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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 SHAWWAL 17, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwait Times Modi makes Asbestos Ronaldo strikes holds raffle landmark visit pushed in Asia twice as Real draw for to disputed as product beat Sevilla Ramadan30 Quiz Kashmir11 for25 the poor in20 Super Cup HRW wants Sisi probed Max 46º Min 31º over brutal crackdown High Tide 01:03 & 12:25 Putin vows to boost arms sales to Egypt Low Tide 06:44 & 19:33 40 PAGES NO: 16253 150 FILS CAIRO/MOSCOW: Human Rights Watch said yesterday that Egypt’s security forces likely committed crimes Sisi turns page against humanity when it crushed Islamist protests last year, comparing the bloodshed to China’s Tiananmen on Arab Spring Square massacre and calling for a UN investigation into the role of President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, and his securi- CAIRO: A year after a bloody Cairo crackdown, ty chiefs. In a 188-page report, the rights group accused President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has tightened his grip security forces of deliberately using excessive force on Egypt, crushed the Muslim Brotherhood, jailed top opponents and turned the page on the Arab against supporters of Mohamed Morsi, the Islamist Spring, critics say. On Aug 14, 2013, after Sisi ousted president ousted by Sisi last summer. It called the crush- Egypt’s first freely elected president, Mohamed ing of the main protester sit-in at Cairo’s Rabaah Al- Morsi, the security forces launched a crackdown on Adawiya Square on Aug 14, 2013, the “world’s largest thousands of his supporters at protest camps in killings of demonstrators in a single day in recent histo- Cairo’s Rabaa Al-Adawiya and Nahda squares that left ry”. hundreds dead. The Egyptian government angrily rejected the The crackdown was launched after thousands of report. After barring Human Rights Watch executives pro-Morsi supporters refused to end their sit-ins from entering the country to issue the report, it accused despite repeated warnings by the interim authorities the group of bias and implied it was serving the agenda installed by Sisi, who at the time was army chief. of the Muslim Brotherhood group, from which Morsi Since then, more than 1,400 people have been killed hails and which the government labelled a terrorist in street clashes, including in the Rabaa carnage, over group. Based on a year-long investigation into the inci- 15,000 jailed including Morsi and the top leadership dents that followed Morsi’s ouster on July 3, 2013, New of his Muslim Brotherhood, and over 200 sentenced York-based HRW said it documented at least 817 pro- to death in speedy trials. The authorities have also testers killed when security forces violently dispersed dissolved the Brotherhood’s political arm, the the Rabaah sit-in. It said the number could be as high as Freedom and Justice Party, since Sisi became Egypt’s 1,000. The government puts the death toll at 624, while second democratically elected president following a Morsi supporters put it at over 2,500. landslide victory in a May vote. “Sisi has succeeded in eliminating most opposi- “Like in Tiananmen ... we are likely never to know the tion within Egypt to his rule,” said James Dorsey of actual number of people killed in Rabaah,” said Omar the Singapore-based S Rajaratnam School of Shakir, one of the principle researchers of the report, International Studies. “He has banned organisations, titled “All According to Plan”. Estimates for the toll from jailed opponents and certainly in early days after the China’s 1989 crackdown on protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square have ranged from the hundreds to ouster of Mohamed Morsi used brutal force to sup- SOCHI, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi listen to the thousands. China allows no public discussion of the press groups like the Muslim Brotherhood,” he said. explanations during their visit to the Black Sea Fleet’s guards’ missile cruiser Moskva in this sea port yester- events. Continued on Page 13 day during the Egyptian leader’s first official visit to Russia. — AFP Continued on Page 13 Barrak slams govt’s Williams found hanging from belt ‘revengeful behavior’ Tributes pour in for US actor, comedian

New e-media law in offing LOS ANGELES: Tributes poured with a belt secured around his in yesterday for Robin Williams neck with the other end of the By A Saleh and Agencies forged visit visas and iqamas that num- after the Oscar-winning actor and belt wedged between the clothes bered 12,000 transactions?” he demanded. comedian apparently took his closet door and the door frame”. KUWAIT: Opposition leader and former The Cabinet said on Monday it had own life following a battle with “Mr Williams, at that time, was MP Musallam Al-Barrak yesterday attacked revoked the citizenship of 10 people, severe depression. Williams, 63, cool to the touch with rigor mor- the government over its decisions to including a well-known cleric. Last month, known for high-energy, rapid-fire tis present in his body,” he told revoke citizenship from critics. “Did I not tell the Cabinet revoked the citizenship of two improvisation and clowning, was reporters, adding that the inside you not to believe them? It is a govern- opposition figures and some of their family one of the most beloved enter- of his left wrist bore signs of hav- ment that chose revengeful behavior that members. The Information Ministry also tainers of his time. One publica- ing been cut. is far from the law and the constitution,” he cancelled the licences of a local newspaper tion called him the Boyd, who is Marin charged. “They want to kill people, and said and a television channel over failure to “ful- funniest man alive. SEE PAGES 38 & 39 County’s assistant revoking citizenship from some people ly honor one of the conditions in the The star of films such coroner, refused to say was because they were not included in the licences”. Yesterday Minister of Information as “Good Will Hunting”, “Good whether a suicide note had been 1965 census. This is very stupid, because and State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Morning Vietnam” and “Mrs found, as an investigation contin- what is important for them is the result, not Salman Al-Sabah said in a press statement Doubtfire” was found dead at his ues. He said Williams had last the reason,” he said. yesterday that a new law organizing elec- home outside San Francisco been seen alive Sunday by his “Is it realistic to say that 1965 census is tronic media was in its final stage of pre- shortly before midday on wife Susan Schneider before she one of the conditions to get citizenship, paredness at the National Assembly. Monday. retired for the night. She left the then you come seven years later to say that He said it was necessary to wait for the First responders called to house on Monday assuming he those whose nationalities were revoked input of lawmakers on the law, which he Williams’ home found the actor was still asleep in a separate were not in the 1965 census,” Barrak won- emphasized would not affect social net- dead of an apparent suicide with room, he said. He was found dead dered. “You the government of selectivity works, but only electronic media including a belt around his neck and slight by his personal assistant, who and revenge - who are the officials who the Internet, radio and TV broadcasting wounds to his wrist, police said entered the room at 11:45 am approved the file before granting them cit- and online news services, among others. yesterday. Lieutenant Keith Boyd “when he failed to respond to izenship? Who reviewed it? What did you The new law should help those in the of the Marin County Sheriff’s knocks on his bedroom door,” SANTA MONICA, California: This June 15, 2007 file photo shows actor do to them? Will they be retired and then media to operate more efficiently and Office said he was found “in a Boyd said. and comedian Robin Williams posing to promote his film ‘License to promoted like the person in the case of the credibly, said the minister. seated position unresponsive Continued on Page 13 Wed’. Williams died in an apparent suicide aged 63. — AP ‘Missing’ Saudi teenager found Chinese zoo unveils panda triplets By Hanan Al-Saadoun HONG KONG: A Chinese zoo has have lived longer than any other triplets unveiled newborn panda triplets billed as so far,” Dong said. An official from KUWAIT: Kuwait detectives solved the mystery of a the world’s first known surviving trio, in Sichuan Wolong National Nature Saudi girl, 19, who went missing in Saudi Arabia one what it hailed as a “miracle” given the ani- Reserve, considered the foremost week after her wedding. The girl disappeared on mal’s famously low reproductive rate. The authority on pandas, said the trio were July 8 at midnight, and her family notified Saudi mother panda, named Juxiao, meaning too young to be officially recognised as police. Police found no record of her leaving the “chrysanthemum smile”, delivered the “surviving” but that they were the only kingdom. Her phone was switched off, so police triplets at Guangzhou’s Chimelong Safari known panda triplets alive. “We can only checked her call record and found that the last call Park in the early hours of July 29, but was say they are surviving once they reach was to a Kuwaiti who entered the kingdom on July 7 too exhausted to take care of them after- six months. For now they are indeed the and left on July 9. The girl’s father came to Kuwait wards. only surviving triplets,” said an official and filed a complaint at the public prosecution, A video from the zoo showed Juxiao from the centre who gave her name only which asked criminal detectives to work on the case. sitting in the corner of a room as she as Ms Zhao. The Kuwaiti man was questioned and denied delivered her cubs for four gruelling The cubs were naturally conceived everything. He was released but remained under hours and licking them after they were when the 12-year-old Juxiao was paired surveillance. Information received confirmed that born. By the time it came to the delivery with the 17-year-old father, Linlin, at the the girl was in a flat he rented for her after he of the third cub, she was lying on her side zoo, Dong said. “In September last year, brought her into the country. The young man said out of exhaustion. Her cubs were initially we made them neighbours so they he had a relationship with the girl when she was liv- put into incubators while Juxiao regained could see each other and get famil- ing in Kuwait, and when she was married off to a her strength but had now been brought iarised with things such as smell. Juxiao person she did not want to, he agreed to smuggle back to their mother for nursing and were also had to do more exercise to her into Kuwait, so she escaped with him. He said being attended to by a round-the-clock strengthen herself (for the pregnancy),” that he hid her behind the backseat of his car, which team of feeders, the zoo said yesterday. he said. “The triplets can be described as he loaded on a tow truck to make officials believe “It was a miracle for us and (the a new wonder of the world,” a statement births) exceeded our expectations,” the from the safari park added, describing that car had broken down, After he passed through GUANGZHOU: Triplet panda cubs rest in an incubator at the Chimelong Safari the borders, he drove the car to the flat. safari park’s general manager Dong mortality rates among newborn pandas Park in south China’s Guangdong province yesterday. — AP Guixin told AFP. “It’s been 15 days. They as “extremely high”. —AFP LOCAL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014

Envoy welcomes ‘Journey of Hope’ delegation to Paris Mission back in Kuwait August 15

PARIS: Kuwait’s Ambassador to France Ali the crew and again emphasized that this Suleiman Al-Saeed welcomed a delegation was a very strong message about Kuwait’s from the Kuwaiti “Journey of Hope” mission compassion for and devotion to its people. on Monday, and held a lunch meeting which included Kuwaitis and also French Shedding light on an important issue participants working to help people with The Kuwaiti initiative also drew praise intellectual or mental difficulties. Kuwait’s from French participants, some of whom “Journey of Hope” maritime expedition, were also personally affected by problems patronized by His Highness the Amir of children with mental or intellectual chal- Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, lenges. got under way in May and has brought its “It is very important to make the public key message to 20 countries and 39 ports aware of the abilities and capacities of our across the globe. The Organizers told KUNA children who many see as merely handi- that they had been very well received capped,” said Annick Tabet, Vice-President Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah during the meeting. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid with Palestinian Prime Minister Dr Rami Hamdallah. everywhere, by Kuwaiti embassies, local of “SESAME-Autism,” a French NGO working — KUNA Photos institutions and officials and NGOs, and with mentally-challenged children. “The even by UN officials with relevant responsi- Kuwaiti initiative was extremely important Kuwait reaffirms support to efforts bilities. as it makes known the problems of mental- The Kuwaiti mission will soon leave from ly-challenged and broadens the contacts Toulon, southern France, to Italy on on this issue. We must all join together to to stop Israeli aggression on Palestinians Thursday before heading back to Kuwait be better able to take into account the dif- on August 15, the organizers said. ficulties. We must draw on what is being Acting premier attends OIC meeting in Jeddah Kuwait’s Ambassador in Paris expressed done in the US, in Europe, in the Middle appreciation to the mission participants, East to tackle this issue,” she added. JEDDAH: First Deputy Prime Minister and Israeli authorities, and to help the Palestinian The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister concluded by which included youngsters Khaled Badi Al- Tabet noted that the Kuwaiti expedition Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- people to rid of the occupation and obtain expressing gratitude to the Saudi Arabia’s Dosari and Meshal Jassem Al-Bader, both would reinforce efforts to stress that each Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday renewed Kuwait’s their legitimate rights. King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz for hosting the of whom have struggled against Down person, not matter what the degree of constant stance supporting international But after all these years, the suffering of the emergency meeting and guaranteeing it suc- syndrome but have overcome many chal- handicap, had rights “and must be allowed efforts that seek an immediate and uncondi- Palestinian people has aggravated and their cess. He also thanked the OIC Secretary lenges with the support of doctors and to have a dignified life and a life that is tional halt for the Israeli aggression on the living conditions deteriorating, he said refer- General Iyad Madani for the good organiza- family. Both youngsters were present at worth living. “The Journey of Hope has occupied Palestinian territories, guaranteeing ring to the tremendous destruction caused to tion and preparation of the meeting. the honorific event and have played an gone a long way to sensitizing people to no recurrence. Gaza through the use of heavy lethal important part in shedding light on the this problems and showing it can be Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled led the Kuwaiti weapons. Acting premier meets plight of those suffering mental challenges addressed in a way that makes life bearable delegation to the emergency meeting of the Palestinian counterpart but who can participate in society with the for those suffering, We must have a positive Executive Committee of the Organization of Scale of devastation Also yesterday, Sheikh Sabah held talks proper support. view and help those suffering have confi- Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the level of for- Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled referred to statis- with Palestinian Prime Minister Dr Rami dence in themselves and help them eign ministers. tics by international organizations on the Alhamd-Allah. The talks, held on the sidelines A good message progress,” Tabet added. He stressed the necessity of forcing Israel scale of devastation in Gaza, suggesting will of the OIC meeting, focused on the Arab Jassem Al-Rushaid Al-Bader and Badi Al- to bear the legal responsibility of the wide need long years to recover, with about 2,000 diplomatic efforts to pressure the internation- Dosari, the fathers of the two youths, are Support needed losses of the Palestinian people as a result of people killed and about 10,000 injured. al community to intervene to stop the Israeli part of the Kuwaiti initiative. Mission leader Jassem Al-Bader told the brutal aggression on Gaza. Up to 25 percent of the 1.8 million Gaza aggression on Gaza, means to provide Gaza “You have delivered a good message KUNA said that the mission of “Journey of The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister condemned around the world, showing that Kuwait Hope” was to call for support from all sides the “racial practices of the Israeli occupation always defends its people and especially because without such support people are authorities, and settlements against the those with disabilities or difficulties,” Al- powerless to help the mentally-challenged. unarmed Palestinians, their property and Saeed told the mission participants.”Kuwait “We are trying to tell the entire world shrines”, that violate the relevant international considers people with difficulties as part of we need support to deal with problems of conventions and charters, topped with the our society and will do everything to help intellectual disabilities. We need families, Fourth Geneva Conventions (Geneva and protect them,” he added. governments or we cannot do anything to Convention Relative to the Protection of The Ambassador also noted that the help people who need support. This is our Civilian Persons in Time of War). “Journey of Hope” also delivered a message message,” Al-Bader said. “We have met He also called for more efforts to lift the beyond Kuwait and helped draw interna- with all sorts of people from all sectors, illegal siege on the Gaza Strip, guaranteeing tional attention to this important issue. embassies, governments, companies, the opening of crossings to allow the flow of “Not only did you bring a focus to what NGOs, parents. We were welcomed by flag- humanitarian aid and basic needs to people Kuwait is doing, but you also touched on a waving crowds of parents and children in there. He called for unconditional release of question that goes far beyond Kuwait and ports when we arrived,” he stated. “They Palestinian detained since the start of the touches humanity in general,” Al-Saeed were smiling and happy because they saw aggression on Gaza last month. remarked. He also praised the Amir, His someone was highlighting this issue,” he Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled underscored Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, for his affirmed. Kuwait’s support to an official demand to pro- solid support for the “Journey of Hope” Al-Bader said that he hoped the coun- vide protection for the Palestinian people and project from the outset and for remaining tries he visited would take notice of the state, paving the way for an end to the Israeli behind the expedition during the many Kuwaiti initiative and would take care of occupation and the creation of a Palestinian months it has been travelling the world. Al- those people who need help and support sovereign state. Saeed received a full account of the long and “give them a smile every day. “His high- voyage undertaken by “Journey of Hope” ness the Amir was the biggest and strongest Gaza reconstruction and was informed about the interaction support for this trip. He met us and he told He also urged the provision of all forms of the Kuwaitis had in Arab and Gulf countries us, as a citizen I am with you, and he offered urgent support to meet the needs of recon- and then in European and other nations. support for building the boat and we got all struction of Gaza. The Ambassador said he was impressed facilities in the Ministries and elsewhere,” Al- “Conditions in Gaza are utterly tragic, and with the enthusiasm and commitment of Bader indicated. — KUNA the Strip is suffering sharp shortage of basic needs and health as well as other public serv- ices, due to the Israeli aggression,” he told the OIC meeting. “Kuwait has announced offering urgent aid worth USD 10 million to alleviate the human crisis and the suffering of the Gaza people. In addition, (Kuwaiti) popular aid has exceeded USD 3 million,” Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled said. He also stressed the fact that the OIC Executive Committee emergency meeting Sheikh Sabah Al-Kaled arrives to Jeddah to participate in the OIC meeting. comes amid “hard conditions and enormous challenges the Muslim nation is moving population, has become homeless, due to people with humanitarian aid. through”. excessive disproportionate use of force by They also tackled bolstering bilateral gov- “It has never happened since the OIC was Israel that deliberately targeted areas with ernment-to-government and people-to-peo- established that we faced such dangers and dense population. ple relations between Kuwait and Palestine. acts of violence that threaten our security and In the face of the Gaza dangerous tragedy, Shekh Sabah also held talks with Turkish stability, and the unity and sovereignty of all the Muslim countries are required to take Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, which some of our states, like what we are facing at the necessary steps to push the international tackled the situation in Gaza Strip and means present,” Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled said. community, represented by the UNSC, to bear to bolster Kuwaiti-Turkish relations in different He also recalled the fact that the OIC was responsibility and deter Israel, forcing it to be domains. The talks also discussed other set up four decades before to support the committed to resolutions of the international regional and international developments of Ambassador Al-Saeed with the Journey of Hope delegation. Aqsa Mosque that was then set on fire by the legitimacy. common concern. — KUNA Minister highlights governors’ role in public policy

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Public Relations said in a statement. Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah yesterday stressed the The three exchanged friendly talks and discussed a host role of governors in the implementation of the state public of important issues, it added. The Minister of Defense policy, as well as following up citizens’ affairs, each in his appreciated the efforts exerted by governors contributing governorate. to stability in the country, under the leadership of His Sheikh Khaled received retired Lieutenant-General Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Thabit Al-Muhanna, Asima Governor (Capital), and retired Sabah, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, His General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Hawally Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Governor, the Ministry’s Directorate of Moral Guidance and Minister. — KUNA

KUWAIT: Major General Mahmoud Al-Dousary, the Acting Undersecretary of the Interior Ministry, met yesterday with Shin Boonam, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Kuwait, and Min-hong Yi, Deputy Head of Mission at the embassy. The two sides discussed the bilateral relations and boosting cooperation in the security field.

Priority in army for naturalized guards sons

KUWAIT: Informed sources said that Deputy Prime their parents’ position and their heroism in defending Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah the Amiri convoy against an attack in the 1980s. The Al-Sabah has decided to give priority to enroll in the source pointed out that Sheikh Khaled commended the army the sons of newly naturalized military men guard- interest and attention of Deputy Prime Minister and ing the procession of the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al- Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al-Khaled Al-Sabah Ahmad Al-Sabah, who are willing to engage in military for his instructions to accelerate and finalize the delivery service. of files of naturalized citizens, including the sons of The sources said the step comes in recognition of those in the Amir’s military convoy. — Al-Anbaa The defense minister with the governors at his office. — KUNA LOCAL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014

In Brief Bold Decisions ‘Revolutionizing’ education 3-month period By A. Saleh P Hmoud Al-Hamdan, head of the parlia- P Roudhan Al-Roudhan called for giving dual ment’s educational committee, underlined citizens a three-month period to choose P Abdullah Al-Tamimi praised Deputy Prime the importance of improving Kuwait’s edu- M which citizenship they would like to keep or Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh cation system which he said ‘remains subpar’. M otherwise face losing their Kuwaiti nationality. The Mohammad Al-Khalid Al-Sabah’s role in enforc- Hamdan announced in a press statement that the M lawmaker made those remarks in a statement to clari- ing the law strictly with regards to citizenship issues. The panel looks to put together a ‘new comprehensive fy a report which he says had misquoted him while lawmaker praised Sheikh Mohammad’s ‘bold decisions’, strategy’ for the education sector that revolutionizes commenting on the topic. commitment to ‘avoid yielding to pressures’, and ‘giving teaching methods, the curricula, and the level of top priority to Kuwait’s security. education outputs.

Photo of the day

KUWAIT: Cats resting during the afternoon near a street in a neighborhood in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Kuwait, UNDP sign memo Sewerage deal scrapped for breach of terms on youth empowerment KD 18 million road projects in Ahmadi State marks World Youth Day By A Saleh KUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Work (MPW) is looking for a new contractor to KUWAIT: Kuwait signed a memorandum yesterday carry out full maintenance works of Riqqa’s boosting its partnership with the UN regarding poli- sewerage system, after the project’s initial cies towards empowering the youth. The signing contract was terminated when the contrac- coincided with marking the World Youth Day (WYD). tor failed to meet the deadline. The min- Minister of Information and State Minister for Youth istry exercised a clause in all its contracts Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Sabah said at yesterday’s celebration of WYD that Kuwait has paid which gives it the right to take punitive great attention over the years for the needs of the measures that includes termination of the youth in the country, so much so that the govern- contract if the contractor fails to honor his ment established a ministry for their affairs which he obligations, minister Abdulaziz Al-Ibrahim heads. He said the Ministry of Youth Affairs has given said. Ibrahim, who is also the Minister of enormous incentives to the youth of Kuwait to excel Electricity and Water, said that the total val- Abdulaziz Al-Ibrahim in their chosen endeavors and vocations. ue of road and sewerage network mainte- Al-Rai yesterday. The sources who are not nance contracts in Ahmadi governorate is named in the report did not provide rea- Special needs KD 17.721 million. sons for the delay. Established in 1945, the He indicated the government’s care for young Ministry of Public Works supervises the people with special needs as has been recently evi- Sheikh Salman addresses the audience. Dr Mubashar Riaz speaks during the event. Ardiya footbridge majority of Kuwait’s major infrastructure denced in the world wide trip of the Kuwaiti boat car- Prioritizing youth issues initiative.” He indicated that the Ministry, graced with Separately, a local daily reported that developments including roads and sewer- rying a number of young Kuwaitis with mental dis- He lauded the Kuwait youth who asserted them- the support of His Highness the Amir, His Highness the MPW has yet to discuss any steps to age projects; oversees operations and abilities spreading that message of care. selves internationally and maintained their national the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber construct a new footbridge that connects maintenance works of pumping and water The boat trip, dubbed The boat of Hope, was cultural and historical identity. The minister extolled Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh the industrial and residential areas of stations; project management and main- sponsored jointly by the people and government of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, was able to Ardiya. Kuwait Municipality had handed tenance of public buildings. There are an Kuwait, said the minister. Jaber Al-Sabah and the Cabinet for prioritizing the launch the small enterprise fund, and implement the the project over to the MPW nearly two estimated 9,000 employees currently He valued Kuwait’s partnership with UN’s devel- youth issues, and backing the launching of the recommendations of Kuwait hears initiative and the years ago, according to sources quoted by opment program (UNDP) branch office in Kuwait, working in the ministry. Ministry of State for Youth Affairs and “Kuwait hears youth care policy. —KUNA saying the partnership served the aspirations of Kuwait’s youth. UNDP’s coordinator in Kuwait Dr Mubashar Riaz Sheikh spoke also on the occasion of “World Youth Day” praising Kuwait’s efforts at addressing issues close to the hearts of young peo- ple, noting that 60 percent of Kuwait’s population fall in that category. He cited a number of notable successes by young Kuwaitis, namely the novelist Saud Al-Sanousi, who won the world prize for Arab fiction, and the inventor Muhammad Sadiq, who also won some international awards for his inven- tions, and Lulwa Al-Ayoub, a female fencing champi- on, who was honored recently by the GCC for clinch- ing the bronze medal in a world fencing champi- onship. Dr Mubashar looked forward to more coop- eration between the UNDP and the Ministry of Youth Affairs in years to come.

Greater role Earlier, Sheikh Salman called for creating jobs for the youth in the educational and vocational fields in order to integrate them in the public life. In a state- ment by the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs on the eve of the World Youth Day (WYD), Sheikh Salman affirmed Kuwait’s keenness on giving free rein to the Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim speaks during the gathering. (Right) MP Majid Mousa shows Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim and other MPs the bullet marks left outside his youth to play a greater role in the public life and pro- house. — Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh mote mutual understanding with the state institu- tions. “The youth rights to education, work, healthcare Speaker, MPs condemn attack and decent housing are enshrined in the Kuwaiti con- stitution with a view to enhancing their competitive edge,” he pointed out. “The Ministry and the con- on colleague’s house cerned departments are commemorated this year’s WYD in collaboration with the UN and the civil socie- KUWAIT: The Parliament Speaker and MPs con- who want security for this country. through his ministers. MP Abdullah Maayouf geous stands in parliament, and want him to ty institutions. “While implementing the youth policy, demned the attack on the house of MP Majid Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem labeled this called for collecting arms because there are give up his parliamentary seat. we seek to learn from the international experiences in Mousa on Friday in Sabah Al-Nasser. They act is cowardly, and said the culprits should be those “whose language have become weapons MPs Ghanem, Tameemi, Hamad Al-Harshani, engaging the youth in the quest for sustainable described the incident as cowardly and alien to arrested quickly. MP Yousuf Al-Zalzalah consid- only”, and do not accept democracy, and do not Mohammad Al-Jabri, Fares Al-Otaibi, Maayouf, development,” Sheikh Salman went on. Kuwaiti society by a group that wants to desta- ered the use of arms alien to Kuwaitis of all want the rule of the constitution, so they resort Mohammad Al-Barrak, Zalzalah and Assembly He noted that the State of Kuwait attaches great bilize security and stability. MPs, who were in sects, adding that whoever committed this to such crimes, and they should be held to Secretary General Allam Al-Kandari inspected importance to sports and recreation facilities which Mousa’s house to display support, told him the crime does not want Mousa to continue with his account. MP Abdullah Al-Tameemi described the scene and marks left by bullets on Mousa’s made outstanding achievements in promoting the Assembly stands with him in this case which is patriotic stands, and asked the prime minister to what happened as the result of a reckless wave house. Ambassador of Iraq to Kuwait Bahr Al- skills of youth as shown in the international sports considered the case of all honorable Kuwaitis carry out his duties and identify the culprits by those who want Mousa to drop his coura- Oloum was also present. — Al-Watan events. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 LOCAL Fire guts stable-turned-carpentry in Farwaniya No injuries reported Crime Crime Report Report

Man wanted for Man held for attempted kidnap heroin possession

KUWAIT: A 22-year-old citizen told police she By Hanan Al-Saadoun received a call from a friend inviting her for a cup of coffee, but when she arrived, he asked KUWAIT: Jahra police sent a Saudi expat to drugs con- her to come to his nearby flat, but she refused trol general department after he was arrested in an to be alone with him in a private place. The abnormal condition. Six envelopes of heroin were found on him. He claimed to be a bedoon, but fingerprints man persisted, but the woman refused, so he showed he is a wanted Saudi. started pulling her towards his car. The woman screamed to passersby for help, and the man fled. Detectives are working on the Three thefs reported case. A citizen told Rumaithiya police that a man took her 2008 model car and a mobile phone, and beat her after she resisted him. Meanwhile, a citizen in Surra accused three unidentified persons of tying Conflicting report him in his car and stealing KD 500 and his mobile phone. In another case, a citizen in Sabah Al- Policemen at Sulaibkhat police station sent The stable after the fire was extinguished. — Photos by Hanan Al-Saadoun Nasser accused unidentified persons of stealing a citizen and a restaurant’s deliveryman for jewellery worth KD 6,000. questioning after both provided contra- By Hanan Al-Saadoun dicting statements regarding an incident between them. The deliveryman accused KUWAIT: A fire broke at a stable yesterday in the citizen of beating him, while the latter Farwaniya which was used illegally as a carpentry. denied that, adding that he only admon- The stable’s total area is estimated at 800 square ished him for waking him up to deliver a meters. Firemen from three different fire stations meal he did not order. arrived to the scene yesterday morning in response to an emergency call, and managed to put the blaze under control. No injuries were reported in the inci- Drunk ex-con arrested dent. An investigation was opened to reveal the A security source said that a call came about a An electricity box affected by the fire. causes of the fire. body of a person behind trees in a Salmiya park that had been there for some time. Policemen and paramedics went to the site and began inspecting what they thought to be a dead body, but they discovered he was alive. The man, from a Gulf country, seemed to be drunk. Policemen found out he is an ex-convict and was released a short time ago from prison. He said that he went to the park after his family kicked him out of the house because of the dis- turbance he caused them. He was sent to crimi- nal detectives, charged with drunkenness in a public place. Three charged with drug possession

Imitating the opposite sex KUWAIT: Narcotics authorities arrested a citizen, a Gulf A security source said that a patrol in man and a woman with 500 gm of hashish and 500 gm Salmiya noticed a car being driven by a girl of ice. The arrest was made after placing the Gulf man recklessly, with another girl next to her. under close surveillance, and he was arrested in front of Police asked the girl to stop but she his Fahaheel house. The drugs were found in his house. A Gulf woman and a citizen were with him and were in refused and continued to drive, so she was Damage left by the blaze. Wooden frames made illegally inside the stable. an abnormal condition. The three said they used and forced to stop. When policemen checked sold drugs to youths of both genders. their IDs, they discovered that what they thought to be a girl was a man in woman’s clothes. Police released his companion and he was handed to detectives.

Hacker caught Police in Hawally said that a citizen complained to detectives against a person who hacked her personal account on the internet and got hold of personal pictures and data. Experts from the e-crimes department were able to identify the hacker and arrest him. They found out he was an Egyptian juvenile with a history of hacking private accounts.

Man beats up wife’s harasser Shuwaikh detectives are questioning a 34- year-old Arab expat on two charges - KUWAIT: The Kuwait Fire Services Directorate organ- harassing a citizen and exchanging blows ized a blood donation campaign that saw participa- with her husband - at the Friday market. A tion from Salmiya Fire Station personnel. Brigadier General Abdullah Al-Mekrad, Deputy General Director security source said that a citizen for Countering and Human Resources, said that exchanged blows with an Egyptian who around 300 firefighters are expected to join the KFSD’s deliberately came close to his wife at the ongoing campaign that is done in cooperation with Friday market, so they went to the site. The the Kuwait Central Blood Bank. Mekrad, as well as wife said that she was surprised by the Major General Yousuf Al-Ansari, KFSD General Director, Colonel Khalid Al-Amir, the Public Relations Egyptian touching her hand, but she and Media Department Director, and other officials thought it was unintentional, but he went participated in the campaign. further and came too close, so she sought — Photos by Hanan Al-Saadoun. the help of her husband. He responded by hitting the Egyptian, who denied the charges.

Middle aged woman robbed A thief entered a flat through a window, took the phone of a 48-year-old Syrian expat and groped her before leaving the same way. The Syrian, who lives in Salmiya, went to the police and told them that while she was in a deep asleep, she felt something on her body, and was shocked to find a man in her room. She said that she discovered the man, whom she could not see well because of darkness, left through the window with her phone.

Purse stolen A thief stole the purse of a woman with her phone and KD 120 in it. The thief got to the purse by smashing the window of her car while she was in a Jahra mosque. Jahra detectives are working on the case. - Al-Rai KUWAIT: Ahmadi police arrested 38 roaming vendors, 18 liquor bottles were found with an Asian expat, while another had 52 bags of locally made liquor during an inspec- tion campaign in Ahmadi governorate. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 LOCAL Hajj and Umrah Saudi Arabia demands Health Requirements ealth requirements that must be met by described above, and all health-care workers pilgrims vaccination Hajj pilgrims and Umrah performers: in the Hajj premises. HThe Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health Health Education: Health authorities in has established a number of requirements that countries of origin are required to provide must be met by visitors to obtain an Entry Visa information to pilgrims on infectious diseases Measures against Ebola, MERS spread for Hajj and Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi symptoms, methods of transmission, compli- Arabia for Hajj season. These health regulations cations, and means of prevention. include: Food Material: Hajj and Umrah performers KUWAT: Kuwaiti authorities have been informed 1 - Yellow Fever: In accordance with the are not allowed to bring fresh food into Saudi that all pilgrims planning to go to Saudi Arabia International Health Regulations 2005, all trav- Arabia. Only properly canned or sealed food during the upcoming Hajj season must be vacci- elers arriving from countries or areas at risk of or food stored in containers with easy access nated no less than 10 days before entering the yellow fever must present a valid yellow fever for inspection is allowed in small quantities, kingdom. The step follows instructions of Saudi vaccination certificate showing that the person sufficient for one person for the duration of Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj, and comes as part of was vaccinated at least 10 days and at most 10 his or her trip. preventive measures against the potential years before arrival at the border. In case of the Responses to International Outbreaks: spread of the Ebola and MERS viruses. absence of such a certificate, the individual will 1 - MERS-COV Precautions: The Saudi Meanwhile, the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic be placed under strict surveillance for 6 days Ministry of Health recommends that the eld- Affairs gave permission to local pilgrimage from the date of vaccination or the last date of erly (above 65 years of age) and those with potential exposure to infection, whichever is chronic diseases (e.g. Heart disease, kidney offices to register pilgrims from Gulf earlier. disease, respiratory disease, diabetes) and pil- Cooperation Council (GCC) countries who live in 2 - Meningococcal Meningitis: Visitors grims with immune deficiency (congenital Kuwait. arriving for the purpose of Umrah or pilgrim- and acquired), malignancy and terminal ill- Kuwait was forced to reduce the maximum age (Hajj) or for seasonal work are required to nesses, pregnant women and children (under number allocated for pilgrims last year due to submit a certificate of vaccination with the 12) coming for Hajj and Umrah this year, post- the ongoing construction at the Holy Mosque in quadrivalent (ACYW135) vaccine against pone the performance of the Hajj and Umrah Mecca. As a result, local authorities banned meningitis issued no more than three years for their own safety. expatriates from embarking on Hajj from Kuwait, and no less than 10 days before arrival in Saudi The Saudi Ministry of Health also advises in order to keep the limited seats available for Arabia. all pilgrims to comply with common public Kuwaiti citizens. 3 - Poliomyelitis: All travelers arriving from health guidelines to curb the spread of respi- Kuwait’s quota for pilgrims is estimated at polio-endemic countries and re-established ratory infectious disease, which can be sum- 7,000 for Kuwaitis, compared to as much as transmission countries, namely, Afghanistan, marized as follows: 14,000 in previous years. Around 1,000 more Chad, Nigeria and Pakistan, regardless of age A - wash hands with soap and water or dis- and vaccination status, should receive 1 dose infectant, especially after coughing and seats are also allowed for stateless residents, and of oral polio vaccine (OPV). Proof of polio vacci- sneezing spouses of Kuwaiti nationals. Kuwait’s population nation at least 6 weeks prior to departure is B - use disposable tissues when coughing of GCC residents is estimated at 81,262 in 2011. required for visitors from polio-endemic and or sneezing and dispose of them in a waste re-established transmission countries to apply basket. for an entry visa for Saudi Arabia and travelers C - try as much as possible to avoid hand will also receive 1 dose of OPV at border points contact with the eyes, nose and mouth. on arrival in Saudi Arabia. D - avoid direct contact with infected per- The same requirements are valid for travel- sons (people with symptoms such as cough, ers from recently endemic countries at high sneezing, expectoration, vomiting, and diar- risk of re-importation of poliovirus, i.e. India. All rhea) and do not share their personal gadgets. visitors under the age of 15 travelling to Saudi E - wear masks, especially when in crowd- Arabia from countries reporting polio follow- ed places. ing importation or due to circulating vaccine- F - Maintain good personal hygiene. derived poliovirus in the past 12 months (as of 2 - General Precautions: Updating immu- mid-February 2013, see list below) should be nization against vaccine-preventable diseases vaccinated against poliomyelitis with the OPV. in all travelers is strongly recommended. Proof of OPV or IPV vaccination is required 6 Preparation for international travel provides weeks prior to the application for entry visa. opportunity to review the immunization sta- Irrespective of previous immunization history, tus of travelers. Incompletely immunized trav- all visitors under 15 years arriving in Saudi elers can be offered routine vaccinations rec- Arabia will also receive 1 dose of OPV at border ommended in national immunization sched- points. Polio cases related to wild poliovirus ules (these usually include diphtheria, importation or to circulating vaccine-derived tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, and poliovirus have been registered during the mumps), in addition to those needed for the past 12 months in the following countries: specific travel (e.g. Meningococcal vaccination Chad, Kenya, Niger, Somalia and Yemen. for Hajj). 4 - Seasonal Influenza: The Saudi Ministry 3 - Emergency Precautions: In the event of Health recommends that international pil- of a public health emergency of international grims be vaccinated against seasonal influen- health concern, or in the case of any disease za before arrival into the Kingdom of Saudi outbreak subject to notification under the Arabia, particularly those at increased risk of International Health Regulations 2005, the severe influenza diseases, including pregnant health authorities in Saudi Arabia will under- women, children under 5 years, the elderly, take additional preventive precautions (not and individuals with underlying health condi- included in the measures mentioned above), tions such as HIV/AIDS, asthma, and chronic following consultation with the WHO, that are heart or lung diseases. In Saudi Arabia, sea- necessary to avoid the spread of infection KUWAIT: The Kuwait Sea Sports Club began the ‘Habab’ and ‘Shouna’ operation to prepare ships that will take part in the 26th annual Pearl sonal influenza vaccination is recommended during the pilgrimage or on return to their Diving Trip. Eleven ships gifted by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and the late Amir HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al- for internal pilgrims, particularly those at risk country of origin. Sabah will participate in the event that officially kicks off tomorrow. — KUNA

NBK launches blood donation campaign

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Precedent set Dubai’s environment for LLC managers friendly mosque

By Meshari Al-Enezi By Labeed Abdal

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he appeals court struck down a ruling by he Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation in Dubai the court of first instance in favor of a small opened the first environment-friendly mosque in Tbusiness finance company during its ses- Tthe Muslim world. The 22 million dirham ($6 mil- sion on June 13, 2011. The decision solidifies an lion) project is built over a 105,000 sq m, and has a total important principle relating to the duties of the capacity of 3,500 worshippers. This is a source of pride manager of a limited liability company who is not only for the UAE, but the region and all Muslim appointed by a general assembly decision, based states as well. on the fact that the manager’s responsibility who The mosque was designed based on the ‘green build- is appointed by the partners’ general assembly ing’ concept, using renewable energy solutions in the constitutes the authorities given to him, away form of lighting posts equipped with solar panels and a battery system that stores solar energy. Furthermore, from the supposed responsibility by law. Al-Watan solar panels are used to warm water instead of tradition- This becomes clear through what the rest of al boilers that work with electricity. partners kept for them in the form of decisions The project’s design draws significance from the role relating to managerial work, and this makes that it can play in improving the concept of environ- them partners in management, and the respon- kuwait digest ment-friendly buildings and spreading environmental sibility of mistakes in management or losses the awareness. Using this concept in building a place of company incurs is not that of the appointed worship adds importance to the public duty of protect- manager alone, because the rest of partners ing the environment from direct or indirect types of pol- accepted to have duties related to management A house above a house lution. including signing cheques and bringing in labor. While reading about the specifications of the new This means the court has considered some mosque, I felt the need that we have to adopt similar important principles related to commercial com- By Mohammad Ramadan projects that are based on alternative and integrated panies’ managers, which makes some partners solutions in our own country. There is no doubt that managers according to the “actual manager” extremely hot places such as Kuwait need steps such as principle, even if this was not mentioned in the ociologists indicate that our opinions are formed cal construction as a solution to save lands, and houses replacing traditional lightings with power-saving LED company founding contract. Among the prac- based on the interaction of information about the when it comes to privacy and freedoms. The idea is to lights, as well as using automatic light control systems. tices of some partners who keep them for them- Senvironment we live in, combined with our inter- utilize lands by building houses vertically, or by build- For example, this system can help save power in nal acceptance level and orientations. Information ing two or three story houses. This enables each owner selves despite the fact that they are within the mosques by lighting the building during prayer times. comes from different sources, including the media, of the two or three storeys to take an equal percentage general manager’s authority are: Furthermore, using taps that meet ‘green’ specifications conversations with friends, colleagues, neighbors, and of the land; either 50 or 33 percent. The building would and having more control over the continuous air-condi- observations of the world around us. Meanwhile, orien- contain a separate entrance and elevator for each tioning in mosques can also save a lot of energy. • Signing company cheques or issuing pay- tations and acceptance levels are determined by a per- house. Also, each house would be separated from the Dubai’s environment-friendly mosque is equipped ment orders from the company account in son’s upbringing, experience, social ties and perhaps other by an open floor, which can be used as a court- with sensors to detect daylight and adjust internal light- favor of others. also the formation of our minds and genetics. While yard for playing or to enjoy the weather outside. This ing automatically. It also uses smart control systems for information can change fast, people’s orientations take floor also serves as an insulator to avoid noise caused air conditioners, which turns the units on and off • Take an effectual decision that is of the man- longer times to change, as well as a plan and efforts in by children playing for example, and increases the mar- depending on prayer times and the number of worship- ager’s responsibility and related to company order to push them in a certain direction. gin of privacy to levels acceptable in our society. pers. The building is also equipped with thermal insula- activity. In Kuwait, the idea of vertical construction as a solu- In addition, the building’s ground floor can be used tion on the walls and ceiling, as well as metallic coating tion for the housing crisis failed to convince citizens to as a parking garage, and to build rooms for drivers and for windows to reduce the amount of sunrays that enter This results in that partners who are under the abandon the dream of obtaining a government house. male domestic workers. Rooms for female housemaids the mosque. “actual manager” theory do not deserve any The difference is obvious between the benefits that a and laundry rooms can be built in the courtyard’s floor. I believe that this system needs to be adopted as a compensations for mistakes make by the regis- homeowner receives compared to an apartment own- Air condition units and water tanks will be on the roof. standard in building mosques in the Arabian Gulf region tered manager in the official contract - they are er, including full ownership of land, as well as the com- Furthermore, the fact that the parking space would be and other hot places around the Muslim World. also committed to all compensations that may paratively large margin of privacy and adjustment free- located on the ground floor eliminates the need for Environment protection and constructing green build- result from decisions they make, and not only dom. space around the building, thus reducing the construc- ings must be adopted as a standard plan in all Gulf the official manager. In order to achieve social change that accepts apart- tion space. Cooperation Council states. Dubai mosque’s experience ments, I propose a solution that merges between verti- As long as a gradual social change happens to make must be followed not only in building worship places, people more acceptable to the idea of living in apart- but also in all kinds of construction. Environmental ments permanently, we need to come up with innova- reform must become a top priority in the GCC states, tive solutions in line with the slow change in our orien- and a standard in all projects and plans. Environmental tations, traditions and mindsets as a society. security and sustainable good environment is a public — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas demand.

kuwait digest Erdogan sidesteps scandal, critics to become first elected president

