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Emir receives new Bangladesh envoy US targets Iran Firms to pay for with currency, auto sanctions WASHINGTON: The US yes- staff, families terday ratcheted up efforts to isolate Iran, targeting it with currency and auto-sector sanctions. President Barack Obama medical cover imposed sanctions on foreign financial institutions that conduct or facilitate significant transac- tions in the Iranian rial currency. Emir issues health insurance law In an executive order, he also approved sanctions against people BY MOBIN PANDIT employers have bought them who do business with Iran’s auto- health insurance. The rule will mobile sector, which the White DOHA: Qatar yesterday put in apply to RP renewals as well. House said was a major source of force the much-awaited health The insurance system must revenue for Tehran. insurance law which makes cover, as per the law, medical The US and Western powers it compulsory for employers services starting from the basics have imposed economic sanc- across all sectors to provide like preventive services such as tions to pressure Iran into halting medical cover to their foreign vaccinations, treatment of ail- what they say is a drive to build a workers and their families. ments, rehabilitation in the cases nuclear weapon. Tehran says its The law bars employers from where necessary, as well as regu- nuclear programme is for gener- making any deductions from lar medical check-ups. ating power and medical devices. the salaries of their workers for Mechanisms and details such The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received the new Bangladesh Ambassador, Sayyed Massoud REUTERS the instalments paid for medi- as what services are to be covered Mahmoud Khandoukar, who presented his credentials at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. cal insurance policies bought for by the medical insurance scheme, them or their family members. and how the law and its various Visitors, whether on tourist provisions are to be effectively or business visas, must also buy implemented are to be specified health insurance for the expected by executive regulations to be duration of their stay in the issued by the Minister of Health. Curbs likely on driving licences for expats country before visas are issued The Emir, H H Sheikh Hamad to them. bin Khalifa Al Thani issued the DOHA: It may not be easier Authority (Ashghal) was set up to Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al jams has identified 138 vulnerable Domestic workers are to be law (No 7 of 2013) regulating the any more for newly-arriving study the problem of traffic jams Thani. The Advisory Council had spots across Doha. provided with medical insurance health insurance system, reports foreign workers to acquire a and come out with permanent some of its internal services and According to the Ministry of by their sponsors. Qatar News Agency (QNA). Qatari driver’s licence as the solutions. public amenities committee mem- Interior, on the Doha roads daily, According to the law, no one The legislation puts the onus of authorities are mulling impos- Among the various aspects bers on this influential panel. there are about 876,000 cars on could stay in the country without implementing the insurance sys- ing restrictions to help ease studied by the committee was the The Council yesterday dis- average on week days, 700,000 being covered by a health insur- tem and closely monitoring it on increasing traffic chaos and policy of issuing driver’s licences cussed the recommendations of motorists, 1,553 school buses, and ance scheme. the Supreme Council of Health snarls on Doha roads. to expatriates. the panel and passed them unani- 153 public transport buses. The government will provide (SCH). The Ministry of Interior has The committee has called for a mously to be forwarded to the The road near the Ramada free medical cover to citizens, As the regulator, the SCH has been closely monitoring driving review of this policy. It has rec- State Cabinet. Hotel that leads to Salwa Road non-Qatari women married to been authorised to set up a share- schools and asking them to keep ommended a number of other As a permanent solution, it has has been identified as a major Qataris and the children of Qatari holding company (akin to a nodal under check their appetite to measures to control the traffic been suggested by the commit- bottleneck, as also the Corniche women married to non-Qataris. insurance agency) to make the enrol more and more learners. situation on the Doha roads. tee to decentralise commercial Road that witnesses a lot of snarls No employer, whether in the insurance system work. Already, foreign workers who Among its key recommenda- activities from Doha and build during peak hours due to some private, public, mixed or domes- This company will have pow- are here on temporary project tions is that only certain catego- multi-layered parking lots in the roundabouts still being there. tic sector, is to be spared by the ers to ink deals with other firms visas are not being issued driver’s ries of foreign workers arriving capital city. They are to be changed into traf- provisions of the law that became if that becomes necessary to dis- licences any more. in the country afresh should be All government ministries and fic lights intersections. effective from yesterday and is to charge its duties. A high-profile committee with issued driver’s licence. offices have similar work timings The rise in traffic snarls across be published in the official gazette. The SCH can form other com- members from the Ministry of The committee has held five and this is one of the reasons of Doha has been attributed to the No foreign worker or any of his panies as well if deemed necessary. Interior, Advisory Council, the meetings and among those who traffic snarls. exploding population of people dependents will be issued resi- THE PENINSULA Ministry of Municipal Affairs and have attended was the Minister A separate committee that and vehicles in the country. dence permit (RP) unless their Continued on page 5 Urban Planning and Public Works of State for Interior Affairs H E looked into the problem of traffic THE PENINSULA

Footballers train ahead of key match Three priorities Erdogan defiant as of Qatari youth

DOHA: Fair pay, owning a clashes re-erupt house and living in a democratic country are the top three prior- ISTANBUL: Clashes re- accuse him of trying to impose ities of Qatari youth, reveals the erupted in Turkish cities yes- Islamic reforms on the secular 5th Annual ASDA’A Burson- terday as Prime Minister Recep state. Riot police fired tear gas Marsteller Arab Youth Survey, Tayyip Erdogan shrugged to disperse thousands of protest- supported by Silatech. off mass protests against his ers massing near his Istanbul It says 84 percent cited fair Islamic-rooted government that office and the nearby stadium of pay as most important to them, have left at least one man dead. Besiktas football team as clashes followed by 61 percent describing Despite facing the fiercest chal- that have rocked scores of cities ‘owning their own home’ and ‘liv- lenge to his rule since he came entered a fourth night. ing in a democratic country’ (58 to office in 2002, with protes- Thousands gathered on Taksim percent) as very important. tors hurling stones and burning Square, the symbolic heart of About 22 percent said they cars, Erdogan left Turkey ear- the protests and said “Tayyip, expected to purchase their own lier yesterday on an official visit resign!”, waving red flags and ban- home by the time they were 31 to to Morocco, where he insisted ners and whistling. Erdogan has 40-year-old. the situation in his country was blamed the protests on “extrem- Some 13 percent believed they Qatar players during a training session at Al Sadd Stadium in Doha. Qatar take on visitors Iran in their 2014 FIFA “calming down”. ists” and “dissidents” among his will never be able to afford their World Cup qualifying match at the stadium today. Qatar and Iran are tied at seven points each but the visitors He rejected talk of a “Turkish opponents. REUTERS own home. have played one game less and Qatar must win to face Brazil for the Cup. Report on page 27 Spring” uprising by Turks who See also page 7 See also page 3 No coronavirus cases in Qatar New law soon to regulate education, tuition centres DOHA: Around 300 sus- pected cases of Middle East DOHA: A new law will soon be issued the Supreme Education Council (SEC), all another person without approval from the these centres have been banned from pro- Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) to regulate the private education/tuition these centres have to obtain a licence from SEC. If any centre decides to close down, viding university services and facilitating — coronavirus have been centres in the country and ensure that the SEC and should furnish full details the SEC should be informed. admissions to foreign universities. found in Qatar, but tested they are competent to provide the prom- about credentials of their directors, train- The centres are not permitted to offer In a statement on its website, the SEC negative, the Director of the ised services. It will amend Law No 6 of ers and other staff. This is to ensure that college or university programmes accred- urged students and parents to check details Department of Public Health at 2000 governing such centres. they are qualified to do their jobs. ited to foreign universities without an about these centres before seeking admis- the Supreme Council of Health, According to data provided by the SEC, While applying for a licence, they should approval from the SEC. They are not sion. They can gather details about each Dr Mohammad Al Thani, said there are 194 education centres providing specify the type of service they are going authorised to issue diplomas or other facility from the special office at SEC deal- yesterday. coaching in administration and business to provide. If they are issuing a certificate higher education degrees. They can only ing with private education centres. The As the number of cases have related subjects, 31 in foreign languages, to their students, they should get prior issue certificates to trainees. SEC is working on a project to set up a increased in Saudi Arabia, a 30 giving tuitions to school students, 28 in approval from the SEC. Putting advertisements violating these comprehensive database on all education, WHO team is arriving in Doha computers and two in translation, among All employees should be sponsored by provisions, failure to renew licences or any training and tuition centres and will moni- to find if there are any evidence others. the facility. They are not allowed to change other violation of the law could result in tor the centres through inspectors having of the virus spreading here, he According to the draft law, prepared by their premises or transfer ownership to cancellation of the licence. Since 2002, all judicial powers. THE PENINSULA added. See also page 2 TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Around 300 Sars-like cases test negative WHO team of experts to visit Qatar to probe disease

BY FAZEENA SALEEM or Holland to make a confirmation,” said of it spreading further, especially among Dr Al Thani. healthcare workers. DOHA: Around 300 suspected cases “We have a WHO group coming here “We had two cases and no further of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome to help us establish whether the source cases have been reported but we don’t (MERS) - Coronavirus have been of the infection is here in the country or know what will happen in future, found in Qatar, but tested negative, a if it’s coming from outside, from Saudi because the summer is on its way and senior official said yesterday. Arabia.” many people are going for Umrah,” said However, as the number of MERS “Nobody is sure how the transmission Senior Consultant of Corporate Infection cases have increased, mostly in neigh- is happening; we are not aware of the Control and Prevention, Dr Jamila bouring Saudi Arabia, a team of experts source of the virus yet and why certain Alkhowaiter. from the World Health Organisation families are affected and others are not,” “The action plan will help separate (WHO) are scheduled to visit Qatar to Dr Al Thani added. any suspected confirmed cases and even find if there are any evidence for the Hamad Medical Corporation together minimise the risk, especially of health- virus spreading here, said Director with the SCH has set an action plan to care workers,” she added. of Public Health Department at the handle the situation if the virus spreads Staff at the HMC has been trained Supreme Council of Health (SCH), Dr in Qatar. and made aware of how to handle Mohammed Al Thani, speaking at a A hotline too will be introduced patients infected with MERS virus, she symposium for healthcare professionals soon for the public to make inquiries explained. on MERS at the Doha Sheraton. about the MERS virus and public have Around 33 staff was exposed to the “We have checked 300 samples for the been requested not to panic about any first patient diagnosed with MERS at infection and all were negative, so we are rumours regarding the virus as the SCH the emergency department, Intensive still checking for more suspected cases. would update if there is any incident of Care Unit and ambulance service, while We have the kits to check the samples the disease spreading. 14 were exposed to the second patient. The Director of Public Health Department at the Supreme Council of Health, Dr Mohammed and if there is any positive case, we will The action plan to handle a situation Blood samples of healthcare workers Al Thani, speaking at the symposium at the Doha Sheraton yesterday. SHAIVAL DALAL still have to confirm it at an interna- if MERS virus is spread in the country were checked and the findings were tional testing centre either in England has been designed to minimise the risk negative. THE PENINSULA Germany offers help to fight diabetes DOHA: A visiting German health delega- Disease Management System” is combined continuously and via GSM to Emperra’s por- tion is offering support to Qatar in fight- with advanced services for patients in tals for patients and physicians / specialists. ing diabetes in the country. Diabetes mellitus. THE PENINSULA The delegation comprising representa- “We are in the process to realise a “gepa2 tives from leading healthcare firms in — Emperra Diabetes Symposium” in Doha Germany — Emperra and gepa2 GmbH — this year to inform experts from all medi- yesterday met with senior officials of Hamad cal fields about this system. Furthermore Medical Corporation, Primary Healthcare gepa2 will do all necessary steps for a better Corporation and Al Ahli Hospital. information system in Qatar on diabetes,” “The discussions focused on cooperation said Lindenau. in fighting diabetes. We will provide experts Emperra’s Esysta will significantly con- for a series of seminars on diabetes to be tribute to improved patient care, and will held in Qatar in the forthcoming months,” also compensate the constraints in the cov- said Christian Lindenau, Managing Director erage of patient care in all countries with of gepa2. significant prevalence of diabetes mellitus The team will also develop steps to pro- in their populations. vide an innovative, patent-protected prod- The system was developed to monitor uct system in medical technology, branded patients’ parameters such as applied insu- Sugar is blamed for global explosion in type as ESYSTA to Qatar. lin values, blood glucose measurements and 2 diabetes. This “Closed Loop tele-diabetological carbohydrate units, by transferring them DFI ‘film challenge’ from June 16 to 23

DOHA: Doha Film The New office Institute’s (DFI) Gulf Film Development unit (GFD) will hold the third round of Tahaddi: ‘7 Day Film Challenge,’ from June 16 to 23. The workshop pro- vides aspirant film pro- fessionals with invaluable insights into the film- making process spanning story structure, brain- storming, screenwriting, preproduction, filming, and postproduction, all in seven days. Tahaddi: ‘7 Day Film Challenge,’ will provide participants without professional experience with an informal, sup- portive and fun environ- ment in which to find their filmmaking feet. It will also allow GFD to spot potential new talent and foster a growing film community. The workshop is open to 18 participants with www.km.qa four scripts selected for filming. As part of the training process, the       participants will join the crew in various roles such as camera operators, pro-   PQ   ducers and actors. The films produced will be   !" # $%&'&%()*! limited to duration of one to three minutes. +"\  - .  / Part of GFD`s educa- tion and training strat-    0"\  egy, Tahaddi: ‘7 Day Film Challenge,’ is a long-term development programme For more information, please call: 44219890 for aspiring filmmakers, aimed primarily at peo- ple who have never made a short film, or who have experimented with mak- ing films but never really organised themselves to a higher level. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Emir appoints new envoys DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani yester- day issued several decisions to appoint a number of ambassadors. The Emir has appointed Jassim Jaber Jassim Sorour (Republic of Djibouti), Dr Mubarak Klefekh Khalid Al Hajri (Swiss Confederation), Ahmed Ibrahim Abdullah Al Abdullah (India), Mohammed Ali Sultan Ali Al Maadeed (Singapore), Abdul Razak Abdul Jalil Abdul Ghani Al Abdul Ghani (Kingdom of Spain), Hassan Ibrahim Abdul Rahman Al Maliki (Republic of Ecuador) Saree Ali Mahdi Al Qahtani (Republic of Senegal) as the new ambassadors. The decisions are effective from the date of their issuance and are published in the Official Gazette. QNA

FROM LEFT: Moderator, Ghada Oueiss, CEO of Silatech, Dr Tarik Yousef, Founder and Chairperson of Amwal, Sheikha Hanadi Nasser bint Khaled Al Thani, Editor-in-Chief of Al Sharq, Jaber Al Harami, and Chief Operating Officer of Al Sriya Holding, Ahmed Nasser Al Kaabi, during the seminar yesterday. ABDUL BASIT Qatari youth want fair pay Owning a house and democracy are other priorities: Silatech survey

BY AZMAT HAROON percent of those surveyed saying they are year, while the number of Qataris logging very concerned about the issue, up from onto social networks to get their news is DOHA: Fair pay, owning a house and liv- 63 percent in 2012. ‘Dangers of drugs’ is 26 percent, two percent below the overall ing in a democratic country are the top the second biggest concern (50 percent) average. three priorities of Qatari youth, reveals a for all Arab youngsters, a stark rise from Working for the government remains the survey supported by Silatech. 39 percent in 2011. most popular choice of employment among According to the 5th Annual ASDA’A Speaking at a seminar discussing the the young Qataris with 58 percent saying Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey, held findings of the survey yesterday, Sheikha they prefer to work for the state compared in partnership with Silatech, 84 percent Hanadi Nasser bint Khaled Al Thani, to just 20 percent in the private sector. of Qataris cite fair pay as most important Founder and Chairperson of Amwal, said Many young Qataris also felt their gov- to them, followed by 61 percent describing that the issue of high standard of living ernment had become more transparent ‘owning their own home’ and ‘living in a exists due to a number of reasons, includ- and representative since the beginning democratic country’ (58 percent) as very ing inflation and choices of the people and of the Arab Spring. According to them, important. policies of the government. civil unrest is the biggest obstacle fac- Nearly one quarter (22 percent) of She also said that Qataris are a minority ing the Middle Easy, followed by a lack of Qataris surveyed said they expected to pur- in Qatar, making them a scarce resource democracy. chase their own home by the time they were from an economic perspective CEO of Silatech, Dr Tarik Yousef, said 31- to 40 years old while 13 percent believe “Comfort zone provided within the family that expectations of the Arab people from they will never be able to afford their own is one of the leading reasons behind the slow their governments were growing. homes. development of entrepreneurship,” Sheikha “Ten years ago, Arabs just wanted to get The survey was conducted by the inter- Hanadi said. paid. It is now that we are hearing phrases national polling firm Penn Schoen Berland Television remains the primary source such as ‘fair pay’. This shows that people’s (PSB) to explore attitudes among Arab of news for 66 percent of Qatari youth expectations were rising,” Dr Yousef said, youth in 15 countries in the Middle East followed by online news sources (54 per- citing the findings of the survey where a and North Africa (Mena) region. PSB cent). However, the popularity of TV as the majority of Arab youth said they believed conducted 3,000 face-to-face interviews trusted source of news has dropped consid- their best days were ahead of them. between December 2012 and January 2013 erably in the region, including Qatar. Interestingly, France emerged at the with Arab men and women aged 18 to 24. Just 48 percent of Qatari youngsters most favourable country among the Arab Rising living costs remains a key concern update themselves on current affairs and youth, followed by Germany and China. for Arab youth across the board with 62 news, down from 52 percent the previous THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Book on Qatar’s flowering plants released QU expert launches first comprehensive study

DOHA: An expert at Qatar the depressions which supported existence and travelled to the University’s Environmental vegetation and harboured flora Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Studies Center has launched have disappeared. UK to view samples at the her- the first comprehensive study of Expansion in agriculture has barium there. Qatar’s flowering plants. also led to a number of new intro- The book is accessible to those The two-volume series — The ductions and naturalised weeds. with a general interest in Qatar’s Flora of Qatar — is the culmi- Assisted by a team including natural habitat as well as a pro- nation of more than four years scientific photographer Ahmed fessional expertise and will be of research work by Professor Abdel Aziz and herbarium tech- the model reference resource for Ekhlas Abdel Bary and catalogues nician Muneera Al Mesaiferi, those interested in taxonomy, 400 plants found in the country, Ekhlas travelled the length and ecology, biology and botany in including some so rare it was breadth of Qatar in search of Qatar and the wider Gulf region. impossible to get samples of them. plants. Ekhlas said: “It’s a great privi- The idea for the new series, Thorough records of habitat, lege to have been able to bring incorporating the latest accepted location, and field notes were together a comprehensive guide classification of plants based on kept. to all Qatar’s flora. It was all-con- their genetic relationship, came The book details whether a suming on many occasions, and while Ekhlas was teaching classes plant is indigenous to the state, has been eight years in the mak- on the flora of Qatar and had been its local use and its local names ing, with invaluable contributions collecting specimens for deposit in in Arabic and English, as well as from many colleagues in Qatar QU’s herbarium. ascribing to it a new classification. and beyond. I hope that this now She found that as Qatar’s land- She also used previous, less- will be a helpful reference point scape has changed, with expand- comprehensive publications as for all those interested in the sub- ing infrastructure networks and a reference point from which ject, now and in the future.” Professor Ekhlas Abdel Bary collecting samples for her study. intensive development, so many of to compare the flora now in THE PENINSULA Ooredoo busy Qatar Airways starts flights to Basra

BASRA, Iraq: Qatar Airways yes- with 4G launch terday launched flights to Basra — its fourth destination in Iraq. The new service, operating four- across Mideast times-a-week non-stop from the air- line’s Doha hub, takes the carrier’s global network to 128 destinations DOHA: Ooredoo is the leading provider of ultra- worldwide. fast 4G services in the Middle East, launching The launch also marks the rapid 4G in Qatar, Oman and Kuwait this year, a expansion by Qatar Airways in Iraq press release said. since the middle of 2012 when it began As part of its network enhancement strategy, flights to Erbil, followed by the capital and commitment to delivering the leading commu- Baghdad and, earlier this year, Najaf. nications technology across its footprint, Ooredoo With yesterday’s route launch, has completed commercial launches of the 4G Qatar Airways’ frequency across Iraq Mobile Broadband network in Qatar and Oman, rises from 12 to 16 flights each week – with Kuwait set for later in 2013. representing a more than 25 percent Across its footprint, Ooredoo is providing cus- increase in services. tomers with the latest network technology and Basra also marks the carrier’s continuing to upgrade existing networks, tied to fourth new Middle Eastern destination its vision of supporting human growth. 4G Long- launched so far this year after Najaf, Term-Evolution (LTE) is the fastest-ever Mobile Gassim in Saudi Arabia and Salalah Broadband network, with connection speeds that in Oman. are three-to-six times as fast as 3G. The arrival of Qatar Airways’ Group Chief Executive Officer of Ooredoo, Dr flight QR 448 was welcomed at Basra Nasser Marafih, said: “We are the region’s leader International Airport with a recep- in delivering the ultrafast 4G mobile broadband tion presided by local officials. Qatar network in 2013, as we have launched 4G services Airways Senior Vice President GCC, in Qatar, Oman and Kuwait. Throughout our foot- Levant, Iran and Indian Subcontinent, print, we have been implementing our long-term Fathi Al Shehab, led an official delega- Officials cut a cake to mark the arrival of Qatar Airways’ flight QR 448 at Basra International Airport. strategy of network enhancement, providing the tion on the flight from Doha. best experience for customers on our 2G, 3G or “The Republic of Iraq has been on time and the last 12 months have seen up four new gateways in Iraq with a said Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al 4G networks -- and the results are already being our list of expansion priorities for some us move forward very quickly opening fifth Sulaymaniyah starting in August,” Baker. THE PENINSULA enjoyed across the region.” Customers in Ooredoo’s footprint have been rapidly subscribing to 4G services, driven by the popularity of more affordable smartphones and increasing need for mobile data, the release added. Business customers have used 4G to become Visual elements more efficient and flexible, while enhancing their QIB launches family Takaful policy customer service. Employees can keep on top of work duties while on the go, videoconference with DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) requirements, age, gender, health and QIB’s commitment to provide the best on show at colleagues and transfer large files. Meanwhile con- has announced the launch of its latest lifestyle. services for the clients and their fami- sumer customers have used 4G to stream HD video Premium Takaful product, ‘Family Individuals have the option of choos- lies as they always come first, and we Mathaf expo and music, browse multimedia-rich websites and Shield Platinum’ for its ‘Tamayuz’ ing coverage for death, critical illnesses want to ensure their financial security update social media. customers and underwritten by (11 terminal diseases are covered under and bright future,” Anand said. DOHA: Mathaf: Arab Museum of In Oman, Nawras launched 4G in February 2013, Damaan Islamic Insurance (Beema), the critical illness rider) and total Takaful is perceived as cooperative Modern Art recently opened the starting in the capital of Muscat. Nawras has also a press statement said. permanent disability, whereby each insurance, where members contribute ‘Selections from the Collection’ exhi- been strengthening the indoor coverage of its “tur- It is a family Takaful policy available individual case will come with various a certain sum of money to a common bition, which runs until August 31. bocharged” 3G+ network by transmitting 3G on to nationals and expatriates tailored to benefits for the family if they should pool. The exhibition covers three galler- the 900 MHz and 2100 MHz spectrum. provide financial security for the family happen. The most important principles of ies on the ground floor of the museum Meanwhile, Wataniya Kuwait is in the mid- during an unforeseen event, such as a General Manager of QIB’s Personal Takaful are: policyholders cooperate located near Education City. Drawn dle of a 4G pilot project, with the network avail- critical illness, permanent total dis- Banking Group, D Anand, said: “The among themselves for their common from the permanent collection, the able in 20 heavily-trafficked locations throughout ability, or the misfortune of an early Family Shield Platinum is another good; every policyholder pays their artworks in this exhibition highlight the country. Beyond the Arabian Gulf, Wataniya demise. product joining the suite of pre- contribution to help those who need the artists’ use of visual elements Maldives launched trials for the country’s first- With the best price in the market, mium products and services specially assistance; losses are divided and lia- such as form, colour and line to create ever 4G network in April 2013, as part of the Family Shield Platinum coverage can designed for our Tamayuz members bilities spread according to the com- predominantly non-figurative com- company’s network modernisation project. And reach up to QR10m with an afford- and is aimed at giving peace of mind to munity pooling system; uncertainty is positions. Works by artists such as Indosat in Indonesia has received government able premium that can be contributed customers concerned over protecting eliminated in respect of contribution Mohammed Melehi, Ali Hassan and license approval for the 900 MHz band, allowing annually or biannually. their family.” and compensation and that it does not Ahmed Nawar that have been on dis- the company to introduce 4G services when the The cost of coverage premiums We all want to put our families first. derive advantage at the cost of others. play in previous Mathaf exhibitions are market is ready. THE PENINSULA can vary depending on individual This unique Takaful product reinforces THE PENINSULA shown alongside newly featured artists and artworks. The exhibition ‘Forever Now: Five Anecdotes from the Permanent ConocoPhillips hosts UAE youth Collection’ is extended until October 6 in the first floor galleries, to provide visitors the opportunity to view works from Mathaf’s collection through mul- tiple perspectives. The exhibition posits a new under- standing of five diverse modern Arab artists: Fahrelnissa Zeid, Jewad Selim, Saliba Al Doueihy, Salim Al Dabbagh and Ahmed Cherkaoui. ‘Forever Now’ examines these art- ists’ interactions with their immediate environments, histories, and cultures. The extended show also features addi- tional works by Ahmed Cherkaoui. Mathaf envisions ‘Forever Now’ and ‘Selections from the Collection’ as plat- forms for research about Arab artists and artworks, as well as the context of their production. These two exhibi- tions provide an insightful look into the diversity of works that are owned Youth from Emirates Foundation who were hosted in Qatar by ConocoPhillips pose for a group picture. The visit came as a by the museum. part of the youth development partnership between ConocoPhillips Qatar and Emirates Foundation for Youth Development Admission to these exhibitions is that aims to support positive social impact and the development of youth skills in the UAE. free. For more information, visit www. mathaf.org.qa. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Let breastfeeding mums work from Qatari women shun mixed home: Sociologist working environment DOHA: A Qatari sociologist has DOHA: Many Qatari women refuse to join the job market due called for providing the option to mixed gender working environment, calling on authorities to married working mothers to set up a separate section for women to protect their privacy. who are still breastfeeding to In the same way, many parents, brothers and husbands do not work from home and urged the allow women to work in mixed environment, Al Raya has reported. GCC governments to extend A study by the Guidance Section at Human Resources the duration of paid maternity Department of the Ministry of Labour has called to provide job leave. opportunities for women in a section exclusively for them. Dr Kaltham Al Ghanim Mohammed Saad Al Muraikhi, Director of the department, explaining ways to protect the said the recruitment strategy sees no gender. Arab family from poverty told an Mixed gender working environment is a concern for women expert group meeting the dura- because it is a social issue and people have differing views on this, tion of maternity leave was insuf- said Al Muraikhi. ficient. Childcare facilities such “I think social perspective is a key factor that women are reluc- as nurseries must be provided at tant to work in a mixed environment,” he added. workplaces to alleviate concerns He said Qatar has signed ILO Convention No 111, a convention that working mothers endure The Chairman of National Human Rights Committee Dr Ali bin Sumaikh Al Marri addressing the conference. which prohibits discrimination in gender, religion, race, political during the time they spend away opinion and social origin with regard to employment. from young children who are still THE PENINSULA breastfed. “In this technological age, pro- viding an option to working moth- ers who are breastfeeding to work Rights groups need from home is a highly feasible solution,” Kaltham said. No trimming of salary to The two-day expert group meeting was hosted by Doha International Family Institute more power: Official pay insurance instalment (DIFI) and got under way at the Qatar National Convention Continued from page 1 visitors to the country must have Centre on Sunday. Employers across all sectors medical insurance before visas The DIFI is a member of Qatar Doha hosts Middle East human rights conference must provide details of their are issued to them. Foundation and has a special workers to the SCH to help it Executive regulations to be consultative status with the UN DOHA: A senior official of rights should be revised with laws to protect our people and prepare an extensive database issued by the Minister will spec- Economic and Social Council the National Human Rights additional protocols and new their rights so that what is going to ensure that everyone in the ify the necessary details. (ECOSOC). Committee (NHRC) has called agreements to give more powers on with the innocent people in country, whether expatriates, Article 16 suggests that the Executive Director of the DIFI, for amending the Arab charter to Arab human rights organisa- Syria will not be repeated,” he including GCC citizens living and Minister will specify the amounts Noor Al Malki Al Jehani, talking on human rights to give more tions protect the rights of weaker added. working or doing business here, of instalments payable by the of the challenges facing the fam- powers to rights groups in the sections of the society,” he added. “Unfortunately the violations of and nationals are covered by the employers for the insurance of ily in the Middle East and North region. He said governments and civil human rights in Arab world are insurance scheme. their workers. Africa (Mena) region said late “Several changes have taken society organisations should work increasing especially at a time of The SCH has also been asked Article 18 bars employers from marriages and high divorce rate place in the Arab world and there together to meet the aspirations the Arab Spring. In several cities to assess the financial contribu- making any kinds of deductions were causing huge problems. are not enough international laws of the Arab people for their bet- of Syria like Al Qaseer, residents tion of the government support from the salaries of their workers In the absence of sufficient data, to address these changes. So ter future “so that they could live are facing a severe humanitar- for the overall health insurance for paying the instalments. no one knows how many children it is very necessary to upgrade with freedom and dignity”. ian crisis and living in miser- system, and separately for the The legislation provides for in the region are entirely parent- and reform the Arab system The two-day event is organ- able conditions,” said Ahmed bin mandatory insurance of low- stringent punishment, of jail less or just have one parent. for human rights to protect the ised by Qatar’s National Human Halli, Deputy Secretary General income workers and tell the state terms up to a year and fines This is a serious problem and rights of our people,” said NHRC Rights Committee in collabora- of Arab League. every year how much it should ranging up to QR100,000, or both, needs to be tackled. The ongoing chairman Dr Ali bin Sumaikh Al tion with the Arab Institutions “Issues raised during Arab chip in. for those violating its provisions. financial crisis made worse by the Marri. Network for Human Rights. revolutions that started from The SCH, according to the leg- The Minister has also been uprisings in the region has shaken He was addressing the inau- The President of Arab Tunisia demanding economic and islation, must work out a bench- authorised, as a punitive meas- the Mena region, she said. gural session of Arab Conference Parliament, Ahmed Mohammad social reforms had already been mark for the above contribution ure, to order closure of a health- Young men have no jobs so for Developing Arab League Al Shami said the Syrian people addressed by the Arab League to be made by the state. care facility for a month or cancel they can’t marry. The high rate (AL) Human Rights System, have been deprived of their basic that issued two resolutions in Employers have the freedom to its license for flouting the provi- of unemployment is due to the which began at the Ritz Carlton human rights. 2004 calling for radical reforms buy additional medical covers for sions of the law. The law has 30 Arab Spring, said Al Jehani. yesterday. “We must work to develop our and changes in Arab world,” said their workers and their families. articles divided into six chapters. THE PENINSULA “The Arab charter on human human rights system and enact Halli. THE PENINSULA Article 15 of the law says all THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Five foreigners Missile kills 26 sentenced to death in Egypt in Syria; key bloc CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced five foreigners to death by hanging yesterday for smuggling drugs, an offi- quits opposition cial said. British citizen Charles Raymond Ferndale, 74, and three citizens of the Seychelles were held in a cage inside the courtroom in the popular tour- Geneva conference could be delayed ist destination of Hurghada on the Red Sea coast as the verdict DAMASCUS: A missile strike commercial hub before the war. was read out. near Syria’s biggest city Aleppo Regime forces mounted a fierce The fifth defendant, a Pakistani, killed 26 people and government onslaught on Qusayr, the strate- escaped during the arrest and was warplanes pounded Qusayr, a gic town near Lebanon, and also sentenced in absentia. watchdog said yesterday, as a slightly farther north in Dabaa, The convicted men were regime offensive to retake the the site of a disused military arrested in 2011 in possession of town entered its third week. airbase partly under insurgent three tonnes of hashish on board Regime opponents also suf- control. a ship off Egypt’s eastern coast, fered a blow when one of the main There were numerous dead on according to the court official. groups in the National Coalition both sides, the Observatory said The British foreign office said withdrew from the bloc, amid without giving any details. Smoke rises near Al Mansoura area in Aleppo countryside, during a military operation led by forces loyal to it was “extremely concerned” at accusations its leaders were mis- An estimated 94,000 people President Bashar Al Assad against rebels, yesterday. the sentence. using funds and acting in their have been killed in Syria since a “We are opposed to the death own interests. peaceful protest movement that in the media than helping the the country which borders Syria. Germany, meanwhile, joined penalty in all circumstances. Our US officials said, meanwhile, began in March 2011 quickly revolution”. Yesterday’s fighting in Syria France in saying the proposed consular team in Cairo are in con- that Washington would send a became an armed revolt when As fears mount of the conflict came a day after the regime said “Geneva 2” peace conference on tact with the British prisoner and Patriot missile battery and F-16 the regime cracked down hard. spilling over, six people were killed it would allow the Red Cross into ending the bloodshed in Syria we will do our utmost to prevent fighters to Jordan for a drill and Warplanes bombarded Qusayr in 24 hours in Lebanon’s second Qusayr only when the fighting could be delayed until next month. this execution,” a spokesman said. may keep them there to counter for the second consecutive day, city Tripoli as pro- and anti- stopped. The international community The court also fined the defend- any threat posed by the Syrian the Observatory said. Assad Alawite and Sunni resi- At the United Nations, diplo- has pinned its hopes for resolv- ants a total of 94m Egyptian war. The missile attack on Kfar Three missiles also hit the dents clashed, a security source mats said Russia blocked a draft ing the conflict peacefully on the pounds ($13.46m). The convicted Hamra came as Assad’s forces flashpoint town causing serious said. Israeli Defence Minister Security Council declaration US-Russian initiative that had men can appeal the verdict. Death mounted an assault on the rebel- damage, but it was unknown if Moshe Yaalon, meanwhile, said expressing “grave concern” about been mooted for June in Geneva. penalties in Egypt are rarely car- held countryside surrounding there were any casualties. Russia will be unable to deliver the situation in Qusayr. “It would be better that it ried out. Aleppo in the north. Raids were also reported on a shipment of advanced anti-air- They said Moscow, a key ally of takes place in July than never,” The Syrian Observatory for the Al Hajar Al Aswad district of craft missiles to Syria before 2014. Assad’s regime, was demanding Germany’s Foreign Minister Human Rights said the surface- southern Damascus itself, where Last week, Assad had hinted “wider political discussion” on the Guido Westerwelle said at the UN Activist jailed for to-surface missile struck around pillars of dark smoke barrelled his government may already have issue. On Saturday, UN chief Ban headquarters where he signed an midnight, killing 26 people, into the sky. received a shipment of the S-300 Ki-moon and international aid international arms trade treaty. insulting Mursi including six women and eight The Syrian Revolution General missiles, but Yaalon rebutted this. groups expressed concern about The United Nations had wanted children. “Regime forces... are Commission said it was with- “No deliveries have taken place. civilians trapped in Qusayr, and to hold the conference this month, CAIRO: A Cairo court yes- trying to take the village, and drawing from the Coalition If they do take place, it will not be for between 1,000-1,500 injured but mounting obstacles have terday sentenced an Egyptian then to break the rebel siege of because it was “taking initiatives before next year,” he told Israeli residents still in the town of appeared. opposition youth activist to six Nubl and Zahra,” two villages far removed from the true revo- army radio. In Washington, US 25,000 people. Westerwelle called on all coun- months in prison for insulting north of Aleppo, it added. lution and cannot represent the Lieutenant Colonel T G Taylor But on Sunday, Syrian Foreign tries, “especially Russia,” to put President Mohammed Mursi. The strike comes a few days revolution in an authentic way”. said a Patriot missile battery Minister Walid Muallem greater effort into a political solu- Ahmed Duma, who was tried into an army offensive aimed The opposition faction, a and F-16 fighters being sent to expressed surprise “given that no tion for the 26-month-old conflict for calling Mursi “a criminal and at advancing on Aazaz, a rebel Syria-wide network of activists, Jordan for a drill may stay there, one expressed this concern when which has left more than 94,000 murderer” during a television stronghold north of Aleppo, said some Coalition leaders were if requested, “to enhance the terrorists took control of the city dead, according to Syrian activ- broadcast, was also ordered to the most populated city and “more interested in appearing defensive posture and capacity” of and the surrounding area”. ists. AFP pay a fine of 200 Egyptian pounds (¤22). The activist blogger can be released on bail of £5,000 (¤550) pending a decision by an appeals court. Duma is the first anti- Iraq warns Israel on using airspace for Iran strike Mursi activist to be sentenced to a jail term, according to human BAGHDAD: Baghdad has against entering its airspace —the us that they will never violate national security council, and the are at loggerheads with Iran over rights groups. warned Israel that it would most direct route — to hit targets Iraqi airspace or Iraqi sover- warning had been passed to Israel allegations that its nuclear pro- Dozens of Duma supporters respond to any attempts by the in Iran. eignty by using our airspace to “through countries that they have gramme is aimed at developing gathered outside the courthouse Jewish state to use Iraqi airspace Shahristani also said that Iraq attack any of our neighbours,” relations with”. an atomic weapon. during the hearing, chanting slo- for a strike against Iran’s contro- had received assurances from Shahristani said in an interview Asked how Iraq would react to Tehran has repeatedly rejected gans against the president and versial nuclear programme, a top Washington that the United in his office in Baghdad’s heavily- any such Israeli attempt to tar- the charges, and in turn accuses the powerful Muslim Brotherhood Iraqi minister said. States would not use its airspace fortified Green Zone. “We have get Iran’s nuclear programme, its arch-foes Israel and the United from which he came. The remarks from Hussein Al to attack Iran, which Western also warned Israel that if they Shahristani said: “Obviously, Iraq States of waging a deadly cam- His trial took place after a Shahristani, deputy prime minis- powers believe is trying to develop violate Iraqi airspace, they will wouldn’t be disclosing its reaction, paign of sabotage against its dis- complaint by a member of the ter responsible for energy affairs, a nuclear weapon. Tehran has have to bear the consequences.” to allow Israel to take that into puted nuclear programme, which president’s Freedom and Justice mark the first time a senior Iraqi repeatedly denied the claim. The minister said that the account.” Western powers led it insists is for peaceful purposes. Party, who said that he felt per- official has publicly warned Israel “The (Americans) have assured issue had been discussed in Iraq’s by Washington along with Israel AFP sonally insulted by what Duma had said about Mursi. The official Mena news agency said Duma was accused of spreading “false informa- tion and rumours in a television programme” and for describing Mursi as a “criminal and mur- derer who escaped justice”. Duma said his remarks were “political criticism” and were not intended to insult the president, Mena reported. Mursi, elected in June last year, has been accused of suppressing or seeking to suppress opponents and journalists who criticise him by accusing them of defamation. Saudi opens sports complex for women

