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DOHA: Concerned by the we must differentiate between spread of social media in the the conventional media and new region, the GCC countries are media,” he said. taking a closer look at the possi- The aim of the legislation is to bility of reining in the electronic regulate the electronic media is to media. protect the users, he said. Information ministers from the Kuwait’s Information Minister, GCC countries yesterday hinted Salman Al Sabah, said there was they favoured framing laws to a draft law to regulate the elec- regulate the electronic media, tronic media but that was shelved. The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with a delegation from the European Parliament in Doha including social media. “Now we might be having a fresh yesterday. The Prime Minister also met separately Japan’s Ambassador Kenjiro Monji, Hungarian Ambassador Istvan Elter and Palestinian Ambassador The ministers didn’t mince draft,” he suggested. Munir Abdullah Ghannam. words while expressing their Mubarak Jaham Al Kuwari, desire to regulate the electronic Head of Qatar Media, said Qatar media in their direct interaction was about to enforce a new media with senior GCC journalists at a law. He said the country disbanded key media forum that ended in the information ministry years Bahrain yesterday. The two-day ago. The GCC states have urged Parents in new campaign against SEC event was held to discuss media Bahrain to study the media situa- freedom and national security tion in the region and recommend DOHA: The Supreme decided to reduce teaching hours the elementary schools would be tweeted, most of them against the issues in the GCC. The symposium steps to be taken to organise it. Education Council (SEC) is the for different levels. over at 12.30pm, while teaching SEC, and comments were still which attracted senior media Earlier, journalists attending target of a fresh campaign in Some other issues like adding in the preparatory and second- pouring in. professionals from the GCC was the forum also raised concerns the social media after it report- some subjects to the curriculum ary schools must continue until “A bunch of women sitting organised on the sidelines of the over the contents of social sites edly struck down the directives of different levels were also dis- 1.45pm. at the SEC and controlling it is 21st meeting of the GCC informa- that include footages, pictures and of the education minister to cussed at the meeting. The new school timings became responsible for the mess in the tion ministers. information provoking sectarian reduce teaching hours in the It was decided that the elemen- effective from yesterday, accord- education system,” said a tweet. Addressing the event, Saudi violence under the pretext of free- state-run Independent schools. tary schools (from grade 1 to 6) ing to the SEC circular. “The SEC doesn’t have regard Arabia’s Information Minister, dom of speech. There was consen- Following persistent demand would be over at 12 noon, while The move has infuriated people even for the minister,” said Dr Abdul Aziz Khoja, said there suses among speakers to educate from the Qatari community, oper- the preparatory (grade 7 to 9) so much so that they launched another tweet, saying he won- was the need to differentiate the users of social sites about ators of a number of Independent and secondary schools (grade 10 a Twitter campaign against the dered how the regulator could between the organised media and moralities and values in place of Schools met the Minister of to 12) would end their classes at SEC, with most Tweeters bitterly simply overrule the decision of social media. “Just as we managed imposing strict monitoring on it. Education and Higher Education 1.35pm. criticising the school regulator. the minister. to differentiate between the offi- THE PENINSULA H E Mohammed Abdul Wahed In a circular sent to the Until the time of going to THE PENINSULA cial media and unofficial media Continued on page 7 Ali Al Hammadi, and it was schools, though, the SEC said press, more than 160 people had Continued on page 7

Clerics join save FIFA may delay 2022 water, power drive

DOHA: Clerics leading Friday date switch plans sermons in mosques in Qatar have joined the national cam- LONDON: Despite widespread speculation that FIFA will vote to paign to rationalise consump- switch the dates of the 2022 World Cup on Friday, soccer’s world tion of water and electricity. governing body will probably delay making a decision and instead Qatar General Electricity and set up a task force to analyse the huge implications of moving the Water Corporation (Kahramaa) tournament from the summer. recently signed a Memorandum of Although the executive committee could agree in principle to move Understanding with the Ministry the dates of the World Cup, FIFA Vice-President Jim Boyce said it of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to should not rush into a decision and wanted a task force set up to exam- raise public awareness on energy ine the issue. Thomas Bach, the new President of the International conservation through mosques. Olympic Committee, said he doubted the World Cup would clash with As part of the agreement, the Winter Olympics in 2022, if the finals were moved from their Kahramaa organised an interac- traditional June and July dates. In a development related to the vexed tive session focusing on the reli- situation regarding gious aspects of the campaign, the awarding of the which was attended by a large British PM calls on Qatar to 2018 World Cup number of Imams and preachers improve safety of workers to Russia and the as well as representatives from 2022 finals to Qatar Kahramaa. THE PENINSULA LONDON: British Prime Minister David on the same day Cameron has urged Qatar to improve in December 2010, standards of care for World Cup stadium Michael Garcia, the Foreign firms must workers following a Guardian investigation Head of the investi- which revealed that alarming numbers of gative unit of FIFA have 30pc local stake migrant labourers are dying in the building ethics committee, boom in the run-up to the 2022 showpiece. will tour all the DOHA: No foreign company The prime minister said the Gulf state could countries involved will be allowed to set up opera- learn from the UK’s example when it was pre- in the bidding proc- tions in the country without paring for the 2012 London Olympics. esses, he said yester- having at least a 30 percent joint THE GUARDIAN day. venture with a local company. REUTERS Any foreign business setting up operations in Qatar will not be allowed more than 70 percent ownership as it must give away at least 30 percent equity to a Qatari company. According to an Al Sharq US shutdown hits 800,000 report, the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh WASHINGTON: Hundreds of thousands of federal government Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani, employees across the US were sent home yesterday, with little idea issued directives to the effect. of when they would return to work or whether they would be paid. The aim is to encourage the The budget standoff between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol private sector and push the local Hill, which led to the first partial shutdown of the US government in market up. The daily said there two decades, had very real consequences for workers around the coun- will be no exception to this rule try. The most common estimates say 800,000 employees would be sent except when the Premier decides home. One of the worst affected government agencies in Washington otherwise. The private sector has was the US Department of Labour. Of the department’s 16,000 work- welcomed the move. ers, only around 3,000 have been deemed “essential” and therefore THE PENINSULA exempted from the shutdown. See also page 11 WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Emir, PM greet FM launches ministry website leaders of China, Cyprus, Nigeria

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent cables of greetings to Presidents Xi Jinping (China), Nicos Anastasiades (Cyprus) and Goodluck Jonathan (Nigeria) on their countries’ National Day. The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani sent similar congratulatory cables to the presidents. Qatar’s Ambassador in Nicosia Hussein bin Ahmed The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah launch- Al Humaid attended National ing the new e-website of the ministry. The state-of-the-art website is Day celebrations and greeted restructured with the most advanced information and programming the Cypriot leader, wishing technology and will cover key data and information about the ministry’s the country further progress viewpoints, priorities and Qatar’s foreign policy. The ministry will also and prosperity. QNA launch its official Twitter service on its website. Eid Festival from Oct 15 QTA offers exciting events during 12-day fest

DOHA: The 12-day Eid Al Adha Qatar; Katara; the Qatar Shooting partners, he said: “We received Festival will kick off on October and Archery Association; Sawt Al strong support from public and 15, Qatar Tourism Authority Rayan; the Imam Muhammed private organisations in the (QTA) announced yesterday. bin Abdul Wahhab mosque; tourism and hospitality sector in The festival is set to feature Aquapark Qatar; Qatar Air Qatar. first-of-its-kind international Sports Committee; Sheikh Faisal “Our common goal is to make shows, traditional dances and bin Qassim Al Thani Museum; Al the festival a special occasion musical performances catering Dosari Zoo; and the Game Reserve. that reflects the development of to all ages. “Qatar has many attractions the tourism sector in Qatar. We To encourage more visitors that make it a preferred family thank all those who helped in the during Eid Al Adha, QTA is offer- destination for tourists in the preparations for the festival and ing a range of travel and hospital- region. We look forward to show- we promise visitors an excep- ity packages combining transport casing these assets during the Eid tional experience.” and activity options to make the Al Adha Festival, which coincides QTA has completed prepara- festival more accessible. with this important religious tions for the launch of the fes- QTA has partnered with several occasion. We have organised a tival, including the reception of tourist and cultural organisations myriad of activities which will visitors at Doha International as well as shopping centres and provide entertainment for all ages Airport and Abu Samra border entertainment facilities in Qatar and give visitors a chance to enjoy crossing. Upon entry into Qatar, in developing the programmes. many exciting events and create visitors will receive details of Continuing on the success of memories with their loved ones,” programmes for the festival, and the Eid Al Fitr Festival, partners said Rashed Al Qurese, Marketing other promotional materials on again include the Ministry of and Promotions Director, QTA. tourist attractions and entertain- Culture, Arts and Heritage; the Commenting on the organi- ment programmes in the country. Museum of Islamic Art; the Pearl sation of the festival with key THE PENINSULA

WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Minister underlines Qatar’s e-education initiative ABEGS meeting discusses educational strategy for the region

DOHA: The 2015-2020 educational strategy for the Gulf region was dis- cussed at the seventh consultative meeting of Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) at Doha Sheraton yesterday. The meeting was attended by the edu- cation ministers of the GCC countries as members of ABEGS, educationists, Independent school operators and rep- resentatives of foreign schools in Qatar. “The meeting aims at exchanging important experiences and viewpoints and ideas in the education sector, which is considered one of the most important sec- tors of development,” said the Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi, also Secretary General of the Supreme Education Council (SEC), in his inaugural speech. “The GCC states are always seeking to Workers loading relief materials on a Qatar Airways plane that flew yesterday to Pakistan develop their education sectors through to be delivered to victims of earthquake in Balochistan province. their national visions, strategic develop- ment plans and development initiatives,” he added. He said Qatar had made remarkable Qatar sends aid for quake achievements in the education sector and The Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Al is working to implement the Education Hammadi, visiting the exhibition showcasing achievements in education in the GCC and Training Sector Strategy 2011-2016 countries, on the sidelines of the meeting at Doha Sheraton yesterday. that includes 20 programmes. victims in Balochistan Relations with local, regional and inter- called on the director of the ABEGS to transfer knowledge, gain outstanding national educational organisations are organise a meeting to develop a mecha- experience and strengthen the role of the DOHA: Upon the direc- last week, left Doha state of emergency in the being strengthened to develop the pro- nism to utilise experiences in various fields Beta Office, said Al Qarni. tives of the Emir H yesterday. southwestern Awaran dis- grammes that cater to the job market. of education in ABEGS states. He said to implement this strategy, the H Sheikh Tamim bin The flight with a trict in Balochistan that On the e-education initiative in Qatar, “The strategy of the ABEGS is pre- bureau had entered a partnership with Hamad Al Thani, the Lekhwiya search and res- was struck by a powerful the Minister said it began in a group of pared according to a decision adopted by the International Society for Technology first flight carrying cue team, carried about 7.7 magnitude earthquake schools and students have been provided the 22nd General Conference,” said Dr in Education. Qatari relief materials 40 tonnes of foodstuff and that killed 476 people, devices to pursue it. E-services also have Ali bin Abdul Khaliq Al Qarni, Director- An exhibition of important achieve- for victims of the dev- medicines. The second injured 428 and flattened been provided to teachers of achieve the General of ABEGS. ments in education in member countries astating earthquake flight leaves for Pakistan thousands of homes in goal. The most important content of the new was held on the sidelines of the meeting. that hit Balochistan today. remote villages. He said a meeting in Oman earlier had strategy is to hold global partnerships to THE PENINSULA province in Pakistan Pakistan has declared a QNA

Corniche work in full swing

Work on conversion of roundabouts into intersections on the Corniche Road is continuing in full swing. Work also continues at night to com- plete at least three intersections by the middle of this month. SALIM MATRAMKOT Gang of five held for forging Qatari currencies

DOHA: The law-enforcement a statement on the website of the All members of the group also seized from the house, said agencies have busted a five- Interior Ministry. were Arabs. One suspect was the ministry. member gang found forging Acting on a tip-off from an taken into custody after recovery The other four suspects Qatari currencies. unidentified source, the Criminal of forged QR100 and QR500 notes were arrested based on infor- Forged currencies worth Investigation Department at with a total value of QR20,000 mation provided the first. The QR20,000 were seized from one of the ministry raided the house from him. They counterfeits were case was referred to the Public the culprits, along with the equip- where the currencies were being ready for circulation. The equip- Prosecution for further investi- ment used to print the notes, said printed. ment used to forge the notes were gation. THE PENINSULA

Education expo

Participants at the American Education Expo Scholarship Fair at Sheraton Hotel yesterday. KAMMUTTY V P WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Qela leads Qatar to global fashion scene First homegrown, high-end brand receives applause from fashionistas DOHA: Qela, Qatar’s first lux- The boutique, enclosed behind a as they enrich the entire brand maker, recently acquired by QLG. us to understand the country and ury fashion brand, launched by delicate Mashrabiya façade, per- experience.” Through Qela, homegrown create our own interpretation of the Qatar Luxury Group (QLG) fectly exemplifies the brand’s phi- The inaugural Qela couture designers are now able to hone it.” last week with the opening of its losophy of discretion and modesty. collection embodies sophisticated their craft on their doorstep. The opening of the flagship flagship boutique at the Pearl The Mashrabiya, a type of and simple lines inspired from the Fashion students from Virginia boutique, attended by a hand- Qatar, marks the country’s posi- projecting oriel window, is an muted tones of the desert, while Commonwealth University in picked selection of trailblazing tion as a contender on the global element of traditional Arabian the footwear range bears its sig- Qatar, part of Qatar Foundation trendsetters, was preceded by a fashion scene. architecture. It allows a person nature silver dune detail, and for Education, Science and 3D mapping video showcase, the “With the launch of Qela, to look out without being seen, the jewellery is inspired by sand Community Development, are first to be held indoors in Qatar. QLG has announced its arrival symbolic of the refined modesty dunes and the Qatari desert rose; interning at Qela’s leather goods The assembled fashionistas on the world stage,” said Haya Al of the understated woman at the all enduring symbols of the Qela and couture departments, where heaped praise on the store and Nassr, Managing Director and heart of Qela. brand. they are learning to cut and stitch its collection. Vice Chairperson of the Board of “The boutique is a homely However, it is the superior leather and other precious mate- “For a new luxury brand com- Directors. and intimate place where guests craftsmanship of the unique rials. They are learning from the ing from a country that has never “For the first time, Qatar has can feel relaxed, allowing for designs that promises to pro- very best. had a luxury industry, Qela is a homegrown, high-end fashion the discovery and appreciation pel Qela to global heights. With Qela’s designers make up a truly amazing,” said Evelyne de brand which will stand at the of exquisite craftsmanship and the next boutique due to open in cosmopolitan team of elite tal- Croutte, a Doha resident present forefront of the most prestigious art,” said Gregory Couillard, Chief Paris, the ‘Made in Qatar’ stamp ent, cherry-picked from the at the opening. “This means that luxury brands and alongside the Executive Officer, QLG. will soon be carried worldwide. world’s leading fashion houses, to Qatar is positioning itself as a designs of the elite fashion houses “Elements such as Qatari art- Doha-based designers ensure absorb the fluidity of the desert contender on the global fashion of Paris, Milan, New York and ist Ali Hassan’s exhibit and the that handbag prototypes are landscape and the richness of scene, which is huge.” London.” mapping showcase will remain made to perfection prior to pro- the culture, and translate it into “The boutique is beautiful, Stressing Qela’s local roots, significant aspects of not only duction at Le Tanneur, one of luxury fashion. well finished and tasteful,” said QLG Board Director Sheikh this boutique but future ones too, France’s oldest leather goods “What is exceptional for me is Laurence Udo, another Doha resi- Ahmed bin Khalid said: “Qela’s the ability to work with the supe- dent. “I’m French and my taste is refined collection is designed by rior craftsmen and materials, and quite classic, reflective of simple Qatar Foundation contributes globally renowned craftsmen the dynamism of the international elegance, so for me Qela repre- through QLG to the diversifica- based in Qatar. In time, locally- team, reflecting the nature of sents that, and if I could, I would tion of the national economy by based aspiring fashion design- Qatar,” said Valery Bolliger, Qela buy everything and definitely maximising skills of the nation’s ers will have the opportunity to shoes and accessories designer. wear it all.” knowledge-based workforce. With develop their talents in the com- “Qela’s first collection was a Indeed, for any fashion fan long-term thinking and a com- pany of world-leading practition- process of discovery. We studied with the wherewithal to wear it mitment to excellence, QLG is ers in the art of clothes design. the region and Qatar’s heritage, all, Qela looks set to become an unlocking local and regional tal- This ambition is integral to the and the imagery used to commu- essential stop on every high-end ent on a global level. ethos of Qatar Luxury Group.” nicate its values, which enabled shopping trip. 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Indonesian Independence Day marked Barwa housing Khaleeji Stories to screen rents to go up four short films at MIA next month DOHA: The fourth installment the Short Film at the seventh DOHA: The 10 per cent hike in of Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) Festival International Du Film the rents of Barwa’s “afforda- year-round series, Hekayat Oriental De Genève 2012, Best ble” housing units in Mesaimeer Khaleejiya (Khaleeji Stories), Short Fiction, Best Screenplay, and Al Sailiya will take effect in will screen four award-winning Best Director at the first GCC November, a local Arabic daily short Khaleeji films on October Film Festival 2012, Best Script has reported. 11-12 at the Museum of Islamic and the first prize at the fourth According to earlier reports, Art (MIA). Gulf Film Festival 2011 and the the hike was to apply to all ten- The film appreciation pro- Emirati Muhr second prize at the ants renewing their contracts in gramme that showcases films for seventh Dubai International Film October. the Doha community and helps Festival. An official of Waseef, Barwa’s encourage film production in Sanctity is directed by Saudi subsidiary that manages the two Qatar and the region, will show actress and filmmaker Ahd who facilities, justified the hike and This is London and Sabeel (the was recently a jury member for told the daily that it was neces- UAE), Sanctity (Saudi Arabia) the Emirates film competition in sary due to the rising mainte- and Bader (Qatar). Abu Dhabi. The film won the 2012 nance costs. He said if the rents This is London is directed by DTFF Arab Shorts Competition were not hiked, the tenants would Mohammed Rashed Bu Ali, Development Award and Bader, The Minister of Transport H E Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti and the Indonesian Ambassador Endang Deddy end up with poor services. selected as one of the 24 most directed by Sara Al Saadi, Maaria Hadi cutting a cake to mark the 68th Independence Day of Indonesia in the presence of other diplomats and The decision to hike rents for promising Asian directors for Assami and Latifa Al Darwish, officials at W Doha Hotel yesterday. KAMMUTTY V P a second time in two years has participation in the Asian Film won the 2012 DTFF Made in drawn criticism from various cir- Academy. He won the British Qatar Development Award. cles. Tenants of Al Sailiya com- Council’s 2012 Young Creative Tickets are on sale online at plex submitted a joint petition Entrepreneur Award and his film www.dohafilminstitute.com/heka- to Waseef for revocation of the won the third prize in the Official yat and at the DFI Ticket Outlet at decision. Short Film Competition at the fifth the MIA on October 11 from 2pm The official said many unnec- Gulf Film Festival in Dubai. to 8pm and October 12 from noon 15 leading artworks to Sabeel essary requests from tenants , directed by Khalid to 8pm. Tickets are priced at QR35 for maintenance had forced the Al Mahmood, has won awards, and QR25 for students. company to impose a minimum including the Golden Prize for THE PENINSULA fee of QR50 for any maintenance- feature at Sotheby’s expo related services. He said there was still high demand for housing units, with 350 people in the waiting list in New DFI workshops Four-day exhibition opens at Katara on Friday Mesaimeer and 270 in Al Sailiya.

DOHA: Sotheby’s will open a (Early Coloured Liz) from 1963 Street closed for four-day exhibition on Friday (estimated at $20-30m). for professionals featuring 15 artworks from the This work is one of a rare series new lanes work forthcoming Contemporary Art of 13 paintings of Elizabeth Taylor DOHA: As part of its Film Lab Series, DFI has launched two new Evening Sale in New York next that Warhol made on coloured DOHA: The Public Works programmes, the Professional Hezayah Lab for storytelling and month. The expo will be held at backgrounds. Authority (Ashghal) yester- a professional directing workshop for Qatari filmmakers. Fifteen Katara Art Center Building 5 As with his images of Marilyn day temporarily closed the skilled writers will have the opportunity to learn from Mohamed Al and the exhibits are valued at Monroe, Warhol’s depictions of street connecting Civil Defence Daradji and Karim Bachir Traidia — who are among Arab cinema’s $60m to $90m. Taylor display not so much his Roundabout to Wadi Al Sail most promising filmmakers. The works on view include ambition to record the prose of Roundabout in both directions. The Professional Hezayah Lab will offer participants with valuable outstanding examples by lead- physical likeness, but more his The closure will last two insights into screenwriting, providing the basics of preparing a script, ing American post-war art- love affair with the drama and weeks to widen the street to hands-on training, and feedback that will strengthen skills. It will take ists such as Andy Warhol, Roy glamour of the celebrity. three lanes in each direction and place over three months. Lichtenstein, Cy Twombly and Further Warhol highlights three lanes to turn left for driv- The Professional Directing Workshop on October 3, 6 and 10 will John Chamberlain from the high- include an outstanding work from ers coming from the Civil Defence meet the needs of established Qatari directors working in television points of their careers. the Death and Disaster series — 5 Roundabout and going towards and theatre. Participants will be taught visual storytelling techniques, Andy Warhol’s magnificent Liz #1 Following the exhibition in Deaths on Turquoise (Turquoise Ludaihi Roundabout. gain new perspectives on cinematic narrative, and will also be taught (Early Coloured Liz) from 1963 Doha, the works will be offered Disaster) (estimated at $7-9m). Work also includes the instal- organisational and communication skills to direct feature films. Award- as part of the Contemporary Art The 1963 work depicts the lation of service ducts and irri- winning director Al Daradji, known for his compelling narratives Evening Auction on November 13 “For this exhibition we have harrowing and intensely violent gation and rainwater drainage Ahlaam and Son of Babylon, both of which won acclaim on the inter- in New York. chosen a range of works that is aftermath of a brutal car crash networks. “This closure is impor- national film festival circuit, will mentor the Professional Hezayah Lab. Alexander Rotter, Sotheby’s representative of the major sale from the viewpoint of the inno- tant to allow work to complete in Traidia, a graduate from the Dutch Film Academy, has eight documen- Head of Contemporary Art in New that will follow in New York in cent, uninvolved bystander. 15 days and avoid traffic diversion taries and four short films to his credit, which have been recognised at the York, said: “Following Sotheby’s November, and we have chosen The exhibition also fea- for a longer period, which can be Dutch National Film Festival, the Golden Gate Festival in San Francisco, record-setting $15m Doha sale pieces that are not only global in tures works from The Dia Art caused by phasing of the project,” and at the Cannes Film Festival. He will mentor the Professional Directing in April, we are delighted to once their appeal, but also reflect the Foundation To Establish a Fund Ashghal said. Workshop. again showcase a superb selection international nature of Doha’s for Acquisitions. Drivers will be able to use Mahdi Ali Ali, Manager of DFI’s Gulf Film Development initiative, of contemporary art here. important arts scene and cul- Works by Robert Ryman, the Istiqlal Street parallel to said: “Qatar is full of experienced and skilled professionals who have had “Doha is an ideal audience for ture,” Rotter said. Robert Rauschenberg and Roy the Corniche Street, which successful careers in the arts, be that writing or in theatre and televi- these artworks as it is home to The highlight of the con- Lichtenstein will also be displayed goes through the Civil Defence sion. We are now at a point where Qatar’s film industry is embracing the outstanding collection of con- temporary art on view is Andy at the expo. Roundabout towards Qatar Club. a new era of skilled professionals entering the world of filmmaking.” temporary art housed in Mathaf. Warhol’s magnificent Liz #1 THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA

4,000 students attend sport integrity workshop

DOHA: The first edu- cational workshop on sport integrity under the Schools Olympic Programme (SOP), an initiative of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and the Supreme Education Council, was held recently for 4,000 students of the Birla Public School. This year’s edition of the SOP is dedicated to sport integrity and real- ised through the part- nership of Qatar School Officials during a press conference to announce the exhibition at Aspire Dome. Sport Association, Qatar Paralympic Committee, Ministry of Interior, Qatar Anti-Doping Commission, Qatar, UK to hold football expo Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar and the International DOHA: The Qatar Olympic team to become the champion in The concept of the exhibition Centre for Sport Security & Sports Museum and the the latest video games. was developed by the two insti- alongside Maersk Oil Qatar, National Football Museum An additional attraction will tutions and reflects football as a which was named the offi- (Manchester, UK) are work- be a series of activities, including phenomenon in which the diver- cial sponsor of the pro- ing in partnership to organ- talks on socio-cultural aspects of sity of the international foot- gramme for the next three ise the greatest international the game and events engaging the ball community finds a common years. exhibition of football: We Speak local community in actively play- ground. Students were shown Football. ing football. Kevin Moore, Director of the videos portraying sport val- The exhibition will be an The exhibition will travel National Football Museum, said: ues and true sportsmanship, immersive, audio-visual rich and around the globe for the next nine “Football unites billions of people with the aim of inspiring interactive experience celebrating years, with its first stop in Brazil across the globe: all ages, nation- them to become champions players, coaches and fans. in 2014 and its final show in Doha alities and cultures. Football is in sport and life. Visitors will travel back to the in 2022. more than just a sport. It is an Mohammad Issa Al origin of the game, relive the his- “Football is the most popular important part of global culture, Fadala, Executive Director tory of the World Cup, meet stars global sport and it makes sense bringing the world together. of the SOP, was optimis- and fans, and trace emotions and to stage We Speak Football in People who don’t share a com- tic the event would inspire the diversity which make this cooperation with an international mon spoken language can share students from other schools sport the beautiful game we all partner. We are very pleased to the unspoken language of foot- to participate in the pro- know. have this partnership with the ball. We all speak football. We gramme. Our students are The audience will be further National Football Museum to are delighted to be working with the main part of SOP and we engaged in a section dedicated to realise an exhibition of such a the Qatar Olympic & Sports are happy that today’s event the local football cultures. scale”, says Dr Christian Wacker, Museum on this fantastic global got their full attention.” Visitors can test their football Director of the Qatar Olympic & exhibition.” THE PENINSULA skills, take a penalty, or lead their Sports Museum. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 HOME / MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Disarmament team in Syria QMA to install sculpture Death toll in Syrian conflict now more than 115,000, says NGO of footballers at Corniche DOHA: A sculpture of football play- sculptures so far, maintaining them DAMASCUS: International ers is set to be installed this week was going to be a challenge for QMA. disarmament experts arrived at the Corniche by Qatar Museums A number of exhibitions will also in the Syrian capital yesterday Authority (QMA). be launched starting this week, to begin the daunting task of The sculpture is part of an initiative including the ‘Healthy Living from cataloguing the country’s arse- of QMA’s Public Art Department that the Start’ exhibition by Anne Geddes nal of chemical weapons ahead aims to take art beyond the walls of tomorrow. of its destruction. museums in Doha. Damien Hirst will also launch his Nineteen inspectors from “The Adel Abdessemed sculpture is first solo exhibition in the Middle The Hague-based Organisation being installed on Thursday morning. East with the opening of ‘Relics’ at for the Prohibition of Chemical It is a five-metre-tall figural sculp- Al Riwaq Art Space on October 9. Weapons travelled by road from ture about football players,” Kimberly ‘Relics’ will present the largest collec- Lebanon a day after UN experts French, the Chief Marketing Officer, tion of Hirst’s works ever assembled left Damascus after probing told reporters yesterday. and include both iconic and previously alleged gas attacks. She was speaking at the media unseen works. Syria’s information minis- launch of upcoming QMA exhibitions. ‘Hajj: The Journey Through Art’ ter meanwhile insisted that The Department will also unveil 14 will also open at the Museum of President Bashar al-Assad would sculptures as part of the ‘Miraculous Islamic Art (MIA) on October 7. stay in office and that he had the Journey’ initiative in front of Sidra The exhibition, a first of its kind, will option to run for another term Medical and Research Center on showcase art inspired by and made in elections next year. October 7. for Haj. It will present works from Assad’s departure is a key She said QMA worked in collabora- MIA and objects from Qatari collec- demand of the opposition, who tion with the Ministry of Municipality tions, many of which have never been insist it must be a pillar of a and Urban Planning and the Public displayed in public before. mooted peace conference in Works Authority for the installation Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Geneva. of its public art sculptures. Art will also present an exhibition by And the Syrian Observatory French said although the public had Adel Abdessemed titled ‘L’age d’or’. for Human Rights monitoring been very respectful towards these THE PENINSULA group released a new toll in the conflict, saying more than Free Syrian Army fighters take cover inside a house during clashes with forces loyal to President Bashar Al 115,000 people had been killed Assad in Deir Al Zor, yesterday. since March 2011. The OPCW inspectors are in Syria to implement UN Security Damascus on Monday probed and UN chief Ban Ki-moon set when his mandate expires. Council Resolution 2118 ordering seven alleged gas attacks and a target date of mid-November. Foreign Minister Walid the elimination of the chemical hopes to present a final report The prospects for such a con- Muallem, speaking at the UN arsenal by mid-2014. by late October, after an initial ference remain uncertain, how- on Monday, also insisted no pre- The UN said they were one in September confirmed ever, with Syria insisting Assad’s conditions be set for the planned accompanied by 14 staffers sarin gas was used in August departure is not on the table, peace conference. and would begin in the coming 21 attacks on the outskirts of despite it being a key demand “It is now for those who claim days to verify data provided by Damascus. of the rebels and their backers. to support a political solution in Assad’s regime and plan how the Top on the list of the inspec- “Syria is staying put: the state, Syria to stop all hostile practices weapons will be destroyed. tors, who drove from Beirut to the nation, the people and the and policies against Syria, and to The task is huge as the arsenal a five-star Damascus hotel in a president. This is the Syrians’ head to Geneva without precon- is believed to include more than 20-vehicle UN convoy, will be choice,” said Information ditions,” he said. 1,000 tonnes of sarin, mustard production sites which are to be Minister Omran al-Zohbi. Yesterday, the Observatory gas and other banned chemicals disabled by late October or early “All the people call for said the toll since the beginning stored at an estimated 45 sites November. President Bashar al-Assad to be of the conflict had now reached across the country. “Expedient methods” will be president of this state, whatever 115,000 people, most of them The OPCW said the inspec- used to render these produc- the opposition, the Americans fighters from both sides. tors — all volunteers — were to tion facilities unusable, said an and the traitors say.” More than four million people meet Syrian government officials OPCW official. Zohbi added Assad had have been displaced inside Syria, late yesterday before setting off UN Resolution 2118 also calls the “right to take a decision” and more than 2.1 million have to work. for a peace conference to be held on whether he would run fled across its borders. The UN team that left as soon as possible in Geneva, for a new term in mid-2014, AFP

