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Emir meets African Union Commission chief OPINION SEC comes Syria: Between Obama’s speech under fire and Putin’s article wonder if the world heard the call made by Father IEmir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in over policies September last year at the UN General Assembly, where he pro- Call for overhaul of system posed the deployment DOHA: Some citizens, led by the cultural identity. There was of Arab a noted Qatari columnist have another segment expressing troops launched a campaign on the solidarity with the Independent in Syria social media against what they schoolteachers saying they are the The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Chairman of the Commission of the African Union similar to call the wrong policies of the ones who are bearing the brunt of Alpha Oumar Konare at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. the forces Supreme Education Council the “failed policies” of the SEC. deployed (SEC), the regulatory body Faisal Al Marzooqi, the Qatari in the sev- Khalid Al Sayed for Independent and private columnist who is spearheading FIFA: No damages enties in EDITOR-IN-CHIEF schools. the campaign tweeted that a list Three-year extension for Lebanon The campaign titled “First of of demands and complaints will to stop the civil war. And October, I will stand up” is calling be released next Sunday. for 2022 date switch how many times did we call on students, parents and teachers What drew the wrath of many neighbourhood stores for imposing a no-fly zone on not to go to school on October 1 citizens was the SEC’s decision ZURICH: Football’s world govern- some areas in Syria to ensure as a show of protest. allowing some private schools to ing body FIFA on Tuesday insisted it DOHA: Shops issued temporary licences to operate in resi- safe corridors for humanitar- The message has gone viral on impose higher fees on their Qatari will not be liable for compensation if dential areas will now be able to renew their licences until ian assistance? social media, especially Twitter, students, compared to non- the 2022 World Cup is staged in win- the end of 2016. In his speech on the Syrian with people expressing mixed Qataris. In a statement issued on ter rather than summer, CNN has Hundreds of neighbourhood stores across the country are regime’s use of chemical views. Tuesday, the SEC had defended reported. expected to benefit from this decision, approved by the State weapons, President Barack “The situation is so bad. Public this decision saying the Qatari Australian football chiefs argue that Cabinet yesterday. The Cabinet approved the draft decision Obama said it was a crime education is the worst. Our chil- students will not be affected since if the competition is moved then FIFA of the Minister of Economy and Commerce amending some against humanity and an dren are the victims,” read a com- their fees are paid through edu- should offer compensation to those provisions of the law No 9239 of 2011 on controls on issuance assault on human dignity. ment. Some commentators have cational vouchers. nations affected by a major rescheduling of temporary licences for shops and other commercial facilities And he said in the same disagreed with the call to abstain Many commentators, who of global football’s calendar. in residential areas, Qatar News Agency reported yesterday. speech, “it constitutes a seri- from classes on October 1 saying apparently were not convinced by But a FIFA spokesperson said: “As part Such facilities have been allowed to renew their licences ous threat to the national this will not help solve the prob- this explanation, wondered why of the bidding documents all bidders, annually until the end of 2016 “in view of the unavailability of security of the US,” and lem. “This will only make the chil- public funds should be wasted to including FA Australia, accepted that the alternative facilities in the current period in addition to high “threatens friends and part- dren happy,” wrote one. promote private schools that are final decision regarding the format and rents of such shops outside those areas.” ners of US along the Syrian Some suggested the forma- not non-profit institutions. dates of the staging of the FIFA World The Cabinet also approved a draft law amending some provi- border,” and “if we fail to act, tion of a committee comprising They felt that there is no Cup and FIFA though initially expected sions of law No 8 of 1990 regulating the control of food stuff. Assad will not stop using teachers and school administra- justification for differentiating to be in June/July, remains subject to the Under the provisions of the new law, it is permissible to these weapons …” tors which should take up all between Qatari and non-Qatari final decision of the FIFA Organising close a shop for violating the rules, as per a decision of the At the same time, an the issues with the Minister of students, in terms of fees, in the Committee. director of the municipality concerned or the director of the Op-Ed article written by Education. same school that are providing “There is no ground for any specula- competent department at the ministries of Municipality and Russian President Vladimir Some others wanted to go back the same services and facilities tions.” FIFA will discuss the proposal to Urban Planning, Environment and Public Health. A note is to Putin in New York Times has to the old system of education to both segments. move the tournament to a cooler winter be placed in front of the shop saying it is closed for an offence evoked a huge reaction. claiming that the reforms have THE PENINSULA date at a meeting in Zurich next month. or violation of the law. The decision is to be published on the Continued on page 6 caused confusion and damaged Continued on page 6 AGENCIES website of the Ministry which issued it. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Licence compulsory for amateur hunters Intelligent Traffic System backed and fishermen Expert highlights increasing need to implement effective ITS in Qatar DOHA: The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin DOHA: Intelligent Traffic aged 12 to 18 by introducing a Khalifa Al Thani chaired the weekly Cabinet System is a suitable way to simulator which will be taken session at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. ensure road safety, accord- to every school in Qatar very The Deputy Premier and Minister of State for ing to experts at the second soon, as part of Maersk Oil’s Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Annual ITS and Road Safety CS-Road Safety Programme. Al Mahmoud said the Cabinet approved a draft Forum Qatar 2013. “The simulator will provide decision of the Minister of Environment concern- Jamal Shareeda Al Kaabi, a general driving experience to ing rules for practising hunting or fishing by ama- Director, Central Planning help young adults experience teur hunters or fishermen. Office, gave a presentation differences in traffic inten- The amateur hunter or fisherman is allowed to on the increasing need to sities and feel the impact of practise hunting or fishing only after obtaining a implement an effective ITS in accidents. licence from the concerned department. Qatar, keeping road safety as “This should encourage The Cabinet endorsed a recommendation of the the primary goal. Qatar’s youth to educate standing committee for the adoption of resources of “Road safety should themselves and take the right treated water as a major source of cooling projects, come first, and this can be measures while they are on and desalinated water as a temporary secondary achieved by effective ITS the road”. source in case of the absence of treated water. implementation.” The forum was organised by It approved a proposal by the Ministry of Foreign The three-day annual event Qatar Public Works Authority Affairs to reconsider Qatar’s reservations in its attracted around 300 partici- Participants at the second Annual ITS and Road Safety Forum Qatar 2013 which concluded yesterday. (Ashghal) in partnership with document over joining the agreement on privileges pants and over 20 exhibitors. the Ministry of Interior and and immunities enjoyed by specialised agencies. A driving simulator was on campaign launched by the Qatarisation at Maersk Oil, Qatar is crucial. We are hoping the National Traffic Safety The session also approved a move to increase display, initiated by Maersk Ministry of Interior. said: “Changing the driving to instil responsibility in driv- Committee at the St Regis Qatar’s contribution to the capital of the Arab Oil, as part of the One Second Jassim Al Thani, head of behaviour in young adults in ing behaviours among children Hotel. THE PENINSULA Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation. It reviewed draft amendments to the law No. 2 of 2007 on the housing system and its executive decisions. QNA Qatar to host forum QNRF funding new PhD research of heads of Arab DOHA: Qatar National Research universities and research institutions. Sunitha Shyam, Training Programmes Fund (QNRF) launched a new fund- We continuously strive to encourage Manager at QNRF. supreme courts ing programme to support research- and support high-quality research that “Aside from this, students will also DOHA: Under the patronage of based PhD studies in Qatar. serves Qatar’s needs and interests.” gain recognition for their outstanding the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin The programme will support out- The fund covers basic and applied merit which could lead to opportunities Hamad Al Thani, the Supreme standing local students and attract research in all fields of natural sciences, to take a leading role in future research Judiciary Council will host the international students to study in the engineering and technology, medical opportunities.” fourth conference of heads of Arab country. and health sciences, agricultural sci- Prospective students must show an supreme courts at the St Regis The Graduate Student Research ences, creative artworks, social sciences interest in GSRA support when apply- hotel on September 24-26. Awards (GSRA) is QNRF’s latest ini- and humanities. ing for enrolment in any approved It will discuss laying the foun- tiative to develop human capital in Successful students will have their graduate studies at a QNRF-approved dations of family’s social security, research and push forward the crea- tuition fees paid and will be awarded a institution. Shariah principles, child trafficking tion of new PhD programmes in Qatar. competitive stipend to the equivalent QNRF, a member of Qatar and domestic violence. It is designed to be highly competitive $42,000 per year. Foundation for Education, Science The forum will also focus on the on international level in terms of fund- A generous living allowance will and Community Development, has role of social and psychological ing provided and standards of excel- include travel, accommodation and many funding programmes available for experts in family courts and dispute lence required to apply. insurance for international students research in Qatar, with GSRA being settlement offices. Dr Abdul Sattar Al Taie, Executive and their dependents. Successful Qatari the latest. The judiciary’s role in implementa- Director of QNRF, said: “We are students will also receive a retention There will be two award cycles of tion and enforcement of international excited to be launching the Graduate allowance of an additional 8 percent of GSRA per academic year, one begin- conventions in investment disputes, Student Research Awards, as this will the stipend. ning in the fall semester and one in the developing economy and encouraging give an opportunity for more doctor- “Students selected for the GSRA will spring semester. investment and the rulings in inter- ate students to participate in hands- be privileged to receive highly competi- For the first cycle, the application national arbitration in investment- on research while enhancing creativity tive funding compared to other research process starts on September 23. related disputes will also be discussed and productivity of research in Qatar’s funding agencies worldwide,” said THE PENINSULA QNA THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Sheikha Moza visits Amazon tribe school Education systems in indigenous communities studied

BELEM DO PARA, BRAZIL: programme, which is part of the communities. The Educate A H H Sheikha Moza bint Education Above All Foundation, Child programme launched last Nasser, the Founder and is exploring partnership oppor- year in Doha is striving to support Chairperson of Education tunities with regional authori- the hardest to reach children gain Above All Foundation, visited ties and local partners to access to quality education. the Prefeitura de Parauapebas facilitate technologically innova- “We can learn a great deal from school in the indigenous Xikrin tive approaches to primary educa- the education initiatives I have community in the village of tion in the region. seen today, which are culturally- Djudjeko in Brazil’s northern The aim is to increase access appropriate while at the same Para region. and retention for primary-age time seeking to enable these chil- The visit aimed to examine the children in schooling. dren to be part of the mainstream education systems in isolated and After the visit, Sheikha Moza school system. H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser attending a lesson with children from the indigenous Xikrin community in Brazil's indigenous communities and learn said: “It is fascinating to see “Technology and innovation Amazonian region. MAHER ATTAR about challenges they face. the approaches to education can have an important role to play The Educate A Child being taken in these indigenous in such efforts.” QNA Parents to meet minister as schools Qatar to take part struggle to resolve transport crisis in ICAO General DOHA: Parents of one of the three private International Trading and Contracting The school administration is unable to give us Assembly session schools facing transport crisis are plan- Company, a subsidiary of the group. a clear answer,” he added. ning to take up the issue with the Minister Many children were stranded at the schools Parents living in far off places like Duhail DOHA: Qatar, represented by through investment in infrastruc- of Education and Higher Education on Sunday as bus services stopped after the are finding it difficult to arrange alternative the Civil Aviation Authority ture of aeronautics and its affili- and Secretary General of the Supreme strike, putting many students and parents in transport for their children. (CAA), will take part in the ated sectors to become one of the Education Council (SEC) H E Mohammed a difficult situation. Buses will not be avail- “I can’t take my children to school and bring 38th session of the International active economic players in terms Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi on Tuesday, able today. them home because of the distance, traffic Civil Aviation Organisation’s of revenue and number of jobs as the management struggles to find a solu- Some parents of Doha Modern Indian and my job. They haven’t been to school since (ICAO) General Assembly provided in the economic sector. tion to the problem. School have taken up the issue with the SEC Monday,” said a parent living in Duhail. meeting in Montreal, Canada, He pointed to the growth in air The Doha Modern Indian School (DMIS), by calling the number provided on its website “There are many children facing the same from September 24 to October transportation in Qatar through the Cambridge School Doha and the Cambridge to contact the minister. They were directed to problem, all these children are missing out a 5. Doha International Airport, pro- International School for Girls have been facing contact the person in charge of private schools lot,” he added. Parents have paid transport CAA Chairman Abdul Aziz jecting a 7 percent growth in the the transport crisis since Sunday when bus at the SEC. However, parents have decided to fee for all three terms together. Each term Mohammed Al Nuaimi, who will current year and said the number drivers went on a flash strike for salary hike. meet the minister on Tuesday, which is a ‘pub- cost QR1,290. head the Qatari delegation, has of passengers will surge by 6 to Although it was learnt that the issue had lic day’ where people could meet him without Parents were asked last evening via text stressed the significance of par- 7 percent compared to last year. been taken up with the Labour Department a prior appointment. messages to make alternative transport ticipating in the event to highlight He said these figures will largely and the problem was being solved, the school “Whoever answered our telephone call said arrangements for their children as buses will Doha’s role within the organisa- double after the opening of the management yesterday said: “The issue is that they are only aware that the strike is not be available today. Similar messages were tion and its efforts towards secu- Hamad International Airport. being sorted between the drivers and the going on by bus drivers of three schools,” said sent on Monday and Tuesday as well. rity, safety, environment and The meeting’s agenda has about company.” a parent of two boys studying at DMIS. “The problem is not fully solved. But par- international cooperation. 60 issues, on top of which is the All the three schools are owned by the “We will call the person in charge of private ents might have to bear the burden only In a statement, Al Nuaimi election of a new board, general Taleb Group and over 100 drivers involved schools; however we will take up the issue with for Thursday (today),” said DMIS Principal highlighted Qatar’s keenness to assembly president and heads of in the strike were employed by Al Watan the minister on Tuesday as we have no option. Jaigopal Jindal. THE PENINSULA develop the civil aviation sector various committees. 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Emir endorses New technique to Cabinet decisions DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh predict heart attacks Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday endorsed the Cabinet decisions No. 35, 36 and 37 of 2013 on applicability of the pro- among diabetics visions of the law No. 24 of 2000 concerning retirement and pen- DOHA: Researchers at Weill AGEs. They are more common sions of Qatari nationals work- Cornell Medical College in in diabetics because of the spikes ing with Innovation Capital Qatar (WCMC-Q) have adapted in their blood sugar levels so the Qatar and the Qatari nationals a unique technique to find if a test, which is non-invasive, is of working with Bedaya Center for person is vulnerable to suffer particular interest to Qatar and Entrepreneurship and Career from cardiovascular problems the wider Middle East where dia- Development, and the Qatari in the future. The technique in betes is a serious health issue. But nationals working with Meeza use in Europe and the US could the machine that delivers the test, QSTP company. These decisions be used on people from Arab or the AGE Reader, was developed in provide for being operative and South Asian background. the Netherlands for a Caucasian effective as from the date of Collaborating with Hamad population. Therefore it was not issuance and are to be published Medical Corporation’s dermatol- clear whether it would be useful in the official gazette. ogy department, headed by Dr for the darker skins of Arabic and Mohammed M El Din Selim, the South Asian people. Emiri decree researchers examined whether WCMC-Q’s Dr Karsten Suhre, The Chairman of Ooredoo Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani speaking at the opening of the a technique already in use in professor of physiology and bio- BYND2015 Global Youth Summit. approves deal Europe and the US could be used physics and lead investigator in the Arab world. of the study, said the research DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh The technique involves shin- involved 200 Arabs, 99 South Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ing an ultraviolet light on a Asians, 37 Filipinos and 14 from yesterday issued Decree No. person’s skin. The skin’s fluores- other countries. Approximately Ooredoo chief calls 45 of 2013 endorsing the air cence or glow can then be used half of the subjects were men and transport agreement between to determine the concentration half were women. the governments of Qatar and of advanced glycation end (AGE) Dr Suhre said: “To our knowl- Slovenia and which was signed products in the body. edge, this was the largest study in Doha on February 1, 2011 and AGEs are minuscule fragments performed so far that uses the to have the power of law as per of degrading sugar-containing AGE Reader in South Asians, to empower youth Article 68 of the Constitution. proteins that accumulate in the Filipinos and Arabs. The Emir also issued Decree body over a lifetime. In a similar Dr Dennis Mook-Kanamori, No. 46 of 2013 ratifying the way that the prevalence of cho- the research associate at DOHA: The Chairman of that their society becomes a bet- which saw teams from different memorandum of understand- lesterol can predict the risk of WCMC-Q who brought the AGE Ooredoo, Sheikh Abdullah bin ter place. We must be bold in nations strive to develop social ing concerning the economic cardiovascular problems, so can Reader to the study, added: “The Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani, finding new ways to empower the mobile applications in the fields and investment partnership for manufacturers of the machine at has challenged the communica- next generation. Being proactive of education, health and environ- cooperation between the govern- first believed that the ethnicity tions sector and wider business is not enough – we must listen to ment in just 24 hours. ments of Qatar and Oman signed of the person being tested would world to reach out to the next youth, and partner with govern- Asma Al Haram represented in Muscat on December 15, 2011 be inconsequential to the results generation more effectively. ments and civil society groups in Qatar in the event press confer- and to have the power of law as delivered. He was speaking at the order to develop technology solu- ence, which saw young people per Article 68 of the Constitution. “We showed, however, that a BYND2015 Global Youth Summit, tions that are accessible, afford- from around the world express The two decrees provide for being person’s ethnicity did affect the a major event that brought able, and scalable, so everyone can their hopes and aspirations for implemented and be operative as results - but that the machine together more than 4,000 young benefit.” the success of the Global Youth of the date of issuance and are to could be recalibrated to provide people in-person and online from Sheikh Abdullah led a delega- Declaration. She also read the be published in the official gazette. an accurate indication of potential 30 different countries to draft tion of young people from across Arabic version of the Declaration future cardiovascular problems the “BYND2015 Global Youth Ooredoo’s global footprint at the at the closing ceremony, in front Emir issues whatever a person’s ethnicity. Declaration,” a document set- event, which included 27 young of a global audience. “For diabetics in particular, this ting priorities for governments leaders, entrepreneurs, and inno- Educational expert Hety ratification is an important tool. By applying to develop ICT-related goals that vators from nine different coun- Apriliastuti Nurcahyarini from the AGE Reader test, doctors can will empower youth and ensure tries, including Qatar, Kuwait, Indonesia, who works at a instruments give their patients an early warn- they have a say in decision-mak- Oman, Iraq, Indonesia, Algeria, Foundation that supports educa- DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh ing of potential heart problems ing processes. Tunisia, Yemen, and Palestine. tion in remote Indonesian villages, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and take action to reduce those Sheikh Abdullah said: “Young The delegates participated in a participated in an intergenera- yesterday issued ratifica- The AGR Reader problems.” people all around the world are diverse range of activities, includ- tional debate on education and tion instrument approving THE PENINSULA ambitious and want to ensure ing a special ‘hackathon’ contest, technology. THE PENINSULA a draft agreement between Qatar and Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions of the People’s Republic of China on Commericalbank signs partnership with ManU avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion Qatar Airways to take delivery with respect to income taxes and the attached draft protocol. The Emir also issued the rati- of first A380 aircraft in 2014 fication instrument approving a draft bilateral agreement on DOHA: Qatar Airways is set to on display during its test flight reciprocal administrative assist- take delivery of the first A380 from Toulouse to Hamburg. We ance for the optimal application aircraft in spring 2014 after it have been awaiting the delivery of of the customs law and the pre- was ferried from Toulouse to our first A380, and are delighted vention, follow-up and combating Hamburg during a test flight to soon operate passenger services customs violations between the last week, the airlines said with this fantastic aeroplane.” governments of Qatar and Jordan yesterday. “Our mission is to provide our and which was signed in Doha. The Airbus A380, the world’s passengers the best – whether The Emir issued the ratifica- largest passenger aircraft, is one it is comfort, cuisine, the most tion instrument approving an of thirteen on order by Qatar expansive route network, or the agreement between the govern- Airways. The aircraft will be fit- best connectivity. By introducing ments of Qatar and Ethiopia ted in a tri-class configuration the A380 to our ever expanding on avoidance of double taxation with seats in First Class, Business young and modern fleet, we are and prevention of fiscal evasion Class and Economy Class. The keeping to our commitment of with respect to income taxes and first route will be to a European ensuring that our passengers have which was signed in Addis Ababa. destination, with the city to be the best possible experience when The Emir issued the ratifica- confirmed at a later date. travelling with Qatar Airways,” tion instrument approving a draft Qatar Airways CEO Akbar he added. agreement on encouragement and Al Baker said that the airline is The original order of eight reciprocal protection of invest- Legendary Manchester United football player, Andrew Cole, (seventh right) and Commercialbank CEO, Abdulla pleased to see the progress being A380 aircraft was made at the ments between the governments Saleh Al Raisi, (sixth right) pose for a group photo with other officials after the signing of partnership with made on their first A380. Dubai Air Show in January 2004, of Qatar and Ethiopia and which Manchester United on Tuesday. KAMMUTTY V P “It is thrilling to see the A380 and then nearly doubled in 2010. was signed in Addis Ababa. painted in Qatar Airways colours THE PENINSULA QNA Concert to mark Mexico Day DOHA: The Cultural Village is representative of the School of countries of the globe.” (Katara) together with Mexican Music at the University of Science It is worthy to mention that embassy in Qatar will host a and Arts of Chiapas, Marimba is Katara and Mexican Embassy concert tomorrow to mark the a musical instrument in the per- have very good relations. National Day of United Mexican cussion family. It consists of a set “We are welcoming any coop- States. of wooden bars with resonators. erating to host events like that “Marimba group” from the Dr Khalid Al Sulaiti, the to establish strong base for globe Science and Art University of General Manager of the Cultural cultures,” he added. the State of Chiapas Mexico and Village Foundation said: The concert will be held the “Latin-American Folklore “Katara is hosting this group as tomorrow at the Drama Theater Ballet” in Qatar will perform at a part of Katara’s role in spread- — Katara. the event. ing and promoting the global Tickets are sold in Landmark Marimba group the most excit- culture, and also to support the and Villaggio mall. ing marimba ensemble of Mexico cultural relations between the THE PENINSULA QCRI internship ends

DOHA: Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) held a summer internship programme to teach young people to work closely with our scien- tists to solve real computing challenges. Twenty-two students benefited form the eight-week programme. It concluded yesterday with an event held with Dr Tarek El Fouly, from the College of Engineering at Qatar University as the guest speaker. Dr Ahmed K Elmagarmid, Executive Director of QCRI, described the importance of the programme to the mission of Qatar Foundation Research and Development. THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Corniche view Emir appoints Qatar to draft law on ambassadors

