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Tuesday 14 October 2014 • 20 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6218 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Stop uniform sales, Emir meet Saudi King private schools told No tie-up allowed with shops or distributors

DOHA: The Supreme The Ministry had earlier school uniforms in their premises Education Council (SEC) has asked the SEC to take the nec- as per guidelines issued by the banned all private schools and essary steps to implement the SEC earlier, but allegedly have kindergartens from getting decision. Both the schools and direct or indirect involvement in involved in the sale and distri- the shops have been asked to this business. bution of school uniforms. stop such practices, saying it Uniforms of some schools are The ban goes beyond prevent- is a clear violation of the Law available at exclusive shops set up ing schools from selling uniforms No (19) of 2006 on protection of outside their premises. Although in their premises. They cannot competition and prevention of in theory students are free to buy have tie ups with specific shops monopoly. The decision will be them from anywhere they choose, or suppliers dealing in uniforms in force from the current (2014- they may not be available in other with an intention to make finan- 2015) academic year, according places. Parents would end up with The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah cial gains or promote their busi- to the circular. more expenses if they look for bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia at the Royal Palace in Jeddah yesterday. They discussed a number of ness interests. The SEC circular categori- other options. issues of common concern, especially the latest developments in the region. SEC has issued a circular to cally stated that schools and Some schools allegedly have all the private schools and kin- kindergartens should not have gone for specific brands and dergartens asking them to give any financial interests related to made tie ups with leading full freedom to students and uniforms. They can neither sell manufactures to provide the parents in the purchase of uni- the uniform in their campus nor clothes. Although the schools Housing loan not enough: Qataris forms. Parents should be free to ask the students/parents to buy are required to provide the logo buy uniforms from any source it from any particular place or separate, they come printed on they prefer. The school’s role is shop. the uniforms in some cases. The DOHA: As construction costs repayment tenures. and wife are employed, they keep limited to prescribing the col- The school should also choose SEC directive is expected to stop continue to escalate due to ris- Beneficiaries have long been struggling for years to repay the our and design and providing uniforms with common colours such practices. ing demand for materials amid complaining that the loan amount piled up loans, thus, wasting their the school logo to be fixed on the that are easily available in the Following complaints about the a building boom, Qataris are is insufficient to build a house due prime youth. garments. market. They cannot prescribe involvement of some Independent complaining again that the to rising construction cost. Construction costs have been The circular is in line with a complicated shades or special schools in the sale of uniforms, housing loan provided to them Al Sharq reported yesterday that soaring and have reached QR150 directive issued by the Ministry of quality material for the uniform SEC had issued similar guide- by the state is insufficient. young and employed Qataris who per square foot for areas out- Economy and Commerce last year forcing parents to buy it from lines to all Independent schools. The government provides free marry prefer to have their own side of Doha and QR250 within to end all types of monopolistic exclusive dealers. The school logo Private schools and kindergar- land to nationals and housing house. And since the government Doha. practices in this sector. should be made available sepa- tens have now been asked to fall loans worth QR1.2m are given to housing loan amount is insufficient And nationals who don’t have The move apparently is rately to be fixed on the uniform. in line. those nationals who are in jobs. they are forced to take bank loans land but get housing loan from intended to break an existing Sources from several private Parents also expect that the These loans, provided by the to complete their house. the QDB can never in their life- nexus between some schools and schools confirmed that they have SEC will step in to regulate the state-owned Qatar Development This puts extra financial bur- time even dream of making a business outlets in the sale of received the SEC circular. Most sale of textiles. Bank (QDB), are given on den on them and the result is house of their own, said the daily. school uniforms. schools have stopped selling THE PENINSULA soft terms with long-term that even if both the husband THE PENINSULA

US coalition pounds Kobane Jean Tirole wins economics Nobel Personal finance tips for STOCKHOLM/TOULOUSE: French economist Jean Tirole prospective couples won the 2014 Nobel Prize for economics for work that has DOHA: Tips on how to manage Counselling Programme Director. shed light on how governments personal finances and not rely “They will also be told about dis- can “tame” the big businesses on bank loans for marriage will advantages of seeking bank loans that dominate once-public be the highlight of a pre-mar- to finance a lavish marriage. monopolies like railways, high- riage counselling programme “We will also tell them why ways and telecommunications. that is to start soon. pre-marriage health checks are “This year’s prize in economic The five-day session for pro- important for couples wanting to sciences is about taming pow- spective Qatari brides and grooms get married.” erful firms,” Staffan Normark, will be held by Family Counselling In remarks published by Al Permanent Secretary of the Royal Centre (FCC). Sharq yesterday, the official said Swedish Academy of Sciences, The session, from October 19 to most young men marrying face told a news conference. 23, assumes significance as bank this problem of having to repay The academy said Tirole has debt and financial mismanage- bank loans from first day after clarified policies about regulat- ment by husbands have been iden- marriage. There are other aspects ing industries with a few power- tified as one of the main causes of of marriage that are equally ful firms, especially after a wave divorce in Qatar. important such as understand- of privatisations had set govern- The rate of divorce is high ing between the husband and the ments a conundrum over how to and the National Development wife and ways to foster it and psy- encourage private investments in Strategy (2011-16) calls for check- chological issues, said Al Naimi. sectors like healthcare and rail- ing the trend. Pre-marriage counselling for ways while reining in profits. “Participants will be given tips on young Qataris is an ongoing pro- REUTERS how to manage household expenses gramme of FCC and the session See also page 12 A woman reacts as smoke rises from the Syrian town of Kobane after a strike from the US-led coalition as it and make some savings from their will be 20th in the series. seen from the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern village of Mursitpinar, Sanliurfa province, yesterday. income,” said Turfa Al Naimi, THE PENINSULA Yemen names new See also page 8 prime minister

SANA’A: Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi named a top diplomat his new premier British lawmakers ‘vote’ to recognise Palestine yesterday in his second bid this month to solve a political crisis LONDON: British lawmak- it would recognise Palestine. that principled talk into action.” Neither Cameron nor Labour An online petition paving the with Shia rebels that sparked ers voted overwhelmingly in It was initiated by backbencher The vote is non-binding as it leader Ed Miliband was in the way for the debate attracted deadly unrest. favour of recognising Palestine Grahame Morris from the main was initiated by a backbencher. Commons chamber for the start more than 111,000 signatures, Hadi’s nomination of UN envoy as a state yesterday, in a non- opposition Labour party, who said Members of the government, of the debate. Morris said. Before the debate, a Khalid Bahah appeared to have the binding motion heavy with sym- Britain had a “moral responsibil- which backs a two-state solution, Among MPs in the two parties handful of protesters gathered in consent of Huthi rebels, who seized bolism but unlikely to change ity” to act because of its history abstained from the vote. that make up Britain’s coalition pouring rain outside the Houses control of much of the capital Sana’a government policy. as colonial power in the region. “We think that... you should do government, a small number of of Parliament, where they had in a lightning offensive last month. The motion was passed by 274 “It’s absolutely clear that Israel- everything you can that’s support- Cameron’s Conservatives and erected a giant banner say- The naming of a neutral prime in favour to 12 votes against, to Palestine relations are stuck at an ive of a successful and sustain- many Liberal Democrats — whose ing: “Yes Vote for a Palestinian minister is seen as a key step in “recognise the state of Palestine impasse, as is our foreign policy,” able outcome based on a two-state party supports Palestinian state- State”. convincing the rebels to withdraw alongside the state of Israel” as Morris said, opening the debate. solution,” Prime Minister David hood — are likely to vote in favour. “If there is a state, the aggres- from Sanaa, where their support- part of a “contribution to securing “Both of these impasses must Cameron’s spokesman told a reg- The debate follows the collapse sion would stop and the healing ers were targeted in a devastat- a negotiated two-state solution”. be broken. We hear a great deal ular press briefing earlier. of peace talks between Israel and could begin,” said one of them, ing suicide bombing last Thursday The House of Commons debate of talk about the two-state solu- The leaders of Morris’s party, Palestine and this year’s conflict Eddie Clarke. that left 47 people dead. was being watched around the tion but today, through validating Labour, have said that MPs who in Gaza in which more than 2,000 “We feel this parliament has a REUTERS world after Sweden drew anger both states, members will have are in the Commons when the Palestinians and dozens of Israelis duty to vote for it.” See also page 7 from Israel this month for saying the opportunity to translate all of vote takes place must back it. were killed. AGENCIES TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Minister visits QF unveils healthy eating initiative school, inspects SEC offices WCMC-Q’s Sahtak Awalan — Your Health First campaign launched at schools DOHA: The Minister of Education and Higher DOHA: A new initiative is paramount to QF’s Community Education and Secretary- has been launched at Qatar Development pillar. The ongoing General of the Supreme Foundation’s (QF) schools to five-year campaign aims to edu- Education Council H E Dr. encourage healthy eating among cate the community on healthy Mohammed Abdul Wahed Ali students. living. Al Hammadi paid inspection Children at QF’s schools are “Through this knowledge shar- visits to units affiliated to the being served the healthiest meals ing, QF and its partners will not SEC. possible during their lunch breaks only help ensure the well-being of He expressed satisfaction over under Weill Cornell Medical future generations, but also the the improvement made at the College in Qatar’s (WCMC-Q) long-term sustainability of the attestation and equivalency unit Sahtak Awalan — Your Health nation.” and enabling staff to issue docu- First campaign. Dr. Javaid Sheikh, Dean, ments electronically without the The aim is to create healthy WCMC-Q, said an initiative like need to transfer reviewers to eating habits at a young age, this could have a huge impact on other departments. He consid- potentially improving the health children’s health. ered it a good start in provid- of an entire generation and pre- “Our doctors understand health ing more electronic services the venting obesity, diabetes and issues Qatar faces and know that SEC intends to provide within heart diseases. these can, for the most part, centres that serve the public Adopting Sahtak Awalan be dealt with effectively with a across Qatar. branding and health messages, healthy diet and regular exercise. He visited Vocational children are being encouraged to “If we can encourage children Guidance Office, Student take responsibility for the food and young people to change hab- Assessment Office and Human they eat and are learning about its, we can create a healthy gen- Resources Unit and stressed benefits of certain food. eration able to contribute to the the need to continue to activate The schools’ canteens project goal of moving towards a knowl- electronic services in internal was officially launched on edge-based economy. dealings among the SEC staff September 7 at the start of the “We believe that habits and les- or in foreign service. He also new school year. Along with new sons learned at a young age are visited Maymouna Primary lunches, there are facts about set in stone and stay with the Independent School for Girls nutrition and interactive displays child for the rest of their lives.” and expressed satisfaction over in each canteen, reinforcing the The junior cafeteria in one of the schools. To encourage children to eat the performance of the students. healthy eating message. healthily, Sahtak Awalan has There is also information show- devised a reward system with Dar Al Sharq to ing students in senior schools how Healthy recipe cards are avail- The healthy, nutritional, a member of QF. Buthaina Al children receiving stamps in a they can calculate their BMI to able for students to cook with multi-course menu has been Nuaimi, Executive Director, Pre- book whenever they choose a launch Bangla motivate them to adopt a health- their parents and a Top Trumps devised by AMLAK Services and University Education, QF, said, healthy option. Once they have ier lifestyle, and information that game based on healthy foods has is cooked in its state-of-the-art “Instilling benefits of healthy collected enough stamps they weekly tomorrow emphasises health benefits of cer- been designed for children to play kitchens. AMLAK Services is a eating among Qatar’s youth and receive a badge. tain foods. among themselves. subsidiary of AMLAK Holding, building a health conscious society THE PENINSULA DOHA: Dar Al Sharq will launch tomorrow the most popular newspaper from Bangladesh, Prothom Alo Weekly Gulf Edition, a Bengali language weekly from Doha. “It’s yet another initiative by Renault Twizy to be showcased at Milipol 2014 our integrated media house to connect the Bangladesh com- BY YASIN ABU TAQIU allow it to easily manoeuvre munity,” said Neegal Noronha, in crowded area and reach the Manager, Dar Al Sharq Foreign DOHA: Renault Twizy, a 100 required destination in a short Publications. The newspaper will percent electric-powered two- time,” he said. be a boon for the Bangladeshi passenger vehicle, will be among The Twizy is ultra-compact community in Qatar and the the new vehicles to be show- and 2.32-metre long, 1.19-metre region, he said. “Most expatriate cased at Milipol conference and wide and 1.46-metre high. communities in this region like exhibition 2014 next week. It’s frame and body offer occu- to read newspaper in their lan- This was revealed during a pants extra protection with its guage to know about their native press event to sign a contract deformable structure, while the place and what is happening in between the Ministry of Interior outboard position of the four their country. The Gulf edition and Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana wheels and the lateral beams on of Prothom Alo will meet their (SHM) Company, distributors of either side of the chassis pro- expectations as the publication Nissan vehicles in Qatar, to be the vide protection in case of a side will also provide local and com- diamond sponsor of the event on impact. The safety retention sys- munity news. internal state security. tems include a driver’s airbag, a Dar Al Sharq Foreign The 10th edition of the bien- four-point safety belt at the front Publications prints/distributes nial event will be held under and a three-point one at the rear. International New York Times, the patronage of the Emir H H McCluskey said SHM Company Malayala Manorama, Chandrika, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al has supported Qatar’s military Varthamanam — three Malayalam Thani on October 20 to 22 at authorities and their subsidiaries Brig Sheikh Nasser bin Fahad Al Thani (second left), President of Milipol 2014, with Hisham bin Saleh Al Mana (second daily newspaper, Pilipino Star Doha Exhibition Centre. and has in the past two years sup- right), Chairman, Saleh Hamad Al Mana Group, Declan J McCluskey (left), General Manager, Automotive, SHM, and NGAYON daily, Kantipur Weekly According to Declan J plied 646 vehicles, including 281 Ehsan Kayali, Customer Relations Manager, After Sales, at the press conference yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT and Rajdhani International McCluskey, General Manager Nissan Patrols and 365 vehicles Weekly — both Nepali language Automotive, SHM, the Renault — patrol pickups, Sentra, Altima showcasing models of cars used in the exhibition,” he said. security in Qatar will be addressed newspaper, Lankadeepa Weekly, Twizy can be utilised by police, and Civilians. by government entities such as Brigadier Sheikh Nasser bin as participants and exhibitors are a Sinhalese language paper, Tamil security and medical entities as Hisham bin Saleh Al Mana, Nissan Patrol, Patrol Pickups and Fahad Al Thani, President, expected to highlight latest prod- Times weekly and Siasat Urdu an emergency response unit. Chairman and CEO of SHM Renault Twizy. “We are invest- Milipol Qatar 2014 Committee, ucts and services. weekly. THE PENINSULA/QNA “The vehicle’s dimensions will Company, said they were ing QR1.5m in our participation said the requirements of internal THE PENINSULA

QU session to highlight Arabic Literacy Programme Horizon 2020 launched for workers DOHA: Qatar University (QU) will host an DOHA: Following the success Information Day session of its Adult English Literacy to raise awareness and Programme, Reach Out To Asia inform regional stake- (ROTA) has announced Adult holders about Horizon Arabic Literacy Programme 2020 (H2020) and how bi- (RAAL) in collaboration with regional coordination will Academic Bridge and Awsaj facilitate opportunities Academy. for research between the The programme, sponsored by Gulf Cooperation Council Qatar Petroleum, aims to educate (GCC) and the European workers from diverse language Union (EU). It will be and cultural backgrounds in the held on October 16 at fundamental skills of modern QU’s Research Complex. standard Arabic, helping them Horizon 2020 is the grow their skills outside their biggest EU research and daily duties and expand their innovation programme professional opportunities. with nearly €80bn of fund- As one of ROTA’s flagship ing over 2014-2020, and a youth engagement programmes, Workers attending a class. means to drive economic this humanitarian programme growth and create jobs. gives young people in Qatar an programme reaches deeper into “We are pleased to note that Its framework for the opportunity to grow their skills as our community, improving the Adult Literacy Programme has Arab Gulf region will community leaders and advocates. lives of learners and teachers. been expanded to enable workers engage opportunities for This week, more than eight uni- “Building on the success to learn the Arabic language,” said technology parks, SMEs, versity students from Academic of Adult English Literacy Abdulrahman Abdulla Al Obaidly, and other innovation Bridge started a six-week pro- Programme, RAAL is an exciting Manager, Public Relations & actors for cooperation with gramme to become literacy train- expansion of the initiative. Communications, QP. EU, as well as training and ers for RAAL. Upon completion “We are constantly looking for “We wish participants and technology transfer. of the course, trainers will teach opportunities to facilitate cross- their trainers all the best as they QU participated in the workers at their universities and cultural understanding, which dedicate their time and efforts for first phase of INCONET- organisations. is of primary importance in our success of the initiative.” GCC, sponsored by EC – “The aim of RAAL is to build multicultural country. Training will be followed by an Directorate General for bridges between cultures, grow “It is only by building bridges of event in January to showcase and Research and Innovation, the language skills of workers, and cultural communication that we celebrate achievements of train- to establish cooperation empower volunteers to be leaders will be able to promote tolerance ers and learners. Follow @rea- between EU and Arab Gulf in their communities,” said Essa and drive our country -- and eve- chouttoasia to learn more about countries towards H2020. Al Mannai, Executive Director, ryone in it -- to a better future,” volunteering with ROTA. THE PENINSULA ROTA. “The new humanitarian Al Mannai said. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Experts warn against non-stick cookware

