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Qatar ready to stage World Cup in summer or winter DOHA: Qatar is ready to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in summer or winter, the tournament’s supreme committee said yesterday, following recent calls by international sports figures to move the event to winter. “We are ready to host the World Cup in summer or winter. Our planning is not affected either way, as we are committed to the cooling technologies for legacy reasons,” the committee said in a statement. QNA Chances of rain tonight DOHA: The weather bureau has forecast that there are chances of rain tonight and the weather would be partly cloudy or cloudy during the day. The temperature would hover between 19 and 30 degrees Celsius, with the wind direction initially being south-easterly. There could be a lit- tle chill after dusk as the wind changes direction to north-westerly-south-west- erly. The maximum temperature in Doha is forecast at 28 degrees Celsius and the minimum at 20. Al Wakra and Mesaieed would be a little hotter with day tempera- tures soaring to 30 degrees Celsius. THE PENINSULA Lebanese premier resigns BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced his government’s resignation yesterday. Mikati resigned hours after a cabinet meeting in which Hezbollah and its allies blocked the crea- tion of a supervisory body for the parlia- mentary vote and opposed extending the term of Major General Ashraf Rifi, head of Lebanon’s internal security forces, who is due to retire early next month. Rifi, like MAKING MARRIAGES Mikati, is a Sunni Muslim from Tripoli, and is distrusted by Hezbollah. See also page 8 Israel apologises to Turkey JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologised to Turkey yesterday for a deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla and announced a full resumption of diplomatic ties as well as compensation. A senior US official said the Israeli leader had apologised to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip WORK Erdogan in a special telephone call from Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. Erdogan accepted the apology, he said. THE ISSUE Full report on page 8

High wedding costs and failing need is to look at other aspects of married life but such initiatives have never succeeded. as well — social and psychological,” said well- The concept of group marriages has failed Abraham Augusthy marriages are a phenomenon known psychiatrist Dr Tahir Shaltout. because Qataris are too proud to be part of such common to the region and not According to prominent psychologist Dr charitable initiatives, especially as the benefi- Today’s edition of The Peninsula restricted to Qatar. In Qatar as well Moza Al Malki, a major problem in Qatar is ciaries, say community elders. that most marriage and family counsellors A charitable organisation recently launched Illusration: includes a special supplement as the rest of the region, hardly any are non-Qatari and not well-versed with the an initiative to provide support in the form of scientific studies have been done local culture. Qatari experts are invited to give tents to couples getting married, because one of PAKISTAN lectures on how to live a happy married life or the major heads of a weeding cost is the venue. to get to the root of the problem, MARCH 23, 2013 to provide family counselling on a voluntary According to Qatari columnist Faisal Al say experts. basis. “They aren’t paid,” she noted. Marzooki, the charitable body has laid down so A major problem in Qatar is that wedding many conditions for one to be eligible to benefit ociologists as well as psychiatrists costs are exorbitant and the onus of spending is from its initiative that one would feel humili- argue that unless the problem of failed almost entirely on the groom or his family. As ated and would never approach it for help. marriages in this region is diagnosed a result, a large number of Qatari men remain “They are asking for bank statements and Sthrough extensive studies, solutions single until a very late age as they must earn proof of assets from prospective grooms to be cannot be found. and save for years to spend on their marriage. eligible to benefit from its scheme. A Qatari One should look at the way a child is brought This results in a large number of Qatari youth is so proud he would hardly approach the up if the problem of broken marriages is to be women remaining unmarried, too, and once they charitable body for help,” he said in a recent fixed over the long term, says an expert. are past the marriageable age, they never marry. column in a local Arabic daily. PAGEThe finances of 6the husband are indeed Charitable bodies and philanthropists have, Experts say such help should be provided important in making his marriage last, but from time to time, launched initiatives to in a way that the prospective beneficiary does financial resourcefulness alone is no guarantee help Qatari men who are unable to get mar- not feel insulted. that his marriage would succeed. “So what we ried because they lack the necessary finances, See also page 2

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BY AZMAT HAROON today,” argues Dr Tahir Shaltout, Qatari families are not as close- divorces, Shaltout said. a Senior Consultant in Psychiatry knitted as they were before. “Some people may take series of initiatives at Hamad Medical Corporation “This gives them conflicting ideas advantage of the new initiative and launched by Qatar (HMC). about how to keep a family together, get married, only to divorce soon. Charity last week will Surprisingly, there are families which is why disagreements among Financial support should be directed Aprovide pre-marriage that look at marriages as a potential couples lead to separations and at the right people and there ought counseling and financial assistance opportunity to strike a business divorces,” said the official, citing a to be some criteria for selection of to Qatari couples wishing to tie the deal. lack of communication skills as a According to Qatari families as beneficiaries,” he said. knot. “Some families look at marriage serious problem. sociologists, it Shaltout said in case of early The programme comes in the as a way of showing off social In Qatar, some 30 percent of is important to divorce, there should be a contract wake of concerns of many who prestige and their social status. women aged 34 and above remain between Qatar Charity and the say that weddings have become a For others, marriage has financial unmarried. acknowledge the problem couple to return part of marriage symbol of social status and wealth implications such as getting loans Despite a rapidly changing of high rate of divorce in costs. in the country. or money to investment in business social environment in Qatar, Qatar and the region at Meanwhile, Al Malki says that In a country where people enjoy to make profit,” Shaltout said. many families still don’t allow a majority of family consultants in a very high purchasing power, Yet, despite the extravagance their sons and daughters to meet large. the country are not Qataris. the need for financial support is in weddings, some 61 percent of their potential life partners before “Most organisations have experts not surprising for some, given the divorce cases in the country take marriage. The Qatari government has from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the soaring costs of wedding. place in the first five years of “Some families don’t even allow launched an initiative under which UAE and other countries. They A Qatari groom on average pays marriage, according to statistics. young girls and boys to sit together a number of wedding halls are being don’t realise that it is Qatari a dowry of anywhere between The rate of divorce is also very before marriage,” Dr Moza Al built across the country which will psychological consultants that can QR100,000 and QR300,000, and high, which according to some Malki, a Qatari psychologist, said. be available for Qataris for free. be of best help,” Al Malki said. the cost of wedding is over half-a- experts, is because youngsters are This, she argues, is a The halls, which can seat 500, Another issue is that no million riyals. not educated about married life. contradiction even from an Islamic will be equipped with latest audio- comprehensive study has been This can be estimated from Since 2009, one-third of divorces point of view because Islam allows visual technologies. conducted so far that looked the fact that even wedding cards, among Qataris have taken place on youngsters to see each other under As per another initiative divorces. Most studies aimed to which come in ordinary and VIP the first day of their marriage. certain conditions before marriage. launched last week, the Aspire estimate the number of divorces categories, can cost anything According to Qatari sociologists, The common practice in Qatar Zone will provide Qatar Charity and marriages, without going between QR100 and QR500 a piece. it is important to acknowledge the is that it is usually the sister or with free wedding tents for Qataris. deeper into problems faced by “Previously, people used to get problem of high rate of divorce in the mother of the groom who is The programme aims to support people. married to establish a family but Qatar and the region at large. responsible for choosing the bride. Qatari youngsters and minimise the Al Malki says that the Qatari now they marry with different aims There is an estimated 25 million For girls, fathers almost always financial pressure being faced by society needs to be more open women aged 24 and above in the seek husbands for them within the families. towards the life partners their Arab world — including the Gulf immediate family while for boys, Many Qatari businessmen have sons and daughters choose for region — who remain unmarried the wife ‘has’ to be a Qatari, says agreed to support the initiative, themselves. and large numbers of them have Al Malki. Ahmed Al Kuwari, Executive “Many institutions are not crossed the marriageable age of 35, The problem is more grave for Director of Qatar Charity, said. segregated now. Qatari youngsters a study revealed last year. blind women, and those with other Financial support will be in now socialise with one another “Arab youngsters are mentally disabilities, for whom the subject of addition to counselling sessions openly in schools, universities and Even wedding cards, not prepared for marriage. marriage is taboo. for youngsters before and after offices. They have more networking which come in ordinary They are not ready to take new While it is socially and culturally marriage. opportunities,” Al Malki said. responsibilities. They wish to live acceptable for a blind man to have Many experts, however, have said In view of this new social and VIP categories, can as independently as they did before a wife, in some cases more than that this may not be enough to help phenomenon, it is only when cost anything between marriage,” Shaltout explained. one, families of blind women feel promote successful marriages and families encourage youngsters to QR100 and QR500 a Other experts also say that many ashamed to even bring up the family stability. see one another before marriage Qatari families no longer live as a subject of their marriage. A contract should be signed that we can ensure there are fewer piece. ‘unit’. Many Qatari youngsters cite between couples and Qatar Charity cases of divorces in the future, she An official from the Supreme the soaring costs of wedding as the should ensure they repay part of said. Council for Family Affairs said that main problem in getting married. the costs of weddings in case of THE PENINSULA Home MARCH 23, 2013 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 ON SATURDAY Arab Summit’s nod likely for free trade zone Most barriers removed, says official

DOHA: The Arab Summit and a unified customs system is being held here on March 26 expected to be in place among the and 27 is likely to be historic member-countries by 2013-end.” as Arab leaders might put their Significantly, the Arab League seal of approval on a plan that has 22 members but four of is expected to turn the fortunes them are out of the FTZ plan of the bloc — the Greater Arab as they haven’t ratified the Free Trade Zone (FTZ). agreement. These countries are The necessary spadework to see Somalia, Djibouti, Mauritania and that the FTZ plan is approved by Cameron Island. the Summit is over and after the To become a member, they formal nod of the leaders is had, must sign the FTZ agreement work on the project might actu- and begin taking steps to rectify ally begin in all earnestness so it their laws and systems in order sees the light of day by the target to pave the way to make the FTZ year of 2015. a reality. “The Doha Summit is expected According to Al Tewaijri, to take a final decision on the plan the Council, at its meeting and if it doesn’t for some reason, here last Thursday, completed I am afraid the project might be the spadework needed for the delayed for long,” said Mohamed Arab leaders to approve the Ibrahim Al Tewaijri, Assistant FTZ plan. Secretary-General of the Arab “We have proposals regard- The Minister of Economy and Finance H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal greeting a delegate during the Economic and Social Council meeting. League’s Social and Economic ing each member-country about Council. how they remove the barriers The Arab leaders at their last they face in becoming a part of Summit in Riyadh had assigned the FTZ and we will help those Kamal elected economic council chief the Council the responsibility countries in this task that do not to identify the obstacles that have the necessary capabilities to DOHA: The Economic and Greater Arab Free Trade Area. of learning and training target- summit and the Arab leaders say- were being faced in launching do so.” Social Council yesterday held a The meeting also discussed an ing women to enable them become ing: “That will make us optimistic the dream project, which was After the FTZ plan is endorsed preparatory meeting for the 24th initiative presented by Palestine self-reliant and engage them in that the Doha summit will be suc- conceptualised 15 years ago, in by the Summit, work is to begin session of Arab League Summit. on the development of infra- political, social and economic life. cessful,” Medleci said. 1998. on putting rules in regulations in The meeting was attended by structure in Palestine, as well as In response to a question Obviously, it was the Council’s place that would be needed to see Arab ministers of finance, econ- means to strengthen the work of Algeria confident about the most important top- task to recommend the solutions the FTZ work. A unified certifi- omy and commerce as well as the specialised Arab organisa- Algerian Foreign Minister ics on the agenda, Medelci said as well. As a result, the Council cation policy would be needed for members of the delegations. tions, in addition to a study pro- Mourad Medelci has expressed there are many topics, regarding has identified the problems each goods and this means that the The Minister of Economy and posed by the Arab Organisation great confidence in the ability of developments of the Palestinian member-country faces in con- member-countries should have Finance H E Yousuf Hussein for Agricultural Development the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin problem and the Arab-Israeli tributing its bit to make the a unified standards and specifi- Kamal assumed the presidency of (AOAD) to create a funding Khalifa Al Thani to ensure the conflict, will be submitted to the FTZ a reality, but has also sug- cations laws, said the assistant the meeting, replacing Iraqi Trade mechanism to sustain ag ricul- success of the Summit, despite summit for consideration by the gested ways to overcome those secretary-general. Minister Dr Khairallah Hussein tural development over the next the difficult circumstances the Arab leaders as well as devel- challenges. Then comes the issue of mem- Babiker, who presided over the two decades and an emergency region is going through. opments on the Syrian crisis, The first and foremost require- ber-countries signing trade lib- 23rd session of the summit. food security program in the Arab In an interview with Qatar topics related to the joint Arab ment for the FTZ to see the eralizing agreements among The meeting discussed follow- world. News Agency, Medleci said the action and the development of light of day is to make sure that themselves, said the Arab League up to and implementation of In the area of social affairs and summit will be held amid a lot of the Arab League and its special- member-countries have a unified official, adding he hoped the Arab economic and social decisions in the framework of the fight Arab issues that require finding ized organizations including the customs regime, said Al Tewaijri. leaders would approve the FTZ approved by the previous sum- against illiteracy amongst women solutions for its success. establishment of the Arab Court “Most barriers are removed in the plan. mits, in addition to difficulties in the Arab region, the council He expressed great confidence of Human Rights. past 15 years but some remain, THE PENINSULA hindering the completion of the discussed raising the efficiency in the Emir who will chair the QNA

Qatar-Saudi Second annual Halal Qatar festival opens business council BY RAYNALD C RIVERA bids to boost

DOHA: The second annual bilateral trade Halal Qatar festival opened yesterday in Katara showcasing DOHA: Qatari and Saudi over 400 animals from various Arabian businessmen, who met GCC states highlighting ani- in the Saudi city of Damam last mal trade as an essential part Wednesday to explore oppor- of Qatari culture and heritage. tunities of joint business and Katara President Abdul investment in their countries, Rahman Al Khulaifi and Katara have vowed to remove obsta- General Manager Khalid Al cles that hinder achieving their Sulaiti officially launched the goals. 10-day festival, which comprises The meeting convened by a three main activities, including a Joint Qatari-Saudi Businessmen’s showcase of breeding accessories Council expressed concern that and equipment used to groom despite the two countries being animals, traditional pens and an neighbours and having historical auction. ties, bilateral trade totalled barely This year’s edition of the festi- QR7.1bn in 2011. val has witnessed some improve- In the previous year, Saudi- ments in terms of participation Qatar trade volume was QR6.9bn and the organisation of the event. that grew only 3.3 percent. “There has been an increase in Given the large size of trade the number of participants from exchange between Saudi Arabia Qatar and other GCC states. and Qatar can be much more, Taking into consideration the rued the Council. challenges we encountered last There currently are 300 Saudi year, we have enhanced some companies operating in Qatar and aspects such as increasing the size the Council hopes the number of the enclosures from 9sqm to would grow and they would be 12sqm,” Al Sulaiti told reporters able to grab a fair share in the yesterday. slice of development taking place Among other attractions at the here, particularly in preparation festival, he added, are a showcase for the coveted 2022 soccer event. of the process of making products The Council’s ascent is on an out of sheep’s wool and of dairy increasing number of Saudi and products. Qatari companies entering part- Regarding the buildings, we The second Halal Qatar festival is inaugurated at Katara yesterday. nerships to do business in both focused more on the GCC style the countries, and especially to of construction especially the adding Katara is concerned of that serve traditional foods and traditions which we are truly QR100,000 in various categories grab major contracts in the boom- market. Qatari and Arab heritage and is Arabic coffee. In addition there proud of, allowing us to reflect including best ewe, best camel, ing Qatari market. With a network of construc- a place for interaction of different is a large play area for children. on our past to ensure a stronger best male and best local breed. A The Council has decided to tions going on in Katara as it cultures. The souq, housed in a building future. This event promotes our nine-member panel of judges from explore a number of business and undergoes major expansion, the With regard to the memoran- constructed in traditional GCC cultural heritage whilst shar- various GCC countries will select investment opportunities in both next Halal Qatar festival would dum of understanding between architecture, offers a wide array ing our legacy with the younger the winners in different catego- the countries and present them be held in an alternative venue Katara and Aspire which was of traditional products such as Qatari generation, remind- ries of the competition. before Qatari and Saudi business- outside Katara, said Al Sulaiti. signed on Thursday aimed at Arabic perfumes, Arabian swords, ing them of the importance Visitors are given the opportu- men so they could take advantage. “The venue doesn’t really mat- integrating sports and culture traditional Qatari dresses, gyp- of cultural roots. This festival nity to interact with shepherds, Present, among others, were ter; what is more important is through various events, he said sum miniature artworks, Qatari contributes to our long-term as well as the chance to buy ani- Mohamed bin Towar Al Kuwari, giving attention on activities they have already identified some heritage boxes, tools used in fal- vision to educate, entertain and mals through the various auctions Vice-Chairman of Qatar Chamber that reflect Qatari heritage and companies to collaborate on. conry, paintings, honey and pick- demonstrate the importance which already started yesterday. and deputy head of the Qatari- culture such as Al Galayel, Al Halal Qatar also features old led food products. of cultural exchange,” said Al The festival is open to the pub- Saudi Council, and head of the Gannas, Halal and other such fes- Qatari houses which showcase “The opening of Halal Qatar Khulaifi. lic until March 31 from 10am to Council from the Saudi side, tivals aimed at reflecting Qatari traditional life in Qatar, an old was a great success; the festi- A highlight of Halal Qatar is 10pm. 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Party officials in the capital Ankara. country’s strongest leader since Mustafa REUTERS Tel Fax Shia protesters Tel South Sudan rebel ambush Fax demand reforms kills 20 soldiers: Official in Bahrain Tel Fax JUBA: At least 20 soldiers were killed and and military as well as the United Nations peace- DUBAI: Thousands of Shias many were injured in an ambush in South keeping mission, which has troops stationed in demonstrated in Bahrain yes- Sudan, as the new nation’s army hunted rebels Pibor, did not respond to calls. terday to demand democratic in the troubled eastern state of Jonglei, a local On the rebel side “not less than 32 were killed,” reforms in the Gulf kingdom Tel official said yesterday. Konyi claimed. ruled by a Sunni dynasty, wit- The attack happened on Thursday as South It is impossible to verify information in the nesses said. Fax Sudan’s army headed for rebel leader David Yau vast and remote area that last January was “Khalifa! 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Fax but the rebels wanted to stop the army,” Konyi said. the Lou Nuer ethnic group rampaged through The Shia-led opposition has Yau Yau, a former theologian and soldier, mounted Pibor County, vowing to exterminate their cattle- repeatedly demanded the prime a new rebellion in Pibor County last year after keeping rivals the Murle. minister be elected. large-scale massacres and an army-led disarma- The UN estimated that over 600 people were “Bahrain is in need of a large ment process marred by abuses against civilians. killed and around 300 in smaller revenge attacks, political plan... that takes the Konyi said 30 soldiers had been taken to a hos- while Pibor officials said that over 3,000 died in country into a new stage based on pital run by aid agency Doctors Without Borders the original attacks. the rule of the people, not the rule (Medecins Sans Frontieres, MSF) in Pibor, but A subsequent state-wide disarmament cam- of one family,” opposition groups added the army offensive would continue. paign led by security forces and mired in claims said in a statement following the Tel “The SPLA is moving forward in Akelo, where from rights groups of abuses against civilians, protest in the village of Bilad Al Fax Yau Yau has his headquarters,” Konyi said. pushed people towards Yau Yau’s militia. 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ONTHS of clandestine peace talks between representatives of Turkish government and the state’s former nemesis Abdullah Ocalan, whose Mmovement Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Gun control is not gaining is blacklisted as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies, are coming to fruition. The jailed Kurdish rebel chief on Thursday called for a new ceasefire, asking his fighters to lay down their arms and withdraw from Turkish soil. momentum in America The development is the most significant to happen in recent Turkish history. The armed Kurdish struggle for independence BY RACHEL ALEXANDER reverse is true in Colorado. This is evi- Second Amendment dispute. has been the bane of Turkey for 29 years, which has claimed dence that a high-profile mass shooting Kenneth Rapoza writing for Forbes the lives of 45,000 people. Bringing this conflict to an end will be here is concern across America is not enough to turn the tide in favor Magazine last month analyzed gun con- no mean achievement and the chances are that they will come that the Sandy Hook mass of gun control; the political climate is trol efforts since 1993 and concluded to an end. And it will be written in Turkish history in golden shooting has given gun con- more determinative. they are cyclical and increase only letters. Ttrol efforts significant – and Very few states other than Colorado temporarily in response to high-profile unwarranted – momentum. Governor are getting anywhere with gun control shootings. There is no overall trend “We are at a stage where guns should be silenced,” Ocalan John Hickenlooper of Colorado signed legislation. New York is the only other toward stricter gun control. When Bill said in a letter written from his prison and read out by a pro- new gun control legislation this week, state to pass legislation this year. New Clinton became president in 1993, 57% Kurdish lawmaker to hundreds of thousands gathered in the and President Obama is again pushing York’s new law passed in January, ban- favored stricter gun control. Support mainly Kurdish southeastern city of Diyarbakir. Kurdish people Congress to pass additional federal gun ning magazines that contain more than rose to 66% by the time he left office. are excited at the prospect of peace and they are solidly behind control laws. Although it is a sad week seven bullets, requiring universal back- However, it decreased down to a low of for Second Amendment supporters in ground checks, and requiring gun regis- 39% under Obama. The current spike their leader. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan too has the Colorado, that state is an outlier. What tration for most firearms. But even New in support can be expected to decrease will and clout to arrive at a peace deal. happened in Newtown was a tragedy, York’s Governor Cuomo is now back- back down a relatively low 39%. The peace deal, once it happens, will be a feather in but heightening gun restrictions is not tracking on some of the highly unpopu- Obama could try to get around Erdogan’s cap. Erdogan has emerged as the most powerful and the right response. lar controls. Congress by implementing gun con- longest-serving prime minister Governor Hickenlooper, a Democrat, Federal efforts are also going nowhere. trol through executive orders. He has in Turkey’s recent history and signed into law on Wednesday legisla- Aware that the public support isn’t pushed through other aspects of his The tion that expands there, Congress and Obama have backed political agenda this way. He is already will earn himself a lasting legacy background off on trying to pass an assault weap- accomplishing what some describe as government if he succeeds in forging a peace checks on gun ons ban, and at this point in time are “de facto” gun control by having federal deal. After a decade at the helm of purchases and only considering universal background agencies buy up ammunition in large in Ankara government as head of the Justice limits the sizes checks. There is little chance even that amounts, creating an artificial shortage. and Development Party (AKP), Sandy Hook of ammunition will pass, however, since Republicans The Department of Homeland Security he has been described as the magazines to 15 control the House of Representatives. has stockpiled over 1.6bn rounds of and Kurdish was a tragedy, rounds. Colorado In fact, bills are being proposed and ammo for its various agencies, mainly most influential leader since the used to be more of passed in state legislatures loosening up in the popular .40 cal and 9mm sizes. rebels are father of modern Turkey, Mustafa but the right a purple state that gun control laws. According to the Law The administration will not admit that Kemal Ataturk. He has been reaction isn’t to could go either Center to Prevent Gun Violence, while it is stockpiling ammunition in order moving credited with bringing stability to Democrat or 574 gun control bills have been proposed to prohibit Americans from purchas- the country after years of rocky start increasing Republican, but since January 1, 512 bills have been pro- ing ammunition, but why else would the inexorably in recent years it posed to bolster gun rights. Pro-gun leg- government be stockpiling ammunition coalition governments, building the gun restrictions has turned into a islation has been passed into law this knowing that there is already a run on towards country into a regional political blue state. It was year in Maine, South Dakota, Arkansas ammunition by private citizens afraid of and economic power. He is also as Colorado has home to the 1999 and Missouri. what Obama may do next? As a result, peace. considered as the architect of done. Columbine school Colorado’s new laws aren’t home the cost of ammunition has more than the economic miracle in Turkey shooting and the free. Weld County Sheriff John Cooke doubled in the past few months, and which followed financial meltdown Aurora movie announced that he will not enforce the some sizes, like the popular .223 round, theater shooting new laws, reasoning, “Criminals are still are frequently out of stock. in 2001. His humble beginnings -- who once sold lemons on that killed 12 people last summer. These going to get their guns.” The firearms Although the Second Amendment the streets of Istanbul to fund his schooling – have made him tragic incidents, combined with Sandy accessories manufacturer Magpul is fol- has taken a slight bruising after Sandy popular and helped win him a place in the hearts of ordinary Hook, created an emotional climate to lowing through on its pledge to leave the Hook, unlike other controversial social Turks. pass gun control legislation. state over the legislation. issues such as gay marriage and drug At least four previous ceasefire attempts called by Ocalan Contrast Colorado with nearby Much of the proposed legislation in legalization, which are gradually becom- were rejected by Ankara or torpedoed by hawkish rebel groups, Arizona. Arizona experienced the tragic, Colorado never even made it to the gov- ing more accepted by society, gun con- high-profile shooting of Congresswoman ernor, including a gun ban on college trol is not gaining ground. It is unlikely triggering increased unrest. But Erdogan decided to choose Gabrielle Giffords in 2011. Yet there is campuses and a bill to hold assault- Obama will find a way around Congress peace. He once said that he was ready to drink poison for peace, no chance any new gun control laws weapon owners liable for damages to force it on Americans using other when his rivals accused him of negotiating with terrorists. will be passed. In fact, Arizona is now caused by their weapons. In New York, methods. Americans are not changing Both leaders need to continue their efforts, and not rest until considered the most gun-owner friendly three lawsuits have been filed against their minds on this issue, and unilater- they have achieved their objectives. A peace deal that comes as state in the country. The state’s legis- the new legislation. Supreme Court ally issuing an executive order would lature and most top political offices Justice Antonin Scalia recently said it’s generate a massive political backlash. a lasting solution to the conflict must be signed at the earliest. are held by Republicans, whereas, the ripe for the high court to hear another THE GUARDIAN It’s not easy, but achievable, given their determination. The other side Quote of Does Obama not realise? the day IP readers have been able he reflect on the four wasted years of may have been obligatory but there Palestinians have lost virtually all faith to understand the private his first term, during which the extraor- was a caveat that hovered after in his willingness, to say nothing of his words exchanged between dinary hopes raised in the Arab world this statement, which unfortunately ability, to put the peace process back Lpoliticians in sight of the by his seemingly ground-breaking remained unspoken. Obama could on track and drive negotiations toward We attach great television cameras, but out of range Cairo speech, were dashed utterly? have gone on to say that sometimes, a just and lasting two-state solution. of microphones. If only there were mind Did he consider how Israeli Premier even good friends had to accept When the US leader said that the importance to readers who, just as easily, could work Benjamin Netanyahu had deployed the “tough love,” to take on board advice condition for peace “must be a strong the restoration of out what was going on inside President US Zionist lobby to spin a new web that they would rather not hear from and secure Jewish state where its Barack Obama’s head yesterday, on of influence and deceit around Capitol their buddies. Maybe the president security concerns are met, alongside a positive relations his visit the West Bank. Hill and the White House, so ensuring gave that advice to Netanyahu in pri- sovereign and independent Palestinian What for instance did he think, that even if America’s extreme eco- vate, but most in the Arab world will state,” his words sounded hollow, if between them when he read the banner hung out- nomic woes had allowed him the time not be holding their breath. Palestinian only because the Arab world has heard (Israel and Turkey) side the Bab Al Shams Palestinian to focus on the Palestinian issue, he President Mahmoud Abbas of course them all before. The strong and secure protest camp in Jerusalem “Obama: would have found himself imprisoned? will have given his American guest Jewish state is constantly having its in order to advance you promised hope and change, you To reiterate that Israel has “no a warm welcome, but Obama can security concerns met, and then some, regional peace and Barack Obama gave us Colonies and Apartheid”? Did greater friend” than the United States have been left in no doubt that most by Washington. ARAB NEWS security. US President MARCH 23, 2013 Views www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 ON SATURDAY US abandoning Afghan women

