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MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 SHAWWAL 19, 1434 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Canadian Bomb tears Celebrated US New boys minister visits through Yemen actress Julie Cardiff AC-Kuwait air force bus Harris dies at 87 stun City campus2 site 7 15 20 US considers military Max 45º Min 28º action as Syria warns High Tide 02:46 & 15:33 Damascus okays UN probe, Washington says ‘too late’ Low Tide 09:25 & 21:37 40 PAGES NO: 15909 150 FILS DAMASCUS: UN experts are today to start investigating Kuwait backs AL the site of an alleged Syrian chemical weapons attack after a go-ahead from Damascus, as a skeptical Washington said Syria’s acceptance had come too late. call for Syria In an escalation of a showdown over a suspected chem- ical weapons attack near Damascus last week, the crisis session United States pointed the finger of blame at President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime as it weighed military action. CAIRO: Kuwait yesterday supported a call by Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby to con- “There is very little doubt at this point that a chemical vene an emergency session of the UN Security weapon was used by the Syrian regime against civilians Council for issuing a resolution aimed at bringing a in this incident,” based on the reported number of vic- ceasefire in Syria. tims and their symptoms, as well as US and other for- Kuwait’s permanent delegate at the Arab League eign intelligence, one official in Washington told AFP. Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim renewed Kuwait’s Syria’s opposition says more than 1,300 people died rejection and condemnation of usage of chemical when regime forces unleashed chemical weapons arms against the Syrian people. He called upon against rebel-held towns east and southwest of United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon to Damascus on August 21, while Doctors Without Borders investigate reports about the Syrian regime’s use of said 355 people had died of “neurotoxic” symptoms. chemical weapons against civilians in Al-Ghouta on Damascus has strongly denied it carried out such an outskirts of Damascus last Wednesday and commu- attack, instead blaming the rebels. French Foreign nicated the country’s demand that the Security Minister Laurent Fabius told a Jerusalem press confer- Council shoulder the historic responsibility toward ence yesterday there was “no doubt” the Damascus “the ugly crime and its call upon the international regime was behind the suspected attack. community to hold investigations immediately.” Meanwhile, Syria’s information minister said any US Kuwait’s stance is totally in harmony with the ini- military action would “create a ball of fire that will tiative, launched by the Arab League Secretary inflame the Middle East”. He said Damascus had evi- General, which also calls for adoption of a practical dence chemical weapons were used by rebels fighting mechanism to supervise execution of the resolution to topple President Bashar Al-Assad, not by his govern- under UN supervision, and then allowing entry of ment. Western countries say they believe the rebels do humanitarian aid to the stricken regions as well as not have access to poison gas. start of implementation of what had been agreed “From the moment the substance of the facts is upon regarding the holding of the Geneva-two con DAMASCUS: A Syrian man mourns over a dead body after an alleged poisonous gas attack fired by regime established incontestably (by the UN inspectors), there ference to find a political settlement to the crisis, forces, according to activists, in Douma town, Damascus. — AP Continued on Page 15 Ambassador Al-Ghunaim stated. He also welcomed the League’s call to hold an emergency session of the permanent delegates tomorrow to discuss the steps to be taken at the ‘Trial of two regimes’ in Egypt international level to deal with the dangerous devel- opments in Syria. — KUNA CAIRO: Three leaders of Egypt’s Muslim than 1,000 people, including about 100 Brotherhood and the movement’s former soldiers and police, have died in violence arch-foe Hosni Mubarak faced separate across Egypt since Morsi’s fall, making it trials yesterday on similar charges of the bloodiest civil unrest in the republic’s Oman’s Qaboos involvement in the killing of protesters. 60-year history. Brotherhood supporters With Egypt now under an army- say the toll is much higher. in Iran on installed government after last month’s Mubarak, who left prison on Thursday overthrow of Islamist President after judges ordered his release, Mohammed Morsi, local media seized on appeared in a courtroom cage in a historic visit the symbolism of scheduling both ses- wheelchair, wearing sunglasses and DUBAI: Oman’s Sultan Qaboos yesterday began the first sions on the same day. “Trial of two dressed in white, along with his jailed visit to Iran by a foreign leader since moderate President regimes,” headlined Al-Shorouk daily. sons Gamal and Alaa and former interior Hassan Rouhani took office and Iranian media said his In the end, Mohamed Badie, the minister Habib Al-Adly. After a hearing trip might be an effort to mediate between Tehran and Brotherhood’s “General Guide”, and his that lasted about three hours, the judge Washington. deputies did not appear at the opening set the next session for Sept 14, pending Oman, a Gulf Arab state that maintains unusually of their trial for security reasons, a judi- further investigation. friendly ties with both the United States and Iran, has cial source said. Citing their absence, the The former president was sentenced previously been an important go-between for the two judge adjourned the proceedings until to life in prison last year for complicity in countries that severed diplomatic relations in 1980 and Oct 29. the killing of protesters during the 2011 are in a protracted stand-off over the disputed Iranian The case against Badie, Khairat Al- revolt against him, but an appeals court nuclear program. Shater and Rashad Bayoumy relates to ordered a retrial. A helicopter flew The West suspects the Islamic Republic is working to unrest before the army removed Morsi Mubarak to the court in the Police CAIRO: Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak (center) and his sons Gamal (left) on July 3. Morsi has been detained in an Academy on the eastern outskirts of develop a nuclear arms capability, an accusation Iran and Alaa (right) are seen behind bars during their trial yesterday in Cairo. — AFP denies, and has brought about increasingly strict inter- undisclosed location since then. More Continued on Page 15 national sanctions against Tehran. President Barack PAGE PAGE Obama’s administration has said Washington is open to Bedoon weddings direct talks with Iran to resolve the nuclear and other Mumbai police arrest disputes, and Iranian officials have not ruled them out. start with a bang The landslide election of Rouhani, who took office on last of 5 rape suspects Aug 3, has raised hopes of a negotiated settlement to the nuclear dispute and an end to sanctions that have halved Iran’s oil exports since 2011 and put immense pressure on the economy. “It can be guessed that the ‘Hijab appeal’ splits Sweden Sultan of Oman’s trip to Iran can mean that afterward this country, instead of playing the role of mediator in STOCKHOLM: In gender-equality against Muslim women has increased veiled women who wear it out of relation to Iran and America, wants to play the role of Sweden, a grassroots movement defend- lately,” one of the campaign organizers, choice. Those women should have the host for these two countries with regard to ing women’s right to wear hijab has split Foujan Rouzbeh, said. right to do that without being attacked,” Continued on Page 15 the nation, backed by politicians and However, critics say the campaign she said. Muslim women were being celebrities while critics say it supports a trivializes the suffering of women forced used as scapegoats in the face of rising symbol of female “oppression”. or pressured into covering their heads, unemployment in Sweden and the rest Hundreds of Swedish women have in Sweden and elsewhere. “I support of Europe, said Rouzbeh, who met the posted photographs of themselves protesting against the treatment of the justice minister on Wednesday. “None of wearing headscarves on social media woman who was attacked, absolutely. us are saying this started under the cur- sites to show solidarity with a heavily Holding speeches, demonstrating,” said rent government, but we would argue pregnant Muslim woman who says she Sara Mohammad, the head of a charity that it has increased because they was attacked outside Stockholm for for victims of honor crimes. haven’t taken this threat seriously.” The wearing a veil. Police are searching for “Not by wearing the veil, which is group is demanding a commission be witnesses to the incident, which is known around the world as an Islamic set up to investigate the problem of vio- being treated as a hate crime, and has symbol for oppressing women. It’s not lence against veiled women, and also sparked a wave of online protest. just being forced on women in Iran and wants the government to ensure a ban Leftist politicians and celebrities Saudi Arabia, it has also become the flag on newsreaders for public broadcaster were among those who lent their for political Islam in the west.” The SVT wearing the garment is lifted. support to the movement, dubbed Swedish politicians wearing the hijab Rouzbeh said the rise of the anti- “The hijab appeal”, by tweeting pic- this week rarely displayed the same immigrant Sweden Democrats, which tures of themselves wearing the support for those fighting for the right the latest polls indicate would be the Islamic headscarf. not to wear it, sometimes risking their third largest party in an election, and a By Thursday, more than 2,000 people lives in doing so, Mohammad argued. negative image of Muslims in the media had posted pictures tagged with the “This is an injudicious and populist had stoked violence and harassment of “hijab appeal” hashtag on Instagram, measure designed to attract votes women wearing the hijab. But there is mostly featuring women of different from the Muslim community,” she said. little data to support claims of a surge in faiths wearing the veil. A Facebook Rouzbeh said critics of the Swedish the number of Islamophobic hate “event” page set up by the activists gar- hijab campaign had taken it out of crimes. The Swedish National Council nered 10,000 attendees but had to be context. for Crime Prevention said 306 such TEHRAN: President Hasan Rouhani (right) with Omani removed after the comments section “We’re not trying to belittle people’s crimes were reported last year, com- Fatima Doubakil, one of the initiators of the "hijab Sultan Qaboos for photographers in an official arrival was swamped with racist and sexist experience of having been forced to pared with 278 the previous year and outcry" campaign speaks to journalists outside the ceremony in Tehran yesterday. — AP remarks. “The number of hate crimes wear the veil ...we’re basing this on 272 in 2008. — AFP government building in Stockholm.— AFP MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 LOCAL

KUWAIT: (Left) The Canadian Minister for International Trade and the Canadian ambassador to Kuwait are received by Hamed Al-Bader and Saud Abdulaziz Jafar. (Right) Viewing the construction site. Canadian minister visits AC-Kuwait campus site Algonquin College opening branch in Jahra

KUWAIT: Ed Fast, the Canadian Minister for will be Algonquin College’s largest international International Trade, visited the building site for the branch campus. Innovative campus features will planned campus for Algonquin College - Kuwait and, include a “Green” sustainable building design, inten- citing the longstanding ties between Canada and sive use of ICT enhanced and supported learning Kuwait, praised the cooperation between Algonquin across all program areas and multi-media rich “smart” College in Canada and their Kuwaiti partner, Orient classrooms, full broadband wireless access across all Education Services, as an example of the strong and campus areas, and a campus wide networked learning growing relationship in education between the two environment. Algonquin College is accredited by the countries. Ontario, Canada, Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Also in attendance was Douglas George, Canadian Universities, and is one of the largest and highest Ambassador to Kuwait, Saud Abdulaziz Jafar, ranking post-secondary colleges of applied arts and Chairman, AC-Kuwait, Hamed Al-Bader, Chairman, technology in Canada. Orient Education Services Co. Kuwait, , and Ghazi Al- Located in Ottawa, the capital of Canada and cen- Abduljaleel, Board Member (OES). tre of Canada’s IT sector, Algonquin College is recog- Currently under construction on a 75,000 m2 site nized for excellence in the design and delivery of state in East Naseem, Jahra, the 43,544 m2 campus build- of the art IT and Management and Business related ings will include state of the art labs, smart e-class- postsecondary certificates, diplomas,degrees and rooms, athletic and recreational facilities, and a wide post-diploma industry certifications. As a fully recog- range of student services. With a planned launch in nized branch of Algonquin College, AC-Kuwait’s com- September 2014 of Foundation Programs followed mitment to excellence, internationally recognized by the launch of Diploma programs in Business programs, “hands on” labs and innovative applied Marketing, Accounting, Computer Programming, learning, and their student oriented approach will and Computer Systems in 2015, AC-Kuwait will provide graduates with the knowledge to succeed in (From left) Mohammed Shaker, Saud Abdulaziz Jafar, Canadian ambassador, Canadian reach a student population of 3000 students and tomorrow’s technology intensive environment. Minister, Hamed Al-Bader, Ghazi Al-Abduljaleel and Qutaiba Al-Shaheen

Saud Abdulaziz Jafar reviewing the AC-Kuwait project. KUWAIT: Engineer Qutaiba Al-Shaheen presenting the (From left) Canadian Minister, Saud Jafar and Hamed Al- design of the project. Bader —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

KUWAIT: Canadian Minister of International Trade, Ed Fast holding talks with Kuwaiti Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anas Al-Saleh yesterday.—KUNA Canada committed to boosting business partnership with Kuwait

KUWAIT: Canadian Minister of tions.”. Upon his arrival in the country very impressed by its modernisation International Trade, Ed Fast, stressed yesterday, Minister Fast visited the con- and the great ambition of its people. yesterday on underscoring the struction site of a future campus of Canada-Kuwait merchandise trade Canadian government’s commitment Algonquin College, which is accredited was valued at USD 117.1 million in to further strengthen partnership with by the Ontario, Canada, Ministry of 2012, he said, also noting that Canada Kuwait as part of the most ambitious Training, Colleges and Universities, and and Kuwait signed a foreign investment trade expansion plan in Canadian histo- one of the largest and highest ranking promotion and protection agreement ry. The Canadian Minister said during post-secondary colleges of applied arts (FIPA) in September 2011. an exclusive interview, after his meet- and technology in Canada. The Minister Kuwait is keen on developing ties ing with the Kuwaiti Minister of described this project as “ambitious”, with Canada especially within the com- Commerce and Industry, Anas Al-Saleh, and was thrilled that Canada could pro- mercial domain, Minister Al-Saleh said. that the main goal of his visit is to vide Kuwaitis with the education skills Al-Saleh said that Kuwait was eager deepen Canada’s trade and investment they need to provide well-paying jobs to learn from the Canadian expertise ties with Kuwait, as there are many in the future. within the fields technology and ener- opportunities for Canadian firms in key When asked about the opening of gy. He said that Kuwait would always areas in Kuwait where there is robust the first branch of the retail coffee chain welcome any investment opportunities Canadian expertise, including oil-field in Canada “Tim Hortons” in Kuwait, from Canada, adding that new amend- equipment and services, health care Minister Fast was highly impressed by ments to laws connected with foreign and education services, telecommuni- the expanding Canadian franchise, as investments and companies would cations equipment, aviation and mili- recent numbers showed the opening of attract business from abroad. tary equipment. 32 branches in the region. “It is a sym- Canada-Kuwait merchandise trade The Minister also announced the bol of what Canada and Kuwait can do was valued at $117.1 million in 2012, he opening of a visa application center in to develop commercial relations and said, also noting that Canada and Kuwait, to facilitate the issuing of visas people-to-people relations”, he said. Kuwait signed a foreign investment for Kuwaitis traveling to Canada, brand- In conclusion, the Minister thanked promotion and protection agreement ing the move a “step forward in rela- Kuwait for the warm welcome, and was (FIPA) in September 2011. — KUNA Better healthcare at detention centers KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health is Assistant for Medical Services Affairs ing office, Dr Al-Khashty told Al- expected to hold meetings with Dr Mohammad Al-Khashty clarified Jarida daily that there are efforts to Interior Ministry officials to discuss a that the strategy will not include ‘organize’ work in the public health new mechanism towards improving jails “where the medical services are sectors, including plans to “transfer healthcare at detention centers as recognized by international organi- doctors to investigations immediate- part of a ‘new strategy’, a senior MoH zations including the International ly if they are found to be working in official said in a recent statement. Red Cross”. the private sector while still Meanwhile, Undersecretary In his first interview after assum- employed in the public sector”. LOCAL MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013

LONDON: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah wrapped up a private visit to the United Kingdom yesterday proceeding to the United States of America. His Highness was accompanied by Deputy Chief of the National Guards Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and a delegation. HH the Amir was seen off at the airport by the former speaker of the National Assembly, Jassem Al-Khorafi, Sheikh Shemlan Abdul-Aziz Al-Sabah, Director of HH the Amir Bureau Ahmad Fahad Al-Fahad, Kuwaiti Ambassador to the UK Khaled Abdul- Aziz Al-Duwaisan, heads of Kuwaiti offices in the UK and members of the Kuwaiti diplomatic mission. Govt eyes subsidies cut to improve revenues New development plan in offing KUWAIT: While the government dards for pay”. Meanwhile, a senior sion and other construction and infra- hopes that lawmakers avoid proposals CSC official was quoted by Al-Qabas structure projects. On a related note, that increase government spending yesterday as he indicated that the Al-Watan daily quoted government like pay raises, it is working simultane- government’s current plans regarding sources yesterday who indicated that ously to boost non-oil revenues the administrative and vocational the government is working on a ‘new through methods that include cutting landscape in the public sector do not development plan’ which they said energy subsidization. Al-Anba daily include approving pay raises, renew- would be “reasonable” and “can be quoted senior government officials ing terms of senior officials who reach achieved within a fixed timetable”. The yesterday who indicated that the gov- the legal service term of retirement, or plan is set to focus on health, educa- ernment “faces an important mission allowing transfers between state tion and basic services in order to to relieve pressure off of the state departments. address a majority of problems peo- budget” by finding new sources of In the meantime, Al-Rai quoted ple in Kuwait face, the sources said income. The sources identified government sources familiar with new without providing further details. attempts to reduce subsidies as the transfer regulations that the CSC is They further indicated that the plan main way to achieve this goal, adding preparing, who indicated that restric- includes a mechanism “to assess min- that it is likely to start with electricity tions will be adopted to make sure isters’ work and commitment to the and water where subsidization costs that transfers are only allowed as long plan’s timetable”, and added that the the state around KD 3 billion a year. as the body to which an employee is government seeks cooperation with Regarding pay increase demands, going needs their services. the parliament “to agree on common the sources indicated that the Civil The government also has plans to factors in order to ensure execution”. Service Commission finalized a new apply new hiring percentages for The plan also takes into account the payroll restructuring study “which Kuwaitis in the private sector, estab- social dimension by finding solutions addresses the differences in salaries lish the Public Authority for Labor to social problems such as unemploy- and allowances and sets equal stan- Forces, and focus on hospitals’ expan- ment, the sources added. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 LOCAL

In my view kuwait digest Arab opinion New survey divided on priorities

over Egypt By Dr Naji Al-Zaid

am still struggling to accept the parliament By Mohammed Al-Rumaihi speaker’s call for a public survey to determine people’s priorities as being a serious one. I find he whole Middle East region is in despair, wher- I that there is no need to undergo this trouble when ever you look, you will find something deeply ministers and ministry officials can simply obtain a unpleasant happening-the obvious is the blood- T full list of the main problems that most people shed, which appears uncontrollable in Syria and lately agree on by visiting diwaniyas across Kuwait one in Egypt. The focus in the last few weeks shifted from night. Syria to Egypt, as most commentators believe that To save you all the trouble and money that is whatever happens in Egypt has more of an impact on going to be spent on this survey, here are the topics the whole region, than events elsewhere. that Kuwaitis have been wanting ministers and MPs The Egyptian crisis has divided the Arab public to give priority to for the past 25 years: 1. Good edu- opinion. Some wholeheartedly support the deposed cation 2. Premium healthcare services, both admin- president, Mohammad Morsi, while others are sup- istratively and technically 3. A house and a good job portive of his opponents. Both sides of the argument 4. Full law enforcement and equality in government have strong supporters, even outside Egypt. Here in hiring and 5. Eliminate corruption by introducing the Gulf countries, there is heated debate on the issue, administrative improvement. even within the same family, and the social media These are the main needs of citizens and this (Twitter and Facebook) are the most active in debat- does not require surveys or funds spent on analysis ing the Egyptian crisis in inflammatory words. as long as ministers are serious about making an Those supporting Morsi argue that he was the effort to improve administrative work in state legitimate elected president, and as such he should In my view departments. Meanwhile, lawmakers are asked to not have been removed but only thrown out at the give those five points priority during sessions if they ballot box, whenever the election was held. The oppo- are serious about living up to the responsibility of nents says that the people of Egypt, or the majority of How Morsi ousted himself being parliament members. Their duty is to work on them had demonstrated, by the millions on June 30 fulfilling these demands and make sure that the that either an early election or a mass referendum government works accordingly during the four-year should decide if Morsi was to go or stay. By Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg term of the parliament (given that it is not dissolved But their demand was rejected by the government before then). at the time. The reluctance of Morsi’s administration to he recent removal of President Morsi of Egypt Inexperience mixed with haste in the widely Once these issues have been taken care of, other take into consideration that demand led the military has given additional proof that democracy is publicized exercise of drafting and passing Egypt’s subjects such as price inflation, visa trafficking, and to interfere, and was removed, with a very clear objec- Tmuch more than elections, no matter how new constitution. Independent and non- even the stateless residents’ dilemma will become tive that there will be a new election, a new parlia- orderly and honest. Examples from Iran to Iraq to Brotherhood members of the Constituent Assembly easy to resolve because by then, the basic funda- ment, and a new precedent, or what the new adminis- Egypt have shown how majority rule was quickly tasked with drafting the new constitution aban- mentals of the society will be deep-rooted. Good tration terms, The Road Map. transformed simply into tyranny of the majority. doned the effort, but Brotherhood delegates single- education and healthcare combined with easy This was severely opposed by Morsi’s supporters, When Dr. Muhammed Morsi was elected presi- handedly drafted a new text. Critics complained access to housing and job opportunities in an envi- mainly Muslim Brotherhood and their allies from the dent of Egypt in June 2012, many welcomed his vic- that the new document did little to protect basic ronment where justice, equality and reform prevail fundamental Islamist groups, who took to barricading tory and hoped that a new era of democracy had freedoms and minority rights. On Nov 22, 2012, create a kind of stability that gradually helps boost themselves in Rabia Al-Adwia and Al-Nahda square in dawned on Egypt. On June 30, 2012, the day he was Morsi matters worse by issuing his own constitu- the economy, curb prices, eliminate visa trafficking, Cairo. They brought women, children and supporters sworn in as president I was in Stockholm. From tional declaration that made his decrees immune etc. Furthermore, it would provide extra motivation from the farming community from outside the capital, there I wrote about the world’s excitement over the from judicial oversight. Egyptians took to the streets to find a just solution to the problem of stateless res- and stayed there during the whole month of event, as the first time Egypt had chosen a demo- in protest. Although he rescinded parts of that dec- idents, and combining that with providing compre- Ramadan. That was not acceptable for the new admin- cratically elected president in a freely contested poll laration, the damage was already done. hensive facilities to citizens creates an atmosphere istration, backed by the military, resulting in the gov- (Revenge of the nerds and the post post-colonial That naked power grab, combined with failure to of social stability. Add that to law enforcement that ernment’s decision to clear the barricade in an opera- order, July 1, 2013). restore calm and economic activity, eroded Morsi’s limits crime rates, and you have an increased feel- tion that witnessed the loss of hundreds of Egyptian At the same time there was trepidation. Egypt, appeal. The rise in common crimes further disillu- ing of safety, stability and public contentment lives during the standoff. with probably the oldest state structure in recorded sioned Egyptians about the new government. which leads to psychological, social and financial The Muslim Brotherhood administration in Egypt , history, did not really have a solid democratic tradi- Although the security services remained largely stability. We are not seeking perfection, but working which lasted for almost one year, from June 30, 2012 tion, many said. More to the point, the political cul- intact, they seemed unable to fulfill Morsi’s promis- towards achieving the aforementioned topics gives to June 30, 2013, differed from all other Islamist gov- ture of the Muslim Brotherhood, the power behind es to restore public order. citizens many reasons to be proud of their country. ernments in the region. While Iran and Turkey both Morsi, made many uneasy, inside Egypt and abroad. Sectarian violence was also on the rise. The Any public survey would most likely lead to the have Islamist governments, Turkey has only one head I expressed those doubts and misgivings in the Coptic minority complained of increased sectarian same results because not only are these concerns of state, an elected government, and difference active same piece I wrote for this paper then. I pointed out strife and animosity. Morsi failed, in the eyes of shared by a majority of citizens, but citizens also political parties. Iran on the other hand, has a spiritual that the challenges facing Morsi were too great to many Egyptians, to lead in the face of heightened share common suffering thanks to the many years leader (Murshed) but he has some official status in the predict a smooth evolution of Egypt into a sustain- sectarian tensions. they have gone without a solution. — Al-Qabas framework of government. able democracy overnight. On the economic front, the new government In the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, on the con- For starters, Morsi was not really given a clear made a mess of things. Egypt is the most populous trary, Murshed has all the authority within the council mandate. He did not win a majority in the first Arab country (85 million inhabitants). Its $260 bil- of the movement, and the head of state (in this case) round, and won the runoff by only a slim (51.7) per- lion GDP makes it the third largest economy, after kuwait digest has to obey the instructions coming from Murshed. In cent majority in a low-turnout election. I also point- Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. The chaos fact Morsi is ranked sixth or seventh in the hierarchy of ed out that there was justifiable fear that the and mismanagement cut its growth by almost two the Muslim Brotherhood movement. Muslim Brotherhood movement, the force behind thirds. Credit rating agencies reduced its standing Reward and This kind of duality gave rise to confusion and ten- Morsi and his Freedom and Justice Party, might try by several notches. sion during the one-year stint of the Brotherhood to exercise extra-legal influence behind the scenes. Negotiations with the IMF were stop-and-go and government. There was almost anarchy, as the gov- Morsi and his backers seemed to quickly forget the long awaited IMF loans never materialized. The punishment ernment was not able to convince the liberal segment his weak mandate and the fact that he had been price of bread, together with other basic goods, of Egyptian society to agree to their policies. As a elected merely to chaperon an interim arrange- rose and lines in front of traditional bakeries were result they turned to more radical groups, like the ment, chosen to draw up a new constitution and top news. The final straws on the economic front By Dr Yaqoub Al-Sharrah Gehadi, and Fundamental Salafists to support them. negotiate a new social contract between Egyptians were electricity cuts and fuel shortages. By the This was not without paying a political price, as and their government. beginning of June 2013, fuel shortages were com- ountries adopt laws and constitutions so that instead of bringing those groups to the platform of As such, it was counterproductive for that interim mon throughout Egypt. In the middle of the hot justice can prevail and people can feel safe government to monopolize power and exclude summer season, electricity was in short supply. Muslim Brotherhood, who are basically moderate, the and secure. Without them, society would be minorities, be they political, social, regional, ethnic Lines at gas stations combined with bread lines C Brotherhood become Salafists and adopted far more ruled by chaos with people suffering injustice, radical policies, just to keep the radicals onboard. So or religious. highlighted the ineptitude of Morsi’s bureaucrats to At the heart of the problem was confusion over solve the twin problems. oppression, and enslavement. And since people’s the only avenue open to them was to hastily take lives change as life improves, the law improves quick steps to go on what become known in Egypt the real meaning of democracy between majority Brotherhood sympathizers have talked about accordingly to adapt new developments brought (Brother-ing the Egyptian State) which means putting rule and tyranny exercised by that majority. some conspiracies to create artificial shortages in by new challenges that the society faces. However, their members and supporters in every layer of the Morsi seemed unable or unwilling, from the start, fuel and electricity, and raise prices of basic staples, state hierarchy-ministers, governors, ambassadors, to create an inclusive government. After winning but those accusations did not convince ordinary the problems become more complicated if the law and the like. This hasty move alerted other segments both parliamentary and presidential elections, Egyptians to give Morsi and the Brotherhood anoth- becomes selectively enforced and remains the of society that took to the street demanding a correc- Morsi, the Justice and Freedom Party and the er chance. By the end of June, tens of millions of same without improvement. tion, by either early elections or referendum. The rest Muslim Brotherhood went ahead to govern without Egyptians were demanding a recall of Dr Morsi and Reforms cannot be achieved without law and of the story is now well known. coalitions and with a single-minded agenda that early elections to choose his replacement. honoring the principles of punishment and reward Assembling large number of people in the defied vocal opposition from many sides, including The rise and fall of Dr Morsi is a tragic lesson on especially in state departments. This is especially squares and streets of Egypt is not a big deal. Some their partners in the coalition that made it possible how snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and his- true for officials whose job is to take decisions and of those are members of political groups and a good for Morsi to win the election in the first place. torical opportunity. watch over the quality of work. number of them are spongers and out of work Kuwait government’s main problem stems from youngsters or simply people brought from outlying the lack of authority whose job it is to effectively areas who know nothing of what is going on, and monitor and assess its work. Basically, the govern- kuwait digest they probably were killed in the clashes between the ment waits for MPs to threaten to file grilling police and the sit-in groups. motions before it actually acts. If the government The stand of American and European governments followed its own problems and worked on resolv- toward what is happing in Egypt is amazing, and it ‘Comfortable’ at home ing them one by one, we would not see repeated shows either a lack of information or understanding. Those governments have announced that they will interpellations and criticism against its perform- ance. There are many mistakes in the government’s cut off financial aid and other help to Egypt unless the By Khalid Al-Awadhi violence is stopped. It may look good on the surface work, some of which are the result of flaws in exec- but what they do not understand is that they have utive work, and others which are the result of cor- played in to the hands of the fundamentalists. As the ost of the Kuwaitis spend this time of the throw away garbage unless there’s a dustbin. ruption, mismanagement, or failure to meet radicals started the disturbance, the government year outside the country vacationing all over It is almost unbelievable considering that this responsibilities and deadlines. These problems reacted to maintain peace and violence automatically Mthe world as they discover new areas and behavior is more or less the opposite of how Kuwaitis often breed crises with widespread negative effects accrued. It could become a vicious circle. The more the interact with different cultures. act back home. So what and require radical solutions to be addressed. For Western governments insist on the authorities to con- Some citizens spend their holi- makes a Kuwaiti act differ- example, recent reports highlighted cases pertain- cede to their conditions to stop violence, the more days in Europe, while others It is almost unbelievable consid- ently the moment he or she ing to appointments made in state departments on prefer the American conti- leaves the country? The Muslim political groups will strengthen their resolve ering that this behavior is more or nepotistic basis, which is an example of errors in to sit-in and demonstrate, with the intention to pro- nents. Meanwhile, many answer is simple. The peo- Kuwaitis like to spend the less the opposite of how Kuwaitis ple themselves do not government work and a form of ‘announced cor- voke a violent reaction by the authorities, even to the ruption’ that not only defies the law, but also peo- extent of innocent people getting killed. summer in Southeast Asia, East act back home. So what makes a change, but what changes ple’s rights. There are many bad examples regard- The core of the issue is that Muslim Brotherhood in Asia or Australia, whereas a is the thought that they can Kuwaiti act differently the ing the behavior of state officials which unfortu- Egypt, like their affiliates in Tunisia, live in past times, number of Kuwaitis prefer to moment he or she leaves the do whatever they want not related to modernity. Since both came to power visit Gulf states such as the back home and get away nately remain unaddressed despite being well- (in Egypt and Tunisia) commentators have been say- United Arab Emirates or Oman. country? The answer is simple. with it, whereas outside known publicly. The government needs reward and ing that they lack the tools to adapt themselves to If we could monitor the The people themselves do not they know that they are punishment because these are basic components modernity. They are very good in knowing what they movement and behavior of change, but what changes is the going to be punished for of administrative reform, in addition to hiring state don’t like, but have no idea where they want to lead thousands of Kuwaitis roaming bad behavior. officials on the basis of competency. societies to. The golden age for them is the glory of the earth these days, we can thought that they can do whatev- What does that mean? I hope that the parliament legislates laws that Muslim civilisation a few centuries back, but they do find out how Kuwaitis in gen- er they want back home and get If anything, it indicates address illegal decisions in state departments. not have the capability to understand that the glory of eral make sure they strictly fol- away with it, whereas outside that the Kuwaiti- who There is so much that needs to be taken into con- that period was built on tolerance, hard work and low the law in any country unfortunately has lost sideration to avoid fatal errors and deliberate acts respect of many people - is acceptance of differences and not by defiance or mar- they visit. They abstain from they know that they are going to of corruption in the government. For example, a smoking indoors and at no- receptive to the idea of ginalising other citizens. Hopefully the new constitu- be punished for bad behavior. law is required to prevent state officials from giving tion in Egypt will draw a clear line between politics smoking areas inside airports, becoming better individu- restaurants, etc, and obey traf- als and respecting the law relatives an unfair advantage in hiring, and force and religion. This will mark the new era of what I term them to give the job to those who are most quali- the post Iranian syndrome which intruded into the fic rules like abiding by speed limits, parking only in in their own country. The key is law enforcement fied for it. Ignoring this aspect makes favoritism a region some 30 odd years ago, with its dangerous designated places and wearing the seatbelt. They and making sure that law is respected by all; some- mixture of politics and religion, and which proved a always stand in line at airports, restaurants, malls, etc, thing that is definitely not happening these days in basic criteria in hiring, making state employees feel complete failure. honor local environmental regulations, and never Kuwait.— Al-Qabas like victims of injustice and inequality. — Al-Rai LOCAL MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013

KUWAIT: Local shrimp is featured at fish markets around Kuwait since Saturday after authorities lifted an eight-month ban on shrimp-fishing which was imposed to allow the species to reproduce in territorial waters. Freshly caught shrimps were reportedly sold for an average of KD 4 per kilogram and KD 95 per basket during the first day with only 42 baskets worth caught. Prices are expected to drop over the coming days as supply is set to increase gradually. Local fishermen can freely catch shrimp in Kuwaiti waters until the ban is implemented again in December. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat Bedoon weddings start with a bang - literally Dangerous, illegal act

By Nawara Fattahova Prime Minister, issued strict orders to highlight this trend to avoid more accidents. In a statement published yesterday in the local KUWAIT: Different countries have different traditions, especially press, Al-Khalid assured serious action against anybody who vio- when something as life-altering as a marriage ceremony is con- lates this law, especially now at a time when many young men cerned. Some rituals are weird and some are funny. But some, like have been showing off their weapons at weddings as a style in the case of Kuwait, can be downright dangerous. In many statement. Kuwaiti weddings, particularly the bedoons, men use guns and air Al-Hashash said that the weapons will be confiscated by the rifles to shoot in the air. Despite this tradition causing grievous police forces even if it is licensed. “Police will be present at all the injuries and even death, people don’t refrain from practicing it. weddings held in different areas and will not wait for a complaint After an increasing number of accidents were reported, the to take action. People should know that this dangerous tradition Ministry of Interior decided to monitor this ritual more closely. should stop in our society,” he explained. The Ministry formed security groups to limit this dangerous and A few weeks ago, photos of a young groom killed by mistake illegal act and keep a close check on it. “The tradition of shooting by his friend spread across social media sites and the wedding in weddings was banned few years ago but we noticed it has soon turned into a funeral. Many other tragic incidents have been increased lately. Police groups will monitor the weddings in all the recorded in the past, leading either to serious injuries or a quick governorates, especially the weddings held in tents in certain death. Two months, a bullet smashed the rear window of a car areas,” Colonel Adel Al-Hashash, PR and Moral Guidance Director parked at a wedding and was later found in the backseat. of the Ministry of Interior told the Kuwait Times yesterday. There have also been many cases of injuries or death caused “It’s illegal to possess unlicensed weapons, and of course, use by unlicensed weapons during other occasions. The government it in any way. It’s also illegal to show, use or shoot - even if it is decided to confiscate weapons from people - especially Kuwaitis - licensed - in residential areas or places that are crowded with peo- since many had arms which they found during the Liberation in ple. It’s not allowed to be used in a place other than the one spec- 1991 after the Iraqi soldiers left Kuwait. It has been noticed that ified for this purpose,” he added. many people have still not handed over the guns to the govern- Sheikh Mohammed Al-Khalid, Minister of Interior and Deputy ment and their children have been misusing them. Govt strongly desires cooperation with parliament

By A Saleh

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- Sabah yesterday affirmed the government strong desire to establish cooperation and reach understanding with the National Assembly. This approach is intended to meet aspi- ration of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the Kuwaiti people, “and this is how mat- ters are supposed to be,” the prime minis- ter stated. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with NA Speaker Marzouk Al- Ghanim and a number of MPs, HH the prime minister said, “I’ve heard from the MPs assuring words,” expressing confi- dence that the legislative and executive authorities would succeed in fulfilling their duties and meet aspirations of HH the Amir and the Kuwaiti people. Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak relayed greet- KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- ings of the ministers to the lawmakers “for Hamad Al-Sabah with NA Speaker Marzouk Al-Ghanim and MPs yesterday. winning confidence of the Kuwaiti people, Regarding the government manifesto, Kuwaitis. We are the representatives of the as well blessing of the Cabinet to Speaker HH the Premier said the Cabinet would people and they should have a role”, he of the National Assembly Marzouk Al- discuss it, at its session on Monday, as a said noting that though the survey was Ghanim for earning the trust of the topic of top priority. not binding, it was a tool to probe citizens’ Assembly.” Asked about a proposal by an Al-Ghanim said that the National priorities and concerns. MP to hold a special session to discuss “the Assembly had conducted a public survey Al-Ghanim also said that upon a pro- regional situation and extent of the gov- amongst citizens probing their ideas, con- posal made by former minister Adel Al- ernment cooperation in this regard,” he cerns and proposals and that their propos- Subaih, he ordered the NA secretariat to stated that this issue falls within jurisdic- als will be considered. consider establishing a special e-gate for tions of the parliament and that “the gov- Speaking to reporters after meeting the parliament through which citizens and ernment has not expressed its opinion HH the PM, Al-Ghanim said that “Nobody specialists could communicate and regarding this topic.” should panic on probing opinion of express their opinions on various bills. Proposal to discuss regional developments in parliament

KUWAIT: A lawmaker announced plans to submit a request to allocate a session to discuss regional events and their pos- sible impact on the local scene. In statements made to multi- ple newspapers Saturday, MP Riyadh Al-Adasani argued that the legislative and executive authorities need to join hands in the decision-making process and focus on the state’s for- eign policy. “Discussing regional events should be given top priority, given their reflection on the political and economic scenes locally”, MP Al-Adasani told Al-Qabas. He also told Al-Rai daily that the proposal includes calls to discuss the situation in several Arab states including Syria and Egypt over the past couple of years, as well as the aftermath of the Iranian espi- onage network trial in which cell members were convicted of conspiring to bomb vital locations in Kuwait and military buildings used by the Kuwaiti and American army. “The main purpose of the session is to clarify Kuwait’s local and foreign policy regarding the events happening in the Arab World, and to make sure that the parliament becomes a partner in drawing strategies in that regard”, he explained. It remains unclear where the proposal would fit in the list of priorities set to be addressed when the parliament resumes sessions on October 29. “It is important that the par- liament and Cabinet rearrange priorities in accordance with the regional changes”, MP Khalil Abdullah told Al-Rai on Saturday. He also proposed plans to turn Kuwait into a finan- cial and commercial hub, saying that these tactics are cur- rently “inapplicable” in light of the current situation in the region. MP Abdullah identified the proposed session as part of “security-related issues” he said should be given top priori- ty during discussion in parliament. The second issue he men- tioned is improving education, health, environment and housing, while the third is to develop the national economy. Meanwhile, the regional situation also motivated several MPs to demand enforcement of the conscription law which has been proposed by the Cabinet and is to be discussed by the parliament’s interior and defense committee today. The proposal calls for Kuwaitis between the age of 18 and 35 to be recruited to serve in the army which, lasts for nine months for people with university degrees, and 12 months for others. The lawmakers said in statements to Al-Rai Saturday that the law is necessary to help prepare Kuwait against potential threats, and create a generation “capable of taking responsi- bility” when needed. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 LOCAL Teen couple behind ‘evil sounds’ at home ‘Liquor factory’ raided

KUWAIT: A Jahra family called police after her family’s house nearly a week ago. The cou- warrant after a tip-off indicating the man’s activi- growing tired of trying to find the source of ple was taken to the area’s police station for fur- ties. After raiding the place, police found dozens strange noises they were hearing every night ther questioning as the girl’s family was called of barrels filled with liquor, in addition to equip- for almost a week, before discovering that the to receive her. ment used for brewing and ready bottles for noises were coming from their teenage son’s sale. They also arrested an Indian man who room who was smuggling his girlfriend in. Motorist killed investigations revealed had rented the house Security officers arrived to the house located in A man was killed and another was injured in and turned it into a liquor factory. Police found Naseem district of Jahra on Saturday after the an accident reported Saturday on Sixth Ring out that the suspect is wanted for several crimi- family reported that they have been hearing Road. Police and paramedics rushed to the nal charges and is also reported missing by his mysterious noises every night. They said that scene located on the way to Jahra where a car original employer. He was referred to the right they had begun to believe in “evil spirits” which collision was reported. Paramedics pronounced authorities for further action. could have invaded their house, according to a Kuwaiti man dead on the scene, while a citizen the police report. found in the other car was rushed to Jahra Driver suicide The officers tracked the source of the noise Hospital in a serious condition. Preliminary A male driver was found dead at his employ- until they reached a room on the roof which the investigations indicate that one of the vehicles er’s house and the case was classified as sui- family members said was abandoned. Much to swerved and hit the other before crashing into a cide. Police and paramedics rushed to the their shock, the family found their 15-year-old light post, killing its driver. Investigations are house in Yarmouk after a phone call alerted son inside the room with a girl after police ongoing to determine the cause of the accident. them of the situation. The Asian man was found opened the door. hanging dead from the ceiling of his room, Preliminary investigations revealed that the Mangaf raid after which crime scene investigators were girl is 17 years old and reported missing by her A man was arrested in Mangaf where he used called to examine the scene and move the family. The boy admitted that he offered his girl- a rented villa to brew alcoholic drinks for trade. body to the forensic department. A case was friend a “place to stay” after she escaped from Ahmadi police went to the house with an arrest filed at the area’s police station. Kuwait Army planes start delivering aid to Sudan

KUWAIT: A Kuwait Army plane took overseen by Deputy Prime Minister League Ambassador Jamal Al- humane causes, this campaign also off yesterday headed for Sudan as and Minister of Defense Sheikh Ghunaim said, “Kuwait officially comes in harmony with other relief part of the air bridge and relief cam- Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah. An air informed the league secretariat and efforts and support to the floods vic- paign ordered by His Highness the bridge of 10 planes is to deliver $2.5 accredited Arab missions of start of tims by both state bodies and the pri- Deputy Amir the Crown Prince Sheikh million worth of aid to Sudan, as air bridge operations as of today, vate sector, as well as civil society Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in announced earlier on Thursday. The Sunday.” institutions,” The Army’s Abdullah Al- support of the victims of floods relief supplies include food items, “As part of the Army’s commit- Mubarak Air Base Head of Operations affecting several regions of Sudan. medical supplies, and shelter mate- ment to lending a hand when need- Group Captain Bandar Salem Al- The air bridge operations are rial. Kuwait’s representative to Arab ed and lending support for all Mzayyan said. —KUNA

Dive team lifts 2 tons of abandoned nets

KUWAIT: Kuwait Dive Team of the Scientific Center and the second close to Environment Voluntary Foundation lifted the the center docks. off two tons of abandoned nets off the Al-Shatti noted that the dive team Scientific Center in cooperation with responded to a call from one of the citizens marine rescue units of Kuwait fire depart- who complained about these nets, hence, ment, the operation chief said yesterday. marine operations were done accordingly. Walid Al-Shatti, head of the marine He noted that these left out nets are operation unit at Kuwait Dive Team, said hazardous to beach-goers and sailing ships. that the team was able to lift off aban- He called on fishermen to abide by marine doned nets of 500 meters length, stretch- regulations set by the Public Authority for ing six meters from the sea bottom to the Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources to surface, at two locations: one off the Kuwait ensure public safety. —KUNA Kuwait regulates weight loss New water features completed at Constitution Gardens gastric sleeve surgeries KUWAIT: Minister of Health Sheikh Mohammad conditions of theater rooms, Sheikh KUWAIT: Crystal the world leading water feature Modern water features are not just fountains, specialist, with offices in the Middle East, has they are theatrical entertainment devices, which Abdullah Al-Sabah approved yesterday a reso- Mohammad, also Minister of State for Cabinet again demonstrated the artistic role that modern explains why they are so popular with developers lution that would regulate gastric sleeve surger- Affairs, told KUNA. He also said resolution stipu- fountains can play in major public realm projects, and architects responsible for public realm proj- ies for weight loss in government and private lated conditions the surgeons must meet in with the completion of its dramatic new water ects and commercial venues such as shopping hospitals. order to do the sleeve surgeries. The ministry of features at Constitution Gardens in Kuwait City. centres and hotels. Crystal’s water features at The resolution organizes the holding of the health, he added, would supervise these opera- Constitution Gardens were created to cele- Constitution Gardens are no exception, and in the surgeries, pre-requisites that patients must tions and the regulations would be updated brate 50 years of Kuwait’s Constitution, by provid- evening they put on breathtaking laser, light and meet in order to undergo the operation and regularly. Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah ing a world class public park in Kuwait City, water shows. known as the Golden Jubilee Martyr’s Park in Their stunning displays take center stage with- Kuwait City. in the park and are able to entertain the public for GCC visa expected in mid-2014 Central to the park are Crystal’s interactive hours as they relax by the fountains. In addition, water features, which are complimented by two the water features provide a central meeting golden monuments and surrounded by beautiful- place and a much needed cooling effect in KUWAIT: A unified visa for the six member countries Conditions for obtaining the GCC visa include pre- vigorate tourism, business, shopping travel and eco- ly landscaped gardens. Kuwait’s arid climate. of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) could become senting evidence of sufficient financial resources. nomic activities in the member countries,” the The water features were specially designed to Paul L’Heureux of Crystal, commented, “The a reality in mid-2014, security sources have said. “There are some technical issues that are being sources said. convey the message of Constitution Gardens, fountains at the Golden Jubilee Martyr’s Park are “The plan to have a GCC tourism visa, similar to the addressed now and the GCC visa could be issued in The GCC, established in May 1981 in Abu Dhabi, which aim to tell the story of the state of Kuwait at the forefront of modern water feature design Schengen visa in Europe, is about to be implemented mid-2014,” the sources that the newspaper did not groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia before and after its formation. A simple fountain and demonstrate the unique “experiences” that after obstacles have been cleared,” the sources told name said. Foreigners who are not allowed to enter a and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Gulf nationals with vertical sprinklers represents the discovery of can be created for the public with the most up to Kuwaiti daily Al Rai yesterday. GCC country for legal reasons and those who had can travel to any of the GCC countries without visas oil wells in the past, while a dramatic “mirror” date technology. We are proud to have been Under the visa, Arab and foreign tourists could vis- been deported will not be issued the unified visa. and upon presenting an ID. Most foreigners need to fountain with dazzling interactive sequencing involved with a project that will provide enjoy- it the GCC countries. The single-entry visa should be However, the sources added that the unified GCC apply for visas ahead of their travel to the GCC while nozzles, fog effects and laser, light and water ment to the people of Kuwait and visitors to valid for one month, but multiple-entry visas could be visa would not cancel the existing system of a single some GCC countries give entry visas to the nationals shows, aims to symbolise Kuwait’s exciting future. Kuwait City for many years to come.” issued for one year, the sources said. GCC country visa. “The GCC visa is expected to rein- of some countries at the entry points. Gulf railways to bridge the Arabian Peninsula?