RIYADH: The first sports com- plex for women in Saudi Arabia has opened in the east of the kingdom, the daily newspaper A Palestinian applicant undergoes a physical examination at a Hamas recruitment centre in Gaza City, Al Watan reported yesterday. yesterday. A hundred recruits from 14,000 applicants aged between 18 to 25 will be chosen to join the The paper said businesswomen Palestinian police loyal to Hamas, officials said. and women personalities attended the inauguration of the centre in Al Khobar province after it New PM to focus on Palestinian unity was given the go-ahead by the authorities. RAMALLAH: The newly a continuation of the last gov- government, which can then Saudi Arabia, which applies a appointed Palestinian prime ernment, most of the ministers be extended for another two strict interpretation of Islamic or minister, respected academic will continue to serve in their if necessary. Hamdallah, con- sharia law, bans men and women Rami Hamdallah, said yester- positions,” he said, adding his sidered close to Abbas’s ruling mixing in public and access for day he will strive to continue cabinet was “part of the recon- Fatah faction, is the head of Al women in public areas. the work of his predecessor ciliation efforts”. Najah University and secretary Al Watan said the complex, and that he is ready to stand “I hope that by August 14, general of the Central Elections where women can engage in aside for a Fatah-Hamas president Abbas will form a Commission. sports such as karate, practise unity government. new government according to The 54-year-old was born in yoga or attend fitness classes, is A day after being hand- the agreement between Hamas Anabta village near the north- the country’s first sporting centre picked by Palestinian President and Fatah.” ern town of Tulkarem and has for women. Mahmoud Abbas, Hamdallah’s News of the nomination was a doctorate in applied linguis- The centre’s director, Hanaa appointment was hailed by the made public late on Sunday on tics from Lancaster University Al Zuhair, said Saudi women United States welcomed by the last day of a deadline to find in England. who trained abroad — including Israelis who described him as a successor to Salam Fayyad, His appointment is seen as a karate black belt — have been a moderate pragmatist. who resigned in mid-April fol- an interim measure until Abbas recruited to run courses at the Speaking to the official Voice lowing months of tension with can piece together a long- centre. Before the centre opened, of Palestine radio, the British- Abbas. “President Abbas has promised unity government as women’s sport in the kingdom educated independent said he asked me to form a new gov- laid out in a 2011 agreement had been virtually non-existent, expected to be in office until ernment, and I have accepted,” between Fatah and its politi- although some young girls do take mid-August, when a unity gov- Hamdallah said. Under cal rival, the Islamist Hamas part in sporting activities at pri- ernment is due to be created. Palestinian law, he now has an movement. vate schools under certain condi- “The new government will be initial three weeks to form a AFP tions. AGENCIES TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Bahrain court jails three protesters Turkey protesters retake streets MANAMA: A Bahrain court yesterday jailed three protest- ers for up to 15 years on charges including attempting to kill a Prime Minister Erdogan vows to stand firm against protests policeman and taking part in anti-government demonstra- ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime tions, a lawyer said. Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan The main defendant was given yesterday shrugged off mass 15 years for trying to kill the officer, protests against his Islamic- as well as joining protests and tak- rooted government but angry ing part in violence in June 2012 demonstrators flooded back in a Shia village near the capital onto the streets for the fourth Manama, the lawyer said. The sec- night in an outburst of clashes ond got 10 years, also for attempted that have left at least one per- murder and participating in pro- son dead. tests and violence, while the third Despite facing the fiercest chal- was jailed for five years, the lawyer lenge to his Islamic-rooted gov- said, requesting anonymity. ernment since he came to office in At least 80 people have 2002, Erdogan left Turkey earlier been killed in Bahrain since yesterday on an official visit to February 2011, according to North Africa, vowing to “stand the International Federation firm” against the protests. for Human Rights, when Shia- He rejected talk of a “Turkish dominated protests rocked the Spring” uprising by Turks who streets of Manama. Despite a accuse him of trying to impose heavy-handed crackdown in Islamic reforms on the secular March 2011, backed by Saudi- state, and said the situation in led Gulf troops, demonstrators his country was “now calm”. were soon back on the street. Hours after he spoke riot police Strategically located across the fired tear gas to disperse protest- Gulf from Shiite Iran, Bahrain is ers massing near his Istanbul home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet office and the nearby stadium of and is a major offshore financial Besiktas football team. and services centre for its Arab Thousands of other protesters neighbours in the oil-rich Gulf. gathered on Taksim Square, the symbolic heart of the nationwide protests. “Tayyip, resign!” they Saudi prince spends yelled, waving red flags and ban- Protesters clash with riot policemen between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul, yesterday. ners and blowing whistles. $19.5m at Disneyland A medics’ union earlier yester- about the park here, it is about eve- (AKP) has won three succes- Other protesters accused the Erdogan has passed contested PARIS: A Saudi prince spent 15 day said a man had been killed rything else in the last 10 years. sive parliamentary elections, but mainstream media of failing to reforms on religious education million euros ($19.5m) for three when a car ploughed into pro- People are angry, very angry.” opponents have expressed mount- properly cover the unrest, say- and a recent law curbing the days of fun at Disneyland near testers in Istanbul on Sunday, Rights groups and doctors say ing concern that Turkey is mov- ing they were being cowed by the sale of alcohol. In 2004 he backed Paris to celebrate his degree, the first confirmed death caused more than a thousand people have ing towards conservative Islam. government. down on a proposed adultery law. the group that runs the theme by the protests. The unrest began been injured in clashes in Istanbul US Secretary of State John As clashes flared at the week- Shrugging off the rising pro- park said yesterday. as a local outcry against plans to and 700 in Ankara. Kerry voiced concern over end, some prime-time TV stations tests, he pushed ahead with Prince Fahd Al Saud booked redevelop Gezi Park, a rare green The government’s latest esti- “reports of excessive use of force” aired penguin documentaries and what he said was a pre-planned entire areas of the park over May spot adjoining Taksim Square. mate on Sunday put the figure at by Turkish police and urged all cooking shows instead of report- four-day official trip to Morocco, 22 to 24 for his 60-odd guests. The After a heavy police response it 58 civilians and 115 security forces sides to “avoid any provocations ing on the nationwide protests. Algeria and Tunisia. festivities included tailor-made grew into wider anti-government injured, with clashes in 67 cities. or violence”. Erdogan himself has lashed out Speaking before his departure, events involving “rare Disney protests in Istanbul, the capital It also said over 1,700 people had Erdogan’s ally President at Twitter, used by many of the he pointed to elections set for characters,” Euro Disney said. Ankara and other cities across been arrested across the country Abdullah Gul called for calm and protesters, accusing the online next year, when observers expect Special security was put in the country. and that many had since been promised protesters their voice messaging service of spreading him to run for president. place for the prince, one of the “We have had enough of the released. Erdogan dismissed the had been heard, urging an end to “lies”. “Society gets terrorised this “My nation will give the neces- park’s top customers, it added. way Erdogan understands democ- protesters as “vandals”, reject- the disturbances. “I am calling way,” he told the Haberturk tel- sary response in this election,” he The theme park attracted 16 racy and the way he wants to dic- ing talk of a “Turkish Spring” on all my citizens to abide by the evision channel on Sunday, citing said. “If we are really resorting million visitors last year but Euro tate his rules,” said Ozgur Aksoy, uprising and stressing that he rules and state their objections false tweets about attacks against to anti-democratic practices, our Disney has not made any profits a young engineer demonstrating in was democratically elected. His and views in a peaceful way, as protesters and fatalities. nation will overthrow us.” since it was set up 20 years ago. 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HE appointment of a new prime minister by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is unlikely to make any impact on the Palestinian situation. Stop pretending that US is in TAbbas late Sunday night announced that the head of the West Bank’s Al-Najah University, Rami Hamdallah, had been designated to form a new government. He takes over from outgoing Prime Minister Salam Fayyad who resigned in Afghanistan to help women April but had stayed on as caretaker. The president’s decision received mixed reaction from Palestinians – those supporting BY ANNA BADKHEN Fatah backed it, while Hamas condemned the appointment. the only readily available palliative is loose woman,” “a prostitute.” In villages, Hamdallah brings little experience with him. He is opium. Afghan mothers still watch women almost never appear barefaced known as a linguist, not as an administrator or politician FGHANISTAN’S iniquities are their infants die at the highest rate in in front of strangers. and therefore will be on a learning trip. He has a doctorate grotesque. At Kabul University the world, mostly of waterborne dis- Doffing their burqas is the least of Ain May, zealots — all men — pro- eases such as bacterial and protozoal these women’s worry. Their real prob- in applied linguistics from the University of Lancaster in tested a law that would abolish child diarrhea, hepatitis and typhoid. lem is the intangible and seemingly England, but the more important part of his qualification marriage, forced marriage, marital rape Instead of fixing women’s lives, irremovable shroud of endless violence. is his proximity to Fatah movement. His elevation to the and the odious practice, called ba’ad, our humanitarian aid subsidizes It stunts infrastructure and perpetu- new position can be seen as part of an exercise by Abbas of giving girls away to settle offenses Afghanistan’s kleptocrats, erects mini- ates insecurity and fear. It deprives to consolidate his position rather than a desire to improve or debts. Meanwhile, in jails all over ature Versailles in Kabul and Dubai for women of the basic human rights we the country, 600 women, the highest the families of the elite, and buys the take for granted: to have enough food governance and bridge differences with his rivals. Analysts number since the fall of the Taliban, loyalty of sectarian warlords-turned- and drinking water that doesn’t fester say Hamdallah supports Abbas and, unlike his predecessor, await trial on charges of such moral politicians, some of whom are impli- with disease; to see all of their children is not likely to challenge him. Relations between Fayyad and transgressions as having been raped or cated in sectarian war crimes that live past the age of 5. The absence of Fatah were strained and the former’s expulsion was expected. running away from abusive homes. include rape. Yet, for the most part, necessities and the violence that has The new prime minister has no intention to upset It is tempting to wring our hands the US taxpayers look the other way as concussed Afghanistan almost continu- the status quo. He said his at such obscene bigotry, to pity the country’s amoral government steals ously since the beginning of recorded Afghanistan’s women and vilify its men. or hands out as political kickbacks the history are the main reasons the coun- government will be a continuation Instead, we must look squarely at our money that was meant to help Afghan try has the fifth-lowest life expectancy The appointment of the previous one and the own complicity women — all in the name of containing in the world. The war Westerners of a new premier majority of ministers will keep in the shameful what we consider the greater evil, the often claim to be fighting in the name their portfolios. He said it would circumstances of Taliban insurgency. In other words, we of Afghan women instead helps pro- by President be part of the reconciliation effort Afghan women, have made a trade-off. We have joined long their hardship — with little or no between Abbas’s Fatah movement, billions of inter- a kind of a collective ba’ad, a political compensation. And now, as the dead- Mahmoud Abbas Instead of fixing national aid deal for which the Afghan women are line for the international troop pullout will bring little which controls the West Bank, women’s lives, dollars and 12 the price. approaches, the country is spinning and the rival Hamas movement years after U.S. To be sure, a lot of well-meaning toward a full-blown civil war. A hand- change to the that has controlled Gaza for the our humanitarian warplanes first Westerners and courageous Afghans ful of hardline men shouting slogans at Palestinian past six years. But Hamas has aid subsidizes bombed their ill- have worked very hard to improve Kabul University fades in comparison. criticised his appointment, though starred land. women’s conditions, and there has How to help Afghan women? The Afghanistan’s I have been been some headway as far as women’s road to their wellbeing begins with food situation. he can win their support through kleptocrats, erects travelling to rights are concerned. The number of security, health care that works, and a policies which are known as Afghanistan since girls signed up for school rose from government that protects them against conciliatory. The appointment of a new prime minister in the miniature Versailles 2001, mostly to just 5,000 before the US-led invasion sectarian violence. Right now, none West Bank “will not resolve the problems and doesn’t achieve in Kabul and Dubai its hardscrabble to 2.2 million. In Kabul and a handful of of these exist. I wish I could offer an unity,” Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said. Fatah and for the families hinterland, where other cities, some women have swapped adequate solution to the tragic circum- Hamas had signed a reconciliation agreement in Egypt two the majority of their polyester burqas for headscarves. stances of the women of Afghanistan’s of the elite, and Afghans live. Some even have taken jobs outside their back-of-beyond. years ago but it has not been implemented. In May, the two buys the loyalty of Over the years, I homes. But here, too, progress has been There does not appear to be one. groups agreed to form a unity government by August that have cooked rice uneven. A fifth of the girls enrolled in Hurling yet more aid dollars into an would set a date for elections. sectarian warlords- and traded jew- school never attend classes, and most intemperate funnel that will never Hamdallah’s appointment is also unlikely to make an turned-politicians. elry with Afghan of the rest drop out after fourth grade. reach their villages is not the answer: international impact. US Secretary of State John Kerry women, cradled Few Afghan parents prioritize edu- there is little reason to believe that we congratulated the new premier in a statement, saying “his their anemic chil- cation for their daughters because can count that such funding would be dren and fallen few Afghan women participate in the spent on creating enough mobile clin- appointment comes at a moment of challenge, which is also asleep under communal blankets in country’s feudal economy, and because ics to pay regular visits to remote vil- an important moment of opportunity.” their cramped mud-brick homes. I Afghan society, by and large, does not lages; build roads that would allow the The new prime minister needs to work towards the have seen firsthand that the aid we give welcome education for girls or emanci- women and their families easy access unity government agreed with Hamas, and focus on closer ostensibly to improve their lives almost pation of women. To get an idea about to market; facilitate sanitation projects cooperation with Hamas. Disunity between the two rival never makes it to these women. Today, what the general Afghan public thinks that would curb major waterborne dis- just as 12 years ago, most of them still of emancipation, consider this: the post- eases. The impending troop withdrawal Palestinian groups has been one of the biggest obstacles to have no clean drinking water, sanita- 2001 neologism “khanum free” — “free means that women’s security will likely peace process and both sides are yet to take sincere steps to tion or electricity; the nearest clinic is woman,” with the adjective translit- go from bad to worse. work closely • still often a half day’s walk away, and erated from the English — means “a WP-BLOOMBERG The other side Quote of EU-China solar panel spat makes case for anti-dumping fix the day HINA and the European complaints about illegal subsidies and Many EU governments oppose the Merkel, has called for a negotiated Union are quarreling over dumping, or selling below cost. The commissioner, and not just because settlement. De Gucht has said he is Chinese exports of solar EU’s trade commissioner, Karel de environment ministers like cheap solar open to it. Cpanels, which Europe says Gucht, advocates the same approach energy or because trade officials fear a This might avoid an escalating trade are being dumped in its markets. It’s a and is recommending preliminary bigger trade fight. The balance of busi- war, and that’s important, but has little There is now a stupid fight -- but one that could easily tariffs of more than 40 percent, with ness interests is complex, too. Tariffs else to commend it. A settlement would escalate into a bigger trade conflict if the possibility of permanent duties once on Chinese solar panels would help probably require China to set a mini- menace which is both sides don’t take care. In the short his investigation is complete. China, of Europe’s solar-panel producers but hurt mum price for its solar- panel exports called Twitter. The run, the EU should withdraw its threat course, is threatening to retaliate. Europe’s wider solar-power industry, , making the product more expensive of punitive tariffs. In the long run, all The political and economic rivalries which relies on cheap Chinese panels for EU consumers and putting money best examples of lies the big trading nations, including the in all this are complex. For instance, and which sells components such as that would otherwise accrue to the EU can be found there. U.S., should reform the anti-dumping China is accused of illegally subsidiz- polysilicon to Chinese panel makers. (A as tariffs into Chinese manufacturers’ rules that encourage this nonsensical ing its solar-panel producers as well report commissioned by an alliance of pockets. Agreements to rig markets To me, social media is wrangling. So far, Europe has been as dumping — but governments eve- European solar companies found that at consumers’ expense in this fashion the worst menace to following the U.S.’s bad example. rywhere subsidize renewable energy a tariff of 60 percent would cost almost have often been the outcome of anti- The U.S. imposed tariffs on Chinese in different ways, and rightly so. Isn’t 250,000 EU jobs over three years.) dumping disputes. society. Recep Tayyip Erdogan exports of solar panels last year after cheap solar power a good thing? Germany’s chancellor, Angela The Washington Post Turkish Prime Minister TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 UK’s recovery depends on Europe

finally began to admit that the grand Instead of obsessing experiment of cutting our way to growth has failed, and failed young people in par- about relations ticular. It issued explicit recommenda- tions to the British government to tackle the housing shortage, family poverty and with the EU, Britain youth unemployment. The European austerity consensus may should be using be beginning to crumble but the United Kingdom government seems determined to plough on regardless. its membership to What’s more, the Chancellor, George Osborne’s, resistance to sensible rebuild its economy. European Union measures like a finan- cial transaction tax and a cap on bank- BY FRANCES O’GRADY ers’ bonuses is presented as a form of patriotism. Equally, the bid to back out avid Cameron’s pre-elec- of European legislation that has given us tion instruction to the all rights to paid holidays and equal treat- Conservative party “not to ment for part-time and agency workers bang on about Europe” has is portrayed as a way of standing up for been well and truly trashed. Britain when the real purpose is attack- DThese days, when not taking advan- ing workers’ rights. tage of the easy access to Spanish holiday This week, I will be in Dublin with resorts resulting from European Union colleagues from the European Trade membership, he’s at it himself. Union Confederation. Ireland was the Meanwhile, the British economy is first European country to feel the bru- flatlining, jobs are less and less secure, tal impact of the global financial crisis and family budgets are squeezed as real and it is an appropriate place for us to wages fall for the third year in succes- work out what we need to do to repair sion. The right wing of the Conservative the damage. party, and the monkey on their back that For starters, we should be developing Britain's opposition Labour Party finance spokesman Ed Balls speaks at the Thomson Reuters headquarters in London yesterday. The is Ukip, prefer to blame Europe for all a youth guarantee (a commitment to party sought to convince voters that it is fit to run the economy by promising “iron discipline” on spending and pledging some cuts to of Britain’s ills. And a weakened prime getting every young person into a job, welfare benefits if it wins the 2015 election. minister has little choice but to fall in an internship or training within four behind them. months of their becoming unemployed) Foreign Office minister David worthy of the name, as the French and jobs, builds affordable homes and stimu- Robin Hood tax, not taking them to court deal that puts decent jobs and employ- Lidington told a City audience recently: German governments were discussing lates research and technology. as Osborne is doing, having comprehen- ment rights at the heart of the agenda on “What Europe needs is not… years of last week. High youth unemployment, Europe can be a world leader in the sively lost the vote. both sides of the north Atlantic. discussion about the intricacies of how including worries about the risk of con- design, development and production of And trade should be on the agenda too. This is a different approach from decisions are taken in Brussels. What sequent social disorder, is a Europe- green industries, as well as its biggest Some argue that Europe has somehow those in the government who want a it needs is growth.” But the government wide problem. consumer. No one country can do that stopped Britain from making its way in deal that aims for the lowest common that he belongs to has condemned us to We are returning to the days when alone — not even Germany. The govern- the world outside the European Union. denominator of deregulation — a free- years of just such pointless discussion vast numbers of qualified young people ment talks a good talk about investment But European Union membership for-all that could offer US corpora- about Europe’s rules without any real had to emigrate to find work, leaving in infrastructure but its capital invest- doesn’t explain why Germany is trading tions open season on the NHS and the debate about its purpose, let alone the their native economies short of the skills ment cuts tell a different story. more with China than we do, or Belgium welfare state. It’s up to us as citizens interests of the people it is supposed to and talent needed to build recovery. And we need to work together with trading more with India. to demand a say over what goes on in be there to serve. Irish youth were the first to pack our European partners to take back Last week, I was discussing the forth- boardrooms and at workplace, in trade Instead of obsessing about relations their suitcases but now the Greeks, control of the finance sector from the coming EU trade deal with the US — talks and our health service. We should with the EU, Britain should be using its Portuguese and Spanish are too. How professional gamblers who treated the the snappily named Transatlantic Trade have a right to good jobs, good wages membership to rebuild and rebalance its long before graduates in the United real economy like their personal rou- and Investment Partnership — with my and a good life. And the political class, economy, tackle the crisis in living stand- Kingdom join them? lette wheel. Britain should join the 11 opposite number in the US trade union in Westminster or Brussels, would do ards and give our young people a future. We should be developing a European European Union member states that movement, Rich Trumka. Our unions well to listen. Last week, the European commission recovery programme that creates good are negotiating the implementation of a are working together to press for a trade THE GUARDIAN Chinese dream and the rule of law The dark side of Is President Xi Jinping focused on raising globalisation BY JAMES STAVRIDIS private and public mechanisms China’s influence for cooperation — or open-source am often asked what keeps security — across the spectrum and profile beyond me awake at night after of threat. nearly 40 years as a Navy Third, we must follow the its borders? Iofficer, including four years money. Huge sums of cash from as supreme allied commander for these trafficking activities finance global operations at Nato. There is terrorists and insurgents such as BY FRED HIATT no shortage of frightening issues: the Taliban, as well as corruption. Iran, North Korea, the insurgency The money is used to undermine s he accepted the Communist Party’s in Afghanistan, civil war in Syria, fragile democracies. Efforts to designation to be China’s president cyberthreats, chemical weapons, upend threat financing must and supreme military leader in terrorism. be fused with international ini- AMarch, Xi Jinping vowed “to achieve But my one-word answer may tiatives, move across US agency the Chinese dream of great rejuvenation of the surprise: convergence. lines and have the cooperation Chinese nation.” Convergence may be thought of of the private-sector institutions Xi’s speech to the National People’s Congress as the dark side of globalisation. involved. won plaudits from the press. “His crisp yet It is the merger of a wide variety Fourth, we must shape and win rich voice and frank yet resolute gaze revealed of mobile human activities, each the narrative. Many have said a power to invigorate the people,” the China of which is individually dangerous there is a “war of ideas.” That People’s Daily reported. and whose sum represents a far is not quite the right descrip- But the speech left analysts guessing about greater threat. tion. Rather, the United States what sort of rejuvenation — also translated as A special case of this kind of is a “marketplace of ideas.” Our “revival” or “renaissance” — the new leader convergence is emerging in the ideas are sound: democracy, has in mind. Presumably President Obama cyberworld, where the greatest liberty, freedom of speech and will be looking for clues when he meets with mismatch between the level of religion — all the values of the Xi later this week in California. threat to our country (high) and Enlightenment. Does Xi mean a “Chinese dream” of pros- our level of preparation (low) is Fifth, we must sort out the bal- perity, as the “American dream” is often inter- evident. High-threat packages ance between civilian and military preted — a promise to continue the historic China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan. move through the world’s serv- activity in areas such as counter- progress of the past three decades in moving ers, fiber-optic cables and routers narcotics and cyberspace. Legal people from poverty into the middle class? in the service of nations, anarchic complexities, such as issues of Does he have in mind a campaign against the Alas, there is little evidence so far that Xi US trust is affected. organisations and garden-variety privacy and jurisdictional ques- widespread corruption and growing inequal- is tempted in the direction of constitution- When a longtime resident of North hackers. tions, need to be addressed. But ity of wealth that rankles many Chinese? Or alism. While he has, like past leaders, men- America, democracy advocate Wang Trillions of dollars’ worth of the bottom line is that both have is he focused on raising China’s influence and tioned democracy as an eventual goal, he also Bingzhang, is lured to a meeting on the cybercrime occurs each year; a role: Witness the cooperation profile beyond its borders? He has hinted at has said, “The Chinese dream is an ideal. Vietnam-China border, kidnapped by Chinese if the cyber-capability and the between the Drug Enforcement all three possibilities. Communists should have a higher ideal, and security agents and thrown into solitary con- resultant cash converge with Administration and the Defence Many prominent scholars, the Economist that is communism.” finement in a remote prison — that affects terrorist groups or pariah states Department, whose interagency magazine recently reported, signed a petition When the People’s Daily posted an online perceptions, too. (Full disclosure: I have a such as Iran and North Korea, the operations in Latin America and urging China to rejuvenate based on the rule survey about the “Chinese dream,” about 80 personal interest in Wang’s case, having potential for catastrophe is high. the Caribbean have led to the cap- of law — placing the constitution higher than percent of respondents said they did not sup- become friends with his daughter, Ti-Anna So, what can be done? First ture of narco-terrorists. arbitrary one-party rule. port one-party rule — and the survey was Wang, and written a novel for young adults and foremost, the United States Just over a century ago, the A turn in that direction could help with all quickly taken down. inspired in part by his story.) and the international commu- poet Thomas Hardy wrote “The three “revival” goals. Dictators from Stalin to Xi is still settling in, though; he himself may And when a literary critic such as Nobel nity must recognise the threat Convergence of the Twain” about South Korea’s Park Chung-hee have managed not be entirely sure what direction he will Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobois imprisoned for this kind of deviant globalisa- the collision of the Titanic and the to wrench their nations from abject poverty take. While his choices will be determined peaceful advocacy of free speech — and his tion poses. The Obama admin- iceberg that sank it. to mid-level industrialisation, but further primarily by internal factors, global percep- wife is put under house arrest with no due istration’s Strategy to Combat There is an iceberg out there growth — escape from the “middle-income tions and responses will matter, too. process — outsiders have to doubt the con- Transnational Organised Crime, in the form of weapons of mass trap” that worries many Chinese officials — That makes it even more important than fidence that Chinese officials claim to feel in published in 2011, is a step in the destruction; what is most worri- almost always is accompanied by political usual for Obama to explain why mutually ben- their model of governance and development. right direction. some is the convergence of such liberalisation. eficial US-China relations would be served by Here’s something else Obama might say: No Second, we must recognise that a weapon with a sophisticated An independent judiciary would tame cor- Chinese respect for the rule of law. country is likely to win respect for greatness if it takes a network to confront global trafficking route enabled ruption more effectively than periodic purges Obama should make clear, for example, it lives in fear of citizens like Chen, Wang and another network. Networks of by cybercrime and the cash it and Communist Party disciplinary campaigns. that when Chinese officials promise their US Liu. Nor is “rejuvenation” likely to be more criminal and terrorist activities generates. And China would win more friends abroad, counterparts that human rights lawyer Chen than a slogan unless it is built on the principle are converging. The United States That is the convergence we and drive fewer neighbours into the shelter of Guangcheng can emigrate with no adverse that all three men spoke for — the principle needs to build its own network must do all in our power to US alliance, by respecting international norms consequences to his relatives, and then those of rule of law. solutions. This means combining prevent. than through bullying. relatives are arrested, beaten and harassed, WP-BLOOMBERG international, interagency, and WP-BLOOMBERG TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

