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OPINION Challenges facing Qatar, France GCC summit in Riyadh sign $7.02bn he GCC summit to be Theld in Riyadh this week comes at a critical time for our region. The Rafale jet deal Yemen crisis is still going on, air- Hollande hails ties with region strikes have not DOHA: France and Qatar Qatar and the region it is because stopped signed a $7.02bn deal yester- France is considered a reliable even day for the sale of 24 Rafale country which a partner country after the Dr Khalid Al-Jaber fighter jets, an accord President can give their confidence to,” he end of Francois Hollande hailed as said, adding that French ‘cred- Decisive Storm Operation, a mark of Gulf Arab regard ibility’ in the region helped with and the news of an Iran for French regional strategy Rafale sales. nuclear agreement is causing including its firm line on Iran. Hollande cited major power a wave of concern and Gulf The contract — the third this talks over Iran’s nuclear pro- leaders are looking forward year for Dassault AVMD.PA after gramme, in which Paris has pur- to their meeting with Barack deals to sell Rafale jets to Egypt sued a tough stance with Tehran, Obama at Camp David. These and India — also includes MBDA the main regional rival of Gulf Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and French President Francois Hollande witnessing the signing of an issues have a direct impact missiles, and the training of 36 Arab states, as an example of agreement for the purchase of Rafale jets in Doha yesterday. on GCC states, while crises Qatari pilots and 100 technicians France’s reliability in the region. in other Arab countries too by the French military. “We will be vigilant so that this Hollande said there could be of the Qatar signing ceremony. things now favoured the seller. have fallouts which require an Officials said the accord signed accord truly guarantees that Iran options for further sales of the Le Drian, seen as the archi- “If they want the plane quickly, urgent response. by Hollande and Emir H H Sheikh does not get a nuclear weapon. plane in Qatar. tect of Rafale’s recent successes, they will have to pay more for it,” There is a fear of growing Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani also For all these reasons I’ve been Dassault is also in talks aimed met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince he said. Iranian influence in the region. provided for the training of a invited to the GCC summit. It’s a at supplying 16 of the multi-role Mohammed bin Zayed for an hour Dassault Chief Executive Eric In Sana’a, people were expect- number of Qatari intelligence mark of confidence ... that France combat jets to Malaysia and has to discuss the jets, two years after Trappier told reporters Kuwait ing Iran to create a situation officers. is there for its allies when it is resumed discussions over poten- talks with the UAE on the war- was also evaluating the plane. The very similar to what hap- “It’s a good choice,” said called upon.” tial fighter sales to another Gulf planes stalled. Qatar sale was “a good sign for pened in Baghdad, Damascus Hollande, who later left for France, a UN Security Council Arab state, the United Arab The discussions went well, two all the countries of the region” and Beirut by stirring politi- Saudi Arabia, where he is to veto-holder, has held out for strict Emirates (UAE). diplomatic sources said, with one because now they would see cal turmoil, chaos, and endless attend a summit today of the terms on Iran in any deal to ease Highlighting the possibilities adding that negotiations were in the capabilities of the aircraft, sectarian conflicts. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sanctions on Tehran in return in the region, French Defence an “active phase”. he said. “It’s a little bit the snow- Continued on page 7 in Riyadh. for monitoring and curbs on its Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian flew One official close to the talks ball effect — except it’s in the “If we are present here in nuclear programme. to Abu Dhabi on Saturday ahead said the flurry of sales meant that desert,” he said. REUTERS

Kafala system will be abolished this year: Labour minister Taliban talks DOHA: Qatar’s Labour and next seven months. “I hope it Khulaifi replied: “I am 90 percent currently being considered by Many labourers working on Social Affairs Minister H E will be prior to the year end,” said hopeful or believe that it will be.” Qatar’s Shura Council, an assem- major infrastructure or World agree to reopen Abdullah Saleh Mubarak Al Khulaifi, speaking at a press brief- Doha says it will replace the bly which has the power to draft Cup projects within the country Khulaifi said yesterday he ing in Doha to foreign reporters. system with one based instead on new laws. have complained that payment of hopes the country’s “kafala” “We discussed it, our stake- employment contracts. Khulaifi also said Qatar would their salaries are often delayed. Doha office system will be abolished before holders have looked at it... Now These contracts would last a fully implement another major “We are not hiding from our the end of this year. it is on track. maximum of five years and the labour reform — an electronic problems here in Qatar, we are AL-KHOR: Representatives at Under the system, employers “Do I believe it will come out current exit permit system would payment system for thousands facing them,” said Khulaifi. preliminary talks aiming to end in the country can prevent for- positively? Yes, I do. Because at be replaced with one where of migrant labourers — by “We know that things aren’t Afghanistan’s long war have eign workers from changing jobs the end of the day I believe it is workers give the authorities a mid-August. perfect but they are better than agreed that Taliban insurgents or leaving the country. good for the economy, it’s good for maximum of 72 hours’ notice that This would ensure that up to they were a year ago and I prom- should open a political office for The Minister said he was “90 the country.” they want to leave the country. one million workers get paid at ise you they will be better a year negotiations, but disagreement percent” certain the system Asked if the scheme would be The proposed reform has been least once a month and, in some from now.” over foreign troops is still ham- would be replaced within the abolished by the end of the year, discussed by the cabinet and is cases, every fortnight. AFP pering prospects for a ceasefire. A statement issued yesterday outlined the agreements reached by at least 40 delegates to a “non-official meeting” bringing Squarish watermelon together Taliban representatives, NY cop dies after Plan to curb mobile Afghan government figures and UN representatives at a two-day being shot in head meeting held in Qatar. The dialogue was a step NEW YORK: spam messages A New York City toward a peace process that has plainclothes police officer shot proved elusive during a war that in the head over the weekend as DOHA: The Communications stringent measures are in place, has killed tens of thousands of he tried to question a local man Regulatory Authority (CRA) it has advised telecom consum- Afghans since the Taliban were sought on gun charges died yes- is drafting a code of conduct ers in Qatar to take the following driven from power by a 2001 terday, police and City Hall offi- for advertising through mobile measures. US-led military operation. cials said. phones in a bid to protect cus- As for SMS, both Ooredoo and In a further blow for peace Officer Brian Moore, 25, was tomers from spam messages. Vodafone have mechanisms and hopes, Taliban fighters killed at shot on Saturday evening as he The code will provide a frame- processes in place to block specific least 18 police early yesterday and his partner were seated in an work to ensure that marketing numbers for individuals, or for all in attacks in the northeastern unmarked car. Moore had been and advertising activities through consumers in Qatar if the same province of Badakhshan, a local hospitalised in critical condition mobile phones are carried out in a number is found to send spam official said. but died yesterday. way that complies with the legal, message to multiple consumers. In Qatar the delegates agreed REUTERS A watermelon, which is not round, grown at a Qatar farm. The shape of regulatory and social obligations of Ooredoo has in place a Fraud that the Taliban should re-open the fruit makes transportation easy. See also page 7 the senders, CRA said yesterday. Management System as well as a political office in Doha that The code will also protect con- Customer Care Management caused a furore in 2013 when it sumer’s right to receive or stop System to investigate all com- was briefly inaugurated as part of receiving any information when- plaints related to spam, scam a previous, failed attempt to start ever they want to through a simple and premium services. Ooredoo negotiations. Two suspected jihadists killed in US process. CRA said in a statement customers who receive spam and Afghanistan’s new leader, that it is “monitoring reports in scam messages can: Ashraf Ghani, has made negotia- local press and social media about — Stop spamming messages tions a priority since taking office GARLAND, UNITED would-be jihadist militant. President Barack Obama had telecom consumers receiving scam by texting “Unsub ServiceName” last year. REUTERS STATES: A Texas traffic ABC news, citing an FBI offi- been briefed on the investiga- or spam messages on their mobile to 92600 or if you want to stop policeman shot dead two sus- cial, said yesterday that agents tion, which Texas police said was phones. CRA has also received all bulk SMS senders, just send pected Islamist gunmen with his had raided an apartment in ongoing. The American Freedom complaints on this issue.” “Unsub all” to 92600. pistol after they opened fire with Phoenix, Arizona thought to Defense Initiative, considered These unwanted messages fall — Block an unknown or TODAY’S EDITION assault rifles and tried to storm belong to Elton Simpson, alleg- an anti-Muslim hate group, had into two categories: Messages spamming sender via Ooredoo’s INCLUDES AN 8-PAGE an event staged by an anti-Mus- edly one of the slain gunmen. organised the event in Garland, a received through the short mes- mobile app. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT ON lim group, police said yesterday. Court documents seen by AFP suburb of Dallas. saging service or SMS; messages — Block an unknown or spam- There was no confirmed claim show Simpson was sentenced to At the event supporters held received through over-the-top ming sender via Ooredoo helpline of responsibility for Sunday’s three years probation in 2011 for an exhibition of entries to a com- (OTT) applications such as 111 or website. failed assault, but an FBI offi- lying to federal agents investigat- petition to draw cartoon carica- WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, etc. — Report cases via social media cial told US media that one of ing him on suspicion of planning tures of the Prophet Mohammed CRA said it is working with channels – Facebook and Twitter. the attackers had been previ- to travel to Somalia to fight with (PBUH). AFP the service providers to address Continued on page 4 ously investigated as an alleged jihadists. The White House said See also page 12 these two categories. 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Emir with French President Major currencies lose value against riyal

DOHA: Thanks to a strengthening US dollar to which Qatar’s riyal (QR) is pegged, major world currencies have lost considerable value against it (QR) in the past two years. Figures released by the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) show that euro, British pound, Swiss franc and the Japanese Yen have all depreciated against the riyal. Euro was quoting at QR4.83 in January 2013 and in January of this year the exchange rate had come down to QR4.48. The British pound was ruling at QR5.81 in January 2013 and was down to 5.55 two years later, in January 2015. Similarly, the Swiss franc was available for QR3.93 in the local foreign exchange market in early 2013 and its rate was down slightly to QR3.86 by January of this year. Hundred Japanese Yen were available for QR4.08 in January 2013 and they were now being sold for QR3.07. GCC currencies remained fixed at QR0.97 (Saudi riyal), QR0.99 (UAE dirham), QR9.68 (Bahraini dinar), QR9.46 (Omani riyal) and QR12.37 (Kuwaiti Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and French President Francois Hollande at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad dinar). Al Thani, Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and Advisory Council Speaker H E Mohamed bin Mubarak Al THE PENINSULA Khulaifi attended the luncheon banquet held by Emir in honour of Hollande. RIGHT: Emir with Chief Executive Officer of Total Global company Patrick Pouyanne. Entertainment City to highlight summer festival Doha Exhibition Centre to host month-long festival

DUBAI/DOHA: The 2015 Rashed AlQurese, tourists from The month-long Festival will Qatar Summer Festival, sched- the GCC accounted for 1.12m visi- also feature a full programme of uled throughout the month of tors last year, some 40 percent of shows to suit various ages and August, is expected to drive Qatar’s worldwide total. Numbers tastes; from open-air public dis- up regional tourism numbers are up in the first quarter of this plays, theatre and classical con- with a range of new attractions, year by 16 percent to more than certs to comedy, film and popular cultural events and brand pro- 360,000. Eastern music and Western music motions, says Qatar Tourism “The response to our first performances. Authority (QTA). Qatar Summer Festival last year In addition, Qatar’s hospi- Announcing the Festival at was extremely positive. It not tality and retail sectors will be the 22nd Arabian Travel Market only attracted large numbers of actively engaged in ensuring the in Dubai, the QTA presented its residents but also substantial success of the month-long fes- plans for Entertainment City, visitor traffic from the GCC and tivities. Special hotel offers will a highlight of the Festival with elsewhere throughout the region,” be available from many of the fun and innovative activities for he said. country’s top hotels to provide children at the Doha Exhibition “The 2015 Festival, which takes visitors with a range of special Centre. The City will feature place throughout the month of accommodation deals. skate boarding and rock climbing August, will build on this success These can be paired with QTA Chief Marketing & Promotions Officer Rashed AlQurese at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. spaces, in addition to other crafts, in terms of its size and the variety highly competitive airfares on games and stage shows. and scope of the family entertain- Qatar Airways’ regional routes family travellers from throughout will offer bargain prices on top and much more at participating According to QTA Chief ment and fun activities on offer in to ensure Doha ranks as the pre- the Gulf area. brands in fashion, accessories, outlets throughout the country. Marketing & Promotions Officer Doha and nationwide,” he added. ferred summer destination for The Qatar Shopping Festival watches and jewellery, electronics THE PENINSULA

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Qatar Steel Qatar Airways to expand US network honours 206 long-serving Additional non-stop daily flights announced to Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta employees DOHA: Qatar Airways announces the next phase of DOHA: In appreciation of its USA route development QA wins best business their devoted efforts and dedi- with the introduction of three cation, Qatar Steel recently new passenger routes to Los honored 206 employees, who Angeles, Boston and Atlanta. class award served the company for 10, 15, With these new destinations, 20, 25, 30, 35 and for the first Qatar Airways will offer daily time, those who spent 40 years non-stop services to all 10 of the DUBAI: Qatar Airways has been named the Airline with the Best in service. largest metropolitan areas of Business Class at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2015 Speaking at the event, Ali the United States. based on the votes of readers of the Middle East edition of the Bin Hassan Al Muraikhi, Qatar Effective 1st January, 2016, prominent industry magazine Business Traveller. Steel’s Managing Director and Qatar Airways will commence The coveted award was presented at a ceremony at the Conrad General Manager commended daily flights to Los Angeles, Hotel in Dubai, putting the spotlight on the Doha-based airline’s the long service employees for California, the second largest city five-star service ahead of the Arabian Travel Market, where Qatar their dedication and commitment in the United States, with the air- Airways has a major presence. throughout their service. line’s flagship Boeing 777 aircraft, Rohan Seneviratne, Qatar Airways Country Manager UAE, col- “It is our practice at Qatar which features a two-class cabin lected the award on behalf of the airline, adding to the international Steel to honor the long service with 42 Business Class fully lie- recognition the carrier has gained with a growing list of awards. employees, which demonstrates flat seats in a 2-2-2 configuration. Voting by readers of Business Traveller Middle East was based on our appreciation and pride in our From 16th March, 2016, the the strength of the airline’s renowned five-star service. manpower, who are the pillars in airline will launch daily flights to Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said the achieving our sustainable growth Boston, the capital and largest award reflected the airline’s commitment to excellence and profes- and in marching towards progress city of Massachusetts, and will sionalism. “This is another proud moment for Qatar Airways. We and development,” Al Muraikhi operate its latest flagship A350 are excited to be honoured with the Business Traveller Middle East said. XWB in a two-class configuration Awards and consider it as recognition by our passengers of the excel- He added: “Qatar Steel is proud with 36 Business Class seats in a lent product and service that we offer. to embrace the pool of highly 1-2-1 configuration, featuring an “On behalf of Qatar Airways, I would like to thank the readers of skilled employees from different 80” fully flat bed and 17” HD in- Business Traveller Middle East magazine and all who travel with departments and at all levels. flight entertainment screen. us for giving us their vote of confidence. The awards will inspire us Our manpower used to play and Atlanta in Georgia, the business to strive even harder for the delivery of exceptional services to our will continue to play a significant centre of the southeast region of customers both on the ground and in the air.” role in enhancing the company’s the United States, will be Qatar Awarded Best Business Class for two consecutive years by industry image and operational excellence, Airways’ third new route to the audit Skytrax, and Airline of the Year in 2011 and 2012, Qatar Airways maintaining high quality products US and will commence with daily is world-renowned for providing a premium travel experience for and services, to meet the expec- flights starting on 1st July 2016. its passengers. The airline has seen rapid growth in just 18 years of tations of our traders, customers Country Manager UAE, Rohan Seneviratne (centre), with the award for Best The route will be operated with operation, to the point where today it is flying a modern fleet of 156 and shareholders.” Business Class. Also seen are Faisal Salem bin Haider (left), Executive the airline’s flagship Boeing 777 aircraft to 146 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Speaking on behalf of the awar- aircraft. Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America. Director, Printing & Distribution sector, Dubai Media Incorporated, and dees, Kefah Mostafa Al Mulla, Increasing passenger demand THE PENINSULA Lawrence Llewelyn–Bowen, TV Personality and lifestyle consultant. Administration Division Manager, to America’s largest city and and one of the honored employ- financial centre, New York, has ees made a speech, extending his prompted Qatar Airways to add on the route. “We look forward to offering a and provides an unparalleled is flying a modern fleet of 156 thanks and appreciation to the a second daily service to the Qatar Airways Group Chief great travel experience to our US commitment to service quality, as aircraft to 146 key business and company’s top management for city from 1st March 2016. Qatar Executive Akbar Al Baker said: passengers on the World’s Best exemplified by being ranked twice leisure destinations. Among their endless support and encour- Airways has served the city daily “As Qatar Airways continues its Business Class across our net- in a row as the best in Business the 146 destinations currently agement, and for creating a pleas- since the initial route launch in global expansion, we are delighted work of more than 140 destina- Class, and also by being named served are Dubai, Abu Dhabi, ant working atmosphere, where 2007. The second daily service to to be offering even more gateways tions, with a convenient one-stop World’s Best Airline in 2011 and Mumbai, New Delhi, Singapore, mutual respect, friendly employee New York’s JFK will be operated in the United States, connect- transfer at the new state-of-the- 2012 at the Skytrax World Airline Hong Kong, Bangkok, Jakarta relations prevail. by the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft ing passengers from destina- art Hamad International Airport Awards. and the Maldives – all with The honoured employees providing passengers an opportu- tions across the Middle East, the in Doha.” The airline has seen rapid excellent connections from the were awarded certificates of nity to experience both the Boeing Indian subcontinent, Africa and Qatar Airways’ on-board expe- growth in just 18 years of opera- US cities. appreciation. B777 and the A350 aircraft types Southeast Asia. rience and service is renowned tion to the point where today it THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA

Two-day HEUG conference begins DOHA: The Arab Higher Interim Vice Provost for User Group regarding the latest Education User Group (HEUG) Enrollment Management- developments and benefits that conference 2015 commenced University of Wisconsin, Madison the central HEUG provides, and yesterday in Doha to share and Sara Al Marri Arab HEUG the importance of regional HEUGs. experiences about using Oracle Chair, Associate Vice President for HEUG is an international Applications, a multipurpose Administration- Qatar University organization consisting of higher software. in their opening remarks outlined education institutions that use The two-day conference is being the aim of the conference. application software from the held in partnership with the Qatar The conference will provide Oracle Corporation. The HEUG’s University, Abu Dhabi University, information about the use of objectives are to provide a mech- University of Dammam, Oracle Oracle application products, as anism for sharing information and the HEUG. well as establish a strong network and experience among Higher Dr Homaid Abdulla Al Madfa, between colleagues in the region. Education customers on selection, Vice President for Administration Participants also have the oppor- implementation and cost-effective Affairs- Qatar University, Steve tunity to hear presentations from use of Oracle application software. Hahn HEUG Past President, leaders of the Higher Education THE PENINSULA

Users can block unwanted senders Continued from page 1 Vodafone customers who receive spam and scam messages can blcok an unknown or spamming sender via Vodafone helpline 111 and website. They can also report cases via social media channels – Facebook and Twitter.Most of the OTT applications allow users to report and block unwanted senders. Those who needs assistance in how to use the app may contact their serv- ice provider through their customer service hotline. If they continue to receive messages from unknown numbers through the OTT applications, they may con- tact their service provider to block that number. “Most of the consumer complaints received by the CRA are about related pre- mium services, consumer’s inability to unsubscribe, spam and scam, etc. CRA investigates these com- plaints and works with service providers to resolve them in keeping with The Telecommunications Law and, By-Law, as well as the Consumer Protection Policy and the Advertising Code,” said the statement. CRA said it is now exploring additional mechanisms and regulatory enforcements that will further clarify the use of telecom services. THE PENINSULA

TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Yemen to overcome sectarian conflicts: Karman ‘All militias must be disarmed’ BY MOHAMMED OSMAN Al Jazeera Forum DOHA: Nobel peace laure- Yemeni people have a long ate and political activist from history of resistance and Yemen Tawakkol Karman said yesterday that her country will they will stand united,” eventually overcome the fierce Karman said, speaking sectarian conflicts and remain at a panel session at the united. Al Jazeera Forum which “Many people think that Yemen is going to collapse. Yemeni peo- opened at St Regis Hotel ple have a long history of resist- yesterday. ance and they will stand united,” Karman said, speaking at a panel session at the Al Jazeera Forum which opened at St Regis Hotel the power game and not the coun- yesterday. tries in it necessarily. “To help She said as a solution to the the Arab world, we need to fix or crisis, all militias in Yemen must strengthen the institutions of the be disarmed. Only the govern- regions,” he said. ment has the right to keep and Ayman Nour, founder of El handle weapons. Ghad Party in Egypt, started his “Houthis must change into a speech challenging the title of political party and participate in the forum, “conflict and change the political process. There must in the Arab world”, saying that be a just transition of power in the Arab world, change comes and legal action should be taken first and then comes the conflict against all criminals. This is the and struggles of dealing with it. Panel discussion at the Al Jazeera Forum held at St Regis Hotel yesterday. only way to build a modern civil He spoke about the change state,” said Karman. being the vehicle and not the She disagreed with the view goal using the romanticism of the that the Arab revolutions have Arabs to the idea of revolutions. Region at a turning point: Top Iran official ended. “The Arab Spring has not “We did not realise that our failed. The revolution will con- romanticised dreams were hit DOHA: The Arab world is so much sanction in the modern forms of terrorism, which are an the British government had done tinue. It is the dream of the Arab with reality” in approaching the becoming more and more international system than Iran,” outcome of the denial of people’s little to support Palestine. “I youth, said Karman. “new east” that we wanted to detached from its non-Arab he added. rights. “The state of Qatar has decided I could no longer sup- She added that the Arab believe in.” neighbours, according to He concluded by warning always believed in peaceful solu- port my government,” said Warsi. Spring is testing who has the Khalid Salah, the head of media Seyed Mohammad Sajjadpour, against making Iran the problem, tions in conflict areas.” The fact that the Arab region did strongest resilience and dura- relations for the Syrian National adviser to the Iranian foreign because Iran is clearly part of the He added that the main reason not set clear goals for resolving bility to achieve the full Arab Coalition, said that the essential minister. solution, adding “We can change for conflict is the growing poverty the conflict resulted in the lack Spring. Karman added that the problem lies in the mentality of Speaking on the Iranian posi- our destiny by working together.” gap. However, Qatar is working of action taken by the British region must work together to put the country that believes in the tion in Middle Eastern politics at Assistant Foreign Minister on initiatives to reduce the gap in government. an end to conflict. change that will magically hap- the ninth Al Jazeera Forum yes- for International Cooperation less developed countries. She concluded by saying that The panel discussion was titled pen rather than being actively terday, Sajjadpour said that “the H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Baroness Sayeeda Warsi former she wanted to be on the right side the “regional and international achieved. region is at a turning point” and Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Minister of State for Foreign and of history when she took her deci- scope of conflict in the Arab Hassan Ahmadian, Senior “the blame game is so dominant Thani talked about Qatar’s posi- Commonwealth Affairs of the UK sion to leave the government. world”. “The Arab Spring or more Research Fellow at the Center for in the region and it is endless.” tion on the many ongoing conflicts recounted her experience grow- Sheikh Hamad Bin Thamer the Arab Awakening is about Strategic Research in Iran, talked Iran is an ascending key player in the Arab region. ing up as a child of an immigrant Al Thani, chairman of the board justice,” said Nikolay Mladenov, about four pillars important to in the region’s political positions He used the conflict in family in Britain and starting her of Al Jazeera earlier opened UN Special Coordinator for the this region: Reducing regional and it is also dependent upon Palestine as an example, stating political career. the Forum. Dr Mostefa Souag, Middle East Peace Process. dynamism; preserving the status- itself for security, said Sajjadpour. that Palestinian people are sub- Baroness Warsi, who became Director General of AlJazeera also Mladenov spoke about the false quo in the Middle East; creating He expressed his regret that the ject to terrorism and the conflict the first Muslim cabinet minister spoke. This year’s forum is aimed sense of stability that the Arab a win-win situation in the Middle Arab world sees Iran as a threat will never be solved unless the in Britain, also spoke about the to tackle conflict and change in regimes demonstrated in the East with a constructive cooper- to their security, when in fact rights of the Palestinian people conflict in Palestine and stated the Arab region, hosting speakers past. Mladenov added that peo- ation plan for the entire region; they should join together to rally are recognised. that it was part of the reason why from all over the Arab world and ple fail to recognise that the Arab and diffusion of “Iranophobia”. against the bigger powers. Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani she left the British government. beyond. region in itself is a key player in THE PENINSULA “No country has been under said that Qatar has denounced all At the beginning of the conflict, THE PENINSULA

College of Pharmacy Court rejects company’s appeal against former employee to help prepare DOHA: In a landmark judge- Instance Court which had found observed that: “Qatar has always “Ayash came to Doha to carry country… As against the inter- ‘Anti-asthma Report’ ment, the appellate division of in favour of one of Chedid’s welcomed foreign nationals will- on the business of insurance brok- ests of the general public and the Qatar International Court has former employees, Said Bou ing to provide services that might ing, in which he now has many Defendant himself, we do not DOHA: Qatar University’s turned down the plea of a com- Ayash. otherwise be unavailable or in years of experience. He and his consider that the Claimant had College of Pharmacy (QU-CPH) pany to prevent a former expa- The Appellate Division found, short supply. It is in the public wife have had two children since a legitimate interest in prevent- will provide its expertise triate employee from joining inter alia, that a clause in Ayash’s interest that a foreigner, who has they came to live here. They ing the Defendant from working through supervision and sup- another company. contract which prevented him taken up employment with one have made Qatar their home. To for a competitor.” port in preparing the ‘Anti- The Appellate Division of the from working for a competi- employee, should be free to con- prevent him from twelve months A release from the Court said asthma Report in Qatar’ by Qatar International Court has tor, once his employment with tinue to provide services by taking from carrying on the trade in yesterday that the full text of the Qatar CSR Network which will dismissed an appeal brought by Chedid had ceased, constituted up employment with an alterna- which he specialises would judgment will be made available be published by Qatar Asthma Chedid & Associates Qatar LLC “an unreasonable restraint on tive employer should his initial be likely to result in him and on the QICDRC’s website- www. Network. against the decision of the First trade”. The Appellate Division employment come to an end.” his family having to leave the qicdrc.com.qa THE PENINSULA The report includes insights and studies on the current asthma issue in Qatar, by experts, researchers and specialists. This activity comes in line with the CPH’s capacity on health issues in Qatar where asthma is listed as a growing problem due to fast-changing lifestyles. CPH faculty, researchers and experts will oversee the content of the report by providing aca- demic and scientific assistance and consultation to ensure accu- racy of information on the condi- tion, its causes, prevention, care and management. This initiative comes as part of a cooperation three year agree- ment signed last year between QU and the Network with the aim to bring the two institu- Lt Col Saad Salem Al Dosari, Assistant Director of Human Rights Department at MoI, with community leaders. tions together to advance CSR among students and the wider MoI wing meets community heads community. DOHA: In a effort to appre- and security protection by the injuries and others. There are ISL Qatar students ciate the role of expatriates in virtue of Constitution, Article many institutions concerned building Qatar, officials at the 30, which states that “the with the protection of migrant to raise Nepal fund Human Rights Department at relationship between workers workers’ rights such as the the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and employers be founded on Ministry of Interior, the MoI DOHA: ISL Qatar students met with the community rep- social justice and regulated by and Social Affairs, judiciary will be organising an action resentatives. The meeting law” and Article 52 that states and the National Commission fair for Nepal on May 13. This was held to coincide with the “Every legitimate resident of for Human Rights. will be an internal event during International Labour Day. the country is entitled for the He said that with regard to school hours and will include a Representatives from protection for his personality the Ministry of Interior, there silent auction, bake sales and a Egyptian, Sudanese, Yemen, and his property according to is security protection pro- concert. Sri Lankan, and Bangladesh, the provisions of the law” vided to the expatriate work- All funds raised will be given Filipino, Indonesian, Nepalese These constitutional prin- ers on par with citizens on the to the Nepal Embassy for distri- and Indian communities met ciples have been embodied basis of its inherent jurisdic- bution. On May 15, from 8 am till with with Lt Col Saad Salem through legal and institutional tion to ensure security, peace, 12 pm, the school will be holding a Al Dosari, Assistant Director frameworks as evident in labor crime prevention and control flea market in school grounds for of Human Rights Department law that applies the princi- and to maintain public order. external visitors, as a fundrais- of MoI. ple of equality for Qatari and Concerned MoI Departments ing using all the clothes, books, Lt Col Al Dosari said that expatriate workers in rights such as Traffic, Civil Defence, toys and other items donated by the expatriate workers in and obligations in the areas Immigration and Rescue pro- the community. Items will be sold Qatar enjoy various forms of of wages, hours of work, leave, vides the services to the expa- to every person that would like care including economic, social end of service benefits and triates on the same level. to attend to the market for very and health care as well as legal compensation for work-related THE PENINSULA low prices. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 104 CMUQ students receive diplomas Largest graduation event at Qatar campus DOHA: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar building in from computer science, and University in Qatar (CMUQ) Education City. Sama Kanbour from information celebrated its eighth graduation Congratulating the class of systems. ceremony yesterday, the larg- 2015, Ilker Baybars, dean of Lana Al Kahala, the 2015 est in the Doha campus’ history, Carnegie Mellon Qatar, said: Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar, as 104 graduates represent- “It is with great pride that I and the Qatar Campus Scholars, ing 19 countries were awarded extend my congratulations to the was also recognised during the their diplomas in front of fam- Class of 2015. You have exempli- ceremony. ily, friends and the university fied Carnegie Mellon’s traits of This year’s Qatar Campus community. hard work, collaboration across Scholars were Al Kahala and As the largest graduating class disciplines, and innovation. As Tanzeel Huda, both business from the Qatar campus to date Carnegie Mellon graduates, we administration graduates, Sabih — 54 business administration stu- are confident that you are pre- Bin Wasi from computer science dents, 29 in information systems, pared for your future—in Qatar and information systems graduate 17 in computer science, and four and across the world.” Sama Kanbour. in biological sciences — gradu- Baybars awarded the Also this year, ten stu- ating students received their Meritorious Teaching Award to dents received Senior Student degrees to officially become part Muhammad Fuad Farooqi, assist- Leadership Awards: Vanessa of Carnegie Mellon University’s ant teaching professor of finance, Fernandes (with distinction), global network of more than for his remarkable dedication to Tarek Al Hariri (with distinc- Students at the graduation ceremony of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMUQ) yesterday. 104 graduates 100,000 alumni. his undergraduate teaching. tion), Hassan Al Malki (with representing 19 countries were awarded their diplomas. The ceremony began with a Outstanding Academic distinction), Mohamed Benkermi, processional led by faculty mar- Achievement Awards went to Francine Dinglasan, Ahmed pursue their ambitions: “Carnegie seeing what the Class of 2015 will percent of the university’s alumni shal and associate dean John graduates from each program, Hashmi, Lana Al Khahala, Mellon has prepared you well for accomplish and how you will con- are either in graduate programs O’Brien and comprising gradu- based on outstanding academic Mohammed Al Matwi, Lamana whatever directions your lives and tribute to the world.” or employed in top organizations ates, faculty and members of the performance, and included, Bilal Mulaffer, and Amalan Roshan. aspirations will take you; in every Carnegie Mellon Qatar gradu- like Google, Microsoft, Qatar university’s senior leadership. Jaradat from biological sciences, During his remarks, Nathan field of study, this university has ates are highly sought after by Petroleum, Shell and Commercial The ceremony was held on cam- Tanzeel Huda from business Urban, Carnegie Mellon’s Interim given you a worldview that will local, regional and international Bank Qatar. pus at the iconic Carnegie Mellon administration, Sabih Bin Wasi Provost, encouraged graduates to serve you well. I look forward to organizations. More than 90 THE PENINSULA

