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CAIRO: The Egyptian army toppled elected Islamist President Mohamed Morsi yesterday after a week of bloodshed that killed nearly 50 people as millions took to the streets to demand an end to his turbulent single year of rule. The announcement, made on state television by Morsi’s own defence minister, armed forces chief General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, drew a rapturous welcome from the protesters who have camped out on the streets of Cairo for days. Sisi also announced a freezing of the Islamist-drafted consti- tution and early presidential elections. Thousands of people immediately took to the streets of the capital to cel- ebrate, cheering, whistling, letting off firecrackers, and honking car horns in joyous scenes. But Morsi’s office rejected the move as “illegal” and called on Egyptians to peacefully resist the “coup”. A state- ment published in Morsi’s name on his official Facebook page after Sisi’s speech said the measures announced amounted to “a full military coup” and were “totally rejected”. Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected president, came under massive pressure in the run-up to Sunday’s anniversary of his maiden year in office, with his opponents accusing him of failing the 2011 revo- lution by concentrating power in Islamist hands. The embattled 62-year-old pro- posed a “consensus government” as a way out of the country’s worst crisis since the 2011 uprising ended three decades of authoritarian rule by Hosni Mubarak. But the United States urged Morsi to “do more” as a military deadline passed for him to meet the demands of the people following a week of bloody unrest during mass protests calling for him to quit. The advice came too late, however, as the army said the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Al-Mansour, a previously little CAIRO: Fireworks light the sky as protesters celebrate in Tahrir Square after the Egyptian military announced it was ousting Islamist President Mohamed Morsi yesterday. known judge, would become the new leader of the Arab (Inset top) An image grab taken from Egyptian state TV shows Egyptian Defence Minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi delivering a statement announcing the ousting of Morsi world’s most populous country. (seen inset below in a file photo). — AP/AFP Continued on Page 15 Police calm sectarian flare-up No licenses without Lawyer sues mourners of slain Egypt Shiite cleric traffic chief’s nod By B Izzak By Ben Garcia

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti lawyer Duwaim Al-Muwaizri KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry’s yesterday sued a number of Shiite figures who Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic organized a small gathering late Tuesday to pay Affairs Maj Gen Abdulfattah Al-Ali tribute to slain Egyptian Shiite cleric Hassan issued a decision yesterday to stop the Shahata, claiming that the gathering aimed at acceptance of applications for driving stirring sectarian strife in Kuwait. The move came licenses from non-Kuwaitis (expatriates a day after police prevented Sunni and Shiite and bedoons) unless they are approved activists from clashing outside the Ashour hus- by his office. The decision number seiniya in Bneid Al-Gar as stones and bottles 61/2013 went into effect from July 1, were hurled in one of the most serious sectarian 2013, and allows the undersecretary’s incidents in the state for a long time. After Shiite office to inspect every application for- activists announced they were holding the gath- warded by foreigners and stateless resi- ering late at night, online Sunni activists called dents in order to verify whether they for assembling outside the husseiniya in a bid to meet the conditions to apply for a driv- prevent the Shiite ceremony. ing license. Ali reportedly threatened Shahata was killed in Egypt last month along traffic department officials with retribu- tion if they fail to abide by the new with some of his supporters by angry Sunni resi- instructions. dents who blamed him for insulting and humili- According to security sources who Maj Gen Abdulfattah Al-Ali ating senior companions of Prophet Muhammad spoke to a local daily, the decision (PBUH) and his wife Aisha who are highly revered least two years among other conditions came after cases were discovered in by Sunnis. Sunni activists in Kuwait said that to apply for a driving license. which manipulations were found in eulogizing Shahata is an insult to Sunnis. The sources also argued that the some departments where licenses were Muwaizri said in his lawsuit filed with the public new decision does not take away the issued to expatriates who do not meet prosecutor that the gathering by Shiites risked a authority of traffic departments around the requirements. A foreign resident in flare-up in sectarian tensions in Kuwait amid tur- Kuwait. “The departments’ main role is Kuwait must have a university degree, a to issue licenses to Kuwaitis, while issu- bulent regional developments. No action was minimum monthly salary of KD 400 and immediately ordered by the public prosecutor ing licenses to expatriates is the KUWAIT: Policemen try to separate Shiite and Sunni groups outside the Ashour hus- have been residing in Kuwait for at Continued on Page 15 Continued on Page 15 seiniya in Bneid Al-Gar late on Tuesday. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 LOCAL

Awatef Atiyya Al-Qallaf Faleh Saad Al-Huwailah Khaled Al-Yaqout Mekhled Rashed Al-Azmi Naser Abdulrahman Al-Rshaid

Saad Mohammed Al-Azmi Sabah Hameed Ali Salem Refai Al-Dousary Saud Mutlaq Al-Subai'e Sultan Nashmi Al-Thafeeri Electoral ad between competition and Ramadan drama

KUWAIT: Election campaigns are often tions, especially National Assembly polls. paigning advertisements than shows and dra- and platforms for people and bodies to deliver For his part, Yusuf Jawhar, a media figure, marked by wide-scale advertisements pur- Dr Mahmoud Al-Musawi, a professor of mas, Al-Musawi pointed out. certain messages that could fail to stick to said advertisements play a significant role in posed to reach out to voters and to deliver mass communication with Kuwait University, Dr Mohammad Al-Haddad, a professor of objectivity and conviction criteria. campaigning by means of delivering mes- them electoral messages and programs. said satellite channels will be overwhelmed by sociology with Kuwait University, said the elec- Therefore, he called on such channels to sages to voters within a record time. To be effective, advertisements should be TV shows and dramas during the holy month tion is a thriving business season involving review and rectify their approaches out of But, he expected that this time the experi- objective and logical, avoid exaggeration and of Ramada. several sectors, including satellite channels. national responsibility and serious commit- ment would be uneasy owing to tight time observe certain criteria and rules. The fact that the election will be held in He stressed the significant role of local ment to the positive responsible role in the and the holy of month of Ramadan. Several academicians and specialists said Ramadan will cause some trouble to satellite satellite channels in responding to this consti- consolidation and promotion of national unity He called on satellite channels to ensure electoral advertisements ought to be subject channels due to commercials, he said. tutional event and leading the public opinion. as well as the embodiment of responsible free- objective advertisements based on logical and to regulations and controls in all types of elec- Viewers are expected to watch more cam- He said some people view channels as tools dom. effective contents. — KUNA Al-Mousherji stresses fight against domestic violence KUWAIT: Minister of Justice and Minister The minister thanked all state bodies of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Shareeda Al- and civil society organizations for remark- Mousherji said here yesterday Kuwait is ably contributing to the formulation of the determined to fight all types of domestic document of the draft law and for working violence. to establish a domestic violence treatment Speaking at a domestic violence event, center. For his part, Secretary-General of the minister said the protection of the the General Secretariat of Awqaf Dr. family and society is enshrined in the Abdulmohsen Al-Kharafi underlined the Kuwaiti constitution. significance of the document to the socie- Domestic violence includes violence ty which aims to protect domestic vio- against women and that’s why national lence victims. The document calls for efforts should be stepped up to support a enacting pieces of legislation purposed to national project for backing issues of protect the targeted group of the project domestic violence, and to adopt the doc- in cooperation with competence agencies ument of an anti-domestic violence bill, and to find appropriate means to protect he said. this group, he added. — KUNA Should the legal voting age of 21 be lowered or raised?

KUWAIT: While some view that the current the age of 18 as one when people are intro- legal voting age in Kuwait of 21 is not duced to university life and when one’s enough for the development of one’s con- concepts, ideas and opinions are formed. cept of the right to choose the most suit- “The proportion of this community able candidate, others view that this should (youth) is very large (in the Kuwaiti society) be lowered to 18 as is adopted in many and they should be given the right to other nations. express their opinions as mature individu- The political reality in Kuwait, some als and at an age that qualifies their right to argue, urges the voter carry a sence of choose - everyone has their own beliefs maturity, with enough culture and educa- and independent views,” he opined. tion to be able to understand the true Maryam Al-Nejada, a female voter, KUWAIT: A fire broke out in an open area in Ardiya where chemicals were stored in large quantities for the ministry of public works. meaning of the concept of democracy and remembers her first voting experience well, Firemen brought the fire under control before it could spread to neighboring sites. — By Hanan Al-Saadoun its role in building the society and achiev- and says she was swayed by the views of ing development goals. her parents and family at the time. Decreasing the age to 18, however, does “My choice was not born out of solemn carry its advantages as it will enlarge the conviction or preconditioned thought, “ Minister under pressure to Kuwait aids pool of voters in a country consisting of a she said. young majority and will offer this impor- Fellow male voter, Yousif Al-Mousawi hire female prosecutors tant portion of the community the right to reiterated these experiences. However, as orphans express themselves in a more able manner. he grow older, he says his “political aware- KUWAIT: Minister of Justice Shareeda already been approved by the “Decreasing the voting age to 18 will ness grew” as did his political involvement, Al-Maousherji continues to find him- Supreme Judicial Council. Earlier in Albania expand the size of youthful participation in amid his growing attendance of political self under pressure to approve a list of reports had suggested that the elections, and this age is one where the discussions hosted at social gatherings SARAJEVO: The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Albania Najeeb male or female voter reaches enough across the country’s many ‘diwaniyahs’, or candidates nominated by the Maousherji, who is also the Minister of Abdulrahman Al-Bader has given euro 172,000 from Kuwait- awareness and is politically opinionated meeting places. Supreme Council of Justice to be hired Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, wants to based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to orphan proj- enough to make the right choice,” suggests Kuwait University political professor as prosecutors, which contains 22 avoid having his name associated with ects in Albania. political sciences professor at Kuwait Hamid Al-Abdallah also argues against the women who when hired will become hiring the first female prosecutors in The Ambassador said yesterday the donation was handed to University’s Faculty of Social Sciences current legal voting age, describing it as the first to assume high judicial posts the conservative country’s history. “It is Abdulsamad Sheeho, President of Al-Irfan Society, at the Ibrahim Al-Hadban. “possibly not enough to form one’s politi- Embassy’s headquarters in Tirana, during a ceremony attended in Kuwait’s history. In this regard, legal time for outdated minds that stand “On the issue of enhancing the concept cal, intellectual and ideological back- by the Cultural Attache of the embassy, Faisal Al-Baker. of elections amid the youth community, ground.” sources familiar with the case indicat- between women and their goals to Furthermore, he said this contribution is aimed at contribut- this needs increasing educational matter He adds, however, that it would be ed that the minister is currently put- step aside because their actions are ing to humanitarian and charitable projects that target needs of on patriotic affairs like the constitution - “illogical” to set the bar at the age of 24, ting the issue on hold under the pre- causing the state to take several steps orphans in Albania. whereby the youth are educated on their which is why increasing public democratic text of “grievances waiting to be backwards,” said former MP Yousuf Al- These contributions stem from Kuwait’s belief in supporting rights and their duties towards the nation - and electoral awareness at a young age is referred to the Supreme Judicial Zalzalah in a statement as he prepares vulnerable communities and areaimed at easing suffering of dis- and increasing visits to the National crucial. advantaged people through meeting their necessary needs, he Assembly. This role should be assumed by the gov- Council”. for the upcoming parliamentary elec- added. Al-Bader praised efforts of Kuwaiti and civil society insti- “The political scene in Kuwait is pre- ernment, he argues, as political and social However, the sources who pre- tions. He warned Maousherji regard- tutions, including the Ministry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs, Bait Al- dominated by the youth, who form a com- upbringing should be introduced at the ferred to keep their identity anony- ing “the repercussions of his strict Zakat (The House of Alms) and charitable organizations that munity of a precise vision and that con- intermediate level (which usually begins at mous, noted that the minister is not position” against women, and urged helped in expansion of cultural and social cooperation between tribute significantly to the loss and success the age of 11), thus “increasing one’s aware- authorized to prolong the matter after the prime minister to select a “more the two countries. Sheeho, for his part, expressed gratitude of of candidates,” he added. ness in politics, the election process, the the Albanian people for the contributions made in support of Social sciences professor Yaqoub Al- importance of the legislative body and the the decree to hire the candidates has open-minded minister”. — Al-Rai their country’s cultural and development projects, particularly Kanderi reiterates the notion, as he views constitution.” —KUNA by the RIHS, which provides care to orphans in Albania. — KUNA ‘Kuwaiti marine environment to remain clean’ By Hanan Al-Saadoun Shemlan harbor, one of a chain of anchor- age sites dotting the beaches of Kuwait. KUWAIT: Authorities are bent on pursu- Items, wood and waste dumped by ships ing efforts relentlessly to ensure a clean and boats were removed from the site, he marine environment of Kuwait, a munici- added. pal official affirmed yesterday. He urged beach-goers to abstain from Ahmad Al-Sheridah, the director of leaving behind materials or substances public services of Kuwait Municipality, said that may contaminate the surrounding. in a statement the municipality, in coordi- Kuwait, a coastal country located in the nation with other authorities, would spare north of the Gulf, is known for attractive no effort to lift any ordnance dumped in beaches and seaside tourist facilities. The the territorial waters, threatening well- country’s relation with the sea dates back being of the national marine environment. to times of the ancestors who lived on Municipal teams, in collaboration with pearl-diving, fishing and sea trade. —KUNA Kuwait Ports Authority, cleaned up Al- THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 LOCAL

News Kuwait drinking water in brief

MoH registration clerks of high quality: Official KUWAIT: The health ministry has ordered the for- mation of a permanent committee to be headed by assistant undersecretary for planning and quali- ty Dr Waleed Al-Falah to study and develop the Call to rationalize consumption skill of clerks working in the medical records and registration departments in various hospitals and KUWAIT: Quality of Kuwait’s drinking standards relevant to water quality, “ he gallons imperial a day this summer. With duce 125 million imperial gallons,” he said. clinics. Separately, Kuwaiti dermatologist and the water is higher than that of the World said. He, however, admitted that water regard to the new water projects, he dis- Nevertheless, Bushehri underscored Health Organization standards, affirmed a quality can be changed in rare cases due closed that Al-Zour water desalination the importance of rationalizing water head of MoH’s dermatology department Dr Nawaf ranking official yesterday. Assistant to transportation and storage problems. plant will start production late this year. consumption to meet the growing needs. Al-Mutairi recently received a special accolade Undersecretary of the Water plants Bushehiri urged all people to make “This station will produce 30 million He estimated the water consumption per from New Jersey’s Dermatology University for his Operation and Maintenance at the sure that water tankers at home is clean imperial gallons per day,” he said. person in Kuwait at 550 liters per day. research on ageing skin and getting a patent for Ministry of Electricity and Water, as regularly washed. Meanwhile, he esti- He pointed out the Northern Al-Zour “This rate is too high, taking into discovering the gene responsible for delaying skin Mohammed Bushehri, said the Ministry mated the daily water production at 410- project, the first of its kind to be totally account the fact that Kuwait is one of the ageing symptoms. He is the first Arab doctor to conducts quality tests for water at all pro- 430 million imperial gallons. “If we oper- carried out by the private sector, will start poorest countries in the world in terms of receive such a reward. duction stages until they reach con- ate all units at its highest capacity, we can operation after three years and will pro- drinking water resources.” sumers to make sure it is free of any impu- produce up to 500 million gallons imperi- duce nearly 100 imperial gallons per day. “Therefore, we need awareness cam- Cheating tactics rities. al per day,” Bushehiri said, expecting that “Furthermore, Khiran Water plant will paigns to persuade people to rationalize KUWAIT: Minister of Education Dr Nayef Al-Hajraf “We also comply with the international the consumption to go up to 460 million enter service by the end of 2017, to pro- their water consumption.” —KUNA stressed cheating tactics were constantly evolving in view of the rapid technological developments worldwide. He added that some Jahra school stu- dents excelled in such tactics. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with the undersecre- taries council held at the science section center, Hajraf said that during his tours of various testing centers, he found out that some students had been using tiny earpieces, recording pens, smart- phones and other “smart” objects especially imported for cheating. He also stressed that all cheating attempts will not be tolerated.

Consumer protection KUWAIT: Informed sources said the commerce and industry ministry will start an awareness cam- paign next week to implement the consumer pro- tection law through a media campaign before the month of Ramadan. The ministry will activate com- munications channels with consumers in order to make it easy to file complaints through their web- site and smartphone app. Sources said the min- istry will allocate certain places during Ramadan inside malls to receive complaints or any hikes in prices that may affect the consumer. The move is not only over food supplies available in coopera- tives, but to also control shops in malls and keep them from raising prices. This will enable the min- istry to safeguard consumers’ rights by having cen- ters in malls.

Awqaf mulls using more treated water for irrigation

KUWAIT: In a bid to rationalize the consumption of fresh water provided through the state’s water grid and following the success of using treated water to replace fresh water at Sabeeka Al-Sabah mosque in Hawally, the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is currently consid- ering extending the project to other big mosques, said Abdullah Al-Mesbah, the conservation department manager at the ministry. Mesbah said that 55 per cent of the water consumed in mosques for irrigation used to be taken from the Crackdown continues in Ahmadi farm areas public water grid until the water used in some mosques was treated and reused for irrigation. KUWAIT: Ahmadi governorate security Zour and Wafra. A local liquor factory run liquor. All arrestees were sent to concerned Thirty platforms for selling fodder were “The experiment was so successful that we have men are continuing their inspection cam- by an Asian couple was also busted and authorities. removed or issued warnings. Ahmadi secu- paign against outlaws and violators. fifty drums full of liquor and other empty Meanwhile, the municipality towed rity said that campaigns shall continue in coordinated with a specialized company to do the same The campaign resulted in the arrest of ones were found, in addition to liquor mak- away 11 mobile baqalas and four refrigera- coordination with all concerned. in other mosques,” he said. 146 persons in violation of the law in Al- ing tools and equipment and 236 bottles of tors from the entrance of animal pens. Kuwait to focus on solar energy KUWAIT: The Ministry of Electricity and Water is exe- cuting solar and renewable energy ventures, the minis- ter affirmed yesterday. Minister of Electricity and Water and Minister of Public Works Abdulaziz Al- Ibrahim said the ministry is executing these projects at some ministry sites and at Al-Shegaya zone, indicating at plans to secure up to 15 percent of the resources from solar energy. There have been ‘head- ways’ in execution of the renewable energy venture in Al-Abdaliah southwest of the capital, said the minis- ter in a statement as he inspected water reservoirs in Al-Metlaa, also noting name of the company that would win the tender would be publicized in a month. Moreover, the ministry plans to develop strategic water reserves, he said, revealing that domestic consumption reached, two days ago, up to 405 million imperial gallons, adding that back-up tanks were being built to cope with emergencies. Also part of the strategy, the ministry is seeking to finish another water stor- age project in Al-Funaitees by 2014. On misuse of water, the minister noted that authori- ties have recently taken punitive action against per- sons wasting water and warned that those who fail to pay the bills of water and power will be deprived of such utilities. — KUNA THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 LOCAL

Local Spotlight In my view It’s just an Govt’s right ID card! initiative

By Muna Al-Fuzai By Labeed Abdal

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t is just an ID and not a ticket to heaven, so why all this fuss around issuing civil identification? he move by the government of Kuwait to This was my thinking as I was watching a report invest more in youths and appreciate their I great contribution to the Kuwaiti nation is a on TV on a very long queue of people - all expatri- T right initiative. Now, we must not only see con- ates - waiting for their turns to present their docu- struction, cement and oil revenues - Kuwait must ments and official papers to get a civil ID card. promote activities for the young, the elderly, the According to this report, this long queue contradicts handicapped and more. The focus must be even with the concept of e-government. In fact, I feel the more in these challenging times when it is not scene of a long queue at any government depart- kuwait digest known how the region will look like. ment is a shame at this time in our lives with all the Focusing on the young generation will definite- technology we adopt and accommodate and have ly be better for their health and helping them easy access to! The opposition’s goals engage in sports activities is far better than being Deputy Director General of the Public Authority misguided by some extremists on Facebook or Twitter. The vision of HH the Amir in investing in for Civil Information made a press statement recent- By Dr Wael Al-Hasawi ly stating the reason of congestion witnessed by the the youth’s spare time to develop their skills, dis- commission during this period due to a huge cover and harness their talents and enrich their he opposition said in its most recent public systems in Kuwait’s history promoted social division knowledge as well as protect them from social ills demand by a large number of people to renew their statement that the government is to blame for in one way or another. For example, the four-votes- is very necessary for young locals and even expats. civil cards before they travel for their summer holi- Tmultiple attempts to ‘attack’ the constitution per-voter system that the opposition successfully Indeed, building social responsibility or societal days, in addition to the campaigns launched by the since its inception in 1962, mentioning incidents to passed in 2006 does not give citizens the opportuni- cooperation and countering several rampant prob- Ministry of the Interior that has provoked the expats support their claims such as passing certain laws in ty to select ten candidates within their respective lems in the society such as obesity, drugs, smoking to adjust their status. The authority has officially 1963, forging the 1967 parliamentary elections, sus- constituencies, nor does it provide fair distribution of etc are great initiatives for the country. Moreover, issued during the month of June about 300,000 civil pending the parliament in 1976 and 1981, then form- areas within the five constituencies by which it we must not forget to encourage all young nation- IDs to citizens and expatriates - around 10,000 cards ing the National Council as a replacement in 1990, as divides Kuwait. Moreover, this system lead to an als and expats to join in. I am sure there are hun- well as parliamentary dissolutions in 1996, 2003, unusual increase in sectarianism, tribalism and bipar- daily. dreds of talented young men and woman that do 2008 and 2009 followed by court orders to dissolve tisanism - similar to those that resulted from the 10 Now we may feel sorry for the heavy work the love to give and build for Kuwait. two parliaments elected in 2012. constituencies and two-votes-per-voter system, as Without doubt, the outcomes will be great! staff at the authority have to do on a daily basis and But in this regard we have to ask ourselves this well as the 25 constituencies and two-votes-per-vot- why don’t all those people just apply by email or question: How did the national forces react to the er system. The single-vote system does not necessari- send their scanned documents if we truly want to supposed governmental tampering with the consti- ly achieve the desired level of equality, but it limits have an e-government. Besides, I thought all civil ID tution? The answer is that every time they regrouped the control of major blocs at the minority’s expense. Letter to Badrya cards have an expiry date, so how come all those and made sure to contest in the elections in a bid to The opposition argues that the constitutional people just suddenly decided to get together at this correct the error from inside the parliament instead court’s ruling abolishes many guarantees under arti- hot time of the year to fix their cards! of leaving the scene to the government as the oppo- cle 71 of the constitution that prevents the govern- I agree that the inspection campaigns by the MoI sition is doing today. ment from abusing power through emergency Give amnesty to may have a hand for those who felt that they have The opposition’s statement also recognizes the decrees released during the parliament’s absence. no way out but to correct their status and get an offi- early years of Kuwait’s democratic life as to have fea- While this very article has always been a topic of illegal workers cial card to avoid arrest and possible deportation. As tured the most unconstitutional practices by the much debate, several constitutional experts agree far as I know, there are approximately 50 points for government such as attempting to forge the elec- that the emergency decree to adopt the single-vote tions and dissolving the parliament unconstitutional- system was made through correct channels under handling civil IDs but when it’s time to get your civil [email protected] ly twice. In the years following the liberation (1991), the authority of HH the Amir and his assessment of ID, you need to go to the headquarters to collect it. the executive authority has only resorted to dissolv- the state of urgency that required its promulgation. It’s a misconception that going to the headquarters ing the Assembly constitutionally and calling for And after the constitutional court upheld the system, Madam, would makes things faster or easier! snap polls. While an unfortunate development to see does the opposition want the public to ignore the I am happy that someone is here to speak out for I think sometimes people need to know all infor- unfold, it is also important to remember the multi- court’s verdict and experts’ opinion and instead the voiceless. The expat community in Kuwait is terri- mation because I can’t think all those people simply tude of problems that forced several parliamentary believe in a conspiracy theory? Not to mention that bly shocked to hear that the police are arresting ille- gal residents in Kuwait. While the police are eager to want to wait in queue for the joy and sake of waiting. dissolutions - and many of these happened under the opposition’s demands include crucial constitu- practice their policies, some important facts are neg- Calling for e-government should not be just to pro- public pressure after people grew tired of the high tional amendments that cannot be made unless with lected and human beings are humiliated and human mote technology but an advanced service given to level of conflict between the two authorities. full accord between the government and people. rights are violated. the public to help them carry on with their business Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court annulled the Boycotting the elections must be a step to achieve Let me bring some points to the authorities about easily and efficiently with less time and cost. two parliaments elected in 2012 because of irregular- a clear and attainable goal. what I feel regarding this checking and deportation. ities in election procedures. While this subject has However, the opposition’s boycotting calls are As an individual I support police who search and affected the opposition who controlled a majority in made without clear ends given. Instead, opposition- arrest illegal workers who have been in Kuwait for a the parliament elected in February of that year, it also ists talk about an ‘integrated political and constitu- kuwait digest long time without visiting their homeland. There are affected the almost completely pro-government par- tional reform program that ends corruption and lots of people who are working here on Article 20 liament elected December of last year. This refutes autocracy’ without providing details about how they visas while they are supposed to work for their spon- the argument that what happened was a govern- plan to do that outside the parliament. While this sors only. I don’t know about other nationals but a ment ploy to alienate the opposition. program seems very good on paper, what I find a majority of Indians are obtaining Article 20 visas by Let us choose The opposition further criticized in its recent problem to understand is why does the opposition giving huge amount to brokers (500 KD or more). I statement the current electoral system in which a leave the parliament which is the best method to know this amount is very small for Kuwaitis, and I am right persons voter is only eligible to cast one vote in his or her achieve reform given the many constitutional not sure how much the sponsors are getting from this respective constituency where ten members are authorities it has, and instead resorts to the street amount. Many middle class people come with a lot of elected. The opposition claims that this system is and gather supporters to join protests that could expectations that they can earn lots of money from Kuwait in a short time. But they realize the reality only By Sami Al-Nesfi ‘undemocratic’ and boosts social disintegration, and take decades to achieve their goal? As more people accuses the government of adopting it out of ‘lack of sign up for the elections with the hope of reaching when they reach here. They are not able to find suit- faith in the people’s right to participate in power’. the parliament and achieving reform from there, the able work, no good salary, accommodation facilities are very poor and below average. Many of them will uly 27, 2013 is coming very fast, and the one- However, the statement ignores the fact that Kuwait opposition continues to alienate itself and add to man-one-vote decree has made things easy. become mentally frustrated within a few weeks. But never had elections characterized by full democratic social disintegration by falsely accusing everyone still they will remain thinking that their family in India The matter needs thinking no more. It is J features as the opposition suggested, as all electoral who contests in the elections. —Al-Rai is depending on their small income. enough to chose one nominee who should not Many are coming here to educate their children contradict the desire for state development. and marry off their daughters. In India dowry is very Democracy in all countries gives national councils big and a normal man cannot afford to hand their kuwait digest or parliaments that represent the people large daughters in marriage without having a good amount authority in running the countries. Therefore, these of money. There are lots of people who have come councils are the reason for the development or here and earned a good amount and made their life secure. And I am sure that they will be thankful to retardation of the states. Even if we bring the best The women’s century Kuwait every time. At the same time there are a num- and most efficient governments and ministers and ber of people who are coming here with criminal officials, their work remains restricted up to the effi- By Ahmad Al-Sarraf backgrounds. They are continuing their atrocious acts ciency and honesty of the MPs - if they are good, of destroying human beings such as making and sell- the country will be good, and if they are corrupt, it o century was more tumultuous, more bloody the earth’s population has increased as a result of the ing alcohol and drugs, running brothels and so on. I will cause the corruption of the other authorities as and saw more destruction while at the same advancements in medicine and the reduction of wars. don’t think any man with a heart will ever support such kinds of activities anywhere. These people must they are supervisors over them. time featured advancements in the economic, In the twentieth century, almost everyone in the N be arrested and punished. I have heard that there are Therefore, we call upon voters and for the sake of health and cultural fields than the twentieth century. world have tasted food from a different cuisine than his a lot of prostitution centers in Jleeb and other parts of our country and the future of our children to slow The world witnessed during that century two world native culture’s. Meanwhile, music took a more promi- Kuwait. If the ongoing checking can clear this dirty down and double check before taking the decision wars during which tens of millions of people were killed nent role in culture and entertainment throughout the business, it will bring good results. for whom to vote. We should not elect one whose while millions of others were injured or displaced. In whole world. In addition, English took over as a ‘univer- As an expat I have no right to question the policy file is full of corruption cases, and the one whose addition, several wars took place between feuding sal language’ given the advancements that the United of Kuwait. Not only that, I am very thankful to the source of wealth is not known. Some needy people countries such as the war States of America brought to Kuwaiti authorities for all facilities I get in Kuwait. My between Iraq and Iran in which the world in the fields of com- find the one who is ready to pay for electing him a request to the Kuwaiti authorities is that please give 2 more than a million innocent The twentieth century saw huge puter science, medicine and to 3 months’ time to illegal workers to leave this coun- solution to their financial problems. To them we say, civilians were killed as a result advancement in medicine with space. try safely so that they can get all benefits from their if you need their money that bad, take it, but do not of ignorant, bloody regimes. cures found for tens of diseases The past century also saw sponsors and leave Kuwait with a happy mind. As I vote for them, as no one can observe you while Meanwhile, the twentieth a change in the concept of have said, above many people who are working here casting your vote except your conscience. The one century saw huge advance- which at one point the world wealth. After it was measured for KD 100 or KD 150 have borrowed money from who pays you to elect him makes himself very clear ment in medicine with cures thought were incurable. Also, the by property and how many their coworkers in order to help each other. Any unex- that he intends to steal and destroy the state, which found for tens of diseases twentieth century had more mili- factories a person owned, pected arrest and deportation will make them more will harm your children and your future. which at one point the world wealth has become connect- depressed and frustrated as they have to leave Kuwait In general, let us vote for new blood, and for thought were incurable. Also, tary coups than any other in human ed to a person’s possession of with empty hands. the twentieth century had history, as well as ‘human coups’ or securities such as stocks and And also let me insist that the attitude of Indian women, except those who have bad records in embassy and Indian government towards the expat speech and action. For the wise persons we say, more military coups than any coups against old traditions that bonds. Meanwhile, stocks of other in human history, as well companies that do not have community in Kuwait is condemnable and not appre- even if they are of old age, we very much need their ciated. Kuwait’s ambassador in India has claimed that as ‘human coups’ or coups were untouched for centuries. tangible assets like lands and wisdom these days, and let us make our upcoming three months back they informed the Indian embassy against old traditions that were goods have become the most council the council of honesty and the long-await- in Kuwait and the foreign affairs ministry in India untouched for centuries. This was helped by advance- valuable and profitable. Such companies are found in about their policy of deporting illegal workers from ed dream, and let us surprise observers that we can ments in education and science that explained many of the fields of electronics, telecommunications and com- reject corrupt persons even though we like their Kuwait. Yet the India government remained inactive the natural phenomena which had remained a mystery puter software. Bill Gates, for example, has become a and did nothing to help their people. appearances and words. It is easy to hear and for a long time. symbol of wealth and generosity despite perhaps not This unexpected arrest and deportation can lead believe whatever is said to us, and how foolish are Per capita income increased during the past century owning any property other than the house he lives in. the people to psychological trauma and mental we when we elect persons who destroy the state to unprecedented levels, while prosperity was seen in The 20th century is also credited for featuring unprece- imbalance. Therefore on humanitarian grounds, and the future of our children. large parts of the world. In the meantime, spending on dented leaps in women’s rights and saw women attain please grant them a grace period of 2 to 3 months so Note: Everything indicates that the coming education, accommodation and luxuries increased, so equal rights with their male counterparts in most parts that they can leave the country safely and securely. council shall conclude its four years, therefore, let us did the number of people who lived in houses they of the world. It is sad to see that this struggle continues I am a graduate in philosophy, working in a securi- choose the right persons, so that the state will not owned. The average human age increased by 30 per- in our societies even more than a decade into the 21st ty company with a basic salary of KD 60. cent, and even 50 percent in some places. Meanwhile, century. — Al-Qabas be harmed from our wrong choice. — Al-Anbaa Sajidas J S THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 LOCAL E-govt, information security under scrutiny in Kuwait Major forum in November KUWAIT: For the first time in the State of Kuwait, Nouf Importance and Challenges in e-Government Phone Accessibility for e-Government, discuss the General Contracting and Trading Co.- Conferencing Program Planning and Management. Information Security Challenges of BYOD, and finally, and Exhibitions dedicates the “E-Government Forum: During this session, experts shall discuss the issues outline the Strategies of Developing e-Services on Recent Trends, Security Risks, and Implementation of the Enterprise Architecture Requirements of e- Different Various Mobile Devices. Challenges” to discuss the trends and challenges that Government Initiatives, the Big Challenge of Big Data, All governments worldwide, are moving fast in accompany the implementation of e-government and the Security Challenges of Government Cloud implementing their e-government programs, and the programs. The forum will be held from Nov 4 to 6, in Computing. The third session of the day deals with the government of Kuwait is no exception. Governments collaboration with the Central Agency for Information issue of Information and Communication Technology are targeting the benefits that accompany transforma- Technology. The patronage and inauguration of His (ICT) Security - A National Responsibility. The topics of tion into information-based societies, such as Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al- this session will focus on the Importance of advanced economies, improved government services, Hamad Al-Sabah represent Kuwait’s political leader- Information Security Strategies in e-Government and enhanced investment opportunities. The Forum ship awareness of the role that e-government pro- Programs, Debate on Information Security in E-GOV - also responds to the risks associated with information grams play in improving government services deliv- Who is Responsible, Role of Qualified HR in encounter- security challenges. Since E-Government programs ABK supports Mishref school ered to the public, the information security risks asso- ing Information Security Threats, and lastly the Role of have become a strategic development tactic for vari- KUWAIT: ciated with implementing e-government programs, CERTs in E-GOV Programs. ous governments, NoufEXPO is planning to set the As part of its corporate social ments of society, and our contribution to and lastly, the ambition to turn Kuwait into an infor- On Nov 6, the Forum continues with three more scene to hold a GCC wide e-government summit dur- responsibility, Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait was Mishref School is another example that con- mation based society with the ultimate aim of achiev- sessions. The fourth session discusses the Legislation ing 2014. Eng. Magdy Sabry the executive manager in proud to support the Mishref High School firms the bank’s commitment to social ing the vision of His Highness the Amir to turn Kuwait Requirements in the Information Age. The topics of NoufEXPO said that invitations shall be forwarded to for Girls, by sponsoring the graduation cere- responsibility by supporting youth and their into a global financial and trading center. this session discuss the Responsibility of Government regional and global companies and specialists to partic- mony to be held later this month. education in Kuwait.” Badriya Sadeq from The “E-Government Forum: Recent Trends, Security Agencies in Setting Electronic Transactions ipate in the Forum proceedings. Invitations will also be Sahar Al-Therban, Public Relations the school thanked ABK for their generosity Risks, and Implementation Challenges” focuses on the Legislations, Importance of Personal Data forwarded to government information centers in Manager at ABK, stated that, “At ABK we are in supporting the graduation ceremony, a recent trends and challenges that accompany and sur- Classification and Privacy, Challenges in Government Kuwait and sister e-government organizations in GCC proud to continually support different seg- significant milestone for the girl students. round e-government programs’ implementations. The Data Format Unification, and the Role and Importance countries. The Scientific Committee formed by the Forum’s sessions commence on Nov 5 where three of Computer Forensics. The topics of the fifth session Central Agency for Information Technology is receiving main sessions will be held. The first shall discuss the E- focus on Strategies for Building Safe Health Care and screening participating researches and papers. Government - Recent Trends and Benefits where the Systems, Strategies for Developing Efficient & Secure Meanwhile, NoufEXPO is finalizing the logistic arrange- topics of Trends and Developments in e-Government Educational Systems, and Strategies of Developing ments of both the Forum and the accompanying exhi- Programs and Initiatives, Social and Economic Benefits National-Wide Government Intelligence (GI) and Data bition. NoufEXPO invites all interested specialists, organ- of e-Government Programs and Initiatives, Risks and Warehousing (DW) Systems. The sixth and final ses- izations, companies, and institutions to take advantage Challenges of e-Government Programs and Initiatives, sion of the Forum addresses the Role of Mobile of this scientific and business venture opportunity and Good Governance is Key to Success shall be dis- Devices in E-GOV Programs. This session’s topics where all information centers of all government agen- cussed. The second session will handle the issue of the attempt to answer the question of How safe is Smart cies in Kuwait and the region are invited. KCCI mulls strengthening Kuwait becomes economic ties with WorldSkills member KUWAIT: Kuwait is now officially a member of “WorldSkills” inter- national youth and training organization, and the accomplish- visiting Indian delegation ment secured on the sidelines of WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 events KUWAIT: “was fruit of a four-year effort on the part of the Public Authority The Kuwait Chamber of Meanwhile, Second Deputy for Applied Education and Training, “ said PAAET Chairman Dr Commerce and Industry (KCCI) dis- President of the KCCI Abdelwahab Al- Abdelrazzaq Al-Nafisi, yesterday. cussed with a visiting Indian delega- Wazzan said that the Indian delega- Al-Nafisi said this is the first Kuwaiti participation in WorldSkills tion yesterday means to bolster eco- tion’s visit is also a chance for Kuwaiti competitions, and the 2013 competitions kicked off yesterday and nomic and commercial relations investors to get acquainted with last till July 7. Kuwaitis are competing in eight categories. These between the two friendly countries. investment opportunities in India. include “Graphic Design Technology”, “Mechatronics”, “Welding”, During his meeting with Indian del- He disclosed that Kuwait imports “Mobile Robotics”, “Health and Social Care”, and “Refrigeration and egation, headed by Deputy Chairman from Indian industrial materials and Air Conditioning”, he said. “We are taking part out of belief in of the Planning Commission of India foodstuff products at total value of importance of nurturing Kuwaiti skill and importance of exchange Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy $1.5 billion on a yearly basis. of technical expertise in all fields, with the best of 67 nations tak- President of the KCCI Khaled Al-Sager “Indian companies effectively con- ing part in the events.” said that Kuwait is building a strong tribute to the implementation of the The PAAET official congratulated the Kingdom of Bahrain on economic infrastructure to be an effec- multi-billion dollars Kuwait’s State securing full membership, and the United Arab Emirates on selec- tive partner with world economies, Development Plan. Indian companies tion to host WorldSkills 2017. Over its 60 year history, WorldSkills especially the fast-growing ones like are particularly active in construction International (formerly known as the “Skill Olympics”) has come to India. and real estate sector in Kuwait,” he symbolise the pinnacle of excellence in vocational training. Every He pointed out that the Indian dele- said. two years, hundreds of young skilled people, accompanied by gation’s visit is meant to explore invest- The trade exchange between their teachers and trainers, gather together from around the ment and partnership opportunities in Kuwait and India amounted to $17.5 world to compete before the public in the skills of their various Kuwait as well as to increase trade billion in the FY 2012-2013. The value trades and test themselves against demanding international stan- exchange between the two Asian of Kuwaiti investments in India has dards. They represent the best of their peers drawn from regional nations. reached $2.5 billion. — KUNA and national skill competitions held currently in 67 countries/regions. — KUNA THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 LOCAL Stepmother charged with murder in child’s death Child rapist in custody KUWAIT: A woman in police custody since case first came to the attention of the stu- Phone forgery the death of her stepdaughter on Sunday was dent’s mother when she noticed marks indi- Jahra detectives are looking to identify and charged with murder after she admitted cating that he was subjected to violence. She arrest a suspect who used a domestic worker’s responsibility for the beatings that resulted in immediately called her husband after the identity to buy forty different phone lines and injuries which led to the girl’s death as mentally challenged kid explained to her used them to commit illegal activities. The Sri explained in an autopsy report. A forensic what the Asian driver did to him after parking Lankan woman’s employer decided to report examination on the six-year-old’s body indi- his bus at a remote location. The man was the case directly to the Criminal cated that she suffered brain damage and eventually located in Fahaheel and admitted Investigations General Department following hydrocephalus as a result of repeated beat- to his crime following his arrest. several incidents in which his maid was sum- ings on the head. When faced with the autop- moned by police for investigations in charges sy report on Tuesday, the girl’s stepmother ‘Revenge’ suspected ranging between murder threat and solicita- admitted beating her several times in the Investigations are ongoing to identify and tion using cell phones. The Kuwaiti man who past. The Moroccan woman had denied physi- arrest suspects who targeted a Saad Al- lives in Adan added that in every case the cal assault claims after the girl arrived dead at Abdullah house with gunfire on Tuesday. The maid was released after police came to the Mubarak Hospital Sunday, but was arrested suspects had already left the scene when conclusion that she was a victim of a forger. when she failed to explain the source of bruis- police arrived in response to multiple emer- Jahra detectives were assigned with the case es found on the victim’s head, neck and back. gency calls around 11:30 am. Crime scene shortly after which they discovered forty Meanwhile, the child’s Jordanian father investigators recovered five bullet shells, as phone lines registered in the maid’s name told police that his wife used to beat his well as nine live bullets identical to the ones which the suspect had made inappropriate daughter, and had remained silent on this used. Preliminary investigations indicate that calls. issue until his wife confessed. Further investi- the suspects could be associated with a gations revealed that the girl was also admit- Kuwaiti man who was arrested two weeks Hoax call ted to the hospital two weeks before her ago. A drunk driver was arrested on Salmi Road death after her stepmother hit her with a on Tuesday after he made a fake emergency serving spoon on her head. Her father had Emergency landing call to report finding dead bodies in the told doctors then that she hit her head after A private jet made a successful emergency desert. Police accompanied by crime scene accidently falling on the ground. landing at the Kuwait International Airport investigators headed to a location described Zain opens four after encountering technical problems shortly in the emergency call and where the man Sexual assault after takeoff from Iraq. Firefighters were put said he found the bodies of a man, woman A school bus driver was arrested Tuesday on high alert after the control tower received and a child by the side of the highway. Police new branches for sexually assaulting a disabled child nearly a request from the pilot of an Iraqi private jet called back the person who made the emer- two weeks ago. Investigations had been carrying five people to land after discovering gency call after nothing was found. The man KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunica- services and products we offer and our ongoing ever since the victim’s parents filed a an oil leak. The plane landed successfully and gave police his location, to which the officers tions company in Kuwait, reinforced its expansion strategy has focused on devel- case at the Salmiya police station and a search underwent maintenance before taking off went and found out that he was heavily leading position in Kuwait, by opening four oping branches in densely populated resi- had been underway for the suspect who dis- again. No injuries were reported in the inci- intoxicated. He was put under arrest and tak- new retail branches in Al-Shi’ib Al-Bahri, Al- dential and commercial areas.” appeared after committing the crime. The dent. en to the proper authorities to face charges. Rai, Yarmook Co-op, and Dee’ya Co-op. The Al-Sayed Omar continued: “Our cus- latest store openings brings the total num- tomer base now exceeds 2.4 million cus- ber of branches operated by Zain to 76, the tomers, and we take our responsibility to most in Kuwait, and in line with the compa- stay close and in tune with our user base ny’s credentials as serving the largest cus- very seriously. Zain’s successful distribution tomer base in the country. channel through our own branches as well The newly opened branches are set to as authorized dealers, allows us to process maintain Zain’s high level of customer serv- customers’ requests and concerns swiftly ice and convenience, together with offer- and efficiently.” ing the latest in devices, accessories, pack- Al-Sayed Omar concluded by emphasiz- ages, promotions, and advice. ing how proud Zain is of being the market Mr. Shafeeq Al-Sayed Omar, Zain’s Chief leader in Kuwait and how the company will Commercial Officer said: “Zain consistently continue to exceed the expectations of its looks at ways to improve the retail experi- customer base in appreciation for their loy- ence for customers and this includes con- alty. For more information about Zain’s venience. The opening up of these addi- numerous competitive promotions, cus- tional stores is further evidence of our com- tomers are advised to visit any of Zain’s 76 mitment to giving customers what they branches located across Kuwait, visit the want right where they are. Through our company’s website on www.kw.zain.com, wide branch network, our customers can contact its 24 hour call center at 107, or vis- benefit from easy access to the variety of it the company’s social media channels. ICM labels Egypt protests as conspiracy against democracy KUWAIT: A prominent Islamist politician in country on sectarian bases, and the exit Kuwait described the ongoing events in from that is for the legitimacy to stay NBK launches second session of its Egypt as “a conspiracy targeting democracy strong,” the former MP said. and to tarnish the outcomes of the Arab Though never officially announced, the 2013 Summer Internship Program Spring”, accusing some Western and Arab ICM is widely considered to be the political countries “including Gulf nations” of being arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait, KUWAIT: The National Bank of Kuwait launched ing social involvement as well as its national ety of subjects such as; the team work, creative part of the alleged plot. Islamic and has voiced support of the the second session of the 2013 Summer commitment towards providing the young gen- thinking, means of self expression and modern Constitutional Movement member Brotherhood-backed Egyptian President Internship Program. The program is custom- erations with the appropriate opportunities to banking work procedure, in addition to helping Mubarak Al-Duwailah sounded optimistic Mohamed Morsi on several occasions. “If made for high school and college students aged experience first hand how the actual profession- interns to have greater exposure to daily bank- in the meantime when he spoke about the the opponents of legitimacy succeed in between 15 and 20 years. al banking issues and transaction are handled ing work procedures. odds of “the Egyptian legitimacy to survive their efforts, this would lead people to lose NBK Summer Internship Program is specially and processed. The 5-hour daily sessions of two- NBK regularly organizes and designs events and for all attempts to bury democracy to faith in democracy and public participation designed for high school and college students as week internship featured a mixture of theoreti- and packages for the youth of the country to fail”. “The Egyptian people do not deserve through elections,” Duwailah said in state- an extension of NBK’s education outreach servic- cal and practical training dedicated to providing familiarize them with the world of banking and the disintegration happening in their home ments to Al-Rai daily Tuesday. es. The program demonstrates NBK’s long-stand- the interns with invaluable knowledge on a vari- make them responsible citizens. Official stresses benefiting Kuwait showcases critical from Korean experience

feminist experience in theater SEOUL: Undersecretary for Youth Affairs praised South Korean enactment of laws Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah stressed the to protect young people from the nega- IRBID, Jordan: The Kuwaiti theater has suc- social openness that has striken the Kuwaiti cooperation between the State of Kuwait and importance of benefiting from the South tive use of technology and violent ceeded in solving numerous social and educa- society in recent years. She described these Jordan. Korean experience in caring for children games. tional phenomena as it has meaningfully years as “a sprout of society;” full of signs of From Kuwait, Dr. Laila Al-Basaan is taking and youth. She also voiced hope to exchange addressed various Arab, regional, Islamic and immaturity. The immaturity of this society has part in the conference with her paper entitled Sheikh Al-Zain was speaking yester- experiences and visits with the Korean international topics, Arabic language special- faded away by 2000 when the first indications “recent trends in contemporary linguistic day, post a meeting between a Kuwaiti side, and take advantage of experiences ist Dr. Fahad Salem Al-Rashed said yesterday. of real social growth appeared. studies.” delegation headed by the Kuwaiti in the field of youth work. At the 14th Conference of Criticism held at On theatrical directing, Dr. Al-Rashed said Head of Yarmouk University, Dr. Abdullah Minister of State for Youth Affairs and the Al-Zain is in South Korea as part of Yarmouk University in Irbid, northern Jordan, “the director plays a key role in the selection Al-Mousa has opened Tuesday the events of South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports, efforts to boost interaction and Al-Rashed discussed the origin of the Kuwaiti of the most significant pillars of any good the conference titled “reality of contemporary and Tourism Yoo Jin-ryong for discussion exchange between the two nations and theater through tackling the concept of “old” script, and they are a good script with honest Arab critical studies, “ organized by the Arabic of cooperation in the fields of culture she is member in the delegation accom- that was presented in one of the plays written sense of aesthetics and skillful performance.” Language Department at the College of Arts and youth. panying the Minister of Information and by the father of the Kuwaiti playwright Addressing advocates of change and in the university with the participation of 50 The undersecretary said Kuwait is Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Fathiya Hussain Al-Haddad. modernity, he said that they “must not aban- literary criticism researches from Kuwait, keen on realizing full potential of agree- Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah. In a seminar discussing Kuwaiti theatrical don our old principles, especially what enrich- Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Yemen, Algeria, ments signed with South Korea and ben- The official noted the Dar Al-Athar Al- directing and critical reading, Al-Rashed, who es the Arabic language. He noted “old” is not Saudi Arabia, Oman, Sudan and Jordan. efiting from its experiences, especially in Islamiya exhibition currently held in is also head of research and publishing unit at only “gold” but also a foundation that we The participants will discuss over three the field of regulations aiming to help South Korea as an important contribu- the department of culture in the Arab League build new theories on.” He continued, “We are days the aesthetics of the literary text and crit- guide youth and encourage them to seek tion to the overall effort in this area and Educational, Cultural and Scientific in urgent need of improvements that build up ical studies in terms of approach, style and the positive paths in life. said such exhibitions offer an opportuni- Organization (ALECSO), highlighted Al- on what we already.” reality of modern critical Arabic studies. They She also praised the results of her ty for a closer look and understanding of Haddad’s father play that revolved around the Al-Rashed expressed his gratitude to will also tackle recent trends in contemporary meeting with the Gender Equality and the culture and tradition of “the other”. proverb “old is gold” and was performed at Jordan for hosting the criticism conference, linguistic and literary studies. Family Affairs deputy minister Lee Boksil Minister Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah Kaifan Theater in March 1967. praising the role of the Kuwaiti diplomatic Yarmouk University’s College of Arts has and with the general secretary of the had yesterday inaugurated the exhibi- He added that in her father’s script, Fathiya mission and its efforts in exchanging visits. He hosted the first Conference of Criticism in country’s youth research institute. tion as the Envoy of His Highness the Al-Haddad saw a reflection of the sudden also lauded efforts in boosting strong ties of 1987. — KUNA The undersecretary particularly Amir. —KUNA

