copa America, 2011: Argentina’s Javier Mascherano LONDON: Goalkeeper Willy Caballero has joined Manchester City from PODGORICA: After winning his second Wimbledon title, world number one Novak hands the captain’s armband to Lionel Messi after being sent off late in Spanish outfit Malaga on a three-year deal, the Premier League champions Djokovic was expected in the tiny Adriatic republic of Montenegro yesterday where regulation time in the quarterfinal against Uruguay. Argentina loses the announced yesterday. he will tie the knot. Djokovic and longtime girlfriend Jelena Ristic are due to wed in The 32-year-old from Argentina will provide competition for England ensuing penalty shootout as the host nation is eliminated from the tour- the luxurious Adriatic resort of Sveti Stefan today in a closed ceremony, local media nament. stopper Joe Hart, following the departure of reserve Costel Pantilimon to Sunderland. “This is a new challenge and a new league for me. I have been reported. Asked by AFP, a Djokovic family spokesperson said only that a statement Since that bitter moment, Messi has held on to the captaincy of doing well in the previous years and my goal is to go on and hopefully per- would be sent to the media, without revealing any details. The couple, who are Argentina, but Mascherano remains the inspirational voice in the locker form at the same level for City,” Caballero told the club website expecting their first child later this year, reportedly wanted to have a private cere- room. Known as “jefecito,” or little boss, the 5-foot-6-inch (171-centimeter) (www.mcfc.co.uk). “I know I am coming to a big club with a very good goal- mony only with the closest friends and family present. defensive midfielder has fired up Argentina for what has become its best keeper. City already have a great goalkeeper in Joe Hart, but I will try and AFP reporters at the scene said Sveti Stefan, as well as the nearby upmarket World Cup run since 1990. compete for the no.1 spot. I will do my best in the training sessions.” Current Kraljicina beach-where the wedding banquet would be held-were “We’re in a place where Argentina hasn’t been for a long time,” City manager Manuel Pellegrini signed Caballero for Malaga from Elche closed off for public by discreet but efficient security, to prevent pos- Mascherano said ahead of the team’s semifinal against the when in charge of the La Liga side in 2011. sible intruders or paparazzi. Belgrade daily Blic reported that employ- Netherlands. “These opportunities come only so often and Before moving to Spain in 2004 Caballero won the Argentine champi- ees at the Sveti Stefan resort have signed a written pledge not to dis- you can’t let them go by.” Coach Alejandro Sabella decided onship, Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup with Boca Juniors. close any details relating to the wedding. to make Messi his permanent captain when he took charge “The most beautiful moments of my career were under Manuel They are also forbidden from bringing any cameras or mobile after Argentina’s Copa America exit. Mascherano, Messi’s Pellegrini in Malaga, where we achieved big things and we made Malaga’s phones to the islet, connected with the mainland by a stony strip Barcelona teammate who had worn the Argentina name known around Europe,” he added. No transfer fee was disclosed but which gives it the impression of being a peninsula. armband since 2008, took a step back without media reports estimate City paid around six million pounds ($10.21 million) Montenegrin media reported that Djokovic’s coaches Boris making a fuss - just as he does on the pitch. for Caballero, who has not played for his country at senior international lev- Becker and Marjan Vajda, as well as several tennis players- A hard-tackling ball winner, Mascherano stays el. He is the third player to arrive at the Etihad Stadium since the end of last behind when Messi and Argentina’s other season, with Bacary Sagna joining on a free transfer from Arsenal and among them Maria Sharapova and Andy Murray-would attacking players surge forward. —Reuters Fernando moving from Porto. —Reuters attend the wedding. —AFP Judge approves NFL concussion settlement

NEW YORK: A federal judge on Monday granted analysis of the issues as reflected in the compre- preliminary approval to a landmark deal that hensive opinion she issued today.” would compensate thousands of former NFL The original settlement included $675 mil- players for concussion-related claims. lion for compensatory claims for players with The ruling by U.S. District Judge Anita Brody neurological symptoms, $75 million for baseline in Philadelphia came about two weeks after the testing and $10 million for medical research and NFL agreed to remove a $675 million cap on education. The NFL would also pay an additional damages. Brody had previously questioned $112 million to the players’ lawyers, for a total whether that would be enough money to pay all payout of more than $870 million. The revised claims. settlement eliminates the cap on overall dam- “A class action settlement that offers prompt age claims but retains a payout formula for indi- relief is superior to the likely alternative - years vidual retirees that considers their age and ill- of expensive, difficult, and uncertain litigation, ness. A young retiree with amyotrophic lateral with no assurance of recovery, while retired sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, would receive players’ physical and mental conditions continue $5 million, a 50-year-old with Alzheimer’s dis- to deteriorate,” Brody wrote. ease would get $1.6 million and an 80-year-old More than 4,500 former players have filed with early dementia would get $25,000. suit, some accusing the league of fraud for its Even with the cap removed, both sides said handling of concussions. They include former they believe the NFL will spend no more than Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett and about $675 million on damage claims by ex- Super Bowl-winning Chicago Bears quarterback players. Jim McMahon, who suffers from dementia. Critics of the deal have said the league, with The settlement is designed to last at least 65 annual revenues approaching $10 billion, was years and give $1 million or more to retirees getting off lightly. They could raise objections at who develop Lou Gehrig’s disease and other a fairness hearing scheduled for Nov. 19, and profound neurological problems. ultimately opt out of the settlement. “This is an extraordinary settlement for However, they would then face the risk of a retired NFL players and their families - from protracted legal fight, and would have to prove those who suffer with neuro-cognitive illnesses any injuries were caused by NFL concussions today, to those who are currently healthy but and not any suffered in youth or college sports. fear they may develop symptoms decades into The proposed NFL settlement had originally the future,” plaintiffs’ attorneys Sol Weiss and barred claimants from seeking a separate settle- Christopher Seeger said in a statement. NFL sen- ment against U.S. college sports governing body ior vice president Anastasia Danias said in a NCAA, but that clause has been removed. A sep- statement that the league was “grateful to Judge arate lawsuit is pending against the NCAA in Brody for her guidance and her thoughtful Illinois. —AP Defence team closes case in Pistorius murder trial

PRETORIA: Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers demeanour as he re-enacted the shooting wrapped up their defence of the Olympic in a leaked video aired on Australian televi- and Paralympic track star yesterday, bring- sion on Sunday. WASHINGTON: Craig Stammen No. 35 of the Washington Nationals pitches in the eleventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park. — AFP ing the dramatic murder trial of one of the After the broadcast of the film, which world’s best-known athletes closer to con- Pistorius’ lawyers said was for trial prepara- clusion. Judge Thokozile Masipa adjourned tion only and had been “obtained illegally” Orioles get past Nationals the court until August 7 to allow the legal by Australia’s Channel 7, Masipa banned any teams to prepare closing arguments, due to airing or publication of the closing argu- take a day each. She will then begin her ments before they are read in court. WASHINGTON: Chris Davis ended a lengthy closer David Robertson a rest day. (3-5) walked two and struck out five while deliberations, extending a trial that has There is no jury, and so the verdict slump with a tiebreaking homer in the 11th shutting down the defending World Series already dragged on over four months. hinges on whether Masipa believes inning, part of a six-run uprising that carried the REDS 9, CUBS 3 champions. Adam Dunn hit a solo homer in The case has captivated global audi- Pistorius’ version of events. She was only the Jay Bruce played first base for the first the second inning and doubled and scored ences and had round-the-clock coverage in second black woman to be appointed a Baltimore Orioles past the Washington Nationals 8-2 in Major League Baseball on Monday night. time since high school and committed an on Viciedo’s home run in the fourth. Pistorius’ native South Africa, making it high court judge and has a reputation for error that let in a run, but later homered to Clay Buchholz (3-5) allowed four runs on arguably the most-watched celebrity mur- handing down stiff sentences in crimes Manny Machado had a career-high five hits, help Cincinnati rally for the win in the open- five hits and a walk, and struck out seven in der trial since U.S. athlete O.J. Simpson was against women. including a homer in the 11th, and Nelson Cruz seven innings. The Red Sox have lost six of cleared of murdering his wife and her friend At the bail hearing over a year ago, mag- hit his 28th home run to help the American er of a five-game series. in 1995. Pistorius, who had his lower legs istrate Desmond Nair pointed to what he League East-leading Orioles earn their seventh Billy Hamilton drove in a career-high four seven and 12 of 17 to fall into last place in amputated as a baby, could face life in said were a number of “improbabilities” in win in eight games. runs with a single and a bases-loaded triple. the American League East. prison if he is found guilty of murdering his Pistorius’ version. Anthony Rendon homered for the Nationals, The Reds have won 11 of their last 16 girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, whom he shot “I have difficulty in appreciating why the who lost for only the second time in nine games. games despite getting little production ROYALS 6, RAYS 0 and killed at his luxury Pretoria home on accused would not seek to ascertain who After Cruz led off the 11th with a broken-bat sin- from injured first baseman Joey Votto. Kansas City’s James Shields sparkled in Valentine’s Day last year. exactly was in the toilet,” Nair said at the gle off Craig Stammen (0-4), Davis worked the Mike Leake (7-7) gave up a two-run his return to Tropicana Field, limiting the The 27-year-old athlete, known as “Blade time. “I also have difficulty in appreciating count full before launching a drive into the cen- homer by Anthony Rizzo and an unearned Tampa Bay Rays to three hits and striking Runner” because of the carbon-fibre pros- why the deceased would not have ter-field seats to end a 2-for-38 funk. J.J. Hardy run off Bruce’s error during seven innings. out 10 over seven innings. thetic legs he uses, says he killed screamed back from the toilet.” followed with a solo shot, Nick Markakis chased Leake is 8-2 in his career against Chicago, Shields (9-4) spent the first seven sea- Steenkamp after mistaking her for an The prosecution has attempted to por- Stammen with an RBI double and Machado including 4-0 in his last four starts with a sons of his career with the Rays before intruder hiding in the toilet next to his bed- tray Pistorius as self-centred, hot-tempered added a two-run drive off Aaron Barrett. TJ 1.71 ERA. After Bruce’s error let in a run that being dealt to the Royals in December 2012 room. The state alleges he fired four rounds and obsessed with guns. Alongside the Macfarland (2-2) worked two scoreless innings tied it 1-all in the fifth, he singled and as part of a seven-player trade in which from a 9 mm pistol in a fit of rage after an murder charge, he is also accused of three for the win. scored on Devin Mesoraco’s double off Kansas City sent 2013 American League argument, killing the 29-year-old law gradu- gun-related offences, all of which he has Edwin Jackson (5-9). Bruce hit a two-run rookie of the year Wil Myers and another ate and model as she cowered behind the denied. At one point during the trial, METS 4, BRAVES 3 homer off left-hander James Russell in the top young prospect, Jake Odorizzi (4-8), to locked toilet door. The killing has shattered Prosecutor Gerrie Nel, whose reputation as seventh, and Hamilton had his three-run Tampa Bay. the image of Pistorius as an embodiment of one of South Africa’s toughest attorneys has Ruben Tejada singled home the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning after Curtis triple in the eighth. Shields allowed singles to Ben Zobrist triumph over adversity for both his earned him the nickname “The Pitbull”, told and James Loney in the first two innings, Paralympic victories and competition Pistorius: “You will blame anybody but your- Granderson hit a tying homer in the eighth as WHITE SOX 4, RED SOX 0 then worked through a jam in the third against able-bodied athletes at the 2012 self.” The defence has argued that Pistorius the Mets beat Atlanta. after giving up a one-out double to Kevin London Olympics. The track star broke had an elevated sense of vulnerability due David Wright went deep early, Travis d’Arnaud Scott Carroll pitched 6 2/3 innings of down frequently during the trial, often sob- to his disability, compounded by fear of had an RBI double and Daisuke Matsuzaka one-hit ball, and Dayan Viciedo hit a three- Kiermaier. He retired 10 straight, six by bing and vomiting into a bucket. attack in crime-ridden South Africa. It has pitched seven shutout innings for the Mets, who run homer to lead Chicago. Making the strikeout, before hitting Evan Longoria also portrayed the relationship between have won three of four. eighth - and best - start of his career, Carroll with a pitch leading off the seventh. — AP COMPOSED DEMEANOUR Pistorius and Steenkamp as a loving one, Freddie Freeman had three hits and a walk for The emotional displays were in marked arguing the athlete has been devastated by the Braves, who have lost two straight after a contrast to his composed and confident the loss of his girlfriend. — Reuters nine-game winning streak. Andrelton Simmons singled twice for his sixth straight multi-hit MLB results/standings game.Carlos Torres (4-4) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. Juan Lagares doubled off Baltimore 8, Washington 2 (11 Innings); Chicago White Sox 4, Boston 0; Cincinnati 9, Anthony Varvaro (3-2) with one out in the 11th, Chicago Cubs 3; NY Mets 4, Atlanta 3 (11 Innings); Kansas City 6, Tampa Bay 0; Ny Yankees 5, and Lucas Duda was intentionally walked before Cleveland 3; Houston 12, Texas 7; Philadelphia 3, Milwaukee 2; St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 0; San Lagares went to third on d’Arnaud’s long fly to Diego 6, Colorado 1; Arizona 9, Miami 1; La Angels 5, Toronto 2; Oakland 5, San Francisco 0; center. Tejada lined the next pitch up the middle Seattle 2, Minnesota 0. and tossed his helmet aside after rounding first. American League National League Eastern Division Eastern Division YANKEES 5, INDIANS 3 W L PCT GB Atlanta 49 40 .551 - Shane Greene allowed two runs in six innings Baltimore 49 40 .551 - Washington 48 40 .545 0.5 for his first MLB win and All-Star Dellin Betances Toronto 47 44 .516 3 Miami 43 46 .483 6 earned his first career save to help New York beat NY Yankees 45 43 .511 3.5 NY Mets 40 49 .449 9 Cleveland. Tampa Bay 41 51 .446 9.5 Philadelphia 38 51 .427 11 Greene (1-0) didn’t allow a hit until former Boston 39 50 .438 10 Central Division Yankee Nick Swisher’s two out homer in the fifth. Central Division Milwaukee 52 38 .578 - Detroit 48 37 .565 - The 25-year-old right-hander was pressed into St. Louis 48 42 .533 4 Kansas City 46 42 .523 3.5 service after scheduled starter Vidal Nuno was Pittsburgh 47 42 .528 4.5 Cleveland 43 45 .489 6.5 traded to Arizona for right-hander Brandon Cincinnati 46 42 .523 5 McCarthy on Sunday. Brett Gardner, Brian Chicago White Sox 43 47 .478 7.5 Minnesota 39 49 .443 10.5 Chicago Cubs 38 49 .437 12.5 McCann and Ichiro Suzuki had three hits apiece Western Division for New York. Western Division Oakland 56 33 .629 - LA Dodgers 51 40 .560 - Justin Masterson (4-6) continued to pitch San Francisco 49 40 .551 1 poorly and was pulled without retiring a batter in LA Angels 52 36 .591 3.5 San Diego 40 49 .449 10 the third. Cleveland’s opening-day starter Seattle 49 40 .551 7 Texas 38 51 .427 18 Arizona 38 53 .418 13 allowed five runs and six hits in two-plus innings. PRETORIA: An unidentified woman adjusts the tie of South African Paralympic ath- Houston 37 54 .407 20 Colorado 37 53 .411 13.5 lete Oscar Pistorius during his ongoing murder trial in Pretoria. — AFP Betances pitched the final two innings, giving WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 SPORTS Gay beats Thompson in France Photo of the day

PARIS: Former world champion behind Justin Gatlin at the “I continued to train and work Tyson Gay ran 10.04 seconds in Athletissima meeting in through ups and downs of last year. pouring rain to win the 100 meters Switzerland. “I felt better today than I managed to make it through.” at the Montreuil meeting on I did in Lausanne,” Gay said. “My Gay is the second fastest sprinter Monday. Gay crossed the finish line start was better in Lausanne, but in the 100 behind Usain Bolt. He 0.12 clear of 2008 Olympic runner- here I felt better in the race.” said his doping suspension was a up Richard Thompson with a 0.5- Gay, the 2007 world champion, learning experience. “I’m learning to meter headwind. tested positive last year for an ana- be more responsible,” Gay said. “As an athlete, you have to be responsi- ble for your supplements.” He plans to race at least until the Rio Games in 2016. “That’s motivation for me,” Gay said. “That’s my goal. I’m looking for- ward to that.” Michelle-Lee Ahye, who is the best performer in the women’s 100 this year, overcame a poor start to beat Carrie Russell in 11.32, while Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross pulled away in the final straight to win the 400 in 51.12. “I think the last time I ran in weather like this is probably Zurich 2005,” Richards-Ross said. “I tried to block it out, but it’s really hard to get going really fast, especially the first 50. A little bit more cautious. I do want to have a successful sea- son, so I don’t want to risk an injury.” Hansle Parchment, who set a Chris O’Shea performs during the Red Bull Rising High in Hamm, Germany. year-leading 12.94 in the 110 hur- — www.redbull.com dles last week in Paris, edged Orlando Ortega in 13.33. Among the surprises of the meet, worlds Sanya Richards-Ross NASCAR made right call runner-up Tony McQuay finished “I definitely want to get to 9.8-9.7 bolic steroid. He cooperated with third in the 400, more than a second shape,” Gay said. “It may take a cou- the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s inves- behind Yousef Masrahi, who won in ple more races to get down there.” tigation to have his doping suspen- 44.55. And Cindy Billaud clocked to pull plug at Daytona The American sprinter made his sion reduced to one year. 12.79 to stun worlds bronze medal- return from a one-year doping ban “It was tough last year, but I list Tiffany Porter in the women’s DAYTONA: When the sky opened for a third time during the rain- cars never got on the track. So NASCAR came back the next day, a last week, finishing second in 9.93 didn’t take off the training,” Gay said, 100 hurdles. — AP rescheduled race at Daytona, and teams pulled out car covers to Monday, and got the race completed under a sunny sky. Some wait out the weather, it seemed the right time for NASCAR to put fans stayed, some left, but the television audience was appeased. the Coke Zero 400 out of its misery. Daytona was an entirely different animal. It was a long holiday The entire weekend was plagued by rain. Cars never got near weekend with the party scheduled for Saturday night’s main the track for the scheduled Saturday start. When the race finally event. Rain had caused a wreck in the Nationwide Series’ short- did begin Sunday - delayed, because of rain on the pace laps - it ened qualifying session, and the race was delayed on Friday night went a whopping six laps before the cars went back to pit road for by more rain. When Saturday night racing for the Sprint Cup another 25-minute delay. Series was scrapped, NASCAR and track officials picked an early Then, the on-track carnage: a 16-car crash seconds before a start for Sunday to create the largest possible window to run the scheduled competition caution, and a 26-car crash before anoth- race to completion. But the final shower that spoiled it showed no er shower. A total of six drivers managed to avoid accidents, leav- signs of letting up until at least 8 p.m. It would likely take two ing just 17 cars on the lead lap. hours to dry the track when it did finally stop. It would have been comedic if it wasn’t such a disastrous day Sure, there are some fans that would have waited out the bit- for one of the biggest events on the NASCAR schedule. So pulling ter end. But plenty others had to get on the road to return home the plug seemed like such a logical decision when the track was for Monday work. NASCAR had to make a decision, and not soaked through shortly before 3 p.m. stretching Sunday into a 12-plus hour day was the right call. “We Drivers - especially those who were lined up behind winner looked at forecasts and the potential of a few more hours of rain, Aric Almirola when the race was called with 48 laps remaining - we decided we were past halfway and just called the race,” thought otherwise. And so did the fans. NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said. Using social media to vent their frustration, fans blasted “We felt that it was in the best interest of fans, getting done and NASCAR for calling the race so early. Daytona International going home and competitors being done. We put on two-and-a- Speedway has lights, and many claimed they were willing to hang half hours or so of solid racing and when you looked at what was in there until they saw one driver take the checkered flag. They in front of us weather-wise, we felt it was just best for all con- were robbed of that right when NASCAR threw in the towel, they cerned that the race was concluded. “We didn’t think there was an argued, and a race is not complete until someone crosses the fin- opportunity to get a good race in.” This was a case of damned if ish line. “I know a lot of the fans tuned into the TV and stuck they do, damned if they don’t for NASCAR. Kurt Busch and several around at the race track waiting to see a finish,” said second-place other drivers felt they’d waited through a wet weekend to reach finisher Brian Vickers. “I was expecting them to wait a little bit that point, so they had no problem sitting in motorhomes to wait longer knowing that we have lights here and it was going to be a for another shot to race for the win. night race anyway.” But for those working concession stands, or security or ushers, Those fans have a point. But when posting from their living it was another very long day. Same for the crews, who have few room with the race on the television, it doesn’t really apply. places to go to wait out the weather. So they crowd under cov- Weather has wreaked havoc on four events this season, includ- ered pit stands or jam into the team hauler and numbly pass the ing the water-logged Daytona 500, which needed a stoppage of time. NASCAR knew holding everyone was unfair, especially since more than six hours. Then came Bristol a month later, and that the next wait could have been up to seven hours. The series had race needed two stoppages of more than five hours. Both times, to set a stopping point to give fans some closure - not the fans at there were fans that stuck around for the finish. And both times, home, who were warm and dry, but those sitting in slick metal the television window was stretched, but NASCAR’s partners grandstands wearing garbage bags to shield themselves from the Tyson Gay worked with the series to keep the events on TV. Texas in April rain. “We didn’t think there was an opportunity to get a good race Phelps, Lochte set to was just like Daytona on Saturday. It rained hard all day, and the in,” Pemberton said. — AP compete in Georgia

ATHENS: Michael Phelps and Ryan 18 Olympic gold medals in his career, another event this summer before the Lochte will resume their comebacks will be competing for the fourth time two more important competitions of during a special meet at the since coming out of retirement. the year. The national championships University of Georgia this week. Lochte is set to return to racing after will be held in Irvine, California, from The Bulldog Grand Slam will fea- having complications with his surgi- Aug. 6-10, followed two weeks later ture some of the top teams in the cally repaired left knee. by the Pan Pacific Championships in country, including Phelps’ North The meet, hosted by the Athens Australia. Those meets will determine Baltimore Aquatic Club and Lochte’s Bulldog Swim Club at Gabrielsen the U.S. team for next year’s world SwimMAC Carolina team based in Natatorium, was hastily arranged in championships in Russia. Charlotte. the past few months to give the top Phelps is scheduled to compete in Phelps, who has captured a record U.S. swimmers a chance to take part in the 100-meter butterfly Friday, the 100 backstroke Saturday, and the 100 freestyle Sunday. Lochte has entered the same three events, as well as four other races. But it is doubtful the 11- time Olympic medalist will compete in them all coming off knee surgery late last year, especially after his initial comeback was derailed by pain and swelling. Lochte was injured in November DAYTONA BEACH: Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 United States Air Force Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after when an exuberant teenage fan ran at winning the NASCARSprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 after the race was called for weather at Daytona him. The swimmer tried to catch her, International Speedway. — AFP the two fell over and Lochte hit his left knee on a curb, tearing one ligament and spraining another. He returned in April for an Arizona meet, but pushed Nico Rosberg is not really himself a little too hard and had to sit out the final two Grand Prix meets of the season. German, jokes Hamilton The Athens meet will be an impor- tant test of how well Lochte’s knee LONDON: Lewis Hamilton has aimed another little dig at home,” said British-born Hamilton, who is now also a holds up, especially if he does the Formula One title rival Nico Rosberg by jokingly suggest- Monaco resident. Rosberg leads Hamilton by four points breaststroke. He has entered the 200 ing ahead of next week’s German Grand Prix that it is not after nine races with 10 remaining. His compatriot individual medley, which includes the his Mercedes team mate’s home race. Hamilton enjoyed Sebastian Vettel has won the past four championships for breast. huge support on his way to winning his home British Red Bull but has not stood on top of the podium since the Phelps retired after the 2012 Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday but he questioned end of 2013 and this year’s title is a straight fight between London Olympics, but returned to how many fans would be cheering for Germany’s Rosberg, the two Mercedes drivers. Mercedes motorsport head Toto training last year. He has been steadily the championship leader, at Hockenheim. Wolff, who is Austrian, said recently that he felt the German building his endurance through com- “To be honest Nico has never actually been in Germany, public was warming to Rosberg - a keen soccer fan who petitions and a grueling training ses- so it’s not really his home race,” he told British reporters has been prominent in supporting the national team’s pro- sion in the Colorado mountains. Two with a laugh. gression at the World Cup. weeks ago at a Grand Prix meet in “I remember when we used to race in karting, he didn’t “It changed, I think, a month ago,” he told the Guardian Santa Clara, he tied for first in the 100 stand next to a German flag. Ever. “We’d have to go on the newspaper last week. “That was when we noticed the fly, finished second in the 100 free and start line and all the drivers would stand next to the grid Facebook and Twitter activity with Nico going up a lot. 200 free, and settled for third in the girl, in a line. “The girls would be holding the flag or a sign “There was less passion in Germany for Nico, for whatever 200 IM. saying Hungary, or whatever, and he always stood by reason, while the emotional momentum behind Lewis is Phelps and Lochte won’t be the Monaco. He never stood by Germany.” enormous in the UK. I haven’t seen that with any other only big names at the four-day meet Rosberg, the 29-year-old son of Finland’s 1982 world driver. But now Germans are getting behind Nico much in Athens, which begins Thursday. The champion Keke, was born in the German town of more.” Hamilton recognised Rosberg could expect more field also includes Olympic gold Wiesbaden to a German mother but moved to Monaco in support than in the past, however. “He’ll have a busier medalists Allison Schmitt, Tyler Clary, infancy. The German still lives in the Mediterranean princi- week there than I will, just as I had busier week here than Cullen Jones, Yannick Agnel of France pality and also calls that grand prix a home race. “I’ve he did. But that’ll be good. It’s always good to beat others Michael Phelps and Ous Mellouli of Tunisia. — AP known him growing up in Monaco so I know Monaco’s his on their own turf.” — Reuters WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 SPORTS Crowds mourn Real hero Di Stefano