DUBAI: In the past month, both Saudi and southern parts of the country all the Arabia and the UAE announced further way to Saudi borders. The network will con- developments in rail systems that will tra- nect Kuwait City, Nawaseeb, Abdali, the air- verse major portions of the Arabian port as well as the ports of Shuaiba and Peninsula. These projects will help to Bubyan. The project could potentially also improve logistic chains, provide freedom of connect the Kuwaiti railway system to the movement of goods and services, as well as Iraqi network, which would enhance the promote greater economic unity between significance and importance of another Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states for major Kuwaiti project, the mega-port of the first time. In addition, the network is Mubarak Al-Kabir currently under construc- illustrative of the continuing cooperation of tion in the island of Bubyan. the GCC to promote greater unity within the Oman is building its network in three context of land-based supply-chain growth. phases: first, a 230 mile line will connect the As we all know, railways have never been industrial zone of Sohar to Muscat, followed the preferred mode of transportation in the by a 560 km line linking the capital to Gulf, neither for passengers nor for goods, Duqum which, in turn, will be connected to for geographic reasons and, mostly, due to the southern city of Salalah in the third and the affordable prices of fuel for road trans- final stage. Omani representatives are fre- portation. But the GCC rail network, which quently in Riyadh discussing how to link entered the planning phase in October Saudi Arabia to Duqum Port. 2008, will run down the Gulf coast from Doha will also see a series of national Kuwait, through Saudi Arabia, to the UAE railway projects over the next 10 years. and Oman, with branches linking Bahrain Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment and Qatar. Each project fuses the Arabian Company, in partnership with Germany’s Peninsula closer than never before. Deutsche Bahn, has developed a conceptu- Manama has said they will invest in a $8 al design for the a national railway system billion railway system linking the archipela- for the country. This will include a line go to Saudi Arabia. The network will be 184 alongside the East coast, connecting Ras km and will be developed in phases by Laffan and Mesaieed, a high-speed link KUWAIT: A fire broke out in the eighth floor of a Salmiya building yesterday, prompting a quick response from Salmiya Fire 2030. from Doha to Bahrain across the Qatar- Brigade. All residents of the building were evacuated as they were trapped in thick smoke. Two firemen suffered heat exhaustion Kuwait will have to start developing a rail Bahrain causeway, a freight link connecting during the rescue operations. No other injuries were reported. —By Hanan Al-Saadoun network of 547 km will cover the northern to the GCC railway network. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013

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SANAA: Yemeni security forces stand by blood stains at the site of a blast targeting a military bus in Sanaa yesterday. —AFP Bomb tears through Yemen air force bus Officer among 6 killed • Qaeda bombing bid foiled SANAA: A bomb tore through the side of a bus carrying Yemen’s security personnel have been targeted by Yemeni air force personnel to their base in the capital Islamist militants although most of the attacks have taken Sanaa yesterday, killing at least one officer and wounding place in the largely lawless south and east of the Arabian several others, state media reported. Witnesses told Peninsula state. Regarding yesterday’s bombing, the air Reuters that as many as six people died when the device, force spokesman told Saba news agency: “This cowardly planted on the vehicle, exploded and blew passengers’ terrorist act resulted in the martyrdom of one person and bodies into the street, but that higher toll could not be injured a number of others, several of whom are in a seri- immediately confirmed. ous condition. They have all been transferred to hospital.”. Separately, Yemeni police said they foiled a plot to carry Saba named the dead man as Sergeant Mohammed Al- out a suicide bombing inside a US language institute in Shaghdari. Air force officer Ameen Saree, who was among Sanaa. An institute spokesman denied the report, saying a the first to reach the scene, earlier said the blast killed at small incident involving the arrest of a motorcyclist trying least six people and wounded 26. There was no immediate to travel on a closed road that had been blown out of pro- claim of responsibility. portion. The impoverished country, situated next to the Later yesterday, a Yemeni police spokesman and a world’s top oil exporter Saudi Arabia, is battling a number counter-terrorism official said security forces had detained of armed groups, including Al-Qaeda fighters who a suspected Al-Qaeda militant trying to infiltrate the Washington said this month could be planning attacks. Yemen-American Language Institute (YALI) on a motorcy- cle. The police spokesman said the man was found to be carrying an explosives belt and was detained when he tried to enter the compound posing as a stu- dent seeking to register for English courses. Another official said the man had been referred to the count- er-terrorism department for further questioning. A YALI spokesman said the report was untrue. He said that a Yemeni motorcy- clist was detained when he tried to pass on a road closed to traffic for security reasons near the institute and refused to heed demands to turn back. Yemen has been gripped by turmoil since pro-democra- cy demonstrations erupted in early 2011 against then- President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who stepped down last year. Suspected Al-Qaeda mil- itants killed four Yemeni soldiers during an Aug 11 attack on forces guarding the country’s only liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in the southern province of Shabwa. In May 2012 a suicide bomber in army uniform killed more than 90 soldiers rehearsing for a parade in the heart of Sanaa. Earlier this month, Yemeni authorities said that had thwarted a plot by Al - Qaeda to seize two major oil and gas export terminals and a city in the east of the country. The United States and other Western powers shut their diplomatic missions across the Middle East, Africa and Asia after Washington said it had information about unspeci- fied terrorist threats. Most legations have since reopened. —Reuters INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 Chemical weapons likely used in Syria: US official

WASHINGTON: A senior administration official said in the Damascus suburbs, in order to give the evi- that has killed more than 100,000 people since American interests if they seized power. He said the yesterday there is “very little doubt” that a chemical dence of the attack time to degrade. The US official March 2011. US military could take out Assad’s air force and shift weapon was used by the Syrian regime against civil- said the regime’s continuing shelling of the site also Obama described the factors limiting greater US the balance of the war toward the armed opposi- ians in an incident that killed at least 100 people last further corrupts any available evidence of the attack. involvement in a CNN interview. “If the US goes in tion, but it’s unclear where the strategy would go week, but added that President Barack Obama had Last Wednesday’s purported chemical attack in and attacks another country without a UN mandate from there. not yet decided how to respond. the Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta has and without clear evidence that can be presented, Dempsey is now in Amman, Jordan, set to meet The official said the US intelligence community prompted US naval forces to move closer to Syria. then there are questions in terms of whether inter- with Arab and Western peers later Sunday to discuss based its assessment given to the White House on Obama met with his national security team Saturday national law supports it - do we have the coalition to ways to bolster the security of Syria’s neighbors “the reported number of victims, reported symp- to assess the intelligence and consider a US military make it work?” Obama said in the interview broad- against possible attacks, chemical or other, by toms of those who were killed or injured,” and wit- response, almost a year after warning the regime of cast Friday. “Those are considerations that we have Assad’s regime, a Jordanian security official said. The ness accounts. The official spoke on condition of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad that chemical to take into account.” meeting, closed to the press and held at an unspeci- anonymity because the official was not authorized weapons use was a “red line” for the United States. Gen Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint fied location, gathers chiefs of staff from Britain, to speak publicly. The official said the White House The White House had concluded previously that Chiefs of Staff, said in a letter to a US congressman France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, believes the Syrian government is continuing to bar the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons in last week that the administration opposes even lim- Qatar and Jordan, the official said on condition of a UN investigative team immediate access to the limited incidents, but last week’s attack is suspected ited action in Syria because it believes rebels fight- anonymity because he is not allowed to brief site of a reported Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack of being the deadliest single incident of a civil war ing the Assad government wouldn’t support reporters. — AP Syria okays UN weapons probe as pressure rises Hollande sees ‘body of evidence’ for gas attack

DAMASCUS: Syria, under a barrage of interna- tional pressure, gave the green light yesterday to a UN probe into an alleged chemical weapons attack as ally Iran warned against US military intervention. Visiting UN disarmament envoy Angela Kane, tasked by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to establish the terms of an inquiry, struck the accord with the Syrian government for a probe, the foreign ministry said in a state- ment. It said a UN team of inspectors who have AMMAN: Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (right) meets with his Egyptian been in Syria for the past week would be author- counterpart Nabil Fahmy in Amman yesterday. — AFP ized to carry out the investigation in the Damascus region, where the opposition claims Jordan condemns regime forces unleashed chemical weapons causing more than 1,300 deaths. A date and exact time of the investigation had yet to be chemical attacks in Syria agreed, the statement added. Damascus has strongly denied it carried out an attack using AMMAN: Jordan yesterday condemned pared plans two years ago to deal” with any chemical arms, instead saying the rebels are to chemical attacks in Syria, urging punish- possible the threat of chemical attacks blame. ment for those responsible, days before it is from Syria. Jordan is preparing to host a The ministry’s announcement came as due to host a meeting of Western and meeting in the coming days of top military Western pressure grew on President Bashar Al- Muslim military commanders on Syria. “We commanders from the United States, Assad’s regime to allow the inspectors access to strongly condemn and denounce the horri- Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Britain, France, the site of the August 21 alleged attacks, where ble killings in Syria,” Foreign Minister Nasser Germany, Italy and Canada to discuss the Doctors Without Borders said 355 people had DAMASCUS: Several bodies being buried during a funeral in a suburb of Damascus, Syria. A senior Judeh told a joint news conference with his war in Syria. A Jordanian official said on died of “neurotoxic” symptoms. US Defense administration official said yesterday, that there is “very little doubt” that a chemical weapon was Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy. Saturday the meeting would be an oppor- Secretary Chuck Hagel said the US military was used by the Syrian regime against civilians in an incident that killed at least a hundred people last “If (the attacks are) proven, those who tunity to “examine the questions linked to “prepared to exercise whatever option” against week, but added that the president had not yet decided how to respond. — AP have used chemical or any non-traditional the security of the region and the repercus- Syria but intelligence was still being evaluated. ago that the use of chemical weapons by Assad’s “Medical staff working in these facilities provid- weapons must be held accountable for sions of the Syrian crisis, as well as means On a visit to Malaysia, Hagel said the US defense forces was a “red line” that could trigger Western ed detailed information to MSF doctors regard- such a criminal act,” he said. Syria’s main of military cooperation to assure the securi- department had prepared “options for all con- intervention. ing large numbers of patients arriving with opposition group, the National Coalition, ty of Jordan”. Judeh said the meeting “has tingencies” at President Barack Obama’s request. Yesterday, a strident warning came from symptoms including convulsions, excess saliva, accuses regime forces of killing more than been scheduled for months.” “The meeting French President Francois Hollande said evi- Washington’s archfoe Iran. “If the United States pinpoint pupils, blurred vision and respiratory 1,300 people Wednesday in chemical is not a reaction to what happened recently dence indicated the regime was to blame for the crosses this red line, there will be harsh conse- distress,” said MSF operations director Bart weapons attacks on the outskirts of in Syria. It is one of a series of meetings of attacks on rebel-held zones east and southwest quences for the White House,” armed forces Janssens. Damascus. The Syrian government denies the army chiefs of countries concerned of Damascus and Israel demanded action deputy chief of staff Massoud Jazayeri said, with- MSF president Mego Terzian told AFP that the accusations and counters that the about the situation in Syria,” he added. “At against its Arab neighbor. Hollande said there out elaborating. Pope Francis appealed to the “scientific” proof is still lacking. “Syrian doctors rebels used chemicals, including on the same time, the meeting will discuss the was “a body of evidence indicating that the international community to help find a negotiat- we work with have no scientific proof. They must Saturday on soldiers who tried to storm an situation and scenarios on the ground, August 21 attack was chemical in nature, and ed settlement to the Syrian conflict while con- take hair samples, for example, and send them insurgent neighborhood in Damascus. especially after the recent dangerous that everything led to the belief that the Syrian demning the “proliferation in massacres and to a specialist laboratory,” to carry out conclusive Jordan Prime Minister Abdullah Nsur, developments. The army chiefs have to regime was responsible for this unspeakable atrocities”. “It’s not confrontation that offers per- tests, he said. In Israel, President Shimon Peres whose country is home to more than have comprehensive talks and examine the act”. If confirmed, it would be the deadliest use spectives of hope to resolve the problems but called for international efforts to “take out” 500,00 Syrian refugees, said last week that impact on the region.” Earlier Sunday, US of chemical agents since late Iraqi dictator the capacity to meet and hold a dialogue,” the chemical weapons in Syria as Prime Minister the United States is providing Amman with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the US Saddam Hussein gassed Iranian troops and pope said after traditional Sunday prayers. The Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will pull the technical assistance against any possible military was ready to take action against Kurdish rebels in the 1980s. Arab League is to meet tomorrow to discuss the “trigger” if needed to protect its people. As Syria chemical threat from neighboring Syria. Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime if On Saturday, Obama held a rare meeting with alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, the and its opponents traded accusations on who Judeh said on Sunday that Jordan “pre- ordered. —AFP his top aides and discussed Syria by phone with bloc’s deputy chief Ahmed Ben Helli said. used chemicals, the radical Al-Nusra Front British Prime Minister David Cameron. Cameron’s Permanent delegates would gather at the vowed punitive action. Large arms shipment reaches office said they two leaders agreed the use of League’s Cairo headquarters for “urgent talks” to “The Alawite villages will pay the price for chemical weapons would “merit a serious “study the horrible crime of the use of chemical each chemical rocket that struck our people in Syrian rebels: Opposition response”-echoing French calls. weapons that killed hundreds of innocent peo- Damascus,” the group’s leader Abu Mohammed Obama and Cameron “are both gravely con- ple” in Syria, Ben Helli told reporters in Cairo. Al-Jawlani said in an audio message posted AMMAN: Gulf-based supporters have Syria range from moderate Islamists to cerned by... increasing signs that this was a sig- Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said about online. sent a 400-ton shipment of arms to Syria’s hardline jihadists and include Liwa al- nificant chemical weapons attack carried out by 3,600 patients displaying “neurotoxic symptoms” More than 100,000 people have been killed in outgunned rebels, one of the biggest to Islam (The Division of Islam), Sukur Al- the Syrian regime against its own people,” the had flooded into three Syrian hospitals on the Syria since an uprising against Assad’s rule flared reach them in their two-year-old uprising, Sham (The Hawks of Syria), The Free British leader’s office said. Obama had said a year day of the alleged attacks, and 355 of them died. in March 2011, the UN says. — AFP opposition sources said yesterday. The Martyrs of Syria, Ahfad Al-Rasul (The consignment - mostly ammunition for Grandsons of the Prophet) and Ahrar al- shoulder-fired weapons and anti-aircraft Sham (The Freemen of Syria). Analysts say Six soldiers machine guns - came into northern Syria they have struggled to hold onto Al-Qaeda head slams via the Turkish province of Hatay in the advances against Assad’s Iranian and among 14 past 24 hours, and was already being Russian-armed forces and his monopoly Saudi support to Egypt handed out, the sources added. on air power. killed in Iraq One rebel officer told Reuters the flow A senior officer in the Gulf and Western- DUBAI: A top Saudi member of Al-Qaeda slammed everything, including Allah,” he said. of arms bound for rebels had increased backed Supreme Military Council, an King Abdullah’s support for the Egyptian army’s ouster Tamarod, or rebellion in Arabic, was the movement MOSUL, Iraq: Attacks in Iraq killed 14 people since opposition groups accused the gov- umbrella group for rebel units, said there of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, in a video behind nationwide protests that preceded the Egypt including six soldiers yesterday, officials said, ernment of launching deadly chemical had been an increase in rebel-bound arms message posted online yesterday. military intervention to depose Morsi on July 3. Saudi amid a surge in violence authorities have so far weapons attacks in Damascus on shipments coming into Turkey, particularly “One of their latest crimes is supporting the secular Arabia and other Gulf states welcomed Egypt’s ouster failed to stem despite wide-ranging operations Wednesday. “Twenty trailers crossed from since the reports of a chemical assault. The forces in Egypt against the government of Morsi,” of Morsi, with Riyadh announcing an aid package of targeting militants. Prime Minister Nouri Al- Turkey and are being distributed to arms government has dismissed Syrian opposi- Ibrahim Al-Rubaish said in a statement. Rubaish is con- $5 billion to Egypt. Kuwait and the United Arab Maliki has vowed to press on with the anti- depots for several brigades across the tion accusations that it killed well over sidered the religion affairs chief of Al-Qaeda in the Emirates followed suit, bringing the pledges made by insurgent campaign, which is among the north,” said rebel official Mohammad 1,000 civilians with poison gas in Arabian Peninsula, the Yemen-based franchise of the the three oil-rich Arab states of the Gulf to $12 billion. biggest since US forces withdrew in December Salam, who told Reuters he saw the Damascus suburbs on Wednesday. jihadist network, formed in a 2009 merger of its Saudi Analysts say Riyadh and its allies are throwing their 2011, but analysts and diplomats say authori- and Yemeni branches. “The son of Saud was the first to financial and diplomatic muscle behind Egypt’s army- weapons come over the border. Weapons still waiting to cross into ties have failed to tackle the root causes of the offer congratulations after the fall of the government of installed rulers because they see the political Islam Syria’s conflict, pitting mostly Sunni Syria included more sophisticated anti- violence. Muslim insurgents against President tank guided weapons, the officer added, Morsi, and the most generous supporter, offering bil- espoused by Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood as a destabi- lions to the Tamarod government that rebelled against lizing factor. — AFP Sunday’s violence struck north of Baghdad, Bashar al-Assad, whose Alawite sect fol- without elaborating. He, and other in predominantly Sunni Arab areas of Iraq. The lows an offshoot of Shi’ite Islam, has ignit- sources, said money for the shipments biggest attack occurred in the province of ed sectarian tensions across the region. came from the Gulf, without naming UN political chief to visit Salaheddin, where a car bomb killed five peo- Qatar and other Sunni-led Gulf states countries. Western diplomats fear some ple and wounded 21 others, among them a have backed the insurgents, while Shiite of the increasing flow of Gulf-financed Iran for Syria talks senior judge who was the apparent target of power Iran remains one of Assad’s main weapons could end up in the hands of the blast, police and a doctor said. allies. Rebel units operating in northern groups linked to Al-Qaeda. — Reuters TEHRAN: The political affairs chief of the United elled to Iran in August 2012 to attend a summit of In restive Nineveh province, gunmen Nations Jeffrey Feltman is to visit Iran today to dis- the Non-Aligned Movement. opened fire on a van ferrying soldiers from cuss the war in Syria and unrest in Egypt and Iran yesterday warned against any US military Baghdad to their unit in the provincial capital Lebanon, a report said. Feltman is to hold talks with intervention in Syria, where the opposition has Mosul, killing five of them, an army first lieu- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, accused the regime of using chemical weapons last tenant and a doctor said. Mehr news agency reported. The agency did not week that killed hundreds. Iran is the main regional Also in Nineveh, three separate attacks by provide any details on the visit, the first by a top UN ally of the Syrian government which denies the gunmen left a soldier and two civilians dead, official since Secretary General Ban Ki-moon trav- accusations. —AFP including a member of the Shabak minority, according to police and a doctor. The 30,000-strong Shabak community Syria’s Nusra threatens to mostly lives near Iraq’s border with Turkey. They speak a distinct language and largely fol- low a faith that is a blend of Shiite Islam and rocket Alawites minority local beliefs. Shabaks are frequently targeted DUBAI: An Al-Qaeda-affiliated rebel commander in killed hundreds of people. “To the bereaved mothers in attacks by militants. Syria has pledged to target communities of Syrian of the children and the people of Ghouta, I say that Two bombings at a house in Baquba, north President Bashar Al-Assad’s Alawite minority with your blood is a debt that we and every mujahid of Baghdad, killed a child and wounded nine rockets in revenge for an alleged chemical attack near (Islamic holy fighter) have to pay,” Golani said in the others, according to police and medical Damascus, according to an audio recording seen yes- recording entitled, “An eye for an eye”. sources. Violence has markedly increased in terday. “For every chemical rocket that has fallen on Nusra’s Sunni Muslim fighters have claimed Iraq this year. our people in Damascus, one of their villages will, by responsibility for the deadliest bombings in the two- Attacks have killed more than 3,600 people the will of God, pay for it,” Abu Mohammad Al-Golani and-a-half-year-old Syrian conflict and their brigades since the beginning of 2013, according to fig- of the Al-Nusra Front said in the recording posted on have led some of the most successful rebel offensives ures compiled by AFP. Analysts and diplomats YouTube. “On top of that we will prepare a thousand against Assad’s forces. The group has been formally link the upsurge of attacks to anger among rockets that will be fired on their towns in revenge for designated a terrorist organization by the United Sunni Arabs over their alleged ill-treatment at the Damascus Ghouta massacre.” States, a step which Washington said was vindicated the hands of the Shiite-led authorities, which DAMASCUS: A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) yes- The Syrian opposition has accused government by a declaration in April that it was merging with Al- they say has given Sunni militant groups more terday shows Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad meeting with newly-appointed min- forces of an attack on insurgent-held suburbs of the Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq group. Washington now room to recruit and carry out attacks. — AFP isters in Damascus. — AFP capital last week where poison gas appears to have says Nusra is little more than a front for Al-Qaeda. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 INTERNATIONAL US spy agency bugged UN headquarters: Weekly ‘NSA runs bugging program in over 80 embassies’ BERLIN: The US National Security Agency has bugged the United Nations’ New York headquarters, Germany’s Der Spiegel weekly said yesterday in the latest in a series of reports on US spying that has strained rela- tions between Washington and its allies. Citing secret US files that the magazine has seen stemming from fugitive former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the US National Der Spiegel said the revelations proved how Security Agency. The US government’s efforts to determine which highly systematically the United States spied on classified materials Snowden took from the National Security Agency have other states and institutions. been frustrated by Snowden’s sophisticated efforts to cover his digital trail Der Spiegel said the documents showed that US intelligence agents bugged both by deleting or bypassing electronic logs, government officials say. —AP other states and institutions including the European Union and the UN’s Vienna-based Snowden suspected of nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In the summer of 2012, NSA experts succeeded in getting into deleting electronic logs the UN video conferencing system and cracking its coding system, according one of WASHINGTON: The US government’s efforts to the NSA knowing. the documents cited by Der Spiegel. determine which highly classified materials In defending the NSA surveillance programs “The data traffic gives us internal video leaker Edward Snowden took from the National that Snowden revealed, Deputy Attorney Security Agency have been frustrated by General James Cole told Congress last month teleconferences of the United Nations (yay!),” Snowden’s sophisticated efforts to cover his that the administration effectively monitors the Der Spiegel quoted one document as say- digital trail by deleting or bypassing electronic activities of employees using them. “This pro- ing, adding that within three weeks the BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel walks over a bridge in the chancellor’s gar- logs, government officials told The Associated gram goes under careful audit,” Cole said. number of decoded communications rose to den as she attends the open house day of the German government at the chancellery in Press. Such logs would have showed what “Everything that is done under it is document- 458 from 12. Internal files also show the NSA Berlin yesterday.—AP information Snowden viewed or downloaded. ed and reviewed before the decision is made spied on the EU legation in New York after it The government’s forensic investigation is and reviewed again after these decisions are moved to new rooms in autumn 2012. has said its spies operate within the law and newspaper. Earlier this month, Obama wrestling with Snowden’s apparent ability to made to make sure that nobody has done the Among the documents copied by Snowden that the leaks have damaged national secu- announced plans to limit US government defeat safeguards established to monitor and things that you’re concerned about happening.” from NSA computers are plans of the EU rity. British police said on Aug 22 that docu- surveillance programs, saying the United deter people looking at information without The disclosure of Snowden’s hacking mission, its IT infrastructure and servers. ments seized from the partner of a Brazil- States could and should be more transpar- proper permission, said the officials, who prowess inside the NSA also could dramatically According to the documents, the NSA based American journalist who has led cov- ent. The issue has also become a hot topic in spoke on condition of anonymity because they increase the perceived value of his knowledge runs a bugging program in more than 80 erage of Snowden’s leaks were “highly sensi- Germany before an election next month. weren’t authorized to discuss the sensitive to foreign governments, which would presum- embassies and consulates worldwide called tive” and, if disclosed, could put lives at risk. Some reports have suggested that German developments publicly. ably be eager to learn any counter-detection “Special Collection Service”. “The surveil- This was the latest twist in a surveillance intelligence agents have cooperated with US The disclosure undermines the Obama techniques that could be exploited against U.S. lance is intensive and well organised and scandal that has pitted US President Barack spies. administration’s assurances to Congress and government networks. has little or nothing to do with warding off Obama against the Kremlin over its granting There could be a voter backlash if it the public that the NSA surveillance programs It also helps explain the recent seizure in terrorists,” wrote Der Spiegel. of asylum to Snowden and has prompted emerges that Chancellor Angela Merkel, can’t be abused because its spying systems are Britain of digital files belonging to David Snowden’s leaks have embarrassed the British Prime Minister David Cameron’s tipped to win a third term, knew more about so aggressively monitored and audited for Miranda - the partner of Guardian journalist United States by exposing the global extent advisers to demand the return of NSA such cooperation than she has so far oversight purposes: If Snowden could defeat Glenn Greenwald - in an effort to help quantify of its surveillance programs. Washington the NSA’s own tripwires and internal burglar Snowden’s leak of classified material to the secrets leaked by Snowden to the Guardian acknowledged. —Reuters alarms, how many other employees or contrac- Guardian newspaper. Authorities there stopped tors could do the same? Miranda last weekend as he changed planes at In July, nearly two months after Snowden’s Heathrow Airport while returning home to US closer to ‘illegitimate’ war in Syria: Russian MP earliest disclosures, NSA Director Keith Brazil from Germany, where Miranda had met Alexander declined to say whether he had a with Laura Poitras, a US filmmaker who has MOSCOW: President Barack Obama lower house of parliament’s interna- intelligence on allegations that the Damascus regime might have good idea of what Snowden had downloaded worked with Greenwald on the NSA story. is moving the United States closer tional committee, said on Twitter. Assad’s forces unleashed chemical used nerve gas. In 2003, US troops or how many NSA files Snowden had taken Snowden, a former US intelligence contrac- to an “illegitimate” war in Syria, rais- “Just like in Iraq, this war will not be weapons against his own people invaded Iraq following accusations with him, noting an ongoing criminal investi- tor, was employed by Booz Allen Hamilton in ing echoes of predecessor George legitimate and Obama will become last week. Russia, which has sup- by then US president gation. NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines told Hawaii before leaking classified documents to W Bush’s moves before invading a Bush clone.” ported Assad through the two-and- George W Bush’s administration the AP that Alexander “had a sense of what the Guardian and The Washington Post. As a Iraq, a prominent Russian lawmaker Earlier yesterday, US Defense a half-year conflict in Syria, branded that Saddam Hussein’s regime pos- documents and information had been taken,” system administrator, Snowden had the ability said yesterday. Secretary Chuck Hagel said the as “unacceptable” calls for Western sessed weapons of mass destruc- but “he did not say the comprehensive investi- to move around data and had access to thumb “Inescapably, Obama is moving country’s military was ready to take nations to consider using force tion. Those claims later proved false. gation had been completed.” Vines would not drives that would have allowed him to transfer towards war in Syria just like Bush action against Syrian President against the regime. The eight years of war in Iraq killed say whether Snowden had found a way to view information to computers outside the NSA’s was towards war in Iraq,” Alexei Bashar Al-Assad’s regime if ordered. Moscow also questioned Western nearly 4,500 US soldiers and tens of and download the documents he took without secure system, Alexander has said. —AP Pushkov, the head of the Russian The US and its allies are assessing and Syrian opposition claims that thousands of Iraqis. —AFP MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 INTERNATIONAL As Syria war rages, Americans cool to intervention WASHINGTON: Americans strongly Reuters/Ipsos tracking polls found that 30.2 military officer from Maryland, praised and China. Obama has been reluctant to In this week’s Reuters/Ipsos survey of oppose US intervention in Syria’s civil war percent of Americans supported interven- Obama’s caution. “The United States has intervene in the Syria war, where rebel 1,448 people, just 27 percent said they sup- and believe Washington should stay out of tion in Syria if chemicals had been used, become too much of the world’s policeman forces opposed to Assad are made up of ported his decision to send arms to some the conflict even if reports that Syria’s gov- while 41.6 percent did not. Taken together, and we have become involved in too many dozens of militant factions, some not Syrian rebels; 47 percent were opposed. ernment used deadly chemicals to attack the polls suggest that so far, the growing places that should be a United Nations friendly to the United States. The poll has a margin of error of plus or civilians are confirmed, a Reuters/Ipsos poll crisis in Syria, and the emotionally wrench- realm, not ours,” Kohls said in an interview. The president warned Syria’s govern- minus 2.9 percentage points for each num- says. About 60 percent of Americans sur- ing pictures from an alleged chemical “I don’t think we ought to” intervene in ment last year that any attempt to deploy ber. About 11 percent said Obama should veyed said the United States should not attack in a Damascus suburb this week, Syria. Kohls said the possibility of a chemi- or use chemical or biological weapons do more to intervene in Syria than sending intervene in Syria’s civil war, while just 9 may actually be hardening many cal attack did not alter his belief that the would cross a “red line.” The White House arms to the rebels, while 89 percent said he percent thought President Barack Obama Americans’ resolve not to get involved in United States should stay out of Syria, or said that Assad’s military appeared to cross should not help the rebels. Obama is con- should act. More Americans would back another conflict in the Middle East. The any war for that matter. such a threshold in June, and responded to sidering a range of options. The most pop- intervention if it is established that chemi- results - and Reuters/Ipsos polling on the Obama has called the suspected chemi- reports of Syrian troops using chemical ular option among Americans: not inter- cal weapons have been used, but even that use-of-chemicals question since early June cal attack near Damascus on Wednesday weapons by agreeing to offer military aid vening in Syria at all. That option is backed support has dipped in recent days - just as - suggest that if Obama decides to under- “an event of great concern” and directed US to vetted groups of Syrian rebels. by 37 percent of Americans, according to Syria’s civil war has escalated and the take military action against Assad’s regime, intelligence agencies to investigate the It does not appear that any US weapons the poll. Less popular options include air images of hundreds of civilians allegedly he will do so in the face of steady opposi- allegations of chemical use as he weighs have been delivered to rebels so far. As the strikes to help the rebels (supported by 12 killed by chemicals appeared on television tion from an American public wary after potential responses. war has escalated, Obama’s administration percent of Americans); imposing a “no-fly” screens and the Internet. more than a decade of war in Iraq and The president met with his national has come under increasing pressure from zone over Syria that would ground Assad’s The Reuters/Ipsos poll, taken Aug 19-23, Afghanistan. Some foreign and US officials - security advisers on Saturday but U.S. offi- various governments, including those in air force (11 percent); funding a multi- found that 25 percent of Americans would notably Republican Senator John McCain, cials said he has not decided whether to France and Israel, to respond more forceful- national invasion of Syria (9 percent), and support US intervention if Syrian President whom Obama defeated for the presidency intervene. U.S. defense officials, mean- ly to what many have called an unfolding invading Syria with US troops (4 percent). Bashar Al-Assad’s forces used chemicals to in 2008 - have called Obama too hesitant in while, have repositioned naval forces in humanitarian and political crisis. However, Deborah Powell, 58, of California, said she attack civilians, while 46 percent would deciding whether to act in Syria. But sever- the Mediterranean to give Obama the Obama does not appear to be feeling initially opposed any involvement by the oppose it. That represented a decline in al Americans surveyed in this week’s poll, option for a missile strike on Assad’s much pressure over Syria from the United States but now supports arming the backing for US action since Aug 13, when including Charles Kohls, 68, a former U.S. regime, which has been backed by Russia American people. rebels. — Reuters Truck firm employee goes on shooting spree, kills 3 Gunman kills himself after Florida carnage LAKE BUTLER, Florida: A longtime shot his former employer, 80-year-old his home nearby and killed himself. dreds of vehicles that operate around employee of a Florida trucking com- Marvin Pritchett. A few minutes later, Authorities said he was a longtime the country. It said Pritchett started pany drove around Saturday shooting he pulled over where another former employee of the company. With a the trucking company in 1980, ten former co-workers and his onetime co-worker was driving a farm tractor, population of about 2,000, Lake years after purchasing a Florida tim- boss, killing two and wounding two, exchanged words with him and then Butler is located about an hour’s drive ber business. “Our thoughts and authorities said. The gunman then fired one shot from a shotgun, southwest of Jacksonville. prayers are with all of their families, killed himself. authorities said. That victim, 66-year Investigators were working at the and at this time our sole focus is on Hubert Allen Jr, 72, shot the men old Lewis Mabrey Jr, was in good con- five shooting scenes late Saturday those impacted by today’s events. at several locations around Union dition and receiving surgery for a bro- and interviewing witnesses and com- Words cannot express the pain and County, including the headquarters ken arm and other injuries. pany employees. The news release sorrow felt by so many yet we are for Pritchett Trucking Inc, according to Not long after that, Allen went to said they were working to determine comforted by the memories of those a Union County Sheriff’s Office news the company’s headquarters in Lake a motive. Messages seeking further lost,” the company said in a statement. release. Authorities said Allen shot Butler and shot 44-year old David comment from the sheriff’s office The company’s chief financial officer, YOSEMITE: Trees burn in a burnout fire as firefighters continue to battle the and killed former co-worker Rolando Griffis in the stomach, the release weren’t immediately returned. The Steve Perez, didn’t immediately Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, California yesterday.—AP Gonzalez-Delgado, 28, around 9 am said. Griffis was in critical condition. trucking company’s website says it respond to an email seeking further then went a short distance and fatally Authorities say Allen then returned to employs 400 people and owns hun- comment.— AP US firefighters battle blaze near Yosemite Pentagon chief to stress

LOS ANGELES, California: Firefighters in kilometers) to the west-because the Pacific California struggled to contain a giant coast city gets much of its electricity from US ‘pivot’ in SE Asia tour blaze threatening thousands of homes and the region affected by the fire. The fire sweeping into the storied Yosemite broke out on August 17 at the Stanislaus National Park. The so-called Rim Fire dou- National Park, which along with Yosemite is KUALA LUMPUR: US Defense governments in Southeast Asia to disputed islets. The Pentagon is “There’s a myth out there,” said the bled in size in just one day, and the among the state’s main natural tourist Secretary Chuck Hagel kicked off a ensure stability in the region and to offering help to Southeast Asian official, who spoke on condition of 125,600-acre (510-square kilometre) blaze attractions. Some 2,000 firefighters battled Southeast Asian tour yesterday encourage a peaceful resolution of countries with ships, aerial reconnais- anonymity. But he said “reports of the was only five percent contained, according the blaze with help from tanker planes and meant to stress Washington’s so- territorial disputes in the South China sance, joint training and other initia- end of the rebalance, that we can’t to InciWeb, the online Incident Information helicopters, which dumped flame retardant called “pivot” back towards the Asia- Sea. China’s assertive stance over the tives as they try to better monitor fund the rebalance, are greatly exag- System that monitors fires in the western chemicals from the air. About 4,500 struc- Pacific but with attention diverted by waterway has raised concerns in their coastal waters. gerated”. “We have adequate means United States. tures are threatened by the wildfire. trouble in the Middle East. The Washington. Beijing claims virtually A senior defense official, briefing to support this strategy and to do so But more help was on the way, with Temperatures are mild, but the fire has Pentagon chief’s week-long trip is all of the South China Sea and has reporters travelling with Hagel, for the foreseeable future,” the official California securing federal financial aid to been fed by the extremely low humidity, part of a concerted effort by stoked rising concern among rival rejected speculation that budget cuts added. The United States was increas- help mobilize resources to extinguish the dry scrub brush and trees, and gusts of Washington to rebalance America’s claimants, particularly the hitting the Pentagon’s military spend- ing the number of ships based in the monster blaze. “Current wildfire activity strong wind that pushed the flames into strategic priorities towards the Asia- Philippines, of a gradual takeover of ing would spell an end to the “pivot”. Asia-Pacific and pursuing agreements throughout the state has stretched our narrow canyons and ridges that are hard Pacific. But crises in the Middle East with a number of countries to allow own resources, and those of our partners,” for firefighters to reach. Officials have continued to demand Hagel’s atten- ships, aircraft and troops to rotate California Office of Emergency Services ordered the small towns of Tuolumne and tion, particularly accusations that the through key ports and airfields, while Director Mark Ghilarducci said in a state- Ponderosa Hills evacuated. Officials also Syrian regime had carried out a avoiding permanent American bases, ment. “This funding is critical to ensure closed a major interstate highway running chemical weapons attack that left the official said. US defense officials local and state firefighters have the tools through the region. hundreds dead. are negotiating an accord with the that they need to get the job done.” Earlier, Brown declared a state of emer- He told reporters aboard his plane Philippines to allow for the rotation of Extremely dry conditions due to a pro- gency in Tuolumne County, allowing him to that the US military had provided more US forces and military assets longed drought, coupled with inaccessible use additional resources to battle the fire. President Barack Obama with a range through the country on temporary terrain in the affected area, have exacerbat- Satellite photos show giant columns of of options for possible intervention deployments. After his two-day stop ed the severity of the incident. According white smoke from the fire drifting far into and forces had been redeployed as in Malaysia, Hagel heads to Indonesia to InciWeb, 2,672 workers are responding the neighboring state of Nevada. required. With Egypt in turmoil after and then Brunei for a gathering of to the fire. “Additional efforts are focused The Rim Fire “continues to exhibit very the ouster of president Mohamed defense ministers from the on the eastern edge of the fire in Yosemite large fire growth due to extremely dry fuels Morsi and a subsequent crackdown, Association of Southeast Asian National Park to minimize impacts to our and inaccessible terrain,” Inciweb said. It Hagel also spoke Saturday night to Nations. The discord in the South national treasure,” it said. said fire crews were using both direct Egyptian army chief General Abdel China Sea is expected to feature high Governor Jerry Brown late Friday attack tactics and indirect attack, which Fattah al-Sisi about the volatile situa- on the agenda of the ASEAN discus- declared a state of emergency for San creates control lines away from the fire’s tion, US officials said. Hagel was due sions in Brunei on Wednesday and Francisco-which lies some 200 miles (320 active edge. —AFP to meet his Malaysian counterpart Thursday, officials said. Hagel is due Hishammuddin Hussein as well as to meet his Chinese counterpart, Prime Minister Najib Razak, before General Chang Wanquan, on the side- Mexico City, an oasis delivering a speech later. US officials lines of the ASEAN session, after hav- said Washington wanted to cultivate Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news confer- ing hosted the general in Washington sullied by mass kidnap military ties with Malaysia and other ence at the Pentagon in Washington.— AP earlier this month. — AFP

MEXICO CITY: In recent years, Mexico City trying to identify the eight other remains FARC kills 13 Colombian soldiers ahead of talks has shined as an oasis from the murderous amid fears that all were buried there. Two mayhem plaguing parts of the country, a bar owners have been detained over the BOGOTA: FARC guerrillas killed 13 soldiers in an act, a soldier who was wounded and evacuated from return to the talks today to “continue the discussions relatively safe place spared by drug cartels. case while the charred body of a third asso- attack on a Colombian army patrol shortly after offi- the site is being treated by medical personnel,” the normally.” Colombian negotiators will return to But the discovery of a mass grave near the ciate was found in a neighboring state. cials announced talks with the leftist rebels would army statement said. The attack came on the heels of Havana as early as Sunday, he added. The guerrillas city containing the remains of at least five of Mancera said more suspects should be resume today. “We regret to inform you that as the a separate assault on Wednesday claimed by the have proposed a bilateral ceasefire during the talks, 12 young people kidnapped from a down- detained. On Saturday, the security depart- result of a FARC terrorist attack, two sergeants and 11 FARC’s 10th Front that left 15 soldiers dead. but President Juan Manuel Santos has rejected the town bar in broad daylight has blemished ment said extra police were deployed to soldiers were killed,” the Colombian army leadership And in May, a FARC attack killed 11 troops. The offer, saying it could be used to strengthen the insur- the capital’s image as a safe haven. Tepito while helicopter surveillance said in a statement Saturday. The incident took place government and rebels have been holding peace gency militarily. Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel increased over the Zona Rosa district, a in a rural area in the Arauca department town of talks in Havana since November, with the aim of end- Santos, meanwhile, has presented a proposal that Mancera has insisted that the nation’s big trendy area where the 12 were kidnapped. Tame. Although the army did not specify the circum- ing Latin America’s longest insurgency. Former any peace agreement must be put to a national refer- cartels do not operate in the megalopolis Mass kidnappings and clandestine graves stances of the attack, military sources quoted by the Colombian vice president Humberto de la Calle, the endum. The FARC has reiterated its hope that any despite the mass abduction, drawing scoffs are more common in Mexico’s cartel-domi- media said it was an ambush. “In this same terrorist lead negotiator for Bogota, said the FARC would accord would be put before a constituent assembly. from security analysts. Prosecutors have nated northern border cities and western According to Santos, the referendum would take linked the May kidnapping to a drug dis- states-and are not what this bustling place the same day as March parliamentary elections pute between smaller, local gangs known as metropolis of 20 million people is used to. and a May presidential vote in which he is not seeking La Union and Los Tepis, which operates in The city has a relatively low murder rate a second term. The initiative “aims solely to allow the rough neighborhood of Tepito, home to of 12 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, six Colombians to have the final say on the agreements most of the victims. Two of the missing, times lower than the cartel-plagued state of that we obtain in Havana.” Meanwhile, the rebels aged 16 and 19, are sons of jailed gang Chihuahua in a nation that has suffered released a letter from their leader Timoleon Jimenez members. Relatives deny they followed in 70,000 drug-linked murders since 2006. dated Thursday in which he questioned Santos’s com- their fathers’ footsteps. “Obviously, there is While city authorities deny the presence of mitment to peace, saying the president was using the an organized crime presence in the city,” big cartels, the capital’s former police chief negotiations to promote neoliberalism. Samuel Gonzalez, a security consultant and and current head of the federal force, “This agreement being negotiated in Cuba since former federal anti-drugs prosecutor, said. Manuel Mondragon y Kalb, said last month November 2012 concerns a pardon for the guerrillas “Even though they may be small, they that top crime syndicates had “crystallized” in exchange for the globalization of Colombian showed their ability to make a dozen young in some parts. Bernardo Gomez del Campo, neoliberalism,” the leader known as “Timoshenko” people disappear,” he said. “Their ability to a former Mexico City and federal security wrote in the letter posted on the group’s website make them disappear and the state’s reac- official, said the capital is a strategic area for FARC-ep.co. tion only 80 days later are alarming.” organized crime because it serves as a tran- The rebel leader said the first item on the agenda The 12 missing, aged 16 to 34, were sit point for drugs and weapons to other of the talks concerning agricultural policy was signed escorted by a group of men out of the regions. “All the (criminal) groups operate in by the FARC with “some caveats to be determined lat- Heaven bar and into several cars yesterday Mexico City because it’s a big place to hide er” for environmental protection. On the second sub- morning, May 26, just steps away from a in,” he said, stressing that the cartels work at ject concerning political participation of the rebels, federal police headquarters and the city’s a “secondary level” here and usually avoid Timoshenko said that Santos does not want to “give main boulevard. Three months later, author- the type of headline-grabbing vendettas an inch.” The FARC is Colombia’s main guerrilla and ities discovered a concrete-covered mass seen in border cities. He also said city SANTEE: Hannah Anderson positions a photo of her mother, Christina Anderson, and now have about 8,000 fighters, according to the grave on a ranch outside the city containing authorities are playing with legal words by brother, Ethan Anderson on an easel at the memorial service in Guardian Angels Catholic defense ministry. A government commission last the remains of 13 people. suggesting that smaller gangs are not Church on Saturday in Santee, California. The two were murdered by family friend James month estimated that 220,000 people have lost their They confirmed Friday that at least five organized crime groups, as they do have a Lee DiMaggio, before kidnapping Hannah earlier this month. Hannah was rescued and lives in the near 50-year-old conflict. Other estimates belonged to the Heaven group and were criminal structure and deal drugs.—AFP DiMaggio was killed in a shootout with FBI agents in Idaho. — AP run as high as 600,000 dead. —AFP MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Mumbai police arrest last of 5 suspects in gang rape Recovering victim anxious to return to work

NEW DELHI: Police yesterday arrested the last of five men wanted in the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai, and said charges would be filed soon in a case that has incensed the public and fueled debate over whether women can be safe in India. The victim, a 22-year-old Indian woman, said she was anx- ious to return to work after Thursday night’s assault, in which five men repeatedly raped her while her male colleague was beaten and tied up in an aban- doned textile mill in the coun- AYODHYA: A stray cow stands amid Indian security personnel deployed outside try’s financial capital. a Hindu temple in Ayodhya, about, 550 kilometers (350 miles) east of New Delhi “Rape is not the end of life,” yesterday. —AP the woman told the Times of India. A statement from Jaslok Hospital, where she has been police detain hundreds since the attack, said her condi- tion was being monitored but over banned pilgrimage that she was “much better” and MUMBAI: Police officials escort an accused, with the head covered with black cloth, in the gang rape was being visited by family. of a photojournalist after producing him before a court in Mumbai yesterday.—AP NEW DELHI: Authorities yesterday their way to the disputed 25-hectare (64- Indian law forbids identifying social pressure or police to stay Mumbai police station Saturday with belts and dragged the detained hundreds of Hindu nationalists acre) religious site on the event’s first day rape victims by name. Police quiet about sexual assault, night, and the government has woman to a dense clutch of in northern India for allegedly defying a yesterday. arrested the fifth suspect yester- experts say, and those who do urged the harshest punishment shrubbery, where they assaulted ban on pilgrimages to a disputed holy Muslims revere the site as the former dayin New Delhi, the capital, report cases are often subjected for those found guilty. her while threatening her with a site that has been the cause of deadly location of the 16th century Babri after rounding up the other four to public ridicule or social stigma. The five suspects - including broken beer bottle, police said. clashes between Hindus and Muslims. Mosque, while Hindus say it is the birth- in Mumbai. People across India were two picked up overnight and two Police said one of the two sus- The city of Ayodhya, 550 kilometers place of their god Rama and that a tem- “We will file a comprehensive shocked and shamed in arrested earlier - are likely to face pects who appeared in court (350 miles) east of New Delhi, has been ple to him stood on the site before the charge sheet soon,” said December, however, by the bru- prosecution under a strict new Sunday had confessed to his under heavy security since last week, mosque was built. Today a small tented Mumbai’s police commissioner, tal gang rape in New Delhi of a law that sets the maximum involvement in the assault. The when the Uttar Pradesh state govern- shrine to Rama stands on the site, after Satyapal Singh, assuring that 23-year-old student who died prison term for rape at 20 years. court ordered the two to be held ment announced a ban on the pilgrim- tens of thousands of Hindu extremists in police had the evidence to prose- two weeks later from her injuries. Police said the suspects tar- until Aug. 30, along with two oth- ages for fear of communal violence. Most 1992 ripped apart the mosque with cute the suspects, including the Pledging to crack down, the fed- geted the photojournalist as she ers who appeared in court shops are closed and people are staying spades, crowbars and their bare hands as victim’s testimony and medical eral government created fast- and the male colleague were tak- Saturday. The suspect arrested in indoors. security forces watched. The demolition samples taken at the hospital track courts for rape cases, dou- ing pictures on a magazine New Delhi was being taken to Members of the nationalist organiza- sparked nationwide riots that killed 2,000 after the assault. bled prison terms for rape, and assignment in a Mumbai neigh- Mumbai for processing. tion Vishva Hindu Parishad insisted they people. It is rare for rape victims to vis- criminalized voyeurism, stalking, borhood where luxury malls and Police say one suspect will would go ahead with the 19-day pilgrim- In 2011, India’s Supreme Court sus- it police or a hospital immediate- acid attacks and the trafficking of condominiums stand alongside undergo medical tests to confirm age, saying it was justified as a religious pended a lower court’s ruling to divide ly after an attack in India, where women. Under intense pressure, sprawling slums and abandoned his age after his family said he event, not a political one. the site between Hindus and Muslims, an entrenched culture of toler- police have acted quickly to hunt mills. was a juvenile of 16. Police main- Police said more than 500 people, with the Muslim community getting con- ance for sexual violence has led down the five suspects in the The suspects, first pretending tain he is 19, which makes him including the organization’s leaders, trol of one-third and two Hindu groups to many cases going unreported. Mumbai case. Home Minister R R to help get her permission to eligible for trial as an adult. The were detained either in Ayodhya or on splitting the remainder. — AP Women are often pressed by Patil visited investigators at a shoot, tied up the male journalist eldest of the suspects is 25. —AP Buddhists in Myanmar torch Muslim homes

YANGON, Myanmar: Fresh sectarian vio- mosque in almost every village in our town- were unable to control the crowd when it lence struck northwestern Myanmar early ship and we live a peaceful co-existence,” he originally started,” he said. Details about the yesterday when a 1,000-strong Buddhist mob said as he headed to the scene, adding that riot were still being collected Sunday after- burned down dozens of Islamic homes and at least one mosque was burned down in the noon. The local Daily Eleven newspaper, shops following rumors that a young woman violence. which had a reporter at the scene, said 1,000 had been sexually assaulted by a Muslim “I cannot understand why the authorities people were involved in the violence. — AP man, police said. There were no reports of injuries. A crowd sur- rounded the police sta- tion late Saturday and then went on an hours- long rampage after authorities refused to hand over the assault sus- COLOMBO: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay (right) arrives pect, a police officer from to attend a meeting with UN staff members in Sri Lanka at a hotel in Colombo the area told The yesterday.—AP Associated Press. About 35 houses and 12 shops - most belong- Rights chief in Sri Lanka ing to Muslims - were destroyed before calm to probe war crimes was restored, he said, ask- ing not to be named COLOMBO: The UN’s top rights official will take up,” Fernando said. because he did not have began a fact-finding mission to Sri Lanka Tamil groups are banking on Pillay’s the authority to speak to yesterday after the government dropped first visit to Sri Lanka to revive calls for a reporters. public hostility towards her and prom- war crimes probe. The radical monk ised access to former war zones. Navi “We will take up with her the question Wirathu, whose anti- Pillay, who has previously been accused of accountability, the issue of thousands Muslim rhetoric has by Colombo of overstepping her man- of missing people, the militarization of placed him at the center date, arrived in the capital for a week- Tamil areas and the lack of political free- of rising religious violence long mission that will include talks with doms,” Tamil National Alliance lawmaker in the predominantly President Mahinda Rajapakse and visits Suresh Premachandran told AFP. Buddhist nation, posted to the former war zones in the north and Pillay’s visit follows two resolutions by news of the riot in the east. the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) outskirts of the town of The government’s U-turn came as in as many years demanding Colombo Kantbalu on his Facebook Canada leads calls for a boycott of a hold an independent investigation into page. Commonwealth summit scheduled to “credible allegations” that troops shelled Myanmar has been take place in the Sri Lankan capital later hospitals and refugee camps, and exe- grappling with sectarian this year. Sri Lanka has resisted pressure cuted surrendering rebels. violence since the coun- from the UN and Western nations for a The government insists that its troops try’s military rulers hand- credible investigation into allegations did not kill civilians and has slammed the ed over power to a nomi- that up to 40,000 civilians were killed in UNHRC for its “ill-timed and unwarrant- nally civilian government the final months of its separatist war, ed” resolutions. A pro-government group in 2011. The unrest - which ended in 2009. said it will hold a demonstration outside which has killed more A no-holds-barred military offensive the UN offices in Colombo on Monday to than 250 people and left crushed Tamil Tiger rebels who at the protest Pillay’s visit. The same group has 140,000 others displaced - height of their power controlled a third held similar protests in the past and began last year in the of Sri Lanka’s territory. Rajapakse has called Pillay a US stooge. western state of Rakhine, since been dogged by claims of indis- The government’s change of heart in where Buddhists accuse criminate killing of ethnic Tamils. During welcoming the rights chief could signal a the Rohingya Muslim her visit, Pillay is scheduled to hold talks desire to improve its image ahead of a community of illegally with Sri Lankan rights defenders to dis- crucial UNHRC session in September and entering the country and cuss the “culture of impunity” that exist- the Commonwealth Heads of encroaching on their ed over the conflict, local rights activist Government Meeting in November. land. The violence, on a Nimalka Fernando said. “She has not accepted what we have smaller scale but still “We are in the process of finalizing our done (to improve the rights situation),” deadly, spread earlier this memo to her. We want to talk about the Sri Lanka’s human rights envoy to the year to other parts of the culture of impunity during and after the UN, Mahinda Samarasinghe, told country, fueling deep- war,” Fernando said. “We are also specifi- reporters in Colombo last week. “So we seeded prejudices against cally taking up the issue of media free- are showing her what we have done and the Islamic minority and dom in Sri Lanka.” Fernando said an we are also allowing her to visit any- threatening this country’s armed break-in at the Colombo home of where and meet anyone.” fragile transition to a senior journalist at the Sunday Leader Until recently, the government democracy. Almost all of newspaper on Saturday could be linked declared much of the former northern the victims have been to her work, although police insisted it war zone off limits to foreign journalists, Muslims, often attacked was only an attempted robbery. aid workers and even UN staff. In the as security forces stood The attack was the latest in a string of past, Samarasinghe, who is also the plan- by. Myint Naing, an oppo- violent incidents involving the staff of tations minister, has criticized Pillay for sition lawmaker who rep- the privately-run newspaper, whose lacking “objectivity and impartiality”. resents constituents in founding editor Lasantha Britain and Australia have asked Sri Kantbalu, was outraged Wickrematunge-a fierce government Lanka to improve its rights record ahead by the latest violence. critic-was shot dead while he drove to of the Commonwealth meeting, while He said Muslims and work in January 2009. “The murder of the Canada’s Prime Minister Steven Harper Buddhists have lived side- Sunday Leader editor has still not been has said he will boycott the summit to by-side in the area for solved and this is also something that we protest continuing abuses. — AFP many years. “There is a INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 Chinese-American billionaire blogger held on ‘sex charges’ BEIJING: China has arrested Chinese-American bil- and also highlighted the problem of child traffick- Police in Beijing said the journalist with the News and start an investigation,” he said, referring to the lionaire blogger Charles Xue, who has attracted 12 ing. His detention dominated weibo discussion, Express tabloid, whom they identified only by his Communist Party’s anti-corruption department. million followers with his reform-minded com- with his Chinese name Xue Manzi the most surname Liu, “has been put under criminal deten- Ma is now a deputy director of the State ments, for suspected involvement in prostitution, searched phrase yesterday. Beijing police said on tion according to the law for fabricating and Administration for Industry and Commerce. His police said yesterday, as Beijing steps up controls their verified weibo account they had arrested a 60- spreading rumors”. New Express journalist Liu Hu action followed corruption allegations posted on web users. Venture capitalist Xue, one of the year-old man surnamed Xue and a 22-year-old was handcuffed and taken away by police on Friday online by Wang Wenzhi, a journalist with the official country’s most popular bloggers, was detained by female. from his home in Chongqing, earlier Chinese media Xinhua news agency, against the head of state- Beijing police Friday evening. “The two of them candidly confessed about the reports cited his wife as saying. owned conglomerate China Resources. Separately, His arrest comes as authorities have been step- fact of the prostitution. They are currently under On his own weibo account, Liu last month the former deputy director of China’s top economic ping up controls on the country’s freewheeling web administrative detention,” the statement said, accused Ma Zhengqi, a former Chongqing vice planning agency Liu Tienan has been put under users in recent weeks. Billionaire Xue is an avid adding that the arrest followed a tip-off from local mayor, of dereliction of duty in the restructuring of criminal investigation after a journalist at an influ- blogger who posted his last message on China’s residents. It also emerged yesterday that a journalist a state-owned company in the city, leading to loss- ential business magazine accused him of improper hugely popular Twitter-like Sina Weibo microblog had been detained for “fabricating rumors” after he es of dozens of millions of yuan (millions of dollars), business dealings late last year. The arrests come site at 5:41pm (0941 GMT) Friday, hours before he made online accusations of wrongdoing against a the reports said. “I call on the Central Commission after authorities told Internet celebrities with mil- was detained. He has previously backed a campaign former senior official in Chongqing, the megacity for Discipline Inspection and other authorities to lions of online followers to “promote virtues” and to release transparent details on pollution in China, once headed by fallen politician Bo Xilai. immediately suspend Ma Qizheng’s public office “uphold law” online. — AFP Abe battles doctors’ lobby over ‘Third Arrow’ reform Return of the ‘tribes’ poses threat