Bobak, 28, poured out her passion for targeted and attacked will increase.” As the protracted journalism. She started as a biology stu- The ubiquitous feeling of oppression dent at university, working in her free returned in 2012, when the “double Nato-led war time for a radio station. She moved to whammy” of the 2014 troop withdrawal Rasaa TV, an Afghan news channel set and presidential election reduced the up by global media development organi- ability of politicians and activists to fight rumbles towards sation Internews, eventually becoming its for women’s rights, says Erica Gaston of deputy editor. She remembers her time, the US Institute of Peace in Washington. its official close, causing her soft brown eyes to crinkle. “I Last year proved violent for women, loved it,” she says. including a wave of high-profile killings, Now, just short of a fifth of 11,000 such as the car bomb attack on Hanifa Afghan women journalists are women. For the first time Safi, head of women’s affairs in eastern since the 1970s, women have become Laghman province. Months later, her are once again noticeable to their compatriots — often as successor Nadia Sediqqi was shot dead. an authoritative female voice parachuted According to the UN, 301 women and into the wilds by airwaves. girls were killed, a 20 percent increase pondering their fate. “But joining the channel was a good from 2011. In January, the head of wom- chance for my enemies to recognise me, en’s affairs in northern Balkh province, BY AMIE FERRIS-ROTMAN and I got scared. I mean the Taliban of Fariba Majid, fled to Finland, where she course,” Bobak says. The Taliban have reportedly claimed asylum. n the months leading up to the 1929 often regarded Afghan reporters as Koofi says the damaging effects of tar- overthrow of King Amanullah, the their enemies, and this view intensifies geting high-profile women are far-reach- dynamic Afghan reformer whose when they are women. Nai’s Khalvatgar ing: “This can silence the whole women’s wife Queen Soraya notoriously points to “the thinking that the Taliban movement, leading sons, husbands, broth- tore off her headscarf in public, are coming back. Men will need to keep ers and fathers to think twice before they Ihistorians say, the girls and women of women in their homes to avoid insult, and allow women out of their homes.” Kabul detected change in the air. They the women are making these decisions.” Educated women often evoke history shied away from the handful of schools he By the ultra-conservative code that most when evaluating their status, capturing had painstakingly opened for them, and Afghans still live by, women must seek the tug-of-war between urban female reluctantly took back the veil, declared permission from a male relative or hus- emancipators and rural conservatives. optional by the king only one year before. band for most decisions. One of the first orders the illiterate Now, as the protracted Nato-led war Women have won back hard-fought bandit Habibullah Kalakani gave after rumbles towards its official close, Afghan rights such as voting, education and work deposing Amanullah in 1929 was to shut women are once again pondering their since the Taliban were toppled in 2001, girls’ schools. In the early 1930s, after fate. Fearing that the power vacuum cre- and the last decade produced a league of Kalakani was deposed, his successor Afghan women learn how to make a doll in Afghanistan. ated by the withdrawal of foreign troops knowledgeable, determined young women reopened them. The gender policy con- in 2014 might be at least partially filled by for whom the Taliban’s return is anath- tinued to swing like a pendulum for the the Taliban, Afghan women are following ema. But their retreat from the public worth less than men. Human Rights feel everyone is looking at you. Even going rest of the 20th century. The 1950s saw their ancestors and retreating. They are sphere hints at failure by the government Watch, in its most recent annual report to restaurants has become tense,” says the arrival of female doctors; a decade leaving work, government and, in some and its international backers. on the state of rights in the world, warned Fawzia Koofi, 37, a member of parliament later women joined the government for instances, abandoning the public sphere. So fragile are the gains that Western ominously that “the Afghan government’s from Badakshan province, on Tajikistan’s the first time, followed by years of mass “Everyone in the country knew my diplomats expressed concern at Hillary failure to respond effectively to violence southern border. The widowed mother literacy campaigns. The Soviet war of voice, and it got to a point where I wasn’t Clinton’s February departure as secre- against women undermines the already- of two daughters, Koofi campaigns for the 1980s, and the civil war that began prepared to risk my life anymore,” says tary of state, wondering how the tenuous perilous state of women’s rights.” It added girls’ education, and has launched a bid in 1992 excluded women from the public. Aminah Bobak, who in April abruptly progress could be maintained without her that growing global fatigue is “reducing to become president next year. When the Taliban took power in 1996, ended her successful career as a journal- commitment, let alone furthered. “Many political pressure on the government” to She is riding on the global success they banned women from talking to men ist after a decade of radio and TV work of us had this feeling of ‘how are we going safeguard women. of her memoir, The Favored Daughter, who were not a relative or husband, and around the country. to keep this up?’” one told me. Increasing anguish over security left detailing her youth as the 19th child of a ordered the windows of homes painted She is one among 200 female report- President Hamid Karzai is ambiva- Bobak feeling she had no choice but to polygamous father who had seven wives. so that women could not be seen inside. ers from Afghan news outlets who left lent on women’s rights. He stressed quit her job.”If foreigners were staying, Koofi was forced to change the security At a police station in Kabul, First their jobs in 2012, said Abdul Mujeeb the importance of girls’ education in a I’d go back to work right away,” she says. policy at her palatial home after receiving Lieutenant Zakiya Mohammadi, 47, says: Khalvatgar, Executive Director of the January speech at Georgetown University, This pervasive fear of the unknown more written and verbal threats “than “Once the Americans go we’ll have to sit Afghan media advocacy group Nai — a but female lawmakers and rights workers means women are making fewer appear- usual” from the Taliban. Several years at home again, bored,” she told me in drop of 10 percent and the largest single- say he changes his tune on home turf. In ances on the dust-coated, rutted roads ago, gunmen riddled her car with bullets, the office where she has intermittingly year dip since the invasion in late 2001. March 2012, he appeared to back com- zigzagging Afghanistan’s major cities, but she survived unscathed. worked for decades — depending on who Perched in a dimly lit corner of a ments by the Ulema Council — of reli- observers say. “You hardly see women on “We’re more at risk, and I think as was running the country. slanted, mud-brick cafe in central Kabul, gious scholars — which said women are the streets nowadays. As a woman, you we get closer to 2014 the risk of being WP-BLOOMBERG Syria more violent than Iraq Marikana massacre BY DAVID KENNER around 31 million. Syria’s victims, estimate that 2.5 million Syrians the past two years. still haunts Africans in other words, are coming from are currently internally dis- A report by the Institute for he year 2006 was pure a considerably smaller population placed — a testament to the International Finance, a global horror for Iraq. It was pool. fact that violence has spread to association of financial associa- BY KHADIJA PATEL within a greater culture of pro- hard to imagine the Ten years after the US inva- almost all cities and areas of the tions, also found that the Syrian test. “Service delivery protests” Twar going any worse: sion of Iraq, it is hard to escape country. pound had lost 72 percent of its ifty three years to the — demonstrations against local Sunni groups, spearheaded by the war’s effects on the Middle While the challenge of pro- value since the beginning of the day of the Sharpeville government for the failure of the Al Qaeda’s powerful local affili- East: It shaped rising Sunni-Shia viding for Iraqi refugees was uprising, and projected that the massacre, when police delivery of services like housing, ate, launched a series of bloody tensions throughout the Arab daunting, the Syrian case is, if country’s economy will shrink by Fgunned down 69 people sanitation and electricity and suicide bombings against Shia world, served as the frontline in anything, more so. another 15 percent in 2013. outside a police station south of water — have become a mainstay holy sites and civilian areas. On the US struggle with Iran, and Syrians are scattered between Unemployment in Syria, mean- Johannesburg, it’s a national holi- of South African life. Preliminary February 22, 2006, a bomb ripped altered the political landscape a number of neighbouring coun- while, jumped to 35 percent since day in South Africa. Like other data suggests that South Africa through the golden dome of the in Damascus and Beirut. Now tries — Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq the beginning of the crisis — a countries, we have successfully experienced more protests last Al Askari mosque, one of the holi- two years since the start of the and Jordan — and the United spike that will affect the liveli- confined the horrors of our past year than in any year since 1994. est sites in Shia Islam — though Syrian uprising, the civil war Nations estimates that it only hoods of over 6 million Syrians. to museums and national holidays. Morning news bulletins are no one was killed in the attack, there appears poised to define has 30 percent of the necessary Basic resources are also in short Few complain about a day off. But peppered with reports of major more than 1,000 people were the coming decade in the Middle funds to provide for refugees for supply: Syria’s electricity produc- the brutality, mindless violence, roads being barricaded by burn- killed in just the first day of sec- East no less than Iraq defined the the first half of 2013. tion has been cut in half due to injustice and oppression that cata- ing tyres, buildings vandalised tarian bloodletting. Meanwhile, previous one. The plight of Syrians dis- fuel shortages, Damascus suffers lysed into the Sharpeville massa- and local councillors fearing for Iran-funded Shia militias were The Syrian refugee crisis has placed within their country is frequent blackouts, and rebel-held cre is still echoed in the experience their lives. The emphasis of media making a mockery of the Iraqi not yet reached the magnitude even worse: The vast majority of areas receive only a few hours of of South Africans to this day. reports on service delivery pro- government’s claims of author- of Iraq — but it is fast approach- aid money does not reach rebel- power a day. When the police gunned tests has centred on the accom- ity, controlling huge swathes of ing it. The refugee wave in Iraq held areas, held up by red tape at Bread has also been scarce, down 34 miners in Marikana panying violence and subsequent territory and attacking US forces peaked around 2007, when the the UN relief agencies in charge with prices in Aleppo shooting up last August, opposition politi- police intervention. that tried to stop them. US “surge” in troops caused more of aid distribution. from 21 cents for a bag of eight cians, analysts and commenta- The focus is on the rubber bul- According to the Brooking civilians to flee: According to the In terms of economic dam- loaves to nearly $3 in December. tors likened the shootings to lets used to disperse protesters, Institution’s Iraq Index, a total UN refugee agency, there were age, there is no comparing the Unlike Iraq, Syria also doesn’t the Sharpeville massacre. State the burning buildings and the of 36,591 Iraqi civilians and secu- roughly 2.2 million Iraqi refugees Syrian and Iraqi conflicts. The have the energy revenues to officials however bristle at such blocked off streets. These pro- rity forces died violently that year. at this point. Iraqi economy — boosted by an recover quickly from this war. a comparison. They argue it was tests have come to be character- Another 3,902 insurgents were On March 6, the number of immense American investment, According to BP’s Statistical not a massacre at all, that it was ised as a madness confined to the killed in the fighting, accord- Syrians who had applied for the lifting of Saddam-era sanc- Review of World Energy, it sits a tragedy pitting violent work- backwaters of the country. The ing to figures released by the refugee status with the United tions, and the world’s second- on a meagre 0.2 percent of the ers against the police, leaving the emerging narrative in the media international military coalition. Nations hit one million — the largest oil reserves — emerged world’s proven oil reserves — by police with no other option but centred on quelling an apparent That means an average of 3,374 one millionth refugee was a from the war battered but not comparison, Iraq is home to 8.4 to shoot. Police commissioner insanity, but there is scant cover- Iraqis were killed each month, or 19-year old mother of two named broken. percent of the world’s known Victoria Piyega is currently age of what it is actually driving roughly 111 Iraqis died per day. Bushra, who fled from the city of Iraq’s GDP contracted by a reserves. under cross-examination from these protests. Yet, studies have The destruction wrought by Homs to Lebanon. dramatic 41 percent in 2003, as Syria is also rapidly depleting the Farlam commission into the shown that these violent protest the Syrian conflict has already And as the violence increases, business came to a standstill with its energy supplies: Oil produc- Marikana massacre. She argues point to a growing disenchant- surpassed that horrible level of the refugee numbers are mount- the beginning of the war — but tion peaked in 1996, and has been police were acting in self-defence. ment with the new South Africa. violence. The United Nations ing quickly: Since March 6, rebounded by 46 percent in 2004. declining ever since. She points out that two police So too, in Marikana, the news estimates that 70,000 people another 165,000 Syrians have Since then, the Iraqi economy has There are many views of how to officers were killed ahead of the media in South Africa failed to have lost their lives in Syria fled their country. expanded an average of 4.5 per- respond to the Syrian crisis, but police opening fire on workers. look beyond the violence of strik- since the beginning of the con- The head of the UN refugee cent per year. there should be little doubt that Piyega’s testimony is important ing miners to interrogate what flict, and the death toll has only agency said on March 10 that Iraq still faces serious economic whatever the world does, Syria to understanding if indeed, the exactly was driving the rebel- escalated in recent months. the number of Syrian refugees problems — notably, an excessive will shape the Middle East for state colluded with Lonmin, the lion of the Marikana commu- According to the pro-opposi- could double or triple by the reliance on energy revenues — but years to come. mining company, against its own nity. Jane Duncan, a professor of tion Violations Documentation end of 2013 if the conflict is not its troubles are dwarfed by the Just like Iraq, the war has citizens. There is however a more journalism at Rhodes University, Centre, 4,472 Syrians have been resolved. economic devastation in Syria. opened sectarian wounds through- subliminal inquiry into the way recently presented a paper that killed on average each month The number of internally dis- A report prepared by the out the region: In Lebanon, the Marikana has been delivered into lambasted South African publi- since December. That means placed people in Iraq during the Syrian Centre for Policy Research Shia militant party Hezbollah our collective subconscious. What cations for not actually speaking over this span of time, an aver- war and Syria today is already (SCPR), an NGO focused on eco- has joined the war on the side of does Marikana actually say of the to miners during the strike. Our age of 149 Syrians have lost their similar. According to the United nomic issues that collaborated Assad, while Sunni groups have state of South Africa today? understanding of what was hap- lives daily. Nations, 2.4 million Iraqis had with UN officials and the Syrian crossed the border to assist the While the massacre in Marikana pening in Marikana was forged Syria’s population is roughly been displaced from their homes Central Bureau of Statistics, esti- rebels — and both expect the war’s is certainly unprecedented in through statements from Lonmin two-thirds that of Iraq — it is by the violence in 2007, and relo- mated that almost half of Syria’s outcome to determine the balance South Africa’s recent history, the management, union officials and home to roughly 22 million peo- cated elsewhere in Iraq. wealth — 45 percent of GDP, to be of power in Beirut. rebellion that drove the strike at the police. ple, while Iraq’s population totals Meanwhile, UN statistics exact — has been destroyed over WP-BLOOMBERG the mine last year can be located THE GUARDIAN MARCH 23, 2013 ON SATURDAY 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Middle East Israel apologises over flotilla killings Obama brokers Israel-Turkey rapprochement

