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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 THULQADA 20, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Premier sets Rivals race North Korea Liftoff at last outlines of for support sentences US for Van Gaal development in ‘knife-edge’ citizen to 6 yrs as Man Utd strategy3 Scotland7 vote hard12 labor thrash20 QPR FM in landmark visit to Max 44º Min 28º Palestine to boost ties High Tide 03:08 & 16:52 Two agreements signed on bilateral cooperation Low Tide 10:20 & 22:20 40 PAGES NO: 16286 150 FILS RAMALLAH: Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al- Sabah held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday in Ramallah. The visit was the first by a senior Kuwaiti official since the Palestinian Authority was created two decades ago. The talks focused on the means of cementing bilateral relations, with Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled delivering a written message by HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Abbas. The two sides also inked an agreement and a memo- randum of understanding (MoU) on political cooperation. The agreement and MoU were signed by Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and his Palestinian counter- part Riyad Al-Malki in the presence of Abbas. The agree- ment stipulates the creation of a joint committee for polit- ical cooperation between the two governments and the MoU stipulates political consultation between Kuwaiti and Palestinian foreign ministries. Later, in a joint press conference with Malki, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said: “I delivered a written message from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to president Abbas focusing on cementing ties and exchanging views on regional issues in the region.” “As Kuwait heads the Arab Summit and the committee that follows up the Arab peace initiative, it is important to coordinate and consult with President Abbas on the upcoming steps,” the minister told reporters. On the signing of two agreements in the presence of Abbas, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said that those agree- ments would increase bilateral cooperation in different fields as well as Arab coordination over the Palestinian issue. He added a delegation headed by Kuwait including Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Mauritania and the Arab League (Right) Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah (center) walks with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Mohammed Hussein (second left) outside the Secretary General would meet Abbas on the sidelines of Dome of the Rock during his visit to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem yesterday. (Top left) Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled prays inside the Dome the UN General Assembly in New York. of the Rock. (Left) Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas meets Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled in Ramallah. — AFP Continued on Page 13 IS beheads British hostage Killing boosts resolve of anti-IS coalition LONDON: The Islamic State’s beheading the United States in launching air strikes of another Western hostage has on the group in northern Iraq and Syria. IS attracting strengthened the resolve of a US-led Britain began sending weapons this coalition ahead of a Paris conference week to Kurdish fighters battling the mil- today on how to jointly eliminate the itants in northern Iraq, but has faced women from jihadist group. Prime Minister David accusations of confusion over its strate- Cameron vowed yesterday Britain would gy. US Secretary of State John Kerry was US heartland hunt down the killers of British aid work- in Paris yesterday to push for a broad er David Haines, an act he described as international coalition against IS that has MINNEAPOLIS: US law enforcement is investigat- the “embodiment of evil”. Britain was pre- already secured the backing of 10 Arab ing a new phenomenon of women from the pared to “take whatever steps are neces- states including Saudi Arabia. American heartland joining Islamic State as sary”, he said, after Haines became the “All bases are covered” in the multina- President Barack Obama vows to cut off the mili- third Western hostage to be beheaded tional coalition effort, Kerry said in an KUWAIT: Officials from KNPC and NBK Capital are seen during the signing cere- tants’ recruiting at home. At least three Somali fami- by the militants in less than a month. interview with CBS television aired yes- mony yesterday. — KUNA lies in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area have female rel- IS released a video late Saturday terday, as Washington harnesses diplo- atives who have gone missing in the past six weeks showing Haines’ killing and a death matic and public support to smash the NBK to help finance and may have tried to join Islamic State, said com- threat against another British captive, militants. The bid was boosted by munity leader Abdirizak Bihi. He said that while the Alan Henning. President Barack Obama Australia’s announcement that it was reasons for their disappearance were unclear, he offered US support for its “ally in grief”. A deploying 600 troops to the United Arab clean fuel project had told the families to contact police. grim-faced Cameron said in a televised Emirates to join the effort against what In a separate case, a 19-year-old American statement: “We will hunt down those Prime Minister Tony Abbott called a Somali woman from St Paul snuck away from her responsible and bring them to justice, no “murderous death cult”. The office of Post to turn into company parents on Aug. 25 saying she was going to a bridal matter how long it takes. Step by step we French President Francois Hollande, shower. Instead, she flew to Turkey and joined IS in KUWAIT: The National Bank of Kuwait’s project to upgrade two of three refiner- must drive back, dismantle and ultimate- whose country is hosting today’s interna- Syria. Home to the biggest Somali community in ly destroy ISIL (IS) and what it stands for. tional conference on combating IS, said investment arm has been selected as ies to three international consortia in the United States, the Twin Cities area of Minnesota exclusive financing adviser for a $12-bil- April and also invited bids to build a new has been plagued by terrorist recruiting since the We will do so in a calm, deliberate way the “heinous killing” of Haines was anoth- lion clean fuel refineries project, the bank 615,000-barrel refinery at an estimated Somali group Al-Shabab began enlisting in America but with an iron determination. We will er reason why a global push was needed. said in a statement yesterday. State- cost of $15 billion. around 2007. not do so on our own, but by working A European Union foreign policy owned Kuwait National Petroleum Co The clean fuel project, to modernise This year, law enforcement officials say they closely with our allies, not just the United spokesman called the murder “another (KNPC), which owns the mega project, Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah refineries to learned of 15-20 men with connections to the States and in Europe, but with our allies demonstration of ISIL’s determination to and NBK Capital signed a 12-month con- produce environment-friendly petrole- Minnesota Somali community fighting for extremist in the region.” pursue and extend its terror strategy, in tract under which the bank will assess um products, is scheduled to be com- groups in Syria. Cameron is facing growing pressure at breach of all universally recognised val- funding requirements and help raise the pleted in 2018. Continued on Page 13 home to take military action against IS, ues and rights”. financing. KNPC awarded the clean fuel Continued on Page 13 but he made no commitment to joining Continued on Page 13 Qatar falls into line on Brotherhood

DUBAI: Long seen as the “black sheep” of the Muslim Brotherhood,” after banking on the including Mahmud Hussein - thought to be Gulf monarchies for backing the Muslim group gaining the upper hand in countries the organisation’s effective head-in-exile Brotherhood, Qatar appears to have fallen hit by Arab Spring revolts in 2011, said since Egypt detained much of its leadership. into line with its neighbours and started to Mustafa Alani from the Geneva-based Gulf The gas-rich emirate has attracted criticism curb the group’s activities, experts said. Research Centre. for several aspects of its foreign policy, but Doha’s support for the Brotherhood - banned After condemning the jihadist Islamic backing the Brotherhood has been by far the by most Gulf monarchies, who see the State (IS) movement that has seized swathes most damaging, experts say. group’s political Islam as a threat to their sta- of Iraq and Syria and helping secure the The Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in bility - harmed ties with Saudi Arabia, the release of hostages held by other Islamist- 1928 and in the following decades branches United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. After the held hostages in Syria, Qatar has worked to opened in countries across the region. It was ouster of Egypt’s Islamist president Mohamed assuage disputes with its Gulf neighbours banned in Egypt for decades before a 2011 Morsi in July 2013, Cairo labelled the and the West. The lead-up to a US-led cam- uprising that overthrew veteran strongman Brotherhood a “terrorist organisation” and paign against IS has pushed Qatar to rebuild Hosni Mubarak, and the Brotherhood won some of the group’s leaders fled to Qatar. bridges in the region, Alani said. every election before Morsi’s overthrow. Saudi Arabia and the Emirates withdrew Doha requested the departure of Doha’s support for the group put it at logger- their ambassadors, partly over Qatari support Brotherhood leaders, Amr Darrag, a senior heads with Cairo and frayed ties with its Gulf for the group, along with Bahrain, with all figure in the group said Saturday. Some of its neighbours, who threw their weight behind three decrying Qatari “interference” in their “figureheads” agreed to relocate to “spare the military-installed government that fol- internal affairs. Now, “Qatar has no option but Qatar embarrassment,” he added. The meas- lowed Morsi. An image grab taken from a video shows British aid worker David Haines to reduce - not stop - its relations with the ure affects seven officials of the group, Continued on Page 13 dressed in orange and on his knees in a desert landscape speaking to the cam- era before being beheaded by a masked militant. — AFP MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 LOCAL

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and HH the Crown HH the Amir with HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah HH the Amir with Acting Parliament Speaker Mubarak Al-Khurainij Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace yesterday. —KUNA Amir receives top state officials

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah terday. His Highness the Amir also received Khurainij. Meanwhile, HH the Amir received a a ‘Humanitarian Center’ by the United Nations. HH the Amir sent a reply cable thanking Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber cable of congratulation from King Abdullah II King Abdullah lauded great philanthropic King Abdullah for his warm greetings that Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Acting of Jordan for naming His Highness a efforts exerted by His Highness the Amir local- reflect strong bilateral ties between Kuwait Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace yes- National Assembly Speaker Mubarak Al- ‘Humanitarian Leader’ and choosing Kuwait as ly and internationally. and Jordan. — KUNA Foreign Minister’s visit to Ramallah will boost ties

AMMAN/RAMALLAH: The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister’s visit to the Palestinian territories is significant because it manifests Kuwait’s support for the Palestinian leadership and people under current hard circumstances, the Palestinian Ambassador to Jordan affirmed. The visit by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to Ramallah “is historic at these times where ISTANBUL: The Kuwaiti with the aid packages before they were distributed to Syrian the Palestinian people are being targeted with fierce refugees. — KUNA aggression,” said Ambassador Atallah Khairi in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), as the Italian journalists briefed about Kuwaiti Minister arrived to Amman and proceeded to final destination of his mission, Ramallah. Kuwait’s charitable works Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that focused on the ROME/ISTANBUL: The State of Kuwait’s ation to interests-rather on basis of humani- means of cementing bilateral relations. The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Italy, Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al- tarian solidarity and brotherhood,” the Foreign Minister arrived first to Amman, Jordan early Sabah, has briefed the top executive of the ambassador addressed the leading journal- yesterday then went by helicopter to Ramallah. From Italian news agency, ANSA, about Kuwait’s ists. For his part, ANSA’s Managing Director there, he went to visit Jerusalem and pray in Al-Aqsa long history of philanthropic works and the Cerbone said the Italian media had reflected Mosque. recent United Nations’ acclamation of His interest in the multiple Kuwaiti initiatives, RAMALLAH: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah (left) and his Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad particularly at the level of rallying internation- This is the first visit by a Kuwaiti official to Palestine which has always viewed the State of Palestinian counterpart Riyad Al-Maliki sign an agreement as Palestinian president Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as an international al solidarity and placing resources at the dis- Mahmud Abbas looks on during a meeting in Ramallah yesterday. — AFP ‘Humanitarian Leader’ and Kuwait as a posal of humanitarian programs. Kuwait as the major backer for the Palestinian leader- ‘Humanitarian Center.’ ANSA, which has up to 49 main media ship and people, particularly amid the current diffi- The meeting with ANSA’s Chief Executive organizations under its umbrella, is keen on cult conditions, the Palestinian Ambassador here Officer and Managing Director, Giuseppe following up on the Kuwaiti relief programs, said. Cerbone, along with senior Italian media fig- as well as the honoring of the country and its Kuwait has embraced the Palestinian cause since a ures, was held at the news agency’s head- Amir, Cerbone affirmed. long time ago, Ambassador Khairi said, adding quarters on the occasion of designating His In reply, the Kuwaiti diplomat noted great Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled’s visit “would affirm anew the Highness the Amir for the honorable title by significance of Kuwaiti-Italian media coopera- the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki- tion for cementing ties at the grass-root and historic role played by the sisterly State of Kuwait in moon. State levels. He also addressed, on behalf of support of the Palestinian cause and people, particu- It was an opportunity to shed light on the Kuwaiti community in the European larly at the current sensitive times.” Kuwait’s ongoing contributions to the country, congratulations to His Highness the The foreign minister arrived at the airport in humanitarian field worldwide, said Amir for the honoring. Amman, where he was welcomed by the Palestinian Ambassador Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled in remarks diplomat, the Kuwaiti Ambassador to the Kingdom, to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), alluding to Kuwaiti relief Dr Hamad Al-Duaij, and officials. Sheikh Sabah Al- the gathering at the main office of Italy’s top Separately, Kuwait’s Joint Relief Khaled immediately continued his trip in direction of news agency. Committee (KJRC) distributed food baskets to the West Bank town. For his part, the Kuwaiti Ambassador Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled said he Syrian refugees in Al-Rayhania city on the Ambassador underlined importance of the visit for addressed his hosts about Kuwait’s policies, Turkish borders with Syria, a Kuwait official its leading role in facing diverse global prob- said. “We thanked Kuwaiti Embassy to Turkey bolstering the Kuwaiti-Palestinian ties. lems, challenges and humanitarian crises, for its support to the delegation which could His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- namely combating poverty, hunger and back- distribute about 3,600 food baskets to Jaber Al-Sabah has given instructions to the national wardness. Syrians,” Khaled Al-Hendy, the head of KJRC’s authorities to support the Palestinian people and delegation, told KUNA. help them attain their rights, namely liberation of Unique approach The KJRC also expressed gratitude to the their territories and establishing their independent RAMALLAH: Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah receives a memorial gift during his The Kuwaiti philanthropic activities have Turkish government due to its facilitations state, he added. — KUNA visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday. — KUNA been led by His Highness the Amir “who made for the delegation, he added. The dele- adopts a unique approach mingling politics gation included a number of charitable soci- with international relations, with no consider- eties in Kuwait.—KUNA Subaih named deputy head of Arab Labor Conference Organization issues 4th report on unemployment CAIRO: Arab Labor Ministers yesterday named She lauded the initiative of His Highness the Arab countries’ authorities to review their Kuwaiti Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- socio-economic policies, in light of recent Hind Al-Subaih deputy head of the Arab Labor Sabah to set up a fund for supporting Arab development on the political arena, warning Conference. small and medium enterprises fund, stressing that unemployment has alarmingly soared On the sidelines of the 41st session of the it was one of main factors contributed to since 2010. conference in the headquarters of the Arab reducing the rate of unemployment. Kuwait Luqman called for greater financial alloca- League in Cairo, Al-Subaih told KUNA that she contributed US$500 million to the US$2 billion tions for ministries of labor, chambers of com- is happy with Arab ministers’ confidence for fund. merce, as well as activating the role of the that choice, indicating that this move stresses In the upcoming period, Kuwait will work labor unions. Moreover, Luqman urged the the importance of Kuwait’s role in supporting on activating the fund’s role to help all Arab Arab states to deepen cooperation for tackling common Arab action. countries benefit from it to overcome the high social affairs and supporting the Palestinian ALGIERS: CBK Mohammad Al-Hashel (right) with Algerian finance minister “The Kuwaiti delegation has a key role in rate of unemployment,” she pointed out. labor market. Mohammad Jallab. —KUNA the conference and also participated effective- The organization current session is spon- ly Saturday night in issuing the fourth report Youth unemployment sored by the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah on the rate of unemployment in the Arab The report has presented some of topics. It Al-Sisi. Kuwait is taking part in the gathering Arab central bank countries,” she added. displayed analytical and documentary cases with a delegation headed by Minister of Social “The State of Kuwait seeks to reactivate the on the rate of youth unemployment in particu- Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for role of the fund, proposed by His Highness the lar women in the Arab region. The report Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih. governors meet Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- focuses on helping youth find jobs by improv- The meeting schedule includes election of a Sabah, for supporting Arab small and medium- ing systems of technical education and profes- new director-general, discussing a report ALGIERS: The governors of Arab central several developed countries to adopt finan- sized enterprises,” she added. sional training as well as supporting small and regarding inter-Arab cooperation for enhanc- banks and monetary institutions met yester- cial austerity policies. “The fund is regarded an important factor medium enterprises to develop creativity. ing employment, the new strategy, the budget day for their 38th ordinary session, with He admitted that such conditions had to solving the problem of unemployment in The report discusses roles of non-govern- and committees’ affairs. Governor of Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) impeded efforts exerted to control the gener- the Arab countries,” she confirmed. Kuwait con- mental organizations (NGOs) and companies in Mohammad Al-Hashel attending. al financial situation in many countries, but tributed USD 500 million to the USD two-bil- recruiting people and training them on new GCC ministers Addressing the meeting, the chairman of continuing accommodative monetary poli- lion fund. approaches suitable to the needs of market. Before the meeting, labor ministers of the the council of governors of Arab central cies had eased out impacts on economic The paper also underlined the importance of member states of the Gulf Cooperation banks and monetary institutions and gover- growth rates. Al-Kabir called for more concen- Solving the problem the agricultural sector, which has been suffer- Council (GCC) held a coordination meeting at nor of the Libyan central bank Al-Sediq Omar tration on structural reforms that boost eco- The Arab Labor Organization on Saturday ing from negligence for many years, as it has a the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo. Al-Kabir said the gathering came amid politi- nomic growth and contribute to achieving issued the fourth report on the rate of unem- key role in raising rate of growth and curbing The ministers discussed a number of topics cal, economic, financial and social challenges aspired economic recovery by means of ployment in the Arab countries, with Kuwait rate of unemployment. discussed during the Arab labor session, Hind triggered off by regional and international adopting deeper reform policies to support witnessing a decline in joblessness. “Kuwait Meanwhile Arab Labor Organization (ALO) Al-Subaih, the head of the gathering, told developments and changes. all-out growth. contributed to solving the problem of unem- Director General Ahmad Luqman urged Arab KUNA on the sidelines of the meeting. “A sug- He believed that continuing economic He added that the conferees will mainly ployment in the Arab countries,” Minister of countries to design a new ‘social contract’ that gestion to appoint a new Director General of slowdown worldwide seriously affects exist- discuss the current economic and financial Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Subaih, said would help ease unemployment and ‘guaran- the Arab Labor Organization to replace ing economic conditions in developing coun- developments and ensuing challenges haunt- ahead of the ALO’s 41st session which began in tee’ the Arab people’s future. Speaking at the Ahmad Luqman was also discussed in the tries and emerging economies, and requires ing Arab central banks. — KUNA Cairo yesterday. organization’s 41the session, he also urged the meeting,” she added. — KUNA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 LOCAL

In Brief Questionable deals Development Plan Judiciary Independence P Abdullah Al-Turaiji called Minister of ead of the parliament’s financial committee P Rakan Al-Nisf expressed appreciation to the Commerce and Industry Abdulmohsen Al-Mudej MP Faisal Al-Shaya warned that lawmakers agreement reached between the judicial and to investigate information suggesting that the will take a ‘firm stand’ against the government M H executive authorities on the judiciary inde- ministry paid KD 8 million on subsidized products with- should the latter fail in implementing the new 5-year M pendence law, adding that lawmakers will push to out contracts with the beneficiaries. The lawmaker also development plan. Shaya said that the plan is differ- pass the bill in the parliament during the upcoming inquired about the standards based on which the min- ent compared to previous ones in terms of its mega term. Al-Nisf described the law as a ‘step forward’ in istry selects companies to buy subsidized goods from, projects, as well as creating opportunities for the pri- legislative reform, and a protection for the judiciary and pays money from the public funds to. vate sector and job opportunities for Kuwaitis. from outside interventions. Info Minister supports Premier sets out updated Kuwait artists

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Kuwait development plan Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah met with Chairman of Kuwait Artists ‘Social welfare, sustainable development, administrative reforms’ Association Abdulaziz Al-Mufarrij and mem- ber Anwar Abdullah to discuss developing cooperation between the Association and KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh the Ministry of Information, the Ministry Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah has said in a statement yesterday. announced the outline of the Kuwait govern- The meeting follows reports that several ment’s development strategy for the coming local Kuwaiti actors were summoned to the years, noting that it is based on securing social Public Prosecution over their appearances welfare and sustainable development and admin- in serials that aired during Ramadan. istrative reforms. The two sides also tackled cooperation The government wants to grow Gross between the Association and the Ministry Domestic Product (GDP) which stood at 8.4 per- of Education, the Ministry of Social Affairs cent in 2012, the Prime Minister said in an inter- and Labor, the National Council for Culture, view with Oxford Business Group. Arts and Letters (NCCAL) and Higher The government has devised a development Institute for Musical Arts, the statement not- plan for the coming years, based on five priorities: ed. The statement noted the attention social welfare, sustainable economic develop- Sheikh Salman pays towards elite artists, Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah ment, human development, institutional distinc- and his efforts to encourage young artists developing the level of expertise of Kuwaiti tion and administrative reform, Sheikh Jaber Al and develop their skills through different artists through organizing seminars and Mubarak said. “We intend to involve both the pub- workshops. ceremonies. The Association also works on lic and private sector by privatizing some econom- Al-Mufarrij noted that the Association spreading traditional Kuwaiti arts in other ic activities, supporting technological projects and aims to develop musical, theatrical, folkloric countries by organizing concerts in differ- providing industrial plots for private companies,” and formative arts in the country, while also ent countries, he added. he added. At the level of human development, Kuwait faces a challenge which, if overcome, will guaran- tee growth, prosperity and a thriving economy. The key question is how to develop the skills and competencies of Kuwaitis so that they can meet Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah the needs of the local labor market and also be competitive at the regional and global level. The Attracting foreign investments ing effort that sheds light on investment opportuni- Kuwaiti government is promoting a spirit of initia- Asked what steps must state institutions take to ties in Kuwait in the next 10 years. “We have started tive among its citizens by launching a small busi- ensure that Kuwait is competitive in attracting for- to prepare for this by creating an appropriate media ness fund of about $7 billion, which will increase eign direct investment compared to other GCC environment and launching advertising campaigns job opportunities in the private sector and con- countries? HH the Premier said one of the govern- and an extensive public relations effort,” he stated. tribute to real growth that is separate from the ment’s priorities is allowing foreign investments to public sector. enter the country and contribute to developing Judiciary independence Asked what safeguards are in place to ensure “our economy in different fields. Independence of the judiciary is essential to accountability? HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak stat- “This requires creating a build-operate-transfer enhancing investor confidence, and despite the ed, “Kuwait is a democratic country and has insti- law, establishing free zones, facilitating transactions past issues Kuwait has faced, the judiciary has tutions that work according to legal and constitu- and reducing the documentation cycle. We are also remained immune from any bias or corruption. tional principles. “We have a complete separation seeking to develop public warehouses and border Indeed, its provisions have received wide acclaim. between the three powers; legislative, executive crossings that ease transit procedures between This encourages foreign and Gulf investors to look and judicial. The parliament, which controls the Kuwait and other GCC states. “To this end, the fast toward Kuwait. “We are proud that Kuwait’s government’s work and promulgates laws, is elect- Customs clearance project is being implemented democracy is the oldest in the region. The demo- ed directly by the people. according to international standards. Recent cratic path is cumulative, and we should not rush “The judiciary, moreover, is recognized for its amendments to the commercial companies law phases or use strategies that are customary but neutrality, and our laws safeguard the rights of liti- have also helped pave the way for attracting more might not be suitable in Kuwait due to its social KUWAIT: The Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK) awarded Mr Saad Falah Al-Adwani gation and the principles of a fair trial. The govern- foreign investment.” composition and historical legacy. We believe in with a 2015 Mercedes-Benz C200 which he won in a recent draw organized for CBK ment is subject to oversight by inspection bodies Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak elaborated, saying, “we democracy, and we believe that reform is a contin- credit card holders. Mr Adwani’s name, as well as the winners of daily KD 7,000 cash and civil services; by parliament, which is entitled are working on decreasing business requirements uous act that should be performed through insti- prizes for Najma account owners, were recently announced live during the ‘Diwaniya’ to question the ministers and withdraw confi- and reducing administrative costs; improving the tutions and constitutional frameworks, and in a radio show on Marina FM. Clients can still enter for a chance to win a Mercedes-Benz dence from them; and, lastly, by the media, which visa system; and lifting restrictions on foreign peaceful and civilized manner. These are funda- ML 350 and a Mercedes-Benz SL 400 to be given in raffle draws scheduled before the possess the highest level of freedom among Arab investors.” The government has launched a pro- mental prerequisites for any political or economic end of the year. countries.” gram to attract investors through a broad market- reform,” he stated. — KUNA Security deposit for safeguarding welfare of Indian workers: Jain By Sajeev K Peter he explained. The bank guarantee provided by a bank in Kuwait needs to be valid till the female domestic KUWAIT: The Indian government’s decision on worker leaves Kuwait. mandatory submission of bank guarantee of KD 720 The embassy will attest agreements for employ- for bringing female domestic workers from India to ment of female domestic workers in Kuwait once the Kuwait has been taken to safeguard the welfare of above condition of bank guarantee is fulfilled. Indian female domestic workers in the country, said “Already this measure is in place in other Gulf coun- Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain. tries such as Saudi Arabia and Oman. We are imple- This new mandatory measure that came to effect menting it on similar lines,” Jain said. yesterday stipulates that Kuwaiti employers who wish The ambassador hoped that the security deposit to bring female domestic workers from India must would work as a guarantee to ensure fair treatment of submit a bank guarantee of $2,500 (equivalent to KD Indian domestic workers in the country. “If any spon- 720) as a security deposit with the Embassy of India in sor is found to have violated his/her contractual obli- Kuwait. “It is a decision of the government of India gations, this deposit money can be used to protect with a view to safeguard the welfare of women the interests of the worker. domestic workers in Kuwait,” the ambassador told The money could be utilized for treatment or hos- Kuwait Times yesterday. pitalization of workers if any maltreatment is meted KUWAIT: The old parliament’s building, which is currently used by the Municipal Council. —KUNA Employers have to deposit a bank guarantee of KD out to them. Similarly, if the sponsor fails to pay 720 in favor of the Embassy of India along with the salaries on time, the amount could be utilized to set- Kuwait celebrates documents submitted for attestation by the embassy, tle their payments,” the ambassador added. International Day of Democracy Kuwait plays key role KUWAIT: Kuwait marks the enjoyed by Kuwait, with the parlia- Jorn Utzon, who had also designed International Day of Democracy ment holding multiple continuous the Sydney Opera House. The building today, with the country being known sessions since its establishment in the contains the Abdullah Al-Salem Hall, as one of the most prominent demo- early 60s up to the present day. which is the main hall named after the in IAEA over 50 years cratic countries in the Arab world. The current National Assembly late Amir, with a capacity for 1,000 The National Assembly is the building was opened in February persons. — KUNA biggest example of the democracy 1986; designed by Danish architect VIENNA: State of Kuwait’s celebration of joining the ‘Important partner’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) coincides Responding to the IAEA’s call for inspecting and with convening the 58th annual conference of the monitoring nuclear institutions in the world and agency, slated for September 22. encouraging peaceful purposes of nuclear activities, Since its membership on September 14, 1964, Kuwait donated euro 250,000 for in inspecting Kuwait has been playing a key role in the IAEA’s activi- nuclear programs in the world and settling issues ties that support development projects in the develop- related to nuclear activities. ing countries and use nuclear activities in peaceful pur- Kuwait’s commitment was lauded by the IAEA’s poses. For 50 years, Kuwait has been keen on develop- officials. In a statement to KUNA, IAEA Director ing and expanding its relations with the IAEA particu- General Yukiya Amano praised Kuwait’s continuing larly in the fields of researches, health, energy, agricul- support, cooperation and efforts, saying Kuwait is ture, environment and technical cooperation. an “important partner” to the IAEA. Kuwait and the entire region have been benefiting He commended an agreement signed between from that move as the IAEA had adopted a neutral and Kuwait and the IAEA this year by which a number of The parliament’s building. A parliament session during the 1960’s professional stance in the sensitive nuclear issues. The mutual projects and activities would be carried out. IAEA makes efforts to establish a nuclear-weapons-free Due to its chairmanship of the Arab League zone in the Middle East; it monitored nuclear programs Summit, Kuwait plays a key role in bolstering coop- in Iraq, where there were military dimensions under eration among Arab countries to establish a nuclear- the era of former president Saddam Hussein, as well as weapons-free zone in the Middle East and help Arab nuclear activities in Iran, North Korea and Syria. countries to benefit more from the IAEA’s projects in Kuwait and the IAEA started cooperating in 1976 as many fields. Kuwait also has distinguished role in it expressed their commitment to intensify efforts in the IAEA’s meetings and conferences as it is a mem- order to benefit from the IAEA’s capabilities by singing ber of the Non-Alignment Movement and the Arab a number of mutual agreements. group. Kuwait donated a USD 300 million contribution to The IAEA’s 58th annual conference, slated for the IAEA for an international fuel bank to supply September 22 in Vienna, will call on all states in the nations with low-enriched uranium to operate nuclear world, especially Israel, to join the Treaty on the A Municipal Council session in progress. The Abdullah Al-Salem Hall power reactors. Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. —KUNA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 LOCAL Overseas Filipinos criticize terminal fee collection Process starts next month Crime No compound Report names for Policemen threatened with fake gun newborns By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: Jahra police took undertakings from two citi- zens who pulled a firearm in their face while arresting a KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Civil Information suspect. When the two girls were arrested, the weapon (PACI) has started shortening names on the new they had was found to be a plastic one. The girls said smart civil IDs. A meeting between the three insti- they did it for fun. The girls pulled next to the patrol car tutions in charge - Ministry of Interior, Ministry of and surprised the two policemen by pulling the firearm, Health, and PACI - also resulted in taking a decision so they called for backup, and they were arrested. They to ban parents giving compound names to their plastic weapon they had was very realistic. children. This decision hasn’t been approved yet by the Home robbery Cabinet, but PACI, which is responsible for issuing The airport in Manila civil IDs, is already shortening names so they are A thief stole KD 4,000 from the flat of an Egyptian no longer than four names. “Many people, espe- man after breaking in, according to the victim. By Ben Garcia more for their contributions to the Pag-Ibig and SSS (insur- Detectives are investigating. ance policies). This is blatant corruption being committed cially from well-known tribes, have very long KUWAIT: Filipinos all over the world have expressed dis- right in front of our eyes. I hope the high court in Manila names including that of their grandfathers, and satisfaction over a plan to impose terminal fees on will intervene,” she said. A Filipino community leader also used to have this full name appearing on their IDs. Medical error Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), who have since a long slammed the Manila International Airport plan to collect But the new system requires including the name in A citizen in Jahra complained against a dental clinic and time been exempt from paying the said amount from OFWs. “Outrageous! This is clear English besides Arabic, which decreases the space a dentist of lacerating his gums. The doctor is being the fee. OFWs are exempted from ‘highway robbery in broad daylight’ in preparation for the available on the card, and this forces us to cut the summoned to be questioned about the citizen’s claim. paying terminal fees for interna- 2016 elections. We should not in any way accept it,” he said. names to only four,” said Maha from the informa- tional flights as mandated by law - the Republic Act 10022 or the Exemption tion desk at PACI. “We haven’t received a circular on not register- Drunk at mosque Amended Migrant Workers and According to a report, the Manila International Airport Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995. Authority (MIAA) management noted that OFWs remain ing compound names of new applicants yet, but A drunk man entered a mosque in Farwaniya and Philippine Labor Attache to exempted from the P550 terminal fee imposed on interna- we are still applying the shortening of names poli- horrified worshipers there after shouting hysteri- Kuwait Cesar Chavez said OFWs tional passengers. The Philippine Star quoted Ninoy cy. If people don’t choose which name they want cally while they were praying. When police arrived, with Overseas Employment Aquino International Airport Media Affairs Chief Connie to cut, officials at PACI will either cut some of the he was able to escape and disappear between Certificates (OEC) will be auto- Bungag saying OFWs would still be exempted from pay- grandfathers’ names or the last family or tribe matically exempted. An OFW can ment of the terminal fee at the NAIA as mandated by law. buildings. Cesar Chavez name,” she added. apply for the OEC at the embassy The clarification came amid the planned integration of where the OFW is based. But there’s a twist to the news. the international passenger service charge (IPSC) or termi- The names of more than a 1,000 people were published in the official Al Kuwait Al Yawm weekly Conman punched in face “What I understand from the pronouncements of our nal fee into the price of airline tickets starting October. airport officials is that they are going to implement the Bungag pointed out that OFWs would just have to present gazette including both citizens and expats who A citizen punched his compatriot when he discovered terminal fee by October and oblige airlines to charge 550 their OFW employment certificate upon purchase of airline lost their civil IDs in August. The process of issuing that he had swindled him out of KD 190,000. The con- pesos along with the ticket price. However, you can get a tickets in the Philippines. For airline tickets with the corre- new IDs is easier than the one for lost passports. “If man reportedly used the help of a Lebanese man, who refund of the terminal fee once you arrive at the airport in sponding terminal fee purchased abroad, Bungag said the somebody loses his ID, he should simply report it Manila,” he said. “The good thing is that if you buy the tick- P550 fee could be refunded at booths to be set up at NAIA. has since left the country, to establish a major commer- at the PACI headquarters, and if he is Kuwaiti, he cial partnership with the man, only for the latter to find et in Manila, you will not be charged at all if you show the The one-year transition integration program will start in OEC,” Chavez said. “The problem is that OFWs coming from October while full implementation of the new policy will can also go to the Citizen Service Center in his out that the deal was a hoax. A security source said a area. Reporting it to the police station is not neces- citizen went to the investigations department and com- abroad will be busy meeting their families and friends dur- be in October next year. The collection of the terminal fee sary, but it’s better for his safety, so nobody will use plained that he was a victim of a major swindling act by ing their vacation and may not have time to get a refund,” according Philippine Transportation Secretary Joseph he added. Emilio Abaya will be implemented to decongest Manila air- a citizen and his Lebanese friend. He said that they told it illegally. It only takes three days to issue the new A principal of a Filipino school in Kuwait said ‘the mon- port and improve traveling convenience and efficiency at him that they are planning a partnership to buy used ID, and the applicant has to pay KD 10 for it. There ey-making scheme’ is not a welcome endeavor. “Imagine NAIA. He said out of this amount, 390 pesos will go for are no fines or penalties for repeatedly losing IDs,” luxury cars from a major company in a deal valued at KD maintenance, 100 pesos to the national government and the amount they are planning to get from us - many said Maha. 600,000, and that his share will be KD 190,000. The Filipinos would not even allow to be charged one peso 60 pesos for aviation security. source said that when the other citizen told him that the Lebanese was a swindler and had left the country, the victim became very angry and beat the citizen bad- ly before complaining to police. Investigations are ongoing.

DUI, police assault Special task patrols arrested two citizens accompa- nied by two women and took them to Kabd police station for being drunk. The four had been to a par- ty, but left the place because of a fight over one of the girls. A security source said a checkpoint in Kabd stopped a car with two men and two women wearing skimpy and revealing clothes apparently under the influence of alcohol. When the car was searched, two imported liquor bottles were found. The four said that they were at a party and left when a fight broke out with the organizer because he wanted one of the girls. The four were charged with drunkenness and possession of alcohol, in addition to wearing revealing clothes for the girls.

Harasser taught a lesson KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality inspectors confiscated 25 kilograms of expired food products, in addition to 12 kilograms and five kilograms of spoiled veg- Three brothers gave a harasser a lesson he will not for- etables and fish respectively, during a recent crackdown at the Mubarakiya Market. The inspectors also issued eight tickets failure to meet hygiene stan- get when he harassed their sister in Rai. They then dards and failure to produce health certificates for workers. —By Hanan Al-Saadoun handed him to police, who charged him with promot- ing vice. —Al-Rai GCC marine forces discuss future drills

KUWAIT: An exceptional meeting for the GCC marine operations directors kicked off yesterday to discuss future cooperative defense drills among the GCC countries marine forces, Ministry of Defense Directorate of Moral Guidance announced in a statement. Director of marine forces operations at the Kuwaiti Army Brigadier General Khaled Ahmad Al-Kandari said that the three-day meeting will aim at raising the level of combative skills among the GCC marine forces, the statement said. It added that during a preparatory meeting, Al-Kandari welcomed the participating delegations and relayed to them the greetings of First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al- KUWAIT: Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah with Sabah and Chief of the General Staff of the the French envoy yesterday. —KUNA Kuwaiti Army Lieutenant General Staff Abdulrahman Mohammad Al-Othman. Defense Minister, The preparatory meeting was attended by GCC marine forces representatives and envoy discuss a delegation from the GCC general secre- KUWAIT: The GCC officials during the meeting. —KUNA common issues tariat. —KUNA KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah yesterday discussed with French Ambassador to Kuwait Christian Nakhle matters of common interest. During the meeting, Sheikh Khaled lauded bilateral ties and affirmed the importance of bolstering them even fur- ther, Ministry of Defense said in a press release. Furthermore, he wished the French ambassador success in his diplomatic endeavors. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Army General Mohammed Al-Khuder, senior army officials and the mili- tary attachÈ at the French embassy. Also yesterday, Sheikh Khaled Al-Sabah held talks with Italian Ambassador to Kuwait Fabrizio Nicoletti on com- mon issues shared between the two countries, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Following the meeting, the deputy premier praised the deep-rooted relations with Italy and stressed importance to keep enhancing them. He also wished Italian ambassador success to strengthen and boost relations between the two countries. KUWAIT: The protecting division at the Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KFSD) hosted a ceremony to celebrate the United Nations’ decision to name His The meeting was attended by a number of Kuwaiti mili- Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as a ‘Humanitarian Leader’, and Kuwait as a ‘Humanitarian Center.’ Separately, the KFSD announced tary commanders and the Italian delegation accompany- hosting a free-of-charge training course on safety standards, and that in cooperation with the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training. ing the ambassador. —KUNA —By Hanan Al-Saadoun LOCAL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

In Brief Eid Al-Adha Fatwa by E-mail MPW projects

uwaiti meteorologist and historian he Fatwa and Legislation Department set up he Ministry of Public Works (MPW) waits Adel Al-Saadoun said yesterday that an e-mail address to receive inquiries and com- approval from the Central Tenders Committee KEid Al-Adha will be on Saturday, Tplaints regarding ongoing legal cases. The T(CTC) to rehabilitate international companies October 4th. Saadoun said the crescent move would ensure transparency of performance in to carry out the new ministries’ compound project in will not appear in Kuwait, the Arab world the advisory and judicial sectors, Salah Al-Mesad, Jahra, with an estimated cost of KD 167 million. The and any Islamic country, however, it will be Head of the Department Advisor, said yesterday. ministry is also waiting approval from the State Audit visible in South America. — KUNA Some of the prominent tasks of the department is to Bureau (SAB) to adopt KD 203 million roads network subjectively scrutinize legal documents and files to improvement projects. — Al-Anba solve arguments between disputed parties. — KUNA Photo of the day

KUWAIT: Traffic jams made a strong return around Kuwait as school and university students returned back to their classes, signaling the official end of the summer break that saw relatively smoother traffic. Most traffic congestions happen in the early morning on roads leading to Kuwait City, and again in the afternoon as drivers leave the capital. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Sheikh Salem Al-Ali’s Award prepares for session

KUWAIT: Preparations are in full swing for launching the 14th session of His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah’s Informatics Award’s current season. Bassam Al-Shemmari, member of the Award’s Supreme Committee, said in a statement yester- day that a news conference would be held tomorrow to reveal new planned activities and grants. He praised the role of the Chairperson of the Trustees’ Board, Sheikha Aida Salem Al-Ali Al- Sabah, for promoting the Award at the Arab lev- el, adding that the Award “has succeeded over the past years in occupying a distinctive status on the international arenas bearing the name of the State of Kuwait and publicizing Arab efforts in technology.” The award contributes to promot- ing Arab electronic websites and smart applica- Sheikha Aida Salem tions, thus it has become lucrative for internet Bassam Al-Shemmari Al-Ali Al-Sabah users in various corners of the globe. — KUNA ‘Bedoon’ book banned

The book’s cover KUWAIT: The Information Ministry has banned a novel titled “Stray Memories” by writer Abdullah Al-Busais pub- lished by the Arab Cultural Center in Beirut, according to Al-Hayat newspaper. Busais told Al-Hayat that Kuwait’s information ministry banned the novel which talks about Kuwaiti society before and after the Iraq invasion. He said that it discusses humanitarian relations in a soci- ety that is passing through an integral period in its history. He said the banning decision relied on a report of a committee at the information ministry. He said the novel speaks about the life of a bedoon youth in Kuwait, adding “I was really surprised by the ban decision which consid- ered the report of one person in the committee”. — Alaan MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 LOCAL

kuwait digest In my view Majority’s majority Isolation is not and boycotting a solution the boycotting

By Thaar Al-Rasheedi

ll current political indicators show that most of the ‘majority’ will take part in the By Labeed Abdal Afirst coming parliamentary elections. All direct and indirect messages recently made by some of the ‘majority’ icons confirm this, which many of the more moderate opposition mem- bers have been calling for ever since the last Pro-government [email protected] parliamentary elections was rejected by the ‘majority’ opposition for political reasons that Opposition unfortunately proved to be wrong today. he Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has taken In many of my articles that were published active diplomatic steps to end its isolation and reduce before the previous elections, I stressed that Tits economic problems, which is an important step Al-Anbaa that every country around the world should take with the ‘majority’ opposition would make a political regards to opening more channels for cooperation with oth- mistake by boycotting the elections because er countries. Moving forward towards establishing better simple logic says that no matter how large or relations with Russia, Europe and the United States of effective, political bodies can never operate America is without a doubt an opportunity to open more outside the constitutional system or achieve doors for economic exchange with the world. This will indeed bring benefit to all parties involved at a time in which efforts are ongoing to rebuild the global economy. Running in the coming Countries that failed to show commitment to the inter- national community have faced a series of international elections and boycotting sanctions, and suffered under collaborative efforts of the international community which continuously enforces sanc- its ‘boycotting’ calls is kuwait digest becoming inevitable for Fighting extremism There is heated competition the majority. between the East and West, By Ahmad Al-Sarraf any success outside constitutional channels. who instead of fighting global I also mentioned that the ‘majority’ must he president of the Muslim Brotherhood follow-up what they caused in the form of political and educational come back to real life and start politically deal- society said that they decided to close the Daiya damage that is very difficult to repair. wars that exhaust extensive ing with things according to facts and the status Tand Nuzha zakat committees because of weak rev- Although the government has closed more than 30 resources, use ignorant players quo rather than according to what should be. I enue. But he ignored that and continued his statement “charity” societies belonging to the Brotherhood and Salaf, urged them to take part in the elections if they that part of the society’s goals is to strengthen communi- none of those parties protested against manipulation that they move to fight each were serious in wanting to achieve the changes cations between society individuals and teaching youth charges, and what the decision to close a religious society authentic customs and traditions. So how can the reason means towards compromising credibility. The reason of others as if they are controlling they call for. Things are very clear now and polit- of closure agree with what he said before about weak silence is known - it is fear for what is left and what is still ical equations are more evident. Running in the revenues in both societies? So is the goal of the society under its control in the form of large amounts of money. It characters in a videogame. coming elections and boycotting its ‘boycotting’ collecting money or contacting the area’s youth? is known that this money that is easy to collect prompted calls is becoming inevitable for the majority. It The real reason for the closure surfaced quickly: it was several parties to enter the field of societies, including an tions against governments that own and develop nuclear has no other choices but to participate in the at the government’s request, and not related to the influential political personality, the government approved weapons. There is no doubt that such countries need to elections. As I have said, all indicators show that increased violations, because these were known, and get a license for a “humanitarian” society, but it was dedicated become responsible members of the international commu- repeated year after another. Rather it was because of to collecting donations, and the government closed it late- the majority of the ‘majority’ is starting to be nity and cooperate with international institutions. pressure from the US Treasury Department, and most ly, not because of its violations only, but mostly because of convinced that this is the only solution. Furthermore, they are required to adhere to international importantly, the societies stand with the opposition. not being satisfied with its president. There is no such thing as ‘idealism’ in politics. treaties that guarantee that their behaviors do not threaten Despite all what the government has given to them in The other evidence on the lack of the government’s There are facts we either deal with or reject, and international peace and security. thus be detached from real life. Unfortunately, facilities and government posts, they did not hesitate in seriousness in fighting extremism and collecting money biting the hand that fed them, so the government found to finance foreign activities is its agreement lately to We have to describe reality with honesty. There is heated the majority has drifted away from political facts a way out through the tons of its violations, so it inter- license a society for boosting values, supervised by those competition between the East and West, who instead of and created its own hypothetical reality, which vened and stopped some of its activities. known for being religiously extreme, and this society fighting global wars that exhaust extensive resources, use cost it unprecedented considerable political These actions did not come out of the growing dan- may be a nucleus for the “promotion of virtue and pre- ignorant players that they move to fight each others as if losses. Taking part in any coming parliamentary ger of the Brotherhood and Salaf, and the importance of vention of vice”! So things are going on without a clear they are controlling characters in a videogame. In the mean- elections has become very urgent not only for stopping them - rather it is because of their political mis- policy or a long term vision, which means that the gov- time, these ignorant players are happy to see their nations the majority, but also for everybody! take by siding with the opposition. So, it is regretful that ernment chaos continues. burning, and are happy to serve the role of wooden pawns —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Anbaa the latest actions come out of this aspect, and not out of — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas on a chessboard who can be burned by a cheap matchstick.

in my view ISIS has grown larger than Kuwait’s army!