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to promote the advanced medical tech- nology industry as part of a plan to breathe new life into the economy - but the country’s doctors’ lobby is opposing what they say is risky surgery. Healthcare has become the latest battleground in Abe’s efforts to craft a strategy to engineer growth in the world’s third biggest economy, the so-called “Third Arrow” of his economic turn- around plan. The plans include changes to the country’s universal health insurance system - as cherished in Japan as the National Health Service is in Britain - in order to boost growth by increasing BEIJING: Former Chinese politician Bo Xilai speaks in a court room at Jinan Intermediate demand for innovative drugs and medical People’s Court in Jinan, eastern China’s Shandong province yesterday. — AP devices. The debate is being cast as a litmus test of Abe’s commitment to deregulation as he attempts to revitalise Japan’s stagnant economy. China’s Bo slams former It also illustrates the opposition that Abe, who returned to power after his Liberal Democratic police chief as vile liar Party’s (LDP) big election win in December, faces from within his own camp. “The idea of the JINAN, China: Ousted senior Chinese politi- Neil Heywood. “During Wang Lijun’s testi- growth strategy is ... for the private and public cian Bo Xilai angrily ripped into his former mony he is continuing to lie obviously, and sectors to get together and promote innovation, police chief yesterday on the fourth day of what he is saying is totally unreliable, it is We agree with that,” Takashi Hanyuda, an LDP his trial, calling him a “vile character” who full of deception, he’s just mouthing off,” Bo lawmaker who is also vice president of a power- faked testimony accusing Bo of covering up told the court, according to the court’s offi- ful doctors’ lobby, told Reuters. MANAMA: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) meets with Vice Admiral John Miller, a murder committed by his wife. Bo was a cial microblog. The growth strategy also aims to promote commander of the US Navy’s Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet (fourth right) and other American mili- rising star in China’s leadership circles when “He has a vile character, spreading exports of advanced medical technology and tary officers in Manama yesterday. — AP his career was stopped short last year by a rumours here and muddying the waters.” speed approval of new drugs and devices. “But empowered,” said Steven Reed, a political science vatization fan, during his 2001-2006 term. “It’s an murder scandal which saw his wife Gu Kailai Wang said when he told Bo that Gu had we have to protect the universal health insurance professor at Chuo University in Tokyo. institutional defect.” convicted of poisoning a British business- poisoned Heywood, Bo was furious and system to which everyone belongs,” said the 65- At first blush, the proposed reform hardly Some even want to deregulate public health man. Bo is now on trial charged with cor- punched him on his left ear, leaving him year-old ophthalmologist, elected to parliament appears the stuff of a political battle royal. All insurance and widen the scope for private ruption, taking bribes and abuse of power, “bleeding from the mouth”, according to last month after running with the support of the Japanese are enrolled in one of four health insur- providers, reducing the burden on public the last of which is especially sensitive as it Wang’s testimony on Saturday. Wang said Japan Medical Association (JMA). ance schemes that provide the same level of cov- finances already heavily strained by Japan’s age- involves allegations Bo challenged the Bo did not accept Gu’s involvement in the “If the system starts to break down a little, it er at the same prices. But because of a ban ing population and spurring growth of innova- authority of the ruling Communist Party. murder and had illegally sacked him. will turn into a flood and it would be extremely unique to Japan, patients who want to combine tive medical treatments. Despite Bo’s feisty defense, a guilty ver- “He said it was not a slap but a punch, hard to halt the trend.” On one side of the argu- a new drug or treatment not included in the offi- “The government should abandon 100 per- dict is a foregone conclusion as China’s but I’ve never learned how to box and have ment is the 165,000-member JMA and health cial health insurance package with a treatment cent control over the medical industry, especially courts are controlled by the Communist no great strength to strike out,” Bo said. ministry officials, who say they want to protect that is ordinarily covered must pay out of their insurance,” Shimada said. “Liberalization of the Party. State media, which speaks for the Wang fled to the US consulate in the nearby the cherished principle of universality in a system own pocket for both. differential in terms of quality and price would party, has already all but condemned him. city of Chengdu in February last year after that has been the envy of much of the developed That means they are faced with an “all-or- give tremendous growth power for the medical Since the trial began on Thursday in eastern confronting Bo with evidence about Gu, world. Lined up against them, and pushing Abe nothing” choice - relatively low-cost treatment industry.” Doctors at large hospitals that would Jinan city, Bo has repeatedly said he is not according to official accounts. to go further, are advocates of more radical inside the public insurance scheme or relatively benefit most from the change also favor a com- guilty of any wrongdoing and has called his After first helping Gu evade suspicion of reform who accuse the small family doctors who high-cost treatment without any public cover. plete end to the ban, pitting them against self- wife’s testimony against him the ravings of a poisoning Heywood, Wang hushed up evi- make up the bulk of the JMA’s membership of That ban on so-called “mixed medical treatment” employed physicians operating small clinics. mad woman. dence of the murder, according to the offi- wanting protection from competition from larger was imposed because the system, whose roots “The JMA says they are protecting patients’ inter- Yesterday, Bo rebutted earlier testimony cial account of Wang’s trial. Wang has also clinics and hospitals. stretch back before World War Two, is based on ests, but in fact, it is the patients who are crying,” from his former police chief Wang Lijun, been convicted and jailed over Heywood’s Reformers say the changes would give the premise of ensuring equal access for all said former surgeon Ryosuke Tsuchiya, a member who carried out Bo’s crackdown on crime murder. On Saturday, Bo admitted to sham- patients more choice and allow doctors more Japanese to the full range of safe and effective of the board at the Japanese Foundation for and gangs in Chongqing, where Bo was ing his country and poorly handling a discretion. The JMA, the health ministry and treatments. Exceptions have been made for Cancer Research and an expert adviser to Abe’s Communist Party chief. Wang said he had defection attempt by Wang, but Bo denied some experts counter that the reforms would some advanced treatments - such as cancer panel on regulatory reform, who wants the ban told Bo that his wife Gu, once a glamorous trying to protect his wife from the murder widen healthcare gaps between rich and poor. drugs approved overseas but not yet in Japan - lifted entirely. lawyer, had murdered British businessman accusation by Wang. — Reuters Critics also question just how much economic on the assumption that effective drugs and Critics say the doctors’ group is trying to pro- growth the changes proposed in a growth strate- devices will eventually be covered by public tect the interests of its members who won’t be gy unveiled in June would generate. insurance. Critics say the system is too slow and able to compete against bigger hospitals offering Facebook protest sparks The JMA also worries that Abe’s push for exceptions too few. Abe returned to power for a advanced care in a deregulated system, while Tokyo to join the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership rare second term pledging to revive Japan with a health ministry officials want to maintain their call for Philippine rally (TPP) free trade pact would give impetus to such radical economic policy - known as “Abenomics” - control. “They are protecting their turf, power changes if Washington pushes in negotiations for comprising the “Three Arrows” of drastic mone- and influence,” Shimada said. Health ministry offi- MANILA: Anger in social media at the mis- but quickly caught on. market-oriented reforms to healthcare, although tary easing, fiscal stimulus and a growth strategy cials counter that leaving healthcare to market use of Philippine state funds has snow- “There really is no group organizing US officials deny they have such an agenda in that includes structural reforms such as deregula- forces threatens both quality and equal access. balled into calls for a rally expected to this,” she told the Philippine Daily Inquirer, mind. tion. Unveiling his “Third Arrow” in June, Abe Some outside experts agree that lifting the ban, attract thousands, an organizer said yester- adding it was “snowballing at great speed”. Organized interest groups and the “zoku giin” promised to “dramatically” expand mixed care in or even easing it, would be a move towards cre- day. Calls for a “million people march” As of Sunday afternoon, nearly 18,000 (“tribal lawmakers”) who represent them have health by increasing the range of treatments ating a two-tiered medical insurance system in scheduled for today began circulating on people had said they would join marches staged a comeback since the LDP returned to included and reducing approval times. On which expensive, advanced treatments would Facebook and Twitter about two weeks ago culminating in what the organizers said power in December after a three-years gap and Thursday he reiterated that the change should increasingly be left outside universal coverage. after local press reports of a scam involving would be a peaceful “picnic get together” in cemented its grip on government in a July upper be a top priority. “Universality of access is the ‘holy grail’ of the Priority Development Assistance Fund. Luneta Park in central Manila. Activists in house poll. So although opposition parties have Advocates of more radical change want a healthcare in Japan and they (the JMA and The fund is money allocated for lawmakers other cities have said they would hold been badly weakened, Abe faces tough policy complete end to the ban. “The current system is health ministry) don’t want to see anything that to be used in development projects. Critics simultaneous marches in support of the battles with forces inside his own party. unfair,” said Haruo Shimada, president of the would fundamentally undermine that commit- see it as funding “pork barrel” projects Manila protest. “The organized vote is definitely making its Chiba University of Commerce and a former an ment to universal access,” said one foreign med- which have traditionally been a source of Various religious, professional, business presence known. The ‘zoku giin’ are feeling adviser to then-premier Junichiro Koizumi, a pri- ical industry expert. — Reuters corruption. and leftist organizations have also signified At the centre of the controversy is a interest in joining the protest. “We are woman who allegedly connived with legis- aghast, disgusted and enraged at such a lators to siphon off some 10 billion pesos wanton display of shamelessness by those Abbott campaigns to oust (233 million dollars) from the fund.”We who we elected to serve and protect the demand transparency and accountability,” people,” read a manifesto of support signed the organizers said in their online invitation by some alumni of the elite Philippine Australia’s ‘worst govt’ on Facebook. “Abolish pork barrel.” Military Academy who are no longer on One of the organizers, Peachy Rallonza- active duty. “We cannot and we will not tol- BRISBANE: Australia’s conservative opposition an election that year but was removed by Labor budget to surplus and abolish a carbon emissions Bretana, said the idea for the march origi- erate this anymore even those from among leader Tony Abbott, frontrunner to become prime two months ago and replaced with Rudd to try to tax and a mining tax, contrasted with “a confused nally circulated among her circle of friends our own,” it said. —AFP minister in upcoming polls, urged voters yester- improve the party’s chances at the election. and chaotic Labor Party”. day to dump the Labor government which he “I say: give my team a chance,” Abbott said at He pledged to fund an interest-free loan described as the worst in the nation’s history. the official launch. “Choose change and the last scheme to help apprentices train in certain trades, Japan scrambles jets Opinion polls suggest Abbott is on course for vic- six years will soon seem like an aberration.”Abbott help make certain medicines cheaper for retirees tory against Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in the said his plans for government under a and plough millions of dollars into dementia September 7 elections, and at his Liberal Party’s Liberal/National coalition, which would return the research. —AFP against Russian planes major rally in Brisbane, he called on voters to give him a chance. TOKYO: Japan scrambled fighter jets yes- shortly after midday (0300 GMT). “You don’t expect miracles, just a government terday as a pair of Russian military planes A total of four F-2 fighter jets from the that is competent and trustworthy and a prime flew along the nation’s northern coastline, Air Self-Defence Force scrambled against minister who doesn’t talk down to you,” he said. the defense ministry said. them, a defense ministry official said at the “And I’m confident that your expectations can be Two IL-38 planes flew along shorelines of time. The Japanese foreign ministry said it more than met.” Abbott, a former minister in John Hokkaido, Aomori and Akita, facing the Sea filed a formal protest with the Russian Howard’s government, took the stage to a stand- of Japan (East Sea), but stayed away from embassy in Tokyo over the violation and ing ovation from the party faithful before calling Japanese airspace, the ministry added. urged them to investigate it. In February for the removal of “the worst government in our Japan’s Self-Defense Forces “responded by two Russian Su-27 fighters breached history”. “I will spend the next two weeks reassur- scrambling fighters,” according to a brief Japan’s airspace for just over a minute off ing people that there is a better way, while Mr press release from the ministry which came Hokkaido in what was reported to be the Rudd will spend the next two weeks trying to with a map of the Russian planes’ flight first such incident in five years. scare you about what might happen if he doesn’t path. Tokyo and Moscow never signed a keep his job,” Abbott said. Labor has charged that Japanese defense officials could not peace treaty after World War II. Despite an Abbott, if elected, would “cut to the bone”. But the be reached for immediate comment. The important commercial relationship, they opposition leader said the country could not incident came only days after Russian remain at loggerheads over the sovereign- afford another term under centre-left Labor, bombers briefly intruded into the ty of islands north of the Japanese main which has been in power for six years and has Japanese airspace Thursday, prompting island of Hokkaido. switched prime ministers twice in that time. Tokyo to scramble fighter jets. At the time, Japan is also at odds with China over the Rudd led Labor to victory against the conser- BRISBANE: Australia’s opposition leader Tony Abbott (second from right) poses with his two Tu-95 bombers breached airspace near sovereignty of an island chain near Taiwan, vatives in 2007, but was dumped by his party for family (from left) daughter Frances, his wife Margie, and daughter Bridget (right) during the isle of Okinoshima off Fukuoka in in a particularly bitter dispute that has seen his then-deputy Julia Gillard in 2010. Gillard won the 2013 Coalition Campaign Launch in Brisbane yesterday. — AP southern Japan for nearly two minutes both sides scramble aircraft. — AFP

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Issues UN’s Mali task is open-ended

By Daniel Flynn and David Lewis

he UN is being dragged into a mission in Mali likely to involve state-building as much as peacekeeping, as TFrance looks to reduce its military footprint in the vast and poor Sahel state after defeating an Islamist rebellion. The day Mali elected a new president this month, the French general who led the military campaign to push the rebels from its desert north flew back home, his job done. That evening, the United Nations official now responsi- ble for helping to rebuild the West African nation landed at the same airport in Bamako after visiting the cradle of last year’s rebellion, his task only just beginning. France’s suc- cessful seven-month-old campaign to destroy the Islamist enclave has killed hundreds of fighters linked to al Qaeda Chemical war may draw US into Syria and scattered others far across the Sahara. But with Paris keen to wrap up “Operation Serval” quick- By Stephen Collinson military activity in recent days could be sim- poraneous witness accounts and (a) record of limited to avoid pulling Washington further ly, and Mali’s West African neighbors unable to keep the ply designed to build pressure on Syrian the symptoms of those killed.” Simply by into the war. Hussein Ibish, a Middle East peace there alone, the UN faces what some people see as igns are growing that the horror of President Bashar Al-Assad, who has resisted being seen to marshall the US response, analyst with the American Task Force on an open-ended mission with precious few resources. How chemical warfare could for the first time all US demands to quit power. Obama is raising the stakes. “There is a sense Palestine, believes military action is possible. long the planned 12,600 UN peacekeeping force will take to Sdraw the United States into a direct mili- But the administration appears to be tak- in Washington that this is new territory and “It seems to me the minimum action we roll out fully remains unclear. It is even less clear how suited tary intervention in Syria’s vicious civil war. ing steps that would be expected to precede they will take some sort of action,” said Barry would expect is a limited cruise missile attack the multinational mission is to a task which includes help- The US military and diplomatic machine is a decision to target Syrian units eventually Pavel, a former senior defense and national on some chemical weapons-related sites. “It ing the government to reestablish itself in the north and slowly stirring, after pictures of children implicated in the attack outside Damascus. security official in the Clinton, Bush and could include disruption of facilities that are eventually handing responsibility for security to Mali’s army. apparently choked on poisonous gas The Pentagon is positioning forces, including Obama administrations. But if robust action useful to the regime.” Whatever happens, “We still need helicopters, engineers and transport planes shocked the world last week. President ships equipped with cruise missiles, closer to does not materialize after Washington Obama wants to be remembered as a presi- and it is important that countries commit to supply that,” Barack Obama is facing another test of a Syria while Obama aides examine the Kosovo pumped its muscles, the administration risks dent who ended US wars, not one who said Bert Koenders, the UN Special Representative to Mali. legacy doctrine rooted in avoiding Middle conflict for legal precedents for action with- tarnishing its credibility, said Pavel, now with opened new fronts. “The UN is here to facilitate the return of the state to north Eastern quagmires. out a UN mandate, which Russia would sure- the Atlantic Council. Officials say there is no talk of a no-fly Mali and provide security until the army is ready to take Syria touches a perennial question of ly block. Secretary of State John Kerry has Obama’s personal reputation is also in zone in Syria, And there are also signs the over ... It’s a mission which is likely to last a few years.” whether humanitarian impulses or narrow also been burning up phone lines, talking to play, after he said last year the widespread administration is concerned about framing a The speed of Mali’s collapse last year testifies to the chal- national interest should define US foreign US allies in Europe and the Middle East. use in Syria of chemical weapons would cross legal rationale for any action. One blueprint lenge. Tuareg separatists and Islamist rebels seized three policy. The crisis is intensifying as Obama is Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University foreign a US red line. US foes in Iran, China and North could be the coalition, including European northern regions, covering an area the size of France, in as wrestling with how to respond to a coup in policy historian, believes Obama is yet to Korea are watching to see whether defying and Gulf states, that went to war in Libya to many days as government disintegrated after a March 2012 Egypt. The president held a rare Saturday sign off on military force. the US president entails a price. Obama protect civilians. coup. This crisis showed Mali’s political system, once hailed meeting with top aides including Vice But he said the administration clearly responded to previous small scale chemical That scenario would lack the United as a model democracy in a turbulent region, had been rot- President Joe Biden, his secretaries of “feels pressure to do something, or to look weapons use in Syria by promising direct aid Nations Security Council resolution on Libya- ted to the core by graft and mismanagement. In the north, defense and state, intelligence chiefs and like it is preparing to respond, for political to rebel groups. which Russia did not block, only later to con- the state was overrun by criminal networks often involving senior brass to discuss the US response. reasons, (and to show Syria) that there are But he called the chemical attack a “big clude it had been duped into regime change. local dignitaries, smuggling everything from cocaine to fuel Then he called British Prime Minister boundaries to what is permissible.” event,” raising the stakes for himself. A US Obama must also consider what would hap- and cigarettes. David Cameron-hinting at an effort to frame Obama aides caution that no decisions intelligence finding that the Assad regime pen if military action went wrong, including Many Malians cheered the French intervention in an international coalition for action. have been finalized, and want definitive was indeed to blame would put Obama in a the danger of civilian casualties. Domestic January which halted an Islamist offensive towards Bamako. It is unclear whether Obama is leaning proof that Syrian forces strafed a rebel-held tough political spot. politics also cannot be ignored. Obama But with the imminent threat over, some are wary of foreign towards a military strike if the use of chemi- Damascus suburb with chemical arms and Officials have only spoken in broad terms would likely argue that limited action against meddling and questioning the need for a massive UN pres- cal arms by Assad’s troops, which would killed 1,300 people. But the White House about possible military options. Any strike Syria would fall short of the scale of opera- ence. One of Bamako’s biggest hotels, the Amitie, has been infringe a “red line” he established last year, is offered credence to the reports in a state- would have to be strong enough to deter tion requiring a formal authorization of war turned into UN headquarters, with armored personnel carri- proven It is possible that US diplomatic and ment on Saturday’s meeting, noting “contem- reprisals by Assad’s military, but sufficiently for Congress. —AFP ers and blast barriers protecting the glass-fronted atrium. “We do not need them here. They drive around town in their white cars without saying hello to anybody,” said Yaya Diaby, 54, a Bamako artisan. “Since they came, there has not Lebanon on the brink of civil war been the slightest clash. They have not had to intervene at all.” New President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who won 78 percent of the vote in a runoff on Aug. 11 with a promise to By Rana Moussaoui back the rebels politically and financially, while Hezbollah Beirut and Tripoli,” Lister said. Paul Salem, who heads the restore Mali’s national pride, must unite a broken country. has been fighting for weeks alongside Assad loyalist troops Carnegie Middle East Centre in Beirut, says it is too soon to He needs to negotiate a lasting peace with the Tuareg sepa- nalysts fear violence will spin out of control in Syria’s and have helped them make some advances on the ground. say how things will play out in Lebanon. He said the Tripoli ratists in the north, rebuild the state and get the economy neighbor Lebanon after deadly bombings struck Tripoli, Lebanon’s second city, has been rocked by fre- bombings could have been a form of “retaliation” or even back on track with $4 billion in foreign aid due to be ASunni and Shiite areas of the country a week apart released following the peaceful election. Under the terms and killed dozens of people. The 29-month war in Syria, of a ceasefire deal with the Tuaregs in June, the Malian army once the power broker in Lebanon, has already spilled has cautiously returned to the north but remains weak. In across the border, pitting supporters of the Damascus the town of Kidal, a Tuareg stronghold, government troops regime against its opponents. remain in a camp while UN peacekeepers patrol the sandy “It is very likely that there will be more car bombs and streets, daubed with separatist graffiti. Soldiers from other terrorist attacks all over Lebanon. There is nothing to Senegal and Benin lounge in white UN trucks under acacia prevent it,” said Fadia Kiwan, head of the political sciences trees, while children shout “Long Live Azawad”, the Tuaregs’ department at Beirut’s Saint Joseph University. According to name for their northern homeland. With separatist fighters her “there is a fifth column operating in the country” whose also confined to barracks pending peace talks, UN troops protagonists are linked to the Syrian conflict. say they have had little to do. On Friday twin car bombs struck the mostly Sunni Rehatting African soldiers from an existing West African security operation in Mali gave the UN mission a headstart, Muslim northern port city of Tripoli, just a week after a blast but it is still at only half its planned strength. With France ripped through a densely populated Shiite area of Beirut. still needed to provide much of the logistics, the planned Kiwan said the Syrian regime could be behind the attacks or reduction of its troop numbers is behind schedule. they were unleashed by jihadists from Al-Nusra Front who President Francois Hollande said in March that France are fighting alongside other rebels to topple President would have halved its troop presence in Mali to 2,000 by Bashar Al-Assad. mid-year, but it still has 3,200 soldiers there. The UN mission In any case, she said, “all these attacks will continue”. has no helicopters and just four planes - two of them lent Charles Lister, an analyst at IHS Jane’s Terrorism and by Germany. Faced with inhospitable conditions and mas- Insurgency Centre, said: “Lebanon has become a victim of sive distances, it is painfully short of resources. what has in effect become a proxy conflict in Syria.” It has also been sapped by the withdrawal of troops by “Lebanon is becoming an extension of the Syrian conflict.” regional heavyweight Nigeria, which is fighting its own The Tripoli attacks outside Sunni mosques, like the Islamist insurgency at home. A 500-strong brigade of August 15 blast in Rweiss, a stronghold of the Shiite move- Chinese soldiers is due next month but the lack of ment Hezbollah, killed civilians. In all, around 70 people died “enablers” such as engineers and helicopters mean it will and hundreds more were wounded. No one claimed take time for others to arrive. responsibility for the Tripoli attacks-the bloodiest since Either way, Paris will be committed to Mali for some Lebanon’s 15-year civil war ended in 1990. But a previously time. About 1,000 French special forces will stay to deter unknown group, with apparent Sunni affiliations, said it was the return of Islamists. An attack on a barracks and a responsible for the Rweiss bloodshed. As officials grapple French-run uranium mine in neighboring Niger in May with the consequences of both attacks, they have warned showed the threat remains. — Reuters that the aim of the unrest is to revive “sectarian strife” that BEIRUT: Egyptian citizens who live in Lebanon chant slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood as they plagued Lebanon during the civil war, and vowed to pursue hold a supporting banner and posters of Egyptian Army Chief Lt Gen Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi during a rally their fight against terrorism. to show their solidarity with the Egyptian army and police, in front of the Egyptian Embassy in Beirut All articles appearing on these The bombings outside Sunni mosques during Friday’s yesterday.—AP pages are the personal opinion of weekly Muslim prayers is “symbolic”, Lister said, because Tripoli has been riven by strife, often deadly, over the Syria quent and often deadly clashes between Sunnis and “deterrence” for the Beirut blast. On the other hand, he said, the writers. Kuwait Times takes no conflict. “The targeting of the Al-Taqwa and Al-Salam Alawites, a Shiite offshoot sect from which Assad hails. But it could be the beginning of a spiral of violence that “will responsibility for views expressed mosques was hugely symbolic. Both have been clearly Kiwan said the latest bombings rang alarm bells for all spin out of control”. Hilal Khashan, chairman of the political therein. Kuwait Times invites read- involved in the heightened sectarian tensions within the Lebanese, regardless of their religion or sect. science department at the American ers to voice their opinions. Please Tripoli theatre,” Lister said. “All the Lebanese are now in the same boat; they are all University of Beirut, said: “It is clear that there is a desire “However, the sheer scale of the attacks and the fact that exposed on the security front,” she said. Observers agree to trigger a confessional war in Lebanon to divert attention send submissions via email to: opin- they took place during Friday prayers will undoubtedly have that 23 years after the civil war that killed thousands and from what is happening in Syria.” Friday’s car bombings were [email protected] or via snail a national impact,” he added. Officially Lebanon has kept devastated the country’s infrastructure, no one in Lebanon reminiscent of attacks that shook the country during its civil mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. neutral in the Syria war. But as the protracted conflict contin- has any interest in engaging in a new sectarian conflict. war, when Lebanese often checked under their cars for The editor reserves the right to edit ues, tensions have grown in Lebanon between Sunnis, who “While I certainly don’t foresee any kind of nationwide explosives before getting in. That fear was palpable in Tripoli mostly support the rebellion against the Syrian regime, and explosion in violence, I do think such bombings may on Saturday as residents buried their dead, including chil- any submission as necessary. Shiites, who back Assad’s government. Lebanon’s Sunnis become more commonplace, particularly in hotspots like dren.—- AFP NEWS MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013

Celebrated US actress Julie Harris dies at 87

NEW YORK: Julie Harris, the diminu- “The Belle of Amherst.” She won the tive actress who won five Tony Awards 1977 Tony Award for Best Actress in for her stage performances and was the play recreating Dickinson’s world also honored for her work in televi- by gossiping about neighbors, sion and film, died on Saturday at age recounting daily household routines, 87, a Massachusetts funeral home and reciting the verse of the isolated, said. Bill Collins, a funeral director at indiosyncratic and reclusive poet. the Nickerson Funeral Home in Harris “in a new twist on the old Chatham, Massachusetts, confirmed theatrical saw of an actor captivating the death of Harris, who lived in near- an audience by reading the phone by West Chatham. book” brought down the house by Aside from her widely acclaimed carefully and guilelessly reciting the theater work, Harris was known to tel- poet’s recipe for her Black Cake which evision audiences in the 1980s for her included 19 eggs and five pounds of role in the prime-time soap opera raisins,” wrote theater critic Louis “Knots Landing,” in which she played a Chaplin. country music singer and the mother She won four other Tony Awards of another key character. Harris was and received five more Tony nomina- also nominated for an Oscar and tions during her career in addition to appeared in more than 30 films, a lifetime-achievement Tony Award in including “East of Eden” in 1955, in 2002. Harris also won three Emmys, which she played James Dean’s love US television’s highest honor, and was interest. nominated for an Oscar for her role in She was born in Grosse Pointe, the 1952 film “The Member of the Michigan. Her father was an invest- Wedding,” the movie version of the ment banker and her mother a nurse. play that made her famous. Harris attended the Yale School of The actress best known for her Drama for one year before leaving in stage work often said in interviews 1945 to begin acting on Broadway. that an active career in the theater did After appearing in a number of pro- not encourage stable marriages, and ductions, she was catapulted to fame she was married and divorced three at age 24 for her role in Carson times. “At its best, the theater is a McCullers’ American stage hit “The balm for hurt minds,” Harris said in a Member of the Wedding.” 2000 interview. “It unites us as human Later in her career, Harris for many beings, gives us a home, brings us audiences would come to epitomize together. You say: That’s what it 19th century American poet Emily means to be alive, to be human, to This June 2, 2002 file photo shows Julie Harris celebrating her special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dickinson, in her performance of feel your heart beat. That what it the Theatre during the 56th annual Tony Awards at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. — AP William Luce’s 1976 one-woman play means. Theater does that.” — Reuters ‘Trial of two regimes’ in Egypt For Obama, world looks far Continued from Page 1 A day earlier, in a sign of confidence, the government relaxed a night-time curfew, saying it would start at 9 Cairo from a military hospital where he was placed pm (1900 GMT), instead of 7 pm. The month-long cur- different than expected under house arrest after his release from jail. few was imposed on Aug 14, the day the pro-Morsi The government used a state of emergency it protest vigils were stormed. Banks and financial institu- WASHINGTON: Nearly five years into his presidency, spoke on condition of anonymity because the official declared earlier this month to place Mubarak under tions are working normally again. Barack Obama confronts a world far different from what was not authorized to speak publicly. house arrest, apparently to forestall any public anger if Castigating foes of the army, a spokesman for interim he envisioned when he first took office. US influence is Few foreign policy experts predicted the Arab upris- declining in the Middle East as violence and instability ings, and it’s unlikely the US could have - or should have he had simply walked free. The trial of the Brotherhood President Adly Mansour said Egypt had undergone diffi- rock Arab countries. An ambitious attempt to reset US - done anything to prevent the protests. But analysts leaders signals that Egypt’s new army-backed rulers culties in the past two months, but had reached a “safe relations with Russia faltered and failed. Even in Obama- say Obama misjudged the movements’ next stages, intend to crush what they have portrayed as a violent, area”. “Those who tried and are still trying to break the friendly Europe, there’s deep skepticism about including Assad’s ability to cling to power and the terrorist group bent on subverting the state. Egyptian army will fall alongside the Tatars and Washington’s government surveillance programs. strength of Islamist political parties in Egypt. The Brotherhood, which won five successive post- Crusaders and all other enemies in the same dustbin,” In some cases, the current climate has been driven “The president has not had a long-term strategic Mubarak votes, says it is a peaceful movement unjustly Ahmed Al-Meslemani declared. by factors outside the White House’s control. But mis- vision,” said Vali Nasr, who advised the Obama adminis- targeted by the generals who ousted Morsi, Egypt’s first The army has announced a roadmap back to democ- steps by the president also are to blame, say foreign tration on foreign policy in the first term and now freely elected leader. The military contends it was racy that involves revising the constitution adopted policy analysts, including some who worked for the serves as dean of the Johns Hopkins School of responding to the people’s will, citing vast demonstra- under Morsi in late 2012, with parliamentary and presi- Obama administration. Among them: miscalculating Advanced International Studies. “They’re moving issue tions at the time against the rule of a man criticized for dential elections to follow. Changes proposed by a gov- the fallout from the Arab Spring uprisings, publicly set- to issue and reacting as situations come up.” accumulating excessive power, pushing a partisan ernment-appointed legal panel would scrap last year’s ting unrealistic expectations for improved ties with Obama advisers say the president is frustrated by Islamist agenda and mismanaging the economy. Islamic additions to the constitution and revive a Russia and a reactive decision-making process that can what is seen as a lack of good options for dealing with leave the White House appearing to veer from crisis to Arab unrest. But the president himself has pushed back Charges against Badie and his aides include incite- Mubarak-era voting system. Islamists and liberals have crisis without a broader strategy. at the notion that the US has lost credibility on the ment to violence in connection with an anti- expressed alarm about the suggestions. Rosa Brooks, a former Defense Department official world stage because he hasn’t acted more forcefully. Brotherhood protest near the group’s Cairo headquar- Egyptian authorities arrested an Islamist militant yes- who left the administration in 2011, said that while the “We remain the one indispensable nation,” Obama said ters on June 30 in which nine people were killed and 91 terday, saying he was close to the brother of Al-Qaeda shrinking US leverage overseas predates the current in a CNN interview broadcast Friday. “There’s a reason wounded. The 70-year-old Brotherhood chief was leader Ayman Zawahri and had supplied arms to Morsi’s president, “Obama has sometimes equated ‘we have no why, when you listen to what’s happened around Egypt detained last week. Shater and Bayoumy were picked supporters. Security sources said the authorities leverage’ with ‘there’s no point to really doing anything’.” and Syria, that everybody asks what the U.S. is doing. It’s up earlier. described the man, Daoud Khairat, as the “right-hand Obama, faced most urgently with escalating crises in because the United States continues to be the one Pro-Morsi crowds staged small-scale marches on man” of Mohamed Al-Zawahri, who was himself arrest- Egypt and Syria, has defended his measured approach, country that people expect can do more than just sim- Friday, but the Brotherhood’s street power appears to ed in Egypt on Aug 17. The Brotherhood denies using saying America’s ability to solve the world’s problems ply protect their borders.” have faded due to the round-up of its leaders and the firearms and says it has no links to Al-Qaeda. on its own has been “overstated.” But the perception of a president lacking in interna- bloody dispersal of protest camps set up in Cairo to Earlier in the day, the army said it had captured five “Sometimes what we’ve seen is that folks will call for tional influence extends beyond the Arab world, partic- immediate action, jumping into stuff, that does not turn ularly to Russia. Since reassuming the presidency last demand the president’s reinstatement. militants in Sheikh Zowayed, a town in North Sinai, say- out well, gets us mired in very difficult situations,” he year, Vladimir Putin has blocked US efforts to seek A pro-Morsi alliance known as the National Coalition ing they had been involved in attacks on security forces said. “We have to think through strategically what’s action against Syria at the United Nations and has to Support Legitimacy and Reject the Coup called yes- in the area. A son of senior Brotherhood politician going to be in our long-term national interests.” balked at Obama’s efforts to seek new agreements on terday for a campaign of civil disobedience to paralyze Mohammed Al-Beltagi was also detained in the south- The strongest challenge to Obama’s philosophy on arms control. Egypt, “retake the revolution” and reverse the army ern city of Beni Suef, the security sources said, in a con- intervention has come from the deepening tumult in Putin’s hard-line approach stands in stark contrast to takeover. tinuing wave of arrests.— Reuters the Middle East and North Africa. The president saw the relationship Obama cultivated in his first term with great promise in the region when he first took office Putin’s predecessor, Dmitri Medvedev. The two held and pledged “a new beginning” with the Arab world friendly meetings in Moscow and Washington (Obama US considers military action as Syria warns when he traveled to Cairo in 2009. even took Medvedev out to lunch at a local burger But the democracy protests that spread across the joint) and achieved policy breakthroughs. They inked a Continued from Page 1 whatever option” against Syria but intelligence was still region quickly scrambled Obama’s efforts. While the US new nuclear reduction agreement, and Moscow agreed being evaluated. On a visit to Malaysia, Hagel said the has consistently backed the rights of people seeking to open up supply lines to help the US pull troops and will necessarily be a strong response,” he added. US defence department had prepared “options for all democracy, the violence that followed has often left the equipment out of Afghanistan. Moscow bluntly warned the West that military action contingencies” at Obama’s request. “President Obama Obama administration unsure of its next move or taking Michael O’Hanlon, a national security analyst at The against the Syrian regime would be a “tragic mistake”. has asked the Defense Department to prepare options tentative steps that do little to change the situation on Brookings Institution, said the president miscalculated “We strongly urge those who, by attempting to for all contingencies. We have done that,” Hagel told the ground. in assuming that a few signs of improved ties would be impose their own results on the UN experts, are raising reporters in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. In Egypt, where the country’s first democratically enough to overcome years of distrust with the Russians. the possibility of a military operation in Syria to use On Saturday, Obama held a rare meeting with his top elected president was ousted last month, the US has “The issue here is one of raised expectations, unreal- their common sense and refrain from committing a aides and discussed Syria by phone with British Prime refused to call Mohammed Morsi’s removal a coup. The istically high expectations that Obama himself deliber- tragic mistake,” foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Minister David Cameron. Cameron’s office said they two ruling military, which the US has financially backed for ately stoked,” O’Hanlon said. “He hoped that a more Kasevich’s said in a statement. leaders agreed the use of chemical weapons would decades, has largely ignored Obama’s calls to end pragmatic, disciplined, less interventionist foreign poli- Syria’s foreign ministry said that visiting UN disarma- “merit a serious response”-echoing French calls. Obama assaults on Morsi supporters. And US officials are inter- cy would appease the Russians.” The White House’s ties ment envoy Angela Kane struck the accord with the had said a year ago that the use of chemical weapons nally at odds over whether to cut off aid to the military. with Russia were further damaged this summer when Syrian government yesterday for a probe. The United by Assad’s forces was a “red line” that could trigger In Syria, where more than 100,000 people have been Moscow granted temporary asylum to Edward Nations said in a statement the investigation would Western intervention. killed during the two-and-a-half year civil war, Obama’s Snowden, the former government contractor accused begin as early as today. US officials said President Barack A strident warning came from Washington’s archfoe pledges that President Bashar Assad will be held of leaking documents detailing secret US surveillance Obama, who held crisis talks Saturday with top security Iran yesterday. “If the United States crosses this red line, accountable have failed to push the Syrian leader from programs. In retaliation, Obama canceled plans to meet office. And despite warning that Assad’s use of chemical with Putin in Moscow next month, though he will still aides, would make an “informed decision” about how to there will be harsh consequences for the White House,” weapons would cross a “red line” in Syria, there was attend the meeting of leading rich and developing respond to an “indiscriminate” chemical weapons attack. armed forces deputy chief of staff Massoud Jazayeri scant American retaliation when he did use the toxic nations in St Petersburg, Russia. Britain said yesterday that evidence of a chemical said, without elaborating. The Arab League is to meet gases. Yesterday, senior administration official said there But the international impact from the National weapons attack in the suburbs of Damascus could have tomorrow to discuss the alleged use of chemical is “very little doubt” that a chemical weapon was used Security Agency revelations has spread beyond Russia. already been destroyed ahead of UN inspectors visiting weapons in Syria, the bloc’s deputy chief Ahmed Ben by the Syrian regime against civilians in an incident that In European capitals, where Obama’s 2008 election was the site. “We have to be realistic now about what the UN Helli said. killed at least a hundred people last week. The official greeted with cheers, some leaders have publicly criti- team can achieve,” Foreign Secretary William Hague told Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said about 3,600 reporters. “The fact is that much of the evidence could patients displaying “neurotoxic symptoms” had flooded have been destroyed by that artillery bombardment. into three Syrian hospitals on the day of the alleged Other evidence could have degraded over the last few attacks, and 355 of them died. Oman’s Qaboos in Iran on historic visit days and other evidence could have been tampered “Medical staff working in these facilities provided Continued from Page 1 University in Qatar, said Qaboos’ visit indicated Iran was with,” he said, referring to opposition activists’ reports detailed information to MSF doctors regarding large coming out of the “isolationist mode” it had adopted that the army has shelled the area in the last few days. numbers of patients arriving with symptoms including negotiations,” Qassem Mohebali, an Iranian analyst under Rouhani’s predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Washington had noted that Syria had offered to let convulsions, excess saliva, pinpoint pupils, blurred on the Middle East, wrote in the reformist Bahar news- who was known for bellicose rhetoric on the interna- UN inspectors view the site of the alleged attack, but vision and respiratory distress,” said MSF operations paper yesterday. Oman helped broker the release of tional stage. suggested it was too little, too late, said one official, director Bart Janssens. MSF president Mego Terzian told three American hikers detained in Iran in 2011 and an “Oman is one of the few Arab countries with which speaking on condition of anonymity. “At this juncture, AFP however that “scientific” proof is still lacking. In Iranian scientist held in California on charges of violat- Iran has had consistent and regular good relations,” the belated decision by the regime to grant access to the Israel, President Shimon Peres called for international ing US sanctions this year. Kamrava said. “Whether the Sultan of Oman is bearing UN team is too late to be credible, including because the efforts to “take out” chemical weapons in Syria as Prime Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif a message or not is something we won’t know until evidence available has been significantly corrupted as a Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would pull the sought to play down reports that Qaboos was visiting somewhat later, but certainly countries like Oman could result of the regime’s persistent shelling and other inten- “trigger” if needed to protect its people. Iran with a message from the White House. “We are not play a very important intermediary role between Iran tional actions over the last five days,” the official said. More than 100,000 people have been killed in Syria aware that the Sultan of Oman will be carrying a partic- and the United States.” If confirmed, the attack would mark the deadliest use since an uprising against Assad’s rule flared in March ular message for our country,” Zarif was quoted as say- During his three-day visit, Qaboos will meet Rouhani, of chemical agents since late Iraqi dictator Saddam 2011, the UN says. In the latest eruption of violence, the ing on Sunday by ISNA news agency. Rather, bilateral clerical Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Hussein gassed Iranian troops and Kurdish rebels in the governor of Hama province in central Syria was killed in relations and regional issues would be on the agenda, powerful Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, local media 1980s. US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said earlier a car bombing yesterday, state television reported, in an he said. Mehran Kamrava, director of the Center for said. Iranian and Omani officials will also discuss coop- yesterday the US military was “prepared to exercise attack it blamed on rebels. — AFP International and Regional Studies at Georgetown eration on energy issues. — Reuters MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 SPORTS

Ancelotti mum on Bale move ‘Snicko’ for next Ashes series Chelsea agree to sign Willian MADRID: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has refused to discuss Gareth Bale amid LONDON: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering LONDON: Brazil playmaker Willian has agreed terms to join Chelsea from reports the Tottenham Hotspur winger is poised to join the nine-times European using “Snicko” technology in the next Ashes series in Australia, Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, the Premier League side said yesterday. champions for a world record fee. Bale’s move to the Spanish capital has been wide- the ruling body’s chief executive Dave Richardson told the BBC The transfer, however, is subject to a work permit hearing on Wednesday. ly flagged in Spanish and British media and is said to be worth 99 million euros yesterday. The current series between England and Australia has “Chelsea Football Club can confirm an agreement has been reached ($133 million), eclipsing the price of around 95 million Real been dogged by controversy surrounding the Decision Review paid Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009. with both Willian and his club for the transfer of the System and there have been problems with the “HotSpot” tech- Photographs of Bale in the Spanish holiday resort of Brazilian player,” the London club said in a state- nology which is supposed to show whether the ball makes con- Marbella appeared in local media yesterday, prompting ment on its website (www.chelseafc.com). tact with the bat. speculation he will be presented at Real’s Bernabeu sta- The 25-year-old appeared to be heading for “Snicko will probably be the first bit of technology intro- dium tomorrow or Wednesday. London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in a 30 mil- duced,” Richardson said. “It’s always been reliable.” “Snicko”, At a news conference yesterday previewing today’s lion pounds ($46.72 million) deal after under- La Liga game at Granada, Ancelotti was asked where which uses sound from stump microphones, has not been going a medical at White Hart Lane on Bale might fit into his team. The Italian laughed and employed by the third umpire because it causes too much of a Thursday but Chelsea made a late swoop for said he had not thought about it as he had “other delay in decision-making. the Brazilian, who can play as an attacking mid- problems at the moment”. “There are different types of Snicko used around the world fielder or winger. “I understand it’s a very interesting issue for every- but the one that was used in this series is what they call a real- Willian joined Anzhi from Shakhtar one but I can’t say anything because he is time Snicko,” Richardson said. not a Real Madrid player right now,” he Donetsk in January, but the club’s owner “Without getting too technical it’s quite an involved process added. “I am sorry but I can’t reply.” Quizzed Suleiman Kerimov has tightened the purse- to make sure the sound gets to you at the same time and is syn- later by British journalists, he said there strings at the Dagestan club, putting the chronised perfectly with where the ball is.” The first Test of the were two reasons why he did not want to entire first-team available for sale, accord- next Ashes series starts on Nov. 21 in Brisbane.—Reuters discuss the issue publicly. —Reuters ing to media reports.—Reuters D’backs pound Phillies

PHILADELPHIA: Adam Eaton hit a go- CUBS 3, PADRES 2 ahead double in the 18th inning and In San Diego, Jeff Samardzija the Arizona Diamondbacks outlasted pitched eight impressive innings and the Philadelphia Phillies 12-7 in a Darwin Barney homered and drove in record-setting, marathon game for two runs as the Cubs beat the Padres. both clubs Saturday night. The teams In his second straight solid outing, combined to use 20 pitchers in a con- Samardzija (8-11) limited the damage test that ended at 2:12 a.m. and took 7 to one run in the eighth inning when hours, 6 minutes - setting a mark for the Padres twice loaded the bases and length of game for both teams. cut the lead to one run. The Phillies began the 18th with Samardzija allowed two runs on sev- outfielder Casper Wells (0-1) on the en hits. The right-hander struck out sev- mound. After retiring the first two bat- en and walked two. The light-hitting ters, Wells walked Tony Campana to Barney, who had three hits, connected start Arizona’s five-run inning. With for a solo shot in the fifth inning and Campana running, Eaton lined a double added a go-ahead RBI double in the to left-center to put Arizona in front 8-7. Cubs’ two-run seventh. After Wells intentionally walked Paul Goldschmidt, Martin Prado drove in INTERLEAGUE ST. PETERSBURG: Infielder Alex Rodriguez No. 13 of the New York Yankees fouls Eaton with a single to right to give the TIGERS 3, METS 0 off a second inning pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays during the game at Diamondbacks a two-run advantage. In New York, Max Scherzer out- Tropicana Field. —AFP Gerardo Parra broke the game open pitched Matt Harvey in their All-Star with a two-run single that spelled the PHILADELPHIA: Third baseman Martin Prado No. 14 of the Arizona rematch, striking out 11 and hitting a end for Wells, who was replaced by Diamondbacks throws out Carlos Ruiz No. 51 of the Philadelphia stunning RBI double that sent the Tigers Rays, Athletics advance another position player, infielder John to a victory over the Mets. McDonald. Phillies in the 14th inning of a MLB baseball game.—AFP Scherzer (19-1) joined Rube ST. PETERSBURG: David Price outpitched won his third straight start and the Indians and Zack Cozart had a tiebreaking two- been one of the best pitchers in the Marquard in 1912 and Roger Clemens CC Sabathia and the Tampa Bay Rays ral- beat the Twins. The win moved the Indians CARDINALS 6, BRAVES 2 run shot, powering the Reds to a victory Majors since June 1, compiling a 1.52 in 2001 as the only major league pitch- lied Saturday night to beat the New York into third place in the crowded American In St. Louis, rookie Shelby Miller over the Brewers. The Reds had four ERA and 112 strikeouts in 15 starts. ers to win 19 of their first 20 decisions in Yankees 4-2 to hang on to first place in the League wild-card race. worked seven innings of three-hit ball, homers among their 14 hits while AJ Ramos pitched the eighth and a season. Andy Dirks had three hits off AL East. Santana hit a two-run homer in the first. Matt Carpenter and Carlos Beltran each evening their series at a game apiece. Steve Cishek earned his 28th save in 30 Harvey (9-5), who gave up a career-high Evan Longoria snapped a 2-all tie with a Kipnis, who snapped an 0-for-19 skid with a homered and St. Louis beat Atlanta for Cincinnati has won 13 of its last 18 over- chances. Todd Helton had two hits for 13 against Detroit’s powerful lineup. He sixth-inning RBI single and added a solo first-inning single, homered in the third. the third straight time. all, tightening the NL Central race. the Rockies to move into 96th place on pitched out of trouble to keep the Mets homer in the eighth to help reigning AL Cy Both home runs came off starter Liam Freddie Freeman homered for the Bronson Arroyo (13-9) won his the career hit list with 2,496 in 17 sea- in the game, but they lost for the fifth Young winner Price (8-5) win his fifth con- Hendriks (0-2), who has lost 12 of his 13 NL East-leading Braves, who totaled five fourth straight start by allowing three sons, all with Colorado. The Marlins time in his last six starts. secutive decision. Price improved to 7-1 career decisions. McAllister (7-7) allowed runs while dropping three in a row for runs, including Caleb Gindl’s pinch-hit scored three runs in the fourth off Jeff Missing injured slugger David since a stint on the disabled list for a left tri- two runs in 7 1-3 innings. the first time since July 3-5. Julio homer leading off the eighth. The right- Manship (0-4). Wright, the Mets have managed only ceps strain. Sabathia (11-11) took a 2-0 lead Teheran (10-7) allowed a season-worst hander hasn’t walked a batter in his last two runs during a three-game skid. into the sixth before giving up three quick ANGELS 5, MARINERS 1 five walks and was charged with four 29 2-3 innings. Aroldis Chapman GIANTS 6, PIRATES 3 They were outhit 15-3 in this one. runs the Rays used to remain in first place, In Seattle, Mike Trout hit his 22nd home runs. Miller (12-8) worked more than six pitched the ninth for his 33rd save in 38 In San Francisco, Buster Posey had percentage points ahead of the Boston Red run and Jason Vargas allowed one run in 6 innings for the first time in 13 starts chances. The left-hander hit a batter three hits, Pablo Sandoval drove in two RED SOX 4, DODGERS 2 since June 1. He struck out six without and fanned three with a fastball that runs and the Giants beat the Pirates. In Los Angeles, Jon Lester pitched Sox. Price allowed two runs and five hits 1-3 innings and the Angels earned a victory walking a batter while pitching with no repeatedly registered 102 mph. Tim Lincecum pitched into the sixth three-hit ball into the eighth inning, over six innings. Jake McGee, Joel Peralta over the Mariners. more than a one-run cushion against a Ludwick and Cozart connected in the inning after two rocky starts for his first Jonny Gomes’ three-run homer capped and Fernando Rodney finished up, with The Angels jumped on top early against fellow 22-year-old right-hander. Center sixth inning off John Axford (6-7), who win in more than two weeks. The for- a four-run first, and the Red Sox beat Rodney working a perfect ninth to earn his Mariners starter Erasmo Ramirez (4-1). After fielder Jon Jay made a leaping catch at failed to hold a 2-1 lead. Joey Votto mer two-time NL Cy Young winner Los Angeles, snapping the Dodgers’ 30th save. a walk to Erick Aybar, Trout homered to the wall to rob Brian McCann of at least added his 19th homer an inning later walked four but struck out eight and four-game winning streak. The Red Sox give the Angels a 2-0 lead. extra bases in the seventh. The off Michael Gonzalez, and Cozart sin- pitched out of trouble in back-to-back began the day percentage points ATHLETICS 2, ORIOLES 1 Right fielder Endy Chavez limited the Cardinals, who began the night a game gled for his third RBI. innings before giving way to the behind Tampa Bay for first in the AL In Baltimore, Coco Crisp hit a tiebreak- early damage by robbing a would-be home back in the NL Central, go for a four- bullpen. The Giants did most of the East. They won at Dodger Stadium for ing home run leading off the ninth inning run from Hank Conger in the second game sweep Sunday with Lance Lynn MARLINS 3, ROCKIES 0 damage in the first inning when they the first time in five games dating to and Jarrod Parker earned his eighth inning. Ramirez and Vargas (7-5) traded (13-7) opposing Mike Minor (12-5). In Miami, rookie Jose Fernandez batted around and scored four times off their first visit in 2002, when they were straight win as Oakland beat the Orioles. scoreless innings until Los Angeles man- struck out eight in seven innings, lead- Pirates starter Francisco Liriano (14-6). swept in three games. Lester (12-7) After Parker and Chris Tillman waged a aged to extend the lead in the seventh. REDS 6, BREWERS 3 ing the Marlins to a win over the Tony Sanchez hit his first career gave up one run in 7 1-3 innings, struck magnificent pitching duel for eight innings, Grant Green singled and J.B. Shuck dou- In Cincinnati, Ryan Ludwick hit his Rockies. Fernandez (10-5) allowed four home run for Pittsburgh, which out six and walked four. Koji Uehara got Crisp connected on a 3-1 pitch from Darren bled to put two runners in scoring position first homer since last October, another hits and did not walk a batter as he low- dropped into a first-place tie with St. the final four outs to earn his 13th save O’Day (5-3). It was the third home run in with one out. indication his swing is coming around, ered his ERA to 2.30. Fernandez has Louis in the NL Central. in 16 chances.—AP three games for Crisp, who had four hits on Friday night. Parker (10-6) gave up one run, INTERLEAGUE five hits and three walks to improve to 8-0 NATIONALS 7, ROYALS 2 in 16 starts since May 22. In Kansas City, Jordan Zimmermann Kuchar, Woodland rebounded from one of his worst career ASTROS 8, BLUE JAYS 5 outings to go 7 2-3 strong innings, Ian In Houston, Jason Castro homered twice Desmond hit his 18th home run, and the and drove in three runs to lead the Astros Nationals beat the Royals. share Barclays lead over the Blue Jays. Castro hit a two-run Zimmermann (15-7) tied St. Louis’ Adam homer in the third inning to push the lead Wainwright for the league lead in wins and to 5-0, and added a solo shot in the sev- sparked the surging Nationals to their fifth JERSEY CITY: Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland enth to make it 8-4. straight win, all on the road. battled to a tie for the lead at breezy Liberty Brandon Barnes gave Houston an early The right-hander, who allowed eight National and will be paired for a final-round lead with a two-run double in the second runs in five innings at Chicago last Monday, Sunday duel at The Barclays, the opening event inning. Brad Peacock (3-4) allowed six hits was charged with two runs and eight hits. of the FedExCup playoffs. Kuchar carded a one- and four runs in 5 2-3 innings for the win. He struck out seven and walked just one. under 70, while fellow-American Woodland shot The Astros jumped on Chien-Ming After George Kottaras singled with two out a 68 to finish Saturday’s third round locked at 12- under-par 131. World number six Kuchar, who Wang (1-2) for four hits and five runs in in the fourth, Zimmerman retired 11 has two wins this season, was paired with big- three innings in his first start since July 2 straight until Emilio Bonifacio walked with hitting Woodland and came away impressed. after his contract was selected from Triple- one out in the eighth. The Nationals have “Man, that guy can play some golf,” said A Buffalo earlier in the day. won 11 of 15 overall while the Royals have Kuchar, who led by two strokes after finishing a been staggering. second round of 65 early Saturday morning. INDIANS 7, TWINS 2 After a 19-5 surge gave fans hope for an “Gary was really impressive.” In Cleveland, Carlos Santana and Jason end to a 27-year playoff drought, they’ve Said Woodland, who ran off four birdies in a Kipnis hit two-run homers, Zach McAllister lost seven in a row and 10 of 12.—AP row at one point, “I drove the ball beautifully all day, and finally I got some putts to go in.” Unheralded Kevin Chappell fired a sensational, MLB results/standings course record 62 to leap up the leaderboard and stand one stroke behind his compatriots in pur- Oakland 2, Baltimore 1; Boston 4, La Dodgers 2; Detroit 3, NY Mets 0; Cleveland 7, suit of his first title on the PGA Tour. A Kuchar- Minnesota 2; Arizona 12, Philadelphia 7 (18 innings); Chicago White Sox 3, Texas 2; Woodland duel, however, is far from assured with Washington 7, Kansas City 2; Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 3; Houston 8, Toronto 5; Miami 3, world number one Tiger Woods lurking just four Colorado 0; Tampa Bay 4, NY Yankees 2; St. Louis 6, Atlanta 2; Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego 2; shots off the pace tied for fourth with England’s San Francisco 6, Pittsburgh 3; LA Angels 5, Seattle 1. David Lynn. Woods and Lynn both returned two- under-par 69s on the waterside course under the American League National League shadow of the Statue of Liberty. Eastern Division Eastern Division Woods, among 40 players who returned early JERSEY CITY: Matt Kuchar of the United States catches the ball during the third W L PCT GB Atlanta 77 52 .597 - Saturday morning to complete a second round round of The Barclays at Liberty National Golf Club.—AFP Tampa Bay 74 53 .583 - Washington 65 64 .504 12 69 after play was suspended due to darkness in Woodland, playing in a threesome with year-old Chappell caught fire from the 16th, his Boston 76 55 .580 - NY Mets 58 69 .457 18 the weather-hit event, slipped from seven-under Kuchar and Simpson, used a string of four suc- seventh hole of the day. Baltimore 69 59 .539 5.5 Philadelphia 58 71 .450 19 with a pair of bogeys but battled back with three late birdies to reach eight-under 205. cessive birdies from the sixth to vault into a lead The little-known American made eight birdies NY Yankees 68 61 .527 7 Miami 49 79 .383 27.5 “Just hung in there and that was a grind,” said that grew to three strokes before bogeys at 11 in an 11-hole stretch from there, including four in Toronto 57 73 .438 18.5 Central Division Central Division world number one Woods, who has been both- and 12 and birdies by Kuchar at 13 and 14 creat- a row from the third hole and just missed a final Pittsburgh 76 53 .589 - Detroit 76 53 .589 - ered by a sore back after a poor night’s sleep on a ed a tie. birdie opportunity at his last hole. “Here, in the St. Louis 76 53 .589 - Cleveland 70 59 .543 6 soft hotel bed this week. The 29-year-old Woodland, who earlier this wind...if you would have told me someone was Kansas City 64 64 .500 11.5 Cincinnati 74 56 .569 2.5 Seven players were tied at 206, including U.S. month won the Reno-Tahoe Open for his first going to shoot 62 today, I would probably have Minnesota 57 71 .445 18.5 Milwaukee 56 73 .434 20 Open champion Justin Rose of England (70), PGA title, went ahead again with a birdie at 16 laughed at you,” Chappell told reporters after his Chicago W Sox 53 75 .414 22.5 Chicago Cubs 55 74 .426 21 Americans Bubba Watson (68), Rickie Fowler (71), but bogeyed 17 after his tee shot plugged spectacular round. The top 125 players on the Western Division Western Division Jim Furyk (70), Kevin Streelman (68) and 20-year- under the lip of a fairway bunker and he had to FedExCup list qualified for The Barclays and the Texas 75 54 .581 - LA Dodgers 76 53 .589 - old Jordan Spieth (68), and Sweden’s Jonas Blixt hit out sideways. Simpson, meanwhile, slumped leading 100 players on the points list will Oakland 72 56 .563 2.5 Arizona 66 62 .516 9.5 (70). Kuchar, who was grouped with Woods in the into a tie for 13th at six-under 207 after register- advance to next week’s Deutsche Bank Seattle 59 69 .461 15.5 Colorado 60 71 .458 17 resumption of their second round, claimed a ing a 74. In contrast to Simpson, Chappell Championship in Boston. The winner of the play- LA Angels 57 71 .445 17.5 San Diego 58 71 .450 18 two-shot lead over Woodland and 2012 U.S. soared into contention. offs finale, the 30-man Tour Championship, will Houston 43 85 .336 31.5 San Francisco 57 72 .442 19 Open winner Webb Simpson at the 36-hole mark. After starting his round at the 10th hole, 27- receive a bonus prize of $10 million.—Reuters MONDAY, AUGUST 26 , 2013 SPORTS