‘Bahrain a victim of social sites’ New service on Metrash 2 Continued from page 1 Then satellite channels air such news DOHA: The Ministry of Interior has added “We are living in the era of infor- quoting these sites, he added. a new service to Metrash 2, allowing compa- mation chaos without ways to confirm It is better to take an initiative to nies to change ownership of vehicles through what we hear is true or false. Even we introduce youngsters to better uses of mobile phones. do not know the purpose of such infor- these sites, speakers said. More than 25,000 people have subscribed mation and its impact on our social life”, “We are the people who have consum- to the Metrash 2 service, with 4,000 transac- said a senior journalist from Al Arabia erism in everything, even in the use of tions being carried out daily, Al Sharq reported Channel, Mohammad Al Arab. social networking sites”, said a senior yesterday. Bahrain was a victim of social net- Qatari journalist, Jasem Salam. Metrash 2 is a smart application through working sites where false and provoca- The largest number of Facebook users which citizens and residents can avail of more tive materials were being posted against in the Arab world are Egyptians, while than 35 services of the ministry from anywhere it, which was very serious, he said. GCC citizens use Twitter more, and in the world. False news is carried by social sites, Saudis top the list in using YouTube, he THE PENINSULA like of aircraft bombing civilians and added. showing Bahrain as if it is Afghanistan. THE PENINSULA

Qataris angry over SEC decisions Continued from page 1 The SEC has destroyed the education system and now it has begun disregarding the minister, said yet another tweeter taking part in the campaign titled ‘#What’s Happening in the SEC’. Incidentally, a campaign against the SEC began in the third week of last month, spearheaded by famous column- ist Faisal Al Marzouki. He called on parents and students to boycott schools on October 1. The boycott call was, however, withdrawn by him a few days ago after the Education Minister agreed to change teaching hours in schools and met some other demands of Qatari teachers. The fresh campaign against the SEC was launched on September 30 a day before the SEC circular asked Independent schools to introduce the new timings. The campaigners are accusing the SEC of lacking vision and direction and demanding that it be set right. Qataris are also disappointed that private schools are charging their children and wards higher fees while expa- triate students are required to pay less. The latest decisions, to cancel the morning assem- bly in schools as a precaution against coronavirus, and on keeping a gap of two metres between students in classrooms has further infuriated people in the Qatari community. THE PENINSULA

Substandard milk seized DOHA: The authorities have seized a consignment of milk at the Abu Samra check post that failed to meet Qatari standards and specifications. The consignment was being imported to Qatar from a neighbouring country. Laboratory tests conducted on samples showed that the milk contained bacteria beyond the permitted levels, Al Sharq reported yesterday. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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trange are the ways of the United States. Like many things American, it is hard to understand the intricacies of public administration in the fifty-state nation Soften called the land of opportunities. Shutdowns are nothing new. It may be a trade union hankering after collective Hopes high on US deal on bargaining or a group of disenchanted workers in a walkout over wages. Shutdowns by striking workers are usually a result of a long-unaddressed grievance. Often the agitation is the result Iran’s nuclear programme of workers and owners going in different directions over an issue relating to the enterprise. But what about a government shutdown? It’s a no-brainer. The US federal government went BY JONATHAN POWER good sign that Iran, a country that has into a partial shutdown mode after Monday midnight Eastern not gone to war in the past 200 years, Time. This means about 700,000 federal employees across OW that Iran and the US is not preparing for one now. the length and breadth of the country face furloughs — leave have agreed to negotiate over The Israeli leadership may be alarm- Some sanctions should be without pay. It is doubtful that they will get back their dues NTehran’s nuclear programme, ist, even provocative, in its public talk once the standoff ends. hopes are rising that a deal can be but it is a warning to the American lifted now as a goodwill made that will end their 34-year negotiators. Employees apart, the public would be the biggest sufferer as estrangement. Not only have they to satisfy them- gesture; after all similar many parks, entertainment facilities and institutions dealing But wait a minute. Before we discuss selves, Israel wants to be satisfied too. with public service will be shut down until the Democrats and possibilities of such a deal coming to Israel has erected a higher bar for the sanctions against the Iraq Republicans agree on the federal budget. Governance in the fruition, there is lurking in the wings a Iranians to jump over. For example, it of Saddam Hussein caused United States is a complicated affair. The discipline and practice would-be putative saboteur — Israel. At demands that Iran cease all uranium of Public Administration was born in the US. Woodrow Wilson, the UN last September, Prime Minister enrichment. over 30,000 deaths of Benjamin Netanyahu presented to This brings us to ask what the Obama called the father of Public Administration, was a US president. journalists a caricature of an Iranian administration wants of Iran. At last children, according to the The multiple levels of government and the preponderance of nuclear bomb and with a marker pen Obama has set aside President George a rules-based culture in the US often leads to administrative drew a red line near the top. W Bush’s demand that was similar to Unicef. logjams, which are beyond the He made it clear there was a step the Israeli’s — no enrichment and hand comprehension of the common in the Iranian nuclear programme over the uranium already enriched. by former presidential national security The partial that would be a The previous American negotiating advisers, Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew man and most of the international shutdown of the step too far. The position has always been flawed. While Brzezinski, suggested what realistic first community. Besides closing federal implication was it is generally accepted that if Iran went steps for making a deal should be: “The US government government facilities, the current that Israel would past its present upper limit of enriching US would accept Iran’s peaceful nuclear underscores shutdown has led to thousands of US Israelis must be make air strikes uranium to 20 percent (only a small part programme... Iran would agree to limit visa applications being stalled. The on Iran’s nuclear of its stock), it might be heading for 90 its 20 percent enrichment programme the bitter split issue of passports has also come to a told right now that facilities as it did percent enrichment which is necessary and not to stockpile such material — or, against Iraq’s to make a bomb — which the Iranians alternatively, end 20 percent enrichment halt. The crisis has been perpetrated that has lately if they launch an Osirak reactor in have never suggested they would. in return for a guaranteed supply of characterised by Republicans trying to delay 1981 and Syria’s The former UK ambassador to Iran, fuel elements [perhaps from its friend, funding for the healthcare overhaul, attack on Iran, the in 2007. Richard Dalton, wrote in a letter to Russia]. Iran would also agree not to American politics. termed Obamacare. The Republican- Netanyahu The Economist magazine this June that separate plutonium — which could be controlled House of Representatives US and the EU will appears con- fears of building a bomb are exagger- used for an implosion bomb. In addition, and Democrats-controlled Senate vinced that Iran ated and “Iran has a policy of convert- Iran would open up all its facilities to cut off all their is on the nuclear ing its 20 percent enriched uranium greater and more frequent oversight by have pulled in different directions on the subject. Except bomb route and into oxide, ready for research-reactor the UN’s International Atomic Energy for essential services like active-duty personnel in uniform, enormous military that President fuel-making”. Agency. The US would agree to a proc- national security staff, nuclear weapons and power, and air Barack Obama is When, in 2005, the French president, ess for the step-by-step lifting of all the traffic control, most other federal services have screeched to a aid and sales. in danger of being Jacques Chirac, negotiated a deal with UN sanctions in response to further halt. President Barack Obama was at pains to tell his troops on irresponsible. Iran, the agreement fell apart under progress.” Israel did not inform the US in pressure from the Bush administration. This sounds right, although I think television that they need not be worried about the shutdown and advance of the attacks on Osirak or the The essence of the would-be deal some sanctions should be lifted now all their needs will be taken care of to keep them out of harm’s Syrian reactor. Perhaps, if it feels that was that Western powers would rec- as a goodwill gesture; after all similar way. The shutdown sounds anomalous — a government going on the Americans have got it wrong in the ognise Iran’s legitimate rights under sanctions against the Iraq of Saddam strike as a result of something created of its own accord. present negotiations, it would do the the Nuclear-Non Proliferation Treaty, Hussein caused over 30,000 deaths of When there is an increase in gun crimes, many Americans same again. After all, say the Israelis, including uranium enrichment for civil- children, according to Unicef. argue for more of them instead of curtailing their numbers, it is Israel that is the most likely target ian purposes: Nuclear energy such as Three months is all that’s needed for of an Iranian bomb. fuelling its Triga reactor (which needs such a deal, say the Iranians. The nego- citing the Second Amendment of the Constitution. Such are the This is ludicrous thinking since Israel 20 percent enriched fuel) and medical tiators must knuckle down and sweat complexities of American public administration. could retaliate with its huge stock of research, including the production of it out. As for the Israelis, they must be The US Declaration of Independence says that ‘life, liberty nuclear weapons. That is deterrence isotopes for treating cancer patients. told right now that if they launch an and the pursuit of happiness are the unalienable rights of enough. In the August issue of the New York attack on Iran, the US and the EU will man.’ It wouldn’t be wrong to say that crises like the current Moreover, Iran’s air force is anti- Review of Books, three top US diplomats cut off all their enormous military aid one violates the principles dreamt of by the framers of the quated and it has only a limited number and academics, Thomas Pickering, and sales. of missiles that could reach Israel — a William Luers and Jim Walsh, backed THE PENINSULA constitution • The other side Quote of Berlusconi hammers Italy with irresponsibility the day TALIAN political dysfunction sets calculating that a manufactured crisis to plunge Italy back into political crisis possibly inconclusive election. The sud- a standard of consistency that can deflect that action and strengthen is that he opposes a small increase den rift in a coalition formed only five even the United States struggles his political standing. in the country’s value-added tax. In months ago has already alarmed finan- Ito match. Governments in Rome Members of Berlusconi’s own party some ways, that’s a shrewd move, as cial markets, pushing Italian 10-year The latest economic come and go with bewildering speed. are asking whether he has finally gone one would expect from Berlusconi, a bond yields toward 4.5 percent and measures aim at Nonetheless, the latest lurch toward too far. The answer is clear: Yes. remarkable survivor of serial scandals. widening the premium over German breakdown is notable. In seeking to They should call a halt to his antics, He might reckon to do well in an elec- bunds to more than 260 basis points. preventing the pull his party out of the ruling coalition even if it splits their People of Liberty, tion fought on this issue. Italy needs to Italian equities fell as well. and bring down the government, or PDL, party. The PDL ministers who hit European Union deficit targets that If the sense that Italy is once again collapse of the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi serve in the coalition, led by Prime it agreed to and reassure financial mar- spinning out of control gains a foothold, is putting his country’s struggling Minister Enrico Letta, ought to reject kets that public borrowing is under con- the repercussions could go much wider. economy following economy at risk — and for the most Berlusconi’s instructions, reverse their trol, but cuts in public spending might Italy is the third-biggest economy in the the increase in cynical and self-serving of reasons. decision to step down, and consign have been easier to sell than a hike in euro area. Lately there have been tenta- Berlusconi has been found guilty of their discredited leader to his rightful the unpopular VAT. tive signs that the EU may be emerging inflation and tax fraud, and a committee of the upper place — as the subject of the most Be that as it may, the last thing Italy from its long and painful recession. A instability in the house of the Italian parliament is about sordid chapter in modern Italian politics. needs right now is a period of politi- new setback in Italy could put that in Omar Hassan Al Bashir to vote on his expulsion. He may be Berlusconi’s excuse for attempting cal paralysis followed by yet another jeopardy. The Washington Post exchange rate. Sudanese President WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Obama won’t sell Israel out in Iran deal Israel needs a leader who’s willing to trust and verify motives of its close ally and then, if an agreement makes sense, to concede what he must.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER Israel sits at the nexus of both. Managing, let alone resolving, those ormer Israeli prime minister issues requires close understanding with Ehud Olmert once told me Israel. If Obama is to have any hope of that all Israeli prime minis- avoiding war with Iran on the nuclear ters sleep with one eye open. issue, he will have to keep Israel close. Israel is a tiny country in a And any chance that Secretary of State Fdangerous neighbourhood. Worrying is John Kerry may have to push the peace a big part of the job description. process forward depends on getting along Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Netanyahu, not alienating him. has expressed serious concern about wily Then there is the fact that Hasan Iranian mullahs bearing gifts. So when he Rowhani isn’t Anwar Sadat. And Iran sat down with Barack Obama on Monday isn’t Egypt in 1977, suing for peace with at the White House, was he worried that Israel — or the US for that matter. The the president is planning to cut a deal mullahs aren’t going to charm anyone with Iran at Israel’s expense? for very long, let alone transform public No. Either there will be a very good attitudes in Israel or the US without sig- deal that will take care of US and Israeli nificant and tangible deliverables. concerns on the nuclear issue, or there That’s not going to happen quickly or will be no deal. Why? easily, given the withholding nature of the President Barack Obama (right) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. First, Obama worked hard to reset his Supreme Leader, who may see benefits in relationship with Netanyahu and Israel keeping the US-Iranian relationship in stopping Iran from acquiring a weapon. And then there’s Netanyahu — a man If an agreement that ends the mili- this past year, so he isn’t going to undo the managed tensions. He has a huge incentive to make a deal who can also be his own enemy when his tary aspects of Iran’s nuclear programme progress he’s made without a compelling Finally, Obama can’t afford to be played — but only if it can credibly accomplish suspicions and inflexibility get the better with comprehensive inspections is to be purpose. Tensions with Israel during his the fool by Tehran. It’s true Iran plays that end. of him. reached in return for dismantling of first term not only brought zero benefits three-dimensional chess in its foreign Netanyahu faces challenges. But nei- Whether the Iranian charm offensive sanctions and Iran’s right to enrich ura- on foreign policy, but became gratuitously policy while we seem to play checkers. ther has much to do with Obama. is a trap or an opportunity isn’t clear. But nium for civilian use, the Iranians, the harmful, gave Republicans a chance to But the alert level on the Iranian charm First, the prime minister confronts Israel needs a strong, confident, prag- Americans, and the Israelis will need to hammer him, and raised concerns within offensive is high, and Obama is likely to a tough and wily Iranian regime close matic hawk to deal with that dynamic — a concede something significant. his party about his pro-Israel credentials. be cautious and risk averse when it comes to crossing the nuclear threshold but is leader who is suspicious of Iran’s opening, The art of diplomacy is having the Given his domestic travails and the 2014 to the nuclear issue. There’s no issue that probing to see whether it can get sanc- but who’s also open to a deal, to prob- courage, wisdom, boldness and prudence midterms, the last thing he wants or unites Congress like its mistrust of Iran. tions relief without giving up all of its ing whether what Iran is selling is real, to determine whether the price you have needs is a fight with Israel. The administration would be ham- nuclear gains. marketable, and profitable for both sides. to pay is worth what you’re getting in For another thing, in his address to the mered for showing signs of weakness It’s far from certain that despite sanc- Israel needs a leader who’s willing to return. It’s a weighty decision, particu- UN General Assembly, Obama identified without tangible and compelling conces- tions, the Supreme Leader is in any hurry trust and verify motives of its close ally larly when alternatives seem to be an two key foreign policy priorities in his sions from Tehran. Obama has staked to drop the programme’s military aspects and then, if an agreement makes sense, Iran with a bomb or bombs over Iran. second term: Iran and the Palestinians. much of his personal credibility on without major concessions from the US. to concede what he must. WP-BLOOMBERG The legacy of resilience in Kenya Pact with angry, old Al Qaeda and Al Ukip is disastrous Shabaab attacks were BY NICK HERBERT creamed by the front page of yesterday’s Daily Mirror, the self- described “intelligent tabloid” says “Tories: back to the work- on a different order as house.” It’s a commonplace that politicians are divorced from Sthe real world. But there’s no bigger divide than between the a daily capriciousness public, who see for themselves the effects of excessive welfarism and foot the bills, and metropolitan commentators, who regard all welfare provision as beyond criticism. was ushered in with For too long growing public concern about excessive levels of immi- gration and welfare dependency was ignored by mainstream parties. It the embassy bombing. is partly from this void that Ukip has risen. It is a mistake to believe that the party is some kind of provisional wing of shire conservatism. BY CAROLINE ELKINS Ukip is appealing to voters from across the political spectrum. The correct response for the Conservative party is to address the or many of Kenya’s well-off, Saturdays concerns of people who are anxious about their jobs and living stand- are for shopping, drinking lattes, nib- ards. That means distinguishing between disaffected voters and the bling on international fare like sushi demagogues who are appealing to them. Fand Greek frozen yogurt and window- We need to speak for people who are worried about their future, shopping in Nairobi’s upscale malls. There’s not against them. Policies to control immigration, reform welfare and the Sarit Centre, the Village Market and the reduce taxes aren’t a sudden response to an insurgent minority party. Personnel of Kenyan Defence Forces gather at the entrance to the Westgate Mall in Nairobi during perhaps the glitziest of them all, the Westgate They are core to a government that puts itself on the side — to coin Mall, where the car park is often filled with the crisis. the Conservative party’s conference slogan — of hard-working people. vendor booths and children racing and darting But there are far more voters to win back who have moved to Labour, about. It is also the multicultural epicentre symbolic of Kenya’s uncertain future as one in Kenya’s streets for months, I am trans- or away from all parties, than to Ukip. That is one reason why the sug- of bucolic wealth and influence. Diplomats, of Al Qaeda’s battlegrounds. ported back in time to the tough talk of the gestion of a pact with the minority party is so misguided. Nigel Farage government officials, academics, doctors, busi- More recently, Al Shabaab has been US and its allies, talk that has proven scarcely complains he is regarded as a “plague carrier” by Tory high command nessmen and other professionals gather there, responsible for a series of smaller bombings, effective (and some might say has been coun- because he is refused entry to the Conservative party conference. But particularly on weekends. In the gated cocoon with attacks on soft targets in Nairobi and terproductive) in global efforts to protect it would indeed be political death for Conservatives to open the door of Westgate, race, nationality, religion and eth- Mombasa. Since 2011, in particular, experts ordinary men and women — particularly in to him. The first obstacle is a glaringly obvious policy difference. Ukip nicity co-mingle with affable ease. have warned of a major attack on one of places like Kenya, Mali, Tanzania, India and want to leave the EU come what may. That is not Conservative party On a recent Saturday, gunmen shattered Nairobi’s easiest targets — its upscale shopping elsewhere — from terror. policy, which is to renegotiate Britain’s terms of membership and put this privileged, melting-pot idyll. Some dozen malls — in response to Kenyan troops rolling Nor, today, can I forget the sentiment of a better deal to the public in a referendum. men and at least one woman burst in wielding into Al Shabaab’s backyard in Somalia. There, the Kenyans with whom I lived and worked And while Ukip now offers a small menu of populist, frequently AK-47 and G-3 assault rifles, spraying bullets the Kenya Defence Force joined African Union in the aftermath of the US Embassy bomb- incredible policies, its gravitational pull is to talk ceaselessly about and tossing hand grenades into the crowd. It (AU) troops to push Al Shabaab out of its ing. There was a stoic determination to forge Europe, which would be disastrous for Conservatives when Europe is was a coordinated two-prong offensive, with strongholds, including the port of Kismayo. As ahead, and to remind themselves, and the relatively low on voters’ concerns. two squads of gunmen entering the mall on with places like Afghanistan, Mali and else- world, that many ordinary Kenyans were not More than a decade ago, the Conservatives campaigned on a plat- separate levels simultaneously. where, Somalia has witnessed the imposition only tolerant of others, but had also co-existed form to save the pound, a highly popular policy, yet the party made no Observers described the armed attackers as of a draconian form of Islam at the hands of with different races, religions, ethnicities and electoral gain in the 2001 general election. The public wanted to hear well-trained and conscious of trying to sepa- extremists. Al Shabaab has vowed repeatedly nationalities for decades, if not longer. For about the economy and public services while we talked to ourselves rate Muslims from the crowd to spare them to seek vengeance on Kenyans for interfering certain, Kenya has had violent eruptions in about Brussels. We must not make that mistake again. from the attack. It was scarcely surprising with their Al Qaeda-inspired mission, and for its own domestic past, but Al Qaeda and Al There are other reasons to reject Farage’s overtures. Ukip is an angry when Al Shabaab, which is affiliated with Al eliminating some of its members, including a Shabaab attacks were on a wholly different party. It oozes a loathing of contemporary Britain. It is backward- Qaeda, immediately claimed responsibility, and Muslim cleric. order as a daily capriciousness was ushered looking and isolationist. A bargain with Ukip would be Faustian, the via Twitter vowed further violence. Its account At the Westgate Mall, Al Shabaab scored in with the embassy bombing — a capricious- opportunity of wider appeal sold for illusory political gain. Like two was shut down. a major victory. Viewed by some as having ness that now infuses the urban existence of bitter old bores drinking together in a pub, no one else would want Still, images of the carnage show men, been successfully beaten back by Kenyan and millions of Kenyans. to talk to us. women and children, clearly of different faiths, AU forces, Al Shabaab has grabbed global Al Shabaab may well be emboldened by this It’s true that the Conservative party needs to reach out beyond its bloodied and wounded. People in burqas, saris, headlines and proven that it is fully capable cowardly attack. Still, if one is to hold onto core to obtain a winning share of the national vote, but the overture designer clothes, hip jeans and Saturday track of inflicting its long-promised assault on civil- any sign of hope, it is in the images of terror should be to electors in the north, to women, to ethnic minorities, to suits — the status symbol of Kenya’s elites — ians in Kenya. All the while, it has demon- captured from the Westgate Mall. Amid the a generation who are working ever harder for seemingly less reward. are all captured fleeing the scene, helping the strated its abilities to launch a coordinated overturned cafe seats, bodies strewn across This is the grand coalition that Conservatives must forge. At its most injured and taking cover — and bodily cover- offensive, to strike terror in the everyday lives marble staircases and half-eaten plates of powerful the party has appealed beyond the shires to the cities, to those ing children — from the blitzkrieg of gunfire. of Kenyans and their multicultural community quiche lorraine are glimmers of some of the who want to get on as much as those who have already succeeded, to Kenya is near and dear to my heart, as I and to offer would-be followers a reason to join Kenya that I know. the young as well as the elderly. It has captured an optimism about have worked and lived there on and off for its local, and global, crusade. There are still shots of men and women our country, rewarded aspiration and challenged privilege. more than 20 years. For nearly all of that time, It is also a reminder — yet again — to the of multiple nationalities, races, religions, eth- The spring in the step of Conservative activists this week comes from Al Qaeda and its terrorism have been part United States, Britain and other Western nicities — and yes, even classes — carrying a sense we are winning the big argument about the economy. Ultimately of Kenya’s landscape. Its dramatic start was allies that Kenya, like other parts of Africa wounded, comforting, administering first aid a debate about living standards will run best for the party which can marked in 1998, when a lorry of explosives and the developing world, are on the front and protecting children. This is the same mul- offer a credible path to economic growth, jobs and rising incomes. detonated outside the US Embassy in Nairobi, line of global terrorism. For certain, neither ticultural, multidimensional and bewilderingly Conservatives should realise that we have a powerful hand to play. killing some 200 people. I arrived in Kenya a Kenyans, nor their Western allies, can police resilient Kenya that I encountered some 15 We are setting out policies which can speak to anxious voters and win few weeks later for a Fulbright year, and my the seas, nor can they protect against every years ago, and that is as alive and vibrant them back. We should not be deterred by shrill claims that to address graduate-student romanticism evaporated — soft target. today despite — or perhaps in part because the electorate’s biggest concerns, such as welfare dependency, is to never to return — when I stood in front of the However, as I am reminded today of the of — the very real threat of Al Shabaab terror abandon the middle ground. Nor should we be spooked into any kind levelled embassy, the warren of tangled metal tangled remains of the US Embassy and the that inscribes their everyday lives. of deal with a minority party that would drive moderate voters away. and piles of blood-stained, concrete shards smell of the dried blood and soot that lingered WP-BLOOMBERG THE GUARDIAN WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST ‘Israel ready to Oppn activists spied for Tehran: Bahrain DUBAI: Some of the 50 people jailed in Bahrain on Sunday for security offences were also con- victed of spying for Iran and tackle nuclear had planned “vandalism and rioting” with the backing of the Islamic Republic, the Bahraini government said. Iran alone’ The 50 were sentenced to between five and 15 years in jail for links to February 14, an opposition movement seen by the Netanyahu warns world against Iran authorities as a terrorist group working to overthrow the govern- UNITED NATIONS: Israel is nuclear-armed North Korea is, it ment, activists said on Sunday. ready to act “alone” to stop Iran pales in comparison to the danger The Gulf Arab kingdom has making a nuclear bomb, Prime of a nuclear-armed Iran,” he said. been in political turmoil since Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “A nuclear-armed Iran in the protests erupted in 2011 led by said yesterday in a hardline Middle East wouldn’t be another majority Shia Muslims demand- warning against rushing into North Korea — it would be another ing full powers for parliament and deals with the new leadership in 50 North Koreas.” an end to the Sunni monarchy’s Tehran. North Korea, which like Iran political domination. “Israel will not allow Iran to get faces wide-ranging UN sanctions Bahrain has accused Shia Iran nuclear weapons. If Israel is forced over its nuclear programme, is of fuelling the unrest, an accusa- to stand alone, Israel will stand believed to have several nuclear tion Tehran has denied. alone,” Netanyahu told a UN sum- bombs and to have shared technol- In a statement, the govern- mit in a fierce attack on overtures ogy with Iran. ment said the 50 were charged made by Iran’s President Hassan Netanyahu gave a stark chal- with founding and operating “a Rowhani. lenge to the international powers terrorist group with the goal of Bahraini lawyer Zahra Masood (second right) speaks during a press conference in Manama yesterday, after a Netanyahu linked Rowhani, who have broadly welcomed the undermining the rules of the Bahraini court handed jail terms to 50 Shias. The lawyers said the court did not provide a fair trial to the defendants. who held a landmark conversa- apparent change announced by constitution and laws as well as tion with US President Barack Rowhani, while warning that they preventing the institutions and Obama while in New York last are also looking for concrete signs public authorities from doing touch with senior leadership and The Revolutionary Guards are Sixteen of the defendants were week, to past militant attacks of cooperation from Tehran. their work”. members of the Revolutionary an elite Iranian military force sentenced to 15 years, four to 10 blamed on Iran. He sought to undermine In addition, some of them had Guards and supplied them with involved in internal security and years and 30 to 5 years in prison, “He fooled the world once. Now Rowhani’s credibility, highlight- been convicted of spying for for- information related to the inter- defence, with a special unit that the statement said. he thinks he can fool it again. You ing how the president was head eign states and their agents, or nal situation in the kingdom,” the seeks to export Iran’s revolution- There was no immediate see, Rowhani thinks he can have of Iran’s national security council seeking to do so, with the aim of statement said. ary Islamist ideology. word from the Iranian govern- his yellow cake and eat it too,” from 1989 until 2003 when several carrying out aggressive actions “They have received directions The statement was issued in ment. In February, Iran’s foreign Netanyahu said in a speech in militant attacks were blamed on against the kingdom, it said, with- from them related to training and response to a request for comment ministry dismissed an earlier which he demanded that sanctions the Islamic state. out specifying how many defend- preparation for carrying out acts on Sunday’s proceedings. The Bahraini allegation that the be maintained. Iran’s “henchmen” killed ants this involved. of vandalism and rioting,” it said, convictions were first reported Revolutionary Guards had sought Iran immediately condemned Iranian opposition leaders in a “It has been proved that adding that evidence included by opposition activists, who said to set up armed opposition cells Netanyahu’s comments as “sabre- Berlin restaurant in 1992, 85 peo- they have spied for the Islamic video recordings of military several human rights campaigners in Bahrain. rattling” and renewed its denial of ple at a Jewish community centre Republic of Iran, and have been in training. were among the defendants. REUTERS Western accusations that it seeks in Buenos Aires in 1994 and 19 a nuclear bomb. US soldiers at Dhahran in Saudi “I wish I could believe Rowhani. Arabia in 1996, Netanyahu alleged. But I don’t,” Netanyahu said. “Are we to believe that the “Iran wants to be in a position national security advisor of Iran to rush forward to build nuclear at the time knew nothing about bombs before the international these attacks? Of course, he did,” Sisi calls for quick political transition community can detect it and much the prime minister declared. less prevent it,” he alleged. He said there was an “extraor- CAIRO: Egyptian army chief In a reference to Mursi’s year A nuclear-armed Iran would be dinary contradiction” between Abdel Fattah Al Sisi called yes- in power, Sisi condemned what Jordanians held for supporting Mursi a bigger threat than North Korea, Rowhani’s comments and Iran’s terday for a quick political tran- he said were attempts to distort Netanyahu added. actions. sition to restore stability after “a ruling experience that failed AMMAN: Three Jordanian men have been arrested for carry- “As dangerous as a AFP he directed the overthrow of to meet the demands of the ing posters supporting Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Islamist President Mohammed Egyptian people” and portray it president Mohammed Mursi, a judicial official said yesterday. Mursi and installed an interim as a “religious battle and a war “The three men were arrested last week. They were carrying government. on Islam.” posters with the slogan of Rabaa,” he said. Iranian FM slams Netanyahu’s ‘lies’ Speaking to soldiers and police- Later in the day, around 100 The yellow posters show a black hand with four fingers raised, men at a seminar, Sisi “called on Mursi supporters staged a protest symbolising Cairo’s pro-Mursi Rabaa Al Adawiya protest camp, TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif everyone to be truly aware of the in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for the which was broken up on August 14, sparking clashes that killed accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of lying in size of the problems facing society, first time since his ouster. hundreds of protesters. his rejection of Tehran’s overtures to the West as a cosmetic and which necessitate speeding up An Egyptian court will hear an “The state security court charged the suspects on Monday with “charm offensive”. the end of the transitional phase,” appeal on October 22 against its acts the government does not approve that would harm Jordan’s “We have seen nothing from Netanyahu but lies and actions to the army spokesman’s official decision to ban Mursi’s Muslim relations with a brotherly Arab country,” the official said. deceive and scare, and international public opinion will not let these Facebook page said. Brotherhood group and seize its “One of the suspects was accused of insulting heads of states. lies go unanswered,” Zarif said in an interview with Iranian televi- The military took over in funds, court sources said. The authorities found text messages on his mobile phone’s Internet sion broadcast on Tuesday. July after mass protests against The case against the messenger application WhatsApp that insult the Jordanian regime Zarif was speaking from the United Nations, where Netanyahu Mursi’s rule, installing an interim Brotherhood was brought yester- and other regimes.” was set to the address the General Assembly later Tuesday, the same government and announcing a day by a lawyer from the leftist The three face up to three years in jail if convicted, the official forum where last year he used a cartoon bomb as a prop to underline “roadmap” for a transition to new Tagammu party, which cited the said, adding that the court refused to release them on bail. how close he believed Iran was to producing a nuclear warhead. election. need to protect Egyptians from Jordan was among the first countries to welcome the July 3 mili- “For 22 years, the Zionist regime has been lying by repeating end- Egyptian Foreign Minister violence. tary coup ousting Mursi, which was strongly condemned by the lessly that Iran will have the atomic bomb in six months,” Zarif said. Nabil Fahmy said last week the The ruling against the group kingdom’s Muslim Brotherhood. AFP transitional phase of government was made on September 24. AFP should end “by next spring”. REUTERS