JERUSALEM: Israel apolo- Turkey, gave Obama a diplo- “Erdogan accepted the apology gised to Turkey yesterday for matic triumph in a visit to Israel on behalf of Turkey.” killing nine Turkish citizens and the Palestinian Territories Ankara expelled Israel’s ambas- in a 2010 naval raid on a Gaza- in which he offered no new plan sador and froze military coopera- bound flotilla and both feuding to revive peace talks frozen for tion after a UN report into the US allies agreed to normalise nearly three years. Mavi Marmara incident, released relations in a surprise break- The 30-minute call was made in September 2011, largely exon- through announced by US in a runway trailer at Tel Aviv erated the Jewish state. President Barack Obama. airport, where Obama and Israel had previously balked The rapprochement could help Netanyahu huddled before the at apologising to the Turks, say- regional coordination to contain president boarded Air Force One ing this would be tantamount to spillover from the Syrian civil war for a flight to Jordan, US officials admitting moral culpability and and ease Israel’s diplomatic isola- said. would invite lawsuits against its US President Barack Obama listens as Jordan’s King Abdullah speaks during a joint news conference at Al Hummar tion in the Middle East as it faces Israel bowed to a long-standing troops. Palace in Amman, yesterday. challenges posed by Iran’s nuclear demand by Ankara, once a close Voicing until now only “regret” programme. strategic partner, to apologise for- over the Mavi Marmara inci- In a statement released by the mally for the deaths aboard the dent, Israel has offered to pay White House only minutes before Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara, into what it called a “humanitar- Obama pledges $200m to Obama ended a visit to Israel, the which was boarded by Israeli ian fund” through which casual- president said Prime Minister marines who intercepted a flotilla ties and their relatives could be Benjamin Netanyahu and his challenging Israel’s naval blockade compensated. Turkish counterpart Tayyip of the Palestinian-run Gaza Strip. A source in Netanyahu’s office Jordan for Syria refugees Erodgan had spoken by telephone. “Prime Minister Netanyahu said opening a new chapter with “The United States deeply val- expressed an apology to the Turkey “can be very, very impor- ues our close partnerships with Turkish people for any error tant for the future, regarding AMMAN: US President for the refugees who the mon- Amman at 1445 GMT, and Obama both Turkey and Israel, and we that may have led to the loss of what happens with Syria but not Barack Obama announced in arch said now numbered more was welcomed by Jordanian attach great importance to the life, and agreed to complete the just what happens with Syria”. Amman yesterday an aid pack- than 460,000. Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh restoration of positive relations agreement for compensation,” an Before the diplomatic break, age of $200m for Jordan to help Obama arrived in Jordan yes- and other senior officials. between them in order to advance official Israeli statement said. Israeli pilots trained in Turkish the kingdom care for hundreds terday to face scrutiny over his He headed to the royal palace regional peace and security,” Netanyahu and Erdogan skies, exercises widely seen as of thousands of Syrian refugees. Syria strategy, on the last leg of a for talks and a private dinner Obama said. “agreed to restore normalisa- improving their capability to Obama told a joint news confer- Middle East tour after challeng- with King Abdullah II, a key US The first conversation between tion between the two countries, carry out long-range missions ence with King Abdullah II that ing Israelis to embrace peace with ally, on the agony of Syria’s con- the two leaders since 2011, when including returning their ambas- such as possible strikes against he would ask the US Congress Palestinians. flict in Jordan, which hosts more Netanyahu phoned to offer help sadors (to their posts),” the state- Iran’s nuclear facilities. to provide the funds as “budget The presidential aircraft than 450,000 refugees from the after an earthquake struck ment added. A US official said REUTERS support” for Jordan to provide landed at Queen Alia Airport near war-torn country. AFP

Lebanese UN makes rare condemnation of Syria attack Prime Minister UNITED NATIONS: The in Damascus,” the statement said. while the United States, Britain and perpetrators brought to jus- created by the council in 2011 for UN Security Council yester- At least 49 people, including a and France have given increasing tice,” he added. another year. Mikati resigns day overcame differences on the senior pro-government cleric, support to opposition rebels. Among the victims was The resolution, submitted by Syria conflict to agree on a rare were killed in Thursday’s blast. Ban also condemned the Iman Mohamed Saeed Al Bouti, the Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Prime statement condemning a suicide The council expressed “deep mosque attack “in the strong- most prominent pro-Assad cleric, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the Minister Najib Mikati bomb attack on a Damascus sympathy and sincere condo- est terms,” said his spokesman but both the Security Council and United Arab Emirates, also announced the resignation of mosque. lences to the families of the vic- Martin Nesirky. Ban highlighted the UN leader avoided laying the demanded that the regime in his government yesterday, cit- UN leader Ban Ki-Moon also tims of this heinous act and to the that such attacks on civilians blame for the attack on any side. Damascus “cooperate fully” with ing divisions on several issues, condemned the new “atrocity” in people of Syria.” “constitutes a war crime.” Meanwhile, the 47-member UN the investigation team and give it and called for the formation of a Syria. The 15-member council has “The secretary general believes Human Rights Council adopted “immediate, full and unfettered national unity government. “The Security Council con- been bitterly divided over the two- that this latest atrocity, along with an overwhelming majority access throughout the Syrian “I announce the resignation of demned in the strongest terms year conflict. Russia has sought to with others prior to it, should be a resolution extending the man- Arab Republic.” the government, hoping that this the terrorist attack in a mosque shield President Bashar Al Assad, promptly and fully investigated date of a commission of enquiry AFP will open the way for the major political blocs to take responsibility and come together to bring Lebanon out of the unknown,” Mikati said. His resignation comes as Lebanon buckles under the pressure of the conflict engulfing neighbouring Syria, which has exacerbated exist- ing tensions in Lebanon’s multi- confessional population. The violence between oppo- nents of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and the regime has already spilled over into Lebanon, and Damascus has warned Beirut against allowing weapons and arms to flow over the border. Mikati’s decision, which auto- matically brings down the govern- ment, came after disagreements on two internal issues, the forma- tion of an elections supervisory body and the extension of a secu- rity chief’s term in office. The government has held off agreeing on the membership Anti-Mursi protesters beat a Muslim Brotherhood member during clashes near the organisation’s headquarters of the commission over fears in Cairo, yesterday. it would ensure that elections scheduled for June are held on the basis of a decades-old elec- Clashes outside Brotherhood HQ toral law. Mikati, along with the leader of Lebanon’s Druze com- munity, Walid Jumblatt, is said to CAIRO: Opposition protest- said. Dozens were wounded by of supporters. Primarily, “the favour the existing law. ers clashed with Islamists stones. In Manial, a middle- protection of private and public It gives his Sunni community near Muslim Brotherhood class island on the Nile, men property is the responsibility of and the Druze disproportionate headquarters in Cairo yester- ransacked an office belonging the police,” the group’s secre- strength in the parliament, but is day after activists marched to to the Islamists and assaulted tary general Mahmud Hussein vehemently opposed by Lebanon’s the building guarded by police women holding an event mark- told a news conference. Christians, who say it fails to give and members of Egypt’s rul- ing Mother’s Day, Brotherhood “But the owner of every them representative weight. ing movement. spokesman Ahmed Aref said. house has the right to defend Attempts earlier this year to Gunshots were heard as “They trapped the women in it using all means. If the police approve an alternative election hundreds of opposition activ- the toilets and then destroyed don’t carry out their respon- law failed, and both Mikati and ists and the Islamists battled the office’s contents and threw sibility, we will protect our President Michel Sleiman have in the streets of the Mokattam them out onto the streets,” property with all we posses,” called for election preparations neighbourhood where the head- Aref said. As the clashes rum- he added. to move forward so the vote can quarters are situated, but there bled on, live television showed The Brotherhood has seen be held on time. The premier’s were no immediate reports of hundreds of protesters carrying about 30 of its offices across resignation also came against the casualties. Police had fired tear anti-Brotherhood banners and the country attacked in backdrop of his contentious bid to gas at the protesters outside making their way up to the hilly widespread protests against extend the term of the Sunni head the headquarters before the Mokattam neighbourhood. President Mohammed Mursi, of Lebanon’s Internal Security clashes moved elsewhere in the Opposition activists had the Islamists’ successful candi- Forces, General Ashraf Rifi. neighbourhood. called for the protest a week date in last June’s election. A majority of the government, Protesters captured and beat after they battled with the In the Nile Delta city of including the Hezbollah move- three Brotherhood members. Islamists near the Brotherhood Mahalla, protesters set fire ment and their Christian allies, They also smashed up an ambu- headquarters in Cairo. The to the Brotherhood offices, opposes extending Rifi’s term, and lance evacuating a wounded movement vowed on Thursday throwing petrol bombs at the analysts had suggested Mikati Brotherhood supporter and it would protect its headquar- building, the state news agency could resign over that issue alone. detained him, a correspondent ters and bused in hundreds Mena reported. AFP AFP MARCH 23, 2013 International www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 ON SATURDAY

Russia refuses Three Marines to halt trial of Spring snowfall paralyses UK dead after US dead lawyer Govt denies reports that gas stocks are just days away from running out base shooting MOSCOW: A Russian judge WASHINGTON: A US Marine yesterday refused to halt the LONDON: Britain was hit by shot and killed two colleagues controversial posthumous trial unseasonal heavy snowfall yes- before apparently turning the of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky for terday that left tens of thou- gun on himself at a military tax evasion, days after Russia sands of homes without power base in Virginia, the US Defence closed a probe into the circum- and forced the closure of a Department said yesterday. stances of his prison death. nuclear site. Officials said the shooting “The court has the right to Up to 40cm (16 inches) of happened late Thursday at the examine the case against the dead snow was expected in the worst- Quantico Marine base not far man, including with the aims of affected areas. from Washington DC. rehabilitating him,” judge Igor A spell of bad weather this The suspected shooter and the Alisov said in Moscow’s Tverskoi month has seen British media dub victims were Marines who worked district court, the RAPSI legal it “Miserable March”. at an officer candidate school at news agency reported. The Met Office national the base, said base spokesman Magnitsky’s defence team — weather service said that while Sergeant Christopher Zahn. which was appointed by the state it was not unusual to see snow The shooter and one of the and not his family, who boycotted in March, the cold spell had been victims were men and the other the trial — had urged the judge unusually long. victim was a woman, Zahn said. to halt proceedings and check its The government dismissed There was no immediate word legality with the Constitutional newspaper reports that gas on a motive, and no details of the Court. stocks, drained by the ongoing shooting were given. However the trial went wintry weather, were just days Pentagon spokesman said ahead after Russian investiga- away from running out. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel tors on Tuesday closed a probe The Sellafield nuclear site on was “saddened” upon learning of into Magnitsky’s 2009 death at the northwest English coast was the deaths of the servicemen. 37, after he spent 11 months on forced to close as a precaution due “His heart and his prayers are remand in squalid prisons, argu- to the weather. with them and their families. ing there was no evidence of a Staff were being sent home He believes that the legendary crime. from the reprocessing and waste Motorists drive through snow blown from fields near Buxton, in central England, yesterday. strength of the United States The tax evasion trial opened storage facility but there was no Marine Corps will ensure that March 11 but was almost immedi- evidence of any safety issues, its they are forever remembered,” ately adjourned after the defence operator said. winds from Russia and northern England, have witnessed flooding “It’s blowing around in the spokesman George Little said in team failed to show up. “In response to the current and Europe colliding with an area of following torrential rain. strong winds so there will be a statement. Putting a dead man on trial predicted adverse weather condi- low pressure moving eastwards Temperatures were as low deeper drifts.” CBS News and other media is theoretically allowed under tions on and round the Sellafield off the Atlantic Ocean. as minus 1.9 degrees Celsius Consultancy JBC Energy said reported the gunman first killed Russian law such as when rela- site, as a precaution, a site inci- The snow forced the closure (28.5 degrees Fahrenheit) in British gas storage levels had a male Marine, then barricaded tives ask for rehabilitation, to dent has been declared and the of Belfast City Airport, though Dalwhinnie, central Scotland. shrunk to just 10 percent of himself inside a barracks. He was clear the defendant’s name. In plants have been moved safely to the larger Belfast International “We have had reports of total capacity, according to data found dead later of an apparently this case the defence team has a controlled, shut down state,” it remains open. around 15 centimetres of snow from operators’ association Gas self-inflicted gunshot wound. asked for the Constitutional said. Northern Ireland’s 2014 football in Northern Ireland so far and Storage Europe. A second body was found in Court to rule on its legality when Sellafield was home to the World Cup qualifier with Russia similar levels over the Pennines “UK natural gas prices have the officer candidate school, these relatives are opposed. world’s first commercial nuclear was postponed until today due (the spine of England) and into spiked to record levels this month reports quoted another spokes- Magnitsky, an employee of power station, but it stopped gen- to the snowy pitch at Belfast’s Wales,” Met Office forecaster as the country grapples with an man, First Lieutenant Augustin Western hedge fund Hermitage erating electricity in 2003. Windsor Park. Helen Chivers said. emerging supply crisis,” it added. Solivan, as saying. Immediately Capital, blew the whistle on mas- Across the Irish Sea, Northern More than 1,000 schools around “By the time it stops we’re But the government played down after the shooting, the base went sive fraud by state officials and Ireland bore the brunt of the Britain have been shut, while expecting to see up to 40 centi- press fears that Britain’s gas into lockdown, which has since was shortly afterwards himself snowfall, caused by cold westerly towns in Cornwall, southwest metres of snow in places. stocks would soon run out. AFP been lifted. AFP charged with tax evasion. His London-based former employer William Browder, who is also standing trial in absentia, and his relatives, say he was delib- erately denied adequate treat- ment for health problems and Date set for Pistorius bail appeal in High Court was tortured. This was backed up in findings JOHANNESBURG: South 28,” said Bulelwa Makeke, the talking to residents of his upmar- He has denied a charge that by the Kremlin’s rights council, African Olympic and Paralympic spokeswoman for the National ket gated community in Pretoria, the murder was premeditated, an advisory body, but denied by runner Oscar Pistorius, who is Prosecuting Authority. where he shot his model girlfriend insisting that he repeatedly shot investigators. accused of murdering his girl- The bail conditions imposed Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s at Steenkamp through a locked The US Congress has adopted a friend, will approach South on February 22 include the sur- Day. The 26-year-old, who became bathroom door having mistaken law placing sanctions on officials Africa’s High Court next week render of his passport, making it the first double amputee to com- her for a burglar. implicated in the death, while to appeal his stringent bail con- impossible for Pistorius to travel pete against able-bodied athletes His arrest and bail hearing Russia hit back with measures ditions, prosecutors said Friday. outside the country, and manda- in the Olympic Games last year in made world headlines, forcing including a law banning US adop- “The date for the hearing tory drug and alcohol tests. London, is currently out on bail him to withdraw from all compe- Oscar Pistorius during a hearing. tions of Russian children. AFP has been set down for March He was also banned from of one million rand ($107,000). titions. AFP

NTSB slams Boeing over OAS discusses future 787 battery briefing

WASHINGTON: The US National Transportation Safety of rights watchdog Board (NTSB) yesterday criticised Boeing for comment- ing about the 787 battery investigation last week without the WASHINGTON: Foreign prohibited from financing board’s authorisation. ministers and senior officials its activities through dona- The NTSB, which is leading the probe, said that what Boeing told from around the Americas tions from outside the region. journalists in its upbeat March 15 progress update represented the began meeting here yester- The commission’s chairman 787 maker’s own views, and did not have the board’s prior approval. day to decide the future of warned that restrictions At Boeing’s briefing in Japan, home to the 787’s biggest custom- the region’s premier human on funding of its activities ers, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president Ray Conner said he rights body amid warnings would lead to its “financial was optimistic the company’s battery fix would put the aircraft, it could be weakened by the strangulation.” grounded internationally since mid-January, back in the skies. outcome. A third of the commission’s “We are talking more along the line of weeks,” he said. Even before the $9.5m annual budget comes Mike Sinnett, Boeing’s chief project engineer on the 787, also Organisation of American from money donated by coun- told reporters there had been no fire inside the battery on either States (OAS) opened the tries outside the region, and of the two aircraft that experienced battery-related incidents. special session on the Inter- without it funding would be But NTSB spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said yesterday that American Commission on insufficient, commission chair- Boeing’s briefing represented its own views, and not those of the Human Rights, Ecuador and man Jose de Jesus Orozco said. investigation. Nicaragua expressed scepti- In particular, the commission’s “The NTSB’s primary concern is that during their March 15 cism that a compromise could special rapporteur on freedom briefing in Tokyo on the modifications to the 787 battery system, be reached to end a two-year of expression depends exclu- Boeing representatives provided their own analysis and conclusions long fight. sively on donations, half it regarding an ongoing NTSB investigation,” Nantel said in an email. “We are proposing that we from European countries. In a letter to Boeing dated Thursday and posted on the NTSB give ourselves sufficient time The special rapporteur website, the board took issue with Boeing’s presentation. to treat this matter with has angered Ecuador and “Boeing is obviously familiar with the NTSB investigative proc- seriousness and in depth,” Venezuela by repeatedly accus- ess and its failure to inform the NTSB of the content of the recent Ecuador’s Foreign Minister ing their governments of har- technical briefing in Tokyo prior to its occurrence is inconsistent Ricardo Patino told reporters. assing the media. with our expectations for a party,” NTSB general counsel David The ministers were con- While financing remains the Tochen wrote. AFP sidering a draft resolution biggest stumbling block to an backed by the US, Canada agreement, there is broader and other countries that would consensus on a series of other adopt some reforms of the reforms proposed by the com- rights body but stop short of mission. The draft resolution Frenchman posing as pilot held demands pushed by a group of would clarify the procedure for leftist countries. opening a rights investigation WASHINGTON: A Frenchman wearing a uniform and claim- Patino, however, said and for issuing “cautionary ing to be an Air France pilot was arrested on board a plane in Ecuador wanted further measures” to governments to Philadelphia after being found sitting in the cockpit, police said debate on issues like mov- protect victims of rights abuses yesterday. ing the commission from in emergency situations. The individual, identified as Philippe Jeannard of La Rochelle, France, Washington, its financing, its It also would broaden the was a ticketed passenger for the US Airways flight to West Palm Beach, power to demand that govern- focus of a controversial chap- Florida, according to a police statement that spelled his name two dif- ments take “cautionary meas- ter in its annual report that ferent ways. Jeannard, in his 60s, was found sitting in the jump-seat ures” in human rights cases, has functioned as a kind of behind the captain’s chair and claimed to be a 747 pilot for Air France. and the role of its special rap- human rights blacklist which “When (Jeannard) could not produce proper credentials he was porteurs, or investigators. for years has included Cuba, removed from the flight and the police were notified,” the Philadelphia Among other things, Venezuela and Colombia. police said. “When arrested, (Jeannard) was in possession of a coun- Ecuador, Venezuela, Nicaragua Instead, it will provide a gen- terfeit Air France Crew member identification card,” it said in the and Bolivia have demanded eral evaluation of the region. statement. AFP that the commission be AFP MARCH 23, 2013 ON SATURDAY 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Philippines