Prague on alert Merkel ally faces as floods sweep central Europe

PRAGUE: Volunteers deputies over piled up sandbags to keep a swollen river from overwhelming the Czech capital’s historic centre yes- terday after floods across drone scandal central Europe forced fac- tories to close, drove thou- sands from their homes and Govt criticised over Euro Hawk programme killed at least six people. Five people were killed at BERLIN: A simmering election- before taking over the defence brief the weekend in the Czech year scandal around German after her re-election in 2009. Republic, where the flooding Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s defence Long viewed as a safe pair of hands was the worst in a decade, minister over a botched drone deal with a particular talent for organisa- while in Austria one clean- threatens to boil over this week tion and administration, De Maiziere up worker was killed in a when he testifies before lawmakers. had figured on the short list of pos- mud-slide near Salzburg and The minister, Thomas de Maiziere, sible candidates to eventually take another three people were is a close confidant of Merkel’s over the reins from Merkel. missing. from her conservative Christian Commentators said that specula- The flooding also affected Democratic Union and had often tion now looked to be quashed. parts of Germany, Slovakia, been mentioned as a possible succes- “De Maiziere could have become Hungary and Poland. A church stands partially submerged in the flood waters from the swollen Danube river in Marbach, some 90km sor to the 58-year-old leader. chancellor one day but since the REUTERS west of Vienna, the capital of Austria, yesterday. But with less than four months to drones crisis, no one is talking about go until a September general elec- that possibility anymore,” the centre- tion, De Maiziere, 59, has become left daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung wrote entangled in allegations he misman- yesterday. “The question is simply how EU to examine aged a now-scrapped unmanned sur- De Maiziere will handle his mistakes France slashes tax perks for veillance aircraft project with costly and whether he can keep his job.” lifting Le Pen’s consequences. The wasted funds come at a time The Euro Hawk programme had in which Merkel has been preach- immunity already swallowed more than ¤500m ing fiscal discipline throughout the families, keeps child benefit ($651m) before the defence ministry eurozone as a means to check the BRUSSELS: The European said on May 14 it would pull the plug. spiralling debt crisis. PARIS: France yesterday- systems of support for people estimated additional revenues Parliament will examine in the Officials feared aviation authori- De Maiziere will face deputies just announced plans to slash tax with children in Europe and of ¤1.1bn in 2014, rising to 1.7bn first week of July whether to ties would not certify the Euro Hawk days after news weekly Der Spiegel breaks for families in a move it has been credited with giv- in 2017. lift the immunity of far-right — a version of US-based Northrop reported that senior defence minis- that will save the cash-strapped ing France the joint highest The measure will affect 1.3 French MEP Marine Le Pen, as Grumman’s Global Hawk customised try officials were aware as early as government more than a billion birthrate (with Ireland) in the million households, one in eight France seeks to prosecute her by Europe’s EADS — because it lacks February 2012 about the concerns euros ($1.3bn) a year. European Union. But the cost of of those with children, with the over remarks likening Islamic an anti-collision system. The minis- that led to the programme’s cancel- At the same time, the the system has become unsus- average tax bill for those affected prayers to the Nazi occupation, try deemed the cost of adding such lation last month. Opposition leaders, Socialist government said it tainable at time when France rising by ¤64 per month. The the parliament’s judicial affairs a system prohibitive. who have been struggling to score would not touch family allow- is struggling to cut its budget government also announced committee said yesterday. De Maiziere, who has been points during the election campaign ances paid to households with deficit in line with EU targets. plans to restrict one-off birth “The European Parliament attacked for failing to act far earlier, against the popular Merkel, leapt on two children or more, despite Currently, parents can claim payments to the poorest fami- will vote on July 2 or 3” on lift- is due to present a report to parlia- the report. The head of the Social calls for the universal benefit, tax relief on ¤2,000 of annual lies and said it would abolish tax ing the immunity of the leader of ment’s defence committee tomorrow Democrats, Sigmar Gabriel, called currently worth ¤128.57 every income for each of their first allowances linked to the educa- France’s National Front, said a on what the media have dubbed the De Maiziere’s long silence on the month, to be taken away from two children and a further tion costs of children attending spokesman for the deputy leader “drone debacle”. affair “unworthy” of his office, while wealthier families. ¤4,000 for any other offspring. secondary school. The right- of the committee, French Socialist He has been at Merkel’s side since Greens’ parliamentary group chief The tax breaks and family Under the reform, these figures wing opposition decried the Francoise Castex. A spokesman she took power in 2005, serving dur- Juergen Trittin threatened a formal allowance payments amount will be cut to 1,500 euros and new measures as an attack on for the parliament had at the ing her first term as her chief of staff probe. AFP to one of the most generous 3,000 respectively, generating the family. AFP weekend confirmed a BBC report saying the vote would take place on June 11 following a closed-door vote by the judicial affairs com- mittee last week. But Castex’s spokesman said the committee’s Five men accused of Putin critic’s murder go on trial again stand last week had no judicial standing but was simply a recom- MOSCOW: Russia began a sec- building, Rustam Makhmudov, In the courtroom, Makhmudov, Ruslan Makhmudov. the North Caucasus region where mendation, though 13 members ond bid to convict the suspected the suspected killer, two of his dressed in black, talked to his The case, which caused an Moscow waged two wars against favoured lifting her immunity killers of prominent Kremlin brothers and two other defend- uncle and the fifth suspect, an international outcry and alarmed separatists since the Soviet Union with only one vote against. critic Anna Politkovskaya at a ants, including his uncle, face ex-policeman, inside a glass cage. human rights groups in Russia, collapsed in 1991. French authorities asked pre-trial hearing yesterday, but murder charges for the second The Chechen, who was arrested has come to symbolise attempts She also directly criticised the European Parliament in her family said the question of time. in May 2011 after years on the to stifle dissent under Vladimir Putin, who sent troops into November to lift Le Pen’s immu- who ordered the murder was A Moscow jury embarrassed run, smiled and greeted his father Putin since he became president Chechnya in 1999 after becom- nity as a lawmaker so that she can unlikely to emerge from the prosecutors in 2009 by acquitting and other brothers. in 2000. ing prime minister. He has con- be prosecuted for remarks made case. three of the five defendants, but “God only knows what to Politkovskaya, who was a jour- demned her murder and said her in a speech to National Front More than six years after the Supreme Court threw out the expect of all this. I know they nalist, made enemies by report- killing caused greater damage to (FN) supporters in December Politkovskaya was shot in the decision and sent the case back to have done no wrong, I hope to ing on corruption across Russia Russia than her reporting. 2010. In the speech Le Pen lobby of her Moscow apartment the prosecution. see them home,” said his father and on rights abuses in Chechnya, REUTERS denounced the holding of Muslim prayers in the streets of France — where a dearth of mosques Royal visit has forced many to pray outside — saying: “For those who like to talk about World War II, to talk about occupation, we could talk about, for once, the occupation of our territory. ICC to try Kenyan vice president THE HAGUE: Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto will go on trial for crimes against humanity in September in con- nection with deadly post-elec- tion violence in 2007-08, the International Criminal Court said yesterday. “The trial cham- ber decided to set the opening on September 10 in order to allow the defence sufficient time to carry out its preparations,” The Hague-based ICC said in a statement. Ruto, 46, faces three counts of crimes against humanity for his role in deadly German Chancellor Angela Merkel (centre), Dutch King Willem-Alexander (right) and his wife Queen violence that erupted in Kenya Maxima at the start of their meeting in Berlin, yesterday. The Dutch royal couple is on a two-day visit after elections in late 2007. to Germany. AGENCIES

Bosnia, Croatia in deal to try war crime suspects

SARAJEVO: Bosnia and citizenship and have fled from the home country, a spokesman Bosnia claimed some 100,000 Croatia yesterday reached an the country looking for them of Bosnia’s prosecution office, lives and some two million accord to cooperate in pros- into the neighbouring state to Boris Grubesic said. refugees and displaced per- ecuting war crimes, aimed avoid prosecution. The accord anticipates an sons, almost half of the former at bringing to court dozens Neither Croatia nor Bosnia exchange of information and Yugoslav republic’s pre-war of suspects who have evaded could extradite their citizens to evidence between prosecutors population. justice. another country and the fugi- in the two countries, which will Croatia’s 1991 proclama- “We estimate that the accord tives have so far hidden behind allow further prosecution of the tion of independence from the will apply to some 50 war crime that regulation, almost 18 years suspects in the country where Yugoslav federation triggered a cases,” Bosnian general attorney after the end of the 1992-1995 they have found shelter, Bajic war between Zagreb forces and Goran Salihovic told reporters. war in Bosnia and the 1991-1995 said. Belgrade-backed ethnic Serbs, His Croatian counterpart conflict in Croatia. In January Bosnia “signed who opposed the move. The Mladen Bajic explained that According to the agreement, a similar protocol with Serbia conflict claimed some 20,000 the accord refers to war crime “several dozen suspects” wanted and it has already been imple- lives and hundreds of thousands suspects who had obtained by Bosnia will be tried in Croatia mented,” he said. refugees. both Croatian and Bosnian if they refuse to come back to The inter-ethnic war in AFP TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 63 countries 62-gun salute for Queen Elizabeth II sign arms trade treaty Opening of signatures a ‘milestone’

UNITED NATIONS: More “It is only then that the inter- than 60 countries yesterday national community will have signed a landmark conventional an effective tool to address the arms trade treaty, but the United unregulated and illicit conven- States held back from joining the tional arms trade thjat causes first wave of signatories while unspeakable human suffering,” Russia and China are expected the statement by the seven added. to stay out of the accord. The UN General Assembly The UN-brokered treaty is the passed the treaty in April when first covering weaponry of any 154 countries voted in favour, kind for more than a decade and but Syria, North Korea and Iran aims to bring transparency and voted against and Russia, China, protection of human rights into Egypt and India were among 23 the often dubious $85bn-a-year countries to abstain. Russia and global trade. China are not expected join the UN Secretary-General Ban treaty any time soon. Ki-moon said the treaty will “put Among major arms exporters, Members of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), the City of London’s Territorial Army regiment, fire a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London an end to the ‘free-for-all’ nature” Britain, France and Germany all yesterday in honour of the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen marked 60 years since her coronation in private on of weapons dealing, according to signed the treaty on the first day. Sunday but will be joined by the royal family and 2,000 guests at Westminster Abbey today for a service celebrating the anniversary. his spokesman Martin Nesirky. Germany’s Foreign Minister The treaty covers tanks, Guido Westerwell called the armoured combat vehicles, large- treaty a “historical breakthrough” calibre artillery, combat aircraft, but said more had to be done on attack helicopters, warships, mis- limiting the arms trade. siles and missile launchers, as well Britain’s deputy foreign minis- as the vast trade in small arms. ter Alistair Burt said doubters of UK vows new lobbying law after scandal Countries which ratify the the treaty were now under pres- treaty would have to evaluate sure to join. “The force behind LONDON: The British govern- on Sunday a member of the une- Deputy Prime Minister Nick stricter rules were needed to pre- before making a deal whether it so many states wanting to con- ment vowed yesterday to create lected upper chamber, the House Clegg, who leads Cameron’s jun- vent abuse. risks breaching an international clude an arms trade treaty after a new law to regulate lobby- of Lords, quit his party and two ior coalition partners, the cen- Under current rules, British embargo, violate human rights so long meant something. The ing, after four politicians were others were suspended. trist Liberal Democrats, said the lawmakers are allowed to work law, or could be used by terror- world is now different,” he told filmed by undercover reporters Conservative MP Patrick government was determined to as consultants for companies ists or criminals. reporters. offering to push lobbyists’ agen- Mercer had been secretly filmed address “the murkier side of but they are forbidden from act- The opening of signatures was “France hopes for a rapid entry das in parliament in exchange by reporters from the Daily politics”. ing as “paid advocates” — taking described as an “extremely impor- into force of the Arms Trade for cash. Telegraph posing as lobbyists “Our political system has long payment for asking questions in tant milestone” by ministers and Treaty, a major step for human A bill to introduce a statu- representing business interests been crying out for head-to-toe parliament, introducing a bill, or other representatives of Argentina, rights,” said France’s Foreign tory register of lobbyists will be in Fiji, agreeing to ask favourable reform,” Clegg wrote in the Daily urging other lawmakers to do so. Australia, Britain, Costa Rice, Minister Laurent Fabius. brought to parliament before law- questions in parliament if they Telegraph newspaper. Clegg said the government Finland, Japan and Kenya which The United States, the world’s makers break for their summer paid him thousands of pounds. Cameron came to power in would also push ahead with sponsored the first 2006 UN reso- biggest exporter of arms and recess on July 18, Prime Minister In a separate investigation by 2010 warning that lobbying was plans to give voters the power to lution calling for treaty talks. ammunition, played a key roll in David Cameron’s office said. The Sunday Times, the three peers “the next big scandal waiting to remove MPs who break the law or “It is vital that the treaty comes getting the treaty passed but was Any organisations that are paid — suspended Labour lords Jack happen” in British politics. seriously breach Commons rules. into force as soon as possible and not among the first signatories. to attempt to influence political Cunningham and Brian Mackenzie, The coalition government The lobbying row follows a is effectively implemented,” the “The United States welcomes decisions will be required to put and John Laird of the Ulster promised that it would create a major scandal over lawmak- seven said in a statement before the opening of the Arms Trade their names on the register, along Unionist Party — were filmed offer- register of lobbyists to make the ers’ abuse of parliamentary Argentina became the first of 63 Treaty for signature, and we look with a list of their clients. ing to do parliamentary work for a system more transparent. expenses, which saw several poli- countries to sign the treaty on the forward to signing it as soon as The announcement comes fake solar energy company. Three years later they have yet ticians jailed for fraud after the first day. Fifty ratifications are the process of conforming the offi- after a member of the House of The four lawmakers deny any to do so, but the latest scandal Telegraph published details of needed for the treaty to come into cial translations is completed sat- Commons, the lower house of par- wrongdoing. The House of Lords’ has put pressure on the coalition their claims in 2009. The scandal force. Finland’s Foreign Minister isfactorily,” said US Secretary of liament, resigned from Cameron’s standards commissioner on over the issue. Clegg said that the forced an overhaul of the parlia- Erkki Tuomioja said this could be State John Kerry in a statement. Conservative party on Friday Monday began investigating the “overwhelming majority of lobby- mentary expenses system. done within a year. AFP over a lobbying scandal, while three peers. ing activity is legitimate”, but that AFP

US offers $23m Second suspect in soldier for AQIM, Boko murder appears in court

Haram bosses LONDON: One of the men alleviate the pain if I may?” He accused of hacking to death then kissed the Holy Quran and WASHINGTON: In an unprec- a British soldier in London raised his arm into the air. edented move, the United States attended court for the first time Adebolajo, from Romford yesterday posted up to $23m yesterday, while his co-accused in Essex, east of London, was in rewards to help track down appeared in a separate hearing remanded in custody to appear five leaders of militant groups via videolink from prison. at the Old Bailey central criminal accused of spreading terror in Michael Adebolajo had a court in London within 48 hours. west Africa. bandaged left hand and held The other main suspect in the The highest reward of $7m up a Koran as he appeared at case, Adebowale, later appeared is offered for the Boko Haram Westminster Magistrates’ Court at the Old Bailey via videolink. No leader Abubakar Shekau, who charged with murdering soldier application was made for bail dur- last week called on Islamists in Lee Rigby on May 22. ing the brief hearing, and a new Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq to The 28-year-old, who asked to court date was set for June 28. join the bloody fight to create an be referred to as Mujaahid Abu Adebowale, from Greenwich Islamic state in Nigeria. Hamza, has also been charged in southeast London, spent six The US State Department’s with the attempted murder of two days in hospital before being dis- Rewards for Justice programme police officers and possession of a charged last Tuesday. He first also targeted Al Qaeda in the firearm. He and the other suspect, appeared in court on Thursday Activist Cornel West (left) and Code Pink activist Medea Benjamin talk during a break on the first day of the United Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), offer- Michael Adebowale, 22, were shot charged with murder and posses- States vs. Pfc Bradley E Manning trial in Fort Meade, Maryland, yesterday. ing its first ever bounties for by police during their arrest at sion of a firearm. wanted militants in west Africa. the scene of the brutal daylight An inquest into Rigby’s death Up to $5m was posted for attack near an army barracks in heard that he was run over by a Manning pleads guilty to 10 charges Al Qaeda veteran Mokhtar Woolwich, southeast London. car before being attacked by two Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist Both men are Muslim converts men armed with a cleaver and a behind the devastating attack on of Nigerian descent, and the mur- knife, on a quiet suburban street FORT MEADE: The long- and into the courtroom, where the government’s case against an Algerian gas plant in January der is being investigated by coun- in the middle of the afternoon. awaited trial stemming from the cell phones and other electronic Manning. in which 37 foreigners, including ter-terrorism officers. Legal restrictions prohibit the biggest leak of classified infor- devices were banned. The government accuses three Americans, were killed. The men appeared in court as reporting of further details of the mation in US history began yes- From November 2009 until Manning of having endangered A further $5m was offered for Prime Minister David Cameron case. The new task force, compris- terday, with Bradley Manning his arrest in May 2010, Manning national security by releasing the top AQIM leader Yahya Abou Al chaired a new task force on tack- ing cabinet ministers, will meet accused of feeding troves of allegedly gave WikiLeaks some war logs, which included reports Hammam, reportedly involved ling Islamist extremism. monthly to look at how extremist secret files to WikiLeaks. 700,000 classified military logs of torture and civilian casualties, in the 2010 murder of an elderly Adebolajo spent nine days in views can be confronted in schools, In his first statements at the from Iraq and Afghanistan and and the embassy cables, which French hostage in Niger. hospital before being discharged universities, prisons and local com- court martial, Manning confirmed diplomatic cables from across the detailed candid and often embar- Malik Abou Abdelkarim, a sen- on Friday, and prosecutors munities, Cameron’s office said. he pleads guilty to 10 charges but world. He faces a possible 154-year rassing remarks by world leaders ior fighter with AQIM, and Oumar decided to charge him over the “It is as if for some young peo- not the most serious one against jail sentence. Manning has offered and US officials. Ould Hamaha, the spokesman for weekend. Wearing a white T-shirt ple there is a conveyor belt to him — aiding the enemy — which to plead guilty to several offenses The soldier’s supporters argue Mali’s Movement for Oneness and and white trousers, he blew a kiss radicalisation that has poisoned could see him spend the rest of but denies prosecutors’ most seri- his actions shone a light in the Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), to a man in the public gallery of their minds with sick and per- his life in jail. ous charge — that he knowingly darkest corners of the US-led wars were also targeted by the rewards the court, and they both pointed verted ideas. We need to disman- More than three years after he aided the enemy, chiefly Al Qaeda. in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well programme, which will give up to to the sky. tle this process at every stage,” was arrested in Iraq, the baby- Manning’s supporters view as exposing the reasoning behind $3m each for information leading Asked to stand at the end of the prime minister told the House faced 25-year-old US army pri- him as a whistle-blower. The trial American foreign policy decisions. to their arrests. the short hearing, Adebolajo of Commons. vate went before a court martial went into recess after Manning Judge Lind has warned she will not “AQIM has been increasingly said: “May I ask why? May I ask Cameron also warned against presided over by Judge Denise confirmed his guilty plea to the 10 allow Manning’s trial to turn into a active in north and west Africa. why?” When told it is customary those who tried to use last week’s Lind at a military base outside charges, said he wanted to be tried forum on US foreign policy. They’re one of the pre-eminent to stand, he said: “I want to sit.” murder to divide Britain’s com- Washington, DC. by Lind and a not a jury, and signed Manning admitted in February kidnap for ransom groups in Standing, he asked Deputy Chief munities, after far-right groups Security was ultra tight, with a requests for witnesses to testify. to leaking the documents, saying the terrorist world right now,” Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot: the British National Party and the gaggle of US and foreign report- The proceedings follow an he hoped to start a public debate, a senior State Department offi- “May I respond to you? You would English Defence League held anti- ers waiting in line for two hours exhaustive series of prelimi- but denied knowingly aiding Al cial said. prefer me not to speak to you. I Muslim rallies in Rigby’s name. to get through security checks nary hearings that outlined Qaeda or other US foes. AFP AFP am only a man. I would like to AFP TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES

Bodies of nine 119 perish in China poultry blaze migrants found BANGKOK: Thai authori- ties have found the dead bod- Complicated interior structure, locked front gate make escape difficult for workers ies of nine people believed to be illegal migrants from BEIJING: At least 119 people Xinhua added. The facility had a Myanmar whose boats sank were killed in a fire at a poultry “complicated interior structure” in a recent storm, marine processing plant in northeast- and narrow exits which were police said yesterday. ern China yesterday, officials slowing the rescue work, it said. The bodies of six men and said, in what appeared to be the The cause of the blaze, which three women were found off the worst blaze in 12 years. highlights lax safety standards southern province of Ranong More than 300 workers were at many Chinese workplaces, was near the border with Myanmar at the Baoyuan poultry plant at not immediately clear, but state on Sunday, Police Lieutenant Dehui in Jilin province when the broadcaster CCTV said eyewit- Colonel Niran Chauyjit said. fire broke out and emergency nesses had heard a blast and sus- “We believe they (the dead) workers searching for survi- pected a chemical leak. were all Myanmar migrants. vors were uncertain how many CCTV also said on its Weibo They were found in the same remained trapped inside, Xinhua account that the blaze might have area where their boats sank,” news agency said. started with an electric spark in Niran said. “As of 4.25pm, altogether 119 the plant. He said 30 other migrants people died,” the Jilin provincial Six hours after the 6am fire from Myanmar were rescued government information office broke out, it had been brought by the Thai navy on Friday said on Sina Weibo, a service akin under control, CCTV said, but night after their vessels went to Twitter. Xinhua said firefighters were still down in bad weather, and The latest post did not say working to extinguish it entirely. would be sent home. how many were injured, but the State-broadcaster CCTV local government earlier put the showed the plant surrounded Rescue workers and fire trucks outside the site of the fire at a poultry farm in Dehui, Jilin province, yesterday. 19 injured in number at at least 54. by red fire engines, with its roof It is the country’s worst fire for apparently burnt away to reveal factory clashes more than a decade, according to charred black girders. processing plant. Photos from Xinhua said. China News Service rules. But loss of life is rarely on listings on Internet portal Baidu. A dramatic photo taken Xinhua showed charred walls said that as of the end of 2010 such a scale as the Jilin fire. PHNOM PENH: Around On December 25, 2000, a blaze at earlier and posted on a Hong and rooftops at the plant, with it had sales of 230 million yuan In some cases owners or com- 4,000 striking workers yes- a shopping centre in Luoyang, in Kong-based online news portal a row of fire engines standing by. ($38m). pany officials have been arrested terday forced their way the central province of Henan, showed dense clouds of black The Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry Workplace safety standards as a result of workplace accidents. into a factory in Cambodia killed 309 people. smoke several times higher Company, which began opera- can be poor in China, where No arrests were immediately that makes clothing for US The slaughterhouse gate was than the low-rise plant. A bright tions in 2009, employs 1,200 peo- fatal accidents happen regu- reported and Xinhua said an sportswear company Nike locked when the fire broke out blaze could be seen inside a row ple and produces 67,000 tonnes larly at mines and factories, with investigation into the cause had and clashed briefly with col- but about 100 workers escaped, of windows in one part of the of chicken products per year, some blaming lax enforcement of begun. AFP leagues who had remained on the job before being dispersed by police. Police said at least 11 police- men and eight workers were injured. Suicide bomber attacks The confrontation at the China warns UNHCR over Koreans Sabrina factory followed a BEIJING: China warned the does not make irresponsible attempt to flee their country series of deadly incidents UN High Commissioner for remarks based on unverified every year, often first cross- at factories in Bangladesh, Indonesia police station Refugees yesterday against news,” Chinese Foreign Ministry ing into China and then mak- the world’s biggest clothing making “irresponsible remarks” spokesman Hong Lei said at a ing their way to Southeast Asia. exporter after China, includ- JAKARTA: A suspected Islamic militant riding a motorbike blew about nine North Korean defec- daily news briefing. Many end up at a reception cen- ing the collapse of a building himself up in an Indonesian police station compound yesterday, tors the UN believes were The nine returned to North tre in Bangkok from which they in April that killed more than injuring a construction worker but no police, officials said. repatriated to their isolated, Korea last Tuesday, said Hong, are flown to South Korea. 1,000 people. The suicide bomber — believed to be linked to the country’s most authoritarian homeland by but he denied Pyongyang had Asked about policy towards Witnesses said many of wanted terror suspect — launched the attack after forcing his way Beijing last week. sought to have them returned. North Korean defectors, Hong the workers pressing for a into police headquarters in Poso, a town on Sulawesi island known for The United Nations said on “China hasn’t received any said China always handled such wage increase at the Sabrina militant attacks. It was the first suicide attack in Indonesia, which Friday that it was concerned requests by parties concerned to cases based on “its domestic laws plant west of Phnom Penh has been waging a campaign against Islamist terror groups for over about China’s return of the nine assist in the repatriation of these and international laws as well as were armed with sticks and a decade, since September 2011 when a bomber injured dozens in an young people to North Korea, people,” he said. humanitarian principles”. rocks and smashed windows attack on a Central Java church. where they face severe punish- “As verified by the Chinese “We always oppose making before being confronted by The blast comes after police arrested more than 20 suspects and ment, possibly execution, for hav- side, the nine people entered it an international and political non-strikers. killed eight in a series of raids last month, including some who were ing fled. China on May 27 and left China issue or an issue of refugees,” he About 1,000 police and sol- suspected of raising funds for Santoso’s group. The nine, believed to be for Korea on May 28 holding said. diers used batons and shields to The explosion caused minor damage to some cars and broke windows, orphans, were first sent back to legal and valid documents and International law requires that separate the sides and disperse said Poso police chief Susnadi, who also goes by one name. China after crossing into Laos. visas,” he said. “Chinese border people be allowed to apply for asy- the strikers. The bomb was homemade and consisted of nails packed into a plas- The office of the UNHCR said last authorities inspected their travel lum and not be expelled to a coun- tic lunch box, he added. Indonesia has waged a crackdown on terror week it was seeking clarification documents and approved their try where their lives or freedom Rainforest groups over the past decade following attacks against Western targets. from China and Laos. exit.” may be under threat. AFP “We hope that the UNHCR Hundreds of North Koreans REUTERS efforts hailed JAKARTA: A $1bn deal Back to school to save Indonesia’s rain- forests has slowed a “tidal wave” of logging destruc- Taiwan’s former president tion, Greenpeace’s global chief said yesterday, but he warned much more needed attempts suicide in prison to be done. While many environmen- talists have sharply criticised TAIPEI: Taiwan’s former was prevented by a guard. Indonesian efforts to end president Chen Shui-bian has The ministry said medical rampant logging across some tried to commit suicide in the personnel were immediately of the planet’s most vital for- prison where he is serving a called to check his condition and ests, Greenpeace International 20-year sentence for corrup- no abnormalities were found. Executive Director Kumi tion, the justice ministry said Chen was transferred to a Naidoo said there was rea- yesterday. prison hospital in Taichung in son to hope. “First, we must Chen said the attempt was in April from a public hospital in acknowledge with shame and protest at being excluded from Taipei. with sadness how much has an amnesty that last week saw Former president Chen had been lost. How much biodiver- charges dropped against hun- spent several months being sity has been lost... it was like dreds of local politicians and treated for depression and other a non-stop tidal wave,” Naidoo academics accused of misusing health problems. said in Manila while on a short government funds, the ministry During the 2000 presidential Southeast Asia tour. said in a statement. election, he proved a master at As part of that deal, Chen attempted to hang him- rallying popular support and Indonesian President Susilo self with a towel in a bathroom securing the youth and blue- Bambang Yudhoyono placed a at the jail in the central city of collar vote. moratorium two years ago on Hundreds of students join a flag ceremony to sing the national anthem at a government school in Manila, Taichung on Sunday night, but AFP issuing new logging permits for virgin rainforests, which Philippines. The school year officially began yesterday. was this month extended for another two years. HK police seize Philippine airport closed Anwar to work with coalition fashionable bags KUALA LUMPUR: Anwar parliament “as a reality for now” control of parliament. HONG KONG: Hong Kong after runway accident Ibrahim acknowledged yester- while continuing to question the But such petitions rarely suc- police said yesterday they may day that his Malaysian oppo- government’s legitimacy. ceed and the opposition has failed seize designer handbags with MANILA: Philippine aviation de Davao University, charged that sition would have to bite the “Of course we have to move on, to produce evidence of widespread knuckleduster-style han- authorities shut down one of Cebu Pacific had endangered its bullet and work with a ruling but that does not mean we should fraud. dles from fashion-conscious the country’s busiest airports passengers, including Ateneo coalition he calls illegitimate, accept the fraud,” he said. “They Anwar said the opposition women travelling through yesterday after a passenger faculty and students, during the while pledging a sustained fight stole the election from us,” he would focus on pushing for reform the city’s airport. jet overshot the runway when emergency because of alleged for electoral reform. added. of an electoral system widely seen British designer firm landing during a rainstorm, incompetence. Prime Minister Najib Razak’s The opposition says voter rolls as unfairly favouring Barisan. Alexander McQueen is one of officials said. In a notice to airlines, the civil Barisan Nasional (National were full of irregularities, ena- Over the weekend, Najib said a the more notable producers The Civil Aviation Authority aviation office said the airport Front) coalition won the May 5 bling the ruling coalition to sway bipartisan special parliamentary of the bags, which sell for up of the Philippines said Davao would be closed until yesterday election but the opposition, which results in closely fought seats. panel would be set up to oversee to $3,000 apiece and feature International Airport in the south evening, when ground crew would gained more than half the popu- Supposedly indelible ink intro- the Election Commission to fight handles closely resembling of the country would be closed likely be able to pull the jet from lar vote, has said ruling-coalition duced to prevent multiple voting perceptions it is biased. the metal weapons, which are until yesterday evening while the runway. fraud cost them victory. easily washed off. Anwar dismissed the move as a slipped over the fingers for a authorities removed the Cebu It added that four of the pas- Anwar has rejected the out- The government has admitted “trick” to stall real reform. potentially deadly punch. Pacific Airbus A320 plane. sengers on board had been infants. come and led a series of rallies “problems” with the ink -- which He had pledged to step aside as Any person found to be in The jet, with 165 people aboard, Cebu Pacific’s Iyog said the air- denouncing it as fraudulent, rais- it had touted as proof of its com- leader if the opposition lost but possession of any restricted “veered off to the right of the line had cancelled 20 flights for ing the spectre of prolonged insta- mitment to fair polls -- but has said those plans remain on hold. articles on an aircraft is liable runway” shortly after landing on the day, while rival Philippine bility over the bitter elections, the rejected charges of cheating. “We have to settle the last elec- to a maximum punishment of a Sunday night from Manila, the Airlines had cancelled 11. closest the 56-year-old ruling coa- The opposition plans to file tions. If they correct the election HK$100,000 ($13,000) fine and company said. It is designed to handle about lition ever came to losing. petitions in some 30 constituen- process, then I’m prime minister,” a five-year prison sentence. However Father Joel Tabora, two million passengers annually. But he said his three-party cies challenging the results. If he said. AGENCIES president of the Jesuit-run Ateneo AFP opposition would participate in won, they say it would give them AFP TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 10 Afghan children among 13 killed 15 kids wounded as bomber on motorbike blows himself up near school in Paktia province

KABUL: A suicide bomb attack attack. It did not release their offices in the eastern city targeting Nato and Afghan nationalities in line with coali- of Jalalabad. The statement forces killed two foreign sol- tion policy. repeated the declaration that the diers and 10 children who were “We can confirm there was a Taliban never target civilians. heading home after school in vehicle-borne improvised explo- Spokesmen for the insurgents eastern Afghanistan yesterday, sive device (IED) attack on an were not immediately available to officials said. ISAF convoy.” comment yesterday’s attacks. One policeman was also killed “Two ISAF service members Eastern Afghanistan is a key and 15 other children were were killed,” a coalition spokes- battleground in the conflict, with wounded in the attack near the man said. many militants using safe havens school in Paktia province, the The attack came hours inside neighbouring Pakistan to latest militant strike to cause after a roadside bomb killed launch attacks against Afghan civilian casualties in the 12-year seven members of a family in and foreign soldiers. war against the US-backed Laghman province, also in east For years leaders in Kabul and government. Afghanistan. Islamabad have traded accusa- “A suicide bomber on a motor- Four women, two children tions of blame over the Islamist bike detonated his explosives in a and a man died when their car extremists, who cross the porous crowded area outside the school,” hit a Taliban-planted IED near border with impunity. Zalmai Uriakhail, the police chief the town of Mehtarlam, Sarhadi There are presently around of Paktia, said. Zwak, the provincial administra- 100,000 international troops “The children had finished tion spokesman, said. fighting the Taliban, with Afghan their studies and they were head- The Taliban, who ruled soldiers and police gradually tak- ing home.” Afghanistan from 1996-2001, ing over security responsibilities Uriakhail said the attack hap- have repeatedly said they do ahead of the withdrawal of all pened in a market in Chamkani not target civilians in their bat- Nato combat troops next year. district at about 11am after morn- tle against President Hamid The Taliban did claim respon- ing lessons. Karzai’s government and foreign sibility for a major attack 10 days The interior ministry con- troops. But their attacks often kill ago on central Kabul that left one firmed the attack and said 10 chil- non-combatants. policeman, two civilians and all dren and a policeman were killed On Friday the insurgents four militants dead. Villagers stand at the site of a roadside bomb blast in Laghman province yesterday. and 15 children injured. issued a statement denying The assault targeted an The Nato-led International involvement in a suicide and International Organisation for allegedly used by Afghan and US annual “spring offensive” at the take the lead in the fight against Security Assistance Force (ISAF) gun attack on the International Migration compound, but the intelligence staff. end of April, opening a crucial the insurgents. said two of its soldiers died in the Committee of the Red Cross Taliban said it was a guest house The Taliban announced their period as local security forces AFP

Rains claim 17 Afghan Taliban team Pakistan loses $100bn in war in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: At least ISLAMABAD: The govern- different sectors of Pakistan’s econ- other initiatives such United 17 people, including seven holds talks in Iran ment is making efforts to calcu- omy in the last 12 years might go Nations in disasters like earth- children, were killed and late the loss borne by Pakistan’s close to $100bn mark. quake and floods. several others injured KABUL: Taliban leaders said yesterday they had sent a delegation economy in the last 12 years In return, Pakistan had so far When spokesperson for the after heavy rains and to Iran, Afghanistan’s western neighbour, to hold meetings that after becoming an ally of the received around $15bn through US embassy was contacted on wind storms hit many cit- could signal a future role for Tehran in the search for peace. US in its war against terrorism official channels on account of Monday, she said that the US ies in Pakistan. According After 12 years of violence in Afghanistan since the Taliban were since 9/11, 2001, it was learnt. over $10bn in shape of Coalition provided $3.5bn assistance to to media sources, cities, ousted from power, pressure is growing for regional powers such as These mindboggling figures, Support Fund (CSF) compared to Pakistan since October 2009 in including Swat, Peshawar, Iran, Pakistan and India to support a peace deal before 100,000 US-led which are in the process of official losses of $68bn until fiscal shape of civilian and military aid Nowshera, Malakand, Hang foreign troops withdraw next year. finalisation, might be released in year 2010-11, so only 14 percent but it did not include reimburse- LH, Malakand, Shar ceda and “Some while ago a delegation headed by the Islamic Emirate’s politi- the upcoming Economic Survey losses were reimbursed by the US. ment amount of CSF. Abetabad were hit by heavy cal office chief had a three-day visit to Iran’s capital, Tehran,” the 2012-13, which will be launched In the head of military assist- She concluded by promising rains and wind storms. Taliban said in an emailed statement, using the group’s formal title. just ahead of next budget ance in shape of FMF (Foreign to share overall assistance being “The visit was to discuss mutual interests of both sides after which announcement. Military Fund), Pakistan received provided by the US to Pakistan 6 rebels die in the delegation returned back.” The decision to insert latest $2.1bn, grants for the economy to on all heads including CSF, civil No further details were given about who the Taliban met in Tehran estimates on war on terror will the tune of $1.5bn, budgetary sup- and military assistance and all Nato attacks or the exact dates or purpose of the visit, which was the first known be taken by the incoming govern- port of $1.2bn and debt write-off kinds of initiatives since 9/11, 2001 trip by insurgent representatives to Iran. ment of the PML-N but official $1.5bn. within coming week. KABUL: At Least six A separate Taliban group also made another visit to Iran to attend circles confirmed that efforts are However, it is not yet known A senior official who is involved Taliban militants were killed a conference, the statement said. underway to come up with latest that how much amount the US in the budget making process said in a twin air-attack by ISAF Iran, which has strong trade ties with western Afghanistan, has estimates on total losses. disbursed through non-govern- that the Foreign Office was taking choppers in Zurmat district been affected by unrest in Afghanistan, with hundreds of thousands According to initial and rough mental organisations (NGOs), lead on this subject. of Paktiya in Afghanistan, of refugees crossing the border to escape the war. AFP estimates, the losses incurred by international NGOs and some INTERNEWS according to officials. A press release by Afghan National Army press office in Gardez says two groups of Taliban militants who were involved in destruc- tive operations came under Power crisis worsens despite increase in output ISAF air attacks where six militants were killed, accord- ISLAMABAD: Despite He said hydropower genera- was carried out for about 12 Managing Director Zargham Muzaffargarh thermal power sta- ing to Afghanistan’s Khaama increased hydropower genera- tion had increased after the Indus hours yesterday which meant Eshaq Khan, however, put the tion were closed because of techni- Press. The statement added tion yesterday, loadshedding River System Authority (Irsa) there was 50 percent shortfall. shortfall at about 4,000MW cal reasons on Saturday but one of that these militants were throughout Pakistan surged to 12 decided to raise discharges from But if 12,200MW was being sup- yesterday morning and claimed them had now been restored. “We also suspected to be members hours as demand peaked to about Tarbela dam to 115,000 cusec from plied for 12 hours, the actual that the same had dropped to have to keep on fighting with the of Haqqani Network. The 16,800MW amid complaints of 90,000 cusec on Friday and from numbers did not add up because 3,300MW in the peak evening old system,” he said. source has also revealed that inequitable shortage sharing. 25,000 cusec to 42,000 cusec from then the demand should be about hours because of improved gen- In the private sector, only the joint security forces have A National Power Control Mangla dam. Irsa also directed 24,000MW which was not the eration from hydropower projects. 400MW capacity Liberty Power taken one vehicle and have Centre official said that there Wapda to open the fifth tunnel of case. He said that hydropower plants and Hubco Narowal were non- damaged a motorcycle and a was a gap of 4,600MW as genera- Tarbela power house in order to Another official said some feed- were generating 5,000MW in operational. In the public sec- pick-up vehicle. tion stood at 12,200MW against a further improve generation. ers in Islamabad that provide the evening as peak generation tor, only one of the Guddu power demand of 16,800MW. He said there were also reports electricity to federal and par- had improved to 12,700MW. He plants was functional while Annual budget With this gap, the average load- of forced closure of some feeders liamentary lodges as well as the said the power generation had Jamshoro station was getting shedding based on equitable shar- because of system constraints. MPA hostels in the four provinces improved on Saturday and as a only 1,000 tonnes of furnace oil by mid-June ing should have been less than He explained that the system for were facing loadshedding for five result about 10 hours of equitable against its requirement of 3,000. 10 hours, but some feeders were computed demand could not be to six hours compared to 11-12 load management was carried out As a result, it was producing only ISLAMABAD: The federal drawing higher than allocated relied upon because it was not hours in other areas. throughout the country but some 160MW even though it could gen- finance minister is likely to quota causing increased loadshed- based on some scientific analysis. National Transmission and plants were closed down later. erate 650MW with sufficient fuel announce the federal budget ding, said the official. For example, loadshedding Dispatch Company (NTDC) He said two power houses of supplies. INTERNEWS 2013-2014 on June 14 as offi- cials put forward revenue proposals to the minister this Margalla Festival week. Budgetary proposal and a copy of the budget speech of the minister will also be made Punjab House not safe as available to senators. PPP wins all six Sharif residence: Police seats in Sindh ISLAMABAD: Owing to can be targeted easily by terror- security concerns, police have ists,” the letter said, adding, “Thus, KARACHI: The Pakistan advised incoming prime minis- the PM house is the only secure Peoples Party (PPP) led by ter Nawaz Sharif against taking place for him under given cir- Asif Ali Zardari has won Punjab House as his residence. cumstances.” “Moreover, it would in all six constituencies in At a party meeting on also be at greater distance from the southern province of Wednesday, Nawaz had announced the Prime Minister Secretariat,” Sindh, it emerged yesterday. that he would not reside in the maintained the police officer. The The Director of the office Prime Minister house and would police recently conducted a survey of the Provincial Election reduce his protocol for travelling of the incoming premier’s proposed Commissioner, Sindh, in order to slash expenses. residence and declared that it was Mohammad Najeeb, said that However, a senior police officer much difficult to maintain security the PPP had won in five con- said that the security branch at the Punjab House. stituencies in Kashmore and wrote a letter to the Capital “If Nawaz were to live in the Tharparkar districts where Police Office expressing fears that Punjab House, the police would re-polling was carried out on Punjab House in the Red Zone, have to deploy more personnel at Saturday under strict secu- along other provincial officials’ the site than normally required rity. The PPP also won the houses and the Chief Justice’s res- for a high-level government facil- PS-14 Jacobabad seat after a idence — was not secure enough ity which would be an extra bur- re-counting of ballots, Najeeb A man breathes fire as he performs at the Margalla Festival 2013, which began at the Arts and Crafts Village in for Nawaz’s stay. den on the understaffed police added. “It is too elevated and close to force,” said the police official. AGENCIES Islamabad yesterday. Many artists are taking part in the festival, which highlights national heritage and culture. the Margalla Hills from where it INTERNEWS TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Dalmiya may ban IPL after-match parties Cricket board interim chief vows to cleanse sport; Vindoo, Meiyappan in judicial custody untill June 14

KOLKATA: Cricket board of BCCI (Board of Control for arrangement who had the pow- would definitely have the desired something about it.” Dalmiya required further custody of the interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya Cricket in India) in the ICC, a ers to appoint a new treasurer, impact. “Yes, that may be one of gave evasive answers to most of accused to help trace out abscond- yesterday did not rule out repre- decision will be taken. But it has Dalmiya made it clear he had the the possibilities. But we cannot say the queries during the 20-minute ing bookies and investigate more senting the board in International not yet been decided. Yes, I am powers to fill up vacancies in the it will have the desired result. Too interaction, instead choosing about their financial transactions, Cricket Council deliberations, and entitled. I may represent. Or board. “If there is a vacancy, it early to say. But all efforts must be benign expressions like “too early which was strongly opposed by said banning after-match par- someone else may represent. It is will be filled up.’ made (to cleanse cricket,” he said. to say”, “wait for some time” and the defence lawyers. ties of the Indian Premier League my choice,” Dalmiya said. “On who would be the appoint- Asked whether he had any “allow me to settle down first”. In a related development, (IPL) could be a possible solution Regarding the latest status over ing authority, the answers are plans to stop IPL for a year in the Meanwhile, a Mumbai court yes- Mumbai police have detained a to cleaning up cricket. the resignations of Jagdale and there in our rules. Please consult wake of the spot-fixing allegations terday granted judicial custody till bookie in connection with the Addressing his first media Shirke, he said: “As far as Jagdale the rule book,” he told a reporter. which has marred its reputation, June 14 to Bollywood actor Vindoo IPL betting scam that continues meet, a day after being asked to is concerned, he has communicated Jagdale and Shirke resigned the seasoned cricket administra- Dara Singh Randhawa, Gurunath to rock the cricket world since take charge of the day-to-day that he has no intention to with- from their BCCI posts on Friday tor said: “Efforts should be made Meiyappan and two others in con- over a fortnight now. affairs of the board with its presi- draw his resignation. This has been in protest against cricket board to keep everything running. But nection with the scandal. Kishore Badlani, alias Kishore dent N Srinivasan stepping aside, his (Jagdale’s) stand so far,” the chief Srinivasan refusing to how much it has to go that we Additional Metropolitan Pune was intercepted as soon Dalmiya said that former secre- 73-year-old Dalmiya said. step down after his son-in- have to work out according to the Magistrate M N Saleem rejected as he landed at Mumbai airport tary Sanjay Jagdale had made it Talking about Shirke, the law Gurunath Meiyappan was developments.” the police plea to extend police shortly after he arrived from clear he would not be returning to former ICC chief said: “I tried to arrested for his alleged involve- Dalmiya, who promised to keep custody for the four accused Europe. His name had cropped up his post while ex-treasurer Ajay talk to Shirke, also Shetty and ment in IPL betting. “no stone unturned” to cleanse stating that the prosecution had during the questioning of other Shirke had been given another 24 others tried to talk to him but Srinivasan, at an emergency indian cricket, said the game was made no grounds for the same accused in the scandal and police hours to make up his mind. were unable to communicate. working committee meeting of going through “difficult times” in after their police remand ended believe Badlani could shed more Reacting to a poser on who We have not received any com- the board yesterday, agreed to the country, but exuded confidence yesterday. Besides Vindoo and light on the links between Indian would be the BCCI representa- munication from him one way or step aside till the BCCI’s probe that he would be able to tackle the Meiyappan, hawala operator and Pakistani bookies. tive in the International Cricket the other. I am hopeful we will into the spot fixing allegations situation “with the help of all”. Alpesh Patel and bookie Prem Last Saturday, Mumbai police Council, Dalmiya said he was receive a communication. We will were complete. Admitting that the image Taneja were also sent to judicial also secured custody of a New entitled to do so, though the final wait another 24 hours. I am hope- Dalmiya said banning IPL after of cricket has been tarnished, custody untill June 14. Delhi-based bookie Ashwin decision was yet to be taken. ful. (But) there is a limit”. match parties could be a possible Dalmiya said: “But we can Public prosecutor Kiran Agarwal, alias Tinku Delhi, in “Regarding representation Asked under the present solution, but one could not say it either cry over spilt milk or do Bendbhar argued that the police the same case, till June 6. IANS

Caring with Style Debt burden CPI-M not against drives family to suicide Yusuf Ali: Vijayan in Gujarat AHMEDABAD: Four THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: of allegations of wrongdoing in the members of a family The Kerala CPI-M has said its leases for land given to Ali for his mired in debt and under workers would not protest against proposed Cochin Port Trust project. pressure from local money a UAE-based businessman’s mall Last month, the party’s lenders to repay loans in Kochi and asked officials to Ernakulam district committee also committed suicide in the ensure that all lease arrangements frowned over the way the leases western state of Gujarat, of the investor with the Cochin were granted to Ali. police said yesterday. Port Trust were transparent. Pained by the allegations, Ali A married couple and Communist Party of India-Marxist announced he was withdrawing from three of their children state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan told the port trust convention centre consumed poison on reporters here yesterday: “We want project and asked the authorities to Sunday at their home in to make it clear that we are not going return Rs72 crore deposited as lease Bavla town, 25km from to stage a protest in front of the Lulu money for the land in 2010. here. “A woman and three Mall. The responsible authorities Vijayan said: “The CPI-M has children died immediately have to look if things are in order.” never played spoil sport to any and the man was rushed Businessman M A Yusuf Ali, who major project and we will never to the hospital. He is still invested Rs1,600 crore, opened his oppose Ali. undergoing treatment,” Lulu Shopping Mall project in Kochi “What the Ernakulam district police officer A Y Bhaloch From left: Bollywood stars Sophie Choudry, Dia Mirza and playback singer Sona Mohapatra display creations in March this year. He has also taken committee said was that no rules of said. by designer Manish Malhotra during the eighth annual ‘Caring with Style’ fashion show in Mumbai late on on lease 10.59 hectares land from the the land should be violated. Ali got The couple were deeply Sunday. The show was held in association with The Cancer Patients Aid Association, which supports children Cochin Port Trust for building a con- the land through a tender and he has in debt and lived on a suffering from blood cancer. vention centre. not done any wrong,” said Vijayan. small monthly income. Vijayan said: “The CPI-M is not He said the issue of the alleged According to police they against Ali at all. In fact, we want wrongdoings was first raised by an had taken loans from sev- him to invest in more and more official of the Kerala Shipping and eral money lenders at very projects in the state.” Inland Navigation Corporation. high interest rates to set Cities getting more polluted: Survey His remarks came in the backdrop IANS up a business. However when they were unable to repay NEW DELHI: India’s cities change). Five cities saw a fall in a very important election issue. Rs600,000 ($10,000) the are becoming more polluted ground water availability (exclud- Why? Because it’s beginning to money lenders started har- and unhealthy, according to a ing Chennai) and the number of hurt people at various levels, (for assing the couple. new survey published yesterday trees, birds and animals saw a example) if you look at water The news of family sui- showing growing concern about decline in all six cities.” quality and availability (and) the cide shocked the residents the impact of high economic The survey said respondents sheer quality of air,” Noronha of Bavla, many of whom growth on the environment. from Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi said. “They want the environment closed their businesses The Energy and Resources and Hyderabad claimed a wors- to be looked after.” to mourn the deaths. Institute (TERI) research group ening of waste management in India has the worst air qual- Police have registered a based in New Delhi questioned their city, while respondents ity in the world, beating even criminal case against six 4,039 people living in the country’s from Kolkata and Mumbai saw China, according to a survey money lenders for abet- six biggest cities about their per- an improvement. in 2012 conducted by Yale and ting suicide. ceptions, opinions and awareness The survey also showed Indians Columbia universities in the More than half of India’s of the environment and green were increasingly conscious of the United States. 1.2 billion population is issues over the last five years. need to reduce pollution and that Eighty percent of the nation’s forced to turn to unscru- “Air quality in these six cities governments, industry and others sewage is untreated and flows pulous money lenders who has become worse in the last five should strike a balance between directly into rivers, polluting the charge exorbitant interest years or seen no change,” the sur- protecting the environment and main sources of drinking water, a rates because many towns vey said. “Surface water quality development, said TERI’s Ligia study by an environmental watch- and villages have little seemed to have deteriorated in Noronha. dog showed in March this year. access to banks. AFP all cities apart from Mumbai (no “It (the environment) will be AFP

Chennai cops rescue kidnapped UK couple

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Police have res- Sadasivam Ananda Thiyagar. Thiyagar, who Police said after the arrests were made cued a kidnapped British couple. Chennai also lives in London, got in touch with a on Saturday, the arrested people told them Police Commissioner S George, speaking friend who lodged a missing report with the that Ajanthan and Ramesh hatched the to reporters yesterday, said the May 29 Chennai police. kidnap plan, and told Dharmalingam, a kidnap has been cracked and eight of the City police formed eight teams to trace businessman running a travel agency, to nine involved in it have been arrested. the couple, and worked in coordination kidnap Thavaraja and Salaja in return for One member of the nine-strong gang, with the Metropolitan Police (Scotland 30 percent of the ransom amount. comprising Indian nationals and Sri Lankan Yard), London, Serious Organised Crime Dharmalingam roped in Indira Anthony refugees, is on the run. Of the eight arrested, Agency, UK, and the British Deputy High Mary, a teacher, who in turn asked Sathya, one is a woman teacher. Commission here. Inputs were received a member of the newly formed Tamizhaga George said: “Thavaraja, a person of Sri from the couple’s daughter. Vazhvurimai Katchi party, to join the gang. Lankan origin, and Salaja, were kidnapped Dharshini got a ransom call from the kid- After the Thavarajas were kidnapped, the when they came here on a nine-day tem- nappers, asking for Rs2.48 crore (£300,000) gang contacted their daughter Dharshini ple tour from Colombo.” The couple had to be paid to certain people in London. in London. Dharshini passed on the mobile gone to Colombo from London to attend a London Metropolitan Police told the phone numbers to the police team here. wedding there. Chennai police that Thavaraja owned a Tracing the calls, the police discovered On arrival at the Chennai airport, departmental store and a Sri Lankan, that the gang was active in Cuddalore dis- Thavaraja saw someone holding up a placard Ajanthan, worked with him there. They trict, and moving in vehicles in and around with his name on it. The couple had booked also said that Ajanthan had a friend named Cuddalore and Villapuram. a room in a hotel, and assumed that the Ramesh hailing from Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) With the search narrowing down, police man had come to escort them to their hotel. in Tamil Nadu, working in another depart- intercepted a speeding utility vehicle on When they got into the vehicle, the cou- mental store in London. Saturday to find the Thavarajas in it and ple was threatened and told that they were Chennai police then checked the back- make the eight arrests. Sathya, sensing being kidnapped for a ransom. ground of Ramesh, and found that among trouble, gave policemen the slip. The eight Meanwhile, in London, the couple’s his friends was Kannan alias Dharmalingam arrested were brought to the city yesterday daughter Dharshini, unable to contact of Trichy, with a history of involvement in and remanded in judicial custody. or trace her parents, informed a relative, kidnappings. IANS TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