KUWAIT: A fire broke out in a house under construction in Al-Qurain area yesterday. Fire started in some inflammable materials dan due to wind, spread to the nearby areas. Firemen rushed to the area and brought fire under control. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 Mandela children’s remains exhumed Iraq attacks on Shiites kill 123 in three days after family rift Page 8 Page 9

VIENNA: Bolivian President Evo Morales waves as he boards his plane prior to leaving Vienna International Airport yesterday. — AFP Morales jet diverted in Snowden row Bolivia furious over ‘kidnapping’

LA PAZ: Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has admitted it granted Morales’s plane dent was “very humiliating”. was heading home yesterday after his access to its airspace but then withdrew Morales, himself, said France, Italy plane was searched in Vienna on suspi- it at the last minute. Portugal said and Portugal would have to explain cion of harboring fugitive US intelli- access was never in doubt but a previ- themselves. Bolivia will study the possi- gence leaker Edward Snowden, prompt- ously granted request to land had been ble consequences for these countries’ ing outrage from his government and annulled for technical reasons. actions, he added. In La Paz, the presi- other Latin American leaders. As he pre- Morales’s plane eventually left dential palace said protest rallies were pared to depart Vienna, Morales lashed Vienna yesterday around 0945 GMT already planned outside the embassies out at European countries for denying after Spain opened its airspace. The of the United States, France, Portugal his jet entry into their airspace journey to Bolivia was expected to take and Italy. A number of pro-government overnight, dragging his country into the around 15 hours, with refueling stops in groups had also planned protests in sev- escalating US spying scandal. The ordeal the Spanish Canary Islands and north- eral cities. Snowden has remained quiet “was like a near 13-hour kidnapping”, he eastern Brazil. Snowden has been and out of sight of reporters since arriv- said, adding “I am not a delinquent”. stranded in an airport transit zone in the ing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport La Paz meanwhile announced it Russian capital since June 23. He is seek- from Hong Kong. Late Monday, he had lodged a complaint with the United ing to avoid US espionage charges for accused Washington of pressuring for- Nations and planned another to the UN revealing a vast surveillance program to eign leaders to refuse him refuge. Human Rights Commission against the collect phone and Internet data. The 30- Snowden’s latest major leak about countries that closed their airspace to year-old has reportedly applied for asy- US spying on EU countries has angered Morales’s plane. lum in 21 countries, including Austria many European governments and Bolivian officials accused France, and Bolivia. threatened to derail preparations for Portugal, Italy and Spain of denying Not only Bolivia but its regional allies delicate talks on a huge free trade deal entry to the jet late Tuesday over Venezuela, Ecuador, Uruguay, Cuba and between Washington and Brussels. “unfounded rumors” Snowden was trav- Nicaragua reacted angrily to the jet inci- Yesterday, Austrian Interior Minister eling on board. The resulting forced dent. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Johanna Mikl-Leitner said Europe’s trust landing in Vienna came just hours after Jaua said, “this is an attack against in the United States had been “shat- Morales said his country would consider President Morales’s life”. Ecuadorean tered” by the allegations. giving political asylum to Snowden if he President Rafael Correa added on France meanwhile called for a tem- submitted a request. Twitter: “We express our solidarity with porary suspension of the trade talks, Austria’s interior ministry said how- Evo and the brave Bolivian people. Our although Germany said they should go ever that a “voluntary inspection” of the America cannot tolerate so much ahead as planned. “This is not about plane by Vienna airport police showed abuse.” And Uruguay’s foreign ministry, stopping negotiations on the free trade Snowden was not on board. The jet was in a statement, condemned the “arbi- agreement, but it does seem wise to carrying just five crew and six passen- trary and inexplicable” airspace bans. temporarily suspend them, probably for gers, it added. “It landed around 9:40 Bolivia’s UN envoy Sacha Llorenti told a period of 15 days, to avoid controversy pm (1940 GMT) from Moscow, passports reporters in Geneva the diversion was and to give time to obtain the request- were checked and contrary to rumors an “act of aggression” against Bolivia ed information,” Najat Vallaud-Belkacem that have circulated, Edward Snowden and tantamount to “kidnapping” said after a cabinet session. EU ambas- was not on board,” ministry spokesman Morales, while Argentine President sadors are due to discuss the US spy Karl-Heinz Grundboeck told AFP. France Cristina Kirchner tweeted that the inci- allegations in Brussels today. — AFP Belgian king to step down

BRUSSELS: Belgium’s King Albert II my age and my health are no longer Philippe, who studied at Trinity said yesterday he would abdicate allowing me to carry out my duties College, Oxford, and Stanford and leave the throne to his son on as I would like to,” the 79-year-old University, has already led Belgian July 21, saying he felt too old to carry monarch said in a televised address. trade delegations to countries such out his duties properly. “I realise that Belgium’s 53-year-old heir apparent, as the United States, China and Thailand. He has four children. The abdication comes only six months after Queen Beatrix of the neighbouring Netherlands announced she would vacate the Dutch throne in favour of her son Willem Alexander. While the Belgian monarch has no executive powers and plays a largely ceremonial role, he is a rare uniting factor in an other- wise divided country which in recent years has seen more and more pow- ers devolved to regional govern- ments. Albert II, who has three chil- dren, ascended to the throne in 1993 when his childless brother Baudouin died. In 1999 Belgian media reported that Albert had fathered a fourth child, a daughter, in an extramarital BRUSSELS: King Albert II of Belgium delivers a speech at the royal affair in the 1960s. The palace never palace yesterday. — AFP acknowledged this. — Reuters THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 INTERNATIONAL

Army chief Sisi emerges as Egypt’s new strongman

CAIRO: Army chief General Abdel Fattah on his “constitutional legitimacy” as 58, Sisi is 20 years younger than his prede- United States in 2006. Egypt’s army has peace agreement in 1979, Washington has Al-Sisi, who is emerging as Egypt’s strong- Egypt’s first elected president. “(He) rejects cessor, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, a close ties to the US military, which pro- been a major backer of Egypt’s army, cur- man amid the turmoil sweeping the coun- any attempt to overstep it, calls on the veteran of the Arab-Israeli wars and one of vides it with considerable training and rently providing support to the tune of try, is desperate to end the crisis but with- armed forces to withdraw their warning Mubarak’s closest allies. When Morsi side- equipment. Since the Israeli-Egyptian $1.3 billion every year. —AFP out a return to the unpopular military rule and rejects any dictates, domestic or for- lined Tantawi in Aug 2012 and replaced of 2011-2012, experts say. The army high eign,” it said. Kamel Al-Sayyed, political sci- him with Sisi, there was speculation of a command’s dramatic intervention on entist at the University of Cairo said that possible alliance between the military and Monday with a 48-hour ultimatum to Sisi had made steps towards a political the new Islamist leaders, to which the Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to agreement in the past. “General Sisi had army had previously been hostile. reach a deal with his opponents or have already tried to promote a national con- Even if he is part of an Islamist-domi- one imposed earned Sisi the adulation of sensus at the end of last year during the nated government, General Sisi, who protesters camped out on the streets. crisis around the new constitution, but enjoyed a successful career in the top But it prompted a call to order from met with refusal from the Muslim brass before taking up the prestigious the president, who under the constitu- Brotherhood,” he said. post of head of military intelligence, tion is commander-in-chief and head of Politicians and journalists who have seemed to be a military insider. He has the administration in which Sisi serves as met Sisi believe his main preoccupation is said in the past he is keen on “increasing defence minister. Morsi opponents in rebuilding the army’s reputation, tar- the efficiency of the armed forces”, seen to Cairo’s Tahrir Square chanted: “The army nished by its time in control of the country be outdated and currently struggling to and the people, united,” as military heli- with the Supreme Council of the Armed restore order in the troubled Sinai copters staged a fly-past trailing huge Forces. After the short honeymoon period Peninsula area. Egyptian flags. But to the president’s sup- that followed the fall of Mubarak, the army Known to be devout, Sisi was accused porters, the army’s intervention amount- found itself jeered with slogans such as of being too close to the Islamists when ed to a thinly veiled threat to launch a “Down with the military regime,” similar to he was nominated to the post. But like coup and return Egypt to the military rule those chanted against Mubarak. many Egyptian officers, he is also a fervent that governed the transition from Hosni Abdullah Al-Sennaoui, journalist at the admirer of the former nationalist presi- Mubarak’s ouster in February 2011 until independent daily Al-Shorouk, who has dent Gamal Abdel Nasser. Born in Cairo in Morsi’s accession to power in June last met Sisi several times, stressed that the Nov 1954, he graduated from Egypt’s mili- CAIRO: A protester holds a poster bearing the portrait of Egyptian year. general had “clearly been affected by the tary academy in 1977 with a diploma in Defence Minister Abdelfatah Al-Sisi outside the Republican Guard head- In a statement posted on his official deterioration of the image and credibility military sciences. He also went on for Twitter account on Tuesday, Morsi insisted of the army” during its term in power. At training in Britain in 1992 and in the quarters yesterday. —AFP Iraq attacks on Shiites Abu Qatada to be kill 123 in three days deported Sunday AMMAN: Radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada is to and independent court, without delay,” said the be flown from Britain to Jordan on Sunday, after treaty. “But the court can prevent the media and the two governments approved a treaty paving ordinary people from attending the trial for rea- Fears country slipping back into all-out war the way for his deportation ending years of litiga- sons related to security, conduct and order, or any tion, a Jordanian official said yesterday. “Abu reasons that would obstruct justice or threaten the BAGHDAD: Attacks in Iraq killed 14 people Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding not be better because the security forces will Qatada is expected to leave Britain in the early lives of involved parties.” yesterday, the latest in a wave of bloodshed at least 14 others, security and medical carry out the same routine, there will be no hours of Sunday and should arrive in the morning The treaty lays out statutory safeguards against mostly targeting Shiites that has left 123 dead sources said. Elsewhere, two car bombs in the change in their activities.” And “they (militants) in Jordan on the same day,” a government official the use of any testimony obtained under duress. “I in the past three days amid fears the country is main northern city of Mosul killed four people, will continue to show that they are every- told AFP on condition of anonymity. “He will arrive think Abu Qatada was convinced that he had slipping back into all-out war. The surge in vio- while other attacks around Iraq left three where, that they can reach any place.” in Jordan on a military plane, escorted by Jordanian government guarantees that he will not lence has also wounded more than 320 others, dead. Three militants were also killed in sepa- The worst of Tuesday’s violence struck Jordanian and British guards,” the official said with- face torture. That is why the deportation deal and comes as the country grapples with a pro- rate incidents. The bloodshed came after a Baghdad, with at least six car bombs hitting out elaborating. worked,” Islamist affairs specialist Hassan Abu markets and commercial areas in predomi- The radical Palestinian-born cleric has been Hanieh told AFP. “I expect a retrial in the coming nantly Shiite neighbourhoods, leaving 42 peo- fighting expulsion to Jordan for years, although his three years in line with European standards ensur- ple dead. Four others were killed in shootings representatives said he had finally reconciled him- ing a fair trial. Britain is keen on that.” in the capital, while bombs were also set off in self to being deported to the kingdom which con- the mostly-Shiite southern cities of Basra, victed him in his absence of terror charges in 1999. Amara and Samawa, as well as the Sunni Arab Born Omar Mahmud Mohammed Otman in cities of Abu Ghraib, Kirkuk, Baquba and Bethlehem in the now Israeli-occupied West Bank, Mosul. Tuesday’s violence came a day after a Abu Qatada has Jordanian nationality because the series of attacks north of Baghdad left 49 peo- town was part of Jordan at the time of his birth. In ple dead, among them 23 in a suicide bomb- 1999, he was condemned to death in Jordan for ing at a funeral in a Shiite religious hall. conspiracy to carry out terror attacks, including on The United Nations has said that more than the American school in Amman, but the sentence 2,500 people were killed in a surge of violence was immediately reduced to life imprisonment from April through June. Figures compiled by with hard labour. In 2000, he was sentenced to 15 AFP, meanwhile, showed the death toll in that years for plotting to carry out terror attacks on time was more than twice that of the first three tourists during the millennium celebrations in months of the year. “This is a very sustained Jordan. “We are optimistic. We hope that he will be deterioration, which is more concerning than taken to his home from the airport, directly. It is in some of the spikes in violence we have seen nobody’s interest to keep him in jail,” Mohammad Abu Qatada over recent years,” said John Drake, a Britain- Shalabi, a Jordanian Salafist leader better known based analyst with risk consultancy AKE Group. as Abu Sayyaf, told AFP. “To my knowledge, his The treaty does not specifically refer to Abu Attacks in recent months have targeted a family will hire a lawyer for him. We are sure that he Qatada’s case but British Home Secretary Theresa wide cross-section of Iraqi society-government had nothing to do with what he was convicted of. May said in April that it should allay any remaining buildings and security forces were hit by car We want him to arrive in Jordan safe and sound. fears that tainted evidence might be used in any bombs, mosques were struck by suicide attack- God willing, he will be declared innocent after a fair retrial for the 52-year-old cleric. “If the court finds ers, anti-Qaeda militiamen were shot dead, and and quick trial.” evidence that testimony is obtained under duress BAGHDAD: An Iraqi man inspects a burnt out vehicle at the site of a car bomb explo- Iraqis watching and playing football were Detained without charge in Britain in 2002 and or as a result of torture or mistreatment, prosecu- sion in the Hurriyah area of eastern Baghdad yesterday following several attacks the killed by blasts. The surge in violence comes held in custody or under tight bail conditions ever tion will not use the testimony and the court will previous day. —AFP amid a protracted political standoff within since, on the basis of intelligence assessments that not accept it,” according to the treaty. Iraq’s national unity government. he was a spiritual mentor for recruits to Al-Qaeda, After the Jordanian announcement, Britain reit- tracted political stand-off and months of anti- wave of bombings and shootings across Iraq While political leaders have pledged to Abu Qatada has never been prosecuted for any erated that it wanted to see Abu Qatada on a plane government protests, with analysts warning on Tuesday that killed 57 people and unrest resolve the dispute, with Prime Minister Nouri crime in Britain. His lawyers took his case to “at the earliest opportunity”. A spokeswoman for the deadlock is unlikely to be resolved at least on Monday in which 49 others died. Al-Maliki meeting his two main rivals last European human rights judges who ruled earlier the Home Office said she could not comment until general elections due next year. No A member of parliament said the situation month, no tangible measures have been attempts to extradite him illegal on the grounds directly on operational security matters, but said: group has claimed responsibility for the is unlikely to get any better as Iraq heads next agreed. Meanwhile, tensions have continued that evidence might be used against him that had “Our focus is on seeing Abu Qatada on a plane to killings, but Sunni militants linked to Al-Qaeda week into the holy fasting month of Ramadan, along a swathe of disputed territory in north been obtained by torture. The treaty paving the Jordan at the earliest opportunity.” A Spanish judge often target Shiites, whom they regard as which has seen in past years an increase in Iraq, and months of protests among the Sunni way for his deportation was ratified last month by once branded Abu Qatada the right-hand man in apostates. attacks. “Nothing will change,” Hassan Jihad, a Arab community have continued unabated, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and published in the offi- Europe of Osama bin Laden, although Abu Qatada In yesterday’s deadliest violence, a bomb Kurdish MP on parliament’s security and albeit in smaller numbers since provincial elec- cial gazette on Monday. “Upon their return, depor- denies ever having met the now slain Al-Qaeda went off in the Nahrawan area of southeast defence committee, told AFP. “This month will tions earlier this year. —AFP tees undergo fair and public trial before a neutral leader. —AFP Rowhani calls for end to Turkish court blocks meddling in private lives disputed park project ISTANBUL: A Turkish court has cancelled 7,500 wounded in the police crackdown, DUBAI: President-elect Hassan Rowhani called yesterday During his election campaign, Rowhani demanded a an Istanbul building project backed by according to the Turkish Medical Extended Saudi for the government and powerful clergy to end interfer- loosening of the “security atmosphere” and on Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan which pro- Association. It largely ended when police ence in the private lives of the Iranian people, free up Wednesday signalled what steps he wanted to see taken. vided the trigger for nationwide anti-gov- cleared a protest camp on the square on amnesty hailed Internet access and allow state media to be more open Filtering of the Internet in Iran, stepped up after social ernment demonstrations last month, a June 15. The protests were unprecedented about Iran’s problems. Rowhani’s comments began to media was used to encourage and coordinate large copy of the court decision showed. in Erdogan’s rule, which began in 2002 RIYADH: Saudi businessmen, expatriates and several flesh out his message of moderation at home and better protests following the disputed 2009 presidential elec- Authorities may well appeal against can- with the election of his AK Party. He has countries welcomed a four-month extension to an relations abroad that contributed to his surprise election tion, had proved ineffective, Rowhani said, fittingly, on cellation of plans for a replica Ottoman- pressed significant reforms in the econo- amnesty for foreign workers with visa violations yester- victory last month. His election prompted a huge out- Twitter. “Which important piece of news has filtering era barracks on Istanbul’s Taksim Square. my and curtailed the power of a military day, saying it allowed businesses to operate as usual in pouring of support from Iranians hungry for change after been able to black out in recent years?” he asked. At the But the ruling marked a victory for a coali- that had toppled four governments in four the world’s top oil exporter. Saudi Arabia has moved to eight years of domestic security crackdowns and interna- same time, he criticised state broadcaster IRIB for ignoring tion of political forces and a blow for decades. crack down on its large expatriate worker population to tional confrontation under hardline President Mahmoud issues inside Iran. Erdogan, who stood fast against protests Opponents argue that he has become try to improve unemployment figures among Saudis Ahmadinejad. The state has a monopoly over terrestrial television in and riots he said were stoked by terrorists authoritarian in his rule after three election and a ban on tolerating workers with visa violations was “There shouldn’t be any rift or division between the Iran and though satellite receivers are banned and for- and looters. victories and during the June unrest due to come into force yesterday. But King Abdullah government or the clergy especially at a time when peo- eign news broadcasts are often blocked, many Iranians Can Atalay, a lawyer for the Chamber of turned increasingly to the Islamist core of decided on Tuesday to postpone the crackdown until ple have pinned their hopes on seeing some sort of tune in to US and Europe-based channels beaming news Architects which brought the lawsuit, said his AK Party faithful. If the country’s top Nov 3 because of requests from foreign embassies and change in society,” Rowhani, a mid-ranking cleric, told fel- and entertainment into the Islamic Republic. “When IRIB the administrative court ruled in early June administrative court subsequently rules in Saudi businessmen, state media reported. low clergymen in Tehran. “A strong government does not airs the birth of a panda in China but nothing about at the height of the unrest that the plan favour of the development, Erdogan has “I was hoping for even one more month extension,” mean a government that interferes and intervenes in all unpaid workers protesting, it is obvious that the people violated preservation rules and unaccept- still pledged to hold a referendum in said an Egyptian worker who declined to be named. He affairs. It is not a government that limits the lives of peo- and youth will ignore it,” Rowhani tweeted. ably changed the square’s identity. It was Istanbul on the government’s plan. A press like many other people in Saudi Arabia were working ple. This is not a strong government,” said Rowhani who The key to whether Rowhani will be able to succeed not clear why it had only now been adviser at city hall, which drafted the for companies which were not their official sponsor. takes office early next month. “The power of the govern- in his vision of a more open society within the Islamic sys- released. “This decision applies to all of the development plan, did not return phone Others do jobs not listed on their residence permit. “I ment lies in improving popular trust and...offering servic- tem will be whether he receives the backing of Supreme work at Taksim Square ... The public-works calls seeking comment. Court officials also have transferred my sponsorship but one last proce- es, decreasing problems, setting the stage for further Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who sits at the top of Iran’s project that was the basis for the work has could not be reached. dure remained that I couldn’t finish before the deadline, development of all citizens to help meet the needs of the complex hybrid system of clerical rule combined and ele- been canceled,” Atalay told Reuters. “I expect the other side will definitely which is a change of profession ... Thank God we have people and desire for change,” he said in an address aired ments of elected representation. A lifelong insider in post- Erdogan has said he would wait for the appeal this decision but in the meantime, enough time now,” the worker said. The Labour Ministry on state television. revolutionary Iran, Rowhani was for years Khamenei’s per- judiciary to rule, and any appeals process, they must abide by it and that means said on Tuesday more than 1.6 million people had man- Rowhani is bolstered by his popular mandate and the sonal representative on the National Security Council, before proceeding with Taksim, one of sev- removing police from Taksim and allowing aged to rectify their status during the amnesty which backing of an alliance of moderates and reformers led by managing to maintain the trust of the leader even as oth- eral large projects for Istanbul, including a citizens to return to Gezi Park,” Atalay told began in April. Passport officials said 180,000 visa viola- former presidents Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and er moderates fell out of favour and hardliners moved into huge airport, an enormous mosque and a Reuters. Gezi has been shut to the public tors had left the country without having to pay fines. Mohammad Khatami - both sidelined by hardliners the ascendant, especially in the early Ahmadinejad years. canal to ease Bosphorus traffic. June’s since June 15 when police stormed the Saudi Arabia has turned a blind eye to minor violations under Ahmadinejad. For now the divided hardline con- But the next president will also have to temper the protests and riots began when police used park and pushed out the protesters. Taksim of its strict labour regulations for decades, allowing a servative camp has given Rowhani a relatively free ride, demands of a population that may want change faster water cannon and tear gas against a rela- carries enormous symbolic value for many flood of cheap imported labour used by both local repeatedly emphasising the high turnout in the election than he can deliver. Facing potential political opposition tively small protest over the plans to rede- Turks of different political stripes. It was the companies and as domestic workers in private house- as a victory for the system rather than a defeat for them- at home, an economy incapacitated by tough interna- velop Taksim and the adjacent Gezi Park. site of a 1977 May Day massacre that killed holds. The crackdown was intended to open jobs for selves and the status quo. But with a majority in parlia- tional sanctions over Iran’s nuclear dispute with the West, The heavy handed police action stirred up to 40 leftists. For secular Turks, its devel- Saudis in a country with an official unemployment rate ment, strong links to the powerful Revolutionary Guards Rowhani has repeatedly urged patience. “We have a lot of unprecedented actions against Erdogan, opment in the early days of the republic of 12 percent. The labour ministry has said that 600,000 and a grip on the top jobs in state media and the security problems facing us. No government in the history of Iran accusing him of an increasingly authoritar- represent the nation’s founding principles, Saudis have found work as a result of sweeping labour apparatus, the hardliners could confound Rowhani’s has faced the problems that this government is facing,” ian style. while devout Muslims have long sought to reforms it introduced last year. —Reuters attempts to foster change, especially if they sense their Rowhani told the meeting of clerics. “The problems can- Four people were killed and some build a mosque there. —Reuters positions are under direct threat. not be solved in a matter of days or months.” —Reuters INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 Portugal president calls crisis talks as govt teeters LISBON: Portugal’s president summoned main political pushed Portugal deeper into its worst economic crisis year bonds surged to above 8.1 percent for the first time Security Minister Pedro Mota Soares are likely to be the parties for crisis talks over the government’s future with since the 1970s. The president has the power to dissolve since November and the PSI 20 stock index tanked by 6 next to leave the centre-right coalition government. Party markets reeling on fears that a snap election could derail parliament and call new elections but he has indicated percent, led by sharp losses of over 10 percent in bank officials were not available to comment as the CDS-PP Lisbon’s exit from an international bailout. President that if political parties want to unseat the government shares. The crisis hit shortly before inspectors from executive commission was in a meeting. The responsibili- Anibal Cavaco Silva’s office said he would meet the leader they would have to put a motion of no-confidence Lisbon’s creditors - the European Union and International ty for the government’s survival is now squarely on the of the main opposition Socialists later yesterday, the pre- through parliament. Monetary Fund - arrive to start their next review of the shoulders of Portas. “One thing is certain, the prime minis- mier today and other parties after that. Under the consti- With no solution imminent, Portugal’s bond and stock economy on July 15. That might well now be delayed. ter is going to do everything to stay on, giving all possible tution, he has the power to dissolve parliament and can prices slumped. The returns investors demand to hold 10- Agriculture Minister Assuncao Cristas and Social concessions to Portas,” said political scientist Antonio act to mediate in political crises. His decision came after Costa Pinto. “Failing that, however, we can hardly avoid an several media reports said two more ministers from the early election.” junior ruling coalition party were ready to quit and follow Portugal is subject to strict budget conditions their CDS-PP party leader Paulo Portas who tendered his imposed by an EU/IMF bailout. It had been hoping to resignation as foreign minister on Tuesday. return to normal debt market funding but rows over con- A day earlier, Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar, the archi- tinued austerity have now thrown this into doubt. “We tect of spending cuts and tax hikes required by lenders as see early elections as the most likely outcome at this a condition of their support, stepped down citing an ero- stage, even if we cannot fully rule out support from some sion in support for the bailout. Portas resigned because CDS MPs and the continuation of the government,” he objected to the appointment of Treasury Secretary Barclays’ economist Antonio Garcia Pascual said in a note. Maria Luis Albuquerque to replace Gaspar. He must now Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts said the combi- decide whether to pull his party out of the coalition, nation of surging yields and political uncertainty “reduces thereby robbing it of its majority. the prospects of Portugal regaining full market access in European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, the next year”, leading to expectations of a new bailout a former Portuguese premier, said Portugal risked damag- being required. That, in turn, could send Portuguese bond ing its hard-earned financial credibility after two years of yields even higher as a second bailout could involve closely following its bailout program. “This delicate situa- Greece-style losses forced upon debt holders, the analysts tion requires a great sense of responsibility from all politi- said. cal forces and leaders,” he said. Prime Minister Pedro The president is expected to promote a grand coali- Passos Coelho told the nation late on Tuesday that he did tion government, analysts do not expect the largest not accept Portas’ resignation and would continue to opposition party, the moderate centre-left Socialists who head the government to ensure political stability and lead in opinion polls, to play ball. Still, while opinion polls work to overcome the stalemate. indicate Socialists will win a snap election, they would fall Many commentators called the situation “absurd”. short of a majority, which would also require CDS sup- Passos Coelho has fought tooth and nail to keep his coun- port. The only two remaining parties in parliament, the try on a trajectory to exit its Ä78 billion ($102 billion) LISBON: A man looks at daily newspapers with front pages carrying headlines concerning the resig- Communists and the Left Bloc have never entered any bailout next year as scheduled, but the measures have nation of Portuguese Foreign Minister and the political crisis in Portugal yesterday. — AFP coalition and are unlikely to do so. — Reuters Top Russian Islamist calls Ecuador finds hidden for attacks on Sochi Games mic at London embassy Umarov lifts moratorium on attacks LONDON: Ecuador has found a hidden microphone Tuesday. Footage of his appearance is available on the inside its London embassy, where WikiLeaks founder website of the Ecuadorean foreign ministry. MOSCOW: Russia’s top Islamist leader located in the immediate proximity of Soldatov, an analyst who edits the Julian Assange is living, and will disclose yesterday “I didn’t denounce this at the time because we did- Doku Umarov called in a video Russia’s North Caucasus - an volatile Agentura.ru security website. “These who controls the device, its foreign minister said. n’t want the theme of our visit to London to be con- released yesterday for militants to region that has witnessed two post- are serious threats,” he said. “Umarov’s Ricardo Patino said the microphone was found inside fused with this matter,” said Patino, who met during stage attacks against a range of tar- Soviet wars in Chechnya and daily vio- message will cost a lot for Russia’s the office of the Ecuadorean ambassador to the his time in London with British Foreign Secretary gets that include the 2014 Sochi lence in Dagestan region. Umarov has budget,” said Pavel Felgengauer, an United Kingdom, Ana Alban, at the time of a visit to William Hague to discuss Assange. “Furthermore, we Olympic Games. The message comes proclaimed the North Caucasus an analyst who writes for Novaya Gazeta seven months before the international Islamist state, calling it the Caucasus opposition paper. “There will be prob- the embassy by Patino to meet with Assange on June first wanted to ascertain with precision what could be sports event is due to open in the Emirate. lems in Sochi.” 16. Assange lives and works in a different room within the origin of this interception device in the office of Black Sea resort city, a project Russia’s National Anti-Terrorist In his comments, Umarov appeared the embassy. The Foreign Office in London declined our ambassador,” he said. “We are sorry to say so, but President Vladimir Putin personally Committee responded quickly, saying to be referring to the deportation of to comment immediately on the allegation and Prime this is another instance of a loss of ethics at the inter- endorsed to showcase Russia to the the authorities focus on the “timely ethnic tribes living in the Sochi area, Minister David Cameron’s spokesman said he did not national level in relations between governments,” he world. In the latest challenge to the discovery and suppression of various known as the Circassians, by the 19th comment on security issues. added. $50 billion project, Umarov said he is threats, including terrorist ones, to century tsarist army, following Russia’s Assange has been living inside the embassy for Ecuador’s protection of Assange has strained rela- cancelling his previous “moratorium” ensure the order and safety of partici- protracted Caucasus War, the cam- more than a year to avoid extradition to Sweden to tions with Britain. The Foreign Office said after the on attacks and called on jihadists to pants and guests” of international paign to pacify the region. That war face allegations by two women of sexual assault and meeting between Hague and Patino on June 17 that ended with a May 1864 parade in rape, which he denies. He fears that if sent to Sweden no substantive progress had been made to break the Sochi at the site of current develop- he could be extradited from there to the United legal and diplomatic deadlock. WikiLeaks used its ment of mountain ski resorts, and States to face potential charges over the release of Twitter account to condemn the hidden microphone. Circassians see the Games’ hosting on thousands of confidential US documents on “Sieging/bugging of Ecuador’s London embassy and the 150th year anniversary of their WikiLeaks. “We regret to inform you that in our the blockading of Morales jet shows that imperial defeat as an insult. They have criticised construction in their ancestral lands. embassy in London we have found a hidden micro- arrogance is the gift that keeps on giving,” the anti- Following Russia’s victory in the 19th phone,” Patino told a news conference in Quito on secrecy group said. — Reuters century war, the Circassians were shipped to Muslim countries, notably Turkey. Many today believe this was an act of genocide, due to the huge humanitarian toll. Circassians in Russia inhabit mostly the North Caucasus regions of Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachayevo- Cherkessia, but some have remained in the northern Sochi. They have put up only mild protests against the This screen grab taken from undated video posted on July 3, 2013, on the Games, unlike the diaspora. In May Islamist rebel mouthpiece kavkazcenter.com shows a man identified as 2012, Russia said it had foiled Russia’s top Islamist leader Doku Umarov (center) recording his appeal in Umarov’s attack plot against Sochi and an undisclosed location. — AFP uncovered a cache of weapons in Abkhazia. Putin last month expressed “exert maximum efforts” to prevent sports events. But some analysts said concern that militants “constantly the Games from being held “on the Umarov’s threat was real given the trickle to the Caucasus from Georgian bones of our ancestors”. location of the venues - only a few territory” and Russian special forces “We know that on the bones of our kilometres from the border of have crossed the border to attack ancestors, on the bones of many, Georgia’s breakaway region of them. Georgia’s Prime Minister Bidzina many Muslims who died and are Abkhazia, where Russia uncovered an Ivanishvili yesterday promised to buried on our territory along the Black arms cache and arrested militants last “assist (Russia) to the fullest extent” in Sea, today they plan to stage the year. They are also located just across ensuring security of the Olympics. Olympic Games,” said Umarov, filmed the Caucasus mountains range from Umarov is viewed as Moscow’s enemy sitting in a wooded area with two oth- the insurgencies being waged in number one and took responsibility er men. “We, as the Mujahedeen, must Russia’s North Caucasus republics. “For for the 2010 Moscow metro bombings not allow this to happen by any means a region that is located in the that killed more than 40 and the 2011 possible,” he said, while a bird chirped Caucasus it’s very hard to guarantee Domodedovo airport attack that killed loudly in the background. Sochi is that nothing will happen,” said Andrei 37. — AFP Mandela grandson ordered to return family remains

MTHATHA, South Africa: A South African have the children’s remains returned so leader, including his wife Graca Machel, court yesterday ordered that the graves of they can be buried together. A judge in two of his daughters and several grand- three of Nelson Mandela’s children be the southern city of Mthatha upheld an children. After the decision, several family immediately returned to his childhood vil- earlier interim order for Mandla, 39, to members present in court stood up and lage, following a bitter family quarrel return the remains to Qunu by Wednesday hugged each other. Political analysts said linked to the ailing anti-apartheid hero’s afternoon and instructed him to pay all that rivalry over control of the Mandela final resting place. The public row comes legal costs. Hours afterwards three hearses legacy could be behind the court tussle. as the 94-year-old former political prison- arrived in Mvezo along with a sheriff who “The legal battles underline broader er, who became South Africa’s first black forced open the gates to Mandla’s estate divisions within the family,” said Daniel president, lies critically ill in what is now with a pickaxe. Men in white coats were Silke, director of the Political Futures his fourth week in hospital. Mandela’s old- seen walking around, apparently search- Consultancy. “They may well be related to est grandson Mandla allegedly had the ing for the graves. financial gains and the exploitation of the graves moved from Qunu, Mandela’s child- Mandla’s legal team lodged a fresh Mandela name,” he added, describing the hood home, to Mvezo, about 30 km away, application to have the order rescinded squabbles as “distasteful”. The family is also in 2011 without the rest of the family’s but it was unclear whether the court was seeking criminal charges of grave tamper- consent. considering the appeal. The order was ing against Mandla. Previously the grand- Mandela has expressed his wish to be issued in response to a request by more son has argued that Mandela should be buried in Qunu, and his daughters want to than a dozen relatives of the revered buried at his birthplace Mvezo, where Mandla holds court as clan chief. The dis- puted remains are of Mandela’s eldest son Thembekile, who died in 1969, his nine- month-old infant Makaziwe, who died in 1948, and Mandla’s own father Makgatho, who died in 2005. The grandson’s spokesman Freddy Pilusa insisted that Mandla was not opposed in principle to returning the remains to Qunu. “He has never been against repatriation of those remains,” Pilusa told AFP. Mandela, who led the struggle against white-minority rule in South Africa, became president after the country’s first multiracial elections in 1994, following 27 years in apartheid prisons. He retired from public life in 2004. Rather than accept the hereditary title of chief of Mvezo himself, Mandela chose his grand- son to take up the post in the Eastern MVEZO, South Africa: A man breaks open the gate at Mvezo resort after a Cape six years ago. Mandla has since over- hearse and police convoy arrived to collect the remains of former South seen changes including a new brick-paved African President Nelson Mandela’s children yesterday. — AFP road to the village.—AFP THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Obama favors foreign policy of consultation, negotiation No intervention in Mideast affairs

WASHINGTON: From Egypt to Syria to Iraq and he now plans to withdraw most, if not all, US since their departure 18 months ago. The Obama beyond, the Obama administration is deter- troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year administration agreed to the longstanding 2011 mined to show it will only go so far to help save and inevitably will face pitched pleas from Kabul withdrawal deadline, which was set by the nations in chaos from themselves. President to reconsider as the deadline nears. US polls indi- Republican administration of President George Barack Obama has long made it clear that he cate that two-thirds of Americans have opposed W. Bush, after negotiations fell through to keep favors a foreign policy of consultation and nego- the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “The burdens of some US forces in Iraq. But American officials tiation, but not intervention, in the persistent a young century cannot fall on American shoul- involved in the negotiations have blamed the and mostly violent upheavals across the Mideast. ders alone,” Obama wrote in his 2010 National White House for making only a weak effort to And he appears determined not to deviate this Security Strategy. “Indeed, our adversaries would keep troops in the country and being all too hap- week even to help reverse turbulence in Egypt, like to see America sap our strength by overex- py when the Shiite-led government in Baghdad one of the United States’ most important Arab tending our power.” refused to let them stay. allies. Despite pressure from some in Congress and Despite nearly nine years of war that aimed to US officials say the Obama administration allies abroad, the Obama administration refused stabilize Iraq - during which nearly 4,500 US delivered pointed warnings Tuesday to three until last month to give weapons to Syrian rebels troops were killed and about $800 billion in tax- PRESCOTT: A tour of the burnt area shows the remains of a house destroyed main players in the latest crisis to grip Egypt as who have been battling for more than two years payer money was spent - near-daily bombings by a wildfire which killed 19 firefighters on Sunday. —AP hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad. The and other attacks continue. And the White House Tahrir Square in Cairo to demand President arms - a tepid show of guns, ammunition and rarely, if ever, discusses Iraq except to pat itself on Mohammed Morsi’s ouster over his hard-line shoulder-fired anti-tank grenades - only came the back for leaving. In June alone, 761 Iraqis Islamist policies. The powerful Egyptian military after US intelligence concluded that Assad had were killed and nearly 1,800 wounded in terror- Firefighter built, tried to appeared poised to overthrow him. The adminis- used chemical weapons against his own people. related violence, the UN envoy in Baghdad said tration stopped short of demanding that Morsi Other Sunni-dominated Mideast nations, most in a statement this week. Comparatively, that’s protect Prescott crew take specific steps, the officials said, and instead notably Qatar, have provided heavier weapons to about twice as many killed in the deadliest offered strong suggestions that are backed by help the rebels beat back Iranian forces and aid month of 2011 before the American troops left, PRESCOTT: Eric Marsh built the Granite caring son, and he was compassionate and billions of dollars in US aid to ease the tensions. that is flowing to Assad’s regime. according to data from the British-based Iraq Mountain Hotshots from nothing - and died concerned about the well being of the crew The US officials spoke on condition of anonymity An estimated 93,000 people have been killed Body Count. trying to protect the crew that friends say members,” John Marsh said in an interview because they were not authorized to speak pub- in the fighting. Rebel commanders have been Tamara Cofman Wittes, who served as deputy constituted his life’s work. A lifelong wild Tuesday with The Associated Press. “He was licly about the delicate diplomacy that is aimed underwhelmed by the US support, saying they assistant secretary of state from late 2009 until land firefighter, the 43-year-old Marsh concerned for them, not just in the fire. at soothing the unrest and protecting Egypt’s need enough firepower to stop Assad from using early this year, said the White House cannot founded the Granite Mountain team, the They were like his family.” A fifth grade sci- status as a bulwark of Mideast stability. Yet the chemical weapons again, and to stop his tanks afford to take its eye off the Mideast even as first municipal crew of elite, Hotshot fire- ence teacher recalled Marsh as a brilliant warnings were unlikely to placate the protesters and heavy artillery. The Free Syrian Army, which Obama tries to refocus on Asia and Africa. Even fighters in the nation. He and all but one of student with a passion for the natural sci- gathered at the site of Egypt’s Arab Spring revo- is made up of some opposition forces, also wants so, the administration’s strategy in the Mideast the 19 men who served under him were ences. He was a linebacker on his high lution two years ago, many of whom have allies to establish a no-fly zone over Syria to pre- may be a not-so-subtle reminder that the US is killed Sunday when a windblown wildfire school football team and later studied biol- accused the US of siding with Morsi. vent Assad’s superior air power from crushing the no longer willing - or able - to play either world overcame them north of Phoenix. ogy at Appalachian State University. “The United States is only looking after their rebels or killing civilians. The White House is, at policeman or peacekeeper. “One of the things As superintendent, Marsh was in charge Marsh spent most of his professional interests. They will only bet on the winning horse, best, highly reluctant to create such a territory that many Americans questioned in the wake of of ensuring the crew’s safety, friends and career fighting wildfires - a rarity for a job and the winning horse is always chosen by the over which warring aircraft are not allowed to fly. the experience of Iraq and Afghanistan is colleagues said. It’s the one position on a that generally draws younger guys who see people,” an ultraconservative member of the The US and international allies have enforced whether the United States in fact can be success- Hotshot team that calls for caution and pru- firefighting as a stepping stone to some- Salafist movement who would only identify him- them in several military conflicts over the past ful in stabilizing unstable parts of the world,” dence as well as confidence and experience. thing else, Prescott Fire Capt. Jeff Knotek self as Amr, 31, said Tuesday night at Tahrir two decades. Wittes, now director of the Saban Center for “You’ve got basically a crew of professional said. He started working on forming his Square. “At the end of the day it is the people Even American officials say the help to Syria is Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institute athletes working for you, and they’ll do any- own Hotshots team eight years ago, when who say that who stays and who goes.” It should not enough. The light weapons are “clearly not think tank, said Tuesday. “The Obama administra- thing you say. There’s a lot of responsibility he worked as part of a municipal fuels man- come as little surprise that Obama, who is grap- only insufficient, it’s insulting,” said Sen. John tion has set itself the task not only of closing the that goes with that,” said Marsh’s friend, agement crew in Prescott that focused on pling with a recovering economy, a war-weary McCain, a leading Republican proponent of tak- chapter on a decade defined by two wars and Patrick Moore, who is superintendent of the clearing overly dense vegetation. The group public at home and diminished US status as a ing a bigger military role in Syria. McCain and reorienting not only America and its expecta- Pleasant Valley Hotshots, another Arizona made the ranks of Hotshots in 2008. While global superpower abroad, would not wade into several other hawkish Republicans also have criti- tions for its role in the world, but reorienting oth- firefighting team. Superintendents are the the federal government certifies teams as foreign conflicts. Obama campaigned by promis- cized Obama for withdrawing US forces from er countries’ expectations for the role America link between the men battling a raging fire highly-qualified Hotshots - groups that are ing to end the war in Iraq, which he did in 2011; Iraq, where violence has dramatically escalated will play,” she said. —AP and the planning team back at headquar- often dispatched to the hottest part of a ters. Deputies often make tactical decisions, blaze to clear fuels and protect structures - while the chief aim of the superintendent is Marsh’s group was unique because it oper- to get his men back into their trucks at the ated as part of a city fire department, rather Texas House end of the day. than a state or federal agency. “Eric had to “It’s their job to watch, and if the plan assemble all those elements on his own to isn’t working, it is their job to say we have to get it into shape, so it was a labor of love for committee do something else. Safety is paramount,” him,” Moore said. “It was his vision that got it said Fire Management Officer Don Nunley, to that level.” approves who supervises a superintendent in the The Granite Mountain Hotshots are nearby Payson Ranger District. Before they headquartered in a cobalt blue corrugated were killed Sunday in the largest loss of fire- metal building surrounded with a barbed abortion rules fighter life since Sept. 11, 2001, Marsh and wire fence. A humble break room is decorat- his men deployed their emergency shelters, ed with a still life of pears. It contrasts with AUSTIN: Texas Republicans voted early yesterday to move for- which are designed to protect them from the gleaming white firehouse across the ward with new abortion restrictions, after limiting testimony at intense heat in desperate situations. Last street in Prescott, where three fire trucks a public hearing, refusing to consider Democratic amend- year, Marsh let a university news reporter peek out from behind glass windows. On ments and imposing strict security precautions to prevent dis- look on as he drilled his rookies on how to Tuesday, 13 trucks and cars remained ruptions from protesting abortion-rights supporters. On a par- use their shelters. At the time, he said, parked in the gravel around the unortho- ty-line vote, the Republican majority sent the bill to the full preparation was everything. “If we’re not dox headquarters. Families have been com- Texas House for a vote next week. Gov. Rick Perry is pushing his actually doing it, we’re thinking and plan- ing to retrieve the cars at night. During the allies in the Legislature to move quickly after he called lawmak- ers back for a second special session to pass the bill, which ning about it,” he said. off-season, Marsh worked as an instructor, SANFORD: George Zimmerman (right) stands with his attorneys, Mark A native of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge helping to train hundreds of Arizona fire- would limit when, where and how women may obtain an abortion in the state. O’Mara (left) and Don West (center) as they watch the jury enter the court- Mountains, Marsh was known for his cool fighters. Sedona firefighter Mark Beneitone room on the 17th day of Zimmerman’s trial in Seminole circuit court. —AP head and “Southern gentleman” demeanor, was one of his many students, and remem- More than 3,500 people came to the Capitol and registered even in the hairiest of situations. He grew bered Marsh telling vivid stories - enliven- a position on the bill, and more than 1,100 signed up to testify. up in picturesque Ashe County, a sparsely ing classes that might otherwise have been But fewer than 100 people had a chance to express their views School records at issue in populated tourist destination with a popu- a chore because of the litany of rules and because the top Republican on the committee limited testi- lation of 27,000 known for its hiking trails procedures involved in fighting wild land mony to eight hours and refused entreaties to extend it. “We Zimmerman murder trial and thriving Christmas tree industry. Other fires. “You were sitting at your desk,” he said, took testimony in the regular session, in the first special. We’ve taken a lot of testimony,” said House State Affairs Chairman teams would rib him about his laid-back “but you were able to picture it. As they SANFORD: The judge in the George the laws of self-defense. Zimmerman’s father manner. “Eric had this deep soothing voice mourn their comrades, fire superintendents Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, in explaining his decision. But Rep. Sylvester Turner, a Houston Democrat and among the state’s Zimmerman murder trial will hear argu- is white and his mother is from Peru. that no matter how amped everyone are also weighing what the unfathomable ments from attorneys about whether to Sanford’s police chief was fired months later, around him got, he was able to stay real tragedy means for them - both personally more senior lawmakers, asked for more time for testimony. “The people have the right to come here, and they have the allow evidence about a college criminal jus- and a Florida special prosecutor ultimately mellow. We’d be like, ‘Out west we have got and professionally. Before, the near total tice course he took that included course charged Zimmerman with second-degree to move a little faster, talk a little faster, Eric,’” destruction of a crew was possible only in right to be heard,” Turner said. Just before the committee’s vote, Turner tried to offer amendments to the bill, but Cook refused work on Florida’s self-defense law. Judge murder. Moore said. theory, said Moore, who spoke from the Debra Nelson will be hearing the arguments On Tuesday, prosecutors also questioned Marsh’s parents, Jane and John Marsh, Nevada border, where he is leading a crew to recognize him or any other Democrat. “You can bring it up on the (House) floor,” Cook said. Turner replied angrily to Cook from attorneys outside the jury’s presence. Serino about his opinion that Zimmerman moved to Arizona five years ago to be closer fighting another wildfire. “It definitely The prosecution said the school records will didn’t display any ill will or spite to Martin. to their only son and his wife, Kori. His changes how you’re viewing your job right cutting him off, “You know that’s just wrong!” When the hearing began, the corridors were filled with show that Zimmerman had knowledge of Prosecutors must prove there was ill will, father, a biology teacher, was a former now,” he said. “I always took some comfort the law, though the neighborhood watch spite or a depraved mind by the defendant county commissioner. “He was a loving and from having him on our wing.” —AP equal numbers of bill supporters, wearing blue, and oppo- nents, wearing orange, but as the night wore on the orange volunteer maintained in an interview with to get a second-degree murder conviction. T-shirts became the majority. In some cases, bill opponents Fox News last year that he didn’t. The inter- The prosecutor played back a recording of marched in circles around anti-abortion activists. There were view was played for the jury Tuesday. Zimmerman’s call to police to report the teen no arrests or violent incidents reported. Local pizza shops Prosecutors also are seeking to introduce walking through his gated community. Weary SF commuters delivered hundreds of pizzas and drinks to the crowd, and a job application Zimmerman made to a Zimmerman uses an expletive, refers to organizers registered people to vote and collected email lists. police agency in Virginia in 2009 and an “punks” and then says, “These a———-. They The debate over the abortion restrictions has brought the application to ride around with Sanford always get away.” The detective conceded face third day public to the Capitol like no other issue in at least a decade. police officers in 2010. Defense attorneys that Zimmerman’s choice of words could be About 700 of the bill’s opponents showed up for a hearing believe the items are irrelevant and will be interpreted as being spiteful. The prosecutor of transit strike during the first special session, and thousands filled the asking the judge to disallow them. He also challenged Serino’s contention that Capitol on that session’s final day to support Democratic Sen. referred to the prosecution’s efforts to intro- Zimmerman’s story didn’t have any major SAN FRANCISCO: Weary San Francisco Freeways have choked to a standstill. Wendy Davis’ filibuster. duce them as “a witch hunt.” The judge said inconsistencies. The prosecutor played back commuters faced gridlock for a third Lines for ferry service tripled, boats were After that session ended and the bill failed, Perry called the she would rule later in the week. Zimmerman’s police interview and noted straight day yesterday as rail workers crammed to standing-room only and Legislature back, forcing lawmakers to start again from scratch Zimmerman, 29, has pleaded not guilty to that investigators were asking about small continued a strike that has caused ridership on Caltrain increased. Buses with committee hearings. House Bill 2 would ban abortions second-degree murder in the fatal shooting differences in his account. Zimmerman said chaotic commutes and, according to were stuffed with riders who felt fortu- after 20 weeks of pregnancy, require that the procedure be per- of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman has said he he spread out the teen’s arms after the some estimates, millions of dollars in lost nate to be on board as many commuters formed at ambulatory surgical centers, mandate that doctors shot the 17-year-old Martin in self-defense shooting. But a photo taken immediately worker productivity. Despite renewed were literally left in the dust when buses who perform abortions obtain admitting privileges at a hospi- last year after they got into a fight in a afterward shows Martin’s arms under his talks, the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency zoomed by without as much as a honk tal within 30 miles and that even nonsurgical abortions take Sanford, Fla., gated community. O’Mara told body. “Is that inconsistent with the defen- and its two largest unions representing or an explanation. place in a surgical center. Only five out of 42 clinics in Texas qual- CNN on Tuesday night that if prosecutors dant’s statement he spread the arms out?” de train workers failed to reach a labor BART, with 44 stations in four coun- ify as ambulatory surgical centers, and they are in major metro- start bringing up Zimmerman’s past, “then it la Rionda asked. “That position, yes it is,” agreement, setting the table for a third ties and 104 miles of lines, handles more politan areas. Many clinics would need to relocate to meet ven- really brings in what Trayvon Martin brings Serino said, though he later noted that straight day of no train service on the than 40 percent of commuters coming tilation requirements and to have the space required for operat- to the table, all of his violent acts that we Zimmerman’s description was consistent nation’s 5th largest rail system. from the East Bay to San Francisco, said ing rooms and hallways. Similar measures have passed in other know about and some of the fighting that he with the medical examiner’s report. Talks resumed Tuesday after political John Goodwin, a spokesman for the states, but many are tied up in court. Mississippi’s only abortion was involved in.” In testimony Tuesday, pros- Later, in response to Serino’s cross-exami- pressure mounted for a settlement. The Metropolitan Transportation clinic remains open pending a federal lawsuit over the require- ecutors tried to pick apart the statements of nation testimony that he’d seen a conven- governor sent two of the state’s top Commission. Transit authorities have ment for doctors to have admitting privileges. a Sanford police detective who was a prose- ience store video that showed Martin in a mediators - the chair of the Public made accommodations to help during Ellen Cooper, the top compliance officer for the Texas cution witness but gave testimony that legal hooded sweatshirt, de la Rionda asked, “Are Employment Relations Board and the the strike, including longer carpool lane Department of State Health Services, was asked if there was analysts said helped the defense. you saying in Seminole County, it’s illegal for chief of the State Mediation and hours and additional ferries and buses. any record of complications or deaths in abortion clinics that Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda asked the someone to wear a hoodie at night?” “No sir. Conciliation Service - to facilitate further BART doubled the number of buses would suggest the regulations were needed. She replied no. judge to strike from the record a statement I’m not,” Serino said. Zimmerman has said he talks. A letter from Democratic state offi- serving West Oakland to 36 on Tuesday. The Texas Medical Association, the Texas Hospital Associations that Detective Chris Serino made Monday in fatally shot Martin because the teenager was cials said the strike has caused “wide- The striking unions and management and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology all which he said he found Zimmerman’s banging his head into a concrete sidewalk spread personal hardship and severe reported being far apart on key issues oppose the bill. Those who got the chance to testify offered account of how he got into a fight with behind townhomes in the neighborhood. economic disruption,” and it noted they including salary, pensions, health care frequently emotional or angry testimony. Some women Martin to be credible. De la Rionda argued Zimmerman could get life in prison if con- were disappointed “about the lack of and safety. The unions, which represent shared how they felt their abortions were horrible mistakes, the statement was improper because one victed. The state argued during its opening productive proposals and counterpro- nearly 2,400 train operators, station while others said their abortions gave them a second chance. witness isn’t allowed to give an opinion on statement that Zimmerman profiled Martin posals in the days leading up to the agents, mechanics, maintenance work- Others cited the Bible in calling for a total ban on the proce- the credibility of another witness. Defense from his truck and called a police dispatch strike.” Commutes in the region were ers and professional staff, want a 5 per- dure, and some told the lawmakers to stop interfering with attorney Mark O’Mara argued it was proper number before the altercation. Zimmerman thrown into chaos when the strike cent raise each year over the next three their right to decide when or if they have children. “In this because it was Serino’s job to decide has denied the confrontation had anything began early Monday after talks with years. BART said union train operators country, we’ve forgotten about a big law: ‘Thou shall not kill,’” whether Zimmerman was telling the truth. to do with race, as Martin’s family and their management broke down. BART carries and station agents average about said Dorothy Richardson, representing the Houston Coalition Nelson told jurors to disregard the state- supporters have claimed. Late in the morn- passengers from the farthest reaches of $71,000 in base salary and $11,000 in for Life, in supporting the bill. Gay Caldwell, who opposes the ment. “This is an improper comment,” the ing, the prosecution called Mark Osterman, a San Francisco’s densely populated east- overtime annually. The workers also pay bill, said that protecting a woman’s health meant making sure judge said. The initial lack of an arrest by the federal air marshal who described ern suburbs to San Francisco a flat $92 monthly fee for health insur- abortions are legal and safe. “This bill is about women’s lives, Sanford police following the death of Zimmerman as “the best friend I’ve ever had.” International Airport across the bay. ance. —AP and I don’t think you want to play politics with women’s lives,” Martin, an unarmed black teenager, in He testified that he spoke with Zimmerman she said. —AP February 2012 led to protests across the both the night of and the day after the nation and spurred a debate about race and shooting. —AP