Tagle returns I was paid: Sabah terror suspect from Vatican MANILA: Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Two more facing death penalty for charges of waging war against the Malaysian king Cardinal Tagle returned from the Vatican where he MANILA: One of the eight Filipinos court to explain the charges. rights, and the agency that is focused on that She said the evacuees in hiding are attended the conclave that charged with terrorism in Sabah admit- The other four accused – Lin Mad Salleh, issue is the Department of Foreign Affairs, afraid they might suffer the same fate as elected a new pope and wit- ted having been paid to join the fol- Basad Manuel, Kadir Uyung and Lating assisted by the Department of Justice,” the 38 members of the “royal sultanate nessed the inauguration of lowers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram Tiong – said they had nothing to say. Aquino added. force” intercepted, detained and charged Pope Francis. Tagle said he III, according to Malaysia’s state news Atik Hussein and Basad are being Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. is optimistic the new pontiff agency Bernama. charged with engaging in terrorism and Rosario has instructed the Philippine Charged with inciting war, illegal posses- would be able to handle the Hooland Kalbi made the admission in the waging war against the Malaysian king. embassy in Kuala Lumpur to find out the sion of firearms and violation of the elec- issues on sex scandals involv- Badjao dialect before judge P Ravinthran, They face the death penalty. identities and condition of the Filipinos. tion gun ban, the 38 followers of Kiram are ing priests, corruption and Bernama said. But the judge told the inter- Lin is charged with engaging in terror- “Upon the Secretary of Foreign Affairs’ detained at a Philippine Navy station in other problems confront- preter to tell the accused to stop speaking ism, while Kadir and Lating are charged instruction, the Philippine embassy in Batu-Batu, Panglima Sugala town in Tawi- ing the Catholic Church. as his words would only be recorded after with protecting the terrorist group. The Kuala Lumpur is working on its access Tawi. A P6.2m bail has been recommended He also expressed hope that he had obtained a lawyer. accused were not granted bail. to the reported eight Filipinos charged for the temporary release of the accused. Pope Francis would visit Another Filipino Timhar Hadir told the The case will be heard on April 12 with with terrorism in Sabah to find out their Tawi-Tawi provincial police director the Philippines in 2016. He court that he entered Malaysia in February Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani identities, their personal condition and Senior Superintendent Joselito Salido arrived with his predecessor, on an international passport. He was also Patail vowing to ensure that all eight would the charges filed,” DFA spokesman Raul said the situation in the area had nor- emeritus Manila Archbishop prevented from saying more without con- have legal representation, Malaysia’s Star Hernandez said last Thursday. malised. But provincial board member Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales sulting his lawyer. Another accused charged Online report said. He said Malaysia has not acted yet on Algarad Lipae said many people had not and retired Cebu Archbishop with the same offence was Habil Suhaili, in As Kuala Lumpur continues to deny the Philippines’ request for full access to reported for work or gone back to their Ricardo Cardinal Vidal. Tagle his 60s, Bernama said. access to Filipinos detained in connec- the Kiram followers detained in Malaysia. usual business for fear of being implicated and Rosales attended a press It said it took the accused sometime to tion with the violence in Sabah, President In Basilan, many evacuees from Sabah in the Sabah incursion. conference at the airport understand the charges, which were read Aquino vowed legal assistance to the have refused to come out for fear of being The US embassy has distanced itself while Vidal took a connecting to him several times in Suluk. The report accused. “The legal assistance we have been criminally charged along with followers of from the Sabah crisis, optimistic that the flight to Cebu. He hoped that said Habil did not commit the offence, but giving is automatic, regardless of what case the sultanate, officials said. Philippines and Malaysia could resolve it. Pope Francis would be able to was told by the judge that his plea would our fellow Filipino is facing abroad, and it Basilan provincial administrator Tahira Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr said: address the Church issue. not be recorded. doesn’t matter whether we believe in their Ismael said only 113 of the estimated 400 “This is not something we are involved in The first accused, Atik Hussein Abu cause or not,” Aquino said in Naga City. returnees have so far availed of assistance and we do not seek to be involved in any way.” Second foreign Bakar, who also spoke in Badjao, asked the “But we have an obligation to protect our being offered by authorities. THE PHILIPPINE STAR language Defence talks MANILA: Filipino school- children will be encouraged to take up a second foreign language in the two-year Coup duo jailed after senior high school under the K-12 basic education curriculum (BEC) reform programme. Education they rejected pardon Secretary Armin Luistro said that studying a second MANILA: Two former Philippine soldiers who took part in a foreign language will make failed coup in 2003 were jailed yesterday for 12 years, officials said, Filipinos truly multilingual. after both spurned President Benigno Aquino’s offer of pardon. “We should promote Bahasa Ex-army first lieutenants Lawrence San Juan and Rex Bolo were Indonesia or Malay,” he said. found guilty of coup d’etat, court official Maria Rhodora Peralta said. “Actually, the two resemble “The judge found them guilty as participants of the coup, not as coup each other.” Luistro said the leaders,” she said. two Malay languages are eas- The duo were among several hundred mutineers who seized a hotel ier to learn for Filipinos since in Manila’s financial district in 2003 in a failed bid by a group of they resemble the Filipino junior officers to force Aquino’s predecessor Gloria Arroyo to resign language. Both are written in over alleged corruption. Arroyo crushed the revolt, the first of three the Latin script, not like in mounted against her during the nearly 10 years she spent in power, Thai, Mandarin, Japanese and and later pardoned some of the participants. She is now detained at Korean, he added. Knowing a military hospital while on trial for allegedly plundering $8.8 million a language of another Asean from state lottery funds during her years in office from 2001 to 2010. country will allow Filipinos Aquino, who came to power in 2010 after promising to fight cor- to benefit more from the ruption, granted amnesty that same year to all officers and soldiers expected tremendous growth who had risen up against Arroyo. of the Asean in the coming However, San Juan and Bolo, on trial at the time, both rejected the years, he said. new president’s offer and chose to have their names cleared through the civilian court, military spokesman Colonel Arnulfo Burgos said. Bid to improve “They were offered (amnesty), but they refused it,” Burgos said, adding that they were the only two to reject the pardon. Both had weather forecast been expelled from military service, like the officers who joined the US Deputy Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter (left) and Philippine Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin during a revolts and later accepted the amnesty offer, said Burgos. AFP MANILA: The country’s meeting in Quezon City, Manila. According to the US embassy, Ashton’s visit will provide Deputy Secretary Carter weather forecasting system with an opportunity to continue consultations on common security challenges. will soon become fully auto- mated with the launching of a P57m weather predic- tion project. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical Vice-President Binay Aquino warns tax avoiders and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) MANILA: Philippine President The president said 38 of the economy and make up about had recently acquired the Benigno Aquino yesterday 207 member-firms — along with half of the country’s 40 richest numerical weather predic- ‘not above the law’ warned the nation’s ethnic 14 of the 552 individual mem- individuals in the annual Forbes tion model COSMO from Chinese businessmen failing to bers — filed returns with zero magazine list. Germany, according to MANILA: The Team PNoy Immigration people were just fol- pay the correct amount of tax tax due despite “unprecedented Since Aquino was elected under administrator Nathaniel coalition last Thursday denied lowing the order. to stop evading the law or face economic growth” in 2012, when an anti-corruption platform in Servando. the Aquino administration is He said Elenit should not have prosecution. economic output rose by 6.6 per- 2010, the justice department and “The manual analysis is harassing members of Vice- expected immigration officers to A recent government investiga- cent. Many others paid less than the tax bureau have been aggres- almost the same as the elec- President Jejomar Binay’s family. ignore the order just because she tion led to the findings that only 100,000 pesos ($2,446), and some sively filing tax evasion charges tronically generated facts. Team PNoy spokesman Eastern was accompanying her husband. eight percent of member-firms of paid less than a thousand pesos against wealthy business people Eventually we will mini- Samar Rep Ben Evardone said “Binay and his family are not the Filipino-Chinese Chambers of ($24), he said. as well as celebrities. mise manual map analysis,” immigration officers who barred above the law. No one is, not Commerce paid taxes, he told the The government says tax- “Gone are the days when your Servando said. The official said Binay’s wife Elenita from joining even President Aquino, who had association’s annual convention. dodging is a serious problem in taxes disappeared into the pock- the project specifically aims her husband in his trip to the to apply for a permit from the Six in 10 members paid no taxes. the Philippines, where, along with ets of an unscrupulous few, or to improve localised weather Vatican on Tuesday were doing Commission on Elections for his “I have to say I was shocked, to corruption, poor tax collections when bending the rules may have forecasting. their job and did not in any way personal gun because of the elec- say the least, when I learned this, leave the state unable to pay for been the only way for honest com- “We started making local- harass Binay or his wife. tion-related gun ban,” he said. because that would mean that you basic services and improve facili- panies to keep operating. There is ised weather forecast like in “There is a hold-departure order Binay’s daughter Nancy com- are making even less than what I ties like roads and airports. still time,” he added, referring to Legazpi, they have been issuing from the Sandiganbayan prevent- plained that her mother was har- receive every month. And can this The ethnic Chinese control the annual deadline of April 15 to forecasts. The rainfall warning ing Elenit from leaving the country assed at the airport. be correct?” he said. large swathes of the Philippine file tax returns. AGENCIES system introduced in Metro because she is facing graft charges. THE PHILIPPINE STAR Manila was recently opera- tional in the regional centres in Mindanao and Legazpi,” he said. New fund for poor Oil platform owner ‘sorry’ MANILA: The president of students on way Black Elk Energy, owner of MANILA: Some 50 lawmak- and I appeal to the private sec- the ill-fated oil platform in ers who graduated from the tor to pitch in and have more the Gulf of Mexico, has apolo- University of the Philippines scholars.” gised for insinuating that the are to raise P100m from their The lawmakers came up with accident last November was a allocations to put up an assist- the initiative following the death result of the incompetence of ance fund for poor UP students. of Kristel Tejada, a behavioural Filipino offshore oil workers. Cagayan de Oro Representative science freshman at UP Manila, The Philippine embassy in Rufus Rodriguez said as other who committed suicide over her Washington earlier said Black House members slammed the failure to pay tuition. Elk President John Hoffman huge cuts made by the Aquino UP President Alfredo Pascual apologised for the statement, administration on the budget of lifted the controversial “no late which the embassy protested. state universities and colleges. payment” policy, which has been Philippine Ambassador Jose Rodriguez, an alumnus of the blamed for the suicide. Cuisia Jr assured the US UP College of Law, said he and According to Rodriguez, the UP’s Department of Interior and his colleagues from UP are setting Socialised Tuition and Financial the Bureau of Safety and aside P2m each from their annual Assistance Programme must be Environmental Enforcement Priority Development Assistance thoroughly reviewed as it was that Filipino workers will coop- Fund to put up the new UP found to be not in tune with chang- erate in the probe. Financial Assistance Fund. ing financial status of students. Students light candles during a symbolic protest following Tejada’s apparent suicide. AGENCIES “UP has a very limited budget THE PHILIPPINE STAR MARCH 23, 2013 Asia www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 ON SATURDAY

Bangla president Emergency in Myanmar town laid to rest DHAKA: Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman was laid to rest in Dhaka Communal riots claim 20 lives in Meiktila, many residents flee, military to restore order yesterday after thousands of mourners took part in MEIKTILA: Myanmar men — including Buddhist monks violence since a wave of clashes As international alarm grew, a a Muslim-owned gold shop that funeral prayers for one of declared a state of emergency — armed with knives and sticks between Buddhists and Muslims senior UN official said authorities turned into a mass street brawl. the country’s most respected yesterday for a riot-hit town prowling the streets. Many of the in the western state of Rakhine needed to act “to prevent further “There is a real risk of further politicians. Rahman died where 20 people have been town’s Muslim residents have fled last year that left at least 180 peo- loss of life or spread of violence” violence unless the authorities on Wednesday, aged 84, in killed in Buddhist-Muslim vio- their homes. ple dead and more than 110,000 in the Buddhist-majority nation. take immediate steps to pro- Singapore where he was lence that has sparked fears of A journalist saw the inciner- displaced. “Religious leaders and other tect those at risk,” said Isabelle being treated for kidney and spreading unrest. ated remains of two victims on A local lawmaker said that community leaders must also Arradon, Amnesty International’s respiratory problems. Prime Swathes of Meiktila, located a roadside, just one of several about 25 people had been killed publicly call on their followers to deputy Asia Pacific director. Minister Sheikh Hasina has 130km (80 miles) north of the capi- reports of bodies in the town, in Meiktila, where more than abjure violence, respect the law and Meanwhile, the WFP office in called the death “an irrepa- tal Naypyidaw, have been reduced as flames raged from torched one-third of the population of promote peace,” Vijay Nambiar, Naypyitaw said Japan had doubled rable loss to the country”. to ashes as the authorities struggle mosques and houses while other about 80,000 people is Muslim, special advisor to UN leader Ban its food assistance via the United to establish control after three days buildings smouldered unattended. but it was not possible to verify Ki-Moon, said in a statement. Nations World Food Programme. Ninjas gather of clashes and arson. “The situation is getting worse,” his figures. The violence comes as Ambassador Mikio Numata “At least 20 people have been a local resident said. “People are “The situation is not good... Myanmar struggles with wors- oversaw the donation of 2 bil- for Tokyo meet killed. We estimate that it could destroying buildings. Many people although the government has said ening tensions between Muslims lion yen ($21m) to the WFP be higher but it is also difficult have been killed. We are scared everything is under control,” par- and Buddhists that have marred office. Last year, Japan donated TOKYO: More than 200 for us to gather all the figures,” a and trying to stay safe at home.” liamentarian Win Htein, of the international optimism over dra- $10m to the UN agency. WFP ninjas from around the world police officer who did not want to A group of reporters were opposition National League for matic political reforms since the Myanmar Director Carlos Veloso gathered at a Tokyo gymna- be named said. stopped at knife-point by a gang Democracy party, said. end of military rule two years ago. said Japan’s donation will allow sium yesterday for a two-day The president’s office said the of young men and monks and He said hundreds of Muslims A local police officer said an the WFP to purchase food for training seminar for women. state of emergency would enable forced to hand over their camera had taken shelter at a football order had been given on Thursday 250,000 people for six months, Disciples of Grandmaster the military to help restore order. memory cards, according to one ground and police compound to shoot rioters below the waist if with priority to conflict areas Masaaki Hatsumi, the founder The situation was extremely of the journalists. while Buddhists had sought sanc- needed to quell the violence, which such as the Rakhine and Kachin of the Bujinkan school, gath- tense yesterday with groups of It is the worst communal tuary in monasteries. apparently began with a row in states. AGENCIES ered from more than 17 coun- tries at the Tokyo Budo-kan martial arts gymnasium to Ieng Sary’s funeral sharpen their self-defence skills. Modern-day ninjas are people with normal jobs who practise self-defence skills, or Japan submits plan “ninjutsu”. Singapore denies to relocate US base tax haven claims TOKYO: Japan’s central gov- request,” the spokesman said. SINGAPORE: Singapore ernment yesterday formally Nakaima, who is authorised to yesterday rejected a whistle- asked Okinawa’s governor to approve all landfill projects on blower’s allegations that its approve plans to build new US the island, is expected to make banks facilitate massive tax military facilities on the island, a decision in six to eight months, evasion by a powerful family officials said, a vital step to end- Japan’s national broadcaster in neighbouring Malaysia’s ing a long-running dispute. NHK reported. But Nakaima has Sarawak state. The move is the first in sev- repeatedly hinted he could reject London-based Global eral years aimed at breaking the the request, which is not backed Witness triggered uproar deadlock between Tokyo, which is by local people. with a “sting” video in which bound to the US through a secu- In 2006, Tokyo and Washington a person posing as a foreign rity treaty, and Okinawa, which agreed to shift the controversial businessman is negotiating resents bearing the burden of so Futenma air base from a crowded with purported relatives and many of the country’s US bases. city to the quiet area of Henoko associates of state chief Taib Governor Hirokazu Nakaima and to cut the number of troops Mahmud. received the request from the in Okinawa. In one part of the clip, a Japanese defence ministry asking Locals have long complained of man introduced as a Taib that he give the go-ahead to plans the noise from aircraft, the risk family lawyer calls Singapore to reclaim land off Henoko, central of accidents, and damage to the “the new Switzerland” with Okinawa, to build a runway for the environment and want the base a “China Wall” protecting US military, a spokesman said. moved, but few in Okinawa would the identities of Malaysian “Our governor will decide be happy to see it shifted within depositors. on whether to approve or not the island. Cambodian relatives of former Khmer Rouge foreign minister leng Sary cry next to a coffin during the funeral after looking into details of the AFP Defence minister ceremony at leng Sary’s house in Malai on Thursday. Hundreds of mourners massed ahead of the cremation of the co-founder of Khmer Rouge. nominee resigns SEOUL: In a fresh blow to South Koreans President Park Geun-Hye, her nomi- Japanese ready for N Korea rejects UN resolution nee for defence minister stepped down yesterday at SEOUL: North Korea angrily land and air assault with North in enforcing international sanc- a time of elevated military rejected yesterday a UN inquiry Korean troops streaming over the tions against North Korea tensions with North Korea. third Everest climb into its human rights record border. expressed optimism yesterday Since his nomination, Kim and vowed to step up its all-out Meanwhile, South Korea that China was willing to coop- Byung-Kwan, a retired four- TOKYO: A thrill-seeking Japanese octogenarian said yesterday his struggle against the US. approved the first shipment of erate to disrupt financing for star general, had been dogged third assault on Mount Everest will be the “ultimate anti-ageing” The UN Human Rights Council humanitarian aid to North Korea Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile by allegations of wrongdoing remedy, despite his recurring heart troubles. passed a resolution on Thursday since military tensions spiralled programmes. related to his recent stint Yuichiro Miura is readying to begin his third ascent of the 8,848- to establish for the first time a after Pyongyang’s rocket launch “China is part of the solution working as a broker for an metre (29,028ft) peak and recapture a record he previously held for commission to probe “the system- in December and nuclear test last and is working with us in a coop- arms trading firm. being the oldest person to scale the world’s highest mountain. atic, widespread and grave viola- month. erative spirit,” Dan Fried, the The 80-year-old heads to Kathmandu next week and is scheduled to tions of human rights” in North Eugene Bell, a South Korean State Department’s sanctions First Lady an begin his climb in May, aiming to repeat a feat he first achieved in 2003 Korea. charity, was given the green light coordinator, told reporters in at the sprightly age of 70. “When I was 75, I did it again and realised North Korea posted a new to ship tuberculosis medicine Beijing. Internet hit nothing is impossible,” the adventurer said in Tokyo. propaganda video, showing para- worth 678 million won ($605,000) Fried and David Cohen, “Making another attempt at 80 will boost my courage, willpower and troopers descending on Seoul in for its medical service programme the Treasury Undersecretary BEIJING: With a smile on motivation, bringing the ultimate anti-ageing effect as a result.” an invasion scenario that envis- in the North, the Unification for Terrorism and Financial her face, dressed in a sim- His 2003 record was broken in 2007 when fellow Japanese Katsusuke ages taking around 150,000 US Ministry said. Intelligence, held talks with ple black peacoat and car- Yanagisawa scaled the summit when he was 71. residents in South Korea hostage. But the ministry stressed the Chinese officials on Thursday rying an elegant unbranded Miura conquered Everest for the second time in May 2008, just one The four-minute A Short, decision should not be seen as a and yesterday, following visits to bag, China’s new First Lady, day after Min Bahadur Sherchan made it to the top at the age of 76. Three-Day War begins with images conciliatory gesture at a time ten- Tokyo and Seoul earlier in the Peng Liyuan, stepped into The Nepalese is the current world record holder, according to Guinness of a massive artillery and rocket sions on the Korean peninsula. week. the international limelight World Records. AFP barrage, followed by a large-scale In Beijing, US officials involved AGENCIES yesterday and became an instant Internet sensation back home. Stepping off the Lankan protest aircraft in Moscow, the first stop of President Xi Jinping’s maiden foreign trip, Peng’s 650,000 sign plea glamorous appearance and Xi arrives in Russia obvious affection for her to stop flogging portly husband caused Chinese microbloggers to of Maldivian swoon. COLOMBO: More than half a to bolster relations million people have signed an MOSCOW: Chinese leader Xi supplies of pipeline gas to China. No 2 yakuza online petition condemning the Jinping sent a signal to the US Just before Xi arrived with Maldives over the sentencing of and Europe yesterday by visit- first lady Peng Liyuan, a $2bn jailed in Japan a 15-year-old rape victim to 100 ing Russia on his first foreign deal was announced by Russian lashes for pre-marital sex with trip as president, underlin- and Chinese companies to develop TOKYO: A “one-eyed” gang- another man. ing the importance of Beijing’s coal resources in eastern Siberia, ster, the number-two man in The petition, started two days growing alliance with Moscow. which underlined the countries’ Japan’s biggest yakuza crime ago by New York-based cam- The world’s largest energy pro- intentions. Putin has said he organisation, was convicted paign group avaarz.org, calls on ducer, Russia, and its biggest con- wants to “catch the Chinese wind of extortion yesterday, win- Maldives President Mohamed sumer, China, want particularly in our economic sail” and that ning a high-profile victory for Waheed to intervene and had to bolster their clout as a financial desire will grow stronger if China the anti-mob police. been signed by 650,000 users yes- and geopolitical counterweight to overtakes the United States as Kiyoshi “Mekkachi” terday afternoon. Washington, whose “Asia pivot” the world’s largest economy dur- Takayama, 65, who reput- “Let’s build a million-strong regional strategy worries Beijing. ing Xi’s 10-year term. edly lost the use of his eye petition... then threaten the Xi and President Vladimir Perhaps symbolically, Xi’s visit in a sword fight early in his islands’ reputation through hard- Putin, who meet at 3:00pm (1100 overshadowed a meeting between career, was jailed for six years. hitting ads in travel magazines GMT), may preside over deals leaders of the Russian govern- His underworld nickname of and online until he steps in to Sri Lankan pro-government activists protest outside the US embassy that would make Beijing Russia’s ment and the European Union’s “Mekkachi” means “one-eyed” save her and abolish this outra- in Colombo, after the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva voted on a top customer for oil, although Commission that was also taking in the dialect of western Japan. geous law,” Avaaz said on its web- resolution pressing for a war crimes probe against the country. they are not expected to sign place in Moscow. AGENCIES site. AFP a long-sought agreement on REUTERS MARCH 23, 2013 ON SATURDAY 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Pakistan / Afghanistan Bail granted Water day to Musharraf before return Former leader arriving tomorrow