MADRID: Spaniards flocked to pay hom- coma after suffering a heart attack on age yesterday to Real Madrid legend Saturday. He died on Monday at 5:15 pm Alfredo Di Stefano, one of the world’s (1515 GMT) at the Gregorio Maranon greatest footballers, who inspired mil- hospital, Real Madrid said in a statement. lions of fans during the dari days of the “He has left us, but his legend will live Franco era. forever,” Real Madrid chairman Florentino Hundreds of people queued around Perez told a news conference on Monday the block by the towering walls of the evening. On Tuesday, Madrid sports daily club’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium where Marca left its cover all white except for a Di Stefano’s body lay in state, a day after small black-and-white photograph of the he died following a heart attack, aged 88. back of a departing Di Stefano waving in Inside, mourners bowed and crossed his number 9 shirt. themselves as they passed in front of his The club said fans could view the cof- coffin, which was draped with a white fin throughout Tuesday and on Real Madrid flag. Wednesday until 1300 GMT and then a The numerous silver trophies he private funeral would be held. helped the team win were lined up near- The director of rival sports daily AS, by. Known as “the Blonde Arrow”, Di Alfredo Relano, said Di Stefano’s exploits Stefano was a hero of the all-conquering on foreign football fields gave Spain Real sides of the 1950s and 1960s. pride in the 1950s, during the dictator- Among yesterday’s mourners, Real ship of General Francisco Franco. “In the Madrid’s captain Iker Casillas embraced poor, isolated, aged and introverted members of the former player’s family, Spain of the second half of the 1950s, who sat dressed in black in front of big there was something to hang on to: Real garlands of white flowers. He paid tribute Madrid, the European Cup, those remote to Di Stefano’s influence on the club. “His games in Belgrade, Vienna, Brussels, generation of players forged that Glasgow,” Relano said. “The old, strong courage, that hunger and that fighting and prestigious Europe only bowed to us spirit, which have been passed on from if Real Madrid was there. And Di Stefano.” decade to decade,” Casillas was quoted Daily newspaper El Pais declared on as saying on the club’s website. its front-page: “The genius of football Following tributes from sportsmen dies” above a black-and-white picture of NOTTINGHAM: England captain Alastair Cook (left) and India captain MS Dhoni pose with the Trophy during a photocall ahead of the first Test around the world as well as the Spanish Di Stefano, leaping into the air after scor- Match between England and India at Trent Bridge cricket ground. — AP government and royal family, the press ing in the semif-inal of the 1958 called Di Stefano a “genius”, a “legend” European Cup. “Alfredo Di Stefano was a and a “complete player”. Fans fondly timeless player for all times, for eternity,” India keen to keep Cook down remembered the man who transformed the paper said. their club into one of the most successful Queueing patiently outside the NOTTINGHAM: India are determined England cap- Test since defeating the West Indies in June 2011, a Sharma who struggled in the two warm-up matches in the world. “I feel gutted. He was the Bernabeu, 86-year-old Jose Luis Saura tain Alastair Cook remains on the defensive in the run now stretching to 10 losses in 14 matches against Leicestershire and Derbyshire, this is a first greatest,” said Javier Lopez, 28, waiting in said he worked at the club for decades first Test at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge starting today. including successive 4-0 whitewashes in England, in tour of England. the queue at the stadium in a white Real and remembered Di Stefano celebrating Cook, upon whose leadership officials have staked 2011, and Australia. Much will depend upon the likes of Madrid shirt, with a tattoo of the club’s with staff after winning the Spanish plenty after ditching former star batsman Kevin Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Pankaj shield on his arm. “If it wasn’t for this league in 1954 in his first season with Pietersen following the 5-0 Ashes thrashing in ‘OBNOXIOUS’ Singh and possibly all-rounder Stuart Binny if man, Real Madrid would be nothing. He Real. “I got on well with him, as a player Australia, has now gone more than a year since mak- If Cook needed a sympathetic ear he could do Dhoni’s men are to take the wickets they need to defended, he directed play and he and as a person,” Saura told AFP. “He was ing the last of his England record 25 Test hundreds. worse than turn to India captain Mahendra Singh become only the fourth India side to win a Test scored goals.” Di Stefano had entered a friendly to everyone.” — AFP And with England recently going down 1-0 to Sri Dhoni, whose captaincy during this year’s series loss series on English soil, after their 1971, 1986 and 2007 Lanka after a 100-run defeat at Headingley, Cook’s in New Zealand was labelled “obnoxious” by former predecessors. tactics have come in for severe criticism with Shane skipper Sourav Ganguly. India’s problems abroad are Both teams will want the batsmen to give their Warne accusing him of being responsible for the exemplified by Dhoni’s form, with the dynamic wick- bowlers sufficient respite between innings, “worst day of international captaincy” the Australia etkeeper/batsman scoring just 1,174 runs at an aver- although Broad was up for the challenge of per- great had ever seen during the fourth day in Leeds. age of 32.61 and no hundreds in 23 away Tests as forming on what are likely to be pretty flat pitches. India have made no secret of their intention to captain. “A lot depends on how we bowl. If India are getting target Cook in what will be their first five-Test series With the upcoming series being condensed into four or five hundred every innings...but if we’re in England for 55 years. “Everyone goes through that six weeks, seamers on both sides face a gruelling bowling really well, that obviously makes a huge dif- phase where they don’t score runs-but because he schedule. England’s pacemen, even though they ference on the workload,” Broad said. India have for- has the captaincy as well, that might be troubling struggled to take 20 Sri Lankan wickets, should have mer England coach Duncan Fletcher in their corner him a little more,” India batsman Virat Kohli told the edge in home conditions. New-ball duo James now and will also be able to call upon retired batting reporters at Trent Bridge on Monday. Anderson and Stuart Broad looked jaded at star Rahul Dravid, a winning skipper in 2007 and a “We would like to keep him under pressure,” Headingley. But Anderson loves bowling at Trent hero in defeat under Dhoni four years later. added the talented 25-year-old, on his first Test tour Bridge-he has taken 49 wickets at an average of just “A guy who played brilliantly in that (2011) series of England and in whom so many India hopes have over 17 in seven Tests there — while Broad claimed is mentoring us right now, speaking about his expe- been invested following the retirement of all-time a hat-trick on his Nottinghamshire home ground riences-Rahul Dravid,” explained Kohli. great Sachin Tendulkar. when England won the corresponding 2011 Test “That’s all you need as a batsman-getting into a But one consolation for England is India’s atro- against India by 319 runs. player’s head who’s done it all here, and getting into cious away record. India haven’t won an overseas For India’s seamers, with the exception of Ishant that zone yourself.” — AFP Walker enthralled by links adventure

ABERDEEN: Three-time PGA Tour winner Jimmy MADRID: Real Madrid’s president Florentino Perez (center) stands next to the coffin Walker arrived in Aberdeen for this week’s of late Real Madrid’s honorary president Alfredo di Stefano at the Santiago Scottish Open admitting it will be only the third Bernabeu stadium. — AFP occasion in his career he’s tasted links golf. Walker, 35 is joining four other PGA Tour- based Americans in defending champion Phil NSW chase first Mickelson, Ryan Palmer, Kevin Stadler and Rickie Fowler in the event being played for the first time on the Royal Aberdeen course. In fact, Fowler is one of just a handful in the Origin sweep field who has previous experience of competing on the links gem having being a member of the BRISBANE: New South Wales will bid for backrower Sam Thaiday said. losing USA 2011 Walker Cup side. their first State of Origin series clean sweep “It’s our vision going forward ... to win Walker began the wraparound 2013/14 PGA this third game and get a bit of pride back for 14 years in today’s final match against Tour schedule capturing last October’s Frys.com Queensland in Brisbane. and re-focus for next year when it’s our Open and then commenced the New Year with The Blues wrapped up the fiercely- turn to chase. “Yes, the streak is over but fought interstate rugby league clash with a this team and what we’ve built is nowhere success in the Sony Open in Hawaii and victory 6-4 win in the second Sydney game last near dead.” Test scrum-half Cooper Cronk in the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. And the month to clinch their first series win since was selected by Queensland after his rapid Oklahoma City born Walker further cemented a 2005. Now the Laurie Daley-coached NSW recovery from a broken arm suffered in the debut place in the USA Ryder Cup team with a will go after a 3-0 shut-out for the first time opening game of the series in Brisbane on share of eighth place in the Masters and then a since they last dominated the Maroons in May 28. “It doesn’t surprise me how quick tie for ninth in the recent US Open. 2000. The last time NSW were in this posi- he’s recovered because he would have However after missing the cut by a stroke in tion after winning the opening two games looked at every thing, every different last year’s British Open at Muirfield, Walker is they lost the final dead rubber 36-6 in option, to make himself available,” Test cen- keen to boost his links experience competing in Brisbane in 2003. tre Greg Inglis said. Scotland before heading southwest to next Should the Blues prevail it will be only “He won’t be taking the field unless he’s week’s British) Open at Royal Liverpool. the fourth time they have swept a series in 100 percent.” Cronk’s scrumbase partner “When you play often in the States every- 35 years of Origin football. NSW hooker and Johnathan Thurston has been uncharacter- thing looks very green, very lush and the golf vice-captain Robbie Farah expects that try- istically subdued in this year’s series, miss- courses they prepare for us each week are sec- ing to go through unbeaten will be the ing 11 tackles in the two encounters played ond to none,” he said. Jimmy Walker plays a shot in this file photo. toughest test of the series. so far and involved in some niggling inci- “But then when you come over here the “No way they’ll want to lose three-nil,” dents. The 30-year-old Test star will make courses just look so natural. “We have a couple to this event,” he said. there. “I’ve heard about four or five will be Farah said. “Everyone is talking about how his 30th consecutive appearance for the of golf courses in the States that look like that “But then in talking with him it sounds like up at Gleneagles,” Fowler spent yesterday their run is over but they’ll have a point to Maroons this week. “The criticism he’s such as Prairie Dunes in Kansas where the NCAA we are going to arrive at Gleneagles on the joining Sweden’s Jonas Blixt playing a round prove.” Mal Meninga’s Queenslanders will received has been unfair. He’s a champion Championships will be held this year. Monday before and the matches will not start of the nearby Trump Scotland International be itching for revenge after ruling the and he’ll respond in a positive manner on to Friday, so there will be plenty of time up course. — AFP Origin series for the last eight years. “All we Wednesday night and that’s something we “But to come here and see this golf course, have is this third game,” Queensland’s Test have to guard against,” Daley said. — AFP and see the ball run as it does, and to experience the different way of thinking about playing golf and getting around the golf course is very differ- Japan’s ‘Tiger’ on the prowl ent. “So before coming here I’ve only played the TOKYO: Once hailed as Japan’s Tiger Woods, matic emergence, was quoted as saying by Renaissance Club where I was staying last year boy wonder Ryo Ishikawa has vowed to Japanese media on Monday. “My swing was for The Open and Muirfield so they are my only relaunch his stuttering golf career after ending where I wanted it and I put the ball where I experiences of playing links golf. “Playing a title drought stretching back almost two wanted to. I hit some world-class shots when I Muirfield last year was all about getting com- years. needed to,” added Ishikawa, who joined the fortable and hitting certain shots. Ishikawa shot to fame in 2007 by becoming US PGA Tour in 2012 as one of the hottest “So it was a combination of not putting well the youngest winner on Japan’s JGTO Tour at properties in world golf. and not being able to hit the golf shots I wanted the tender age of 15. He earned the nickname Ishikawa, known for his trademark bub- to, and the ball wasn’t coming out the way I was “bashful prince” for blushing shyly under the blegum pink shirts, credited countryman seeing and really all I needed was more links glare of the media and of legions of fans-many Hideki Matsuyama, also 22, for reigniting his practice.” Walker’s appearance in the Scottish of them housewives previously uninterested hunger for the game following the slump. Open will mean he will miss out on the opportu- in golf. His coyness quickly evaporated as he Matsuyama, less windswept and glam- nity to play practice rounds at Gleneagles over went on to capture eight more tournaments orous than his rival, won his maiden PGA Tour his coming weekend. from 2008 to 2010. The victories catapulted title in Ohio last month. “His win made me US Captain Tom Watson revealed last week him to celebrity status in Japan and earned realise stuff,” Ishikawa told the Nikkan Sports during the Greenbrier Classic he was hoping him vastly more money off the course in daily, admitting his game needed an overhaul. upwards of 20 possible and probable team endorsements than on it. “I was feeling the pressure of getting members would make the effort to join him at Victory in Sunday’s playoff against Komei immediate results and just kept making super- Gleneagles. Oda at the Sega Sammy Cup arrested a win- ficial adjustments. I have been driving longer However, and unless Walker missed the Royal less run dating back to November 2012 and and hitting more greens but my shots haven’t gave the record-breaking Ishikawa an 11th been world-class.” He added: “Hopefully this Aberdeen halfway cut, he is fully committed to career title. can be a start for me to push on at the highest winning the Scottish Open title. “Hopefully now I can break through at the level. I need to put in the work to catch up “I had committed to playing here months and world level,” the 22-year-old Ishikawa, bur- with Hideki and win titles in America as soon months ago, so when Tom called the other day I dened by suffocating pressure since his dra- as possible.” — AFP Robbie Farah said I would love to but I have committed myself WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014

FAN FERVOR Van Persie bids to end knockout-phase hoodoo

SAO PAULO: Prior to the Netherland’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina today, Robin van Persie is still waiting for his first goal in a knockout match at a major international tournament. The Manchester United striker’s flying header against Spain helped set the tone for a group-phase of joyous football, but since then-and in keeping with the tournament as a whole-the goals have gradually dried up. Having claimed two goals in the 5-1 rout of Spain, he netted in the 3-2 win over Australia, but has since gone 225 minutes without scoring. Suspended against Chile, he was substituted in the 76th minute against Mexico and had to watch from the bench as his replacement, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, scored the injury-time penalty that sent Holland through. Against Costa Rica in the quarter-finals, he was unable to convert a string of chances, notably seeing an injury-time shot blocked on the line by Yeltsin Tejeda, before scoring in the penalty shootout. The 30-year-old spoke openly of his desire to become the tournament’s top scorer after his first two appearances, but with two games remaining, he trails Colombia’s James Rodriguez by three goals in the race for the Golden Boot. As things stand, the former Arsenal forward appears destined to pursue a pattern that has seen him score all his major tournament goals in the group BRAZIL: Netherlands’ coach Louis van Gaal speaks with his footballers before a training session at the phase. At each of his previous World Cups, in 2006 Paulo Machado de Carvalho Stadium. — AFP and 2010, he scored only once in the first round, fail- ing to add to his tally in South Africa four years ago light.” Van Persie’s preparations for the tournament has accepted his lot. despite starting every game as Holland reached the were complicated by the fact he spent six weeks on “We’re a squad of 23 players,” Van Persie said. “The final. At the 2008 European Championship he scored the sidelines after spraining his knee against atmosphere is excellent. I don’t have anything at all to two group-stage goals, only for Holland to lose to Olympiakos in the Champions League in late March. complain about.” Van Persie’s excellent relationship Russia in the quarter-finals, while at Euro 2012 he He made only one start for United before the end of with Van Gaal, who takes over at United after the found the net only once as his side fell at the first hur- the season and was used sparingly in Holland’s warm- World Cup, means he has less reason to fear for his dle. It was doubtless with these disappointments in up games, scoring twice-against Ecuador and Ghana- place in the team than another goal-shy striker might. mind that he announced on the eve of Holland’s but being removed early in all three matches. But while Argentina’s commitment to going for- departure for Brazil: “This World Cup is not about Dutch coach Louis van Gaal has continued to exer- ward means that he should have more room to Robin van Persie. cise caution in Brazil, substituting Van Persie in his manouevre than against the deep-lying Costa Ricans, “It is about our team doing well,” he added. “I love three first appearances, but in keeping with the nas- he is running out of opportunities to truly leave his a big tournament, but I don’t need to have the lime- cent spirit of harmony within the squad, the captain mark on the tournament. — AFP Brazil 2014 World Cup killed ‘beautiful game’ BELO HORIZONTE: Because it is turning out better Brazil’s fifth World Cup win in 2002. But South Korea David Luiz’s goal against Colombia, arching over the than expected, the World Cup is doing more good than won the FIFA award as the most entertaining team at wall and back down past David Ospina, was a gem, as harm to brand Brazil. The opposite is true for Brazil’s that tournament it co-hosted with Japan. spell-binding as Zico’s free-kick against Scotland in brand of football. Naively in hindsight, because of its glorious past, I 1982. Neymar also scored a pretty good goal against The national team’s grinding route to late yester- tricked myself into believing this time that Brazil might Croatia, although the toe-poke from his teammate day’s semifinal against Germany, its play pockmarked want to shine on home soil, that its fine players would Oscar at the end of that opening match to make the with fouls, gamesmanship and win-at-all-costs realpoli- want to live up to the standards of predecessors who score 3-1 for Brazil was probably better. Oscar’s run, tik, has driven a stake through the myth of Brazilian put the five stars one for each World Cup win on the however, started with Ramires charging into Ivan football as art and through the hearts of us fools who shirts they now wear. Rakitic, clattering him off the ball and to ground, which nurtured and clung to it. This, the marketers assured us, would be the Copa the referee chose to ignore. I can’t have been the only one before this World Cup das Copas the cup to beat all World Cups, a return after Neymar also scored a couple for the highlight reel who dusted off precious memories of falling under the 64 years to the country that took a game born in against Cameroon. But other Brazilian goals were spell of Brazil’s yellow-shirted Selecao. Too young for England and elevated it to a higher plane. You can be unspectacular. Thiago Silva used his knee to bundle in the era of Pele, Brazilians who bewitched me were Zico sure that fans hummed Gilberto Gil tunes to them- against Colombia. Luiz barely touched the goal FIFA and the teams of 1978 and 1982. selves on flights over here, heads full of dreamy expec- credited to him against Chile. Striker Fred isn’t even a Nelinho’s thunderbolt in the match for third place tations and flashbacks of Socrates and other futebol pale imitation of Ronaldo, Romario and other illustrious against Italy in 1978, arcing off his right foot across the sorcerers with one name and two magical feet. And Brazilian goal-getters of the past. Fred’s only goal was a penalty area and bending majestically beyond Italy there has been fabulous football, but only smatterings header against Cameroon. He hoodwinked the referee goalkeeper and captain Dino Zoff. Falcao against the of it from Brazil, mostly from Neymar, the team’s princi- into awarding a penalty against Croatia by tumbling Soviet Union in 1982, letting a pass from Paulo Isidoro pal entertainer now out with a broken back. over like Bambi on ice. Brazil has simply become like run between his legs to Eder, who flicked the ball up The pre-game soundtrack played in stadiums to many other teams in doing these things. In winning and volleyed it in. Eder celebrated by doing a forward whip up the crowds includes “Thunderstruck” by hard- ugly, rather than losing beautifully, Brazil is merely roll. This wasn’t just football, it was narcotic. Those rock band AC/DC, appropriate for the muscular, func- marching to modern football’s tune that victory is all teams didn’t win the World Cup. But for those of us who tional football Brazil played in the group stages and to that matters. Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and his players weren’t Brazilian, that didn’t matter. We were hooked. knock out Chile and then Colombia to advance to the have 200 million Brazilians breathing down their necks, Even when Brazil reined in the beauty to win in 1994 semifinal against Germany, a team easier on the eye. expecting deliverance. So the players can perhaps be and 2002, it still did enough to enchant. Bebeto’s rock- Brazil has been a scrappy team, committing more fouls forgiven for doing whatever it takes to get that weight a-bye-baby goal celebration against the Netherlands √¢¬Ä¬î 96 so far √¢¬Ä¬î than any other and collecting off their back. “What’s remembered in the history of helped wash down the bile of Brazil drawing 0-0 with 10 yellow cards, again the most with Costa Rica. Against football is the victory,” Zico said on the eve of Tuesday’s Italy in the final and needing a penalty shoot-out to Colombia, Brazil’s players ganged up on James semifinal. “Our team in 1982 scored goals because we secure its fourth World Cup. Rodriguez, taking turns to foul the 22-year-old because played beautifully but didn’t win, so we’re not part of The story of Ronaldo’s resurrection, his eight goals he was central to that team’s electric attacks and scored history.” Maybe not, but that team lives on fans’ hearts. with surgically repaired knee ligaments, put glitter on half of its tournament-leading 12 goals. If it doesn’t win, this Brazil team won’t do that. — AP Dutch Queen ‘divided’ by Netherlands v Argentina clash

THE HAGUE: Dutch Queen Maxima will no tioned: “At this time, at the palace in doubt watch with mixed emotions as the Wassenaar. Another tweet shows the palace Netherlands take on Argentina in today’s half-painted orange, the other half painted in World Cup semi-final, her loyalty split between Argentina’s white and blue. A third shows a her birth and adopted countries. For the sec- shirtless Willem-Alexander sporting a ond time since her marriage to Dutch King “Holland” tattoo while standing next to Willem-Alexander in 2002, Maxima-born and Maxima, who has been body-painted in bred in Buenos Aires-will look on as the Dutch Argentinian colours. “The royal couple is ready Oranje play Argentina’s La Albiceleste. for the semi-finals” the picture’s caption reads. Only this time the stakes - a ticket to Today, Maxima will be “just another rival for Sunday’s 2014 final at Rio de Janeiro’s mythic most Argentinians,” Argentinian website con- Maracana stadium - could not be higher, A texto.com.arg suggested, while another said previous World Cup encounter in 2006 ended “Maxima Zorreguieta will bet on the Dutch.” in a goalless draw, with both teams having But Ariel Covarrubian who owns an already qualified for the next stage. That result Argentinian restaurant in The Hague, main- was a “great relief” it was reported at the time. tains Maxima will root for Lionel Messi’s “Argentina’s results are important to me, but troops. “No matter how much you love your I’m Dutch,” Maxima said. This week the RVD new country, it’s always your country of birth unequivocally told AFP: “The Royal Family sup- that comes first,” he told the Algemeen ports the Dutch team.” “The semi-final (on Dagblad tabloid. Wednesday) has special importance for the De Telegraaf took a more pragmatic view: royal family,” Dutch popular broadsheet De “Whatever the result on Wednesday night, Telegraaf wrote on the eve of the highly-antici- Maxima will have a team to support in the pated clash in Sao Paulo. But some final.” The future Dutch queen was only seven Argentinian media has reported that the during the infamous 1978 World Cup final upcoming duel is “causing tension between clash between La Albiceleste and the Oranje, the royal couple” while others are talking which Argentina won 3-1 in extra time. about a “kingdom divided”. Social media users Maxima Zorreguieta was born in Buenos Aires also teased the royals, with one posting on in 1971, where she spent her childhood before Twitter showing Maxima and Willem- eventually marrying Dutch Crown Prince Alexander turning their backs on each other in Willem-Alexander in 2002. After former Dutch bed, looking visibly upset. The picture is cap- queen Beatrix’s abdication last year, Willem- Alexander was crowned King while the Dutch gave the popular Maxima the honour of Matches on TV becoming Queen. (Local Timings) Her marriage into Dutch royalty and her subsequent title was not without controversy. Maxima’s father Jorge Zorreguieta was a min- FIFA World Cup ister in the bloody dictatorship of Jorge Videla that saw thousands of political opponents dis- appear in Argentina in the 1970s. Netherlands v Argentina 23:00 Videla’s dictatorship lasted from 1976 to beIN SPORTS 1 HD 1981. An investigation commissioned by the beIN SPORTS 2 HD Dutch government later concluded that beIN SPORTS 11 HD Maxima’s father probably knew something about the murders and torture under Videla’s beIN SPORTS 13 HD BRAZIL: A file picture taken on June 18, 2014 shows Netherlands’ King rule, but was almost certainly not personally Willem-Alexander (left) and Queen Maxima (right) cheering their team beIN SPORTS 1 HD FR involved. Zorreguieta is still being investigated prior to a Group B football match between Australia and the but has never been prosecuted. —AFP Netherlands. — AFP Phelps, Lochte India keen set to to keep compete Cook down 17in Georgia 18 WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014

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LILLE:Froome Germany’s Marcel Kittel (center) crosses the finish linesuffers ahead of Slovakia’s Peter Sagan wearing the best sprinter’sscare green jersey at the end of the 163.5as km fourth stageKittel of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cyclingrules race. — AFP

LILLE: Defending champion Chris Froome suf- merely a precaution. reserved for the prestigious Paris-Roubaix one- Maybe there will be difficult conditions but we’ll hard, there was a constant high speed. It wasn’t fered a scare in an early crash as Marcel Kittel con- “He fell, it’s clear to see, but his injuries are day Classic, has been on riders’ minds for days. be ready.” On the flat sprint stages Kittel has no easy to stay together as a team,” said Kittel. tinued his domination of the Tour de France yes- quite superficial,” said Braislford. “He felt well at Nibali said: “First of all you just have to try to peers. His victory in yesterday’s fourth stage was “We had our plan but it didn’t really work so terday. the end but we’ll still take him for an X-ray to get through the day. I’m hoping for good weather his third already on this Tour. Although Giant we had to improvise a bit. “We just made it in Froome injured his wrist and will be taken for ensure he’s not got anything. I hope he’s fine.” and no rain. “We’ve already ridden the course, failed to control the run-in to the finish as they time and I sat in Mark Renshaw’s wheel. “It wasn’t an X-ray later Tuesday after hitting the deck just a One of Froome’s main rivals for overall victory, (team-mate) Jakob Fuglsang will help me. These had done so expertly for his victories in England easy to make my sprint because Kristoff had a few kilometres into the 163.5km stage four from Vincenzo Nibali, the current race leader, said he cobbles are new for me but I’m confident I’ll deal on Saturday and Monday, he still proved too gap. But I was asking myself if it was smart (of Le Touquet to Lille. had spoken to the 29-year-old Kenyan-born well with them, I’m a good bike handler so I’ll be strong for the rest. him) to start that early.” With three wins already His Sky team were initially worried but after a Briton but didn’t know how bad his injuries were. OK.” Kittel is not expecting to challenge for Norwegian Alexander Kristoff had led the on this Tour and 17 stages to come, Kittel is well trip back to the Tour medical car, Froome contin- “We knew almost straightaway about his fall. Wednesday’s stage but he believes his Giant- sprint until the final 50 metres but thumped his placed to beat his four victories from 12 months ued with a splint on his left wrist and strapping When he got back to the group I went up to him Shimano teammate John Degenkolb, who fin- handlebars in frustration as Kittel pipped him to ago. “Before the race I said my goal was to win on his right hand and left thigh. and asked how he was; he wasn’t in great spirits,” ished second at Paris-Roubaix back in April, has a the line. Young French sprint star Arnaud Demare one stage,” said Kittel. He was also sporting grazes to his elbow and said the Italian. “It’s not great for tomorrow, I don’t good chance. finally managed to get his kick for the line work- “I said last year it was unique to win four his shorts had been shredded. But Sky team man- know if it will effect his day, you’d have to ask him “There’s no question that with second from ing as he came third, with green jersey wearer stages and wear the yellow jersey. Yet again it’s a ager Dave Brailsford said he was fine to continue to understand the seriousness of the fall today.” Paris-Roubaix this year in John we’ve got one of Peter Sagan fourth. Even out-of-sorts German little similar this year. “It’s very unique and not for Wednesday’s cobbled stage from Ypres in Today’s 155.5km stage that takes in nine cob- the favorites in our team,” he said. sprinter Andre Greipel managed to finish sixth in something you can expect every time. I’m very Belgium to Arenberg, and that the X-ray was bled sections totalling 15.4km that are usually “I’m personally looking forward to that race. an incredibly close finish. “Today was really, really happy it’s working so well.”— AFP History hangs heavy as Dutch, Argentina clash