Biker held for Practice run harassing Govt refutes Pak diplomat spurious drugs NEW DELHI: A motorcyclist was arrested here yesterday for misbehaving with a Pakistani diplomat and his driver after export claims the former’s bike grazed past the diplomat’s car in south Delhi, police said. “Goldy was arrested for misbehaving with ‘Vested interests’ maligning sector the Pakistani diplomat after his bike scraped past the diplomat’s NEW DELHI: The government The ministry said the phar- car in Munirka around 7pm,” rejected allegations of exporting maceutical sector in the coun- said a police officer. According counterfeit drugs, saying those try is a highly regulated one and to police, Goldy had an alterca- are desperate attempts by some the exports are heavily guided tion with the diplomat Zargam countries to malign its flourish- by various regulatory regimes of Raza’s driver first and later with ing pharmaceutical industry, the importing countries. him. Raza, first secretary (trade), which enjoys a unique position And there is also a require- was going home from office in of low-cost manufacturing and ment for continuous monitor- Chanakyapuri, when the incident highest quality medicine. ing of quality related aspects, took place, police said. “A protest It said there were reasons to including complaints of sub- was lodged in the external affairs believe that “vested interests” standard/falsified drugs from ministry by Pakistani authori- were raking up isolated issues various countries. ties following which Goldy was Canoeists make a practice run on the Yamuna river in Allahabad, yesterday. about technical deficiencies in The Drugs Controller General arrested,” said a police official. good manufacturing practices of India (DCGI) is responsible (GMP). There have been exten- for approval of licenses of speci- Polish model sive media reporting about on fied categories of drugs such as molested in Delhi the quality of drugs (pharma- blood and blood products, IV flu- Advani’s statement ‘misinterpreted’ ceutical products like Active ids, vaccines and sera in India. Pharmaceutical Ingredients and The State Drug administration NEW DELHI: A 17-year- formulations) manufactured in offices regulate issue the manu- old Poland-based model was HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: no cold war in the BJP. Whatever popular leader in the country, it India for exports. facturing licenses and quality molested by a man who runs With Bharatiya Janata Party decision I have to take, I will take is Narendra Modi.” He did not Some isolated reports have also control monitoring etc. a modelling agency here, said (BJP) leader L K Advani’s com- after calling a meeting of the cen- agree that Advani pitted Chouhan been received about export of spu- The DCGI regularly holds police. The accused is abscond- ments on Gujarat Chief Minister tral parliamentary board,” he said. against Modi as a prime ministe- rious /counterfeit drugs attrib- meetings with the State authori- ing. Accused Imshan allegedly Narendra Modi sparking a con- In Delhi, party general secre- rial candidate. Singh claimed that uted to some source in India. ties and also interacts with drug molested the model in south troversy, party president Rajnath tary Rajiv Pratap Rudy said there all BJP ruled states had developed “Government has strong reason regulators across the globe to Delhi’s Greater Kailash area on Singh yesterday claimed there was “complete misrepresentation” in their respective socio-economic to believe that some of the spuri- ensure that the international Sunday. “The girl had come to had been a misinterpretation. of Advani’s remarks. He said conditions. ous drugs detected in the inter- practices of manufacture and sup- Delhi two months ago on a mod- The BJP sought to play down Advani had praised all BJP chief Comparing Chouhan’s develop- national markets, alleged to be ply of drugs are followed in India. elling assignment when she came the controversy created by Advani ministers in his speech at Gwalior. ment model with that of Modi, Advani exported from India, are desper- India’s compliance with TRIPS in contact with Imshan,” said a terming achievements of Madhya “Like a statesman, he carried a had said that the Madhya Pradesh ate attempts by other countries and consequent implementation police official. On the pretext Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj positive word for every chief min- chief minister deserved more credit. getting affected by the strength of Patents Act is appreciated all of getting her an assignment, Singh Chouhan better than those ister,” Rudy told reporters. He argued that Chouhan, the chief of Indian pharma industry,” the over the world. Imshan managed to bring her to of Narendra Modi. He said it was natural to minister of a “Bimaru” state, had ministry of commerce and indus- The ministry said there are his house, where a Brazil-based “Advani’s statement was mis- shower praise on a leader of the brought about considerable progress try said in a statement to clarify more than 350 manufacturing model also resided, said the offi- interpreted,” Rajnath Singh told state where an event is being held during his tenure, while Modi only on reports of malpractices of sites endorsed by EU for their cial. “The accused molested her reporters in Hyderabad, when to boost the morale of party work- improved an already economically pharma manufacturing in India. GMP standards in India as on more than two times. On Sunday, asked about the comparison ers. “You are expected to boost well-off Gujarat. The statement came after April 30, 2013. she managed to contact police,” Advani made between Chouhan the morale (of party workers). “Bimaru” has been an acro- New Delhi-based Ranbaxy “Companies/importers from all the official added. and Modi at a party conclave in (Advani’s remarks) are a com- nym for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Laboratories, India’s largest drug over the globe are encouraged to Gwalior on Saturday. plete misrepresentation. It is not Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the company by sales, pleaded guilty visit the manufacturing facility in HIV positive man Rajnath Singh also denied fair to attribute this interpreta- four north Indian states which in the United States to criminal India to satisfy themselves of the reports of a “cold war” in the tion to him (Advani),” Rudy said. are viewed as laggards in terms charges of making adulterated quality of production of drugs,” commits suicide BJP over the choice of the prime Rajnath Singh said: “I have of economic development. medicines and agreed to a $500m the government said. ministerial candidate. “There is said already that if there is a IANS settlement. IANS JAIPUR: Depressed over being HIV positive, a 23-year-old youth committed suicide by hanging himself at his house here, police said. “His family members spot- Mumbai acid attack victim ted him hanging at his house and informed police. He was taken to hospital where doctors cremated; kin for CBI probe declared him brought dead,” a police officer said. The victim’s NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old assured me on CBI probe but he family members said that he was woman, who died of injuries fol- was not sure on the issue of pro- depressed for being HIV positive. lowing an acid attack in Mumbai, viding government job to my fam- was cremated with state of hon- ily member,” added Singh. Kerala to set up IT ours here last evening. The vic- “The victim’s family was tim’s family has demanded CBI assured by sub-divisional mag- innovation zones probe into her murder. istrate (SDM) of a CBI probe. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Preeti Rathi, a resident of ... he also gave them assurance The Kerala government plans Delhi’s Narela area, was cremated on pushing their other demands to set up IT innovation zones around 5pm after a day-long pro- before the government,” said in the state where emphasis test by her kin and residents of Additional Commissioner of would be given on hardware, the neighbourhood demanding a Police Sanjay Kumar. After the Industries and IT minister P Central Bureau of Investigation arrival of the acid victim’s body K Kunhalikutty said yesterday. (CBI) probe into her murder. here from Mumbai around 7.45am “The state government is now “We have cremated Preeti’s her family members refused to working on setting up inno- body at a crematorium in Narela carry out her last rites until a vation zones in the state and after a senior government official CBI probe was ordered. here the emphasis would be assured us to fulfil our demand,” The victim’s family marched given to the hardware industry the woman’s father, Amar Singh from Narela towards G T Road because this is a sector where Rathi, said. Now, we have come with her coffin, demanding jus- the country is relying heavily on back to our home after getting a tice. They were stopped by police. imports. Innumerable jobs will written assurance from govern- “The acid attack victim’s fam- be created for technical pro- ment official, said Rathi. ily, relatives and residents of fessionals in this segment,” the “In a written letter to govern- Narela protested till 5pm, before minister told reporters here. ment, I had put up three demands. her cremation,” said Kumar. “Innumerable jobs will be cre- First, I want a CBI probe in my Some unidentified attackers ated for technical professionals daughter’s murder case. Secondly, threw acid on Preeti as she alighted in this segment,” he said. The I want a government service for from the New Delhi-Mumbai Garib 285 IT companies in the state one of my family members. Third, Rath Express in Mumbai on May 2 employ 40,521 employees in loca- state of honours for my daugh- while on way to report for her new tions such as Kochi, Kozhikode ter,” said Rathi. He said his third job as nurse at a defence hospital. and Thiruvananthapuram. demand had been met. Preeti died of her injuries in a pri- AGENCIES “The government official vate hospital in Mumbai. IANS

Arrest warrant against rapist cop

SHILLONG: A lower court in Meghalaya yester- also been suspended for dereliction of duty. day issued a non-bailable warrant against a police Meanwhile, the National Commission for the officer arrested for rape and who is now on the run Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Monday sought after escaping from custody, even as a child rights a detailed report from the Meghalaya government panel sought a detailed report on the crime. on the alleged rape of two minor girls by Islam. Nurul Islam, who was in-charge of the Ampati “The DGP had submitted a report in relation to police station, was arrested on Saturday on charges the case, but we found that there were certain gaps of molesting and raping two sisters. He escaped from in it. We are not satisfied with the report and we police custody on Sunday from Tura, the district have asked him to submit a detailed report within headquarters of West Garo Hills. the next three days,” NCPCR member Yogesh Dube “The court has issued a non-bailable warrant told journalists here. against Islam. The court has also directed the bank “The report was also unclear how the girls, who to freeze his account,” Ram Singh, the district mag- are still minors, were called to the police station by istrate of South West Garo Hills, said. the concerned officer,” Dube added. Ram Singh said that the government has The complaint lodged by the victims’ father alleged also suspended South West Garo Hills Deputy that Islam had molested and raped his 14-year-old Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Bijay daughter inside the Ampati police station March 13. Chettri and three constables in conncetion with On March 31, he raped her sister, 17, at gunpoint, in Islam’s escape from custody. On Sunday, the gov- their house, the father said. The officer had threatened ernment had suspended Islam, while Sub-inspector to kill both the girls if they dared inform anyone. Pyniarborlang Lynshiang, who escorted Islam, has IANS TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

PRAYER TIME Social networks hot targets News in Numbers ECONOMIC GROWTH PERFORMANCECHART: 1 9 Fajr (Dawn) 3:15 for hackers: Shorook (Sunrise) 4:43 Zuhr (Noon) 11:32 McAfee Report Asr (Afternoon) 2:56 SAN FRANCISCO: McAfee Maghrib (Sunset) 6:22 Labs yesterday reported a surge Isha (Night) 7:52 early this year in malicious soft- ware aimed at stealing pass- words at social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. WEATHER The security firm cited a “sig- nificant spike” in a “Koobface” social networking worm and a Today Wednesday Thursday Weather Conditions: “dramatic increase” in spam in Clear Clear Partly cloudy the first three months of 2013. Headline consumer price inflation, measured as the year-on-year Hazy and According to the quarterly percentage change in the consumer price index, stood at 2.7pc in humid. global McAfee Threats Report, variations of Koobface, named in High: 38° October 2012, for an increase of 0.4pc on September 2012 prices. High: 39° High: 40° a play on the spelling of Facebook, Low: 28° Low: 29° Low: 30° The narrower “core” measure—which strips out food, utilities and in the first quarter of this year nearly tripled from the previous residential rent, as they are the most volatile components of the three-month period. consumer price basket—was 3.1pc higher in October 2012 than Koobface is designed to worm 12 months earlier. Although headline inflation has been rising since DOHA - SUN & SEA its way through people’s social networks, using messages to June 2012, the narrower core measure started to moderate in SUN TIDE SEA trick friends into installing the August 2012. SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND code in computers which hackers can then use for more malicious 04:43 18:22 00:30 & 15:00 07:45 & 21:00 05-15 KT purposes. The Koobface rise came with Monthly headline and core inflation THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW a continued increase in the HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER number and complexity of tar- (year- on -year, PC) geted attacks, particularly in the MUSCAT 33/29 Clear 35/29 Partly cloudy financial sector, crafted to steal MAKKAH 48/33 Partly cloudy 49/33 Clear information that criminals could KUWAIT 45/29 Clear 43/29 Clear turn to their advantage, McAfee BAHRAIN 38/29 Clear 38/31 Clear reported. SANAA 28/15 Partly cloudy 27/15 Partly cloudy “Cybercriminals have come RIYADH 42/24 Clear 40/23 Partly cloudy to appreciate that sensitive DUBAI 40/30 Clear 39/30 Partly cloudy personal and organizational BAGHDAD 39/24 Clear 39/24 Clear information are the currency of their hacker economy,” said THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW McAfee Labs senior vice presi- dent Vincent Weafer. HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER “The resurrection of Koobface reminds us that social networks ATHENS 28/18 Clear 25/18 Clear continue to present a substantial WASHINGTON 26/17 Clear 26/17 Partly cloudy opportunity for intercepting per- SYDNEY 20/10 Cloudy 23/12 Partly cloudy sonal information.” LONDON 20/09 Partly cloudy 20/10 Partly cloudy After stagnating for three years, the volume of spam email PARIS 19/11 Partly cloudy 21/15 Mostly cloudy leapt, driven by “pump-and- ISTANBUL 25/17 Clear 25/17 Partly cloudy dump” schemes designed to drive MANILA 37/26 Chance of storm 36/26 Chance of storm stock prices to artificial highs DHAKA 35/26 Chance of storm 34/26 Partly cloudy by inducing people into buying DELHI 41/32 Clear 41/32 Clear shares. ISLAMABAD 38/26 Partly cloudy 41/26 Clear AFP Source : http://www.qsa.gov.qa/ Active volcano Thais told to drink milk to boost height BANGKOK: Thailand is Those already in school would programme in which milk was asking citizens of all ages to be encouraged to drink two found to be diluted or spoiled drink at least one glass of glasses a day, and adults has not helped improve per- cow’s milk a day in an effort one, according to the head of ceptions, but this most recent to increase their average Thailand’s health department, campaign was likely to catch height by up to 8cm within Jessada Chokdamrongsuk. on, said the Thai culture com- the next decade. Thais currently consume 14 mentator Kaewmala: “Parents Speaking at the Food and litres of milk per person per want their children to be tall Agriculture Organisation’s year, far below the south-east and this has a lot to do with World Milk Day yesterday, Asian average of 60 litres, and better quality and quantity the deputy public health min- the international average of of diet and certainly milk ister, Cholanan Srikaew, said a 103.9 litres, according to offi- consumption”. campaign to drink milk every cial figures. A greater problem for day could increase the height Lactose intolerance is com- Thailand may be the drink of 18-year-old Thais by 8cm mon among many Thais, that Thais like too much: from the current 167cm for however, and much of the the average citizen consumes boys and 157cm for girls, as milk currently sold in three times as much alcohol as well as extend life expectancy Thailand comes in cans as milk, figures from the health from 74 to 80 years. sweetened condensed milk, ministry show, or about 14.19 The move comes alongside ubiquitously served in Thai litres of milk to 44 litres of a larger campaign to encour- coffees and teas. Those look- alcohol per person per year. age women to breastfeed their ing for a small carton of milk According to the Thai children for longer, ensuring in shops can be met with Health Promotion Fund, an that babies are given breast raised eyebrows as it is gen- independent state agency pro- milk - not infant formula or erally regarded as a drink for moting nationwide wellbeing, Mountain bikes are parked in front of Mount Bromo (left) and Mount Batok inside Tengger caldera at Bromo Tengger other substitutes - for their weaklings, with the word for Thais consume the fifth high- Semeru National Park in Indonesia’s East Java province. Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park consists of Mount Semeru first six months before moving milk and breast, nom, being est amount of alcohol in the (3,676 m) and Tengger caldera, which have five volcanoes inside the caldera. on to two or three glasses of interchangeable. world. cow’s milk during pre-school. A nationwide school milk GUARDIAN NEWS Jellyfish surge in Mediterranean threatens summer tourists ROME: Scientists across the smartphones and a special app are it is in the rest of the world. But does not reach the coast because us a message in a bottle, saying: to predict how big a problem they Mediterranean say a surge in now tracking them along thou- the problem is at its greatest in of the temperature of the water,” ‘Look what is happening to me,’” might become this summer. “We the number of jellyfish this year sands of miles of Mediterranean the open sea.” he said. Other badly hit coastlines Gili said. “The socio-economic do not know enough, but we have threatens not just the biodiver- coastline. Population growth has The institute has detected a include Sardinia, Sicily, Malta impact on tourist areas is huge,” to be ready,” he said. sity of one of the world’s most continued over the four years of surge this spring in one of the and the eastern Mediterranean said Piraino. “We are losing mil- Not everyone is appalled by overfished seas but also the the project, and appears to be most poisonous species, the mauve beaches of Israel and the Lebanon. lions of euros.” the gelatinous creatures and health of tens of thousands of part of a global phenomenon, with stinger or Pelagia noctiluca, Piraino said at least 150,000 Beaches in Catalonia are their stings. The Chinese have summer tourists. most coastal areas studied around along the coast of Catalonia and people were treated for jellyfish rarely affected for more than been eating them for 5,000 years “I flew along a 300km stretch the world also reporting a rise in Valencia. “We have seen banks stings around the Mediterranean 15 days each summer, but some and export some $20m worth of coastline on April 21 and numbers. several kilometres long and with each summer. Mediterranean resorts are now each year. Chinese immigrants saw millions of jellyfish,” said “There are now beaches on a density of 30 to 40 jellyfish per Global warming, overfishing considering using two-metre- in Sicily have also begun to har- Professor Stefano Piraino of the island of Lampedusa, which square metre,” the institute’s and human intervention — espe- deep nets to fence off safe zones vest them. Salento University in southern receives 300,000 tourists a year, Veronica Fuentes told Spain’s cially breakwaters that protect for bathers. Scientists also point to at least Italy. Piraino is the head of a where people can only swim for ABC newspaper. “The ones we sandy beaches but provide a home The best protection against one species of Mediterranean Mediterranean-wide project to a week in the summer,” said have found this spring are par- for larvae — are all blamed. As stings is suncream, which pre- jellyfish — the fried egg jellyfish track the rise in the number of Piraino. Josep Mara Gili, a vet- ticularly big.” predators disappear, population vents the venom released by the or Cotylorhiza tuberculata — as jellyfish as global warming and eran jellyfish researcher at the Gili said this was mostly surges are happening with greater tentacles from penetrating the a potential source of raw mate- overfishing clear the way for them Institute of Marine Sciences in surprising because the mauve frequency. skin. Piraino said knowledge of rials for cancer treatments and to prosper. Barcelona, said: “It is a growing stingers were close to beaches. “The jellyfish that we see on jelly fish populations was still rel- antioxidants. “Citizen scientists” armed with problem in the Mediterranean, as “Normally, that size of jellyfish the beach is really the sea sending atively scant and it was impossible GUARDIAN NEWS Tuesday 4 June 2013 25 Rajab 1434 Volume 18 Number 5720 Price: QR2

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Vodafone Dubal, Emal merge to form $15bn giant Qatar’s Emirates Global Aluminium to be world’s fifth largest with 2.4m tonnes per year capacity revenue rises ABU DHABI: The United Arab of the new entity said in the to produce more than one mil- “This deal could be giving hints reserves will help the combined Emirates is merging its two statement. lion metric tonnes of high qual- of more consolidation at the company keep a lid on the high to QR1.53bn flagship state aluminium firms In 2011, the Chairman of Dubai ity finished aluminium products government level and creating energy costs involved in alumin- to create the world’s fifth larg- aluminium producer Dubal, per year. strong UAE players on the global ium smelting. DOHA: Vodafone Qatar’s rev- est aluminium company with an Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Abdulla Kalban, president and stage,” said Mohamed Ali Yasin, The deal has been in the works enues increased to QR1.53bn enterprise value of $15bn. Al Maktoum, was quoted by a chief executive of Dubal, will be Managing Director of National for years. ($420m) for the year ended The merger will improve effi- local newspaper as saying that the managing director and chief Bank of Abu Dhabi’s brokerage “There are going to be lot of March 31, 2013, witnessing an ciency and help the emirate’s alu- Mubadala had offered to buy a executive of the new firm. division. surprises in the next two years and impressive revenue growth of minium industry better compete stake in Dubal, without provid- ICD owns stakes in some of “It also in a way shapes the this is the first one,” said a senior 25 percent (year-on-year), a with rivals in the region. UAE has ing more details. Dubai’s largest firms, such as policy ... for the next direction of Abu Dhabi government official, press statement said yesterday. been planning the move for three The merged entity will have Emirates Airline and lender economic growth of the UAE,” he hinting at further consolidation The company registered 30 years. aluminium production capacity of Emirates NBD, while Mubadala said. of state companies. percent growth in the number The new entity, Emirates 2.4 million tonnes per year after has a mandate to develop Abu Governments across the Gulf The two emirates have also been of subscribers over the last year Global Aluminium, will be jointly the completion of Emal’s phase Dhabi’s local economy and has Arab region are trying to reduce in talks to merge their two main to 1.08 million mobile customers held by Investment Corporation two operations in mid-2014, the assets of $55bn. their dependence on oil by diver- stock exchanges and had hired with 31.8 percent market share of Dubai (ICD) and Abu Dhabi statement said. The global financial crisis dealt sifying into sectors such as alu- Goldman Sachs Inc to advise on in Qatar’s telecom industry at state sovereign fund Mubadala. Emal is on track to complete a blow to Dubai’s breakneck eco- minium and petrochemicals. the proposed transaction in 2010. March 31, 2013. “Emirates Global Aluminium its $4bn phase two by the end of nomic expansion and the free- Dubai’s shift has been the most ICD owns stakes in some of Vodafone Qatar’s full year rev- will build on strong foundations 2014, when its capacity will rise wheeling city state found its radical, its dash into new indus- Dubai’s largest firms, such as enue market share closed at 27.4 of leadership, to become a major to 1.3 million tonnes from the fortunes more closely entwined tries born of necessity as its oil and Emirates Airline and lender percent and achieved 30.4 per- industrial champion and engine current 800,000 tonnes a year. with those of its oil-rich neigh- gas reserves decline. Abu Dhabi, Emirates NBD, while Mubadala cent by the end of the final quar- of economic development for Dubal operates the largest single- bour in 2009, when Abu Dhabi with far greater reserves of hydro- has a mandate to develop Abu ter an increase of 5.9ppt over last our people,” Khaldoon Khalifa site smelting facility in the world, stepped in with a $10bn bailout carbons, has taken a more gradual Dhabi’s local economy and has year. Al Mubarak, chief executive of built on a 480-hectare site in that allowed Dubai to avoid a debt approach. assets of $55bn. Average revenue per user Mubadala, and the Chairman Jebel Ali, which has the capacity crisis. Abu Dhabi’s abundant energy AGENCIES (ARPU) improved eight per- cent to QR121 for the year ended March 31. EBITDA margin improved Ford recalls 465,000 cars 7ppts to 19 percent with earnings before interest, tax, depreciation Oil rebounds and amortisation (EBITDA) for the full financial year ending at QR284m, a 97 percent improve- on North Sea ment over last year. The outgoing CEO of Vodafone Qatar, Richard Daly, outage, said: “We continued to deliver strong growth in our third full weak dollar year of operations with strong revenue growth of 25 percent NEW YORK/LONDON: over the year to reach QR1.5bn Brent crude oil futures rose driven primarily from the yesterday morning during trad- mobile business. As a result, our ing in New York, supported by a share of the mobile revenue in weak dollar and a supply outage Qatar grew to 27.4 percent for in North Sea crude oil. the year, up from 24.5 percent Oil producer Nexen confirmed last year. its North Sea Buzzard oil field, “This growth provided a strong which supplies Forties, the lead- foundation for improving our prof- ing stream behind the Brent itability this year. This has led to benchmark, was shut, supporting an improvement in our EBITDA prices. The oil field was expected margin of seven percentage to return to normal by next week. points over the year to reach 19 “I see the Buzzard field issue as percent. In turn this has enabled leading the way with Brent push- us to achieve the very important ing higher,” said New York analyst milestone of our first full year of Dominick Chirichella. positive Distributable Profit of A weaker dollar helped support QR2m.” higher oil prices. Oil is priced in Vodafone, which owns 23 dollars and when the dollar sinks, percent of Vodafone Qatar, in oil becomes less expensive for hold- November extended a contract to ers of other currencies. The dollar manage its Qatari affiliate until index against a basket of curren- 2018. cies was trading one percent lower. Brent crude futures were trad- ing $1.86 higher at $102.25 per bar- A 2013 Ford Fusion, winner of the 2013 Green Car of the Year from the publication Green Car Journal, at the Ford display during a media preview QFMA launches rel at 11.40am EDT (1540GMT), in New York. Ford Motor Co is recalling 465,000 2013 models to check for fuel tank leaks that could result in a fire. The car maker said it won’t have rebounding from a slip below $100 enough replacement parts for all owners until September. app for news to $99.66 earlier in the session on weak Chinese data. That was updates the lowest price for Brent in one month. US crude oil futures were DOHA: Qatar Financial trading $1.44 higher at $93.41. US manufacturing shrinks, stoking growth fears Markets Authority (QFMA) Analysts said slow demand growth launched its application for with robust supplies would cap gains iPhone and iPad users (Apple in oil prices. Record high US supplies NEW YORK/LONDON: That makes it unlikely the “There are a lot of questions the corner,” said Victoria Clarke store: QFMA), for the latest and a weak global economic outlook Manufacturers in the United Federal Reserve would soon start right now. Things are soft in Asia at Investec. news and updates about impor- has kept a lid on prices. States, China and Europe strug- to scale back the $85bn in bonds and Europe and the market is The HSBC PMI followed a sim- tant issuances of the QFMA Brent crude was rising off of gled last month as demand fell, it is buying each month. Fed looking at higher yields and gov- ilar government survey released to become accessible by those three previous sessions of losses, suggesting an ailing world econ- Chairman Ben Bernanke said ernment spending cuts that are on Saturday that showed a slight interested and dealers in the but was still only able to touch omy that still needs a steady in May those purchases could likely to hit the US,” said William uptick but also pointed to falling capital market, a press state- the 10-day moving average on the diet of central bank support. be reduced at one of the central Larkin, a portfolio manager at orders from important export ment said yesterday. high end of the session. Brent has Output at US factories declined bank’s “next few meetings.” Cabot Money Management. “My markets. “We think China’s eco- Director of Media and fallen for four straight months in May for the first time in six “While the data for now con- guess is it’s too early for the Fed nomic growth will probably con- Communication Department, from a high of $119.17 in February. months, the Institute for Supply strains the thoughts of taper- to ease off.” tinue to slide,” said Zhiwei Zhang, Ahmed Salim, stated that the US crude oil futures were trad- Management reported, while ing (bond purchases), it is weak A separate report from finan- chief China economist at Nomura application contains many aspects ing just above the 40-day moving China’s massive manufacturing enough that it will also raise cial data firm Markit showed the in Hong Kong. including awareness and educat- average, remaining below short- sector shrank for the first time broader questions on global US factory sector continued to New export orders also fell in ing aspect of QFMA’s objectives, term moving averages on a con- in seven months, adding to con- growth,” said Alan Ruskin, glo- expand in May but at a sluggish Taiwan, a key producer in the mission and functions, allowing tinuation chart. cerns that the world’s two largest bal head of G10 FX strategy at pace, suggesting it would likely be global technology supply chain, to know about the QFMA and its Oil was also supported by flood- economies were losing momen- Deutsche Bank in New York. a drag on second-quarter growth. while in South Korea, home to legal regulations. ing across Europe, which halted tum in the second quarter. US data last week showed con- In China, the HSBC China PMI big brand names such as Samsung The application will be a link barges along the river Rhine, and Euro zone manufacturing con- sumer spending fell in April for showed total new orders and new and Hyundai, new export orders between the QFMA and inter- by supply worries after reports tracted again in May, its 22nd the first time in almost a year and export orders fell in May, high- growth eased to the weakest pace ested parties and dealers whether that Iran aimed next year to start straight month of decline, though inflation retreated further from lighting weakness in both domestic since January. individuals or companies, so they a nuclear reactor, which the West the depth of the downturn eased the Fed’s two percent target. and overseas demand. The index Growth in Indian factories was can find laws, regulations and fears could arm an atomic bomb. for the first time in four months. San Francisco Fed President slipped to 49.2 last month, its close to stalling, with the HSBC reports in a simplified electronic A triple whammy of weak over- In the US, the data bolstered John Williams yesterday became worst performance since October. PMI slipping to its lowest read- way, as well as know the listed all manufacturing data in the US, the view that the economy was the second central bank policy- “The global economy remains ing since March 2009, although companies and financial services Europe and China both served undergoing yet another spring maker in recent days to warn weak... There’s nothing in the the index has stayed above the 50 companies dealing in the capital to support oil prices and prevent swoon after expanding at a 2.4 that falling inflation would make system at the moment, certainly mark separating expansion from market. them from rising too much. percent rate in the first three it harder for the Fed to ease up in China, that suggests there is a contraction for over four years. THE PENINSULA REUTERS months of the year. on asset purchases. big pick-up in store just around REUTERS TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Total, Exxon Iraq to lower oil targets with foreign firms partners in oil Baghdad in talks with energy firms to cut production citing sagging global crude demand exploration: BAGHDAD: Iraq is in talks contracts, however, would lower Though Iraq could, in that sce- to use that capacity and produce would stay above $90 per barrel. with foreign energy firms to the country’s maximum capacity nario, theoretically pump as much the oil, that we cannot market “Our budget is based on $90,” South Sudan lower long-term oil production to nine million bpd. as nine million bpd, Shahristani because there is not sufficient Shahristani said. “We wish that targets agreed several years ago “We have revised the pro- said that between five and six mil- demand for it.” the oil price will remain at the JUBA: French oil com- because of sagging global crude duction plan for all the fields,” lion bpd “would generate enough The International Energy level above $90. Otherwise we pany Total will partner with demand forecasts, the country’s Shahristani, the deputy prime revenues to meet our needs.” Agency last month fuelled bear- have to revise our budget. We US major Exxon Mobil and top energy official said. minister responsible for energy Iraq awarded several oil fields ish sentiment in the oil market don’t expect it to fall below $90.” Kuwait’s Kufpec in South Sudan Hussein Al Shahristani said affairs, said in an interview in his to foreign energy firms for devel- in a report that predicted grow- Iraq, which is almost entirely to search for oil in the restive that Iraq was re-negotiating all of office inside Baghdad’s heavily- opment in 2009, paying a per- ing crude oil supply through 2013, dependent on oil sales for its Jonglei state, a senior lawmaker the oil field contracts awarded in fortified Green Zone. “Some of barrel service fee, in a series of led by North America, that would income, currently exports about in the African country said. 2009 to lower the peak production them have already been agreed public auctions that cemented its outstrip demand. 2.6 million bpd. It is hoping to Sudan’s 1983-2005 civil war target and spread output over a and finalised, and some of them role as a key global producer of “The supply shock created by a increase sales sharply in the prevented Total, which has held a longer period of time. are in discussion.” the future. surge in North American oil pro- coming years in order to fund majority interest in Block B since He added that he hoped oil He declined to discuss specific Shahristani cited lower-than- duction will be as transformative much-needed reconstruction of the early 1980s, from exploring prices stayed above $90 per bar- fields. expected forecasts for future to the market over the next five the country’s dilapidated infra- the 120,000 square-km conces- rel, after world oil prices fell Asked if that meant every con- demand as the reasoning behind years as was the rise of Chinese structure and conflict-battered sion in Jonglei in the east of the sharply to around $92 per barrel tract awarded in 2009 was being Iraq’s decision. demand over the last 15,” the IEA economy. country. in recent days. revised, he replied: “Yes. That’s “There doesn’t seem to be great said. The International Energy Last year South Sudan’s gov- Iraq currently produces about right. And we may decide in cer- demand in the coming few years,” Shahristani also said that Agency said in October that Iraq ernment said it was negotiat- 3.5 million barrels of oil per day tain cases that we will keep the the former oil minister said. while marginal oil fields around stands to gain almost $5.0 trillion ing with Total to split the block (bpd), and had targeted the con- production that was contracted “We thought in Iraq that there the world required that oil prices in revenue from exporting oil up to speed up exploration and struction of infrastructure, pipe- for, because it will be feasible to is no point at this stage to invest stayed above $75 to $80 per bar- to 2035, as long as the country raise much-needed government lines and storage facilities that maintain that production for a very large sums to develop the rel — they currently stand at invested more than $530bn on revenue. would have allowed it to pump 12 much longer time, based on our fields for a much higher produc- around $92 for a barrel of light raising its energy output. Henry Odwar, chairman of million bpd in 2017. The revised new studies.” tion capacity if we are not going sweet crude — Iraq hoped they AFP South Sudan’s parliamentary committee on energy and min- ing, said on Saturday the area was now being broken into blocks B1, World’s largest container ship B2 and B3. “Now Total has gone ahead and, Huge potential for UK with a nudge from the (oil) min- istry, engaged certain partners. Exxon Mobil and Kufpec have been brought in to be a partner shale gas, says IGas in Block B1,” Odwar said in an interview. LONDON: UK shale gas 1.5tcf, we consume around 3tcf a Another industry insider has explorer IGas now reckons year, assuming you could recover said the deals are yet to be final- its licence area in northwest technically something like 10 to ised but block B2 is likely to be England could hold enough gas 15 percent of the shale gas in held by the same partnership of to meet the country’s entire place, then it could move import companies. The government is yet consumption for over five years, dependency out for about 10 to 15 to decide on the fate of B3, the dwarfing a previous forecast years,” he told the BBC. source says. and national proven reserves, it Britain expects to issue an Exxon declined to comment, said yesterday. upward revised estimate of its while Total said it had since The next few years will prove shale gas resources this sum- December been in talks with the critical for Britain’s infant shale mer. A preliminary estimate by government about the “concep- gas industry, which sees itself as the British Geological Survey put tual terms” of the block. Kufpec, vital to reversing a rising depend- recoverable reserves at around Kuwait’s state oil exploration arm, ency on foreign gas but which 5.3 trillion cubic feet, enough to could not be immediately reached. must tread carefully to reassure meet national consumption for In May, South Sudan restarted a sceptical public and vocal envi- less than two years. oil production in its main oil fields, ronmental lobby. Shares in IGas rose to a four- ending a 16-month shutdown trig- The company said that tech- month high of 107.5 pence on gered by a dispute with Khartoum nical studies now point to an Monday morning, and were over pipeline fees. estimated range of 15.1 to 172.3 trading 8.6 percent higher at 101 South Sudan wants to start trillion cubic feet of gas in place at pence by 0800 GMT. exploration in Block B1, B2 its licence areas which sit between Drilling is planned for later and B3 because of declining Liverpool and Manchester in this year, which would refine the reserves in its main produc- northwest England, with a most estimates and the potential of the ing fields where state-owned likely estimate of 102tcf. It had basin, the company said. China National Petroleum Corp previously forecast over 9tcf. Analysts at Jefferies said that (CNPC), Malaysia’s Petronas and Chief Executive Andrew Austin while the estimate range was India’s ONGC Videsh are active. said that only some of the gas large, the most likely forecast of Enduring mistrust with would be recoverable from the about 100 tcf showed the signifi- The world’s largest container ship, sailing under the French flag, the CMA CGM Jules Verne, which can carry between the two Sudans means area but nonetheless the potential cance of the licence, both relative 16,000 containers, arrives in the port of Marseille, yesterday. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the CMA the South is keen to build alter- volumes could change Britain’s to IGas’s resource base and the CGM Group, the ship was deviated from its usual route rotation and made an exceptional call in Marseille, native pipelines through Kenya energy balance. UK’s existing gas reserves. where she will be inaugurated today in the presence of French President Francois Hollande. or through Ethiopia to Djibouti. “We (Britain) import around REUTERS REUTERS Investors cheer Infosys founder’s return