KARACHI: Pakistan’s former Musharraf lawyer said. military ruler Pervez Musharraf At the Sindh High Court, yesterday was granted protec- a handful of activists from tive bail in legal cases, paving Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim the way for his return from League (APML) party flashed exile without the risk of imme- victory signs and chanted “Long diate arrest. Live Musharraf” and “Musharraf Musharraf, who seized power will come back, he will bring in 1999 and left the country after prosperity”. stepping down in 2008, vowed to The outgoing government led return tomorrow to contest the by Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s May 11 general election, but is Party (PPP) always insisted that wanted for conspiracy to murder Musharraf would be arrested and illegally arresting judges. should be return to the country To preclude the prospect of his and last year he delayed a planned arrest on arrival, his daughter, homecoming after being threat- Ayla Raza, petitioned a court in ened with detention. A parlia- Karachi on his behalf for protec- mentary committee was set to tive bail in three cases, including agree on a candidate to head up People hold placards and banners as they mark World Water Day 2013 in Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday. According to World Health Organisation the 2007 assassination of former an interim government which will and Unicef, more than 780 million people worldwide have no access to clean water. prime minister Benazir Bhutto. rule during the election campaign. “He has been given pre-arrival, Bhutto’s son, Bilawal Bhutto, protective bail in all three cases,” who is co-chairman of the PPP Musharraf’s lawyer Ahmad Raza with his father, President Asif Ali Kasuri said. Zardari, has accused Musharraf Four perish in Judge Sajjad Ali Shah posted of murdering his mother. Pakistan, India in water row bail at 300,000 rupees ($3,000) She was killed after an election drone strikes over the 2007 sacking of judges, rally in Rawalpindi, the headquar- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and today to meet the Pakistani team, New Delhi has awarded the the 2006 death of Akbar Bugti, a ters of the army, on December 27, India found themselves in a led by Indus Water Commissioner contract for the Miyar plant on MIRANSHAH: US drones Baluch rebel leader in the south- 2007. In 2010, a UN report said water rights row yesterday after Asif Baig. the right bank of the Chenab, fired two missiles at a vehicle west, and the murder of Bhutto in the murder could have been pre- the former objected to the con- Sources said Pakistan had near Udaipur town. in Pakistan’s northwestern a gun and suicide attack. vented and accused Musharraf’s struction of three hydropower raised objections over the designs While the rival nations are tribal belt yesterday, killing The decision prevents government of failing to provide projects by the latter on the of the 850MW Rattle, 120MW expected to try and defuse the four militants, officials said. Musharraf being arrested for Bhutto with adequate protection. Chenab River. The development Miyar and 48MW Lower Karnai row over the three projects, water The attacks took place in 10 days in connection with the Musharraf’s government comes on the heels of a partial hydropower projects after they issues are expected to worsen Datta Khel town, 35km (22 judges’ arrests and for 14 days blamed the assassination on award on India’s Kishanganga were shared by India. as India plans to construct 155 miles) west of Miranshah, in connection with the other Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Dam by the International Court The 850MW Rattle plant was hydropower projects on the Indus, the main town in the law- two cases. Technically, Pakistan’s Mehsud, who was killed in a US of Arbitration in Pakistan’s originally designed as a 690MW Jhelum and Chenab rivers. less North Waziristan region, Supreme Court could intervene drone attack in August 2009. favour. plant. Its size was increased fol- According to the Indus Waters which borders Afghanistan. to reverse the order. Musharraf, who has divided his Sources said both countries are lowing revised water flow stud- Treaty signed in 1960, Pakistan The area is a stronghold of “He has full protection now time between London and Dubai set to conduct talks over the three ies by the Indian Central Water was allowed to use the Indus, Taliban and Al Qaeda linked and he cannot be arrested in since stepping down in August projects today. An Indian techni- Commission. The project has been Jhelum and Chenab rivers and militants. “Four drones came these cases upon his arrival in 2008, has lost much of his power cal team, led by the water com- approved by the Indian Ministry India to use Ravi, Sutlej and Beas. to the area around midnight Pakistan,” Salman Safdar, another base in Pakistan. AFP missioner, will arrive in Lahore of Environment. INTERNEWS and fired two missiles target- ing a militant vehicle. At least four militants were killed, their vehicle was blown up,” the official said. The covert strikes are publicly criticised by the Pakistani government US urged not to interfere Envoy eyes top post as a violation of sovereignty but American officials believe PESHAWAR: Mohammad Umer Daudzai, Afghanistan’s they are a vital weapon in Ambassador to Pakistan, hasn’t ruled out his candidature in his the war against Islamist country’s presidential election to be held on April 5 next year. militants. in Pakistan’s poll process When asked during his visit to Peshawar to comment on media reports that he could be a candidate in Afghanistan’s next presidential election. Afghan cop kills ISLAMABAD: The United The report points out that as has forced the prioritisation of Daudzai said: “This could be an option, but I am not yet a candidate. States should work with - not Pakistan’s political and economic consensus policies on many issues, I believe every Afghan should contribute to Afghanistan’s recon- five colleagues attempt to control — Pakistan’s structures shift to lower the bar- and may prove more democratic struction and stability by ensuring that reforms and shortcomings internal political processes, said riers for entry, multiple political in its ability to accommodate are overcome.” HERAT: An Afghan police- a new US report released on the actors compete to establish the diverse elected and unelected With other likely candidates, Daudzai’s name has been mentioned as man shot dead five of his other day. rules of the game. interest groups. a prospective candidate from the Hamid Karzai camp. However, it is colleagues at a checkpoint The — “Previewing Pakistan’s While “a powerful military The author also argues that early to predict who eventually would be fielded by President Karzai, in the northern province of 2013 Elections” — also warns that with a history of intervention- the system has been slow to who under Afghanistan’s constitution cannot stand for election for the Badghis, officials said yes- whoever wins the next elections ism still waits in the wings, the respond to militant separatism, third term. Daudzai, who in the past served as Afghanistan’s ambas- terday. He was a member of should try to resolve the problems future course of Pakistan’s politi- terrorist violence and economic sador to Iran and also as President Karzai’s aide at the presidential the US-trained Afghan Local the country faces or be prepared cal system is highly uncertain,” stagnation and failed system also palace, said he met Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shaukatullah and Police (ALP), a village-level to face accountability. it warns. failed to ease tense relations with government officials dealing with the issue of Afghan refugees during policing programme to pro- “Only Pakistanis themselves The report notes that US regional neighbours and interna- his Peshawar visit. vide security in Afghanistan’s are capable of establishing a more efforts in past decades to advance tional partners. “The situation of Afghan refugees has improved. They continue to most dangerous and remote stable, democratic system capa- its interests in Pakistan “through “Whichever coalition of politi- face some problems; but overall improvements have occurred in the areas. The ALP has been ble of balancing diverse interest direct contact with favoured mili- cal leaders finds itself in power way they are treated here. They are complaining about the lack of accused of thuggery and groups and effectively addressing tary or political elite partners after elections this summer will support from the two NGOs that receive money from the UNHCR to operating outside the law, the country’s challenges,” says have proven unsustainable.” face accountability for inaction provide legal assistance to the Afghan refugees,” lie added. and criticised for minimal author Colin Cookman who wrote Reviewing the last five years of on these issues, which cannot be Taliban would have to first agree to dissociate from al Qaeda and training and screening of its this report for a Washington democratic rule, the author notes deferred indefinitely,” the report hold talks with Afghanistan’s High Peace Council. Only then a memo- members. So-called “insider think tank, Centre for American that Pakistan’s more decentral- warns. randum of understanding would be signed and start the peace talks.” attacks” have plagued Afghan Progress. ised post-2008 political system INTERNEWS INTERNEWS forces, though Nato says most are motivated by grudges and personal feuds. Homes crisis Secret Islamabad visit Motorbike bomb claims six in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: There is a QUETTA: A bomb need to affordable projects by Afghan spy chief planted on a motorbike to overcome shortage of killed six people and homes in Pakistan’s capital wounded 15 yesterday in a where finding a residence has ISLAMABAD: In an appar- military and intelligence levels. crowded market in trou- become one of the daunting ent indication of Pakistan and Two Afghans have been bled southwestern prov- tasks for people. According Afghanistan narrowing their arrested by Pakistani authorities ince of Baluchistan, police to statistics, the available strategic differences, Afghan in connection with the attack. said. homes are not more than intelligence service acting head, According to sources, the Afghan The bomb, detonated by 80,000 vis-a-vis demands for Hassamuddin Hassam, secretly spy agency was satisfied by the remote control, exploded over 180,000 for the popula- visited Pakistan in December. investigation and cooperation of near a bus station in the tion that has reached 1.3 mil- His visit took place after a Pakistan. Information about the remote town of Dera Allah lion. Data provided by Capital suicide attack on the Afghan visit was shared with the Senate Yar, around 170 miles Development Authority National Directorate of Security Standing Committee on Defence (270km) southeast of Quetta, showed that if work on three Chief Assadullah Khalid. and Defence Production during an the provincial capital. new sectors, including I-14, The Afghan government had ‘in-camera’ briefing by officials. “At least six people were I-15 and I-16 is completed, claimed that the attack had Members of the committee are killed and more than 15 28,000 new housing units been planned in Quetta while going to Afghanistan Monday for injured. The bomb was would be available to peo- President Hamid Karzai accused the first parliamentary dialogue planted on a motorcycle,” ple. And if sectors D-12 and an unnamed foreign intelligence between the two countries in police said, adding the tar- E-12 are included, the total agency of having masterminded it. the defence sector. Committee get of the attack was yet not capacity of new sectors would Although Hassam’s visit prima- Chairman, Senator Mushahid clear. “The bomb damaged reach 35,000 units to reduce rily focused on investigations into Hussain, said the three-day talks five to six shops, some motor- A security official walks through the debris at the site of the bomb blast in Dera shortages by over 50 per cent. the attack on Khalid, it also led would act as a force multiplier for bikes and other vehicles.” Allah Yar, in the Jaffarabad district of Baluchistan province, yesterday. AGENCIES to improved bilateral ties at the relations. INTERNEWS AFP MARCH 23, 2013 India www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 ON SATURDAY Diplomacy wins, Italian marines return Integrity and dignity of the Indian judicial process have been upheld, says prime minister

NEW DELHI: Two Italian he told a press conference at the reporters. Others were more tri- and deliver timely justice. marines arrived back in New Italian embassy, saying Rome’s umphant, including Law Minister “The sooner we see the special Delhi yesterday to face murder change of heart came after writ- Ashwani Kumar who called their court going ahead and conclud- charges following a last-minute ten assurances that the marines return “a victory of India’s con- ing the better it is,” de Mistura climbdown by their govern- would not face the death penalty. stitution, our diplomacy, judicial told the press conference, adding: ment, leaving India to savour “For us the death penalty is a system and also vindication of our “In the current circumstances victory at the end of a bitter no-no,” he said. “Can you imagine stand”. the matter of a very few months standoff. for our own military? It is even After Italy said the marines would be the ideal.” Massimiliano Latorre and more of a no-no.” would not return, Indian authori- Italy has insisted the pair Salvatore Girone accompanied by Following a year-long dispute ties forbade Italian ambassador should be prosecuted in their deputy foreign minister Staffan de over the case, India’s Supreme Daniele Mancini from leaving the home country because the shoot- Mistura touched down in a mili- Court granted the two men bail country, saying he had broken his ings involved an Italian-flagged tary plane in the evening before to fly home to vote last month — promise to the Supreme Court. vessel in international waters. being taken to the Italian embassy on condition they were sent back Airports were even put on alert. India says the killings took place where they will spend the night. to New Delhi within a month. India’s hardline stance caused in waters under its jurisdiction. Their arrival came after a shock Italy agreed and its ambassa- alarm in diplomatic circles, The two are accused of murder decision on Thursday by Italy’s dor personally signed an affida- with European Union foreign over the dead fishermen whom government to drop its opposition vit taking personal responsibility policy chief Catherine Ashton they say they mistook for pirates to their trial in India for shooting to return them, which led to declaring on Tuesday that lim- off the Indian port of Kochi dead two fishermen off the coast fury when Rome announced on iting Mancini’s movement ran last year. They were serving as of the southwestern Indian state March 11 that it was reneging on “contrary to the international security guards on an Italian oil of Kerala. its commitment. obligations”. tanker. Under a prisoner trans- The Indian government, which Prime Minister Manmohan The marines had been “sad to fer agreement signed between Italy’s Deputy Foreign Minister Staffan de Mistura shows a letter from the last week issued orders to immi- Singh, who had warned of “con- leave their families,”, de Mistura the countries, the marines could Indian government as he speaks to the media in New Delhi, yesterday. gration authorities to prevent sequences” if the pair did not said, but they had travelled and serve their sentences in Italy if Rome’s ambassador to New return by a deadline yesterday, arrived in India “in a dignified convicted. Dora Gelastine, the whole legal process but I want the by corruption allegations sur- Delhi from leaving the country, was among those to express their manner”. Mindful of the coun- widow of one of the victims who killers to face prosecution as per rounding a $748m deal for the expressed satisfaction while de satisfaction at the outcome. try’s notoriously slow legal sys- was just known as Gelastine, said our law. It’s minimum justice for purchase of 12 Italian helicopters, Mistura was tasked with defend- “I am happy that the integrity tem, he also urged India to set up she was delighted the marines my innocent husband,” she said. which the Indian government is ing the U-turn. “A potential dip- and dignity of the Indian judicial a special court to try the men, as had returned to face trial. Relations between the two now threatening to scrap. lomatic crisis has been averted,” process has been upheld,” he told proposed by the Supreme Court, “I don’t know much about the countries have also been soured AFP

World Water Day Militant planning Uproar in Upper House; attacks arrested

NEW DELHI: Police said yes- chairman’s mike broken terday they had arrested a mili- tant who was allegedly planning NEW DELHI: The Upper refused to adjourn the house, to carry out “suicide attacks” in House (Rajya Sabha) witnessed some members snatched and tore New Delhi after travelling to rowdy scenes yesterday before papers from the chairperson’s India from Pakistan via Nepal. it went on a recess as agitating podium. S N Srivastava, who heads an members from the DMK and The chair still continued the pro- anti-terrorism unit, identified the AIADMK turned violent, break- ceedings, after which V. Maitreyan suspect as Syed Liaqat Shah from ing the chairperson’s mike. of the AIADMK broke the micro- Kashmir who had come from The upper house met at 2.30 pm phone at the chairpersons’ podium. Pakistan to Nepal on a Pakistani after two adjournments. Members External Affairs Minister Salman passport. from DMK and AIADMK, who Khurshid, who was making a “He was instructed to recruit were protesting over the plight of statement on the return of Italian people, choose targets and organ- Sri Lankan Tamils, trooped near marines accused of killing two ise suicide attacks in New Delhi,” the chairperson’s podium. Indian fishermen, looked visibly Srivastava told a news conference Contending that the anti-Sri shocked at the incident. Amid the in the Indian capital. Lanka resolution in the United ruckus, Chowdhary adjourned Shah was planning to organ- Nations Human Rights Council the house till April 22. “Do not ise the attacks in New Delhi was not strong enough, they behave like animals,” she told to “avenge” the execution of a accused the government of not the protesting members. Earlier, Kashmiri militant last month doing enough. Renuka Choudhary, the upper house was adjourned for his role in a 2001 attack by People collect drinking water from a municipal corporation water tanker in Kolkata, during World Water Day, who was presiding over the house, twice over the same issue. The Pakistani-based gunmen on the yesterday. pleaded with the members to go first adjournment came soon after Indian parliament, he said. back to their seats. When she it met at 11am. IANS The execution of Mohammed Afzal Guru, convicted of helping to plot the attack on the parlia- ment that left 10 people dead, has driven up tensions in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, Parliamentarians seek whose ownership India disputes with Pakistan. “The Pakistani passport was made by the suspect’s handlers pardon for Sanjay Dutt in Pakistan and he was instructed to destroy it on his arrival in Kathmandu to break any link NEW DELHI: A host of ordinary case of Section 25 with Pakistan,” Srivastava said. parliamentarians extended of the Arms Act, which pro- The last militant attack in New support to Bollywood actor vides for six months to one Delhi was in 2011 when a bomb Sanjay Dutt (pictured), who year imprisonment. The jail killed 13 people outside a court in was sent back to jail by the term is too long. Since it’s a the city while in 2008, a series of Supreme Court on Thursday high-profile case, he got more bombs planted in shopping areas in an arms case related to the punishment, which should be killed 22. 1993 Bombay blasts. reduced.” The suspect, alleged to belong Cutting across party lines, Observing that the Supreme to Kashmir’s largest militant out- the members said that the Court’s verdict is final, fit, the Hizbul Mujahideen, was actor had already suffered a lot Tourism Minister and film star detained on Wednesday in the and should be pardoned. Chiranjeevi said: “...he should eastern Indian city of Gorakhpur Actor-turned-Samajwadi get mercy, If he gets mercy, I near the border with Nepal, he Party MP Jaya Bachchan said will be the most happiest per- said. she will appeal to Maharashtra son. Sanjay is like my friend, I Shah had been due to take a Governor K Sankarnarayanan wish him all the best.” train for New Delhi and meet to pardon Dutt, whose convic- Law Minister Ashwini with a contact in a hotel room tion was upheld by the apex Kumar, meanwhile, said: near Jama Masjid, New Delhi’s court but sentence reduced a changed man now. I’m going “Indian judiciary will render largest mosque, he said. from six years to five. to personally appeal governor justice according to law. It all Srivastava said detectives “I agree with everyone that and ask him to pardon him,” depends upon the governor... raided the room and found an he has suffered a lot. I believe she said. governor has powers to par- assault rifle, three hand grenades that he should not be given Her party colleague Ram don. He can do what he feels is and ammunition. AFP such a big punishment. He is Gopal Yadav said: “This is an right.” IANS

Court allows media coverage of gang-rape trial

NEW DELHI: The Delhi media house. “The court will parts of proceedings that the “The reportage shall exclude High Court yesterday allowed allow access to one representa- court instructs them not to the part of the proceedings, the media to cover the day-to- tive journalist of each of the report, Justice Shakdher said, which the court specifically so day trial of the December 16 accredited national dailies. The setting aside the media advi- direct.” “At the end, it is hoped gang rape case in the Saket petitioners before me represent sory issued by the police not to that reportage will confine itself fast-track court here, subject some of them,” the order said. report the court proceedings to the news as it is, and not to certain restrictions. The court however, imposed and order of the trial court. transgress into the areas which Justice Rajiv Shakdher, some restrictions on the media, “The reporting shall not dis- are in the domain of the court. allowing the plea of journalists saying it would not disclose the close the name of the victim or There is a thin, but a clean and seeking an open trial instead name of the victim or her fam- those of the members of the family distinct, line dividing the two of an in-camera one, directed ily members or witnesses cited of the victim or the complainant or which, if respected, will augur the lower court to allow access during the trial. witnesses cited in the proceedings,” well for institutional integrity,” to one representative of each The reporters will exclude the order said. it added. IANS MARCH 23, 2013 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Business ON SATURDAY 14 Oil near $108 as Cyprus Bosch pulls plug on bailout looms

LONDON: Oil prices rose solar panel business towards $108 a barrel but were headed for a second week of losses yesterday as the lack of a FRANKFURT: German car entire industry is sustaining heavy solution to the financial crisis in parts supplier Bosch said yester- losses,” the group noted. Cyprus loomed over investors. day that it plans to discontinue “Despite extensive measures to Russia turned down appeals for its solar panel manufacturing reduce manufacturing cost over aid, leaving the island to strike a business because overcapacity in the past year, we were unable to bailout deal with the European the industry has caused prices to offset the drop in prices, which was Union by next week or face a col- nosedive. as much as 40 percent,” said Bosch lapse, with potential knock-on “Bosch is to discontinue its board member and supervisory effects for others in the euro zone activities in crystalline photovolta- board head of Bosch Solar Energy, and ultimately for oil demand. ics,” the company announced in a Stefan Hartung. Providing an early glimmer statement. In January, Bosch said the of encouragement, however, the “Bosch’s manufacture of ingots, losses of the Solar Energy division Cyprus Presidency said it had wafers, cells, and modules will be amounted to some ¤1bn ($1.3bn) agreed with Greece on a takeo- ceased at beginning of 2014,” the last year. Bosch insisted that it had ver of the Greek units of Cypriot statement said. examined all possible options before banks and the deputy leader of As far as possible, individual reaching this decision, including the ruling party said a deal could units would be sold quickly and all cost-cutting potential, strategic Cypriots shout slogans during a demonstration outside the parliament building in Nicosia, yesterday. be reached within hours. development and marketing activi- alignment and talks with potential Oil prices pared initial losses ties were likewise to be ended. partners. to extend gains after the party “The module plant in Venissieux, “However, none of these possibili- leader’s comments, while the euro France, is to be sold. Plans to con- ties resulted in a solution for the Cypriot minister leaves hit a one-week high against the struct a manufacturing facility in Solar Energy division that would US dollar. Malaysia will be ended,” it said. be economically viable over the Abhishek Deshpande, an oil Furthemore, Bosch would seek a long term. We deeply regret this,” markets analyst for Natixis in buyer for its Aleo Solar unit. said Bosch chief executive Volkmar London, said both Brent and US Bosch employs around 200 people Denner. Russia empty-handed crude were reacting to headlines in Venissieux and 850 at Aleo Solar. Board member Hartung added: on a potential Cyprus bailout deal. “Over the past years, Bosch Solar “We know full well that associates “It is not Cyprus, it is the senti- Energy has tried unsuccessfully face a difficult time. Together with ments that Cyprus is sending, the to achieve a competitive position. the employee representatives, we Moscow says door not closed for future assistance fact that situation in Europe is far Due to global overcapacity, which will search for solutions that are from over,” Deshpande said. has since become huge, nearly the as acceptable as possible.” AFP MOSCOW: Cypriot Finance this issue and showed no inter- re-examined the crucial pack- Brent crude for May delivery Minister Michalis Sarris left est,” Finance Minister Anton age’s details. was up 32 cents at $107.79 a bar- Moscow empty-handed yes- Siluanov said. It was not immediately clear rel by 1432 GMT, but still looked terday after a two-day push to He added that Moscow never if Moscow’s refusal to cooperate set to post a fall of close to 2 per- secure the debt-ridden island a reviewed the possibility of a new with Nicosia had forced parlia- cent this week. US crude for May financial lifeline failed. loan fearing bankruptcy-threat- ment to look at the drafts again. was at $93.14, up 69 cents. Some Analysts said the deal fell ened Cyprus could not withstand Cyprus had been expected to analysts said the reaction to the through because Russia calcu- more debt. “We did not examine introduce an investment “soli- crisis in Cyprus was overblown lated that Cyprus — its very sur- the question of offering them a darity fund” in which Russia and other fundamental factors vival in the eurozone remains in loan because the Europeans have was to have helped underwrite had contributed to recent falls in jeopardy — was too economically set a debt limit that (Cyprus) government bonds. the oil market. vulnerable to assume the risks. should not exceed,” Siluanov said. Sarris had told Cypriot televi- “Rising North Sea supply, the But Russian Prime Minister There was no news however sion on Thursday that he was not resumption of exports in South Dmitry Medvedev said that on a request for Russia — holder seeking new loans from Moscow Sudan and the exit of financial Moscow “has not closed the door” of between one third and half of but offering it stakes in Cyprus’s investors,” said Carsten Fritsch, on possible future assistance. all the island’s bank deposits — banks and energy deposits. an analyst at Commerzbank, list- “But this will only come after to ease the terms of an existing A Russian finance ministry ing reasons why the outlook for there is a final plan of support ¤2.5bn loan. Sarris had originally source said Sarris’s energy pro- oil appeared weaker. for Cyprus from the European said he would stay in Russia until posals fell short for both the state Industry sources said the supply countries,” he said after holding a deal was reached even while the oil giant Rosneft and its natural of crude that sets the global Brent talks with European Commission banking crisis raged back home gas counterpart Gazprom. benchmark was expected to grow president Jose Manuel Barroso. and the government pushed “They invited us to take part more swiftly than expected with Russian officials earlier said ahead with a ‘Plan B’ that could in a tender for fields in which the shipments being brought forward two state energy firms had stave off a default and Cyprus’s seismic survey work has not been due to strong output rates in the turned down deals put forward possible exclusion from the euro. completed,” the source told the North Sea. And state media said by Sarris that could help fill a An emergency session of the state RIA Novosti news agency. Sudan has ordered oil firms to nearly ¤6bn shortfall left by an Cyprus parliament that could Some analysts have questioned prepare to start receiving South ¤10bn bailout offer from the EU race through a raft of bills aimed the reported supply of oil and gas Sudanese crude exports again and IMF. at raising billions of euros was resting off Cyprus’s southern after the two countries signed a The sign of German car parts supplier, Bosch, on a solar panel yesterday. “Our investors examined held off Friday as lawmakers shore. AFP deal this month. REUTERS