SAO PAULO: Fuelled by decades of hurt, Lionel 1978 and 2010. “The semi-finals are fantastic, but we Messi’s Argentina and Arjen Robben’s Holland will know what it feels like to lose a World Cup, and we carry competing motivations into today’s tantalising would love to win,” Dutch utility man Dirk Kuyt told World Cup semi-final showdown at Sao Paulo’s FIFA.com. “Argentina are a world-class team and Corinthians Arena. they deserve to be in the last four. But we want to Argentina, who last reached the final in 1990, will measure ourselves against the best, and not only be determined to pay appropriate homage to for- measure, but win. That’s why we’re here.” The second mer great Alfredo Di Stefano, who died on Monday of Holland’s final losses came at the hands of aged 88, while arch rivals Brazil could by then be Argentina, who won 3-1 as hosts at a Monumental awaiting in the final. The Netherlands, meanwhile, Stadium in Buenos Aires broiling with the menace of are eager to rediscover their group-stage swagger the country’s military dictatorship. It is, however, the and prove they are finally ready to claim football’s only time in eight encounters that they have bet- greatest prize after agonising final defeats in 1974, tered Holland, who memorably won a 1998 World

SAO PAULO: Netherlands’ Arjen Robben attends an official training session before their World Cup semifinals soccer match againstrgentina. A — AP Cup quarter-final in Marseille thanks to a majestic crush Spain 5-1 in their opening game begins to Belgium 1-0 in the quarter-finals, is without influen- last-minute goal by Dennis Bergkamp. Di Stefano ebb, it is their coach who has taken centre-stage. tial midfielder Angel Di Maria due to injury, but left- never graced a World Cup, either for Argentina or his Louis van Gaal was heralded for a decisive tacti- back Marcos Rojo is available again after suspension. adopted Spain, but on Wednesday another cal switch against Mexico and then pulled off a mas- Gonzalo Higuain’s goal against Belgium showed that Argentine great embraced by the Spanish can tight- terstroke against Costa Rica by sending on reserve Argentina are not entirely dependent on Messi, but en his grip on this year’s tournament. Messi met goalkeeper Tim Krul, who saved two penalties in the midfielder Javier Mascherano has warned his side with quarter-final heartbreak at his first two World shootout. The future Manchester United manager that they face an evening of knife-edge tension on Cups, but in Brazil the Barcelona superstar has has played with a three-man defence in three of Wednesday. played with a decisiveness that suggests he may be Holland’s five games to date and his innovations “We know that we are going to play against a about to definitively make his mark on the game’s mean that his team-sheet will be awaited with great team that is at its best when playing on the counter- biggest stage. Dutch dangerman Robben is in simi- anticipation. One name unlikely to feature, however, attack, because of the pace they have in attack,” said larly scintillating form, but for all the stars on show, is centre-back Ron Vlaar, who is a serious doubt due the Barcelona player. “We need to make sure we the game in Brazil’s sprawling financial capital will to a knee injury. Joel Veltman is in line to come into don’t lose the ball unnecessarily. Concentration will BELO HORIZONTE: A Brazilian fan cheers for her team before the semi-final football match yester- also be a painstakingly prepared tactical battle. central defence alongside Bruno Martins Indi and be key, along with the way we set our stall out in the day between Brazil and Germany at The Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte during the 2014 FIFA Holland needed penalties to see off Costa Rica in Stefan de Vrij, unless Van Gaal opts for a back four. match, and we will need to be patient when it World Cup. — AFP the last eight and as the panache that saw them Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella, whose side beat comes to making decisions.” — AFP Short-term bond sale ‘tempting’ for Greece Page 23

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NARATHIWAT: A Thai Muslim man buys food at a market ahead of Iftar, the meal during which Muslims break their fast during the month of Ramadan, in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat. —AFP Ambition, greed fuel rise and fall of Arabtec Construction firm became arm of Abu Dhabi policy

ABU DHABI: From a 59-storey tower in Abu government and ruling family, and these dic- state shareholder seemed almost limitless: in days later he resigned, saying he wanted to News Dhabi, the offices of Arabtec look out over the tates are not generally made public. There is a February, Aabar asked it to build 37 new tow- pursue his own business interests. From mid- Gulf towards Middle Eastern and Asian lot that happens beyond the public eye.” ers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The deal was May to their low in early July, Arabtec shares in brief nations where the construction firm hopes to worth $6.1 billion, or three times Arabtec’s lost an astounding 70 percent. Adding to expand. It is a symbol of the company’s ambi- The rise total revenues in 2013. In March, Arabtec investors’ jitters was uncertainty about the tions - and the way in which they have run Founded in Dubai four decades ago by a agreed on an even more spectacular deal, to fate of Ismaik’s stake in Arabtec. Qatar National Bank into hard reality. Arabtec agreed last year to Palestinian-born businessman, Arabtec rode build one million houses in Egypt in a $40 bil- In late May, Arabtec said Ismaik had raised net profit edges up lease the entire tower, which was to serve as a the region’s oil boom to become one of its lion project backed by the Egyptian and UAE his holding to 21.46 percent from 8.03 per- DUBAI: Qatar National Bank (QNB), the largest lender base for it to diversify into the oil, power, infra- biggest construction firms. It helped to build governments. Arabtec effectively became a cent; there was no explanation of when, or in the Gulf Arab region, posted a 1.5 percent rise in structure and real estate sectors, providing the world’s tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa political tool of the Abu Dhabi government, why this had not been disclosed earlier, since second quarter net profit yesterday, beating analysts’ capacity for thousands of future employees as in Dubai. New horizons began opening in which is pouring billions of dollars into Egypt bourse rules require changes in stakes above expectations despite slowing loan growth. The bank, well as joint venture partners. 2012 when Aabar Investments, a unit of the to prevent any resurgence of the Muslim 5 percent to be revealed promptly. In mid- whose results are generally seen as a bellwether for Much of that expansion is now in doubt. Abu Dhabi government’s International Brotherhood there. June, when Ismaik quit, bourse data showed the sector’s performance in Qatar, made a net profit of After a souring of ties between Arabtec’s chief Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC), raised its Ismaik pushed plans to diversify the firm, his stake had risen further to 28.85 percent. He 2.64 billion riyals ($725.2 million) in the three months executive and a big state investor led to his stake in Arabtec - effectively giving the firm explored acquisition opportunities and pub- says he initially bought under several names - to June 30, compared with 2.6 billion riyals in the cor- sudden resignation and a collapse of the com- the backing of Abu Dhabi’s vast oil wealth. licly discussed the idea of launching a string of legal in the UAE - and that bourse data responding period of last year, according to its finan- pany’s shares last month, Arabtec has Aabar strengthened its management influ- initial public offers of shares in Arabtec units showed his stake jumping when regulators cial statement. Analysts polled by Reuters on average launched a review of its plans. The Dubai-list- ence over Arabtec, a process that culminated across the Middle East. Foreign expansion decided to consolidate the stakes under one forecast QNB would make a quarterly net profit of 2.53 ed firm’s troubles have hit the wider stock in February 2013 with the resignation of plans included opening an office in Serbia to name. Ismaik says he has received several billion riyals. QNB, which is aiming to become the market, helping to trigger a crash that erased founder Riad Kamal as CEO and his replace- target the Balkans. “That was my vision - to offers for his stake, from parties he declines to largest bank in the Middle East and Africa by 2017, said about $30 billion of value in eight weeks, and ment with Hasan Ismaik, a Jordanian business- take Arabtec to an international level,” Ismaik, identify. But he insists he is in no hurry to sell, its net profit for the first six months of 2014 rose 7 per- raised questions over corporate regulation man who was then just 36 years old. Ismaik a tall, bearded, soft-spoken figure in the white and that he may only consider selling for cent year-on-year to 5.1 billion riyals. Loans and and disclosure in the United Arab Emirates. rose rapidly from obscurity. Born to what he dishdasha robes worn by many men in the prices 50 percent or more above the current advances stood at 326 billion riyals at the end of June, The meteoric rise and fall of Arabtec and describes as a family of modest means, he Gulf, told Reuters in Abu Dhabi late last week. market price. up 10.1 percent year-on-year, according to the state- former CEO Hasan Ismaik reveal some of the says he moved to Dubai in 1996 to work as a But for many fund managers, who had seen ment. perils of business in the Gulf: secretive state real estate broker, getting a big break a few Arabtec’s stock soar far beyond their estimates Future shareholders, management authority which years later when he arranged a deal for well- of fair value as leveraged investors bid it up in What went wrong? Both Arabtec and Etihad Airways H1 relies partly on personal connections, and connected Abu Dhabi investors to buy several response to the bullish predictions, the story Ismaik say his stint at the company was pro- revenues up 28% hands-off regulation. “The Arabtec mess buildings in Dubai. was too good to be true - and so it proved. ductive and that his decision to leave was a ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s state-owned Etihad Airways, points to structural weaknesses in the busi- He started buying shares in Arabtec and by Arabtec shares began plunging in mid-May personal one; Aabar declines to comment. But which plans to buy a 49 percent stake in Alitalia, ness environment in the UAE and in the August 2012, was prominent enough to as rumors circulated of a dispute between a number of senior executives linked to Ismaik reported yesterday a 28 percent jump in first-half rev- region more generally,” said Jim Krane, a Gulf become a non-executive member of its board, Aabar and Ismaik, raising the spectre of have left Arabtec since his resignation, com- enues, helped by growth in passenger and cargo vol- expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for a position which within a few months led to Arabtec losing Aabar’s support and being pany sources say, suggesting Aabar wants a umes. The carrier earned revenues of $3.2 billion in the Public Policy in the United States. his becoming CEO. Investors saw Aabar’s forced to slash its growth plans. Aabar change of management style. One theory six months ended June 2014 compared to $2.5 billion Business in the UAE is competitive and backing of the firm as a ticket to great wealth, declined to make any comment. The rumors held by many people who know Arabtec is in the corresponding period last year, it said in a state- vibrant, but driven by opaque personal ties driving the share price up more than threefold snowballed in early June when stock that Ismaik became too prominent and too ment. Revenues from code-sharing and equity part- and political clout, he said. At the same time, in the first four months of this year. This made exchange data showed Aabar had suddenly flamboyant for the taste of the firm’s financial ners rose 31 percent to $471 million. The airline carried regulation of companies is often tolerated Ismaik rich; in June, Forbes magazine said he cut its stake in Arabtec to 18.94 percent from backers, in a society where many of the most 6.7 million passengers in the first half of this year, up only if it does not get in the way of traditional had become the first Jordanian billionaire, and 21.57 percent over several days. In mid-June, powerful businessmen keep low public pro- 22 percent, while cargo volumes grew 25 percent to business methods. “Companies are expected the third-youngest in the Middle East. Ismaik publicly denied there was any rift with files. The Forbes story on Ismaik’s success may 268,713 tons. “We have ambitious plans to build on to adhere to the wider policy choices of the The benefits to Arabtec of having a big Aabar, but the writing was on the wall: two have contributed to his downfall.— Reuters this momentum in the second half of 2014, with five more destinations being introduced into our global network, and our ground-breaking Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 also entering service, which will reinforce our status as a global market leader,” chief executive India pays $550 m in oil dues to Iran James Hogan said. NEW DELHI: India paid a second installment of final installment of $550 million to Iran due on Air France-KLM cuts $550 million in oil dues to Iran yesterday under July 20 depends on Iran fulfilling all of its commit- its earnings forecast an interim deal that has allowed Tehran access to ments under the joint action plan. Iran and six PARIS: Air France-KLM yesterday slashed its earnings $4.2 billion in blocked funds globally, two indus- major powers resumed talks last week and nego- forecast for 2014, hit by over-capacity in traditionally try sources said. Asian buyers such as Japan and tiators continued meetings in Vienna yesterday, lucrative long-haul routes and persistently weak cargo South Korea have already cleared some of the but there was no immediate sign of substantive demand. Europe’s second biggest airline after money they owe for imports of Iranian oil under a progress. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Lufthansa said earnings before tax, depreciation and payment schedule approved by world powers in has said his country would need to significantly amortization for the full year would now reach around an interim nuclear deal with Iran last November. increase its number of centrifuges, underlining a 2.2 billion and 2.3 billion euros ($3.0 billion and $3.1 Iran wanted the last three payments under the gap in positions between Tehran and world pow- billion), rather than 2.5 billion euros previously fore- joint plan of action (JPA) totaling $1.65 billion ers as they seek to clinch a nuclear accord. casted. In its monthly traffic update, the airline said from India, but New Delhi could not clear the May The respective payments by the five refiners passenger numbers rose by 2.9 percent in June, but and the June installments on time as the banking were the same as in the previous installment, said yields did not keep pace as intense competition held mechanism to remit the funds was not in place. a second source. Mangalore Refinery and ticket prices down. “While not representing a turning The current mechanism involving the central Petrochemicals Ltd, Essar Oil, Indian Oil Corp., point in market trends, the June traffic figures pub- bank of the United Arab Emirates allows Tehran Hindustan Petroleum Corp and HPCL-Mittal lished today as well as bookings for July and August nevertheless reflect the over-capacity on certain long- access to funds in Dirahms as a reward for cooper- Energy Ltd. together owed about $4.6 billion to haul routes, notably North America and Asia, with the ating in talks with world powers over its nuclear National Iranian Oil Co as of May 31. India, which RAS LANUF: A Libyan oil employee walks outside the gate of the Harouge attendant impact on yields,” the airline said in a state- program. “All refiners have made the payment,” imports a total of 4 million barrels per day of oil, oil terminal after armed federalists forced two terminals to shut down in ment. Cargo traffic meanwhile fell by 4.3 percent in said one of the sources, who declined to be has been steadily reducing its dependence on eastern Libya in protest over not being granted more seats in this week- June, as the airline highlighted “persistently weak named because of the sensitivity of the issue. Iran, whose share in its overall oil imports has fall- end’s first elections since Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown. Libyan demand”. India last month made the first payment to en by two-thirds over the last five years to 5.7 per- government said it had regained control of 2 oil terminals. —AFP Iran under the interim deal. The settlement of the cent in 2013/14.— Reuters BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 India, UAE discuss strategic oil storage lease

NEW DELHI: India is in talks to lease National Oil Company (ADNOC) sentatives and Indian officials. This Mangalore and Padur in Karnataka June report. ADNOC last year leased the fifth biggest crude supplier to part of its planned strategic storage struck earlier with Japan and South source said Kuwait had also shown on the southwestern coast and space to store six million barrels of India last year, according to Reuters to United Arab Emirates’ state oil Korea. interest in leasing part of the Indian Vizag in Andhra Pradesh on the oil in south Korea. South Korea has data. The government sources said company ADNOC, two government Such a deal would take into storage space but that “talks with eastern seaboard would together the first rights to the stored crude in a 1.33 million ton storage facility at sources said, as New Delhi moves to account India’s growing role as a ADNOC are at an advanced stage”. be able to hold 5.3 million tons or case of emergency, while the deal Vizag in Andhra Pradesh would be protect its economy against crude regional refining hub. The South Still, it is not clear when any deal about 39 million barrels of oil. allows ADNOC to move cargoes ready by September. The 1.5 mil- price shocks and supply disruptions. Asian nation imports around 16 mil- with ADNOC might be finalized. The That would be sufficient to cover around the region to meet any shift lion ton Mangalore facility and 2.5 India, the world’s fourth largest oil lion tons of crude a month - more second government source said a about 10 days of domestic Indian in demand. million tons unit at Padur in consumer, imports about 80 per- than it consumes - and exports final deal with ADNOC hinges on consumption. The International “If we think there is an emer- Karnataka are to be completed by cent of its oil needs and is building about a third of that as refined tax breaks - including issues such as Energy Agency in comparison gency we will draw down from the mid-2015. State-run Hindustan emergency storage capacity to products. “Final details of the plan abolishing state entry taxes - and requires its 29 member nations to reserves and pay ADNOC the offi- Petroleum Corp Ltd and Mangalore hedge against energy security risks. are yet to be worked out but they permission to re-export cargoes. An hold stocks equivalent to at least 90 cial selling price prevailing at the Refinery and Petrochemicals will India had initially planned to fill the (ADNOC) have said they can take up ADNOC source had no comment. days of net imports. At the end of time of withdrawal,” said the second use 0.3 million tons each of the oil storage without overseas partici- to 2 million tons capacity,” said one The state company does not have March 2014, IEA stores totaled 4.1 Indian government source, adding available storage capacities at the pation, but it is now drawn to deals of the sources, referring to a recent an official spokesperson. India’s billion barrels, or about 44 days of that ADNOC could sell its crude to Vizag and Mangalore sites, respec- similar to those that the Abu Dhabi meeting between ADNOC repre- planned oil storages sites at total global demand, it said in a local refiners as well. ADNOC was tively.—Reuters Trade talks kicks off on $1 trillion green goods GENEVA: Diplomats from the United ronmental goods put together by mem- States, China and the European Union bers of APEC - the alliance known as began negotiations yesterday with 11 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation for other members of the World Trade Pacific Rim economies - for which the Organization toward a new deal that governments hope to reduce tariffs to would cut tariffs on almost $1 trillion of five percent or less by the end of 2015. environmental goods. The proposed US Trade Representative Michael agreement at the Geneva-based organi- Froman said a new agreement would zation would cover 86 percent of trade eliminate tariffs of up to 35 percent on in environmental goods such as solar dozens of items and fulfill a key part of panels and gas and wind turbines for President Barack Obama’s climate- producing energy, filters and ultraviolet change agenda. Though climate disinfection equipment for wastewater change isn’t technically part of the treatment and soot removers and cat- WTO’s work agenda, the organization alytic converters for air pollution con- considers itself relevant to the issue trol. because of the way trade policies affect US exports of environmental goods sustainable development, including the reached $106 billion last year, and have efficient allocation of natural resources grown 8 percent a year since 2009. The that raise standards of living. “By elimi- negotiations also include Australia, nating tariffs on the technologies we all Canada, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Japan, need to protect our environment, we ALLAHABAD: An Indian passenger loads his bicycle onto a train on the platform of the Daraganj station near Allahabad. India’s Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, can make environmental goods cheap- new government is rolling out plans to overhaul its sprawling rail network, dubbed the “lifeline of the nation”, which analysts say Switzerland, and Chinese Taipei. They er and more accessible for everyone,” needs hundreds of billions of dollars of investment. —AFP are meant to build on a list of 54 envi- Froman said. —AP India govt unveils plans to Fitch: Egypt’s fuel price revive crumbling railways hikes are positive for C CAIRO: Recently announced fuel price have been introduced, including a capital hikes are an important step toward reduc- gains tax. The budget maintains a conser- India seeks foreign investors ing subsidies that contribute to Egypt’s vative assumption for grants. Only substantial fiscal deficit - a key rating pledged grants that have yet to be drawn NEW DELHI: India unveiled plans yesterday to completely new infrastructure. He also better toilets whose state often horrify travel- weakness, according to Fitch Ratings. are included in the budget, totaling open its railways to foreign investment and announced plans to move ahead with a network ers. He said the railway aimed to upgrade introduce the first bullet train in a budget for the of high-speed trains that would run at speeds of some stations to look like the country’s shiny Tackling subsidies is a key way of reducing EGP23bn (USD3.2bn), compared to an network closely watched for clues about the up to 200 kilometers an hour on upgraded exist- new airports. Modi, who made bullet trains a Egypt’s budget deficit, which we estimate official estimate of EGP117bn for FY13. new government’s economic priorities. The rail ing rails. After strong rises in recent sessions, key election pledge while campaigning, said at 12.1% of GDP in 2013/14 (to end June). Fitch assumes that support, primarily finance bill is regarded by economists as setting shares slumped as some analysts said Gowda’s in televised remarks after the speech that the A double-digit fiscal deficit in each of the from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and UAE, will the stage for the general budget-due tomorrow- plans were long on ambition but short on detail railway budget reflected the “government’s last three years has pushed government remain forthcoming and anticipates in which the right-wing government of Prime about financing. “The railway budget was such a vision” for development of the train system. In Minister Narendra Modi will lay out keenly await- damp squib. The market is now trying to temper keeping with financial discipline promised by debt to over 90% of GDP from 76.6% at grants to be well above the budgeted lev- ed reform plans. Shares fell afterwards as some its expectations about the main show tomor- Modi, Gowda pared market borrowing to 118 end-FY11 and contributed to a series of el. Concerns about political stability have analysts lamented a lack of detail about how row,” said Alok Churiwala, head of Churiwala billion rupees in the financial year ending downgrades to Egypt’s ratings. The sub- prevented previous administrations from proposed improvements would be financed. Securities, a brokerage. March 2015 from 128 billion rupees in the sidy bill, which is dominated by fuel prod- tackling the cost of subsidies. The man- The crumbling state-run railways need an “It’s okay to talk about bullet trains and so on, interim budget presented by the previous left- ucts, accounted for about one-third of date secured by President Sisi following “immediate course correction” after decades of but where are concrete proposals for funding leaning Congress government. mismanagement, Railway Minister Sadananda these things? It’s a reality check,” Churiwala said. Dilapidated transportation has held back total spending in FY13, or 12% of GDP. his election victory in May and the effec- Gowda told parliament as he outlined his plans The Bombay Stock Exchange’s leading bench- growth of Asia’s third-largest economy, ana- The price hikes, which range between tive repression of much of the opposition for the network which carries 23 million people mark index, the Sensex, was down 2.18 percent lysts say. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 40%-78% for petrol and 175% for natural means the political environment is more daily. Gowda said he would seek cabinet in afternoon trade at 25,531.95 points in after- scored a landslide poll win in May on a plat- gas, follow the adoption of a tighter budg- conducive to fiscal consolidation. Only approval for foreign direct investment (FDI) in noon trade. Manish Agarwal, infrastructure ana- form on firing up the Indian economy grow- et on June 29. The 2014/15 budget targets isolated protests in response to the price the railways for the first time and undertake a lyst at global consultancy PwC, highlighted that ing which has been at just under five percent, renewed push for public-private partnerships public-private partnerships were not a magic less than half the rate notched up a few years a deficit of 10% of GDP, down from the hikes were reported. However, serious (PPP) in all areas except for passenger opera- bullet to the funding shortages for a govern- ago. To help fund new wagon purchases, draft budget’s 12.2% after President Abdul political tensions remain and the expect- tions. He also said he would avoid announcing ment struggling with a high fiscal deficit. “Given modernize track, revamp lines and improve Fattah al-Sisi’s intervention resulted in a ed return of inflation to double-digits populist new projects that would “get many limited success on (PPP) station-modernization safety, the government last month 1% of GDP cut in budgeted subsidy (from 8.2% in May) may cause social claps from this house”, but “would be rendering projects so far, the implementation roll-out announced a double-digit passenger fare spending and a 1.5% of GDP rise in bud- strains. Fitch reaffirmed its ‘B-’ long-term injustice to the struggling organization.” remains to be seen,” he said. hike. Gowda said the fare increase was “bitter Despite this, he proposed India’s first bullet medicine in the beginning but tastes like nec- geted tax revenues. Subsidy spending is foreign currency rating for Egypt on June train to run between the nation’s financial capi- Government’s vision tar in the end”. Analysts say as much as $500 to be held at the FY13 level and tax rev- 27, noting that “material progress on fiscal tal Mumbai and commercial hub Ahmedabad in Gowda also announced a 40-percent hike billion must be invested over the next decade enues are budgeted to rise by 26%. consolidation” was one factor that could Modi’s home state of Gujarat which will require in the budget for cleaning trains and plans for to overhaul the network. —AFP Several new revenue-raising measures lead to a positive rating action. —Reuters EXCHANGE RATES