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DOHA: Twenty new lemon yel- 10th anniversary low-roofed taxis will be plying DOHA: Safari Group’s retail from the Hamad International division Safari Hyper Market is Airport starting today with the celebrating its 10th anniversary launch of Profit Group’s airport today and announced various taxi service. fun events for customers and Yesterday’s launch of the 20 clients with fabulous prizes. seven-seater Toyota Innova cars Safari Hyper Market at Salwa brings the total number of airport road began its operations on May taxis to 320. 5, 2005 and quickly grew to be one Speaking to the media at the of Qatar’s most preferred shop- launch, Engineer Ali Abdulla ping destination with products Bahzad, Mowasalat Director of ranging from groceries to fresh Operation Management for Taxi fruits and vegetables, textiles, & Limousine Business Unit, said fashion wear, footwear, electron- there are now two taxi compa- ics and household items. nies operating from the airport “The Safari shopping Complex namely Karwa which has a fleet and Safari Mall which came later as of 300 taxis and Profit Group with an addition has been a trendsetter in the initial 20 taxis. Doha in giving value added services For the other taxi companies and products to the customer,” said to operate from the airport, they Safari Group Managing Director. must meet “basic quality details,” Aboobacker Madappat. said Bahzad. He said there are Officials of Cars Taxis, Mowasalat and AAB, after the launch of the new Airport Taxi Service by the Dubai-based Cars Taxis at a function held at Al Sharq During the 5 day celebra- 4,000 taxis on the road operated Village and Spa Hotel yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT tions, beginning from 5th May by Karwa and the four franchisees to 9th May many events such as “but our target is to reach 7,000 launch of our airport taxi service, locals in Qatar with a convenient unparalleled comfort and conven- of 100 km per hour within city lim- Kuttanadan Food Festival – lead units by 2022,” adding tendering we take a major step forward in and high-value mode of trans- ience. The airport taxi service will its, explained Balasubramaniam. by a Kuttanadan Chef brought process is going on to bring on our efforts to expand our network port to and from the airport,” he ensure a hassle-free travel expe- Al Sabbagh said, Profit Group is all the way from Central Kerala board a sixth taxi operator. in Qatar,” said Abdulla Sultan added. rience for passengers and gives looking to introduce hybrid taxis in to give you that authentic taste, Profit Group formally launched Al Sabbagh, Group Executive P Balasubramaniam, Group a further boost to our ongoing Qatar, an initiative that has already free Face painting and Balloon its new airport taxi service at Director, Cars Taxi Group. Director of Profit Group, said, expansion drive.” been successfully implemented in Twisters, Music Shows, Painting Sharq Village and Spa yesterday. “At Profit Group’s Taxi Division “Profit Group – Taxi Division’s Each of Profit Group’s Taxis is the UAE. Competition for Children e.t.c “Since launching operations we are committed to offering the fleet of lemon yellow-roofed equipped with advanced Mobile “Plans are also afoot to intro- have been organized by the Group. in Qatar in September last year, highest levels of service to our taxis has become a distinctive Data Terminals (MDTs), inclusive duce dedicated taxis for families The events will take place Profit Group, Taxi Division has customers, and our all-new fleet and formidable presence on the of meters, navigation systems, taxi and women as well as special simultaneously across all three established itself as the preferred of airport taxis will help reinforce roads of Qatar and has quickly tracking and dispatch systems, as needs vehicles to cater to people outlets of Safari Mall, Safari hyper choice of commuters throughout our market position in the coun- earned a reputation for reli- well as a speed monitoring system with disabilities,” he added. Market and Safari Shopping the country, and today with the try while providing tourists and ability, efficiency and for offering allowing a maximum speed limit THE PENINSULA Complex. Hourly Gift Vouchers is another major attraction of the anniversary celebrations this year and the gift voucher is QR 250 per person, which would be active for all five days every hour. Three farmer markets to THE PENINSULA Wider GCC-Arab remain open next week cooperation needed Continued from page 1 DOHA: The three farmer A major challenge facing the markets selling fresh local GCC is how to find a peaceful vegetables and imported solution that restores security fruits in the winter and spring and stability and bring legitimacy months will remain open next back to Yemen. week (Thursday, Friday and On the Iran nuclear agreement, Saturday) despite increasing the GCC states want guarantees, day temperatures as supplies not assurances, from the US and of summer vegetables pro- Europe that Iran will not pose a duced locally have not ceased. threat to their security and sta- The authorities concerned bility now and in future. The West have not announced any dead- Locally grown water melons, sweet melons and tomatoes. needs to take practical steps to line for closing the three mar- end Iran’s nuclear capabilities to kets as summer has begun. vegetables. Environment wants to stretch prevent the region from sliding The markets are shut down in The vegetables are in high the season as much as possible into a nuclear and military race. May and normally reopen in demand since they are fresh and to encourage local farmers to Other issues on the table for November-December. available at affordable prices. For increase production and expand the GCC leaders include contain- A release from the Ministry example, the prices of jute leave arable areas. ing the armed terrorist groups in of Environment, which boasts range between QR3 and QR4 for The Ministry plans to increase Iraq, Syria and Maghreb like ISIS, an agricultural affairs depart- a bundle of a kilogram. the agricultural season gradu- Al Qaeda and the Hezbollah. All ment, has also announced that at A box of seven to ten kgs of ally. The markets were thrown these challenges require a wider least one Qatari farm has begun sweet melons is sold at QR20 to open two years ago and they GCC-Arab cooperation. producing square-shaped water- QR35. A box of watermelon is operated for four months. In The summit outcome and pri- melon, which is easy to transport. Dhakhira and the third one is as well as cucumber. The available for QR20 to QR30. A the second season, last year the oritizing of issues will help the The three-days-a-week in Al Wakra. Ministry said some 32 types of five-kg box of cucumber is sold markets remained open for five Gulf states in their forthcoming farmer markets are Al Mazrouah Qatari summer vegetables summer vegetables are produced at QR14. So far, the farmer mar- months. The markets are in the negotiations with the US. We near Umm Salal, one in Al Khor include jute leaves (Mulukhia), in Qatar and they are of high kets have completed five months six months of operation this year. expect to see agreements to main- which also covers residents of Al sweet melons and watermelons quality as compared to imported in this season. The Ministry of THE PENINSULA tain stability and security in the region and not further escalation. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE best thing about the Taliban-Afghan talks held in Doha is that such a talk is happening, with both sides sitting across the table. That’s no small achievement Tconsidering that Taliban aren’t known to talk. They believe in guns and fighting. The sad part is that the talks Britain and the Gulf: Elections haven’t made the kind of progress many expected. Taliban are setting stiff terms, the most important of which is the withdrawal of US forces. Making such a demand would mean the insurgent group is not interested in negotiations because won’t change a thing US withdrawal from Afghanistan is something that has to happen after a peace deal is signed, not before that or even BY SIMON MABON during negotiations. – will not shift dramatically after The delegates have agreed that Taliban should reopen the election, even if Ed Miliband, the a political office for negotiations. The political office which OREIGN policy has been leader of the opposition Labour party, was inaugurated in Doha in 2013 had caused a furore after notably absent from the becomes Prime Minister. However, while there the Taliban raised the flag of their former regime, enraging debate leading up to next The influence of Whitehall and the week’s general election in Foreign and Commonwealth Office then-president Hamid Karzai. A statement issued yesterday F are few differences Britain. Aside from recent discus- on foreign policy making has grown outlined the agreements reached by at least 40 delegates at sions surrounding the tragedy in the in the post-Blair years and as such, a in foreign policy the non-official meeting that brought together Taliban, Afghan Mediterranean, following interven- change in political leadership will not government figures and UN representatives at a two-day tion in Libya, very little attention has affect the trajectory of British foreign trajectories, meeting held in Qatar. been paid to foreign affairs. policy in the region. The current talks are important because of the Even debates about Libya focused However, while there are few dif- the differences more on the absence of post inter- ferences in foreign policy trajectories, participation of Afghan government. A US official said an vention planning than the principle the differences in governance strate- in governance Afghan-led peace process was the best hope for the country of intervention itself. Of course, this gies are much more visible. and the region. Though the talks didn’t yield much, it has is nothing new. In 2005, as British In particular, the focus upon trade strategies are much set the process of negotiations troops fought in Iraq in the midst and “soft power” strategies employed more visible. rolling. It will be a long, winding of the most controversial war in by the Conservatives since 2010 are road to a ceasefire, but there is recent history, more prominent than under the The Afghan- only the Liberal Brown-led Labour government. leader of the Green Party, suggested Taliban talks no alternative to a negotiated Democrats and Bahrain is a case in point. According that her party’s diplomatic efforts settlement. Even a temporary rebel Labour to British Ambassador, Iain Lindsay, would include putting an end to arms have made ceasefire would be significant and Conservative is the fastest growing export market sales to authoritarian leaders and progress. voices were criti- in the Gulf region, and as such is an named the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. only scant The new government of The UK cal of the Blair example of the success of this policy. Bennett’s party is unlikely to gain any government’s for- Highlighting the lack of space real influence in parliament, but the President Ashraf Ghani has been progress, but it general eign policy. within foreign policy debates is the issue of arms deals with wealthy Gulf sincerely pursuing peace and has The political notion that the Gulf is an integral states is increasingly controversial. was significant even dared to deviate from the election programmes of part of British security calculations. During his term as Prime Minister, policies of Karzai for the sake of the main par- In the aftermath of the withdrawal David Cameron faced a great deal of anyway. peace. But Taliban have been less on May 7 ties fail to engage from Afghanistan, Bahrain is play- criticism for selling arms to Saudi enthusiastic and are seeking a with questions ing an increasingly important role in Arabia and Bahrain. While these is unlikely about foreign pol- strategic calculations. states are allies of Britain, they are military solution. icy until the lat- In December last year the govern- regularly criticized for their human In a further blow for peace hopes, their fighters killed at to alter the ter pages of each ment announced that a permanent rights records. The naval base in least 18 police early on Monday in attacks in the northeastern course of manifesto. British base would be established in Bahrain is under investigation on the province of Badakhshan. Insurgents have also pressed an The phrase Bahrain for the first time since Harold grounds that the Ministry of Defence assault on Kunduz city, a provincial capital in the north. British policy “foreign direct Wilson’s withdrawal of British forces had not followed the Overseas The delegates have called for the removal of key Taliban investment” from ‘East of Aden’ in 1968. The new Security and Justice Assistance in the Gulf. appears much base was to be a “gift” from the Al guidelines set out in 2011, which leaders’ names from a UN terrorism blacklist so they could earlier than for- Khalifa regime, ostensibly reward- called for a consideration of human travel to negotiations, according to the statement by the eign policy in ing Britain for its loyalty during the rights implications in all agreements Pugwash Council, a global organisation that promotes conflict both the main Arab Uprisings. A British naval base with overseas allies. resolution. It co-hosted the talks with Qatar’s government. parties’ manifes- in the archipelago serves not only Perhaps this is reflective of a more This is a demand worth considering. The international tos, reflecting the more immediate British interests in the Middle East, normative turn in foreign policy concern with economic issues than but also around the Horn of Africa - one that could well be enforced community needs to take steps to instill confidence in the other international issues. But this where British ships help to combat should an ‘anti-Tory’ alliance emerge. Taliban leadership. also demonstrates the similarities piracy. Ultimately though, British foreign More talks are likely to be held in future, but it will be a between the major parties in their One occasion in which foreign policy towards the Gulf will continue tortuous path. The Afghan government will have to chalk out approaches to foreign policy. policy in the Gulf was discussed was along a similar path regardless of who an alternative strategy to deal with Taliban rather than rely Britain’s policy towards the Middle during the so-called “Opponents’ wins the election on May 7th. on the talks. The Taliban are making a ferocious comeback, East – and in the Gulf in particular Debate,” where Natalie Bennett, THE PENINSULA inflicting huge damage on Afghan troops. The other side Quote of Loss of space for media the day T IS rarely a good thing when the freely has been virtually eliminated. was progressively won and defended violent, threat has come from the state news media itself becomes the Vulnerable district correspondents by journalists. The high point, ironically, itself, which continues to treat certain story. Yesterday, May 3, marked in far-flung areas have all but been came under the last military dictator, issues and subjects as no-go zones for World Press Freedom Day and it is silenced, with their parent media organi- retired Gen Pervez Musharraf, who the journalistic community. I That sense of with the heaviest of hearts that it has sations being unable to protect them. for a combination of reasons – institu- Against neither of those threats are been reported that the media is under Even in the metropolises, a range tional self-interest and others — helped the journalists able to adequately defend unfairness, sustained and unprecedented attack. of threats have made the job of report- unleash a wave of new media that themselves, not least because the state, Consider the gamut of threats that ing and bringing the news to the public added much vibrancy and choice to an instead of being an ally and an emphatic powerlessness, people reporters and other media person- unacceptably dangerous. In several old media with already solid foundations. advocate of a free press, seemingly pre- not hearing their nel must face today: the possibility of cases, reporting too closely on certain Ever since, however, it has been a fers to muzzle them. With the situation assassination; frequent harassment; subjects deemed undesirable by non- quickening spiral downwards with the so grim, can there be much hope of a voices, that’s helped fuel threats and intimidation; and virtually no state and state actors has become media under threat on at least two turnaround? Prima facie, there is not. some of the protests chance of the culprits being identified a virtual death sentence. It was not fronts. The violent, direct threat has That comes down largely to the negative and punished. always like this. Despite the Pakistani come from terrorists, militants and role the state itself is playing. What the we’ve seen in places like All for simply trying to bring the news media suffering through several dark extremists who want to use the media’s state should be doing is dedicating more Baltimore, Ferguson to the public. In some areas, particularly periods — the era of dictator Gen Ziaul reach to manipulate the national dis- resources to make journalists safe and Balochistan and Fata, the space for the Haq was particularly difficult — space to course in their favour. to find and capture those who attack and New York. Barack Obama media to operate independently and report independently and relatively freely The principal legal, and occasionally them. DAWN US President TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 ARAB VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Iran’s expansionism will cause it to dissipate

to overthrow the state. Without This is true on the surface, but Western and Arab efforts, Iran’s the so-called Iranian brave men followers were able to control hide a fact about their foreign vic- Bahrain, as they managed to do tories as they have a terrible fear in Iraq and Lebanon. of internal disasters inside Iran. As in Lebanon, Iran is again Historically, Iran is used storming Yemen after it pro- to be silent till achieving its vided its followers, the Houthis, goals, but this time it exag- all the control to take over the gerates when talking about its country. As of today, the Houthis foreign conquests. This shows have temporarily taken control to its fear due to the escalating complete the Shia Crescent which internal situation. the Jordanian King talked about Iran is trying to decorate its in 2004. miserable internal situation Despite the similarity between with an ecstatic external victory. the Soviet and Iranian experi- But foreign conquests mean bad ence of expansion outside their internal situation and a collapsing countries through the spread of economy, as people are fed up with ideological and spiritual mythol- the foreign policies that drained ogy, the Iranian experience is con- the Iranian treasury as funds sidered more dangerous. were spent on military projects The Soviet influence and polit- and the expansion which brought BY DR FAISAL ical ideology ended all over the nothing to the Iranian people but AL QASSEM world with the fall of the Soviet calamities, poverty and casual- Union, while religious influence ties in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and and Shi’ism upon which Iran Lebanon. hile the Soviets used relies to consolidate its influence Before its collapse, the Soviet the legend of com- in the region will be a spark that Union had a nuclear arsenal capa- munism to create a could ignite sectarian wars. ble of destroying the world thirty Wglobal force, we find The features of these wars times over, but it collapsed like a the Iranians using religious ideol- are manifested in the Arab and spider’s web, because it was deso- ogy of sectarianism to stretch to Hammud Said Al Mikhlafi (centre), Yemeni commander of the Popular Resistance Committees loyal to President Muslim response to Iran’s bla- late from the inside. more than one place at a time. Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, walks past Committees’ members yesterday in the southern city of Taez. tant involvement in Syria, Iraq, So, foreign conquests are of no Iran doesn’t only rely on the Lebanon and Yemen. value if people at home are suf- application of Wilayat Al Faqih It is quite clear that Iran is play- fering economically and socially. (Guardianship or Providence of supporting the Shias in any Vice President Ali Abtahi tes- regime publicly, not to mention ing a dangerous game. As a result, This is the case now in Iran, the Jurist) inside the country, but country in order to bring them tified: “Without Iran, America that they have set their feet in there will be a large number of where more than sixty per- is also trying to export its revolu- to power, even if that requires a wouldn’t be able to invade Iraq Lebanon since the seventies. victims among Sunnis and Shias cent of Iranians are under the tion, which has long threatened coup against the ruling regimes, and Afghanistan.” Their influence has emerged alike. Yemen has ignited because poverty line, while the budget its neighbours. like that in Iraq, Bahrain, After the departure of in the Cedars’ Country after of sectarian strife, like Iraq, Syria is being stretched for support- However, this time, Iran resorts Lebanon and Yemen, or it works the Americans from Iraq, Hezbollah became the real ruler and Lebanon. ing and strengthening Bashar to new ways based on support- on promoting Shi’ism even in Mesopotamia fell like a ripe fruit of Lebanon by armed force. Iran itself began to pay a high Al Assad in Syria, the remnants ing the Shias here and there and North African countries, like in the hands of Iran, as Iranians After Iranians took on Iraq, price for its expansionist wars, of the Houthis in Yemen, and the taking advantage of those who Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, aspired and planned for over dec- Syria and Lebanon, they started not only due to the drain on Lebanese militias. Without Iraq’s live abroad for its battles and Algeria, etc. ades. Thus, Iran put aside every- in Bahrain by launching a propa- its wealth, but also because the wealth, Iran’s internal situation expansionist wars. If necessary, it During the reign of the late thing related to the former regime ganda campaign about the suf- deaths of its citizens, especially would have been worse. doesn’t mind converting people to President Saddam Hussein, and appointed their henchmen as ferings of Shias and their right after hundreds of corpses began Does Iran know that the world’s Shi’ism. This is exactly what the Iraq was a major obstacle in a replacement. to rule the country. They did this to reach Tehran, sent over from superpowers gave it the permis- Soviets did when they recruited the face of the Iranian expan- Before Iranians took over by provoking people that in turn the war fields in Iraq, Syria, and sion to expand so that it will dis- millions of people in the world sion and exporting its revolu- Iraq, they had seized Syria sur- caused unrest. They also pushed Yemen. sipate over time? under the banner of the hammer tion out of Iran’s borders, but reptitiously through strategic their followers to revolt against However, we have recently seen Why doesn’t Iran learn from and sickle. the ruling establishment in treaties, and then they blatantly the regime. some Iranian politicians boast the Soviet experience that looked If we look at Iran’s strategy Tehran did not despair from showed their real face recently At a time when Iranians were of the dominance of Iran over strong on the surface, but was in the Middle East and North taking over Iraq. It had teamed when the Iranian militias led supporting the Syrian regime four Arab capitals and Baghdad actually doomed from within? Africa, we would find that it up with the Americans when by Qasem Soleimani began to quell a real revolution, they becoming the capital of the new The writer is columnist and pre- blatantly acts, either when they invaded Iraq, as the Iranian to fight alongside the Syrian started helping Bahrain’s Shias Persian Empire. senter at Al Jazeera TV channel. Achievements of Operation Decisive Storm Future challenges show, while keeping its forces formal member of the coalition, gap between Moscow and Tehran. away from the military ships of but its support was very impor- Finally, Operation Decisive the coalition in a safe area, so that tant. As it is also true that Saudi Storm ended for good the stere- in the Gulf there would not be any uninten- Arabia does not certainly need otype that has stuck to the Gulf tional clash that could be devel- military support from outside Arab States, and to which some and how to handle the dete- oped into a military action, which the GCC for the air campaign, Arabs and Gulf citizens, the riorating situation in Palestine is not desirable. because Saudi Arabia was able West, and Iranians contributed that indicates the possibility of What Operation Decisive — due to the relative weakness of — that countries having lots of oil a new uprising, which in turn Storm achieved and was probably the Yemeni army and its disinte- resources are weak states, lacking can have its effect on the whole not reported by its official spokes- gration over the last four years determination and strength. Arab region. man is that it has established an of conflict — to control Yemen in They buy weapons only for Another issue that needs to Arab precedent for being ready the early hours of the operation. storage, to satisfy Western weap- be discussed is how the Gulf to respond through preemptive The Saudi military intervention ons companies and their govern- countries can handle those swift strikes, which means hitting the in Yemen could not be achieved ments; and that these countries’ changes, especially the grow- opponent and paralysing its abil- at the political level unless there human resources are not eligible, ing Iranian intervention which ity to move, before its prepara- was an alliance. and are unable to defend them- became very clear when the tions for war are completed. This coalition is what deters selves without American help, Iranian ground and air forces The Operation is also a Gulf Iran from intervening on a large and the like. raided ISIS centres in Iraq? precedent of responding to the scale, at least when breaking the Gulf countries, through BY DR SHAMLAN How will the Gulf countries US and its unenthusiastic posi- blockade that Iran has imposed on Operation Decisive Storm man- AL ESSA handle the fiery situation in Yemen tion as it ignores undertaking Yemen by air and sea. In the same aged to run an operation where after the Houthis have reached BY DR MARWAN any extended military activity in sense, it also daunts America from each contributor knew its role, most Yemeni cities? The efforts by KABALAN Yemen that could in turn affect preventing Operation Decisive all sides were covered on the e do not know the Gulf countries to stabilise Yemen, the efforts of fighting Al Qaeda, Storm despite all its efforts. political, diplomatic, military, reasons that led the Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria did not egardless of the reasons, from one side, and also influence When enemy and friend found and media levels, which beats the Wforeign ministers of yield results, as the moderate Operation Decisive Storm its nuclear talks with Iran, from themselves in front of this broad Iranian “advanced” skills that we GCC countries to postpone their Arab countries, including those Rbegan and ended suddenly. the other side. coalition, it was necessary to kept on mentioning many times meeting to be held in Doha last of the Gulf, were surrounded by Between its beginning and end, Had Saudi Arabia waited, for accept the inevitable reality, and over and over, once as a matter December. The international the growing influence of Islamic which took about four weeks, a example, for US approval for a this is something that we should of admiration when we criti- news agencies said that the Gulf political extremist groups. set of facts and realities were military intervention in Yemen, be aware of. cised ourselves, and at another summit in Doha will be held in We do not really know if the established. the Houthis may have been Moreover, the operation was time when we condemned and time and at the same location but Gulf leaders can see how danger- The most important fact is bombing Riyadh today with bal- structured not only on the impor- showed anger toward Iranian only for one day. ous the Iranian role is in relation that a balance of power was born listic missiles. The operation tance of mobilising allies for a policy. Arabs were encouraged when it to the Palestinian crisis? Iran goes and has been dedicated to serve also deepens the idea that being strategic goal that we seek to In addition, the Gulf success was reported that the Gulf sum- on with its politics and considers the mission on the shores of the decisive is something required achieve, but also the importance exceeds all levels as it was done at mit is going to discuss the compli- that Arab countries are under its Gulf. This alliance will replace not only with the opponents, but of blocking the way in front of the the right time through an opera- cated security issues that popped influence. Finally, we wonder what the old one that collapsed due to also with allies, actual or future enemy from receiving strategic tion that came out in the middle up recently in the region, after the situation will be especially the American invasion of Iraq ones, so as to adjust their move- support from its allies. of negotiations that have been the emergence of ISIS and the after the decline of American in 2003. ment and push them to take the Among the signs of political running concerning the Iranian Iranian expansion in Iraq, Syria, political influence in the region The alliance, which took the desired action. reaction is when one puts all nuclear file. Yemen, and Lebanon. and the Arabs’ discovery of the media name, the “Tenth Alliance” What happened with Egypt enemies in one group and starts However, one should be cautious The question is how will the continuously changing American as a reference to the number of its and with Barack Obama’s admin- shooting them. This issue could not to overload the Operation internal pending issues be solved role and interests, especially members, is not, unlike the other istration proved, once again, its make him forget the contradic- Decisive Storm and the Arab Gulf in one day? Will the Gulf countries since the US is dissatisfied with big alliances, as solid as it is sup- doctrine and utilitarian think- tions, alliances, and resistance. countries with what they cannot be able to get back their influence the Gulf’s hesitation in fighting posed to be, because some of its ing, in the sense that the admin- Rather, it is better for the same bear, especially when there are after the decline of oil prices, the extremist groups like ISIS in Iraq, member countries, like Pakistan istration will go in the direction person when fighting enemies to talks about repeating the mili- growth of the Iranian expansion Syria, Yemen and other countries. and Egypt, were neither fully that better serves its interests, realise the existence of contra- tary intervention for dealing with in the region, and the increasing The US does not want to send committed to its goals nor were provided that its allies are going dictions between the opponent’s other crises in the region. numbers of Gulf youth who are over its forces to engage in a they passionate to engage in it. to be decisive when pushing it in allies and begin investigating We can say with confidence brainwashed by ISIS or Al-Nusra chaotic war in this region, that’s In spite of that, the alliance this direction. them to play a game of tactics. that the Gulf Arab States have to get involved in Jihadi operations? why America does not object to formed a front to deter Iran. It The Operation Decisive Storm The camp of the opponent is not become today an integral part No one can deny that Gulf Arab Iranian interference which fills in also reflects how quick it is to also showed that ideological united unless we decide to make in the balance of military power countries have put in all their the gaps. There are big futuristic support its allies during confron- stances are the major enemies of it so. in the region, and that Iran efforts to fight and encounter ter- challenges for Gulf leaders since tational circumstances. Iran’s effective and successful foreign In this context, another fact and its allies must take this rorism from a security perspective. they must face and stop many failure to rescue the Houthis, policy. If Saudi Arabia insisted confirmed by Operation Decisive into account, in light of what But this won’t solve the problem confrontations such as the grow- or intervene to help them, was on its stance it took during the Storm is that the Russians Operation Decisive Storm has as there are cultural, social, edu- ing worldwide influence of China, one of the most important facts past four years since the out- and Iranians’ interests are not demonstrated. cational, economic, and sectarian Russia and India. that Operation Decisive Storm break of the Arab Spring, it identical, neither in Yemen nor The GCC countries, nota- sides to this situation that feeds So, do we have a strategic and revealed. would not certainly be able to elsewhere, which is proved by bly Saudi Arabia, are no longer terrorism and extremism. mutual Gulf plan to draw us Over the four weeks of air- bring together this broad coali- the Russian stance on Security silent about Iranian violations There are major security chal- closer far from Western influ- strikes, Iran merely condemned tion that included contradictory Council resolution 2216. that keep on destroying the Arab lenges that the summit did not ence to be used as a long-term the strikes, the ceiling that Iran forces like Turkey and Egypt, for Therefore, we should be focus- entity. include on its agenda, such as how strategic tactic? reached is sending part of its navy example. ing on this issue in the next stage, The writer is a columnist and to deal with the US considering The writer is a researcher and to the Gulf of Aden as a media It is true that Turkey is not a and to consider how to expand the academic researcher. its changing role in the region political analyst. 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Yemeni volunteers collect rubbish piled up on the streets as garbage trucks hardly run due to an acute shortage of fuel in Sana’a yesterday. RIGHT: A Yemeni woman, who was reportedly asked to join the Popular Resistance Committees loyal to President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, poses with a weapon at the home of the Committees’ commander Hammud Said Al Mikhlafi in the southern city of Taez. Saudi may pause bombing for aid delivery Jubeir warns Houthis against ‘taking advantage’; UN warns of major humanitarian crisis; clashes rage

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is con- Sunni Arab countries launched to establish a centre on its terri- war-torn country, including water Russia’s diplomacy has been intensified in the city of Loder, the sidering temporary halts in coa- air strikes in Yemen in late March tory to be in charge of coordinat- supplies, health services and tele- greeted with some suspicion given second largest city of the province lition air strikes against rebels against Iran-backed Shia Houthi ing all humanitarian aid efforts” communications, are on the verge the country’s close ties to Iran, of Abyan, witnesses said. in Yemen to allow for aid deliv- rebels and their allies after they with the UN, donors and other of breaking down due to a major which is supporting the Houthis. Five civilians and six southern eries, Foreign Minister Adel Al seized control of large parts of the relevant agencies. fuel shortage. A US diplomat said Washington fighters were killed in the fighting Jubeir said yesterday. country including Sana’a. He warned the rebels against UN humanitarian coordina- supports humanitarian pauses and intensive shelling, while doz- The announcement came as Hadi fled Yemen as the rebels “taking advantage” of any pause tor for Yemen Johannes van der and was urging Saudi Arabia ens others were wounded, accord- clashes raged in southern Yemen advanced on his southern refuge in the bombing. Saudi Arabia “will Klaauw said on Saturday that to take measures to ensure aid ing to medics at Mahnaf hospital. between rebels and fighters allied of Aden, and anti-government deal with any violations in con- an arms embargo was affect- deliveries reach civilians trapped Sources among the southern with exiled President Abdrabuh forces have refused to concede nection with the suspension of air ing delivery of supplies, urging a in the fighting. fighters said that coalition aero- Mansur Hadi, killing at least 30 territory or down arms despite strikes or movements that hinder humanitarian pause “at least for a At least 1,200 people have been planes dropped military supplies people. international pressure. humanitarian efforts,” he said. couple of days”. Russia proposed killed in fighting in Yemen since to the local militia, including The kingdom will consult mem- The United Nations has repeat- The United Nations has called last week a draft statement at March 19 and thousands more machine guns and rocket-pro- bers of the coalition on “finding edly warned that impoverished for a humanitarian pause in the the UN Security Council call- have been wounded, according pelled grenades. In Lahj provin- specific areas inside Yemen... where Yemen faces a major humani- conflict, as relief agencies say ing for an immediate ceasefire to the UN. It estimates that at cial capital Huta, heavy clashes all air operations will be paused at tarian crisis and calls have been they desperately need supplies, or at least humanitarian pauses, least 300,000 people have been left 19 people dead, including a specific times to allow for the deliv- growing for efforts to increase aid including fuel to run infrastruc- and an urgent return to political displaced by the conflict. three-year-old girl, as well as 13 ery of aid,” Jubeir said. deliveries. ture such as hospitals. It warned negotiations, but it failed to win Yesterday, clashes between rebels, according to a local official. The Saudi-led coalition of Jubeir said Saudi Arabia “plans that key infrastructure in the endorsement. Huthis and southern fighters AFP