DOHA: Use of non-stick cook- ware at high temperatures and Use at high temperatures can heating/storing hot food and drinks in plastic containers transfer harmful chemicals to food can transfer harmful chemicals to the food, Hamad Medical When using non-stick cook- polyvinyl chloride are usually Corporation (HMC) experts ware, Al Mulla advised to keep marked with a number 3 or ‘PVC’, have warned. the temperature at the lowest while those made with polycar- They recommended the use of possible to safely cook the food, bonate are marked with a number glass (such as Pyrex) or metal and run the exhaust fan over the 7 or ‘PC’. containers whenever possible, and stove when cooking on the stove — Don’t reuse plastics with the avoid heating or microwaving food top. Where possible, opt for safer number 1 (used in water and soft in plastic containers even if the materials such as cast iron for drink bottles) and throw away label says it is microwave-safe. cookware. worn or scratched plastic contain- According to Senior Consultant, He recommended eating more ers. Hand-wash plastic containers Public Health, and Head of fresh food and reducing consump- instead of using the dishwasher to Smoking Cessation Programme, tion of processed or fast foods reduce wear and tear. HMC, Dr. Ahmad Al Mulla, most to reduce exposure to harmful Anyone having health issues plastic types have been found to chemicals. suspected of plastic chemical contaminate food with chemicals “Choosing fresh foods as part contamination should seek urgent such as polystyrene, polyvinyl of a healthier diet will not only medical advice. chloride (PVC), polyethylene, help you avoid harmful chemi- HMC’s Chairman of Internal polycarbonate and phthalates. cals used in manufacturing plas- Medicine, Professor Abdul-Badi He, however, said it is very dif- tic containers, but also the large Abou-Samra, explained how ficult to avoid plastic food pack- amounts of sodium, fat and other harmful chemicals contained in aging nowadays as it is used for unhealthy ingredients in proc- plastic can impact one’s health. almost everything from water essed or fast foods,” he said. “When ingested, these chemi- bottles to meat, dairy, bakery He advised the public to be cals can disrupt the body’s endo- products and canned foods, as mindful when buying foods pack- crine (or hormone) system and well as fast foods. aged in plastic and take precau- can cause conditions such as Also in widespread use is tions to protect their health: asthma, cancer, birth defects, non-stick cookware, which can — Always check bottles and immune system suppression, and release toxic chemicals particu- other plastic containers to mini- developmental and reproductive larly when cooking at very high mise exposure to harmful chemi- problems,” he added. temperatures. cals. Containers made with THE PENINSULA Triaging system at all health facilities by March DOHA: People seeking treatment at primary assessed by trained nurses who will allocate a prior- health centres can expect faster care with the ity for them to be treated by a physician. introduction of a patient triaging system at all Those who, based on their assessment, need to facilities next year. be treated by a physician urgently will be seen first. Two health centres have introduced the sys- Others, with more routine needs, will be given an tem, which classifies and prioritises patients based appointment on a date and time convenient to them. on their health needs, the Primary Healthcare Dr Samya Ahmad Al Abdulla, Director, Central Corporation (PHCC) said yesterday. Region, PHCC, said, “The aim of triage is to ensure It was introduced in Abu Nakhla health centre patients are sorted and treated according to clinical in June and expanded to Omar bin Khattab health need. This will ensure that those in most need are centre this month. The service will be extended to all given priority. Patients returning for an appointment centres by March, the PHCC said. Patients visiting will be given 10 minutes if required, ensuring they have a health centre without a prior appointment will be adequate time with the physician.” THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME PM to open Maritime security forum today Jobs nationalisation key to growth

DOHA: The organising committee for QMARSEC (Qatar Maritime Security Coastal GCC citizens account for 1pc of private sector workforce in Qatar and UAE: Report and Border Surveillance Conference) 2014 and Qatar National Security Shield Project DOHA: With the rising trend of are key areas for governments and must be on developing the right skills one of the region’s biggest challenges. (QNSSP), the host of the forum, have said strong dominance of expatriates in businesses in the region to consider for young nationals and encouraging However, progress to reduce GCC the Prime Minister and Interior Minister business and other economic activi- for the future of GCC growth. an enterprise mindset as they progress dependence on oil has been mixed. H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa ties in Qatar and other GCC states, Gerard Gallagher, MENA Advisory from education to work. This is a call to “Each of the Gulf states has devel- Al Thani and the Minister of State for Defence there an urgent need to take stra- Managing Partner, EY, said: “In a glo- action to develop closer links between oped long-term strategies, using dif- Affairs H E Maj. Gen. Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah tegic initiatives, including nation- bal economy, where so many developed employers, educational institutions, ferent combinations of vertical and will open and chair the two-day conference alisation of jobs, to ensure consistent and emerging markets are struggling jobseekers and policymakers.” horizontal diversification. But the which opens today. growth in future, said a report by EY. to maintain solid growth, businesses Governments are increasingly region has yet to take advantage of Staff Brigadier (Pilot) Mohammed A Al Mannai, According to the ‘GCC Growth driv- see strong and growing demand in the viewing entrepreneurship and SME coordinated diversification to lever- Director, QNSSP, said, “The forum is committed to ers’ report, GCC citizens account for a GCC. Governments in the region are development as a solution to youth age each other’s strengths and max- a value-driven programme, featuring top military low of 1 percent of the private sector using oil and gas revenues to develop unemployment and sustainable eco- imise the power and attractiveness of and security officials from around the world and we workforce in Qatar and the UAE and new industries and set up the foun- nomic growth. With majority of new the economic bloc. Better coordination welcome the head of Nato operations as the Nato 18 percent in Saudi Arabia. dations of a knowledge economy. jobs coming from small businesses, would lead to greater efficiencies and secretary-general’s representative to give the key- “There is a strong dominance of However, companies operating in the supporting entrepreneurship is essen- reduce the duplication of economic note address.” The forum aims at achieving peace expatriates in businesses and youth GCC are facing challenges with regu- tial. Now is the time to establish coor- activities,” said Michael Hasbani, and public security. Matthew Cochran, Chairman of unemployment has been on the rise. lations and hiring and retaining local dinated programmes at a national level Partner, Advisory, EY. the organising partner, Defence Services Marketing Unemployment rates vary widely talent. These barriers to realising the to join in activities to promote and High potential industries in the Council, said, “We are honoured that QMARSEC across the region, but everywhere, potential they see, mean that global support entrepreneurs and small and region such as metals production, avia- is Qatar’s largest maritime security conference and female unemployment rates are five to companies have concerns about their medium business owners. Government tion, sea trade, tourism and financial delivers on the objective to serve as an incubator seven times higher than those of men,” sustainability in the GCC.” ministries, entrepreneurship organi- services are paving the way for more and accelerator of partnership and growth for the said a statement issued by the auditing Will Cooper, Partner, Advisory, EY, sations and investors need to work diversified revenue sources. GCC maritime defence, space and security industry.” and consulting firm. added: “Educational reform is vital. together rather than in isolation to governments need to commit to sup- THE PENINSULA The report identifies the four biggest Improving the quality of outcomes achieve the greatest impact, and there porting new sectors and creating inno- drivers of policy, common across the from the education and training sys- is a strong case for greater cooperation vative and competitive industries to GCC states. Nationalisation, diversifi- tem for nationals is imperative for across the GCC. help diversify their economies. cation, global positioning and stability creating a local workforce. The focus Managing risks of oil dependence is THE PENINSULA

Katara to open gallery Novo Cinemas to open new multiplex

of used books to DOHA: Novo Cinemas, the Middle East’s largest chain of cinemas and a subsidiary of promote reading Qatar Media Services, yester- DOHA: A gallery of “They will be put into day announced the signing of used books will be the gallery and show- an agreement with North Gate launched by Katara at cased on Thursdays, Mall, Doha. the Corniche in Katara Friday and Saturday to The deal represents Novo Cultural Village next whoever who needs to Cinemas’ second property in week. take a book and read it,” Qatar following the success of It aims to encourage he said. its flagship launch at The Pearl- reading and promote the “It is essential that the Qatar in July. The Novo Cinemas culture of voluntary and gallery acquires a large multiplex will cover over 4,800sqm community work, officials collection of books that of area and have 14 screens. have announced. will foster the exchange It is part of Novo Cinemas’ The gallery will also of knowledge and science strategic growth plan in the provide hundreds of among people,” Dr Sulaiti region, and Qatar in particu- The Novo Cinema multiplex at the Pearl-Qatar. free books to the public, added. lar, as the cinema chain sets out reported Al Sharq. Books to feature in the to expand its reach to over 200 North Gate development, will be retail environment hosting the Dr. Khalid Ibrahim Al gallery will be on differ- screens by the end of 2015. a premium retail, commercial world’s most desired brands. We Sulaiti, Director-General, ent subjects in different “Following the well-received and entertainment destination are certain that Novo Cinemas Katara, said the launch of languages and will be launch of our flagship at The in Doha. with their unique, trend-setting Katara Gallery for used exhibited from 4pm to Pearl-Qatar, this marks a new Further bolstering its luxury offerings will be a perfect match books was part of the midnight. milestone in our growth plans offering, Novo Cinemas at the for our clientele and contribute responsibility of Katara Dr. Al Sulaiti called on over the past 24 months since the mall will dedicate many theatres to making North Gate not only a to preserve culture and residents, citizens and acquisition of Novo Cinemas. We to seven-star experience. This prime retail destination but also a literature among the institutions to donate are pleased about North Gate as special class allows movie lovers prime entertainment destination Qatari community. used books by contact- our second property in our home to enjoy the newest blockbusters in Qatar.” “The idea of this gal- ing Katara on telephone market as we set out to be the with personalised services and North Gate promises to become lery will be based on No. 66644031 or deliver- leading entertainment brand high levels of comfort. The mall a premium shopping destination, donation of used books ing books at the Cultural in Qatar,” said Jaber Al Ansari, on Al Shamal Road will open with award-winning design, easy from the public and after Village headquarters in Group CEO q.media, the owner in 2015. The North Gate Senior access to underground parking, being received by the building No. 22. of Novo Cinemas. Management said, “The mall and a fantastic entertainment Katara administration. THE PENINSULA The mall, at the centre of the will offer visitors a premium offering. THE PENINSULA QP staff raise QR1.3m for Syria, Philippines and Somalia

DOHA: Qatar Charity, Qatar the Philippines and Somalia. for typhoon and cyclone victims Red Crescent Society, Sheikh Cheques were handed over in the Philippines and Somalia. Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani by Abdulrahman Abdulla The total donation amounted Charitable Association, and Al Obaidly, Manager, Public to QR1,293,725. It was collected in Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Relations and Communications, three campaigns from November Al Thani Foundation (RAF) QP, to representatives from the 2013 to June 2014. It will be used have received donations from four organisations. by the charities in partnership Qatar Petroleum (QP) staff Each charity received three with counterparts in the three for beneficiaries in Syria, cheques for Syrian refugees, and countries. THE PENINSULA Specialised centres urged to train GCC youth for private sector jobs DOHA: A senior GCC “There is a severe official has called for shortage of GCC citizens setting up special- in private jobs in their ist centres in the own countries,” said Al region to train local Aqueel. youth to enable them “This is because our to take up private education system is jobs to fight yawning not linked to the job unemployment. markets.” GCC universities do The population has not adequately cater to been rising and the public local job markets and so sectors in the GCC states are unable to churn out are unable to generate graduates skilled enough enough jobs to accom- to compete and take up modate the unemployed, private employment. he said. The director-general What is needed then of the Executive Office is a string of training of the Council of Labour institutes and centres Ministers of GCC coun- in the region that would tries said there must prepare the youth to be be specialist training skilled enough and com- centres to develop local pete for private jobs, said human resource for the the official. private sector. He said that the GCC “This is the only way governments must work we can fight rising unem- with the private sector ployment in the region,” and chambers of com- said Aqueel Al Jassem, merce in their countries in remarks to Kuwait to build such specialist News Agency, regional training centres to train news website ‘Arqam’ their youth. reported. THE PENINSULA HOME TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 QA’s A380 starts Doha-London service DOHA: Qatar Airways’ level of comfort for our passengers, watch a movie on their main screen (QA) first A380 has who will also benefit from a smooth and follow the flight progress on the commenced services on and pleasant passenger experience moving map on their handset. the Doha-London route, at Hamad International Airport, the There are games, films and car- marking another mile- world’s newest.” toons for every age group, and pas- stone for the five-star QA is the first airline in the world sengers can watch the pilot’s view airline. to offer the next generation Thales from the external landscape camera. The arrival of the (AVANT 4th generation) in-flight QA took delivery of its first A380 world’s largest commer- system on the A380. The Android- on September 17, with the inaugural cial airliner on the route based system features a touchscreen flight to London on October 10. The reinforces QA’s presence in handset, giving users a “second aircraft is the first of 13 on order. the UK, with six flights a screen experience” where they can THE PENINSULA day between both cities in addition to direct services from Doha to Edinburgh and Manchester. QA will add a second A380 to the Doha-London route in December. Featuring a tri-class configuration of First, Business and Economy class seating over two decks, A380 offers the air- line’s signature five-star service with outstanding in-flight entertainment and service on board. There are 517 seats, with eight in First Class, 48 in Business Class and 461 in Economy Class. First Class passengers benefit from 90-inch seat pitch, 180 degree flat- beds and 26-inch LCD TV screens while Business Class passengers experi- ence 52-inch seat pitch, with 80-inch, 180 degree flat-beds and 17-inch touchscreen monitors. In Economy Class, the on board experience is enhanced with 10.6-inch entertainment screens and seats with a seven-inch recline. QA Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are delighted to witness the beginning of the first QA A380 com- mercial service. “QA is committed to offering our passengers the best possible experience when it comes to travelling with our airline, and this aircraft, with its custom- ised interior, will set a new TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Kulluna to train child Sotheby’s art auction collects passenger safety technicians from Oct 26 $8,006,625, sets 13 records

DOHA: Kulluna, the national their skills with three hands- health and safety awareness on assessments, and will award Indian Anish Kapoor’s ‘Untitled’ sculpture fetches a record $1,595,000 campaign, will start its next a grade of pass or fail following BY RAYNALD C RIVERA course for child passenger each assessment. safety technicians on October If a candidate fails any of the 26. assessments, they will be noti- DOHA: Sotheby’s contempo- The four-day course combines fied during the course and may rary art auction at Katara last classroom instruction, indoor continue attending the class as night collected $8,006,625 and and outdoor hands-on activities, an observer, but only at the lead set 13 records. skills assessments with car seats instructor’s discretion. The top lot was Anish Kapoor’s and vehicles, and a community The check-up event is also ‘Untitled’ sculpture which fetched safety seat check-up. graded as pass or fail. To pass $1,595,000 (which was estimated Interested candidates could it, candidates must success- at $700,000-$900,000) after an apply for the course online fully demonstrate skills learned extended battle among several through www.kulluna.qa during the course, the ability bidders. The stainless steel work The course and all official to follow event procedures and by the Indian artist is stunning written documentation and cor- instructions, proper use and for its mirror-like quality reflect- respondence for certification is installation of child restraints ing and distorting the viewer and in English. and safety belts, and the ability the surroundings. Kapoor and To become a nationally certi- to teach parents and caregivers Damien Hirst achieved the high- fied child passenger safety tech- how to protect their family on est price for their works in any nician, the applicant should be the road. sale in the Middle East. 18 or above and pass the certi- A technician could share the ‘Tranquility’, a quintessen- fication course. Successful com- knowledge through activities, tial Hirst painting from his pletion of the course certifies a including community presenta- Kaleidoscope series which gen- technician for two years. tions, child safety seat checks erated tremendous response — Alexander Rotter (right), Sotheby’s Co-Head of Contemporary Art, conducting the auction last night. KAMMUTTY VP As majority of parents mis- where parents and caregivers positive and negative — when it use their child restraints, such receive education and hands-on toured around the world, was sold sought-after artist Ali Banisadr, Rotter, Sotheby’s Co-Head of by Chant Avedissian — which was courses are held by Kulluna. assistance in the proper use of for $845,000. set a record when it fetched Contemporary Art, saw art bought at $1.56m During the course, the child restraint systems and seat “I’m thrilled with the results. $557,000 over an estimated enthusiasts from around the “Like the year before, we instructor will test candidates belts. We achieved over our high esti- $250,000. world aggressively bid for 53 lots achieved again over our high with three written, open-book Activities of Kulluna are mate and in addition to that ‘The Chase’ juxtaposes metic- that went under the hammer. estimates. So I would say we are quizzes. conducted in cooperation with we set 13 auction records for ulous detail with looser brush- They consisted of 38 contempo- all building on the successes each ‘Open-book’ means that can- medical institutions and edu- artists in the Middle East and strokes, creating a mesmerising rary works by Middle Eastern and year and this is a stepping stone didates are encouraged to use cational establishments under around the world which is a tre- whole that draws the viewer into 15 by international artists. for the foundation we are lay- technician guide while taking a the umbrella of Hamad Medical mendous, resounding success,” Banisadr’s complex and deeply This was the second consecu- ing in Doha of contemporary art quiz. To pass the combined quiz- Corporation and coordinated by Aileen Agopian, Sotheby’s Senior personal world. tive year Sotheby’s has made and showing our commitment to zes, they must answer at least Hamad International Training Vice President, International Saudi artist Abdullah Qandeel’s Doha the venue for a contempo- contemporary art in the Middle 42 out of 50 questions correctly, Centre. Activities take many Contemporary Art Specialist, told painting ‘The Enemy Within’, the rary art sale. East. We’re thrilled to be here which means a passing score of forms as its messages need to the media after the auction. last lot to be sold at the auction, Last year, it raised over $15m and we’re trying to achieve bet- 84 percent or above. reach as wide an audience as As expected ‘The Chase’, the also set a record, fetching $209,000 and set nine records, including ter results for our auction next Instructors will also test possible. THE PENINSULA cover lot for the sale by inter- (estimated at $20,000-$30,000). the highest price for a work by an year,” said Agopian. nationally acclaimed and highly The auction by Alexander Arab artist — ‘Icons of the Nile’ THE PENINSULA