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued the Emiri deci- peaceful N-power use sion No. 127 of 2013 appointing Ali Hamad Mubarak Al Merri Ambassador Extraordinary and New authority to be set up to regulate plans Plenipotentiary to Lebanon. The Emir issued the Emiri DOHA: Qatar is working on a would regulate country’s plans safety and security of nuclear decision No. 128 of 2013 appoint- law to set up an Authority that to utilise the potential of nuclear installations. ing Ali Saad Ali Al Kharji would regulate the country’s energy. Qatar appreciates IAEA’s Qatar stressed the role being Ambassador Extraordinary and plans for the ‘peaceful use of cooperation to extend its techno- played by the IAEA in nuclear Plenipotentiary to Malta. atomic energy’. logical support to the country. disarmament, nuclear non-pro- The Emir issued the Emiri Addressing the 57th annual “We expect the agency to further liferation and the peaceful use of decision No. 130 of 2013 appoint- session of International Atomic extend this co-operation in our atomic energy and congratulated ing Ali Khalfan Ali Al Mansouri Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, future plans to several sectors”, the agency for its continued sup- Ambassador Extraordinary and Dr Ahmed Hassan Al Hammadi, he said. port in facilitating the peaceful Plenipotentiary to Austria. Director of the Department of Dr Ahmed called on the inter- applications of atomic energy. The Emir issued the Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign national community to support Dr Ahmed presented Qatar’s Emiri decision No. 123 of Affairs, said Qatar would use the efforts of the regional countries candidacy for membership of 2013 appointing Ibrahim nuclear energy technology to to achieve the goal of making the the Board of Governors of the Abdulaziz Mohamed Al Sihlawi harness various sectors includ- Middle East as a ‘nuclear free- IAEA in the elections that will Ambassador Extraordinary and ing agriculture, water, industry, zone and other weapons of mass take place during the ongoing Plenipotentiary to Algeria. energy and health. destruction. He urged the coun- conference. He said Qatar will do The Emir issued the Emiri Qatar is in the process of train- tries in the region to strengthen its best to promote lasting global decision No. 124 of 2013 ing professionals to run the pro- security measures and nuclear peace and security. appointing Sheikh Jassim bin posed National Authority that safety in order to maintain the THE PENINSULA Mohamed bin Saud Al Thani Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Bahrain. The Emir issued the Emiri decision No. 126 of 2013 Pakistan MP seeks end to drone attacks appointing Issa Mohamed Issa Al Khamis Al Mannai DOHA: Murad Saaed, 26, they are facing and how we can Ambassador Extraordinary and (pictured), the youngest par- assist them,” Saeed said, adding Plenipotentiary to Malaysia. liamentarian in Pakistan’s that his party would also help The decisions are to be opera- history, has said that the inter- them find jobs and visas in the tive as of the date of issuance and national community needs to future. will be published in the Official stop drone attacks in Pakistan He was elected to the National Gazette. if it was serious about peace in Assembly from NA-29 con- the region. stituency in Swat in Khyber The drone attacks were pro- Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). A large seg- Emir issues three moting extremism, as many inno- ment of Pathans from the KPK cent people, including children, province also reside in Qatar and new laws had died in the attacks, Saaed Saeed said that PTI has invited DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh said during his visit to Doha. “If many of them to invest in their Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani the international community is home towns. “We want to invite yesterday issued the Law No. 8 sincere about peace in Pakistan, people to invest in KPK and we of 2013 amending some provi- they have to stop drone attacks, supported PTI during the 2013 are providing them new oppor- sions of the Law Decree No. 21 which are a clear violation of general elections. The elections tunities to invest in many parts of 2006 on private institutions human rights.” saw PTI emerge as the second of the province.” He said one of of public benefit. The Emir also He was in Doha to meet mem- largest political party after Nawaz the ways in which PTI was try- issued the Law No. 9 of 2013 bers of the Qatar chapter of Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim ing to eradicate corruption from on genetic fingerprinting and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). League-N (PML-N) in Pakistan. KPK was through the Right to the Law No. 10 of 2013 releas- He said that according to a recent “During our political move- Information Act. “The security ing the law/unified regulation on An aerial view of vehicles moving towards the Corniche roundabout report, as many as 141 children ment, overseas Pakistanis gave problem in our region will improve anti-dumping and countervail- yesterday morning. Traffic came to a standstill during peak hours with had died in drone attacks in us a lot of support, including our with the rule of law, which we can ing and preventive measures for work in full swing on converting all major roundabouts on the Corniche the country. He said overseas members in Qatar. Now, we are establish when we end corruption GCC states. The laws are to be into intersections. KAMMUTTY V P Pakistanis were a major asset strengthening our ties with them and have the political will to do implemented and published in for Pakistan, many of whom had and looking into the issues that that.” THE PENINSULA the Official Gazette. QNA THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST US to retain Germany sold strike threat, says Hagel chemicals to WASHINGTON: The US mili- tary will maintain the threat of force against Syria in case the regime fails to abide by an agreement to relinquish con- Syria: Report trol of its chemical weapons, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said yesterday. “We should keep that mili- 111 tonnes of chemicals exported tary option exactly where it is. We have assured the president BERLIN: Germany exported to be plausible,” the ministry that our assets and force posture 111 tonnes of chemicals to stated. “The German government remain the same,” Hagel told a Syria between 2002 and 2006 has no information to suggest that press conference. “We are pre- that could be used in the pro- the delivered goods were later pared to exercise any option that duction of sarin gas, accord- used for purposes other than the he would select.” ing to a government document originally declared civilian pur- Hagel’s comments made clear published yesterday. pose,” it added. the United States had no plans But the government rejected Chancellor Angela Merkel told to withdraw destroyers in the a suggestion from an opposition ARD television: “We are of course A Free Syrian Army fighter walks through rubble in the Canadian Hospital area in Aleppo yesterday. Medicine eastern Mediterranean, which lawmaker that Germany might looking into all allegations on this production had fallen in the country due to restrictions on imports, fluctuations in the exchange rate and spiralling had been prepared to launch thereby have inadvertently con- but from what we can see so far production costs. Most factories are located in Homs, Aleppo and on the outskirts of Damascus. Eighteen of 73 cruise missile attacks to punish tributed to the August 21 sarin the export licence was for civil use.” factories have closed down in the three areas. Damascus over its alleged use of attack in Syria, which the West Jan van Aken, foreign affairs chemical weapons. blames on President Bashar Al spokesman for the Left party con- He said it was clear “the cred- Assad. demned the sale of the chemicals Israeli Arab killed ible threat of US force” helped The chemicals — sodium to Syria — a country which “the Americans, Europeans to persuade Syria to agree to a fluoride, hydrofluoric acid and whole world knew had a huge fighting for rebels US-Russia accord that calls for ammonium hydrogen fluoride — chemical weapons programme”. the regime to turn over its chemi- are classified as “dual use” under “We cannot be sure then whether cal arsenal to international control. European Union law, meaning Germany is not also culpable MUSHIRFA: An Israeli Arab oppose intervention: Poll US defence officials said they can be used for either civil or for the deadly sarin attack in has been killed fighting for Syria’s four destroyers equipped with military purposes. They require Damascus on August 21”, said van rebels, his father said yesterday, BRUSSELS: A majority of a hardening of attitudes against Tomahawk cruise missiles special export permits. Aken, whose party is staunchly the first such case for the Jewish Europeans and Americans outside intervention, compared remained in place in the eastern In a written response to a pacifist and opposed to arms state which has largely kept out strongly oppose their countries with last year. Mediterranean, ready to launch a parliamentary question from exports and German involvement of the civil war next door. intervening militarily in Syria’s The US and Russia agreed last possible attack if diplomacy fails. Germany’s Left Party, the econ- in overseas military operations. Mueid Agbaria, of the Galilee civil war, according to a trans- Saturday on a proposal to elimi- Hagel and General Martin omy ministry said the chemicals United Nations investigators village of Mushirfa, travelled to atlantic poll published yesterday. nate Syria’s chemical weapons Dempsey, the military’s top- sold between 2002 and 2003, in confirmed on Monday that the Syria via Turkey last month with- Transatlantic Trends, an annual arsenal, averting the possibility of ranking officer, also said the 2005 and 2006 had a total value nerve agent sarin was used in the out telling his family, his father survey of public opinion in the any immediate US military action. administration was still con- of ¤174,000 ($232,300) and were attack, which Washington says Zaki said, adding that the mar- United States and Europe, also On Iran, Europeans and sidering whether to have the sold for civilian use. killed 1,400 people in a rebel-held ried 28-year-old was accompanied found that China’s image in both Americans said economic sanc- Pentagon take over the arming “Permits were granted after area of Damascus. by two other men from a nearby continents was deteriorating and tions were the best way to pre- of Syria’s rebels from the Central careful consideration of all pos- Last week, British media Israeli Arab town. most Europeans did not want to vent the acquisition of nuclear Intelligence Agency, which would sible risks, including of the goods’ reported that Britain also On Tuesday, the Agbaria family see Beijing take strong leadership weapons. Very few Europeans but involve larger scale assistance. misuse or transfer into chemical approved the export to Syria of received a photograph of Mueid’s in world affairs. 18 percent of Americans backed AFP weapons use. In all cases their chemicals that can make sarin. body, apparently taken on a bat- The survey, by the German military action against Iran when planned civil use was considered AFP tlefield in Syria. “We were hugely Marshall Fund of the United presented with a range of options surprised. He was such a calm States, a US think tank that ranging from offering economic UN experts to person,” Zaki Agbaria said, adding promotes cooperation between incentives to accepting that Iran Turkey warns against retaliation that his son had been “the most North America and Europe, and could acquire nuclear arms. return to Syria pious Muslim in our village”. the Compagnia di San Paolo, Russia also had an image ANKARA: Turkey warned Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday’s The insurgency against Syrian an Italy-based private founda- problem. Forty-six percent of STOCKHOLM: UN chemical Damascus yesterday that it bombing, which wounded at least President Bashar Al Assad has tion, measured public opinion Americans viewed Russian global weapons inspectors will return would face “consequences” if it 12 people, did not appear to be drawn a trickle of volunteers from in 11 European Union countries, leadership as undesirable, as did to Syria soon to investigate sought to avenge the downing of a revenge attack. “Our security Israel’s 20 percent Arab minority. Turkey and the United States. 65 percent of Europeans and 67 various accusations against the a Syrian military chopper this and intelligence units have been Worried its citizens could gain The poll found 62 percent of percent of Turks. Fifty-nine per- regime and opposition, their week, but said it did not believe working on this but one should military know-how and radical Americans and 72 percent of cent of Americans, 62 percent of chief said yesterday. “Yes we a border attack was a retalia- not reach an early conclusion that Islamist leanings, Israel has sought Europeans believed their countries Europeans and 68 percent of Turks will be returning to Syria. Our tory strike. it was a retaliation,” Davutoglu to deter the practice by trying two should avoid military intervention had a negative view of Russia. planning isn’t finished yet, so I A car bomb exploded at Syria’s told a press conference in Ankara. Arabs when they returned home. in Syria’s civil war. Only 30 per- Countries surveyed were France, can’t say when we will be going, rebel-held Bab Al Hawa border “Such a retaliation against us One was sentenced in July to 30 cent of Americans and 22 percent Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, but it will be soon,” UN chief crossing into Turkey on Tuesday within Syrian territory cannot months in prison. Zaki Agbaria of Europeans felt their countries Poland, Portugal, Romania, inspector Aake Sellstroem said. — a day after Turkish warplanes be considered,” he said, warning: said he had heard Mueid died in should intervene in Syria. Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Britain, Sellstroem said said he hoped shot down a Syrian helicopter “The Syrian regime should know Shabba, a district adjacent to the In Turkey, 72 percent said their the US and Turkey. About 1,000 to be able to present a final report which Ankara claimed violated that it will face the consequences Damascus airport road where country should stay out, while 21 people were polled in beach country addressing all of the accusations its airspace. even if it thinks of a retaliation.” there were clashes on Tuesday. percent favoured intervention. between June 3 and July 2. “possibly by the end of October”. Turkish Foreign Minister AFP REUTERS In all regions, the survey found REUTERS AFP Kurdistan polls on Saturday Anger over SEC criteria Continued from page 1 “If this is done to expa- triates, they will take up the issue with the human rights committee. Then why are the citizens dis- criminated against,” asked a commentator. The SEC’s statement that students’ academic performance will be one of the criteria for approv- ing fee hike requests from private schools in the com- ing years has also failed to convince many people. “How do we know whether the fees reflect the academic achievements?,” Kurdish people wave flags bearing the portrait of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who is leader of the Patriotic asked a commentator. Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and running as a candidate in the Kurdistan parliamentary elections, during an elec- Some local Arabic dai- tion rally in Sulaimaniyah yesterday. The autonomous Kurdish region will hold elections on September 21. lies yesterday carried reac- tions of several prominent Qataris who were vehe- mently critical of the “dis- crepancies” in the fee hike imposed by several private A chance to preserve Syria’s unity schools. They claimed that dif- Continued from page 1 message about the support to Al reached a dark tunnel, and what ferent schools have been The article talked about the Qaeda fighters and other terror- is happening is a war of attri- allowed to hike fees in dif- history of Russian-American ist groups, forgetting at the same tion, and mass killings, where ferent amounts without relations and the global system, time the presence of Iranian and there is no victor. Therefore, any convincing reasons and besides a containing a veiled Hezbollah militia in Syria. the Arab League, Turkey and called for unified standards threat. Surprisingly, both leaders Iran must come to the negotiat- and criteria. In the article, Putin criticized talk about the need to maintain ing table along with Russia and THE PENINSULA the US foreign policy on Syria say- international law through the UN US to find a solution and they ing: “It is alarming that military Security Council. At the same must agree to send peacekeeping intervention in internal conflicts time, both countries have a long forces to Syria under the leader- Yemen talks in foreign countries has become history of violating international ship of the Security Council. Some SANA’A: Reconciliation commonplace for the United norms and using force without might think this solution is just talks in Yemen have States. Is it in America’s long- the mandate of the UN – like a dream, and others might con- stumbled over the future term interest? I doubt it. Millions in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq and sider it a surrender or a victory form of the state, with around the world increasingly see Chechnya. for the Assad regime. We do not ousted president Ali America not as a model of democ- We have a chance to preserve want to see the situation in Syria Abdullah Saleh’s party racy but as relying solely on brute the unity of Syrians and the unity worsen any more. Look at what is rejecting a north-south force, cobbling coalitions together of the country’s territory through happening in Iraq where sectari- federation, delegates and under the slogan “you’re either a political solution by using mili- anism, terrorism and all kinds of officials say. with us or against us.” tary pressure on Bashar Al Assad. problems are tearing the country AFP The article also sends a clear It’s true that the conflict has apart. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Yemenis want Saleh put on trial ICC calls on US Bahrain oppn to arrest Bashir AMSTERDAM: The Interna- tional Criminal Court called on the United States yesterday to arrest Sudanese President suspends Omar Hassan Al Bashir if he travels to next week’s UN General Assembly in New York. The request comes after Sudan said on Tuesday that it had role in talks applied for a US visa for Bashir, who is sought by the court on suspicion of masterminding war Deputy leader detained for 30 days crimes in Darfur. Washington said it had received BAHRAIN: Bahrain’s largest Al Wefaq demands a con- the application and called the opposition party yesterday sus- stitutional monarchy with request “deplorable”. However, pended its participation in talks a government chosen from the United States is not a member with the government aimed at within a democratically elected of the Hague-based ICC so would ending two-and-a-half years of parliament. not be legally bound to cooperate. political turmoil in protest at The government quelled the Nonetheless, Washington has the arrest of its deputy leader. 2011 revolt, one of a series of led calls for Bashir to face inter- Al Wefaq was responding to an “Arab Spring” upheavals, but pro- national justice over the bloodshed announcement by the public pros- tests and clashes have carried on. in the now decade-old conflict in ecutor of the kingdom that Khalil An international inquiry said in the western region of Darfur and Al Marzouq would be held for 30 a November 2011 report that 35 Yemenis shout slogans during a rally commemorating the second anniversary of a major clash between has transferred suspects to the days while being investigated for people had died during the upris- opposition protesters and security forces of Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana’a yesterday. Thousands of Yemenis ICC before. inciting terrorism in a series of ing — mainly protesters, but also demonstrated to demand that ousted president Saleh be put on trial over killings during a year of protests AFP speeches. including five security personnel against his rule. In a statement, Al Wefaq, an and seven foreigners. Islamist group that says it advo- Bahrain’s head of public pros- cates non-violent methods, said it ecution, Nayef Yousfi, said police would temporarily boycott a so- investigations showed Marzouq called national dialogue aimed at had spoken at many forums pro- Iran frees rights lawyer Sotoudeh resolving a crisis that began with moting what they described as mass pro-democracy protests in terrorism, the most recent of DUBAI: Nasrin Sotoudeh (pic- journalists and rights activists political prisoners. Kaleme said February 2011 which was a speech at Saar dis- tured), seen by human rights including Nobel Peace laureate one of those released yesterday was The group would keep its posi- trict west of the capital Manama groups as Iran’s highest pro- Shirin Ebadi, went on hunger Mohsen Aminzadeh, a former dep- tion under constant review “in on Sept. 6. file political prisoner, was freed strike for nearly 50 days last year uty foreign minister under reform- light of political and human rights At that event he raised the yesterday, her husband said, in to force authorities to repeal a ist former president Mohammad developments on the ground”. flag of the opposition group, the another sign that hardline poli- travel ban on her young daughter. Khatami, who supported reformist The talks began in February but February 14 Coalition, Yousfi said. cies may be easing under a new With fears that she might die, presidential candidate Mirhossein have become bogged down in pro- He described the group, a network president. the United States was among Mousavi in 2009. cedural issues in an atmosphere of activists that uses social media Other prisoners linked to the the countries criticising Iran and Feizollah Arabsorkhi, a former of mutual mistrust, with little to organise anti-government pro- mass protests after the disputed demanding Sotoudeh be freed. deputy minister of commerce apparent narrowing of differences tests, as a terrorist organisation. 2009 re-election of president The prison releases come less under Khatami, was also released, on the opposition’s main demand Yousfi said Marzouq was inter- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were also than a week before President the website said. The total number for an elected government. rogated in the presence of his law- freed, opposition website Kaleme Hassan Rowhani addresses the of prison releases was not imme- Persistent unrest since yer and subsequently “charged reported, raising hopes among UN General Assembly for the first diately clear, but various news February 2011 has placed Bahrain under the Law for Protecting the activists for a possible reconcilia- time and is expected to present a reports mentioned seven other on the front line of a struggle for Community from Terrorist Acts, tion between Iran’s conservative less confrontational image than women and three men in total. regional influence between Shia with inciting and advocating ter- religious leadership and its pro- Ahmadinejad, under whose power Sotoudeh’s release comes one day and also it’s a smart political Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia. rorism, and using his leadership reform critics. Iran came under ever-tougher after Supreme Leader Ayatollah move, mainly because of the sig- Shias have long complained position in a legally organised “It’s not a temporary release, Western trade sanctions. Ali Khamenei said he supported nal it sends to the U.S. Congress, of entrenched discrimination in political society to incite crimes”. it’s freedom,” Sotoudeh’s husband Rouhani won a surprise vic- “flexibility” in Iranian diplomacy, a which still cares about the human areas such as employment and The kingdom hosts the U.S. Reza Khandan said by telephone tory over hardline rivals in June, rare signal that he might endorse a rights conditions in Iran,” Yasmin public services, despite the denials Navy’s Fifth Fleet and is seen in from Tehran. “We are all so happy pledging to ease some political and shift in Tehran stance in its prob- Alem, a senior fellow at the of the government. The govern- the West as a key regional ally. from the depths of our hearts.” social restrictions, and his support- lematic relations with the West. Atlantic Council’s South Asia ment denies any discrimination. REUTERS Sotoudeh, 50, who defended ers have called for the release of “It’s a humanitarian gesture Center, said. REUTERS Egypt destroying Gaza tunnels to tighten blockade, says Hamas GAZA CITY: Gaza rul- many of the tunnels on the the blockade and “bring the ers Hamas and residents of Egyptian side of Rafah which are Palestinian people to their knees”. the Palestinian territory fear used to smuggle goods, including Israel, which controls crossings Egypt’s destruction of tunnels building material and fuel, into the on its borders with Gaza, is to allow used to smuggle goods across blockaded Palestinian territory. cement, iron and gravel into the the border is part of a plan to Egypt says it is part of a crack- Strip for the first time in six years tighten a blockade of the Strip. down against Islamist militants starting on Sunday, but the Hamas “The Egyptian army has in the Sinai Peninsula who have government said the move is insuf- destroyed 95 percent of the tun- links to extremists in Gaza. ficient to ease the blockade. nels with the aim of setting up Egypt’s ambassador to the Hamas’s energy authority has a security buffer zone,” Sobhi West Bank-based Palestinian warned its sole power station Ridwan, head of the Palestinian Authority, Yasser Othman, said faces closure due to the lack of municipality in the border town the measures are aimed at tight- fuel entering the Strip since Egypt of Rafah, said. ening security on the border. “The began destroying the tunnels. Hamas spokesman Fawzi aim is not to worsen the situation The tunnels’ destruction, which Barhum echoed the concern. “We inside Gaza.” began after Egypt’s army in July have big fears of a buffer zone Barhum disputed this, saying ousted president Mohammed being set up and the tunnels all the moves had nothing to do with Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, being shut down,” Barhum said. Egyptian security operations in a Hamas ally, has already affected Egypt’s army has destroyed Sinai but rather a way to intensify residents of Rafah. AFP

Egypt reopens Gaza crossing GAZA: Egypt partially reo- pened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip yesterday, a week after it was closed in response to a deadly attack on an Egyptian military headquar- ters near the frontier. Witnesses said two buses took 100 passengers into Egypt through the Rafah crossing, the main window to the world for the Gaza Strip’s 1.7 million Palestinians. Hundreds of other people waited outside the gates for a chance to enter Egypt. Officials of the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank-based rival of Gaza’s Hamas Islamist rulers, said Cairo agreed to open the crossing for four hours yes- terday and today at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s request to address the humani- tarian needs of patients seeking treatment in Egypt and of stu- dents studying there. Thousands of Palestinians have been stranded in the Gaza Strip for Passengers gather around the gate of Rafah crossing with Egypt as they weeks. When Rafah has been open, protest against the conditions on the crossing, with hopes of crossing into Egypt has limited the number of Egypt, yesterday. passengers allowed through each day to 300. REUTERS THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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ast Monday, a man called Aaron Alexis went on a shooting spree in a navy dockyard in Washington, DC, killing a dozen. Another gun rampage in America, The US needs to take the hint Land hardly a whimper from the proponents of gun control. The latest tragedy has, like all other gun crimes in the US, again shone the light on a lingering problem that plagues American society. The issue has penetrated deep into the from Dilma Rousseff’s snub psyche of the American people and one wouldn’t be surprised if they want the government to act decisively. Yes, there is the BY MARK WEISBRO gun lobby — waiting for the slightest chance to be cocked into Venezuelan counterpart Elías Jaua in America. Unlike Afghanistan, Pakistan, action, so to say. The opponents of gun control, supported by the first such high-level meeting in Syria, or other areas of armed conflict the hard-as-gun metal gun lobby, it seems, have huge vested UESDAY’S cancellation of memory, and implicitly recognizing the or potential war, there is no imminent interests in the system fuelled by commercial concerns and an Brazilian President Dilma election results. But new hopes were danger that something could blow up TRousseff’s state visit to the White quickly dashed when several European in his face, and cause political harm to industry backed support system. House, scheduled for next month, came governments, clearly acting on behalf his administration or party. The main There have been numerous instances in which individuals as little surprise. Documents leaked of the United States, forced down electoral pressure comes from those or a combination of them, have let their gun do the talking. by Edward Snowden, and reported by President Evo Morales’ plane in July. who want to oppose more aggressively Instead of speaking their sore minds out, or letting it out with Glenn Greenwald and TV Globo, had “They’ve definitely gone crazy,” the left governments: that is, rightwing the help of other means, a number of them have pulled the caused an uproar in Brazil. According to President Cristina Kirchner tweeted, and Florida Cuban-Americans and their the documents and reports, the US gov- UNASUR (the Union of South American allies in Congress, who currently pre- trigger at the slightest provocation. ernment had spied on Dilma’s personal Nations) issued a strong denunciation. vail in the House. Most of the foreign In an instance of rare trans-Atlantic sadistic camaraderie, communications, and had targeted the The gross violation of international law policy establishment doesn’t care about a poacher in Austria gunned down four people on Tuesday in computer systems of Brazil’s Petrobras, and diplomatic norms was another flam- the region at all, and the ones who do a siege drama that had Vienna sending in tanks to capture the big oil company that is majority- boyant display of Washington’s lack of mainly share the view that the leftward the lone shooter. The incident begs one to ask: Are Europeans owned by the state. respect for the region. shift is a temporary thing that can and learning to be trigger-happy from TV Globo’s report indicated that It seems that every month there is should be reversed. there was information in the targeted another indication of how little the- In the meantime, Washington is the Americans? The latest Petrobas computer network that could Obama administration cares about expanding its military presence where US gun rampages in the recent be very valuable improving relations. On 24 July, the it has control (for example, Honduras), shooting rampage past had set off a stormy debate to foreign oil com- IMF, at the direction of the US Treasury and is ready to support the overthrow of in the US has over the question of gun control. panies. Former Department, abandoned its plan to sup- left governments when the opportunity As the country struggled to come President Lula port the Argentine government in its arises (Honduras in 2009, and Paraguay not set off much to terms with its controversial da Silva said that legal battle with “vulture funds”. The last year). Obama should IMF had previously committed to fil- Back in 1972, President Richard of a debate on gun laws, other parts of the world The Brazilian “personally apolo- ing a brief with the US supreme court Nixon made a historic visit to China, wondered in amazement. Why was gize to the world”; supporting the Argentine government. which opened a new era of US-China the issue of gun a substantial part of the population president’s and Dilma also This was not out of love for Argentina, relations. He expressed a number of control. of the only superpower in the world cancelled visit, demanded a full but because the lower court’s decision – reasons for the shift in policy. As he interested in more guns when gun public apology – which would try to prevent Argentina told his national security adviser Henry over NSA spying, which was not from paying 92% of its creditors in order Kissinger: crimes were on the rise? Why do ought to jolt forthcoming. to satisfy the vulture funds – was seen We’re doing the China thing to screw you need more nozzles when the apparent solution to killings The rift with as a threat to future debt restructuring the Russians and help us in Vietnam with firearms is fewer of them? Like the answers to many the US out of Brazil comes at a and therefore to the world financial sys- and to keep the Japanese in line. issues American, the answer to this is complicated to the its arrogant time of worsening tem. But anti-Argentina lobbyists were But he had also recognized something extent of sounding Kafkaesque. disrespect for US relations with allowed to prevail, even against the important, some 22 years after the There are many who will argue after the latest Washington, Latin America, Treasury Department’s legitimate con- Chinese revolution: that country’s inde- Latin America. and especially cern for international financial stability. pendence was not going to be reversed. DC, killing spree that if other workers at the naval dockyard South America. There are structural reasons for the Unfortunately, Washington has not had more guns, they would have prevented Alexis from killing It is indicative of Obama administration’s repeated fail- yet reached the same conclusion about so many people. This is the argument that the powerful a much deeper ures to accept the new reality of inde- Latin America, and especially South gun lobby tries to buttress with help from its aggressive problem. The Obama administration’s pendent governments in the region. America, whose “second independence” campaigners, who keep saying that the right to self defence refusal to recognize the results of the Although President Obama may want is perhaps one of the most important overrides all other rights. It is true that American society has Venezuelan elections in April of this better relations, he is willing to spend geopolitical changes in the world over year, despite the lack of doubt about the about $2 in political capital to accom- the past 15 years. There is virtually no been severely wounded by gun crime and the fear of a shooting results and in stark opposition to the plish this. And that is not enough. recognition among the foreign policy spree keeps many citizens on their toes. However, there is a rest of the region, displayed an aggres- When he tried to appoint an ambas- establishment in DC – both inside and need to strike a sensitive balance between public safety and siveness that Washington hadn’t shown sador to Venezuela in 2010, for example, outside of government – that something the right to self defence. The right to keep and bear arms is since it aided the 2002 coup. It brought Republicans (including the office of then important has changed, and that the US enshrined in the Second Amendment of the US Constitution. a sharp rebuke from South America, Senator Richard Lugar) successfully government must accept these changes including Lula and Dilma. scuttled it. and alter its policy accordingly. However, when firearms are becoming destructive to society Less than two months later, US For President Obama, there are Until that happens, don’t expect and being used more by aggressors than to protect people, the Secretary of State John Kerry launched generally no electoral consequences US-Latin American relations to get idea of promoting gun culture cannot be a sound one • a new “detente”, meeting with his from having bad relations with Latin much warmer. THE GUARDIAN The other side Quote of Let UN take the lead the day HE report by United Nations of the UN, so that there are no more of the UN in the leading role might be course of action to dismantle Syria’s inspectors confirming that attacks using chemical weapons and the last chance for the world to head off chemical-weapons arsenal as soon as chemical weapons have been a lasting peace can be achieved in the the undesirable scenario of yet another possible. Considering the chaotic situ- Tused in Syria seems to have strife-torn country. unauthorized foreign intervention into a ation in Syria, this will not be easy. We should keep only intensified the bickering between The international community should sovereign state. China firmly opposes To create the necessary conditions the United States and Russia. take the findings of the inspectors as a and strongly condemns any use of to complete this daunting task, both the that military option On Monday, UN weapons inspectors new beginning and rally behind the UN, chemical weapons, and has joined the Syrian government and the opposition said they had “clear and convincing” as it is both welcome and encouraging world community in condemning with forces should guarantee “immediate exactly where it is. evidence that the nerve gas sarin had development that the main world body one voice what happened in Syria on and unfettered” access to ensure inter- been used against civilians in a suburb responsible for maintaining international Aug 21, as it is a horrendous act that national experts can safely take control We have assured of Damascus last month. But with the peace and security is once again center constitutes a severe violation of interna- of Syria’s chemical weapons and safely the president that identity of the culprit still unknown, as stage and leading international efforts tional law. But a US-led air strike against destroy them. Meanwhile, the interna- the UN inspectors did not point a finger to resolve the Syria crisis in peace. Syria without UN authorization would be tional community should continue, in our assets and force at anyone, it would be more meaningful As US President Barack Obama has another. The priority now is to build on conjunction with the chemical weap- if greater efforts were made to quicken not entirely ruled out unilateral military Saturday’s agreement between Russia ons disarmament process, seeking posture remain the steps toward a political resolution to action against the Syrian government and the United States, and for the UN an immediate end to the violence and same. Chuck Hagel the crisis in Syria under the framework of Bashar al-Assad, the reinstatement to chart an effective and workable bloodshed in Syria. China Daily US Defence Secretary THURSDAY 19 SEPETEMBER 2013 QATAR PERSPECTIVE www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Lack of transparency angers public country are not completed on JABER AL HARMY schedule. The completion dates of these projects are changed more than once. an always hates are ultimately meant for them, I think some officials hate to things he is not aren’t they? Should they not be a give details about projects before familiar with. This part of decision-making regard- they are launched because they Mis the reality of our ing these projects? Should they do not wish to publicise the day-to-day life. We experience this not be a part of decision-making starting date, the dates for vari- reality in our relations with other regarding projects our state insti- ous stages and the completion people. We also experience it in tutions plan to implement and date. Sometimes the projects are our relations with state institu- their future strategy? delayed throughout. tions and ministries. It is necessary to make the I believe the public will not get Most of the time, one rejects, public a partner and supporter of angry if there is enough informa- opposes or even expresses anger these projects instead of it being tion about these projects, their at various things. Soon, however, confined to the role of a spectator, completion dates, and the benefit this attitude changes when things which angers it. they will bring to society. All this become clear to him and he turns For example, sometimes roads public ire won’t be there when into a supporter of the idea he had are closed partially or totally, there is enough information. opposed. and infrastructure projects are There will instead be public inter- This is true of the anger a size- implemented. In most cases, action with the projects and strong able portion of the society feels on people wake up to discover that support. We may even get creative diverse issues and projects in our roads have been closed. In the feedback from the public as well country. I think it is because of best of cases, a small announce- as positive reactions. This can be lack of enough information about ment, not more than a few sen- enough to achieve the quantum these issues and projects. tences, is made about such road leap we want for our country. Sometimes there is total closures. But this is always done We hope our officials are more absence of information, which puts just two days, at most, before the open to society and public opinion. the public in the dark about these road is closed. asked about the reason for these parking lot was established when and research project. The public They need to involve the society in projects, which are announced Rarely does an Ashghal offi- works. more urgent projects needed the needs to be given enough informa- future projects and plans, which only when work on them starts, cial come out early to address They, however, did not get money spent on it. tion. But I am sorry to say, this are intended for the citizens, and this causes confusion. the public about reasons for the answers to all their questions. Talking of the rail project, I does not happen most of the time. after all. In this respect secrecy is For instance, there are many road closure, the outcome of the Only yesterday was a press release need to note that many people Why should there be so much meaningless. projects that are being imple- project or its completion date. sent from the administration say- do not know anything about it, anger at projects in the education The people only need to know mented about which the vast This makes the public critical of ing that the parking lot was closed except its date of completion, sector, in particular? The reason about the projects before they are majority of the public does not Ashghal, although it implements because a train station is coming which is in 2019. Nobody knows is that there is a wide gap between launched. They need to get the know anything: their contribution great projects and does great up there as part of the rail project. anything about the various stages the society and the Supreme complete picture. When there is to development, when and how work. Absence of information cre- But the question here is: Why of implementation of this project, Education Council and the full information about the things they will be executed, and when ates confusion for the public. did not the public hear this expla- the location of the stations or Ministry of Education. Citizens we will do in future, there will be they will be finished. A few weeks ago, citizens and nation from the airport adminis- even the routes. This raises ques- are not made partners in these positive interaction. Some government officials residents fulminated against tration earlier? Why did not an tions in the minds of people about projects and informed about plans. There will be anger as long might ask what has the public got the administration of Doha official come out with this infor- the ability of the authorities to The same is true of the health as there is not enough informa- to do with these projects, their International Airport for closing mation at the outset? complete the project by the speci- sector, where there is need for tion about projects, particularly date of completion or the benefit down the parking lot at the arriv- Everybody was expecting the fied date. more communication before the those directly linked to the daily they will bring to society. als terminal. They criticised the parking lot to remain, particularly The public does not have enough implementation of projects, not activities of people. This is why it This might be a logical ques- administration for carrying out after the new arrivals terminal information about the projects of after the projects are started or is important for our officials to tion, but the people are con- some work in the parking lot at became functional. But now peo- Qatar Foundation or Educational when there are delays. ensure transparency and give full cerned because these projects this time of the year. They also ple are asking why the temporary City, a great educational, scientific Tens of projects across the information to the public.