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UAE Exchange Centre WLL Syrian Pound 2.885 Sierra Leone 0.000062 0.000068 Nepalese Rupees 3.910 Singapore Dollar 0.223467 0.229467 Malaysian Ringgit 89.565 South African Rand 0.020211 0.028711 ASIAN COUNTRIES COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Chinese Yuan Renminbi 45.935 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001871 0.002451 Japanese Yen 2.768 Australian Dollar 269.69 266.69 Thai Bhat 9.715 Taiwan 0.009338 0.009518 Indian Rupees 4.735 Canadian Dollar 263.32 264.32 Turkish Lira 132.910 Thai Baht 0.008405 0.008955 Pakistani Rupees 2.861 Swiss Franc 320.22 318.22 Srilankan Rupees 2.166 Euro 386.63 387.63 Nepali Rupees 2.966 Arab US Dollar 282.15 285.15 Singapore Dollar 228.130 Bahrain Exchange Company Bahraini Dinar 0.743942 0.751942 Hongkong Dollar 36.472 Sterling Pound 483.92 486.92 Egyptian Pound 0.036594 0.039694 Bangladesh Taka 3.635 Japanese Yen 2.91 2.93 Iranian Riyal 0.000078 0.000080 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Philippine Peso 6.502 Bangladesh Taka 3.632 3.902 Iraqi Dinar 0.000179 0.000239 Thai Baht 8.744 Indian Rupee 4.693 4.993 Europe Jordanian Dinar 0.394793 0.402293 Irani Riyal transfer 0.271 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.166 2.601 Belgian Franc 0.007353 0.008353 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.0000000 1.0000000 Irani Riyal cash 0.273 Nepali Rupee 2.935 3.470 British Pound 0.477268 0.486268 Lebanese Pound 0.000137 0.000237 Pakistani Rupee 2.871 2.790 Czech Korune 0.005988 0.017988 Moroccan Dirhams 0.022206 0.046206 GCC COUNTRIES UAE Dirhams 76.89 77.35 Danish Krone 0.047479 0.052479 Nigerian Naira 0.001196 0.001831 Saudi Riyal 75.403 Bahraini Dinar 750.97 753.04 Euro 0.378820 0.386820 Omani Riyal 0.728773 0.734453 Qatari Riyal 77.694 Egyptian Pound 39.45 40.05 Norwegian Krone 0.041802 0.047002 Qatar Riyal 0.076996 0.078209 Omani Riyal 734.540 Jordanian Dinar 401.57 407.22 Romanian Leu 0.087425 0.87425 Saudi Riyal 0.074803 0.075503 Bahraini Dinar 751.030 Omani Riyal 733.77 741.07 Slovakia 0.008101 0.018101 Syrian Pound 0.001754 0.001974 UAE Dirham 77.006 Qatari Riyal 77.91 78.46 Swedish Krona 0.037294 0.042294 Tunisian Dinar 0.163478 0.171476 Saudi Riyal 75.37 75.77 Swiss Franc 0.309731 0.319931 Turkish Lira 0.133829 0.140829 ARAB COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 0.133829 0.140829 UAE Dirhams 0.076041 0.077190 Egyptian Pound - Cash 39.550 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Yemeni Riyal 0.001276 0.001356 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.446 Australasia Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.319 Australian Dollar 0.256873 0.268373 Tunisian Dinar 169.340 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate New Zealand Dollar 0.241489 0.250989 Jordanian Dinar 399.310 Al Mulla Exchange US Dollar 282.650 America Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.897 Canadian Dollar 268.445 Canadian Dollar 0.258936 0.267436 Syrian Lira 2.015 US Dollars 0.278800 0.283150 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Morocco Dirham 34.554 Sterling Pound 485.735 Euro 385.790 US Dollars Mint 0.279300 0.283150 US Dollar 282.150 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Swiss Frank 316.430 Euro 385.550 US Dollar Transfer 282.650 Bahrain Dinar 752.300 Asia Pound Sterlng 481.650 Euro 386.670 UAE Dirhams 76.930 Bangladesh Taka 0.003296 0.003896 Canadian Dollar 264.450 Sterling Pound 487.430 Qatari Riyals 78.515 Chinese Yuan 0.044163 0.047663 Indian Rupee 4.696 Canadian dollar 267.410 Saudi Riyals 75.645 Hong Kong Dollar 0.034411 0.037161 Egyptian Pound 39.435 Turkish lira 132.590 Jordanian Dinar 398.340 Indian Rupee 0.004469 0.004870 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.164 Swiss Franc 318.300 Egyptian Pound 39.477 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000019 0.000025 Bangladesh Taka 3.632 Australian Dollar 266.540 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.170 Japanese Yen 0.002691 0.002871 Philippines Peso 6.468 US Dollar Buying 281.450 Indian Rupees 4.731 Kenyan Shilling 0.003210 0.003210 Pakistan Rupee 2.862 Pakistani Rupees 2.868 Korean Won 0.000269 0.000284 Bahraini Dinar 751.400 GOLD Bangladesh Taka 3.639 Malaysian Ringgit 0.085022 0.091022 UAE Dirham 76.850 20 Gram 245.000 Philippines Pesso 6.487 Nepalese Rupee 0.002967 0.003137 Saudi Riyal 75.400 10 Gram 124.000 Cyprus pound 694.245 Pakistan Rupee 0.002663 0.002943 5 Gram 64.000 Japanese Yen 3.765 Philippine Peso 0.006389 0.006669 *Rates are subject to change WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 BUSINESS Japan, Australia sign economic partnership pact CANBERRA: Japanese Prime Minister peace and prosperity in the Asia Pacific Abbott hails strategic partner Shinzo Abe and Australian counterpart region,” he said. The military deal “will Abbott hailed the Japanese leader’s Tony Abbott yesterday signed an eco- make the first cut engraving the special pledge to build a more robust military. nomic partnership pact as well as an relationship in our future”, Abe earlier “For decades now Japan has been an agreement on military equipment and told a joint parliamentary session, the exemplary international citizen, so technology transfers, a week after Abe first such speech by a Japanese leader. Australia welcomes Japan’s recent deci- loosened curbs on Japan’s military. Mirroring a partnership concluded with sion to be a more capable strategic part- Earlier Abe told Australia’s parliament Britain a year ago, it will establish a ner in our region,” he told parliament that the two nations were launching a framework for industrial cooperation before Abe spoke. Australia is looking for “special relationship” of cooperation on that could pave the way for a deal on partners to build a fleet of 4,000 ton- areas such as defense after putting aside building a fleet of stealth submarines for class quiet-running diesel-electric subs any lingering enmity from World War Australia. to help extend its maritime surveillance Two. Abe has been forging a more deep into the Indian Ocean. Their pres- Abe, warily eying China’s rapid mili- assertive defense and security posture in ence could also help Japan keep better tary buildup and more assertive claims his year-and-a-half in office. In April, he tabs on Chinese activity. to islands held by Japan in the East eased a four-decade ban on military The United States, which is also close- China Sea, has been courting govern- exports, which could allow Japan to ship ly allied with Australia, has also wel- ments from Canberra to Southeast Asia submarine components or even com- comed Abe’s shift, saying it would make in recent months. China is Australia’s pleted vessels to Australia. A week ago, the US-Japan alliance more effective. largest trading partner. “The door for Abe’s cabinet reinterpreted the pacifist Abe has sent his defense minister, dialogue is always open from the constitution to allow Japan’s military to Itsunori Onodera, to Washington to dis- CANBERRA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) and Australian Prime Japanese side so I do sincerely hope that defend friendly nations under attack. “As cuss the changes. China, which says Minister Tony Abbott (right) sign the Japan-Australia Economic Agreement and the Chinese side also take the same pos- a nation that longs for permanent peace Japan has failed to atone for its wartime the Agreement on the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology at ture,” Abe told a press conference after in the world, and as a country whose aggression and is seeking to whitewash Parliament House in Canberra yesterday. Abe is visiting New Zealand, Australia signing the Japan-Australian Economic economy is among the biggest, Japan is history, has been sharply critical of Abe’s and Papua New Guinea to hold talks with officials on bilateral and international Partnership Agreement. now determined to do more to enhance moves. Speaking at an event on Monday issues. — AFP “China along with Japan and peace in the region and peace in the to commemorate the 77th anniversary Japan, Chinese President Xi Jinping con- criticized those who “who ignore reality, Australia should play a greater role for world,” said Abe. of a skirmish that sparked war with demned Japan’s wartime atrocities and move against the tide of history”. —Reuters Short-term bond sale tempting for Greece Greece plans to sell 3- or 7-year bond LONDON: Greece may be tempted to capitalize bond to repay for the next five years. Greece’s euro-zone bailout conditions, won on increasing demand for short-term euro-zone In comparison, almost half of Spain’s and strong support in European Parliament elections debt with a three-year bond sale in coming days, Italy’s combined debt needs to be refinanced in May. It should remain popular ahead of the but in doing so it will give up its valuable status over that period, requirements that have kept next elections, which are scheduled for 2016 and of having virtually no near-term refinancing risk. those countries under constant pressure to meet could come earlier if the fragile ruling coalition Just two years after Greece defaulted and looked tough financial targets. “We are not talking about hits a rough patch. likely to crash out of a reeling euro-zone, Athens a country that’s been completely fixed ...If any- “We have the highest level of anxiety about returned to the market with a five-year bond in thing happens in these next three years the first Greece because of the political timeline there,” April, marking one of the fastest ever comebacks thing people will look at is this bond,” said said Robert Tipp, chief investment strategist at for a defaulted sovereign. This year it is expected Gianluca Ziglio, executive director for fixed Newark-based Prudential Fixed Income, a holder to emerge at last from its six year recession, income research at Sunrise Brokers. “Then they of Greek debt. “Things look good now, but the bringing an end to one the worst economic con- will start talking again about refinancing risk or a politics on the ground are up in the air so I think New Document Technology tractions in modern times. new aid package and more austerity, etc.” it’s a better strategy to issue longer-term paper.” Issuing shorter dated bonds would let Athens Against those risks, Athens has to weigh the sav- Center inaugurated by Xerox raise money more cheaply - it would be expected By design ings of cheaper short-term debt, and also poten- to pay only around 3 percent on a three-year Greece has few repayments in the near term tial benefits that come from having a more KUWAIT: Alamana Industries, part of Alghanim, Chief Executive Officer of bond, compared with yields around 6 percent for by design. Its debt restructuring in March 2012 diverse menu of terms of debt on offer. If the Alghanim Industries, has announced the Alghanim Industries said: “Alghanim its 10-year debt and 4 percent for its five-year. imposed losses on bond holders by swapping its issue meets good demand, the bond will rally in inauguration of its new Document Industries worksvery hard to build strong But shorter-term debt means it could also be on debt for bonds of lower value which mature the market afterwards, which could bring down Technology Center (DTC) in Shuwaikh. The ties with global market leaders in every the hook for a big refinancing before its recovery between 2024 and 2034. The repayment dates of other Greek yields as well. That means Athens new center, which is managed by Alamana sector of its business. Our long association is secure, and at a time when its unstable political bailout loans it received from the European could potentially issue a seven-year bond later Industries’ Xerox Division, was officially with Xerox, which goes back over 22 years, situation has yet to settle. A Greece official told Union have also been pushed out. A short-term on at a lower cost than if it tried to sell it now. opened at a special ceremony at the new is a proud testament of this and of our Reuters last month that the country plans to sell debt sale would go against the euro-zone’s trend. It could also widen the investor base. Banks, facility in June, in the presence of key Xerox commitment to successful and long term 2 billion to 3 billion euros of bonds in July. While The other borrowers emerging from the currency for instance, usually prefer short-term debt. Local customers, Xerox Division senior manage- relationships. The DTC represents yet a fur- it has yet to announce whether they would be zone’s debt crisis - Portugal, Italy, Spain and government bond holdings are just over 3 per- ment and Alghanim Industries senior exec- ther positive step in the close relationship three-year or seven-year bonds, market watchers Ireland - have stepped up efforts this year to cent of the total assets of Greek banks, down utives. between our two companies.” Speaking at expect Athens to chose the shorter-dated option. increase the average life of their debt. from 14 percent 10 years ago, according to The new facility offers customers easy the event, Mark Duffelenalso chose to There would be huge potential demand for Despite the expectation that the Greek reces- Reuters calculations based on data from the access to Xerox’s latest software and hard- emphasize the long-lasting partnership Greek short-term debt for banks to hold in a sion is finally coming to an end, there are still sig- Greek central bank. “I would rather do the 3-year ware solutions, helping them learn how to between Alghanim Industries and Xerox, lucrative carry trade, with the European Central nificant risks of a U-turn in the next three years. if I were the head of the finance department,” be more productive in managing their and praised the strong commitment of the Bank promising to lend up to 1 trillion euros to Sky-high unemployment carries the risk of social said Martin Wilhelm, founder of IfK, a bond bou- business. The DTC provides added value to employees and the brand loyalty of the banks from September at a rate as low as 0.25 unrest, if the recovery is not fast enough to make tique based in Kiel, Germany, which runs a bond the customer experience by showcasing customers, congratulating the team on the percent. Three-year Greek bonds would provide a a difference for most Greek citizens. And a short- fund with Acatis. The joint fund has invested in how technology works in a managed print extensive representation of Xerox technol- windfall of extra profit to investors over other er-term bond would lose protection from the Greek debt. “It’s a big nice carry trade for a treas- services (MPS) environment and demon- ogy and brand in the Kuwaiti market. similar-dated euro-zone bonds yielding 1.15 per- vagaries of a political cycle that kept investors on urer ... The bond will be oversubscribed, it will ral- strating office and production solutions Samir Kasem addressed the audience on cent or less. But Athens would sacrifice one of the edge throughout the euro-zone crisis in 2011- ly and bring the whole yield curve down and which optimize work-flows from desktop to behalf of Alghanim Industries, welcoming most appealing features of its debt: that it has no 2012. The far-left Syriza party, which rejects then they can do the seven year.”— Reuters print shop. Xerox customers and partners. He com- Mark Duffelen, Vice President - Xerox mented that the opening of the new facili- Middle East and Africa, was the guest of ty illustrates one of Alghanim Industries’ honor at the event and performed the rib- most important core values: customer cen- Italy encounters resistance to bon-cutting ceremony. Also present were tricity and reiterated the great pride that Samir Kasem, President - Commercial & Alghanim Industries takes in its enduring softer Europe spending rules Industrial Groups at Alghanim Industries, partnership with the Xerox brand. The Ahmad Hammoud, Vice President - opening was followed by a tour of the cen- BRUSSELS: Italy and its allies will receive no Danninger voiced similar skepticism. “The Engineered Products & Supply Chain ter, during which Mattar explained how the special leeway in meeting EU budget rules, existing rules are to be respected to the let- Management at Alghanim Industries, and new facility provides customers with a live the influential chairman of euro-zone ter,” he told journalists ahead of the meeting. Ayman Mattar, General Manager - Xerox environment that showcases Xerox soft- finance ministers said yesterday, as Germany “Within the framework of these rules, there is and Technology Divisions. ware and hardware business solutions at resisted attempts to soft-pedal on long- enough flexibility, so no weakening of the Commenting on the opening, Omar K. work. promised spending reforms. Italy, leading a rules.” Italian ministers have hinted at the drive for greater flexibility in the way the possibility that public investments on rules are applied to encourage economic schools and road and rail infrastructure growth and investment, has the second- should also not be counted towards its Total warns against new highest public debt in the euro-zone as a budget deficit. They have also worried about proportion of national output, after Greece. rules that will require Rome to reduce its Berlin Wall with Russia Italian Prime Minister Mateo Renzi, press- overall debt level as the economy, just out of ing his campaign for greater fiscal flexibility, recession, is struggling to grow.Italy’s debt is said all the money governments invested in projected to reach 135 percent of output at ‘EU should secure Russia gas supplies’ broadband networks should be stripped out the end of the year. Under EU rules, govern- of the calculation of public deficits. “Every ments have to strive to balance their books PARIS: Europe should stop thinking about giants, including BP and Royal Dutch Shell, euro spent in digital infrastructures must be and cut public debt to 60 percent of gross cutting its dependence on Russian gas and have defended a long-term commitment to out of the box,” Renzi said in English at a domestic product within 20 years. But the focus instead on making those deliveries Russia despite Western sanctions to punish conference in Venice. Italy opened the first regime also says that governments can be safer, including options to bypass Ukraine, Moscow for annexing Crimea and destabi- finance ministers’ meeting of its European given more time if they undertake reforms the head of French oil major Total said. In lization in eastern Ukraine. Total is one of Union presidency by calling for ‘incentives’ that help economic growth - an option that his strongest backing for Russia and its the majors most exposed to Russia, where to reform after years of rigid focus on budg- has so far never been used. The ministerial energy policies so far amid the conflict in its output will double to represent more et austerity. But Rome faced immediate debate began as Jean-Claude Juncker, the Ukraine, Christophe de Margerie said than a tenth of its global portfolio by 2020. resistance, including from Germany. designated president of the European Europe could see a repeat of a big gas sup- Soon after the Ukrainian conflict erupted, “Italy is delivering reforms and, as chair- Commission, was to begin meeting political ply crisis this winter. “We will have a prob- the European Commission put Russia’s sec- man, my goal is to help every country to find groups in the European Parliament to out- lem this winter if there is a cut in supplies ond gas pipeline project to bypass Ukraine, incentives to do reforms,” Italian Economy line his policy program. — Reuters and if it is cold - that is obvious,” De South Stream, on hold, saying it violates EU Minister Pier Carlo Padoan told reporters. Margerie told Reuters in an interview. law. Russia has halted gas deliveries to Al-Tijari announces a Padoan chairs meetings of the 28 EU finance “There are plenty of solutions that are Ukraine in a payments dispute but ministers, a key forum for any change in the being suggested to avoid the Ukrainian European gas prices haven’t reacted new offer with Fraser direction of economic policy. But even problem, including by Russia,” he said, cit- sharply so far because of high stocks and before the session began, Jeroen ing as an example the Nord Stream low summer demand. Kiev says it wants to Suites hotel, Dubai Dijsselbloem, head of the 18-nation pipeline built in 2011 under the Baltic Sea renegotiate its gas pricing deal with Eurogroup of ministers from the single cur- to Germany, which bypassed Ukraine. Moscow, which it says is priced unfairly and KUWAIT: Al-Tijari has announced its cooperation with rency area, painted Italy’s reform effort in an “(Nord Stream) was built to avoid passing higher than for most European consumers. Fraser Suites hotel, famous for its worldwide luxurious unflattering light and insisted Rome would through Ukraine, not to avoid Russian gas,” De Margerie said tensions between the hotel chains, to offer customers a special promotion for get no special leeway. he said. West and Russia were pushing Moscow their summer visit to Dubai , where customers can use “Competitiveness has to improve and “Can we live without Russian gas in closer to China as illustrated by a $400 bil- their Al-Tijari credit cards or Premier Banking debit card economic growth has to pick up and lots of Europe? The answer is no. Are there any lion deal to supply Beijing with gas to benefit from up to 60% discounts when booking the work needs to be done there,” he said. “Italy reasons to live without it? I think - and I’m clinched in May. hotel at Fraser Suites hotel, Dubai , located in Sheikh has been showing almost zero growth of not defending the interests of Total in “You hear people say we have got to Zayed Road, and enjoy the exclusive discounts exclu- productivity for many years and that has to Russia - it is a no.” De Margerie dismissed a protect ourselves from Ukraine and then sively for Al-Tijari clients .The offer includes a variety of improve.” Asked whether any flexibility European Commission proposal for EU they talk about Russia. This is not the same benefits such as Free upgrade for Premier Banking would be given to Rome to meet its budget member states to pool their bargaining thing... Are we going to build a new Berlin Customers and 20% discount for Premier Banking cus- targets, Dijsselbloem said: “We don’t do flexi- power to negotiate gas contracts with Wall?” “Russia is a partner and we shouldn’t tomers on Spa facilities at Awazen Spa and many more bility per country, we do flexibility for all of Russia and prevent Moscow playing coun- waste time protecting ourselves from a free benefits. the countries.” In part of the meeting that tries off against each other with different neighbor ... What we are looking to do is The offer is valid for three months and ending on was broadcast, German Finance Minister prices. “Should there be a central purchas- not to be too dependent on any country, September 30th 2014 and more details are available on Wolfgang Schaeuble cautioned peers ing body? I don’t think so,” he said. “Today no matter which. the promotions section in the bank’s website. Al-Tijari against slacking on budgets, saying that Russian gas prices are in line with interna- Not from Russia, which has saved us on structural reforms were no alternative to tional market prices. They’ve even cut their numerous occasions.” Any deliberate reduc- constantly guarantees on providing the most luxurious and finest promotions to ensure exceeding customer reining in excess spending or “fiscal consoli- FRANKFURT: The EURO logo is pictured prices to keep customers.” tion in imports from Russia would result in dation”. at the European Central Bank, ECB in more expensive supplies from other pro- expectations. Al-Tijari urges its customers to take advan- tage of this special offer, and enjoy the amazing stay at Frankfurt/Main, central Germany. The No Berlin Wall ducers which end users would not like, he Skeptical bank is to move into the new building Fraser Suites hotel, Dubai. Several chief executives of energy added.— Reuters Austrian State Secretary Jochen end of 2014. — AFP WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 BUSINESS