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 INTERNATIONAL

With law against him, Singapore politician says he’s gay SINGAPORE: This conservative city- (wee-jay-sing-ga), treasurer of the riage. But according to the United ly played a role in Wijeysingha’s ciated with homosexuality in Singapore,” state convicted men for homosexual Singapore Democratic Party. Nations, about 75 countries continue to announcement. He had spoken at past Baey said. “Even though more people behavior as recently as seven years ago, The decades-old law makes “gross criminalize homosexual behavior; in a forums on gay issues, and associates and showed up at this year’s Pink Dot event, and the British colonial-era law it used is indecency” between men punishable by few of them, it is punishable by death. friends had known that he is gay, but he including straight people, it’s hard to say still on the books. Singapore’s govern- up to two years in prison. It has not been Singapore’s High Court in April reject- confirmed it publicly on his Facebook if homosexuality is widely acceptable yet ment shows no interest in making a actively enforced in recent years, but 185 ed a bid by a gay couple to scrap the page by saying “yes, I am going to Pink in Singapore. But I think it is important change: The prime minister’s advice has men were convicted under the law city-state’s law, ruling that Parliament Dot ... and yes, I am gay.” for stakeholders and the government to been to just let things be. Opposition between 1997 and 2006, according to should be responsible for making any “It’s the first time he has said it so be open and have continuous engage- official Vincent Wijeysingha isn’t taking government data. changes. Prime Minister Lee Hsien explicitly in public,” said Siew Kum Hong, ment regarding this issue.” that advice. On his Facebook page last Complaints of discrimination based Loong said earlier this year that these a lawyer and political commentator. “To Baey commended Wijeysingha for week, he became the first Singaporean on sexual orientation have become less were “not issues that we can settle one that extent, it does show that Singapore being open about his sexuality, saying politician to come out of the closet, and common in Singapore, a Southeast way or the other, and it’s really best for society is opening up more, since he that “it must have taken a lot of courage he is advocating for the law to be Asian economic powerhouse of about 5 us just to leave them be, and just agree obviously does not think that it is fatal to to do what he did.” scrapped. million. But until a decade ago, govern- to disagree.” his electoral chances.” Wijeysingha said the best response He told The Associated Press on ment policies barred gays from “sensitive Gay-rights activists said that is unac- Baey Yam Keng, a lawmaker from the he has received is from young people Monday that although the government positions” in the civil service and strictly ceptable to a growing number of ruling People’s Action Party, said that who have told him that he has given resists decriminalizing homosexuality, censored gay-related content in movies Singaporeans. They noted that although he is unsure how most them courage by coming out. But he “society will eventually overtake it on and TV shows. Saturday’s Pink Dot gay advocacy rally Singaporeans feel about homosexuality, said he will work on more than gay this question.” Gay rights have grown around the drew more than 20,000 people to a “the time will come for Parliament to rights. “My value system is one of equal “I am entirely convinced the law will world; more than a dozen countries and Singaporean park, the best showing for open up another debate” on decriminal- rights to all,” he said. “Human rights are eventually be repealed,” said Wijeysingha 13 US states now allow same-sex mar- the event held yearly since 2009. The ral- izing it. “There is a lot of stigma still asso- indivisible.” —AP North Korea seeks talks with US to ease tensions Quick rebuttal from Seoul BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei: North Korea’s top diplomat said the US must accept its offer for dia- logue without preconditions if it wants to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. He drew a quick rebuttal from his South Korean counterpart, who said the interna- tional community has made clear that Pyongyang must give up its nuclear ambitions if it wants better relations. The Koreas were among 27 SEOUL: South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, second from left, and his nations at the Association of Australian counterpart Stephen Smith inspect an honor guard during a welcome cer- Southeast Asian Nations Regional emony at the Defense Ministry in Seoul yesterday. Military cooperation and develop- Forum in Brunei, where the North’s ment between South Korea and Australia are major issues that will be discussed at nuclear weapons program was a their meeting. —AP key topic, along with other hot-but- ton regional issues such as South China Sea territorial disputes. Asia’s China war dead could return largest security forum includes the US, North Korea and the four other home from South Korea countries involved in long-stalled nuclear talks on ending North BEIJING: The remains of hundreds of to defend a communist ally from what was Korea’s nuclear ambitions in return Chinese soldiers killed in the Korean War portrayed as US aggression. However, esti- for aid. US Secretary of State John may finally return home, 60 years after an mates of Chinese war dead run as high as Kerry said Monday that the US, SEOUL: South Korean owners who run factories in the suspended inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial armistice ended the fighting. 900,000, the bulk of them killed in the final South Korea, Japan and China Complex, attend an emergency meeting in Seoul yesterday. The owners demanded the South Korean On a visit to China last week, South year of the war, when the US and its allies North Korea’s chief ally - were Korean President Park Geun-hye offered to unleashed overwhelming firepower to Unification Ministry to approve a visit to the North Korean border town Kaesong and insisted their govern- “absolutely united” in their insis- ment and North Korean authorities resume the operation of the joint industrial complex. — AP send back the remains of about 360 force an end to the conflict. tence on a denuclearized North Chinese solders buried in a cemetery out- With its hundreds of fading white wood- Korea. Washington says Pyongyang this message very, very seriously,” Beijing, which is North Korea’s long- stalemates over the nuclear stand- side the city of Paju, a friendly gesture en grave markers surrounded by forest and must move in that direction before he said. A senior US State time ally and main aid provider but off. But there have been no reports highlighting warming ties between the for- rice paddies, the cemetery has become a it will agree to talks, but North Department official said North has been angered by Pyongyang’s that North Korea had similar talks mer combatants. “Families in China must be popular stop for Chinese tourists visiting Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Korea needed to comply with UN ramping up of tensions. China has with the US or South Korea in waiting for their return,” Park told Chinese Paju, according to Kim Dong-hun, the head Chun said during the conference Security supported tightening UN sanctions Brunei. Vice Premier Liu Yandong, according to a of a local group responsible for maintain- Tuesday that it is America that must Council resolutions on denu- and cracked down on North Korean On South China Sea disputes, statement from Park’s office. ing the cemetery. act. clearizing and commit to actions as banking activity. meanwhile, the forum chairman’s Liu promised to pass the message to Despite the potential loss of Chinese vis- “The US must positively respond well as talks. “What is needed are “China made clear to me they statement said Chinese and China’s top leaders, though it’s unclear itors, Kim said he was “very positive” about to our sincere and courageous deci- credible and authentic negotiations have made very firm statements Southeast Asian diplomats would whether Beijing will accept the offer. Park’s offer. Sorting and repatriating the sion (to offer talks) without precon- to eliminate North Korea’s nuclear and very firm steps that they have meet in China in September to start Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua bodies would likely take some time, and ditions if it is truly interested in program,” said the official, who was taken with respect to the imple- official consultations on a proposed Chunying said yesterday that she didn’t new Chinese and North Korean remains ending the vicious circle of intensi- not authorized to speak publicly mentation of that policy,” Kerry told legally binding “code of conduct” know where China stood on the offer, but continue to turn up, he said. fying tension on the Korean about the issue and so spoke reporters. The nuclear disarmament aimed at preventing armed clashes added that the issue should be “resolved The news of Park’s offer has reached Qin Peninsula and safeguarding peace anonymously. talks have been stalled since North over long-simmering territorial dis- on the basis of humanitarianism.” Furong, a 64-year-old retired bank employ- and stability,” Pak said, according to After the conference ended Korea quit the negotiations in 2009 putes in the area. The bodies are buried on a quiet hillside ee in the northern city of Jinan, whose North Korean delegation official Tuesday, a statement by the forum to protest international condemna- The step, however feeble, repre- just south of the heavily guarded border father, Qin Changyu, died during a battle chairman said ministers had reiter- tion over a rocket launch. sented progress toward a long- with North Korea. Most of the Chinese along the North-South border and whose Choe Myong Nam. ated their support for efforts to Yun’s office said Russia’s foreign standing call for China and the 10- dead have never been identified. Several remains have never been found. Pak said that “a touch-and-go realize the denuclearization of the minister also expressed his opposi- nation ASEAN bloc to negotiate a hundred North Korean soldiers are also While there’s a chance he’s buried in situation in which a war can break Korean Peninsula peacefully. It said tion to North Korea possessing nonaggression pact to prevent the buried at the site because Pyongyang Paju’s cemetery, Qin wasn’t getting her out anytime is fostered” on the most ministers had “encouraged” nuclear weapons when he met with disputes from turning violent. refuses to take back the bodies. hopes too high. Korean Peninsula, and that US hos- North Korea to honor past disarma- his South Korean counterpart on China, Taiwan and four ASEAN While China remains North Korea’s only “If his remains can be identified and tility against the North was primari- ment pledges. Monday. On Tuesday, senior North member countries - Brunei, real ally, it has also established close ties returned to his hometown, it would bring ly responsible for that, Choe told North Korea surprisingly offered Korean nuclear strategist and First Malaysia, the Philippines and with the South since the two normalized solace to my mind,” Qin said. “But the prob- reporters. Pak said the US must sign to talk with the US and rejoin long- Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan Vietnam - have overlapping territo- diplomatic relations in 1992. China has lem is that we are not certain if his body is a peace treaty with North Korea to stalled international nuclear disar- left for Russia. Russia’s Interfax rial claims over resource-rich overtaken the US as South Korea’s biggest there. It’s a cemetery of nameless soldiers.” formally end the 1950-53 Korean mament talks last month after news agency quoted Deputy islands, islets and reefs and sur- trading partner, with two-way commerce Unless remains can be identified, they War and lift sanctions against the weeks of tension following its Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov as rounding waters in the busy South between the two hitting $215 billion last may as well remain in South Korea, Qin country, saying the North Korean February nuclear test. US officials saying he’ll meet with Kim in China Sea. year. Beijing has never given a precise num- said. “The South Koreans take good care of nuclear standoff won’t be resolved have responded coolly to North Moscow on Thursday to discuss the In a meeting with his Southeast ber for its Korean War dead because it the cemetery,” she said. “I will have no unless the US changes its tone, Korea’s overtures, and analysts say possibility of resuming the six-party Asian counterparts Monday, Kerry claims Chinese troops had all volunteered objection if the remains stay there.”—AP according to Choe. The war ended with a cease-fire, not a peace treaty. the impoverished country often talks. Kim, who served as North said Washington wanted to see Shortly after Choe spoke, South raises tensions with provocative Korea’s top nuclear negotiator, visit- immediate progress on the pro- Korean Foreign Minister Yun behavior then calls for talks in order ed China last month and Chinese posed “code of conduct” between China executes Filipina Byung-se told reporters that most to win outside concessions. officials said he expressed his coun- China and the ASEAN bloc to diplomats at the forum expressed a Kerry stepped up pressure on try’s intentions to resume the talks ensure regional stability. Kerry reit- “very strong message” to the North the North to abandon its atomic during his visit. erated that it was in the US national drug trafficker Korean delegation that Pyongyang ambitions after meeting with his Since the ASEAN security forum interest that the disputes are counterparts from China, South includes all members of the six-par- resolved peacefully and freedom of MANILA: China put to death a Filipina sometimes exploit them into becoming must scrap its nuclear program and Korea and Japan. He emphasized ty talks, it has previously been a navigation is ensured in the disput- drug trafficker yesterday, the Philippine for- drug mules. refrain from another provocation. Washington’s common cause with venue for informal talks to break ed waters. —AP eign department said, after Beijing ignored The woman was arrested along with her “So they must have listened to Manila’s request to spare her life. male cousin for heroin-smuggling in 2011 The woman was put to death two days and both were later sentenced to death. after briefly seeing her family on Monday, But the cousin won a two-year reprieve, foreign department spokesman Raul according to the Philippine government. China milk antitrust probe may Hernandez said. She was arrested in 2011. The woman was the fifth convicted drug “It is with profound sadness that we smuggler from the Philippines to be exe- confirm that our Filipina (compatriot) was cuted by China since March 2011, when be step towards consolidation executed in China this morning,” a sombre two women and a man were put to death HONG KONG: The decision by China’s top eco- process,” said Renee Tai, a Hong Kong-based ana- before they can proceed with the consolidation Hernandez told a news conference. for the crime. nomic planner to investigate five leading foreign lyst at regional brokerage UOB Kay Hian. “It is more smoothly,” said one retail analyst at a “The Department of Foreign Affairs A second Filipino was executed in infant milk companies for suspected antitrust pointing the same direction of supporting local regional brokerage, who was not authorised to would like to express its deepest sympathy December 2011. violations may be part of a broader plan to producers, making it difficult for importers.” speak to the media. and condolences to the family of the All five executions were carried out boost consumption of the local product, ana- Some Chinese infant formula companies As part of this consolidation, China Mengniu Filipina as they mourn the loss of their despite intense lobbying by the Philippine lysts said yesterday. have started forming partnerships with foreign Dairy Co Ltd signed a second takeover deal in a loved one,” he added, declining to name president to have the sentences commuted Mothers turned away from Chinese milk pow- firms to try to boost brand recognition and gain month in June to buy Carlyle-backed Yashili the woman at her family’s request. to life imprisonment. der in 2008 when infant formula tainted with the technical know-how. International Holdings Ltd in a deal worth about “The life of every Filipino is valuable and On Sunday Binay aborted a planned trip industrial compound melamine killed at least six “Since consumer confidence in the Chinese HK$12.5 billion ($1.6 billion) as part of a plan to we pray that this is the last time that a to China to personally deliver Aquino’s babies and made thousands sick with kidney products is seen as improving, it can be a chance expand its milk powder business. tragedy like this befalls any of our country- appeal to Chinese President Xi Jinping, say- stones. (for Beijing) to test if confidence in local brands On Wednesday, China’s official Communist men.” ing he had been advised by Beijing that it China has since made efforts to crack down can hold its own against the foreign competi- Party mouthpiece, the People’s Daily, said for- Vice President Jejomar Binay and a was not the right time to visit. on persistent food safety problems that have tion,” Linus Yip, chief strategist at First Shanghai eign and local players were equal before the law spokeswoman for President Benigno A total of 213 other Filipinos are in included chemical-laced pork and infant milk Securities. but that foreign brands should not raise prices Aquino used their messages of condolence Chinese jails on drug offences, the foreign contaminated with cancer-causing agents. Foreign brands may also soon have to rely on frequently without regard to the law and abuse to appeal to Filipinos to resist the tempta- department said. Infant formula makers Nestle SA, Danone, their Chinese partners if they want greater their competitive advantage. tion to serve as drug mules into China. Some 28 of them-apart from the woman Mead Johnson Nutrition Co and Abbott access to the Chinese market. “From 2008, some foreign milk powder “It’s not worth it. You are gambling with executed Wednesday-have already been Laboratories said on Tuesday that they were The Chinese government has expressed an brands have increased their prices by up to 30 your life here. There is no amount that is sentenced to death but have been granted being investigated by China’s National interest in bringing the supply chain under the percent, nearly double that of local milk powder worth your life,” Binay said in a statement. two-year reprieves, it said. Development and Reform Commission for possi- control of Chinese firms as part of its goal of brands,” said an editorial in the People’s Daily, “However unfortunate, we hope that The mainly Catholic Philippines abol- ble antitrust violations. reducing the number of local infant formula pro- adding that if local brands raised standards and this will serve as a continuing lesson to our ished the death penalty in 2006, and the Analysts said the investigation could result in ducers to 10 from more than 200 within two won trust, they could replace foreign brands as citizens not to allow themselves to be vic- 2011 executions of the four Filipino drug fines and tougher rules governing imports into years. the favourites. Internet commentators on China’s timised and to fall prey to these (drug) syn- smugglers were met with widespread con- an infant milk market set to grow to $25 billion The Ministry of Industry and Information Sina Weibo were not so sure. dicates,” Aquino spokeswoman Abigail demnation. by 2017. The firms could face fines ranging from Technology said in June that integration of the “This is practically forcing Chinese children to Valte said in a statement. The latest execution comes amid 1 percent to 10 percent of their annual sales, the milk powder industry was expected to involve drink locally made milk,” said one Weibo user. About a tenth of the Philippines’ 100 already rocky relations between the two state-run Xinhua news agency quoted experts 10 large companies with revenues exceeding 2 “It’s really shameful that we can’t produce good million people work abroad, many of them countries, soured by overlapping territorial as saying. billion yuan in two years, according to the China milk and now we are preventing others from under harsh conditions. Drug traffickers claims in the South China Sea. — AFP “It is part of the whole idea of a consolidation Daily. “They have to boost local consumption selling it.” — Reuters THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh plans stronger labour reforms after US move

DHAKA: Bangladesh plans more sweep- However the cabinet led by Prime emphasis on trade union and factory standards and working conditions for The government also set up a panel ing labour law reforms after the United Minister Sheikh Hasina this week set up a safety,” Labour Secretary Mikail Shipar employees of the country’s 4,500 gar- to raise the minimum wage for garment States withdrew trade privileges over a committee to review the labour laws said. ment plants. workers and has shut down about two deadly garment factory collapse, officials again, the top civil servant, Musharraf “The US, the European Union and the The reforms were aimed at making it dozen factories for poor safety condi- said yesterday. Hossain Bhuiyan, said. International Labour Organisation have easier to set up unions in garment facto- tions. Bangladesh expressed outrage last “The committee will suggest further expressed concern over safety-related ries and compensate workers involved in The US trade privileges had been week at President Barack Obama’s deci- improvements to the labour laws taking issues,” he said. factory accidents. accorded to Bangladesh under a pro- sion to cut the country’s duty-free trade into consideration labour rights, invest- Bangladesh is the world’s second Activists say only two dozen factories- gramme known as the Generalised privileges over the building collapse in ment, productivity and the views of the largest garment producer after China all small plants-have allowed their work- System of Preferences (GSP), which elimi- April that killed 1,129 people. importing countries,” said Bhuiyan, the and the industry is the mainstay of the ers to form trade unions. Workers in oth- nates tariffs on imports from 127 coun- The US said the government had cabinet secretary. economy, accounting for 80 percent of er factories face sacking or harassment tries to aid their development. failed to protect the fundamental rights The new committee met on Tuesday the country’s $25 billion annual exports. for moving to set up a union. Although the GSP programme does of workers. Bangladeshi officials, desper- in an effort to “review and improve” draft Retailers from the US and the EU buy Local union leaders rejected the not cover the garment industry, the ate to persuade Western retailers to stay legislation already being debated in par- the bulk of the exports. reforms at the time, saying they failed to move was an embarrassment for the put, insisted they had drawn up legisla- liament, the top labour official said. The government approved draft leg- improve rights and entitlements for mil- Bangladeshi government which is des- tive reforms since the disaster, the coun- “We’re examining the safety-related islation in May just weeks after the disas- lions of garment workers, while export- perate to convince foreign firms that it is try’s worst industrial accident. issues of the labour laws, with special ter, which underscored appalling safety oriented industrial parks were exempt. serious about improving safety. —- AFP US drone attack kills 16 militants in Pakistan ‘Violation of sovereignty’

PESHAWAR: Unmanned US aircraft fired four denounces the strikes as a violation of the coun- But many analysts believe the military is missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan before try’s sovereignty, even though senior officials are reluctant to anger the Haqqani network because dawn yesterday, killing 16 suspected militants, known to have supported some of the attacks in of its historical ties with the group and the belief Pakistani intelligence officials said. The drone the past. that it will play an important role in Afghanistan strike elicited a swift condemnation by the “The Government of Pakistan has consistently after foreign forces withdraw from the neighbor- Pakistani government, which released a state- maintained that drone strikes are counter-pro- ing country. ment saying the strikes are a violation of its sov- ductive, entail loss of innocent civilian lives and Elsewhere in northwest Pakistan, militants ereignty. The attack in the Sarai Darpa Khel area have human rights and humanitarian implica- attacked a police post before dawn Wednesday of the North Waziristan tribal region also wound- tions,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a and killed six policemen, said a local govern- ed two suspected militants, said the officials, statement yesterday. ment administrator, Habibullah Khan. speaking on condition of anonymity because “These drone strikes have a negative impact Ten policemen were wounded in the attack they were not authorized to talk to the media. on the mutual desire of both countries to forge a about 25 km southeast of the city of Peshawar, PESHAWAR: A Pakistani security official walks on the roof of a bullet-riddled The suspected militants who were targeted cordial and cooperative relationship and to said another government official, Feroz Shah. security checkpoint following an overnight attack by armed militants at Jina were believed to be from the Afghan Haqqani ensure peace and stability in the region,” the The post was staffed by both paramilitary police Kor, 40 km southeast of Peshawar, yesterday. —AFP network. US officials consider the Haqqani net- ministry said. from the Frontier Constabulary force and also by work to be one of the most dangerous militant US officials rarely provide details publicly tribal policemen. Khan said policemen retaliated factions fighting American troops in neighbor- about the covert CIA drone program in Pakistan. in a gunbattle that lasted several hours and Militants kill six ing Afghanistan. The leadership of the Haqqani The U.S. has urged Pakistan to take military killed several militants. network pledges allegiance to Taliban chief action against the Haqqani network in North Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Mullah Omar but operates fairly independently. Waziristan, but Islamabad has so far refused. The Ahsan claimed responsibility for the attack and Pakistani police US drone strikes have become a serious Pakistani army says its forces are stretched too denied that any militants were killed. He spoke source of tension between Washington and thin fighting domestic Taliban militants in other to The Associated Press by telephone from an PESHAWAR: Dozens of heavily armed mili- “Six of our men embraced martyrdom, Islamabad. The Pakistani government regularly parts of the tribal region. undisclosed location.—AP tants stormed a checkpoint in a northwest- while seven others were wounded,” Marwat ern Pakistani village overnight, killing at said. Javed Khan Marwat, deputy commis- least six paramilitary police and wounding sioner of Peshawar, confirmed the attack Pakistan could seven others, officials said yesterday. and the death toll. The attack took place at Jina Kor, 40 km Homegrown insurgents, waging a soon end Afghan southeast of Peshawar and close to the domestic insurgency for seven years, rou- tribal area of Darra Adam Khel, where tinely attack members of Pakistan’s securi- war: Kabul Taliban militants are active. ty forces. Much of the violence is concen- More than 50 militants attacked the trated in northwest Pakistan and the trib- KABUL: Pakistan could end the Afghan war “in weeks” if it checkpoint at around midnight and a gun- al areas, which Washington considers a were serious about peace, and is complicit in US drone fight lasted for more than an hour, Frontier hub for Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants strikes despite its denunciations of the anti-militant cam- Constabulary chief Abdul Majeed Marwat plotting attacks on the West and in paign, Afghanistan’s army chief says. said. Afghanistan. —AFP In a BBC interview broadcast yesterday, Gen Sher Mohammad Karimi laid bare the mistrust between Kabul and Islamabad as US-led troops wind down more than a decade of war against Taliban and other insurgents. By closing down madrassa schools that serve as incuba- tors of Islamist extremism, Pakistan had “unleashed” the Taliban on Afghanistan today, the chief of staff of the Afghan National Army said. “Yes, it will be done in weeks,” Karimi said when asked if Pakistan could end the Taliban’s fight against the Kabul government if it wanted. He said “the Taliban are under their control” and Pakistan could do far more to promote a nascent peace KABUL: Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army Sher Mohammad Karimi process. listens at a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul recently. “Now Pakistan is suffering internally from terrorists as Pakistan could end the Afghan war “in weeks” if it were serious about peace, much as I do. We can both do together to fight this menace Afghanistan’s army chief said in a BBC interview broadcast yesterday. —AFP provided that (everyone is) sincere in what they’re doing,” Karimi said in the interview, which was recorded in Kabul on Saturday. India raid finds trucks packed Pakistan was the prime foreign backer of the Taliban’s 1996-2001 government and some of the fundamentalist with cash, diamonds, gold movement’s top leaders are believed to live in the Pakistani city of Quetta. AHMADABAD: Indians hold candles as they pray for the victims of MUMBAI: Indian investigators seized more without using the formal banking system. It In the past decade, Pakistan has seen the emergence of Uttarakhand floods, at a temple in Ahmadabad yesterday. The death toll in than 100 bags stuffed with cash, gold and is popular among ordinary consumers who its own Taliban movement that has claimed thousands of devastating floods and landslides that struck nearly two weeks ago in diamond jewellery during a raid on four use it to transfer small amounts, but is also lives in a campaign of terror. trucks in Mumbai, marking one of the city’s a haven for criminals. The search for a peace deal in Afghanistan is now an northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has exceeded 1,000 and many more largest such hauls, reports and officials said According to PTI the couriers travelled urgent priority as 100,000 US-led NATO combat troops pre- people are still missing. —AP yesterday. with police escorts, who explained that it pare to withdraw next year and Afghan forces take on the Income tax and anti-terror investigators was a regular practice for police to accom- fight against insurgents. Sri Lanka probes player raided the vehicles Monday night at a pany private couriers carrying high value After weekend talks with Britain’s visiting leader David south Mumbai train station after a tip-off goods to prevent banditry. Cameron, new Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif spoke and questioned 45 people accompanying Deputy commissioner of police Nisar of his government’s “firm resolve to promote the shared incident on plane the goods, Director General of Income Tax Tamboli told the Mid Day newspaper: “For objective of a peaceful and stable Afghanistan”. COLOMBO: A Sri Lanka cricketer was at the cen- later apologizing. The incident occurred at Swatantra Kumar told reporters. the last 15 years or so, an escort from a But Afghan President Hamid Karzai has long decried ter of an investigation on Tuesday after attempt- around midnight, seven hours into the flight. “Cash amount is about 100 million local police station is usually provided to what he sees as Pakistani double-dealing designed to ing to open a cabin door during a flight to The report said Rambukwella, who is the son rupees ($1.7m). Verification and valuation these couriers as they carry big sums of bring about a friendly regime in Kabul, and Karimi said this London, mistakenly thinking it was the toilet. of a Sri Lankan government minister, made the of jewellery is in progress. No further cash and other valuables. This is done to bad faith extended to Sharif’s objections to US drone Ramith Rambukwella was on board Sunday error “due to dim lights in the cabin.” details,” Kumar told AFP. prevent robberies and dacoity. Murders strikes in Pakistan’s northwest. with the rest of the Sri Lanka ‘A’ squad heading Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement that it Income tax officials said they thought have been committed over this.” “US has not started drone attacks on their own,” the back from its tour of the Caribbean when he tried was “disappointed to hear of such an incident,” the cash and jewellery was bound for A senior police official told PTI that it is Afghan army chief said, arguing that Islamabad had “given to open the cabin door, with the aircraft report- adding: “An inquiry will be conducted based on Gujarat state, north of Mumbai, as part of a not the police’s responsibility to verify the lists” of militants it wants taken out. edly at 35,000 feet. the manager’s report and disciplinary action will “hawala” transaction, the Press Trust of whether the cash and jewellery were “The drones are used against those Taliban who are According to a report conducted by the be taken on the player concerned if found guilty.” India (PTI) news agency reported. accounted for or not. Pakistani Taliban. The drones are never used against team’s manager, Jayantha Seneviratne, fellow The 21-year-old Rambukwella has never The term “hawala” describes an illegal The cash and jewellery has not yet been Haqqani or Afghan Taliban,” he said, in reference to one of passengers pointed out Rambukwella’s mistake played a test, ODI or Twenty20 match for Sri Indian network used to transfer money accounted for, officials told PTI. —AFP the most feared Afghan insurgent groups. —AFP and the player was directed to the toilet, before Lanka’s senior team. —AFP Investigators to examine why Arizona blaze killed 19

PRESCOTT: Shortly before flames engulfed his com- Ward, a Prescott Fire Department spokesman who nearby Yarnell died in the line of duty. of progress against the deadly blaze. Since Sunday, that blew the fire back and trapped them,” said rades, the Hotshot firefighters’ lookout radioed his relayed McDonough’s story at an afternoon news Official standards say fire crews battling a wildfire containment had stood at zero percent. The fire has Prescott City Councilman Len Scamardo. team that the blaze had shifted direction with the conference. “He did exactly what he was supposed to,” should identify escape routes and safe zones and that burned about 13 square miles. Yavapai County Retired smoke jumper Art Morrison, a wind and that he was fleeing for safety. The harrow- said Ward, who implored the media to respect crews should pay attention to weather forecasts and authorities said about 200 homes and other struc- spokesman for the Arizona State Forestry Division, ing experience of the elite crew’s lone survivor was McDonough’s privacy and to “leave him alone.” Ward post lookouts. The US Forest Service adopted the tures were destroyed in Yarnell, a town of about 700 said it’s essentially a judgment call in picking a safe detailed Tuesday by a Prescott fire official, who also did not address how the 19 others responded after guidelines after 14 firefighters died in 1994 on people. Hundreds were evacuated. Fire Cmdr. Clay haven to escape to if the flames suddenly blow defended his department’s actions in the tragedy McDonough’s warning or how much time they had Colorado’s Storm King Mountain. Investigators Templin urged residents to heed evacuation orders, toward crews and they have to flee for their lives. that killed 19 firefighters. The deaths raised questions to act. “He’s trying to deal with the same things that uncovered numerous errors in how that blaze was saying “in these extraordinary conditions, we don’t “Whatever they used as a safety zone just didn’t over whether the crew should have been pulled out we’re all trying to deal with, but you can understand fought. “The reforms after Storm King were collective- want to have another tragedy in Arizona.” work,” he said of the Prescott team. Dick Mangan, a much earlier and if standard precautions would have how that’s compounded being there on the scene,” ly intended to prevent that from happening again, Complicating efforts were the “exceptionally” dry retired US Forest Service safety official and consult- made any difference in the face of triple-digit temper- Ward said. which was mass entrapment of an entire Hotshot conditions from drought. ant, said it’s too early to say if the crew or those man- atures, erratic winds and tinderbox conditions. The surviving crew member joined the families of crew,” said Lloyd Burton, professor of environmental The Hotshot team from Prescott entered the aging the fire made mistakes. “This just might have Investigators who arrived from around the US will the victims at a memorial service in Prescott. More law and policy at the University of Colorado. In the smoky wilderness over the weekend with backpacks, been a weather anomaly that nobody saw coming examine what caused the nation’s biggest loss of fire- than 3,000 people gathered at a high school football Storm King tragedy, a rapid change in weather sent chain saws and other heavy gear to remove brush that happened too quickly to respond to,” Mangan fighters since 9/11. stadium to mourn and remember the fallen during winds raging, creating 100-foot tongues of flame. and trees and deprive the flames of fuel. But the said. He said the crew members might have taken Violent wind gusts Sunday turned what was service punctuated by repeated moments of silence. Firefighters were unable to escape, as a wall of fire blaze grew from 200 acres to about 2,000 in a matter too many risks because they were on familiar ground believed to be a relatively manageable lightning After one moment of silence, 19 purple balloons - one raced up a hillside. “There are so many striking paral- of hours. Weather reports from around the time of and were trying to protect a community they knew ignited forest fire in the tiny town of Yarnell into a for each of the fallen firefighters - were released into lels between this tragedy and what happened on the firefighter deaths show how volatile the wind well. “When you’ve got especially structures and resi- death trap that left no escape for the team, who had the air. McDonough and victims’ immediate family Storm King in 1994, it’s almost haunting,” he said. The became. At 4 p.m., the wind was blowing out of the dences involved, and you’ve got local resources, long proved they were willing to work in the hottest members sat in a special seating area that was roped Arizona fire was “still burning very hot” Tuesday even southwest, but one hour later, it had switched to the there’s a fair amount of social and political pressure, parts of blazes. Brendan McDonough was assigned to off and security escorted them from the stadium though there were not a lot of active flames. exact opposite direction and dramatically increased some of it self-generated by the firefighters, who give a “heads-up on the hillside” for the team on that when the event ended. The service marked the first Nearly 600 firefighters were battling the moun- in speed. It was gusting at 22 mph at 4 p.m. but was want to do a good job,” Mangan said. “They don’t fateful afternoon. He notified the crew of the chang- opportunity for many in the Prescott community to tain blaze and an 8 percent containment figure at 41 mph by 5 p.m. “What limited information we want to see a community burn down. They want to ing conditions before leaving his post, said Wade gather together since 19 of the men fighting a fire in announced by officials brought news of the first sign have was there was a gust of wind from the north get in there.” —AP THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 ANALYSIS14

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By Andy Bruce

hree years into an unresolved euro zone crisis, Reuters polls show a marked split on the future Tdepending on whether forecasters are based inside or outside the currency bloc. What sort of institution those who are regularly canvassed work for also appears to be a factor. In last week’s Reuters poll of bond market strategists and economists, the divisions were clear. Asked if government borrowing costs for peripheral euro zone countries such as For Obama, tricky geometry in Egypt Spain and Italy would soon head back into the dan- ger zone, only around a quarter of economists work- By Warren Strobel and Phil Stewart in the United States and US military aid, to Obama, Kerry and other US leaders have Jen Psaki announced Tuesday that Kerry ing for euro zone-based institutions answered yes. guide the country to free elections when not publicly criticized the army’s ultima- had called Egyptian Foreign Minister For non-euro zone respondents, slightly more ith Egypt and its democratic exper- protesters poured into Cairo’s Tahrir Square tum. Mohamed Kamel Amr, only to be reminded than half predicted a return to crisis levels in the iment at a tipping point, US in early 2011 demanding Mubarak’s ouster. Michele Dunne, a former State by reporters that Amr had reportedly ten- bloc’s debt markets. It might not take long to find WPresident Barack Obama finds him- The armed forces eventually sided with Department official who served in Egypt dered his resignation - one of a half-dozen out who is right. Government borrowing costs have self trying to nudge the most populous the protesters, hastening Mubarak’s down- and Israel and is now at the Atlantic Council or so senior Morsi aides to resign in recent spiralled to dangerous levels in Portugal this week, Arab country’s bitterly divided antagonists fall. The difference this time is that Morsi think tank, said the key question is whether days. It was unclear whether Amr was still racked by a political crisis that also pushed Spanish toward compromise but finds his influence was democratically elected in a process the military sweeps Morsi and his govern- in his position when Kerry spoke with him, and Italian bond yields higher yesterday. Greece is limited. Where Obama and his predeces- backed by Washington. US influence with ment aside entirely and steps in to rule, or giving a sense in Washington that the Morsi also facing a crisis again, with it being given only a sors once dealt with a single all-powerful the Egyptian military is greatest on regional stops short of that - perhaps by appointing government is unraveling. figure - ousted strongman President Hosni security matters, such as Egypt’s peace a civilian figurehead. The US-Egypt military As with the civil war in Syria, Obama has few days by international lenders to deliver on con- Mubarak - the White House is now gingerly treaty with Israel. Underlying the impor- relationship was tested when the army been criticized for what many analysts say ditions attached to its bailout in order to receive its trying to persuade unpopular, but demo- tance for Washington of keeping ties to assumed power after Mubarak’s fall, and “if is a largely hands-off approach toward next tranche of aid. cratically elected, President Mohamed Egypt’s military, Secretary of State John the military takes control, it’s going to be post-Mubarak Egypt. Obama administra- To some extent, all forecasters are subject to out- Morsi and Egypt’s military to strike a politi- Kerry in May quietly approved $1.3 billion tested again,” she said. tion officials counter that Washington has side pressures - whether they are work for invest- cal deal, all without alienating millions of in military assistance, despite the country’s The Obama White House has not been limited influence on Arab societies strug- ment banks, governments betting on strong eco- Egyptians protesting in the streets. failure to meet democracy standards set by enamored with Morsi, a leader of the gling to remake themselves, and too overt nomic growth, or independent research houses Egypt’s size and leading position in the the US Congress. Islamist Muslim Brotherhood whom it sees a US intervention would backfire. In the lat- seeking a splash with eye-catching predictions. It is a Arab world mean its political course will be To do so, Kerry waived a US legal as having failed to form an inclusive, effec- est crisis, the United States, seen for familiar pattern. Last June, when the sovereign debt felt throughout the region, where the requirement that he certify the Egyptian tive government. Obama has not hosted decades in the Arab world as a supporter of crisis was reaching fever pitch, Reuters asked econo- United States is already struggling to stem government “is supporting the transition to Morsi at the White House, and officials can- pro-Western autocrats, has insisted it is not Islamist militants and sectarian strife. But civilian government, including holding free celed a visit by the Egyptian leader last year playing favorites. mists if the currency union would survive in its cur- Obama has not forged close ties to Morsi, and fair elections, implementing policies to after a video from 2010 surfaced in which That has not stopped some among the rent form for the next 12 months. Seventy-nine per- and has been criticized for what is widely protect freedom of expression, association Morsi described Israelis as “descendants of millions of protesters on Egypt’s city streets cent of those working for euro zone-based firms said seen as his standoffish approach to Egypt’s and religion, and due process of law”. apes and pigs”. from criticizing what they see as it would. Outside it, barely half said yes. attempts to solidify its democracy. Now “Nobody should be under the illusion that Obama, wrapping up an Africa tour, Washington’s backing for Morsi. Photos “There is uncertainty, and so there is more than that Egypt looks to be on the brink of simply because we give $1.3 billion of called Morsi on Tuesday, according to the insulting US Ambassador to Egypt Anne the usual subjective judgment that tends to seep chaos, an immediate challenge for weapons and training support to the White House. “Democracy is about ... ensur- Patterson have appeared in the crowds. into expectations, as past activity figures bring very Washington is how to sway the country’s Egyptian military that we can control them ing that the voices of all Egyptians are Obama told Morsi in their phone conversa- little clarity about the outlook,” said Lena Komileva, armed forces, which gave Morsi until yes- in any way when it comes to internal poli- heard and represented by their govern- tion “that the United States is committed to director of consultancy G+ Economics. The same terday to agree on power-sharing with oth- tics and the internal security situation,” said ment, including the many Egyptians the democratic process in Egypt and does question on the euro zone’s survival appeared in a er political forces, warning it would set out Brian Katulis at the Center for American demonstrating throughout the country,” a not support any single party or group”, the its own roadmap for the country’s future if Progress, a Washington-based think tank. White House statement said. Obama told White House said. Reuters poll from January last year. None of the 30 he did not. Army General Martin Dempsey, chair- Morsi that “the current crisis can only be Dunne said popular resentment at the economists working for German and French institu- A military coup against Morsi and his man of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke resolved through a political process”. United States can be blamed in part on tions predicted any sort of break-up. And of the 10 crumbling government would seriously by telephone this week with Egypt’s army But amid reports of violence, Morsi policies toward Egypt and other fragile who predicted its failure, seven worked outside the undermine Obama’s promotion of democ- chief of staff, Lieutenant General Sedki showed little sign of compromise, calling Arab democracies that she labeled euro zone, including four from Britain, where racy in the Middle East and could lead to a Sobhi, a US defense official said. Details of on the military to withdraw its ultimatum “unimaginative at best”. “We could have euroscepticism runs high. cutoff in US military aid to Egypt. The that conversation were not released, and it and saying he would not be dictated to. For done so much more to encourage the tran- This geographic tilt isn’t limited to the euro zone. United States relied heavily on its ties with is unclear whether Dempsey or other top Washington, communicating with the sition in Egypt,” she said. “We really have In Nov 2010, the high end of forecasts on the final Egypt’s top military officers, forged through US officials have explicitly warned the Morsi government is becoming more prob- stayed out, stayed on the sidelines, waiting size of the US Federal Reserve’s second round of decades of joint training, military schooling Egyptian military against mounting a coup. lematic. State Department spokeswoman to see what happened.” — Reuters bond buys - dubbed QE2 - was driven by the 18 pri- mary bond dealers that do business directly with the Fed. The median estimate for QE2 from the dealers, Bashir plays to hardliners to stem debate who would be selling bonds to the central bank at a very good price, was $1 trillion, compared with $600 By Ulf Laessing would be anxious to ensure a successor event, declaring in a speech - one of his Aly Verjee, senior researcher at the Rift billion for the wider majority of economists, most of would not turn him over to The Hague to longest since undergoing surgery - that Valley Institute, said Bashir had still the hen Sudan’s President Omar improve relations with the West. “He only a special NCP conference, expected support of many in the army and NCP but whom did not work for primary dealers. Hassan Al-Bashir returned a few would want a hardliner as successor to for next year, would decide on the next the risk was that disgruntled officers “There is a bias, but it isn’t just a European one. Wweeks ago from a summit in make sure there won’t be any concession candidate. But newspaper columnist might team up with Islamists who feel he How many American banks forecast the imminent Ethiopia with his South Sudanese coun- with the ICC,” said Magdi El Gizouli, a Mekki El-Mograbi said it was too late to has given up the religious values of his demise of the American financial system that they terpart and former civil war foe, many political analyst and author of the “Still stop a succession debate. Middle-aged 1989 coup. That risk was exposed when were involved in? Look at how many UK banks pre- people here expected him to talk of Sudan” blog. NCP cadres have been privately complain- authorities unveiled in November a coup dicted the impending UK recession,” said Danny peace. Instead, the 69-year-old ruler Bashir is no stranger to challenges. In ing that key positions in the government plot involving a former spy chief and 12 Gabay, economist at Fathom Financial Consulting. donned his officer’s uniform, waved his his 24 years in power, he has weathered and state firms have been held for officers. One of them was a senior Islamist No economist polled by Reuters predicted the UK’s trademark walking stick and - once again protests, multiple armed revolts, US trade decades by the same old men. They point army officer, who is revered as a hero entry into its worst post-war recession in 2008 until - threatened to cut off South Sudanese oil sanctions, the loss of vital oil to South to senior figures like Oil Minister Awad Al- fighting southern “infidels” during the it was already there. Investors too can display crowd exports through Sudan, something the Sudan and, more recently, a coup attempt Jaz, who is on his second term in that post long civil war. “The question is not northern country’s battered economy can by disgruntled officers and Islamists. and has been rotated though various top whether anti-Bashir sentiment exists, but think. In August, fund managers were asked if ill afford. The International Criminal While Western powers shun contact with jobs since the 1989 coup. “Young people how deep it runs, how permanent it is, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s Court-indicted leader faces a succession Bashir due to the ICC Darfur charges, they inside the NCP think it is time to take over and how many of the leadership are sym- announcement that he would do “whatever it takes” debate at home and his rhetoric was worry his exit might lead to instability in power,” said Mekki, an NCP member. “They pathetic to such views,” said Verjee. to save the euro changed their view of the crisis and aimed less at the South, an uneasy neigh- one of Africa’s biggest countries at a time want young people present in all govern- The government has been at pains not sovereign bonds in the euro zone. bour since it split from the north in 2011, when Islamist militants are fighting ment positions.” to give any clues who might succeed Three-quarters of fund managers based in the and more at hard-line Islamists and army French troops in Mali and roam across Some technocrats close to the NCP Bashir one day. When Japan held an euro zone said yes, but fewer than a quarter in the officers in his own circles, analysts say. sub-Saharan borders. also feel the ICC charges stand in the way African summit in June it left Sudan to United States and Britain were in agreement. “It isn’t This weekend, thousands of Sudanese With its porous borders to Chad, Egypt, of better ties with the West as Sudan choose its representative as Tokyo could just banks, to be fair,” said Fathom’s Gabay, who demanded that Bashir step down in the the Central African Republic and Libya, hopes for investment to realise its mineral not host Bashir due to the ICC charges. points to the need for independent forecasting. “You biggest opposition rally for years. But the awash with arms from the 2001 over- and agricultural potential. In a first public First Vice President Ali Osman Taha would biggest threat to his rule might come throw of Muammar Gaddafi, an unstable rift, senior NCP official Ghazi Salah ad-Din have been the top-ranking alternative, rarely find oil analysts predicting oil prices will fall, from dissent within the army and Sudan could be a major security said in April the constitution banned but Khartoum only sent a state finance you rarely find equity analysts predicting equity Islamists, the backbone of his power since headache. Alarm bells rang when uncon- Bashir from running again. The NCP minister. “It looked odd to have a junior prices will fall, because they’re in the business of sell- he seized control in a 1989 coup. Nobody firmed reports emerged that some Mali promptly removed him as head of its par- minister sitting next to several African ing.” —Reuters in the ruling National Congress Party fighters fleeing French troops had arrived liamentary caucus. To keep critics at bay leaders, but I think they didn’t want to (NCP) has declared himself a contender, in lawless Darfur in February, despite Bashir cannot lose the loyalty of the army, send Taha since he’s seen as a succession but speculation over who could run the Sudan’s denial. “No doubt many horrible a power broker in a country famous for candidate,” said a diplomat. All articles appearing on these vast African country after Bashir has things happen in Sudan, but a Sudan coups. Taha would be the preferred candidate increased since he indicated he might without Bashir could be chaos,” said a By accusing South Sudan of backing of many Western diplomats who hope his pages are the personal opinion of quit before 2015 elections. European diplomat. “You could have a Sudanese rebels he is playing to the feel- more moderate views might open a new the writers. Kuwait Times takes no Diplomats say Bashir’s family has been link between Islamists here and in Mali.” ings of hardliners in the army and also page in relations. But as a former judge responsibility for views expressed asking him to make good on that sugges- NCP officials have played down radical Islamists for whom the old civil and lawyer it remains to be seen whether tion following his throat surgery last year. Bashir’s comments, with several calling on war foe to the south is a natural enemy, he would have the backing of the army. therein. Kuwait Times invites read- Officials insist he is completely fit but he him to run again, fearing his exit might analysts and diplomats in Khartoum say. “Bashir might think Taha is too soft and ers to voice their opinions. Please has cut down on speeches and public split the party, or indeed the country, Some officers were enraged by a rebel could make concessions with the ICC,” send submissions via email to: opin- events. Any handover would be compli- which is dominated by three Arab tribes. attack on central Sudan in April, and dis- said El Gizouli. Another possible con- cated by Bashir’s indictment at the ICC for Others want him to stay to safeguard mayed by the army’s struggle to seize tender is presidential assistant Nafie Ali [email protected] or via snail war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur region, their business interests. “We will accept back territory. Bashir has since changed Nafie, a hardliner with security ties. He mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. where the government and the nobody else but you,” Abu Majzoub, a the army leadership under the banner of has been visiting European countries such The editor reserves the right to edit Janjaweed militia have been battling senior NCP official told Bashir during a regular retirement, which offered him the as Norway, Sweden or Russia in recent any submission as necessary. rebel groups from the minority non-Arab party meeting two weeks ago. The presi- chance to promote ambitious young offi- months, which some see as a hint of high- population since 2003. Analysts say he dent himself kept his options open at the cers and make a new start fighting rebels. er ambitions. — Reuters NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013