French luxury retailer PPR to Hard times for Europe’s gas become Kering PARIS: French high-end retailer PPR will change storage force innovation its name to Kering in June to reflect a fresh LONDON: Poor demand for focus on sportswear and gas storage in west Europe is luxury goods, chief exec- forcing operators to offer new utive Francois-Henri financial sweeteners and flex- Pinault said yesterday. ible terms to lure customers PPR, originally known as put off by weak profits and high Pinault Printemps Redoute, fees. is shedding its image as a A series of yearly gas storage distribution conglomerate auctions held in the Netherlands, to push global brands such France, Belgium and Austria as Gucci, Puma and Yves over the past weeks ended with Saint Laurent, with an owl space to spare and prices well as its logo. below expectations, showing the The new name is pro- once-buoyant market had turned nounced like the English sour. word caring, but nonethe- “It is a general trend in Europe less draws on the com- that seasonal storage products pany’s roots in Brittany, suffer from competition with, where Ker means home, among others, low summer- to which the English suf- winter spreads at the trading fix “ing” has been added to places,” said Rudy van Beurden, An LNG tanker at the storage facility of Belgian gas operator Fluxys. invoke action, Pinault said communications manager at in a statement. 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But the spread between the below the company’s set reserve one of Europe’s largest gas stor- In the shake-up, the two seasons’ prices has been nar- price. Belgium’s Fluxys was also age facilities in the Netherlands company is spinning off rowing in all of Europe’s trading dealt a blow in its latest auction in April 2014, is wooing custom- European outlets such hubs due to rising summer prices held over the month of February ers with another service: using as the FNAC media as traders factor in the weak when no slots were booked at its gas stored at its site as collat- and electronics retailer. outlook for liquefied natural gas Loenhout storage site. eral for financing from selected Department store Le (LNG) supply and maintenance But the network operator has banks. Rabobank, ABN AMRO, Printemps was sold in 2006. schedules. already received clearance from Citi and BNP Paribas signed an France now accounts In the Dutch TTF market, the country’s energy regulator to initial agreement earlier this for just 5.0 percent of the continental Europe’s most liquid offer additional long-term con- month for gas stored at the group’s sales, whereas the gas market, the discount for buy- tracts between 2-10 years follow- Bergermeer facility to be used international market, espe- ing gas in summer 2013 over sell- ing stronger appetite for larger as collateral for financing, giving cially Asia, represents its ing it in winter 2013/14 has more contracts in previous auctions. customers a stronger working future. AFP than halved over the past year The regulator also approved capital position. REUTERS MARCH 23, 2013 Business www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 ON SATURDAY China, Russia hold gas talks Beijing has advantage thanks to a wider choice of suppliers Apple, Microsoft defend MOSCOW/BEIJING: A China, for its part, says it China’s additional demand, history of often-embarrassing hardball game on price may cannot afford to pay Gazprom’s Russia needs to send a clear sig- false starts. Australia pricing policy leave Russia empty-handed asking price, which analysts and nal to Asian markets if it wants A Chinese deal would secure after 15 years of talks on a deal sources in the gas industry peg at to gain market share in China demand for reserves of gas in the SYDNEY: Technology giants company sought to adopt a uniform to supply China with gas, with $300 per thousand cubic metres. before 2030, Tatiana Mitrova, ground in East Siberia, enabling Apple and Microsoft yesterday pricing policy around the world. Beijing able to shop around Instead, sources say China head of the oil and gas depart- the Russian export monopoly to defended their pricing policy in He said in relation to the pur- thanks to a wider choice of National Petroleum Corp has dug ment of the Russian Academy push ahead with its plans for field Australia at an official inquiry chase of music, movies and TV suppliers. in at $250 as the price it can pay of Sciences Energy Research development, pipeline construc- launched over concerns that they shows on iTunes, higher copyright As China’s new President Xi without forcing its energy firms Institute said. tion and an liquefied natural gas were overcharging customers. fees demanded by music labels and Jinping meets Russian President into losses or eroding the cost Mitrova estimates that a (LNG) plant at Vladivostok. Australians, on average, are fork- movie studios for products sold in Vladimir Putin, prospects are advantage which makes Chinese supply gap begins to emerge in Mitrova and Keun-Wook ing out 34 percent more for soft- Australia meant that downloads dim for substantial progress on producers competitive in the China in 2020 and rises to 66 Paik, a senior research fellow ware, 52 percent more for iTunes could be more expensive. a deal between the world’s larg- world. billion cubic metres of gas per at Oxford Institute for Energy music, 88 percent more for Wii “The cards, so to speak, are in est conventional gas producer “The price difference remains year by 2030. But that market Studies, argue that China could games and 41 percent more for the hands of the folks who own and its fastest growing energy considerably apart. Both sides niche could be filled as China be a gateway for pipeline deliver- hardware than US consumers, the content,” King said. “We would consumer. have practical hurdles to over- moves quickly to top up exist- ies across Bohai Bay to Korea and according to consumer lobby group urge the committee to talk to the The failure stands in sharp come. It’s difficult for Russia to ing arrangements with suppliers even on to Japan, for a total of 45 Choice. content owners to understand why contrast to the Russian-Chinese come significantly off the levels such as Myanmar and the former bcm in annual pipeline deliveries. Apple, along with fellow tech there may be differential pricing.” trade in crude oil, which helped they charge Europe,” a Chinese Soviet republics of Central Asia, For China, a deal could open up a titans Microsoft and Adobe, was Apple and Microsoft had earlier finance Moscow’s push to sup- energy industry veteran who has and moves to secure new con- large new source of future supply called before a parliamentary both made their own submissions to ply Asia from new East Siberian taken part in gas talks said. tracts for increased supplies. which could be delivered over- inquiry examining the pricing the committee, arguing that prices fields, and is likely to be expanded “The two sides are moving Gazprom, which puts up about land at less risk than supplies of disparity. differed across jurisdictions due to with new supply deal during Xi’s towards each other,” he added, a tenth of Russian budget rev- LNG delivered by tanker from as In their testimony the firms a range of factors including freight, visit. “but it would still take time.” enues and subsidises the domes- far away as Australia and Africa. blamed content providers and costs local taxes and duties and foreign The gas deal has been held up Gazprom has said it is aiming tic economy with regulated gas Projections for Chinese including packaging, shipping and exchange rates. by Russian gas export monop- to sign a gas deal by the end of prices, is under orders from demand multiplied after Beijing’s labour for steeper prices of their The Australian Information oly Gazprom’s determination the year, and analysts say that is Putin to look east as a defense 2011 decision to boost gas con- products despite the Australian dol- Industry Association, which rep- to match the returns it makes realistic if Russia moves quickly against weak demand and rising sumption at the expense of coal lar sitting on historic highs which resents technology firms includ- on high-priced European deliv- and shows a newfound willing- competition in Europe. in hopes of cutting air pollu- should make imports cheaper. ing Adobe, has told the committee eries and cover the $38bn cost ness to compromise. But he has shown no inclina- tion and greenhouse gas emis- Tony King, vice president for that the “costs of doing business in of bringing its untapped East With competitors from Africa tion to force Gazprom’s hand sions and tapping domestic shale Apple Australia, New Zealand and Australia are higher than in many Siberian gas resources to market. and Australia lined up to meet in the talks, which have been a resources. REUTERS South Asia, said the iconic US other countries”. AFP

Honda’s ‘Cross Cub’ UK’s gas price hits record high

LONDON: Britain’s wholesale the shutdown of the UK-Belgium it was monitoring the situation gas prices surged to a record Interconnector gas pipeline and the energy ministry added high yesterday after one of its at around 0700 GMT. Flows Britain had sufficiently diverse main gas import pipelines shut resumed at a reduced rate at capacity to cover unplanned down unexpectedly, exposing 1145 GMT, but the pipeline oper- interruptions. yet again its vulnerability to ator warned that it was unable to The European Commission foreign supplies. meet customers’ end-of-day gas said it had not been alerted by The country is already grap- nominations. the UK energy ministry about pling with a potential gas supply “Interconnector UK Limited concerns regarding gas supplies, crisis as a late blast of winter (IUK) has a technical issue at its but that the EU executive was depletes stored reserves, coal Bacton terminal which stopped closely monitoring the situation. power plants close and pending gas flow into the UK. We have The Interconnector is one maintenance in Norway threat- now resumed flow at a reduced of Britain’s main gas import ens to further squeeze supply. rate,” Interconnector said in a pipelines and on Wednesday Gas prices for within-day market message published at set a new record by exporting delivery spiked at 150 pence per 1151 GMT. 783 gigawatt-hours of gas from therm, more than 50 percent After news that imports from Belgium to Britain. above Thursday’s closing price, Belgium had resumed, within- The British gas market has following the closure of the pipe- day gas prices fell to around 100 been under severe strain after line linking Britain and Belgium pence per therm. weeks of cold weather which that facilitates gas imports from Gas flows through the have drained gas storage levels. Europe. Bacton terminal where the It risks running out of stored “I don’t think the price has Interconnector arrives rose from gas by April 8 based on the fall An employee of Japanese motorcycle giant Honda Motor dusts the prototype model of the ‘Cross Cub’ off- ever been higher. It’s certainly zero to around 8 million cubic in its reserves seen since the cold road motorcycle, which is based on Honda’s mega-hit business motorcycle ‘Super Cub’, at the annual Tokyo super spike territory,” a gas metres per day just after mid- hit at the beginning of March, Motorcycle Show yesterday. Some 140 Japanese and foreign motorcycle and parts makers are exhibiting their trader at a utility said yesterday. day, National Grid data showed. Reuters calculations show. latest products and more than 100,000 people are expected to visit the three-day event. A water pump failure forced Britain’s National Grid said REUTERS

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*Periodic Distribution Amount sis — which had appeared to be abating — were taking their IMPORTANT NOTE: toll on sentiment. The drop “is another sign that the economic Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which recovery in the eurozone seen over the past six months or so is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services might already be running out of steam,” said Capital Economics Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary data economist Ben May. and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not take into The Ifo reading was “still consistent with reasonably healthy account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds can and gross domestic product. Nonetheless, given the uncertainty does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant liquidity surrounding Cyprus and Italy, business sentiment may continue or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not a reliable to fade and we still think that a sustained German economic indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and consult your recovery in 2013 is a hope too far,” May said. financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. Annalisa Piazza at Newedge Strategy agreed. “The German Ifo has been hit by the ongoing political and economic turbulence in the eurozone in March,” she said. “This is the first downward correction since October and it shows that even the resilient German economy is not spared from the current turmoil.” AFP MARCH 23, 2013 Classifieds www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17 ON SATURDAY

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NHL Results Buffalo 5 Toronto 4 Montreal 5 NY Islanders 2 Raikkonen still the fastest Florida 3 NY Rangers 1 New Jersey 4 Carolina 1 Boston 2 Ottawa 1 Washington 4 Winnipeg 0 In-form Finn edges out Sebastian Vettel before heavy rain in Malaysia Nashville 5 Calgary 3 Vancouver 2 Phoenix 1 SEPANG: Kimi Raikkonen Dallas 2 Los Angeles 0 carried the form that propelled him to a season-opening vic- NBA Results tory to Sepang yesterday after Portland 99 Chicago 89 the Finn edged a fascinating Denver 101 Philadelphia 100 first day of practice for the Sacramento 101 Minnesota 98 Malaysian Grand Prix in his finely balanced Lotus. The 2007 Formula One world Athletics: The champion was second to Red Bull’s Mark Webber in the bone- world’s best dry morning session but forged his way to the top of the timesheets in eye new record the afternoon before the heavens opened with 30 minutes remain- NAIROBI: Kenya’s top mara- ing of second free practice. thon runners say the men’s Raikkonen lapped in one world record has every chance minute 36:569 seconds to shade of going down on the streets of the other Red Bull of Sebastian London next month. Vettel by 0.019 seconds, with a The April 21 London Marathon resurgent Felipe Massa (1:36.661) will feature the strongest men’s clocking the third fastest time of marathon field ever assembled, the day in his Ferrari. with the top 11 elite runners all Spain’s Fernando Alonso with times under 2hr 06min. was fourth fastest in the other In the elite pack are the three Ferrari, marginally ahead of McLaren’s F1 driver Jenson Button (left) of Britain shakes hands with Ferrari’s test driver Pedro de la Rosa of Spain after the second practice session London Olympic medallists and Webber, who was quicker in the of the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit outside Kuala Lumpur yesterday. RIGHT: Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen of Finland drives during the the winners of the 2012 Berlin, morning, and the second Lotus second practice session. Raikkonen, who won the opening round of the new season in Melbourne, Australia, last week, topped the practice sessions. Chicago, London, Frankfurt and of Romain Grosjean, indicating Dubai Marathons. a tight three-way tussle looms Kenya’s Patrick Makau, who between the teams that filled the they are likely to be closer to the morning, almost everyone set seconds ahead of Raikkonen, who Spectators would have been set the standing world record podium places in Melbourne last leaders in qualifying on Saturday. faster times before the first drops lost 40 minutes of the session as disappointed to have arrived at of 2:03:38 in Berlin in 2011, said Sunday. The battle for the final two of rain sent the cars back to the Lotus mechanics changed the the track and not witnessed any there is a strong chance that time Raikkonen easily held off spots in Q3 (the 10-car third qual- pits before they could start their Finn’s KERS battery following action after the early flurry of will be beaten on the relatively Alonso and Vettel at Albert Park ifying round) appears set to be race simulations in the final half his installation lap. activity until the cars returned fast London course. after a poor qualifying session but fought between Force India, who hour of the day. World champion Vettel clocked to the circuit to set timed laps on “If the weather conditions are on a track where he won his first showed their strong Melbourne A heavy shower gave drivers a 1:37.104, marginally ahead of low fuel loads for the second 30 good, we will all be in the mix to Formula One grand prix in 2003, showing was no fluke, the improv- chance to test their intermedi- Alonso, who won this race last minutes of the session. attempt the world record. I expect the Finn proved he was more ing McLarens and Sauber. ate and wet tyres in anticipation year, and Rosberg. “We are trying to find the opti- a very fast race considering the than capable of matching the one- The second session was a polar of similar conditions during the Mindful of the rapid tyre wear mum time to run the cars but we strong Kenyan line-up,” he said. lap speed of his rivals. opposite to the first in terms of race tomorrow, before a few driv- experienced with this year’s appreciate the concerns of the Makau, who had a disappoint- The Mercedes duo of Nico action on the circuit as the pros- ers braved dry tyres in the final Pirellis, all 22 drivers yesterday fans, who want to see cars on the ing 2012 due to injury, said he was Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton pect of rain forced all the cars out 10 minutes but no one improved opted to complete installation laps track,” Brawn said in a television now back in form. were a little off the pace but with early in an attempt to set timed on their times. at the start of the session before interview. “I am in a better shape. team principal Ross Brawn hint- laps on a dry surface. In first free practice, Webber returning to the pits and watch- “It may be a good idea to have Obviously as the holder of the ing the cars were carrying a heav- Fitted with the medium tyres topped the charts with a lap of ing the clock tick down to the a sacrificial set of tyres for us to world record, I hope I will break ier fuel load to gauge tyre wear, after using the hards in the one minute 36.935, just 0.068 final hour. use in practice.” REUTERS the time I set in Berlin. But I wouldn’t be surprised if any of us breaks the record as we have been running very good times recently.” Wilson Kipsang, the defending WTA and ATP London champion whose personal best is a mere four seconds behind Serena starts Masters Miami Makau’s record, also predicted a hard and fast pace will be forced Results early on in the race to weed out Men’s First Round: Olivier the slower but more tactical Rochus (BEL) bt Tatsuma Ito competition. with easy win (JPN) 4-6, 6-4, 3-1 - retired; “Three of us have ran under Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) bt Robby 2:04 and four others have come MIAMI: Serena Williams got over Japanese veteran Kimiko Ginepri (USA) 7-5, 6-1; David under 2:05. I expect a very com- her quest for a record sixth Date-Krum. Goffin (BEL) bt Robin Haase petitive race. I don’t see any Miami WTA title off to a brisk Fourth-seeded defending (NED) 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-1; Guido athlete from another country Pella (ARG) bt Carlos Berlocq start yesterday with a 6-1, champion Agnieszka Radwanska, challenging the Kenyans,” he said (ARG) 2-1 - retired; Guillaume 6-1 victory over Italian Flavia fifth-seeded Li Na of China and Rufin (FRA) bt Marius Copil from his Rift Valley home of Iten. Pennetta. seventh-seeded Petra Kvitova of (ROM) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; Lukasz The world No. 1 and top seed, Czech Republic all joined Williams Kubot (POL) bt Frank Dancevic IAAF leads playing her first tournament since in the third-round. (CAN) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Alejandro falling to Victoria Azarenka in the Radwanska parlayed an early Falla (COL) bt Go Soeda (JPN) final at Doha in February, said she break in each set into to a 6-3, 7-5, 6-1; Daniel Gimeno (ESP) tributes to icon didn’t feel too rusty, although her 6-2 victory over Taiwan’s Hsieh bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-2, footwork could improve. Su-Wei. 6-4; Viktor Troicki (SRB) bt Mennea “I think I missed a few shots, “I was happy to have a quick Pablo Andujar (ESP) 6-2, 6-3; but only because I think I was match,” she said. “The first match Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bt PARIS: The International Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia celebrates a point against Kristina David Nalbandian (ARG) 2-6, off footwork-wise,” she said. “But is always a little bit tough and Association of Athletics Mladenovic of France at the Sony Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center 6-4, 6-3; Ivan Dodig (CRO) bt it’s always just good just to win tricky, especially after Indian Federations (IAAF) led the trib- in Key Biscayne, Florida, yesterday. Cibulkova won 6-2, 6-3. Lukas Lacko (SVK) 4-6, 6-0, a match and stay in the tourna- Wells, where we had a little bit 6-4; Santiago Giraldo (COL) bt utes pouring in yesterday fol- ment and keep going.” of different conditions.” Rhyne Williams (USA) 6-2, 6-4; lowing the death of Italian track Despite the lopsided scoreline, Li, playing her first tourna- matches as they come. “I have a No. 1 player in the world. It defi- Bernard Tomic (AUS) bt Marc and field great Pietro Mennea at Williams said Pennetta’s ability to ment since suffering an ankle lot of matches to play,” Williams nitely gives you a little bit more Gicquel (FRA) 7-5, 7-6 (7/3); the age of 60. extend the rallies made the match injury in her loss to Azarenka in said. “If I can just stay relaxed confidence ... a little more pep in Simone Bolelli (ITA) bt Jesse The iconic sprinter passed difficult, although the American the Australian Open final, downed -- I really feel like I can do it, but, your step.” Levine (CAN) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4); away after a long battle with ill- fended off all seven break points Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands you know, I’m sometimes my own World No. 1 Novak Djokovic Aljaz Bedene (SLO) bt Benjamin ness following a glittering career she faced. 6-3, 6-1. worst enemy. will lead men’s seeds into second- Becker (GER) 6-4, 6-3; Thomaz that hit several peaks, notably She had 18 break chances Former Wimbledon champion “I just want to get through round action in this combined Bellucci (BRA) bt Daniel Brands his Olympic 200m winning run against Pennetta, and converted Kvitova defeated China’s Peng every match one at a time.” WTA and ATP Masters tourna- (GER) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and five, saying she felt a little frus- Shuai 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. Williams is also vying to main- ment today, against Czech Lukas Women’s Second Round: a world record in 1979 that stood trated that she wasn’t doing more. Serena next faces Japan’s tain her spot atop the rankings. A Rosol. Third-seeded David Ferrer Serena Williams (USA x1) for 17 years. “I felt like I should be putting Ayumi Morita, a 7-6 (7/2), 2-6, failure to reach the quarter-finals of Spain will take on Dmitry bt Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 6-1, “It was with great sadness that 6-1; Ayumi Morita (JPN) bt the balls away for my opponent 6-3 winner over Belgian Yanina could open the door for either Tursunov of Russia. the IAAF received the news that Yanina Wickmayer (BEL x31) quick, but she was so quick and Wickmayer. Azarenka or Maria Sharapova to In men’s first-round matches 7-6 (7/2), 2-6, 6-3; Dominika Italian sprinting legend Pietro she was running every ball down,” Her five titles in Miami tie her overtake her. yesterday, 20-year-old Australian Cibulkova (SVK x13) bt Kristina Mennea passed away this morn- Williams said. with Steffi Graf, and while she “It always feels better when Bernard Tomic beat French quali- Mladenovic (FRA) 6-2, 6-3; ing at a hospital in Rome after a Her elder sister Venus thinks it would be “really cool” to you’re No. 1,” Williams said. fier Marc Gicquel 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x9) bt long battle with illness,” read a Williams also advanced, holding take sole possession of the record, “There’s nothing like when they to set up a second-round meeting Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 5-7, 6-3, statement on the IAAF website. on for a 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 6-4 victory she said she must focus on the announce you and they say, The with Andy Murray. REUTERS 6-3; Garbine Muguruza (ESP) bt Other tributes from politicians, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS sporting figures and fans under- x23) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; Li Na (CHN lined the popularity of the athlete Court One roof remains in Capriati faces charges for x5) bt Kiki Bertens (NED) 6-3, and the impact he had not only in 6-1; Agnieszka Radwanska (POL his homeland but on the world of x4) bt Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) 6-3, athletics. Wimbledon plans attacking ex-boyfriend 6-2; Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) bt Mona Barthel (GER “The whole of Puglia is in LONDON: Wimbledon officials yesterday confirmed that they are MIAMI: Former tennis World No. 1 Jennifer Capriati has been x27) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5); Sloane mourning,” said Onofrio Introna, considering a proposal to build a roof on the All England Club’s summoned to appear in court on April 17 to face allegations she Stephens (USA x16) bt Olga the regional council president of Court One. The success of the roof over Wimbledon’s Centre stalked an ex-boyfriend and punched him on Valentine’s Day. Govortsova (BLR) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4; the southern Italian region of Court has prompted tournament organisers to look at proposals Capriati was charged with stalking and with battery over an Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) bt Julia Puglia where Mennea was born for covering the second showpiece arena at the grass-court Grand alleged incident on February 14 in which she had an altercation with Goerges (GER x24) 7-6 (7/4), and raised. Slam in south-west London. Ivan Brannan at the Oxygen Health & Wellness gym in North Palm 6-2; Kirsten Flipkens (BEL “I want to express my sincere The plan to add a roof on the 11,500-seat court would be announced Beach, Florida, court records show. A police report said that while x30) bt Stefanie Voegele (SUI) condolences and those of the publicly as early as next month. But a club spokesman said yesterday: Brannan was working out, 36-year-old Capriati “started screaming” 6-4, 6-2; Petra Kvitova (CZE whole assembly for a loss which “Our position has not changed. A roof on Court No 1 remains under at him and punched him four times in the chest “with a closed fist.” x7) bt Peng Shuai (CHN) 5-7, makes us all the more poor,” he 6-2, 6-2; Andrea Petkovic (GER) consideration but there has been no final decision.” After a yoga instructor intervened, Brannan locked himself in continued. bt Marion Bartoli (FRA x) 6-3, All England Club chairman Philip Brook, asked 18 months ago the men’s locker room and called emergency services. He told police 4-1 - retired; Romina Oprandi Italy football coach Cesare about the potential for a roof on Court One, said it would be “a Capriati had been harassing him since they broke up in February (SUI) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE) Prandelli said: “I never had the desirable thing” due to the changeable nature of English weather. 2012. They had been dating for more than a year. The three-time 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (7/5); Varvara pleasure of meeting him but I Unlike Centre, Court One was designed to be roof-ready when Grand Slam champion, who won Olympic gold in Barcelona in 1992, Lepchenko (USA x25) bt Irina- remember when his third place it was built in 1997. That means the associated costs will not be as has not been arrested. A publicist for Capriati has dismissed as an Camelia Begu (ROM) 6-3, 6-4; (in the 200m at the 1972 Olympics, severe as the huge construction on Centre Court, which was com- “over-exaggeration” the facts in the police report based on Brannan’s Venus Williams (USA x19) bt behind Valery Borzov and Larry pleted in 2009 at an estimated cost of £100m ($151m). REUTERS account. REUTERS Kimiko Date-Krum (JPN) 7-6 Black) started it all off.” (7/3), 3-6, 6-4. AGENCIES MARCH 23, 2013 ON SATURDAY 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Sport