By Jane Burgess

urkey rumbled under the sound of celebratory Erdogan’s influence on institutions is the reason he has fireworks as Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime min- breezed through to win the presidential election out- Tister for the past 11 years, became the first popu- right. He breaks this down by saying that this is due to larly elected president after winning 53% of the vote, or Erdogan and his party’s power over the media, ability more than 20 million votes. In an election that was seen flex government muscle against dissent and recent as his to lose, the low voter turnout didn’t hamper accumulation of media outlets. Erdogan’s spirits upon hearing that he had taken the “AKP and Erdogan command an unparalleled influ- lion’s share of the vote and avoided a run-off with either ence over the Turkish media.” he told The Media Line. of his two distant opponents. “Turkish law permits media ownership by business “I will not be the president of only those who voted owners in other sectors, so most media owners are also for me, I will be the president of 77 million,” Erdogan business owners in other areas. These media owners said in his victory speech. An apparent message of unity must always keep in mind what the editorial policy of that may not been seen as such by his political oppo- the newspaper or television is; and how their employ- nents. ees in that media outlet operate etc. Otherwise, there is Many have criticized Erdogan’s recent behavior and a very good chance that they will feel the wrath of the his desire to consolidate his power with a term as presi- Erdogan government.” dent. A recent Pew research report suggested that near- Additionally, he said, Erdogan used the gains of the ly as many Turks (49%) supported the anti-Government largely forgotten corruption scandals to consolidate his protests that have plagued the country and their con- influence. “As part of the corruption schemes, Erdogan cerns are not likely to be relieved with Erdogan’s victory. compiled a very high sum of money by forcing business He will lead a deeply divided nation. owners, into something called ‘the pool.’ In some Polling stations in Gaziantep were fairly quiet instances, they even bought media groups with this throughout the afternoon as voters trickled in to make money, amounting to several hundred million dollars. their choice. Erdogan was up against two other candi- Sabah daily is an example of this. Such newspapers (i.e. dates, opposition’s Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, a former those that are directly controlled by AKP) run pieces diplomat and academic who gained 38.34% of the that are flat out lies and conspiracies on a daily basis vote; and the third candidate, Selahattin Demirtas, who with no proof.” garnered just 9.71%. Mehmet Demir, 38, of Gaziantep, A chaotic regional backdrop has increased the need was voting for Erdogan late on Saturday. He said he for stability in one of the regions most western-friendly knew there were problems but told The Media Line nations and plays in to the reason Erdogan’s increasing- that, “Turkey is better now. It is stable.” It’s a view shared ly unpalatable behaviors have gone unchecked abroad. by many Turks who see AKP and Erdogan as necessary Turkish relations with the KRG have been defrosting in evils compared to a chequered political past in the recent years and while Turkey, under Ergodgan’s leader- country. ship, are often accused of having been soft, or even As well as having a campaign war-chest ten times encouraged, the size of his nearest opponent and scooping up the Jihadist elements within Syria, they have maintained lion’s share of air-time on local media in the lead-up to stability despite a war raging on their border for four voting, Erdogan has increasingly squashed his political years and with more than a million refugees flooding opposition with authoritarian behavior. Just last week the country. For Syrians, Erdogan is a blessing and for he publicly attacked a journalist during a press confer- Turks, his open door policy toward the neighboring ence for writing an unfavorable piece about him. country is only just beginning to show its cracks, not yet Despite commentary in the last week to suggest significantly enough to erode local support. Erdogan’s religious beliefs were a driving force in his Yildirim told The Media Line that the government popularity, his public image as a devout believer in has been silent on potentially damaging foreign stories. Islam has had less impact on his ability to ride out “As an example, for about two months now, 49 Turkish recent political scandals than his tight grip on power citizens are being held hostage by ISIS. The government and the media and a feeling of apathy within the elec- has absolutely avoided the issue in public, even bring- torate. ing a court order to make news about it citing state Since the brutality of the police response to the Gezi security. They even avoided calling ISIS a terrorist organ- park protest movement, a broad corruption scandal has ization,” he said. plagued Erdogan for a year. In May, his handling of a Despite their lack of influence on the outcome of the huge mining tragedy caused public outcry. Despite this, election, a recent focus on pious behavior in women Erdogan has remained reasonably untarnished in the and an attack on minorities show: “Erdogan has little eyes of the majority of voters. A.Kadir Yildirim, assistant genuine interest in upholding pluralism, which is quite professor of political science at Furman University, says disappointing.” says Yildirm. — The Media Line. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014

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Page 11 Page 8 Gaza ceasefire talks ‘difficult’ but truce holds Seventy-two-hour Gaza truce holds for second day

GAZA: Talks to end a month-long war between tion. According to the United Nations, at least Israel and Gaza militants are “difficult”, Palestinian 425,000 displaced people in the Gaza Strip are delegates said yesterday, while an Israeli official in emergency shelters or staying with host said no progress had been made so far. As a 72- families. Nearly 12,000 homes have been hour ceasefire held for a second day, Palestinian destroyed or severely damaged by Israeli air negotiators began talks with Egyptian intelli- strikes and heavy shelling. In Geneva, the gence after a meeting on Monday that lasted United Nations named an international com- nine hours. The Israeli delegation returned to mission of inquiry into possible human rights Cairo yesterday. Hamas and its allies are seeking violations and war crimes by both sides during an end to an Israeli and Egyptian blockade of the the conflict. The commission, which will be Gaza Strip. “We are facing difficult negotiations,” headed by William Schabas, a Canadian profes- Hamas’ leader in Cairo, Moussa Abu Marzouk, sor of international law, was hailed by Hamas said on Twitter. and condemned by Israel. “Hamas welcomes Egyptian state news agency Mena quoted the decision to form an investigation commit- Khaled Al Batch, a leader of Hamas ally Islamic tee into the war crimes committed by the Jihad, as saying the present round of talks was occupation (Israel) against Gaza and it urges “the most serious, intensive and difficult.” “The that it begin work as soon as possible,” gaps between the sides are big and there is no spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said. progress in the negotiations,” said an Israeli offi- Israel’s foreign ministry said the Human cial who declined to be named. There was no Rights Council was biased against Israel. “The immediate comment from Hamas, the Islamist Human Rights Council long ago turned into group that dominates Gaza. A Palestinian official the ‘terrorist rights council’ and a kangaroo with knowledge of the Cairo talks told Reuters, court, whose ‘investigations’ are pre-deter- on condition of anonymity: “So far we can’t say a mined,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal breakthrough has been achieved ... Twenty-four Palmor said in a statement. “If any more proof hours and we shall see whether we have an were needed, the appointment of the chair- agreement.” man of the panel, whose anti-Israel bias and Hamas also wants the opening of a seaport opinions are known to all, proves beyond any for Gaza, a project Israel says should be dealt doubt that Israel cannot expect justice from with only in any future talks on a permanent this body, whose report has already been writ- peace agreement with the Palestinians. Israel has ten and all that is left is to decide who will sign resisted lifting the economically stifling blockade off on it.” on Gaza and suspects Hamas will restock with GAZA: Palestinian children swim on the beach of Gaza City yesterday. — AP Schabas rejected those claims. “As far as I weapons from abroad if access to the coastal ter- ment of technocrats set up in June by Hamas and Israeli army, but some found their homes had blockade yesterday, the military said, and Gaza am concerned they’re not written at all. That’s ritory is eased. Neighboring Egypt also sees the more secular Fatah party of Western-backed been shelled or bombed. Some people pitched officials said no one was hurt. The incident did the whole point of an investigation,” he told Hamas as a security threat. Israel pulled ground Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is tents, while others spent the night in their not appear to threaten the truce. Gaza hospital Israel Radio. “I am not anti Israeli. I’ve frequent- forces out of Gaza last week after it said the army based in the West Bank. Israeli representatives homes if they could. Children looked for toys in officials say 1,938 Palestinians, most of them ly lectured in Israel at universities. I am a mem- had completed its main mission of destroying are not meeting face-to-face with the Palestinian the rubble. One boy was happy to find his bicy- civilians, have been killed since the July 8 ber of the editorial board of the Israel Law more than 30 tunnels dug by militants for cross- delegation because it includes Hamas, which cle, pushing it along even though the tyres had launch of Israel’s military campaign to quell Review. I wouldn’t do those things if I was anti border attacks. It now wants guarantees Hamas Israel regards as a terrorist organization. Hamas been punctured. “It is not safe yet but we miss rocket fire from the enclave. Israel has lost 64 Israel,” Schabas said. “The more Israel partici- will not use any reconstruction supplies sent into for its part is sworn to Israel’s destruction. our homes, we miss our neighborhood, so we soldiers and three civilians, while the heavy pates in the inquiry by providing us with spe- the enclave to rebuild those tunnels. come to sit with friends and chat about our losses among civilians and the destruction of cific information about targeting and selection The Palestinian official said the Palestinian War crimes investigation fate,” said Abu Khaled Hassan, 50. thousands of homes in Gaza, where 1.8 million of targets, that will assist the commission in delegation had agreed that reconstruction in In Gaza, many families have returned to Israeli naval forces fired warning shots at a Palestinians are squeezed into a narrow making more fair and accurate judgments Gaza should be carried out by the unity govern- areas they had been forced to leave by the Palestinian fishing boat which broke the naval enclave, have drawn international condemna- about proportionality,” he added. — Reuters INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 Iraq Christians fleeing jihadists long for exile

AINKAWA: Iraqi Christians who should be done to save this people fled a jihadist onslaught and are who have their history in this land packed several families to a room from their beginnings.” in a church in Kurdistan have lost hope in their country and long to ‘We want to live’ emigrate. “This is our country. We Speaking to AFP, Faraj Benoit have suffered before, but the Camurat, who heads the French- attack by the Islamic State (IS) has based Irak-Fraternite association, been the worst,” said Salwa, a 40- said many are asking their churches year-old civil servant and grand- for their baptism certificates. “That mother. “I want to leave Iraq,” she is an indication that they are at least said. Speaking to AFP in the garden thinking about exile, that they want of Ainkawa’s Saint Joseph church, to leave,” he said. Iraq’s Christians on the outskirts of Arbil, Salwa is have in recent years found it easier among the tens of thousands of to be granted US and other Western Christians who have in recent visas than the many Muslims who weeks sought refuge near the also want to emigrate. The religious Kurdish capital. leadership has reacted with unease She said most of her extended to an offer by France to welcome family fled Iraq’s largest Christian displaced Iraqi Christians on its soil, town of Qaraqosh last week, as arguing that one of the world’s old- attacking jihadists offered them a est Christian communities should SHIKHAN: Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community arrive at the Mountains of Shikhan near Dahuk, 260 miles northwest of Baghdad. — AP bleak choice. “They said either we be preserved. But Father Rayyan convert or we flee,” said Salwa. “Only Atto, a young priest running the a few stayed behind, because they Chaldean church’s humanitarian Iraq’s PM designate gains were too sick or old to walk. They effort in Arbil, said he understood are locked up in the houses.” Salwa people’s desire to emigrate. said she held little hope her lot “We don’t want them to go, but would improve with the US air we understand. They are support; Maliki bid falters strikes on jihadist positions in the oppressed,” said Atto, pointing at area. “The IS has attacked Christians women washing clothes under the three times in the past three scorching sun, and families queue- months alone. ing up for bread and water. “There is Political showdown looms as Iraq violence rages We are vulnerable here, we have no more room in the 22 makeshift no real guarantees. And I want safe- displacement centres we have set BAGHDAD: Iraq’s premier designate was gaining wide- porting his rival Abadi, Iran yesterday said it backed the who have poured into Kurdistan over the past week ty for my children,” she said, clad in a up in churches and schools here,” spread support from countries hoping political reconcili- legal process which led to him being replaced. “The alone. blue jalabiyah (traditional robe) as Atto said, adding that the crisis has ation will undercut jihadists, as Iran yesterday appeared framework provided by the Iraqi constitution stipulates she sat at the entrance of the pre- put a strain on Ainkawa’s usual pop- to further dash Nuri Al-Maliki’s hopes of clinging to pow- that the prime minister has been chosen by the majority Arming the Kurds fab shed she now calls home. Her ulation of 35,000. To 51-year-old er. Washington urged Maliki’s successor, Haidar Al-Abadi, group in the parliament,” said Ali Shamkhani, secretary US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said it was the Zoheir Yaacub, a retired Iraqi army 22-year-old daughter Sarah, who is to rapidly form a broad-based government able to unite and representative of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Iraqi government that had requested US assistance in pregnant with her fourth child, soldier, the problem extends Iraqis in the fight against jihadist-led militants who have Khamenei. providing the peshmerga with more arms. “We are ... echoed her despair. “We fled the beyond the violence of the jihadist overrun swathes of the country. Meanwhile, a political helping get that equipment to Arbil,” he said. Obama (jihadist) shelling on Qaraqosh with onslaught. “Nobody cares about us. showdown loomed in Baghdad as Nuri Al-Maliki Time of crisis had made it clear he thought no effective and coordi- nothing except the clothes on our We didn’t even receive a warning appeared determined yesterday not to go down with- The political transition comes at a time of crisis for nated anti-jihadist counter-offensive could take place backs. We walked for hours in the that the IS was coming,” said Yaacub, out a fight after his replacement as prime minister was Iraq. After seizing the main northern city of Mosul in ear- while Maliki was still in charge. But the Shiite leader dark, the children wailing with who wore a dark blue checkered internationally acclaimed. ly June and sweeping through much of the Sunni heart- appears determined to pull every stop to stay in power hunger,” said Sarah, forcing a smile shirt. The United States, and other countries, said they land, jihadist militants bristling with US-made military for a third term. Zaid Al-Ali, an Iraqi lawyer and the as she described the terror. Sitting under the shade of a were working to deliver much-needed arms to the equipment they captured from retreating Iraqi troops author of The Struggle for Iraq’s Future, said Maliki had A 74-year-old nun, who spoke to plastic sheet, Yaacub held up a Kurds, who are fighting the Islamic State (IS) on several launched another onslaught this month. They attacked some reasons to worry about his future if he relinquishes AFP on condition of anonymity, was hand-written poster that read: “We fronts. Abadi came from behind in a protracted and acri- Christian, Yazidi, Turkmen and Shabak minorities west, power. “There’s been so much blood, so much suffering also among the displaced. “I have want to live. Is that impossible, you monious race to become Iraq’s new premier when north and east of Mosul, sparking a mass exodus that over the past few years, he’s going to be a marked man,” seen many wars in my lifetime, but I warlords?” “Whatever happens President Fuad Masum Monday accepted his nomina- took the number of people displaced in Iraq this year he said. have never seen anything like this. I now, we will not go back to tion and tasked him with forming a government. He has soaring past the million mark. Surrounded by 30-odd loyalists from his Shiite bloc, understand that people want to Qaraqosh. We have no protection. 30 days to build a team which will face the daunting task A week of devastating gains saw the jihadists take Maliki gave a speech denouncing Abadi’s nomination as leave Iraq, even though it is our The central government is weak, of defusing sectarian tensions and, in the words of US the country’s largest dam and advance to within striking a violation of the constitution and accused the US of home,” she said, clothed in a white and even now that (Prime Minister President Barack Obama, convincing the Sunni Arab distance of the autonomous Kurdish region. They also working to undermine him. But, even if he could still robe with a wooden rosary hanging Nuri al-) Maliki has been replaced, minority that IS “is not the only game in town”. attacked the large town of Sinjar, forcing thousands of complicate the handover of power, he looked more iso- from her pocket. In an open letter things will not get any better,” he “We are urging him to form a new cabinet as swiftly mainly Yazidi civilians to run up a mountain and hide lated than ever, despite deploying Special Forces and published Sunday, the Chaldean said. “The politicians don’t care as possible and the US stands ready to support a new there with little food and water. US strikes and cross-bor- armoured vehicles across strategic locations in Baghdad. Patriarch of Babylon said there are about people. They only care about and inclusive Iraqi government and particularly its fight der Kurdish cooperation yielded early results on several The UN’s top envoy in Iraq called on the security forces 70,000 displaced Christians in lining their pockets,” said Yaacub. against ISIL (IS),” US Secretary of State John Kerry said in fronts, with thousands of Yazidis managing to escape to “refrain from actions that may be seen as interference Ainkawa alone. “The level of disaster “The other (religious and ethnic) Sydney yesterday. He also reiterated Washington’s their mountain death trap and Kurdish troops beginning in matters related to the democratic transfer of political is extreme,” wrote Louis Raphael groups all have their militias. But stance that US air strikes launched last week were not a to claw back lost ground. The United States has been authority”. “The only lasting solution is for Iraqis to come Sako, who also heads Iraq’s Catholic we don’t, and we cannot protect prelude to the reintroduction of American combat leading an increasingly international effort to deliver together and form an inclusive government,” Obama bishops assembly. “Something ourselves.”- AFP forces. In a signal that a key ally of Maliki’s was now sup- humanitarian assistance to the hundreds of thousands told reporters on Monday.—Agencies Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to denounce Islamic State brutality

VATICAN CITY: Vatican has called for Muslim leaders to crimes and denounce the use of religion to justify them.” This denounce the brutality of Islamic State (IS) extremist militants weekend the Holy See’s ambassador to the United Nations, who have swept across Iraq, saying there was no possible justifi- Silvano Tomasi, spoke out in support of US air strikes aimed at cation for their “unspeakable crimes”. “The terrible position of halting the advance of the militants, calling for “intervention now, Christians, Yezidis and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq before it is too late.” demands a clear and courageous stance from religious leaders, His admission that “military action might be necessary” was a especially Muslims,” the Pontifical Council for Interreligious rare exception to the Vatican’s policy of peaceful conflict resolu- Dialogue said in a statement. tion in the wake of reports from Church figures on the ground The council said Islamic State militants were guilty of the that Christian persecution may be becoming a genocide. “heinous practice of decapitation, crucifixion and stringing up Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes in north- bodies in public places”, “kidnapping women and young girls”, ern Iraq due to the rapid advance of the Islamic State jihadists. and “the barbarous practice of infibulation” among other things. Last week around 100,000 were forced to abandon the city of Infibulation refers to genital mutilation. “No reason, certainly not Qaraqosh, which had Iraq’s largest Christian population, while religion, could justify such barbarism,” the council said, calling on thousands of members of the minority Yazidi community also “everyone to unite in unambiguous condemnation of these fled into the mountains to escape the militant advance.— AFP Fleeing Iraqi Yazidis haunted by horrors

DOHUK: Exhausted and terrorized, many at a school. “We have lost all our faith in Earlier, planes hit artillery that had been of the Yazidis of northern Iraq who strag- Iraq. They have hundreds of our women,” shelling the mountain. gled into this Kurdish town after escaping he said. In Washington and at the United the Islamic State deathtrap of Mount Sinjar Nations, officials say they are working on recalled the agony of leaving relatives Dying of hunger ways to establish a safe corridor to bring all exposed on the mountain. Dakheel, 64, a There was only the scarce food, water the remaining people off the mountain, shepherd who fled with family members and medical supplies that people could but there was no sign this would be creat- into the rocky gullies above the sheep- carry with them, and no shade from the ed soon. “We are, right now, gripped by grazing areas around Sinjar, left his 95- scorching sun. “On the mountain ... more the immediacy of the crisis. And our focus year-old mother when he set off on a gru- than 30 people died of hunger. We went right now is to provide immediate relief to eling, risky walk to safety. “I left my mother back 100 years in time on that moun- those that are suffering,” Lieutenant behind on the mountain in a cave. She tain,” said Mural, a policeman. He General William Manville, a senior said ‘I want to stay here: go, save your- recalled how one man became so des- Pentagon official said on Monday. Asked if selves,’” Dakheel said. perate he killed his five sisters and him- there would be a safe passage soon, he He and several thousand others self to escape the agony. The United said: “(We are) currently assessing what we escaped in the last few days by climbing States said it mounted a series of air can and can’t do” and “looking at the effect down the west side of the mountain, tra- attacks on Islamic State positions on that we’re having on ... (militant) sites that versing the dry plain to the Syrian border Monday, with targets including road- are laying siege, and we’re trying to reduce and traveling north to cross back into Iraq’s blocks and vehicles, near Mount Sinjar. that threat,” he said.—Reuters Kurdish region untouched by Islamic State gunmen. The Yazidis were just one of the communities fleeing their villages from advancing Islamic State fighters who drove looted armored vehicles and fired machine guns and raised their black flag over towns across northwest Iraq in recent weeks. For many who fled to the craggy gul- lies of Mount Sinjar, helped by thinly light- ly armed Kurdish Peshmerga warriors and some Yazidi guards, US and Iraqi military airdrops of food and drinking water in the last five days came too late. Survivors reaching Dohuk said on Monday for the people of Sinjar the nightmare began when Islamic State forces shelled the town early last week and routed Kurdish fight- ers, sending thousands of people fleeing up the road to the mountain. It was no safe refuge. “When we went up the mountain, snipers were firing at us. The girls were throwing themselves off the top of the SHIKHAN: Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community arrive at the Mountains mountain,” said Khalaf Hajji, who worked of Shikhan near Dahuk, 260 miles northwest of Baghdad. — AP INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 Foreign policy Islamic State Islamists try crises intrude on Obama vacations to turn Lebanon into Iraq CHILMARK: Foreign policy crises have a way of intruding on President Barack Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard vacations. Obama’s last three summer Insurgents seek Sunni-Shiite war sojourns to this Massachusetts island have coincid- ed with tumult primarily in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as elsewhere around the BEIRUT: Islamic State insurgents who seized a world. In 2011, the president’s golf outings and Lebanese border town this month planned to beach time were interrupted by briefings and calls turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing to foreign leaders as opposition fighters in Libya sectarian war between Sunnis and Shiites that gained against the government of Muammar would have endangered the nation’s very exis- tence, the army commander said. General Gaddafi. Jean Kahwaji told Reuters that radical Islamists After skipping vacation while running for re- on the march in Iraq and Syria still posed a election in 2012, Obama returned to Martha’s “great threat” to Lebanon, which was torn Vineyard in 2013 for a trip that coincided with the apart by a 1975-90 civil war and has been bad- Egyptian military’s ouster of that country’s first ly buffeted by the Syrian conflict. “The army democratically elected leader. And this year, hit them and continues to, smashing their Obama is vacationing against the backdrop of US plan,” said Kahwaji, 37 of whose soldiers were airstrikes and political chaos in Iraq, along with either killed or captured in the battle for the tensions between Israel and Hamas and between border town of Arsal. “But this does not mean Russia and Ukraine. The president spoke about the that the story is over,” he said. “They might situation on the ground Monday afternoon from a think of another plan and try another time to podium set up at a house near his vacation rental cause Sunni-Shiite strife,” said Kahwaji, 60. and again at a Democratic fundraiser in a nearby The Aug 2 attack marked the most serious town that night. spillover to date of Syria’s three-year-old civil “We’re seeing around the world incredible chal- war into Lebanon and the first time a foreign lenges, many of them all coming to a head at the invader has taken Lebanese territory since same time,” he told donors gathered under a tent Israel entered the south during its 2006 war on an expansive lawn overlooking the water. But with Hezbollah. Battle-hardened in Syria, the he said the crises underscore the degree to which insurgents were members of radical Sunni “people are constantly interested in finding out groups including the Islamic State, which has redrawn the borders of the Middle East by how America can solve these problems.” Obama seizing territory in Syria and Iraq. The group’s used the fundraiser to appeal for support in keep- advance has accelerated since it seized the ing Democrats in control of the Senate, singling Iraqi city of Mosul in June. out Supreme Court vacancies as one reason he Dozens of the militants were killed in Arsal needed to keep the chamber in his party’s hands. during a five-day battle with the Lebanese Earlier Monday, Obama spoke with Italian Prime army, according to army estimates. The mili- Minister Matteo Renzi and Ukrainian President tants withdrew into the mountainous border Petro Poroshenko. The White House said Obama zone last Thursday, taking with them 19 cap- and Poroshenko agreed that any Russian interven- tive soldiers. Kahwaji, dressed in military tion in Ukraine without formal consent and fatigues, said the Islamists’ aim had been to authorization of that country’s government “would turn the Sunni Muslim town of Arsal into a be unacceptable and a violation of international bridgehead from which to advance on sur- law.” As with past vacations, Obama has still found rounding Shiite villages, igniting a sectarian ARSAL: Syrian boys inspect the rubble at a refugee camp that was burnt during clashes with jihadists in the eastern Lebanese plenty of time to put work aside and enjoy the fire storm he said would have destroyed town of Arsal, on the border with Syria. — AFP island. He’s already played two rounds of golf since Lebanon. “The strife in Iraq would have moved between Lebanese Shiites and Sunnis are movement that has beheaded and crucified Hariri, around the army. Kahwaji described arriving Saturday, and on Monday he headed to to Lebanon - 100 percent,” said Kahwaji, a already running high, exacerbated by the role its opponents. Kahwaji said: “If the world and Hariri’s backing as crucial. He “sensed the the beach with his family. “As someone from Maronite Christian. played by the powerful Shiite group the people give up, then the black flag will degree of danger to Lebanon”, he said. Hawaii, that water is still a little cold,” he told He said he was basing his assessment on Hezbollah fighting alongside President Bashar arrive in Lebanon. But the people are with the Hariri returned to Lebanon on Friday for donors later that night. — AP the confessions of an Islamist commander Al-Assad’s forces in Syria. Lebanese Sunnis army and they won’t let them arrive.” the first time since 2011, ending his self- whose detention on Aug. 2 was the immedi- have broadly been supportive of the uprising imposed exile following the downfall of his ate trigger for the battle. The commander, against Assad, a member of the Alawite sect, Dismisses speculation government in order to buttress the moder- Emad Gomaa, had been “fine tuning” the plan which is an offshoot of Shiite Islam. Lebanon is The army has been crucial to holding the ate Sunni camp against radicals who have at the time of his arrest, Kahwaji said. Gomaa, also now home to an estimated 1.6 million Lebanese state together since the civil war. It gained ground during his absence. He 30, was a member of the Nusra Front, al Syrian refugees, most of them Sunnis. Though recruits from across the religious spectrum brought with him a $1 billion grant from his Qaeda’s affiliate in the conflict, but had recent- its arsenal is more powerful than the and is more widely trusted than other security regional patron Saudi Arabia - aid designed ly switched allegiance to the Islamic State. He Lebanese army’s, Hezbollah stayed out of the agencies that have a more sectarian character. to help the Lebanese security forces fight had previously worked as a purveyor of dairy Arsal battle, wary of wider sectarian strife in a Outside Kahwaji’s office at the Ministry of Sunni extremists. “He was obliged to return to products, Kahwaji said. country already hit by suicide bombings, gun Defense in the hills outside Beirut, where he fill the (Sunni leadership) vacuum,” Kahwaji His confessions had led to the arrest of a battles and rocket attacks linked to the Syrian spoke to Reuters this week, a cartoon shows a said. The Saudi aid comes on top of a previ- number of militant cells in different parts of war. The arrival of Islamic State fighters wav- soldier carrying a map of Lebanon on his ous pledge of $3 billion in military aid from Lebanon, he added. “Would there have ing the group’s black flag on the northeastern back. Riyadh. The Beirut government has asked remained a state? It is a battle for the survival border triggered panic in a country that is The Arsal crisis rallied all of Lebanon’s main France to accelerate the delivery of weapons of the Lebanese entity,” Kahwaji said. 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Mexico’s energy reform - barriers knocked down

MEXICO CITY: While enacting the secondary legis- Reform, “this day is a watershed, a before and an Great possibilities lation of the Energy Reform, President Enrique after in the energy paradigm experienced for the The president of the National Executive Pena Nieto stated that “thanks to the unity of pur- past decades. “A change in the way in which we Committee of the Partido Accion Nacional, poses, in months we overcame decades of immo- relate our national identity to energy, which will Gustavo Madero Munoz, said: “The Energy bility; the barriers that prevented Mexico from now correspond to the realities of the twenty-first Reform enacted today opens great possibilities growing in an accelerated and sustained manner century, and the environment in which the for Mexico; opportunities that had been denied have been knocked down.” During the event, held Mexicans of this generation develop,” he said. for decades”. The reform transforms the entire in the Main Courtyard of the National Palace, the Secretary of Energy Joaquin said both the CFE energy sector to compete globally, improving the President declared that, once the legislative and PEMEX strengthen, as they no longer function quality and price of products and services, process was completed, “we reaffirm that the as decentralized public bodies and now become increasing the investment and job creation. “It is Energy Reform preserves and assures the nation’s 100 per cent State-owned productive enterprises, a paradigmatic reform, in its form and content, property over Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), the with the objective of becoming strong, sound, and and in a particular way it opens a new era for the Comision Federal de Electricidad -Federal competitive public companies. He noted that the energy sector, and for our entire country,” he said. Electricity Commission (CFE)-, hydrocarbons in sub- Energy Reform will generate major transformations The reform ensures the national sovereignty soil and the oil revenue. in two aspects; first, that the hydrocarbon industry over the ownership of hydrocarbons; opens the He noted that “with this Reform we can extract has the capital and technology to access deepwa- sector to private investment under models that deep water oil and more effectively use our great ter and unconventional resources, and second, that maximize oil revenue; modernizes and strength- shale deposit to obtain gas that allows us to gener- the electric industry operates through an energy ens PEMEX and the CFE as productive state ate electricity at a lower cost. The country will market involving public and private companies enterprises with full autonomy; creates a com- reduce its dependency on foreign supplies and will participating on equal terms. petitive and efficient energy market, and defined guarantee its energy security”. After acknowledg- strong and clear regulatory bodies. “These are ing federal lawmakers for “their splendid job in Profound change the tools that our country needed for years for achieving and making this important Reform a Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, Luis the energy market, they will benefit all reality,” President Pena Nieto said that this changes VidegarayCaso noted that the Energy Reform “is a Mexicans,” he said. will translate in concrete benefits for families, both profound change in the relationship between our at the city and at the countryside, as well as busi- energy and national Treasury. It is a radical reform Origin and significance nesses, especially small and medium enterprises. of the tax treatment of oil, gas, and electricity. “He The president of the National Executive President Enrique Pena Nieto reaffirmed that highlighted three key aspects in fiscal and budget- Committee of the Partido Revolucionario “the Energy Reform is also a green reform because ary fields, arising from the Energy Reform: Firstly, Institucional, CÈsar Camacho Quiroz, empha- it promotes the use of cleaner fuels such as gas, the financial strengthening of PEMEX and the CFE. sized that the Energy Reform is historic by origin which pollutes 70 per cent less than oil. It will also The aim is to strengthen PEMEX in the face of the and significance and is the most transformative allow the production of energy based on renewable competition it will encounter, just as the CFE in the for the country. “This is a social vocation Reform sources like solar, wind power, and geothermal creation of a new electricity market. because the State will not only keep ownership energy.” The head of the Executive Branch empha- Secondly, oil revenues and income for the of the hydrocarbons, but reaffirms its rectory in sized that “this is the moment to put the Energy Mexican State. The Energy Reform, “in addition to strategic areas, ensuring that oil wealth will lead Reform in action so the majority of Mexico can generating, among other benefits, more invest- to prosperity for all”, he said. The reform will receive the benefits this landmark reform brings”. ment, more jobs and paying reliable and cheaper derive transcendental changes to ensure that Consequently, he announced ten concrete actions, power supply, will allow us to resume growth in Mexican companies have sufficient fuel at prices in the short and medium run, to achieve this goal. the production platform.” Thirdly, the creation of that make them competitive, and allow them to the Mexican Petroleum Fund, “which will aim to have greater resources that benefit the most vul- Energy Reform ensure that present and future generations of nerable population with the support of social, Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquin n Coldwell Mexicans, who are the owners of the oil revenue, education and development programs. “The expressed that “with the Energy Reform, the receive the income for the good of the country. economy will be strengthened. Our productive President and Congress have widened the path for This Fund was constituted as a trust in the Bank of plant will be modernized and more environmen- the future.” He also claimed that with the enact- Mexico with a majority of independent counsel- tally friendly. Our energy sovereignty is consoli- ment of the Secondary Legislation of the Energy lors”, he said. dated in a climate of transparency”, he said. Russia sends big aid convoy to Ukraine, West sounds warnings West warns against using help as a pretext for invasion

MOSCOW: A Russian convoy carrying food, due to bitter fighting, involving air strikes and eastern Ukraine to Luhansk under an water and other aid set off yesterday for east- missile attacks. UN agencies say well over Organization for Security and Cooperation in ern Ukraine, where government forces are 1,000 people have been killed, including gov- Europe (OSCE) escort. closing in on pro-Russian rebels, but Kiev said ernment forces, rebels and civilians, in the con- it would not allow the vehicles to cross onto its flict in which a Malaysian airliner was downed Transparent artifice territory. Kiev and Western governments on July 17 with the deaths of all 298 people on Speaking in Sydney yesterday, US Secretary warned Moscow against any attempt to turn board. of State John Kerry said: “Our hope is that in the operation into a military intervention by Kiev and its Western allies say Russia, which the next days and weeks, we can find a way for stealth in a region facing a humanitarian crisis opposes the new leadership’s pro-Western President Poroshenko and Ukraine to be able after four months of warfare. policies, has been funneling tanks, missiles to work with the Russians to provide the “This cargo will be reloaded onto other and other heavy weapons to the rebels for humanitarian assistance necessary in the east.” transport vehicles (at the border) by the Red months. Moscow denies this. Suspicious of Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told FERGUSON: Tear gas hangs in the air as police force protesters from the business district Cross,” Ukrainian presidential aide Valery Chaly Russian intentions, Ukrainian President Petro reporters: “Any intervention by Russia into into nearby neighborhoods in Ferguson, Missouri. — AFP said. “We will not allow any escort by the Poroshenko has said Ukraine will allow Russian Ukraine under the guise of an humanitarian emergencies ministry of Russia or by the mili- aid into the country only as part of an interna- crisis would be seen for the transparent artifice Second night of rioting after tary (onto Ukrainian territory). Everything will tional relief mission, under the auspices of the that it is and Australia would condemn (it) in be under the control of the Ukrainian side,” he International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) the strongest possible terms.” killing of Missouri black teen told journalists. Russian media said the col- FERGUSON: Gunshots rang out and police crowds broke car and shop windows, set umn of 280 trucks had left from near Moscow fired tear gas at rock-throwing rioters late fire to one building and looted shops. At and it would take a couple of days for it to on Monday in a second night of violence least two dozen businesses were damaged, make the 1,000 km journey to Ukraine’s east- over the death of a black teenager shot by 32 people were arrested, and two police ern regions where rebel fighters seek union police in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael officers were injured, officials said. with Russia. Brown, 18, was killed in the largely black St Western countries believe that Russian Louis suburb on Saturday afternoon after We need justice President Vladimir Putin, who has whipped up what officers said was a struggle with a gun The FBI inquiry, opened on Monday, nationalist fervor in Russia through the state- in a police car. The FBI opened an investiga- would supplement the main investigation controlled media since annexing Crimea in tion into the racially charged case. by St Louis County police, the US March, might be spurred to fresh action since Brown’s family has hired an attorney Department of Justice said in a statement. separatists in their main redoubt of Donetsk who represented the family of Trayvon The officer involved in the shooting, who are now encircled by Kiev government forces. Martin, an unarmed black teenager whose was not identified, is a six-year veteran and Rossiya 24 TV showed a 3-km long line of con- fatal shooting by a neighborhood watch has been put on administrative leave, tainers and trucks loaded with crates of water volunteer in 2012 triggered nationwide police said. The officer’s race has not been stretched along a road with workers in a light protests. “He just graduated and was on his disclosed. It was not immediately clear summer wear of shorts and shirts loading way to college,” said Brown’s mother, Lesley from police why Brown was in the police sacks of aid. A Russian orthodox priest McSpadden, speaking through tears at a car. At least one shot was fired during the marched across a line of trucks, spraying them news conference on Monday, which would struggle, and then the officer fired more with holy water before they left. have been her first-born son’s first day at shots before leaving the car, police said. school. A witness in the case told local media “It has all been agreed with Ukraine,” She called for calm, but demonstrations Brown had raised his arms to police to Business FM radio quoted Putin’s spokesman, demanding the arrest and conviction of the show he was unarmed before being killed. Dmitry Peskov, as saying of an operation pub- police officer turned violent. Fire trucks, Brown’s mother said her son had been licized with fanfare on Russian TV channels. ambulances and more officers converged planning to study heating and air condi- The US, French and Australian governments on the area in a chaotic scene. One officer tioning repair at a technical college. “We voiced concern that Russia, sole international in riot gear stood behind a squad car in a need justice for our son,” said Michael supporter of rebels in Ukraine’s Russian-speak- DONETSK: Two women talk next to a damaged house in Donetsk. Ukrainian troops have moved in standoff with a group of young demonstra- Brown Sr, the teen’s father, who told ing east, could use the humanitarian deliveries on Donetsk, the largest city in eastern Ukraine, pounding neighborhoods with shelling in an tors. Crowds, driven out of one area by tear reporters his son was “silly” and “could to carry out a covert operation to help fighters attempt to drive out pro-Russian separatists. — AFP gas gathered outside a police station make you laugh.” who appear to be on the verge of defeat. With chanting “Hands up, don’t shoot”. “We Three of the Ferguson Police Ukraine reporting Russia has massed 45,000 and involving the United States, European In Paris, French Foreign Minister Laurent aren’t going to let this one go,” said 18-year- Department’s 53 members are black, troops on its border, NATO said on Monday Union and other states. Fabius said: “We must be extremely careful old Dreya Harris, of St Louis. “People feel Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said. that there was a “high probability” Moscow In Geneva, an ICRC spokesperson said: “We because this (the convoy) could be a cover for like in the Trayvon Martin case that there About two-thirds of Ferguson’s 21,000- might now intervene militarily in Ukraine. Itar- still need clarification, details on the content the Russians to install themselves near Lugansk was no justice.” strong population are black, according to Tass news agency said the convoy was carry- (of the convoy) and type of transportation and and Donetsk and put us before a done deed.” Other demonstrators had photographs US Census figures. Most of the communi- ing 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid. It included storage needed.” With the humanitarian crisis “This (convoy) is only possible, only justifiable, that appeared to show Brown’s body lying ties around Ferguson have gone from 400 tons of cereals, 100 tons of sugar, 62 tons growing by the day in eastern Ukraine, the if the Red Cross authorizes it,” he told France on the street and shot videos of the con- white to mostly black in the last 40 years, of baby food, 54 tons of medical equipment Kremlin might welcome the opportunity to Info Radio. US President Barack Obama said on frontations with their mobile phones. “They said Terry Jones, political science professor and medicine, 12,000 sleeping bags and 69 garner sympathy if the Russian convoy arrives Monday that any Russian intervention without are throwing bottles, coins, rocks at the at University of Missouri-St Louis. “There’s a generators of various sizes. at the border and is turned away by the Kiev’s consent would be unacceptable and vio- police ... That’s why the tear gas has been long history of racial injustice,” said Jones. deployed,” St Louis County Police “Slowly and not so surely, the St Louis met- Ukrainians. late international law. European Commission Department spokesman Brian Schellman ropolitan area has been trying to figure out Bitter fighting A former Ukrainian president, Leonid President Jose Manuel Barroso also warned on said. More than 50 people have been a way forward. As the Michael Brown Thousands of people are believed to be Kuchma, who has been involved in tentative Monday “against any unilateral military actions arrested by early Tuesday morning, said shooting indicates, there are often set- short of water, electricity and medical aid in mediation with the rebels said yesterday the in Ukraine, under any pretext, including police and local media. On Sunday night, backs.”— Reuters Donetsk and in the border town of Luhansk convoy would travel down through north- humanitarian”.— Reuters INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 Grandfather in tears over ‘severed head’

SYDNEY: The grandfather of a boy pictured holding driver told Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph. Islam, said he thought his five grandchildren-three the war zones. Canberra has previously confirmed a severed head in Syria said the shocking image “Can’t the government do something to pull boys and two girls-were staying with Sharrouf’s sis- that two Australians, including an 18-year-old, have brought him to tears, with the growing problem of these kids away from that man? “That (picture) ter in Malaysia while he fought in Syria. already been behind deadly suicide bombings in the jihadists fighting overseas a focus of US-Australia brought me to tears because I don’t know how to A friend of Sharrouf’s, Mohamed Elomar, who is Iraq and Syria conflicts. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop talks yesterday. The image of the Sydney-raised boy handle it.” Another photo published by newspapers also a wanted man and is fighting in Syria, reacted to said jihadists whose “barbaric ideology” threatened posing with the rotting head of a soldier, posted on in Australia showed Sharrouf dressed in camouflage the photo of the boy with a tweet to “keep them Australia’s way of life would be discussed at security the Twitter account of his father Khaled Sharrouf, an fatigues posing with three young boys believed to heads rolling”, the Telegraph reported. “What a flam- talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Sydney Australian who fled to Syria last year and is now an be his sons. All were holding guns in front of the flag ing ripper, ayyy beauty mate, love it, keep them yesterday. “Countries including in Europe, in Islamic State fighter, sparked outrage. of the Islamic State militants who have swept across heads rolling,” it reportedly said, while Sharrouf’s Southeast Asia, in north Asia are concerned about Prime Minister Tony Abbott and US Secretary of Iraq and Syria, seizing swathes of territory. Fairfax brother told Fairfax that Australia should “forget” citizens... fighting overseas in Iraq, in Syria and other Defense Chuck Hagel said it showed how barbaric IS media said it had seen another image of one of the about the photo. “He’s gone, forget about it. He’s for- conflicts, returning home as hardened, home-grown militants had become, while Australian Muslim lead- boys wearing an explosives belt. gotten about youse,” Sydney-based Mostafa terrorists, extremists, capable of carrying out terror- ers expressed widespread revulsion. The seven-year- Australia has an arrest warrant out for Sharrouf, Sharrouf said. ist activity in our own countries,” she said. In brief old boy’s grandfather Peter Nettleton, who is who fled the country last year using his brother’s opening remarks at the annual Australia-US estranged from his daughter Tara, Sharrouf’s wife, passport after serving almost four years in prison Domestic issue of concern Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN), Kerry agreed begged the government to help bring the boy and when he pleaded guilty over a 2005 conspiracy to Officials have said up to 150 Australians are fight- that “we do face new challenges”, pointing to foreign his siblings home. “I’m scared for the children. What attack Sydney. Nettleton, whose daughter cut off ing alongside militants overseas, mostly in Iraq and fighters who “learn jihadism and come back with life are they going to have now,” the Sydney truck ties with him when she married and converted to Syria. Many other countries also have nationals in bad intentions” as an issue of concern. —AFP Fresh suicides fuel military service concerns in S Korea