Gonzalez stops Mares Photo of the day CARSON: Jhonny Gonzalez stopped Abner his third world title belt. The popular Los Mares late in the first round Saturday night, Angeles-area fighter had sizable crowd reclaiming the WBC featherweight title in support, but Gonzalez silenced his fans stunning fashion. with two dramatic knockdowns. Leo Santa Cruz also won the WBC 122- Santa Cruz (25-0-1, 15 KOs), the former pound title at the StubHub Center south of IBF 118-pound champion from nearby Hollywood, stopping Victor Terrazas in the Lincoln Heights, picked up another impres- third round. sive victory with a swift stoppage of Gonzalez (55-8, 47 KOs) dropped the Terrazas. previously unbeaten Mares twice late in the After controlling the first two rounds, first round, flattening the 126-pound belt- Santa Cruz knocked his opponent down holder with a left hook. Mares appeared to twice in the third round with a left hook be hurt when he got back up, and the and a big right hand. Terrazas got up both Mexican challenger knocked him down times, but referee Lou Moret stepped in again with a combination along the ropes. with 51 seconds left in the third. Referee Jack Reiss stopped the fight with 5 Terrazas (37-3-1), whose face was seconds left in the first round. swollen after the first two rounds, won the Gonzalez is known for his impressive vacant WBC title with a split decision over knockout power, but the 31-year-old veter- Cristian Mijares in April. an from Mexico City also has been stopped Santa Cruz has knocked out four of his three times in his up-and-down career. last five opponents. He could be the next Gonzalez held the WBC title for nearly opponent for Mares, since promoters 18 months before losing it to Daniel Ponce Golden Boy and Top Rank refuse to work De Leon in a technical decision last together for a much-discussed fight pitting September, and he was knocked down dur- Mares against 122-pound star Nonito ing one of his two previous victories this Donaire. year. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All Mares (26-1-1) held titles at 118 and 122 rights reserved. This material may not be pounds before claiming the featherweight published, broadcast, rewritten or redistrib- belt last May, stopping Ponce De Leon for uted.—AP

Sebastian Vettel prepares for his race at the Red Bull Soapbox Race in Herten, Germany. —www.redbull.com Halep wins in New Haven

NEW HAVEN: Simona Halep rolled as Halep’s confidence built. the sport, is projected to break into Roland Garros. past defending champion Petra Kvitova finished with 25 the top 20 in the world next week At Flushing Meadows she’ll face Kvitova 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday in the unforced errors against 13 winners, at 19 in the rankings. Britain’s Heather Watson in the first WTA New Haven final, her first while Halep belted 14 winners with She is seeded 21st at the US round. She could get Italian fourth hardcourt title coming days before just six unforced errors. Open, where she’ll be trying to seed Sara Errani in the round of 16 the US Open. Halep, who gained a measure of translate her recent success to a and Danish sixth seed Caroline Halep, 21, notched her fourth notoriety this month when her sec- Grand Slam. So far this year she has Wozniacki in the quarter-finals. title of 2013, adding it to claycourt ond-round victory over Marion failed to shine on the game’s major Halep defeated Wozniacki, a titles won at Nuremberg and Bartoli at Cincinnati was quickly fol- stages, reaching the second round four-time New Haven champion, in Budapest and a grasscourt crown at lowed by the French Wimbledon at Wimbledon and falling in the first the semi-finals on the hardcourts at ‘s-Hertogenbosch. She needed just champion’s abrupt retirement from round at the Australian Open and Yale University this week.—AFP 66 minutes to defeat former Wimbledon champion Kvitova, the third seed, punctuating her first CARSON: Abner Mares reacts after he is knocked down by Jhonny Gonzalez during premier level triumph with her only the WBC Featherweight title fight at the StubHub Center. —AFP ace of the contest on her first match point. “It was an incredible match for me,” Halep beamed. “I played very beautiful tennis today. I Nismo’s big weekend! was enjoying every moment. “She played really good also. I’m DUBAI: Nissan Motorsport has just complet- been an amazing experience. really happy that I won this match ed one of its biggest weekends of 2013. The He continued: “My stint was very intense and this tournament. I am feeling #nismobigweekender saw the launch of the as I went out on track during a safety car peri- very, very good-it’s an unbelievable 2014 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 Super GT car od, then when the green flag came out I had period for me this year.” in Japan and the Super GT debut of the origi- all the GT500 cars behind me and I have to Kvitova had plenty of early nal GT Academy winner, Lucas Ordonez. say that was a very crazy experience. All of chances, but failed to convert four The Nissan GT Academy Team RJN team them were really pushing and I was there break points before Halep broke was in action in Slovakia for the FIA GT Series doing my first race laps in Super GT! her for a 3-2 led in the opening set. and Jann Mardenborough competed in three “Thank you to Nissan for putting me into Kvitova’s double fault gave F3 races at the Nurburgring. Steve Doherty this amazing race. We had the pace for the Halep the break opportunity, and headed to the US to race in the Grand Am podium today and I was really happy with my the hard-hitting Czech smacked a Continental Tire Challenge and one of the pace and pleased to have the opportunity to deep volley long on break point. newest winners of GT Academy was on track show my skills. The fans, the team and the “I was very nervous before the at Snetterton as part of the vital driver devel- Super GT Championship have welcomed me match,” admitted Halep. “I knew she opment program. with open arms and I hope to come back as I would play very good, but I just have learnt so much here.” wanted to enjoy the match. I tried SPECTACULAR SLOVAKIA to be aggressive.” With one Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 in action FAST LEARNER IS A QUICK STARTER Halep had won nine games on this weekend the pressure was on Wolfgang One of the toughest tasks for Jann the trot to seal the opening set and Reip and Alex Buncombe to deliver the silver- Mardenborough in Formula 3 this year has take a 4-0 lead in the second before ware at the the Slovakia Ring, the fourth been learning how to do a standing start as Kvitova managed to hold serve NEW HAVEN: Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic and Simona Halep of Romania pose with their trophies round of the FIA GT Series. Buncombe was all of his race experience (all one year of it!) again, the Czech’s errors mounting after the Women’s Final on Day Seven of the New Haven Open. —AFP unlucky to miss out on Superpole on before F3 happened in GT racing where Saturday and had to settle for starting the rolling starts are used. Jann is the first to qualifying race from 12th place. Wolfie had admit it has been a tough skill to master but Murray unfazed by prospect another breakthrough race when he had to at the Nurburgring this weekend he nailed it fight off the advances of the AF Corse Ferrari for the first two races! for much of his stint. The Belgian kept his Ironically his best result came in race three of defending grand slam title cool and came across the line in 12th place, but that was his worst start as he had a clutch NEW YORK: Andy Murray strolled into the US end his own drought and become the first July, a moment etched in British sporting history which was a brilliant second place in class. problem. After dropping to the back Jann National Tennis Center on Saturday without a British man in 76 years to win the US Open. but one that was a blur to him. Starting the main race from 12th, Wolfie fought his way through the pack, taking the care in the world, brimming with confidence and Returning this year as the defending champi- With the weight of expectation lifted from was immediately caught up in the melee fol- fourth fastest race lap and pulling himself up self-belief as he prepares to defend his US Open on has rekindled those memories though he shoulders, Murray holds no fears about trying to lowing an accident that Sebastien Loeb was to 11th place. title. Signing autographs and joking with the confessed his emotions last year were somewhat defend his title at Flushing Meadows, the most having. This dropped the Belgian to fifth in “My starts have been quite good this media, the Scotsman’s relaxed demeanour could stifled. “I was so relieved that night that maybe I raucous and intimidating venues of the four class but again he kept his head and at the weekend - which is an area I have been work- not have been any different than when he didn’t have the chance to maybe enjoy it maybe grand slams. halfway mark handed over to Alex who then ing on- up until race three this morning,” said arrived at Flushing Meadows a year ago. And this as much as Wimbledon or the Olympics, for “I think there is less pressure. I think before proceeded to hunt down a podium finish. Jann. “But the pace in the car was really good time he plans to do something he forgot to last example,” he said. “There was so much relief last the first match - and probably anything before In the final stages of the race Alex had today and I think I was driving better having year. He wants to enjoy himself. year that I wasn’t necessarily enjoying it as much the first match there will be nerves there - I caught the No.51 AF Corse Ferrari and wasted learnt a few things in sector one where I had In 2012, Murray arrived in New York still as I should have. expect to be pretty nervous because it’s a new no time in making his move to grab the last been a bit slower. I feel like I’m getting quick- searching for his first grand slam title. He had “So when I came back and practiced on the experience and it’s different,” he said. spot on the pro-am podium and eighth place er and quicker and the lessons learnt here this won the Olympic gold medal but the grand Arthur Ashe court, you know, the memories “But I think once the tournament gets going, I overall. weekend can be transferred to the last round slams had eluded him and he continued to be came back, and that was nice.” Despite his break- don’t think it changes. I don’t think it changes of the British F3 Series here later this year. I’m pestered about why he had not broken through. through, Murray knew winning the U.S. Open too much. “There was a lot of pressure on me for SUPER SPANIARD happy there are some positives to take away, That all changed under the bright lights of was never going to release the full expectation a lot of years to win a grand slam, and then same The new Nismo Global Driver Exchange it’s just unfortunate that we didn’t get any New York when he defeated world number one on him from the British public. sort of thing at Wimbledon. I wouldn’t imagine it Programme delivered the opportunity of a points after a strong race three.” Novak Djokovic in a nerve-tingling five-setter, to That only came when he won Wimbledon in would be the same here.” —Reuters lifetime for Lucas Ordonez this weekend “Like any big weekend we had our share when he competed in the Suzuka 1000kms, of the highs and the lows,” said Nissan’s his first Super GT race. Lucas joined Kazuki Director of Global Motorsports, Darren Cox. Hoshino and Daiki Sasaki in the No.3 NDDP “The highlights in Slovakia were the battle GT300 class GT-R and the trio finished the Wolfie had in race one and Al hunting down race in ninth place in class, despite being and passing the Ferrari in race two and of handicapped by a stop-go penalty. course the podium. Lucas showed great pace “This has been a great weekend for me,” in Suzuka, again showing his professionalism said Lucas. “It is a big opportunity for me to and maturity. Jann also made a leap forward be at Suzuka, racing in Super GT with the this weekend, getting the monkey off his Nissan Driver Development Team. It was back when it comes to race starts. The lows unfortunate that we got a stop-go penalty include the stop-go penalty in Japan and today but I’m really happy with my perform- Jann being taken out at the start of race two ance and I think the team is happy with the at the Nurburgring. One thing that normally work I did here this weekend. We have lots of happens after a big weekend is a big lull or a meetings and debriefs here and they have hangover. For Nissan and Nismo there is no been very honest with me and they have chance of that as we have much hard work to been impressed so that feels great. It has do in 2013.” BRNO: Marc Marquez of Spain (right) leads ahead of Dani Pedrosa of Spain (left) during the MotoGP race at the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Czech Republic.—AP Marquez grabs Czech GP

BRNO: MotoGP championship leader Marc second with Yamaha’s world champion Jorge Tech3 Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow, who start- Marquez won the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Lorenzo making it three Spaniards on the podi- ed on pole position for the second time this sea- Brno for Honda yesterday for his fourth victory in um with third place after a three-way battle for son, again failed in his bid to become the first a row. the lead. British winner in the top category since Barry The victory made the Spaniard the first rookie Italian Valentino Rossi, the last rider to win Sheene in 1981. in the 65-year history of grand prix racing to win four successive MotoGP races in 2008, was Crutchlow dropped back to fourth at the start five races in his debut season in the top class. fourth for Yamaha. Marquez now has 213 points and then crashed on lap eight before returning Team mate and compatriot Dani Pedrosa was to Pedrosa’s 187 with Lorenzo on 169. at the back.—Reuters MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 SPORTS Soccer-mad West Africa tries out distance running MONROVIA: Prince Weah had no experi- the symbolic importance of the race for a a West African sport. part of a large-scale event,” he said. the capital city, Libreville, and the coun- ence with distance-running when he country still recovering from a brutal 14- “West Africans, we are talented,” Weah The differences between Liberia’s first try’s forests. signed up on a whim for a 10-kilometer year civil war in which 250,000 were said. “We have the endurance to com- marathon in 2011 and this year’s race By contrast, more than 90 percent of race in Monrovia four years ago. Like killed. Liberia is celebrating 10 years of pete with the best in the world.” Holding show that distance running is viable in yesterday’s race participants were many West African boys, he grew up with peace this month. a marathon in the region comes with its the region, said Liberia race director Liberian. The winner of the race was 26- dreams of soccer stardom, though he “Liberia, too, is in a marathon, a race of share of challenges, not least of which is Robert Brinckman. year-old Nathan Naipei, who hails from quickly set those aside after unexpected- sustained peace,” she said. “With victory, the climate. Monrovia, often stiflingly “There were a lot of people that ran in Kenya’s famed Rift Valley - a hotbed for ly placing first in the running event. you will reap the dividends that come hot, is also one of the world’s wettest 2011 that didn’t really understand what a running talent - and finished in just Yesterday, 20-year-old Weah joined from being a nation at peace with itself. cities, and parts of yesterday’s race took marathon was, that were in a little bit under 2 hours, 34 minutes. The time was more than 1,000 other runners who took Our goal for Liberia is to get to the finish place under a heavy downpour. over their head and weren’t able to com- more than 20 minutes slower than his to the streets of this dilapidated seaside line, to be a winner.” The concept of long-distance running plete the race,” he said. This year, weekly personal best, something he blamed on capital for the Liberia Marathon and 10- While Sirleaf alluded to the past, many is also somewhat foreign. Mark training sessions have regularly drawn the weather and on the lack of top run- kilometer race, cheered on by hundreds runners were looking to a future when Maughan, race director for the Sierra over 100 runners. ners at the head of the pack. “There was of spectators lining the streets and even West Africa might emerge as a force in Leone Marathon, recalled spending the The race is registered by world athlet- no competition,” he said. a military brass band. the distance-running world. The night before the 2012 race taping signs ics body the IAAF, allowing it to attract 10 But Naipei said he was certain West Star participant was President Ellen marathon event is one of a few to have and distance markers on trees and bill- elite runners from Ethiopia and Kenya, Africa could produce a marathon cham- Johnson Sirleaf. Joined by US sprung up in the region in the last few boards in the northern town of Makeni, up from just two in 2011. Organizers also pion “in two to three years.” For much of Ambassador Deborah Malac, Sirleaf years. Like Liberia, Sierra Leone held its where the race is held. By the time the introduced electronic chip-timing tech- the race, he ran with, and fetched water donned jeans and sneakers and ran a second marathon earlier this year, and race began the next day, however, many nology this year to increase accuracy and for, the second-place finisher, a 22-year short stretch of the 10-kilometer race, Gabon will host its first in November. had been taken down, with some resi- combat cheating. old from Sierra Leone named Idrissa stopping early on when the course ran East African countries Kenya and dents deeming them “bad luck” and oth- Liberians’ ownership of the race sets it Kargbo. past her house. The 2011 Nobel Peace Ethiopia are the world’s undisputed ers putting them to use as firewood. apart from others in the region. The “I was pushing him. I can push that Prize winner has previously said that marathon leaders, with their high-alti- Maughan expressed confidence these Sierra Leone marathon is run by the guy and make him the best guy here in “praying for the other runners” is a more tude training camps and their runners’ kinks could be worked out. “People in British charity Street Child, with a focus West Africa,” Naipei said. “I’ll give him my effective use of her time than trying to longstanding dominance of major races. West Africa love their sport, so once on bringing participants in from other email, he will mail me, and I’ll send him reach the finish line. But on the other side of the continent, they’ve established what the idea is, countries. Gabon’s marathon is being the program for how I’m training myself. In remarks to organizers two days organizers and participants increasingly what the concept is all about, people billed as a weekend event intended to So when I come next year, I’ll see him before the marathon, Sirleaf described believe they can make distance-running over here get really excited about being provide an international showcase for very strong.” —AP Cowboys down Bengals

ARLINGTON: Tony Romo threw two Ryan’s team since training camp quarter, leaving undrafted rookie yard touchdown pass from Chase touchdown passes and the Dallas opened. The seriousness of Jeff Tuel as Buffalo’s only healthy Daniel to Rico Richardson on the Cowboys’ first-team offense finally Sanchez’s injury was not immedi- quarterback. Tuel completed 10 of first possession of overtime. got into the end zone, beating the ately known, and Smith didn’t look 17 passes for 63 yards. Cincinnati Bengals 24-18 on ready for prime time. CHARGERS 24, CARDINALS 7 Saturday night. COLTS 27, BROWNS 6 In Glendale, Ryan Mathews After completing 13 of 18 passes BRONCOS 27, RAMS 26 In Indianapolis, Andrew Luck rushed for 57 yards and a touch- for 137 yards, with TD passes to Dez In Denver, rookie linebacker Alec threw two scoring passes, and down in a half of play and San Bryant and Miles Austin for a 14-7 Ogletree ruined Ronnie Hillman’s Indianapolis’ defense did not allow Diego beat mistake-prone Arizona halftime lead, Romo was done for night with a strip-and-score take- a touchdown for the second for its first preseason victory under the Cowboys (2-2). away and kept Peyton Manning straight week as the Colts beat new coach Mike McCoy. Cincinnati (2-1) got its first from turning all those passes into Cleveland. The Chargers (1-2) blocked a touchdown on Brandon Tate’s 75- points with a big interception. Yet The Colts (2-1) scored on the punt, blocked a field goal and yard punt return. That came when St. Louis lost. Ogletree ripped the opening series of both halves returned a fumble for a touchdown. SPAIN: Team Saxo — Tinkoff’s Irish rider Nicolas Roche celebrates his victory at Cowboys punter Chris Jones had to ball from Hillman’s arms, scooped it before Luck and most of the starters The Cardinals (2-1) lost several play- the end of the second day of the 68th edition of “La Vuelta” Tour of Spain. —AFP re-kick after hitting the large video up and trotted 13 yards for the exited early in the third quarter. ers due to injury, including left boards hanging over the field. score one week after Hillman’s fum- Luck finished 16 of 25 for 164 yards guard Jonathan Cooper, the team’s Romo played five series, match- ble at the goal line was returned with one interception. first-round pick who broke his left Roche bags Tour of Spain stage ing what the first-teamers had in 106 yards for a touchdown in Cleveland (2-1) managed only leg and was helped off the field in MADRID: Ireland’s Nicolas Roche (Saxo) won the Aramendia (Caja Rural), Gregory Henderson the Cowboys’ last two preseason Seattle. Manning completed 25 of four first downs and lined up for the third quarter. second stage of the Tour of Spain as he sprinted (Lotto-Belisol) and Alex Rasmussen (Garmin- games, when they managed only a 34 passes for 234 yards in one half only three plays in Indianapolis ter- Arizona’s Rashard Mendenhall clear in the final few metres of the 177.7km ride Sharp) built up a substantial lead over the pelo- field goal and had two fumbles. for Denver (2-1), but Ogletree’s pick- ritory against Colts starters. Four carried six times for 47 yards before from Pontevedra to Baiona yesterday. ton. leaving with an ankle injury. Philip Roche was followed home by Daniel Moreno The trio’s advantage was as much as 13 min- Rivers completed 10 of 18 passes (Katusha) and Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R) in utes past the halfway mark before Lampre and for 71 yards with an interception. second and third respectively, but Giro d’Italia Astana started to up the pace in the peloton Arizona’s Carson Palmer was 12 of winner Vincenzo Nibali did enough to move and a strong headwind also began to hinder the 23 for 122 yards and a TD. ahead in the overall classification as he finished leaders. just 14 seconds back. Aramendia, Henderson and Rasmussen were EAGLES 31, JAGUARS 24 “It is an incredible day for me,” Roche told finally caught just before the 11km category In Jacksonville, Bryce Brown and TVE afterwards. “I have done a lot of work to be one climb up the Alto do Monte da Groba to fin- Chris Polk ran for fourth-quarter in good shape for this tour. “I hope to keep hav- ish, but apart from a short lived attack from touchdowns, and Philadelphia ral- ing a good performance. If I can get to Madrid in Amets Txurruka (Caja Rural) a large leading lied to beat Jacksonville. fourth, fifth or sixth (in the overall classification) group remained together until the final two Nick Foles, who lost the starting it will be an incredible tour for me.” kilometres. Czech Konig Leopold (NetApp) was job to Michael Vick earlier in the Nibali meanwhile was happy to take the first to make a break, but Moreno and Roche week, completed 10 of 11 passes for leader’s red jersey at such an early stage but is responded quickly and it was the latter who was 112 yards in the second half for the well aware of the challenge that lies ahead of stronger in the final few hundred metres to take Eagles (2-1). Vick completed 15 of him over the next three weeks if he is to win the his first grand tour stage victory. 23 passes for 184 yards, with a tour for a second time. “I am in very good condi- Spaniards Ernesto Valverde (Movistar) and touchdown and an interception. He tion and happy to have this red jersey that I Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) had a better day found Riley Cooper for a 9-yard already had once before back in 2010. after disappointing team time trials on Saturday score in the second quarter. Vick’s “But the Tour of Spain is very long and hard as they finished just 12 seconds back to remain best work came under pressure, so I have to keep going day by day.” The first in contention. However, it was a disastrous stage when he kept several plays alive four hours of the race had been dominated by a for Sergio Henao (Sky) as he was dropped on and scrambled for 53 yards. three way breakaway as Francisco Javier the final climb and lost 2mins 41sec. —AFP Jacksonville’s Chad Henne, who lost the starting job to Blaine Gabbert earlier in the week but got the start because Gabbert has a broken thumb, completed 11 of 18 passes for 106 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. The Jaguars are 0-3.

BUCCANEERS 17, DOLPHINS 16 In Miami Gardens, Miami’s first- team offense scored its only TD just before halftime on its 17th play inside the Tampa Bay 20, but the Buccaneers scored with 1:03 left in the game to win. Miami’s starters netted 180 yards playing the entire first half, their most extensive outing in four exhi- bition games. Ryan Tannehill went 17 for 27 for 150 yards and a 4-yard score to Brandon Gibson with 10 seconds left in the half for a 13-10 lead. The score could have been lop- SAN FRANCISCO: Emirates Team New Zealand (left) competes against Luna sided in the Dolphins’ favor, but Rossa Challenge (right) during the seventh race of the Louis Vuitton Cup. —AFP Gibson and Brian Hartline dropped potential touchdown passes, and twice they settled for short field Kiwis outsail Luna Rossa EAST RUTHERFORD: New York Jets tight end Kellen Winslow (81) leaps over New York Giants goals. cornerback Terrell Thomas (24) during the first half of a preseason NFL football game. —AP Miami fell to 1-3 with one exhibi- SAN FRANCISCO: Emirates Team New Zealand Prada fashion tycoon Patrizio Bertelli’s Luna tion game left. The Buccaneers outsailed Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge on the Louis Rossa has won one of 11 races against govern- improved to 1-2, but their first-team Vuitton Cup race course on Saturday, which put ment-bankrolled New Zealand in this year’s com- Andy Dalton was 12 of 16 for 113 off just before halftime set up Greg days after being named the starter, offense sputtered again. the Kiwis just one win away from a match up petition. The Italians crossed the finish line ahead yards. Pro Bowl receiver A.J. Green Zuerlein’s 58-yarder field goal that quarterback Brandon Weeden went against Oracle Team USA in the finals of the 34th only after a dead battery disabled the Kiwi’s AC72. had three catches for 42 yards after gave the Rams (0-3) a 20-10 lead at 12 of 25 for 105 yards. Trent TITANS 27, FALCONS 16 America’s Cup next month. On Saturday, Luna Rossa trailed 1 minute and missing the first two preseason the break. Ogletree also had a half- Richardson ran seven times for 31 In Nashville, Jake Locker threw The victory gave heavily favored New Zealand 58 seconds behind New Zealand in the 10.25-nau- games with a bruised left knee. dozen tackles and two pass yards. for 133 yards and a touchdown, and a 6-1 lead over Italy in the best-of-13 challenger tical-mile race in choppy wave conditions and breakups in his breakout preseason Tennessee sacked Matt Ryan five selection series. The champion will pit their 72- winds that gusted up to 25 miles an hour. JETS 24, GIANTS 21 performance. CHIEFS 26, STEELERS 20 times. Locker got both his first TD foot America’s Cup catamaran against a boat and With its powerful 13-story tall rigid wing sail, In East Rutherford, Billy Cundiff In Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh’s Ben and the first turnover this preseason crew backed by American software mogul Larry New Zealand’s hydrofoiling multihull reached a kicked a 32-yard field goal with 8:04 REDSKINS 30, BILLS 7 Roethlisberger and Kansas City’s for the Titans (1-2). The third-year Ellison, winner of the 2010 America’s Cup in speed of 54 miles an hour as it lifted out of the left in overtime to lift the Jets past In Landover, Washington’s Rex Alex Smith fought to a first-half quarterback also posted his best Valencia, Spain. water on its blade-like dagger board and rudders. the Giants. It’s the only time the Grossman threw for 171 yards, and draw and the Chiefs beat the game yet as he completed 11 of 13 As defender, Ellison chose to host the event That is nine miles an hour faster than the automo- rivals will play this year unless they Buffalo’s Kevin Kolb left with con- Steelers in overtime. passes and finished with a 134.9 inside San Francisco Bay on the fastest, most bile speed limit on the Golden Gate Bridge, the qualify for the cold-weather Super cussion-like symptoms in the Roethlisberger was 13 of 19 for passer rating before leaving after a advanced sailboats ever designed, so the Cup backdrop for the races. Italy’s yacht topped out at Bowl here in February. The way the Redskins’ victory. 166 yards and a 13-yard touchdown series in the third quarter. would draw spectators. Races have normally been 50 miles an hour. Jets (2-1) and Giants (1-2) played, it’s Grossman got the start for the pass to Jonathan Dwyer as the Ryan had Tony Gonzalez back held too far out to sea for land-based viewing. “You can’t help but get a buzz from it,” New highly unlikely. Redskins (3-0) because Robert Steelers (0-3) shook off two lethar- after the veteran tight end reported But the AC72s are fragile and dangerous, even Zealand skipper Dean Barker said of the unprece- The Jets quarterback picture got Griffin III hasn’t been cleared for gic performances with easily their to the Falcons last week. But a when expertly sailed by the world’s top yachts- dented speed. “These boats are just unbelievably even murkier, too, despite winning games following reconstructive best 30 minutes of the preseason. Tennessee defense without four men. One crew member died when Sweden’s chal- exciting.” the annual bragging rights game. knee surgery, and second-stringer Smith struggled early but led starters got to Ryan repeatedly, lenger Artemis capsized in May. After losing a race on Friday, Luna Rossa skip- Rookie Geno Smith struggled. Mark Kirk Cousins has a sprained right Kansas City to a pair of scoring including three times on third Strong winds, combined with an incoming per Max Sirena and helmsman Chris Draper of Sanchez seemingly hurt his right foot. Grossman completed 11 of 21 drives late in the first half and fin- downs. Julio Jones was thrown at tide, prompted race officials to postpone a sec- Luna Rossa looked defeated. “There’s nothing we shoulder, and his status is suddenly passes with one touchdown. Kolb ished 17 of 24 for 158 yards and a eight times with Roddy White rest- ond race scheduled for Saturday. Another two can do,” Sirena said. “They have more horsepower.” in question two weeks before the started for Buffalo (2-1) after first- touchdown. Kansas City’s Jamaal ing an injured ankle, and dropped a races are set for late yesterday, when the forecast Luna Rossa joined the competition late and, in season opener. The only guy who round pick EJ Manuel hurt his left Charles ran seven times for 10 yards couple while also drawing an offen- predicts calmer conditions. Still, sailing fans an unusual bit of collaboration, bought the boat looked good was Matt Simms. The knee in the Bills’ previous game. But in his first game after spraining his sive pass interference penalty. believe another wind delay is a greater threat to design from New Zealand. But the Kiwis built a Jets’ quarterback situation has been Kolb was kneed in the back of the right foot earlier this month. Jeremy Shelley hit three of four field New Zealand clinching the series this weekend second boat, which observers, including the Luna the No. 1 question mark for Rex helmet after a scramble in the first Kansas City (1-2) won it on a 15- goals for Atlanta (0-3). —AP than the Italian’s are. Rossa crew, see as superior. —Retuters MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 SPORTS Frankfurt, Augsburg pick up first points

BERLIN: Eintracht Frankfurt bounced back from losing their first two Bundesliga matches of the season with a 2-0 victory at Eintracht Braunschweig yesterday while Stuttgart slumped to another defeat. Armin Veh’s Frankfurt shrugged off defeats to Hertha Berlin and defending champions Bayern Munich to beat pro- moted Braunschweig, who suffered their third straight defeat to go bottom of the table. The visitors took the lead when LONDON: England’s captain Alastair Cook kisses a replica of the Ashes urn at the Frankfurt captain Alexander Meier’s 52nd- end of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at The minute shot flew in off the shoulder of Oval cricket ground. —AFP defender Ermin Bicakcic, while midfielder Stefan Aigner pounced on a mistake to add the second 10 minutes later. Ashes finale ends Later, Turkish international Halil Altintop scored his first goal for Augsburg since joining from Trabzonspor in June, as the Bavarians picked up their first points in in dramatic draw a 2-1 win at home to VfB Stuttgart. Altintop fired home on six minutes before LONDON: England and Australia drew the Faulkner, who’d taken four for 51 in Augsburg defender Jan-Ingwer Callsen- fifth Test as the Ashes series ended in a dra- England’s first innings 377. Bracker headed a second on 36 minutes. matic draw on the final day at The Oval yes- Pietersen came in and clipped Faulkner Bosnia striker Vedad Ibisevic then con- terday. through mid-wicket for four before driving verted a Stuttgart penalty to make it 2-1 at England, set a target of 227 to win after him wide of mid-off for another boundary. the break. Stuttgart’s Guinea midfielder Australia captain Michael Clarke’s bold dec- Suddenly England were eyeing a sensa- Ibrahima Traore was shown a harsh red laration, needed 21 more to win off 24 balls tional win, with Pietersen pulling left-arm card when he was sent off just six minutes GERMANY: Braunschweig’s midfielder Karim Bellarabi (left) vies for the ball with Frankfurt’s with five wickets left when the umpires paceman Mitchell Starc for four. after coming off the bench for an over- Japanese midfielder Takashi Inui during the German First Division Bundesliga football match. —AFP decided the light, even with the floodlights But Pietersen’s brilliant 55-ball knock zealous challenge on Augsburg defender on, was too dark to continue and ended featuring 10 fours ended when he was well Ronny Philp. the match at 7.35pm local time (1835GMT). caught at long-on by David Warner off The decision left both the 25-year-old German League results/standings The draw meant England, who’d already Ryan Harris. Trott followed soon afterwards Traore and Stuttgart coach Bruno retained the Ashes, finished the five-match when he was lbw to Faulkner. Labbadia incredulous and the player will miss at least the next league game against Eintracht Braunschweig 0 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 (Meier 52, Aigner 62); Augsburg 2 (Halil Altintop 6, Callsen- contest as 3-0 winners having triumphed in But man-of-the-series Ian Bell, who Bracker 36) VfB Stuttgart 1 (Ibisevic 42-pen). three successive Test series against came to the crease having amassed 545 Hoffenheim on September 1. The defeat left Stuttgart second from Australia for the first time since the 1950s. runs during the series at 68.12 including bottom, behind other big-names Schalke Played Saturday Jonathan Trott (59) and Kevin Pietersen three centuries, lofted Faulkner over mid- and Hamburg, while Augsburg and Bayern Munich 2 (Ribery 69, Robben 78) Nuremberg 0; Bayer Leverkusen 4 (Kiessling 22-pen, Sam 28, 61, (62), who both scored their maiden Test off for four. Frankfurt move up to mid-table. Castro 72) Borussia Moenchengladbach 2 (Stranzl 54, Arango 57); Hanover 96 2 (Huszti 15-pen, Diouf 42) hundreds in Ashes matches at The Oval in England got their target down to 36 off Meanwhile European champions Schalke 04 1 (Szalai 55); 2009 and 2005 respectively, kept England the last six overs, with the floodlights now Bayern have learnt they will be without Hoffenheim 3 (Salihovic 10-pen, Volland 25, Strobl 77) Freiburg 3 (Sorg 13, Guede 29, Freis 65); Mainz 05 2 in sight of an improbable win, in a match on as fielders struggled to see the ball. new signing Thiago Alcantara for up to (Choupo-Moting 61, N Mueller 78) VfL Wolfsburg 0; Hertha Berlin 1 (Ramos 74) Hamburg 0. where they had largely been outplayed, Bell, however, was run out for 17 by seven weeks. after Clarke closed Australia’s second bowler Starc’s direct hit as he set off for a The 22-year-old, who cost 25 million German Bundesliga table after yesterday evening’s match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, innings at 111 for six. This result saw single in the last significant act of the euros ($33.45 million) from Barcelona in points): Australia fail to win a single Test in an Ashes match before umpires Aleem Dar and July, limped out of Bayern’s 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund 3 3 0 0 7 1 9 Borussia 3 1 0 2 6 7 3 series for the first time since their 3-0 loss in Kumar Dharmasena called a halt. Nuremberg on Saturday and a scan con- Bayer Leverkusen 3 3 0 0 8 3 9 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 1 0 2 3 7 3 England in 1977 and meant they’d failed to After Saturday’s fourth day had been firmed he needs an operation on torn liga- Bayern Munich 3 3 0 0 6 1 9 Augsburg 3 1 0 2 2 6 3 win a Test for the ninth match in a row fol- washed out without a ball bowled, ments in his right ankle today. Mainz 3 3 0 0 7 3 9 Nuremberg 3 0 2 1 4 6 2 lowing a 4-0 loss in India earlier this year. England resumed on 247 for four and French winger Franck Ribery’s header Hertha Berlin 3 2 1 0 9 3 7 Freiburg 3 0 1 2 5 8 1 England captain Alastair Cook respond- needing 46 more to avoid the follow-on, on 69 minutes broke the deadlock against Werder Bremen 3 2 0 1 2 1 6 Schalke 3 0 1 2 4 9 1 ed to Clarke’s challenge by taking two with Bell 29 not out. Nuremberg before Dutch star Arjen Hanover 3 2 0 1 4 4 6 Hamburg 3 0 1 2 4 9 1 fours in the first over of the chase off Ryan However, Bell’s hopes of becoming only Robben netted the second for Pep Hoffenheim 3 1 2 0 10 6 5 VfB Stuttgart 3 0 0 3 3 6 0 Harris. But Harris removed Joe Root for 11 the fourth batsman after Australia’s Don Guardiola’s team, who earlier had a first- VfL Wolfsburg 3 1 0 2 4 4 3 Braunschweig 3 0 0 3 1 5 0 when he flat-footedly edged an intended Bradman and England’s Herbert Sutcliffe half penalty saved. cut to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin. and Walter Hammond to score four hun- The win at Munich’s sold-out Allianz Arena marks the start of a busy It was a record-breaking catch for dreds in an Ashes series ended when he Bayern set a new club record of 28 Moenchengladbach 4-2 on Saturday. men. The visitors had defender Benedikt seven-day period for Bayern, who are league matches without defeat to leave Schalke 04 suffered a confidence- Hoewedes sent off on 14 minutes for Haddin, with his 29th victim of this Ashes was caught one-handed low down the leg- away to Freiburg in the league tomor- seeing him surpass the previous world side by Haddin for 45 as Faulkner took his them third in the table behind leaders sapping defeat ahead of tomorrow’s bringing down Hanover striker Mame row, then travel to Prague for Friday’s Borussia Dortmund, who beat Werder Champions League play-off second-leg Diouf with only the goalkeeper to beat, record for most dismissals by a wicket- first Test wicket. England eventually fin- showdown with Chelsea in the Bremen 1-0 on Friday, and Bayer at Greece’s PAOK Salonica as they lost 2- and Hungary midfielder Szabolcs Huszti keeper in a Test series of 28 set by Australia ished 115 runs behind Australia’s first European Super Cup. Leverkusen, who saw off Borussia 1 at Hanover 96 and finished with nine drilled home the penalty. —AFP great Rodney Marsh against England in innings 492 for nine declared. 1982/83. Australia, seeking quick runs, sent England, whose run-rate on Friday had Shane Watson, man-of-the-match for his barely risen above two an over, scored 22 Test-best 176 in the first innings, back up Blatter: FIFA set to runs in two overs, 10 off spinner Nathan to open alongside Warner instead of the Lyon and 12 off debutant seamer James more staid Chris Rogers. move 2022 WCup Faulkner, with Trott piercing the legside But no batsman made more than field for a couple of excellent boundaries. Clarke’s 28 not out before he declared. from summer But a second-wicket stand of 64 ended Fast-medium bowler Stuart Broad took when Cook was lbw for 34 to left-armer four wickets for 43 runs in 10 overs. —AFP ULRICHEN: FIFA President Sepp Blatter expects his executive committee to decide soon that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be switched from the searing heat of summer. Blatter told The Associated Press yesterday that an Oct. 3-4 meeting in Zurich should approve the change, and begin consultation on the best time for Qatar to host the tournament. “I would be very much surprised, more than sur- prised, if the ExCo will not accept the principle you cannot play in summer in Qatar,” Blatter said in an interview on the sidelines of the annual charity foot- ball tournament in his home village. “What will be fol- lowing, this would be then decided later.” Blatter said consultations would involve leagues, clubs, national associations and players, through their international union FIFPro but he set no timetable. Qatar’s suitability in June and July was questioned ITALY: Inter Milan Colombian midfielder Fredy Guarin (left) vies for the ball with even before FIFA’s board chose it in December 2010 in Genoa defender Thomas Manfredini during their Serie A soccer match at the a contest with the United States, Japan, South Korea San Siro stadium. —AP LONDON: England’s Ian Bell dives to make his ground during play on the and Australia fifth day of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia However, Qatar’s World Cup organizing committee at The Oval cricket ground. —AFP has repeatedly stated its confidence in developing sta- Inter blank Genoa dium air-cooling technology, though the committee also said it will change plans if FIFA formally requested MILAN: Yuto Nagatomo and Rodrigo Palacio scored On Saturday, Inter’s city neighbours AC Milan SCOREBOARD it. as Inter Milan ran out deserved 2-0 winners against were beaten 2-1 at promoted Hellas Verona, with FIFA and Blatter have gradually shifted their posi- Genoa yesterday to get Walter Mazzarri’s reign as the veteran Luca Toni scoring twice for the hosts, LONDON: Close scoreboard on the final day of the fifth Ashes Test between England and tion from previously insisting that Qatar must ask for a coach off to a positive start. Japanese defender while summer signing Carlos Tevez netted the only Australia at The Oval yesterday: change - a scenario interpreted as protecting FIFA Nagatomo broke the deadlock in the 75th minute goal as champions Juventus won at Sampdoria. Australia 1st Innings 492-9 dec (S Watson 176, S. Smith c Swann b Broad 7 against potential legal challenges. when he nodded home on the line and Palacio Napoli, now coached by Rafael Benitez, were S Smith 138 no; J Anderson R. Harris b Broad 1 Now, some of the same FIFA board members who sealed the points in stoppage time after latching on due to host Bologna later yesterday, while Lazio 4-95) M. Starc not out 13 helped choose Qatar - in a decisive 14-8 vote over the to Fredy Guarin’s through ball. Inter, who endured a faced Udinese, Roma went to promoted Livorno and England 1st Innings (overnight: 247-4) Extras (lb2) 2 US - are set to change the tournament hosting plan. disastrous 2013 finishing ninth to miss out on Fiorentina entertained Catania. —AFP A. Cook c Haddin b Harris 25 Total (6 wkts dec, 23 overs, 105 mins) 111 “Those that have taken the decision at the time, European competition this term, had won only once J. Root c Watson b Lyon 68 Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Warner), 2-44 (Watson), 3- they knew there is problems with the heat. They knew in their last eight league games. And for long peri- J. Trott lbw b Starc 40 50 (Haddin), 4-67 (Faulkner), 5-83 (Smith), 6-85 it, because it was in the (technical) report,” Blatter said. ods this was an uncomfortable first league game in K. Pietersen c Watson b Starc 50 (Harris) “It was wrong to say, ‘Now we have to play in summer,’ charge of the Nerazzurri for Mazzarri, who was Matches on TV I. Bell c Haddin b Faulkner 45 Did not bat: C Rogers, P Siddle, N Lyon because in summer you cannot play there.” brought in to replace the sacked Andrea (Local Timings) C. Woakes c Clarke b Harris 25 Bowling: Anderson 6-1-27-1; Broad 10-2-43-4; “Therefore the ExCo now shall take the decision - Stramaccioni having taken Napoli to a second-place M. Prior c Starc b Faulkner 47 Swann 7-0-39-1; and they will take it - that in summer you can’t play in finish. English Premier League S. Broad b Starc 9 England 2nd Innings (target: 227) There were few real goalscoring chances to Qatar.” Man United v Chelsea 22:00 G. Swann b Faulkner 34 A. Cook lbw b Faulkner 34 Blatter has previously suggested November as a speak of in a tight first half, with Inter coming closest Aljazeera Sport 1 HD J. Anderson c Haddin b Faulkner 4 J. Root c Haddin b Harris 11 possible start for the month-long tournament while when Andrea Ranocchia got his head to Ricardo Alvarez’s corner in the 12th minute but saw his effort S. Kerrigan not out 1 J. Trott lbw b Faulkner 59 recent speculation has focused on May. A January- Aljazeera Sport +9 Extras (b11, lb10, w5, nb3) 29 K. Pietersen c Warner b Harris 62 sail wide. Mazzarri handed 20-year-old Argentine Aljazeera Sport +10 February slot is unlikely because of a clash with the striker Mauro Icardi his league debut for the club Total (all out, 144.4 overs, 615 mins) 377 I. Bell run out (Starc) 17 Aljazeera Sport 6 HD 2022 Winter Olympics. when he replaced Zdravko Kuzmanovic early in the Fall of wickets: 1-68 (Cook), 2-118 (Root), 3-176 C. Woakes not out 17 Finding new dates could be led by the 27-member (Trott), 4-217 (Pietersen), 5-269 (Woakes), 6-299 M. Prior not out 0 second half. Icardi was excellent for Sampdoria last FIFA board in its duty to set the fixture schedule for Italian Calcio League (Bell), 7-315 (Broad), 8-363 (Prior), 9-368 Extras (lb4, nb2) 6 season but, when it finally arrived, the opening goal (Anderson), 10-377 (Swann) Total (5 wkts, 40 overs, 184 mins) 206 international matches, when clubs must release their came from a less likely source. Fiorentina v Catania 21:45 Bowling: Starc 33-5-92-3 (2nb, 2w); Harris 28-10- Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Root), 2-86 (Cook), 3-163 players to national teams. Japanese full-back Nagatomo was the scorer, Aljazeera Sport +7 “What will be the ongoing situation with such a 64-2 (1nb); Faulkner 19.4-3-51-4; Siddle 28-7-74- (Pietersen), 4-170 (Trott), 5-206 (Bell) nodding home on the line as both he and Palacio Aljazeera Sport 3 HD 0 (3w); Lyon 28-8-59-1; Smith 8-3-16-0 Did not bat: S Broad, G Swann, J Anderson, S decision, we have to look on the international calen- fought to convert Jonathan’s deep cross from the dar,” Blatter said. “We have to look if and how it is possi- right with Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin stranded. Australia 2nd Innings Kerrigan Spanish League D. Warner c and b Anderson 12 Bowling: Harris 5-0-21-2 (1nb); Starc 7-0-48-0 ble, when we don’t play in summer, when is the best Inter almost doubled their lead when Icardi’s S. Watson c Pietersen b Swann 26 (1nb); Siddle 3-0-16-0; Lyon time to play in winter?” header from Alvarez’s deep cross came off the bar, Granada v Real Madrid 22:00 J. Faulkner c Prior b Broad 22 10-0-44-0; Clarke 2-0-4-0; Faulkner 8-1-47-2; The calendar is currently set through 2018, and the but they sealed their first win of the season right at Aljazeera Sport +3 B. Haddin c Prior b Broad 0 Watson 5-0-22-0. next round of discussions would look to the 2019-2022 the end when Palacio crept behind the Genoa Aljazeera Sport +8 defence on the edge of the area to meet Guarin’s M. Clarke not out 28 Result: Match drawn cycle of seasons. —AP Aljazeera Sport 2 HD through ball to beat Perin at his far post. Roche bags Ashes finale Tour of ends in Spain stage dramatic draw