Malabar Gold & Diamonds to open renovated outlet in Al Gharafa DOHA: Malabar Gold & designs at attractive prices. The offers can be availed at all Diamonds, the leading jewellery Along with all Malabar Gold Malabar Gold & Diamonds outlets retailer, is opening its renovated & Diamonds outlets in GCC, the in the Middle East until October outlet in Al Gharafa tomorrow showroom is also participating in 25. at 5pm, with a new-look and their festive campaign – ‘Win up Malabar Gold & Diamonds oper- refreshed product mix, provid- to 25kg of gold in 25 days’, which ates 120 retail outlets, wholesale Officials with winners at the event. ing a unique shopping experi- offers customers a chance to win divisions and manufacturing units ence for its growing customer 1.5kg of gold in six raffle draws. in eight countries. It is renowned base. Customers who buy gold or dia- for its branded segment and is one Ooredoo contest winners receive prizes The makeover of the showroom mond jewellery worth QR500 get among the few companies that at Lulu Hypermarket, is in line a chance to enter the draws. feature innovative and elegant DOHA: Ooredoo has awarded prizes to the win- car weekly and the grand prize of QR500,000. with the motto to offer customers A free 1gm gold coin can be designs to meet the requirements ners of the ‘Live Like a Football Star’ SMS com- Entrants answered trivia questions via SMS to an exceptional shopping experi- availed with every diamond jew- of today’s woman. Its branded jew- petition at its HQ2 building. score points. Players with the most points scored at ence in all areas — be it products, ellery purchase of QR3,000 and ellery includes Mine – Diamonds The competition challenged Ooredoo customers the end of the day, week and the competition won a service or ambience. 8gm gold coins can be bought Unlimited, Era — Uncut Diamond to test knowledge in a range of subjects by sending prize. Sixty-two daily prizes of QR3,000 in gold have The showroom has a lot to offer with no making charge during Jewellery, Ethnix — Handcrafted answers to daily questions via SMS over Ooredoo’s been awarded, alongside surprise prizes. and will be a feast for the eyes this period. Designer Jewellery, Divine – summer of sport campaign. The 10 weekly prize winners received a brand of jewellery lovers. To welcome The retailer also offers advance Indian Heritage Jewellery, Precia The contest, which was open to Hala and Shahry new BMW 320, with Amjath Meppat Babu crowned the festive season, it features an booking facility and zero percent — Precious Gem Jewellery and customers, gave users the chance to win amazing the grand prize winner, receiving a cheque for exclusive collection of gold and easy payment plans, keeping the Starlet – Kids Jewellery. prizes, such as QR3,000 worth of gold daily, a new QR500,000. THE PENINSULA diamond jewellery in mesmerising convenience of customers in mind. THE PENINSULA Safari Mall lines up events, prizes to mark fourth anniversary DOHA: Safari Mall is for our customers from celebrating its fourth October 16 to 18.” anniversary on October The recipe contest for 18 with events offering ladies on October 18 is prizes to customers. another highlight of the Events from October 14 celebrations. to 18 include a food festi- Entry will be limited to val ‘Flavours 2014’, a recipe the first 50 registered com- contest for ladies, and a petitors in five categories free photo shoot for cus- with prizes for winners and tomers on the anniversary free gifts for all partici- day at the mall. pants. For details, contact “We have always looked 74788949 for new ways to serve our In connection with Eid customers better in terms promotion, Safari has of ‘maximum value for come out with a half value their money’ and make payback on purchase of their shopping experience readymade shirts, trousers, unique,” according to a churidhars, sarees, abhaya, statement by Safari Group, kids wear and footwear. Director and General On purchase of QR200, a Manager Zainul Abideen. customer will get back a “This year, we have purchase voucher worth planned a food festival QR100. This is available at starting with Sri Lankan, all Safari outlets. Nepali, Bangladeshi food Grand prizes of five on October 14, Arabic, Mercedes-Benz GLK 250 Filipino and Chinese food 4 Wheel cars are waiting on October 15, Pakistani to be won by customers. and North Indian food Lucky coupons are issued on October 16 and South for purchases of QR50 and Indian cuisines on October above, at all Safari outlets. 17. The winners will be named “We are also conduct- on November 3. ing a free photo shoot The mall has been a with free printout on site trendsetter in Doha in giv- in association with lead- ing value to customers. ing camera brand Canon THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 MIDEAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Yemen southerners call for secession Huge protest march in Aden today

ADEN: Southern separa- Movement called for protests in colonial rule. The aim is to “send tists in Yemen have called for Aden, the capital of former South one last message to the northern- huge demonstrations today to Yemen, and in Mukalla, provin- ers that we are more determined demand secession, aiming to cial capital of Hadramawt in the than ever to build an independ- benefit from the political chaos southeast. ent state,” said Abdullah Al Jifri, in Sana’a after the capital’s The chosen date, October 14, leader of a southern faction. takeover by Shia rebels. marks the 51st anniversary of The head of the League of Hardliners in the Southern the south’s revolt against British Southerners, who lives in exile in Saudi Arabia, called for a large turnout at the demonstrations. “The people of the south are Houthi rebels approve new PM marching to Aden from all prov- SANA’A: Yemeni President inces because they realise that the Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi named ongoing dispute (in the north) a top diplomat his new premier provides the last chance to cap yesterday in his second bid this years of struggle for the south’s month to solve a political crisis independence,” said Khalid Al with Shia rebels that sparked Kathiri, spokesman for the deadly unrest. Supreme Council of the Southern Hadi’s nomination of UN envoy Movement. Khalid Bahah (pictured), appeared One southern protester was to have the consent of Houthi rebels, shot dead and four others were who seized control of much of the wounded on August 28 when capital Sana’a in a lightning offen- police opened fire at a demon- sive last month. The naming of a stration by separatists in the neutral prime minister is seen as a port city of Aden. The south was key step in convincing the rebels to independent between the end of withdraw from Sanaa, where their British colonial rule in 1967 and supporters were targeted in a dev- its union with the north in 1990. astating suicide bombing last Thursday that left 47 people dead. A secession attempt four years State news agency Saba said a team of advisers to Hadi, which later sparked a brief but bloody includes rebel representatives, had approved the nomination. “After civil war that ended with north- consultations over several nominees, all advisers nominated Khalid ern forces occupying the region. Mahfoudh Bahah,” it said. The separatists rejected plans A member of the rebels’ political arm, known as Ansarullah, con- unveiled in February for a six-unit firmed the nomination had their consent. “We approved the naming federation in which two regions of candidate Khalid Bahah as prime minister,” Ali Al Imad said. are planned for the south as part Yemen has been wracked by political turmoil and sporadic violence of a political transition. since the 2012 toppling of strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh, with rebels Yemen has been wracked by and militants battling to exploit a power vacuum and seize control political turmoil since a 2011 of territory.Since sweeping into the capital from their northern uprising forced veteran strong- base on September 21, the Houthi rebels have established a strong man Ali Abdullah Saleh from presence, carrying out patrols and manning checkpoints. office, with rebels and militants Under a UN-sponsored ceasefire deal, they are to withdraw from battling to exploit a power vac- Sanaa and disarm once a neutral prime minister is named. uum. Shia rebels based in north- A previous attempt to name a new premier collapsed last week ern Yemen, known as Huthis under opposition from the rebels, with the candidate, Ahmed Awad from the name of their leading bin Mubarak, withdrawing within 24 hours of being nominated. AFP family, stormed into Sana’a on September 21. AFP TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Govt-backed Turkey denies candidates win Turkish deal with US on judicial vote ANKARA: Government- backed candidates won eight anti-IS strikes out of 10 seats in a top Turkish judicial body in an election on Sunday, results showed, a vic- ‘Negotiations still continuing’ tory for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his battle against ANKARA: Turkey yesterday Adana province a short distance ally-turned-foe cleric Fethullah denied statements by US offi- from the Syrian border, Incirlik Gulen. cials that it had allowed the would be an ideal start point for Erdogan accuses Gulen, living United States access to its air US forces to launch air strikes in self-imposed exile in the United bases for bombing missions against IS inside Syria. States, of using influence in the against Islamic State (IS) mili- With Kurdish fighters bat- judiciary and police to try to seize tants in Syria. tling IS jihadists for the town the levers of state power. Gulen A government official said of Kobane just a few kilometres denies the accusations. there was no new agreement over from the Turkish border, Ankara The vote by some 14,000 judges the use by the United States of is coming under intensifying pres- and prosecutors for members of the Incirlik air base in south- sure to increase its involvement. the High Board of Judges and ern Turkey, which US air forces Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel Prosecutors council (HSYK) was already use for logistical and had also said Turkey had agreed seen as a critical to Erdogan’s humanitarian purposes. on “hosting and conducting train- efforts to curb the power of “There is no new agreement ing for Syrian opposition mem- Gulen’s Hizmet, or service, with the United States about bers” in Turkey. movement. The HSYK council, Incirlik,” the official, who asked Cavusoglu confirmed that while Smoke from an airstrike by the US-led coalition acsends in the Syrian town of Ain Al Arab, known as Kobane by which has 22 members in total, not to be named, said in Ankara. there was no agreement between the Kurds, yesterday. is responsible for the appoint- “Negotiations are continuing” Ankara and Washington on the ments, transfers, promotions based on conditions Turkey had use of Incirlik, they were seeing perception,” the official noted. that reconnaissance flights over today’s meeting in Washington of and expulsions of the country’s previously laid out such as a safe eye-to-eye on training and equip- President Recep Tayyip Iraq were still being conducted military chiefs from the 21 coun- top judicial figures. The two zone inside Syria backed up by a ping Syrian opposition forces. Erdogan had in a speech earlier from Incirlik. tries in the US-led coalition, as other winning candidates were no-fly zone, the official added. “With the US, we are unani- Monday clearly laid out what Meanwhile, IS fought their will Turkey’s call for the estab- close to Gulen, according to “There is no change in our posi- mous on some issues on the ‘equip he described as Turkey’s four way into central Kobane in heavy lishment of a protective buffer Hurriyet newspaper. tion,” the official said. and train project’. As a matter of requirements for stepping up clashes with the Syrian border zone. In their latest air strikes, The president appoints four Quoted on a visit to New York fact, we have reached a consensus its help for the US-led coalition town’s Kurdish defenders yester- American and Saudi warplanes members of the council and com- by the state-run Anatolia news on these issues,” he said. against IS. These are a no-fly day, ahead of a Washington meet- targeted seven sites around bined with other government- agency, Foreign Minister Mevlut This would be in line with zone, a buffer zone inside Syria, ing of the US-led coalition against Kobane, the US military said, backed appointees this would Cavusoglu said: “No decision has Turkey’s pressing for a ground training and equipping the mod- the Islamic State group. including IS staging posts used in add up to 15 members viewed as been taken on Incirlik”. operation by members of the erate opposition, and a strategy The breakthrough saw IS claim its bid to cut the town off from sympathetic to the government. A senior US defence official moderate Syrian opposition to for the removal of Assad. half of Kobane, nearly a month the outside world. None of the candidates nomi- said on Sunday that Turkey has oust President Bashar Al Assad. Erdogan said saving Kobane after the Sunni extremists began A Kobane politician who is now nated by a secularist association granted the US forces access to Without giving specific details, could not be an end in itself and their assault on the town on the a refugee said IS fighters had sur- of judges and prosecutors won a its air bases, including Incirlik, for the Turkish official said Turkey said there were “lots of other Turkish frontier, despite more rounded Kobane to the south, east seat, the election results showed. the bombing campaign against IS. welcomed such an idea, saying Kobanes” that had been overrun than three weeks of US-led air and west, and warned of a “mas- Erdogan, who is looking to cre- “Details of usage are still being such actions needed to be carried by militants in Syria and Iraq. strikes in Syria aimed at stopping sacre” if they take the northern ate an executive presidency in worked out,” the US official said out by Syrians themselves. Prime Minister Ahmet them. fre Syrian border, where a road- Turkey, accuses Gulen of building on condition of anonymity. “An operation by Western Davutoglu said in interviews with That failure will be among the side bomb killed the police chief a “parallel state” in the judiciary Located in southern Turkey in powers would create a negative Turkish media at the weekend main points up for discussion in on Sunday. AFP and police to unseat him. Lebanon to postpone Iran must withdraw ‘occupying’ forces from Syria: Saudi parliamentary poll

JEDDAH: Iran must withdraw of the problem, not the solution,” 180,000 people. Assad receives problem, it cannot play any role four other Arab states are now BEIRUT: Lebanon is set to post- its “occupying” forces from Prince Saud said, charging that financial and military aid from in the region.” battling under a US-led coalition. pone next month’s parliamen- Syria to help resolve that coun- Shia-dominated Iran had forces Iran, which denies having fighters Iran is accused of backing The Arab nations have taken tary elections to 2017 because try’s conflict, Saudi Foreign in Syria “fighting Syrians.” on the ground. He is also backed Yemeni Shia rebels who over- part in or given support to coali- instability linked to the Syrian Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal “In this case, we can say that by combatants from Lebanon’s ran Yemen’s capital Sana’a on tion air strikes against IS mili- crisis has made it impossible to said yesterday after talks with Iranian forces in Syria are occu- pro-Iranian Shia movement September 21. tants in Syria. hold a nationwide poll, a govern- his German counterpart. pying forces,” aiding President Hezbollah. Bonded by Shism, Iran and The Sunni extremist IS has ment minister said yesterday. “Our reservations are about Bashar Al Assad, whom he “If Iran wants to be part of the Iraq have grown closer in the seized large parts of Syria and The civil war in neighbour- Iran’s policy in the region, not described as an “illegitimate” solution in Syria, it has to pull realms of government and secu- Iraq, declaring a “caliphate” ing Syria has stoked sectarian about Iran as a country or peo- leader. its forces from Syria. The same rity since the toppling of Sunni where they have been accused of tensions and aggravated long- ple,” Prince Saud said at a joint Saudi Arabia and other Sunni- applies elsewhere, whether in leader Saddam Hussein in the carrying out widespread atroci- standing rivalries in Lebanon. press conference in the Red Sea ruled Gulf states support rebel Yemen or Iraq,” the Saudi min- 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. ties, including mass executions, This would be the second post- city of Jeddah with Germany’s groups which have been battling ister said. “If it wants to be part Among the many groups fight- crucifixions and beheadings, and ponement of the elections, which Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Assad since March 2011 in a of the solution, welcome. But ing Assad is the Islamic State (IS) forcing women into slavery. should have taken place in June “In many conflicts, Iran is part war which has killed more than if it continues to be part of the group, which Saudi Arabia and AFP 2013. AGENCIES

Sudan’s oppn party to boycott UN chief slams settlements, 2015 election KHARTOUM: One of urges Palestine peace talks Sudan’s main opposition parties will boycott elec- RAMALLAH: UN chief Ban tions set for April because Ki-moon yesterday condemned a lack of democracy will Israeli settlement building and not allow a fair vote, a warned against “provocations” senior party official said at Jerusalem’s holy sites, call- yesterday, diminish- ing for renewed peace talks to ing the credibility of the avoid further conflict with the ballot. Palestinians. The Popular Congress Ban was in the West Bank Party, led by veteran city of Ramallah where he met Islamist Hassan Al Turabi, Palestinian Prime Minister Rami is one of only a few nota- Hamdallah, a day after a Cairo ble opposition groups in conference at which international Sudan who all accuse donors pledged $5.4bn to rebuild President Omar Al Bashir the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. of manoeuvring to cling to “The amount that has been power despite a promise to committed, pledged by the inter- step down in 2015. national community, is quite Bashir, 70, has ruled since encouraging,” Ban said at a joint a 1989 military coup and has news conference with Hamdallah. weathered rebellions, eco- The funds would go towards nomic crisis and an indict- the “urgently needed” reconstruc- ment by the International tion of infrastructure and homes, Criminal Court on suspicion he said of an “unprecedented” of having orchestrated war level of destruction in Gaza where crimes in Sudan’s Darfur nearly 2,200 Palestinians were region. killed in the 50-day war in July UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami “We are boycotting and August. Hamdallah after a joint press conference in Ramallah, West Bank, yesterday. because there is no favour- On the Israeli side, 73 people able climate for elections, were killed, mostly soldiers. issue has caused the breakdown tension, which has heightened in there are wars in the But “while rebuilding is impor- of numerous rounds of Israeli- Jerusalem since the Gaza conflict. country and there are no tant, we must tackle the root Palestinian peace talks. Ban urged the two sides to freedoms,” Kamal Omar, causes of instability,” Ban said. “I am also deeply concerned revive a stagnant peace process the PCP’s political secre- “I once again strongly con- by repeated provocations at the that collapsed in April despite tary, said by telephone. demn the continued settle- holy sites in Jerusalem. These intense US efforts. Opposition parties accuse ment activity by Israel,” the only inflame tensions and must “I urge Palestinians to show Bashir of continuing to jail UN chief said, echoing interna- stop,” Ban said. courage and continue engaging dissidents, censoring the tional condemnation of plans for He spoke hours after Israeli in the... peace process... (and) media and closing news- new settler homes on occupied police and Palestinian protesters Israelis to do the same,” Ban said. papers, making a mockery Palestinian territory. clashed at the flashpoint Al Aqsa “Time is not on the side of of his stated commitment The White House and mosque compound, the scene peace. “We need to act immedi- to a national dialogue. The European Union have slammed of the outbreak of the second ately to prevent a deepening of opposition also boycotted Israel’s approval in September Palestinian intifada or uprising. an already unsustainable status the last presidential elec- for 2,600 new settlement units The site is holy to both Jews quo... this is the only way to avoid tion in April 2010, citing in Israeli-annexed Arab east and Muslims and is an underly- yet another tragic conflict in the fraud. REUTERS Jerusalem. The settlements ing cause of Israeli-Palestinian future,” he said. AFP