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He held a two-stroke first- Stadium. round lead over American John Aaish took on a looping pass Huh. on his chest and then rifled home John Rollins and Canadian the deflection despite being given Brad Fritsch shared third place a hot pursuit by Qatar defender on four-under 68, with 14-time Bilal Mohammed. major champion Woods in a group Qatar goalkeeper Saad Al of 10 players four off the lead on Sheeb could have stopped the three-under 69. shot but the ball slipped through Rose said the marquee pairing his hands and hit the net, much with Woods “elevates the day” to the delight of a small crowd at and he made the most of it despite National Stadium. their early tee time that had them It was Bahrain’s second succes- heading off the 10th tee in chilly sive win in the campaign following conditions. their 2-0 victory over Yemen last “Starting out this morning, the month. first six, seven, eight holes felt a Qatar’s Sebastian Soria came grind,” Rose said. “It was cold. It close to equalising for his side late was windy.” in the second half but the ball flew He warmed up plenty on the past the Bahrain goalpost. greens where his putter was A few minutes before the end “really, really hot”. Rose said of the first half, Qatar striker Qatar’s Abdulkarim Hassan (right) fights for ball possession against Bahrain’s Abdulwahab Al Malood during their 2015 Asian Cup qualifying match that’s an area of his game that’s Khalfan Ibrahim curled in a at National Stadium in Manama yesterday. Bahrain won 1-0. RIGHT: Bahrain’s Faouzi Aaish (left) celebrates his goal with team-mate Hussain Baba. been lacking in recent months. powerful shot that was stopped “Today was probably the first by Bahrain goalkeeper Sayed real hot day I’ve had with the Mohammed. against a good Qatari side. We Also yesterday, hosts Malaysia win over Yemen at the Shah Alam who took over the reigns in late blade in a long, long time,” he said. Playing in whites, Qatari had to fight for this win.” beat Yemen 2-1 at Shah Alam Stadium. January. REUTERS players were seen in numerous It was Qatar’s first loss in their Stadium. Qatar team now flies to Seoul Qatar’s Hamid Ismail said: “We arguments with Omani referee 2015 Asian Cup campaign. Khyril Muhymeen came off the for their 2014 FIFA World Cup will keep fighting. We know we Abdullah Mohammed. Last month, the Fahad Thani- bench to head in a later winner qualifying match against hosts have lost a game but we can come Arnold Palmer Bahrain’s Hussain Baba said: coached side beat Malaysia at as Malaysia revived their hope of Korea. back with a strong performance “It was a good win. Thank God, Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in qualifying for the 2015 AFC Asian Yesterday’s loss was the first in the next round.” Invitational we put in a good performance Doha. Cup with a come-from-behind 2-1 poor result for coach Fahad THE PENINSULA Scores ORLANDO, Florida: Scores 2015 Asian Cup UAE beat from the US PGA Tour Qualifying Results Eljaish striker Adriano Arnold Palmer Invitational Uzbekistan at the par-72 course on Thursday in Orlando, Florida MANAMA, Bahrain: Collated results from 2015 65 Justin Rose (Britain) Asian Cup qualifying matches at home yesterday: eyeing winner’s medal 67 John Huh (US) ABU DHABI: Two goals in two Group B second-half minutes saw the 68 John Rollins (US), Brad Fritsch (Canada) DOHA: Time is running out for The bank has spent the last United Arab Emirates (UAE) At Beirut Adriano (pictured) to add some two days inviting customers into come from behind to regis- 69 Charley Hoffman (US), Ryo Ishikawa Lebanon 5 (Hassan Chaito silverware to his own personal their branches as the trophy goes ter an impressive 2-1 win over (Japan), Tiger Woods (US), Nick 6, 22, Mohamad Haidar 31, trophy cabinet. on a tour of Doha. Uzbekistan at Mohamed bin Watney (US), Sean O’Hair (US), Hassan Maatouk 73, Abbas The Brazilian striker can’t wait But while Adriano has already Zayed Stadium yesterday in Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark), Bill Haas (US), Jimmy Walker (US), Gonzalo Ali Atwi 90+1) Thailand 2 for tomorrow’s QNB Cup final got close to the QNB Cup, the Group E of the 2015 AFC Asian Fernandez-Castano (Spain), Ben Kohles (Teerasil Dangda 49, Thitipan where his team, Eljaish, will take one thing stopping him fulfilling Cup qualifiers. (US) Puangchan 86) on Al Arabi. his wish comes in the shape of Al Shohruh Gadoev gave Mirdjalal Group C At 31, Adriano savours every Arabi. Kasimov’s side the lead after 16 70 Gary Woodland (US), Geoff Ogilvy second of opportunities like these. Abdulaziz Bennij has demon- minutes but goals from Ahmed (Australia), Ken Duke (US), Tag Ridings At Changsha The former Internacional striker strated this season that his side Khalil and Ali Mabkhout – (US), Zach Johnson (US), Ben Crane China 1 (Yu Dabao 90+3) Iraq is old enough to accept they do not are capable of beating big teams both set up by midfielder Amer (US), Stewart Cink (US) 0 come around every season. and showing great desire to fight Abdulrahman – secured the UAE Group D Adriano got close to the tro- for results. a second straight win after kick- phy at the QNB City Centre Mall That is a strong combination ing off their campaign with vic- LPGA Kia Classic At Shah Alam branch with team-mate Saad that could help the Dream Team tory over Vietnam. Malaysia 2 (Azamuddin Akil Sattam Al Shammari. achieve success in the final at The result leaves Uzbekistan Scores 26, Khyril Muhymeen 80) Now he’s dreaming of the know what the coach has done to Qatar Sports Club tomorrow. in early difficulties, with just a CARLSBAD, California: Yemen 1 (Aiman Saleh 12) opportunity to lift the QNB Cup have us playing so well on the field Al Arabi star Rajab Hamza solitary point from their draw Leading first-round scores at Qatar Sports club this week. but we are here. Qassim said: “I think we are ready with Hong Kong in Tashkent on At Manama yesterday in the LPGA Kia “I am very excited and happy “This season is different com- and determined to win this tro- Matchday 1 in February. Classic (USA unless noted): Bahrain 1 (Faouzi Aaish 20) to be playing in this final with pared to last season. We have a phy. I would never have thought “We achieved what we Qatar 0 Eljaish,” Adriano said. new coach in the last year but he when we were at the bottom of wanted from the match against 66 Jane Park Group E “It is a great thing that we have gives us good football and has us the league earlier in the season Uzbekistan. We played well in the chance to win the first trophy playing a good game. we would be in a cup final.” most periods of the game and we 67 Caroline Hedwall (SWE), Karrie Webb At Hong Kong (AUS) for the club. This is what we all “When we step on that pitch He added: “But I think that managed to make a good come- Hong Kong 1 (Chan Wai-ho want,” he added. we will all be thinking about win- demonstrates how hard we have back thanks to a superb perform- 68 Giulia Sergas (ITA), Jessica Korda 87) Vietnam 0 “I want to take this competi- ning the final. It will be a great worked to get to this stage.” ance form Ismaeil Matar,” said 69 Amanda Blumenherst, Lizette Salas, At Abu Dhabi tion. Football is my life and this achievement if we can succeed.” He explained: “We are all ready UAE coach Mahdi Ali. is why I want to win it. It is my It won’t just be the players who for the game and will be trying “We proved that we don’t rely Se Ri Pak (KOR), Austin Ernst, Jodi UAE 2 (Ahmed Khalil 58, Ali job and I feel like it would be a big are winners. As part of this final, to win this competition for our- on one player and we had a good Ewart Shadoff (ENG), Inbee Park (KOR), Mabkhout 61) Uzbekistan 1 (S achievement to win. I think we main sponsors QNB will hand selves, the club and the fans.” team work tonight,” he added. Beatriz Recari (ESP), Paula Creamer, Gadoev 16) deserve to win something. I don’t over QR 50,000 to one lucky fan. THE PENINSULA AGENCIES Haeji Kang (KOR), Mo Martin 70 Carlota Ciganda (ESP), Jenny Shin (KOR), Maude-Aimee Leblanc (CAN), Jacqui Concolino, So Yeon Ryu (KOR), Sandra Gal (GER), Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Belen Mozo (ESP), Kristy Tariq Zeinal, Assistant McPherson Secretary General of the Qatar Tennis Federation Maybank (QTF), Sultan Khalfan, Tournament Director, and Malaysian Open Ehab Awad, Assistant Tournament Director, are KUALA LUMPUR: Leading seen with winners of the scores yesterday after round First Qatar ITF Junior two of the $2.75m Maybank Open 2013 held at Khalifa Malaysian Open at par- Tennis Complex in Doha. 72 Kuala Lumpur Golf and A total of 32 players took Country Club. part in the boys’ singles 135 Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 67-68, Wu category while a group Ashun (CHN) 67-68 of 16 were seen in action in the doubles. Similar 138 Scott Jamieson (SCO) 66-72, Liang numbers appeared in the Wen-chong (TPE) 70-68, Lee Slattery (ENG) 68-70 girls’ singles and doubles competitions. According to 139 Prom Meesawat (THA) 68-71, Rafa a QTF official, the qualifying Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 72-67, Pablo stage for the 2nd Qatar ITF Larrazabal (ESP) 69-70, Joonas Junior Tournament will be Granberg (FIN) 71-68, Alastair Forsyth held today and tomorrow (SCO) 69-70 at the same venue. 140 Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 71-69, Matteo PICTURE: SYED OMAR Manassero (ITA) 69-71, Raphael Jacquelin (FRA) 70-70, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (FRA) 70-70 MARCH 23, 2013 Sport www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21 ON SATURDAY Struggling Portugal pinch a point 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches: Russia’s game is postponed due to snow

PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Hemed, of Spanish side Mallorca, We didn’t score enough goals looking to dislodge Group H early Portugal face a struggle to book midway through the first half from the chances we made. Israel pacesetters Montenegro with a an automatic World Cup berth and Eden Ben Basat on 40 min- pretty much had three chances win away to ultra-minnows San after they just squeaked a 3-3 utes, followed by a Rami Gershon and scored three goals.” Marino with the Montenegrins draw away to Israel yesterday, header in the 70th minute left the Ronaldo had a quiet game by at Moldova. leaving them four points adrift hosts on the brink of an upset. his own exalted standards and, Topping the bill in Group A of Group F leaders Russia. But within two minutes former adding to his frustration in front meanwhile was a politically- Russia had hoped to bolster Tottenham striker Helder Postiga of goal, picked up a yellow card in charged game in Zagreb between that margin with a win later away had pulled one back and then the second half as the Portuguese Croatia and Serbia, components to Northern Ireland but Fabio Fabio Coentrao, who had already showed the kind of shortcomings of the former Yugoslavia which Capello’s men must wait 24 hours hit the crossbar, rescued a point which marred their route to Euro disintegrated in the 1990s amid a after heavy snow in Belfast forced for Paulo Bento’s side after Hugo 2012. vicious civil war. a postponement with the Windsor Almeida nodded on a Carlos He will miss Tuesday’s trip to Croatia stand second level on Park pitch unplayable. Martins cross. Azerbaijan as a result. points with Belgium while the Despite the presence of the The draw leaves both Israel and In Belfast, meanwhile, former Serbs have made a slow start and likes of Real Madrid star Ronaldo, the Portuguese on eight points England coach Capello and his are six points adrift. Portugal have struggled in recent from five games but with only players had trained on Thursday Germany, who have never lost qualifying tournaments. the group winners guaranteed a ahead of the qualifier, but over- a World Cup qualifier away from Having already dropped four berth in the finals in Brazil, the night snow and rain forced home -- they have only lost twice points from their opening four Russians appear to hold the whip Norwegian referee Tom Hagen to on home soil -- top Group C, three fixtures they again found them- hand. call off the match and reschedule points clear of Sweden and the selves on the back foot -- despite “The goal after just two minutes it for 1500GMT today. three-times world champions taking a second-minute lead should have buoyed us but instead The postponement also means are in action in Astana against The snow-covered pitch is seen at the Windsor Park stadium in Belfast, through Bruno Alves. it ended up doing the opposite Capello’s team will have less time Kazakhstan. Northern Ireland yesterday. Heavy snowfall in Belfast caused yesterday’s The Zenit St Petersburg vet- -- we let our intensity drop and to recover before their glamour The Swedes will look to stay in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match between Northern Ireland eran headed in from a corner but weren’t aggressive defensively,” friendly against Brazil at Chelsea’s touch with a home success over thereafter it was all Israel. Bento told Portuguese television. Stamford Bridge on Monday. Republic of Ireland in Solna. and Russia to be postponed until today. Fine strikes from Tomer “We weren’t effective enough. Later on Friday, England were AGENCIES

Kevin-Prince FIFA committee fails to Boateng (left) of Italian soccer club AC Milan receives a pennon as he agree on age limits presents a jersey to FIFA President Sepp Blatter before ZURICH: FIFA’s executive limiting mandates for executive committee members should be a meeting at the committee has failed to agree committee members. subject to integrity checks. FIFA headquarters whether age and mandate lim- Theo Zwanziger, head of a task It also proposed abolishing an in Zurich yesterday. its should be placed on senior force created to reform FIFA place reserved on the 25-man Boateng, who led officials. The world governing statutes, said the matter would be executive committee for the four team-mates off body’s independent governance left open when it was presented British associations and transfer- the field in protest committee (IGC), created to put to FIFA’s annual Congress in ring it to European soccer’s gov- over racist chants forward suggestions for reform- Mauritius in May. erning body UEFA. from fans during ing soccer’s governing body, had “We have dissenting views and In another proposal, it said proposed an age limit of 72 and the president (Sepp Blatter) said that FIFA presidential candidates a friendly match restricting the president to two we should discuss it decide openly must have the support of at least in January, was four-year terms in office. at Congress,” he said. five member associations before invited by Blatter However, European soccer’s “Do they want a limitation of they can stand for office and must to exchange views governing body UEFA accepted mandates or do they want an age have played an active role in the on the best way the age limit but wanted the limit, or both?” sport for at least two of the five to fight against president to serve a maximum of The executive committee previous years. The recommenda- racism in football. one eight-year term followed by approved a proposal that the tions will all be put to Congress in a four-year one. It also opposed FIFA president and executive late May. REUTERS West Ham to make London Stadium their new home

LONDON: Soccer club West Ham club who fear the move by West Ham “We are looking with great interest at One of the stumbling blocks between Johnson defended the deal, saying it United will move into the Olympic could put them out of business, are also the rugby World Cup in 2015. It would West Ham and the London Legacy was a good investment for the taxpayer. Stadium from 2016 thanks to a deal pursuing a legal challenge to the decision. be great if we could make that work,” he Development Corporation (LLDC), the “It will deliver long-term revenues, and yesterday that makes the venue a last- “Through this deal with West Ham told a news conference in a restaurant public body responsible for the stadium, it will also help to regenerate part of east ing part of London’s sporting scene United FC, we are defying the gloom- opposite the empty stadium. was the division of conversion costs that London and create thousands and thou- but drew criticism over the cost to sters who predicted this landmark would West Ham plan to add a new roof to have been estimated at up to £150m. sands of jobs,” he said. taxpayers. become a dusty relic,” said London mayor keep fans dry during the winter, execu- West Ham will contribute £15m The LLDC has also ensured that the The agreement should settle a long- Boris Johnson. tive boxes and retractable seating to go towards the rebuilding work plus a share taxpayer benefits from any increase in running saga over the future of the sta- West Ham, who have won the English over the running track to let supporters of naming rights income. The local coun- value of the club if owners David Gold dium, built with £430m ($653m) of public FA Cup three times, have signed a get close to the action. cil is providing £40m as a loan, while cen- and David Sullivan were to decide to sell money and the centrepiece of last sum- 99-year agreement that will make them The running track will remain and the tral government has offered up to £25m. it within the next 10 years. mer’s London Games. the main tenant of the stadium in east stadium will host the 2017 world athletics Former sports minister Richard The owners said they were committed However, any triumphalism was tem- London, only around three miles from the championships. Caborn called the West Ham deal “the to a club they bought in 2010. They see pered by criticism after local and national smaller Boleyn Ground where they have Finding a tenant who can regularly biggest mistake of the Olympics.” a larger stadium as a chance for West government pledged an additional £65m placed for more than a century. draw big crowds to a once forgotten cor- “West Ham are basically getting a Ham, promoted last season, to compete to help transform the venue into a Johnson said conversion work could ner of east London was seen as vital to stadium costing more than 600 million with the top clubs in the Premier League. 54,000-seater stadium for the English possibly be staggered to allow the stadium ensuring the area gets lasting benefits pounds for just 15 million and a small “Our intention is to be at this foot- Premier League soccer club. to host rugby World Cup matches before from the billions of pounds invested in it amount in annual rent,” he told British ball club until we die,” said David Gold.” Leyton Orient, a local third tier soccer West Ham move in. before the Games. media. REUTERS Balotelli lauds own goal but World football body lifts rues missed chances ban on friendlies in Iraq

MILAN: Mario Balotelli admitted he should have scored more in a BAGHDAD: FIFA lifted a ban on international football friendlies 2-2 friendly draw with Brazil despite scoring a superb equaliser for in Iraqi stadiums yesterday, permitting matches in Baghdad for the the Azzurri. first time since the 2003 US-led invasion, an Iraqi football official Italy, the four-time World Cup winners, went in for the half-time said. break 2-0 down to the five-time champions following goals from Fred World football’s governing body made the decision at a meeting in and Oscar. Switzerland, according to Iraqi Football Association vice president However Cesare Prandelli switched from a two-man attack to a Abdulkhaleq Massud, who added that Iraq’s national team will play a 4-3-3, giving Italy more width. friendly against Syria on Tuesday in the northern city of Arbil. It proved a decisive move, with two goals coming from Italy in the “We received a preliminary notification from (FIFA) ... stating that space of three minutes courtesy of Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi FIFA permits the partial removal of the ban” thereby allowing inter- and Balotelli. national friendlies, Massud said. Balotelli’s strike, a looping drive from the edge of the area which “We hope in the future that there will be a complete removal of the landed in the top corner of Julio Cesar’s goal, was particularly ban on all other formal football matches,” he said. impressive. FIFA banned Iraq from holding any international fixtures after a But the AC Milan striker, who has scored seven goals in six games September 2, 2011 World Cup qualifier against Jordan due to the poor for the Rossoneri since joining from Manchester City in January, was administration and organisation surrounding it. left rueing missed chances earlier in the match. In particular, the match was delayed for 10 minutes because of a “I should have put some earlier chances away in the first half,” said power cut, and the stadium appeared to have significantly more spec- Balotelli, who gave himself a mark of “six out of ten”. tators than its capacity of 12,400. Balotelli said he was “more comfortable” playing in the 4-3-3 along- Baghdad has also not held any internationally-sanctioned football side club-mate Stephan El Shaarawy and Italy debutant Alessio Cerci, friendlies since the 2003 invasion, though in 2009, the Iraqi national who plays for Torino. team faced off against a squad representing the Palestinian Territories. Prandelli, meanwhile, believes Balotelli showed a glimpse of his full Iraq’s national team currently plays its home friendlies in Qatar, potential. but began training in Baghdad for the first time since the invasion “The first thing he thinks about is the team, and that’s the mark of this month. a champion,” said the Italian coach, whose side will look to reinforce Meanwhile, Japanese star Shinji Ono has given Australia’s A-League their lead in World Cup 2014 qualifying Tuesday away to Malta. a major boost by signing up with the Western Sydney Wanderers for “He has the potential to be one of the best five players in the world. another season, the club said in Sydney yesterday. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (left) challenges Israel’s Tal Ben Haim during He just needs to be more consistent.” Ono, 33, who played for Japan 56 times and appeared in three FIFA their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Ramat Gan Stadium Brazil, hosts of the 2014 World Cup, do not participate in qualify- World Cups, said he was thoroughly enjoying his time with the com- ing but could meet Italy this year in June at the Confederations Cup. near Tel Aviv yesterday. The match ended in a 3-3 draw. petition leaders and wanted to be back for a second A-League season. REUTERS REUTERS MARCH 23, 2013 ON SATURDAY 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Sport