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CARDIFF: Manchester City’s French midfielder Samir Nasri (right) vies with Cardiff City’s Icelandic midfielder Aron Gunnarsson ft)(le during the English Premier League football match. — AFP New boys Cardiff stun City

charges a boisterous welcome on a day that behind the ball whenever the visitors crossed ask searching questions of last season’s saw Cardiff playing a home game in the top the half-way line. Championship winners. Cardiff 3 flight for the first time in 51 years. Dzeko had one tame header comfortably However, within eight minutes of falling Soldado keeps For Cardiff manager Malky Mackay, it saved by David Marshall after 30 minutes, but behind, Cardiff were level. Kim Bo-Kyung could hardly have been a more testing exam- other than that, Cardiff rarely allowed the visi- escaped down the right flank and crossed for Spurs buoyant ination, against a side whose season began tors an inch of space. Campbell, and although his shot was blocked Man City 2 with a 4-0 victory over Newcastle United last David Silva’s shot from distance, five min- at the near post by Hart, Gunnarsson fol- without Bale Monday. City coach Manuel Pellegrini was utes later, was their only attempt on target of lowed up and beat the England goalkeeper forced into one change from that game, with the first half, but once again Marshall was from five yards. Javi Garcia coming into the back four along- well placed. City’s close-season signing Alvaro LONDON: Roberto Soldado showed CARDIFF: Two goals from Fraizer Campbell side Joleon Lescott in the absence of injured Four minutes before half-time, Campbell Negredo was sent on for the final 22 minutes Tottenham 1 gave promoted Cardiff City a memorable 3- captain Vincent Kompany. spurned a good opportunity to break the of the game, with Dzeko giving way. Tottenham Hotspur 2 win yesterday and left Manchester City Lescott found himself in the thick of the deadlock, with City goalkeeper Joe Hart rush- The home side continued to live danger- can thrive without nursing a first defeat of the Premier League action inside 90 seconds when Campbell ing from his line to save following a poor ously by inviting City to attack them, with Gareth Bale as the season. latched onto Craig Bellamy’s pass before slip- back-header from Garcia. Silva shooting over and Steven Caulker Spaniard’s penalty Although Edin Dzeko gave the visitors the ping on the edge of the six-yard box. Manchester City began the second half blocking from Nasri, but it was Cardiff who Swansea 0 secured a 1-0 victory lead with a rising strike from 25 yards, it was a Peter Whittingham then went close with a with greater purpose and in the 52nd struck next. Hart failed to claim over Swansea City yes- day for the Bluebirds and their disbelieving free-kick from distance, with Cardiff looking minute, Dzeko produced a shot of supreme Whittingham’s in-swinging right-wing corner terday. fans thanks to Aron Gunnarsson’s equaliser well equipped in the early stages. quality to break the deadlock. and Campbell charged in to head home Former Valencia and Campbell’s late brace. Despite playing with only Campbell up Sergio Aguero cleverly flicked Yaya Toure’s from barely two yards. striker Soldado, whose spot-kick heroics also gave Spurs an It was the worst possible start for City on front, they supported the former Manchester pass into his path and Dzeko unleashed an Three minutes from time, the same formu- opening-day victory at Crystal Palace, took his tally to four their travels, but a dream opening for Cardiff United striker in numbers and caused the vis- unstoppable drive from outside the box. la produced the same result, with Campbell goals in three games for his new club with a calmly con- in front of a crowd of more than 27,000. iting defence one or two concerns. Pellegrini introduced Samir Nasri shortly heading past Hart from a Don Cowie corner, verted second-half penalty at White Hart Lane after Andros The atmosphere in the stadium was elec- Cardiff worked tirelessly to close City after Dzeko’s opener and, buoyed by the and although Negredo bagged a stoppage- Townsend had been fouled by Jonjo Shelvey. tric, with both sets of supporters giving their down, withdrawing all 10 outfield players goal, City stepped on the gas and began to time header, it was too little, too late. —AFP With Wales winger Bale expected to join Real Madrid for a world record fee of around £85 million ($132.4m, 99 mil- lion euros) next week, Tottenham manager Andre Villas- Boas can now turn his attention to strengthening his squad knowing his side have made an impressive begin- Vettel wins Belgian GP ning to the season. Tottenham’s 100 percent start to the Premier League campaign also provided some consolation BELGIUM: Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel no threat to Sebastian Vettel and had no threat from behind,” stamped his authority on a processional Belgian Grand Prix said Alonso, whose team’s home Italian Grand Prix is next up. for Villas-Boas after being beaten to the signature of yesterday to chalk up his fifth win in 11 races and stretch his “It is an important weekend for us and the team and we Brazilian playmaker Willian by Chelsea earlier in the day. overall lead to 46 points. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, now his arrived fully motivated and in Monza we would like to give Villas-Boas is likely to continue spending after an closest rival, finished second - a distant 16.8 seconds behind some smiles to our fans.” already busy summer and has been linked with a £40 mil- the Red Bull driver - after starting ninth. There were boos from the crowd mixed with the cheers as lion move for Zenit St Petersburg forward Hulk while also Vettel seized the lead from Mercedes’ pole-sitter Lewis drivers stood on the podium after the race, although reports reportedly being interested in Steaua Bucharest defender Hamilton on the Kemmel straight after Eau Rouge and never suggested that may have been directed at protesters trying Vlad Chiriches. looked back while threatened rain held off. The German now to interrupt. For Swansea manager Michael Laudrup, there was more has 197 points to Alonso’s 151. “It was a fantastic race for us Greenpeace activists demonstrating against race sponsor frustration after his side’s second successive league defeat. from start to finish really,” he said after his 31st career win. Shell had unfurled a banner from the roof of the main grand- Bale is currently relaxing in Spain as Spurs and Madrid Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, winner of the previous race in stand, opposite the VIP area, before the race as teams read- put the finishing touches to their transfer negotiations, but Hungary and on pole for the fourth race in a row, took third ied their cars. there was little sign his team are missing him at the place for Mercedes ahead of team mate Nico Rosberg and They then remained hanging from ropes, watching the moment. moved up to third overall on 139. Kimi Raikkonen’s run of 27 action. “We are a bit confused here because the crowd are Etienne Capoue came into the Tottenham midfield, slot- successive races in the points came to an end with the first booing and cheering and I’m not sure why,” Vettel told the ting in alongside Paulinho in front of the back four while retirement since his comeback last year. crowd after spraying the champagne. Moussa Dembele was entrusted with the second striker The Finn had started the day second in the championship The start was uneventful after last year’s mayhem, when role behind Soldado. but fell to fourth overall with 134 points after pulling into the Lotus’s Romain Grosjean took out Alonso and Hamilton at pits and stopping with what looked like a brake problem. the first corner in an accident that brought the Frenchman a And winger Townsend was rewarded for his goalscoring The race, on one of the fastest and most challenging cir- one race ban. display in the midweek Europa League mauling of Dinamo cuits on the calendar, was no thriller and the outcome Hopes that Hamilton could hold off Vettel were short- BELGIUM: Red Bull Racing’s German driver Sebastian Tiblisi with his first league start for the club. proved a disappointment for those fans who had hoped to lived. “He (Vettel) had the momentum and was able to go Vettel celebrates on the podium at the Spa- That victory in Georgia had provided a welcome early see Vettel slowed on his march to a fourth successive title. around Lewis and that was the decisive moment,” said Red Francorchamps ciruit after winning the Belgium season boost, but Swansea also came into this game hav- “Today it was a little bit boring, we get second place but Bull principal Christian Horner. — Reuters Formula One Grand Prix. — AFP ing beaten Romanian side Petrolul Ploiesti 5-1 in the same competition. — AFP Kuwait invests S5.28bn in water projects Page 22

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ATHENS: Women read newspaper headlines in central Athens. A third aid package for Greece will be much smaller than the two preceding programmes, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in a newspaper interview on August 23. — AFP G20 to endorse shadow banking package World leaders to put shadow banks on long leash

LONDON: World leaders are expected to take a Milne, professor of financial economics at framework with optional tools to stop the sector softly-softly approach to regulating the so-called Loughborough University. undermining financial stability. Hedge funds and shadow banking sector when they meet in Russia “The shadow banking reform is more about not broker-dealers who become excessively leveraged Dubai makes biggest gain next month to avoid damaging the flow of finance getting into trouble in the future, so they can take a using the repo markets will be a key target. to the global economy. bit more time,” added Milne, a former Bank of While top firms will be relieved they won’t be DUBAI: Dubai’s bourse yesterday The army-backed government While governments have cracked down on risk- England and UK Treasury official. singled out, the G20 is likely to brush aside their posted its largest one-day gain in shortened a night-time curfew by taking by traditional banks in the wake of the finan- Regulators pushed through a new regulatory opposition to a requirement for them to apply a August as small-caps surged on buy- two hours on Saturday, ten days after cial crisis, the shadow banking sector, an assort- regime for traditional banks - the Basel III frame- minimum discount - or “haircut” - on the value of ing by retail investors, while Egypt imposing it during a crackdown on ment of financial intermediaries that handle $60 work, which forces them to hold more capital - in collateral they take to cover securities lending and rose for a fourth straight session after Muslim Brotherhood protesters in trillion of transactions a year - roughly the same record time. There is growing appreciation at the repos. The aim of this first global rule is to ensure curfew hours were reduced. The Cairo. size as the world economy - remains a source of G20 that unlike action on banks, which targeted that the collateral taken provides a big enough Dubai index jumped 1.8 percent to a “Any political decision from the systemic risk for taxpayers. the institutions themselves, reform of the more safety cushion if market valuations plunge. new 57-month high of 2,748 points government is being reflected in the Such intermediaries, which include hedge funds, complex shadow banking world should be focused The International Securities Lending Association as the market traded 1.29 billion market - it’s gaining some confi- money market funds and structured investment on activities. (ISLA) is opposed, saying it could disrupt trading, shares, the highest volume since dence and momentum in response vehicles, provide credit to the financial sector, but, “Just increasing capital won’t work in most cases while BlackRock says mandatory haircuts would June 2009. to the curfew being reduced,” said unlike banks, have no access to central bank sup- because it’s not about entities, but mostly about likely exacerbate market moves. Four small-caps hit their daily Mohamed Radwan, director of inter- port or safeguards such as deposit insurance and markets, interlinked transactions and networks,” The G20 may tread carefully by leaving the door upward limits of 15 percent: Union national sales at Pharos Securities in debt guarantees. said Andres Portilla, director of regulatory affairs at open to refinements through a public consultation Properties, Deyaar Development, Cairo. However, many analysts doubt They often rely on short-term funding sources, the Institute of International Finance, a banking and promises to gather more data on possible Gulf Navigation and National an extended market rally is possible such as the repurchase or repo market, in which and insurance lobby in Washington. impact before finalising the new rule. Cement. “These stocks are being driv- without concrete progress towards borrowers sell the lender a security as collateral and Lobbying has already been intense on the side- IIF’s Portilla said the proposal would reignite en by retail traders - some of these easing the country’s political divi- agree to buy it back later at a set time and price. lines. Hedge funds and large money market funds debate about possible shortages of collateral such names should be rerated upwards sions. Until then, most foreign At their meeting on Sept. 5-6 the Group of 20 and securities lenders like BlackRock insist they did as top quality bonds and cash due to the combined because of a massive discount but at investors may stay away. economies (G20) will endorse reforms but stop not play a central role in the crisis. They even object effect of all the G20’s new rules. the same time, you can’t compare In Saudi Arabia, the measure fell short of rushing through far-reaching changes to the term shadow banking, which they consider Separately, the European Union will publish a them to blue-chip names in the real 0.8 percent, extended declines from because of the role shadow banking activities play pejorative, with BlackRock suggesting “market draft law on Sept. 4 to reform money market funds estate sector,” said Ali Adou, portfolio Wednesday’s near five-year high. in providing liquidity to the still fragile banking sec- finance” as an alternative. in the 28-country bloc based on work done by G20 manager at The National Investor. Investors booked gains in banking tor, according to people familiar with the G20’s regulators, following on from similar steps Union Properties rose for its sixth shares - the sector’s index slipped 0.5 work. Banks’ use of off-balance-sheet vehicles to NO “HIT LIST” announced by the United States. consecutive rise. Emirates NBD, percent - while the food and agricul- repackage and sell on U.S. subprime mortgages The G20 has drawn up a list of top global “sys- The EU is set to propose capital requirements on which cut its stake in the developer ture sector lost 1.6 percent. kickstarted the financial crisis in 2007, but such temic” banks and insurers who must hold more some types of money market funds, going further from around 48 percent to about Qatar’s index slipped 0.2 percent shadow banking activity, known as securitisation, is capital because their size and complexity could than the United States. 31.4 percent in the first half of this to 10,093 points, easing off viewed as key to helping wean banks off central lead to market mayhem if they were to fail. Both sides of the Atlantic have already year, has in the past two weeks cut it Thursday’s near five-year high. bank money and fund themselves. Regulators in Britain have already collected data approved tougher rules on securitisation activity, further to 25.1 percent, stock “There is a fuss about this because the crisis of on hedge funds and found so far that none is sys- which remains moribund since the crisis, prompt- exchange data showed. YESTERDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS 2008 was essentially a shadow banking crisis, as temic. People familiar with the G20 work said the ing the G20 to shift its focus to how such a key But its selling has attracted a large DUBAI most of the lending in the United States and UK summit won’t pursue a “hit list” approach in shad- method for funding banks can be revived safe- number of retail buyers while The index rose 1.8 percent to was financed through short-term repo,” said Alistair ow banking but likely endorse a broad supervisory ly.— Reuters Ghobash Trading & Investment, a 2,748 points. local firm, now owns more than 5 percent of Union Properties. ABU DHABI “ENBD inherited the exposure to The index gained 0.3 percent to Unfilled jobs spark heated debate in Italy UP through a debt-to-asset swap and 3,959 points. it will have a one-off gain from the ROME: A business owner has sparked a heated row in expectations about their professional future,” said plained that the homeland of pizza is badly lacking in sale,” Adou said - partly explaining QATAR Italy over the paradox of record youth unemployment Daniele Marini, director of the Nord Est Foundation, a people who can prepare the dish-with some 6,000 recent strength in ENBD shares. The index slipped 0.3 percent to and thousands of unfilled vacancies, claiming that social and economic think tank. vacancies going for “pizzaioli”. Dubai’s index is up about 68 per- 10,079 points. young Italians are too laid-back for the job market. But he also said there should be “no generalisa- Dario Di Vico, a columnist for the top-selling cent year-to-date but there is still no EGYPT Plastics manufacturer Giovanni Pagotto has said he is tions” and pointed out that businesses were not offer- Corriere della Sera daily, said the figures highlight a clear technical sign of a pull-back. The index gained 0.9 percent to only hiring immigrants and complained Italian appli- ing enough apprenticeships and training, and that the “real paradox because the supply and demand of jobs The index is long-term bullish after 5,473 points. cants were not “hungry” enough, comparing this to his education system was failing to prepare young people. are not aligning” in Italy. July’s decisive break above major own humble beginnings working on the factory floor. The debate is similar to the one unleashed last year But bloggers writing for the Il Fatto Quotidiano and resistance on the October 2009 peak SAUDI ARABIA Pagotto, from the region near Venice, said one appli- when then prime minister Mario Monti was criticised Linkiesta websites said the reports were a type of “anti- of 2,409 points; that triggered a dou- The index slipped 0.8 percent to cant wanted a three-month delay before starting the for saying job-for-life contracts were “monotonous”. His crisis” propaganda orchestrated by a political class ble bottom formed by the 2009 and 8,130 points. job to take a driving test, while another turned up to labour minister Elsa Fornero added oil to the fire when lacking in solutions. 2010 lows which points up to around the interview with his mother for moral support. she said young Italians were too “choosy”. The government has set youth unemployment as 3,300 points in the long run. Abu KUWAIT His comments have caused widespread anger-from A study by Unioncamere, an association bringing its top priority and earlier this month parliament Dhabi’s measure climbed 0.3 percent The index retreated 0.4 percent to trade union leaders to the many young people who together Italy’s chambers of commerce, found Italy is unblocked nearly 800 million euros ($1.1 billion) to to its highest closing level since 8,074 points. say their job searches are constantly frustrated-but particularly lacking in economists, managers, engi- increase job security, help start-ups and boost trainee- September 2008. some experts point out he might have a point. neers, mathematicians and sales people. ships. But Labour Minister Enrico Giovannini this week In Egypt, Cairo’s benchmark rose OMAN The unemployment rate is over 12 percent and the It said 12 percent of vacancies in these sectors are admitted that a lot remains to be done and youth job- 0.9 percent. Egyptians and other The index advanced 0.2 percent proportion is much higher at 39.1 percent for active unfilled, as well as pointing to a lack of personnel in lessness remains a “major challenge” in the eurozone’s Arab investors were net buyers of to 6,915 points. 15-24-year-olds who are not in school or university. But the catering business and cleaning work. Another third largest economy. stocks, while foreigners were net sell- some sectors-from pizza makers to engineering, from report by the Studi Consulenti foundation said there “Many young people are getting discouraged and ers, bourse data shows. Large-cap BAHRAIN craftsmen to sales-complain they are unable to find were 150,000 jobs that were being “snubbed by are no longer looking for work. Only 17 percent of Orascom telecom climbed 1.4 per- The index declined 0.2 percent to enough applicants to fill their many vacancies. “It is Italians” including tailoring, baking and building. young Italians aged 15 to 24 are employed-compared cent. 1,201 points. —Reuters true that younger generations have excessively high A restaurant association earlier this year even com- to 30.2 percent in Europe,” Giovannini said. —AFP MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 BUSINESS Kuwait invests S5.28bn in water projects

KUWAIT FINANCIAL CENTRE ‘MARKAZ’ REPORT

KUWAIT: Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz” recently Plant Project is a huge and much awaited project in the urban population in Kuwait is increasing rapid- drawal of water by agriculture sector. published the executive summary of its report on Kuwait. The purpose of this project is to supply and ly. With increasing population and changing usage On supply side there is very little internal renew- Kuwait Water. In this report, Markaz examines and erect 15 multi stages Flash Distillation Units each of trends the consumption of potable water is esti- able water resources. The annual precipitation is analyzes the current status of Kuwait water sector. 17 MIGPD capacity with Recarbonation Plant, in mated to be 142,230 MIG in 2015. This value high- very meager when compared to the prevailing The report highlights the demand, supply and addition to one Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant lights the heat of demand for fresh water in near demand. Desalination and Sewage treatment investment trends in the sector. The report also having 25 MIGPD capacity i.e. having total capacity future. plants are the alternative sources of water. Total presents the Kuwait water projects scenario, mar- of 280 MIGPD for the plant. Agriculture is also a major sector that withdraws desalination capacity as of 2010 is around 423.1 ket structure and tariffs and a SWOT analysis of the Kuwait recorded the highest water consumption substantial amount of water. Sulaibha farms are MIGD (Million Imperial Gallons per day). Sewage Kuwait water sector. per capita per day and the value was 500 litres. In government owned farms, which are supplied with treatment plants are taken care by Ministry of pub- The total investment in Kuwait’s water sector terms of its water withdrawal, Kuwait seems to be Brackish water. Brackish water is highly saline, lic works. Sulaibha facility is the only plant produc- between 2005 to 2014 stands at $5.28 billion. Of all low at 374 m3 per year per capita, but the availabil- which is not suitable for municipal consumption. ing RO treated wastewater as of 2011. water sector investments, water treatment plants ity of renewable water resources stands at 7 m3 per Brackish water consumed in 2011 stands at 19,265 MEW (Ministry of Electricity & Water) owns and saw highest investment at 3.4 billion USD. In 2010 year per capita, which is also very low compared to MIG. Though the arable land in hectares has operates all existing power and water production many projects were undertaken and finished. The its GCC peers. decreased from 12 to 11 from 2002 to 2008, the facilities, transmission networks and distribution Construction of Sabiya Distillation Plants Projects Potable water is mainly consumed by crop produce has been exhibiting increasing trend. systems in Kuwait and sells electricity and water. Stage I & Stage II, Shuaiba North Distillation Plants Muncipalities, as Potable water finds its use among The crop production index, which is produced by Water tariffs are categorized based on type of con- and Shuwaikh Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant residential places. Potable water consumption in keeping cultivated land area constant, has shown sumer. It is just 0.02 Kuwait Dinar (KD) per 1000 gal- took place. 2011 stood at 128,236 MIG (Million Imperial an increasing trend between 2008 and 2011. These lons for Sulaiba farms and it is 0.85 KD for state The Construction of Az-Zour North Distillation Gallons). Muncipalities are mainly urban cities and all indicate the possibilities for an increase in with- facilities and companies. In bustling Houston, it’s a case of ‘Build, baby, build!’

HOUSTON/NEW YORK: With Texas one of the But over-exuberance about real estate and to address growth needs.” few bright spots in the US economy, the sky- oil have afflicted Houston before. In the early Other oil and gas companies with build- line of swaggering Houston is where the 1980s developers built a 71-story green glass ings under construction or in preliminary action is as builders and global oil companies, tower with a footprint shaped like a dollar stages in Houston include BHP Billiton from Phillips 66 to Exxon Mobil Corp, look sign. It took nearly two decades to recover Petroleum, Anadarko Petroleum Corp, Royal past previous busts and spend billions on from Houston’s big crash in the 1980s, which Dutch Shell and Chevron Corp, which plans a gleaming new buildings. was brought on by a collapse in oil prices. 50-storey tower downtown. The US shale oil and gas revolution - which Vacancy rates soared to near 30 percent in One building which started on spec - has already changed industries from railroads 1983 from 9.8 percent two years prior, accord- meaning banks loan money for construction to pipelines and refineries - is helping drive ing to Reis. even if a tenant isn’t lined up - is the 550,000- the voracious appetite for office space need- The current building cycle is in large part square-foot Energy Center Three in west ed for the expanding workforce in the world’s propelled by burgeoning domestic produc- Houston. energy capital. tion of oil and natural gas unlocked from Principal Real Estate Investors, part of Demand is so hot that Houston is one of shale formations through hydraulic fracturing Principal Financial Group, and developer the few places where banks - including Wells and horizontal drilling. Trammell Crow Co started the building with a Fargo & Co, which is seen as one of the more “If you are investing in Houston, you’re a loan of roughly $100 million from a Wells conservative big banks - will loan money for a believer in the energy sector long term, which Fargo-led syndicate. new building without demanding developers we are,” said Russell Cooper, managing direc- Within four months, oil company first have a tenant. tor of capital transactions at Shorenstein ConocoPhillips signed a lease for the entire “Houston is booming and bar none the Properties LLC in San Francisco. building and half of Energy Center Four, strongest market in the United States of The firm in January bought a building of which is not yet under construction, said America,” said Joseph Sitt, chief executive of more than one million square feet in down- Aaron Thielhorn, managing director of Thor Equities, which has two projects under- town Houston from Exxon for $48 million. It Trammell Crow’s Houston business unit. way in Houston. plans to put a new glass skin on the building Brian Stoffers, president of CBRE Capital There are some 56 office buildings totaling and may connect it to the air-conditioned Markets, said spec building in Houston in BANGKOK: A woman walks past boards advertising currency exchange rates in at least 11 million square feet under construc- tunnel system downtown, where office work- many ways makes it an outlier. “The dynam- downtown Bangkok. The Thai Baht fell to a three-year low of 32 against the US dol- tion in and around Houston, according to real ers eat and shop to escape torrential rains and ics of the Houston market are so robust right lar last week in line with a drop of regional currencies as economists are concerned estate services firm CBRE Group Inc. That is steamy heat. Exxon has put two other build- now that it’s the exception to the economic that the US Federal Reserve will begin winding down its bond-buying scheme, which has helped fuel an investment splurge in Asia’s emerging markets. — AFP equivalent to 190 football fields. ings in Houston and one in Virginia up for rule around the rest of the country,” he said. In the forested suburbs, Exxon has what it sale, ahead of the move to its new campus. Of the buildings under construction, 29 will calls “one of the largest commercial construc- Tower cranes dot the landscape of be rentals that will not be owner-occupied. Of Al Tijari announces tion projects underway in North America.” The Houston’s so-called energy corridor, about 15 those, 13 broke ground without signed leases nearly 400-acre campus with 20 buildings will miles from downtown. The area, located on but six of those have since found tenants. Najma Account winners have enough room for 10,000 employees. the western edge of the city, is experiencing Vacancy rates in the most expensive, mod- With crude now above $100 a barrel, mon- rapid growth as companies build and expand. ern office buildings in Houston are tumbling. KUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait held the Al Najma Account Daily draw yester- ey is flowing freely. And while the shale oil There, refining company Phillips 66 is con- Second-quarter vacancy slid to 6.9 percent day. The draw was held under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and gas transformation means North America structing a 14-acre campus with over a million from 12 percent in the same period two years represented by Mr. Abdulaziz Al Ashkanani. may be energy independent by the end of square feet for its 1,800 employees. ago, according to CBRE. The broader office The winners of the Najma Daily Draw are : this decade, economists are wary when peo- Firms are loading their blueprints with vacancy rate is 14.2 percent versus a national ple say this boom will be different. They plans for everything from basketball courts to average of 17 percent. • Wareth Ali Ghulam Mohammad KD 7000 • Alka Anand Rai Parti KD 7000 counsel caution. childcare centers and fancy coffee shops to While access to shale deposits has dimin- • Mohammad AbdulReda Jelani KD 7000 “The Texas oil and gas industry is not attract hard-to-find energy experts. ished worries about supplies, much of the • Mubarak Hamad Al-Nimran KD 7000 known for long periods of stability,” Karr Near the Exxon campus, an entire master- new demand for crude oil in recent years has • Rashed Ali Rafeeq KD 7000 Ingham, economist for the Texas Alliance of planned community called Springwoods been led by developing nations such as China Energy Producers. “Nobody wants what hap- Village with room for up to 5,000 houses and and India. Big slowdowns in those developing The Commercial Bank of Kuwait customers will be eligible for the daily draw pened (in past busts) to happen again.” apartments is going up to accommodate new economies could hit the price of crude and announces the biggest daily draw in provided that the money is in the account Kuwait with the launch of the new Najma one week prior to the daily draw or 2 To be sure, the amount of space being built workers. While others construct facilities for cool enthusiasm for building in Houston. account. months prior to the mega draw. In addi- is still only a fraction of the 88.9 million square employees, some companies are building “If China and India have hit a plateau, then Customers of the bank can now enjoy tion, for each KD 25 a customer can get one feet developers constructed in Houston from space to push the frontiers of oil technology. I think we have to ask where are the drivers a KD 7,000 daily prize which is the high- chance for winning instead of KD 50. 1980 through 1986, a flurry that more than BP Plc is spending more than $100 million for oil demand in the future,” said the est in the country and another 4 mega Commercial Bank of Kuwait takes this doubled the city’s office market, according to over the next five years to build a new three- University of Houston’s Robert Gilmer. prizes during the year worth KD 100,000 opportunity to congratulate all lucky real estate research firm Reis Inc. story building that will house the huge super- Chinese growth slowed to 7.5 percent in each on different occasions: The National winners and also extends appreciation to The Texas economy grew 4.8 percent last computing complex used to speed up BP’s the second quarter - below the 8.9 percent Day, Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Adha and on the the Ministry of Commerce and Industry year, the fastest pace among the big US search for oil and gas around the world. average of the last six years. Apart from shale, 19th of June which is the date of the for their effective supervision of the states. New workers are pouring into Houston, “It made more sense to create a new crude oil prices generally need to stay above bank’s establishment. draws which were conducted in an which needs new offices for the 100,000 jobs home,” said Keith Gray, manager of BP’s High $65 per barrel to produce from the deepwater With a minimum balance of KD 500, orderly and organized manner. it added last year. Houston is on track to add Performance Computing unit. “It became Gulf of Mexico or the oilsands in Canada for another 80,000 this year. clear that a freestanding building was needed companies to make money. — Reuters

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Thai Bhat 9.175 Singapore Dollar 0.2187059 0.2247059 Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Syrian Pound 4.060 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.0021063 0.0021483 Nepalese Rupees 3.890 Thai Baht 0.0085433 0.0091433 ASIAN COUNTRIES COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Malaysian Ringgit 86.526 Japanese Yen 2.886 Australian Dollar 262.13 263.000 Arab Canadian Dollar 278.37 282.000 Indian Rupees 4.436 Bahraini Dinar 0.7480832 0.7565832 Swiss Franc 313.69 311.000 Bahrain Exchange Company Pakistani Rupees 2.466 Egyptian Pound 0.0386386 0.0406536 Euro 384.12 384.000 Srilankan Rupees 2.147 Ethiopeanbirr 0.0126425 0.0191425 US Dollar 283.95 287.400 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Nepali Rupees 2.819 Ghanaian Cedi 0.1446254 0.1464154 Singapore Dollar 223.610 Sterling Pound 448.84 443.000 Europe Iranian Riyal 0.0000791 0.0000796 Hongkong Dollar 36.7078 Japanese Yen 2.98 3.000 British Pound 0.4358200 0.4448200 Iraqi Dinar 0.0001837 0.0002437 Bangladesh Taka 3.655 Bangladesh Taka 3.667 3.800 Czech Korune 0.0065615 0.0185615 Jordanian Dinar 0.3956266 0.4031266 Philippine Peso 6.426 Indian Rupee 4.466 5.150 Danish Krone 0.0469785 0.0519785 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.0000000 1.0000000 Thai Baht 8.917 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.158 2.700 Euro 0.3756918 0.3831918 Lebanese Pound 0.0001744 0.0001944 Irani Riyal 0.271 Nepali Rupee 2.819 3.600 Norwegian Krone 0.0434833 0.0486833 Pakistani Rupee 2.769 2.920 Moroccan Dirhams 0.0224253 0.0464253 Irani Riyal 0.273 Scottish Pound 0.4337028 0.4412028 UAE Dirhams 77.38 78.000 Nigerian Naira 0.0012076 0.0018426 Swedish Krona 0.0398194 0.0446194 GCC COUNTRIES Bahraini Dinar 755.76 759.500 Omani Riyal 0.7278199 0.7388190 Swiss Franc 0.3041454 0.3111454 Saudi Riyal 75.937 Egyptian Pound 40.62 41.100 Qatar Riyal 0.0774761 0.0782591 Qatari Riyal 78.244 Jordanian Dinar 404.13 416.200 Saudi Riyal 0.0753200 0.0759600 Australasia Omani Riyal 739.640 Omani Riyal 738.45 746.400 Sudanese Pounds 0.0462492 0.0467992 Australian Dollar 0.2469748 0.2589748 Bahraini Dinar 756.340 Qatari Riyal 78.41 79.000 Syrian Pound 0.0019382 0.0021582 New Zealand Dollar 0.2144748 0.2244748 UAE Dirham 77.551 Saudi Riyal 75.85 76.300 Tunisian Dinar 0.1722778 0.1782778 Uganda Shilling 0.0001127 0.0001127 UAE Dirhams 0.0760179 0.0774679 ARAB COUNTRIES Yemeni Riyal 0.0012831 0.0013831 Egyptian Pound - Cash 41.950 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd America Egyptian Pound - Transfer 40.655 Canadian Dollar 0.2639447 0.2729447 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.329 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Colombian Peso 0.0001447 0.0001627 Al Mulla Exchange Tunisian Dinar 174.790 US Dollars 0.2823000 0.2844500 Jordanian Dinar 402.130 US Dollar 284.400 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.910 Canadian Dollar 271.640 Sterling Pound 444.385 Asia Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Syrian Lier 3.094 Bangladesh Taka 0.0036121 0.0036671 Morocco Dirham 34.629 Euro 381.000 US Dollar 284.100 Swiss Frank 309.255 Cape Vrde Escudo 0.0031552 0.0033852 Euro 382.900 Chinese Yuan 0.0454730 0.0504730 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Bahrain Dinar 752.955 Pound Sterling 444.600 Eritrea-Nakfa 0.0164300 0.0195300 US Dollar Transfer 284.650 UAE Dirhams 77.410 Canadian Dollar 272.750 Guinea Franc 0.0000441 0.0000501 Euro 383.850 Qatari Riyals 78.065 Indian Rupee 4.435 Hg Kong Dollar 0.0341269 0.0372269 Sterling Pound 446.470 Saudi Riyals 76.705 Egyptian Pound 40.650 Indian Rupee 0.0043766 0.0044416 Canadian dollar 273.830 Jordanian Dinar 400.910 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.144 Indonesian Rupiah 0.0000212 0.0000264 Turkish lira 143.440 Egyptian Pound 40.655 Bangladesh Taka 3.651 Jamaican Dollars 0.0028406 0.0038406 Swiss Franc 310.250 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.144 Philippines Peso 6.425 Japanese Yen 0.0028013 0.0029813 Australian Dollar 259.030 Indian Rupees 4.485 Pakistan Rupee 2.745 US Dollar Buying 283.450 Kenyan Shilling 0.0031878 0.0034178 Pakistani Rupees 2.740 Bahraini Dinar 756.500 Malaysian Ringgit 0.0813070 0.0813070 Bangladesh Taka 3.656 UAE Dirham 77.400 GOLD Nepalese Rupee 0.0026633 0.0028633 Saudi Riyal 75.900 20 Gram 258.000 Philippines Pesso 6.420 Pakistan Rupee 0.0027175 0.0027575 10 Gram 130.000 Cyprus pound 697.645 Philippine Peso 0.0059888 0.0064588 5 Gram 67.500 Japanese Yen 3.880 Sierra Leone 0.0000727 0.0000757 *Rates are subject to change MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 BUSINESS Cornwall ‘tin rush’ sparks war with British surfers ST AGNES: The dramatic coastline of price of $21,000 per ton is less than the would be taken to a factory for process- Cornwall in southwest England is dotted record $33,600 reached in April 2011, but ing with the rest put immediately back with chimney stacks left over from its still high by historic standards. into the water. long-gone mining industry. But out to But surfers are worried that extracting But some surfers have cast doubt on sea lies another legacy-thousands of tons the silt in large quantities will affect the Marine Minerals’ attempts to allay their of tin, waiting to be mined. local quality of the sport by eroding the concerns. “I think the company is per- “There’s 22,000 tons of tin there,” said sand banks that help give Cornwall its haps pulling the wool over people’s eyes, Mike Proudfoot, chief executive of the crashing waves. saying they have a new method,” said 22- mining firm Marine Minerals, looking out “When we’ve seen a similar project year-old Matt Arnold, a surfer who has over the stunning north Cornish coast along this stretch of coastline in the past, just graduated with a degree in mining and stretching a hand over the deep blue we’ve seen a really detrimental impact on engineering. expanse of the Celtic Sea. the quality of surfing,” said Andy “It’s going to be a variation of an old Proudfoot’s company has applied for a Cummins, campaign director of the envi- method,” he told AFP as he took a break licence that it could see it start extracting ronmental charity Surfers against from the waves at Porthtowan, a this lucrative resource in 2015 in a ten- Sewage. favourite beach for surfers. year project. But the idea has not gone Surfing brings around £64 million As with other heavy metals, tin min- down well with Cornwall’s surfers, who pounds ($99.6 million, 74.8 million ing carries a risk of chemical pollution, say large-scale tin mining could spell euros) a year to the Cornish economy and environmental campaigners are wipeout for their huge waves. and provides 1,600 jobs, according to seeking guarantees that the company Cornwall’s tourist industry, the biggest official figures. will protect the water quality if the plans employer in this ruggedly beautiful “The whole of the north coast of go ahead. region, has also raised fears that mining Cornwall is massively important for Marine Minerals insists that early sam- could damage the fragile marine environ- tourism so anything that would damage CORNWALL: Mike Proudfoot, CEO of Marine Minerals Limited, holds one ples reveal only very low levels of ment and pollute its pristine beaches. the tourism industry has to be taken real- of his sea-bed test samples at the former Wheal Jane mine, near Truro in arsenic. The huge tin reserves are the remains ly seriously,” Tony Flux of the National Cornwall, southwestern England on August 7, 2013. Proudfoot is “In our samples, arsenic is not more of mining waste dumped in rivers in the Trust heritage body told AFP. attempting to begin extracting tin from sea bed deposits, left by former that one part in a million. It’s very low. 18th and 19th century, when the industry This is not the first time Proudfoot, a tin mining ventures on the northern Cornish coast. —AFP And there’s no mercury,” Proudfoot said. was in full swing. Over the years, currents South African who has lived in Cornwall “What we always say is we will not go carried the scraps down to the sea and since the 1970s, has attempted to cash in reassure opponents that a change in dredging. But now, we’re not dredging, forward if this project is not socially ground them down into tiny grains. on the region’s tin. He made his first for- extraction method will leave most of the we’re mining,” Proudfoot told AFP. Under and environmentally acceptable.” His Tin is used to produce an enormous ay into the industry in the 1980s, but was sediment in place and have a minimal the new method, the sediment is sucked company is spending £500,000 on a range of electronic goods, from mobile foiled by a crash in the price of the metal. effect on the environment. up by machines and filtered on a boat study on the environmental impact, he phones to tablet computers. The current This time around, he has moved to “What we used in the 1980s is called out at sea, he said. Just five percent added. —AFP

California looks to seize Burgan Bank announces names loans to ease mortgages of Yawmi winners KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced yesterday the names of the five lucky winners of its Yawmi account draw, each taking home a prize of KD 5,000. Banks argue plan would ‘disrupt US mortgage industry’ The lucky winners for the daily draws took home SAN FRANCISCO: When the mayor of people, is in the middle of a housing crisis, something.” Richmond, working with San Richmond, then the city invokes its power a cash-prize of KD 5000 each, and they are: Richmond, California, and a gaggle of as plummeting home values and rising Francisco-based Mortgage Resolution of imminent domain and seizes the mort- 1. Rasheed Suwayed Farraj Alsaeedi activists and homeowners showed up at crime has left many worried that an era of Partners, offers $150,000 to buy a $300,000 gage. It would then offer the bank a fair 2. Joseph Kanaan Kanaan the Wells Fargo Bank headquarters in urban blight is upon them. bank loan on a house that is now worth market value for the home. 3. Hamad Ghazi Mohammad Almatar downtown San Francisco this month, they McLaughlin said cities are considering $200,000 and is in danger of foreclosure. Mortgage Resolution Partners, the com- 4. Ahmed Mohammad Saleh Sirag were on a mission to speak with the bank’s the program because they are desperate. If the bank agrees, the city and the com- pany partnering with the city, puts up the 5. Mohammad Abdullah Ali Alwazzan chief executive. Nearly half the mortgages in Richmond, for pany then obtain the loan at $150,000. money and had promised to pay all With its new and enhanced features, the Yawmi They wanted the bank to drop a lawsuit example, are “underwater,” the owner owes Richmond and Richmond’s legal costs. City officials have aimed at stopping Richmond’s first-in-the- more than the house is worth. the company then offer the homeowner not said how many homes they hope to Account has become more convenient, easier, and nation plan to use the government’s con- refinance through eminent domain. faster for customers to benefit from. Now, cus- stitutional power of eminent domain to McLaughlin is a Green Party candidate tomers will be eligible to enter the draw after 48 “seize” hundreds of mortgages from Wells who beat back opposition from the city’s hours only from opening the account. Customers Fargo and other financial institutions. police and fire unions to win a second term are also required to deposit KD 100 or equivalent As Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and the in 2010. only to enter the daily draw, and the coupon value plan’s backers approached the bank build- She said she fears homeowners will ing, security guards locked the doors. After begin to abandon their homes, leading to to enter the draw stands at KD 10. a bank official told her there would be no blighted neighborhoods and the draining The newly designed Yawmi account has been meeting then and that someone would call of public coffers to the point of municipal launched to provide a highly innovative offering her later, she grabbed a bullhorn. bankruptcy experienced by Stockton, Calif., along with a higher frequency and incentive of win- “I am absolutely not backing down,” and Detroit. ning for everyone. Today, the Yawmi account is a McLaughlin said, as curious tourists and “The city is stepping in where Wall well understood product, where its popularity can lunching office workers milled about. Wells Street and where the federal government Fargo, three other banks and even the have been unable or unwilling to do so,” be seen from the number of increasing account Federal Housing Finance Agency think oth- she said. holders. erwise. Federal regulators said eminent domain Burgan Bank encourages everyone to open a The banks have filed two lawsuits alleg- isn’t the answer. The Federal Housing Yawmi account and/or increase their deposit to ing that the plan is an illegal abuse of emi- Finance Agency said plans to seize loans maximize their chances to becoming a daily winner. nent domain, which allows governments to “present a clear threat to the safe and The more customers deposit, the higher the seize private property for public use - like a sound operations Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac house in the path of a new highway or a and the Federal Home Loan Banks.” chances they receive of winning the draw. piece of land needed for a new park. Tim Cameron, a Washington, D.C., lobby- Opening a Yawmi account is simple, customers The banks argue the plan would “severe- ist with the Securities Industry and are urged to visit their nearest Burgan Bank branch ly disrupt the United States mortgage SILVER SPRING: A sale sign is seen posted in front of a house in Silver Financial Markets Association, said there is and receive all the details, or simply call the bank’s industry” because many other cities would Spring, Maryland, in this March 28, 2013 file photo. Sales of new homes in more at play than a single person’s under- Call Center. likely adopt the same program to help the United States fell in July and June’s strong data was revised much lower, water loan. Cameron said pension funds, homeowners who owe more on their mort- the Commerce Department said. —AFP banks and other groups that made loans in gages than their houses are worth. Richmond stand to lose millions of dollars if So far, Richmond has sent out more than the city is allowed to use eminent domain 600 offers, but has not yet begun any emi- The plan is the brainchild of Cornell a new loan of $190,000, which, if accepted, to force lenders into accepting less than nent domain proceedings. Newark, N.J., University law school professor Robert lowers the monthly payments and the original terms of the loan. North Las Vegas, Nev., El Monte, Calif., and Hockett and here’s how it works: “The fact improves the owners’ chances of staying. In He also predicted that cities using emi- Seattle are considering similar plans, of the matter is that underwater loans do such transactions, the company receives nent domain will make lenders wary of according to Wells Fargo’s lawsuit. default at massive rates,” Hockett said. $4,500 for each completed sale and splits doing business there. While the housing industry is recovering “Underwater loans are a major drag on any additional profits with the city. “There’s a domino effect in play here,” he slowly, Richmond, a city of roughly 100,000 the economic recovery. We have got to do If the bank refuses to sell the loan to said. —AP High oil price, boosting rival US economy needs support supplies, hurts Iran hen the US Federal Reserve and some merging economies also hint on when the US central bank started the Quantitative some Euro zone countries, we can might reduce its purchases. The DUBAI: Iran’s oil exports are being hurt by current high prices WEasing policy few years ago say most of the countries around the minutes of the Fed’s July 30-31 that make it more economical for rivals like the United States to its ecocomony and the global one world just relaxed and enjoyed the meeting, released on Wednesday, produce more costly oil, Iran’s new energy minister said in an was in terrible state and the risk of a strong currency and falling interest showed that almost all of the 12 interview published by his ministry’s website on Saturday. global recession was very imminent. rates hoping that some miracle will members of the policy-making A week into the job, returning oil minister Bijan Zanganeh, follow. Now, they all are paying the Federal Open Market Committee who previously filled the post under the reformist president price of not being opportunistic and agreed changing the stimulus was Mohammad Khatami, told oil ministry news service Shana that doing something to create a sustain- not yet appropriate. current prices of over $106 a barrel were a worry. able economic growth. India’s econ- I wonder how much weight the His comments represent a shift in stance from those of Iran’s omy is in a dire state and it looks as if committee members give to the US previous oil minister who repeatedly said he wanted oil prices to it is about to melt down. The intro- economy and the rest of the world. remain above $100 and played down the impact of sanctions on duction of limits on foreigncurrency We all know that the US does what is exports. “The crude price increase to this level represents both transfer has not stopped the Indian good for its economy but surely they opportunity and threat... It is an opportunity for us to increase our currency to hit record lows against cant ignore the fact the global econ- revenues (but) high oil prices also represent a threat for our coun- the US$. Economicgrowths around omy is very fragile and if its actions try, because our rivals can produce oil at high price and supply it the world have been downgraded result in a global recession then they on the market,” Zanganeh said. cross the board. suffer too and their problem even Benchmark Brent crude oil prices have largely remained above My big concern is what will hap- will get much bigger. I agree with $100 per barrel since early 2011, spurring a surge in production of pen to those economies once the those memberswho emphasized the relatively costly shale oil in North America. Federal Reserve start tightening its importance of being patient and That has helped swell global oil supplies, enabling Washington The successful policy saved the US monetary policy. Long term US inter- evaluating additional information on to tighten restrictions on Iranian oil exports without causing a economy and with it the rest of the est rates has been going up for a the economy before deciding on any price spike that might threaten global growth. world. The policy resulted in a weak- while and with it dragged most of changes to the pace of asset pur- “Today, the U.S. is investing mainly in shale gas and shale oil er US$ against most currencies and other rates around the world. May chases. production...with these prices, shale gas and shale oil production with it a big fall in short and long be the US economy needs tighter The Fed, which has taken will be economical for them,” Zanganeh said, adding he did not term interest rates around the world. rates or may be not but what about unprecedented steps to help the expect any drastic change in oil prices in the third quarter of 2013. At the time the FederalReserve was the other weaker economies around slow US economic recovery, wants to He said that he was optimistic that the new Iranian govern- accused of deliberately weakening the world! Can they survive higher see sustainable economic growth ment, which has adopted a more conciliatory stance in its nuclear the US$ to encourage exports. The interest rates at a time when eco- and improvement in the labour mar- standoff with Western powers, could revive oil exports. QE policies lead to sustainable US nomic activities are weak? This ket before it winds down the bond “Given the present circumstances, we are facing myriad chal- economic recovery and helped some applies to the Euro zone too and it buying. I think the key decision for lenges to exports, but we have to try our best to increase oil economies that depend on exports may get affected more than the oth- Ben Bernanke is to make sure that he exports,” he told Shana. “Despite challenges we are facing ahead, to benefit from it. Those economies ers. Is it premature for the Federal gets remembered as the Iran’s oil exports will increase in the near future.” did not take the initiatives required Reserve to cut down on its monthly FederalResave Chairman that saved Even with oil hovering above $100, Tehran has found it impos- to benefit from strong currencies purchase of US bonds? the US economy from a great sible to balance its budget as export volumes have plunged. The and falling interest rates to come up A few Federal Reserve officials depression and with it saved the U.S. government estimates that Iran’s oil revenues fell from $95 with measures to stimulate their thought last month it would soon world rather than being accused of billion in 2011 to $69 billion in 2012. domesticeconomies hence creating be time to slow the pace of their killing a fragile US economy. Iranian oil output fell by 678,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2012, some buffer to rely on. bond buying “somewhat” but others Hayder Tawfik - Executive Vice according to statistics from BP, as Western pressure intensified on Economies like India, China, counselled patience, according to President of Asset Management, at Asian buyers of Iranian oil. By contrast, U.S. oil output increased Russia, Brazil i.e. the BRIC countries meeting minutes that offered little Dimah Capital- [email protected] by over 1 million bpd over the same period. —Reuters MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 BUSINESS Australia’s mining boom rolls on for Chinese entrepreneur

SYDNEY: Former Chinese commodities exploration rights covering 70 million start exporting ilmenite to China for man- tungsten, molybdenum and ilmenite. ness delegations to China to champion trader Jerry Ren, who is quietly building a acres, 25 percent of Australia’s Northern ufacturing lightweight alloy for aircraft After several years in Europe and the the Territory. mining empire in the Australian outback, Territory, or an area larger than parts and paint pigments. Two others are United States, where he worked as a steel In June, as part of a government and scoffs at talk the resources boom is over. Afghanistan. Under-exploited by heavy getting ready to mine iron ore. Another consultant, Ren in 2006 settled in the business delegation, Ren negotiated a For him its just moved north. hitters like BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto as already supplies aluminium foil contain- Northern Territory, convinced of its min- deal with Chinese heavy machinery giant As some mining firms clock up billions Australia’s last boom took shape further ers for food packaging. ing potential. Like Australia’s 20th Century XCMG Construction Machinery Co Ltd to of dollars in losses, Ren has secured mil- south in established iron ore and coal “Make no mistake, China’s economy is mining legend, the late Lang Hancock, construct a A$60 million assembly and lions of acres of exploration rights in fields, Ren has had a near-free run to stake still growing and they are still in the mar- Ren quickly pegged hundreds of thou- distribution plant in the Territory. Australia’s most remote regions that could his claims in the Territory. ket for Australian minerals. This talk of the sand of acres of outback land for explo- Territory Deputy Chief Minister David soon make him a billionaire, helped by his Ren’s licence holdings stretch from the end is foolish,” says Ren, who regularly ration. Hancock is credited with the 1952 Tollner said the agreement would open connections in the world’s biggest con- oil rich seas off the tropical city of Darwin, leads delegations to China to drum up discovery of plentiful iron ore deposits in the door for more Chinese investment. sumer of minerals China. south through the moonscaped Tanami new investment opportunities. the state of Western Australia, which few “This is a big win for Territory business Ren, now an Australian resident, has Desert, one of the last unexplored parts of Ren was born Xiao Feng Ren in the city believed existed. The Hancock family held and an enormous opportunity to position already been dubbed the “$900-million- Australia, to the isolated outback town of of Benxi in China’s northeastern rust belt on to the mineral rights making Lang’s Darwin as a strategic trading and distribu- dollar-man” for his estimated net worth. Alice Springs. And Ren’s established min- province of Liaoning, where he attended only child, Gina Rinehart, one of the tion hub,” said Tollner who witnessed the “There’s still plenty of money and ing operations in the Territory are already university. He later worked for the China world’s richest individuals. deal being signed. The Canada-based opportunity in Australia if you know reaping handsome rewards. Metallurgical Import and Export Corp and But Ren hardly fits the gruff, weathered Fraser Institute, which measures the where to look,” says Ren, the son of a steel Using links to China’s industrial sectors, learned about minerals. image of an outback prospector. He is an attractiveness and ease of mining, ranks mill engineer who grew up in the shadow Ren has secured deals to ship freighters The state-owned entity eventually split urbane, fit-looking 50-year-old comfort- the Northern Territory as one of the best of the Great Leap Forward, Mao Zedong’s loaded with iron ore, ilmenite and other into two divisions: Sinosteel and the able in a suit and the upper class suburbs areas in Australia to invest. Ren is con- disastrous attempt to modernise China’s minerals to China, mostly via the Metallurgical Construction Corp of China. of Sydney. Two years ago he paid A$11.5 vinced the Territory is rich in reserves but economy. Territory’s little used port of Darwin, the Ren quit in 1989, just as China opened its million for a four-storey Sydney mansion concedes a lack of infrastructure and land Ren’s privately held Australian Oil & closest Australian city to Asia. economy to outsiders. Before leaving and sends his sons to a private academy rights issues with Aborigines makes Gas company holds a 75 percent stake in One of his companies this month will China, Ren traded “specialty” metals like in Switzerland. Ren regularly joins busi- exploiting them tough.— Reuters

Malaysia’s economy sees a slight uptick KCIC Weekly Analysis on Asia

KUWAIT: Malaysia’s economy managed to which consists of private consumption, gov- eke out a pick-up in Q2, albeit at a slower than ernment expenditure, fixed capital invest- expected pace, as strong consumption and ments, exports and imports. investment levels offset ongoing losses in the export sector. Malaysia’s economy grew from What are the economic 4.1% year-on-year in Q1 to 4.3% in Q2, lower and financial implications? than the projected 4.9%. The flailing export Exports are expected to continue to put sector, which makes up a bulk of the econo- on a lackluster performance, as weaknesses in my, continues to weigh down on growth due the global economy persist, leading to a fur- to falling commodity prices and lackluster ther deterioration in the trade balance. Thus, external demand. In April, the nation’s trade any significant improvement on the current surplus slipped to its lowest level since the account balance is unlikely to materialize any Asian financial crisis in 1997, heightening risks time soon. Subsequently, this may put more of a potential trade deficit - it would be the downward pressure on an already depreciat- nation’s first trade deficit in a whopping 16 ing currency. The country’s local currency, the years. The deteriorating trade balance has in ringgit, is among the worst hit currencies in turn exacerbated the country’s current Asia due to massive capital outflows that are account deficit, prompting a large outflow in prompted by fears that the US Fed will curtail capital as investors have become increasingly its stimulus program earlier than expected. cautious. In Q1 the current account surplus As a result, there are looming risks that was almost half of that of the preceding quar- Malaysia may follow the same painful fate as ter. However, consumption and investment India and Indonesia, and succumb to a high have held strong: domestic demand rose fol- current account deficit, falling investor confi- lowing the increase in government spending dence and a depreciating currency. Investors ahead of the tightly contested national elec- have also become increasingly worried about tions in May and on robust consumer confi- the lack of reform to lower the swelling fiscal dence. The government granted double deficit. Towards the end of July, the ratings increments and bonus payments to civil ser- agency Fitch reduced its outlook on vants as well as cash handouts before the Malaysia’s sovereign debt to negative due to general elections. It also implemented a mini- concerns over its large fiscal deficit and a poor mum wage for the private sector in early outlook on any significant potential reforms. 2013. Investment levels have remained However, whilst the external sector may con- resilient largely due to the ongoing projects tinue to be a drag on growth, consumption under the Economic Transformation Program and investment growth should help support (ETP). The ETP was instigated back in growth. Consumption is set to remain rather September of 2010 in a bid to shift the coun- robust, especially as the minimum wage try to a developed nation status by 2020. But affect continues to kick in and investment lev- will consumption and investment growth els should stay buoyant due to the ongoing remain strong enough to continue to offset ETP projects, which are attracting foreign the dwindling export sector? direct investment. The ETP aims to attract S$444 billion in What does the indicator tell us? investments by 2020 and create 3.3 million Real gross domestic product (GDP) is a new jobs as a result. If the ETP successfully measure of the economic output or of the exploits Malaysia’s competitive advantages size of the economy - adjusted for inflation or such as its skilled labour force, particularly in deflation. It is the sum of the values of all final the manufacturing sector, and its abundance goods and services produced by that country in natural resources, then investment levels or region over a given time period. The values will stay high in the long-term, which in turn depend on the quantities (volume) of the should help propel consumption through the goods produced and their prices. Real GDP is creation of more jobs. Among the key sectors a measure that holds prices constant by using that the investments will be targeted at a given year’s value (the base date) for all include the electronics and electrical sector, items and services. Then these values are healthcare and communications and infra- used to calculate GDP for years prior to the structure. We think that robust consumption base year and subsequent years. The graph and investment levels will help secure a full illustrates the expenditure breakdown of GDP, year growth rate of above 4.5%. Sudan earns $236m from South Sudan oil fees KHARTOUM: Sudan earned more than $230 ment in Juba halted oil production early last million in fees for the export of South Sudanese year, accusing Khartoum of theft, but pumping oil this year, official media reported on Sunday, resumed in April after relations between the two days before a Khartoum deadline to shut the sides appeared to be improving. pipelines. “The government of South Sudan sent In June, Sudan accused the South of backing the fees for oil transportation to the Sudan rebels on Sudanese soil and abruptly told oil Central Bank,” the official SUNA news agency companies they had 60 days to stop transport- quoted the bank’s assistant governor, Azhari al- ing the crude. The deadline has been extended Tayeb al-Faki, as saying. twice and is now set for September 6 while oil The documented amount is $236 million, continues moving through the pipelines for SUNA said. That figure covers fees for transport- export. The extensions came in response to an ing South Sudanese oil to the Port Sudan export appeal from the African Union which asked for terminal, as well as a package to compensate more time to investigate allegations-by both Khartoum for the loss of oil when South Sudan Sudan and South Sudan-that they are support- separated, SUNA said. The South became inde- ing rebels operating in each other’s territory. pendent two years ago. It split with about 75 Regional nations also began to address percent of united Sudan’s oil production, leaving another point of contention between Sudan the country without its major source of export and South Sudan, determining the centreline of earnings. Inflation soared and the Sudanese a demilitarised buffer zone along the disputed pound plummeted in value on the black market. border. On Friday, the United Nations Security Oil refineries and export pipelines stayed under Council urged Khartoum to suspend any actions Sudan’s jurisdiction but the two sides could not to halt the oil flow and said the two countries agree on how much the South should pay for should “maintain dialogue” to ensure the oil using that infrastructure. South Sudan’s govern- keeps moving.—AFP MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 BUSINESS Tapering ‘might be needed soon’