SEOUL: The South Korean military said yesterday that two conscripts were found dead in an apparent sui- cide, the latest in a series of incidents fuelling concern over young soldiers serving in isolated frontline units. The two unnamed corporals, who were both in their early 20s, were found hanged at one of their homes while on leave, a defense ministry spokesman said. Both men were in the 28th Infantry Division serving near the border with North Korea and had been placed on a list of soldiers requiring special monitoring due to concerns over their mental stability, he said. One of them was deemed unfit to serve last year but continued at the request of his mother, the spokesman said. The soldier had attempted suicide last October, Yonhap news agency said. MUZAFFARABAD: Indian Kashmiri refugees chant slogans beside a burning Indian Investigations are under way on flag during a protest against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (inset) whether the two corporals were tar- SEOUL: South Korean military investigators carry a body to an ambulance to Kashmir and strongly condemn his anti-Pakistan remarks. — AFP gets of bullying. Five soldiers in the at an apartment in Seoul after two unnamed corporals, who were both in same division were arrested last their early 20s, were found hanged at one of their homes while on leave. month on manslaughter charges The South Korean military said yesterday that two conscripts were found India PM makes landmark over the death of a 23-year-old pri- dead in an apparent suicide, the latest in a series of incidents fuelling con- vate. An enquiry showed the private cern over young soldiers serving in isolated frontline units. — AFP had been regularly bullied and physi- constantly mocked. Two army pri- in their early 20s-accounting for the visit to disputed Kashmir cally abused. He died during one vates from the same division, also list- lion’s share of its 690,000 active per- beating when he was struck in the ed as mentally vulnerable, commit- sonnel. The number of suicides in the chest and a chunk of food became ted suicide later in the same month. military steadily rose from 67 in 2004 Modi accuses Pakistan of waging a proxy war lodged in his airway. In June, a 22- Last week, all military servicemen to 97 in 2011 before falling to 79 by year-old sergeant opened fire on his halted their regular duties to take 2013. The current rate stands at a lit- KARGIL: Narendra Modi accused which is often cut off in winter. “At region will gradually shift the power barrack mates, killing five and part in a day-long “moral education tle over 11 per 100,000 which, the Pakistan yesterday of waging a proxy least he came here as the first step. I equation in favor of India over wounding seven. The sergeant-also workshop” aimed at stamping out defense ministry notes, is lower than war in Kashmir as he became the first am hopeful things will change for us, Pakistan as people in the region listed as a soldier requiring special bullying. The South’s armed forces the national average of 23.5 suicides Indian prime minister to visit Kargil particularly during winters,” added become more integrated (with India) observation-later told investigators rely heavily on a compulsory military per 100,000 for South Korean men since more than 1,000 died in fighting Zainab Khatoon, who attended the with development and progress,” he that he had been humiliated and service system, with conscripts-most aged 20 to 29.— AFP there 15 years ago. Modi landed in the event with her infant son. said. Modi had been reportedly plan- remote Himalayan town a day after ning to visit Kashmir’s Siachen glacier- India and its rival Pakistan traded accu- ‘Proxy war’ dubbed the world’s highest battlefield sations of ceasefire violations on their Speaking earlier to soldiers in Leh, due to the long-running territorial dis- border in Kashmir. He is the first Indian capital of the Ladakh region, Modi pute-but officials said he would not leader to visit the highly sensitive area condemned what he called a “proxy now do so, without giving a reason. An since a 1999 Pakistani army incursion war by Pakistan”. He said troops were estimated 8,000 troops have died on triggered a conflict between the two “suffering more casualties from terror- the glacier since 1984, almost all of countries. ism than from war”, according to the them from avalanches, landslides, Since then, India has maintained a government’s Press Information frostbite, altitude sickness or heart fail- heavy military presence in Muslim- Bureau website. New Delhi has long ure rather than combat. The nuclear- majority Kargil in the mountainous accused Islamabad of using Pakistan- armed rivals fought over Siachen in Kashmiri region of Ladakh. But a based militant groups such as the out- 1987, though guns on the glacier have reporter at the scene said there were lawed Lashkar-e-Taiba against its largely fallen silent since a peace few soldiers on the streets of Kargil forces in Kashmir-a claim that process began in 2004. yesterday. “Today when I came I heard Islamabad denies. Kashmir is divided Modi’s visit came a day after the cheerful claps of the people,” Modi between India and Pakistan, which Pakistan summoned a senior Indian told the 5,000-strong crowd in the both claim the region in full but diplomat over a cross-border firing town, which was festooned with flags administer separate partial areas. The incident near the eastern city of from his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya neighbors have fought two of their Sialkot at the foot of the Kashmir hills, Janata Party. “I had also come at a time three wars over its control. which the foreign ministry said killed when the place was echoing with the Fighting between Indian forces and at least one civilian. Pakistani authori- noises of bombs and bullets,” he said, rebel groups seeking independence ties accused India of a “ceasefire viola- recalling an earlier visit he made to for Kashmir or a merger of the territory tion” and registered a formal protest. Kargil before becoming prime minis- with Pakistan has killed tens of thou- Earlier, Indian police accused Pakistan ter. sands since 1989, mostly civilians. Ajai of injuring four people during firing Abdul Hanie said locals had high Sahni, executive director at the along their border in Kashmir. New hopes for the new prime minister after Institute of Conflict Management Delhi and Islamabad agreed a cease- years of neglect from the national gov- think tank, said Modi’s visit was an fire in 2003 but firing along the disput- ernment. “He really seems like talking “important first step towards bringing ed de facto border called the Line of about the real things, like an airport these areas back to the centre of Control, which separates Kashmir into and the tunnel to Kashmir valley,” said national and strategic consciousness”. Indian and Pakistani sectors, still the 30-year-old resident of Kargil, “This government’s initiative in the occurs sporadically. — AFP China jails another 25 for terror crimes in Xinjiang

BEIJING: A court in China’s unruly far in the region, the traditional home of groups in Xinjiang. All 25 were Uighurs, western region of Xinjiang has sen- the Muslim Uighur people, who, it says, judging by their names. The paper said tenced 25 more people to jail terms want to establish an independent state they set up an illegal religious group ranging from three years to life for ter- called East Turkestan. which preached jihad and other vio- ror-related offences, state media said The official People’s Court Daily said lent, extremist ideologies. One of the yesterday, as the government clamps the 25 were all found guilty on charges group was responsible for buying down on a surge in violence. China has related to their involvement in organiz- knives and explosive devices and for blamed attacks on Islamist separatists ing, leading or participating in terror planning attacks on police posts and government officials, the paper said. Others were responsible for raising funds for their holy war or helping fugi- tives flee from justice, it added. Hundreds of people have died in vio- lence in Xinjiang in the last two years or so, and the past few weeks have seen dozens of people jailed, some at mass public sentencings reminiscent of China’s revolutionary-era rallies. Exiled Uighur groups and human rights activists say the government’s own repressive policies in Xinjiang, including controls on Islam, have pro- voked unrest, a claim Beijing denies. “In China’s special repressive environment, it is impossible for Uighurs to receive fair legal help,” said Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the main exile group, the World Uyghur Congress. “China’s accusations and hefty punishments XINJIANG: Police look for fugitive “terrorists” in Aksu, in northeast China’s lack transparency and are used for Xinjiang region. Beijing has blamed a series of recent violent attacks on political aims,” he added, in emailed separatists from Xinjiang. — AFP comments. — Reuters INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 Philippine ex-general arrested over missing women

MANILA: A retired Philippine general implicated in insurgencies for decades, and the conflicts have multiple political assassinations was arrested in a claimed tens of thousands of lives. The military has rundown house in the nation’s capital yesterday after been accused of carrying out hundreds of extra-judi- nearly three years on the run. President Benigno cial killings of opponents. Aquino’s aides hailed the arrest of Jovito Palparan as A government commission which investigated proof his government was committed to tackling an political killings said in 2006 that Palparan was a key infamous “culture of impunity”, in which the powerful suspect in many murders of people deemed “ene- routinely avoid being brought to justice. mies of the state”. “(He) left a trail of blood or bodies “They say if you do not arrest and charge the likes in his wake wherever he was assigned”, the commis- of General Palparan, it means you are not serious in sion report said. But it also said there was only “cir- fighting the culture of impunity. We have proven cumstantial evidence” linking him to the killings. De them wrong,” Justice Secretary Leila de Lima told Lima told AFP she would investigate the possibility reporters. Palparan went into hiding in late 2011 of filing charges over the cases mentioned in the after being charged with the kidnapping and illegal commission’s report, but at this stage Palparan detention in 2006 of two female university students would go on trial just for the disappearance of the linked to leftist activist groups. The women, then two women. Palparan was arrested before dawn in a aged 27 and 20, have never been seen since. run-down, two-storey house in Manila that authori- Palparan could face life imprisonment if found guilty, ties said was owned by one of his friends. He surren- although he denies the charges. Human rights dered without incident. He told reporters afterwards groups accuse Palparan of being behind the killing of he was innocent of the abduction charges, and had leftists when he was a top military officer battling gone into hiding because he did not believe he communist guerrillas in rural areas of the impover- would get a fair hearing. Arroyo had celebrated and ished archipelago. Then-president Gloria Arroyo protected Palparan when she was in power. But MANILA: Protesters point their mock spears at a cut-out of retired Philippine general Jovito Palparan praised Palparan, a former counter-insurgency chief, Aquino has earned a reputation as a determined anti- (left), implicated in multiple assassinations including the alleged kidnapping of university students for standing up to “terror” in 2006, but critics tagged corruption fighter during his four years in office. He in 2006, during protest shortly after Palparan’s arrest, in front of the National Bureau of him as “the butcher” for his alleged abuses. The has had Arroyo jailed on graft charges and made the Investigation (NBI) headquarters in Manila yesterday. — AFP Philippines has been battling communist and Islamic arrest of Palparan a top priority. —AFP News US reassures China as 2,500 in brief

Myanmar seizes drugs Marines head to Australia buried in ‘Golden Triangle’ YANGON: Myanmar authorities have seized $7.3 mil- lion of drugs buried in a forest in the so-called “Golden Triangle”, police said yesterday, raising fears of a boom US, Australia ink military cooperation pact in the narcotics trade in the notorious border region. A combined military and police operation in eastern SYDNEY: The United States stressed yester- Shan State unearthed a massive stash including blocks day it welcomes the rise of China and of heroin, raw opium and nearly two million metham- wants to work constructively with Beijing phetamine pills. “Our government is seriously con- as it signed a deal to deploy 2,500 Marines cerned about the drugs situation,” a senior police offi- to Australia as part of its “rebalance” to Asia. cer from the anti-drug squad told AFP on condition of China bristled when the agreement to anonymity. “Our crackdown against drug trafficking is deploy Marines to the northern city of ongoing.” Shan State is part of the “Golden Triangle”, a Darwin was first announced by President region scored with smuggling routes that covers parts Barack Obama in 2011. But after signing of Laos and Myanmar as well as Thailand, the gateway the deal at the Australia-United States to the Southeast Asian narcotics market. Myanmar has Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) in made several large drug busts in the area this year as it Sydney, US Secretary of State John Kerry struggles to control a surging drugs trade that is flood- said Washington was not interested in con- ing the region with heroin and methamphetamine. In flict with the Asian powerhouse. July, authorities seized heroin with a street value of “We welcome the rise of China as a $2.3 million hidden in a car near the Thai border in the global partner, hopefully as a powerful town of Tachileik in Shan State. The United Nations economy, as a full participating construc- Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says 10 percent of tive member of the international communi- the world’s opium is produced in Myanmar, making it ty,” he said. “We are not seeking conflict the second largest producer of the drug-the base and confrontation. And our hope is that ingredient for heroin-after Afghanistan. China will likewise take advantage of the Methamphetamine production is more difficult to opportunities that are in front of it and be trace, with the drug often produced in small, mobile that cooperative partner.” Australia’s laboratories in remote locations. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop earlier defended the deal to bring US Marines and Israel apologizes for calling Air Force personnel to the Northern Brazil a ‘diplomatic dwarf’ Territory, denying it was aimed at China which is embroiled in maritime disputes SYDNEY: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (2nd right) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd left) sign a Force Posture BRASILIA: Israeli President Reuven Rivlin apolo- with neighbors. “That’s not what it is direct- gized Monday to his Brazilian counterpart for a ed to do at all. It’s about working closely Agreement during the AUSMIN talks at Admiralty House in Sydney yesterday, as Australia’s Defense Minister David Johnston (right) and US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel look on. — AFP remark by a foreign ministry spokesman calling the with the United States to ensure that we Latin American powerhouse a “diplomatic can work on regional peace and security,” The US and Australia agreed to raise the tary presence beyond the Marines, some Australia than the US and their longstand- dwarf.”The comment in July was made by she told a radio program. “The United issue at the United Nations. Kerry said this 1,200 of whom are already in the country. ing alliance “had never been stronger”. But spokesman Yigal Palmor after Brazil criticized Israel’s States is rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific so problem, highlighted by images in local But a communique issued after the talks she said Canberra did not envisage military campaign in Gaza as excessive and recalled it’s ways we can work together to support media of the seven-year-old son of an said that enhanced aircraft and naval coop- Australian troops would return to Iraq, its envoy in Tel Aviv. In a phone call Monday, Rivlin economic development as well as security Australian jihadist in Syria holding a sev- eration was discussed, while the allies where the US is carrying out air strikes and assured Brazil President Dilma Rousseff that and peace.” After the talks Bishop, who also ered head, underscored the degree to would also examine options for Australia’s humanitarian airdrops to try to combat Palmor’s comments “do not correspond to the senti- hosted US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, which Islamic State fighters were “so far contributions to ballistic missile defense in jihadist fighters. However, Australia has ments of the population” of Israel, Rousseff’s office said the discussions were broad-ranging beyond the pale”. the region. Bishop said there existed offered support for humanitarian relief. said in a statement. Rousseff had criticized Palmor’s from tensions on the Korean peninsula to “This image, perhaps even an iconic between Australia and the United States “a Kerry also ruled out sending troops to remarks, saying “Words, including the spokesman’s, the crisis in Ukraine and to conflicts in Syria, photograph, is really one of the most dis- clear instinct for collaboration across a Iraq. Speaking at the start of the talks at sometimes create a very bad climate. In this case, Iraq, Gaza and Afghanistan. turbing, stomach-turning, grotesque pho- wide area of endeavor”. Sydney’s harbourside Admiralty House, he we have to be very careful.” In the phone call, her tos ever displayed,” Kerry said. “It’s no acci- “There is a desire to share the burden said the Australia-US relationship was office said, Rousseff “condemned the attacks on Threat of foreign jihadists dent that every country in the region is of implementing regional and global “essential to the stability of the Asia-Pacific Israel” by Hamas, and “reiterated Brazil’s historic The threat of foreign jihadist militants opposed to ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and peace and prosperity, security and stabili- region”. “We do face new challenges,” he position ... defending the co-existence between fighting in these conflicts and then return- the Levant).”Bishop made no comment ty,” she said. Bishop added that there was said, citing North Korea and maritime dis- Israel and Palestine as sovereign, economically ing home radicalized was also explored. about the prospect of an increased US mili- no more important security partner for putes in the South China Sea. — AFP viable and, above all, safe states.” Israel and Hamas Monday started a new 72-hour ceasefire, as negotia- tors in Egypt worked to seek a permanent end to State leadership crisis could hostilities. split Malaysia’s opposition Saudi Arabia executes KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition a leader of the ethnic Chinese party, said Syrian drug trafficker alliance, which has taken strides towards on Tuesday that if the PAS did not agree to national power in recent elections, is back Anwar’s wife “this will immediately RIYADH: Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian national embroiled in a crisis over the leadership of lead to a break up of both Pakatan Rakyat yesterday after he was convicted of trafficking drugs the country’s richest state that is tarnishing in the state and nationally”. into the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, the its image and could break it apart. The Interior Ministry announced. Safwan Hindawi was infighting that has gripped the multi-eth- A prized state arrested as he was smuggling a “large amount of nar- nic opposition bloc, led by former finance A prized win for the opposition, Selangor cotic pills into the kingdom,” said the ministry in a minister Anwar Ibrahim, is an unexpected had a gross domestic product of about $55 statement carried by the official SPA news agency. His boon for Malaysia’s 57-year-old ruling coali- billion in 2012, amounting to 23 percent of beheading in the northern Jawf region raised to 24 the tion, which has been struggling to retain its Malaysia’s economy, and is a hub for multi- number of executions so far this year in the Gulf state, appeal among voters. nationals. It has been seen as a testing according to an AFP count based on official reports. The opposition’s three-party Pakatan ground for the opposition to prove its com- Last year, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Rakyat (People’s Alliance) was forged in petence to take over power at the national denounced a “sharp increase in the use of capital pun- 2008 after the ethnic Malay dominated rul- level. “This is by far the biggest hurdle ishment” in Saudi Arabia. In 2013, there were 78 execu- ing coalition suffered its biggest ever elec- Pakatan has had to face,” said Wan Saiful tions. Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug SEOUL: A woman takes a photo near a welcome banner for Pope Francis at Myeong- toral setback. The opposition made smaller Wan Jan, a political analyst at the Institute trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi dong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea yesterday. — AP gains in national elections last May, pledg- for Democracy and Economic Affairs. Arabia’s strict version of Islamic sharia law. ing to bring more transparency to govern- “The difference this time is that the Papal mass to recall torture, ment and phase out policies favoring problem is created by Anwar’s party. It is Thousands mark Moon majority Malays that have underpinned the showing to the public that even Anwar anniversary in S Korea execution of Korean martyrs government’s rule. But the alliance has cannot manage his own party.” The ruling United Malays National Organization been dogged by divisions between the sec- GAPYEONG: More than 20,000 followers of the SEOUL: Pope Francis will pay tribute to the nity, with virtually no formal missionary (UMNO) has criticized Khalid’s leadership, ular ethnic Chinese component party, Unification Church gathered in South Korea yester- courage and sacrifice of South Korea’s first priests until clergy from France arrived more particularly over his management of chron- Anwar’s party, and the Islamist PAS party. day for the second anniversary of the death of their Catholics when he beatifies 124 tortured and than 50 years later. ic water supply problems, but now says its Those differences have now burst into “messiah” and church founder Sun Myung Moon. executed martyrs at a special mass in Seoul state assembly representatives will back the open over the leadership of Selangor The devotees packed an indoor stadium at the Saturday. Up to one million people are Clash with Confucianism him to stay. The leadership of the Islamist state, an industrial hub neighboring Kuala church’s global headquarters in Gapyeong, east of expected to converge on the capital’s central Born to a renowned noble family in what party is due to meet on Aug 17 to decide its Lumpur, which the opposition won control the capital Seoul, and listened to Moon’s 70-year-old Gwanghwamun Square for the mass, which is now the southwestern county of Geumsan, stance on Khalid. of in 2008 in a huge setback for the govern- widow Hak Ja Han deliver a eulogy on his life and will mark the religious centerpiece of the Yun was introduced to Catholicism by his It has not made clear why it opposes ment and then retained in 2013. Selangor legacy. During the ceremony, delegations from pope’s five-day visit to South Korea. The most cousin, Kwon Sang-Yeon, and was baptized Khalid’s dismissal, though some in the Chief Minister Khalid Ibrahim has been South Korea and overseas climbed the stage to lay prominent among those to be beatified is an in 1787 by Korea’s first Catholic convert, Peter alliance have said it is because it does not accused of corruption and incompetence flowers before a giant backdrop showing a smiling 18th century nobleman, Paul Yun Ji-Chung, Yi Seung-Hun. Yun converted his brother and want a woman as state boss. Khalid has by Anwar’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Moon in a black suit and tie. In the two years since who became Korea’s first Catholic martyr also his mother, who requested Catholic rites the right to remain pending a no-confi- the mostly Chinese Democratic Action the religious leader died aged 92 of complications when he was executed in 1791 after clashing for her funeral rather than the accepted dence vote in the state assembly. Cracks Party (DAP), who have agreed he should be from pneumonia, the church he founded appears to with Confucian officials. Confucian ritual. Yun not only acceded to her within the opposition have been widening replaced by Anwar’s politician wife. have been functioning normally. The church’s signa- According to the Church, around 10,000 wishes but also smashed his family’s wooden since it failed to win power in the 2013 But Khalid has dug his heels in, refusing ture mass weddings, which “Moonie” critics have Koreans were martyred in the first 100 years ancestral tablets-the focus of Confucian wor- general election, despite winning a major- to step down even after he was formally pointed to as evidence of cult underpinnings, have after Catholicism was introduced to the ship. News of his actions triggered outrage ity of the national vote. PAS, itself divided fired by his party, PKR, last week. Leaders continued, with 2,500 couples simultaneously tying peninsula in 1784. Uniquely, the religion was and eventually spread to the royal court, between Islamic conservatives and mod- of the Islamist PAS party have refused to the knot at the last ceremony in February. Revered not brought in and spread by foreign mis- which ordered a local magistrate of Jinsan to ernizers, has alarmed its coalition partners join calls for his dismissal. If the Islamist by his followers but denounced by critics as a char- sionaries, but by Korean scholars who had arrest Yun and Kwon. by pushing ahead with plans to imple- party continues to resist Khalid’s dismissal, latan who brainwashed church members, Moon was come across Catholic teachings in China and Despite brutal interrogation, the two ment Islamic criminal punishments such it could herald the end of the six-year a deeply divisive figure. shared them on their return with family and refused to disavow their faith or reveal the alliance and reshape the Southeast Asian as amputations and stonings in the north- friends. It survived, as a largely illegal commu- names of other Catholic followers. —AFP nation’s political landscape. Lim Guan Eng, ern state it controls. — Reuters NEWS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014

HRW wants Sisi probed over brutal... Sisi turns page on Arab Spring Continued from Page 1 inquiry into Sisi and 10 security chiefs over the deaths. Continued from Page 1 within its ranks, according to analysts. Officials accuse the Since removing Morsi - in the wake of massive protests movement of being implicated in militant attacks which HRW said its report identifies the most senior security against the Islamist leader - Sisi has been Egypt’s most “He is operating in an environment where for all practical they say have killed more than 500 security personnel since officials and key leaders in the chain of command “who powerful man. He was elected president in a landslide purposes there is no independent media to hold him to the July 2013 ouster of Morsi. should be investigated...including Interior Minister vote earlier this year. The group also called on Egypt’s account. As a result he has consolidated his rule.” “The challenge for the Brotherhood is not to allow inter- Mohamed Ibrahim, then defence minister Abdel Fattah allies to suspend military aid and cooperation with Survivors say the Rabaa Al-Adawiya crackdown was not nal divisions to translate into an organisational split,” said Al-Sisi, and Medhat Menshawy,” who led the crackdown Egypt’s authorities and military until the government just to break the pro-Morsi sit-in but to eliminate the Shadi Hamid, fellow at Brookings Institution’s Centre for at Rabaa Al-Adawiya. Shakir alleged that Sisi had person- adopts measures to end human rights violations. Islamist’s supporters. Egypt’s liberal activists who revolted in Middle East Policy. The movement lacks a strategy to count- ally reviewed the Rabaa dispersal plan “for days and “It is very short-sighted on the part of the major 2011 against longtime president Hosni Mubarak seeking er Sisi’s “resilience” to stay in power and needs a long-term days”. “We are saying that the evidence is sufficient that Western governments to believe if they just make nice democratic freedoms largely kept quiet over the crackdown, formula, he said. “They don’t have any major strategy those three people in particular warrant investigation with Sisi’s government that somehow this imagined tran- but soon bore the brunt as authorities banned all unautho- beyond protests, protests, protests, while waiting for the into their roles,” said Shakir. In the lead-up to the crack- sition to democracy which is repeatedly trumpeted will rised rallies. The secular April 6 movement which in the economy to suffer,” said Hamid. down, officials had “envisioned killing several thousand somehow come to pass,” HRW Executive Director heady days of the Arab Spring led the anti-Mubarak revolu- The pro-Morsi Anti-Coup Alliance has called for nation- protesters,” he said. Kenneth Roth, speaking from New York, said in a video- tion has also been banned, prompting activists to charge wide protests tomorrow under the slogan “We Demand In a strongly-worded statement, the Egyptian govern- conference with journalists. “The message sent so far is that Egypt was heading for a worse autocracy than under Retribution” to mark the first anniversary of the crackdown. ment said the Rights Watch report’s authors operated in that Egypt can get away with mass murder,” he said. “That Mubarak. The new authorities have succeeded in “destroying the sta- Egypt without a permit, calling it a “blatant violation” of is a disastrous message to try to build a genuine democ- Sisi had made it clear even before becoming president tus which the Brotherhood achieved” after Mubarak’s ouster, the country’s sovereignty. “While it is not surprised by the racy.” that his priority was Egypt’s stability rather than democratic said Ziad Akl, researcher at Al-Ahram Centre for Political and report, in light of the organizations’ clear leaning and The assault was not “merely a case of excessive force ideals. It could take “20 to 25 years to achieve true democra- Strategic Studies. “Today their businesses are confiscated, methods, the government rejects the report and criti- or poor training,” said Roth in the report. “It was a violent cy” in Egypt, Sisi said in early May. The crackdown has crip- journalists giving their side of the story are jailed ... The cizes its bias,” the statement said. Apparently seeking to crackdown planned at the highest levels of the Egyptian pled the Brotherhood, which swept all elections after regime has succeeded in turning the Brotherhood into an paint the rights group as linked to the Brotherhood, it government. Many of the same officials are still in power Mubarak’s fall until Morsi’s ouster, and triggered divisions illegitimate entity and forced it to go underground.” — AFP said HRW launched its report “in conjunction with suspi- in Egypt, and have a lot to answer for.” HRW’s Middle East cious movements by the terrorist group and its support- director Sarah Leah Whitson urged setting up of a UN ers, which ... are inciting violence.” commission to probe the killings, charging that not a sin- Williams found hanging from belt The report was launched two days before the one year gle security officer had been held accountable. “That is anniversary of the dispersal, when Morsi supporters plan certainly not a way to build a society... it’s a licence to Continued from Page 1 After beginning his career as a stand-up comic, Chicago- to protest in commemoration. The government insisted kill... it’s a licence to do whatever it wants,” she said in the born Williams rose to fame in the US sitcom “Mork & Mindy”, it observed international standards in dealing with conference call, referring to security forces. Roth and “I love you. I miss you. I’ll try to keep looking up,” Williams’s channelling his anarchic, high-energy style into his role as an protests, and security officials have said police opened Whitson were barred from entering Egypt ahead of the daughter Zelda said in an Instagram message. US President extra-terrestrial struggling to fit in on Earth. He later reeled off fire in response to gunfire by protesters. Eight policemen release of the report. Barack Obama led the public tributes to an entertainer he a string of big-screen hits throughout the 1980s and 1990s in were killed during the dispersal. But by the government’s The HRW report quoted survivors describing the described as “one of a kind”. And Hollywood titan Steven roles which often showcased his fast-talking, improvisational own account, only 15 guns were found at the sit-in, noth- assault. “It was raining bullets. I smelled tear-gas and Spielberg, a close friend, hailed Williams as a “lightning storm skills. Those abilities were showcased in 1987’s “Good Morning, ing that merits such indiscriminate shooting by authori- immediately saw people being hit and falling down of comic genius”. Vietnam”, where his performance as motormouth military disc ties, the group said. around me,” said a businessman who was at the Rabaa Fans turned William’s star along Hollywood’s Walk of Fame jockey Adrian Cronauer earned him the first of four Oscar nom- The report’s authors said they had been in touch with Al-Adawiya sit-in. “I have no idea how many people were and a park bench in Boston that featured in “Good Will inations. government officials throughout their investigation, ask- hit. We didn’t hear any warnings, nothing. It was like hell.” Hunting” into miniature shrines in his honor. And radio stations Other nominations followed his performance as the inspira- ing them repeated questions about their policies and Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday across the United States played Williams’ “Good Morning tional English literature teacher John Keating in 1989’s “Dead planning, but received no response. For the report, promised Sisi to speed up the delivery of billions of dol- Vietnam” wake-up holler on their rush-hour shows. A state- Poets Society” and for playing a mentally ill homeless man Human Rights Watch said it interviewed at least 200 wit- lars in arms and invited Cairo to forge free trade ties with ment Monday from Marin County Sheriff’s Office said Williams’ mourning the loss of his wife in 1991’s “The Fisher King.” He nesses and reviewed of footage and government state- a Moscow-led customs bloc. The two strong-willed lead- death appeared to be “suicide due to asphyxia”. finally landed an Academy Award for 1997’s “Good Will ments. In the days following Morsi’s ouster, security and ers have developed a warm working relationship since Described in 1997 by Entertainment Weekly as “the funniest Hunting”, which earned him a best supporting actor statuette military repeatedly opened fire on protests, killing at Putin gave his backing to Sisi’s presidential run during man alive”, Williams suffered from “severe depression” prior to and helped launch the Hollywood careers of co-stars Matt his death, his publicist Mara Buxbaum said. The comedian and Damon and Ben Affleck. Williams appeared most recently on least 281 in four different incidents investigated by HRW the Egyptian’s visit to Moscow in February. Russian televi- father-of-three, who wedded his third wife Susan Schneider in film in “The Angriest Man in Brooklyn”, after playing president in July and August before the dispersal of Rabaah and a sion showed the former field marshal descending the 2011, had himself spoken openly in the past about his battles Dwight D Eisenhower in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”. He is due to ramp of his plane and immediately being greeted with a second sit-in. “The violations likely amount to crimes with alcoholism and drug abuse. “Cocaine is God’s way of return to the silver screen posthumously in “Night at the against humanity,” it said of the crackdown on protesters. display of heavy tanks and armoured vehicles assembled telling you you are making too much money,” he once Museum: Secret of the Tomb”, scheduled for release before Human Rights Watch called for an international on the apron of the Sochi airport. — Agencies quipped. Christmas. — Agencies WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 ANALYSIS

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By Bradley Klapper

ittle of the impassioned debate that fractured law- makers last year over possible military intervention in LSyria is happening now as American war planes strike extremist targets in Iraq. Almost a week into the Obama administration’s emergency action in northern Iraq, the campaign is attracting surprisingly broad bipartisan sup- port. Republicans have issued several I-told-you-so state- ments and called for stronger action, and dovish Democrats say they’re concerned about slipping into a new war. But outright opposition has been muted. “The need to move quickly to prevent further loss of life of men, women and children is not in dispute,” said Rep Scott Rigell, expressing the view on Iraq of many in both No deaths in US bike share programs parties. A year earlier, Rigell wrote a letter to President Barack Obama demanding that the White House seek con- By Barbara Goldberg many other cities don’t provide helmets, some bike share pro- Both Brereton, the bike-riding accountant, and fellow Citi gressional approval before ordering an attack on Syria, col- grams are moving to change that, including Boston, which has Bike member Adam Price, a clinical psychologist who regularly lecting the signature of more than 100 of his fellow House anking a bicycle from the docking station outside New had helmet vending machines since 2013. rides from Manhattan’s Penn Station to his office near Gramercy members. York’s Grand Central Terminal, a helmetless rider slung a Less healthy than Citi Bike’s safety record is its finances, with Park, said they would willingly pay the higher annual fee, which Obama’s goals are more defined this time. Last summer golf bag full of clubs over his shoulder and, along with he wanted to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad’s gov- Y the number of annual memberships dropping from 105,359 in would still cost less than a two-month weekday subway com- ernment for using chemical weapons, hoping to deter another rider wearing headphones but no helmet, merged into May to 96,318 in June, said a Citi Bike representative, who said mute. Safety has not necessarily bred civility among riders of the repeat attacks and, at the prodding of Senate hawks, rush hour traffic. Against all odds - including novice riders, July figures were expected to be similar. Negotiations are under popular bike share program on New York City’s mean streets. reverse the country’s civil war. With weak support at home refusal to wear bike helmets and the daily crush of weaving, way for a takeover by a new operator, REQX Ventures, with “I’ve had a few races to the last bike on the rack, and it brought and abroad, Obama requested authorization from horn-blaring traffic - not a single rider in New York City’s bike plans to expand further into Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as out an aggressiveness in me that is not usually there,” said Price, Congress. Lawmakers returned early from a recess full of share program has been killed since it launched in May 2013, a into Queens, while boosting the $95 yearly membership fee to 53, of Maplewood, New Jersey. “One rider who beat me to a bike town hall meetings where they heard little support for Citi Bike representative said. $140 or more, according to the Wall Street Journal and the New apologized and told me where the nearest alternative station action. Facing defeat in the House and Senate, the admin- In fact, experts say no fatalities have been logged in any US York Times. Citi Bike, REQX Ventures and the city declined to was. When I beat a different rider to a bike, I apologized - but he istration ultimately opted for Russian-supported media- public bike share program since the first one launched in Tulsa, comment. swore at me,” he said. — Reuters tion and Assad relinquishing his chemical arsenal. Oklahoma, in 2007. There are now programs in 36 cities, includ- Several elements worked against Obama back then. ing Chicago, Minneapolis and San Francisco, with new services Americans felt little responsibility for Syria, a country the planned in Tampa, Florida, Boise, Idaho, Portland, Oregon, and US anti-coal dominoes hit wall United States has shunned for decades. Even without elsewhere. committing ground troops, US airstrikes would have While there is no central reporting clearinghouse for bike meant taking on a Syrian military with formidable air share fatalities, the safety record was confirmed by three alter- By Anna Yukhananov and Valerie Volcovici Treasury spokeswoman Holly Shulman told Reuters. defense capabilities. The effort also could have helped native transportation experts: Susan Shaheen, co-director of US officials have floated proposals at multilateral anti-Assad groups with questionable motives, including the University of California at Berkeley’s Transportation year ago, US President Barack Obama sought to forums such as the G20 but have been rebuffed by Japan the Sunni militants who’ve since named themselves the Sustainability Research Center; Russell Meddin, founder of the mobilize the nation behind a grand plan: Fight cli- and Germany. US Treasury officials have also discussed Islamic State and invaded Iraq, prompting that country’s Bike-sharing World Map; and Paul DeMaio, founder of mate change by slashing carbon pollution at with China the role that public funds can play in devel- civil war. Iraq’s crisis is in some ways more urgent, though A still far less deadly than the three-year fight in neighbor- MetroBike, the nation’s oldest bike-share consultancy. home, while prodding other countries to follow. A key oping less carbon-intensive energy sources. Scott Morris, ing Syria that has killed 170,000 people. Obama says he’s When New York’s program, sponsored by Citibank, was part of that strategy was for the United States to stop a former Treasury official for development finance, said acting to protect thousands of American personnel in Iraq launched in May 2013, critics and late-night television hosts using public money to finance the construction of most the rapid change the United States has hoped for was and avert a possible genocide of minority groups. In a shared dire predictions for riders, some of whom were only coal-fired power plants abroad, seen as one of the main never realistic. “It’s harder to be pure, whether on climate place where the US spent hundreds of billions of dollars then learning to ride. At the time, then-city Comptroller John causes of rising pollution from heat-trapping gases. But a or any other issue, in the face of domestic commercial and lost almost 4,500 lives trying to secure, the fact that Liu called for mandatory bike helmets for adults to lessen “the year later, momentum has stalled on the Obama admin- interest,” said Morris, now a senior associate with the hundreds of thousands of Christians are at risk reinforces human toll” but failed in his effort. “The Daily Show” host Jon istration’s plan for a global “domino effect” that would Washington, DC, think tank Center for Global an American sense of responsibility. Stewart joked that the bike share program sparked a new busi- choke off financing for coal projects from public lending Development. Even within the United States, some law- Unlike with Syria, the US is working with the govern- ness idea called “Jon Stewart’s Street Brain Removal Service.” institutions around the world. Some key lenders contin- makers, especially from coal-producing states, want to ment in Iraq and fighting a group already on a US terror- But no one has been killed and only 40 people have been ue to finance coal projects, and the Export-Import Bank end coal project restrictions at the Export-Import Bank. ism blacklist. It is providing military assistance to the cen- hurt and required medical attention after 10.3 million rides, a of the United Stastes has put its ban on hold. The bank has suspended its internal ban on coal plant tral government in Baghdad and to the largely Citi Bike representative said. “It’s like pedaling a tank,” said autonomous Kurdish authorities in the north, a bastion of In the past year, Japan has approved funding for three financing until September and is mulling funding for a Thomas Brereton, 53, an accountant from suburban major coal plants in energy-thirsty emerging markets. massive coal mine in Jharkhand, India. Japan’s develop- pro-American sentiment in a region full of Sunni extremist Westchester County who rides a Citi Bike from the Manhattan And Germany, typically a leader in global climate action, ment bank, JBIC, is the world’s biggest public investor in and Iranian influence. Perhaps more confident of backing train station to his Brooklyn office. at home, Obama sidestepped asking for Congress’ permis- That is precisely why bike share riders across the United continues to support coal projects. Observers say a new coal projects and is likely to help India if the United sion this time. So far, he appears justified. “The president’s States remain safe - even after 23 million rides since 2007 development bank from the BRICS group of emerging States and European countries pass. authorization of airstrikes is appropriate,” House Speaker through city streets where taxis screech into bike lanes to pick markets - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - is From 2007 to 2013, Japan invested $19.7 billion in John Boehner, R-Ohio, said last week. Boehner, however, also unlikely to follow strict coal limits when it launches coal projects overseas, according to the Natural also blamed Obama for lacking a comprehensive strategy, up passengers and texting pedestrians step obliviously into bikeways, experts say. “The bikes are heavy, with a very low cen- in two years. If countries move away from coal as a fuel Resources Defense Council, an environmental group. The which he said “only emboldens the enemy and squanders source, they are likely to do so for reasons other than a 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident prompted Japan’s gov- the sacrifices Americans have made.”Many Republicans ter of gravity, wide tires, drum brakes that keep the braking sys- issued similar support for the action accompanied by tem dry even in inclement weather, and the bikes are geared so lack of public funding. In 2012, according to the World ernment to rely more on coal technology to boost broader criticism of Obama’s Iraq policy. They cite the it is difficult to gain considerable speed,” Shaheen said. Resources Institute, almost 1,200 coal-fired power plants exports and the economy, said Kimiko Hirata, interna- administration’s inability to secure a US military presence had been proposed globally, with China and Pakistan tional director for the Kiko Network, a climate-focused in Iraq after 2012 and its refusal for several weeks to order ‘Phenomenal’ accounting for the majority of the projects. non-governmental organization. Germany, meanwhile, is military action while officials were collecting intelligence That safety net has not extended to other cyclists. In New expected to publish a review of its stance on funding and prodding Iraq into forming a more inclusive govern- York, there were 18 bike fatalities in 2012, 12 in 2013, and 12 so Commercial Interests Rule coal plants in October. A spokesman for the German ment. Iraq’s new president nominated on Monday a senior far this year, said a city Department of Transportation spokes- US officials say their plan to limit public support for Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Shia lawmaker to form a new Cabinet, snubbing powerful woman. Even the accident rate in the bike share program is coal has had a global impact, with the World Bank, the Development declined to provide more details. incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Sen. John impressive, with about 10.5 crashes with or without injury per 1 European Investment Bank, the United Kingdom, the From 2006 to 2013, KfW, Germany’s state develop- McCain of Arizona called Obama’s response thus far “inef- million trips, Meddin said. “I believe that to be a phenomenal Netherlands and the Nordic countries joining the effort ment bank, lent $3.7 billion to coal projects in Greece, fective”. Rep Ed Royce of California, the House Foreign safety record and, coupled with the no USA. fatalities, bike Affairs Committee chairman, said Obama’s inaction when over the past year. Now, the United States is trying to India, Serbia, South Africa and Australia. KfW said its sup- share has a better record than bicycling,” Meddin said. persuade other countries to change their export credit port for coal is dwarfed by its investments in environ- Royce suggested armed drone deployment was “tragic.” Still, cities with bike share programs have a higher propor- Sen Marco Rubio of Florida noted his June call for strikes. policies “to help level the playing field for US coal-related mental protection, but added that it continues to sup- tion of head injuries among bicycle-related injuries than cities Rep Howard “Buck” McKeon, the House Armed Services energy exporters and bring other countries’ financing port coal to give energy access to countries that cannot Committee chairman, backed intervention but said the without such programs, according to a recent study published practices in line with their climate change policies,” move away from fossil fuels immediately. —Reuters Sunni extremists’ rise was “preventable.” Rep Ileana Ros- in the American Journal of Public Health. While New York and Lehtinen of Florida and Sen Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma both called the White House action “overdue”. Democratic leaders in Congress issued more straight- Depression an indiscriminate stalker forward support. But some in Obama’s own party expressed reservations. Sen Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 ranked Democrat who voted against President George W Bush’s Iraq war authorization 12 years ago, said the By Dominique Ageorges between victims, “whether they are rich or poor, any ethnic group, any reli- White House assured him no US boots on the ground gion”. were required. “While this is strictly an air mission, I still espite fame and fortune, celebrity artists may be more vulnera- “We often think of depression occurring in the context of some have concerns,” he declared, saying American troops ble to depression than the rest of us, brought low by the same difficult life event, and sometimes that does happen, but often couldn’t solve Iraq’s underlying problems. Dcreative qualities that gave them success in the first place, depression happens without a clearcut reason,” he said. “That’s Sen Martin Heinrich, said he shared his constituents’ analysts say. As the world mourned the apparent suicide of come- why even people who would seem to have it all can still have “weariness about any expansion of US involvement in dian Robin Williams on Tuesday, there were many questions depression (just as) people who seem to have it all can still have a Iraq” and warned about “mission creep”. Still, he said the about the state of mind of the Oscar-winner once called the fun- heart attack.” threat from the Islamic State was “real and extends to US niest man alive. “Artists are often people who are more sensitive, Mental health problems are also closely linked to alcohol and interests both in the Middle East and at home.” Rep Keith drug abuse - a battle that Williams had frequently spoken about. Ellison, one of two Muslims in Congress and among its who feel emotions more strongly,” said Michel Reynaud, of the most dovish members, voiced support for limited inter- Paul Brousse Hospital’s psychiatry department in Paris. “This can “Between a third and 50 percent of addicts are depressed,” vention. “Nations with the power to act have a responsibil- yield great writers, poets and musicians, but also anxiety, depres- Reynaud told AFP. People in the public eye may use drugs or alcohol ity to protect those who cannot protect themselves,” sion, anguish and mood disorders,” he told AFP. to take shake off inhibitions and boost creativity, becoming addicted Ellison said. — AP Williams had suffered from depression, according to his pub- over time. Vikram Patel, director of the Centre for Global Mental licist - one more name on a long list of celebrity actors that Health, agreed there seemed to be a link between creative talent and includes Jim Carrey, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Stephen Fry who mental health problems. “Most likely the causal pathways work in have battled the debilitating ailment. The World Health both directions, i.e. the brain circuits which are responsible for cre- All articles appearing on these Organization (WHO) says more than 350 million people of all ages ativity also seem to be associated with mental illness, and being cre- pages are the personal opinion of suffer from depression. “Depression is different from usual mood ative exposes one to environments which may heighten the risk of the writers. Kuwait Times takes no fluctuations and short-lived emotional responses to challenges in mental illness.” responsibility for views expressed everyday life,” a WHO factsheet explains. A study in the Journal of Phenomenological Psychology in 2009, which interviewed 15 well-known American celebrities, found that therein. Kuwait Times invites read- 1 Million Deaths Annually while fame brought wealth and privilege, gratification and “symbolic ers to voice their opinions. Please “Especially when long-lasting and with moderate or severe intensity, immortality”, there was a mental price to pay. “It also robs the celebrity of send submissions via email to: opin- depression may become a serious health condition. It can cause the privacy, leads to isolation, engenders mistrust of others, introduces tempta- affected person to suffer greatly and function poorly. At its worst, tions, can lead to creating a character-split between the ‘celebrity entity’ and [email protected] or via snail depression can lead to suicide. Suicide results in an estimated one the ‘private self’ and heightens concern about risks to other family members.” mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. million deaths every year.” Fewer than half of sufferers of depression The experts said they hoped Williams’ death would encourage people suf- The editor reserves the right to edit receive the treatment they need, it added. Jeffrey Borenstein, presi- fering from depression to seek help. “The universal story in this tragic loss dent of the Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation in New York, is how pervasive mental illness is, and that it can not only disable you any submission as necessary. stressed depression was a physical condition that did not discriminate for a long time but can also cut short your life,” said Patel. —AFP ACCESS over 10,000 top jobs daily NETWORK with professional peers SHARE leading career content

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Kaneria refused ban appeal No more signings for Bayern Top-ranked Lee battling injury MALAYSIA: World badminton number one Lee Chong Wei has LONDON: Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria’s application to appeal against a BERLIN: Bayern Munich will not sign any more players during the current transfer revealed that injury concerns are leaving him low on confidence ahead life ban for corruption in English county cricket has been refused, the England and Wales window despite a series of injury setbacks as they prepare for Wednesday’s German Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday. The 33-year-old Kaneria, who has consistently denied Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund. Last season’s domestic double winners, of the World Championships in Denmark at the end of the month. any wrongdoing, has now exhausted all legal options open to him after the Court of seeking revenge for last year’s defeat by Dortmund in the same game, will be with- Malaysian Lee was unable to defend his Commonwealth Games title in Appeal said his application was “totally without merit.” Scotland last month due to a hamstring injury and although he is back Kaneria denied involvement in trying to engineer particular situations in a game and out injured defender Rafinha and winger Franck Ribery is doubtful. was banned under the ECB’s anti-corruption regulations in June 2012. A disciplinary panel Long-time absentee Thiago Alcantara’s comeback will also have to wait with in training, he admitted to not being on top of his game. found him guilty of corruption while playing for county side Essex in 2009. He was con- coach Pep Guardiola refusing to pin down a date for his return. “My mind is willing but my body is giving me trouble,” Lee told the victed of ‘cajoling and pressurising’ former team mate Mervyn Westfield into accepting “No, no new players,” Guardiola told reporters in Munich. “Thiago will be back Malaysian Star. “I am 80 percent better but every day is a struggle for money for conceding a set number of runs in a match. “Rt Hon Sir Stanley Burnton, sitting and Rafa will be back and Franck will be back so I am happy about this squad.” me to psych myself up in training. My mood fluctuates. I get in the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, ruled that the application by Kaneria was ‘totally Defender Rafinha suffered torn ankle ligaments on Saturday and will be out for very upset when my legs give way when I try to push without merit’,” the ECB said in a statement. some time. Spain international Thiago Alcantara sustained knee ligament damage myself. “I am beginning to feel the heat as it draws clos- “He also decided that Kaneria could not request the decision to be reconsidered at an in May and was ruled out of the World Cup. “Thiago will be back soon. He really oral hearing. It means that Kaneria has exhausted all the legal options available to him to wants to come back as soon as possible but for these issues we have a doctor and er to the World Championships.” appeal a life ban imposed for his role in spot fixing while playing for you should ask him,” Guardiola said. The draw for the Aug. 25-31 tournament in Essex.” ECB chairman Giles Clarke said the ruling body welcomed the Fellow Spaniard Guardiola, in his second season at the Bavarians, will also have Copenhagen took place in Kuala Lumpur on Monday with decision. “Mr Kaneria acted as a recruiter of potential ‘spot-fixers’ and to handle the fatigue of his club’s six World Cup winners who have only recently Malaysian media talking up the chances of Lee winning a used his seniority and international experience to target and corrupt a returned to training following Germany’s triumph in Brazil last month. first world championship in the absence of double young and vulnerable player,” Clarke said. “It’s great for these players and obviously for the club,” Guardiola said. “They defending champion Lin Dan of China. Lee lost the “It is high time that Mr Kaneria came clean about his involve- have time, I know what they can do but they need time. At the moment we have ment in these corrupt activities and stopped misleading the last two finals to his great rival Lin, the twice Pakistan cricket fans and wider public with his empty protestations no time.” He said he had only a handful of fully fit players for the game in Dortmund Olympic and five-times world champion who of innocence.” — Reuters and would make strategic decisions about other players. —Reuters failed to qualify for the Denmark event. —Reuters Royals outduel Athletics

KANSAS CITY: The Kansas City Royals won their hits in 7 1-3 innings. Carl Crawford got three Brian Duensing (3-2) got the last two outs of eighth straight game and took over the AL hits and drove in two runs for the Dodgers. the eighth inning for the win. Chris Carter and Central lead Monday night when Yordano Jose Altuve both had solo homers for Houston Ventura outdueled Sonny Gray during a 3-2 win MARLINS 6, CARDINALS 5 and Jake Marisnick had a career-high four hits. over Oakland Athletics. Giancarlo Stanton hit two home runs and Tommy Milone allowed eight hits and two The victory, coupled with a loss by Detroit in made a spectacular diving catch in right field runs in his debut with the Twins after being Pittsburgh, gave the long suffering Royals a to help the Marlins beat the Cardinals. Marlins traded from Oakland for Sam Fuld on July 31. division lead at the latest point in a season since starter Tom Koehler (8-9) allowed three runs 2003. Alcides Escobar drove in a run in the sec- and eight hits in five innings. Steve Cishek MARINERS 11, BLUE JAYS 1 ond inning before delivering a two-out single escaped the ninth to record his 30th save in 33 Felix Hernandez allowed one run in seven off Gray (12-6) in the seventh, putting Kansas chances. With two outs, Cishek allowed an RBI strong innings and Robinson Cano helped City in front. Kelvin Herrera (3-2) took over for triple by Kolten Wong and an RBI single by provide him with a jolt of run support as the Ventura and tossed spotless seventh inning. Matt Holliday allowing the Cardinals to pull to Seattle Mariners romped to an 11-1 victory 6-5. Cishek struck out Matt Adams to end the over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. PIRATES 11, TIGERS 6 game. Jon Jay hit a two-run home run, Opening the most anticipated August series in Travis Snider hit two home runs and Starling Holliday had four hits, and Shelby Miller (8-9) Seattle since 2007, Hernandez (13-3) made his Marte had a bases-loaded triple as the Pirates allowed five runs in five innings for the 16th straight start of at least seven innings coasted to a win against the Tigers. The loss, Cardinals, who have lost three of four. while allowing two earned runs or less. coupled with Kansas City’s 3-2 win over Hernandez needed just 96 pitches to get Oakland, dropped the Tigers a half-game METS 5, PHILLIES 3 through seven and his only mistake was Jose behind the now first-place Royals in the AL Slumping Anthony Recker hit a tiebreaking, Bautista’s solo home run in the fourth. Cano Central Division. Justin Verlander (10-11) left three-run homer, Jonathon Niese pitched sev- ignited a seven-run sixth inning with his 10th after one inning with right shoulder soreness. en sharp innings and the Mets beat the homer of the season for a 3-1 lead. He gave up five runs - four earned - on four hits. Phillies. Darin Ruf hit a two-run shot for the That was just the start. Mike Zunino fol- He walked two and struck out three. Pittsburgh last-place Phillies. Niese (6-8) gave up two lowed with an RBI triple - the second triple of starter Jeff Locke (4-3) was responsible for four runs on five hits to earn his first win since June his career - and an RBI double by Endy Chavez runs, eight hits and four walks in five-plus 28. David Buchanan (6-6) allowed three runs ended the night for Toronto starter Drew innings. Martin hit his sixth home run of the and four hits in six-plus innings. Recker was in Hutchison (8-10). year in the sixth inning, and Ike Davis followed an 0-for-18 skid when he connected off reliev- with his eighth. er Justin De Fratus. PADRES 4, ROCKIES 3 Yangervis Solarte hit a go-ahead, two-run RAYS 7, RANGERS 0 TWINS 4, ASTROS 2 home run in the seventh inning and the Drew Smyly allowed three hits in his first win Joe Mauer had two hits in his return from Padres beat the last-place Rockies for their since the David Price trade, Matt Joyce had a the disabled list, including a go-ahead RBI sin- ninth win in 12 games. two-run single and the Rays beat the Rangers. gle in the ninth inning, to help the Twins to a Solarte’s third shot with the Padres, and Smyly (7-10) struck out nine in a career-high 7 win over the Astros. A pair of walks by Josh ninth overall this season, came off Boone 2-3 innings to beat the Rangers for the second Fields (2-5) left runners at first and second Logan (2-3) and was an inning after Colorado’s time this season. Colby Lewis (8-9) couldn’t with two outs in the ninth when Mauer’s Corey Dickerson hit a three-run homer to give build on the momentum of his second career groundball single to left field scored Jordan the Rockies a 3-1 lead. Nick Vincent (1-2) shutout, giving up five runs - two earned - in Schafer. Brian Dozier also scored on the play. pitched two perfect innings for the win.— AP five innings.