Kurds dismiss Turkish reform proposals Man injured in chase by ANKARA: Kurdish militants by efforts to end the fight with the Turkey will hold local elec- reality is another. We want this Saudi religious police dies and politicians yesterday dis- outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party tions in less than six months, the and we will endeavour to achieve missed a set of political reforms (PKK), the proposed changes are start of a voting cycle which also this,” BDP co-chairwoman Gultan RIYADH: A Saudi man, whose and lapsed into coma. He was proposed by Turkey’s ruling viewed as an attempt to advance includes a presidential election Kisanak said. brother was killed when a reli- pronounced dead early Tuesday AK Party, saying they were not the peace process. next August. Kisanak said she could not gious police patrol crashed into following a brain haemorrhage, meant to end a 29-year con- “It is apparent that the AK The pro-Kurdish Peace and predict how the militants would their car during a hot pursuit Al Hayat reported in its online flict with the state and that the Party does not understand the Democracy Party (BDP), which react as the party did not speak last week, died yesterday of his edition. insurgents would present their Kurdish problem and is not seri- has 29 seats in parliament, has for the PKK, but there was now injuries, his family said. The ultra-conservative king- response next week. ous in its approach,” the KCK said the reforms fall well short a renewed sense of discontent Saud Al Qaws died from wounds dom this year set new limitations Prime Minister Recep Tayyip — the rebels’ umbrella political of their list of demands, and yes- among Kurds. “There is frus- sustained in the chase, just hours on the commission, saying the Erdogan on Monday announced group — said in a statement. terday suggested the insurgents tration and there is a deadlock after the funeral of his brother Mutawaa would no longer inter- a list of reforms ranging from “This package shows the only could return to violence. and the government’s stance and Nasser who was killed on the spot rogate suspects or press charges, changes to the electoral system to thing that is being considered is “Our expectation and our approach are not directed toward in the September 24 incident, a but must instead refer cases to the broadening of language rights. winning another election,” it said, efforts will be for the continu- easing this frustration or break- third brother, Saad, said. the regular police. While Erdogan said his “democ- and the PKK leadership would ation of a state of non-conflict. ing this deadlock,” Kisanak said. Last week a patrol of the noto- But religious police continue ratisation package” was not driven respond next week. However, desire is one thing and REUTERS rious religious police, which is to prevent women from driving, charged with ensuring compli- enforce a ban on public entertain- ance with Islamic morality but ment and force all businesses, from often accused of abuses, chased the supermarkets to petrol stations, to brothers before crashing into their close for prayers five times a day. sedan and forcing it off an over- The September 24 car chase Al Qaeda gunmen still holding pass and onto a lower-level road. sparked an uproar on social The patrol vehicle fled the networks. Yemen army hostages scene immediately and the rea- A page on Twitter was created sons behind the deadly car chase with the hashtag “#The com- SANAA: Al Qaeda gunmen The attackers, dressed in spe- still remain unknown. mission kills two citizens on the were still holding hostages at cial forces uniforms and arriving Pan-Arab newspaper Al Hayat national day”. a Yemeni army headquarters in four military vehicles, then said members of the religious But hardliners like cleric in Mukalla yesterday, a day took much of the garrison hos- police which is unofficially known Nasser Al Omar have warned after the army was said to have tage in an assault that killed five as Mutawaa were arrested and that any attempt at “weakening recaptured the building, a mili- soldiers, the official said. that a probe is underway, with the commission will lead to the tary official said. But late on Monday a military the judiciary having the final say spread of vice in the kingdom.” “Gunmen from (the Qaeda- official said Yemeni forces recap- in the matter. Religious police chief Sheikh affiliated) Ansar Al Sharia group tured the building. “We will not discuss details Abdullatif Abdel Aziz Al Sheikh, are still holed up on the building’s It turned out that they only until the investigation is over,” a relatively moderate appointed third floor and are holding sol- took the first two floors of the Saad said. in January 2012, had raised hopes diers hostages,” he said. three-storey building. “If members of the Commission that a more lenient force will ease He did not say how many jihad- Clerics from the region have (for the Promotion of Virtue and draconian social constraints in the ists or hostages were in the build- been in contact with the insur- Prevention of Vice) or others are country. In April he prohibited the ing in the southeastern city. gents in a bid to convince them Yemeni soldiers check motorcyclists at a checkpoint in Sana’a as authorities charged in the case, we demand religious police from “harassing The militants seized the head- to free the hostages, the official imposed strict measures to stave off ride-by attacks by Al Qaeda militants penalty,” he said using the official people” and threatening “decisive quarters after a suicide bomber said. against army and security personnel. name of the religious police. measures against violators.” rammed a car into the entrance. AFP Saud suffered head wounds AFP WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

US Senate fails US federal government shuts down to save visa programme for 800,000 public servants told to stay at home Iraqi interpreters

WASHINGTON: Monuments Other bodies seen as doing the government soon. Obama ear- WASHINGTON: The US closed, offices fell silent and urgent work, like the military and lier accused Republicans of hold- Senate made a last-ditch 800,000 public servants were border patrol were kept at full ing America for ransom with bid late on Monday to save told to stay at home yester- strength, but the Pentagon was their “extreme” political demands, a programme granting day as Washington’s perennial due to stand down almost half of while his opponents struck back visas to Iraqis who risked political crisis forced the first its 800,000 civilian employees. at his party’s supposed arrogance. their lives working for the government shutdown in 17 A majority of voters agreed. A Republicans accuse Obama American military, but a years. Quinnipiac University poll said of refusing to negotiate in good similar effort in the House The effects of the budget bat- they oppose the shutdown of the faith, but the White House says of Representatives fell victim tle ranged from the poignant to government as a way to derail Obamacare is the law and there to bickering over government the symbolic. A social programme Obamacare by a margin of 72 is no way to stop it from going spending. that provides food to poor women percent to 22 percent. into force and providing afford- Because the programme and children was hit and the While Obama supporters able health care. granting the visas expired Statue of Liberty was closed to blamed the deadlock on a rela- The crisis is rooted in the at midnight, visa application visitors. tively small faction of “Tea Party” Tea Party campaign to overturn processing was halted for some Under the Capitol, where rival conservatives in the Republican- Obamacare, the president’s prin- 2,000 Iraqis who worked as clans of lawmakers failed over- led House of Representatives, cipal domestic political achieve- interpreters or in other capaci- night to find an eleventh-hour Congress as a whole has lost ment, key portions of which came ties for US forces. The civilians deal to pass a federal budget, the prestige. into force yesterday. — and their families — remain National Mall was sealed off by a “House of Turds,” headlined More broadly, the shutdown is stranded in their homeland, sign marked “area closed.” the New York Daily News above a the most serious crisis yet in a many with their lives at risk Prospects of a swift resolu- parody picture of House Speaker series of rolling ideological skir- because some see them as trai- tion to the crisis were unclear John Boehner as the corrupt anti- mishes between Democrat Obama tors for working for US troops. and economists warned that the hero of Washington television and House Republicans over the The Senate passed a three- struggling US economic recovery drama “House of Cards.” scope of the US government. month extension of the plan could suffer if the shutdown drags “DC cess-pols shut down gov- “One faction of one party in one by unanimous consent shortly on for more than just a few days. ernment. They get paid while house of Congress in one branch before midnight, when the fis- In a zero sum battle typical of nation suffers,” it trumpeted. of government doesn’t get to shut cal year ended and the federal the divided US political system, Social media sites such as down the entire government just government partially shut Republicans tied new government Twitter lit up with popular to re-fight the results of an elec- down because lawmakers could funding to attempts to delay or derision. tion,” Obama said. not agree on an emergency dismantle President Barack More than 13,000 people Obama warned that a gov- government funding bill. Obama’s signature health care mockingly retweeted a message ernment shutdown could badly Members of the Republican- reform. from the US Capitol, the seat damage an economy which has controlled House included an Each time, their effort was of Congress: “Due to a lapse in endured a sluggish recovery from extension of the programme killed by Obama’s allies in the government funding, this account the worst recession in decades. in their versions of the emer- Democrat-led Senate, leaving will not be active until further Consultants Macroeconomic gency spending bill. But they the government in limbo when notice.” Advisors said it would slow wrapped it in with language its money ran out at the end of A few hours into the shut- growth, recorded at a 2.5 percent to defund or delay President the fiscal year at midnight on down, Republicans in the House annual pace in the second quarter. Barack Obama’s healthcare Monday. appointed delegates, or conferees, A two-week shutdown would reform law, so the bill died “This is an unnecessary blow to negotiate with the Senate later cut 0.3 percentage point off of in the Democratic-controlled to America,” a somber Senate on a spending plan to get the gov- gross domestic production. Senate. Majority Leader Harry Reid said ernment up and running again. Republicans are also demand- Aides said some House on the Senate. But if they still want to tinker ing Obama make concessions in members were trying to per- Some federal agencies deemed with Obamacare, the Senate will the health care law to secure a suade House leaders to allow a non-essential were all but closed. not negotiate, an aide to Reid said. lifting of the current $16.7 trillion vote on a standalone bill that Some 97 percent of Nasa’s staff Obama, heralding the first gov- debt ceiling, without which the would extend the Special Iraqi Workers secure the scaffolding around a statue of US President George were sent home, although those ernment shutdown since 1996, US would begin to default on its Visa program, but there was Washington on the steps of Federal Hall as restoration work on the statue supporting the crew of the told US troops in a video message debts for the first time in history no immediate word on whether was halted due to the federal government shutdown in New York, yesterday. International Space Station were that they deserved better from by the middle of October. they would do so. REUTERS kept on. Congress, and promised to reopen AFP

Historic hotel British opposition chief in Kenya security row with tabloid over dad probe into mall LONDON: The leader of that could “remotely justify the massacre amid Britain’s main opposition party, lurid headline”. Ed Miliband, was locked in a He said it was “absurd” to draw looting anger bitter war of words with a tab- such damning conclusions from a loid newspaper yesterday after teenager’s diary. NAIROBI: Kenya’s President it branded his late father “the “I know they say ‘you can’t Uhuru Kenyatta announced man who hated Britain”. libel the dead’ but you can smear yesterday a formal inquiry into The Labour Party leader hit them,” the 43-year-old wrote. apparent security lapses during back at an article in the right- Ralph Miliband, who died in the deadly assault on Nairobi’s leaning Daily Mail about his 1994 aged 70, fled Belgium in 1940 Westgate mall by Islamists, in Marxist theorist father Ralph. to escape the Nazis, before joining which at least 67 were killed. The tabloid claimed its revela- the British navy and taking part As shopkeepers complained tions would “disturb everyone in the D-Day landings in northern their stores in the upmar- who loves this country”. France. ket shopping centre had been The newspaper agreed to pub- “Fierce debate about poli- completely looted, Kenyatta lish Miliband’s response to an tics does not justify character announced an investigation into article on Saturday which claimed assassination of my father,” Ed the security implications of the the Labour leader was intent on Miliband wrote, “questioning the massacre claimed by the Shebab, bringing back socialism in homage patriotism of a man who risked an Al Qaeda linked Somali group. to his father. his life for our country in the “We are putting in place a The Mail’s article cited a diary Second World War or publishing commission of inquiry to see if entry written by the 17-year-old a picture of his gravestone with a we could have done things bet- Ralph Miliband’s during World tasteless pun about him being a ter, to see if there were lapses,” War II in which he said: “The ‘grave socialist’. Kenyatta said at inter-faith Englishman is a rabid national- “Britain was a source of hope prayers led by leaders from the ist. They are perhaps the most and comfort for him, not hatred.” Muslim, Christian and Hindu Employees pose from the balconies of rooms looking out onto the atrium of the Plaza Athenee Hotel in Paris nationalist people in the world... He said politicians should no communities. yesterday — a sad day for many locals — as the hotel closes its doors for renovation. Located at 25 Avenue you sometimes want them almost longer stay silent for fear that Politicians from parliament’s Montaigne, near the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower, the historic luxury will close for eight months. to lose (the war) to show them speaking out would make things national security and defence how things are.” worse. However, the Daily Mail and foreign relations committees Ed Miliband said newspa- was unrepentant yesterday, visited the mall on Monday after- pers should hold politicians to reprinting Saturday’s article noon, picking their way through account but the piece published beneath Miliband’s response, with shattered glass and pools of con- on Saturday was “of a different the headline: “We repeat: This gealed blood in the main hall. Jury resumes deliberations in order”, saying there was nothing man DID hate Britain.” AFP Thirty-nine people are still missing, according to the Red Cross, a week after Kenyan forces brought an end to the four-day Jackson wrongful death case bloodbath. Kenyan and foreign investiga- LOS ANGELES: The jury at London’s O2 Arena. Murray, of how jurors are leaning. This Striking Mexican teachers tors continue to comb the car- mulling whether tour promot- a cardiologist, was convicted of is because the juror verdict cass of the mall for clues on the ers AEG Live should pay huge involuntary manslaughter in a form starts with five key yes-no perpetrators and their operating damages to Michael Jackson’s criminal trial in 2011 for giving questions. block traffic near airport methods. family over his 2009 death the drug to the star — who suf- If they vote “no” to any ques- Asman Kamama, the chairman resumed deliberations yester- fered from chronic insomnia — to tion, with at least nine jurors in MEXICO CITY: Hundreds of Airport director Alfonso of the parliamentary joint com- day, a court spokeswoman said. help him sleep. Murray was jailed agreement, they do not need to striking teachers blocked the Sarabia told Televisa television mittee, said the team of lawmak- The six-man, six-woman panel for four years. go to the next question, and they main road to the Mexico City that flights have not been affected ers was expecting to quiz security — which has been meeting since In the civil trial, the singer’s would find that Jackson’s lawyers international airport for the so far and that the airlines would chiefs tomorrow. Thursday afternoon after a five- mother Katherine Jackson, 83, had failed to prove their case. third time in two months yes- allow travellers to check-in as late The probe is expected to last month trial in Los Angeles — did alleges that AEG Live negli- The first question asks whether terday, in a new protest against as 15 minutes before a flight. several weeks at least. not deliberate on Monday. gently hired an inappropriate and they agree that AEG Live hired education reform. Ruben Nunez, a leader of the Former Prime Minster Raila Observers note that the longer incompetent doctor and missed a Murray — a key issue in dispute. Hundreds of police officers dissident CNTE union, said the Odinga, speaking at the memo- the jurors deliberate, the more series of red flags about the star’s The next asks if Murray was lined up to prevent the protesters teachers wanted a meeting with rial, warned the attack “shows likely it is they could find in failing health in the run-up to his unfit or incompetent for the job. from advancing on the boulevard. the federal government. we are in for a long, drawn-out favor of the Jackson family, which death. The Jacksons want AEG The third asks if AEG Live Metro stations near the airport Thousands of teachers, mainly battle”, and stressed the need claims AEG Live negligently hired Live to pay $85m to each of the knew or should have known that shut down. from southern impoverished to bolster security. “Intelligence Conrad Murray, the physician star’s three children for emotional Murray was unfit for the job, Twice before in recent weeks, states, have held protests in the action not acted on serves no pur- convicted over the star’s death. loss, and an unspecified amount followed by a query on whether teachers have inconvenienced air capital for almost two months pose,” Odinga said. The Shabab Jackson died on June 25, 2009 for economic losses, estimated at Murray’s incompetence harmed travellers by disrupting traffic to demand that the government has vowed more attacks if Kenya from an overdose of the anes- up to $1.6bn. AEG’s lawyers call the Jackson family. If they get near the airport, as they pro- withdraw or modify the reform does not pull its troops out of thetic propofol at his rented the figures “absurd.” this far, jurors will be asked if test a new law requiring them to championed by President Enrique Somalia but Kenyatta offered a mansion in Los Angeles, where The length of time the jury Jackson’s lawyers have proven the undergo performance evaluations. Pena Nieto. AFP defiant riposte. AFP he was rehearsing for the shows deliberates could be an indicator need for damages. AFP WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Bangla oppn leader Troops to stay in Zamboanga sentenced to death Army still unsure of whereabouts of Habier Malik who the rebellion led DHAKA: A tribunal in up in Dhaka and Chittagong. Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka Paramilitary Border Guard MANILA: The military has yesterday handed the death Bangladesh troops have been no immediate plans to pull out penalty to a top opposition deployed to thwart any untoward troops from Zamboanga City leader for war crimes, includ- incident after the verdict against even as officials have declared ing mass killings, during the Chowdhury, a member of BNP’s the crisis over after 22 days of country’s war of independence standing committee, the highest clashes between government 42 years ago. policy-making body of the party. troops and members of the The latest verdict came about This is the seventh war Moro National Liberation Front two weeks after the apex court crimes verdict. Six current and (MNLF)-Nur Misuari faction. awarded the death penalty to a former leaders of BNP’s key ally Armed Forces public affairs top Jamaat leader for war crimes, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Lt Col Ramon Zagala said including mass killings. The party had earlier been sentenced soldiers would continue to sup- International Crimes Tribunal to either death or life imprison- port law enforcers in clearing handed the death sentence to ment for crimes against humanity operations, which might take Bangladesh Nationalist Party during the Liberation War. about two weeks. (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader In April last year, Chowdhury “During this two-week period, Chowdhury, now behind bars. was indicted on the charges of we will help them (in the clearing This is the first time the court genocide, murders, abductions, operations). We will pull out one has delivered a verdict on war torture in confinement, loot, unit just to rest but they will be crimes charges against an MP arson attacks and complicity in replaced,” Zagala said. and leader of BNP, headed by other atrocities committed in He said they have no plans to former premier Khaleda Zia, a Chittagong in 1971. downsize their troops in the area, rival of Prime Minister Sheikh In his arguments, defence coun- which is still reeling from recent Hasina. sel A K M Fakhrul Islam claimed clashes between state forces and Justice A T M Fazle Kabir, that the prosecution had failed to followers of Misuari. “This is now said nine out of 23 charges, prove the charges and hoped his a law enforcement operation and which include mass killings, client would be acquitted. based on this we are looking for murder, genocide and conspiracy After returning to power in stragglers,” he said. to kill intellectuals during the January 2009, Hasina, the daugh- He called on the remnants of Liberation War in 1971, were ter of Bangladesh’s independence the Misuari faction to surrender, proved beyond reasonable doubt hero Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, saying resisting was useless. against the 64-year-old. established the tribunal in March Meanwhile, officials were still A soldier stands guard during clearing operations in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines, after a nearly three- The three-member panel read 2010 to prosecute those who com- unsure about the whereabouts of out the summary of the 172-page mitted crimes against humanity MNLF commander Habier Malik, week stand-off between the army and the rebels. verdict in a jam-packed court during the nine-month war. The the leader of the rebels involved room in the presence of a huge BNP and Jamaat have dismissed in the 20-day crisis that began I’m sure he won’t repeat it again. An identification card of commander. “I know it’s impor- crowd, particularly journalists the court as a government “show September 9. It will take a long time before he Malik was found last Sunday on tant that we find Malik but really, and lawyers, amid tightened secu- trial” and said it was a domestic “We cannot tell yet whether can launch another offensive like one of the bodies recovered in we have to find out the real com- rity in and around the tribunal. set-up without the oversight or he (Malik) is dead or captured or that,” Defence Secretary Voltaire Zamboanga City but officials said mander,” Zagala said. Security has been beefed involvement of the UN. IANS whether he escaped. If he escaped, Gazmin said. the dead rebel is not the MNLF THE PHILIPPINE STAR

S Korea parades new North-focused missile Violence erupts as Sein Typhoon batters SEOUL: Tanks rumbled through downtown weapons programme as the two-part display began Vietnam, 5 dead Seoul yesterday, as South Korea staged its larg- at an airbase south of the capital. est military display in a decade and paraded a Some 11,000 troops and 120 aircraft took part, visits western Myanmar HANOI: Typhoon Wutip left missile capable of high-precision strikes any- showcasing the military’s most advanced weaponry a trail of destruction with at where in North Korea. as USnited States Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel YANGON: Fresh sectarian strengthened in the Thandwe least five people dead, dozens President Park Geun-Hye warned of the “very looked on. The Defence Ministry said the display violence erupted in western area, which Thein Sein is due to of fishermen missing in the grave” threat posed by Pyongyang’s nuclear was the largest since 2003. AFP Myanmar yesterday, leaving visit today, officials said. South China Sea and thou- one person dead and homes set The latest unrest follows an sands of homes damaged in ablaze as President Thein Sein argument over a parking space Vietnam, authorities said yes- made a rare visit to the trou- near a Muslim home last week terday. Roads were flooded, bled region. which triggered arson attacks sea dykes damaged and power Attacks against Muslims in against property owned by local lines torn up along Vietnam’s Buddhist-majority Myanmar Kaman Muslims, according to central coast, including in top have overshadowed widely the authorities. tourist attractions such as the praised political reforms over- “An old woman was killed dur- World Heritage Site of Hoi An seen by the former general since ing the clashes and houses were and the ancient capital of Hue. military rule ended in 2011. burned,” a police official said. Thein Sein, making his first Around 250 people have been Modernisation trip to Rakhine state as presi- killed and more than 140,000 left dent, was due to hold meetings homeless in several outbreaks of of army delayed with Buddhist and Rohingya violence around the country since Muslim communities during June 2012, mostly in Rakhine. MANILA: The Department his two-day visit, according to a Thein Sein, a former junta of National Defence yes- presidential office official. premier turned president, terday admitted that the “The main focus of the trip spent yesterday visiting a differ- Supreme Court’s decision is the communal violence,” said ent area of Rakhine populated to stop Malampaya funds the official, who asked not to mainly by stateless Rohingya would affect the mod- be named. Security was being Muslims. AFP ernisation of the military. Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said proceeds from the Malampaya natural gas project is one of the sources of the Armed Forces’ upgrade Yellow Shirts founder programme and are being used to refurbish two ships acquired from the US. convicted of royal slur Rebel killed in BANGKOK: A court sen- the defence’s argument that the Davao clash tenced the founder of the roy- media mogul had not intended alist Yellow Shirts to two years to defame the royal family but DAVAO CITY: Government in jail yesterday for defaming wanted to draw the attention of troops clashed with com- the monarchy when he quoted a police to the original speech. munist rebels yesterday in speech by a political rival. Sondhi, was released on bail of Aliwagwag village in Cateel, Sondhi Limthongkul was con- 500,000 baht ($16,000) pending an Davao Oriental in the south- victed under the controversial appeal in the Supreme Court. ern Philippines, leaving one lese majeste rules after prosecu- In 2010, he was convicted of rebel dead and five soldiers tors appealed an earlier acquittal defaming Thaksin and handed wounded, the military said. over his remarks made in 2008. a six-month suspended jail sen- AGENCIES The appeals court rejected tence. AFP