HSBC cuts Hong Kong stocks outlook, citing protests

HONG KONG: Activists yesterday ques- However, HSBC’s report was later dence in Hong Kong was undented. tioned an HSBC report which down- amended to emphasize other concerns. “Beijing is trying to galvanize the pro- graded Hong Kong’s investment out- The updated report said the new rating Beijing camp and the businesses, trying look due to fears over a pro-democracy was due to “the risk of weak residential to get everyone to toe the central gov- movement-but was then altered to real estate prices, the slowdown in ernment’s line,” Lun said. Beijing’s state- tone down the emphasis on public mainland tourist arrivals, the market’s run media has called the Occupy unrest. Discontent in the semi- link to US interest rates... and weak Central plan illegal and said it could autonomous Chinese city is at its high- earnings momentum”, before mention- damage the city’s economy, while some est in years, with tens of thousands tak- ing Occupy. An HSBC spokesman local business groups have run newspa- ing to the streets last week to protest at refused to comment on why it had per advertisements opposing it. An Beijing’s insistence that it vet candi- been changed. “HSBC is a respected executive of the pro-reform Chinese- dates before a vote in 2017 for Hong financial institution and their reports language newspaper Apple Daily Kong’s next leader. must be under very strict scrutiny alleged in a Wall Street Journal inter- HSBC’s third-quarter global equity before they are released, so it’s very view last month that HSBC and report on Monday cut the former British strange for it to be changed in such a Standard Chartered had pulled adver- colony’s stock market, one of the way,” Occupy organizer Benny Tai said. tising from the paper in late 2013 after region’s biggest, to “underweight”, a rat- “As a reasonable person, one could sus- a request by Beijing. ing it uses to describe underperforming pect political factors were behind (it).” Neither bank has confirmed the stocks. “We reduce Hong Kong to Tai said the sit-in campaign would be report. More than 500 people were underweight on concerns about nega- peaceful and “beneficial” to Hong arrested when police cleared a sit-in tive news flow. ‘Occupy Central’, a cam- Kong’s economy in the long-term. protest in Central, following a major paign for greater democracy, could sour pro-democracy march on July 1 to mark relations with China and may hurt the Question of confidence the anniversary of the city’s handover HONG KONG: A pedestrian walks past the logo of HSBC outside a branch of the economy,” the report said. The Occupy Independent financial analyst from Britain to China. Beijing has prom- bank in Hong Kong yesterday. Global bank HSBC has downgraded its invest- Central campaign-strongly criticized by Francis Lun believed that HSBC had ised to let all Hong Kong residents vote ment outlook for Hong Kong, citing fears over a pro-democracy campaign that Beijing-has pledged to stage a mass sit- issued the original report to please the for their next leader in 2017 — current- has vowed to take over the streets of the city’s business district. —AFP in at the main business district, where Chinese government. “Now they’re try- ly a 1,200-strong pro-Beijing committee HSBC’s Hong Kong offices are based, ing to distance themselves, even they chooses the chief executive. But it says racy advocates fear will mean only pro- China in 1997 under an agreement that unless city leaders commit to accept- realize that they made a mistake,” he candidates must be approved by a Beijing figures are allowed to stand. The guarantees civil liberties, including the able electoral reforms. told AFP, adding that business confi- nomination committee, which democ- city was handed over from Britain to right to protest.—AFP Europe’s stocks, periphery bonds dip amid bank fines UK output dips unexpectedly, sterling falls LONDON: Europe’s main stock indices and low- er-rated government bonds slipped yesterday amid reports of new US fines for banks and dim- ming prospects the European Central Bank will launch an asset purchase program. Bank shares weighed on European equity indexes which fell for a third consecutive day, as Germany’s largest lenders were said to be negotiating a settlement with US authorities over their dealings with countries blacklisted by Washington. The talks follow a huge fine for French lender BNP Paribas. “These fines add to an existing uncertainty in Businesses explore benefits the banking sector,” said Berenberg’s senior economist Christian Schulz, pointing out that of trading in the renminbi the balance sheets of the region’s banks are cur- rently under review by the ECB. At 0945 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index .FTEU3 was KUWAIT: “China will need to match the down 0.5 percent at 1,380.33. Germany’s Dax internationality of its currency to that of its was down 0.6 percent and France’s CAC down economy” said Simon Vaughan Johnson, 0.4 percent. The UK’s FTSE 100 also lost 0.5 per- Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bank cent, weighed down by weaker than expected Middle East Limited, Kuwait at a recent UK factory output data. HSBC event on the Renminbi (RMB) curren- Shares in German lender Commerzbank fell cy held for businesses in the country. “As 3.5 percent as the New York Times reported it the 2nd largest economy in the world and could pay at least $500 million in penalties. Its the largest trading country with more than larger competitor Deutsche Bank saw its shares 10% share of global trade, China is forecast slip 0.5 percent. The ECB has made unprecedent- to be the largest economy by 2030. The ed policy moves in recent months to stimulate opportunity for the RMB is clear. bank lending and revive the euro-zone econo- HSBC research shows that RMB usage is my. But late on Monday ECB Executive Board already being increasingly driven by com- member Sabine Lautenschlaeger showed the mercial considerations, with over half of strength of opposition in some quarters to a Chinese companies ready to offer dis- program of asset purchases, which she said counts in exchange for using the currency” Zhu Lian, Economic and Commercial should be a last resort. he added. The vast majority of Kuwait trade Counselor at the Embassy of the People’s Many economists say such a program, known with China has historically been settled in Republic of China in the State of Kuwait. as quantitative easing, might not prove as effec- USD. Trading in RMB could bring signifi- “We are fully confident that the reforms tive as it has in the United States because Europe cant benefits to businesses including have the potential to result in a stronger relies on traditional forms of bank lending more improved exchange risk management, bet- and more sustainable economic model and than capital markets. ECB chief Mario Draghi has ter rates in offshore markets and the create a virtuous circle that generates long- also said that might be the case. Berenberg’s opportunity to strengthen relationships lasting benefits,” he added. As the RMB Schulz said he felt QE should only be used to with their Chinese import and/or export increases its importance as a trade curren- fight a future sovereign debt crisis stemming partners. cy, investment opportunities will also from the bloc’s fragile states. It was these lower- In 2012, trade between Kuwait and increase. New rules with regards to foreign rated sovereign bonds that struggled yesterday, China exceeded $9.2 billion. China was not- direct investment as well as overseas direct with traders citing Lautenschlaeger’s speech. ed as the largest import market for Kuwait, investment have been issued by the Yields on 10-year Greek, Portuguese, Spanish, with imports amounting to $1.8 billion Peoples’ Bank of China in the past 2 years. Italian and Irish bonds edged up between 1-4 (9.1% of total imports). Exports to China In addition, further investment options basis points, although they remain near all-time from Kuwait amounted to $7.4 billion (9.2% have also been opened up to allow RMB lows. In currency markets, the big mover was of total exports). “China’s financial reform is investment into China’s onshore and off- sterling which fell against the dollar after an gaining momentum. Reform measures shore financial markets. The progression of unexpected dip in British factory and industrial have been introduced ‘thick and fast’. As a the RMB undoubtedly offers tangible output, although strategists said the data was result, the RMB is getting increasingly mar- opportunities to corporates trading with unlikely to curb the pound’s strength for long. ket-based and internationalized,” said Mr and in China. “Taken as a whole the UK data still points at quite a resilient, robust recovery,” said Valentin Marinov, a currency strategist at Citigroup. The TOKYO: Trucks carrying containers wait for their turn in line beside a cargo ship at a pier in euro was little changed against the US dollar as Tokyo yesterday. Japan recorded a current account surplus for the fourth straight month in Gold steadies as markets waited for minutes on Wednesday of May, government data showed yesterday, as the country’s trade shortfall narrowed. — AFP the Federal Reserve’s last meeting which will be scoured for hints on when its policy committee Japan was a fraction firmer, touching a three- for the first time in nearly three years. In com- dollar rally fades might consider raising interest rates. year high of 502.27 during the session. The US modity markets, gold edged a fraction lower to earnings season starts with Alcoa later and $1,319.50 an ounce, having held to a relatively Palladium hits 13-yr high Samsung weighs dozens of major companies are scheduled to tight $1,305.90 to $1,332.10 range for the past Asia was quiet overnight, with the region’s report next week, including numerous Dow two weeks. Oil prices extended their recent LONDON: Gold steadied yesterday as the dol- support from physical markets could also weigh stocks tracking sideways as the earnings season components. decline as events in Iraq and Ukraine have so far lar’s recent rally started to fade and investors on prices. Physical demand in top gold con- kicked off with disappointing guidance from Profits are forecast to grow 6.2 percent for the not led to any serious disruption in flows. Brent awaited clearer signs from the US Federal sumer Asia has been weak as the metal is hold- regional tech heavyweight Samsung. MSCI’s quarter, according Reuters data, but investors LCOc1 dipped 57 cents to $109.61 a barrel and Reserve that it is firmly on track to raise interest ing above $1,300. Many are waiting for a drop in broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside see a chance of a return to double-digit growth US oil lost 20 cents to $103.32 a barrel.— Reuters rates next year, while palladium touched a new prices before making any purchases. 13-year high. A strong US non-farm payrolls Meanwhile, gold is still seeing some safe-haven report last week pressured gold prices as it lifted demand from geopolitical tensions in the speculation that the Federal Reserve could Middle East and Ukraine. SPDR Gold Trust, the Emirate of Sharjah plans debut sukuk increase rates as soon as the fist quarter of 2015. world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded Higher rates would encourage investors to fund, said its holdings rose 1.8 tons to 798.19 LONDON: The emirate of Sharjah is plan- particular,” one Dubai-based debt capital Moody’s said the A3 rating was based on switch to assets that pay interest, which tend to tons on Monday. ning its first foray into international bond markets banker said. Both emirates have the emirate’s very strong fiscal and govern- be more attractive than gold. markets with a debut sukuk deal, three received development grants from the Abu ment debt position and the diversity of its Spot gold fell 0.1 percent to $1,318.85 an Palladium hits 13-year highs bankers with knowledge of the matter said. Dhabi authorities for infrastructure proj- economy. “Aided by a competitive manu- ounce by 1006 GMT, while US gold futures for Palladium hit a fresh 13-year peak of $871.80 The sovereign is rumored to have appoint- ects, such as the development of the road facturing sector, Sharjah’s credit strength is August delivery edged up 0.2 percent at an ounce. The metal, used in catalytic convert- ed banks to manage the transaction and network. also supported by the relatively higher $1,319.90 an ounce. “There is no great deal in ers, was aided by last week’s data showing US could launch the deal as early as “Sharjah is a more diversified economy degree of economic diversification, com- the economic calendar apart from the FOMC auto sales at an eight-year high in June. September, the bankers said. While Sharjah than RAK, it has been around for longer and pared to the rest of the UAE and countries (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting Platinum was unchanged at $1,491.25 an ounce itself has not issued a bond in international its contribution to the federation is higher. in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council),” tomorrow ... we will wait and see whether there on persistent concerns over a fragile supply sit- markets before, state-owned Sharjah As a debut issuer, it also offers some diversi- Moody’s said in the report. is any broad confirmation of a slightly more uation in South Africa, where a wide five-month Islamic Bank has two sukuk outstanding: a ty,” the banker said. Having said that, Also, the UAE Ministry of Finance funds a stringent tone in regards to monetary policy stoppage at the three main platinum mining tightening,” Mitsubishi Corp analyst Jonathan companies ended last month with pay increas- $400 million, 4.715 percent 2016 bond and investors may not see value in the notes if large portion of public services for UAE Butler said. “We are all well aware that that is es of about 20 percent. Since then, other smaller a $500 million, 2.95 percent 2018 note. they price too far inside RAK; a key part of nationals directly from its own budget, clearly the long-term trend and the U.S. jobs strikes have broken out, stoking supply fears. Sharjah would become the fourth emi- the proposition is the implicit support from including defense and a basic level of edu- data we had last week supports that.” The mar- The world’s second biggest platinum producer rate from the United Arab Emirates to issue Abu Dhabi, which both emirates enjoy, he cation and healthcare. This spending is ket is now eyeing the release of minutes from Impala Platinum said 2,000 workers at its Marula bonds. Apart from heavyweights Abu said. RAK’s 3.297 percent 2018 sukuk note then supplemented by the Sharjah govern- the Fed’s June policy meeting today to gauge mine who had been on a wildcat strike for bet- Dhabi and Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah (NR/A/A) was trading at a cash price of 103.575 yes- ment. One weakness is that given the small the central bank’s view on interest rates and ter wages since Friday returned to work yester- has three sukuk notes outstanding and is terday at mid-morning, translating to a size of the emirate’s economy and its link- economic strength. day. “With limited South African primary supply probably the closest comparable issuer, yield of 2.412 percent and a Z-spread of ages with the rest of the UAE, Sharjah is Meanwhile, Fed policymakers Jeffrey Lacker in 3Q14 and producer inventories now exhaust- bankers said. “There are similarities: they 85.3 basis points, according to Tradeweb exposed to macroeconomic volatility. and Narayana Kocherlakota are both due to ed, we continue to forecast an improvement in are both part of the UAE federation, they data. Sharjah is rated A3 by Moody’s and A “Institutional weaknesses are also manifest- speak later on. The dollar was up just 0.1 per- the price (at) $1,538 an ounce in the second half are both rated similarly and ratings agen- by Standard & Poor’s. Both agencies believe ed in a low degree of transparency from a cent against a basket of currencies, having versus $1,438 in the first half,” Morgan Stanley cies derive a lot of comfort from the sup- the emirate has a stable outlook. In its first statistical system that has limited coverage touched its highest in almost two weeks in the said in a note. Spot silver was flat on the day at port from the federation and Abu Dhabi in report on Sharjah published in May, of economic data,” Moody’s said.—Reuters previous session. Some traders said a lack of $21.03 an ounce.— Reuters WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 BUSINESS Argentina sticks to its guns in crucial debt talks NEW YORK: Argentina told a US 2010 restructuring of the country’s judge’s order, saying that it was could be done which would cost lawyer Monday that a court order defaulted debt. impossible to comply, but that talks Argentina significantly less in cash demanding it pay more than $1.3 New York federal judge Thomas would continue. “Kicillof made clear than the face value of the bonds. billion in debts by the end of the Griesa has forbidden the country that Judge Griesa’s order, as inter- Pointing to deals Buenos Aires month had to be stayed so Buenos from making any payments to hold- preted, would be of impossible did with other claimants and credi- Aires can avoid defaulting. ers of the restructured bonds unless compliance; that a new stay would tors, Newman said the hedge funds Economy Minister Axel Kicillof out- it pays the hedge fund “holdouts” at be necessary since the case could accept partial settlement with lined Argentina’s long-running posi- the same time. As a result, Buenos involves not only the litigants but it new bonds and other financial tion during four hours of talks in Aires missed a payment on June 30, could also extend to all other instruments. In such a deal, New York with attorney Daniel giving the country a one-month bonds that did not participate in “Argentina’s foreign reserves would Pollack, appointed to break the grace period to strike a deal with Argentina’s debt restructuring,” it not be materially affected,” Newman impasse over debt payments. the holdouts before the restruc- said in English. said. With the country’s foreign There was no sign of a break- tured bond holders declare it in “The minister reaffirmed reserves below $30 billion, Argentina through after Kicillof swept out of default. Kicillof was flanked by secu- Argentina’s commitment to continue fears that any payments to the the negotiations, refusing to speak rity guards as he breezed through a engaging in dialogue in order to hedge funds could further weaken to journalists gathered outside the throng of TV cameras, reporters and ensure fair, equitable and legal condi- its finances. Newman though said Park Avenue building where Pollack photographers and got into a wait- tions, taking into account the interest that after years of jousting, Buenos works. With the clock ticking toward ing car, speeding off after the talks. of 100 percent of bondholders.” But Aires needs to send a clear message a July 30 deadline, Argentina needs NML made a fresh pitch to Argentina that it is ready to deal. “Our firm to reach a deal on paying more than Continue engaging to reach a compromise to settle the could be persuaded to give $1.3 billion claimed by hedge funds, A statement from the economy impasse. Writing in the Financial Argentina more time if its govern- mainly NML Capital and Aurelius ministry in Buenos Aires rehashed Times, Jay Newman, senior portfolio ment took concrete and serious NEW YORK: Argentina’s economy minister Axel Kicillof Management, which refused to join Argentina’s long-running position. manager at NML parent Elliott steps towards meeting its legal obli- arrives for negotiations in New York on Monday, July 7, other bondholders in the 2005- It said Kicillof asked for a stay to the Management, suggested a deal gations,” he said. —AFP 2014. —AP Britons embrace digital banking; unprofitable branches may close Banking apps downloaded 14.7 million times

LONDON: Britons are using internet and mobile log-ins each day. The report also forecast spend- aging impact on smaller rural communities that banking for transactions worth nearly 1 billion ing on contactless cards would rise to 6.1 million rely on local branches for their banking services pounds ($1.7 billion) a day and branch use is pounds a week this year from 3.2 million in 2013. and called for measures such as branch sharing falling sharply, according to the British Bankers “This report shows just how enthusiastically the to avoid those which are the last left in a particu- Association and accountancy firm EY. In British public is embracing mobile banking con- lar area being shut down. response, banks are expected to close more tactless cards and a range of other consumer- But the BBA said branches would remain inte- unprofitable branches while they invest in friendly banking technologies,” said BBA Chief gral to banking in the 21st century. It said 2,274 mobile and online services for customers who Executive Anthony Browne. bank branches had been refurbished in the past want to bank while on the move. Internet and Royal Bank of Scotland said last month it was two years, underlining banks’ commitment to mobile banking is now used for transactions inevitable that it would close more of its 1,900 their high street outlets. “Day-to-day branch use worth 6.4 billion pounds a week in Britain, up branches after branch transactions fell by 30 is falling sharply and while the size of these net- from 5.8 billion last year, the report showed. percent over the past 3 years. Barclays, Lloyds works will decline, high street outlets will remain Banking apps for mobile devices have been and HSBC are also expected to close branches, important for those bigger moments, such as GUANGZHOU: Models pose beside the Rolls-Royce Canton Glory at the com- downloaded more than 14.7 million times - up according to industry sources. The Campaign for when a customer takes out a mortgage, wants to 2.3 million just since January - while internet Community Banking Services, a lobby group, has assess their financial options or resolve a com- pany’s booth during Guangzhou 2013 Auto Show in China’s southern city of banking services are typically receiving 7 million warned that further closures could have a dam- plaint,” the report said. —Reuters Guangzhou. Britain-based Rolls-Royce yesterday said that global sales in the first half of the year were up 33 percent compared with the same period in 2013. —AP US in settlement talks with UK sees surprise slump in May factory output Commerzbank, Deutsche

LONDON: British factory output suffered August 2013, causing annual growth to FRANKFURT: US authorities have ble agent for US intelligence. for possible money laundering or nance of the US dollar to impose their an unexpected slump in May, echoing a slow to 2.3 percent. The oil and gas sector, a begun settlement talks with Commerzbank is accused by U.S. sanctions violations. Investigations own rules and standards on foreign similar decline in German industrial pro- source of volatility in industrial output, rose Germany’s Commerzbank and authorities of transferring money into the two French banks are not firms and jurisdictions. Reuters could duction, according to official data yester- by 0.9 percent in May after some offshore Deutsche Bank over their dealings through its US operations on behalf of expected to be completed until after a not immediately reach the authorities day that raises questions about the pace of production restarted. Output dropped by with countries blacklisted by the companies in Iran and Sudan and could settlement with Commerzbank, the conducting the investigations - US the country’s recovery. Factory output 2.2 percent in April. United States, extending a crackdown pay at least $500 million in penalties, source told Reuters. Department of Justice, New York dropped by 1.3 percent in May, its biggest on European banks at a delicate point according to the New York Times. The State’s banking regulator and the fall since January 2013 and in sharp con- Momentum slowing? in US-German relations. The talks with newspaper, which first reported the set- Fines Manhattan district attorney’s office. trast to economists’ forecasts for a solid 0.4 Britain’s robust economic recovery had state and federal authorities have just tlement talks, said a deal could be struck After failing to land high-profile Commerzbank had 934 million percent increase, the Office for National previously shown increasing signs of begun, a source with direct knowl- as soon as this summer and could pave criminal cases stemming from the euros ($1.27 billion) at the end of 2013 Statistics (ONS) said. The decline comes spreading beyond housing and consumer- edge of the regulatory investigations the way for an agreement with Deutsche 2008-09 financial crisis, US authorities as provision for litigation risks, includ- after the sector recorded its strongest facing sectors, with the biggest rise in busi- told Reuters, and the timing of a deal Bank. (http://nyti.ms/1xJyjeA) have focused on other types of crimi- ing a possible US probe into whether growth in nearly four years in the three ness investment in two years during the is unclear. Commerzbank would likely face a so- nal activity within the financial indus- the bank breached sanctions. months to April, and goes against the grain first three months of this year. The BoE has Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank called deferred prosecution agreement try, including money laundering, tax Numerous other banks, including of robust private-sector surveys and a run said it wants to be sure growth is on a firm declined to comment. Washington has that would suspend criminal charges in evasion and sanctions violations. Last Standard Chartered, Lloyds Banking of more positive surprises from British data. basis before it raises interest rates from their come down hard on European banks exchange for the financial penalty and week, France’s largest bank BNP Group and Credit Suisse Group have The Bank of England forecast in May record-low 0.5 percent, something most which have evaded their sanctions, other concessions, the report said. Paribas pleaded guilty to two criminal previously settled with US authorities that Britain’s red-hot economic growth economists think will happen late this year imposing a record fine on France’s BNP The risk of a fresh wave of US fines charges, agreed to pay $8.9 billion and over allegations they violated sanc- would start to slow in the second half of or early in 2015. Yesterday’s figures tally Paribas last week and stoking resent- weighed on European stock markets have its right to clear certain dollar tions but their fines pale in compari- this year, though more recently Governor with an unexpected slump in German ment among bankers and officials at with Commerzbank down 3.5 percent transactions suspended in order to son to the near $9 billion penalty Mark Carney said he had seen little sign industrial output on Monday - though that what they see as US imperialism. and Deutsche 0.5 percent weaker. resolve accusations it violated US imposed on BNP Paribas. US authori- that this was about to happen. Sterling was in large part due to an unusual timing Commerzbank, Germany’s second- Reuters reported last week that sanctions against Sudan, Cuba and ties said the size of the BNP fine weakened and government bond prices of German public holidays which caused largest lender, is 17 percent owned by Deutsche Bank, Banamex USA, the US Iran. reflected the extent of the wrongdo- extended gains on the news, on bets that some factories to suspend production. The the German government and the set- arm of Citigroup Inc’s Mexican bank- The size of the fine, the highest ing. BNP employees concealed more this could slightly reduce the chance of a ONS data contrasts with other readings of tlement talks could further strain ties ing group Banamex, and two major ever imposed for sanctions violations, than $190 billion in transactions first Bank of England rate rise this year. But British manufacturing. Last week’s Markit between Berlin and Washington, French banks - Credit Agricole and and the suspension have caused con- between 2002 and 2012 for compa- economists said it was too soon to draw survey of factory purchasing managers already at a low ebb due to allegations Societe Generale, are among those cern in Europe and Asia that US nies, governments and people in big conclusions. “Given the strength of the pointed to strong future expansion, with a German man had worked as a dou- being investigated by US authorities authorities are exploiting the domi- Sudan, Iran and Cuba. —Reuters business surveys, I would really view this an the fastest growth in activity for seven aberration,” said Societe Generale econo- months in June. mist Brian Hilliard. He expected a sharp The Confederation of British Industry has reversal in the data next month and was also reported strong orders. Earlier yester- not changing his forecast for second-quar- day, a survey from the British Chambers of ter growth. Commerce for the second quarter showed The ONS had no specific explanation for that manufacturers and construction firms the decline, beyond saying that it occurred reported the strongest domestic sales across a swathe of manufacturing sectors, growth since the survey began in 1989. and also in the water and sewerage indus- However the BCC said other measures for tries, which feed into the broader industrial exports and investment eased after a very output measure. On the year, factory out- strong start to the year. Manufacturing has put was up 3.7 percent in May, slowing further to go to catch up on the deep slump from a 4.3 percent increase in April. after the 2008 financial crisis. Factory out- Industrial output - which makes up 15 per- put is 7.2 percent below its peak, while serv- cent of the economy dropped by 0.7 per- ices sector output is already well above cent on the month, its biggest fall since where it was before the crisis. —Reuters Vatican bank clean-up, closures wipe out profit Maserati accelerates its VATICAN CITY: The Vatican bank has blocked 2012 as the IOR took huge write-downs to the accounts of more than 2,000 clients and wind up investments made before the bank’s ended some 3,000 “customer relationships” as reform program started and when there was part of a clean-up process that nearly wiped less vigilance. Last year’s profits were also hit centennial celebrations out its profit, its 2013 financial statement by extraordinary expenses related to the hir- showed yesterday. The bank has been hit by ing of external professionals, such as the years of scandal, including money laundering Promontory Financial Group, to help in com- LONDON: Maserati accelerated its centennial cel- current line-up in full; the newest model in the taking part included the quintessential racer; the allegations and is about to be restructured pliance and transparency issues and account ebrations in the UK with a spectacular display of range, the Ghibli Diesel, as well as the Tipo 26M - the oldest Maserati at the event - and with a new president and a new board. All closures. The statement said 2013 profit its illustrious 100-year history at the Goodwood Quattroporte Diesel and a GranTurismo MC the 1957 Formula One world championship win- but about 400 of the 3,000 terminated would have been about 70 million euros Festival of Speed. The luxury Italian sports car Stradale featuring a special carbon fibre bonnet. In ning 250F. Also taking part from the Indianapolis accounts were “dormant” with small balances without the write-downs and the one-off brand took over the Stable Yard at the Goodwood another UK debut the GranCabrio MC Centennial Motor Speedway Hall of Fame was the 8CTF Boyle and had been inactive for years. expenses. estate for the duration of this year’s event with its Edition was also on the Maserati stand. Special which recently relived its final Indy 500 vic- A further 359 customer relationships are The Vatican has been saying for months largest ever display of cars past and present. Italian artist, Enzo Naso, was at the event with tory lap exactly 75 years later. The historic Maserati due to be terminated after staff and outside that the 2013 figures would be bad. Freyberg Headlining the festivities was the Maserati Alfieri an exclusive collection of 39 historic Maserati cars were displayed in the Cathedral Paddock over experts found they did not meet the criteria said in a statement he had “proceeded with Concept, which made its UK public debut at the motorsport ‘lithographic’ posters from the ‘A the weekend. for holding accounts at the bank, which has zero tolerance for any suspicious activity”, and premiere event on the British motoring calendar. Century of Victories’ album - a special art project The Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale and about 15,500 customers, some with more that the “painful but very necessary process Named after one of the legendary Maserati broth- made up of 100 images which has been commis- GranCabrio MC also entertained spectators with than one account. The stated purpose of the has opened the door for a new, unburdened ers, the Alfieri Concept recently received the sioned as part of the company’s centennial cele- the unmistakable sound of their stirring 4.7-litre bank - formally known as the Institute for future of the IOR”. The closing of accounts and Design Award for Concept Cars & Prototypes at brations. Throughout the festival Enzo was in the V8 engines as they participated in the Michelin Works of Religion (IOR) - is to manage money the reform process in general resulted in an the Villa d’Este concourse. The Alfieri concept is a Stable Yard completing artwork on a special Supercar Run. Maserati was also a dominant pres- for the Church, religious orders, charities and outflow of about 400 million euros, which the sleek 2+2 sports car which hints strongly at the poster featuring Stirling Moss racing a Maserati ence in the Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ concours d’ele- Vatican employees. The statement showed statement said had been done in a way to future of the Italian brand’s design DNA. 250F to victory at Goodwood motor circuit in gance situated on the Cartier Lawn. Several that the ongoing clean-up process, started by “ensure traceability”. Most of the money - 88 Also on show at the Festival of Speed was an 1954. Maserati models competed in their own class, “The its President Ernst von Freyberg after his percent - had been moved to Italian financial array of some of Maserati’s most iconic machines On the famous Goodwood Hill Maserati was height of fashion” as Cartier marked its 20th arrival last year, has come with a heavy finan- institutions. The statement indicated the IOR from across the eras; the 1960 3500 GT and 1964 quite literally in a class of its own. The brand was appearance at Goodwood Festival of Speed. The cial price, particularly for ridding the IOR of had turned the corner after the costly clean- Mistral Spyder - which is valued today at over assigned its very own class; ‘100 Years of Maserati’. exquisite display of 1950s sports cars included the some dubious investments. up, saying that results for the first six months £300,000 - as well as original first generation A parade of over 20 Maseratis from the past 100 Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta, the race-bred racing Profits in 2013 plummeted to 2.9 million of 2014 showed a net profit of 57.4 million Quattroporte and Ghibli models from the 1960s. years completed the iconic hill run in a momen- prototype 150 GT Fantuzzi Spider and the classic euros ($4 million)from 86.6 million euros in euros. —Reuters Alongside the classic cars, Maserati showcased its tous display of Italian sports car heritage. Models A6 1500 Pinin Farina. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 BUSINESS

Growth to remain modest; budget worries persist

NBK ECONOMIC UPDATE KUWAIT: Economic activity grew by a as of April stand at 2.0% y/y, compared to the lack of political agreement. If to maintain its moderate pace as new months. Growth in the short-term 0.5%, slightly above that of the US robust 5.5% y/y in 2013, on the back of a to the 8.8% y/y average seen in 2012. such reforms are not implemented, projects are executed and business measure M1 continued to climb in Federal funds target rate of 0.25%. strong recovery in oil production. Oil The significant slowdown in housing the deficit is expected to continue to confidence is gradually restored. March and came in at 6.3% y/y. sector growth soared to a staggering rents is mostly attributed to the influx widen to around 5% during this year Personal loans growth remains robust Money supply growth is expected to Financial markets 15.3% y/y in 2013, after technical prob- of housing projects rolled out by the and the next, as current expenditures and in double digit territory since mid strengthen in the medium term as The Bahrain stock market has lems at the Abu Safa oil field (a major government, with the aid of its GCC continue to climb. of last year. However, the growth in demand picks up. The banking sector been witnessing a rally since the start source of oil output) were rectified. The peers and the private sector. Food infla- business loans (which make up a bulk remains weak: in March commercial of this year. The Dow Jones Bahrain surge in oil growth more than offset the tion is expected to climb in the short to Current account of total retail banking) continued to banks assets fell again, by 1.4% y/y, Index on average rose by 24% y/y, slowdown in non-oil growth, keeping medium term in-line with international The current-account surplus rose decelerate in March, and was down amid ongoing deleveraging in the between January and May of this overall growth on an upward trajectory. food prices. But the relatively more slightly from 7.2% of GDP in 2012 to by 1.8% y/y, its lowest growth rate in wholesale banking segment. Whilst year, significantly better than last However, oil growth is expected to modest growth in housing rents and 7.8% in 2013 as exports witnessed a three years. retail bank assets are showing some year’s performance. Furthermore, the undergo a major correction this year, soft growth in the consumer price slight up-tick. The pickup in exports, Annual growth in the broad M2 recovery, wholesale bank assets con- index is edging towards its highest and moderate to around 2% y/y, driving index’s other components are expect- albeit a relatively weak one, came as money supply measure remains rela- tinue to decline, falling by 5.1% y/y in level in four years. The improvement overall growth lower. Non-oil growth is ed to more than offset potential rises in oil exports edged back on to positive tively weak and slowed down to 5.3% March. The Central Bank of Bahrain in the stock market’s performance is expected to stabilize at around 3% y/y: food inflation. Against a backdrop of turf and non-oil exports surged by y/y in March, after averaging at (CBB) has maintained its one-week indicative of some recovery in senti- whilst the execution of large GCC fund- modest economic growth, headline 23% y/y. Import growth slowed down around 8% y/y during the first two policy rate - its key policy rate - at ments. ed infrastructure projects should give inflation is forecasted to remain in from 9.4% y/y in 2012 to 3.1% y/y this some impetus to this sector, it will con- check and edge down from 3.2% y/y in year, due mainly to a fall in oil imports, tinue to be undermined by relatively 2013, to 2.5% y/y this year. after the restoration of the nation’s subdued private sector activity. We Abu Safa oil field. In spite of a gradual- expect real non-oil GDP to average at Public finance ly recovering non-oil export sector, just below 3% y/y over the forecast peri- In 2013 the budget deficit almost lower oil prices are expected to drive od. doubled to $1.1 billion, but came in the surplus to a slightly lower, but still below forecasts as spending rose at its healthy, 6% of GDP over this year and Inflation slowest pace since 2009. The budget the next. Headline inflation has been slowing balance has remained in deficit for since the start of this year, on the back five consecutive years now and stood Banking sector of decelerating housing rents and food at 3.3% of GDP in 2013, up from 2.0% Bank credit growth appears to prices. As of April, the overall inflation in 2012. The government has pro- have bottomed out and has been rate stands at 2.0% y/y. After reaching posed some reforms to put the budg- gradually recovering since the end of new heights for most of 2013, housing et on a more stable long-term trajec- last year. As of March, banking credit rents have significantly moderated, and tory, though they remain on hold due growth stands at 5.9% y/y, and is set