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FTER all the talk about North Korea reaching out to the world following decades of isolation, its ruler Kim Jong-un has done a Houdini. The portly ANorth Korean leader hasn’t been seen in public for the last 38 days triggering speculation that he might Rousseff puts Cardoso, 83, at have been overthrown or is indisposed. The sickness theory moves around the overweight leader’s purported endocrine dysfunctions — including debilitating diabetes. There has also been talk of doctors being flown in from abroad for his core of Brazil’s election battle treatment. The most plausible theory said that Kim might have injured BY BRIAN WINTER He also pioneered social programmes minister. “This is not ancient history,” himself while participating in military training at an academy. that slowed the spread of AIDS in the an adviser to Rousseff’s campaign said, He is said to have involved himself in martial training with his NDER pressure in Brazil’s country and gave poorer Brazilians a speaking on condition of anonymity. ageing generals in tow, and probably broke a tendon. closest election race in monthly stipend for keeping their kids “We’re talking about a model that The North’s ways, even after years of international pressure decades, President Dilma in school. didn’t work, and a man still involved and cajoling, remain awkward. Forget the global order and the URousseff is centering her Yet many voters, especially those in in daily politics. Debating this is com- campaign around a familiar bogey- the C Class, remember his presidency pletely legitimate.” niceties of international diplomacy, Pyongyang doesn’t even man — an 83-year-old former presi- as a period of double-digit unemploy- Cardoso remains an influential figure follow what is considered normal behaviour. The autocratic dent associated with a more turbulent, ment and financial crises, as well as an inside the PSDB and last week led talks state is known to be run by the whims and fancies of Kim, who elitist era. era in which Brazil’s elite still domi- with environmentalist Marina Silva is often seen in official handout photographs to be surrounded In numerous TV ads and speeches, nated schools, government and other that ended with her endorsing Neves. by his generals trying to exude a fawning charm. Kim, Rousseff has warned that a vote for her walks of life. Silva was eliminated from the elec- probably rattled by the deepening international isolation and opponent in the October 26 runoff vote, “Shoo, ghosts from the past,” tion in the first round of voting on centrist Senator Aecio Neves, would Rousseff’s official Facebook page said October 5 but won 21 percent support mounting sanctions, tried to reach out to some countries by mark a return to the policies seen in a post that accused Neves of “being and her endorsement helps Neves as sending an important minister on a long world tour. He is also under Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who inspired” by Cardoso and enumer- he tries to catch Rousseff in the runoff. known to have visited some Middle East countries. The talks was president from 1995 to 2002 and is ated unpopular spending cuts and tax Cardoso’s legacy is an emotional and deals, if any, remain secretive from Neves’ Brazilian Social Democracy increases that followed a currency topic because it captures the ideologi- and this is no surprise. However, Party (PSDB). devaluation in 1999. cal debates still dominating Brazilian this was a good signal Kim was The attacks, Other spots have played up Cardoso’s politics, namely the balance between The North which have been image as an aloof son of privilege and economic growth and fiscal discipline Korean leader’s trying to send to the world. unusually per- former Sociology professor who taught - and whether it’s necessary to choose On October 4, a three-member sonal by the in France and the United States. One one over the other. disappearing delegation from North Korea Cardoso’s relatively col- ad displayed a newspaper headline from His so-called “Real Plan” introduced visited its bête noire South Korea. legial standards two decades ago in which Cardoso called a new currency and brought inflation act puts paid to The team was led by Kim’s most legacy is an of Brazilian poli- Brazilians “hicks” and featured a photo from 2,500 percent in 1993 to about 5 tics, highlight of him in an ornate suit he wore upon percent in 1997. That allowed many trusted adviser Hwang Pyong-so, any attempts emotional how Rousseff induction to the Brazilian Academy of Brazilians to save and invest money for vice-chairman of the National and Neves are Letters last year. the first time, causing poverty to fall. at reviving Defence Commission. The topic because scratching for “He never hid his disdain for Brazil, Rousseff herself celebrated Cardoso’s delegation, which held talks with it captures the every single vote especially for Brazilians who weren’t achievements during a less politicised the country’s the South Korean Prime Minister as polls show born in a golden crib and had to work moment in 2011, sending him a let- Chung Hong-won, brought a ideological them locked in in order to live,” Rousseff’s Facebook ter for his 80th birthday that lauded image. a virtual tie two page said. his democratic “ideals” and said he personal message for President debates still weeks away from Cardoso and his allies say Rousseff’s “contributed decisively to ... economic Park Geun-hye. the runoff. campaign is trying to distract from the stability.” This might point to Kim being dominating The focus on troubled present. Yet sustaining the anti-inflation plan in charge. But going by the opaque politics of the North, it Brazilian Cardoso also “They’re desperate,” Cardoso told meant painful spending cuts and the could be possible that the orders might have been issued by shows how both Reuters. He admitted to being disap- privatisation of some loss-making state- some other senior official who may have been standing-in for politics. candidates are pointed by the attacks and had just owned enterprises. Economic growth battling for recorded a video for his own Facebook under Cardoso averaged about 2 per- the leader. It is quite implausible that Kim has been ousted Brazil’s so-called page refuting some of them. cent - half the annual pace seen under in a coup and someone else is ruling the country. Going by “C Class” — lower-middle class vot- “I’m not the candidate, and the elec- his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the limited knowledge the world has about the administrative ers who enjoyed huge gains under torate knows that,” he said. “I don’t although a bit better than during the structure of the North Korean regime, it would be nearly Rousseff’s leftist Workers’ Party over think this strategy will work for them.” Rousseff years. impossible to keep a coup secret. Anyone who leads the the past 12 years but are now weighing Rousseff’s aides counter that Cardoso Rousseff has significantly loosened a change due to mounting frustration is fair game, noting that Neves and the the fiscal rigour that prevailed under overthrow of Kim would announce it from the pulpit and try over corruption, resurgent inflation and PSDB advocate a return to the same both Cardoso and Lula, arguing that to gain international legitimacy by warming up to the rest of a stagnant economy. austere government spending and free without recent tax cuts and increased the world. Most probably, Kim is sick and bedridden and the As president, Cardoso passed free- trade policies that, they say, left Brazil budget spending the economy would secretive culture of the regime is preventing officials from market reforms that ended decades of vulnerable during the 1990s. have suffered even more in recent coming out with the truth. But this is another setback for runaway inflation and helped lay the Neves has said he would name years from the after-effects of the glo- Kim’s apparent bid to tweak the image of his country and groundwork for a long economic boom Arminio Fraga, a former central bank bal financial crisis. after he left office. president under Cardoso, as his finance REUTERS would take it further into oblivion. The other side Quote of Begging is nothing but moral blackmail the day

IVING money to beggars in seems outrageous. Some of the poorer Nevertheless, wherever they are indeed any of the money collected by the street seems an easy pilgrims, who reached into their pocket found, be it here in the Kingdom or these luckless souls, is actually kept way to do something nice. books to give such beggars money, elsewhere in the world, beggars are in by them. GPull out a few coins or a low probably didn’t earn that much them- truth a menace. Their well-rehearsed It is fortunate that begging is not denomination note and put it in the selves in at least half a year of honest pathetic demeanor and woe-filled as pervasive and intrusive in Saudi Lawrence was an open hand. A mumbled blessing may toil. pleas amount to moral blackmail. And Arabia. But it is here, despite the best come your way. But the real reward is It could be argued, with some jus- blackmail is a crime. In some great efforts of the authorities. And there is English spy disguised in knowing that a little bit of good has tice, that these are exceptional returns, cities, such as Kolkata, begging is evidence that it is very often organized. as an Arab. There been done. Alms have been given to because of the sheer number of people an organized industry, run by crimi- It appears that gangs of beggars have the poor. visiting the holy sites during the Haj pil- nals who exploit helpless infants and turf wars over the best and most prof- are new voluntary Or have they? Reports that beggars grimage. Not only this, but at the spir- widows. Children have actually been itable locations. A mendicant squat- Lawrences, disguised at the holy sites during Haj earned as itual high point of their lives, pilgrims deliberately maimed to boost their ting sadly in a “poor” pitch, perhaps much as SR4,000 a day from passing will be remembering the fundamental tragic appeal. Despite the best efforts without shade and a limited number as journalists, pilgrims have astonished many. Being teaching of Islam, that they should give of police and doormen, beggars will of passersby, is just possibly in genu- religious men, writers given the equivalent of a thousand alms to the poor. They will have given flock around guests as they leave their ine need rather than part of a criminal bucks a day for doing nothing more what they can afford and be glad to hotels. What makes such crimes even conspiracy to gull the public. and terrorists. Recep Tayyip Erdogan than sitting down, with your hand out have done so. more unacceptable is that very little, if ARAB NEWS Turkish President TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Modi’s bravado ups the ante in fighting Since Modi’s election victory in May, military commanders have been encouraged to step up border patrols and retaliate with more force if they come under attack.

BY RUPAM JAIN NAIR and Modi’s robust approach towards MEHREEN ZAHRA-MALIK Pakistan, supporters say, is aimed at emphasizing India’s superior strength o judge from the shrill outrage and making Pakistan’s military think of India’s TV news channels, twice before firing across the border. the past week’s bloody clashes It is a strategy he also used to stand up along the border dividing to India’s larger neighbour, China, dur- Kashmir are all Pakistan’s ing a border standoff between several Tfault: one network has been plugging the hundred Indian and Chinese troops on Twitter hashtag #PakBorderDare. the Tibetan plateau that coincided with However, military officers in both President Xi Jinping’s visit to New Delhi countries and officials in New Delhi last month. say the violence that has killed nearly But the new stance risks more violence 20 civilians escalated because of a more in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, assertive Indian posture under the new already one of the world’s most volatile government of nationalist Prime Minister fault lines, and has eroded a border truce Narendra Modi. that has largely held between India and “The message we have been given from Pakistan since 2003. the prime minister’s office is very clear The nuclear-armed rivals have fought and precise,” said a senior Indian Home two of their three wars since independ- Villagers clear debris from their house after a cross-border firing at the India-Pakistan border in Arnia, about 30km from Jammu, on Friday. Ministry official. “The prime minister’s ence in 1947 over Kashmir, which is office has instructed us to ensure that divided between them and claimed in Pakistan suffers deep and heavy losses.” full by both. further escalation would damage India’s to the ground commanders in Jammu, At a time when the Pakistan army is In his first extensive comments on the Since Modi’s election victory in May, reputation as a responsible nation and a top security official in the region told combating militants in the tribal areas violence, Modi told a political rally last military commanders have been encour- attractive investment destination, and Reuters. in its northwest they do not want the Thursday - when 1,000 Indian mortars aged to step up border patrols and retali- could rekindle a separatist insurgency Until then, the BSF, which guards distraction of battling India on its eastern rained across into Pakistan - that “it is ate with more force if they come under on its side of Kashmir. the Jammu section of the border with flank, they said. the enemy that is screaming”. attack. New Delhi has insisted there can Officials say India’s new policy is being Pakistan, had complained that instruc- “India is deliberately putting pressure “The enemy has realised that times be no talks with Pakistan unless it ends orchestrated by Ajit Doval, the country’s tions on how to respond to provocations on Pakistani security forces by opening have changed and their old habits will shootings and pushing militants into the national security adviser, a decorated were unclear. this new front,” said a senior Pakistani not be tolerated,” he said. Indian side of Kashmir. former intelligence official renowned for “It is a very tough stand that our top military official posted on the border. The exchange of mortar and gunfire “This is what we feared would happen if his role in dangerous counter-insurgency bosses want us to take against Pakistan “The message from India is clear: ‘We across a populated border area of Jammu, Modi came to power,” said Ikram Sehgal, missions. He has long advocated tough and the tone is very different from the will teach you a lesson.’” in the lowlands of Kashmir, has been a former Pakistani military officer and action against Pakistan-based militant previous government,” said the Home Indians in the border areas of Kashmir, India’s most serious brush with Pakistan chairman of one of the country’s largest groups. Ministry official. who have lived through decades of cross- in a decade. security companies. In conversations with Reuters as head “The previous government indulged border firing, said they themselves had Almost 20,000 Indian civilians have fled “This could easily escalate into some- of a right-wing think-tank in New Delhi in lip service. Publicly the former home noticed a change in tactics by the Indian their homes to escape the fighting, taking thing that won’t be good for Pakistan or before he joined the new government, and defence minister would showcase forces. refuge in schools and relief camps. India.” Doval said India must lay down core an assertive stand against Pakistan but “Pakistan fires one, our boys fire six The guns fell quiet on Friday, hours India may be gambling that Pakistan security policies, one of which was “zero actually neither BSF nor the army was back,” said Atma Ram, 71, who was before the Nobel committee named can ill afford to inflame hostilities in tolerance” for acts of violence. given a free hand.” standing about 300 meters (yards) from an Indian child rights crusader and Kashmir while its army is engaged in a In August, after days of cross-border A spokesman for India’s defence minis- the electrified fence that separates the Pakistan’s teenage education activist full-blown offensive against jihadi mili- firing between India and Pakistan, Doval try did not respond to requests for com- two countries in the Suchetgarh area Malala Yousafzai as this year’s Peace tants close to Afghanistan. attended a meeting at the Home Ministry ments. Pakistani military leaders say near Jammu. Prize winners. But heavy firing resumed But the stakes are also high for India. along with the head of the paramilitary they have been taken aback by the level “They are giving a response we should on Saturday and continued into the early An editorial in the Indian Express on Border Security Force (BSF) and a of aggression of Indian forces over the have given before.” hours of Sunday. Friday called for cooler heads, saying decision was taken to give a free hand last week. REUTERS Kurds dare to dream of a united country The media’s standard for disqualifying a candidate Syria’s Hafez Al Assad classified BY PAUL WALDMAN tens of thousands of Kurds as ast week, Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky’s Democratic nominee for the Senate, was asked in an editorial board meet- foreigners and deprived others of ing whether she had voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. LGrimes hemmed and hawed a bit, obviously scared to say yes. That outraged some, including NBC’s Chuck Todd, who said: “Is she basic civil rights, driving them into ever going to answer a tough question on anything? . . . I think she disqualified herself.” No question, Grimes botched this badly, and she should be able to so-called “concealment”. answer a question as simple as this one. But this episode gets at a dif- ferent problem: the odd set of unspoken rules that dictate what gets DR ROSEMARY HOLLIS inevitably gained momentum in designated a “gaffe” or a serious mistake. Reporters use these rules, response to the discrimination. probably unconsciously, to decide what deserves further discussion — ontemporary Kurdish Most notoriously, the Kurdistan and they often let GOP candidates get away with some appalling stuff. aspirations for statehood Workers’ party (PKK) took up For instance, when Joni Ernst, the Republican Senate candidate in date from the end of the arms against the state in Turkey, Iowa, flirted with the “Agenda 21” conspiracy theory — in which the US Cfirst world war, when the embracing a communist ideol- government and the United Nations are supposedly conspiring to force remains of the Ottoman empire ogy and deploying tactics that rural people in Iowa and elsewhere to leave their homes and be relo- were divided into what became had it designated as a terrorist cated to urban centres — national pundits didn’t see it as disqualifying. the contemporary state system of organisation by both Ankara and National observers also didn’t find it disqualifying when Tom Cotton, the Middle East. Washington. a Republican Senate candidate from Arkansas, expressed his belief During four years of bargain- Kurdish resistance movements that IS is now working with Mexican drug cartels to infiltrate America ing, contestation, conflict and were also exploited by the gov- over our southern border. deal-making, the possibility of ernments of neighbouring states Why do candidates like Cotton and Ernst get away with stuff like Kurdish autonomy in eastern to undermine their rivals. For Smoke rise after US-led coalition airstrike on Kobane, Syria, as seen from that, while Grimes gets raked over the coals for not wanting to reveal Anatolia, potentially leading to instance, the shah of Iran, with the Turkish side of the border, near Suruc district, Sanliurfa, Turkey. her vote and someone like Todd Akin can lose a race over his rumina- statehood, was mooted (in the US backing, supported the Iraqi tions on “legitimate rape”? Treaty of Sèvres) then shelved. Kurds against the government of the Turks appeared to defuse the But faced with the advance of The standard employed isn’t “Does this statement reveal something The Kurds have not forgotten Iraq in the early 1970s, only to problem posed by PKK and initi- IS on Kobane, refugees have fled genuinely disturbing about this candidate?” but rather, “Is this going this, their first betrayal of many abandon them when Tehran and ated a peace process. to the Turkish border. to be politically damaging?” Grimes’ chief area of political vulner- at the hands of competing foreign Baghdad reached accommodation. Under EU pressure, the Many have been allowed in, but ability is that she’s a Democrat in Kentucky, where Barack Obama’s and regional powers. The Iraqi Kurds blamed the US Erdogan government enabled a the Turkish authorities have been approval ratings are low, so whenever the question of Obama comes Since then, the people of for this betrayal, only to suffer a re-emergence of the Kurdish lan- preventing Kurdish volunteers up, reporters are watching closely to see how deftly she handles it; if Kurdistan have lived a divided repeat in 1991, when President guage and culture. from crossing in the opposite she stumbles, they pounce. existence as sizeable minorities George Bush called on Iraqis to At the same time Recep Tayyip direction to fight IS. Akin got hammered for “legitimate rape” not so much because of in the states of Turkey, Iran, Iraq rise up against Saddam and then Erdogan forged a rapprochement Meanwhile, up until the how bogus and vile the idea is, but because reporters knew it could and Syria. stood by while his forces turned with Bashar Al Assad. That advance of IS forces into Iraq have serious consequences among women voters, given both the GOP’s In each case Kurdish identity on the Kurds and drove them to ended abruptly, however, when this summer, Iraqi Kurdistan was constant struggles with women and the fact that Akin’s opponent was has been suppressed by states the borders of Turkey. Assad cracked down savagely on flourishing as a region of relative a woman. espousing a nationalist agenda This time, however, US and demonstrators during the Arab calm and prosperity in compari- Of course, these judgments by reporters end up being self-fulfilling that excludes them. allied forces reversed tack and spring. Erdogan has been dedi- son with the rest of Iraq. Turkey prophecies: if they decide that a “gaffe” is going to have serious politi- Iraq’s Saddam Hussein infa- instituted the no-fly zone over cated to Assad’s overthrow ever lived with this, not least because cal effects, they give it lots of attention, which creates serious political mously resorted to the use of Iraqi Kurdistan that laid the since – and is charged with ena- cross-border trade was lucrative. effects. chemical warfare against the ground for it to emerge as an bling recruits to the Islamic State Now it appears the Turks have And in the last few years, there’s a baseline of crazy from the right Kurds in his drive to Arabise autonomous region following the (IS) and other armed groups reverted to their stance of coun- that the press has simply come to expect and accept, so the latest con- Iraqi-Kurdistan in the 1980s. US invasion of 2003. ranged against Assad to cross the tering any move by the Kurds spiracy theorising or far-out idea from a candidate no longer strikes Syria’s Hafez Al Assad classi- The Kurds supported Saddam’s Turkish border into Syria. Now IS that could lead to them gaining them as exceptional. Sure, there are exceptions, for remarks that are fied tens of thousands of Kurds overthrow, although their rela- has turned on the Kurds. independence. truly, deeply bizarre or comical. as foreigners and deprived others tions with successor governments They had experienced a boost As ever, they fear for the But during this cycle, Republican crazy just hasn’t broken through at of basic civil rights, driving them in Baghdad have been strained. in their fortunes when the Assad integrity of Turkey. Where the all. It’s almost as if the national press has just come to accept as normal into so-called “concealment”. In In Syria, the Assad regime gave regime removed its troops from Americans stand on Kurdish the degree to which the GOP has moved dramatically to the right. Turkey, for decades they were succour to the PKK for a while Kurdish areas along the Turkish aspirations is unclear, but hith- So ideological extremism and insane conspiracy theories from subjugated by the armed forces as a way to undermine stability border, enabling them to forge the erto they have opposed the break- the right have been normalised. Which means that when another and required to assimilate. in Turkey. makings of an autonomous region up of the regional order instituted Republican candidate says something deranged, as long as it doesn’t Kurdish national conscious- However, after their capture inside Syria akin to that formed after the first world war. offend a key swing constituency, reporters don’t think it’s disqualify- ness and separatist movements of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan by the Kurds of Iraq. THE GUARDIAN ing. And so it isn’t. WP-BLOOMBERG TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