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed

o understand the magnitude of the prob- Baghdad is seriously dealing with the threat of lem on a global level, and not just on the the terrorist organization. However the war on TSyrian and regional fronts, we must be ISIS in Syria is the most difficult on political, aware of just how significant the CIA’s estimation social and military levels. was on the number of Islamic State of Iraq and As silence continues over the Syrian regime Syria (ISIS) fighters. Less than two years ago, the forces’ targeting of 70% of the country’s popula- CIA estimated their number at just a few hun- tion - who are Sunnis -and as Lebanese dreds, and a few months ago it estimated their Hezbollah militias and Iranian militias continue number at 10,000. However, this week it admit- to fight alongside Bashar al-Assad’s forces, ISIS ted that ISIS forces have in a short period of time will alter its stance and seek to be embraced by tripled to 30,000. Many governments across the the Sunnis for protection. It will thus gain the world have also confirmed that many of their sympathy of Sunnis across the world, just like the Muslim citizens have joined the group. Taliban which sought refuge in its tribal regions ISIS is now larger than the largest terrorist in Afghanistan. organization in the world. Its number is double U.S. President Barack Obama’s positive step of the number of Kuwait’s army, and its money, approving $500 million to train Free Syrian Army arms and hiding places make it one of the richest fighters to fight ISIS will lay the foundation of states in the region. ISIS fighters also surpass the relations between the U.S. and the Syrian people. strength of the world’s armies as they possess It may be the first step towards a long-awaited the will to die. One ISIS decision to support fighter is equal to ten sol- change in Syria. However, diers from a regular army. we are not counting on ISIS also includes hun- ISIS is now larger than the $500 million allocated dreds of fighters who are the largest terrorist for training opposition willing to perform suicide fighters and we are not attacks. ISIS can be a rival organization in the counting even on the $5 of the American army, world. Its number is billion to fight ISIS. The which is the most trained $500 million will go to less and equipped in the double the number of than 3,000 opposition world. The CIA’s estimation fighters, which is half the of the number of ISIS Kuwait’s army, and its number of Hezbollah fighters is most likely money, arms and hiding fighters fighting in Syria. based on information The opposition army is from the field, aerial sur- places make it one of even smaller when com- veillance, interrogating the richest states in the pared to the frightening prisoners and gathering army of ISIS. What further information from friendly region. complicates the situation security apparatuses. is that training 3,000 Syrian opposition fighters The delusion of fighting ISIS is a very slow process that will require two years. To think that the battle can be completed with Fighting ISIS cannot wait. This will might require aerial intervention or a military campaign in Iraq drawing more manpower from the lists of thou- is a delusion or a simplification of a difficult situ- sands of Syrian army defectors who currently ation which has grown with time and with negli- reside in refugee camps either inside or outside gence. We are confronting a fierce war in Syria Syria to join the fight against ISIS as professional and its surrounding countries and it will take us soldiers who will help fill the gap. It will also call at least two years and probably even double this for reviving efforts to a political solution as per- time to finalize it. All current preparation indica- haps parties in support of Assad now realize its tors show that the duration of fighting ISIS will ally has sunk in a swamp and that it is time for a be long especially in Syria. Iraq, as a state and reconciliation government which Assad is not army and considering its capabilities and local part of. —Alarabiya.net alliances, is capable of expelling and defeating (This article was first published in Asharq al- ISIS as long as the central government in Awsat on September 13, 2014) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Gaza kids require Islamic State sows terror, bewitches jihadists post-war counseling

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GLASGOW: Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond poses with children during a visit to a housing estate in Glasgow yesterday. Five days ahead of Scotland’s independence referendum the race remained too close to call, with the mis- givings of business leaders over the prospect of quitting the United Kingdom becoming louder. — AFP Fate of UK hangs in balance Darling warns a split will be forever after latest Scotland polls EDINBURGH: The future of Scotland stantial majority if we can. And one of English and foreign residents, from the and the United Kingdom looked uncer- the great assets of the ‘Yes’ campaign is Highands and Islands to the gritty tain yesterday, five days before a his- that we don’t regard any section or inner city estates of Glasgow, are eligi- toric referendum on independence, as sector of Scottish society or any geog- ble to vote. The question on the ballot polls showed the rival campaigns run- raphy of Scotland beyond our reach,” paper will ask simply: “Should Scotland ning desperately close. Out of four new said Salmond, also Scotland’s First be an independent country?” polls, three showed those in favor of Minister. Alistair Darling, a former Independence supporters say it is maintaining the union with a lead of British finance minister and leader of time for Scotland to choose its own between 2 and 8 percentage points. the “Better Together” campaign, leaders and rule itself, free of control But an ICM poll conducted over the warned that if Scots vote to split from from London and politicians they say Internet showed supporters of inde- the UK it would be an irreversible deci- ignore their views and needs. “No” pendence in the lead with 54 percent sion. campaigners say Scotland is more and unionists on 46 percent. With promises from British political secure and prosperous as part of the The final weekend of campaigning leaders of greater powers for Scotland UK and the end of the union would before Thursday’s vote brought thou- in the event of a “No” vote, Scots could destroy three centuries of bonds and sands of people on to the streets of the have the best of both worlds, Darling shared history. capital Edinburgh and of Scotland’s said. Darling, a Scot, also said in an largest city, Glasgow. Rival leaders interview with The Sunday Times that Relocation plans worked across the country to convince the consequences of a vote for inde- Last week, Scottish-based banks undecided voters. Scottish National pendence could match the turbulence including RBS said they had plans to Party leader Alex Salmond, who has of the 2008 financial crisis. The Sunday relocate should independence happen, spearheaded the drive for independ- Herald, which backs independence, big retailers spoke of possible price ris- ence, said he was confident the “Yes” filled its front page with a collage of es north of the border and Germany’s campaign would win. The priority after photographs of “Yes” voters. “Now is Deutsche Bank warned of economic the referendum would be would be to the time. You are the generation,” its meltdown. Salmond has dismissed this bring Scots together again to work for headline said. as a London-contrived campaign of the country’s future good, he said on At stake is not just the future of bullying and scare-mongering and for- the BBC. Scotland, but that of the UK, forged by mer SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars on “We’re not aiming to win by one the union with England 307 years ago. Saturday hinted those companies vote. We’re aiming to achieve a sub- More than 4 million Scots as well as might face a “day of reckoning.” Sillars suggested oil major BP’s Scotland oper- ations might face nationalization if Scots chose independence, though he later played down the comment. Investors pulled $27 billion out of British financial assets last month - the biggest capital outflow since the Lehman Brothers crisis in 2008 - consul- tancy CrossBorder Capital said. The biggest financial question is what cur- rency an independent Scotland would use. Salmond insists it would keep the pound in a currency union with the rump UK, but Prime Minister David Cameron and others have ruled this out. As the debate neared its climax, it looked like the union might survive by the skin of its teeth despite recent gains in support for the independence cause, though the ICM poll became the sec- ond this year to show “Yes” supporters in the lead. Until September, all polls but one in 2013 had shown the unionists with a comfortable lead. But such is the gravi- ty of the situation that finance minister George Osborne cancelled a trip to the G20 meeting in Australia after the vote. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will leave the G20 meeting early. Meanwhile the head of the protestant Church of Scotland appealed for Scots to put their differences aside and rec- oncile after the referendum, whatever the outcome. In a sermon at Edinburgh’s St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Reverend John Chalmers also urged Scots to vote, however hard they found it to make a decision. “The real success of next Thursday will be that... every voice will continue to play its part in shaping the kind of Scotland that people in EDINBURGH: A dog is seen with a Pro-Union ‘No’ sticker on its head. —AFP Scotland vote for,” he said. — Reuters p8_Layout 1 9/14/14 10:00 PM Page 1

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Islamic State sows terror, bewitches jihadists

BEIRUT: Key questions and answers hands by driving out its competitors. In from Chechnya, Europe, China and Gulf Sunni regions in the north and west, says funding from the Gulf represents about the Islamic State group that January, deadly clashes erupted Arab countries. IS recruits through social including the second biggest city of only five percent of its income. beheaded two American journalists and between ISIL and Al-Nusra and other networks, but jihadists have also joined Mosul. The jihadists smuggle and sell large a British aid worker, and which US rebel groups which refused to fight the group locally out of fear or lured by quantities of oil extracted from areas of President Barack Obama described as a under the jihadists’ banner and instead attractive salaries. Many IS commanders Q. How does it lure foreign jihadists? Iraq and Syria under their control, as “cancer”. accused them of atrocities. in both Iraq and Syria are ex-members A: IS has bewitched Western jihadists well as stolen antiquities. In their June In June, ISIL declared an Islamic of Saddam Hussein’s army and are through the use of spectacular offensive on Mosul, the jihadists emp- Q. What is the Islamic State group? caliphate in territory it controls in north- skilled fighters. “Hollywood-style” demonstrations of tied out the coffers of the city’s banks, A. It emerged in Iraq in 2006, three ern Syria and Iraq, renamed itself the force-brutal beheadings and a swift containing some $400 million. years after the US-led invasion, spurred Islamic State (IS) and ordered Muslims Q. How much land does IS control? land-grab-says Lebanese writer Hazem by global terror network Al-Qaeda. to obey its leader, Abu Bakr Al- A. In Syria it controls about 25 per- Al-Amin. Other experts say IS’s brand of Q. How does it treat people Initially known as the Islamic State in Baghdadi. Unlike other groups battling cent of the country or 45,000 square fundamentalist Islam has attracted fol- under its control? Iraq. The jihadists launched deadly Syria’s regime, members of IS consider kilometers (18,000 square miles) of terri- lowers especially among the disen- A. While it does provide some social attacks on the Shiite majority, themselves to be running a state, com- tory, while in Iraq it holds sway over chanted. services to people living under its rule, oppressed under toppled Sunni dictator plete with judicial, military, educational, 170,000 square kilometers, or 40 per- IS has become known for its brutal reign Saddam Hussein, and American troops. diplomatic and financial institutions cent of the country. Most of this land is Q. How is it financed? of terror-crucifixion, beheading and Sunni tribes rose up against them. that they say follow Islamic law. desert. Syria expert Fabrice Balanche A. Experts say that through a combi- flagellation have all been used by the Jihadists rallied to the rebellion in says the total amount of territory the IS nation of racketeering, kidnapping for group against its enemies. Women neighboring Syria in July 2011, at first Q. How many fighters does IS have? holds in Syria and Iraq is just under the ransom and other criminal activity, as accused of adultery face death by ston- joining forces with the Al-Nusra Front, A. There are no precise figures, but size of Britain. well as donations from wealthy private ing. Al-Qaeda’s Syria franchise, battling to the Central Intelligence Agency says IS In Syria, the “caliphate” announced in individuals in the Gulf, the group has topple the regime. militants in Iraq and Syria now have June spreads from Manbaj in the north- built up a financial war chest that is the Q. What does the future hold for IS? In April 2013, they announced the about 20,000 to 31,500 fighters on the ern province of Aleppo, across the envy of militant organizations the world A. Caillet believes its key goal is to con- creation of the Islamic State of Iraq and ground. The Syrian Observatory for northeastern provinces of Raqa and over. Germany’s development aid minis- solidate the “caliphate”, but others, such as the Levant (ISIL), and within months the Human Rights monitoring group says IS Hasakeh to the eastern oil-rich province ter Gerd Mueller has accused energy- Amin, believe that the group is bound to group began to establish full control actually has more than 50,000 fighters of Deir Ezzor and to the Albu Kamal bor- rich Qatar of financing the jihadists. But crumble and be forced underground fol- over areas that had fallen into rebel in Syria alone, including 20,000 jihadists der town with Iraq. In Iraq, it controls Romain Caillet, an expert on Islamists, lowing tough Western strikes. — AFP Allawi endorses Abadi BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Vice President Iyad Allawi all the way if he moves along the right road endorsed Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to recovery,” Allawi said. “What we need to yesterday, a move that will be seen as a do is create a new political landscape step towards reconciliation in a political where we don’t discriminate against the system that desperately needs to rebuild to people, we don’t disenfranchise the people allow Baghdad to fight Islamic State. For based on their sect, religion or beliefs,” he years Allawi, a secular Shi’ite Muslim, has said. been an outspoken critic of former premier Nuri Al-Maliki whom he has accused of act- Dialogue ing like Saddam Hussein in trying to silence The US hopes Sunni militants and tribal his opponents. His endorsement will lend powers in areas dominated by Islamic State political capital to Abadi, who comes from can also be persuaded to bolster US air mis- the same Dawa political party as Maliki but sions in its battle to destroy Islamic State. has been regarded as more inclusive. Unwilling to commit US troops after ending “I frankly believe very strongly that the occupation in Iraq, Obama hopes to (Abadi) understands the problems and he build partnerships similar to those with means well. We hope to help him,” Allawi Sunni tribes in the 2007-09 “Awakening” said in a Reuters interview at his home in movement which battled al Qaeda in west- Baghdad. Allawi, a former prime minister, is ern and central Iraq. also a key figure in reaching out to disaf- Although Allawi said he was not in talks fected Iraqi Sunnis who Abadi hopes he with Washington, he added he had spoken can bring back to the government side to to many leaders in Sunni areas. “I have a lot battle Islamic State. of good relations with a lot of these groups Islamic State fighters have seized large in the governorates that have been under chunks of Iraq’s north and west this year. bombardment and under siege by the ex- The group has been tolerated by some of government,” he said. the Sunni minority who accuse Shiite-led “Already I have a dialogue with some of Baghdad of marginalizing their community. them, and ongoing dialogue. A group of Maliki’s use of force against protesters them sent a message to the prime minister deepened Sunni hatred of Baghdad, milita- indicating that they will be part and parcel rized their communities, sparked an armed of the political process.” He said that the revolt and allowed Islamic State to exploit government now has to devolve power to grievances. Until now, many Sunni tribal provinces and Sunni opposition, who led GAZA CITY: A Palestinian clown paints the face of a student at a government school in Gaza City on the first day of the new school year. — AFP fighters and members of armed factions peaceful protests in 2013 that prompted a have sided with Islamic State, convinced crackdown by Maliki’s security forces. the government is the greater of two evils. “We should have incorporated some of Gaza kids going back to school The extent of Allawi’s influence on Sunnis the people who have been trying to peace- was shown by the 2010 election in which fully and constitutionally to present their his coalition, which included leading Sunni case in previous demonstrations,” Allawi require post-war counseling politicians, won every province where said. “I believe we should work very hard to Islamic State is now fighting. open up and to give them some of the More than 250 schools damaged, 26 destroyed in war Abadi has promised to offer amnesties demands they have been asking for. Simple and to stop the bombardment of cities, a demands. And frankly, very just demands. GAZA: Some 500,000 children enclave run by the Hamas Islamist dreds of houses were damaged or open-ended truce went into effect, move Allawi said convinced him of Abadi’s The key issue is these people have to be returned yesterday to school in the group, said more than 2,100 people, destroyed and 72 people died in spent summer vacation under rock- resolve. “I told (Abadi) we will be with him treated as equal citizens.” — Reuters Gaza Strip, where many will be giv- mostly civilians were killed, among fierce fighting, a sign bearing the et attack from Gaza that disrupted en psychological counseling before them 500 children, in the war. Israel, name of a student killed in the con- daily life in many Israeli communi- regular studies begin after a devas- which launched its Gaza offensive flict was placed symbolically on an ties. From exodus to exodus, Iraq tating 50-day war between on July 8 with the declared aim of empty chair. It read: “Martyr Ghalya Psychological help is also avail- Palestinian militants and Israel. The halting cross-border rocket fire, said Al-Helu, ninth grade,” able to them in schools. Zeyad Christians look for new home opening of the school year had Thabet, Gaza’s deputy education been delayed for three weeks minister, said 26 schools in the terri- because of damage to more than tory were destroyed during the war. AMMAN: Threats by jihadists have sent a 600,000 of them. The number of Christians 250 schools and the use of about 90 On Thursday, a report by the New fresh wave of Christians fleeing their Iraqi in Iraq has been declining ever since the UN educational facilities as shelters York-based Human Rights Watch homeland, bustling from exodus to exodus 2003 US-led invasion and the insurgencies for tens of thousands of residents group accused Israel of committing in search of a safe haven to rebuild their that followed. displaced by fighting, the United war crimes by attacking three UNR- lives. Raja Marzina, who has taken refuge in Nations and local authorities said. WA-run schools, killing 45 Jordan with her husband and their five chil- Death threats “The top priority now is making Palestinians, including 17 children, dren, never imagined she would one day “The final straw for those who stayed sure that after a period of psychoso- in or near those facilities. have to leave Iraq for good. “But we had no behind in Iraq came when the extremists cial support, including the use of Israeli government and military choice; we had to flee to save our lives and seized control of their regions, sending theatre for development tech- spokesmen declined comment. But our religion,” she said. almost 200,000 into flight to Kurdistan,” niques, our students can return to during the fighting, Israel rejected Like dozens of others who fled the orgy said Suleiman. In the ancient, pre-Islamic their regular curricula,” said Pierre preliminary Human Rights Watch of violence unleashed by Islamic State (IS) Christian heartland of Iraq, IS captured Krahenbuhl, head of the United findings that it committed war jihadists this summer, Marzina goes to the Mosul, a city of 30 churches, some dating Nations Relief and Works Agency, crimes and said the group should Syriac Catholics Virgin Mary church in back 1,500 years, before also taking over which runs more than 200 Gaza focus on Hamas putting Palestinian Amman for prayers and to discuss the lat- neighboring Christian towns and villages. schools. He said UNRWA has civilians in harm’s way by using resi- est events back home. IS militants between Its campaign of what the United Nations employed over 200 counselors who dential areas as launching points for June and August seized Mosul, Iraq’s sec- condemned as “ethnic and religious cleans- would engage with the approxi- attacks and for weapons storage. ond city that was home to a sizeable ing” left Christians with the stark choice of KHAN YUNIS: A six-year-old Palestinian girl, Lian Al-Farra (center) mately 240,000 students in its The United Nations acknowl- Christian community, and Qaraqosh, the converting to Islam, paying a special tax for talks with a teacher as she refuses to stay at a United Nations school schools, with a transition to stan- edged that weaponry was found country’s largest Christian town. protection or leaving on pain of death. in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. —AFP dard studies scheduled in a week. at three of its Gaza schools - not Jordan is the transit point for Iraqis wait- In the end, tens of thousands fled to A coalition of international and 67 of its soldiers and six civilians, The head teacher, addressing the the same facilities that were the ing to emigrate to North America or Iraqi Kurdistan further north, most of them local non-government agencies and including a four-year-old boy, were morning assembly in the bullet and subject of the Human Rights Europe, after a stopover in the autonomous to its capital, Arbil. Ghadir Yussef, a 34-year- the Palestinian Education Ministry killed. shrapnel-scarred school, told the Watch report - and condemned Kurdish region in northern Iraq. “Around 70 old widower with three children at his side, will also help provide psychosocial students that her deputy also had militants for storing arms there. percent of the Christians of Iraq have left told of how they escaped from Qaraqosh support to another quarter-million Empty chair been killed. Israeli schoolchildren, UNRWA said some 64,000 their country over the past 20 years on August 6 when it came under bombard- students in Gaza’s public schools. At a girls’ school in Shejaia, a who began their studies as sched- refugees were still being housed because of its successive wars and con- ment. “All I took was my wife’s gold which I Health officials in the Gaza Strip, an Gaza neighborhood where hun- uled on Sept 1, six days after an in 20 Gaza schools. —Reuters flicts,” said Wael Suleiman, the Jordan direc- then sold for $2,000 (1,550 euros) so that tor of the Catholic relief organization the children would not die of hunger,” he Caritas. said. “We stayed a week in Arbil, where we It was estimated there were one million slept on roads and in public parks. We Iraqi Christians before the wave of emigra- couldn’t take it anymore so we decided to Traumatized Iraqi refugees tion began, with Baghdad once home to come to Jordan.”—AFP need ‘psychological first aid’

ZAKHO: Fourteen-year-old Yusra wipes away a being built, talking discreetly. In early August, tants) came and we walked all the way to here” tear before laying her head on the shoulder of aid Yusra’s family left their village in the Sinjar in Zakho. Now she and 7,000 others are trying to worker Parzhin, after facing up to her fears and Mountain range when they heard that Islamic survive in a complex of six multi-storey build- telling her story. Yusra and her Yazidi family were State (IS) militants were coming. The jihadists had ings that are under construction. Work at one forced to seek refuge in Zakho, a town in northern launched a lightning offensive across northern building on the site has resumed, and workers Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region, after fleeing a Iraq two months before and fear was a main mingle with the refugees, some of whom live on sweeping jihadist onslaught. One of the 1.8 million weapon in their armoury. The minority Yazidis are floors with no walls or windows, open to the ele- people the United Nations estimates have fled the Kurdish-speaking and non-Muslim, following a ments. conflict this year, Yusra is struggling not just with faith born in Mesopotamia more than 4,000 years “Nobody can live here. Winter’s coming, and the physical hardships of being forced from her ago. It is rooted in Zoroastrianism and anathema there’s no one to help us move into camps,” said home, but also with the trauma of running in fear. to extremist Muslims who brand them devil-wor- Yusra. Every day, employees of ACF like Parzhin So as well as supplying food and water to the shippers. “When we heard the IS was coming, we spend time with the refugees to try to help struggling refugees, aid group Action Against were afraid people would have their throats cut them. She said the important thing working Hunger (ACF) has set up a mental health pro- and women would be abducted, so we fled into with people like Yusra is to let them express gramme to help them deal with their anguish. the mountains,” Yusra said, touching the white themselves. “I’m here to listen,” she insisted, “to “Our aim is to ensure that they know there are scarf around her neck. For nine days they holed up help people adapt to a bad situation.” people here for them,” Parzhin said, describing her in the barren hills, without food or water under a Providing such counseling can also help work with the Yazidi refugees as “psychological searing summer sun, watching children suffer teach the refugees how to adapt. Many were first aid”. “Their psychology has been damaged... from hunger and thirst. middle class before their lives changed for ever, ARBIL: A displaced Iraqi Christian, taking shelter at the Mar Yousef church in the images they have seen, people have been and they need to be taught to use the emer- the†Christian village of Ankawa, north of Arbil, holds a sign demanding asylum in killed in front of them.” Yusra and Parzhin sit cross- ‘Here to listen’ gency resources available to them because they France and bearing letter “N” in Arabic, which stands for Christian. —AFP legged on the fourth floor of a building that is still “Then the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party mili- are unused to living in poverty. —AFP MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Hardest yet to come for Hollande Hollande seen scraping through government confidence vote Deaths from Nigeria guest house collapse rise to 41

LAGOS: The number of people killed in the collapse of a guest house under construc- tion at the Lagos headquarters of one of Nigeria’s best-known Christian evangelical pastors rose to 41 yesterday, rescuers said, as they worked to clear the wreckage. The five- storey building in the Ikotun neighborhood of Lagos collapsed on Friday, and Farinloye said some 130 people had been pulled out alive with varying degrees of injury. Local media showed a mound of flat- tened concrete and twisted steel wires at the compound belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations, which is headed by TB Joshua, who has followers across Africa and around the world. “We have 41 dead now,” Ibrahim Farinloye, spokesman in Lagos for Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said. On Friday after the collapse, members of the church had at first prevented emer- gency officials from participating in the res- cue, making it difficult to establish a toll for the dead and injured. But state rescuers HENIN-BEAUMONT: French far-right Front National (FN) party’s president Marine le Pen (right) poses beside a young girl dressed in Marianne, a were allowed in on Saturday. “We’re still personification of the French Republic, during a visit of a sidewalk sale yesterday. — AFP working at the site,” said Farinloye, adding he expected the clear-up would extend PARIS: A bitter public attack by a jilted ex-partner, a its public deficit within the bloc’s limits. Socialist party ing till the end’.” The constitution of France’s Fifth into today. There was no immediate expla- cabinet melt-down and the admission of broken eco- managers put at 30 the number of hard-left deputies Republic is specifically designed to let an incumbent LAGOS: This photo shows emergency nation for the collapse. Eemergency servic- nomic promises have meant an uncomfortable three set to abstain in the confidence vote. They are still leader do that, however unpopular. But the question workers transporting an injured man on es officials said the lower two floors of the weeks for Francois Hollande. But the hardest is yet to seething at Hollande’s policy switch in January to being asked ever more loudly at home and abroad is: a stretcher after he was pulled out from building located in the large church com- come for the French president, who this week favour tax cuts to business in a bid to revive the econ- To do what? the rubble of the collapsed guest house pound had already been operating as a embarks on a struggle to convince Socialist allies, the omy - a move that has failed to kickstart growth stuck of The Synagogue Church of All Nations guest house, and it appeared construction French people and his European Union partners that barely above zero. Limited revolt of that order would “Time to deliver” (SCOAN) at the Ikotu headquarters of work was underway to add three more he is still fit to run the euro zone’s second largest allow the new government, re-shuffled last month The government announcement on Wednesday the church in Lagos. — AFP floors. — Reuters economy. Tomorrow he must stifle dissent within par- after three rebel ministers were ejected, to scrape that it would delay cutting its deficit by two more ty ranks against his latest government team to win a approval from the 577-seat assembly with support years went down badly with euro zone finance minis- confidence vote, thus averting new parliamentary from centre-left allies outside the Socialist Party. ters at a meeting in Milan on Friday. Some saw it as an elections his camp would be sure to lose. Two days Hollande, whose image took a fresh knock last week affront after the painful cuts many governments have Paris conference aims to later he hope to shore up his domestic approval rat- with the publication of a best-selling book by former implemented to bring down swollen deficits and win ings-at 13 percent the worst for a French leader in First Lady Valerie Trierweiler depicting him as smug back investor confidence. But European Central Bank polling history-in a televised news conference set to and distant, will then seek to silence growing calls to chief Mario Draghi’s call in August for euro zone gov- divide up tasks in IS fight last up to three hours. resign before the 2017 end of his term. ernments to do more to release growth has widened A no less crucial test comes the following week- “He will be speaking directly to the French,” said a the debate and could mean France will get leniency PARIS: Who strikes and where? Who provides sibility, telling reporters it would “not be end as Prime Minister Manuel Valls heads to Berlin to senior Socialist briefed on the content of Hollande’s from European Union partners on its deficit as long as the weapons? Who provides the intelligence? appropriate, given the many other issues that ask Angela Merkel not to press for EU penalties after preamble to the Sept 18 news conference. “His mes- it can prove it is serious about making its economy And who provides the cash? The international are on the table with respect to their engage- France’s admission it would break a promise to bring sage will be: ‘You can say what you like - but I am stay- more competitive.— Reuters conference in Paris today that gathers some ment in Syria and elsewhere.” Tehran has 20 countries from the anti-Islamic State coali- offered help to Iraq in fighting the IS militants tion will seek to divide up the roles between that have taken a swathe of land in the north nations with often diverging interests. “This of the country but has also backed the dis- conference will allow everyone to be much credited Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad. more precise about what they can do or are A spurned Iran said Saturday that they willing to do,” said a French diplomatic source, didn’t want to come anyway, saying the con- who did not wish to be named. ference had a “selective guest list” and was However, any decisions taken at the con- “just for show.” Another tricky country to deal ference, jointly hosted by French President with is Turkey, which shares borders with Francois Hollande and Iraqi President Fuad Syria and Iraq and remains a close US ally Masum, will not necessarily be made public, with the NATO alliance, but is reluctant to be the source stressed. “We’re not going to say pulled too deeply into the conflict given that who is going to carry out air strikes. Or when IS militants hold 49 Turkish citizens, including they might happen.” Most countries will be children and diplomats. “We have to be sure represented by their foreign ministers and that the left hand doesn’t contradict what the the conference will be the last stop of a right hand is doing” in the coalition, said the marathon tour by US Secretary of State John French diplomat. Kerry, who has been criss-crossing the region to build as broad a coalition as possible Iraq ‘heart of the problem’ against the IS militants. French foreign ministry spokesman But the run-up to the conference has been Romain Nadal said: “We are looking to bring marked by thorny questions surrounding the together the aims and initiatives” on the mili- position of Russia-embroiled in a diplomatic tary, humanitarian and financial fronts. Nadal row with the West over Ukraine-and Iran, a said there would be concrete decisions major regional player but which has sought announced at the conference and a plan of to link other issues to its cooperation against action drawn up. But another stumbling IS. In the week leading up to the conference, block is Syria-of which IS controls roughly a the burning question was whether Iran would quarter, compared to approximately 40 per- come or not, after France indicated Tehran cent of Iraq. might receive an invitation if it agreed not to Washington has voiced a willingness to link concessions over its sensitive nuclear pro- strike at IS in Syria without the backing of gram. However, Kerry slapped down the pos- Assad, while others are more hesitant.— AFP

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis celebrates several weddings as part of a mass at St Peter’s basilica on September 14, 2014 at the Vatican. — AFP Pope marries couples who lived ‘in sin’ VATICAN CITY: A single mother, people who ous marriage was annulled by an ecclesiastical have been married before and couples who tribunal. The last time a pope performed a have been living together “in sin” were married marriage was under the leadership of John by Pope Francis in a taboo-challenging cere- Paul II in 2000, and before that in 1994. It mony at the Vatican yesterday. In another sig- comes three weeks before a major synod of nal of the openness of his papacy, Francis the Catholic Church will discuss the divisive asked to marry 40 people from different social issues of marriage, divorce and conception. backgrounds who would be a realistic sample The church ban on allowing divorcees who of modern couples. Popes very rarely perform have remarried to receive communion is one marriages-the last one was in 2000. Marriage of the key topics up for debate, and resolving “is not an easy road, it’s sometimes a con- deep divisions over the issue inside the church tentious trip, but that’s life”, the pope told the is seen as a key test of Francis’ leadership. couples, both young and old, as their families Francis has shown himself more open than gathered for the solemn two-hour ceremony. his predecessors on the subject of marriage, “It’s normal that couples fight. That always and has spoken of more realistic attitude to happens, but don’t end the day without mak- social problems, raising the issue of broken ing peace, even a small gesture is enough,” said marriages and abandoned women. Last the pontiff, who donned a red robe for the January he baptized the child of a single moth- occasion rather than his usual white. One of er in the Sistine Chapel along with the daugh- the couples he married was single mother ter of a couple who had not been married in a Gabriella and her partner Guido, whose previ- church. — AFP p10 2_Layout 1 9/14/14 10:00 PM Page 1

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Suspected Shebab bombers planned attacks in Uganda

KAMPALA: Ugandan police said yes- intentions “were very, very clear.” The Uganda’s government said the terday that 19 suspected Islamist US embassy yesterday lifted warnings country-a major contributor to AMI- Shebab insurgents arrested in week- to its citizens to stay at home, but said SOM, the African Union force fighting end raids had planned to carry out people should remain vigilant. the Shebab in Somalia-was “happy” at bomb attacks, as the US embassy said “Based on coordination with the death of Godane, and had provid- the immediate threat had been “coun- Ugandan authorities, and taking into ed the US with key intelligence on his tered”. Police raids on Saturday came account the heightened security whereabouts. During the World Cup two weeks after Ugandan troops, measures the government has put in final four years ago, Shebab insurgents fighting in Somalia, reportedly provid- place, we believe that the immediate killed at least 76 people after setting ed intelligence that helped US special threat of an Al-Shebab attack has off explosions that ripped through two forces kill the Shebab’s chief in a dev- been effectively countered,” the restaurants in Kampala. astating air strike. embassy said in a statement. “We The strike against Godane came “Al-Shebab planned to carry out remain vigilant to the possibility that days after AU troops and Somali gov- attacks in Kampala and other towns some of the attack cell could still be at ernment forces launched “Operation over the weekend, but police working large.” Indian Ocean”, a major offensive aimed with sister agencies stopped these Last Monday the US embassy at seizing key ports from the Shebab attacks and we have recovered the warned that Shebab insurgents may and cutting off charcoal exports, one explosives they were to use,” police try to exact revenge for a US air strike of their key revenue sources. The chief Kale Kayihura told AFP. No that killed the militant group’s com- Shebab insurgents have claimed details have been given of possible mander. “Stay alert to the ongoing recent attacks in Kenya and Djibouti, targets. potential for terrorist attacks in and at home in Somalia. The Shebab “We are interrogating 19 to see Uganda,” it said. “We also caution US have also claimed responsibility for the what leads we get to help expand the citizens of the possibility of retaliatory assault on the Westgate shopping cen- investigation,” police spokesman Fred attacks in Uganda by Al-Shebab in tre that killed at least 67 people in the Enanga said, adding the suspects response to the US and Ugandan mili- Kenyan capital of Nairobi in were found with “explosive materials tary actions in Somalia... which killed September last year as well as for KAMPALA: Ugandan police stand guard outside a popular shopping mall in the related to acts of terror”, and their Al-Shebab leader Ahmed Godane.” attacks on coastal regions. —AFP capital Kampala. — AFP Anti-euro party ready for gains in German state polls

BERLIN: Germany’s new anti-euro party that is drawing significant support... from was poised to win seats in two eastern former CDU voters” among other groups, state elections yesterday, heightening an said Werner Patzelt of Dresden Technical emerging threat for Chancellor Angela University. Merkel’s conservatives. The Alternative for The political scientist said it is too early Germany (AfD), only formed early last year, to tell whether the AfD-now in its political looks set to enter state parliaments in “puberty” and benefiting from a string of Thuringia and Brandenburg, two weeks victories in a tight electoral calendar-is here after it scored almost 10 percent in eastern to stay. But Patzelt pointed out that the Saxony. Headed by economics professor AfD’s central theme-railing against euro- Bernd Lucke, the ascendant party only nar- zone bailouts and an emerging EU “super rowly missed out on entering the national state”-is unlikely to go away soon and that parliament last September and won seven such fears are mirrored in other European seats in European Parliament elections in countries. Finance Minister Wolfgang May. Schaeuble on Saturday dismissed the AfD The AfD, which wants Germany to leave as populists who offer simple slogans to the euro and return to the Deutschmark, fish for the votes of disgruntled denies seeking right-wing voters but flirts citizens.”Politicians who don’t care about with populist ideas on issues such as law what can actually be done but who only and order, immigration and “family values”. stoke unease, I just call them demagogues,” Among its demands are a referendum that said Schaeuble. “You can’t shape the future would seek to block plans to build a with them.” mosque in the eastern city of Dresden. Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel of the In the polls yesterday the AfD was set to Social Democrats (SPD) also lashed out at draw much of the “protest vote” in the for- the newcomers, charging that “people who mer East Germany, which still lags western speak so negligently about Europe don’t states in wealth, jobs and wages 25 years understand that millions of jobs depend on after the Berlin Wall fell, analysts say. a functioning Europe.” Merkel, worried about the AfD’s growing ballot box appeal, this week said that “we Far-left also eyes gains must address the problems that concern Also expected to make gains is the far- DONETSK: Black smoke ascends around the Donetsk’s International Airport as shelling continues between pro-Russian forces and the Ukrainian the people”, including “crime and rising left Linke party, which groups former east- army yesterday. — AFP numbers of asylum seekers”. ern Communists and anti-capitalists from western states. Its top candidate in ‘Not a transient protest party’ Thuringia, Bodo Ramelow, 58, hopes to Explosions, blood, shattered Analysts say the AfD is seeking to occu- oust the CDU and head a coalition govern- py the political ground to the right of ment with the centre-left SPD and Greens Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) while in what he calls a tripartite alliance of nerves mark Ukraine’s truce keeping its distance from the far-right “colourful diversity”. It would be the first so- fringe, like the openly xenophobic National called “red-red-green” government in Democratic Party of Germany (NPD).”The which the Linke would be the senior part- Kiev accuses rebels of threatening peace as fighting flares CDU is slowly starting to understand what ner and would make a similar three-way the AfD really is-not a transient protest alliance thinkable at the national level one DONETSK: The Ukrainian government accused Yatsenyuk accused Russian President Vladimir Poroshenko under pressure movement, not an ‘NPD-light’, but a party day.— AFP pro-Russian separatists yesterday of threatening Putin on Saturday of deliberately keeping The truce halted a rebel counter-surge a tenuous push for peace as booming rounds of Ukraine in a state of war to create a “frozen con- mounted across the southeast last month with heavy artillery fire echoed across the insurgent flict” in Russia’s backyard. “He wants to eliminate the alleged support of hundreds of Russian para- Sweden Social Democrats set to stronghold of Donetsk. It said the rebels had Ukraine as an independent country,” Yatsenyuk troopers, although Putin has repeatedly denied been intensifying their attacks on government told an international forum in Kiev. “He wants to any direct involvement in the conflict. But insur- reclaim power as far right gain positions in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire restore the Soviet Union.” gents continue to stage periodic strikes on backed by Kiev and Moscow nine days ago. The West has been acting to isolate Putin, Donetsk airport and areas in the neighboring STOCKHOLM: Swedish voters headed to the Yearning for new faces “The terrorist actions are threatening the real- now acting in a much less predictable and more separatist region of Lugansk, government offi- polls in general elections yesterday, with the Sweden has been governed by a four-party ization of the Ukrainian president’s (Petro aggressive manner than at any point since his cials said. Russia on Saturday sent a 220-truck Social Democrats poised to reclaim power conservative-liberal coalition headed by 49- Poroshenko) peace plan,” said National Security domestic domination began 15 years ago, and in convoy it said was carrying aid to the residents after eight years in opposition and the far year-old Fredrik Reinfeldt since 2006. He has and Defense Council spokesman Volodymyr turn pledged greater support for the pro- of rebel-held Lugansk, who have been strug- right expected to make historic gains. The been widely credited with steering the coun- Polyovy. He also took aim at comments by two Western leadership in Kiev. Poroshenko heads to gling without basic supplies, water and power anti-immigration Sweden Democrats could try through the global financial crisis, consoli- rebel leaders who both signed the 12-point Washington this week to meet President Barack for weeks. double their seats in parliament, as a growing dating Sweden’s position as arguably the truce deal in Minsk on September 5, but who Obama, seeking to secure a “special status” Ukraine-which did not give permission for proportion of the nation of 10 million express healthiest economy in Europe. declared yesterday they were mere “observers” alliance with the United States as he steers the convoy to cross-had expressed fears the frustration with an accelerating influx of Even so, Reinfeldt’s Moderates were pre- at the talks. AFP journalists reported the sound Ukraine further out of Russia’s orbit. Obama has trucks may be carrying supplies for insurgent refugees.If opinion polls prove right, Stefan dicted to garner just 22 percent of the vote, of explosions and incessant mortar fire near rejected direct military involvement but instead and bitterly protested a similar delivery last Loefven, the stocky leader of the Social according to a survey released Saturday by Donetsk airport where the Ukrainian military unveiled increasingly painful economic sanc- month. The peace deal, however, has failed to Democrats, looks set to become the next Swedish public broadcaster SR. Analysts say said it had driven back a major assault by insur- tions on Moscow that-together with similar provide respite for Poroshenko, a veteran politi- prime minister, although he could win by just Swedes are tired of the austerity measures his gent fighters on Friday. The ceasefire deal has EU measures-effectively lock Russia out of cian and business baron who won a May elec- a slim margin. government has been pushing through and helped calm five months of fighting that killed Western capital markets and hamstring its cru- tion on a promise to crush the rebellion and “I’ve said all along that this election is are yearning to see fresh faces at the top. more than 2,700 people and set off the worst cri- cial oil industry. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei keep the ex-Soviet nation whole. Cracks in his going to be incredibly tough,” the 57-year-old “Everyone knows that the centre-right gov- sis in East-West relations since the Cold War. Lavrov took particular exception to the meas- government emerged yesterday when Deputy former welder told reporters after he cast his ernment has been quite behind the opposi- Rebels and government forces have since ures, accusing Washington Saturday of “trying to Foreign Ministry Danylo Lubkivsky resigned over vote in Stockholm early yesterday. That’s why tion, but we have narrowed the gap,” Reinfeldt swapped dozens of captives and had condition- use the crisis in Ukraine to break economic ties a delay in the implementation of a historic EU we have to work hard right until the end of told reporters after voting in an affluent sub- ally agreed to exchange 65 more prisoners from between the EU and Russia and force Europe to trade deal, apparently under Russian pressure. the campaign and not take anything for grant- urb of the capital yesterday.”We made a each side later yesterday. buy US gas at much higher prices”. The punitive The postponement of the deal until the end of ed.” The Social Democrats are expected to try tremendous campaign, I would say. And we measures and an accompanying East-West trade 2015 “sends the wrong signal to everyone: the to form a coalition government with the have shown that we are ready for four more ‘Frozen conflict’ war have left Russia’s economy facing an increas- aggressor (Russia), our allies and-most impor- Greens and the former communist Left Party. years.” But the simmering crisis has exposed layers ingly gloomy future and a possible recession this tantly-Ukrainian citizens,” Lubkivsky wrote on But on the eve of the election Loefven Polling booths opened at 0600 GMT and of mistrust between both the West and Moscow year. But they have seemingly failed to alter Facebook. admitted the Sweden Democrats could still will close 12 hours later, determining the allo- and between the largely Russian-speaking pop- Putin’s thinking or erode his monumental popu- The deal was meant to revive Ukraine’s econ- throw a spanner in the works, telling Swedish cation of 349 seats in the Riksdag ulations in the east of Ukraine and the pro- larity-or his standing among oligarchs, whose omy by lifting EU trade barriers, but Russia news agency TT on Saturday that they could legislature.An opinion poll showing an esti- Western leaders in Kiev that may take years to importance can outweigh that of the govern- feared it would see its own market flooded with end up as “kingmakers” in the new parliament. mate of voter preferences is expected to be mend. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy ment. cheaper EU goods. —AFP released at 1400 GMT.—AFP Aid reaches hungry of Ukraine’s Lugansk LUGANSK: After months of bombardments that left 200,000 out of the city’s 450,000 inhabitants had in Lugansk on Saturday of a second aid convoy con- them short of water, power and basic supplies, fled intense fighting last month, but that about half taining 2,000 tons of cereals, pasta, sugar, medi- many residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of had returned since the ceasefire, adding to the cines, fuel, electrical generators and blankets. Lugansk breathed a sigh of relief at the arrival of pressure on scarce resources. “Our humanitarian The delivery of humanitarian aid to the ravaged desperately needed aid. Clusters of people lined up needs have reached a critical level,” the burly 41- industrial east was one of the provisions of the 12- patiently outside a non-descript building in the year-old, a gun thrust into his belt, told AFP at rebel point European-brokered truce deal that was centre of the rebel-held city where rations were headquarters in Lugansk. “We are out of electricity signed by Kiev, Moscow and rebel leaders in the being handed out. “I don’t know how, but some- and water. The refrigerators aren’t working, that’s Belarussian capital. But Kiev, which did not give how things will return to normal, it can’t be bad all why we need aid urgently,” he said. permission for the convoy to cross, had expressed the time,” said Yulia as she carried a bright yellow fears the trucks may be carrying supplies for insur- plastic bag packed with detergent, toilet rolls and Second Russian convoy gents and bitterly protested a similar delivery last juice back to her home in Rozkishne, on the south- The UN agency said it aimed to help feed as month. western outskirts of the city. many as 120,000 of the most vulnerable people Tanya, who lives in the nearby village of “We are hoping for the best. I don’t support over the next six months at a cost of $15 million. Slovyanoserbsk, said she came to Lugansk to collect either side,” she said. “I don’t care who will be in “The fighting in the last few months, primarily in nappies and fruit juice for her baby son, aged just charge, the only important thing is peace.” Last the cities of Lugansk and Donetsk and surrounding eight months. “This is of great help,” she said, week the World Food Program began distributing areas, has significantly disrupted access to food and explaining that the child’s father was not earning aid in the most stricken areas of eastern Ukraine, basic services,” said Carlo Scaramella, WFP deputy and that the family allowances usually paid by Kiev where more than 2,700 people have been killed in regional director in eastern Europe. had been suspended. With electricity supplies now five months of conflict, with heavy destruction in “While many have remained, thousands of other cut off, the luckier Lugansk residents use genera- TAEBY: Sweden’s Prime Minister and leader of the Moderate Party, Fredrik Reinfeldt many towns and cities. families have fled their homes at short notice, often tors, others candles. While the gas in some areas is casts his ballot at a polling station during the Swedish general elections in the Gennady Tsypkalov, the “prime minister” of the without anything even for the journey,” he said in a still flowing, petrol is rare, and laundry is done by Stockholm suburb of Taeby yesterday. — AFP self-declared Lugansk People’s Republic, said about statement. Russian media also reported the arrival hand.—AFP

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh’s Zia loses court battle on corruption charges

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s highest court yes- go ahead in a special court that deals with prompting her lawyers to move to the ($277,000) — funds which were meant to back to Zia’s last term as premier from terday rejected appeals by opposition graft cases, her lawyer Sanaullah Miah highest court in a last-ditch attempt to go to an orphanage set up in memory of 2001 to 2006 and can carry a life sentence, leader Khaleda Zia, clearing the way for said. “We have not got justice,” Miah told stop the trials. Prosecutors have accused her late husband. prosecutors have said. her to stand trial on embezzlement AFP, adding Zia’s trials in the graft court Zia’s lawyers of time-wasting, saying hear- Zia, who has been excused from Zia, who first became premier in 1991, charges that could see her jailed for life. could still be delayed because the ings in the case have been delayed dozens attending the trial, has called the charges has a notoriously poisonous relationship Zia, a two times former prime minister and Supreme Court has not yet disposed of of times. politically motivated and aimed at with Hasina-an enmity which dates back leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party two more appeals against the charges. Zia and three of her aides are accused destroying the BNP, which has vowed to three decades. The January polls effec- (BNP), went to the Supreme Court to seek But Attorney General Mahbubey Alam of siphoning off 31.5 million taka (about topple the government of her arch rival tively became a one-horse race after the a suspension of the proceedings, saying told reporters that Zia’s trial could go $400,000) from a charitable trust named Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The 69-year- BNP and other opposition parties refused the lower court judge who has been hear- ahead despite the appeals. “There is no after her late husband Ziaur Rahman, a old leader was charged just weeks after to field candidates over rigging fears. ing her cases was appointed illegally. bar for running Khaleda Zia’s trial,” he said, former president who was assassinated in Hasina was re-elected in a January 5 gen- Nearly 200 people died in political vio- But a Supreme Court bench headed by adding the appeals were aimed at delay- 1981. She is also accused of leading a eral election which the centre-right BNP lence surrounding the election as the chief justice Md Muzammel Hossain dis- ing the proceedings. Earlier the high court group of five people, including her eldest and its 18 opposition allies boycotted and opposition and security forces fought missed her appeals, allowing the trials to had rejected similar appeals by Zia, son, in embezzling 21.5 million taka denounced as a farce. The charges date pitched battles. —AFP American sentenced to 6 years’ hard labor N Korea accuses Miller of ‘hostile’ acts