MUMBAI: Shares of Infosys jumped “It would be too simplistic to assume that environment with a focus on new growth yesterday as investors cheered the return Murthy has a magic wand to turn things areas of cloud computing and consultancy. of founder N R Narayana Murthy to around,” said Ajay Bodke, head of invest- The Bangalore-based Infosys, also listed boost the Indian outsourcing giant’s sag- ment strategy at Mumbai’s Prabhudas on New York’s Nasdaq, has been seeking ging fortunes, but analysts questioned his Lilladher brokerage. But he said that to reinvent itself to focus on higher-value chances of success. Murthy’s “deep relationships” in the global software and consulting services instead of On Saturday Infosys recalled its co- corporate world would help Infosys. labour-intensive outsourcing services. Many founder and former chairman Murthy to Three decades ago, Murthy, who has an of India’s IT outsourcing firms have been going take the reins, almost two years after he iconic stature in Indian business as a pio- through a rough patch, and they say the out- retired in August 2011 on turning 65. Infosys neer of the country’s flagship outsourcing look for the industry remains difficult due to shares closed up more than 4.4 percent at industry, and six others sat around a kitchen uncertainty in key US and European markets. 2,513.95 rupees after soaring in early trade table and created Infosys. But Infosys has been conservative and strict by over nine percent in response to the news. Murthy, after his reappointment, in its approach in scouting for big deals, often Murthy is returning as executive chair- described Infosys as his “middle child” and losing out to rivals which have focused on vol- man to Infosys, India’s second-largest soft- said that was why he had accepted the ume growth. “Murthy will want to put his stamp, ware outsourcer by revenue, at a time when request by the company to return. demonstrate that the leadership is different,” said it is struggling with weak earnings, loss of Since Murthy’s exit in 2011, India’s IT Sonam Udasi, head of research at IDBI Capital. market share and waning employee morale. industry has seen a change in the business AFP

China manufacturing shrinks China’s home prices pick up in May: Survey SHANGHAI: Home prices in major Chinese cities contin- ued to rise year-on-year for the sixth consecutive month in May, an independent survey showed yesterday. The average cost of a new home in 100 major cities rose 6.9 percent from a year earlier to 10,180 yuan ($1,647) per square metre in May, the China Index Academy said in a statement, compared with 5.34 percent growth in April. On a monthly basis, home prices climbed 0.81 percent in May from April, the academy said, adding growth narrowed from one percent in April owing A group of Chinese workers chat on the roof of a building at a construction site in Beijing yesterday. to new government regulations China’s manufacturing activity shrank more than first reported in May, HSBC bank said yesterday, con- and weaker home sales. firming the first contraction in seven months. AFP TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Bailout experts Japan Display’s LCD production line from troika head to Athens Audit for next tranche of loan

ATHENS: A team of experts made commendable progress from the EU, the IMF and the in reducing fiscal and exter- ECB head to Athens this week nal imbalances and in restoring to audit Greece’s finances and competitiveness,” she said in a decide whether to release more statement. bailout money, Greek finance And Jeroen Dijsselbloem, head ministry sources said yesterday. of the Eurogroup of eurozone “The experts are arriving finance ministers, said further tomorrow (Tuesday), while their debt relief for Greece could be chiefs, high-ranking troika offi- discussed next year if Athens cials, are to meet finance minister stays on track with its recovery Yannis Stournaras on June 10,” a programme. ministry official said, speaking on “This is a matter to be dis- condition of anonymity. cussed if necessary in April 2014 Stournaras was also sched- under the conditions,” he said, uled to meet later yesterday the adding “we have the first signals European Union’s taxation com- of the return of the economy... for missioner Algirdas Semeta, who economic recovery next year.” is currently on a two-day visit to Finance Minister Stournaras the Greek capital. said Monday that foreign tour- According to Greek media ists were key to allowing Greece reports, the new audit is neces- to return to economic growth sary to the release of a tranche of next year. “We’re staying cau- An interior view of Japan Display Inc’s new production line for LCD panels is seen under yellow safe light at its factory in Mobara, Chiba pre- ¤3.3bn ($4.3bn) of loans approved tious, because a lot depends on the fecture, yesterday. Japan Display, which supplies panels to smartphone and tablet makers, plans to invest a total of 200bn yen ($2bn) to ramp in May. tourists. If more than 16 million up production at the plant. The troika is looking to see of them come to Greece, then our what progress Greece has made targets can be reached,” he told in overhauling its state adminis- the French daily Les Echos. tration and liberalising its energy Stournaras insisted he was sector, the source continued. confident the Greek economy Last week, Greece received a can return to growth in 2014 and Saudi Mobily in talks for stake in Atheeb vote of confidence from interna- that would enable Greece to ask tional creditors over progress in for additional debt relief from its DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s No.2 This did not state what size Bayanat Al Oula for SR1.5bn Atheeb, which a made a net loss overhauling its stricken economy, eurozone partners. mobile company Etihad Etisalat stake Mobily was seeking or who ($399.98m) in 2008 to offer fixed- of 274.1 million riyals in the finan- and a fresh injection of cash from Separately, one of Greece’s (Mobily) is in talks to buy a the potential sellers are. line Internet services. cial year ending March 31. the International Monetary Fund. four biggest banks, Alpha Bank, stake in loss-making fixed- Bahrain Telecommunications It signed a memorandum of The firm cut its capital to In Washington, the IMF announced Monday that it has line operator Etihad Atheeb, Co (Batelco) owns 15 percent of understanding with Atheeb, SR400m from SR1bn in 2011 announced it had released ¤1.74bn succeeded in attracting sufficient according to a statement on the Atheeb, Atheeb Trading Company which operates under the brand to offset some of its accu- in fresh funds after Greece passed private investment to avoid being kingdom’s bourse. holds 16.4 percent and Al Nahla name Go, in December to offer mulated losses, as per Saudi a third performance review, part nationalised. The two firms have entered Group has a 13.9 percent stake, fixed-line calls. bourse rules. It then completed of the terms of the joint IMF-EU Alpha Bank said in a statement non-binding talks for a Mobily with 49 percent of shares publicly Mobily’s chief executive Khalid a SR1.18bn rights issue the fol- bailout. that foreign investors contributed subsidiary to buy a stake in traded. Al Kaf said in January that this lowing year. IMF chief Christine Lagarde significantly to its rights issue and Atheeb, according to the state- Mobily, a subsidiary of the would soon become a formal Mobily, Batelco and Atheeb praised Greek efforts to meet private placement, which were ment, which sets a June 30 United Arab Emirates’ Etisalat partnership, with his company were not immediately available their commitments. held last month. deadline to announce “relevant does not have a fixed-line licence becoming a re-seller for Atheeb’s for comment. “The Greek authorities have AFP developments”. and acquired data provider estimated two million lines. REUTERS Glencore Turkish firm supplies Xstrata fires 1,000 strikers diesel to Syria

JOHANNESBURG: Swiss- ANKARA: Turkey has become discharge port marked as Banias. based Glencore Xstrata has an unlikely new source of vital Trading sources active in the dismissed 1,000 workers who diesel for the Syrian govern- Mediterranean oil market said staged wildcat strikers at its ment, according to shipping Aves sold the diesel on a free-on- South African chrome opera- documents and sources. board (FOB) basis, a form of deal tions last week, the firm said Private Turkish oil company that excludes delivery arrange- yesterday, amid continuing ten- Aves, from the Mediterranean ments and which therefore could sions between rival unions in port city of Mersin, has loaded allow it to claim it has no infor- the key mining sector. seven cargoes of ultra low sulphur mation on its destination. “Usually “These thousand people have diesel in April destined for Syria’s these companies know where their been dismissed Friday and over state-controlled port of Banias. cargo is going to,” a senior trader the weekend. They have until Turkey is not subject to EU with an oil major said. “But since tomorrow, Tuesday, to appeal sanctions against Syria, however, they sell FOB, the responsibility is their dismissal,” spokesman the trade is a potential embar- blurry after the cargo is loaded.” Christopher Tsatsawane said. rassment for Ankara — one of Shipping sources and traders say Workers downed tools last Damascus’ most outspoken crit- the involvement of small private Tuesday on the Helena, Magareng ics. The Turkish foreign minis- firms makes it almost impossible and Thorncliffe sites in the north- try declined to comment on the to track and control shipments ern province of Limpopo. specific matter but reiterated its as some of them could be used as A member of the upstart position on Assad regime. intermediaries for the blacklisted Association of Mineworkers and “Turkey’s position on Syrian Syrian oil entity Mahrukat. Construction Union (AMCU) regime’s brutality against its own A shipping source familiar with accused a shift supervisor of people has been made obvious Syria trade said since Mahrukat assault, which provoked the and Turkey would not be able to authorised the private firms to strike. AMCU and the powerful ignore any support or aid efforts trade on its behalf there was usu- National Union of Mineworkers to this situation,” a foreign min- ally an intermediary. (NUM) are locked in a strug- istry official said. Fuel flows into Syria had gle for members and power over Aves, specialising in sunflower been at a standstill following a South Africa’s mines. seed oil and diesel according to European Union ban in early 2012 NUM, which is allied with the its web site, confirmed the trade blacklisting the state oil trading ruling African National Congress, but declined to comment further. and distribution firms to stop has been bleeding members who Port documents show Aves as gasoil, which can be used to run accuse it of being too close to the shipper of seven small sized heavy machinery, from reaching mine companies. diesel cargoes which between president’s forces. AFP April 7 to April 21 with the REUTERS

Tesco to revert to sales decline

LONDON: Britain’s biggest quarterly outcome in three years. poor weather, Europe’s horsemeat retailer, Tesco, is expected Tesco, whose profit fell for the scandal and a greater focus than to slip back to an underlying first time in two decades in the rivals on non-food items are likely sales decline when it publishes year that ended February 23, has reasons for the expected drop in first- first-quarter trading figures spent £1bn ($1.5bn) on a fightback quarter sales at Tesco, the world’s tomorrow, raising doubts about plan for Britain, where it makes third-biggest retailer after Wal-Mart a costly recovery plan for its over 60 percent of revenue and and Carrefour, analysts said. home market. profit. Tesco’s shares, up 21 percent Analysts are forecasting sales Its turnaround plan has focused over the last year, were the big- to have fallen 0.5 to one percent on more staff, refurbished stores, gest fallers on the blue-chip FTSE at British stores open more than a revamped food ranges and price 100 index, down 2.5 percent by year, excluding fuel and VAT sales initiatives — all aimed at revers- 1230 GMT yesterday. tax, for the 13 weeks to May 25, ing years of underinvestment Britain’s supermarkets, despite according to a Reuters poll. and halting a loss of share to “big their focus on essential goods, That would be a reversal of the four” rivals as well as discount- have been hurt by the economic rise of 0.5 percent in the fourth ers like Aldi and upmarket player downturn and are battling for quarter of the previous finan- Waitrose. market share. cial year, which was Tesco’s best A squeeze on shoppers’ incomes, REUTERS TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Qatari bourse Strike at Goodyear French plant index adds 47.96 points Dubai rally stalls as trading spikes

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pur- levels, many stocks fundamen- sued its upswing trend yester- tally justify the price and more, day, adding 47.96 points or 0.52 but the speed of the rally means percent to advance to 9,287.18 we’re setting ourselves up for a points from 9,239.22 on Sunday. correction,” Yasin added. The volume of the shares traded The number of shares chang- up to 15,948,853 from 13,212,495 ing hands reached 1.29 billion, the on Sunday and the value of shares first time daily volumes exceeded increased to QR475,499,384.27 a billion since June 2009. from QR452,588,086.26 on Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia’s Sunday. banking share index surges 2.5 Among the top gainers were percent to a one-year high, catch- Qatar National Bank which was ing up with market gains on up 1.10 percent to QR147.20, expectations that loans to telecom Electricity and Water rose 1.79 operator Zain Saudi will not have percent to QR147.60, Vodafone to be written off. Qatar gained 1.61 percent to “Banks have been underper- QR9.47 and Mazaya Qatar Real forming the market for more than Estate Development up by 1.16 two years... the rise is more techni- percent to QR11.30. cal rather than due to expectations The banking and financial sec- of earnings,” said Mahmood Akbar, tor index down up 0.67 points a banking analyst at NCB Capital. while consumer goods and serv- Zain Saudi jumped 9.7 percent Flames rise from tyres as workers stand near a barricade blocking the entrance of US tyre-maker Goodyear’s plant to protest job cuts in Amiens, ices sector index gained 0.21 to an eight-month high after northern France, yesterday. It confirmed in January the project to close the French plant which would lead to the layoff of 1,173 jobs. points. The industrial sector rose receiving government approval to 0.57 points while insurance sector defer licence-related fees totalling dropped 0.19 points. $1.49bn over seven years. Meanwhile Dubai’s rally stalled The operator has $3bn worth yesterday but trading volumes of loans maturing this month, Severn Trent surged as investors chased expec- including a $2.4bn Islamic facility Spain warned of risks to banks tations of a possible upgrade for arranged by Banque Saudi Fransi. the United Arab Emirates (UAE) “Zain Saudi owed a large MADRID: Spain is on track Commission said in a joint memo Brussels’ insistence that private rejects by index compiler MSCI. Saudi amount to banks and the govern- to salvage its bad loan-ridden with the European Central Bank. investors in Spanish banks share banks rallied to a 12-month high, ment’s move today will encourage banking sector with a huge Spain enjoys lower borrowing in the cost of the bank rescue. improved helping lift the bourse. banks to solve the pending loans European rescue loan but a bit- costs on the bond markets and the Such “burden sharing” is highly Dubai’s index slipped 0.3 per- on their books,” said Abdullah ing recession and the nation’s liquidity of the Spanish banks has sensitive in Spain, where many cent, easing off its 54-month high Alawi, assistant general manager high debt levels pose risks, improved as their balance sheets customers say they were misled $7.6bn bid as investors booked profits after and head of research at Aljazira the European Union and IMF are recapitalised and impaired into pouring their savings into an intraday high of 2,500, which Capital. “People were worried the warned yesterday. assets are transferred to a “bad preferred shares issued by their LONDON: British water firm posed as technical resistance loan would hit Saudi Fransi.” Spain has so far used ¤41.3bn bank”, Sareb, it said. banks, which assured them their Severn Trent has rejected an level. MSCI will announce next Shares in Banque Saudi Fransi ($54bn) from a European Union However, debt-laden Spanish money was safe. improved £5bn ($7.6bn) bid pro- week whether it will upgrade the rose 3.3 percent. “The agree- rescue loan of up to ¤100bn to businesses and a sliding real Now those customers face huge posal from a consortium led by UAE to emerging market status. ment... to defer the licence (fees) prop up banks that have been estate market “continue to losses. a Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund It currently ranks the country as was seen to be a positive for Saudi swamped in bad loans since a severely affect lending volumes The International Monetary and two pension companies, a frontier market. Fransi,” said Akbar. decade-long property bubble and to impact the asset quality Fund, which also sent a team to saying the price fails to recog- “International institutional “However, we note that Zain imploded in 2008. of the Spanish banking sector,” Spain so as to provide independ- nise its long-term potential. investors are speculating on an Saudi continues to negotiate for The European Commission, it added. ent monitoring, agreed in a sepa- Severn Trent said yesterday MSCI upgrade,” said Mohammed a breather period of two years which sent a team of experts on “Vigilance is required to rate statement that the Spanish the consortium, called LongRiver, Yasin, managing director of Abu where it does not pay inter- a 10-day trip to Spain ending help ensure that these positive banking rescue was “on track”. was prepared to offer 2,079.49 Dhabi Financial Services. “The est on the loan and this could May 31 to check how the rescue trends in the stabilisation of the “Nevertheless, risks to the pence per share in cash, 16 per- high volumes and the perform- impact Saudi Fransi’s net inter- is going, said the restructuring Spanish financial sector can be economy and hence to the finan- cent above its share price before ance has attracted them.” est margins.” of the Spanish banks was “well maintained.” cial sector remain elevated as news of LongRiver’s interest “I’m not worried about the AGENCIES underway”. The European Commission Spain continues to undergo a dif- emerged and up from a previous Compliance with the origi- and ECB said it was “essential” ficult process of correcting large proposal believed to be just under nal rescue loan agreement last that burden-sharing measures pre-crisis imbalances,” it added. 20 pounds a share. QATARI MARKET year “is nearly complete”, the were completed, a reference to AFP UBS analyst Stephen Hunt said Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P the new proposal was short of his Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 103.81 0.60 % Aa2 AA fair value estimate for Severn Trent of at least 2,150 pence a share, but Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.06 1.68 % Aa2 AA ASUS Transformer Book Trio that a further increase could seal a Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 122.75 2.36 % Aa2 AA deal. “I think that a third and final Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 115.50 2.68 % Aa2 AA offer that is accepted is certainly Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 110.88 3.06 % Aa2 AA not off the cards,” he said. Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 167.50 4.17 % Aa2 AA LongRiver includes the Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 127.00 4.63 % Aa2 AA Kuwait Investment Office, Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 116.75 4.68 % Aa2 AA Borealis Infrastructure — part of Canadian pension fund OMERS Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.25 1.47 % Aa2 AA — and Britain’s Universities Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 112.25 3.07 % Aa2 AA Superannuation Scheme. It has Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 104.88 1.60 % A1 A- until June 11 to make a final bid Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 103.50 2.42 % A1 A- under a deadline set by Britain’s QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.63 1.83 % NR NR Takeover Panel. QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.63 1.61 % Aa3 A+ Shares in Severn Trent were QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.25 2.18 % Aa3 A+ down 0.3 percent at 2,046 pence by 1510 GMT. Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.00 2.39 % A2 A- Britain’s water and sewerage Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.25 1.76 % A2 A /*- firms have long attracted interest Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 127.75 2.83 % A2 A /*- from yield-hungry investors drawn Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 109.38 3.36 % A2 A /*- by their stable cash flows and a Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 107.00 4.27 % A2 A /*- favourable regulatory structure. Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 105.25 1.46 % Aa3 A Seven of the country’s ten Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 107.50 3.42 % Aa3 A water companies are now in the Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 109.25 3.84 % Aa3 A hands of private investors, with Pennon Group, United Utilities SOVEREIGNS and Severn Trent the remaining Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P listed entities. “The board unani- Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 103.88 0.85 % Aa2 AA mously believes that LongRiver’s Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 125.63 2.07 % Aa2 AA revised conditional proposal ... fails to value the attractions to Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 109.75 2.39 % NR NR A model displays an ASUS new product called the “ASUS Transformer Book Trio”, the world’s first three-in- Severn Trent’s shareholders,” the Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 106.50 3.12 % NR NR one mobile ahead of the opening of the Computex trade fair in Taipei yesterday. firm said in a statement. Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 123.25 4.05 % NR NR REUTERS Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 115.50 4.33 % NR NR Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 104.44 1.24 % Aa2 AA Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 116.13 3.05 % NR BBB Thai Islamic bank plans $235m Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 108.88 4.00 % NR BBB Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 89.00 7.84 % Caa1 CCC+ capital increase, sukuk issue Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 105.25 3.68 % NR BBB- *Periodic Distribution Amount • Bullion - Mumbai DUBAI: State-owned Islamic Bank of Thailand plans to increase IMPORTANT NOTE: Gold (10 gm) Standard Rs. 27160 its capital by 7.11bn baht ($234.9m) and issue a 5bn baht sukuk, the Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which Silver (1 kg) Rs. 46022 is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services country’s first-ever Islamic bond, the bank said yesterday. • Indian Rupees QR1 = 15.43 Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary The bank said it hoped this strategy would help it to return to profit data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising • Sensex this year and help the country’s Islamic financial sector grow after tax out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not BSE 10760.30 legislation necessary for its expansion was passed in May 2011. take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds NSE 1985.15 can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant Under the plan, the bank said it would raise 927m baht in capital liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not • Short-term investment plan from LIC International upto 6.4 percent this month and 6.2bn baht in the fourth quarter. a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and return p.a. (in dollar) The bank said it would issue the 5bn-baht subordinated sukuk to consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. • Housing loan from HDFC LTD increase its capital ratio. • Mutual Fund: Buy & Sell: SBI MF, HDFC MF, UTI MF, Birla Sun Life MF, Last year, bank officials said the sukuk would have a likely matu- Tata MF, Reliance MF etc. rity of five years and the bank would appoint Malaysia’s CIMB Bank • Advise on Indian Income Tax matters for NRIs. to handle the deal, targeting domestic and institutional investors in Contact: Investec, Tel: 44325060/44365060 email: [email protected] Malaysia and Hong Kong. REUTERS TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Better a cov-lite loan We pay a lot for plutocrats

BY TANYA GOLD Everywhere the rich float, economies Convincing the wealthy that the problem than a normal one sprout to service them — estate agents, res- lies with the poor, not the face in the glass, e does not possess wealth,” said taurants, hotels, luxury goods magazines, is one of the few swelling economies of the Benjamin Franklin, “it possesses publicists, shops, fireplace log stylists, and age. BY FELIX SALMON him.” London is a tax haven, and the sort of people who invent black toilet Are they happy? I don’t care, but I am Hbillionaires obediently gather, paper. interested. I have never met a happy rich tephen Foley was clearly thinking along the same lines that although they move around, from the If perusing the nonsense the wealthy buy man, still less a happy rich child; the only I was on Friday: Shortly after my piece on cov-lite loans Monaco Grand Prix to the Venice Biennale amuses you, there is a world of fascination rich child I know writes short stories about came out, he published his own, coming to much the same to Wimbledon. and ennui. As I write, the FT Business of loneliness. Sconclusion. (But expressing it better: I love “the bearable To their eyes, I suspect the view never Luxury summit takes place in Vienna, imag- They live paranoiacally behind their walls lightness of covenants”.) changes. (Perhaps it is time to stop saying ining better ways to push luxury to those where the view never changes. And they will Not everybody was convinced, however. David Merkel has the the rich are not like us. Who does not go already sated. need those walls. meatiest pushback, starting with this: where he is welcome?) Those earning more The most sinister session is the final one, That inequality breeds instability seems Ask a loan holder, “All other things equal, would you rather than £1m have doubled in the last two years; called Philanthropic Power — “How impor- to have evaded the plutocracy, having little have a cov-lite loan or a normal one?” The answer will always be everywhere, the 1 percent pull away into tant is an overt display of values to creating to do with log styling; perhaps they do not “Normal, of course. Why are you asking such a dumb question?” their palaces of delusion. community? read history, being too busy reading How Loan holders would prefer more defaults with lesser severity Anger is muted, and badly signposted, How does a brand communicate their to Spend It? than fewer with higher severity. predictably towards those of a different involvement without seeming to exploit it? So consider, as the textbook pages turn, What is flexibility to the borrower is a higher degree of expected colour, or religion. How does it relate to the brand’s the rise of extremist political parties, social credit costs to the lenders. At the Venice Biennale a painting by for-profit and political activities?” unrest and a perceived need for greater I think both Foley and I would disagree here. All other things Jeremy Deller showing the artist William Philanthropy, you see, is a rich man’s tax. policing — see Iain Duncan Smith’s desire equal — including one’s position in the credit cycle — I for one Morris attempting to sink Roman You get thanked for philanthropy, less so to cut “welfare” to pay for more policeman, would rather have a cov-lite loan than a normal one. For one thing, Abramovich’s yacht Luna passed for politi- for tax. like a man stabbing flesh to push bandage as Moody’s discovered, cov-lite loans do not default with higher cal agitation, and it is — of the most surren- Oxfam said last month that income hid- sales up. severity than normal loans; in fact, their recovery rate, even for dered kind — Morris looks like Karl Marx, den in tax havens could obliterate extreme Consider a legislature either in hock to loans originated in the frothy years of 2005-7, was a whopping you see. global poverty twice over. It could, but it wealth (sometimes literally, as the Sunday 90 percent. Intuitively, one might expect cov-lite loans to have “a I do not know how much the painting won’t. Times has revealed) or paralysed by a status higher degree of expected credit costs to the lenders”. But empiri- costs but I suspect few beyond Abramovich The purpose of this economy is to remind quo they either worship, or feel powerless cally, that just doesn’t seem to be the case. could afford it. the wealthy not so much that they are to challenge. More conceptually, if I’m lending to a company, I want it to con- Even opposition is monetised. wealthy — that is merely a symptom of their Consider frightened immigrants, food centrate on survival, when it gets into trouble, rather than being Statistics and art aside, where is their moral superiority — but that they are good. banks, failing hospitals and child poverty thrown to financial wolves whose interests are not even aligned sense of responsibility to their fellows? They are told this in the shops on Bond that rises in tandem with Prada sales. with each other, let alone those of the company. Here’s Foley: Why do they lunge for tax havens, when Street, in the pages of conservative newspa- What to do? Hide in idiotic solutions? Potential covenant breaches excite lenders more for the oppor- the wages of their greed is explicit in the pers and in the reports of the think tanks Some think the minimum wage should be tunity they present to take some fees and reprice their loans at soup kitchens on the Strand? they secretly fund. abolished, and that the parents of poorly a higher interest rate. I saw a blind man last year, whistling for Opposition, meanwhile, is an army graded children should have their benefits And even this is not a straightforward matter. Since leveraged pennies at St Paul’s underground station of straw men — “Red Ed” Miliband, for cut. Some think the vote should be denied loans are parcelled out and traded on the open market, companies — in a ghastly metaphor, the passing tax instance, although the tax changes he sug- to benefit claimants. may have to satisfy many, often competing, interests — from fund lawyers could see him, but he could not see gests are mild and nothing to do with revo- What are the lessons of history when managers concerned mainly with interest income, to vulture funds them. Put simply, it does not exist. lutionary socialism. inequality howls? who may be playing in a company’s debt in the hopes of pressuring This is not primarily wickedness, although How much damage can a rhyme do, if Why even ask, when money is so pretty management into merger and acquisition activity. The process the link between great wealth and psycho- repeated enough? Who cares for the politics, and plenty, and summer is here? is about as far away from a friendly chat with your sympathetic pathy is established. It is collusion. if one good man looks slightly like a Panda? THE GUARDIAN bank manager as it is possible to get. Such negotiations come at a time when a company’s energies might be better focused on steering the business through a tough patch. In other words, I can see the attraction of covenants both to banks and to hedge funds who might be looking for the perfect leverage point from which to take over control of a company. But as a passive investor, I’m happier in cov-lite, especially if I have any exposure to the company’s equity. Merkel then makes a second point, which is slightly stronger. Look at the credit cycle, he says: first debt is an attractive buy, and then yields fall, and then covenants weaken, and then defaults rise and the market crashes, at which point debt is an attractive buy again. If that’s the cycle, then a rise in cov-lite issuance is a clear sign that the debt markets are toppish. I’m not sure I buy this either. For one thing, actual default rates turned out to be much lower, in the wake of the credit crunch, than the level of defaults that everybody was pricing in and expecting after Lehman Brothers collapsed. And the reason is simple: monetary policy, which loosened up considerably and unleashed a wave of liquidity into the debt markets, allowing troubled companies to refinance. Right now, monetary policy is still loose, and companies have never been more profitable. The combination makes it unlikely that we’ll see a spike in default rates any time soon. And then there’s the case I was trying to make in my post — that investors have finally realised that cov-lite loans are just as good, if not better than, their covenanted siblings. As a result, the spike in cov-lite issuance isn’t a function of investors giving up protections they’d really rather retain; instead, it’s a function of investors happily giving up protections which in practice only serve to make the borrower’s life more difficult and expensive. Merkel’s credit cycle makes sense, but it’s not inviolably true. And yes, we’re certainly in the bull-market phase of the credit cycle right now; whenever that happens, a bear-market phase is bound to arise sooner rather than later. Cov-lite loans will get hit in that bear market, along with all other credit instruments. But there’s no particular reason to believe they’ll be hit harder than loans with covenants. In fact, I suspect that, once again, they’ll end up outperforming. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Technology, prosperity and peace on West Bank