CAIRO: Egyptians celebrate in a teahouse during Defense Minister Gen Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s announcement in the capital’s Zamalek district yesterday. — AP Wary of Morsi, Gulf Egypt protesters erupt in keen to appear neutral joy as army ousts Morsi CAIRO: In their tens of thousands, they cheered, ignited That report proved unfounded, but officials did say secu- DUBAI/RIYADH: Gulf Arab rulers are resisting the temp- want to be accused of taking sides at this stage. The firecrackers and honked horns as soon as the army rity forces had imposed a travel ban on Morsi and his top announced President Mohamed Morsi’s rule was over, end- Islamist allies over their alleged involvement in a 2011 tation to gloat in public about the political woes of Brotherhood are always ready to accuse the Gulf of ing Egypt’s worst crisis since its 2011 revolt. Camped out in prison escape. Abdel Khalek Abo Risha, 56, who came to the Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, a group most of them mis- financing the unrest,” Ketbi, a political science professor Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square for a week, the anti-Morsi pro- protest from Tanta city in the Nile Delta, said: “I only expect trust, for fear of deepening unrest in a country that at Emirates University in the United Arab Emirates, said. testers let loose with an outburst of joy when military chief Morsi to be toppled. No other options”. Nehal Serry, a remains a potential ally in their standoff with Iran. “But it is not a secret that there are those in the Gulf who General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi brought them the news they all woman who helped to organise the refreshments, said: Officials and analysts said official Gulf Arab silence want to see the fall of this model,” she added. were waiting to hear. As the din rang out for over an hour in “This is for the sake of Egypt. We are celebrating that we are reflected a longstanding belief among the mainly small, Not all Gulf states are hostile to the Brotherhood. Tahrir, epicentre of the Arab Spring uprising that ousted getting rid of Morsi”. US-allied Sunni Muslim-ruled oil producers that their Qatar was alone among Gulf Arab states in celebrating dictator Hosni Mubarak, groups of overjoyed revellers car- The gathering in Tahrir dwarfed a rally by the embattled security is closely linked to that of Egypt, the most popu- the 2011 Arab Spring revolt that toppled former presi- ried members of the security forces on their shoulders as president’s supporters in Nasr City. “Come here O Sisi, Morsi lous country in the Arab World, which is also Sunni. dent Hosni Mubarak, a foe of Iran and a longtime ally of heroes. isn’t my president,” the protesters chanted, referring to army For most of the past 30 years Egypt has been a strate- the hereditary states that sit on nearly a quarter of the Across town near Nasr City, where Morsi’s Islamists had chief and defence minister, General Sisi. The powerful mili- gic ally for Gulf Arab states worried about being dominat- world’s oil reserves. Qatar has been a major financier of gathered in a counter-demonstration, one celebrator Omar tary had issued a 48-hour deadline on Monday for Morsi to ed by the much bigger, Shiite Islamic Republic across the the Islamist groups around the Arab World, including Sherif said: “It’s a new historical moment. We get rid of Morsi meet the “people’s demands”, a day after millions of protest- Gulf. Now, with the stakes so high and Egypt’s situation Egypt’s Brotherhood. “Qatar must be viewing the situa- and the Muslim Brotherhood”. The protesters had been ers took to the streets across the troubled country calling so volatile, the official thinking seems to be that public tion in Egypt with alarm. It has been a backer of the forced to wait anxiously until the announcement at around for him to resign. meddling might only make things worse, analysts say. Egyptian government and I see no reason that it will fall 9:00 pm (1900 GMT), with the crowd building up slowly as “We ousted one dictator and now we’ve ousted a second Expressions of concern are couched in term of seeking back from that,” Salman Shaikh, director of the day turned to night. “Egypt, Egypt” and “Leave, Leave,” they one. We’ll do it again if necessary, we are experienced now,” the common good and favouring dialogue. “To have a Brookings Doha Centre, said. chanted outside the defence ministry building, as reports said Adal El-Bendary, a 45-year-old public relations employ- peaceful and stable Egypt is very important for Saudi and But a change in Qatari leadership last week that saw came in that the army was deploying dozens of armoured ee, sitting at a cafe near Tahrir. “This will be in the minds of the rest of the Arab world,” said Abdullah Al-Askar, foreign the emir succeeded by his 33-year-old son Sheikh vehicles near Islamist gatherings elsewhere in the capital. the army or any politician in the future - they will not want affairs committee chairman at Saudi Arabia’s Shura Tamim has raised questions about a possible shift away With broad grins, they sang patriotic songs they have to face the same destiny as Morsi or Mubarak.” Haisam become accustomed to hearing as the same tunes have Haggag, an engineer, said Morsi’s fall was “a victory for the Council, a body appointed by King Abdullah to advise on from the Brotherhood. Influential Muslim cleric Sheikh been pumped out on state television in the weeks leading people”. “This is not a coup,” he said. “Look at the people on policy. Youssef Al-Qaradawi had denied reports that Qatar’s up to the crisis. “Morsi deserves his end. He was the presi- the streets. The people said this is a revolution.” Stressing he was speaking in his personal capacity, young emir had asked him to leave the country, but the dent of the Muslim Brotherhood, not of Egypt,” said Cairo Graffiti and posters around the city supported this senti- Askar said that given the anti-government protests’ size, denial has failed to quell rumours of a rift beginning to resident Amr Mohammed, who carried his 40-day-old ment. One poster near Tahrir read: “This is the end of President Mohamed Morsi should be more open to the emerge with the Muslim Brotherhood. There were also daughter in his arms as he marched to the Ittihadiya presi- Brotherhood colonisation”. Another read: “Day 22 of the rev- opposition’s complaints. “I think it’s advisable to give unconfirmed reports that Qatar, which has flown hun- dential palace. A group of housewives put a table in the olution,” implying the protests that started on Sunday were attention to these people and listen to them. He was dreds of its citizens home since the protests began, had street and handed out dates and free cups of water, as cele- an extension of the 18 days of demonstrations it took to elected and came to power with the voice of these peo- also recalled its ambassador, fearing for his safety. brations erupted when a television station reported that push out Mubarak. “He didn’t have the charisma of a head ple,” Askar told Reuters. The only official comments from “The new Qatari Emir gave mixed messages in his Morsi had been placed under house arrest. Upon hearing of state. He didn’t believe in our citizens. He didn’t work for the Gulf on the situation in Egypt came from Saudi first speech, first saying that Qatar does not take sides the rumour, one elderly man kneeled down on an Egyptian the people,” said Amani, a 43-year-old woman with her hus- Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, who and then indicating that he will continue his father’s flag and said “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest). band and daughter in Tahrir. — Agencies appealed to Egyptians to avoid bloodshed, and Kuwait’s policy,” UAE commentator Sultan Al-Qassemi said. “But Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah. “In this from the way he greeted Qaradawi, kissing him on the Morsi overthrown by military ‘coup’ period, although we are following the developments and shoulder this shows a sign of respect for this man and events in Egypt with concern, I want to reiterate our con- what he represents,” he added. Unlike Qatar, most Gulf Continued from Page 1 Rasheed Al-Hamad as saying. He also called on Kuwaitis to fidence that our Egyptian brothers are capable of over- Arab states regretted losing Mubarak, fearing the delay trips to Egypt due to the “unstable situation”. Kuwait coming the current situation,” Sheikh Sabah said. Brotherhood’s rise would embolden Islamists at home Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, the UN nuclear becomes the first Arab country to issue a travel warning to UAE political scientist Abdulkhaleq Abdulla warned of to challenge their long-established tribal monarchies. watchdog chief, and the heads of the Coptic Church and Egypt. Thousands of Kuwaiti students are studying at a repeat of the Algerian scenario, where years of violence The United Arab Emirates has launched a crackdown Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s highest seat of learning, sat along- Egyptian universities while tens of thousands of Kuwaiti costing an estimated 150,000 lives followed the army’s on Islamists, culminating in the conviction on Tuesday side the armed forces chief as he announced Morsi’s over- tourists normally visit Egypt every year. cancellation of 1991 elections that Islamists looked set to of more than 60 people on charges of plotting to seize throw on state television. The choreography was designed Opponents accuse Morsi of having betrayed the revolu- win. “The divisions in Egypt can ignite a cycle of violence, power. “For the UAE the story is very clear. The to show broad civilian support for the military’s move to tion by concentrating power in Islamist hands and of send- and if the army comes in, it may even be more violent,” he Brotherhood is now their enemy number one, closely topple Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected leader, dashing the ing the economy into freefall. His supporters said he inher- said. Ebtesam Al-Ketbi, another UAE analyst, said the followed by Iran,” said Toby Matthiesen, author of a new hopes of supporters who had seen his elevation to the ited many problems, and that he should be allowed to see silence of most Gulf Arab officials did not mean they book on the impact of the Arab uprisings and sectarian- presidency after years underground as one of the key out his mandate, which had been supposed to run until achievements of the 2011 revolution. 2016. In a late night speech on Tuesday, a defiant Morsi were not worried over the situation there. “They don’t ism on Gulf states. — Reuters Morsi’s camp had earlier denounced the army’s inter- said he had been freely elected more than a year ago and vention as a coup. “For the sake of Egypt and for historical intended to carry on his duties. The only alternative was Police calm sectarian flare-up accuracy, let’s call what is happening by its real name: mili- more bloodshed. tary coup,” Essam Al-Haddad, Morsi’s national security Upping the stakes, senior armed forces commanders Continued from Page 1 registered to run after the court’s ruling. Azemi was a adviser, said in a statement on Facebook. As tension meeting yesterday swore to defend Egypt with their lives, a member of the 2009 Assembly and was among 13 MPs mounted and crowds poured onto the streets to demand source close to the military told AFP. “We swear to God that on the request by Muwaizri that those responsible who were questioned by the public prosecution over Morsi’s resignation, Haddad said: “As I write these lines I am we will sacrifice our blood for Egypt and its people against should be arrested and interrogated. allegations that he had accepted bribes. The charge was fully aware that these may be the last lines I get to post on all terrorists, extremists and the ignorant,” they declared in In another development, thirty-three new candidates, later dropped for lack of evidence. this page.” an oath led by Sisi, the source said. including one woman, yesterday registered to run in the Meanwhile, more calls were issued yesterday for the The Muslim Brotherhood president was at a Republican Egypt’s press had predicted yesterday would be the day July 27 election, raising the total number of hopefuls to opposition to change its mind and take part in the elec- Guard barracks surrounded by barbed wire, barriers and of Morsi’s departure. “Today: Ouster or Resignation,” 293 including five women with just three days for regis- tion after the court ruling. Prominent leader of the Salaf troops, but it was not clear whether he was under arrest. splashed the state-owned mass circulation Al-Ahram news- tration to close. Prominent among the new candidates Islamists Nazem Al-Mesbah issued a passionate appeal to The state newspaper Al-Ahram said the military had told paper. “The End,” declared the independent Al-Watan. Morsi at 7 pm (1700 GMT) that he was no longer head of Aside from Tahrir, Nasr City and a few other areas, Cairo’s was former MP Mukhled Al-Azemi who said he decided the opposition to participate in the election, insisting state. AFP correspondents reported seeing dozens of streets were unusually quiet, with many choosing to stay to run after the constitutional court upheld the one-vote that their participation serves national interests and their armoured personnel carriers heading towards Islamist home over fears of more violence. “The Islamists declared amendment to the electoral law in its historical June 16 boycott would only “open the door of evil”. Mesbah said gatherings at Cairo University, Heliopolis and Nasr City. war on the rest of the population yesterday. I’m very verdict. that calls for reforms by the opposition are supported by But in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the security forces looked on scared,” said resident Soha Abdelrahman. The verdict has become the most talked about issue many but it is better if these reforms were pressed within as tens of thousands of anti-Morsi protesters rallied in a All eyes were on the military, after Al-Ahram reported for the candidates, especially those who boycotted the the constitutional framework rather than staging demonstration that dwarfed that of the embattled presi- details of the its roadmap for the future. The plan provides December election over the amendment and now have protests on the streets. dent’s supporters in Nasr City, on the opposite side of for an interim administration, of up to one year, which town. “Come here O Sisi, Morsi isn’t my president,” the flag- would include the head of the supreme constitutional waving protesters chanted in the square, referring to the court and a senior army figure. The constitution, controver- No licenses without traffic chief’s nod army chief. The crowd swelled at nightfall, after a scorching sially approved by Morsi’s Islamist allies in December, day that saw police officers hand out water to the demon- would be suspended for up to 12 months while a new one Continued from Page 1 ease traffic jams in the country blamed on reckless driv- strators in the middle of Tahrir, epicentre of the 2011 upris- was drawn up and put to a referendum, before presidential ers. “I think the decision is good. Be informed that he ing that ended three decades of authoritarian rule by and parliamentary elections. exception,” they said, adding the decision means (Ali) did not stop it completely - he said he will give a Hosni Mubarak. The powerful military had issued a 48-hour Earlier, Morsi’s spokesman said it was better that he die transferring the exception to the assistant undersecre- chance, under his ultimate mercy. He did this to avoid deadline on Monday for Morsi to meet the “people’s in defence of democracy than be blamed by history. “It is demands”, a day after millions of protesters took to the better for a president, who would otherwise be returning tary’s office so that traffic department officials can focus license forgery and wasta (influence),” he stressed. streets across the troubled country calling for him to Egypt to the days of dictatorship, from which God and the on their jobs of serving citizens and putting more traffic Another Kuwaiti was not very happy about the new resign. Thousands of people also gathered in Nasr City in a will of the people has saved us, to die standing like a tree,” police officers on the streets. decision. “(A driving license) is the right of every human show of support for Morsi, despite an attack that killed 16 spokesman Ayman Ali said, “Rather than be condemned by “Any decision - even if it’s for the safety and organiza- being...why can’t they understand this. This decision is of them and injured 200 overnight. That spate of bloodlet- history and future generations for throwing away the tion of traffic regulations in the country - issued sudden- short of saying ‘just terminate all the services of expatri- ting took to almost 50 the number of people killed in Egypt hopes of Egyptians for establishing a democratic life.” The ly without informing the public in advance will surely ates in Kuwait’. Why are expats here if you cannot pro- since the latest crisis flared a week ago ahead of Sunday’s official spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood earlier said create hostility,” said attorney Labeed Abdal, a Kuwaiti vide the facilities they need. I ask the official (Ali) to try at anniversary of Morsi’s swearing-in. supporters were willing to become martyrs to defend columnist. “I advise the good undersecretary to hold a least once to ride in a bus or even wait for a taxi. If he can Kuwait yesterday urged its citizens in Egypt to leave “at Morsi. “There is only one thing we can do: we will stand in press conference to explain to the people why such a stay for one minute under the scorching heat of the sun, the earliest” and warned against travel to the country. “All between the tanks and the president,” Gehad El-Haddad regulation is needed. In this way you send the message then OK, cancel the licenses of expats. If not, forget Kuwaitis present in Egypt must leave at the earliest due to told Reuters at the movement’s protest encampment in correctly to people who will not be angry or surprised,” about your decision - it’s inhuman and cannot be the developments and events in various parts of the coun- the Cairo suburb that houses many military installations he added. Abdal agreed that the decision is directed to accepted,” he fumed. try,” the official KUNA news agency cited ambassador and is near the presidential palace. — Agencies SPORTS THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 Dortmund close in on St Injury forces Trickett Shelvey leaves Liverpool Etienne’s Aubameyang to retire from pool LONDON: English midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has joined Swansea City from Liverpool in a transfer costing a reported £5 million ($7.6 million, 5.9 million euros), the BERLIN: Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund began pre-season training SYDNEY: Libby Trickett, one of Australia’s most decorated English club announced yesterday. The 21-year-old travelled to Swansea yesterday yesterday with Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang set to join from French Cup swimmers, has retired due to a wrist injury, Swimming Australia morning and agreed terms on a four-year contract, before successfully completing winners Saint Etienne. “He has been given permission to attend the medical examina- said yesterday. The 28-year-old, who was a member of the a medical examination. tion. The contract details and the financial plan are still to be women’s gold medal winning 4x100 metres freestyle relay team “Liverpool Football Club have confirmed Jonjo clarified but I have no doubt that we will reach an agree- at last year’s London Olympics, has struggled to return to the Shelvey has completed a transfer to Swansea City,” ment,” said Saint Etienne club president Roland Romeyer. pool after suffering the injury eight months ago. Liverpool said in a statement published on their web- Dortmund’s director Michael Zorc has been in France “There will always be a tinge of sadness to leave the sport site. “Everybody at Liverpool FC would like to wish since Monday and confirmed they are in talks with the that I love, but I have wonderful memories and experiences to Jonjo all the best for the future.” 24-year-old, who scored 19 goals and created 14 assists draw upon in the future,” Trickett said in a statement. “I feel at Shelvey joined Liverpool from Charlton Athletic as Saint Etienne finished fifth in the French league last peace with my decision and most importantly I feel that I am for a fee of £1.7 million in May 2010 and went on season. “We are confident it will happen quickly,” Zorc finally ready to take on the next adventure in my life.” to make 69 appearances for the five-time told the Ruhr Nachrichten newspaper. Aubameyang is In a career which spanned more than a decade, Trickett European champions, scoring seven goals. reported to be set to sign a five-year deal, for a cost of 13 won seven Olympic medals at three Games, including four million euros ($16.8m, £11m) and would be Dortmund’s He made his England debut in a 5-0 World golds, and earned multiple top finishes in world champi- Cup qualifying win over San Marino last second new signing after Greek defender Sokratis, who cost onships and Commonwealth Games. She retired in late 2009 9.5 million euros from Werder Bremen. Dortmund October. while battling depression but returned to competitive swim- The cost of Shelvey’s move to coach Jurgen Klopp told Sky Sport News: ming in 2010 to qualify for her third Olympics in London. The “Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is good, he is a Swansea could rise to £6 million, swimmer will now pursue a career in the media with depending on additional perform- very interesting player, but I can not say Australia’s Network Ten. —Reuters more until tomorrow.” — AFP ance-related bonus payments. — AFP

NL CAPSULES Reds down slumping Giants

CINCINNATI: Homer Bailey threw his second no-hitter in 10 months and the first in the majors this season, pitching the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the slumping San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Bailey (5-6) became the third Reds pitcher with more than one no-hitter, joining Jim Maloney and Johnny Vander Meer - still the only big leaguer to toss two in a row. Bailey beat the Pirates 1-0 in Pittsburgh last Sept. 28 and got another 17 starts later. The last pitcher to throw one no-hitter and then another before anyone else in the majors accomplished the feat was Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, according to STATS. Baseball’s career strikeout king did it for the California Angels on Sept. 28, 1974, against Minnesota, and June 1, 1975, vs Baltimore. Bailey walked Gregor Blanco leading off the seventh, the only Giants batter to reach base. First baseman Joey Votto alertly threw out Blanco as he tried to advance from second to third on a soft one-hopper that other- wise could have become an infield single for Buster Posey. With 27,509 fans on their feet chanting KANSAS: Johnny Giavotella 9 of the Kansas City Royals turns a double play as “Homer! Homer!” Bailey finished it off in the ninth. He Michael Brantley 23 of the Cleveland Indians slides into second during the game at jumped to glove Brandon Crawford’s high come- Kauffman Stadium on July 2, 2013. — AFP backer, struck out Tony Abreu and retired Blanco on a grounder to third baseman Todd Frazier. AL CAPSULES DODGERS 8, ROCKIES 0 Clayton Kershaw tossed a four-hitter for his second Tigers beat Blue Jays shutout of the season and rookie sensation Yasiel Puig had three more hits, including a solo homer, to lead TORONTO: Torii Hunter drove in the tiebreak- Justin Grimm. The switch-hitter added a two- the Dodgers to a win over the Rockies. ing run with a two-out infield single in the run single in the sixth. Joe Saunders (6-8) won The 22-year-old Puig also added a double and a single to raise his average to .443 this season. Kershaw eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers rallied for the first time in eight regular-season starts (7-5) kept the Rockies off balance all night, even top from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Toronto Blue at Rangers Ballpark. The left-hander allowed hitter Michael Cuddyer, who had his franchise-record Jays 7-6 on Tuesday night. Hunter had four two runs - one earned - and struck out five in 27-game hitting streak halted after going hitless in singles and Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run 6 2-3 innings. Seattle’s Raul Ibanez, who hit four plate appearances. Cuddyer flied out to Puig in home run, his 26th, as the Tigers snapped a 10 homers in June, had a solo shot for his right to end the game. The hard-throwing Kershaw three-game losing streak. Colby Rasmus 20th homer of the season. Grimm (7-6) gave had eight strikeouts and walked none. He only homered and drove in four runs for the Blue up six runs and seven hits in four innings. allowed one runner to get to second all evening. Roy Jays, who failed to extend their seven-game Oswalt (0-3) was roughed up in his first start at Coors home winning streak. Omar Infante singled RAYS 8, ASTROS 0 Field this season. He allowed five runs and nine hits in off Neil Wagner (1-3) to begin the eighth, David Price pitched three-hit ball for seven five innings. moving to second on Alex Avila’s sacrifice innings in his return from the disabled list bunt and taking third on Austin Jackson’s and Desmond Jennings homered and drove PHILLIES 3, PIRATES 1 deep fly ball. Hunter followed with a come- in four runs as Tampa Bay beat Houston. Price Jonathan Pettibone pitched neatly into the sixth backer that bounced off Wagner and rolled to (2-4) had missed the last 44 games with a left inning, and the Phillies snapped the Pirates’ nine- shortstop Jose Reyes, whose throw to first triceps strain in his first-ever stint on the DL. game winning streak. Phillies slugger Ryan Howard was late. Al Alburquerque (1-1) worked one But he showed no signs of rust, allowing a ended an 0-for-22 slump - 12 strikeouts - with an RBI inning for the win, just the second for Detroit season-low for hits with 10 strikeouts. Three single in a three-run sixth to open the scoring. in eight games, and Joaquin Benoit finished relievers combined to finish the four-hitter, a Howard and Michael Young each had two hits for in the ninth for his sixth save in as many night after the Rays two-hit the Astros. Philadelphia, which scored all of its runs against Pirates rookie spot starter Brandon Cumpton (0-1). chances. Jennings, who finished with three hits, had a Pettibone (4-3) won for the first time since May 14 - a two-run single in the fourth to make it 3-0 span of nine starts - by limiting Pittsburgh’s offense to WHITE SOX 5, ORIOLES 2 and his two-run homer in the sixth pushed Garrett Jones’ homer in the sixth. In 5 2-3 innings, Adam Dunn and Conor Gillaspie homered, the lead to five runs. Erik Bedard (3-4) yielded Pettibone gave up three hits. John Danks pitched into the eighth inning six hits and four runs with a season-high six CINCINNATI: Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey throws to a San Francisco Giants and Chicago snapped Baltimore’s four-game walks in 5 1-3 innings. BREWERS 4, NATIONALS 0 batter in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati. Bailey threw a no-hitter as the winning streak. The White Sox ended a five- Stephen Strasburg had hitters flailing at curveballs Reds won 3-0. — AP game skid and avoided falling a season-high INDIANS 6, ROYALS 5 for seven scoreless innings, getting all eight of his 16 games below .500. Danks (2-5) earned his Carlos Santana and Asdrubal Cabrera each strikeouts with the same pitch in a magnificent outing first win since June 8 against Oakland, pitch- drove in a pair of runs, and Cleveland took that was wasted when the Brewers scored off the MLB results/standings ing seven-plus innings and allowing two runs advantage of some wild pitching to beat Nationals bullpen. Strasburg put on a gem of perform- and six hits while striking out four. Following Kansas City. Mark Reynolds and Jason Giambi ance that dropped his ERA to 2.24 and nearly over- Milwaukee 4, Washington 0; Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 1; Detroit 7, Toronto 6; Boston 4, San Diego that win against the Athletics, Danks had also drove in runs for the Indians, who capi- shadowed the game’s actual outcome. Once again, 1; Atlanta 11, Miami 3; Cincinnati 3, San Francisco 0; NY Mets 9, Arizona 1; Seattle 9, Texas 2; been winless in three starts while allowing 13 talized on eight walks by Royals starter Luis the Nationals’ bats abandoned him, and Juan Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore 2; Cleveland 6, Kansas City 5; NY Yankees 7, Minnesota 3; Tampa earned runs. Addison Reed pitched a score- Mendoza and the Royals’ bullpen to win their Francisco’s two-run double in the eighth started a Bay 8, Houston 0; LA Dodgers 8, Colorado 0; LA Angels 5, St. Louis 1; Oakland 8, Chicago Cubs 7. less ninth for his 22nd save in 26 attempts. fifth straight game. Cody Allen (3-0) earned scoring spree off Drew Storen (2-2) as the Brewers American League National League Jason Hammel (7-5) pitched seven innings the win in relief for Cleveland, while Chris snapped a six-game losing streak. Eastern Division Eastern Division and gave up five runs and nine hits for the Perez survived putting two aboard in the Martin Maldonado knocked in Francisco with a W L PCT GB Atlanta 49 34 .590 - Orioles. ninth for his eighth save of the season. Royals warning track fly ball that left fielder Bryce Harper Boston 51 34 .600 - dropped - it was nevertheless ruled a double - and Washington 42 41 .506 7 reliever Tim Collins (2-3) walked the only two Baltimore 47 37 .560 3.5 scored on Jeff Bianchi’s groundball single that got Philadelphia 40 44 .476 9.5 Tampa Bay 45 39 .536 5.5 YANKEES 7, TWINS 3 batters he faced in the seventh, Aaron Crow through the infield only because Maldonado was try- NY Mets 35 45 .438 12.5 Robinson Cano homered for the third walked another to load the bases and ing to steal third with an absurd jump off Storen. The NY Yankees 44 39 .530 6 Miami 30 52 .366 18.5 straight game and Phil Hughes gave up one Santana came through with a go-ahead sacri- earned runs were the first allowed by Storen in 10 Toronto 41 42 .494 9 Central Division run on six hits in seven innings, lifting New fice fly. appearances, and they made Jim Henderson (3-2) the Central Division Pittsburgh 51 31 .622 - Cleveland 45 38 .542 - York over Minnesota. Cano followed up a winning pitcher. Brewers starter Wily Peralta had his St. Louis 49 33 .598 2 two-homer performance Monday by going 2 INTERLEAGUE Detroit 44 38 .537 0.5 own shutout in the making until he left during the Cincinnati 48 36 .571 4 for 4 with three RBIs and Alberto Gonzalez RED SOX 4, PADRES 1 Kansas City 38 42 .475 5.5 sixth inning with a strained left hamstring. Henderson Chicago Cubs 35 46 .432 15.5 had two hits and three RBIs as well for the Brandon Snyder hit a bases-loaded double was one of four relievers who finished the eight-hitter. Minnesota 36 44 .450 7.5 Yankees. New York has broken out for 17 runs and John Lackey struck out six over eight Chicago White Sox 33 47 .413 10.5 Milwaukee 33 49 .402 18 in the first two games of the series to snap a strong innings for Boston in a win over BRAVES 11, MARLINS 3 Western Division Western Division five-game skid. Hughes (4-7) struck out three slumping San Diego. Lackey (6-5) scattered Chris Johnson’s two-run, go-ahead double was the Oakland 49 35 .583 - Arizona 42 41 .506 - and walked two, and Mariano Rivera got one six hits and walked one while moving above big hit in a four-run sixth inning that helped the Texas 48 35 .578 0.5 Colorado 41 43 .488 1.5 out for his 27th save. Samuel Deduno (4-3) .500 for the first time since late in 2011. The Braves to a win over the Marlins. The Braves set a sea- LA Angels 40 43 .482 8.5 San Diego 40 44 .476 2.5 gave up three runs on five hits in six innings only run Lackey allowed was a solo homer by son high with 16 hits and matched their high for runs. Seattle 36 47 .434 12.5 LA Dodgers 39 43 .476 2.5 for the Twins, who lost for the eighth time in Jesus Guzman in the seventh. Koji Uehara The game was tied at 3 before the Braves opened the Houston 30 54 .357 19 San Francisco 39 44 .470 3 11 games. replaced Lackey in the ninth and struck out sixth with three straight hits off Dan Jennings (0-1), two, earning his fifth save for the Red Sox, loading the bases. Ryan Webb struck out Dan Uggla METS 9, DIAMONDBACKS 1 run seventh inning. Hefner (3-6) outpitched Corbin (9- MARINERS 9, RANGERS 2 who improved to 6-1 during a nine-game and Reed Johnson before Chris Johnson gave Atlanta the lead with his double past first baseman Logan Jeremy Hefner and the Mets handed Patrick Corbin 1) as the Diamondbacks continued a most curious Kendrys Morales homered twice and tied a homestand. San Diego rookie Robbie Erlin (1- Morrison. Kris Medlen (6-7) gave up three runs and his first loss, breaking away from the Diamondbacks streak - their starting pitchers are 0-11 in 24 games career high with six RBIs to lead Seattle past 1) threw 93 pitches over 3 2-3 innings before nine hits and two walks in six innings as the NL East on a drizzly night and sending the NL West leaders to since June 5. Arizona fell to 1-7 on its road trip after Texas. Morales had a solo home run in the getting pulled after Snyder’s bases-clearing leading Braves took their fourth straight win. The their season-worst fifth straight defeat. Josh Satin hit two straight losses to begin this four-game visit to Citi first and a three-run shot in the fifth off rookie double in the third put Boston up 3-0. — AP Marlins’ three-game winning streak ended. an RBI double that put the Mets ahead 2-1 in a seven- Field. — AP Kiwis unhappy with America’s Cup rules changes

SAN FRANCISCO: Emirates Team New Zealand is protest- rudder change was to minimize the chance of a pitch-pole, under a year now with absolutely no problems and we’ve America’s Cup spokesman said boats will be “street legal” ing a change of rules for the America’s Cup, just days away which is when the bows submerge and the stern rises out got all our engineering correct,” Dalton said Tuesday. whether they use the new rudder configuration or the old from Sunday’s opening of the challenger trials. Following of the water. Emirates Team New Zealand doesn’t think “We’re actually the experts. There is no independent one. New Zealand’s protest will be heard on Monday by an the death of leading British sailor Andrew Simpson in May, Murray can unilaterally change the rule without the unani- expert. How could there be? We’re the only ones who’ve international jury. when rival challenger Artemis Racing capsized, there were mous consent of the competitors. Plus, it says it could lead actually been doing it properly for so long. And we don’t Asked if the rule change was designed to help Oracle, a slew of safety recommendations brought in, including to gruesome injuries because the rule now allows for the think it’s necessary or safe at all,” Dalton said of the rules Dalton said: “I don’t think it has, no. I don’t think that for a one regarding the size and location of rudder elevators - elevators to extend beyond the beam, or the width, of the change. Dalton said the Kiwis don’t have rudder elevators second. Is it helping them as a kind of a byproduct? Yes it the winglets on the base of the rudder blades. boats. In short, the New Zealanders say they built their that match the new rules, “and even if we had them, we is.” Oracle Team USA, owned by software billionaire Larry Kiwi boss Grant Dalton doesn’t like the rules being boat under a set a rules that now has been changed, cut- wouldn’t dare go out with an untested system and sud- Ellison, recently began two-boat testing. It doesn’t have to changed so close to Sunday’s opening race against Italy’s ting into their competitive advantage. denly go racing. Why would you do that? It doesn’t make race until the opener of the 34th America’s Cup match on Luna Rossa, and suggests the changes could help defend- When the catamarans hit a certain speed, they lift out sense. “Any small adjustment has a waterfall effect some- Sept. 7 against the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup for ing champion Oracle Team USA. Dalton went so far as to of the water and ride only on the two rudder elevators and where else around the boat,” Dalton said. “Changing the challengers. Dalton said the New Zealand boat complies say that the America’s Cup could become less popular in a daggerboard protruding from the bottom of the leeward elevators at this stage, where we can’t see any reason at all, with Murray’s other 36 safety recommendations, “yet we sailing-mad New Zealand, which held sailing’s biggest hull. Known as foiling, it reduces the drag on the boat and will have an effect on something else, and it might just be see the elevator as performance-enhancing for another prize from 1995-2003, “if these shenanigans keep on increases the speed dramatically and the New Zealand simply when the guy eventually falls over the side and team and completely unnecessary from a safety point of going.” Regatta director Iain Murray said the aim of the crew has mastered the technique. “We’ve sailed for just slides down there ... the elevator cuts him in half.” An view.” —AP SPORTS THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 China coach’s role - a poisoned chalice

BEIJING: China is set to spend millions to replace sacked national football coach Jose Antonio Camacho, but pundits say the team will remain underachievers while business titans run the top clubs and parents refuse to let the sport distract their only children from studying. The former Spain and Real Madrid coach was dismissed last week following a 5-1 defeat at home to a second-string Thailand side, a humiliating result that sparked unruly scenes from spectators and ridicule online from long-suffering Chinese fans. Camacho was reported to have signed an $8 mil- lion-a-year contract, putting him among the world’s top 10 best-paid managers, when he arrived in 2011. It was hoped he would transform the fortunes of the Chinese game, which has failed to improve even as the country emerges as a superpower in many other sports. Near neighbors Japan and South Korea have far smaller populations than China but have excelled at football in recent years, with the South Koreans reach- ing the World Cup semi-finals in 2002, when China lost all three of their group matches in their only appear- ance at the finals. Camacho won only seven of his 20 games, losing 11, leaving an 11th consecutive appearance for China at the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia in the balance. Italian World Cup winner Marcello Lippi is the favorite to succeed the Spaniard in the long term, but his cur- HEFEI: China’s former national football coach Jose Antonio Camacho walks out of the stadium after a rent employers-Chinese Super League (CSL) side football friendly match with Thailand in this file photo. China is set to spend millions to replace Camacho Guangzhou Evergrande-are expected to demand mil- after his sacking, but pundits say the team will remain underachievers while business titans run the top lions in compensation to release him from the report- clubs and parents refuse to let the sport distract their only children from studying. — AFP ed $37 million two-and-a-half year contract he signed last year. administered schools football program, agreed China sional sprinkling of Beckham stardust to help the sport Other contenders for the job include two Serbians, had too few world-class players and said there were recover from its murky past and improve standards. former national coach Radomir Antic, who has also led deep-rooted causes behind the issue. Only about Wu Celi, one of China’s top football journalists, said both Real Madrid and Barcelona and is the current 200,000 schoolchildren play organized football at least systemic problems with the ownership of the country’s boss of CSL side Shandong Luneng, and Dragan three times per week, he said, and the priority in top sides and their relationships with local officials cre- Okuka, who coaches Jiangsu Sainty. The Chinese China’s intensive education system is for youngsters to ated a “bad football environment”. Many top CSL Football Association (CFA) is currently locked in com- achieve academic success at the expense of sports, teams are controlled by China’s most powerful busi- pensation talks with Camacho’s lawyers which could particularly as most families are prohibited from hav- ness titans, who buy established sides and then relo- result in them paying him more than $9 million, ing more than one child. “With the one-child policy cate them to the city where their company is based reports say. parents look at sport as a distraction to education, before changing the club name. But despite the huge outlay needed to entice Lippi which is so important for families,” the American said. “The investors buy clubs in the hope of winning as national coach, the government-funded CFA is The CFA’s most recent attempt to raise interest in favor from local officials, which in turn will make their expected to get their man. “The man that the CFA real- the game saw football superstar David Beckham draft- enterprises more prosperous,” he told AFP. “Football MADRID: Real Madrid’s new player Francisco Roman Alarcon ‘Iscoí ly wants is Marcello Lippi,” said Rowan Simons, an ed in as ambassador for the CSL. The recently-retired clubs are no longer football clubs, but rather a vehicle gives the thumbs up as he poses during his official presentation at author and prominent commentator on Chinese foot- former England captain-who won the French champi- to raise the profile of entrepreneurs.” Camacho himself the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid yesterday. — AFP ball. But he told AFP: “The idea that a good coach can onship with Paris Saint-Germain in May-is visiting recognized that there was only so much a national make bad players into a good team at the world level China three times this year and officials hope he can team manager could do. “This is an all-round project Isco hopes signing is fanciful at best, although it is the principle that the help repair the shattered image of the Chinese game, from the grass roots to the top national side,” he said CFA has followed faithfully for over 50 years.” which has been hit by a series of match-fixing scan- shortly before his departure. “But I know that football for Real will boost Tom Byer, the head technical advisor of the CFA- dals. But many believe it will take more than the occa- fans will focus more on the result.” — AFP WCup chances New Everton MADRID: Real Madrid’s first signing of the Carlo Ancelotti era, Isco, said he hoped joining the nine-time European champions would boost his chances of making the Spain squad for next year’s World Cup finals. The manager keen Spanish Under-21 playmaker, who was joined from Malaga for some 30 million Euros, completed a medical and signed a five-year contract before to keep Baines being presented in front of around 5000 cheering fans at a sun-soaked Bernabeu yesterday. “It’s a great opportunity that is always in your head, and if I do things well here, I might have an opportunity to be in Brazil,” LONDON: New Everton manager Roberto Martinez illustrat- Isco, who will wear the number 23 shirt, told a news conference. Isco, 21, ed his determination to fend off Manchester United’s inter- helped Malaga to a club best fourth-placed finish in La Liga two years ago est in left-back Leighton Baines yesterday by describing the and to the Champions League quarter-finals last season in their debut England international as “an icon”. United manager David campaign. Moyes, Martinez’s predecessor at Goodison Park, had an ini- He caught the eye with a series of impressive performances in the tial bid for Baines rebuffed last week when Everton rejected European Under 21-championships in Israel last month, scoring a penalty an offer of £12 million ($18.3 million, 14.1 million euros) for in Spain’s 4-2 final victory over Italy. The talented midfielder was voted by his services. coaches the ‘revelation player’ of La Liga two years ago and he won the The English champions are expected to return with an ‘Golden Boy’ trophy as the best Under-21 player in Europe in 2012. He improved bid for the 28-year-old set-piece specialist, but debuted with the Spain’s full national team in a friendly against Uruguay Martinez says Baines is an important part of Everton’s in February and is one of the popular choices to make the step up into future. “I think Leighton is more than a player; he is an Vicente del Bosque’s side after their Confederations Cup final defeat to icon,” Martinez told local newspaper the Liverpool Echo. Brazil last weekend. “He represents a lot about our football club and I am really, Isco was also a target for Manchester City and their new coach Manuel really excited about Leighton. This is a big season for him Pellegrini who worked with him at Malaga the last two seasons. “I had and for us as a club. “When you are the left-back of this offers from other clubs in Europe, but it is impossible to say no to Real football club, and the level that he has been reaching over Madrid,” Isco added, when asked why he reportedly changed his mind the last few years consistently, it shows me that he is the from signing for City to join Real. “I couldn’t let the opportunity pass me best left-back in the country. I can’t wait to start working by.” Isco will have to fight for a place in the Real starting line up but he with him.” Martinez is reportedly close to completing was unperturbed. “I have a lot of confidence that I will be able win myself moves for striker Arouna Kone and centre-back Antolin a place here,” he said. “No one will gift me minutes but I hope with hard MUNICH: German midlfielder Mario Goetze poses with his jersey after a press conference upon join- Alcaraz, with whom he worked at previous club Wigan work I will carve myself a niche.” ing the German 1st division Bundesliga football team Bayern Munich at the team’s headquarter in Athletic, and he said that both players would be valuable There has been much speculation in the local media that Isco is a fan Munich, southern Germany. — AFP additions to the Everton squad. “They are players that I of Real’s arch-rivals Barcelona, fuelled by the fact he has a pet dog called know really, really well. I worked with them really closely Messi, named after Barca’s World Player of the Year. While he juggled the and they are players that are used to the Premier League ball on the pitch at the Bernabeu, fans chanted for him to kiss the Real Pep’s Bayern ready and the British game,” Martinez told Everton’s in-house tel- badge, which he failed to do, and he deftly sidestepped the question in evision channel, evertontv. the news conference. “It’s true I have been a Malaga fan, now I am the “You will always get those sorts of situations, but at the biggest Madrid fan there is. I will give my all for this shirt,” he said. When moment we are still looking to try to bring the right charac- asked about his dog, he replied to much laughter: “Yes. But I also had one to fight for places ters to the football club. “We need to remember that we called (Luis) Figo. It is nothing more than an anecdote.” Former Portugal have a very strong team at the club, but in the same way, we international Figo played for Barcelona and Real. — Reuters Bayern red-faced by don’t want to close the (transfer) window without feeling stronger than we were when the window opened. “I think we need to bring in three or four new faces-one per unit Goetze’s T-shirt blunder (goalkeeper, defense, midfield and up front) and make sure Barrios accuses China we get an extra option or dimension into the squad.” BERLIN: New coach Pep Guardiola will take Reports say the 27-year-old has agreed a four- Martinez met Everton’s players for the first time yesterday as club in contract row European champions Bayern Munich to their pre- year contract with Fiorentina but the delay is they returned for the start of pre-season training. “The most season training camp in north Italy today with a caused by the clubs failure to agree on a price, with important aspect is to try to keep the squad together and fierce fight for places expected, as well as uncer- Bayern wanting at least 20 million euros ($26m, get every player ready,” he said. “I have been able to speak BEIJING: Former Borussia Dortmund striker Lucas Barrios has accused tainty over Mario Gomez’s future. Guardiola, 42, £17m) for the striker they paid 35 million euros for with the majority of them and as a manager you can’t wait Guangzhou Evergrande of failing to pay his full salary in the latest high-pro- took over from predecessor Jupp Heynckes as in 2009. “Mario sees his future in Italy. We assume to get to know the players and how they think and where file wage dispute involving a star foreign player in the Chinese Super League. Bayern coach last week and after 10 days getting to that a timely decision will be made,” Gomez’s advi- they are physically. “It is important we have a successful pre- The Paraguay international is embroiled in a heated contract row with the know his squad, the ex-Barcelona boss takes them sor Uli Ferber told magazine Sport Bild, while super-rich club, drawing parallels with former Chelsea star Didier Drogba’s to Lake Garda for a week ahead of the new season Sammer has said no deal has been done. In 115 season because it is a time when you can set certain tumultuous exit from Shanghai Shenhua. Barrios angered the league champi- kick-off on August 9. German league matches, Gomez has scored 75 aspects, which can help us at the start of the season.” — AFP ons and current league leaders when he flew home for a match against Chile Under Heynckes, Bayern became the first goals; having made 57 appearances for Germany is which took place in early June and did not return to China until last Friday. German club to win the treble of European, league eager for first-team football next season before the The forward was recently linked with a and cup titles but the players will not be resting on 2014 World Cup, having lost his place in the Bayern move back to the Bundesliga with Werder FIFA again bans Iraq their laurels next season. “The competition is as team to Mario Mandzukic. Bremen. from hosting friendlies Last month, media reports in Germany tough as ever,” said Germany winger Thomas and Argentina suggesting Barrios had Mueller, while director of sport Matthias Sammer T-SHIRT BLUNDER asked football governing body FIFA to ter- said everyone is starting “from scratch” with tem- Meanwhile, Germany midfielder Mario Goetze BAGHDAD: FIFA yesterday barred Iraq from hosting minate his contract as Evergrande had pers expected to be frayed. “The team has to deal got off on the wrong foot with his new employers international football friendlies due to a massive surge defaulted on payments drew a furious with the new ideas of a new coach. I expect the Bayern Munich when he posed for the cameras at in nationwide violence, barely three months after response from the club. “It was utterly players to show a great deal of attention and some the European Champions in a T-shirt displaying the world football’s governing body gave Baghdad the go- ridiculous. The club made every payment sensitivity,” added Sammer. brand of a rival sponsor. For the last decade, Bayern ahead. The Iraqi Football Association (IFA) was clear and on time,” a club official previously Sammer also said Bayern will take time to adjust have a lucrative sponsorship contract with Adidas, informed of the ban in a notification from FIFA, which told state news agency Xinhua, adding that to Guardiola’s ideas as it remains to be seen which runs until 2020, and the German sportswear cited a spike in unrest that has left more than 2,500 neither Barrios nor his agent had contacted whether he will stick with the 4-2-3-1 system which giants own a 9.4 percent stake in the Champions dead from April through June and at least 123 killed in the club during the player’s absence. won them the treble or a 3-3-3-1 system similar to League winners, which is worth 77 million euros the first three days of July alone. “Today, we received a Evergrande, managed by former Italian that which he used at Barcelona. “I expect from the (US$100m, £65m). Goetze, 21, who has signed from notification from FIFA to stop hosting any friendly Lucas Barrios World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi, club, when necessary, also a bit of patience,” said Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund, held his first matches in stadiums in Iraq at the current time, and have approached FIFA, demanding 25 mil- Sammer. “Guardiola has shown that he has a good press conference as a Bayern player on Tuesday, but until further notice, due to the wave of violence,” said lion euros ($32.5 million) in compensation, Xinhua said. But the 28-year-old idea about football. That shouldn’t be an excuse, wore a T-shirt with a huge logo of his private spon- Naim Saddam, an IFA official. “This is regrettable.” has vented his fury against the club in a strongly worded letter seen on his but I have never seen a team go through a process sor Nike on the chest, which left Bayern red-faced. FIFA in March lifted a ban on Iraq hosting interna- website Wednesday. He said he had suffered “financial loss” and accused the of change which doesn’t take some time.” Adidas spokesman Oliver Brueggen has said the tional football friendlies and the country promptly club of “depriving me of a substantial amount of the overall remuneration Bayern play their first competitive match under company were “unpleasantly surprised” by Goetze’s agreed upon in the contract”. “I will continue my career at another club that is staged a match with neighboring Syria in Baghdad’s Guardiola on July 27 against Borussia Dortmund in choice of attire and Bayern were quick to apologize interested in my sports performance,” he added. Evergrande, who could not Shaab stadium just days later, with the national side be reached for comment by AFP, paid a reported $11 million transfer fee last the German Super Cup, but two friendly matches with media director Markus Hoerwick promising subsequently facing off with Liberia. The initial friendly summer to sign Barrios. He has since scored five league goals. Guangzhou are scheduled at Lake Garda against local opposi- “such a thing will never happen again”. “We imme- had marked a key step in Iraq’s re-emergence on the Evergrande have poured millions into signing some of the biggest stars play- tion on Friday and Tuesday. Guardiola is expected diately called Adidas to apologize, the T-shirt world stage after decades of conflict and sanctions. ing in Asia, including Argentine Dario Conca and Brazilians Elkeson and to have all bar three of his squad available, those passed us by in the general hustle and bustle,” But the country has been hit by a marked increase in Muriqui. It has not previously faced allegations of wage defaults. Chinese missing will be only Brazil’s Dante and Luiz Gustavo explained Hoerwick. Goetze’s management also violence since, with recent attacks also targeting foot- media reported last year that Drogba had asked FIFA to nullify his contract and Javi Martinez of Spain, who are all recovering contacted Adidas to apologize for the error, while ball pitches and cafes where Iraqis were watching the with Shenhua after the club reportedly defaulted on payments following a from the Confederations Cup campaign.Germany Nike spokesman Olaf Markhoff told Munich daily sport on television. In June alone, more than 60 people shareholder dispute. Shanghai said the Ivory Coast international’s move to striker Mario Gomez will also be there amidst spec- Abendzeitung that Goetze’s choice of T-shirt was were killed in at least 10 bombings targeting pitches Turkish side Galatasaray in February was a breach of contract.— AFP ulation of his imminent departure to Italy’s nothing to do with them: “Our influence doesn’t go and cafes, according to an AFP tally. — AFP Fiorentina and Serie A. that far!”. —Agencies THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 SPORTS Cavendish secures Photo of the day 24th Tour stage win