Obama visit protest

Demonstrators shout anti-US slogans and display placards during a protest against a meeting between Philippine and US officials days before the scheduled visit of President Barack Obama, in Manila yesterday. WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Two US generals get marching orders Security lapse at Afghan base led to brazen Taliban attack; first time officers fired since the Vietnam War

WASHINGTON: The comman- General James Amos, chief of the Amos concluded that which oversees troops in the dant of the US Marine Corps on Marine Corps, wrote that while Sturdevant, who oversaw the Middle East and Afghanistan, Monday sacked two generals in he was aware of the challenges aviation arm of the Marine force conduct a probe to assess the wake of a deadly attack last faced by the Marines due to a at the base, failed to “adequately “accountability”. year by the Taliban on a major troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, assess the force protection situa- In the well-planned assault, Nato base in Afghanistan. it was his duty “to remain true to tion” at Bastion and had respon- 15 insurgents with wire cutters The extraordinary decision the timeless axioms” that define a sibility to add his own security took advantage of reduced secu- came after a military investiga- commander’s task. “Responsibility forces to the British contingent rity around the base, includ- tion found Major General Charles and accountability are the sacred guarding the airfield if necessary. ing an unmanned watchtower. Gurganus and Major General tenets of Commandership.” “Marines can never place com- Troops from Tonga had been Gregg Sturdevant failed to take Amos asked both generals to plete reliance for their own safety assigned the job of guarding the sufficient action to safeguard retire, the statement said. He also in the hands of another force,” base’s perimeter. The comman- the base from a possible assault recommended to the Navy sec- Amos wrote. In arriving at his dant acknowledged that the two by insurgents, the Marine Corps retary that Gurganus’s nomina- decision, Amos “acknowledged generals had the difficult task said. tion for promotion to the rank of the inherent risks of combat and of managing their mission with It was the first time an Lieutenant General be rescinded the challenges faced by both com- drastically reduced troop levels American general had been fired and that Sturdevant receive a let- manders in striking the proper because of a drawdown mandated over battlefield negligence since ter of censure. balance between aggressively pur- by US President Barack Obama. the Vietnam War, officials said. Amos said he agonised over A file picture of Major General Gregg Sturdevant (right) and Major General suing the enemy and safeguarding The number of US troops in the The September 14-15 assault meting out discipline to offic- Charles Gurganus. their forces.” region under Gurganus’ command on Camp Bastion in southern ers whom he considered to However, Amos found that the had declined from 17,000 when he Afghanistan was one of the most be friends. “This is the hard- commanders “did not exercise took over in 2011 to 7,400 when brazen ever pulled off by Taliban est decision I’ve had to make Southwest, bore “final account- assessment of the enemy’s capa- the level of judgment expected the September 2012 attack took insurgents. Two Marines were as commandant of the Marine ability for the lives and equipment bilities and intentions” towards of General Officers” and had to place. But even with a smaller killed, eight others wounded and Corps,” Amos said. under his charge”. the base, which included the be held accountable. After ini- force, the generals should have six AV-8B Harrier fighter jets Amos said Gurganus, who had According to Amos, the gen- British-run airfield at Bastion tial investigations of the incident taken more precautions to pro- destroyed. overall command of the base eral “made an error in judge- and a Marine installation, Camp looked at overall security, Amos tect the base, Amos said. Endorsing the probe’s findings, as head of Regional Command ment when conducting his risk Leatherneck. requested US Central Command, AFP Parties slam power, petrol Abdullah enters Afghan presidential race price hikes in Pakistan KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah, of bloody fighting against the the suave former foreign min- Islamist militants. Abdullah, a LAHORE: Opposition political rates. “The PML-N govern- ister who came second in former eye surgeon, has remained and religious parties in Pakistan ment has taken the step on the Afghanistan’s fraud-tainted bitter about his old rival Karzai have lashed out at the Nawaz instruction of the IMF. The party 2009 election, yesterday entered since the 2009 poll. Sharif government for the mas- had earlier claimed to break the next year’s presidential race He has previously alleged that sive increase in electricity rates, begging bowl but now it is tak- and backed peace talks with the president, who is constitu- some announcing their plans to ing anti-people steps to appease Taliban militants. tionally barred from standing for protest against the hike. the IMF,” PPP senior leader Abdullah pulled out of a sec- a third term, is plotting to extend The Punjab chapter of Imran Haider Zaman Qureshi said. The ond-round run-off in 2009 after his time in office. Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik Insaf PPP also condemned exorbitant collecting about 30 percent of the Abdullah He served as Karzai’s (PTI) yesterday announced increase in oil prices. vote, allowing President Hamid foreign minister from 2001 until province-wide protests against Jamiat Ulema Islam leaders Karzai to retain power in an elec- he was sacked in 2006, and later increase in power and petroleum Amjad Khan and others strongly tion that was badly marred by became a leading figure in the prices, ever-increasing joblessness reacted to the massive increase in cheating and violence. fluid opposition groups against and ‘anti-people’ policies of the power tariff. In a statement, the “We will make sure that the the president. government today. leaders termed the decision an people of Afghanistan have a fair Abdullah, son of a Pashtun PTI Punjab President Ejaz “economic attack” on the masses election,” Abdullah told reporters father from Kandahar and a Chaudhry and Secretary-General seeking the government’s help in as he arrived at the Independent Tajik mother, lacks a loyal voter Dr Yasmin Rashid rejected such hard times. Election Commission (IEC) offices base. But he could build a strong increase in power prices terming Majlis Wahdat Muslimeen here to register for the April 5 poll. coalition of allies through his it “economic terrorism”. They Secretary-General Nasir Jafri “We will open the doors of vice-presidential candidates — demanded immediate withdrawal termed the tariff increase a gift to negotiation to all the opposi- Mohammed Mohaqiq, a leader of of increase in power prices. a nation that was already haunted tion, including those who are the Hazara ethnic minority, and Dr Yasmin said the Nawaz gov- by dearness, terrorism, loadshed- fighting us,” he said in a speech Mohammad Khan, deputy head ernment had shifted the economic ding and energy crisis. He also afterwards, expressing support of the pro-government Hezb-i- burden onto the poor to overcome termed the hike a suicidal attack for the government’s attempts Islami faction. financial deficit. She said the on the people. He demanded with- to seek a peace settlement with Now aged 53, Abdullah remains Rs5.98 per unit hike would result drawal of the notification. the Taliban. in favour with many Western dip- in increase in prices of food items, In a statement Tahirul Qadri’s International donors are push- lomats who admired his energetic Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah signs a document as he registers his medicines and other necessities of Pakistan Awami Tehreek leader ing hard for a credible election campaigning and dignified con- name for the upcoming presidential elections at Independent Election life. “The power prices have been Zahid Fayyaz rapped the govern- next year after billions of dollars duct during the last election. Commission in Kabul yesterday. increased to pay for the expensive ment for continuing its anti-pub- of development aid and 13 years AFP trips of the prime minister and lic policies. “The 100 days of the his family to foreign countries,” government have clearly shown she alleged. its working style. The raise in Asif Zardari’s Pakistan People?s power tariff reflects the govern- Party condemned the “electricity ment’s designs to crush the peo- Quake toll drone attack” in the shape of 40 ple,” Fayyaz said. Rice exporters celebrate rupee fall to 210 percent increase in power INTERNEWS rises to 476 FAISALABAD: While eve- Indian rice exporters got an edge Pakistani rice in the continent. ISLAMABAD: At least 476 rybody is complaining about last year when they beat Pakistani Due to prolonged monsoon sea- people were killed and 428 adverse implications of depre- exporters on the back of depreci- son this year water availability injured up to Monday in a ciation of the Pakistani rupee ating Indian rupee, according to was better, which will result in series of earthquakes, meas- against the dollar, rice export- local rice exporters. improved per acre rice yield. uring over seven degree at the ers in the country are celebrat- “Over 7 percent slide in the Ahmad said that during the Richter Scale, that hit south- ing as the sliding rupee has value of rupee against the dol- monsoon season, farmers feared west Balochistan province given them back the competi- lar has increased prospects for that heavy rains would have last week, military sources tive advantage which they had local exporters to win back lost washed away the rice crop, but said. The sources said that the lost to Indian counterparts. international markets,” said fortunately the rains proved to earthquakes damaged an area Local rice exporters are ready Taufeeq Ahmad, a rice exporter be good for the crops. Moreover, of about 182km in Balochistan. to seize the moment as they eye and former vice chairman of prices in both the local and the The army set up two field hos- over $2bn worth of export orders Rice Exporters Association of international markets have pitals in the affected areas with this year after a dismal previous Pakistan. remained stable this year. 2,000 troops involved in rescue year. In the previous financial New international rice Thus, farmers and export- operations, the sources added. year, rice exports fell to $1.7bn markets were emerging for ers are earnings good profits on Relief convoys were attacked from $2bn in the preceding year. the Pakistani-cultivated rice, exports of the crop. Pakistan’s by unidentified gunmen both Falling rupee will make local mainly in Africa. Ahmad said traditional export markets for in air and on the ground and products cheaper in the inter- that increased purchasing rice include UAE, Saudi Arabia, such attacks affected the pace Attendants fill petrol on to vehicles at a fuel station in Islamabad. national market, hence giving a power in many African nations Qatar and Iran. of the relief work,” Director boost to the country’s exports. resulted in higher demand for INTERNEWS General Inter Services Public Relations Major General Asim Salim Bajwa said. Army official, Afghan medical staff brave the odds amid grim outlook family killed

MAIDAN SHAR: A Taliban attack glass everywhere and gunshots outside.” increasing,” said Anders Rosen, spokesman was on duty when the Taliban attack ISLAMABAD: Four persons wrecked the operating theatre and left Miraculously the flying glass did not kill for the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan started. Amarkhil, 50, was himself cut on of the same family were found 160 staff and patients wounded, but the anyone, but 80 hospital staff and 80 patients (SCA), which manages the public hospital. the wrist by falling glass, but like all the murdered in Rawalpindi city, Maidan Shar hospital has never stopped sustained minor injuries in 45 minutes of “This summer we had an ambulance staff refused to leave work. near the capital Islamabad, serving the people of one of the most mayhem. “The hospital was full of pieces attacked in Laghman (near Kabul). When “Even on the day of the attack, they did yesterday, Geo News reported. dangerous parts of Afghanistan. of broken glasses and smoke, and all the the ambulance was on its way to hospital, it not stop providing services,” doctor Yousuf Police said that four bod- During the attack, which targeted a patients came to hide in the corridor,” said was hit by insurgents and one person was Fayez said. “They worked all night cleaning ies were recovered from one nearby office of the intelligence services, a Hakimi. “Wounded people were treating killed.” Rosen said that, despite the threats, up the glass. We are prepared, we know house in Al Shifa Colony, in series of explosions broke nearly every win- other wounded people.” the SCA was determined to stay even if what can happen.” Rawalpindi which were iden- dow in the hospital, smashed down doors The attack demonstrated the resilience Afghanistan spirals into turmoil after elec- Abdul Wahid Taqat, a political analyst tified as Brigadier (retired) and destroyed medical equipment. of many Afghan medical staff, but it also tions next year and the Nato withdrawal. and retired army general, said that Wardak Sikandar Malik, his wife and “There were three of us here in my office underlined the threat from Taliban militants. “We’ve been working here during the province provided a sobering symbol of the two daughters. Police have having lunch,” said doctor Abdul Samad Madain Shar, in Wardak province, is just a Soviet occupation (in the 1980s), during challenges ahead. “Insecurity or fighting in cordoned off the area, while Hakimi, the hospital director, remember- 40 minutes drive from Kabul, and is situated the civil war, and the Taliban... we will stay. any part of the country has a direct effect the bodies have been shifted ing the horrors of the attack last month. on the national ring road that links the city We actually want to develop our efforts.” on the security of Kabul,” he said. “This to the hospital. Further “We heard a loud noise, then another, to Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif. At the hospital, amid the chaos of repair violence is not organised war but a guerrilla investigation was in progress. and the windows exploding. We went out “We are facing more and more secu- work, patients are still being treated by war, and it can spread.” AGENCIES into the hallway. There were shards of rity problems. We have a feeling that it is nurses such as Attiqullah Amarkhil, who AFP WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA

Assam protest All India medical Rasheed Masood entrance test on May 4 is MP no more, NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education will on May 4 next year conduct the All India pre-medical/pre-dental gets 4 years jail entrance test (AIPMT) for admission to 15 percent seats in government colleges for the 2014-2015 session, said an MBBS seat allotment scam in 1990 official statement yesterday. “Subject to the final deci- NEW DELHI: Congress MP from across the country to the sion of the Supreme Court, Rasheed Masood was sentenced MBBS seats allotted to medical the CBSE will conduct an to four years in jail here yester- colleges in Tripura from the cen- AIPMT for admission to day for fraudulently nominating tral pool. MBBS and BDS courses for undeserving students for MBBS Masood loses the right to con- the academic session 2014 to seats when he was a minister test elections for 10 years as a 2015, on May 4, to fill the 15 in 1990, becoming the first MP convicted leader cannot fight elec- percent seats in government set to lose his seat under a new tions for six years from the date of colleges,” said the statement. Supreme Court ruling. release from prison. He will lose The exams will be conducted The Rajya Sabha member, a membership of the Rajya Sabha as all over India except in the party hopper from Saharanpur an MP and a state legislator stand states of Andhra Pradesh in Uttar Pradesh, remained calm disqualified if convicted for crimes and Jammu and Kashmir as Special CBI Court judge J P S with punishment of two years or which hold their own state- Malik held the 67-year-old guilty more and under some other laws level entrance test. The of cheating and corruption. He even without jail sentence. entrance test will consist of was also fined Rs60,000. The BJP claimed credit for the one paper with 180 objective Once the verdict was pro- sentencing. Spokesman Shahnawaz type questions from subjects nounced at the Tis Hazari court, Hussain said the corrupt will now Police detain a demonstrator during a protest in front of the secretariat building in Guwahati city, Assam, physics, chemistry, botany Masood was taken away to the fear the consequences. “We had yesterday. The protesters demanded permanent land settlement for the indigenous people living in the city. and zoology with 45 questions Tihar Central Jail to begin his kept up the pressure.” from each subject, added the sentence — a landmark event in Masood was found guilty under statement. Indian politics. A jail official said the Prevention of Corruption Masood will share space with Act and for criminal conspiracy, Badrinath pilgrimage other convicts in jail no. 5. cheating and forgery. to restart on Oct 5 Also held guilty were former On July 10, the Supreme Court IPS officer Gurdial Singh and struck down a provision in elec- US makes unique defence offer DEHRADUN/LUCKNOW: retired IAS officer Amal Kumar toral law that provided protection Almost four months after Roy. They too were sentenced to to incumbent MPs and legislators WASHINGTON: In a move The Javelin is a manportable, rebalance, so-called, to the Asia flash floods and heavy four years in jail, and fined Rs1 by allowing them to continue in reflective of growing defence ties fire-and-forget, antitank missile Pacific region.” rains led to the halt of the lakh each. Nine students, who got their posts if they appeal against a between the two, sealed during employed by dismounted infan- Asserting that US and India annual “Char Dham Yatra” admission in medical colleges and lower court conviction and secure last week’s visit here of Prime try to defeat current and future are “destined to be partners on in Uttarakhand, the reli- were convicted for cheating, were a stay order within 90 days. Minister Manmohan Singh, the threat armoured combat vehicles. the world stage,” he said, “we’re gious trip to Kedarnath and sentenced to a year’s imprison- The verdict came a day after US has made India a “ground- Carter, who with Indian each big, complicated democra- Badrinath shrines is sched- ment each. They moved for bail. a Ranchi court convicted former breaking collaborative defence National Security Adviser cies. We move slowly, but over the uled to open for people on The CBI sought seven years’ Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad proposal” to co-develop with Shivshankar Menon heads the long run we also move surely. And October 5, officials said. jail term for the MP, saying the and 44 others for illegal withdrawal India a next-generation Javelin two countries’ Defence Trade and that to me is the trajectory for While small vehicles have “lawmaker has become the law- of millions of rupees from undi- antitank capability, according Technology Initiative (DTI), said us and India in the defence area”. been allowed right up to the breaker”. The sentencing brought vided Bihar’s animal husbandry to a top defence official. the US is committed to continu- During a trip to India last month Badrinath shrine, as earlier, the curtains down on a case that department in the early 1990s. The proposal addresses a key ing to put new ideas on the table. he had delivered a second round of vehicles will be stopped at began in 1990 when Masood was Lalu Prasad, who is now in jail, military requirement for both He was reviewing Friday’s potential capability areas of coop- Soneprayag on the Kedarnath the health minister in the National will get to know his prison sen- armies and is an unprecedented “successful meeting” between eration proposed by US industry. route and pilgrims will have Front government of V P Singh tence tomorrow. Depending on offer the US has made unique to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh In India, Carter also made sure to to trek 24km to reach the from April to November 1990. the sentence, he too is expected India, Deputy Defence Secretary and President Barack Obama, hear from senior Indian industry Kedarnath temple. Using his authority, Masood to lose membership of the Lok Ash Carter, said on Monday at the “the strong and rapidly growing representatives about their ideas was accused of fraudulently nomi- Sabha, where he represents Saran Centre for American Progress, a defence partnership between the for increasing private-sector part- Congress expels nating undeserving candidates constituency. IANS Washington think tank. US and India, as we execute.... the nerships. IANS Soumya Patnaik BHUBANESWAR: The Congress yesterday expelled senior Odisha leader and former Lok Sabha member Rabri Devi likely to Soumya Ranjan Patnaik for six years for anti-party activi- ties. The All India Congress Committee took the deci- lead RJD again sion on the basis of a recom- mendation made by the state PATNA: A day after a court political activist Anish Ankur disciplinary committee, a convicted RJD leader Lalu admitted that the Rabri Devi saga party leader said. Patnaik, Prasad in the fodder scam, his may turn out to be different this 61, an AICC member alleg- wife and former Bihar chief time. “The situation is different. edly addressed several rallies minister Rabri Devi may head When she became chief minister, across the state in the past the party again, party sources the RJD was in power. Now the months despite warning by said yesterday. party is in the opposition.” the state Congress leader- This is the dominant view in RJD MP Jagdanand Singh ship. “If this is the reward for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) denied that the party would dis- serving the party for 25 long although party leaders admit that integrate in the absence of Lalu years, I have nothing to say. I the situation may not be an exact Prasad. “Even during earlier do not think I have done any- repeat of 1997 when too Rabri times, the party emerged stronger thing to deserve this,” Patnaik Devi headed the party after Lalu after similar crises,” he said. said. Patnaik is also the son- Prasad was jailed. Jagdanand Singh made it clear in-law of Assam governor and When Lalu Prasad announced that the RJD will function under former Odisha chief minister in 1997 that his wife — who until a collective leadership. J B Patnaik and brother of then had kept away from politics Rabri Devi has reportedly said former state Congress presi- — would be the chief minister that as the RJD was founded by dent Niranjan Patnaik. in his absence, the RJD was not Lalu Prasad, only family members really comfortable with the idea. will run the show in his absence. Ranjan Mathai is “But everything proved very But no one appears to be new envoy to UK smooth contrary to widespread eager to hand over the RJD’s fears,” senior RJD leader Anwar charge to Lalu Prasad’s younger NEW DELHI: Former Indian Ahmad said. “She ran the govern- son Tejashwi, who is otherwise foreign secretary Ranjan ment with the help of senior party regarded as his father’s political Mathai has been appointed as leaders.” Another RJD leader, heir. “Senior party leaders have the next high commissioner to Ramkirpal Yadav, echoed this view. no problems working under Rabri Britain, it was announced yes- A special CBI court in Ranchi Devi but they have strong reser- terday. Mathai, who retired as Monday convicted Lalu Prasad vations about Tejashwi,” a RJD foreign secretary on July 31, in the fodder scam. The sentenc- leader said. will succeed Jaimini Bhagwati. ing will take place tomorrow. But IANS He is expected to take up his assignment shortly. IANS Woman arrested for torturing maid

NEW DELHI: A teenage girl The girl, from Jharkhand, locals saying the two women were working as a maid in here was reportedly told police after her known as unpredictable and fre- recovering in hospital yester- rescue on Monday night that quently involved in neighbour- day after being rescued from a she had been working with her hood disputes. home where campaigners said employers for the past year and “I heard shrieks yesterday while she was slashed with knives and was unable to leave. I was walking in the park. Then mauled by dogs. “Such a heinous crime has hap- my maid came running to me and Police said they had arrested pened to this girl. The whole head said ‘There is something wrong in her employer, a 50-year-old was smashed, the whole body, dog that house, come with me’,” said woman who lives with her bites are there,” Rishi Kant, from Achla Bhandari, a resident in the 85-year-old mother in the upmar- the anti-trafficking campaign middle-class neighbourhood. “We ket Vasant Kunj area of southern group Shakti Vahini, told the both rushed there and tried to peek New Delhi, on suspicion of illegal NDTV news channel. through the windows,” she added. confinement and assault. “In this house they are well “I was horrified when I saw her.” “It is horrible and barbaric,” off, they are not poor people,” he Neeraj Kumar Yadav, a Vasant Kiran Walia, Delhi’s minister for added after a joint operation with Kunj police inspector, said the women and child development, police to rescue the maid. 45-year-old employer was in pol- told reporters after visiting the A crowd of onlookers gathered icy custody. Charges would not be 15-year-old in a city hospital outside the four-storey residen- pressed against her elderly mother where she is being treated for tial block yesterday as news of on account of her age, he said. multiple injuries. the rescue operation spread, with AFP WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

President greets No question of the nation on Gandhi Jayanti NEW DELHI: President resigning over Pranab Mukherjee yesterday wished the nation on the eve of the 144th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and urged people to imbibe wisdom from ordinance: PM his teachings. “It is an occasion for us to reflect on the life and contribution of the ‘Modi’s onslaught must be met’ Father of our Nation. I urge all citizens to imbibe wisdom from ON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE: had withheld his assent to the the valued teachings of Mahatma Prime Miinister Manmohan ordinance after the cabinet Gandhi and ensure that Bapu Singh said yesterday that he passed it on September 24, a day remains alive in our hearts and would not quit over the per- before Manmohan Singh left for minds forever,” Mukherjee said. ceived undermining of his his five-day US visit. Mukherjee “This is a day to re-dedicate authority and that of his cabi- had summoned some union min- ourselves to ideals of the Mahatma net by Congress vice president isters over it. who forged the instrument of Rahul Gandhi, noting that dif- On being asked whether the Satyagraha based on truth, non- ferences of viewpoints was government was planning to violence and power of self-suffering “what a democracy is about”. junk the controversial ordinance and helped India shed the yoke of But he said that the “onslaught” and whether he was considering colonialism,” he said. of BJP prime ministerial candi- resigning because his position has “When we drew up our date Narendra Modi needed to been undermined, he said: “There Constitution, concepts such as be met by “all secular forces” and was no question of resigning. fundamental rights, directive one will have to wait for sometime “Well, I think, I have seen Rahul Ninety-year-old cartoonist and Gandhian, Ranchhodbhai Purani poses with recently completed cartoons — the left principles, abolition of untouch- “before the people realise what Gandhi’s statement. He has written one featuring an image of Gandhi — at his residence in Ahmedabad yesterday. Purani who has been influenced ability, rights for underprivi- they are up against”. to me on this subject also and let by Gandhi’s principles since he was 14, worked as a cartoonist from 1944 to 1986 in various Gujarati newspapers leged and marginalised were all Ending speculation on whether me say that when issues are raised inspired by Gandhian thoughts and is working as a freelancer adding to his collection of some 10,000 images. he will resign after the public in a democracy, in a democratic and values,” he said. IANS trashing by Rahul of an ordinance polity, right course is to start with that sought to shield convicted and trying to understand what is lawmakers from disqualification, it agitating the mind of the con- the prime minister said he will cerned people,” he added. try to “find out the reasons” why He said Rahul has asked for a he had protested in “that way”. meeting and he will discuss the Kerala woman may Three officials arrested Centre wants ban on “Well I am not the master of matter with him. “I will also take what people say. It has happened my cabinet colleagues also into be 115 years old over building collapse gutka and supari and as I said when I go back I will confidence. We will see which try to find out the reasons why it way the wind blows,” he said on RANNI: A string of visitors lined up yes- MUMBAI: Police yesterday arrested three NEW DELHI: The government yester- had to be done that way and how whether the ordinance will be terday to meet Chinamoo, who claims she is officials working for the Mumbai city gov- day pitched for a ban on all forms of chew- do we handle it,” the prime minis- withdrawn by the cabinet. The 115 years old, one of the oldest in the world. ernment over the collapse of an apartment ing tobacco, gutka or supari laced with ter said when asked whether Rahul cabinet is meeting today to dis- The only proof she owns, however, is an block last week that killed 60 people. nicotine, saying these products fell under should have raised the issue of the cuss the ordinance. election voter identification card, issued to Police on Sunday arrested one man reported the prohibition prescribed under the food ordinance when he was away. On being asked whether any her in 1998, when she turned 100. to occupy a ground-floor office and warehouse safety provisions. “Gutka by its defini- On being asked whether he was person, however, senior should On International Day of Older Persons yes- in the building, who was accused of carrying tion is a food added with nicotine and fla- upset by the public denunciation, undermine the decisions taken by terday, people brought Chinamoo gifts, and out faulty and unauthorised renovations on vours” that is prohibited under the Food he said: “I think, I have been used the cabinet and core group, he said: a Bahrain-based organisation said it would the building in east Mumbai. Safety and Standards (Prohibition and to ups and downs and I don’t get “No, I don’t feel that way” as they build her a new home. Local legislator and The latest arrests are of Municipal Restrictions on sales) Regulations, 2011, easily upset.” The prime minister were operating in a democracy and senior CPI-M leader Raju Abraham visited Corporation of Greater Mumbai staff, who Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising also said that he will discuss the not in an authoritarian state. Chinamoo, and said that though the Election are due to appear in court today, corporation told the apex court bench of Justice G S matter with Rahul. “I honestly feel that if there is Commission records say she is 115 years old, spokesman Vijay Khabale Patil said. “They Singhvi and Justice C Nagappan. The prime minister said the an important point of view, any many of her relatives feel she might be well are concerned officers who had to look after Jaising said all form of non-smoking tobacco ordinance was discussed twice member of the Congress Party, over 120 — making her the oldest in the coun- repairs and other things,” the spokesman products were being marketed by misbranding by the cabinet and also by the any member of my cabinet is free try and certainly one of the oldest in the world. said. The corporation has suspended seven them as mouth fresheners which were in fact Congress core group, the top to raise issues and require recon- “We have requested state Health Minister engineers and is investigating another 11 staff unsafe and poisonous. The court would next decision-making body. sideration of issues.” V S Sivakumar to see if a test could be done to members, while a committee has been set up hear the case on October 4. President Pranab Mukherjee IANS determine her correct age,” he said. IANS to probe the cause of the collapse. AFP IANS