BREWERS 3, CUBS 1 Yovani Gallardo pitched seven sparkling MLB results/standings innings and Khris Davis had a tiebreaking RBI double, leading the Brewers to a victory over Cleveland 4, NY Yankees 1; Toronto 6, Detroit 5 (19 Innings); Cincinnati 7, Miami 2; St. Louis the Cubs. 8, Baltimore 3; Philadelphia 7, NY Mets 6; San Diego 8, Pittsburgh 2; Kansas City 7, San KANSAS CITY: Josh Donaldson No. 20 of the Oakland Athletics throws toward first base Gallardo bounced back nicely from a slug- Francisco 4; LA Dodgers 5, Milwaukee 1; Texas 6, Houston 2; Chicago Cubs 3, Tampa Bay 2 during the 8th inning of the game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman gish outing against San Francisco, allowing one (12 Innings); Boston 3, LA Angels 1; Minnesota 6, Oakland 1; Seattle 4, Chicago White Sox 2; Stadium. —AFP run and six hits while improving to 9-3 with a Colorado 5, Arizona 3 (10 Innings); Atlanta 3, Washington 1. 3.00 ERA in 18 career starts against Chicago. American League National League Mark Reynolds connected for his 20th Eastern Division Eastern Division homer. Coming off his worst start of the year, Watson still considering W L PCT GB Washington 63 53 .543 - Jake Arrieta (6-4) gave up two runs and five hits Baltimore 67 50 .573 - Atlanta 60 57 .513 3.5 in 7 1-3 innings for the Cubs. Woods for Ryder Cup Toronto 63 56 .529 5 Miami 57 60 .487 6.5 NY Yankees 61 56 .521 6 DODGERS 6, BRAVES 2 NY Mets 56 62 .475 8 LOUISVILLE: US captain Tom Watson said “I will continue to speak with Tiger over Tampa Bay 57 60 .487 10 Kevin Correia won in his debut with the Philadelphia 53 65 .449 11 he would be foolish not to consider Tiger the next three weeks to monitor his situa- Boston 52 65 .444 15 Dodgers, outpitching All-Star Julio Teheran and Central Division Woods as one of his three wild-card selec- tion,” Watson said. “Obviously, he has not Central Division leading Los Angeles over the slumping Braves. Milwaukee 65 53 .551 - tions for the Ryder Cup, a decision that ulti- been playing well. But I think it’s been a Detroit 63 52 .548 - Los Angeles has won four of six to increase its St. Louis 62 54 .534 2 mately would be based on Woods’ words result, as you well know, of his injury and Kansas City 63 53 .543 0.5 NL West lead to five games over idle San Pittsburgh 62 55 .530 2.5 instead of his play. his coming back from back surgery.” Cleveland 59 59 .500 5.5 Francisco. The Braves have dropped 10 of 12 Cincinnati 60 58 .508 5 Watson has said all year he wanted Woods has gone more than a year with- Chicago White Sox 56 63 .471 9 and fallen four games behind NL East-leading Chicago Cubs 50 66 .431 14 Woods on his team if he were healthy and out winning, and this injury-filled year has Minnesota 52 64 .448 11.5 Washington. Correia was tied for the major playing well. Even though Woods is injured been like no other. He played eight tourna- Western Division Western Division league lead in losses with a 5-13 record when and not playing for the next month, ments and completed 72 holes only three Oakland 72 45 .615 - LA Dodgers 67 52 .563 - he was traded from Minnesota to the Dodgers Watson wouldn’t rule him out Monday. times. He missed two cuts, withdrew from LA Angels 68 49 .581 4 San Francisco 62 56 .525 4.5 on Saturday. He excelled for Los Angeles, giving “I can’t assess his medical condition and the final round of two other tournaments Seattle 62 55 .530 10 San Diego 54 62 .466 11.5 up one run and four hits in six innings, striking I honestly can’t assess how he’s playing,” and missed a 54-hole cut at Torrey Pines, Houston 49 69 .415 23.5 Arizona 51 67 .432 15.5 out five and walking one. Watson said. “It really is going to be having where he is an eight-time winner. His best Texas 46 71 .393 26 Colorado 46 71 .393 20 to come from information from Tiger him- finish was a tie for 25th at Doral, where Teheran (10-9) allowed five runs and nine self. But, again, I don’t make this comment Woods played in the next-to-last group on Sunday and posted his highest score ever (78) in the final round. He finished at No. 70 in the Ryder Cup standings. Woods hurt his back again at Firestone, though he said it was unrelated to his microdiscectomy surgery in March. He said a trainer popped a joint back into place and he was pain free Wednesday at the PGA. He reported stiffness Thursday and his back “went out on me” while warm- ing up for the second round. Watson made it sound as if he were leaning more on Woods’ past than the cur- rent state of his game, not to mention his LOUISVILLE: Tom Watson the 2014 Ryder health. “He is Tiger Woods. He brings some- Cup captain talks with the media Ryder thing to the team in a big way,” Watson Cup News Conference. — AFP said. “He’s been really good in the team room of recent and he’s a factor with the loosely. He is Tiger Woods and he brings a players. I know that for a fact. He’s a very lot to the team - if he has the ability to play positive influence on the players. But the and he’s healthy. He brings a lot to the most important thing is can he play? Can team. And I’d be a fool not to consider he physically play and is he playing well? him.” Nine players qualified for the Get back to those two points. Like I said, I’ll American team after the PGA monitor that situation in the next three Championship. Watson has three weeks weeks.” The American team already is miss- before he announces his three captain’s ing Dustin Johnson, who has taken a “vol- picks for the Ryder Cup, which is Sept. 26- untary leave” for what he described as “per- 28 at Gleneagles in Scotland. Woods’ sea- sonal challenges.” son ended when he missed the cut by five Matt Kuchar withdrew from the final shots at the PGA Championship, where he major of the year with a back injury. Bubba said he played through the pain of a nag- Watson has finished in the top 10 only ging back injury. He is not playing the once in the four months since winning the Wyndham Championship this week in Masters. Tom Watson said he was happy North Carolina, and Woods is not eligible with the nine players who made the team - for the two FedEx Cup playoff events that Watson, Kuchar, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, will serve as an audition for Watson. Jimmy Walker, Phil Mickelson, Jordan “I’ll be very, very focused on the players Spieth, Patrick Reed and Zach Johnson. For who are high up in the ranks,” Watson said. his picks, he said he wants players in good As for Woods? He made it sound as if he form and with guts. “We have got players would have a telephone glued to his ear. that can get the job done,” he said. — AP PITTSBURGH: Rajai Davis No. 20 of the Detroit Tigers steals third base against Josh Harrison No. 5 of the Pittsburgh Piratesin the first inning during inter-league play. — AFP WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 SPORTS

Piedt’s record haul leads Photo of the day South Africa to big victory

HARARE: Dane Piedt produced the best per- the attack and bowled Regis Chakabva for 15 formance by a debutant South African spin- after the batsman offered no stroke, while ner as the Proteas thumped Zimbabwe by Sean Williams (3) was brilliantly caught at nine wickets to retain their number one sta- point by JP Duminy off the lanky paceman. tus following the one-off contest at the Then followed an entertaining 54-run Harare Sports Club yesterday. eighth wicket stand between Richmond After bowling Zimbabwe out for 181 in Mutumbami (43) and John Nyumbu (13) that the second innings, the visitors knocked off briefly threatened to force the game into day their target of 41 for the loss of opener Dean five. It was ended when Steyn had Elgar, who was bowled by Tendai Chatara for Mutumbami caught by wicketkeeper Quinton 21. The 24-year-old Piedt finished with match de Kock and just four balls later Nyumbu was figures of eight for 152 on a helpful wicket caught and bowled by Piedt. The innings was having been drafted into the side for leg- ended when Steyn collected his third wicket, spinner Imran Tahir, beating the previous best sending the off-stump of Tinashe Panyangara debut figures of seven for 189 by Ian Smith (two) out the ground. The teams will now against England in 1947. contest a three-match one-day series in Fast bowler Dale Steyn finished with eight Bulawayo starting on Sunday, before Australia for 84 in the match to move level with Ian arrive for a triangular tournament that gets Botham on 383 careers test scalps, 13th on underway on Aug. 25. the list of most wicket takers. Meanwhile, former Proteas captain A South African victory was always likely Graeme Smith has been appointed tourna- at the start of the day, but Zimbabwe can ment director for the country’s domestic take heart from the fight they showed in Twenty20 competition, Cricket South Africa delaying the Proteas’ celebrations until the (CSA) said yesterday. final hour of day four. The 33-year-old Smith retired from inter- Resuming on 28 for one, they lost only national cricket in March and also premature- nightwatchman Donald Tiripano (five) before ly ended a three-year stint with English coun- lunch after he had a wild slog at a Piedt deliv- ty Surrey due to a knee injury that required ery and was bowled. surgery in June. One of Smith’s major require- It was the middle session that set up the ments in his new role will be to recruit inter- win for the visitors though as they ripped national players to the Ram Slam T20 through the heart of the Zimbabwe batting Challenge which starts in November. line-up. Mark Vermeulen, who scored 21, was “I am excited by this opportunity and the first to go as he was trapped plumb leg looking forward to putting something back before wicket by Steyn. From there it was a into the game,” Smith said in a press release procession as Piedt had Vusi Sibanda caught issued by CSA yesterday. “Players love playing and bowled for 45, before he snagged the big in South Africa and our T20 competition has wicket of home captain Brendan Taylor, the potential to become a tournament of caught at short leg by Elgar for five. choice for international players from around Morne Morkel (three for 15) entered into the world.” — Reuters Dunk contest runner up Derrick Scott competes at Red Bull Reign at Seward Park in Chicago, IL, USA. — www.redbull.com SCOREBOARD

HARARE: Scoreboard at the end of the one-off Test between Zimbabwe and South Africa yesterday: All Blacks rumble into Zimbabwe first innings 256 (B. Taylor Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Masakadza), 2-58 93, H. Masakadza 45, D. Steyn 5-46, D. (Tiripano), 3-98 (Vermeulen), 4-98 Piedt 4-90) (Sibanda), 5-113 (Taylor), 6-121 (Chakabva), 7-124 (Williams), 8-178 Rugby Championship South Africa first innings 397 all out (F. (Mutumbami), 9-178 (Nyumbu), 10-181 du Plessis 97, Q. de Kock 81, J. Duminy (Panyangara) 55, J. Nyumbu 5-157, D. Tiripano 2-65) Bowling: Steyn 21.2-9-38-3, Philander 10- SYDNEY: The New Zealand juggernaut rumbles 3-25-0, Morkel 15-9-15-3, Piedt 25-3-62-4, Duminy 2-1-12-0, Elgar 3-0-20-0. into the Rugby Championship on the back of a Zimbabwe second innings 17-match winning streak and realistic hopes in H. Masakadza c de Villiers b Morkel 19 South Africa second innings South Africa, Australia and Argentina will be of V. Sibanda c and b Piedt 45 hindering its progress rather than bringing it to D. Tiripano b Piedt 5 D. Elgar b Chatara 21 A. Petersen not out 17 a halt. M. Vermeulen lbw b Steyn 21 F. du Plessis not out 5 Victory over Australia in their opener on B. Taylor c Elgar b Piedt 5 Extras (l1b) 1 Saturday would give the All Blacks a top-tier R. Chakabva b Morkel 15 Total (1 wkt, 10.4 overs, 40 mins) 44 S. Williams c Duminy b Morkel 3 record for consecutive wins and few would be Fall of wicket: 1-39 surprised if the world champions extended the R. Mutumbami c de Kock b Steyn 43 Bowling: Nyumbu 4-0-24-0, Panyangara 3- J. Nyumbu c and b Piedt 13 run to 23 matches to clinch a third successive 1-5-0, Chatara 2-1-5-1, Williams 1.4-0-9-0 title unbeaten. T. Chatara not out 0 Did not bat: H. Amla, AB de Villiers, JP T. Panyangara b Steyn 2 Duminy, V. Philander, D. Steyn, D. Even if it was not utterly anathema to their Extras (b2, lb7l nb1) 10 Piedt, M. Morkel. culture, the proximity of their World Cup Total (76.2 overs, 338 mins) 181 Result: South Africa won by 9 wickets. defence in England next year ensures there will be no complacency in the All Blacks camp. Coach Steve Hansen has carefully managed an overhaul of his squad over his three seasons in charge, retaining the ageing core of the 2011 World Cup-winning side while nursing younger talent to increase depth. Aaron Cruden Even the absence for at least the first two tests of injured flyhalf Dan Carter, the highest to see improvement in his squad this year and number eight Wycliff Palu and young lock Will points scorer of all time in test rugby, should centre Jean de Villiers returns to skipper the Skelton during the campaign, although the not therefore result in exploitable weakness in side after missing the June victories over Wales absence of Australia’s top two hookers, Stephen the side. Aaron Cruden ably led the backline in and Scotland. Meyer probably has to deal with Moore and Tatafu Polota-Nau, is a big blow. the 3-0 sweep over a spirited England side in the biggest injury list of the top three sides in In fullback Israel Folau, who has scored 13 June while Carter was enjoying a sabbatical and the competition - he lost lock Victor Matfield tries in 18 tests, Australia has the kind of many international coaches would envy after naming his squad - as he bids to end potent attacking weapon that Argentina Hansen’s third and fourth options, Beauden South Africa’s five-year wait for a fourth south- would dearly love to unleash in their third year Barrett and Colin Slade. ern hemisphere title. Like many, Meyer is at the top table. Their campaign will again be In mobile number eight Kieran Read, the expecting a much bigger challenge from about the quest to turn promising perform- 2013 World Player of the Year, New Zealand Australia than the Wallabies presented last year ances and near-misses into the maiden victory have not only a formidable back row operator after the morale-sapping defeat to the British that would truly announce their arrival in the but a leader-in-waiting should injury deprive and Irish Lions had led to the departure of toughest of international competitions out- them of totemic flanker Richie McCaw. New coach Robbie Deans. side the World Cup. The Pumas have a new Zealand’s first two matches are clashes with Ewen McKenzie’s first Rugby Championship coach in Daniel Hourcade, who has selected trans-Tasman rivals Australia but it is perhaps campaign was over before it really started after fewer overseas-based players and will there- the power of an improving South Africa they back-to-back defeats to the All Blacks in the first fore hope to benefit more from the long peri- HARARE: Zimbabwe’s batsman Richmond Mutumbami in action as South Africa wick- fear most - if fear is the right word. The two matches but he brings a far more settled od he has been able to work with the squad in et keeper Quinton de Kock (right) looks on during a one-off Test match. — AFP Springboks, who open their campaign against side to the competition this year. a pre-competition camp. the Pumas in Pretoria on Saturday, played a full The former test prop is too canny an opera- Their best chance of a win is likely to be at part in one of the great test matches of any era tor to publicly read anything into the New home, where they held the Springboks to a against the All Blacks at Ellis Park last year, only South Wales Waratahs’ victory over an All draw in 2012, but they took Australia close on Adaptive rowing opens wilting towards the end to succumb 38-27. Blacks-laden Canterbury Crusaders side in the the Gold Coast last year and could provide an Coach Heyneke Meyer has targeted condi- Super Rugby final. He must, however, have upset anywhere if they can maintain their sport to disabled tioning as one of the areas where he would like enjoyed the physicality shown by the likes of intensity for 80 minutes. — Reuters

MIAMI BEACH: Juan Carlos Gil likes the feel- ing is a sport that accommodates disabilities ing of independence the sport of rowing gives very well. Although Gil is unable to use his legs him. “The freedom the water can give me is in the rowing stroke, he can compensate by Fowler’s game flashier than his outfits exhilarating when I hear the water flick over conditioning to strengthen his core in his the oars,” said Gil, who has cerebral palsy, and shoulders, arms and back. His long-term goal is legally blind. is to qualify for the Paralympics. LOUISVILLE: There had only been four sea- And it means the 25-year-old Fowler, a rising yards) and just didn’t catch it clean. ... I make Gil, 32, of Miami, is participating in the While out on the water training, Gil encour- sons in the history of major championship star finally gaining notice for his game as well birdie there and have a chance to make a 3 or adaptive rowing program at the Miami Beach ages Louis Amaro, 36, of Miami Gardens, golf like the one Rickie Fowler capped off in as his outrageously colorful wardrobe, is still 4 at the last, and it’s a different story. “That,” he Rowing Club, which was recently sanctioned Florida, rowing in a nearby boat. Amaro near-darkness on the 18th green at Valhalla without a defining win. said finally, “was kind of not the best swing at as a Paralympic Sport Club by the U.S. Olympic became a paraplegic in 1999 as the result of a Golf Club. “In a way, we never got out of rhythm as the wrong time.” committee. The free program runs on private gunshot wound. He describes his life coping The two men who posted the previous far as hitting the golf shots. I don’t think it You might say the same about the deci- donations with a small coaching staff and a with a disability as a journey where “you have four are Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. That’s really changes it much. We were allowing sion by whichever PGA tournament official group of volunteers. It is open to people with to stay positive.” Here are some images of the the kind of company every golfer aspires to. them to hit the tee shots,” Fowler paused, “and gave the green light to McIlroy and all disabilities. camaraderie and motivation shown between Both finished in the top five at the Masters, then weren’t expecting the approach shots to Wiesberger to play their approach shots as According to head coach Bob Wright, row- athletes in the program. — AP U.S. and British Opens and the PGA come.” There’s the rub. Fowler and Mickelson were forced to stand Championship: Nicklaus in 1971 and 1973, Take nothing away from eventual winner off to the side of the green. Neither Fowler and Woods in 2000 and 2005. Each came Rory McIlroy, who was coming off a win at nor Mickelson would say anything about that, away with at least one trophy to show for the Firestone last weekend and the British Open but the decision was theirs to make, and effort. Fowler was the first to come that close last month. His birdie at Valhalla’s 17th hole instead it was taken out of their hands. in all four - he was a combined 32 under - and effectively decided it fair and square. The 25- PGA of America official Kerry Haigh said leave empty-handed every time. He didn’t year-old Northern Irishman started the day afterward “I heard there were some questions need any time to name the emotion he felt leading by a shot and held the same margin, on that.” He then claimed there was an agree- most sharply. at 16 under, at the end of a day in which five ment worked out among both groups of “Right now,” Fowler said, “the sting. I really players handed around the lead like a game players, but added “I wasn’t there.” “It’s not a felt like I could win this one.” Someday Fowler of hot potato. McIlroy’s partner in the final big deal, either way,” Mickelson said after- will look back on this PGA Championship - on group, a majors novice name Bernd ward. “They have a chance to finish and it was the entire 2014 campaign, in fact - with pride, Wiesberger of Austria, wasn’t a factor from no big deal.” too. Just not any day soon. Gracious as he and the start. Fowler and Mickelson, who teed off Fowler went out of his way a second time playing partner Phil Mickelson were about just ahead of them, stayed in the thick of to make that point. “Obviously, Rory played the rain-delayed, madcap finish, it may leave things until slipping back late. So did Henrik great this week, and he’s been a deserving him wondering what might have been. It Stenson, with whom Fowler wound up tying champion the last three tournaments,” Fowler resembled nothing so much as four pals for third. Fowler was asked which shot he said. “He playing quite good right now. Best going off to play in twosomes and mashing wanted back most. He didn’t need to think player in the world hands down. “We’ll see,’ MIAMI: In this Aug. 6, 2014 photo, Juan Carlos Gil rows on the Indian Creek waterway up on the final two holes so everybody gets too hard about that answer, either. Fowler added, a sly smile creasing his lips, “if during a training session in Miami Beach. ‘The freedom the water can give me is in before the sun goes down. “The 9-iron on 17 out of the fairway,” he we can sneak one away from him at some exhilarating when I hear the water flick over the oars,’ said Gil, who has cerebral pal- Except this was a major championship. said. “I had a good number to the left pin (153 point.” — AP sy, and is legally blind. — AP WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 SPORTS Stewart probe shows ‘no criminal behavior’

NEW YORK: US police have found “no crimi- the Michigan International Speedway on nal behaviour” on racing driving Tony Sunday. Saturday’s incident happened near Stewart’s part but will continue their probe turn two at the halfway point of a 25-lap into the bizarre incident in which he struck Lucas Oil Super Sprint Features dirt race. and killed an up-and-coming driver. Stewart first bumped Ward’s car and Stewart, one of the most popular drivers knocked it out of the race. On his next lap in America’s NASCAR stock car circuit, Stewart’s vehicle collided with Ward, who ploughed into 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr. had climbed out of his car and was walking during a non-NASCAR race on a dirt track down the track pointing his finger in the Saturday night at Canandaigua Motorsports direction of Stewart. Park. “At this time there are no facts that exist that support any criminal behaviour or DRAGGING ALONG conduct or that any probable cause of a As the car passed by Ward it appeared to criminal act in this investigation,” Ontario rev and then fishtail, hitting Ward and drag- County Sheriff spokesman Philip Povero ging him along the track for several meters. told reporters on Monday. An autopsy was performed on the body Povero said they have interviewed which showed Ward died of massive blunt Stewart and several others who witnessed force trauma. Ward, of Port Leyden, New the incident and they say Stewart, who was York, began competing in Go Kart racing at unhurt, has been cooperative. the age four in 1998. He began sprint car Povero told reporters they are looking racing in 2010 and won his first career sprint for more video footage of the crash as part car feature in June 2011. of their ongoing investigation. He said they Stewart, who is a multi-millionaire, is already have two videos of the incident. part owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, whose “We are seeking persons outside that are drivers include Danica Patrick. Despite his familiar with racing that can help us review success, he continues to compete in non- and analyze these tapes to hopefully fully NASCAR races on small and dirt tracks understand the crash,” he said. across America against drivers of varying BRAZIL: New Zealand’s Paul Snow Hansen (right) and Daniel Willcox compete in the Men’s 470 during the final day of Aquece Rio, the Meanwhile, the 43-year-old American, talent levels and ages, including some in International Sailing Regatta 2014, as the first test event for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games at Guanabara bay. — AFP who missed Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup their teens. Series race at the Watkins Glen International The hard-headed Stewart has a history track, has withdrawn from a second non- of dust-ups with other drivers. Two years NASCAR race Saturday in Plymouth, ago after a crash he walked onto a track at Vettel ‘worn out’, Red Indiana. “We at Plymouth Speedway extend Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee and our deepest condolences and prayers to the threw his helmet at Matt Kenseth’s car. family of Kevin Ward, Jr. and thoughts and When Stewart competed in an event at prayers to Tony Stewart and his family. Tony Canandaigua in July 2013, he caused a Bull fighting back Stewart will NOT be racing at Plymouth crash that involved 15 drivers. In Fontana, Speedway this Saturday,” race officials said. California last year, Stewart stormed down There is no word yet from Stewart’s pit road and got into a fist fight with Joey GERMANY: Sebastian Vettel is “worn out” after unique. He is very sensitive to the behaviour of Sebastian has had - many of them just little team, Stewart-Haas Racing, on whether Logano, whom he accused of trying to winning four consecutive world drivers’ titles to the car, especially when braking.” things that have disrupted his flow. So he has Stewart will compete in a NASCAR race at block him. — AFP enable Red Bull to reign supreme in Formula Horner suggested that Vettel was struggling had less time to adapt his driving style.” One, according to his team chief Christian with the mandatory ‘brake-by-wire’ braking this Horner said he was optimistic that Red Bull Horner. Briton Horner said that exhaustion was a year, saying he had “lost part of his feeling for the were reducing Mercedes’s power and perform- No ruling on Utah part of the explanation for the 27-year-old car.” “The driveability was really bad, so Seb could ance advantage and had ‘over-achieved’ this sea- German’s loss of form in a season dominated by not look after the tyres in the way that he always son. “Compared to the theoretical handicap we Mercedes and in which his new Red Bull team has done,” he added. He used to drive a bit “like a have (due to a 65 bhp disadvantage with their snowboarding ban mate Australian Daniel Ricciardo has out-per- formed him. The rest, he said, was down to the SALT LAKE CITY: A reignited culture clash Schofield conceded that there is little legal sport’s radical new package of regulations this between snowboarders and skiers didn’t precedent for the case but said the lawsuit year which included a return of turbocharged get an immediate resolution Monday after should have a chance to be heard. engines and electronic braking systems. boarders suing one of the last ski resorts in Outside the courthouse, plaintiff Rick Ricciardo, 25, has won twice to climb to third the country to prohibit their hobby argued Alden said the ban inflames tensions with 131 points after 11 of the year’s 19 races, in a Utah courtroom that the ban is discrim- between skiers and snowboarders in a way trailing only the Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg of inatory and based on outdated stereotypes. that doesn’t exist elsewhere. Germany (202) and Briton Lewis Hamilton (191). US District Judge Dee Benson didn’t rule Ten years ago, Alden said an Alta ski Vettel, without a win, is sixth on 88. on the resort’s request to throw out the law- patrol officer used an expletive toward him A graduate, like Vettel, of Red Bull’s ‘junior’ suit, and there’s no deadline for him to do in front of his then-12-year-old son when team, Toro Rosso, Ricciardo has out-performed Sebastain Vettel in action in this file photo. so. The Alta ski area, which sits on mostly Alden tried to cross onto public land leased his team mate 6-5 in qualifying and 9-2 in race federally owned land in the mountains east by the resort without using Alta’s chairlift, results. “It is a combination of several things,” ballerina, dancing on the throttle and the brakes,” Renault engine), what we have actually achieved of Salt Lake City, said a snowboarder-free something he thought was legal. Horner told Germany’s Auto Bild Motorsport. said Horner, a style that was impossible at the in the first half of the year is remarkable,” he mountain is safer for skiers. The sport is a “It sounds silly to come here and try and “First, when you have fought for the title for five start of this season, but was gradually moving explained. “To have won two races, had front row choice so boarders shouldn’t get special argue about a different way to recreate, but years, it does wear you out a little bit, but that is back within reach as the team improved the car. starts, podiums, is a remarkable achievement, all protection under the Constitution, resort at the end of the day there really are people not the fundamental problem. “His pace in Hungary showed he is getting the things considered. Obviously, it’s not where we attorney Robert Rice argued. who are hurting by just simply being talked “The way Sebastian brought out those extra feeling for the car back again,” said Horner. “And are used to being, but the team has shown real Alta says it is a private business and its bad about,” Alden said. tenths from the car in recent years was quite we can’t forget how many mechanical problems character to dig in and fight back.” — Reuters permit with the US Forest Service allows it The Forest Service agrees with the resort to restrict ski devices it deems risky. Resort about the risks of snowboarding and says attorneys contend snowboarders can be the suit could open up the floodgates for dangerous because their sideways stance people who don’t like recreational rules on leaves them with a blind spot. public lands, including sometimes contro- But snowboarders claim the resort bans versial all-terrain vehicle laws. them because it doesn’t like their baggy The four plaintiffs bought tickets to Alta clothes, overuse of words like “gnarly” and knowing they would be turned away and “radical,” and perceived risky behavior on could then sue, which they did in January. the slopes. “This case is not about equip- One even sneaked onto a lift using “split ment, it’s not about skiing and snowboard- boards” - a snowboard that resembles skis - ing,” attorney Jon Schofield argued. “It’s but was intercepted and escorted down the about deciding you don’t like a group of mountain. Two other US resorts, both on people, you don’t want to associate with private land, ban snowboarding: Deer that group of people, and you’re excluding Valley, also in Utah, and Mad River Glen in them.” Under questioning from the judge, Vermont. — AP Upbeat Federer aiming for more hardcourt success

CINCINNATI: A weekend title defeat in Toronto a week ago, with the 11th seed Canada did not dent the hopes of a resur- beating Canadian quarter-finalist Kevin gent Roger Federer as the world number Anderson 6-3, 6-4. three keeps to a steady pace in his buildup Isner fired 15 aces in his 55-minute to the US Open. win only a few hours after a rainstorm The Swiss, who turned 33 last week, said caused flash flooding at the tournament that his 7-5, 7-6 (7/2) finals loss in Toronto site and left unpaved car parks sinking in to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was a disappoint- mud and grass. ment but also a huge chance to gather Spanish 16th seed Tommy Robredo more information on the current state of advanced over American Jack Sock 7-6 his game, which is bolstered by a new rac- (7/5), 6-3. Philipp Kohlschreiber beat quet. While the Swiss missed out on his Jeremy Chardy of France 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 and third title of the season after playing in sev- Benjamin Becker surprised Ivo Karlovic 7-6 en finals, he did start putting the pieces in (7/5), 6-4 to end a six-match losing streak place as he begins as second seed at this against the giant Croat. SWITZERLAND: The Netherlands’ Dafne Schippers (center) competes between Great Britain’s Desiree Henry (left) and Switzerland’s Marisa week’s final US Open tune-up, the Australians split the difference with Lavanchy to win their Women’s 100m qualification heat at the European Athletics Championships. — AFP Cincinnati Masters. “I’m overall pretty hap- French opponents as Marinko Matosevic py that I made the finals in my first tourna- exploded in anger during a win over ment back on hard courts,” Federer said Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). Schippers, Soumare advance after going down to Tsonga. “I had a few The Aussie thought he had won on an ace tough matches which clearly gave me a lot but the point was over-ruled, prompting of information. “I know what I need to work the outburst which included cursing and a into 100 meters semifinals on the next few days and next few weeks, kick towards a television camera after which is good to know what I need to do finally advancing moments after his ace- other than feeling lost. I wish I could have gone-wrong. ZURICH: Dafne Schippers successfully infected tooth and a subsequent stom- room floor in Park City, Utah, and had races in five days, but it will not com- played a bit better in the final, but the facts France’s Gilles Simon, nursing injury last started her European Championships ach ailment forced him to be hospital- to be airlifted to a hospital. He was pare to Schippers’ supercharged week. week yesterday by cruising into the ized for four days ahead of the criticized for missing the She already is the joint top European were that it was tough for me. week, beat Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-2. In semifinals of the 100 meters, the first Commonwealth Games, hampering his Commonwealth Games, but insisted performer with Soumare in the 100 “There were things I could have done women’s opening-round matches, ninth of three titles the Dutchwoman is preparation for the Euros. Farah said there was no point in competing when and has the top continental time in the better, but overall it was a positive week. I seeded Ana Ivanovic kept her back prob- chasing. that after a training run for the games not at his best. A long-distance double 200. Schippers has eight races sched- go away from this feeling good about my lem under control to defeat good friend Despite a bad start and a leisurely in Glasgow he collapsed on his bath- in Zurich will make for two grueling uled - heats and finals - for her three chances and also at the US Open and for Sorona Cirstea of Romania 6-1, 7-5. finish, she crossed in 11.10 seconds, events, so slowing down early in her the rest of the season. “I was happy, I was a little bit doubtful second only to Myriam Soumare of heat was not a surprise. “It’s another good tournament for me, going on the court considering last few France’s 11.03. Soumare is expected to “Getting through was the most which I’m happy about.” Federer will be weeks,” said the winner, ranked 11th. “I had be Schippers’ toughest opponent for important,” Schippers said. “The time is bidding to win his sixth trophy in a little bit struggle with my back, but I was Wednesday’s title. “I had to put on the really great for the series now. Those Cincinnati-where the women are also com- able to move free, especially in the first set, turbo for a little while and relax after- last 30 meters really felt relaxed.” peting. After a first-round bye he starts in and I played well. ward,” said Schippers, who is looking Schippers is a heptathlete who the second round with the winner from “It was tough playing a good friend of for a sprint triple in the 100, 200 and added the individual sprint events Canadian Vasek Pospisil and Czech veteran mine. You have to put it aside and try to do team relay. after an excellent training camp in Radek Stepanek. Toronto protagonists the best you can on court.” Russian Defending champion Ivet Lalova Florida where a sudden rush of speed made their way quickly to Cincinnati for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova upset 11th seed was third-fastest in 11.17. Late yester- made her realize she could medal the week of polish on the hardcourt, with Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 6-3 while number day, the men’s shot put and the there, too, and add to her bronze hep- Tsonga flying out of Canada on Sunday 12 Caroline Wozniacki started with a win women’s 10,000 were the first gold tathlon medal from last year’s world night with his team to be ready for over Magdelena Rybarikova 6-2, 6-3. Italian medals at stake in the six-day competi- championships. Although Schippers Monday practice in Ohio. 13th seed Flavia Pennetta beat South tion. On Wednesday, all eyes will be on said Soumare wasted energy by run- Olympic champion Mo Farah in the ning hard through the finish, the Federer also had a late afternoon ses- African Chanelle Scheepers 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 6- 10,000-meter final, which should be French sprinter insisted on having the sion in the steamy heat which always char- 2. Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine defeated the first part of another long-distance top time. “I ran my heart out because acterises the week in the midwest. In first Lauren Davis of the US 6-3, 6-2; China’s double for Britain’s best runner. SWITZERLAND: French athlete Myriam Soumare reacts after compet- you need confidence,” Soumare said. round action Monday, American John Isner Zhang Shuai beat British qualifier Heather Interest increased even more on ing in the Women’s 100m heats during the European Athletics “You have to hit hard and put pressure redeemed himself after his early exit in Watson 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. — AFP Tuesday after Farah told the BBC an Championships. — AFP on your rivals.” — AP WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 SPORTS Palestinian football pays high price for Gaza war

GAZA CITY: Palestinian footballer Ahed Zaqqut was territories, where it has been played since the 1920s during separate protests against the Gaza war. for Palestinian football. In May, celebrations erupted a local legend. Hanging up his boots after a stellar during the time of the British mandate. They were both 19 and were shot dead last week across the Palestinian territories after their national career as a midfielder, he went on to coach in Gaza The best footballers go onto become stars in the in clashes with Israeli troops. Mohammed was a team qualified for their maiden Asian Cup appear- until an Israeli missile slammed into his home. The Arab world, playing for teams in Jordan and Saudi bright hope for Palestinian football. He was even ance with a 1-0 win over Philippines in the Maldives. 49-year-old was killed outright, robbing Gaza of one Arabia, for example, but local stars are much loved selected to meet FIFA president Joseph Blatter three The win booked them a place in Asian Cup tourna- of its best-known players and most well-respected heroes in Gaza and the West Bank. months ago when he came to visit the West Bank. ment which will be held in Australia in January. coaches. “I heard an enormous explosion. I rushed He was just about to sign with Ramallah side It was a historic achievement for a team ranked out of the bathroom and saw a cloud of dust,” his PLAYING PLATINI Shabab al-Amari, having played for the club’s youth 85 by FIFA and which has been hobbled by long- wife Mayada told AFP of the day when a missile hit Zaqqut himself hung up his boots in the 1990s team, a team official said. Getting a professional standing Israeli travel restrictions, as well as arrests their Gaza City home on July 30. after several career highlights which included a league contract nets a young player a salary of and killings. “Then I knew that the rocket had fallen on us. I friendly against a French side headed by former $1,000 a month and can rise to as much as $2,000 for But just weeks after its crowning achievement, saw Ahed, his head and chest were soaked in blood. I French international Michel Platini, now president of the best players at the West Bank’s 12 professional Palestinian football has fallen to a new low. couldn’t stop crying. The neighbors came and took UEFA, his wife said. “In 1993, he played a friendly in clubs. “The war Israel is waging against the The war broke out on July 8 and paused him to hospital but he was already dead.” Jericho between a Palestinian team and a French Palestinian people spares no one. The sports family in Monday at the start of a three-day ceasefire to Although Zaqqut never played internationally, he team captained by Michel Platini,” she said. the West Bank as well as in the Gaza Strip are among allow negotiators in Cairo to thrash out a perma- was a local Palestinian celebrity and just one of a He went on to set up the first football training those living through a real humanitarian catastro- nent truce deal. number of sportsmen killed as a result of Israel’s ground in Gaza with his team winning the local phe,” said Abdelmajid Hijjeh, the association’s secre- It has already delayed the start of the league bloody five-week confrontation with the Islamist championship in 2000. But the intensive fighting in tary general.As well as the deaths, the PFA says championship which was due to begin August 20. Hamas movement in Gaza. The Palestinian Football Gaza has laid waste to most of the pitches used by dozens of players have been wounded, sidelining No fixtures will be played until the warring sides Association (PFA) says it has not yet assessed the local teams to train. The war has also made its deadly them for the season - which has already been post- agree on a permanent end to the Gaza conflict, total cost from the war. But several members of the effects felt in the West Bank.Aspiring teenaged foot- poned indefinitely due to the fighting - and that which has so far claimed 1,940 Palestinian lives and footballing community have been killed along with ballers Mohammed Qatari and Udai Jaber were hop- numerous sports facilities have been damaged. 67 on the Israeli side. countless fans in a territory where people are pas- ing to begin playing for a Ramallah-based club this “Israel’s war against Gaza has disrupted all sports sionate followers of “the beautiful game”. year. But the bright footballing careers ahead of TRIUMPH TO TRAGEDY fixtures. We’re waiting for a ceasefire before we can Football is hugely popular across the Palestinian them was cut short when they were killed last week The war comes at a particularly devastating time go ahead and pick new teams,” said Hijjeh. — AFP Predators circle Man City in English Premier League