Abdali Mall Company inks new Al Mulla Exchange launches exciting promotion for anchor tenant for Abdali Mall its online customers

KUWAIT: Abdali Mall Company at 65% construction completion been following this project since the early stages KUWAIT: Al Mulla Exchange, the leading to win a coupon to enter a raffle draw for (AMC) announced yesterday the and has already achieved a total of its design and conception because of our money transfer company in Kuwait, valuable prizes, for every KD 250 remit- signing of ‘Prime Cinemas’ as an leased percentage of 47%. We belief that Abdali Mall will be the most unique launched a new campaign that offers tance operation carried out at one of its anchor tenant in Abdali Mall, leas- believe that this development will and upscale commercial development in the clients who use its online remittance sys- branches around Kuwait. Several clients ing 4,528 sqm to include 11 cinema mark a new era in retail and enter- heart of the city of Amman. The development tem the chance to win an Apple Macbook won money prizes ranging in value screens. This is Prime Cinema’s first tainment standards for the local includes state of the art design and finishing, and Air, iPod Touch, and other valuable prizes. between $2,000 and $5,000. Al Mullah time presence in the Abdali area, market and will be a substantial is a great site for the newest and most presti- All clients have to do is remit through Exchange also launched the ‘Are you one the new downtown of Jordan’s cap- contributor to Jordan’s growing gious location for Prime Cinemas in Amman. www.amxremit.com during the period of the lucky seven?’ campaign at the ital city. AMC’s Board Member, economy.” Prime Cinemas Jordan will enjoy its number from 2 July 2014 through 24 September beginning of the year, in which clients Renimah Ali Al Mattar, said, “We are Commenting on the recent one market position as the premier and largest 2014, in order to enter the campaign that who performed remittance operations at proud to announce Prime Cinemas agreement, Chief Executive Officer cinema chain in Jordan, with the opening of is organized as part of Al Mulla the company branches entered for draws as our cinema operator within URC’s Executive of World Media Holding, under their flagship location in Abdali Mall.” Apart from Vice President, Exchange’s efforts to meet clients’ held once every two weeks for valuable Abdali Mall’s 8,807 sqm entertain- which Prime Cinemas operate, the eleven-screen cinema, Abdali Mall’s tenant Renimah Al Mattar requirements and contentment stan- prizes. ment area. Abdali Mall is currently Hammad Atassi, said: “We have mix accommodates a large number of retail dards. On this campaign, General The recent campaign goes simultane- shops, an entertainment center, a selection of Manager Rajesh Gairola said that “client ously with the ‘Transfer your money to cafes and restaurants, a food court, a casual din- satisfaction is a way of work and strategy Egypt and win every week’ campaign. The ing plaza, and a supermarket. World Media that the company’s policies are based on, 1-year campaign includes a weekly draw Holding will join a selection of regional and local and which motivate us always to provide that gives 15 clients the chance to win tenants such as theAzadea Group, Cozmo all special services and innovative prod- money prizes. In the meantime, the cam- Supermarket, JCT&I, AlShaya Group, Chalhoub ucts, while promoting them through mar- paign allows Egyptian clients who per- Group and Levant Retail Group. keting campaigns.” form remittance operations to their home Developed by United Real Estate Company Those campaigns are important to countries from any company branch, to (URC), Abdali Mall is an iconic shopping mall, boost clients’ loyalty towards the compa- enter a weekly draw that offers 15 clients which incorporates unique open-air features and ny and attract new clients, and that the chance to win a $1,500 grand prize, advanced techniques of building sustainability, through creating and adopting all ideas technology and architecture. The development that help create a friendly atmosphere will include a variety of sustainable features such with clients, Gairola added. Al Mulla as reducing water and energy usage as well as Exchange website offers clients money encompassing an aesthetic and innovative transfer services anytime and to any design. With a total built up area of over 227,000 place around the world without having to sqm, Abdali Mall extends over five floors above go to the branch and commit to its work ground, offering 71,000 sqm of gross leasable hours. Using the online remittance sys- space in addition to five basement floors tem automatically qualifies the client to designed as smart and conveniently accessible enter the draw that is organized once parking, which will accommodate 2,400 cars. The every 15 days, and also receive 250 loyal- mall is expected to be operational in August ty points. After 4 consecutive transfers, and $250 for each of the other 14 winners. 2015. the 05th transaction can be done free. The most recent campaign announced “The online remittance system offers was the ‘Golden Days in Ramadan’, which clients the opportunity to have total con- gives clients the opportunity to win gold Burgan Bank announces Yawmi account winners trol over the operations they perform,” every week until 12 August 2014. Twenty Gairola said. “With an easy-to-use inter- one clients will have the chance to win KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced yester- from opening the account. Customers are increase their deposit to maximize their face and advanced technology that make gold in every weekly draw. The first prize day the names of the lucky winners of its also required to deposit KD100 or equiva- chances to becoming a daily winner. The the website both friendly and secure, winner will receive 50 grams of gold, Yawmi account draw, each taking home a lent only to enter the daily draw, and the more customers deposit, the higher the clients can perform all transactions they while the second through twentieth prize prize of KD 5,000. The lucky winners for the coupon value to enter the draw stands at chances they receive of winning the draw. want without complications or inconven- winners will receive 8 grams each. Al daily draws took home a cash-prize of KD KD10. Opening a Yawmi account is simple, cus- iences.” And in order to encourage clients Mulla Exchange offers free death insur- 5000 each, and they are: Sanaa Abdulaziz The newly designed Yawmi account has tomers are urged to visit their nearest to use the “online” remittance services, Al ance coverage and loyalty points free of Bin Naser; Wajih Zaghlol Tawthrous; Sayeda been launched to provide a highly innova- Burgan Bank branch and receive all the Mulla Exchange offers the fifth transaction charge on every transaction. In addition, it Masouma Dar Afreen; Kamal Mostafa tive offering along with a higher frequency details, or simply call the bank’s Call Center made online free of remittance fees. gives free SMS confirmation upon trans- Aleissa; Mohamed Majeed Bani Naami and incentive of winning for everyone. at 1804080 where customer service repre- This is Al Mulla Exchange’s fourth mar- action credit to the account, and offers Khazaee. With its new and enhanced fea- Today, the Yawmi account is a well under- sentatives will be delighted to assist with keting campaign since the beginning of fast and safe online exchange from home tures, the Yawmi Account has become more stood product, where its popularity can be any questions on the Yawmi account or any the year to promote its services. The com- or office through www.amxremit.com For convenient, easier, and faster for customers seen from the number of increasing of the bank’s products and services. pany launched the ‘send more and receive more information, please visit the nearest to benefit from. Now, customers will be eli- account holders. Burgan Bank encourages Customers can also log on to Burgan Bank’s even more’ campaign at the beginning of Al Mulla Exchange branch, or call the Al gible to enter the draw after 48 hours only everyone to open a Yawmi account and/or www.burgan.com for further information. the year, which offered clients the chance Mulla Exchange Hotline at 1840123. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 technology Chinese hackers turned focus to US experts on Iraq SAN FRANCISCO: A sophisticated attributed to military and other govern- it calls “Deep Panda” target defense, region, Alperovitch said. “It really suggests you have pretty group of hackers believed to be associ- ment units. financial and other industries in the He said that Iraq is the fifth-largest good control from probably very high ated with the Chinese government, CrowdStrike co-founder Dmitri United States. It has also gone after source of crude for China, while China is levels of Chinese government over who for years targeted US experts on Alperovitch said he has “great confi- workers at think tanks who specialize in the largest foreign investor in Iraq’s oil these individuals,” he said. Alperovitch Asian geopolitical matters, suddenly dence” the hackers are affiliated with Southeast Asian affairs, including for- infrastructure, so that it would be natu- declined to identify the think tanks, began breaching computers of experts the government, though he declined to mer government experts. ral for China to be concerned about the which are using CrowdStrike’s detection on Iraq as the rebellion there escalated, provide many details on the matter. A On June 18, the same day that rebel insurrection and potential US respons- and analysis tools free of charge. a security firm said on Monday. spokesman for the Chinese embassy in group the Islamic State of Iraq and the es. Alperovitch said that while hacking CrowdStrike has a number of for- CrowdStrike Inc said that the group Washington could not be reached for Levant, or ISIS, attacked an oil refinery, groups suspected of government back- mer US government officials on its is one of the most sophisticated of the comment. the group suddenly began going after ing do shift the industries they are staff and has produced a number of 30 it tracks in China and that its opera- Over the past three years, the digital documents of US think tank going after, he could not recall such a influential reports on overseas hack- tions are better hidden than many CrowdStrike said it has seen the group employees who were experts in that sudden change in “tasking” before this. ing groups. — Reuters

Smartphones weigh on Samsung Elec as guidance disappoints

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd yes- meaningful third-quarter earnings recovery terday issued unexpectedly weak quarterly and predicted that analysts would cut their earnings guidance which put it on track for forecasts. its worst results in two years and cast doubt “Samsung has been talking about on the smartphone leader’s strategy strengthening its mid-to-low tier lineup against cheaper Chinese rivals. but we found that this has not happened Though the South Korean company said yet and will take more time,” he said. it saw better business conditions in the Shares in Samsung, down more than 10 third quarter, it faces slowing market percent since the start of June through growth, intensifying price competition at Monday, rose as much as 2.1 percent after the lower end and the looming threat of the earnings guidance, as some analysts Apple Inc’s next iPhone. said the second-quarter results may mark a “The earnings deliver a harsh reality low point in earnings. The stock later gave check to Samsung that it is not Apple, but back much of that gain. Samsung. Its strategy of selling phones at expensive prices will not work anymore, as Sagging profits Chinese rivals also offer good enough Samsung estimated on Tuesday that its phones at much cheaper prices,” Lee April-June operating profit likely fell 24.5 Seung-woo, a technology analyst at IBK percent from a year earlier to 7.2 trillion Securities, said. won ($7.12 billion), the sharpest percent- “Samsung needs to review its smart- age drop since the first quarter of 2011 and phone strategy,” he said. While smart- the weakest level since a 6.5 trillion won phones drove Samsung to record profits profit in the second quarter of 2012. last year, the market is maturing. Research The figure, which marks the third firm IDC predicts global shipments growth straight quarter of annual profit decline, will slow to 19.3 percent this year from 39.2 was far below market expectations as sales percent in 2013, while average sales prices fell for the first time since the company will also drop. adopted new accounting standards in Some analysts said Samsung may have 2009. no choice but to slash prices for mid-to-low In a separate statement, Samsung said tier devices, where growth is stronger, to second-quarter earnings would be hit by go after Chinese rivals such as Huawei slower global smartphone market growth, Technologies Co Ltd and Lenovo Group competition in China, inventory buildup in CAMBRIDGE: In this Thursday, June 26, 2014 photo, a model wears a FingerReader ring at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab in Cambridge, Mass. Researchers designed and developed the instrument, which enables people with visual disabilities to read text printed Ltd. While that would help defend market Europe and the strength of the won, which on paper or electronic devices. — AP share it would also hurt margins, curbing appreciated by around 9 percent on aver- its earnings recovery in the short term. age against the dollar during the second The company said it “cautiously expects” quarter. a better third-quarter outlook with the But analysts on average expect the MIT finger device reads release of a new smartphone lineup, lower streak of on-year profit declines to extend marketing costs and a seasonal lift in into the third quarter, with Apple widely demand for its memory business. Its flag- tipped to launch a successor to the iPhone ship Galaxy Note 4 is expected to hit the 5 to compete with Samsung’s high-end to the blind in real time market in September. smartphones. The prior year’s record 10.2 Samsung’s second-quarter guidance trillion won profit could also be difficult to was well below the mean forecast of 8.3 beat. Reading is as easy as pointing the finger at text trillion won from a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S “Samsung is most competitive in the survey of 38 analysts. mid-to-high end products, but market CAMBRIDGE: Scientists at the from the Perkins School for the CIMB analyst Lee Do-hoon, one of the demand is being driven in the lower-tier Massachusetts Institute of Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts. few to accurately predict Samsung’s sec- end where the biggest issue is price,” Technology are developing an ond-quarter guidance, said the company said HMC Investment analyst Greg Roh. “I audio reading device to be worn on Flexible appeared to be taking longer to address think problems for the company’s mobile the index finger of people whose “Everywhere we go, for folks challenges it is facing in the mid-to-low division will continue in the third quar- vision is impaired, giving them who are sighted, there are things end of the market. He did not expect a ter.” — Reuters affordable and immediate access to that inform us about the products printed words. that we are about to interact with. I The so-called FingerReader, a wanna be able to interact with prototype produced by a 3-D print- those same products, regardless of Four in 10 US homes are er, fits like a ring on the user’s fin- how I have to do it,” Berrier said. ger, equipped with a small camera Pattie Maes, an MIT professor cellphone only, skip landline that scans text. A synthesized voice who founded and leads the Fluid reads words aloud, quickly translat- Interfaces research group develop- ATLANTA: More American households old college freshman from Atlanta. ing books, restaurant menus and ing the prototype, says the are ditching their old telephones: 4 out of Dan Warhola, 34, said he had a landline other needed materials for daily liv- FingerReader is like “reading with 10 only use cellphones, a government at his Columbus, Ohio, home but only ing, especially away from home or the tip of your finger and it’s a lot survey shows. because his security system was tied into office. more flexible, a lot more immediate That’s twice the rate from just five it years ago when he bought his house. Reading is as easy as pointing than any solution that they have years ago, although the pace of dumping “I couldn’t even tell you what my (land- the finger at text. Special software right now.” landlines seems to have slowed down in line) phone number is,” said Warhola, tracks the finger movement, identi- Developing the gizmo has taken CAMBRIDGE: In this Thursday, June 26, 2014 photo, a FingerReader recent years. The Centers for Disease standing at baggage claim at Atlanta’s fies words and processes the infor- three years of software coding, ring lies on a book’s page at the Massachusetts Institute of Control and Prevention has been tracking Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. mation. The device has vibration experimenting with various Technology’s Media Lab in Cambridge, Mass. Researchers designed phone use for a decade, and the number The CDC survey released yesterday is motors that alert readers when designs and working on feedback and developed the instrument, which enables people with visual dis- of households only using cellphones had based on in-person interviews in more they stray from the script, said Roy from a test group of visually abilities to read text printed on paper or electronic devices. — AP been rising by about 5 percentage points than 21,000 homes during the last half of Shilkrot, who is developing the impaired people. Much work each year. Lately, the increases have been 2013. The researchers found: Not all device at the MIT Media Lab. remains before it is ready for the dots that form words, interpreted books, magazines, newspapers, smaller and last year it only went up 3 homes have phones: About 3 percent For Jerry Berrier, 62, who was market, Shilkrot said, including by touch. Instead, Shilkrot said, the computer screens and other percentage points to 41 percent of US have no landline or cellphone. born blind, the promise of the making it work on cellphones. new device would enable users to devices, but it has problems with homes. Why the slight leveling off? About 9 percent have only landlines, FingerReader is its portability and Shilkrot said developers believe access a vast number of books and text on a touch screen, said Experts could only speculate. The lead and about 48 percent have both. Five offer of real-time functionality at they will be able to affordably mar- other materials that are not cur- Shilkrot. researcher on the CDC report, Stephen years ago, 17 percent had only landlines, school, a doctor’s office and restau- ket the FingerReader but he could rently available in Braille. That’s because touching the Blumberg, said it could be people are and about 60 percent had landlines and rants. not yet estimate a price. The poten- screen with the tip of the finger holding onto their landlines because it is cellphones.Younger people rely more on “When I go to the doctor’s office, tial market includes some of the Solutions would move text around, produc- part of their Internet and cable TV pack- cellphones: Nearly two-thirds of people in there may be forms that I wanna 11.2 million people in the United Developers had to overcome ing unintended results. Disabling age. Or it could mean that we’re hitting a their late 20s live in households with only read before I sign them,” Berrier States with vision impairment, unusual challenges to help people the touch-screen function elimi- ceiling for those people willing to com- cellphones. Only 14 percent of people 65 said. He said there are other optical according to US Census Bureau with visual impairments move their nates the problem, he said. pletely abandon landlines, said John and older use only cellphones. Men are a character recognition devices on estimates. reading fingers along a straight line Berrier said affordable pricing Palmer, a researcher at the Autonomous bit more likely to shun landlines than the market for those with vision Current technology used in of printed text that they could not could make the FingerReader a key University in Barcelona, Spain, who was women. Poor adults are much more likely impairments, but none that he homes and offices offers cumber- see. Users also had to be alerted at tool to help people with vision not involved in the report. than higher-income people to have only knows of that will read in real time. some scanners that must process the beginning and end of the read- impairment integrate into the mod- Some non-experts were surprised to cellphones. The Midwest is the most wire- Berrier manages training and the desired script before it can be ing material. ern information economy. hear that the change has slowed down a less region: About 44 percent live in cell- evaluation for a federal program read aloud by character-recogni- Their solutions? Audio cues in “Any tool that we can get that bit. “We switched to only cellphones three phone-only homes. that distributes technology to low- tion software installed on a com- the software that processes infor- gives us better access to printed years ago. The only time we would get The South and West were nearly as income people in Massachusetts puter or smartphone, Shilkrot said. mation from the FingerReader and material helps us to live fuller, rich- calls on the landline was from telemar- high. In the Northeast, 25 percent live in and Rhode Island who have lost The FingerReader would not vibration motors in the ring. The er, more productive lives, Berrier keters,” said Justin Hodowanic, an 18-year- cellphone-only households. — AP their sight and hearing. He works replace Braille - the system of raised FingerReader can read papers, said. — AP Isis mobile wallet abandons name to militant group

SAN FRANCISCO: Mobile wal- “We wanted a name that let service Isis is changing its brought life to our company name to distance itself from an and our values,” Isis chief execu- acronym used to refer to mili- tive Michael Abbott said tant group Islamic State of Iraq Monday in an online message and Syria. about the decision to dump the US telecom companies AT&T, name inspired by an Egyptian T-Mobile, and Verizon four years goddess. ago teamed together to back “We have no interest in Isis, software that takes advan- sharing a name with a group tage of near-field communica- whose name has become syn- tion chips in smartphones to onymous with violence and allow people to consumate our hearts go out to those who transactions by tapping mobile are suffering.” The company LOS ANGELES: This June 12, 2013 file photo shows attendees waiting in line for presentations on the video games, “Watch Dogs” and “Tom Clancy’s The devices on sensor-enabled pads has not yet decided on a new Division” at the Ubisoft booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. — AP at shops. name, Abbott said. — AFP HEALTH & SCIENCE WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014

Study exposes dangers of yogurt mold outbreak

WASHINGTON: A mold outbreak last year in yogurt contaminated with Mucor circinelloides, yogurt isolate confirmed it as being closely relat- party experts confirming the absence of food- some US containers of Chobani yogurt may have we thought the M. circinelloides strain could ed to Mcc and also revealed the possibility that borne pathogens.” In a statement responding to been more dangerous than the company initially cause more serious problems than one might this fungus could produce harmful metabolites the study, company vice president Alejandro acknowledged, according to a scientific study out think,” said study author Soo Chan Lee. that were previously unknown in this species.” Mazzotta said, “to our knowledge, there is no evi- yesterday. Lee obtained a partially eaten container of dence, including the results presented in this The yogurt company issued a voluntary recall Chobani from a Texas couple that had been sick- Dangers of fungi publication, that the strain in the recalled prod- of certain products with “best by” dates between ened after eating it. “One of them experienced The researchers said it remains unclear ucts causes illness in consumers when ingested.” September and October 2013 from its Idaho repeated vomiting and diarrhea for two entire whether Mucor infection is directly responsible The company added it had implemented addi- plant. More than 300 consumers reported bloat- days with two days of missed work; the other was for the illnesses reported in the yogurt outbreak. tional microbiological testing at its facilities and ing, diarrhea and vomiting. The company said at severely nauseated with diarrhea for a few days However, the study pointed to a series of past “routinely conducts more than 500 microbiologi- the time “this type of mold is unlikely to have ill without vomiting,” said the study. case reports in the scientific literature that cal tests daily.” health effects,” but agreed to the voluntary recall The product expired September 30, 2013, showed Mucor can “cause fatal fungal infections Lee and colleagues said the findings give after customer complaints. which was in the date range of the recall, and car- through ingestion of contaminated foods or cause for caution among the general public that Researchers at Duke University reported in the ried the ID number designated for the recall, 16- medicines.” They also did research on lab mice, fungal pathogens can be dangerous. “When peo- journal mBio that the mold was actually a type 012. Lab analysis showed that the strain was showing that the fungus could cause deadly ple think about food-borne pathogens, normally that has been shown to be potentially fatal in Mucor circinelloides f. circinelloides (Mcc). infections when injected into the bloodstream. they list bacteria, viruses, and maybe parasites,” people, and when injected into mice it killed “Unlike other strains of the fungus, that partic- When ingested orally by mice, the fungal said Lee. “However, this incidence indicates that some of them and sickened others. ular subspecies is commonly associated with spores could survive passage through the intes- we need to pay more attention to fungi. Fungal “When we heard about the Chobani recall human infections,” said the study. tinal tract. Chobani, however, insisted the recalled pathogens can threaten our health systems as after reports of people becoming sick from “Whole-genome sequence analysis of the yogurt had been “aggressively” tested “with third food-borne pathogens.” — AFP