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Al Khaliji names Qatar Holding banks for potential debut bond issue DUBAI: Qatar’s Al Khaliji Commercial Bank has becomes sole picked four banks to arrange meetings with fixed income investors ahead of a potential debut bond issue, a document from lead managers said owner of QE yesterday. The lender, Qatar’s sixth-larg- est by market value, hired BNP Qatar buys NYSE Euronext’s stake Paribas, HSBC, the investment banking arm of Qatar National DOHA: Qatar Holding, the QE will continue to achieve fur- Bank and Standard Chartered investment arm of Qatar ther progress and maintain a to run the roadshows, which will Investment Authority (QIA), leading status among the region’s begin on October 3, the document has bought NYSE Euronext’s markets, taking advantage of said. 12 percent stake in the Qatar what has been accomplished and A dollar-denominated bond Exchange (QE) and has become seeking to provide more services issue will follow the meetings, the sole owner of the local to investors based on the efforts subject to market conditions, bourse. Cooperation between of QE’s Qatari management and it added. Should a deal print, QE and NYSE Euronext will staff who have deepened their it will be the maiden inter- continue in different fields expertise over the years of the national bond issue from the including technology and exper- partnership. Cooperation between bank. tise sharing, QE said in a state- QE and NYSE Euronext will con- ment yesterday. tinue in different fields including QIA and NYSE Euronext technology and expertise. CBQ buys 3.4pc signed a strategic partnership Stressing that cooperation H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with Dr Ernest Moniz. agreement on June 19, 2009 between the two sides will con- more stake in aimed to transform QE into a tinue for the mutually-beneficial world-class exchange. As per that business initiatives Al Mansoori Al Sada calls for added cooperation Alternatifbank agreement, NYSE Euronext held added: “The expertise and lead- a 20 percent stake in QE. The two ing-edge technology they brought DUBAI: Commercial Bank sides later signed an agreement to Qatar Exchange during this of Qatar (CBQ) said yester- in September 2012 under which period has contributed to the between Qatar, US energy industries day it had acquired a further Qatar Holding owned 88-percent transformation of Qatar Exchange 3.4 percent stake in Turkey’s of QE with NYSE Euronext hold- into a world-class exchange”. WASHINGTON: The Minister the US-Qatar Business Council, natural gas in power generation, Alternatifbank through a pub- ing the remaining 12 percent. “With the development of of Energy and Industry H E Dr which was attended by 150 busi- and provide many opportunities lic tender offer, building on its Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori, Qatar Exchange’s cash market Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada ness leaders and policy makers in the petrochemical and manu- majority holding buy earlier this CEO of QE yesterday stated that and the launch of its Venture met in Washington the US across a wide spectrum of sectors. facturing industries.” year. the latest agreement signed by Market, most of our joint actions Energy Secretary Dr Ernest Al Sada acknowledged the “It is worth mentioning here No sale price was given in the two parties facilitated the are now complete. And the trans- Moniz. The two ministers dis- major contribution of American that Qatar Petroleum and its the statement, which said that sale of NYSE Euronext’s 12 per- fer of operations to a local man- cussed bilateral ties and cooper- companies in Qatar’s rapid partners ExxonMobil are promot- the tender offer had concluded cent stake in QE to Qatar Holding agement team reflects the success ation in the energy field as well development, saying that ing Golden Pass Products. This on September 27 and, follow- after achieving all the strategic of the transformation that has as a number of relevant issues. “American companies have is a new LNG exports company ing the move, left 0.76 percent goals that were identified for the taken place. Looking back, our Al Sada, who was on a work- been true partners in our suc- with a 10-billion dollar project to of the Turkish bank in public company following the signing of strategic partnership with the ing visit to the US, held talks cess. Their contributions to the build gas liquefaction facilities hands. the strategic partnership agree- State of Qatar has benefited the with senior US government entire spectrum of our industry at its existing terminal site in CBQ, the state’s second-largest ment between them in June 2009. Gulf region and customers on a officials, including Ambassador are highly valued.” Golden Pass, Texas. This project is lender by assets, said in July it had “Over a period of more than global scale. Looking ahead, we Carlos Pascual, the US State He said that Qatar is one of the expected to add important export completed the purchase of a 70.84 four years of strategic partner- are delighted to pursue our part- Department’s special envoy and earliest investors in the American capabilities to serve world mar- percent stake in Alternatifbank, ship with NYSE Euronext, QE nership, harnessing our technol- coordinator for international LNG sector. “Qatar Petroleum kets,” he added. paying two-times book value as at has achieved significant progress ogy assets and expertise - which energy affairs. was there earlier on, when all The Minister reiterated the June 30, 2013, and would tender and made remarkable achieve- complement the strong foun- Al Sada had earlier called on scenarios and forecasts pointed to importance of efforts promoting for the 4.16 percent stake held by ments in terms of developing dation and vision of our part- key players in the American and the US becoming a net importer the use of natural gas as a source the public. infrastructure and systems and ners - to contribute to Qatar Qatari energy industry to seize of natural gas,” he said. “We are of clean energy, which opens the Turkey’s Anadolu Holding, the diversification of investment Exchange’s future success”, said cooperation opportunities in both watching all the developments in way for more investments in this from which CBQ acquired tools and services provided to Roland Bellegarde, Group EVP countries as well as in other parts the American shale gas industry field, contributes to diversifying its majority holding, con- investors”, he noted. for European Equities and Equity of the world. with great interest, especially as energy sources, and helps meet tinues to own 25 percent of Al Mansoori expressed confi- Derivatives at NYSE Euronext. He was speaking at recep- rising production and low domes- the challenges of climate change. Alternatifbank. dence that during the next phase THE PENINSULA tion hosted in his honour by tic prices stimulate a switch to THE PENINSULA REUTERS

Infrastructure spending to narrow fiscal surplus Opec relaxed about

DOHA: The pick up in Qatar’s Qatar’s total revenues increased and the 2022 World Cup, devel- will be increasingly dependent on cost-sensitive shale oil infrastructure project is by 24.7 percent over the previous opment spending is thereby by income from non-hydrocarbon expected to narrow the coun- year to $76.3bn, total expenditures likely to increase from its low of activities. LONDON: A rise in output of North American tight oil will not try’s fiscal surplus from a record grew by only 2.0 percent to $48.9bn, 7.0 percent of GDP last year to 9.5 Earlier in the year, the trouble Opec, the group’s secretary general said yesterday, main- 14.2 percent of GDP in 2012-13 significantly below the increase in percent of GDP in 2013-14. report noted, Qatari authori- taining his view that the new supply source will not significantly financial year to 9.0 percent in spending recorded the year before On the revenue side, the increase ties announced an expansionary impact the group’s market share. the current fiscal. and during the last five-years on by 24.7 percent to a record $76.3bn budget for 2013-14 in which total Abdullah Al Badri in London, referred to forecasts of rising pro- Qatar’s fiscal surplus during average. was driven by burgeoning oil and spending was likely to increase by duction of tight oil, also known as shale, but said that would not be 2012-13 increased to a record The analysts noted the con- gas revenues, which grew by 10.4 18 percent on the previous year a problem for the 12-member Opec. “I do not think that with this $27.4bn according to the prelimi- traction in development spend- percent y-on-year. There is also to $57.9bn and total revenues by quantity Opec is in trouble,” Badri said. nary figures. This is more than dou- ing last year is likely a reflection a substantial increase in income 5.7 percent to $60.0bn. The gov- The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, sceptical ble of last year’s surplus of $13.2bn of the delays experienced in from investments, like dividends ernment also forecast increas- of information available, has been looking more closely at shale oil this and equivalent to 14.2 percent of rolling out key capital projects, from government-related entities;, ing its development spending by year. It decided in May to carry out its own investigation on shale’s GDP. The country has posted a a situation that should improve and other sources like corporate 20.6 percent. Having come under potential. surplus every year since 1999-2000. this year. The investment activ- taxes, customs duties etc, which budget last year, spending growth, Already, the US shale boom has altered the landscape of oil trade. But with the investment activity ity this year, as measured by the grew by 62.3 percent year-on-year led by development spending on For example, Opec members Nigeria and Algeria have seen demand picking up by an estimated 30 per- value of contracts awarded was and 54.6 percent, respectively. capital projects, is therefore likely for their crude fall in the US, the world’s top consumer, because of cent up during the first half of 2013, up by 30.0 percent during the first However, given that real hydro- to exceed budget estimates and growing domestic supply. there will be a huge contraction in half of 2013. It is likely to reach carbon output has likely peaked outpace revenue growth resulting But this need not alarm core Opec members such as Saudi Arabia the fiscal surplus, a Q3 2013 eco- $56.5bn by year-end- double last for the time being and upward in the narrow downing of fiscal in the longer run, according to a senior International Energy Agency nomic update on Qatar released year’s total. Given the impera- movements in hydrocarbon prices balance over the next two years. (IEA) official also at the conference. by NBK noted yesterday. While tives of Qatar’s development plan are not expected, revenue growth THE PENINSULA REUTERS WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Brent falls Qatar’s T-bill below $108 on fears of crimp yields jump in demand LONDON: Brent oil slid below $108 a barrel yesterday on wor- ries that a shutdown of the US government will crimp demand, to year-high while easing tensions in US-Iran nuclear talks boosted prospects for an increase in supply. The US government began a Syria jitters prompt fund outflow partial shutdown yesterday for the first time in 17 years, poten- DUBAI: Yields at a Qatari markets around the Gulf fell tially putting up to one million Treasury bill auction jumped sharply, money markets in other workers on unpaid leave, closing yesterday to their highest level countries were not affected nearly national parks and stalling medi- in at least a year, signalling as much as Qatar’s. cal research projects. unusually tight money market The reasons for the differ- But analysts expect that a swift liquidity which traders attrib- ence are not completely clear, resolution will limit the downside uted to geopolitical tensions. but Qatar has been particularly in oil prices. The yield on 182-day T-bills active in supporting Syrian rebels. “The US government shutdown surged to 1.36 percent, the high- Its money markets are smaller has affected all markets, includ- est level since the central bank than those in Saudi Arabia and H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (left) during the Oil & Money Conference in London. ing crude, but it’s a slow burner started to publish auction results the United Arab Emirates, which in terms of overall impact,” said in October 2012, from 1.15 percent may make them more vulnerable Simon Wardell of IHS. last month. to swings. Emerging countries engine of Brent crude fell 64 cents to “During the height of the Geopolitical jitters in the Gulf $107.73 a barrel by 1352 GMT. Syrian issue there were a few have eased since Syria accepted US crude slid 63 cents to $101.70. investors who sold equities and a Russian-US plan to remove its “We’re in a lockdown situation, they needed to buy dollars to chemical weapons. Yesterday, one- energy demand growth: Attiyah but I don’t suspect it’s going to last get out,” said a bank trader who year riyal forwards were quoted too long,” said Rob Montefusco of declined to be named under brief- at around 100 points bid, up from LONDON: The Chairman of growth will be achieved thanks Commenting on some of the Sucden Financial. ing rules. Monday’s close of 85 bid but well Qatar’s Administrative Control to a cyclical recovery in Europe observers’ opinions that Opec was But Brent could fall to “Banks bought dollars from the below the three-year high of 180 and Transparency Authority and the stabilisation of China’s facing many difficulties on the dif- $105 by the end of the week if central bank at the time and that hit in early September. (ACTA) H E Abdullah bin economy. Al Attiyah maintained ficulties facing Opec, he said that Republicans and Democrats took some liquidity away. That The latest level suggests a 0.3 Hamad Al Attiyah attended that there was some deterioration since 2000-2010, the increasing oil can’t break their political stale- has not come back.” percent weakening of the riyal yesterday the opening ministe- in economies of many emerging price was determined by a seller mate over a new government bill, The yield on 273-day notes shot from its peg of 3.64 to the dollar rial session of the Oil & Money countries, which was reflected in market, adding that investment Montefusco said. up to a one-year high of 1.57 per- over a one-year period. Conference in London. The con- the downward pressure on their was high driven by a soaring Oil has come under downward cent yesterday from 1.22 percent “It does not look like the tight- ference is to run for two days. currencies. demand for oil, associated with pressure in the past month as on September 3; 93-day bills were ness is going to go away imme- Attiyah said that there was He said that growth in coun- the economic development of supply has improved, with Libya at 0.97 percent, the highest since diately, but we had a day or two a “paradigm shift” in terms of tries like India, Turkey, Brazil emerging countries. increasing output and tensions March 2013 and up from 0.87 of the market being reasonably energy demand. He said that and South Africa would remain Al Attiyah stressed that things easing over Syria. percent for 91-day bills sold in liquid,” the trader said. emerging countries have become under pressure in coming months. were not going badly for Opec, In China, weaker-than- September. Non-resident bank deposits in the engine of energy demand However, emerging economies as but rather labelled it an “excit- expected growth in the manufac- The central bank has conducted the world’s top liquefied natu- growth to fulfil the need for a whole should reaccelerate. ing time” where Opec will have turing sector in September added monthly auctions of 91-, 182- and ral gas exporter fell for a fourth energy for the increasingly On the long-term, Al Attiyah a bigger role in regulating the oil to concerns that a nascent recov- 273-day T-bills since 2011, drain- month in a row to QR36.8bn in wealthy population. said that the economy should market. ery in the world’s second-largest ing QR4bn ($1.1bn) from the August, the lowest level since On the global economic reces- be viewed through the lenses of On whether Shale gas posed a economy might be foundering. money market each time. November 2012, the latest central sion, and how it has had a dis- economic theories and business risk on LNG, he said that Shale Signs of a thaw in relations The demand of QR4bn at yes- bank data shows. That is still 24.8 ruptive effect on the industry, cycles, saying that there were gas currently represents 40 per- between the United States and terday’s auction was the lowest in percent up from a year ago. industrialised countries as well many signs since 2008 like the cent of the remaining gas recov- Iran also weighed on oil prices. at least a year, data posted on the Another sign of tight liquidity as the emerging ones like China, economic crisis, the slow recov- erable resources. US President Barack Obama central bank’s website showed. was the amount of excess funds Brazil and India, Dismissing such ery, the high price of commodities Al Attiyah added that the and new Iranian President In early September, riyal/dol- banks placed at the central bank’s concerns Al Attiyah said that the that could point out to such an efforts made towards Shale tech- Hassan Rouhani spoke by tel- lar forward contracts jumped low-yielding overnight deposit facil- global economy has been what explanation. nology could change the global ephone last week in the highest to a three-year high because of ity. Funds parked there plunged appears to be a reacceleration Al Attiyah warned that oil and outlook over decades to come. level contact between the coun- fund outflows triggered by con- to QR17bn in August, the lowest process. gas producing countries must He maintained however that tries in more than three decades, cern that a US military strike level since December 2011, from He added that he expected be cautious to invest the right Shale and LNG were in integra- fuelling hopes for a resolution of against Syria could embroil Gulf QR81.8bn in the previous month. world GDP growth to increase amounts at the right time as their tion rather than being in direct Iran’s decade-old nuclear standoff Arab states more deeply in the REUTERS at least at the IMF forecast of investment encompass several competition. with the West. Syrian civil war. Although stock 3.1 percent, noting that the decades and several cycles. QNA REUTERS

Iraq southern Qatari Islamic banks record strong growth rate in GCC oil exports DOHA: GCC banking system operations after 2009. If we were strong local economic conditions. the past two years, and the cen- pronounced hit from lower inter- average down assets have risen by a com- to exclude Barwa Bank from our The compound average growth tral bank data show total assets est rates and non-core banking pound average growth rate of analysis, the lending growth for rate for the Islamic banks in S&P’s for Islamic retail and wholesale revenues than their conventional 6.9 percent a year since 2009 Islamic banks would still remain sample for the UAE over the same banks unchanged at $25.5bn from peers because they traditionally in September to reach $1.6 trillion at the end at 26 percent for the period”, the period was around 14.5 percent, 2009-2012. Total Bahraini banking operate with larger bases of non- of 2012. The strongest com- ratings agency noted. but this falls to 9.3 percent after system assets contracted by about interest bearing liabilities. BASRA: Iraq’s southern oil pound average growth rate was S&P expects Qatari Islamic excluding Al Hilal Bank, which 16 percent between 2009 and 2012. According to S&P’s analysis of exports averaged 1.821 mil- recorded in Qatar, where strong banks to grow especially fast began operations in 2011. The report noted Islamic banks some conventional and Islamic lion barrels per day (mbpd) in state support and a buoyant because of the country’s large infra- In Kuwait, the compound aver- in the GCC are likely to grow banks in the Gulf region, the September, down from 2.308 economy helped Islamic banks structure needs and investments, age growth rate of 10.5 percent faster than their conventional GCC Islamic banks outgrew their million bpd in August due to expand their loans by 32 per- including 2022 soccer World Cup was largely driven by Kuwait counterparts and increase their conventional peers between 2009 ports maintenance, Iraqi oil cent, Standard & Poor’s just Saudi Arabia was the second- Finance House, whose rise came share of GCC banking system and 2012. Their assets showed a officials said yesterday. published commentary on GCC fastest-growing Islamic banking mostly from overseas businesses, assets for the foreseeable future. compound annual growth of 17.4 Iraq started maintenance at Islamic Banking noted. market, with an average 22.3 per- predominantly in Turkey. But profitability rates for the two percent compared with conven- Basra Oil Terminal on September “The country’s youngest cent growth rate in 2009-2012, as Bahrain has experienced politi- banking models are converging as tional banks’ 8.1 percent. 11, closing two of its four berths, Islamic bank, Barwa Bank, began banks were able to capitalise on cal and economic upheaval over Islamic banks are taking a more THE PENINSULA and oil Officials with Iraq’s state- run South Oil Company (SOC) said the work would continue for a month. “Maintenance work and install- ing new meters have temporarily lowered September exports from Egypt economy to miss govt the south. Work should end by mid- October to restore normal exports level,” an official with SOC said. growth forecast, says survey Lowered crude shipments from Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest pro- ducer, and stumbling Libyan oil CAIRO: Egypt’s economy will economists polled by Reuters the first half of the year. production could raise more con- only grow 2.6 percent in the fis- showed the economy will grow But violence in July and August cerns among buyers of extended cal year ending June 2014, well 2.6 percent in the fiscal year to sent hotel occupancy rates to outages. below the 3.5 percent the gov- the end of June 2014, lower than their lowest levels in years, The work is partly designed to ernment expects to achieve, April’s forecast of 3.0 percent reversing a recovery in tourism increase export capacity and help according to a Reuters poll that and a September 2012 forecast after the hammering it took dur- Iraq maintain its position as the saw economists cutting fore- of 4.0 percent. ing Egypt’s 2011 uprising. Before second-largest producer in the casts again. “Growth prospects for Egypt’s 2011, tourism had accounted for Organization of the Petroleum Hamdi Dessouki receiving the award. It was the second lowering of economy have continued to sour around 10 percent of all economic Exporting Countries. expectations in five months and over the past few months,” said activity. Opec supply has averaged portends growth much slower William Jackson, an economist The turmoil also made it less 30.07mbpd, down from 30.32mbpd Fifty One East bags Best than needed to generate jobs for with Capital Economics. likely the government would in August, the lowest in two years Egypt’s disaffected youth. The poll suggested growth make early cuts in energy subsi- because of work at Iraq’s main Chances for an economic would pick up to 4.0 percent in dies, which make up 20 percent export outlet, a survey found. Retail Company award rebound were hurt by a violent the year to June 2015. of state spending, preventing “Upgrading the southern ports crackdown of supporters of presi- A new army-backed govern- it from directing resources to is very essential to absorb the DOHA: Fifty One East, the luxury retail chain in Qatar. We dent Mohammed Mursi, who was ment said in July that it plans investment. expected increase of production Middle East’s largest luxurious are committed to our strategy of ousted by the army on July 3 after to use billions of dollars in aid Before the 2011 uprising, the from the southern oil fields by end retail concept, bagged for the consistently providing the best millions of Egyptians took to the pledged by Gulf Arab states to economy grew at about 7 per- this year,” a senior oil official close third consecutive year the “Best offerings and bringing the world’s streets demanding his removal. spur the economy through new cent annually for several years. to the maintenance operations said. Retail Company of the Year 2013” most renowned brands to Qatar,” Clashes between security forces investments. But even that pace was barely Iraq has sent mixed messages at this year’s Arabian Business said Bader Abdullah Al-Darwish and Mursi supporters throughout At a business conference on enough to produce work for the about the impact of the mainte- Achievement Awards - Qatar. Chairman of Darwish Holding. the country in July and August Monday, Planning Minister large number of Egyptian youths nance on supplies. An official from The award was received by Hamdi Fifty One East is the longest- left more than 1,000 people dead, Ashraf al-Arabi repeated his gov- entering the job market. the South Oil Co said it would cut Dessouki, Assistant General standing retail chain in Qatar and prompting a nighttime curfew. ernment’s forecast of 3.5 percent The latest poll forecast that the shipments by up to 500,000bpd, Manager of Darwish Holding. the most exclusive address for a The violence dampened hopes growth this year, up from two Egyptian pound would weaken to although other sources have said “It is with great pleasure that style-savvy population seeking the for an early return of tourists and percent in 2012/13. 6.93 to the dollar by end-June and the drop would be less. we receive this award which con- best life-enhancing elements. investors. Tourism had been one of the to 7.20 by end-June 2015. REUTERS firms Fifty One East as the leading THE PENINSULA The consensus of 10 bright spots in the economy over REUTERS WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 EU jobless rate sees first fall since 2011 Fresh sign of redress from crisis

BRUSSELS: Eurozone unem- Across the EU, the unemploy- ployment fell for the first time in ment rate remained unchanged at two and a half years this sum- 10.9 percent for the fourth con- mer, but with 19 million people secutive month. jobless analysts say the labour In the United States in com- market remains the weak link parison, unemployment stood at in recovery. 7.3 percent in August, against 7.4 In a fresh sign of tentative percent the previous month. redress from the eurozone crisis, The EU jobs data “provided official data showed unemploy- further tentative signs that labour ment dropping to 12.0 percent market conditions are improving,” in July and August, against 12.2 said economic Ben May at Capital percent in June, the first if albeit Economics. timid fall since early 2011. He forecast a continuing A separate indicator, mean- improvement over the coming while, showed eurozone manu- months but cautioned that “with facturing activity growing for pretty weak growth in the region the third month running in as a whole, unemployment looks set British Ambassador, Nicholas Hopton, (third left) along with (from left) Rasha Almaliki, Office Manager, Blue Rubicon, Qatar; Gareth O’ Brien, Director September, but a slight slowdown to fall only very gradually at best.” of Trade and Investment, British Embassy; Neil Daugherty, Managing Director of Blue Rubicon, and Kieran Toohey, Director of Blue Rubicon, cuts the underlined that recovery remains There was some positive news ceremonial ribbon to inaugurate the Blue Rubicon International office at Al Fardan Tower Doha yesterday. (KAMMUTTY VP) uncertain. for youth unemployment, the With the exception of France 16-25 age bracket, which fell in and Greece, which both con- the 12 months to August by 52,000 Blue Rubicon opens first office outside UK in Doha tracted, every country surveyed in the eurozone to 3.45 million, by Markit Economics for their and by 123,000 youngsters in the Purchasing Managers’ Index 28-nation EU to 5.49 million. DOHA: British Ambassador the country’s largest foreign Rubicon Qatar, Neil Daugherty, and growing the reputations of showed expansion, with the But overall youth unemploy- Nicholas Hopton opened the investors. and Director, Kieran Toohey, have global companies looking to do Netherlands at a two and a half ment continued to be extremely Doha office of Blue Rubicon, PR Hopton, said: “Qatar is a been joined in Doha by a team business in Qatar.” year high, followed by Ireland high, with more than one out of Week’s UK Consultancy of the remarkable country making a with Arabic and English language Toohey said: “Qatar is a young and Germany. The labour mar- every five youngsters in search Year. The office is the strategic huge economic impact in the skills. The new office is based in and dynamic country, with a ket however remained “the weak of a job — at 23.7 percent in the communications consultancy’s region and globally. As one of Al Fardan Office Tower in Doha’s compelling vision for the future. link” in the road to renewed eurozone and 23.3 percent in the first outside Britain. Britain’s leading strategic com- West Bay area. At Blue Rubicon we are focused growth, the survey said. EU, after 23.8 percent and 23.4 Blue Rubicon has been work- munications and PR consultan- Daugherty said: “I am hon- on merging the best thinking on The EU’s Eurostat statistics percent respectively in July. ing since 2007 in Qatar on high cies, Blue Rubicon’s decision to oured to be leading Blue Rubicon’s reputation management and glo- agency said the total number Greece was the again the worst profile strategic communications open in Qatar is a further sign office in Qatar — our first outside bal communications from London, of people out of work in the 17 affected, with a youth jobless rate projects for Qatari organisations, of the commercial opportunities Britain. We want to continue to with a deep understanding of nations sharing the euro fell by of 61.5 percent, while Spain was and working for global businesses here for UK businesses.” help Qatar communicate its vision Qatar’s history and culture.” 16,000 in August from the previ- at 56.0 percent in August. in Qatar, including a number of Managing Director of Blue to the world, as well as protecting THE PENINSULA ous month to 19.17 million. Among those countries with But year-on-year from August the lowest unemployment lev- 2012 that meant unemployment els, Austria had 4.9 percent in has climbed by 895,000. August, followed by Germany, Although dole queues may have Europe’s powerhouse economy, stopped lengthening over the sum- on 5.2 percent. QFCRA issues consultation paper on rule change mer, officials and analysts stressed The highest rates were in that the nascent recovery was too twice-bailed out Greece at 27.9 fragile to open the way to a strong percent — according to the latest DOHA: The QFC Regulatory accessed via www.qfcra.com. one band to another. This move reports. The proposals are rele- pick-up in job creation. available figures for June — and Authority yesterday released The QFC Regulatory Authority would bring the rules into line vant to all QFC authorised firms The figures “remind us that a Spain, on 26.2 percent. a consultation paper on pro- seeks public comments on the with international best practice. and any firms considering doing robust economic recovery is not Over a year, unemployment posed rule changes that update proposal to update the rules relat- The proposed new controller business in the QFC. yet a reality,” said the EU’s employ- rose in 16 EU states, dropped in and strengthen the rules for the ing to the acquisition of signifi- band thresholds are:10 per cent; This initiative supports the ment commissioner Laszlo Andor. 11 and remained stable in Poland. acquisition of significant own- cant ownership positions in QFC exceeding 24 per cent but not QFC Regulatory Authority’s “We still have 26.5 million The sharpest increase was in ership positions in QFC author- authorised firms, most signifi- more than 49 per cent; exceed- ongoing commitment to meet Europeans jobless, with 5.5 mil- Cyprus, which saw a rise from ised firms. cantly with regard to the approval ing 49 per cent but not more than high international regulatory lion of them under the age of 25,” 12.3 percent to 16.9 percent and The consultation period is open of those ownership positions. 74 per cent; and exceeding 74 per standards, and supports the con- he added, citing figures for the in Greece, from 24.6 percent to until 7 November 2013. The draft The proposed changes would cent. tinued development of the QFC full 28-member European Union, 27.9 percent between June 2012 amendments are to the General introduce four threshold bands, Other proposed amendments as a leading financial and business including Croatia which joined in and June 2013. Rules. The proposed amendments reducing the need to seek approval cover a range of rules relating to centre in the region. July. AFP and consultation paper can be unless a shareholding moved from approvals, systems, controls and THE PENINSULA

Singapore trade delegation visits Qatar Infiniti names first Europe-based product director