MARSEILLE: Mark Cavendish’s love better but still not 100 percent after Australian Simon Gerrans retained affair with the Tour de France contin- being ill last week but you know we the overall leader’s yellow jersey by ued as the Briton moved closer to the had to give everything to try and win. finishing in the main bunch, which all-time stage-win record with a per- We put a lot of planning into it,” said was thrown into chaos when France’s fect sprint finish yesterday. The Omega Cavendish who, like he did in 2008, Nacer Bouhanni crashed in the final Pharma-Quick Step rider was led out 2010 and 2011, had to wait until the metres and a host of riders followed. by his team mates in the finale of the fifth stage to win. “We are very happy, American Tejay van Garderen, who 228.5-km fifth stage from Cagnes-sur- we had targeted this stage. A lot of won the white jersey for the best Mer and delivered in the home good sprinters won in Marseille and young rider and had general classifica- straight to beat Norway’s Edvald Mark, who loves the history of cycling, tion ambitions despite being Cadel Boasson Hagen and Slovakian Peter wanted to have his name associated Evans’s lieutenant at BMC, hit the deck. Sagan. with Marseille,” Omega Pharma-Quick “It was just a stupid crash. I was grab- Cavendish, who collected his 24th Step team manager Patrick Lefevere bing a bottle from Steve (Morabito) Tour stage win, is now 10 shy of told reporters. and then we hit this left corner and Belgian Eddy Merckx’s record. people hit the brakes pretty hard and I Yesterday’s victory was not the hardest RESPECT FOR TOUR had one hand on the bars (and) lost as Cavendish, who “changed teams There is probably more to come for control,” Van Garderen told reporters. because (he) wanted to do well on the Cavendish but the Briton has too “Completely my fault, just a lack of Tour de France,” benefited from a per- much respect for the Tour to brag focus, but nothing bad. Just a couple fectly-oiled team machine. “To be fair about it. “You have to show the Tour more cuts but no broken bones.” today the sprint wasn’t too difficult for de France the respect it deserves,” he Belgian Jurgen van den Broeck, fourth me. I didn’t do anything; if I’d have lost said. “Obviously I aim to win a lot of in last year’s race, also crashed, and today I would have let the guys down,” stages each year.” Cavendish moved suffered some bruising, according to the Manxman told a news conference. up to second in the points classifica- his Lotto-Belisol team. Spain’s Alberto “(Lead-out rider) Gert (Steegmans) tion and is now on 76 points with Contador and Britain’s Chris Froome, Competitors perform at the Red Bull Flugtag in Belgrade, Serbia. went with such speed that I just fol- Sagan first on 111. One of the high- the top two contenders, crossed the —www.redbullcontentpool.com lowed the speed he delivered me at.” lights of Cavendish’s week came on finish line unscathed as the top posi- Cavendish, who has shrugged off a Tuesday when he met 84-year-old for- tions in the overall standings bout of bronchitis, also had France’s mer French sprinter Andre Darrigade, remained unchanged. Froome is sev- Sylvain Chavanel and German Tony who won 22 Tour stages between enth, three seconds behind Gerrans Martin to thank after both spent long 1953 and 1965. “I really liked the simi- with Contador in 11th place, nine sec- Tharanga on high as stretches at the front of the peloton to larities (between us) despite the 60- onds off the pace. Today’s sixth stage catch the early breakaway riders with year difference. It made my day yester- is a 176.5-km ride from Aix-en- just under five kilometers left. “I’m a lot day,” said Cavendish. Provence to Montpellier. — Reuters Lanka hammer India

KINGSTON: Upul Tharanga plundered the highest individual score in a one- day international (ODI) in the Caribbean as Sri Lanka steamrollered India by 161 runs in the third match of the Tri-Series at Sabina Park on Tuesday. Replying to Sri Lanka’s mam- moth 348 for one in their 50 overs, in which Tharanga made an unbeaten 174 and Mahela Jayawardene 107, World Cup and Champions Trophy holders India were dismissed for just 187 in the 45th over. “It was a bad day at the office,” admitted India’s stand-in captain Virat Kohli. “We took some time to switch on in the field and by then the Sri Lankans were off and away, and even when we batted I don’t think we applied our- selves as well as we should have.” India looked a pale shadow of the side that had gone unbeaten in lifting the Champions Trophy in England just KINGSTON: Sri Lanka opening batsman Upul Tharanga plays a shot as India over a week earlier. The dismissal of wicket keeper Dinesh Karthik (left) looks on during their Tri-Nation Series Kohli, standing in for the injured cricket match in Kingston, Jamaica. — AP Mahendra Singh Dhoni, hooking his get. Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath wicket of Kohli. India, bottom of the Sri Lankan counterpart Angelo was the most successful bowler with standings after losing their opening Mathews to long-leg, virtually ended three for 37 while Sachithra two matches, now need to lift them- the match as a contest as India fell to Senanayake and Lasith Malinga selves immediately for the second half MARSEILLE: A combination of pictures made yesterday in Marseille shows (from top left to right) Britain’s Mark 57 for three in the 16th over. claimed two apiece. Mathews proved of the tournament in Trinidad. They Cavendish celebrating after crossing the finish line; France’s Romain Sicard, Japan’s Arashiro Yukiya, Belgium’s Earlier Jayawardene played a typi- the most ecomomical. Sharing the face a rematch against a buoyant West Thomas De Gendt, France’s Kevin Reza (hidden) and Kazakhstan’s Alexey Lutsenko (hidden) riding in the break- cally classy innings in compiling his new ball, he conceded only 23 runs off Indies side at Queen’s Park Oval away; Overall leader’s yellow jersey Australia’s Simon Gerrans (center) riding in the pack, and Gerrans celebrating first ODI hundred for two years and his his eight overs, picking up the key tomorrow. — AFP his overall leader’s yellow jersey on the podium at the end of the 228.5 km fifth stage of the 100th edition of the 16th in all in a 213-run opening stand Tour de France cycling race yesterday between Cagnes-sur-Mer and Marseille, southern France. — AFP in which he outscored Tharanga. But ultimately it was Tharanga’s day as he SCOREBOARD timed the ball sweetly and caned the Rugby - O’Driscoll dropped lacklustre Indian bowling to all parts of the ground with dismissive authority. KINGSTON, Jamaica: Scoreboard of the third match of the Celkon Mobile Cup Tri- He brought up his 13th ODI hundred Nation One-Day International Series between India and Sri Lanka yesterday: as Lions make six changes off 124 deliveries with 11 fours and fin- Sri Lanka Innings D. Karthik stpd Sangakkara b Herath 22 ished with 19 fours and three sixes in U. Tharanga not out 174 S. Raina run out 33 his 174 off just 159 balls. M. Jayawardene c Yadav b Ashwin 107 R. Jadeja not out 49 SYDNEY: Brian O’Driscoll has been dropped for the British his 12-year career with the tourists. Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews A. Mathews 44 R. Ashwin c Malinga b Senanayake 4 and Irish Lions third and decisive test against Australia on The 34-year-old, who was on his fourth Lions tour but promoted himself to number three to Extras (1b, 6lb, 16w) 23 S. Ahmed b Senanayake 0 Saturday, leaving Welsh lock Alun Wyn Jones to captain a still searching for his first test series win, started both previ- join the run feast and raced to 44 off Total (1 wicket, 50 overs) 348 I. Sharma c wkpr Sangakkara b Herath 2 powerful and much-changed side. The team features six ous tests but coach Warren Gatland said he thought 29 balls as he and Tharanga plundered Fall of wickets: 1-213 (Jayawardene), U. Yadav b Malinga 0 changes to the starting line-up from the side that lost 16- Welshman Jamie Roberts offered “something more”. an unbroken 135 off the final 11.2 Did not bat: K. Perera, K. Sangakkara, D. Extras (4lb, 12w) 16 15 to the Wallabies in Melbourne last Saturday, which lev- “Obviously he was pretty disappointed as anyone is disap- overs. “We really needed this,” said Chandimal, L. Thirimanne, N. Kulasekara, S. Total (all out, 44.5 overs) 187 elled the three-match series following the Lions’ 23-21 vic- pointed but he appreciated the fact that he was spoken to Mathews, who acknowledged that his Senanayake, R. Herath, L. Malinga. Fall of wickets: 1-12 (R. Sharma), 2-52 tory in the Brisbane opener. Irish centre O’Driscoll, expect- before the announcement,” Gatland told a news confer- team was under pressure to get a Bowling: Ahmed 10-0-68-0 (3w), Yadav 8- (Dhawan), 3-57 (Kohli), 4-65 0-65-0 (3w), I. Sharma 9-0-68-0 (1w), Jadeja (Vijay), 5-118 (Karthik), 6-142 (Raina), 7- ed by many to take the captaincy after Sam Warburton suf- ence in Noosa, Queensland. “It’s the first time any coach good result after being beaten com- 9-0-55-0, Ashwin 10-0-66-1 (4w), Kohli 2-0- 153 (Ashwin), 8-153 (Ahmed), 9-166 fortably by the West Indies in the tour- fered a tour-ending hamstring injury, was left out of the has ever had that decision with him in 15 years of rugby so 9-0, Raina 2-0-10-0 (1w) (I. Sharma), 10-187 (Yadav). matchday squad altogether, bringing a premature end to it’s not easy for that to be the first time. nament-opener last Friday. “Hats off to Bowling: Kulasekara 9-0-37-1, Mathews 8- “He’s still going to be very important to us in the next 72 Mahela and Upul, who really set this India Innings 2-23-1, Senanayake 10-0-46-2 (2w), Herath hours in terms of his experience and leadership.” Roberts, up for us and allowed the bowlers to R. Sharma c Mathews b Kulasekara 5 10-0-37-3, Malinga 7.5-0-40-2 (1w). who missed the first two tests with a hamstring injury, and complete the job.” S. Dhawan c Tharanga b Herath 24 Result: Sri Lanka won by 161 runs. Jonathan Davies will instead start in the centres, two of 10 A disciplined Sri Lankan bowling M. Vijay b Malinga 30 Man of the match: Upul Tharanga Welshmen in the starting line-up. Toby Faletau comes in at attack never allowed the Indians a V. Kohli c Malinga b Mathews 2 Next match - West Indies vs India - July 5 number eight for Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip and Mike Phillips, chance to threaten the daunting tar- who played in the first test but was rested for the second because of concerns about his knee, returns at scrumhalf in place of England’s Ben Youngs. Irishman Sean O’Brien replaces Warburton at openside flanker in the new-look back row, which suggests the Lions Cycling: Thomas shrugs will again look to blow the Wallabies away up front rather than play too expansively. Loosehead prop Alex Corbisiero returns in the front row after missing the second test with a off pain to help Sky bid calf problem, pushing his England team mate Mako Vunipola, who was heavily penalised at the scrum in NICE: There can’t be many tougher riders out there “On a road stage the pain is there the whole time. You Melbourne, back to the bench. than Geraint Thomas, who showed signs that he is have time to think about it, whereas in a time-trial Welshman Richard Hibbard gets the nod over England’s putting behind him the pelvis fracture suffered just you just go and do it. Tom Youngs at hooker for his first test start of the tour with 72 hours earlier with a combative ride in Tuesday’s “It’s like - not that I do it - if you stab yourself. The his compatriot Adam Jones again providing the fulcrum at team time-trial. Thomas, the two-time Olympic team pain’s just instant and it’s done rather than somebody tighthead. Gatland said choosing the team had been diffi- pursuit gold medalist, suffered the injury in the mass giving you a Chinese burn for three hours. “It would cult and that the “head had ruled over the heart in many fall that marred the end of stage one, but he gri- have been nice to have been 100 percent fit for here selection decisions”. “We’ve had a few players coming back maced through the pain to complete stage two into because it’s the type of course that I really like, but from injury, and for quite a few positions as well, between Ajaccio before the fracture was even confirmed, and that is sport and that’s life.” Sky principal Dave the first and second tests, they were toss-up positions,” he the Welshman was visibly struggling on Monday, Brailsford and team leader Chris Froome heaped added. when the Tour completed it’s passage through praise on Thomas for his display of bravery, which “It was quite a lively meeting we had with the coaches Corsica. was key in helping Froome open up a gap on his last night in terms of making the final selection. It was The short 25-kilometre team time-trial around main rivals in the general classification. tough, but we’ve come up with a side we think is good Nice for stage four was much more bearable, even if “I think the big story we can talk about today is enough to do the job on Saturday.” The New Zealander Thomas admitted that the pain caused by his pelvis Geraint Thomas getting through in the way that he said the team had been picked before Wyn Jones, who made him feel like he had stabbed himself as he did,” said Froome. “He has been in a great deal of pain played in all three tests on the last Lions tour to South helped Team Sky finish in third place, three seconds these last few days so to see him do that lifted all of Africa four years ago, was chosen as the best candidate to behind winners Orica-Greenedge. “It was like the our spirits knowing that he can go forward from here captain the side. “Hopefully, it was about the way I play Olympic final for me,” said Thomas, one of the stars of in the Tour.” “All credit to Geraint,” added Brailsford. “I and not about the way I lead. It’s as simple as that,” said the 27-year-old lock. Britain’s triumphant showing at the London 2012 think he still has to take things day by day, but if you “I played first with an eye on getting in the test selec- Games. can do what he did today then you’re not in bad nick tion and to be in the position I am in for the final test is “The start was always going to be the hardest bit to be fair.” Meanwhile, despite declaring himself satis- pretty special for me personally, but there’s still a job to for me because it was that real high-power accelera- fied with the performance, Brailsford insisted there is do.” With O’Driscoll failing even to make the bench, the tion. Up until today I’ve not been able to go out of no time for celebration in the Sky ranks, with the power of England’s Manu Tuilagi was preferred to cover the saddle and put any power in with my left leg, but focus firmly on Wednesday’s stage, a long 228-kilo- the backline, while flanker Justin Tipuric and Scottish lock I had an extra-long warm-up and a couple of coffees.” metre ride from Cagnes-sur-Mer to Marseille. “No cel- NOOSA: British and Irish Lions rugby union player Matt Richie Gray also get a first chance of tasting test action on Nobody in the peloton enjoyed the 145-kilometre ebrating for us. It’s business as usual. You’ve just got Stevens attends a training session in Noosa, the tour. “It all comes down to Saturday,” Gatland added. ride on Monday that took the peloton up the peren- to keep focusing on the process, and you can’t let up. Queensland yesterday. The Lions will play the “Winner takes all. We know we can leave nothing in the nially winding and dipping roads of Corsica’s west You’ve got to keep thinking about recovery, and be in Australian Wallabies in the deciding rugby test on July tank and that only a complete performance will get us coast, but for Thomas the struggle was even greater. the best possible shape,” he said. — AFP 6. — AFP across the line.”— Reuters THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 SPORTS19 Tomic troubles aid Bartoli’s Wimbledon dream

LONDON: What began as a late-night champion.”Bartoli, the 28-year-old semi-finalists not to have dropped a scuffle between the father of 15th seed, reached her third career set, she is feeling fresh and she is Australian star Bernard Tomic and his Grand Slam semi-final-and second at playing better and better, it’s not son’s hitting partner outside a Madrid Wimbledon-with a 6-4, 7-5 win over looking too bad.” Bartoli’s win over hotel, could end with Marion Bartoli 20-year-old American, Sloane Stephens, however, was not without winning the Wimbledon title. When Stephens on Tuesday. In today’s controversy. She fell foul of the fans John Tomic was accused of attacking semi-final, she will face 27-year-old on Court One when she demanded Thomas Drouet in the Spanish capital Belgian, Kirsten Flipkens, who will be that play be stopped when she was in May, the French coach left the playing in her maiden last-four at a leading 5-4, 40-40 with Stephens Australian’s camp and began working major. serving as light rain began to fall. with Bartoli alongside her father, and Mauresmo, the former world num- When they resumed after two and full-time coach, Walter. But Bartoli ber one and the last Frenchwoman to a half hours, Stephens quickly has opted to compete at Wimbledon, win a Grand Slam title when she tri- dropped the first set and slipped 2-0 where she was runner-up to Venus umphed at the All England Club sev- down in the second, losing the first Williams in 2007, without her father en years ago, said Bartoli has all the nine points as the crowd, convinced at her side, preferring instead the weapons to make Saturday’s final. that the Frenchwoman’s complaints input of 2006 Wimbledon champion “We knew since Monday (after Serena over the state of the court had been and compatriot, Amelie Mauresmo Williams had followed Maria unjustified, jeered following their and Drouet. Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka out lengthy wait. “I don’t get why the “I have known her since we were of the tournament) that the draw was crowd was against me,” said Bartoli. young but she always surprises me open,” said Mauresmo, who has acted “The courts are slippy even when with her mental qualities every day, as advisor to Bartoli in recent months. they are dry but when they are wet her seriousness, her professionalism,” “There is clearly an opening to get to they can be dangerous. “I wanted to said Drouet. “In every match, she the final. It’s a crazy tournament. make sure I didn’t get hurt. I didn’t LONDON: Marion Bartoli of France returns to Sloane Stephens of the United States during their Womenss puts into practice everything we have “Marion is showing a lot of want to come off for any other rea- singles quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon. — AP done in training. For me she is a great strength. She is the only one of the son.”—AFP Born-again Li vows to use new-found skills

LONDON: Li Na confessed she is a con- Wimbledon. In reaching the quarter- vert to serve-and-volley tennis and has finals, she had matched her previous vowed to take her new-found skills at the best, achieved in 2006 and 2010. In her net with her into the US hard court sea- last two outings at the All England Club, son. The Chinese number one tried out she had been dumped out in the second the tactics at Wimbledon and though it round. “It was pretty good, really. At did not get her into the semi-finals, the least better than the last two years. And 31-year-old is keen to prove she can mix also I proved a new thing, proved so it with the best of them in the dying art. many things on the court,” she said. The 2011 French Open champion is “Before I never thought I could come to going to take a month off recuperating the net so many times. after her Wimbledon exploits, freshening “So at least now we have a job to do, up to tackle the run-up ahead of the US me and Carlos. We know what we should Open, which gets under way on August do for the next step. “Maybe I came to 26. Li was beaten by Agnieszka the net much more than in my whole life. Radwanska in an epic quarter-final tussle So it’s good proof. “The first time I was on Tuesday between the highest seeds feeling, oh, I really can come to the net! left standing at Wimbledon. Before I was thinking, no, no, this not my The Polish fourth seed, beaten by style, I have to stay on the baseline.” Li Serena Williams in last year’s final, said she will taking her new style on with defeated the sixth seed 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-2 her in the North American hard court in a closely-fought contest on Centre swing next month. “I think I will try to Court. Li saw off seven match points continue it on the hard courts as well, before finally succumbing. Throughout, because I feel the pace now,” she said. to counter Radwanska’s trademark drop Li said she will have four weeks off shots and deft play, she charged into the before returning at Toronto in the build- LONDON: Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz celebrates beating Poland’s Lukasz Kubot in their men’s singles quarter-final match on day nine of net 71 times, winning points 48 times in up to the next Grand Slam at Flushing the 2013 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Club yesterday. Janowicz won 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. —AFP the process and mixing up her regular Meadows. “I need time for recovery,” she baseline rhythm. The world number six said, adding that she had no interest in had worked on the plan with her coach seeing who will be the new Wimbledon Carlos Rodriguez, who guided Belgian champion. “I will get out of London as 2020 Olympic bid cities former world number one Justine Henin. soon as possible. It’s very tough after you “I’m proud of myself, because at least I lose a match to still pay attention to the was trying to come to the net. I can now tournament. Always after a match I will make case to members use it in important matches. So it’s pretty leave and never see about the tennis,” positive,” the Wuhan right-hander said, she said. “Maybe I’ll go shopping. Maybe looking ahead to the rest of the season. go somewhere else. Just try relax a little LAUSANNE: The three cities vying to host the 2020 been shaken by the anti-government protests that and political uncertainty. Madrid, despite Spain’s Olympics are making their pitches to IOC mem- swept Turkey last month. Madrid and Tokyo were severe financial troubles, boasts that it would Li insisted it had been a good bit.”— AFP bers, hoping to seize the momentum in the final to follow. The meetings were taking place behind spend far less money than the others on infrastruc- two months before the vote. Yesterday, Istanbul, closed doors at the Beaulieu convention center. ture because 80 percent of its venues are already in Madrid and Tokyo were laying out their plans to Each delegation had 45 minutes to make speeches place. Istanbul probably had the most at stake yes- the general assembly of the International Olympic and show videos, with another 45 minutes allotted terday, needing to reassure members in the wake of Committee, the first time they have made presen- for questions and answers. Last week, the IOC the unprecedented street demonstrations across tations directly to the electorate. released a technical evaluation report on the cities. Turkey last month that led to a crackdown by the Of the IOC’s 100 members, 86 were attending The report did not rank or grade the cities, but government of Prime Minister Recep Tayypip the proceedings. Among those absent were FIFA Tokyo appeared to come out the best overall. Erdogan. “Although the games will be seven years president and Swiss member Sepp Blatter and Istanbul is bidding for a fifth time, Madrid is back ahead, what’s going on (in Turkey) right now is Britain’s Princess Anne. It’s a potentially pivotal for a third consecutive time and Tokyo is trying for important to the voting of the members,” senior moment for the cities in the run-up to the Sept. 7 a second time in a row. Istanbul is inviting the IOC Norwegian IOC member Gerhard Heiberg said. vote in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was at a similar to take the Olympics to a new region, to a predom- “There will be many questions, absolutely. This is a meeting in 2009 that Rio de Janeiro won over the inantly Muslim country for the first time, to a city good opportunity for Turkey, for Istanbul, to answer members in the race for the 2016 Olympics. Up first that connects Asia and Europe. Tokyo claims to be the questions and lay it out in the open how they in the presentations was Istanbul, whose bid has a “safe pair of hands” at a time of global economic think, what they’re going to do about it.”—AP Flipkens warns Bartoli Drouet enjoying ahead of semi-finals post-Tomic life LONDON: Thomas Drouet, the former hitting partner of LONDON: Kirsten Flipkens has warned fans on Court One who booed her when she Australian star Bernard Tomic, labeled the player’s father Marion Bartoli that she has no intention of demanded that play be stopped when she as a “mad, evil manipulator” yesterday. Drouet was left letting her fairytale run at Wimbledon come was leading 5-4, 40-40 in the first set with with a broken nose after being allegedly attacked by to an end in today’s semi-finals. Flipkens Stephens serving as light rain began to fall. John Tomic in a late-night brawl in Madrid on May. knows she is one of the more unlikely All The other semi-final is a fascinating clash Tomic senior is now facing a criminal trial to be held in England Club semi-finalists in recent years, of styles between big-serving Sabine Lisicki but the Belgian 20th seed is determined to and shot-making Polish fourth seed the Spanish capital in October. Drouet has since severed make the most of her first appearance in the Agnieszka Radwanska, who lost last year’s his links with John Tomic who has also been banned last four at a Grand Slam. final to Serena Williams and moved into the from all tournaments, including Wimbledon where the This time last year the 2003 junior last four again with a 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-2 win Frenchman has helped steer Marion Bartoli into the sin- Wimbledon champion, who suffered several over Chinese sixth seed Li Na. Lisicki swept gles semi-finals. serious injuries as a youngster, was ranked a into the last four as the German 23rd seed “John Tomic is a mad, evil manipulator,” the 30-year- lowly 262 in the world after blood clots in her followed her sensational upset of Williams old Drouet said. Finding himself without a job, Drouet left ankle forced her to take several months with an emphatic 6-3, 6-3 victory over pitched up at the French Open in May and approached off. Tuesday’s surprise 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi. The 23-year-old’s pre- Walter Bartoli, the father and long-time coach of the former champion Petra Kvitova in the last vious best Grand Slam run ended in a French number one who will face Belgium’s Kirsten eight secured a semi-final showdown with Wimbledon semi-final defeat to Maria French 15th seed Bartoli and provided Sharapova in 2011. Flipkens in Thursday’s semi-finals. “I called him and the Flipkens with a tangible reward after all her Now Lisicki has a chance to finally reach same evening, Marion sent me a message and the day struggles. her first Grand Slam final and become the after that, we started working together. I was happy to “I’ve been through a lot of ups and downs first German woman to feature in the have found some normal people. It was a big change for throughout my career. I’ve had so many Wimbledon final since Steffi Graf in 1999. She me,” said Drouet. injuries,” said 27-year-old Flipkens. “I had a believes the experience of making the last With Walter Bartoli not at Wimbledon, Drouet has really bad back injury when I was the junior four two years ago will prove invaluable. “I found himself with a major role to play with the 15th champion and all the doctors said my career know how it is to be in the semis. I know the seed along with France’s 2006 Wimbledon champion would have been over normally. “But I’m just different atmosphere. Everything is starting and former world number one, Amelie Mauresmo. “We the kind of person that doesn’t like to break to get empty in the locker room. It is a com- have known each other since we were children, that and I keep on fighting back every time. “Last pletely different feeling,” she said. “I’m glad year I didn’t get into the qualifying of that I had that experience before. I feel much makes it easier. But from the start, I have been more Wimbledon. I was ranked 262; today I’m a fresher, fitter, better than two years ago. “I than just a hitting partner. They wanted something else, semi-finalist in a Grand Slam. “It’s more than just feel like I’m hitting the ball well. I’m mov- an outside opinion.” a dream. There’s no words. I never expected ing well. And having had the experience in Despite his absence from London, Drouet insists that this to happen in my life.” the past, all that together helps me a lot.” Bartoli senior is happy with his daughter’s progress as Fittingly for a tournament shaped by Lisicki’s big-serving game is perfectly suit- she sets her sights on a second Wimbledon final follow- upsets, Flipkens’ clash with Bartoli, who was ed to Wimbledon’s fast grass-courts, but ing her runner-up finish to Venus Williams in 2007. “I beaten by Venus Williams in the 2007 Radwanska will pose an especially tough test don’t give her orders, I am not her boss. We talk a lot. Wimbledon final, is one of two surprising last because she has been playing against the She’s a very intelligent girl and very human. We take the four match-ups. Bartoli came through a German since they were juniors. “We didn’t job seriously but when we are finished, we go to the nerve-jangling clash with American 17th play for a couple of years, but it will be good LONDON: China’s Li Na reacts after losing a point against Poland’s Agnieszka seed Sloane Stephens, winning 6-4, 7-5 after challenge because we know each other since restaurant and kid around,” added Drouet. It’s a differ- Radwanska in their women’s singles quarter-final match on July 2, 2013. a remarkable second set featuring nine the juniors,” Radwanska said. “Actually we ent atmosphere from his days with the Tomic camp Radwanska won 7-6, 4-6, 6-2. — AFP breaks in 12 games. But Bartoli fell foul of the talked about that also not so long ago. —AFP where he described his role as a “stooge”.— AFP Isco hopes signing Flipkens warns for Real will boost Bartoli ahead his WCup chances of semi-finals

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LONDON: Spectators applaud as they watch Andy Murray of Britain face Fernando Verdasco of Spain in a Men’s singles quarterfinalmatch at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon yesterday. — AP Love, marriage, divorce in air at Wimbledon

LONDON: Black hearts, messy divorces, mixed but was previously romantically linked with De Brito. year-old world number 116, who caused one lowing January and we got married that doubles blossoming into marriage and a day Williams. Sharapova hit back with an icy put- Caught in the middle, Dimitrov, voted by of the great Wimbledon sensations by knock- September. He’s such a gentleman, he’s very pass which also ended in a lifetime commit- down delivered with the venom usually fans as one of the tour’s sexiest men, fared lit- ing out seven-time champion Roger Federer in romantic and at the same time very smart and ment. At Wimbledon 2013, there are seismic reserved to fuel one of her howitzer fore- tle better, losing in the second round to the second round, already had happy memo- logical. He’s unbelievable.” shocks on the courts and love in the air. hands. Slovenian journeyman Grega Zemlja. “You ries of the All England Club. Three years ago, Stakhovsky’s Wimbledon campaign was Serena Williams started it with some ill-timed “If she wants to talk about something per- guys tell me what kind of heart I have,” said he met his future wife, Anfisa Bulgakova, at ended in the third round by Austria’s Jurgen comments about the love life of Maria sonal, maybe she should talk about her rela- Dimitrov, in response to Williams’s jibe. “I am the tournament. “At Wimbledon in 2010 my Melzer who married Czech player Iveta Sharapova. “There are people who live, tionship and her boyfriend that was married here to talk about the slippery courts, how mother called me and said, ‘I have a great girl Benesova last summer, just a year after they breathe and dress tennis. I mean, seriously, and is getting a divorce and has kids,” said many injuries we had, pull-outs. I don’t think and she wants to come to Wimbledon to won the mixed doubles title in London. “You give it a rest,” Williams told Rolling Stone mag- Sharapova. Williams has reportedly been in a we should be talking about that. I think that’s watch if you can get her a ticket’. So I got have to watch out what you say,” said 32-year- azine, without naming the Russian. romance with her French coach Patrick in the past and that’s getting old.” He was hap- Anfisa a ticket and she called me to say, ‘I’m at old Melzer when asked what drawbacks pre- “She begins every interview with ‘I’m so Mouratoglou. The spat did little for the py, however, to have the glamorous Wimbledon and would like to meet you’,” sented themselves when teaming up on court happy. I’m so lucky’-it’s so boring. She’s still Wimbledon campaigns of either Williams, a Sharapova looking on and insisted that her Stakhovsky told the BBC. Mrs Stakhovsky with your wife. “When we played here the first not going to be invited to the cool parties. five-time champion, or Sharapova, the 2004 presence did not increase the pressure on added: “We just chatted for 10 minutes. That time we hadn’t been dating and we hadn’t And, hey, if she wants to be with the guy with winner. Williams was knocked out in the him. was it but we were both feeling there should been involved. We were friends. That’s when a black heart, go for it.” The guy with the black fourth round by Sabine Lisicki while “I feel even more pumped and happy that be something and we were messaging each we won.” For Melzer, good communication is heart was Grigor Dimitrov, the Bulgarian top- Sharapova exited on black Wednesday at the she’s there for me. I think that’s what counts other afterwards. “Our first date was in Paris in the key to success. “In life and in marriage and 30 player who is now Sharapova’s boyfriend hands of Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher the most.” Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky, the 27- November 2010 and Sergiy proposed the fol- on the court,” he said. — AFP Djokovic to avenge 2010 Berdych loss

LONDON: Novak Djokovic tackles Tomas Berdych for a voked a tearful response from Murray. But, after winning place in the Wimbledon semi-finals yesterday still feel- the US Open and an Olympic gold at Wimbledon, the ing the raw pain of his defeat to the Czech at the All 26-year-old has appeared increasingly in command of England Club three years ago. World number one his emotions both on and off court. “There’s always pres- Djokovic was beaten in straight sets in the semi-finals by sure coming into this event and it builds with each Berdych in 2010, a defeat which raised serious doubts match,” said Murray as he continues his bid to become over whether or not the gifted but unpredictable Serb his country’s first men’s champion at Wimbledon since would ever build on his Australian Open breakthrough Fred Perry in 1936. of 2008. Murray, playing in his sixth successive Grand Slam He lost that day but has since has gone on to win five quarter-final, is the heavy favorite to reach a second suc- more majors including the Australian Open, Wimbledon cessive final. If he gets past Verdasco, against whom he and US Open crowns in 2011. “Yes, I had quite a turbu- has an 8-1 winning record, then he will face either Jerzy lent five, six months of 2010 but the semi-finals of Janowicz or Lukasz Kubot with the two Polish Davis Cup Wimbledon came in the right time for me because I felt teammates meeting in the other quarter-final in his side that was like a springboard for me,” said Djokovic. of the draw. Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer is in the “From that moment on everything started going quarter-finals for the second successive year and faces uphill really.” Not that Djokovic, who boasts a 13-2 win- Argentine eighth seed Juan Martin del Potro. — AFP LONDON: Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in a Men’s singles ning record against Berdych will be taking anything for quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London yesterday. — AP granted. “I hadn’t played great at that match against Tomas, but credit to him because he played finals that year, and he beat Roger and myself, played a good Sports broadcasts pose moral quandary in Iran match against Rafa in the final. So he knows how to play on grass. That’s the only time we played on this surface. TEHRAN: Iran’s volleyball triumph has created a dilemma for which has been enforced since the 1979 revolution. Women in West to corrupt its moral and Islamic values with families, who I’m expecting a difficult match.” the state broadcaster, which is struggling to tailor its coverage Iran, regardless of their nationality or religion, are required to use the channels as alternatives to the state-controlled televi- Djokovic will be playing in his 17th successive Grand of matches, attended by scantily dressed women, to the moral cover their hair and body and to avoid heavy make-up and nail sion. Slam quarter-final. But with Roger Federer and Rafael guidelines of the Islamic republic. Competing for the first time polish. Zarghami says he had conferred with clerics who, worried Nadal both suffering shock early defeats, he is taking in the FIVB Volleyball World League, Iran is seen as the under- They are also banned from stadiums, and can only attend about people tuning over to satellite channels, had advised him dog. But sports-mad Iranians have fallen head-over-heels for women-only competitions. Rules dictate Islamic Republic of to broadcast but under “controlled” conditions. “Parts of the play nothing for granted against Berdych. “It’s the quarter- the game after the unexpected defeat of European hotshots Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) must delete or crop out images of were cut, and replaced with repeats,” Zarghami said of the sec- finals of a Grand Slam. He’s an established top 5, top 10 Serbia and Italy. women in un-Islamic clothes in movies or news reports. ond away game against Italy on June 30 which Iran lost. The player in the world. “But I feel good about myself in this The away matches against a strong Italy on June 28 and 30 However, applying those rules to live sporting events, aired broadcast of the match was regularly interrupted by replays of moment. I think I actually play better tennis on grass were aired live and watched by millions, but the viewers were with a seven-second delay, has proved to be more challenging. points, which led to “viewers glued to the floor watching the than I played two years ago when I won this tourna- treated with two very different broadcasts. During the first The ultra-conservative Ya Lessarat weekly yesterday slammed game... being irritated by (the censorship),” Zarghami said ment. For now I’m feeling good. I’m No 1 of the world. I match in Sardinia, state television broadcast footage of the IRIB’s “scandalous” conduct, while outspoken Tehran lawmaker according to the reformist Shargh daily. have no reason to be concerned about my game.” crowds, which included women dressed in T-shirts, tank tops Ali Motahari sharply criticized images that he said did not con- The next away matches, on July 5 and 6, will be against bot- Second seed Andy Murray insists he can cope with and mini skirts, suitable for the Mediterranean heat. Television form to Islamic rules. tom-ranked Cuba, where Zarghami fears the spectators will be the burden of shouldering growing expectations that he also showed some female Iranian fans, mingling with men, with Responding to the criticism, IRIB chief Ezzatollah Zarghami dressed even more inappropriately. “The spectators come from will finally end the 77-year wait for a British man to win Iran flags painted on their faces, and in attire publicly banned in said that boycotting live matches would only compel viewers to different cultures and (are dressed) differently. The situation will Wimbledon. The world number two has yet to drop a set the Islamic republic. turn to satellite channels. “In (live) situations, it is out of our be more sensitive due to the heat,” he said. Zarghami added jok- in his first four matches and looked more at ease than The broadcast, as well as another incident where hands. The only solution would be not to broadcast the game at ingly that he wants to “negotiate with our Cuban cultural coun- ever in the All England Club spotlight as he prepares for Colombian pop star sensation Shakira was shown on Iranian TV all,” said Zarghami, who is directly appointed by supreme leader terparts to dress the spectators in tracksuits to resolve this prob- a last eight clash with Spanish left-hander Fernando in a short dress cheering husband and Spain football interna- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “If we do that, the viewership will turn lem.” His remarks come as president-elect Hassan Rowhani, who tional Gerard Pique, drew the ire of conservatives, staunch to satellite (dishes).” Iran considers hundreds of channels will take office in August, has expressed willingness to ease Verdasco. advocates of the regime’s interpretation of Islamic sharia law, beamed onto its airwaves as part of a “soft war” launched by the restrictions on state television and online censorship. — AFP Losing to Federer in last year’s Wimbledon final pro- US jobs data upbeat, trade deficit widens Page 22

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QUEZON: Residents go about their daily chores at a poor neighborhood in Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. As the Philippine economy skyrocketed 7.8 percent in the first quarter, outpacing China, the middle class in the Southeast Asian nation that has been held back by widespread poverty, political strife and corruption is for the first time in decades reaping the profits of an economic boom. — AP (See Page 25) Qatar firms struggle amid construction boom Government to spend billions on infrastructure

DUBAI: Qatar’s real estate developers are struggling even as the executives and professionals who prefer to live in Dubai and take not rise significantly in response and it is now languishing near its ects in Doha are being driven by government and quasi-private country embarks on huge infrastructure building plans - a warn- the hour-long flight to work in the Qatari capital. “I take a flight to level at the end of last year. Shares in Barwa are down 3 percent organizations,” said Gray. ing to investors that despite the billions which the Gulf state is Doha on Sunday morning and return on Wednesday. Life is more since the end of 2012. In Dubai, property developers have moved throwing around, they won’t necessarily profit. A $7.1 billion state comfortable in Dubai, and my family will never agree to move to from residential projects into building shopping malls, resorts UNDERSUPPLIED financial support package announced last month for Qatar’s Doha,” said a Dubai-based consultant who did not wish to be and entertainment facilities, reducing their exposure to swings in Some analysts believe Doha’s residential real estate market is largest listed developer, Barwa Real Estate, and the restructuring identified due to commercial sensitivities. housing prices. In Qatar, this process has not occurred on the fundamentally undersupplied, which should provide opportuni- of other top developers such as United Development Co and same scale. ties for developers. Colliers thinks residential demand will reach state-owned Qatari Diar, highlight the industry’s weakness. INFRASTRUCTURE “Dubai is providing facilities to further develop its tourism about 242,000 units by 2017; based on government projections Barwa and Diar have cut staff and sold assets to manage their Qatari real estate developers are hoping this will change as sector like water parks, large resort hotels and other entertain- and the current construction pipeline, it estimates total supply debt. Last October Barwa announced plans to sell more assets in Qatar launches plans to spend about $140 billion over the next ment facilities,” said Duncan Gray, director and country manager will be only 138,235 units in that year. Most apartments in Doha Qatar and Egypt to pay down loans. Qatar is competing with decade on a rail system, a new airport, a seaport, and hundreds for Qatar at consultancy Colliers International. “There’s currently a are two- and three-bedroom units, with an acute shortage of stu- Dubai as a regional financial centre, and it does not lack money; of kilometers of major new roads, in addition to stadiums that general lack of such facilities in Doha and there is limited evi- dio and one-bedroom apartments. As a result, monthly rent for a its natural gas reserves make it one of the richest countries in the will host the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament. These projects dence so far of efforts in that direction.” Some analysts attribute one-bedroom apartment can go as high as 10,000 riyals ($2,740) world per capita. But the performance of its real estate industry in are expected to boost Qatar’s population in coming years as this to the fact that most major Qatari real estate developers are in a middle-income community. “Right now there’s probably the last few years raises questions over whether it has the popu- engineers, managers and laborers arrive to build them. The gov- linked to the state through shareholdings, and may therefore more properties priced for the smaller part of the market than lation size and glamour to become a major market for property ernment hopes the World Cup will leave Doha established as a focus more on the government’s agenda than profit- or investor- the larger majority,” said Gray. But incentives for developers to fill developers and investors. major international city. driven projects. this gap are limited by rules restricting the purchase of properties The tiny desert state has a population of about 2 million, only It is not clear, however, that much of the money being poured In May, Barwa unveiled plans to build a $5.5 billion island off by foreigners. There are just three designated freehold zones in about 250,000 of them local citizens. That is similar to Dubai’s into infrastructure building will reach Qatar’s real estate develop- the coast of Doha that would include luxury villas and a water Doha where foreigners can buy. This contrasts with Dubai, which size, but Dubai has the rest of the United Arab Emirates as a hin- ers; a large amount will go to foreign contractors with the size, park. But the project would also be used to anchor cruise ships has more freehold property zones for foreigners and has estab- terland, and so far at least, it is winning the competition to estab- expertise and experience to handle the projects. Early last month, providing temporary accommodation for the World Cup; this lished itself as a destination for investors from around the Middle lish itself as a base for professionals who work around the Gulf. for example, Qatar awarded four design and build contracts could help to prevent a shortage of accommodation during the East, despite the crash of its real estate market in 2009-2010. A “There’s no incentive for people to stay long in Doha,” said worth about $8.2 billion for phase one of the Doha Metro. But tournament, but might do little to ensure a steady stream of partial rebound of Dubai property prices this year has helped to Matthew Green, head of research at real estate consultancy CBRE foreign firms such as Italy’s Impregilo and South Korea’s SK income for Barwa or improve the livability of downtown Doha. attract money that might otherwise have gone to Qatar. in Dubai. “Doha clearly needs to build on other components of its Engineering & Construction dominated the winning consor- Barwa, 45 percent owned by the real estate arm of Qatar’s sover- “Opportunities for investors are currently limited in Doha. The tourism, leisure and lifestyle aspects. Currently they don’t have a tiums. eign wealth fund, has acquired assets in France, Switzerland, market is still relatively young and has as yet not matured in the leisure market, which is its fundamental difference to neighbor- Qatar’s Galfar al-Misnad Engineering and Contracting was in a Britain and other countries in line with the country’s overseas sense of opportunities - but these will come over time if the ing Dubai.” Morning flights to Doha from Dubai are packed with consortium that won one of the contracts, but its share price did investment strategy. “The majority of the major real estate proj- economy broadens,” said Gray. — Reuters

Dubai steps up asset sales to cut debt pile Approach of Dubai World maturity also a factor

DUBAI: Dubai, facing debt repayments of about up a spectacular array of assets around the world, Dubai World had purchased Gazeley from $50 billion over the next three years, is finally get- from stakes in high-profile companies to real Wal-Mart Stores in 2008 for an estimated 300 to ting serious about selling off assets to raise mon- estate, before the global financial crisis of 2008 400 million pounds ($453-604 million). The price ey - a key component of its repayment strategy. triggered a crash in the emirate’s property mar- of the sale to Brookfield was not disclosed, but Most investors are now confident that the free- ket. Many firms restructured their debt by falls in asset prices since 2008 mean the sale may wheeling emirate will recover from its 2009-2010 extending maturities while promising full repay- have occurred at a lower price. Proceeds from the crisis, when a property crash nearly forced state- ment through asset sales. Chief among these was sale of Gazeley are expected to go towards the linked companies to default on billions of dollars Dubai World, which in a $25 billion restructuring repayment of a $1.2 billion loan secured by Dubai of debt. But until recently, most of the big compa- deal signed in March 2011, set a two-tranche World affiliate JAFZA in June last year. EZW had nies had not followed through on their plans to repayment schedule with lenders over five and pledged up to $300 million for JAFZA from pro- sell assets as part of debt restructuring deals with eight years. The plan depends heavily on asset ceeds raised by the Gazeley sale, and the funds creditors. disposals to raise money; it envisioned the con- will be used to part-repay the bank facility, This left a question mark over exactly where glomerate raising $1.3-$2.3 billion in this way by according to a company prospectus. Dubai Inc would find the money it needed. In the 2012. That did not happen and until last month, Meanwhile Dubai Group, a unit of Dubai last few weeks, however, several asset sales have Dubai World had not actually sold any major Holding which is restructuring $10 billion in debt, been announced and there has been progress assets - a source of some worry to its bankers. sold its credit card business to Abu Dhabi’s First towards more - a sign that the emirate is able to Many bankers believed Dubai, hoping to fetch Gulf Bank for $164 million last month. And the make some of the tough commercial decisions higher prices, was waiting for the global econo- Tunisian government said another unit of Dubai required by the restructuring plans. Instability in my to recover further from its crisis before selling Holding was considering a sale of its 35 percent the global debt markets during this period has assets. This strategy could backfire if the recovery stake in Tunisie Telecom; the unit bought the blocked any further rally in Dubai debt prices, but did not materialize. stake for $2.25 billion in 2006. Dubai Holding has they may gain support from news of the asset Some worried that Dubai managers might also hired Citigroup to advise on a potential sale disposals. “The fact that concrete action is being simply be unwilling to let go of their prize assets, of its remaining 26 percent stake in mobile tele- taken, and being managed with relatively little for fear of booking losses on those bought at the phone retailer Axiom Telecom, bankers said. visible turbulence, is seen as a positive by the top of the market; in that case, their stubborn- Some bankers think Dubai is acting now investment community,” said Biswajit Dasgupta, ness could jeopardize the restructuring pro- because global market volatility since late May, head of treasury and trading at Abu Dhabi asset grams. Others feared Dubai’s partial recovery due to signs that US interest rates will rise, has manager Invest AD. “The debt burden will come from its property slump might have lulled it into a persuaded it to lock in deals for fear of losing down as a result of these. But equally, there is a false sense of complacency. But since last month, opportunities. Others believe that with Dubai sense of greater discipline going forward in that several actions have suggested such fears are World facing a $4.4 billion loan repayment in May projects will be subjected to more rigorous scruti- misplaced. A unit of Toronto-based investment 2015, managers have decided they can wait no ny for commercial viability.” firm Brookfield Asset Management bought logis- longer. “What we are seeing is that there is a bit tics warehouse developer Gazeley from Dubai more receptiveness to the idea of selling assets in TOKYO: Japan’s motorcycle giant Yamaha Motor president Hiroyuki Yanagi displays a STRATEGY World subsidiary Economic Zones World (EZW), Dubai,” said a banker who has previously advised large motorcycle ‘Bolt’ with 950cc V-twin engine, now on sale in the US market, as he Dubai’s state-linked conglomerates snapped the Canadian firm said. Dubai firms on acquisitions. —Reuters announced the company’s mid-term business strategy yesterday. Yamaha will introduce 250 new models in three years for motorcycle, marine and other categories, aiming to reach 2 trillion yen ($20 billion) for net sales in 2017. — AFP THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 BUSINESS New French business leader talks tough on taxes

PARIS: Industrialist Pierre Gattaz became groups worldwide. owns 87 percent, in the early 1990s. His head of the employers federation MEDEF “If I can do it, we can do it,” the jovial, father, Yvon Gattaz, was head of the CNPF, yesterday and immediately called for a round-faced industrialist insisted. His call MEDEF’s predecessor, from 1981-1986. massive cut in taxes and charges on busi- for a huge boost to France’s flagging com- Gattaz sees German family-owned com- nesses. He said the government should petitive position by cutting taxes and panies as a model for how to compete in a cut these costs by 100 billion euros ($129 social charges comes against a back- “virtuous cycle of globalization,” and billion) over five years. “My message is ground of gloom over the state of the defends Radiall’s plants in China, India, clear,” he told the general assembly of the economy and tensions within the Socialist Mexico and the United States. MEDEF. “We will no longer accept increas- government over reforms. Gattaz suc- It also has five sites in France, but to sell es in charges, nor of taxes which burden ceeds Laurence Parisot as head of the to companies such as Boeing and Apple, our activities.” MEDEF. She was the first woman to head he explained: “If I did not have Mexico, I Gattaz, who heads French high-tech the federation. Gattaz, 53, also has convic- would be dead.” A big question as he takes components firm Radiall, says he wants to tions that set him on a potential collision over at MEDEF is how flexible Gattaz will see policies to stimulate the industrial course with the government and trade be in negotiations with so-called social base by boosting exports. “We have every- unions. partners, essentially trade unions, as thing we need to succeed in France, every- Trained as a telecommunications engi- France struggles to reboot its industrial thing we need to export,” Gattaz said last neer in France and the United States, engine. He has expressed strong opposi- month as he strolled through workshops Gattaz worked at Dassault Electronique tion to France’s 35-hour work week, lower PARIS: New French employers’ association Medef president Pierre at his family owned company which and turned around failing companies retirement age, higher corporate taxes Gattaz addresses the Medef general meeting after his election in Paris makes electronics parts for industrial before joining Radiall, of which his family and public spending. —AFP yesterday. —AFP