SEOUL: North Korea’s Supreme formed guards. A photo of the evi- has been announced but no date Jimmy Carter. The US special envoy Court yesterday sentenced US citi- dence table showed what appeared has been set. Washington has for North Korean human rights zen Matthew Miller to six years’ hard to be Miller’s ripped-up visa, as well vowed to “leave no stone unturned” issues, Robert King, has twice tried labor for “hostile” acts, two weeks as his US passport, a tablet comput- in efforts to free the trio and repeat- to visit the North to secure Bae’s after he and two other detained er and a smartphone. edly urged Pyongyang to release release, only for Pyongyang to can- Americans had pleaded for help them. Analysts say Miller’s trial is cel at the last minute. North Korea from Washington. Miller becomes Plea for help part of Pyongyang’s wider efforts to has, in recent months, sought to the second American serving a hard The verdict came after Miller and capture US attention and force it to push the United States into agree- labor prison term in the North amid the two other US detainees, the negotiating table. ing to resume six-party talks on the accusations that Pyongyang is using Kenneth Bae and Jeffrey Fowle, “The North probably knows the North’s nuclear program, but them to extract political concessions pleaded for Washington’s help in a US is too busy with bigger crises in Washington insists Pyongyang must from Washington. The 24-year-old televised interview with CNN in the Middle East and other regions,” first show a tangible commitment to AMRITSAR: Indian volunteers prepare food at a community kitchen at the was arrested in April after he Pyongyang. “My situation is very Professor Yang Moo-Jin of Seoul’s denuclearization. Golden Temple in Amritsar yesterday for flood-affected residents in Jammu allegedly ripped up his visa at immi- urgent,” Miller told CNN. “I think this University of North Korean Studies “Even if a high-level visitor goes and Kashmir state. —AFP gration and demanded asylum. interview is my final chance to push told AFP. “But what else does the to North Korea, it is unlikely that the “He committed acts hostile to the the American government into North have? This so-called ‘detainee Obama administration will allow the (North) while entering the territory helping me,” he added. Bae, a diplomacy’ seems to be the only occasion of the visit to broaden the Fresh rain hampers of the (North) under the guise of a Korean-American described by leverage left for them to catch US conversation to include nuclear issues,” said Scott Snyder, director of US-Korea policy at the Council on rescue bid in Kashmir Foreign Relations. Miller’s trial was held a day after North Korea pub- lished a 53,000 word rebuttal of the SRINAGAR: Fresh rain hampered rescue medicines were just washed away.” “distorted views” in a report by a operations in Kashmir yesterday a week after Medics are having to work round the special UN human rights commis- deadly floods swamped the Himalayan clock to help treat patients who have sus- sion six months ago-which listed region, with medics and survivors describing tained fractures, with submerged potholes a violations so severe as to amount to nightmarish conditions in the devastated city particular danger. “I made 20 casts today,” crimes against humanity. of Srinagar. The floods and landslides have hospital worker Ghulan Hassan told AFP as The rebuttal compiled by the now claimed at least 490 lives in India and he tried to prepare the casts in a room North’s Association for Human Rights Studies insisted that its peo- neighboring Pakistan, and rescuers are strug- whose floor had caved in. ple enjoyed “genuine human rights” gling to cope with the scale of the disaster. and that “serious misunderstand- After a few clear days, more rainfall Worries of epidemic ings” had arisen because of fabricat- accompanied by thunder and lightning hit The new rainfall magnified the stench of ed reports originating from hostile relief operations in the worst affected areas death from animal carcasses, rotting vegeta- nations like the United States. In its of Srinagar, the normally scenic city on the bles and overflowing drains.”It makes your report issued in February, the UN Indian side. Indian Kashmir’s Chief Minister eyes burn, gives you a headache,” Mehraj- Commission on Inquiry into the North’s rights record detailed a wide Omar Abdullah, who has come under fire Ud-Din Shah, chief of the Indian Kashmir range of systemic abuses including over the slow pace of the rescue effort, State Disaster Response Force, told AFP. murder, enslavement and torture. admitted his government was “completely Officials said it was too early to assess the full The commission, which interviewed paralyzed” in its immediate response to the extent of the disaster with many roads still survivors of the North’s notorious disaster. impassable but Abdullah wrote that the gulag system and many other defec- “We had no way to communicate with recovery effort was “going to be a long, hard, tors, concluded that many of the anyone, and other than a walkie talkie and very steep climb”. O P Singh, director violations constituted crimes set...we were totally and completely isolated general of the National Disaster Response PYONGYANG: This picture shows US citizen Miller Matthew Todd (center), who was sentenced six against humanity, and suggested they could be placed before the from everyone and everywhere,” Abdullah Force, said the big worry now was of the years hard labor for “hostile” acts against Pyongyang, at North Korean Supreme Court in wrote in a first-person account published in spread of water-borne diseases. “Many parts Pyongyang. —AFP International Criminal Court. “The gravity, scale and nature of these the Indian Express newspaper yesterday. are still submerged in four to five feet of tourist last April,” the state-run KCNA Pyongyang as a militant Christian attention,” he said. violations revealed a state that does Security forces have been using boats and water and we are concentrating on supply- news agency said in announcing evangelist, was sentenced last year not have any parallel in the contem- helicopters to deliver food and evacuate sur- ing anti-diarrhoea, anti-infection medicines yesterday’s court ruling. Pictures to 15 years’ hard labor on charges of High-level US visit? porary world,” it said. The rebuttal vivors in both countries. But the relief effort and using chlorine to avert diseases,” he said published by KCNA showed a seeking to topple the North’s Washington has no diplomatic published Saturday by the North is fraught with danger and at least 11 peo- in Srinagar. somber-looking Miller, dressed in a regime. relations with Pyongyang and, in the said the UN report was based on the black polo neck and black trousers, Fowle entered the North in April past, North Korea has released “testimonies of human scum who ple, including a bridegroom, drowned yes- “We have had to halt our operations for sitting and standing in the court- and was detained after reportedly detained Americans after visits by betrayed their homeland and peo- terday when a rescue boat carrying a wed- some time and we are waiting for the room dock, flanked by two uni- leaving a Bible at a hotel. His trial former presidents Bill Clinton and ple.” —AFP ding party capsized in the Muzaffargarh dis- weather to clear,” Indian Air Force trict of Pakistan’s Punjab province, according spokesman Gerard Galway told AFP. In to a senior government official. Pakistan, rescue operations were concen- 11 dead as flood While nine stranded patients at Kashmir’s trated around the central city of Multan, biggest maternity care facility Lal Ded home to two million people, where authori- rescue boat Hospital were finally evacuated on Friday, ties blew up two dykes to try to stop the some relatives continued to wade through water inundating the city. capsizes in Pakistan chest-deep water to look for family mem- “Multan is practically cut off from the sur- bers who had been admitted before floods rounding districts: roads and railway track MULTAN: At least eleven people including a bridegroom struck. One woman, who gave birth in the were submerged,” Zahid Salim Gondal, a sen- and two children drowned yesterday when a rescue boat carrying a wedding party capsized in flood-hit central hospital, told AFP of her rescue from the ior government official, told AFP, adding that Pakistan, officials said, with the death toll feared to rise. The swirling floodwaters in the hospital. 29,295 people had been rescued. Some 300 boat, which was carrying at least 35 people, went down in “We took refuge inside a mosque for villages around Muzaffargarh have been rough waters in the Muzaffargarh district of central Punjab three days after some local young men res- inundated and the flooding has also devas- province, they said. “Eleven people have died and 22 have cued us from the hospital,” she said, without tated thousands of acres of cotton crop. been rescued,” Shaukat Ali, a senior local government offi- giving a name. “We are in the middle of a sea India’s government estimates at least 200 cial, told AFP. “Rescuers are searching for more people miss- without any help.” Doctors at the state-run people have died and 142,000 people have ing in the water.” Bone and Joint Hospital in Srinagar scram- been rescued. Pakistan, which has suffered a The dead included at least two children and a military official, said Ashiq Malik, medical superintendent of the bled to treat casualties after medical supplies series of annual flood disasters, says 2.29 mil- nearby Nishtar Hospital. Most passengers were members were carried off by the waters. “We need lion people have been affected. Around 290 of a wedding party that had requested the use of the res- medicines of all kinds, it is a disaster”, a doc- are known to have died in the Punjab, cue boat to take them to a Valima, an Islamic wedding tor, speaking anonymously, told an AFP Pakistani Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan reception to mark the consummation of a marriage. reporter while examining a patient. “Tons of regions. —AFP HONG KONG: Demonstrators march during a pro-democracy rally in Hong Mashal, the distraught bride, told private news channel Kong yesterday. —AFP Samaa TV the boat capsized after taking on water. “I saved my life by holding on to an electricity pole,” she added. The office of Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain in a state- Thousands of pro-democracy ment expressed “profound grief and sorrow” at the inci- dent. Ali, the official, said an enquiry had been ordered. activists demonstrate in HK Jam Sajjad, a spokesman for Punjab’s rescue service, said around 35 people were believed to have been in the boat HONG KONG: Thousands of pro-democracy should occupy Central yourself, not use chil- at the time. “The family requested to cross the flooded river activists clad in black marched silently dren as cannon fodder!” The protest remained in the boat and were refused by military officials several through Hong Kong yesterday, holding ban- peaceful and police stood by. Organizers esti- times but they kept insisting,” he said. “The waves were ners saying they felt betrayed and angry at mated there were around 4,000 marchers at moving fast and the family and other people panicked. Beijing’s refusal to allow fully-democratic elec- the height of the protest. Police estimated They were asked to remain calm but they continued to pan- tions for the city’s next chief executive in 2017. 1,860. ic, causing the boat to become unbalanced and capsize.” The protesters, who carried enormous black Yesterday’s march was the latest in a series Floods and landslides from days of heavy monsoon cloth ribbons through the streets, also held up of confrontations between pro-democracy rains have now claimed almost 500 lives in Pakistan and signs calling for further civil disobedience and activists and pro-establishment forces over India. Pakistan, which has suffered a series of annual flood cheering on students planning to boycott the extent to which Hong Kong may go classes. ahead with democratic reforms. A former disasters since 2010, says as many as 2.3 million people “Occupy Central with Love and Peace!” and British colony, Hong Kong was returned to have been affected. Rescue operations yesterday were con- “Support students boycotting classes!” read Communist Chinese rule in 1997 under a “one centrated around the central city of Multan, home to two some of the signs. “Beijing has breached our country, two systems” form of government. It million people, where authorities blew up two dykes to try trust! Universal suffrage is hopeless!” read was given wide-ranging autonomy, including to stop the water inundating the city. another. Dozens of pro-establishment pro- an undated promise of “universal suffrage”. “Multan is practically cut off from the surrounding dis- testers gathered nearby waving banners and Beijing this summer has made it clear it will tricts: roads and railway track were submerged,” Zahid cursing the democracy activists and students. not allow fully-democratic elections. Pro- Salim Gondal, a senior government official, told AFP, adding “Students should focus on studying!” democracy activists say China’s decision to that 29,295 people had been rescued. Some 300 villages shouted Pok Chun-chung, an organizer of the tightly control who can be nominated for the around Muzaffargarh have been inundated and the flood- pro-establishment “Protect Hong Kong” 2017 vote means Hong Kong risks ending up ing has also devastated thousands of acres of the cotton movement. “If you adults have guts then you with a “fake” democracy. —Reuters crop. —AFP NEWS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

IS beheads British hostage Continued from Page 1 vious two beheading videos - tells Britain the alliance with the US will “accelerate your destruction” and will Obama slammed the killing as “barbaric” and said the drag the British people into “another bloody and US “stands shoulder to shoulder tonight with our close unwinnable war”. At the end of the clip, the militant friend and ally in grief and resolve”. threatens to execute Henning, another captive Briton. In Haines, 44, who was taken hostage in Syria last year, a moving statement, Haines’ brother Mike paid tribute to had previously been shown alive in the video of US jour- a man who was “most alive” when doing aid work. He had nalist Steven Sotloff’s killing. The Foreign Office in London worked in conflict zones in the Balkans, Libya, South said the latest video released this weekend, entitled “A Sudan and Syria. Haines’s Croatian wife Dragana was Message to the Allies of America”, appeared genuine. It keeping a low profile at their home in the quiet Croatian opens with a clip of Cameron outlining how Britain was town of Sisak. working with the Iraqi government to help arm Kurdish Obama has set out a strategy that would include air fighters against “these brutal extremist militants”, and to strikes in Syria and expanded operations in Iraq, where offer aid, diplomacy, and military help to pressure IS. US aircraft have carried out more than 160 strikes since Haines then appears, looking gaunt in an orange early August. Yesterday, White House chief of staff Denis jumpsuit, and identifies himself, before calmly explaining McDonough told NBC’s Meet the Press success will come that he is paying the price for Cameron’s policy. The when IS no longer poses a threat to the United States attacker - who appears to be the same man as in the pre- and its allies in the Middle East. — AFP Qatar falls into line on Brotherhood Continued on Page 13 Kerry. Ten Arab countries including the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council pledged at the meeting to Riyadh, Manama and Abu Dhabi pulled out their top do their “share in the comprehensive fight” against IS. The envoys from Qatar in March, accusing Doha of interfering editorial line of Qatar’s Al-Jazeera channel remains a in their internal affairs. source of contention for Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Manama, The Brotherhood leaders’ next stop could be Alani said, as critics accuse it of a pro-Brotherhood bias. Khartoum, said professor Abdulkhaleq Abdullah of the Several Al-Jazeera journalists are currently in jail in Egypt United Arab Emirates University. Turkey and Malaysia for allegedly supporting the Brotherhood. have also been cited as possibilities. The “black sheep” of But with the departure of Brotherhood officials, the the Gulf “could not afford being isolated from its Gulf return of Gulf ambassadors to Doha has become a possi- partners for too long,” said Abdullah, adding it was bility. Doha’s move to fall into step with other Gulf unable to weather the “increasing pressure from major monarchies suggests it is losing influence in the region, capitals, like Washington”. Abdullah said “high-profile said Lina Khatib of the Carnegie Endowment for Saudi diplomacy targeting Qatar” played a major role in International Peace. “Doha’s expansionist foreign policy forcing the change of course. Alani agreed that Qatar has been plagued by miscalculations, domestic chal- “cannot resist” the pressure, so it “took a difficult decision” lenges and international pressure - all issues connected asking Brotherhood officials to leave. “They are giving a to Doha’s relationship with Riyadh,” she wrote. “As a result An internally-displaced Afghan woman holds her child as she stands in the doorway of her temporary shel- major concession here.” of these setbacks, Qatar’s regional role has diminished ter on the outskirts of Herat province yesterday. The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia and Qatar met and, for the foreseeable future, its external influence is country is currently estimated at some 600,000 and this figure may rise further in 2014, according to the four times in the past three weeks, most recently on likely to remain under the direction of Saudi Arabia,” she UNHCR Global Appeal 2014-2015. — AFP Thursday in the presence of US Secretary of State John added. — AFP NBK to help finance clean fuel project IS attracting women from US heartland Continued from Page 1 commercial companies’ law to be fully owned by the Continued from Page 1 In June, the mosque banned an Egyptian-American man it state, the minister said in a statement. The new entity said was spreading radical ideology. The woman told a rela- Once complete, the capacity of the two refineries will will be managed on a commercial basis. They included Douglas McAuthur McCain, a convert to tive after leaving the United States that she wanted to help increase from 730,000 barrels per day to 800,000. When Ministry officials are working on a draft bill for the Islam, who was killed in battle this summer. The St Paul children in IS-controlled territory in Syria. “The nature of the the two projects are completed, Kuwait will have a refin- project, Kandari said. After studying modern postal sys- woman is the first case of an area female joining IS that has recruitment of these crazy organizations is how they use ing capacity of more than 1.4 million barrels per day tems adopted by a number of countries, a 30-artcile been made public although her family has asked for her the element of surprise. Now they have surprised us again from the current 930,000 bpd. draft project was drawn up in six chapters. These name to be kept private because it fears retaliation from by going for the girls,” said Bihi, speaking about the St Paul Separately, the Kuwaiti postal service will be turned include the use of modern technology aiming to pro- Islamists. woman who he said was targeted by recruiters. Bihi’s into a joint stock company as part of the state develop- mote postal services to stay abreast with international Greg Boosalis, FBI division counsel in Minneapolis, said teenaged nephew was killed in Somalia in 2009 after being ment plan, said Minister of State for Municipal Affairs standards, he said. Kandari stressed that the step is like- law enforcement was investigating the possible recruit- persuaded to join Shabab while in Minnesota. and Minister of Communications Essa Al-Kandari yester- ly to help monitor postal services and guarantee postal ment in the area by Islamist extremists of other females, as While foreign women who join Islamic State often envi- day. The ministry is studying a project for turning the security and secrecy to produce a favorable climate to well as males, but refused to comment on specific cases. sion aiding a holy war or at least playing an active role in postal service into a joint stock company under the attract foreign investments. — Agencies “We are looking into the possibility of additional men and establishing a purist Islamic nation, the reality can be more women travelers,” he said. Somali leaders and sources close mundane. Monitoring of extremists’ social media accounts to police worry that the reports of female would-be jihadis and other writings shows that male jihadis regard women from the region could mark a new trend. The St Paul counterparts as little more than mating partners, said Mia FM in landmark visit to Palestine... woman is highly likely to have been recruited by IS Bloom, from the Center for Terrorism and Security Studies at through Islamist sympathizers in the United States, rather the University of Massachusetts Lowell. “ISIS is recruiting Continued from Page 1 Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled stressed that Kuwait is following than joining the group on her own, they said. At least one these women in order to be baby factories. They are seeing up closely the happenings in Jerusalem and the role of other woman is suspected of helping her leave the United the establishment of an Islamic state and now they need to “We will take advantage of the presence of the heads of people in preserving the city’s sanctities. He said that States. populate the state,” Bloom said. 130 states to discuss the upcoming steps to coordinate Kuwait constantly and forever supports the Palestinian Another US teenager, nurse’s aide Shannon Conley, 19, Scores of European Muslim women, mostly from Britain with Abbas,” noted Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled. people, promising that he would pay more visits to from Colorado, pleaded guilty last week to trying to travel and France, have joined IS in the Middle East. Denver Malki said that the visit of Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled is an Palestine, including Jerusalem. to the Middle East to enroll in IS. She was arrested at teenager Conley became engaged to an Islamic State mili- important turning point with Kuwait. “We think that we Meanwhile, Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab, head of the Denver International Airport in April with a one-way ticket tant in Syria who she met online. Jihadist groups like Al- open a new page that works on reactivating and deepen- Islamic Endowment Council of Al-Quds, stressed the impor- and had been recruited online by a male militant in Syria. Qaeda and IS usually only put women near the frontline in ing Kuwaiti-Palestinian relations,” Malki told reporters. “The tance of Kuwait’s role in supporting Palestinians at different Nipping domestic extremism in the bud before Americans emergencies, Bloom said. Some young foreign women have talks were held in a cordial and transparent atmosphere, levels. Salhab praised Kuwait’s contributions to setting up a try to join terrorist groups is part of Obama’s strategy been deployed to Islamic State checkpoints in northern focusing on preparations for the UN General Assembly and number of Palestinian institutions, including Al-Quds against Islamic State announced in a televised address last Syria where they pat down other women to search for the means of benefiting from support of participating University, one of the most ancient universities in Palestine, week. weapons and force local females to abide by strict Islamic countries to submit an Arab draft resolution on putting an and hospitals for citizens. Along with an aerial bombing campaign in Iraq and dress codes. But snapshots on social media of the female end to Israeli occupation,” Malki added. Following the press Governor of Jerusalem Adnan Al-Husseini said that the Syria, Obama pledged that the government would “inter- jihadis’ lives in Syria more often show that, “the girls go conference, the Kuwaiti minister left for Amman as part of visit of Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled reflects solidarity with vene with at-risk individuals before they become radical- around making cookies. It’s almost like a jihadi Tupperware his tour. Palestinians who have been resisting Israeli occupation in ized toward violence and decide to travel abroad to Syria party,” Bloom said. The main worry for law enforcement is Earlier in the day, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled arrived in the city. “Palestinian people will not forget Kuwait’s continu- and Iraq to join ISIL”. He said authorities would offer “tai- that US militants will one day return to the United States Jerusalem onboard a Jordanian helicopter and prayed in ing support,” he told KUNA. “The visit of Sheikh Sabah Al- lored domestic programs to prevent violent extremism and and attack targets. “The obvious fear is of individuals com- radicalization” but gave no more details. ing back and committing a terrorist act here,” said the FBI’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, expressing his joy for this visit. The Kuwaiti Khaled means that Kuwait is in the heart of Palestine and The Somali woman from St Paul who traveled to Syria Boosalis. The FBI has been working with the Somali commu- official conveyed the greetings of HH the Amir, the govern- Jerusalem is in the heart of Kuwaitis,” he added. Salhab also attended a mosque near the eastern bank of the Mississippi nity in Minnesota for years to help it combat radical ment and Kuwait people to Palestinians in Jerusalem. presented Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled a memento —KUNA River which had previously attracted suspected extremists. Islamists. — Reuters MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 ANALYSIS

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By Danny Kemp

he prospect of Scottish independence is raising fears in Europe that it could inflame other separatist Tmovements at a time when the continent’s unity and even its borders are under threat, analysts say. While nationalists from Catalonia to Flanders will watch Scotland’s referendum with hope, Brussels is nervous about the possibility of a major European Union member like Britain falling apart. The fear of contagion spreads as far as the EU’s eastern frontier, where the Baltic countries worry that Moscow will back their ethnic Russian citizens who could then claim more autonomy. Scots bank on politics to keep them in EU But while the EU might initially make life difficult for a new Scottish nation, it would most likely allow it to join the bloc eventually, experts said. “It is a very difficult situ- By Alastair Macdonald tions, should apply. analysts see that as a logical step. Scotland’s Allies ation for the EU if Scotland becomes independent, it real- Barroso and Juncker, who will run the EU’s “The UK government will not want Scotland For all the pre-referendum reticence abroad, ly is,” Pablo Calderon Martinez, Spanish and European f Scots vote for independence, it will be in executive from November, have refused to elab- not to be part of the EU,” said Nicola McEwen, there have been European voices speaking up Studies fellow at King’s College London, told AFP. The EU part because they believe assurances that orate on the Scottish question. Juncker has said professor of politics at Edinburgh University. in Salmond’s favour. Pat Cox, the Irish former already has a lot on its plate as it tackles a stalled econo- Itheir small Atlantic peninsula can quit the he sees no enlargement of the EU in his five- She said negotiations would be complex, not speaker of the European Parliament, called for my and high unemployment, and has insisted in recent United Kingdom without ever leaving the year term but is vague on whether adding a least because Cameron, aiming to quell anti-EU “internal enlargement” of the EU to 29 states by days that the Scottish vote is an “internal matter”. secure embrace of the European Union. That, seat for Scotland counts. In private, officials in revolt in his party, is pushing for decentralising 2016 without a full accession process: “It is But European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso however, is not how the EU’s top executive sees Brussels are hardly more talkative, anxious not reform of the EU and promised Britons a 2017 unclear what would be the common European made the position clear in 2012: any newly independent it. European Commission President Jose Manuel to be accused of trying to influence a referen- referendum on leaving it, if he is re-elected next interest in seeking to expel an independent country emerging from an EU nation would no longer be Barroso expressed the view early this year that dum that most European governments wish May. Scotland,” he said, warning on the contrary of part of the bloc, and would have to reapply for member- Scotland would be automatically excluded on was not taking place. Some feel, however, Cameron’s political survival may be in jeop- “chaotic implications” for EU fisheries and other ship. Barroso outraged nationalists in February when he becoming independent and would find read- Barroso went too far in telling a BBC interviewer ardy if the Scots referendum backfires in a Yes. industries. said it would be “extremely difficult” for Scotland to gain mission to the 28-member bloc “extremely diffi- in February that Scottish membership of the EU But any successor may want to smooth Jo Leinen, a German Social Democrat on the automatic membership, comparing it to Kosovo, which cult, if not impossible”. might be “impossible”. That, officials concede, Scotland’s place in the EU - to limit disruption to EU legislature’s constitutional affairs committee, broke away from Serbia. European Council president Between these two poles lie uncharted legal went beyond the Commission’s view and may the UK economy and, possibly, to avoid encour- was quoted saying: “The Scots have been EU cit- Herman Van Rompuy meanwhile weighed in on waters, and campaigners on both sides are reflect the former Portuguese premier trying to aging English voters, free of the Europhile Scots, izens since 1973 and are committed Europeans. Catalonia in December, saying he was “confident” Spain already engaged in the kind of debate once help his Iberian neighbours stifle Catalan sepa- from demanding exit from the bloc. A special accession treaty could be negotiated would remain “united and reliable”. Van Rompuy is a for- confined to classes in constitutional theory. That ratism. Cooperation on untangling the 307-year-old and ratified before the envisaged date of inde- mer premier of Belgium, which is deeply divided debate could rage in pubs, cafes and parlia- One official said he scarcely imagined union would also be vital for Edinburgh, since pendence in March 2016.” Many who reject the between his own Flemish -speaking north and a ments across Europe if, against the odds, Juncker agreeing that Scotland be treated other little would discourage Brussels from embrac- idea Scots risk expulsion cite David Edward, a Francophone south. Thursday’s referendum breaks up Britain. Partial than as a new applicant country under Article ing Scottish accession more than finding itself Scottish former judge at the European Court of legal precedents cited for and against the 49 - but arguments for accelerated re-entry, drawn into a domestic feud within the still Justice (ECJ). He has written on the implications International Clout at Risk Scottish case include Algeria, which kept some based on Scots having already been EU citizens, United Kingdom. of Article 50 of the EU treaty, which spells out a Independence movements are a threat to the nation access to European markets for a time after it carried some weight. Unlike when Britain joined And finally, London’s cooperation would be negotiating period of two years or more to states that “fund the activities of the EU,” said Montserrat broke from France, Danish-ruled Greenland’s in 1973, new members now have to commit to vital to avoiding the threat of a Spanish veto, unwind relationships before a state can leave Guibernau, professor of politics at Queen Mary University exit from the EU and Kosovo’s disputed state- adopting the euro at some stage and to joining since what marks out the Scottish case from the Union. of London. Spain fiercely opposes Catalan plans to vote hood, as well as the EU’s absorption of 16 mil- the Schengen passport-free travel zone. These Catalonia and others is that London agreed to If the treaty rules out an abrupt departure “at on independence, a campaign that brought nearly two lion East Germans with minimal fuss. are both things Salmond says Scotland would divide the British state - something Madrid says the midnight hour” for those who want out, then, Edward argues, it cannot be in the spirit of million people onto the streets of Barcelona Thursday. Ultimately, however, it may be less lawyerly not do “in the foreseeable future” as he tries to Spain can never do. Montserrat Guibernau, pro- argument and more messy but flexible EU poli- reassure referendum voters that he can negoti- fessor of politics at Queen Mary, University of the law to demand it of those who want to stay. The Basque region between Spain and France also tics that win the day. A compromise could pre- ate with London to keep the pound and a com- London, said Madrid, which refuses to recognise “The EU institutions and all the member states ... remains very sensitive. Paris and Madrid opposed the vent five million EU citizens being cast out mon travel area with the UK and Ireland. Kosovo’s violent break with Serbia, would be would be obliged to enter into negotiations break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s and would “probably against their will while easing fears in Spain and Commitments to the euro and Schengen with- reluctant to antagonise London if the UK gov- before separation took effect,” Edward wrote in use whatever clout they have in the EU to make life diffi- beyond that it opens a Pandora’s Box of cen- out hard timetables might allow compromise. ernment negotiated for Scotland to be in the a commentary cited by nationalists who want cult for Scotland to teach Catalonia a lesson,” Calderon- trifugal spirits - Catalan, Basque, Flemish, Apart from anything else, Scotland would not EU. But Spain’s final position was uncertain. to begin talks with Brussels immediately after a Martinez said. Breton, Lombard and many besides. “Whatever qualify to use the euro in the present state of its “They would emphasise that Catalonia and Yes vote. Other legal experts say Barroso EU nations also fear the bloc’s international clout is at the lawyers say, this will come down to politics,” economy. Scotland are different constitutionally,” she said, ignored views that EU law is not just a matter of risk if it cannot stay unified in the face of growing geopo- said an official in Brussels who, like diplomats referring to Madrid’s flat rejection of Catalan state treaties, in the manner of classic interna- litical challenges. “Nobody wants to have these problems and bureaucrats across the bloc, would not be London and Madrid demands for a referendum in November. tional law, but gives citizens individual rights, to when you have crisis in Ukraine, crisis in the Middle East, drawn into the campaign by talking publicly on The issues of currency and borders highlight Among activities that Salmond warns would live and work across the bloc for example, that crisis in Iraq,” said Guibernau. German Foreign Minister what most of them hope remains a hypotheti- the degree to which Salmond’s plan for inde- be disrupted if Scots were ejected from the EU, could not be removed. Frank-Walter Steinmeier said this week he wanted Britain cal issue. “It’s the EU way,” the official said. pendence relies in the first instance on negotia- European trawler fleets could be barred from Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, professor of - the world’s sixth largest economy and a NATO member “Whatever politicians eventually negotiate can tions with London that Cameron’s government Scotland’s vast fishing grounds - a particular European and human rights law at Oxford, whose submarine nuclear deterrent force is based in be made to fit the texts.” refuses to start until after a Yes vote that it interest to Spain. But the SNP first minister has wrote recently: “How could ... the EU ... dispos- Scotland - to remain united. Whether it can be done in 18 months to thinks unlikely. That has been a frustration for also been at pains to stress how independence sess Scots of their acquired rights and EU citi- coincide with a formal independence declara- the Edinburgh government, which says it has for Scotland, freely contracted with London, zenship as a result of Scotland using the demo- Worries on Russian Border tion, as Scots nationalists assert, is another mat- been unable yet to hold discussions with the EU sets no precedent for unilateral secession. cratic right to vote for independence? This Latvian President Andris Berzins also backed a ter. They face a huge task of unravelling the UK because London, as the EU member, has not ini- Discouraging his fellow European separatists would seriously undermine the EU’s credibility Scottish “No” vote, reflecting the concerns of eastern in that time, while Britons elect a new London tiated them. Given the increasing bitterness of would be key to winning over other EU govern- and its claim to be a promoter of democracy.” At European states anxiously watching the Ukraine crisis. parliament in May that could then, if Prime the referendum campaign, it would be startling ments in negotiations, said McEwen: “The first Edinburgh, politics professor McEwen forecast Crimea’s Kremlin-loyal leader twisted the knife Minister David Cameron is re-elected, call a ref- to see London leaders heading to Brussels arm person that will come out and say that this sets Europe’s politicians could bridge the legal void, Wednesday, saying that if the world recognises an inde- erendum on the UK itself quitting the EU. “It in arm with Salmond to help him join the no precedent for Catalans or anyone else will be if needed: “The European Union is very good at pendent Scotland it should also acknowledge the penin- would all take longer than you think,” John Kerr, European Union. But Scots officials and many Alex Salmond.” finding ways around things.” —Reuters sula’s disputed March referendum to join Russia. a pro-union Scot who was Britain’s EU envoy Calderon-Martinez said there was “obviously that concern and headed its diplomatic service, wrote in a that with the further break-up of states, the independ- paper for the Centre for European Reform. ence movements are going to be taken advantage of in “Anyone who says it’s certain that the Scots the east (of Europe).” could, or could not, have their own seat at the But analysts said the EU would probably in the end be Council table from 2016 is driven more by advo- pragmatic if Scotland votes “Yes”. Scottish nationalists hope cacy than analysis,” Kerr wrote in July. “The EU to join the EU through the amendment of its treaties by would be in uncharted waters,” he said, recom- the planned independence date of March 2016, instead of mending a focus on ad hoc transitional arrange- a lengthy full membership application. They cite the exam- ments to avoid disruption to lives and liveli- ple of German reunification after the Cold War. “I can’t hoods during possibly lengthy negotiations. envisage a scenario in which alone among the countries of England, too, had an interest, he said, in not Europe, Scotland would be excluded,” Nicola McEwen of having to man a new EU border on Hadrian’s the Scottish Centre on Constitutional Change told AFP, Wall, 2,000 years after the Roman empire drew adding however that negotiations would likely go past its own frontier midway up the island of 2016. There could even be a silver lining for the EU if Britannia. Scotland makes a peaceful withdrawal from the United Kingdom. “It’s something that Europe could be proud of Barroso vs Salmond because it’s not always seen that territorial disputes are Barroso’s view, echoed by his incoming suc- resolved in this way,” said McEwen. —AFP cessor Jean-Claude Juncker, is broadly that, as a new state, Scotland would be outside the EU and have to apply to join. Acceptance needs unanimity and Spain, Belgium, Italy or others fearful of setting secessionist precedent might All articles appearing on these veto it. Nationalist leader Alex Salmond, anxious to reassure voters they would not lose access to pages are the personal opinion of jobs, trade and travel across Europe if they quit the writers. Kuwait Times takes no the UK, says expelling Scotland would be responsibility for views expressed “absurd” after 41 years in the bloc, an affront to therein. Kuwait Times invites read- founding EU principles of democracy after an exemplary vote agreed with London. ers to voice their opinions. Please One fundamental legal difference between send submissions via email to: opin- Barroso and Salmond is in their view of which [email protected] or via snail part of the EU Treaty would apply to making adjustments for an independent Scotland. The mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. European Commission insists it would be Article The editor reserves the right to edit 49, setting out accession for new members. The Demonstrators hold giant flags of Scotland, Basque Country and Catalonia during a demonstration called by Gure any submission as necessary. Scottish government says Article 48, under Esku Dago (It’s in our hands) in support of a Catalan vote on independence from Spain in the northern Spanish which existing members can modify their rela- Basque city of Bilbao on Saturday. —AFP p15_Layout 1 9/14/14 10:02 PM Page 1

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Bruce critical of Falcao on bench for Casey wins KLM Open Newcastle talk Man Utd against QPR ZANDVOORT: England’s Paul Casey won the KLM Open title at Zandvoort yes- terday, carding a final round of 66 to haul in Frenchman Romain Wattel. It was a LONDON: Hull boss Steve Bruce has scoffed at reports saying he could replace MANCHESTER: New signings Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind were handed 13th European Tour title for the Ryder Cup player. Casey, whose fiance under-fire Alan Pardew as manager of Newcastle saying they were “disrespect- debuts in Manchester United’s Premier League home game with Queens Park Pollyanna Woodward gave birth to a baby boy on September 1, finished at 14 ful” to the current incumbent. Pardew’s position became ever-more precarious Rangers yesterday, but Radamel Falcao started on the bench. Colombia striker under par, one ahead of three-time champion Simon Dyson, who had a 67, following the 4-0 thumping that the Magpies endured on Saturday at Falcao, a loan signing from Monaco, was joined on the substitutes bench by while Wattel fell away with a closing 74. Englishman Sullivan meanwhile won a Southampton. The 53-year-old coach, who has a contract at Newcastle until England left-back Luke Shaw, who could be in line to make his debut after trip into space worth $100,000 for a hole-in-one on the 15th, although he 2020, deciding to skip the post-match press conference at St Mary’s. But Bruce, overcoming a hamstring injury. United coach Louis van Gaal kept faith with admitted he was not certain to become an amateur astronaut. Should he all too familiar with managerial life in the northeast after a failed Juan Mata, Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney, while £59.7 million ($98 mil- choose to accept the offer - his trip will be made in a Lynx Mark I aircraft next spell at Sunderland from 2009 to 2011, said he had no time for lion, 75 million euros) record signing Angel di Maria was given his home debut. year “I’m not sure yet,” said Sullivan, who holed out with a nine iron on the talk of him taking over at St James’ Park. He told BBC the 163-yard hole on his way to a closing 67. “I’ll see what the mis- Radio Five Live’s Sportsweek programme: “It isn’t nice - it’s a Revealing that he had decided to abandon his 3-4-1-2 formation, Van Gaal told Sky Sports: “We will play with four at the back today. In midfield we play with sus says!” Casey, who was ranked third in the world until injury horrible Sunday morning for him and I find it very, very laid him low, began the day four shots off the lead - just as he did four, and Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney up front. “Falcao has come from disrespectful that I’m linked with somebody else’s job before his last victory in the Irish Open in 2013 - but made the Colombia and has jetlag and he has to adapt to the culture and all the new when he’s still in a job. “It’s a hard enough job we’ve all ideal start with four birdies in his first seven holes. That set the got. We all know what it’s like now in football manage- players, so I don’t think it was right to start with him today.” Rafael da Silva and tone for the day and, with Wattel fading fast, Casey ment. “That part of the game will never change, but Ander Herrera, another close-season signing, returned to the United team after moved clear and he never looked like being caught. for me at the moment I’m just concentrating injury. United are bidding to record their first victory of the new season after “I’m absolutely over the moon. First tournament as on the game against West Ham (on Monday two draws and a defeat in the league and a 4-0 loss to third-tier Milton Keynes a dad, first win as a dad. —AFP night) and leaving all that aside.” —AFP Dons in the League Cup. —AFP

Group picture of kids with officials. —Photos by Sherif Ismail Kuwait Shooting Club hails UN honor for Amir Eng. Duaij Al-Otaibi during his speech

By Abdellatif Sharaa named “Humanitarian leader and Kuwait as ed, HH the Amir received because of his Al-Otaibi asked Almighty Allah to keep otic dances and songs that reflected the an International Humanitarian center is an tremendous efforts in helping the needy all Kuwait as a place of security and stability love of Kuwait. KUWAIT: President of the Arab and Kuwait honor for Kuwaitis.” over the world. under the wise leadership of HH the Amir The ceremony was attended by Kuwait Shooting Federations Eng Duaij Khalaf Al- Al-Otaibi who was speaking during the He said Kuwait is among the very few Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad. He also called Shooting Sport Club Vice President Otaibi said the honoring of HH the Amir celebration that was organized by the countries around the world that allocated a upon Kuwaitis to stay united and refrain Mohammad Karam, Assistant Treasurer Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait Shooting Club on this occasion, said high percentage from its income for from getting involved in any nonsense. Adnan Al-Ibrahim, Board Member Nidal Al- received from the United Nations by being this honoring is historic and unprecedent- humanitarian and charity action. Little Guides then performed some patri- Sayyed Omar and several guests.

Adnan Al-Ibrahim, Eng. Duaij Al-Otaibi Kids holding Kuwait flags

Left to right: Dr. Nidal Al-Sayyed Omar, Adnan Al-Ibrahim, Mohammad Karam, Eng. Duaij Al- Otaibi.

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Meyer’s World Cup plans build, youngsters need to learn WELLINGTON: South Africa coach Centre Jan Serfontein, who is 21, also ment in England. week until we win,” he said. “We’ve been first half, given the game was on the line Heyneke Meyer was left visibly frustrated defended stoutly in midfield, where the “A lot of youngsters have really put in this situation and we haven’t convert- in the final few minutes. and annoyed his side had failed to end All Blacks targeted their attack on sec- up their hands,” Meyer said. “They will ed, and we haven’t taken the next step. “Those last three minutes went pretty the All Blacks’ five-year winning streak in ond-phase with forwards hammering develop ahead of the World Cup and I’m “It’s a bit disappointing that we don’t slow especially when we got turned over New Zealand. away hoping to punch holes through really happy with the depth of our learn from our previous encounters in that scrum, but the leaders said Deep down, however, he knew the the Springboks defence. squad. “I’m really looking forward to the because this was very similar, we had ‘breathe boys, stay calm, back our d mistakes that had been made could be The visitors also tended to win the World Cup because we will have a lot of opportunities that we didn’t use.” (defence),’ and it relaxes you, calms you rectified and the youngsters in his team collision throughout much of the match, time together and that makes a huge Another concern for the Springboks, down a bit,” All Blacks’ scrumhalf Aaron would only be better for their tight 14-10 led by the bristling Duane Vermeulen difference. “I truly believe this team is and most other teams in the world, is the Smith said. defeat to the world champions in and Marcell Coetzee, who were instru- getting better and better.” mental toughness the All Blacks have “If everyone is doing their role the best Wellington on Saturday. mental in slowing down the All Blacks’ developed in recent years which was they can it’s all you can ask for in the end Greasy conditions brought about by ball and earning penalties that stopped Failed to convert never more evident when they did not and we’ve always said if a team is good swirling rain in the first half did not help their momentum. The biggest factor that may have panic while under immense pressure in enough to get around us or through us so with the skill execution of both sides but Meyer has said openly he felt his side counted against the Springboks was that the final 10 minutes. be it. “But they won’t beat us on spirit or the way in which young flyhalf Handre needed to beat the All Blacks at least they did not seize their opportunities Time and again the Springboks ham- lack of trust, so you won’t get anyone run- Pollard ran the game for the Springboks once before next year’s World Cup and when they arose, something that prop mered away, only for them to be ning out of the line to try make a play, was a massive return on Meyer’s gamble while they did not achieve that goal on Jannie du Plessis said was still a concern stopped by a swarming goal-line everyone is trying to stay in the system, to throw the 20-year-old into the caul- Saturday, they had taken a big step for- looking ahead to the World Cup. defence that was probably better than trust your insides and trust everyone to dron. ward in their planning for the tourna- “I would love to play them every that shown by the South Africans in the make the right decision.” —Reuters

Wallabies lose hooker Polota-Nau for the season

GOLD COAST: The Wallabies’ hooker woes “The question is whether it goes to sur- intensified yesterday with news that Tatafu gery or not, that’s always going to be four Polota-Nau is set to miss the rest of the sea- weeks (recovery) just to look inside, but son and may need ankle surgery. we’re not at that point yet.” Scans have shown Polota-Nau suffered a McKenzie said he would take three syndesmosis (high ankle sprain) injury in hookers on the two-Test tour of South the first half of Saturday’s 32-25 Rugby Africa and Argentina and hopes to have Championship win over Argentina on the Waratahs reserve Tolu Latu back from a Gold Coast and he faces two months on broken arm to vie for a place with Saia the sidelines. Faingaa and Josh Mann-Rea. It is a major blow for both Australia and In a double blow from the desperate the injury-plagued New South Wales hook- win over the Pumas, winger Peter Betham er, who was making his return from a knee is also in serious doubt for November’s ligament tear in his 50th Test match. European tour after again injuring his bro- Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie, who is ken foot. Scans have detected a fracture also missing Stephen Moore and Nathan but team officials said it is unclear how bad Charles for the rest of the year, will again be the damage is. Betham scored his first Test forced to rely on fourth-string hooker try in the Wallabies’ win. James Hanson for the September 27 Rugby Betham joins Henry Speight (hamstring) Championship Test with South Africa in on the sidelines but experienced utility Cape Town. Adam Ashley-Cooper is expected back “I’m frustrated for him,” McKenzie said. from a neck problem to play against the “You’d love him to have a clear run and just Springboks while Joe Tomane (hamstring) play football. “He did a great job coming off is also now fit again. no football for a while, that’s why we put Australia’s wing depth has been tested him in there. “He was equipped to handle it almost as much as the hookers, with Pat and he has the experience and he made a McCabe (retired), Chris Feauai-Sautia big difference.” (shoulder), Nick Cummins (Japan club rug- The dilemma for the Wallabies is by) and James O’Connor (France) also whether to gamble on rushing Polota-Nau unavailable. back for the start of the four-Test tour “The winger-hooker curse continues,” against England, France, Ireland and Wales. McKenzie said. “We get them back and COLOMBES: Racing-Metro’s winger Marc Andreu looks at the scrum during the French Top 14 rugby union match Racing Metro 92 vs Lyon on “We don’t think it’s surgical at the then they disappear again.” Lock Sam Saturday at the Yves du Manoir stadium in Colombes, near Paris. — AFP moment but it’s clashing with that Carter is also being assessed for an ankle (European tour) timetable so it’s making it problem before the 28-man tour squad is difficult,” McKenzie said. named this week. — AFP Argentina coach says McIlroy in title hunt even Pumas need consistency

without his ‘A’ game GOLD COAST: Argentina rugby coach Daniel played the whole tournament.” admitted after the match he didn’t know what Hourcade says the Pumas have to become more Hourcade said he was trying to build the the last scrum penalty against the Pumas was ATLANTA: As Rory McIlroy hunts his fifth honours and a mind-boggling bonus of consistent if they want to regularly challenge Pumas into a more consistent outfit which could for. “In the last scrum we had (control), but the tournament win of the year at this week’s $10 million are on the line. teams like Australia, New Zealand and South perform at the top level every week. “We are referee penalised us,” Creevy said. “Our number Tour Championship, his rivals could well Africa. The Pumas came back from a poor first 60 building a team and our main concern is the nine said it was for one thing and the number feel a sense of foreboding that the world Money incidental minutes in their Rugby Championship match style of game we play,” he said. seven said it was for another, but I don’t know. I number one is tied for the lead despite not For McIlroy, however, another tourna- against the Wallabies on Queensland’s Gold “The results will come if we play our rugby in will have to talk to the referee.” playing at his best. ment win and a first ever FedExCup crown Coast to almost steal an unlikely draw Saturday. a good way. Tonight, we didn’t do it.” Hourcade Creevy echoed Hourcade’s disappointment Just as Tiger Woods in his heyday used are all that matters. The money is inciden- However, with a dominant Argentine forward conceded that Australia were the better team with the Pumas’ performance. “I was happy with to intimidate his peers by contending for tal. “I don’t think I’ve ever thought about pack camped on the Australian goal line, referee despite the closeness of the scoreline. “Australia the last 20 minutes but not happy with the titles even when not possessing his ‘A’ money on the golf course,” said the 25- Glen Jackson ruled a scrum infringement against was better than us-we made 91 tackles and they game as a whole,” he said. “Most of the time we game, McIlroy has swept to the top of the year-old, who won back-to-back majors them right on full-time to give the Wallabies a made 12, they had 80 per cent of possession and were having to defend and that made us a little leaderboard at East Lake Golf Club without this season at the British Open and PGA 32-25 win. they played 74 per cent in our territory. “If we tired at the end of the game.” playing at his best. Championship, sandwiched around his vic- The loss follows two close defeats to South want to beat a team like Australia we have to Argentina now have a week off before host- “It gives me a lot of confidence knowing tory at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Africa and comes a week after the Pumas change those numbers,” he said. ing New Zealand and Australia in their final two that even when my golf game isn’t feeling “Money’s never been the biggest deal to impressed many with their effort against the matches of the Rugby Championship. 100 percent, I can still tee it up and get it me at all. Even my closest friends and fami- world champion All Blacks in Napier. Tough scrummaging They may be without influential number around, grind the score out,” McIlroy told ly will tell you that. Hourcade was left shaking his head at the Pumas captain Agustin Creevy said Argentina eight Juan Manuel Leguizamon, who has a prob- reporters after shooting a three-under-par “It’s nice to have it, and you can do a lot Pumas’ opening 60 minutes, during which time had struggled to dominate the Wallaby scrum lem with his right calf, and centre Juan Martin 67 in Saturday’s third round. with it and you can help a lot of people the Wallabies dominated both possession and until the last 20 minutes, which had impacted on Hernandez, who hurt his knee during the match. “Today could have been a 71 or a 72, but with it, but it’s never been one of my main territory. the rest of the match. “We have injuries to some important players, all of a sudden it’s a 67 and I’m tied for the focuses or priorities about becoming a pro- “The last 20 minutes was the only period I “Their scrum was really tough in the first half,” but that’s part of the game,” Hourcade said. lead. I think that really just comes from fessional golfer.” was happy with,” he said later. “I was not happy he said. “Only in the last 20 minutes did our “Hopefully they can come back as soon as experience, and not pushing too hard. McIlroy is one of just five players in the with the rest of the game-it was the worst we’ve scrum become dominant.” The veteran hooker possible.” — AFP “The last few weeks, I definitely haven’t elite field of 29 at East Lake automatically played the sort of golf that I’ve played over guaranteed the overall playoff prize if he the couple of months... but I’m still able to wins the Tour Championship, as is Horschel. get myself up to the top of the leaderboard “I’m just trying to win another tourna- Prom powers to victory in Taiwan and you can only take confidence from ment,” said McIlroy, who is a heavy that.” favourite to land Player of the Year honours McIlroy, who has already enjoyed a bril- on the PGA Tour once the season is over. TAIPEI: Thailand’s Prom Meesawat came from liant 2014 campaign, clinching two major “I’m just trying to win my 10th PGA Tour behind to grab the title at the Yeangder titles among four wins worldwide, mixed event, and my fourth of the season. Tournament Players Championship yesterday three birdies with two bogeys and a spec- Obviously, I know what comes along with with a total of 277, beating overnight leader tacular eagle at the par-five 15th to end the the FedExCup and cash and all the rest of it. Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines on the second day level with American Billy Horschel. “But I just want to get myself back in the extra hole. Good friends who teed off together on winner’s circle again, even though it hasn’t The championship, with prize money of Saturday, they will again be paired in been that long. It’s been three events, and $90,000, was Prom’s second Asian Tour victory Sunday’s final round at East Lake, where I’ve got a very good opportunity to do it since 2006 when he captured a title in South the PGA Tour’s season finale, FedExCup tomorrow.” —Reuters Korea. “I’ve been waiting for this win for a long time. I am really glad I made it,” he said at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club. “Hopefully I won’t have to wait another eight years to win again. I will be aiming for a third win now and try to boost my ranking on the Order of Merit.” Nicknamed the Big Dolphin due to his burly physique, Prom forced extra time when he birdied the last hole for a three-under-par 69 to tie with overnight leader Tabuena (71) in regula- tion play on 11-under-par 277. After shooting matching pars on the first play-off hole, Prom needed three shots to safely find the par-five 18th green before sealing the win with a two-putt par as Tabuena narrowly missed his par putt. Tabuena, 19, was disappointed to drop a cru- cial shot on 17 after bouncing back from two early bogeys with four birdies on holes nine, 12, 13 and 16 which had put him in the title mix. “I want to thank God for keeping me calm out TAIPEI: This handout photo taken and released by the Asian Tour yesterday shows Prom there. I really fought hard and gave myself a Meesawat of Thailand pictured with the winner’s trophy during the final round of the good chance to win. In the end, Prom turned out Yeangder Tournament Players Championship at the Linkou International Golf and Country to be the better player,” Tabuena said in com- Club in Taipei. — AFP ments supplied by the organisers. Leading scores after round 4 (par 72): 283 - Cameron Smith (AUS) 70-67-73-73. Filipino veteran Antonio Lascuna settled for 277 - Prom Meesawat (THA) 67-73-68-69, 284 - Angelo Que (PHI) 68-71-76-69, third, one shot from joining the play-off follow- Miguel Tabuena (PHI) 73-68-65-71 Rashid Khan (IND) 71-70-72-71, Lien ing a 69. Rookie Paul Peterson (69) of the 278 - Antonio Lascuna (PHI) 68-69-72-69. Lu-sen (TPE) 67-71-74-72, Yeh Wei-tze (TPE) ATLANTA: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland (L) and Billy Horschel of the United States United States, Daniel Chopra (72) of Sweden 280 - Paul Peterson (USA) 71-71-69-69, 72-71-65-76. shake hands on the 18th green during the third round of the TOUR Championship by and India’s Anirban Lahiri (73) finished tied for Daniel Chopra (SWE) 71-68-69-72, 285 - Ryan Yip (CAN) 71-69-70-75, Thaworn Coca-Cola at the East Lake Golf Club on Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia. —AFP fourth on 280. Anirban Lahiri (IND) 73-66-68-73. Wiratchant (THA) 70-69-68-78. —AFP p17 2_Layout 1 9/14/14 10:04 PM Page 1