DUBAI: Infiniti’s new-model offensive is changing up a gear with the announcement of a new Europe-based product chief, the company’s first. Nicolas Tschann has been appointed to the newly-created role of Product Director for Infiniti EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa). He previously the team that developed the Infiniti Q30 Concept, one of the stars of the recent Frankfurt International Motor Show. . Based at Infiniti EMEA head- quarters in Rolle, Switzerland, Tschann will coordinate all new- model development for the region. Reporting to Fintan Knight, FROM LEFT: Cody Lee, Director for Middle East and Africa at Singapore Business Federation; Khalid Vice-President Infiniti EMEA, bin Jaber Towar Al Kuwari, Board Member of Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Remy Tschann will work closely with Rowhani, Director General of Qatar Chamber, during a Singaporean trade delegation meeting at Qatar Infiniti EMEA’s product manag- Chamber yesterday. (SHAIVAL DALAL) ers and product planning teams to develop new models increasingly tailored to specific market needs. KPMG to hold family business meet Al Hilal Bank prices $500m sukuk DOHA: KPMG announced that it will host its INSEAD who is also the Co-Programme Director DUBAI: Abu Dhabi govern- first Family Business Conference on Sunday, of FAME, Jamal Fakhro, KPMG MESA Chairman, ment-owned Al Hilal Bank November 3 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers and Managing Partner of KPMG’s Bahrain and priced its debut $500m five-year Hotel, Dubai. Qatar practices, Christophe Bernard, Head of sukuk issue, a document from The conference, “Family Businesses in the Middle Family businesses, and Enterprises, Europe Middle lead managers said yesterday, East- Carrying on the Legacy” will include a key note East & Africa region; Sadiq Jafer, Managing as Gulf issuers flood back to the address by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Al Maktoum, Partner, Hadef & Partners’ Dubai and Jesus Casado, market to take advantage of Executive Chairman of Shuaa Capital and the Secretary General of European Family Businesses. conducive market conditions. Chairman of Dubai International Holding Company. Yacoub Hobeika, Head of KPMG’s Family The transaction priced at par Over 100 owners and top executives from family Businesses and Enterprises, Qatar, said, “Family with a profit rate of 3.267 percent business establishments across the Middle East businesses form an integral part of the business and a spread of 170 basis points and South Asian region are expected to attend environment within the Middle East region. over midswaps, the document the event. The event will feature a series of pres- “There are many success stories where busi- said. The spread had tightened entations by experts and panel discussions with nesses which were established in the smallest of significantly from the initial price industry leaders from across the region. scale have emerged to large establishments, in thoughts, released on Sunday, The presenters include Christine Blondel, some instances even into diversified groups with which had indicated a spread Adjunct Professor of Family Business of Wendel very large operations.” of 190 bps over the benchmark. International Centre for Family Enterprise at THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA/REUTERS WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Industrial sector China manufacturing up in September props up Qatari bourse index Analysts expect muted growth

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index percent yesterday, extending added 19.98 points, or 0.21 per- year-to-date gains to 55.2 percent. cent, to advance to 9,628.30 NCB Capital said in a note points from 9,608.32 on Monday. it expected a 3-5 percent nega- The volume of the shares traded tive impact on profit for telecom fell to 3,819,359 from 7,602,150 on operators due to a reduction in the Monday and the value of shares number of visas issued for pilgrims. decreased to QR164,167,526.45 The government has set stricter visa from QR283,435,018.69 on limits due to construction around Monday. the holy sites in Saudi Arabia. Among the top gainers were In Egypt, the benchmark index Qatar National Bank which was rose 1 percent, up for a first ses- up 0.54 percent to QR167.70, while sion this week since Thursday’s Industries Qatar gained 1.47 per- seven-month high. cent to QR152.10, International “Market is dominated by retails Islamic Bank gained 0.18 percent that have a strong appetite,” said to QR55.90 and Gulf International Mohamed Radwan, director of rose by two percent to QR51.10. international sales at Pharos The Banking and Financial Securities. “People are optimistic sector index was added 0.15 on the roadmap (a plan to return points while Consumer Goods to civilian rule) and drafting the and Services sector index down new constitution on time, which Workers on the production line of the Shanghai Volkswagen joint venture factory. China’s manufacturing activity climbed marginally to 51.1 percent 0.48 points. The industrial sector is helping the market.” in September. gained 0.97 points while insurance Heavyweight Commercial sector fell 0.07 points. International Bank rose 2.3 per- Meanwhile, other Gulf markets cent, while small- to mid-caps were mixed yesterday as investors dominated trading. treaded cautiously due to thin Foreigners were net buyers, local news flow and a weak glo- against regional and Egyptian Kuwait needs to curb wage growth: IMF bal backdrop due to the US gov- sellers, bourse data showed. ernment shutdown, while Egypt’s Elsewhere in the Gulf, the first KUWAIT: Kuwait must rein government expenditure is set to posted on its website late on of Kuwaitis working in the pri- bourse rose on retail buying. US government shutdown in 17 in public spending, especially exceed oil revenues by 2017/18, Monday. vate sector, has become open- Saudi Arabia’s measure climbed years triggered slight profit-taking. on wages, and find new sources raising the risk from any sus- “The implementation of the ended and expensive, though it 0.6 percent, extending gains since The dollar fell to an eight-month of income if it wants to keep tained drop in oil prices, it said proposed measures to contain the was supposed to be a temporary Sunday’s two-week low. The mar- low against the euro, but otherwise its fiscal position strong, the based on its projections. non-oil deficit should, however, measure. ket is up 17.8 percent so far in 2013. left equity markets firmer while US International Monetary Fund “The mission underlines the commence in the near term, since Kuwait has lagged peers like Although investors are wait- Treasury bonds fell. said. need to contain current spend- delays would result in the wid- the United Arab Emirates and ing for third-quarter earnings to Dubai’s index shed 0.2 percent, The Opec member should also ing, especially in the public wage ening of this deficit and require Qatar in competitiveness and justify increasing exposure to the trimming 2013 gains to 69.9 per- push ahead with its KD30bn bill, to provide fiscal buffers in the larger adjustment in the future,” foreign investment. It has the market, most analysts are expect- cent. Abu Dhabi’s measure also ($106bn) development plan to case of an oil price shock, and to it said. most open political system in the ing muted growth in the major clipped 0.2 percent. diversify its heavily oil-reliant continue to save for intergenera- On the expenditure side, scal- Gulf Arab region but infighting sectors, while attractive buying Dubai’s measure hit a new economy, boost foreign invest- tional equity,” the Fund said. ing down electricity and fuel sub- and bureaucracy have slowed the opportunities are few. intraday five-year high before ment and create jobs, it said. Kuwait’s fiscal buffers were sidies is needed, the IMF said, as development plan, announced in “There’s nothing new in the profit-taking dented the day’s Kuwait has so far enacted little large even before the oil price they are taking money away from 2010, which includes plans for a petrochemical sector — every- gains. “There are interesting of the plan. needed to balance its budget rose the much-needed infrastructure new oil refinery, airport, highways thing has reached decent valu- catalysts in place for a new leg Kuwait’s budget surplus is fore- to $70 per barrel in 2013/14, the investments. and hospitals. ations,” said Sebastien Henin, up for the rally,” TNI’s Henin said. cast to drop to a still robust 27.4 IMF said. Brent crude is forecast Like other wealthy Gulf states, The country needs to develop portfolio manager at Abu Dhabi’s Cityscape, a real estate trade percent of gross domestic prod- to hover around $107.5 this year Kuwait provides a generous wel- sources of income other than The National Investor. “The fair taking place next week, uct in the fiscal year that began in Reuters’ September poll. fare system and does not collect oil, such as by extending the 15 growth story is generally not could boost related shares if new in April from 33.4 percent in “In the medium term, fiscal income tax. The subsidies, which percent corporate tax imposed meaningful.” projects are announced. Third- 2012/13, the IMF said in a state- restraint of about eight percent were over 6 percent of GDP in on wholly foreign-owned com- Some sectors that have enjoyed quarter earnings, which will be ment following regular consulta- of GDP through lower current 2012, “engender wasteful con- panies to all firms and by double-digit growth, like retail, published later this month, could tions in Kuwait. spending growth and higher non- sumption and need to be tar- imposing a value-added tax have surged in recent months, also fuel more bets on a bullish But in view of recent sharp oil revenues is required to reduce geted,” the IMF said. together with fellow Gulf states, making valuations expensive. outlook for the country. rises in current spending and the non-oil deficit gradually,” The state subsidy system for the IMF said. Retail sector index climbed 3 AGENCIES relatively small non-oil revenues, the Fund said in the statement wages, which boosts the salaries REUTERS

QATARI MARKET Indian tax Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 102.38 0.52 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 104.75 1.64 % Aa2 AA officials freeze Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 119.75 2.68 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 112.63 3.03 % Aa2 AA Nokia assets Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 107.13 3.50 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 156.25 4.81 % Aa2 AA MUMBAI: Indian authorities Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 116.75 5.22 % Aa2 AA have frozen some of Finnish tel- Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 108.63 5.17 % Aa2 AA ecom giant Nokia’s assets, the company said yesterday, amid Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.25 1.12 % Aa2 AA a Rs20bn ($321m) tax dispute Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 110.50 3.27 % Aa2 AA with the New Delhi government. Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 104.25 1.18 % A1 A- Tax authorities froze Nokia’s Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 103.63 2.30 % A1 A- bank accounts as well as fixed QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.25 1.70 % NR NR assets, such as buildings, last QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.75 1.33 % Aa3 A+ week, forcing the company to QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 103.75 2.22 % Aa3 A+ head to the High Court which ordered some of them released, Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.00 2.29 % A2 A- Nokia said in a statement. Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 104.25 1.93 % A2 A Nokia said it has regained Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 122.88 3.42 % A2 A access to its bank accounts but Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 105.88 3.83 % A2 A some fixed assets remain fro- Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 101.38 4.85 % A2 A zen. It was unclear whether one Officials of Toyota Corporation and their local dealer Abdullah Abdulghani and Brothers Co during the launch of Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 104.50 0.92 % Aa3 A of its biggest plants world-wide, the Yaris 2014 in Doha. (SALIM MATRAMKOT) Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.75 3.44 % Aa3 A located in the southern Indian Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 106.88 4.15 % Aa3 A city of Chennai, was targeted in the action. SOVEREIGNS Nokia is among a string of Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P multinationals to have become Toyota launches Yaris 2014 Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 102.75 0.12 % Aa2 AA embroiled in tax disputes in India, Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 122.88 2.31 % Aa2 AA including Cadbury, Royal Dutch DOHA: Toyota launched 2014 and a quality spacious interior that refined passenger cabin to its Shell and Vodafone. Yaris, a stylish second genera- exceeds its class.” responsive driving dynamics. The Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 108.88 2.16 % NR NR “Late last week, the Delhi High tion sedan with an uncompro- “The new look Yaris will defi- overall length has been increased Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 106.63 2.94 % NR NR Court ruled in Nokia’s favour in a mising blend of performance and nitely be at the top of the list for by +110mm, to 4410mm, and the Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 119.13 4.53 % NR NR case where the Indian tax author- durability in line with its iconic customers when they look for overall width of the vehicle has Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 110.00 5.00 % NR NR ities froze some of Nokia’s assets new design and product direc- a sedan that combines superior grown by +10mm, to 1700mm. Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 104.13 0.81 % Aa2 AA for potential claims that hadn’t tion. The new Yaris thus offers value and dynamic perform- The height of the new Yaris has Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 111.00 3.89 % NR BBB even been raised against the com- regional customers a superior ance with style and durability,” also been increased by 15mm. The Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 100.38 5.43 % NR BBB pany yet,” said a statement from sedan that stands out with said Akio Takayema, General result is a highly aerodynamic Nokia yesterday. its distinctive profile, a press Manager, Sales & Marketing body with a wider and more Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 92.50 7.20 % Caa1 CCC+ “We are now working closely release issued by Toyota said. Department, Middle East & SW masculine stance with increases Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 100.75 4.37 % NR BBB- with the tax authorities to Takeshi Matsuda, Chief Engineer, Asia Division of Toyota Motor in both headroom and passenger *Periodic Distribution Amount IMPORTANT NOTE: ensure that the parties will find Toyota Motor Corporation, said: Corporation. volume. Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which a comprehensive solution to the “With the Yaris, we wanted to “With its increased body size The Yaris comes with a 1.5 is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services remaining open issues, and dis- help people experience the pride to offer a spacious and luxurious L and a 1.3 L engine alterna- Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary cussions have been constructive,” of owning an excellent sedan at a interior and its excellent han- tive with the option of a 4 speed data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising it said. reasonable cost. Moreover, we also dling stability and ride comfort, automatic gearbox or a 5 speed out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds The company does not believe wanted to develop an impressively the Yaris represents Toyota’s manual gearbox. The 1.5 L engine can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant the assets freeze will affect a attractive design that customers strong commitment to offer a has a maximum output of [NET] liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not $7.2bn global deal with Microsoft, would want to proudly present to great customer experience backed HP/rpm 107/ 6000 and maximum a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and which has agreed to take over their family and friends. I believe by Toyota’s acclaimed quality torque of (NET) Kg-m/rpm 14.4 consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. Nokia’s handset business, accord- with this new model we’ve really standards.” / 4200. The 1.3 L engine has a ing to local media reports. succeeded on the design front. The new car demonstrates maximum output of (NET) HP/ However, Nokia, in a separate Overall, our objective was to deliver remarkable attention to detail rpm 84/ 6000 and maximum email, declined to comment on tremendous value in every respect in the design and engineering torque of (NET) Kg-m/rpm 12.3 the deal. such as the enlarged dimensions of the vehicle encompassing its / 4400. 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Thank GOP for the The great evolution of shutdown and holding Lending Club since 2006 the economy hostage BY FELIX SALMON sense for, say, McDonald’s — but it does with regulators in 50 different states. BY DEAN BAKER make sense for places like Apple or Intel. But there will be a short burst of public- have a piece in this week’s NY Mag Again, it’s not an expansion of credit to ity, much of which will concentrate on the ere we go again: the GOP is ready to stall the US econ- about Lending Club (Lending Club is places where it was formerly unavailable, company’s growth rate. omy and shut down the government in a crusade to cut a US peer to peer lending company, but it is a way of disintermediating banks And the thing to note here is that government spending. Proponents of austerity both in headquartered in San Francisco, and strengthening bonds — in this case, although Lending Club is by far the world’s Hthe United States and Europe are eager to claim success California.), part of a series of pro- between employer and employee. biggest peer-to-peer lender, it isn’t following for their policies. In spite of economies that look awful by normal Ifiles of what the magazine calls “boom And Laplanche thinks that there are the standard Silicon Valley model of growing standards, austerity advocates are able to claim victory for their brands”. areas where he might even be able to as fast as possible. policies by creating a new meaning for the word. I’ve been a fan of the Lending Club model expand the size of the borrower pool — Loan quality changes over time, and In Europe, we have the bizarre story of both George Osborne, since April 2009, and have watched its specifically, small businesses, which always it doesn’t want too much of its investors’ the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Olli Rehn, the steady, disciplined growth with admiration have a devil of a time borrowing money, money to be tied up in a single cohort of bor- European Union’s Commissioner for Economic and Monetary since then. and which banks find very difficult to lend rowers, as would be the case if it expanded Affairs, claiming success for their austerity policies based on one As I explain in my article, the company to. at a too-rapid clip. quarter of growth. Apparently, they are arguing that because has changed over the years: at this point, Lending Club will probably use its own Once Lending Club started being able to their policies did not lead to a never-ending recession, they are a it’s much more about the Lending than it is money to start lending in a small way attract Wall Street money, a lot of things success. Remarkably, they seem very proud of this fact. In the US, about the Club, and the peer-to-peer nature to small businesses in the first instance, changed, including the fact that all accepted we were treated to the Wall Street Journal boasting of the success of the site is much less important than it rather than putting any peer money at borrowers started getting funded, some- of the 2011 debt ceiling agreement on the eve of another standoff was at the beginning. risk. times within minutes and always within a on the budget and the debt ceiling. The measure of success in this But Renaud Laplanche, Lending Club’s This is a whole new underwriting nut to couple of days. case appears to be that the sequester budget cuts put in place by founder, tells me that there are interesting crack, and there are too many things which In that sense, the growth constraint at the agreement are still in place and that the economy has not developments ahead on that front, too: he could go wrong at the start. Lending Club is the number of borrowers it collapsed as a result. By this standard the Journal has a case, but has started talking to companies in Silicon But if it works, then Lending Club accepts, rather than the amount of money as with the austerity crew in Europe, this is a rather pathetic bar. Valley about the idea of providing low-cost could really become an engine of economic available to be lent. First, it is worth noting that many of the disaster warnings loans to employees. growth. But the pool of possible borrowers is about the sequester from President Obama and the Democrats As in, very low cost: you could borrow at Lending Club will go public next year in still much larger than the one from which were grossly exaggerated. a rate of as little as 3 percent from your what will surely be one of the easiest IPOs Lending Club is currently fishing. There was no plausible story in which cutting 5 percent of the employer, which in turn would still be in memory. It doesn’t even need to expand its product discretionary portion of the federal budget would lead to immi- making a higher return on its money than The company’s financials and quarterly line to be able to grow, at current rates of nent disaster. Most departments have some amount of reserves anything easily available to its Treasury reports have been publicly available for growth, for many years to come. in various forms that they can tap into in order to minimise the operation. years, in fully SEC-approved form. In fact, There are lots of Americans out there impact of these cuts over a relatively short period. And because you’re an employee, you’re thanks to something called blue sky laws, who want to borrow money, or refinance. This meant nothing horrible happened when the sequester first much more likely to be accepted into the going public will actually reduce Lending And over time, we’ll surely see a sub- began to bite on 1 March. However, this doesn’t mean that the programme than a random applicant to Club’s regulatory burden, by putting the stantial proportion of the best credits sequester is harmless. Suppose the 5 percent cutback rule was Lending Club — and you’re also much less whole company under the aegis of federal among them moving online for their fund- applied to any major corporation, even a highly profitable one likely to default on your loan. regulators. ing needs. like Verizon or Apple. This kind of programme wouldn’t make No longer will it need to laboriously work REUTERS Surely these companies could find ways to reduce their operat- ing expenses by 5 percent. They could put off hiring workers to fill vacancies. They may delay renovating office space. Perhaps they would freeze or cut some workers’ pay. In the short-run, there would probably be little change in the company’s ability to operate. After all, much of what they do is already baked into the cake. Verizon is going to be a huge and highly profitable wireless and phone company in 2013 and 2014 even if they cut back their marketing and don’t do proper maintenance and care for their network for six months or a year. In time, of course, the cutbacks will take a toll and likely lead to serious loss of market share and profits. While kicking federal employees is apparently great sport for many, over time these people will look for other jobs and those who will replace them will likely be less qualified. Most people don’t want to work at a job where their pay and hours can be cut at any time for reasons that have nothing to do with their performance. Employers in the private sector understand this fact, even if it too complicated for members of Congress. This means that we can expect future government employees, like air traffic control- lers, meat inspectors, and FBI agents, to be less qualified and committed than the current crew. The Journal might think it is some great victory that this deterioration has not been evident six months after the sequester, but people with more knowledge of the business world might be less impressed. Businesses hire people and undertake investment when they see demand for their product and/or have a new innovative idea. Outside of the Journal’s editorial page land, no business increases employment or undertakes investment because the government has laid off workers and cut back spending. This means that the government cutbacks directly reduce employment and curtail growth. We can tell a similar story about growth, which has averaged just 2.2 percent over the last two years. This pace is less than most estimates of the economy’s potential growth rate, which means that rather than making up ground lost in the recession, we have been falling further behind the economy’s potential level of output. So we know the sequester will give us deteriorating government services, higher unemployment, and slower economic growth. That’s the track record which prompts the Journal’s boasts — and the GOP’s misguided actions — in favour of even more austerity. THE GUARDIAN Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Does bad publicity kill merger plans — and should it?

BY BY JILL PRILUCK Service was negative, not neces- announcement. Yahoo’s per-share at the time of the acquisition earnings. But business news isn’t Facebook know this all too well. sarily because of its merits, but price dropped from around $29 announcement as a proxy for as simple as the authors seem to And the notion of a “bad” deal is ast week Fairfax because of its effect on managers. to $27. whether a deal was “bad,” they suggest. misleading. Financial Holdings The authors conclude that news Three months after the wanted to find out why else man- Sure, the media controls the If the media is a death knell chief executive officer reporting can be a force of good in announcement amid significant agers “listen to the market.” conversation and it’s difficult to for a deal that led to falling stock LPrem Watsa insisted corporate governance, even when media bashing, Microsoft killed Liu and McConnell turned reverse a negative tone, as any- prices when it was announced, that he would not walk away from managers act in their interest. the deal. Shareholder angst played to the news for an answer. one who’s been in the glare of the who’s to say the acquisition a BlackBerry deal. “We’ve never Liu and McConnell examined a role in its downfall, but so did They examined articles that press knows. would have turned out as poorly renegotiated,” he said. “Over 28 636 acquisition attempts by 537 Jerry Yang’s reported insistence mentioned the name of a com- And, yes, it’s probably true that as everyone predicted? Many sup- years our reputation is stellar on firms between 1990 and 2010 val- on a higher price-per-share. pany in the first 25 words it’s harder for managers who pre- posed game-changing acquisitions that front. ued at more than $100m. Yang certainly had a lot at and used the Loughran and side over value-reducing positions end up being bombs; AOL-Time We just don’t do that.” Watsa’s Of the 636 acquisition attempts, stake, reputation-wise. That McDonald Financial Sentiment that everyone has read about to Warner is a large and infamous statement followed a 6 percent 121, or 19 percent, were aban- likely played a role in his hardball Dictionary to identify negative find his or her next gig and get a example. It’s still not crystal loss in share price. The firm was doned. Annual rates were evenly tactics and, ultimately, the deal’s words, such as “adversely” and higher salary. clear that Google’s acquisition of in a tough spot. Reporters covered distributed over time and indus- abandonment. “disappointing.” But the authors fail to con- Motorola is a bust, but at the time the market’s lack of enthusiasm tries. Between 1990 and 1999, 20 But Steve Ballmer couldn’t Only if a deal received wide- sider that aside from plunging it was “good” enough that report- and the deal looked like it could percent were abandoned and from have had the same concerns spread bad press was a CEO more stock prices, negative stories ers predicted it could be bad for be a goner. 2000 to 2010, 7 percent were. about future earnings and hiring likely to put the kibosh on it. are often driven by insiders who Apple, though this hasn’t seemed What Watsa does is anyone’s They controlled for stock prospects. More telling, if a deal had a frame these deals as supposed to be true so far. Remember guess. But a new paper in the ownership, companies in heavily- It might seem painfully obvious: more negative stock market reac- duds, so the media ends up being Yahoo’s purchase of GeoCities? Journal of Financial Economics regulated industries, and other Of course a manager is more likely tion upon its announcement than a mouthpiece for the managers Exactly. that examines the media’s role variables that might nudge an to kill a deal with bad coverage. another, then the transaction and directors who want to game Like life, business is filled with in acquisitions sheds light on the acquisition toward the trash After all, most CEOs own with the more widespread cover- these transactions through leaks unexpected twists and turns that complexities of Watsa’s bad press heap. shares in their companies. If a age was more likely to be killed, and tips. elude even the most ironclad amid falling share prices. Microsoft’s attempted acquisi- stock price falls with little hope even if the other one performed It’s also not always the case variables. No one is more famil- Baixiao Liu of Florida State tion of Yahoo in 2008 might be for a spike, the CEO surely would worse. that abandoning a so-called bad iar with this than the executives University and John McConnell a case in point, if it weren’t so have an incentive to cancel it to The authors conclude that acquisition is good corporate gov- who run Silicon Valley giants, who of Purdue University found that complicated. avoid portfolio losses. managers are more comfortable ernance. Sometimes it is better acquire with abandon, but don’t a CEO was more likely to shelve The software giant’s price- But the authors weren’t sat- presiding over broken deals than to be in the game than not at seem to learn from their mis- a bad deal if reporting in the per-share fell from almost isfied that the fear of dwindling bad ones because of the effect on all, even if the plan is less than takes. Of course, there’s always New York Times, the Wall Street $32 per share to about $27 per wealth told the whole story. a manager’s reputation, includ- perfect. the press to remind them. Journal and Dow Jones News share in the month following the Using stock market reaction ing future hiring prospects and Companies like Google and REUTERS WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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DOHA: Qatargas will sponsor much like to thank Qatargas for service and promoting sports for the Qatar Minor Ice Hockey its generous support. This year we youth. Association (QMIHA) events will have over 140 children playing The 2013-14 Ice Hockey Season for the 2013-2014 season, it was ice-hockey here in Doha, includ- began on 16 September and offers announced yesterday. ing a number of Qatari nationals, ice-hockey for both boys and girls Qatargas’ support as ‘Pearl representing a 17 percent increase from age 5 (beginners) right Sponsors’ comes as part of the in registration from last year.” through to under-18s (bantam). company’s ongoing corporate Ryan added: “Our players This season, QMIHA plans on social responsibility initiatives in actively compete in tournaments hosting three regional ice-hockey the field of sport. throughout the GCC. Last sea- tournaments, here in Doha, invit- Mansour Rashid Al Naimi, son our Under-9 team won gold ing teams from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Qatargas Public Relations in Dubai, our Under-12 B&C Al Ain and Saudi Arabia. Manager said: “We are very won Silver in Abu Dhabi, our Qatargas was established in pleased to support Qatar Minor Under-12C won Bronze in Doha 1984, and pioneered the Liquefied Ice Hockey Association during and our Under-15B won Gold in Natural Gas (LNG) industry in this season. Our support to the Abu Dhabi. Our children are true Qatar. Today Qatargas, under the game of ice hockey forms part ambassadors of sports in Qatar.” guidance of His Excellency Dr of a social investment strategy During the 2013-2014 season, Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, we adopted in supporting evolv- QMIHA will also be cooperating Minister of Energy & Industry of ing sports and popularising it, closely with the Qatar Olympic Qatar and Chairman of the Board thereby contributing to the goals Committee (QOC) to ensure of Directors at Qatargas, is the Qatar’s Saad Ahmed Maher (third left) is seen with team officials following his silver-winning performance in of Qatar’s National Vision 2030.” cross-training of aspiring young largest LNG producing company the men’s Takewondo final (under 74kg) at the Third Islamic Solidarity Games in Sumatra, Indonesia, yesterday. He added: “We believe that our Qatari national ice-hockey players in the world, with an annual LNG support to these games, includ- within the QMIHA. production capacity of 42 million Bayat Benham of Iran won the gold while Senegals’s Kare Gorome and Akin Ridvan of Turkey bagged the bronze ing ice hockey, will help popular- QMIHA is a non-profit, ama- tonnes per annum (MTA) and is medals. This was Qatar’s fourth medal at the Games. The Islamic Solidarity Games is a multinational, multi- ize them in Qatar and introduce teur, youth ice hockey league realising its vision to deliver LNG sport event. The Games involve the elite athletes of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. The Islamic youngsters to this exciting sport.” established in 2001. to its customers around the globe, Solidarity Games Federation (ISSF) is the organisation that is responsible for the direction and control of the Heather Ryan, QMIHA Operated by volunteers, from its world-class facilities in Islamic Solidarity Games. QOC PICTURE: MOHAMMED AL EMADI President, said: “We would very QMIHA focuses on community Qatar. THE PENINSULA Stage set for Radisson Blu-Olympic Al Attiyah to Sports Squash Tournament ‘back’ Todt in DOHA: The 12th edition of the Radisson Blu-Olympic Sports FIA election Squash Tournament, hosted by Qatar Squash Federation (QSF), will begin today at Cabana Club and Khalifa International Tennis DOHA: QMMF President and Squash Complex. Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah The tournament, the oldest squash event for local players, is spon- (pictured below)has voiced his sored jointly by Radisson Blu and Olympic Sports. support for sitting FIA chief The tournament has attracted more than 100 entries, Gamal Rasmi, Jean Todt for re-election in Technical Advisor at QSF, said yesterday. December elections, saying the “The tournament will be played in nine categories and the matches Frenchman has the right cre- will be supervised by QSF officials. The tournament will be held in dentials to lead the world motor Under-9, Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, Men’s A and B, Veterans sport body. and Professionals categories. We have received 106 entries in all the Todt, 67, is running against nine categories, which underlines the popularity of the tournament,” Briton David Ward for the top Rasmi said. post in FIA in elections that will “We’re happy that Radisson Blu and Olympic Sports have continued be held on December 6. their partnership with the QSF at the oldest squash tournament in “I announce that I am back- Mansour Rashid Al Naimi, Public Relations Manager, Qatargas (second from left), and Heather Ryan, QMIHA Qatar for local players,” the QSF official added. ing Mr Jean Todt for another President (third from right) with some of the players at the ice rink of Villagio Shopping Mall in Doha. The matches will be held at two venues – Cabana Club and Khalifa full term,” Al Attiyah, a hugely International Tennis and Squash Complex. THE PENINSULA popular figure in FIM, said in a statement released by QMMF yesterday. “Jean Todt is a man of principles and integrity. He has done remarkable well in the time NBA: Toronto Athletics: Bolt he has spent as FIA President,’ the Qatari added. NFL: Brees dominates as and Farah in “He has started many projects selected as under his watch and he should running for be given another term to fulfil host of 2016 the projects he is keen to finish,” Al Attiyah, who is an FIM Vice All-Star Game Saints contain Dolphins IAAF award President and FIA Cross Country Commission President, pointed TORONTO: Toronto was MIAMI: Drew Brees led the PARIS: World and Olympic out. selected as the host of undefeated Saints to a crushing champions Usain Bolt of Jamaica “FIA has improved a lot on so the National Basketball 38-17 victory over the Miami and Mohamed Farah of Britain many fronts with Jean Todt pro- Association’s (NBA) 2016 Dolphins yesterday as New have both been named among viding excellent leadership,” Al All-Star Game, marking the Orleans continue to put last those on the 10-man shortlist for Attiyah said. first time the showcase event year’s nightmare season well the IAAF 2013 World Athlete of “Jean Todt has provided me will be held outside of the behind them. the Year Award. with every support on the Cross- United States, the league said Brees completed 30-of-39 Both men starred at the recent Country Commission in the last yesterday. attempts for 413 yards passing World Athletics Championships few years. Through his support Top players representing the and tossed four touchdown passes New Orleans in Moscow where Bolt won gold we have managed to add five more NBA’s Eastern and Western as the Saints dominated a match- Saints’ in the 100 and 200 metres and stops on the Cross-Country cal- Conferences will tip off at the up between previously unbeaten cornerback Farah clinched a rare 5,000- endar, taking our schedule to 10 Air Canada Centre, home of the teams, improving to 4-0 while 10,000 metres double. races next year. We now have Chris Carr Toronto Raptors, on February dropping the visiting Dolphins The women’s shortlist has top double the number of events that (31) intercepts 14, capping a weekend that to 3-1. Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann we had in 2010 with more effi- includes the popular slam dunk New Orleans’ start to the 2013 a pass Fraser-Pryce as well as Ethiopian cient calendar in terms of logis- contest and other events. campaign is a far cry from a year beside Miami long-distance stars Meseret Defar tics, number of participants and “We are thrilled that ago when they lost their first four Dolphins’ and Tirunesh Dibaba. quality and experience member Toronto is hosting our first games while coach Sean Payton wide receiver The shortlist will be cut back of commissions,” Al Attiyah said. NBA All-Star Game out- served a year suspension for Mike Wallace to just three after a voting proc- “That is brilliant progress. side the United States,” NBA involvement in a bounty program, (behind) in the ess and the winners will be There are so many host cities Deputy Commissioner Adam eventually missing the playoffs second half announced by the IAAF at a cer- just waiting to get on the Cross- Silver said in a statement. with a 7-9 record. at Mercedes- emony on November 16. Country calendar,” the Qatari “As the site of the first game “We like this a lot better,” Brees Benz REUTERS motor sport chief added. “This has ever in the NBA, Toronto is an told reporters, of their resurgence. Superdome. been possible due to Jean Todt’s ideal location for this global “Everything that could have gone New Orleans Candidates for the World full support to Cross-Country Athlete of the Year Award: basketball celebration.” wrong for us went wrong (last defeated races.” THE PENINSULA The Raptors, who together season). Miami 38-17. Men with the since-relocated “Fortunately, we’re having the Mohammed Aman (ETH) Vancouver Grizzlies were part ball bounce our way this year. Usain Bolt (JAM) of the NBA’s expansion plans We’re playing good football.” Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR) into Canada in 1995, are a long- Restored to full strength, New Ashton Eaton (USA) struggling team that has not Orleans have looked a different Mohamed Farah (GBR) made the playoffs since 2008. proposition and jumped 7-0 ahead Robert Harting (GER) Landing an NBA All-Star of Miami on their first drive of the Wilson Kipsang (KEN) Weekend, essentially a mix of game and never took their foot skills competitions and exhibi- off the gas. Aleksandr Menkov (RUS) tions featuring the game’s big- Darren Sproles scored on a five- LaShawn Merritt (USA) gest names, offers big business yard run on the initial possession Teddy Tamgho (FRA) benefits to the host city. and added a 13-yard receiving TD through the third quarter on a Lamar Miller rushed for 62 Women The 2013 event was held at the end of the second quarter 43-yard bomb that put New yards and a first-half score for Valerie Adams (NZL) in Houston, which estimated to give the Saints a 21-10 halftime Orleans 35-10 in front. Miami, but did not see the ball in Abeba Aregawi (SWE) a direct economic impact of lead. Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill the second with his team playing Meseret Defar (ETH) $60m, and an overall economic Sproles finished with seven added a touchdown pass in the catch up. Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) impact of slightly below $100m. catches for 114 yards. fourth quarter but finished with The Dolphins entered the game Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) The 2014 All-Star Game is Tight end Jimmy Graham also three interceptions and one lost yesterday with their first 3-0 Zuzana Hejnova (CZE) set for New Orleans, while the had a big day to continue his great fumble. start since 2002. Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 2015 event will be co-hosted by start to the season. “They were huge,” Dolphins But drop one game behind New Manhattan and Brooklyn. The big target caught 100 coach Joe Philbin said of the turn- England (4-0) for the AFC East Sandra Perkovic (CRO) REUTERS receiving yards and two TD overs. “We were hanging around. lead as a result of the loss. Brianna Rollins (USA) Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah passes, the second coming midway It was a big giveaway.” REUTERS Svetlana Shkolina (RUS) WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