NBK WEEKLY MONEY MARKETS REPORT KUWAIT: The main event took to keep borrowing costs low The Japanese Yen then weakened tions before they rise any further. to boost prices and revenue. indicates growth, and below 50, place on Wednesday, where the doesn’t rule out higher interest against the greenback, after the Purchases of existing houses contraction. Federal Reserve Bank released rates to curb inflation. The single FOMC showed that officials were increased by 6.5% to 5.39 million Unemployment claims lower their meeting minutes from their currency continued to rise to the “broadly comfortable” with a plan homes. The figure exceeded the The fewest number of United Kingdom July meeting. Pushing the US dol- weeks’ high of 1.3452, supported to start reducing bond buying forecasted 5.15 million, and Americans in more than five GDP Accelerates lar higher against most major by a slide in Asian stocks and cur- later this year if the economy much higher than the previous years filed for first-time claims for UK economic growth accelerat- counterparts, the minutes of the rencies forcing investors to repa- improves. The Japanese Yen months’ revised figure of 5.06 unemployment over the past ed in the second quarter more FOMC meeting stated that some triate assets from emerging mar- closed the week at 98.76. The million. Sales were at the month, signaling solid improve- than initially forecasted, supported members of the Federal Reserve kets. The Euro erased its gains fol- Swiss Franc strengthened against strongest level since a govern- ments in the labor market. While by a balanced contribution to policy makers agreed that a lowing the minutes by the FOMC, a weakening US Dollar on at the ment tax credit temporarily the number of applicants rose by growth from all sectors, signaling change in the purchase program to a low of 1.3298 against a start of the week, as investors boosted demand in November 13,000 during the past week to that the British economy is gaining “might be needed soon”, stronger US Dollar. The single seek the safety of the currency 2009, the second strongest 336,000 and surpassing the traction. Gross domestic product although others have empha- currency recouped some of its following a drop in Asian stock, demand since March 2007. expectations of 330,000, the four- increased 0.7% compared with the sized the “importance of being losses, as stops were triggered. and uncertainty from the Federal week moving average dropped initial estimate of 0.6%, and the patient”. The minutes mentioned The currency closed the week at Reserve minutes outcome. The New home sales plummet to 330,500 from 341,800 since first quarter increase of 0.3%. Major that “a number of participants” 1.3379. Cable opened the week CHF opened the week at 0.9265, The US new home sales the beginning of the month. support came from exports, which stated that market expectations at 1.5629, in line with the Euro. Employers are hanging on to rose the most in more than a year, for the path of monetary policy, The Pound rose against a weaker workers, to meet the increasing contributing 0.3% to the Gross encompassing the asset pur- US Dollar, to a high of 1.5718. The demand by the US consumer. Domestic Product. While risks to the economy remain, Bank of chase program and the expected Sterling Pound then dropped England Governor, Mark Carney, path of the federal funds rate, dramatically, reversing its gains, Europe has pursued to bolster the recov- as technical level were reached, “appeared well aligned with their German PMI Outperforms ery by introducing forward guid- own expectations”. Furthermore, triggering a sell-off, to push the German Manufacturing ance to control investor bets on “almost all participants con- Pound to a low of 1.5563. A Purchasing Managers Index higher interest rates. firmed that they were broadly stronger US dollar, following the unexpectedly rose more than comfortable” with the characteri- Federal Reserve meeting min- forecasted this month, signaling Commodities zation of the outlook for mone- utes, aided the drop on Thursday. a solid increase in overall busi- Oil tary policy. Building up on The British Pound then rallied on ness activity, as production rose West Texas Intermediate crude Bernanke’s statement in the pre- Friday, after the country’s second strengthening to a low of 0.9147 plunged in July by the most in steep, and reached its strongest fell, heading for its biggest weekly vious meeting, the committee is quarter GDP exceeded estimates, against the USD. The Swiss Franc more than 3-years, while previ- level since June 2011. Moreover, decline in a month, after the sitting tight until they had a bet- to hike the GBP/USD pair to then weakened, in tandem with ous months were revised down, the service providers pointed to Federal Reserve signaled a likely ter read on the economy. If 1.5638. Cable closed the week at the JPY, as the US Dollar surges adding signs that housing market the steepest rise in business tapering in stimulus this year and a improvements in the economy 1.5569. The JPY opened the week against most majors, touching a is not fully ready for higher mort- activity for six months, rising Libyan oil port was scheduled to continue, reductions in the pace at 97.53, strengthening against a high of 0.9290. The Swiss Franc gage rates. New Home sales fell from 51.3 in July to 52.4 in reopen. Oil touched the week’s of purchases might begin some- weaker US Dollar at the begin- closed the week at 0.9220. 13.4% to an annualized rate of August, a sign of hope that the high yesterday at 107.80, plum- time later this year, and conclude ning of the week. The Japanese 394,000, the weakest level since Eurozone is pulling out from its meting to low of 103.50 and end- around the mid-2014. Yen rose against the US Dollar as Existing home sales rise October 2012, against a forecast- record long recession. The ing the week at 103.XX. On to the FX market, the Euro a slide in Asian and European Sales of previously owned ed 487,000 and lower than the Manufacturing Purchasing started the week on a positive stocks fueled demand for the rel- American houses climbed more previous months’ revised figure Managers’ Index rose to 52.0 in Kuwait note, opening at 1.3326, after ative safety of the Japanese cur- than forecasted last month as of 455,000. Builders are holding August, exceeding estimates of Kuwaiti Dinar at 0.28380 Germany’s Bundesbank said the rency. The Japanese Yen dropped American buyers quickly com- back amid constraints on avail- 51.1. The figure rose from July’s The USDKWD opened at European Central Bank’s pledge to a low of 96.91 per US Dollar. pleted their mortgage transac- able land and materials in a bid figure of 50.7. A reading above 50 0.28380 yesterday morning. Emerging market turmoil not another Asian currency crisis Bursting of bubble won’t be catastrophic PARIS: Plunging emerging market currencies on the prospect of US stimulus tapering have stirred memories of the 1997 Asian financial cri- sis, but analysts doubt a similar catastrophe is in the making. “There are negative linkages (now) but I don’t think that we are in a repetition of the 1990s cri- sis,” said Jean Medecin, a member of the invest- ment committee at the Carmignac Gestion asset manager. While the Indian rupee has so far taken the worst beating, falling nearly 15 percent against the US dollar over the past three months, Indonesia’s rupiah and the Brazilian real are down 10 percent, and the Turkish lira over 5 NBK announces 6 winners percent in a trend that is frightfully reminiscent of the crisis that began in Thailand in mid-1997. in its summer campaign Back then, investors reacted by panicking, withdrawing funds en masse, resulting in the KUWAIT: One draw left in addition to the draw until 15 September 2013. Thai bath eventually collapsing. The phenome- astonishing Azimut 40 Flybridge Yacht In addition to the grand prize for the non then spread like a wildfire throughout Asia, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) announced Azimut 40 Yacht, 18 winners spread in to and even to Russia, with foreign capital vanish- the second six winners of up to KD 10,000 three draws are reimbursed for all their ing almost with the blink of an eye. HYDERABAD: Activists hold placards as they shout slogans during their protest over the in cash prizes in its summer campaign. spending using NBK Cards up to KD Short of capital, emerging countries suffered rupee’s fall in Hyderabad. The dollar’s surge against the Indian rupee took a breather yester- NBK Summer Campaign offers customers 10,000 each. For every cumulative KD 20 acute shortages of credit, plunging them even day after hitting record highs for most of the week, although upbeat manufacturing data from the chance to win an astonishing Azimut spent in Kuwait with NBK Credit or deeper into the crisis. Fifteen years on, India’s around the world helped the greenback against the yen. — AFP 40 Flybridge Yacht as a grand prize at the Prepaid Cards, Cardholders will earn a Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week said emerging countries are now much better end of the campaign as well as up to KD chance to enter the draws. Cardholders protect their currencies’ values,” Avent said. Thus Still, several countries have moved to defend equipped. In 1991, India had only 15 days worth the end of US monetary stimulus “risks squeez- their currencies. Brazil, which had led emerging 180,000 in cash prizes during the cam- will triple their chances by using their NBK of foreign exchange reserves, he said. “Now we ing demand around the world” when its purpose market complaints that Western stimulus meas- paign. Marzouk Morjan Nayef Al Mutairi, Credit, Prepaid and Debit Card abroad or have reserves of six to seven months. So there is was to prop it up in rich countries. ures had resulted in the appreciation of their Manaf Mahmoud Hassan Al Sawaha, by shopping on international sites. no comparison. And no question of going back Ratings agency Fitch said that “policy man- currencies and eroded its competitiveness, Entesar Ali Wareed Al Ruwaili, Rasha NBK Cards are accepted worldwide and to the 1991 crisis,” he said. agement will be the key factor in determining turned around, saying it would make $55 billion Abdulla Mehalhel Al Qenaei, Masoud are the safest, most convenient and This week, Nobel prize winning economist whether economic and financial stability is available to prop up the real. Faisal Masoud Al Fuhaid and Al Shaikha rewarding way to pay. For more informa- Paul Krugman wrote on his New York Times blog maintained in India and Indonesia following the Turkey pledged to inject a minimum of $100 Shaikha Mubarak Sabah Al Naser Al Sabah tion log onto nbk.com or contact Hala that in retrospect, the flood of money into intensified pressure on currencies and asset million per day, while India announced it would each won cash prizes up to KD 10,000 in Watani on 1801801. The Azimut 40 emerging markets looks like a bubble. prices”. Recent developments have not prompt- put $1.26 billion into the banking system by the second draw. Flybridge is one of the most luxurious But Krugman said “for the moment, I don’t ed it to revise ratings, it added. So far, however, buying back long-term government bonds, NBK cardholders still have the chance yachts designed by Azimut-Benetti, the see a good reason to believe that the bursting of central banks seem to prefer hiking short-term although it said the move was aimed at making to participate in the promotion and earn world renowned yacht manufacturers, this particular bubble will be catastrophic”. rates rather than their main rates, which would more credit available to boost economic growth unlimited chances in the third and last combining elegance and comfort. Standard & Poor’s rating agency agreed. In a slow investment, consumption and growth. rather than defending the rupee. report it called the capital outflows “disruptive Turkey took that tack this week, hiking its The investment outflow poses immediate not destructive”, and said most Asian develop- overnight rate and shutting off other short-term risks for Turkey and India as they rely heavily on Nissan Al Babtain offers its ing nations will “weather the disruption without rates to deter speculation against the lira, while short-term foreign funds to cover their large cur- a sharp slowdown in economic growth or pro- keeping its main rate on hold. However, the cur- rent account deficits (6.5 percent of GDP for customers to win Nissan ‘Mirca’ longed financial volatility”. Krugman said “what rent situation is “a painful adjustment phenome- Turkey and 4.8 percent for India). made the Asian crisis of 1997-8 so bad was the non” for emerging nations, said strategist However tapering concerns is only half the KUWAIT: Abdulmohsen Abdulaziz Al- coupon. Raffle coupons offers an oppor- high level of foreign-currency denominated Maarten-Jan Bakkum at Dutch bank ING IM. story according to analyst Michael Hewson at Babtain Co. W.L.L. is receiving a roaring tunity to win a grand prize - new “Nissan debt, and that seems less of an issue now”. “After years of rising currencies, emerging CMC Markets. “...the growth slowdowns being response to its Nissan Genuine Spare Micra car” and loads of other exiting The Economist’s Ryan Avent wrote on his economies are now faced with structural prob- experienced in those markets have forced Parts raffle promotion running from 1st prizes including Led TV, Home theatre blog that a bigger concern are potential policy lems. In the absence of remedies to cure the investors to look more carefully at the structural July ‘13 till 31st August ‘13. system, Fridge, washing machine, errors on behalf of governments and central problem, they have corrected this through problems that are facing those particular Highlighting the customer friendly mobile phones, laptops, oven, digital banks as they try to stem the slide of their cur- exchange rates,” he said. Simon Derrick, chief economies, with India and Brazil in particular in philopsoy of the company, Mohammed camera etc. rencies. “Recklessly imposed capital controls currency strategist at BNY Mellon said that “let- the firing line, as growth slows and inflation ris- Shalaby, Chief Operating Officer elabo- Nissan Al-Babtain has a strong after could fuel panic and impair long-run growth,” he ting the currency take the strain might be the es,” he said. rates “Nissan Al Babtain, Kuwait is in the sales network of thirteen parts counters said. India’s central bank has tried to stabilise the smartest move for some emerging market India’s growth slumped to a decade low of forefront of promoting use of genuine & five service workshops spread all rupee for months with measures like hiking nations”. He noted that in 2008, when emerging five percent in the year to March with inflation parts and safe driving. Company is across Kuwait. This infrastructure is short-term interest rates and imposing capital markets last tried to stop the outflow of funds, now running at 5.8 percent, while Brazil is always eager to offer its valued cus- being further expanded, new facilities controls. “Worse still, central banks may strangle they failed despite spending up to 20 percent of expecting 2.5 percent growth this year with tomers with continuous offers, promo- being added to ensure every Nissan cus- their economies with high rates in an attempt to their foreign currency reserves. inflation currently at 6.3 percent. —AFP tions and value added services to meet tomer has convenient access to the growing demand & aspiration of Nissan world renowned Nissan After Sales - owners to maintain their vehicle in like Service & Parts support. Turkish central bank struggles to prop up lira new condition during its life cycle”. Nissan Al Babtain’s two main show- Moreover, Nissan Al - Babtain recom- rooms are conveniently located in Al-Rai mends its customers to always use & Ahmadi for the display of its complete ANKARA: Turkey faces another week under pres- At the central bank, declarations of determina- lems. Strains had been evident in 2011 when the Nissan genuine parts and service their range of vehicles. Today Nissan has a sure in its fight to shore up the lira as well as tion to tighten monetary policy as needed have payments deficit reached 10 percent of national vehicles regularly at manufacturer rec- wide range of vehicle models to suit var- growth. The country is in the front line of emerg- hardened since it announced emergency meas- income and policy-makers had “failed to imple- ommended service intervals. This ious commercial as well as personal driv- ing economies hit by an outflow of investment ures at the beginning of July. ment the soft-landing project” to reduce the ensures an optimum vehicle perform- ing needs. While Nissan’s robust range of because the US Federal Reserve central bank is The government has also modified its tone, budget deficit, limiting credit expansion and allow ance, vehicle remains roadworthy for a LCVs can provide solutions to different signalling that it will soon curtail the injection of since three months ago Prime Minister Recep the lira to fall, he said. longer period of time and gives better transportation needs of the business stimulus funds which have supported the US Tayyip Erdogan attacked those who argued for Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted Justice and resale value when customer sells Nissan. world. Nissans range of SUV lineup is economy, and growth abroad, and have helped to higher rates against a background of serious civil Development Party (AKP), which came to power Utmost care and attention is given to beyond compare in its class and a major keep interest rates low. unrest seen as his greatest challenge since coming after the crises and won three elections in a row, customer needs, excellence in customer reason for the customers who wish to The Turkish central bank ended last week on to power in 2002. has built its big regional ambitions on high service and following the safety stan- experience the Shift from the ordinary. the back foot after a rate rise, and intervention on Before the central bank, statutorily independ- growth. But now the government is expecting dards at all Nissan After sales service & Its legendary sedan and coupe range the foreign exchange market, failed again to halt a ent, announced its emergency measures includ- growth of just 4.0 percent this year, half the rate of Parts outlets. compliments the personal driving needs fall of the lira and share prices, and a rise of the 10- ing the use of foreign reserves to buy lira, Erdogan two years ago. Ruwan Wickramasinghe, Parts of the youth as well as family oriented year borrowing rate. had said repeatedly that the bank would do every- Despite the turmoil, the government was reas- Manager further explains the highlights people. Meanwhile, the government took the line that thing necessary to hold rates down, hoping to sus- suring. AKP spokesman Huseyin Celik said on of the promotion that a when any cus- Nissan Al Babtain, Kuwait again the US Federal Reserve was fuelling uncertainty, tain growth. The economy was already “fragile” Thursday that in a global world, everyone was tomer buy parts on cash or service vehi- invites & reminds its valued Nissan cus- that Turkey would emerge stronger from the tur- because of excessive credit and the payments exposed to events abroad. “When some sneeze at cles at Nissan Al Babtain Service centers, tomers to visit Nissan Service and Parts moil and that the lira would eventually recover. deficit financed mostly with short-term foreign the New York Stock Exchange, some others at the for every 20KD worth parts purchased or outlets before 31st August’13, to avail The events of last week demonstrated changes funds, journalist Ege Cansen wrote in the Hurriyet Istanbul Stock Exchange could catch a cold.” There consumed, customer gets a raffle benefits of promotion offer. of direction by the central bank and a dilemma daily on Saturday, arguing that the expected was no room for pessimism, he said, and the gov- over growth for the government. change in US policy had highlighted chronic prob- ernment would take “measures”. — AFP BUSINESS MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 DFSA signs 26 agreements with EU Regulators

DUBAI: Continuous collaboration with internation- European Securities and Markets Authority Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) to professional ìThe DFSAís efforts to improve cross-border oppor- al regulators has been at the forefront of the Dubai (ESMA).The DFSAís Chief Executive Ian Johnston investors in the EEA under the rules of the tunities will further facilitate investment flows and Financial Services Authorityís (DFSAís) engagement signed the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive will benefit investors and the funds industry. In objective this year, and as such, the DFSA has with 26 EU regulators last month. The EU signato- (AIFMD). AIFs include hedge funds, private equity addition, it reflects the DFSAís commitment to entered into 26 supervisory co-operation agree- ries to theseagreements are: France, UK, funds and real estate funds. Managing and market- enhance the economy of the UAE and Dubai, fur- ments with European Union (EU)and European Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, ing such funds into Europe will allow DIFC-based thering Dubaiís position as a prominent financial Economic Area (EEA) securities regulators. Under Luxembourg, Cyprus, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, fund managers to access a greater pool of centre.î these agreements, each regulator agrees to help Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Malta, investors. It is hoped that with a strong distribution The DFSA already has in place bi-lateral agree- each other supervise fund managers operating Lithuania, Greece, Belgium, Bulgaria, Poland, network and a sustainable distribution model,the ments with 13 of its European counterparts and across borders, between the Dubai International Estonia, Latvia, Czech Republic and Romania. MoUswill prove beneficial for the industry in the enjoys strong and close relationships with them Financial Centre (DIFC) and Europe. Theagreements under the MoUs allow fund DIFC. ensuring that fund managers are well supervised in The DFSA negotiated the agreements with the managers in the DIFC to manage and market Ian Johnston, Chief Executive of the DFSA said: the DIFC and in Europe.

Aloha, MINI: the brand celebrates 54th birthday MINI continues to redefine small car design

KUWAIT: In August 1959 a new era began for the United cess stories. The small car created by legendary designer 18th century, but it was Duke Kahanamoku, a native of the became a symbol of freedom and joie de vivre. States of America and for the European automobile indus- Alec Issigonis astounded everyone with its creative use of capital Honolulu, who helped make this leisure pursuit The current MINI product range also offers reliable com- try: the island group of Hawaii became the 50th US state space that maximised room for passengers and luggage internationally popular. Duke Kahanamoku won three gold panions for such a lifestyle. The MINI Countryman has and the classic Mini was presented as the first small mod- without compromising the Mini’s compact proportions. medals and two silver medals for swimming in the 1912 already attracted a large number of fans in Hawaii since its ern car. The classic Mini pioneered design principals which impact- and 1924 Olympics. Despite his Olympic triumphs, he is market launch around two years ago. In addition to its Seven models here, six major islands there. Exemplary ed generations of small cars, with a transverse mounted probably better known for his work in reviving the sport of standard roof rails, which make it easy to mount a surf- low-emissions engines on one hand, relentlessly fuming engine, front-wheel drive and wheels in all four corners surfing. He is regarded as one of the founders of the board rack, it has one particularly useful modern feature: volcanos on the other. At first glance, the British car brand remaining part of the MINI DNA today. Waikiki boys who teach surfing to visitors on the island the all-wheel drive system ALL4, which it shares with this MINI and the Pacific island group of Hawaii appear to have Its sporty qualities soon paved the way for success on group’s most famous beach to this day. year’s newly launched model, the MINI Paceman. nothing in common - yet both have a fun and quirky race circuits and rally tracks all over the world, and the little Hawaii’s designation as the 50th US state and the pre- Thanks to the precisely controlled distribution of power charm. MINI is to its worldwide fan community what car’s subsequent racing career was crowned with three vic- miere of the classic Mini occurred during a veritable boom among all four wheels, the MINI Countryman and MINI Hawaii is to the USA: an expression of the pure joy of living. tories at the Monte Carlo rally. This success was widely of surfing in Hawaii. During the 1950s and 1960s it was Paceman offer remarkable stability and control not just on And they happen to celebrate an anniversary at almost acclaimed, achieved with apparently simple means and largely through television that the passions of potential loose sand near the beach but also in the tropical moun- exactly the same time: on August 21st 1959 Hawaii with a vehicle that was charmingly modest and unassum- beach boys all over the world were aroused by images of tain regions in the interior of the islands. And thanks to cut- became the 50th US state, while the classic Mini was offi- ing compared to its competitors. Meanwhile another daredevil wave-borne antics off picturesque beaches in the ting-edge engine technology it is able to explore com- cially presented for the first time just five days later, on apparently simple sport, though also requiring great skill, “Aloha state” of Hawaii. Surfing gave rise to an entire pletely new territory, where this is permitted. As a result, August 26th 1959. was beginning to take the world by storm, originating in lifestyle characterised by a laid-back, non-conformist out- the fun of driving and the pure joy of living are brought The birth of the classic MINI 54 years ago saw the start Hawaii: surfing. Reports of people riding the waves on look, non-stop fun and never-ending sunshine. A surfboard together once again, with many a perfect beach now that of one of the automotive industry’s most spectacular suc- wooden boards off the Hawaiian coast go back as far as the on the roof or in the luggage compartment of a car much easier to get to. Rand pummeled by ‘perfect storm’

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s currency has the teeth. The desperation was evident when knock. The auto and the mining sector and been caught in a brutal pincer of dependence South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan some other sectors are actually going through on weak European markets, exposure to slow- in June urged the United States to take caution. severe negotiations and there might be turbu- ing emerging markets, domestic turmoil and “Manage your internal affairs and global affairs lence due to that,” said Nedbank economist tighter US monetary policy. in a responsible way so that the negative effects Busisiwe Radebe. Some 30,000 auto workers The Federal Reserve’s announcement on May on our economies are not as serious as they have been on strike since the beginning of the 22 that it would eventually roll back stimulus would seem,” he warned. It was in vain. In South week, crippling domestic production, while was another gust of wind amid a cyclone for the Africa credit has dried up, while imports-now employees in the construction industry are South African rand. Like other emerging market more expensive-have continued to flood into expected to down tools from today. currencies, the South African unit has had a tor- the country. They are likely to be followed by workers in rid time of late. Higher petrol prices have forced consumer the mining and textile sectors. Such strikes are In January the currency stood at 8.75 rand to inflation above the central bank’s upper target common at this time of the year in South Africa, the dollar. On Thursday it hit a four year low of of six percent. Coupled with slow growth, there when annual wage negotiations take place. But NEW DELHI: An Indian man counts rupee notes at a foreign currency exchange shop 10.44, with little sign of an increase in exports are dark mutterings about a stagflationary spi- amid a slow economy and the tensions after the in New Delhi, India. The Indian economy, Asia’s third largest, grew 5 percent in the that you might expect to see with a weaker cur- ral. South Africa-Africa’s largest economy-is only deadly mine strike last year at the Marikana financial year which ended in March, its slowest in a decade and well off the 8 per- rency. “Since the beginning of the year, you will expected to grow at around two percent this platinum mine, which saw 34 strikers shot dead cent pace it has averaged over the past 10 years. — AP find that the rand, like the real of Brazil or the year. Compare that with eight-plus percent by police, investors are jittery.“A lack of agree- rupee of India, they have almost depreciated by growth forecast in neighbouring Mozambique. ment in wage negotiations in the mining sector about the same amount, about 17 percent,” said One destabilising factor has been ongoing may have once again unnerved investors,” said Brazil to spend $55bn Daniel Makina, a professor at the University of labour unrest. Shilan Shah, an economist with Capital South Africa. Despite disputes often turning violent, the Economics. The outlook for the rand currently to defend sagging real “Funds are flying back to the United States,” ruling ANC-which is closely linked to the domi- seems uncertain. “The prospect of the rand will he said. Hot-and cold-flows are nothing new to nant trade union federation COSATU-has often be determined mainly by the outcome of the SAO PAULO: Markets and analysts cheered said Wellington Ramos, an analyst with emerging markets, but against the backdrop of appeared unable to step in. “There are also election in South Africa next year in April,” said Friday after Brazil’s central bank pledged $55 Austin Rating in Sao Paulo. slowing Chinese growth, this has been a kick in domestic reasons why the rand is taking a Radebe. — AFP billion until year’s end to prop up the sag- “There is a need to regain the confidence ging real while Latin America’s biggest econ- of investors,” he added. “It was a good deci- omy is showing weak growth. sion to the extent it clarifies and makes offi- 95% of MENA employees consider The Brazilian currency, which has been at cial for the markets a daily intervention to its lowest level against the dollar in four meet the demand (for dollars),” said Silvio years, closed at 2.35 to the greenback Friday, Campos Neto, an analyst with Consultora corporate CSR to be important up 3.2 percent from Thursday’s close. Tendencias. “That is what we saw coming, Wednesday, the real sank to 2.45 to the but today it is in a transparent, predictable dollar, its lowest level since December 2008 and daily manner, he added. “The main goal Bayt.com report amid the international financial crisis. Friday’s is to signal to the market that the bank will rise followed the announcement by the bank continue to provide what is necessary.” By Lama Ataya from a socially responsible company. ment (11.2%), and lack of specific legislation overnight that it would conduct daily sales of The real’s weakness comes as Brazil is The majority (66.9%) of respondents claim on CSR (10%). A fifth (22.1%) claim all of the currency swaps and derivative contracts to showing stagnating growth. Finance DUBAI: A ‘Corporate Social Responsibility: Is that their companies ‘very regularly’ (43.9%) or above, in addition to other obstacles. boost the domestic currency and regain the Minister Guido Mantega has said GDP Your Company Making an Impact?’ poll, ‘sometimes’ (23%) engage in CSR activities, Meanwhile, the three main benefits of confidence of markets. growth would reach only 2.5 percent this recently conducted by Bayt.com, the Middle and the majority also claims that their compa- adopting a CSR strategy are considered to be Analysts hailed the bank’s robust move. year and four percent in 2014. East’s number one job site, has revealed that nies actively motivate employees to partici enhanced corporate reputation (28.5%), “The intervention was a positive signal for all Last December, Mantega forecast four while 95.3% of Middle East and North Africa pate in CSR activities (74.7%). The most improved relationships with the community emerging markets,” said Luis Costa, a strate- percent growth this year and in July brought (MENA) respondents want to do more commu- common types of CSR activities that compa- and stakeholders (10.4%), and strengthened gist at Citigroup. it down to three percent. nity service work, 41% say that they don’t nies in the MENA are involved in according to employee commitment (9.9%). According to “It signaled to investors that central banks Meanwhile, the central bank, concerned know where to start. respondents are feeding, housing or clothing 64.7% of respondents, companies that engage of emerging economies are reacting more about rising inflation, hiked its base rate to In fact, according to the survey, respon- the poor (25%) and working with orphans and in CSR do make an impact. In fact, an over- aggressively and are ready to step up their 8.5 percent in July, up from its historic low of dents across the MENA region are eager to underprivileged children (13.2%). 14.4% of whelming 94.3% of respondents feel that cor- intervention to stabilize markets.” 7.25 percent early this year. dedicate themselves to CSR work, with 73% respondents state that their company partici- porate CSR strategies can directly contribute Brazil, along with Russia, India and Turkey, Brazil’s 12-month inflation reached preferring to give time and effort towards pates in the above and more, such as aiding to business success. is one of the main victims of a retreat by 6.27percent until July, close to the 6.5 per- charitable causes rather than merely donating refugees, providing education and scholar- “There is clearly the need for more compa- investors from major emerging economies in cent upper limit of the government target. money (mostly because 62.2% cannot afford ships, sponsoring people with disabilities, nies to consider developing CSR programs, or recent days. Keen to capitalize on a stronger In early August, Mantega told the weekly to contribute financially, while a fifth i.e. 22.6% medical research and aid, and environmental to enhance their existing ones. Not only is dollar amid anticipation of tighter US mone- Veja that the government’s priority was com- of respondents believe that donated money causes. What respondents would like their there a desire from employees to participate tary policy, investors are massively pulling bating inflation, even if this means lower will not be used correctly). Seven out of 10 company to be involved in is helping the poor in more activities that will benefit the commu- out of emerging markets seen as showing growth. The struggling domestic industrial (67.4%) respondents frequently participate in or those with special needs (51.2%), providing nity, but respondents have shown that they structural weakness. sector opposes high interest rates, which it charity or community service work, with free education and scholarships (20.4%) and feel more warmly towards companies that The central bank said it would offer $500 says will discourage investment. 95.3% saying they would like to do more. saving or protecting the environment (11.2%). engage in CSR, giving companies the potential million a day in currency swap contracts Brazil has experienced two years of low While the number one reason holding When asked why they believe companies to benefit in return for their community work,” from Monday through Thursday and $1 bil- economic growth and high inflation, which would-be volunteers back is not knowing engage in CSR work, the respondents said that said Suhail Masri, VP of Sales, Bayt.com. lion on Fridays, without ruling out further have dented President Dilma Rousseff’s pop- where to start (according to 40.9%), 15.1% the main reasons are: promoting corporate interventions if necessary. ularity. Rousseff has also been hurt by last state that they are held back because their image (17%), ethical motivation of the compa- Data for the Bayt.com ‘Corporate Social Since May, it has already injected $45 bil- June’s massive street protests in which company doesn’t engage in CSR activities. To ny’s top management (15.1%), or improving Responsibility: Is Your Company Making an lion to prop up the real, which means it will morethan a million Brazilians clamored for the majority of respondents (76.8%), working relationships with the community (13.1%). Impact?’ poll was collected online from June 21 to have put in a total of $100 billion by the end better public services and an end to endemic for a socially-responsible company is very Respondents also believe that the biggest August 11, 2013, with a geographically diversified of the year. The $100 billion represents nearly political corruption. important to them, with 89.8% stating that obstacles stopping companies from integrat- pool of 10,754 respondents including regionally a quarter of the country’s foreign reserves. Brazil posted 0.9 percent GDP growthlast they believe the corporate sector has a moral ing CSR activities into the corporate strategy respondents from the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, “I think the central bank’s posture is nec- year, after growing 2.7 percent in 2011 and responsibility to do CSR work. In fact nine out are lack of know-how and institution assis- Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Algeria, essary given the markets’ current volatility,” 7.5 percent in 2010. — AFP of 10 (88%) would favor products and services tance (29.9%), no support from top manage- Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 technology iPads go to the dogs Lack of apps limits possibilities

NEW YORK CITY: You may or may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but you can certain- ly try to get Fido to use an iPad. New York dog trainer Anna Jane Grossman has done just that, with success-although a lack of apps limits the possibilities. “It’s a novelty. It’s just sort of a fun thing to do,” Grossman told AFP at School for the Dogs, the canine classroom she runs with part- ner Kate Senisi near Manhattan’s Union Square. “There’s not a huge amount of purpose to it- but the way I see it, we’re playing games all the time on our iPads anyway, so why not play games with our dogs?” Grossman, a native New Yorker and lifelong dog lover who’s also a free- lance writer, was inspired by a fictional news article about a college grad who instructs dogs on correct tablet technique. The original real-life iPad dog was Grossman’s eight-year-old poodle-Yorkie mix Amos, whose rich repetoire of silly tricks such as rolling over dead upon hearing the words “bang bang.” In the interests of objectivity, AFP brought its own dog, a three-year-old dachshund mix, down to SNEEK: Children look at tablets at the ‘’Master Steve JobsSchool’’ in Sneek, Grossman’s place to see if she could turn him northern Netherlands, during their first day of school. This schoolyear, 12 into a genuine geek on four legs. Starting off schools in the Netherlands have started the so-called Education of the New simply, Grossman got Bandit to touch her hand Time (O4NT) program, in which the use of iPad plays an important role. — AFP with his nose on command, in return for a tasty NEW YORK: A dog named Amos touches the screen of an iPad after being trained by Anna treat as a reward for correct behavior. Grossman at her studio. — AFP From there she got the dog nudging a fly (“Does two plus two equal five?” No! “Is print Having rigged a litter box with a motion sen- swatter, then a pad of Post It notes, occasionally media dead?” No! Designed to help nonverbal sor to send a text message every time her cat Tech experts debate the using a smear of peanut butter to focus its youngsters communicate with others, YesNo is does its business, Grossman is tinkering with attention. Then came the iPhone and iPad-no one of the few reactive touchscreen apps that synchronizing an iPad with a doggie treat dis- smarts of the ‘smartwatch’ doubt Android devices work just as well with Grossman has come across with crossover penser. Along the same lines, Pavlov Dog SEOUL: News that Samsung will unveil a Moveplayer of a patent for “Samsung Gear” their touchscreens reacting instantly to the gen- potential. Monitor, an app released earlier this year, uses a “smartwatch” next month has sent rumour that was approved by the South Korean tlest pressure from a wet canine nose. “We go “The problem isn’t so much what dogs are smartphone’s audio sensor technology to send a mills into overdrive within the tech com- patent office in May. through a lot of screen cleaner here,” Grossman capable of doing,” said Grossman, author of a Facebook message every time it hears a home- munity as it second guesses what the The patent design shows what looks like confessed. book on obsolete technology. “It’s that there alone dog barking. much-hyped gadget will offer. Wearable both a tiny microphone and/or speaker as Within an hour, Bandit could take a self-por- aren’t a lot of apps out there that are both big “A lot of service dogs are trained to touch computing, including Google’s smart glass- well as a USB port embedded in the wrist trait on command, using an app called Big enough for a dog to touch with his nose and buttons in case of an emergency,” so it shouldn’t es, is considered the next frontier in con- clasp. It also suggested a curved screen Camera Button that triggers an iPhone camera synched up for practical purposes,” such as be too much of a leap for them to do same via a sumer electronics following smartphones. that would make up the watch’s main dis- shutter just by touching the screen. (The result- switching on a light or opening a door. smartphone or tablet screen, Grossman said. But Apple has long been rumoured to be play. GigaOM’s sources said Samsung had ing image was an extreme close-up of his eyes That said, Grossman has been experimenting while more and more people hear about dogs working on introducing an “iWatch” and seeded various different designs to devel- and forehead.) “What’s nice about the iPad or on getting a seeing-eye dog to differentiate using iPads, not everyone is impressed. “In the Samsung is reportedly looking to steal a opers but with some common characteris- iPhone or whatever you’re using is that it regis- between dark and light pairs of socks so it can dog training community, people have been, like, march on its arch rival by launching its tics including a 2.5 inch OLED screen. ters that moment that (the dog) touches it,” help its owner get dressed, using an audio- ‘That’s so cool’,” said Grossman, whose school “Galaxy Gear” smartwatch at the IFA indus- The watch will boast a built-in Grossman explained. enabled app. Another client is a pilot who wants now is offering “iDog” seminars. “But I’ve also trial exhibition in Berlin in the first week of “accelerometer” that makes it possible to With an app called YesNo, with a green yes his dog, on command, to nose-touch his iPad in gotten a lot of angry emails from people saying, September. Samsung has steadfastly switch it on when it is moved up towards button and red no button, Grossman can get just the right spot in order to summon the latest like, ‘Steve Jobs must be rolling over in his declined to confirm or deny its intentions the eye, the sources said, adding that the Amos to answer the most profound questions in-flight weather report. grave’.” —AFP and has offered no insights on the design screen would support the usual touch, or technical specifications of the new digi- swipe and select type gestures-but not tal device. text-input given the size constraints. Waze traffic app integrated in Google Maps That has not stopped specialist tech Phil Libin, the CEO of app developer websites filling the vacuum with specula- Evernote, told GigaOM that smartwatch SAN FRANCISCO: Google said Tuesday it began Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Google’s upgrade of its maps comes as it tion and informed guesswork based on technology remained experimental despite integrating into its online maps features from Mexico, Panama, Peru, Switzerland, Britain and ramps up efforts against Apple and other rivals sources at application development firms its rapid development. “None of this is the Waze traffic app it acquired earlier this year the US. to be at the heart of mobile Internet lifestyles, who have apparently been sent prototypes. going to be super mainstream in six or 12 in a deal said to be worth some $1 billion. “No In June, Google announced plans to buy the particularly when it comes to providing advertis- Initial reports suggested the watch would months, but I think it’s going to be in the one likes getting stuck in traffic. That’s why the crowd-sourced map app Waze, which was ing or services relevant to where people are at allow users to make calls, access e-mail and next two or three years,” Libin said. “It’s Waze and Google Maps teams are working launched in Israel to help users of Apple and any moment. surf the Internet. going to go faster than people expect.” together to harness the power of Google tech- Android smartphones. In addition, the Waze Satellite tracking technology commonly built The Verge website cited one source who The idea of the connected watch has nology and the passion of the Waze community Map Editor now includes Google Street View into smart phones lets Waze automatically insisted it would not be a self-contained been around for at least a decade: to make it easier to navigate your daily life,” said and satellite imagery to make it easier to correct measure traffic flow while simultaneously verify- “watchphone” in the sense of a unit with its Microsoft had one in 2003. And some the tech giant’s Brian McClendon in a blog post. map errors reported. ing or modifying public street information in its own SIM card, cellular radio, and data con- devices are already on the market including “Users of Google Maps for Mobile will now “We’ve incorporated the power of Google database. Drivers can upload comments, along nection. Instead it will be a device that from Sony, the crowd-funded maker Pebble benefit from real time incident reports from Search to the mix,” a Waze blog post said. with pictures, from along their routes to alert fel- “works with phones” using bluetooth tech- and Italian-based firm i’m Watch. Up to Waze users,” he added. McClendon said “Wazers” “Google Search joins a host of other search low “Wazers” to anything from accidents or nology to pair with a user’s smartphone, now, smartwatches have been able to con- reports on accidents, construction, road closures providers featured on Waze, from Foursquare to detours, to a favorite place to grab a cup of cof- the source was quoted as saying. nect to phones wirelessly to give users sig- and other issues will appear on the Google Maps Yelp, making it easy to find favorite businesses, fee. Waze also provides users with turn-by-turn The website GigaOM cited various nals about new messages, and allow some app for Android and iOS in Argentina, Brazil, home addresses and more.” directions. — AFP sources as saying the Samsung device limited Web access. But analysts say once would have a camera integrated into the they gain traction, app developers can strap and tiny speakers in the clasp of the come up with new functions, possibly watch. This was partly supported by details drawing on health and fitness monitoring provided by local South Korean website devices now in use. — AP Latvia’s ask.fm offers to ‘mature’ after teen suicide RIGA: Caught in a storm over a British web statistics monitor Alexa. Big advertis- teenager’s suicide, Latvia’s huge social net- ers including telecoms giant Vodafone and working website ask.fm has pledged to designer Laura Ashley have also pulled out, make changes and “mature”, though sup- wary of negative publicity. porters say it’s being made a scapegoat. Since its launch in 2010, the site has won a ‘Don’t blame a tool’ MOJAVE: In this file photo, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, a spacecraft designed to rocket tourists into space, is unveiled in Mojave, Calif. — AP vast audience worldwide with 70 million The slide in fortunes was swift, coming users posting banter and cyber-exchanges only two months after another co-founder, on profiles-at times testing limits under the 25-year-old Klavs Sinka, touted the compa- California vies for new space industry cover of anonymity. ny’s quick rise to prominence on a local tel- But the death of 14-year-old Hannah evision program in June. “It’s a typical suc- SAN FRANCISCO: As several new pri- dards since tourists should expect it’s as safe as flying on an airliner or economy by millions of dollars. He Smith, who hanged herself this month in cess story: just five boys sitting in a flat eat- vate ventures to take people on trips the ships they use to ascend to the anything remotely like that,” he said. said since California doesn’t shield the fifth teen suicide linked to the site, has ing dumplings and thinking and thinking to space come closer to becoming heavens are safe. But space tourism “But I do feel like it’s the safest way to the company’s supply chain and plunged ask.fm into the murky debate over until we came up with an idea we were reality, California lawmakers are rac- companies say the protection is nec- go to space right now.” In April, Virgin could not offer economic incentives, cyber-bullying. Friends said Smith had happy with,” he told the TV3 news channel. ing other states to woo the new essary if the state wants to attract Galactic’s space ship completed its XCOR ruled the state out despite its been taunted on ask.fm about everything Ironically, he conceded that “things are space companies with cushy incen- and retain the industry’s business. first powered flight, as its rocket talented workforce. The company will from her weight to the death of her uncle, very changeable, and there’s never a final tives. They are debating a bill now in “Someday, something is going to engine burned for 16 seconds, pro- still have a smaller operation at with unsigned messages telling her to victory when we open the champagne and Sacramento that would insulate man- crash and burn,” said Kathleen Allen, pelling the ship to an altitude of Mojave and would consider doing “drink bleach” and “go die”. live the easy life.” His words proved ufacturers of spaceships and parts a professor of entrepreneurship at 55,000 feet as it broke the sound bar- more in the state if Knight’s bill is The website-the brainchild of Latvian prophetic. “Everything we say is being suppliers from liability should travel- the University of Southern California rier. The company expects to conduct enacted. brothers Mark, 29, and Ilja, 35, Terebin-has twisted by the media,” he told local journal- ers get injured or killed on a voyage, who researches and advises new flight testing this year and send peo- In April, New Mexico enacted a already been cited in connection with four ist Kristine Zilde, one of the few people to except in cases such as gross negli- space companies. “The question is: ple into space soon thereafter. law shielding parts suppliers and other such suicides in Britain, Ireland and speak to the founders in recent days, in an gence or intentional wrongdoing. Are we going to be able to say that’s Other companies are also working manufacturers of space transport the United States. Critics say it has created interview aired on Britain’s ITN news. Last year, the state enacted a law that a price we pay to stretch and explore to launch people beyond the earth’s companies from liability as an an environment-in which both registered “I would say they are confused,” Zilde shields space tourism companies and go beyond our current limits?” atmosphere. Billionaire entrepreneur incentive for Virgin Galactic and and anonymous users can post answers- told AFP, adding she thought “the pressure such as Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Edwin Sahakian dreamed of flying Elon Musk’s SpaceX is already ferry- others to launch spaceships from that too easily leads to abuse. and the negative image they are getting Galactic from similar lawsuits. in space since he watched Buzz ing cargo to the International Space Spaceport America, which the state In a sharp rebuke, British Prime Minister doesn’t seem fairto them.” Though Mark “We’re still in the fledgling part of Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set foot on Station. Last year, SpaceX signed an had already spent more than $200 David Cameron said such sites should “step Terebin deplored the suicides as “a true space flight and space travel, and we the moon almost 45 years ago. agreement with Nevada-based million financing. up to the plate and clean up their act and tragedy”, he bristled when a question post- need people to be able to take a risk,” Sahakian, 50, a trucking company Bigelow Aerospace, which is design- At a California senate committee show some responsibility,” in comments to ed on his own ask.fm profile last year asked said California Republican Sen. Steve owner from Glendale, Calif., is one of ing inflatable space stations for hearing in May, several senators BBC television . He called for a boycott, why “you will not talk to the Irish people Knight, who introduced both state more than 600 people who have col- research and maybe even tourists. expressed concern over shielding while Smith’s father demanded the site be regarding the deaths” of the two Irish girls. bills. Several other states - including lectively paid about $75 million to SpaceX and other companies will manufacturers and suppliers from shut down. On Monday, the Terebin broth- “Mass media is knocking on the wrong Texas, Florida, Virginia and New embark on a trip in space with Virgin provide the transportation - like air- lawsuits, saying customers should ers released a statement through the door. It is necessary to go deeper and to Mexico - have passed similar laws, Galactic. Leaving the planet is worth lines - and Bigelow the place to stay. assume the equipment functions cor- London law firm Mishcon de Reya promis- find a root of a problem,” he said. “Ask.fm is hoping to lure newcomers to the the risk, he said. Without incentives Regulatory and economic incen- rectly and should have redress if it ing to carry out a major clean-up and just a tool which helps people to communi- more than $200 billion commercial like limiting the ability of customers tives play a big role in where compa- doesn’t. The bill’s opponents say pro- “mature” by January. cate with each other, same as any other space flight industry. and family members to sue, he said nies choose to do business, said tection against liability is unneces- “In the light of recent events highlight- social network. “Don’t blame a tool, but try California’s latest bill faces opposi- the opportunity would never be Andrew Nelson, the chief operating sary because it would be outweighed ing the impact online bullying and harass- to make changes... start with yourself... be tion from several lawmakers who say open to him. officer of XCOR, which is pursuing by California’s historical ties to the ment can have on young people, we more polite, more kind, more tolerant of the state should not relax its stan- “I’m not under the impression that space tourism and hoping to con- aerospace industry and its well-edu- engaged professional advisors to conduct others... cultivate these values in families, in duct flight tests for its Lynx spaceship cated workforce. Knight said he is try- a full and independent audit of our site and schools.” this year. Last year, the company - ing to work out a compromise with its safety features,” they said. The Latvian IT Cluster, an umbrella which operates at Mojave Air and the bill’s opponents by January. Both It pledged to hire more moderators, ban group for young tech companies, has come Spaceport in Southern California - supporters and opponents of Knight’s anonymous users from certain sections to the site’s defence. “Ask.fm is showing announced it would place a research bill agreed developments in the and set up a separate parent-information good will and investigates the problematic and development center and corpo- space industry - possibilities include page-but steered clear of any responsibility situation, which indicates that they are nei- rate headquarters in Midland, Texas, mining asteroids or placing a human in the suicides. “As the site grows we recog- ther fraudsters, nor law breakers,” its board which offered economic incentives colony on Mars - present exciting, nise that it must also mature and adapt not told AFP in a statement. Local columnist and an attractive regulatory environ- uncharted possibilities. “Everybody only to stay relevant and attractive to our Karlis Langins added: “I think it is just ment, including shielding XCOR’s would like to see a big goal that got users, but to promote a safe and respectful another case of parents blaming every- suppliers from lawsuits. the whole country behind like we did environment.” thing for their child’s death and politicians Nelson said the company passed when we went to the moon. That was Even though new users have signed up, reacting in a populistic manner.” “It is an MOJAVE: In this photo provided by Virgin Galactic, the company’s over Virginia, Florida, Oklahoma and an exciting time, those people who the number of page views plummeted by easy way out because they have an easy SpaceShipTwo fires its rockets over Mojave, Calif after it was dropped California. XCOR expects the facility remember it would like to see that 40 percent in the last month, according to target at which to point their finger.” — AFP from its “mothership,” WhiteKnightTwo. — AP will create jobs and boost the local again,” Allen said. — AP MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE Simple ways to treat overactive bladder Problem which limits people’s social lives HARVARD: Get your life back if you’re unpredictably. The result is a sudden embarrassed to talk about it, they ing to Dr. O’Leary, include alpha experiencing this easily treatable need to urinate, known as dry OAB. think it is a normal problem of aging, blockers-such as terazosin (Hytrin) condition. An overactive bladder When the feeling is uncontrollable, they think the doctor is too busy to and doxazosin (Cardura)-to relax the (OAB, also known as urge inconti- urine leaks out before a person can deal with another problem added to muscles in the prostate and relieve nence) causes a sudden urge to uri- get to a bathroom. This is called wet their list, or they are unaware that the blockage, in combination with nate, even when your bladder isn’t OAB. Symptoms of these include fre- treatment is available,” says Dr. Flesh. anticholinergics-such as oxybutynin full. For some people it’s simply a nui- quency (eight or more times per day, Diagnosis involves a history and (Ditropan) and tolterodine (Detrol)-to sance. For others, the urge can’t be and several times per night), a feeling physical exam and possibly tests that relax the bladder muscle. controlled, which leads not only to of urgency, urine leakage, and wak- measure how much urine your blad- Anticholinergic side effects include incontinence but also a severe ing from sleep to urinate. der can store, how much urine you dry mouth and constipation. impact on quality of life. “It’s a major OAB is different from stress incon- are able to release, the force of your Anticholinergics are also an problem which limits people’s social tinence, which happens when an urine flow, and how much urine is option for women if Kegel exercises lives due to fear of embarrassing increase in pressure in the abdomen- still in your bladder after you’ve tried don’t work. You can now find oxybu- Booming lobster population urine leakage. when you cough, for example-push- to empty it. Kegel exercises strength- tynin in an over-the-counter patch It is a significant contributory fac- es down on the bladder and urethra en the muscles that support the blad- formulation (as Oxytrol). pinches profits for fishery tor to depression. I have some and causes leakage. der. To perform a Kegel, squeeze the But sometimes bladders don’t patients who rarely venture outside OAB can be caused by something muscles you would use to start and respond to medications. That’s where PORTLAND, Maine: By all rights, lobsterman going to have an issue, excess supply is a of home because they are afraid they temporary, such as a bladder infec- stop urination, or hold in a bowel an injection of botulinum toxin Steve Train should be the envy of commercial good one to have.” will wet themselves while in a public tion. It can also result from another movement. Hold the contraction for (Botox) comes in. It’s the muscle fishermen around the world. The real problems, many observers con- place,” says Dr George Flesh, director condition, such as multiple sclerosis, five seconds, then release. Try to do relaxant known for calming facial Lobster populations in Maine are booming tend, are those that have always plagued the of urogynecology and pelvic recon- Parkinson’s disease, stroke, or dia- three sets of 10 Kegel exercises a day. spasms and reducing brow wrinkles. like never before. Tourists readily dole out industry: a mismatch of ecology and econom- structive surgery for Harvard betes. Women are twice as likely as If you’re a woman and your doctor Now it’s approved to relax the blad- $15 or more for lobster rolls, those delectable ics and a lack of cooperation among fisher- Vanguard Medical Associates. men to struggle with OAB, because determines that you have OAB, the der muscles in both men and morsels of seafood on a bun. And environ- men and dealers renowned for cutthroat When the kidneys filter toxins and of the stress of childbirth on the uri- first line of defense will likely be women, although in men it’s appro- mentalists have praised the harvest as a rare competition. In the spring and early summer, extra liquid from the blood, the waste nary tract, for instance, as well as the Kegel exercises, which involve priate only if the cause is a bladder example of sustainability in a sea of overfish- lobster come inshore to shed their rigid (urine) is stored in the bladder. Your loss of estrogen after menopause. In squeezing and releasing the muscles muscle problem, not an enlarged ing. Enter market forces. Last year’s record shells, making them easy prey for near-shore nerves signal the kidneys to fill the men, OAB may occur as the result of you use to hold in urine. Vaginal prostate. This method is considered haul of 126 million pounds (57 million kg), lobstermen in small boats - and easy to eat bladder, and also signal the brain an enlarged prostate. “As the prostate estrogen creams may also relieve effective, but results wear off, and the double that of just a decade ago, led some to for tourists who arrive in Maine at about the when the bladder is full and needs to enlarges it obstructs flow, and this OAB symptoms for postmenopausal injection must be repeated in six to wonder whether lobster might go the way of same time. be emptied. When the bladder emp- results in increased bladder muscle women, since estrogen helps to 12 months. Most important is to be cheap, everyday foods like the chicken The short-term bounty sets up a vicious ties, the muscle in the bladder wall activity,” explains urologist Dr. decrease the sensation of urgency proactive if you’re struggling with nugget or TV dinner. Prices paid to lobster- cycle as the market quickly saturates and the contracts, and the sphincter muscle Michael O’Leary, a professor of sur- and the chance of involuntary blad- OAB symptoms. Help is available, and men at the dock plummeted and have not state’s 5,300 lobstermen fish ever harder to that controls urine flow relaxes. gery at Harvard Medical School. der contraction. a simple fix may be all it takes to let recovered. They are barely enough, says Train, make up for low prices, further depressing Sometimes the nerves malfunc- Many people don’t report OAB For men, the first line of defense is you live without the fear of wetting to cover fuel and bait. “It’s hard to make a the price. “We all want to make the same pay- tion, causing the bladder to contract symptoms to their doctor. “They are medication. Typical regimens, accord- yourself in public. —MCT business plan the way things are going,” said check. But if you had an industry that actually the 46-year-old lobsterman, who has fished cooperated, you wouldn’t be bringing in the island-studded waters of Casco Bay since more product if you couldn’t sell what you he was a teenager. already had, right?” said John Jordan, a lob- China graft crackdown hits Even as many of the world’s fisheries have sterman and president of Calendar Islands floundered, the Maine lobster harvest, recent- Maine Lobster Co. ly certified as sustainable by the nonprofit Jordan’s company and others are frantical- HK ‘Dried Seafood Street’ Marine Stewardship Council, has reached epic ly seeking new ways to sneak lobster into proportions, but success is relative. unexpected corners of the food market, from “I’m sure the corn farmer, or the wheat gazpacho to puff pastries and quiche. But HONG KONG: In a narrow Hong Kong street filled with the farmer, or chicken farmers all felt the same before the big names in the industry move tang of dried sea creatures, shopkeepers are blaming China’s way at some point,” said Pete Daley, a manag- lobster from the “catch of the day” to the per- recent corruption crackdown for falling sales of expensive er at Garbo Lobster Co in Hancock, Maine, manent menu, say industry experts, the kinks banquet foods such as shark fin and abalone. one of the country’s largest distributors. in the supply chain must be worked out. Such items have fallen off the menu since China’s new “People say, ‘I’m not getting the price I used “Being negative is a pretty traditional pur- leadership came to power demanding austerity from to get, or the price I deserve.’ But what we’re suit for a lobsterman,” said Jordan, who Communist Party and military officials as a means of reigning seeing here is an industry that’s evolving.” admits to occasional griping himself. “But the in graft and dampening public anger over corruption. No one knows exactly why lobster popula- public conversation about low prices does Suppliers, restaurants, and hotels in the trading hub of tions have increased so quickly. The answer, nothing but depress them further. It’s time Hong Kong all say the loss of appetite from the mainland has says marine biologist Robert Steneck, is likely we all take a more proactive approach.” thinned out sales in a market looking for a portion of China’s a combination of warming water tempera- For now, Daley, of Garbo, says matching estimated annual 300 billion yuan ($49 billion) expenditure on tures, the overfishing of inshore predators like supply to demand means processing more state-funded banquets. cod and a long history of forward-thinking lobster in Maine - boiling, picking, freezing On Hong Kong’s “Dried Seafood Street”, the centre of trade conservation measures. and storing lobster - to cover the down times. in dried delicacies, shopkeeper Leung Wing-chiu said sales “This is a species that has been targeted That, he says, will mean more consistent were down 20 percent at a time when increased ethical (by fishermen) for 150 years or more and is prices for lobstermen and consumers. awareness over shark fin and rising rents are pressuring busi- doing better today than ever before,” said Other efforts, including a $2 million mar- ness. “Beijing’s frugality campaign has driven money out of my Steneck, a professor at the University of keting collaborative established by the state pocket,” said the 94-year-old, who is also the Dried Sea Food & Maine. “What other fishery on the planet can legislature this year, should help get the word Grocery Merchants Association president. make that claim?” out, potentially paving the way for new mar- “Demand from mainland buyers, especially hotels and In a recent sign of shifting ecosystems - kets, he said. restaurants, has shrunk a lot. This is particularly true for high- and economics - two of the world’s largest But scientists caution Mother Nature is end goods such as dried abalone, shark fins and bird’s nest.” lobster distributors, Garbo and the likely to have the last word. Two catering companies listed on the southern Chinese Massachusetts-based East Coast Seafood, In southern New England, lobster popula- city’s stock exchange even cited the government’s emphasis long known as fierce competitors, joined in a tions spiked in the 1990s with warmer water on frugality as they issued profit warnings to shareholders last venture to convert the Stinson Seafood Plant temperatures, then were overwhelmed by month. Leung said China’s state-funded banquet culture was in Prospect Harbor, Maine, the country’s last disease and have struggled to recover, said a key source of revenue, and while the economic slowdown sardine cannery, to a state-of-the-art lobster researcher Steneck. As the water warms in the had affected business over the past few years, “the situation processing facility. This year the plant, called Gulf of Maine, even the most optimistic lob- has got a lot worse since the new leadership ascended to Maine Fair Trade Lobster Co, will employ 130 ster aficionados admit to a bit of trepidation, power”. Chinese officials have long held lavish liquor- people and process 5 million pounds (2.3 mil- an increasing concern as fisheries for species drenched receptions as a way of building business relation- lion kg). The number of lobster processing like cod and haddock have either declined or ships, greasing the wheels of power, and showing off wealth plants in the state has more than tripled, from collapsed, leaving fishermen with few alterna- and status. 5 in 2010 to 16 last year. “People are looking tives. “There isn’t an investor in all the world The Jiu San Society, one of China’s eight legally-recognised at this as a problem,” said Michael Tourkistas, who would suggest putting all your money in non-Communist political parties, last year called for a curb on president of East Coast Seafoods, the coun- one stock,” said Steneck. “But that’s what government spending on such banquets, which it estimated try’s largest lobster exporter. “But if you’re we’re doing here in Maine.” —- Reuters at $300 billion a year. Other scholars put the figure even high- er. And in June, President Xi Jinping launched a “thorough cleanup” of the ruling Communist Party, vowing to target HONG KONG: A man works in front of a shop selling shark fins (top shelf) extravagance and waste. and dried seafood. In a narrow Hong Kong street thick with the smell of Silent urinary infections; The Central Military Commission had already banned lav- shark fin, abalone and other dried sea creatures, shopkeepers are blaming ish banquets for high-ranking officers at the end of last year, China’s recent corruption crackdown for falling sales. —AFP serious consequences while party officials were handed similar new rules. Former high-flying Chinese politician Bo Xilai is currently on trial for corruption and revelations about private jet flights NEW YORK: Why it’s vital to know the causes and pelvic reconstructive surgery for Harvard and rare animal meats have held Chinese readers spellbound. Painful cost of a nice and symptoms of urinary tract infections and Vanguard Medical Associates. Some experts Zhu Jiangnan, China Studies coordinator at the University how to treat and prevent them. think that is because the symptoms of a UTI of Hong Kong, said banquets were in a “grey area” of corrup- Unrecognized and untreated urinary tract are actually caused by the immune system’s derriere in Venezuela tion. “Actually, in China, the word ‘corruption’ (fubai) is linked infections (UTIs) can quickly turn into more fight against the infection, and the immune not only with... graft, bribery, and embezzlement, but also serious conditions. Among young and mid- systems of older people may not fight as CARACAS: Eager to resurrect her failed migrate to her lower back and hips, creat- unhealthy tendencies... such as extravagance and waste,” she dle-aged adults, UTIs are more likely to strike fiercely. marriage, Mercedes dreamed of having a ed a support foundation in 2011. told AFP in an email. Wong Hiu-wan, a shopkeeper selling women than men. But UTIs also occur often in Dr. Suzanne Salamon, a geriatrician and shapely rear end. A risky, potentially dead- It is called the “No to Biopolymers bird’s nests, which have been used in Chinese cooking for cen- older men. In both older men and women, instructor at Harvard Medical School, says the ly, silicone injection technique beckoned. Foundation” and has recorded 15 deaths turies, blamed the directives from Beijing for a slowdown in the symptoms of a UTI may not be so obvious lack of symptoms in men and women also She said yes. Now she rues that day. “It so far from complications resulting from business. “Now, we have to count more on local consumers, as they are in young women. can be related to conditions such as stroke, hurts so much I cannot sit down for even this beauty enhancing technique. because orders from mainland hotels and restaurants have UTIs commonly occur when bacteria from Parkinson’s disease, and dementia. “Anything five minutes,” said the 45-year-old, her The foundation has knowledge of gone down dramatically,” he said. the rectum (such as Escherichia coli) infect the that affects the brain may affect the ability to voice quivering. She is so embarrassed she 40,000 people who opted for the proce- And Yeung Wai-sing, the chairman of the Association of skin around the opening of the urethra (the feel, localize, or describe pain,” she explains. won’t give her last name. dure, and the number is growing even Hong Kong Catering Services Management Ltd, also had rea- tube leading to the bladder) and then ascend A lack of symptoms may result in a UTI Thus goes body worship in Venezuela, though in November of 2012 the son to regret China’s newfound abstemiousness. to the bladder. Because a woman’s urethra is going untreated and then spreading to the where undergoing plastic surgery is as Venezuelan government banned the use “For years, this traditional business has been fuelled by much shorter than a man’s, it is easier for bac- kidneys, and then the bloodstream-a poten- common as going to the dentist and beau- of use of stuffing-like materials such as the orders from mainlanders, who consider dried seafood from teria to get up into the bladder and cause a tially fatal condition. ty pageants are like a religion. synthetic biopolymers for aesthetic pur- Hong Kong to be premium in quality,” said Yeung. UTI. UTIs may also occur when urine flow is But UTIs produce more subtle signs even Two years ago Mercedes underwent a poses. The authorities have brought “But things didn’t turn out well this year.” blocked and the urine pools in the bladder, when common symptoms don’t emerge. “In procedure that has killed 15 people in charges against some doctors and beauti- Two Hong Kong-listed catering giants, Tang Palace (China) creating an ideal setting for the growth of older adults, there may be a sudden change in Venezuela since 2011. It involves having a cians who continue to offer the service. Holdings and Xiao Nan Guo Restaurants Holdings Ltd, both bacteria. In older men, enlarged prostate mental status or behavior, such as confusion gel-like substance called a synthetic “There are even recent cases of parents issued profit warnings in July linked to the crackdown. glands often partially block the outflow of or agitation, fatigue, and loss of appetite,” says biopolymer shot into the body. who give their daughters the biopolymer Tang Palace largely blamed “the issuance of a set of regula- urine. In older women, bladders that have Dr. Salamon. But she cautions against assum- It is not put inside an implant, but butt and breast treatment for their 15th tions and restrictions to promote frugality and curb waste by descended (prolapsed) can cause incomplete ing there’s a UTI just because someone rather flows like an injection and spreads birthday and now they regret it,” said De la the Chinese government, casting an impact on certain cus- emptying of the bladder. Also, a lack of estro- becomes agitated, saying that approach can through tissues, alas uncontrollably. Rosa. Omar Guerrero, a 35-year-old trainer tomer groups’ expenditure”. gen in older women encourages the growth lead to unnecessary treatment with antibi- Mercedes received 560cc of the stuff in at a gym in the western city of San Xiao Nan Guo said its first-half profit was hit by “the pro- of bacteria near the urethra. Finally, kidney otics. It’s better, she says, to consider addition- each buttock. It was a low point in her life Cristobal, shot the gel into his pecs to look longed austerity campaign launched by the Chinese govern- stones can lead to UTIs in both men and al signs such as cloudy and foul-smelling when she was desperate to rekindle her more buff and is now an utter wreck. ment to curb lavish spending and entertainment”. women. A urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs urine, abnormal urine color, blood in the marriage and win back her estranged hus- The polymers migrated to muscles Others say traditional foods were already losing their when bacteria travel up a woman’s urethra urine, and back pain-a sign the infection has band. “I did no research on what it was. I between his ribs, tightening his thorax and attraction. “The Chinese are turning their eyes towards and into the bladder, ureters, and/or kidneys. spread to the kidneys. just wanted to know who did the best job,” limiting his breathing. He’s been flat out in Western and environmentally-friendly food rather than tradi- Most UTIs are caused by bowel bacteria, such No matter how many symptoms there are, Mercedes said while waiting at a clinic. Her bed for two years. “I cannot do exercise. I tional banquet favourites like abalone and shark fin,” said Ren as E. coli. it’s important to do a thorough diagnosis for a dream is to get the silicone out of her cannot run. I am a living dead man,” said Guoqiang of consultancy Roland Berger & Partner. suspected UTI. This may require a physical body. The original operation cost the Guerrero. With his artificially toned up Bruce Shou, a student and food enthusiast who routinely Symptoms and risks exam, urine analysis, and urine culture. “If it’s equivalent of $800. Days later, she started muscles, he said, people shun him in hos- visits Hong Kong from Hangzhou to dine at high-end restau- The most common UTI symptoms include caught in time, treatment is a short course of feeling an intense pain. She has learned to pitals and treat him as if he were HIV-posi- rants, agreed. “Sashimi, beefsteaks and foie gras look fancier to burning with urination, frequent urination, a antibiotics,” says Dr. Flesh-for example, with live with it, as she has with stinging criti- tive. He went to one of two doctors known me, whereas abalones remind me of something old-fashioned sense of urgency to urinate, and pain in the nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin). This should cism from her family. to be offering a technique to try to rid and bureaucratic,” he said. area of the bladder. But symptoms don’t improve or eliminate symptoms within two to “I ask God and the Virgin for forgive- people of the stuff they pumped into On top of environmental campaigning against products always appear in older adults. “It’s not unusu- three days. If a UTI is not caught in time and ness so I can get out of this. This is no way themselves. One is a Caracas plastic sur- such as shark fin and Hong Kong’s eye-watering rents, the al to see a patient in her upper 70s or older turns into a more serious condition, it may to live,” she said, her eyes clenched shut. geon named Daniel Slobodianik. In the graft crackdown is adding to the pressure on businesses along who gets infections without symptoms,” says require a hospital stay and stronger courses of Astrid de la Rosa, who underwent the waiting room of his office it is standing “Dried Seafood Street”. “2013 is a tough year for us,” Leung Dr. George Flesh, director of urogynecology antibiotics given intravenously.—MCT same procedure only to see the gel room only.—AFP said. —AFP MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE Heart ailments increase among Asian population