Separate talks Up to 7,000 migrants with Syria rival sides to start held in Libya: Official TRIPOLI: Thousands of ille- a power struggle with the inter- gal migrants who have tried nationally recognised administra- today, says UN to reach Europe from conflict- tion based in the east. plagued Libya are being held in “Up to 7,000 migrants are held GENEVA: The UN will today detention centres in the North in these detention centres. They start hosting separate talks African country, an official said are given food, mattresses and with rival sides and “as many yesterday. medical care,” he said. stakeholders as possible” in Most are Africans intercepted Last year, before Libya plunged war-torn Syria in a bid to kick- off Libyan shores or inside the further into chaos with two start stalled negotiations to end country as they prepared to board governments vying for power, the four-year conflict. boats for Europe, Mohammed authorities were able to deport United Nations peace envoy for Abdelsalam Al Kuwiri said. He illegal migrants on flights to their Syria Staffan de Mistura will give said between 5,000 and 7,000 native countries. a news conference around midday migrants have been held for But this is no longer the case, today, kicking off four to six weeks months in 16 detention centres added Kuwiri, saying his govern- of “separate consultations” with as Libya struggles to find planes ment lacks the aircraft and does different sides in Syria’s four-year to deport them. not have the means to deport conflict, spokesman Ahmad Fawzi The centres are mainly in the them. In 2014, more than 25,000 said. The “low key, low profile” Tripoli region and in Misrata east illegal migrants were repatriated, talks will include as many play- of the capital, areas controlled by compared with just 1,651 this year, ers as possible, including different the powerful Fajr Libya militia he said. Syrian factions and regional and alliance. “European countries must help French President Francois Hollande with Syrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmad Al Jarba in Riyadh yesterday. international players. Kuwiri is in charge of com- us with this burden and cooperate Terror-listed entities like the bating illegal migration for the with us to return these migrants Islamic State group and Al Nusra Tripoli-based government set up to their homes using European have not been invited to the talks, by Fajr Libya last August amid planes,” Kuwiri said. AFP NGO, opposition urge probe of but Fawzi said that groups in con- tact with them were on the list. Iran, which backs President Syria deaths in US-led raid Bashar Al Assad and which has been excluded from two rounds Rowhani says not for of previous Syria negotiations BEIRUT: A monitor and “lends credence to reports that it had “reported that there were no in Switzerland, has been invited Syria’s opposition have called for was a US-led coalition air strike”. civilians present in that location.” to take part. There will be no police to enforce Islam an investigation into a US-led “It is absolutely vital, there- Abdel Rahman said Kurdish face-to-face meetings between coalition strike last week that fore, that such reports are taken militiamen and Syrian rebel fight- the different sides, with ambas- TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani said yesterday that it allegedly killed 64 civilians, seriously and a full investigation ers based nearby had given the sadors and experts taking part in was not up to the country’s police to deliver Islamic guidance, dis- nearly half of them children, in into the incident is carried out coalition inaccurate information closed-door separate consultation. tancing himself from efforts to involve law enforcement in religion. northern Syria. immediately,” Coalition spokes- regarding IS positions in Birmahle. These aim to take stock of the Rowhani, a relative moderate, last week faced criticism from The US military on Sunday man Salem Al Meslet said. “They told the coalition that varios sides’ positions to allow de the Islamic republic’s clerical establishment and conservative acknowledged coalition strikes in The Observatory reported on there was a convoy of 10 IS cars Mistura to stake the best way lawmakers for insisting the police had no role to play in religion. the Birmahle area but said it was Saturday that the US-led coali- entering the village in the middle forward, Fawzi said. “We don’t But in a speech to teachers yesterday he took up the issue again, unaware of any civilian deaths. tion fighting the Islamic State of the night, but village residents expect any major announcement, saying it was for officers to carry “handcuffs and pistols”, not to The Syrian Observatory for group had killed dozens of civil- said only a few cars unaffiliated we don’t expect any concluding act like clergy. Human Rights, a Britain-based ians in strikes on Birmahle with IS had entered,” he said. communiques that will be signed “If we tell them you are the seminary and you can also interpret monitor that tracks deaths in the between April 30 and May 1. IS had advanced in areas around by everybody,” he told reporters. Islam, there would be chaos,” he said. “All teachers in schools, uni- war, said the strikes in the village Yesterday, Abdel Rahman said Birmahle throughout the day De Mistura himself hinted versities and of course in the seminaries whose mission is to better in Aleppo province overnight on the toll had risen to 64 civilians, before the strikes, but the group last week that a new round of understand and express religion” have a responsibility to “teach, Friday needed to be investigated. including 31 children, with no had no positions within the village full negotiations to end the con- spread and explain Islam. But you can’t just tell anyone... (to) inter- “We call for a serious investiga- IS fighters among the dead. The itself, he said. A spokesman for the flict might be possible, perhaps pret” Islam, he said. tion into what happened with the Observatory relies on a broad Kurdish People’s Protection Units starting late next month. In the Rowhani last year spoke out about draft legislation that would strikes on Birmahle, because this network of sources, who Abdel denied that Kurdish forces were meantime, he wants the sepa- have given more power to police and volunteer militias to enforce is a massacre,” Observatory direc- Rahman said are able to identify in the area and said there was no rate consultations to take place women’s compulsory wearing of the veil. “We should not be overly tor Rami Abdel Rahman said. air strikes by the coalition. coordination with the coalition on out of the public eye, Fawzi said. focused on one issue, such as bad hijab, to prevent vice,” he said, in Syria’s opposition National A US military spokesman said Birmahle. It remains unclear whether de reference to women deemed not properly veiled. The proposed law Coalition, which is backed by Sunday that 50 IS fighters had “Of course there is coordina- Mistura will have more success was later ruled unconstitutional. Washington, said it could not be been killed but “we currently tion for other areas, but the YPG than his predecessors former UN And last month he told law enforcement commanders that “police certain who was behind the raids have no indication that any civil- did not provide the coalition with chief Kofi Annan and Lakhdar should only enforce the law”, drawing a rebuke from the country’s on Birmahle. ians were killed in these strikes.” information about this village,” Brahimi in ending the conflict. powerful religious establishment. AFP But it said available information He added that Kurdish forces Redur Khalil said. AFP AFP TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Israeli army Selling watermelons slammed for war conduct Group releases report on Gaza war

JERUSALEM: A group of vet- phones just under a kilometre away eran Israeli combatants yester- from the front line were shot dead. day slammed the army’s conduct When the bodies were later discov- during the 2014 Gaza war, using ered to be unarmed, “we moved on, soldiers’ testimonies to expose and they were listed as terrorists”, a policy it said caused “unprec- the soldier said. edented” civilian casualties. Tanks were also ordered to fire The testimonies appeared in at buildings, selected at random, a 237-page report called “This is in memorial of fallen comrades, how we fought in Gaza” which was the report cited a soldier as say- based on the anonymous accounts ing. “When you look at the big- of 60 soldiers and officers involved ger picture, that’s something we in the 50-day war last summer. were doing all the time. We were They were collated by Breaking firing purposelessly all day long,” the Silence, an Israeli non-govern- the soldier said. mental organisation whose mem- The report also said junior offic- bers bear witness to abuses they ers were allowed to give orders that A Palestinian fruit vendor sells watermelons along a roadside at the Israeli army Hawara checkpoint near Nablus yesterday. have seen or taken part in during would normally be left up to more their military service in the occu- senior commanders. “A very dis- pied Palestinian territories. concerting picture arises about the But the Israeli army questioned way IDF forces were instructed to the veracity of the report, saying operate during combat in Gaza,” it the group had failed to provide said, referring to the Israel Defence “proof” of the witness accounts. Forces, or army. Netanyahu inks accord for coalition partner “The guiding military prin- The military said it had doubts ciple of ‘minimum risk to our about the veracity of the report. JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime affairs, as well as the portfolio of the slenderest majority of just 61 regional basis and not just bilater- forces, even at the cost of harm- “The IDF is committed to prop- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu development in the Golan Heights seats. Lieberman, who will step ally with the Palestinians, public ing innocent civilians’ alongside erly investigating all credible yesterday signed an agreement and Negev desert region. down as foreign minister — a radio said. Until now, both highly efforts to deter and intimidate the claims raised via media (and) with the ultra-Orthodox Shas The accord came less than a position he had been expected to sensitive matters have been exclu- Palestinians, led to massive and NGOs,” it said in a statement. party to form a coalition gov- week after Netanyahu struck retain — said his departure was sively dealt with by Netanyahu’s unprecedented harm to the popu- “Unfortunately, as in the past, ernment, two days ahead of a agreements with the ultra-Ortho- related to a dispute over “princi- office. He also demanded that the lation and the civilian infrastruc- Breaking the Silence has refused deadline to complete his line-up. dox United Torah Judaism party ples” rather than portfolios. government adopt as a strategic ture in the Gaza Strip,” it said. to provide the IDF with any proof The agreement with Shas is and the centre-right Kulanu. “Our dilemma was principles,” goal the removal of the Islamist The report gave more than 100 of their claims. For obvious rea- the third Netanyahu has signed The announcement late on he told reporters, indicating that Hamas movement as the de facto examples of apparent misconduct sons such conduct makes any with coalition partners ahead of a Monday came hours after media his party had been promised both power in Gaza. during the war. One soldier related investigation by the relevant IDF midnight (2100 GMT) deadline on reports quoted outspoken Foreign the foreign ministry and the Speaking yesterday, he said it how troops were instructed to bodies impossible,” it said. Wednesday to announce his gov- Minister Avigdor Lieberman as immigrant absorption ministry. was clear that the next govern- “open fire everywhere, first thing But Breaking the Silence co- ernment. Netanyahu had hoped to saying he would not join a coali- “This coalition does not reflect ment had “no intention of over- as you go in... the assumption being founder Yehuda Shaul told AFP forge a rightwing religious line-up tion led by Netanyahu. the positions of the Zionist camp, throwing the Hamas regime”. that the moment we went in, any- the organisation had sent a let- with a majority of 67 of the parlia- “We have reached the clear and and it is not to our taste, to say He also pointed to delays in one who dared poke his head out ter to Israel’s army chief of staff ment’s 120 seats. unequivocal conclusion that it the least,” he said. passing a bill to enshrine in law was a terrorist”. on March 23 asking for a meet- The accord with Shas secures would not be right from our per- During the negotiations, Israel’s status as the Jewish state— “The instructions were to shoot ing. “We were very clear that him 53 seats in the Knesset. His spective to join the present coali- Lieberman had reportedly laid a highly controversial measure right away. Whoever you spot—be we would be more than happy next move would be to persuade the tion,” Lieberman was quoted as down a number of far-reaching which critics say would institu- they armed or unarmed, no mat- to share materials once we have head of the far-right Jewish Home saying by Haaretz website. demands for his agreement to tionalise discrimination against ter what. The instructions are a meeting scheduled,” he said. party, Naftali Bennett, to join the Lieberman’s hardline anti-Arab join the coalition, including full the country’s Arab minority. very clear. Any person you run “Sadly enough, we never heard coalition, a move that would bring party won six seats in the March responsibility for dialogue with Lieberman has held the foreign into, that you see with your eyes back.” The fighting claimed the him another eight seats to secure elections and had been expected Washington. affairs portfolio since 2009, except — shoot to kill,” said another. “It’s lives of about 2,200 Palestinians, the 61-seat majority. to join Netanyahu’s Likud in He also demanded to take for a period of around a year when an explicit instruction.” mostly civilians, and 73 people on Netanyahu’s Likud party said a government comprising six charge of any future peace proc- he stepped down to successfully A separate testimony said that the Israeli side, mostly soldiers. that Shas would obtain the min- factions. Lieberman’s decision ess, with the proviso that dialogue fight corruption charges, returning two women who were talking on AFP istries of economy and religious means Netanyahu will have only be conducted on a comprehensive to office in November 2013. AFP

US diplomat Iran determined to end urges Turkey ‘manufactured’ N-crisis TEHRAN: Iran is determined Iran has long asserted its to safeguard to end the “manufactured crisis” nuclear programme is for peaceful over its nuclear programme and energy purposes and that inter- drafting of a final deal with world national concern about it seeking freedoms powers, though hard, is progress- a nuclear bomb is misplaced. ing, Foreign Minister Mohammad An outline agreement between ANKARA: The top US diplo- Javad Zarif said yesterday. Iran and the P5+1 reached on mat to Turkey yesterday called The remarks, on Zarif’s official April 2 in Switzerland after mar- for the protection of fundamental Twitter account, came two days athon talks met with fierce oppo- freedoms no matter whether the after US Secretary of State John sition from US Republicans who Nato ally is ruled by a presiden- Kerry denounced what he said say it would threaten America’s tial or a parliamentary system. was “hysteria” from opponents security. Ambassador John Bass said of an agreement, which is due by But Zarif told an audience at it was up to Turkish citizens to June 30. New York University last week decide which system they prefer, Zarif, Kerry and other dip- that Iran is willing to submit to amid considerable debate over lomats from Iran and the P5+1 the highest level of international how the country should be gov- world powers (Britain, China, transparency and wants to con- erned ahead of a parliamentary France, Russia and the United clude a final accord as soon as election in June. States plus Germany) say the deal possible. “We partner with some strong would guarantee Iran’s nuclear If fully implemented, a deal Ethiopian Israeli protesters block a street during a demonstration in Qeirat Gat, Israel, yesterday. presidential democracies and we activities are peaceful. would see Iran dramatically scale partner with some strong parlia- “Drafting #IranDeal is moving back its nuclear activities for at mentary democracies. From our forward. Hard work, and many least 10 years along with other Ethiopian Jews demand end to racism perspective the system is not the brackets, remain. Determined to curbs in exchange for the lifting essential piece,” Bass told a group end this manufactured crisis & of UN, EU and US sanctions. RAMLE: Fed up with being had attended the Tel Aviv pro- Ethiopian Jews to Israel began of journalists in Ankara. open new horizons,” Zarif tweeted. AFP treated as second-class citizens test. “We (the community) have in the 1980s and 1990s, after two “The protection of fundamen- for decades, Israel’s Ethiopian been in Israel for 30 years, but secret airlifts by the Jewish state tal freedoms, the extent to which Jews are warning they will no there’s still racism in schools and brought thousands who had faced that system provides checks and longer stand idly by in the face playgrounds,” she said. “It’s our famine and persecution at home. balances that prevent any single of institutionalised racism. country too, and we live here. But Ethiopian Jews in Israel now individual or any single branch of In the mainly Ethiopian-Jewish I don’t think we’ve been allowed number more than 135,000, but government from exercising dis- Hamas security HQ bombed area of central town Ramle, there to become part of society.” many live in the poorest neigh- proportionate influence and abil- is no sign of the anger that has Ramle is also home to a large bourhoods of major cities. ity to rule without consent: those GAZA CITY: A bomb blast issued similar threats in the past. fuelled clashes between protest- Arab-Israeli community, and the There are notable examples of are the kinds of things we look targeted Hamas’ security head- “Hamas and its security forces ers and police in nearby Tel Aviv. normally peaceful coexistence integration and success — MP at closely.” quarters in Gaza City yesterday, have 72 hours from the release of An outpouring of racial tension, between Jews and Arabs means Abraham Nagosa is a member of Under the current system, the witnesses said, after radical this statement to free all Salafist after incidents of apparent state it should hold the promise of full Israel’s ruling Likud party, and president plays a largely ceremo- Islamists issued a threatening (jihadist) prisoners,” said the brutality against Jews of Ethiopian integration for Ethiopian Jews, the Miss Israel 2013 beauty pag- nial role. But President Recep message calling for the release statement from a group call- descent, saw security forces fire says local community centre eant was won by Yityish Aynaw. Tayyip Erdogan, who previously led of prisoners. ing itself the Supporters of the stun grenades at stone-throwing director Moshe Hette. But they are rare examples, and the Turkish government as prime The explosion just before dawn Islamic State in Jerusalem. demonstrators on Sunday night in That goal, however, remains more than a third of Ethiopian minister for 11 years, has stretched damaged the building’s perimeter “Our soldiers are ready to act the commercial capital. distant for now. “The Jews of Israeli families live below the pov- the powers of the presidency since wall, witnesses said. against chosen targets at the end But despite the calm in Ramle, Ethiopia suffer from discrimi- erty line, and many are confined winning it in August last year in An online statement just hours of this ultimatum,” it said. there is a sense that the Ethiopian nation,” he said. “Israeli society to menial jobs. The public commu- the first ever direct vote. before the blast, apparently issued Hamas security forces arrested community — which makes up does not appreciate the value of nity centre headed by Hette offers The co-founder of the rul- by anti-Hamas radical Islamists, a Salafist leader last month, alleg- some 4,200 of the town’s 76,000 the Ethiopian community — not Ethiopians help with schoolwork, ing Islamic-rooted Justice and threatened to “act against chosen ing that he was a supporter of the inhabitants — will not accept the decision-makers, not the min- driving lessons and pottery classes Development Party (AKP), targets” if jihadist prisoners were Islamic State group (IS) that holds treatment as second-class citizens isters, the mayors or the police. for women. It also houses an exhi- Erdogan wants to cement his role not freed within 72 hours. vast swathes of territory in Syria for much longer. “We still feel a malicious attitude bition on Ethiopian customs and as Turkey’s number one with a It was unclear if the statement and Iraq. Hamas has previously Inbal, a young mother walk- towards us, even after 30 years.” traditions to gel the community. US-style executive presidency. and the explosion were linked, but cracked down on radical Islamists. ing her son home from school, The mass migration of AFP AFP radical Islamists in Gaza have AFP TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com EUROPE / AMERICAS Slain Texas shooters were ‘roommates’ Police raid apartment of gunman in Phoenix

GARLAND: The two gunmen gunmen. Police and federal agents to shoot people,” Harn said at a shot dead when they attempted had planned security for months news conference. Referring to to storm an anti-Muslim car- ahead of the event in the Dallas the police officer who killed the toon exhibition have been identi- suburb of Garland, which was attackers in the parking lot as the fied as roommates from Arizona, organized by American Freedom event was ending, Harn said, “He one of them a suspected jihadist, Defence Initiative (AFDI), a free- did a good job.” reports said yesterday. speech organisation that is also Some 200 attendees inside Several US media identified described as a hate group, and the arena were not aware of the the shooters — killed by police on that they paid $10,000 for extra attack outside. At the sprawling, Sunday in Garland, Texas outside protection. well-kept apartment complex in the event — as 31-year-old Elton The shooters, who injured a north-central Phoenix, police tape Simpson and 34-year-old Nadir security guard before they were blocked off a portion of a brown, Soofi. According to a detailed shot dead by a police officer using two-story building. account in The Los Angeles Times, his duty pistol, wore protective Phoenix FBI spokesman Perryn the pair shared an apartment in gear and carried extra ammuni- Collier confirmed agents were at the city of Phoenix. CNN broad- tion in their car, Garland police the Autumn Ridge Apartments cast footage of FBI agents raiding spokesman Joe Harn said. No in connection with the shooting the alleged address. bomb was found in their vehicle. in Texas. It was not immediately In court records, in 2001 An FBI official said agents were clear if both gunmen had lived Simpson was sentenced to three at the apartment where Simpson in the complex, or whether they years’ probation for lying to lived in Arizona. shared an apartment. federal agents investigating his The incident in the Dallas sub- The court documents say fed- alleged jihadist sympathies. FBI urb was an echo of past attacks eral authorities began monitoring agents presented the court with or threats in other Western coun- Simpson in 2006 because he was taped conversations between an tries against art depicting the associated with an individual the An aerial view shows the car that was used by the two gunmen, who were killed by police, in Garland yesterday. informant and Simpson, discuss- Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). FBI believed was trying to set up ing travelling to Somalia to join In January, gunmen killed 12 peo- a terrorist cell in Arizona. asked his advisers to keep him the organiser any attention. The offensive speech, you have ideas, “their brothers” waging holy war. ple in the Paris offices of French At one point, according to the up to date on the investigation, event featured speakers including you have an exchange of ideas. The prosecution was not able satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo documents, the FBI tried “unsuc- White House spokesman Josh Geert Wilders, a polarizing Dutch You don’t shut down a discussion to prove that he had committed in what it said was revenge for its cessfully” to put Simpson on a US Earnest said travelling with the politician and anti-Islamic cam- because ‘I’m offended.’” a terrorist offence, but did estab- cartoons. government no-fly list. president on Air Force One. paigner who is on an Al Qaeda In Garland, police crime scene lish he had lied to investigators Police in Garland said a bomb ABC News said officials AFDI’s event in Garland, hit list. investigators searched the park- when he denied having discussed squad, the Federal Bureau of believed Simpson sent out tweets Texas was called “Muhammad The AFDI, described by the ing lot for evidence. A police heli- going to Somalia. Private terror Investigation, a SWAT team ahead of the attack, with the last Art Exhibit and Contest” and Southern Poverty Law Centre as copter flew overhead and the area watchdog SITE said that at least and the US Bureau of Alcohol, one using the hashtag #texasat- offered a $10,000 prize for the a hate group, has among other was cordoned off by police. Police one Twitter account linked to a Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tack. US authorities were inves- best artwork or cartoon depict- activities sponsored anti-Islamic said that people who attended the known militant of the Islamic had been involved in preparations tigating possible links between ing the Prophet (PBUH). advertising campaigns in transit event had been taken in a bus to a State jihadist group has claimed for security around the contro- the gunmen and international Ahead of the event, Dallas systems across the country. hotel, and would later be allowed the attackers as sympathizers. versial exhibit and contest at the terrorist groups, a government Muslims had circulated messages Pamela Geller, AFDI president, to go back to get their cars, which Police and FBI searched the Curtis Culwell Centre. source said. on social media urging each other defended the event, telling CNN: were left at the arena. Arizona apartment of one of two “Obviously they were there President Barack Obama to ignore the event and not give “In a pluralistic society you have AGENCIES

US boy shot Italy approves by police yet electoral law to be buried WASHINGTON: An investiga- ROME: Italy’s parliament yes- with humility and courage. It’s tion into the police shooting of a terday approved a radical new #agoodtime.” 12-year-old African-American electoral law designed to ensure Prior to the vote, Renzi told an boy is taking so long that he the country’s elections always audience of stock market traders has yet to be buried five months produce governments with in Milan that he regarded a new after his death, lawyers said working majorities. electoral system as central to his yesterday. The reform, aimed at ending broader reform agenda. “The new Tamir Rice was holding a pel- decades of political instability law has an element of great clar- let gun when he was fatally shot associated with Italy’s post-war ity: it will be clear who won and on November 22 in a Cleveland pattern of revolving door govern- who will govern for five years,” playground, in a shocking incident ments, was approved with 334 he said, adding that “this politi- caught on surveillance video. votes in favour and only 61 against cal stability is a precondition of “Less than a second and my son in the National Assembly. economic innovation.” is gone, and I want to know: How It will come into force next The reform had triggered long I got to wait for justice?” his year, by which time reformist strong opposition from political mother Samaria Rice told a news Prime Minister Matteo Renzi also rivals and some of Renzi’s party conference in the Ohio city. “We hopes to have enacted constitu- allies who fear the youthful pre- want justice for Tamir,” added the tional change further stream- mier, who is by far the country’s British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to supporters at Hayesfield Girls School in Bath, south-west England boy’s uncle Michael Petty, who lining the country’s governance most popular politician, is seeking yesterday, while on election campaign trail. called for the case to be turned by abolishing the Senate, parlia- to consolidate his grip on power. over to the Federal Bureau of ment’s second chamber which There are also misgivings among Investigation if local authorities currently has major powers to academics who fear too much fail to pick up the pace. delay and block legislation. power will be concentrated in the Final push begins in UK election In a court filing, lawyers for the The comfortable victory for hands of the cabinet. Rice family said the Cuyahoga Renzi had been anticipated after Renzi has rebuffed charges of LONDON: The Conservatives Britain will decide its future. it hasn’t been for a generation,” County sheriff’s office, which his centre-left government won a power grab, saying Italy has to and Labour yesterday launched By Friday you’ll either have Ed he said. took over the case from Cleveland three related confidence votes move towards something similar their final push to woo vot- Miliband or me as your prime He received a major boost when city police in January, has yet to last week. The bill will guarantee to the two-party systems in place ers ahead of Britain’s general minister,” Cameron said. “Your comedian and revolutionary activ- contact the boy’s parents and a majority of seats in parliament in many other democracies if it election this week, as potential vote can and will make a differ- ist Russell Brand dropped his anti- relatives. “Because it is unknown to the party that gets the most is to address serious and deep- kingmaker parties made their ence. It’s that’s close.” voting stance and endorsed Labour whether there may need to be an votes in an election through a rooted problems in its economy, pitch for power. He told voters: “We have got one in a tweet to his 9.6 million follow- additional medical examination, winner’s premium that will see and administrative, judicial and Conservative Prime Minister big argument about the economy, ers. Following his interview with the body of Tamir Rice has not the top party or alliance of parties political systems. David Cameron and Labour oppo- about leadership, about security, Miliband last week, Brand said he been put to rest,” it added. AFP automatically take 340 of the 630 That view was endorsed by sition leader Ed Miliband kicked off that we guarantee—and about the had become convinced Miliband seats in the National Assembly. Marc Lazar, an Italy expert at the final three days of campaign- massive risk there would be of an would allow the building of “com- UN chief to attend If no party gets 40 percent of Paris’s elite Sciences Po graduate ing with stark messages to voters Ed Miliband government propped munity-led activism”. the popular vote on a first round, school. “It is an important date about the choice before them. up by the SNP.” If Thursday’s vote results in a Russian Victory there is provision for a second for Italy. It may be the ump- With polls showing the two Miliband said the election was a hung parliament, it could trigger ballot and parties will have to teenth reform of the electoral law main parties neck-and-neck “clash of two visions” about wages, days, if not weeks, of tricky nego- Day celebrations get at least three percent of the but this one is important, which and unlikely to win a majority health and young people. He tried tiations as political parties try to vote to have any representation explains why the debate has been in Thursday’s vote, power will to hang the remaining election come up with an arrangement for UNITED NATIONS: UN Sec- in parliament. so vigorous,” Lazar said. “It will likely hinge on the performance battle on contrasting plans for forming a stable government. That retary-General Ban Ki-moon will “Commitment honoured, prom- give the country political stability of smaller parties such as the the state-funded National Health could mean deals with smaller par- attend celebrations in Moscow on ise respected,” Renzi tweeted after — a major issue for Italian politics Scottish National Party (SNP) Service. “In the final few days of ties in exchange for agreeing to Saturday of the Soviet Union’s the vote. “Italy need those who will be finally resolved.” and the Liberal Democrats. this general election, the future their manifesto pledges, or even victory over Nazi Germany in don’t always say no. Forwards, AFP “It’s the start of a week when of the NHS is at risk in the way coalition agreements. AFP World War II, despite criticism from Ukraine and other central European countries. Ahead of his visit to Moscow for Victory Day, Ban will travel to Poland to attend commemo- rations there marking 70 years Republicans Carson, Fiorina enter White House race since the end of World War II and to Ukraine, UN spokesman WASHINGTON: The Republican presi- likely to join the presidential fray in the secretary of state after serving as a first to resign after the company’s share price Stephane Dujarric said yesterday. dential field expanded by two yesterday coming months, making the GOP nomina- lady and then US senator, as “the personi- plummeted. In 2010 she ran an unsuccess- Ukrainian Foreign Minister with the addition of former Hewlett tion race the most wide open in decades. fication” of Washington’s political elite, who ful bid to unseat California’s long-serving Pavlo Klimkin last week said Packard boss Carly Fiorina and conserv- As the only woman so far in the crowded will do anything to perpetuate her family’s US Senator Barbara Boxer. Ban would be sending “completely ative neurosurgeon Ben Carson, second- Republican field, Fiorina is confident her power following the two-term presidency Carson, who entered the nation’s political the wrong message” by going to tier candidates aiming to dramatically candidacy could be a counterweight to of her husband Bill Clinton. consciousness two years ago with a speech Moscow for the celebrations. upset the White House race. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, “She and her husband have been in poli- criticizing President Barack Obama’s poli- Klimkin said a visit to Russia They join three conservative US sena- who is also aiming to be the nation’s first tics their entire lives,” she said on a long cies in front of Obama himself, is aiming to would reward a country that has tors already on the campaign trail — Ted female commander-in-chief. conference call with reporters Monday. become the first African-American to win violated “the UN charter and a Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio. A sixth “Our founders never intended us to have Fiorina was a former advisor to defeated the Republican nomination. number of key principles which contender, former Arkansas governor and a professional political class,” Fiorina said Republican presidential nominee John The calm-demeanored Carson, who are the cornerstone of the United television host Mike Huckabee, is expected in her campaign launch video, in which she McCain in 2008. McCain tweeted that he escaped a childhood of “dire poverty” in Nations.” Ban will hold talks to throw his hat in the 2016 ring Tuesday. turns away from an image of Clinton. “We is glad his friend Fiorina is running and Detroit to emerge as one of the nation’s with President Vladimir Putin Former Florida governor Jeb Bush and know the only way to reimagine our gov- “appreciate(s) her willingness to serve.” most respected medical professionals, has in Moscow and meet with other current Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, ernment is to reimagine who is leading it.” Fiorina, 60, headed Hewlett Packard for sought political “healing” and a renewed heads of delegations attending the the current top Republican prospects, are Fiorina sought to paint Clinton, who was six years until 2005, when she was forced sense of compassion in America. AFP Victory Day events. AFP TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 ASIA / AFRICA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Kerry calls for unity to defeat terrorism US Secretary of State meets Kenyatta

NAIROBI: US Secretary of Since the Garissa attack Kenya with the US to control financing State John Kerry vowed sup- threatened to shut down the of terrorism,” a Kenyan govern- port to Kenya yesterday in world’s largest refugee camp com- ment statement read. the battle against Somalia’s Al plex in Dadaab and send 360,000 Diplomats earlier said Kerry Qaeda affiliated Al Shabaab, Somali refugees back home, but would raise human rights issues after calling for unity in the Kerry said after meeting with with Kenyatta, whose govern- face of terror attacks. President Uhuru Kenyatta that ment has been accused of clamp- “The US continues to stand it would remain open. ing down on civil society groups resolutely with the government “I’m confident Dadaab will and the press. and people of Kenya in the effort remain open while we work The pair’s meeting also came as to end scourge of violent extrem- through how they will be able to Kenya’s deputy president William ism,” Kerry said. go home, by doing a better job of Ruto reportedly told worshippers Kenya is struggling to stop finishing our task in Somalia,” at a church service in Nairobi that increased cross-border attacks Kerry said. homosexuality “violates our reli- by the militants even though it Kerry’s trip to the east African gious and cultural beliefs”. has thousands of troops in neigh- nation is the first high-level visit Kerry and Kenyatta met for bouring southern Somalia as part since 2012, and comes after years around half an hour, with the of an African Union force, which of tensions surrounding Kenyatta Secretary of State saying it was Colourful wall interiors that were once a family home exposed in ruins of a building in Sindupolchowk yesterday. Washington has funded by over after he was charged by the a “good meeting”. The US envoy half a billion dollars since 2007. International Criminal Court for also met opposition leaders. Last month Shabaab gunmen crimes against humanity. Kerry’s trip also comes ahead US choppers begin reconnaissance massacred close to 150 people, The ICC has since abandoned of US President Barack Obama’s mostly students, in a raid on a the case against Kenyatta over his visit to his late father’s home university in the northeastern alleged role in the 2007-2008 post- country in July. Kenyan town of Garissa, the worst election violence, citing a lack of Earlier Kerry visited a memo- trips to assess remote Nepal areas ever attack by the insurgents. evidence and Kenya’s failure to rial in Kenya to the 1998 bombing The raid followed a string of cooperate — somewhat removing of the US embassy. The attack by KATHMANDU: US military immediate difference,” said US Langtang yesterday. According other massacres in the northeast Kenyatta’s pariah status. Al Qaeda was the worst carried helicopters began reconnais- Brigadier General Paul Kennedy. to villagers there, they say many and Muslim-majority coastal Kenyatta told Kerry during out by Islamist militants against sance trips yesterday to assess A Nepalese official said the US other foreigners may have been areas, and after the September their meeting that the country the east African nation, killing remote areas of Nepal devas- aircraft would also airlift victims buried and killed in the landslide,” 2013 siege of the Westgate shop- needs “support in terms of train- 213 people. tated by an earthquake that out of remote areas which suf- the spokesman said. ping mall in Nairobi which left at ing, equipment and surveillance,” “The terrorists who struck killed more than 7,300 people, fered some of the worst devasta- Uddhav Bhattarai, chief officer least 67 dead. as well as to “work more closely on August 7, 1998 failed utterly an official said. tion following the April 25 quake. of Rasuwa district where Lantang in their purpose, which was to Nine days after a 7.8-magni- “They are also assisting any is situated, said the bodies of implant fear in the hearts of tude quake brought death and casualties in mostly the eastern seven foreigners had been found the Kenyan people and to divide destruction to the Himalayan side of Nepal... places worst hit like but only two had been identified. America from the citizens of this nation, the helicopters surveyed Sindhupalchowk, Gorkha area,” He could not say exactly how country,” Kerry said. mountain villages. Suraya Prasad Silwal, the home many were missing. “The whole of “We do have however the power Four tilt-rotor Ospreys have also ministry secretary, said. Langtang village was cleared, noth- to fight back, not only with our arrived in Nepal. “Only the ‘Hueys’ While the official death toll ing remains there. No more guest military and law enforcement, (helicopters) have gone out so far for Nepal rose to 7,365 yesterday, houses, everything was wiped out but also through something that for reconnaissance flights to try with some 14,000 injured, authori- by the avalanche,” he said. may be even more powerful and to identify areas in need of relief. ties warned the final tally would Finance Minister Ram Sharan that may make a bigger difference No Ospreys have been out,” a US be much higher. More than 100 Mahat had said the death toll was in the end, and that is our unity embassy official said. people were also killed in neigh- likely to jump once relief teams and the character of our ideals,” The Ospreys and a US Air bouring India and China. reached mountain villages flat- Kerry said. Force C-17 aircraft touched Nepal police spokesman Kamal tened in the quake. Kerry, who arrived from Sri down in the capital Kathmandu Singh Bam said 57 foreigners Around two dozen countries Lanka on Sunday afternoon, on Sunday. “They’ll have multiple were known to have died while have been helping in the relief later heads for the Horn of Africa aims. They’ll be delivering relief 112 were still missing. Many were effort. And while the interna- nation of Djibouti, where the US supplies, they might do some res- in the popular Langtang trekking tional teams have been welcomed has a major military base, and cues, they’ll also do assessments,” region north of Kathmandu when by the Nepalese authorities, they US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to Somali refugees from the where refugees from war-torn US ambassador Peter W. Bodde the quake struck. have also created a logjam at the Dadaab Camp via video in Nairobi yesterday. Yemen are arriving. told reporters. “A few foreigner bodies were only international airport on the AFP “They’re going to make an taken to Kathmandu from outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP

Filipino on US Tests, counselling for traumatised Boko Haram hostages most wanted LAGOS: Many of the women said and added that many of the they were captured and how their the internally displaced peo- including UN agencies and the and girls rescued from Boko female hostages appeared to be escape turned to tragedy as at ple camps in the city, said the International Committee for the list ‘killed’ Haram are traumatised and suffering from serious depression, least three women were killed by former hostages were “not in Red Cross. showing signs of depression, likely after enduring sustained landmines. Others were crushed great condition”. “All of them are Some 700 women and chil- MANILA: A Filipino on the with psychological counselling abuse by their Islamists captors. by tanks as they hid in the under- traumatised,” she added. dren have been freed in recent United States’ list of most urgently needed as they recover A total of 275 women and chil- growth of the dense forest to “They’re hungry. They’re sick. days from the Sambisa Forest, wanted “terrorists” has been in camps in northeast Nigeria, dren were brought to a camp in avoid shelling and firing between One woman told me she was which the military says is the killed in a firefight in the south- relief officials said yesterday. Adamawa’s capital Yola, at the the soldiers and Boko Haram. picked up from a market where last remaining Boko Haram ern Philippines, rebel leaders “For some of them, who are weekend, following a military oper- Ezekiel said the authorities she was selling with her husband. stronghold. and the military said yesterday. really showing signs of trauma, ation to free them in Boko Haram’s were keen to avoid the women They (Boko Haram) took them to Yola has received hundreds of Abdul Basit Usman was killed we need to make them realise Sambisa Forest stronghold. being stigmatised in religiously the bush and killed her husband. thousands of people displaced by in a remote mountainous area that this is not the end of life,” NEMA spokesman Manzo conservative northern Nigeria, “They said they were going to the Islamist insurgency over the while being escorted by members said Sa’ad Bello, the National Ezekiel said a priority was to with reports Boko Haram may get her married to their master. last two years, although many of the Moro Islamic Liberation Emergency Management Agency provide “trauma management so have kept some as sex slaves. There’s nothing more traumatic chose to stay with host families, Front (MILF), the nation’s big- (NEMA) camp coordinator in they’re not treated as outcasts Medical tests would not only than that.” rather than in camps. Bello said gest rebel group, its vice chairman Adamawa state. when they go back to society”. check for conditions such as Bello said NEMA was receiv- resources in the camps, including Ghazali Jaafar said. “They need trauma counselling Two women described how malaria but sexually transmitted ing support from a group of medicine and food, are still suffi- “We can confirm that Usman is and psycho-social support... to militant fighters tried to force diseases, Ezekiel said. international organisations with cient to cope with the latest influx. dead and his body was buried in develop coping mechanisms,” he them into marrying rebels after Turai Kadir, who helps in expertise in trauma counselling, AFP accordance with Muslim tradition,” Jaafar said, but he refused to say who killed him. The MILF is seek- ing to finalise an accord, signed last Philippines hails Pacquiao year, with the government to end four decades of fighting in which China’s Xi warns against about 120,000 people have died. Security forces had been hunt- ing Usman since he escaped from Taiwan independence a January police raid that killed Malaysian Zulkifli bin Hir, an alleged BEIJING: Chinese Communist Beijing still regards the island bomb maker who was the subject of Party chief Xi Jinping warned as a province awaiting reunifica- a $5m US government bounty. yesterday against Taiwan being tion, and has never ruled out the Usman, accused of repeated bomb seen as a country as he met use of force to achieve it. attacks in the southern Philippines, the head of the island’s ruling But relations have been improv- was the subject of a $1m US bounty. party, the first such encounter ing since Chu’s party — which The January raid, conducted in in seven years. has a non-confrontational stance MILF territory, also led to the death Xi, who is also national presi- towards the mainland — returned of 44 police commandoes as rebels dent, welcomed Kuomintang to power in Taipei in 2008. fought back, setting back efforts to (KMT) party head Eric Chu, Xi said Taiwan would receive finalise the peace deal. the official Xinhua news agency “priority” on the mainland but did The MILF has since then been reported. Photos showed them not provide details. under intense political pressure to smiling and shaking hands at the “Our efforts to open up to show it is a reliable peace partner. Great Hall of the People. Taiwan compatriots will be big- Jaafar said Usman was killed as The two parties fought a ger,” he said. MILF rebels were escorting him civil war that ended in 1949 “The two sides can consult with to the group’s leaders to surren- with Taiwan splitting from the each other on (an) equal basis der, adding that he probably did mainland. under the principle of One China, not know he was being taken back But both sides stress there and reach a reasonable arrange- to the MILF leaders. is a single China, a key concept ment,” Xi added. “There was a firefight along the for Beijing, which is constantly Xinhua quoted Chu as affirm- way. Usman could have sensed wary of the potential for Taiwan ing that both Taiwan and the that he was being double-crossed,” eventually to go its own way and mainland were Chinese, and Jaafar said. However he refused A Filipina reads a newspaper reporting on the boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather declare independence. said he hopes that cooperation to give any more details as to who Junior of the USA in a street in Manila yesterday. The Philippines hailed boxing icon Pacquiao as a winner Xi urged against any semantic between the two sides would help killed Usman, saying only that the despite his defeat to Mayweather Jr by unanimous decision after a 12-round bout. erosions such as “one country on ordinary people such as the young circumstances of the firefight each side” and “one China, one and small businessmen. were under investigation. AFP Taiwan”, Xinhua said. AFP TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Suicide attack Afghan students visit Berlin on Kabul govt bus kills one 15 wounded; Taliban claim attack

KABUL: A Taliban suicide Twitter account, claiming that 40 bomber struck a government people were killed or wounded. bus in Kabul yesterday, killing The Taliban are known to exag- one civilian and wounding 15 gerate and distort their public others, officials said. statements as part of a propa- The bus was transporting ganda drive accompanying their employees of the attorney gen- campaign against the Afghan and eral’s office to work in downtown US-led foreign forces who ousted Kabul when the attacker deto- them from power in 2001. nated his suicide vest, as the mil- Scores of shuttle buses take gov- itants continue to press on with ernment and military personnel to their annual spring offensive. work every morning, and they have The Afghan interior ministry often been targeted by insurgents “strongly condemned” the attack, despite efforts by security forces to confirming that one civilian was provide better protection. killed and 15 others were wounded. This year’s Taliban offensive Students from Afghanistan visit the exhibition ‘Topography of Terror’ in Berlin, Germany, yesterday. The students were invited to Germany by German “These attacks... demonstrate (an) marks the first fighting season in Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen who met the women during her visit to Afghanistan. extreme level of atrocity by terror- which Afghan forces will battle ists against innocent and defense- the insurgents without the full less civilians,” the ministry said. support of US-led foreign com- Security officials erected a bat troops. Nato’s combat mission cordon around the battered bus, formally ended in December but a which saw its windows blown out small follow-up foreign force has School attacked by the force of the explosion and stayed on to train and support Poll tribunal unseats Pakistan its windscreen incurring multiple local security personnel. near Islamabad, cracks. The explosion also shat- The Taliban launched tered the windows of houses and their spring offensive across shops nearby, Ahmad Reshad, a Afghanistan late last month, step- minister, orders revote guard killed government employee who was ping up attacks on government near the blast site, said. and foreign targets and inflict- LAHORE: A Pakistani election organisers were responsible and Last year, Khan organised a sit- ISLAMABAD: Unidentified The Taliban claimed responsi- ing a heavy toll on civilians and tribunal expelled a senior min- he would challenge the ruling in in protest in central Islamabad to gunmen attacked a school in bility for Monday’s attack on their Afghan security forces. AFP ister and ally of Prime Minister the Supreme Court. demand a new election. Pakistan yesterday and killed a Nawaz Sharif from parliament “The tribunal is punishing The rally turned deadly in guard, police said, raising fears on Monday for vote rigging in my party and my voters for the September when demonstrators of a repeat of a deadly school a 2013 election, a decision the incompetence of the returning clashed with police near govern- attack five months ago that opposition said vindicated its and presiding officers,” Rafique ment buildings and embassies toughened Pakistan’s resolve to complaints. said by telephone. and three people were killed. The fight militants. Protests last year over cheat- Rafique is free to run again in a army helped defuse the standoff. Police said all teachers and chil- ing in the election, which brought by-election in the constituency in The overseeing judge issued a one- dren at the high school for boys Pakistan’s first transition between Lahore. A new vote must be held page verdict disqualifying Rafique were safe after the gunmen killed civilian governments, were led by in 60 days, the tribunal said. The and calling for a by-election. the guard in the central town of cricketer-turned-politician Imran ruling party’s main challenger In the hearing, the judge cas- Dera Ghazi Khan, 500km south- Khan and raised fears about sta- looks set to be Khan’s party. tigated election workers and west of Islamabad. bility in the country. Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim said ballot bags had been opened “We are still not sure how many “It took two years to get a ver- League denied Khan’s accusa- with a sharp object and records gunmen there were and whether dict and it has been proved that tions of rigging in 2013. It won had been tampered with, media they are still there. The police are election staff conducted post-poll the general election with a size- reported. “The court indirectly searching,” district police officer rigging,” Khan told reporters. able majority while Khan’s party validated our claim that the rig- Rehmat Ullah Khan Niazi said. “They should be interrogated to came third, its best ever showing. ging was done after the polling,” Pakistani Taliban militants know who asked them to do so.” The vote was largely seen as a Mian Muhammad Hussain, a law- killed 153 people, most of them Railways Minister Saad genuine reflection of the elector- yer for Imran Khan’s candidate in children, at a high school in the An Afghan security official inspecting the site of the blast in Kabul yesterday. Rafique denied the accusations ate’s will but irregularities are the constituency, said. northwestern city of Peshawar on of irregularities, saying election common in Pakistani elections. REUTERS December 16. There have been two grenade attacks on schools in the south- ern city of Karachi since early February though no one was hurt in either one. Water tankers charge exorbitantly as mercury rises in Karachi Elsewhere, police rescued seven colleagues kidnapped by gunmen at a checkpoint the previous KARACHI: With the temper- used to make five to six trips to Qutubuddin Shaikh retired from someone named Ghulam Nabi. and Local Government Sharjeel day. The abductors dumped the ature rising and water supply the hydrants could only have its fill service and former commissioner They answer to Sharjeel Memon,” Memon said that the KWSB had seven in a forest near the Indus decreasing in Pakistan’s south- once in 24 hours. So, to earn the of Karachi Hashim Raza Zaidi has Mohammad Sharif said. nothing to do with the tankers. river and fled as police scoured ern port city of Karachi, tanker same amount in a day, the tanker been named as the new MD. The “These 200 tankers are giving The real problem of water scar- the area, said provincial interior operators have begun charging owner jacked up its cost. new MD is taking over as the us a bad name. We feel we have city in the city was the non-avail- minister Shuja Khanzada. Police as much as Rs12,000 for a fill- “But now there is a new sys- KWSB’s head for a second time. no option but to go on strike now. ability of enough water to meet were hunting for the kidnappers. up, pushing the city into a water tem with the hydrants being given He had earlier been there for a We are 6,000 to 7,000 tankers and the needs of the metropolis. REUTERS crisis. their own 10 to 15 tankers. While short stint, from December 2014 they only a couple of hundred. He said the city needed 1000 “These are not our tankers,” the contract tankers queue up to February 2015. Then it will also be interesting to million gallons of water daily Mohammad Sharif, general sec- for their single turn, the hydrant The tankers association general see how they manage the city with (mgd), but it was getting only Islamabad zoo retary of the All Karachi Tankers owners’ tankers are making 16 secretary said it really didn’t mat- their 200 tankers,” he said. 550mgd from the Dhabeji pump- Association, was quick to point to 18 rounds and even selling ter who the MD was because the “What can really help the city ing station. The other source in poor shape out on Monday. water for Rs15,000 per tanker in post was occupied by just a puppet overcome its water woes is the of water was Hub from where “Earlier, the Karachi Water and Defence and Clifton. playing in the hands of politicians. Pakistan Rangers. It is our ear- Karachi earlier got 100mgd but Sewerage Board [KWSB] was clos- As always with no water com- “The person in charge of the nest request to the government the Hub source had been dry for ISLAMABAD: Due to the apa- ing down all the hydrants, includ- ing through the line, the people hydrants in Karachi is Rashid to hand the management of all over a year now. And until rains thy of the officials concerned, ing the subsoil hydrants, and the have no choice but to buy,” said Siddiqui and he has his own union the legal hydrants here to the fell and filled the Hub dam, the the condition of the Marghzar 12 remaining ones had such long Mohammad Sharif. of some 200 tanker drivers and Pakistan Rangers.” water crisis would persist. Zoo in Islamabad could not be queues that one tanker which On April 30, KWSB MD owners. The union is headed by Sindh Minister for Information INTERNEWS improved even after years. Internal politics in the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has taken a heavy toll on the Spring festival male elephant (Kawan), the only attractive animal in the zoo. Media freedom: Pakistan Some officers of the environ- ment wing of the CDA have been considering unchaining the ele- ranks 159 on list of 180 phant and allowing it to move freely in the enclosure. But others ISLAMABAD: Reporters of the media and information”. are against the proposal because Without Borders, which cam- It also notes that the bill contains they believe that any attempt paigns for media freedom provisions that would allow the to unchain the animal without around the world, issued a free- government to censor any content proper arrangements would lead dom index yesterday to mark without referring to judge, to use to a fatal incident as the aggres- the World Press Freedom Day. overly broad criteria to criminalise sive elephant had already killed According to this index, Finland many online activities, and to gain an employee of the zoo in 1992. tops the list of the countries with access to Internet user data with- Moreover, after unchaining a free media, followed by Norway out any judicial control. the elephant, it will become dif- and Denmark. Eritrea is at the The report points out that ficult to ensure that the animal is bottom along with Turkmenistan Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf also washed every day to keep it cool and North Korea. China, Cuba, attacked journalists who criticised in the summer. An official of the Zimbabwe and Afghanistan are its activities. Two journalists were CDA requesting not to be iden- also at the bottom. gunned down in October, bring- tified said because of the simi- Pakistan is ranked 159 on the ing the number murdered since lar politics the female elephant list of 180 countries. The report August to four. In July, unidenti- (Saheli) died in 2012. points out that last month, a fied gunmen torched a cable TV “During the extreme heat, ani- Pakistani parliamentary commit- operator in Karachi. Also in July, mals, especially elephants, need to tee approved a draconian law for unidentified people bombed the be kept cool by sending them to a controlling the Internet. home of the Peshawar bureau chief pool or by washing them through Reporters Without Borders of a Pakistani television channel. water pipes. Moreover, elephants notes that the latest draft of the In May and June, a journalist was prefer to stand in a shade but in Prevention of Electronic Crimes attacked in Multan and trucks car- College girls listen to the music of Bhangra musician Sukhbir Singh at a spring festival in Islamabad yesterday. the zoo the shade made of iron Act “undermines civil liberties rying newspapers were torched. sheets becomes very hot in the in Pakistan and flouts freedom INTERNEWS summer.” INTERNEWS TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

8 soldiers dead Buddhist celebration in rebel attack Rescue teams in Nagaland to be withdrawn GUWAHATI: Heavily armed s e p a r at i s t r e b e l s h av e a m b u s h e d a paramilitary convoy in India’s remote northeast, killing eight soldiers and injuring six, offi- from Nepal cials said yesterday. The militants opened fire on the troops before exploding a Relief efforts will continue: Official small bomb during the attack on Sunday in underdeveloped NEW DELHI: India will be Guleria said that while some Nagaland close to the border with bringing back its rescue teams NDRF teams will travel back to Myanmar, the state’s police chief from Nepal after the Himalayan India through road, others will be said. nation asked all such teams flown back in Indian Air Force “Militants first resorted to from 34 countries to withdraw, planes which carry relief material firing and then triggered an nine days after a devastating to Nepal. improvised explosive device, kill- earthquake that has claimed He said it was “part of normal ing eight troopers on the spot over 7,300 lives. protocol” for rescue teams to and seriously injuring six more,” “Rescue teams from all 34 leave a quake affected area after Nagaland police chief L L Doungel nations have been asked to with- eight-nine days. said by phone. draw as it is now nine days since India was among the first to Another four Assam Rifles the quake,” external affairs min- react and move to Nepal’s aid troopers were missing, with a istry spokesperson Vikas Swarup after the devastating 7.9-mag- Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Junior Home Minister Kiren Rijiju during International Buddha Poornima search underway in the area, said yesterday. nitude quake hit the Himalayan Diwas celebrations in New Delhi yesterday. about 200km north of the state The spokesperson said while nation on April 25. capital Kohima, an official said the rescue operations were over, The Indian Army, Indian Air on condition of anonymity. the next phase of operations to Force, and disaster relief teams Police suspect the attack was provide relief and rebuild the under the home ministry were carried out by the outlawed nation will continue. rushed to Nepal, while tonnes of Activist targets AAP leader Vishwas National Socialist Council of “Search and rescue phase is relief material was also sent. Nagaland, which has been cam- over. Indian relief efforts will con- The toll across Nepal from the paigning for decades for a home- tinue,” he tweeted. devastating April 25 earthquake NEW DELHI: A woman activ- with me because of this issue. I volunteer. We have asked him to land for indigenous Naga tribes to He said Nepal had asked for has surged to 7,365, according to ist yesterday urged AAP leader have been living alone for the last appear before us tomorrow,” said be carved out of India’s northeast earth-moving equipment to assist the latest update by the country’s Kumar Vishwas to clarify his one month. The AAP is also not an official of the DCW. states. in clearing debris. home ministry. relationship with her, prompt- supporting me,” she said. “I want “The volunteer had worked for Last month a faction of the A National Disaster Response Despite asking foreign teams ing both Kumar Vishwas and my respect back.” a year in Amethi for the party council called off a longstanding Force (NDRF) official said their to go, Nepal sought more relief the AAP to deny assumptions of She did not hurt any crimi- and now it is a matter of her ceasefire, saying New Delhi was troops will start coming back fol- material and funds from the wrongdoing as “baseless”. nal allegation against Kumar respect, and so Kumar Vishwas not serious about meeting the lowing the decision. international community to help The Aam Aadmi Party volun- Vishwas. should turn up and give his clari- movement’s demands. “Rescue teams from 34 coun- the quake victims. teer said she had approached the Meanwhile, the Delhi fication,” the official said. The troopers in two vehi- tries would return as there is no Foreign Minister Mahendra Delhi Commission for Women Commission for Women (DCW) However, sources from Kumar cles came under attack as they chance of finding a living person Bahadur Pandey said: (DCW) against Kumar Vishwas has summoned Aam Aadmi Party Vishwas camp said he had not returned to their camp from col- in the debris,” Deputy Inspector “We need huge (amounts of) seeking his clarification. leader Kumar Vishwas on the received any summons or notice in lecting drinking water nearby, the General (Operations) S S Guleria relief material to address the “I want Kumar Vishwas to basis of a complaint filed by a this connection from the DCW or police chief said. said. woes of thousands, including come forward and clarify that party volunteer alleging moles- any other commission. A female “There was heavy firing with NDRF had deployed 16 funds for rebuilding, reconstruc- there was nothing between us. I tation, an official of the DCW said volunteer of the AAP had alleged the troopers retaliating but it was teams in Nepal which worked tion and relocation of thousands have suffered a lot because of this here yesterday. molestation by Kumar Vishwas not immediately known if there with Nepalese agencies in of structures and displaced peo- entire matter,” the complainant, “Kumar Vishwas has been sum- during campaigning for the Lok were any casualties on the mili- quake-affected areas to help ple.” her face partly covered, told the moned to state his stand on the Sabha elections in Amethi. tants’ side,” Doungel said. save lives. IANS media here. “My family is not allegations made by his party IANS “A massive operation has since been launched in the thickly for- ested area,” he said. AFP Kerala police Minister wants swift deal on French Rafale jets official caught NEW DELHI: India’s defence “The government-to-govern- The deal — estimated to be Yesterday Parrikar indicated rival neighbours Pakistan and minister said yesterday that ment committee will be set up worth ¤5bn ($5.5bn) — followed that talks with Le Drian after he China. cheating in exam final negotiations to buy 36 which will begin negotiations on tortuous years-long negotiations arrives on Wednesday would not But contracts for new military Rafale fighter jets from France the Rafale deal,” Parrikar told the on buying the jets. focus on negotiations for the rest hardware have been bogged down KOCHI: A Kerala police official would start this month and end Press Trust of India news agency. Talks began in 2012 about the of the planes outlined in 2012. in India’s frustrating bureaucracy, was yesterday caught cheating as soon as possible, after leaders “The negotiations will start any possible purchase of 126 of the “He (Le Drian) will visit only while some were mired in corrup- in an examination for Master of the two nations announced time in May and we have to con- planes as part of a $12bn deal. But for the purpose of working out the tion scandals under the previous of Laws (LL.M) and ordered to the deal last month. clude them as early as possible,” they became bogged down over modalities and to take the process Congress-led government. leave the exam hall. The official On the eve of a visit by his he said in the state of Goa. cost and New Delhi’s insistence forward. We will not be directly Parrikar said the Modi gov- was later asked to go on leave by French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Prime Minister Narendra that 108 of the planes be manu- involved in future talks,” Parrikar ernment would soon introduce a state Home Minister Ramesh Drian to India, Manohar Parrikar Modi announced that New Delhi factured in India. told PTI. new policy on defence procure- Chennithala. said a bilateral committee would had ordered 36 of the “ready to After news of the deal for 36 India has in recent years ment aimed at providing greater The police official, identified iron out details of the multi-bil- fly” planes following talks with planes was announced, Parrikar launched a vast defence modern- transparency and speeding up as T J Jose, inspector general lion dollar long-delayed agree- President Francois Hollande dur- last month played down expecta- isation programme worth some decisions. of police of Thrissur range, has ment “in a time-bound manner”. ing a visit to France last month. tions of a larger deal. $100bn, partly to keep up with AFP denied the cheating charge. On hearing about the incident, Chennithala asked the police offi- cial to go on immediate leave. Cattle feed Confirming the cheating inci- dent, V J Peter, vice principal of 21 killed as bus falls into gorge St Paul’s College at Kalamassery, PANNA: At least 21 people were burnt to death yesterday when said the incident would be inti- their bus fell into a gorge and caught fire in Madhya Pradesh’s mated to the Mahatma Gandhi Panna district, an official said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi con- University which conducted the doled the deaths, wishing a speedy recovery to the injured. exam. Divisional Commissioner, Sagar, R K Mathur said that the acci- Jose told the media that he dent occurred at about 2.00 pm when the private bus, plying from had done no wrong and left the Chhattarpur to Panna, fell into the gorge in the Bhairav Ghat region examination hall at 11.30 a.m on and caught fire. However, 12 passengers were rescued. his own. The exam was due from “The bus fall caused an explosion, leading to a huge fire. The bodies 10.00 am to 1 pm. were burnt beyond recognition and are in skeleton form. But relief and “I have done nothing wrong and rescue efforts are being carried out,” he said, adding that a magisterial I will return for the last exami- probe has been ordered into the incident. nation tomorrow (Tuesday),” he Prime Minister Modi, in a message said: “News of bus accident in said. Panna, MP is extremely saddening. Condolences to families of the The invigilator who caught deceased. I wish the injured a speedy recovery.” Jose cheating was unaware of his identity, said an informed source. Director General of Police K N Indian jailed for murder in Dubai Balasubramanian said action would be taken against Jose. DUBAI: An Indian man, who kicked his co-worker on his head Additional Director General of resulting in immediate death during a druken brawl, has been Police Shankar Reddy has been jailed for five years in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). asked to file a report on the inci- The 23-year-old worker, only identified as S S and his countryman dent. co-worker R K were drunk in their labour accommodation in August IANS A Kashmiri woman carries husk for cattle as she walks near a paddy field on the outskirts of Srinagar, the 2014 when they exchanged foul language which later developed into a summer capital of Kashmir, yesterday. fight, Gulf News reported. The Dubai Court of First Instance convicted S S on Sunday of assaulting R K and kicking him on his head twice, causing his death. The accused pleaded not guilty citing self-defence. He contended before the court that he did not intend to kill the victim, who had started the fight. Presiding Judge Mohammad Jamal said the accused Now, buy milk products online in Odisha will be deported after the completion of his punishment. An Indian safety and security assistant supervisor at the accom- BHUBANESWAR: Odisha failed to dispose off the surplus 5.20 lakh litres per day in the cur- through various media, high- modation said when he returned to their room, he saw the accused plans to go in for online market- milk procured by it from farmers rent year. lighting the purity and quality of and the victim drinking alcohol with other men. ing of milk and milk products across the state, the official said. “It has caused a glut situation OMFED milk and milk products. Sunday’s ruling remains subject to appeal within 15 days. prepared by the Orissa State State chief secretary G C Pati in all the dairies and OMFED is The government has also Cooperative Milk Producers’ has advised the agency to develop facing constraints in disposal of planned some long-term meas- Federation Limited (OMFED), a market strategy for quick dis- surplus milk of around 30,000 ures, including setting up of a five Six killed in cracker factory blast an official said yesterday. posal of surplus milk by expand- litres daily,” according to the lakh litres per day (LPD) dairy The government has advised ing the area of marketing to the minutes of a meeting of the state plant in Cuttack, upgradation SANGLI: At least six workers were killed and four injured in a the state agency OMFED to district headquarters and adopt- micro, small and medium enter- of capacity of the Bhubaneswar blast which ripped through a firecracker factory in Maharashtra’s introduce online ordering of milk ing a flexible approach in selection prises (MSME) department. dairy plant from 1.75 lakh LPD to Sangli district yesterday evening, police said. and milk products for delivery at of retail outlets. Besides, milk procurement may 2.75 lakh LPD, fat handling units A loud blast was heard around 5.45 pm from the premises of the the doorsteps of consumers in the “While OMFED was procur- increase to six lakh litres in the at five dairy plants and establish- Eagle Fireworks factory in Kavtheakand village, around 15km from state. ing an average of 4.44 lakh litres coming months, it said. ment of a milk powder plant in Tasgaon town, said a police official in Sangli. The decision to go for online of milk per day in 2014-15, milk The department said ‘doorstep Bolangir district. Police officials rushed to the site, and the cause of the blast was marketing came after OMFED production has reached a peak of marketing’ should be encouraged IANS being probed. IANS TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK PRAYER TIME Cannons and bells ring out Fajr (Dawn) 3:33 Shorook (Sunrise) 4:55 Zuhr (Noon) 11:31 for baby Princess Charlotte Asr (Afternoon) 2:59 Maghrib (Sunset) 6:07 LONDON: Prince William Isha (Night) 7:37 and his wife Kate announced yesterday that their new baby princess will be called Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, as the sound of gun salutes and bells pealing WEATHER rang out over London. Britain has been on tenter- Today Wednesday Thursday Weather hooks waiting to discover what Conditions: names the Duke and Duchess of Sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Cambridge would give their lit- Hot during the tle princess, who was born on day time and Saturday and is fourth in line to the throne. High: 36° High: 37° High: 39° partly cloudy Low: 27° Low: 28° Low: 29° with chance of The names announced after rain at first and two days of feverish speculation evening may will be interpreted as a tribute be thundery at to William’s parents and Queen times. Elizabeth II. Charlotte had been the book- DOHA - SUN & SEA makers’ late favourite and will be seen as a tribute to William’s SUN TIDE SEA father Prince Charles, being the SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND feminine form of the heir to the 04:55 18:07 04:45 & 18:15 00:00 & 11:15 09-18/30 KT throne’s name. Great-grandmother Queen Soldiers from the King’s Troop Royal THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW Elizabeth II has yet to meet the Horse Artillery mark the arrival of latest addition to the royal fam- Britain’s new royal baby with a HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER ily, but the first middle name is a 41-round Royal Salute in Hyde Park, clear link to the sovereign. London, yesterday. The new princess MUSCAT 41/30 Partly cloudy 39/31 Mostly sunny She has been on the throne has been named as Charlotte MAKKAH 39/26 Scattered T-storms 39/25 Mostly sunny since 1952 and is set to become Elizabeth Diana, Kensington Palace KUWAIT 37/24 Mostly sunny 37/24 Sunny Britain’s longest-reigning mon- said on its Twitter account. BAHRAIN 36/28 Partly cloudy 38/28 Mostly sunny arch on September 9, overtaking SANAA 23/12 Scattered T-storms 23/12 Scattered T-storms Queen Victoria. Charlotte (1761-1818) was an RIYADH 38/25 Mostly sunny 39/26 Sunny Many royal watchers hoped the amateur botanist who used her DUBAI 37/28 Sunny 39/29 Sunny baby would carry the name Diana middle name instead of her first BAGHDAD 35/19 Sunny 36/23 Sunny after William’s late mother, whose name Sophie. death aged 36 in a car crash in Their son King George IV THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW Paris in 1997 prompted a global named his only child Princess outpouring of grief. Charlotte but she died following HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Diana gave birth to William childbirth at the age of 21 in 1817. ATHENS 28/19 Sunny 29/21 Sunny in the same hospital where According to the Office for WASHINGTON 29/18 Scattered T-storms 27/16 Scattered T-storms Kate delivered Charlotte. When National Statistics, Charlotte William proposed, he gave Kate was the 21st most popular name SYDNEY 20/09 Sunny 19/11 Sunny Diana’s sapphire and diamond for girls in England and Wales in LONDON 16/10 Scattered showers 15/08 Scattered showers engagement ring, and as usual 2013. The name announcement PARIS 18/11 Scattered showers 18/09 Scattered showers she wore it on Saturday, when it came an hour after gun salutes ISTANBUL 23/13 Mostly sunny 22/12 Sunny was clearly visible in pictures of rang out in London to celebrate MANILA 35/26 Mostly sunny 34/26 Scattered T-storms her holding baby Charlotte. the birth. DHAKA 37/26 Mostly sunny 36/26 Partly cloudy “The Duke and Duchess Forty-one shots were fired DELHI 43/27 Sunny 44/29 Sunny of Cambridge are delighted from World War I-era field guns ISLAMABAD 37/23 Sunny 38/23 Mostly sunny to announce that they have in Hyde Park after a military named their daughter Charlotte band played Stevie Wonder’s Elizabeth Diana,” said the brief hit “Isn’t She Lovely”, a song he At London’s Westminster great-grandson George in the Two charged over Fast & Furious crash statement from their official resi- wrote to celebrate the birth of his Abbey, where William and Kate line of succession. Kate, 33, gave dence, Kensington Palace. daughter, Aisha. The field guns tied the knot in April 2011, a birth within three hours of being BEIJING: Two young men who staged what China’s state news “The baby will be known as were pulled by horses in a mili- “Cambridge Surprise Royal” peal admitted to St Mary’s Hospital in agency called a “real-life ‘Fast and Furious’ drag race” in central Her Royal Highness Princess tary procession that went past of bells was played to mark the London on Saturday. Beijing were charged yesterday with dangerous driving. Charlotte of Cambridge.” Buckingham Palace. birth. William, 32, was present for the Last month’s crash of a Lamborghini and a Ferrari in the capital of Diana’s brother Earl Charles Artillery units at the Tower of After resting for a few days birth at 8:34 am (0734 GMT) and the communist nation sparked a wave of online speculation and com- Spencer, who memorably deliv- London also fired a ceremonial at Kensington Palace in London, the princess weighed in at eight ment. Xinhua news agency, which reported the charges, identified ered the eulogy at her funeral, 62-gun salute at the same time, William and Kate plan to travel pounds and three ounces (3.7kg). the drivers as Yu, 20, and Tang, 21. said they were “perfect names”. with the boom reverberating to Anmer Hall, their secluded The Royal Collection Trust has It said Yu drove a red Ferrari in a drag race against Tang’s green “My 2-year old Charlotte Diana across the River Thames. 10-bedroom mansion on the unveiled the official royal baby Lamborghini on the city’s Datun Road. Both cars were badly damaged will be thrilled at cousinly name- The standard royal salute is 21 Queen’s Sandringham estate in chinaware. Hand-gilded with when they careered through a tunnel guardrail and smashed into walls sharing. Is at an age where thinks rounds—a tradition dating back Norfolk, eastern England. 22-carat gold, each piece bears at speeds of more than 160 kph. world revolves around her!” he to cannon fire from ships—and an William is not due back at work the words “Celebrating our new The crash drew mocking online comment at the time, especially tweeted. The name Charlotte, extra 20 are fired from a royal as an air ambulance pilot in the royal baby” and is decorated with after authorities described the drivers as unemployed. Last month’s which is also the middle name of park or residence. At the Tower of region until June 1. a lion and a unicorn. crash happened as the seventh stunt-filled “Fast and Furious” movie Kate’s sister Pippa, has historic London, a further 21 rounds were The new baby is behind the A coffee mug is £20 ($30), while opened in China. “Were they in a hurry to watch Fast and Furious 7?” royal standing. added on to show the city’s loyalty Queen’s eldest son Charles, the official velvet cushion is £95. one netizen asked at the time. AFP King George III’s wife Queen to the sovereign. 66, grandson William and AFP Solar plane pilot readies for Pacific flight Silence inspired by NANJING: The pilot who will attempt a record flight over the Pacific in a solar-powered plane religion: Scorsese played down the risks yester- day, describing the mission as a journey of self-discovery. TAIPEI: Oscar-winning direc- and will be released in cinemas The Solar Impulse 2 and Swiss tor Martin Scorsese said yes- in 2016. pilot Andre Borschberg are wait- terday that his decision to shoot Scorsese and his team also ing in the eastern Chinese city of the historic-drama Silence was expressed their gratitude to the Nanjing for weather conditions to inspired by his religious child- government and the crew in allow the most challenging leg of a hood, despite the Hollywood Taiwan for their support while landmark attempt to circumnavi- heavyweight not typically being shooting the film, which took gate the globe in a plane powered known for spiritual outpourings. them to Hualien in the east, west- by the sun. Lauded for his direction of ern Taichung among other parts “We have a lot of measures to often violent box office hits such of the island. mitigate the risk,” Borschberg as Gangs of New York and The “Seems like a dream, I don’t told reporters. “It’s an adventure, Departed, Scorsese said at a know how long I have been in but I see this as an inner voyage. press conference in Taipei that Taipei, five or six months, it’s a It’s a great opportunity to dis- his Christian beliefs and faith had beautiful place, extraordinary.” cover myself.” helped him face the world. The shooting of Silence made The 8,500km flight from China “The subject matter pre- headlines in January when an to the US state of Hawaii is sented by Shusaku Endo was accident on set killed one worker expected to take five to six days in my life since I was very very and injured three others. non-stop, with only a single pilot. If young. I was very much involved Filming was temporarily inter- it succeeds it will be he longest ever in religion, I was raised in a rupted after a ceiling collapsed on flight in a solar-powered plane. strong Catholic family,” he said the Taiwanese construction work- Organisers originally said the Swiss pilot Andre Boschberg (centre) speaks at a press conference in front of Solar Impulse 2 at the airport in during a press conference that ers who were reinforcing an old aircraft could take off today, but Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu, yesterday. wrapped up the shooting of the house made of brick and wood at a spokeswoman said the earliest film in Taiwan. the Chinese Culture and Movie possible departure was now on The 62-year-old Borschberg, engineer and later becoming an need to wait for the good weather “Further reflection is how Center Central Pictures during Saturday. who trained as a fighter pilot entrepreneur, Borschberg said to go for it.” (we) want to lead our life in the pre-production. in the Swiss air force, will face he will use yoga to deal with the Piccard said he will fly the plane Christian faith... so ultimately this Scorsese is the latest Hollywood extreme temperatures in the stress to his body during the from Hawaii to the US city of book drew my attention when it director to film in Taiwan in unpressurised and unheated flight. Phoenix. The plane’s global flight was given to me in 1988.” recent years. 3.8-cubic-metre cockpit. Solar Impulse 2 landed in began in Abu Dhabi last month and The film is based on a novel by Taiwan-born and US-based “This will be the moment of Nanjing two weeks ago after a is scheduled to take in 12 stops. Shusaku Endo and tells the story director Ang Lee filmed his truth, I mean the big question 17-hour trip from the Chinese Solar Impulse 2 is powered by of Portuguese Jesuits in the 17th Oscar-winning 3D adventure mark: Are we going to make it?” he megacity of Chongqing, guided by more than 17,000 solar cells built Century who suffered persecution Life of Pi on the island, and told a news conference. The pilot’s its other pilot, Bertrand Piccard. into wings that, at 72 metres, are while working in isolated parts of French director Luc Besson shot seat has an integrated parachute “I believe now, we are ready longer than those of a Boeing 747 Japan. some of his sci-fi thriller Lucy and life raft in case of emergencies. (for the next leg),” Piccard told and approach those of an Airbus It stars Andrew Garfield, in Taipei. Educated as a mechanical reporters by video link. “We just A380 superjumbo. AFP Liam Neeson and Adam Driver AFP Tuesday 5 May 2015 16 Rajab 1436 Volume 20 Number 6421 Price: QR2