KHALED AL JABER Collapsed Arab states The Ornament of the World he headline above is the title adopts it and coerces people to of a book by María Rosa ABDEL AZIZ AL MAHMOUD follow it. obert Irwin Rotberg, an American professor of govern- TMenocal, the late professor This is not the role of the state. ance and foreign affairs, defines failed and failing states of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale factors that made Andalusian Its role is to deal with people Ras ones that cannot deliver positive political commodi- University. It is one of the most towns, including Cordoba, reach equally before law, organise their ties to their people. remarkable books I have ever read. a remarkable level of development lives, defend borders and protect By the term “political commodities”, Rotberg means security, The book talks about Andalusia and civilization and then fall into wealth. However, it would breach education and health services. in general and Cordoba in partic- religious and racial conflicts. that role if it interfered with peo- He also means economic opportunities, environmental con- ular as a developed town during The state ended after 600 years, ple’s faiths and beliefs. trol, a legal framework for public order, a judiciary for the Europe’s Middle Ages. I quote here with groups of homeless, poor peo- The Andalusian model is not management of the state and basic infrastructure require- excerpts from the book. The Andalusian ple carrying their belongings on the only one in history. It may be ments, including roads and communications. Security is the Cordoba by the 10th century state was not their backs, waiting for ships to the most successful model cre- most important political commodity for people. was a wealthy town of prosperity, religious, but travel to foreign lands. ated by Arab Muslims. This suc- There are many which included 900 public baths, The Andalusian state was not cess story has been reproduced by metrics to rate these thousands of shops, mosques, a Muslim state religious, but a Muslim state European countries to set up gen- states. The most sig- Arab countries such gardens, palaces, water chan- taking in all faiths, taking in all faiths, which were erally accepted political systems nificant of these met- nels, paved and well-lit streets. treated equally according to the after long bloody conflicts. rics was published by as Egypt, Tunisia and The caliph’s library (one of 70 which were law. All sects were free to run Europe’s civilization, wel- the American maga- in the town) contained 400,000 treated equally their own affairs, such as mar- fare and scientific progress was zine Foreign Policy. volumes at a time when the larg- riages, feasts, inheritance and achieved in Andalusia many cen- This rating depends on Yemen can easily go est library in Christian Europe according to the worship. turies ago. We wonder at things determining political, probably held no more than 400 law. All sects Tolerance was the norm. we had brought into being then security, economic and down the slippery manuscripts. Religious and racial fanaticism we cry over ruins! social indices that are There were 70 scribes of the were free to run did not exist as people lived under Development and progress quantifiable and reflect slope of violence and Quran at the town’s market. their own affairs. unprejudiced rule that regulated should be gauged not by blocks of the condition of these The index of Cordoba’s library only public affairs, leaving aside cement, state-of-the-art devices states. bloodshed like Syria comprised 44 volumes, contain- personal matters. and brand name clothes but by These indices ing information about 600,000 Most tragedies take place religious tolerance, literacy and show the efficiency has done over the volumes. emerged and disappeared as a when a nation embraces certain good manners. In other words, of the government The book takes readers back to dream; happy beginning and fatal ideologies and forces people to the criterion of civilization should and its role and abil- the Islamic conquest of Andalusia end. follow them. Even secularism be a developed quality of life, not ity to carry out tasks past two and a half through the end of a state that The author delves into the becomes an ideology if the state imported means of welfare. entrusted to the state in these areas. Overall, years. The worst case these indices reflect the degree of the scenario for these state’s failure. This means states countries is to exist that get the highest Qatar, US and Mideast peace negotiations points in these indices on the map but to turn are the most failing hen US allies gathered he wants and approval for his states. The list goes into ghost nations in Paris a few days ago MARYAM AL KHATER plan. At that time he was plan- down, according to the Wto seek international ning to meet Palestinian President total number of points, support for the Syrian people, the hider the peace negotiations. Mahmoud Abbas in London and to the most stable totally dependent Middle East peace process was on When the representative of then Israeli Prime Minister states at the bottom. top of the agenda. Qatar made it clear that the con- Benjamin Netanyahu in order to Brookings on the international US Secretary of State John struction of Jewish settlements resume peace talks suspended for Institution has similar Kerry took the opportunity to was an obstacle to any progress three years. metrics for “vulnerable system for survival. inform Arab League officials in the peace process between the What needs to The result of the Paris meeting states”. These metrics and his Arab counterparts of Palestinians and Israel, Secretary on the Palestinian issue is actu- deal with four indices, the latest developments in peace of State Kerry was shocked by be noted is the ally the most important thing to namely economic growth, political institutions, particularly talks between Israel and the what he heard and it clearly frankness that know about the meeting. Apart parliament strength, security and social welfare. Brookings Palestinians — the talks resumed showed on his face. from thanking the US president Institution’s report distinguishes between failed and failing on July 29 — to rally support for Qatar’s stand, no doubt, acquires marked Attiyah’s and Secretary of State Kerry, states, vulnerable states and states with worrying situations. the process. greater importance since it was speech, in which Qatar was keen to drive home What is noticeable is that in all indices the ranking of Arab In a joint press conference with declared at a key meeting attended the point that it was not a tool states, including Gulf states, is mostly not honourable. Gulf Qatar’s Foreign Minister, H E Dr by many countries. he described for implementing US policies in countries enjoy stable economies but lack political mobility Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, The meeting aimed to rally Israel’s the Middle East. and an active civil society. Kerry expected Qatar to express support for punishing the Syrian This is why it is important to After the Arab Spring, however, the concept of a disinte- its approval of what we call an regime for using banned chemi- actions as note that Qatar’s membership grated or collapsed state has emerged. Collapsed states are “unfair” and “unworthy” peace cal weapons against civilians. “aggressions”, in international coalitions and ones where state institutions collapse and rule of law falters. process. Despite this, opinions varied its diplomacy on the inflamed They are also ones where order is under pressure. Qatar, represented by Al on the issue during the G-20 and “obstacles”. situation in the Arab world shed Arab countries such as Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen can eas- Attiyah, refused to approve of Summit, which was held in St light on its steadfast policies and ily go down the slippery slope of violence and bloodshed like the peace initiative unless it was Petersburg in Russia. stance on the Arab world’s fate- Syria has done over the past two and a half years. The worst a fair and effective peace proc- However, what needs to be ful issues. case scenario for these countries is to exist on the map but to ess that did not compromise noted is the frankness that Kerry wanted to take advan- turn into ghost nations totally dependent on the international Palestinians’ right to their home- marked Attiyah’s speech, in tage of the sizable Arab presence The views expressed in the articles on this system for survival. land, life and the Al Aqsa mosque, which he described Israel’s in the meeting and their enthu- page do not reflect the viewpoint of the with emphasis on ceasing the con- actions as “aggressions”, “obsta- siasm for punishing the Syrian newspaper. struction of settlements, which cles” and a “source of concern”. regime to get the open support THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Russia to send UN evidence of linking rebels to chemical attack

MOSCOW: Moscow will send the United Nations He reaffirmed Russia’s position that the chemical disappointed with the UN report into the chemi- Ryabkov said he assured the Syrian side that there information it received from Syria implicating attack on the suburb of Ghouta was likely a “provo- cal weapons attack published this week, calling it was “no basis” for a UN Security Council resolu- rebels in last month’s chemical attack, Russian cation” by the rebels. “politicised, biased and one-sided”. tion on the chemical weapons agreement to invoke Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday. Russia has “evidence that reports of using chemi- Ryabkov is on a visit to Damascus for two days of Chapter VII of the UN Charter that allows the use Lavrov’s deputy said earlier he had met Syrian cal weapons reflect the fact that the opposition regu- talks to present the Syrian regime with the results of force and tough sanctions. President Bashar Al Assad and received “evidence” larly stages provocations in order to bring strikes of the agreement between Moscow and Washington He said this could only be considered if the UN from Damascus implicating the rebels in the August and intervention against Syria,” Lavrov was quoted reached in Geneva at the weekend to rid Syria of its Security Council was able to confirm violations 21 gas attack, which the United States says killed as saying. chemical weapons. of the convention on chemical weapons. “This is 1,400 people and was perpetrated by the govern- “There is a lot of (data) regarding the incidents The Russia-US agreement is aimed at warding a hypothetical situation. It is especially important ment. Moscow will review the new materials and “of that occurred in August in Ghouta near Damascus. off the threat of US-led military action as retribu- that some kind of political interests do not again course, present them in the UN Security Council,” We will be reviewing all of it in the Security Council.” tion for the chemical attack, which the West blames appear, especially in New York (at the UN Security Russian news agencies quoted Lavrov as saying. Deputy Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Russia was squarely on the regime. Council),” he added. AFP

Brazilian president postpones visit to Obama calls for US over spy row

BRASILIA: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff ‘common sense’ postponed a long-planned state visit to Washington on Tuesday, the most serious diplomatic fall-out yet from Edward Snowden’s leak of US in gun controls secrets. While both sides couched the cancellation in diplomatic terms, it marks an embarrass- Congress may act swiftly ment for President Barack Obama and a blow to his efforts WASHINGTON: President the political spectrum, but as to improve ties with the key Barack Obama called on the previous gun-reform fight Latin American power. Congress Tuesday to tighten showed, it will take more than The visit had been sched- gun laws after the latest in a White House appeals for action uled for October 23 but was “ritual” of shooting massacres, to sway lawmakers. called into question after doc- but lawmakers admitted there Senate Majority Leader Harry uments leaked by Snowden, a is insufficient support for new Reid said he wanted to revive the former US intelligence tech- legislation. debate soon. nician, revealed the extent A day after a gunman shot dead “But we’ve got to have the votes Officials at the scene of a crash between a train and a double-decker bus at a crossing in Ottawa, Ontario, yesterday. of American spying on its 12 people at a US Navy facility a first. We don’t have the votes,” Brazilian ally. few miles from the White House, Reid said after meeting with fel- Obama has been trying to Obama said the “overwhelming low Democrats. defuse the row, most recently majority” of Americans agreed “I hope we get them but we during talks with Rousseff on with him on the need for com- don’t have them now.” the sidelines of this month’s mon sense firearms reform. The blunt assessment by the Six dead as train rips through G20 summit, and he spoke “I do get concerned that this man who schedules Senate floor with her again on Monday by becomes a ritual that we go debate speaks volumes about the telephone. through every three, four months, uphill battle facing gun control where we have these horrific advocates. passenger bus in Canada mass shootings,” Obama said in Several Democrats, including Somali-owned shops an interview with the Telemundo Senator Richard Blumenthal of OTTAWA: A passenger train One had a purse and a backpack “All I felt was a bump, and I Spanish-language television Connecticut, said they hoped to and a double-decker city bus col- next to it. One passenger on the saw a bit of smoke. I thought we looted in South Africa network. reintroduce legislation on back- lided on the outskirts of Ottawa bus said the driver did not seem were going off the track ... I was PORT ELIZABETH: More “Everybody expresses under- ground checks and ensuring that yesterday, killing six people on to notice the oncoming train or afraid we were going to flip over,” than 150 Somali-owned shops standable horror. We all embrace the mentally ill would not have the bus and injuring 30 others, that the track-level signals were passenger Robert Gencarelli told have been looted in four days the families... and yet we’re not access to firearms. emergency officials said. flashing. He said some passengers reporters on the scene. of xenophobic violence in willing to take some basic actions.” “I think there is a potential The front of the red double- tried to warn the driver before He said he was startled when South Africa’s coastal city Obama introduced a sheaf of opening for a new consensus decker bus was sheared off and the collision. he got off the train and saw how of Port Elizabeth, police said measures including a plan for and new momentum and impe- the engine of the VIA Rail train “From what I can tell the bus badly the bus was damaged. yesterday. enhanced background checks on tus for gun violence prevention,” had derailed, but the train cars driver did not notice that these “That hit home.” The ransacking of the small gun buyers and a ban on assault- Blumenthal said, but he acknowl- remained upright with little train-tracks signal lights were on Another train passenger, who grocery shops was sparked style rifles as America reeled edged it would be a hard sell to noticeable damage. and the gates were down. People did not give his name, said he saw by the killing of a 19-year-old after 20 children and six adults Republicans, most of whom voted “Paramedics had to declare screamed on the bus shortly the bus rolling toward the train South African boy by a Somali were killed in a school rampage against expanding background five persons deceased on scene, before the crash because he was tracks and knew the collision was shop owner following an argu- in Newtown, Connecticut last checks in April. nothing could be done. And of not stopping,” Gregory Mech, about to happen. ment over cellphone airtime on December. That bill failed by five votes in the 31 that were transported, a passenger on the top level of “I saw it before it happened. I Sunday. Yet the package foundered in the 100-seat Senate (Reid changed we’ve just been advised that the double-decker bus, told CBC was expecting something. There “Since Sunday, when all the Congress, partly due to a fierce his vote to “no” so he could bring one was deceased in hospital, Television. was a big bang. ... The bus was trouble started, 150 shops have lobbying campaign by pro-gun up the legislation again), and it for a total of six deaths at this “I could see that there were rolling. It didn’t stop.” been looted and it is spread- groups and opposition from some would have been an even tougher point,” Anthony DiMonte, chief of bodies on the train tracks. It was The crash occurred at a level ing to other townships. The of his fellow Democrats from con- political lift in the Republican- Ottawa Paramedic Services, told horrible. There’s just no other crossing surrounded by corn situation is still tense,” police servative states, leaving Obama to controlled House. a news conference. way to explain it. Some people fields. spokeswoman Sibongile Soci introduce a smaller set of meas- But Senator Chris Murphy said He said 11 of the people taken were upset and crying.” A reunification centre was set said. ures using his executive powers. Americans won’t let lawmakers to hospital had been in critical Ottawa emergency officials said up for families and friends look- “Ultimately, this is something “ignore this continuing slaugh- condition. the collision occurred at 8:48am ing for passengers on the bus and that Congress is going to have to ter,” noting that more than 8,000 Ambulances and fire trucks (1248 GMT). VIA Rail, which train, the City of Ottawa said. Unmanned rocket act on,” he said in the interview. people have died in US gun vio- swarmed the scene in the rural operates national rail passenger Canadian Prime Minister “I’ve taken steps that are within lence in the nine months since west end of Canada’s capital city service in Canada, said there were Stephen Harper said he was launched to ISS my control. The next phase now Newtown.” as emergency workers helped no major injuries reported on the “deeply saddened” to hear about WASHINGTON: Orbital is for Congress to go ahead and “People are just not going to train passengers disembark past train. the collision, which came just Sciences Corp launched the move.” accept that Congress continues to the wreckage of the bus. Five bod- Passengers on the train, which months after a runaway freight first flight of its unmanned Monday’s killings were greeted sit on its hands while these mass ies appeared to be wrapped in yel- was heading to Toronto, said they train crash and explosion killed Antares rocket yesterday with a chorus of revulsion across shootings happen,” he said. AFP low tarps beside the train track. felt a small impact. 50 people in Quebec. REUTERS to the International Space Station, as NASA forges ahead with its plan to priva- tise US space missions. Heron Tower in UK The Cygnus capsule, hitched to Orbital Science’s Antares faces sale after New protests in Greece over musician’s murder rocket, blasted off at 10:58am (1458 GMT) from NASA’s refinancing row Wallops Flight Facility off ATHENS: Thousands of civil sions rose over a leftist musi- Thessaloniki and other cities as a and schools. Fearing additional Virginia’s eastern coast, for a LONDON: The Heron Tower servants demonstrated in cian’s murder by a suspected two-day strike called by the civil layoffs in the recession-hit coun- Sunday rendezvous with the skyscraper, struggling to fill Greece yesterday in the week’s neo-Nazi. servants’ union ADEDY shut try, unions reject a job rede- ISS. up with tenants in London’s second major protest against A police source said some down public services and dis- ployment scheme demanded by The first stage functioned a weak office lettings market, planned job cuts, as social ten- 20,000 people marched in Athens, rupted the operation of hospitals Greece’s EU-IMF creditors in little more than four minutes could be sold by lenders who return for access to bailout loans. before separating, after which are frustrated by its owners’ Protesters held aloft banners the second-stage motors func- inability to agree a refinanc- reading, “No to layoffs” and “No to tioned for about two minutes ing deal, a source familiar the dissolution of public services”. and a half. with the talks said. “They will abolish permanence The 46-storey tower, whose (in public sector jobs) and sell office floors are almost half whatever they can from the pub- Tourists seek exit empty, is owned by a trust lic property, be it schools, hospi- that includes developer Heron tals, social insurance funds,” said from Acapulco International, led by property Christos Vagenas, a 39-year-old ACAPULCO: Mexican entrepreneur Gerald Ronson, civil servant. authorities scrambled yes- Oman’s largest sovereign “Essentially, everything will be terday to clear landslides wealth fund and Saudi inves- given to the private sector,” he blocking the only roads out tors. The trio has been dis- said. of Acapulco while tourists cussing the terms of a deal to The protests were held in a lined up to be airlifted out as refinance a £315m ($501m) tense climate following the kill- the rain-drenched country loan for several months as part ing hours earlier of a left-wing braced for new storms. of an agreement that includes musician allegedly by a member At least 57 people have died the injection of more than 100 of neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn. in Mexico since major storms million pounds of extra equity, Pavlos Fyssas, a 34-year-old hit opposite coasts this week, the source said. hip hop singer, was stabbed to the first double onslaught in A deal is needed because death early yesterday morning 50 years, unleashing floods and the tower, close to Liverpool in the western Athens district of mudslides that still affect much Street railway station in the Keratsini outside a cafeteria, in of the country. City financial district, has not an apparent ambush. New threats emerged as the let as quickly as planned, with Speaking to reporters, the US National Hurricane Center 41 percent of office space still victim’s father said Fyssas had warned that a tropical cyclone unoccupied since it opened in been “hunted down” by a group could form on the east coast. 2011. REUTERS Greek riot policemen during clashes with protesters in Keratsini, a western suburb of Athens, yesterday. of assailants and dealt a “profes- AGENCIES sional” stab blow. AFP THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 ASIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Cambodia opposition urged to join parliament Hun Sen, Rainsy agree on electoral reform and decide to continue talks to end violence across the country

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s king Sihamoni said. Opposition officials to end a stalemate over controversial The two sides, however, remained at 20,000 people demanding an independ- appealed to opposition lawmakers could not be reached immediately for elections held in July. odds over the opposition’s demand for ent probe into the vote. yesterday to drop a planned boycott comment. Hun Sen, who has ruled for 28 years, the creation of an independent “truth International rights groups accused of parliament for the sake of “national It is the first time that Sihamoni has held talks with opposition leader Sam committee” to investigate the disputed the security forces of firing live ammu- unity” following strongman premier intervened to resolve a political crisis Rainsy on Tuesday for a second straight polls. nition -- an allegation denied by the Hun Sen’s disputed election win. since he took the throne in 2004. While day in the wake of violent clashes at the Rainsy’s Cambodian National Rescue authorities. In a royal letter to 55 elected oppo- he is the official head of state, he has no weekend in which one civilian was shot Party (CNRP) has left open the pos- Security forces fired smoke grenades, sition lawmakers, King Norodom political power. dead and several wounded. sibility of further protests, after wrap- tear gas and water cannon at rock- Sihamoni said he would preside over In the past his father, former King On Monday Hun Sen and Rainsy, a ping up three consecutive days of mass throwing protesters. the first meeting of the lower house on Norodom Sihanouk, actively intervened French-educated former banker, agreed rallies in the capital on Tuesday. Six men have been charged by Phnom Monday. to resolve political deadlock, particu- to heed the king’s call for an end to the The opposition has blamed the Penh Municipal Court with intentional “I would like to invite his and her larly after elections. violence, to set up a mechanism to bring authorities for the death of a protester violence and destruction of public prop- excellencies to attend the first meet- The royal message came a day after about election reform in the future and who was shot during a clash in Phnom erty for their alleged role in the clashes, ing of the National Assembly in order Cambodia’s two main political parties to continue negotiations, according to a Penh Sunday, on the fringes of a mass according to rights activists. to show national unification and unity,” said they were nearing an agreement joint statement that gave few details. demonstration that drew an estimated AFP FTA protest Official sacked Myanmar monks urge for belittling Chinese people peace on anniversary BEIJING: A Chinese offi- cial has been sacked after YANGON: Senior monks Around 250 people have been an online video showed who led Myanmar’s “Saffron killed and more than 140,000 left him complaining about the Revolution” appealed yesterday homeless in several outbreaks of ingratitude of ordinary for an end to religious violence in violence since June 2012. Chinese while he ate lobster, the former junta-ruled nation as Minority Muslims have also been in the latest instance of gov- they marked the sixth anniver- the target of a nationalistic cam- ernment excesses to spark sary of the failed uprising. paign led by some radical monks. popular anger. “The path to democracy has just At least 31 people were killed and The five-minute video cir- appeared. In order not to ruin it, hundreds of monks were arrested culated on social media sites we urge you to avoid ethnic and in the 2007 uprising, which started captured Liang Wenyong, the religious violence,” senior cleric as a protest against high fuel prices Communist party secretary of Sandar Siri said in a speech to but snowballed into the biggest Gushanzi town in the north- about 100 monks and guests at a threat to Myanmar’s former mili- eastern province of Hebei, monastery in Yangon. tary rulers for nearly 20 years. as he consumed costly food Religious violence -- mostly After sweeping changes under which cost nearly 10,000 yuan targeting Muslims -- has exposed the reformist government of ex- ($1,600) and castigated fellow deep rifts in Buddhist-majority general President Thein Sein, last Chinese. Myanmar, casting a shadow over year monks held the first rally to widely praised political reforms mark the protest anniversary. Man jailed over since military rule ended in 2011. AFP Protesters act out a play against a free trade agreement with European Union, using symbols for the Euro and Thai baht during a rally in Chinag Mai, northern Thailand, yesterday. bomb materials BANGKOK: A Swedish man of Lebanese origin accused of having militant links was One killed in sentenced to two years and Foreigners monitor Lanka’s ex-war zone eight months in prison by a Thai court yesterday for pos- Bangla protest COLOMBO: Foreign observ- in a statement issued by the The TNA has accused the mili- A total of 714,000 people are sessing explosive materials. ers held talks with officials Commonwealth. tary of maintaining a large pres- eligible to vote in the north- Atris Hussein, 49, was found over death for and candidates in Sri Lanka’s Sri Lanka’s Elections ence in the former war zone, four ern province where thousands guilty of possessing materials former war zone yesterday Commissioner Mahinda years after ending the island’s of people are still missing four that could be used to make to ensure the region’s first Deshapriya said a 20-member drawn-out Tamil separatist war. years the ethnic war. Many explosive devices but the Islamist elections to choose a semi- South Asian team, including The TNA is accusing the more have also lost their homes court did not implicate him autonomous council pass off monitors from Afghanistan, military of intimidating voters, damaged or destroyed during in any plans to plant bombs. DHAKA: Violent protests peacefully, officials said. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, a charge already denied by the fighting. “The accused hid bomb- erupted across Bangladesh Kenya’s former vice presi- Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan authorities. The guerrillas had fought making material that is illegal yesterday leaving one per- dent Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, were already observing the elec- Provincial councils have lim- for outright independence for and could pose a security risk son dead, police said, amid a who is heading a four-member toral process. ited autonomy over adminis- Tamils, but the TNA has said but because he was willing to nationwide strike over the Commonwealth mission, urged They have also spread out to trative matters but do not have it will lead a political campaign cooperate with the authori- death sentence given to a sen- all sides to ensure the landmark two other provinces where simi- powers over law and order nor for greater autonomy within a ties, his sentenced is reduced ior Islamist leader for mass elections take place without inci- lar council elections are being can they control state land, two united Sri Lanka. from four years to two years murder. dent as his delegation entered a held on Saturday while all cam- key demands of minority Tamils Sri Lanka is a democratic and eight months,” a judge Supporters of the country’s series of meetings in the town of paigning must be concluded by in the majority Sinhalese nation republic and a unitary state at a criminal court here said largest Islamist party hurled Jaffna, the Commonwealth sec- Wednesday night. of 20 million. which is governed by a semi- yesterday. bricks and small, home-made retariat said. However, the main focus is Some 906 candidates are presidential system, with a mix- bombs during protests in south- “I call on all stakeholders to on the Northern Council based contesting the 36 seats in the ture of a presidential system and Sports teacher ern and northern Bangladesh, play their part to ensure that in Jaffna, 400 kilometres (250 Northern council which is going a parliamentary system.[182] while police retaliated with the remaining days of the elec- miles) north of Colombo. The to the polls for the first time It constitutes a parliamentary beats boy rubber bullets and tear gas, toral process promote confi- country’s biggest Tamil party, the since Sri Lanka adopted a de system governed under the officers said. dence in voters to freely exercise Tamil National Alliance (TNA), facto federal form of government constitution. TOKYO: A video emerged A police officer was shot and their franchise,” Musyoka said is widely expected to do well. in 1987. AFP yesterday showing a volley- seriously wounded by activists ball coach repeatedly slap- who attacked a police camp ping a schoolboy -- just days near the port city of Chittagong, HK protest after Tokyo was awarded a senior police officer said. the 2020 Olympics -- in the “His condition is critical,” the latest example of brutality city’s police chief, Hafiz Akter N Korea nuke envoy seeks to tarnish Japanese sport.A said. short clip posted on YouTube The violence came as towns and other video-sharing sites and cities shut down for the talks without conditions showed the teacher at a sen- strike called by the Jamaat- ior high school in central e-Islami party over the death BEIJING: North Korea’s chief China is the North’s sole major Japan smacking the student’s sentence handed on Tuesday to nuclear envoy appealed for long- ally and economic lifeline, and face at least 13 times in 16 Abdul Quader Molla for crimes stalled talks on its atomic pro- Kim told the forum, marking the seconds. It was authenticated committed during the 1971 war gramme to resume “without 10th anniversary of the negotia- by the school. of independence. preconditions” today, Korean tions’ launch: “We are ready to The school held an emer- An auto-rickshaw driver died media said, days after reports enter the six-party talks without gency meeting with parents of after being hit with stones in it may have restarted a reactor. preconditions.” students on the volleyball team the southern coastal district The comments in Beijing by The North has said for years Tuesday evening, at which the of Noakhali as Jamaat activ- Pyongyang’s First Vice Foreign it wants denuclearisation of the teacher and the school princi- ists protested Molla’s sentence, Minister Kim Kye-Gwan were the whole Korean peninsula and that pal apologised, Shiozawa added. which they say is politically North’s following suggestions -- it is developing a nuclear arse- motivated. based on satellite imagery -- that nal to protect itself from the Couple jailed “The auto-rickshaw driver the main plutonium reactor at its US military, which occasionally came under attack from Jamaat ageing Yongbyon nuclear facility sends nuclear-powered warships for maid abuse supporters at a place called may be back up and running. and aircraft capable of carrying Talerchar this morning. The development last week atomic weapons to the South for HONG KONG: A Hong He was hit by several stones,” was met with grave concern and drills. Kong couple described by the Anisur Rahman, the district’s Russian warnings of a Chernobyl- “Denuclearising the Korean presiding judge as “cruel” and police chief said, adding the vic- like disaster given the reactor’s Peninsula is a dying wish of our “vicious” were found guilty tim was declared dead at a local “nightmarish state”. late leaders and our country’s and sentenced to jail yester- hospital. The US added that restarting policy goal,” Kim said. day for systematically abus- The demonstrations are the the facility, which was built with China regularly also calls ing their Indonesian maid latest to hit Bangladesh, which Soviet help and mothballed in for the denuclearisation of the over a span of two years. has been reeling from some 2007 would be “a misstep” and a Korean peninsula, and has tended Tai Chi-wai, 42, was sen- of the deadliest violence since “very serious matter”. to prioritise regional stability in tenced to three years and independence over the sen- The United States and South its relations with the North. three months in jail, while his tences given to Islamists for Korea have long demanded that South Korea, which does not wife Catherine Au Yuk-shan, atrocities committed during the Pyongyang show commitment have nuclear weapons, and ally 41, received a sentenced of five war against Pakistan. to ending its nuclear weapons the United States, have made it and a half years in jail. On Tuesday, the Supreme programme before the six-party clear they will never accept the They were charged with Court strengthened the sen- talks, which have been stalled for idea of North Korea as a nuclear eight counts of assault and tence originally given to Molla several years, can resume. state. Hong Kong legislators and activists burn paper replicas of the Japanese one count of false imprison- by the country’s war crimes tri- But according to the Yonhap They insist Pyongyang must imperial flag during a protest to mark the 82nd anniversary of the ‘Mukden ment involving their 30-year- bunal, and rejected an appeal News Agency, Kim told the meet- show a tangible commitment to Incident’ yesterday. In 1931, Japanese soldiers blew up a railway in old domestic helper Kartika for acquittal by his defence ing in Beijing: “Attaching precon- abandoning its atomic arms if it Mukden in Manchuria as a pretext to take control of the northeastern Puspitasari. They denied all lawyers. ditions to our offer of dialogue wants substantive talks. region. charges. AGENCIES AFP would cause mistrust.” AFP THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PHILIPPINES Military asks MNLF rebels to surrender Spokesman says army will continue calibrated response until remaining insurgents are neutralised

ZAMBOANGA: Philippine as well as 14 security forces and until they are neutralised, either troops blocking strategic routes as he outlined operations to the military reporting that two soldiers pursued heavily armed four civilians have died in the through being killed or captured, out to sea. Nevertheless, he said flush the insurgents out of the more soldiers were killed on Muslim rebels through the ensuing conflict, which has seen or they surrender,” he said. the military could not conduct a communities. Tuesday. streets and homes of a major street battles in neighbourhoods “We want to let them know full-out assault against the rebels “We are now at the stage of Those deaths occurred as the city yesterday, warning they occupied by the rebels as well there is no dishonour in surren- for fear of endangering civilians clearing operations... we are military achieved one of its big- would be killed or captured as military helicopter rocket dering, when that saves lives.” ensnared in the conflict. going from house to house, block gest breakthroughs, securing the unless they surrendered. attacks. MNLF leader Nur Misuari had “We want to finish this in the to block. Houses are built close release of more than 140 civilians About 200 members of the Military spokesman Lieutenant reportedly called for safe passage soonest possible time. But we together, the streets are narrow,” after taking back control of some Moro National Liberation Front Colonel Ramon Zagala said fresh for his men back to their island want to ensure the safety and Roxas said. neighbourhoods. (MNLF) sailed into the south- fighting took place yesterday, and strongholds as part of a failed security of the civilians who are “We have to ensure that there About 100,000 people, or ern port city of Zamboanga on soldiers had orders to “neutralise” ceasefire initiative, but President either trapped or being held hos- are no more fighters there and roughly 10 percent of Zamboanga’s September 9 to stake an inde- the remaining 30-40 rebels, who Benigno Aquino rejected the tage,” Zagala said. that no booby traps were left population, have been displaced pendence claim and derail peace were roaming through houses in condition. The rebels were believed to be behind.” due to the fighting, while the city talks aimed at ending a decades- urban areas. Zagala emphasised the military holding as many as 21 hostages, The Muslim rebels have shown has been brought to a standstill long insurgency. “We will continue with our was intent on not allowing the Interior Secretary Mar Roxas no intent to surrender despite with schools closed and transport Eighty-six MNLF gunmen, calibrated military response remaining rebels to escape, with told reporters in Zamboanga, being heavily outnumbered, with services suspended. AFP War games with US begin near South China Sea SAN ANTONIO: The our country’s sovereignty and Scarborough Shoal, a group of Philippines and the United integrity,” Philippine Navy vice- rocky outcrops that is one of the States launched war games commander Rear Admiral Jaime flashpoint areas in the territorial yesterday at a naval base fac- Bernardino said in a speech at the dispute between the Philippines ing turbulent waters claimed opening of the exercises. and China. by China, as the allies sought to The three-week Philippine-US The Philippines insists it has highlight their expanding mili- Amphibious Landing Exercises sovereign rights to the shoal, tary ties. (Phiblex) will involve two US war- which fishermen from coastal About 2,300 marines from ships, as well as a series of live towns near San Antonio have both sides are taking part in the ground fire exercises and jungle sailed to for decades, because it annual manoeuvres which this survival training. is well within its internationally year are being staged alongside The Filipino exercises com- recognised exclusive economic the South China Sea and come mander, Brigadier-General zone. ahead of US President Barack Remigio Valdez, said they would The nearest major Chinese Obama’s planned first visit to the also include simulated amphibious land mass to Scarborough Shoal Philippines next month. assaults to capture islands held by is Hainan island, about 650 kilo- The Philippines, which has hostile forces. metres away. been seeking US military support “We are building our capabil- But China claims nearly all to counter what it perceives as ity on amphibious operations, so of the South China Sea, even a growing Chinese threat to its it’s part of the scenario,” he told waters and land formations close South China Sea territory, wel- reporters, although no specific to the other countries. Vietnam, comed the exercises as another hostile country was named. Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan, as important plank in building its The exercises were launched well as the Philippines, have over- defence capabilities. at a naval base in San Antonio, lapping claims to parts of the sea. “Multilateral exercises and a town on the western coast of The rivalries have for decades agreements are essential in Luzon island that faces the South made the sea, home to vital global our cooperation and opera- China Sea. shipping lanes, a potential trigger A US officer instructs US and Filipino troops on boarding a Zodiac during the ‘small boat landing’ exercise at the tional readiness as a multi- The naval base is about 220 for military conflict. Naval Education and Training Centre in San Antonio, Zambales, yesterday. JONAS REYES capable force, ready to defend kilometres (135 miles) from AFP