LONDON: With Manchester United resurgent and big-name signings at Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, Manchester City will face a battle to hold onto their Premier League crown in the 2014-15 season. Liverpool’s late-season collapse enabled City to power to the title in May, but the campaign that gets under way on Saturday will look very dif- ferent to the one that preceded it. Luis Suarez, last season’s outstanding player, has left Liverpool for Barcelona after creating yet anoth- er biting storm by sinking his teeth into the shoul- der of Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup. After a wretched 2013-14, United have a new manager at the helm in the straight-talking Louis van Gaal, who quickly won over the club’s fans dur- ing a successful pre-season tour of the United Craig Gordon in action in this file photo. States. Didier Drogba is back at Chelsea. Cesc Fabregas Deila looking forward to is back in the Premier League, at Chelsea rather than his former club Arsenal whom he left for Barcelona. Frank Lampard, who left Chelsea last season, is now defend Celtic title opener a Manchester City player. Arsenal, meanwhile, will start the season with three World Cup-winners in GLASGOW: Celtic manager Ronny Deila is and be in a cup final, so we have a lot to fight their ranks and having pulled off another transfer looking forward to getting his first taste of the for this season.” Celtic will have to face St coup with a £30 million ($50.5 million, 37.8 million Scottish Premiership as they start the defence Johnstone without talismanic keeper Fraser euros) swoop for Chile forward Alexis Sanchez. of their title with a trip to Perth to take on St Forster, who left the club to join English “It will be interesting to watch, the Premier Johnstone today. The match against the Premiership side Southampton for £10million League, because it looks like the big teams will all Scottish Cup holders will be Deila’s first (12.5million euros, $17.5million) on Saturday. be very strong,” predicted Arsenal manager Arsene domestic match in charge of the Glasgow The English keeper, who set a new Scottish Wenger, whose side outclassed City 3-0 in Sunday’s LONDON: In this file picture taken on March 29, 2014 Manchester City’s Spanish midfielder giants and he is desperate to start the cam- record for clean sheets last season, is likely to Community Shield. City have signed six new players, David Silva celebrates scoring a goal during the English Premier League football match. —AFP paign with a win as he aims to lead his side to be replaced in goal by former Hearts and but it was not until Monday, when the £32 million their fourth title in a row. Sunderland keeper Craig Gordon, who was capture of French centre-back Eliaquim Mangala thanks to a £90 million splurge partly financed by means it will be even more difficult for clubs like It is a start of a hectic schedule for Celtic handed a contract by Celtic in the summer fol- from Porto was finally confirmed, that they truly the Uruguayan’s sale. Everton and Tottenham Hotspur to close the gap on with the Hoops welcoming Dundee United to lowing two years out of the game with an flexed their muscles. Sanchez’s arrival should give Arsenal greater cut- the division’s elite. Parkhead for the unfurling of the league flag injury. ting edge and last season’s FA Cup success means Tottenham will hope that new coach Mauricio on Saturday before a trip to Slovenia to take He may be joined by Aleksander Tonev CHELSEA STRONGER that they must no longer bear the burden of a nine- Pochettino can work some of the magic that saw on NK Maribor following their Champions with the Bulgarian winger expected to sign for With key players such as Vincent Kompany, Pablo year trophy drought. Southampton achieve a surprise eighth-place finish League reprieve. Celtic were held to a 3-3 draw the club on loan from Aston Villa. Zabaleta and Sergio Aguero short of fitness after United have also invested heavily, signing Luke under his stewardship last season. It is an achieve- and managed a narrow 1-0 win on their visits Elsewhere, top of the table Dundee United taking time off after the World Cup, Manuel Shaw and Ander Herrera for a combined fee of ment the south-coast club will struggle to replicate, to McDiarmid Park last season and Deila will attempt to build on their flying start when Pellegrini’s side are unlikely to be firing on all cylin- around £60 million, but Van Gaal is likely to prove with Adam Lallana, Shaw, Rickie Lambert, Dejan knows his side will have to be at their best to they take on Motherwell. United handed ders for some time. “Five or six teams have the their most important acquisition. Lovren and Calum Chambers having all followed pick up the three points. Aberdeen a 3-0 opening day defeat while chance to win, but we have a stronger squad than Pochettino out the door at St Mary’s. “It’s going to be very exciting to get into a Motherwell claimed a 1-0 win against St last year,” said Pellegrini. “We hope we can repeat it, RESPECT Pochettino was succeeded at Southampton by rhythm and work every day to get improve- Mirren. The Dons, who were tipped to push but we have to demonstrate that on the pitch.” Buoyed by having guided the Netherlands to the former Netherlands defender Ronald Koeman, while ments,” Deila, who joined from Norwegian side Celtic in the league this season, will need to Chelsea seem likely to provide the strongest World Cup semi-finals, the 63-year-old Dutchman West Bromwich Albion also have a new head coach Stromsgodset in the summer, said. “The team pick themselves up as they travel to Rugby threat to City, with manager Jose Mourinho having blew into the club like a whirlwind and his new 3-4- in former Everton academy manager Alan Irvine. Of who improves most of all during the season Park to face Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle wel- bolstered his side in every department. Goalkeeper 1-2 system yielded instant results on the tour of the the promoted teams, although it was Leicester City will win the league and we have a strong come Ross County to Firhill, Inverness Thibaut Courtois returns from his long-term loan at US. “He is, first and foremost, a leader and demands who romped to the Championship title ahead of squad, the best in Scotland. “So if we keep on Caledonian Thistle host Dundee while St Atletico Madrid to challenge Petr Cech for the num- respect, demands discipline and a real sort of Burnley last season, play-off victors Queens Park playing well and developing, we will have a Mirren and newly-promoted Hamilton clash at ber-one jersey, while Filipe Luis, Fabregas, £32 mil- detailed structure,” said United assistant manager Rangers perhaps look best-equipped for survival. very good chance to win it. “We have the cups New St Mirren Park looking to pick up their lion striker Diego Costa and Drogba all add quality Ryan Giggs, who retired as a player at the end of last A year on from the inauguration of goal-line as well, and I know how good it is to win a cup first points of the season. — AFP and experience. season. “But, within that structure, there is obviously technology, the Premier League will embrace The loss of Suarez was a bitter blow for Liverpool, freedom to move. It’s been great. The players have another innovation with the introduction of the but their squad now looks better-equipped for the really enjoyed it so far and I certainly have.” The vanishing spray used by referees during the World twin rigours of domestic and European football money lavished on new players by the leading sides Cup. — AFP England’s Hodgson Hoddle appointed QPR coach had ‘dark moments’ LONDON: Former England manager Glenn Hoddle has been appointed first-team coach at Queens Park Rangers, the Premier League club LONDON: Roy Hodgson suffered “dark moments” said yesterday. but did not think of resigning as England manager The 56-year-old, who took charge of England following his team’s disappointing group-stage at the 1998 World Cup, has not coached since exit at this year’s World Cup in Brazil. leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2006 and Hodgson, 67, guided England to 2-1 defeats by has been working as a television pundit. Italy and Uruguay and a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica Hoddle will work alongside manager Harry on their way to early elimination from the tourna- Redknapp at Loftus Road as QPR try to establish ment. “There have been plenty of dark moments, themselves in the Premier League after being times where looking back you don’t believe fate promoted from the Championship last season. “I has put you in that situation,” he told Sky Sports am really pleased to take up Harry’s offer to News. “The fact is I would quite happily relinquish come in and work with him, Kevin (Bond) and this job any time my employers think they don’t Joe (Jordan),” Hoddle told the club’s website want me anymore, or when I feel the players don’t (www.qpr.co.uk).“After winning promotion last have the respect necessary or feel they don’t want season, the first aim at QPR is to stay in the to continue playing for me. Premier League and I am looking forward to SPAIN: Nacional’s Sebastian Fernandez (left) vies with SC Portuga’s Adrien Silva “In that moment, if it’s time for me to walk away, helping play my part as we try to achieve that. during the Teresa Herrera Trophy football match. — AFP “I have always loved coaching, and I can’t I will do so, but this time it was made clear to me Roy Hodgson that wasn’t the situation (and) that the FA wanted wait to meet the players, get on the training Nacional hold Asuncion me to continue in the job. difference between the 11 players in the German pitch and get to work.” Having enjoyed a suc- “The feedback from the people around the shirt and the 11 players in the England shirt, but if cessful playing career as a cultured midfielder for ASUNCION: Paraguay’s Nacional, whose aged to avoid selling Nacional’s 5,000-capac- team was the same. So, therefore, there was never we are talking about how they attack or how they clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco and Chelsea, Hoddle switched to management and average league crowd is 500 and who have ity Arsenio Erico ground in 1998 but had to any doubt in my mind that I shouldn’t continue. keep possession and seek for openings when they guided Swindon Town to the top flight for the survived a period they have described as rent their premises, including a training “You only walk away when, A, you can’t stand have got the ball, I don’t see a vast amount of dif- “hell”, are one match away from being ground and changing rooms, where a super- ference in philosophy or style.” He said football was first time in their history in 1993. Three trophy- crowned South American champions. market now stands, to pay off the pressure or, B, that you don’t feel that you are less years followed as Chelsea manager before good enough to do the job and, in that situation, I not “an exact science” adding that “random things Nacional visit San Lorenzo in Buenos Aires debts.Nacional bounded back into the top that happen in the game make all the difference.” Hoddle took the England job in 1996 but he was today for the second leg of the Libertadores flight in their centenary year and 10 years on can safely and strongly say that I never felt that at sacked in 1999 for making disparaging remarks Hodgson also revealed that he had identified Cup final, having held the Argentine they are the second Paraguayan team to all.” Hodgson said England’s preparations were about disabled people. the next England captain in his own mind, but had favorites 1-1 in Asuncion last week with a reach the final of South America’s top club good, but conceded he faced a major rebuilding Hoddle returned to the dugout a year later at stoppage-time equaliser. competition after three times winners task for Euro 2016. “We have a lot of rebuilding to not yet told him. “I have half chosen him,” he Southampton but his spell on the south coast Founded in Asuncion in 1904, Nacional Olimpia, last year’s runners-up. do,” he said. “Not only of our team but also rebuild- explained. “The person who is captain for the was cut short when Tottenham came calling for are enjoying the best year in their history They have won the league title nine ing all the faith that people showed in us.” Norway game (Sept 3, friendly) will be the person I his services. Unlike his playing career at White having come close to going out of existence times, three since 2009, regaining a place The tournament performance of one point from will be designating to hopefully be the captain in Hart Lane, Hoddle failed to live up to expecta- in the late 1990s when the team were in the among Paraguay’s top clubs with Olimpia three matches was the worst ever by the 1966 win- 2016.” He suggested he was not turning to Frank tions at Spurs and he was dismissed in 2003 second division after being relegated for the and their “classic” derby rivals Cerro Porteno ning nation. It was the first time they had lost two Lampard, 36, who was England’s vice-captain in before managing Wolves from 2004-06. third time. “Nacional have a special mystique and their reputation for grooming great group matches since 1950, the first time they had Brazil. Having left Chelsea, Lampard has started a Hoddle will be reunited at Loftus Road with after enjoying glory then suffering,” the players. Their ground is named after Erico, not won a match and been eliminated at the group six-month loan period with Manchester City before defender Rio Ferdinand, who he gave his club’s historian Lito Villagra said. who spent most of his playing career in the stage since 1958. In the aftermath captain Steven joining New York City. England debut to in 1997, as Redknapp tries to “After decades of one disaster after Argentine first division with Independiente Gerrard retired from international football and “It’s not easy, when you’re playing in America, to build a solid foundation for survival. another, it’s really like a fairytale what’s hap- and is top of Argentina’s all time scorers’ list many pundits suggested England should copy go back and forward for the odd England game,” “I spoke with the chairman about the possi- pening now.” Villagra divides Nacional’s his- with 295 goals in 325 matches between said Hodgson. “It’s not to say it’s not a possibility bility of bringing Glenn in, and he thought it was tory into three stages, “heaven, hell and 1934 and 1946. World Cup winners Germany’s model and system. Hodgson disagreed. “I don’t believe in the non- but realistically we know that Frank - we’ve had a great idea,” Redknapp said. “Glenn will be heaven” - a golden age in the first half of last Nacional fans to this day chant “you can this discussion - will be 38 in 2016. “We can’t con- great. He has a brilliant knowledge of the game century, a second during which they nearly sense it, you can sense, Erico is present” after sense spoken about the identity of certain coun- tries and how they play,” he said. “I don’t see the sistently look backwards on these very, very great and will be fantastic out on the training ground disappeared and their brilliant resurgence a win. “They make the most of moves that with the players. —Reuters over the last five years. The club board man- other players give up on. —Reuters vast amount of difference between how we try and players who have played over 100 times for the way Germany try to play. “Now there is a major England and expect it to last forever.”—Reuters Schippers, Predators circle Soumare advance Man City in into 100 meters English Premier semifinals League

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CARDIFF: Real Madrid’s players celebrate on the pitch with the trophy after the UEFA Super Cup football match between Real Madrid and Sevilla at Cardiff City Stadium. — AP Ronaldo gives Real Super Cup

CARDIFF: Cristiano Ronaldo upstaged new Ancelotti named both Kroos and Rodriguez in Ronaldo flashed a pass inside to Rodriguez, team-mates Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez his starting XI, Sevilla left-back Alberto who immediately sprayed the ball wide to and homecoming hero Gareth Bale as Real Moreno was omitted from his side’s match- Bale on the left flank. Van Gaal victorious in Madrid beat Sevilla 2-0 in Cardiff yesterday to day squad amid reports he is on the verge of The Cardiff-born Welshman took a touch win the UEFA Super Cup. World Cup stars joining Liverpool. With Kroos sitting in front of before sending a fine, searching cross Kroos and Rodriguez were making their the back four and Rodriguez to his left in a 4- towards the back post, where Ronaldo pow- Old Trafford opener Madrid debuts, while Bale was returning to 3-3 shape, Madrid quickly assumed control of ered in to volley home. his hometown, but it was Ronaldo, character- the game at the Cardiff City Stadium. Bale and Moments later, a shanked clearance from MANCHESTER: Louis van Gaal’s first match at Old larly throughout pre-season, started as one of three istically, who hogged the spotlight with a then Ronaldo, with a free-kick, saw efforts Rodriguez meant that Casillas had to save Trafford as Manchester United manager ended in vic- centre-backs, with Ashley Young and Reece James brace in the Welsh capital. deflected narrowly off-target, before Bale’s from Daniel Carrico, but Madrid were good tory after Marouane Fellaini’s injury-time goal sealed playing as wing-backs. The Portugal captain claimed a 30th- outside-of-the-foot volley from a Rodriguez value for their half-time lead. a 2-1 friendly win over Spanish side Valencia yester- Although under less pressure, the defence minute opener from Bale’s cross and then left-wing cross was blocked by a defender. Ronaldo doubled his side’s lead, and his day. The Dutch boss, who took over after leading the retained the ball far better than in their recent 3-1 slammed home a second goal shortly after personal tally, four minutes into the second Netherlands to third place at the World Cup last friendly win over Liverpool. half-time to earn the European champions FORWARDS CLICK period, gathering a pass from Karim month, was left with plenty to ponder ahead of what could be the first of six trophies this A misplaced pass by Daniel Carvajal gave Benzema and walloping a left-foot shot past Saturday’s Premier League opener against Swansea. SHARP START season. Sevilla winger Vitolo a chance to shoot at international colleague Beto. Wayne Rooney, captain for the night, missed a penal- Ander Herrera, making his first home appearance While 80-million-euro ($108 million) new goal, obliging Iker Casillas to save at his near Beto prevented Madrid from extending ty but Darren Fletcher drove in United’s opener since joining from Athletic Bilbao, impressed with his recruit Rodriguez had a modest debut, post, but Madrid were soon back on the front their lead by clawing away a shot from shortly after the interval only for Rodrigo to equalise willingness to dictate play sitting in front of the back Madrid’s new-look attack-which cost roughly foot. Benzema and then brilliantly blocking a in the 71st minute before Fellaini scored his first goal four. in United colors. But van Gaal will want to see much more from his 310 million euros to assemble-showed omi- After Federico Fazio headed a deflected crisp strike by Colombia star Rodriguez, who Van Gaal, given the task of returning United to new team when the competitive action starts on nous flashes of quality. cross from Fabio Coentrao off his own line made way for Isco with 18 minutes to play. winning ways after David Moyes, Alex Ferguson’s Saturday. Nuno Santo’s Valencia do not begin their La Victory gave Madrid only their second and Sevilla goalkeeper Beto blocked sharply Beto also produced a late flying save to chosen successor was sacked towards the end of a Liga campaign until they face Sevilla on August 23 Super Cup, after a maiden triumph in 2002, from Ronaldo, Madrid’s lavishly assembled thwart Bale, who was unable to crown his season where the club finished seventh in the but they started with the greater impetus, midfielder and enabled Carlo Ancelotti’s side to avenge a forward line clicked into gear for what their return to Cardiff with a goal, but who has Premier League, received a huge cheer as he Sofiane Feghouli driving over from distance in the costly 2-1 loss at the hands of Europa League fans hope will be the first goal of many. now won three titles in his first 12 months at emerged from the tunnel to supervise the warm-up. early stages. winners Sevilla in La Liga last season. While When a Sevilla attack broke down, Madrid. — AFP He also endeared himself to the United fans by The visitors looked sharp on the break and after greeting lots of them at the front of the South Stand Herrera was robbed by Feghouli, Rodrigo’s clever as he made his way to the dug-out after half-time. pass put the midfielder through only for Feghouli to Pavey the golden With Robin van Persie, Danny Welbeck, Jonny shoot straight at David de Gea. Evans, Antonio Valencia, Nani, Anderson and Wilfried United had the chance to move in front when a Zaha, as well as the injured Michael Carrick, among great ball from Herrera picked out Young and the girl at Europeans those watching from the stands, van Gaal selected a wing-back’s first time cross looked set to be headed makeshift side. in by Rooney only for the forward to go down dra- Defender Tyler Blackett, who has featured regu- matically under Antonio Barragan’s challenge. — AFP ZURICH: Just a month short of her 41st birth- winner of the title, while the 25-strong field day, Britain’s Jo Pavey ran her way into the also included Sara Moriera, the Portuguese record books on the opening night of the athlete who won the European indoor European Athletics Championships by 3,000m title in Gothenburg last year. Tired Tsonga toppled becoming the oldest ever female gold winner The leading contenders were content to in the history of the continental event. sit back in the pack as the race unfolded at CINCINNATI: Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crashed Cup will be important for me also after that. The mother of two saved her attack for the near-pedestrian pace. There were still 12 back down to earth in his opening match at the “It’s going to be important to prepare all these last of the 25 laps in the women’s 10,000m women in contention with three of the 25 Cincinnati Masters yesterday, losing 6-1, 6-4 to events as good as possible.” Youzhny broke Tsonga final and pulled clear in the home straight to laps remaining. Russian Mikhail Youzhny. four times in just over an hour of play as the French win in 32 mins 32.39sec, with French duo It was at that point that Calvin made the The 29-year-old 12th seed found himself back on player committed 21 unforced errors, with his game Clemence Calvin (32.23.58) and Laila Traby first move of note significance, opening a court 48 hours after beating Roger Federer to win clearly a notch below his best which was on display (32.26.03) taking silver and bronze. small gap, but Pavey closed it and then the title in Toronto, the second at the Masters 1000 at the weekend in Canada. In doing so, Pavey, who lives in the English pounced with a lap to go. The first gold of the level of his career. But he failed to find the inspiration “I tried to fight every point,” said 32-year-old west country at Tiverton in Devon, eclipsed championships was secured just before the he had in Toronto-where he also beat Novak Youzhny. Croatian 14th seed Marin Cilic advanced Irina Khaborova as the oldest ever female women reached halfway. Djokovic and Andy Murray-with canny veteran into the second round over Toronto semi-finalist gold medallist. It came in the final of the men’s shot put, Youzhny taking full advantage of the fragile emo- Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4 while British qualifier James ZURICH: Britain’s Jo Pavey celebrates with her The Russian was 40 years and 27 days Germany’s David Storl retaining the title he tional and physical state of last week’s champion. “It’s Ward surprised Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, country’s flag after winning the gold in the when she helped her country win the 4 x won in Helsinki two years ago. The 24-year- women’s 10,000m final during the European never easy, you have to get used to the conditions 3-6, 6-1. 100m relay in Helsinki in 1994. Pavey, who old, winner of the last two World Athletics Championships. — AP really quick,” said Tsonga. “I was not able to hit yester- Canadian Vasek Pospisil rallied to put out Czech gave birth to her second child in September Championships, claims to eat five meals and day because the rainstorm. Radek Stepanek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) as wild card Robby last year, is 40 years and 325 days. 6,000 calories a day and his hunger was evi- Vicaut (10.06), and of his French team-mate “But that’s not the main thing. I just give every- Ginepri beat Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. “It’s just unbelievable,” she said. “I just grit- dent from the start. Christophe Lemaitre (10.16) and the Britons thing on court, but I didn’t have enough today to On the women’s side, Czech 16th seed Lucie ted my teeth when we came to the bell and He took the lead with his opening round Dwain Chambers (10.18), Harry Aikines-Aryeetey compete at the good level. “I gave everything last Safarova knocked out Montreal finalist Venus went for it.” Pavey produced a similarly gritty effort, 21.41m, and that proved sufficient to (10.19) and James Dasaolou (10.22). week. Before the match I believed I was able to play Williams, 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-4. The 34-year-old Williams run to claim a 5,000m bronze medal at the win him the gold. Spain’s Borja Vivas took sil- Vicaut, however, suffered a recurrence of the at a good level, but on the court I realised it’s gonna said that she faced a quick turnaround from Canada, Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on ver with 20.86m and Olympic champion hamstring problem that has troubled him lately be impossible. And it was. “I gave my best and it was where she lost the final to Agnieszka Radwanska and August 2 and was bidding for her second Tomasz Majewski of Poland bronze with and is unsure whether he will line up for the tough.” was not helped by an early match. medal over 10,000m at the European 20.83m. The chase for medals in the men’s semi-finals. The result leaves Tsonga with only one 2011 win “Today I was even surprised at how much I was Championships. 100m promises to be a Franco-British fight. In the first round of the women’s 100m, the in Cincinnati after three appearances at the last able to push myself, because I wasn’t sure how well I Two years ago she picked up silver in All five first round heats were won by French sprinter Myriam Soumare clocked the major tune-up prior to the US Open, which starts on was going to be. “I wish I could have felt today like I Helsinki, behind Dulce Felix of Portugal. Felix French or British sprinters. The fastest was fastest time, 11.03sec, ahead of Dutch favorite August 25. “I will take some rest and I will prepare dor did the day on the final, just to have a little bit more was attempting to become the first two-time European indoor 60m champion Jimmy Dafne Schippers (11.10). — AFP the US Open. It will be a big challenge, but the Davis to make it more competitive.” — AFP Goldman, QNB arrange $800m loan for Travelex acquisition

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JABALIA, GAZA STRIP: A Palestinian woman sits with two boys at the edge of a crater left where her home used to be and which was completely demolished by an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip. — AFP Gaza faces Sisyphean task of reconstruction Palestinians need up to $6bn to fix hospitals, roads, schools

GAZA CITY: With thousands of homes reduced a negotiated end to the fighting. There also has violence like we’re seeing now,” he told AFP on dependent on the materials Israel has allowed in, This time round, the Palestinians say they to rubble and its infrastructure in ruins, Gaza’s to be cement, lots of it, and the Palestinian Sunday. with supplies only permitted for international need up to $6 billion to fix hospitals, roads, reconstruction will cost billions and require at enclave is suffering a chronic shortage of this In 2010, Israel eased restrictions on imports of construction projects. “It would take 100 years to schools, water facilities and factories hit by least an easing of Israel’s blockade to allow in crucial construction material. Israel first imposed food and construction materials after interna- rebuild Gaza with the current rate of construc- shelling and bombing. Mahir Al-Tabaa, head of building materials. Cement will be key among a blockade on Gaza in summer 2006 after mili- tional outrage over a botched Israeli raid on a tion material being allowed in,” said Sari Bashi, Gaza’s chamber of industry and commerce, says these materials, but its import will be controver- tants in the territory seized one of its soldiers in a Gaza-bound flotilla trying to break the blockade co-founder of Israeli NGO Gisha which cam- that “more than 350 industrial buildings” have sial since it has been at the heart of an under- cross-border tunnel attack. left 10 Turkish activists dead. Since Hamas took paigns for Palestinian freedom of movement and been destroyed in the fighting, including 50 key ground war between Israel and Hamas. From It was significantly tightened a year later after power in 2007, Israel has launched two major trade. factories. Beit Lahiya in the north, to Rafah in the south, the Islamist movement Hamas seized control of offensives on Gaza: the 22-day Operation Cast “In the years in which cement has been But the conflict which began on July 8 is not Israel’s latest offensive has left swathes of the the enclave, with Israel imposing severe restric- Lead over New Year 2009, and the eight-day banned from entering Gaza, Israel did not man- yet over. The warring sides have both agreed to Gaza Strip in ruins. tions on the entry of cement, gravel and steel. Operation Pillar of Defense in November 2012. age to prevent tunnels from being dug,” she said. hold their fire for three days to allow Israeli and Families come during brief lulls in the fighting Israel said the restrictions were aimed at stop- Both caused widespread devastation to the “It is a policy that is overwhelmingly harming Palestinian negotiators to meet in Cairo for talks to sift through the debris of their homes for pos- ping Islamist militants from building bunkers battered enclave. Gazans have been largely able civilians in Gaza with little to no security benefit on a more durable end to the fighting. The issue sessions, waiting to start rebuilding their lives. In and other fortifications. to circumvent the restrictions of the blockade by for Israel”. of cement is set to be one of the key challenges front of his apartment-reduced to a grey mass of importing cement through cross-border smug- for the two sides as they struggle to reach an dust, rubble and twisted iron-Jamal Abed drags ‘100 years to rebuild’ gling tunnels from Egypt. But after the Egyptian Cementing the truce? agreement. Israeli officials have recognized the on a cigarette as he thumbs his prayer beads. James Rawley, the UN’s resident and humani- military overthrew Hamas’s Islamist ally, presi- The UN estimates more than 11,800 homes importance of rebuilding Gaza but they do not “They destroyed everything here, there’s nothing tarian coordinator has warned that failure to lift dent Mohamed Morsi, in July 2013, the new have been destroyed or rendered uninhabitable, want to lift the blockade - the main demand of we can do,” he says. He knows he could spend the blockade could cause more conflict in Gaza regime of Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has cracked down more than twice the number that were the Palestinians. “There will be no agreement months, even years, without somewhere to live in the future. If the measures are not removed, on the tunnels, destroying over 1,600 of them destroyed in Operation Cast Lead. At the time, without the blockade being lifted, without because his home will have to be completely lev- “not only will we see very little in the way of and dealing a death blow to the smuggling the international community pledged $4.5 bil- cement entering Gaza,” said Daifallah Al-Akhras, eled before it can be rebuilt. reconstruction, but I am afraid that the condi- industry. lion (3.4 billion euros) to rebuild Gaza’s shattered a senior Palestinian official. “How do you expect But for reconstruction to start, there has to be tions are in place for us to have another round of Since then, Gaza’s reconstruction has been infrastructure. us to rebuild without cement?”— AFP Donald Trump plans investment in India India central bank governor warns on crony capitalism

MUMBAI: American real estate mogul Donald two years ago, according to local property research political favors-accusations strongly denied by the Trump is planning “substantial investments” in the firm Liases Foras. In a move to boost foreign invest- companies. Indian property and hotel sectors, betting on ment in the sector, India this month paved the way The upstart Aam Aadmi (Common Man) party Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led new govern- for the market listing of real estate investment accused India’s hugely profitable Reliance ment’s efforts to revive the economic growth and trusts, which will help debt-laden developers Industries of wielding undue political backroom boost infrastructure. “I do see India as a great place access cheaper sources of funding. power during this year’s campaign. India’s to invest, and I think the election made that even Trump, whose property portfolio includes proj- Supreme Court has also waged a vigorous fight better,” said Trump, who was in India to launch ects in South Korea, Turkey and Dubai, in addition against instances of government contracts being Trump Tower in Mumbai, his first project in the to hotels and skyscrapers in the United States, said awarded to various companies on the basis of pos- country’s financial capital, in collaboration with his Trump Organization was also in talks to invest sible collusion. Rajan, a former chief economist of India’s Lodha Group. in the hotel sector in India. The billionaire entrepre- the International Monetary Fund, is known for his Trump was referring to the election in May that neur and television personality did not give details outspoken nature, breaking the mould of central saw Modi coming to office with a reputation as a of his investment plans in India. He has another bankers globally who are generally extremely business-friendly leader and a pledge to revive the project under development in the western Indian guarded. economy after the longest spell of growth below 5 city of Pune, which is also a licensing pact. “By killing transparency and competition, crony percent in a quarter of a century. Trump has capitalism is harmful to free enterprise, opportuni- entered into a licensing pact with Lodha for Trump Killing transparency, competition ty, and economic growth,” Rajan said. The phe- Tower in Mumbai, a luxury residential tower that Meanwhile, India’s central bank governor nomenon also harmed democracy, he added, as will offer its residents indoor Jacuzzi tubs and Raghuram Rajan has said crony capitalism is companies placed special interests ahead of the world-class concierge services. He is yet to make an emerging as a “real concern” in India and a major public good. Rajan noted in India there was a equity investment in the country. threat to competition and economic growth. The widely held view that the country “suffers from “People are coming into India now that maybe term describes instances when governments give want of a ‘few good men’ in politics”. would not have prior to the election,” Trump said. firms or individuals favorable treatment and allow But groups of politicians with the intent of “We will make investments in India, substantial conglomerates undue political influence. “One of cleaning up the system lost badly at election investments in India. It’s a great place to invest.” “I the greatest dangers to the growth of developing time, possibly because their corrupt rivals prom- don’t know that I would have made that statement countries is... crony capitalism (which) creates oli- ised more help to the underprivileged, he said. To three, four, five years ago. It was different.” High garchies that slow down growth,” Rajan said in a avoid this trap, and to strengthen India’s democ- inflation and interest rates have deterred home lecture late Monday in Mumbai. racy, the country must improve public services, buyers in the past couple of years in Asia’s third- During the recent Indian elections that brought Rajan added, especially those targeted at the largest economy, slowing home sales and lowering the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party to power, country’s hundreds of millions of poor. Earlier this profits for the country’s developers. crony capitalism emerged as “a very real concern of month, Rajan, who famously predicted the 2008 Home sales across the big Indian cities rose by 5 the public”, Rajan added. The issue has come to the world financial crisis, caused waves by warning of MUMBAI: US chairman and president of the Trump Organization and the founder of percent in the June quarter from a year ago, com- fore in Asia’s third-largest economy where critics another global markets crash as asset prices Trump Entertainment Resorts Donald Trump speaks during a news conference yes- pared with an 11 percent rise in the same quarter allege many business houses have benefited from surge. — Agencies terday. — AFP BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014

Goldman, QNB arrange $800m loan for Travelex acquisition

DUBAI: Goldman Sachs and Qatar National Bank financing was expected to be completed by than 50 countries. It said in May that Shetty and Abu pounds ($1.34 billion). He said he would take a 91 per- (QNB) are arranging a $800 million loan to help Abu September or October. Dhabi private equity house Centurion Investments cent stake in Travelex, and Centurion would own the Dhabi-based entrepreneur B R Shetty acquire a QNB declined to comment, while Goldman Sachs would buy the firm from its shareholders including remaining 9 percent. Travelex did not immediately majority stake in foreign exchange operator Travelex, did not immediately respond to a request for com- Chairman Lloyd Dorfman and Apax Partners. respond to a request for comment. As well as UAE he said yesterday. “The jumbo transaction has been ment. Travelex, the world’s largest foreign exchange Indian billionaire Shetty, who owns money-transfer Exchange, which has over 6 million customers in 30 finalized, we are happy with the terms,” Bavaguthu specialist, was set up as a bureau de change in the service UAE Exchange, said yesterday that the total val- countries, Shetty owns healthcare company NMC Raghuram Shetty told Reuters, adding that the 1970s and now trades in over 80 currencies and more ue of the acquisition deal was about 800 million Health. — Reuters

Turkey’s Islamic Bank Asya profits hit

ISTANBUL: Turkish Islamic lender Bank deposits, local media said in January. Asya said its second-quarter net profit Bank Asya’s Chief Executive Ahmet Beyaz slumped 81 percent to 10.6 million lira said then that the lender had weathered ($4.9 million) as its deposit base shrank mass deposit withdrawals and was not at and lending wilted under pressure from risk. The government declined to com- the government. The bank has seen its ment at the time. profits and capital base collapse since Bank Asya was not immediately avail- December when it found itself at the able for comment. Loans contracted by centre of a power struggle between 11 percent in the second quarter, while Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his deposits shrank 3 percent, the bank said political foe Fethullah Gulen, an Islamic in a statement to the Istanbul stock cleric whose sympathizers founded the exchange late on Monday. Net fees and bank. commissions declined 33 percent to 55.1 Erdogan accuses Gulen, who is based million lira, while loans and receivables in the United States, of seeking to over- dropped 28 percent from the end of throw him and has pledged as president 2013 to 14.99 billion lira, it said. to continue purging institutions, such as Bank Asya shares have been suspend- the police and judiciary where Gulen is ed from trading since Aug 7 after Turkish believed to wield influence, of his sup- authorities cancelled key contracts with porters. Bank Asya is one of four Islamic the bank, including a tax collection deal. lenders in Turkey. Three state-run Turkish Bank Asya said at the time that the loss banks - Ziraat, Vakifbank and Halkbank - of the tax deal would “not have a signifi- have also been looking into setting up cant impact” on its activities. The stock Islamic banks over the past year as the exchange has not said when the suspen- secular republic has opened up to sion would be lifted. Islamic finance to tap a pool of rich investors. Confusion over sale An economy regarded as one of the Last week, top government officials most progressive and successful in the appeared to be at odds over a possible JALALABAD: An Afghan confectionery worker makes traditional sweets at a factory on the outskirts of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province. Afghanistan’s Muslim world, Turkey seeks to play a big- state purchase of the bank. Deputy economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taleban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance. Despite ger role in Islamic finance. The ruling AK Prime Minister Ali Babacan said on significant improvement in the last decade the country is still extremely poor and remains highly dependent on foreign aid. — AFP Party, which espouses Islamic values, Wednesday that state-run Ziraat Bank, helped to cement its 12-year rule with a which is looking to launch its own win in local elections in March and Islamic banking unit, could buy Bank Erdogan, who hails from its ranks, was Asya, but an advisor to Erdogan subse- Oil market ‘eerily’ calm, elected president on Sunday. quently denied such a plan. The two Bank Asya has been caught in the banks have not officially begun talks. middle of the wrangling between Bank Asya attempted earlier this year to Erdogan and Gulen. Earlier this year, form a strategic partnership with Qatar despite conflicts: IEA state-owned companies and institutional Islamic Bank (QIB) but the deal never depositors loyal to Erdogan withdrew 4 materialized, opening the way for alter- billion lira, or some 20 percent of its total native suitors. — Reuters IEA lowers forecast for demand in 2015

PARIS: The oil market is “eerily” calm despite con- shale energy in North America which the agency its monthly report, written before the latest flicts in key regions, undermined by weak demand has already said is changing the structure of global advances by Kurdish fighters against the Islamist which is holding down oil prices, the IEA said yes- energy markets. forces, the IEA said that “infrastructure bottlenecks Iran’s recession lessening terday. “Despite armed conflict in Libya, Iraq and Meanwhile, the IEA estimated that across the in the South, rather than the humanitarian disaster Ukraine, the oil market today looks better supplied 34 OECD advanced democracies, demand had in the North, could become the biggest threat to TEHRAN: Iran’s inflation has been curbed He said inflation which was 35 per- than expected, the International Energy Agency “plunged by a combined 440,000 bd in the last Iraq’s supply potential. and its recession is easing but economic cent last year is now under 25 percent said lowering its forecasts for oil demand this year quarter, and OECD refining activity was “excep- growth will depend on the country and it should settle around that mark and next. There were even reports of “an oil glut” in tionally weak” in June. Some of the conflict fac- Market confident about OPEC supplies increasing its non-oil exports, President by the end of the current Iranian year the Atlantic basin, it said. “Oil prices seem almost tors, which could be expected to raise tension and “While the situation across these key producer eerily calm in the face of mounting geopolitical prices on the oil market, might even work in the countries remains more at risk than ever, so far Hassan Rouhani said yesterday. in March 2015. “Control of inflation risks spanning an unusually large swathe of the oil- opposite direction as a “downside risk” to prices, the market appears confident that OPEC can Presenting an economic plan to parlia- alongside a political way out of reces- producing world,” it said, referring in particular to the agency said. Libya, where some oil facilities deliver the production increase needed from it to ment, Rouhani emphasized that a broad- sion is the will of government, “ he Iraq and the advance of Islamic State fighters were believed to have resumed amid a high level meet rising demand expected in the second half based economy with more manufactur- said. towards Kirkuk oilfields until US air strikes halted of disruption in the country, was reportedly hav- of the year.” The agency said it had “curtailed” its ing is required, along with a hoped-for “We must remove barriers for non- their gains. ing difficulty funding buyers for this renewed pro- estimate for growth of global oil demand this lifting of international sanctions. oil exports to allow for increased pro- duction. year, from last month’s estimate, to show a gain of “Two years of recession accompa- duction and thus get out of recession,” ‘Steep’ reduction in demand “US and EU sanctions on the Russian oil sector 1.0 million barrels a day, down from 1.2 mbd, The IEA, the oil policy arm of the Organization are not providing oil markets with much support although the figures were skewed by adjustments nied by 30 percent inflation are said the president, who added that his for Economic Cooperation and Development, said either,” the monthly report said. “The consensus in of previous demand data. Overall demand this unprecedented in our history,” he said, government would not resort to print- it was cutting its demand forecasts because con- the industry seems to be that neither set of sanc- year would be 92.7 mbd. In the second quarter of noting that the past year had seen a ing money. An end to sanctions sumption in the second quarter was weak. It also tions will have any tangible near-term impact on this year, the growth of demand of 700,000 bar- contraction of 1.1 percent, compared imposed because of Iran’s nuclear pro- cited weaker than expected global growth as a supplies.” While the market would keep a “watchful rels per day “fell to its lowest level since the first to -6.8 percent the previous year. “The gram is also key to growth. But the reason, noting that the International Monetary eye on the troop build-up along the Russia-Ukraine quarter of 2012.” current government inherited these new economic plan, which has been Fund had lowered its forecast for global economic border, short-term supply disruptions do not seem Growth of demand would then pick up next economic problems,” said Rouhani, submitted to parliament for approval, growth this year by 0.3 percentage points to 3.4 on the cards,” the IEA said. year to 1.3 mbd on firmer economic growth, but percent. But the sanctions, which were not limited to the the pace of this recovery would be lower than pre- criticizing his predecessor Mahmoud is based on sanctions staying in place. The IEA also lowered its forecast for demand in oil sector, “are expected to trim Russian demand.” viously expected because of “lower forecasts for Ahmadinejad, though not naming “We have weakened the sanctions... 2015. A “surprisingly steep” reduction of oil On the crisis in Iraq, the IEA said that “while the China, Russia and Japan”. However “global supply him, for injecting massive amounts of the lifting of sanctions is in the interest demand recently had come on top of “the effect of market has taken comfort from steady export flows was up 230,000 bd in July to 93.0 mbd, with higher liquidity into the economy. of everyone,” Rouhani added. — AFP relentless North American supply growth”, the IEA from the southern fields” the threat from Islamic OPEC output offsetting slightly lower non-OPEC said. That was a reference to the development of forces to northern production was “worrisome”. In supply,” the IEA said. — AFP

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Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. Syrian Pound 2.885 Philippine Peso 0.006418 0.006698 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Nepalese Rupees 3.935 Sierra Leone 0.000069 0.000075 Malaysian Ringgit 89.785 Singapore Dollar 0.223995 0.229995 ASIAN COUNTRIES COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Chinese Yuan Renminbi 45.955 South African Rand 0.020364 0.028864 Japanese Yen 2.791 Australian Dollar 253.58 250.58 Thai Bhat 9.775 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001871 0.002451 Indian Rupees 4.709 Canadian Dollar 267.38 268.38 Turkish Lira 133.510 Taiwan 0.009305 0.009485 Pakistani Rupees 2.865 Swiss Franc 322.39 320.39 Thai Baht 0.008447 0.008997 Srilankan Rupees 2.168 Euro 388.50 389.50 Nepali Rupees 2.954 US Dollar 282.30 285.30 Arab Singapore Dollar 229.360 Sterling Pound 487.31 490.31 Bahrain Exchange Company Bahraini Dinar 0.743942 0.751942 Hongkong Dollar 36.491 Japanese Yen 2.83 2.85 Egyptian Pound 0.036594 0.039694 Bangladesh Taka 3.636 Bangladesh Taka 3.638 3.908 CURRENCY BUY SELL Iranian Riyal 0.000078 0.000080 Philippine Peso 6.501 Indian Rupee 4.703 5.003 Iraqi Dinar 0.000179 0.000239 Thai Baht 8.811 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.171 2.606 Jordanian Dinar 0.394793 0.402293 Irani Riyal transfer 0.271 Europe Nepali Rupee 2.957 3.492 Belgian Franc 0.007353 0.008353 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.0000000 1.0000000 Irani Riyal cash 0.273 Pakistani Rupee 2.864 2.790 British Pound 0.476110 0.485110 Lebanese Pound 0.000137 0.000237 UAE Dirhams 76.93 77.39 Czech Korune 0.006008 0.018008 Moroccan Dirhams 0.022206 0.046206 GCC COUNTRIES Bahraini Dinar 751.37 753.44 Danish Krone 0.047536 0.052536 Nigerian Naira 0.001140 0.001775 Saudi Riyal 75.444 Egyptian Pound 39.47 40.07 Euro 0.379356 0.387356 Omani Riyal 0.728773 0.734453 Qatari Riyal 77.735 Jordanian Dinar 401.78 407.43 Norwegian Krone 0.041660 0.046860 Qatar Riyal 0.076996 0.078209 Omani Riyal 734.930 Omani Riyal 734.16 741.46 Romanian Leu 0.086935 0.086935 Saudi Riyal 0.074803 0.075503 Bahraini Dinar 751.430 Qatari Riyal 77.96 78.51 Slovakia 0.008101 0.018101 Syrian Pound 0.001754 0.001974 UAE Dirham 77.074 Saudi Riyal 75.41 75.81 Swedish Krona 0.037543 0.042543 Tunisian Dinar 0.162976 0.170976 Swiss Franc 0.310332 0.320532 Turkish Lira 0.134490 0.141490 ARAB COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 0.134490 0.141490 UAE Dirhams 0.076041 0.077190 Egyptian Pound - Cash 39.850 Yemeni Riyal 0.001276 0.001356 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.467 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.320 Australasia Australian Dollar 0.257014 0.268514 Tunisian Dinar 167.540 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate New Zealand Dollar 0.242477 0.251977 Al Mulla Exchange Jordanian Dinar 399.520 US Dollar 282.650 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.898 Canadian Dollar 267.935 Syrian Lira 2.016 America Sterling Pound 483.335 Canadian Dollar 0.258001 0.266501 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Morocco Dirham 34.699 Euro 386.070 US Dollars 0.278800 0.283150 US Dollar 282.250 Swiss Frank 317.135 US Dollars Mint 0.279300 0.283150 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Euro 386.900 Bahrain Dinar 752.300 Pound Sterlng 484.850 US Dollar Transfer 282.800 UAE Dirhams 76.930 Euro 387.290 Asia Canadian Dollar 264.700 Qatari Riyals 78.515 Bangladesh Taka 0.003296 0.003896 Sterling Pound 486.560 Indian Rupee 4.702 Saudi Riyals 75.645 Chinese Yuan 0.044200 0.047700 Canadian dollar 267.680 Egyptian Pound 39.465 Jordanian Dinar 399.240 Hong Kong Dollar 0.034412 0.037162 Turkish lira 133.020 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.167 Egyptian Pound 39.477 Indian Rupee 0.004469 0.004870 Swiss Franc 319.910 Bangladesh Taka 3.634 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.171 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Australian Dollar 267.810 Indian Rupees 4.700 Japanese Yen 0.002698 0.002878 Philippines Peso 6.488 US Dollar Buying 281.600 Pakistani Rupees 2.863 Kenyan Shilling 0.003220 0.003220 Pakistan Rupee 2.860 Bangladesh Taka 3.639 Korean Won 0.000265 0.000280 Bahraini Dinar 751.800 GOLD Philippines Pesso 6.477 Malaysian Ringgit 0.085022 0.091022 UAE Dirham 76.900 20 Gram 245.000 Cyprus pound 694.245 Nepalese Rupee 0.002967 0.003137 Saudi Riyal 75.400 10 Gram 124.000 Japanese Yen 3.780 Pakistan Rupee 0.002663 0.002943 5 Gram 64.000 *Rates are subject to change BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 Prosecutors charge owner of Bulgaria’s Corpbank