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 SPORTS Indian teen shooter aims high at Asian Games

NEW DELHI: A 16-year-old policeman’s Bindra, will be the one in the spotlight the shooting world when she was at the world championships in Spain. Rio de Janeiro Olympics two years daughter from northern India hopes to when she steps on to the Asian Games selected for the Commonwealth It is no coincidence that she started away, when she will have a chance of continue shocking the sport of shoot- shooting range in Incheon. Games. shooting in 2008, the same year that emulating Bindra by winning a summer ing as she targets an Asian Games “I have so much to learn and Bindra became a national hero by win- Games gold. medal and then takes aim at the improve,” she said. “There is a long way First major competition ning 10m air rifle gold in Beijing-India’s “No harm dreaming,” she said. “Every Olympics. to go to establish myself. Participating in her first major com- first and so far only individual Olympic sportsperson dreams of winning at the Fresh-faced Malaika Goel has been a “And with the Chinese and Koreans petition, she caused a stir merely by title. Olympics.” passionate shooter since the age of 10, around, the competition in Incheon will reaching the final-and then finished “I spoke to him for the first time in Goel’s training is supported by when she saw a neighbour practising, be much tougher. second behind Singapore’s Shun Xie Glasgow,” she said of Bindra. “There was Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), a non-profit and has since been firing at targets set “But then no one expected me to Teo, with Sidhu seventh. a lot to learn from him. I get very nerv- organisation run by former Indian up at home by her father. win a medal at Glasgow either. It all “When I was picked for the Games, I ous before any competition, but he sports stars, including Prakash Her dedication paid off when she depends on some luck and how you thought it was a great opportunity to helped me calm my nerves.” Padukone and Geet Sethi, to help pro- won 10m air pistol silver at this year’s shoot on that particular day. It does not improve my scores,” she said. “But here I Goel first came to attention when duce world champions. Commonwealth Games, upstaging the matter if you are 16 or 60.” was with a medal. It almost came as a she won the national 10m air pistol title “Malaika is an incredible talent and a favourite, her compatriot Heena Sidhu. Recent months have been heady for shock to finish ahead of Heena ‘didi’ last year, beating established Indian bright prospect,” said Viren Rasquinha, Now Goel, whose idol is India’s for- Goel, one of the youngest competitors (sister).” Before arriving in South Korea, stars that included Sidhu. a former Indian hockey captain and the mer Olympic champion Abhinav at Incheon, who was unknown outside Goel will test her skills against the best She has already set her sights on the chief executive officer of OGQ. — AFP Rossi relaunches title bid with San Marino win

MISANO ADRIATICO: Italian great Although “disappointed” at missing the Valentino Rossi led a Yamaha one-two to win, Lorenzo was buoyed by his podium claim his maiden win of the season at the place and Yamaha’s first one-two of the San Marino Moto GP and launch his bid for season. “It has been a long time without a 10th world title yesterday. this result,” said the Spaniard. “I knew from Rossi, a nine-time world champion in all warm-up that Valentino would be very fast. categories, finished the 28-lap race ahead I expected to be faster than last year, but I of Spanish teammate Jorge Lorenzo with was actually slower.” Dani Pedrosa, on a Honda, in third. Lorenzo, Rossi, and Marquez-who had a Championship leader Marquez finished great start from fourth-exploded off the 16th after crashing his Honda on the early grid and opened up a small gap as early as laps and trailing at the back of the field for the first lap, with Iannone, Andrea most of the contest. Dovizioso and Pedrosa leading the chasing Lorenzo on Saturday had earned the pack. 30th pole position of his career, but first of Rossi, however, soon had the thousands the season, to top the grid just ahead of of local fans in the stands on their feet with Andrea Iannone on a Ducati and Rossi. But a deft overtaking move on Lorenzo. By lap the Spaniard’s bid for a fourth successive six Lorenzo’s gap to Rossi began to grow win in San Marino was kept in check by a and three laps later the Italian was given a rampant Rossi. further boost when Marquez lost control The Italian eclipsed his mercurial form on a bend and had to be given help by offi- so far this season with a composed and cials to get going again. determined performance which he admit- As Rossi pushed on solo, Marquez ted was helped by Marquez’s misfortune. slipped down the field and virtually out of “I’m very happy. It was a great race,” an contention. The Italian was left virtually ecstatic Rossi told Sky Sports. “Obviously unchallenged for most of the remainder incidents like the one affecting Marquez but had to fend off Lorenzo in the closing NEW YORK: Ian Desmond #20 of the Washington Nationals connects on an eighth inning RBI double against the New York Mets at Citi Field on don’t happen very often. “But today we stages before crossing the line 1.57secs Saturday in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. —AFP knew we had a great chance to win this ahead of the Spaniard, with Pedrosa com- race. “I really enjoyed the race, so many pleting the podium at 4.2. people, so many fans. It was a perfect day.” With five championship races remaining It was Rossi’s 81st win in the sport’s elite Marquez remains leader on 289 points but Nationals beat Mets for class, allowing the 35-year-old Italian to has seen Pedrosa (215) and Rossi (214) become the first rider to reach 5000 career close the gap to 74 and 75 points respec- points. tively.—AFP 13th time in 14 games

WASHINGTON: Bryce Harper continued to thrive Blue Jays 6, Rays 3 second-place Kansas City. Third-place Cleveland (76- when the Washington Nationals’ left fielder hit a Adam Lind and Edwin Encarnacion homered in 71) is 5 1/2 out. mammoth two-run homer in the second inning to the seventh inning and R.A. Dickey pitched seven jumpstart a rout of the New York Mets. The Nationals innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Diamondbacks 10, Padres 4 (84-63) racked up 16 hits - and had at least one in Bay Rays. After the Rays tied the game 3-3 in the Arizona first baseman Mark Trumbo had three every inning - in beating the Mets for the 13th time sixth on the 21st homer of the season by third base- hits and three RBIs and right-hander Chase in the last 14 games at Citi Field. Washington’s sec- man Evan Longoria, the Blue Jays regained the lead Anderson won his National League rookie-best ond win in the three-game series reduced its magic in the seventh on a two-run homer by Lind. The Rays ninth game in the Diamondbacks’ victory over the number for winning the National League East to six. fell to 71-78 while Toronto improved to 77-70. San Diego Padres. Trumbo had a two-run single in the first inning and an RBI grounder in the second as Cubs 6, Pirates 4 Rangers 3, Braves 2 Arizona jumped to a 6-0 lead for Anderson (9-6), Felix Doubront pitched six scoreless innings and Three runs in the sixth inning spurred the who has one more victory than Mets rookie right- rookies Javier Baez and Matt Szczur homered as the Rangers to a win over the Atlanta Braves. Rougned hander Jacob deGrom. Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates Odor hit a two-run double to put the Rangers on top to snap a season-worst seven-game losing streak. and starter Lisalverto Bonilla was solid in his Major Dodgers 17, Giants 0 Doubront (2-1) allowed four hits in his third start League debut, pitching six innings, allowing two hits The Los Angeles Dodgers recorded the most runs since being acquired from the Boston Red Sox in a and two earned runs while striking out three. The scored by an opponent at AT&T Park in a 17-0 trade. He helped send the Pirates to just their sec- Braves fell to 75-73. thumping over the San Francisco Giants. SAN MARINO: Italian rider (Yamaha) Valentino Rossi (C) celebrates on the podium ond loss in their last nine games. Pittsburgh (78-70) The Dodgers got hits from every starter as L.A. after winning the MotoGP race ahead of teammate Spanish rider (Yamaha) Jorge remained 1 1/2 games in front of the Milwaukee White Sox 5, Twins 1 (Game 1) established season highs for hits (24) and runs. The Lorenzo (L) and Dani Pedrosa yesterday at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli Brewers for the second National League wild card Jose Quintana led the Chicago White Sox to a win allowed the Dodgers (84-64) to go two games in San Marino. — AFP but fell three games adrift of the St Louis Cardinals win over the Minnesota Twins in the first game of a up on the Giants (82-66) with 14 to play, including in the NL Central race. doubleheader by setting a new career high with 13 Sunday’s series finale that matches L.A. ace Clayton Szczur led off the eighth with his first major strikeouts. Quintana went seven-plus innings and Kershaw (18-3) against San Francisco’s Yusmeiro Ogier leads Volkswagen league home run to give the Cubs a 6-0 lead. allowed just the one run on three hits. He also Petit (5-3). Right-hander Zack Greinke pitched six retired 11 of Minnesota’s first 12 hitters, four on shutout innings and helped his cause with a double Reds 5, Brewers 1 strikeouts, and found his strikeout groove in the and a two-run homer, the fifth home run of his podium sweep in Australia Center fielder Billy Hamilton’s two-run triple in middle innings. career. the seventh inning gave the Cincinnati Reds some COFFS HARBOUR: French world champion Jari-Matti was strong but today I knew that much-needed breathing room in a victory over the White Sox 7, Twins 6 (Game 2) Angels 5, Astros 2 Sebastien Ogier led a podium clean sweep as without mistakes I would be okay,” Ogier said. “I Dayan Viciedo drilled a two-run homer to left Mike Trout launched two home runs and starting Volkswagen claimed their second consecutive tried to stay concentrated, pushing when it was Milwaukee Brewers. Cincinnati was leading 2-1 through six innings, and with left-hander Zack Duke field in the ninth inning to give the White Sox a dou- pitcher Jered Weaver was stellar as the Angels won World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title clean and being more cautious in the tricky bleheader sweep and their fourth win in a row. their 10th successive game and Major League-lead- in Australia yesterday. parts. “It wasn’t a big winning margin but on in relief of right-hander Yovani Gallardo, the Reds put two runners on with singles by left fielder Ryan ing 93rd of the season. Weaver (17-8) struck out 12 Ogier held off Finnish team-mate Jari-Matti enough to win the rally and another crucial Phillies 2, Marlins 1 batters and allowed just one run and one walk in Latvala to win the three-day Rally Australia step towards winning the title.” Ludwick and pinch-hitter Jason Bourgeois. Third baseman Todd Frazier finished with three hits and Ken Giles pitched a scoreless eighth inning to seven innings. Trout finished 3-for-3 and has hit 34 gravel event by 6.8seconds. Latvala led by a small margin until Ogier’s continue his stellar play since his call-up in June, homers this season. Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen completed push for victory on Saturday. Although rain scored twice for the Reds (71-78), who got six strong innings from left-hander David Holmberg. posting a 3-1 record with a 1.08 ERA in 41 2/3 the podium lockout for Volkswagen in third, a was forecast, the Frenchman opted for harder innings. The 24-year-old preserved his team’s 2-1 A’s 3, Mariners 2 (10 innings) Milwaukee fell to 77-72. further 1min 11.2sec behind. It was Ogier’s compound Michelin tyres than Latvala. lead after Maikel Franco and Marlon Byrd provided Shortstop Jed Lowrie’s bases-loaded walk on four 22nd career win and his sixth of the season, The gamble worked as the rain stayed away RBI hits in the first inning for Philadelphia. pitches with two outs in the top of the 10th inning edging him closer to a second consecutive and Latvala’s tyres overheated in the warm Royals 7, Red Sox 1 ended up driving in the winning run as the A’s beat drivers’ title. weather. Second baseman Omar Infante, who was the Seattle Mariners. Seattle closer Fernando Ogier leads Latvala by 50 points with three The Frenchman turned a four-second deficit dropped from second to seventh in the batting Tigers 5, Indians 4 Rodney, who matched the franchise record for saves rounds remaining and he is in position to clinch into a nine-second advantage in just one stage, order, went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and right-hander Catcher Alex Avila’s two-run home run on a pitch in a season with his 45th on Friday suffered through the world title at his home rally next month. from which Latvala could not recover. Jeremy Guthrie pitched eight strong innings as the with two outs in the eighth inning brought the a terrible 10th inning in a non-save situation The manufacturers’ title has not been decided Mikkelsen fought off Northern Ireland’s Kris Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox. Detroit Tigers from behind for a victory over the Saturday. so early in the season since 1989, underlining Meeke for the final podium place. But after Designated hitter Nori Aoki, who batted second for Cleveland Indians that protected their half-game He walked four of the first six batters he faced, Volkswagen’s dominance this year. Ogier and Meeke was penalised more than a minute on the first time this season, and left fielder Alex lead in the American League Central Division. including the four-pitch pass to Lowrie to bring in co-driver Julien Ingrassia won 11 of the 20 Saturday for cutting a corner illegally, the Gordon each had two hits and drove in a run for the Detroit originally took a 3-2 edge in the fourth the go-ahead run. The A’s (82-66) maintained a half- Special Stages in the Australian event. Ogier Norwegian cruised to his fourth podium of the Royals (81-66) who stayed a half-game behind inning on Victor Martinez’s home run, but fell game lead over Kansas City for the first of two wild- said Sunday’s victory was not achieved with the year. The penalty dropped Meeke’s Citroen DS3 Boston for first-place in the American League behind when Cleveland scored twice in the fifth. card spots in the American League, while Seattle same dominance as his win last year in Coffs behind Mikko Hirvonen, but Meeke moved Central. Detroit (82-66) has won five of six to inch ahead of (80-67) fell a game behind the Royals. —Reuters Harbour on the New South Wales north coast. back into fourth to head the Finn’s Ford Fiesta “This year it wasn’t possible to have that. RS by 9.6sec.— AFP Yankees 3, Orioles 2 Brian McCann hit a solo home run, and Shane MLB results/standings Greene pitched into the sixth inning as the New York NY Yankees 3, Baltimore 2; Texas 3, Atlanta 2; Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 3; Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota 1; Yankees bolstered their slim playoff hopes with a Philadelphia 2, Miami 1; Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 4; Detroit 5, Cleveland 4; Kansas City 7, Boston 1; Cincinnati 5, victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees (76- Milwaukee 1; Washington 10, NY Mets 3; St. Louis 5, Colorado 4; Arizona 10, San Diego 4; Chicago White Sox 7, 71) won despite managing only four hits. They Minnesota 6; LA Angels 5, Houston 2; LA Dodgers 17, San Francisco 0; Oakland 3, Seattle 2 (10 innings). began the day five games behind the three teams American League National League tied atop the wild card race. First baseman Steve Eastern Division Eastern Division Pearce hit a home run and a double for Baltimore W L PCT GB Washington 84 63 .571 - (88-60), which had won a season-high six straight. Baltimore 88 60 .595 - Atlanta 75 73 .507 9.5 Toronto 77 70 .524 10.5 Center fielder Adam Jones and right fielder Nick NY Mets 72 77 .483 13 NY Yankees 76 71 .517 11.5 Miami 71 76 .483 13 Markakis added two hits each. Tampa Bay 71 78 .477 17.5 Philadelphia 69 79 .466 15.5 Boston 65 84 .436 23.5 Central Division Central Division Cardinals 5, Rockies 4 St. Louis 82 67 .550 - Detroit 82 66 .554 - Shelby Miller worked six efficient innings as the Pittsburgh 78 70 .527 3.5 Kansas City 81 66 .551 0.5 Cardinals held off the Colorado Rockies. Miller (10-9) Cleveland 76 71 .517 5.5 Milwaukee 77 72 .517 5 allowed five hits and a run with no walks and five Chicago White Sox 68 80 .459 14 Cincinnati 71 78 .477 11 strikeouts in his fifth straight quality start. Although Minnesota 62 86 .419 20 Chicago Cubs 65 83 .439 16.5 his scoreless streak of 17 2/3 innings was snapped in Western Division Western Division the fourth, Miller has given up only six runs in his LA Angels 93 55 .628 - LA Dodgers 84 64 .568 - San Francisco 82 66 .554 2 last 33 innings. The Cardinals (82-67) stretched their Oakland 82 66 .554 11 COFFS HARBOUR: The Volkswagen team celebrates after French driver Sebastien Seattle 80 67 .544 12.5 San Diego 68 79 .463 15.5 National League Central lead over Pittsburgh to 3 Houston 65 83 .439 28 Arizona 60 88 .405 24 Ogier won the (WRC) Rally of Australia, in Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales 1/2 games as the Pirates lost 6-4 to the Chicago Texas 56 92 .378 37 Colorado 59 89 .399 25 central coast, yesterday. — AFP Cubs. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 SPORTS Federer fires Switzerland into Davis Cup final

GENEVA: France will host Switzerland in Simone Bolleli and he started as a strong the Davis Cup final in November after favoirite against top Italian Fognini. Roger Federer gave the Swiss the winning point against Italy in Geneva yesterday. Dominated Federer reached the first Davis Cup final Games went with serve until 3-2 for of his career with a comfortable 6-2, 6-3, 7- Federer in the opener when the Swiss star 6 (7/4) win over Fabio Fognini in the first of made the breakthrough and went on to the semi-final’s reverse singles. take the set 6-2 in just 24 minutes. The sec- That made it 3-1 for the Swiss thus ond set also saw Federer edge his way ensuring they would contest the final of ahead with a break in the eighth game, the annual team event for the first time Fognini furious with himself for netting an since 1992 when they lost to the United attempted smash on break point. States. The volatile Italian had his chances in France made sure of playing in the final the third set against an increasingly edgy for the first time since 2010 on Saturday Federer, but squandered three break points when their doubles team of Richard in the third game and another break point Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated two games later. Czechs Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek He was made to pay the price in the in four sets. ensuing tie-break which Federer dominat- The final will be played in France from ed after conceding the first point on his November 21-23, with the northern city of own serve. Lille being touted as the likely host. The last The Swiss number worked out three time the two countries met in a Davis Cup match points and he converted the first of tie was in the 2004 quarter-finals when the those as Fognini netted a forehand drive. Swiss won 3-2 at home. “For the whole of Switzerland it’s great “The most classical match-ups I’ve had we’re in the finals now. We couldn’t be hap- have come against France so I’m happy,” pier,” said Swiss captain Severin Luthi. said Federer. “We’ve had some great ties “Roger didn’t have that much time to get here in Switzerland so we’re very pleased to used to the court and conditions and there be in the finals and we’ll see how it’s going is a lot of pressure involved. For me he to go.” played again fantastic tennis.” LAS VEGAS: Floyd Mayweather Jr celebrates his unanimous decision victory against Marcos Maidana during their WBC/WBA welterweight title “It’s nice sharing emotions with your Over in Paris, the France v Czech fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. — AFP fans and your loved ones. You have to fight Republic tie ended at Roland Garros in a 4- with what you’ve got and I’m happy I was 1 win for the French, Jiri Vesely defeating able to make a difference.” Julien Benneteau 6-4, 6-3 before Gael Mayweather outpoints Seeking a Davis Cup title to go with his Monfils beat Lukas Rosol 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 in the all-time record of 17 Grand Slam victories, two “dead” rubbers. France last won the Federer had given the Swiss the opening Davis Cup in 2001 when they travelled to point of the tie with a straight sets win over Australia and won 3-2. — AFP Maidana to remain perfect

LAS VEGAS: Undefeated five-division champion in 2002 against Jose Luis Castillo, executed the “We clenched, we came together my hand Floyd Mayweather Jr claimed a unanimous deci- perfect game plan, frustrating the 31-year-old went under him and he bit my three fingers,” sion in a feisty encounter against Marcos Argentine brawler with his speed and sharpness. said Mayweather. “My three fingers went numb, I Maidana to successfully defend three world titles Maidana, however, left convinced he had couldn’t feel my fingers the rest of the fight. and improve his record to 47-0 on Saturday. won the fight. “When he first bit me, he acted like he didn’t In just the second rematch of his 18-year “I’m very happy to have fought twice against do it. Then he said I put my hand in his mouth.” career, the 37-year-old American came out on Floyd Mayweather, I think I did a terrific job,” said top on all three scorecards, retaining his World Maidana. “Many have fought against him and I Facing Pacquiao Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing don’t think they did what I was able to do. In the 10th round, Maidana was docked a Council (WBC) welterweight and light-mid- “I thought I did enough to win. If the judges point for sending Mayweather to the canvas dleweight belts. like a fighter who runs like Floyd there is nothing with a forearm across the throat and tensions The victory was another masterful showcase I can do about it. escalated in the 11th when the American landed of evasion from Mayweather, widely regarded as “He’s beatable, you have to attack him. When a low blow and then ordered the Argentine to one of the best defensive fighters of all-time, as you attack him he really doesn’t know what to stop stalling and fight. he danced out of danger and used his lightning do. “He is very fast on his feet I will tell you that.” The result, with one judge scoring the bout counter punching to great effect. Maidana employed the attacking tactics that 115-112 while the other two had it 116-111 in Despite a dominating display Mayweather served him well in the majority decision loss in the champion’s favour, immediately renewed could only give his performance a C-minus. “I May but failed to do any damage as the elusive speculation about a long-awaited super-fight bring in a game plan, I bring in a team and we Mayweather ducked and weaved away from his between Mayweather and Filipino great Manny gave the fans what they wanted to see,” said hard-hitting opponent’s punches. Pacquiao. Mayweather, who earned a guaranteed $32 mil- By the eighth round, an increasingly frustrat- “I got to go back and talk to my team, I’m not lion for his night’s work. “He’s extremely dirty but ed Maidana appeared to bite Mayweather’s arm ducking or dodging no opponent,” Mayweather rugged. when they were locked together in a clinch with responded when asked about the possibility of “It is another fight, another victory time to the champion pulling away, jumping up and facing Pacquiao. “If a Pacquiao fight presents PARIS: France’s Davis Cup national tennis team Richard Gasquet (L) and Gael Monfils move on. The saga continues there are a lot of screaming at the Argentine. itself, let’s make it happen.” (R) face from left to right: coach Arnaud Clement, Julien Benneteau, Michael Llodra, great fighters out there.” The referee halted the action so Mayweather The evening ended in chaos as the sellout Gilles Simon and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, as they celebrate with the national flag after the The 12-round bout was not without contro- could receive attention in his corner as he con- crowd tried to exit the MGM Grand Arena fifth match of the Davis Cup semi-final between France and Czech Republic, yester- versy, however, with Mayweather accusing tinued to yell at Maidana, who paid little heed to through one main entrance where a fight trig- day at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. — AFP Maidana (34-5) of biting him, while the the fuss as he waited passively for the bout to gered a stampede, sending several people to American tagged the Argentine with a low blow restart. floor while others struggled to pull them to safe- late in the bout then taunted him as he recov- “I never bit him, he was rubbing my eyes with ty. There were no immediate reports of any ered in a neutral corner. his glove,” Maidana told reporters. “Maybe he injuries. It was the second consecutive Top seed Lisicki fights had his glove in my mouth but I did not bite. Mayweather fight at the venue to end in a stam- Hard punches “Maybe he thinks I’m a dog but I did not bite pede. After the May 3 bout, several spectators back to win HK Open Mayweather, whose only other rematch came him.” Mayweather saw the events differently. were taken to hospital with injuries. — Reuters

HONG KONG: Sabine Lisicki justified her for every single point no matter what the top seeding by winning the inaugural WTA score is,” Lisicki said. Pliskova again had Hong Kong Open 7-5, 6-3 against Karolina chances to break as Lisicki faltered to 15-40 Pliskova of the Czech Republic yesterday. in the 11th game. But the Czech world The German had endured a lean time on number 36 couldn’t take advantage and a tour since losing the Wimbledon final to loose return way out into the tramlines on Marion Bartoli last year, tumbling out of the her second break point caused her to slam world’s top 30. Lisicki only accepted a wild- her racquet down in disgust. card into the Hong Kong tournament at the Lisicki served out for her fifth game in a last minute after US Open semi-finalist row and squandered one set point on Peng Shuai and world number seven Pliskova’s serve in the next game, but a Eugenie Bouchard pulled out. It proved to searing backhand crosscourt pass in the be a move that paid off handsomely. best rally of the match sealed the set 7-5. “I’m very happy,” she said. “Especially It capped an incredible run of six con- because it was such a spontaneous deci- secutive games for the world number 31. sion. We literally decided (to play) three or Lisicki made it seven on the trot by holding four days before the tournament started.” serve to open the second set, but Pliskova The scoreline may say it was a straight-sets finally got back on the scoreboard with a victory, but it was far from straightforward service hold of her own. in an error-strewn match at the Victoria When Lisicki broke again and strode out Park centre court. to a 4-2 lead the match looked all but over. The Czech third seed had seemed des- Pliskova had other ideas and fought back tined to avenge her second-round defeat from 40-30 to break when Lisicki double- to the German at Wimbledon this year faulted for the seventh time in the match. when she raced into a 5-1 lead in the first However Pliskova was immediately bro- set, breaking Lisicki’s serve twice. ken again and Lisicki served out to seal the But Lisicki, who at that point was man- match, collapsing to the court in joyful cel- aging to put only a woeful 40 per cent of ebration after ending a drought of almost her first serves into play, slowly got into her three years without a singles title. stride to spark a remarkable run in which “I really enjoyed it here in Hong Kong she broke back twice to level at 5-5.Asked and I think that’s the reason I played so by reporters if she had thought about let- well,” added Lisicki, who now heads for ting the set slip away at 1-5, Lisicki gave a Tokyo this week as the women’s tour con- HONG KONG: Sabine Lisicki of Germany (L) and Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova pose with their trophies after their women’s final singles ten- robust response “No. Never. I always fight tinues its Asian swing. — AFP nis match at the Hong Kong Open yesterday. — AFP Japan lady cricketers blaze trail after samurai stumped

TOKYO: Blood-thirsty samurai warriors who biffs the ball around with the care- “Chihiro does have a bit of Kevin back suddenly appeared at mid-wicket. in Holland in 2003 and got completely once threatened to kill the game of free abandon of England great Pietersen. Pietersen about her,” said Japan Cricket Fortunately for the gentlemen on the smashed by Ireland, West Indies, cricket in Japan before a ball had been “I had absolutely no idea what cricket Association (JCA) chief executive officer green, samurai did not stop play but the Pakistan and Scotland,” said Miyaji. “They bowled in anger. Now the country’s trail- was at first,” maverick left-hander Alex Miyaji. “You expect her to go out game was clearly not for the faint-heart- bowled 50 wides in a match or some- blazing women cricketers boast an Asian Sakamoto told AFP. “The first time the and make runs-or come back early. She ed. “It is, I suppose, the only match on thing ridiculous like that.” Games bronze medal and even their ball hit me I was like ‘Ouch, okay that doesn’t mess about.” record in which the players had to be Once a curiosity to rival the Jamaican own pint-sized answer to Kevin really hurts!’ But I fell in love with cricket Nor did the Japanese shogun who armed,” wrote the future polar explorer bobsled team, Japan’s female cricketers Pietersen. from the first day. ordered the slaying of all foreigners who Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham, made significant strides under the tute- Baseball may be Japan’s most popu- “It is still a bit scary when a bouncer refused to leave the country by June 25, who took part as a young lieutenant. lage of former New Zealand internation- lar sport but cricket actually goes back smacks you on the helmet,” added the 1863, as political tensions with Britain Japan’s first cricket club was founded al Katrina Keenan between 2007 and further-in 1863 British merchants and 20-year-old with a giggle. “I bat at num- escalated in the wake of the brutal mur- five years later by a Scottish tea mer- 2010, culminating in a gold medal at the naval officers played a tense match in ber three so there’s quite a lot of pres- der of an English merchant. chant, despite the bad blood and threat East Asia-Pacific championship and a Yokohama, revolvers tucked in trousers sure to score runs. My favourite shot is of violence. Japan’s women will have surprise bronze at the Asian Games four to protect them from rampaging assas- the pull shot. It’s a bit like a softball shot Sword-wielding warriors considerably less to worry about at this years ago. sins with orders to chop off their heads. so I can really put some welly into it.” At a time when Britannia ruled the month’s Asian Games after a steep learn- “They definitely know their ‘china- More than 150 years later, Japan’s Sakamoto, who made her Japan waves, the Brits tweaked the nose of ing curve since the JCA formed in 1984, men’ from their ‘googlies’ now,” added ladies head to the Asian Games in South debut two years ago, is expected to play fear, striding into bat with hidden setting up its headquarters 70 kilome- Miyaji, referring to cricketing terms for Korea armed with their secret weapon in a key role at the Asian Games but, in true revolvers and stiff upper lips, guarded by tres (44 miles) north of Tokyo in the city types of spin bowling. “Cricket used to Chihiro Sakamoto, a hard-hitting former maverick style, has a tendency to throw a small force armed with rifles-just in of Sano, also famous for its ramen noo- be something totally alien to them, but softball player with a wicked pull shot her wicket away cheaply. case sword-wielding warriors on horse- dles. “Japan played World Cup qualifiers not anymore.” —AFP MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 SPORTS

Pochettino calls for Tottenham to show killer instinct

SUNDERLAND: Mauricio Pochettino scored two goals away from home, but Gomez free-kick into his own net with through Nacer Chadli’s third goal in four against by far this season, and it’s a conceded Tottenham need to discover a we had to be more solid,” said eight minutes left to cap a battling games and Christian Eriksen, the game’s good point which we had to work really killer instinct after they were forced to Pochettino, whose side have won two Sunderland comeback. outstanding performer. hard for.” settle for a 2-2 draw despite a dominant of their first four league matches. “Of course Harry is disappointed Adam Johnson levelled immediately Poyet gave a first Sunderland start to display against Sunderland. “If you concede goals like we did with his own goal, but that’s football for Sunderland, but the hosts rode their Ricardo Alvarez, the Argentinian mid- Pochettino’s side twice squandered today after going ahead twice then it and he will learn from it,” Pochettino luck as Mousa Dembele and Erik Lamela fielder loaned from Inter Milan for the the lead at the Stadium of Light on shows we need to be smarter. added. struck the bar. season, and Poyet believes the experi- Saturday as they paid the price for miss- “It was too easy for Sunderland to “The most important thing is to cre- Sunderland remain without a league ence will help his new signing under- ing a string of chances to allow the score and it’s something I will analyse. ate the chances, which is what we’re victory this season, but manager Gus stand what is required to shine in the hosts back into the contest. “When you don’t win, it’s always difficult doing and we did again in this game. Poyet, the former Tottenham midfielder, Premier League. A late own goal from Harry Kane to praise the players too much. “We did “But it was disappointing with the professed himself more than satisfied “It was a tough game for Ricky to denied Tottenham a fifth successive win enough to win the game but in the end goals we gave away, especially allowing with a point from a third draw in four make his debut in, but he did well,” against the Black Cats and boss it’s finished 2-2 and at the moment Sunderland to equalise so soon after games. Poyet added. “As a team, we stuck at it, Pochettino confessed his disappoint- we’re disappointed by that.” our first goal.” “We’re happy with that point and I’m showed our character and fought and ment at his players’ costly wastefulness England Under-21 forward Kane had sure Mauricio is disappointed that tackled for each other. “We got better as in front of goal. been on the field for just three minutes Outstanding performer Tottenham didn’t win,” Poyet said. the game went on to claim what was an “We needed to kill the game off. We as a substitute when he diverted a Jordi Tottenham scored early in each half “They’re the best team we’ve played important point in the end.” — AFP

Rodgers promises Sterling recall after Villa defeat

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Brendan just didn’t deliver. Rodgers confirmed Raheem Sterling will be “We’ve seen many games here in the restored to the starting line-up for their couple of years I’ve been here where we’ve next match after he defended his decision ended up with 15-20 shots on target, but to rest the youngster for the majority of a 1- here we just couldn’t find that bit of quality 0 home defeat by Aston Villa. for some reason.” The Reds were unable to break down the defence of an organised Villa side that Champions League return took an early lead thanks to Gabby Five-times European champions Agbonlahor’s close-range strike from a cor- Liverpool’s focus will now be concentrated ner in the ninth minute. on their return to the Champions League Sterling, who played the full 90 minutes after a four-year hiatus, with Rodgers des- of England’s recent Euro 2016 qualifier perate for a positive start. against Switzerland, was eventually intro- “We’re going into the Champions duced for the final half hour of Saturday’s League again this season, which is where Premier League clash at Anfield. the club wants to be,” he said. The 19-year-old gave Liverpool more of “There is nothing better after a disap- an attacking threat when he came on for pointing performance and result like today Adam Lallana but he was unable to get his (Saturday) than to get going again tomor- side back into the game. row night in a competition we love. However, Rodgers insisted he was right Hopefully, we’ll start that competition with to rest Sterling and revealed he will be back three points.” in the starting XI for Liverpool’s Champions Villa manager Paul Lambert felt his side’s League match against Bulgarian outfit victory at Anfield was richly deserved but Ludogorets Razgrad at Anfield tomorrow. maintained that despite their impressive “It is a long, long season and it was an start to the season they would not get car- opportunity to give Raheem a break ried away. because he probably won’t have many this The Birmingham club are unbeaten, season,” Rodgers said. having won three and drawn one of their “He will certainly play tomorrow night. opening four matches of the league cam- But I said at the beginning of the season paign. “We are only four games in but we that I need to trust all the players we have. have had a fabulous start,” said Lambert. “We’ve got a big couple of months-a “Any given day you can win a game but TURIN: Juventus’ Spanish forward Alvaro Morata (R) runs with the ball during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Udinese really exciting couple of months-coming it has been a big, big start. “Football some- on Saturday at the Juventus Stadium in Turin. — AFP up. Looking at it, I felt this was a game we times has a really bad habit of kicking you could do that. If he didn’t have internation- somewhere, but we will just keep going. al football, it would have been a different “There’s no magic formula, the lads have case,” the Northern Irishman added. got a great bit of belief and they’ve got a Juve, Roma top Serie A “He came on and was bright. He’s going great desire to win games. to be, and already is, a big player for us.” “Tactically it was fantastic but you have Rodgers acknowledged his side lacked to have lads who will carry it out and right quality required to undo the Villa defence from the off we were outstanding,” the ahead of Euro challenge in Sterling’s absence but insisted he had Scottish boss added. “We have worked a lot faith in the other players at his disposal. on training and the lads have grasped what MILAN: Strikes in either half from Carlos Tevez kept in check. Juve were unbeaten at home all of at Karnezis from 12 metres out. “As a team we probably didn’t quite we are trying to do. Defensively we were and Claudio Marchisio sent champions Juventus last season and after just eight minutes an alert Earlier, an own goal by Empoli ‘keeper Luigi have the intensity in our game and the immense. “It is hard coming here joint top of Italy’s Serie A thanks to a 2-0 home Tevez pounced on a cutback from Stephane Sepe gave Roma the points four days before the speed in our game,” he explained. (Liverpool), a club that nearly won the win over Udinese. Lichsteiner to fire through one defender’s legs Giallorossi make their much-awaited return to “We’ve built a squad here and I trust all league, their resources are massive com- Roma had gone provisionally top earlier and beat ‘keeper Orestis Karnezis from 18 metres European competition at home against CSKA of the players. As a team and a squad, we pared to ourselves.” —AFP thanks to a 1-0 away win at promoted Empoli out. Juventus ‘keeper Gianluigi Buffon was given Moscow. and Rudi Garcia’s men, last season’s runners-up, little to worry him in the opening half, and only a Roma coach Rudi Garcia opted to rest a num- now sit second having also scored three and correct off-side decision halfway through the ber of first team regulars for their first away trip Bordeaux defeat conceded none. second period prevented Udinese from claiming of the season, including Ivorian striker Gervinho The remainder of the weekend’s fixtures will a well-worked equaliser. and iconic playmaker Francesco Totti. be played on Sunday and Monday, when Milan Garcia, who as coach of Lille faced CSKA in allows Lille to go top and Napoli, notably, will be looking to keep pace Replaced the 2011/2012 competition, admitted the mood in their respective games away to Parma and at Defender Igor Bubnjic was well-placed when in the camp is buoyant. “The Champions League PARIS: Bordeaux suffered their first defeat of not in it,” admitted Bordeaux coach Sagnol, home to Chievo. he got on the end of Danilo’s drive from the is a fantastic competition. I’ve already experi- the new Ligue 1 season at Guingamp yester- who had been widely praised after his team’s Yet only two games in, Juve and Roma-who edge of the area to beat Buffon from close enced it as coach of Lille,” Garcia told Sky Sports. day to lose top spot in the table to Lille, who fine start to the campaign. are both in action in the Champions League in range, but the goal was ruled out. “The players are also looking forward to play- beat Nantes earlier in the day. “The return to action after the internation- midweek-have already set out their stall. Minutes later Tevez forced Karnezis to parry ing in Europe again, but tonight our minds were First-half goals from Moustapha Diallo and al break was difficult. I hope this will serve as It was Massimiliano Allegri’s first home game his angled drive from the right of goal after on Empoli. “They played well and are not an easy Christophe Mandanne, the latter from a a lesson for everyone that nothing will be in charge of Juve and the former Milan handler, being set up by Llorente as the Udinese defence side to play against. Some teams who come here penalty, condemned Willy Sagnol’s Bordeaux easy this season, that if we want to achieve who has yet to win over many fans, told Sky stalled. are going to struggle.” to a 2-1 defeat, with a late Cheick Diabate anything we will need to work, work and Sports: “It was a pretty special night, my first as The hosts had the momentum and Tevez Roma made the breakthrough on the stroke strike proving to be a mere consolation for work all the time. Juventus manager in this incredible stadium. turned provider in the 75th minute, setting up of half-time. Radja Nainggolan collected a cross the visitors in Brittany. “Losing the status of leaders could be a “We succumbed to a few too many of their Marchisio on the edge of the area to beat from the right and had time and space to Lille had gone clear at the summit earlier good thing for us. It was maybe getting a bit counter-attacks in the first half and in the sec- Karnezis with the outside of his boot. unleash a bouncing strike from 25 metres that in the day thanks to a 2-0 victory against difficult to deal with in recent weeks.” ond there was a 10-minute period in which they Tevez was soon replaced by Kingsley Coman came off post and ‘keeper before landing in the Nantes in the far north, with Divock Origi Lille continued their unbeaten start to the gave us some trouble. in the closing minutes and the young far corner of the net. scoring one goal and then setting up another season as two goals in the first four minutes “But overall I’m happy with our performance.” Frenchman was involved as fellow substitute It should have been the Belgian’s second goal for Portuguese youngster Rony Lopes. of the second period did for Nantes at the Udinese’s hopes of building on last week’s 2-0 Alvaro Morata, who had replaced Llorente to of the campaign after his strike in a 2-0 win over Rene Girard’s side, who will face the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. home win over Empoli, thanks to a brace from make his Juve debut, spurned the chance for a Fiorentina last week, but it was ruled an own Russians of FC Krasnodar in the Europa After a goalless first half in which Jordan veteran striker Antonio Di Natale, were soon memorable maiden goal when he shot straight goal. — AFP League on Thursday, are a point ahead of Veretout hit the post for the visitors, Origi both Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne, with cham- opened the scoring within a minute of the pions Paris Saint-Germain a further point restart, heading home a cross from Florent adrift in fourth. Balmont. Diallo headed home a free-kick from on- Three minutes later, the Belgian interna- Hanover beat Hamburg 2-0 to go joint top loan Newcastle United midfielder Sylvain tional, who was bought by Liverpool in the Marveaux to put Guingamp ahead after 26 summer before being loaned back to LOSC, BERLIN: Hanover 96 moved level with Bayern minutes, and Mandanne netted from the spot provided the pass for Lopes to apply the fin- Munich and Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the eight minutes later after Gregory Sertic had ish. It was a first goal for the Portuguese mid- Bundesliga after a 2-0 win over Hamburg left the brought down Jeremy Pied inside the box. fielder since he moved to Lille on loan from visitors at the bottom of the table yesterday. French Cup holders Guingamp, who go to Manchester City in the summer transfer win- First-half goals from Leon Andreasen and Fiorentina in the Europa League on Thursday, dow. Artur Sobiech gave the home side a comfortable then held on after giant Malian Diabate had Marseille visit Evian in the day’s late kick- victory against a Hamburg side coached by for- reduced the arrears in the 83rd minute, off, while Saint-Etienne beat Caen 1-0 on mer Hanover boss Mirko Slomka. sweeping home first-time from a Thomas Saturday as champions Paris drew 1-1 at Hanover now join Bayern and Leverkusen on Toure cutback. Rennes, despite Zoumana Camara giving seven points while Hamburg, who have failed to “In the first half the players’ heads were them a first-half lead. — AFP score a goal in three matches, sit last on goal dif- ference. The home side got the opening goal after 13 minutes when Andreasen climbed high to pow- er a downward header past Hamburg goalkeep- er Jaroslav Drobny. Hamburg almost replied instantly when Pierre-Michel Lasogga headed off target and soon afterwards Lewis Holtby volleyed wide. The visitors were made to pay when Polish striker Sobiech doubled Hanover’s lead on 24 minutes. Joselu found space in the box far too easily and he squared for Polish striker Sobiech HANOVER: Hanover’s Danish midfielder Leon Andreasen (R) scores his team’s opening goal to bundle the ball over the line from a yard out. against Hamburg’s defender Matthias Ostrzolek (C) during the German first division Nicolai Mueller spurned a great opportunity Bundesliga football match Hanover 96 vs Hamburger SV yesterday in Hanover, northern for Hamburg at the start of the second half when Germany. — AFP he skewed wide and Christian Schulz then had a the visitors recovered from back-to-back defeats off a challenge inside the penalty area. shot brilliantly saved by Drobny at the other end. to move off the foot of the table. Tobias Werner almost made Augsburg’s day Substitute Artjoms Rudnevs sliced over from “Today a lot of things went wrong,” said even better when he hit the woodwork late on. another clear opening on a miserable day for Eintracht coach Thomas Schaaf, who watched “We stayed calm in the build up to the game Hamburg. his side lose in the league for the first time. and we had great faith in the team that’s now Earlier yesterday, Augsburg got their first “We played without using our heads and we been confirmed,” Augsburg coach Markus points of the new campaign with a 1-0 victory at couldn’t get into the game. I have no explana- Weinzierl said. Eintracht Frankfurt. tion for it.” On Saturday, Bayern moved level with GUINGAMP: Guingamp’s French forward Christophe Mandanne (L) vies with Bobadilla had a goal disallowed for offside in Leverkusen at the top with a 2-0 win over VfB Bordeaux’s French defender Nicolas Pallois during the French L1 football match Deadlock the first period before breaking the deadlock Stuttgart, while Shinji Kagawa scored on his Guingamp vs Bordeaux yesterday at the Roudourou stadium in Guingamp, western Burly Argentine attacker Raul Bobadilla got when he followed up to tuck the ball in off the return to Borussia Dortmund as they beat France. — AFP the only goal of a tight game after 49 minutes as post after Eintracht forward Halil Altintop held Freiburg 3-1.—AFP Kuwait Shooting Mayweather Club hails UN outpoints honor for Amir Maidana to 15 18remain perfect MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

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MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s Spanish midfielder Juan Mata (R) shoots past Queens Park Rangers’ Brazilian midfielder Sandro during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England yesterday. Manchester United won the game 4-0. — AFP Falcao debuts as Man United crush QPR