Tribals reject Maguindanao massacre Napoles seeks delayed arraignment mining bid LA TRINIDAD: The report biased: Defence MANILA: Businesswoman motion asking that her client be accused are private individu- “Guinaang” tribal folks in Janet Lim Napoles yester- allowed to post bail arguing that als; they detained Benhur Luy Pasil town in Kalinga prov- day again asked the Makati the evidence levelled against her and deprived him of his liberty; ince have rejected a min- MANILA: Defence lawyers in 2009 Maguindanao massacre case Regional Trial Court Branch is weak. The motion to post bail their act of detaining Benhur is ing application over at least yesterday sought to demolish the credibility of an investigator of 150 to defer her arraignment will also be heard by the court illegal; in the commission of the 3,000 hectares of ancestral the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) who was presented as for the charge of serious illegal today. offence, the detention lasted for lands. In a manifesto of the a witness by the prosecution for the 58th victim, Midland Review detention, an unbailable offence. Last Friday, Judge Alameda more than three days. Clearly Guinaang Indigenous People photojournalist Reynaldo Momay. Napoles is set to be arraigned denied the motion to suspend then, the information accurately Organisation, the folks signi- During re-cross examination of CHR investigator Ronie Rosero, at on Monday at 1:30pm. proceedings and the motion for and clearly allege all the essential fied their rejection of the pro- the hearing at the secured courtroom of the Quezon City Regional Trial According to Atty Diosfa a bill of particulars earlier filed elements of the offence charged posed mining application of Court Branch 221 inside the Quezon City Jail annex at Camp Bagong Valencia, RTC branch 150 clerk- by Napoles. to enable accused Janet Lim the Makilala Mining Co Inc Diwa, defence lawyers alleged that his report on the case of Momay of-court, Napoles, through her In her urgent motion for bill of Napoles suitably to prepare for (MMC). The manifesto signed was riddled with omissions and was biased in favour of the side of now lawyer, Lorna Kapunan, argued particulars, Napoles who is facing her defence. The information also by 700 representatives of the Maguindanao Governor Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu. in her urgent motion that the a charge of serious illegal deten- meets the constitutional guar- tribes in six barangays in Defence lawyers in particular zeroed in on the alleged omissions arraignment be deferred as tion filed by her cousin Benhur antee that accused Janet Lim Pasil are asking the National made by Rosero in his addendum to his after mission report which he there is still a pending petition Luy, argued that the charge of Napoles is informed of the nature Commission on Indigenous submitted to then CHR chairman Leila de Lima. for certiorari before the Court of serious illegal detention is defec- of the accusation levelled against Peoples to declare the MMC In particular, defence lawyers grilled Rosero on why he did not mention Appeals. tive and vague. her,” said the order. application “a failure”. in his addendum that the backhoe used in unearthing the bodies of the Valencia added that Napoles Napoles also added that she is Napoles, through her law- massacre victims was owned by the Mangudadatus, that video footages also filed yesterday a motion for not sufficiently informed of the yer, Kapunan, also earlier filed Push for Manila following the massacre were furnished to the CHR by the Mangudadatus the reconsideration of the court’s crime she is being charged with. an 18-page motion to defer her and why details on how Momay’s alleged “partial left upper denture” was earlier decision denying a motion Napoles argued that as the charge arraignment saying she has a subway system recovered at the massacre site in Sitio Masalay, Ampatuan town were for a bill of particulars. against her is vague, she is not in pending petition for certiorari left out in the addendum to the after mission report. Valencia said the two motions a position to defend herself. with the Court of Appeals. MANILA: The Department Prosecution lawyers have earlier presented to court the recovered will be heard Friday by presiding In his six-page order, Judge However in his order, Judge of Transportation and partial left upper denture as proof of Momay’s presence in the massacre judge Elmo Alameda at 1:30pm. Alameda said the charge of seri- Alameda said the mere pen- Communications (DOTC) site. Aside from the denture, investigators have not found Momay’s “Judge Alameda will issue his ous illegal detention filed against dency of a petition for certiorari is exploring the possibility remains or any other evidence to place Momay at the massacre site. decision during the hearing of Napoles and her brother Reynald before the Court of Appeals will of putting up a mass transit The recovered partial upper left denture was earlier identified as the motion to defer arraignment,” Lim is sufficient. not automatically suspend the subway system to decongest Momay’s by his daughter, Ma Reynafe Momay-Castillo. said Velencia. “Evidently, the information proceedings. Metro Manila’s major roads, THE PHILIPPINE STAR On Tuesday, Kapunan filed a sufficiently alleged that the THE PHILIPPINE STAR particularly EDSA, an offi- cial said yesterday. DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Cash transfer explained Abaya said in an interview with reporters that the Japan International Cooperation Senate committee passes Agency (JICA) has offered to conduct a feasibility study to establish a subway system Freedom of Information bill in the Philippines patterned after other countries. MANILA: The controversial Freedom of Information (FOI) bill has passed the Senate committee level yesterday and is now set for Two rebels die plenary debates. Senator Grace Poe, chair of the Senate committee on public informa- in encounters tion and mass media, said they are “determined” to submit a report on the proposed FOI measure next week and sponsor it on September 25. MANILA: Two rebels were “Hopefully, the approval on Third Reading by our Chamber (will be) arrested with 13 firearms within this year,” Poe said. In her preliminary statement on yesterday’s after separate clashes with committee hearing, Poe reiterated the importance of an FOI law in soldiers in Negros over the the fight against corruption in the government. weekend. Maj Ray Tiongson, She said according to studies, guaranteed public access to informa- spokesman for the Army’s 3rd tion boosts government transparency and accountability. Infantry Division, said they Poe said there are 11 FOI bills and resolutions filed in the Senate. also received reports that two Poe’s committee approved the FOI bill after only conducting two suspected New People’s Army hearings with the first one held last September 4. (NPA) rebels were killed and In a television interview in the same week, Poe said she would not six others were wounded. Budget Secretary Florencio Abad explaining the government’s cash transfer programme at the Investment Grade ask President Benigno Aquino III to certify the bill as urgent. AGENCIES Philippines Forum in Pasay City on Tuesday. THE PHILIPPINE STAR THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Taliban kill Afghan Target killing provincial poll chief Aman shot dead as he went shopping without guards

KUNDUZ: Taliban assas- had already been made, but gave of the Taliban in 2001. sins riding motorbikes gunned no further details. Karzai on Tuesday repeated down a senior election official The Taliban, who often target his vow to help oversee a safe in northern Afghanistan yes- government officials, released a and credible vote, which will be terday, raising fears the presi- brief statement on their web- Afghanistan’s first democratic dential vote due in April will site claiming responsibility for transfer of power. “A good elec- trigger a surge in violence. the attack. Last month Taliban tion this time will be good for my Amanullah Aman, the head leader Mullah Omar called the good reputation,” he said. “I will of the Independent Election election a “waste of time”, but has be involved until the candidates Commission (IEC) in Kunduz so far stopped short of threaten- are registered... and I will only province, was killed by two gun- ing an increase in attacks target- get involved again on polling day men outside his home in Kunduz ing preparations for the vote on when I will cast my vote for my city as he left for work. April 5. favourite candidate. He was the first election official “We’ll boycott elections in “I will remain neutral in all to be murdered since candidate April. We did not say we’ll attack election deals, but will be provid- nominations opened on Monday. it, but the commanders on the ing security and will stop foreign- All potential runners in the race ground will,” one member of the ers meddling in it.” to succeed President Hamid Taliban, which dismiss Karzai as Karzai has said former warlord Karzai must declare themselves a US puppet, said recently. Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, 2009 runner- by October 6. “Aman was shot Kunduz, which borders up Abdullah Abdullah and former dead in the morning in front of Tajikistan, is in the more peace- finance minister Ashraf Ghani his home as he was leaving for ful north of Afghanistan, but it is were possible candidates. his office,” Provincial spokesman still a hotbed of Islamist insurgent Attention has also recently Enayatullah Khaliq said. “Two activity. focused on low-profile Foreign men on motorcycles opened fire The province is also a major Minister Zalmai Rassoul as a on his car and severely wounded route for drug trafficking and strong technocrat candidate from him, he later died in hospital.” has a volatile mix of rival ethnic within Karzai’s camp. The elec- Deputy police chief Ebadullah groups and armed militia. tion coincides with the withdrawal Talwar said Aman was murdered A successful presidential elec- of 87,000 Nato combat troops by as he went shopping without tion next year is widely seen as the end of 2014 as Afghan soldiers accompanied by bodyguards. the key test of international mili- and police take charge of the fight Talwar added that five arrests tary and aid efforts since the fall against the Taliban. AFP A Pakistani Shia who died in target killing is brought to hospital in Quetta yesterday. Reports said two Hazara Shia community members were gunned down by unknown assailants.

PPP govt imported 200 Pakistan, Turkey Islamabad yet to decide on sign 13 deals bullet-proof vehicles ISLAMABAD: Pakistan freeing former Taliban No.2 and Turkey have signed 13 ISLAMABAD: The previ- vehicles. To avoid the misuse of agreements to enhance coop- ous government led by the PPP these special category vehicles by ANKARA: Pakistani Prime transform the insurgency into a further details. Baradar’s fate is at eration in different fields. allowed the import of nearly criminals the government’s spe- Minister Nawaz Sharif reit- political movement. the heart of Afghanistan’s efforts to Prime Minister Nawaz 200 bullet-proof vehicles for cial permission is required for erated his country will free Sharif’s adviser on foreign kick-start the stalled peace process Sharif and his Turkish politicians, businessmen and their import. former Afghan Taliban No 2, affairs, Sartaj Aziz, told Reuters as most Nato combat troops pre- counterpart Recep Tayyip diplomats, accepting their claim The interior ministry deals Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, last week Islamabad planned to pare to pull out of Afghanistan by Erdogan attended the signing that in the increasingly deterio- with the subject. According to but that details of his release free Baradar this month. the end of 2014 and anxiety grows ceremony in Ankara, Radio rating law and order situation a ministry official, an applicant would be determined after he Sharif, who is on an official visit over the country’s security. Pakistan said yesterday. they needed special measures has to explain his stature as returned to Pakistan later this to Turkey, told reporters he had Pakistan has said Baradar Deals covered power, invest- for their protection, official doc- an important person of society week. agreed to release Baradar dur- would not be handed over to ment, education, culture, uments revealed. and to substantiate the security The US and Afghanistan ing a visit by Afghan President Afghanistan as some in Kabul aviation, housing, security, Prominent among the import- threats he or she faced to obtain have long pressed Pakistan to Hamid Karzai to Pakistan last had hoped, and would instead be agriculture, communication, ers of such vehicles were former a no-objection certificate. free Baradar and other senior month. He said the government released into Pakistan. Sources avoidance of double taxation president Asif Ali Zardari, who Among the politicians allowed Taliban figures who could be used would decide on the “mechanics” have said he could be sent to and training. during 2008-2013, ordered to import bullet-proof vehicles on to tempt moderate Taliban lead- of his release after he returned to another country, possibly Turkey two Land Cruisers and one payment of required duty and taxes ers to the negotiating table and Pakistan on Sept 19, but gave no or Saudi Arabia. REUTERS 55 rebels killed Mitsubishi Pajero. Zardari, included PML-Q leaders Chaudhry according to the documents, Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry in Afghanistan paid over Rs22m duty for the Parvez Elahi, former PML-Q vehicles. and present PML-N leader Tariq KABUL: Fifty-five Taliban Baluchistan’s former Chief Azeem, PPP leader Munawar Ali militants were killed and Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani Talpur, former federal minister and Blasphemy law changes sought 37 wounded in joint mili- imported two vehicles over the now adviser to the PML-N gov- tary operations in the last five years. ernment Shaukat Tareen, former ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top religious clerics “All religious scholars agreed to end misuse of the past 24 hours, the Interior He imported a new brand, MNA Abdul Qadir Gilani, Saleem yesterday suggested amendments to the coun- blasphemy law,” scholar Allama Tahir Mehmood Ministry said yesterday. Hummer H2, in 2008-2009 and Saifullah Khan, Anwar Saifullah try’s controversial blasphemy law, proposing the Ashrafi said. “Keeping in view the suggestions of “Afghan National Police, paid Rs9m duty. But as the chief Khan, Agha Siraj Durrani, death penalty for people convicted of making false human rights activists and civil society members, army, National Directorate minister he got a duty-free 6000C Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar, accusations. the council has decided to fix the same penalty for for Security and coalition Audi A8. PML-Q leader Mohsin Elahi, PPP Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Pakistan, where the person who falsely accuses blasphemy as the forces conducted operations The papers showed that he got leader Faryal Talpur, PkMAP chief 97 percent of the population is Muslim, and insulting accused.” He said the proposed amendment would in Balkh, Badakhshan, Kunar, a waiver of a staggering amount Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Senator the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) can be punished by ensure that “nobody dares to use religion to settle Nangarhar, Zabul, Uruzgan, of Rs47m on the second vehicle. Afrasiab Khattak and Allama Syed death under the penal code. Even unproven allega- personal scores. The amendment will also silence Logar, Paktiya, Helmand, The list included a number of Sajid Naqvi. tions can provoke a violent public response, and crit- critics of the blasphemy law.” Kapisa and Herat prov- politicians who, to beef up their Shehbaz Taseer, the kidnapped ics say the law is often used to settle personal scores. The council reversed an earlier decision about the inces. Eighteen rebels were personal and family member’ son of the late governor of Punjab, The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) suggested use of DNA as evidence in rape cases, which it had arrested, the ministry added. security, got special permission Salman Taseer, imported a Land the government should bring in the death penalty refused to accept. “The council has left the matter from the federal government Cruiser during 2008-2009. for people convicted of making false accusations of of DNA evidence for the courts,” Ashrafi said. Terror deaths to import tailor-made costly INTERNEWS blasphemy. AFP reach 1,600 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan 28 miners killed was hit by the worst wave of terrorism in the past 20 Obama, Sharif meeting months with more than 1,600 people killed and over 5,600 hurt in about 2,100 attacks, the Interior Ministry told the in New York unlikely National Assembly. The toll was the highest in Khyber- ISLAMABAD: US President early November, when he visits Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower and Barack Obama will not meet Washington for his first official Upper Dir districts, where Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visit to the US since his election more than 300 people died, for a meeting when the latter as the prime minister. including a two-star military visits New York next week for Secretary of State John Kerry general, Sanaullah Khan Niazi the UN General Assembly ses- had delivered an invitation to killed in a mine blast last sion, it was learnt yesterday. Sharif to visit Washington when week. In 2009, 3,100 people Pakistani and American diplo- he came to Islamabad on August were killed and 8,000 hurt. mats confirmed that the meeting 1. Pakistan and US are set to was highly unlikely. resume their Strategic Dialogue Militants attack The Foreign Affairs and in coming months. National Security Adviser, Sartaj The two countries have been Afghan village Aziz, had told parliament last making intense efforts to put month that Sharif was expecting their relationship back on an even KABUL: Afghan Taliban to meet Obama on the margins of keel, but mutual mistrust and dif- militants attacked the the session. ferences over counter-terrorism Nawabad village in north- A US diplomat said Obama’s persist. Prime Minister Sharif ern Faryab province and busy schedule did not allow for a intends to raise the issue of US torched dozens of houses and meeting with Sharif who would be drone attacks in his speech at the killed livestock. Officials said in New York on September 22- 29. UN on September 26. security forces rushed to the Both would get a chance to shake Parties that assembled on village and rebels fled after hands on September 24 at a din- September 9 at an all-party two-hour gunfight. Villagers ner hosted by Obama for visiting conference to discuss a national claimed six people, including world leaders. security strategy had urged the two children, were killed and Sharif will have to wait for his government to explore the possi- 400 families were forced to Afghan miners wait outside a coal mine that collapsed in Ruyi Du Ab district in Samangan province. The mine in one-to-one meeting with Obama bility of taking up the drone issue flee. AGENCIES a remote area of Samangan caved in after a gas explosion on Saturday, killing 28 miners, officials said yesterday. till the last week of October or at the UN. INTERNEWS THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA SC asks for PM opens Humayun’s clarification ‘Dead NRI wasn’t tomb after overhaul on coal blocks hurt in the head’ allocation NEW DELHI: Anmol Sarna, September 13, Shahi said that the 21-year-old non-resident around 10.45pm, he heard a male NEW DELHI: The Supreme Indian youth from the US voice screaming, but it went quiet Manmohan praises public-private partnership Court yesterday asked the gov- who died of profuse bleeding in about 30 seconds. The scream- ernment whether coal blocks after a drug episode in a south ing, however, started again a lit- NEW DELHI: Favouring allocated to the private compa- Delhi apartment last week- tle later. Shahi said he thought innovative ways to preserve nies were in the leasehold area end, received no head injuries it came from the lane behind India’s rich heritage, Prime of the public sector undertaking as reported, a witness said his house. Minister Manmohan Singh yes- Coal India Limited. yesterday. “I came out of the house and terday praised the public-pri- The court’s query came as it Ajit Shahi, editor-at-large with found a young boy repeatedly vate partnership model which perused the paper placed before Tehelka magazine, said the young shouting “chikki-madhav!”. has restored the 16th century it by the government indicating man did not have any injuries He was completely delirious,” Humayun’s Tomb here. that the coal blocks allocated to on the head when he was driven Shahi said. “India has one of the richest the private companies were in the away around 11.45pm in a police “The society is a squarish repositories of heritage anywhere leasehold of the CIL. van to hospital. plot with four gates. I called the in the world and it is critical that The papers contradicted the “He was quite tired, and there security guards deployed at gate we find practical and innova- repeated assertion by Attorney was some blood on his chest, number 2, as gate number 1, tive ways to preserve and main- General G E Vahanvati that the probably after being beaten by which is near my house, is shut tain this heritage,” he said while blocks given to private companies the two security guards who at night,” he said. inaugurating the refurbished were free from any encumbrance. were arrested by police in con- “Bali and Mishra came in, monument. “The question is termination nection with the case. But there and I also stepped out my house. Manmohan Singh said there of lease. If lease has not been was no wound on his head or As I reached near the boy, he was a need for India to evolve a terminated, how could any new face,” said Shahi, a resident of flat attempted to slap me and ran, more holistic understanding of lease be created?,” asked the number 98, on the ground floor continuing to shout ‘chikki-mad- conservation that combines pres- apex court bench of Justice R M of the South Park Apartments in hav!’ again and again,” Shahi said. ervation efforts with the social Lodha, Justice Madan B Lokur Kalkaji, south Delhi, where the “The guards ran after him, and and economic needs of commu- and Justice Kurian Joseph. brawl occurred. I ran after them. At that time, nities that surround these historic The government has to tell “At the time, I didn’t know there was no blood on his body. monuments. the court whether there was a the name of the poor chap. He He was sweating profusely, and He said: “Going by what I have legal impediment in offering coal was a tall guy, well-built. Early appeared terrified. He suddenly seen and heard today, I think we blocks to private companies from morning, I got to know about his stopped and turned, and gave one have found a good model in the coal fields in CIL’s command area, death when a policeman came to tight slap to Mishra, the older guy public-private partnership that it said. my house. It is really shocking,” with white hair, now in police cus- has restored this great monument Saying that it was faced with Shahi said. tody,” Shahi said. to its earlier glory. an entirely new dimension of the Shahi also questioned why the Shahi said others gathered, “The increase in visitor num- matter, Justice Lodha said: “We police van took 45 minutes to hearing the commotion. Mishra bers to this world heritage site are confronted with the task reach the All India Institute of and Bali, carrying wooden batons, will also translate into greater Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (centre) leaves after the inauguration whether the coal blocks allocated Medical Sciences (AIIMS) from hit the boy. “He put his hand on income through tourism,” he said. ceremony with Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, Aga were ultra vires and within the Kalkaji, which is just eight km his head and took the blows on his Manmohan Singh said that Khan (right) and Union Minister for Culture, Chandresh Kumari Katoch, at known parametres of rules.” from the hospital. chest and back,” Shahi said. communities of the Hazrat the Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, yesterday. The government has, all Anmol and four friends — “The police, on the contrary, Nizamuddin Basti now benefit through the hearing of the peti- Shivank Gambhir, Madhav claim that he was hit on his head from improved urban infrastruc- Yamuna river which then used to Foundation and other organisa- tion, been seeking the cancel- Bhandari, Pranil Shah and and had a deep gash. The gash ture in health, education, water flow through that area. tions are partners in the project. lation of coal blocks irregularly Rhythm Girhotra — all in their never happened,” Shahi said. and sanitation as a by-product of The tomb’s restoration project The prime minister said: allocated to private companies, early 20s and from well off fami- Shahi said the young man lay this initiative. is the largest and most ambitious “The Humayun’s tomb project, and has maintained that it had lies, were partying at house on the ground, abusing the guards. The Humayun’s tomb complex, heritage conservation project I believe, has provided 200,000 not allocated those coal blocks to number 95, which belongs to Then he stood up and ran towards one of the biggest tourist draws in undertaken in India — and the man-days of employment for mas- private companies which were in Shah. gate number 1 and started bang- the Indian capital, is a world her- only one by a non-government ter craftsmen. the interest of the CIL. Police on Tuesday arrested two ing his head against it. itage site and has been restored body, the Aga Khan Trust for “I would like to congratulate Vahanvati sought time to security guards, Surender Bali, The other residents came out to its old glory after six years of Culture. the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, respond to the poser by the court, 46, and Naresh Mishra, 60, and and tried to stop him, and the work. It was built in 1565, nine The Archaeological Survey of the ASI and the Sir Dorabji and the court adjourned the hear- all the four friends in connection host of the boys (father of Pranil) years after the death of Mughal India, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Tata Trust on the success of this ing till September 24. with Anmol’s death. called up the police,” Shahi said. emperor Humayun, close to the World Monuments Fund, Ford endeavour.” IANS IANS Recalling the night of IANS

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Hindu devotees on a decorated two-wheeler participate in a procession with idols of Ganesh ahead of an immersion ceremony at Hussainsagar Lake in Hyderabad yesterday. Resources also for future: SC NEW DELHI: The Supreme court but its parameters have not all that the state government got Court yesterday said the right been spelt out. by way of royalty was Rs61 for a to life belongs not only to the The court’s observation came in tonne of legally mined iron ore. present generation but also the course of the hearing of a peti- “It does not add to the revenue the future generations when it tion filed by NGO Goa Foundation of the state. If it substantially comes to the exploitation of nat- which has sought that the mining adds to the revenue of the state, ural resources. leases should not be renewed in then it can be used in the social “It is not just right to life of the state till a cumulative envi- sector,” Justice Patnaik said. present generation but also of the ronment impact assessment was Bhushan said the miners were future generations,” said the apex done by an expert group. involved in multiple violations of court green bench of Justice A K Appearing for the NGO, coun- leases. The lease holders were Patnaik, Justice S S Nijjar and sel Prashant Bhushan told the issued notice by the Goa govern- Justice F M I Kalifulla as it was court that 97 percent of the iron ment a year back but no follow up told of the rampant iron ore min- ore mined from Goa was not used action was taken. ing that had taken place in Goa. for domestic consumption. Bhushan said that Goa Chief Holding that mining activities Comparing the mining compa- Minister Manohar Parikar as should be “legal, in accordance nies with vultures, Bhushan told the then leader of opposition and with the rule of law and in con- the court that these companies head of the state legislature’s formity with the constitution”, had not only destroyed the forest, Public Accounts Committee gave the court observed that inter- water bodies, agriculture and bio- a very strong report but now as generational equity has been spo- diversity but also harmed tribals. the chief minister he was singing ken of many a time by the apex Bhushan told the court that a different tune. IANS THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 UP riots: Court Fuel protest orders arrest of lawmakers Muslim leaders blast UP govt

NEW DELHI: A court in station said. Khan denied the alle- northern India yesterday gation, saying he was prepared to ordered the arrest of dozens of face the “harshest of punishment suspects including politicians if proven guilty”. and community leaders for Prime Minister Manmohan inciting violence during recent Singh on Monday visited victims Hindu-Muslim clashes that left of the unrest, who have sought 49 people dead, police said. shelter in makeshift camps in The state lawmakers, including Uttar Pradesh, and promised those from the ruling Congress tough action for those responsible. party and main opposition The clashes erupted on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are September 7 after thousands of among 69 people wanted by police Hindu farmers held a meeting to over the riots in Uttar Pradesh. demand justice over the killing of Members of the Luxury Taxi Owners’ Union float a model of a taxi tied to gas filled balloons during a protest in Kolkata yesterday. They demanded “The court in Muzaffarnagar three Hindu men who had pro- a hike in taxi fares after a substantial rise in fuel prices. today ordered their arrest after tested when a woman was alleg- we registered cases against 69 edly harassed. people who include leaders from Meanwhile, Muslim lead- some political parties,” state ers and activists denounced the PM to address UN police spokesman Manoj Jha said. Samajwadi Party government Police slammed The unrest, during which mobs for failing to check the violence BJP prepares roadmap on September 28 burned houses and a mosque forcing in Muzaffarnagar. A meeting of for arrest of hundreds of people to flee, erupted Muslim intellectuals and social tea-drinking man NEW DELHI: Prime Minister this month in Muzaffarnagar, and cultural groups organised by for Uttar Pradesh polls Manmohan Singh is to address 105km northeast of New Delhi, the Sir Syed Awareness Forum the 68th United Nations before spreading to other villages. also criticised the ruling party for MUMBAI: A court has repri- LUCKNOW: BJP has prepared we have to now become electorally General Assembly (UNGA) Thousands of extra paramilitary not fulfilling its election promises. manded police for arresting a an elaborate roadmap for the strong,” said state BJP president in New York on September 28 personnel were rushed to affected Renowned Islamic scholar man they accused of drinking 80 parliamentary seats in Uttar Laxmikant Bajpayi. which this year has the theme areas of the state. M Saud Alam Qasmi said the tea in a “suspicious” manner at Pradesh ahead of the Lok Sabha Senior leaders will now consult Post-2015 Development Agenda: The latest violence has trig- Samajwadi Party was playing one of the country’s ubiquitous polls, party leaders said. party cadres and supporters and Setting the Stage. gered speculation that parties politics with Muslim sentiments roadside stalls. Senior leaders of the Bharatiya make a list of prominent people John William Ashe, former are seeking to polarise the politi- instead of providing, as promised, Vijay Patil was drinking tea in Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday they want as contestants from Uttar permanent UN representative of cally pivotal state along religious 18 percent reservation in jobs the western city of Kolhapur in brainstormed in New Delhi on an Pradesh. Some leaders feel that Antigua and Barbuda, will preside lines ahead of general elections to Muslims. He declared that February when he was arrested action plan that they need to cre- famous personalities from various over the UNGA session, which due next year. Muslims “will teach a lesson” to under Section 151 of the Code of ate to take maximum advantage fields should be pitched in the state would be attended by nearly 193 A federal opposition MP was the Akhilesh Yadav government Criminal Procedure, which allows of prime ministerial candidate to gain maximum advantage. member countries. among the politicians and com- in the next election. an arrest to prevent someone Narendra Modi’s goodwill among Party insiders said that there Prior to Manmohan Singh’s munity leaders wanted for ques- Social worker Najam Abbasi imminently expected to commit the masses. was unanimity that if the Gujarat visit, External Affairs Minister tioning for allegedly making said the Samajwadi Party gov- a crime. Police said there was no During the meeting, Uttar chief minister contests from Salman Khurshid would be in inflammatory speeches during ernment was not worried about “satisfactory explanation” for the Pradesh was divided into eight Uttar Pradesh, the party’s for- New York to attend high-level the unrest, Jha said. the security of Muslims. Shakeel 49-year-old’s tea-drinking behav- zones. Public rallies will be tunes would definitely become meetings from September 23. He did not say how many poli- Samdani, president of Sir Syed iour and “found his conduct sus- addressed by the Gujarat chief better. “While this is a matter Additional Secretary Navtej ticians and community leaders Awareness Forum and general picious”, according to the court minister in all eight zones. The that the party national leadership Singh Sarna (International were being targeted, but the secretary of United Muslim order yesterday. campaign will culminate in a mas- needs to take a call on, there is Organisations) in the external Press Trust of India, quoting Organisation, said communal But Bombay High Court threw sive rally in the state capital. no doubt that there is support for affairs ministry said Khurshid unnamed police officials, put the riots were harming the secular out the case earlier this month, Buoyed by the recent success Narendra bhai. If he chooses to would hold bilateral meetings on figure at 16. Some have already fabric of India. He demanded describing the police motive as of Modi’s public rallies in Andhra contest from Uttar Pradesh, we the sidelines of the UNGA. He been arrested and charged with that the compensation for those “bewildering”. “We were unaware Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana, will touch our past performances said a series of “very substan- inciting violence, according to killed in the riots should be raised that the law required anyone to state BJP leaders have been asked of the 1990s,” said a senior party tive” bilateral meetings have been local media. to Rs25 lakh and for the injured give an explanation for having tea, to ensure that crowds at rallies in leader. firmed up with his counterparts Headlines Today television sta- to Rs5 lakh. whether in the morning, noon or Uttar Pradesh appear challenging “People are favouring Modi eve- of China, Egypt, Libya, Palestine, tion said a state cabinet minister, The secretary of the forum, night,” said Judges G S Patel and to other parties. rywhere and Uttar Pradesh is no Germany and also the UAE. Azam Khan, allegedly told police Mansoor Ilahi, accused the social S C Dharmadhikari in the order. “The meeting under the chair- different. They see him (Modi) as Khurshid will also take part in to go slow on controlling the media of playing a negative role. “One might take tea in a vari- manship of party president someone who will usher in devel- the ministerial meetings of NAM, riots. A police officer was caught A resolution passed at the meet- ety of ways, not all of them always Rajnath Singh has given us direc- opment and that is a path-break- BRICS, IBSA and G-4, he said. on secretly recorded video say- ing demanded “stringent action” elegant or delicate, some of them tion now. After apprising him ing phenomenon as far as Uttar The official said India would push ing they were under instructions against everyone who indulged in perhaps even noisy. But we know with the situation in the state Pradesh politics is concerned,” for poverty eradication “without from Khan, from the state’s gov- violence in Muzaffarnagar. of no way to drink tea ‘suspi- and getting guidance from him said state BJP spokesman Vijay qualifiers”. erning Samajwadi Party, the TV AGENCIES ciously’.” AFP and party in-charge Amit Shah, Bahadur Pathak. IANS IANS Kashmir protest 27,488 govt posts for SCs/STs/ OBCs unfilled: Report