SOFIA: Bulgarian prosecutors said yesterday they have ing crisis that has put renewed scrutiny on the invest- list of Interpol.” Vassilev was not immediately available for released on bail. A lawyer for Petrova had said in July that charged the main owner of troubled Corporate ment climate and quality of banking supervision in comment. The prosecutors said they have also charged her client would plead not guilty, adding that other Commercial Bank (Corpbank), Tsvetan Vassilev, with Bulgaria, one of the most corrupt countries in the four executive directors of the bank, who were temporar- accused officials had also denied any wrongdoing. Efforts embezzlement and an international warrant has been European Union. Clients unnerved by reports of alleged ily removed from their posts when the central bank took by the Bulgarian authorities to rescue Corpbank in July issued for his arrest. The bank was hit by a run on shady deals involving Vassilev withdrew more than a fifth over Corpbank in June, as accomplices in a deliberate were derailed by a lack of political consensus. Bulgaria’s deposits in June that led to Bulgaria’s biggest banking of deposits in a week-long bank run, forcing the central mismanagement. They have been released on bail but president has said that action could only be taken once crisis since the 1990s. Corpbank has since remained shut bank to shut down its operations. are banned from leaving the country. the results of an audit of the bank’s books are known in and angry customers are demanding access to their Vassilev, who was locked in a public feud with a rival In the ongoing investigation into the bank, prosecu- October. The preliminary results of the audit in July remaining deposits. at the time of the run, has repeatedly denied any wrong- tors said they found credit papers hidden in a cardboard showed “actions incompatible with the law and good Vassilev was accused of asking two employees at the doing and said the run was a plot hatched by his com- box, and 14 sacks of shredded documents, whose banking practices”, according to the central bank, which lender to withdraw 206 million levs ($140 million) from petitors. He has also previously accused elements of destruction had been ordered by one of the bank’s four also said crucial documentation about Corpbank’s loan the bank between 2011-2014. Prosecutors said these Bulgaria’s prosecution service of plotting against him. chief executives the day after the central bank took over portfolio was missing. funds were then transferred to another company owned “Vassilev is indicted in absentia because he is out of the bank. Prosecutors detained Corpbank’s chairman, On Monday, hundreds of angry Corpbank depositors by Vassilev, one of Bulgaria’s most prominent business- Bulgaria, with residence unknown,” prosecutors said in a Orlin Rusev, on July 11 as well as Margarita Petrova, the protested in front of the central bank in Sofia, demand- men, who is currently living outside Bulgaria but whose statement yesterday, adding they had charged him on lender’s chief cashier, in connection with withdrawing ing access to their accounts. Deposits have been frozen exact whereabouts are unknown. July 28. “After his indictment, a European Arrest Warrant funds from the bank on Vassilev’s behalf. even though Bulgarian law provides for a deposit guar- The charge against him is the latest twist in the bank- was issued for Vassilev... he was also put on the wanted Petrova remains in custody while Rusev has been antee of up to 100,000 euros. — Reuters KAMCO posts KD 0.42m Russia and Belarus hold talks over net profit during Q2 re-export of banned Western food KUWAIT: KAMCO announced its financial results during the second quarter for the period which ended on June 30, 2014. The Re-export possible for small business only company recorded a net profit of KD 0.42 million with earnings-per-share (EPS) of 1.76 MINSK/MOSCOW: Moscow dispatched top vet- banned foods from being shipped onward to On the other hand, there is a risk of seriously fils in the second quarter. Thus making the erinary officials to Belarus yesterday after the Russia. “If Russia has closed its market for certain damaging relations with Russia,” said Viktor first half 2014 profit KD 1.3 million with neighboring country, which has a free trade products, we must not allow the transit of these Markelov, the head of the Belarussian earning-per-share (EPS) of 5.34 fils. zone with Russia, said it would not become a products via Belarus to Russia,” Belarussian Confederation of Entrepreneurship. Belarus During the second quarter, equity mar- back-door conduit for banned Western food President Alexander Lukashenko was quoted as hopes to significantly increase export volumes kets became cautious due to regional politi- products. Last week Russia banned imports of saying by his administration this week. to Russia of the food it produces such as pasta, cal factors, however KAMCO continued to fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, “As to our domestic market, we had a sepa- vegetables, grocery products and confectionery, maintain the growth in AUM and registered scallops, milk and dairy from the United States, rate discussion of this question. It’s our internal Belarussian Agriculture Minister Leonid Zayats an increase of 22 percent by half year 2014 the European Union, Australia, Canada and deal. If we need Polish apples, we buy them, but told local media last week. over the previous year. The new AUMs rep- Norway in retaliation for Western sanctions over not for Russia,” Lukashenko said. Yesterday, Belarus supplied food products worth $1 bil- resented over 38 percent of the increase. the crisis in Ukraine. Sergei Dankvert, the head of Russia’s veterinary lion to Russia in January-March, mainly milk, KAMCO also launched its Real Estate Yield Since the ban was imposed, Russian media regulator, and other officials from the agency dairy products and meat. In Kazakhstan, the Fund with an initial subscription of over $20 have been flooded with jokes that Moscow will travelled to Minsk for talks. A delegation from administration of President Nursultan million. soon see supplies of oysters and shrimps coming Belarus was expected in Moscow today. Nazarbayev has said Moscow’s food bans are “a Faisal Mansour Sarkhou, CEO of KAMCO from landlocked Belarus, which together with Belarus is Russia’s closest ally, relying on unilateral act”. Russia last year imported $17.2 Faisal Mansour Sarkhou said, “The uncertainty in equity markets Kazakhstan has a free trade deal with Russia as Moscow for cheap energy and serving as a billion worth of food from the countries cov- during the second quarter slowed down the are looking forward to an improved second part of the customs union between the three buffer zone between Russia and NATO nations. ered by the sanctions, of which $9.2 billion was progress in the AMIB domain across the half for the year.” Sarkhou added, “We are states. Both Belarus and Kazakhstan have said Importers say that small scale re-exports could in the affected categories, according to the region, but KAMCO continued to improve continuing our efforts to launch new invest- they will continue to import the Western foods still reach Russia but that large operations were International Trade Centre, a joint venture of its core operational profits over the last year. ment funds and are actively pursuing new that Moscow has banned. unlikely. “On the one hand, Belarussian compa- the United Nations and World Trade We are confident of our growth strategy investment banking deals which should Minsk has said, however, it will prevent nies may be interested in benefiting from this. Organization. — Reuters that is based on our core AMIB business and yield consistent returns in the future.” Ukraine hits German investor confidence

FRANKFURT: Investment sentiment in McKeown. “Admittedly, the recent Germany fell to the lowest level for near- decline in sentiment probably largely ly two years in August amid concern reflects fears about the effects of the about the economic fallout from crises Ukraine crisis, which could prove short- such as the tension over Russia-Ukraine, lived,” she said. data showed yesterday. The widely “But the more that confidence is dam- watched investor confidence index cal- aged by geopolitical risks, the greater the culated by the ZEW economic institute threat to actual activity as businesses fell by 18.5 points to 8.6 points in August, and consumers become reluctant to its lowest level since December 2012, it spend.” Official gross domestic product said in a statement. (GDP) data for the second quarter are It was eighth monthly decline in a row scheduled to be released tomorrow. And and the sharpest since June 2012. following growth of 0.8 percent in the Analysts had been projecting a much first three months, the new data “seem shallower drop to 18 points. “The decline set to reveal that German GDP stagnated in economic sentiment is likely connect- at best in the second quarter,” said ed to the ongoing geopolitical tensions McKeown. that have affected the German economy by now,” ZEW said. The institute did not Shakier recovery name the trouble spots specifically, but The ZEW data “show that recovery of the German economy ministry said in a the German economy is on shakier legs report earlier that the Russia-Ukraine cri- that people would have thought until sis is hurting Europe’s top economy, as very recently,” said Postbank economist well as the turmoil in the Middle East. Heinrich Bayer. “But as long as the cur- HARBOVAT: In this photo, Moldovan farmer Sergiu Calmac stands at his apple orchard in Harbovat, Moldova. — AP “In particular, current figures on rent geopolitical tensions don’t escalate industrial production and incoming further, we predict that the German orders suggest markedly reduced invest- economy will continue to develop posi- London’s Gatehouse Bank looks to ment activities on the part of German tively against in the near future.” firms against the backdrop of uncertain “The ZEW index is good at predicting sales prospects,” the statement contin- turning points of the economic trajecto- broaden Islamic revenue streams ued. “Since the economy in the euro- ry and the uninterrupted decline since zone is not gaining momentum either, the end of last year has well flagged the LONDON: London-based Gatehouse Bank is devel- Last year, Bank of London and the Middle East listed real estate finance line of business, where our the signs are that economic growth in loss of momentum of the economy in oping new business lines and widening its investor its shares on the Nasdaq Dubai bourse to help it appetite is for initially senior first-lien financings on base as the Islamic wholesale lender looks to build a grow business links in the wider Gulf region. real estate in Europe.” Germany will be weaker in 2014 than the second quarter. “However, the index more stable revenue stream, its chief executive said. Gatehouse, a subsidiary of Kuwaiti firm Securities The bank also plans to launch an online retail is less good at gauging the extent of the expected.” Gatehouse, one of Britain’s six full-fledged Islamic House , has $2.2 billion in assets under management, deposit product in December and is considering For the survey, ZEW questions ana- subsequent economic swing,” said banks, is joining several of its peers in broadening its up from $1.6 billion a year ago, while profits grew 65 structuring private investment funds, Thompson lysts and institutional investors about Berenberg Bank economist Christian scope, after the country’s Islamic finance sector got a percent in 2013. However, fee and commission added. The objective of such funds would be “to raise their current assessment of the econom- Schulz. boost from the government’s first issue of an Islamic income dropped more than two-thirds during last discretionary money that can be deployed at the ic situation in Germany, as well as their “The drop in the ZEW index confirms bond in June. year, partly because of lower deal activity in Britain. right time rather than raise money for a specific deal”. expectations for the coming months. The the near-term downside risk for the The bank remains focused on real estate in New chief executive Henry Thompson, who joined in Gatehouse will consider joint ventures similar to last sub-index measuring financial market German and euro-zone economies ema- Europe and the United States but wants to expand April this year, says he wants to reduce the bank’s year’s agreement with property developer Sigma players’ view of the current economic sit- nating from the Ukraine crisis. That does its investor base beyond Kuwait, its traditional source dependence on transaction fees. “The focus for me is Capital to build rental homes in Britain. Thompson uation in Germany fell by 17.5 points to not change the fundamentally positive of funds, while generating more deals outside the to develop and diversify the origination capability expects the first phase, worth 100 million pounds 44.3 points in August, its lowest level outlook, however,” Schulz said. “Germany British property market. Among its competitors, and grow the distribution placement capability.” ($168 million), to close by mid-August. Last year since January. remains in a strong position to capitalize Islamic Bank of Britain is building its commercial Gatehouse made no investments in the British mar- Gatehouse opened a representative office in on any sentiment improvements once property business after a capital injection in February ket in 2013 as no opportunities fit its criteria, while it Malaysia. “We are looking at the Malaysian strategy Stagnating growth the Ukraine crisis fades from the head- from Qatari parent Masraf Al-Rayan. exited seven deals. Revenue from financing and and we will decide by the end of the year on the “The fact that the index is now barely lines, and many euro-zone countries are European Islamic Investment Bank is seeking to investment activities compensated for the drop in alternatives we have - either to maintain the rep positive means that only a very small enjoying the benefits of their reforms. develop its asset management and advisory services, fee income. “In terms of predictable, secure and office if that is our requirement, or to apply for a dif- majority of investors see economic con- “Stronger growth in the US and other while exiting higher-risk private equity investments. recurring income, this is one of the objectives of the ferent category of license.” — Reuters ditions improving rather than deteriorat- important export markets should more ing over the next six months,” said than offset the weakness in trade with Capital Economics economist Jennifer Russia,” the expert concluded. — AFP La belle France keeps title as top global tourist destination

PARIS: France welcomed 84.7 million foreign tourists in 2013 making it once again the most- visited country in the world, according to a study published Monday. The figure topped the 2012 number by two percent, and meant that when it comes to attracting foreign visitors, France easily beats the United States and Spain who had 69.8 and 60.7 million foreign visitors each. The study- which showed figures for France up from 83 mil- lion in 2012 — is published annually by the econ- omy ministry’s DGCIS international competitive- ness agency and by the central bank (Banque de France).According to the report, France saw an increase in European tourists, of 1.2 percent on the previous year, driven by German and British visitors, although the number of tourists from Belgium, Luxembourg and crisis-hit Italy and Spain decreased. After a big drop in 2012, North American tourists made a return, with the number of visi- tors crossing the Atlantic up by 5.8 percent. BUENOS AIRES: A worker stands next to burning tires outside the entrance of RR Donnelley SEHNDE: A farmer harvests wheat with a combine harvester against the light of the However the biggest boom was seen in Asian visi- printing plant in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. RR Donnelley, a Fortune 500 company from setting sun near Sehnde, Germany. During dry weather, the farmers keep harvesting tors, with the number of Chinese tourists up by Chicago, closed its plant in Argentina without warning catching its 400 workers by surprise into the night. — AP almost a quarter. —AFP when they showed up for work Monday morning. — AP BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 Gulf oyster harvest nose-dives since BP spill

HOPEDALE: Fisherman Randy Slavich drags a clunky metal on shells in the lake, east of the muddy bends of the oyster larvae that had not yet settled onto oyster beds isn’t tom. Louisiana’s public reefs typically would produce any- net through an underwater oyster bed in Lake Machias, a Mississippi River. Whether the spill contributed to the yet known, said Thomas Soniat, an oyster biologist at the where from 3 million to 7 million pounds of oyster meat a brackish body opening into the Gulf of Mexico. For genera- decline is part of an ongoing study; hurricanes, overfishing University of New Orleans. A BP “white paper” states that year. In 2010 and 2011, production dropped to barely 2 mil- tions, this has been a bountiful lake for harvesting oysters, and influxes of oyster-killing fresh water had already put Louisiana biologists did not find any oil on the oyster beds lion pounds, then nosedived to just 563,100 pounds in 2012 long before millions of gallons of oil spilled off Louisiana’s pressure on the industry. “To the extent that oyster popu- they checked in 2010, 2011 or 2012. The paper also said the before rising to 954,950 pounds last year. Mississippi and coast in 2010. On this day, Slavich’s cage-like net pulls up lations are down, data from government studies have indi- US Food and Drug Administration’s checks on oysters after Alabama, where some oil washed ashore during the spill, dozens of empty, lifeless oyster shells. “It’s not good,” he cated it is likely due to other conditions,” Geoff Morrell, a BP the spill either found no hydrocarbons or levels far too low also had very poor oyster production since 2010. said, shaking his head as he pushed the shells back into the senior vice president, said in a statement. to cause health problems. “It’s pretty disturbing,” said Chris Nelson, owner of water. “We’ve never seen it like this, not out here.” The millions of gallons of oil that spewed into the Gulf Louisiana’s 2010 assessment of oyster stocks, cited as a Bon Secour Fisheries Inc., an Alabama-based dealer that Gulf Coast oyster harvests have declined dramatically in caused fishing grounds to be closed for fear the oil and the source, noted that oil wasn’t found on beds that were buys oysters from all five Gulf Coast states. Nelson not- the four years since a BP PLC oil well blew wild in the chemical dispersant used to break it up would make always submerged, even in areas where oil hit nearby ed that Louisiana oyster prices before Hurricane Katrina nation’s worst offshore oil disaster. Even after a modest seafood inedible, either by direct ingestion of the sub- shorelines. Regardless of the cause, the harvest is way were $25 or less per sack. Prices climbed to about $30 rebound last year, thousands of acres of oyster beds where stances by marine life or by tainting the food chain. More down, and prices are way up as a result. Louisiana has his- after hurricanes Katrina, Gustav and Ike, and shot up to oil from the well washed ashore are producing less than a visible were the oil-covered dolphins, birds and other sea torically accounted for about half of the Gulf oyster harvest more than $40 per sack after the oil spill. Prices now third of their pre-spill harvest. life that either died in the oil or required rescue and scrub- and about a third of US production. The state has more than range from $45 to $62 per sack, depending on quality - Most worrisome to Slavich is the dearth of oyster larvae bing to clean away the oil. a dozen naturally producing public oyster bed areas along and that’s “with many oysters being sold in smaller- - future generations of oysters - once found in abundance But whether the spill crippled spawning and swimming its coast, occupying more than 1.6 million acres of Gulf bot- sized sacks,” Nelson said. — AP

HOPEDALE: In this photo, third-generation fisherman Randy Slavich inspects oysters pulled from his private oyster lease in the Lake of Second Trees in St Bernard Parish. — AP Southwest braces as Lake Mead water levels drop LAS VEGAS: Once-teeming Lake Mead marinas the region for almost 15 years. are idle as a 14-year drought steadily drops water levels to historic lows. Officials from near- Stressing water conservation by Las Vegas are pushing conservation, but are The effect of increased demand and dimin- also drilling a new pipeline to keep drawing ished supply is visible on Lake Mead’s canyon water from the lake. Hundreds of miles away, walls. A white mineral band often compared farmers who receive water from the lake behind with a bathtub ring marks the depleted water Hoover Dam are preparing for the worst. The level. The lake is expected to drop to 1,080 feet receding shoreline at one of the main reservoirs above sea level this year - down almost the in the vast Colorado River water system is raising width of a football field from a high of 1,225 feet concerns about the future of a network serving a in 1983. perennially parched region home to 40 million A projected level of 1,075 feet in January people and 4 million acres of farmland. 2016 would trigger cuts in water deliveries to Marina operators, water managers and farm- Arizona and Nevada. At 1,000 feet, drinking ers who for decades have chased every drop of water intakes would go dry to Las Vegas, a city of water across the booming Southwest and part 2 million residents and a destination for 40 mil- of Mexico are closely tracking the reservoir water lion tourists per year that is almost completely level already at its lowest point since it was first dependent on the reservoir. filled in the 1930s. “We just hope for snow and That has the Southern Nevada Water rain up in Colorado, so it’ll come our way,” said Authority spending more than $800 million to marina operator Steve Biggs, referring to precipi- build a 20-foot-diameter pipe so it can keep get- tation in the Rockies that flows down the ting water. The region is also stressing water con- Colorado River to help fill the reservoir separat- servation, prohibiting grass lawns for new ing Nevada and Arizona. homes and fountains at businesses. Officials say By 2016, continued drought could trigger the overall effort has reduced consumption 33 cuts in water deliveries to both states. While percent in recent years while the Las Vegas area water authorities say they’ve been saving water added 400,000 residents. for potential dry days, the prospect of the first But severely restricting water use for swim- cuts is already prompting action. “I’ve downsized ming pools or lawns in a city like Phoenix would- in the last couple of years, probably a good thing n’t make much difference, said Kathryn the way this water shortage is going,” said farmer Sorensen, the city’s Water Services Department Dennis Bagnall, who has planted just 225 of the director, because conservation efforts need to 1,500 acres that are typically green this time of be applied across the western US. “The solution year on his farm south of Phoenix. can’t come just from municipal conservation; there isn’t enough water there,” she said. Hope for better conditions Last week, officials announced an $11 million Domino effect pilot program involving the federal government If cuts do come, they’ll test the agreements and water agencies in Denver, Los Angeles, Las forged in recent years between big, growing Vegas and Phoenix to pay farmers, cities and cities and farmers. In California, home to 38 mil- industries to reduce river water use. “We can cer- lion residents, farmers in the sparsely populated tainly hope for better conditions than we’ve Imperial Valley in southeast California have sen- experienced in recent times, but we have to ior water rights ensuring that they get water actively and continue to plan for the worst case,” regardless of the condition. said Michael J Lacey, director of the Arizona Kevin Kelley, general manager of the Imperial Department of Water Resources. Irrigation District, defends his agency’s position This week, an update from the federal Bureau at the head of the line and dismisses the idea of Reclamation, the keeper of the Colorado River that water should go to those who can pay the network’s dams and reservoirs, will help set the most or make the most compelling economic course for water deliveries for the next two argument. Imperial Valley farmers grow some years. Administrators say they’re confident they 200 crops, Kelley said, from alfalfa to cotton and can meet current commitments next year. celery to zucchini. “There has to be a place in a Federal officials and water administrators in diverse economy and a diverse Southwest for a metro areas such as Las Vegas and Phoenix say place like this that grows food and fiber year- they’re committed to finding new ways to make round,” he said. every drop of river water count - from cloud In Arizona, reduced deliveries of Colorado seeding to pipelines to new reservoirs to desali- River water would largely affect the Central nation plants. Arizona Project, which manages canals sup- They point to agreements to leave surpluses plying 80 percent of the state’s population. A unused in wet years, share pain in dry years and tiered system means farmers would face cuts buy water designated for farms for city use. But first, shielding Native American tribes and big they’re all watching Lake Mead, the biggest in a cities. Bagnall, who owns Morningstar Farms Colorado River basin that supplies water to in Coolidge, Arizona, worries about the future California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, of farming in the region. Tighter supplies Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and part of Mexico. The mean there will be less farming and fewer states get annual allotments dating to the dollars going to agricultural services like fer- Colorado River Compact of 1922. Over the years, tilizer suppliers. “Eventually,” he said, “the the amount hasn’t kept pace with a post-World prices are going to hit the consumer. Sooner War II development boom in the Southwest, and or later, it’s got to go up. So it’s just a domino pressure has increased with drought gripping effect.” — AP

NEVADA: In this photo, the bathtub ring of light minerals that delineates the high water mark on Lake Mead is seen at Hemenway Harbor in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada. — AP BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014

BHOJPUR: In this photo, a worker covers his face with a handkerchief as he sees people photographing him and his NEW DELHI: In this photo, David Bernstein (left), John Hoskins (center) and Robert Nolan attend a conference on coworker handling asbestos sheets at the Ramco Industries Ltd factory in Bhojpur district of Bihar state, India. — AP chrysotile asbestos. — AP Asbestos pushed in Asia as product for the poor Most asbestos in market from Russia, Brazil, Kazakhstan, China

VAISHALI: The executives mingled over tea and to asbestos at work each year, the WHO says. Because were given safety equipment and regular medical sugar cookies, and the chatter was upbeat. Their the disease typically takes 20 to 40 years to manifest, checkups that were reviewed by government Fund managers turn gumshoe as industry, they said at the conference in the Indian workers can go through their careers without realiz- authorities. “Ramco has consistently gone the extra capital, saves lives and brings roofs, walls and pipes ing they are getting sick. Dozens of countries includ- mile to ensure a safe working environment,” he said. forensic short-selling pays off to some of the world’s poorest people. The indus- ing Japan, South Korea, Argentina, Saudi Arabia and AP was not given permission to visit these indoor try’s wonder product, though, is one whose very all European Union nations have banned asbestos areas. Indian customers like the asbestos sheets LONDON: Fund managers are increasingly Glaucus Research began probing China name evokes the opposite: asbestos. A largely out- entirely. Others including the United States have because they’re sturdy, heat resistant and quieter in turning to investigative tactics, detailed Metal Recycling in 2013 after discovering lawed scourge to the developed world, it is still severely curtailed its use. the rain than tin or fiberglass. But most of all, they’re accounting analysis and corporate the firm’s revenue per employee was 11 going strong in the developing one, and killing tens Most asbestos on the world market today comes cheap. Umesh Kumar, a roadside vendor in Bihar’s sleuthing in a bid to uncover skeletons in times more than that of other recyclers. of thousands of people each year. from Russia. Brazil, Kazakhstan and China also capital of Patna, sells precut 3-by-1 meter (10-by-3 company closets that can offer an invest- Other red flags included financial state- “We’re here not only to run our businesses, but to export, though some have been reviewing their foot) asbestos cement sheets for 600 rupees ($10) ment edge in a low-yield world. While bil- ments that did not fit with government or also serve the nation,” said Abhaya Shankar, a direc- positions. Canada’s Quebec province was the world’s each. A tin or a fiberglass sheet of similar strength lionaire investors such as Bill Ackman and industry data, followed by the abrupt tor of India’s Asbestos Cement Products biggest asbestos producer for much of the 20th cen- costs 800 rupees. David Einhorn have made such tactics departure of the group’s chief financial offi- Manufacturers Association. In India, the world’s tury. It got out of the business in 2012, after a new “I’ve known it’s a health hazard for about 10 famous by respectively betting against cer and the sale of shares by the firm’s chair- biggest asbestos importer, it’s a $2 billion industry provincial government questioned why it was min- years, but what can we do? This is a country of poor nutrition group Herbalife - which denies man. After Glaucus publicly unveiled its with double-digit annual growth, at least 100 manu- ing and exporting a material its own citizens people, and for less money they can have a roof over Ackman’s allegations it is a pyramid scheme research, Hong Kong’s securities regulator facturing plants and some 300,000 jobs. The shunned. their heads,” Kumar said. “These people are not - and Lehman Brothers in 2008, the broader accused China Metal of exaggerating its International Labor Organization, World Health Asia is the biggest market. India last year import- aware” of the health risks, he said. But as sellers of industry is now adopting them. accounts and is now seeking to liquidate Organization, the wider medical community and ed $235 million worth of the stuff, or about half of asbestos sheets wanting to stay in business, “we’re Investors say the frustrating market the company. more than 50 countries say the mineral should be the global trade. The global asbestos lobby says the not able to tell them much.” The two-day asbestos environment - with interest rates at rock- With investment banks cutting back on banned. Asbestos fibers lodge in the lungs and mineral has been unfairly maligned by Western conference in December was billed as scientific. But bottom and stock markets holding near research coverage, hedge funds believe cause many diseases. The ILO estimates 100,000 nations that used it irresponsibly. It also says one of organizers said they had no new research. multi-year highs - and an impressive recent that there are more skeletons out there. people die every year from workplace exposure, and the six forms of asbestos is safe: chrysotile, or white One could say they’ve gone back in time to success rate from investigative hedge “There’s less and less research being done experts believe thousands more die from exposure asbestos, which accounts for more than 95 percent defend their products. The Indian asbestos lobby’s funds, which are on course to deliver their by banks and brokers, and hedge funds outside the workplace. of all asbestos used since 1900, and all of what’s website refers to 1998 WHO guidelines for con- best returns in years, are pushing them to have seen this trend as an opportunity to The asbestos executives who gathered in the used today. trolled use of chrysotile, but skips updated WHO make deeper dives. “The use of forensic jump in and boost their investigative work,” ballroom of a luxury New Delhi hotel wanted to advice from 2007 suggesting that all asbestos be accounting and investigative research tech- said Philippe Ferreira, head of research for knock down those concerns. The risks are Attempting to build new market banned. The lobby also ignores the ILO’s 2006 rec- niques is noticeably increasing,” said Bruce alternative investments at Lyxor Asset overblown, many said, and scientists and officials “Chrysotile you can eat for breakfast, lunch and ommendation to ban asbestos, and refers only to its Harington, senior analyst at hedge-fund Management. from rich Western nations who cite copious research dinner!” said Kanat Kapbayel of Kazakhstan’s United 1996 suggestion of strict regulations. investor Stenham Asset Management, These bets are not risk-free: by announc- showing it causes cancer are distorting the facts. Minerals and a board member of the International adding that investment funds were hiring ing market-sensitive news on stocks they More than two-thirds of India’s 1.2 billion people live Chrysotile Association. Chrysotile is a serpentine ‘WHO is scaremongering’ former forensic accountants and investiga- trade, investors who decide to go public in poverty on less than $1.25 a day, including hun- mineral, meaning its fibers are curly and more flexi- When asked why the association ignored the tive journalists. with their research are vulnerable to legal dreds of millions still in makeshift rural dwellings ble than the other more jagged and sharp forms most recent advice, its executive director, John These strategies offer a twist on tradi- action. London-listed IT outsourcing servic- that offer little protection from insects, harsh weath- called amphiboles. The lobby and its supporters say Nicodemus, waved his hand dismissively. “The WHO tional short-selling, which involves borrow- es provider Quindell , whose shares more er and roaming predators such as tigers and leop- this distinction makes all the difference. A vast is scaremongering,” he said. Many of the speakers ing and selling a stock that is expected to than halved after Gotham City Research ards. “These are huge numbers. We’re talking about majority of experts in science and medicine reject are regulars at asbestos conferences around the fall before buying it back at a later date. If published a report in April questioning its millions of people,” Shankar said. “So there is a lot of this. world, including in Brazil, Thailand, Malaysia, Ukraine the wager was right, the price of the shares revenue model and profit quality, said it latent demand.” “A rigorous review of the epidemiological evi- and Indonesia. will be lower, generating profit. What had started legal action against Gotham. dence confirms that all types of asbestos fiber are American Robert Nolan, who heads a New York- makes forensic short-selling different is that Taiwan’s market watchdog has also Chances of diseases causally implicated in the development of various based organization called Environmental Studies the wagers tend to be more aggressive - turned against short sellers, accusing Yet there are some poor Indians trying to keep diseases and premature death,” the Joint Policy International, told the Indian delegates that “a ban is effectively betting that a company is worth Glaucus of “spreading rumours” about local asbestos out of their communities, even as the gov- Committee of the Societies of Epidemiology said in a little like a taboo in a primitive society,” and that next to nothing - and require more recycling firm Asia Plastic. A spokeswoman ernment supports the industry by lowering import a 2012 position statement. Squeezed out of the those who ban asbestos are “not looking at the resources: for Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority duties and using asbestos in construction of subsi- industrialized world, the asbestos industry is trying facts.” David Bernstein, an American-born toxicolo- Bill Ackman, for example, recently said regulated companies can publish dized housing. “People outside of India, they must to build up new markets and has created lobbying gist based in Geneva, said that although chrysotile revealed he had spent $50 million on research as long as it is not false or mislead- be wondering what kind of fools we are,” said Ajit organizations to help it sell asbestos to poor coun- can cause disease if inhaled in large quantities or for researching his $1 billion Herbalife bet. But ing and they disclose any financial interest. Kumar Singh from the Indian Red Cross Society. tries, particularly in Asia, it said. prolonged periods, so could any tiny particle. He has a Eurekahedge index tracking four global The US Securities and Exchange “They don’t use it. They must wonder why we Developed nations are still reckoning with health published dozens of chrysotile-friendly studies and compliance-based hedge funds shows that Commission declined to comment. would.” In the ancient farming village of Vaishali, in and economic consequences from past asbestos consulted for the Quebec-based Chrysotile Institute, the broader trend is paying off. It was up “If we accuse companies of malfeasance, impoverished Bihar state, the first word about the use. American businesses have paid out at least $1.3 which lost its Canadian government funding and nearly 17 percent in the first six months of we use publicly available information to dangers of asbestos came from chemistry and biolo- billion in the largest and longest-running collection shut down in 2012. When asked by an audience 2014, more than five times the average argue for why the company is actually gy textbooks that a boy in a neighboring town of personal injury lawsuits in US legal history, member about funding for his research, he said hedge fund and nearly three times the fraudulent or is overstating its earnings,” brought home from school, according to villagers according to a 2012 report by the California-based some has come from chrysotile interests without MSCI World index. The Eurekahedge index said Sahm Adrangi, founder of forensic interviewed by The Associated Press. A company Rand research corporation. Two years ago, an Italian elaborating on how much. A short-term study gen- rose 13 percent in 2013 and 9 percent in short-seller Kerrisdale Capital Management. was proposing an asbestos plant in the village of court sentenced two businessmen from Swiss build- erally costs about $500,000, he said, and a long-term 2012. And in tough markets, the rewards have 1,500 people located about 1,000 kilometers (620 ing material maker Eternit AG to 16 years in prison research project can cost up to about $4 million. He been trumping the risks. Spanish Internet miles) east of New Delhi. The villagers worried that for negligence leading to more than 2,000 asbestos- presented an animated video demonstrating how Red flags company Let’s Gowex threatened Gotham asbestos fibers could blow from the factory across related deaths. Billions of dollars have been spent one special kind of human blood cell called a Forensic investors’ tactics can involve with legal action for spreading “absolutely their wheat, rice and potato fields and into their tiny stripping asbestos from buildings in the US and macrophage can engulf a squiggly white asbestos anything from poring over company false” rumors at the beginning of July - but mud-and-thatch homes. Their children, they said, Europe. fiber, dissolve it in acid and carry it out of the lungs. accounts to using private detectives to the bet paid off two weeks later when Let’s could contract lung diseases most Indian doctors Arun Saraf, the Indian asbestos association’s He said his research concludes that smaller doses for gather visual or physical evidence that Gowex filed for bankruptcy after admitting would never test for, let alone treat. Neither India chairman, said India has learned from the West’s shorter periods “produce no fibrosis.” “We have might contradict public data. Short-seller falsifying its accounts. — Reuters nor any of its 29 states keep statistics on how many mistakes. He said the lobby’s 15 member companies defense mechanisms. Our lungs are remarkable,” people might be affected by asbestos. The people of maintain the strictest safety standards in their facto- Bernstein said. To suffer any health problems, “you Vaishali began protesting in January 2011. They ries. That includes limiting airborne dust, properly have to live long enough.” objected that the structure would be closer to their disposing of waste and insisting employees wear Farmers replant rice homes than the legal limit of 500 meters (1,650 feet). safety masks, gloves and protective clothing. Debate ends for richer countries Still, bricks were laid, temporary management Other researchers have drawn different conclu- sprouts in Myanmar offices were built and a hulking skeleton of steel No regulations sions. Their studies indicate that most chrysotile beams went up across the tree-studded landscape. The vast majority of asbestos used in India is isn’t eliminated but ends up in the membrane lining NAYPYIDAW: Flooded paddy fields stretch laughing, singing and dancing as the water The villagers circulated a petition demanding the mixed with cement and poured into molds for cor- the lungs, where the rare malignancy mesothe- along both sides of the highway leading to seeps through, leaving them soaking wet. factory be halted. But in December 2012, its permit rugated roof sheets, wall panels or pipes. Fibers can lioma develops and chews through the chest wall, Myanmar’s capital, Napyidaw, where thou- Myanmar, which was the world’s largest was renewed, inciting more than 6,000 people from be released when the sheets are sawed or ham- leading to excruciating death. Research such as sands of farmworkers, mostly women, exporter of rice in the early 1960s, today the region to rally on a main road, blocking traffic for mered, and when wear and weather break them Bernstein’s frustrates retired US Assistant Surgeon uproot sprouts and then gently tap them can barely keep up with domestic demand. 11 hours. They gave speeches and chanted down. Scientists say those released fibers are just as General Dr Richard Lemen, who has studied on their feet to remove mud from the roots. The government is trying to change that, “Asbestos causes cancer.” Amid the chaos, a few dangerous as the raw mineral. asbestos since 1970 and first advocated a chrysotile Others walk through the mist, balancing encouraging farmers to use modern tech- dozen villagers took matters into their own hands, AP journalists who visited a working factory and ban in 1976. “His presentation is pretty slick, and sprouts on bamboo poles. niques that increase yields, like incubating pulling down the partially built factory, brick by a shuttered one in Bihar found both had dumped when he puts it on animation mode, people think: They break at midday for lunch, sitting seedlings in nurseries and then transplanti- brick. broken sheets and raw material in fields or uncov- ‘Wow, he must know what he’s talking about,’” and sharing what little food they have with ng them. But those near the capital say “It was a moment of desperation. No one was lis- ered pits within the factory premises. Workers with- Lemen said by telephone from Atlanta. But Bernstein or Nolan “would get shot down if they visitors. When monsoon rains start pellet- they prefer the old way of doing things. It’s tening to us,” said a villager involved in the demoli- out any safety gear were seen handling the broken stood up and talked about their research” at a legiti- ing down once again, they cover them- easier and cheaper, they argue, to plant tion, a teacher who spoke on condition of anonymi- sheets at both factories. The working factory was mate scientific conference, he said. selves with colorful plastic sheets, some seeds directly in the paddies. — AP ty for fear of retribution from the company. “There operated by Ramco Industries Ltd, while the other was no other way for us to express our outrage.” owned by Nibhi Industries Pvt. Ltd. was supplying Debate has ended for richer countries, but that Within four hours, the factory and offices were materials to UAL Industries Ltd. has not stopped asbestos use in poorer ones, Lemen demolished: bricks, beams, pipes and asbestos roof- Saraf, who is also UAL’s managing director, said said. “I’ve been saying the same thing over and over ing, all torn down. The steel frame was the only rem- the materials left strewn across the factory grounds for 40 years. You feel like Sisyphus rolling the stone nant left standing. “Still, we did not feel triumphant,” were meant to be pulverized and recycled into new up the hill, and it comes back down.” Research con- the teacher said. “We knew it wasn’t over.” They were roofing sheets, and were no more dangerous than ducted around the world has not convinced some right. The company filed lawsuits, still pending, the final product as the asbestos had already been Indian officials, who say there is not enough evi- against several villagers, alleging vandalism and mixed with cement. He said Nibhi was not an asso- dence to prove a link between chrysotile and disease theft. ciation member, but “I have been informed that in India. Gopal Krishna, an activist with the Ban Nibhi workers are provided with all the personal Asbestos India, calls this argument “ridiculous.” US curtails use protective equipment.” “Are they saying Indian people’s lungs are differ- Durable and heat-resistant, asbestos was long a Some employees of Ramco’s working factory said ent than people’s in the West?” The permit for the favorite insulation material in the West, but has also they were satisfied that asbestos was safe, and were asbestos plant in Vaishali was canceled by Bihar’s been used in everything from shoes and dental fill- delighted by the benefits of steady work. But several chief minister last year after prolonged agitation, but ings to fireproofing sprays, brake linings and ceiling former employees of both factories said they were some in his government still rejected that the miner- tiles. Scientists and medical experts overwhelmingly given masks only on inspection days, and rarely if al is hazardous. “From the scientific information I agree that inhaling any form of asbestos can lead to ever had medical checkups. None was aware that have received, there is no direct health hazard with deadly diseases including mesothelioma, lung can- going home with asbestos fibers on their clothing or asbestos production,” said Dipak Kumar Singh, who cer and asbestosis, or the scarring of the lungs. hair could put their families at risk. until recently was Bihar’s environment secretary and Exposure may also lead to other debilitating ail- oversaw industrial zones at the same time. He’s now ments, including asthma and chronic obstructive Cheap alternative in charge of water management. The state health pulmonary disease. Ramco CEO Prem Shanker said all employees secretary, Deepak Kumar, disagreed. “It’s not safe,” he NAYPYIDAW: A group of Myanmar rice-field workers cover themselves in plastic About 125 million people worldwide are exposed working in areas where asbestos was kept unmixed said. “Of course it can affect the health system, create sheets as monsoon rain pour down in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. — AP a burden for us all and especially the poor.” — AP BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014

GCC: Non-financials see record debt issuance in Q2

KUWAIT: GCC debt markets saw growth rebound in last year, expanding by 37 percent y/y to almost $60 dominated by the UAE during 2Q14, with the sov- GCC increased to six years due to the longer maturi- Q2 2014 supported by a large increase in issuance billion and fast approaching Qatar. The UAE main- ereign issuing $3 billion in new debt. The Emirati ty of recent issues, as corporates in particular by the non-financial sector. Issuance activity was tained the lead with the largest stock of debt, with department of finance raised $750 million on the sought to lock in favorable rates. Non-financial debt dominated by the UAE, which saw healthy activity outstanding issues rising by 9 percent y/y; this was back of declining risk premiums, while Emirati sov- saw an increase in average tenors, which rose to in both the private and public sectors. GCC sover- consistent with its 2-year average growth. ereign wealth funds, enticed by recovering domes- nine years. Still, the average time to maturity of eign rates remained relatively stable despite the Exceptional non-financial sector activity carried tic and international economies, tapped debt mar- public debt was unchanged from the previous heightened geopolitical risk in the region. GCC issuance to its highest in three years. Of the kets for $1.75 billion. Meanwhile, Qatari sovereign quarter at 5.1 years. Growth in the total stock of bonds rebounded in $22 billion in new issuance during 2Q14, $12 billion activity was limited to the regular issuance as it The GCC’s ability to shield itself from the regional the first half of this year, following a slowdown in stemmed from the non-financial corporate sector. pursued the development of a domestic yield instability was again on display in 2Q14, as market the previous quarter, as outstanding bonds Emirati issues dominated, accounting for $8 billion curve. interest rates appeared largely unaffected by recent increased by 10.4 percent year-on-year (y/y) to of this, while Saudi issues made up the rest. This Financial sector issuance maintained a steady geopolitical developments. Dubai yields continued reach $265 billion. The net increase in the stock of pick-up in activity has been supported by the opti- pace, up 3 percent quarter-on-quarter. Activity in to decline to their lowest levels in a year, with the outstanding debt was $11 billion on the back of a mistic economic outlook for the region, with real this sector is expected to remain robust as regional yield on 5-6-year bonds reaching 3.27 percent. healthy pick-up in private sector activity in both estate developers, utility companies and telecoms banks continue to adjust to new Basel III capital Meanwhile, sovereign rates for similar Abu-Dhabi Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the UAE. Saudi Arabia’s stock responsible for the bulk of the new debt. standards and take advantage of current low rates. and Qatari tenors remained steady at 1.97 percent of debt has experienced noticeable gains over the Public sector issues were also, though unusually, The average maturity of outstanding debt in the and 2.02 percent, respectively. Toyota Genuine Spare Parts congratulates 1st draw winners 60 winners to celebrate 60 years of success

KUWAIT: Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer & Sons Co, one of the Al- 4. Abdulrasol Saleh Sayer Group of Companies, held the first electronic draw to 5. Ali Hasan Alkandry select winners for Toyota Genuine Spare Parts promotion at 6. Abdulaziz Ibid Difalah the ministry premises, on Aug 5, 2014. Toyota Genuine Spare 7. Abdulrahman A M Ali Parts promotion commenced on July 1 and will run for three 8. Nayef Al Turqi Ghanthar Al Sharari months ending on September 30, 2014. During the promotion 9. Mrmohamed Salim Shaikh period with every KD 5 spent on Toyota Genuine Spare Parts 10. Abdu Razak Jabar Saleh at any Al-Sayer spare parts or service outlet, customers will get 11. Fahad Naser Abdullah Khashman Alajmi a chance to enter one of the three draws for a chance to win 12. Khadim Husain fabulous gold coins as well as the grand prize draw to win a 13. Adel Eibrahim Alenizi Toyota Camry GL 2014. 14. Hamdi Afar Mutlaq Alotaibi Toyota Genuine Parts are made to the same exacting stan- 15. Salamah Hamdi Ruwaished Alazmi dards as the Toyota vehicles, and are designed specifically for 16. Tawfik Mosafr Albdali each model. Which means each part will fit perfectly and meet 17. Mohammed Mamun the high quality standards of your Toyota. In the first raffle 18. Abdul Rahman draw, 35 gold coins are distributed among 20 winners. List of 19. Sayed Sardar 20 winners of the first draw of are: 20. Soghayer Mutlaq Soghayer 1. Mohamed Mubarek Abdallah Aldusary The two remaining draws of this promotion will be con- 2. Suad Ahmed Abdulla Alauady ducted during the months of September and October respec- 3. Jassim Othman Mohammad Alamir tively.