Falcao, who squandered a late chance, had ed going four league games without winning either side of him and Mata supporting strikers deep into QPR territory and neatly flicking the been the focus of pre-match attention, but it at the start of a season for the first time since Rooney and Robin van Persie. ball inside for Rooney. Man United 4 was £59.7 million ($98 million, 75 million euros) 1986. The sight of former Old Trafford favourite The United captain’s shot was blocked, but record signing Angel di Maria who stole the While United climbed to ninth in the table, Rio Ferdinand, now of QPR, receiving a he steered the rebound into the path of show on his home debut. seven points below leaders Chelsea but only memento from United director Bobby Charlton Herrera, who drove a first-time shot into the The Argentina winger put Louis van Gaal’s two points shy of the top four, QPR remain prior to kick-off only reinforced the sense of a bottom-left corner. QPR 0 side ahead with a 24th-minute free-kick and 16th, a point above the bottom three. changing of the guard. The game was up a minute before the had a hand in further goals by Ander Herrera, “I thought if we came in at half-time at 1-0 United quickly took control, with Mata break. A slick exchange initiated by Di Maria Wayne Rooney and Mata as United blew off we’d be still in the game, but we gave away spooning a shot over from Herrera’s cut-back, culminated in Herrera teeing up Rooney to drill the cobwebs in style. two goals and came in at 3-0 despite (goal- and mid-way through the first half they went a low effort past Rob Green’s outstretched right “It’s a very good start,” said United manager keeper) Rob Green barely having a save to ahead. hand from the edge of the box. MANCHESTER: Radamel Falcao made his Van Gaal. “When you have a result of 4-0 then make,” said QPR manager Harry Redknapp. Di Maria posed a constant threat and he After De Gea had saved with his feet from debut as Manchester United belatedly kick- you can be happy as a coach, but you always supplied the breakthrough, whipping in a free- QPR debutant Niko Kranjcar and Rooney’s prod started their season with a breezy 4-0 win at have points you can improve. “We have always Di Maria the inspiration kick from wide on the right that eluded every- had been smothered by Green, Mata added a home to Queens Park Rangers in the Premier to analyse what we have done. The result is Falcao began the game on the bench on a one to creep in at the far post. fourth in the 58th minute, firing into the roof of League yesterday. fantastic, but we can get much better. This is a mild autumnal afternoon, but fellow new sign- Jonny Evans then had to block a shot from the net from Di Maria’s miscued shot. The 28-year-old Colombia striker, a loan good start.” ings Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo were both Matt Phillips after United goalkeeper David de Falcao almost crowned his debut with a signing from Monaco, made his entrance as a After two draws and a loss in the league, handed starts as Van Gaal abandoned the 3-4- Gea charged from his goal and missed his kick, goal, but after Green had parried a skidding 67th-minute replacement for Juan Mata, but and a 4-0 humiliation by Milton Keynes Dons in 1-2 formation he had introduced in pre-season. but 10 minutes before half-time the hosts dou- shot from Blind, the former England goalkeep- by then United had already secured an over- the League Cup, it was United’s first competi- Blind anchored a midfield diamond in front bled their advantage. er sprang up quickly to save at the Colombian’s due first victory of the season. tive win under Van Gaal and meant they avoid- of a flat back four, with Herrera and Di Maria Di Maria was again the inspiration, driving feet. — AFP Icardi hits hat-trick for Inter in seven-goal rout MILAN: Inter Milan routed hapless Sassuolo 7-0 for the sec- “Our aim is to always maintain this attitude, determination ond season in a row yesterday with Argentine striker Mauro and aggression on the field,” said Inter coach Walter Mazzarri, Icardi grabbing a hat-trick and Pablo Daniel Osvaldo scoring whose team are under pressure to improve on last season’s twice. fifth place. “We need to be fast, move the ball around quickly Rafael Benitez’s problems at Napoli mounted as they lost and not give our opponents the time to think.” 1-0 at home to modest Chievo after Gonzalo Higuain missed Napoli missed a host of chances against Chievo, including a first-half penalty and Maxi Lopez struck early in the second a Higuain penalty which was brilliantly saved by Francesco half for the visitors. Bardi midway through the first half. Benitez, who took a week off before the match, was Lopez scored Chievo’s winner with an angled drive sec- already under pressure after Napoli lost their Champions onds after Bardi made another good save to deny Juan League playoff to Athletic Bilbao. Camilo Zuniga. Stefano Okaka scored a brilliant individual goal to help “The fact that we had so many shots on goal shows that Sampdoria beat Torino 2-0 and was then told by coach Sinisa we did something right,” said Benitez. “We have to improve Mihajlovic that it was time to make up for wasting “six or sev- our finishing. We always seem to have trouble against the en years” of his career. smaller teams and today Chievo only had two shots on goal.” Icardi got Inter off to a flying start when he beat Andrea Okaka scored the best goal of the day when he ran from Consigli at the third attempt from Mateo Kovacic’s through the halfway line, held off a challenge from Emiliano Moretti ball after three minutes. and flew past Kamil Glik before scoring from a tight angle. Kovacic provided a clinical finish for his first Serie A goal “He’s good technically and physically strong, but up to and Icardi curled in his second as Inter went 3-0 ahead in half now he has done nothing,” said Mihajlovic. “He has wasted six an hour. or seven years. Now, he has to make up for lost time. He Osvaldo, signed on loan from Southampton, turned in a could still become one of Italy’s best forwards.” rebound just before halftime and Icardi completed his hat- Lazio chalked up their first win when Antonio Candreva trick when he scored from a narrow angle from a Kovacic volleyed the first, Marco Parolo headed the second and pass in the 53rd minute. Stefano Mauri completed the scoring from Miroslav Klose’s Argentine-born Osvaldo struck again with an easy finish pass in a 3-0 win over promoted Cesena. from Fredy Guarin’s pass and the Colombian completed the Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin performaned heroics to scoring to leave Inter with four points from two games, and earn his team a goaless draw at Fiorentina and Atalanta won MILAN: Inter Milan’s Argentinian forward Mauro Icardi (L) scores during the Italian Serie A football match Inter no goals conceded. 2-1 at Cagliari. — Reuters Milan vs Sassuolo, yesterday in San Siro stadium in Milan. — AFP Under-fire French govt faces crunch trust vote Page 22

Oil prices soften on excess Business supply, receding Iraq fears Page 23 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 Fed to tweak message Kuwait’s real estate liquidity drops in policy meeting Page 25 Page 26

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan broom vendor sells his wares as he walks down a street in Colombo yesterday. The International Monetary Fund noted July 2014 that Sri Lanka was one of the fastest growing economies in South Asia, but the island was also vulnerable to sudden external shocks because of high levels of foreign commercial borrowings. — AFP Emaar looks to raise $1.58bn from malls unit IPO Equity offer to be largest in Gulf since 2008

DUBAI: Dubai’s Emaar Properties is started yesterday and will end on Sept. tor may mean there is no shortage of 2014 came from Dubai Mall, the seeking to raise as much as 5.8 billion 24 for retail investors and on Sept. 26 demand for the offer. Dubai’s govern- prospectus said. dirhams ($1.58 billion) from an initial for institutional investors; Emaar has ment owns about 30 percent of Emaar “Basically it’s a play on Dubai Mall public offer of shares in its shopping said it aims to allocate at least 60 per- Properties, which plans to pay a special which has extremely high margins, and Emaar lifts Dubai index, malls unit that is expected to be the cent of the offer to institutions and no dividend related to the IPO of around 9 on Dubai which has also been very suc- Gulf’s biggest stock sale since 2008. The more than 40 percent to retail billion dirhams to its shareholders: 5.3 cessful recently,” said Sachin Mohindra, profit-taking in Egypt planned listing of Emaar Malls Group investors. EMG shares will then list on billion dirhams from the IPO proceeds senior vice president and portfolio (EMG) underlines Dubai’s recovery from the Dubai Financial Market on Oct 2. and 3.7 billion dirhams from a dividend manager at Abu Dhabi-based invest- its financial crisis, which erupted in At the mid-point of that range, already paid by EMG to its parent. ment firm InvestAD. MIDEAST STOCK MARKETS 2009, and is expected to pave the way EMG’s market capitalization upon list- “The debate now is how much more for other companies to list on the emi- ing its shares would be approximately Dubai Mall premium we can assign to this stock.” DUBAI: Dubai developer Emaar Properties lifted the emirate’s rate’s stock markets after a drought of 35.1 billion dirhams, said Emaar, builder Emaar Properties shifted its focus EMG made a profit of 617.2 million bourse yesterday after announcing the price range for the initial IPOs. of the world’s tallest skyscraper, Burj beyond housing to the more profitable dirhams in the first half of 2014, up public offer of its shopping malls unit, while profit-taking in Egypt “I believe we are going to see very Khalifa. retail and hospitality business after the from 498 million dirhams a year earlier. continued despite positive economic news. significant demand for Emaar Malls’ Brokerage firm Naeem Holding said 2009 financial crisis resulted in the col- Revenue in the six months to June 30 The Dubai index rose 0.6 percent as Emaar, the largest listed IPO, especially since the market has the price range suggested EMG’s valua- lapse of the real estate market. The was 1.25 billion dirhams, compared to developer in the emirate, added 2.3 percent. The benchmark fell been in a drought for more than six tion in the offer would be “a bit retail sector has benefited from a 1.11 billion dirhams a year ago. 3.1 percent last week as investors cashed out to prepare for the IPO years which made investors very thirsty stretched”. It estimated that at the mid- strong rebound in the emirate’s econo- The company said the fair value of of Emaar’s subsidiary. Emaar said yesterday, as subscriptions for new IPOs,” said Samer Mardini, point of the range, EMG would have a my on the back of a tourism and trade its assets had tripled to 39.79 billion opened, that it expected to sell 2 billion shares in Emaar Malls Dubai-based vice president for fixed price-to-earnings ratio based on this boom. All of EMG’s assets are in Dubai dirhams at June 2014 from 13.45 bil- Group (EMG), representing 15.4 percent of the unit’s shares, in a income at SJS Markets. year’s earnings of 28.5 times. That with the largest being Dubai Mall, one lion dirhams in December 2011. price range of 2.50 to 2.90 dirhams per share, putting the offer’s Emaar, the emirate’s largest real would be above the parent firm’s of the world’s largest shopping malls, Dubai retailing and restaurants group total value at up to 5.8 billion dirhams ($1.58 billion). The share sale estate developer, expects to sell 2 bil- roughly 25 times and the broader mar- which the company claims sells approx- Marka has announced plans to list its will end on Sept. 24 for retail investors and on Sept. 26 for institu- lion shares in EMG, representing 15.4 ket’s 16, according to Thomson Reuters imately 50 percent of all luxury goods shares on the DFM on Sept. 25, in that tional investors; Emaar has said it aims to allocate at least 60 per- percent of the unit’s share capital, in a data. sold in the emirate. market’s first flotation for five years. cent of the offer to institutions and no more than 40 percent to price range of 2.50 to 2.90 dirhams per Nevertheless, investors’ belief in the About 82 percent of the company’s More IPOs are believed to be in the retail investors. EMG shares will then list on the Dubai Financial share, it said yesterday. The share sale long-term growth of Dubai’s retail sec- rental income in the first six months of pipeline. —Reuters Market on Oct. 2. Some brokerage analysts said they felt the price range left EMG richly valued, but optimism about Dubai’s retail sector and strenu- ous marketing efforts may ensure strong demand for the offer. Egypt expects $425m from IDB Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi’s bourse slipped 0.4 percent because of banking stocks. Union National Bank dropped 4.2 percent, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank fell 1.3 percent and National Bank of Abu CAIRO: Egypt said yesterday it expected to receive around Dhabi edged down 0.7 percent. $425 million in funding from the Islamic Development Qatar’s main index climbed 0.1 percent to an all-time closing Bank to develop an oil refinery in Assiut and an airport in Libya parliament dismisses CB chief high of 14,109 points. Mobile phone operator Ooredoo was the main support, rising 1.4 percent to 132.50 riyals. Bahrain-based the Red Sea resort of Sharm Al-Sheikh. The first agreement BENGHAZI: Libya’s elected much stronger. The central Securities and Investment Company (SICO) started covering the is for $198 million earmarked for the refinery, a finance parliament yesterday dis- bank has tried to stay out of ministry statement said. stock with an “add” rating last Thursday and a target price of 157.00 missed the governor of the the political struggle but has riyals. A further $8.23 million will go towards the first phase of country’s central bank, a par- been facing demands from the Sharm el-Sheikh airport project, it said. Egypt has liamentary spokesman said. both parliaments to approve requested a further $223.2 million for the second phase of Saudi, Egypt The bank’s governor Saddek budget payments. the project. The Islamic Development Bank is an interna- Saudi Arabia’s main index slipped 0.3 percent amid a mixed per- Omar Elkaber had failed to The bank is responsible for tional financial institution that funds development projects formance by banks and petrochemicals. The benchmark has risen booking the country’s oil rev- in Muslim countries and communities in accordance with attend a session last at the 13 percent since July 22 when the kingdom’s stock market regula- Islamic law. Egypt’s economy has been in turmoil since the House of Representatives to enues in its accounts. These tor said it would open up the bourse to direct foreign investment 2011 uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak. The government discuss alleged financial irreg- make up Libya’s only source of early next year. is navigating a difficult course as it seeks to cut its deficit, ularities at the central bank, income for its budget. The dis- “I think the next catalyst for the Saudi market will be third-quar- while reviving flagging growth and encouraging investors Faraj Hashem, a spokesman missal of Elkaber will leave ter earnings, which should start coming out in a few weeks,” said and tourists spooked by the political upheaval. Gulf Arab for the House said. It was not deputy governor Ali Al-Hibri in Amer Khan, senior executive at Shuaa Asset Management in Dubai. states have provided more than $12 billion in cash and immediately clear how the charge of the central bank Shares in food maker Savola Group rose 1.2 percent after the com- petroleum products to prop up Egypt’s economy since the House of Representatives until a successor gets appoint- pany said it had agreed to sell its entire stake in a Jeddah real ouster of Islamist President Mohammad Morsi a little over a would implement its decision. ed. Elkaber is currently in estate project for 593.5 million riyals ($158 million) to an affiliate. year ago. But the government has introduced painful cuts It has moved to Tobruk in the Algiers for a conference of Egypt’s bourse rose as much as 0.8 percent in early trade after to energy subsidies as it seeks to curtail spending and far-east of the country since Arab central bank directors. the Cairo government said it would ask the International Monetary shore up finances. an armed opposition group Western powers and Fund for a long-delayed economic assessment in the hope of The lending will come in the form of a tenancy contract, seized the capital Tripoli last Libya’s neighbors fear the oil improving the country’s image before a February investment con- which is an Islamic funding structure, and will be repaid month. producer will turn into a ference. over 15 years. It will be guaranteed by the finance ministry. The armed opposition, failed state or even face civil But the market soon returned to a profit-taking trend that The Islamic Development Bank made financing contri- which is partly linked to war as the government is began last week, erasing all gains and closing 0.5 percent down. butions worth about $1.85 billion in Egypt between July Islamists, has reinstated Libya’s unable to control former Libya’s central bank governor “It’s very natural to see the profit-booking activity given how well 2013 and August 2014, the statement said, adding that previous parliament in Tripoli, rebels who ousted Muammar Seddik Al-Kabir speaking dur- the market had done earlier; it’s up 40 percent year-to-date,” said Egypt would also seek external sources of funding for oth- in which the Islamists were Gaddafi in 2011. — Reuters ing a press conference. — AFP Khan from Shuaa Asset Management. — Reuters er development projects.—Reuters MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 BUSINESS

Dimah Report Three benefits of training your employees Why oil prices Bayt.com Weekly Report

are falling? mployers often face a conundrum when it comes to employees to be up-to-date with necessary skills. In the their skills. This will not only promote loyalty, but will also training their employees. In fact, many small and medi- Middle East region alone, 35% of professionals feel that they increase employee motivation and establish a happy work- By Hayder Tawfik Eum sized companies have doubts when it comes to do not have all the resources they need to do their job well, place. You could use performance evaluations to figure out training and return on investment. However, the value that a as per the Bayt.com ‘Employee Engagement in the MENA’ which skills your employees need, individually, to further il is a raw commodity trained employee can bring to the company is immense, poll, April 2014. Training is important to make clear to their career. and its price move- outweighing all the cons. Indeed, the importance of training employees what is required of them and why. Instead of Oment depends mainly your employees - both new and experienced - cannot be repeating the same mistakes over and over again, which 3. Training your employees increases customer satis- on supply and demand. overemphasized. Effective training of new employees results ultimately leads to increased costs, employees can become faction and revenue However, the prices of some in employees who know what they’re doing, are more effi- more efficient and effective. Training isn’t only about improving job-related skills; it’s other commodities such as cient, and have a good feeling about the company. also about enforcing soft skills such as communication, agricultural and precious In light of the aforementioned, you should most certainly 2. Training your employees encourages employee assertiveness, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, etc. metals not only depend on invest in training activities for your employees. In this article, loyalty Soft skills are especially important when dealing with cus- supply and demand but also the experts at Bayt.com, the Middle East’s #1 job site, outline A company that spends time and money on an employee tomers. Customer-facing employees need to know how to three benefits of training your employees: is highly valued in the long run. Nowadays, employees don’t handle every situation, and for this purpose role-plays and on human behavioral and stay with companies for too long. Turnover costs, as a result, scenario based trainings are ideal. The digital era has given attitude changes. Whereas oil price is heavily depend- 1.Training your employees improves performance are very high. 7 in 10 professionals want to work for a com- consumers a voice like never before. Minor tales of customer ent on global economic growth and more importantly and reduces costs pany that has career growth prospects, encourages new dissatisfaction might ruin the reputation of companies, as to changes in government policies that drive incen- Short-term savings occur when employers choose the ideas, and provides training opportunities, as stated in the they are spread over the Internet at lightning speed. You can tives. The mere suggestion that a change in govern- no-training route; however, in the long-term this might be Bayt.com ‘What Makes a Company an Attractive Place to use training to make sure that your employees display high ment policy is imminent could have a big effect on harmful for your employees, and bottom-line. Due to chang- Work?’ poll, February 2014. Through training, employees feel quality customer service which leads, in turn, to an increase any commodity. It was back in 2008, when oil price ing trends in today’s economy it becomes pivotal for grateful that management has thought about furthering in customer satisfaction and revenue for the company. reached $144 an all time high, then - President George Bush announced that , the executive morato- rium on drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) would expire. Oil prices dropped 8 percent as he made the announcement and they never recovered. Changes in government policies towards natural resources can be very detrimental not only to the sup- ply and demand but to its price. Governments around the world are introducing and changing policies to encourage and give big incentives to the private sec- tor to explore and extract the huge amount of untapped oil and gas using the fracking methods. The changes in US government policy towards the energy sector back in 2008 has led to a technological revolution in the oil sector that resulted in the pro- duction of 9.5 million barrels of oil today against just over 3 millions 30 years ago. Most forecasts predicting that the US will produce over 25million barrels of oil per a day by 2025. It seems that more changes are underway that will have even bigger impact on oil and gas prices. Two weeks ago the US government announced that for the first time it would allow seismic analysis of the Outer Continental Shelf off the southern coast i.e. far- cking methods to be used offshore. At the same time Mexico is quickly engaging foreign private energy companies to help them exploit its huge reserves. To PARIS: A Boeing 737-800 of Transavia.com, a subsidiary of French commercial jet liner Air France at Orly Airport. Air France flights will be affected from today by a massive compound all these, Russia has just started to build strike by pilots opposed to the project of the management to develop Transavia, the low cost subsidiary airline. — AFP the biggest and longest pipeline from Russia to China, supplying cheap gas for the next 30 years. If China can guarantee cheap and secure Russian gas it would for sure reduce its oil imports. Oil prices have a long way Under-fire French govt to fall if these changes continue. Mexico being one of the biggest oil producers in the world has finally realized that its monopoly on the oil industry has not been successful in generating the income it needs. Last month the Mexican government faces crunch trust vote has decided to end the monopoly it has given to Petroleios Mexicanos and has introduced legislation opening Mexico’s oil, gas and electricity industries to the private and foreign companies. Over the past 75 Country grapples with crippling economic crisis years Petroleios Mexcianos acted like a bank for the government. The government drained the oil compa- ny of its cash making it unable to develop the neces- PARIS: The deeply unpopular government of embattled the Socialist Party, “I don’t think they are kamikaze enough to It will be about stressing the demands of the current situation sary technology to access the huge reserves of oil and French President Francois Hollande faces a parliamentary con- risk their seats,” said Eddy Fougier, a political expert from and the need to stick to the choices that have been made,” the fidence vote tomorrow, with the country gripped by a crip- French think-tank IRIS. aide said. Braud said Valls would likely offer something to the gas resources it has. The process of exploration and pling political and economic crisis. In what promises to be a rebels “in terms of form ... but in terms of substance, he won’t extraction will take time but in the long end it will crunch week for under-fire Hollande-whom two-thirds of ‘Lurch to the right’ move an inch”. lead to cheaper oil prices. French voters want to resign, according to a recent poll-he will Despite Valls’ calls for unity, a left-wing rump of the ruling It would take 60 abstentions to put the government in per- As I said earlier the price of oil depends on supply also face a grilling from reporters at a rare news conference on Socialists estimated at around 40 — has threatened to abstain il, Fougier calculated, which gives Valls a reasonable margin and demand that is generated by global economic Thursday. in the vote in protest at what they see as a pro-business lurch despite a razor-thin parliamentary majority. However, while growth but changes in government policies and giv- Experts say the government is unlikely to lose the confi- to the right. the rebels are not likely to bring down the government now, ing incentives could have a major impact on the sup- dence vote, which would mean fresh elections, but it will These deputies have voiced reservations about Hollande they will cause problems in legislation further down the line, ply and demand formula hence changes in prices. I almost certainly reveal splits in Hollande’s ruling Socialist and Valls’ Responsibility Pact, a package of tax breaks for com- experts believe, with a budget debate looming next month. believe that constant high oil prices say around the Party. Prime Minister Manuel Valls, who will present the gov- panies over three years financed by 50 billion euros ($66 bil- US$100 will ultimately lead to more supply and falling ernment’s work program to parliament and submit it to the lion) in public spending cuts. Valls is likely to insist that this is Sarkozy bides his time prices. confidence vote, has urged party unity, especially with, as he the only solution to France’s economic woes, as the euro- Hollande’s second challenge of the week will be con- I believe at present there is oil glut in the US in par- warned recently, the far-right National Front “at the gates of zone’s second-biggest economy battles zero growth, record fronting the French and international press on Thursday in a ticular on the Gulf Coast. There is a significant over- power”. The anti-immigration party of Marine Le Pen made high unemployment and a ballooning budget deficit that has rare news conference. supply of light crude in the US and its price does not huge strides at recent elections thanks to voter disillusion set it on a collision course with the European Union. The president will face questions not only about France’s get affected by the international price of Brent oil. I with mainstream politics and polls suggest she could even The prime minister has said he will give a speech of “confi- political and economic woes, but also his personal difficulties believe it is a matter of time when there will be politi- win the first round of a presidential vote in 2017. dence”, even “optimism” about his country’s situation, criticiz- following his former partner’s portrait of him as a power-hun- cal pressure on Congress to allow oil exports, mainly Given the crisis France faces, “this is not the moment to call ing a recent bout of “France bashing” as the country lurches gry and cold man who secretly despises the poor in her mem- to friendly countries such as Canada, Japan and the into question the legitimacy of the president, elected by the from crisis to crisis. oir. And waiting in the wings is former president Nicolas euro-zone. The impact could be far reaching, includ- French for five years. I do not think this is the moment to call “One cannot speak about France like that. France-I never Sarkozy, expected to announce his return to French politics ing lower gasoline prices for American drivers and ris- our institutions into question,” Valls told parliament last week. stop saying it is a great country ... there is a ‘France bashing’ sometime this week. Ironically, the return of the right-wing Political scientist Philippe Braud told AFP he thought the vote which is quite honestly unbearable,” Valls said last week. A rival Hollande defeated in the 2012 election could actually ing profits for refineries in the US. would pass “because the fear of catastrophe is still the best close advisor to Valls told AFP that while getting a majority for bring the president some breathing space, his aides believe. —Dimah Capital Investment source of unity”. the confidence vote will be “difficult”, “we are working flat out “Sarkozy will come. It will focus attention on other things,” a While there is grumbling from rebels on the left flank of on that”. His speech “will not be a speech of announcements. Socialist Party official said. — AFP

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Malaysian Ringgit 91.005 Singapore Dollar 0.224410 0.230410 Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Chinese Yuan Renminbi 46.750 Thai Bhat 9.910 South African Rand 0.020186 0.028686 Turkish Lira 131.285 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001899 0.002479 ASIAN COUNTRIES COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Taiwan 0.009465 0.009645 Australian Dollar 238.34 235.34 Japanese Yen 2.721 Thai Baht 0.008586 0.009136 Indian Rupees 4.763 Canadian Dollar 263.10 264.10 Swiss Franc 312.37 310.37 Bahrain Exchange Company Pakistani Rupees 2.812 Arab Srilankan Rupees 2.200 Euro 375.45 376.45 Bahraini Dinar 0.755744 0.763744 Nepali Rupees 2.973 US Dollar 286.75 289.75 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Sterling Pound 470.22 473.22 Egyptian Pound 0.038784 0.041884 Singapore Dollar 229.380 Europe Hongkong Dollar 37.027 Japanese Yen 2.72 2.74 Iranian Riyal 0.000079 0.000081 Bangladesh Taka 3.705 3.975 Belgian Franc 0.007475 0.008475 Iraqi Dinar 0.000185 0.000245 Bangladesh Taka 3.699 British Pound 0.461240 0.470240 Philippine Peso 6.593 Indian Rupee 4.734 5.034 Jordanian Dinar 0.401183 0.408683 Czech Korune 0.005508 0.017508 Thai Baht 8.989 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.202 2.637 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Irani Riyal transfer 0.271 Nepali Rupee 2.962 3.497 Danish Krone 0.045991 0.050991 Lebanese Pound 0.000141 0.000241 Irani Riyal cash 0.273 Pakistani Rupee 2.813 2.790 Euro 0.367158 0.375158 Moroccan Dirhams 0.023302 0.047302 UAE Dirhams 78.14 78.60 Norwegian Krone 0.041169 0.046369 Nigerian Naira 0.001162 0.001797 GCC COUNTRIES Bahraini Dinar 763.20 765.27 Romanian Leu 0.084299 0.084299 Egyptian Pound 40.10 40.70 Omani Riyal 0.740336 0.746016 Saudi Riyal 76.551 Slovakia 0.008308 0.018308 Qatar Riyal 0.078218 0.079431 Qatari Riyal 78.876 Jordanian Dinar 408.10 413.75 Swedish Krona 0.036275 0.041275 Saudi Riyal 0.075990 0.076690 Omani Riyal 745.710 Omani Riyal 745.73 753.03 Swiss Franc 0.301729 0.311929 Syrian Pound 0.001702 0.001922 Bahraini Dinar 762.460 Qatari Riyal 79.18 79.73 Turkish Lira 0.132077 0.139077 UAE Dirham 78.177 Saudi Riyal 76.60 77.00 Tunisian Dinar 0.159269 0.167269 Turkish Lira 0.132077 0.139077 Australasia ARAB COUNTRIES UAE Dirhams 0.07753 0.078402 Australian Dollar 0.251992 0.263492 Egyptian Pound - Cash 42.250 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Yemeni Riyal 0.001296 0.001376 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 40.048 New Zealand Dollar 0.228193 0.237693 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.339 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Tunisian Dinar 163.740 America Al Mulla Exchange US Dollar 285.000 Jordanian Dinar 405.380 Canadian Dollar 0.254060 0.262560 Canadian Dollar 263.455 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.926 US Dollars 0.283250 0.287950 Sterling Pound 473.415 CurrencyTransfer Rate (Per 1000) Syrian Lira 2.046 US Dollars Mint 0.283750 0.287950 Euro 379.460 Morocco Dirham 33.719 US Dollar 286.750 Swiss Frank 312.305 Euro 375.000 Bahrain Dinar 758.565 Asia EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Pound Sterlng 470.000 UAE Dirhams 78.020 Bangladesh Taka 0.003312 0.003912 US Dollar Transfer 286.950 Canadian Dollar 261.450 Qatari Riyals 79.160 Chinese Yuan 0.045377 0.048877 Euro 372.750 Saudi Riyals 76.265 Hong Kong Dollar 0.034999 0.037749 Indian Rupee 4.727 Sterling Pound 465.720 Jordanian Dinar 402.555 Indian Rupee 0.004444 0.004845 Egyptian Pound 40.090 Canadian dollar 264.470 Egyptian Pound 39.805 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.200 Turkish lira 133.000 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.190 Bangladesh Taka 3.703 Swiss Franc 309.050 Japanese Yen 0.002596 0.002776 Indian Rupees 4.718 Australian Dollar 269.740 Kenyan Shilling 0.003317 0.003317 Philippines Peso 6.523 Pakistani Rupees 2.815 US Dollar Buying 285.750 Korean Won 0.000267 0.000282 Pakistan Rupee 2.802 Bangladesh Taka 3.678 Malaysian Ringgit 0.086142 0.092142 Bahraini Dinar 763.650 Philippines Pesso 6.511 GOLD UAE Dirham 78.100 Cyprus pound 700.020 Nepalese Rupee 0.002964 0.003134 20 Gram 245.000 Japanese Yen 3.740 Pakistan Rupee 0.002708 0.002988 Saudi Riyal 76.600 10 Gram 124.000 Syrian Pound 2.860 Philippine Peso 0.006436 0.006716 *Rates are subject to change 5 Gram 64.000 Nepalese Rupees 3.895 Sierra Leone 0.000070 0.000076 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 BUSINESS Portfolios, investment funds modest on KSE

KUWAIT: Financial analysts said the per- Adnan Al-Delimi, said. He added that Mohammad Al-Tarrah. Some of these tled in the green zone, however. stable global economic and political formance of the financial portfolios and national portfolios create a sort of go-go funds seek opportunities in other Arab conditions adding that demand for the the investment funds at the Kuwait Stock among other portfolios, usually managed Gulf markets. Gold prices fall gold has noticeably grown in Asia, Exchange (KSE) is still limited, though by lading investor groups. “There are several licensed shares Gold prices continued dropping dur- namely by jewelers. Hamed forecast they lead trading, either up or down. A “The Kuwait Investment Authority traded at lowest rates, and the same ing the past week reaching $1,232 per continuous fall of silver prices due to host of control rules have to a great (KIA) has been trying to revive the role of applies to many portfolios,” Al-Tarrah said, ounce amid continuous hike of the US investors’ shift to other, more feasible, extent restricted the performance of some funds, but with no real effect due to referring to expectations for a bigger role dollar. Chief Executive Officer of Sabaek sectors. Meanwhile, platinum was traded investment funds, and that of portfolios is the lack of adequate funding and control by all these tools of investment. company Rajab Hamed told KUNA posi- at $1,370 per ounce, lower by $36, in limited regarding the opportunities avail- measures imposed on them, together Meanwhile, fluctuations continued to tive reports about American markets neg- contrast to the week start. Palladium able on the market, said two analysts with absence of favorable opportunities.” dominate the performance of several sec- atively affected the gold and pushed the closed at $836 per ounce, falling by $49. interviewed by KUNA. These tools have At present, investing at KSE is more favor- tors at KSE yesterday, the first day of the dollar to highest levels since July 2013. Gold price in the local market stood at been confined to selective opportunities able for individuals rather than for funds trading week, amid noticeable decline of He forecast continuous fall of the KD 11.4 per gram (24 karats), KD 9.9 (21 and times of trading boom, analyst that lack liquidity, said analyst traded value. The KSE main indices set- gold prices, in the coming days, amid karats) and KD 8.5 (18 karats). — KUNA Oil prices soften on excess supply, receding Iraq fears

NBK ECONOMIC REPORT KUWAIT: By the end of August, international oil prices had declined for the second month as markets readjusted to excess supply, weakening global demand and overblown fears about potential supply disruptions caused by the con- flicts in Iraq, Libya and Ukraine. Having hit 13- month lows during August, Brent crude finished the month at just below $101/bbl, down by almost $4 from the start of August while the US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), closed at just under $98/bbl, a drop of less than half a dollar. Tracking Brent’s decline, Kuwait Export Crude (KEC), meanwhile, was also down by almost $4, to $99.6/bbl. Afghan laborers sort traditional sweets as they work at a factory in Ghazni province Weak refining margins in Europe and Asia yesterday. Afghanistan’s economy has improved significantly since the fall of the have dampened demand for crude in recent Taleban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance. months, with the resulting overhang putting Despite significant improvement in the last decade the country is still extremely pressure on oil prices and narrowing the spread poor and remains highly dependent on foreign aid. — AFP between Brent and WTI. Meanwhile, in North America, WTI has been pressured by the large increase in production from shale and oil sands It’s the economy, stupid!: which has resulted in a build-up of stocks at Cushing, Oklahoma, the main storage hub and pricing point for the US benchmark. Scots focus on money issues In the futures market, ICE Brent futures were down by $2.75/ bbl during August to $104/bbl, LONDON: This week’s Scottish independ- of extra reserves to fund a lender of last having flipped into contango in July. Contango ence referendum is a lot about the econo- resort, or central bank, to ensure financial refers to a price structure where front month my, experts say, as voters mull the outlook stability. futures contracts trade at a discount to contracts for their currency, oil revenues, jobs, Nobel laureate economist Paul for later months. This is in contrast to the WTI national debt and EU membership. Krugman warned Scotland against using futures curve, which moved into backwardation- economies (primarily Russia). Nevertheless, with time since September 2013-partly in response to Scots will cast their ballot Thursday in a the pound without a currency union. with the near term price higher than the price an improvement in macroeconomic conditions increased domestic consumption, which tends knife-edge vote that could see Scotland “Everything that has happened in Europe for later contracts-on the back of high refinery expected in 2015, world oil demand growth is to spike in the electricity-intensive summer scrap its historic union with the rest of the since 2009 or so has demonstrated that run rates. The contango structure in the Brent projected to accelerate next year, by an addi- months. United Kingdom. British Prime Minister sharing a currency without sharing a gov- market may not last long, however, as the higher tional 1.3 mb/d (or 1.5 percent y/y) to average 94 Libya’s oil recovery, while tentative, has been David Cameron, who wants Scots to stay ernment is very dangerous,” Krugman said futures price is likely to encourage more buying mb/d in total. picking up speed over the last couple of months, in the union, has already vowed that he in the New York Times. “In economics jar- for storage, which will likely result in futures rising from a low of 217,000 b/d in May to will not allow an independent Scotland to gon, fiscal and banking integration are prices softening. World oil supply 415,000 b/d in July, and in spite of deteriorating keep using the pound, and ruled out any essential elements of an optimum curren- Total OPEC crude output in July decreased by security on the streets of Tripoli and Benghazi. form of currency union. cy area. “An independent Scotland using World oil demand 0.5 mb/d to 30.5 mb/d according to production Libyan crude had started to flow back onto Other key issues are how an independ- Britain’s pound would be in even worse The International Energy Agency (IEA) has data obtained through direct communication international markets after secessionists in the ent Scotland will manage to pay its share shape than euro countries, which at least revised down its estimate of global demand between OPEC and national sources. Iran, Iraq east of the country unwound their year-long of the UK’s national debt, and how it will have some say in how the European growth in 2014 to 1 mb/d (or 1.2 percent y/y) and Nigeria reported production declines, with blockade of the country’s key export terminals. raise the extra billions needed to fund a Central Bank is run.” with total world demand expected to average the latter reporting a drop of almost 20 percent Federalists from the Political Bureau of Cyrenaica credible “lender of last resort” to any 92.7 mb/d. The downward revision by 0.2 mb/d from its June output. Iraq’s output has declined (PBC), the self-declared political authority in the stricken banks. British pound tumbles comes in response to weaker-than-expected for the second consecutive month in as the IS east of the country, agreed to resume oil exports Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Markets remain on edge, as the pound demand growth in 2Q2014, which, at 0.7 mb/d, insurgency begins to take a toll on oil supplies after settling some of their political and eco- and First Minister Alex Salmond, who slumped last week to 10-month dollar low was the slowest year-on year growth rate since from the country’s northern fields-even if the nomic grievances with the government in heads Scotland’s devolved government, and three-month euro troughs on fears 1Q2012. It also follows a downgrade in the glob- bulk of Iraq’s crude production in the south Tripoli. argues independence will allow it to take over the impact of Scottish independ- al macroeconomic outlook for 2014 by the remains unaffected by the upheaval. Non-OPEC supply, meanwhile, fell by 170,000 full control of economic policy-how taxes ence. “They are mostly economic (con- International Monetary Fund (IMF). In July, the In contrast, Saudi Arabia, Libya and Kuwait b/d in July to under 56.2 mb/d according to the are raised and spent. cerns), with currency undoubtedly being IMF reduced its global GDP growth forecast by posted production gains on the previous month, IEA. The largest contributor to the drop from Divisions have also emerged over the the biggest issue” in the referendum 0.3 percent to 3.4 percent, citing a weak recov- with Libya boosting output by more than 70 June was Russia, which experienced a seasonal potential of oil reserves in the North Sea debate, Alpari analyst Craig Erlam said. ery in the advanced economies, especially in the percent in the space of a month. Saudi Arabian dip in condensate production and declines in off the coast of Scotland-which has a “One other issue is its membership of the Euro area, and a slowdown in emerging production was over 10 mb/d in July-for the first some of its maturing fields during the month. direct impact on revenues. The Scottish European Union, which despite Salmond’s government is predicting up to £38.7 bil- assurances otherwise, could be a big lion ($62.9 billion, 48.5 billion euros) in problem for them.” revenue over the next five years, while European Commission President Jose Britain is forecasting £17.6 billion. Manuel Barroso angered Scottish nation- Conventional banks’ sukuk to alists when he warned in February it Questions over economy would be “difficult, if not impossible” for “The ‘Yes’ campaign faces many ques- an independent Scotland to become an push limits of Islamic finance tions over the economy, not least the EU member. Britain’s Conservative-Liberal issue around what currency it takes and Democrat government and the opposi- DUBAI: Islamic bond programs from a trio of big sukuk, through a $500 million deal in 2011. Market meaning at least $500 million, and the tenor would how it intends to pay its share of the tion Labor party want Scotland’s 5.3 mil- conventional banks are set to expand the boundaries acceptance of that deal was ensured in part by the be longer, at five years. national debt, but also concerns around lion people to stay in the UK, arguing that of Islamic finance, helping open the market to first- fact that HSBC operates a major Islamic retail brand, Goldman sought advice for its latest plan from the overstating of North Sea oil reserves the Scottish economy can prosper in the time issuers while testing the banks’ ability to win HSBC Amanah. SocGen and BTMU, Japan’s largest two of the same scholars whom it cited for its 2011 and their likely tax receipts,” said Nick union alongside England, Northern over industry purists. lender, do not have Islamic retail banking brands. So scheme, Abdul Sattar Abu Ghuddah and Lewis, head of trading at Capital Spreads. Ireland and Wales. Since June, France’s Societe Generale, Bank of they have been building their Islamic credentials by Mohammed Elgari, a source familiar with the plan The pro-unity camp also argues that Salmond claims that an independent Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) and Goldman Sachs establishing strategic relationships with heavyweight said. This time, however, Goldman has also revealed the 300-year-old union has allowed Scotland would pursue more redistribu- have set up sukuk programs, aiming to tap the pool Islamic financial institutions. the banks arranging the issue: Abu Dhabi Islamic Scotland to capitalise on its strengths in tive policies that would share the wealth of cash-rich Islamic investors. BTMU, which set up its $500 million multi-curren- Bank (ADIB), Emirates NBD, National Bank of Abu the global market, adding that independ- of its oil revenues, while also protecting They are treading a fine line, having to reconcile cy sukuk program in Malaysia in June, signed in April Dhabi and Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank. ence would endanger an estimated the free-to-access tax-funded National the fact that their businesses mostly depend on con- a cooperation agreement with the Jeddah-based The involvement of four top Gulf banks, including 270,000 Scottish jobs that are directly Health Service from creeping privatiza- ventional banking practices - interest payments, and Islamic Corporation for the Development of the ADIB which has a sharia board led by the prominent linked to trade with the rest of the UK. tion. However, “No” campaigners say that to some degree monetary speculation - which Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the scholar Taqi Usmani, may go a long way towards Economic concerns have intensified argument is deceptive because the Islamic principles forbid. An abortive plan by Islamic Development Bank. removing the misgivings which dogged Goldman’s after a string of major financial firms devolved Scottish Parliament already Goldman to issue sukuk in 2011 showed the obsta- Last week, BTMU extended $100 million in 2011 plan. Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Life, TSB, makes its own decisions on health policy, cles which conventional banks can face in the mar- murabaha financing to the ICD, marking the first Goldman has also changed the structure of its Lloyds Banking Group and Clydesdale with the British government in London ket. Some in the industry accused Goldman of failing time that the ICD had raised cash from a non-Islamic sukuk plan. While its 2011 scheme was based on Bank-warned they could move their regis- having no say. If Scots vote “Yes” this to follow Islamic principles, and it never went ahead financial institution. Murabaha is a common cost- murabaha, its current plan has a hybrid structure and tered offices to England in the event of a week, Edinburgh would need to open with that issue. But if the three banks are successful plus sale arrangement in Islamic finance. The partici- envisages operating only 49 percent though “Yes” vote. Bank of England governor negotiations with London over currency and become regular sukuk issuers, they could help to pation of conventional banks in Islamic finance is murabaha and 51 percent through a structure called Mark Carney has warned that a currency and the splitting of state debt and assets- widen Islamic finance beyond its core markets in the positive as long as they ensure adherence to sharia wakala. Under wakala, certificates are issued by an union is “incompatible” with sovereignty, a complex process leading up to the full Middle East and southeast Asia. Governments in principles in a way that is acceptable to the market, originator to buy assets which are given to an agent, adding that an independent Scotland independence which the Scottish govern- non-Muslim countries are already issuing sukuk; the ICD said in a statement to Reuters. who charges a fee for managing the assets, Some would need to raise billions more pounds ment is planning for 2016. — AFP Britain and Hong Kong made debut issues earlier this “The recent murabaha agreement marks the first scholars favour wakala over murabaha because of its year, while South Africa and Luxembourg are next in step along this path and we fully expect the relation- clearer link to the assets backing the sukuk; the HSBC line. The entry of conventional banks into the market ship to grow, develop and strengthen over the com- issue in 2011 was wakala, as are the issuance plans of may be needed to prompt significant numbers of ing years.” SocGen and BTMU. Abe ‘neutral’ on raising Western companies to issue. SocGen, which also set up a sukuk program in The fact that the Goldman sukuk is predominant- “It builds credibility in an industry that is attract- Malaysia in June, offers sharia-compliant commodity ly wakala may remove one objection to its 2011 plan: ing many new participants,” said Khalid Howladar, hedging tools to corporate clients. Last year, it that the sukuk might be traded at prices other than sales tax to 10% Moody’s Investors Service’s global head of Islamic helped Dubai-based cable manufacturer Ducab par value. Trading wakala structures is relatively finance. “Key financial institutions represent volume migrate most of its commodity hedging needs into uncontroversial, according to scholars. Hybrid for- TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo quarter as a result of the previous tax issuers in mature markets. They will improve liquidity Islamic equivalents. mats have been used in the past by the likes of the Abe said yesterday he remained “neutral” increase. “We would like to get economic and encourage more global investor participation.” “We know there are many similar companies to Islamic Development Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial on whether to proceed with a hike in indicators from the quarter and hear the Year-to-date, sukuk issuance totals $88.9 billion Ducab within the region and we do hope they will Bank and Qatar International Islamic Bank, combin- Japan’s sales tax to 10 percent, adding that views of economists. As part of that through 475 deals globally, up from $76.4 billion gradually move into sharia-compliant programmes,” ing different Islamic structures among which at least decision would hinge on the strength of process, we will decide whether to proceed through 574 deals a year earlier, according to Zawya, said Dubai-based Mohamed Virani, SocGen’s head of one is tradeable to ensure the sukuk can be bought economic indicators for the current quarter. with the tax hike as now set by law or a Thomson Reuters company. But the market Islamic products. “It’s a natural progress in the evolu- and sold in the secondary market. “The economy is a living thing and we whether to wait. That’s the discussion we remains stubbornly reliant on sovereign and quasi- tion of the Islamic finance market as it develops and Another objection to Goldman’s 2011 sukuk, are thinking about this in a neutral way,” need to have,” Abe said. sovereign issuers, who represent a combined 77 per- matures.” which the US bank said was unfounded, was that the Abe told public broadcaster NHK. Abe has Abe said his goal is to restore growth to cent of the total; most corporate sukuk come from proceeds might be used in interest-bearing finance. to decide by the end of the year whether to the world’s third-largest economy and end Malaysia. Only a few companies from non-Muslim Different track Documentation for the current sukuk plan, seen by proceed with a previously approved plan to 15 years of deflation. At the same time, he countries have so far issued sukuk, including GE The biggest leap could be for Goldman, which is Reuters, does not appear to address that issue direct- raise the consumption tax to 10 percent has pledged to curb government debt, Capital, which in 2009 raised $500 million through viewed by some in Islamic finance as a symbol of ly, though it says proceeds would be used in the from 8 percent in 2015 after a hike from 5 which is well over twice the size of GDP, the five-year Islamic bonds backed by interests in a port- Western financial engineering. Though it insisted commodities business of J. Aron & Co, a Goldman percent in April sent consumption into a heaviest debt burden in the industrial folio of aircraft, and Japanese brokerage Nomura that its 2011 sukuk plan obeyed sharia principles and unit. “The thing they have to be most careful with is sharp contraction. world. Holdings, which in 2010 issued $100 million of two- had enough certification from Islamic scholars, it is the use of the proceeds. They are a conventional Abe said in an NHK interview he wanted “We have no alternative but to aim to year sukuk in Malaysia. taking a different tack with this year’s plan. While the bank, so they need to show that the proceeds are to see how the economy performs in the spur growth even as we get public 2011 plan was a $2 billion program of one-year going to sharia-compliant purposes,” said Shamsiah July to September quarter after GDP con- finance on a healthier footing,” Abe told Credentials sukuk, the current plan appears smaller; lead man- Mohamad, senior researcher at the Malaysia-based tracted by 7.1 percent in the April to June NHK. — Reuters HSBC is the only non-Islamic bank to have issued agers said the issue would be benchmark-sized, International Sharia Research Academy. — Reuters BUSINESS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 World waits for white smoke from US Fed