NEW DELHI: A stagger- ing 27,488 government jobs reserved for scheduled castes and tribes and other backward classes are lying vacant with the maximum discrimination against these categories being in the educational sector, an NGO said yesterday. Of the unfilled posts as of May 8, 2013, 12,195 are reserved for scheduled tribes, 8,332 for other backward castes and 6,961 for scheduled castes, the Asian Centre for Human Rights said. The report titled “India’s Unfinished Agenda for Inclusion: A study on denial of reservation to the tribals in the government serv- A Kashmiri lawyer shouts slogans as he is being detained by police after trying to march toward the ices and posts” said central univer- office of United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) in Srinagar yesterday. sities were the most discriminatory Authorities imposed severe restrictions outside the UNMOGIP to prevent separatists from visiting it. against these communities. In 2006-07, there were 46 ST professors against the sanctioned posts of 1,187. Their number fell to a mere four against the total posts of Asaram’s bail plea to CPI leader Veliyam 1,667 in 2010-11 in central universi- ties, the report said citing infor- mation provided by the University be heard on October 1 Bhargavan dead Grants Commission (UGC) under JAIPUR: Asaram Bapu, arrested on allega- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Veteran CPI the Right to Information Act. tion of assaulting a minor girl, will continue leader Veliyam Bhargavan passed away at a In 2010-11, there were 10 ST to remain in judicial custody as the Rajasthan hospital here, said party officials. He was 85, readers against the total strength High Court yesterday decided to hear his bail and is survived by his wife and daughter. of 3,155, while in 2006-07, 18 read- plea on October 1, police said. The Kerala government will give him a state ers were employed against 1,744 Asaram, 72, filed a bail application before the funeral here today. Bhargavan was a member of posts in universities under the Jodhpur bench of the high court on September the first and second Kerala assemblies and one central government. However, STs 13. The bail application first came up for hearing of the pillars of the Communist Party of India had better representation in the on Monday and since the arguments remained (CPI) in the state. top echelons of the government, inconclusive, the high court put off the proceedings. He was the state secretary of the CPI from it added. “The data provided Senior counsel Ram Jethmalani appeared for 1998 to 2010. In 2010, he retired owing to poor by the UGC shows that India’s Asaram in the court. “We presented our argu- health. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy paid higher educational institutions ment opposing the bail today,” Anand Purohit, glowing tributes to Bhargavan, saying he was for- remain the most casteist, possibly prosecution counsel, said. “The defence law- tunate to work with him when the Congress and a reflection of the opposition to yers sought time for replying, for which Justice the CPI were on the same political wavelength the reservation policy,” said Suhas Nirmaljit Kaur has slated the next hearing for from 1970 to 1982. “He worked for the common Chakma, director of Asian Centre October 1,” he added. IANS man and for his party,” said Chandy. IANS for Human Rights. IANS THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

PRAYER TIME Booker prize Nigerian is Miss World Muslimah expands to Fajr (Dawn) 4:04 Shorook (Sunrise) 5:21 all writers Zuhr (Noon) 11:28 Asr (Afternoon) 2:55 in English Maghrib (Sunset) 5:35 LONDON: Britain’s Man Isha (Night) 7:05 Booker Prize announced yes- terday that it was expanding to cover all novels written in the English language, saying it WEATHER would welcome authors whether they come from “Chicago, Sheffield or Shanghai”. Today Friday Weather Saturday Conditions: The £50,000 ($80,000) Booker Clear Clear Clear has until now been awarded annu- Hazy to misty ally for the best work of fiction at places at first by an author from Britain, the Commonwealth or Ireland — but High: 39° becoming slight High: 40° High: 42° had notably excluded American Low: 30° Low: 31° Low: 31° dust to blowing dust at places writers. Previous multiple win- ners include English novel- later. ist Hilary Mantel, Australian author Peter Carey and the South DOHA - SUN & SEA African J.M. Coetzee. “The Man Booker Prize is to SUN TIDE SEA expand eligibility for future prizes Nigerian Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola cries as she was crowned, among 20 finalists, as Miss World Muslimah 2013 during the third annual World Muslimah contest in Jakarta, Indonesia, yesterday. On hearing her name, the SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND to include novels originally writ- ten in English and published in 21-year-old knelt down and prayed, then wept as she recited a verse from Holy Quran. She said it was “thanks 05:21 17:35 04:30 & 16:45 10:15 & 23:15 05-15/20 KT the UK, regardless of the nation- to Almighty Allah” that she had won. She received 25m rupiah ($2,200) and trips to Makkah and India as prizes. ality of the author,” said Jonathan THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW Taylor, chairman of the Booker HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Prize Foundation. “The expanded prize will recognise, celebrate and embrace authors writing in Diana hits screens after critical mauling MUSCAT 35/28 Partly cloudy 36/28 Clear English, whether from Chicago, KUWAIT 43/31 Clear 43/32 Clear Sheffield or Shanghai.” PARIS: The film Diana star- as Diana accompanying Khan to claim in an interview that Diana BAHRAIN 39/31 Clear 38/31 Clear Taylor said the prize’s trus- ring Naomi Watts, which a jazz club disguised in a brown had in some way granted approval SANAA 26/16 Chance of storm 28/13 Partly cloudy tees “have not made this decision received a critical drubbing wig and bedroom scenes. for the film from beyond the RIYADH 45/28 Partly cloudy 44/29 Partly cloudy quickly or lightly” and it followed after its premiere in London In the absence of testimony grave. “I felt like I was spending DUBAI 38/30 Clear 39/30 Clear 18 months of consultation with earlier this month, gets its first from Khan, the film is necessar- a lot of time with her. There was BAGHDAD 39/24 Clear 39/24 Clear the publishing world. “Initially European general release in ily controversial as it draws on one particular moment when I the thinking was that we might Hungary from today. author Kate Snell’s 2001 book felt her permission was granted,” THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW set up a new prize specifically for Purporting to tell the story of Diana: Her Last Love with which the actress told Britain’s Mail on US writers. But at the end of the the late Princess Diana’s romance Khan did not cooperate. Sunday newspaper. 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WASHINGTON: The Federal restraining growth. The bond In its statement, the Fed said that consumers spent more cautiously. Oklahoma, storage hub fell to rigging Reserve has decided against purchases are intended to keep the rise in interest rates “could Super-low rates are credited with their lowest level in 19 months. reducing its stimulus for the US long-term loan rates low to spur slow the pace of improvement in helping fuel a housing comeback, Brent oil for November delivery BRUSSELS: European Union economy, saying it will continue borrowing and spending. the economy and labour market” support economic growth, drive traded at a high of $110.15 per regulators proposed new rules to buy $85bn a month in bonds The Fed also repeated that it if they are sustained. stocks to record highs and restore barrel after the Fed statement on setting commodity and because it thinks the economy plans to keep its key short-term The Fed also lowered its eco- the wealth of many Americans. But and was last trading $1.58 higher interest-rate benchmarks yes- still needs the support. interest rate near zero at least nomic growth forecasts for this the average rate on the 30-year at $109.77 at 2.08pm EDT (1808 terday that backed away from The Fed said in a statement until unemployment falls to 6.5 year and next year slightly, likely mortgage has jumped more than a GMT), after settling at a six- their earlier plans for sweeping yesterday that it held off on percent, down from 7.3 percent reflecting its concerns about full percentage point since May and week low in the previous session. EU oversight of the multi-tril- tapering because it wants to see last month. In the Fed’s most interest rates. was 4.57 percent last week — just U S crude oil for October deliv- lion-euro markets. more conclusive evidence that the recent forecast, unemployment The statement was approved on below the two-year high. ery was $2.02 higher at $107.44, The draft law would regulate recovery will be sustained. could reach that level as soon as a 9-1 vote. Esther George, presi- Meanwhile, crude oil futures after hitting a high of $107.90. benchmarks for the first time Stocks spiked after the Fed late 2014. dent of the Federal Reserve Bank on both sides of the Atlantic The unemployment rate is now at the European level and aims released the statement at the end Many thought the Fed would of Kansas City, dissented for the extended intraday gains yesterday 7.3 percent, the lowest since 2008. to prevent scandals such as the of its two-day policy meeting. scale back its purchases. But inter- sixth time this year. She repeated after the US central bank said it Yet the rate has dropped in large rigging of the London Interbank In the statement, the Fed said est rates have jumped since May, her concerns that the bond pur- would leave its monetary stimulus part because many people have Offered Rate (Libor), used to that the economy is growing mod- when Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke chases could fuel the risk of infla- program unchanged. stopped looking for work and are price some $300 trillion of prod- erately and that some indicators first said the Fed might slow its tion and financial instability. Oil prices had rallied earlier no longer counted as unemployed ucts including home loans and of labour market conditions have bond buys later this year. But The decision to maintain its in the day after data showed — not because hiring has acceler- credit cards globally. shown improvement. But it noted Bernanke cautioned that the reduc- stimulus follows reports of slug- US crude oil inventories fell to ated. Inflation is running below The rules will affect how all that rising mortgage rates and tion would hinge on the economy gish economic growth. Employers their lowest level since March the Fed’s 2 percent target. benchmarks are set, including government spending cuts are showing continued improvement. slowed hiring this summer, and 2012. Supplies at the Cushing, AGENCIES North Sea Brent crude, which helps to determine the price of petrol. Those such as Libor that are considered particularly criti- BMW rolls out ethe i3 electric car cal because they are used as a reference for the largest markets Greece’s fragile will face extra supervision. Earlier versions of the draft balance could proposed oversight by an EU body in Paris, as favoured by some EU be overturned, lawmakers. But the plans were watered down after objections from the commodities industry say experts and Britain, the bloc’s largest financial centre. “It’s not weak ATHENS: Greece is not out of supervision that I’m proposing,” the woods yet and the fragile said the EU’s regulation chief, balance created as the coalition Michel Barnier. “I put my confi- government tries to implement dence in these British or Belgian reforms to tackle the economic supervisors to do their jobs.” crisis could easily be over- The proposed rules chiefly rely turned, experts say. on countries and their national “When we are dealing with authorities, in London and else- such a crisis, which is the most where, for enforcement. serious crisis Greece has expe- However, the EU rules set rienced since the Second World guidelines for sanctions on indi- War, any sort of accident... could viduals and firms and require prove fatal for society and insti- contributors to sign a legally- tutions,” former minister of the binding EU-wide code of conduct. interior Prokopis Pavlopoulos London’s main financial com- said. munity said it was largely happy Currently a lawmaker in Prime with the proposals although com- Minister Antonis Samaras’s modity traders said their busi- conservative New Democracy ness should be exempt from any party, Pavlopoulos was interior Brussels oversight. minister during the riots that Traders, who for decades have shook Athens in December 2008, relied on an all-but unregulated sparked by the death of a 15-year- system of contributing informa- old student killed by police. tion to guide prices for oil and “Political and social conditions other hugely valuable commodi- remain very fragile,” Pavlopoulos ties, say the rules would discour- said. age market participants from This week, thousands of state submitting their prices. workers are on strike protesting Employees of BMW celebrate the production launch of ethe i3 electric car in Leipzig, Germany, yesterday. The small car with new carbon vehicle REUTERS an overhaul of the public sector, body shall cost at least €34 950. The facility in Leipzig was extended for the production of the car, costing €400m and creating 800 new jobs. part of the austerity programme imposed by Greece’s so-called troika of EU, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank creditors. Boeing’s 787-9 makes first flight Confidence in Cyprus Public sector unions have called demonstrations around the coun- try on Wednesday. SEATTLE: A longer version problems that often crop up on Boeing has unfilled orders for Hard hit by the economic cri- of Boeing Co’s Dreamliner suc- new planes. 936 Dreamliners, worth about banks still lacking: IMF sis, Greece is experiencing a cessfully completed its first He said there were some small $217bn at list prices, or nearly sixth year of continuous recession flight on Tuesday, passing a key “setting up” messages that were eight years worth of production NICOSIA: Confidence in The IMF report, issued and has a staggering 27-percent milestone for a plane expected present before the flight, but at its target construction rate of Cyprus’s once-bloated bank- after a first review of the bail- unemployment rate. to be more profitable for Boeing these were not new issues. The 10 per month, which it aims to hit ing sector is still running low out agreed with Cyprus by the Meanwhile, Greece’s conserv- to sell and its customers to messages don’t prevent the flight by year’s end. despite a massive reorganisa- Fund, European Commission ative-socialist coalition govern- operate than the current pro- but need to be checked before About 41 percent of the orders, tion imposed under a ¤10bn and European Central Bank, ment is “squeezed” between duction model. take off, Boeing later said. or 388 planes, are for the 787- international bailout in March, said authorities were on track radical leftists Syriza and neo- The 787-9 jet, which landed “We have nothing to work 9. Boeing began selling an even the IMF said yesterday. to fulfil a sweeping package of Nazists Golden Dawn, says a at 4.18pm PST (2318 GMT) at that’s new and we’re ready for longer version of the jet, the 787- Despite unprecedented capital restructuring measures imposed lawmaker of socialist party Pasok Boeing Field in Seattle, has room another flight, as quick as we can 10, in June, for which it has gar- controls slapped on the banks in exchange for saving the island who chose to remain anonymous. for 290 passengers, 40 more than go,” Bryan said. He later said the nered 50 orders so far. The rest in March, the International from bankruptcy. Golden Dawn, which ranks the original 787-8 jetliner, and has next test flight was likely to occur of the orders are for the 787-8. Monetary Fund said net outflows “Nevertheless, risks to the pro- as the third most popular party about 300 more nautical miles of today. In its maiden voyage the 787-9 had reached ¤8bn ($10.6bn), or gramme remain substantial, given according to polls, “is eating away range. Bryan and co-test pilot Randy was scheduled to run detailed 12.6 percent of deposits and nearly the uncertain impact of the cri- voters from New Democracy,” The flight brought no immedi- Neville, chief 787 test pilot, said tests of its flight controls, part of half of GDP, by August 21. sis, the still-recovering banking added the same deputy. The coa- ate bad news for a plane that has they worked through numerous a nine-month testing program. That has put pressure on banks’ system and ongoing challenges to lition currently has a very narrow been plagued by problems from tests during the flight, including The aircraft used for the tests balance sheets, already hurt by 30 policy implementation.” five-seat majority in parliament. minor issues with its brakes to checking a stick shaker test for will eventually be delivered to Air percent of their loans being clas- In May, the IMF forecast that According to the same deputy, electrical panel fires and over- stalls, an alert system that warns New Zealand in mid-2014, Boeing sified as non-performing, and led GDP would contract by 8.7 per- Samaras’ criticism of political heating batteries that caused the of potentially perilously low speed. said. to a sharp contraction in credit cent this year and by 3.9 percent extremes earlier this week was 787-8 fleet to be grounded for “The airplane just did exactly The jet flew at a speed of up to supply. in 2014, before posting modest an effort to restrain his party’s three months earlier this year as we expected,” Neville said. 366 knots and altitude of 20,000 Corporate credit declined by growth of 1.1 percent in 2015. overtures to the neo-Nazi party. while Boeing redesigned the bat- “There were no surprises.” feet, according to flight tracking nine percent year on year in June, In its report, despite noting that It will take many months for tery system. The plane took off at 11.02am website Flightaware.com. The while mortgage lending, already second-quarter growth had been the public to appreciate the ben- “We call that a no-squawk from Paine Field in Everett, trip took it over Puget Sound suffering from the effects of somewhat better than projected, efits from his government’s aus- flight,” Captain Mike Bryan, sen- Washington, near where it was and then over the eastern part of recession, was down three per- it maintained its forecast in light terity policies, Samaras said. ior project pilot for the 787-9, said assembled at Boeing’s wide-body Washington state. cent and consumer loans by seven of continuing uncertainties. AFP after landing, referring to minor plane factory. REUTERS percent. AFP THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Oil output Bank of England backs away from stimulus from Libya Bank acknowledges surprisingly strong UK economy; warning on bond market earnings surges as LONDON: The Bank of in the third quarter was likely governor, Mark Carney. it would take at least three years moves, stronger-than-expected England moved further away to be around 0.7 percent, higher British 10-year government for unemployment to fall to this British data and potentially the fields reopen from adding more stimulus to than the 0.5 percent it forecast in bond yields surged above three level from 7.8 percent — a time bank’s forward guidance policy. Britain’s economy this month August. It also predicted growth percent and sterling hit an eight- scale most in financial markets On inflation, the MPC judged LONDON: Libya’s crude oil and seemed less concerned by could strengthen further towards month against both the euro and think is too pessimistic, with a that none of the criteria that production has recovered to rising market borrowing costs, the end of the year. the dollar following the minutes. first rate rise priced in for late might cause it to suspend its for- nearly 40 percent of its pre- minutes of its latest policy “Over the month the evidence “Their tone became less dovish,” 2014 or early 2015. ward guidance on interest rates war capacity with exports set meeting showed yesterday. was consistent with a recovery at said Scotiabank economist Alan In Wednesday’s minutes, the had been breached. to rise as major western fields The two current policymakers least as strong as that expected at Clarke. “This is a very sensible BoE said the date at which unem- Although a rise in oil prices ramped up ouput after protest- who in previous months had seen the time of the August Inflation move. It would have looked like ployment falls to seven percent might push inflation up in the ers agreed to reopen them. a compelling case for more asset Report,” the minutes said. absolute madness to have been was highly sensitive to specific short-term, the outlook for 18-24 Output has risen to 620,000 purchases to stimulate activity “Were the recovery to falter, thinking about more QE.” assumptions on productivity and months’ time had improved due to barrels per day (bpd), compared retreated from this position at the the case for further asset pur- However, the central bank labour force participation, and a 3.5 percent strengthening in ster- with its pre-war capacity of 1.6 September meeting following signs chases would be stronger. But no remains keen to avoid having stressed that this would not trig- ling over the month. Public inflation million bpd, two state National of strengthening economic growth. member judged that further stim- markets think any rise in official ger an immediate rate rise. expectations were little changed. Oil Corp (NOC) officials said The nine-member Monetary ulus was appropriate at present.” interest rates is imminent while The central bank said there The Bank’s Financial Policy yesterday. Policy Committee (MPC) also Policy committee members recovery remains in its early stages. were signs that economic recov- Committee (FPC) could warn Libyan Prime minister Ali chose not to repeat July and Paul Fisher and David Miles Last month Carney unveiled a ery was taking hold in Britain, the MPC that it needs to raise Zeidan said on Tuesday that August’s warning that bond mar- had voted earlier in the year to policy of forward guidance, under helped by stronger than expected interest rates to head off a threat the worst disruption to its main ket yields were rising faster the restart the central bank’s quan- which the Bank committed to growth in the euro zone, but that to financial stability, but despite industry was costing around data warranted — a rise the Bank titative easing (QE) asset-buying keep interest rates at 0.5 percent downside risks from emerging signs of rapidly rising house prices $130m a day in revenues. had previously worried might be a programme. They put their call until unemployment falls to seven economies had increased. in parts of Britain, such a warning Finance Minister Alkilani headwind to the recovery. on hold in July and August pend- percent, unless inflation threatens It noted the rise in short-dated is unlikely as the finance commit- Abdelkarim Al Jazi warned that It said “promising” data over ing an assessment of future rate to get out of control. gilt yields could be due to a number tee has other tools to deploy first. the country could start dipping the past month meant output guidance adopted by the new The central bank forecast that of factors, including U S market REUTERS into financial reserves from next month if prolonged protests crippling the oil sector were not resolved. Output from the El Sharara field has reached about 300,000 S&P puts Portugal on bpd day and El Feel has hit 70,000 bpd, Mustafa Sanalla, executive board member at NOC said. The fields re-opened earlier watch for downgrade this week after being closed since August 27 when an armed group PARIS: Standard & Poor’s yes- overturn additional fiscal and switched off pipeline valves con- terday put Portugal’s BB long- reform measures, weaker-than- necting them to the ports. term credit rating on watch expected growth and a resurgence After the lifting of force for a possible downgrade over of political tensions also leading majeure at the Mellitah ports, increased risks the eurozone the country to fail to meet its fis- NOC was able to issue a oil sell nation will fail to meet the fiscal cal consolidation targets. tender for 1.2 million barrels targets under its international Portugal’s Constitutional Court of very light oil, not the usual bailout. invalidated in April one set of gov- Mellitah blend, but a fresh source “Potential shortfalls in meeting ernment measures and in August of revenue. programme targets, in our view, blocked a reform that would have The restart of El Sharara will also could increase uncertainty about allowed cuts in public sector jobs. liberate Brega oil for exports from the trajectory of government “In our opinion, these Court the eastern Marsa Al Brega port, as debt and increase the likelihood decisions raise doubts as to it will no longer be needed as a stop- of Portugal requiring a second whether Portugal will be able to gap for the Zawiya refinery. support programme,” it said in a comply with the ambitious debt Another Libyan oil offi- statement. stabilisation target set out in its cial added that El Sharara was S&P’s rating action comes as current IMF-EU programme,” expected to reach full capacity auditors from the International said S&P. of around 330,000 bpd by today Monetary Fund, the European It also noted that the near col- while output from the El Feel field Commission and the European lapse of the centre-right govern- would reach 90,000 bpd over the Central Bank are currently in ment in July was “symptomatic of next few days as workers were Lisbon to review Portugal’s progress weakening political backing for fur- European Central Bank (ECB) troika representative Rasmus Ruffer (third left), International Monetary Fund (IMF) still trying to get the water injec- under its ¤78bn bailout and whether ther fiscal and structural reforms.” troika representative Subir Lall (centre), International Monetary Fund Mission Chief for Portugal, Sean Berrigan tion units going. to release a ¤5.5bn loan instalment. The ratings agency said “we see (right) attend a meeting in Lisbon yesterday. Output was also coming from Portuguese government officials an increasing risk that Portugal Sirte Oil Co in the east and the have called for easing the coun- will not regain full capital market which it was forced to seek inter- yesterday. A Portuguese govern- flexibility of its official creditors.” offshore Bouri and Al Jurf plat- try’s 2014 public deficit reduction access early next year and that national aid two years ago, add- ment official signalled earlier this It said there was a one-in-two forms while Arabian Gulf Oil Co target from 4.0 percent to 4.5 the Portuguese government will ing to concerns whether it will be week the country wants to negotiate chance it would lower Portugal’s production has risen to around percent of GDP, which the troika require a second official support able to borrow affordably on the a precautionary lending programme rating if fiscal performance falls 60,000 bpd after the Hamada field of lenders have already indicated programme after the current pro- market by next year. when the current bailout expires. short, reform plans falter or sup- resumed adding to existing Mesla they will turn down. gramme expires in June 2014.” The yield on Portuguese gov- S&P said Portugal’s credit- port from its official creditors output at 50,000 bpd, the official S&P also pointed to risks Portugal’s long-term borrow- ernment 10-year bonds stood at worthiness appears to “increas- waivers. said. that Portugal’s top court could ing costs have risen to levels near 7.18 percent in secondary trading ingly depend on the support and AFP REUTERS London steps up Islamic finance ambitions

KUALA LUMPUR: Britain is encourag- such as bans on interest and gambling, and saw 28bn ringgit ($8.6bn) worth of deals ing banks through a task force to estab- is playing an increasingly prominent role inked last year, is being held outside an lish Shariah-compliant products, aiming internationally as often oil and gas-rich Islamic city for the first time. to position London as a Western hub for investors from Islamic countries put more Islamic finance has already played a role a fast-growing Islamic finance sector that of their money to work overseas. in several major deals in London, with is expected to reach $2.6 trillion by 2017. Britain’s Islamic finance task force, estab- Qatari investors taking part in funding the Aiming to build on London’s status as a lished in March, is led by several ministers city’s Shard tower, Harrod’s department leading exporter of financial services, Britain and industry figures as well as top execu- store and the athletes’ village used for last hopes to step up the challenge to Islamic tives from Gatehouse Bank and Oakstone year’s summer Olympics. finance centres such as Dubai and Kuala Merchant Bank Ltd. A Malaysian consortium is also spear- Lumpur. It was launched ahead of London host- heading the redevelopment of London’s “We want to be the leading (Islamic) finance ing the World Islamic Economic Forum Battersea power station, after acquiring the sector outside of the Muslim world,” deputy in October and its mandate is to facilitate site for £400m last year. Malaysia is the sec- mayor of London Edward Lister said in a press Islamic financial business, including invest- ond largest investor in London’s real estate conference in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. ment in British infrastructure by Islamic market behind the United States. Islamic finance follows religious principles sovereign wealth funds. The forum, which REUTERS

FedEx profit rises US Treasury cuts stake in GM to 7.3pc on cost cuts CHICAGO: FedEx Corp posted DETROIT: The US Treasury has sold another Treasury officials have said the government a better-than-expected quar- block of shares in General Motors Co, reduc- will lose $15bn on the $85bn auto industry bailout terly profit on cost cuts and said ing its stake to 7.3 percent as it moves toward that included Chrysler, but the intention was to it would raise rates next year exiting its holdings in the auto-maker by the save jobs, not make a profit. for express shipping, a business end of March. “Treasury acted to save the American auto that has suffered as custom- The Treasury sold more than 110 million shares industry and prevent the loss of an estimated one ers shift to slower but cheaper between May 6 and September 13, raising more million jobs,” Massad said. delivery options. than $3.82bn, according to documents posted The US taxpayer bailout led some critics to The company, considered an online on Tuesday. The Treasury confirmed its call the company “Government Motors” and economic bellwether because of stake in the No. 1 US automaker now stands at executives said the stigma hurt sales some. GM the massive volume of goods it 101 million shares. Chief Executive Dan Akerson has said the exit of moves around the world, said yes- The US government, which originally took a Treasury would bring closure to the bailout and terday it earned $489m, or $1.53 60.8 percent stake in GM as part of its $49.5bn remove the perception of government ownership a share for its first quarter that bailout of the company in 2009, said it had recov- among customers. ended on August 31. ered about $35.4bn of its investment. When it Analysts have speculated that once Treasury FedEx also backed its profit outlined its exit plan in December 2012, Treasury has fully exited its GM stake, the automaker view for the year, sending its said it would sell all its GM shares in 12 to 15 may consider reinstating a dividend on common shares up three percent in pre- months. shares, something it has not paid since May 2008. market trading. FedEx said “We remain on track to complete our exit from GM executives have said they will focus on rein- express shipping rates would GM by early next year at a cost far less than origi- vesting in company operations. increase an average 3.9 percent for nally projected,” Treasury Assistant Secretary The Canadian and Ontario governments on U S domestic and international Timothy Massad said in a statement. September 10 said they would sell nearly a quar- services, effective January 6. Rate GM shares closed Tuesday at $36.71 on the ter of their common shares in GM as part of a increases for its ground courier New York Stock Exchange, so Treasury’s remain- longer-term plan to exit stock acquired in the facilities will be announced later ing stake is worth about $3.7bn. At that price, bailout. After raising $1.1bn in that sale, the gov- this year, the company said. Treasury would end up losing about $10bn on ernments still hold more than 110 million shares. REUTERS the bailout of GM. REUTERS THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 India moves Patient-friendly Honda to boost Iran oil imports $158m guarantee for insurance

NEW DELHI: India will pro- a range of measures to cut its vide a Rs10bn ($158m) sovereign import bill including raising duty guarantee to back local insur- on gold shipments to a record 10 ance for refineries using Iranian percent and making airline pas- oil, two government sources sengers pay duty on imports of said, as it tries to boost imports flat-screen televisions, but oil is paid for in local currency to ease still about 34 percent of the total pressure on the rupee. import bill. India’s crude imports from Iran India’s oil minister Veerappa slumped 75 percent in July from Moily is targeting raising imports June to just 35,500 barrels per from Iran to around 260,000bpd, day (bpd) because of problems aiming to save about $8.5bn from over insurance for crude from the oil bill which totalled $144bn Iran caused by western sanctions last year. In total, Moily wants to which aim to curb its nuclear save $22bn this year. ambitions. That level of imports from Iran But with oil imports in dollars would be only about 6,000bpd lower swelling India’s current account than the average for fiscal 2012/2013 deficit to a record in 2012/13, the and would virtually wipe out cuts government is trying to maxim- by India that won it a waiver from ise purchases from Iran, which is Washington’s sanctions. Japan’s auto giant Honda Motor demonstrates the company’s mini car “N Box” with a lift to transfer a person from her wheelchair at the annual now accepting rupees as its hard “We pay Iran in rupees, so the International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition in Tokyo, yesterday. The detachable lift “N-Lift” can be used for people who weigh less than 100kg. currency options are curtailed. more we import from Iran the The rupee sank to a record low better it is,” the first source said. against the dollar last month and India, together with Iran’s other is now languishing around 63 to major clients China, Japan and Saudi and Bahrain the dollar, swelling the import bill, South Korea, had won a waiver Bank of Khartoum plans retail expansion pushing up inflation and straining from US sanctions after cutting approve new public finances. back on its imports, which fell 46 “It was finalised yesterday in a percent in the first seven months KHARTOUM: Bank of promising side of the business,” he The expansion of the retail meeting with the petroleum sec- of the year to about 185,700 bpd. Khartoum, Sudan’s biggest said. The consumer loan book was business and the new export pipeline to Bapco retary. An energy pool will be set Indian refiner Mangalore privately-owned bank, plans to growing, helping the retail busi- finance unit would offset slower up with a sovereign guarantee,” Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd add 12 more retail branches and ness to contribute to more than growth of the corporate business, AL KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia and one of the sources, both of whom resumed imports from Iran in launch financing for livestock the current 30 percent to overall helping to propel 2013 net profit Bahrain have approved plans to have direct knowledge of the mat- August after it secured local rein- exports to Gulf countries, its net profits, he said, without being to slightly above last year’s 200 lay a 350,000-barrel per day (bpd) ter, said. surance for claims up to 5 billion head said in an interview. more specific. million Sudanese pounds, he said. oil pipeline between the two coun- India had originally been consid- rupees. MRPL, once Iran’s biggest Undeterred by insurgencies, In a second expansion step, the The bank had taken the deci- tries, with the link expected to be ering a sovereign guarantee of 20 Indian client, halted imports in poverty, a scarcity of dollars and bank will launch several dedicated sion not to expand its corporate commissioned by the third quar- billion rupees to back the local insur- April due to lack of insurance cover. spiralling inflation, the bank — funds for private firms to finance loan book or stop arranging new ter of 2016, Bahrain Petroleum Co ance. It was not immediately clear The sovereign guarantee “will which was founded 100 years ago the export of livestock and agri- Islamic bonds, or sukuk, for the (Bapco) said yesterday. why the government had decided essentially provide comfort to the during British colonial rule — has cultural products such as sesame time being due to Sudan’s eco- The pipeline will replace an to halve the amount or whether it insurance companies to the extent been steadily expanding its busi- seeds to Gulf Arab countries, nomic crisis. “It’s not worth to ageing 230,000bpd link and will would be sufficient for insurers. that they will provide cover with- ness in the African country. Jordan and Egypt. do any kind of government or help Bapco expand its 267,000bpd The maximum claim that has out going to reinsurers abroad,” Its main shareholders, Dubai “There is strong demand for corporate sukuk at this stage,” Sitra refinery to up to 460,000bpd arisen so far in the Indian refining MRPL’s Managing Director P Islamic Bank, Sharjah Islamic livestock from Sudan,” he said. he said. pf capacity. Crude oil will flow sector is Rs5bn. P Upadhya said. “There will be Bank and Abu Dhabi Islamic Several such finance funds, each The loss of oil revenues, which from Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq plant “The issue has been resolved. no change in our strategy to buy Bank, are currently more worth up to ¤50m ($67m), were in used to be the main source via the 115 km pipeline, 74km of GIC (local reinsurer General Iranian oil,” he added. than tripling the capital to 1bn the works with one of them about for state revenues and dollars which will run overland and the Insurance Corp) will manage the India had been depending on Sudanese pounds (around $225m to be started, he said, without giv- needed to pay for food imports, rest under the Gulf, Bapco said. pool. In case there is any mishap European markets to hedge its based on the official rate). ing details. has thrown the economy into Bapco said it was working with or something, then they will pay,” risk but European reinsurers The bank will add 12 new retail Faced with the loss of most oil turmoil. The Sudanese pound Saudi Aramco to prepare for an the second source said. have added a clause in contracts branches and cash points, mainly reserves to South Sudan when it has more than halved in value engineering, procurement and con- The sources said apart from with Indian firms that meant in eastern and central Sudan, seceded in 2011, Sudan is trying since the secession, while infla- struction (EPC) contract tender in the Rs10bn sovereign backing, claims arising during processing bringing the total number to 75 to boost exports of gold and farm- tion has risen, driven by the need the fourth quarter of 2013, with the GIC and oil companies will pro- of Iranian oil would not be met, by next year, General Manager ing exports such as cotton, cash to import wheat and other food contract expected to be awarded by vide Rs5bn each to the pool. because of sanctions. Fadi Faqih said on Tuesday. crops or gum arabic from its vast items. the second quarter of 2014. The government is taking REUTERS “The retail business is the farmlands. REUTERS REUTERS Iraq tests oil pipeline after repair South Sudan plans to borrow BASRA: Iraq has begun test pumping on a was producing around 1.47 million barrels per major southern oil pipeline and normal flow is day (bpd) before the leak, which cut production $1.6bn to fund expected to resume today, two oil officials said to around 870,000 barrels, two oil officials close yesterday. to Rumaila operations said. new budget Testing came after repair work on a leak that A lack of adequate energy infrastructure and reduced oil production in Iraq’s south. security issues have slowed Iraq’s oil recovery JUBA: South Sudan plans to The leak in the ageing pipeline — buried three to reach a projected target of 3.4 million bpd borrow 4.9bn South Sudanese meters underground — emerged last week due Baghdad by end-2013. pounds (SSP), or about $1.6bn, to to corrosion, forcing Iraq to cut output from the In light of the recent leak, Iraq has decided to fund its 2013/14 budget of 17.3bn super-giant Rumaila oilfield, said an official at evaluate all its key oil pipelines in the south to SSP, Finance Minister Aggrey Iraq’s Southern Oil Co. avoid future disruption from technical problems, Tisa Sabuni said yesterday. “Early on Wednesday morning, test pump- another Iraqi oil ministry official said. The landlocked African nation ing started after the pipeline leak was repaired. “We will start an overall checks for the key has been on an austerity budget We expect to restore normal output levels after pipelines in the south. We have to make sure to weather a 16-month shutdown resuming complete production from Rumaila on further halts could be avoided,” the official of its oil production in a row with Thursday,” one Iraqi official said. said. neighbouring Sudan, through Rumaila, the workhorse of Iraq’s oil industry, REUTERS which it has to transport its oil. The main source for its budget, oil has been flowing again since April, but output is down 50 Asian business sentiments decline percent at 200,000 barrels a day compared to levels before the shut- down. Sabuni told parliament the government hoped to raise 10.6bn SSP in oil revenue this fiscal year and 1.5bn SSP in non-oil revenues. Sabuni said the government was forced to borrow 4.7 billion SSP in international and domes- tic markets during the last fis- cal year. “If the oil is not shut down again, our financial situ- ation should improve markedly through this fiscal year,” Sabuni told lawmakers. Oil ministry officials have said they hope to increase production to 250,000 bpd before the end of the year. Sabuni said 8.1bn SSP of this year’s budget is set aside to repay loans and pay arrears, rebuild cash reserves and pay Khartoum agreed pipeline and other fees. This year’s budget is up 2.58bn over last year’s austerity budget. It also sees an increase in spend- ing on social services and a cut in the percentage given to the secu- A businessman sits near a cargo area at a port in Tokyo. Business sentiment among Asia’s top companies rity sector – from 58 percent in deteriorated in the third quarter, led by businesses in export engines such as China and South Korea. 2012/13 to 50 percent this year. REUTERS THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Qatari index GCC central bank governors meet continues upswing trend Dubai market down for third day