US jobs data upbeat, Gold extends gains LONDON: Gold rose more than one percent “It would be very bad for gold if you get a yesterday, extending earlier gains as the dollar non-farm payrolls number good enough for the trade deficit widens moved lower and European stocks fell, while Fed to taper but at the same time not strong investors awaited US employment data for clues enough to see any inflationary pressure coming over the Fed’s stimulus tapering. Gold posted its through,” BofA Merrill Lynch analyst Michael biggest ever quarterly loss of almost 23 percent Widmer said. Gold is usually seen as a hedge for the April-June period on concerns the US against inflationary pressures. Fed Chairman Ben Private employers add 188,000 in June Federal Reserve would end its $85 billion month- Bernanke said last month the US economy was ly bond purchases. recovering strongly enough for the bank to WASHINGTON: US private employers stepped said initial claims for state unemployment benefits Fargo in Charlotte, North Carolina. “Employment Yet prices rebounded above $1,200 an begin tapering its stimulus in the next few up hiring in June and new applications for slipped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 343,000. should slowly, gradually build momentum.” ounce, driven by traders covering short positions months, and possibly end the program in mid- unemployment benefits fell for a second straight The four-week moving average of new claims, US stock index futures pared losses, while US this week. Spot gold rose 1.2 percent to 2014. week last week, pointing to improving labor which is considered a better measure of labor Treasuries prices rose after the data. The dollar cut $1,255.36 an ounce by 1210 GMT. US gold This would support a rise in interest rates, market conditions. Private payrolls increased market conditions, dipped 750 to 345,500. The losses against the yen. Nonfarm payrolls are futures for August delivery were up $11.10 at making gold less attractive. However, the exact 188,000 last month, the ADP National reports come ahead of the government’s more expected to have increased 165,000 in June, $1,254.70 an ounce. Market sentiment remained timing of the Fed’s move remains unclear. Two Employment Report showed. That compared to comprehensive employment report on Friday. according to a survey of economists, a touch guarded as outflows from exchange-traded senior Fed official said on Tuesday that the 134,000 jobs added in May. Economists had “This is not really a big game changer, we don’t below May’s tally of 175,000 jobs. That would be funds (ETFs) continued and physical demand bank’s monetary policy to support the economy expected a gain of 160,000 jobs. expect any upside or downside surprise on Friday,” higher than the monthly average of 155,800 over failed to pick up after prices plumbed a three- will likely be warranted for some time to come. In a separate report, the Labor Department said Sam Bullard, a senior economist at Wells the past three months. The unemployment rate is year low of $1,180.71 on Friday. Holdings of the world’s largest gold-backed expected to fall a tenth of a percentage point to “Debt crisis in Greece and Portugal, which exchange-traded fund SPDR Gold Trust fell 0.37 7.5 percent. seem to be back in focus, is weighing on equities percent to 964.69 tonnes on Tuesday, hitting The employment report could shed fresh clues and possibly leading to some higher demand for fresh lows since February 2009. on the timing of the Federal Reserve’s plan to start gold, but on the other end we are still seeing Physical demand for gold has emerged as it scaling back its monetary stimulus. Fed Chairman outflows from ETFs and that’s negative,” did in April, when prices fell the most in 30 years, Ben Bernanke said last month the US central bank Commerzbank analyst Daniel Briesemann said. and premiums remained steady in main Asian expected to trim its bond purchases later this year The dollar fell from an earlier five-week peak markets as refineries prepare to shut for house- and halt the program by mid-2014, as long as the against a basket of currencies, as investors posi- keeping during the summer period, traders said. economy progresses as it expects. tioned ahead of a US Independence Day holiday Silver tracked gold’s gains, up 2.3 percent to In another sign of improving domestic eco- on Thursday and US nonfarm jobs data on Friday $19.80 an ounce. Platinum was unchanged at nomic conditions, the US trade deficit widened that could give clearer clues of the Fed’s mone- $1,363.74 an ounce and palladium dropped 0.2 sharply in May, as stronger US demand pulled in tary easing strategy. percent to $682 an ounce. —Reuters more imports, a report from the Commerce Department showed. However, sluggish growth abroad pushed exports lower. The trade gap swelled more than 12 percent to $45.0 billion from a revised $40.1 billion in April, the biggest month- Explorer Tullow Oil lifts to-month increase in two years. While the widening of the trade gap could Kenya resource estimate prompt analysts to lower their estimates of sec- ond-quarter US growth, the rise in imports points LONDON: London-listed Tullow Oil lifted its have lost around a fifth of their value the to firming underlying demand in the economy. estimate of resources in Kenya and start of the year after a mixed 2012, rose 3 Imports rose 1.9 percent to $232.1 billion, the announced a new discovery, moving closer percent, bucking a weaker resources sector. highest since the record level of $234.3 billion set to commercial production of oil in the east “Kenya is getting the company back on in March 2012. May imports, when adjusted for African country. Africa-focused Tullow, track to following up basin opening suc- inflation, were a record $167.2 billion, the depart- under pressure to deliver positive drilling cess with basin commercializing success,” ATLANTA: Job seekers line up to register to attend a job fair held in Atlanta. —AP ment said. —Reuters news after a disappointing trading update Macquarie analyst Mark Wilson said. in January, increased its resource estimate Tullow sees a flow rate potential of 5,000 for the South Lokichar basin in Kenya after barrels a day based on Ngamia-1 and UK’s robust data dims case for more stimulus flow tests at its Ngamia and Twiga South Twiga-South-1, and estimates there are 250 wells and a new discovery at the Etuko-1 million barrels of oil in place - a forecast it LONDON: Britain’s service sector put in a stellar per- mist had forecast in a poll and its best reading in more looks rather difficult for Carney to come in with all guns well. The discoveries in Kenya, along with said could increase further after appraisal. formance in June, suggesting the economy is recover- than two years. In a sign that the upswing may be sus- blazing for more easing.” oil struck in Uganda and gas finds offshore Tullow is focused on exploration, but ing faster than expected and dimming talk that new tained, new orders in the service sector rose at the Markit said its composite activity index, which Tanzania and Mozambique, underlines east makes money producing oil in Ghana. Last Bank of England Governor Mark Carney may want to fastest rate since June 2007. includes services, manufacturing and construction, Africa’s potential to become a major oil and year it raised $2.9 billion for more explo- push quickly for more monetary stimulus. Adding to the Sterling hit a session high as investors speculated pointed to economic growth of at least 0.5 percent in gas producing region in the next five years. ration by selling part of its Uganda fran- brighter economic news that has dominated Carney’s the Bank of England’s next move may be to tighten poli- the second quarter - a rate that would make Britain one Morgan Stanley analysts said in a note chise to Total and China’s CNOOC, bringing first week in office were separate surveys showing sub- cy, albeit not imminently, rather than to print more of the fastest-growing industrialized economies. George that the increased resource estimate and top global oil companies into east African dued inflation and rising demand for credit. money, as had been widely expected after Carney’s Buckley at Deutsche Bank noted that the composite Etuko discovery “establishes the region as a oil for the first time. Terms for the commer- As the Bank of England began its first policy meeting appointment was announced in November. “I’m sur- index was close to the level at which the central bank major new emerging oil province that cialization of the Ugandan oil, which Tullow under Carney, the Purchasing Managers’ Index for serv- prised by how strong it is,” said Brian Hilliard, UK econo- has in the past tightened policy, at 56.5 compared with could shortly surpass Uganda and reach has said is worth $50 billion to the country, ices leapt two points to 56.9, far higher than any econo- mist at Societe Generale. “The policy point is that it an average tightening level of 57.4. —Reuters commerciality too.” Tullow’s shares, which have yet to be agreed. —Reuters EXCHANGE RATES

Commercial Bank of Kuwait Irani Riyal 0.271 Omani Riyal 744.04 748.000 Guinea Franc 0.0000444 0.0000504 Irani Riyal 0.273 Qatari Riyal 79.00 79.500 Hg Kong Dollar 0.0343150 0.0374150 Saudi Riyal 76.42 76.000 Indian Rupee 0.0047582 0.0048232 US Dollar/KD .2770000 .2880000 GCC COUNTRIES Indonesian Rupiah 0.0000238 0.0000289 GB Pound/KD .4310000 .4470000 Saudi Riyal 76.484 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Jamaican Dollars 0.0028588 0.0038588 Euro .3680000 .3760000 Qatari Riyal 78.807 Japanese Yen 0.0027922 0.0029722 Swiss francs .3020000 .3170000 Omani Riyal 744.970 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Kenyan Shilling 0.0032638 0.0034939 Canadian Dollar .2780000 .2920000 Bahraini Dinar 761.790 US Dollar 286.950 Malaysian Ringgit 0.0856349 0.0926349 Nepalese Rupee 0.0028686 0.0030686 Australian DLR .2940000 .3020000 UAE Dirham 78.109 Canadian Dollar 275.210 Pakistan Rupee 0.0028495 0.0028895 Indian rupees .0040000 .0069000 Sterling Pound 437.525 Sri Lanka Rupee .0020000 .0035000 ARAB COUNTRIES Philippine Peso 0.0061512 0.0066212 Euro 375.370 Sierra Leone 0.0000730 0.0000760 UAE dirhams .0771240 .0778990 Egyptian Pound - Cash 39.350 Swiss Frank 302.810 Bahraini dinars .7513970 .7589480 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 40.238 Singapore Dollar 0.2216917 0.2276917 Bahrain Dinar 757.065 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.0021477 0.0021897 Jordanian dinar .3930000 .4110000 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.338 UAE Dirhams 77.830 Saudi riyals .0720000 .0770000 Tunisian Dinar 172.810 Thai Baht 0.0088695 0.0094695 Qatari Riyals 78.490 Arab Omani riyals .7366120 .7440150 Jordanian Dinar 405.030 Saudi Riyals 77.115 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.924 Bahraini Dinar 0.7521940 0.7606940 Egyptian pounds .0370000 .0440000 Jordanian Dinar 403.095 Syrian Lier 3.116 Egyptian Pound 0.0381406 0.0401706 Egyptian Pound 40.095 Ethiopeanbirr 0.0128144 0.0193144 Morocco Dirham 34.131 CUSTOMER TRANSFER RATES Sri Lankan Rupees 2.187 Ghanaian Cedi 0.1454203 0.1472103 US Dollar/KD .2841000 .2862000 Indian Rupees 4.819 Iranian Riyal 0.0000795 0.0000800 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES GB Pound/KD .4338920 .4370990 Iraqi Dinar 0.0001813 0.0002413 US Dollar Transfer 286.700 Pakistani Rupees 2.869 Euro .3707360 .3734770 Bangladesh Taka 3.672 Jordanian Dinar 0.3978190 0.4053190 Swiss francs .3043390 .3065880 Euro 373.280 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.0000000 1.0000000 Sterling Pound 436.360 Philippines Pesso 6.593 Canadian dollars .2795430 .2816100 Cyprus pound 701.455 Lebanese Pound 0.0001755 0.0001955 Danish Kroner .0497330 .0501010 Canadian dollar 272.530 Moroccan Dirhams 0.0219909 0.0459909 Turkish lira 148.050 Japanese Yen 3.880 Swedish Kroner .0443660 .0446940 Thai Bhat 9.360 Nigerian Naira 0.0012174 0.0018524 Australian dlr .2963730 .2985640 Swiss Franc 302.270 Omani Riyal 0.7318475 0.7428475 Australian Dollar 261.760 Syrian Pound 4.085 Hong Kong dlr .0365940 .0368650 Nepalese Rupees 3.145 Qatar Riyal 0.0779018 0.0786848 US Dollar Buying 285.550 Saudi Riyal 0.0757333 0.0763733 Singapore dlr .2291130 .2308060 Malaysian Ringgit 90.365 Japanese yen .0029600 .0028810 Sudanese Pounds 0.0465033 0.0470533 GOLD Indian Rs/KD .0000000 .0052870 Syrian Pound 0.0019493 0.0021693 20 Gram 239.000 Bahrain Exchange Company Sri Lanka rupee .0000000 .0022880 Tunisian Dinar 0.1721534 0.1781534 10 Gram 121.000 Pakistan rupee .0000000 .0029190 UAE Dirhams 0.0764400 0.0778900 5 Gram 63.000 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Bangladesh taka .0000000 .0036810 Europe Yemeni Riyal 0.0012904 0.0013904 UAE dirhams .0773800 .0779520 British Pound 0.4279593 0.4369593 Bahraini dinars .7538810 .7594530 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Czech Korune 0.0067165 0.0187165 Al Mulla Exchange Jordanian dinar .0000000 .4048090 Danish Krone 0.0460877 0.0510877 Saudi Riyal/KD .0757800 .0763400 Euro 0.3685768 0.3760768 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Norwegian Krone 0.0428033 0.0480033 Omani riyals .7382100 .7436660 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Australian Dollar 264.43 274.000 Scottish Pound 0.4261050 0.4336050 Philippine Peso .0000000 .0069870 US Dollar 285.600 Canadian Dollar 275.97 282.000 Swedish Krona 0.0388036 0.0438036 Euro 375.850 Swiss Franc 306.62 312.000 Swiss Franc 0.2979178 0.3049178 Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. Euro 375.10 380.000 Australasia Pound Sterling 436.850 US Dollar 286.10 284.500 Australian Dollar 0.2538020 0.2658020 Canadian Dollar 274.000 Indian Rupee 4.790 ASIAN COUNTRIES Sterling Pound 441.06 448.500 New Zealand Dollar 0.2155465 0.2255465 Japanese Yen 2.848 Japanese Yen 2.94 3.300 Uganda Shilling 0.0001123 0.0001123 Egyptian Pound 40.160 Indian Rupees 4.755 Bangladesh Taka 3.694 3.670 America Sri Lankan Rupee 2.185 Pakistani Rupees 2.867 Indian Rupee 4.751 5.050 Canadian Dollar 0.2651640 0.2741640 Bangladesh Taka 3.663 Srilankan Rupees 2.192 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.190 2.550 Colombian Peso 0.0001455 0.0001635 Philippines Peso 6.595 Nepali Rupees 2.995 Nepali Rupee 2.976 3.250 US Dollars 0.2838500 0.2860000 Pakistan Rupee 2.870 Asia Singapore Dollar 225.570 Pakistani Rupee 2.866 2.900 Bahraini Dinar 760.550 Bangladesh Taka 0.0036273 0.0036823 Hongkong Dollar 36.974 UAE Dirhams 77.96 78.000 Cape Vrde Escudo 0.0031732 0.0034032 UAE Dirham 77.800 Bangladesh Taka 3.676 Bahraini Dinar 761.47 753.000 Chinese Yuan 0.0456122 0.0506122 Saudi Riyal 76.300 Philippine Peso 6.601 Egyptian Pound 40.21 38.800 Eritrea-Nakfa 0.0165333 0.0196333 *Rates are subject to change Thai Baht 9.257 Jordanian Dinar 407.18 410.000 THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 BUSINESS Portuguese govt totters, markets reel

LISBON: Portuguese Prime Minister Foreign Minister Paulo Portas resigned The crisis in recession-wracked decade on non-growth, most likely will try,” he said. Portugal’s newspapers were Pedro Passos Coelho’s government tot- Tuesday evening, a day after the shock Portugal spread fears in world markets see its government fall inside the next withering in their criticism, describing tered close to collapse yesterday after departure of Finance Minister Vitor of a new wave of instability from the 48 hours, despite assurances from Prime the political crisis as “pathetic”, “absurd”, two top ministers quit, pounding finan- Gaspar. EU officials told Portugal to take bailed-out nation on the eurozone’s Minister Pedro Passos Coelho that he and “unforgivable”. The government, cial markets in Lisbon and across Europe. its responsibilities and clarify the situa- debt-laden periphery. The yield on will not resign,” Saxo Bank chief econo- which came to power in early elections Markets reacted severely after tion “as soon as possible”. benchmark 10-year Portuguese govern- mist Steen Jakobsen said. “The coalition in June 2011, is increasingly isolated. It ment bonds spiked above eight percent is falling, and falling soon,” he said in a faced a fourth general strike organized for the first time since November 2012, report. Jakobsen said he expected a new last week by trade unions. hitting 8.023 percent before easing a lit- election to be called with a huge drive Drastic cuts in spending and tax rises tle. It closed the previous day at 6.720 against austerity measures. “The big los- have plunged the country into a deeper percent. The sharp rise in the bond yield er this morning is Portugal as a country. recession, and with higher unemploy- is a warning that the government may I see Portugal doing a second bailout ment, than had been expected. BofA have to pay exorbitant rates if it wants inside the next six months as the reality Merrill Lynch Global Research said even to sell newly issued bonds to the finan- of economic non-progress will ultimate- if early elections were avoided, the risk cial markets. The Lisbon stock ly weigh higher than the political ability of snap polls remain high amid strong exchange’s key PSI-20 index plunged to buy time,” he said. opposition to the reforms being pushed 6.55 percent to 5,168.20 points in morn- On Monday, the Portuguese finance by the government. At the end of March ing trade. minister, architect of the country’s the Portuguese budget deficit amount- As concern spread, Madrid’s IBEX 35 reforms under its European Union-IMF ed to 10.6 percent of annual output. The index slumped 3.15 percent to 7,638.2, bailout, which has triggered calls for an target set by creditors, already relaxed London’s FTSE 100 fell 1.64 percent to early election, announced his departure. twice, is for a deficit of 5.5 percent at the 6,200.66 points, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 slid The foreign minister declared his resig- end of the year. Passos Coelho’s govern- 1.93 percent to 7,757.78 points and in nation the next day, saying he disagreed ment has just two weeks to come up Paris the CAC 40 tumbled 1.70 percent with the premier’s choice of Treasury with a program to reform the state to 3,679.03. The euro fell to $1.2923 — Secretary Maria Luis Albuquerque, who before auditors arrive on July 15 to hitting a low last recorded on May 29. has managed the country’s privatization examine progress on reforms for the That compared with $1.2978 late in New efforts, as the new finance minister. The IMF, EU and European Central Bank. The York on Tuesday. Investors were uncon- prime minister said in a televised government has said it expects the vinced by the Portuguese premier’s vow address that he had not accepted his economy to contract by 2.3 percent by to stay on. “Portugal, under severe eco- foreign minister’s resignation and had the end of the year while the unemploy- LISBON: Portuguese fishmonger Palmira Costa, 64, checks sales while nomic pressure from a lack of growth, a no intention of leaving himself. “I’m not ment rate has soared to a record 18.2 waiting for customers at Lisbon's Ribeira food market, yesterday. bloated public sector and more than a resigning. I’m not abandoning the coun- percent. —AFP Merkel hosts jobless summit in shadow of Portugal’s crisis EU leaders discuss youth unemployment BERLIN: A political crisis in Portugal threatened arrived, waving banners with slogans like Coelho was scheduled to attend and hold a to overshadow a meeting of EU leaders in Berlin “Europe’s Youth Needs More Than Merkel’s Hot news conference in Berlin. On the eve of the yesterday at which Chancellor Angela Merkel had Air.” meeting, Merkel gave an interview with several hoped to rebrand herself as a defender of “I don’t trust our politicians,” said 31-year-old European newspapers, calling youth unemploy- Europe’s jobless in the run-up to a German elec- Spanish protester Rosa Donoso, who has come to ment “perhaps the most pressing European tion. Merkel, whose insistence on spending cuts Germany looking for work. “They’re just talking, problem”. “We Germans have gathered plenty of in return for aid during the euro crisis has made it’s all ‘blah blah blah’.” An estimated 5.6 million experience through our own structural reforms her a target of anger in recession-hit southern young Europeans are unable to find work. since reunification and we want to share these experiences,” Merkel said of the meeting.

BENEVOLENT LEADER European leaders agreed last week to dis- burse 6 billion euros in EU funds over the next two years for job creation, training and appren- ticeships. Merkel has said the goal of the meet- NICOSIA: An employee of Bank of Cyprus (left) cleans inside the bank as a man ing is to discuss “best practices” and decide and woman use the ATM outside of a branch in central Nicosia, Cyprus. where the money should go. Leaders ranging Moody’s Investors Service said that it considers Cyprus to have defaulted after from conservatives Mariano Rajoy of Spain and the debt-stricken island country swapped some local bonds for longer-term Antonis Samaras of Greece, to leftists Francois bonds. —AP Hollande of France and Enrico Letta of Italy will attend. Greece, Portugal, Cyprus risk Merkel is due to hold a news conference with Hollande and top EU officials at 5.15 pm. In reawakening euro-zone beast Portugal unemployment is at a record 17.7 per- cent, with 42 percent of young people out of BRUSSELS: A teetering Portuguese government coalition, robbing the government of its majority. work. In Greece and Spain youth jobless rates are has underlined the threat that the euro-zone Greece, which has resumed talks with its EU close to 60 percent, fuelling fears of a “lost gener- debt crisis, in hibernation for almost a year, may and IMF lenders, is every bit as alarming. A privati- ation”. David Lizoain, a 30-year-old Spaniard be about to reawaken. From Greece to Cyprus, zation process, which was supposed to help cut protesting in Berlin, called the summit a “photo Slovenia to Spain and Italy, and now most press- into Greece’s debt mountain down, has stalled opportunity” for Merkel. “She is staging this to ingly Portugal, where the finance and foreign and progress on public sector reform is faltering. look like she is doing something but the amount ministers resigned in the space of two days, a host Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has ruled out a that’s on the table, 6 billion euros, translates to of problems is stirring after 10 months of relative fresh round of cuts, his government is seeking to BERLIN: Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel (center) gestures as she takes her place 1.60 euros per young person in Europe,” he said. calm imposed by the European Central Bank. lower its privatization revenue target after failing for the family picture with the head of states and ministers after a conference on pro- Merkel’s main challenger, Peer Steinbrueck of Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos to sell its natural gas operation and there is a 1 bil- moting youth employment in Europe yesterday. — AFP the Social Democrats (SPD), said the EU had Coelho told the nation in an address late on lion euros black hole in the state-run health insur- announced many initiatives on unemployment Tuesday that he did not accept the foreign minis- er, so its lenders may demand measures to fill Europe, is hosting about 20 of her European col- Portugal, whose economy has been devastated “and now, just a few months before the German ter’s resignation and would try to go on govern- that. leagues to discuss ways to fight youth unemploy- by the crisis, is one of worst hit and cast a long election, Mrs Merkel has invited people to a ing. If his government does end up collapsing, as There are some suggestions that the EU and ment. shadow over the meeting. Its government summit on it”. The chancellor’s response was is now more likely, it will raise immediate ques- IMF may refuse to pay at least some of the 8.1 bil- Critics have accused her of staging the event, appears on the verge of collapse after several top “too late, too fainthearted and too vague”, said tions about Lisbon’s ability to meet the terms of lion euros bailout tranche on offer and dribble it from which no concrete decisions are expected, ministers resigned in a row over spending cuts the centre-left German candidate. Carsten the 78-billion-euro bailout it agreed with the EU out instead in order to focus minds in Athens. to soften her image as Europe’s leading austerity and tax hikes sought by European partners like Nickel, an analyst Teneo Intelligence, said the and International Monetary Fund in 2011. Anything more dramatic would be risky since advocate months before the Sept 22 vote. A few Germany, the European Central Bank and meeting allowed Merkel to present herself as a Portugal had been held up as an example of a Greece faces big bond redemptions next month hundred protestors gathered in front of the International Monetary Fund. “benevolent European leader to her domestic bailout country doing all the right things to get its and nobody wants a default. With German elec- Chancellery in central Berlin as the leaders Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos audience”. —Reuters economy back in shape. That reputation is now tions looming in September, Angela Merkel’s gov- harder to sustain and even before this latest crisis, ernment is determined not to rock the boat the International Monetary Fund reported last beforehand. month that Lisbon’s debt position was “very frag- Euro-zone slump eases ile”. Coming soon after the near-collapse of the CRISIS AWAKENS FROM SLUMBER Greek government, which has been given until Spain and Italy, two far larger economies, also Monday to show it can meet the demands of its major risks, as do banking sector problems in own EU-IMF bailout, the euro-zone may be on Slovenia, slow reforms in Cyprus and a scandal in Debt crisis returns to haunt progress the brink of falling back into full-on crisis. Ireland that has shaken confidence. In a note to EU officials have been at pains to talk down clients late last month, Italy’s Mediobanca warned LONDON: The euro-zone economy looks on all surprising to see political instability in any unrest, buoyed by the tranquility in financial that the country would “inevitably end up in an track to crawl out of recession in the second those countries.” Irish unemployment markets since European Central Bank President EU bailout request” in the next six months unless half of the year, surveys showed yesterday, Mario Draghi made good on his pledge last sum- borrowing costs could be kept low and the econ- just as new strains in the region’s debt crisis ECB IN FOCUS hits three-year mer to do whatever it takes to protect the euro omy found some traction. Prime Minister Enrico put it all at risk. Market’s final Composite None of this will be lost on European via a bond-buying program. European Letta, in office only since April, faces instability in Euro-zone Purchasing Managers’ Index Central Bank policymakers, who meet on low of 13.6% Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has his coalition, with former Prime Minister Mario (PMI), a monthly survey of thousands of Thursday to set monetary policy. Although spoken of the worst of the crisis being over, and Monti threatening to withdraw support because companies, rose to its highest since March economists do not expect them to DUBLIN: Ireland’s unemployment rate fell to a three- the economic affairs commissioner, Olli Rehn, has of the slow pace of desperately needed economic 2012 last month, climbing to 48.7 from announce any major changes, any sign of a year low of 13.6 percent in June, offering some relief to often dismissed “doomsayers” who once predict- reforms. May’s 47.7. new flare up in the debt crisis could force the a government desperate to revive an economy that ed the euro would collapse. While Spain may have avoided a full bailout so This is still below the 50 threshold for bank into action in the coming months. “This has slipped into recession. Ireland, which hopes to exit But despite the desire to project calm, EU offi- far, its banks - which received 40 billion euros growth, but a marked improvement from may well mean that the ECB at some point its 85 billion euro EU-IMF bailout at the end of the year, cials quietly acknowledge that all is not well and from the euro-zone rescue fund in 2012 - face a lows hit last autumn. Overall, the PMIs were down the line may have to implement its needs to boost growth substantially from 0.2 percent that any number of problems could throw the long road to rehabilitation, as do those in Ireland. consistent with the euro-zone economy OMT program in order to prevent borrowing last year to keep debt under control and unemploy- region back into turmoil. “There are always issues The IMF praised both countries for their efforts shrinking around 0.2 percent through April costs from continuing to rise,” Loynes said. He ment is seen as a key measure of the economy’s simmering under the surface,” said an EU diplo- last month, but also warned of risks ahead. “There to June. While this suggested the euro- was referring to the Outright Monetary health. mat who has been dealing first hand with the cri- are so many negatives outside of Greece as well. zone’s record-long recession may end soon, Transactions plan to buy the bonds of strug- Gross domestic product shrank by 0.6 percent in sis since it erupted in Greece in early 2010. “It’s far On the rest of them, we just want them post- a wave of political instability in Portugal and gling countries in some circumstances. The the first quarter from the previous three months, from over. The immediacy may have ebbed away, poned until after the summer,” said one senior a new bout of worry about Greece were announcement of such a plan settled mar- according to statistics released last week. “This shows but I think we’re all aware that under the surface, euro-zone source. In Ireland, which has per- reminders of how easily the debt crisis, dor- kets without it having to be triggered. slowly but surely the employment situation is getting there’s still a lot of stuff than can come back to formed best of the rescued countries and is mant for the last 10 months, can reawak- Portugal, however, does not currently better and for the domestic economy unemployment bite us.” expected to emerge from its assistance program ened. meet the OMT criteria for help, adding to the is the key number,” said Alan McQuaid, chief economist During a meeting of finance officials from the later this year, the problems are more of reputa- The resignation of two senior ministers in debt market ructions. Even if the euro-zone at Merrion Stockbrokers. “The feeling on the ground is 17 euro countries on Tuesday, there was agree- tion than implementation. Portugal prompted a huge sell-off in the manages to avoid a major bout of debt jitters that things have stabilized. It’s not great, but it’s not ment that the “optimism in the euro-zone is not Transcripts of telephone conversations from country’s government bonds, sending 10- and to escape recession in the current quar- getting worse.” justified, that we are in worse shape than it 2008 have revealed how bankers at Anglo Irish year borrowing costs soaring above 8.1 per- ter, a return to outright growth looks a way The state statistics office said unemployment had seems,” according to one source at the meeting. Bank made light of the Irish government’s deci- cent for the first time since November. It also off yet. “The concern is that, with Germany fallen to 13.6 percent in June from 13.7 percent a The situation in Portugal was a particular concern, sion to guarantee their liabilities, a move that ulti- pushed yields in Spain and Italy sharply barely growing, it remains difficult to identify month before, according to an estimate based on the said JP Morgan economist Alex White. “The mately saddled the nation with vast debts. The higher. Greece, meanwhile, has been given any real growth drivers,” said Chris Williamson, number of people claiming jobless benefit. The rate has announcement this afternoon that Paulo Portas, bankers also ridiculed Germany - the chief under- just a few by international lenders to deliver chief economist at Markit, which compiles not been that low since April 2010. Unemployment the foreign minister, has resigned significantly writer of all the rescue loans in Europe - singing on conditions attached to its bailout in order the PMIs. benefit claimants fell 2,500 to a seasonally adjusted escalates our near-term concerns,” he said in a “Deutschland ueber alles” on the tapes, which has to receive its next tranche of aid. He added that any economic expansion 422,900 on the month, a number than can be affected note to clients. “At the moment risks appear ele- infuriated German officials, the very people the The PMIs showed German companies was likely to remain subdued until business by emigration or increased participation in education. vated.” Irish government needs to keep happy. managed to eke out negligible growth in confidence improves further and unemploy- The statistics service does a more comprehensive All that is coming against a backdrop of rising German Finance Minister Wolfgang June, but the surveys showed the region’s ment falls from its record euro-era high of survey of unemployment on a quarterly basis, which in euro-zone borrowing costs once again after the Schaeuble described the bankers as contemptu- peripheral economies, like Spain and Italy, 12.2 percent. Although the survey’s jobs May put the jobless rate at 13.7 percent. It will release US Federal Reserve’s announcement of an exit ous. While Ireland’s problems are likely to blow still suffered a perilous rate of decline - index ticked up to 47.4 last month from May’s data for the second quarter in August. Economists strategy from its money-printing program put over, those in Portugal, Greece and Cyprus, which which worsened in the case of Italy. “The 47.2, that still suggests the jobless rate is like- polled said they expected the number of jobless bene- world markets back into a spin. Portuguese 10- also has tough bailout conditions to meet, are peripheral economies have a very hard bat- ly to head higher. In non-euro-zone Britain, fit recipients - which includes part-time, seasonal and year bond yields spiked up to eight percent yes- clear and present, and those in Italy and Spain tle on their hands to return to healthy eco- meanwhile, the services sector grew at the casual workers but is not seen as a fully accurate meas- terday with reports of further ministerial resigna- show few signs of disappearing. EU institutions nomic growth,” said Jonathan Loynes, chief fastest pace in more than two years in June, ure of unemployment - to fall to 420,000 by the end of tions throwing the coalition government’s future effectively shut down in August, but that might European economist at Capital Economics. suggesting a strong rate of economic growth the year. —Reuters into peril. Portas has to decide whether to stay in not prevent a restless summer as the slumbering “Against that background, I don’t think it’s at there. —Reuters his post or pull his rightist CDS-PP party out of the crisis reawakens agitated. —Reuters THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 BUSINESS Asian shares tumble as dollar gains, A$ slides Oil rises on worries over Mideast tensions SINGAPORE: The dollar hit a one-month high against 0.7 percent. Equity investors were quick to take profits noting that domestic buyers held a more bullish view a basket of currencies yesterday while Asian shares in recent gains following a soggy finish on Wall Street while foreign investors were more worried about slid, hit by worries that the days of easy money from on Tuesday. Some positioning ahead of the US slower growth in Asia. The US dollar hit a one-month the US Federal Reserve are numbered. Asian shares Independence Day holiday on Thursday and key US high against a basket of major currencies, staying firm extended their losses after an official survey showed jobs report on Friday was also cited for the market’s after a recent string of generally solid US economic that growth in China’s services sector sagged to its cautious demeanor. data supported the view that the Federal Reserve weakest pace in nine months in June, adding to signs The Australian dollar plumbed a fresh three-year could scale back its monetary stimulus later this year. of a slowdown in the world’s second-largest econo- low against the greenback with markets interpreting The dollar index, which measures the green- my. Regional shares fell broadly with MSCI’s broadest as dovish comments from the head of the Reserve back’s value against a basket of major currencies, index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan tumbling Bank of Australia. The Aussie dollar fell to as low as rose to as high as 83.635, its highest level since late 2.2 percent, pulling away from a near two-week high $0.9068 in late Asian trade, its lowest level since May. Data on Tuesday backed stimulus-tapering set on Tuesday. Hong Kong shares fell 1.7 percent, September 2010, after RBA Governor Glenn Stevens expectations, as US new motor vehicle sales in June while the Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.9 per- said the bank stood ready to help support an econo- were on track for their strongest month in more cent. Australian equities fell 1.9 percent. “It’s been my that faced sub-par economic growth as the min- than 5-1/2 years, while factories posted a second very tough telling clients to start looking at a tradable ing investment boom peaked. straight month of gains in new orders in May. Home rebound, it shows everybody is very pessimistic right The falling Aussie, eventually positive for Australia, prices also posted their biggest annual increase in now,” said Hong Hao, chief strategist at Bank of was squeezing foreign investors on overall Australian more than seven years. Communication International Securities. European assets including equities, said William Keenan, head Ordinarily these numbers should bolster risk shares were seen likely to open lower. of equities research at Lonsec in Melbourne. “There appetite and equities, but investors at this stage Financial spread betters expect Britain’s FTSE 100 seems to be a battle going on between offshore sell- appeared to be more worried that the Fed will keep to open down 0.6 percent, Germany’s DAX to open ing and domestic buying. On the day-to-day basis it to its mantra of gradually withdrawing stimulus as the down 0.6 percent, and France’s CAC 40 to open down depends on who has the momentum,” Keenan said, economic recovery continues.—Reuters

SYDNEY: A boat leaves Sydney’s Darling Harbor yesterday. Australia’s central bank held the official interest rate steady at 2.75 percent, with an uptick in the economy expected over time and hopes for a further fall in the mining- powered dollar.— AFP Mideast market slip

DUBAI: Most regional markets declined yes- percent. Trading volumes fell to 146.3 million terday in thin summer trading, while political shares, around a third of the busiest day on tensions spurred foreign investors to sell the bourse this year - June 15. “Even the mar- Egypt’s bourse ahead of a military deadline kets are tired of the political turmoil. The for defiant President Mohamed Morsi to share scarce liquidity of summer and approaching power with opponents. Cairo’s benchmark Ramadan might be a blessing, preventing dipped 0.3 percent, slipping off a three-week sharp declines,” said Firass Yaish, business high and extending 2013 losses to 9 percent. development manager at One Financial Bourse data showed that foreign investors Market. The next major catalyst for the mar- were sellers but Egyptians remained net buy- ket is expected to be second-quarter results, ers on hopes a military intervention would which are due to start next week. put an end to the Islamist president’s rule. For the banking sector, analysts expect Morsi however, has pledged to die for his few surprises, with Riyad Capital forecasting a cause, saying that he was democratically 5 percent growth in net profit for the sector. elected and would stay in office to uphold However, an improvement in net interest the constitutional order. “Investors panicked margins could provide further upside in stock following the president’s speech yesterday in valuations, which have been closing the gap which he refused to resign,” said Pharos upwards to price targets, it added. Saudi bank Holding in a research note. “However, hopes shares have slightly outperformed the main that the deadlock might be resolved sedated benchmark in 2013; the banking index is up investors’ panic.” The index fell as much as 1.7 15.2 percent year-to-date, versus an 11.5 per- percent in early trade. cent advance for the main measure. However, The small decline compared to Tuesday’s shares in the other heavyweight sector, rally, when the exchange advanced 1.4 per- petrochemicals, have lagged by comparison - cent, shows a general optimism for a resolu- the index is up just 3.9 percent year-to-date - tion to the country’s political problems, on global demand fears. through the help of the army. However, eco- These have somewhat increased since the nomic concerns linger for longer-term United States Federal Reserve announced investors. A military coup could further delay plans to end its monetary stimulus, but low economic reforms required to secure a $4.8 feedstock prices are seen offsetting some of billion loan from the International Monetary the downward pressure on demand for petro- Fund and leave the country’s finances in trou- chemical products. In the United Arab ble. In the Gulf, markets were mixed in lack- Emirates, Dubai’s measure closed little lustre trade. Saudi Arabia’s benchmark changed, while Abu Dhabi’s index declined slipped 0.5 percent, off a three-week high, in 0.5 percent to trim year-to-date gains to 35.5 slight profit-taking. percent. Kuwait’s measure rose 0.7 percent, The banking shares index retreated 0.4 while Oman’s bourse slipped 0.4 percent. percent and the petrochemical sector lost 0.3 Qatar closed flat.— Reuters

SANAA: A Yemeni vendor selling dates sits in his shop at a market in Sanaa, Yemen yesterday. With the holy month of Ramadan approaching, Muslim resi- dents in Yemen prepare to welcome the holy month. — AP Oil surges on US oil stock decline, Egypt

LONDON: Oil surged yesterday on a sharp spread may narrow further on a drop in US decline in crude stockpiles in top consumer inventories. Projects aimed at shifting the United States and political unrest in crude from the over-supplied hub of Egypt that could destabilize the Middle Cushing, Oklahoma, to refineries in the Gulf East and lead to supply disruptions. US Coast will lower transport costs and shrink crude rose to a 14-month high above $100 the price gap between Brent and WTI. a barrel, closing its gap with Brent, after the Amrita Sen of Energy Aspect sees US crude American Petroleum Institute reported a overtaking Brent, which if it happened 9.4 million barrel drop in US crude stocks. would be the first time in nearly three Analysts had expected a draw of 2.3 mil- years. lion barrels. Both benchmarks gained for a “We expect WTI to go above Brent in the third straight day, drawing support from fourth quarter due to the start-up of new rising tension in the Middle East. Egypt’s pipelines such as Keystone XL South and President Mohamed Morsi rejected an the tightening of WTI specs,” said Sen, who army ultimatum to step down. And pro- had predicted the spread would narrow testers in Libya have shut several oilfields. sharply in the third quarter. “I think weaker US oil was up $1.33 at $100.93 per barrel by European margins have weighed on Brent 1053 GMT, after rising to as high as $102.18 and, of course, very strong US margins sup- in earlier trade. Brent rose 85 cents to ported WTI.” But a slew of weak data from $104.85. China, which has stoked concern over the “The oil market is ignoring slightly demand outlook from the world’s No 2 oil weaker share prices and the stronger dollar consumer, may keep a lid on prices. as it has its own, very bullish issues to deal A survey showed that growth in China’s with,” said Tamas Varga, oil analyst at bro- services sector sagged to its weakest pace kers PVM Oil Associates. “These include the in nine months in June. This follows reports crisis in Egypt (and) US stock draws.” that showed China’s manufacturing growth Investors will seek confirmation of the sig- plumbed multi-month lows in June as for- nificant decline in US crude inventories lat- eign and domestic demand waned. “Recent er yesterday when the US Energy indicators have pointed to a slowing Information Administration releases its Chinese economy, driven by softer industri- data. al and export performance, and these Brent’s premium to West Texas should result in lower oil import growth,” Intermediate crude sank to a low of $3.09, said analysts at the National Australian the weakest since December 2010. And the Bank. —Reuters THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 BUSINESS US judge approves HSBC $1.92 billion settlement HSBC avoids criminal prosecution

NEW YORK: A federal judge has approved HSBC HSBC acknowledged compliance lapses, The deferred prosecution agreement, known Holdings Plc’s record $1.92 billion settlement with including a failure to maintain an effective anti- as a DPA, lasts for five years, and prosecutors federal and state investigators of charges that it money laundering program, and conducting may indict the bank if it violates the terms. flouted rules designed to stop money laundering transactions on behalf of customers in Burma, Gleeson said “much of what might have been and thwart transactions with countries under US Cuba, Iran, Libya and Sudan, which were all sub- accomplished by a criminal conviction has been sanctions. While noting “heavy public criticism” of ject to US sanctions. As part of the settlement, agreed to in the DPA,” whose administration he the settlement, which enabled HSBC to escape HSBC agreed to tie executive bonuses to meeting will supervise. He noted having received criminal prosecution, US District Judge John compliance standards, improve the internal shar- requests from the public to reject the agreement Gleeson in Brooklyn, New York, called the deci- ing of information, and retain a compliance moni- because it did not hold HSBC criminally liable. sion to approve the accord “easy, for it accom- tor. The latter role is being filled by Michael He also read numerous editorials and columns plishes a great deal.” Cherkasky, a former prosecutor for the Manhattan suggesting, as one put it, that HSBC was “too big Gleeson ruled on Monday after more than six district attorney and former chairman of the New to indict.” months of review, rejecting arguments by the US York State Commission on Public Integrity. Gleeson, nonetheless, said “significant defer- government and HSBC that federal judges lacked ence” was owed to the Obama administration in TOKYO: Former Olympus president Tsuyoshi Kikukawa enters Tokyo district “inherent authority” over the approval or imple- JUDGE ‘NOT A POTTED PLANT’ deciding not to press an indictment. “A pending court yesterday. A Japanese court yesterday handed suspended sentences mentation of so-called “deferred prosecution HSBC’s $1.92 billion payout was the largest US federal criminal case is not window dressing. Nor to three former Olympus executives accused of engineering a massive agreements.” The settlement, announced Dec 11, penalty against a bank, topping a $780 million is the court, to borrow a famous phrase, a potted accounting fraud at the camera and medical equipment maker. —AFP 2012, included a $1.256 billion forfeiture and penalty imposed in 2009 against Swiss bank UBS plant,” he wrote. “As long as the government asks $665 million in civil fines. It resolved charges AG for aiding tax evasion. A spokesman, Rob the court to keep this criminal case on its docket, accusing HSBC of having degenerated into a “pre- Sherman, said HSBC has since 2011 taken “exten- the court retains the authority to ensure that the Ex-Olympus executives avoid ferred financial institution” for Mexican and sive” steps to help thwart financial crime. “While implementation of the DPA remains within the Colombian drug cartels, money launderers and we are making good progress, there is much bounds of lawfulness and respects the integrity jail over Japan loss cover-up other wrongdoers through what the US more to do,” he said. A spokeswoman for US of this court.” The case is US v HSBC Bank USA NA Department of Justice called “stunning failures of Attorney Loretta Lynch in Brooklyn declined to et al, US District Court, Eastern District of New TOKYO: A Japanese court yesterday handed Kikukawa and other executives as Japanese, oversight.” comment. York, No 12-cr-00763. —Reuters suspended sentences to three former British and US authorities launched probes Olympus executives accused of engineering a into the affair. Olympus subsequently agreed massive accounting fraud at the camera and to a reported 10.0 million pound ($15 million) medical equipment maker. Prosecutors had payout to Woodford to settle a wrongful dis- Boom spreads wealth wider in Philippines asked that sacked company president missal lawsuit. The three men had already MANILA: Just three years ago a new car maker Rolls Royce said it was credit rating to investment grade for Asian countries in terms of GDP per Tsuyoshi Kikukawa be jailed for five years and pleaded guilty to charges they falsified the car and an overseas holiday were flooded with inquiries since it the first time. “Disposable income head. Compared with Indonesia, lesser terms given to ex-vice president Hisashi company’s financial results, with Kikukawa in unthinkable luxuries for J. Ante and opened its first dealership in Manila has increased and we see a rising which attracted nearly $20 billion in Mori and auditor Hideo Yamada. The sen- September telling the court he would take her family of six. The insurance com- two weeks ago. The first car selling middle class,” said Jose E.B. Antonio, foreign investment last year, the tences from the Tokyo District Court, ranging “full responsibility” for the crime. The company pany manager’s commissions have for $605,000 went to a popular TV chairman of Century Properties Philippines managed only $2.8 bil- from three-years for Kikukawa and Yamada to has already been fined about 192 million yen soared since then as the Philippines, show host, according to newspaper Group that brought in Donald lion, not far from $2.2 billion for two-and-a-half years for Mori, carry no imme- by Japan’s Financial Services Agency. blighted for a generation by venal reports. “Last year and this year have Trump’s sons and Paris Hilton to Myanmar, a pariah state until diate jail time. Separately, Japanese authorities have ordered and incompetent leaders, has unex- been a big leap in terms of my total launch luxury condos in Manila. recently. A court spokesman also confirmed that Olympus to pay about 5.0 billion yen in back pectedly boomed, putting middle income,” Ante said. “Times have Sheila Abay, a real estate agent Thailand wooed more than 22 Olympus itself was fined 700 million yen ($6.9 taxes and penalties related to the cover-up, class comforts within tantalizing become better for our family.” for the past 10 years, said competi- million visitors last year, the million) for its role in the affair, which badly local media have reported. reach of many. She said three years ago it was tion in her industry has become Philippines received 4.3 million. damaged Japan’s corporate governance Indictments have also been filed against The $250 billion economy difficult to come up with the school stiffer but she still sells more condo- Doubts still linger whether the image and turned the company’s first foreign three businessman who were arrested last surged 7.8 percent in the first quar- fees for her four children. Travel miniums these days compared to country can stay on its new course. leader into a high-profile whistleblower. month on suspicion of illegally receiving money ter of this year, outpacing China, abroad or a new car were impossi- five or 10 years ago. The bulk of her President Aquino, in the mold of his Prosecutors had asked for a one-billion-yen from Olympus in return for helping with the and a middle class stunted by wide- ble, but “they seem more realistic clients are Filipinos working abroad, late parents - democracy icon and fine against the company, which suffered seri- cover-up. Nobumasa Yokoo, 59, a corporate spread poverty, political strife and now since my income is growing at who buy property for retirement or former President Corazon Aquino ous damage to its balance sheet in the wake executive, and his associates Taku Hada, 50, and corruption is beginning to share in a a faster rate,” she said. The family investment. Over the last few years, and anti-dictatorship champion of the crisis which made headlines around the Hiroshi Ono, 51, face charges regarding the prosperity captured for decades by holidayed in Hong Kong this year however, she said she has seen a Benigno Aquino Jr. - won the presi- world. “The accused Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and overseas transfer of 2.2 billion yen received as a a clannish business and political and a vacation in the US and growing number of younger clients dency on a reformist platform fol- Hideo Yamada were both sentenced to three reward for instructing company executives how elite. The growing affluence and a Canada is planned. They hope to mostly aged 25 to 35. Many of them lowing two corruption-tainted pred- years of imprisonment while the accused to conceal the losses, Kyodo news agency said burgeoning population have lured afford a family-friendly Toyota are mid-level managers at outsourc- ecessors. His term ends in 2016. Hisashi Mori was sentenced to a jail term of Monday. many global brands. Students and Innova this year. Many credit the ing companies who receive good But in a country where powerful two and a half years,” the court spokesman Olympus shares plunged in the wake of the office workers flock to gleaming new vitality to the policies of pay for doing backroom operations families dominate politics and said. “Those sentences will be suspended for scandal, losing about 75 percent of their value outlets opened by Zara, Gap, President Benigno Aquino III, elect- for overseas companies. “name recall” spells votes even for five years and four years, respectively.” The as they slipped below 500 yen apiece. The firm Forever 21, Starbucks and Japan’s ed in 2010 on promises of eradicat- “Their buying power is bigger,” corrupt or incompetent leaders, men were key figures in a complicated fraud announced a major corporate overhaul includ- Uniqlo. ing graft and fighting poverty. she said. It adds up to dramatic shift another wrong turn can reverse to hide about $1.7 billion in losses using out- ing a deal with Sony that saw the pair establish a New apartment blocks are He introduced new taxes, for a country that has perennially recent gains. There is a still a long sized consulting fees and buying unrelated medical equipment joint venture. The business springing up on almost every corner reformed the judiciary, and set the lagged most of its Southeast Asian way to go before the 28 percent of companies. The cover-up was later exposed by was launched after Sony said it would invest 50 of metropolitan Manila and other country on a path that shows sign neighbors despite perceived advan- the population who live below the Olympus’s chief executive Michael Woodford billion yen in Olympus. While it is better known cities, often clustered around malls of enduring - it has now enjoyed tages of a relatively free media, poverty line feel they too are bene- in late 2011. by the public for its cameras, Olympus controls and office buildings housing out- three straight quarters of economic democratic elections and wide- fiting from the boom that has dot- The Briton was abruptly sacked after he about 70 percent of the lucrative global market sourcing businesses such as call growth above 7 percent. Standard spread use of English - the language ted Manila with cranes and pro- raised concerns about the firm’s accounting. for medical endoscopes. Yesterday, the Tokyo- centers, which are forecast to earn and Poor’s and Fitch Ratings earlier of global business. The Philippines is pelled the local stock market to new The company initially denied wrongdoing. It listed stock closed at 3,170 yen, down 0.93 per- around $25 billion by 2016. Luxury this year upgraded the Philippines’ only sixth among 10 Southeast heights. —AP later admitted to the fraud and sacked cent. —AFP

Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake combines elegance, performance

KUWAIT: Designed like it is crouching beast POWERFUL ENGINE FIVE-DOOR SHOOTING BRAKE only when taking a second look that it and precision workmanship. ready to attack its prey at full speed, the CLS The CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake is the In terms of appearance, the CLS 63 AMG becomes clear that the Shooting Brake actual- No-one likes to have to compromise: even 63 AMG Shooting Brake is a masterful and dynamic top-of-the-range model in the Shooting Brake cuts an impressive figure with ly has five doors and offers more in terms of though the focus is not on the practical visionary coupe by Mercedes-AMG. Available Shooting Brake model series. The combination its athletic lines and its distinctive exterior and function. aspects of the design of the Shooting Brake, at A R Albisher and Z Alkazemi Co showrooms of AMG RIDE CONTROL sports suspension with interior design. The vehicle’s AMG styling fur- An extravagant touch is the optional desig- the vehicle concept with its unprecedented - the exclusive distributor for Mercedes-Benz electronically controlled damping, electro- ther enhances its elegant and sporty appear- no wooden luggage compartment floor, format still has some trump cards up its sleeve. in Kuwait - the CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake mechanical AMG speed-sensitive sports steer- ance. Surprising yet unequivocally coupÈ, the which highlights the interior’s hand-crafted With a load volume of between 590 and 1550 caters to an entirely new segment of drivers ing and the optional AMG ceramic high-per- CLS Shooting Brake’s proportions create a character. The American cherry wood is a clas- liters, the luggage compartment offers plenty that appreciate aesthetics combined with formance composite brake system is the epit- crouched posture, as if the vehicle were sic fine wood variety which contrasts effective- of room despite the flat, sporty lines of the powerful high-performance and functionality. ome of superlative driving dynamics. poised to make a leap: long bonnet, narrow ly with the fumed oak inlaid work and the alu- roof, and is easy to use thanks to the automati- The CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake blasts window profile with frameless side windows, minum rails. This lends the luggage compart- cally opening tailgate fitted as standard. A from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.3 seconds, hitting SPEED-SENSITIVE SPORTS STEERING roof sloping dynamically towards the rear and ment the elegance of a yacht’s wooden deck load compartment cover also protects lug- a top speed of 250 km/h (electronically limit- Electromechanical AMG speed-sensitive continuing to the tail end of the vehicle. It is combined with the fascination of high-tech gage from prying eyes. ed). Its power is unleached courtesy of the sports steering features variable power The standard air suspension at the rear AMG 5.5-litre V8 biturbo engine, harnessing helps to ensure optimum road holding at all the power of 525 stampeding stallions with a times. For additional flexibility, the rear seat maximum torque of 700 Nm. The AMG SPEED- backrests can be folded down from the lug- SHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission gives gage compartment as standard. The rear seats a more efficient and dynamic driving experi- themselves provide room for three people, ence synonymous with what Mercedes-AMG with individual outer seats and a third seat in stands for. the middle. The three saddle-type head “The CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake is a high- restraints on the rear seats barely affect the performance sports vehicle that stands out view towards the rear, and can be lowered at because of its functionality. Mercedes-Benz the touch of a button by the driver. An optional has opened the doors to an entirely new mar- trailer coupling is also available. The model’s ket segment; those who appreciate a beauti- standard specification also includes LED High fully designed car that brings together power Performance headlamps. and dynamism with usability in a new way,” says Michael Ruehle, General Manager, Abdul TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS Rahman Albisher & Zaid Alkazemi Co. “ assistance which responds in accordance More than a dozen driving assistance sys- Ruehle, added: “In essence the CLS 63 AMG with the chosen suspension mode. It also tems in the CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake help Shooting Brake represents an unprecedented helps to save fuel, as the steering assist to prevent traffic accidents or reduce their version of a sports car with five seats and a function only requires energy when the severity. These include Active Blind Spot Assist large tailgate. It has been specially devised for driver actually moves the steering wheel. and Active Lane Keeping Assist. Both are people looking to differentiate themselves The AMG high-performance braking system included as part of the Driving Assistance from the mainstream, and who do not wish to provides for the shortest possible braking package Plus, in combination with DISTRONIC compromise on either sportiness or stowage distances and high fade resistance with PLUS, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE Brake. The CLS space when it comes to travelling in style. This ventilated and perforated brake discs, with 63 AMG Shooting Brake is available at the AR coupe is a leap forward in what the future of 21-inch AMG light-alloy wheels and red Albisher and Z Alkazemi Co.Mercedes-AMG what sports cars could evolve into.” painted brake calipers on the all-round. showroom in Shuwaikh now. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 BUSINESS

Al-Sayer Group celebrates amazing success

KUWAIT: Al-Sayer Group of Companies celebrated on The aim of such system is to highlight the constant the Representatives of Bureau Veritas Company - Sunday, 30 June 2013, at the head office - KFTZ, the commitment of the top management to achieve Quality Kuwait, who attended the Ceremony and delivered ISO amazing success achieved by all of its companies and and Continual Improvement, in addition to focus on cus- Certificates to the Board Representative Mubarak Al departments in implementing and complies with the tomers through its rules and regulations by understand- Sayer who presented a trophy to Bureau Veritas applicable requirements of the International Quality ing their needs and satisfy them which is the purpose of Company in recognition of their role in the success and Management Systems - ISO 9001:2008 and passing all any organization, small or big, to ensure its survival and continuation of ISO system in the group since 1998 the stages of the external audits performed by the inter- achieve sustainable and continues growth and accuracy until now. national certification body “Bureau Veritas Company”. in accomplishments and actions. This was followed by the speech of the Certification It is worth mentioning that Al-Sayer Group of He also added that implementing the Quality Manager of Bureau Veritas Company Abay Saraya who Companies is not only one of the first companies obtain- Management System and obtaining the ISO certification showed their appreciation to the management of Al ing the ISO certificate in Kuwait, but also the first Toyota becomes a demand for any company to maintain its Sayer Group for its commitment towards the implemen- and Lexus distributor in the middle east to achieve such accomplishment which ensures the commitment of the group Top Management towards the management sys- tem and the continual improvement and keeping up with the latest international management systems. Dr Khalid Al Anezi , Senior Manager Corporate Events and Quality Assurance and Customers Complaints and in the same time acts as the Corporate Management Representative of the Quality System , inaugurated the ceremony with a power point presentation explaining the different stages of the implementation of ISO Systems in Al Sayer Group since 1998 until now and how Al Sayer Group managed to maintain the system and comply with it in all different stages since it was first launched in 1987 and though the second version in 1994 and the third one in 2000 until the current version which was issued by the International Organization for Standardization in 2008 . Dr Khalid Al Anezi also mentioned that Al Sayer Group obtained the award of the H. H. Hamdan Ben Mohamed Ben Rashed Aal Maktoum, Crown Prince - Dubai, in November 2012 by Tatweej Academy for Excellence Awards for the Quality of work provided by Al Sayer Group of Companies locally and internationally. In a speech delivered by Mubarak Naser Al Sayer, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Al Sayer position among the companies in the market in which tation of the Quality Requirements and their everlasting Group of Companies, he pointed out to the key meaning acquiring such certificates became very important to support to the ISO team, stressing on the responsibility of Quality Management System and indicated that it is a accomplish Tenders and other kind of Contracts . He of Bureau Veritas Company not only ensuring the imple- contemporary management philosophy targeting extended his gratitude to all general managers and mentation of the system but also to ensure the availabil- Quality of performance in the different companies, department managers for their efforts in maintaining ity of Continual Improvement. Trophies were awarded departments and sections in general at the different lev- the Quality of the work and satisfying customers. to all departments and companies of the group in addi- els of the facility. He also explained that quality is a He also thanked the ISO team members under the tion to Appreciation Certificates to all the ISO team for shared responsibly between the different levels and spe- leadership of Dr Khalid Al Anizi, Corporate their efforts in maintaining and implementing the sys- cializations and the Continual Improvement is the back- Management Representative and Nawraz Ibrahim Ajwa tem wishing the attendees continues success and bone of this philosophy. - Assistant Manager Quality Assurance. He also thanked Quality of work.

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ISTANBUL: Turk Telekom, Dogan Holding declined to comment. and Dogus Group are among potential Dogan Holding, Cukurova Holding and buyers for Turkish digital pay-TV operator Dogus Group did not return calls seeking Digiturk, in a deal seen worth up to $1 bil- comment. Digiturk’s pay-TV market share lion, banking sources close to the matter was 61.73 percent and D-Smart’s 38.27 per- said. NewsCorp and Liberty Global may cent in the second quarter of 2012 when Swedish central bank says also be interested in Digiturk, majority 4.1 million subscribers produced revenues owned by Cukurova, they said. State of 51.8 million Turkish lira ($26.80 million), agency the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund up 52 percent from the first quarter, (TMSF) in May seized control of Digiturk according to the latest data from telecoms ‘worst over for economy’ and dozens of other companies belonging regulator BTK. to the troubled Cukurova Group. Pay-TV households are set to rise 25 US private equity group Providence percent between 2012-2017, according Equity Partners own 47 percent of Digiturk. to IHS Screen Digest data, while revenues Riksbank leaves repo rate unchanged at 1.0% “Turk Telekom is the most interested buyer are expected to rise 71 percent in the STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s central bank kept interest Reserve signals a gradual exit from printing money. about 170 percent of disposable income after a because they want to give triple play serv- same period. Ali Guven, chief executive rates on hold yesterday and signaled they would While recent data in Sweden has been mixed, decade of booming house prices and, while the ice: Internet, telephone and pay TV,” one of D-Smart, Dogan Holding’s pay-TV stay there into next year as it sought to underpin a gauges such as consumer and overall business rate of growth has moderated to just below 5 source said. A TMSF official told Reuters the operator, said it was interested buying tentative economic recovery without spurring confidence have brightened while unemployment percent, it remains a serious concern for agency had given Cukurova time to sell Digiturk, Hurriyet newspaper reported households to add to an already hefty debt bur- has eased slightly. Inflation has remained steady, if Riksbank chief Ingves. He has led a majority Digiturk after being persuaded that it may yesterday. Turkish conglomerate Ciner den. Sweden’s economy grew surprisingly strong- far below, the bank’s 2 percent target. “It was what that have argued for tighter policy to curb the get a higher price. He did not say how Group agreed to buy television channel ly in the first quarter, after a slowdown last year as the market had bet almost 100 percent on,” SEB lending boom amid a bitter struggle on the much time Cukurova was given. NewsCorp, Show TV from Cukurova for $402 million the euro-zone debt crisis curbed exports. Chief Strategist Johan Javeus said of the rate deci- Riksbank board that last month saw his chief Liberty Global and Turk Telekom all last month. —Reuters Riksbank Chief Stefan Ingves said the economy sion, adding that the rate path suggested the opponent on the board, Lars Svensson, leave in was now facing two years of gradual recovery. Riksbank would also remain on hold at its next protest. Svensson had argued that the bank “Our assessment is that the worst is over and we meeting, in early September. should cut rates, saying inflation was well Abu Dhabi to invest $50 billion in are heading towards a normalization,” he told a “Credit growth is still a concern for the Riksbank, below target but growth remained below par news conference. But the recovery in the econo- and while they recognize inflation is expected to and unemployment high, making a clear case India’s cash-hungry infrastructure my dominated by its export industry and blue remain low for a long time, they also see signs the for looser policy. chips such as truck maker Volvo and telecom gear economy is on the way to recovery.” A Reuters poll With a replacement also in for former board NEW DELHI: Abu Dhabi has promised to government official, who declined to be maker Ericsson is still patchy, as shown by data of 19 economists showed all but one expecting the member Barbro Wickman-Parak, the July deci- invest $50 billion in India’s cash-hungry named, said. released just ahead of the Riksbank’s announce- Riksbank to keep its key repo rate unchanged. The sion was the first for new members Cecilia infrastructure at a time when growth in News of the investment comes just ment. Riksbank has left rates on hold at recent meetings Skingsley and Martin Floden, the latter surpris- Asia’s third-largest economy has sharply months after the International Monetary Activity in Sweden’s service sector slumped to a after cutting three times in 2012 as the euro zone ing the market by immediately breaking ranks slowed, a newspaper reported yesterday. Fund criticized India for not improving its four-year-low in June with purchasing managers crisis hit. The Swedish crown strengthened against with the majority. Floden and deputy governor The pledge by Abu Dhabi was the key fac- creaky infrastructure during the period it taking a gloomier view on current business and the euro after the news to 8.7030 at 1034 GMT, Karolina Ekholm, a noted policy dove, entered tor in pushing New Delhi to approve a experienced growth rates close to double hiring but at the same time growing more upbeat having traded at around 8.7560 crowns just before reservations against the rate decision, saying bilateral deal to increase flights between figures. The IMF said in February that India about business plans six months out, indicating the decision, as the market had priced in a margin- they wanted the repo rate cut to 0.75 percent. the two countries, an Indian official told the would likely see slower growth than that recovery may be on the horizon even here. al chance of a more dovish outcome. The government and central bank see growth Indian Express.”A commitment to invest expected in 2012/13 at 5.4 percent and pay Sweden’s rate decision comes in a week of central of just over 1 percent this year and more than 2 $50 billion in the infrastructure sector of the price for failing to ensure investment in bank policy meetings around Europe against a ONE DOVE OUT, ONE IN percent in 2014, better than the outlook for the the country by Abu Dhabi was a key reason infrastructure kept pace with economic backdrop of market uncertainty as the Federal Swedish household debt has soared to European Union and euro-zone. —Reuters for us to agree to the increase,” a senior growth in the previous decade. —AFP technology THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 New Google phones: Price for simplicity

By Anick Jesdanun

NEW YORK: Two new Android phones will look and sound familiar to those who have been pay- ing attention to phones. That’s because these two devices are replicas of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 and HTC’s One, except they lack most of the bells and whistles added to the original models. And that’s a good thing. The modifications Samsung and HTC apply to Google’s Android software are meant to be improvements. But I’ve complained before about how the changes actually make phones more complex to use. The S4 even has an easy mode for first-time smartphone users, an admission that the normal mode is too con- founding. Google worked with both Samsung Electronics Co and HTC Corp. to come out with “Google Play” editions of the hit phones. Instead of customized software from Samsung and HTC, the Google phones run a pure version of Android, just as it was developed by Google. Google lets any phone maker use its Android operating system for free. To set themselves apart from competitors, phone makers often add their own touches to devices. They rearrange the menu or load additional apps. Wireless carriers also like to add their own apps. Before you know it, phones are bloated with features and apps you don’t want and can’t get rid of. Consider my experience with the original S4 over the weekend. As I tried to adjust the cam- era’s flash setting, I inadvertently made some postage stamp icon pop up. That activated the camera’s dual-shot mode, which snaps a shot of you with the front camera to superimpose over whatever you’re shooting with the camera on the back of the phone. I didn’t want that, but I could- n’t figure out how to get rid of it. My friend could- n’t either. So we bagged the shot. Taking photos with a phone is supposed to be fun, not a chore. With Google’s version of the S4, I get a no-frills camera that is easy to figure out. It lacks gim- micks such as dual shots and the ability to com- bine several images of motion into a single shot. It offers about a half-dozen shooting modes, such as night, action and panorama, rather than the dozen or so on the original S4. But a half- dozen is about a half-dozen more than I need and use. Google’s S4 also lacks the original model’s ability to pause video automatically when you look away from the screen or to scroll down an article when you tilt your head. Those features may sound cool, but they often don’t work prop- erly. The Google version of the S4 also has alarm sounds that I can actually wake up to. Samsung had substituted those sounds with soft, soothing melodies that I end up incorporating into dreams. I’ve overslept a few times as a result. As for Google’s version of the HTC One, you don’t get a busy home screen filled with news articles and Facebook status updates your phone thinks you want to read. Instead, you get a clean page with few apps. It’s up to you to add the ones you want to see and use. Both Google phones feel spare and minimal, which is great because it makes me feel in control. If I want to constantly know the weather, it’s easy to add a weather widget to the home screen of either phone. But it’s not forced. The same goes for apps. I get basic functions such as text messaging and the clock and a range of Google services such as Gmail and YouTube. If I want other apps, I can easily tap the Google Play icon to get them. With the original S4, Samsung tries to steer you into its own app store, as well as its own music and video players. You end up with too many ways to do the same things. You might think it takes a lot of work to add the apps you want to Google’s phones, but it actually takes more work to hide or turn off everything you don’t need - that is, if you can at all - with Samsung’s and HTC’s versions. Now for the bad news: The Google edition of the S4 sells for $649, while Google’s HTC One goes for $599. You can typically get the original models for $100 to $200 through your wireless carrier with a two-year agreement. And unless you’re on T-Mobile, your monthly bill won’t go down just because you pay full price for the phone elsewhere. In addition, both Google phones are compatible only with T-Mobile, AT&T and other carriers that use GSM cellular technolo- gy, not the CDMA networks used by Sprint and Verizon Wireless. The Google edition would have been great for Verizon customers who still have unlimited data plans. Verizon no longer lets you stay on that plan if you buy a subsidized phone, so you’d have to pay the full price anyway. The Google phones are also ideal for people who want the latest Android system that Google has to offer. You’ll be able to update your phone as Google releases new versions of Android. Normally, phone makers and wireless carriers delay updates by weeks or months, so you can only read about those new Android features. There are a few useful Samsung and HTC add- ons that Google does bring to its versions of the phones. Google’s S4 is compatible with Samsung’s S-View flip cover. Using a magnetic sensor, the phone detects when the cover is closed and switches to a special mode that gives you the current time and details about who’s call- ing through a small window in the cover. You can answer or reject a call without flipping over the cover. Google’s HTC One, meanwhile, shares the original model’s front-facing speakers, giving you great sound when you’re watching a movie or lis- tening to music. Both models also have cameras with larger sensor pixels for better low-light shots. Our tests show that the HTC One produces low-light images with less distortion than other Android phones, though images aren’t particu- larly crisp because the resolution is lower. There are a few things I wish Google would have brought to its phones and to Android in general. In the original S4, the on-screen key- board has a row of numerals to type in. With the Google S4, you have to hit a button to get anoth- er screen with numerals, then toggle back for the letters. The original S4 also has the ability to run two apps side by side in a split window. That’s gone in Google’s S4. Meanwhile, the original HTC One has the ability to make calls, send texts and take photos by sliding icons from the lock screen. With the Google version, you have to unlock the screen before getting icons to those functions. On both phones, Google also adds one feature I could do without: a 360-degree panorama known as Photo Sphere. Neat as it is, it detracts from what is otherwise a just-the-basics camera. It would have been better as a separate app for those who want it. —AP THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE New research boosts search for cure, AIDS meeting told

KUALA LUMPUR: Fresh data from blood stream and body tissue. It identified in 1981, and until the established in their bodies, and several small trials presented at an then renews its attack on CD4 advent of antiretrovirals was this may have helped, suggested AIDS conference yesterday pro- cells, part of the immune system’s essentially a death sentence, pro- Henrich. In two other studies pre- vides encouraging news in the heavy weaponry. gressively destroying the immune sented at the International AIDS quest for a cure for HIV, scientists Deborah Persaud, heading the system until the patient suc- Society (IAS) conference, French said. Giving an update in an eager- so-called Mississippi Child investi- cumbed to pneumonia or another researchers said patients who ly-followed trial, researchers said gation, said early treatment of opportunistic disease. Three years began treatment as soon as possi- an HIV-positive infant in newborns appears to offer the ago, Nobel-winning French ble after diagnosis had the best Mississippi who was put on a best hope of attacking the virus researcher Francoise Barre- chance of shrinking the viral reser- course of antiretroviral drugs with- before it gets established in these Sinoussi launched a campaign for voir and reviving their immune sys- in a few days of birth had reservoirs. “Therapy in the first few a cure-a hope bolstered by the tem. This backs new treatment remained free of the AIDS virus 15 days of life really curtailed the case of a Berlin man whose HIV- guidelines published by the UN months after treatment was reservoir formation to the point count dropped to undetectable World Health Organization and stopped. In Boston, two HIV-posi- that (it) was not established in this levels after a bone-marrow trans- strengthens hopes for a drug-free tive men who were given bone- child and allowed treatment cessa- plant for leukaemia. life for HIV patients, the French marrow transplants for cancer also tion without having the virus In his case, the transplanted National Agency for Research on had no detectable virus 15 weeks rebound,” Persaud, an associate cells had a genetic variant, called AIDS (ANRS) said. “Given the large and seven weeks respectively after professor of pediatrics at Johns CCR5 delta-32, which thwarts HIV’s decrease in reservoirs in these two stopping AIDS drugs, a separate Hopkins Children’s Center in attempts to latch on to the cell’s studies, it is possible that functional team reported. Baltimore, Maryland, said by surface and then penetrate it. The remission, i.e. prolonged control of Both research projects are at an phone. An estimated 34 million two Boston patients did not have the infection without treatment, early stage and should not be tak- people are infected with HIV this mutation in their transplants. may in time be achieved in patients en as a sign that a cure for the worldwide, and about 1.8 million But they were kept on antiretrovi- treated early,” ANRS chief Jean- human immunodeficiency virus die each year. The virus was first rals until the donor cells were fully Francois Delfraissy said.—AFP (HIV) is around the corner, MALAYSIA: A man sits next to an AIDS advertising board at the International researchers cautioned at a world AIDS Society Conference 2013 in Kuala Lumpur Sunday.—AP forum of AIDS scientists in Kuala Lumpur. Even so, they said it strengthens the motivation for Costa Rica issues health pursuing the once-unthinkable goal of eradicating HIV or repress- ing it without daily drugs a condi- alert over dengue tion referred to as a “functional cure” or “functional remission”. SAN JOSE: Costa Rica on Tuesday declared concerned that three dengue strains were “I don’t actually want to use the a health alert due to a dengue fever out- in circulation heading into the rainy season, cure word in this situation,” said break which has claimed three lives and a prime time for mosquitoes that transmit Timothy Henrich, from the infected about 12,000 people so far this the disease. The worst outbreaks of the dis- Brigham and Women’s Hospital in year, authorities said. Health Minister Daisy ease have been in towns on the Pacific Boston, Massachusetts, of the Corrales said the infection rate was four coast, popular with sun-and-sand vacation- bone-marrow study he is co-lead- times worse than that of 2012. “We have to ers. In Parrita for example, there have been ing. warn the population so that they do not 525 infections in the past five weeks. “But what I can say is that if end up in emergency situations,” she Dengue is caused by a virus transmitted by these patients are able to stay stressed. mosquitoes which breed in standing water- without detectable HIV for at least Corrales warned that authorities were like puddles or planters—AFP a year, maybe a year and a half, after we stop treatment, then the chances of the virus coming back are very small,” he told an AFP cor- respondent in Paris. Introduced in 1996, the famous cocktail of anti- retroviral drugs is a lifeline to mil- lions with HIV. But if the drugs are stopped, the virus rebounds from “reservoirs” among old cells in the MALAYSIA: A man visits an AIDS exhibition booth at the International AIDS Society Conference 2013. Some forms of IVF linked to risk of autism, mental disability Treatments designed for male infertility carry higher risk LONDON: Couples who have certain types of fer- lion birth records from 1982 and 2007 and fol- But Sandin said that while he could not entirely tility treatment have a higher chance of having a lowed up whether children had been diagnosed rule out an effect from IVF, it was certainly not the child with autism or learning difficulties - with autism or intellectual disability - defined as whole answer to why autism rates are going up. although the overall risk is still extremely small, an intelligence quotient (IQ) score below 70 - until “This cannot explain the increased rates we’re scientists said on Tuesday. The experts said cou- 2009. Of the 2.5 million children, just under seeing,” he said. “If it does contribute anything, it’s ples should not consider abandoning or avoiding 31,000, or 1.2 percent, were born following IVF a very, very, very small fraction.” ALBANY: In this Thursday, June 27, 2013 photo, bottles of Runa energy in-vitro-fertilization (IVF) on the basis of their treatment. Standard IVF treatment involves an The study, published in the Journal of the drinks line a shelf at Dean’s Natural Foods store in NY.—AP research findings. The study, conducted by egg being fertilized with sperm in a laboratory American Medical Association (JAMA), found that Swedish researchers based in Britain, Sweden and dish, while intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) children born after IVF treatments with ICSI had a Energy drinks go natural the United States, found children born after IVF fertility treatments - now used in about half of 0.093 percent risk of intellectual disability, com- treatments for the most severe forms of male cases and often recommended for male fertility pared with a base risk of 0.062 percent. Children infertility were more likely to be diagnosed with problems - involve injecting a single sperm direct- born after IVF with ICSI using fresh embryos and as market buzzes along autism or an intellectual disability. ly into an egg. “When we looked at IVF treatments surgically extracted sperm - rather than sperm ALBANY: Energy drinks are busting out of the for a different audience. Xenergy calls itself But the actual numbers were low - children combined, we found there was no overall ejaculated naturally - had the higher risk of convenience store cooler and into the health the “energy drink of the health club, not the born after one form of IVF treatment had a 0.136 increased risk for autism, but a small increased autism. food aisle. As energy drink sales soar like a nightclub.” The company expanded its line percent risk of having autism - a developmental risk of intellectual disability,” said Sven Sandin of Avi Reichenberg, who led the study with caffeine-fueled rocket, more drinks are pro- this year to include energy drinks with tea or disorder characterized by poor communication King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Sandin at the Institute of Psychiatry and Mount moting organic ingredients, added juices, lemonade. Ray Jolicoeur, vice-president mar- skills - compared with a 0.029 percent risk for chil- who co-led the study. Sinai School of Medicine in New York, said the natural caffeine and so-called “clean” energy. keting for Guru, says consumers of his prod- dren conceived naturally, they said. “The main “When we separated the different IVF treat- results showed a link between some IVF treat- A jolt from Rockstar not your speed? There’s uct, which has been available in the United message ... is a positive one, suggesting that any ments, we found traditional IVF is safe, but that ments a higher risk of developmental disorders in the “natural energy drink” Guru, and Steaz States since 2005, tend to be slightly more risk of these disorders is very low, or absent, in IVF involving ICSI, which is specifically recom- children, but stressed the study did not identify a Energy, which according to the can is “good mature and educated. The entrepreneurs comparison to children conceived naturally,” said mended for paternal infertility, is associated with cause. “The exact mechanism is unclear, but there for the mind, body and soul.” Or there’s Runa’s behind Runa say they are not looking for peo- Allan Pacey, who was not involved in the research an increased risk of both intellectual disability and are a number of risk factors, from selection of IVF energy drink, made from something called ple who want “head throbbing, punched-in and is a fertility expert at Sheffield University and autism in children,” he told a briefing in London. procedures, to multiple embryos, and to preterm Amazonian guayusa leaves. Claims of cleaner the face energy” like some other brands. Chairman of the British Fertility Society. Rates of autism have been rising rapidly in birth,” he told reporters. Pacey said doctors and caffeine boosts come as energy drinks find Runa co-founder Dan MacCombie’s energy The study was the largest of its kind and the recent years, to around 1 in 100 children in Europe patients should consider preferentially using stan- themselves under increasing scrutiny, partic- drink hit the shelves recently around the first to compare all available IVF treatments and and as many as 1 in 88 in the United States. Since dard IVF rather than ICSI wherever possible, and ularly for their effects on children and adoles- country. It boasts its caffeine from the the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in chil- IVF births are also increasing, some researchers also using ejaculated sperm rather than sperm cents. The word “organic” in front of “energy guayusa “super leaf” and supposedly provides dren. The researchers analyzed more than 2.5 mil- have wondered whether the two might be linked. recovered surgically from the testicles.—Reuters drink” might seem as incompatible as yoga as much caffeine as coffee with more anti-oxi- pants with a backward tractor cap, but ana- dants than green tea. They join non-tradition- lysts say that as the market for energy drinks al energy drinks like Guru and Steaz, which World suffered unprecedented grows, it’s diversifying too. share display space with the likes of aloe juice “I think we’re going to see more beverages at Dean’s Natural Foods in Albany. Owner that offer energy functionality, but in non-tra- Dean King said the drinks eliminate “ridicu- climate extremes in past decade ditional energy drinks,” says John Sicher, pub- lous stuff” like artificial flavors and colors. The lisher of Beverage Digest. Energy drink sales kick still comes from caffeine, but some con- hit $12.6 billion last year, representing a 14 sumers say it’s different. Extremes worsening, greenhouse gas emissions rising percent jump from 2008, according to market “You know how most caffeinated products The world suffered unprecedented cli- happened throughout history - but that rising Australia and East Africa and a retreat of Arctic sea research firm Packaged Facts. While Red Bull, you feel that surge come over you? And then NEW YORK: mate extremes in the decade to 2010, from heat- emissions of man-made greenhouse gases also ice. Deaths from extreme events totaled 370,000 Monster and Rockstar still dominate the US you drop and you feel miserable? This is more waves in Europe and droughts in Australia to floods played a role. “Rising concentrations of heat-trap- people, up 20 percent from the 1990s, the Geneva- market, part of the recent growth comes from of alertness,” says Cheryl Fairweather, a 36- in Pakistan, against a backdrop of global warming, ping greenhouse gases are changing our climate, based WMO said, though the world population new kinds of products, including diet and year-old vegan and athlete from the a United Nations report said yesterday. Every year with far-reaching implications for our environment also rose sharply over the period, from 5.3 billion in natural energy drinks. Even the big players Philadelphia area who drinks a daily can of of the decade except 2008 was among the 10 and our oceans, which are absorbing both carbon 1990 to 6.9 billion in 2010. are getting into the act. Campbell Soup Co.’s Steaz at 4 am before she trains. “It doesn’t warmest since records began in the 1850s, with dioxide and heat,” WMO Secretary-General Michel The jump in the death toll was caused mainly by venerable V8 line of drinks now includes a have that overwhelming effect, like you’re on 2010 the hottest, according to the study by the Jarraud said in a statement. a heatwave in Europe in 2003 which killed 66,000 canned V-Fusion + Energy drink made with edge,” she says. It’s typical for the caffeine in World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The The study said damaging extremes included and a heatwave in Russia in 2010 in which 55,000 juice and green tea. And Starbucks sells fruit- natural energy drinks to come from organic number of daily heat records far outstripped lows. Hurricane Katrina in the United States in 2005, people died. However, casualties from storms and flavored Refreshers made with unroasted cof- and natural sources. But in the end, as Roland It said many extremes could be explained by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar in 2008, floods in droughts fell, partly because of better prepared- fee beans. Griffiths, a professor of behavioral biology at natural variations - freak storms and droughts have Pakistan in 2010, droughts in the Amazon basin, ness for disasters. The study said that 44 percent of “Because retailers are devoting more shelf Johns Hopkins University, notes, “caffeine is nations recorded the highest daily maximum tem- space to energy drinks, there’s always a battle caffeine.” perature of the past half-century in the decade among the competitors within the sector. So “It doesn’t matter whether that compound 2001-10 but only 11 percent reported a new low. It what you’re seeing within the energy drink is synthesized in a laboratory or is synthe- also said that the decade “continued an extended category is an innovation in products,” says sized in a plant,” he says. “It’s going to have period of accelerating global warming” with aver- John Lennon, president of Xyience, which identical pharmacological, subjective and age decadal temperatures 0.21 degree Celsius (0.4 makes Xenergy energy drinks. But with behavioral effects.” Guru says one 8.4-ounce F) warmer than 1991-2000, which was in turn 0.14 growth comes greater scrutiny. Regulators can has 125 milligrams of “naturally occur- C warmer than 1981-1990. have been increasingly concerned about caf- ring” caffeine. Steaz says a 12-ounce can of its feinated products, particularly energy drinks. energy drink contains 100 milligrams of caf- The Food and Drug Administration in April feine from sustainably sourced ingredients. Slowing rate of increase? Other reports have found that the rate of tem- said it would investigate the safety of caffeine Ounce for ounce, that’s in the ballpark of perature rises has slowed this century. “Global added to snacks and gum and its effects on mainstream energy drinks, like Rockstar or mean surface temperatures have not increased children and adolescents. The FDA said last Monster, which each deliver 160 milligrams of strongly since 1998” despite rising greenhouse gas year it was investigating reports of deaths caffeine per 16-ounce can, according to the emissions, according to a draft report by the UN’s linked to energy drinks. The federal agency Center for Science in the Public Interest, a panel of climate scientists due for release in has said they would take action if they could nutrition advocacy group. The natural prod- September. Some experts say the apparent rise link the deaths to consumption of the drinks, ucts generally do not make explicit health from the 1990s is magnified because a volcanic including forcing the companies to take the claims, opting instead to tout ingredients eruption in the Philippines in 1991 dimmed sun- products off the market. such as organic guarana or the lack of artifi- light and cut temperatures. The WMO also said it And San Francisco’s city attorney in May cial colors. But Michael Jacobson, the execu- was hard to link any individual extreme events to sued Monster Beverage for marketing its tive director of the Center for Science in the climate change rather than to natural variability. energy drinks to children. The lawsuit came Public Interest, says words like “natural” and However, warmer air can hold more moisture, rais- after Monster sued City Attorney Dennis “organic” printed on a can make consumers ing risks of downpours - the study said that 2010 Herrera over his demands that the company assume the contents are good for you, even if was the wettest year since records began. And sea reduce caffeine levels in its drinks and stop that’s not necessarily so. “It implies that INDIA: In this Sept 23, 2005 file photo people stand on roofs as their homes are seen levels have risen about 20 centimeters in the past marketing to minors. At least on face value, there’s something helpful about them and it’s inundated by floodwaters in Vijaywada, about 270 kilometers (169 miles) southeast century, increasing risks of storm surges.—-Reuters some of the natural drinks seem to be aiming totally vague,” he says.—AP from Hyderabad. — AP THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE California judge refuses to block yoga in schools Yoga in school not same as teaching religion

SAN DIEGO: A California judge refused Encinitas, about 20 miles north of San had been eliminated from the program, testified that yoga practice indoctrinates being on a mission against yoga.” School on Monday to block the teaching of yoga Diego, began a pilot yoga program in one and poses had been renamed with “kid- Hindu religious practices whether the district Superintendent Timothy Baird as part of a public school’s physical fitness of its nine elementary schools in 2011. friendly” descriptions, poses now called individual knows it or not. applauded the ruling, and pointed out program, rejecting parents’ claims that About 40 to 45 students - out of the 5,500 gorilla, turtle, peacock, big toe, telephone Brown cited research suggesting yoga that the district had been represented for the classes were an unconstitutional pro- in the district - were taken out of the and other terms, according to testimony. practice changes the user’s brain and free by lawyers provided by parents motion of Eastern religions. Judge John classes by their parents. The Sedlocks filed The lotus pose, for example, is called criss thoughts, a sort of gateway drug to the whose kids take yoga in the district. “We Meyer acknowledged that yoga “at its suit against the district in February, argu- cross apple sauce in Encinitas schools. occult, Meyer said. The judge did not always want our parents to be happy and roots is religious” but added that the ing that yoga is inherently religious and However, the plaintiffs’ expert, professor agree with her, saying, “Dr Brown has an we try to work with our parents on every- modern practice of yoga, despite its ori- asking teaching of the classes be banned. of religious studies Candy Gunther Brown, obvious bias and can almost be called thing we do,” Baird said.—Reuters gins in Hindu philosophy, is deeply The parents claimed that children who engrained in secular US society and “is a opted out of the program faced bullying distinctly American cultural phenome- and teasing. Their suit expressed concern Saudi records two new deaths from MERS non.” He also said the Encinitas Unified that the school district had implemented School District had developed its own the program with a $500,000 grant from version of yoga that was not religious but the Jois Foundation, which promotes RIYADH: A Saudi man and a woman the eastern region of Al-Ahsaa, where MERS appears to cause a lung infection, distinct and separate from Ashtanga Ashtanga yoga. have died from the MERS virus, raising an outbreak began in a healthcare facili- with patients suffering from fever, yoga. The case was the latest twist in a the death toll from the SARS-like infec- ty in April, and a 63-year-old woman in coughing and breathing difficulties. But “A reasonable student would not broader national clash over the separa- tion in the kingdom to 36, the health Riyadh, but did not say when they had it differs in that it also causes rapid kid- objectively perceive that Encinitas School tion of religion from public education that ministry said yesterday. Three others died. ney failure. While most of the cases District yoga does advance or promote has seen spirited debate on issues rang- infected with the same virus, two in Saudi Arabia recorded its first MERS have been concentrated in Saudi religion,” he said. While school district offi- ing from the permissibility of student-led Eastern Province and one in Riyadh, death in June 2012. The latest deaths Arabia, the MERS virus has also spread cials were pleased by the ruling, the prayer to whether science instructors can have been treated, the ministry said on bring to 42 the number of people to to neighboring Jordan, Qatar and the lawyer for the parents said they probably teach alternatives to evolution. The plain- its website. It said 62 people have been have died from the virus worldwide to United Arab Emirates. Cases have also will appeal. “If yoga is a religion and has tiffs objected to eight-limbed tree posters infected with the virus in the kingdom date. The virus is a member of the coro- been found in France, Germany, Italy, religious aspects, it doesn’t belong in the with Sanskrit characters that they said so far, down from a previous figure of navirus family, which includes the Tunisia and Britain, although most of public schools,” said Dean Broyles, who were derived from Hindu beliefs, as well 66. The ministry did not clarify why it pathogen that causes Severe Acute these patients had been transferred for represents Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock, as to the use of the Namaste greeting in had lowered the number of reported Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). SARS care from the Middle East or had trav- whose two children opted out of yoga for class and several yoga poses said to rep- cases of the disease, dubbed Middle sparked global panic in 2003 after it elled to the Middle East and become ill physical education. “There is a consistent resent worship of Hindu deities. East Respiratory Syndrome. It said the jumped to humans from animals in Asia after they returned, the World Health anti-Christian bias in these cases and a But by the start of the 2012-2013 latest victims were a 75-year-old man in and killed some 800 people. 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Indian Embassy sets up helpline he Indian Embassy in Kuwait has set up helpline in order to assist Indian T expatriates in registering any com- plaint regarding the government’s ongoing campaign to stamp out illegal residents from the country. The embassy said in press release yesterday that it amended its previ- ous statement and stated if there is any com- plaint, the same could be conveyed at the following (as amended): Operations Department, Ministry of Interior, Kuwait. Fax: 22435580, Tel: 24768146/25200334. It said the embassy has been in regular contact with local authorities regarding the ongoing checking of expatriates. The embassy has also conveyed to them the concerns, fears and apprehensions of the community in this regard. The authorities in Kuwait have con- veyed that strict instructions have been issued to ensure that there is no harassment or improper treatment of expatriates by those undertaking checking. “The embassy would like to request Indian expatriates to ensure that they abide by all local laws, rules and regulations regarding residency, traffic and other matters,” the release read. It would be prudent to always carry the Civil ID and other relevant documents such as driving license, etc. In case an Indian expatriate encounters any improper treatment during checking, it may be conveyed immediately ccording to the request of visitors why the company decided to extend the with full details and contact particulars to and delay of receiving success cer- period of the Festival to 9th July.” the embassy at the following phone number Atificates, Future Kid Entertainment Mabrouk praised the success of the 67623639. These contact details are exclu- and Real Estate “Future Kid” decided to festival in various places such as Al-Rai, sively for the above-mentioned purpose extend the festival of outstanding stu- Kaifan, Salmiya, Selial Al-Jahra, Casper only. dents from various stages starting from Agency, Cartoon World network. She also kindergarten to intermediate. This step honoured the great attendance of all stu- coincides with the policy of supporting dents from different grades and their 8th Expo Pakistan festivals and useful events for all family participation in all activities and events to commence in September members and sustaining continuous of the festival. She explained that she he 8th Expo Pakistan will be held from communication with the public. expects more attendance and participa- September 26 to 29 in Karachi. Held Elham Mabrouk , Director of market- tion in all different sites of Future Kid. ing and public relations at the company, Mabrouk also thanked all the spon- annually, Expo Pakistan is the biggest T said in a press statement, “The celebra- sors of the festival for their efforts to trade fair in the country showcasing the tions of outstanding students in the achieve the success of the festival by pro- largest collection of Pakistan’s export mer- future kid sites all over Kuwait attract viding valuable prizes and gifts for all chandise and services. school students from different grades; family members. The sponsors include Foreign Exhibitors also use the event to kindergarten, primary and intermediary Kout Food Group, Al-Humaidhi from launch their products. Expo Pakistan 2012 level. The festival includes offers and pre- Burger King and Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, cious gifts for the participants and con- Skob Con Icecream, Coca-Cola , Al- was visited by delegates from 52 countries testants in all activities and events. This is Sanabel Sebamed and Boushahri Group. and generated a business of over $ 518 mil- lion. A 16 member delegation from Kuwait including reputable companies like Al-Yasra Foods also took part in the last exhibition. The Regency welcomes bloggers in true Kuwaiti style with Expo Pakistan 2013 is being held under the auspices of the Trade Development a festive Quraish as it expands its online presence Authority Pakistan. Details about the event can be viewed www.expopakisan.gov.pk. Further information and details of sponsor- ship can be obtained from the office of Commercial Secretary, Pakistan Embassy, Jabriya (25356594) during office hours.

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IMAX film program

Thursday: ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups Flight of Butterflies 3D 10:30am, 5:30pm, 8:30pm Born to be Wild 3D 11:30am Tornado Alley 3D 12:30pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm To The Arctic 3D 6:30pm

Friday: Fires of Kuwait 2:30pm Tornado Alley 3D 3:30pm, 5:30pm, 8:30pm To The Arctic 3D 4:30pm, 7:30pm Flight of Butterflies 3D 6:30pm Born to be Wild 3D 9:30pm

Saturday: taying true to its origins, The Regency proudly ed an exquisite venue for a spectacular seafood buffet. ing and wish them a very blessed Holy Month”. ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups hosted a festive Quraish for elite members of “Bloggers are the voice of today” stated General The Bloggers’ Quraishfollows a stellar spring which Flight of Butterflies 3D 10:30am, 1:30pm, SKuwait’s blogosphere in order to underscore its Manager, Aurelio Giraudo. “Their continuous support in saw the hotel’s online profile expand enormously: the 8:30pm commitment to social media and reach out to a new featuring The Regency on their blogs allows the hotel to hotel’s Instagram followers have now surpassed 1700 Tornado Alley 3D 11:30am, 2:30pm, 5:30pm, and increasingly important generation of online jour- remain in the public eye and reach the emerging online people, it’s Facebook followers have reached 13,000 and nalists and diarists. audiences here in Kuwait. It’s essential we recognize its Four Square activity attracted over 3,500 clients. 7:30pm, 9:30pm Quraish is a very old Kuwaiti custom held at the end their good work and maintain strong relations with In line with The Regency’sonline initiative, The To The Arctic 3D 12:30pm, 6:30pm of the month of Shaaban. This special gathering is nor- them and all the other New Media platforms”. Regency has also launched a new Facebook competi- Born to be Wild 3D 3:30pm mally held prior to the start of Ramadan, when families He added: “The Quraish is a way to express our tion with over KD2,400 worth of prizes. The Regency Journey to Mecca 4:30pm begin their month’s fasting during the daylight hours. thanks and to celebrate the approach of Ramadan; we can be viewed on Facebook at Regency.Kuwait; and on On this occasion the hotel’s Silk Road restaurant provid- hope they enjoy this important and significant gather- Twitter and Instagram at TheRegencyQ8. WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 Embassy Information

EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA The Australian Embassy Kuwait does not have a visa or immigration department. All processing of visas and immigration matters in conducted by The Australian Consulate-General in Dubai. Email: [email protected] (VFS) [email protected] (Visa Office); Tel: +971 4 355 1958 (VFS) - +971 4 508 7200 (Visa Office); Fax: +971 4 355 0708 (Visa Office). In Kuwait applications can be lodged at the Australian Visa Application Centre 4B 1st Floor, Al-Banwan Building Al-Qibla Area, Ali Al-Salem Street, opposite the Central Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait. Working hours and days: 09:30 - 17:30; Sunday - Thursday. Or visit their website www.vfs-au-gcc- com for more information. Kuwait citizens can apply for tourist visas on-line at www.immi.gov.au/e visa/e676.htm.

n n n n n n n A group photo of the IWG members at yesterday’s lunch held as a gratitude to the wife of the Indonesian ambassador to Kuwait who hosted the Arabic classes for the IWG members at her residence. —Photos by Joseph Shagra EMBASSY OF CANADA he Embassy of Canada in Kuwait IWG members gather for lunch, express gratitude does not have a visa or immigra- Ttion department. All processing of to the host of the group’s Arabic classes visa and immigration matters including enquiries is conducted by the Canadian embers of the International meeting the newly elected IWG President Women’s Association, which has branches Embassy in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Individuals who Women’s Group who have taken was announced. Rima Khalidi, wife of the worldwide, all of which organize similar are interested in working, studying, visiting or Man Arabic class this year gathered Palestinian Ambassador to Kuwait is IWG’s programs and activities. Some of the activ- immigrating to Canada should contact the yesterday for lunch at Ruby Tuesday’s sea- new president. The network of women in ities in Kuwait include visits to traditional Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, website: side branch. IWG member Narjis Al-Shatti Kuwait has members from all continents venues, museums and places o interest. www.UAE.gc.ca or www.goingtocanada.gc.ca, who holds the PR portfolio in the IWG, and being part of it is “an enriching experi- The members of the organization are also E-mail: [email protected]. explained that the lunch is hosted as a ence” that provides a glimpse of other cul- entertained by various cultural activities The Embassy of Canada is located at Villa 24, gratitude to Efa Adamhar, wife of the tures. and cross-cultural programs that aim to Al-Mutawakei St, Block 4 in Da’aiyah.Please vis- Indonesian Ambassador to Kuwait, who Al-Shatti explained that the IWG is an introduce the different cultures of the hosted the Arabic class for some of the all-women multi-national group of women organization’s members. it our website at www.Kuwait.gc.ca. The IWG members at her residence. The that gather to exchange cultural tips, The IWG has a regularly scheduled embassy will be closed on Monday July 1st women had a chance to sample many of share knowledge about the different monthly meeting on the first Sunday of 2013, for Canada Day, and will resume its Ruby Tuesday’s dishes and to share their countries they hail from and to make every month. Apart from these meetings duties on Tuesday 2 July 2013. The Embassy of travel and summer plans. friendships. The members are diplomat’s they also organize trips to museums and Canada is open from 07:30 to 15:30 Sunday The International Women’s Group is a wives, business women from Kuwait, local various touristic places around Kuwait. The through Thursday. The reception is open from multi-national group of women from more entrepreneurs and foreign women. group’s next meeting will be held on the 07:30 to 12:30. Consular services for Canadian than 50 countries. Recently the group held The IWG Kuwait chapter is a branch of first Sunday of October. Efa Adamhar citizens are provided from 09:00 until 12:00, their last meeting for this year. During the the Denmark-based International Sunday through Wednesday.

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EMBASSY OF GREECE The Embassy of Greece in Kuwait has the pleasure to announce that visa applica- tions must be submitted to Schengen Visa Application Centre (VFS office) located at 12th floor, Al-Naser Tower, Fahad Al-Salem Street, Al- Qibla area, Kuwait City, (Parking at Souk Watia). For information please call 22281046 from 08:30 to 17:00 (Sunday to Thursday). Working hours: Submission from 08:30 to 15:30. Passport collec- tion from 16:00 to 17:00. For visa applications please visit the following website www.mfa.gr/kuwait.

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EMBASSY OF SOUTH AFRICA During the holy month of Ramadan, the South African Embassy will be open to the public, Sunday through Thursday from 09:00 am to 14:00 pm. Please note that the Consular Section operation hours will be from 09:30 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday through Thursday.