BY DAVID ROHDE it was vital for the US to help to do business with international existed on the West Bank. foresee enough new jobs to cut “Economic investments are a countries in the region “modern- corporations,” said Gai Hetzroni, “When someone told them unemployment by nearly two- waste of money and effort if they t first glance, it is a tech ise economies, upgrade education an Israeli Cisco executive who there is a company that can do thirds and to increase the are not executed in parallel with utopian’s dream. For and encourage entrepreneurship.” manages the programmes. this, they said, ‘Is there Internet median annual wage along with a politically permanent solution.” the last two years, sev- Three days later, Kerry Dozens of other Israel-based in Palestine?’” Taha recalled, it, by as much as 40 percent.” Kerry’s economic proposals are Aeral dozen Palestinian unveiled a plan to create $4bn in companies have followed Cisco’s laughing. “They could not believe This week, however, Kerry’s positive. Corporations that now entrepreneurs have been getting private-sector investment in the example and hired Palestinian we could do it.” optimism ran into the realities have record profits and unprec- training from Israeli high tech West Bank and Gaza, the larg- firms for outsourcing work. In his speech on Sunday, Kerry of the Israeli-Palestinian peace edented global reach are being experts courtesy of the American est economic initiative in the Palestinian firms now also work said, “Foreign direct investment process. Palestinians’ reactions to asked to make a contribution. firm Cisco Systems. Palestinian territories since the for Hewlett-Packard, Alcatel- — private investment, leveraged his proposal were generally posi- They can and should do so. To The sessions feature no talk of 1993 Oslo accords. Lucent and other American and investment, visionary invest- tive, but the history of failed past Kerry’s credit, he has repeatedly politics. Instead, Israelis coach He called it a “new model” for European tech giants. ment — has the ability to be able initiatives loomed large. stated that his economic initia- Palestinians on the latest trends economic development in the Today, 250 Palestinian infor- to change the world.” Success in Many Palestinians cautioned tive is no substitute for a political in software development proc- region. mation and technology com- Palestinian territories, he argued, that economic investment was not settlement. His effort is laudable. esses, best practices and branding. “We need to partner with panies produce 6.1 percent of could serve as an example for a substitute for the creation of a But he faces a long road ahead. “From my own perspective, the private sector,” Kerry said, Palestinian economic activity, countries across the region. Palestinian state. They have been Palestinians remain eager to it was a very successful train- “because it is clear that most gov- the Israeli newspaper Haaretz Researchers working with complaining for years that Israeli unilaterally seek official recog- ing,” said Saeed Zeidan, Chief ernments don’t have the money. recently reported. PalTel, a large Quarter representative Tony restrictions on the movement of nition at the United Nations. Executive Officer of a small And in certain places the private Palestinian telecommunications Blair and international business people and goods in the West Israelis, meanwhile, are increas- Palestinian start-up. “We man- sector actually has a greater abil- company, skews the figures, but leaders have identified “stunning” Bank strangle the local economy. ingly focused on their own domes- aged to improve our services.” ity to move things faster than the tech sector is now larger than opportunities for private invest- Taha, the Palestinian entre- tic issues, not peace with the The training sessions are an government does.” the historically dominant agricul- ment in tourism, light manufac- preneur, recalled that foreign Palestinians. example of privately funded eco- Cisco’s efforts began five years tural sector. turing and construction, Kerry economic investment had poured Economic proposals involving nomic initiatives that President ago. Encouraged by US and Ali Taha, another Palestinian said. Home building alone, he into the West Bank after the 1993 private companies involve little Barack Obama and Secretary of Palestinian officials, the com- participant in the programmes, estimated, could mean jobs for Oslo accords. But the Western political risk. State John Kerry have praised in pany’s CEO, John Chambers, said receiving Cisco training 100,000 Palestinians. high-tech company that employed Reaching a peace settle- recent trips here. visited Ramallah in 2008. Since helped to boost Palestinian firms’ “These experts,” Kerry said, him in Ramallah closed its office ment, however, means Israeli, In his March visit , Obama then, Cisco has invested $15m in reputation in the tech world — “believe that we can increase here after a 2001 Israeli military Palestinian and American officials lauded Cisco’s efforts. In a land- Palestinian tech start-ups and as it has for his own company, the Palestinian GDP [gross incursion. must take enormous risks. Peace mark speech in Washington last training programmes. Art Technologies. Taha said one domestic product] by as much “Investment and economy can- is not possible in the Middle East week, where he tried to redefine “It opened the door for potential overseas customer was as 50 percent over three years… not survive together with unsta- on the political cheap. the “war on terror,” Obama said Palestinian software companies shocked to hear that such business Their most optimistic estimates ble political situations,” Taha said. REUTERS TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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Captains of the eight teams competing in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. FROM LEFT: England’s Alistair Cook, New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum, Pakistan’s Misbah Ul Huq, West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo, India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Australia’s Michael Clarke. A: Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews. B: South Africa’s AB DeVilliers. This year’s tournament will be the seventh and last edition. Fixing scandal casts cloud A over the Champions Trophy The top eight nations eye glory in final edition of the tournament

SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED Butt and paceman Mohammad KINGDOM: The world’s lead- Aamer and Mohammad Asif were Past Champions B ing cricketers gather for the banned and jailed after being Champions Trophy in the UK caught up in a newspaper sting Trophy Finals that starts this week against operation to expose match-fixing. the backdrop of a growing fix- Officials had wanted to scrap ing scandal emerging from the what is now the seventh and final LONDON: Below is a look Indian Premier League, which edition of the ‘mini World Cup’ back at the six previous finals has already claimed several with an inaugural World Test A picture of the 2013 of a competition that started high-profile casualties. Championship, in a bid to boost ICC Champions life as the ICC Knockout in Such is the extent of the cri- flagging global interest in the five- Trophy at Edgbaston 1998. sis, Narayanswamy Srinivasan, day game. Cricket Ground, which 1998: Dhaka: South Africa the seemingly all-powerful presi- However, the ICC was com- will host the final on 248-6 bt West Indies 245 by dent of the Board of Control for pelled to press ahead with this June 23. The winners 4 wickets Cricket in India (BCCI) tempo- Champions Trophy when they will go home richer by All-rounder Jacques Kallis rarily stood down from his post realised they risked contraven- $2m in prize money. took five wickets before the on Sunday. ing lucrative commercial agree- Fifteen matches late Hansie Cronje, then He stepped aside, but did not ments with rights-holders if they South Africa’s captain, scored will be played over resign, while police investigations did not stage a one-day tourna- an unbeaten 61 as the Proteas Fixtures 18 days and will be into his son-in-law Gurunath ment in 2013. trumped a century by the West Group A: Australia, England, New Zealand Meiyappan, arrested on May 24 Yet, in pure cricket terms, this played at Cardiff and Indies’ Philo Wallace. and Sri Lanka for allegedly taking part in ille- Champions Trophy promises to the Oval as well as 2000: Nairobi: New Edgbaston. gal betting on the lucrative IPL, be a fascinating event. Zealand 265-6 bt India 264-6 Group B: India, Pakistan, South Africa and remained ongoing. Featuring just the sport’s top by 4 wickets. West Indies. (All times in GMT) Meiyappan is a business execu- eight teams, with 15 matches to After several World Cup tive for the most successful IPL be played over 18 days from June semi-final appearances, New June 6 India vs South Africa, Cardiff franchise, the Chennai Super 6-23, the Champions Trophy -- Zealand’s first appearance in a (0930) Kings, which is owned by the once dubbed cricket’s “unwanted major ICC final saw them beat 68-year-old Srinivasan. child” by former ICC chief execu- India with two balls to spare June 7 Pakistan vs West Indies, The Oval The arrest of Srinivasan’s son- tive Malcolm Speed -- is now a with all-rounder Chris Cairns, (0930) in-law came after three play- leaner version of the World Cup. after overcoming a knee injury, June 8 England vs Australia, Edgbaston ers including India paceman Given the 2011 World Cup in making a decisive 102 not out. (0930) Shanthakumaran Sreesanth the Indian sub-continent lasted the chairman of the ICC’s cricket “It is never easy to replace 2002: Colombo: Title and two teammates in the IPL’s more than six weeks, there are committee. “That’s the beauty someone like Sachin Tendulkar,” shared by India and Sri June 9 New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Cardiff Rajasthan Royals -- Ankeet many observers who believe the about playing in the United Kumble said of the star batsman. Lanka (0930) Chavan and Ajit Chandila -- ICC’s flagship event is now dan- Kingdom.” “Wherever he has toured, peo- Playing in the monsoon sea- were taken into custody. All the gerously bloated. The world’s 10 top-ranked bats- ple have come to watch him play.” son in Sri Lanka was always a June 10 Pakistan vs South Africa, accused deny any wrongdoing. By contrast, the format of this men are all taking part and nine True enough, but thoughts of risk and the hosts had to share Edgbaston (1200) Meanwhile, leading Pakistani Champions Trophy is a throw- of the 10 top-ranked bowlers are the ‘Little Master’ could well be the trophy with India after two June 11 India vs West Indies, The Oval umpire Asad Rauf was stood back to the inaugural World Cup present. put to one side during a tourna- attempts to complete the final (0930) down from officiating in the in 1975. Then, as now, eight teams Spectators at Cardiff, ment where Australia are the were washed out by tropical Champions Trophy after fixing gathered during the English sea- Birmingham and The Oval, the defending champions and West storms. June 12 Australia vs New Zealand, allegations against him, which he son, and produced some mar- three tournament venues, are set Indies arrive as winners of last 2004: The Oval: West Edgbaston (0930) too denies, were published in the vellous cricket culminating in a to see an array of talents includ- year’s World Twenty20. Indies 218-8 bt England 217 Indian media. brilliant final that saw the West ing Chris Gayle, Mahendra Singh Indeed, a case can be made for by 2 wickets June 13 England vs Sri Lanka, The Oval It was just the sort of build-up Indies beat Australia at Lord’s. Dhoni, Dale Steyn, David Warner all eight competing teams includ- In the cold and gloom of (1200) the International Cricket Council “The event is in the early part and Saeed Ajmal taking part in a ing hosts England, bidding to win an English autumn, Courtney (ICC) did not want ahead of a of the English summer, so the big competition where every match their first major one-day interna- Browne and Ian Bradshaw June 14 West Indies vs South Africa, tournament which sees Pakistan challenge would be to adapt to the will count. tional tournament. rescued the West Indies from Cardiff (0930) returning to England for the first conditions, which could poten- Indeed the presence of so many That is the kind of uncertainty near-certain defeat at 147 for June 15 India vs Pakistan, Edgbaston time since 2010. tially change even during the starts should help compensate for the ICC can live with happily, eight with an unbroken ninth- (0930) On that occasion, three play- course of a match,” said former the one-day retirement of greats unlike the threat of further fix- wicket stand of 71. ers including Test captain Salman India spinner Anil Kumble, now such as India’s Sachin Tendulkar. ing scandals. AFP 2006: Mumbai: Australia June 16 England vs New Zealand, Cardiff 116-2 bt West Indies 138 by (0930) 8 wickets (D/L Method) Australia finally won the one June 17 Sri Lanka vs Australia, The Oval major trophy that had previ- (1200) ously eluded them on the back Dhoni receives prestigious June 19 Semi-final A1 vs B2, The Oval of a disciplined bowling per- (0930) formance crowned by Shane Watson’s unbeaten fifty. June 20 Semi-final A2 vs B1, Cardiff 2009: Centurion: Australia (0930) ODI Championship Shield 206-4 bt New Zealand 200-9 by 6 wickets June 23 Final, Edgbaston (0930) CARDIFF, United Kingdom: India captain England after winning the series 3-2 in January, Australia retained their title Mahendra Singh Dhoni yesterday received the and, in the 12-month period between April 1, 2012 with something to spare in a prestigious Reliance ICC ODI Championship and April 1, 2013, and won eight out of 13 ODIs tournament that ought to have Leading Run Shield and a cheque of $175,000 for leading while losing five ODIs. been played in Pakistan a year his side to the top of the Reliance ICC ODI Former ICC President David Morgan said: “This earlier but was held over and Scorers Championship table on the annual April 1 cut- ODI Shield is recognition of excellence. This is the moved because of security con- off date. first time that India has been the top ODI side cerns. AFP Read Under Player, Matches Played, Runs This is the first time since the current ranking at the 1 April cut-off date. I want to congratu- Scored system was introduced in 2002 that India has fin- late India for its dedication and for the ability to ished as the number-one ranked ODI side on the entertain us all. I wish the team all the best for CH Gayle (WI) 14 695 1 April cut-off date. the coming year. SC Ganguly (IND) 13 665 David Morgan, former President of the “The importance of the Reliance ICC ODI Shield International Cricket Council (ICC), presented the should be celebrated as this is the ICC Cricket JH Kallis (SA) 17 653 Shield to Dhoni, who also collected the cheque of World Cup format. To finish as the number-one $175,000 from Pramod Garg, Financial Controller ranked ODI side in addition to being the defending R Dravid (IND) 19 627 – Reliance GlobalCom Europe (VP), after India’s champion of ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011, is a RT Ponting (AUS) 18 593 training session at the Cardiff Wales Stadium in wonderful achievement.” Cardiff. The former ICC President added: “India will no A happy Dhoni said: “I am very proud of this doubt, therefore, enter the ICC Champions Trophy Highest Individual huge achievement, as being number-one is a reward as one of the sides to watch out for. There could for all of us, but hopefully it is just the beginning.” not have been a better fillip for India as it heads Score He added: “Being number-one in the world into the tournament featuring the eight best ODI brings with it a certain respect for the game itself sides. I’m sure that Mahendra and his team will be Read Under Player, Opposition, Runs, Balls and for the way in which we play the game and looking forward to maintaining their rank at the conduct ourselves on the field. top of this format.” Nathan Astle Australia 145* 151 “You have to be consistent to be ranked number- Gurdeep Singh, President and Chief Andy Flower India 145 164 one and I think we have reached that level of con- Executive Officer, Wireless Business, Reliance sistency over a period of time. We have performed Communications, said: “We congratulate MS Dhoni Australia team players celebrate lifting the ICC Champions Trophy in Sourav Ganguly South Africa 141* 142 very well and I am very proud of what the guys and his boys for claiming the number-one slot on this 2009 file photo. Australia clinched their second title, beating arch Sachin Tendulkar Australia 141 128 have achieved.” the Reliance ICC ODI Championship Table.” rivals New Zealand by six wickets in South Africa. Ricky Ponting (sec- India had claimed the number-one spot from AGENCIES. ond left) was named Man-of-the-Series. Graeme Smith England 141 134 TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Corbin on cloud nine as Chicago Blackhawks’ goalie Corey Crawford Diamondbacks tame Cubs blocks a shot from the Los NEW YORK: Patrick Corbin Angeles Kings became the first nine-game as team-mate winner of the season as the Johnny Oduya Arizona starter pitched the watches in the Diamondbacks to an 8-4 vic- third period of tory over the Chicago Cubs Game 2 of the yesterday. NHL Western The 23-year-old Corbin worked Conference through six innings, striking out final hockey five and allowing four runs, to play-offs in improve his spectacular start to Chicago, Illinois, 9-0 for the National League West- yesterday. leading Diamondbacks (32-24) His mark ties a team record for consecutive wins to start a season, matching Brandon Webb in 2008. Arizona broke a 4-4 tie in the sixth inning where they scored three times. Paul Goldschmidt had a run- scoring single in the inning, his 46th RBI of the year, and finished 2-for-3 with three runs scored. Blackhawks take In Baltimore, Chris Davis belted his Major League-leading 20th home run to spark the Orioles past Detroit 4-2. Baltimore trailed 2-0 in the seventh before Davis drilled a charge in the West homer to right field and the home Orioles added two more runs to take the lead. Bickell scores winner in 4-2 rout of Kings Davis finished the game 2-for-4 while his nearest American League offensive competitor, CHICAGO: Bryan Bickell NHl Results Brown has been especially Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera, went scored the eventual game anemic as he has no points in the 1-for-4. winner, and Chicago chased WASHINGTON: Results yesterday from the series and has just two points in Cabrera is batting .367 with 65 Jonathan Quick in the second semi-final round of the National Hockey his last 11 games. The Kings top RBIs to lead the AL and second- period en route to a 4-2 rout of League play-offs (all series best-of-seven): scorer yesterday was 21-year- place Davis, hitting .357 with 52 the Los Angeles Kings in game Western Conference old rookie Tyler Toffoli, who was RBIs, but he trails Davis’ home two of their Western Conference In Chicago playing in his first game of the run total by three. final series. Chicago 4 Los Angeles 2 series. Toffoli, a former Ottawa In Oakland, the Athletics put Bickell and Michael Handzus (Chicago lead series 2-0) 67, had a goal and an assist. an end to pitcher Chris Sale’s scored second period goals just “We got away from our game, scoreless innings streak to com- 2:09 minutes apart for Chicago Russia, gave up four goals on 17 we stopped getting it deep and plete a sweep of the Chicago who seized a 2-0 series lead in shots before being pulled by coach turned it over, and they capital- White Sox with a 2-0 win. the battle for a spot in the 2013 Darryl Sutter. ized on their chances,” Canadian Josh Donaldson’s sacrifice-fly Stanley Cup finals. While Quick was off his mark, Toffoli said. Quick’s team-mates in the sixth inning ended Sale’s “I just need to get in front of Blackhawks goaltender Corey seemed to be working against him stretch of 28 innings without a the net and get the second oppor- Crawford was on his game, mak- at times during yesterday’s con- tunities. The greasy ones they call ing 29 saves for Chicago, who test in front of a crowd of 21,824 Baseball Results it,” Canadian Bickell said. improved to 8-1 at home during at United Center arena. Tampa Bay 11 Cleveland 3 Handzus’ goal halfway through the playoffs. Bickell was awarded the Hawks’ Miami 11 NY Mets 6 the second made it 4-0 and chased “We got to take the momen- third goal as he battled in front of Baltimore 4 Detroit 2 New York Yankees’ starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda reacts against the Quick from the net as the reign- tum from these two games into the net with defenceman Robyn Boston Red Sox during the fourth inning of their MLB American League Philadelphia 7 Milwaukee 5 ing playoff MVP was pulled for the next game,” said Shaw. “We Regehr after Kings forward game at Yankee Stadium in New York, yesterday. just the second time in his playoff have got to stay level headed.” Dwight King was penalized for Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 4 career. Quick is not getting much help tripping at the 5:28 mark of the Atlanta 6 Washington 3 Forward Andrew Shaw and from the Kings’ offence in the second. Sharp blasted a shot from Minnesota 10 Seattle 0 run allowed and handed him his the 11th completed the comeback defenceman Brent Seabrook also best-of-seven series, which now the slot that was knocked down San Francisco 4 St Louis 2 first loss since April 18. win and tied Pittsburgh (35-22) scored for Chicago, who are in switches to Los Angeles for game in front before Kings’ defence- Jarrod Parker tossed 6 1/3 with the Reds (35-22) for sec- Arizona 8 Chicago Cubs 4 the league semi-finals for the first three on Tuesday night at Staples man Regehr appeared to shoot scoreless innings for the A’s, ond place in the National League time since winning the Stanley Center arena. Captain Dustin the puck past Quick into his own Texas 3 Kansas City 1 Jed Lowrie added an RBI single Central. Cup in 2010. Patrick Sharp and Brown and all-star forward Anze net, giving Chicago a command- Houston 5 LA Angels 4 in the eighth and Oakland took Pedro Alvarez and Garrett Brandon Saad each added a pair Kopitar, of Slovenia, have yet to ing 3-0 lead. Canadian Jeff Carter Oakland 2 Chicago White Sox 0 three straight from Chicago. Jones each hit homers to help pull of assists in the win. score a goal in the series for the scored the other goal for the Colorado 7 LA Dodgers 2 In Pittsburgh, the Pirates ral- the Pirates out of the hole cre- Quick, who is the leading can- defending Stanley Cup champion Kings, while backup goaltender Boston 3 Ny Yankees 0 lied from a 4-0 deficit to top the ated when Cincinnati scored four didate to be the USA’s goaltender Kings, who are 1-7 on the road in Jonathan Bernier stopped all nine Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in 11 innings. times in the first inning. Toronto 7 San Diego 4 at next year’s Winter Olympics in the playoffs. shots he faced. 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BWF postpones use of review Dempsey scores two as US edge Germany technology WASHINGTON: US cap- Draxler, but could not net the tain Clint Dempsey scored two equalizer, falling to 6-3 against the Deschamps goals in the second half and the Americans, their first loss to a US KUALA LUMPUR: The Americans held off a late come- side since falling 2-0 at the 1999 warns players Badminton World Federation back yesterday for a 4-3 victory Confederations Cup in Mexico. (BWF) said yesterday it was over second-ranked Germany German substitute Heiko delaying indefinitely the live in an international football Westermann’s header in the 51st over France implementation of line-call friendly. minute off a corner kick from review technology to address Tottenham striker Dempsey Kruse pulled the visitors within behaviour “last-minute issues” that have netted his 34th and 35th inter- 2-1. cropped up in testing. national goals in his 96th appear- But the Americans answered MONTEVIDEO: France coach Line-calls are a flashpoint in ance for the USA, moving past in the 60th minute, Jozy Altidore Didier Deschamps stressed badminton, with players often Eric Wynalda into second on the playing the ball to his right into the importance of his players’ complaining about officials mak- all-time US scoring list, 14 shy of the penalty area and Dempsey behaviour and spirit within ing erroneous or biased decisions, Landon Donovan’s record. taking it on one bounce and ham- the group hours after his team and the sport plans to follow ten- “Having a player like Clint mering a shot into the back of the touched down in Uruguay yes- nis and football in using technol- Dempsey on your team is just a net. terday ahead of a two-match ogy to reduce the risk of human privlege,” said US coach Jurgen Dempsey struck again four South American tour. error. Klinsmann. minutes later, firing a left-footed France, who take on Uruguay After testing its system in the “This is one of the best players rocket from just beyond the pen- on Wednesday before com- Malaysian Open this year and in US history. He has the hunger alty area for a 4-1 US lead. ing up against 2014 World Cup last month’s Sudirman Cup in and the drive. He sends a message Kruse pulled one back for the hosts Brazil four days later, have Kuala Lumpur, the sport’s world to his own players and also to the Germans in the 79th minute recently been dogged by discipli- governing body had planned to opponents.” and Draxler trimmed the mar- nary issues. go live at next week’s Indonesia Former German star gin to 4-3 in the 81st, taking the Deschamps, who took over Open. Klinsmann guided the Americans rebound off a Sydney Sam shot from Laurent Blanc following Les Instead, the BWF “will con- against a German side he man- that US goalkeeper Tim Howard Bleus exit to Spain in Ukraine last tinue testing the line-call tech- aged in the 2006 World Cup, a sprawled to deflect and tapping June, has laid down the law, say- nology in an effort to resolve some team now guided by his former the ball unchallenged into the ing: “If a player puts the group in last-minute issues which arose assistant, Joachim Loew. goal. difficulty there is no chance he during the recent testing”, it said Dempsey’s brace gave the But the US stiffened at the fin- returns.” in a statement. Americans a dream 4-1 lead in ish to preserve the victory. “We will be uncompromising. BWF Secretary General the US Soccer Federation’s cen- “We still have to hold our- I’m not there to see everything Thomas Lund was quoted saying tennial celebration match just selves to a higher standard and that goes on, I’m not on red the testing would continue at the four days after they struggled in not allow those two late goals,” alert but I will be paying close Indonesia event. No new date for a 4-2 loss to Belgium. Dempsey said. attention. a live roll-out was given. “The game with Belgium “We’re not happy with the “We repeat, we insist and we But Lund said the BWF was was simply too embarassing to number of goals we have allowed will continue. I left with a guiding committed to line-call review them,” Loew said. “The US team in the last two games. At the same principle to allow autonomy and technology. approached the game with pas- time, we take a lot of confidence freedom, but the (rules) are the “The system is designed to pro- sion and commitment. I was not from beating a very good team.” Clint Dempsey (centre) of the US is congratulated by team-mates Matt same for everyone.” tect the players and the integrity surprised with the quality of the Meanwhile, Cameroon began Besler (right), Eddie Johnson (left) and Jozy Altidore (partially hidden) The past four meetings between of the game, so we feel it is only US team.” life under latest coach Volker after scoring his second goal against Germany during an international France and reigning Copa prudent to be sure we can guar- A German side missing many of Finke with a 0-0 friendly match friendly match at RFK Stadium in Washington, yesterday, to mark the America champions Uruguay antee that the system will per- its top stars battled back on late draw in the Ukraine at the week- 100th anniversary of the US Soccer Federation. The US won 4-3. have remarkably endless goalless. form perfectly,” he said. AFP goals by Max Kruse and Julain end. AGENCIES AFP TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Wrestling ‘set for renaissance’ Change in rules will provide renewed energy for the game: Al Shahrani of QWF

BY ARMSTRONG VAS the spectators, wrestlers, refe- rees and everybody who matter. DOHA: Wrestling fighting to The first such exercise began in remain an Olympic sport is set Qatar. The TSE officials will be for a worldwide renaissance, visiting different countries to says Qatar Wrestling Federation get feedback and accordingly a (QWF) President, Zamel Sayyaf plan will be devised,” disclosed Al Al Shahrani. Shahrani. Change in rules, improved There is widespread belief television coverage and making throughout the wrestling commu- wrestling more sports friendly, nity that various changes can be are some of the steps which will made to the sport to improve itself. provide renewed energy for the FILA leadership believes that sport, the Qatari official said. putting a strategic plan in place “Many suggestions have been will ensure that a common frame- made at a meeting on Monday work is created within which the in Doha. Some of the important sport, represented by the national suggestions included changes in governing bodies around the rules, in all forms of wrestling. world, can work together towards We talked about making the sport common goals for the future. more exciting for the spectators Al Shahrani, who served as and also for the TV audience. Director of the wrestling compe- We want more people to under- tition at the 2006 Asian Games in stand the sports. All of these Doha, said this is a very impor- steps will help us to make wres- tant time in the history of the tling more exciting just like other sport. sports,” said Al Shahrani, also “I really believe the wrestling Simon Cory-Wright (left) and Tania Riesen, officials of TSE Consulting, the international management consulting firm, appointed by International Federation the President of Arab Wrestling community around the world has of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) to develop a strategic plan for wrestling worldwide, speaking to Arab Wrestling Federation (AWF) officials in Doha, Federation since 2007. galvanized itself. We’ve already yesterday. RIGHT: Zamel Sayyaf Al Shahrani, President of Qatar Wrestling Federation (QWF) and AWF. PICTURES BY: SALIM MATRAMKOT Yesterday, officials of TSE made a lot of changes to the sport Consulting met wrestling officials at the highest levels, which were from Arab countries to seek their approved by the Extraordinary hard on it. So we are ensuring feedback to expand the fan base. Congress in Moscow. We’re com- that new rules come into force The international manage- mitted to doing whatever we need in such a way, that, it will hap- ment consulting firm, TSE to make the changes and do the pen with least affect, least dam- Consulting, has been appointed right thing. It is a real renais- age and least difficulty. We want by International Federation of sance for our sport. to ensure that it does not affect Associated Wrestling Styles “We are on the right track the players,” said Al Shahrani, (FILA) to develop a strategic plan and we have achieved at least who served in the Qatar Armed for wrestling worldwide. 90 percent of the requirements Forces for 37 years. The Arab officials are in Qatar of the International Olympic Efforts to save the Olympics for the four-day Arab Wrestling Committee (IOC). We also told axe were brought to the front- Championship which ends today. them (IOC) that we are strong burner when the IOC announced “Currently, we are working enough to bring about the in February this year it was drop- with the TSE Consulting group. changes and to make our sports ping wrestling, not pentathlon, for The group is working all over (wrestling) more modern and the 2020 Olympics. the world to get feedback from exciting and we are working very Since then, it was a call to action for wrestling in 177 coun- tries around the world. The IOC has since voted to reconsider the elimination of wrestling from the Olympics. A final decision is due on September 8 in Buenos Aires. On the same TSE Consulting is interested in getting feedback from fans for the day, the 2020 Olympics site and Wrestling World Plan. new IOC president also will be TSE Consulting officials explaining the Wrestling World Plan to Arab officials. chosen. THE PENINSULA

Spirit of Qatar’s Brown clinches Langdon edges fourth place in California AlBalooshi to win