ABK holds third draw for ‘Win up to 2 Million Skywards Miles’ campaign

KUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait conducted the third connecting travelers to over 140 destinations in 80 coun- draw for its cards summer campaign, “Win up to 2 Million tries. Skywards Miles with ABK.” The draw was held at the main Stewart Lockie, GM, Retail Banking stated, “Hearty con- branch, under the supervision of the Ministry of gratulations to our winning customers! In addition to these Commerce and Industry. fabulous prizes, cardholders received up to 7 Skywards The first place prize of half a million Skywards Miles was Miles for every KD 1 spent using their ABK Emirates cards.” won by Issam Abdullah Al-Mutawa from main branch, sec- Lockie added, “The promotion continues till August 31, ond prize winner 150,000 miles Ahmad A. Mohammed 2014 with one final draw to be held, giving our cardholders from Fahaheel branch and lastly Dalal Adel Al-Khatrash one more opportunity to win those fabulous Skywards from Sabah Hospital branch was the third winner with Miles, and get a chance to travel the world for free.” Travel, 75,000 Skywards Miles. Skywards Miles earned can be shop and experience the rewards with ABK Emirates credit redeemed for reward flights and upgrades on Emirates, and prepaid cards this summer. URC announces net profit KIB announces Khalid of KD 3.5 million in 2014 H1 KUWAIT: United Real Estate Company inaugurated under the patronage of King Al-Ali as new GM (URC), the MENA region’s leading real Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein in June of this estate developer announced its results for year. Abdali Mall is a unique shopping of Retail Banking the first half of 2014, achieving net profit mall, which utilizes advanced technology of KD 3.5 million and an operating profit of and includes a variety of sustainability fea- KUWAIT: Kuwait International Bank services at National Bank of Kuwait. KD 8.2 million. tures such as facilitating the reduction of has announced the appointment of “I am proud to be joining the URC’s Chief Executive Officer, Engineer water and energy use. The mall also Khalid Falah Al-Ali as new GM of its team at the Kuwait International Mohammed Ahmed Al-Saqqaf comment- includes an eleven-screen cinema, local Retail Banking department as part of Bank, a distinguished financial insti- ed on these results saying, “We began the and international brands, a food court and its strategy to recruit the highest cal- tution with so many successes under year with an aim of accomplishing the supermarket, spread over five floors cover- iber employees and provide the best its belt,” stated Al-Ali. He spoke with objectives outlined in our Strategy Report ing an area of over 227,000 square meters. banking products to its growing cus- confidence in using his new position for 2014. Accordingly, we managed to The mall’s expected completion is in the tomer base. Al-Ali brings with him 25 to support the ambitious develop- eradicate any assets in our real estate port- third quarter of 2015. years of distinguished experience in ment strategy at KIB as the bank folio without a real intrinsic value, as ‘Aswar Residences’ is another project the local and international banking strives to achieve new levels of prof- recently carried out in Qatar. Additionally, currently under development by URC sector where he was responsible for itability and cementits leadership our total revenue increased by 11 percent which consists of a gated residential com- Khalid Falah Al-Ali ensuring a variety of retail banking position in the banking sector. to reach KD 22.8 million, for the first half of munity of 75 villas in the emerging area of 2014, as opposed to the same period in New Cairo, Egypt. Each three-story villa the previous year. 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In all, 30 lucky customers won 8 gm customer base of over 10 million, around the globe. ized this year. The company participated in two real estate exhibitions on both local DUBAI: The 2014 Arab Aviation and Media Summit will be held in Ras Al- and on an international level, including Khaimah under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Saud Bin Saqr Al- ‘MIPIM’, one of the most prominent inter- Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al-Khaimah, it was announced yesterday. The national real estate events held annually in event, which is a joint industry initiative by world leading organizations, will Cannes, France. take place on September 24, 2014 at the Hamra Convention Center in Ras Al- URC’s real estate development per- Khaimah, UAE. Running in its fourth edition this year, the AAMS is braced by formance continued to be recognized this many organizations such as Air Arabia, Airbus Group, CFM, and The Sultanate of year by international publications such as Oman Ministry of Tourism in addition to many supporting partners; and this MEED, where its latest retail and hospitality year’s edition is held in partnership with Ras Al-Khaimah Tourism Development development in the Sultanate of Oman, Authority (RAK TDA). “Salalah Gardens Mall & Residences”, was The theme for the 2014 event is Aviation and Tourism: Common Vision and selectedas the National and GCC “Leisure & Purpose, and will see industry pioneers from across the region come together to Tourism Project of the Year”, at the 2014 discuss the growing significance of the partnerships between tourism and avia- MEED Quality Awards. tion. The Arab Aviation and Media Summit is the largest gathering of Arab media URC has several projects under devel- together with top executives from the aviation & tourism industry, providing a opment in the region, including ‘Abdali platform for insightful discussions on the current trends and challenges faced by Mall’ in Amman, Jordan. The project is the the avia-tourism sector in the Arab world and its impact on social and economic retail and entertainment center of the 1.8 growth. To learn more about the initiative, visit www.aamsummit.com. Sheikh million square meter mixed-use develop- Salem Bin Sultan Al-Qasimi, Chairman of Department of Civil Aviation, Ras Al- ment in Amman, known as the Abdali Khaimah said: “We are delighted that Ras Al-Khaimah has been chosen to host Urban Regeneration Project (AURP), or the 4th annual Arab Aviation and Media Summit, which holds great significance “Abdali”. Part of the master development to us on both aviation and tourism scales. is ‘Abdali Boulevard’, which was recently WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 technology With fresh investment, BuzzFeed expands anew

WASHINGTON: The social news group BuzzFeed more breaking news, and will double the number on our company’s mission by creating a new organ- in the same sense that Tesla is a car company, Uber unveiled a major new expansion plan, using a fresh of foreign correspondents. ization and expand rapidly in all areas.” is a taxi company, or Netflix is a streaming movie infusion of $50 million in venture capital. BuzzFeed said it will also launch a test kitchen company... The most interesting tech companies Andreessen Horowitz, the big Silicon Valley ven- and food lab in Manhattan “to create more original Serious news organization aren’t trying to sell software to other companies. ture group, announced late Sunday it is investing lifestyle content.” BuzzFeed International will create Dixon said on his blog that BuzzFeed is growing They are trying to reshape industries from top to $50 million in BuzzFeed and that one of its part- news sites to India, Germany, Mexico and Japan into a more serious news organization following its bottom.” Andreessen Horowitz’s Marc Andreessen ners, Chris Dixon, will be joining the company’s this year, in addition to the French, Spanish and debut focusing on offbeat and oddball coverage. also touted the merits of BuzzFeed in a series of board. Portuguese editions announced last year. “BuzzFeed started out focusing on lightweight tweets. Details of the investment were not disclosed. “We created BuzzFeed because people still want content like memes, lists, funny photos, etc,” Dixon “BuzzFeed has technology at its core. Its 100+ But the New York Times reported that the deal val- to be informed, entertained, and inspired but the said. “This led some industry observers to dismiss person tech team has created world-class systems... ues BuzzFeed at some $850 million. way they consume media has dramatically shifted,” BuzzFeed as a ‘toy.’ The company has since moved Engineers are first class citizens,” he wrote. BuzzFeed meanwhile said it would expand in said BuzzFeed founder and chief executive Jonah steadily up market, following the typical path of “And then on top of its technology core, several ways. Its video division will expand and Peretti. disruptive technologies. It now has an editorial staff BuzzFeed’s reporting team is now routinely com- become “BuzzFeed Motion Pictures,” which will “Today we think the time is perfect to grow our of over 200 people covering a wide range of topics- mitting breathtaking investigative journalism...” “focus on all moving images from a GIF to feature company, build our brand and greatly increase the politics, sports, business, entertainment, travel, etc- According to Dixon, “BuzzFeed now reaches film and everything in between,” according to a content we are producing so we can be the num- and plans to invest significantly more in high-quali- over 150 million people per month, is consistently statement Monday. ber one digital media brand. The investment from ty content in the coming years.” profitable, and will generate triple digit millions in BuzzFeed’s editorial team will expand to cover Andreessen Horowitz will allow us to double down Dixon added that BuzzFeed “is a media company revenues this year.” — AFP

‘Naked PCs’ lay bare #Barmageddon: Law students Microsoft’s emerging sue when software fails markets problem Company not aware who missed his or her deadline SEATTLE: On a trip to Beijing a decade Naked Pcs ago, Bill Gates was asked by a senior gov- PORTLAND: Law students taking the bar exam The company declined to say how many stu- ernment official how much money Part of the intractability of piracy in have it tough: Three years hitting the books. dents it expected to take the test, how many Microsoft Corp made in China. The official emerging markets is that each part of the Hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition. And students it was capable of handling and how asked the interpreter to double check chain poses a problem. all of it, potentially wasted with a few failed many students it served. The company also Gates’ reply as he couldn’t believe the fig- For PC makers working on wafer-thin attempts at the dreaded state-administered would not discuss whether it conducted any ure was so low. margins the operating system is one of the test. So in late July, with one day of the grueling dry-runs before the exam, and if it did, what the It’s a problem that hasn’t gone away. costliest parts of the machine, while mom- session behind them, thousands of law students results of those tests showed. Indeed, Microsoft’s current issues in China and-pop shops which form the bulk of were surprised to find that they couldn’t upload Knotts said in a statement that the company conceal a deeper problem for the US soft- retailers in such markets can’t afford to their answers using the software they pur- is not aware of any student who missed his or ware giant - despite the popularity of its turn away price-sensitive customers who chased from Florida-based ExamSoft Worldwide her deadline. “We absolutely sympathize with Windows operating system and Office are comfortable buying pirate software. Inc. the bar applicants who experienced a delay, suite, few people in emerging markets are The problem, therefore, starts with Third-year law students with mountains of and we again offer our sincere apologies.” willing to pay for legitimate copies. computer makers, Singh says, since “con- debt were perhaps not the best crowd to tick The company did not offer refunds to stu- This not only costs Microsoft in lost rev- vincing them to ship every PC with off. They sued. And they sued. And they sued. dents who paid between $125 and $150 for the enue, but is also holding back the spread Windows pre-installed is difficult.” Margins “On the long list of things about which exam privilege of using a computer; students were of its newest Windows 8 version - analysts on PCs for a company like Lenovo Group takers should be worried, wondering whether permitted to use a pencil and paper for free. say even buyers of pirate software prefer Ltd are “near single digits,” says Bryan they will be able to turn in their exams for grad- ExamSoft said it could not comment on refunds, older versions. According to StatCounter, a Wang, an analyst at Forrester Research. ing should be at the very bottom,” according to citing the ongoing litigation. website that tracks what software is loaded The result is that up to 60 percent of a lawsuit filed in Washington state. “It is hard to Catherine Booher graduated from Wake on Internet-connected computers, more PCs shipped in the emerging markets of imagine anything more basic in an exam than Forest University School of Law in December than 90 percent of PCs in China - now the Asia, says IDC research manager Handoko being able to turn it in for grading.” 2013 and established a ritual before her North world’s biggest market - are running pre-8 Andi, have no Windows operating system In Northern California, Eastern Washington Carolina bar exam in Raleigh: One McDonald’s versions of Windows. pre-installed - so-called ‘naked PCs’, which and Illinois, students burned by the botched Egg White Delight with orange juice and a large Microsoft is trying to tackle this. This usually instead carry some free, open test claimed direct harm and damage to their ice latte and a couple minutes of de-stressing in year it’s offering Windows 8 at a discount source operating system like Linux. That future earnings. They’re also seeking class the parking lot before the exam. to PC manufacturers who install its Bing compares with about 25 percent in the action status and looking for other students Booher wants to work for the NFL’s Carolina search engine as the default. And it’s giving region’s developed markets like Japan and harmed by the failed test. Panthers. She has dreams of ascending the NFL away versions of Windows 8 for phones Australia. The company, through a public relations ladder, in part to push back against a corporate and some tablets. A quick scan of Taobao, the popular agency, declined to comment on the litigation. culture that handed down a mere two-game But, as the industry shifts from desktop Chinese e-commerce site operated by No one yet knows whether a student failed the suspension to running back Ray Rice, who to mobile, the cloud and free or cheap soft- Alibaba, shows a vast selection of PCs bar because of the upload errors. One San allegedly struck his then-fiance in an Atlantic ware, China sums up both the old and new shipped with Linux rather than Windows. Francisco plaintiff said she was still suffering City casino. “I was beyond disgusted with that,” WINSTON-SALEM: This image provided by challenges Microsoft faces in making mon- Once the machines hit the retailers, it’s because she hadn’t gotten a clear answer by the she said. Mike Booher shows Catherine Booher, who ey in emerging markets - and, increasingly, hard to tell where legitimate software time she sued on Aug. 8. But before she could bring the fight to the graduated from Wake Forest University in developed ones. stops and piracy begins. NFL, her plans were put on hold. “They knew School of Law in Winston-Salem, NC, in May “The great danger for the company is On a recent morning in Zhongguancun, Software configuration that this was happening and we’re already so 2014, and began preparing for her bar exam, that what has happened to them in emerg- a teeming electronics hub in north Beijing, The crux of the argument is that ExamSoft unbelievably stressed out as it is,” Booher said. but was troubled to find she could not ing markets - basically no revenue from shopkeepers offered to bundle what they should have seen the problems coming - a tidal “They’re not getting punished, they’re not apol- upload the answers in late July. — AP new PCs because of piracy - is not far off said were legitimate versions of Windows wave of test-takers operating on new software - ogizing for adding to our mental anguish. and did nothing to solve them. The company company was sorry. what’s happening everywhere,” said Ben with a new laptop, either for free or the “The number of exam-takers was not at all a Thompson, the Taiwan-based author of equivalent of about $30. said in a statement that it believes the problems Flooded with calls were caused by a software configuration issue. “Had they just come out and said, ‘Oh, my mystery,” said Booher’s attorney, Gretchen stratechery.com, a popular technology Microsoft began lobbying Lenovo in Freeman Cappio. “They should have realized blog. 2004 to stop shipping naked PCs, but the The issues were exacerbated by the number of God, we are so sorry’ and refunded my money, students using the servers, but not caused by maybe it would have been different.” ExamSoft before they took everybody’s money that they Chinese firm countered that its margins couldn’t handle it.” Core cost were too low, a person familiar with the them. was founded in 1998, and now, 42 state bar “We can confirm that this was not simply a associations require exam takers who choose to Booher’s lawsuit compiled the reaction on For sure, China is a major, and unique, negotiations said. Two years later - just social networks into its own Exhibit A. The hash- headache for Microsoft. Many of the prob- days before then-President Hu Jintao visit- matter of the large volume associated with the use computers to purchase the company’s July 2014 exam,” according to a statement SoftTest program. tags #barmageddon and #bargazhi started get- lems are tied to a broader push by the ed Gates’ U.S. home - China announced a ting traction. Chinese government to limit foreign firms’ new law requiring PCs to be shipped with released by ExamSoft marketing vice president The students who used computers are Ken Knotts in response to questions from The instructed to go home and upload their answers Scores of students took to Facebook and dominance and encourage local technolo- operating systems. That merely dented Twitter to vent. The dean of Northwestern gy firms to become viable competitors. piracy rates, which fell to 79 percent in Associated Press. “In fact, we have handled by midnight. A failure to do so results in a zero greater volumes of exam uploads in the past. “ on the exam. So when the software failed, University Law School told the company that it After years of healthy relations with 2009 from 92 percent in 2004, according to owed students a refund. The sarcastic, subver- Beijing, Microsoft last month was suddenly the BSA. He continued: “Unfortunately, (recent) ExamSoft was flooded with calls. Some spent upgrades, made in an attempt to improve the hours waiting to connect with customer sup- sive blog Above the Law titled their post “The targeted by anti-monopoly regulators who Lenovo said it reached an agreement Biggest Bar Exam Disaster Ever?” and tagged the raided its China offices as part of a price- with Microsoft in June of this year to exam taker experience, played a role in the port. post-exam processing delay that some bar All the while, the clock was ticking toward entry under “screw ups” and “holy crap.” fixing investigation. ensure that Lenovo PCs sold in China “Making life hard is a GIANT understatement,” But the spats mask the fact that would come pre-installed with a genuine exam takers experienced on July 29, despite midnight. According to the complaint, ExamSoft system field performance review and ongoing told computer users to try the upload again or wrote editor David Lat. “This appears to be the Microsoft has never really cracked how to Windows operating system. biggest bar exam debacle in history.” — AP get people in emerging markets to pay for monitoring.” to ignore the problem. Some were told that the its software. The company rarely breaks out ‘Mobile also-ran’ revenues by geography, but it has provid- Microsoft’s new approach is to push the ed clues about the size of the problem. price of Windows low enough to make it In 2011, then CEO Steve Ballmer report- worth a PC maker’s while. The cost of a Multitasking on mobile devices edly told employees that, because of pira- Windows licence has fallen to below $50 cy, Microsoft earned less revenue in China from as high as $150, said IDC’s Andi, tak- than in the Netherlands - with 1 percent of ing Microsoft down to “levels where A CLOSER LOOK its population - even though China bought they’ve never competed before.” as many computers as the United States. Microsoft’s Pickup said it was too early NEW YORK: Smartphones and tablets would be much more useful if they allowed According to the BSA anti-piracy lobby to gauge take-up. us to multitask the way desktop and laptop computers do. group that Microsoft co-founded, emerg- In any case, making Windows cheaper When I’m watching video, for instance, I have to pause it to read an email or ing markets account for 56 percent of all for PCs is just part of text that comes in. When I’m composing a message to make plans, I have to leave PCs in use, and 73 percent of software pira- a broader response to deeper shifts in the app to check the weather forecast. For the most part, I’m not able to do more cy. Of the $77.8 billion revenue Microsoft the industry. The rise of mobile, tablets, than one thing at a time on a single screen. generated in its 2013 financial year, China, cloud-based services and free operating That’s starting to change with Android devices, though. Windows tablets do let Brazil and Russia each “exceeded” $1 bil- systems has marginalised Microsoft and you run multiple apps side by side, but Windows phones do not. The iPhone and lion, according to a Microsoft presentation. challenged its business model. iPad don’t, either. For comparison, Apple Inc generated $27 While Windows is on more than 90 per- In this installment of A Closer Look, I assess some of the Android devices that billion in Greater China, which includes cent of traditional computers - according offer limited multitasking. These approaches aren’t as smooth as what I’m used to Hong Kong and Taiwan, in its 2013 finan- to data compiled by analyst Ben Bajarin - on Mac and Windows personal computers, but they are a start. cial year. that figure drops to below 14 percent once For Microsoft, that’s a lot of lost revenue mobile devices such as phones and tablets SAMSUNG DEVICES from the heart of its business. “Windows are factored in, estimates Gartner. Samsung offers Multi-Window, which lets you see multiple apps running side and Office are still very much the core of More than half those devices run by side on the screen. You’re typically limited to two, though Samsung’s 12.2-inch Microsoft,” says Sameer Singh, an India- Google’s Android mobile OS, which is Pro tablets let you do as many as four. There’s a slider you can use to control how based analyst. effectively free to handset and tablet mak- much screen space each app takes. The most recent breakdown by ers. Apple, a key player in all types of Multi-Window works with only selected apps, though. You can use Samsung’s Microsoft of its results by product line - for devices, gives away upgrades to its operat- Video or Google’s Play Movies & TV app as one of the selections, but not Hulu or the first quarter of fiscal 2014 - shows that ing systems for free. Netflix. Even so, the choices have gotten better since Samsung first made this fea- 56 percent of its global revenue and 78 Pickup says Microsoft has listened to ture available in 2012. percent of operating profit came from phone makers’ complaints and relaxed As much as I like this concept, I’ve rarely used it on my two-year-old Galaxy S III. Windows and Office. what hardware they need to install the It takes me longer to figure out which apps are supported than to simply grab Microsoft doesn’t just lose the revenue mobile version of Windows. It has also another device and get what I need there. from pirate copies, it also loses access to made the operating system free on any Owners of Samsung’s Note smartphones and tablets also get a second way to customers who might buy other Microsoft mobile device of 9 inches or less. multitask. It’s called Pen Window and gets activated when you use the stylus that products that work with or on top of Taken together, the moves are “about comes with the device. You simply use the pen to draw a box in the screen. The Windows and Office. bringing down the cost as more and more box floats over the main app on the screen, and apps open inside the box. You can Across most markets, Windows and of the populations in these emerging mar- have several apps open at once, and you can temporarily set an app aside by mini- Office account for more than half of rev- kets are having their first computing expe- mizing it into a small dot. enues, says Andrew Pickup, Microsoft’s Asia rience,” Pickup said. Again, this only works with selected apps. PR chief. This, analysts say, is because many These are significant concessions, ana- of Microsoft’s other products, such as lysts say, but Microsoft will have to learn to LG’s G3 PHONE Exchange and Windows servers, depend be a bit player, where its software and serv- LG’s latest smartphone, the G3, has a Dual Window feature. Just hold the back on customers already using Windows and ices run on other people’s operating sys- button and choose two apps to open side by side. As with Multi-Window, you’re Office. tems. limited in your choices. You can adjust a slider to determine how much on-screen “The Microsoft ecosystem is obviously “The biggest threat to Microsoft,” real estate each app occupies. pretty interconnected,” says Jan Dawson of Dawson said, “is the shift from a PC-based The phone also has Qslide, which gives you easy access to three apps at once. U.S.-based Jackdaw Research. “So it makes world where Microsoft dominated to a Unlike Dual Window, these apps are in overlapping windows, similar to traditional sense that the proportion of revenue mobile world where Microsoft is an also- PCs. There’s a slider to make two of the apps semi-transparent while working on the third. So if you’re composing a text message to make plans and need to see would be similar in emerging markets.” ran.” — Reuters This screen shot taken from a smartphone demonstrates the device’s Multi- whether you’re free, you can launch a calendar through Qslide. Unfortunately, Window function, which lets you run multiple apps side by side. — AP Qslide works with even fewer apps than Dual Window. — AP WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE

Galenica plans to list drug and healthcare units

ZURICH: Galenica said yesterday it planned to of its drugs division and appoint Joerg Pharma and Galenica Sante units to prepare to which owns 15.76 percent in shares and call list its pharmaceutical and healthcare units and Kneubuehler, currently finance chief of Galenica, become listed, independent companies when the options, an investor group linked to Alliance appointed new heads of both divisions in prepa- as head of its healthcare division. time is right,” the Bern-based company said in a Boots, which owns 25.48 percent, and Swiss bank ration for such action “when the time is right”. Tulstrup and Kneubuehler, who will both statement. Credit Suisse with 7.5 percent in shares, options In a separate interview published on Galenica’s report to Jornod, replace Galenica Chief Executive Galenica’s drug unit is best known for iron defi- and swaps. website, chairman Etienne Jornod said Vifor, the David Ebsworth, who will advise special projects ciency treatments such as Injectafer. The health- Alongside news of the planned split, Galenica drug division, would be equipped to stand alone until he retires in one year. “With this move, the care arm runs several chains of pharmacies in reported a 9 percent drop in first-half net profit to in three to five years. The Bern-based firm said it Board of Directors of the Galenica Group is creat- Switzerland. Major Galenica shareholders include 134.7 million Swiss francs ($148.3 million) as sales would hire Shire executive Soren Tulstrup as head ing the best possible conditions for both the Vifor a group around Swiss investor Martin Ebner, rose nearly 1 percent. — Reuters

Ebola: Timeline of a ruthless killer

GENEVA: Following are the main devel- 25: The virus spreads to Africa’s most pop- opments since the worst-ever epidemic ulous country Nigeria, as a of the haemorrhagic fever Ebola emerged Liberian national dies in quarantine in in west Africa earlier this year. Lagos. The country places its ports and The global death toll for the virus yester- airports on alert. day reached 1,013 out of 1,848 con- 30: Doctors Without Borders warns that firmed, suspected or probable cases, the Ebola is out of control and there is a risk World Health Organization said. of it spreading to other countries. Liberia announces it is shutting all MARCH 2014 schools. 22: Guinea identifies the Ebola virus as the source of a highly contagious epi- AUGUST demic raging through its southern 1: At a regional summit in Conakry, Sierra forests, as the death toll rises to 59. Leone, Guinea and Liberia announce a Experts had been unable to identify the cross-border isolation zone around the disease, whose symptoms were first epicentre of the outbreak. observed six weeks before, but scientists 5: The World Bank earmarks up to $200 studying samples in the French city of million (150 million euros) to help contain Lyon confirmed it was Ebola. Ebola, as African leaders visit Washington 27: Ebola spreads to Guinea’s capital for a US-Africa summit. The Liberian and Conakry. Sierra Leonean leaders decide not to trav- 31: Liberia confirms two cases of the el to the summit. virus. An American missionary who contracted Ebola while helping patients in Liberia APRIL arrives in Atlanta for treatment, days after 5: West African countries mobilise. a US doctor was evacuated. Medical teams are deployed at Conakry Both receive an experimental serum MADRID: In this Aug. 7, 2014 file photo provided by the Spanish Defense Ministry, aid workers and doctors transfer Miguel Pajares, a Spanish airport. called ZMapp, which reportedly shows priest who was infected with the Ebola virus while working in Liberia, from a plane to an ambulance as he leaves the Torrejon de Ardoz military 8: The WHO says the Ebola outbreak is promising results. airbase, near Madrid, Spain. A spokeswoman for a Madrid hospital said the Spanish missionary priest who was evacuated from Liberia last among the “most challenging” for health 8: The WHO declares the Ebola epidemic week after testing positive for Ebola died yesterday. — AP workers since the deadly disease first a “public health emergency of interna- emerged four decades ago in Zaire, now tional concern”. the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nigeria follows Liberia and Sierra Leone in declaring a national emergency. WHO approves experimental drugs MAY 11: Liberia, which is promised delivery of 26: Sierra Leone confirms its first fatality. ZMapp by the United States, puts a third as Ebola death toll tops 1,000 province under quarantine. JUNE Eight Chinese medical workers who treat- 21: The WHO says the rapid spread of ed Ebola patients are placed in quaran- Ebola in the countries concerned has tine in Sierra Leone. Spanish priest dies of Ebola occurred in part because containment 12: The WHO authorises the use of experi- efforts have been too relaxed. mental drugs in the fight against Ebola, GENEVA: The World Health Organization autho- Mapp said it had sent all its available supplies to after an ethical debate. rised the use of experimental drugs in the fight West Africa. “In responding to the request received JULY An elderly Spanish priest becomes the against Ebola yesterday as the death toll topped this weekend from a West African nation, the avail- 3: The WHO says it expects the Ebola out- first European to die from Ebola in the lat- 1,000 and a Spanish priest became the first able supply of ZMapp is exhausted,” it said in a break to continue for at least “several est outbreak, five days after being evacu- European to succumb to the latest outbreak of the statement. “Any decision to use ZMapp must be months”. ated to Madrid from Liberia. — AFP virus. made by the patients’ medical team,” it said, adding The declaration by the UN’s health agency that the drug was “provided at no cost in all cases”. came after a US company that makes an experi- The company did not reveal which nation mental serum said it had sent all its available sup- received the doses, or how many were sent. But FDA approves first plies to hard-hit west Africa. the Liberian presidency said: “The White House and “In the particular circumstances of this out- the United States Food and Drug Administration break, and provided certain conditions are met... it have approved the request for sample doses of DNA-based test is ethical to offer unproven interventions with as experimental serum to treat Liberian doctors who yet unknown efficacy and adverse effects,” the are currently infected with the deadly Ebola virus WHO said in a statement following a teleconfer- disease.” ence between medical experts. for colon cancer The current outbreak, described as the worst Price hikes, food shortages since Ebola was first discovered four decades ago, Panic is stalking the impoverished countries WASHINGTON: The Food and Drug lines. A spokeswoman for Exact Sciences, has now killed 1,013 people since early this year, ravaged by the disease in west Africa, where dras- Administration on Monday approved the first which is based in Madison, Wisconsin, said the WHO said. tic containment measures are causing transport screening test for colon cancer that uses the new test would cost $599 per patient. Cases have so far been limited to Guinea, chaos, price hikes and food shortages, and stoking patients’ DNA to help spot potentially deadly That compares to about $25 for a traditional Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, all in west Africa fears that people could die of hunger. tumors and growths. The Cologuard test from stool blood test. where ill-equipped and fragile health systems are Numerous countries around the globe have Exact Sciences detects irregular mutations in Exact Sciences’ CEO Kevin Conroy said that struggling to cope. imposed emergency measures, including flight stool samples that can be an early warning Cologuard’s cost is justified considering that Elderly Spanish priest Miguel Pajares, who bans and improved health screenings. sign of cancer. Patients who test positive for the US spends over $14 billion annually treat- became infected while helping patients in Liberia In Liberia-where Ebola has already claimed the mutations should undergo a ing cases of colon cancer that go undetected. died in a Madrid hospital yesterday, five days after almost 370 lives-a third province was placed under colonoscopy to confirm the results. “We think, from a cost perspective, being evacuated. quarantine on Monday. GENEVA: Marie-Paule Kieny, Assistant Director Doctors have long used stool tests to look Cologuard represents a dramatic shift toward Monrovia said it had requested samples of an President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf also banned General of the World Health Organization,WHO, for hidden blood that can be a warning sign quality at a reasonable cost,” Conroy said in an experimental drug, ZMapp, that has shown some state officials from travelling abroad for a month informs the media following a panel of medical of tumors and precancerous polyps. interview. “There’s really no comparison positive effects on two US aid workers but failed to and ordered those outside the country to return ethicists to explore experimental treatment in But company studies of Cologuard between Cologuard and the current stool save the Spanish priest. home within a week. the Ebola outbreak, at the headquarters of the showed that it was more accurate at detect- blood test.” Current federal guidelines recom- Supplies would be brought in by a representa- Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone account for the WHO in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday. — AP ing cancerous tumors and worrisome polyps mend traditional stool tests every year and a tive of the US government later this week, the bulk of the cases, but Nigeria, Africa’s most popu- Ebola last month. than traditional stool blood tests. Cologuard colonoscopy every 10 years for patients Liberian government said. There is currently no lous country, has also counted two deaths. As countries around the world were on alert, detected 92 percent of colon cancers and 42 between ages 50 and 75. Colonoscopy is the available cure or vaccine for Ebola, which the WHO And Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma Japan said it was evacuating two dozen staff from percent of advanced polyps in a study of most accurate method for spotting colon has declared a global public health emergency, expressed his “utter dismay” at the “slow pace” of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. 10,000 patients, while traditional blood cancer but many adults are reluctant to and the use of experimental drugs has stoked an the international community in responding to the The Ivory Coast announced on Monday it was screening only detected 74 percent of can- undergo the invasive procedure, which ethical debate. outbreak, during a hospital visit on Monday. banning all flights from the three nations and said cers and 24 percent of advanced polyps. requires sedation as doctors probe the colon Eight Chinese medical workers who treated it had turned back around 100 Liberians trying to The new test was not superior on all with a camera-fitted endoscope. Early phase patients with Ebola have been placed in quaran- flee across the border. counts though. Cologuard was less accurate Colorectal cancer is the second leading Despite promising results for the ZMapp treat- tine in Sierra Leone, Beijing’s ambassador said Niger, which also has yet to confirm any cases, than older blood tests at correctly ruling out cause of cancer death in the US, with over ment, made by private US company Mapp Monday, but would not be drawn on whether they has put in place an “emergency plan” to train cancer, reporting more growths when none 50,000 deaths expected this year, according Biopharmaceutical, it is still in an early phase of were displaying symptoms of the disease. health workers and boost checks at borders, air- were actually present. to the American Cancer Society. Deaths from development and had only been tested previously In addition, 24 nurses have been quarantined, ports and stations. The approval has the potential to reshuffle the disease have been declining for more on monkeys. health officials said, while a senior physician had Togo has also strengthened health screenings. current medical practice, though FDA officials than two decades, a development attributed ZMapp is in very short supply, but its use on the contracted Ebola but was responding well to treat- In Senegal, a newspaper editor was detained by stressed Monday that DNA-based stool to increased screening. Still, only about 60 Western aid workers evacuated to the United ment. police for spreading “false information” after his screening has not been endorsed by federal percent of people between ages 50 to 75 States last week triggered controversy and The nation’s sole virologist, who was at the fore- paper claimed there were five Ebola cases in the medical advisers who set screening guide- have had the recommended tests. — AP demands that it be made available in Africa. front of its battle against the epidemic, died from country, which authorities have denied. — AFP Doctor finds grief and inspiration LONDON: After a month on the front line battling Ebola in a hospital in worth doing, like that of a girl aged around six or seven. Sierra Leone, the memories that both haunt and inspire British doctor “Her father had brought her in, but because he wasn’t a suspect case Tim O’Dempsey are of the children. Many memories of children dying he had to leave, so she was on her own,” O’Dempsey said. The girl was in isolation wards while their parents wailed outside. And one of a soon confirmed with Ebola and moved to the isolation wards. There, small girl who fought her way out of a coma and was reunited with her she had “a pretty stormy course” with high fever, vomiting and diar- father. rhoea. She slipped into a coma and was close to death. “Seeing a mother come in with a little baby, and within a few days “But we managed her as best we could, and she came out of her the baby die - it’s very difficult,” he told Reuters. “What you do is just coma, and very, very slowly we were able to encourage her to drink, get on with it. There are lots and lots of patients that need to be and then begin feeding her,” he said. attended to. Occasionally, entire families would be admitted. You can’t “Just before I left - four weeks later - I arranged for her to go into a stop.” O’Dempsey, a doctor with three decades’ experience studying side room so her father could see her and look after her again. I hear and fighting tropical diseases, was seconded to Sierra Leone by the that she is getting stronger every day.” World Health Organization to help battle the biggest outbreak of the Such stories, he said, are important because they encourage people deadly haemorrhagic fever in history. to come forward and seek the medical attention that can save lives and He ended up as part of a team of between two and four doctors, prevent the disease from spreading. They are also a blessing for staff plus a handful of nurses, caring for 40-60 patients a day with one of the who risk their own lives to provide succour. most lethal known diseases. “It’s quite fantastic to see people convalescent and waiting to be dis- Kenema hospital’s three Ebola wards - one for suspected cases, the charged - walking around the place, joking, singing and looking other two for confirmed infections - had barely 10 or 12 beds each, so remarkably well.” patients lay on mattresses on the floors and in the corridors. WHO Director General Margaret Chan said last week that one of the MONROVIA: A health agent controls the temperature of a man as he arrives at the Many of the staff themselves became ill, and many died, including most important factors in being able to bring the outbreak under con- Robertsfield international airport, near Monrovia. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea the head nurse on the Ebola wards, Mballu Fonnie, and the doctor in trol was to ensure healthcare workers were cared for and respected. are the countries hardest hit by the epidemic, which the UN World Health charge of the unit, Sheik Umar Khan - declared a national hero by the “Governments affected need to send a very strong signal that the Organization has called an international health emergency. The latest World Health government when he passed away last month at 39 after treating more local healthcare workers’ contribution is appreciated, they are properly Organization data showed that the virus has killed 1,013 victims and infected anoth- than 100 Ebola sufferers. paid, and security is provided to make sure they can work quietly and er 1,848 people. — AFP Amid the misery, it was the small triumphs that made the work do what they are best at,” Chan said. — Reuters WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE

South Africa to evacuate hundreds of rhino from poaching-hit park

PRETORIA: South Africa plans to evac- about six to eight animals a day in the uate hundreds of rhino from the famed cooler months,” said the national parks Kruger National Park to safe havens out head of veterinary services Markus of horn smugglers’ reach, the environ- Hofmeyer. The summer season returns ment minister announced yesterday. to the country in the latter part of the “A decision has been made on this year, suggesting the moves might only issue of translocation,” Edna Molewa be on the cards in the southern hemi- said, announcing an action plan to sphere autumn next April. curb escalating illegal hunts for rhino Authorities spend about $2,000 horn. “Relocations from the Kruger (1,600 euros) to track and catch a rhino, National Park and the creation of rhino said Hofmeyer. Fees include helicop- strongholds could allow the total rhino ters, drugs and personnel, but exclude population size of South Africa to con- transporting the animal. “The cost tinue to grow,” she said. implications vary,” he said. The authorities “could relocate up to 500” rhino, which can weigh a tonne or ‘Entrenched problems’ more, said South African National Parks Journalist Julian Rademeyer, author ecologist Sam Ferreira. Illegal rhino of the book on rhino poaching “Killing killings have spiked from 13 in 2007 to for Profit”, said it had been clear for a 1,004 last year, steadily increasing long time the relocations would hap- despite the deployment of soldiers in pen. the vast nature reserve, which is rough- “It was something that had to be ly the size of Wales or Israel. done given the entrenched problems,” The animals’ horns-made from the he said, referring to failed efforts to same material as finger nails-are covet- curb poaching. “It harkens back to ed in some Asian countries as a tradi- some of the plans in the 1960s and EDINBURGH: In a file picture taken on August 9, 2013 Tian Tian (‘sweetie’), the female giant panda, relaxes in her compound at dinburghE Zoo. tional medicine and a status symbol. 1970s that were instrumental in bring- A giant panda lent by China to Edinburgh Zoo is believed to be pregnant and could produce a cub by the end of the month, the zoo said yes- There are thought to be as few as 8,400 ing the white rhino population back terday. — AFP white rhino and 2,000 black rhino left from extinction,” he told AFP. in Kruger Park, which has been hardest The country has also relocated 1,450 hit by poaching, though other national animals from the park in the past 15 Panda in Scottish zoo ‘pregnant’ parks and private reserves have also years. But Rademeyer warned that fallen prey. Now some rhino will be while breaking up the population LONDON COLNEY: A giant panda lent by China to Edinburgh Zoo is If a cub is born, it could soon be living in an independent Scotland if moved from areas of high poaching would make it harder for poachers to believed to be pregnant and could produce a cub by the end of the Scots vote to break away from the United Kingdom on September 18. activity inside the Kruger-such as the find the animals, there would always month, the zoo said yesterday. Keepers have been monitoring Tian Tian Tian was successfully inseminated last year but lost her cub at late eastern boundary which forms the bor- be illegal hunters from poverty-strick- Tian since she was artificially inseminated on April 13. term. der with Mozambique. en areas around nature reserves like in But the zoo said it was keeping its excitement in check because of Experts have been analysing the animal’s hormone and protein lev- Most poachers are thought to be Mozambique. the risk that Tian Tian could miscarry, having lost a cub at late term last els but it will not be known for certain if she is pregnant until she gives recruited from the impoverished “You’re dealing with communities year. Iain Valentine, director of pandas at the zoo in the Scottish capi- birth. Valentine said the latest scientific tests will give a strong indica- neighbouring country by middlemen where there are very few opportuni- tal, said: “The latest scientific data suggests Tian Tian the giant panda is tion but are “too new” to be definitive. who send the horns on through organ- ties, where corruption is rife, places now pregnant and that implantation has taken place; therefore, she “Monitoring a female giant panda’s behaviour-for example, if she is ised crime syndicates. The relocated that are steady recruitment grounds,” may give birth at the end of the month. sleeping a lot, eating more or spending time in her cubbing den-is not rhino will find new homes in other he said. “The social problems that are “This is all very new and complex science and we still have a bit of an indicator of if she is pregnant or otherwise, as giant pandas experi- state-owned provincial parks, private helping to foster this situation and that time to go yet, as like last year, the late loss of a cub remains entirely ence pseudo pregnancies and she will show ‘pregnant’ type behaviour parks and communal areas. are providing poor people that serve as possible.” Tian Tian (Sweetie) and Yang Guang (Sunshine) are the first whether she is pregnant or not. Neighbouring countries are also poachers... aren’t going to go away.” giant pandas to live in Britain for 17 years. “Two of our Chinese colleagues are due to travel to Scotland in mid- being considered as hosts, according Courts have handed stiff sentences The animals, now both aged 10, arrived on loan from China in August and we continue to monitor and wait.” Coincidentally, a December 2011 and will remain at Edinburgh Zoo for a decade. Shortly Chinese zoo on Tuesday unveiled what it billed as the world’s first to the environmental ministry. There is to poachers, but police rarely catch the after the pandas arrived, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond signed known surviving panda cub triplets. no timeframe yet for the mass opera- masterminds behind the illegal hunt- trade deals with China and hailed the animals’ arrival as a source of Guangzhou’s Chimelong Safari Park hailed their birth as a “miracle” tion. “We are looking at capturing ing and trade. — AFP Scottish pride. given pandas’ famously low reproductive rate. — AFP WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014

Group photo of main sponsors — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat Adnan Saad, Deputy General Manager of Kuwait Times, presents a token of appreciation to Ali Behbehani, General Manager of JAC Motors, one of the sponsors. Kuwait Times announces winners of 6th Ramadan Quiz

By Nawara Fattahova

KUWAIT: Kuwait Times announced the winners of the 6th Ramadan Quiz during a raffle draw held on Monday evening at the JAC Motors showroom of Ali Alghanim & Sons Co in Shuwaikh. The names of the 50 winners were announced and published in yesterday’s issue of Kuwait Times. The event was held under the supervision of Abdulaziz Ashkanani, representative of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, General Manager of Etihad Airways Nabil Matarweh, General Manager of JAC Motors Kuwait Ali Behbehani, General Manager of Dawliah Technical Inspection Ahmad Al- Othman, Business Development Manager of Ali Alghanim & Sons Mohammad Abdul Qader, Sales Manager of JAC Nader Al-Zarif, Marketing and PR In-Charge of Ali Alghanim & Sons Automotive Muhammed Yousuf and representatives from Ruby Tuesday, Movenpick Hotel FTZ, Andalus Trading Co, Sebamed and Altco. The sponsors of the competition were awarded and given drawings of children who participated in a previous drawing competition of Kuwait Times as appreciation of their support. Adnan Saad, Deputy General Manager of Kuwait Times and Behbehani receives momento on behalf of Ali Alghanim & Sons Co. Saad presents a token of appreciation to Nabil Matarweh, General Manager of Etihad organizer of the competition, welcomed the attendees. “This Airways, one of the sponsors. year’s questions were a bit difficult. Out of about 5,700 partici- pants, only 125 participants answered correctly and entered the raffle draw. We also included those who made less than three mistakes to get the number to 125. Out of these we picked 50 winners through the raffle draw. The prize for the first winner is two tickets to Los Angeles on Etihad Airways worth KD 3,500,” he said. “If the participants had searched on the Internet for the correct answer they would have found it. All the answers were ‘Yes’, and it wasn’t hard to find the answers if they had checked. Unfortunately, many of them made mistakes that disqualified them. This year, we required answering with ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to make it simple for the participants. We also allowed a maximum of three mistakes to enter the raffle draw. I promise you that the Ramadan quiz next year will be according to the old system with 3 multiple choices and it will be on our web- site,” added Saad. Saad thanked Ashkanani and sponsors Etihad Airways, JAC Motors Kuwait, Movenpick Hotel FTZ, Dawliya Technical Group photo of sponsors with Saad. Saad presents to Nader Al-Zarif, one of the sponsors.

Group photo of Ali Alghanim & Sons Co.

Attendees at the raffle draw. WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014

Saad and Matarweh presents airline ticket. Adnan Saad explains the procedure of Ramadan Quiz raffle draw. Attendees at the raffle draw.

Inspection, Ruby Tuesday, Andalus Trading Co, Sebamed and Altco for their support and cooperation. During the event, a raffle draw was also held for the attendees, where the winners received valuable gifts. Abdulraheem Haji Mohammed, third-place winner and also the 45th winner, expressed his happiness and admitted that he expected to win. “I answered correctly all questions as I read a lot of books, and also I reconfirmed my answers on the Internet. My cousin also participated in this competition and we helped each other. I’m participating in this competition for the past five years, and I have won three times. I admit this year the questions were difficult, but I managed to answer them correctly,” he told Kuwait Times. Farzana Awais, winner no. 8, participated in this contest for the first time and agreed that the questions were a bit diffi- cult. “I read daily, so I found many answers in these books. I also searched for a few answers online. I prayed a lot to win too,” she pointed out. Farhana Sultana, winner no. 30, noted that the quiz this year was a bit confusing, and she preferred the multiple-choice option. “I’m participating in this competi- tion since its first edition. This is the first year for me to win, finally. I depended on books more than Google,” she stated. Mishal Rego, winner no. 31, described the quiz as interest- ing. “The first few questions were difficult, while the rest were easier. This is my third year to participate, and I was a winner last year too,” she stated. Tajuddin Abdulwahid was also a dou- ble winner - 35 and 42. “The quiz was difficult and I sought the help of my father, and was calling him in Bangladesh. I partici- pated in the previous years, but this year was the first time I won,” he noted. Winner no. 44 Sabah Abdulaziz Kardame said the ques- tions were tricky. “This is my first time participating and I was lucky to win. To get the right answers, I asked my father and also the imam of the mosque, in addition to searching on the Internet,” she said. All the winners can claim their prizes from the Kuwait Times offices in Shuwaikh from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm with their IDs. Attendees at the raffle draw.