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DOHA: H E Sheikh Ahmed bin which speaks about the signifi- but most of all, to the support of Jassim Al Thani, the Minister cance of Project Qatar not only the Government of Qatar, with- of Economy and Commerce, to Qatar but also for the Middle out which Project Qatar would yesterday inaugurated ‘Project East,” said the Minister said. not be experiencing the extraor- Qatar 2015’ — the 12th A number of officials, decision dinary growth it has seen over International Construction makers and diplomatic figures the years,” he added. Technology and Building attended the opening ceremony, Rashed Nassir Sraiya Al Kaabi, Materials Exhibition — at the which featured an exclusive tour Vice-Chairman of Al Sraiya Qatar National Convention of the exhibition. Organisers are Holding Group, noted: “We would Centre (QNCC). expecting footfall of 50,000 visi- like to thank all participants who This year’s four-day exhibition tors by the end of the show. have helped make this event a will see participation of 1,130 “By bringing together a huge success, achieving its mission in exhibitors, representing over cluster of local, regional and providing regional and interna- 2,000 companies and brands and international companies to Doha tional agents, dealers and buyers 21 pavilions from 40 countries. year after year, Project Qatar the opportunity to network in a Covering 41,500sqm of exhibi- has established its role in bring- suitable, professional environ- H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce, with other officials visiting the 12th tion space, Project Qatar 2015 ing about new technologies and ment. Project Qatar has proven International Constuction Technology and Building Materials Exhibition at QNCC yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP stretches across seven halls experiences, creating partner- to be yet another success with and an outside area for heavy ships and boosting commercial an extraordinary turnout and we machinery. trade,” said Albert Aoun, owner look forward to accomplishing yesterday with three sessions: by Qatar Development Bank other topics conducted by large “Project Qatar remains a very of IFP Group. “In this regard, a new milestone in the years to “The ISO 9001 revision in more and “An overview of the GCC governmental and semi-govern- important exhibition in the coun- the success of the exhibition is come.” detail” & “ISO 14001: 2015 Revision Building Materials Industry” & mental entities, including the try, and continues to play a piv- not only due to the efforts of IFP Qatar, in collaboration with and Transition” by the British “Manufacturing Investments Supreme Committee for Delivery otal role in the enhancement of the organisers, but also to our the Qatar Chamber of Commerce, Standards Institution Group Opportunities in Qatar” by the and Legacy, the Public Works trade and commerce. Companies amazing partners who have so has introduced this year the Project Middle East WLL (BSI), “Main Gulf Organisation for Industrial Authority (Ashghal), and Hamad from 40 countries are participat- generously assisted us in putting Qatar Workshop Series. The first Issues facing construction com- Consulting (GOIC). The fol- medical Corporation (HMC). ing in the exhibition this year, together this memorable event, day of the workshops kicked off panies — a banking perspective” lowing days will include several THE PENINSULA Qatar to witness highest rate of job creation in 2015 in GCC

DOHA: Qatar, among all GCC massive government investment, are forecast to give the second countries, is expected to wit- the region’s fast-growing popula- highest average pay rise at 7.2 ness the highest rate of job crea- tion, and regulatory changes in percent. tion in 2015 despite the fall in most GCC countries requiring Saudi Arabia and the UAE are oil prices as nearly two-third of companies to provide health insur- next, with expected average pay the employers surveyed in the ance for employees. rises of 7.1 percent, followed by country are planning to increase The governments of Saudi Bahrain at seven percent. Kuwait their workforce, according to a Arabia, Qatar and the UAE have is expected to see the lowest aver- study conducted by GulfTalent. this year been drawing on their age pay rise at five percent. “With the uncertainty over vast cash reserves to make up for Among sectors, construction is the World Cup finally removed the lower oil revenues in order to forecast to have the highest aver- and major infrastructure projects meet their planned spending and age salary increase at 10 percent, getting the go-ahead, 66 percent investments. while oil and gas sector is expected of employers in Qatar reported Bahrain and Oman have expe- to be the lowest at 5.4 percent. plans to increase headcount,” said rienced a greater impact, due to Creating jobs for nationals a statement issued by GulfTalent, their lower reserves and higher remains a hot issue across the one of the Middle East’s leading dependence on the oil revenue. Gulf. Employers in Saudi Arabia online recruitment portals. According to data from the IMF, and Oman, under pressure from Overall employment across the government of Bahrain needs their governments to meet tough the GCC is on the increase in to sell its oil at $125 per barrel to nationalisation targets, cited 2015, despite the fall in oil prices, balance its budget, compared with attraction and retention of skilled according to the latest edition of the current price of oil at $66. nationals as their biggest human the research report “Employment Across most of the GCC, private resource challenge. and Salary Trends in the Gulf” sector salaries are forecast to rise On the expatriate front, employ- released yesterday. at a similar pace in 2015 compared ers across the region are find- The report found healthcare with the previous year. Qatar is ing it increasingly challenging to to be the fastest growing sec- expected to see the highest average attract professionals from India, tor across the region, with 82 pay increase at 8.3 percent, driven traditionally a key source of tal- percent of employers in the sec- by rising cost of living and the ent for the Gulf. The growth of the tor increasing their headcount growing need to attract talent for Indian economy is leading to more last year and 79 percent plan- completion of projects. Employers job opportunities and increasingly ning to do so in 2015. Key drivers in Oman, under pressure from an attractive salaries at home. of this growth were found to be increasingly unionised workforce, THE PENINSULA Saudi sets ownership caps as $575bn bourse opens to foreigners

RIYADH: Foreign investors attracting huge foreign interest. major respects to a set of draft can own no more than 10 per- Fund managers estimate the regulations which the CMA pub- cent of Saudi Arabia’s stock market could draw $50bn or lished last August, and which market by value, the regulator more of new foreign money in were privately criticised by some said yesterday as it announced coming years if it is included in fund managers then as overly rules opening the $575bn global indexes. Analysts believe restrictive. bourse to direct foreign invest- it could enter the widely watched For example, the 10 percent ment next month. MSCI emerging market index as cap on foreign ownership of A single foreign investor will soon as mid-2017, if it satisfies the market’s value may be hard be able to hold no more than 5 requirements for liquidity and to enforce in real time, creat- percent of any listed company, transparency. But by placing ing uncertainty for investors. while total foreign ownership a range of restrictions on the Foreign ownership in some other of a firm will be limited to 20 operations of foreign investors, big emerging markets is much percent. the Capital Market Authority higher, at around 20 percent The Saudi market is by far the (CMA) made clear that it did or more. Foreign institutions, biggest in the Arab world and not want a sudden, destabilising including central banks, will be one of the last major bourses glo- rush of money into the bourse. required to apply for permission bally to open up, so the reform is The rules were identical in to invest. REUTERS TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS GM set to storm India as Korea costs climb India to be new global manufacturing and export hub

BEIJING/NEW DELHI: steady for the past few years, with and is to scale down operations General Motors aims to grab at annual sales of just above 3 mil- in Thailand. least 5 percent market share in lion vehicles, but Jacoby sees that “India’s going to become a key India within the next decade, as changing with Prime Minister global production and export it sees that market overtaking Narendra Modi, who took office hub for GM,” said James Chao, Japan as the world’s third big- last year, vowing to reboot Asia’s Shanghai-based Asia-Pacific man- gest with projected annual sales third-largest economy. aging director at industry consult- of 8 million vehicles by 2025. “India has gained back confi- ant IHS Automotive, noting India The Detroit carmaker, which is dence,” especially after Modi’s will partially replace South Korea Mary Barra, the CEO for General Motors, speaks during a presentation celebrating 500 million vehicles built globally losing money in India even after 18 election, said the 57-year-old, as GM’s key Asian export base. including the GM Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas City yesterday. years there, will unleash a prod- who joined GM from Volvo Cars South Korea has for years been uct blitz aimed at reviving sagging in 2013. “We’re pretty optimis- a low-cost export hub for GM, sales, and will make India a new tic. We see growth potential in producing close to a fifth of its reality in Korea,” Jacoby said, not- in India in the year to March, production capacity in India to global manufacturing and export India, and believe there’s a good global output. But labour costs ing that the power of the labour according to a company filing with 570,000 cars a year, from the hub, taking some of the strain off opportunity for the Chevrolet have risen by nearly half in just unions is a “huge challenge” for the corporate affairs ministry. GM 282,000 car annual capacity it South Korea, where labour costs brand to take share in this mar- five years, pushing it into a high- GM and, more broadly, an issue said it would not comment on its currently has at assembly plants have ballooned in recent years. ket. There’s more prosperity and cost bracket along with Japan. for South Korea’s competitiveness. financials. in Halol and Talegaon. As part of a strategic plan due buying power. Vehicles selling for “We have no concrete plans to IHS forecasts GM production Capitalising on relatively low With the new for-India models, to be announced later this year, $5,000-$8,000 will more and more close factories (in South Korea),” in South Korea will slide by more labour costs, GM hopes India will Jacoby said GM plans to signifi- GM will launch newly designed disappear in India.” Jacoby said, but, to remain com- than a third to 365,000 cars a year “export approximately 30 percent cantly boost the ratio of compo- subcompact cars into India, where The gradual pivot to India mir- petitive, GM Korea must find ways by 2025. of (its) production,” Jacoby said. nents made and bought locally to buyers are shifting from no-frills rors moves by Ford Motor and to “drive efficiencies over time.” By 2025, GM hopes to be selling That would mean GM aim- around 70 percent of the overall econo-cars to models offering Nissan Motor to modify their GM’s Korean factories last year 400,000 vehicles a year in India ing to ship around 170,000 cars component content — making the more room and functionality. strategies to give them the ability produced about 630,000 vehicles, — a big jump on the 57,600 it sold a year to Southeast Asia, Latin cars more affordable. “India may be the last big white to ramp up exports from India. but a capacity utilisation rate of last year, which gave it 1.8 percent America and elsewhere by 2025. It GM already plans to launch sheet of paper in the automotive Under Jacoby, GM has been around 75 percent is too low to be market share. IHS, however, pre- began exporting out of India last two “image building” models into industry,” Stefan Jacoby, GM’s realigning its global manufac- profitable, analysts say. dicts GM’s India sales still won’t September, and shipped just 2,154 India: the Trailblazer SUV due in chief of international operations, turing operations to squeeze out GM began rationalising its have topped 300,000 vehicles a vehicles by end-March. the second half of this year, and said in a recent interview. better profits. It has shuttered Korean operations a few years ago, year by 2025. The targets also suggest GM the Spin multi-purpose van due India’s autos market has been plants in Australia and Indonesia but the company “needs to face GM lost Rs38.5bn ($604m) will have to more than double next year. REUTERS

Renault to keep QFMA hosts GCC Romanian plant competitive regulators meeting

BUCHAREST: Renault will DOHA: Qatar Financial increase automation, keep Markets Authority (QFMA) wage increases moderate hosted the 12th Meeting and shed jobs gradually at of Heads of GCC Financial its Romanian Dacia plant to Market Regulators’ Committee keep the subsidiary competi- (or equivalents) here. tive, its country head said. In his opening speech, Nasser Renault acquired Dacia — Ahmed Al Shaibi (pictured), the a ubiquitous car for decades CEO of the QFMA, said “Our under Romanian Communism meeting is an opportunity to take Participants at the RasGas Reliability Forum. — in 1999. The no-frills brand a look at the achievements, the has since developed into a top challenges that face the GCC cap- seller for the French company ital market sector, the expected as well as being one of the east- role during the next phase and Second RasGas Reliability Forum ern European country’s main the initiatives need to be imple- growth drivers. But faced with mented within the plans set to rising wage demands and hob- improve the performance of our reviewed the General Secretariat bled by Romania’s feeble infra- markets. reports on various topics. calls for sharing best practices structure, Dacia’s Mioveni Al Shaibi also called to expand The committee reviewed, dur- plant in central Romania risks the cooperation and coordina- ing the meeting, the recommen- DOHA: RasGas Company and performances related to relia- and to share best practices in this being overtaken by Renault’s tion among all institutions of the dations of the IPO Task Force, Limited (RasGas) recently bility with an emphasis on explor- regard. newer Dacia factory in the financial sector in the GCC coun- Supervision and Regulatory Task organised the second RasGas ing improvement opportunities The Forum facilitated leading Moroccan city of Tangiers. tries, especially with the increas- Force and Training and Studies Reliability Forum on reliability through open dialogue between all edge reliability management dis- The Moroccan plant has ing importance of the role of Task Force in the GCC markets sustainment and improvement participants. Over 20 presenta- cussions focusing on sustaining stepped up production of the banks and insurance companies in regulators. at the RasGas premises in Ras tions were delivered in the Forum and improving reliability as well same “entry line” of budget promoting and developing capital The meeting also discussed Laffan, with the participation of covering all aspects of Reliability as the significant progress since models since it was opened in market instruments, which would proposals for sanctions ceilings shareholders Qatar Petroleum from Equipment Strategies, the last Forum that was held in 2012. To increase efficiency, contribute to strengthening sta- of trading violations, financial and ExxonMobil, in addition to Root Cause Failure Analyses, 2013. “Reliability is at the fore- Renault plans to automate bility and facilitating the integra- independence, sources of finance, representatives from Qatargas. Surveillance, Emergency front of what we do as it safe- 20 percent of the Romanian tion procedures among the capital investment and offering and list- The Forum, held under the Response, longer shutdown inter- guards RasGas’ reputation as a Mioveni plant within five markets. ing controls over the newly estab- patronage of RasGas Chief vals, reduced shutdown durations, reliable supplier of liquefied natu- years, from a mere five per- The meeting discussed several lished companies. Executive Officer Hamad Rashid ageing and obsolescence. ral gas (LNG),” said RasGas CEO cent now, Managing Director topics regarding the latest devel- The committee concluded Al Mohannadi, was attended by The Forum provided an oppor- Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi. Nicolas Maure said. opments of the financial markets the meeting with discussing the over 125 delegates including pro- tunity for RasGas and its share- “There is always opportunity to Maure also said he saw in the GCC countries, and devel- draft agenda of the joint meet- fessionals, industry leaders and holders to obtain comprehensive improve the way we manage our renewed potential in Iran and opments of memoranda of under- ing between the Governors of subject matter experts from vari- insights on the status of reli- assets, with an eye to safe, reli- said Renault could quickly standing among the GCC financial GCC Monetary Agencies and ous disciplines like Engineering, ability improvement plans and able and efficient operations,” said ramp up sales there if Western markets regulators and their Central Banks Committee and Manufacturing, Maintenance and issues through the dimensions Simon Younger, Vice President powers and Iran conclude a mechanism of coordination and the Ministerial Committee Projects. of management processes, equip- and Joint Interest Manager for deal on nuclear programme. regulation, as well as discussing Meeting of Board Chairmen of The objective of the forum was ment and technology issues, peo- ExxonMobil Qatar. REUTERS the GCC Supreme Council reso- GCC Securities Regulators. to review core processes, systems ple competencies and capabilities THE PENINSULA lutions of its 35th session. It also THE PENINSULA

Commercial Bank launches ManU campaign ViCon takes part in first

DOHA: Commercial Bank, in celebration of its 40th anni- Future BIM meeting versary, has announced a new promotion for its Manchester DOHA: The International case-study presentations, dis- United Credit Card holders, Construction Technology & cussions and speakers sharing offering a top prize of a brand Building Materials Exhibition their varied experiences of BIM new Chevrolet Camaro. In has grown to be Qatar’s most Implementation. addition, Commercial Bank’s important exhibition for high- With René Schumann on the Manchester United customers lighting the latest products and advisory board, Qatar’s leading also have an opportunity to win services needed for Qatari’s BIM consultant HOCHTIEF 40 officially signed Manchester fast growing construction sec- ViCon has advised ACM on the United football shirts, as run- tor and attracts key buyers and conference content from day one. ner up prizes. industry leaders looking for ViCon’s vast BIM expertise is Commercial Bank is the exclu- the most up-to-date technology due to more than 10 years project sive financial services partner in and state-of-the art equipment work on more than 400 projects Qatar of Manchester United, one available on the market. worldwide. For the past years the of the world’s favourite football Within this innovative envi- company has been involved in sev- clubs, and through this partner- ronment ACM — Advanced eral large scale projects in Qatar: ship is able to offer exclusive Conferences & Meetings — has the Lusail City Development, prizes and experiences to its placed its first edition of the Barwa Commercial Avenue, customers, allowing them to get Future BIM Implementation Metro (Green and Red) lines, up close and personal with their Officials with the Chevrolet Camaro sports car. Qatar. The conference will Doha express ways and many favourite football team. address the growing use of BIM more. According to the slogan The latest campaign runs until United Credit Card and are earning one entry into the draw. minimum of QR3,000 during the management and BIM technolo- “Build digitally first” ViCon pro- July 15 and is open to both new approved for a card during the Existing Manchester United promotion period. Each multiple gies. The programme will focus on vides optimised processes, project and existing Manchester United promotion period will automati- credit card holders also have of QR3,000 spent on the card demonstrating the value of BIM specific standards, full time con- Credit Card holders. Customers cally enter the prize draw, with an opportunity to earn a place earns one entry into the prize in construction and infrastruc- sultants on site and software-neu- who apply for a Manchester each new approved application in the prize draw by spending a draw. THE PENINSULA ture projects through a series of tral solutions. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Pension, labour disputes dog Greek talks Intensive talks on cash-for-reform deal continue in Brussels

ATHENS/BRUSSELS: Wide Intensive talks on an interim Greece faces repayments to added. Greek daily Kathimerini differences over pension and deal between a reshuffled Greek the IMF totalling €970m by May said the ECB would consider this labour reforms continued to dog negotiating team and representa- 12. It has been borrowing from week significantly toughening intensive negotiations between tives of the European Commission, municipalities and government the terms on which the banks Greece’s leftist government the ECB and the IMF, renamed entities to meet obligations. receive emergency liquidity from and its international creditors the “Brussels Group”, have been Finance Minister Yanis the Greek central bank by rais- despite progress in other areas under way since last Thursday. Varoufakis will also travel to Paris ing the “haircut” on the collateral as the country’s cash position The aim had been to achieve a and Brussels on Tuesday to meet they present for funds. becomes increasingly critical. technical-level accord that would his French counterpart as well Options under consideration Government spokesman enable euro zone finance minis- as EU Economics Commissioner involved reducing the face value Gabriel Sakellaridis sounded the ters to declare when they meet Pierre Moscovici. of debt securities by 44, 65 or even alarm yesterday, saying that while on May 11 that there is a prospect On Sunday, Greek and euro- 80 percent, compared to the cur- Athens intended to meet all its of concluding the bailout review zone officials reported progress on rent 23 percent, the newspaper payment obligations, including successfully. But the two sides some issues and forecast a result said. The ECB declined comment nearly €1bn to the IMF in May, remain at loggerheads over sev- by Wednesday, when the ECB on the report, but sources famil- it needed fresh funds before the eral issues. holds its weekly review of emer- iar with the central bank’s think- end of the month. “Liquidity is a Labour Minister Panos gency lending to Greek banks. ing said the collateral policy was pressing issue,” Sakellaridis told a Skourletis said the International A eurozone official said there unlikely to be changed this week news conference. “The Greek gov- Monetary Fund, Greece’s second was more convergence on some and emergency liquidity assist- ernment is not waiting until the biggest creditor after eurozone areas than others. Skourletis ance was set to be extended for end of May for a liquidity injec- governments, was insisting on made clear that social policies another week. tion. It expects this liquidity to be tough policy conditions for an which Prime Minister Alexis “There are more positive sig- offered to the Greek economy as interim deal to unlock frozen Tsipras’ radical Syriza party has nals from the Greek government,” soon as possible.” bailout aid. declared “red lines” were the said a person familiar with the In a sign of Greece’s increas- The global lender was unyield- main stumbling block. situation said. “I can imagine ingly frantic efforts to secure ing in demands for pensions cuts, Tsipras yielded some ground that the ongoing game where we relief, Deputy Prime Minister rules to ease mass layoffs of pri- last week on privatisations and increase the (ELA) limit by a Yannis Dragasakis will travel vate sector workers and opposi- reforming Value Added Tax when small amount would not stop at to Frankfurt to hold talks with tion to a government plan to raise he shook up his negotiating team this week’s meeting.” European Central Bank President the minimum wage, Skourletis to sideline outspoken Finance ECB Vice-President Vitor Mario Draghi today, a govern- told Mega TV. “They are asking Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who Constancio said he was confident ment official said. us to not touch anything (of the will represent Athens at next Athens and its creditors would With lenders ruling out fresh austerity measures) that have week’s crucial Eurogroup meeting. reach a deal to avoid Greece aid until Athens implements all ruined Greek people’s lives in “There is more competence, defaulting and leaving the euro required reforms, Greece is hop- the last five years,” he said. “The more willingness to compromise zone. “I am ... absolutely convinced ing progress in negotiations will IMF is the most inflexible side ... and more preparedness — data, that the worst-case scenario will pave the way for the ECB to per- the most extreme voices of the numbers, etc,” said an EU official be avoided,” Constancio told mit Greek banks to buy more Brussels Group,” the minister familiar with the talks. But to say Dutch newspaper Het Financieele A man holding a Greek national flag and a placard walks in Constitution short-term treasury bills, easing said. “But there are also calmer there would be a deal by May 11 Dagblad in an interview published Square in Athens yesterday. the government’s cash crunch. voices.” would be “speculation”, the official yesterday. REUTERS Court hands win to Buffett defends holdings in IBM, Coca-Cola

NEW YORK: Billionaire inves- Barclays over $4bn tor Warren Buffett defended some of his core holdings in a televised interview yesterday, but reiterated that equities in in Lehman assets general would look expensive in an environment with normal WASHINGTON: The US over how to dispose of various interest rates. Supreme Court yesterday “cash” assets of the brokerage. The remarks from Buffett, allowed Barclays Plc to claim These included the $4bn of mar- chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, about $4bn of disputed assets gin assets held by third parties come as several of his core hold- as part of its hurried purchase to support a Lehman exchange- ings, including International of much of Lehman Brothers traded derivatives business. Business Machines Corp and Holdings Inc’s brokerage unit at Also in dispute was $1.9bn Coca-Cola, have showed declining the height of the 2008 financial of “clearance box” assets used revenue trends in recent years. crisis. to process securities trades, Buffett said that Berkshire had The US top court declined to although that was not part of the bought more shares of IBM dur- hear an appeal filed by Lehman’s Supreme Court appeal. ing the first quarter, and forecast creditors, leaving intact an August In February 2011, Peck said higher earnings at the company 2014 ruling by the 2nd US Circuit Barclays was entitled to the clear- over the next 10 years. Court of Appeals in New York ance box assets but not the mar- He also praised IBM’s stock that went in favor of Barclays. gin assets. But in July 2012, US buyback programme, which he Barclays already had control of District Judge Katherine Forrest said had been “enormously benefi- $3.5bn of the disputed $4bn. in Manhattan partially reversed cial” for shareholders, though he Trustee James Giddens has him, and said Barclays deserved stressed that in general, buyback been seeking to recoup money for both. The appeals court upheld programs should be done based the brokerage’s creditors, includ- that decision. on share price and not as an all- ing Lehman affiliates and hedge “We are disappointed but purpose strategy. funds. Lehman had been Wall remain focused on continued Coca-Cola continues to have Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett (left) plays table tennis with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates during the Street’s fourth-largest invest- progress in winding-down and a “strong competitive position,” Berkshire annual meeting in the weekend in Omaha, Nebraska. ment bank. It had $639bn of closing out” the Lehman Brothers he said. Referring to the broader assets when it filed for Chapter 11 estate, said Kent Jarrell, a spokes- market, Buffett said equity valu- that investors expect interest he said. Buffett also commented difficulties. Speaking about the protection on September 15, 2008, man for Giddens. “The trustee ation would appear “on the high rates to rise this year, Buffett on the recent strength in the US dollar, Buffett said that given a making its bankruptcy by far the appropriately reserved for the side” if interest rates were nor- said it would be difficult for the dollar, as well as the state of the choice between the US dollar and biggest in US history. Barclays litigation, so the deci- malised from their currently low United States to raise rates “sig- eurozone, two key issues for Wall a basket of other currencies, he Barclays won court approval sion does not impact distribu- levels, while US bonds currently nificantly” if European rates Street investors. would prefer the dollar over the to buy much of Lehman’s bro- tions already completed or assets appear “very overvalued.” remain low. He predicted that the European next 10 years. kerage business at a September on hand for potential additional The comments on equity valu- US Federal Reserve Chair Union “more likely than not” Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft 19, 2008, hearing overseen by US distributions to unsecured general ation repeated remarks he had Janet Yellen’s “hands are some- would exist in 20 years, though and a Berkshire director, told Bankruptcy Judge James Peck in creditors.” The case is Giddens v. made over the weekend at an what tied” by European Central it could have different members CNBC he would prefer the Manhattan. Barclays, US Supreme Court, No. annual Berkshire Hathaway Bank President Mario Draghi than it currently does, a possi- Chinese yuan over the same A dispute remained, however, 14-710. REUTERS meeting. While he acknowledged with respect to interest rates, ble reference to Greece’s current period of time. REUTERS

Nissan gets two PR Arabia Auto Awards Banana Island participates DOHA: Nissan KSA received industry recognition winning two in Arabian Travel Market coveted accolades at the PR Arabia Auto Awards, which was held in Saudi Arabia. At the ceremony, the Nissan Sentra won the ‘Sedan Car of the Year’ award and GT Academy was presented with the DOHA: ‘Banana Island Resort from more than 2,700 exhibitors, ‘Best Regional Auto Sport Program’. Doha by Anantara’, the lux- representing 85 countries. The awards were decided by an online voting process by members ury brand’s first resort in For ‘Banana Island Resort Doha of the public and awarded to Nissan by Prince Sultan bin Bandar Al Qatar, developed by Al Rayyan by Anantara’, ATM 2015 is the Faisal, President of the Saudi Arabian Motorsports Federation. Hospitality, will make their first opportunity to participate in The PR Arabia Auto Awards are the first in Saudi Arabia to be voted Middle East exhibition debut an international exhibition after on by the public. They were launched to recognise the efforts of all those with their presence at the 2015 the official opening earlier this who work in the automotive industry, and to encourage companies to Arabian Travel Market (ATM), year and showcase their unique offer the best service to improve overall consumer satisfaction. one of the most important project to a wider regional com- Samir Cherfan, Managing Director of Nissan Middle East, said: “We annual tourism events in the munity. ATM will also provide the are extremely proud of these two wins, especially as we were judged by Middle East and beyond. The brand with a dedicated platform to those that truly know about us, our customers. These awards reflect annual event will be held from establish new relationships across our commitment to offer ‘Innovation that Excites’ to our customers today to Thursday at the Dubai the region with industry partners in KSA.” International Convention and and help promote Qatar’s ambi- The Sentra is a major part of Nissan’s success in Saudi Arabia, Exhibition Centre. tious development plans within the witnessing a 52 percent increase in sales year-on-year. The sedan ATM is the leading travel and travel and tourism industries. In was recognised by the voting public for its spaciousness and comfort, tourism event unlocking busi- particular, the team will highlight usually found in cars in the segment above. ness potential within the Middle the salient features of the resort Nissan’s other award was for GT Academy, which took best Regional East for inbound and outbound that have made it the preferred Auto Sport Program. The region-wide competition takes Gran Turismo Corporate Communications and Sponsorship Manager Abdalla Suboh tourism professionals. This year’s destination for families across the computer gamers and turns them into real life racing drivers, trained receives the ‘Best Regional Auto Sport Program’ Award from Prince Sultan exhibition will be spread over region in a very short span of time. by world class drivers. THE PENINSULA bin Bandar Al Faisal. 24,550sqm with participation THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