SACRAMENTO, USA: Kip Brown was forced to battle hard for his success at the Big all-Qatar final Wake Weekend, the second round of the 2013 H1 Unlimited Championship, on Folsom ENGLISHTOWN, New the season and the fourth of his Lake, Granite Bay, California Jersey: It was a magical career. yesterday. moment for the Qatar Al-Anabi With the dazzling Al-Anabi The 95 Spirit of Qatar driver Racing Top Fuel Team, the two- display, Langdon now leads the qualified in fifth position and time World Championship team NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point finished his three race heats in owned by Sheikh Khalid bin standings by four points over third, fourth and second places. Hamad Al Thani. Schumacher. AlBalooshi is now a The points he amassed were just For the first time with the cur- career-best fifth place in the point sufficient to see the Qatar-backed rent drivers, both Al-Anabi cars standings. It was a wonderful Ellstrom Racing driver qualify for lined up against each other with weekend for the Qatar Al-Anabi the six-boat final in sixth posi- FROM LEFT: Ali Al Neama, Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani, president of the Qatar Marine Sports Federation the winner taking the cham- Racing Top Fuel team. tion and he managed to finish (QMSF) former F1 world champion Jay Price, Mohammed Al Nasser and Sameer Al-Amoudi of the QMSF at pion’s trophy for the just com- “It was a great day for the the five-lap race in fourth over- Orange Beach in Alabama, USA, yesterday. pleted 44th annual Toyota NHRA Al-Anabi team,” Langdon said. all behind Steve David, National Summernationals, the ninth of “Great job by Khalid and the High Points leader Jimmy Shane 24 races that make up America’s gold team. We had great calls all and J. Michael Kelly. 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag day long by (crew chief) Brian “It was a tough weekend of rac- Racing season. Husen and (team manager) Alan ing in very high temperatures,” Spirit of Qatar 20’s Al Neama Khalid alBalooshi was the No. Johnson tuning the car. From the said Brown, who drives the 2 qualifier equaling his career- first round all the way through Ellstrom boat that is backed by the best qualifying effort. Langdon the final, we made really strong Qatar Marine Sports Federation was the No. 8 qualifier placing runs. That’s how we’ve been run- (QMSF), under the presidency finishes third in Alabama the Al-Anabi drivers on opposite ning lately, and we’re just riding a of His Excellency Sheikh Hassan sides of the eliminations ladder – wave right now. We had the first bin Jabor Al-Thani. “The objective ORANGE BEACH, Alabama: to Tony Marcantonio and Mark two and we changed the set-up. if they raced each other on this all-Al-Anabi final round between was to score well in the heats and Spirit of Qatar 20’s Ali Al Kowalski in JD Byrider. They We had smaller props and that day, it could only be in the final alBalooshi and me so that was a reach the final and we achieved Neama and Mohammed Al pipped WHM Motorsports’ Billy changed the attitude of the boat round of eliminations. great way to end the weekend.” that goal. Now we can look ahead Nasser unofficially clinched Mauff and Jay Muller to the cheq- and maybe it was a bit slower. Both cars moved brilliantly “It was just a great weekend for to the next race with a view to third and fifth positions in the uered flag in the closing metres “Still, the goal was to give them through the eliminations rounds our entire Al-Anabi team,” alBa- improving still further.” two Superboat races at the after the two had been neck- as much seating time as possible and seemed destined to meet in looshi said. Shane (5 Graham Trucking), 10th Annual ‘Thunder on the and-neck throughout the action- and we have achieved that. They the finals. “Congratulations to Shawn and David (1 Oh Boy! Oberto), Kelly Gulf’ Super Boat Grand Prix packed race. are getting used to it and I am AlBalooshi defeated Larry the silver team. Our Al-Anabi (37 Performance Chevrolet) and at Orange Beach in Alabama There was an equally exciting sure that they will be even more Dixon, Dom Lagana and seven- car was very good today, and Jon Zimmerman (9 Team Red yesterday. finish to the second seven-lap competitive at the next race. time world champion Tony I’m just so happy with what this Dot) were the form men over At the helm of Spirit of Qatar race. Mauff and Muller managed Our testing programme with the Schumacher on his way to the team has been able to do. It just the Californian race weekend and 20 and racing in Baldwin County to hold off a fierce late challenge turbine boat is pencilled in for finals. didn’t matter how hot it was or they were joined by 11 Peters & under the watchful eye of Sheikh from Robert Noble and Grant three weeks’ time and we are all Langdon defeated TJ Zizzo, what the track temperatures May’s Tom Thompson and Brown Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani, presi- Bruggemann in Team Stihl to on track to use the new boat in No. 1 qualifier Clay Millican and reached because my crew chief, in the final five, with Mark Evans dent of the Qatar Marine Sports secure the race win and extend Sarasota.” Spencer Massey to set up the all- Jason McCullough, just gave me (57 Formulaboats.com) running Federation (QMSF), and team their Superboat Championship Two boats in the Turbine Al-Anabi final round. The final- the magical set-up every time we as the trailer boat behind the throttleman Steve Curtis, the lead. “Ali and Mohammed made and Superboat Extreme classes round performance was simply went down the race track. We’re leaders. David made an excellent Qatar duo made swift progress a good start and started to play a joined the six Superboat entries breathtaking as the silver and fifth in points now, so that’s good. start from lane four and timed his and enjoyed vital seat time in little but maybe they were a lit- to tackle both races in this week- gold Al-Anabi cars raced a tight I wish Sheikh Khalid could be run to perfection to lead by the their twin 750hp Scorpion- tle too conservative,” said Sheikh end’s Alabama race sanctioned by battle to the finish line. In the here today, but I know he would time the racers reached the first engined MTI hull during the two Hassan. Super Boat International (SBI) end, Langdon’s 3.853-second run have been very happy.” turn and the Lighthouse Point races that were held in challeng- “Saying that, I was delighted Inc. The Superboat Vee and Stock edged alBalooshi’s 3.869-second “Before the final, alBalooshi driver maintained his initiative ing conditions. that they managed to get third boats also entered the same race effort. said he was going to beat me,’ from then on. A thrilling victory in the first place in the first race. The water with a staggered start. Langdon won his second- Langdon added. THE PENINSULA of the two Superboat races fell conditions changed for race THE PENINSULA consecutive race, his third of THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Pakistan Birthday boy Nadal strolls beat South Africa in warm-up into quarter-finals in Paris LONDON: Pakistan fine- tuned their preparations for the Champions Trophy with Djokovic, Azarenka and Sharapova progress at Roland Garros an emphatic six-wicket victory over South Africa at The Oval yesterday. PARIS: World number one beating French seventh seed “It’s a very special moment,” Misbah ul Haq’s team put South Novak Djokovic reached his Richard Gasquet, 6-7 (5/7), 4-6, said Nadal, as the crowd wel- Africa into bat and restricted the 16th consecutive Grand Slam 6-4, 7-5, 8-6. comed him to Court Philippe Proteas to 202-9 before chasing quarter-final while seven-time “I needed to earn my victory, Chatrier by singing ‘Happy down the target with 4.3 overs champion Rafael Nadal marked and in the end it was good. I’m Birthday’ and repeating it on the Rafael Nadal of remaining thanks to half-cen- his 27th birthday by also reach- really glad to get through, because match’s conclusion. Spain looks at turies from Imran Farhat and ing the French Open last eight he’s a good quality opponent and “Today I think I played my best his birthday cake Mohammad Hafeez. yesterday. he’s a specialist for this surface,” match of the tournament.” after winning his To make matters worse for Top seed Djokovic carved out said Djokovic of Kohlschreiber. Nadal was presented with a match against South Africa, there was concern a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over 16th On facing 12th-seeded Haas, giant birthday cake and he will be Kei Nishikori over pace bowler Dale Steyn, seed Philipp Kohlschreiber with against whom he has a 4-3 win- looking for more celebrations on who was given only five overs of Japan at the German paying a high price ning record, the Serb said: “I have Wednesday in the quarter-finals and appeared to struggle with an the French for converting just two of 13 break a lot of respect for Tommy. He is as he holds a 9-0 career lead over injury. points. playing well.” Wawrinka. Open at the South Africa will feature in World number one Djokovic Djokovic, the runner-up to Haas became the first German Roland Garros the tournament curtain-raiser goes on to face German 35-year- Nadal last year, needs a French in 17 years to reach the quarter- stadium in Paris against India in Cardiff on old Tommy Haas, who became Open title to complete a career finals and the oldest man to make yesterday. Nadal, Thursday, while Pakistan get the third oldest man to reach the Grand Slam. the last eight at any Grand Slam who turned underway a day later against the last-eight with a comfortable 6-1, Nadal arrived in Paris having since Andre Agassi at the 2005 27 earned his West Indies at The Oval. 6-1, 6-3 win over volatile Russian collected six titles in eight finals US Open. second straight Both sides utilised their squads Mikhail Youzhny. since his return from a seven- Haas had also made history in sets victory in during the 15-a-side clash, which Nadal, bidding to become the month injury lay-off. the third round when he needed succession as allowed different batting and first man to win the same Grand But he was sluggish in the a record 13 match points to beat his challenge bowling XIs. Slam title eight times, trounced first week of a cold and damp John Isner. for an eighth And Pakistan were quickly Japanese 13th seed Kei Nishikori Paris, losing the opening set of Wawrinka came through a French Open among the wickets as Junaid 6-4, 6-1, 6-3. his first two matches. Since the four hour 16min struggle to beat title gathered Khan dismissed Hashim Amla It was third-seeded Nadal’s weather has improved, so has the Gasquet in his sixth career come- pace with a 6-4 for a duck with the third ball of 56th win in 57 career matches at Spaniard, seeing off Fabio Fognini back from two sets to love down. 6-1 6-3 defeat of the day. Roland Garros. in straight sets on Saturday In the women’s event, defending The Proteas’ top order contin- Nishikori. The defending champion next and then comfortably defeat- champion Maria Sharapova joined ued to struggle against the new faces Swiss ninth seed Stanislas ing Nishikori, the first Japanese third seed Victoria Azarenka in ball and when Faf du Plessis was Wawrinka who reached his first man in the fourth round since the French Open quarter-finals as sixth out they had just 61 on the French Open quarter-final, Fumiteru Nakano in 1938. both posted routine fourth-round board. wins. Had they sent in authentic Sharapova was all business in tailenders they would surely have French Open Results seeing off American 17th seed Grand Slams, was rarely trou- have finished my match a day struggled to reach three figures PARIS: French Open results yesterday (x denotes seeded player): Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-3 to set up bled by Stephens, Australian before my next opponent? We but instead they opted to give all a meeting with 18th seed Jelena Open semi-finalist last January, don’t choose the scheduling, it their batsmen time at the crease Men’s Fourth Round: Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Philipp Jankovic, while double Australian the Floridian 20-year-old gifting just depends how it goes. I’m just and were rewarded with a 94-run Kohlschreiber (GER x16) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; Tommy Haas (GER x12) Open champion Azarenka her a final break by hitting long pleased to be through to the next stand between JP Duminy and bt Mikhail Youzhny (RUS x29) 6-1, 6-1, 6-3; Rafael Nadal (ESP x3) swamped 2010 French Open on match point. round.” Ryan McClaren. bt Kei Nishikori (JPN x13) 6-4, 6-1, 6-2; Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI champion Francesca Schiavone “I knew this was going to be a Next up for Azarenka is a That helped the total past 200 x9) bt Richard Gasquet (FRA x7) 6-7 (5/7), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 8-6. 6-3, 6-0. really hard match so I’m delighted meeting with Russian 12th seed before McLaren was bowled by Women’s Fourth Round: Maria Kirilenko (RUS x12) bt Bethanie Sharapova, who in beating Sara to be in the quarter-final,” said Maria Kirilenko after her win Asad Ali for 55, with Duminy the Mattek-Sands (USA) 7-5, 6-4; Victoria Azarenka (BLR x3) bt Errani in last year’s final became Sharapova, who now has an extra over Schiavone moved her into last man out for 43. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-3, 6-0; Maria Sharapova (RUS x2) bt the sixth player in the Open era day to relax.” the last eight for the third time Ali and Wahab Riaz each Sloane Stephens (USA x17) 6-4, 6-3. to complete a full collection of She added: “Am I pleased to in Paris. AFP returned three for 30. Pakistan came out aggressively, going after South Africa’s much- vaunted seam attack. Nasir Jamshed hit a six and a US PGA Memorial four prior to being run out, but Scores Farhat carried on to make 56 Kuchar clinches Memorial before becoming the first of two DUBLIN, Ohio: Leading final-round scores Lonwabo Tsotsobe wickets yesterday in the $6.2m US PGA Memorial Hafeez retired after scoring 54, tournament (USA unless noted, par-72): leaving Misbah (24 not out) and title as Woods struggles 276 Matt Kuchar 68-70-70-68 Umar Amin (27 not out) to finish the job. AFP 278 Kevin Chappell 71-71-68-68 DUBLIN, OHIO: Matt Kuchar 281 Kyle Stanley 67-70-73-71 capped a four-under par 68 with 282 Scott Stallings 70-70-75-67, Bill I return to a birdie at the final hole yester- Haas 68-67-76-71 day to win the US PGA Tour’s $6.2m Memorial tournament by 283 Russell Henley 67-77-70-69, Matt Chelsea as a two strokes. Jones (AUS) 69-72-70-72 Kuchar led by as many as four 284 Michael Thompson 69-76-70-69, Karrie Webb of Australia holds fan: Mourinho the championship trophy after strokes on the back nine and his Matt Kuchar Brian Davis (ENG) 75-70-69-70, 12-under total of 276 gave him a Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 65-71-76- winning the ShopRite LPGA LONDON: Jose Mourinho (centre) poses Classic Presented by Acer at two-shot triumph over American with his wife 72, Pat Perez 72-69-72-71, Justin said he was returning to Kevin Chappell. Rose (ENG) 70-70-71-73 Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Chelsea with the passion Sybi and sons Chappell closed with a bogey- Club in Galloway, New Jersey, of a supporter after being Cameron and 285 James Driscoll 70-75-73-67, Ryan free round in the Jack Nicklaus- yesterday. appointed manager of the Carson alongside Moore 70-72-73-70, Adam Scott hosted event at Muirfield Village, (AUS) 73-70-69-73 Premier League heavyweights keeping the pressure on Kuchar the trophy for the second time yesterday. with four birdies in his last six after his two- 286 Hunter Mahan 73-68-75-70, Ken The 50-year-old Portuguese, holes in a four-under 68 for 278. stroke victory Duke 75-69-72-70, Cameron Webb wins who led the club to unprec- Kyle Stanley was third after a at the Memorial Tringale 71-71-74-70, Gary edented success between 2004 71 for 281. Tournament Woodland 70-73-70-73, Scott ShopRite for sick and 2007, succeeds interim “This stuff never gets old,” presented by Piercy 66-75-71-74 coach Rafael Benitez and has said Kuchar, whose young sons Nationwide grandmother signed a four-year contract. Cameron and Carson were at the Insurance at His Stamford Bridge come- 18th to help him celebrate. “To Muirfield Village back was one of the worst-kept shake Mr. Nicklaus’s hand, to Golf Club in Sorenstam to GALLOWAY, NEW JERSEY: secrets in European football, win the tournament, that’s pretty Dublin, Ohio, Karrie Webb got off to a hot with weeks of media specula- great. But to have my family run yesterday. be honoured at start by going three-under tion culminating in his admis- onto the green, this is as special through the first three holes en sion on Spanish television late as it gets.” 2014 Memorial route to a three-under 68 for a on Sunday that he had agreed Kuchar, winner of the WGC two-shot victory at the LPGA to move back to west London. Match Play Championship at Tour’s ShopRite Classic. In an interview with Chelsea Dove Mountain, joined world DUBLIN, Ohio: Ten-times The Australian Hall-of-Famer TV, the club’s in-house televi- number one Tiger Woods as the major winner and Hall of Famer finished at four-under 209 in the sion channel, Mourinho said only multiple winners on the US Annika Sorenstam has been $1.5m, 54-hole event to post her his time at the club had left a PGA Tour this season. selected as the honoree of next first win on the LPGA Tour in deep impression that endured Woods, a four-time winner year’s Memorial tournament, at over two years and 39th of her throughout his subsequent ten- already in 2013 and a five-time Woods said. “I thought the greens Stanley and then Chappell made 42 the youngest ever to receive career. Her last win was the 2011 ures at Inter Milan and Real Memorial champion, wrapped up didn’t look that fast, but they him work to the end for it. the accolade, organisers said RR Donnelley Founders Cup. Madrid. a disappointing final tune-up for were putting fast. I could never Stanley had closed within one yesterday. The 38-year-old from “It is exactly the same mes- the US Open with an even-par 72 get the speed of them.” stroke of Kuchar’s lead after a Regarded by many as the Queensland said she was dis- sage, but now I can say I am that left him on eight-over 296. World number two Rory five-footer for birdie at the ninth greatest female golfer of all time, traught this week because her one of you (supporters) and His six at the par-three 12th McIlroy, also making his last hole. Swede Sorenstam won 89 tourna- grandmother is very sick in the that makes a little bit of a dif- hole was his second triple bogey scheduled start before the US But Kuchar stretched his lead ments worldwide, 72 of them on hospital. At one stage, Webb won- ference,” he said. of the week. Open, was in trouble from back to three at the par-five 11th the LPGA Tour where she accu- dered if she was going to see her “I never hide that in my “It happens,” Woods said. “It Thursday, when he opened with -- playing as the next-to easiest mulated a record eight player of again. career in football I had two happens to us all.” a 78. He fought back to make the hole on the course this week -- the year awards. “My grandmother is ill at home great passions -- Inter and Woods said he’d work on all cut and also closed out his week with 14-foot birdie putt as Stanley “I am honored Jack,” Sorenstam and we thought she was going to Chelsea, and Chelsea is more aspects of his game before the with an even-par round that bogeyed. tweeted after becoming the pass,” Webb said. “She told me than important for me. second major of the year. included two birdies and two A birdie at the 15th gave 11th female to be selected as an that I had to win this tournament “It was very hard to play “You want everything clicking bogeys for a six-over total of 294. Kuchar a four-shot lead, but he honoree, referring to Memorial for her. against Chelsea. I did it twice, on all cylinders, especially at the “I found a couple of little things gave a stroke back with a bogey Tournament founder and host “She’s on the mend now but which was not so bad. Now I US Open, because everything is this weekend,” McIlroy said. “I hit at 16. Jack Nicklaus who is arguably the still in the hospital.” promise exactly the same things tested in the US Open,” he said. the ball much better today. I actu- The steady Chappell, mean- best golfer ever. Second-round leader Feng I promised in 2004, but with the But he’ll no doubt pay close ally putted a little better, too ... while, was mounting a late chal- Sorenstam won 43 times Shanshan, of China, stumbled to difference we have (now), which attention to putting, after strug- It’s not that far away.” lenge, notching his first birdie between 2001 and 2005, finishing a four-over 75 during her final is I am one of you.” gling on the greens all week. Kuchar earned the sixth PGA of the day at 13 and picking up in the top three almost 70 percent round to fall into second place at AFP “I had bad speed all week,” Tour title of his career, but first another stroke at the 15th. AFP of the time. REUTERS two-under 211. AFP TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Asian giants Hosts Qatar banking on Japan face Aussies for Cup berth SAITAMA, JAPAN: Asian teamwork to stop Iran champions Japan face hot regional rivals Australia today needing just a point to become 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying tie: Do-or-die match for the home side the first country to qualify for next year’s World Cup alongside hosts Brazil. BY RIZWAN REHMAT In a rematch of the 2011 Asian MATCH BEGINS AT 7:15PM, AL SADD STADIUM Qatar players Cup final won by Japan, the Blue DOHA: Qatar will rely on are seen Samurai are strongly tipped to ‘teamwork’ and surging ‘confi- during a book their ticket after totting up dence’ in their do-or-die 2014 training 13 points in six games to sit six FIFA World Cup qualifying session at clear in Group B. match against bitter rivals Iran Al Sadd By contrast, third-placed today. Stadium Australia have only six points In a little over a week’s time, in Doha from five games and face a nerve- Qatar crushed Latvia 3-1 and on Sunday shredding fortnight, starting then dominated Azerbaijan in evening. today, when they will play their a 1-1 draw as the home team Yesterday, last three matches of the final emerged unscathed in two impor- the Qatar round of Asian qualifying. tant friendly games. squad “I expect Australia to fight des- Results from those two matches trained perately to take the automatic have boosted the morale of the at Aspire qualification place. We must pre- players, head coach Fahad Thani pare perfectly to face Australia, Academy. said yesterday but the home team who have their backs to the wall,” Qatar take on must win today to keep their warned Japan coach Alberto hopes alive of reaching Brazil in Iran in their Zaccheroni. 2014. 2014 FIFA Only the top two in the two Third-placed Iran have seven World Cup final qualifying groups gain an points from five matches whereas qualifying automatic berth, with the two Qatar, a notch below, also have a match at third-placed sides then facing similar tally in Group A which is Al Sadd each other for the right to con- headed by Uzbekistan (11 points) Stadium test an intercontinental play-off. and Korea (10 points). today. Japan, fronted by Manchester Lebanon is the bottom side United’s Shinji Kagawa and with just four points from six CSKA Moscow talisman Keisuke matches. improvement in many regards,” Iran coach Carlos Queiroz, who in the UAE. “Absolutely, we are So it’s still open for all the teams. Honda, have won all three of their “I think the confidence you see Fahad said. presented a calm exterior at the ready. We got what we were look- It’s my major goal in this moment home games in Group B, scoring (in the Qatar camp) is because Fahad admitted that Qatar press conference, said he antici- ing for from our camp. We are of my career to qualify Iran for 10 goals in the process, to stand we have done well in the last two would miss star striker Sebastian pated a tough match at Al Sadd ready. the World Cup.” on the verge of their fifth straight weeks of preparation. Luck is Soria who is suspended but will Stadium. “Yes, one or two players are Earlier in the week, Queiroz World Cup. important in football. Hopefully welcome back ace defender “We know that it will be a dif- injured. All players were present said in a separate interview: “It’s In their away fixture against some of it would be on our side in Mohammed Kasola. ficult game for both teams but I in the camp,” the 60-year-old said. a major dream for all countries Australia last June, Japan were the match,” Fahad said at a press Coach Fahad said teamwork am very positive and confident we “For us, qualification is impor- to qualify to the World Cup and, the aggressors and led 1-0 with 20 conference yesterday. was Qatar’s forte. can get a good result in Qatar,” tant. We have three games to go of course, the expectation in Iran minutes remaining before Luke “As you know it will be a tough “Yes, Soria is a great player but Queiroz said. whereas Qatar have two. We are is very high because it’s a football Wilkshire equalised from the pen- game for both teams. But (with) we believe in teamwork. Soria is Queiroz, the former assistant to better placed than them,” he said. country with a lot of passion,” alty spot after Atsuto Uchida’s tug regards to our team, we want to not here but we are playing as a Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester But he quickly added: “At this Fahad said Qatar players had on Alex Brosque. win this game. unit. We won’t be affected by his United a few years ago, dismissed moment everybody in the group the advantage over speed com- However, Australian hopes “Our team has been improving absence,” the Qatari coach added the notion that his squad had can be in (automatic qualifica- pared to the Iranians whom he will be buoyed after Japan’s 2-0 a great deal. I am talking about quickly. issues during the training camp tion) and everybody can be out. considered physically superior. friendly loss to Bulgaria last “What pleases me is that our week, following their 2-1 qualify- players have speed,” Fahad said ing defeat to Jordan in March, the when asked to compare the two first time they have lost two in a sides. row under Zaccheroni. “They can counterattack with And the Italian coach has speed and that is a good asset to repeatedly warned that compla- have. Speed is important. Iranian cency poses a big threat to Asia’s players are physically strong but number one team ahead of what we have very good speed,” he he called the most important explained. game of his three-year tenure. “Our team is better and faster “What I worry about is the in sprints compared to the visi- atmosphere that we almost quali- tors. Our counterattack speed is fied for the World Cup mathemat- very noticeable. I am not worried ically, although ‘almost qualified’ on that account. I just require and ‘qualified’ are quite different,” speed,” he said. he said. He added that careful planning “We will play against them for a had gone into finalizing match place in the World Cup. We must Qatar’s football coach Fahad Thani (right) and player Hussein Ali during a press conference ahead of their 2014 FIFA World Cup, Asian Zone, Group tactics. have the same feelings as if we A qualifying match against Iran at Al Sadd Stadium in Doha yesterday. The Group A clash will take place today. RIGHT: Iran’s coach Carlos Queiroz “I wanted (defender) play the Champions League final... (right) and captain Javad Nekounam during a separate press conference. PICTURES: SHAIVAL DALAL Mohammed Kasola. He is an this is the most important game important player with a lot of since I was appointed,” he added. experience. He did well for Al Australia have recalled skipper Sadd during the Emir Cup and Lucas Neill for his 90th cap, after Asian zone World the Heir Apparent Cup,” Fahad the ex-Premier League defender said. was suspended for the 2-2 home Cup Qualifiers Star striker Soria to “Soria is suspended so he can’t draw with Oman, and coach play against Iran. But we have Holger Osieck may also turn to SAITAMA, JAPAN: Asian replacements. I am not talk- veteran forward Tim Cahill up zone qualifiers for the 2014 ing about one player. We have a front. World Cup to be played today: decent bunch of players who could Australia’s last two games miss key home clash replace Soria. However, the team of qualifying are both at home, GROUP A will play as a group. against Jordan and Iraq over the At Doha DOHA: Coach Fahad Thani will be without in order to strengthen their position in the group. “Yusuf and Maged Mohammed next two weeks, and midfielder Qatar vs Iran at 7:15pm (1615 striker Sebastian Soria as Qatar seek to remain in Iran have a good chance to qualify to the World Cup are long-time national team play- Mark Bresciano said they could GMT) the qualification picture in Group A with victory but I believe we will give them a hard time,” said ers. I needed them in this side. cope with the pressure and reach At Beirut over Iran in today’s final round 2014 FIFA World Fahad, who saw his side draw 1-1 with Azerbaijan Bilal Mohammed is back as well,” their third World Cup in a row. Cup qualifier. in a friendly last week following a recent 3-1 win the Qatari coach said. Fourth and fifth-placed Oman Lebanon vs South Korea at Soria is suspended as Qatar, who are currently over Latvia. “We have youngsters in our side and Iraq will both try to keep the 8:30pm (1730 GMT) level on points with third place Iran having played a “We have prepared very well and the players are and they are getting good experi- heat on Australia when they meet GROUP B game more after suffering a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat ready after a good season,” he said. ence. They are mixing well with in Muscat, while South Korea will by Korea Republic in March, look to make full use of “We respect our opponents because they are a the seniors. It is important to a look to take control of a tight At Saitama home advantage for the last time in the final round. good team, but I believe that we will give our best have mix of young an old,” the Group A when they take on bot- Japan vs Australia at 7:34pm Fahad, though, does welcome back defender in order to get a good result.” Qatari coach said. “It is a do-or- tom side Lebanon. (1034 GMT) Mohammed Kasola from suspension with Qatar set With just two automatic qualification places avail- die game against Iran. It is the Choi Kang-Hee’s side trail At Muscat to end their final round campaign against Uzbekistan able, Iran are currently three points adrift of second duty of Qatar fans to turn up and Uzbekistan by a point but they in Tashkent later this month. place Korea who face Lebanon in Beirut today after support their side. I hope they have a game in hand and can Oman vs Iraq at 5:00pm (1300 “The match against Iran will be very hard for losing 1-0 to Uzbekistan at home in November. won’t be seeing a disappointing leapfrog the group leaders with GMT) the two teams as they are both looking for a victory THE PENINSULA result.” THE PENINSULA a positive result in Beirut. AFP England hold Brazil at Maracana

RIO DE JANEIRO: England coach Roy minutes from time to level a contest held to But the pressure has been heaped on Scolari, Hodgson lamented a win that got away after mark the multi-million dollar refurbishment who has managed only a win over Bolivia in his side gave World Cup hosts Brazil a fright of the Maracana Stadium. half a dozen matches during this second spell on Sunday in holding the five-time world “Some draws can be labelled victories and in charge, while the World Cup hosts have champions to an entertaining 2-2 draw in a some draws can be labelled defeats,” said slid to 19th in the FIFA rankings - an all-time prestige friendly in Rio de Janeiro. Hodgson afterwards. lowpoint. The visitors, victorious on their last visit “We played so well in the second half I In addition, Brazil have been embarrassed back in 1984, when John Barnes famously thought we might hold on for the win but we by a series of glitches in preparations for not clinched the win with a solo effort, were on the were scotched by a wonder strike. We didn’t just the World Cup in 13 months time but ropes in an absorbing first half which Brazil play anywhere near like we wanted to in the also the Confederations Cup, which starts on largely dominated, but held their own until 12 first half and Brazil did, so it was a fair result,” June 15 in six venues across the country amid minutes after the restart when Fred scored he conceded. infrastructural problems which have dogged for the South American giants. England beat Brazil in a Wembley Stadium the hosts. FC Barcelona’s new player Brazilian Neymar da Silva Santos Junior But a neat strike from substitute Alex friendly back in February which marked the On Sunday, a 66,000 crowd turned out to waves during his presentation at Camp Nou in Barcelona yesterday. Oxlade-Chamberlain and then a rasping return to the auriverde’s dugout of Luiz Felipe see if Brazil could shine in a dress rehearsal Santos and Brazil star Neymar signed a five-year contract with Spanish drive from Wayne Rooney turned the match Scolari, the Brazilians’ 2002 World Cup- for their Confederations Cup opener against giants Barcelona. on its head before Paulinho volleyed in eight winning coach. Japan. REUTERS Tuesday 4 June 2013 25 Rajab 1434 Volume 18 Number 5720 Sport Price: QR2 LATEST NEWS UPDATES URDU FROM PHILIPPINPHILIPPINES Birthday boy Qatar banking WEEKLY NEWSPAPER AVAILABLE Nadal strolls on teamwork AT ALL LEADING BOOK STORES / Available every Tuesdays in SUPERMARKETS into quarters to stop Iran all leading supermarkets and IN QATAR shops in Qatar & Bahrain FOR ADVERTISEMENTS CONTACT: FOR ADVERTISEMENTS CONTACT: TEL: 4465 0600 EMAIL: [email protected] TEL: 4465 0600 EMAIL: [email protected] Sport | 26 Sport | 27

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LONDON: Chelsea confirmed we believe he is the right manager Backed by the investment of one of the worst-kept secrets to do just that. billionaire Russian owner Roman Chelsea manager Jose in European football yesterday “He was and remains a hugely Abramovich, Mourinho won Mourinho celebrates when they revealed that charis- popular figure at the club and back-to-back Premier League after winning the matic and controversial former everyone here looks forward to titles in 2005 and 2006, as well English League Cup manager Jose Mourinho has working with him again.” as two League Cups and the 2007 Final football match at returned to the club on a four- Mourinho arrives from Real FA Cup. The Millennium Stadium year contract. Madrid, where an initially fruit- He left in September 2007 after The 50-year-old Portuguese, ful three-year spell ended in acri- his relationship with Abramovich in Cardiff, Wales, in this who led Chelsea to unprecedented mony following an unsuccessful broke down, but the pair soon rec- February 25, 2007 file success between 2004 and 2007, league title defence, a semi-final onciled and he returns with the photo. Jose Mourinho succeeds interim coach Rafael exit in the Champions League, objective of turning Chelsea into has been appointed Benitez. and the alienation of senior play- title challengers once again. as Chelsea manager His Stamford Bridge come- ers including goalkeeper Iker Frank Lampard, a survivor for a second time, the back had been widely anticipated, Casillas. from Mourinho’s first spell at Premier League club with weeks of media speculation Prior to joining Madrid, he Chelsea, said he was delighted by confirmed yesterday. culminating in his admission on enjoyed a stunning two-season his former mentor’s return, hav- Following weeks Spanish television late on Sunday stint at Inter Milan that cul- ing recently signed a one-year of speculation, the that he had agreed to move back minated in an unprecedented contract extension. 50-year-old Portuguese to west London. sweep of Serie A, Italian Cup “He’s a great manager. I’ve said has signed a four-year “I am delighted to welcome Jose and Champions League trophies it a million times to the point of contract with the club back to Chelsea. His continued in 2010. boring people, but I’m very fortu- he previously coached success, drive and ambition made He is one of only four coaches nate to have worked under him between 2004 and 2007. him the outstanding candidate,” to have won the European Cup before,” Lampard told BBC Sport. said chief executive Ron Gourlay with two different clubs, having “He took my game on a mil- in a statement published on the first tasted glory in the competi- lion miles, and my personality Chelsea website. tion with Porto in 2004. in terms of football on a million a brash remark from his very and opposition coaches. He suc- League-winning coach Roberto “It is our aim to keep the His subsequent spell as Chelsea miles. A lot of the reasons I moved first Chelsea press conference, ceeds Benitez, who led Chelsea Di Matteo last November. club moving forward to achieve manager saw the club emerge as on in the game is because of him. Mourinho is an outspoken fig- to Europa League glory and a Benitez, last week already greater success in the future and the dominant force in English Popularly referred to as ‘the ure who has became renowned top-four finish this season after agreed to join Serie A side Napoli Jose is our number one choice as football. Special One’, in reference to for his clashes with officials replacing sacked Champions of Italy. AFP

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