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FRANKFURT: The US Federal Reserve may give from a financial crisis that hammered Europe and ics consultancy Capital Economics. cut the cost of borrowing to near confidence in continental Europe, clearer hints on when it will hike the cost of bor- even knocked mighty China off its stride. But the “We are going into a new phase where the Fed zero and pledged to buy repackaged including industrial powerhouse rowing in the United States in the coming week, as US rebound, thanks in large part to cheap Fed is trying to bring things back to normal. It can send debt in a bid to kick-start lending to Germany, which publishes the closely struggling Europe braces for a tight vote in money, now means Federal Reserve Chair Janet reverberations around the world economy.” small companies. watched ZEW survey of investor sen- Scotland on whether to leave the United Kingdom. Yellen will have to decide when to pare back this Choosing when to increase the cost of borrowing For some, the eventual move in timent on Sept 16. Unlike the United As the US economy picks up pace, its central support. in the world’s biggest economy - a move expected Washington will be good news for States, Europe’s patchwork of nations bank is inching closer to raising interest rates, a Further hints as to when the first US rate hike in next year - is a delicate balancing act. Europe. “This will help to weaken the and languages hampers efforts to move that will send ripples across the globe. In the more than eight years will happen could come on Yellen and others will be trying to work out how euro and a weaker euro will help coordinate economic policy, leaving euro zone, however, the European Central Bank is Wednesday in a statement after the bank’s gover- to keep the economic recovery on a steady keel countries like Ireland, Portugal and much of the burden on the ECB. moving in the opposite direction in a desperate nors meet. without stopping it before the effects of the Spain to sell more to the rest of the Even within nations there are divi- bid to rekindle growth and inflation. “It does seem like a done deal that it is going to upswing lead to higher wages. world,” said Philip Lane, an economist sions. On Sept. 18, Scotland will vote The United States is shaking off the hangover increase interest rates,” said Paul Dales of econom- By contrast, the European Central Bank recently at Trinity College Dublin. on whether or not to stay part of the But for others, the contrast under- United Kingdom. Should it choose scores Europe’s weakness. “America is independence, it would send shock- so much further than Europe,” said waves around Europe. Britain and Joerg Kraemer, chief economist of Scotland would have to start dividing Commerzbank. “Any hope of eco- up their $2.5 trillion economy, North nomic improvement here has disap- Sea oil and the national debt, while peared over the Summer.” Prime Minister David Cameron would face calls to resign. Scotland would Cultural divide also have to decide what currency to On the same day as central use. London has said it could not use bankers gather in Washington, the the pound, while British banks in euro zone will give further insight Edinburgh, Lloyds (LLOY.L) and RBS into why price inflation, an important (RBS.L), say they would move south. yardstick of the recovery, plumbed new lows in August. On Thursday the Rethinking China ECB will also reveal how much of its In China annual growth has first offer of four-year loans banks roughly halved since the financial cri- have taken up on condition that they sis hit demand for its goods, and lend on to businesses, as part of the recent data has offered little to central bank’s efforts to bolster the brighten the mainly gloomy global flagging economy in the 18-country picture. bloc. China’s central bank, like many of ECB President Mario Draghi says its global peers, has been pumping the aim is to get the ECB’s balance out cash to support the economy, sheet back near its 2012 peak via new raising the cost of living in cities such measures, meaning it is aiming to as Beijing, where a large two-bed- inject the thick end of 1 trillion euros room flat can cost $1 million and a into the euro zone economy. Reuters Starbucks coffee up to $6. The gov- polling shows that economists ernment has been slow to implement expect banks to take up 275 billion reforms to dilute the power of big euros of the 400 billion the ECB will state-owned enterprises such as offer over time and that they will buy China Telecom to make space for around 400 billion euros of asset- smaller start-ups. backed securities and covered bonds “Cutting interest rates may be pos- over the next two years under a sepa- sible if inflation falls further,” said Zhu rate scheme. Baoliang, chief economist at State Adding to Europe’s woes, the con- Information Centre, a top govern- flict in Ukraine is making investors ment think-tank in Beijing. “It’s time and companies nervous. Despite a to quicken reforms.” fragile ceasefire between Ukrainian For others, China’s slowdown is government forces and Russian- more than just a temporary phenom- backed rebels, the EU has introduced enon and may even require a rethink further sanctions against Moscow. about basic principles of economics Sanctions are hurting Russia and fur- with its relentless focus on growth. “It’s ther signs of that will be seen next a long-term trend that we are seeing week in data such as measures of here,” said Guntram Wolff of Brussels fresh capital investment - once a think tank Bruegel. “We are seeing the major driver of its economy. limits of the growth model in the The conflict has also hit business developed economies.” — Reuters Swiss banks at crossroads as secrecy goes up in smoke GENEVA: As Switzerland’s long- further consolidation in the mar- cherished banking secrecy prac- ket”. The industry has also been tices evaporate, the institutions weakened by Washington’s cru- that helped create the world’s sade to get Swiss banks to make largest offshore tax haven are dra- amends for allegedly helping to matically rethinking their business cheat US tax authorities out of bil- models in a bid to survive. Already lions of dollars. reeling from the painful process of More than a dozen Swiss banks making amends for allowing for- have been placed under criminal eign nationals to hide assets from investigation by the US Justice the taxman back home, the secre- Department, with some already hit tive sector is now bracing for by crippling penalties. another seismic shift. Credit Suisse swung to a loss in Under heavy pressure from the second quarter after it was international regulators looking to slapped with a hefty $2.6-billion (2- root out shady practices after the billion-euro) fine. Many others global financial crisis, the wealthy have signed up to a scheme where Alpine nation has agreed to phase they acknowledge they may have out its long tradition of banking unwittingly helped US citizens secrecy and open the way to the dodge taxes and agree to pay large automatic exchange of bank data. fines to avoid criminal prosecution. The shift from the long-held Industry giants like UBS and mantra among Swiss bankers that Credit Suisse will weather the accounts should be taxed, but that storm, but a number of smaller all information about them should banks are under threat, observers remain confidential, is driving say. “structural change in the sector”, After analyzing the annual the Swiss Bankers Association reports of 94 private banks in (SBA) said this month. Switzerland, KPMG and “It must be expected that ... a Switzerland’s University of St number of institutions in the Swiss Gallen found more than one third banking centre will shut their were in the red. Those that survive doors or will be acquired,” it will be forced to rapidly rethink warned. That trend has already their business models, observers become apparent with the raft of say. As suspicion of the offshore mergers announced in the sector banking model that long served as this year. a cash-cow for Swiss institutions There was J Safra Sarasin’s pur- grows, bankers are shifting to man- chase of US giant Morgan Stanley’s aging clients’ assets inside the Swiss private banking business, countries where they reside. But while Britain’s Standard Chartered there is a downside to “onshore said it is looking to sell its Swiss banking” too: differing regulatory wealth management business. frameworks mean banks must do Julius Baer, one of Switzerland’s three times as much business serv- largest banks, also recently ing clients abroad to rake in the announced it would take over the same profit they make on their Swiss private banking operations Switzerland-based activities. of Israeli lender Bank Leumi. The Internet is also helping chis- Rumor even has it that Julius el away at the once unshakable Baer itself could soon be swal- standing of Switzerland’s age-old lowed by Switzerland’s second- institutions, since clients can easily largest bank, Credit Suisse. Last see how much more they some- month, auditor Pricewaterhouse times charge than rivals without Coopers estimated around 20 per- always showing better results, cent of all Swiss banks could even- Geneva University finance profes- tually go under. sor Osmond Plummer told AFP. “A lot of banks, especially those In a sign of the changing times, of a certain size, are looking for- three ultra-discrete Swiss private ward to positioning themselves on banks Pictet, Lombard Odier and the future private banking model,” Mirabaud-late last month pub- said Martin Schilling, head of finan- lished their first results since they cial services in Switzerland at PwC. were founded some 200 years ago. “This is a sector that changes Survival of the fittest very slowly,” Plummer said, stress- “All banks will not, however ing that Swiss banks would now manage, to adjust,” he told AFP, need far more than their reputa- adding that “there will clearly be tions to get by. — AFP MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 BUSINESS Kuwait’s real estate liquidity drops

AL-SHALL WEEKLY REPORT

KUWAIT: According to the latest data available in the with KD 135.4 million in July 2014, also with a drop in its investment housing activity to about KD 1.313 million, commercial activity declined by -78.3 percent. nies in the eight months involved the turnover rates of Ministry of Justice -the Real Estate Registration and contribution percentage to about 45.1 percent of total up from July average by about 9.2 percent. their shares though they remained high. While the Authentication Department- there is a decline in the liq- value of real estate deals compared with 49.5 percent in Value of commercial activity trading increased to Final account for fiscal year 2013/2014 turnover average of all market companies continued uidity of the real estate market in August 2014 vis-a-vis July 2014. The monthly average of the residential trad- about KD 13.9 million, up by about 309.5 percent com- The Ministry of Finance published the State final weak at about 12.5 percent until August (18.7 percent liquidity in July 2014. Total value of traded contracts and ing value during the 12 months scored KD 187.2 million, pared with KD 3.4 million in July 2014. Its percentage account figures for the fiscal year 2013/2014. Total actu- on annual basis) and weak even for the 30-companies agencies scored about KD 259.6 million, which is less by which means the trading value of this month is -37.4 out of real estate trading value increased to about 5.3 al expenditures scored KD 18903.306 million. sample with the highest liquidity by about 14 percent -5.1 percent than in July 2014 which amounted to KD percent compared to the average. But the number of percent compared with 1.2 percent in July. Average val- Allocations in the budget for expenditures have been (24 percent on annual basis), it scored about 104 per- 273.5 million, though it is higher by 9.4 percent com- deals for this activity increased to 531 deals compared ue of the commercial activity trading in 12 months estimated at KD 21002.597 million, a saving of approxi- cent (155.9 percent on annual basis) for the 18 compa- pared with the liquidity in August 2013. August 2014 to 441 deals in July 2014. Therefore, the average value scored about KD 36.1 million. This means the trading mately KD 2099.291 million, or 10 percent of those allo- nies. It scored about 515.5 percent for the highest com- trading was distributed to KD 252 million contracts and per one transaction for private housing activity scored value during this month is lower by -61.5 percent than cations. The savings in actual expenditures from the esti- pany, 425.8 percent for the second highest and 335.9 about KD 7.6 million agencies. Number of real estate KD 220.5,000. the 12 months average. The number of deals was 4 mated in the fiscal years 2001/2002, 2002/2003, percent for the third highest. Despite their high rise if deals for the month scored 633 deals (after excluding all Value of investment housing activity trading deals compared with 3 deals in July. Therefore, the aver- 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, calculated on annual basis, they remain much lower crafts and coastline system) with 611 deals for contracts decreased to KD 128.7 million which is less by -4.5 per- age value per one transaction scored about KD 3.469 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, than the turnover rates of this sample of companies in and 22 deals for agencies. Ahmadi governorate cap- cent compared with July 2014 with KD 134.7 million. million. 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 reached about 10 percent, 2013. This is a healthy development if it continues and is tured the highest number of deals by about 424 deals However, its total liquidity has increased slightly to There was no trading for the warehousing activity in 9.9 percent, 7.2 percent, 3.9 percent, 5.1 percent, 7.3 per- mainly due to the stringency of the Capital Markets representing around 67 percent of the total number of approximately 49.6 percent versus 49.2 percent in July. August 2014. cent, 14.2 percent, 3.7 percent, 7.2 percent, 7.1 percent, Authority. real estate transactions, followed by Hawally gover- The monthly average for residential investment activity Comparing August trading with its counterpart in 12.5 percent and 9.1 percent respectively, with a simple norate by 71 deals representing about 11.2 percent, trading value in 12 months scored about KD 174.5 mil- 2013, we note an increase in the real estate market liq- arithmetic average for the thirteen fiscal years of about Boubyan Bank financial results while the Capital City Governorate got the least number lion. This makes the trading value this month lower by - uidity from about KD 237.2 million to KD 259.6 million, 8.25 percent, which means that the saving in the fiscal Boubyan Bank announced its results for the first six of deals (22 deals) representing by about 3.5 percent. 26.3 percent compared with the 12 months. Its number or by 9.4 percent as we mentioned above. The rise year 2013/2014 is a little higher than the average which months of the current year, ending June 30, 2014, not- Value of private housing trading activity achieved of deals dropped to 98 deals compared to 112 deals in included the investment activity by 128.9 percent and is good. At the level of budget chapters, the higher rela- ing that the Bank’s profit-after tax deduction, scored KD 117.1 million, less by about -13.6 percent compared July 2014, bringing the average value per one deal of the private housing activity by 3.6 percent, while the tive savings were in chapter three expenses -Means of about KD 12.6 million, an increase of KD 6.4 million, Transportation, Equipment & Supplies- whose actual 102.1 percent, compared to KD 6.2 million for the same expenses amounted to KD 209.3 million out of alloca- period in 2013. The rise in net profits is attributed to the tions of KD 351.3 million, ie a saving percentage of rise in total operating incomes by a higher value than about 40.4 percent, equal to KD 142 million. It is howev- the rise of the total expenses. er a small chapter and has no big impact on the total Total operating income of the bank increased by KD budget savings. The second highest relative savings 8 million, or by 25.9 percent, to KD 39.1 million vis-a-vis were in chapter four expenses -Construction Projects, KD 31.1 million for the same period in 2013. In details, Maintenance & Public Acquisitions- which is the more net financing income during the first half of the year useful in its positive public expenditure impact on the 2014 increased by KD 3.3 million to KD 32.2 million com- domestic economy, if we exclude from it the public pared to KD 28.8 million in the same period last year. expropriations. Its actual expenses amounted to KD All other components of operating incomes also 1530.5 million, out of KD 2221.7 million allocations, mak- increased. Item of net investment income rose by KD 1.9 ing the saving percentage 31.1 percent, or KD 691.2 mil- million to KD 1.5 million (KD 427,000 loss). Also item of lion, which represents the largest saving in terms of net fees and commissions income increased by KD 1.5 absolute figures. The second largest saving in terms of million to KD 3.3 million (KD 1.8 million). Likewise, item absolute figures, however, was in the expenses of of share of results of associates increased by KD 1 million Chapter two -Commodity Requirements & Services- and to KD 1.4 million, compared with KD 363,000 for the scored KD 654.5 million, or about 16.9 percent. Its actual same period last year. expenses amounted to KD 3219.3 million out of KD On the other hand, total operating expenses 3873.7 million allocations. It represents, for the most increased by less value than the rise in total operating part, government demand for consumer goods. The income, i.e. about KD 1.9 million to KD 17.5 million, or saving in chapter five -Miscellaneous Expenses and by 12 percent, (KD 15.6 million in the first half of 2013). Transferred Payments- scored KD 455.3 million, or about Item of staff costs increased by KD 772 thousand and 4.9 percent, with its budget allocations amounting to scored KD 10.5 million (KD 9.8 million), and item of KD 9361.8 million and its actual expenses amounted to general and administrative expenses increased by KD KD 8906.5 million. Finally, the saving in chapter one - 888,000 to KD 5.9 million, compared with KD 5 million Salaries- scored about KD 156.3 million, or about 3 per- in the same period last year. While the item of provi- cent, although the actual expenses amounted to KD sion for impairment dropped by KD 445,000 to KD 8.5 5037.8 million out of KD 5194.1 million allocations, but million (KD 8.9 million), a decline by 5 percent. This they do not represent reality. Another similar figure would explain the rise of the net profit margin to 31.9 should be added at the very least to be spent from percent compared to 18.5 percent in the same period chapter five in the form of salaries and wages to the of 2013. ranks and files (Army and Police), independent and The bank’s financial statements indicate that total annexed budgets and the transfers to social securities. assets increased by KD 227 million, 10.4 percent, and This means that the actual spending on this chapter scored KD 2.419 billion (KD 2.192 billion in the end of exceeds the double of the published figure, or KD 10.5 2013) while total assets increased by KD 385 million, billion. 18.9 percent, compared with the first half of 2013 Total received revenues scored KD 31811.422 mil- when they scored KD 2.034 billion. lion, while the total estimated revenues in the budget Item of Islamic financing to customers increased by was KD 18095.883 million. The increase in total received KD 174.8 million, or by 11.8 percent, to KD 1.654 billion revenues amounted to KD 13715.539 million, an (68.4 percent of total assets), compared to about KD increase over the estimated by about 75.8 percent. The 1.479 billion (67.5 percent of total assets) in the end of actual oil revenues there in were KD 29291.889 million, 2013. The item increased by 21.2 percent, i.e. about KD or about 92.1 percent, of the total received revenues, an 288.9 million, compared with the same period in 2013 increase by KD 12408.747 million over the budget esti- when it scored about KD 1.365 billion (67.1 percent of mated figure of KD 16883.142 million, i.e. an increase total assets). The Bank’s market share from financing over the estimated by about 73.5 percent. increased from 2.3 percent in 2009 to 5.5 percent in this

Actual non-oil revenues amounted to KD 2519.533 year. Likewise, the item of cash and equivalent cash million, a remarkable rise over budget estimates of KD increased by KD 138.6 million, or by 67.4 percent, to KD 1212.741 million, or about 107.8 percent, which is good 344.2 million (14.2 percent of total assets) compared albeit marginal in its impact on budget financing. with KD 205.6 million (9.4 percent of total assets) in the Accordingly, the actual budget surplus realized in end of 2013, and went up by 102.7 percent, or KD 174.4 the FY 2013/2014 reached KD 12908.117 million, slightly million compared with KD 169.8 million (8.3 percent of higher by about 1.6 percent compared to KD 12700.987 total assets), for the same period of 2013. million surplus realized in the preceding fiscal year. It is Figures indicate that the Bank’s liabilities (without the 15th actual surplus in a row and the second highest calculating total equity) increased by KD 212.8 million absolute number, while we borrow the term ‘surplus’ to KD 2.135 billion (KD 1.922 billion in the end of 2013). from the science of Public Finance, it is a borrowing for These figures will be greater if we compare total liabili- definition but it is scientifically wrong. The surplus in the ties with the same period of last year as they will be science of Public Finance is the increase in tax revenues close to KD 364.6 million, or by 20.6 percent increase, on the economic activity over the expenses. In Kuwait, it when they scored KD 1.771 billion then. is replacing an in-kind asset with a monetary asset. Results of analyzing financial statements calculat- ed on an annual basis indicate that all the bank’s prof- KSE liquidity features itability indexes achieved noticeable increase. The Market liquidity during August 2014 (21 working return on equities index of relative to the bank share- days) achieved a daily trading average value by KD 19.8 holder equity the Bank (ROE) increased to 9.3 percent million, representing 44.8 percent increase compared (4.9 percent in the same period of last year). The aver- with the average daily trading value in July 2014. age return on capital index (ROC) increased to 13.2 However, its liquidity dropped by -19.7 percent com- percent (6.9 percent in the same period of 2013). The pared with August 2013. During last month the market average return on assets index (ROA) increased by 1.1 added liquidity by KD 416.8 million bringing the market percent (0.6 percent in the end of the first half of 2013). liquidity in 8 months to KD 4.042 billion. A phenomenon Earnings per share (EPS) scored 6.4 fils (3.2 fils for the of noticeable rise in market liquidity began to emerge same period in 2013). Index of price multiplier earn- after sustained drop from the beginning of the year until ing/per share (P/E) scored 39.1 times compared with the end of last July 2014. 97.2 times for the same period of last year as a result of Adopting the same measurement tool, ie following increased earnings per share by 100 percent over the up the share of the top 30 companies in trading value, first half of 2013. The stock price fell by 19.4 percent of we note a noticeable reduction in liquidity deviation its price level on 30 June 2013. The index of price mul- despite its unjustifiable continuation. Those companies tiplier/book value (P/B) scored about 3.5 times, com- captured 68.7 percent, or by KD 2.777 billion from mar- pared with about 4.3 times for same period last year. ket liquidity, representing about 61.3 percent of its total capital value. The number of speculative companies The weekly performance of KSE within the sample in the eight months of the current The performance of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) year decreased to 18 which captured about 25.9 percent for the last week was mixed, where the indices of the of total market trading value, about KD 1.047 billion, trade value, the trade volume, and number of transac- while their market value capitalization only 3.1 percent tions show an increase, while the general index shows of total value of listed companies. Figures indicate a a decrease. AlShall Index (value weighted) closed at return to speculative appetite in August; number of 500.7 points at the closing of last Thursday, showing a speculative companies increased to 20 and captured decrease of about 1.9 points or about 0.4 percent, and 34.9 percent share of liquidity, higher than the average. an increase of 46 points or about 10.1 percent com- This decline in concentrating on speculation compa- pared with the end of 2013. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 BUSINESS Ooredoo launching new exclusive student offer ‘Back to School Prepaid’ offers tailored for youth

KUWAIT: Ooredoo continues to enrich the life of youth in Kuwait and helps them grow with total customization of offers and services. The company knows that there is no single offer to suit everyone’s needs. As the new school term begins, Ooredoo’s young prepaid customers can now enjoy better benefits and value through the new student offer tailored especially for them. This exclusive offer launches today to enrich students’ social lives. The smart offer comes with a variety of benefits designed to help young people get the best value for their pocket money. There are 2 special prepaid offers designed for stu- dents one on SIM and other on Tablet. The Prepaid Student Offer is designed to give maximum value at the most competitive price in Kuwait. These include all aspects of mobile usage, including discounts and extra internet, extra minutes, extra SMS. This offer is valid for 12 months from the time of its activa- tion. To get this offer, students must visit any Ooredoo store and submit ABK concludes its cards their University ID copy. If they are under 18 and don’t have a University ID they can bring their Civil ID copy. To start enjoying the summer campaign benefits, students should do a first recharge of minimum KD 1 upon purchasing the new prepaid line or do 5KD/10KD to enjoy other plans KUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait held its our partner Emirates Airlines. During this benefits as per the below table. final draw for its summer long campaign summer campaign we gave our cus- Ooredoo in Kuwait, formerly known as Wataniya Telecom, is a mem- “Win up to 2 Million Skywards Miles with tomers the opportunity to win up to 2 ABK”. The draw was held at the main million Skywards Miles in prizes. In addi- ber of Ooredoo Group. Commercially launched in December 1999, the branch, under the supervision of the tion customers also received up to 7 company provides mobile, broadband internet and corporate man- Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Skywards Miles for every KD 1 spent using aged services tailored to the needs of customers and businesses. The first place prize of 500,000 Million their ABK Emirates credit and prepaid Ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching people’s lives and its Skywards Miles was won by Ali Taleb cards.” belief that it can stimulate human growth by leveraging communica- Maarafi, second prize 150,000 miles was Lockie added, “Many Congratulations tions to help people achieve their full potential. won by Abdullatif H M Al-Bader and lastly to all winners of the 2014 Cards cam- Abdul Mohsen AlBisher was the third win- paign, and we would also like to acknowl- ner with 75,000 Skywards Miles. Skywards edge and thank the Ministry of Miles earned can be redeemed for reward Commerce and Industry’s for their role, All clients are VIPs with FASTtelco flights and upgrades on Emirates, con- support and their continuous provision of necting travelers to over 141 destinations services with regard to ABK’s promotional KUWAIT: The corporate manage- FASTtelco’s corporate clients single client is being treated with in 80 countries. activities and campaigns held throughout ment of FASTtelco, the leading are treated with absolute care and high importance to ensure maxi- Stewart Lockie, GM, Retail Banking the year.” For more information, please telecommunication service high priority. FASTtelco treats each mum delivery of connectivity, stated, “We aim to provide the highest visit any of ABK’s branches, or call us at provider is systematically provid- client as a VIP client, to ensure which at the end complies with level of rewards and services through Ahlan Ahli on 1899899, chat live on Ahli ing best services to its corporate absolute delivery of service, and to their line of business to infest effi- innovative activities in collaboration with Chat through our website www.eahli.com. clients to meet their expectations maintain compliance with the ciency and sufficiency in their and demands. The team works to clients’ needs. everyday communication activities. ensure client’s satisfaction and Furthermore, FASTtelco builds It is a promise we have taken upon Al-Tijari announces winners of smooth business delivery. and deploys carrier class network- ourselves,” he added. Starting in 2001, FASTtelco has ing infrastructure and utilizes dif- FASTtelco aims to provide daily draw with Najma Account succeeded to assume the leading ferent technologies to provide world-class communication servic- position in the Kuwaiti telecommu- advanced internet based commu- es for Kuwait and the region. “Our KUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait held nication market. Within short peri- nications services in the region, to state of the art infrastructure and the Al-Najma Account Daily draw yester- od of time, FASTtelco was able to preserve its position as a leading continuous dedication to provid- day. The draw was held under the supervi- rank on top of local internet telecommunication service ing innovative communication sion of the Ministry of Commerce & providers due to its high quality provider. solutions to both the consumer Industry represented by Saquer Al-Manaie. services delivered to all its clients. “All Clients are VIP’s” said Bader and corporate markets, granted us High speed internet, perfect main- Jassem Al-Hajri, Senior VIP the confidence, knowledge and The winners of the Najma daily draw are:- tenance, and fast action are among Corporate Affairs Manager. “We the ability to continue serving our Mesfer Jaber Al-Ajmi — KD 7,000 the main reasons, of FASTtelco take on our responsibility to deliver invaluable customers and consider Noufa Atteya Al-Shlash — KD 7,000 being the perfect choice to receive efficient, high-speed connectivity further expansion beyond the local Mohammed Hussain Al-Shamali — KD 7000 best services for competing price. to all our clients. 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The Commercial Bank of Kuwait announces the biggest daily draw in Russia’s budget plan Kuwait with the launch of the new Najma account. Customers of the bank can now includes rail track enjoy a KD 7,000 daily prize which is the highest in the country and another 4 mega prizes during the year worth KD 100,000 bypassing Ukraine each on different occasions: The National Day, Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha and on the 19th MOSCOW: Russia announced plans yes- percent of gross domestic product (GDP) of June which is the date of the bank’s terday to finance new railway tracks that - higher than a previously expected 0.4 establishment. bypass Ukraine, whose government percent - while budget deficits for 2016 With a minimum balance of KD 500, cus- Commercial Bank of Kuwait takes this accuses Moscow of supporting sepa- and 2017 are expected to reach around tomers will be eligible for the daily draw opportunity to congratulate all lucky win- ratists in a conflict that has killed some 0.6 percent of GDP. provided that the money is in the account ners and also extends appreciation to the 3,000 people. He said previous expectations were one week prior to the daily draw or 2 Ministry of Commerce and Industry for The railway project was listed in budg- based on an expected oil barrel price of months prior to the mega draw. In addi- their effective supervision of the draws et plans for spending in 2015. Finance $96. “(The oil price) has been clarified tion, for each KD 25 a customer can get one which were conducted in an orderly and Minister Anton Siluanov announced the and because of that the deficit has risen. chance for winning instead of KD 50. organized manner. budget plans, saying that infrastructure It was 0.4 percent of GDP and is now 0.5 spending including the railway project percent,” he said, speaking to journalists. would total 500 billion roubles ($13 bil- Russia’s Economy Ministry also raised its lion). He gave no details of the project. expectations for 2015 growth to 1.2 per- Fed to tweak message He raised Russia’s budget deficit pro- cent from a previous 1 percent forecast, jections until 2017, attributing the Interfax reported. in policy meeting change to lower price forecasts for its oil Oil prices have fallen recently on exports, and warned the government demand worries and Russia’s Urals has WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve is expect- Yellen had thought. Yellen’s stance since taking would not add new revenues to its ‘rainy- fallen to $94.50 per barrel. ed to maintain its slow march toward a normal over the Fed in February has been to wait for day’ reserve fund this year. Russia, under Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev monetary stance in its policy meeting tomor- the data, which means likely looking to see successive rounds of US and EU sanc- said Russia may divert funds from its sep- row and Wednesday. But a small, key adjust- how the jobs market performs this month and tions for its role in eastern Ukraine, is fac- arate National Wealth Fund or from pen- ment to its messaging could confirm growing next. ing higher spending pressure after sions. Russia relies on oil and gas for confidence in the economy. After the surpris- On the other hand, the Fed could adjust its pledging to support companies affected around two-thirds of exports and half of ingly poor jobs market report for August, pres- message to the markets based on how it sees sure has alleviated somewhat on the Federal policy unrolling. “Forward guidance” has by the western measures. It denies accu- federal budget revenues. Over the Open Market Committee from so-called infla- played a crucial policy role since the 2008-09 sations of sending troops and tanks into course of a year, each $1 fall in the oil tion hawks to move soon to raise interest rates. recession, used to assure skittish market and eastern Ukraine in support of the sepa- price wipes around $1.4 billion off feder- And although US economic data Friday business how long they can expect a hyper- ratists. al tax revenues. showed encouraging improvements in con- loose monetary policy with ultra-low interest Siluanov told journalists the govern- Last week, President Vladimir Putin sumer spending and confidence, it likely is not rates. ment would maintain its 2015 borrowing said Russia cannot spend more of the enough to sway the FOMC off its plan to To reassure markets, in December when the program and would not dip into the $83 billion parked in its National Wealth increase interest rates only as early as mid- FOMC embarked on its “taper” of the stimulus, rainy day fund unless the price of oil Fund after the government raised the 2015. “We expect the FOMC to have a moder- it also assured that the end of the program dropped sharply. He said Russia’s 2015 cap on how much of the fund can be ately hawkish tone at its 16-17 September would not lead directly to a rate hike. budget deficit was expected to be 0.5 used for domestic investments.—Reuters meeting,” said Thomas Costerg at Standard The official guidance in FOMC policy state- Chartered. ments was that any rate increase would come “The FOMC may update its exit principles, “a considerable time” after the stimulus pro- but there should be no surprises.” The FOMC’s gram ends, with Yellen at one point suggesting main policy action of the past year, the steady six months. reduction of its once-$85 billion a month Increasingly, though, some Fed inflation bond-buying stimulus program, will continue hawks and doves alike argue that the “consid- with the aim of winding it up completely in erable time” qualification ties their hands on October. policy, especially if inflation picks up suddenly. The next step after that would be to begin Charles Plosser, the long-time inflation hawk raising the benchmark fed funds interest rate, who leads the Philadelphia branch of the Fed, stuck at zero since the end of 2008, and now objected to the phrase in the last FOMC meet- blamed for overheating asset markets around ing and voted against the Fed policy state- the globe. ment. So far the Fed has stuck to its forecast- “Given the clear progress we have made based on the averaged expectations of FOMC toward achieving our long-term goals over the members-that interest rates won’t be lifted past year, and the progress and momentum before the second half of 2015, and only slowly that appears to be building in the economy after then. So far, too, inflation has remained and in the broader labor market, I no longer repressed, providing the hawks with little to believe that the forward guidance language in back their calls for an earlier rate hike. the statement is appropriate or warranted,” he But the labor market, and how that will explained. shape inflation, remains a conundrum, and the But such a move-which could curb exces- FOMC is unlikely to change policy until they sive risk-taking in already sky-high markets- are more clear about it. might be held off as the FOMC seeks more cer- tainty on the economy’s path, said analysts at ATHENS: Tourists visit the National Archaeological Museum in Athens yesterday. The Waiting for data? IHS. “Even if the Fed was contemplating mak- Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) increased its estimate for interna- After seven straight months over 200,000, ing the change next week, the disappointing tional tourist arrivals in 2014 to 19 million compared with 17.9 million in 2013. job generation plunged to 142,000 in August, August jobs report will likely stay their hand so Tourism in Greece, which accounts for about one-sixth of the economy, is set to reach raising questions over whether the economy is that they can be sure that what was probably a a second consecutive record as European travelers return to the country ravaged by weaker than even doves like Fed chair Janet fluke was in fact a fluke.” — AFP six years of recession. — AFP stars27 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

CROSSWORD 668 STAR TRACK

Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

The world is a sacred place to you and you have an absolute commitment to Social connections are on your mind today-on a more intellectual level than spiritual ideas. You could be enjoying a luncheon with people that are within in the past, most likely. Powerful changes within you are demanding recognition and this your spiritual association. Although you may not recognize that you have intuition, it is may mean a new artistic interest or talent. Recognition will come in time-patience. A friend strong and you use it in helping others. You are sensitive, kind and gentle. You are a roman- may want you to ride a motorcycle with him or her, or enter into some other situation that tic too, with a tender heart. You always work for a real future, doing what has to be done. your participation in would be worrisome. You may find that you have a problem with say- You love all that is musical and artistic. You have a sensitivity to all that is psychic or spiritual. ing yes when you want to say no. Today you learn to rise above the imagined guilt to state You have real faith. There is a natural appreciation for the past that stands out today as you your thoughts. You are surprised at your progress as well as the results of your effort-and demonstrate trends or point out tendencies and the possibilities of change. You will enjoy pleased with yourself. You may decide to look for another challenge so you can try out your music, young people and being with loved ones. new techniques all over again.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Sympathy and understanding come into play today as you interact with You may be able to enjoy and value your own life situation today or feel friends and family. It’s wisdom, not knowledge, that counts now. Coming to grips with the especially kind toward a friend or neighbor. Someone may compliment you on your tastes past or getting in touch with the spiritual gives you a sense of completeness. If it makes or belongings. You could find that you are in the mood to share and plans may develop to sense you love it, and if it does not, you feel guilty about it-that’s what it’s like now. A loving create a garden between neighbors. There is time today to have new thoughts and sudden attention to details and a sense of satisfaction in doing what is right are some of the quali- insights and to get an unexpected boost in your ideas. Communications are simplified; con- ties that come into play now-especially with respect to your health. You may find yourself at nections of all kinds, news and so on, are furthered, which could mean the purchase of a a nearby fruit and vegetable market this afternoon; mentally planning next week’s menus. camera, new phone, computer or some other form of communication. There is a time later Your energies appear to be in the planning area this evening. You are at your mental best today to enjoy some special time with someone you love. General good feeling and a sense with sharp ideas and clear thoughts. of support and harmony make this a happy time.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

You may be very forceful in what you say and think today. With all of this If there is something that needs to be said on the home front today-speak emotional energy, you could speak or communicate very well. You have up now. Others lend their support to whatever you want to accomplish. much mental drive to accomplish whatever you set out to do today. There is the possibility Move forward instead of backward and keep your thinking in a forward-moving mode. of new visions or sudden insights into your self-image or into your ideals and dreams. This is Everything comes together to value and to bring out your unique and unusual qualities. ACROSS 86. A workplace for the conduct of scientific a time to reshape and renew your philosophy or religion during which your imagination is You may find that someone close to you understands and is supportive of your eccentrici- 1. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria. research. at full tilt. There are breakthroughs in compassion and communion. The new and unexpect- ties. You could come up with new solutions or inventions. Communicating with others in 5. Tropical American insectivorous bird having a 87. Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in ed may figure in your living situation or surroundings. An insight about your support sys- clear, intelligent conversations is important just now. Your timing should be perfect and long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze order to discover essential features or meaning. tem, your mother, or other females may be important. You could discover a difficult student others will find you most spontaneous. Enjoy a walk after the evening meal, perhaps with a plumage. 88. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris or a difficult young person opens to you now. friend or loved one. There are many stars to see. 12. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or and traditional capital of Assyria. 3.785 liters. 15. Highly excited. DOWN Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 16. A depository containing historical records and 1. Serving as or forming a base. Cancer (June 21-July 22) documents. 2. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in If you are a female, you may find yourself hiding from someone today 17. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its Turkey). Lovers, children and other people or things dear to your heart are empha- because you forgot to complete your makeup or do not have on the right edible tubers. 3. A jamb for a door. sized now. Being appreciated and admired for your creative offerings are powerful needs. clothes. Careful, you could knock something over, or run into someone, by running in the 18. Drive away by crying "shoo!". 4. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority Taking chances can bring big rewards. Watch those judgments . . . They will keep you from opposite direction. If you are a male, you may turn your head to someone’s flattery that is 19. Foul with waste matter. to others. joy and your expectations will make you unhappy. The best technique for now is to clear not sincere. Look beyond the flattery to what this person is really saying. This is a busy day 20. Having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like 5. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean. the mind and go-with-the-flow. You may enjoy getting away from your usual routine to do and one might find you huffing and puffing often. You can get more done than the average something different for a change. Your desires are strong and you will want to enjoy your- appendages on the flowering parts of some cere- 6. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged moun- person and some things you have been putting off are included in your rush to ready your- als and grasses. self. Romance is very possible. There is a basic drive to appreciate and taste life. Travel to a self for the week ahead. Do be careful not to break some prized possession. This evening tains. friend’s new home may bring about an opportunity to talk about old times and laugh a lot! 22. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium. you will be able to relax with friends or loved ones. 7. Being one hundred more than two hundred. Take a simple housewarming gift. 24. A medieval book (usually illustrated) with alle- 8. According to the Old Testament he was a gorical and amusing descriptions of real and pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th fabled animals. century BC). Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 26. The southern part of the ancient Palestine 9. A unit of length equal to 1760 yards. Leo (July 23-August 22) succeeding the kingdom of Judah. 10. The eleventh month of the civil year. There is much to do today-fortunately you have the energy to match your Faith, optimism and a yearning to explore all kinds of new horizons are some 29. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper 11. A long noosed rope used to catch animals. goals. You can expect a sense of support and good will from those around you. Free your of the focal points in your life. Travel, education and other ways to stretch your horizons open marked in various ways and used for playing 12. A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are pro- mind while you work or tend to your projects and find your sense of humor-laugh. new doors of opportunity. Religious, philosophical and cultural matters are likely to have a games or for telling fortunes. duced. Laughter is contagious and will put everyone in a good mood. A family member brings you special appeal for you now; transmitting ideas on a broader scale brings gain. You could 30. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated 13. Type genus of the Aceraceae. good news this afternoon. There is much communication surrounding this subject. Phone decide you want to be a broadcaster on the airwaves. There is much energy and drive, perfect silica of variable color. calls and letters are underway. Your extra confidence may make you a bit outspoken so take 14. A polite name for any woman. for starting something out or taking care of personal business. Very physical too-exercise is in 32. A quantity of no importance. care with your words while surrounded by so many people. Pamper yourself this evening, 21. The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph order. A team effort will pay off, big time. Your emotions and the emotions of those around 37. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now wide- set some of those serious thoughts to the side and enjoy a loved one’s attention or pour line to get information. you are quite clear. This evening is a good time to catch up on family matters and, if needed, spread in cultivation. your own attention onto a loved one. 23. A public promotion of some product or serv- improve communications. 40. A place where taxis park while awaiting cus- ice. tomers. 25. Someone who works (or provides workers) 43. Hungarian choreographer who developed during a strike. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Labanotation (1879-1958). 27. The amount that a container (as a wine bottle Pisces (February 19-March 20) 44. In bed. or tank) lacks of being full. This sunday you may be encouraged to run errands or wash the car or tend You have a fine sense of appreciation and are very attentive to your loved 46. Battles in World War II in the Pacific 28. An associate degree in nursing. (November 1943). to some requests. This probably means that people want to prepare for ones today. You love to help and take care of others, expressing a first-rate 31. Swiss psychologist remembered for his stud- some fun get-together. This would also be a great time to go to a garage sale or a flea mar- 47. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue sense of compassion. You possess an almost infinite ability to respond to the needs and ies of cognitive development in children (1896- ket. This is not just about fun but also indicates good luck. You may find some item you or a in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in demands of others. Fragile and refined, you are perhaps too reserved. Your love of truth 1980). loved one would be thrilled to have. If you do find something very special, be careful in makes philosophy and religious ideas a life-long habit. You appreciate things of a global or the immune response. 33. (informal) Of the highest quality. how you present your discovery. Many people want to show you their appreciation and 48. Tropical tree of Central America and West universal level and could learn to love travel. Appearances mean little to you and you value 34. An informal term for a father. love and enjoying yourself with people this afternoon is just where you need to be. You honesty and candor in your partner and friends. Lovely words and a flair for description Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white 35. 1 species. could find yourself dancing part of the evening away. Good food, good friends, loved ones entertain neighbors and friends in a social scene this afternoon. You are artistic in all its flowers. 36. (biology) Of unlike parts or organs. and a camera. many forms. There is an inner sense of warmth and goodness today. 50. The blood group whose red cells carry both 38. Any plant of the genus Inula. the A and B antigens. 39. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into 52. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central linear motion. Word Search America. 41. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare Yesterday Solution 53. United States psychologist noted for his work earth group. in child development (1880-1961). 42. Jordan's port. 55. A soft white precious univalent metallic ele- 45. A small cake leavened with yeast. ment having the highest electrical and thermal 49. Of or relating to or characteristic of Alsace or conductivity of any metal. its inhabitants. 57. And nothing more. 51. Frivolous banter. 58. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet. 54. An enclosed space. 59. State in northeastern India. 56. Cut off the testicles. 62. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensu- 60. An earth color containing ferric oxides. ality. 61. Informal terms for a mother. 64. Being one hundred more than three hundred. 66. The branch of computer science that deal 63. United States writer of poems and plays about with writing computer programs that can solve racial conflict (born in 1934). problems creatively. 65. The district occupied entirely by the city of 67. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite Washington. the Rock of Gibraltar. 68. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel. 69. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun. 70. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake 71. A small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep Chad. or pigeons). 72. A law passed by US Congress to prevent 73. A bee that is a a member of the genus employees from being injured or contracting dis- Andrena. eases in the course of their employment. 77. A river in north central Switzerland that runs 74. (Greek mythology) God of love. northeast into the Rhine. 75. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture 79. Of or relating to the Sinhalese languages. and patron of scribes and schools. 82. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia 76. Little known Kamarupan languages. or North Africa. 78. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname 83. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punish- for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in ment. the American Civil War. 84. A bag used for carrying money and small per- 80. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in sonal items or accessories (especially by women). the blood. 85. 100 kobos equal 1 naira. 81. Make amends for. Yesterday’s Solution

Daily SuDoku Yesterday’s Solution MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 TECHNOLOGY Alibaba IPO gives China’s giant online shopping ‘crocodile’