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(From left) Michel Blackett, wife of the ambassador of Liberia to Kuwait, Luisa Maria Martinez, wife of the ambassador of Cuba to Kuwait, Aysha, wife of the EMBASSY OF US ambassador of Brunei to Kuwait, Punam Shahed, wife of the ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait, Mumucho, wife of the ambassador of Myanmar to Kuwait and Parents of Kuwaiti citizen children may Sita, wife of the ambassador of Nepal to Kuwait. drop off their sons’ and daughters’ visa applications - completely free of an inter- view or a trip inside the Embassy. The children must be under 14 years of age, and additional requirements do apply, but the service means parents will no longer have to schedule individ- ual appointments for their children, nor come inside the Embassy (unless they are applying for themselves). The service is only available for children holding Kuwaiti passports. To take advantage, parents must drop off the following documents: Child Visa Drop-off cover sheet, available on the Embassy website (http://kuwait.usembassy.gov/child_visas.htm) - Child’s passport; The Child’s previous passport, if it contains a valid US visa; 5x5cm photo of child with eyes open (if uploaded into DS-160, photos must be a .jpg between 600x600 and 1200x1200 pixels, less than 240kb, and cannot be digitally altered); A completed DS-160 form; Visa Fee Receipt from Burgan Bank; A copy of Narjis Al-Shatti, IWG member in charge of PR of the group (sec- the valid visa of at least one parent. If one par- (From left) Chelsie Dado, wife of the Charge d’Affaires of the Philippines embassy in Kuwait, ond right) is presenting the wife of the Indonesian ambassador ent will not travel, provide a visa copy for the Fadilla Haneeth, wife of the ambassador of Afghanistan to Kuwait, Kim, wife of the ambassador of to Kuwait with a gift. Adel Kayed, Director of Operation Ruby traveling parent, and a passport copy from the South Korea to Kuwait, Jayalakshmi Wijeratne, wife of the ambassador of Sri Lanka to Kuwait and Tuesday (right) and Reyana Mahesh, PR and Marketing Manager non-traveling parent with a letter stating no Lucie Vavrova, wife of the ambassador of the Czech Republic to Kuwait. Ruby Tuesday (left) are pictured at the function. objection to the child’s travel. - For children of students (F2): a copy of the child’s I-20. Children born in the US (with very few exceptions) are US citizens and would not be eligible for a visa. Parents may drop off the application packet at Window 2 at the Embassy from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, Monday to Wednesday, excluding holidays. More information is avail- able on the U.S. Embassy website: kuwait.usem- bassy.gov/child_visas.html

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EMBASSY OF VATICAN The Apostolic Nunciature Embassy of the Holy See, Vatican in Kuwait has moved to a new location in Kuwait City. Please find below the new address: Yarmouk, Block 1, Street 2, Villa No: 1. P.O.Box 29724, Safat 13158, Kuwait. Tel: 965 25337767, Fax: 965 25342066. Email: [email protected] Kezang Choten, wife of the ambassador of Bhutan to Kuwait (center) with Efa Adamhar, wife of the Indonesian ambassador to Kuwait (right) and Sita, wife of the ambassador of Nepal to Kuwait (left). Narjis Al-Shatti addressing the IWG members yesterday. TV PROGRAMS THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013

09:05 Bargain Hunt 09:00 Off Limits 16:00 Wild Carpathia 11:00 Crimes That Shook Britain 09:50 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 Bert The Conqueror 17:00 Bert The Conqueror 12:00 The FBI Files 10:40 Extreme Makeover: Home 10:30 Xtreme Waterparks 17:30 Xtreme Waterparks 13:00 Snapped: Women Who Kill Edition 11:00 Trip Flip 18:00 Off Limits 14:00 Snapped: Women Who Kill 11:25 MasterChef Australia 11:30 Trip Flip 19:00 Departures 14:35 Border Security 14:30 Snapped: Women Who Kill 11:50 New Scandinavian Cooking 12:00 Eden Eats 20:00 Globe Trekker Around The 15:05 Auction Hunters 15:00 Beyond Scared Straight With Claus Meyer 13:00 Bizarre Foods America World 15:30 Auction Kings 16:00 Fred Dinenage: Murder 12:15 Come Dine With Me 14:00 International House Hunters 21:00 Off Limits 16:00 License To Drill Casebook 13:05 Planet Cake 14:30 International House Hunters 22:00 The Blue Continent 16:55 One Man Army 17:00 Crimes That Shook Britain 13:30 New Scandinavian Cooking 15:00 Inside Luxury Travel - Varun 23:00 Inside Luxury Travel - Varun 17:50 Mythbusters 18:00 The FBI Files With Claus Meyer Sharma Sharma 18:45 Sons Of Guns 19:00 The FBI Files 13:55 Bargain Hunt 19:40 Deconstruction 20:00 Snapped: Women Who Kill 14:40 Cash In The Attic 20:05 How It’s Made 21:00 Crimes That Shook Britain 15:25 Antiques Roadshow 20:35 Auction Hunters 22:00 Private Crimes 16:15 Extreme Makeover: Home 21:00 Storage Hunters 22:30 Mobsters Edition 21:30 Sons Of Guns 23:30 Paranormal State 17:00 Phil Spencer - Secret Agent 22:25 Nothing Personal 17:55 The Good Cook 23:20 Hellriders 18:25 Hairy Bikers’ Bake-ation 00:15 Sons Of Guns 19:20 New Scandinavian Cooking 01:10 Nothing Personal With Claus Meyer 03:00 Once Brothers-PG15 19:45 Come Dine With Me 05:00 One Angry Juror-PG15 20:35 Extreme Makeover: Home 07:00 When Love Is Not Enough- Edition PG15 21:20 Antiques Roadshow 09:00 33 Postcards-PG15 14:20 The Gadget Show 22:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 A Thousand Words-PG15 14:45 How Tech Works 23:00 Phil Spencer - Secret Agent 13:00 Arthur Christmas-PG 15:10 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger 23:55 Cash In The Attic 15:00 Ring Of Deceit-PG15 15:35 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger 00:45 Come Dine With Me 17:00 33 Postcards-PG15 16:00 How Stuff Works 01:35 MasterChef Australia 19:00 Chronicle-PG15 16:55 Superships 02:00 New Scandinavian Cooking 21:00 Our Idiot Brother-PG15 17:45 Thunder Races With Claus Meyer 23:00 Margaret-18 18:35 Through The Wormhole 02:25 How Not To Decorate 01:30 The Grey-18 19:30 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger 19:55 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger 20:20 Oddities 20:45 Oddities 21:10 The Gadget Show 07:00 Mrs. Miracle-PG15 21:35 How Tech Works 09:00 Arbitrage-PG15 03:00 Unique Sweets 22:00 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger 10:45 The Great Gatsby-PG 03:25 Food Wars 22:25 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger 13:15 The National Tree-PG15 03:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 22:50 Oddities 15:00 The Game Of Their Lives-PG15 04:15 Unique Eats 23:15 Oddities 17:00 Battle For Terra-PG 04:40 Chopped 23:40 The Gadget Show 19:00 Like Crazy-PG15 05:30 Iron Chef America 00:05 How Tech Works 21:00 Melancholia-18 06:10 Food Network Challenge 00:30 Weird Connections 23:15 The Five Year Engagement-18 07:00 Unwrapped 01:00 Space Pioneer 01:30 Battle For Terra-PG 07:25 Unwrapped 01:50 Space Pioneer 07:50 Andy Bates American Street Feasts Baby boy for 08:15 Unique Sweets 08:40 Red, Hot And Yummy 04:00 Today’s Special-PG15 MELANCHOLIA ON OSN CINEMA 09:05 Barefoot Contessa Bollywood star Khan 06:00 Austin Powers In 09:30 Amazing Wedding Cakes 00:30 Dr G: Medical Examiner Goldmember-PG15 13:00 Would Be Kings-PG15 08:00 Total Rugby 16:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 10:20 Extra Virgin 01:20 Ghost Lab 08:00 Bending The Rules-PG15 amid controversy 15:00 Stealing Bess-PG15 08:30 Rugby World Cup 17:00 60 Minute Makeover 10:45 Kid In A Candy Store 02:10 Killer Kids 10:00 A View From Here-PG15 16:45 The Inkwell-PG15 11:30 World Cup of Pool 18:00 Emmerdale 11:10 Charly’s Cake Angels 03:00 Deadly Affairs 12:00 Happy Feet Two-PG 18:45 Dreamgirls-PG15 12:30 World Cup of Pool 19:00 Coronation Street 11:35 Unique Sweets 03:45 I Almost Got Away With It 14:00 The Three Stooges-PG15 ollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan became a 21:00 13-PG15 13:30 British & Irish Lions Tour 20:00 Coach Trip 12:00 The Next Iron Chef 04:30 Dr G: Medical Examiner 16:00 Bending The Rules-PG15 father for the third time at the end of May, 23:00 Vampire-PG15 15:30 Total Rugby 20:30 Come Dine With Me Ireland 12:50 Red, Hot And Yummy B 05:20 Ghost Lab 18:00 Men In Black 3-PG Mumbai officials said yesterday, amid a con- 01:00 Anonymous-18 16:00 Golfing World 21:00 Foyle’s War 13:15 Barefoot Contessa 06:10 Nightmare Next Door 20:00 Flypaper-18 troversy over whether the actor and his wife had 17:00 Rugby League 23:00 At Water’s Edge 13:40 Barefoot Contessa 07:00 Mystery Diagnosis 22:00 Your Sister’s Sister-18 19:00 Trans World Sport 00:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 14:05 Tyler’s Ultimate undergone an illegal prenatal sex test. A spokesman 07:50 Street Patrol 00:00 Dungeons & Dragons: The 20:00 World Match Racing Tour 01:00 60 Minute Makeover 14:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives at Mumbai’s municipal body said they have received 08:15 Street Patrol Book Of Vile Darkness-18 21:00 UK Open Darts 02:00 Emmerdale 14:55 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives confirmation that a baby boy was born in May in a 08:40 Real Emergency Calls 02:00 Men In Black 3-PG 01:00 AFL Premiership Highlights 09:05 Who On Earth Did I Marry? 15:20 Guy’s Big Bite northern city suburb to Khan, 47, and his wife Gauri. 02:00 PGA Tour Highlights 15:45 Chopped “Andheri hospital has informed the BMC health 09:30 On The Case With Paula Zahn 03:00 PGA European Tour 10:20 Solved 16:35 Barefoot Contessa - Back To authorities that a boy was born on May 27, 2013,” Highlights Basics 11:10 Disappeared 04:00 NRL Premiership said Vijay Khabale Patil, a spokesman for the 12:00 Mystery Diagnosis 04:00 Lords Of Dogtown-PG15 00:00 NHL 17:00 Red, Hot And Yummy Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). 06:00 Tomorrow, When The War 06:00 Trans World Sport 02:00 UFC Countdown 17:25 Reza’s African Kitchen 12:50 Street Patrol 07:00 Cricket Friends Life T20 05:15 Brandy & Mr Whiskers “The father’s name was Shah Rukh Khan and the 13:15 Street Patrol Began-PG15 03:00 Ping Pong World 05:35 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 17:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 07:45 Thor-PG15 10:00 Super League 04:00 US Bass Fishing 18:15 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives mother was Gauri Khan,” he told AFP. The Khans, 13:40 Extreme Forensics 12:00 Trans World Sport 06:00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse already parents to a teenage son and daughter, have 14:30 On The Case With Paula Zahn 09:45 X-Men: First Class-PG15 05:00 NHL 06:30 Doc McStuffins 18:40 Guy’s Big Bite 12:00 Enter The Phoenix-PG15 13:00 Live Cricket Test Match 07:00 WWE Smackdown 19:05 Charly’s Cake Angels made no announcements on the matter but it is 15:20 Real Emergency Calls 21:00 PGA European Tour Weekly 06:45 A.N.T. Farm 15:45 Who On Earth Did I Marry? 14:00 Thor-PG15 09:00 Ping Pong World 07:10 Dog With A Blog 19:30 Amazing Wedding Cakes standard procedure for hospitals to give details of 16:00 Justice League: Doom-PG15 21:30 Inside The PGA Tour 10:00 US Bass Fishing 20:20 Chopped births in the city to the BMC. The baby is widely 16:10 Disappeared 22:00 Live PGA Tour 07:35 Jessie 17:00 Solved 18:00 Enter The Phoenix-PG15 11:00 NHL 07:55 Jessie 21:10 Chopped reported to have been born by surrogacy, an 17:50 Extreme Forensics 20:00 Bunraku-18 13:00 WWE Bottom Line 08:20 Shake It Up 22:00 Staten Island Cakes arrangement in which a woman carries the child of 18:40 On The Case With Paula Zahn 22:15 Assassination Games-18 13:00 WWE Vintage Collection 08:45 Shake It Up 22:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives another couple. Back in 2011, fellow Bollywood 15:00 Porsche GT 3 Cup 19:30 Dr G: Medical Examiner 00:00 Open Graves-18 09:05 Austin And Ally 23:15 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives megastar Aamir Khan and his wife also had a baby 20:20 Nightmare Next Door 01:45 Bunraku-18 00:00 Cricket Test Match 15:30 Porsche GT 3 Cup 09:30 Austin And Ally 23:40 Food Wars 07:00 Trans World Sport 16:00 Mobil 1 The Grid 00:05 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives boy using a surrogate mother. 21:10 Couples Who Kill 09:55 Good Luck Charlie The news that the birth was as far back as May 08:00 PGA European Tour Weekly 16:30 Mass Participation 10:15 Good Luck Charlie 00:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 22:00 On The Case With Paula Zahn means the child was born before rumours surfaced 22:50 I Escaped Death 08:30 Inside The PGA Tour 17:30 Motor Sports 2013 10:40 A.N.T. Farm 00:55 Unique Eats 23:40 I Almost Got Away With It 09:00 Super Rugby Highlights 18:00 Motor Sports 2013 11:05 A.N.T. Farm 01:20 Unique Eats in the media that the Khans were expecting a boy, 10:00 UK Open Darts 19:00 WWE NXT 11:25 Jessie 01:45 Staten Island Cakes raising suspicions of an illegal sex test on the foetus. 08:00 Best In Show-PG15 14:00 PGA Tour Highlights 20:00 UFC The Ultimate Fighter 10:00 Falling Star-PG15 11:50 Jessie On seeing the reports, the Indian Radiological and 15:00 PGA European Tour Weekly 21:00 UFC Countdown 12:15 Austin And Ally Imaging Association wrote to the health officials 12:00 Adventures In Babysitting- 15:30 Live PGA European Tour 22:00 UFC Prelims PG15 12:35 Austin And Ally demanding an investigation. Local media yesterday 19:30 Futbol Mundial 13:00 Shake It Up 14:00 Elf-PG 20:15 Live Cricket Friends Life T20 said the BMC were still investigating the matter, but 00:30 Born To Kill 16:00 Falling Star-PG15 13:25 Shake It Up 23:15 NRL Full Time 00:00 Trabant Trek Patil was unable to confirm this. India bans sex tests 01:30 Private Crimes 18:00 Beware The Gonzo-PG15 13:45 A.N.T Farm 00:30 Trabant Trek because of a preference for sons in the country. 02:00 My Ghost Story 20:00 The Guard-PG15 14:00 C.S.I. Miami 14:10 A.N.T Farm 01:00 Off Limits Female foeticide has led to a major population 03:00 The Haunting Of... 22:00 Eurotrip-18 15:00 Glee 14:35 Good Luck Charlie 02:00 Departures imbalance between the sexes. Khan, star of “Dilwale 04:00 Escaping Evil: My Life In A Cult 00:00 Cedar Rapids-18 16:00 Emmerdale 15:00 Good Luck Charlie 03:00 Globe Trekker Dulhania Le Jayenge” (“The Braveheart will get the 05:00 Crime Stories 02:00 The Guard-PG15 16:30 Coronation Street 15:25 Jessie 06:00 The FBI Files 00:00 Trans World Sport 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:50 Jessie 04:00 Inside Luxury Travel - Varun Bride”) and “My Name Is Khan”, topped the first 07:00 Snapped: Women Who Kill 01:00 Cricket Friends Life T20 18:00 C.S.I. Miami 16:10 Dog With A Blog Sharma Forbes India Celebrity 100 list earlier this year with 07:30 Snapped: Women Who Kill 04:00 World Cup of Pool 19:00 Switched At Birth 16:35 A.N.T. Farm 05:00 Bizarre Foods America annual estimated earnings of $37.7 million. — AP 08:00 Beyond Scared Straight 05:00 World Cup of Pool 20:00 Fairly Legal 17:00 Austin And Ally 06:00 Eden Eats 09:00 Crime Stories 09:00 Stealing Bess-PG15 06:00 Golfing World 21:00 Suits 17:20 That’s So Raven 07:00 Globe Trekker 10:00 Nightmare In Suburbia 11:00 Honey 2-PG15 07:00 Golfing World 22:00 The Hollow Crown 17:45 Suite Life On Deck 08:00 Departures 23:00 The Closer 18:10 Good Luck Charlie 00:00 Glee 18:30 Shake It Up 01:00 Switched At Birth 18:55 Austin And Ally 02:00 The Hollow Crown 19:20 Jessie 19:40 A.N.T Farm 20:05 A.N.T Farm 20:30 Shake It Up 03:00 Ben And Kate 20:50 Suite Life On Deck 03:30 The Simpsons 21:15 Austin And Ally 04:00 Brothers 21:40 That’s So Raven 04:30 The Tonight Show With Jay 22:00 Jessie Leno 22:25 A.N.T Farm 05:30 Friends 22:50 Good Luck Charlie 06:00 Hope & Faith 23:10 Wizards Of Waverly Place 06:30 Arrested Development 23:35 Wizards Of Waverly Place 07:00 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 00:00 Hannah Montana 08:00 Brothers 00:20 Hannah Montana 08:30 Friends 00:45 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 09:00 Ben And Kate 01:05 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 09:30 Modern Family 01:30 Emperor’s New School 10:00 Parks And Recreation 01:50 Emperor’s New School 10:30 Arrested Development 02:15 Replacements 11:00 The Tonight Show With Jay 02:35 Replacements Leno 12:00 Hope & Faith 12:30 Brothers 13:00 Friends 13:30 Arrested Development 14:00 The Simpsons 14:30 Style Star 14:30 Parks And Recreation 15:00 Keeping Up With The 15:00 Modern Family Kardashians 15:30 The Daily Show 16:00 Keeping Up With The 16:00 The Colbert Report Kardashians 16:30 Hope & Faith 17:00 What Would Ryan Lochte Do? 17:00 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 17:30 What Would Ryan Lochte Do? 18:00 New Girl 18:00 E! 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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

You may feel blocked or frustrated emotionally by someone or by your own You value stability and security in all things and you possess good business life situation. You might feel that some avenues of support have been cut off or blocked. Do sense. You are, by nature, very domestic and enjoy nice surroundings at work and at home. not take these problems personally—all of this will pass quickly—not to worry. Trying to com- Today you may struggle with too many things in your pockets. Perhaps because you don’t trust plete projects or make a sale, someone has gotten stressed. You will not be able to help so busy yourself to take only what you will need for each workday you over pack. Consider taking a yourself in your own projects. Do not forget that you are very gifted, having great magnetism briefcase with your essentials and don’t look back. You may become an expert at search and and warmth and also a keen and powerful mind. You can do anything you want to do in this inquiry into the nature of a subject—be it life, scientific research, etc. You have a passion for life, if you can manage to get moving in one direction and keep at it. This evening you will be searching, finding out and communicating, particularly with a work project this afternoon. very busy in putting together just the right date clothes. There are possibilities for a fun date in Within a short amount of time you will see that a book or project will soon be completed. You the evening. are pleased with your progress.

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

You are aggressive in the pursuit of gaining insight into all that is new, In-depth discussions and probing conversations find you at your mental different and out of the ordinary. You communicate with consummate skill and it is stimu- best this morning. It seems as though when one conference is over another lating just being with you. You could be most persuasive with others. A record-breaking begins. This huddle of conversation is important to someone you do not know and will make a sales contract or decision making agreement is in the works. Good, productive conversa- positive difference when it comes to keeping your facts in order. Your analytical abilities are tions happen all day long, with co-workers, friends and neighbors. This is a great time to be very good and when you look the group over you will see that this particular person is step- with others and to work together. There could not be a better time to be assertive and to ping up to hear what you have to say more than once. If you are up to it, consider having a move forward in your career decisions. You have all the drive and energy to accomplish question and answer time when you have completed one of the conference sessions. Other what is necessary today. The path is open and clear. This evening . . . Surround yourself with speakers have ideas and you are interested in learning a few new techniques for yourself. soft colors and good music—relax. Pooped this evening, you may listen to a fun radio station.

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

This day will bring opportunities for you to respond to two, three or more There is a sense of emotional coolness or detachment at the personal level, people in some scenario for solving problems. You would make a good coordi- combined with an emphasis on humanitarianism: such is the nature of the cycle nator of events. You are a natural diplomat, always courteous and concerned with the comfort you are now entering. It is ideas that count for you now—progress is expected. This feels like a and welfare of others. You stay in the background, but are able to manipulate and bring out wonderful time of good fortune. Situations seem to be set up just so that you can see which ACROSS for ropes and baskets. cooperation in others every time. You are very motivated when it comes to matters of care and path is the best one to take. Work, relationships and financial difficulties are beginning to heal. 1. A periodic paperback publication. 2. A former copper coin of Pakistan. service—taking care of details. You are up for any task that requires careful analysis. There is an There are plenty of opportunities when you may find yourself able to do almost everything. urge to salvage everything. You love other people, large and small groups and relationships in Personal struggles and triumphs are what is needed in all of our lives in order to learn what it is 4. To break off a military action with an enemy. 3. Port city in northwestern Belgium and we need to do to rise above and succeed at our goals and you have done well. Networking is 12. Payment due by the recipient on delivery. industrial center. general. You may want to enjoy your hobby this evening—leave room for your loved ones as well. an important tool. 15. A transuranic element. 4. Warn in advance or beforehand. 16. Germanic barbarian leader who ended the 5. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan western Roman Empire in 476 and became River. the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493). 6. (often followed by `of') A large number or Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 17. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit amount or extent. CAPRICORN juice. 7. Being six more than fifty. There is a time to be with your friends this afternoon and to show your apprecia- You have a strong love of the law and working things through and you are 18. The compass point that is midway 8. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake tion toward others. For now, it’s full speed ahead in the work world. Be wise to take not put off by problems this day. You may be working with others regarding between north and northeast. Chad. your breaks and get away from the workplace during the noon meal. Stressful situations could cause a vocation or career guidance. You can wisely inform and guide in matters requiring work-related decisions. Many find you a generous and loving person. There is a sense of emotional coolness 19. Flightless birds having flat breastbones 9. Apathy and inactivity in the practice of switch effect: you may alternate between very conventional behavior and sudden rebellious lapses. At these times, your nonconformity and refusal to go along works against your own best interests—it or detachment when you become focused but you have a special affinity with helping others. lacking a keel for attachment of flight mus- virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins). cles. could be difficult to get ahead. There is an opportunity to show your obvious sense of love and com- Your work has your attention this afternoon and it is ideas that count for you now, more than 10. A white metallic element that burns with a narrowly personal concerns. You may have little tolerance for people who do not operate at this 20. American professional baseball player who passion for others today. This is coupled with a real feel for the arts: music, poetry, painting and the brilliant light. level. The new and the unusual may grab your attention. It is time to go fishing, hiking, etc.; hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in like. Also, there is sensitivity for matters of value and of the heart. Love is present. 11. Brightly colored venomous but nonag- make your plans. 1934). gressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay 22. Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638). peninsula. 24. Giving advice. Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 26. A hard blow with a flat object. 12. Joyful religious song celebrating the birth Leo (July 23-August 22) of Christ. 28. Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion. Quick answers, great wit and plenty of solutions are just building inside Today you are able to tackle tasks that require real discipline. You find your- 29. A state in New England. 13. Any property detected by the olfactory your head—waiting for the opportunity to be helpful. Inventions and breakthroughs are possi- self in a very practical mood; working with, instead of against yourself. You may have some seri- system. ble. You have ideas about how you could help others, particularly to help where investments 31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. ous or contemplative moments. You can really communicate and convey yourself to others. 14. Declare untrue. are concerned. The new and the unusual are what you yearn for just now and you seek to find 32. The sixth month of the civil year. You are very career-oriented and your personal reputation and honor are of the utmost impor- the thrill of a story, experience a ride at a park or an adventure in travel. This is where you spend 36. A hot glowing or smouldering fragment of 21. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the prac- tance. You possess a natural sense of organization and practical insight and may excel at man- your time planning this afternoon and if you have not decided the particular adventure you wood or coal left from a fire. tice of Yoga). aging or supervising others. You love large-scale organization and career or business will want, you might consider taking a class in acting and trying out for a part in a play. This is a 23. Complete and without restriction or quali- always be close to your heart. You have a lot of energy and can sometimes come across as 39. A fertile tract in a desert (where the water great way to learn about yourself and test your abilities. You may also enjoy playful animals this assertive and dominant. Get outside this afternoon and work off some of that energy with a table approaches the surface). fication. evening—relaxation. 41. A mound of stones piled up as a memorial 25. A magnetic tape recorder for recording friend—exercise. or to mark a boundary or path. (and playing back) TV programs. 42. A stupid foolish person. 27. A member of a North American Indian 45. Explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline people of southeastern California and north- Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) compound that is a flammable toxic deriva- western Mexico. tive of toluene. 30. (psychoanalysis) An idealized image of Your sense of duty and the responsibilities you have at this time could New ways to communicate or an easy manner will make conversations 46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially someone (usually a parent) formed in child- cause you to ignore some of your actual ideals—the things about which you have dreamed. A and interactions go well. You may find yourself more talkative than usual. A dialogue with in Turkey). hood. conservative streak sets you against anything that is not realistic. Remember the slow and an older person or someone in authority may take place. You have an unusual ability to 48. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropi- steady—this will leave time for fun. You have no patience for pie-in-the-sky and things that are motivate other people, especially in group work. Your enthusiasm and drive is catching and 33. Unpleasantly cool and humid. this makes you an ideal teacher or group leader, especially with young people. You will want cal regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful not secured. Mysticism, psychic phenomena and the imagination in general intrigue you 34. A member of a North American Indian despite your convictions to the contrary. You could take a vacation from your responsibilities to be aware that you sometimes push too hard. A tremendous drive to succeed, plus some fruits. people living in the Sacramento valley in and explore some more imaginative regions. Short trips or some hobby activity will help you sheer good luck, brings about some real accomplishments now. You have a lot of physical 50. Letter carrier's shoulder bag. California. to relax and regain some realistic focus. Your creative abilities may help you solve any problem energy this evening and may enjoy some form of outdoor exercise. A romantic involvement 54. Wild ginger. 35. Respiratory disorder characterized by in the work field. Love fills the air tonight. will improve a great deal now. 56. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size wheezing. or scale. 37. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a 59. Capital of the state of Montana. fabric. Word Search Yesterday’s Solution 60. The capital of Croatia. 38. An organization of independent states to 63. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist promote international peace and security. people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos 40. A fixed look with eyes open wide v 1. and Thailand. 43. A colorless odorless gaseous element that 65. An intensely radioactive metallic element give a red glow in a vacuum tube. that occurs in minute amounts in uranium 44. Not only so, but. ores. 66. A unit of weight used in some Spanish 47. Biennial or perennial herbs of north tem- speaking countries. perate regions. 67. Small moths whose larvae spin silken tun- 49. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby nels and feed on stored food products. spinel. 72. An isogram connecting points having 51. A deep pulsating type of pain. equal barometric pressure at a given time. 52. Perennial herb of North America. 74. An ester of adenosine that is converted to 53. Functioning correctly and ready for action. ATP for energy storage. 55. One species. 75. An arrangement of objects or people side 57. Being nine more than forty. by side in a line. 58. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy 76. Italian painter and sculptor and engineer (100-44 BC). and scientist and architect. 61. Malicious burning to destroy property. 78. Large brownish-green New Zealand par- 62. The sound of growling (as made by ani- rot. mals). 79. An inflammatory complication of leprosy 64. A drama set to music. that results in painful skin lesions on the arms 68. A pilgrimage to Mecca. and legs and face. 69. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh. 80. A great raja. 70. The content of cognition. 81. A river in north central Switzerland that 71. South American armadillo with three runs northeast into the Rhine. bands of bony plates. 73. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. DOWN 77. A midwestern state in north central United 1. Tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used States in the Great Lakes region. Yesterday’s Solution

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Models present creations by Elie Saab during the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2013/2014 collec- tion show yester- day in Paris.—AFP

he Paris couture shows were yesterday a “royal affair” with Elie Saab’s crown jewel- Tinspired collection while Frank Sorbier’s courtly models looked as if they had stepped out of a Holbein painting. Saab’s shimmering regal gowns came in emerald green, sapphire blue and blood-red like “rubies plucked from a crown”. Frank Sorbier meanwhile looked to the middle ages after becoming fascinated by portraits of the era. Models paraded at a stately pace through the formal gardens of the Swiss embassy in lace veils, richly embroidered silk jackets and high neck dresses with trains. — AFP Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab acknowledges the public. lifestyle THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013

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ashion is the only thing that can futuristic metropolis beamed onto the old, travel ... from the old world to the nostalgic theatre wall. When the models “Fnew,” proclaimed Karl Lagerfeld. appeared, the contrasts continued: the first And on the second day of haute couture chic series of A-line skirt suit-styles were shows, Chanel’s showman couturier made twinned with Grace Jones-style space-age his point with aplomb: he delivered the hair. Intergalactic square hats that were words from the stage of an old, decayed attached at the back of the head seemed to opera house standing next to pop star float like a geometric halo, in a great Rihanna. As ever, the master designer stole anachronism. The 67 very wearable looks the show, with Tuesday’s most impressive had some notable features, such as wide, couture display. His creations glittered in often shiny, belt bands that strapped across dramatic contrast with the broken-down at the hip, and mosaic patterns. Instead of theater, recreated inside Paris’ Grand Palais. boots, Lagerfeld put legs inside “stocking Faded grimy curtains, old wooden stalls, shoes,” attached up the leg with a garter and some classic clothing styles mixed like lingerie. Jackets sometimes had strong, alongside futuristic streaks of silver embroi- menswear shoulders which contrasted with deries and cosmic-looking hats. Fashion, it tight feminine dress sleeves. And skirts seemed to say, lives in the past and the were layered upon skirts to produce differ- future. ent directions of movement. A similar message ran throughout the One fantastic tweed-style gray coat was day of shows, with Italian designer Giorgio constructed with one long piece of materi- Armani delivering a stylish collection that al, half of which went down, and the other evoked the sensuality of old Hollywood half hooped back up to create a volumi- while still remaining modern. Stephane nous silhouette. At the end, a creation per- Rolland, too, cited old masters such as fectly showed Lagerfeld’s expressionist Velazquez as muses for a strong show, but mood. A long, black diaphanous silk dress pulled off looks with a modern elegance. was streaked with shards of fractured and Haute couture itself dates back over 150 glimmering silver. Was this musing inspired years and is steeped in history. But the hur- by the dark landscape of legendary film- dle for designers is to keep the looks fresh maker Fritz Lang? “You know,” Lagerfeld while also keeping the artisan-based said. “My whole life is a Fritz Lang moment.” method of making clothes alive and rele- vant.

CHANEL The setting saw Lagerfeld carry off a dark, expressionist-tinged fall-winter 2013 collection, which began with an image of a

BOUCHRA JARRAR The museum of sculptor Antoine Bourdelle was a mag- nificent backdrop for the sculp- tural creations conjured up by lauded Moroccan-born design- er Bouchra Jarrar. Models in ivory, pink and jet-black wan- dered among Bourdelles’ pri- vate collection of bronze and marble figures, creating a visu- ally dramatic scene. Fabric woven tightly round the neck and held with silver clasps, at times, felt as carved as the mar- ble artwork itself. But the stronger work was found in the three-part silk dresses in pink crepe, black georgette and ivory “charmeuse.” They flut- tered by like butterflies.

ARMANI PRIVE Giorgio Armani seemed to strip the body bare in a classic couture collection Tuesday that came with a twist and was entitled sim- ply, “Nude.” The checkered runway in pearly hues of yellow, pink and beige set the mood for the nude-toned musings for fall-winter 2013. The colors recurred on the 52 cre- ations, all of which were constructed with a delicate femininity. The Armani Prive show made its statement in skin-colored fine organzas, lace and tulles, which exposed much skin. At times, the material seemed to simply melt into the models’ flesh. But the show, for the most part, remained relatively classical, and several creations had the refined look of old-school Hollywood glam- or. Loose, pleated pants combined with high shoulders in marabou feathers cut a striking 1930s silhouette along with the models’ short wavy hair. One look that had a soft floppy bow tied on the top of high-waisted trousers could have been worn by Katharine Hepburn. lifestyle THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013

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STEPHANE ROLLAND “Austere, but sensuous,” were the words the program notes used to describe Stephane Rolland’s dark and luxuriant couture display, which continued in the elegant footsteps of last season. Deep midnight blue produced a classy silk crepe jumpsuit with a billowing black satin module that evoked the fuzzy brushstrokes of a painter. Indeed, the Spanish royal court’s master painter Diego Velazquez was one of the inspira- tions behind this collection. Thirty-three cre- ations saw Rolland using black, flowing capes to get this regal message across, as well as hanging lengths of rippling silks that conjured up the idea of nobility or time-old queenliness through the material’s simple, natural luxury. Though the collection was not ground-break- ing, it confirms that the normally glitzy and glam designer, who’s known for dressing red- carpet celebrities, is moving in a welcome, more elegant direction. — AP

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tealing the moon can be a tough act to follow, as volcano with 250 pounds of TNT strapped to his chest. It’s reformed criminal mastermind Gru and the creative those sort of details that lend the “Despicable Me” fran- Steam behind the $540-million-grossing 2010 smash chise an irresistible Looney Tunes-style nuttiness - one “Despicable Me” discovered when it was time to dream up even more prevalent this time around in the absence of a an encore. After all, it was no mean feat to successfully jug- more substantial plotline. gle all that lunar lunacy with a delightful companion plot Still, returning directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud involving a trio of orphaned girls who, in turn, steal Gru’s and the returning writing team of Ken Daurio and Cinco heart. While the new edition doesn’t quite catch that Paul again maintain the energy at a brisk, buoyant clip, inspired spark, there’s still plenty to enjoy here courtesy of while Carell and the rest of cast add an extra layer of those zippy visuals and a pitch-perfect voice cast led by the dimension to those expressively drawn characters. Also innately animated Steve Carell. amusingly returning to the fold is Russell Brand as rickety Expect the movie’s minions to once again turn up in resident mad scientist Dr Nefario, Steve Coogan as AVL droves in what is certain to be a stellar Fourth of July holi- head honcho Silas Ramsbottom and Ken Jeong as Floyd day weekend. “Despicable Me 2” finds Carell’s Gru more or Eagle-san, now the owner of a wig store. less embracing his newly domesticated life after adopting Back again to imbue the production with a pleasing Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and little visual and aural snap are production designer Yarrow Agnes (Elsie Fisher), even swapping his more nefarious Cheney and on-a-roll Pharrell Williams, whose springy activities for a startup jelly-and-jam-making operation. But songs blend nicely with Heitor Pereira’s bright score. Those he soon finds himself in a stickier situation when he’s dis- who foolishly opt to leave at the start of the end credits will patched by the top-secret Anti-Villain League to track be missing out on another entertaining 3D demonstration down the perpetrator of a fresh heist involving a ginor- again led by a handful of those wacky Minions. “Despicable mous electromagnet. Me 2,” a Universal release, is rated PG for, according to the Setting up an undercover operation in a mall cupcake Motion Picture Association of America, “rude humor and shop, Gru is reunited with fresh AVL recruit Lucy Wilde mild action.” Running time: 98 minutes. — AP (Kristen Wiig, formerly the proprietor of Miss Hattie’s Home for Girls), with his suspicions set on the gregarious owner of a Mexican restaurant (a terrific Benjamin Bratt), who bears a nagging resemblance to El Macho, a notorious vil- This film publicity image released by Universal Pictures shows characters Lucy, voiced by Kristen Wiig, right, and lain believed to have perished while riding a shark into a Gru, voiced by Steve Carell in ‘Despicable Me 2.’ — AP

ne brought leading man grace. One en finalists - three boys and four girls - were brought a little raunch. Together they asked to sing solos. The final winners were Oleft New York with the top National picked from the last seven. All had to switch High School Musical Theater Awards. Sarah from black dresses for the ladies and dark Lynn Marion, from Fullerton, Calif, was named suits for the men into their character cos- best actress and Taylor Varga from Newtown, tumes for their medleys and then back again. Conn, won the best actor crown at the fifth Their performances were backed by a nine- annual “Glee”-like competition for musical piece orchestra. The five runners-up, who teenagers, nicknamed the Jimmy Awards each receive $2,500, were: Martha Hellerman after theater owner James Nederlander. Both from Madison, Wis; Eva Maria Noblezada from top winners receive a $10,000 scholarship Charlotte, NC; Jillian Caillouette from award, capping a months-long winnowing Norwich, Conn; Michael Burrell from Mission process that began with 50,000 students from Viejo, Calif and Austin Crute from Atlanta. 1,000 schools and ended at the Minskoff There was a fair amount of overlapping of This publicity photo released by Fox Searchlight shows Toni Theatre, the long-term home of “The Lion roles, with two Belles from “Beauty and the Collette, left, and Liam James in a scene from the film, ‘The Way, King.” This year’s contestants came from 20 Beast,” two Miss Adelaides from “Guys and Way Back.’ — AP states. Dolls” and a memorable set of five Bakers Marion, a senior at Huntington Beach High from “Into the Woods,” who all thrown on School for the Performing Arts, had sung a stage to duke it out together. The irreverent segment from “Hello, Dolly” earlier in the show “Avenue Q” had two representatives, night and then absolutely nailed the “110 in complete with puppets, and there was a tap the Shade” song “Raunchy,” a sexy, needy tune dancing Billy Crocker from “Anything Goes” with the appropriate lyric, “Gonna make them and a gun-toting Annie Oakley in “Annie Get other gals turn green.” In her acceptance Your Gun.” Shows ranged from “Chicago” to speech, she thanked her teachers, her par- “Sweeney Todd” to “Les Miserables” and “In ents, her four siblings, her friends and all fel- the Heights.” low contestants. “And my first grade teacher Cheers were saved for the director, Van here’s something inherent- his shell. who gave me my first role as Jack’s mother in Kaplan, and choreographer, Kiesha Lalama, ly formulaic about summer Aiding him is a warm-hearted ‘Jack and the Beanstalk,’” she said. In the past who managed to makes transitions between Tcoming-of-age movies. A crew of park workers, including few years, she’s also had roles in school pro- characters seamless. At one point, Tevye from quirky, awkward and misunder- Owen’s love interest (Maya ductions of “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” “Fiddler on the Roof” sang “If I Were a Rich stood kid takes a summer off Rudolph, her comic talents “Damn Yankees” and “Xanadu.” Man” and then handed it over to the money- from regular life and finds a way mostly wasted here). Faxon and Varga, who attends Newtown High School, grubbing J. Pierrepont Finches. During their - at the beach or by the pool - to, Rash, the director-screenwriters, was one of two J Pierrepont Finches from New York visit, the teens were tutored one- well, come of age, often with the play park workers as well, and “How to Succeed in Business Without Really on-one by theater pros Leslie Odom Jr, Liz help of an equally quirky adult. Rash is particularly funny as the Trying” and delivered a touching “Santa Fe” Callaway, Michael McElroy and Telly Leung. Summer ends. Life is changed. forlorn, germophobic salesman from “Newsies” for his solo. “I’m a little lost for The judges Monday night included Tony-win- words,” he said, before thanking his family ning director Scott Ellis, Tony nominee And that’s precisely what hap- at an equipment booth nobody and friends who made the trip from Montego Glover and casting professional pens in “The Way, Way Back,” fea- comes to. (Faxon and Rash, both Connecticut. The 62 teens who made it to Bernie Telsey. One judge was overheard sum- turing an expert cast led by TV actors as well, won an Oscar New York - 31 girls and 31 boys - got a five- ming up the behind-door-process process Steve Carell, Toni Collette and for co-writing “The day theatrical boot camp at New York with one word: “brutal.” The hosts were Laura the terrific Sam Rockwell as that Descendants.”) Duncan’s new University’s Tisch School of the Arts, complete Osnes and Santino Fontana, who co-star in quirky adult. job gives the boy a sense of pur- with scrambling to learn an opening and clos- “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” — AP Photo shows Sarah Lynn Marion, from Fullerton, Calif, Luckily, though, the film, writ- pose and community. ing group number, intense advice on their performing at the fifth annual National High School ten and directed by Nat Faxon Meanwhile, at the beach, Pam’s solo songs, plus a field trip to watch “Annie” Musical Theater Awards at the Minskoff Theatre in New and Jim Rash, is done with trying to make things work. on Broadway and dinner at famed theater- York. — AP enough skill and delicacy that its Carell manages to make Trent district hangout Sardi’s. adherence to formula doesn’t interesting even as you hate All 62 performed snippets of the songs matter quite so much. Yes, it him, and as for Collette, she’s that they had sung at regional competitions could have been a better movie heartbreaking as a single mom as part of seven large medleys and then sev- had it taken bolder plot turns. desperate to give her son a sta- But that likely won’t diminish ble life. Watch her expressive, the smile on your face - and very elastic face fall as she balances possibly the tear on your cheek - that determination with the as you exit this charmer of a film. recognition that Trent isn’t who About that title: “The Way, she thought he was. Way Back” refers to the back seat Also noteworthy here: Allison in a station wagon that faces out Janney as a neighbor with an to the road - the way, WAY back absurdly dark tan, a taste for t may be difficult to separate Johnny Depp of those things that is going to stick around for- seat. Which is where 14-year-old cocktails and a way-too-loose from his “Pirates” character Jack Sparrow, but ever and ever,” he said. “The clock ticks, the time’s Duncan, played by sensitive tongue; Amanda Peet and Rob the actor recalls a time before the boozy buc- up and the next guy steps in or whatever and newcomer Liam James, sits as he Corddry as Trent’s married, fun- I caneer became a household name. “The films that’s how it goes.” —AP reluctantly heads for a beach loving friends; and AnnaSophia that I did prior to ‘Pirates,’ ... not everything but a vacation with his divorced mom Robb as a romantic interest for lot of it, was sort of by industry standards, not Pam (Collette) and her Duncan. Will Duncan learn blockbuster stuff. So I wasn’t ever blockbuster boyfriend, Trent. The first scene about himself as the summer material,” said Depp in a recent interview. But tells you all you need to know progresses? Will he overcome that’s not to say he didn’t have fun during those about Trent, a very unlikable obstacles to his self-esteem? years. “I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in character played by the very lik- Take a guess. Luckily, the ending some very small and different independent films able Carell. At the wheel next to is less predictable and sappy throughout my career and I’ve been able to be Duncan’s sleeping mom, he than it could have been. And This Sept. 9, 2012 file photo shows actor Pierce Brosnan involved in, you know, a couple of films that barks a question to the teenag- actually, “The Way, Way Back” during a photo shoot to promote the movie ‘Love is All You shocked everybody, especially me,” he said. er: How would you rate yourself, feels something like summer Need’ at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Since 2003, Depp has played the flamboyant on a scale of 10? When Duncan itself: It meanders a bit, it’s a lit- Toronto. — AP captain in four hugely successful “Pirates of the hazards a weak “six,” Trent replies tle lacking in structure, but it’s Caribbean” films, with a fifth installment slated that in his view, the boy’s a mere full of small memorable for 2015. At age 50, he is still one the hottest three. How’s that for an aspiring moments - and you’re sad when names in Hollywood and about ready to launch another big-budget summer flick, “The Lone step-dad? it’s over. “The Way, Way Back,” a Ranger.” “The only thing I can equate it with is It takes a while for Pam to Fox Searchlight release, is rated luck. There’s no other reason,” he said of his notice her beau’s shortcomings. PG-13 for, according to the career longevity. “The fact that I was able to sur- Meantime, Duncan is trying to Motion Picture Association of vive through that 15 years of just bouncing find a way to pass the time. He America: “thematic elements, around doing (indie) movies and now still to end grabs a pink girl’s bike from the language, some sexual content up here is amazing.” yard and heads to the Water and brief drug material.” ierce Brosnan’s daughter has died from ovarian cancer, The Golden Globe-winning actor plays the Wizz water park. There he finds Running time: 103 minutes. his publicist confirms. Charlotte was 41 years old when famed Native American character Tonto in the park manager Owen (Rockwell, Three stars out of four.-AP Pshe passed away in London on June 28, after battling upcoming Disney reboot of “The Lone Ranger,” in the film’s most entertaining the disease for three years. Brosnan’s first wife Cassandra which is opening Wednesday. He said his chil- performance), a guy he’s met Harris, Charlotte’s mother, also died from ovarian cancer in dren, Lily-Rose, 14, and Jack, 11, can’t wait to see briefly in town. Owen is not too 1991. Harris’ mother died from the disease as well. it. “They’re pretty excited about this one,” Depp responsible, but full of fun and People.com was first to report the story. In a statement to said while promoting the film in Santa Fe, NM, armed with a wisecrack (and an People, Brosnan said his daughter “fought her cancer with where part of the movie was filmed. “You know, ‘80s reference) for any occasion. grace and humanity, courage and dignity.” He went on to say of course, they thought it was insane when they He gives Duncan a job and sets “we pray for her and that the cure for this wretched disease watched me play Tonto, but now they’re looking File photo shows Johnny Depp attends the world premiere of ‘The Lone Ranger’ at about removing the boy from will be close at hand soon.” Charlotte is survived by a husband, forward to this one.” Despite his success, Depp Alex Smith, 14-year-old daughter, Isabella, and 8-year old son, recognizes that life on Hollywood’s A-list can be Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, Lucas. — AP fleeting.“I certainly wouldn’t expect that it is one Calif. — AP Paris fashion is ‘royal affair’

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US singer Carter Scott, center, as “Turandot” plays during a rehearsal of the opera “Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini at the DomStufen open air festival (Domstufen-Festspiele) in front of the Mariendom (Cathedral of Mary) in Erfurt, central Germany. The 70 cathedral steps which run between the magnificent architectural ensemble of the Cathedral of St. Mary and the Church of St Severus are transformed in one of the world’s most beautiful festival stages. The premiere of the opera is scheduled on Thursday. —AP

rom chickens catapulted across down the tables delivering meals to tables to meals dished up with a diners. Once the novelty wears off, ne of China’s rarest stamps sold for Fgenerous portion of sexual customers at Hajime can then order HK$6.9 million ($890,000) at auction health advice, Bangkok is doing a the robots to dance. Oin Hong Kong, the auctioneers said roaring trade in unusual dining expe- But as with all things mechanical, yesterday. With just 32 recorded copies, the riences. The Thai capital, renowned as robot waiters come with a risk of mal- Qing Dynasty “1897 Red Revenue Small One much for its commitment to fun as it function. “During the first few hours Dollar” stamp is “China’s rarest regularly- is for fiery cuisine, has embraced the of the day if the robot is stuck we issued stamp”, Interasia Auctions said in a odd, amusing and bizarre in a bid to have the support teams standing by,” press release. The bright red stamp, symbol- lure customers through the door. In said Pimol Paitaku, marketing manag- izing luck and good fortune in Chinese cul- the city suburbs, staff at Ka Tron er at Hajime restaurant. “Most of the ture, is rare because the characters “Qing restaurant delight customers by load- time though it works.” Dynasty postal service, one dollar” were con- ing cooked chickens into a catapult And while Thais are serious about sidered too small, prompting the printing of and firing them across a stage where their food, people in the City of Angels a second version. they are caught on a spike by a waiter appear willing to try anything. “They The stamp was part of a three-day auc- riding a unicycle. are looking for unique experiences, tion of Chinese, Hong Kong and Asian Despite the pressure that comes whether that is something no-one else stamps which ended Monday bringing in a with live performance, their catch rate has eaten or some kind of perform- total of HK$71.9 million, Interasia said. is impressive. “We have been going 26 ance, or something that attracts the “Philately has a special place in Chinese cul- years and we have probably fired eye,” said food blogger Dwight ‘Bkk ture, with rare stamps regarded as important hundreds of thousands of chickens, Fatty’ Turner. “So I think all of those cultural icons and treasures, just like art,” auc- but we have only dropped a few hun- things combined makes Bangkok a tion house director Jeffrey Schneider said in dred,” said restaurant owner Nattaset very special city to eat in.” — AFP the statement. A pair of rare stamps bearing Rattanapipob. It may be far from an an accidentally inverted picture of Chinese everyday restaurant job, but the wait- nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen sold for more ers say the trick seems to be working than $700,000 in Hong Kong last October. for the punters. “The way we do Mainland Chinese are regular buyers of the things is better,” said waiter Sorasak top lots at sales of art, jewellery and wine as Pomkalong. Across town a Japanese Hong Kong positions itself as an auction hub restaurant has deployed its own gim- for Asia as well as the gateway to China’s vast Costumers being served by a robot. mick-two large robots wheel up and market. — AFP

This undated handout picture released by Interasia Auctions Ltd yesterday in Hong Kong shows a Qing Dynasty-era “1897 Red Revenue Small One Dollar” Robot holding plates of food to be served to costumers at the Hajime robot restaurant in Bangkok. A waiter on a one wheel bicycle catching with a plate, a flying stamp. —AFP —AFP photos chicken sent by a catapult at the Ka-tron restaurant in Bangkok.