Missouri governor vetoes health navigator limits

JEFFERSON CITY: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon defect” and “a significant drafting error” vetoed legislation Monday that would have deserving of a veto. “It appears that in copy- limited who could work in the state as a ing and pasting from this ALEC model act, the health insurance guide and blamed a nation- General Assembly failed to correct this incor- al conservative group for injecting an error rect reference,” Nixon said in a written mes- into the model legislation. sage addressed to legislators. The vetoed bill would have required crimi- nal background checks for people applying Correct citation for state licenses as enrollment aides for a The mistake apparently was avoided by federally run health insurance website. lawmakers in some other states. Louisiana Anyone with past convictions involving fraud Gov. Bobby Jindal signed a measure last or dishonesty would have been barred from month that omits any reference to a specific the jobs. federal law when requiring fingerprints for Missouri is one of more than a dozen background checks. The version signed in Republican-controlled state legislatures that April by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer included the have passed measures tightening require- correct citation for federal law. ments for the workers known as navigators or The legislative sponsor of the Missouri counselors under President Barack Obama’s measure said he likely will try to pass a cor- health care law. While the federal govern- rection version of the bill next year. “The bot- ment does not require criminal background tom line is we want to be right when we do checks for navigators, states can set their own it,” said state Sen. Mike Parson, a Republican rules. from Bolivar. The vetoed Missouri measure mirrored Officials at ALEC did not immediately model legislation produced by the American respond Monday to questions about the Legislative Exchange Council, an organization group’s model legislation for health insurance KUALA LUMPUR: Pertiwi Soup Kitchen volunteers distribute food to homeless people in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Established and managed by of conservative lawmakers and businesses navigators. Pertubuhan Tindakan Wanita Islam (PERTIWI), one of Malaysia’s longest running NGOs, the Soup Kitchen runs four days a week and provides at that has opposed Obama’s health care law. This marked the second consecutive year least 500 packets of food to the needy at various locations in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Recently, a Malaysian minister drew flak after he suggest- The organization’s website includes a draft that Missouri lawmakers have attempted to ed imposing a 2-km blockade against soup kitchens in the city centre as part of the government’s move to rid homeless off the street. — AFP bill requiring applicants to submit finger- set standards for the insurance guides. Last prints for background checks in compliance year, Nixon signed a bill requiring state licen- with state laws and federal “Public Law 92- sure for the health insurance enrollment 554.” The Missouri bill used that same refer- aides. ence to federal law. But US District Judge Ortrie Smith issued a Simple blood test to But the federal law that is cited deals with preliminary injunction against it in January, alcohol abuse and prevention, Nixon said. The saying it “constitutes an impermissible obsta- Democratic governor said the appropriate cle” to the federal law and thus was pre-empt- reference would have been to Public Law 92- ed by it under the supremacy clause of the 544, which deals with federal criminal U.S. Constitution. Missouri Attorney General predict Alzheimer’s records. Chris Koster, a Democrat, has appealed that Nixon, a Democrat, called that a “glaring decision. — AP Drug failures may be due to late trials LONDON: British scientists have identified a set pursuing various approaches to get to the root and 452 elderly controls without dementia. They of 10 proteins in the blood that can predict the cause of Alzheimer’s and try to find treatments were analysed for 26 proteins previously found onset of Alzheimer’s and call this an important to halt its progression. Yet over the past 15 years, to be linked with Alzheimer’s. step towards developing a test for the incurable more than 100 experimental Alzheimer’s drugs The team found 16 of these 26 proteins to be brain-wasting disease. Such a test could initially have failed in trial. Lovestone and other experts strongly associated with brain shrinkage in be used to select patients for clinical trials of believe this may be because drug trials are con- either MCI or Alzheimer’s and then ran a second experimental treatments being developed to try ducted too late, in patients whose condition has series of tests to see which of these could pre- to halt progression of Alzheimer’s, the already gone too far. dict which patients would progress from MCI to researchers said, and may one day move into A predictive test for use before people devel- Alzheimer’s. routine use in doctors’ clinics. op symptoms would help researchers select the With this second series, they found a combi- “Alzheimer’s begins to affect the brain many right people for drug trials, and help show nation of 10 proteins capable of predicting with years before patients are diagnosed (and) many whether the experimental drugs are working. 87 percent accuracy whether people with MCI of our drug trials fail because by the time would develop Alzheimer’s disease within a year. patients are given the drugs the brain has Alternative test Experts in the field welcomed the results but already been too severely affected,” said Simon Previous studies have found that PET brain said they should be replicated in larger studies Lovestone of Oxford University, who led this scans and tests of lumbar fluid can be used to before an Alzheimer’s blood test could be rolled work from King’s College London. predict the onset of dementia from people with out for use in doctors’ clinics. “A simple blood test could help us identify a less severe condition known as mild cognitive “The results reported today are interesting, patients at a much earlier stage to take part in impairment (MCI), but these tests are expensive but as the authors point out there is still a very This undated image shows a reconstruction image of the world’s largest-ever flying new trials and hopefully develop treatments,” he and invasive, so scientists are keen to develop a large amount of work remaining until a usable bird, Pelagornis sandersi. — AP said. Shares in biotech company Proteome cheaper, simpler blood test. MCI includes prob- blood test for Alzheimer’s disease becomes Sciences, which co-authored the study with sci- lems with day-to-day memory, language and available,” said Adrian Pini of the MRC Centre for Ancient bird had entists from King’s College, jumped 12 percent attention. It can be an early sign of dementia, or Developmental Neurobiology at King’s College on the news on Tuesday morning. a symptom of stress or anxiety. London. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of Around 10 percent of people diagnosed with James Pickett, head of research at the largest wingspan ever dementia, a brain-wasting disease which in 2010 MCI develop dementia within a year. Apart from Alzheimer’s Society, said the research “does not was estimated to be costing the world $604 bil- regular assessments to measure memory mean that a blood test for dementia is just WASHINGTON: The wandering albatross, teeth” to serve the same purpose. They lion a year. The fatal disease affects 44 million decline, there is currently no accurate way of around the corner”. “These 10 proteins can pre- a magnificent seabird that navigates the lived on every continent including people worldwide, with the number set to triple predicting who will or won’t develop dementia. dict conversion to dementia with less than 90 ocean winds and can glide almost end- Antarctica. “The cause of their extinction, by 2050, the campaign group Alzheimer’s For this study, published in the journal percent accuracy, meaning one in 10 people lessly over the water, boasts the biggest however, is still shrouded in mystery,” Disease International says. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, Lovestone’s team used would get an incorrect result,” he said. “Accuracy wingspan of any bird alive today, extend- Ksepka said. Several big pharma firms including Roche, Eli blood samples from 1,148 people - 476 with would need to be improved before it could be a ing almost 12 feet (3.5 meters). “All modern birds lack teeth, but early Lilly , Merck & Co and Johnson & Johnson, are Alzheimer’s, 220 with mild cognitive impairment useful diagnostic test.” — Reuters But it is a mere pigeon compared to an birds such as Archaeopteryx had teeth astonishing extinct bird called Pelagornis inherited from their non-bird, dinosaurian sandersi, identified by scientists on ancestors. So in this case the pelagor- Monday from fossils unearthed in South nithids did not evolve new true teeth, NY allows Carolina, that lived 25 to 28 million years which are in sockets, but rather were con- ago and boasted the largest-known avian strained by prior evolution to develop wingspan in history, about 20 to 24 feet tooth-like projections of their jaw bones,” medical (6.1 to 7.4 meters). said Paul Olsen, a Columbia University Size alone did not make it unique. It paleontologist who did not take part in marijuana had a series of bony, tooth-like projec- the study. tions from its long jaws that helped it These birds lived very much like some scoop up fish and squid along the eastern of the pterosaurs, the extinct flying rep- NEW YORK: Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday coast of North America. tiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs signed a bill making New York the 23rd US state to “Anyone with a beating heart would that achieved the largest wingspans of legalize marijuana for medical use, in a growing have been struck with awe,” said paleon- any flying creatures, reaching about 36 momentum. tologist Daniel Ksepka of the Bruce feet (11 meters). The state’s law requires a medical prescription for Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, who Its fossils were found in 1983 when marijuana and limits its use to help treating patients led the study published in the construction workers were building a new with cancer, HIV, Lou Gehrig’s disease, Parkinson’s, Proceedings of the National Academy of terminal at the Charleston International epilepsy and a few other illnesses. Sciences. “This bird would have just blot- Airport. Its skull is nearly complete and in Patients also must agree to sign up for the medical ted out the sun as it swooped overhead. great condition, and scientists also have marijuana program. The number of distributing cen- Up close, it may have called to mind a important wing and leg bones, the shoul- ters is small, and treatment cannot exceed 30 days. dragon.” With its short, stumpy legs, it may der blade and wishbone. “New York State has a proud history of being in the not have been graceful on land, but its Until now, the birds with the largest- forefront of many advances in medicine,” Cuomo said. long, slender wings made it a highly effi- known wingspans were the slightly small- “We are here to help people and if there’s a medical cient glider able to remain airborne for er condor-like Argentavis magnificens, advancement, we want to help bring it to New long stretches despite its size. which lived about 6 million years ago in Yorkers.” It belonged to an extinct group called Argentina, and another pelagornithid, “This legislation gets us the best medical marijuana pelagornithids that thrived from about 55 Pelagornis chilensis, that lived in Chile at has to offer, in the most protective, controlled way million years ago to 3 million years ago. about the same time. At about 48 to 90 possible,” added Cuomo, who once opposed medical The last birds with teeth went extinct 65 pounds (22-40 kg), Pelagornis sandersi marijuana. Two US states have legalized marijuana million years ago in the same calamity was far from the heaviest bird in history, consumption for adults, with no medical requirement: SAN FRANCISCO: A customer looks toward a refrigerator holding sodas and other that killed the dinosaurs. with numerous extinct flightless birds far Colorado and Washington. —AFP drinks as she orders food at Chile Lindo in San Francisco. San Francisco and Berkeley But this group developed “pseudo- more massive. — Reuters are aiming to become the first US cities to pass per-ounce taxes on sugary drinks. —AP HEALTH & SCIENCE WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 Long, slow march of ‘biofortified’ GM food

PARIS: In 1992, a pair of scientists had a brainwave: how he said. But “it depends on the regulatory authorities. That is Magic bullet Andrea Sonnino, chief of the Research and Extension Unit about inserting genes into rice that would boost its vitamin A not under our control.” Antonio Alfonso at the Philippine Rice There are also suspicions that developing countries are at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), said content? Research Institute, which partners IRRI in the not-for-profit being used as a technological testbed-and contentions that ensuring food security and a decent diet were very complex. By doing so, tens of millions of poor people who depend development of golden rice, said “it will be two or three more malnutrition will not be ended by a magic bullet fired from a GM crops had a part to play in the solution, but not exclusively on rice as a staple could get a vital nutrient, potentially avert- years before we can apply for commercialisation.” gene lab. “This whole vitamin A issue is a red herring,” said so. “We have to go with a set of possible answers to problems ing hundreds of thousands of cases of blindness each year. The rice’s yield may also have to be tweaked to boost its Janet Cotter, a scientist with Greenpeace at the University of that in many cases are technological and in many cases are The idea for what came to be called “golden rice”-thus named appeal to farmers, whose buy-in is essential, he said. Exeter, southwestern England. “Access to a better and diverse not, they are social, economic and so on,” he said. “We have to for its bright yellow hue-was proclaimed as a defining diet is what people need, not a technical fix, (not) something work in different ways, and not only on the technological moment for genetically-modified food. Backers said the initia- Super banana based solely on rice or bananas.” front.” — AFP tive ushered in an era when GM crops would start to help the Coming on the heels of golden rice is the “super banana” poor and malnourished, rather than benefit only farmers and developed by the Queensland University of Technology in biotech firms. “It’s a humanitarian project,” Ingo Potrykus, pro- Australia with the help of the Bill and Melinda Gates fessor emeritus at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Foundation. (ETH), one of the co-inventors of golden rice, said in a recent Genetically designed, like golden rice, to be enriched with interview with AFP. Yet the rice is still a long way from appear- beta-carotene, the bananas were sent to the United States in ing in food bowls — 2016 has become the latest date June for a six-week trial to measure by how much they lifted sketched for commercialisation, provided the novel product vitamin A levels in humans. gets the go-ahead. If all goes well, they will start to be grown commercially in With $30 million (23 million euros) invested in it so far, the Uganda in 2020. Project leader James Dale said so-called odyssey speaks tellingly of the technical, regulatory and com- cooking bananas grown as the staple food in East Africa were mercial hurdles that have beset the “biofortified food” dream. low in vitamin A and iron. First, it took scientists years to find and insert two genes that “Good science can make a massive difference here,” he said. modified the metabolic pathway in rice to boost levels of Other research into biofortified food has looked at boosting beta-carotene, the precursor to vitamin A. After that came the levels of important micronutrients in cassava and corn, also biosafety phase, to see if the rice was safe for health and the called maize, but progress has also been faltering. It took 15 environment-and if beta-carotene levels in lab plants were years of enclosed research in the lab for British scientists this replicated in field trials in different soils and climates. year to decide to seek permission for field trials of a plant called false flax (Latin name Camelina sativa). Bio-efficacy Engineered to create omega-3 fat, the plant could be used There were also “bio-efficacy” experiments to see whether as feed in fish farming. It would spare the world’s fish stocks, the rice did indeed overcome vitamin deficiency, and whether which provide food pellets for captive salmon, trout and other volunteers found the taste acceptable. high-value species. These tests are still unfolding in the Philippines, Indonesia Environmental groups are defiant about GM-fortified and Bangladesh, said Bruce Tolentino, deputy director general foods. Some have dubbed golden rice “fool’s gold.” of the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute Greenpeace, the most vocal and influential of the critics, SAN FRANCISCO: Customers line up to order food from the Senor Sisig food truck during an Off the Grid “market” (IRRI). “We have been working on this for a long time and we says the risks of GM contamination to other plants and yesterday. Popular San Francisco Bay Area food trucks are gathering at venues organzined by planning compa- would like to have this process completed as soon as possible,” impacts on health may not emerge for years. nies such as Off the Grid that creates “markets” for food trucks for a nominal fee that is far less than fines that are often handed out to food trucks that operate on city streets without proper permits. — AFP WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 ACK ready to Launch training program for its Robotics Club he Robotics Club of the Australian while encouraging them to utilize their free College of Kuwait (ACK) is preparing time during the summer holidays in a pro- Tto launch its First training program for ductive environment. The registration peri- students aged 12-15 years old. The pro- od for the Robotics club is from the 13th of gram will take place at ACK’s campus in July till the 3rd of August, to apply and Mishref from the 3rd till the 25th of August, learn more, contact ACK by calling 2014. Over the course of 4 weeks, partici- 1828225, Ext: 4110. pants will commence the training with multiple introductory sessions led by instructors to learn about robotics, how to program and operate robots, as well as sev- eral methods of robot mounting and assembling. During the ongoing sessions, the participants will also learn how to design a robot that follows basic com- mands, while contributing to design and program a “sumo” robot. They will also take part in various contests and applications development. By the end of the program, certificates and trophies will be distributed to partici- pants and winners. With this initiative, ACK Robotics Club aims to spread the culture of robot technology among the youth empowering them with engineering skills, as well as giving them a chance to innovate FIMA iftar

Hilton Worldwide opens first DoubleTree in Dubai

ilton Worldwide and DoubleTree by Hilton hotel to open in the Emirate of Dubai and opening will secure our Middle East presence Hilton yesterday announced the opening the second to open in the United Arab Emirates and build awareness about our brand and serv- Hof DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & this year. ice culture,” said John Greenleaf, global head, Residences Dubai - Al Barsha located within a “DoubleTree by Hilton is proud to present DoubleTree by Hilton. short walking distance of Mall of The Emirates, our fourth opening in the Arabian Peninsula “As one of Hilton Worldwide’s market-leading famous for its incongruous attraction, Ski Dubai, region. In addition to the existing DoubleTree brands, DoubleTree by Hilton caters to both the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East, by Hilton Ras Al Khaimah, the recent openings business and leisure travelers by focusing on a with areas for skiing, sledding and more. The on Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE and in warm, welcoming guest service culture built 359 room property is the first DoubleTree by Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Dubai around the idea of CARE - Create a Rewarding Experience - not only for our guests, but also for our employees and for the communities in which we serve. Our guest’s journey starts with a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie upon arrival, adding a touch of warmth and indul- Spanish Ambassador Angel Losada poses during the FIMA iftar at Crowne gence after a day of travel.” With a selection of Plaza on July 2. 181 spacious and modern rooms, 13 suites, 41 studios and 124 one and two bedroom apart- ments, DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai - Al Barsha will appeal to both leisure and business travel- ers for short and long-term stays. The hotel also features a wide range of amenities including complimentary WIFI for Hilton HHonors Diamond and Gold members, complimentary WIFI for all in the public areas, three meeting rooms, two with flexible sizes, complimentary shuttle to the Mall of the Emirates and Dubai public beaches, compli- mentary 24-hour business and fitness centers, sauna, steam room, and an outdoor pool. Guests will have a selection of dining options in the hotel’s three outlets: Tikka Cafe, where they can experience Indian flavors in a casual and colorful atmosphere; Bistro 55, serving a broad selection of local and international cuisine; and the Lobby Lounge, where guests can relax with a comforting coffee or tea and delicious pas- Sathar Kunnil greets Mirza Yawar Baig, chairman, Standard Bearers tries. Academy, a corporate consultancy during FIMA iftar. Rudi Jagersbacher, president, Hilton Worldwide Middle East & Africa said, “This latest opening is a testament to our commitment to bring diverse hospitality to the market. We are pleased to be able to offer new and affordable hospitality to our guests and the communities that we serve in locations that are appealing and attractive to both short and long term guests. This latest opening complements our existing portfolio and we are confident that this will pave the way for the next DoubleTree by Hilton opening coming up this summer in Dubai.” Sherif Nassar, general manager, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Residences Dubai - Al Barsha said, “It is a real privilege to be involved in open- ing the first DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Dubai. The hotel is uniquely designed and equipped to service the long term and short term guests visiting Dubai. Our goal is to offer outstanding personalized service to our guests, welcome them with a warm chocolate chip cookie at check- in and make sure that they experience all these “little things”that can make a real difference throughout their stay so they The muezzin prays at 5.51pm on July 2 at FIMA iftar. return again and again. This is our culture of CARE service, wherewe aim to make a difference in Dubai hospitality industry.” TIES Ramadan Food Drive Other DoubleTree by Hilton locations in the UAE are: DoubleTree by Hilton Ras al Khaimah amadan is a time to help the less fortunate. Therefore, the TIES Center is conducting and DoubleTree by Hilton Resort & Spa Marjan a food drive that will culminate on July 17, 2014. All interested persons can partici- Island. DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai - Jumeirah Rpate in providing food packages to poorly paid laborers by bringing cash or food Beach is planned to open late this year. Guests donations to the TIES Center until July 17; suggested items include rice, oil, powdered milk who book ahead can save up to 15% off their and lentils. After sharing an iftar dinner at TIES on July 17, donors will take food rations to stay with the Advanced Purchase offer, visit selected locations to distribute the contributions directly to the needy. To participate in http://hiltonhotelsmea.com/sale . To become a this noble charitable work, please stop by TIES Center, or call 25231015/6, or e-mail Hilton HHonors member, visit HHonors.com [email protected] or [email protected]. Memac Ogilvy Dubai triumphs at 61st Cannes Lions emac Ogilvy Dubai became the most award- the creation of the UN Women campaign. The cam- &Mather, ThamKhaiMeng, said: “We are honored by Further to this, the agency scooped 2 Grand Prix, 14 shortlists and saw Edmond Moutran receive the presti- ed regional agency in Cannes history as they paign spread virally, crossing multiple geographies and this recognition from our peers, our industry, and the Gold, 23 Silver and 7 Bronze awards on top of the 72 gious Dubai Lynx Advertising Person 2014 Award. Mpicked up a Titanium Lion, three Gold Lions language through its inherent simplicity and power of creative community who were a part of Cannes. This and two Silver for UN Women ‘Autocomplete Truth’ the central message. The campaign offered UN would not be possible without the formidable support campaign and 1 Bronze for Rescue Radio. Ogilvy & Women a singular path to create global discourse and of our clients and colleagues. To win here - at a truly Mather were named Network of the Year for the third draw attention to the organization’s ongoing humani- international show - is a testament to the bravery of consecutive year. The Autocomplete Truth campaign tarian efforts for women around the world. our people.” Edmond Moutran, Chairman and CEO of for UN Women, from Memac Ogilvy Dubai, was a lead- The campaign was named ‘The Most Shared Ad of Memac Ogilvy Middle East and North Africa, praised ing entry at the Cannes Lions International Festival of 2013’ by AdWeek and ‘Social Good Campaign of 2013’ the Dubai office and wider network: “I am so proud to Creativity 2014, becoming the first campaign in the by Ad Council. More than just making news headlines, see the recently crowned Number One Creative region to ever win the highest accolade, a Titanium the Autocomplete Truth drove men and women to Director Internationally (according to The One Show Lion. Further to this unique achievement, the cam- debate gender inequality across social media plat- 2014) RamziMoutran, lead his team to such amazing paign won a Gold Lion for PR and two Gold Lions for forms, local and international TV talk shows, radio sta- heights at Cannes.” Promotion and Activation. Two Silver Lions were also tions, blogs, PR summits and even in classrooms world- Memac Ogilvy remains committed to delivering picked up in social media and cyber categories as the wide. The campaign sparked a truly global discussion, compelling, creative content for clients and campaigns campaign reached 1.2 Billion global impressions with putting gender equality back on the world’s agenda. across the region. The impact of the UN Women cam- over 2.4 million Twitter impressions. Following a week of success across multiple categories paign underscores this commitment and sets the stan- Despite decades of global advancement, discrimi- at Cannes, with 110 Lions in total, Ogilvy & Mather dard for these powerful executions. At this year’s Dubai nation and prejudice towards women remains a global rounded off the Festival by being named Network of Lynx Awards Memac Ogilvy also enjoyed great success issue. Memac Ogilvy Dubai intended to reignite a con- the Year for the third consecutive year. taking home 46 awards throughout the night, including versation on the subject of gender inequality through Worldwide Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy Network of the Year, Agency of the Year for Dubai Office. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 WHAT’S ON

The Kuwait Transparency Society held a reception recently in the Association of Social Workers building, on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. — Photos by Fuad Al-Shaikh TV PROGRAMS WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014

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Kuwait KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY ACCOMMODATION (03/07/2014 TO 09/07/2014) Sharing accommodation available for bachelor in Note:- The Day before Ramadan, All Cinemas will close at 1.00 am Abbassiya near Holy Sweets. Phone: 65129145, SHARQIA-1 AVENUES-1 360º- 2 call after 3 pm. (C 4809) NINJA: SHADOW OF A TEAR (DIG) 9:30 PM EK VILLAIN (DIG) (HINDI) 9:00 PM NINJA: SHADOW OF A TEAR (DIG) 9:00 PM 7-7-2014 EDGE OF TOMORROW (DIG) 11:45 PM EK VILLAIN (DIG) (HINDI) 11:30 PM EDGE OF TOMORROW (DIG) 11:00 PM

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MARINA-2 AVENUES-11 AJIAL.2 7500 (DIG) 9:00 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 10:15 PM ARIMA NAMBI (DIG) (Tamil) 9:15 PM EDGE OF TOMORROW (DIG) 11:00 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 12:15 AM MALEFICENT (DIG) 12:15 AM

MARINA-3 360º- 1 AJIAL.3 MALEFICENT (DIG) 9:45 PM BORN TO RACE: FAST TRACK (DIG) 10:00 PM BOBBY JASOOS (DIG) (HINDI) 9:00 PM 24835616/7 ,24833199 OUT OF THE FURNACE (DIG) 11:45 PM BORN TO RACE: FAST TRACK (DIG) 12:05 AM EK VILLAIN (DIG) (HINDI) 11:30 PM

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CROSSWORD 603 STAR TRACK

Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22) Career growth and recognition have kept you on your toes lately. You will be Lovers, children and other people or things dear to your heart are empha- glad to know that life in the work world is getting much more tolerable. Any sized now. You are proud of your mind and enjoy using it, solving puzzles-any creative men- further difficulties that come to your attention must be left in the workplace. Do not take tal outlet today will prove worthy of your attention. You are a real charmer, able to enchant your worries home with you. Efforts to stay healthy and work off those stressful days with others and bring them under your spell. You manage to communicate an almost mystical some form of sports or exercise will be beneficial in many ways. Overlapping workdays that sense to others. Your ideals and ability to see the whole picture are obvious to all who come include conferences, delays, attention to detail, signing contracts, etc., will now begin to to know you. You can express feelings and can easily put emotions into words. This could decrease. You tend to be radical when it comes to self-analysis, which means healthcare, give you a flair for the dramatic, public speaking, poetry and the arts. This evening is the food, physical wellbeing, etc. Work on your sensitivity to criticism-laugh at yourself! Restful perfect time for a date with that special person, perhaps a loved one or someone new that evenings will lead to romantic evenings. you have been thinking about lately.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21) A passionate one, you are never lukewarm in love. It’s hot or not. You are in You are at home where there are lots of communication, investigation and love with mysteries, secrets and intrigue; anything but that which is open or superficial. You exploration. You are fascinated by social interchange. You tend not to be too have great personal magnetism that could verge on possessiveness. You are never dull, par- emotional and are somewhat surface-oriented. You enjoy variety and change. Thinking, ticularly today. Politics just may be something you enjoy. You seem to always be popular writing, researching and science are good. You are a teacher at heart. You may enjoy teach- with others and-at home in the crowd-you tend to radiate success. Others may value the ing a religious class today or guiding young people in some outside activity. Circumstances fact that you can always manage to unravel even the worst problems. You benefit from the should work together to help bring out your ideals and make it easier to realize your advice of older people-you can compare the differences of yesterday versus today. You may dreams. All in all, this is a good time to project your image. You benefit from communicat- have some difficulty expressing yourself, but what you do communicate is very clear and ing with a person in authority. There may be some old ideas that can be made new again. practical. You and a loved one will have some quiet time this evening.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Success is indicated in education, politics or the law. You will intuitively know You may find yourself helping young people today. The subject possibilities how to attack and solve problems-whether personal or public. Chances are are quite varied: education, psychology, spiritual enlightenment or teaching your social skills mean that you are popular with the majority and perform good business principles and techniques. Perhaps there is money in being a tutor at your neighborhood negotiations. Political and lucky too! You have a natural sense of what is right. It is insightful school. You are at your mental best with sharp ideas and clear thoughts. This afternoon is an ACROSS 7. A group of southern Bantu languages. to have your perspective on business changes, government issues, points to ponder, etc. excellent time to take care of some personal business. A drive to probe and penetrate may 1. A loose sleeveless outer garment made 8. A low triangular area where a river divides Today, you may be asked many questions on some business or political situation. You find find you working through some changes. Push too hard and you could be too dominating, yourself through other people. This can be an outgoing and expressive time. A time you even oppressive, to yourself and your loved ones. With your powerful spirit, you enjoy from aba cloth. before entering a larger body of water. strong emotions. You have a searing vision that cuts through what passes for conventional 4. British explorer who mapped the will look back on with pride and fondness. At home, you are a great party planner, coordi- 9. A period marked by distinctive character nator, guide or leader. It is time to plan a party! religion. There is a great acceptance and faith in life. Australian coast (1774-1814). or reckoned from a fixed point or event. 12. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 10. 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Knightley never planned to get married

he ‘Begin Again’ actress walked down the aisle with The Klaxons keyboardist James Righton in an inti- mate ceremony in the south of France last year, and no one was more surprised that Keira herself Tbecause she had never dreamed of tying the knot when she was growing up. Asked whether it was always part of her plan, she replied to Time Out magazine: “Never! My parents are deeply hippy. They got married because it was the only way they could get a mortgage. I grew up with them going, ‘Don’t know why you’d ever get married.’ And then we did. But it’s been fun.” Keira is even hoping she can join her hus- band James and his band on their tour bus this summer. She said: “I don’t actually know what festivals he’s doing. I should know that! I might jump on the bus, if they get the bus. I love the tour bus!” The 29-year-old actress also opened up about going through a tough time a few years ago when she became a figure of hate by women, and admits she can understand where it was coming from. She mused: “I was working a lot, being followed by photographers. There was absolutely no space. You’re never going to warm to some- one if they’re tense and frightened. “Fear is a funny thing. People smell it on you and it doesn’t make them nicer to you. It can be quite repellent, the smell of fear. I think I had that about me for a long time.”