Parliament Protesters target swears in first UKIP lawmaker Ferguson police LONDON: The first elected lawmaker for Britain’s anti- EU UK Independence Party was sworn in at the House of Commons yesterday, watched department by party leader Nigel Farage. Douglas Carswell defected from Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives but was re-elected Four days of protest begins in his old seat of Clacton, south- east England, last week with a FERGUSON, Montana: before marching to the nearby majority of over 12,000. Hundreds of protesters con- police department, a target for Watching from a gallery, Farage verged in the pouring rain on many who have expressed out- grinned broadly as Carswell was the Ferguson, Missouri, police rage over the August 9 killing of sworn in amid silence in the department yesterday as they Michael Brown, 18, by Ferguson Commons, promising to be “faith- launched another day of dem- police officer Darren Wilson. ful to her majesty Queen Elizabeth, onstrations over the August A grand jury is considering her heirs and successors, accord- killing by police of an unarmed charges against Wilson, who has ing to law, so help me God”. black teenager. been placed on administrative Carswell later took his seat on Some protesters attempted to leave. Protesters want Wilson the other side of the chamber block a door to the police head- arrested immediately and have to his former Conservative col- quarters and faced off with law called for the appointment of a leagues, among members of the enforcement officers wearing riot special prosecutor. The US Justice main opposition Labour party. gear. Amid the tense standoff, Department has launched a civil As he arrived at parliament in some protesters sang the song rights investigation into Brown’s pouring rain to represent his new “We Shall Overcome,” an anthem death. Ferguson police officers scuffle with protesters during a demonstration outside the police department in Ferguson party for the first time earlier, of the civil rights movement of Activists have travelled from yesterday. Carswell was on cheerful form, half a century ago. across the United States to join posing in front of the Big Ben Police arrested a handful of in four days of protests dubbed getting out there.” faith-based community organisa- memories of other racially charged clock tower with his thumbs up. protesters outside the police “Ferguson October,” culminating Several local and national reli- tions, said in a statement issued cases, including the fatal shooting headquarters including activ- on what organisers call “Moral gious leaders have been taking yesterday. of black teenager Trayvon Martin Britain’s ‘secret’ ist, author and academic Cornel Monday” with activities protest- part in the protests, and have said There have been numerous in Florida in 2012. West. ers said likely would result in they hope to build momentum for protests in the two months since More than 1,000 protest- terrorism trial due Protesters have numbered in many arrests. a nationwide movement against Brown was killed. Tensions esca- ers shouted slogans at police on the thousands at some events “The weekend has been incred- police violence. lated in recent days after a white Sunday night into the pre-dawn to start this week since Friday in the St Louis area ible to help re-energize those of “The faith community is stand- officer in St Louis shot and killed hours on Monday in St Louis, near in demonstrations aimed at draw- us that are here,” said Ferguson ing shoulder to shoulder with the another 18-year-old black man, where the white off-duty officer LONDON: Jury members were ing attention to what they say is Democratic Committeewoman people of Ferguson in one of the Vonderrit Myers Jr, on October 8. shot and killed Myers last week. sworn in yesterday at the start police mistreatment of blacks. Patricia Bynes. defining civil rights moments The events in Ferguson have Police said Myers had opened fire, of a terrorism trial that prose- Chanting “black lives matter” “People are still very much of our generation,” Reverend focused global attention on but his family maintained he was cutors had tried to hold entirely and other slogans, protesters following closely what is going Deth Im, a member of the PICO the state of race relations in unarmed. in secret - a bid unprecedented joined in prayer at a local church on,” she said. “The message is National Network group of the United States and evoked REUTERS in recent British legal history. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had asked for the blackout on national security grounds but their application was rejected in June by the Court of Appeal. English health workers stage first strike in 32 years Even so, large parts of the trial of Erol Incedal will be held in secret and with reporters subject LONDON: Hundreds of thou- “We want the government to already receive an incremental gross domestic product (GDP) taking industrial action, the to unusually tight restrictions on sands of workers in England’s realise that we’re doing a very salary increase linked to their since taking office in 2010. Royal College of Midwives went what they can report. state-run National Health hard job and under very difficult professional development. But the continued belt-tight- on strike for the first time in its Incedal, 26, was arrested in Service went on strike yes- circumstances, and we just want “The majority of NHS staff ening has been criticised by 133-year existence. October last year with another terday for the first time since to be paid fairly,” said paediatric get an automatic three-percent trade unions citing the health After the walkout, union work- man, Mounir Rarmoul-Bouhadja, 1982 following the government’s nurse Karen Buonaiuto, one of increment but we can’t afford to of the British economy, which is ers will keep up the pressure by who last week admitted pos- rejection of an across-the-board a dozen striking staff gathered give a one-percent rise to people expected to grow by three percent insisting on taking their breaks sessing a bomb-making docu- pay rise. outside St Mary’s Hospital in already getting that,” the minis- in 2014. Trades Union Congress and refusing to work overtime ment on a memory card. Incedal Midwives taking their first London. ter said. (TUC) general secretary Frances between Tuesday and Friday. denies charges of preparing for ever industrial action joined The action is intended to put He told BBC radio: “We have O’Grady, who joined a picket line Meanwhile a TUC-organised acts of terrorism contrary to the NHS nurses and ambulance crews pressure on Health Secretary had very clear analysis that if we in London, said morale had hit national protest will be staged in Terrorism Act 2006 and collecting across the country in stopping Jeremy Hunt, who rejected the did that, hospital chief executives “rock-bottom”. “NHS staff faced London on Saturday under the information useful to terrorism. working for four hours. recommendations of an independ- would lay off around 4,000 nurses year-on-year cuts in the relative banner Britain Needs A Pay Rise. Justice Nicol told the eight As picket lines formed outside ent pay panel for a below-infla- this year and around 10,000 value of their pay,” she said. Hunt said he was prepared women and four men of the hospitals, emergency services tion, one-percent wage increase nurses next year.” Union leaders say that small to talk to the unions, but only jury at the Old Bailey court that were maintained as part of a deal for all health service staff. The Conservative-Liberal pay increases plus inflation mean if they were prepared to con- although in Britain trials usually with managers, although London’s Hunt has only agreed to imple- Democrat coalition government the value of NHS pay has fallen sider reforming the “unclear and take place in public, some parts ambulance service had the police ment the one-percent rise for the has roughly halved Britain’s by 12 percent since 2011. unfair” system of increments. of this one will be held in private. and military on standby. four in 10 workers who do not budget deficit from 11 percent of Among several unions AFP AGENCIES French economist Jean Tirole wins Nobel

STOCKHOLM/ clarified policies about regulat- Modiano won the literature TOULOUSE: French econo- ing industries with a few power- award - a fact not lost on Prime mist Jean Tirole (pictured) ful firms, especially after a wave Minister Manuel Valls, trying won the 2014 Nobel Prize for of privatisations had set govern- to deflect attacks from France’s economics for work that has ments a conundrum over how to EU partners over its battered shed light on how governments encourage private investments public finances. “After Patrick can “tame” the big businesses in sectors like healthcare and Modiano, another Frenchman in that dominate once-public railways while reining in profits. the firmanent: congratulations monopolies like railways, high- “My one merit is to have to Jean Tirole! One in the eye ways and telecommunications. been with the right people at for the French-bashers!” Valls “This year’s prize in economic the right time,” the 61-year- tweeted on his official account. sciences is about taming pow- old, who is unknown to most Tirole himself was cautious erful firms,” Staffan Normark, French, said in his office at the on the economic prospects of his Permanent Secretary of the Toulouse School of Economics country, where unemployment “We need to modernise our Royal Swedish Academy of in southwest France, where he is stuck at around 10 percent country, leaving our children a Sciences, told a news conference is a professor. and whose leaders last month legacy other than unemploy- after awarding the 8m Swedish It was the second Nobel broke the latest in a series of ment and public debt that they crown ($1.1m) prize. Prize for a French national promises to bring public lending will have to pay off,” he said. The academy said Tirole has this year after author Patrick to within EU limits. REUTERS

Police wound German student New defence minister for Ukraine in Mexico KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko The sources say a large number of Russian proposed a new defence minister yesterday troops were also killed at Ilovaisk — a charge ACAPULCO: A German uni- after the previous incumbent resigned amid not acknowledged by Moscow, which denies any versity student was wounded sharp criticism over a rout of Kiev’s troops by part in the Ukraine conflict despite what Kiev in southern Mexico when police Russian-backed separatists in late August. and Western governments say is incontrovert- searching for a gang fired at a The presidential website named Stepan ible proof. van carrying the young man, Poltorak, 49, head of Ukraine’s National Guard, Heletey defended himself on Monday, deny- authorities said yesterday. as Poroshenko’s choice to replace Valery Heletey. ing any mistakes had been made at Ilovaisk and The 25-year-old student was in Parliament is expected to vote on the nomina- repeating his contention that Russian forces had stable condition in a Mexico City tion today. suffered heavy losses too. hospital following late Sunday’s By replacing his defence minister now, two “The flow of dead Russian servicemen stopped shooting in Chilpancingo. The van weeks before a parliamentary election in Ukraine, the aggression of (Russian President Vladimir) was carrying students from the political analysts said Poroshenko was trying to Putin, of Russian forces. This was a large-scale Monterrey Institute of Technology disarm critics of his record in tackling the pro- offensive (by Russia) on the territory of Ukraine,” when it ignored a checkpoint set up Russian rebels in the east of the country. he said. by a state police anti-kidnap unit Heletey had faced heavy criticism after Political analysts linked Heletey’s resignation following clashes with a gang, pros- Ukrainian forces suffered a crushing defeat at to the October 26 parliamentary election, in ecutors said. rebel hands on August 24 at Ilovaisk, east of the which Poroshenko’s own political bloc is expected “(The van) didn’t stop, and main rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk. to perform strongly. some agents used their firearms, That setback, in which Kiev says more than “Heletey attracted too much that was negative. because a noise similar to a gun- 100 Ukrainian military personnel were killed, As long as Heletey was seen as Poroshenko’s man shot was immediately heard,” the prompted Poroshenko to accept the need for a this would tell on Poroshenko’s ratings,” political Guerrero state government said. ceasefire and a diplomatic resolution of the con- analyst Ostap Kryvdyk said. AFP flict in eastern Ukraine, military sources say. REUTERS TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Train service back in Jaffna Two US warships Thousands cheer north-south link; Rajapaksa bids to win hearts and minds to stay in Subic JAFFNA: Cheered by tens of thousands of people, a train dec- orated with banana plants and colourful flower garlands arrived in Sri Lanka’s northern Tamil in murder probe heartland yesterday, 24 years BY BEVELYN ESCOLANGO after the “Queen of Jaffna” was said that they now have in their suspended due to civil war. possession CCTV footage from the President Mahinda Rajapaksa OLONGAPO CITY: Two US Ambyanz Disco Bar where the sus- bought a ticket and boarded the warships were ‘locked down’ pect and his three companions met train for the last 43km of the at the port of Subic Bay yes- with Laude. After chatting, the journey and opened several rail- terday after investigations by suspect and Laude later checked-in road stations along the way. the local police point to a US at a nearby lodge where the life- “Yaal Devi”, as it is known in Marine personnel, whose iden- less body of the victim was found Tamil, was once a popular mode tity has not yet been released, about 30 minutes later, his head of transport between the ethnic as the main suspect in the slay- submerged in the toilet bowl. Tamil-majority north and the ing of a Filipino transgender on Domingo said the cause of Sinhala-majority south but was Saturday night, Olongapo City death was asphyxia by drowning. scaled back in 1990 because of Mayor Rolen Paulino said. At the funeral parlour, Marilou the heightening of the civil war Both USS Peleliu and USS Laude, the eldest sister of the between the government and Germantown, which participated victim, told reporters that her the Tamil Tiger rebels. The civil in the 10-day joint military exer- brother might have been physi- war that raged since 1983 ended cises with Philippine military in cally tortured prior to the kill- in 2009 when Sri Lankan troops several parts of the Philippines, ing. She said she noticed that crushed the rebels. were ordered not to leave the her brother’s earlobes were torn “This is not just a train jour- Subic port until after the inves- which she said could have been a ney but a bridge between north Sri Lankans greeting the Yaal Devi train on its first trip after 24 years to Jaffna yesterday. BELOW: President tigation on the murder of 26-year result of Jeffrey’s earrings being and south,” Rajapaksa told The Mahinda Rajapaksa aboard the train waving at the crowd at the newly reconstructed railway station in Pallai. old, Jeffrey Laude is over. torn out from his ears during a Associated Press onboard the Three other Marines from the scuffle. train. “Today what is left to us for their own independent state. amphibious assault ship, Peleliu, Meanwhile a women’s group, is to win over hearts and minds, During the war, both sides who were with the suspect prior The Pagkakaisa ng Kababaihan healing of minds. I think this train attached immense strategic and to the slaying, are being consid- para sa Kalayaan (KAISA KA,) journey today will help connect symbolic importance to captur- ered as possible witnesses and said in a statement it is saddened hearts and minds once again.” ing and holding key access roads were detained aboard the ship. by the death of Laude. Many government ministers to Jaffna, including the railroad Early, Paulino said that a vital “More than grieving for the and military commanders joined and the parallel A9 highway, witness to the killing, Mark dead, we are angered that our Rajapaksa on the journey as dubbed “the highway of death” Clarence Gelviro, who goes by government has knowingly placed thousands of people gathered at for the many lives lost in battles the name Barbie, was brought us, its citizens, in an untenable every station to greet the train over its control. That highway on board USS Peleliu to help the position with the extra-terri- and rushed to take photographs has since been restored. police in identifying the suspect. torial privileges we have signed with it. Resumption of the “Queen of Olongapo City police station through the Enhanced Defence An old woman using a walking Jaffna” train service, thanks to commander, Chief Inspector Gil Cooperation Agreement or aid clasped her hands in a sign an $800m loan from India, com- Arizo Domingo, did not disclose EDCA,” the statement said. of worship as the train reached pletes the restoration of govern- the result of this identification but THE PENINSULA Chavakachcheri, a town south of ment authority in the north. The Jaffna. Since the service stopped, government is dominated by the Jaffna has had no trains, mean- majority Sinhalese. ing few of the city’s children have But many Tamils feel such seen one in real life. infrastructure projects alone “We are very happy. My chil- A 33-year old woman said she north. It was a main artery in Sri won’t bring true ethnic reconcili- dren now will be able to travel could remember as a child waving Lanka’s commerce, transporting ation. Deep wounds have been left by train,” said Mary Saroja, who at the train in Kankesanthurai, fish from the north to the capi- by the war, which took at least runs a grocery shop in the town of the terminus of the line, 18km tal, and connecting the islanders 100,000 lives on both sides over Pallai, south of Jaffna. Saroja has north of Jaffna. regardless of ethnic identity. more than 25 years, according five children 20 and younger, and “But I can’t go back to my As militants from the to conservative estimates by the they have never travelled by train. home because the government Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam United Nations. On its way to Jaffna, Yaal Devi, has taken over our land under its increased their attacks in the The UN says up to 40,000 travelling at its maximum speed higher security zone (measures).” 1980s, the government stationed Tamil civilians may have been of 120km per hour, crossed a Before the civil war erupted in many soldiers, mostly Sinhalese, killed, mainly in government mili- bridge whose destruction by the 1983, the train was not only the in Jaffna, and they used the train tary attacks in the final months Tamil Tigers in 1990 severed the most convenient way to travel to return home for visits. of the conflict. rail link with the south. between north and south, but also In January 1985, rebels blew Relatives are still looking for At stations along its 146km was a symbol of unity between up the train, killing 22 soldiers missing family members, and vil- route, the train was greeted by the Sinhalese majority and Tamil and 11 civilians and wounding lagers have been denied entry to The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu docked at the Alava pier of school children waving national minority. At the time, Tamils 44 other people, in the single- farmland occupied by the mili- Subic Bay Freeport zone in Zambales, Philippines, yesterday. US Pacific flags. “I brought my (eight-year- dominated bureaucratic and state biggest attack on the military tary. The UN is investigating into Commander Samuel Locklear put on hold the departure of the USS Peleliu old) son to show him a train for service posts, and many civil serv- at the time. The train was shut allegations of war crimes against and the USS Germantown, which were supposed to leave on October 12 the first time in his life,” Selvaraja ants based in Colombo used it to down in 1990 as rebels stepped the government and Tamil rebels. after participating in joint training exercises in the Philippines. Rahunanthan, 42, said in Jaffna. visit friends and family in the up attacks in the north to push AP/REUTERS