India factory Libya’s forex reserves fall by a quarter output eases Central bank reserves down to $76.6bn last year compared with $105.9bn a year earlier in April on TRIPOLI/CAIRO: Libya of Libya’s two biggest oil ports, Es prime minister now based in the the value of the central bank’s for- payroll of some anti-Gaddafi fight- weak demand burned through more than a Sider and Ras Lanuf, as factions east after losing control of Tripoli eign bond investments fell by 25 ers since late 2011, meaning armed quarter of its foreign currency allied to two governments fight for last year. That has created a power percent last year, to $50.5bn. The factions blamed for the destruc- MUMBAI: India’s factory reserves in 2014 to offset a fall control four years after the oust- vacuum which Islamist militants value of foreign currency deposits tion or seizure of oil facilities are output eased in April as in vital oil revenues and keep the ing of Muammar Gaddafi. are trying to exploit. fell by 26 percent to $25.3bn, sug- state employees, has frustrated domestic demand remained country running, official data More than a dozen oilfields have Neither parliament has pub- gesting the bank sold them to fund pledges by officials since 2011 to weak, a key survey showed showed yesterday. been shut this year, cutting oil out- lished a budget for 2015, leaving the budget, it said. cut spending. yesterday, which raised con- Central bank forex reserves put in the North African country the central bank in charge of Libya traditionally posts budget In 2014, fuel subsidies rose to cerns about the pace of job were $76.6bn at the end of 2014 to less than 500,000 barrels a day, Libya’s finances. To limit spend- surpluses but the loss of oil rev- 7.15bn dinars, up from 6.73bn creation in the key sector. compared with $105.9bn a year one-third of levels in 2010. Oil ing, it pays only public salaries and enues resulted in a budget deficit dinars in the previous year. The Banking giant HSBC said earlier, the Tripoli-based Libyan revenues fell 30 percent to 20bn subsidies. But the sharp decline in of 22.3bn dinars in 2014, the report closure of oilfields has forced Libya its purchasing managers index Audit Bureau said. The $29.2bn Libyan dinars ($14.6bn) in 2014, foreign reserves nevertheless sug- said. to import more fuel products. (PMI) fell to 51.3 points in fall, to the lowest level for many also one-third of their 2010 levels. gests that if current spending poli- Libya’s budget is mainly made Spending on public salaries April, down from 52.1 in March years, suggests the Opec producer Libya currently has two gov- cies continue “the bank and the up of salaries for state employees dipped to 23.8bn dinars in 2014 and just shy of the five-month may be edging closer to financial ernments and two parliaments, Libyan economy will collapse in and subsidies in place since the from 25.6bn dinars in 2013, the low of 51.2 points in February. collapse. each allied to former anti-Gaddafi less than two years”, the Libyan Gaddafi era that keep petrol, bread data showed. This is still much “Total new orders increased at A budget crisis has worsened rebels who are fighting each other, Audit Bureau warned. and other basic food items at low higher than the 14.8bn dinars a weaker pace and, as a conse- following the closure in December with the internationally recognised In its report, the Bureau said levels. The addition to the public spent in 2011. REUTERS quence, companies reduced staff- ing levels and raised output to a lesser degree,” said Pollyanna De Lima, an economist at Ministers meet Markit financial services. According to the survey, which is seen as a harbinger of US factory orders industrial expansion and eco- nomic health, a reading of more than 50 points suggests expan- sion while anything below indi- rebound solidly, cates contraction. “Despite recording softer rates of expansion, the Indian manufacturing sector held its but trend still soft ground in April, benefiting from ongoing improvements in oper- ating conditions.” WASHINGTON: New orders The factory data added to “However we are yet to see for US factory goods recorded reports on auto sales, housing growth lead to meaningful job their biggest increase in eight and employment in suggest- creation, as the index meas- months in March, boosted by ing the economy was regaining uring employment has shown demand for transportation some speed, but probably not fast little change to staff numbers equipment, but the underlying enough to encourage the Federal since the beginning of 2014,” De trend remained weak against Reserve to start raising interest Lima said. the backdrop of a strong dollar. rates next month, as most econo- A revamp of the way India The report from the Commerce mists had anticipated at the begin- measures its economy means Department was the latest indi- ning of the year. its growth has overtaken that cation that the rebound from the The dollar has appreciated 12 of powerhouse China, making it first quarter’s abrupt slowdown percent against the currencies of the fastest growing major econ- would not be as strong as expe- the United States’ main trading omy. But experts have raised rienced during the same period partners since June on expecta- questions about the methodol- last year when output was chilled tions of tighter monetary policy ogy. The right-wing government by cold weather. “It was a difficult and economists estimate it could is attempting to push through winter for manufacturers and it shave 0.6 percentage point off parliament economic reforms appears they are still hurting after growth this year. aimed at hiking foreign invest- the strong run in the dollar late Companies like Schlumberger, ment and development projects last year,” said Chris Low, chief the world’s No.1 oil-field services to boost growth and help create economist at FTN Financial in provider, and Halliburton have jobs for tens of millions of young New York. slashed their capital expenditure people. New orders for manufactured for this year citing lower oil prices. The results of the survey, goods increased 2.1 percent, the Multinational corporations, along with falling inflation, also largest gain since July last year, including Procter & Gamble Co, raise expectations on the cen- after dipping 0.1 percent in the world’s largest household FROM LEFT: Finance and economy ministers of Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and Bulgaria tral bank to lower interest rates February. It was the first rise since products maker, Colgate-Palmolive attend a news conference in Vienna, Austria, yesterday. in a bid to spur growth. AFP last August and was buoyed by a and Whirlpool Corp, the world’s 13.5 percent jump in orders for largest maker of home appliances, transportation equipment. have lowered their profit forecasts Orders excluding transportation for the year because of the dollar. were flat in March. February’s 0.1 The Commerce Department Future expands retail footprint with Bharti deal percent gain in orders for manu- also said orders for non-defense factured goods outside transporta- capital goods excluding aircraft — tion was the first rise since June. seen as a measure of business con- NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: conference. Loss-making Bharti have the desire to do so on their rivals cannot match. The dollar rose against a basket fidence and spending plans —edged Future Retail Ltd has agreed Retail will also hold securities own,” said Arvind Singhal, chief This has left some traditional of currencies while prices for US up 0.1 percent instead of the 0.5 to acquire most of local con- that can be converted into shares of consultancy Technopak. retailers vulnerable to being over- Treasury debt fell. Stocks on Wall percent drop reported last month. glomerate Bharti Enterprises’ worth about 5 percent each of the “Supermarkets and the hyper- taken by better-funded online Street were trading higher, with “Seldom do things look this bad for shares in its retail business to two new companies, which would markets space is a very very rivals in a country where a rapidly healthcare shares leading the way. the factory sector outside of reces- create one of India’s biggest be listed on the domestic stock exciting space to be in...yet it is expanding middle class is turning Manufacturing, which accounts sion,” said Tim Quinlan, an econo- retail chains with more than exchanges, the companies said. very frustrating because it needs to the web. for about 12 percent of the US mist at Wells Fargo Securities in 570 stores across the country. Bharti Enterprises, also the a lot of investment.” “E-commerce could be a cata- economy, has been hit by the Charlotte, North Carolina. Under the all-stock deal val- parent of leading Indian mobile Future Retail shares ended lyst for people who are getting strong dollar and lower crude oil “We still maintain that things ued at about Rs7.5bn ($118m), the phone operator Bharti Airtel, lost 12 percent higher after the out of retail to say that: we are prices, which are putting a squeeze will improve as the year progresses. retail operations of Future Retail a partner to build up its retail announcement, while the Nifty anyway under pressure now this on the profits of multinational cor- The bulk of the declines in activ- and Bharti Retail will be merged business when Wal-Mart Stores rose 1.8 percent. e-commerce thing is also hap- porations and oil firms. ity related to lower energy prices to create a new company. Inc broke with Bharti over their The deal also comes against the pening,” said Harminder Sahni, That together with harsh has run its course, baring another Future Group, the parent of India joint venture in 2013. backdrop of rising competition managing director at consultants weather and a now-settled labor significant down leg for oil prices.” Future Retail, will hold 46-47 “Future Group in particu- in the retail sector, with online Wazir Advisors. dispute at the West Coast ports Supporting the cautious opti- percent and Bharti Retail will lar may not have the financial retailers, who have raised billions “It’s probably going to get helped to hold the economy down mism, order books at factories rose own roughly 10 percent stake in resources to invest in the growth of dollars from private investors, worse. So let’s get out of it and to a 0.2 percent annual growth a bit in March after three straight each of the two firms, executives of the business. And Bharti may wooing shoppers with bargains hand it over to some partner and pace in the first quarter. months of declines. REUTERS from the companies said at a news have the resources but may not and deals that brick-and-mortar let them run it.” REUTERS China manufacturing index at one-year low: HSBC

BEIJING: China’s manufactur- start to Q2, with total new busi- percent in the first quarter of 2015, ing activity recorded its worst ness declining at the quickest rate the worst result in six years and contraction in a year in April, in a year while production stag- down from 7.3 percent in the final a survey by HSBC showed yes- nated,” Markit economist Annabel three months of last year. terday, as subdued domestic Fiddes said in the statement. Fiddes called for more stimulus demand weighed on growth The reduction in new business measures to ensure the economy in the world’s second-largest was mainly due to weaker domestic does not decelerate further. economy. demand as export orders showed Authorities have stepped up The British bank’s final purchas- “tentative signs of improvement” stimulatory efforts after the pub- ing managers’ index (PMI) came in April, she said, adding further lication of the first quarter data in at 48.9, below the breakeven layoffs and a cutback in purchas- and more recent figures, with the point of 50 and the weakest since ing activity suggested more near- steps including two interest rate 48.1 in the same month last year, it term challenges for the sector. cuts since November, and twice said in a statement. The figure was Capital Economics analyst reducing the amount of cash banks down from a preliminary reading Julian Evans-Pritchard said the must keep in reserve. of 49.2 and marked the second PMI figure showed the Chinese The HSBC result came in after monthly contraction in a row after economy had continued to lose the government on Friday posted March’s 49.6. steam. “With today’s PMI reading its official PMI at 50.1 for last The index, compiled by infor- adding to evidence that underlying month, unchanged from March mation services provider Markit, economic momentum has contin- when the gauge showed growth tracks activity in China’s factories ued to weaken going into Q2, a full for the first time this year. and workshops and is regarded as recovery appears unlikely,” he said Compared with the official A woman looks at television screens at a store in Beijing yesterday. China’s manufacturing activity recorded its a barometer of the health of the in a note. reading, the HSBC survey focuses worst contraction in a year in April, a survey by HSBC showed on May 4, as subdued domestic demand weighed Asian economic giant. “China’s China’s gross domestic prod- more on smaller enterprises, and on growth in the world’s second-largest economy. manufacturing sector had a weak uct (GDP) growth slowed to 7.0 uses a smaller sample. AFP TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Booming Saudi fund sector offers access to IPOs New startup investors BY DAVID FRENCH

regulatory drive to reduce the volatility around initial pub- lic offers of shares is bolstering the Saudi funds sector and are changing markets also creating an opportunity for international investors to sidestep the kingdom’s foreign ownership restrictions. A BY KATIE BENNER With Saudi Arabia about to open its $575bn stock market to There’s been some worry over want. The upshot is that investors insurance companies to General direct foreign participation for the first time on June 15, both local whether these public market can readily bail when the values Electric to AIG, took short-term and international investors are positioning themselves to trade the edge funds and investors are taking on too much of their funds go down — some- money and invested it in securi- largest Arab bourse. mutual funds, which risk when they invest in private thing that history shows they ties that seemed safe but turned For the Saudi Capital Market Authority, a major motive for open- usually invest in companies. I’m not so sure this are more than willing to do. In out to be risky and illiquid. ing the market is the desire to create more stability in a bourse publicly traded is an issue, especially for a huge turn, the funds have to sell stuff, Public market investors today currently dominated by local retail investors who are prone to companies, have asset manager like Fidelity, including shares in startups, in have tried to mitigate some of the short-term thinking. Hlately poured billions of dollars which has $808.9bn in equity order to return money to their risk of investing in illiquid private The same desire for stability can be seen in the regulator’s stance into hot startups. Uber, Airbnb fund assets. Investing hundreds shareholders. companies by investing in those towards IPOs; listing of stocks has traditionally been accompanied and Dropbox have been funded by of millions of dollars in a handful During the dot-com crash 15 that seem to be on the verge of by massive volatility in their prices, so the CMA is encouraging non-venture-capital funds such of startups won’t bring down a years ago, “many hedge fund going public. That’s a reasonable investments in share flotations by IPO funds. as Wellington and T Rowe Price. player that big. and mutual funds faced massive approach, except that many pri- The result is a huge jump in the number of IPO funds offered Other businesses with billion- But all the money from pub- redemptions when the market vate companies have decided to in the kingdom. These open-ended funds, which specialise in sub- dollar-plus valuations (so-called lic market investors could pose a cratered and they had to find keep taking free-flowing private scribing to IPOs but often have broader remits, are run by CMA- unicorns) have taken money from risk to the startups themselves, ways out of their [private com- funds rather pursue an IPO. To regulated firms, from large commercial banks to investment houses. Fidelity and BlackRock, as well as because there’s a big difference pany] positions,” said Glenn forestall similar problems, some Of the 12 such funds tracked by Zawya Funds Monitor, nine have hedge funds such as Tiger Global in the way that investments from Solomon, a partner with the investors, such as Coatue and been established in the last 12 months. “It seems everyone is doing and Coatue. venture capital firms and public venture firm GGV Capital. Tiger Global, have created invest- an IPO fund because the CMA is encouraging it and not allowing These investors have had a funds are structured. That fire sale caused a second- ment vehicles with long lockups the (fund and asset) managers to take stakes in IPOs unless the huge impact on the overall ven- When VCs raise money, their ary market for venture positions for their LPs to eliminate the risk companies do a fund,” said James Stull, senior associate at law firm ture market, especially in later investors (known as limited part- tied to those fund positions to of a liquidity mismatch. Others, King & Spalding. The CMA didn’t respond to requests for comment. rounds of funding for older com- ners, or LPs) are typically locked spring up, and the shares were including BlackRock, have pushed The potential profits are considerable. Many Saudi listings are panies. Last quarter, for exam- into the fund for five to seven often sold at a deep discount — private companies to grant liquid- offered at a substantial discount to normal valuations as a way for ple, even as traditional venture years. If VC-backed companies hit driving down the overall value ity guarantees, even though the the kingdom to spread its oil riches to the population. For example, financing slowed down, the new- a rough patch, the LPs know that of the startups. “It was tough on shares are privately held. when National Commercial Bank was sold to investors last year, bies stepped in. VC firms invested they’re locked into that process. management teams, which were “Founders should ask questions it was priced at an 18.8 percent return on equity, compared with $11.3bn during the first quarter If the overall value of the venture often facing challenges in their about the objectives and inten- a 13.4 percent average for the sector. When NCB listed, its shares of 2015, versus $13.7bn in the last firm’s portfolio falls, the LPs still companies, to all of a sudden tions of their potential investors rose their 10 percent daily limit for the first three days. quarter of 2014. Even so, funding have to tough it out. face shareholder pressure, too,” and also about the source of and The average performance of Saudi IPO funds in the last three for startups hit a high of $17.7bn Hedge-fund investors, on the Solomon said. permanency of the capital being years has been 37 percent per annum, according to Muscat Capital, in the quarter, from $15.6bn in the other hand, can often take their We saw a similar and danger- provided,” Solomon said. If they which set up its fund earlier this year. The wider stock market fourth quarter of 2014, because money out of the fund every ous mismatch between long-term don’t have a clear sense of what returned about 10 percent per annum in that time. “A lot of the hedge funds, mutual funds and month or every quarter. Mutual- investments and short-term fund- they’re agreeing to when they take older companies are out of fashion and unprofitable, but the new private equity firms all put money fund investors can usually take ing during the financial crisis. All money from public investors, they ones have a lot of scrutiny from the regulator (in the run-up to on the line. out their money whenever they sorts of entities, from the bond could get burned. BLOOMBERG a flotation) so it is obvious to investors that they are good, clean companies,” said Beshr Bakheet, managing director of Osool & Bakheet, which set up the first IPO fund in the kingdom. “And the pricing of these companies is below fair market value, so that is good for us.” Around the Gulf, IPOs are often reserved for local citizens; for- eigners are excluded from subscribing to them and can only buy shares in the secondary market. This is expected to be the case in Saudi Arabia even after the market opens. Putting money into IPO funds offers foreigners a way around this restriction, because when investing in the funds they effectively become classified as local investors. The extent of foreign invest- ment in IPO funds varies from fund to fund. However, “anybody is welcome — an investor is an investor,” said Bakheet, adding that foreigners from outside the kingdom needed to invest through a local counterparty. Foreigners are also being attracted by an even newer develop- ment in the Saudi funds sector, pre-IPO funds. Offered by Saudi investment firms, these closed-ended funds provide growth capital for Saudi companies and advice from professional investors in the run-up to listings in exchange for equity stakes. Investments are held until the companies go public. For Western private equity firms, which have increasingly been looking to do deals in the kingdom, the benefits of pre-IPO funds are two-fold. Western firms are drawn to sectors that tap into the country’s young and increasingly affluent population. But many such sectors, such as retail and food and beverage, are under-represented on the bourse, which is dominated by banks and firms linked to the petrochemical sector. Pre-IPO funds can help to solve this problem. They are also a relatively simple method of investing; because they are treated as Saudi funds, foreign investors don’t have to go through the process of getting a licence from the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority. “For years and years, people have been trying to bring inves- tors in to expand the capital base before an IPO. Using the fund structure to do this is a very recent development,” said King & Spalding’s Stull. The size of the $750bn Saudi economy, and the fact that only around 170 companies are now listed on the exchange, suggest pre- IPO and IPO funds will have plenty more business in coming years. “In a similar-sized economy, you would have hundreds more com- panies listed by now, so it just shows the potential,” said Bakheet. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate WB’s pension investments clash with principles BY VALERIE VOLCOVICI and has banned financial support for the pension fund assets are held in a asked long-term investors “to rec- giant Philip Morris, according to public mission. Bank employees ANNA YUKHANANOV construction of coal-fired electricity separate legal trust administered ognise their fiduciary responsibility” the employees’ research note. have investment choices within except for the poorest countries that by its Pension Finance Committee to reveal their exposure to climate Others are invested in funds tied their plans, but none offer ethical he World Bank indirectly lack other options. (PFC), chaired by the World Bank’s change-related impacts. to Morgan Stanley’s MSCI index, alternatives, they said. In response, invests part of its $18.8bn The Washington-based bank’s chief financial officer and including a The bank is conducting a review which includes major fossil fuel Madelyn Antoncic, treasurer of the staff pension fund in com- pension fund, details of whose mix of members from management, of its corporate sustainability companies like ExxonMobil. World Bank, posted that “things Tpanies in industries such as holdings have not previously been staff and retirees. External manag- policies, but says its pension fund MSCI and other indexes offer aren’t always black and white.” She coal and tobacco, holdings that clash reported, was ranked a “laggard” in ers run the funds on a day-to-day investments are not included in portfolios that screen out companies cited the case of a bio-medical sub- with the development institution’s transparency and managing climate basis. The PFC did not respond to that process because they have a in industries with perceived ethical sidiary of tobacco company Reynolds own calls for ethical and low-carbon risks in a report released this week Reuters request for comment. The separate governance structure. problems. Some of these funds have American Inc which is working to investing. by the Asset Owners Disclosure World Bank has a responsibility Participation in the pension fund — performed as well or better than the develop a vaccine for the Ebola virus In an internal post to staff, Project, which pushes asset owners to manage the money “in the best a combination of defined benefit and bank’s current investments. The from modified tobacco leaves. the World Bank’s treasurer said to address climate change risks. It interest of plan beneficiaries,” the 401k-style savings — is mandatory MSCI’s two Fossil Fuels Exclusion Antoncic, who oversees more around 40 percent of the fund’s ranked lower than the pension funds bank said in a statement. for World Bank employees. It has Indexes have outperformed the than $140bn in World Bank assets equity holdings are actively or pas- of companies including British Coal The bank said it does not com- about 15,000 current employees and main MSCI index for the past three as well as the pension fund, said sively invested against equity index and the state oil fund of Azerbaijan. ment on specific pension invest- around 10,000 retired beneficiaries. years, according to annual perform- that 60 percent of the plan’s equity funds, which include companies in “It’s very difficult for the bank ments, adding that it opts for a Not all beneficiaries are calling ance fact sheets. holdings are in separately managed industries associated with environ- to take a position where it is pro- “principled yet pragmatic approach” for change. Kenneth Lay, the vice The bank said were it to consider accounts. mental and health problems.Two moting sustainable growth and not within the fund’s overall require- president of the World Bank alumni such funds it “would have to be con- Several other large pension funds World Bank sources, who asked not managing the risks in their large ments that considers ESG risks and group — the 1818 Society — said the vinced of their superior return and have shifted toward more ethi- to be identified, showed discussions portfolio — or telling anyone about opportunities “where material and fund should focus on maximising risk properties in order to make the cal investments. Norway’s $850bn between staff and managers on an it,” said Julian Poulter, chief execu- relevant.” That is guided by federal returns. While there is some evi- investment consistent with fiduci- Government Pension Global Fund, internal site and a research note tive of the initiative. law that requires a plan’s invest- dence ESG investment can improve ary responsibilities.” the world’s largest sovereign wealth produced by employees. The note While the pension fund is ment policy to have the “exclusive “risk adjusted performance,” he said, In a blog post on the bank’s in- fund, announced in February that it expressed concern about the pen- required to prioritise financial gains purpose” of providing benefits to “there is also extensive literature house Web site last October some had moved out of companies con- sion and gave details of the holdings, for staff, investment analysts said it participants, though pension provid- reaching the opposite conclusion.” employees argued that the bank’s nected to Alberta’s oil sands and questioning why the bank does not could be directed into pre-screened ers have flexibility on which invest- Some of the pension’s holdings target of 3.5 percent annual real gold miners. And the $53bn staff use socially responsible alternatives. or tailored funds that exclude com- ment principles to pursue. are invested in the Russell 3000 returns could be met through pension fund of the United Nations In its lending practices across the panies that fail to follow sound The bank has called on others index, which tracks 3,000 companies socially responsible investments, invested in two low-carbon funds developing world, the bank refuses environmental, social and govern- to divest from fossil fuel companies including coal producers Peabody and raised concerns that the bank’s by BlackRock and State Street last to invest in tobacco production and ance (ESG) principles. The bank’s and its president, Jim Yong Kim, has Coal and Arch Coal and tobacco pension investments contradict its December. REUTERS TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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INTERNATIONAL MARKETS A List of Shares from the world

COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME Volume COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME Volume COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME Volume COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME Volume COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME Volume COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME Volume NAME CHG TRADED NAME CHG TRADED NAME CHG TRADED NAME CHG TRADED NAME CHG TRADED NAME CHG TRADED A B G Infra-T/D 209.6 1.2 5620 City Union Bk-/D 95.05 1 25876 Hind Motors-T/D 7.38 -0.21 172067 Kilburnengg-T/D 54.2 -0.6 10127 Radico Khait-B/D 92.05 2.3 21689 Hsbc Holdings/D 646.4184 -1.8 17522975 A C C-A/D 1472.55 33.85 21891 Cmc Ltd-A/D 1890 11.85 1901 Hind Org Chem-/D 15.51 0.58 8905 Kinetic Eng-B/D 45.4 1.3 4651 Rallis India-A/D 220 3.3 21534 Imperial Tobac/D 3229 37 1079446 Aarti Drugs-B/D 738.75 79.5 52491 Colgate-A/D 2032.4 42.3 8196 Hind Unilever-/D 861.15 11.65 69250 Kopran-B/D 51.05 1.65 72098 Rallis India-A/D 220 3.3 21534 Kingfisher/D 351.634833 3.1 4793357 Aban Offs-A/D 405.25 10.8 211295 Container Cor-/D 1718.55 80.95 6298 Hind.Petrol-A/D 630.5 5.65 130609 Lakshmi Elec-B/D 423.7 14.2 1807 Reliance Indus/D 394.05 13.15 77914 Land Secs Grou/D 1229 -20 1222260 Aegis Logis-B/D 696.5 5.25 5784 Dai-Tichi Kar-/D 205 9.9 3146 Hindalco-A/D 133.25 4.2 332591 Lgb Broth-B/D 505.5 1.25 4424 Ruchi Soya-B/D 42.5 1.9 62636 Legal & Genera/D 260.2 -2.7 8448611 Ahmed.Forg-B/D 237.3 8.4 162331 Dcm Shram Ind-/D 80.9 -1.05 9693 Hous Dev Fin-A/D 1202.3 32.9 863660 Lok.Hous&Con-B/D 9.14 0.04 57252 S Bk Bikaner-B/D 565.35 9.5 3141 L Bnk Grp/D 81.8533801 5.49 463043335 Alembic-B/D 37.65 1.1 108578 Dhampur Sugar-/D 35.5 -0.7 12435 I F C I-A/D 34.1 0.6 387698 Lupin-A/D 1815.25 42.45 51081 Salora Inter-B/D 49.8 2.55 2032 Marks & Sp./D 549.3451 -5 2258267 Next/D 7335 -15 232082 Alok Indus-A/D 6.8 0.07 1803568 Dr. Reddy-A/D 3396.4 88.2 13070 Idbi-A/D 76.75 2.15 552533 Lyka Labs-T/D 59.5 1.25 37324 Saur.Cem-B/D 39.95 -0.1 89786 Pearson/D 1328.19 17 2222280 Apollo Tyre-A/D 177.4 4.25 184451 E I H-B/D 108.95 3.45 11620 Ifb Agro-B/D 267.2 10.7 3257 Mafatlal Ind-B/D 173 3.9 3679 Tanfac Indust-/D 23.6 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NEW YORK: The Atlanta Falcons waived tight end Warriors cruise to easy win Kyle Miller, it was reported yesterday. Miller was on the Falcons’ NBA Play-offs: Injured Beal shines in Wizards’ stunning 104-98 victory practice squad last season. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie signed by the ATLANTA: The well-rested Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011. Washington Wizards shook off He has also spent time with the injury scares for Bradley Beal Colts and Dolphins. and John Wall on Sunday to The Buffalo Bills’ quarterback shock the top-seeded Atlanta competition is in full swing, and Hawks in game one of their NBA has been since EJ Manuel, Matt second-round play-off series. Cassel and Tyrod Taylor came to Beal battled through a right town for the start of voluntary ankle sprain to score 28 points conditioning. and Wall shrugged off a left wrist “Even in the film room try- injury to add 18 as the Wizards ing to grasp the offense, it’s like downed the Hawks 104-98 in the a race to see who knows it the best-of-seven Eastern Conference best and you want to know it the set. way (offensive coordinator Greg) Wall also handed out 13 assists Roman does,” Manuel said. and three blocks for the Wizards, Head coach Rex Ryan said he who had been off for a week after was pleased with what he saw sweeping the Toronto Raptors in during the just-completed volun- four games in the first round. tary three-day mini-camp. The Hawks, meanwhile, had “I’d rather have, in a perfect needed six games to get past world, ‘this is our guy,’ but I’m upstarts Brooklyn, finally fin- excited about the competition,” ishing off the nets with a 111-87 Ryan said. romp on Friday night. “You don’t know how it’s going Trailing 83-81, the Wizards to shake out. There’s not anybody scored the first eight points of who knows how it’s going to shake the fourth quarter. out. We’re going to give them a Beal tallied four points in the platform that will showcase what burst before coming down on they can all do, and let’s see what Atlanta star Al Horford’s foot and happens.” twisting his ankle. Former Michigan quarterback He departed for the locker room Devin Gardner plans to sign with but returned after treatment. the New England Patriots as an Wall had sprained his left wrist undrafted free agent to play wide late in the first half on a fall under receiver, according to ESPN. the basket. Pero Antic (right) of the Atlanta Hawks defends against Bradley Beal of the Washington Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Kyle Korver’s three-pointer and Wizards during Game One of the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the 2015 NBA Play-offs Jones is giddy about what his Jeff Teague’s layup had the Hawks at Philips Arena on Sunday in Atlanta, Georgia. RIGHT: Stephen Curry of the Golden State team accomplished in the draft, within 91-90 later in the fourth, Warriors reacts after he made a three-point basket against the Memphis Grizzlies during especially their ability to continue but the Wizards responded with a Game One of the Western Conference semi-finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. a complete overhaul on defence. 7-1 scoring run that made it 98-91 The Cowboys took defensive with 3:17 remaining. players with five of the first six Once again Atlanta narrowed same desperation we had in the first-round sweep of the New guard Mike Conley, who is recov- picks led by cornerback Byron Play-offs 2nd the gap, Paul Millsap’s three- previous round.” Orleans Pelicans last weekend. ering from a facial fracture. Jones and defensive end Randy point play and a dunk making There were no surprises as But they showed no sign of He travelled with the team and Gregory in the first and second it 98-96. But Otto Porter and Western Conference second- rust. watched from the bench, his left rounds respectively. Round Results Marcin Gortat both scored for round play got under way in A three-pointer from the eye still swollen from the injury “When you look at the positions 1 2 3 4 T the Wizards as Korver missed a Oakland, where the top-seeded Grizzlies’ Courtney Lee put the he suffered in game three of the and everything on the defense I Washington 26 27 28 23 104 three pointer and Washington put Warriors routed the Memphis visitors ahead 21 seconds into the Grizzlies’ five-game first-round couldn’t have asked for more in Atlanta 37 26 20 15 98 the game away. Grizzlies 101-86 in game one of game – but that was the only time series win over Portland. this draft,” Jones said. (Washington lead the “Last year, we were just happy their series. Golden State trailed. The Warriors led by as many Zac Stacy got his wish. A day best-of-seven series by 1-0) to be in the play-offs, we were Stephen Curry scored 22 points “A little tricky because of all as 16 in the first half – when they after requesting a trade from 1 2 3 4 T happy to move on, and we didn’t with seven assists and four steals the time off, but the effort and connected on 24 of 39 shots from the St Louis Rams, who drafted really have any high goals after for the Warriors, who haven’t lost intensity was where we needed the field. Georgia running back Todd golden state 32 29 22 18 101 the first round,” Beal said. in front of their rowdy home fans it,” said Golden State coach Steve They were up by nine at halft- Gurley 10th overall, Stacy was Memphis 25 27 14 20 86 “But this year we expect more since late January. Kerr, whose team host game two ime and stretched the lead to 16 dealt to the New York Jets on (Golden State lead the of ourselves, we expect to get past The Warriors hadn’t played today. early in the third quarter of the Saturday. The Jets sent the Rams best-of-seven series by 1-0) the second round, we have that since completing a four-game The Grizzlies played without match. AFP a 7th-round pick. AGENCIES