SHANGHAI: Alibaba has become by far ‘Taobao Girls’ fresh life to Yahoo the dominant e-commerce company in Alibaba is often described as the China, a country with the world’s greatest Chinese version of eBay, and like the US number of Internet users, in only 15 company has its own payments system, years. The Hangzhou-based company is though it puts less emphasis on online Yahoo to wow users with new products and services? largely unknown outside Greater China auctions in favor of instant transactions. but one of the biggest-ever listings on Alibaba bested eBay in China over a NEW YORK: China’s Alibaba will star on Wall Street with its upcom- new direction under chief executive Marissa Mayer, who took the the New York Stock Exchange and a new- decade ago, essentially forcing it to retreat. ing stock offering, but US-based Yahoo also gets a windfall, which reins in 2012 in an effort to redefine the company’s mission after it ly launched US shopping website, 11 “EBay may be a shark in the ocean, but I’m may help the turnaround efforts of the fading Internet pioneer. took a back seat to Google and others. Analysts say the cash offers Main, will expand its global stature. a crocodile in the Yangtze River. If we fight Yahoo, which bought a 40 percent stake in the Chinese online giant Yahoo an opportunity, but that it needs to use it productively. The flotation will see the firm valued in the ocean, we lose, but if we fight in the in 2005 for $1 billion, still holds 22.4 percent of Alibaba. And the “Alibaba is giving rocket fuel to Yahoo, but the problem is Yahoo between $148 billion and $162.7 billion, river, we win,” Ma is famously quoted as California company is expected to walk away with $7 billion to $9 still has to develop the engines,” said Trip Chowdhry at Global according to the $60 to $66 per share saying. billion by paring that stake down to 16.3 percent. Equities Research. Yahoo said in July the majority of the proceeds of price range it filed with regulators. With Unlike another US online retailing The huge public offering for Alibaba comes with Yahoo seeking a the sale of Yahoo’s stake would be returned to shareholders. ambitions beyond online retailing, the giant, Amazon, Alibaba has no product company is guided by Jack Ma, a diminu- stocks itself, instead connecting buyers The remainder could help fuel acquisitions to help Yahoo rev up tive yet charismatic figure who has gone and sellers. Its consumer-to-consumer its sagging revenue base, after a four percent year-on-year drop in from an English teacher to a billionaire platform, Taobao, is estimated to hold the latest quarter. Mayer has been on a buying spree, which has entrepreneur. more than 90 percent of the Chinese mar- included the blogging platform Tumblr last year for $1.1 billion as “Fifteen years ago, Alibaba’s 18 ket with over 800 million product listings part of an effort to draw in younger Internet users. Chowdhry said founders were determined to set up a and around 500 million registered users. Yahoo should also use some of the cash to “innovate” and improve global Internet company originated by Taobao’s presence is so pervasive in a some of its existing services, such as Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Finance, Chinese people, with hopes it would country with more than half a billion and Web hosting and services for small business. But it is unclear if become one of the world’s top 10 Internet users that it has entered the lexi- Yahoo will be able to wow its users and investors with products and Internet companies, a company which con: “Taobao Villages” are settlements of services like others in the sector such as Apple or Google. Mayer will exist for 102 years,” Ma said in May, sellers while “Taobao Girls” are young meaning the company would span three women who model clothes on the site. has been moving Yahoo toward more online video, with plans to different centuries. Ma and other top Another Alibaba platform, Tmall.com, is esti- produce its own entertainment programs to go along with news executives spent last week in the United mated to hold over half the market in China and music, but has not been able to challenge Google-owned States pitching the offer to potential for business-to-consumer transactions. YouTube. investors, and media reports say it is Domestic competitors include JD.com, already oversubscribed. which listed on the US Nasdaq market in Will Yahoo buyout? Alibaba had originally planned to list May, and a newly created upstart backed In addition to winning over consumers, Yahoo must restore con- in Hong Kong, thereby staying on by property conglomerate Wanda Group fidence in its investors. Yahoo’s market value has nearly tripled in Chinese soil, but talks between the com- the company of China’s richest man, Wang the past two years to some $42.6 billion-but analysts point out that pany and the exchange broke down last Jianlin, who is worth $16 billion according much of that value is from its investment in Alibaba, worth year because listing rules prevented Ma to publisher Forbes. The IPO could see Ma and top management from retaining challenge him, with the founder set to between $31 and $34.6 billion. Some investors may have used control over the board of directors. The make $800 million from the sale while Yahoo as a proxy for Alibaba and now might cash out. controversial structure has proved to be retaining a 7.8 percent stake in the compa- “I wonder if investors will sell Yahoo to buy Alibaba directly,” said an issue even with a US listing, prompt- ny worth $12.8 billion at the top of the list- Gregori Volokhine at Meeschaert Financial Services. “Or will they ing Alibaba to disclose the identities of ing price range. keep their Yahoo shares to benefit from any appreciation or more than 20 partners who have the Ahead of the flotation, Alibaba has Alibaba? It’s not clear.” Another possibility being talked about is power to appoint a majority of the cor- embarked on an acquisition frenzy aimed Alibaba-whose market value could be as much as $200 billion-sim- porate board. “Unlike dual-class owner- at expanding beyond its traditional online ply swallowing up Yahoo, if the US firm fails to return to growth. ship structures that employ a high-vote commerce business, though critics say it is Yahoo rejected a takeover a few years ago from Microsoft, but since class of shares to concentrate control in a already spending the money it will raise. then its fortunes have sagged and it has fallen behind rivals in key few founders, our approach is designed Recent deals include buying a 50 percent to embody the vision of a large group of stake in China’s top football club areas such as online advertising. management partners,” it argued in a fil- Guangzhou Evergrande, purchasing Alibaba could invest a lot of cash in Yahoo and could use it as a ing with US regulators. Ma chose the domestic mobile browser developer way to enter the difficult US market. And its IPO is expected to raise name Alibaba from “1,001 Nights” UCWeb and paying $1.22 billion for a a record amount, possibly as much as $24 billion. Chowdhry said it’s because it is easily pronounced in both stake in top Chinese online video platform unlikely that Yahoo would be sold to a Chinese firm because of “the Chinese and English and the literary Youku Tudou. Alibaba said it recorded WASHINGTON: A file combo picture shows the newly designed perception that there is a lot of censorship and government control work’s “open sesame” catchphrase signi- profits of nearly $2 billion on revenue of Yahoo logo seen on a smartphone and the logo of online shop- on Internet companies in China.” “I don’t think the (US) regulatory fies the company can “open a doorway to $2.5 billion for the quarter ending June ping portal Alibaba.com. —AFP agencies will allow Alibaba to acquire Yahoo,” he said. —AFP fortune for small businesses”. 30. —AFP Kaspersky Internet Security - multi-device 2015 Amazon launches unlimited e-book subscription plan brings complete protection to home users’ data DUBAI: Kaspersky Lab announces the not to expose to strangers. For our customers rity product without the hassle of manually NEW YORK: US online giant Amazon you don’t want the world to think the release of its newly updated product for to be confident that they are never observed downloading and installing it. Improvements unveiled a Netflix-style subscription plan new Dean Koontz novel is free,” home users: Kaspersky Internet Security - without their knowledge or consent, were also introduced into the Safe Money Friday for unlimited access to e-books, a McQuivey said. “You’re already mad that multi-device 2015. The solution was devel- Kaspersky Lab has developed the Webcam module to protect online financial transac- move which could shake up the world of Amazon discounts it. The big publishers oped to protect users of Windows, OS X and Protection feature. It helps monitor which tions at every stage. publishing. The $9.99 per month Kindle don’t want the price pressures.” Android devices from existing and new applications attempt to connect to the web- ‘Now,Safe’ Money also blocks third-party Unlimited program offers access to some threats - making their online lives easier and cam, warns the user of access attempts, and, if applications from accessing the web browser 600,000 titles in the Amazon Kindle for- Great for ‘big readers’ safer. Research conducted by Kaspersky Lab necessary, blocks webcam access. clipboard, which may temporarily contain con- mat. Despite this, Amazon knows that and B2B International indicates that Internet System Watcher: One of the most serious fidential data (such as copied login creden- Subscribers will be able to access the some of its readers will be receptive to user’s biggest concerns while online are the threats to our customers’ documents, pictures, tials). The Safe Money module offers protec- books on Amazon’s Kindle tablets, as this model, said McQuivey. protection of their privacy and identity, their and music comes from so-called crypto-mal- tion from screen-capture technology, mali- well as other devices with a Kindle app, “Amazon knows its customers,” the personal data, their finances and their chil- ware, or malware that encrypts files and cious browser extensions, and other money- including iPads and iPhones, Windows analyst said. “They know if you read a dren’s safety. Furthermore, with as many as demands a ransom before restoring access to stealing tactics used by cybercriminals. For devices and Android-powered mobile mystery every week, they know whether 77 percent of people using devices on differ- the information. Once the data is encrypted, users of paid Wi-Fi networks, 3G or LTE connec- gadgets. they are in a position to make you an Amazon is using a model made pop- offer you can’t refuse.” He noted that this ent platforms, they require multiplatform not even removing the malware itself can tions, the solution now includes the Cost- ular by Netflix for films and television could be a great offer for a segment of security solutions, especially considering restore access to the encrypted files, so Aware Networking feature that reduces the programs, but also by services such as Amazon customers but not others. “If constant growth of online threats. Spotify for music. Collin Gillis at BGC you’re a one book a month reader and a According to Kaspersky Lab, about 315,000 Partners said the move to subscriptions best seller person, this isn’t going to new samples of malicious software appear is part of a trend toward “a ‘rent, not own’ work for you,” McQuivey said. every day. No operating system can be con- society. We see it with music, with Roger Kay, analyst at Endpoint sidered safe - the days when attackers movies. It makes sense that they would Technologies Associates, said the new focused almost exclusively on Windows are do that with books.” James McQuivey, an Amazon system has the potential to long gone, and attacks on Macs and mobile analyst at Forrester Research, said change the economic model for publish- operating systems are on the rise. After the Amazon is unlikely to have many new or ers and authors, because the price of detection of the Flashback botnet which best-selling books at the moment $9.99 is roughly the cost of a single e- included more than 700,000 computers run- because it does not have the rights to book. ning under OS X, Apple users can no longer include them in subscription packages. “If I’m a big reader, I like it,” Kay said. argue that their operating system is com- Amazon will initially have many self- “And then I begin to wonder what hap- pletely safe. published books and titles from small pens to the authors. They get paid usual- Following the global trend of mobilization, and independent publishers but could ly with a percentage of the sales. So this the amount of malicious software for the use its market power to force the hand further destroys the economic model most popular mobile OS, Android, continues of major publishers, he said. that has been feeding the authors.” to grow rapidly: Kaspersky Lab detects about “The subscription idea is very popular The Kindle Unlimited service will also 20,000 new samples per month. In turn, with consumers for digital content,” include audio books available through McQuivey said. “Amazon sees this. And the Audible service. The service is being phishing websites- fake pages designed to they could wait for publishers to come in launched for US customers, with other steal personal information - area universal or they can try to make it happen and countries likely to follow. cyber-threat which poses a danger to all control it.” Publishers meanwhile are In the book segment, similar services users, regardless of their preferred device or resisting the subscription model are offered by Scribd, which offers some operating system. Every month Kaspersky because it effectively cuts the price of 400,000 titles for $8.99 per month, and Security Network logs over 137,000 new books and royalties paid. Oyster, which charges $9.95 for access to phishing sites aimed at deceiving people into “If you’re a publisher and a big one, its catalog of 500,000 books. —AFP handing over their sensitive personal and financial data. Kaspersky Lab has built a way to regain access amount of data communicated by the product In a world of increasingly sophisticated to data without paying any ransom. Kaspersky via the net. In the anti-phishing module, which online threats, people want reliable security Lab’s System Watcher module analyzes all helps the user avoid unwanted and malicious Twitch malware spends, software capable of fully protecting them processes running on the operating system, web pages, improvements were introduced from cyber-threats on all the devices they use and now features new data backup function- into the text, image and website link analysis spreads viewers’ money to interact, shop, and bank online. To secure ality. When System Watcher detects a suspi- technology. This leads to faster and more our customers’ data, safeguard their privacy cious program attempting to modify a user accurate detections of fake websites designed and financial transactions, and help keep their file, it instantly creates a local backup copy of to steal money and sensitive user information. Malicious software spread via chat forums on ing friend requests in Steam Initiate trading with children safe from online harm, Kaspersky Lab that file, free from any external changes. The main menu and interface has been uni- the video games streaming site Twitch can new friends in Steam Buy items, if user has mon- is constantly updating and improving the Wi-Fi Security Notification: In the hands fied across all products so users can easily nav- spend users’ money without authorization, it ey to send a trade offer. components of its security solutions. These of criminals, public wireless networks can eas- igate applications regardless of the operating has emerged. The Finnish security firm F-Secure A spokesman for Twitch told the BBC that the system or product version. Careful attention to said clicking on the malware links also enabled vulnerability was the “first instance” he had seen, latest versions of Kaspersky Lab’s consumer ily become yet another tool to intercept user’s infiltrators to wipe accounts on the gaming but that the site would “remind our community software incorporate several entirely new data. That’s why Kaspersky Lab has introduced resource consumption has helped improve the shop, Steam. Twitch is advising users not to use about not clicking on links from unknown technologies that improve the level of protec- a Wi-Fi Security Notification module into the effectiveness of security tools without affect- links from unknown sources. The site, which sources just like they wouldn’t on other social tion against encryption malware, prevent new edition of Kaspersky Internet Security. ing the performance of the operating system. was recently bought by Amazon for $970m media sites”. He added: “Please note that we give webcam surveillance of the user, and shield This module verifies the security of Wi-Fi “Today, people rarely access the Internet from (£597m), has more than 55 million unique all broadcasters the option to disable links in against the risks of working on vulnerable Wi- hotspots and alerts the user to any potential just one device; therefore, they need to be monthly viewers. their chat which will easily prevent this.” Fi networks. threats, such as a vulnerable network connec- aware of the full variety of online threats and The malware woos users with the promise of Because all of the fraudulent activity takes tion or the transmission of an unsecured pass- know how to deal with them. Kaspersky Lab prizes the vulnerability originates from an auto- place locally, on the victim’s computer, F-Secure Here is a breakdown of some of word via the Internet. Users also receive tips has developed a multi-platform solution that mated account which, according to F-Secure, which is a digital security firm has recommend- the latest features: and recommendations on how to securely enables the user to easily manage protection “bombards channels and invites viewers to par- ed that Valve, the studio that runs Steam should Webcam Protection: Webcam hacking, or configure their own home Wi-Fi network. products on Windows, OS X and Android- ticipate in a weekly raffle for a chance to win add a new security measure to Steam’s market- intercepting images from the webcam, is one In addition to these key new features, based devices under a single license. The tech- things such as ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ place. “It might be helpful for the users if Steam way of using malware for online espionage. Kaspersky Internet Security - multi-device nologies integrated into Kaspersky Internet items”. If viewers take the bait, they are invited to were to add another security check for those Many users pay little attention to what might 2015 includes a number of extra enhance- Security -multi-device 2015 have proved their fill in their name and email address which then trading several items to a newly added friend be recorded on their webcams even though ments like Automatic updates & upgrades effectiveness not only in independent tests allows the malicious software to gain control, and for selling items in the market with a low the camera could capture images of docu- when newer versions become available. This but in practice, protecting 300 million people allowing it to take screenshots, add new friends price based on a certain threshold,” said F- ments containing bank details, credit cards, or innovation means users will always have the around the world every day,” said Nikita in Steam (a gaming shop and community com- Secure. “This will lessen the damages done by simply personal activities that people prefer most recent and reliable version of their secu- Shvetsov, acting CTO at Kaspersky Lab. monly linked to Twitch accounts), accept pend- this kind of threat.” —BBC MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 TECHNOLOGY Apple lags behind Japan mobile tech

TOKYO: Apple’s proud announcement that chips for cards and 245 million for mobile its new iPhone could be used to buy goods phones, is now responsible for making in a single swipe left customers non- around a hundred various services based plussed in Japan, where mobile contactless on the technology compatible with each payments have been normal fare for a other. decade. A type of Near Field Communication (NFC) chip, known in Galapagos syndrome Japan as FeliCa, was introduced to the NFC was approved as a standard in Japanese mobile market in June 2004 and 2003, as the fruit of cooperation between has been implanted in almost all phones Sony and Dutch company Philips sold in the country since. Semiconductors (now known as NXP The iPhone has been one of the few Semiconductors). “NFC has not reached chip-less exceptions-something that will the level of popularity or integration into change when the new models hit current systems that FeliCa has in Japan. Japanese shelves on September 19. Ten FeliCa paints a picture of NFC’s goal and years ago the charismatic Takeshi Natsuno, how to get there,” says a site providing who was then multimedia services director information about NFC. of Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo, The huge success at home that has not extolled the benefits of swapping cash for translated into sales abroad is a common cell phones. “When I leave my house in the theme in Japan, where companies have morning all I take with me is my phone, tended to focus on the large home market which lets me do everything-pay, take and its particularly fussy consumers. This public transport-simply by swiping a spe- has led to a phenomenon dubbed the cial reader in shops, stations or airports,” he “Galapagos Syndrome”. Like the distinct said at the time. evolution Charles Darwin catalogued on FeliCa was conceived by Sony way back the remote Galapagos Islands, technology in 1989 and first used in the Hong Kong in Japan has a tendency to develop without underground railway system in 1997 — in reference to other parts of the planet and is a card known as Octopus-inspiring cities then incompatible with foreign market around the world to use similar technology standards. in their own contactless transport cards. The most well-known example of this is TOKYO: This picture shows Sony’s prototype model of the new smart card with a NFC chip (right) which enables users to check Japan adopted an electronic payment sys- the mobile phone, where Japan was initially the account balance and other electronic information. —AFP tem for trains in 2001, starting with the JR streets ahead and had polyphonal, full-col- East network, which serves the Tokyo or flip-top mobile phones in the late 1990s. region. The transport cards’ success led to These units were Internet-capable as far Top Swiss watchmakers not the integration of contactless chips into back as 1999. But the technology ossified Japanese mobile phones and lifestyles and Japan was a relative late-comer to the with the creation of a group of apps known smartphone market. This “Galapagos-iza- worried about Apple Watch as the “mobile wallet” by NTT Docomo in tion” has also been remarked in the video 2004. Thousands of readers are now game, car and audio markets, with prod- installed in convenience stores, on vending ucts such as the MiniDisc, compact cars and Not the ‘revolutionary product’ it claims to be machines, in office buildings and at sta- manga-inspired games all failing to make tions and airports in Japan. the same headway overseas as in Japan. ZURICH: Apple may be known for revolutioniz- Saint Laurent. Tag Heuer Chief Stephane Linder like comparing a Mini Cooper with an Aston Contactless payments are a normal part Natsuno, who is now a professor at Keio ing the world of music and mobile phones, but said he was surprised at Apple’s heavy focus on Martin. Biver agreed, insisting Apple would have of everyday life for many Japanese people, University in Tokyo, says Japan should have Switzerland’s centuries-old luxury watchmakers sport and health monitoring functions, which no impact on the high-end. said Michael Au, president of the South looked into overseas expansion of its cut- are unimpressed with the US tech giant’s latest aren’t even new to the market. Equipped with “Luxury is eternal, it is perennial. It is not Asia and Japan branch of digital security ting edge contactless payments system foray into their world. “I was expecting more. I’m pulse sensors, the smartwatch can monitor heart something that becomes worthless after five a bit disappointed,” luxury giant LVMH’s watch rates and chart activity levels along with the years,” he said, stressing that connected watches firm Gemalto. “Japan has the most devel- much sooner. The fact that “we didn’t guru and industry legend Jean-Claude Biver number of calories burned in a day. “I thought on the other hand were “doomed to become oped contactless infrastructure in the extend this concept to the rest of the said. they would go in a less specialized direction,” obsolete”. The real threat is to the lower end of world and customers are already familiar world” means that now Japan “can’t do The Apple Watch, unveiled last week after Linder said, though he added that he would “pay the scale, analysts say, with entry-level brands with using their mobiles for contactless anything” about Apple’s bragging over months of anticipation, combines the personal- more attention” when new applications for the owned by the Swatch Group prime targets. The services,” he said. Sony, which said it has their innovative iPhone 6 with an NFC chip, ized functionality that made the brand famous device begin surfacing. world leading watchmaker saw its share price delivered more than 530 million FeliCa he said. —AFP into a wearable computer that can also connect dip 1.76 percent after Apple’s release. to iPhones. Chief Tim Cook said the smartwatch, Nothing to fear A big player in prestigious timepieces with its Apple’s first new product category launch since With pricing set to start at $349, Apple’s luxury brands like Breguet, Omega and Harry visionary co-founder Steve Jobs died in 2011, watch will not be playing in the same league as Winston, the Swiss group also owns Tissot and is was “the next chapter in Apple’s story”. But Biver the Swiss watchmakers who dominate the luxu- best known for its colorful plastic Swatch watch- said the gadget, which will be released early ry end of the market. The sweet spot for a top- es. Swatch Group does not break down its earn- next year, is not the “revolutionary product” it end timepiece from Tag Heuer is in the 1,000- ings by brand, but Vontobel analyst Rene Weber claims to be. The timepiece, with its square 7,000 Swiss franc ($1,070-7,500, 825-5,800 euro) said he estimates the two latter brands account touch-screen face and curved edges, lacks “sex range, with some models costing as much as for about 15 percent of its profits. But chief Nick appeal” and is too feminine, he said. 200,000 francs. Hayek has also dismissed his new rival, telling In fact, Biver told German media last week: “It Other Swiss luxury brands offer pieces priced media he was “not nervous” about Apple diving looks like it was designed by a student in their well into the millions. Jerome Bloch, who heads into time pieces and insisting many of the capa- first semester”. The company has meanwhile the men’s fashion unit at Parisian style agency bilities offered in the new device were already been treading on the toes of some top luxury Nelly Rodi, said Swiss luxury watchmakers had available in Swiss watches. For example, Apple’s brands, plucking the sales director from Tag nothing to fear. “They don’t have the same tar- “digital crown” button, which controls many Heuer, a Swiss brand in the LVMH stable, in addi- get,” he said, insisting that comparing Apple’s functions to keep the screen visible, was inspired tion to the former heads of Burberry and Yves new device to many Swiss watch offerings was by a Breguet invention, he said. —AFP SanDisk create ‘largest ever’ SD memory card

Memory specialist SanDisk has created an SD card with 512 gigabytes (GB) of storage space - the highest capaci- ty ever released. The card, which is the size of a postage stamp, will go on sale for $800 (£490). The launch comes a decade after the firm released a 512-megabyte (MB) SD card with one-thousandth of the space. Experts believe SD cards could eventually hold up to 2 terabytes (TB) of data, about 2,000GB. The new card is aimed at film-makers shooting in the high-quality 4K for- mat. The 4K format - which is four times the resolution of HD - requires large file storage. Depending on compres- sion, a single minute of 4K shooting will typically take around 5GB of storage space. “4K Ultra HD is an example of a technology that is ‘Destiny’ gets mixed reviews pushing us to develop new storage solutions capable of handling massive file sizes,” said Dinesh Bahal, vice-presi- Destiny is without a doubt the most hyped ular the phoned-in performance from “Game of dent of product marketing at SanDisk. The SD card for- game of the year, with a marketing campaign Thrones” star Peter Dinklage as the player’s AI mat is one of the most widely used standards of flash that went non-stop for nearly two years all the companion) along with its unimaginative set- storage, popular with digital cameras, camcorders and ABIDJAN: Thierry N’Douffou from Ivory Coast presents the Qelasy tablet he way up to the game’s release. It looks like all ting and boring mission structure. He does other mobile devices. While camera types, resolutions created at the Felix Houphoue-Boigny University in Abidjan. The Qelasy is that effort paid off, because Destiny raked in admit that the game looks stunning, and that and settings vary - a 512GB card could potentially hold the first tablet for education created in Ivory Coast with an 8-inch screen and more than $500 million in its first day on sale. Destiny’s player vs. player mode, the Crucible, is around 30 hours of HD video. —BBC 16 gigabytes storage capacity. —AFP All the while, though, some fans were cautious. a lot of fun: “With its banal universe and flavor- Bungie opted to not send out advance review less style, Destiny is packed with content, but copies of Destiny to press outlets, meaning just well... content. There’s a great PvP mode, reviews of the game wouldn’t be hitting the and the leveling system can be rewarding, but Google buys tremor-canceling tech web until later in the week. While the developer nonetheless this is a pretty, rock-solid, ultimate- cited that servers would not be online until ly pedestrian product.” Google has purchased Lift Labs, a soup spoon and a fork. They have not be submerged in water. not provide significant benefit for Sept 9 for players (including reviewers) to play Giant Bomb’s Jeff Gerstmann also wasn’t ter- which produces battery-operated sensors to detect tremors and can Liftware was developed with grants people who spill only rarely when on, a developer electing not to have reviews on ribly impressed. A good shooter, but one with utensils that make it easier for peo- distinguish between hand tremors from the U.S. National Institutes of using utensils to bring food to their day one is usually a telltale sign of game creator too many ideas that it can’t make into a cohe- ple with essential tremor or and other types of motion. Health. mouths, or for people with large fearing negative reviews and their impact on sive whole is what he says in his review: Parkinson’s disease to eat their Proprietary algorithms running on Liftware doesn’t come cheap: amplitude or severe tremors. sales. Well, the first Destiny reviews are finally “Destiny is a beautiful but hollow experience meals. Parkinson’s patients’ hands an on-board computer in the han- The stabilizer with an everyday here, and they are an astounding assortment of with most of the pieces you’d expect from a shake, making it difficult for them to dles fire off miniature motors to spoon attachment costs $295. That Going with Google mixed opinions. Video game specialty sites like great multiplayer shooter. It just can’t find a way eat or drink. Lift Labs’ products, move the utensil in the opposite works out to 27 cents per meal for Now that Google has purchased Polygon and The Escapist didn’t have kind to fit them all together.” offered under the “Liftware” name, direction of a tremor, canceling it the first year; after that, the device Liftware, its direction may shift. The words for Bungie’s sci-fi shooter, each giving the Many of the less than glowing reviews, like cancel more than 70 percent of out. has paid for itself, Lift Labs pointed purchase “could help in broader game mediocre reviews. Due to the size of the the ones above, focus on a handful of aspects tremors. Lift Labs is working on other out. Shipping is free within the aspects of disease understanding in game and the huge level of hype behind it, that drag the game down: its complete lack of “There’s a lot going on right now products, including personal United States; the company charges the neurodegenerative disorder Polygon tasked two people to review the title, story, its lack of content and its highly repetitive in technology-centric innovation in hygiene tools, makeup applicators, for shipments to Canada, Europe, field, which aligns to areas invested and both came to similar conclusions. The nature. Even the more positive reviews touch Parkinson’s, including items such as and attachments that will let users Australia and some other countries. by Google Ventures, such as game, they say, tries to be an MMO, an FPS and on all of the above, but the solid shooting and clinical activity trackers and technol- engage in hobbies such as hand- Overseas customers are responsible iPierian,” Frost’s Ruppar told an RPG, but can’t seem to shake the problems beautiful alien worlds were enough for some to ogy better enabling patients to com- crafts and painting. Liftware comes for fees, taxes and duties. TechNewsWorld. of each: “As just another game, Destiny is a con- recommend the game, like The Guardian’s Keith municate when that has become a with a battery that’s recharged by Lift Labs also accepts donations, Google’s purchase “could spur fusing combination of often at-odds elements - Stuart: “Make no mistake, Destiny is fun. It is problem for them,” said Daniel connecting the Liftware charging which it matches dollar for dollar, to more interest in competitive it presents itself as ambitious, almost boastful, stylish and technically amazing - it will provide Ruppar, healthcare and life sciences cradle to a powered USB port using provide Liftware to Parkinson’s suf- approaches given their tiring, but I while seeming strangely safe and reserved. It weeks of enjoyment if you are committed to its research director at Frost & Sullivan. the cable provided, or by plugging ferers undergoing economic hard- wouldn’t expect an explosion of wants to eat its cake as a shooter, and have the vision.” “I can confirm that Lift Labs has the cable into a computer or a ship. It has donated 140 devices so tech-based utensils,” he said. Still, longevity of an MMO - but it lacks the combat What does all this mean for the future of joined Google X,” Google spokesper- smartphone USB wall adapter. It is far through national foundations. “it’s important in this disease area sophistication of the former, and the deep well Destiny and Bungie’s new franchise? The son Tim Drinan told TechNewsWorld. designed to last for three to six Liftware can help people who have for the marketplace to continue to of content native to the latter.” game will continue to be updated in the Lift Labs is “excited to be a part of meals on one charge. It also comes hand tremors that make eating diffi- develop, innovate and seek options coming weeks, months and possibly even Google,” Lift spokesperson Michael with a 110/220 V power adapter. Lift cult. However, for those whose for patients,” Ruppar maintained, Packed with content; flavorless style years, and it very well may be a much differ- Magdaleno told TechNewsWorld. Labs provides a limited one-year tremors do not interfere with eat- “leveraging technology-including Jim Sterling of The Escapist says much the ent game further down the line. As it is now, warranty within the United States ing, or for Parkinson’s patients who hardware and mHealth-rather than same, commenting on what he says is the it looks like Destiny couldn’t live up to the Liftware tech from the date of sale. The Liftware don’t have hand tremors, the drug-based options, which are, as of game’s poor writing and voice acting (in partic- hype. —Agencies Lift Labs offers a standard spoon, handle is not waterproof so should devices are of no use. Liftware will now, not a cure.” —Agencies MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 health & science US skygazers could get rare glimpse of northern lights

NEW YORK: Stargazers across a wide flares that were sent towards Earth this swath of the United States could get a week were very large, the NOAA said, indi- rare view of the northern lights, a colorful cating that the aurora will be visible at a cosmic display normally only visible in far far greater distance than normal. northern latitudes. The northern lights or “When activity picks up, it becomes Aurora Borealis was expected to be visible brighter and the aurora oval expands after dark on the East Coast from Maine to towards the equator. During very large as far south as Maryland, and across large events, it is possible to see the aurora in parts of Michigan and Iowa. Forecasters the continental US,” it said. The best time said northwestern states including Idaho to view the lights are around midnight, and Washington were expected to get the and the activity could last for several best view of the phenomenon, in which evenings, forecasters said. Areas with less the sky is illuminated with streaks and cloud cover and less light pollution, such swirls of green, red, blue and yellow. The as rural areas or smaller towns, will have a northern lights are the result of collisions better chance of capturing the intensity of between the Earth’s gaseous particles and the display, according to Canada’s matter released by the Sun’s atmosphere, Northern Lights Center. The solar flares according to the National Oceanic and can have another unusual effect, at times Atmospheric Administration. The colli- disrupting global positioning, radio, and sions can jar the magnetosphere around satellite signals. In the Southern the Earth’s north and south poles, releas- Hemisphere, the phenomenon is called ing colorful streams into the sky. The solar the Aurora Australis. —Reuters

LONDON: A photo shows a gallery supervisor posing in front of two versions of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers paint- ings at the National Gallery. —AFP Science to the rescue of art Sophisticated tech used to restore masterpieces

PARIS: Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” are los- art conservationist from Winterthur Museum in worked on van Gogh’s famous “Flowers in a Blue ing their yellow cheer and the unsettling apricot Delaware, who also attended the meeting. Vase”, which has suffered a similar fate but for a horizon in Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” is turn- “There are heaps of researchers ready to do different reason. In this case, it was a varnish ing a dull ivory. Some of our most treasured this work, but very little money.” Understanding applied after the artist’s death that became paintings are fading; warn experts who would the degenerative process would allow museums cracked and faded over time, obscuring the pic- like more money for the use of sophisticated to display the precious works in the appropriate ture underneath. Synthetic pigments like cadmi- technology to capture the masters’ original light, atmosphere and humidity. But technology um yellow, emerald green and zinc yellow-some palettes before the works are unrecognizably would also allow “digital reconstruction” of origi- of which can start losing their depth of color in blighted. nal pieces, as they were envisaged by their cre- only 20 years-were also popular among other “Our cultural heritage is suffering from a dis- ators, for posterity. “The goal is more preserva- Impressionists of the 19th century and painters ease,” Robert van Langh, director of conservation tion than restoration,” said Mass, adding that of the early 20th like Henri Matisse and Pablo and restoration at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, restorers would only in very rare cases touch up Picasso. The works from this period are therefore told AFP in Paris this week. “These priceless icons the original work of an artist. more at risk of fading than those by the ancient HONG KONG: This photo shows workers in a rice field at a farm that uses of our culture are deteriorating,” he said. And the masters, said Mass. organic methods in the New Territories. —AFP amount spent on conserving them “should be Fading like a flower They are not exempt, though-for his blue multiplied by ten.” Van Langh was speaking on Experts already know that the iconic still life hues the 17th century’s Rembrandt van Rijn the sidelines of a conference on the use of syn- “Sunflowers” is browner today than when van used smalt, a type of ground-up glass with a ten- Food safety fears see chrotron radiation technology in art conserva- Gogh captured it on canvas in 1888. It turns out dency to turn grey over time. According to tion at the molecular level. the Dutch Impressionist painter had opted for Janssens, a further role of science could be to Synchrotrons, stadium-sized machines that industrial pigments, then new on the market, for beat the drum for art conservation. “As farms turn to high-rise produce beams of bright X-ray light, are used to his yellows, according to Belgian chemist Koen researchers, we are working on a simulation that analyze the chemical degradation of famous art- Janssens of the University of Antwerp. will allow us to show what certain artworks will HONG KONG: It’s a rural tradition that fad- is more fresh and delicious as a result.” works gracing the museums of the world. Much Exposed to air, the yellow in cadmium, also look like in 50 years,” if nothing is done, he said. ed out decades ago as Hong Kong turned Despite the shock of a 2008 melamine- more science is needed to understand the chem- used by Munch for his 1910 work “The Scream”, “If we don’t act, future generations will not see into a neon-lit megacity: rice seedlings laced baby formula scandal that killed six ical reactions that cause color changes in canvas- loses its brightness, while ultraviolet light-as these artworks in the same way that we are,” being dropped into watery paddy fields infants, China’s scares have continued to es, in order to stop them, said Jennifer Mass, an from the Sun-turns it brown. Janssens has also warned van Langh. —AFP with gentle plops. But now a new wave of flare. farmers are growing the staple again in Sixteen percent of the country’s land Ebola doctors sleepy Long Valley in the city’s northern area was estimated to be polluted, accord- New Territories, where buzzing insects and ing to China’s environment ministry in ‘to be evacuated’ flocking birds offer a rich contrast to the April, with almost one fifth of farmland high rise blocks in the distance. tainted by inorganic elements such as cad- THE HAGUE: Two Dutch doctors feared to have contracted the Former supermarket supervisor Kan mium. Among the latest alarms to fuel dis- deadly Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone are set to be Wai-hong went from working late shifts to trust are chicken feet soaked in hydrogen flown back to the Netherlands “as soon as possible”, the foreign ministry said Saturday. The healthcare workers could be back harvesting sacks of fragrant, golden rice. “In peroxide and a cook who painted dishes home by Sunday afternoon “if all goes well”, spokesman Harald the past people in Hong Kong grew rice,” with a banned pigment to look more Wychgel from the Dutch Institute for Public Health and the said Kan, 42, about his move. “I could teach appealing. Last year, Hong Kong authori- Environment (RIVM) said. The two men are not yet showing any the people again and revive rice farming.” ties tested around 65,000 food samples symptoms of the deadly virus, he added. Doctors Nick Zwinkels The naturally-farmed rice paddies started and found only 57 from various countries and Erdi Huizenga, who were working at the Lion Heart reappearing in Long Valley seven years ago to be unsatisfactory. Best practice supply Medical Centre in the western town of Yele, “came into contact after a 40-odd year absence. farms are also identified on the mainland, with three people who then died from the Ebola virus”, accord- Started as part of a bird-friendly wet- and last month new rules on pesticide ing to foreign ministry spokesman Friso Wijnen. “They will be repatriated to the Netherlands as soon as possible,” said. The land conservation project, five farmers residues came into effect. clinic mostly treats cases of malaria. Zwinkels said he and his now produce around three tons of rice a But apprehension remains. “The gov- colleague came into contact with the Ebola patients last week. year near the border with Hong Kong’s ernment is doing quite a good job in Hong “I can still sleep but I am very worried,” the 31-year-old told biggest food supplier mainland China. It’s a Kong,” said Jonathan Wong, director of the Dutch public broadcaster NOS. The two doctors will be flown mere drop in the 833 tons of rice that Hong Hong Kong Organic Resource Centre. out on a special flight and immediately transferred to an isola- Kong goes through every day, but it fetch- “We’re scared, but we have a better control tion unit in a hospital in the western city of Leiden. Tests will es several times the price of mass-pro- system now.” “Food supply in Hong Kong is then be carried out to determine whether they have contract- still safe but we worry,” Wong added, blam- ed the tropical virus. duced imports as part of a growing The World Health Organization said on Friday that the cur- demand for naturally grown food. ing the regular mainland scandals. “This rent Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the worst ever, had killed A relentless run of food scandals across psychologically makes people in Hong the border from rotten meat in fast-food to Kong feel worried about the food supply GUINEA: Health worker burn used protection gear at the NGO Medecins more than 2,400 people. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea are the hardest-hit countries. Also on Saturday, French develop- dead pigs floating in rivers, recycled “gutter from China.” Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) center in Conakry. For nearly four ment secretary Annick Girardin pledged nine million euros oil”, and heavy pesticide use-has made decades, mention of the Ebola virus has evoked death and terror, yet a sim- ($11.5 million) towards combating Ebola in Guinea, including ple factor-money-has stood in the way of erasing the curse. —AFP people rethink the way they shop. “When High demand through the construction of a new treatment centre. —AFP food safety in mainland China or even oth- By 1980, 40 percent of farmland in Hong er places is not that good, then Hong Kong Kong was reported as abandoned and rice people will choose foods that are safer,” paddies made up less than one percent of Online service helps users said Kan. what was in use. Today, a total of just seven “The trend of society has changed, peo- square kilometers (2.7 square miles) is ple have become more affluent and they actively farmed. While the government learn and share STD-status care more about food safety-so more peo- provides no farming subsidies, it has ple have come into contact with these encouraged farmers to convert to organic products,” he said of the more expensive and provides technical support. NEW YORK: People being tested for sexually Understanding the patient of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern organic fare. One of the world’s most But shrinking farmland, also eyed by transmitted diseases can now use their com- Bastani, who prides himself on his safe-sex University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in densely populated places, the former property developers, is often limited to puters or iPhones to quickly get the results, lifestyle, said he has seen many young people Chicago, said she believes the service has the and experts hope this easy access will make struggle with anxiety while waiting for results potential to help keep younger patients British colony imports nearly all of its food small plots on short-term leases in the them more likely to honestly share their STD the traditional way. Others are embarrassed informed about their sexual health. “I think it’s with just two percent of its vegetables space-challenged city, which is also home status with their partners. The new service, to learn the results in-person or over the very important that patients have access to locally grown. But the number of organic- to rooftop vegetable gardens and vertical called Healthvana, allows patients access to phone. Over the past two years, Bastani said their test results,” Streicher told Reuters style vegetable farms has increased from a fish farms. Farmer Thomas Fung lives in their lab results once they are completed at a he has been tested for STDs more than 50 Health. “I’m a big believer in that we should handful of trailblazers in the 1990s to sev- Hong Kong’s skyscraper sprawl and com- clinic or medical center, usually within days times in an effort to better understand the not go along with ‘no news is good news.’ eral hundred today-of which 130 are certi- mutes to his New Territories patchwork of of being tested. Patients then receive an patient experience. “No news is not good “Streicher uses a different HIPAA-compliant fied as fully organic. plots rented from six different landlords on email instructing them to log-in to the secure news,” he said. portal that informs patients of conditions like leases ranging from two to five years. online portal. Results can also be viewed The service is free to patients. Users can high blood pressure and cholesterol, but she through the official iPhone app. find participating clinics through the website said she does not send results likely to upset We’re scared It means even more pressure for the All of the records are easily accessible, (here). A pilot program was recently launched patients or cause misunderstandings. She said While still flown in to the semi- farmers, but those prepared to go organic shareable and verified. Records are also time- with medical centers on the East Coast. “We she would not feel comfortable sending autonomous southern Chinese city, home- to meet the city’s changing tastes acknowl- stamped. By the end of the year, the LA- aim to empower patients and help health care patients their positive STD diagnoses via a grown organic vegetables now make up edge that the fears play to their favor. “The based service will have reached more than providers be more efficient,” he said. “Patients portal. 12 percent of the 45 tons of vegetables people are quite afraid of the quality of 100,000 users since late 2010. Ramin Bastani, aren’t calling or coming in for their results. “I’m torn, because I think access to infor- the city produces daily. Shoppers are mainland China veggies, so the demand is 38, said he founded the service to help make We’re the mediator.” When a patient tests pos- mation is critical for patients, and I want them shrugging off the fact that they cost more very, very big in Hong Kong,” said Fung, conversations of about sexual health less itive for a curable disease, Healthvana pro- to have information, but sometimes it can be than their mass produced counterparts. one of the city’s self-claimed organic farm- awkward and taboo. “The biggest problem vides them next-step options and links them upsetting or misinterpreted, and that’s prob- we’re solving is helping patients get their lab to a health care provider. lematic. Patients tend to expect the worst,” “After learning that there are quite a lot of ers. Wong Yu-wing, whose nearby family results, and that’s a really hard thing to do, The HIPAA-compliant service can be used she said. Gavy Hernandez, a 23-year-old stu- different kinds of pesticides or different farm is one of the largest to be fully certi- because getting results back is not easy,” by people being testing for a variety of STDs, dent attending the University of Wisconsin- ways of growing the plants, I think it’s bet- fied, agreed. “Organic planting is much bet- Bastani told Reuters Health. “Often when including chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. Parkside in Kenosha, Wis., said she thinks ter to have the organic ones,” Jenny Ho ter than the traditional method because people get tested for STDs, the doctor says, Those seeking their HIV-status will not receive many young people would use Healthvana. “I said while browsing one of several weekly Hong Kong people are looking for organic ‘Thanks for getting tested today, and if you their results via Healthvana, but HIV-positive think it’s a good idea, if this is a legit app,” she organic markets. “(The food) from Hong vegetables-fresh, planted in Hong Kong-so don’t hear back from us in 10 days, no news is users can have their HIV viral load verified. said. “We would still have to educate those Kong does not have to travel so long and we have a big market.” —AFP good news.’” Dr. Lauren Streicher, an associate professor who use it about sex, though.” —Reuters MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 health & science

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Waiting room Clinic lobby Exterior Orchid Medical Center: Unparalleled services in cosmetic surgery and skin care

KUWAIT: With the launch of Orchid Medical ments. The first assigning up a contract with a the body made by specialist doctors such as Dr Center for Cosmetics and Skin Care Operations, group of highly-skilled internationally renowned Nagi Hayek, the widely known Lebanese located in Aknan Complex- Salmiya, the cosmet- medical personnel with great competences, Prophesier, plastic surgery specialist & member of Sunshine tied to suicide risk ics and skin care qualifications and experience to represent a the American College of Surgeons. Also, a core NEW YORK: Exposure to sunshine over a short sonal variations in suicides, they found that sui- service sector in unique trend, especially since the prevailing activity of the Center will be the treatment of period of time may increase the risk of suicide cide risk went up with the amount of sunshine Kuwait witnessed a model in the local market is based on a contract excess fat in the body, which is possible to be but may also lower the risk over several over the previous 10 days. Suicide risk significant growth with medical consultants rather than specialists processed via suction or through a comprehen- months, suggests a new study from Austria. appeared to decrease with increasing sun progress. Based on in the field. Orchid will also invite world class sive facelift. People shouldn’t avoid the sun based on the exposure between 14 to 60 days earlier, howev- global standards of doctors to periodically visit the facility and main- The Center, in order to offer greater flexibility study’s findings, says its senior author. Instead, er. hiring senior doctors tain additional customers’ service so as to ensure to customers, will leave them with the option of they may consider adding sunshine to the list The researchers suggest that sunlight may with several years of more flexibility to the medical staff while dealing choosing the hospital where such operations will of factors that may influence the risk of suicide. increase the risk of suicide over a short period expertise and com- with different situations. The move is aimed at be conducted, provided that the center will offer “Suicide is complicated and has many risk but actually protect against it over a longer petences, the provi- establishing external partnerships with several all the necessary support required, thanks to its factors,” said Dr Matthaeus Willeit from the period of time. They can’t definitively say sun- sion of technologi- medical institutes in a later stage. extensive network of strategic relationships with University of Vienna. “People always tend to light causes or prevents suicides, however. It cally advanced infra- The second is a focus on technology and deploy- various institutions associated with the related think of it in either biological or social terms, could be that sunlight affects serotonin in the Osama Al Nasser structure and ment of advanced infrastructure with the use of lat- stages of the surgical procedure. but there is no single cause,” he said. “It’s a body, they say. Serotonin then may influence Operation Manager through the use of est medical equipment certified by international bunch of risk factors that you have. That is just impulsivity, mood and aggression, which can latest medical companies including ALMA, the well-known and A market replete for expansion one of many risk factors.” play a role in suicidal behavior. equipment certified by international companies, famous American equipment. These plans coincide The Operation Manager of Orchid Medical Researchers have studied seasonal varia- Sunlight may act like antidepressant med- Orchid Medical Center would commence a new with the Center’s interest to maintain the highest Center said: “On the other hand, these trends tions among suicides for centuries, with rates ications that affect impulsivity first and then phase in cosmetics and skin care service levels in international certification recognized by internation- already form an added value for the center, and peaking in the spring. The actual effect of sun- mood later on. The early affect on impulsivity Kuwait. ally renowned institutions, including the American contribute to strengthening its competitive edge, shine on those rates is less known, though. may explain the increased suicide risk over a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)”. Al Nasser which form a strong impetus for the center in the Along with changes in sunlight, new seasons short period of time, and the delayed affect on Excellent features added: “the Public Administration is keen on provid- few weeks that follow its inception, where the bring temperature changes and a number of mood may explain the lower risk over a longer “The establishment of Orchid Medical Center ing a favorable environment inside the center, so as results and the volume of the service demanded other factors that may influence suicide risk, time span. “Light has an influence on serotonin is the outcome of extensive efforts and research to ensure customers’ convenience and safeguard exceeded expectations and those targets set forth such as holidays. For the new study, the and serotonin has an influence on mood and studies spanning many months and aims at their privacy. In addition to offering value added by the feasibility study. Thus, indicating an anticipa- researchers used information on 69,462 sui- suicidal,” Willeit said. “That’s probably one of the launching a medical center with global stan- services related to medical files follow up, ongoing tion that the center’s market share will be 3-5 per- cides that occurred in Austria between January biological links.” dards and high level services. This unique consultations and even pro-procedures conclusion.” cent during the first year of operation and will dou- 1970 and May 2010. That data was then Alternatively, he and his colleagues write in approach is what makes the center’s activity dis- ble in the coming years, noting at the same time matched to data collected from 86 weather sta- JAMA Psychiatry, the early increased risk of sui- tinct from what is prevailing in the local market,” Major activities that this is due to the fact that the local market is tions that recorded the hours of sunshine per cide after sun exposure may lead to those most commented Osama Al Nasser, Operation Orchid Medical Center is looking forward to rich in prospects and the wide range of opportuni- day. at risk to take their own lives. Fewer of the most Manager, Orchid Medical Center in a press state- providing unprecedented and quality services in ties, given the degree of healthcare awareness as a at-risk people would then be susceptible to sun ment on the occasion of the Center inaugura- the field of cosmetic surgery and skin care. The general feature of the society. In view of these Stats suggest link exposure later on. As for right now, Willeit said tion. Al Nasser added: “This would contribute to center’s activities will focus, in particular, on two opportunities, the management as adopted an The researchers found a correlation that the study can’t instruct doctors what to tell achieving added value for our customers. With key directions: Skin care in relation to hair ambitious expansion plan for the local market. The between the number of suicides per day and their patients based on weather reports. “In the this fact in mind, there was focus on the need to removal, improve and repair the skin, while the plan will culminate in the next phase with the open- the amount of sunshine throughout the study. long term it would be great to know whose risk adopt an innovative model with a unique set of second activity is through cosmetic surgery and ing of more branches in several vital areas, which After adjusting the numbers to account for sea- really increases with light,” he said. —Reuters features and benefits represented in two key ele- restoration, which includes the various parts of helps serving larger segments Kuwait’s society.” WHAT’S ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Al Muzaini Exchange sponsors 50th Filipino badminton tournament

l Muzaini Exchange Co, Kuwait’s lead- social and community activities that aim to Company provides customers a broad range ing Exchange and remittance compa- enhance relations with other countries and of services that includes issuing checks and Any, announced its co-sponsorship of communities, while offering significant con- collection of checks drawn on foreign banks the 50th Filipino Badminton Tournament. The tributions towards the growth, development and the sale and purchase of foreign curren- tournament commenced on 12 September and success of Kuwait. cies and remittances (to all parts of the 2014 and will continue every Friday until 17 Al Muzaini Exchange Company, a pioneer world), DHL related services while also bene- October 2014 at the Kuwait Disabled Sports and leader in the foreign exchange business fitting from Western Union’s varied services Club Gym in Hawally. in Kuwait for over 70 years now with network that are on offer. The company’s sponsorship of the 50th branches that spans over 60 branches locat- For further information on any of Al Filipino Badminton Tournament comes to cel- ed across Kuwait. To ensure customer satis- Muzaini Exchange Company’s services cus- ebrate the 8th year anniversary of the Filipino faction, arrival and departure sections of the tomers are urged to visit their nearest branch, Badminton Committee Kuwait - Philippines, Kuwait International airport and the Sheikh call the company’s call center on 1888818, or Inc. (FBCKPI), since their existence in Kuwait. Saad airport guarantee 24 hours 7 days a log on to the company’s website www.muzai- Al Muzaini will continue supporting vital week full service. Al Muzaini Exchange ni.com. Indian Embassy, NCCAL to present ‘Sufi Gospel Project’ by Sonam Kalra

he Embassy of India will hold a cultural ists, erstwhile royalty and diplomats. program of Fusion Group led by well- In January, 2013 the Mail Today newspa- Tknown vocalist Sonam Kalra under the per listed Sonam as one of “the 50 creative auspices of National Council for Culture Arts powerhouses & impresarios who have ele- and Letters (NCCAL) at Shamiya Theatre vated Delhi from a cultural desert to one of (Opposite Shamiya Cooperative) tomorrow the world’s leading arts capitals”. Elle maga- and on Wednesday (Sept 16 & 17) from zine profiled Sonam in a list of “Transformers: 7.30pm onwards. Women Who Own the Future.” The Sufi Gospel Project is an effort to blend all the voices of faith through the use of song, music and the spoken word. Traditional western gospel melds with Indian classical sounds, and Indian spiritual texts are enriched by elements of western poetry to create sound that touches every soul. Revealing that no matter what the lan- guage of the lyrics or the ethnicity of the sounds there is but one language, the lan- guage of faith. And that is the universal truth. “I first conceived of this Project when I was asked to sing Gospel music to commem- orate the birth centenary of the Sufi Hazrat Inayat Khan at the Inayat Khan Dargah in Delhi. I had sung Gospel in churches and other music venues but for the Urz of Inayat Khan, I wanted to create a sound that blend- ed the faiths. I belong to the Sikh religion and am often asked why I sing Gospel. My answer is always the same because God has no religion. I work with a keyboard player and guitarist who are Christian, my accom- panists on the Sarangi and Tabla are Muslim, Exhibition of books of Bengali poems my flautist and percussionist are Hindus- a testament that when it comes to faith and t the initiative of Benglaee Expatriate At the Public function held on this auspicious, released a book each of the following publica- music, religion does not matter. The music Literature Association whose present the chief guest was adorned Md Ahsabuddin N tions: emerged through a collaborative and organ- AChairman is Rofikul Islam Bulu, Morshad D C, P S C ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait. 1. Dokhin Hawa compiled by Al Imran sikdar ic process, combining our musical abilities Congratulations Alam Badal, a festival was organized by the Among the guests of honor were the following 2. Kabitar Bandan complied by Neyamot and collective improvisation and feeding of Bengali Poetry Lovers of Kuwait. On this occa- heroic warriors of Bangladesh freedom struggle Sarkar Mojnu four diverse beliefs,” says Sonam. uah Dhiya Mohammad sion, an exhibition of books of Bengali poems Engineer Abdur Rob, Md. Deiwar Hossain, 3. Ma Amar Ma authored by Shree Samiir Das “The Sufi Gospel Project is living proof Shawqi received congratu- was also held. Sharifuddin Ahmed Liton, Hajji Mahmood Ali, 4. Prajjalitha Agni Shikkha authored by Helal that many different Hallelujahs can exist in Rlations from her grandfa- In Kuwait there are many literature loving Md. Kader mullah, Md. Wadiur Rahman, Md. Ahmed harmony. This is the message we want to ther Hosni poets. Some of these talented Bengali poets Safayetullay. These publications were warmly welcomed share through our music. It’s a new sound Ahmad, as have composed inspiring poems. They have In front of gathering of distinguished guests and accepted by a large crowd of poetry lovers. and quite unusual because we’ve blended she joined been published in books. A display of such which had representatives from other associa- The ambassador wished wide circulation for the traditional Indian instruments and sounds KG2 at Al- books was organized in Carmel School tions and organizations, Ambassador Md. books and pleasant and enjoyable reading for with age-old Gospel hymns and Indian text Radhwan Auditorium, Khaitan, Kuwait. Ahsabuddin opened the draped packages and the public. and prayers. And because of the many lan- kinder- guages and musical influences, we’ve com- garten in bined, everyone is able to relate to it.” Egypt. She Aware Center - calendar of events The Sufi Gospel Project has performed at was also several music festivals in India and abroad congratu- and at a number of prestigious venues. lated by her Guided Tour: House Of Mirrors Diwaniya: Places to Visit in Kuwait KD 2 per person. Children below 14 years & Pets Recently they appeared on “Coke Studio on 15 Sep 2014, 5 pm. 16 Sep 2014, 7 pm. are not allowed. Limited Seats. Advance reserva- MTV”, a testament to their growing populari- proud par- The House of Mirrors is home to the family Kuwait’s only good for shopping malls and tions required at [email protected] ty. They are also regular performers at the ents and of the late renowned artist, Khalifa Al-Qattan. restaurants, right? Some people say there’s noth- homes of some of India’s largest industrial- family. His wife has spent vast amounts of time creat- ing to do here! However, may be there are places Aware Short Lecture and Documentary ing scenes on the walls, the floors & even the of interest to visit that you don’t know of. 30 Sep 2014, 7 pm. ceilings to showcase what can be done with Therefore, come along to AWARE’s Diwaniya to Hajj is an international pilgrimage to Mecca broken pieces of mirror & glass when accom- discover known and hidden places of interests that attracts up to three million Muslims annual- panied by an artists’ touch. Enjoy a cup of tea, that you could visit after which you could send ly. The speaker will discuss its historical signifi- an artful snack & a guided tour to view the an Instagram postcard to friends & family saying, cance, describe the major rites that comprise the “From Kuwait with love. pilgrimage, and share some of the sentiments splendors of this ‘bedazzled’ home. Cameras that Muslims experience in this trip of a lifetime. are welcome. Guided Tour: Arab Organization Headquarters This 30-minute PowerPoint presentation will be Fee: KD 3 per person. This is an adult only 27 Sep 2014, 9:30 am. followed by National Geographic’s 45-minute tour for 8 participants. This tour is a marvel of innovative architecture documentary film entitled, “Inside Mecca” which Advance reservations are required at displaying modern technology combined with presents an intimate look at the annual pilgrim- [email protected] traditional artisan craftsmanship from age by following three pilgrims from very differ- Tunisia, Syria, Morocco, Egypt & contri- ent backgrounds as they embark on a spiritual butions from Kuwaiti designers. This journey that is both deeply personal and widely tour meets directly at the Arab universal. What’s On - Submission Guidelines Organization Headquarters. Cameras are welcome. Limited Seats. Advance Aware Eid Al-Adha Festival reservations are required at 09 Oct 2014, 5 pm. All photos submitted for What’s On [email protected] Registration The AWARE Center would like to invite should be minimum 200dpi. Deadline: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Westerners in Kuwait to our Eid Open House Festival which is will be held at our premises in Articles must be in plain text and Guided Tour: Bait Al Othman Surra on Thursday, October 9 from 5:00p.m. This should include name and phone Museum event is free of charge and will be followed by a 29 Sep 2014, 5 pm. numbers. Articles and photos that dinner buffet. This Festival provides an opportu- Inaugurated by the Amir of Kuwait, nity for the Western Guests to experience Eid in fail to meet these requirements will His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Kuwait through various activities like: Culture Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on April 8, 2013, this Clothes, Cultural Paintings & Items for Sale, not be published. Museum hosts rare historical items & Henna, Hajj Documentary, Arabic Calligraphy. antiques for old Kuwaiti houses. Your RSVP is kindly requested at Please send them to Decorating the walls of its Art Gallery [email protected]. Address: Surra, Block 3, [email protected] are paintings & belongings of Kuwaiti Artists. There are also the crafts & Hamad Al Roomi Street, Villa 84. E-mail : Kuwaiti dhow models on display. Fee: [email protected] Classifieds