China detains Scuffles break out in HK protest scholar, bans HONG KONG: Hundreds of people, some that police did not act quickly enough. Hundreds wearing surgical masks and armed with crow- of police had earlier dismantled some barricades eight books bars and cutting tools, tore down protest bar- to relieve traffic congestion, but said protest- riers in the heart of Hong Kong’s business ers could remain. But within hours, anti-Occupy BEIJING: China has detained district yesterday, scuffling with protesters Central groups descended on the protest sites to a prominent scholar who who have occupied the streets for two weeks. try and disperse demonstrators, taking advantage helped blind dissident Chen Angry taxi drivers opposed to the protests, of the earlier police action to remove barricades. Guangcheng flee to the United which have seriously affected their business, also Scuffles quickly broke out, the first between States two years ago and has rallied at one barricaded road with a row of 12 demonstrators and anti-protest groups, with pro- banned books by eight writers taxis, demanding an end to the protest. testers believing the attacks were co-ordinated in an escalating crackdown on “Open the roads,” chanted a crowd, which and may have involved triad Asian crime gangs. dissent. included taxi and truck drivers. Taxi drivers have “People from New Territories, blue ribbon Guo Yushan, a founder of the given protesters a deadline of tomorrow evening (Beijing) supporters, triads and taxi drivers must Transition Institute, a think-tank for all barricades to be lifted. be coordinated by some sort of people...the work is that researches business regula- A truck with a crane on top attempted to so well distributed. They went to different places tions, reform and civil society, was remove barricades from one area until police in order to keep protesters busy,” said Chan, who detained on Thursday, his wife, eventually stopped it, but protesters complained declined to give his full name. REUTERS Pan Haixia, said. More than 10 police officers took him away along with his lap- Unrest in Bangkok top, wireless router, mobile phone and iPad, she said. Guo was instrumental in help- ing Chen escape house arrest in his village in 2012. Chen trav- elled to Beijing where he sought refuge at the US embassy, spark- ing a diplomatic row between China and the United States. Authorities shut down Guo’s institute last year. In a telephone interview, Pan said Guo’s detention could be related to the detention of Shi Lin. Activists describe Shi as an art editor at Peking University and say she was detained after she tried to put up posters on campus expressing support for pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong. Guo was detained on a charge of “causing a disturbance,” accord- ing to Pan and his lawyer, Li Jin. Police did not give Pan a reason for Guo’s detention. Li said she An injured Thai riot police officer is helped by his colleagues after a bomb attack during clashes with had applied to meet him but had anti-government protesters in Bangkok yesterday. One Thai policeman was killed and others sustained not heard whether she could. injuries from a bomb shrapnel during a crackdown on anti-government protesters. REUTERS TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Taliban militants kill 22 in mountain ambush Bombings in Kabul and other areas leave three dead

KABUL: Taliban insurgents Kabul, early yesterday, killing one foreigners slightly wounded,” ambushed a convoy of Afghan Afghan civilian, authorities said. Afzali said. security forces in a mountain- The Taliban claimed responsibil- Reuters television footage ous northern area yesterday, ity for the attack on the Jalalabad showed the remains of one of the killing 22 soldiers and police, an Road, a main thoroughfare with white armoured vehicles, its engine official said, as bombs in Kabul a US military base and a hous- blackened and mangled and side and other areas killed three. ing compound for UN and other door damaged. It was the second The violence comes as the international contractors and aid car-bomb attack on international Taliban and their allies step up workers. forces in Kabul in a month. attacks ahead of the withdrawal At least three foreigners were Taliban spokesman Zabihullah of most foreign troops at the end wounded in the blast targeting Majahid said on Twitter that the of the year, seeking to weaken the their armoured vehicles, but their target was a foreign military con- new Afghan government that will identities were not known, police voy and several troops were killed. take over most of the fight. said. A spokesman for the US-led The insurgents, who are fight- The Taliban attacked from the Nato mission in Afghanistan said ing to expel foreign forces and mountains as the convoy was trav- a patrol was attacked but there re-establish their strict Islamist elling through Laghman Valley were no fatalities among the state, often exaggerate the results in Sar-e-Pul province, Governor international force. The force of their attacks. Abdul Jabar Haqbeen said. Eight does not confirm injuries. In the eastern province of US soldiers walk at the site of a suicide attack as a vehicle pulls the wreckage of a damaged car in Kabul yesterday. security forces were wounded and The bomber in a Toyota Corolla Nangarhar, a suicide bomber seven were taken captive. “Twelve car drove into the convoy just detonated his explosives in front five of them were in critical condi- a disputed election to regain the militants to join peace talks army and police vehicles are totally before 7am (0230 GMT), said of a clinic killing two people and tion. Four children were among territory in provinces such as but they denounced his govern- destroyed,” Haqbeen said. Farid Afzali, head of Kabul’s wounding seven. wounded, said district governor Helmand in the south and Kunduz ment for signing a security pact A suicide car bomber rammed a police investigation department. A bomb planted in a crowded Samih Sharifi. in the north. President Ashraf with the United States, calling Nato military convoy along a major “As a result of the blast, one of our market in the Qarabagh district The Taliban took advantage of Ghani appealed in his inaugura- it a “sinister” US plot to control road out of Afghanistan’s capital, countrymen was killed and three of Kabul wounded 22 civilians and weeks of political paralysis over tion address late last month for Afghanistan. REUTERS Khan adamant on protests in Islamabad Tunnel jailbreak bid RAWALPINDI: Even with adopting other methods to pres- frustration growing among the sure the government to pack up. local cadres of the Pakistan But they kept silent when ‘no foiled in Karachi Tehreek Insaf, Chairman positive response’ came from Imran Khan is adamant to their strong-headed party chief. KARACHI: Pakistani offi- and sectarian militant detainees continue the party’s nearly “Decisions are taken by the Core cials said yesterday they had and has repeatedly come under two-month-old sit-in in neigh- Committee of the chairman and thwarted an Islamist group’s threat in recent years. bouring Islamabad until its all other PTI bodies have just to bid to tunnel into Karachi’s Mehmood said that the 45-metre declared objective of forcing out implement them,” said Abbasi. main prison and stage a jail- tunnel had been dug from an the Nawaz Sharif government is “While our workers are not as break that could have freed 100 underground water tank at the achieved. enthusiastic as before, we are try- dangerous militants. house towards a dry well inside Local PTI leaders say they con- ing to convince all that the outcome The government paramilitary the jail boundary, and was just 10 veyed the ‘public sentiment against of our sit-in will come within a few Rangers raided a house where metres short of its target when the the lengthening sit-in,’ and the days or weeks,” he said. members of a militant group were Rangers made their raid. tired party workers’ request to Meanwhile, the grand jirga of trying to tunnel into the nearby “Nearly 100 dangerous ter- call it off, to the party chief when opposition parties in Pakistan Karachi Central Jail, Rangers rorists were present in the cell they visited him last week to greet has formally approached Prime Colonel Tahir Mehmood told a near the well where the suspects him on Eid festival. But he advised Minister Nawaz Sharif and press conference. wanted to enter through the tun- them to ‘wait for some more time’. sought time for a meeting with Breakouts from Pakistan’s age- nel,” he said. “We told our leader that our him with insiders claiming that a ing, overcrowded prisons are not Authorities had fortified the workers and supporters belong to new solution acceptable to all has uncommon. A raid by heavily jail by erecting double bound- the middle class. They feel they been prepared by the jirga mem- armed militants on a jail in the ary walls in view of the threats had neglected their jobs and fami- Supporters of Tahir-ul-Qadri attend a rally in Faisalabad, Pakistan, yesterday. bers to resolve the political crisis. northwest last August freed nearly and jammers were also installed lies for too long. In their view only Both Imran Khan and Qadri launched separate protests on August 14. Jirga member Senator Kalsoom 250 prisoners, while almost 400 fled around the jail to prevent any people belonging to the elite class Parveen said they have held 42 in a similar incident in another bomb attack. can afford a protracted sit-in,” a with Imran Khan at his Bani conveyed him that workers and meetings and discussed the issue northwestern prison in 2012. Karachi Central Jail is a jail senior leader of the local PTI said. Gala mansion. Abbasi said the supporters think that the party’s in detail with all the political Mehmood said they had in the city of Karachi in Sindh, PTI District President and local leaders, including all the six successful rallies in other cities of stakeholders and now a new for- arrested suspects from a banned Pakistan. It houses more than MP Arif Abbasi confirmed the PTI MPs elected to the Punjab the country had created space for mula has been prepared to resolve militant organisation but did not 6,000 prisoners including con- meeting and the conversation Assembly from Rawalpindi region, ending the sit-in in Islamabad and political crisis. INTERNEWS name it or say how many were victed terrorists that include detained. militants who attempted to assas- The Karachi jail holds a large sinate former president Pervez number of high-profile Islamist Musharraf. AFP 5,297 cases of rights violations registered in Pakistan: Report

ISLAMABAD: Some 5,297 cases of human rights violations were registered in Pakistan in 2013, says a report submitted by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights to the National Assembly. According to the report prepared by the ministry’s human rights wing and its regional offices, 1,091 cases were reported in Balochistan, 1,625 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,908 in Sindh, 524 in Punjab and 149 in Islamabad. In all, 26 acid attack cases were registered, including nine in KP, four in Sindh and 13 in Punjab. Twenty-two burn cases were reported in Sindh and nine in Punjab. In all 286 cases of domestic violence were registered. A total of 418 cases of honour killings were registered. Likewise, 870 cases of kidnapping were reported. No case involv- ing minorities was reported. Ninety-four cases of missing people were reported and 83 cases of police-related issues were reported last year. A total of 2,211 cases of sectarian violence were regis- tered and 21 cases of attack on religious places were registered Policemen stand guard outside the Karachi Central Prison yesterday. in Punjab. INTERNEWS

Woman archaeologist recounts her journey

CHITRAL: When people who have my bags and find my way to Chitral on foot,” sites she discovered, Gul says she wants to be heard of her but have not met her finally around routes blocked by snow. Even on a able to verify whether what oral history says do, they are taken aback. The head of summer day, the journey is an arduous one is indeed true. Before she joined the Bumboret Bumboret Museum in northern Pakistan as worn and tattered roads greet travellers, Museum as a government employee (where — an archaeologist no less-named Sayed even though Kalash is a tourist destination. she manages a team of nine) in the August Gul Kalash is not a man. Gul started piecing together her career of 2010, Gul voluntarily helped found Kalasha Images from the Kalash valleys portray before she completed her Master’s degree Dur, a museum aiming to preserve the history, women as a strong, confident ilk, even if in Archaeology Studies from Hazara culture and art of the Kalasha. the photographs are run-of-the-mill shots University. While Gul was still in college, “Everything present there has been gath- of festivals focusing on the colourful attire. she worked for a Unesco project in collabo- ered by me and sponsored by the Greek gov- Kalasha women come across as in control, ration with Abdul Wali Khan University. ernment,” she tells The Express Tribune. unabashed and bold. So does 27-year-old Gul. As a student, her archaeology fieldwork Living in a wooden house in front of a Working her way around obstacles both took her to sites in Chitral and Khanpur. PTDC motel, the archaeologist receives doz- natural and man-made, Gul became the But Gul doesn’t like to talk about the dis- ens of visitors a day and is one of the most first archaeologist from the valley, and a coveries made then as “the credit goes to the prominent personalities of her area. “Many globally recognised one at that. In 2013, teachers who were leading the excavation”. people think they are coming to meet a male National Geographic added Gul to their For her later work, in Bumboret, the archaeologist and are truly stumped when Emerging Explorers programme. explorer names at least eight sites where they come across a woman,” she jokes. “The journey across rugged mountains to she made substantial discoveries in an The area lacks educational facilities. But cities in the country has never been easy,” attempt to piece together the history of after the story of Gul, many of the Kalasha she says. But that didn’t stop Gul; not even the Kalasha; their journey from the town are determined to overcome all obstacles the the 30km journey from her home to her col- of Chitral to Bumboret and other valleys. same way the first archaeologist of Kalash did. lege in winter. “I would just hang on tight to Within the sunken village and the grave INTERNEWS TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

Pakistan opens fire on LoC again, woman injured Cyclone claims 21 lives in Andhra JAMMU: After an overnight lull, Pakistan troops yesterday 600,000 people affected; Visakhapatnam suffers worst-ever damage broke the ceasefire again, open- ing unprovoked firing on Indian VISAKHAPATNAM: positions on the Line of Control Cyclonic storm Hudhud claimed (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s 21 lives, affected 600,000 people Poonch district, police said. and damaged over 6,000 houses A woman was injured in the in north coastal Andhra as the firing, which was retaliated from extent of destruction caused by the Indian side. it Sunday unfolded a day later. “Pakistan army again violated Relief operations began yester- the ceasefire on the LoC, opening day on war footing. fire with automatic weapons at Visakhapatnam, the larg- Indian army positions in Sabjian est city in the state which bore area of Poonch district last after- the brunt of the fury, remained noon,” a police officer said here. without electricity, communica- “The Indian army has started tion and drinking water as almost retaliating to the unprovoked fir- the entire physical infrastructure ing by Pakistan. Till last reports collapsed due to the cyclone. came in, firing exchanges were The storm, which hit the coast still going on in the area,” the near the port city Sunday with officer said. heavy rains wind speed of 185 There had been an overnight kmph, left a trail of destruction, calm on the international bor- unseen and unheard by its nearly der and the LoC in Jammu and 1.8 million population. Kashmir, but with Pakistan again Prime Minister Narendra violating the ceasefire, the lull Modi will make an aerial survey was broken last afternoon. of cyclone-affected areas today. Pakistan has been resorting to Terming the devastation as unprecedented targeting of civil- unprecedented, Chief Minister N ian habitations since October 6. Chandrababu Naidu sought `20bn Eight people have been killed and as interim relief from the central 62 injured in the shelling. government. He also appealed to Modi to declare this as a national calamity. Viskhapatnam district EC notice to Raj accounted for 15 deaths. Five people were killed in Vijayanagarm while one person died in Srikakulam Thackeray The damaged Vishakapatnam airport after cyclone Hudhud’s land fall in Andhra Pradesh yesterday. district. Officials said most deaths NEW DELHI: The Election occurred due to falling trees. Commission yesterday issued Parkala Prabhakar, adviser region. The extent of devastation camps, 50 tonnes of material from hoardings from roads. Hundreds helicopters and 56 boats have been a notice to Maharashtra (communications) to the state in Visakhapatnam, also known as Vijayawada and 50 tonnes from of vehicles parked on roads in deployed in the affected areas. Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief government, told reporters in Vizag, can be gauged from the fact Rajahmundry have been flown to Vizag were damaged while heavy With no drinking water, milk Raj Thackeray for violating the Hyderabad yesterday that 6,638 that its airport, railway and bus provide food. rains inundated several colonies. and other essential commodi- model code of conduct ahead of houses were damaged in three stations suffered damage, crip- He said the government was The Defence Crisis Management ties, people are facing severe the October 15 elections in the north coastal districts and adjoin- pling all modes of transport. trying to restore telecom systems. Group has nominated the Indian hardships. Long queues of peo- state. ing East Godavari. He said railway The airport and railway and He said work had begun to esti- Navy as the lead service for con- ple were seen at few shops and Thackeray was charged with tracks and roads were damaged at bus stations were also hit in Vizag, mate crop and property loss. A duct of rescue and relief opera- petrol bunks that opened yes- “promoting enmity between dif- 109 places. While Visakhapatnam which remained without electric- total of 45,000 electric poles have tions in Andhra Pradesh and terday. Petrol at some filling sta- ferent classes of citizens of India and Vijayanagaram districts ity for a second day. With com- been ordered to restore power Odisha, under “Op Lehar”. tions was sold for `100 per litre. on grounds of religion, race, caste suffered extensive damage, munication networks gone, mobile lines. Of this, 2,000 poles have A navy statement said its Chandrababu Naidu, who made or language”. Srikakulam district faces threat of phones were non-functional here. reached Vizag. National Disaster ships Ranjit, Shivalik, Shakti and an aerial survey of Vizag, said The poll panel said it issued the floods due to heavy inflows in the Prabhakar said five teams Response Force (NDRF) teams Airavat were ready to sail with 600,000 people in four districts notice following an e-mail from rivers and breach of several tanks. made up of senior bureaucrats with personnel from various gov- relief material. Four more ships were shifted to relief camps. senior officials in Mumbai on The hurricane knocked down had been deployed for relief and ernment departments were clear- have been kept ready for sailing at Nine teams of officials are try- Sunday. IANS hundreds of trees, electricity poles rehabilitation efforts. With six ing felled trees, electricity and short notice. As many as 24 teams ing to assess the damage caused and communication towers in the people taking shelter in relief communication poles, as well as of NDRF, two army columns, six by the cyclone. IANS After Modi praise, Congress axes Tharoor as spokesman NEW DELHI: The Congress from Thiruvananthapuram, said yesterday removed Shashi he accepted the decision. Tharoor (pictured), as spokes- “I have seen the press release person following a recommen- issued by the AICC and, as a loyal dation from its Kerala unit worker of the Congress, accept after he praised Prime Minister the decision of the party presi- Narendra Modi, a decision dent to relieve me of my responsi- the former diplomat said he bilities as a spokesman,” Tharoor accepted as a “loyal party said in a statement. worker”. He said he had not yet seen The All India Congress the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee took the decision fol- Committee (KPCC) complaint lowing a complaint by its Kerala against him, following which he unit, which was upset over was sacked. “While I would have Tharoor’s praise for Modi and his welcomed an opportunity to decision to join the Clean India respond to it (the Kerala unit’s Campaign. recommendation) and draw the A former central minister, Gandhi has accepted the recom- attention of the AICC leadership Tharoor was one of nine promi- mendation of AICC disciplinary to the full range of my statements nent people Modi nominated for committee to remove Shashi and writings on contemporary the Clean India Campaign. Tharoor from the list of spokes- political issues, I am treating this While the BJP slammed the persons with immediate effect,” matter as closed and have no fur- Congress for punishing Tharoor party general secretary Janardan ther comment to make,” he said. for taking part in an apolitical Dwivedi said. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi campaign, the Congress clarified The disciplinary committee’s Azad said Tharoor “was a party that the decision was based on members were Motilal Vora, A K spokesman, he was supposed to complains it received against him. Antony and Sushilkumar Shinde. speak for the party, not for him- “Congress president Sonia Tharoor, a Lok Sabha member self”. IANS