ABU DHABI: More than 90 per cent of cardiac arrest is an “electrical” problem. deaths occurring during sleep are most A heart attack occurs when a blocked likely “sudden cardiac arrests”, Dr Joseph artery prevents oxygen-rich blood from Kurian, head of the Cardiology reaching a section of the heart. If the Department at Lifeline Hospital in Abu blocked artery is not reopened quickly, the Dhabi, said yesterday. part of the heart normally nourished by It could be due to “brugada syndrome” that artery begins to die. The longer a per- that causes “rhythm abnormality of the son goes without treatment, the greater heart”. It is very common among the Asian the damage. Symptoms of a heart attack population, especially of the Indian sub- may be immediate and intense. More often, continent - India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, though, symptoms start slowly and persist he said. Although it is mainly seen in mid- for hours, days or weeks before a heart dle-aged men, many young people have attack. Unlike with sudden cardiac arrest, been diagnosed with this problem. the heart usually does not stop beating “I have many Bangladeshi heart during a heart attack. patients in their 20s. My youngest heart Sudden cardiac arrest occurs suddenly patient is a 17-year-old Indian schoolboy,” and often without warning. It is triggered the doctor said. by an electrical malfunction in the heart Brugada syndrome is a new entity found that causes an irregular heartbeat (arrhyth- in the last one decade and it has a familial mia). With its pumping action disrupted, tendency also. Chances of having a heart the heart cannot pump blood to the brain, attack are higher if the patient’s family has lungs and other organs. Seconds later, a a history of cardiac problems, he said. person loses consciousness and has no “Although there was no symptoms at all pulse. Death occurs within minutes if the and the patient looked all right, undetect- victim does not receive treatment. ed predisposing factors such as high blood These two distinct heart conditions are pressure and cholesterol that are silent linked. Sudden cardiac arrest can occur BUENOS AIRES: A woman dances during a yoga rave in Buenos Aires yesterday. Hundreds of people gather for a night of elec- killers must have played a role in such after a heart attack, or during recovery. tronic yoga-inspired music at a nightclub where the bar only serves juices and vegan snacks.— AP deaths,” Dr Kurian said. Heart attacks increase the risk for sudden The first manifestation of such factors cardiac arrest. Most heart attacks do not could be sudden death, he said. lead to sudden cardiac arrest. But when He said the normal protocol check-up sudden cardiac arrest occurs, heart attack is The importance of stretching for blood pressure, cholesterol and dia- a common cause. Other heart conditions betes is not just meant for middle-aged may also disrupt the heart’s rhythm and MASSACHUSETTS: It’s not enough make it harder to extend your leg quadriceps in the front of the working on it to maintain it.” people. The latest medical findings suggest lead to sudden cardiac arrest. to build muscle and achieve aero- or straighten your knee all the way, thigh.” Stretching your shoulders, We used to believe that stretch- that it should start in the twenties, especial- Even if you’re not sure it’s a heart attack, bic fitness. You need to think about which inhibits walking. neck, and lower back is also benefi- ing was necessary to warm up the ly for the Asian population, considered vul- don’t wait more than five minutes to call flexibility, too. You may think of Likewise, when tight muscles cial. Aim for a program of daily muscles and prepare them for nerable to brugada syndrome. your emergency response number. stretching as something performed are suddenly called on for a strenu- stretches or at least three or four activity. However, mounting Such lifestyle diseases are on the Emergency medical services staff can begin only by runners or gymnasts. But ous activity that stretches them, times per week. research has shown that stretching decline in the West whereas they are treatment when they arrive. They are also we all need to stretch in order to such as playing tennis, they may Find a physical therapist (your the muscles before they’re warmed increasing among the Asian population trained to revive someone whose heart has protect our mobility and independ- become damaged from suddenly local Y is a good place to start) who up can actually hurt them. “When due to changing food habits, lack of exer- stopped. ence. “A lot of people don’t under- being stretched. Injured muscles can assess your muscle strength everything is cold, the fibers aren’t cise and increasing mental stress. Cardiac arrest is reversible in most vic- stand that stretching has to happen may not be strong enough to sup- and tailor a stretching program to prepared and may be damaged. If “One should go for such tests earlier if tims if it’s treated within a few minutes. on a regular basis. It should be dai- port the joints, which can lead to fit your needs. If you have chronic you exercise first, you’ll get blood he or she has a family history of such dis- First, call the emergency medical services. ly,” says David Nolan, a physical joint injury. conditions such as Parkinson’s dis- flow to the area, and that makes eases. Even if those youngsters don’t find Then get an automated external defibrilla- therapist at Harvard-affiliated Regular stretching keeps mus- ease or arthritis, you’ll want to clear the tissue more pliable and any problems in the first check-up, they tor if one is available and use it as soon as it Massachusetts General Hospital. cles long, lean, and flexible, and this a new stretching regimen with your amenable to change,” says Nolan. should recheck it after five years.” arrives. Begin CPR immediately and contin- Stretching keeps the muscles means that exertion “won’t put too doctor before you start. All it takes to warm up the muscles “I had a Filipino heart patient whose ue until professional emergency medical flexible, strong, and healthy, and much force on the muscle itself,” Stretching once today won’t before stretching is five to 10 min- father and brother died of sudden cardiac services arrive. Cardiopulmonary resuscita- we need that flexibility to maintain says Nolan. Healthy muscles also magically give you perfect flexibili- utes of light activity, such as a arrest in their forties and thirties respec- tion (CPR) is an emergency procedure, per- a range of motion in the joints. help a person with balance prob- ty. You’ll need to do it over time and quick walk. You can also stretch tively,” Dr Kurian said. formed in an effort to manually preserve Without it, the muscles shorten and lems to avoid falls. remain committed to the process. after an aerobic or weight-training People often use these terms inter- intact brain function until further measures become tight. Then, when you call With a body full of muscles, the “It may have taken you many workout. Hold a stretch for 30 sec- changeably, but they are not the same. A are taken to restore spontaneous blood cir- on the muscles for activity, they are idea of daily stretching may seem months to get tight muscles, so onds. Don’t bounce, which can heart attack is when blood flow to the culation and breathing in a person in car- weak and unable to extend all the overwhelming. But Nolan says you you’re not going to be perfectly cause injury. You’ll feel tension dur- heart is blocked, and sudden cardiac arrest diac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest is a lead- way. That puts you at risk for joint don’t have to stretch every muscle flexible after one or two sessions,” ing a stretch, but you should not is when the heart malfunctions and sud- ing cause of death - nearly 400,000 out-of- pain, strains, and muscle damage. you have. “The areas critical for says physical therapist David Nolan feel pain. If you do, there may be denly stops beating unexpectedly. A heart hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in For example, sitting in a chair all mobility are in your lower extremi- of Massachusetts General Hospital. an injury or damage in the tissue. attack is a “circulation” problem and sudden the United States. day results in tight hamstrings in ties: your calves, your hamstrings, “It takes weeks to months to get Stop stretching that muscle, and the back of the thigh. That can your hip flexors in the pelvis and flexible, and you’ll have to continue talk to your doctor. WHAT’S ON MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013

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Greetings Sky talk show held implyfied Kundalenc Yogha Center and natural medicine etc. Arulnithi talk show was conducted on Friday Sundharambal Ramesh has given Sevening 05:00 to 09:00 pm at Welcome address Arulnithi Santhakurnar Abbasiya Indian Central School. presented Sky center activities and In this program special invite from Treasurer Mathiazhagan delivered vote India Arulnithi Natraj Ramalingam, gave of thanks and around 49 invitees benefit- a lecture on spiritual, science, environ- ed at this event. ment literature, anatomy, living science

Enjoy the taste of true Espresso at Vergnano Cafe at Olympia Complex he superior quality of the blends espresso to everyday life at home. comes from the meticulous selec- Espresso is now available in Kuwait, Ttion of the best raw materials avail- through Al-Sanabel Al-Thahabiya Est. Tel: able, and from an extraordinary produc- 22413795/98. Espresso Vergnano can be KERA has formed a Badminton team with Jolly as captain. The team has tion process. Cafe Vergnano is the first to ordered through www.taw9eel.com presently 3 members including Bobby Paul and Dennis John. KERA badminton introduce an innovation that brings all the Espresso Vergnano capsules are compati- team participated in the Badminton Open conducted by Indonesian Badminton passion and pleasure of the perfect ble with other espresso machines. Committee of Kuwait (IBCK). any, many happy returns of the day to Shaikh Samiullah. Best wishes from father Shaikh MMahaboob Basha, mother Afzalunissa, Exceptional culinary quality makes Shaikh Akram Basha, Reshma, Sumaya, Shaikh Aslam Basha, Zarina, Rihana, Shaikh Karimulla , Yahya, Wasim, Fahim, Alim, Arshiya, Shaikh Rafi, Sabeeha, Shaikh The Regency’s catering services stand out Kaleemullah, Shaikh Babji, Showkath, Amanullah, Gayaz, Ghouse Basha, Iqbal, Zubair, Ansar, Asif (Patchi) near and dear ones from Kuwait and India.

Announcements

Indian Embassy sets up helpline he Indian Embassy in Kuwait has set up helpline in order to assist Indian expatri- Tates in registering any complaint regard- ing the government’s ongoing campaign to stamp out illegal residents from the country. The embassy said in press release yesterday that it amended its previous statement and stated if there is any complaint, the same could be con- veyed at the following (as amended): n a drive to expand it’s already wide- petent service staff. Operations Department, Ministry of Interior, reaching services to discerning clien- With the approach of winter, The Kuwait. Fax: 22435580, Tel: 24768146/25200334. Itele and to serve better those clients Regency is delighted to provide the It said the embassy has been in regular contact requiring personalized service and inter- beautiful beachside sanctuary of the with local authorities regarding the ongoing national standards of quality, The Ladies’ Lounge for private gatherings or checking of expatriates. The embassy has also Regency is developing its well respected corporate events after 7:00pm daily. The conveyed to them the concerns, fears and catering services. Having won the con- hotel is well known for its stunning ball- apprehensions of the community in this regard. tract to provide food and refreshments at rooms located at the convention centre The authorities in Kuwait have conveyed that the Pearl and Derwaza Lounge in ideal for luxurious weddings as well as strict instructions have been issued to ensure Kuwait’s International Airport, the multi social and corporate gatherings. It fea- that there is no harassment or improper treat- award-winning hotel is gearing up for tures thirteen meeting rooms suitable for ment of expatriates by those undertaking the summer. myriad events. checking. “The embassy would like to request Whether catering for a family celebra- “Catering excellence is a key part of Indian expatriates to ensure that they abide by tion, birthday, ladies’ tea party or extrava- The Regency’s culinary repertoire” added all local laws, rules and regulations regarding gant supper, The Regency’s team ensures Aurelio Giraudo, General Manager. “Our residency, traffic and other matters,” the release the complete success of events from unmatched catering services give clients read. It would be prudent to always carry the start to finish. Moreover, with over three an opportunity to enjoy those same Civil ID and other relevant documents such as decades of experience to its credit, The exemplary standards of fine food at driving license, etc. In case an Indian expatriate Regency is already caterer of choice to home, as we offer within the hotel and encounters any improper treatment during some of the most prestigious addresses Convention Centre”. checking, it may be conveyed immediately with in town, including innumerable diplo- “In addition to the unbeatable value, team, he added. Indeed the reputation where The Regency garnered not only full details and contact particulars to the matic missions where it has provided tai- it is the quality of food and service that of The Regency has recently been further ‘Kuwait’s Best Luxury Hotel’ award but embassy at the following phone number lor-made arrangements in addition to we provide that assures our reputation” endorsed internationally by the double also the title: ‘Kuwait’s Best Convention 67623639. These contact details are exclusively unparalleled choices of menus and com- thanks to our culinary and banquet win at the World Travel Awards in Dubai Hotel’. for the above-mentioned purpose only.

Issue of online visa by Indian embassy oreigners requiring visas for India need to apply it online from 16th June 2013. FApplicants may log on to the Public portal at ww.indianvisaonline.gov.in. After successful online submission, the hard copy, so generated, has to be signed by the applicant and submitted with supporting documents in accordance with the type of visa along with the applicable fee in cash at any of the two outsource centres at Sharq or Fahaheel. It is essential that applicants fill in their personal details as exactly available in their passports. Mismatch of any of the personal details would lead to non-acceptance of the application. Fees once paid are non-refundable. All children would have to obtain separate visa on their respective passports.

Write to us KIB diwaniya visits: Tradition and solidarity Send to What’s On uring the holy month of diwaniyas. On behalf of the Board and key executives had visited 70 diwaniyas tural consciousness of Kuwaitis and Ramadan, Kuwait International the Executives, KIB team presented the from Um Al-Haiman till Jahra area result- expatriates by propagating the traditions upcoming events, birthdays or DBank conducted an extensive visit customers with special mementos dur- ing to positive customer impact. As cus- and the significance of Ramadan to the prime diwaniyas all over Kuwait. ing the diwaniya visits as tokens of grati- tomer value is always at the forefront of through these diwaniya visits. Al-Dawli celebrations by email: These visits demonstrated the bank’s tude and to honor Kuwaiti citizens wish- the bank’s objective, maintaining healthy Bank, as KIB is widely known is one of the [email protected] gratitude and loyalty to its customers ing peace and prosperity during banking relationship with them is inte- fast growing Islamic bank in Kuwaiti with Fax: 24835619 / 20 and in return, KIB received an over- Ramadan and throughout the year. KIB gral to KIB. attractive products and services to the whelming welcome from all the team comprised of retail managers and KIB is proud in rousing the socio-cul- customers. WHAT’S ON MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 Embassy Information

EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA The Embassy of Australia has announced that Kuwait citizens can apply for and receive visit visas in 10 working days through www.immi.gov.au. All other processing of visas and Immigration matters are handled by the Australian Visa Application Centre located in Al Banwan Building, 4B, 1st Floor, Al Qibla Area, Ali Al Salem Street, Kuwait City. Visit. www.vfs-au- gcc.com for more info. The Embassy of Australia does not have a visa or immigration department. All processing of visas and immigration matters is conducted by the Australian Consulate-General in Dubai. Email: [email protected] (VIS), immigra- [email protected] (Visa Office), Tel: +971 4 205 5900 (VFS), Fax: + 971 4 355 0708 (Visa Office). Notary and passport services are available by appointment. Appointments can be made by calling the Embassy on 22322422.

AAW appoints Chef Ahmed Al-Bader as n n n n n n n EMBASSY OF ARGENTINE Kuwait’s La Cornue brand ambassador For the Argentinean citizens who had not already enlisted in the embassy’s electoral register, and taking in consideration the li Abdulwahab Al-Mutawa Commercial Co exportation and contribution to 40 countries world- tors and retailers of over 100 global brands in Kuwait’s elections which was held on Sunday 11/08/2013, (AAW), one of Kuwait’s leading cross-sector con- wide, with no more than 800 pieces created and dis- surging consumer market. For La Cornue, AAW also it is necessary to justify they no vote by presence Aglomerates, signed local renowned Kuwaiti chef, tributed yearly across all their product ranges. provides live demonstrations and presentations to key at our embassy which located in (Mishref - Block 6 Ahmed Al-Bader, as the brand ambassador of century- General Manager of Kitchens and Home Appliances in Kuwait’s culinary and kitchens consultants and - Street 42 - Villa 51) and should present the DNI old artisanal producer of French kitchen ranges and at AAW, Ali F Al Mutawa said: “AAW introduced La designers. and/or the Argentinean Passport. The Embassy of rotisseries, La Cornue. Cornue kitchens to the Kuwaiti market in 2012, know- Al-Bader is recognized as certified chef after attend- the Argentine Republic in the State of Kuwait Al-Bader will join Hollywood client-base along the ing we are offering unrivaled luxurious kitchen cookers ing the world-renowned Cordon Bleu and French avails itself of this opportunity to renew the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and rotisserie technology.” Culinary Institution in New York. He currently runs assurances of its highest consideration. Celine Dion, and Chef Gordon Ramsay, as proud own- “With an ever-growing passion for the gourmet and many restaurant concepts in Kuwait ranging from a n n n n n n n ers and ambassadors of La Cornue. Al-Bader is culinary community in Kuwait and the region, we full-blown Italian restaurant to a casual burger joint. renowned locally for his cross-cuisine concepts creat- joined hands with Chef Ahmed Al-Bader who has A-Bader said: “I’ve personally experienced an excep- EMBASSY OF CANADA ing close to half a dozen local restaurant concepts, the adopted La Cornue in many of his concepts and tional culinary experience since I’ve been introduced The Embassy of Canada in Kuwait does most popular being “Burger Hub,” “Prime Toast,” and demonstrate to our community how to use this tech- to La Cornue. I’m very excited to be representing La not have a visa or immigration depart- “Pizzetta.” nology and bespoke tool to obtain the ultimate culi- Cornue not only because it’s an artisan brand, but also ment. All processing of visa and immi- La Cornue, represented by AAW in Kuwait, was cre- nary experience the world and Europe has enjoyed for because it’s one of the most transformational tech- gration matters including enquiries is ated by Albert Dupuy in 1908, and is the only hand- decades.” nologies any chef should be using on a daily basis.” conducted by the Canadian Embassy in Abu crafted, custom-made range cooker manufacturer in AAW is a century-old company that has been help- La Cornue can be found in AAW’s store located in Dhabi, UAE. Individuals who are interested in working, studying, visiting or immigrating to the world that developed a new technology of natural ing people in Kuwait improve their lifestyles by provid- Shuwaikh and includes the following product ranges: Canada should contact the Canadian Embassy hot air circulation in a vaulted oven. ing local and direct access to leading products from Chateatu, CornufÈ, and Flamberge and Memoire in Abu Dhabi, website: www.UAE.gc.ca or Eight out of ten La Cornue cookers are built for around the world. Today, they are world-class distribu- Kitchens. www.goingtocanada.gc.ca, E-mail: abdbi-im- [email protected]. The Embassy of Canada is located at Villa 24, Al-Mutawakei St, Block 4 in Da’aiyah. Please visit our website at www.Kuwait.gc.ca. The Embassy of Canada is open from 07:30 to 15:30 Sunday through Thursday. The reception is open from 07:30 to 12:30. Consular services for Canadian citizens are provided from 09:00 until 12:00, Sunday through Wednesday. n n n n n n n EMBASSY OF GREECE The Embassy of Greece in Kuwait has the pleasure to announce that visa applica- tions must be submitted to Schengen Visa Application Centre (VFS office) locat- ed at 12th floor, Al-Naser Tower, Fahad Al-Salem Street, Al-Qibla area, Kuwait City, (Parking at Souk Watia). For information please call 22281046 from 08:30 to 17:00 (Sunday to Thursday). Working hours: Submission from 08:30 to 15:30. Passport collection from 16:00 to 17:00. For visa applications please visit the fol- lowing website www.mfa.gr/kuwait.

n n n n n n n EMBASSY OF US FOKE holds blood donation camp Parents of Kuwaiti citizen children may drop off their sons’ and daughters’ visa applications - completely free of an inter- o commemorate Indian’s 67th Omanakuttan and Honorable Gen for the society and pointed the impor- an act of Charity and uphold the slogan view or a trip inside the Embassy. The Independence Day and to cele- Secretary Shymesh and hundreds of tance of spreading such noble activities of “Donate Blood Save Life”. It’s noted children must be under 14 years of age, and Tbrate the spirit of “the holy month FOKE members. In his introductory fellow citizens and community as such, that FOKE has conducted similar blood additional requirements do apply, but the serv- of Ramadan, Friends of Kannur Kuwait speech Abdul-Aziz Ahmed Alduaij speci- he said. donation camp last couple of years also ice means parents will no longer have to sched- Expats Association, FOKE conducted fied the importance of such blood dona- More than 125 members from all where large number of FOKE members ule individual appointments for their children, Blood Donation Camp at Kuwait Central tions, especially when there is a scarcity walks of life came forward voluntarily to donated their blood at Kuwait Blood nor come inside the Embassy (unless they are Blood Bank, Jabriya. The camp was offi- of enough stock of blood in the bank. attend the blood donation program irre- bank. applying for themselves). The service is only cially inaugurated by prominent Kuwaiti Donation is the noble act of charity and spective of their Friday Engagements. available for children holding Kuwaiti pass- personality Abdulaziz Ahmed Alduaij in when it comes to donating blood, the FOKE is encouraging the Blood ports. To take advantage, parents must drop off presence of honorable FOKE President association is doing the biggest thing Donation Camp among its members as the following documents: Child Visa Drop-off cover sheet, available on the Embassy website (http://kuwait.usembassy.gov/child_visas.htm) - Child’s passport; The Child’s previous pass- Future Eye Theatre drama, port, if it contains a valid US visa; 5x5cm photo of child with eyes open (if uploaded into DS- 160, photos must be a .jpg between 600x600 film show on Friday and 1200x1200 pixels, less than 240kb, and cannot be digitally altered); A completed DS- 160 form; Visa Fee Receipt from Burgan Bank; A story of a shepherd whose dreams and real life copy of the valid visa of at least one parent. If share the discrepancies like that of day and one parent will not travel, provide a visa copy night. The shepherd who gets a recorded voice for the traveling parent, and a passport copy tape from his home-bound wife has news mir- from the non-traveling parent with a letter stat- roring the present-day affairs in Kerala. The ing no objection to the child’s travel. - For chil- solo drama will have the voice of Mini Wilson dren of students (F2): a copy of the child’s I-20. Chirayath who got the best actress award dur- Children born in the US (with very few ing the KALA drama competitions last year in exceptions) are US citizens and would not be Kuwait. The 5-minute film which was originally eligible for a visa. Parents may drop off the shot for Youth India, Kuwait short film compe- application packet at Window 2 at the Embassy tition is about the precautions some expatri- from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, Monday to Wednesday, ates incapable of taking while fighting to sur- excluding holidays. More information is avail- vive outside their home country. A drained able on the U.S. Embassy website: out balance sheet of an expat life is compared kuwait.usembassy.gov/child_visas.html with the scary scarcity of water on our planet. n n n n n n n The film titled ‘Bhoomiyude Attam’ (The Edge of the Earth) is written and directed by Sunil EMBASSY OF UKRAINE Cherian and edited by Sreekumar Bhaskar. The Embassy of Ukraine in the State of Music is by Nebu. Kuwait would like to inform that submis- Both the film and drama will be shown on sion of the documents for tourist visa is Aug 30, at 6.30pm at Pravasi Auditorium, temporary closed (from August 26 till Abbassiya. September 26). Within the above-mentioned period, the visa will be issued only in the case of D Paulose, the celebrated drama activist Onam competition emergency. In the case of planning travel to is leaving Kuwait. But that does not Ukraine, please apply for visa before August 20. erala Arts and Literature Promoting mean he has no time for his prime pas- P Association of Kuwait (KALPAK) is con- n n n n n n n sion - drama. His solo performance, a 20- ducting “Athapookalam” competition minute drama titled ‘What the Cloud Said to K on September 20 at United Indian School EMBASSY OF VATICAN the Sand’ will be presented on Aug 30, at Abbassiya as a part of Onam Celebrations. The Apostolic Nunciature Embassy of the Pravasi Auditorium, Abbassiya. The event will We invite all Kerala Associations to partici- Holy See, Vatican in Kuwait has moved to also present a 5-minute film acted by Paulose pate in this competition. 1st, 2nd and 3rd a new location in Kuwait City. Please find and his long term drama compatriot Biju winners will be honored by Rosy Oppen below the new address: Yarmouk, Block 1, Samuel, both star actors of Future Eye Theater, Chackola memorial trophy sponsored by Street 2, Villa No: 1. P.O.Box 29724, Safat 13158, Kuwait, which coordinates the Aug 30 event. Babu Chakola in memory of his beloved par- The 20-minute solo drama ‘Megham ents. The prizes for the winners will be given Mappila Kala Academy, Kuwait hosted Eid Gah in Kabd farm house, Kuwait. Tel: 965 25337767, Fax: 965 25342066. Manalinodu Paranjathu’ (What the Cloud Said on the same day in a function with various on the Eid day. songs, comedy show added glitter to the function Email: [email protected] to the Sand’) scripted by Sunil Cherian tells the cultural programs by KALPAK. that was witnessed by lots of families. TV PROGRAMS MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013

23:40 The Gadget Show 00:40 Jungle Junction 14:05 Phineas And Ferb 00:55 Jungle Junction 14:15 Phineas And Ferb 01:10 Handy Manny 14:30 Lab Rats 01:30 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 14:55 Randy Cunningham: 9th 00:45 In Search Of The King Cobra 02:00 Little Einsteins Grade Ninja 01:35 Animal Cops Houston 00:15 The Aviators 02:25 Special Agent Oso 15:20 Phineas And Ferb 02:25 Charles & Jessica: A Chimp 00:45 Crime Scene Wild 02:50 Imagination Movers 15:45 Pair Of Kings Tale 01:35 Crime Scene Wild 03:20 Handy Manny 16:10 Kickin It 03:15 The Animals’ Guide To 02:30 In Search Of The King’s Head 03:40 Special Agent Oso 16:35 Crash & Bernstein Survival 03:25 Desert Mummies Of Peru 03:50 Special Agent Oso 17:00 Lab Rats 04:05 Lion Man: One World African 04:20 Empire 04:00 Timmy Time 17:30 Max Steel Safari 05:10 Empire 04:10 Imagination Movers 18:00 Randy Cunningham: 9th 04:55 Animal Cops Houston 06:05 Empire 04:35 Little Einsteins Grade Ninja 05:45 Wild Hawaii 07:00 The Neanderthal In U.S. 05:00 Jungle Junction 18:25 Phineas And Ferb 06:35 Wildlife SOS 07:50 Ultimate Cars 05:15 Jungle Junction 19:15 Slugterra 07:00 Dick ‘n’ Dom Go Wild 08:15 A Racing Car Is Born 05:30 Little Einsteins 19:40 Crash & Bernstein 07:25 My Cat From Hell 08:45 Way Of Life 05:50 Special Agent Oso 20:05 Pair Of Kings 08:15 The Most Extreme 09:35 The Aviators 06:00 Special Agent Oso 20:30 Zeke & Luther 09:10 My Cat From Hell 10:00 The Aviators 06:15 Jungle Junction 20:55 I’m In The Band 10:05 Africa’s Outsiders 10:30 Anatomy Of A Combat Force 06:30 Jungle Junction 21:20 Rated A For Awesome 11:00 Animal Cops Philadelphia 11:20 I Shouldn’t Be Alive... 06:45 Handy Manny 21:45 Kick Buttowski 11:55 Snake Crusader With Bruce 12:10 Bone Detectives 07:00 Special Agent Oso 22:10 Mr. Young George 13:05 Empire 07:15 Jungle Junction 12:20 Call Of The Wildman 13:55 History Cold Case 07:30 Higglytown Heroes 13:45 Austin Stevens Adventures 14:50 Hell On High Water 07:45 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 14:40 Africa’s Outsiders 15:45 Reign Of The Dinosaurs 08:10 New Adventures Of Winnie 15:30 Shamwari: A Wild Life 16:40 Toughest Military Jobs The Pooh 16:00 Dick ‘n’ Dom Go Wild 17:35 Bone Detectives 08:35 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 16:30 The Most Extreme 18:25 I’m Alive 08:50 Doc McStuffins 00:05 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 17:25 Project Puppy 19:20 Danger Hunters 09:05 Doc McStuffins 00:30 Food Wars 18:20 Great Ocean Adventures 20:10 Chasing Classic Cars 09:20 Zou 01:20 Unwrapped 19:15 Monkey Life 20:35 Chasing Classic Cars 09:35 Henry Hugglemonster 01:45 Amazing Wedding Cakes 19:40 Call Of The Wildman 21:05 NASA’s Greatest Missions 10:00 Lilo And Stitch 03:25 Unique Eats 20:10 Snake Crusader With Bruce 22:00 Danger Hunters 10:25 The Little Mermaid 03:50 Food Crafters George 22:55 Crime Scene Wild 10:50 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 04:15 United Tastes Of America 20:35 Shamwari: A Wild Life 23:50 Murder Shift 11:05 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 04:40 Chopped 21:05 Ethiopian Wolf 11:20 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 05:30 Iron Chef America 22:00 America’s Cutest Pets 11:45 Mouk 06:10 Unwrapped 22:55 My Cat From Hell 12:00 Winnie The Pooh: Tales Of 06:35 Unwrapped 23:50 Animal Cops Philadelphia Friendship 07:50 Andy Bates American Street 12:05 Art Attack Feasts 00:00 Stitch 12:30 Doc McStuffins 08:15 Unique Sweets 00:45 A Kind Of Magic 13:00 Zou 08:40 Reza’s African Kitchen 01:30 Emperor’s New School 13:15 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 09:05 Jonathan Phang’s Caribbean 02:15 Replacements 13:30 Henry Hugglemonster Cookbook 00:05 Head Games 02:35 Replacements 13:55 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 09:30 Amazing Wedding Cakes 07:00 Mythbusters 03:00 A Kind Of Magic 14:20 New Adventures Of Winnie 10:20 Extra Virgin 07:50 River Monsters 03:20 A Kind Of Magic The Pooh 10:40 Unique Sweets 08:40 What Happened Next? 03:45 Emperor’s New School 14:45 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 11:10 Unwrapped 09:05 Magic Of Science 04:05 Emperor’s New School 15:00 Lilo And Stitch 11:35 Have Cake, Will Travel 09:30 Border Security 04:30 Replacements 15:25 Mouk 12:00 Food Network Star 09:55 Auction Kings 04:50 Replacements 15:40 Higglytown Heroes 12:50 Reza’s African Kitchen 10:45 How Do They Do It? 05:15 A Kind Of Magic 15:55 Zou 13:15 Barefoot Contessa - Back To 11:10 How It’s Made 05:35 A Kind Of Magic 16:10 Zou Basics 11:35 Fast N’ Loud 06:00 Austin And Ally 16:20 The Little Mermaid 13:40 Barefoot Contessa - Back To 12:25 Fantom Works 06:25 Suite Life On Deck 16:45 Lilo And Stitch Basics 13:15 Driven To Extremes 06:45 Shake It Up 17:10 Doc McStuffins 14:05 Tyler’s Ultimate 14:05 Border Security 07:10 A.N.T. Farm 17:40 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 14:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 14:30 Auction Kings 07:35 Jessie 17:55 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 14:55 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 15:20 Hell Roads 07:55 Good Luck Charlie 18:10 Henry Hugglemonster 15:20 Symon’s Suppers 16:10 What Happened Next? 08:20 Good Luck Charlie 18:35 New Adventures Of Winnie 15:45 Chopped 16:35 Magic Of Science 08:45 Doc McStuffins The Pooh 16:35 Barefoot Contessa - Back To 17:00 Ultimate Survival 09:05 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 19:00 Timmy Time Basics 17:50 Deadliest Catch 09:30 A.N.T Farm 19:10 Pajanimals 17:00 Barefoot Contessa - Back To 18:40 Mythbusters 09:55 A.N.T Farm 19:25 Doc McStuffins Basics 19:30 American Guns 10:15 Jessie 19:35 Zou 17:25 Tyler’s Ultimate 20:20 Auction Hunters 10:40 Jessie 19:50 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 17:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 20:45 Auction Kings 11:05 Good Luck Charlie 20:20 Winnie The Pooh: Tales Of 18:15 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 21:10 How Do They Do It? 11:25 Good Luck Charlie Friendship 18:40 Guy’s Big Bite 21:35 How It’s Made 12:15 Shake It Up 20:25 Pajanimals 19:05 Symon’s Suppers 22:00 Gold Divers 12:35 Shake It Up 20:35 Doc McStuffins 19:30 Food Wars 22:50 Deadliest Catch-Up 13:00 A.N.T. Farm 20:45 Mouk 19:55 Food Wars THIS MEANS WAR ON OSN CINEMA 13:25 A.N.T. Farm 21:00 New Adventures Of Winnie 20:20 Chopped 13:45 A.N.T Farm The Pooh 21:10 Chopped 02:00 Hooked 14:00 The Mindy Project 22:00 Covert One: The Hades PG15 14:10 Dadnapped 21:25 Pajanimals 22:00 Jonathan Phang’s Caribbean 02:50 Outback Wrangler 14:30 The Mindy Project Factor 20:00 The Rum Diary-18 15:30 Good Luck Charlie 21:35 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cookbook 03:45 Secrets Of The King Cobra 15:00 Hot In Cleveland 22:00 Premium Rush-PG15 15:50 Jessie 22:00 Timmy Time 22:25 Jonathan Phang’s Caribbean 04:40 Wild Russia 15:30 The Daily Show 00:05 The Tech Show 16:10 Violetta 22:10 The Hive Cookbook 05:35 Hooked 16:00 The Colbert Report 06:30 Outback Wrangler 00:30 Mean Green Machines 16:55 Teen Beach Movie First Look 22:50 Andy Bates Street Feasts 16:30 The War At Home 01:00 How Tech Works 17:00 A.N.T Farm 23:15 Andy Bates Street Feasts 07:25 Secrets Of The King Cobra 08:20 Bears Of Fear Island 17:00 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 00:00 Slums Of Beverly Hills-18 05:15 The Gadget Show 17:20 Austin And Ally 23:40 Food Wars 09:15 Sharkville 18:00 Men At Work 02:00 The Hangover 2-18 05:40 The Tech Show 17:45 Good Luck Charlie 10:10 Search For The Giant 18:30 Men At Work 04:00 Jack And Jill-PG15 00:00 Ride Him, Cowboy-FAM 06:05 The Science Of Star Wars 18:10 Shake It Up Octopus 19:00 Two And A Half Men 06:00 Adventures In Babysitting- 01:00 Dark Of The Sun 07:00 Brave New World 18:30 That’s So Raven 06:00 Kid vs Kat 11:05 Wild Case Files 19:30 Hot In Cleveland PG15 02:40 Lovely To Look At-FAM 07:50 Mighty Ships 18:55 A.N.T. 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Kuwait

KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY (22/08/2013 TO 28/08/2013) SHARQIA-1 KILLING SEASON (DIG) 1:00 PM FANAR-3 THE SMURFS 2 (DIG) 3:15 PM CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 12:30 PM JOBS (DIG) 5:30 PM THE LONE RANGER (DIG) 3:30 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 8:00 PM CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 6:30 PM JOBS (DIG) 10:00 PM CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 9:30 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 12:30 AM THE LONE RANGER (DIG) 12:30 AM NO SUN+TUE+WED SHARQIA-2 THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 2:00 PM FANAR-4 DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG-3D) 4:15 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 1:00 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG) 6:15 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 3:15 PM Special Show “THE SMURFS 2 (DIG)” 6:15 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 5:30 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 8:30 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 7:45 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 10:45 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 10:15 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 1:00 AM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 12:45 AM NO SUN+TUE+WED SHARQIA-3 THE CONJURING (DIG) 1:30 PM FANAR-5 THE CONJURING (DIG) 3:45 PM THE CONJURING 1:15 PM Special Show “THE SMURFS 2 (DIG)” 6:15 PM THE CONJURING 3:30 PM CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 6:00 PM THE CONJURING 5:45 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 9:00 PM EL7ARAMY & EL3ABIET 8:00 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 11:45 PM THE CONJURING 10:00 PM THE CONJURING 12:15 AM MUHALAB-1 NO SUN+TUE+WED JOBS (DIG) 1:30 PM RED 2 (DIG) 4:15 PM MARINA-1 CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 6:30 PM DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 12:45 PM JOBS (DIG) 9:30 PM HAMMER OF G’S (DIG) 2:45 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 5:00 PM MUHALAB-2 JOBS (DIG) 7:00 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 1:30 PM JOBS (DIG) 9:30 PM FRI KILLING SEASON (DIG) 12:30 AM THE CONJURING (DIG) 1:00 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED THE CONJURING (DIG) 3:30 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 5:45 PM MARINA-2 THE CONJURING (DIG) 7:45 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 12:30 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 10:00 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 3:00 PM CHANGE OF NAME Prayer timings EL7ARAMY & EL3ABIET (DIG) 5:30 PM No: 15909 MUHALAB-3 THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 7:30 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 12:45 PM RED 2 (DIG) 10:00 PM I, Hareesha, Indian Passport DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG-3D) 3:00 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 12:15 AM No. E 6534426, have THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 5:00 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED changed my name to THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 7:15 PM Hareesha Rama Moolya. (C THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 9:45 PM MARINA-3 4489) THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 1:30 PM FANAR-1 DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG-3D) 4:00 PM I, Muruganandham Asokan, RED 2 (DIG) 2:00 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 6:00 PM Indian Passport No. RED 2 (DIG) 4:30 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 8:15 PM E6570385, have changed my JOBS (DIG) 6:45 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 10:30 PM JOBS (DIG) 9:15 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 12:45 AM name to Sam Ashok M. JOBS (DIG) 11:45 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED Anand. (C 4490) 25-8-2013 FANAR-2 AVENUES-1 Fajr: 03:59 I, Thottakath Abu, holder of DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 12:30 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 2:00 PM Shorook 05:22 DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 2:30 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 4:00 PM Indian Passport No. STREET DANCE ALL STARS (DIG) 4:30 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 6:00 PM G9943123 issued at Kuwait Duhr: 11:50 DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 6:45 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 8:00 PM on 27/10/2008, have KILLING SEASON (DIG) 8:45 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 10:00 PM changed my name to Asr: 15:34 KILLING SEASON (DIG) 10:45 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 12:05 AM Aboobacker Thottakath. Maghrib: 18:17 KILLING SEASON (DIG) 12:45 AM NO SUN+TUE+WED (C 4488) 21-8-2013 Isha: 19:38

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Arrival Flights on Monday 26/8/2013 QTR 146 DOHA 22:00 Departure Flights on Monday 26/8/2013 THY 767 ISTANBUL-ATATURK 14:10 Airlines Flt Route Time JAI 576 COCHIN 22:05 Airlines Flt Route Time KNE 481 TAIF 14:10 QTR 148 DOHA 0:05 FDB 59 DUBAI 22:20 AIC 982 AHMEDABAD 00:05 UAE 872 DUBAI 14:15 THY 5464 SABIHA 0:10 AIC 975 CHENNAI 22:25 JAI 573 MUMBAI 00:20 FDB 58 DUBAI 14:30 THY 764 SABIHA 1:40 UAL 981 BAHRAIN 22:40 UAL 981 WASHINGTON DC DULLES 00:25 QTR 141 DOHA 14:55 JZR 267 BEIRUT 0:20 TAR 327 TUNIS 22:55 DLH 637 FRANKFURT 00:30 KAC 673 DUBAI 15:05 JZR 539 CAIRO 0:40 KAC 618 DOHA 19:10 MSR 615 CAIRO 00:30 MPH 93 AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL 15:25 MEA 408 BEIRUT 2:10 KAC 672 DUBAI 13:40 PIA 206 PESHAWAR 00:55 KNE 473 JEDDAH 15:30 ETH 620 ADDIS ABABA 1:45 KAC 118 NEW YORK 16:00 THY 5465 ISTANBUL-SABIHA 01:10 KAC 561 AMMAN 15:30 GFA 211 BAHRAIN 1:55 KAC 786 JEDDAH 18:30 JZR 502 LUXOR 01:30 OMA 646 MUSCAT 15:40 AFG 416 JEDDAH 2:15 KAC 742 DAMMAM 19:30 THY 773 ISTANBUL-ATATURK 02:20 SVA 501 JEDDAH 15:45 KAC 562 AMMAN-QUEEN ALIA 20:45 UAE 853 DUBAI 2:25 THY 765 ISTANBUL-SABIHA 02:40 KAC 617 DOHA 15:45 KAC 546 ALEXANDRIA 14:15 ETD 305 ABU DHABI-INTL 2:30 ETH 621 ADDIS ABABA 02:45 KAC 773 RIYADH 16:00 THY 768 ISTANBUL 2:50 KAC 804 CAIRO 16:40 MEA 409 BEIRUT 03:10 KAC 741 DAMMAM 16:30 KAC 104 LONDON 18:45 RJA 642 AMMAN-QUEEN ALIA 3:10 AFG 416 KABUL 03:15 KAC 1802 CAIRO 13:40 RJA 641 AMMAN 16:55 KAC 412 MANILA 6:15 THY 769 ISTANBUL-ATATURK 03:40 KAC 674 DUBAI 19:25 JZR 238 AMMAN 17:05 JZR 529 ASYUT 6:40 UAE 854 DUBAI 03:45 FDB 67 DUBAI 3:10 KAC 542 CAIRO 18:15 QTR 135 DOHA 17:20 FDB 68 DUBAI 03:50 RBG 555 ALEXANDRIA 3:15 KAC 774 RIYADH 19:25 ETD 304 ABU DHABI 17:20 RBG 556 ALEXANDRIA 03:55 MSR 612 CAIRO 3:15 JZR 777 JEDDAH 17:50 JZR 538 CAIRO 17:40 MSR 613 CAIRO 04:15 QTR 138 DOHA 3:30 THY 766 ISTANBUL 13:10 ABY 128 SHARJAH 17:50 ETD 306 ABU DHABI 04:20 THY 770 ISTANBUL 4:35 KNE 480 TAIF 13:20 UAE 858 DUBAI 18:15 QTR 139 DOHA 04:25 DHX 170 BAHRAIN 5:10 QTR 140 DOHA 13:45 SVA 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CROSSWORD 291 STAR TRACK

Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22) ARIES There is an emotional seriousness to becoming better focused and you Deal with abstract matters while remaining practical. Some will feel there is work quickly. With your practical awareness of the nature of time, you could make a very conflict, but you will understand that complexities actually aid achieve- good leader or teacher. There could be a tendency to be too strict with yourself. Your ment and inspiration. Answers are not simple, but they are available. You work to stay up- ambition is intensified. Study and research could enter into your work at this time. Real to-date with the most updated equipment and you look for good ways to recycle. You estate or home and family planning also take on a greater importance now. You may are very much aware of the beauty that surrounds you. A short travel to the store may not feel that time is slipping away, but you do have that strong urge to build your sup- bring some creative ideas for your attention in the near future. This afternoon is the per- port group and have roots. This is a very nice day, perhaps filled with some appreciation fect time for lighthearted get-togethers with friends or a trip to the countryside, perhaps a nearby lake and a catfish dinner. You have a clear vision into your own inner sense of for all that is beautiful. Tonight favors writing, reading, messages, etc. If you do not have values, how you appreciate and love. a computer in the home, now would be a good time to consider one.