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pur- two-and-half-week high. sued its upswing trend yester- Abu Dhabi’s dipped 0.3 per- day adding 26.52 points, or 0.27 cent, trimming 2013 gains to 43 percent, to advance to 9,833.10 percent. points from 9,806.58 on Tuesday. In Kuwait, the market rose 1.2 The volume of the shares traded percent to a three-week high as fell to 5,917,049 from 8,916,057 on retail investors built positions Tuesday and the value of shares ahead of third-quarter results decreased to QR258,647,075.01 season, which will begin later next from QR351,233,378.42 on month. Tuesday. “Earnings are expected to be Among the top gainers were better than estimates, because Qatar National Bank which was analysts have been very conserva- up 0.17 percent to QR175.00, tive,” said Fouad Darwish, head of Commercial Bank of Qatar gained brokerage at Global Investment 0.15 percent to QR69.00, Qatar House. Islamic Bank gained 0.59 percent Saudi Arabia’s measure to QR68.50 and Electricity and retreated 0.4 percent, declining Water rose by 0.44 percent to for a second day since Monday’s From Left: Central bank governors from Kuwait Mohammed Al Hashel, Qatar H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani, the United Arab Emirates QR159.30. three-week high. Sultan bin Nasser Al Suwaidi, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Assistant Secretary General for Economic Affairs Abdullah bin Juma Al Shibli, The Banking and Financial Heavyweight sectors lost Bahrain Rasheed Al Maraj, Saudi Arabia Fahad Al Mubarak and Oman Hamoud bin Sanjur Al Zadjali, prior to the start of the 58th GCC central bank sector index added 0.17 points ground, with the petrochemi- governors’ annual meeting in Manama yesterday. while Consumer Goods and cal index down 0.6 percent and Services sector index was down banking sector index easing 0.3 0.83 points. The industrial sector percent. dropped 0.03 points while insur- Elsewhere, Oman’s Galfar ance sector lost 0.04 points. Engineering fell 1.3 percent to Kuwait’s Meanwhile, Gulf Arab bourses 0.312 rials after the firm said it SEC unveils CEO pay ratio rule; were little moved yesterday, with would increase its capital by issu- oil capacity investors wary ahead of a likely ing of 49.5 million shares at 0.28 move by the US Federal Reserve rials per share to existing holders. adopts financial adviser reforms additions to scale back its ultra-loose stim- In Egypt, the index fell 0.6 per- ulus programme. cent, ending an eight-session win- The Federal Open Market ning streak. WASHINGTON: US corpora- to register with the SEC and be and the average American worker smaller: KOC Committee is expected to be Shares in Orascom tions will need to disclose how held to a “fiduciary” standard, or has grown from 195-1 in 1993 to measured with any cuts to its Construction Industries dropped their chief executive’s paycheck ensure they act in the best inter- 354-1 in 2012. DUBAI/AL KHOBAR: Kuwait $85bn of monthly asset buying, 1.4 percent to 254.95 pounds compares to that of their aver- est of customers. The CEO pay-ratio provision, Oil Company (KOC) expects to termed Quantitative Easing (QE), ($36.99) after Dutch-listed parent age worker under a proposal set The primary complaint against which was tucked into the law by produce far less heavy crude while also seeking to assure inves- firm OCI NV launched an equity to be unveiled yesterday by the the municipal adviser rule pro- New Jersey Democratic Senator from the Ratqa field and less tors that the day of an actual pol- offering of up to 150 million euros US Securities and Exchange posal was that it was drafted Robert Menendez, is one short light oil from the Jurassic field icy tightening is still distant. and a convertible bond offer for Commission. too broadly, ensnaring too many paragraph in the lengthy Dodd- by 2020 than originally hoped, “As long as the Fed doesn’t take up to 350 million euros. The SEC’s CEO pay ratio rule is people, such as volunteers or Frank law. But its backers say the head of the state run oil hard decisions on tapering the The parent firm announced a championed by unions and labour board members, in cumbersome it is critical information for the company said yesterday. QE, things should be under con- buyout offer for the Egyptian firm advocates who say the disclo- regulation. marketplace. Exxon Mobil and KOC trol here,” said Sebastien Henin, and already owns more than 97 sures will help investors identify The final rule is expected to “This rule is really, really said they could produce up to portfolio manager at The National percent in OCI. The offer is at 255 whether a company’s compensa- have a narrower definition of important to investors because it 700,000bpd of heavy oil from Investor. pounds per share in cash or one tion model is too top-heavy. who qualifies as an adviser, but it will shine a light on the pay ladder the Lower Fars reservoir of the Gulf equities may see some spill share of Amsterdam-listed OCI But companies and business is also expected to span hundreds within a company,” said Vineeta Ratqa field by 2020 when they over should global bourses slump, NV. organisations such as the US of pages. Once enacted, the federal Anand, the chief research ana- reached a preliminary deal in but a larger effect would be felt on Shares in OCI NV were down Chamber of Commerce, as well government will be able to give lyst at the AFL-CIO Office of 2007, later abandoned, to develop fixed income markets, he added. 12.2 percent on Amsterdam’s as, the Center on Executive professional qualification licens- Investment. it jointly. Dubai’s measure fell 0.3 per- exchange at 1403 GMT on dilu- Compensation, which represents ing exams and extend regulations “When the gap between the KOC Plans to develop the cent to 2,609 points, down for tion worries. human resources executives, have that only broker-dealers currently CEO and the mid-ranking project on Kuwait’s northern bor- a third day since Sunday’s AGENCIES vehemently opposed the measure, must follow to advisers, including employee is very steep, it can have der with Iraq have faced several saying it is too costly to compile limits on gifts and gratuities. a negative impact on employee setbacks since, while the tricky the data and will not be useful for The SEC’s CEO pay-ratio pro- morale, on productivity and cause Jurassic gas field looks set to pro- QATARI MARKET investors. posal comes on the heels of the high turnover. All of those things duce less light oil by the end of Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P They have urged the SEC to fifth anniversary of the collapse affect a company’s bottom line.” the decade than had been hoped Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 102.50 0.54 % Aa2 AA scale it back, possibly by allowing of investment banking giant But critics strongly object to for by 2015. companies with global offices to Lehman Brothers and the coun- a pay ratio rule at all, and are “We are expecting to produce Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 104.13 1.84 % Aa2 AA compile the median annual pay try’s financial meltdown. urging the SEC to keep its costs 60,000 barrels of heavy oil per day Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 118.88 2.85 % Aa2 AA of average workers using com- The 2007-2009 financial crisis minimal. Tim Bartl, the presi- from Ratqa (at start up) and then Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 111.38 3.25 % Aa2 AA pensation data from only their led to widespread public outrage dent of the Center on Executive build up to 120,000bpd by 2020, Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 105.50 3.73 % Aa2 AA US-based employees. over the lavish compensation of Compensation, said that over the and 300,000bpd for the Jurassic,” Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 153.75 4.98 % Aa2 AA The proposal is one of two bank CEOS, especially after the past three years, shareholder KOC chief Hashim S Hashim said Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 113.50 5.43 % Aa2 AA major outstanding regulations government swooped in to rescue support for proposals to require in response to a question about Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 105.38 5.38 % Aa2 AA mandated by the 2010 Dodd- the sector. companies to disclose a CEO how much the two projects would Frank Wall Street reform law A new report by the Institute to worker pay ratio has been produce by 2020. Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.38 1.09 % Aa2 AA that the SEC plans to tackle at for Policy Studies which analyzed extremely low. During a public question and Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 108.75 3.55 % Aa2 AA Wednesday’s public meeting. data about top CEO earners over Of the 14 proposals, Bartl said the answer session held by KOC on Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 104.38 1.17 % A1 A- In addition to the CEO pay a 20-year period found that chief average vote against them was 93.5 Twitter, he did not answer ques- Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 103.38 2.38 % A1 A- ratio plan, the SEC is expected executives whose firms collapsed percent. “When you boil it down, the tions on whether Kuwait would be QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.38 1.68 % NR NR to adopt a reform that will allow or received government bailouts pay ratio disclosures is not informa- able to meet its overall target of QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.50 1.47 % Aa3 A+ it to oversee financial advisers to have held 112 of the 500 top pay tion that investors broadly speaking reaching an oil production capac- QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 103.50 2.31 % Aa3 A+ cities, counties and other munici- leader slots. find useful,” he said. “There is no ity of four million bpd by 2020, pal entities that sell public debt or And yet, even after Wall Street business purpose for the companies about one million bpd above its Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 103.50 2.45 % A2 A- manage public money. reforms were passed, the report to collect data in that way.” current production. Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 104.00 2.03 % A2 A The rule will require advisers said the pay gap between CEOS REUTERS REUTERS Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 121.50 3.68 % A2 A Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 103.38 4.21 % A2 A Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 98.88 5.12 % A2 A Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 104.25 1.29 % Aa3 A Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.50 3.55 % Aa3 A Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 106.38 4.24 % Aa3 A Occidental’s centre of gravity shifts to Houston SOVEREIGNS Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P SAN FRANCISCO: Occidental The trend suggests just how ramping up their hiring to tap San Jose three years later. Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 102.88 0.19 % Aa2 AA Petroleum Corp (OXY) may far the California corporate stal- the country’s fast-growing new “We do not have any current Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 120.75 2.70 % Aa2 AA still be headquartered in Los wart has strayed from its roots in oil and gas resources, ensuring plans to move our corporate head- Angeles, as it has been since order to grab the deep oil-indus- access to skills clearly outweighs a quarters out of Los Angeles,” the Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 108.38 2.45 % NR NR being founded nearly a century try talent available in Houston. firm’s legacy in any given location. Oxy spokeswoman said. Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 105.50 3.28 % NR NR ago, but its centre of gravity is It also highlights a shift in jobs Oxy is just one of several energy Yet when Oxy extended its Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 115.38 5.12 % NR NR shifting to Houston, capital of growth generally in Texas over companies expanding their pres- lease in Houston in March, a leas- Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 106.63 5.47 % NR NR the US energy industry. the Golden State. ence in Houston, helping fuel an ing executive for the owner of the Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 104.13 0.86 % Aa2 AA While the fourth-largest US “The geologists, the geophysi- office property boom not seen in complex said in a statement that Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 110.75 3.96 % NR BBB oil company would not disclose cists, the petroleum engineers - years. its ability to “provide space for Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 99.13 5.66 % NR BBB the number of employees based they tend to concentrate in one ExxonMobil Corp and Phillips Occidental to grow over the years in either city, a LinkedIn search place. If you’re looking for those 66 are building new office develop- and our flexibility to accommo- Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 92.00 7.29 % Caa1 CCC+ reveals 286 people who list Oxy skills and want to compete for ments in Houston. And California’s date future growth were impor- Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 100.88 4.35 % NR BBB- as their current employer in Los those skills, you have to go to that largest and oldest energy com- tant considerations for the lease *Periodic Distribution Amount IMPORTANT NOTE: Angeles, compared with 1,491 in spot,” said Robert Gilmer, direc- pany, Chevron Corp, made head- renewal.” Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which Houston. tor of the Institute for Regional lines late last year with plans to Allen Good, who follows Oxy is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services Occidental’s Texas presence is Forecasting at the University relocate 850 jobs to Houston while for Morningstar, an independent Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary growing larger still. A search of of Houston’s Bauer College of it builds a brand-new tower to research outfit, said the deeper data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising 287 US jobs listed by the com- Business. “If you want people who complement its already substan- talent pool in Houston is not the out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds pany on www.oxy.com found 65 have film and movie skills, you go tial presence there. only reason behind the shift of can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant in Houston — ranging from senior to Hollywood.” Other energy-focused compa- employees - there are also factors liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not engineers to software administra- So the head of Oxy’s Americas nies have moved headquarters out like lower living costs and income a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and tors. Most of the rest were at field unit, Bill Albrecht, has worked of California entirely, bound for taxes. The average price of a home consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. operations in California and else- out of Houston since last year, Texas. Fluor Corp, an engineer- in Houston, for one, is less than where in Texas. and its recently appointed gen- ing company now based outside half the Los Angeles average, and As for Los Angeles, there was eral counsel, Marcia Backus, will Dallas, had called California’s any such savings are attractive a single opening last month, for a be “primarily based in Houston,” Orange County home until 2006. both to workers and the people security officer, and now there is an Oxy spokeswoman said. Calpine Corp, now a Houston- who have to pay their wages. one for an accountant. With US energy companies based power company, abandoned REUTERS THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21 Hedge funds enjoy post-crisis Britain’s economy: A success or failure? popularity with ‘safe’ image BY SEUMAS MILNE BY LAURENCE FLETCHER and percent expected to cut them. hedge fund. Increasingly, then, investors are ny thought that David Cameron’s coalition might one TOMMY WILKES A closer look at the numbers shows how- turning to hedge funds to help them manage day be derailed by a Liberal Democrat revolt should be ever that the money hedge funds have made volatility and ensure steady returns, rather put to bed for good. Activists at the party’s conference edge funds may be making their has plunged since the financial crisis. than hoping for one-off bumper returns. Ain Glasgow this week might have railed at the “evil” clients less money than main- This return, known in the industry as From 2007 to 2012, average annual hedge bedroom tax as angry tenants protested outside. Vince Cable may stream financial markets, but ‘alpha’, even turned negative in 2011, accord- fund volatility was 9.8 percent according have hammed up his differences with Nick Clegg and denounced with their portfolios increas- ing to a recent research paper based on the to the HFRI index while the MSCI Global his Tory cabinet colleagues as “callous” and “blinkered”. ingly seen as a safer, low-vola- returns of more than 31,000 funds. Equity Index was almost twice as volatile But Clegg’s praetorian guard swatted it all away. The Lib Dem Htility option in a tough investment landscape “Total returns have recovered since the at 18.2 percent. Volatility in the S&P 500 leader’s small-state Orange Book faction is in undisputed control. they have more cash to manage than ever. financial crisis but average hedge funds’ was 16.6 percent. What is still a democratic gathering voted to endorse George The industry’s coffers hit a record $2.4trn risk-adjusted performance appears to have “Many investors are looking for Libor plus Osborne’s economic strategy, backed Trident, and even made globally in 2013, swollen by money from US fallen in the last few years,” said Robert 300-500 basis points, while others want its peace with the student tuition fees the party came to power and European pension funds seeking help to Kosowski, associate professor at Imperial returns similar to equity markets but with pledged to abolish. For all the talk of differentiation and coalition find returns in the face of low interest rates College London and co-author of the lower volatility,” said Morten Spenner, CEO with Labour, Clegg and Cameron are indisputably in this together. and unpredictable markets post-financial study with fellow finance academics Juha of International Asset Management. The Lib Dems must not let the Tories “hoover up all the credit crisis. “At times when equities rally, trus- Joenvaara and Pekka Tolonen. This is particularly true for pension funds. for economic recovery”, the deputy prime minister told delegates tees will ask ‘Why did we have those hedge Their research found the average fund Steady returns help them to map out how who wanted a modest loosening of the fiscal straitjacket. Now the funds again?’ But it’s big volatility events made 5.32 percent more than the so-called much they need to pay out to retirees with British economy had started to grow, the coalition had been “vindi- in markets and big sell-offs that make peo- ‘beta’ return delivered by a basket of the greater confidence and consistency. cated”, the standard bearer of the Lib Dem left Tim Farron insisted, ple remember, ‘Oh yes, that is why we have major bond, stock, commodity and currency The price for avoiding volatility? Higher echoing Osborne’s claims last week to have won the argument on that hedge fund’,” said Aon Hewitt’s Guy indexes between 1994 and February 2012. fees. Annual hedge fund management fees austerity. It’s a measure of how detached politicians are from the Sainfiet, who advises pension funds on their But that headline number hides signifi- can be as high as 2 percent of assets and people they’re supposed to represent that such claims can be made investments. cant variations in hedge fund returns over 20 percent of all profits. By contrast, funds with a straight face. The idea that two quarters of growth after three Market meltdowns have ravaged inves- time. Over 36 months, hedge fund ‘alpha’ which passively track a basket of stocks or years of austerity-induced stagnation and continuously falling living tors’ portfolios in the past five years. In returns reached almost 10 percent in 2001 bonds charge around 0.5 percent. standards, in an economy that’s still 3 percent smaller than in 2008 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, the but by early 2012, investors were worse off Critics say pension trustees are paying can be considered vindication is truly bizarre. MSCI World Index dropped by more than 40 by between one and two percentage points too high a price for safety when the hedge But the coalition is determined to capitalise on the upturn with percent. Over the same period global hedge than if they had invested in the basket of funds’ gains have declined so much. plans for yet more privatisation of the wreckage of the British funds fell less than 20 percent, according to major asset class indexes. The hedge funds themselves, capitalising economy. Fresh from announcing the spectacularly unpopular industry data firm Hedge Fund Research. “There could not have been more per- on investors’ concern, now present their fees selloff of the profitable Royal Mail, Osborne has now begun the As a result investors have thrown cash at fect conditions for passive beta (market) as the price of peace of mind. reprivatisation of Lloyds, whose part-nationalisation with RBS the industry, which now manages nearly 30 investing over recent years,” said Arie In a far cry from the industry’s early days, five years ago helped prevent the collapse of the financial sector. percent more money than in 2007, Hedge Assayag, chief executive at UBP Alternative when hedge fund managers built their repu- If the chancellor is confident of continued growth, he’d raise Fund Research data shows. An August Investments. Indeed, a simple tracker fund tations on high-risk, contrarian bets backed more by waiting for the price of the bank’s shares to increase survey by research group Preqin, covering such as the SPDR S&P 500 Exchange by lots of debt, many are now recasting further. But he’s far more interested in the symbolic value of the 450 investors running $11.7bn, showed 29 Traded Fund, one of the most common so- themselves in a more conservative mould, sale and the £3.3bn he can pocket ahead of the general election. percent planned to raise hedge fund alloca- called “passive funds”, is up 16 percent this using less leverage and taking fewer risks. This is a nakedly political sale in the interests of the Tory party tions over the next 12 months, while only 12 year, against a 3.9 percent rise in the average REUTERS and the City institutions that will profit from it. Instead of putting these banking behemoths back into the hands of the people who came close to destroying them and the wider economy, they’d be far better used as a motor of investment and growth. But this government has insisted on running them at arm’s length to be fattened up for sale for reasons of ideologi- cal dogma. The absurd result is that, far from being an engine of recovery, the part-nationalised Lloyds and RBS have been a net drag on lending to households and businesses. Even Skipton Building Society has made a bigger contribution to supporting the economy than the 81 percent publicly owned RBS. That is especially damaging because the slump in private invest- ment has been at the heart of the crisis from the start. Instead of filling that gap with public investment Osborne has tried to kick- start the economy by pumping up housing credit with his Funding for Lending and Help to Buy mortgage schemes. It’s the worst kind of stimulus because it’s unsustainable, regionally skewed and does nothing to rebuild or rebalance the economy. In fact it’s a return to the very conditions that paved the way for the crash. Which is why we’re already seeing the start of a housing bubble in London and the south-east and an army of estate agents is on the march. Ironically, given Osborne’s claims of vindication, the evidence is that increased government spending over the past year has in fact boosted growth. But in any case, the argument was not that the economy would never expand again under austerity. It was that austerity would choke and delay recovery, at huge social and economic cost. Which is exactly what has happened. A rise in GDP figures is meaningless to the majority of people when aver- age real wages are £1,500 lower than in 2010, public services and benefits are being cut and low-paid, insecure jobs becoming the norm. The inflation rate is now running at more than two and a half times that of average wage increases. Even if real incomes flicker up before the election, Osborne and Clegg will struggle to convince people that the longest fall in living standards since the 19th century is any kind of vindication. Five years ago this month the collapse of Lehman Brothers engulfed the western world in its deepest economic crisis since the 1930s. Britain’s government is trying to restore it at the expense of the majority and failing in its own terms. If Labour is to offer a real alternative at its own conference next week, it has to come up with some convincing answers about how to go beyond that failed model. THE GUARDIAN Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

What the Treasury did was good but we’re still judging them

BY FELIX SALMON dwells for long on that fact, partly good at the margin, but here we truth, although the Obama we should have done: “I don’t feel, bank regulation and in terms of because most of the emergency are, five years after the crisis, and administration is probably the oh, how sad that Lehman went broader macro policy. But it was here’s a fascinat- actions which saved the banking the Federal Reserve still feels the more disingenuous of the two: “as down,” he says. operating within real constraints, ing heavyweight system were put in place by the need to pump $85bn a month into a matter of law,” writes Treasury’s “I feel, how sad that Goldman both nationally and internationally. fight going on when George W Bush administration, the economy in its latest round of Anthony Coley, “Dodd-Frank Sachs and Morgan Stanley didn’t And the prospect of fireproofing Tit comes to writing rather than the current lot. QE, on the grounds that interest ended the notion that any firm is follow. I would’ve liked to have seen the engine room so that no crisis what you might consider the If you think of the economy rates are at zero and can’t be low- ‘too big to fail.’” Er, no, it didn’t. the crisis play itself out more.” But would ever happen again. official narrative of the finan- as a ship, then what the Obama ered any further. The economy, in Lots of us still have the notion if that had happened, the whole Overall, if Treasury is giv- cial crisis. The White House administration inherited was a other words, finds it hard to stay that there are dozens of firms ship would have sunk — and ing itself an A for its post-crisis released its own 49-page report crippled vessel, still afloat, but afloat without artificial aid. which are too big to fail — and would have taken the entire global actions, and Foroohar is handing this morning, talking in glowing badly damaged from a serious fire And then, when you go down other entities, too, like the state of economy down with it. Yes, there’s out a C, then I’d duck the ques- terms of the successes that the in the boiler room. It had fallen to into the boiler room, it has been California. It might be less likely, moral hazard in bailing out banks. tion and point to the bigger truth Obama Administration has made the Bush administration to actu- patched up here and there, and now, that any given firm will But the time to deal with moral — that the quality of Treasury’s on the financial-reform front. ally put out the fire, which they people are still working on some fail. What’s more, if and when a hazard is before the crisis hits. actions is not nearly as conse- Meanwhile, this week’s issue of did. And so the Obama adminis- of the more damaged areas — but big firm does fail, there’s now a Once the boiler room is ablaze, the quential as most people think. Time magazine takes the oppo- tration set to work trying to fix if you look at the whole thing, it’s semblance of a procedure to fol- first job of the stewards of the ship We live in a path-dependent lib- site tack in a tough cover story by the ship, with things like the orig- not exactly explosion-proof. Sure, low, which — if everything goes is, always, to put out the fire. Even eral democracy, and the older Rana Foroohar, headlined “How inal stimulus package. And they it’s safer than it was in 2007, but according to plan — might even if that means protecting parts of our democracy gets, the more Wall Street Won”. also had to fix up the damaged that’s not saying very much. And involve zero federal dollars. But the system which are inherently entrenched it becomes, and the The interesting thing about this boiler room, and ensure that it when people like Gary Gensler still, too big to fail is too big to dangerous. harder it is to change anything fight is that it has actually been would never again explode in such try to come in and add some cru- fail, and ultimately, if push comes Ultimately, I think that both the truly fundamental. engaged: Treasury responded to a devastating manner. That was cial regulators to highly danger- to shove, the implicit government White House and Foroohar are far Treasury’s tinkering was, at the Foroohar on its website, and she the job of Dodd-Frank, as well as ous parts of the system, they get backstop is still there. too invested in a narrative where margin, a positive force, and I’m of course replied to them. Basel III. stymied. The thing is, the TBTF problem the government is in control, and glad they did what they did, even It’s also worth noting Foroohar’s Foroohar’s point is pretty sim- Treasury’s take, by contrast, is is endemic to modern finance — can effectively determine the state as I wish they had done more. But “to be sure” sentence, in her ple. The US economy is far from more granular. Look at TARP — there was no realistic way that the of not only the US financial sys- I don’t kid myself that if they had introduction: “The truth is,” she ship-shape right now — just look it made money! Look at the stress Obama administration or any other tem but also the entire US econ- done more, it would have made writes, “Washington did a great at the unemployment rate, or the tests — they worked! Look at the government could ever stop it from omy as a whole. When in fact, of all that much of a difference. Or, job saving the banking system in employment-to-population ratio, first derivatives on measures like being the case. In theory, we could course, it can’t even nominate its for that matter, that if they had ’08 and ’09 with swift bailouts that or the median wage, or any other house prices, credit flows, and have let the entire boiler room melt preferred candidate to become the done less, things would have been averted even worse damage to the measure of how the broad mass total household wealth — they’re down, to the point at which it could chairman of the Federal Reserve. noticeably worse than they are economy.” She’s right about that of Americans is faring. The 2009 positive! no longer inflict any more damage. The Obama administration could right now. — but neither side of the debate stimulus might have done a bit of Neither take tells the whole That’s what Michael Lewis thinks have done better, both in terms of REUTERS THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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SAN FRANCISCO: High He had thrown 101 pitches - winds on San Francisco Bay 23 more than he’d ever thrown forced a postponement of 34th in a single game - but still wasn’t America’s Cup sailing yester- ready to call it a night. day, delaying a potential final “I said, ‘Nice game.’ He said, showdown between series leader ‘You sure I’m through?”’ Nationals Emirates Team New Zealand manager Davey Johnson said as and defender Oracle Team USA. he began to smile. “I said, ‘Yeah, A seasonally strong out-flowing you’re through.” tide on San Francisco Bay run- Roark was through, but ning against incoming wind cre- Washington certainly isn’t. ated conditions that exceeded The right-hander threw seven safety limits set for the delicate shutout innings, and the Nationals 72-foot (22-meter) catamarans, beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 to organizers said. sweep a day-night doubleheader A proposal by Oracle to increase yesterday, ensuring the Braves the wind limits for racing was leave Washington without the NL rejected by New Zealand, a New East title. Zealand spokesman said. Oracle’s The Nationals entered the performance over the weekend nightcap, which followed their suggests its AC72 is faster than 6-5 win in the makeup of a series New Zealand’s in heavy winds, opener postponed by a shoot- some observers believe. ing rampage a day earlier at “We requested the wind speed the nearby Navy Yard, within 4 to be increased by 1 knot. We feel 1/2 games of Cincinnati for the the extra knot would still keep NL’s second wild-card berth. the event safe for the teams, and Washington. Roark (7-0) allowed it would help avoid postpone- just two hits, struck out six and ments like today and allow racing retired the final 13 batters he to continue as scheduled,” Oracle faced. Johnson even seemed to General Manager Grant Simmer make up a word - “posure,” appar- Washington Nationals players bow their heads during a moment of silence before Game 1 of their day-night doubleheader MLB National League said in an email. ently a cross between poise and baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Washington yesterday. RIGHT: New York Yankees Andy Pettitte pitches to the Toronto Blue Jays during New Zealand had been in a composure - to describe Roarke. the first inning of their MLB American League game in Toronto, yesterday. position to clinch the Cup and “It’s not smoke and mirrors end the regatta if it could have right now,” first baseman Adam won both of Tuesday’s scheduled LaRoche said. “When you get races. It will have another chance guys coming down to first talk- in two races scheduled for today, ing about how good his stuff is, Wild finish looms for play-off berths when the weather is expected to some really good hitters that are be more favorable. praising him, it says a lot.” Yesterday’s racing was called After being called up in August, NEW YORK: Major League Bay Rays and Texas Rangers held produce a fourth team to join the winning season in 20 years but after the boats headed out to the Roark was making just his third Baseball is heading toward a the wild cards going into Tuesday three division winners in each are deadlocked with St. Louis at race course starting area near the start. fantastic finish to determine night’s action, with the Cleveland league for the best-of-five Division 87-63, with Cincinnati 2.5 games Golden Gate Bridge, as whitecaps “I’m just trying to do the same the postseason landscape with Indians just a half-game back. Series. back at 85-66. underneath grew frothier. thing as I was doing all year and less than two weeks to go in the Two games off the pace were the So while the long-suffering Pittsburgh, led by brilliant out- Organizers set strict limits not trying to change anything,” marathon, 162-game regular Baltimore Orioles with the New Pirates, Cardinals and Reds all fielder Andrew McCutchen and on wind speeds in the America’s Roark said. “Keep the same men- season. York Yankees and Kansas City seem set to reach the postseason, slugging third baseman Pedro Cup after Swedish team Artemis tality, a bulldog mentality, not giv- A three-way battle is still Royals another half-game behind. winning the division can be criti- Alvarez, host the Reds for three Racing suffered a fatal training ing in to anybody in any sense.” raging in the National League Major league-best Boston Red cal to join the NL West-leading games this weekend and then accident in May. Today’s upper Roarke and the Nationals got Central with the Pittsburgh Sox (92-59), who have made a Los Angeles Dodgers (86-64) and close the season with three games limit was 20.1 knots (23 miles per cushion in the eighth inning, when Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and remarkable turnaround from NL East winning Atlanta Braves in Cincinnati that could decide hour) for race one. Ryan Zimmerman hit a home Cincinnati Reds fighting for the a 69-93 season in 2012, control (89-61) into the first extended the division. While 20-plus knot winds are run, Ian Desmond hit an RBI division title with the two also- the AL East, the Detroit Tigers round of the playoffs. Tampa Bay and Texas fell from not unusual on the bay and are double and Adam LaRoche hit rans having to settle for wild card (87-63) are in command of the Besides escaping the pressure serious contention for division acceptable for pleasure cruising, an RBI single. Steve Lomardozzi berths. AL Central and the Oakland of a possible one-and-done exit, a titles with September swoons and they are seen as too risky for had a second-inning RBI single Over in the American League, Athletics (88-62) look set in the division winner can set up their are clinging to wild card positions the high-performance, hard-to- off Freddy Garcia (1-2). the division races appear to be West. pitching rotation rather than as they face off against each other maneuver AC72 yachts. Denard Span ‘s fifth-inning settled, but the wild card race The double wild card set- have to use their best in a wild- this week. New Zealand dominated racing single extended his hitting streak has turned truly wild with six up, established just last year, card playoff game. Texas, who last year squan- between the two teams in the first to 28 games, breaking a tie with teams still scrapping for the two pits those teams in a do-or-die, The Pirates have already dered a 13-game lead in the AL week of the America’s Cup finals Colorado’s Michael Cuddyer for last postseason spots. The Tampa one-game playoff showdown to assured themselves of their first West to Oakland, who overtook but it ran into trouble over the the longest in the major leagues them on the last day by com- weekend when a vastly improved the last two seasons. pleting a sweep of the visiting Oracle won its second and third The Braves have lost nine of Rangers, have left the division to matches, interrupting the Kiwis’ 13, but they still lead the division the A’s by dropping 12 of their last momentum. by eight games over Washington 15 games. Changes Oracle made to its despite the sweep. AGENCIES The Rays (82-67), who had a AC72 catamaran after losing six recent stretch where they lost of the first seven races in the Baseball Results 14 of 17 games, took their series series, combined with much- opener on Monday 6-2 over the improved tacking upwind, have Washington 6 Atlanta 5 visiting Rangers (81-68) and have made the team quicker, with both Philadelphia 6 Miami 4 three more games remaining in crews now looking similarly pol- San Diego 5 Pittsburgh 2 their series. ished in their maneuvers. Washington 4 Atlanta 0 Cleveland, in their first cam- “We put in a lot of effort in Toronto 2 NY Yankees 0 paign under former Red Sox our days off to make the changes Detroit 6 Seattle 2 manager Terry Francona, are necessary to the boat and review Baltimore 3 Boston 2 poised to jump into a postseason our crew work,” Oracle grinder berth should either of those teams Shannon Falcone said on Sunday. San Francisco 8 NY Mets 5 falter. “I feel really comfortable with Texas 7 Tampa Bay 1 The Indians (81-69), whose for- where we are.” Chicago White Sox 4 Minnesota 3 tunes have turned with a surge New Zealand leads the com- Cleveland 5 Kansas City 3 by some young starting pitchers petition seven races to one, with Milwaukee 4 Chicago Cubs 3 including Corey Kluber, have the Oracle’s first two wins having been Cincinnati 10 Houston 0 easiest slate of games remain- negated by a cheating penalty ing, finishing against the Astros, before the finals began. The first St. Louis 11 Colorado 4 A Los Angeles Dodgers fan reaches out for a flying bat that got away from Dodgers’ Hanley Ramirez as he White Sox and Twins after their team to score nine points will take LA Dodgers 9 Arizona 3 batted against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the eighth inning of their MLB game in Phoenix, Arizona, yesterday. series against Kansas City. home the 162-year-old America’s Oakland 2 LA Angels 1 REUTERS Cup trophy. REUTERS Battle-weary China stars fall at Japan Open