President in Oslo Indian woman faces embezzlement charges

DUBAI: An Indian in the UAE, who had access to her employer’s bank account, faces charges for allegedly embezzling more than Dh247,000 (about $67,000), media reported yesterday. The Dubai Court of First Instance heard that the 38-year-old woman, a manager, who had been given a power of attorney by her Kuwaiti employer to run her art gallery, allegedly abused that power and embezzled money, the Khaleej Times reported. She has been charged with forgery, breach of trust and fraud. The accused allegedly committed the fraud between February 2012 and July 2013. She would tamper with the original bills and increase the figures to embezzle the difference, according to prosecution records. The alleged fraud first came to light King Harald (centre) of Norway is flanked by the President of India after she left the company and a French Pranab Mukherjee (left) and the President`s daughter Sharmistha sales manager took over. A formal audit Mukherjee during a welcoming ceremony on the first day of concluded she had embezzled over Pranab’s official visit in Oslo yesterday. Dh247,000. IANS TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Disney characters on coins released by the Pacific nation of Niue. The coins have an image of Queen Elizabeth II on the other side. MUSCAT 36/24 Clear 36/25 Clear MAKKAH 37/26 Chance of storm 38/25 Partly cloudy KUWAIT 38/24 Clear 39/25 Clear BAHRAIN 35/26 Clear 36/26 Clear Pacific nation releases Disney coins SANAA 24/12 Clear 26/10 Partly cloudy RIYADH 36/25 Clear 35/25 Clear WELLINGTON: The Pacific financial folly to buy one of these out in seven minutes. in the coin is worth US$40,000 DUBAI 37/28 Clear 36/27 Clear nation of Niue has released new products and then redeem it at The most expensive coins cur- alone and only 28 will be made. BAGHDAD 35/20 Chance of rain 35/17 Clear coins with images of Disney face value for a fraction of that rently available are made from Niue, a tiny speck of land characters on one side and value, although I’m sure any a quarter ounce (7.1 grammes) with a population of about 1,400 THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW Queen Elizabeth II on the other Niuean shopkeeper would be of gold and feature a variety of that lies 2,400 kilometres (1,500 — and no, they’re not taking the anxious to hold onto the coins Disney characters such as Mickey miles) northeast of New Zealand, HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER mickey. if you did,” New Zealand Mint Mouse, Goofy, Pluto and Minnie receives a royalty on every coin The solid gold and silver coins chief executive Simon Harding Mouse. sold, which is expected to deliver ATHENS 24/18 Clear 26/19 Partly cloudy produced by the New Zealand told AFP. They retail for NZ$799 revenues of more than US$4.5m WASHINGTON 24/22 Mostly cloudy 24/16 Chance of storm Mint are legal tender in the Harding said the target market (US$625) although their denomi- over the next 10 years. SYDNEY 19/10 Rain 21/12 Partly cloudy tiny Polynesian island, although was the numismatics community, nation in Niue dollars is only $25. Hardin said it was a valuable LONDON 13/08 Cloudy 17/12 Chance of rain experts say it is unlikely any will avid coin collectors constantly Harding said the mint plans to income stream for the island and PARIS 19/12 Partly cloudy 18/14 Chance of showers be used as currency as the pre- on the lookout for something release a Disney coin on Niue’s also helped lift its profile, poten- ISTANBUL 20/13 Partly cloudy 19/15 Partly cloudy cious metal they contain is worth different. behalf next month that contains tially boosting tourism. MANILA 31/24 Chance of rain 31/24 Mostly cloudy far more than their nominal face He said a 1,000-coin run of one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of gold. It is not the first time Niue has DHAKA 31/25 Chance of storm 30/25 Chance of storm value. one-ounce (28.3 grammes) silver Details of the issue have not yet put characters from popular cul- DELHI 27/21 Mostly cloudy 27/21 Clear “It would be the height of Donald Duck coins recently sold been released but the gold bullion ture on its currency. AFP ISLAMABAD 22/15 Chance of showers 25/16 Clear

Rats rattle Autumn beckons Viking treasure hoard New Yorkers found in Scotland

LONDON: A hoard of Viking gold and silver as watchdog artefacts dating back over 1,000 years has been discovered by a treasure hunter with a metal detector in Scotland, in a find hailed by experts worries as one of the country’s most significant. NEW YORK: The rat race is Derek McLennan, a retired businessman, uncov- making New Yorkers ratty. ered the 100 items in a field in Dumfriesshire, south- Complaints about rodents shot west Scotland, in September. up by 2,000 or more than 10 per- Amongst the objects is a solid silver cross thought cent last year and health officials to date from the 9th or 10th century, a silver pot of are failing to implement pest con- west European origin, which is likely to have already trol measures, a watchdog warns. been 100 years old when it was buried and several In an audit unveiled over the gold objects. weekend, New York comptrol- “Experts have begun to examine the finds, but it ler Scott Stringer says the city is already clear that this is one of the most signifi- received 24,586 online and tel- cant Viking hoards ever discovered in Scotland,” ephone complaints about rats in Scotland’s Treasure Trove unit said in a statement. 2013, up from 22,300 in the previ- The Viking hoard is McLennan’s second significant ous year. contribution to Scotland’s understanding of its past. New York is no stranger to rats. Last year, he and a friend unearthed around 300 Rodents are regularly spotted medieval coins in the same area of Scotland. scampering in and out of subway “The Vikings were well known for having raided tracks and although rarely seen these shores in the past, but today we can appreciate in daylight they can also hide out what they have left behind,” said Scotland’s secretary by the bins or among trash bags for cultural and external affairs, Fiona Hyslop. dumped on the street for collection. The Vikings, of Scandinavian origin, made suc- The city’s Department of cessive raids on Britain from the 8th to the 11th Health and Mental Hygiene did centuries, burying their valuables for safe-keeping, not adequately follow procedures which have gradually been discovered by generations for addressing complaints, and of treasure seekers. inspections were not performed A 10th-century Viking hoard was found in 2007 consistently or in a timely man- in northern England, while in 1840 over 8,600 items ner, the report found. were found in northwest England. Twenty-four percent of cases REUTERS were not inspected within the The German and EU flags fly in front of autumnal trees, as seen from the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, yesterday. target time of 10 days, including 160 complaints where there was no evidence there was ever an inspection, it said. “You’ve got to attack this prob- lem in a very serious way and a Many ‘Lawrence of Arabias’ in Mideast: Erdogan very quick way,” Stringer said. But the department strongly ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep televised speech at a university in Istanbul. Britain and France that sought to divide disagreed with the audit’s assess- Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) on Friday “There are new voluntary Lawrences, up the Ottoman Empire into spheres of ments. It said auditors reached launched an angry tirade at modern day disguised as journalists, religious men, influence. “incorrect conclusions” because “Lawrence of Arabias” who he said were writers and terrorists,” he added. Lawrence, who died in a motorcycle they focused only on complaints bent on causing trouble in the Middle East. “It is our duty to explain to the world accident in 1935, acted as liason between and ignored non-complaint British officer T E Lawrence, better that there are modern Lawrences who were British forces and Arab leaders during the inspections, which it said account known as Lawrence of Arabia, helped Arab fooled by a terror organisation,” he added, Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule. for more than 85 percent of leaders fight a guerrilla insurgency against without specifying which organisation. His status as an iconic figure of mod- inspections done. AFP the forces of the Ottoman Empire in the It was not clear if Erdogan’s tirade had ern history was cemented by the 1962 film desert during World War I. a specific target, but it was aimed at those directed by David Lean starring Peter Especially after the hugely successful outside forces who he feels want to weaken O’Toole in the title role. 1960s film, Lawrence is still regarded as a Turkey and destabilise the Middle East. Erdogan’s comments on Lawrence come hero in Britain and many Arab countries. Elsewhere in his speech, he attacked as Turkey seeks to preserve regional stabil- But Erdogan made clear he saw the the Kurdish militant group the Kurdistan ity amid the advance of Islamic State (IS) iconic British officer — who famously Workers Party (PKK) as well as his former jihadists who are now fighting Kurds for adopted customs of Arab dress — as a ally turned foe, the exiled Turkish cleric the Syrian town of Kobane on its border. symbol of unwanted outside meddling in Fethullah Gulen. “They are making Sykes- “Each conflict in this region has been a region where Turkish influence should Picot agreements hiding behind freedom of designed a century ago” when the borders count. “Lawrence was an English spy press, a war of independence or jihad,” he of the Middle East were redrawn after disguised as an Arab,” Erdogan said in a said, referring to the agreement between World War I, said Erdogan. AFP Tuesday 14 October 2014 20 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6218 Price: QR2

Qatar Rail discusses strategic plan

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 IMF launches Qatar bourse to Islamic banks in Qatar consultations on Islamic finance review index model DOHA: The Qatar Exchange continue to grow faster WASHINGTON: The (QE) will review its existing International Monetary index methodology applied to QE snaps Fund has held its first con- QE indices. In case the bourse Credit growth to accelerate in 2015: Standard & Poor’s sultation with an external decides to restructure the downtrend advisory group of Islamic existing index, details will be DOHA: The Islamic banks in between 2009 and 2013 as they closer to 30 percent over the next finance industry bodies, as published next month and the DOHA: Reversing the down Qatar will continue to grow capitalised on the government’s five to six years, from just under regulators across the globe changes will be effective from trend, Qatar bourse’s bench- faster than their conventional large investments. 25 percent currently, in Standard seek to address structural January 1, 2015. mark index edged up 0.46 peers in the next couple of Another key driver was the & Poor’s Ratings Services’ opinion. issues in the sector. Ahead of the possible restruc- percent yesterday. Gaining years. The credit growth of Qatari government’s recent ini- The S&P report noted the Islamic finance, with its core turing of existing index, QE’s Index 62 points, the index settled at Qatar’s Islamic banks is likely tiatives, such as banning con- GCC region has one of the world’s markets in the Middle East and Committee, comprising brokers, 13,478. The entire sectoral indi- to accelerate in 2015, ratings ventional banks from engaging largest Islamic banking markets southeast Asia, is under growing independent members and repre- ces entered green zone. Market agency Standard & Poor’s noted in Islamic banking, the report and enjoys healthy performance regulatory scrutiny as it takes sentatives of listed companies, will capitalisation increased to QR yesterday. said. Barwa Bank has helped metrics. In addition, government a greater share of the banking consult with all concerned market 726bn from the previous ses- Islamic banks’ market share in Islamic banks in Qatar grow support to the sector should help sector in several countries. players. The committee, chaired sion’s QR 723bn. Ooredoo, the Gulf will likely keep increas- faster than their conventional Islamic banks to keep expanding The nine-member exter- by Saif Saeed Al Suwaidi, will Qatar Electricity and Ezdan ing over the next few years, within peers. Consequently, the relative their market share. nal advisory group includes review the methodology. A rep- were the top gainers. a supportive operating environ- weight of Islamic banks in Qatar “Moreover, we anticipate that industry bodies such as resentative from Qatar Financial THE PENINSULA ment, after slower gains last year. in the S&P’s sample increased to the operating environment over the Malaysia-based Islamic Markets Authority (QFMA) will Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE 16 percent in 2013 from 11 percent the next two years will continue Financial Services Board and attend the review meeting as an offer the brightest growth oppor- in 2009. to underpin Islamic banks’ busi- the Bahrain-based Accounting observer, QNB’s monthly com- tunities in the Gulf Cooperation The report that noted Qatar’s ness profiles and credit quality,” and Auditing Organisation for mentary noted yesterday. Council (GCC). Islamic banks’ growth has out- the report said. Islamic Financial Institutions. The review of existing index “We think Islamic banks will paced the banks in the neighbour- S&P estimates that Islamic The group is an IMF initia- is part of boosting the market continue to grow faster in the ing GCC countries owing to the banks’ market share is currently tive which aims to identify pol- liquidity. Ahead of the review, next couple of years than their Qatari government’s high infra- nearing one-quarter of overall icy challenges in the industry Qatar bourse will kickstart its conventional peers, though, par- structure investments over the GCC banking system assets and and encourage coordination first round of discussions with the ticularly in Qatar and Saudi past few years. that it could gradually pull closer among bodies. The meeting market participants today. Arabia, where we believe domes- Islamic banks will continue to to 30 percent over the next five discussed topics including how QE CEO Rashid bin Ali Al tic credit will grow the most”, the attain market share in the Gulf to six years. to improve financing to small Mansoori recently said that the ratings agency said in its report over the next couple of years, the In Qatar, most Islamic banks and medium- sized businesses value of each share traded on the on ‘Gulf Islamic Banks’ released report said. improved their reported non-per- as well as the implications for local bourse will be reduced to 1/10 yesterday. The banks’ market share of forming advance ratios markedly Islamic banks of Basel III reg- of the current value in order to Islamic banks in Qatar grew overall banking system assets at year-end 2013. ulatory standards. REUTERS increase the volume of shares. their balance sheets by 28 percent in the GCC could gradually inch THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Deaths linked Oil slides $2, lowest since 2010 to GM ignition Sources say Saudi Arabia ready to accept lower prices as Brent falls under $88 a barrel switch defect

NEW YORK: Brent oil prices by Opec’s biggest producer said. since December 2010 at $87.74. Growth in China’s exports and prices for customers in Asia and fell more than $2 a barrel to Kuwait’s oil minister said on But Brent pared losses, trading imports trumped forecasts in Europe on Sunday, following a rise to 27 less than $88 yesterday, its low- Sunday Opec was unlikely to cut down $1.53 on the day at $88.68 September, and the world’s larg- similar move by Saudi Arabia est since 2010, after key Middle production to support prices. by 1753 GMT. US crude was est energy consumer increased last week. NEW YORK: A programme to East producers signalled they Opec is due to discuss output at down $0.41 at $85.41. crude oil imports by 9.5 percent Kuwait’s Oil Minister Ali Al compensate victims of a faulty would keep output high even if its next meeting November 27. The narrower losses were a from August, lending limited Omair, was quoted as saying by ignition switch in General that meant lower prices. “It suggests there’s some result of the market “taking a support to prices. state news agency KUNA on Motors vehicles has approved Brent oil prices have tanked nervousness in the market that breather” from the rally, said Consuming countries like Sunday that $76 to $77 a barrel three new death claims, bring- by nearly 25 percent since June Saudis are seeking to bring pres- John Saucer, vice president of China and India often build up might be the level that would end ing the total number of deaths as ample supply coincided with sure on the shale producers in research and analysis at Mobius stockpiles when prices are low. the oil price slide, since that was linked so far to the switch to 27, weak demand, raising the pos- the US,” said Gene McGillian, an Risk Group. Oil prices could be on the brink the cost of oil production in the according to a report released sibility that the Organisation of analyst at Tradition Energy. “In the near term, I think we of sliding another $10 or more, United States and Russia. yesterday by the lawyer over- the Petroleum Exporting coun- “The market is in search of a need to see some consolidation, some analysts said. They say a “We’ve realy accelerated on seeing the programme. tries could cut output. bottom and we’re in the process some backing and filling,” he said. drop of over 20 percent since the downside this month, it’s too Since it began accepting claims But Saudi Arabia has privately of finding it, we just have to see The market may be locked in a June has wiped out key support early to tell where we’re going,” on August 1, the programme has told oil market participants it what Opec does and where the holding pattern until the IEA levels and left behind a “technical said Saucer, but he said the sell- received a total of 1,371 claims for can accept oil prices between $80 economy goes,” McGillian said. numbers, which are due out early graveyard”. rally is still the overriding mood. deaths and injuries, according to and $90 a barrel, sources briefed Brent crude touched its lowest today. Iraq cut its November oil REUTERS the report by the office of Kenneth Feinberg, who GM has tapped to run the program. The report listed all of the claims received and approved as of Friday. GM has faced criticism this Qatar Rail discusses year for waiting 11 years to begin recalling millions of cars with ignition-switch problems that were linked to fatalities. strategic direction The switch can slip out of posi- tion, stalling the vehicle and disa- DOHA: Qatar Railways for ourselves”. Qatar Rail would bling air bags, and the defect led Company’s (Qatar Rail) provide comfortable and envi- to the recall of 2.6 million vehicles Leadership team discussed the ronmentally friendly alternative earlier this year. company’s corporate strategy, means of transportation; savings So far, 52 claims have been performance targets and a wide in travel time; reduced conges- deemed eligible for compensa- range of strategic initiatives tion and road traffic; fewer traffic tion, including the 27 deaths and it plans to undertake over the accidents; reduced pollution and 25 injuries, the report showed. next 18 months in a town hall better connectivity. Overall, the number of claims meeting. The meeting, held at “We will achieve our goals received for injuries and deaths La Cigale Hotel was attended by through implementing effective was up more than 21 percent from all Qatar Rail employees. project controls and governance, 1,130 last week, according to the Opening the meeting, Abdulla strong performance management, report. The rise is attributable Abdulaziz Al Subaie, Managing efficient and effective asset life in part to 13 new death claims, Director and Chairman of the cycle management and a disci- bringing the total number of Executive Committee of Qatar pline that promote organisation- death claims received by the auto- Rail said: “Since its inception, wide culture of commitment and maker to 178, and to a continuing Qatar Rail has focused on deliver- accountability,” said Al Subaie. uptick in the number of claims for ing an extremely large and com- The works are advancing as less serious injuries — those that plex rail programme. We know planned to achieve the target require hospitalisation but do not that this is not a low-risk strat- date for starting the first phase cause serious permanent damage egy, however we have been blessed of Doha metro that involves three — from 886 to 1,108. with the resources that allow us lines running by October 2019. The programme will continue to undertake a programme of this Saad Al Muhannadi, CEO to receive applications until Qatar Rail leadership team at the town hall meeting in Doha. scale as part of our national vision of Qatar Rail also addressed December 31 on behalf of indi- 2030 and to set high objectives employees. THE PENINSULA viduals injured or killed in acci- dents they say were caused by the switch problem. GM has given Feinberg, who has overseen compensation pro- grammes for high-profile catas- trophes such as the 9/11 attacks QDB holds workshop on financing SMEs and Deepwater Horizon oil spill, free rein to determine eligibility DOHA: Qatar Development pleased to once again meet the challenges and listening to facilities to receive the required criteria under the programme Bank (QDB) recently hosted with our partners to seek new proposals that will enhance its financing for a project from a and to approve or reject claims. its quarterly workshop with ways to enhance Al Dhameen performance, helping us achieve partner bank, through issuance The amount of compensation has partner banks of its Al programme. This workshop our aim of diversifying the of guarantees in favour of that not been capped, but GM has set Dhameen indirect lending is an important step in this Qatari economy and reducing bank, under which Al Dhameen aside at least $400m to cover the programme, during which it programme, aiming to clearly dependence on the hydrocar- guarantees 85 percent of the costs. explained the risk mechanism identify the project risk man- bon sector as a major source of finance value not exceeding Under the programme’s pro- used by the bank to study agement mechanisms adopted income.” QR15m. tocol, eligible death claims can opportunities to help SMEs by QDB while studying any Al Dhameen programme QDB has organised a number expect a payout of at least $1m with no credit history or suf- business, to realise our unified was launched in 2010 by QDB of workshops for entrepreneurs or more, depending on whether ficient guarantees obtain vision with partner banks to to encourage banks to finance and briefed them on investment the deceased had any dependents lending. provide the financial and con- SMEs which have a short credit opportunities available in the or any other “extraordinary cir- Hamad Al Kubaisi, Executive sultancy support SMEs in Qatar history or no collateral that can SMEs sector. The Bank has also cumstances” applied. Director of Strategy and need. We are pleased with our be used to borrow — breaking organised training courses for Once claims are approved, Business Development at QDB achievements as we watch Al down obstacles to obtaining the customer relationship managers Feinberg’s office makes cash attended the workshop in the Dhameen become a key driver necessary financing. at Al Dhameen partner banks offers to the eligible claimants. presence of 14 partner banks of SME growth in Qatar.” The programme does not in order to help improve their At least three families so far have and financial institutions oper- He added: “We constantly provide direct finance to small skills in the field of credit and accepted the awards, according to ating in Qatar. seek to enhance the efficiency and medium enterprises, but project evaluation. plaintiffs’ lawyers. Al Kubaisi said: “We are of the programme by exploring rather offers the business owner THE PENINSULA Official addressing the workshop. REUTERS Total installs advanced LIPS