Attendees at the raffle draw. One of the winners. Matarweh picks the 1st prize winner.

Behbehani picks the 2nd prize winner. A winner. Participants waiting to hear their names

A happy winner. Saad welcomes Sayed Elasy with his team from Movenpick Hotel FTZ, one of A winner. the sponsors.

Adnan Saad shares a lighter moment with one of the winners. Sebamed handing out sample products. TV PROGRAMS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 , 2014

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

It is amazing how you erase the stumbling blocks. Perhaps it is through your Relax. This is one of your easier days. Your drive and emotions are set on suc- attitude that you can overcome so many obstacles. You set an example for cess. Push on now and you accomplish much-keep the pace steady. New people you meet others as you work to remove the emotional parts of a situation and deal with the business through your professional associations will make a big difference in your future. Dream big- negotiations. A problem-solving attitude will help you find the answers you need. In many anything is possible! Continue to monitor the amounts of fats you take in-you are doing a cases you will find the emotional difficulties disappear when some work issue gets special good job with the improved nutrition and exercise programs. The good life and all that is attention. At home as well as work, you have great internal strength. You may tend to be fine and luxurious, may be what you value just now. You could enjoy making your own way independent, preferring to lean on yourself more than on others. You are self-motivating and finding solutions to whatever problems you have. Creative projects get underway this and self-directed to a high degree. You will work well with others today. Let yourself dream weekend and your friends and relatives are so impressed with your work that they will help this evening-perhaps you would enjoy a leisure stroll. your progress.

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

Others will show their appreciation today for your hard work. You could also Your sense of honesty and truth is something that other people sense in you find that you are appreciated or valued for your feelings and your ability to act and get and support. You might find yourself in a position of trust today-handling money, vouchers, things done. This is the time when you can expect a little improvement or a push up the receipts, expensive items, etc. When it comes to business and career, you have a mind that corporate ladder. Expect a change in your personal rhythm. Allow things to move along in a just cannot help but take care of business. Your thoughts and ideas are nothing if not practi- smooth manner by seeking out happy, upbeat people. This will help you bring about a bal- cal and your clear-sightedness makes some form of management or supervision almost ance in your day and keep you and others motivated. While you sometimes seem to attract unavoidable. Your interest and ability in athletics, exercise, the outdoors and such, should people with opposing viewpoints, it is a good day to study the unusual. Complete unfin- be lifelong. This afternoon you will find yourself with your friends in some sort of sports ished work around the house and then take it easy this afternoon. Open up to a close environment. Travel with friends is indicated soon-this evening there will be time for plan- friend-laughter is easy to find. ning. Take caution in troublesome weather.

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

Your dreams, visions and ideals propel you, but always from within-follow Your current situation may demand some reevaluation or otherwise chal- your inner guide and your ambitions will show the way. Being in business for lenge your ideas. It may be very hard for you to communicate what you yourself or learning about the ways in which you can be self-sufficient is an advantage for want to say to others. Slow down and start from the beginning. You are in a planning mood you right now. Pessimism is not in your vocabulary and if there is a job to do, you are there and are very clearheaded and able to view all the different ideas, yours and others’; to solve ACROSS 3. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of to get it done! This afternoon is a great time to attend or create a social event. People value problems. Go ahead and make those decisions. You can see the road ahead and will make 1. Strike sharply. the Old World. you for your warmth and dynamic qualities as much as for your ideas. The planets are in the right choices. You could be in the limelight, especially with superiors or in relation to position for you to enjoy this day to the fullest. If you are entertaining, you will be pleased your work. You may find that you enjoy your job or the responsibility it entails more than 5. A bottle with a stopper. 4. A South American river. usual. Pace yourself and work on maintaining a balance. 11. Slightly open. 5. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern with the reaction of others. If you are being entertained, you will have a most enjoyable time. Also a great time to network! You will meet a new friend. 15. Port city that is the capital and largest city Asia. of Latvia. 6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made 16. Any of various deciduous or evergreen from aba cloth. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia hav- 7. Tie again or anew. 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You exhibit your tremen- This, coupled with the ability to put your thoughts into words, allows you to enchant others. dous practical sense and are able to cut through the red tape and expose the right deci- 18. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers whose bark is used in tanning. Your overwhelming ability to feel things intuitively helps you make the right moves when it sions every time. Progress in the business world is satisfying. A friend or family member comes to the business world. Take a little time to consider how you fare financially. You will flowers. 12. German mathematician (1804-1851). 13. The seventh month of the Hindu calen- may need your advice during the day. Clear and useful ideas are within your scope-you will gain insight into any changes that need to be made now. A lover or child will play a bigger 19. A switch made from the stems of the rat- be able to give helpful advice. There is a chance to understand those around you and to part of your life just now. 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hina is turning to a 1930s prostitute with is helped by the selection of films which Ruan acted in 29 films, only nine of which a heart of gold-played by a doomed match the ruling Communist Party’s view of survive, before killing herself over two Cactress-to arouse a cinematic renaissance history. unfaithful lovers at the age of 24 in 1935. and fend off a cultural onslaught from Other movies chosen for the project Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Hollywood. The 1934 silent movie “The include “Labourer’s Love” from 1922, said to be of Shanghai for her funeral procession. “She Goddess” was made during a golden period for among the earliest examples of Chinese film, was the most popular actress of her day,” the Shanghai film industry, when its studios about a fruit-seller. A Chinese academic, who said Johnson of the RAS. “Ruan Lingyu is were the centre of Chinese-language cine- declined to be named, said: “‘The Goddess’ is marvelous in the way she can convey emo- matography. In the film, a woman is driven into representative of a leftist critique of society, so tion, almost dialogue, through her body lan- prostitution to educate her young son after her the Communist Party has all along held the guage.” husband’s suicide. Gossipy neighbors reveal movie in high esteem.” But restored films have found only a her profession to the boy’s school, forcing him niche audience in China compared to to leave. She eventually murders a gambler for Hollywood blockbusters. Shanghai held just stealing her money, ending up in jail. two screenings of “The Goddess”, though A new digital restoration of the movie was viewers paid more than $30 for tickets. recently shown at the Shanghai Film Festival, “Restoring this kind of film is not very prof- after the state-backed China Film Archive, set itable from a commercial angle,” said Chinese up in 1958 by then Premier Zhou Enlai and the film critic Raymond Zhou. guardian of the country’s cinematic history, In contrast “Transformers: Age of opened up its vaults. It is one of several re-mas- Extinction”, had its Chinese premiere at the terings that come as Beijing tries to extend its This photo taken on August 6, 2014 shows the ‘Carpet Of Lights’ display at the Shanghai same film festival and went on to earn more soft power by exporting Chinese culture Film Museum. — AFP photos than $300 million, becoming the biggest around the world, and build a stronger movie new musical score for “The Goddess”, grossing movie ever in the country and industry able to compete internationally. described the project as “China restoring its prompting soul-searching among cultural “‘The Goddess’ deserves being seen as the An old Arriflex camera used in China on own past, its own great history”. officials. The Chinese government said in pinnacle of the Chinese silent film era,” said display at an exhibition at the Shanghai “As China re-joins the world as a major June it will invest $16 million annually to Sun Xianghui, director of the archive. Overseas Film Museum. (Right) An old film cutting industrial nation, they’re very keen to let the fund five to 10 “influential” films, and offer audiences saw the new print of the movie, machine used in China, on display at an rest of the world understand who we are,” the domestic industry some tax breaks. “It many for the first time, a few weeks ago in exhibition at the Shanghai Film Museum. she said. “The Goddess” is virtually must be recognized that we are in a full state Paris. China has in the past been “very back- unknown to Western audiences, but critics of competition with American films,” the ward” on film preservation, said Linda say it compares favourably to foreign silent head of China’s film bureau, Zhang Hongsen, Johnson, lecturer on Chinese film and conven- Culture wars films of the same era, in large part due to was quoted as saying by state media. “This is er for the film club of the Royal Asiatic Society Lady Linda Wong Davies, founder of the lead actress Ruan Lingyu, who plays the about defending and fighting for cultural (RAS) in Shanghai. But the refurbishment drive KT Wong Foundation which commissioned a cheongsam-clad prostitute. territory.” — AFP Pharrell curates soundtrack for Polanski skips Swiss movie ‘NBA 2K15’ game festival after storm of criticism cclaimed director Roman Polanski honor the 80-year-old. have crossed boundaries, and through ver- announced yesterday he would not “I am sorry to inform you that having bal violence and manipulation of reality, Aattend the Locarno film festival in considered the extent to which my they have become an unacceptable attack Switzerland in a bid to defuse a growing planned appearance at the Locarno on personal dignity.” storm over his appearance. Lauded for his Festival provokes tensions and controver- Polanski’s 2009 detention came after he movie-making skills, Polanski is a divisive sies among those opposed to my visit, travelled to Switzerland to receive a life- figure who was detained in Switzerland in even as I respect their opinions, it is with a time achievement award at the Zurich film 2009 on a US warrant related to a 1970s heavy heart that I must cancel my visit,” festival. He spent a year under house arrest child sex case. The Franco-Polish director Polanski said in a letter published on the at a chalet he owns in the upscale Alpine had been invited to the August 6-16 festi- festival’s website. “I am deeply saddened to resort of Gstaad, before Swiss authorities val-a magnet for arthouse film buffs-to disappoint you,” he added. In a statement, rejected the US extradition request and present his new work “Venus in Fur” and festival’s Italian director, Carlo Chatrian, freed him. give a master class. said the decision “saddens me deeply”. He US prosecutors are seeking Polanski in It was to have been Polanski’s first said participants would be “deprived of connection with an incident in 1977 when appearance at Locarno, which he has meeting an extraordinary artist”. “I have the 13-year-old Samantha Geimer was alleged- harrell is teaming up with the world’s best-sell- praised as more artistic and less commer- greatest respect for freedom of expression ly drugged and sexually abused after she ing basketball video game franchise as a music cial than the big-name Cannes festival in for everyone and I have decided to listen came to Polanski’s home to be pho- curator. 2K Sports announced yesterday that France. But the plan faced a groundswell of to every criticism with the right attention,” tographed. Polanski fled the US before he P criticism on Swiss social networks, with he added. could be tried in the case, and Geimer has the Grammy-winning performer chose 27 tracks for the soundtrack of the upcoming “NBA 2K15.” He’s the commentators saying it was outrageous to “I feel that this time some positions said that she has forgiven him. — AFP second music performer to select songs for the popu- lar video game, following Jay Z who served as execu- tive producer in 2012. LeBron James picked out songs for last year’s installment that sold 7 million copies. Pharrell said in a statement to The Associated Press ‘Ninja Turtles’ makes box office that he wanted to create an “eclectic mix” of songs. Three of his songs are featured on the soundtrack including “Hunter,” “Can I Have It Like That” and “How analysts look bad - and that’s good Does It Feel?” Another song Pharrell will be featured on is Major Lazer’s “Aerosol Can.” The soundtrack will also include songs from egan Fox and Michael Bay were movie. And Megan Colligan, Paramount’s Lauryn Hill, One Republic, Snoop Dogg, Lorde, A Tribe right. The haters did turn out for head of domestic distribution and market- Called Quest, Missy Elliott, Junior, Basement Jaxx, M“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” just ing, said that helped put the turtles over the Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, Clipse, Death like they did for “Transformers: Age of top. “We were able to cross over to demos from Above 1979, No Doubt, Public Enemy, Ratatat, Extinction,” and so did a lot of other people. that weren’t familiar with the movie,” she Santigold, The Black Keys, The Rapture, The Strokes, “Ninja Turtles” blew past tracking and pro- said, “and that made a big difference.” The Strafe, Depeche Mode and Red Hot Chili Peppers. “It jections with an eye-popping $65 million critics weren’t keen on it, but the word of was fun to include songs that I have always loved, like opening weekend, which was so impressive, mouth on “Turtles” proved better than Strafe’s “Set it Off” or Tribe Called Quest’s “Scenario,” he that Paramount announced a sequel for expected - adults gave it a “B” CinemaScore said. “ The eclectic mix makes for a really cool vibe.” It’s 2016 before sending out final estimates and kids an “A” - and it took off. not the first time Pharrell has shown his talents within Sunday. The summer box office still may be “We had a great Saturday,” Colligan not- the NBA realm. He performed at this year’s NBA All- in a major slump - it’s down roughly 15 per- ed. It was down just 13 percent from Friday’s Star Game in New Orleans, bringing out Nelly, Sean cent from last year - but as skids go, this one whopping $25.6 million, which included the “Diddy” Combs and Snoop Dogg. That performance feels pretty good. early Thursday shows. was one of the reasons 2K selected Pharrell as curator. “Ninja Turtles” is the fourth No. 1 film in a It was the second big score of the sum- “Pharrell’s creative energy and background with the row to open way ahead of expectations. And mer for Bay and Paramount, who teamed on NBA - his performance at the All-Star game for exam- the half-shell heroes’ big debut, along with “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” the sea- ple - was part of our decision in partnering with him last week’s record-breaking “Guardians of son’s only movie to post a $100 million to shape a new entertainment experience in this the Galaxy” opening, has this month on opening weekend, and the only one to hit year’s title,” said Alfie Brody, vice president of market- pace to be the best ever. Two weekends in, that with its August-best $93 million launch, their target demographics and fan base, $1 billion worldwide. That the “Teenage ing for the video game. The game is expected to go we’re at $455 million, well ahead of the $364 about $20 million more than the analysts then pushed them over the top as they Mutant Ninja Turtles” trailer was front and on sale Oct 7. — AP million that last August was at, and that foresaw. They missed by a similar margin come up on the release with TV campaigns center for every “Transformers” screening turned out to be the biggest ever with $928 with “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” Either that broadened out beyond the base.” was no accident. million. we need some new analysts, or Hollywood is Paramount has only had three films this The turnaround started with Fox’s “Dawn on a heck of a run. “It’s a good thing,” said A big difference summer. “Hercules” missed domestically of the Planet of the Apes.” It stopped the Exhibitor Relations vice-president and senior “Ninja Turtles” was a case in point. The and the jury is still out on overseas, but the Banderas wanted bleeding after the historically horrible July 4 analyst Jeff Bock. “Some of it is because as kids who knew Michelangelo, Raphael, studio clicked in a big way with the other weekend with a $73 million opening that the numbers go up, it’s harder to be precise. Donatello and Leonardo via the two. Now the studio is working on a new comedy in Expendables 3 was nearly $15 million ahead of projections. And a little bit of it could be positioning on Nickelodeon animated show turned out, deal with Platinum Dunes, the production Next came Universal’s “Lucy,” the Luc Besson the part of studios, who don’t want expecta- and some of the 20 and 30-somethings who company run by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller ntonio Banderas wanted to add “comedy” to ‘The thriller starring Scarlett Johansson. It tions to get out of hand. “But I think the remembered the original characters and and Andrew Form, “Ninja Turtles” has given Expendables 3’. The 53-year-old actor has revealed opened to $44 million, more than $10 mil- biggest factor is the tremendous job the movies from two decades ago did, too. But the content-hungry studio a new franchise he asked to change his character in the movie from A lion more than expected. marketing teams behind these films have 55 percent of the audience was over the age and the box office is on its way to a record the way he was originally written, transforming his brood- “Guardians of the Galaxy” one-upped done. In each case, they’ve absolutely nailed of 25 - in other words, it wasn’t just a kids August. Some slump. — Reuters ing Latino assassin Matador into the fast-talking sharp- shooter Galgo. He explained: “Look, it’s not that I don’t take this type of movie seriously, but this is not ‘The Hurt Locker’. It’s bigger than life, so you have to understand Mother, cousin of Bob Weir canceling tour that and go with it. And even when I saw the first dates for rest of the year ‘Expendables’ I thought, ‘I’d ‘The Rock’ injured like to be a part of this, even uitarist Bob Weir is canceling all of the if it’s just to insert a type of in DUI crash tour dates he had planned through comedy that’s not there yet.’ GJanuary. The Grateful Dead founder says “ Banderas took his idea to uthorities in central Florida are investigating a his tour with his other band, RatDog, won’t kick the film’s co-writer and lead- traffic crash that injured the mother and cousin off this week as planned. He posted a message ing man Sylvester Stallone Aof professional wrestler and actor Dwayne “The Sunday on RatDog’s website saying “circum- and was immediately given Rock” Johnson. According to Clermont police, officers stances have necessitated that all scheduled Antonio Banderas the green light to make his stopped a vehicle believed to be driven by an tour dates for Bob Weir & RatDog are being can- changes. impaired driver on Aug 2. Police say the driver fled the celled.” The 66-year-old didn’t offer more details. In an interview with The Times newspaper, he revealed: stop, ran two nearby red lights, and struck a vehicle An agent for Weir didn’t respond to an email “So I took a leap, I told Sly, and he just said, ‘You just do driven by a woman identified as Johnson’s mother. seeking comment. whatever you want, kid.’ “ The film has an A-list cast of action She and a passenger, Johnson’s cousin, were taken to Refunds can be claimed where tickets were purchased. Weir also is canceling a September legends, including Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Wesley the hospital with minor injuries. performance at the Lockn’ Festival with Furthur, Snipes, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jason Statham among A police report did not list their names. Police filed a warrant for DUI and other charges with the state the band he formed with fellow Grateful Dead others. Banderas admits he was in awe of his co-stars when member Phil Lesh. Weir fell onstage at a concert he first stepped on set with the collection of “superheroes”. attorney’s office on the driver of the vehicle that fled the stop. On his Twitter account, Johnson called the last year. Lesh told the crowd that Weir had been He said: “Those guys are not even stars, they’re legends ... It suffering from a strained shoulder. — AP felt like a wax museum of superheroes.” — Bang Showbiz Dwayne Johnson incident completely preventable. — AP lifestyle WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 FEATURES In Syria’s starving Yarmuk camp - a pianist conjures hope

Ayham Al-Ahmed plays the piano in the middle of the street near destroyed buildings. Ayham Al-Ahmed, a resident of Damascus’ Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp, poses with his accordion on June 26, 2014. — AFP photos

n the Yarmuk camp in southern Damascus, Ayhem al-Ahmed, who named his children’s his friends to play, Ahmed incurred the wrath the notes escape a piano set in a scene of choir “Buds of Yarmuk”. One song about those of extremists who had taken up positions in Idestruction and the children in Ayham Al- in exile from the camp, called “Brother, we the camp, before withdrawing under the Ahmed’s little group sing of hunger and suffer- miss you in Yarmuk”, spread like wildfire on truce. “For them it is haram (religiously prohib- ing. The music in the Syrian camp, under siege social networks. ited). They threatened to break my fingers,” for a year and wracked by violence, seems at It describes the story of Syrians who have Ahmed says, “so I played early in the morning odd with the brutality that is all around. It is been displaced from their homes or become while they slept.” Of late, Ahmed has com- almost reminiscent of the story of Wladyslaw refugees-some nine million citizens in all. “You posed songs about the situation in Gaza, but Szpilman, a Polish pianist in the World War II, have been gone for a long time... you who are Yarmuk remains at the heart of his music, immortalized in the film “The Pianist” directed in Beirut, in Turkey, we miss you,” the children which often mixes classical music and jazz. by Roman Polanski. sing. “When the children sing, I feel that there Separated from his family, Ahmed does not “I loved that movie, which I saw in 2007, is hope again,” says Ahmed, who dreams of want to leave Yarmuk, and says Syrians write but I never thought that I would come to one day playing in a professional orchestra. to him from abroad to encourage his music. embody such a character,” Ahmed told AFP, In the deserted streets of the camp, opinion “They write ‘when you play it gives us hope contacted by the Internet. In photos posted about Ahmed’s project is sometimes divided. that we’ll return’,” he says. And any doubts on Facebook, the 26-year-old plays the piano “Some people say to me ‘People are dying and about his frame of mind are dispelled by his in streets littered with debris, his face growing you’re making music,’” Ahmed says. But others, Facebook status update, which says it all: thinner with each passing month. Once a like resident Abu Hamza, say the troupe “Feeling optimistic”. — AFP thriving neighborhood home to 150,000 expresses the camp’s suffering and helps lift Palestinian refugees and Syrians, Yarmuk has spirits. “When we hear them, we are able to been reduced to a shell of its former self in the forget our misfortune a little bit,” he told AFP conflict that began in March 2011. via the Internet. Caught in fighting between rebels and the regime, just 18,000 residents remain, suffering Ayham Al-Ahmed plays the accordion amidst debris. ‘Threatened to break my fingers’ under a government siege that has caused the In the middle of a raging civil war that deaths of some 200 people in a year, including both suffering severe anaemia. is a blind violinist who played with the troupe until rheumatism exacerbated by malnutrition began as an uprising against President Bashar 128 of hunger. “I weighed 70 kilos between al-Assad, Ahmed remains non-partisan. “Our the siege, today I weigh 45,” says Ahmed. Since Music ‘to emerge from despair’ forced him to quit. Under the circumstances, Ahmed’s creation An admirer of Bach, as well as the greats of message is living without bullets,” he says. One the end of June, when a truce was reached song is dedicated to the “martyrs of hunger”, between the regime and rebels, with approval of the “Youth Troupe of Yarmuk” in 2013 was a Arabic music, Ahmed is proud of his son, who rare ray of light. “It was important to emerge composes music for songs written by amateur those who have starved to death under the from Palestinian factions in the camp, the tight siege on the camp. “I drink distress in the siege has been loosened slightly. But the pri- from the despair we were living in,” he says. poets in the camp and refugees abroad. When he plays, he says, he feels that “there is “Music is a universal language, a passport to morning, I wait for death in the evening,” the vations in the camp were so serious that Ayham Al-Ahmed is helped by friends to once again something good in this life”. reach that other,” the elder Ahmed says. “I want plaintive lyrics go. Ahmed, who loves to play Haydn and eastern Moving his piano from street to street with push his piano in the middle of the street. jazz, evacuated his wife and two-year-old son, Ayham’s father, 62-year-old Ahmed al-Ahmed, to put a smile on the faces of children,” says Runaways to runway: ‘Ethical’ For Afro-vegan chef Bryant Terry fashion changing lives of Africa’s poor recipes are political

ookbook writing is a form of food justice for activist chef Bryant Terry, author of “Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, CCaribbean and Southern Flavors Re-mixed.” The 100 recipes in Terry’s fourth book, all devoid of meat and meat products, reach This handout picture taken on June 19, 2014 and released on August 4, 2014 by International Trade Centre (ITC) Ethical Fashion Initiative shows Arancha Gonzlez , pointedly back to before the prepackaged, processed food that he Executive Director for the International Trade Centre, visiting Nairobi’s Hub workshop, the heart of Ethical Fashion Africa, a not-for-profit group. (Right) A man says characterizes too many modern African-American diets to tap working in Nairobi’s Hub workshop, the heart of Ethical Fashion Africa, a not-for-profit group. — AFP photos the cuisines at the roots of the African diaspora. he muddy streets of Kenya’s with the UN-backed scheme providing Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Haiti, with she moved her family out of Korogocho “A lot of my work is about helping people remember that this is a crowded Korogocho slums are a far decent working conditions, training and- plans for future expansion on the conti- to a nearby suburb, with lower crime part of our legacy, that we can extend beyond the American south, cry from the fashion boutiques of perhaps the clearest sign of its success- nent and in Asia. The long journey these rates. Of the more than 5,000 people to the Caribbean, West and Central Africa, where Africans were T brought from. Many of those diets were largely vegetable based.” The Paris, Milan, New York or London. But people queuing up to join looking for bags, clothes and accessories will make involved in the initiative in Kenya, 90 beneath a tin roof, workers from some of work. Organizers say some 90 percent of has reshaped the lives of women like percent are women. For Arancha 40-year-old Terry, who lives in Oakland, California, spoke to Reuters the country’s poorest communities sew workers in Kenya have improved their Lucy. Struggling as a teenager in this tin- Gonzalez, chief of the International about the intersection of diet and politics, why he is reluctant to call buttons and stitch cloth for top interna- homes, and almost 85 percent now pro- shack slum in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, by Trade Centre that runs the project, it himself a vegan, and his belief that food can heal. tional designers, part of a not-for-profit vide better food for their families. the age of 16 she had turned to prostitu- offers a sustainable way to improve lives. “ethical fashion” project. “Before Ethical tion to survive. With three children of her “Trade, economic activities, markets Q: Did you always want to be a chef? Fashion, I couldn’t educate my children,” ‘Not charity, just work’ own, she also cares for her nephew, after can also be married with human devel- A: No, not until grad school. Although I always loved cooking, ... (I) said Lucy, sitting in a circle of women, A joint effort by the United Nations her sister died of AIDS. opment, with women’s economic devel- was studying history at New York University when I started thinking needles in hand as they deftly sew white and World Trade Organization, the initia- Starting out five years ago as a seam- opment, with poverty reduction,” about agriculture issues: the intersection of poverty, malnutrition seed beads to the surface of smooth, tive has expanded from Kenya to stress, Lucy is now a supervisor. Last year Gonzalez told AFP on a visit to the work- and racism. ... Given the health crisis in many low-income communi- chocolate-colored leather. shops in Nairobi. The project’s slogan is ties of color, I really felt that there’s a larger social justice movement “But now I can educate them, and “not charity, just work.” “We call it ethical that is missed if it didn’t address the food crisis in the American diet provide for them anything they need,” because we give a decent job, with and the effect on people of color, so I decided to go to the Natural said the mother of four, in her late 30s. decent working conditions, to very des- Gourmet Institute in New York City. From Korogocho, accessories like the titute people,” Gonzalez added. “First and cuffs the women sew are sold in high- foremost it gives women dignity.” Q: Are you a vegan? end international boutiques, stamped A: I don’t eat animal products, but I reject labeling myself as a with the labels of international fashion ‘A decent life’ vegan because of all the baggage it holds. Especially for African houses like Vivienne Westwood, Fendi Workers also use environmentally Americans, that term brings up a lot of stereotypes about the food and Stella McCartney. It is part of the friendly, often recycled materials, and being bland and boring. ... I don’t want people getting caught up in Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI), a project their operations are carbon neutral. whatever triggers they might have.” built on a model of “mutual benefit” that Gonzalez says that for the designers aims to support poor communities by working with the EFI, economics and Q: Are these recipes you collected or created? linking them up with fashion houses and ethics need not be mutually exclusive. A: These are all original recipes. The approach I took is that of a distributors. “It’s about making money,” said collagist. ... I take dishes from the African diaspora and kind of cut Workers on the scheme-a member of Gonzalez. “But you can also make profits and paste ingredients and flavor profiles into a totally different or the Fair Labor Association-would take in a socially sustainable way.” Beyond brand-new recipe. months to earn enough to buy some of Vivienne Westwood, brands producing these luxury goods, which sell for hun- work through the initiative include Q: What are your staples? dreds of dollars on the high street. But Karen Walker, Sass & Bide, Stella Jean, A: Fresh herbs - you can grow them in a pot on the windowsill - conditions are very far from the sweat- United Arrows and other major interna- and whole spices. — Reuters shops that muddy some fashion brands, People working in Nairobi’s Hub workshop. tional houses. —AFP lifestyle WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 , 2014 TributeWilliams a comic force, versatile actor

he question from a fan in a Sirius XM interview last year This April 6, 2008 file photo shows actor-comedian Robin was innocent - what do you think you’d be doing if you Williams speaks on stage at the ‘Idol Gives Back’ fundraising Tdidn’t become a comedian? - and within seconds Robin special of ‘American Idol’ in Los Angeles.—AP/AFP photos Williams was impersonating physicist Stephen Hawking get- ting a lap dance at a strip club. “Now don’t sit on the key- board!” Williams said, coaxing laughs from a few dozen people in a Manhattan studio. How did he get there? Explaining it would take twice as long as it took to actually happen. Would anyone else in the world have made such a leap? Not a chance. Williams, who died in an apparent suicide Monday, was a comic force of nature. The world got to know him as the wild alien in “Mork & Mindy,” a comedian who elevated improvisation to an art form and also demonstrated a rare versatility in more serious roles. He moved seamlessly from comedy to drama to tragedy to comedy again during a Hollywood heyday in the 1980s and 1990s. His Academy Award as a supporting actor in “Good Will Hunting” came in a drama.

Funniest man alive In 1997, Entertainment Weekly magazine named Williams This 1987 file photo released by Touchstone Pictures shows the funniest man alive, and the very next year listed him as actor Robin Williams in character as disc-jockey Adrian one of the world’s 25 best actors - a double distinction that Cronauer in director Barry Levinsons comedy drama, “Good made him rare, if not unique. He touched every generation Morning Vietnam.” and demographic, making his entrance in a 1970s comic gen- eration with Steve Martin, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Billy Crystal. He exploded onto the scene at a time when two schools of comedy dominated - “Saturday Night Live” and Johnny Carson - and Williams felt equally comfortable running with both crowds. Williams was the voice of a genie in “Aladdin” and a hyper disc jockey in “Good Morning Vietnam.” In “Mrs Doubtfire,” he played a dad who dressed as a woman to see his kids, and in “Birdcage,” he played a gay man. He was an English teacher in “Dead Poets Society,” a scientist in “Awakenings” and a prison- er of war in “Jakob the Liar.” In this year’s independent film, “The Angriest Man in Brooklyn,” Williams played a man mistak- enly told he had 90 minutes to live. On a stage, in front of the lights, is where Williams shined This March 27, 2010 file photo shows actor Robin Williams most brightly. The riffs, tangents and impersonations came speaking at The 24th American Cinematheque Awards honor- rushing at the audience, a seemingly endless torrent. It looked ing Matt Damon in Beverly Hills, Calif. like onstage cocaine, a drug he abused in real life and, of course, made part of his comedy. “Cocaine is God’s way of telling you you are making too much money,” he would say. On a television talk show, hosts knew Williams barely needed to be wound up. Sometimes, he needed only an audience of one: Williams visited Christopher Reeve a week after the actor’s horseback riding accident, dressed in scrubs with a sur- gical mask and speaking in a Russian accent. This March 23, 1998 file photo shows Robin Williams holding his Oscar high back- Different generation stage at the 70th Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles after he The roles became less prominent as he aged and a differ- won Best Supporting Actor for “Good Will Hunting.” ent generation took the spotlight. Last year. CBS cast him as the star of a sitcom, “The Crazy Ones,” in which Williams played the colorful elder statesman at a Chicago ad agency. The net- work had high hopes for the comedy, which also starred Sarah Michelle Gellar, but they quickly faded and the show was can- celled after one season. That didn’t make Williams unique - Michael J Fox also failed A file picture taken on November 15, 2005 shows US actor in a recent return to television - but it was an indication that Robin Williams posing during a photocall of ‘The Big White’ Williams was no longer a sure ticket to success. Like many directed by Mark Mylod, in Rome. comedians, Williams often seemed driven by demons. He had a complicated personal life, suffered from depression and was treated for substance abuse, most recently earlier this sum- mer. He did a few lines of cocaine with John Belushi on the last night of that comic’s life.

Stand-up comedy A darkness seeped in during an interview with comedian Marc Maron in 2010, where Williams seemingly dismissed what would be a career highlight for many actors. “People say you’re an Academy Award winner,” he said. “The Academy Award lasted about a week and then one week later, people went, ‘Hey Mork!’” Stand-up comedy was where Williams got the most satisfaction. “You get the feedback,” Williams said in a 2007 interview with The Associated Press. “There’s an energy. It’s live theater. That’s why I think actors like that. You know, musicians need it, comedians definitely need it. It doesn’t mat- A file picture taken on December 16, 2010 shows US actor ter what size and what club, whether it’s 30 people in the club Robin Williams and US celebrity Lewis Black laughing in the or 2,000 in a hall or a theater. It’s live, it’s symbiotic, you need back stage during the entertaining performance of ‘Holiday it.” Troop Visit” by US celebrities for Christmas at boardwalk stage In the 2013 Sirius appearance with Whoopi Goldberg, his of the Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. comic colleague had no trouble encouraging a visit from Elmer Fudd, one of the many voices Williams could instantly A file picture taken on November 13, 2011 shows US actor Robin Williams and his slip into. Instantly, “Elmer” was singing Bruce Springsteen: daughter Zelda posing on arrival for the world premiere of the movie ‘Happy Feet “I’m dwivin’ in my car...” Ultimately, Williams had needs no Two’ in Hollywood in southern California. one could meet. The millions of people he made laugh over nearly four decades in the public consciousness weren’t enough. — AP

This file photo taken on July 20, 2004 shows US cyclist Lance Armstrong chatting with US actor Robin Williams after he won the 91st Tour de France cycling race between Valreas and Villard-de-Lans.

This file photo taken on October 4, 2006 shows US actor Robin Williams and wife Marsha Garces Williams arriving for the pre- miere of Universal Pictures “Man of the Year” at Grauman’s This file photo taken on December 22, 1998 shows US Academy Award-winning This Nov. 8, 2012 file photo shows Robin Williams per- Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, forming at the 6th Annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit California. actor Robin Williams posing with family members Cody, Zelda and wife Marsha Williams outside the Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. concert for injured service members and veterans in New York. lifestyle WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 , 2014

Tribute

A person walks past the marquee of the Laugh Factory with a message in memo- A photo of the late actor Robin Williams as Mork from Ork hangs with flowers Robin Williams’ hand and footprint impression is seen at the TCL Chinese ry of actor/comedian Robin Williams in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. left by people paying their respects, in Boulder, Colo, Monday Aug 11, 2014. Theatre on August 11, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

People meet under the marquee of the The Comedy Store with a message remembering A file picture taken on November 22, 1993 in Beverly Hills, shows US actor Robin Williams Flowers are placed in memory of actor/comedian Robin Robin Williams in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles Monday. posing before a premiere of “Mrs Doubtfire”. Williams on his Walk of Fame star in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles.

In this film publicity image released by Twentieth Century Fox, Teddy Roosevelt, Actor Robin Williams’ star is seen on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August This Nov 9, 2009 file photo shows actor Robin Williams, right, and his wife portrayed by Robin Williams, right, and Larry Daley, portrayed by Ben Stiller are 11, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Susan Schneider at the premiere of “Old Dogs” in Los Angeles. shown in a scene from, “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.” Celebrities reflect on Robin Williams’ death at 63 hat I will always remember about long as it would keep you laughing. He made Robin, perhaps even more than his many, many film crews laugh out loud before “Wcomic genius, extraordinary talent the audiences ever saw it. He made such a big and astounding intellect, was his huge heart - his impact on the world.” - “Night at the Museum” tremendous kindness, generosity, and compassion co-star Ben Stiller, in a statement. as an acting partner, colleague and fellow traveler in “The thing that struck me about him is he had a a difficult world.” - “The Birdcage” co-star Nathan great heart. He was very compassionate. But he was Lane, in a statement. also like a benchmark. And what he did - he did • “I am completely and totally devastated. What what he did the best. And he set a very high bench- more can be said?” - “Mork & Mindy” co-star Pam mark for people to follow. Not only did he excel in Dawber, in a statement. that field, but he crossed over into all sorts of other • “Robin was a lightning storm of comic genius fields as well. He’s gone too soon.” - Mel Gibson, in an and our laughter was the thunder that sustained interview with The Associated Press at “The him. He was a pal and I can’t believe he’s gone.” - Expendables 3” premiere. “Hook” director Steven Spielberg, in a statement. “Robin was friend, boss, brother, inspiration. His • “I could not be more stunned by the loss of generosity and intelligence knew no limits. Only his Robin Williams, mensch, great talent, acting home planet could destroy him.” - “Mrs. Doubtfire” partner, genuine soul.” - “Waiting for Godot” co- co-star Harvey Fierstein, on Twitter. A file picture taken on February 21, 1989 in Cambridge, shows US actor Robin star Steve Martin, on Twitter. “I am absolutely heartbroken. Robin was a Williams celebrating his Hasty Pudding pot after being awarded Hasty Pudding • “Robin and I were great friends, suffering from national treasure and a beautiful soul.” - “The World Theatrical’s Man of the Year award for 1989, at the Havard University. the same little-known disease: depression. I nev- According to Garp” co-star Glenn Close, in a state- This 1978 file photo originally released by er could have expected this ending to his life ment. ABC shows actor Robin Williams on the set of and to ours with him. God bless him and God “I’ve never known a sweeter, brighter, more con- ABCs ‘Mork and Mindy’. bless us all for his LIFE! I cannot believe this. I am siderate person than Robin. Robin’s commitment as overwhelmed with grief. What a wonderful an artist to lifting our mood and making us happy is man/boy and what a tremendous talent in the compared to none. He loved us all and we loved him most important art of any time - comedy! I loved back.” - “Old Dogs” co-star John Travolta, in a state- him.” - actor-comedian Chevy Chase, in a state- ment. ment. “He always lit up when he was able to make peo- • “I saw him on stage the very first time he audi- ple laugh, and he made them laugh his whole life tioned at the Improv and we have been friends long - tirelessly. He was one of a kind. There will not ever since. It’s a very sad day.” - talk show host be another.” - “Mrs Doubtfire” co-star Sally Field, in a and comedian Jay Leno, in a statement. statement. • “We have lost one of our most inspired and gift- “A big tenacious overflowing hyperkinetic erup- ed comic minds, as well as one of this genera- tion of compassion would be (the) best tribute to tion’s greatest actors. To watch Robin work, was Williams.” - “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” co-star John a magical and special privilege. His performanc- Cusack, on Twitter. es were unlike anything any of us had ever seen, “Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, they came from some spiritual and otherworld- a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter ly place. He truly was one of the few people who Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of a deserved the title of ‘genius.’” - “Mrs Doubtfire” kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien - but he end- and “Bicentennial Man” director Chris Columbus, ed up touching every element of the human spirit.” - in a statement. President Barack Obama, in a statement. — AP • “His kindness and generosity is what I think of. How kind he was to anyone who wanted to con- A file picture taken on November 11, 1995, in Universal City, shows US actors Robin In this Nov 15, 1997 file photo, Robin nect with him. And he could not help but be Williams extends his head between curtains Williams and Billy Crystal taking part in the HBO’s “Comic Relief VII” to raise money funny all the time. He would do something as for the nation’s homeless. in a New York hotel.

A file picture taken on July 22, 2002 shows US actor Robin Williams riding with yel- This Nov 18, 2006 file photo shows comedians Robin This file photo taken on March 23, 1998 shows Oscar winners Kim Basinger , Best low jersey and leader of the US Postal Service team, USA’s Lance Armstrong and Williams, from left, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal Supporting Actress; Robin Williams , Best Supporting Actor; Helen Hunt , Best USA’s George Hincapie, during a training session as part of a rest day before the 15th posing after hosting “Comic Relief” at Caesars Palace Actress and Jack Nicholson, Best Actor, posting at the 70th Annual Academy Awards stage of the 89th Tour de France in Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, southern France. Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. In Syria’s starving Yarmuk camp, a pianist conjures hope

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Circus feats rare treat for Afghan kids

he Afghan children tumble, juggle, smile and laugh dren from refugee families and orphanages. also took part, though in some provinces the program as they roll over mats and keep bowling pins in the “We want Afghan children to experience something has no girls participating. Here is a gallery of images by Tair, performing a series of circus feats taught as a non-violent and not related to war and taste a peaceful Associated Press photographer Massoud Hossaini show- rare treat amid their country’s decades of war. It’s part of life to get ready to make a peaceful life in their future,” ing Afghan children performing the circus feats they’ve the Mini Mobile Circus for Children, a program run by a said David Mason, one of the program’s leaders. learned. — AP nonprofit group supported by foreign embassies and Recently, the children performed in Kabul, which includ- others in Afghanistan. Some 850 children across the ed sessions where they also did magic tricks and juggled country take part in the program, which includes chil- flaming pins. Young girls wearing brightly colored hijabs

Teenagers part of the Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children juggle clubs during a performance at the European Union Compound in Kabul, Afghanistan. — AP photos Marvel heroes and villains fight it out live arvel Entertainment, which muscled into Uniondale, New York; Washington, DC, Virginia; America and Red Skull. pop culture with comic books, TV cartoons South Carolina; Alabama; North Carolina; Kentucky; Mand movies, is gambling on attracting new Florida; Tennessee; and Georgia. A perfect fit fans as it tackles 3-D - but forget the silly glasses. A The man picked to carry Captain America’s new live arena show called “Marvel Universe Live!” - A Jaw-dropping effect shield is Phil Smage, of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, some- a first for the comic franchise - has begun an 85- Next year, it’s due to hit Indiana, Arkansas, one as comfortable on snow as he is in the motor- city tour over the next two years, flooding stages Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, California, cycle saddle. He grew up an X-Man fan, competed with a dizzying array of actors and upping the Nevada, Washington, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, at Winter X Games and was touring with Nuclear technological ante for theatrical events. “We Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Cowboyz when he learned about the new arena pushed ourselves so much on this project to do New Jersey. In 2016, it’s set to visit Missouri, show. “It was really a perfect fit because I had This undated image released by Marvel Entertainment shows performers dressed as things that have never been done before,” said pro- Oklahoma again, Colorado and Utah. Feld spent already known about everything in the show and Marvel characters in the new live arena show called “Marvel Universe Live!” -AP photos ducer Juliette Feld, who is a Feld Entertainment two years making the show, twice its typical then when I heard they were going to incorporate executive vice president. “This show is actually research and development time. But none of the motorcycle riding into it, it was meant to be,” he more like an action movie than anything else.” previous spectaculars had 11 motorcycles, 53 per- said. Captain America, Thor, The Hulk, Black Widow, formers, 25 projectors, 10-foot falls, car crashes that The show’s fate hinged on The Hulk, who has Wolverine, Nick Fury, Spider-Man, Storm, Green end in flames and 37 cameras beaming video con- been a hero of comics, a TV show and several Goblin and Red Skull are among the heroes and vil- tent. “We’ve put in probably the largest and most movies but never a live-action show. Feld said he lains that constantly battle during the two-hour sophisticated touring video system ever conceived, had to be massive yet agile - and 8-foot-5. “We start show. The show leverages many of the elements and then we’ve added a lot of tricks on top of that with the really tough stuff and then we go from that Feld Entertainment has pioneered, including to really leverage that technology,” said Vaught. there.” The end result: a half-man, half-robot pow- its motocross show Nuclear Cowboyz and monster One jaw-dropping effect is the use of 3-D pro- ered by a pair of car batteries. “What we’ve created truck spectacular Monster Jam, and even Disney on jection mapping, also known as video mapping is a mix of an incredibly athletic, acrobatic per- Ice and Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus. technology, which turns objects into display sur- former on stilts who is also working with a very There’s projection mapping, LED screens, aerial faces for video projection. Video content will also sophisticated robotic system to manage the arms, stunts, massive set pieces that emerge from the be sent to tiny beacons embedded in performers’ the hands, and then we have someone manipulat- ceiling, motorcycle stunts, pyrotechnics, real fire, costumes to ensure that special effects like laser ing his face so he can express a wide array of emo- martial arts, smoke and lasers. “We’re performing blasts stay smooth. “After all, Iron Man does not tions and expressions,” she said. “It’s really amaz- movie stunts in a live setting,” said J. Vaught, Feld’s miss,” explained Vaught. The tech team will beam ing.”— AP vice president of ice and stage operations and cre- images across the arena’s back wall - 110 feet ative development. “It’s not CGI. Gravity’s real. Solid across and 36 feet tall - and the floor, which is 70 objects are really solid.” The show, which fills 25 car- feet wide by 140 feet long. A gigantic, 26-foot A performer dressed as the Marvel character Thor in the new live arena show called go trucks, begins a five-day stand Wednesday at cylinder drops down for more storytelling, includ- “Marvel Universe Live!” Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and then moves to ing a spiral motorcycle chase between Captain