Kaino, Piutau Wong stars as Cardinals Chicago Blackhawks’ out for rest of right wing seal series over Pirates Patrick Super Rugby Kane (88) is NEW YORK: Second baseman Tigers 6, Royals 4 congratulated Kolten Wong yanked a one-out Anibal Sanchez handcuffed season for scoring solo homer to right-center field Kansas City again, and first base- during the in the bottom of the 14th inning, man Miguel Cabrera hit a two- second period WELLINGTON: lifting St Louis to a win over run homer as Detroit held on for All Blacks in game two Pittsburgh and a sweep of their a win. AGENCIES loose forward Jerome Kaino of the second series. and outside back Charles Piutau round of the Pedro Alvarez hammered a will miss the rest of the Super Baseball Results 2015 Stanley two-out solo homer in the top of Rugby season after being Philadelphia 6 Miami 2 Cup Play-offs the 12th inning to give Pittsburgh Washington 1 NY Mets 0 injured over the weekend, the a short-lived lead. Auckland Blues said yesterday. against the Cleveland 10 Toronto 7 Astros 7, Mariners 6 Kaino will be sidelined for eight Minnesota Wild Evan Gattis smacked a tie- Baltimore 4 Tampa Bay 2 weeks after suffering a fracture at the United breaking home run in the bottom Atlanta 5 Cincinnati 0 to the ring finger of his left hand, Center on of the eighth inning, his second Minnesota 13 Chicago White Sox 3 while Piutau sustained a medial Sunday. homer of the game, to lift the Detroit 6 Kansas City 4 ligament injury to his knee. Houston to a four-game series Houston 7 Seattle 6 The injury to Kaino, who sweep of Seattle. St Louis 3 Pittsburgh 2 started every match in the World Houston extended its winning Milwaukee 5 Chicago Cubs 3 Cup on home soil four years ago streak to 10 consecutive games and played eight tests at blindside Oakland 7 Texas 1 Blackhawks tame Wild for 2-0 lead in somewhat unconventional flanker for the All Blacks last sea- S a n F r a n c i s c o 5 L A A n g e l s 0 fashion, coughing up a five-run son, will be a blow to New Zealand lead before Gattis struck against La Dodgers 1 Arizona 0 coach Steve Hansen. NEW YORK: Right winger The Blackhawks regained a Mariners rookie right-hander San Diego 8 Colorado 6 A nominee for World Player of Patrick Kane scored two goals to NHL Play-off two-goal cushion on a wrist shot Carson Smith. NY Yankees 8 Boston 5 the Year in 2011 and key member lead the Chicago Blackhawks to by Sharp with 12:21 to go in the of Hansen’s squad, the physical a 4-1 win against the Minnesota Results third period, left winger Teuvo back row forward is now a major Wild in Game Two of their Eastern Conference Teravainen starting the play doubt for the All Blacks’ season- Western Conference semi-final Tampa Bay bt Montreal 6-2 by stealing the puck along the opener against Samoa in Apia on series on Sunday. (Tampa Bay lead series 2-0) boards and pushing a pass to the July 8. Centre Jonathan Toews and left New York Rangers and Washington are tied at 1-1 goal-scorer. New Zealand then play Rugby winger Patrick Sharp also scored Western Conference Kane added an empty-netter Championship tests against for Chicago, who seized a 2-0 lead with 2:07 remaining in the third Chicago bt Minnesota 4-1 Argentina in Christchurch on in the best-of-seven series with period to complete the scoring. July 17 and South Africa in their fifth win in as many games (Chicago lead series 2-0) Game 3 is in Minnesota today. Johannesburg on July 25 before on home ice this post-season. Anaheim lead Calgary 2-0 Meanwhile, the Anaheim Ducks back-to-back matches against Defenceman Matt Dumba the right circle with 19.9 seconds extended the only perfect postsea- Australia in Sydney and Auckland. scored the lone goal for Minnesota. remaining in the same frame. son record in the NHL this year There are also concerns about Blackhawks goaltender Corey Defenceman Duncan Keith when they defeated the Calgary in-form Wellington Hurricanes Crawford stopped 30-of-31 shots fired a stretch pass to Kane, who Flames 3-0 Sunday to take a 2-0 flyhalf Beauden Barrett, who to earn his third win of the play- wheeled near the blue line and lead in the best-of-seven series. injured his knee on Saturday and offs, while Wild goalie Devan beat Dubnyk stick-side for his Left winger Matt Beleskey, will have scans on the joint later Dubnyk turned aside 27-of-30 100th career playoff point. defenseman Hampus Lindholm on Monday. attempts on goal. Minnesota trimmed the deficit and centre Nate Thompson With Aaron Cruden sidelined A short-handed goal by Toews to 2-1 on Dumba’s power-play goal scored for Anaheim. for six months with a knee prob- broke a scoreless tie with 7:32 with 18:40 left in the third period, Centre Ryan Getzlaf added two Boston Red Sox’s starting pitcher Joe Kelly pitches during the first inning lem of his own, New Zealand can remaining in the second period the scorer ripping a shot from 40 assists, as did right winger Corey against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on Sunday in Boston. barely afford to lose another fly- before Chicago doubled their feet into the top right corner of Perry, whose 13 play-off points half. REUTERS lead on Kane’s wrist shot from the net. lead the league. AGENCIES TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Still an asterisk over Mayweather’s legacy

LAS VEGAS: Heading into respective ages of 38 and 36, they the much hyped ‘Fight of the “Sorry boxing fans. Call are in the twilight of their careers Century’, Floyd Mayweather Jr “We waited five years for and most pundits believe they me old school but I like the repeatedly said his welterweight that... #underwhelmed have lost some of their skills in the showdown with Manny Pacquiao fans getting their money’s ring. Had the so-called megafight #MayPac,” — Former was all about defining his leg- worth by watching an taken place in 2010, with both men acy while preserving a perfect heavyweight world in their prime, their contest could action packed fight,” — record as a professional. champion Mike Tyson, well have been a genuine classic, In many ways, it was a case Oscar De La Hoya, who given their contrasting styles. who was at ringside in Las of ‘job done’ on Saturday night won 10 world titles in six For Mayweather, however, (Sunday morning in Doha) at Vegas on Saturday night. Saturday’s action and outcome the MGM Grand Garden Arena different weight classes. provided proof that he is continu- where the 38-year-old American ally undervalued by the media and once again showcased his bril- heavyweight champion Rocky American’s style. by many boxing fans. liant defensive skills as he won a Marciano. “Sorry boxing fans. Call me old “Everyone’s been saying for unanimous decision over Pacquiao That would certainly be a leg- school but I like the fans getting years that Floyd was scared and in their title bout. Pacquiao is acy. Yet always with Mayweather their money’s worth by watch- I would lose (against Pacquiao),” renowned for his aggression and there are shades of gray in what ing an action-packed fight,” De said the American, an 11-time speed but the Filipino southpaw could be a stark black-and-white La Hoya tweeted after what is world champion in five weight was continually outsmarted by reminder on paper of his superb expected to be the top grossing divisions who expects to make a Mayweather who, despite back career as a professional. prize fight of all-time. mind-boggling $200m from his peddling for much of the bout, All too often, he has been “I’m just not into the boxing, showdown with Pacquiao. controlled the pace of the fight criticised for hand-picking his running style. I like jumping out of “I try to keep myself away from and the geography of the ring. opponents, and there is also the my seat because a fight was exist- negative publicity. Everyone said Mayweather, a polarizing figure question of his relatively low ing and the fans got their money’s this guy could beat Floyd, that because of his arrogance and flam- knockout rate, just 26 for a boxer worth.” Floyd is a chicken. The non- boyant showmanship, improved who prides himself on staying out Former heavyweight cham- believers, well Floyd turned them his career record to 48-0 and said of harm’s way whenever possible pion Mike Tyson agreed, tweet- into believers.” during the post-fight news con- in the ring. ing: “We waited 5 years for that... “(Muhammad) Ali called him- ference that he would fight once Boxing great Oscar De La #underwhelmed”. self the greatest and this is my more, in September, before retir- Hoya, who was beaten by both The fact that it took more than time. I am TBE (The Best Ever). ing from the sport. Mayweather and Pacquiao before five years to make the fight hap- I strive to be a perfectionist. TBE Floyd Mayweather Jr poses with his title belts after defeating Manny Should that pan out with calling time on his own glit- pen was also part of the problem. is not just inside the ring. I am Pacquiao in their welterweight WBO, WBC and WBA (Super) title fight the American winning his final tering career, was distinctly Granted, Mayweather and a calculated fighter and I make in Las Vegas on Saturday night. bout, he would match the iconic underwhelmed by Saturday’s Pacquiao are the greatest box- smart moves outside the ring.” 49-0 record achieved by former fight — mainly because of the ers of their generation but, at the REUTERS US and Jamaica show Bolt makes Relays debut to set up steel at World Relays season against Gatlin

NASSAU, Bahamas: While “We just need to get back to Americans win four of six events raced in the Bahamas the eyes of the sporting world the shape we are used to,” Bolt were fixed on boxing’s much- said after finishing second to touted “fight of the century” in the United States in the short- NASSAU, Bahamas: The 1600m — 10 laps making up 4km Las Vegas, the two fastest men est relay. United States and Jamaica — was also won by the United on the planet renewed a rivalry “We have three months and at showed off their amazing States. which bodes for an electrifying the World Championships that’s strength in track depth by dom- Ben Blankenship’s games- season on the track. where it really matters.” inating the second and final day manship up against Timothy Six-time Olympic gold med- Indeed, Bolt has anchored of the IAAF World Relays on Cheruiyot on the final leg, after allist Usain Bolt and American Jamaica to two Olympic and Sunday. Brandon Johnson’s powerful run arch-rival Justin Gatlin took to three world titles in the 4x100m Although in-form sprinter on the third leg, paid off hand- the blue track of the Thomas and said the victory of the US Justin Gatlin failed in his bid for somely against the second-placed A.Robinson stadium in the quartet, also featuring Tyson a second gold, the Americans Kenyans, with Australia finishing capital of the Bahamas just as Gay - a sprinter Bolt said won four of the six events third. the Floyd Mayweather-Manny shouldn’t even be running after raced at a packed Thomas A. The winning time of 9min Pacquiao title bout got under his doping ban was halved for Robinson Stadium in the capital 15.50sec was credited as a new way. “cooperation”, “makes it more of the Bahamas in warm, windy world record time in the rarely- The comparison was not exciting going into the world conditions. run event. AFP lost on either athlete as Gatlin championships”. While sprint star Usain Bolt helped the US quartet to the “I’m not totally surprised. was an absentee from Jamaica’s 4x100m crown in the second edi- We’re not in the best shape as a victorious men’s 4x200m team World Relay tion of the IAAF World Relays, team, and personally I know I’m — even though he had been Bolt unable to snag American not in the best form that I can seen warming up — Veronica Results anchor Ryan Bailey in the run- be. I have three months to work Campbell-Brown held it together Results from the second day of the IAAF in for the line. on that,” Bolt said. for the Jamaican women to see World Relays in Nassau on Sunday: “I think it’s going to be a “But I came here to run so off Carmelita Jeter in the 4x100m. Men’s 4x200m good rivalry - like Pacquiao that’s the best... I take every loss “We came to execute our race 1. Jamaica (Nickel Ashmeade, Rashid and Mayweather,” said Gatlin, as a learning curve.” and win the race,” Campbell- Dwyer, Jason Livermore, Warren Weir) 1min against whom Bolt says he has On an individual level, Gatlin Brown said. “We passed the baton no problem competing after the was adamant that he was the 20.97sec, 2. France 1:21.49, 3. Germany around and ran to the line.” American 2004 Olympic 100m “man to beat right now”. 1:22.65 There was no double joy for gold medallist saw out his four- “I hope I can hold that good Gatlin after his success in part Men’s 4x400m year ban for doping. form and take another gold of the American 4x100m squad 1. United States (David Verburg, Tony “I think that’s what the track medal for myself at the World as his quartet were disqualified McQuay, Jeremy Watiner, LaShawn Merritt) fans want to see this year and I Championships,” said the from the men’s 4x200m relay, won 2min 58.43sec, 2. Bahamas 2:58.91, 3. want to help bring that.” American, who won the sprint by the Bolt-less Jamaica in 1min Belgium 2:59.33 Gatlin, 33, dominated the 2014 double at the Helsinki worlds in 20.97sec. Men’s Distance Medley season with career-best and 2005 just before his doping ban The Jamaicans overcame a 1. United States (Kyle Merber, Brycen world-leading times in the 100 and rebounded to claim world botched baton change between Spratling, Brandon Johnson, Ben and 200m of 9.77 and 19.68sec 100m silver in Moscow in 2013, Nickel Ashmeade and Rashid Blankenship) 9min 15.50sec, 2. Kenya respectively. a year after a bronze at the Dwyer to steam through, Gatlin 9:17.20, 3. Australia 9:21.62 Bolt, however, was forced to London Olympics. finishing strongly but later ruled sit out most of last season with On the back of the Gatlin- Ryan Bailey of the US celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of Women’s 4x100m out. injuries, but says he seems to headed victory, the United Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (right) to win the 4x100m race at the IAAF World 1. Jamaica (Simone Facey, Kerron Stewart, “It was an exciting win,” said Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas, on Sunday night. be coming back into the form States dominated the World Ashmeade. “We came here with Schillonie Calvert, Veronica Campbell- required to defend his sprint Relays, winning seven of the a strong team. We’re all focusing men’s 4x400m, LaShawn Merritt 19.39sec ahead of Jamaica and Brown) 42.14sec, 2. United States 42.32, 3. titles at the World Athletics 10 events raced, boding well for on Beijing (world championships) outstripping veteran Chris Brown Britain. Great Britain 42.84 Championships in Beijing in a successful world champs in and we had a great start to the on the final leg for victory in 2min The US women also retained Women’s 4x400m August. Beijing. AFP season to build on.” 58.43sec. The Bahamas, the reign- their 4x800m title, Chanelle 1. United States (Phyllis Francis, Natasha Campbell-Brown ensured more ing Olympic champions, finished Price, Maggie Vessey, Molly Hastings, Sanya Richards-Ross, Francena sprint gold for Jamaica by anchor- second ahead of Belgium. Beckwith-Ludlow and Alysia McCorory) 3min 19.39sec, 2. Jamaica ing home quartet comprising Sanya Richards-Ross won her Johnson Montano combining to 3:22.49, 3. Great Britain 3:26.38 Simone Facey, Kerron Stewart second gold of the weekend. After win in 8min 00.62sec. Poland and Women’s 4x800m and Schillonie Calvert in 42.14sec, her efforts in the distance med- Australia completed the podium. the United States heading off ley, she helped steer a US team Replacing last year’s 4x1500m 1. United States (Chanelle Price, Maggie Britain for silver. including Phyllis Francis, Natasha relay, the men’s distance medley, Vessey, Molly Beckwith-Ludlow, Alysia The United States went on to Hastings and Francena McCorory featuring four runners compet- Johnson Montano) 8min 00.62sec, 2. Poland break local hearts by taking the to victory in the 4x400m in 3min ing over 1200m, 400m, 800m and 8:11.36, 3. Australia 8:13.97 IAAF, QAF host workshop for officials

DOHA: The Local Organising opened the workshop. “It is Al Hamad, for holding the work- Germany, appointed by the Committee for the Diamond always a big pleasure for us at the shop in Doha: “It is the first time IAAF Development Centre has League Doha 2015 is organising QAF to organise workshops that this workshop concentrates so expressed his satisfaction from a starter workshop, managed by contribute to the leverage of the many participants from 19 coun- the level of attendees: “I am sur- the IAAF and RDC Cairo, from competition: education and train- tries that represent North Africa, prised by the knowledge of this May 2 to May 5 here. ing are milestones to improve the West Asia and the Gulf region. group. They are 90 per cent ready. Attendees from 19 countries lever of the athletics. It is not only We are really glad to be here.” They understand and know the from all over the Arab world are a benefit to host the event, but The Cairo Regional rules perfectly. My job was only to attending this intensive workshop also a big responsibility towards Development Centre is one get them to 100 per cent.” on all that is to be known on the all the involved parts. We are glad of the nine RDCs (Regional The workshop will last for four Justin Gatlin of the USA (top) shakes hands with Jamaica’s Usain Bolt starters’ procedure. to deliver as promised.” Development Area) around the days: three days are dedicated in (left) on the medals podium after the US won the 4x100m race at the IAAF Qatar Athletics federa- Dr Hamdi Abdel Rahim, IAAF world placed under the umbrella classroom training and one full World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas, on Sunday night. tion (QAF) General Secretary RDC-Cairo Director, thanked the of IAAF. day is rehearsal in the stadium. Mohamed Jassem Al Kuwari QAF, especially President Dahlan Trainer Marc Klages from THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 McIlroy prevails in Match Play final Top seed defeats American Woodland in final, second WGC win for the Irishman

SAN FRANCISCO: World of a match when he hit his tee- number one Rory McIlroy WGC-Championship shot to within four feet for birdie added the WGC World Match at the par-three 17th. Play Championship to his four Match Play He then drained a 44-foot eagle majors with a 4&2 victory over San Francisco: Scores at San Francisco’s putt at the last to stun the vet- US journeyman Gary Woodland eran American. Harding Park golf course in the $9.25m WGC- in yesterday’s final. Woodland also hit back to Northern Irishman McIlroy, Championship Match Play (x denotes ranking): defeat England’s Willett 3&2 in a who turns 26 on Monday, was Final semi-final no-one expected. playing in his second WGC Match Rory McIlroy (NIR x1) bt McIlroy, who claimed his sec- Lindsey Vonn of USA and Play final, having lost to Hunter Gary Woodland (USA x52) 4&2 ond tournament win of the year her boyfriend Tiger Woods Mahan in the 2012 championship Third-place playoff after the Dubai Desert Classic in contest. late January, admitted after his after the womens giant sla- McIlroy was a perfect 7-0 in Danny Willett (ENG x49) bt semi-final win that he could do lom at the Alpine Skiing World the first year of the event’s new Jim Furyk (USA x5) 3&2 without the late-match dramatics. Championships in Vail - Beaver format featuring three rounds of Semi-finals “I wish I didn’t have to finish Creek, Colorado, USA, in this pool play, followed by knockout Rory McIlroy (NIR x1) bt Jim Furyk (USA x5) like that all the time,” he said. February 12, 2015 file picture. rounds. 1-up; Gary Woodland (USA x52) bt Danny McIlroy needed 22 holes, and But he had to rally for several a Sunday morning finish, to Willett (ENG x49) 3&2 of those victories -- including a beat England’s Paul Casey in the comeback from 2-down with two Quarter-finals quarter-finals. Woods and to play to fend off elimination on Rory McIlroy (NIR x1) bt Paul Casey (ENG) He finished off the match with Friday -- and late rallies in both 22 holes; Gary Woodland (USA x52) bt John a birdie at the par-five first hole. Olympic skier the quarter- and semi-finals. Senden (AUS x65) 5&3; Danny Willett (ENG Minutes later, McIlroy again “I’m really proud of myself x49) bt Tommy Fleetwood (ENG x57) 4&3; birdied the opening hole, but Vonn break up with how I showed a lot of char- Jim Furyk (USA x5) bt Louis Oosthuizen saw Furyk hole from 15 feet for acter early on with coming back a half, before a par on the third (RSA x30) 4&2 from deficits,” said McIlroy, who was enough for McIlroy to take SAN FRANCISCO: Pro golfer became the first number one seed Round of 16 the lead in the semi-final. Tiger Woods and US Olympic to win the tournament since Tiger Gary Woodland (USA x52) bt Marc That was shortlived as McIlroy skier Lindsey Vonn have broken Woods in 2008. Leishman (AUS x60) 2&1; John Senden bogeyed the fourth, but the four- up after a nearly three-year rela- “I played really solid golf. My (AUS x65) bt Hunter Mahan (USA x32) time major winner reclaimed the tionship, the pair said yesterday. second WGC and first win in the 2&1; Tommy Fleetwood (ENG x57) bt lead thanks to a birdie on the fifth Vonn, 30, used her Facebook States this year. I couldn’t be Branden Grace (RSA x39) 2&1; Danny and looked like moving further page to announce the split before happier.” ahead when he chipped in from Woods confirmed it on his website. Willett (ENG x49) bt Lee Westwood (ENG Danny Willett defeated Jim short of the green on the seventh. “After nearly three years Furyk 3&2 to win the consola- x27) 3&2; Jim Furyk (USA x5) bt JB Holmes However, Furyk followed together, Tiger and I have mutu- tion match. (USA x12) 5&3; Rory McIlroy (NIR x1) bt McIlroy in from 20 feet there ally decided to end our relation- McIlroy took control early Hideki Matsuyama (JPN x16) 6&5; Louis and also birdied the eighth, while ship,” Vonn said. against Woodland, notching four Oosthuizen (RSA x30) bt Rickie Fowler a par was good enough to move “I will always cherish the birdies in a row from the fourth (USA x13) 1-up; Paul Casey (ENG x37) bt one up at the ninth as McIlroy memories that we’ve created hole to take a commanding lead. Charl Schwartzel (RSA x38) 3&1 failed to get up and down from a together. Unfortunately, we both Woodland took the 11th and greenside bunker. lead incredibly hectic lives that 12th, but missed a four-footer at slide 3-down. He conceded the McIlroy won the 11th and 12th force us to spend a majority of our 13 that would have gotten him match on 16 after missing a birdie to go back ahead, but he could not time apart.” within 1-down. chip. hold on to his lead once again as “I will always admire and “My putt drops on 13 and it’s It was a markedly easier vic- Furyk took the 13th and 15th to respect Tiger. He and his beauti- a different ball game,” Woodland tory than the grandstand finish edge into the lead. ful family will always hold a spe- Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland lifts the Walter Hagen Cup after said. McIlroy needed to get past Furyk The American had victory in cial place in my heart.” defeating Gary Woodland 4&2 in the championship match of the World “But I missed that one. And he 1-up in the semi-finals at Harding his sights only for McIlroy to Woods, 39, confirming the Golf Championships Cadillac Match Play at TPC Harding Park in San was like a shark. Smelled blood, Park. snatch it away from him with two breakup, said, “I have great Francisco, California, yesterday. and it was game over quickly.” McIlroy was trailing by one hole outstanding holes of golf. admiration, respect and love for Woodland bogeyed the 14th to at the 16th after a roller-coaster AFP Lindsey and I’ll always cherish our time together. She has been amazing with (daughter) Sam World Rankings and (son) Charlie and my entire The World Rankings family.” 1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Britain) 12.62 Park claims three-stroke win “Unfortunately, we lead very 2. (2) Jordan Spieth (US) 9.05 hectic lives and are both compet- 3. (3) Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 7.25 DALLAS: South Korean star 11-under 273. She was joined by the par-five third, but Thompson ing in demanding sports. It’s dif- (pictured) 4. (4) Bubba Watson (US) 7.15 Park In-Bee fired Maria McBride, who closed with and Park Hee-Young both briefly ficult to spend time together.” a six-under par 65 yesterday a 66. tied the lead before Park In-Bee Woods, a four-times Masters 5. (5) Jim Furyk (US) 6.98 to win the LPGA North Texas American Angela Stanford (69) regained a one-shot edge with a tournament champion, and Vonn, 6. (6) Justin Rose (Britain) 6.43 Shootout by three strokes. ended alone in sixth on 10-under birdie at the ninth. a four-time World Cup ski cham- 7. (7) Jason Day (Australia) 6.37 The former world number one 274. Last year’s winner Stacy That lead doubled with her pion and Olympic gold medalist, 8. (8) Dustin Johnson (US) 6.05 notched her 14th LPGA tour vic- Lewis finished in a tie for sev- birdie at 12, and she stretched it announced in 2013 that they 9. (9) Adam Scott (Australia) 5.68 tory -- a tally that includes five enth with Juli Inkster and Karrie to three with a 10-foot birdie at were a couple and were routinely 10. (10) Sergio Garcia (Spain) 5.58 majors. Webb on nine under 275. 15. seen as spectators at each oth- Her 15-under par total of 269 Park, who won the HSBC Park Hee-Young pulled one er’s sporting events. Both went 11. (11) Jimmy Walker (US) 5.30 put her three strokes in front of Women’s Champions earlier this stroke back but could get no through long recoveries from 12. (12) J.B. Holmes (US) 5.04 fellow South Korean Park Hee- year, joined world number one closer, and Park In-Bee’s secure injuries that prevented them from 13. (13) Rickie Fowler (US) 4.67 Young and US veteran Cristie Lydia Ko and Kim Sei-Young the win by three when she hit her competing in their respective 14. (16) Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) 4.49 Kerr. as the only players with multi- third shot at 18 to three feet, and sports. Woods played at this year’s 15. (15) Patrick Reed (US) 4.45 “I played really solid, the ball- ple wins on the LPGA tour this rolled that in for birdie. Masters and is due to compete at 16. (14) Matt Kuchar (US) 4.41 striking was solid, I putted really season. “I knew I was like two shots the Players Championship this good all week this week,” the win- Hers was the seventh victory ahead going into the last, but you month in Florida. Vonn returned 17. (17) Martin Kaymer (Germany) 4.30 ner said. by a South Korean player in 2015, just don’t know what’s going to from knee surgery to break the 18. (18) Phil Mickelson (US) 4.18 “It’s been the best I’ve putted and the win gives her of a fourth happen with what happened to record for most World Cup ski 19. (19) Billy Horschel (US) 3.84 this season. I’m really excited my straight season with multiple me in Hawaii,” said Park In-Bee, championship wins by a woman. 20. (20) Brooks Koepka (US) 3.58 putting is back.” victories. who lost to Kim Sei-Young in a Woods, 39, has been single 21. (22) Victor Dubuisson (France) 3.42 Park Hee-Young and Kerr both Park In-Bee got off to a quick playoff at the Lotte Championship since a 2010 divorce from former 22. (21) Kevin Na (US) 3.40 shot 66 for 12-under 272. sart, taking the outright lead with two weeks ago. Swedish model Elin Nordegren, American Lexi Thompson, who a 20-foot birdie putt at the second “I really tried to play hard until which occurred less than a year 23. (27) Lee Westwood (Britain) 3.33 shared the third-round lead with hole. the end and it was a really good after the golfer became embroiled 24. (30) Louis Oosthuizen (S Africa) 3.31 Park In-Bee, faded to a share of She was still one stroke up day out there today for me.” in an infidelity scandal that rocked 25. (24) Bill Haas (US) 3.30 fourth with a two-under 69 for after a birdie from a bunker at AFP the sports world. REUTERS Olympic motivation strong for South Korea’s women

DALLAS: With Park In-bee’s None of the four can take their established players that they had victory at the North Texas spots for granted, though, with to keep improving or risk being Shootout yesterday South Lee Mi-rim, Kim Sei-young, Choi left behind. Korean golfers have won seven Na-yeon, Baek Kyu-jung and Jang At 19, Kim Hyo-joo already has of the first 11 LPGA Tour events Ha-na all inside the world top 20. a major to her name after winning this season and the world Park said the incredible run of the 2014 Evian Championship number two says the battle for victories on the LPGA Tour this while she was still playing on the a spot on the Korean Olympic season, which would rise to nine Korean Tour, and she earned her team is driving them hard. of 11 with the inclusion of South second LPGA victory at the JTBC Golf returns to the Summer Korean-born Kiwi Lydia Ko, could Founders Cup in March. Games in Rio next year for the be a reflection of the desire to Kim Sei-young, 22, is a two- first time since 1904, with 60 play- grab a coveted Olympic berth. time winner this season and would ers qualifying for the men’s and “I don’t know the exact cause, have claimed her first major at women’s events. but maybe it’s because players are last month’s ANA Inspiration but The top 15 in the world qualify concentrating really hard right for a meltdown in the final round. automatically, with a limit of four now with the Olympics coming up “The rookies on the LPGA Tour per country, and the remaining next year,” South Korea’s Yonhap this year like Kim Sei-young and places go to the highest ranked News quoted Park as saying. Kim Hyo-joo have really moti- players from countries that do not “The way the players look at vated the players who have been already have two golfers qualified. it, the qualification period for here for a while,” said Park, who According to International Golf the Olympics has already begun at 26 has already claimed five Federation rankings, Park would so they are really concentrating majors and almost $11m in prize currently be joined by LPGA Tour hard and pushing each other.” money. rookie Kim Hyo-joo, Ryu So-yeon Park said the impressive per- “Watching them put in these Park In-Bee (left) of South Korea and Kathy Whitworth poses with the trophy after Park won the 2015 Volunteers and Amy Yang, although qualifi- formances of Tour rookies Kim great performances we are saying of America North Texas Shootout Presented by JTBC at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas, yesterday. cation places will not be decided Hyo-joo and Kim Sei-young to ourselves, ‘we can’t afford to until next year. had also been a reminder to stand still’.” REUTERS TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Windies win third Test to draw series Bravo, Blackwood seal victory on third day after England were bowled out for 123 BRIDGETOWN: A century after their win in from the first Moeen Ali’s spin to leave the hosts partnership between Darren the second Test Scoreboard innings, England at 35 for two. Bravo and Jermaine Blackwood in Grenada. were let down Marlon Samuels and Bravo led West Indies to a five-wicket “We have to England (I innings): ...... 257 by the second looked well settled but shortly victory over England in the third take it on the West Indies (I innings): ...... 189 innings batting before tea, Stuart Broad bowled Test on an awkward Barbados chin, credit to England (II innings): ...... 123 where only three Samuels for 20 to raise England’s wicket as the series ended at 1-1 West Indies they West Indies (I innings): players made hopes. on Sunday. bowled well and K Brathwaite c Jordan b Ali ...... 25 double figures, Shivnarine Chanderpaul was Set a target of 192 to win on put us under S Hope lbw b Jordan ...... 9 Jos Buttler top bowled for a duck by Anderson’s the third day, after bowling pressure. The Da Bravo c Broad b Stokes ...... 82 scoring with an first ball after tea as England England out for 123, the home bottom line is M Samuels b Broad ...... 20 unbeaten 35. sensed a possible West Indies side knocked off the total thanks we haven’t done S Chanderpaul b Anderson ...... 0 Even then, 192 middle order collapse. mainly to a 108-run fifth-wicket enough to win J Blackwood (not out) ...... 47 was by no means But Bravo and Blackwood took partnership between Bravo (82) the series,” said D Ramdin (not out) ...... 0 a simple task on charge with a focused partnership and Blackwood (47 not out). England skipper Extras (B-5 LB-6) ...... 11 a surface which that only ended when victory was It was a disciplined and con- Alastair Cook. Total (for 5 wkts, 62.4 overs) ...... 194 offered rewards within reach and Bravo drove Ben fident performance from a West After a dread- Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-35, 3-70, 4-80, to both seam and Stokes to Broad at mid-off. Indies team that looks to have ful World Cup 5-188 spin. Earlier, resuming on 39 for five, improved in several areas already and with a home To bat: J Holder, J Taylor, S Gabriel, V Permaul West Indies England were undone by a combi- in their first series under new Ashes series Bowling: J Anderson 13 - 4 - 35 - 1; S opening pair nation of Veerasammy Permaul’s coach Phil Simmons. on the horizon, Broad 13 - 5 - 29 - 1; C Jordan 11 - 5 - 24 - of Kraigg slow left-arm spin and Jason “It was a tricky one but it England had been 1; M Ali 12.4 - 1 - 54 - 1; J Root 8 - 4 - 16 - 0 Brathwaite and Holder’s seam. turned out well for us,” said told ahead of the B Stokes 5 - 0 - 25 - 1 Shai Hope sur- Local favourite Holder trapped West Indies skipper Denesh tour by incom- Result: West Indies won by 5 wickets vived the opening Jordan lbw and then yorked Broad Ramdin. ing England and spell from James with the next delivery. “Young Bravo and Blackwood Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Anderson, but then Hope was Buttler and Anderson (2) put England’s skipper Alastair Cook (left) shakes hands with West Indies’ came up for us today,” he added. chairman Colin Graves that there trapped lbw by Chris Jordan for on a 25-run partnership before Darren Bravo after the match at the Kensington Oval Stadium in For England, it was a disap- would be “some enquiries” if they nine. Jerome Taylor returned to the Bridgetown on Sunday. pointing end to a series which did not win the series. Brathwaite (25) went shortly attack and had Anderson removed looked to be heading their way Having gained a 68-run lead afterwards, caught by Jordan off lbw after review. REUTERS CSK beat RCB by 24 runs to Knight Riders bowlers stifle reclaim top spot on IPL table Sunrisers into submission