FROM LEFT: Alpine skiers Bode Miller and Steve Nyman join Olympic bobsledder Chris Fogt and figure skater Ashley Wagner for individual portraits during the 2013 US Olympic Team Media Summit in Park City, Utah, yesterday. Aussies look for ‘super’ athletes AIS gets set to invite ‘physically fit’ athletes to appear for national selection trials

MELBOURNE: Australia will start a one Olympic sport to a new Olympic of returning to the top five at the next Speaking at the United States Olympic shadow over the buildup to the February nationwide search to unearth promis- sport,” AIS Director Matt Favier said. two summer Olympics. Committee (USOC) media summit, the 7-23 Winter Games. ing athletes and boost the sports-mad The top graduates from the camp It is also aiming to produce at least 20 outspoken Miller was very clear on his All of the figure skaters, with the country’s chances of winning Olympic would be given further training by “world world champions annually as part of its view of a controversial Russian law which exception of US women’s champion gold in the wake of a disappointing best” coaches and join national programs national sports masterplan. bans the spread of homosexual propa- Ashley Wagner, danced around the deli- London Games where it slumped to its looking towards the 2016 Rio and 2020 The Australian Olympic Committee ganda among minors. cate issue saying they were only ath- worst medal haul in 20 years. Tokyo Games, the AIS said. welcomed the initiative and its director, “It is absolutely embarrassing that letes and leaving it up to the USOC and The Australian Institute of Sport Future talent searches would focus on Fiona de Jong, rejected suggestions the there are countries and people who are International Olympic Committee (IOC) (AIS) would invite “physically fit” ath- specific sport “clusters” including pad- country was placing too much emphasis that intolerant, that ignorant, said Miller, to establish a position. letes between 15 and 27 years of age to dling or running sports, or take a “theme- on medals. who will be bidding for a place on his Miller, however, has seldom let any- compete in state-based selection tri- based approach such as speed and power, “The medal count is important to fifth US Olympic team. But it’s not the one else speak for him and has never als throughout October and November, target or acrobatic,” the AIS added. Australia,” she said. “We have all grown first time we’ve been dealing with human shied away from controversy during a with the best to compete in a five-day Australia has traditionally punched up with sport being a rich part of our rights issues since there were humans.” skiing career that has made him one of AIS camp in December, the government- above its weight at the Olympics but society and I think to pretend that we Critics say the law bars all gay rights the sport’s most popular and successful funded academy said in a statement posted its lowest medal haul in 20 years don’t care is just not the reality that the rallies and could be used to prosecute athletes. yesterday. in London, prompting local media to slam public expects of our athletes.” anyone voicing support for homosexuals The five-time Olympic medallist, who “The first AIS Sports Draft will focus sports authorities for wasting taxpayers’ Meanwhile, while some athletes danced while supporters say it will help protect once broke away from the US ski federa- on boxing, judo and provide a fast-track- money. around Russia’s anti-gay legislation children. tion to form his own team, also had a shot ing opportunity for athletes who aspire Having slumped to 10th in the med- yesterday American skiing great Bode Earlier, six members of the US fig- for the USOC and the IOC for not stand- to become an Olympian but who may als standings in 2012, from sixth in Miller met the issue head on by calling ure skating team were also asked their ing up for the values of tolerance and not have had past experience in Olympic Beijing and fourth in Athens and next year’s Sochi Winter Olympic hosts thoughts on the law that has drawn openness they preach in their charters. sports, or show potential to transfer from Sydney, Australia has set itself a target “ignorant.” worldwide condemnation and cast a AGENCIES Young stars Matsuyama, Spieth set for Cup debuts

COLUMBUS: Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and American US Team Jordan Spieth, young stars set member for Presidents Cup debuts, prac- Jordan ticed yesterday at Muirfield Spieth hits Village as US and International balls on teams arrived for the biennial the driving golf showdown. range The Americans have a 7-1-1 as he edge in the rivalry and four wins practises in a row over the non-European for the side in the Ryder Cup-styled Presidents event that tees off tomorrow Cup at the at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Muirfield course, home of the US PGA’s Village Memorial tournament. A Qatari handball player attacks the Swiss goal during the two team’s international friendly at Al Gharafa Indoor Golf Club Matsuyama, youngest of the Hall yesterday. The second of the two-match series will be played today at the same venue. Today’s game will in Dublin, Internationals at 21, played his start at 5:45pm. PICTURE: ABDUL BASIT first practice round at the 7,354- Ohio, yard, par-72 layout ahead of a yesterday. team meeting. He is among seven rookies on captain Nick Price’s 12-man squad. he finished 10th. That really got the John Deere Classic last July “What they lack in experience, my attention. I knew this was a to secure a spot on the US PGA they are going to make up for in guy who was not afraid of the big Tour. He was named the tour’s Three Burgess brothers zeal and enthusiasm,” Price said. moment. Rookie of the Year last week. “We’re excited. We want to be “Then to watch him play at “It has just been a lot of con- competitive.” the British Open, he had another fidence in myself, a lot of belief,” Matsuyama figures to be that really strong finish for a rookie, Spieth said. “On a stage like the and more after winning the 2010 and then also at the PGA. He had Presidents Cup I’m super stoked.” in England’s Cup squad Asian Amateur crown, claiming the cut at all three majors and Spieth, ranked 21st in the world low amateur honours at the 2011 he has put a lot of good rounds after starting the year 809th, is LONDON: Brothers Sam, While both Sam and George World Cup 2013,” McNamara said Masters with a share of 27th and together. He is going to be a huge the youngest-ever member of the George and Tom Burgess were were widely tipped to make it into yesterday. England’s World Cup winning twice this year in Japan. asset to our team.” US Presidents Cup squad. He won all included in England’s 24-man the squad, the inclusion of Tom Squad: Carl Ablett (Leeds), Tom Matsuyama shared sixth at the While Matsuyama is the the Deere title at age 19, becoming World Cup squad announced -- who like his brothers made his Briscoe (Hull), George Burgess, British Open and shared 10th at only Asian player on the global the youngest winner on the US yesterday. name with English Super League Sam Burgess, Tom Burgess (all the US Open, the best modern- squad, assistant captain Shigeki PGA Tour since 1931. But there was no place for side Bradford in their native South Sydney/AUS), Rob Burrow era finish for a first-time player at Maruyama will be there to help “It’s Jordan Spieth’s time,” all four Burgess brothers, with Yorkshire -- was a surprise. (Leeds), Josh Charnley (Wigan), either major event. He also shared ease his transition into the pairs US captain Fred Couples said. former Leeds prop Luke missing Tom Burgess has effectively Rangi Chase (Castleford), Leroy 19th at the PGA Champtionship and team formats. “Jordan has a ton of talent. out on selection by England coach replaced Huddersfield prop Eorl Cudjoe (Huddersfield), Liam on his way to qualifying for next “I just want him to feel that Everyone wants to play with him.” Steve McNamara. Crabtree, the most notable omis- Farrell (Wigan), James Graham year’s US PGA Tour. very early on that he is going to Spieth is a relative newcomer In August, all four brothers sion in the squad. (Canterbury Bulldogs/AUS), His final-round 67 at the US be very much a big part of our to the foursomes and four-ball played in the same South Sydney England, who will be look- Ryan Hall (Leeds), Zak Hardaker Open matched the last day’s low team,” Price said. “His English is pairs matches, but figures to Rabbitohs side that took part in ing to win their first World Cup (Leeds), Chris Hill (Warrington), score at Merion. not great, but I think he under- be partners with some of the an Australian National Rugby since 1972 when they competed as Gareth Hock (Widnes), Michael “When he came over and stands a lot of it, so it’s going to world’s other top talents, some League match, a feat last accom- Great Britain, are the main hosts McIlorum (Wigan), Lee Mossop played in the US Open, I kept a be great to have Maruyama there with plenty of experience at the plished 103 years ago in the com- of this year’s tournament, which (Wigan), Sean O’Loughlin very sharp eye on him to see how to help interpret the feelings and formats. petition, as Wests Tigers were starts later this month. (Wigan), James Roby (St Helens), he would handle the pressure of what we talk about in the players “Getting to have a partner beaten 32-18. “After three years of excellent Kevin Sinfield (Leeds, capt), playing in a major championship,” room and the meetings.” where you can feed off each other Twins George and Tom, 21, preparation and the success of Sam Tomkins (Wigan), Kallum Price said. The Americans counter with in the same round, I think is going were the only uncapped players the England elite training pro- Watkins (Leeds), Ben Westwood “His first outing in as a profes- a rising superstar of their own to be a neat experience,” Spieth named in a squad that will be cap- gramme during that period, we (Warrington), Gareth Widdop sional in the US Open in a major, in 20-year-old Spieth, who won said. REUTERS tained by Leeds’ Kevin Sinfield. are ready for the Rugby League (Melbourne/AUS) REUTERS WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Coach Lippi Pellegrini’s Manchester pledges no let-up from Guangzhou

City set for Bayern test SINGAPORE: Marcello Lippi has pledged no let-up from a rampant Guangzhou Injured Bale to miss Real Madrid’s home clash against Copenhagen Evergrande as the Chinese champions look to sweep into their first AFC Champions LONDON: Manuel Pellegrini League final today. faces the first major test of The World Cup-winning coach his Champions League creden- watched as his South American- tials as Manchester City man- inspired attack poured on four ager today when his side tackle second-half goals against Kashiwa defending champions Bayern Reysol to win last week’s semi- Munich at the Etihad Stadium. final first leg 4-1 away from home. City have been eliminated from But Lippi said Guangzhou, the Champions League at the dubbed “the Manchester United group phase in the past two sea- of Asia”, will not ease up in the sons and one of the reasons why return fixture as they bid to con- Pellegrini was selected to succeed firm themselves as China’s first Roberto Mancini was his track finalists in 15 years. record at continental level. “We are still on the way to Real Madrid went out in the moving on to the next stage. But last 16 under Pellegrini’s steward- we want to win to advance to the ship in 2010, but he steered mod- next round,” said the veteran est Villarreal to the semi-finals Italian. in 2006 and led Malaga to the Since Dalian Wanda were run- quarter-finals last season. ners-up in the 1998 Asian Club In all-conquering German and Championships, the Champions European champions Bayern, League’s predecessor, no Chinese Pellegrini could not have asked for club has reached the final. a more demanding first European But Guangzhou have estab- home fixture with City. lished themselves as favourites However, having worked in to win this year’s competition, Spain for the duration of Bayern a feat that would end China’s coach Pep Guardiola’s spectacu- long drought stretching back to lar four-year tenure at Barcelona, Liaoning’s victory in 1990. the 60-year-old Chilean believes Since topping a tough Group F, he knows how to get the better Guangzhou have cruised through of him. Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks on during a press conference at the Camp des Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the eliminators scoring 15 goals “It is very difficult at this west of Paris, yesterday on the eve of the UEFA Champions League Group C match against Benfica. RIGHT: Manchester City’s manager Manuel in their five knock-out games so moment to improve with Bayern Pellegrini (centre) speaks to his players during a training session at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northern England yesterday. Manchester City far, against only three conceded. because they won the last three play Bayern Munich in the Champions League today. On Saturday, the team from competitions, but he (Guardiola) China’s industrial south hit four will find a way because he is a very more goals in a 4-0 win against good manager,” said Pellegrini. having won six and drawn one of group phase two years ago, when action so far this season after Gareth Bale is out after miss- Hangzhou Greentown, to stay “He knows the way we play, so their first seven games to leave Bayern won 2-0 in Munich and being forced off with a rib injury ing training with his team-mates 11 points clear in the domestic he will try different things. But them level on points with leaders then lost by the same scoreline early in Madrid’s 6-1 win away to on Tuesday. league with a game in hand. we know things about Guardiola, Borussia Dortmund. in the return game after they had Galatasaray on matchday one, but The Welshman had instead Although Lippi says he’s not too. I lived in Spain nine years so However, Guardiola’s attempts already secured qualification for has recovered in time to take his taken part in an individual ses- complacent about reaching the I know exactly the way Guardiola to introduce a new 4-1-4-1 forma- the round of 16. place between the posts against sion in the gym, but he has been two-legged final, it would be sur- plays.” tion have not proved an unquali- City missed out on a last-16 the Danish champions. left out. prising if he had not already run Both teams opened their Group fied success and his side laboured place by only a point that sea- Despite their incredible start Luka Modric is expected to the rule over Guangzhou’s poten- D campaigns with 3-0 victories, to overcome Wolfsburg in son, but last term they finished to their European campaign, come back into the side after tial opposition. Bayern overwhelming CSKA Saturday’s 1-0 victory in Munich. eight points below the qualifica- Madrid are under some pressure surprisingly being dropped from South Korean champions FC Moscow at the Allianz Arena and The Catalan coach acknowl- tion berths after failing to win a to bounce back from their 1-0 the start at the weekend, whilst Seoul hold the edge over Esteghlal City scoring three second-half edged the teething problems after single game against Dortmund, derby defeat to Atletico Madrid 20-year-old striker Alvaro after their 2-0 home win last goals away to Czech champions the game, admitting that Bayern Real Madrid and Ajax. on Saturday. Morata may finally get his chance week, but they will be wary ahead Viktoria Pilsen. need to “find solutions to a few City have not lost a European That result left Ancelotti’s up front ahead of the off-colour of this week’s away leg at Tehran’s City blew a 2-1 lead in a 3-2 problems”. home game for five years, but men five points behind Atletico Karim Benzema. intimidating Azadi Stadium. loss at Aston Villa in the Premier Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Bayern enjoyed success on their and Barcelona in La Liga and the Copenhagen, meanwhile, also Led by Montenegrin striker League on Saturday, but Pellegrini though, says City’s possession- two trips to England last season, Italian’s tactics and substitutions got their campaign off to a good Dejan Damjanovic and Colombian will hope to recall David Silva and oriented style could unwittingly beating Arsenal in the last 16 were heavily criticised after Real start by holding Italian cham- midfielder Mauricio Molina, Seoul Sergio Aguero after both play- hand Bayern a chance to shine. before overcoming Dortmund in created little of note against their pions Juventus to a 1-1 draw at have the tools to get the job done ers missed the trip to Villa Park “We’ll meet them eye to eye,” the all-German final at Wembley. city rivals. home two weeks ago. against the Iranian title-holders. through injury. said the Germany international. Meanwhile, Real Madrid goal- However, Cristiano Ronaldo Olof Mellberg, who enjoyed But they will rue several missed Captain Vincent Kompany has “City are a team who like to keeper Iker Casillas will make his defended his new boss after- two spells in Spain with Racing chances at the end of the first leg, downplayed the significance of the have the ball. They want to con- first appearance at the Santiago wards and said the responsibility Santander and Villarreal, believes while Esteghlal will take heart defeat, which left the 2012 English trol the game and not just hit us Bernabeu in nearly nine months lies with the players to perform they will have to play even better from some close opportunities of champions five points behind early on the counter-attack, like all our when Los Blancos host FC better. to take anything from the game. their own. leaders Arsenal after six games. other opponents. Copenhagen in the Champions “There are new players and “I expect it will be an even “When we go to Tehran, eve- “We have lost games before. “That will give us a chance to League. new ideas, but the coach is more difficult game than the rything will be different,” warned Every team in the world has lost show our qualities.” Casillas has lost his place in the doing a phenomenal job,” he told one we played against Juventus FC Seoul coach Choi Yong-Soo, in games,” he said. Guardiola could call upon close- side to Diego Lopez since breaking reporters. at home,” he told Madrid sports a press release from tournament “It is about the reaction, what season signing Mario Gotze, who a bone in his hand in January, but “He is a great person and a daily AS. promoters. you do next game. If anything, I was an unused substitute against coach Carlo Ancelotti has opted great coach. This doesn’t have “To obtain something positive “The altitude will have an effect think we will be more motivated Wolfsburg after overcoming an to play the Spanish number one in anything to do with him, the we need to play extremely well, with the ball bouncing differently now to make it right.” ankle problem he sustained in the Champions League and Copa responsibility is ours. them to have a bad day and to and with the shooting speed. This Bayern have experienced no August’s UEFA Super Cup suc- del Rey. “I don’t think we are doing so have a bit of luck. We need every- is something that we have to such problems in the early stages cess against Chelsea. The 32-year-old has played badly, we have only lost one game, thing to go our way to get a good think about and prepare for.” of their Bundesliga title defence, The sides last met in the just 15 minutes of competitive but hopefully we can improve.” result.” AGENCIES AFP Di Canio denies bust-up with Chelsea’s Everton’s Romelu Torres avoids Lukaku (right) cel- ebrates his goal players led to Sunderland exit fresh FA action against Newcastle United during their LONDON: Former Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has denied English Premier reports of a bust-up with his players and believes he deserved more Del Bosque LONDON: Chelsea striker League match at time in charge of the Premier League strugglers, the Italian said in Fernando Torres (pictured) will Goodison Park in a statement yesterday. not face retrospective discipli- Liverpool, north- Di Canio was sacked last month following Sunderland’s 3-0 defeat by hints at Diego nary action for scratching the ern England, on West Bromwich Albion, amid reports his players had said they would face of Tottenham Hotspur’s Jan no longer play for him. Costa call-up Vertonghen, England’s govern- Monday. Everton He left the club bottom of the Premier League with one point from ing Football Association said won 3-2. five matches, having only won three of 13 games since replacing Martin MADRID: Spain manager yesterday. O’Neill in March. Vicente del Bosque has fuelled Torres was seen Media reports spoke of a player revolt at his abrasive management speculation that Brazilian- by television cam- style and his public criticism of them, with issues allegedly coming to born Atletico Madrid striker eras to have clawed a head in a training-ground bust-up. British newspapers said players, Diego Costa will be called at the face of Spurs’ Your TV guide for led by former captain Lee Cattermole, went to club owner Ellis Short up for the world champions Belgian defender to demand Di Canio’s dismissal after an angry showdown with the two remaining World Cup and that led the FA controversial manager, after which he was sacked by telephone. qualifiers. to review the inci- live matches today “There has been a lot written in the media in recent days, much Del Bosque will name his dent, which took of it wholly untrue,” the 45-year-old said in a statement released to squad for the games against place during a 1-1 Premier League Event Competition Time Channel Sky Sports. Belarus and Georgia on October draw on Saturday. Guangzhou-CHN vs Kashiwa-JPN AFC Champions League 15:00 +1 “There was no training ground bust-up as some are reporting and 11 and 15 on Friday. However, as one of the match Esteghlal-IRN vs Seoul-KOR AFC Champions League 18:30 +1 many of the players have since sent me messages thanking me for my Costa has started the sea- officials saw the incident, the FA time as their manager and helping them to improve as footballers. son in fantastic form and his said it would not be taking addi- Al Qadsia - Ku vs Al Faisaly - Jo AFC Cup Football 18:30 +2 “We could see that results had not gone as well as any of us had eighth league goal in just seven tional action. CSKA vs Plzen UEFA Champions League 19:00 HD5 hoped, but I felt as a team we could turn things around.” matches. And Del Bosque is “The FA will take no action He also pointed to the fact the club had brought in 14 new players, also convinced that his volatile against Chelsea’s Fernando Real Madrid vs Copenhagen UEFA Champions League 21:00 HD2 many of them from outside the Premier League, as well as his efforts nature wouldn’t be a liability Torres in relation to an incident Juventus vs Galatasaray UEFA Champions League 21:00 HD3 in saving the club from relegation last season. heading into the World Cup. involving Tottenham Hotspur’s PSG vs Benfica UEFA Champions League 21:00 HD5 “As I have said many times, I love English football and I feel that “He is doing well enough to Jan Vertonghen which occurred my time at the club has been unfairly cut short as given the chance, be called up and his character in the 50th minute of their match Man City vs Bayern Munich UEFA Champions League 21:00 HD6 I am certain that had I been allowed longer, I would have been able wouldn’t be a problem. He gives on Saturday 28 September 2013,” Anderlecht vs Olympiakos UEFA Champions League 21:45 +4 to develop the team to achieve the success Sunderland fans desire.” me the impression that he is a an FA statement said. Di Canio, who started his playing career in Serie A before spend- good guy. He has great spirit,” “One of the match officials saw Leverkusen vs Real Sociedad UEFA Champions League 21:45 +2 ing seven seasons in the Premier League with Sheffield Wednesday, Del Bosque told Spanish televi- the coming together of the two Shakhtar vs Man United UEFA Champions League 21:45 +3 Cuatro West Ham and Charlton, said that he wanted to manage in sion station . AFP players, albeit not in its entirety.” Fluminense vs Botafogo Brazilian Championship 03:00 1 England again. REUTERS AFP WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Torrente, Carella shine in Liuzhou The Qatar-backed pilots claim top two places in qualifying at Grand Prix of China