TOKYO: Women’s world from the China Masters last The packed playing schedule Miyauchi, confirmed Li’s knee number one Li Xuerui pulled week. has been a common concern for trouble and the top-seeded out of the Japan Open yester- Chen, the All-England cham- badminton stars, with Malaysian Chinese player withdrew from the day with a sore knee and men’s pion, went out 24-22, 21-16 to world number one Lee Chong Wei first-round match against Japan’s number two Chen Long suffered Kazuteru Kozai of Japan, ranked being advised to reduce his tour- Aya Ohori, the official said. a shock defeat to cap a miser- 287th in the world and with no nament appearances in order to No more details on her knee able day for China. major international success to his continue his career toward the problem were immediately The withdrawal of Li, the top name. 2016 Rio Olympics. available. Gao Huan of China seed and London Olympic cham- “What I need is to rest first of But top-seeded Lee, 30, who Li’s male team-mate Wang hits a return during his pion, from the eighth leg of the all,” the 24-year-old Chen said skipped the China Masters to Zhengming said: “Members of the 12-round World Superseries was through an interpreter. focus on the Japan Open, breezed Chinese team, including myself, round match against linked by her team-mate to a jam- “I have fought week after week. past Taiwan’s Hsu Jen Hao 21-15, have a tight schedule filled with Kazumasa Sakai of packed competition schedule for But it’s the same for the whole 21-9 in the final match of the first matches.” Japan at the Japan Chinese players, with Chen also Chinese team. I am tired but it’s round. “I think she (Li) probably Open 2013 badminton saying that he was fatigued. just normal. Li Xuerui, 22, suffered pain had an old injury that was hurt- tournament in Tokyo, Li’s nearest rival and sec- “I wish the Badminton World in her left knee before the first ing again somewhat because of yesterday. ond seed Ratchanok Intanon of Federation will arrange a less round started. fatigue,” he said through an inter- Thailand, who beat the Chinese tight schedule.” The 22-year-old London preter. Li, the 2012 All-England at the world championship final Chen, who lost to China’s Olympic champion suffered pain champion, was not immediately in August, was also forced out the superstar Lin Dan in the world in her left knee and consulted the available for comment after limp- competition, suffering lower-back championship quarter-finals last venue doctor before the Japan ing out of the event, the eighth leg pain. month, also fell in the last eight at Open’s first day, a tournament of the 12-round World Superseries The back problem had also the Chinese National Games. He press official said. and badminton’s top-flight tour. sidelined the 18-year-old Thai pulled out of the China Masters. The doctor, Takemasa AGENCIES THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Froch vows Johnson aims big to knock out Groves

MANCHESTER, United in season finale Kingdom: IBF and WBA regu- lar super-middleweight cham- pion Carl Froch has promised Golf: Prize bounty of $10m at stake to knock-out domestic rival and challenger George Groves when the pair meet in Manchester in ATLANTA: Fresh from a two- at the end of the year. I’m excited “When things of that nature November. stroke victory at the weather- to come back here.” and that magnitude have hit Nottingham’s Froch will be in delayed BMW Championship Though thrilled with his game us before, there’s a huge filter- his 11th successive world title fight in Chicago on Monday, Zach after charging to the 10th PGA ing process, and there’s a team when he defends his belts against Johnson would dearly love to Tour victory of his career with of individuals that we consult Londoner Groves on November 23 end his 2013 PGA Tour cam- a closing six-under-par 65 at with on what to do and how to at the Phones4U Arena. paign with “a splash” at this Conway Farms in the penultimate do things. I don’t see it being any And the supremely confident week’s Tour Championship. playoff event, Johnson knows the different in that regard.” 36-year-old says this will be a test Not only is another tournament slate will be wiped clean this Any of the top five players in too far for his unbeaten foe. win on the line at East Lake Golf week. the points standings would secure “He could have probably done Club in the season’s finale, but “I’ve still got a lot of work to FedExCup honours by winning with a couple more fights against also FedExCup play-off honours do,” the 37-year-old American this week’s Tour Championship - some higher-ranked opposition and the eye-popping $10m bonus said. “It was a fantastic week (at and that quintet comprises Tiger than the ones he’s been fighting that comes with it. the BMW) from start to finish, Woods, Swede Henrik Stenson, before he took on a challenge of this Every player in the elite field something that hopefully I can Australian Adam Scott and magnitude,” Froch told PA Sport. of 30 has a mathematical chance somewhat continue into this week Americans Johnson and Matt “We saw Floyd Mayweather of claiming both titles but only and beyond. Kuchar. against (Saul) Canelo Alvarez at Johnson and four others are auto- “This is arguably one of the “I’m in a position just like the the weekend, that’s an example matically guaranteed the overall best tournaments we have for other four guys in the top five,” of someone who’s in their early play-off prize by winning the Tour sure, if not the best. It’s a tourna- said Woods, the FedExCup cham- 20s against someone who’s 35 or Championship. ment that encompasses the whole pion in 2007 and 2009 and winner 36 with bags of experience at the “That’s the point of the year, so you’ve got to have good, of a season-high five titles on the top level. FedExCup is you want to get in steady play.” 2013 PGA Tour. “Top five you con- “Alvarez has had maybe 40 contention coming into Atlanta,” As for the mind-boggling $10m trol your destiny. fights so he’s got plenty of expe- Johnson, who is ranked fourth in bonus, Johnson conceded that “You win the tournament, you rience, and he got the floor wiped the points standings, told report- such a big number was difficult win it outright. Sneds proved with him by Floyd Mayweather. ers at East Lake yesterday. to grapple with. that last year,” he added, refer- “I’m not saying I’m Floyd “And fortunately, I’m in that “That type of incentive is hard ring to fellow American Brandt Mayweather, but (Groves) is not position now where one really to just wrap your mind around,” Snedeker, who clinched the Alvarez. So it’s a similar com- good week has significant incen- he smiled. “I can’t imagine. I hate 2012 Tour Championship and parison and you saw what hap- tives. The beauty of that is that to say it, but it is just money. FedExCup honours after starting pened in that fight, it was a bit of we’ve got a great competition here “Fortunately, I’m in a position the week fifth in the standings. a mismatch and that’s what this to try to get to that point, and I professionally where I don’t think Only 30 players have quali- could be.” love it. that’s going to change me or my fied for the last of the four play- And Froch, who has lost twice “I love everything this course family at all, the hypotheticals,” off events after 125 started out at Zach Johnson reacts to a birdie putt on the 16th green during the Final in 31 bouts, says he will be aiming demands. Certainly, the field’s added Johnson, whose has piled the Barclays tournament won by Round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake to put his opponent on the floor. great. It’s just a fantastic tour- up more than $30m in career Masters champion Scott at Liberty Forest, Illinois on Monday. “George Groves has got a glass nament to kind of make a splash earnings on the PGA Tour. National last month. REUTERS jaw so when the big shots start landing, the jaw’s going to shat- ter and he’s going to hit the can- vas, so the fans are in for a real treat,” he said. Groves, 25, who Plenty on the line for Woods at East Lake has 15 knock-outs from 19 wins in as many fights, admitted he ATLANTA: Tiger Woods East Lake,” Woods told reporters I’ve won five times.” Woods’ main already done enough to secure the has not faced many fighters with heads into this week’s Tour yesterday before heading out for a rivals for Player of the Year hon- Player of the Year accolade with Froch’s experience but believes he Championship at East Lake practice session ahead of today’s ours are Masters champion Adam his five-win season, Woods smiled: has the skills to take on the man Golf Club with his sights set opening round. Scott and British Open winner “Well, I’d like to get a sixth win, currently ranked as the second on a sixth victory of the season “The playoffs have been pretty Phil Mickelson, who have both how about that?” best in the division. which, in all likelihood, would successful. I’ve gotten to the triumphed twice on the PGA Tour The American did not hesitate “Sometimes it takes a few secure him PGA Tour Player of No. 1 spot coming into the Tour this season. “This week has a lot to in his reply when asked if he felt rounds to break them down and the year honours. Championship and that’s kind of do with it,” said Woods, a 14-times his 2013 campaign had been one of get them to make mistakes, other Though he has not claimed where I wanted to be, especially major champion. “Up for grabs are the most consistent of his career. times they make those mistakes a major title since the 2008 having the year I’ve had. the Player of the Year, the Arnold “I think so,” Woods said. “I for you and you make them pay US Open, the American world “Winning five times this year Palmer award (leading money win- won some big events this year, early,” he said. number one feels his 2013 cam- has been pretty good, and to ner), the Vardon Trophy (best scor- two World Golf Championships, a “I wouldn’t be too specific with paign has been one of the most have the No. 1 spot, just like the ing average) and all those things. Players (Championship) ... I think a prediction but I guarantee that consistent of his career, having other four guys in the top five, we “The Player of the Year award that’s been a pretty good year. he will not hear the final bell.” included two wins in the prestig- control our destiny. I’m looking is something we hold dearly “I’m excited the way I’ve put The fight will take place a ious World Golf Championship forward to the week and getting because it’s the respect of our together my last couple of years, week after the widely regarded events. started tomorrow.” peers. It’s pretty special. I’ve had coming off the (assorted leg) best fighter in the division, WBA As the top seed in the Asked how much bear- my years over the course of my injuries. A lot of people thought I super-champion Andre Ward Tiger Woods of the US grim- FedExCup points standings going ing the season-ending Tour career, and hopefully this will be would never win again, and here from the United States, takes aces while practising on the into the PGA Tour season finale, Championship would have on the another one.” we are with some more wins.” on Dominican Edwin Rodriguez, putting green before the Tour Woods is one of just five players battle for Player of the Year hon- Woods, who has the best scor- Woods, FedExCup champion with someone’s unbeaten record Championship golf tourna- in the elite field of 30 who can ours, Woods replied: “This tour- ing average this season with 68.87, in 2007 and 2009, feels very com- sure to go. ment at the East Lake Golf land overall play-off honours and nament has a lot of value to it. has won PGA Tour Player of the fortable heading into today’s Ward has 14 KOs from 26 wins Club in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the $10m bonus with victory this “There are guys who have won Year honours 10 times and the opening round at East Lake as a while Rodriguez’s record is very yesterday. week. a couple of times but they’ve had Vardon Trophy on eight occasions. twice former winner of the Tour similar with 16 KOs from 24 wins. “I’m excited to be back here at major championships in there. Asked whether he felt he had Championship. AFP Ward is one of only two fight- ers to have beaten Froch, in a dominant display in Atlantic City in 2011, but the Briton is keen on a rematch should both come through their respective QPI to sponsor Qatar Arabian World Cup 2013 November bouts victorious. AFP

DOHA: Qatar Racing & the energy value chain around Cavendish Equestrian Club (QREC) and the world. We are confident that Qatar Petroleum International QPI’s presence will add more suc- (QPI), which represents Qatar’s cess to the high-profile event and sprints to energy portfolio globally, inked a we look forward to an extended landmark agreement yesterday, partnership that further pro- marking QPI’s sponsorship of motes Qatar’s stature as the home stage win Qatar Arabian World Cup. of Arabians and demonstrates,” The prestigious racing event, the QREC Chairman said. LONDON: Britain’s Mark which is reserved for purebred “This is the first time that QPI Cavendish won the fourth stage Arabian horses, will be run on has sponsored this event and of the Tour of Britain yesterday the card of Qatar Prix de l’Arc we are greatly honoured by the as compatriot Bradley Wiggins de Triomphe at Longchamp opportunity to support QREC remained top of the general Racecourse, in Paris on October and to associate QPI with such classification. 6. a magnificent sporting showcase. Sprint specialist Cavendish Sheikh Mohammed bin Faleh It is a natural fit for us to want emerged at the front of a bunch Al Thani, QREC Chairman, and to lend our name and support to finish at the end of the stage Nasser Khalil AI Jaidah, QPI this most prestigious of events that started in Stoke in the CEO signed the contract agree- in the horseracing calendar, and English Potteries before ending ment here yesterday. especially one that has such a long in Llanberis in northwest Wales. Senior officials from both and illustrious history of showcas- Isle of Man racer Cavendish QREC and QPI were present, ing the finest pure breeds in the emerged at the front of proceed- including Sami Jassim AI Boenain, world - not to mention Qatar’s top ings after the peloton hauled in QREC General Manager. Arabians. It is very important to an a 11-strong breakaway group Sheikh Mohammed, QREC us to maintain this part of our with a just a kilometre left in the Chairman, highlighted the high culture and heritage, far into the Snowdonia National Park. significance of the legendary future,” AI Jaidah, CEO of QPI Cavendish, who rides for the Arabian racing event and the said. Sheikh Mohammed bin Faleh Al Thani (left), Chairman of Racing and Equestrian Club and Nasser Khalil Jaidah, Omega Pharma-Quickstep team, added value of being associated The sixth edition of Qatar CEO of Qatar Petroleum exchange documents after the contract signing ceremony at W Hotel in Doha, yes- then saw off the challenge of with QPI. Arabian World Cup promises to terday. PICTURE BY: SHAIVAL DALAL opening stage winner Elia Viviani “In less than six years we have be a one-of-a-kind event as ever. (Cannondale) and Steele von Hoff made Qatar Arabian World Cup The Group I 700,000 euros con- (Garmin Sharp). the world’s creme de la creme test is deemed the world champi- in 2012 and 2011 respectively. Last year, Qatar’s 4-year- Mushrae, winner of the 4-year- Olympic champion Wiggins, racing event for pure Arabians. onship for 4 year-old and above Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa AI olds stole the show at the Qatar olds Derby at Chantilly in June, the 2012 Tour de France win- This year, Qatar Arabian World pure Arabians. Thani’s General won the third Arabian World Cup by winning just in front of AI Mahdod and ner, who went to the head of the Cup is getting even a more added Remarkably, Qatar’s horses and the second editions in 2010 the first four places. Muntasar. standings with a dominant display value and greater dimensions dominated the last four editions. and 2009. In the 2013 edition, one will Areej, AI Tair and Amaretto, in the stage three time trial, fin- being sponsored by and associated Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed AI see the contenders going head among others, will be joining the ished in the peloton to remain in for the first time with QPI, a stra- AI Thani’s Mkeefa and Areej won Nahyan’s Lahib won the inaugural to head with a new and talented party and could well stir up a sen- front with four stages left. tegic commercial investor across the fifth and the fourth editions edition in 2008. generation of 4-year-olds, led by sation. THE PENINSULA AFP THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 F1: Vettel aims to tackle First round of ‘tough’ circuit in Singapore Aquabike event The German seeking a hat-trick of wins under the lights starts tomorrow

SINGAPORE: Sebastian Vettel DOHA: Qatar Marine Sport Federation (QMSF), under the aegis will be confident of extending of the UIM, will organise the first round of the Qatar International his healthy lead at the top of the Aquabike Open Race that begins tomorrow at Wakra Beach. Formula One drivers’ stand- The event will be held in four categories namely: Ski Stock (Ski ings in Singapore this week on Division F1), Runabout Stock, Runabout Stock (Beginner class) and a circuit that kick-started his Runabout Super Stock (Runabout F1). imperious march to a third con- Enrico Tonali will be the UIM Commissioner for the race and Paolo secutive title a year ago. McLaren Mercedes’ Caredda will be the UIM Technical Commissioner for the event. In 2012, the German arrived in British driver Jenson Riders from Oman, Saudi Arabia, Palestine besides hosts Qatar are Southeast Asia 39 points adrift Button (second left) taking part in the championship. of championship leader Fernando competes against The following is the list of the participants: Alonso but drove a perfect race to school children in a Runabout Stock class: Khamis Al Hosni (Oman), Thamer capture the first of four straight remote controlled AlDarwish (Qatar), Mohamed Al Heidous (Qatar) Rashid Al Mannai wins as he sped past the Spaniard race car during (Qatar) Waleed Al Sharshani (Qatar), Hisham Sami (Saudi Arabia) in the second half of the season. a promotional Runabout Super Stock Class: Khamis Al Hosni (Oman), Thamer A year on and the tables have event ahead of the Al Darwish (Qatar), Mohamed Al Heidous (Qatar), Abdullah Gholam been turned with the Red Bull upcoming Formula Ali (Qatar), Rashid Al Mannai (Qatar), Waleed Al Sharshani (Qatar) driver boasting a 53-point advan- One Singapore Hisham Sami (Saudi Arabia), Ahmed Ahmed (Saudi Arabia) tage over his Ferrari rival and Runabout open class ( Ski): Mubarak Khalifa Al Khelaifi (Qatar), Grand Prix night carrying plenty of momentum to Waleed Al Sharshani (Qatar) Mohammed Shalabi ( Saudi Arabia). race yesterday. a circuit where he will be seeking Runabout Beginner Class: Mohammed Khalifa Al Khelaifi (Qatar), a hat-trick of victories. The Formula One Mubarak Khalifa Al Khelaifi (Qatar) Hamad Jassim Al Ishaq (Qatar), The Marina Bay Street Circuit Singapore Grand Mohamed Al Obaidly (Qatar), Majad Al Sharshani (Qatar), Ahmed is very much a Red Bull track Prix will be held Omer Mrad (Palestine), Saled Al Eshaq (Qatar), Jassim Mohamed Al and while Alonso remains hope- from tomorrow until Zooj (Qatar). THE PENINSULA ful of gaining ground on his title September 22. rival, the reality is Vettel is likely to head to next month’s Korean Prize Money Runabout Stock Runabout Super Grand Prix with an even bigger Position Ski Stock Runabout Stock lead. 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Briton a distant 81 points adrift The tight, twisting circuit lends 10th QR1,000 QR1,500 QR1,000 QR1,500 Alonso can, however, take heart “It’s a track I like and where I of Vettel in third. itself to driver errors and the from the fact that he too has won have usually gone quite well, get- Mercedes struggled at the low safety car is often deployed and, Timetable twice under the floodlights in ting four podiums from five starts, downforce tracks in Belgium and although it has yet to happen in Tomorrow Singapore and claimed two more so again this year, I’m tackling the Italy but motorsport chief Toto the five previous Grands Prix in 8:00am-8:40am Registration podiums and a fourth place finish weekend in a positive frame of Wolff feels there could be another Singapore, a seasonal downpour 9:00am-9:30am Pilots Briefing (Mandatory for the pilot) since the race was added to the mind, with great confidence that shift in momentum as they chal- could have a huge bearing on Formula One calendar in 2008. I can do well again,” Alonso said. lenge Ferrari for second place in Sunday’s outcome. 9:45am-11:30am Technical Inspections His Ferrari cannot match the The only other winner in the team standings. There will also be interest 12:30pm-2:05pm Official Practice Red Bull’s speed in qualifying but Singapore, Lewis Hamilton, has “We expect the return to maxi- in Kimi Raikkonen’s perform- 12:30pm –12:50pm Ski Stock (Ski Division F1) has shown a tendency to perform made a smooth transition from mum downforce configuration ance after the Lotus driver was 12:55pm – 1:15pm Runabout Stock far better in races, with Alonso McLaren to Mercedes this sea- to suit our car and we may see confirmed as Felipe Massa’s 1:20pm –1:40pm Runabout Stock (Beginner class) often cutting a swathe through son and he and team mate Nico another shift in the competitive replacement at Ferrari next sea- 1:45pm – 2:05pm RunaboutSuper Stock(Runabout F1) the field from a mediocre position Rosberg will be banking on an order between the teams,” he said son earlier this month, the Finn 2:15pm-15:50pm Pole Position on the starting grid to challenge improved performance from their ahead of the race. returning to the team where 2:15pm – 2:35pm Ski Stock (Ski Division F1) for victories. cars to vie for victory on Sunday “We will bring new develop- he won a world title in 2007. 2:40pm – 3:00pm Runabout Stock However, with just seven Hamilton was unfortunate to ments to the car once again for REUTERS 3:05pm – 3:25pm Runabout Stock (Beginner class) 3:30pm –3:50pm Runabout Super Stock(Runabout F1) Saturday 9:30am Pilots Briefing (Mandatory for the pilot) Button raises some 10:00am-11:35am Official Practice 10:00am - 10:20am Ski Stock (Ski Division F1) 10:25am - 10:45am Runabout Stock questions while 10:50am - 11:10am Runabout Stock (Beginner class) 11:15am – 11:35am Runabout Super Stock(Runabout F1) Qatar Aquabike Race 12:00pm-12:20pm Ski Stock (Ski Division F1) (15 Min + 1 Lap) Massa dodges them 12:30pm-12:50pm Runabout Stock (15 Min + 1 Lap) 1:00pm-1:20pm Runabout Stock (Beginner class) (15 Min + 1 Lap) SINGAPORE: Felipe Massa dodged questions about his Formula 1:30pm-1:50pm Runabout Super Stock (Runabout F1) (20 Min + 1 Lap) One future yesterday while Jenson Button wondered whether 2:15pm-3:30pm Technical Inspections Ferrari would really be a stronger team when Kimi Raikkonen 4:00pm Prize giving ceremony replaces the Brazilian next season. Ferrari announced last week that Massa would leave the team at the end of the season, after eight years with them, to be replaced by their returning 2007 world champion alongside Spaniard Fernando Alonso. A media scrum awaited Massa when he arrived to open a new Ferrari Tomic regrets ‘not showroom in Singapore ahead of this weekend’s night-time Grand Prix. He and Ferrari were less keen to discuss the split, with reporters shushed and microphones pulled away from the driver who only said “expectations are high” for Sunday and that he hoped for “a great race”. really’ punching player Massa, who is currently seventh overall in the drivers’ standings 143 points behind Red Bull’s championship leader Sebastian Vettel, SYDNEY: The father of was more forthcoming in an interview with Brazilian television earlier Australian tennis star Bernard this week. Tomic said yesterday he “I know both Fernando and Kimi on and off the track and I rate wished now that he had “really them as excellent drivers, but I’m afraid they will collide when sharing punched” his son’s French the team,” he told TV Globo. training partner. “I told the bosses to breathe as much as possible while they still can John Tomic received an eight- because it will be hard for them to breathe next season.” month suspended jail sentence Button, who formed part of Formula One’s most recent team of on September 6 for headbut- champions with Lewis Hamilton at McLaren until the end of last ting Thomas Drouet (pictured), season when Hamilton moved to Mercedes, was keen to see how the breaking his nose and knocking new Ferrari pairing got on. him out in a May assault outside “It’s going to be an interesting atmosphere between those two espe- a Madrid hotel. cially if Kimi is as quick as Fernando,” the Briton told reporters. Ferrari’s Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil shares a light moment Tomic denied the charges “If Kimi starts out-qualifying Fernando that would be a big one with Enrico Galliera (right), Ferrari’s Senior Vice President for Commercial in court and said he acted in proud father and my kids love because Fernando is not the quickest guy but as a package he’s excep- and Marketing. BELOW: The Marina Bay street Circuit is illuminated at self-defence. me,” he told the daily. tional, his race pace, he’s very good at thinking about situations so he’s dusk in Singapore, yesterday. “I know that I didn’t do that,” But the disciplinarian admit- going to be a tough guy to beat for Kimi. Tomic senior told the Sydney ted to arguments and racquet “It’s fun for us watching from the outside you know, does it make Morning Herald. “And I am just smashing. the team stronger? I personally don’t think it does,” added the 2009 now regretting why I didn’t punch John Tomic, 49, would not con- world champion. him, when I see this campaign firm in the interview if he intends Massa has been inconsistent since he came back from a life-threat- against Bernard, against me. to appeal the Madrid court deci- ening crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2009 and has not won for “I’m really regretting why I sion, but he maintained his inno- Ferrari since he almost took the championship at the 2008 Brazilian didn’t punch him now, because cence on the headbutting charge. Grand Prix. I think that he deserved that. “Look, I have to take con- Raikkonen has enjoyed a record run in the points, which ended last I know that I would be in more sequences about court, about month in Belgium, since returning to Formula One with Lotus in 2012 trouble in the future, but when I (Drouet’s) story, and I will accept after a two-year absence. see how he has been lying.” the decision of court and what I His pairing with Alonso, a double world champion, promises points Australian media this week have to do, but I didn’t do that. but also fireworks. published claims from a Drouet “It was collision head to head -- Button’s McLaren team-mate Sergio Perez expected them to be diary that Tomic had hit his son when he hit me I just grabbed him strong rivals for the other teams, however. in the face and drew blood in and it was collision head to head.” “I think it will be very interesting for all of us to see how they get Monte Carlo before heading to Following the clash, the on, both of them,” he said. Madrid. Australian number one’s father He added: “Looking forward I think Fernando and Kimi will be a “Never. It never happen that I was banned from attending ATP tough couple to beat.” REUTERS touch my son, my kids. I am very events. AFP THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Your TV guide for British trio primed live matches today Event Competition Time Channel Fiorentina vs Pacos Ferreira UEFA Europa League 19:30 HD3 Valencia vs Swansea UEFA Europa League 19:30 HD6 Frankfurt vs Bordeaux UEFA Europa League 20:00 HD5 for Europa adventure PSV vs Ludogorets UEFA Europa League 20:00 +4 Waregem vs Wigan UEFA Europa League 20:00 +3 Second-tier side Wigan face away match in Belgium Limassol vs Trabzonspor UEFA Europa League 22:00 HD2 Sheriff vs Anzhi UEFA Europa League 22:00 +4 Estoril vs Sevilla UEFA Europa League 22:00 HD1 PARIS: A revamped Tottenham Hotspur will head- Betis vs Lyon UEFA Europa League 22:00 +3 line the Premier League’s quest Lazio vs Warsaw UEFA Europa League 22:00 HD3 for Europa League success when the group stage begins today. Tottenham vs Tromso UEFA Europa League 22:00 HD6 Spurs, winners of the competi- Flamengo vs Atletico PR Brazilian Championship 01:30 2 tion in 1972 and 1984, will also be PSV Eindhoven’s joined by Welsh outfit Swansea players run during City and English second-tier side a training session and European debutants Wigan in Eindhoven, South Africa, Del Piero is Athletic. The Netherlands, Tottenham again finished ago- yesterday.PSV nisingly out of the Champions Eindhoven will Nigeria to captain of League places last season, con- play in the Europa signing them to the Europa League against PFK meet at CHAN Sydney FC League for the third year running. Ludogorets from Andre Villas-Boas’s men were Bulgaria today. knocked out at the quarter-final JOHANNESBURG: Major SYDNEY: Alessandro Del stage on penalties by Switzerland’s rivals South Africa and Nigeria Piero (pictured) was yesterday Basel a year ago, but a favourable were drawn together yesterday appointed captain of Australian draw -- Tromso, Sheriff Tiraspol in the first round of the 2014 club Sydney FC for the upcom- and Anzhi Makachkala accom- African Nations Championship ing season, with the Italian pany Spurs in Group K -- has (CHAN). superstar calling it a great the north Londoners targeting Mali and Mozambique complete honour. another deep run. from the win (over Norwich) on a sizeable Spanish contingency, certainly give this our very best a tough Group A in a tournament The former Juventus great, the Despite the departure of talis- Saturday and hope we get a good although ex-Valencia winger Pablo shot.” for home-based footballers to be biggest signing in man Gareth Bale, who joined Real result. Hernandez will miss out against Wigan’s first foray into Europe staged between January 11 and Australia’s domes- Madrid for more than 90m euros “We’ve got the squad to chal- his former club due to a ham- comes with the Latics grinding February 1 in South Africa. tic league history, ($120m) earlier this month, the lenge on all fronts, but first and string injury. it out in the Championship after The rivalry between South has played a major norther London side have rein- foremost we’ve got to focus on “It will be another very diffi- their shock FA Cup win over Africa and Nigeria is among the role in increasing forced their squad with seven new getting out of our group,” added cult game for us,” said Laudrup, Manchester City was followed by most intense on the continent attendances, tel- signings. Townsend ahead of the visit of whose team were also drawn with relegation from the top flight. with the west Africans having a evision audiences “Obviously the Europa League Norway’s Tromso. Russian club Kuban Krasnodar The extra fixtures will undoubt- distinct advantage since it began and media inter- is a massive competition and we’ve Swansea travel to Valencia in and Swiss side St Gallen. edly complicate Wigan’s quest 21 years ago. est in the domestic got a big squad this season, so their opening Group A match, “(Valencia) are a very good side, for an immediate return to the More than half the South A-League and has we’re looking to really challenge marking a return to Spain for but our supporters will be looking Premier League, but partaking in African side are locals while eight signed on for a sec- on all fronts,” said midfielder manager Michael Laudrup, who forward to going over there, and European competition was some- of the 23 Nigerians at the 2013 ond season. Andros Townsend, who faces played for both Barcelona and obviously the players too.” thing chairman Dave Whelan Confederation Cup in Brazil play As a reward, he will captain increased competition following Real Madrid and guided Getafe That sentiment was echoed never thought he would see. at home. Sydney during the 2013/14 season the arrivals of Christian Eriksen, to the quarter-finals in 2008. by defender Ashley Williams of “It is somewhere you think you South Africa are competing at that gets under way in October, Paulinho and Erik Lamela. Laudrup’s Premier League side, Wales, who added: “It is nights will never ever get to - apart from the CHAN for the second time n. replacing Terry McFlynn. “We’re looking to go into who qualified by virtue of winning and games like this that you look holidays in Majorca,” said Whelan It will be the first appearance “This is a great honour for me Thursday’s game with confidence the English League Cup, features forward to and as a squad we will ahead of the club’s trip to Belgian by the Nigerians, who edged Ivory to be given the captaincy of one outfit Zulte Waregem in Group D Coast 4-3 overall in a qualifying of Australia and Asia’s biggest that also includes Russia’s Rubin thriller to secure a place. clubs,” Del Piero said. Kazan and Slovenia’s Maribor. The mini-league will be hosted “It’s a very proud moment for French former “It’s exciting going into Europe by Cape Town, as will Group me and I will give everything to football player for the first time for almost eve- B, which comprises Zimbabwe, help the club win the A-League Christian Karembeu ryone in the squad, and of course Uganda, Burkina Faso and Championship this season.” poses between the for the first time for the club, and Morocco. AFP Del Piero is no stranger to 2014 Fifa World we’ll see what we can do on that being skipper, having captained Cup mascot and the stage,” added midfielder Callum Draw Italian giants Juventus for 11 trophy, in Papeete McManaman. years. on the French Elsewhere, Italian hope- Group A He has also skippered the Polynesian island, fuls Fiorentina, who host Pacos South Africa, Mali, Nigeria, national side. Mozambique yesterday. Tahiti is Ferreira, will have to make do “Alessandro brings a wealth the first stop of the without Germany striker Mario Group B of experience to this role having Gomez, who was ruled out for up successfully captained one of the Brazil’s 2014 World Zimbabwe, Uganda, Burkina to seven weeks after damaging world’s leading football clubs for Cup trophy tour Faso, Morocco knee ligaments over the weekend. more than decade,” said Sydney Group C around the world. Two-time winners Sevilla FC chairman Scott Barlow. Ghana, Libya, Ethiopia, Congo The midfielder won start their campaign against “Alessandro is a natural leader Brazzaville the World Cup with Portuguese newcomers Estoril, both on and off the pitch and he France in 1998. while Lyon go to Real Betis of Group D is recognised the world over as Spain and PSV Eindhoven host Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the great captains of the Bulgarian side Ludogorets. AFP Gabon, Burundi, Mauritania modern era.” AFP