Cycling giant Australia struggle Merckx fitted with pacemaker, against spinners says report

BRUSSELS: Cycling legend New Delhi Test: The visitors are 231 for 8 Eddy Merckx has been fitted with a cardiac pacemaker to correct a heart rhythm prob- NEW DELHI: The Australian Peter Siddle (47 batting) batted Ravichandran Ashwin (4/40) and lem, he was quoted as saying in a batting collapsed yet again, this grittily on a pitch on which their Ravindra Jadeja (2/34) left the newspaper interview yesterday. time on a crumbling Ferozeshah top-order batsmen looked clueless Australia innings in shambles as The 67-year-old told the Kotla wicket here, and the visi- against India’s spinners. the visitors lost five wickets for 30 Belgian daily Het Nieuwsblad that tors ended the opening day yes- Siddle saved Australia from runs in the second session before the operation was performed at a terday of the fourth and last getting bowled out for less than recovering to add 78 in the last clinic in the northern city of Genk cricket Test at a scratchy 231 200 runs. He first stuck it out post-tea session, thanks to Smith on Thursday and was done as a for eight. with Smith to add 53 runs and and Siddle. precautionary measure. Australia had to rely, as they then farmed the bowling as he Smith mixed caution with “I was operated on by doc- did more than once in the series, added 42 for the unfinished ninth- aggression. He was not afraid to tor Johan Van Lierde, a friend on their tail-enders to bail them wicket partnership with James use his feet to smother the spin of mine,” said Merckx, a five- out. From a precarious 153 for Pattinson (11). and twice even lofted left-arm time winner of cycling’s greatest seven, they carried their first After a double-strike by pacer spinner Pragyan Ojha for huge race, the Tour de France. “My innings to a respectable score. Ishant Sharma (2/35) in the sixes. Smith was the last wicket heart rate has been under 40 Steven Smith (46) and No.9 first session, Indian spinners to fall in the day with debutant (beats per minute) since birth or Ajinkya Rahane taking a sharp thereabouts. catch at forward short-leg off “As a result it was wise to take Ashwin. preventative measures to avoid The visitors won their fourth certain problems, particularly at straight toss after losing their night.” skipper Michael Clarke to a India’s captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni gets a neck The pacemaker is designed to chronic back problem and the rub on day one of the fourth and final Test against Australia in New give an electric charge allowing 44th Australian captain Watson Delhi yesterday. the heart to beat at a more regu- had little hesitation in opting to lar frequency. bat. What followed was more or “I’m now happy about all this,” less what happened during the Scoreboard added Merckx, who was due to entire series. leave hospital on Friday and could David Warner lasted four deliv- Australia (I innings) Extras (B-5, LB-7) ...... 12 be given the all-clear to get back eries before he fell for a duck, E J M Cowan b Ashwin ...... 38 Total (for 8 wkts) ...... 231 on his bike in about two weeks’ caught at second slip by Virat D A Warner c Kohli b Sharma ...... 0 To bat: NM Lyon. time. Kohli slashing at Ishant. P J Hughes b Sharma ...... 45 Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-71, 3-106, 4-115, A biography of the cyclist, Phil Hughes (45) scored briskly, S R Watsonst Dhoni b Jadeja ...... 17 5-117, 6-129, 7-136, 8-189. published in March last year, hitting 10 fours, and just when he S P D Smith c Rahane b Ashwin ...... 46 Bowling: B Kumar 9-1-43-0; I Sharma 1-4-3- said that he had a heart problem looked good for a big score Ishant M S Wade c Vijay b Ashwin ...... 2 35-2; R Ashwin 30-17-40-4; PP Ojha 23-6-67- from the start of his career and softened him up with a short- G J Maxwell c Sharma b Jadeja ...... 10 0; RA Jadeja 22-6-34-2 should never have even competed Indian players wait for Australia’s Mitchell Johnson (left) to leave after he pitched delivery that crashed into M G Johnson b Ashwin ...... 3 India: AM Rahane, M Vijay, CA Pujara, SR Ten- professionally. was dismissed on day one of the fourth and final Test against Australia the grill of his helmet. He laughed P M Siddle (batting) ...... 47 dulkar, V Kohli, RA Jadeja, MS Dhoni, R Ashwin, “Eddy Merckx, The Cannibal”, in New Delhi yesterday. it off, but two balls later was on J L Pattinson (batting) ...... 11 PP Ojha, B Kumar, I Sharma by Daniel Friebe, quoted Italian his way back, playing on. IANS cardiologist Giancarlo Lavezzaro, who examined the cyclist during Scoreboard the 1968 Tour of Italy, as saying that he “rode his entire career New Zealand (I innings): with a sword of Damacles over Fulton shines for New Zealand his head”. P Fulton (batting) ...... 124 H Rutherford c Cook b Finn ...... 37 Lavezzero concluded that K Williamson (batting) ...... 83 AUCKLAND: Peter Fulton scored his a ball from spinner Monty Panesar wide of Merckx had a non-obstructive Extras (LB-2 B-4) ...... 6 maiden Test century as he anchored New mid-on for a single and permitted himself a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- Total (for 1 wkt) ...... 250 Zealand to an impressive 250 for one at the low-key celebration, removing his helmet and a genetic condition in which the Fall of wickets: 1-79. close of the first day of the series-deciding raising his bat to acknowledge a standing ova- heart muscle thickens, affecting Bowling: Anderson 19-5-44-0; Broad 19-5- third Test against England at Eden Park tion from the crowd. its functioning. 57-0; Finn 22-6-61-1; Panesar 25-9-70-0; yesteray. “I did notice that, actually,” Fulton told Symptoms include shortness Trott 3-1-7-0; Root 2-1-5-0. Fulton, who shared in a 79-run opening reporters, when asked about the ‘Barmy of breath, chest pain, palpita- England: Alastair Cook (captain), Nick Comp- partnership with Hamish Rutherford (37), Army’s’ heckling. “I think it’s just good to have tions, lightheadedness, fatigue ton, Jonathan Trott, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, was unbeaten on 124 with Kane Williamson on them here, really. and fainting. The condition is the Joe Root, Matt Prior, Stuart Broad, Steve Finn, 83 at stumps after England captain Alastair “I think traditionally in New Zealand our leading cause of sudden death in James Anderson, Monty Panesar. Cook won the toss and put the hosts in. crowds don’t sort of make too much noise, young athletes. The 22-year-old Williamson, in sight of his so it was nice, I guess, to build a little bit of Merckx, who was not told the fourth Test century, joined Fulton just five atmosphere for it.” doctor’s conclusions, said later minutes before lunch and the pair combined England captain Cook won his first toss of that he always knew he had an to frustrate the England attack with a patient the Test series and chose to bowl on a drop-in “odd heart” that was “particu- 171-run stand. pitch that showed green tinges and promised larly big”, adding that his father The hosts were 173 for one when they more bounce than the wickets in Dunedin and and uncles all died young of heart resumed after the tea break and Fulton moved Wellington. problems. REUTERS to 99 when he got up on his toes and pulled a “Looking at the wicket this morning it short Steven Finn delivery to the midwicket looked like there was a bit in it for the bowler,” boundary. England pacer Steve Finn said. Parisien wins England’s ‘Barmy Army’ of travelling fans “There was plenty of green grass on it but broke into their customary chants in an effort that just seemed to be holding the wicket Catalonia to unsettle the tall righthander, who spent together rather than offering us assistance. England’s James Anderson nine balls on 99 and resisted the temptation “We did expect it to do more than it did but Peter Fulton of New Zealand plays a shot on stage, Martin posed by a succession of wide deliveries from after realising that we stuck to our plans well.” inspects the ball in Auckland the first day of the final cricket Test against paceman Finn. Fulton’s previous best Test score was 75 yesterday. England at Eden Park in Auckland yesterday. Fulton broke the spell when he worked against West Indies in 2006. REUTERS extends lead MADRID: Canadian Francois Parisien won the fifth stage of the Tour of Catalonia yester- West Indies crush day as Ireland’s Daniel Martin extended his overall lead. Parisien of the Argos-Shimano Zimbabwe again team took the stage honours on the line as 13 riders finished the 156 kilometre ride from Rialp to ROSEAU, DOMINICA: West After declaring at their over- Lleida to a time of three hours Indies cruised to an innings and night position of 381 for eight, and thirty-two minutes and two 65-run victory over Zimbabwe to with a first innings lead of 206, seconds. clinch the second and final Test the hosts bowled out Zimbabwe However, Martin was the real inside three days at Windsor for 175 in the afternoon session winner of the day as he gained a Park yesterday. to claim the series 2-0. bonus second by finishing third It took just 42.2 overs on the in a sprint and then gained three Scoreboard third day for West Indies to clinch more seconds on second-placed the second Test, sweep the series, Joaquim Rodriguez in the dash to Zimbabwe (I innings): ...... 175 win six Tests in a row and inflict Bangladesh cricketer Nasir Hossain walks with his equipment during a practice session in Hambantota yesterday. the line to extend his advantage West Indies (I innings): ...... 381/8 decl another surrender to spin on Sri Lanka will play three one day international (ODI) matches and one Twenty20 match. The first ODI against to 14 seconds with just two stages Zimbabwe (II innings): Zimbabwe. Bangladesh starts in Hambantota today. RIGHT: Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief operating officer Subhan Ahmad remaining. V Sibanda lbw Sammy...... 35 Once again, Zimbabwe failed to (left) and Afghanistan Cricket Board (CEO Noor Muhammad exchange documents after a signing ceremony After two gruelling days of H Masakadza c Ramdin b Best...... 17 sustain a promising phase of play in Lahore yesterday. Pakistan signed an agreement to provide greater support for cricket in Afghanistan by climbing through the Pyrenees, B Taylor c Powell b Shillingford ...... 7 long enough against a superior training players and staff to help lift the sport in the war-torn country. yesterday’s more manageable C Ervine c Gayle b Shillingford ...... 8 opposition. Shane Shillingford stage saw the riders finish nearly S Williams c Chanderpaul b Shillingford ...... 6 was their nemesis again, pick- 500m lower in Lleida than they M Waller c Sammy b Samuels ...... 20 ing up 10 wickets in the match, began in Rialp. T Mawoyo c Sammy b Shillingford ...... 0 several of which owed to the Just after the 50km mark G Cremer c Samuels b Shillingford ...... 20 unsettling bounce he was able to though Olivier Kaisen (Lotto) and P Utseya (not out) ...... 10 extract from the Dominica track. Tristan Valentin (Cofidis) made a K Jarvis c Sammy b Samuels ...... 1 West Indies captain Darren break and quickly built up nearly T Chatara c Gabriel b Samuels ...... 0 Sammy said: “Shane’s perform- a four minute advantage, with the Extras (B-8, LB-9) ...... 17 ance here has been tremendous peloton catching them with about Total (all out) ...... 141 but throughout the games differ- 15km to go. Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-64, 3-64, 4-73, ent people have been called upon The big names then began 5-92, 6-96, 7-114, 8-138, 9-141, 10-141. and they executed properly. All to bunch together as last year’s Bowling: Best 7-2-11-1; Roach 3-0-12-0; in all, people took responsibility.” Tour de France winner Bradley Gabriel 3-0-19-0; Shillingford 15-4-34-5; Zimbabwe skipper Brandon Wiggins briefly led Team Sky to Sammy 5-1-13-1; Samuels 9.2-0-35-3. Taylor said: “It’s been massively the front of the pack. disappointing and we’ve been The Sussex Sharks team pose with their trophy after winning the Emirates Twenty20 final cricket match against In an incredibly tight finish Result: West Indies won by an innings and Fly Emirates XI in Dubai yesterday. RIGHT: Marylebone Cricket Club’s (MCC) Rahul Dravid speaks to the media 65 runs. taught a proper lesson. It hurts Parisien surged towards the line after his team’s loss to the Sussex Sharks. Dravid retired from international cricket last year. Series: West Indies series 2-0. to be in this position.” to take his first stage victory of AGENCIES the season. 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MUSCAT 31/23 Partly cloudy 35/24 Mostly cloudy MAKKAH 33/22 Clear 32/21 Clear People rowing boats at Chidorigafuchi moat enjoy a night view of cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo, yesterday. KUWAIT 27/19 Partly cloudy 27/17 Clear BAHRAIN 27/21 Clear 28/21 Chance of rain SANAA 26/13 Thunderstorm 25/12 Thunderstorm RIYADH 29/16 Rain 29/14 Rain DUBAI 29/20 Partly cloudy 30/22 Partly cloudy Bon Jovi edges out David Bowie to top chart BAGHDAD 25/11 Clear 21/10 Clear LOS ANGELES: US rock band his latest album The Next Day, decade-long hiatus, and it topped star-studded compilation sound- TODAY TOMORROW THE WORLD Bon Jovi beat British singer selling 85,000 copies. the British album chart last week track to Foo Fighter front- HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER David Bowie to the top of the Bowie’s album sold more digital while Bon Jovi came in at No. 2. man Dave Grohl’s documentary Billboard 200 album chart on copies than Bon Jovi, with 41,000 Bon Jovi and Bowie led among Sound City, which features Paul ATHENS 16/10 Clear 17/13 Clear Wednesday. copies of The Next Day downloaded six new debuts in the top 10 of the McCartney and Stevie Nicks, Bon Jovi, fronted by Jon Bon in comparison to 34,000 copies of Billboard 200 this week. landed at No. 8 this week. WASHINGTON 12/01 Partly cloudy 10/01 Rain Jovi, notched their fifth No. 1 What About Now, which was a big- Christian music compilation Legendary guitarist Jimi SYDNEY 30/18 Partly cloudy 30/17 Partly cloudy album with What About Now, ger seller in retail shops, Billboard album Passion: Let the Future Hendrix’s “People, Hell and LONDON 07/01 Chance of rain 04/-1 Snow which sold 101,000 copies in its magazine said. Bowie has yet to In landed at No. 4, R&B band Angels,” the 12th posthumous PARIS 12/05 Chance of rain 07/02 Partly cloudy debut week, according to figures score a No. 1 album in the United Mindless Behaviour debuted at album from the late rock star’s ISTANBUL 09/03 Chance of rain 12/04 Partly cloudy from Nielsen SoundScan. States despite having released 27 No. 6 with All Around The World, label and which contained 12 previ- MANILA 34/25 Chance of storm 33/25 Chance of storm Bowie, 66, a pioneer of Britain’s studio albums in his career. and Eric Clapton’s latest release, ously unreleased studio recordings, DHAKA 36/22 Partly cloudy 39/23 Clear glam rock movement in the 1970s The Next Day marks the singer’s Old Sock” came in at No. 7. rounded out the top 10 this week. DELHI 34/19 Partly cloudy 34/19 Clear and 1980s, came in at No. 2 with unexpected return to music after a Sound City - Real to Reel, the REUTERS ISLAMABAD 24/15 Rain 25/13 Rain Kate Spade crafts Saturday brand for Japan Egads! White House

TOKYO: Given Kate Spade Saturday’s bold designs, bright seized in film thriller colours and creative flair, it was probably only fitting that the new lifestyle brand opened its LOS ANGELES: With a blend on with it, “because the world is first flagship store in fashion- of patriotism, adrenaline and falling apart around him.” obsessed Tokyo. testosterone, Americans can The ex-agent has “laser beam After all, the sister label of Kate gird for what might be the first focus, but with an extra grim Spade New York began developing big thriller flick of the year — desire about relishing the pros- the brand with Japanese consum- and with North Koreans as the pect to finally being able to per- ers in mind more than three years bad guys, to boot. form a function that he’s been ago, envisaging functional designs British actor Gerard Butler trained to do in his whole life and that would strike a chord with on- jumps back into action in Olympus with an extra... brutality towards the-go urbanites and expand the Has Fallen, playing an ex-Secret the guys in the house,” said Butler, original brand’s DNA into a more Service agent who must save the 43. casual realm. White House from a ruthless But it remains to be seen how Kate Spade Saturday opened attack by North Korean terror- Americans still haunted by the its first store in Tokyo’s trendy ists who have taken the president images of the September 11 terror Harajuku district earlier this hostage. attacks of 2001 will digest parts month and another in Osaka last The film has good prospects for of this one. week, and plans to have a total the shoot-’em-up demographic The White House is seen in of five Japan stores open by June. after the fifth instalment of the ruins after the North Korean Following the Japan launch, it Die Hard franchise with Bruce attack and the Washington also debuted in the United States Willis turned out to be a box office Monument obelisk crumbles in via an online store and is eyeing dud. a way reminiscent of the Twin a push into other international The new movie, which opens on Towers’ collapse. markets later this year. Friday in the United States, was Todd McCarthy, reviewing the “Because this brand’s concept produced by Butler, who also stars movie in The Hollywood Reporter, originated in Japan and we really in it. He shot to international wrote that it “generates a fair wanted to make the brand glo- fame with the epic Greek fantasy amount of tension and produces bal, we felt Tokyo was the perfect 300 in 2006. The cast of this latest the kind of nationalistic outrage city to launch the brand,” Ayako one boasts Oscar-winners Melissa that rock-ribbed Americans will Yanagisawa, President of Kate Leo and Morgan Freeman. feel in their guts.” He labeled the Spade Japan, said in an inter- Directed by Antoine Fuqua movie a “macho thriller.” view at the company’s offices in —who was also behind Training For scenes inside the White Harajuku. Day, which earned an Oscar in House — full of hideouts and “I think Tokyo is a very inter- 2002 for Denzel Washington — secret passage ways — and for esting city for the fashion industry the film goes like this: a nasty depicting how Secret Service to try out a new brand. The mar- North Korean militia attacks agents might respond to an in- ket is mature enough to receive, and overruns the White House your-face and up-close terror and digest, and understand new (code name, Olympus) and takes attack — the producers consulted creativity. There is also a wide age A clerk works at Kate Spade’s new Saturday label store in Tokyo yesterday. the president, played by Aaron former members of the Secret range of people who like fashion Eckhart, and other officials as Service, the FBI and CIA. in this city,” she said. competes with brands like Coach around the waist, and the strap Yanagisawa said, noting that so- hostages. Butler said these consultants “It can be a real showcase for and Michael Kors in the attain- can even be worn as a belt. Its called fashion buildings, often They include the secretary of helped simulate an attack down the Asian market.” able luxury category. Square Tote, at 17,325 yen ($180), built adjacent to or above train defence, played by Leo. to the last detail: from the mini- Tokyo has served as an over- Kate Spade Saturday skews has two side pockets that can be stations, were a big draw for Former secret service agent mum number of assailants needed seas launch point in recent years slightly younger, more casual, used to hold folding umbrellas — women in their 20s and 30s even Mike Banning, played by Butler, to storm and control the White for several brands, including and less expensive than the New a must-have for Japanese urban as traditional department store manages to infiltrate the White House to the kind of weapons that designers Rebecca Minkoff and York label. life — or just as easily a bottle of sales drop off. House and contact the acting would be the most effective. Tracy Reese. Both the Rebecca Yanagisawa said both the wine to take to a party. Japan’s young trendsetters are president, Freeman, who has to “But we weren’t given all the Minkoff and Tracy Reese brands Japanese and US sides of the com- Japan is Kate Spade’s biggest starting to take notice. trust him to save the president secrets. They can play more tricks showed at the Tokyo Runway pany were involved in the devel- market outside the United States “Everyone has a Kate Spade and spare the world from nuclear up their sleeves,” said Butler, who fashion show on Wednesday held opment of the Saturday brand and the company aims to increase iPhone case,” said Kyoko disaster. last year starred in the romantic in conjunction with Japan Fashion from the onset, and the design of the number of its Japanese stores Oyamada, a 21-year-old university Butler plays a hero driven by comedy “Playing for Keeps.” Week. several products reflects Japanese — including New York, Saturday student in Tokyo sporting a black internal reasons. Director Fuqua said the impact Kate Spade New York, owned by consumers’ love for functionality and its Jack Spade men’s brand leather Kate Spade handbag. “I “In some aspects, he’s probably for Americans should be great: Fifth & Pacific Companies Inc, is and detail. — to between 85 and 105 in 2016, thought they were cute so I went not different than most other the stately greatest symbol of known for the splashy colours and Its Half-Circle Bag, which goes from 54 in 2012. to check out the bags myself and people,” the Scottish actor said. American power collapsing like bold prints of its designer hand- for 19,845 yen ($210) online, can “The Japanese retail mar- found one I wanted.” The guy has personal issues and the Roman empire. bags, clothing and accessories. It be worn over the shoulder or ket still has room to grow,” REUTERS a life to deal with, but has to get AFP