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Henson, 16:00 Emmerdale 06:00 Oprah: Behind The Scenes Africa 06:30 ICC Cricket 360 both of whom actively hawked the film on social media. 16:30 Coronation Street 07:00 Craft Wars 15:20 Come Dine With Me 07:00 Golfing World 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 07:50 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo “They absolutely elevated it,” said Rory Bruer, Sony 16:10 Come Dine With Me 08:00 PGA Tour 18:00 Criminal Minds 08:40 Hoarding: Buried Alive Pictures’ president of worldwide distribution. “They’re so 17:05 The Hairy Bikers Ride Again 14:00 The Rugby Championship 19:00 Perception 00:45 The Lady-PG15 09:30 Toddlers & Tiaras hard working. It was a great collaboration.” It also helps 17:30 Bargain Hunt 16:00 Golfing World 20:00 Top Gear (UK) 03:00 The Perks Of Being A 10:20 Say Yes To The Dress that “No Good Deed” cost a mere $13 million to produce. 18:15 Homes Under The Hammer Wallflower-PG15 17:00 The Rugby Championship 10:45 Say Yes To The Dress “It’s going to be hugely successful for the studio,” said 19:10 Food & Drink 00:00 Nazi Temple of Doom 04:45 Mud-PG15 19:00 NFL 11:10 Cake Boss Bruer. Although pitched at a different demographic, “No 19:35 Come Dine With Me 01:00 Megastructures 07:00 The Company You Keep- 22:00 NFL 11:35 17 Kids And Counting Good Deed’s” box office muscle may have suppressed 20:25 Antiques Roadshow 02:00 Is It Real? PG15 12:00 Little People, Big World business for the weekend’s other wide release, “Dolphin 21:20 Antiques Roadshow 03:00 Wild Case Files 09:00 The Next Three Days-PG15 12:25 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 00:00 Lockout Tale 2.” The Warner Bros/Alcon Entertainment sequel put 22:15 Bargain Hunt 04:00 Wild Botswana: Lion 11:15 Mud-PG15 13:15 The Next Great Baker 02:00 Vanishing On 7th Street up $16.5 million across 3,656 theaters. The picture cost a 23:00 Homes Under The Hammer Brotherhood 13:30 The Company You Keep- 14:30 Ballroom Blitz 04:00 Hudson Hawk 02:00 This is PAG tour modest $36 million to produce, making it a low-risk ven- 23:50 Food & Drink 05:00 Close Quarter Battle PG15 15:20 Cake Boss 06:00 Dangerous Attraction 02:30 NRL Premiership ture for its backers. However, box office prognosticators 05:30 Close Quarter Battle 15:30 There Be Dragons-PG15 15:45 Craft Wars 08:00 Lockout 04:30 Futbol Mundial 06:00 Sea Patrol 17:15 The Next Three Days-PG15 16:35 Toddlers & Tiaras 10:00 The Last Stand 05:00 The Rugby Championship 07:00 Apocalypse World War I 19:30 Grand Piano-PG15 17:25 Say Yes To The Dress 12:00 Stealth 07:00 Indycar Highlights 08:00 Nazi Temple of Doom 21:30 Cloud Atlas-18 17:50 Say Yes To The Dress 14:00 Special Ops 08:00 NRL Premiership 09:00 Megastructures 18:15 17 Kids And Counting 16:00 Lockout 10:00 Top 14 Highlights 00:40 Dead Boss 10:00 Is It Real? 18:40 Little People, Big World 18:00 Summoned 10:30 WEB .Com Tour 01:10 Silent Witness 11:00 Wild Botswana: Lion 19:10 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 20:00 The Last Stand 13:30 Futbol Mundial 02:00 Call The Midwife Brotherhood 20:05 Something Borrowed, 22:00 The Expatriate 14:00 V8 Supercars 02:50 Spooks 12:00 Blowdown Something New 03:45 Big School 13:00 Mega Factories 17:30 Top 14 Highlights 01:00 True Confessions-18 20:30 Cake Boss 04:15 The Weakest Link 14:00 Shark Men 18:00 AFL Premiership Highlights 03:00 Intolerable Cruelty-PG15 21:00 Alaskan Women Looking For 05:00 Nuzzle & Scratch: Frock n Roll 15:00 World’s Deadliest Animals 19:00 WWE Experience 05:00 Centre Place-PG15 Love 05:20 Boogie Beebies 16:00 Wild Case Files 20:00 WWE Afterburn 00:00 Kissing Jessica Stein-18 07:00 Mad Love-PG15 21:55 Breaking Amish: Los Angeles 05:35 The Green Balloon Club 17:00 Apocalypse World War I 21:00 WWE This Week 02:00 Drillbit Taylor-PG15 09:00 Before And After-PG15 22:50 Long Island Medium 06:00 Nina And The Neurons 18:00 Ultimate Survival Alaska 21:30 PGA Tour Highlights 04:00 Splash-PG 11:00 Mad Love-PG15 23:15 Secretly Pregnant 06:15 Nuzzle & Scratch: Frock n Roll 19:00 World’s Deadliest Animals 22:30 PGA European Tour 06:00 Dudley Do Right-PG 13:00 Hamlet-PG15 06:35 Boogie Beebies 20:00 Wild Case Files Highlights 08:00 Undercover Brother-PG15 17:00 Before And After-PG15 06:50 The Green Balloon Club 21:00 Apocalypse World War I 23:30 WWE Experience 10:00 Ski Patrol-PG15 19:00 96 Minutes-PG15 07:15 The Weakest Link 22:00 Ultimate Survival Alaska 12:00 Fred 2: Night Of The Living 20:45 Charlie Wilson’s War-18 08:00 Friday Night Dinner 23:00 Wild Botswana: Lion Fred-PG 22:45 London-18 08:25 Little Britain Brotherhood 14:00 Sabrina-PG 00:00 Violetta 00:30 Champions League T20 00:45 The Hive Highlights 00:50 Art Attack 01:30 Champions League T20 01:15 Art Attack 01:30 Maladies-PG15 Highlights 01:40 Jungle Junction 03:15 What To Expect When You’re 02:30 ICC Cricket 360 01:50 Jungle Junction Expecting-PG15 03:00 England v India ODI 02:05 Jungle Junction 05:15 In A World...-PG15 Highlights 02:15 Jungle Junction 07:00 One Direction: This Is Us-PG 04:00 England v India ODI 02:30 Violetta 09:00 Planes-PG Highlights 03:15 The Hive 11:00 Between Us-PG15 05:00 Champions League T20 03:20 Art Attack 13:00 Gambit-PG15 Highlights 03:45 Art Attack 15:00 Lovestruck: The Musical- 06:00 Champions League T20 04:10 Jungle Junction PG15 had expected the film to do $20 million of business. Highlights 04:20 Jungle Junction “Dolphin Tale 2” could not match the $19.2 million 17:00 Planes-PG 07:00 ICC Cricket 360 04:35 Jungle Junction debut of its 2011 predecessor. That film went on to make 18:45 About Time-PG15 07:30 Champions League T20 04:45 Jungle Junction $72.3 million domestically. Harry Connick Jr, Ashley Judd, 21:00 The Iceman-18 Highlights 05:00 Art Attack Morgan Freeman and Kris Kristofferson return, with 23:00 The Purge-PG15 08:30 Champions League T20 05:25 Art Attack Highlights 05:50 Mouk Charles Martin Smith back at the helm. Warner Bros. 09:30 Champions League T20 06:00 Jessie domestic distribution chief Dan Fellman noted that the Highlights 06:25 Liv And Maddie first “Dolphin Tale” was in 3D, which helped goose admis- 10:30 Champions League T20 06:45 Dog With A Blog sion prices. This film was not released in the format. The Highlights 07:10 I Didn’t Do It next live action family film doesn’t hit theaters until Oct 01:00 A Cat In Paris 11:30 ICC Cricket 360 07:35 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 10 with “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, 02:30 The Elf Who Stole Christmas 12:00 Caribbean Premier Leaue Teenage Witch Very Bad Day,” so Warner Bros hopes to take advantage of 04:15 Cher Ami Highlights 07:55 Win, Lose Or Draw the lack of competition in the coming weeks. 06:00 Legend Of Frosty The 13:00 Caribbean Premier Leaue 08:20 Suite Life On Deck Snowman “We’re going to have good legs on this movie,” said Highlights 08:45 A.N.T. Farm 08:00 The Happy Cricket Fellman. “The last movie had good legs too.” “We have 14:00 Caribbean Premier Leaue 09:05 A.N.T. Farm 10:00 Barbie Fairytopia some nice running room and the picture is playing Highlights 09:30 Sonny With A Chance 11:30 Dino Time extremely well in small towns and midsize markets,” he 15:00 England Women v South 09:55 Sonny With A Chance 13:00 The Elf Who Stole Christmas added. Females made up 63% of the film’s opening audi- African Women T20I Highlights 10:15 Suite Life On Deck 14:30 The Apple & The Worm ence, with 44% of the initial audience clocking in under 16:00 England Women v South 10:40 Suite Life On Deck 16:00 Ben 10: Alien Swarm the age of 25. “The Drop,” a Fox Searchlight thriller star- African Women T20I Highlights 11:05 That’s So Raven 18:00 Barbie Fairytopia ring Tom Hardy and the late James Gandolfini, managed 17:00 Champions League T20 11:25 That’s So Raven 20:00 The Water Horse: Legend Of to muscle its way into sixth place despite debuting on a Highlights 11:50 A.N.T. Farm The Deep limited number of screens. 18:00 Champions League T20 12:15 A.N.T. Farm 22:00 The Apple & The Worm The adaptation of a Dennis Lehane short story racked Highlights 12:35 Good Luck Charlie 23:30 Ben 10: Alien Swarm 19:00 Champions League T20 13:00 Good Luck Charlie up $4.2 million across 809 theaters. Analysts had pegged Highlights 13:25 Jessie the film for a $2 million bow. Fox Searchlight will expand 20:00 Champions League T20 13:45 Jessie the film to roughly 1,000 theaters next weekend. Highlights 14:10 Austin & Ally Gandolfini’s involvement helped the picture play beyond 21:00 ICC Cricket 360 14:35 Win, Lose Or Draw the standard art house crowd, argued Frank Rodriguez, 21:30 Caribbean Premier Leaue 15:00 Mako Mermaids senior vice president of distribution for Fox Searchlight. 00:00 Over/Under-PG15 Highlights 15:25 I Didn’t Do It Fans flocked to the picture in order to see “The Sopranos” 02:00 The 7:39-PG15 22:30 Caribbean Premier Leaue 15:50 Liv And Maddie star in one of his final film performances, much in the 04:00 The Trial-PG15 Highlights 16:10 Violetta same way that admirers of Philip Seymour Hoffman were 06:00 Home Alone: The Holiday 23:30 Caribbean Premier Leaue 17:00 Dog With A Blog able to make “A Most Wanted Man” a breakout hit as a Heist-PG Highlights 17:20 Jessie way of paying tribute to the late actor. 08:00 The Smurfs 2-PG 17:45 Sabrina: Secrets Of A “He’s a big part of the film,” said Rodriguez. “This film 10:00 Dr Seuss’ Cat In The Hat-PG Teenage Witch has a bit the kind of character he used to play on televi- 12:00 Hitchcock-PG15 18:10 I Didn’t Do It sion with ‘The Sopranos.’ It’s in that whole milieu of the 14:00 Phantom-PG15 18:30 Win, Lose Or Draw crime drama so there was a lot of interest in seeing him in 16:00 The Smurfs 2-PG 18:55 Liv And Maddie another role that was similar.”Chernin Entertainment pro- 17:45 Red Tails-PG15 00:10 Hoarding: Buried Alive 19:20 Violetta 20:00 Fast & Furious 6-PG15 duced “The Drop,” which premiered at the Toronto Film 01:00 The Next Great Baker 20:05 Mako Mermaids Festival last weekend. —Reuters THE LAST STAND ON OSN MOVIES HD ACTION 22:15 Trance-R 02:15 Ballroom Blitz 20:30 Mako Mermaids MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 information

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Aguilera upset at Stefani replacement hristina Aguilera is reportedly upset that Gwen Stefani has replaced her on ‘The Voice’ USA. The ‘Your Body’ hitmaker is taking a break from the series after giving birth to her daughter - Summer, who she has Cwith fiancÈ Matthew Rutler - last month, but she is said to be concerned she won’t be asked to return to the show next year. A source said: “Christina is extremely threatened by [her temporary replacement] Gwen. She knows that if the ratings are higher on Gwen’s season than they were on hers, the producers may have no choice but to ask Gwen to stay on.” The insider added: “Christina’s in a world of paranoid right now.” The blonde beauty, 33, who also has son Max, five, with her ex-husband, Jordan Bratman, is also said to be concerned about Taylor Swift’s role on the show with 24-year-old singer set to join the series as an advisor. But the source told OK! magazine: “She’s ready to fight for her spot.” Up until this year, Christina has shared a rotating spot on the judging panel with Shakira, who is also expecting her second child.

Nick Cave told Kylie Minogueto ‘sing less’ ick Cave told Kylie Minogue to “sing less”. The Bad Seed rocker worked with the ‘Sexercize’ hitmaker in 1995 when they released their single ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’ and Ndespite landing a Top 20 hit together, he was- n’t overly keen on her singing. In Nick’s new documentary, ‘20,000 Days on Earth’, he tells Kylie: “Sing less and tell the story more.” In the music video for their duet, the Australian beauty plays Eliza Day who eventually gets beaten to death by Nick, but the 46-year-old pop star doesn’t hold any grudges against her singing partner. Reminiscing about their time together, Kylie is quoted by NME Magazine as saying: “When I first worked with Nick it was tender and genuine. And then I saw him perform and speed-read his biography, and I realized that the person I’m watching on stage singing, ‘From Her To Eternity’ is very different to my experience with him. OK, so he did kill me with a rock - but you know what I’m saying.” Maroon 5 stronger than ever dam Levine thinks Maroon 5 are stronger than ever. The 35-year-old singer admitted the band have had trouble defining their sound in the past but have grown closer again as a group after realizing their love of pop music. He told The Sun newspaper: “Maroon 5 are Aa lot stronger than we have been in the past.”We know what we are good at and that’s pop music. There isn’t one member of Maroon 5 that doesn’t love pop music. “We are comfortable with who we are and know what we are good at. “When people say they hate pop music and cite bands of the Sixties and Seventies as their inspiration, well The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin were all pop stars as their music was popular. They just wore different clothes than we do today. “So Maroon 5 embrace that and are successful and we don’t think it’s uncool, we just go for it.” However, the ‘Harder to Breathe’ hitmakers - who released their fifth studio album ‘V’ earlier this month - insist the record is a nod to the “darker side of pop” and a stark contrast to their “sweet sugary” fourth offering ‘Overexposed’. Adam said: “I would say V is on the darker side of pop. “It’s not as sugary as the last album, which was very deliberately sweet pop and fun. “This one is not as carefree and has an edge that we’d lost on the way.” He added: “It is hard to survive as a band in the culture for that many years and not try different things.” The Grammy Award-winner - who appears as a coach on the US version of ‘The Voice’ with country singer Blake Shelton and new judges Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani - also admitted he worried about the effect his role on the reality TV singing competition would have on his credibility as an artist and described the decision to star on the show in 2011 as a “huge risk”. He explained: “I have been very for- tunate to be able to do this show as well as my music.”It was a huge risk when I first started and I didn’t expect the show to give me credibili- ty. “In fact, my biggest concern was that it would take any I had away. But it was never premeditated.” Idris Elba loves FaceTime dris Elba keeps in contact with his five-month-old son via FaceTime when he is away on movie shoots. The ‘No Good Deed’ star admits he hates being Iapart from his little boy, Winston, and girlfriend Naiyana Garth when he is filming and stays in constant contact with them via the video calling service to make sure he doesn’t miss any of their tot’s milestones. He said: “I FaceTime with him. When I call, he sees me and gives me a big old smile. He’s so cute.” The 42-year-old heartthrob, who also has a 12-year-old Foo Fighters’city-inspired album daughter, Isan, with his ex Dormowa Sherman, tried to relax after long days on the set of the thriller but admits it was tough because he spent oo Fighters new album took inspiration from each city they recorded in. The band’s bassist, so much time shooting dark scenes. He said: “I tried to have fun. I was Nate Mendel, has revealed that the group’s new record, ‘Sonic Highways’, was influenced by staying in an apartment that had a pool table in it, so I was always invit- Fthe eight different US-based studios they worked in, including California, Washington and ing people over.” The London-born star, who plays an escaped convict New Orleans, all of which played a part in inspiring them to create a different sound. Nate said: holding someone hostage in the movie, insists he is nothing like his char- “That was the idea. We wrote the bulk of the songs back in Los Angeles, so it was more a matter of acter in real life and is eager to do a romantic comedy to show his fans a experiencing each place, learning about the studio and then bringing in guest musicians. “In different side of him. He added to Us Weekly magazine: “I’m not that Seattle we had Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie; in the desert outside Los Angeles it was Joe scary in real life. I want to do a rom-com with Melissa McCarthy. I even Walsh from the Eagles for a classic southern California feel - and sure enough, suddenly our song told her that at an award show and she said, ‘Yeah! Let’s do it!’ “ has layers of ‘Hotel California’ in it. That’s where the local character came from.” Nate - who is in the group with Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and keyboardist Rami Jaffee - also admitted lead singer Dave took inspiration from several real-life experiences the group had in the various cities. He added to NME magazine: “Dave took a creative leap on this one and decided to incorporate into his lyrics things that actually happened in the cities, and conversations that he Daniel Craig set had with the various musicians.”So ‘I Am A River’ was inspired by the fact that under one of the stu- dios we found there was an actual physical river.” for Star Wars role aniel Craig is set for a secret cameo appearance in ‘Star Wars Episode VII’. The ‘Skyfall’ star is a big fan Dof the science fiction saga, and he has reportedly Dakota Fanning hated filmed a mystery role in the upcoming sev- Susan Sarandon’s enth installment of the franchise - but his ‘precocious’ tag face will be kept hid- granddaughter pride akota Fanning hated being called “precocious” when she was a child actress. The 20- den. An insider told year-old starlet has admitted that she really disliked being labeled by film critics The Sun on Sunday usan Sarandon says watching her daughter give birth to her grand- when she growing up in the spotlight. Dakota - who has starred in over 35 movies newspaper: “Daniel D daughter made her more pride than anything she has achieved in and TV shows since she was seven years old -revealed she has always been mature asked for some sort of Sher acting career. The 67-year-old star helped Eva Amurri Martino, and hated being accused of acting secret cameo role - who is married to NBC sports analyst Kyle Martino, deliver her first child, older than her years. She explained: and was happy to Marlowe, into the world at her home in Los Angeles “I have this whole thing with that have his name left off last month, and admits the experience was over- word ‘precocious’. I guess it’s not a the posters. “Fans will whelming. The ‘Tammy’ actress said: “I have negative, but when I was younger, love trying to work loved working, playing and travelling with my especially, I was labeled that, and I out which covered up daughter - but nothing prepared me for was just being who I was! Do you character is him.” The watching her birth Marlowe. She was a war- know what I mean? Like, ‘Oh you’re ‘James Bond’ star - rior, and I’m so proud to be her mother and so mature,’ when I’m just being nor- who will reprise his to be a part of that beautiful new child.” Eva mal.” The ‘Night Moves’ actress also role as the fictional revealed her famous mother hopped on a revealed that she won’t be getting British spy in the as-yet-untitled ‘Bond 24’ - is said to have plane to LA from New York City, as soon as a Twitter account because she begged ‘Star Wars’ director JJ Abrams for the small part she told her she thought she was going into wants to keep her life a “mystery”. due to his love for the series. Meanwhile, ‘The Avengers’ labor 11 days early. She said: “I let her know The 20-year-old starlet added to star Mark Ruffalo recently joked he begged ‘Star Wars that I wasn’t sure if this was it, but I just had a Lucky magazine: “It’s a hole I really Episode VIII’ boss Rian Johnson for a part in the eighth feeling. She hopped on a plane and got there as don’t want to dive into. I don’t want installment. He recently said: “My email to Rian after all soon as possible.” The 29-year-old actress is still adjusting to know all these things about these years was, ‘Rian, congratulations on everything to the new addition to her family. She told PEOPLE magazine: people. It’s like the mystery of life you’ve been doing. And by the way, if there’s a part in ‘Star “Motherhood is such a learning curve. Each day is a new day, and it takes a has been removed!” —Bang Wars’, please, anything, please consider considering me to while to get used to it.” But she added: “I would do anything for her. I really Showbiz wanted my life to be about something bigger than just us, and now it is.” join you.” lifestyle MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 Joe Sample, iconic jazz pianist, dies at 75

egendary jazz pianist Joe Sample others, while studying at Texas died on Friday morning in Southern University in the mid-’50s. LHouston. He was 75. Sample, who The group moved to Southern This photo taken on revolutionized jazz fusion in the ‘60s and California and recorded their first September 22, 2006 ‘70s, was also a keyboardist and com- album, “Freedom Sound,” in 1961. in Tokyo shows poser for more than five decades, hav- Nineteen of their 40-plus albums land- Japanese actress and ing worked with the likes of Marvin ed on the Billboard 200 chart. singer Yoshiko Gaye, Anita Baker, Joni Mitchell and The group changed its name to The Yamaguchi, who was Canned Heat. Sample’s family Crusaders 10 years later after experi- known as Li Xianglan announced the news on Facebook, but menting with other sounds like funk until the end of World didn’t mention the cause of death. The and R&B. They added an electric War II, and actress pianist was hospitalized last year with bassist and guitarist, and Sample start- Aya Ueto, who plays pneumonia after suffering from ongo- ed playing electric keyboards. They the role of Yamaguchi ing health issues, including heart attacks parted ways in 1987. Sample also had during a press in 1994 and 2009. a thriving solo career. He worked with conference to “His wife Yolanda and his son other musicians to record 21 solo announce the Nicklas would like to thank all of you, albums and appeared on classic pop- production of a movie his fans and friends, for your prayers rock albums such as Joni Mitchell’s “Li Xianglan”. — AFP and support during this trying time,” “Court & Spark” and Marvin Gaye’s the Facebook post read. “Please know “Let’s Get It On.” Sample was touring in that Joe was aware and very apprecia- Europe with his new group, the Creole tive of all of your prayers, comments, Joe Zydeco Band, until recently. Hehad letters/cards and well wishes.” Sample been collaborating with New England American pianist and composer Joe Sample performs on the Stravinski formed the band the Jazz Crusaders folk singer Jonatha Brooke on a biogra- Hall stage during the 75th Birthday gala night of the American music with his classmates, saxophonist phy about 19th-century New Orleans Japanese actress producer and Grammy Award winner Tommy LiPuma at the 45th Wilton Felder, drummer Stix Hooper, nun Henriette DeLille for the last 16 Montreux Jazz Festival in this July 5, 2011, file photo. — AFP trombonist Wayne Henderson, and years. — Reuters Shirley Yamaguchi dies at 94 Springfield comes alive as apanese actress and singer Yoshiko War and suffering “Shirley” Yamaguchi, who was nearly She also played a leading role in US ‘The Simpsons’ take over Hollywood Bowl Jexecuted in China at the end of World movies and musicals in the 1950s as Shirley War II, has died at the age of 94 after a life as Yamaguchi, including Samuel Fuller’s “A nder the starry skies of Hollywood on dramatic as any of her films. Yamaguchi, House of Bamboo” (1955). She married Friday, the animated world of America’s who was born to Japanese parents in pre- Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi Ulongest-running television series “The war Manchuria, where her father worked for in 1951 but their marriage lasted just four Simpsons” came alive through music and lively the railway, entertained Chinese and years. Yamaguchi later tied the knot with performances from the cast on stage at Los Japanese audiences posing as a Chinese Japanese diplomat Hiroshi Otaka in 1958 Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl. Matt Groening, the under her assumed identity Li Xianglan. The and retired from show business. Her hus- show’s creator, kicked off the first night of the actress, who formally went by the surname band died in 2001. In 1969, she returned to three-night event reminiscing about Fox’s early of her late husband and diplomat Hiroshi the limelight as hostess for a popular after- censorship regulations, as the program prepares Otaka, succumbed to heart failure at her noon television show and covered the final to enter its 26th season later this month. home in Tokyo on September 7, her family phase of the Vietnam War and Middle East Cast member Hank Azaria, who voices many said yesterday. conflicts. From 1974 to 1992, she served as of Springfield’s best known residents such as “She always stayed home in recent years a member of the upper house of parliament bartender Moe, Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu, and because of her old age but led a normal life,” for the ruling conservative Liberal police Chief Wiggum, hosted the evening and a family member told AFP by telephone. Democratic Party. She was active in promot- dressed as Apu to sing “Who Needs The Kwik-E- “She watched various DVDs including ing relations with China and other Asian Mart” accompanied by dancing hot dogs. movies and documentaries from other countries. One of her concerns was Premiering in 1989, donut-loving Homer and countries like China and the United States.” Japanese “comfort women” military broth- his dysfunctional family have been tapping into Yamaguchi was long regarded as Chinese els, an issue that still strains ties between the changing American zeitgeist and satirizing after making her debut in the 1938 movie Japan and its neighbors. In her 1987 autobi- popular culture for over two decades. On Friday, “Honeymoon Express” by Manchuria Film ography, Yamaguchi wrote she was shell- the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra played musical Productions. shocked when she watched “China Nights” numbers from specific episodes and opening Some of her movies at this time were to prepare the book. sequence couch gags while a giant screen seen as pro-Japanese propaganda, includ- “Why did I have to appear in such a played clips from the show. ing “China Nights (1940)”, in which she movie and perform as ‘Chinese actress Ri Cast members Yeardley Smith, the voice of starred with Japanese heartthrob Kazuo Koran (Li Xianglan)’? I felt miserable realiz- Lisa Simpson, and Nancy Cartwright, who voices Hasegawa, and she later expressed regret ing this at this advanced age and I had Bart, held an “in memoriam” tribute for former over them. Arrested after the war as a col- sleepless nights for months.”However, Fox TV presidents, including Barry Diller and laborator, she narrowly avoided execution according to some Japanese bloggers, the Kevin Reilly. Cartwright also made one of Bart’s for treason by revealing her Japanese iden- movie was not widely taken as a pure famous crank phone calls on stage with Azaria Jon Lovitz also performed musical numbers. The ing at San Diego’s Comic Con in July. Fox’s sister tity to the Chinese court. propaganda film but was appreciated by answering as Moe. Special guests included talk night ended with an array of fireworks. “The cable channel FXX hosted a 12-day “Every Her hit songs included “Fragrance of the many people in both Japan and China. “I show host Conan O’Brien, a former writer on Simpsons” is the world’s most-watched U.S tele- Simpsons Ever” marathon earlier this month, air- Night” and “Suzhou Serenade”, which was think song is something that helps shrink “The Simpsons,” who sang “Monorail,” dressed as vision show, syndicated across more than 100 ing all 552 episodes back to back. banned in mainland China after the war. boundaries and distances,” Yamaguchi told his character Lyle Lanley, accompanied by the countries, and reaches more than 150 million The series will kick off its 26th season with an Following her deportation from China in public broadcaster NHK in 1985. “I myself Los Angeles Gay Men’s Chorus. viewers a week. anticipated crossover episode with Fox’s animat- 1946, she relaunched her career in Japan suffered much as I was trapped in a war Composer Hans Zimmer came on stage to The anniversary celebrations this year have ed series “Family Guy,” created by Seth under her birth name, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, between two countries as long as I remem- perform his work from 2007’s “The Simpsons included a crossover with Lego building blocks MacFarlane, where the show’s Griffin family will and went on to star in Akira Kurosawa’s ber. Therefore I am determined not to tol- Movie,” and comedians Weird Al Yankovic and in an episode, and a holographic Homer appear- meet the Simpsons in Springfield. — Reuters “Scandal” and other films. erate any war.” — AFP Brian Grazer shares career tips with French producers at Deauville Fest hile in Deauville to receive an about 27 years I meet a new person producer you have to be a case homage and present his who is an expert in something that is builder. Where do you look for funding WJames Brown biopic “Get on not entertainment-whether it’s poli- outside of the studio system? You have Up,” Hollywood producer Brian Grazer tics, medicine, religion, sports, literally to be resourceful. When we started, if US composer Nicholas shared thoughts and wise advice on all art forms. Through these meetings, we didn’t get one of the studio we’d Britell, US director moviemaking with French producers I’m exhausting that curiosity and say “Forget it;” but now there are differ- Damien Chazelle and during a discussion hosted by the entering different worlds that become ent financing options-there’s the digi- US actor Miles Teller PGA, the French Producers Guild the subjects of movies that I produce. tal world that’s participating in making pose with the Grand (APC), the Ile de France Film How do you deal with studios and movies whether it’s Netflix and Prize for “Whiplash” Commission, and backed by Variety. what arguments do you put forward Amazon... There are sponsors who will after the closing Grazer, who was in an upbeat mood, to get them on board? Moviemaking is put up some of the money. ceremony of the 40th spoke candidly about the business such an intangible experience that I try Deauville American before a captive audience of local pro- to stay out of a quantitative equation. I Foreign audiences Film Festival on ducers. His latest movie,” Get on Up,” always keep it pretty emotional. I try to There are so many different combi- September 13, 2014 in directed by Tate Taylor, will come out make them feel like the story that I’m nations. If you have a vision and are the French in France on Sept 24. telling lives inside of them somewhere moderately intelligent and articulate northwestern sea Here are some highlights from this and that’s often persuasive. If that there are many ways to patch up resort of conversation: What drives your inspira- doesn’t work you try to create compe- financing to make a movie. It’s still very Deauville. tion as a producer? What do you look tition, not external competition but hard and you might have to make your for in a story? Many of the movies that whatever the subject of the movie is, movie for a lot less like we did with this —AFP photos James Brown movie (“Get on Up”) but there are different sources. What about raising the financing from internation- al sources? I do think about it but I ‘Whiplash’ wins top prize start off at the studios because I feel that it’s going to end up at a studio anyway. Someone has to distribute the film. So it’s going to end up at a at Deauville film fest distributor and I’d rather go first to a studio. How do you factor in the inter- national market and foreign audiences rance’s Deauville Film Festival on in the choice of films and TV series you Saturday awarded its grand prize produce? A show like “24” is huge to director Damien Chazelle’s internationally. In fact, it turns out of to F be a very profitable show because it “Whiplash” which had also taken top has so much international appeal to it, honors at the Sundance festival earlier especially in Western Europe and some this year. Among the 14 films in compe- parts of Asia. So I do think about inter- national when I do television. If two (From left) British musician and co-producer Mick Jagger, US direc- ideas or perspectives are equal on the tor Tate Taylor, US producer Brian Grazer and US actor Chadwick same subject, I will chose the one that Boseman pose as they arrive to attend the Premiere of “Get on up” has the most international appeal. And during the 40th Deauville US Film Festival, on September 12, 2014 that thinking also applies to talent. in the French northwestern sea resort of Deauville. — AFP Right now I’m doing a show about a 13th century executioner (known as I’ve produced have a common denom- you tell them that it’s being done by “Bastard Executioner”) and that’s US director Ana Lily Amirpour poses US director David Robert Mitchell pos- inator: They’re usually about self-worth somebody else and say “we’ll do it interesting to me because I like vio- with The Cartier Revelation Prize for “A es with the Critics’ Prize for “It and they’re often about men who first.” That’s what happened with lence with a social message. I Like girl walks home alone at night”. Follows”. have drive and talent but are emotion- “Splash.” I was trying to make that mer- complex morality. ally handicaped and they have to solve maid movie with no competition for This executioner series, which I got tition, “Whiplash” was a hit with the pub- or death. or work to mend that emotional injury years and out of nowhere the biggest Kurt Seller to be the creator of , will lic and received the audience prize for The jury grand prize went to French- throughout the movie. I just wrote a producer on the planet said “I’m doing have a lot of international appeal. Do favorite film as well. The drama tells the Canadian director Philippe Falardeau’s book about curiosity (actually titled a mermaid movie with Warren Beatty you always keep the final cut? story of a young drummer at a “The Good Lie”, starring actress Reese “Curiosities”). I feel that it’s curiosity and Jessica Lange.” Sometimes I share it with the director. I Manhattan conservatory trying to Witherspoon, which tells the story of that’s given me the opportunity to be So that further set my movie back shared it with Ridley Scott, Ron become the best of his generation four orphans who survive an attack on in the entertainment business, and I was already 5 and a half years Howard of course. The truth of it is that under the direction of a hard-nosed their village in South Sudan and 10 years whether it’s through TV, film or docu- into the struggle of getting this film you don’t want to enforce final cut. It’s teacher. later emigrate to the United States. A mentary. After making “Splash” I real- made. So I convinced Disney that I good to have it because it keeps Chazelle himself had been a drum- highlight of the 40th edition of the festi- ized that I could apply my curiosity to would be beat (the other project). I everybody on their toes but the sec- mer in his youth and said he had a diffi- val-which celebrates American movies- create a bridge between me and other said “I will beat them, I’m more desper- ond you start enforcing it you’re basi- was the biopic of funk music star James people who are experts in other fields ate, I’m tougher, I’ll do whatever it cally saying ‘you’re fired.’ I did do that cult time learning the instrument. He US director Saar Klein poses with the Brown, “Get on Up”, by director Tate and other worlds. So I developed that takes: I’ll make it for substantially less once but the director was on... was said he wanted to convey the emotions Taylor with Rolling Stones singer Mick discipline where every two weeks for money and embarrass them.” To be a highly medicated. —Reuters 40th Anniversary Award for “Things he had felt by making each concert in People Do”. the film seem as if it were a matter of life Jagger as one of the producers. —AFP lifestyle MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 FASHION

Models present creations by Marchesa during the 2015 Spring/Summer London Fashion Week in London on September 13, 2014. —AFP

Floral silks at Marchesa, diamonds at Julian Macdonald

archesa brought red carpet glam- our to London Fashion Week on MSaturday with romantic gowns in lace and silk embroidered with exquisite floral threadwork, as Julien Macdonald unveiled a multi-million-dollar diamond- encrusted wedding dress. The luxury label Marchesa normally shows in New York but returned to its British roots for a one-off show to mark its tenth anniversary with a spring/summer collection inspired by “modern-gypsy Woodstock spirit”. US Vogue editor Anna Wintour, US film producer Harvey Weinstein and British singer Paloma Faith were in the front row as models floated past in a string of knock- out dresses in black, gold, white and fuch- sia. Multi-colored embroidered flowers trickled across silk tiered ruffles and billow- Designer Julien Macdonald acknowledges spectators after home. It’s ten years since the inception of his catwalk Marchesa which we dreamed up here, so it show during the seemed like an appropriate occasion,” 2015 Chapman said. Spring/Summer Earlier, London Fashion Week regular London Fashion Julien Macdonald wowed the crowd with a Week in London. wedding dress embroidered with dia- monds and pearls that he said was worth more than £4 million ($6.5 million, 1.3 mil- lion euros). It was the finale of a collection of slim-fitting dresses with bold patterns incorporating flower and tattoo shapes, showcased in the conservatory of the Royal Opera House. “My bride is a mermaid that swims in the sea, covered in treasure,” Macdonald said, explaining the inspiration for the wedding gown. “She takes the buried treasure and translates it into her dream ethereal wed- ding dress-diamonds, pearls, expense, lace, glamour. “It’s the most important day of a woman’s life and why not have the most expensive dress in the world?”. — AFP

ing sleeves, while black silk frocks and dresses were hand-painted with yellow birds. “It’s a more languid feel but with the detailing, the beadings we always do. We wanted to have an ease to the collection,” said Georgina Chapman, one half of the team behind Marchesa and Weinstein’s wife. Speaking to AFP backstage at Banqueting House, the royal palace where the show took place beneath a 17th-centu- ry Rubens ceiling, Chapman and her part- ner Keren Craig, both British, said it was “very exciting” to be back. “We’re back lifestyle MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 FASHION

Spanish National Ballet dancers present creations of Duyos Spring-Summer 2015 collection during the Madrid Spanish fashion designer Roberto Lopez Fashion Week in Madrid yesterday. — AFP photos Etxeberria and his models walk at the end of the presentation of his Spring/Summer 2015 collec- tion during the Madrid Fashion Week in Madrid on September 13, 2014. — AFP photos Fashion Week Madrid Japanese actress Shirley Yamaguchi dies at 94

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Spanish National Ballet dancers present creations of Duyos Spring-Summer 2015 collection during the Madrid Fashion Week in Madrid yesterday. — AFP Berlin passion for 1940s fashion untempered by WWII hue

ith her blotted red lipstick, perky coiffed woman’. “They didn’t want the sculpted, rouged Portugal, who runs the “Lissabonbon” vintage curls and fitted 1940s skirt suit, diva, but rather the wife at the stove, having as cafe. German fashion historian Birgit Haase said WConstanze Pelzer looks like she’s many children as possible... in plaits and simple, across-the-board vintage has boomed since the stepped off a World War II film set. From head to practical clothes. “In fact, the opposite of what’s late 1980s and, in particular, 1990s in Germany toe, the 49-year-old German is the picture of fun about this,” the Berlin resident said. Both and elsewhere, due to a craving for individuality 1940s elegance from the little glasses and striking women said 1940s vintage was now an interna- and sense of authenticity in a globalised world of jewelry to her red sling-backs, her entire outfit is tional trend and part of the fun was meeting up mass production and marketing. But she authentic. But it isn’t a costume. with other addicts in Germany and elsewhere at expressed surprise at the choice of 1940s for Despite bringing to mind a painful chapter of themed dances and dinners. everyday wear due to its historical echoes in German history, Pelzer admires 1940s fashion so Germany, and for stylistic reasons. “I find it aston- much that she wears originals from the era every Fantasy versus real ishing to choose a period shaped by dictatorship day and is not alone in her sartorial dedication. Cultural historian Mila Ganeva, of Miami and then later by shortage as an ideal or inspira- “It’s, at once, the fabrics, the colors, the workman- University in the US, said 1940s fashion was rich tion,” Haase, of Hamburg University of Applied ship, the high quality,” she told AFP at her 1920s- and multifaceted, from the war and post-war Sciences, told AFP. 1950s vintage shop, off Berlin’s upscale periods, to Christian Dior’s cinched, full-skirted Kurfuerstendamm shopping avenue. “New Look” in 1947. “It offers a lot, counter to our ‘Painful, but stylish’ “I don’t feel at all like I’m in disguise, in this images of war, hunger, deprivation, material But Susan Ingram, humanities professor at fashion of the past. I just feel right,” she said. shortages,” she said in a telephone interview. Canada’s York University, said the black-and-white Forties fashion conjures up the full-throttle glam- During the war, German women mostly made aesthetic of 1940s films-the last pre-technicolor our of Lauren Bacall or other Hollywood sirens. their own clothes, recycling tablecloths, uniforms period-may lend the era a certain appeal in But the era that saw Europe riven by war after the and menswear, she said. today’s digital age. Its popularity could also be a rise of the Nazis in Germany heralded utilitarian But their imaginations were stoked by the backlash against the “current trend of louche clothes for ordinary women-practical but polite more sophisticated styles of the movie screen, celebrity”, she said in an email. “The 1940s may knee-length skirts, wide-leg trousers and a newsreels or magazines, shrewdly tolerated by have been a painful period but they were also shapelier silhouette. the Nazis as a morale booster.”In no period of incredibly stylish,” said Ingram, editor of the “Great fashion, but a terrible time too for time was there ever such a spectrum of fashion “Urban Chic” series on different cities’ fashion his- many people,” added Pelzer, who said she was between the imaginary and the real,” the expert Dresses from the 1940’s are on display as a woman walks past the window of tories and co-author of the Berlin edition. inspired by the ‘soldiering on’ spirit in which on German film and fashion said. Constanze Pelzer’s vintage shop ‘Glencheck’ in the Wilmersdorf area of Berlin on May Buettner, whose love of 1940s detail is evident in women had defied shortages and devastation to 2, 2014. — AFP photos her immaculate outfits, turns heads when she look chic. Fellow vintage lover Tina Buettner, 40, Rich vintage scene walks down the street but says reaction is posi- said that contradictions in 1940s fashion only Like other specialists, Pelzer’s boutique original 1940s gear can be fruitful, said Lucia spanned the 1940s and beyond. Practically never- tive. She takes her devotion a step further-at deepened her fascination. “I don’t identify myself “Glencheck”, which she said had sourced cos- Vicente, who runs vintage tours of shops and his- worn clothes and shoes still surface despite the home she has only vintage furniture, down to the now with German ideals of the time,” she said, tumes for World War II films such as “The Reader” torical sites in the German capital that draw an war’s widespread destruction. “People took every- crockery and phone. “What I’m missing still is a adding that what she loved about 1940s style and “The Monuments Men”, helps make Berlin a international crowd. Many customers are moti- thing to the basement, the perfect place to keep (vintage) car but they’re enormous for Berlin flew in the face of the Hitler regime’s ‘perfect magnet for vintage enthusiasts. And the hunt for vated by a love of Lindy Hop, a dance craze that everything in good shape,” said Vicente, 34, from carparks.”— AFP

Vintage items are on display at Constanze Pelzer’s vintage shop Shop owner Constanze Pelzer organizes paraphernalia in boxes in her 1920s- Shop owner Constanze Pelzer poses for a picture on the doorstep of her ‘Glencheck’. 1950s vintage shop ‘Glencheck’. 1920s-1950s vintage shop ‘Glencheck’.