Pakistan’s Ford to step down as acting chairman Next Ashes to feature Sri Lanka coach threatens to quit COLOMBO: Sri Lanka head coach Graham Ford has confirmed he will leave his post when his contract expires in January, KARACHI: Najam Sethi, care- extra DRS reviews despite being pressed to reconsider by the island nation’s cricket taker chairman of the Pakistan authorities. Cricket Board (PCB), said yes- LONDON: England and Australia will be granted matches but not part of the DRS -- could be added “The national coach has indicated...his unavailability to continue terday he would quit if the additional reviews during the forthcoming Ashes to the list of tools at the third umpire’s disposal. after his contract expires in January 2014,” Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) courts continued to interfere series as part of a change to the controver- “The CEC (chief executives’ committee) agreed a said in a statement. with his job. sial Decision Review System, the International Working Group be constituted to consider how the “Ford has taken this decision consequent to the discussions he Sethi has been stopped by Cricket Council said yesterday. ICC should best use technology in umpire decision- had with his family on the options given by SLC.” the Islamabad High Court from At a meeting of the ICC’s chief executives’ com- making in the future,” the ICC statement said. South African Ford, who was appointed when Australian coach carrying out his full duties mittee at the global governing body’s Dubai head- “The considerations of the group will be wide Geoff Marsh was sacked in January 2012, had told Sri Lanka last and ordered to hold new board quarters, officials agreed the number of reviews ranging and include a review of the objectives and week that he did not want to renew his contract because of family elections. will be “topped-up” to two after 80 overs of a Test philosophies of using technology, the technologies, commitments but officials asked him to reconsider. “I can’t pick the chief selec- innings. protocols and procedures as well as the role and His final series with Sri Lanka will be against Pakistan in the tor nor any of the selectors or Currently, teams are only permitted a maximum training of television umpires. United Arab Emirates in December, when they play three Tests, take any decisions for Pakistan of two unsuccessful reviews per innings. “It was also agreed that a trial will be conducted five one-dayers and two Twenty20 games. cricket,” he told the Geo News The new playing conditions will be trialled from whereby a team’s referrals will be topped-up to two Ford, who has been linked to the vacant coaching position at channel. October 1, meaning they will be in force for the reviews after 80 overs of an innings. English county side Surrey, led Sri Lanka to the final of the Twenty20 “No one is listening to us and Ashes which begin with the first Test in Brisbane “This trial will start from 1 October 2013 in all World Cup where they lost against the West Indies, aswell as a Test we have a series against South starting on November 21. Test matches in which the DRS is used, with the series victory against Pakistan. Africa ahead of us,” he added Yesterday’s statement from the ICC came after results being monitored and considered by the Meanwhile, Glamorgan have signed South Africa left-hander in reference to next month’s England’s recent 3-0 Ashes series win at home to Working Group.” Jacques Rudolph as their overseas player in the English County matches in the United Arab Australia was beset by numerous rows over the use As for adding ‘Snicko’ to the DRS, the statement Championship for the next two years, replacing Australian Marcus Emirates in Dubai. of DRS, with both sides unhappy at different times. said: “Noting that most of the contentious deci- North. “We have challenged the court Things got so bad the ICC took the highly unusual sions relate to faint edges, the performance of the The 32-year-old Rudolph has been a proven performer in county decision and it will be heard on step of sending their general manager of cricket, Real-Time Snickometer during the ICC Champions cricket, chiefly with Yorkshire between 2007-11, where he scored the 23rd of this month. If for Geoff Allardice, over to England to meet the teams Trophy 2013 and the Ashes, and the potential to 5,429 first-class runs at an average of 52.20. some reason the hearing is not midway through the series in a bid to address their use this technology to assist the umpires in making He also had a brief stint with Surrey last year. held I will then go to the Prime concerns. these decisions was discussed. “I enjoyed my time playing for Yorkshire, so I’m looking forward Minister. One repeated complaint centred around the third “An independent assessment of this technology to the challenge at Glamorgan and hopefully enjoying similar suc- “I will give him my resignation umpire’s use of DRS and the way in which the replay will be conducted before a decision is made on its cess,” Rudolph said in a statement that was released by the county because I can’t afford to carry on official interpreted their remit while another prob- inclusion in the list of approved DRS technologies.” club yesterday. like this,” said Sethi. lem area focused on the reliability of the Hotspot One Ashes controversy that had nothing to do He will play for second division Glamorgan in the 2014 and 2015 In July, the court prevented thermal imaging device in detecting thin nicks. with DRS concerned the umpires’ decision to take county seasons, pending clearance from Cricket South Africa. Sethi from exercising his full In response to these issues, and a technology the players off the field for bad light during the Rudolph played the last of his 48 Test matches for the Proteas duties after he was appointed act- trial conducted during the third Ashes Test at ultimately drawn final Test at The Oval in south against Australia in November 2012. ing chairman by the government. Manchester’s Old Trafford ground, the ICC said London when England were just 21 runs adrift of He is currently participating in the Champions League Twenty20 The court had earlier declared they’d set up a Working Group to look at ways of victory, with the floodlights on. competition with his South African franchise, the Titans. as null and void the election of improving both DRS and the training of umpires. There has also long been a feeling spectators are AGENCIES Zaka Ashraf as PCB chairman in Officials also suggested a Real-Time Snickometer also being short-changed by time-wasting tactics May. AFP -- currently used by television broadcasters covering sich as slow over-rates. AFP THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Coaches Qatar launches Q League agree league will help The newly-formed football competition to begin on September 21 improve DOHA: Qatar Football Association (QFA) launched the Facts quality first edition of Q League, a new • Total number of participating teams is 18. Fourteen are Reserve teams and 4 are league that will have 18 teams Second Division teams. DOHA: Coaches of the formed of 14 Reserve and four newly-formed Q League Second Division teams. • Total number of matches is 153. believe that the new compe- Q League will be played on a • Each Round of matches includes 9 matches and the competition will follow a league tition will benefit clubs and league format where two teams format. football in Qatar. from the Second Division will The Q League will feature 18 ascend to Qatar Stars League • Two teams from the second division will ascend to Qatar Stars League based on their teams, 14 of which are Reserve (QSL) based on their ranking, ranking. sides and four Second Division whilst the 13th and 14th place • 13th and 14th place teams in Qatar Stars League (QSL) will be relegated directly from teams. teams in QSL will be relegated QSL to Q League. Al Sadd coach Abdul to Q League. Rehman Sulemani said the The league which begins • The winner will receive a shield and gold medals. idea is a ‘good initiative’. He on September 21, will end on • The runner-up will win silver medals. said: “The league is a good ini- December 17, and will have 153 tiative and can help promote • Bronze medals will be awarded to the third-placed team. matches in total. themselves (the players) in the The Q League matches will be • The league will take place in 9 stadiums: Al Sadd, Al Rayyan, Al Gharrafa, Qatar SC, Al main league.” played at nine different football Khor, Al Wakra, Al Arabi, Al Sailiya and Lekhwiya Muaither coach, Saleet stadiums: Al Sadd, Qatar SC, Al Mohammed echoed Sulemani’s • Al Kass will be the host broadcaster Gharafa, Al Rayyan, Lekhwiya, Al view. Mohammed said: “It is Arabi, Al Wakrah, Al Khor, and Logo of Q League. The a good idea to mix the teams Al Sailiya. competition will have 18 par- which will help give experience Speaking on the launch, ticipating teams - 14 Reserve to players which is very impor- Hamad Al Mannai, Director of tant. It is a big opportunity to sides with four Second Competitions of QFA said: “We show their qualities and this Division teams. Q League will are happy to announce the launch can help them back into the of the first edition of Q League, a begin on September 21. first team.” league that witnesses the partici- of QFA said: “We are very excited Serbia coach Slavko Matic pation of a total of 18 Reserve and about launching the new name of Al Ahli said: “The amount Second Division teams.” and logo of Q League. We have of matches is not much for He added: “Preparations for formulated a detailed media and the team, but I think with a Q League have been in place for marketing campaign for Q League squad of 30 players it’s enough. months now as this league is cru- as this is the first edition of this But the league will be good to cial league that contributes to the league and want to ensure it improve players.” development of national football. receives the coverage it deserves.” Former Hibernian (of the We had numerous meetings that He added: “QFA signed an Scottish Premier League) focused on the organising of this agreement with Al Kass Channel FROM LEFT: Al Shahaniya coach, Milton Mendes, Al Sadd coach Abdul Rehman Sulemani, Muaither coach assistant coach Brian Rice, league to ensure its structured in to broadcast the matches. All Saleet Mohammed, Al Rayyan coach William Masiano, Al Ahli coach Slavko Matic and Brian Rice of Al Khor, now in charge of Al Khor is a successful manner.” matches will not conflict with the during their press conferences at Qatar Football Association (QFA) headquarters in Doha yesterday. relishing the chance to play The name and logo was also current QSL matches. There will PICTURES BY: KAMMUTY VP against the Second Division launched. The new name repre- be a TV show dedicated to cover- teams. sents the joining of the Reserve ing Q League. We are also work- Rice said: “It will be good for League and the Second Division ing with different media outlets my players to play against the League which used to be played to make sure positive coverage is Second Division teams. It is a separately. achieved.” good way to promote football The new logo is inspired by a He explained: “We’d like to and we want to do our best and football’s circular shape, the new thank the sponsors of Q League try to enjoy it.” Q League logo engages a sense of who have contributed greatly William Masiano of Al skill, unity and endurance. The to guarantee the success of the Rayyan believes it would be three swatches that create the league. We’d like to thank all the better to have an extra five round image highlight the energy media that constantly assist us in players in the squad. Masiano and enthusiasm of football, cou- publishing our news and portray- said: “I think it’s a very good pled with an interlocking design ing football in Qatar in a positive idea to do this. It will help play- that suggests teamwork and way. We are always keen on build- ers and clubs be more competi- advance planning. ing a stronger relationship with tive. But it would be better to Speaking of the name and logo, the media as they play a vital role have five more players in the Khalid Al Kuwari, Director of in revealing news to the public.” squad.” THE PENINSULA Marketing and Communications THE PENINSULA Casillas suffers Coach Moyes salutes Guardiola’s Bayern bruised ribs in gives perfect collision with ‘world class’ Rooney Ramos

MANCHESTER, United response to criticism MADRID: Real Madrid goal- Kingdom: Manchester United Manchester United’s keeper Iker Casillas has suf- manager David Moyes lav- English striker Wayne MUNICH, Germany: Pep Guardiola (pictured) was delighted to fered bruised ribs and his ished praise on Wayne Rooney Rooney smiles during the see his Bayern Munich side respond to criticism of their style of recovery time will depend on after the striker inspired his UEFA Champions League play with a 3-0 win against CSKA Moscow in his first Champions how he responds to treatment, side to a 4-2 victory over Bayer Group A match against League game in charge of the club. the nine-times European cham- Leverkusen in their opening Bayer Leverkusen at Old Goals by left-back David Alaba, striker Mario Mandzukic and Dutch pions said after tests yesterday. Champions League game. Trafford in Manchester, winger Arjen Robben sealed a convincing win as the defending cham- The 32-year-old Spain captain The England striker scored north west England on pions opened their Group D campaign at Munich’s Allianz Arena with should be fit to return to action twice and set up a late goal for Tuesday. the perfect riposte to suggestions their football had been “lacklustre”. for their next Champions League Antonio Valencia to give the After winning 14 titles in four years at Barcelona -- including the outing at home to Copenhagen on Premier League champions a 2009 and 2011 Champions League titles -- Guardiola has been the October 2, local media reported. strong start in Group A and fur- centre of much hype since his arrival in Bavaria. Casillas collided with team ther confirm his commitment to Jupp Heynckes led Bayern to the treble of mate Sergio Ramos in the the United cause. Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League opening moments of Tuesday’s Moyes spent his first close last season and Guardiola has been under pres- 6-1 Champions League rout of season at Old Trafford fighting sure to continue that success since taking charge Galatasaray. After trying to play to keep Rooney at the club amid in June. on, he decided to call for Diego interest from Chelsea, and with After Bayern beat Hanover 2-0 on Saturday, Lopez to come on and replace three goals in two games, the director of sport Matthias Sammer accused him. 27-year-old has now reached the Rowley (211). “I remember com- made it 4-1, before Omer Toprak Guardiola’s team of playing “lacklustre football”, It was a bitter blow for Casillas, milestone of 200 goals for United. ing in and saying he’s got a real claimed a consolation with two but the champions responded with a convincing an ever-present figure in the Real He requires 50 further goals chance to be one of the all-time minutes to play. display. goal for more than a decade, who to surpass Bobby Charlton as leading goal-scorers at this club,” Leverkusen coach Sami Hyypia, “I speak to Matthias on a daily basis and he has was returning to play a competi- United’s all-time leading scorer Moyes added. the former Liverpool centre-back, given me a lot of support since my arrival,” said tive match for the first time since and Moyes says the prospect of a “If he keeps playing like he did admitted that his side had strug- Guardiola, dismissing suggestions of any problem the beginning of the year when he place in the club’s history books tonight, he’ll get there. He was gled to get to grips with the effer- with Sammer. broke a bone in his hand and lost helped persuade the former very, very good.” vescent Rooney. “We talk all the time, we talk about the team, the number one jersey to Lopez. Everton player to stay put. Moyes also reserved praise “He’s done it for years already we talk tactics, even about the pasta and the fish we had for lunch. Coach Carlo Ancelotti has “It was something that we for Marouane Fellaini, who has and I think he still has a few years “There’s nothing we wouldn’t talk about.” continued where Jose Mourinho made him aware of,” Moyes told followed him to United from left,” said Hyypia, who came up Austria’s Alaba was outstanding throughout, hitting a pin-point left off last season, and started reporters after Tuesday’s game at Everton and who produced an against Rooney on a number free-kick for the opening goal, then playing a deft chip over the CSKA Lopez in their opening four La Old Trafford. assured performance on his full of occasions during his 10-year defence for Robben to slam home Bayern’s third. Liga matches, though he said at “More importantly, I wanted to debut before going off in the sec- Anfield career. The Dutchman said the team had responded to Sammer’s comments the weekend that Casillas would get him back in really good condi- ond half. “To score 200 goals is a good but knew they had been below-par going into Tuesday’s match. be the team’s keeper in cup tion and mentally correct when “I thought he played well achievement. It’s a few more than “We know when we play well or when we don’t and we were certainly competitions. he was ready to play. tonight,” Moyes said. I scored in my career. lacking aggression last Saturday (against Hanover),” said Robben. “There was a lack of commu- “I think you see him. He’s mov- “He settled in well. He started “He’s still scoring goals and I Having scored the winning goal against Borussia Dortmund at nication, but there was so much ing as well as he has done, he’s to get a little bit of cramp mid- think he’ll score goals for a few Wembley in May’s Champions League final, Robben said talk of the noise we couldn’t hear each in a good place in himself at the way through the second half so years more. It looks so easy, how Bavarians reaching their fourth final in five years is premature. other,” Real defender Ramos told moment, and obviously any cen- I thought I wouldn’t take any he’s playing.” “We have to take things step by step, get through the group stage sports daily Marca, of the incident tre-forward who’s scoring goals chances with him. But he did a United’s opening goal was con- and take it from there,” said the 29-year-old. where he jumped into Casillas. “It feels good about himself.” good job.” tentious, with Valencia appearing “We need to focus on ourselves and improve, it’s important to be on was really unlucky.” Moyes added: “If you want to After Rooney put United ahead to stray into an offside position your game next spring when the decisive matches are played. Ramos posted a photo on his win the Champions League, you with a 22nd-minute volley, Simon as Rooney dispatched his shot, “We faced a good opponent today and got off to a good start with Twitter account yesterday of need to have several world-class Rolfes equalised with a deflected but Hyypia refused to criticise three points, but it’s too early to dream of another final.” Casillas smiling and pretending players and Wayne would cer- shot nine minutes into the second Slovenian referee Damir Skomina. This was arguably Bayern’s most polished performance under to punch him while on the plane tainly come into that category.” half. “The first goal is always impor- Guardiola, even with vice-captain Bastian Schweinsteiger starting on back from Istanbul. Rooney is only the fourth player However, an acrobatic Robin tant in football, but I haven’t seen the bench as he recovers from an ankle strain. “Departing for home sitting to have reached a double-century van Persie volley restored United’s it on TV so I can’t comment too “The team picked up tonight were they left off after the game beside...hmmmm. Someone wants of United goals, after Charlton lead five minutes later and further much,” he said after the match on against Dortmund at Wembley,” said contented chairman Karl-Heinz to kill me today. It won’t be any- (249), Denis Law (237) and Jack goals from Rooney and Valencia Tuesday. AFP Rummenigge. 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BARCELONA: Lionel Messi moved into second place on the all-time list of Champions League goalscorers with his 27th career hat-trick as Barcelona beat Ajax 4-0 at the Nou Camp yesterday. The four-time World Player of the Year now has 62 Champions League goals to his name as Barca cruised to victory in the first ever Guangzhou’s Elkeson De Oliveira Cardoso celebrates after scoring a competitive meeting between the goal against Qatar’s Lekhwaiya during their AFC Champions League two sides. quarter-final match at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Messi opened the scoring on 22 yesterday. minutes with a sensational free- kick and made the game safe 10 minutes after half-time with a typically cool left-footed finish. Gerard Pique added a third Guangzhou storm when he headed Neymar’s cross past the stranded Kenneth Vermeer before Messi rounded off the scoring 15 minutes from time. into semi-finals Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho’s dreams of winning the Champions DOHA: Two goals in two first against a Lekhwiya side that League with Chelsea suffered an half minutes effectively sealed struggled to match the quality of early setback when the Londoners Guangzhou Evergrande’s pas- the Chinese side’s South American fell to a shock 2-1 home defeat by sage to the semi-finals of the front three and Lippi’s team will Swiss champions Basel. AFC Champions League as go into next week’s semi-final in Chelsea, beaten in the Premier Marcello Lippi’s side completed a confident frame of mind after a League by Everton on Saturday, a 6-1 aggregate win with a com- commanding performance. looked short of ideas all night in prehensive 4-1 success over AGENCIES a stuttering display, though they Lekhwiya yesterday. led 1-0 following a neat finish by Dario Conca and Elkeson – AFC Champions League Oscar just before halftime. Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League who both also struck in the first SINGAPORE: Second-leg results from the The Brazilian hit the bar soon football match against Ajax Amsterdam at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, yesterday. leg in Guangzhou in August – AFC Champions League quarter-finals after the restart as Chelsea briefly scored in the 14th and 16th min- yesterday: turned on the style but they were utes to end the game as a contest At Seoul never able to take complete con- were made to pay for a defensive and ensure Guangzhou become FC Seoul (KOR) 1 (Dejan Damjanovic 89) Al trol and Mohamed Salah equal- error, as Jeremy Morel’s pitiful Champions League the first Chinese semi-finalists in Ahli (KSA) 0; FC Seoul win 2-1 on aggregate ised in the 71st minute. attempted clearance inside his the AFC Champions League since At Buriram PARIS: Champions League results yesterday: Basel grew in confidence and own box was pounced upon by Shenzhen Jianlibao in 2005. Buriram United (THA) 1 (Osmar 37) Esteghlal (IRI) 2 (Hanif Omranzadeh 53, scored again 10 minutes later Walcott, who slammed the ball Group E: At Gelsenkirchen, Germany: Schalke 04 3 (Uchida 67, KP Boateng 78, Draxler Muriqui added a third to claim when captain and centre forward past Steve Mandanda in goal. his tournament-leading ninth ndranik Teymourian 90+2); Esteghlal win 85) Steaua Bucharest 0. At London: Chelsea 1 (Oscar 45) Basel 2 (Salah 71, 3-1 on aggregate Marco Streller cleverly glanced in Walcott’s first goal of the cam- goal of the campaign in the 31st Streller 81) At Doha a near-post header from a corner. paign was followed by a sixth minute as Guangzhou showed Group F: At Marseille: Marseille 1 (J. Ayew 90+3-pen) Arsenal 2 (Walcott 64, Ramsey 84). Lekhwiya (QAT) 1 (Tae-hee 50) Guangzhou In Marseille, Arsenal got their of the season for the in-form their class in the opening half Evergrande (CHN) 4 (Conca 14, Elkeson campaign off to the ideal start as Ramsey, who drove through At Naples: Napoli 2 (Higuain 29, Insigne 67) Borussia Dortmund 1 (Zuniga 87-o.g.) before Nam Tae-hee netted a 16, Muriqui 31, Elkeson 72); Guangzhou second-half goals by Theo Walcott the middle of the home defence consolation for the home side five Evergrande win 6-1 on aggregate Group G: At Vienna: Austria Vienna 0 FC Porto 1 (Lucho 55); At Madrid: Atletico Madrid 3 and Aaron Ramsey secured a 2-1 before firing low past the helpless minutes into the second period At Riyadh (Miranda 40, Turan 64, Baptistao 80) Zenit St. Petersburg 1 (Hulk 58) win away to Marseille. An even Mandanda on 83 minutes. and Elkeson claimed his second Al Shabab (KSA) 2 (Hazazi 10, Muath 85) contest at the Stade Velodrome Jordan Ayew pulled one back Group H At Milan: AC Milan 2 (Izaguirre 82-o.g., Muntari 86) Celtic 0. – and his side’s fourth – in the Kashiwa Reysol (JPN) 2 (Tae-Hwi 13, Kondo 73); 3-3 on aggregate; Kashiwa Reysol win swung Arsenal’s way in the 65th from the penalty spot at the At Barcelona: Barcelona 4 (Messi 22, 55, 75, Pique 69) Ajax 0 72nd minute. minute when their French hosts death. AGENCIES Guangzhou had few problems on away goals IRB chief Gosper wants ‘full’ European Cup

LONDON: International Rugby competition. “It’s good for the unhappy at the way European Board (IRB) chief executive clubs, it’s good for the (national) Cup revenues are divided, argu- Brett Gosper said on Tuesday unions,” the Australian added in ing they should receive a greater he wanted the European Cup his first public comment on the share on the grounds their clubs to remain a tournament for row. generate the bulk of the revenue, the continent’s leading clubs “Obviously, they are in a nego- with the Premiership and ERC amid fears of an Anglo-French tiation, hopefully they are in a involved in a row over the owner- breakaway. negotiation, some say they are, ship of broadcast rights to tour- The tournament, as well as some say they aren’t, but cer- nament matches. the second-string European tainly we (the IRB) believe in a The LNR have said French Challenge Cup, faces an uncertain European competition and will sides would participate in the future now English and French support that outcome as much European Cup from next season clubs have given their notice to as we can.” only if it also involved English quit the existing competition Clubs from both the English clubs. Meanwhile Gosper said the structures at the end of the sea- Premiership and France’s Top IRB were expecting to generate a son amid a row over revenue dis- 14 are unhappy with the existing surplus of some £150m ($240m, tribution, qualification procedures set-up which sees nearly all lead- 180m euros) from the 2015 World and broadcast rights. ing sides from Scotland, Ireland, Cup which the global govern- “Our clear position is we sup- Wales and Italy guaranteed ing body intends to plough into port a full European competition,” European Cup places on grounds the development of rugby union said Gosper at a news conference of nationality rather than on their worldwide. in London on Tuesday night to positions in the domestic Celtic This compared to a figure of mark two years to the start of League. £92m generated by the 2011 World the 2015 Rugby World Cup in However, the Premiership’s Cup won by hosts New Zealand, England. plan for an Anglo-French tour- with IRB officials attributing the “Our desire is a bona fide nament announced earlier this difference to the larger commer- European competition so we month did extend an invitation cial market in Europe. Brett Gosper, International Rugby Board (IRB) Chief Executive, are urging all of the constitu- to teams from beyond England But, despite the recent global addresses a media briefing in London on Tuesday, to mark two years ents of that conversation at the and France to join their proposed financial crisis, the projected 2015 to the day until the start of the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup. The 2015 moment to get together and find new event. figure also represents a significant Rugby union’s Webb Ellis Cup Rugby World Cup begins on September 18, 2015, and will be held at a resolution because we obviously The Premiership and the increase on the £121m generated is pictured during a media brief- various venues across England and Wales. believe it is in the interests of Ligue National de Rugby (LNR), by the 2007 World Cup in France. ing in London. rugby to have a strong European their French equivalent, are also AFP