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

You will feel yourself working easily with the flow of work today. This is a New inventions, new reading material and an ever changing list of friends, good time to get many things accomplished. Good eye-hand coordination and a sus- keep you updated and continually transforming. This could mean you are a tained effort make almost any task run well. Circumstances can throw you into positions writer or reporter for the news or in a public relations sort of job. Whatever the case, you where you must deal with communications, service or enclosed hidden interests when will have plenty of conversational material today. This is a time of positive thinking, men- tal stability, good feelings, relaxation and opportunity. This is also a good time to make you least expect it. You make your way through ideas, concepts and your ability to com- long-range plans, take advantage of further education, take a long-distance trip or take municate and express the ideas to others. This may be a good time to consider a contin- up philosophy or religious studies. It is a pleasant time for you all around. There is a uing education class or tutoring. Everyone may be away for the evening, allowing you potential to clear the air on some past events where family is concerned. There is a will- many opportunities to relax. This evening is a wonderful time to catch up on phone ingness to listen that did not exist before. A misunderstanding is healed. calls or perhaps some personal paperwork that needs to be completed.

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

Today is a particularly successful day. Great headway can be made soon. At This time is marked by realizing some unknown potential. If you take the initiative, a goal that seemed beyond your reach recently may now be times you may feel as though you are in a stuck situation without really obtainable. This afternoon there is time to complete unfinished tasks. The cause of some understanding why. When you sense you are right with your insights and understanding, conflict may be discovered and worked through quickly. You have what it takes to over- you can move in a most positive direction in order to be helpful or for your own develop- ACROSS 3. English monk and scholar (672-735). come any difficulties that may appear. You are happy to put disputes behind you. This ment. Read about meditation styles—find and stay with one method. Use this often to could be in the workplace or at home. Creative ways of making and spending money are 1. Characteristic of a mob. 4. A communist nation that covers a vast ter- gain a focus when you need to solve a problem. This is almost like an exercise technique, considered for some future income. You enjoy friends and family. Companionship with 4. The art and science of preparing and dis- ritory in eastern Asia. wherein each person requires his or her own method to gain his or her preferred end others is most rewarding and you should take every opportunity to be with loved ones. pensing drugs and medicines,. 5. Heal or recover. result. You may be solving problems through psychic insight. It will help to write out the You can be helping them as much as their presence helps you. 12. Hormone produced early in pregnancy 6. Give out. thinking on how to succeed in reaching your goals. Writing will help your mindset. by the placenta. 7. (informal) Luxuriously elegant. 15. Any of various primates with short tails or 8. A great raja. no tail at all. 9. 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The 19-year-old actress Aplay a young Carrie in ‘Sex and the City’ spin- off ‘The Carrie Diaries’ and admitted she doesn’t have the same love for fashion shown by her prede- cessor Sarah Jessica Parker. She said: “I really don’t enjoy shopping, I find it overwhelming. I prefer to have someone else pick clothes for me and then I pick from that. “Clothes shopping is so much work - like you have to take off all your clothes and put things on, and nothing ever fits quite right and then when you find something you really like, you always have to take it to a tailor and then you have to pay extra and wait a week until you can wear it. It’s a lot of work.” ‘The Way Way Back’ star also has problems with shoes - because her feet are so small she has to “pad” her footwear on set. She told The Independent newspaper: “I mean really. My feet are ridiculously tiny. I’m practically still in a child’s-size shoe. “I’m just a little bit too small for adult shoes so we have to pad my shoes when I play Carrie. I need to buy shoes in Asia!” Pitt and Jolie’s daredevil dates rad Pitt and Angelina Jolie enjoy daredevil dates. The couple may have six children together - Maddox, 12, Pax, nine, Shiloh, Bseven, Zahara, eight, and five-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - but they apparently still find different ways to spend quality time together. According to reports in The Sun on Sunday newspaper, the pair recently rented the Calabogie Motorsports Park in Canada and spent the day racing each other in Mustangs and Porsches before switching to motorbikes. A source revealed: “Angie flew to Canada to scope out some potential filming venues for her movie ‘Unbroken’ a couple of weeks ago. “Brad and the kids went too but they vowed to Brooklyn Beckham’s get some couple time together during the trip so they booked out Calabogie racetrack for a day.” It made a change for the couple - it is said they haven’t raced “for some time” so the trip “got their adrenaline going”. The insider added: “Neither of them have driven fast cars or aristocrat girlfriend motorbikes for some time. They haven’t even flown Angie’s private rooklyn Beckham is dating the Romeo, 10, and Cruz, eight, both are said to plane so it really got their adrenaline going and they both loved it.” daughter of an aristocrat. The 14- be “happy for him”. The source added: “He’s Byear-old son of David and Victoria been getting a lot of stick from his brothers Beckham reportedly made it “official” with but they’re really happy for him.” David and his girlfriend when his family moved back Victoria - who also have two-year-old to the UK from Los Angeles earlier this year. daughter Harper - want their children to An insider said: “Brooklyn is smitten. “Once “lead a normal life” and the retired soccer the problem of distance was sorted, they star has admitted their eldest son is start- decided to make it official. They’ve been ing to want to branch out on his own. He friends for years.” The Daily Star Sunday previously said: “Brooklyn is now at the age newspaper - who claim they know the where he wants to do things and go places identity of the 15-year-old girl but are and you have to hold him back. “But to be respecting her privacy - has revealed she honest, with our children we let them do plays lacrosse at the elite private school she 99% of the things they want to do. We want is a pupil at near her London home. While them to lead a normal life.” Brooklyn has been teased by his brothers

Lamar Odom to take a polygraph test hloe Kardashian wants Lamar Odom to take a polygraph test. The ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ star is furious her husband of four years has been accused of having affairs Kwith two different women and told him he must prove himself to her. A source told the Cowell ready to be a proper dad US edition of OK! magazine: “Things have never looked worse but Khloe wants to know the truth and if it means getting Lamar to do a polygraph test then so be it. Lamar is appalled and imon Cowell and Lauren Silverman will live together and raise their baby as a family. totally offended by the idea. “Every time she starts grilling him, Lamar hits the roof and accuses The 36-year-old socialite - who recently settled her divorce with Andrew Silverman - her of not trusting him. Then he just clams up or hangs up. He hates confrontation.” The 29-year- Sis pregnant with the media mogul’s child and it is said the couple want to give their old reality TV star is hopeful allegations Lamar cheated on her with Jennifer Richardson for a year unborn baby a “proper” upbringing. An insider told the Sunday People newspaper: “This is until March 2013 and also had a six-week long affair with lawyer Polina Polonsky at the start of something Simon didn’t ever expect to happen. He would sometimes say he wanted chil- the summer are simply lies. The insider added: “She really loves Lamar and is still clinging to the dren but didn’t actually believe it would happen. “Now it has, he wants to grab the oppor- dream of having a happy marriage and children with him but right now everything is in total tunity with both hands and be a proper dad. That means living with Lauren and actually chaos.” Khloe and Lamar, who has an estimated fortune of $56 million from his 14-year basketball being a family. “He wants to be a good dad, just like he regards his own father ... He wants career, reportedly signed a pre-nuptial agreement with a built-in cheating clause that would see her to emulate what his parents did for him. He knows how important a stable home is for a secure $500,000 for every year they were married if he is unfaithful to her. child.” It is also reported the couple aren’t ruling out “marriage”, but the ‘X Factor’ star’s main “priority” is to care for Lauren and their unborn baby. The source added: “He will stop at nothing to make sure that this happens and that means him and Lauren living together in a proper relationship. “And who knows, maybe marriage will be on the cards. His current priority is to look after Lauren and make sure that she has everything she needs. He is real- Niall Horan has a crush ly looking after her.” Meanwhile it has been reported Simon, 53, will become a full-time father and let his career “take a back seat” once he turns 60. A friend told the Sunder Mirror newspaper: “It’s hard to imagine Simon as a house husband and his work is his life, but he on Kendall Jenner said it will be time to take a back seat in a few years. “He has achieved everything he can he 19-year-old One Direction singer admitted he is smitten with with his astonishing career. And while he won’t walk away from it all in a hurry, he is look- the 17-year-old ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ star and would ing forward to the day when he becomes a full-time dad.” Tlove to take her on a date. He told Us Weekly magazine: “She’s so cute and I’m a sucker for nice eyes.” Meanwhile, bandmate Harry Styles, 19, says he has no regrets about dating singer Taylor Swift, even if she writes a song about him. He said: “I can’t say I’d date someone less stands by criticism famous to avoid it. At least she’s a great songwriter.” Zayn Malik, 20, Gaga insisted his favorite thing about his fiancÈe, Perrie Edwards, is her sense of adventure. He said: “She’s adventurous. Always up for a 2am ice of online hackers cream run.” This week Liam Payne confirmed he is dating his childhood friend, Sophia Smith who he met when they both attended St. Peter’s ady Gaga won’t let computer hackers defeat her. The superstar’s comeback sin- Collegiate in Wolverhampton. The final member of the group, Louis gle ‘Applause’ was leaked online before its scheduled release date and Gaga Tomlinson, admits his girlfriend politics and sociology student Eleanor stands by the threat she made on Twitter when she heard the news. She wrote Calder, finds it hard to deal with his huge global fame. He said: “It hasn’t L at the time: “Wanna grab some shovels and f**k up some hackers?” Asked whether been easy at times. She gets pretty intimidated by it all. I mean, who she still wants to attack the computer geeks who leaked the track, Gaga replied: “Yes, wouldn’t? She can’t have Twitter or anything like that. At first, I was like, I did mean that Tweet. I just think, especially for the music industry right now, it’s ‘Just chill out a bit, it’s fine’, but now I understand where she’s coming important that we all stick together, that we support one another and each other’s from. I can’t expect her to deal with some of the stuff so easily. But with records. “Hackers leaking songs before they’re released is detrimental to our market- that said, I couldn’t be happier with her.” ing plan, so I thought it would be a funny way to tell everyone that we’re OK over here in the Haus of Gaga. We got our team together very quickly to be ready for the release.” The singer also explained why she decided to call her new album ‘ARTPOP’, claiming her creative team Roberts helping Swift find a man are so obsessed with art, they want to create their own cultural movement. In ulia Roberts has been giving Taylor Swift “life advice”. The 45- an interview with French radio station year-old actress has been in touch with the 23-year-old singer NRJ Gaga said: “I wanted to create an Jsince they starred alongside each other in 2010 comedy movie album that was a reverse experience ‘Valentine’s Day’, and Julia has recently been helping the blonde from pop art, so the pop art move- beauty find a man. A source told National Enquirer magazine: ment was defined by putting pop “When they met, Julia was blown away by Taylor’s talent and beau- culture on a canvas, putting pop ty. “They’ve stayed in casual touch, and Julia’s three kids have culture into art, and the art pop become big fans of Taylor’s music. “Julia sees a lot of her younger movement is putting art into pop self in Taylor, so she reached out to her recently to catch up and culture. “My creative process is that offer some life advice.” ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ star Taylor has had I sit with the Haus of Gaga after my failed relationships with several stars including Harry Styles, Jake shows every night, and we sit and Gyllenhaal, John Mayer and Joe Jonas, and Julia - who has eight- make music and design clothes and year-old twins, Hazel and Finn, as well as five-year-old Henry with design the stage performances. husband Danny Moder - has been giving her pointers on what to We’re obsessed with music and art we look for in a man. The source added: “Julia’s counseling Taylor on let it run our lives, and that’s what art how to find the right guy and how to spot warning signs when pop really sounds like.” relationships go bad.” LIFESTYLE37 MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 Gossip Long selling up for $2.1 million ustin Long has put his Hollywood home on the market. The 35-year-old actor, who previously dated Drew Barrymore and is now romancing ‘Les JMiserables’ star Amanda Seyfried, is selling his house in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles for $2.1 million. The 3,388 square-foot property, surrounded by manicured lawns and fruit trees, has three bedrooms and four bathrooms, according to real estate website Trulia.com. The house also boasts several bal- conies, two fireplaces, a loft, a bar and a rustic garden-door entrance leading to the front door. The ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ star has tried to sell the property, which was previously owned by actor Blair Underwood, a number of times in the past. He bought the house in 2008 for $1.99 million but no longer needs it as he is work- ing a lot on the east coast of America and spending his free time with the blonde actress. Justin has yet to comment on his budding relation- ship with Amanda but he praised the 27-year-old actress after attending the London screening of her new movie ‘Lovelace’ recently. He tweeted: Lohan to star in comedy show “Adjectives don’t do justice to indsay Lohan is in serious talks to star in a new TV series. The 27-year-old actress, who completed 90 days of court-ordered treatment @AmandaSeyfried’s in rehab at the end of July and is determined to get her career back on track, has been approached by Danny McBride to star in a com- fearless + transfor- Ledy he is developing for HBO. A source told gossip website TMZ.com that Lindsay really hit it off with the actor and producer, 36, when mative perf in she filmed a cameo role for his show ‘Eastbound & Down’ recently and he was so impressed with her work ethic that he thinks she is the per- #Lovelace (though I fect actress to work on his upcoming project. Danny is developing the comedy series that will revolve around a high school with his pro- would’ve been bet- ducing partner Jody Hill. ‘The Canyons’ star apparently loves the concept and is really hoping it works out. The ‘Mean Girls’ actress has ter) - just go see it enjoyed a career renaissance since leaving Cliffside rehab centre in Malibu last month. Lindsay has successfully guest-hosted ‘Chelsea Lately’, (Sic).” as well as pouring her feelings out to Oprah Winfrey in a revealing interview. The star has also inked a $2 million deal with Oprah and her OWN network to make an eight-part documentary about the ups and downs of her career.

Ireland Baldwin writes Garner throws emotional letter to newborn half-sister Affleck a party lec Baldwin’s eldest daughter has penned a touching letter to her newborn half-sister. The former ‘30 Rock’ Astar, 55, and his wife Hilaria welcomed their first child, ennifer Garner threw Ben Affleck a star-studded birthday bash. The ‘Butter’ actress, who has Carmen Gabriela, into the world on Friday and his 17-year-old three children, Violet, seven, Seraphina, four, and Samuel, 17 months, with her ‘Argo’ director daughter Ireland, whose mother is Kim Basinger, hopes they Jhusband, hosted a party at their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, last Sunday three days after will be best friends when they are older and Carmen will learn his 41st birthday, with guests including Matt Damon. A source told Us Weekly magazine: “There from her mistakes. The self-confessed “experimental, wild were about 30 people who showed up around 2 pm for child” posted a letter full of advice to Carmen on her Tumblr an afternoon party. There were kids running around in site just hours after her birth, saying: “You have entered the the yard having a blast. It was a relaxed afternoon world! Welcome! We have all been anticipating your arrival! By and people didn’t bring gifts. They all started to leave we, I mean a lot of people. Girl, you haven’t even met them, after dinner around 6 or 7 pm” Jennifer has formed a but there are a ton of people who care about you.” The blonde close bond with Matt’s wife Luciana, with whom he is model warned her newborn sister about drinking, smoking raising four daughters Isabella, 6, Gia, 4, Stella, 2, and marijuana, dating, trusting the wrong people, and assured her Alexia, 14, since the couple moved from New York to that she will always be there for her. Ireland also addressed her Los Angeles over the summer. A source said: “Jen own parents’ bitter split and how much it hurt her growing up. likes to throw parties at the house, she has a clique in She wrote: “Remember your parents will always love you. As a LA that Luc is getting introduced to.” ‘Elysium’ star kid, you forget that sometimes. When they are screaming Matt recently opened up about his ‘bromance’ with about this and bickering about that. It hurts. Grown ups yell. I Ben, claiming he is one of the most important people don’t know why, but they do. No matter what your mom or in his life. The 42-year-old actor, who co-wrote and Dad says or does, simply remember that they love you. NEVER starred in the Oscar winning ‘Good Will Hunting’ with forget it.” She added: “I love you, Carmen. You have been born Ben, said: “We’re neighbors in Los Angeles, our wives into one crazy family. You are both lucky and cursed at the see each other a lot and we’re constantly working same time.” Alec and Hilaria are “overjoyed” after Carmen’s together, surrounded by our close friends and collab- birth. The 29-year-old yoga instructor tweeted on Friday: “We orators who help us with all of our projects. His opin- are overjoyed to announce the birth of our daughter Carmen ion is very valuable to me.” Gabriela. She is absolutely perfect (sic).”

Tulisa’s was Williams reaches protected after out to Michele suicide fears ichelle Williams has reached out to Lea Michele. Lea, 26, has been struggling to cope ulisa’s agent feared she was going to “commit sui- Msince her boyfriend Cory Monteith, 31, died cide” after claims she set up a drug deal. The for- from a heroin and alcohol overdose last month and Tmer ‘X Factor’ UK star was arrested earlier this year Michelle - whose former boyfriend, Heath Ledger, died for allegedly facilitating the sale of £800 worth of Class A of an overdose in 2008 - has reached out to her. A drugs and Jonathan Shalit has revealed her employed source told the US edition of Star magazine: “Michelle someone to look after her after the allegations. Speaking is probably the only person who knows what Lea is at a ‘Media Crisis’ session at the Edinburgh Festival, he going through. Lea was deeply touched by the gesture. said: “She got to the point where I was worried she “Michelle made a huge impact and Lea has been feel- would commit suicide. “I made sure that someone was at ing better. There are a lot of parallels between Heath her house for two consecutive nights to make sure she and Cory so Michelle can really understand Lea.” did nothing stupid, because she genuinely thought her Meanwhile Lea has been working closely with the pro- life was over.” The star is set to answer police bail in ducers of ‘Glee’ on Cory Monteith’s tribute episode. October and while many friends are concerned for her Another source said: “The meetings are lengthy and welfare, a source close to her has claimed she is “over the Lea is a part of them to make sure everything is just worst of it”. The insider told the Daily Mirror: “Tu is slowly right. “It’s still touch and go for all involved. Tears can smiling again and is definitely over the worst of it. “She and will happen. “When they start filming the episode, insists she is no longer worried about being famous and everyone is going to be a mess. After they film that wants to work hard and make money. “She says she will episode they are going to go on a break to recharge.” bounce back and we all hope she can move forward and get her confidence back.” ondon e in L hom y a bu to uise m Cr To he 51-year-old actor is planning to set up longer stretches of time. “He is just trying to do a base in the upmarket Notting Hill or St something nice for Suri. She has been grounded TJohn’s Wood areas of the city so he has a in the United States for a long time and Tom permanent place where his seven-year-old wants to make sure she gets to experience life daughter Suri - who lives with her mother, Katie fully and know other cultures. He doesn’t want Holmes, in New York - can stay with him when her to grow up to be a narrow minded person he is working in Europe. A source told the US who’s afraid to use her passport.” Tom is not the edition of OK! magazine: “Tom has been plan- only Hollywood star looking to move to ning to set up base in Europe for about four London. Brad Pitt and his fiancee, actress years and he is finally ready to make it happen. Angelina Jolie, could make the move along with He is utterly charmed by London and wants to their six children - Maddox, 11, Pax, eight, get a place in Notting Hill or St John’s Wood. Zahara, seven, Shiloh, six, and four-year-old “Tom is happy because he thinks putting down twins Knox and Vivienne - in 2014 to shoot the roots in London will allow him to take Suri for sequel to ‘World War Z’. lifestyle MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 Features

Marlene Heyman and Lucia Christe exchange greetings The couple Marlene Heyman and Lucia Christe ease with dancers Juan Pablo Ramirez and Daniel Arroyo dur- nerves before competing. ing the qualification round of the Tango World Tournament in Buenos Aires. —AFP photos Pairs shake up tango championship in Argentina The couple Marlene Heyman and Lucia Christe pose for a photograph. he sexy, sensual world of tango people to say, ‘what good dancing!’” 31, a dancing shoe saleswoman, and is experiencing a shake-up, as Ramirez said. Christe, 32, a violin professor, say they Tsame-sex couples compete for are not gay-both have or had the first time in the world champi- A relaxation on the tango circuit boyfriends-but started dancing onships in Argentina, where the Although same-sex couples are together for lack of partners at the dance was born. The crowds in this now seen as out of the ordinary in the milongas. “Nobody asked us to dance. traditionally conservative bastion of milongas (dance halls) where tango is So to avoid being left sitting, we said, machismo culture, surprisingly, seem celebrated amid a cult of masculinity, ‘let’s play. Let’s have fun.’” Heyman to embrace the change. Enthusiastic the origins of the dance tell a different explained. “And we loved it.” cheers and massive applause rang out story. Born in the brothels of the 19th Once they figured out who was in a Buenos Aires exhibition hall for century, the dance was at that time going to lead (traditionally the man) Juan Pablo Ramirez and Daniel performed by pairs of men-women and follow (traditionally the woman), Arroyo, as they danced to a 1940s were initially prohibited from partici- they took on the challenge of com- classic. pating in a dance considered prosti- peting with the male-female pairs. “It takes two to tango,” Ramirez tute-like, historians say. Other dancers “told us, ‘what genius!’ told AFP, elated after his successful Gustavo Mozzi, a musician and ‘what courage!’” Heyman said, adding performance, “but they don’t neces- composer and director of the tango “It’s not important to us if others stare. sarily have to be different sexes.” championship, told AFP that same-sex The most important thing is we have a Ramirez, a 34-year-old Argentine pro- couples were never officially barred good time.” Nearby, Marcelo Siufe, 41, fessional dancer, and Arroyo, 18, are from the competition, though they a nurse, stands with his partner among four same-sex couples-includ- never entered in the past. This year’s Manuel Mioni, 26, a professional ing three male pairs and one female- entries show “there is a relaxation in dancer, waiting to take the stage. competing in the 11th annual world the tango and milongas circuit. An “Dance has no sex,” Siufe said. “Before, championship. “There is a macho cul- opening,” Mozzi said. men danced with each other. I could ture,” Arroyo conceded. “But there are dance with my sister or my mother. older people who appreciate us. “We Most important is “Tango is passion and fantasy.”—AFP aren’t doing anything transgressive,” having a good time he said, adding “society isn’t ready. It’s Music swelled again and couples a slow change, with pauses.” The began striding and circling the stage dance partners said they are trying to in the deliberate tango motions as the excel in the wider world of tango, not audience cheered for Marlene The couple Marlene Heyman and Lucia Christe thank to the audience among other performers. just a gay subculture. “Our goal is for Heyman and Lucia Christe. Heyman, Blimps and ballads: Edinburgh comedians tackle independence reaking up the United Kingdom is a banned, wearing tartan is compulsory whose affectionate, sweary exchange of serious business-but at Edinburgh’s and the only music allowed is bagpipes. letters between himself and an imaginary Bfamous Fringe festival, comedians The play does not come down on one English friend cast light on the complex are bringing some light relief to Scotland’s side of the independence debate, Mack relationship between two countries that big debate over whether to split off as an stressed. “It asks questions and says what have been joined for 300 years. There are independent state. it’s like to be a Scot in the United 13 months to go before the referendum “Scottish independ- Kingdom-how we feel a tad oppressed at in September 2014 — and while opinion ence? You’ll regret it times,” he said. Scotland, in the play, is run polls currently show a comfortable lead when you’re sober,” by an egotistical dictator who bears an for the pro-union campaign, the show’s read a huge inflat- uncanny resemblance to Alex Salmond, curator Lorne Campbell said there was able blimp that current first minister of the Scottish plenty of time for Scots to make their floated this month regional government and leader of the mind up. above Scotland’s pro-independence Scottish National In the meantime, he is simply hoping elegant capital, Party. “He’s a jolly, rotund chap,” Mack said to generate a “better quality of confusion”. which hosts thou- with a smile. “ “I wanted to make a project that gave a sands of theatre He’s just set up for ridicule.” chance to discuss thoughts around inde- and comedy shows pendence and nationhood in quite a non- every August for Disunited Kingdom? confrontational, non-argumentative way,” the Fringe, the From tiny pub backrooms to major he explained. “I have one Scottish parent, I world’s largest arts theatres, stand-up routines across the city have one American parent. I speak with a festival. are peppered with gags about the com- Scottish accent, but I live and work in With just over a ing referendum and Scottish national England. I feel British, I feel Scottish, I feel year to go before identity. Whether it’s the Scots’ love of European. “It’s a huge idea, that the Scotland’s historic haggis or the sometimes farcical over- United Kingdom might not be the United referendum-which politeness of their southern neighbors, no Kingdom any more,” he told AFP. “There’s a could see the 5.5 one escapes a merciless daily ribbing. The huge argument about the nature of our million-strong play “I’m With The Band” deals with the identity coming.” —AFP nation move to fallout in a rock group called The Union- An actor holds a satirical split from England, comprising an English singer, Scottish gui- A woman looks at a shop selling kilt. portrait of Scottish First Wales and Northern tarist, Welsh bassist and Northern Irish Minister Alex Salmond. Ireland-a string of drummer-after the Scot decides to leave. shows on the Fringe “You’re the most patronizing person I program tackle the thorny issue of inde- know!” the stereotypically dour Scot yells pendence. “I honestly think comedy is the at the bossy Englishman. “Everything best way to deal with this,” said Billy Mack, about you is patronizing!” one of the stars of “Preen Back Yer Lugs” A Scottish exit appears to spell disaster (“Listen Up” in Scots dialect), a sharp satire for the rest of the “band”-England tries to set in a nightmarish future where nuclear create a new sound after Scotland leaves, war has wiped out all nations except, fun- which is so dire that Wales and Northern nily enough, Scotland. Ireland end up crying on the floor in their Actor Tom Freeman plays the part of ‘Alex Almond’, in front of a “The debate can get quite heated, underpants. Some Fringe shows are try- satirical portrait of Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, in the play quite personal, especially with the slang- ing to raise more questions than answers. ‘Preen Back Yer Lugs’ (“Listen Up” in Scots dialect) during the annu- ing matches between the yes and no Hundreds of people have been packing al Festival Fringe in Edinburgh.—AFP photos campaigns,” Mack told AFP. “We are lam- into an Edinburgh theatre each night to pooning ourselves, which I suppose is a watch “The Bloody Great Border Ballad good way of approaching the debate Project”, which sees poets from all over we’re having.” Tongue firmly in cheek, Britain reflect on their feelings about the “Preen Back Yer Lugs” gives the English a coming referendum. taste of life as an oppressed minority in a There were big laughs for pro-inde- Scotland where speaking English is pendence performer Kieran Hurley, People walk past a shop selling souvenirs.

A bagpiper in traditional regalia and a drummer perform in A member of the public takes a picture of a man dressed as the A picture shows souvenirs bearing Scottish symbols. Edinburgh . character William Wallace from Braveheart. LIFESTYLE39 MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 Features Dreamers work to create huge new park in Delhi n a tangle of forgotten, overgrown park. striking burnt orange sandstone and brush in the heart of India’s capital, a The payoff would be considerable. white lime mortar of its original design. Iquiet plan has been hatched to Delhi, with a population of about 17 mil- A dozen other monuments in the nurs- change the landscape of one of the lion, is a surprisingly green city, with ery stand testament to the era, half a world’s most populous cities. An intri- small parks dotting many neighbor- millennium ago, when the Islamic cate Mughal garden is being created. hoods and Lodhi Gardens - with a clutch Mughal emperors from Central Asia Crumbling sandstone tombs nearly lost of crumbling monuments of its own - ruled over a vast swathe of the Indian to history are being rebuilt. An artificial attracting speed walkers and picnickers subcontinent. lake is being carved out. The renovation in upscale south Delhi. The mega-park The Sunderwala Burj stands at the of Sunder Nursery is intended to serve would tower over them all. It would be entrance to a Mughal garden being built as the catalyst for an even more ambi- 480 hectares (1,200 acres), considerably under the inspiration of Persian carpet tious project: the creation of a mam- larger than Central Park. It would have designs, with squares of grass and flower moth, iconic park that would rival New 100,000 trees of more than 300 species, beds bordering a thin pond that will York’s Central Park as a refuge from Nanda said. It would encompass one of send water flowing into narrow chan- urban chaos. the most impressive collections of nels and over intricately carved stone “It would be the place where the city medieval Islamic monuments, anchored patterns. Nearby, workers have dug a descends. It would be an oasis,” said by the grandiose tomb of Emperor reservoir to be filled with fish swimming Ratish Nanda, project director for the Humayun, a 16th Century prototype for in water from a specially built treatment Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the driv- the Taj Mahal. It would have an ancient plant. That water will also flow through ing force behind the dream of a mega- fort, a Buddhist stupa, flocks of exotic streams into areas forested with plants park. To create that park would require birds and white tigers in the zoo. from Delhi’s different habitats. There is the merger of a string of adjoining gar- Nanda imagines families rolling out an amphitheater and a bonsai pavilion Indian laborers work to renovate the Neela Gumbad, or Blue Tomb, as part of a project for the creation dens, heritage areas and a zoo adminis- carpets on the grass in the winter and and plans for a restaurant. of a mammoth, iconic park that would rival New York’s Central Park as a refuge from urban chaos, in tered by different government agencies, enjoying a book in the shade of a tree in Peacocks wander through the thick New Delhi, India. —AP photos an incredibly complicated task in a land the summer. He imagines people tour- grass, one of the 56 bird species in the where bureaucratic turfs are fiercely pro- ing the tombs or just crossing the park nursery. “That was a kingfisher,” Nanda Mughal garden, in fact the entire design ter of monuments. He fears, however, Archaeological Survey of India, said the tected. And though some officials are on their daily commutes. The heart of said excitedly as he gave a tour. He of the nursery, points directly at the the struggle of getting government recent renovation at Humayun’s Tomb, beginning to discuss the plan, no formal the dream is the restoration of Sunder pointed to a Mughal-era lotus pond sarai, and he is hoping to get permission agencies to cooperate. “It takes centuries which involved about a dozen different proposal has been formulated. Nursery, a 40-hectare (100-acre) field being excavated. To the first fruits grow- to restore it and add it to the park. That to get anything done here,” he said. The agencies, proved such cooperation was But sometimes in India, it takes tena- adjacent to Humayun’s Tomb, both of ing on a young lemon tree. To the new would bring him a small step closer to Archaeological Survey of India runs possible. cious dreamers like Nanda to achieve which are being restored by the Aga rose garden and the bright white and the mega-park dream. That park, as Humayun’s Tomb and the Purana Qila. “Everyone has their perceived priori- the seemingly impossible. Nanda and Khan’s trust. The nursery was founded by red edifice of the newly restored envisioned by Nanda and his colleagues, Delhi’s Central Public Works Department ties and their way of functioning. the Aga Khan Trust have taken on seem- British colonists to grow experimental Lakkarwala Burj monument. “This is would start with Humayun’s Tomb and controls the nursery. The environment Getting around those certain blocks and ingly impossible tasks before. They plants. In recent years it was barely func- beautiful. This is how it’s meant to be. its complex of gardens and monuments. ministry controls the zoo and the Delhi mindsets is something that needs to be helped wrest a 17 acre compound in the tioning, became a dumping ground for Look at this parapet, it’s like a jewel,” he Just to the north is the nursery, then the Development Authority runs addressed,” he said. Yet he predicted the area, along with a large monument, construction waste, and was visited by a said. The nursery project, he said, is national zoo, then the Purana Qila, the Millennium Park. Even the railways have new park could be inaugurated within from India’s version of the Boy Scouts. few hundred people a month. intended to turn what had been a dead oldest fort in the city. Running alongside land involved. five years. “It can, and it should,” he said. They are currently fighting with railways The trust fought back a government zone “into a thriving ecological hub.” all this is the narrow Millennium Park, The agencies would have to pool Khurana, the former head of CPWD, pre- officials to get them to remove a store- plan to cut the nursery in half - and “The idea here is that this is a magical which borders the Yamuna River. their budgets, pull down their walls, dicted the park would be a tourist mag- room blocking access to another monu- destroy a garden tomb - to make way for space that takes people away from the These areas are so cut off now that a work together to provide parking and net with 20,000 to 30,000 visitors a day. ment. “One single man has to be there, a major road planned for the 2010 humdrum of daily life,” he said. trip from Humayun’s Tomb to maintenance. Mohammad Shaheer, a “The mindset is, everyone wants it,” he to strive, to go out and achieve this,” said Commonwealth Games, Nanda said. It But this is just a small step he hopes Millennium Park, only about 100 meters landscape architect who worked on the said. “When the heart is willing, every- Ashok Khurana, a powerful supporter had to remove 1,000 truckloads of con- will create a creeping momentum (yards) away, would take 5 1/2 kilome- nursery, said the draw of creating such a thing is OK.” —AP and the recently retired head of Delhi’s struction rubble scattered about the toward the larger park. He is already eye- ters (3 miles). “These are all things that unique space where residents of this city Central Public Works Department, one fields. It restored the 500-year-old ing the crumbling Azimnganj Sarai, an have been originally linked and these of migrants could interact and create of the many agencies that would need Sunderwala Burj tomb from a gray early 16th Century pilgrim’s motel just artificial boundaries are just silly,” Nanda memories will be irresistible. Pravin to work together to create the giant building patched with concrete to the outside the nursery on zoo land. The said, pointing to the walls around a clus- Srivastava, the director general of the

An Indian worker holds a portrait of the tomb of Ratish Nanda, project director for the Aga Khan Trust Indian laborers work to renovate the Sunder A stray dog rests near a renovated tomb inside Emperor Humayun. for Culture, talks as he inspects renovation work. Nursery, a 100 acre field founded by British Sunder Nursery, a 100 acre field founded by British colonists to grow experimental plants. colonists to grow experimental plants.

5 free things to do in Southeast Wyoming

The hatchery helps restore native trout Golden and bald eagles are common maintained by the town behind the public swath of the Rocky Mountains. Later in the populations from coast to coast, including sights as they hunt trout along rivers and swimming pool, is free and never closes. The year, try the Encampment River Trail that lake trout to the Great Lakes. Huge brood creeks. Up in the mountains, elk are numer- colder and snowier the weather, the better begins in a sagebrush-and-cottonwood stock trout swim lazily up and down long, ous but bashful, especially during fall hunt- for enjoying a soak in the Hobo Pool, where canyon a few miles (kilometers) outside narrow pools called raceways. Their single, ing season. Spotting a moose or two the col- the water averages between 106 and 119 Encampment, population 450, at the south noble mission in life is to produce eggs, or of dark chocolate, grazing in a mucky degrees Fahrenheit (41 to 48 Celsius). end of the North Platte Valley. sperm and fingerlings. The hatchery also meadow, is more likely. The hottest water bubbles in from a sepa- The trail follows the pristine Encampment breeds the humble and highly endangered Never approach moose. They might rate portion of the pool called the Lobster River upstream to the Encampment River Wyoming toad for release in ponds and lakes seem as mellow as Bullwinkle, the old-time Pot. Half the fun of visiting the Hobo Pool is Wilderness, where it enters dense spruce and File photo shows Albany Lodge co-manager Ted Bouffio surveying a trail. east of the Medicine Bow Mountains. cartoon character, but they number among watching brave souls attempt a dip in the fir and steepens as it traces the roaring river Located a couple miles (kilometers) north Wyoming’s most dangerous wildlife. A 1,000- Lobster Pot. A recent remodeling added a toward its source. Day hikers should allow yoming is famous for Yellowstone lation 1,700, offers lodging, restaurant s and of Saratoga on a good gravel road, the hatch- pound (450-kilo) bull during mating season not-so-hot pool where the temperature aver- plenty of time to turn around. The full 16 and Grand Teton. But a wide valley even shopping options for anybody’s budg- ery is open to the public year-round. A self- has no sense of humor. Black bears are plen- ages only 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius). The miles (26 kilometers) of this trail is better cov- Wof fragrant, gnarled sagebrush et. But there are also plenty of free ways to guided tour begins with the fingerlings and tiful, also, and mountain lions. Be knowl- pool is half a mile or less (.8 kilometers) away ered on a multi-day backpacking trip. around the upper waters of the North Platte experience the backcountry wilderness in proceeds to the buildings with the big fish. edgeable and alert but don’t fear the back- from most of Saratoga’s hotels. It’s a pleasant River offers another way to experience the every season, from warm-weather hikes in Follow the trail of fish painted on the pave- country just because of them. Attacks on stroll during the summer but don’t defeat Winter trails state. Bordered by the Sierra Madre and the vast Medicine Bow National Forest to ment. Then follow the painted ducks to a people by these animals are very rare in the purpose in winter. Drive there instead. Snowmobiling is popular in southeast Medicine Bow mountains just north of the snowshoeing and cross-country skiing fol- scenic overlook. Wyoming. Wyoming but your own legs can provide a Colorado line in southeast Wyoming, the lowed by a soak in a hot spring as snow falls. Appreciate the smaller critters, too: a coy- Medicine bow national forest much cheaper and infinitely more Zen expe- North Platte River Valley used to be the exclu- Wildlife ote on the prowl, hummingbirds or a yellow- Medicine Bow National Forest has hun- rience. Mazes of trails off-limits to snowmo- sive domain of cattle ranchers descended Saratoga national fish hatchery Deer like Saratoga. They’re all over town. bellied marmot. A few days here without dreds of miles (kilometers) of trails. The most biles are groomed near the points where from homesteaders. These days, the area is Anglers revere the North Platte River as a They browse on shrubbery and mangle seeing wildlife would be unusual. scenic is just 3.2 miles (5 kilometers) round each highway over the Medicine Bow and home to some very wealthy people - as evi- blue-ribbon trout stream, but a fishing license chain-link fences as they leap from yard to trip. Not that this hike with 1,300 feet (400 Sierra Madre mountains has closed for the denced by private jets at the tiny airport and runs $14 a day for non-Wyoming residents. yard. Drive slowly and take care not to hit Hobo pool meters) of gain to the summit of 12,014-foot winter. new mansions. Annie Proulx, famous author Gear and a guide cost a lot more than that. one. Out in the open country, keep an eye Saratoga is known for its hot springs, (3,663-meter) Medicine Bow Peak - highest in Dress in layers and prepare to shed a cou- of “Brokeback Mountain,” a few years ago Leave the river fish to nap in their chilly holes out for herds of pronghorn, better known as including the waters at the Saratoga Resort & southern Wyoming - is any slouch. ple. This can be a workout if a foot or two (a wrote a book about her sanctuary home, Bird and go check out the hundreds of lake, brown antelope. They are North America’s fastest Spa - but you have to be a guest to enjoy The trail begins amid alpine lakes and half-meter) of light powder fell on the path Cloud, overlooking the river. and rainbow trout kept for breeding at the land animal. Their white and tawny hides them. wildflowers and zigzags up the treeless last night and the groomer is nowhere in The valley’s largest town, Saratoga, popu- 102-year-old Saratoga National Fish Hatchery. provide almost perfect camouflage. That’s OK: The Hobo Pool, owned and mountainside to panoramic views of a wide sight yet. What better way to earn a visit to

File photo shows a cross-country skier in Medicine A moose resting in the shade under an evergreen In this Sept 14, 2009 file photo, an angler fishes Deer crossing the street in downtown Saratoga. Bow National Forest’s Tie City in Albany County, tree in Medicine Bow National Forest. the Encampment River for trout near Saratoga, Wyo. —AP photos Wyo. Blimps and ballads: Edinburgh comedians tackle independence

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Children prepare to take part in the parade on the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London yesterday. Running over two days, the Caribbean carnival puts on a Kid’s day when costume prizes are awarded. (Inset) A girl smiles as she prepares to take part in the parade on the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival. — FPA Archaeologists use drones in Peru to map and protect sites

n Peru, home to the spectacular Inca city of Culture Ministry. Hoyle said the government occupied, destroyed, wiped from the map,” said Machu Picchu and thousands of ancient ruins, plans to buy several drones to use at different Blanca Alva, an official with the ministry charged Iarchaeologists are turning to drones to speed sites, and that the technology will help the min- with oversight. up sluggish survey work and protect sites from istry comply with a new, business-friendly law squatters, builders and miners. Remote-con- that has tightened the deadline for determining Drone ‘democratization’ trolled aircraft were developed for military pur- whether land slated for development might con- Steve Wernke, an archaeologist with poses and are a controversial tool in US anti-ter- tain cultural artifacts. Vanderbilt University exploring the shift from rorism campaigns, but the technology’s falling Commercial drones made by the Swiss com- Incan to Spanish rule in the Andes, started look- price means it is increasingly used for civilian pany senseFly and the US firms Aurora Flight ing into drones more than two years ago. He and commercial projects around the world. Sciences and Helicopter World have all flown tried out a drone package from a US company Small drones have been helping a growing Peruvian skies. Drones are already saving archae- that cost around $40,000. But after the small number of researchers produce three-dimen- ologists time in mapping sites - a crucial but plane had problems flying in the thin air of the sional models of Peruvian sites instead of the often slow first step before major excavation Andes, Wernke and his colleague, engineer Julie usual flat maps - and in days and weeks instead work can begin. Mapping typically involves Adams, teamed up and built two drones for less of months and years. Speed is an important ally tedious ground-level observations with theodo- than $2,000. to archaeologists here. Peru’s economy has lites or pen and paper. “With this technology, I The drones continue to have altitude prob- grown at an average annual clip of 6.5 percent was able to do in a few days what had taken me lems in the Andes, and Wernke and Adams now years to do,” said Luis Jaime Castillo, a Peruvian plan to make a drone blimp. “There is an enor- archaeologist with Lima’s Catholic University and mous democratization of the technology hap- an incoming deputy culture minister who plans pening now,” Wernke said, adding that do-it- to use drones to help safeguard Peru’s archaeo- yourself websites like DIYdrones.com have logical heritage. helped enthusiasts share information. Castillo started using a drone two years ago “The software that these things are run on is to explore the San Jose de Moro site, an ancient all open-source. None of it is locked behind com- Typical Moche pottery found in a burial chamber of the Moche culture (between burial ground encompassing 150 hectares (0.58 pany patents,” he said. There are some drawbacks square miles) in northwestern Peru, where the 200-700 AD), in the Cao religious compound, close to the city of Trujillo, some 570 to using drones in archaeology. Batteries are big discovery of several tombs of priestesses sug- kilometers north of Lima is displayed. — AFP photos gests women ruled the coastal Moche civiliza- including the colonial Andean town Machu tion. “We have always wanted to have a bird’s- Llacta some 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) above sea eye view of where we are working,” said Castillo. level. In the past, researchers have rented crop dusters Peru is well known for its stunning 15th cen- and strapped cameras to kites and helium-filled tury Machu Picchu ruins, likely a getaway for balloons, but those methods can be expensive Incan royalty that the Spanish were unaware of and clumsy. Now they can build drones small during their conquest, and the Nazca Lines in enough to hold with two hands for as little as southern Peru, which are best seen from above $1,000. and were mysteriously etched into the desert “It’s like having a scalpel instead of a club, more than 1,500 years ago. But archaeologists you can control it to a very fine degree,” said are just as excited about other chapters of Peru’s Jeffrey Quilter, an archaeologist with Harvard pre-Hispanic past, like coastal societies that used University who has worked at San Jose de Moro irrigation in arid valleys, the Wari empire that conquered the Andes long before the Incas, and ancient farmers who appear to have been domesticating crops as early as 10,000 years ago. With an archaeology budget of around $5 million, the Culture Ministry often struggles to protect Peru’s more than 13,000 sites. Only around 2,500 of them have been properly marked off, according to the ministry. “And when a site is not properly demarcated, it is illegally Copper shaped plates lay on the floor in a burial cham- Workers remove dust and debris in a burial chamber of the Moche culture. ber of the Moche culture. and short-lived, it can take time to learn to work over the past decade, and development pres- with the sophisticated software and most drones sures have surpassed looting as the main threat struggle to fly in higher altitudes. In the United to the country’s cultural treasures, according to States, broader use of drones has raised privacy the government. and safety concerns that have slowed regulatory Researchers are still picking up the pieces approvals. Several states have drafted legislation after a pyramid near Lima, believed to have been to restrict their use, and one town has even con- built some 5,000 years ago by a fire-revering sidered offering rewards to anyone who shoots a coastal society, was razed in July by construction drone down. firms. That same month, residents of a town near But in Peru, archaeologists say it is only a the pre-Incan ruins of Yanamarca reported that matter of time before drones replace decades- informal miners were damaging the three-story old tools still used in their field, and that the stone structures as they dug for quartz. And technology can and should be used for less squatters and farmers repeatedly try to seize destructive uses. “So much of the technology we land near important sites like Chan Chan on the View of one of two skeletons found in a use every day comes from warfare,” said Hoyle. “It northern coast, considered the biggest adobe burial chamber of the Moche culture. is natural this is happening.” city in the world. Some of the first aerial images taken of Peru’s Archaeologists say drones can help set and other sites in Peru. “You can go up three archaeological sites also have their roots in com- boundaries to protect sites, watch over them meters and photograph a room, 300 meters and bat. The Shippee-Johnson expedition in 1931 and monitor threats, and create a digital reposi- photograph a site, or you can go up 3,000 was one of several geographic surveys led by tory of ruins that can help build awareness and meters and photograph the entire valley.” U.S. military pilots that emerged from the boom aid in the reconstruction of any damage done. Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles in aerial photography during World War I. It pro- “We see them as a vital tool for conservation,” or UAVs, have flown over at least six different duced reams of images still used by archaeolo- said Ana Maria Hoyle, an archaeologist with the archaeological sites in Peru in the past year, gists today. —AFP