CHENNAI: Chennai Super KOLKATA: A stifling bowl- Kings (CSK) snapped Royal ing effort enabled Kolkata Challengers Bangalore (RCB)’s Knight Riders (KKR) carve four-match unbeaten streak out a 35-run win over Sunrisers and returned to the top of the Hyderabad in an Indian Premier Indian Premier League (IPL) League (IPL) encounter at the points table as they defeated Eden Gardens here on Monday. their southern rivals by 24 Umesh Yadav (2 for 34) came runs at the M.A. Chidambaram up with a sensational opening Stadium here yesterday. over while Brad Hogg (2 for 17) Suresh Raina’s 52 piloted CSK and the other bowlers choked the to 148 for nine in 20 overs and Sunrisers to submission as the in reply, RCB were bowled out visitors were restricted to 132/9 for 124 runs in 19.4 overs despite in reply to the decent 167/7 posted skipper Virat Kohli’s 48. by the Knight Riders. Following this win, CSK reg- The victory carried the Knights istered their seventh win in 10 to the third spot in the league matches. They have 14 points — table with 11 points from 10 games. same as Rajasthan Royals. Sunrisers are still fifth with eight But the Mahendra Singh points from nine outings. Dhoni-led side has a better run Chennai Super Kings’ captain MS Dhoni winds up for a big blow during Chasing a 168-run target, the Manish Pandey of the Kolkata Knight Riders plays a shot during his rate and have also played a game his innings against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai yesterday. visitors were jolted at the start of innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata yesterday. less than Royals. However, RCB’s their innings with pacer Umesh third place was not affected and early after raising hopes of when pacer Harshal Patel dis- Yadav disturbing rival skipper All-rounder Moises Henriques, bother at 69/6 by the 12th with they have nine points from as putting together a partnership missed both du Plessis and Raina. David Warner’s (4) citadel in the however, then took the matter two dismal run-outs adding to many matches. with Suresh Raina (52). The twin blow dampened CSK’s third delivery and then castling into his own hands as he smashed their woes. Earlier, CSK won the toss and But Raina remained unper- initiative and they struggled to Naman Ojha (0) with his last Yusuf Pathan for 19 runs in his Henriques’ (41; 33b, 2x4, 2x6) elected to bat. They didn’t have turbed by the setback and scripted force the pace from there on, ball. After over one, the Sunrisers first over. lone battle ended soon as he top a particularly bright start after a 64-run third-wicket stand with managing to score only 47 runs were 6/2. The 50 came up in 6.5 overs edged one to Manish Pandey in West Indian Dwayne Smith was South African Faf du Plessis (24). in the last five overs. Shikhar Dhawan(15) was the but the innings stuttered again the deep. bowled for zero by Australian The Raina-du Plessis partner- CSK skipper Dhoni (29) next man out as the Sunrisers as the Sunrisers kept on losing Karn Sharma (32; 21b, 0x4, pacer Mitchell Starc. ship didn’t allow the run-scoring unleashed some powerful hits to were reduced to 29/3 in the fifth wickets at regular intervals and 3x6) Aprovided some late enter- The other opener, Brendon momentum to dip. But RCB broke the fence to get their total close over. found themselves in all sorts of tainment for the scanty crowd as McCullum (20) also departed the momentum in the 15th over to the 150-run mark. But even he belted off-spinner Johan Botha his best efforts looked modest as Scoreboard for three consecutive sixes, but Scoreboard his team lost wickets at regular by then the die had already been intervals to manage just an aver- KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS S Dhawan c Pandey b Hogg ...... 15 cast. CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE age total. RV Uthappa c Warner b Sharma ...... 30 NV Ojha b UT Yadav ...... 0 Earlier in the night, the DR Smith b Starc ...... 0 NJ Maddinson b Pandey...... 4 But even that average total G Gambhir c Morgan b Sharma ...... 31 MC Henriques c Pandey b Hogg ...... 41 Knights were off on a canter as BB McCullum c Iqbal Abdulla b Wiese ...... 2 0 V Kohli run out (Bravo) ...... 48 proved enough as RCB kept los- MK Pandey run out (Bipul Sharma/Ojha) .....33 EJG Morgan run out ...... 5 skipper Gautam Gambhir and SK Raina lbw b Patel ...... 52 AB de Villiers c du Plessis b Pandey ...... 21 ing wickets at regular and critical AD Russell c Morgan b Bipul Sharma ...... 1 GH Vihari st Uthappa b Chawla ...... 6 Robin Uthappa plundered 50 runs F du Plessis b Patel ...... 24 Mandeep Singh run out (Negi/Dhoni) ...... 0 intervals. RN ten Doeschate lbw b Henriques ...... 8 Bipul Sharma run out ...... 1 of just 5.3 overs. MS Dhonic Starc b Wiese ...... 29 KD Karthik c Smith b Nehra ...... 23 After losing opener Nic YK Pathan not out ...... 30 KV Sharma c SA Yadav b Botha ...... 32 However, Gambhir (31; 23b, RA Jadeja c Kohli b Chahal ...... 3 SN Khan c Smith b Nehra ...... 8 Maddinson (4) early, AB de J Botha b B Kumar ...... 12 P Kumar c UT Yadav b Russell ...... 12 5x4) fell soon thereafter trying P Negi b Starc ...... 13 D Wiese c Negi b Bravo ...... 17 Villiers scored a 14-ball 21 and SA Yadav c Henriques b B Kumar ...... 6 B Kumar (not out) ...... 11 to hit Karn Sharma for a biggie. DJ Bravo c Wiese b Starc ...... 2 HV Patel c Dhoni b Nehra ...... 0 looked to be taking the game away PP Chawla (not out) ...... 9 DW Steyn (not out) ...... 1 Uthappa (30; 27b, 3x4) and MM Sharma run out (Karthik) ...... 0 MA Starc c Raina b Sharma ...... 1 from the hosts. But medium pacer Extras (LB 6, W 1) ...... 7 Extras (w 4) ...... 4 Jamaican hard-hitter Andre A Nehra (not out) ...... 0 Iqbal Abdulla c Negi b Bravo ...... 0 Ishwar Pandey halted the South Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) ...... 167 Total (9 wickets; 20 overs) ...... 132 Russell (1) followed their leader Extras (W 5) ...... 5 YS Chahal (not out) ...... 0 African’s progress and got a vital Did not bat: GB Hogg, UT Yadav Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-6, 3-29, 4-55, 5-68, into the dugout a little while later, Total (9 wkts; 20 overs) ...... 148 Extras (LB 1, W 1) ...... 2 breakthrough for his team. Fall of wickets: 1-57, 2-81, 3-86, 4-105, 6-69, 7-81, 8-117, 9-131 even as the scoreboard kept tick- Did not bat: IC Pandey Total (all out; 19.4 overs) ...... 124 Mandeep Singh (0) ran him- 5-111, 6-139, 7-145 Bowling: UT Yadav 4-0-34-2 (2w); AD Rus- ing along at a decent pace. Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-34, 3-98, 4-101, Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-34, 3-34, 4-97, 5-97, self out and that left the visitors Bowling: B Kumar 4-0-42-2; DW Steyn 4-0- sell 2-0-10-1; J Botha 4-0-32-1 (1w); GB The 100 came up in the 13th 5-122, 6-139, 7-147, 8-148, 9-148 6-111, 7-112, 8-124, 9-124, 10-124 reeling at 34/3. After this, skipper 37-0 (1w); P Kumar 1-0-10-0; MC Henriques Hogg 4-0-17-2 ; YK Pathan 1-0-19-0; PP over, and just as KKR looked Bowling: MA Starc 4-1-24-3 (1w); YS Chahal Bowling: IC Pandey 4-0-28-2; A Nehra 4-0- Kohli and wicketkeeper-batsman 3-0-20-1; KV Sharma 4 0 29 2; Bipul Sharma Chawla 4-0-16-1; RN ten Doeschate 1- 0-4-0 settled with Manish Pandey and 4-0-36-1; D Wiese 4-0-29-2; HV Patel 4-0-19- 19-3 (1w); MM Sharma 4-0-29-1; RA Jadeja Dinesh Karthik (23) initiated a 4 0 23 1 (1w) Ryan ten Doeschate, the former 2 (3w); Iqbal Abdulla 3-0-34-0 (1w); V Kohli 2-0-11- 0; P Negi 2-0-19-0; DJ Bravo 3.4-0- rebuilding phase putting together SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Player-of-the-match: UT Yadav (Kolkata fell short of his crease trying to 1-0-6-0 17-2 a 63-run stand for the fourth DA Warner b UT Yadav ...... 4 Knight Riders) sneak a single amidst indecision. wicket. IANS IANS India to tour Boycott warns against new England role for Strauss Bangladesh LONDON: England great But Vaughan appeared to rule “He likes Cook, so he’s going to Prior to the Test series in the leg-spinner Adil Rashid in any of Geoffrey Boycott said he feared himself out after being severely go with Cook and everything stays Caribbean, Graves labelled the the three Tests in the Caribbean. DHAKA: India will undertake “everything will stay the same” critical of the current set-up in the same,” added Boycott. West Indies a “mediocre” side and England’s failure to win the a short tour of Bangladesh next were Andrew Strauss put in a column for yesterday’s Daily “Nothing changes, they’ll just go warned their would be a review if series left many observers won- month to play one Test match charge of reviving the country’s Telegraph following England’s on with the same people. Andrew England failed to win the three- dering how they would fare in the and three one-day internation- cricket fortunes, as specula- defeat by the West Indies in the Strauss will come in, Cook’s his match series. But West Indies, upcoming English season against als, the Bangladesh Cricket tion continued about a role in third Test in Barbados on Sunday. mate and everything will go on ranked eighth out of the world’s 10 the seemingly sterner challenges Board said yesterday. the national set-up for former Boycott, briefly England cap- just the same. Sad.” Test nations by the International set to be posed by both New The one-off Test will be played Australia paceman Jason tain but best-known as an obdu- Incoming ECB chairman Colin Cricket Council, ended all square Zealand and Australia. in Fatullah from June 10 to 14, fol- Gillespie. rate opening batsman, said the Graves takes up his post having at 1-1 after a five-wicket win in Among the doubters was lowed by the one-dayers in Dhaka Former captain Strauss 38-year-old Strauss — who for previously held a similar position Barbados, achieved with more Vaughan, who wrote in his on June 18, 21 and 24. appears to be the front-runner several years was current skip- at Yorkshire, where he installed than two days to spare, following Telegraph column: “England A reserve day has been marked to fill the new position of England per Alastair Cook’s partner at the Gillespie as coach. England’s slump to 123 all out in denied their problems and weak- for each one-dayer in case of rain. director of cricket, a post created top of the order — was too close Last season Yorkshire, under their second innings. nesses for so long in one-day AFP by the England and Wales Cricket to the present regime to make the Gillespie, won English cricket’s The England management cricket and said it will come good Board last month following Paul major changes needed. first-class County Championship came under fire for recalling on the night at the World Cup. Tour Itinerary Downton’s sacking as managing “We have a cautious captain and talk that the one-time Jonathan Trott, whose return “It did not, so let’s get real director. (Alastair Cook) and a cautious scourge of many an England to Test cricket from the “situa- about the Test team.” June 10-14: Test match, Fatullah Strauss’s fellow ex-England coach (Peter Moores). If it is top-order might replace Moores tional anxiety” that led to an early Vaughan also queried Cook’s June 18 : First ODI, Dhaka skippers Michael Vaughan and Strauss, he’s the same,” Boycott intensified when he turned down exit from the 2013/14 5-0 Ashes captaincy, saying: “I have been June 21 : Second ODI, Dhaka Alec Stewart have also expressed told BBC Radio’s Test Match an approach from South Australia thrashing in Australia yielded concerned hearing Alastair Cook June 24 : Third ODI, Dhaka an interest in the role. Special. to become their coach. three ducks, and for not playing point to past successes.” AFP TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Qatar Stars League is breaking barriers: CEO Ballan DOHA: Qatar Stars League Sports Club would be an added for the local competitions I do the team was capable of at least (QSL) CEO Hani Ballan said asset to the league fixtures next not think that the construction achieving one win.” that the current season is one season.” process currently under way will He stressed Qatari football of the best he has witnessed Lekhwiya deserving impact negatively on the various is on the rise in Asia and that despite the intense interna- champions local tournaments.” it has the ability to match any tional calendar which impacted Commenting on Lekhwiya Commenting on the various big teams on the world’s biggest the season with regional and Sports Club and their con- aspects, by means of which QSL continent. continental competitions. secutive titles, Ballan said, can support 2022 FIFA World Commenting on when the Ballan said in an exclusive “Lekhwiya’s success in the Qatar Cup Qatar, he said: “The estab- Maroons will compete for the statement to the German News Stars League is due to the sim- lishment of a strong Qatari title of Asian Cup like the Qatar Agency: “We witnessed this sea- ple implementation of the golden league which is regionally and youth team which won the Asian son a gradual increase in the rule –working hard will bring continentally superior and even title and qualified to the FIFA number of spectators attending good results. Lekhwiya made internationally is considered a World Cup in New Zealand, the league matches; this is one good efforts and seeks always to practical message for all foot- Ballan said: “The coming period of our main aims. With a higher lead.” ball fans and followers from all will prove that the Maroons level of quality and competition Ballan stressed that all the over the world that Qatar is a is mature enough to compete among the clubs, this I am sure clubs should aspire to compete loving country for football and regionally and in pan-continental will attract more spectators.” for the league title next season, capable of stage the world cup competitions.” Spectators, key to success and added that everyone too felt for the first time in the Middle Refereeing Project Commenting on the QSL’s the same way. The statements of East. The QSL CEO concluded the current position within the the clubs’ stakeholders especially Answering a question about interview by speaking about ref- Gulf and Asia, the QSL CEO made that point clear. how our league could present erees in the Qatar Cup. said: “Regionally only the Saudi Ballan expressed his hope and a strong national team to com- “We granted the Qatari ref- League is superior and the main desire for QSL to achieve the pete in the 2022 FIFA World Cup erees the opportunity to offici- reason behind this superiority excellence of the English Premier Qatar, Hani Ballan said: “The ate all the matches in the Qatar Qatar Stars League CEO, Hani Ballan is the spectators, while as far as League or the Spanish La Liga. increase in competition ratio Cup as part of a 10 year project the Asian continent is concerned, “As I said earlier this needs the leads to the improvement of the launched by the QFA Referees we come behind the Japanese, collaboration of all stakeholders.” participation of QSL teams in term (impossible) doesn’t exist number of qualified players to Department. Korean and Saudi leagues.” With regards to the issue of the AFC Champions League and in Qatar, so it is logical that it represent the Maroons, and this With regards to Arabic ref- In response to a question about diminishing national team per- hoped that one team can repeat doesn’t exist within the clubs needs to be completed to prepare erees officiating at the highest when the QSL will become the formance due to abundance of Al Sadd’s 2011 triumph. which seek to contract with the the perfect triangle starting with levels, Ballan said: “Diligence, to league in Arab world, Ballan foreign players Ballan said: “We “Our Qatari clubs always com- best possible players to contrib- the technical aspects and the perseverance and continuing said: “Now it is up to the specta- are committed to the number pete for the top spots in the AFC ute to the development of Qatari administrative capabilities and to work every day, especially in tors, when the number of fans set by the AFC which is three champions League but it is dif- football.” finally the fans. light of the growing attention of increases, it would make the foreign players and one Asian ficult to say how far they can go No negative effects from sta- Target to become one of the all local, regional and the conti- Qatar Stars League without a player. This season we have because a cup competition is dif- dium renovations big powers in Asia nental federations.” doubt the best Asian and Arab tested the fielding of only three ficult to predict.” Commenting on whether there Ballan spoke about the dismal Ballan stressed that some League.” professional players out of the Nothing is impossible in Qatar is a negative effect on the QSL show by Qatar during the AFC Arab countries are on the right Return of Al Rayyan four, and we are going to study Answering a question about from the renovation of some sta- Asian Cup in Australia 2015, only path to professionalism. Ballan spoke about the return the efficiency of this experience whether we might ever witness diums which are being prepared few weeks after winning the title “The only obstacle facing us to of Al Rayyan Sports Club to the with the clubs in order to take Ronaldo and Messi playing in the for 2022 FIFA World Cup to be of the 22nd GCC Cup in Riyadh. enter the true world of profes- QSL and said: “There is no doubt the final decision necessary.” QSL, Ballan said: held in Qatar, Ballan said: “After “The team lost all three sionalism is merely time.” that the return of Al Rayyan Ballan also spoke about the “They always say that the doing the scheduling objective matches in the group stage but THE PENINSULA Lekhwiya, ‘Lewo’ trains with mask Sadd fly to Saudi Arabia for AFC ties as Bayern visit Barcelona DOHA: Qatar’s football giants, Lekhwiya and Al Sadd flew to Saudi Arabia yesterday for their Pep Guardiola ‘focused’ on his first appearance at Camp Nou as rival respective AFC Champions League group stage matches. Al Sadd, who reached Riyadh BERLIN: Bayern Munich’s for the next challenge” in Polish. yesterday, will take on Al Hilal Robert Lewandowski trained Bayern coach Pep Guardiola will today. with a protective mask and be making his first appearance The Wolves are leading the could face Barcelona in tomor- on the opposition’s bench since group ahead of Al Hilal on basis row’s Champions League semi- winning 14 titles in four years at of a better goal difference. final, first-leg, despite a broken the Camp Nou on what promises Both teams have already quali- cheekbone, team-mate Jerome to be an emotional night for the fied for the Round of 16. Boateng confirmed yesterday. Spaniard. On the other hand, Qatar Stars “He moved well and made a “Pep is very focused. For the League and Qatar Cup champi- good impression, it looks like he’s coach this is a very special game,” ons, Lekhwiya will take on Al fit and motivated to play,” Bayern said Boateng. Nasr in the other group stage defender Boateng told reporters After back-to-back defeats, fixture tomorrow. in Munich after training with Bayern have had their confi- Lekhwiya had their last train- Lewandowski. dence rocked, but there is no fear ing session on Sunday with the “He didn’t have any fear, he is of playing the Spanish giants at participation of all players except very brave and he will get used home. for Dame Traore who left Doha to to the mask, I don’t think it’ll be “We are not afraid. If we want attend his father’s funeral. much of a problem.” to win, we can’t allow ourselves to All players demonstrated good The 26-year-old Lewandowski, be afraid,” said Spain midfielder performance which gave con- the German champions’ top- Javi Martinez. fidence to the technical staff scorer with 23 goals, sat out “We have a big heart and we before their crucial match which Bayern’s 2-0 league defeat at have a big goal.” will determine whether the team Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday Boateng says the Bayern will continue in the competition to try and get him fit for the first defence is not concerned about or not. leg at the Camp Nou. trying to contain Barcelona’s Lekhwiya is top of the group The striker broke his nose, star-studded attack of Lionel with 10 points and the club needs cheekbone and suffered concus- Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, only one more point to qualify to sion during a clash with goal- who have 108-goals between them the Round of 16. keeper Mitchell Langerak late in this season. Meanwhile, both the techni- Munich’s German Cup semi-final “Of course, they have an excep- cal staff and officials of Al Sailiya defeat to Borussia Dortmund last tional attack,” said Boateng. Sports Club approved the deci- Tuesday. “Any lack of attention will be sion to hold an external training Bayern have said they will leave punished straight away. But it camp in Germany which is going the decision to Lewandowski as to depends on what we do as a team, A combination of file pictures created yesterday shows Bayern Munich’s Spanish coach Pep Guardiola (left) to start during the first week of whether he plays, but the Poland we have to defend as a unit,” he gesturing during the FC Bayern Munich vs VFB Stuttgart match in Munich on May 10, 2014 and Barcelona’s August for the duration of three international posted a picture said. coach Luis Enrique gesturing during the UEFA Champions League against Ajax Amsterdam at the Camp Nou weeks so as to prepare for the of himself wearing the mask on “We’ll defend together and we’ll Stadium in Barcelona on October 21, 2014. next season. Sunday with the text “Ready attack together.” AFP The technical staff is focus- ing on settling all the necessary arrangements for the training PSG’s camp, from the training pro- Uruguyan gramme to the friendly matches forward Ligue 1: PSG regain top spot in addition to the other relevant Edinson matters. Cavani PARIS: Paris St Germain the perfect time and look odds on Martin Braithwaite briefly having Al Sailiya finished the season (centre) moved ominously closer to to win their cat and mouse game brought parity for Toulouse. in 11th place with 29 points from celebrates retaining their Ligue 1 title with Lyon given an easy-looking Marseille won 2-0 at Metz on 26 matches. This season wit- with team- after a regulation 2-0 win at run-in. Friday. nessed huge retreat in the team’s mates Javier mid-table Nantes on Sunday put Monaco also look well set for In Sunday’s early game in the standing compared to last season Pastore (left) them back on top of the pile. the third Champions League French top flight, already-rele- when they were among the top and Marco Olympique Lyonnais had scaled qualifying berth after a 4-1 home gated Racing Lens suffered more four teams and reached the final Verrati after the summit on Saturday on goal romp over Toulouse. heartache with a 3-1 loss at Lille match of the Emir Cup. scoring a difference after beating Evian The principality side, who in the north-east derby. In the meantime Al Sailiya was goal during Thonon Gaillard 2-0 at home but were knocked out of Europe’s “This defeat really hurts. On knocked out of this season’s Emir PSG are now three points clear top club competition by Juventus top of the fact we already knew Cup by Umm Salal in the third the French with three games remaining. in the quarter-finals, have a five- we would be in the second division round fixtures. L1 match PSG’s Uruguay forward point cushion over fourth-placed before the match, it is difficult to Al Rayyan who recently against Edinson Cavani netted after three Olympique de Marseille as they live with this derby loss,” Lens returned to the QSL with Nantes on minutes and Blaise Matuidi dou- look to make an immediate coach Antoine Kombouare told Qatargas League title will travel Sunday bled their lead on the half hour return. reporters. to Muscat, Oman to take on Al at the after nice work from Thiago Bernardo Silva’s early goal, “The match sums up our sea- Seeb in the semi-final match of Beaujoire Motta and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. an Anthony Martial penalty, son. It has been too long with our the GCC Club championship. Stadium Laurent Blanc’s side, bidding Joao Moutinho’s effort after small squad. We ran out of steam. Al Rayyan is in good form and in Nantes, for a third straight champion- the break and Valere Germain’s We are not looking for excuses moved to the Emir Cup quarter- France. ship, have had indifferent spells late strike sealed the win for but every week we have lost play- finals on Saturday. this season but have come good at Leonardo Jardim’s side with Dane ers to injury.” REUTERS THE PENINSULA Tuesday 5 May 2015 16 Rajab 1436 Volume 20 Number 6421 Sport Price: QR2

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confirmed for Doha meet Andy Murray of Britain cel- ebrates after winning the Vesely and Walcott to vie for top honours in javelin final match against Philipp DOHA: Judging by their Kohlschreiber early season form, shot putter of Germany at Joe Kovacs and Olympic dis- the ATP ten- cus throw champion Sandra Puerto Rico’s nis tournament Perkovic are poised to produce Javier Culson in Munich, the infield fireworks at the Doha will compete Germany, 2015 meeting on May 15 at the in the men’s yesterday. Qatar Sports Club. 400m hurdles The pair are among a group at the Doha announced yesterday by organ- 2015 meet- isers that includes six reigning ing on May world or Olympic champions who 15 at the will kick-off their 2015 Diamond Qatar Sports League campaigns at the open- Club. Felix ing competition of the 14-meet- ing series which gets underway Sanchez for the sixth straight year here. from the Perkovic, also the reigning Dominican World champion, has already Republic has thrown beyond the formidable illustrated 70-metres mark this season, phenomenal Murray wins first reaching 70.08m at the Croatian longevity. The winter championships, a throw 37-year-old exactly one metre shy of her will be one career best. No stranger to Doha, of Cuslon’s clay title in Munich the 24-year-old won here in 2013 rival. with a 68.23m meeting record and has claimed the Diamond Race MUNICH, Germany: Andy especially on clay. in each of the last three seasons. Murray won the first clay- “I didn’t realise I was the first Kovacs meanwhile, the lat- court title of his career when Brit to win on clay for so long, so est star to rise from the loaded Storl, who at age 24 already has Two-time Doha winner and meet- 2013 Diamond Race winner, the he saw off Germany’s Philipp that’s obviously an honour.” US shot put stable, threw a per- two World titles (2011 and 2013) ing record holder L.J. Van Zyl of Czech, who is coached by world Kohlschreiber in a tough three- It was a gruelling tussle and sonal best 22.35m in Westwood, and an Olympic silver to his South Africa will also be in the record holder Jan Zelezny, won setter during yesterday’s rain- reminiscent of their epic five-set- California in early April, a put name. Another American, Ryan field, along with former World the Continental Cup last year and delayed final of Munich’s ATP ter in the third round at Roland that landed him on the door- Whiting, knows Doha well, hav- champion Bershawn Jackson of took silver at the European cham- tournament. Garros last year when Murray step of the event’s all-time top- ing set the 22.28m meeting record the US, also a past winner in pionships, and has an 88.34m per- The world number three and claimed victory after winning 10. The effort by the 25-year-old in 2013 en route to winning that Doha. Van Zyl set the meet stand- sonal best to his credit from 2012. top seed in Munich needed just 12-10 in the fifth. American who is now history’s season’s Diamond Race. Whiting ard of 48.11 in 2011 while Jackson No one in the field, however, over three hours to seal a 7-6 Heavy rain meant only 23 min- all-time No. 12 was no fluke; on 25 took back-to-back World indoor who has clocked 48.61 this season, has thrown as far as Finn Tero (7/4), 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) win over utes of the final could be played April he reached 22.06m, an effort titles in 2012 and 2014, defeating the fastest among entrants thus Pitkamaki, the 2007 World cham- Kohlschrieber, ranked 24th in the on Sunday before the match was nearly a metre better than anyone Storl at both. far, was the winner on the Doha pion, whose 91.53 career best from world, who fought hard in front of moved and Murray was in com- else in the world has thrown this The fan favourite? Quite likely track in 2010. 2005 places him seventh among his home crowd in the Bavarian manding form when the first set season. Reese Hoffa, a four-time win- In Javelin it will be Vitezslav javelin throwers all-time. After a capital. went to a tie-breaker. “Sandra and Joe’s fabulous ner in Doha who won his second Vesely vs Keshorn Walcott. slight lull, his career rebounded It was the 32nd title of Murray’s The Scot came under repeated early season form bode really Diamond Race title last season There will be no shortage of star in 2013 when he took silver at the career but his first on clay as he pressure in the second set when well for the prospects of some at age 37. The 2007 World cham- power in the men’s javelin throw World Championships. prepares for the French Open at he had to defend two break points very good performances in the pion also struck Olympic bronze field, one that features the reign- And finally, the women’s 3000m the end of the month. in the third game. throwing events next weekend,” in 2012. ing Olympic champion Walcott Steeplechase features yet another He is the first British player He was finally broken by said Dahlan Al Hamad, President Meanwhile, most eyes will from Trinidad and Tobago tak- Ethiopia – Kenya battle. The to win an ATP clay-court tour- Kohlschreiber in the fifth game, of the Qatar Athletics Federation. be on Felix Sanchez from the ing on Vesely, the reigning World former will be well represented by nament since Englishman but immediately returned the “The strong competition they’ll Dominican Republic in the men’s champion. Sofia Assefa and Hiwott Ayelew, Christopher “Buster” Mottram compliment to take a 4-3 lead. face and the near perfect condi- 400m hurdles. The 37-year-old Walcott, who celebrated his at 9:09.00 and 9:09.61 respectively in April 1976. Murray let the German off the tions we expect could result in has illustrated phenomenal lon- 22nd birthday last month, took the fastest in the field. “It was a really tough match, hook as Kohlschreiber success- performances athletes will be gevity, first with consecutive the world by storm with his sur- Assefa took bronze at the he served very close to the line fully defended three break points chasing all season.” World titles in 2001 and 2003, prise victory at the 2012 Olympic 2012 Olympics and 2013 World and I was getting frustrated,” said in the eighth game to level as the Perkovic will take on Australia’s followed by Olympic gold in 2004 Games, less than a month after Championships while Ayelew fin- Murray, who was playing in his match followed service and was Dani Samuels, the 2009 World and eight years later in 2012. claiming the World junior title. ished runner-up at least season’s first tournament since getting finely poised at 5-5. champion who improved her He’ll be facing a strong field Last season he finished second at Continental Cup. married last month. Kohlschreiber dug deep with career best to 67.99 last year, that includes Puerto Rico’s Javier the Commonwealth Games and Defending Kenyan honour will “The rain made things really several passing shots to break and Melina Robert-Michon, who Culson, the Diamond Race winner took third at the Continental Cup be Lidya Chepkurui, the 2013 tough, but as a Scot I’m used to Murray and take a 6-5 lead, then claimed World silver in 2013 at in 2012 and 2013 and two-time Vesely, who won in Doha in World silver medallist who set the that. held his service in a titanic 12th age 34. World silver medallist and reign- 2013, will nonetheless start as Doha meeting record of 9:13.75 in “It’s been a hard couple of days, game to win the second set. Kovacs will face German David ing Olympic bronze medallist. the man to beat. The 2012 and 2013. THE PENINSULA so I am very happy to have won, AFP Real Madrid face another defensive barrier at Juve

TURIN: Having battled to defence,” Bonucci said ahead of they cannot compete with Real’s break down one of Europe’s Champions League their semi-final first leg against spending power. A lot of water Real meanest defences in the quar- Real. has passed under the bridge since Madrid’s ter-finals, Real Madrid will semi-final fixtures “We know and understand Juventus last played in the semi- Italian have to do it all over again when Fixtures from the Champions League each other perfectly after play- finals 12 years ago when, coinci- coach Carlo they face Juventus in their Semifinal first leg matches ing together for so long.” dentally, they also faced Real and Ancelotti Champions League semi-final. Today (all times in GMT) The question is whether it won 4-3 on aggregate. gives a The defending champions took Juventus (Italy) vs Real Madrid (Spain) (1845) is good enough to stand a Real The only two surviving players just under three hours to break Madrid attack led by the prolific from those ties are the respective press con- Tomorrow ference on down Atletico’s resistance in the Cristiano Ronaldo, who sounded goalkeepers Gianluigi Buffon and previous round, wining 1-0 on Barcelona (Spain) vs Bayern Munich another warning by firing his 25th Iker Casillas. the eve of (Germany) (1845) the UEFA aggregate with a goal in the 88th La Liga hat-trick in the 3-2 win Altogether, Juventus and Real Champions minute of the second leg. more refined outfit than Atletico, over Sevilla on Saturday. have met 16 times before, all in League Today, they face a Juventus less prone to rough-arm tac- Juventus will also have to the European Cup/Champions side who were crowned Serie A tics and capable of coming out worry about breaking down Real’s League, since their first meeting semi final champions on Saturday with four and attacking depending on the defence, which has not conceded in the 1961/62 quarter-finals. match games to spare after conceding circumstances. an away goal in the competition Those games have included one at the only 19 goals in 34 games. Central defenders, Giorgio since their 2-1 win at Ludogorets in the final in 1998, when Real Juventus Juve’s defence has been just Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli and Razgrad on October 1, a total of Madrid won 1-0 to claim their Stadium” as impressive in the Champions Leonardo Bonucci, have been 444 minutes’ playing time. seventh title. in Turin League with only five goals playing together for four seasons Although Juventus are the The most recent was in the yesterday. against in 10 games and six clean for both Juventus and Italy, win- dominant force domestically, group stage last season when Real sheets. ning four successive Serie A titles. Italian football has been in the won 2-1 at the Bernabeu and drew However, Juventus are also a “I think we have the best doldrums for several years and 2-2 in Turin. AFP