LIUZHOU, China: Qatar’s rookie Morgan Jernfast, who defending world champion finished 6.36 seconds ahead of Alex Carella and championship Germany’s Mike Szymura in his leader Shaun Torrente contin- Team Nautica boat. ued their run of impressive form In qualifying, 16 boats took to with scintillating performances the water in Q1 with 12 progress- to qualify in pole position and ing to Q2 before the final six lined second place for the 19th Grand up in a shoot-out for pole position Prix of China, round three of in Q3. the 2013 UIM F1 H20 World Francesco Cantando set an Championship, on the Liu River early target lap of 46.86 sec- in Liuzhou. onds but this was surpassed by The pair pushed their boats to Sami Selio, Torrente and Phillipe the limit in a nail-biting yester- Chiappe. day afternoon shoot-out to fend Carella moved up to fourth off the challenge from Finland’s heading into the remaining third-placed Sami Selio, Phillipe 10 minutes and the Qatar duo Chiappe of France, Francesco reached Q2 with second and fifth Cantando and Team Abu Dhabi’s positions. Rinaldo Osculati was Thani Al Qamzi. a non-starter and Rhys Coles, “We were unstoppable today, Xiong Ziwei, Bartek Marszalek unbeatable,” admitted a delighted and Filip Roms failed to make it team manager Khalid bin to Q2. Arhama Al Kuwari, who runs the Torrente and Carella hit the team under the umbrella of the front in the first five minutes of Qatar Marine Sports Federation Q2. Shaun Torrente (left) and Alex Carella of Qatar Team celebrate after finishing in the top two places in the qualifying session at the 19th Grand Prix of (QMSF) and the presidency However their laps were China. RIGHT: Carella in action during the qualifying session. of Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al eclipsed by Selio’s 45.83-second Thani. tour and they eventually reached He explained: “We did not the Q3 shoot-out with third and 47.92 but he improved on lap two Chiappe was 0.18 seconds down in push too hard in the official prac- fourth places behind Selio and to slot into second behind Carella third position. Qualifying Results 1. Alex Carella (QAT) Qatar Team 45.50 sec tice but we knew that Phillipe Chiappe. by just 4/100ths of a second. Meanwhile, in the F-4S cat- (Chiappe) and Sami (Selio) would Former Qatar Team driver Chiappe began his challenge egory, Al Kuwari ran for 10 laps 2. Shaun Torrente (QAT) Qatar Team 45.54 sec be quick and that they might be Terry Rinker, Yousef Al with his best lap of 46.08 seconds in the morning’s practice and 3. Sami Selio (FIN) Mad-Croc Baba Racing Team 45.92 sec in the top four.” Rubayan, Marit Stromoy, Duarte and Selio moved into third with needed to improve during the 4. Phillipe Chiappe (FRA) CTIC China Team 46.08 sec Al Kuwari added: “Our strat- Benavente, Jonas Andersson and a 45.92 tour. time trials to give himself a bet- 5. Francesco Cantando (ITA) Singha F1 Racing Team 46.49 sec egy worked well. It’s great to get Ahmed Al Hameli failed to reach But the Finn was unable to ter starting position for the first 6. Thani Al Qamzi (UAE) Team Abu Dhabi 47.09 sec the pole position but we know the shoot-out. improve on that time and settled of the two F-4S races. 2013 UIM F1 H20 Pole Position Championship – positions that doesn’t mean that you will Al Qamzi set the Q3 target for third behind the triumphant He was classified in sixth place, after round 3 win the race. Sami is a two-time time of 47.09 seconds, but that Carella and Torrente. 1.91 seconds behind Sweden’s 1. Sami Selio (FIN) Mad-Croc Baba Racing Team 52 pts world champion and he is fast and was beaten by Cantando’s runs Sixteen of the 17 drivers lined Morgan Jernfast. 2. Shaun Torrente (QAT) Qatar Team 42 pts dangerous. Today was a great one of 46.75 and 46.49. up for the morning’s free practice The Qatari managed to 3. Alex Carella (QAT) Qatar Team 41 pts for the Qatar Team but the goal Carella had his chance in the session and Torrente and Carella improve to fifth in qualify- 4. Phillipe Chiappe (FRA) CTIC China Team 24 pts now is a 1-2 for us in the race.” spotlight next and the Qatar were the dominant forces out on ing for the 19-lap race behind Khalid Abdullah Al Kuwari Team driver stormed into the the water. Jernfast, Bingchen Wu, Mike 5. Thani Al Qamzi (UAE) Team Abu Dhabi 12 pts was sidelined from the first of the lead with a fastest opening lap of Torrente pipped his team-mate Szymura and Jan Andre Landsnes 5. Francesco Cantando (ITA) Singha F1 Racing Team 12 pts two F-4S races with engine issues 45.50 seconds. by just 8/100ths of a second with a and this meant a good start 7. Jonas Andersson (SWE) Team Azerbaijan 9 pts after qualifying in fifth place. Torrente was on the ragged fastest lap of 45.91 seconds after was crucial. 8. Ahmed Al Hameli (UAE) Team Abu Dhabi 7 pts Victory fell to Sweden’s young edge to post an opening lap of 23 laps on the Liu River course. THE PENINSULA 9. Yousef Al Rubayan (KWT) F1 Atlantic Team 5 pts

Kuwait win Futsal Kuwait AFC U-19 Championship Futsal team mem- tourney in Qatar bers cel- qualifiers to begin on ebrate after DOHA: Kuwait lifted the 1st GCC National Futsal receiving trophy after coming from a goal behind to hit back the GCC October 4 in Doha with five goals and beat hosts Qatar 5-1 at Suheim bin Nations Hamad Stadium. trophy from DOHA: Five teams will be competing in the AFC Under-19 Regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia beat Bahrain 6-3 an official Championship qualifiers that will take place from October 4 until to seal second place in the five-team event. after beat- 12 in Doha, the Qatar Football Association (QFA) announced Bahrain finished in third spot while hosts Qatar were ing hosts yesterday. placed fourth. Qatar 5-1 The teams, placed in Group A who will be competing are Uzbekistan, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) finished bottom of at Suheim Qatar, India, Turkmenistan, and Nepal. The win- the points table. bin Hamad ner of Group A along with the winners of the Saud Al Mohannadi, Secretary General, Qatar Football Stadium. other groups, five from West zone and four from Association (QFA), gave away the prizes to the best teams. East will play in the October 2014 finals along THE PENINSULA with six best placed sides and hosts Myanmar. The host country, Qatar will play their first match against India on October 4 at 4:30pm at QFA joins hands Al Arabi Sports Club. Khalid Al Kuwari (pictured), Director of with Philippine Marketing and Communications of QFA, said: “As Qatar is the host country for the AFC U-19 School to Championship Qualifiers, QFA is pleased to announce that all preparations for this cham- pionship have come to an end and we are more celebrate 21st than ready to host these significant qualifying matches. We are eager to witness the upcoming anniversary matches and wish everyone good luck.” Meanwhile, the Indian team have arrived in Doha for the tourna- DOHA: Qatar Football ment. India drew 1-1 with Goa Pro-League outfit SESA Goa in their Association (QFA) celebrated latest friendly match. the PSD@21 event organised India Squad: Goalkeepers: Chinmaya Shekhar Behera, Supratim to commemorate the 21st anni- Bhattacharjee, Vishal Kaith versary of the Philippine School Defenders: Gurba Gagrai, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Pawan Kumar, Doha (PSD) at Al Gharafa Sarthak Golui, Sajid Mohd. Dhot, Soraisam Pritam Kumar Singh, Sports Club. Rupert Lamlang Nongrum QFA supported the event Midfielders: Souvik Das, Joseph Lalfakzuala, Germanpreet Singh, by providing the venue for the Alen Deory, Lalramzauva Khiangte, Isaac Vanmalsawma Chhakchhuak, school to host the event, tro- Lalrempuia Fanai phies and shields for the winners Forwards: Kumam Udanta Singh, SK Faiaz, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, of different competitions which Naro Hari Shreshtha, Shaiborlang Kharpan, Uttam Rai. included dance and sports day The finals of the 38th edition will be held in Myanmar for the first competitions. time. THE PENINSULA QFA approached Al Noor Institute for the Blind students, to design and produce PSD and QFA Fixtures branded shirts that were distrib- Friday October 4 uted to the staff to wear during Nepal vs Turkmenistan at 4.30pm the event, along with trophies and India vs Qatar at 7.00pm Filipino children take shields that were specially made for the event. part in fun activities Sunday October 6 All the profits went to the stu- to celebrate the Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan at 4:30pm dents of the Al Noor Institute as 21st anniversary of part of their skill development Nepal vs India at 7.00pm Philippine School programmes. Attended by thou- Tuesday October 8 Doha at Al Gharafa sands of people, the event kick- Uzbekistan vs Nepal at 4:30pm Sports Club. Qatar started with a parade. Football Association Khalid Al Kuwari, Director of Qatar vs Turkmenistan at 7:00pm (QFA) provided Marketing and Communications Thursday October 10 the venue for the at QFA said: “We are happy to India vs Uzbekistan at 4:30pm school, the trophies collaborate with PSD to organ- Qatar vs Nepal at 7:00pm and shields. The ise this event successfully for the day included dance students. Our vision at QFA is to Saturday October 12 and sports day ensure that the community par- Turkmenistan vs India at 4:30pm takes in sports activity to achieve competitions. Uzbekistan vs Qatar at 7:00pm living a healthy lifestyle.” THE PENINSULA Venue: Al Arabi Sports Stadium WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Overtaking Federer not Djokovic, Nadal my main goal, says Nadal enter third round BEIJING: Rafael Nadal said yesterday he will look back on his career with pride even if he Serena edges past Schiavone in Beijing doesn’t eclipse Roger Federer’s record 17 Grand Slam titles. The world number two cur- BEIJING: Novak Djokovic and round. Third seed David Ferrer hand in the first set via a mistake rently has 13 and has been in Rafael Nadal -- vying for the won his opening match against from her opponent, who double- sizzling form this season after world’s top ranking -- powered Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6-4, faulted on set point. long-term injury. He is also clos- through their openers at the 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), setting up a sec- But Williams was forced to ing in on the top spot in the world China Open yesterday but wom- ond-round clash with Marinko become more aggressive in the rankings, currently held by Novak en’s top seed Serena Williams Matosevic, who beat France’s second set after her serve was Djokovic. stumbled her way into the third Julien Benneteau 7-6 (7/5), 6-3. broken in the first game by Tennis legends Andre Agassi round. Fifth seed Richard Gasquet and Schiavone, Italy’s first Grand and Pete Sampras reportedly Djokovic signalled his intent to sixth seed Stanislas Wawrinka Slam winner, at Roland Garros said the Spaniard could overtake reclaim the title he won in the both safely negotiated their way in 2010, and the current world Federer before the 27-year-old Chinese capital last year, sweep- through. number 50. finishes his career. ing aside Lukas Rosol 6-0, 6-3. France’s Gasquet defeated As the competition intensified “If that happens or that not The Serbian world number one -- Florian Mayer of Germany 6-3, both players’ tempers threatened happens, the only thing I am sure and top seed -- defeated his Czech 7-6 (7/2), while Switzerland’s to boil over, with Williams rant- is when I am going to leave this challenger in just 53 minutes. Wawrinka needed three sets to ing and Schiavone smashing balls tour, I am going to be very happy Nadal, who could unseat overcome Italian Andreas Seppi into the barriers at the side of the about what I did,” Nadal told Djokovic in the world rank- 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. court. reporters in Beijing in response ings depending what happens in Verdasco claimed victory over But Williams seemed calmer to questions about the comments Beijing, faced slightly more resist- Somdev Devvarman of India -- and quieter -- as she closed in from Agassi and Sampras. ance from Santiago Giraldo, with 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 and American on a hard-earned victory. Nadal believes he would need to the Spaniard claiming a 6-2, 6-4 Sam Querrey defeated Mikhail “I was able to save some energy, sustain his form -- and crucially win in about 90 minutes. Youzhny of Russia 7-6 (7/3), 6-3. so I started walking slower and his fitness -- for the next four “Today is an important vic- Eighth seed American John taking my time more. When I did years if he is to better Federer’s tory for me against an important Isner beat crowd favourite Wu that, I actually won three or four Grand Slam achievements. opponent like Giraldo,” Nadal Di 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3. games in a row,” she said. “I tried everything in every said. In the women’s draw Williams, Williams will face Maria practice, in every match. I gave “If I’m able to keep playing well the world number one, only Kirilenko in the next round everything. When you try your every day and at the same level I showed rare moments of her after the Russian beat Urszula best every day, that’s all that you will have the chance to be there, trademark power-play and at Radwanska 6-4, 6-4. can do. I think I did. So that’s why to be number one in the future.” times appeared agitated as she It was another storming per- I am going to be happy,” Nadal The second seed will now face overcame Italian Francesca formance from Chinese star Li Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after defeating Santiago Giraldo of Colombia said after he won his opening German Philipp Kohlschreiber, Schiavone 6-4, 7-5 in her second- Na, who swept aside Serbian in their men’s singles match of the China Open tournament at the National game at the China Open against while Djokovic will meet Spain’s round match. Bojana Jovanovski 6-0, 6-1. Tennis Center in Beijing, China, yesterday. Santiago Giraldo 6-2, 6-4. Fernando Verdasco in the second The American gained the upper AFP AFP

China Open Results Japan Open BEIJING: Results from the Del Potro advances in Tokyo Results China Open in Beijing yester- day (x denotes seeding): TOKYO: Top seed Juan Martin But Baghdatis, runner-up TOKYO, Japan: Results from Men’s Singles del Potro survived a stiff test to to Roger Federer in the 2006 the ATP Japan Open in Tokyo First Round: Richard Gasquet (FRA x5) bt beat Marcos Baghdatis 4-6, 6-4, Australian Open final, made del yesterday (x denot es seeding): Florian Mayer (GER) 6-3, 7-6 (7/2); Stanislas 6-3 in the first round of the Japan Potro sweat, firing 17 aces, several First Round: Kei Nishikori (JPN x4) bt Jurgen Wawrinka (SUI x6) bt Andreas Seppi (ITA) 4-6, Open yesterday while defending of them to fend off break points. Melzer (AUT) 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-2; Horacio 6-3, 6-4; Fernando Verdasco (ESP) bt Somdev champion Kei Nishikori flirted “I knew playing Marcos was Zeballos (ARG) bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 6-1, 4-6, Devvarman (IND) 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 ; Sam Querrey with disaster before squeaking the worst possible first round,” 6-4; Ivan Dodig (CRO) bt Yuichi Sugita (JPN) (USA) bt Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3; through. del Potro told reporters. 6-3, 6-1; Lukas Lacko (SVK) bt Kevin Anderson Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Lukas Rosol (CZE) Nishikori, who became the “He’s unseeded. Nobody wants (RSA x7) 6-4, 7-6 (7/2); Juan Martin del Potro 6-0, 6-3; John Isner (USA x8) bt Wu Di (CHN) host country’s first winner of the to play him early in the tourna- (ARG x1) bt Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 4-6, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3; Marinko Matosevic (AUS) $1.43m event last year, had to dig ment. He plays very well on hard 6-3; Feliciano Lopez (ESP) bt Tatsuma Ito (JPN) bt Julien Benneteau (FRA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-3; Rafael deep to overcome Austria’s Jurgen courts and indoors -- the condi- 4-6, 7-5, 6-3; Carlos Berlocq (ARG) bt Pablo Nadal (ESP x2) bt Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-2, Melzer 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 under a closed tions we had today. Cuevas (URU) 7-6 (7/4), 6-2. 6-4; Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) bt Lu Yen-Hsun roof in rainswept Tokyo. “He served well and hit a lot (TPE) 7-6 (7/3), 6-4; Tomas Berdych (CZE x4) bt Former US Open champion of aces. But I played well in the Pablo Andujar (ESP) 6-4, 6-1; David Ferrer (ESP Del Potro looked rusty in his first important moments. I feel ready and closed out the victory with x3) bt Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/2). match since a shock second-round to go far in the tournament.” his 11th ace after two hours and Women’s Singles exit at the New York slam last Del Potro, who next faces fel- seven minutes. month. low Argentine Carlos Berlocq, “There were a few dangerous Second Round: Serena Williams (USA x1) But the giant Argentine shook heads the field in the absence moments for me so I’m glad to bt Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-4, 7-5; Carla off the cobwebs and the effects of of Wimbledon champion Andy come through,” said the world Suarez Navarro (ESP x12) bt Lauren Davis a 37-hour flight to the Far East Murray, who pulled out to number 13, who will play Spain’s (USA) 6-4, 6-2; Sabine Lisicki (GER x13) bt with some typically meaty hitting undergo minor back surgery. Feliciano Lopez in the last 16. Venus Williams (USA) 6-1, 6-2; Roberta Vinci after dropping the first set. Fourth seed Nishikori extended “As the defending champion (ITA x10) bt Zhang Shuai (CHN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; The world number seven, a his win streak on the Ariake cen- it was good to pull out the win Maria Kirilenko (RUS) bt Urszula Radwanska finalist in Tokyo in 2008, secured tre court to nine in Japan Open under pressure like that.” (POL) 6-4, 6-4; Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x6) the crucial break in game eight of and Davis Cup competition but Fifth-seeded Frenchman bt Monica Niculescu (ROM) 6-3, 6-1; Sloane the decider after a period of sus- did it the hard way, forced to come Gilles Simon, who beat fellow Stephens (USA x11) bt Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) tained pressure on the Baghdatis back from a set and a break down Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 1-6, 6-4; Petra Kvitova (CZE x9) bt Varvara serve. against the left-handed Melzer. to win his first title of the year in Lepchenko (USA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0; Li Na (CHN x4) Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina hits a returns to Marcos Baghdatis of Del Potro closed out the match In a hole after losing the Metz last week, pulled out of his bt Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 6-0, 6-1; Angelique with a thunderous forehand down first-set tiebreak 7-4 and on the first-round match against Spain’s Kerber (GER x7) bt Laura Robson (GBR) 6-1, Cyprus during their men’s singles match at the Japan Open champion- ships in Tokyo, yesterday. the line to win in a shade over brink of elimination at 5-2 down, Marcel Granollers with a groin 6-2. two hours. Nishikori battled back superbly strain. AFP Sailing: Thailand dominate on day one in Qatar

DOHA: Thailand teams domi- nate on day one of the Qatar International Sailing Regatta winning the first two places in the Optimist Team Racing here yesterday. Two events, Sail Qatar and Qatar Match Racing Cup, form part of the five-day regatta organ- ised by Qatar Sailing and Rowing Federation (QSRF). Yesterday, Thailand 1 finished on top in the Sail Qatar event fol- lowed by Thailand 2. Qatar 1 clinched the third place in the race where each team sailed four times. Sailors from 14 countries are taking part in the Sail Qatar, while five countries are repre- sented at the Qatar Match Racing Cup. Besides hosts Qatar the other countries taking part in Sail Qatar are Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, India, Italy, Jordan Kuwait, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Thailand, UAE and United Kingdom. The Sail Qatar competition will be held in the following classes: Optimist, Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, Hassan Abdulla Mohsin (right), Assistant Secretary General of Qatar Sailing and Rowing Federation (QSRF) officialy opens the Match Racing Cup and Sail Qatar, the twin events are part Laser Standard, 470 and Hobie 16. of the Qatar International Sailing Regatta at Doha Sailing Club in Doha, yesterday. Also seen is Captain A R Arshad Technical Advisor of QSRF. RIGHT: Sailors taking part in the Optimist The twin events will end with Team Racing event on Sail Qatar. Thailand clinched the first two places followed by Qatar in the third position. Sailors from 14 countries are taking part in the Sail Qatar, while five countries final round on October 5. are represented at the Qatar Match Racing Cup. The event will end on October 5. PICTURES BY: QASSIM RAHMATULLAH THE PENINSULA Wednesday 2 October 2013 26 Dhul-qa’da 1434 Volume 18 Number 5840 Sport Price: QR2

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GLASGOW: Barcelona, miss- The finish was cruel on Ajax, Champions League ing the mercurial talent of the Champions League however, as they had only taken ResultsF injured Lionel Messi, laboured the lead in the 90th minute to a 1-0 win in their Group H Fixtures of a game that had previously PARIS: European Champions League results Champions League game against Champions League group stage fixtures appeared destined to end goalless. yesterday: 10-man Celtic in Glasgow (1845 GMT unless stated). Then, young central defender Group E yesterday. Playing Today Stefano Denswil rose unmarked At Basel, Switzerland The only goal came after 76 five yards out to head home a minutes when Neymar swept Group A corner from the right flank to Basel (SUI) 0 Schalke (GER) 1 (Draxler 54) the ball out to substitute Alexis Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester United leave the Dutch champions on the At Bucharest Sanchez on the right and his brink of a precious win. Instead, Bayer Leverkusen vs Real Sociedad Steaua Bucharest (ROM) 0 Chelsea (ENG) back-post cross was headed home the draw suits Milan, who are 4 (Ramires 20, 55, Georgievski 44-og, by the unmarked Cesc Fabregas. Group B clear in second place on four Lampard 90) By then Celtic were down to 10 Juventus vs Galatasaray points behind Barcelona. men having had Scott Brown dis- In London, Mesut Ozil Group F missed just before the hour mark Real Madrid vs FC Copenhagen bewitched Napoli to conjure up At London for catching Neymar in the back Group C a 2-0 win for Arsenal to end the with his boot after the Brazilian Italian side’s unbeaten start to the Arsenal (ENG) 2 (Ozil 8, Giroud 15) Paris St Germain vs Benfica Napoli (ITA) 0 went down in a challenge. season. The Germany midfielder In an absorbing contest of art- Anderlecht vs Olympiakos Piraeus scored the opening goal, his first At Dortmund, Germany istry against industry at an elec- for Arsenal, with a superb left- Group D Borussia Dortmund (GER) 3 (Lewandowski tric Parkhead Stadium, Barcelona, foot effort from the edge of the 19, 80-pen, Reus 52) Marseille (FRA) 0 as expected, dominated possession Manchester City vs Bayern Munich penalty area after eight minutes Group G but created little in a match of CSKA Moscow vs Viktoria Plzen (1600) and set up Olivier Giroud for few chances. Arsenal’s second after 15. At Oporto, Portugal Celtic’s best chances came after and leaves Celtic still looking for Any lingering doubts that the FC Porto (POR) 1 (Martinez 16) Atletico the sending off and before Barca their first point. former Real Madrid player was Madrid (ESP) 2 (Godin 58, Turan 86) scored when James Forrest forced In Amsterdam, Mario Balotelli worth the £43m that Arsene a superb diving save out of Victor scored a penalty in the fourth Wenger paid for him in August At St Petersburg, Russia Valdes and Charlie Mulgrew minute of added time to earn AC were swept away in a magical Zenit Saint Petersburg (RUS) 0 headed wide of an open goal from Milan a 1-1 draw with Ajax at the first-half display of precision pass- Austria Vienna (AUT) 0 the resulting corner. Amsterdam Arena in Group H. ing, great movement and feints, Group H Near the end Celtic keeper Balotelli won the penalty in and Aaron Ramsey played his full Fraser Forster produced three controversial circumstances after part as the sorcerer’s apprentice. At Amsterdam fine saves of his own to keep grappling with substitute centre- Arsenal’s second win after Ajax (NED) 1 (Denswil 90) AC Milan (ITA) 1 Barcelona at bay, the first a dou- back Mike Van der Hoorn inside their 2-1 success in Marseille (Balotelli-pen 90+4) ble effort as Neymar then Alexis the area and his conversion from put them on six points in Group Dortmund’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski celebates after scor- At Glasgow Sanchez were thwarted. 12 yards earned the Rossoneri a F alongside Borussia Dortmund, ing during the Champions League Group F match against Olympique The win gives Barcelona a max- draw that their second-half dis- who beat Marseille 3-0 yesterday. Marseille in Dortmund, western Germany, yesterday. Celtic (SCO) 0 Barcelona (ESP) 1 (Fabregas 76) imum six points from two games play deserved. AGENCIES Injured Clarke Meiyappan ran Chennai out of India tour team, says Hussey

SYDNEY: Captain “Michael will there- SYDNEY: Indian cricket chief (BCCI) chief, under fire for a headed by Mr Srinivasan,” Hussey Michael Clarke (pic- fore not be available N Srinivasan’s son-in-law ran family member’s alleged involve- wrote, according to excerpts tured) was yesterday to play the upcoming the Indian Premier League’s ment in the scandal, has main- published on the ESPNCricinfo ruled out of Australia’s India ODI series and (IPL) Chennai Super Kings tained that Gurunath was only a website. “As he was also on the one-day tour of India will require a more team, ex-Australia star Mike “cricket enthusiast” even though board of the BCCI, he gave con- this month with his extensive rehabilitation Hussey has claimed, in com- he sat in the team dug-out dur- trol of the team to his son-in-law long-standing back period before returning ments that could add fuel to a ing matches and took part in IPL Mr. Gurunath. He ran the team problem needing to competitive cricket.” Ajmal rallies spot-fixing scandal. auctions. along with Kepler Wessels, who further treatment Australia are due Srinivasan’s son-in-law Hussey, who has been part of was (then) coach.” ahead of the home to play a seven-game Pakistan Gurunath Meiyappan has been the Chennai Super Kings fran- Hussey is the first player to Ashes series against ODI series and one charged by Mumbai police with chise since the Twenty20 com- openly state that Meiyappan was England. Twenty20 in India forgery, cheating, criminal con- petition’s first edition in 2008, in charge of the team. His com- The star batsman from October 10, ahead of South spiracy, breach of contract and asserted in his new autobiography ments could cause further trouble was picked in the initial 14-man coached by Steve Rixon while handing critical team information ‘Underneath the Southern Cross’ for Srinivasan, who won a third squad last month but the chronic Darren Lehmann is rested. Africa series to alleged bookmakers. that Meiyappan was running the year in office on Sunday. injury has failed to show as much South Australia’s Callum But the embattled Board of team. The Supreme Court has barred progress as expected, with George Ferguson has been called up to LAHORE, Pakistan: Wily Control for Cricket in India “Our owner was India Cements, Srinivasan from taking charge Bailey assuming responsibilities replace Clarke with veteran wick- spinner Saeed Ajmal (pictured) until it has ruled on a petition by as skipper. etkeeper Brad Haddin assuming urged his Pakistan team yester- a cricket body in the eastern state “Michael was very keen to Bailey’s previous role as vice-cap- day to demolish the world’s best of Bihar that he had no moral captain the ODI team to India tain. Selectors, meanwhile, added Test side South Africa, just like right to continue after Meiyappan but unfortunately he hasn’t pro- highly promising New South they did England last year. was charged. gressed enough to be available for Wales batsman Nic Maddinson to Pakistan routed England -- Srinivasan has distanced him- selection,” said national selector their squad for the one-off T20 then rated the best Test team -- Mike Hussey self from Meiyappan, saying the John Inverarity. match. 3-0 in the United Arab Emirates of Chennai law would take its own course Clarke has been plagued by back “Nic showed some sparkling and face another big challenge in and he himself could not be held Super Kings problems for years and it flared up form on Australia A tours dur- the two-Test series against South accountable for his son-in-law’s plays a stroke again before Australia’s final ODI ing the winter,” said Inverarity. Africa starting later this month. actions. in Southampton last month at the “He will be in strong contention Ajmal, the 36-year-old off-spin- during the The scandal has already seen end of a gruelling Ashes tour to to open the batting with Aaron ner who took 24 wickets to wreck Indian Premier two Rajasthan Royals players, England. He played in that game, Finch in this game.” England, said at a team training League Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran but selectors are reluctant to take ODI Squad: George Bailey camp in Lahore: “Last time when (IPL) match Sreesanth and upcoming spinner any more risks with Clarke given (capt), Nathan Coulter-Nile, we played in Dubai England was against Kings Ankeet Chavan, banned for life a big home summer coming up Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, number one and we were at the XI Punjab at by the BCCI. including the return Ashes series Callum Ferguson, Aaron Finch, same position (sixth) and we per- the Punjab An internal BCCI probe, which which starts with the first Test in Brad Haddin, Moises Henriques, formed well. Cricket cleared Meiyappan and other IPL Brisbane on November 21. Phil Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, “We will try our best to per- Association officials of wrongdoing, has been “Michael Clarke has a long- Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, form as well against South Africa Stadium in termed “illegal” by a court which standing low-back injury that Adam Voges, Shane Watson. as we did against England.” Mohali in this ruled that Srinivasan may have requires ongoing management,” T20 Squad: George Bailey Pakistan were thrashed 3-0 in April 13, 2013 had a hand in its formation. said team physiotherapist Alex (capt), Nathan Coulter-Nile, South Africa in February and then file picture. International news organisa- Kountouris. Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, lost the second Test to Zimbabwe tions, including Agence France- “During the recent England Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, in a 1-1 Test series stalemate last Presse, have suspended their ODI series his injury flared Moises Henriques, Mitchell month. Pakistan will once again on-field coverage of matches up again and has been slow to Johnson, Nic Maddinson, Glenn look to tame Graeme Smith, hosted by the BCCI since last year improve with his regular treat- Maxwell, Clint McKay, Adam chiefly through Ajmal and left- after the board imposed restric- ment regime. Voges, Shane Watson. AFP armer Abdul Rehman. AFP tions on picture agencies. AFP