Arquette proposes to Hemsworth and Cyrus McLarty twice will always be ‘best friends’ avid Arquette had to propose to Christina McLarty he ‘Hunger Games’ actor was overheard gushing twice. The ‘Scream’ actor popped the question to about his former fiancee - who he split from last September after a three-year on/off relationship - his girlfriend - with who he has two-month-old son T D during dinner with friends in Portofino, Italy, last week and Charlie - while having dinner with their son and his daugh- told pals they will always share a strong bond. According to ter Coco, 10, in Malibu last week but the entertainment an insider, Liam, 24, told his group that he and the reporter initially turned him down as she was embarrassed ‘Wrecking Ball’ star would “always be best friends” and they there were so many people watching her. Christina told had “an instantaneous and powerful connection.” The Aspen Peak magazine’s Erin Lentz: “We were at a restaurant source added to the New York Post newspaper’s Page Six in Malibu...” David interrupted: “I take her outside .?.?. and column: “Liam kept raving about how amazing she was, then I ask her, and she’s like, ‘No, what are you doing? There how much they clicked and understood everything about are so many people watching!’ “I had a do-over, and it each other.” And the hunky star went on to tell his friends worked.” Despite her initial embarrassment, Christina, 33, is how Miley had kept many of their shared belongings when they ended their 18-month engagement. The source said: delighted to be marrying the “love of her life”. She said “He also said they bought a lot of furniture but he had to recently: “He is the love of my life and I love him and my leave it behind when they broke up and he got his new family so much. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world!” It place, which was furnished.” Earlier this year, 21-year-old was revealed last week that the 42-year-old actor had Miley - who shot to fame starring in Disney show ‘Hannah sought permission from Christina’s father before popping Montana’ admitted she feels more “free” since splitting the question. A source said: “He flew to Las Vegas to ask from Liam. She said: “When I went through a really intense Christina’s dad Bud McLarty for permission [to marry breakup - you know, I was engaged - and when I was with Christina] a while ago, so it’s been in the works.” him or when I was on Disney, the thing that gave me the most anxiety was not knowing what to do with myself when Disney wasn’t there to carry me any more or if I didn’t have him. And now I’m free of both of those things, and I’m fine. “Like I lay in bed at night by myself and I’m Mel Gibson totally OK, and that’s so much stronger than the person three years ago, who would have thought they would have ‘works on himself’ died if they didn’t have a boyfriend.” el Gibson has “worked on him- thing I am culpable for. “All the neces- self” since making anti-Semitic sary mea culpas have been made copi- Mremarks. The ‘Passion of the ous times, so for this question to keep Christ’ actor feels frustrated that com- coming up, it’s kind of like ... I’m sorry ments he allegedly made when being they feel that way, but I’ve done what I arrested in 2006 after often referred need to do.” Despite his lengthy career, back to because he has “dealt with” the the 58-year-old star insists he has never incident and moved on. He said: “It’s had a “plan” for his professional path. He behind me; it’s an eight-year-old story. It told the Hollywood Reporter: “I never keeps coming up like a rerun, but I’ve did really have a master plan. I just do dealt with it and I’ve dealt with it respon- what’s in front of me and what interests sibly and I’ve worked on myself for any- me at the time. There are ideas every- where and they come literally from everywhere and that’s good. But there are no new ideas, ever. The only thing you can do that is different is to execute the idea differently.” Mel’s past contro- versies were recently brought to the forefront by Gary Oldman, who defend- ed his antics in an interview and slammed “political correctness”. The ‘Batman Begins’ actor subsequently apologized himself for any offence he may have caused in the piece. Michele to mourn Cory in private

ea Michele will mourn Cory Monteith privately on the anniversary of his death. The 27-year-old actress was left devastated when her boyfriend and ‘Glee’ co-star died of La drugs overdose on July 13 last year, and though she will reportedly honor him in a small way on social media, she plans to spend most of the day alone. A source told HollywoodLife.com: “She is ‘Arrow’ going to make a mention of it on Twitter and Instagram but star says he won’t be in for most of the day she is going to mourn on her own time and ‘Batman v Superman’ keep her thoughts and feelings to herself.” Lea - who is now dat- Kunis reveals she never planned to ing Matthew Paetz - is con- V’s “Arrow” says he will not be in “Batman v vinced Cory would have want- get married - until she met Kutcher Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Stephen Amell, star ed her to move on and be hap- Tof CW’s “Arrow,” took to Facebook to shoot down py so is trying her best to do ila Kunis never planned on a wedding, but she also didn’t plan on meeting Ashton the hopes of fans that he might join Batman, that. The source added: “She Kutcher. In an a new interview with W Magazine, the pregnant actress reveals she Superman, Wonder Woman, and Lex Luthor in the knows that Cory would want to Mtold her family at a very early age that she planned to remain single. “I never upcoming film. “Hey Guys - I appreciate all the support live her life and that is exactly wanted to get married,” Kunis admitted. “From the age of 12, I prepared my parents for no and enthusiasm, but not everything I post is a cryptic what she will be doing.” The marriage. Then things changed ... I found the love of my life. Now my theory on weddings indicator that I’m going to be in Batman V Superman. brunette beauty is said to be is: Don’t invite anyone. Do it privately and secretly. My parents are okay with that. They’re I’m not going to be in Batman V Superman,” he said. He incredibly happy with her new just excited that I said yes.” The interview about her pregnancy and engagement to added: “As an aside... The next time that I either do a boyfriend and friends say they Kutcher, a former co-star from “That ‘70s Show,” is a departure of sorts for Kunis who usual- video or an interview with a journalist that I like, I’ll be are well suited. A source said ly remains guarded about her private life. As TheWrap previously reported, the 30-year-old happy to explain why this is the case. Short form - it’s recently: “They make a good actress made headlines in June after calling out a reporter she thought was asking about not a barometer on ability or the quality of genre - TV v. team. Lea’s friends say he’s a her pregnancy during an interview on her movie, “Third Person.” As for the other leading Film, no pun intended. Everything here boils down to great guy and dotes on her. man in her life, Kunis made another surprising revelation in the interview about her logistics. In any event... thank you for how much sup- Lea’s found some happiness “Jupiter Ascending” co-star Channing Tatum. “I promised to introduce the girls to port you’ve showed me. But keep in mind, playing again.” Channing. They are so excited about meeting him.” Kunis said. “We all get movie star crush- Arrow on television isn’t a consolation prize. We play es. I’m marrying mine.” Warner Bros recently pushed back the release of the Wachowski sib- the definitive versions of our characters in the DC lings’ upcoming interstellar epic - which hasn’t been getting great buzz. Though she didn’t Universe.” In other disappointing news, the Wonder reveal any details about the closely guarded plot, Kunis did admit she’s a sucker for sci-fi. Twins, Hawkman and Aquaman will also probably not “I’m a bit of a nerd,” she added. “Jupiter Ascending” is now scheduled for a Feb 8, 2015 be in the movie. release. lifestyle WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014

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This image released by IFC Films shows Patricia Arquette in a scene from the film,’Boyhood.’ —AP This image released by Starpix shows, from left, actors Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, director Richard Linklater and Patricia Arquette at the premiere of ‘Boyhood,’ on Monday.—AP ‘Boyhood’ Review: In Linklater’s intimate epic, time keeps on slippin’ into the future

n the day that I was born, I started Maupin in the “Tales of the City” novels.) When and even Mason, Sr. must trade in his beloved, Organic flow teenaged Mason, Jr. the gift of a Bible and a growing old,” begins a song in we meet young Mason (Ellar Coltrane), he’s a bad-ass GTO for a far more functional mini- A story with this kind of scope needs room shotgun, and there’s nothing snarky or ironic “O Richard Linklater’s extraordinary bright-eyed six year old who collects arrow- van. By the time young Mason is off to college, to breathe, but even at 160 minutes, about the moment. “Boyhood,” and that’s as concise a summary as heads and snake vertebrae, squabbles with his and Olivia finds herself feeling sentimental “Boyhood” never drags. You can feel director The director gives those older characters you need for this moving, one-of-a-kind film bratty older sister Samantha (Lorelei Linklater, about his impending departure, we feel those Linklater and his frequent editor Sandra Adair their sincerity and their kindness, and the about the passage of time and the changes it the director’s daughter) and loves his devoted same pangs about “Boyhood” coming to an rejecting the beats we’ve come to expect from teenager the understanding and the polite- brings to us all. “They endured” is the famous mom Olivia (Patricia Arquette) and his oft- end, and about seeing this child we’ve seen commercial filmmaking in favor of a more ness to accept those gifts, even if neither is the post-script to William Faulkner’s “The Sound absent dad Mason, Sr (Ethan Hawke). mature going out on his own into the world. organic flow, one that reflects the fits and sort of thing that fits with the life he’s creating and the Fury,” and that’s precisely what As the years pass, Mason will discover a tal- We’ve seen people age onscreen before, starts of life itself. for himself. It’s a small moment, but a telling Linklater’s characters do after a dozen or so ent for photography, find good mentors (his but usually in documentaries like Michael (There are recurring conversations one - “Boyhood” ultimately understands matu- tumultuous years. What makes the story- father, a schoolteacher, his boss at a fish joint) Apted’s “Up” series or the long-ranging “Hoop throughout the film regarding Pavlov, Skinner rity and adulthood in a way that most man- telling of “Boyhood” unique is that Linklater and bad ones (Olivia picks two seemingly Dreams.” For Linklater to space out the produc- and the science of human conditioning, and child comedies never will. Rewatching made the movie in 40 days stretched out over upright husbands who turn out to be alco- tion of a narrative movie over such a long peri- the filmmakers are too smart to ring the din- “Boyhood” six months after reviewing it at 12 years, so that we see the characters age holics), learn about the opposite sex (from the od of time gives the material genuine heft; ner bell exactly when we think they will.) As he Sundance, I found the experience even richer before us. lingerie section of the Sears catalog, via the most films would never dare feature perform- has throughout his career, from “Slacker” and and deeper. If Linklater and his collaborators It might sound gimmicky, like Alfred internet, and by actually talking to them) and, ers clearly going through their awkward years “Dazed and Confused” to the lovely “Bernie” to have the time and patience to spend the next Hitchcock’s extended takes in “Rope,” but before our eyes, evolve from boyhood to man- of adolescence - braces, wispy mustaches, the “Before” trilogy, Linklater proves himself as dozen years making a sequel called there’s more at play here that just watching hit hood. growth spurts, and all - but Coltrane and a filmmaker unconcerned with flash and daz- “Manhood,” so much the better. Characters songs and technology change bit by bit with He’s not the only one: Samantha starts the Lorelei Linklater make us privy to their every zle but thoroughly compassionate and empa- this rich deserve to endure.—Reuters each passing year. (Linklater, a studied con- movie singing a Britney Spears song and ends phase up to their emergence as fully-formed thetic to a wide range of characters. There’s a noisseur of pop culture, interweaves those it as an eye-rolling undergrad, Olivia blossoms young adults. scene well into the film where Mason, Sr’s new milestones with the facility of Armistead from student and single mom to professor, in-laws, who live in rural Texas, give a Film ‘Black Orpheus’ to be adapted for Broadway ith all eyes on Brazil and the popular culture to life onstage,” Byrd World Cup, Broadway is get- said in a statement. “The World Cup is Wting into the act with plans providing a wonderful international to adapt the Oscar-winning film “Black platform for Brazil right now, and we Orpheus” for the stage. Producers said look forward to further spotlighting Monday that Pulitzer Prize-winner this legacy on Broadway.” Lynn Nottage will write the story and Set against the exotic pageantry of Tony Award-winner George C. Wolfe Carnival, “Black Orpheus” tells the sto- will direct. The musical will have its ry of a couple who fall in love during world premiere on Broadway, but no Carnival and are forced to take a mys- timetable was set. “Black Orpheus” is tical journey to the underworld. The the 1959 film by Marcel Camus, recre- soundtrack introduced Antonio Carlos ating the Orpheus and Eurydice myth Jobim, who wrote “A Felicidade,” in the Rio de Janeiro Carnival. It won which opens the film, and Luiz Bonfa, the Palme d’Or at Cannes that year who composed “Manha de Carnaval “ and also a Golden Globe and an Oscar and “Samba de Orfeu - the three tunes for best foreign-language film a year that became bossa nova classics. later. The soundtrack popularized the The film got some renewed atten- US singer Pharrell Williams performs on stage at the Auditorium Stravinski during the 48th Montreux Jazz Festival nascent genre of bossa nova. tion in the past year when the rock on Monday.—AFP photos The original movie - based on a band Arcade Fire drew on the myth play by Brazilian poet, lyricist, and and the movie for its latest album, playwright Vinicius de Moraes - was a “Reflektor.” Nottage won a Pulitzer Prize French-Italian-Brazilian production for her play “Ruined,” and her other This April 4, 2012 file photo shows Pharrell Williams seduces Montreux directed by Marcel Camus and starred works include “Intimate Apparel” and playwright and director George C lap along if you know what get that kind of attention,” he said. inexhaustible energy, the singer, Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. The “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark.” Wolfe at a screening of the film ‘The happiness is to you,” Creating the unique sound of concen- songwriter, producer and fashion new musical’s producers will be Playwright and director Wolfe has won Intouchables’ in New York.—AP “C Pharrell Williams sings and trated carefree bliss that has shot him designer performed songs from his Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones-Harvey and Tonys for “Angels in America: the room pulsates with clapping to solo superstardom was no easy second solo album “Girl”, including the Paula Marie Black. “We are so thrilled Millennium Approaches” and for “Bring hands and joyous dance moves. task, he acknowledged. He wrote nine opening track “Marilyn Monroe”-his to bring this classic piece of Brazilian in da Noise/Bring in da Funk.”—AP Williams, whose ubiquitous hit different songs for a key scene in the homage to beautiful women. “Happy” has taken the world by storm movie before coming up with the and spawned copycat dance videos funky, neo soul song that has gotten ‘Year of the woman’ around the globe, worked his magic the world dancing. “It was a crazy feel- “2014 is the year of the woman!” he on the audience at the Montreux Jazz ing,” Williams said of the response and shouted, briefly halting the music to Like a juror: Madonna does Festival in Switzerland late Monday. the multitudes of re-interpretations of urge the crowd to fight for gender When Williams, wearing jeans, a the song. equality. He also swept through an white t-shirt hidden behind a mass of “That’s the magical part of it... array of hits he has produced for oth- NYC jury duty, briefly gold chains and of course his signato- Everyone has their own interpretation ers over his more than two-decade ry hat, wrapped up the show with his of it,” he said insisting “their videos are career, including Snoop Dogg’s “Drop planetary hit, the crowd danced and all so much better than mine”. it like it’s hot,” and Gwen Stefani’s adonna turned up for jury duty Monday at a state clapped in unison under a sea of self- Williams said he felt “blessed to be “Hollaback girls”, before warming to courthouse in New York City. But she didn’t have ie-snapping smart phones. The boyish able to see ... a lot of people’s feelings, the grand finale with “Blurred Lines”, Mto stay flor long. The pop superstar had gotten 41-year-old told AFP before the con- and you know, them dancing with no which he produced for and has per- excused from a jury service date in May. This time, she was cert he could never have imagined inhibitions. Just being joyous.” In formed with Robin Thicke, and Daft finished within two hours and wasn’t questioned for any “Happy”, made for the soundtrack of Montreux, the R&B, hiphop star also Punk’s mega-hit “Get Lucky”. case, spending the wait in a clerk’s office instead of in the the film “Despicable Me 2”, would be widely known as just Pharrell, seemed Throughout, Williams connected sprawling juror waiting room. State court system such a hit. intent on spreading the joy further. “I with the audience, kneeling down to spokesman David Bookstaver said officials cut Madonna want you guys to let loose!” he shout- shake hands with people in the front loose because there were plenty of prospective jurors for Success ‘humbling’ ed. row, and even snapping a selfie of the summer day’s needs, and they didn’t want her pres- “It was humbling... I couldn’t Surrounded by a cast of beautiful himself with the audience in the back- ence to create a distraction in the jury selection process. believe anything that I ever did could dancers, twirling and gyrating with ground. And as “Get Lucky” got start- “The greater good here is that her appearance really ed, he pulled a woman who said her goes to show that everyone gets called,” Bookstaver said. name was Silada onto the stage to “The intent here was not to create a distraction to other dance. After rocking together through jurors or the business of the court.”Having the Material Girl the song, Williams urged her to stay hang out in the waiting room would likely have meant sta- on the stage and dance to “Happy” tioning extra court officers there, he noted. Madonna’s with him. spokeswoman said only that the singer did her service. “We’re depending on girls like you She’s now excused from Manhattan state court jury duty to go out and change the world, just for six years. so you know,” he said, giving her a Manhattan has a star-studded jury pool by nature, and hug. “He is really, really sweet. I love some notables do end up weighing cases. Former “Who’s that he is so human,” gushed Arelle The Boss?” star Tony Danza was on a jury in a drug sale case Pinget, 25, after the concert. Elaine last winter, political scion and US Ambassador to Japan Hart-one of many donning large hats Caroline Kennedy served as a juror in a drug-dealing case in honor of Williams-also said she last year, and Rudy Giuliani - while mayor - was the fore- loved the show. “It was just fantastic!” man on a personal injury civil jury in 1999. Many other the 31-year-old British citizen told AFP. luminaries have showed up at Manhattan courthouses but Others however reiterated previous not been picked, except to set celebrity examples of civic criticism of Williams’ 60-minute show. responsibility at “Juror Appreciation Day” ceremonies over “The rhythm was amazing,” said the years. Comedian Jon Stewart, actress Sarah Jessica Christophe Passer, who has written a Parker, news anchor Tom Brokaw, New York Mets player book about Williams. “But it didn’t last This June 1, 2013 file photo shows Madonna hosting David Wright and newswoman Barbara Walters have been long enough. It was too short.”—AFP The Sound of Change Live at Twickenham Stadium in among the guest stars at the appreciation fests over the London.—AP years.—AP lifestyle WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014

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J-Lo, Versace lead Paris’ haute couture revival

ust a few years ago it was on the brink of extinction. Versace hourglass dress and tightly pulled-back hair. Now, haute couture - the 150-year-old Parisian tradi- This isn’t the first time Versace and the American singer Jtion of making unique, astronomically-priced hand- have been linked. Lopez wore an unforgettable plunging made gowns - is back. The fall-winter 2014/15 collections exotic green Versace silk chiffon dress to the 42nd Grammy started with brio Sunday with the Atelier Versace show, Awards ceremony in 2000 that critics have said represent- graced by Jennifer Lopez. The calendar has expanded to ed the turning point in Donatella Versace’s career following five days from three this season to make room for 12 major the murder of her brother, Gianni. houses as well as a whole swath of up-and-coming names. Additions in recent seasons include the return of big-hit- Versace’s silicon princess ters Donatella Versace, Giorgio Armani and Maison Donatella Versace injected a little bad-girl attitude for Schiaparelli. Atelier Versace’s fall-winter show Sunday, which showcased a voluminous ball gown in double duchesse silk coated So why did the tide turn? with black silicon. Elsewhere, it was all about revealing slits “With so much focus from fashion’s powerhouses on - and a couple of over-the-top blue fur coats with a daz- heritage and traditions, couture has returned to center zling organza and mink patchwork. Some of the asymmet- stage as it is the embodiment of savoir-faire,” suggested rical looks worked well - like a column dress slashed at the Long Nguyen, co-founder and style director of Flaunt mag- front with one leg covered like a hybrid pant. But Donatella azine. “There is also a resurgence of clients coming from Versace is the queen of excess. One black one-legged new markets - Asia Pacific, Middle East, Russia - that sup- office pant suit was twinned with a billowing split planted the dwindling traditional European-based cus- duchesse gown in midnight blue, and might be too much tomers,” he added. for some. Lebanese socialite and famed couture buyer Mouna Ayoub says word of mouth has driven large numbers of Stephanie Coudert rich Middle Eastern women to couture houses in the last It was great, creative couture debut from up-and-comer decade. “It’s all so secret and they deny it, because spend- Stephanie Coudert. The French fashion designer from ing more is frowned upon. But I personally know at least Belleville, a down-market district of Paris, impressed critics 100 Arab women who in the last few years have started with a decidedly upmarket collection that included buying couture. They love it,” says Ayoub, who says she medieval-style cone hats and delicate, beautifully con- spent nearly 300,000 euros ($409,000) on one Chanel cou- structed coats. Set in a 19th century mansion, the show ture dress. featured a sumptuous teal green silk column dress that Haute couture - a protected name - is an artisanal tradi- softly encased the model. The cuts were finessed. One tion invented by Englishman Charles Frederick Worth in navy woolen coat sported such long, generous lapels that the 1870s. It involves intricate, time-consuming sewing, they almost looked draped. unusual fabrics and luxurious embellishments such as rare feathers or semi-precious stone beading. For a century it Fred Sathal defined the essence of French fashion, turning houses Fred Sathal competed with Versace for the most exces- such Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent into the envy of sive show of the day. The former opera costume designer the world. has fashionistas gasping at one chunky fur coat made only Then in 2002, the death knell sounded when YSL held from sewn-on animal tails. Otherwise she continued with his last couture show and the number of houses and her “boho luxury” styles, including cocktail dresses with clients started to shrink. Critics called couture old-fash- slightly random sequins and beads. Hand-dyeing gave a ioned and irrelevant. Now, designers like 30-year-old nice edge to a Mandarin-collared column coat, but some Dutch abstract designer Iris Van Herpen, who won the of the embellishments looked haphazard. — AP prestigious ANDAM fashion award this week, have helped reshape perceptions about the age-old tradition and made it fresh again.

Versace brings J-lo to Paris Singer Jennifer Lopez, right, and One reason for the couture revival is the return of the Italian fashion designer Donatella top fashion houses and their A-list celebrities - one of fash- Versace, pose for photographers prior ion’s most effective marketing tools. Jennifer Lopez caused to the Atelier Versace Fall Winter 2014- a media frenzy as she entered Donatella Versace’s show 15 Haute Couture fashion collection, near the Champs Elysees wearing a shoulder-less white presented in Paris, Sunday. — AP

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Italian fashion designer Giambattista Valli acknowledges the public at the end of his 2014/2015 Haute Couture Fall-Winter collection fashion show in Paris. — AFP/AP photos

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Workers work at the ‘Gulliver’ sculpture yesterday in the amusement park ‘Gulliver’s World’ in Pudagla, on the island of Usedom, Germany. The sculpture of ‘Gulliver in Lilliput’ is 36 meters long and 17 meters wide, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The sculpture will be shown from July 11, 2014. — AFP Malaysia still spinning a centuries-old tradition

n one fluid motion, Amri Aziz flings his oversized spinning father and uncle taught me, but I keep on playing because pangkah” where contestants smash their bulky, spinning tops prolongs spin. They are then spun on a foot-propelled wheel top into the air and with a whip-like crack of rope sends it when there are fewer players like today, you have a better against others, trying to topple them. “If I can’t play, I will lose and chiselled down to an immaculate smoothness, a process Iwhirling for the next two hours. That’s when the tea is chance to shine,” said Amri. The 22-year-old, whose disc of my zest for life. Never mind work, we have to do this for one that takes at least two days. Tops have gotten smaller to poured. In a time-worn tradition, contestants and spectators wood and tin weighs four kilograms, boasts bulging muscles day a month from 10 am to 6 pm,” said Hussain. reduce surface area and thus air friction. Decoration-which settle down in Malaysia’s Kelantan state to see whose meticu- developed by years of training with the ponderous tops, About 30 contestants per side took part in the latest increases friction-is eschewed. lously hand-crafted top spins the longest in the centuries-old, which typically measure 20 centimeters (8 inches) across. installment of the inter-state gasing uri rivalry, watched by After two hours, a Kelantan top was the last one standing. slow-burn contest of “gasing uri”. Locals in the conservative around 100 mostly older male spectators, some in skullcaps Subdued back-slapping and handshaking marked the victory. Muslim heartland of the country’s rural east coast cheekily call Dexterity required and Muslim robes, who sipped tea on a patch of grass in the A century ago, every village had a gasing uri team, but they the decades-old inter-state contest, held monthly with neigh- Despite its uneventful nature, the contest begins with an tropical heat. In the past, local shamans would first call upon are rare now. The Kelantan Gasing Uri Association is now look- boring Terengganu, their “World Cup”. amazing feat of dexterity. After the spinner launches his gas- spirits to guide the gasing. But amid deepening Islamic con- ing beyond the state’s borders to try to ensure the longevity “In the olden days, this kind of game was very, very popu- ing (top), a “scooper” catches the plate-shaped object on a servativism in rural Malaysia over the past three decades, that of the sport. In the past couple of years it has held demonstra- lar-like playing football is today,” said Nazife Ismail, secretary small wooden paddle just centimeters wide. “Scooping is the is now frowned upon. Today, flowers are first placed atop the tions, complete with full Kelantanese traditional costumes, of the Kelantan Gasing Uri Association. But though many here most difficult job. It’s like football, the goalie is the most gasing by an Islamic teacher, who then offers a prayer of bless- elsewhere in Malaysia and abroad, including Dubai, England still live in wooden huts, modern distractions like the Internet, important,” said Hussain Mohamad, who has been spinning ing, “not to invoke the spirits, but to give us a kind of confi- and Scotland. “It will not go extinct as there is a continuity to video games and satellite broadcasts of European football for over four decades. Top-spinning-which developed in cul- dence that our top will be the winner,” said Nazife. the new generation. It will make a return to its heyday,” said games have penetrated. That makes gasing uri a difficult sell tures worldwide-took hold in Malay society centuries ago as a Che Kasim Mahmud, state director of the national cultural and for an impatient new generation whose interest is vital to way for men to pass the suddenly ample time available after Built to last art department. — AFP keeping the unique tradition alive. the rice harvest. Craftsmanship is a point of pride, and considered key to Today few take up the sport, which requires at least five Under age-old, pre-Islamic Malay animist beliefs, individual ensuring a lengthy spin. Today, most gasing start with a years’ training before one is considered ready for contests, in gasing were said to inherit the nature of trees they were made carved wooden centre. A heavy rim is added by pouring which local pride is the only reward. “I got into it because my from. Other forms of gasing contests exist-including “gasing molten tin into a mould around the wood, as the extra weight

Locals spin their gasing. Locals spin their gasings during a local contest in Pasir Puteh.

Amri Aziz watches his gasing during a local contest. — AFP photos In this picture taken June 7, 2014 a local contestant hold Contestants spin their gasing. his gasing before competing in a contest in Pasir Puteh.