DOHA: Total has installed advanced LIPS (Laser Induced Pyrolysis System) technology at the Total Research Centre Qatar (TRC-Q) located in QSTP. This unique instrument uses a high power laser directed at the surface of rock samples, or ‘petroleum cores’, to obtain a high resolution analysis of the organic carbon present in those cores, which indicates the pres- ence of oil and gas. The ‘LIPS’ is the only one of this kind in the world. The ‘LIPS’ was designed and patented a few years ago by Daniel Dessort, Geochemistry Senior Project Leader at TRC- Q. His innovative system adheres to strict HSE standards and has a wide scope of potential applica- Total Research Centre Qatar at the Qatar Science and Technology Park. tions in various exploration and production projects. It is mainly used for the evalu- ‘”LIPS’ will bring additional Director also commented: “We are ation of new unconventional oil data to Qatar,” said Daniel very proud to have this high-tech and gas resources and to gauge Dessort. “Broadly speaking, the equipment in Qatar now. It should well productivity. ‘LIPS’ is port- organic carbon in sediments is allow us to deliver improved solu- able and a non invasive technol- difficult to locate and requires tions to Qatari operational chal- ogy to study the cores, and it also using logging techniques. Tarmats lenges. The LIPS is the result allows a faster and less expensive (in reservoirs), oil shale and shale of not only high-level research. data acquisition. The number of gas vary widely in thickness, from Several operational applications, measurements on the cores may a few centimeters to several where the quantitative approach be multiplied by a ratio larger decameters. Their common fea- and high resolution of LIPS are than 100 compared to the con- ture is their rich organic carbon a true added value, have already ventional technology available in content,” he added. been developed within the Total the industry. Philippe Julien, TRC-Q group.” THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Qatari Banks host its annual reception at IMF & World Bank meetings in Washington

Doha, 14 October 2014 - A group of Qatari Banks The reception welcomed prominent bankers and $ hosted a reception at The Four Seasons Hotel in key global policymakers, with attendees including representing the Qatari, GCC and International Washington on the evening of Friday, 10 October 2014, chairpersons and members of the boards and banks and policymakers that attend the function. in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund management of GCC, Middle East and international The Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (IMF) and the World Bank Group Annual Meetings. and IMF hold their Annual Meetings to discuss issues The Qatari delegation at the reception was headed regulatory authorities from various countries of of global concern, including the world economic by H.E. Ali Shareef Al Emadi, Minister of Finance and the world. The Reception also hosted guests outlook, poverty eradication, economic development, H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Saud Al Thani, Governor and aid effectiveness. the diplomatic missions to Washington. of Qatar Central Bank. Moreover, a number of seminars and events focused ! " on the global economy, international development, Qatar Central Bank, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), during the IMF and the World Bank Group annual Ahlibank, Alkhaliji, Barwa Bank, Commercial Bank, meetings to help promote the State of Qatar and during the meetings. Doha Bank, International Bank of Qatar, Qatar # International Islamic Bank, Qatar Islamic Bank, relationships with industry leaders around the world. Masraf Al Rayan and QNB. It provided an opportunity for multilateral economic

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AGCEO of QNB, Governor of the Omani Central Bank, Chairman and CEO of the H.E. Minister of State for Financial Affairs of Oman and Saudi Central Bank Governor International Islamic Bank

Members of the delegation H.E. the Governor (Qatar Central Bank), and the Assistant H.E. the Sudanese Minister of Finance Governor of the U.A.E. Central Bank TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS China trade surplus Ferrari turns 60 in US more than doubles Exports rise 15.3pc and imports up 7pc in September

BEIJING: China’s trade sur- The survey had predicted a fall slowed sharply in August to plus more than doubled to $31bn of 2.4 percent in imports, match- its lowest level for more than in September, official data ing a surprise decline in August. five years, official data said last showed yesterday, as exports Customs spokesman Zheng month, while house prices have jumped while imports increased Yuesheng attributed the improve- fallen for five consecutive months. at a slower rate. ment to major economies recov- Officials are targeting economic Exports from the world’s sec- ering and external demand growth of “about 7.5 percent” ond-biggest economy rose 15.3 strengthening. “The good momen- this year, the same as last year’s percent year-on-year to $213.7bn, tum is expected to continue in the objective. The goal is normally the General Administration fourth quarter,” he added. exceeded, but senior officials have of Customs announced, while The positive figures are the repeatedly sought to play down its imports climbed 7 percent to latest contradictory indicator for significance this year. $182.7bn. The surplus was lower China’s economy, a key driver of Last week the World Bank cut than August’s record $49.8bn, and global growth. Recent reports its forecast for Chinese growth to also came in below expectations of have suggested expansion in China 7.4 percent for 2014 and 7.2 percent $42bn in a poll of 15 economists — which stood at 7.7 percent last for 2015, while the International by Dow Jones Newswires. year, maintaining its slowest in Monetary Fund left its predictions But the rise in exports accel- more than a decade — is weak- unchanged at 7.4 percent and 7.1 erated from August’s 9.4 percent ening even after authorities took percent but warned of “near-term and was ahead of the median fore- limited stimulatory measures. growth risks”, especially in real The new F60 America model Ferrari is unveiled at the ‘Race Through the Decades 1954-2014’ to celebrate cast of 12.5 percent. Industrial production growth estate. AFP its 60th anniversary of Ferrari in the United States at Beverly Hills. The event, which attracted thousands of fans, hosted 60 famous Ferrari cars plus hundreds of privately owned Ferrari’s at its Rodeo Drive location.

Russia signs deals with China to help weather sanctions Universal to

MOSCOW: Russia and China reached a $400bn, 30-year natural For Russia, the agreements Russia and China have long advo- Under the new agreements, signed energy, trade and finance gas supply agreement in May. offer some relief, with the cated reducing the role of the dol- cooperation will deepen between invest $3bn agreements yesterday pro- “I consider it important that, in European Union and the United lar in international commerce. state oil producer Rosneft and claimed by Moscow as proof spite of the difficult situation, we States showing no signs of lifting China, which has 32 percent China National Petroleum that a policy turn to Asia is are opening up new possibilities,” sanctions imposed over Russia’s of its $4 trillion foreign exchange Corporation, including in liquefied in Beijing bearing fruit and will help it Russian Prime Minister Dmitry annexation of the Crimea penin- reserves invested in US govern- natural gas (LNG) projects and to weather Western sanctions Medvedev said after the signing sula and its backing of separatists ment debt, would like to cap its possibly LNG supplies to China. over the Ukraine crisis. ceremony. in east Ukraine. The sanctions vulnerabilities to any fluctuations Banks VTB, VEB and Russian theme park The 38 deals, signed on a In a sign that mistrust has still target the finance, energy and in the dollar in the near term. Agriculture Bank - like Rosneft visit to Moscow by Premier Li not been completely buried, Li was defence sectors, restricting some Over the longer term, it wants to hit by sanctions - signed frame- BEIJING: US entertain- Keqiang, allow for deeper coop- less effusive, even when holding state firms’ and banks’ ability increase the yuan’s clout and turn work agreements with China ment firm Universal Parks & eration on energy and a currency out the prospect of a deal in 2015 to raise financing in Western it into a global reserve currency. Exim bank to open credit lines. Resorts will invest more than swap worth 150bn yuan ($25bn) to build a second pipeline along markets. The currency swap Medvedev said trade turnover Mobile phone operator $3bn with a Chinese partner intended partly to reduce the what is called the Western route strengthens China’s plans to pro- between Russia and China had MegaFon and China Development to open a movie theme park sway of the US dollar. to ferry Russian gas to China. mote international usage of the grown by more than 100 percent Bank agreed to arrange financ- in Beijing in 2019, the city They are among the first clear “Cooperation over natural gas yuan following pledges by Moscow over the past six years from $40bn ing of $500m. Li was arrived from government and state media successes of the eastward shift, between Russia and China goes and Beijing to settle more bilat- to $90bn. “We are very close part- Germany and will go on to Italy said yesterday. ordered by President Vladimir back quite a long way,” Li said. eral trade in roubles and yuan. ners,” he said, although trade with for a summit of European and The park, which will fea- Putin to avoid isolation over the But he added: “Further discussion Spurred by their often fraught the combined 28 nations of the Asian leaders later this week. ture characters and scenes sanctions, since the vast nations is needed between companies.” relations with the United States, EU is greater than with China. REUTERS from Hollywood blockbusters such as Harry Potter and the Transformers franchises, will be located in the city’s eastern Russia spends $6bn district of Tongzhou, the city government’s news office said on its verified account on Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to prop up ruble of Twitter. The project has been MOSCOW: Russia’s Central cause steeper one-time falls in approved by the National Bank has spent around $6bn the national currency, which will Development and Reform from its international reserves adversely affect the economy, Commission, China’s top eco- in the past ten days to prop up Nabiullina said. nomic planner, and is expected the national currency, Central According to the Central to open to tourists in 2019. Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina Bank’s chief, the ruble is not cur- Universal Parks & Resorts said yesterday. rently in a completely free float and partner Beijing Shouhuan “We are currently support- and its dynamics are influenced Cultural Tourism Investment ing the exchange rate and sell- by market factors, first of all, Co will spend more than 20bn ing funds from our reserves and external developments, includ- yuan ($3.26bn) to build the have sold about $6bn in the past ing world oil prices. park, which will cover an area ten days,” Nabiullina said in the The Central Bank does not of 120 hectares. The develop- State Duma Lower House of intend to give up foreign cur- ment will include a Universal- Russia’s Parliament, according rency interventions completely, themed hotel as well as retail to a TASS news agency report Nabiullina said. outlets and restaurants, it said. yesterday. “We are not going to quit the The Beijing project will The Central Bank chief said, foreign exchange market com- become Universal’s fifth however, that fixing an exchange pletely. We are changing, so to theme park after Los Angeles, rate would be a counter-pro- speak, the nature of our partici- Orlando, Osaka and Singapore. ductive measure, which would pation in the foreign currency It is expected to rival a contradict market factors and market. We will make interven- Disney park in Shanghai, in this case “we won’t be able to tions, if there are risks to finan- which has been under con- restrain them”, she said. cial stability,” the Central Bank struction since 2011 and is Attempts to artificially fix the head said. scheduled to open next year. ruble exchange rate are likely to QNA AFP

Pershing Square debuts on Euronext Amsterdam

William A Ackman, Founder and CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, rings the bell during the trading debut of his fund on the Euronext Amsterdam in Amsterdam, yesterday. The fund boosts the firepower of billionaire Ackman, famed for aggressive moves such as a $1bn bet against US nutrition firm Herbalife and a battle to broker a sale of Botox maker Allergan to Valeant Pharmaceuticals. TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Facebook founder Tunisia needs 3 presses Indonesia leader to improve years of painful Internet access JAKARTA: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pressed Indonesia’s incoming leader reform: Premier yesterday to improve Internet access in the sprawling archi- pelago saying that his social media network and other sites Only 3pc GDP growth seen next year can help boost the economy. Zuckerberg met president-elect TUNIS: Tunisia’s economy pursue economic reforms. Joko Widodo at his office in the needs at least three more years Since then it has taken several capital Jakarta, before both men of painful and politically dif- steps. In July it cut fuel subsidies, — still dressed in their suits — ficult reforms, including tax raising petrol prices by 6.3 per- made a tour through the cramped changes and subsidy cuts, to cent, in order to trim the budget alleys of a bustling textile market, revive growth after the damage deficit; this month it imposed new mobbed by an enthusiastic crowd. it suffered during the 2011 revo- taxes, including a departure levy Such impromptu visits are a lution, Prime Minister Mehdi on foreign travellers. It has been trademark of Widodo, known by Jomaa said. allowing the dinar to depreciate in his nickname Jokowi, whose man Parliamentary elections order to rebuild foreign reserves of the people image helped him scheduled for October 26 and a from dangerously low levels. win power at elections in July. He presidential poll next month are Jomaa said much more remained will be inaugurated next week. Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo (centre), accompanied by Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg designed to complete a difficult to be done. “We need urgent reform The Facebook founder said their (second right), talks to a vendor at Tanabang clothing market in Jakarta yesterday. and sometimes violent transition that requires a lot of boldness and conversations “focused on how big to democracy. If the elections go courage, including tax reform and the opportunity is just to get every- businesses struggling to operate in org app, which allows people in interest in the subject. He was smoothly, domestic and foreign the restructuring of public institu- one on the Internet, and on to basic Indonesia, which is spread across underdeveloped areas to access pictured at the weekend at the investment could start to revive tions, subsidy reforms, and steps to services that they can use to com- around 17,000 islands and three basic online services. Hindu temple of Borobodur on the — a step towards boosting eco- improve the investment climate.” municate with people, like messag- time zones. In 2013 only 28 percent Facebook launched the app main island of Java. nomic growth back to the 5 per- Jomaa added: “The next gov- ing and things like Facebook”. of Indonesians had Internet access, earlier this year in cooperation “There are all this different cent area which analysts believe ernment should also continue “If we do that then I do think according to the country’s associa- with several partners and tri- parts of culture and innovation is needed to cut unemployment, energy reforms, and reform the we can help grow the economy tion of Internet providers. However als are taking place in several that the world can have from now around 15 percent. banking sector via the restructur- in a big way, which is one of the a huge number of those with access developing countries, including Indonesia that we are currently But in an interview for the ing of public banks to make them primary priorities that (Widodo) to the web are on Facebook, which Indonesia. Zuckerberg also spoke being robbed off because a lot of Reuters Middle East Investment more competent and specialised.” has,” he added. is wildly popular in Indonesia. enthusiastically about Indonesian people don’t have a way to share Summit, Jomaa said a sustained Experts believe that improved Zuckerberg was visiting culture, saying he hoped better that and communicate that to the recovery would not happen without BIG TRADE DEFICIT web access could greatly help Indonesia to promote the internet. web access would help to increase rest of the world,” he said. AFP a string of policy and regulatory Tunisia’s economy is weighed reforms, some of which authorities down by a big trade deficit that have barely begun to tackle. is swelled by energy imports; His comments underlined the boosting oil production and lim- obstacles still faced by many iting consumption could spur economies in the region three GDP growth. Asset quality at years after the Arab Spring. The many banks is weak and some India’s consumer price inflation slides uprisings hurt tax revenues and are undercapitalised, making the prompted governments to boost financial sector a source of risk. NEW DELHI: India’s consumer cut sooner than expected, Capital September’s consumer infla- remain an endemic problem as spending sharply to buy social Jomaa predicted improvement price inflation slid unexpectedly Economics chief Asia economist tion drop was helped by bountiful long as problems persist with ram- peace, swelling budget deficits; in some key economic indicators in September to its lowest in Mark Williams said. “The RBI rains in the last stages of a patchy shackle rail, road and other trans- private sector business confidence next year, saying Tunisia could nearly three years, data showed could start loosening monetary monsoon that reduced food prices port, antiquated machinery and took a long-term hit. cut the state budget deficit to 5.0 yesterday, giving greater scope policy earlier than expected, espe- — a huge issue in India where a bureaucratic red tape, which slow “Because of continuing internal percent of GDP in 2015 from an for an interest rate cut that could cially with industry essentially quarter of the 1.2-billion popula- down production and deliveries. and external pressures, we expect estimated 5.8 percent this year, spur a stuttering economy. still on its back,” Williams said. tion lives in deep poverty, accord- Most economists have said only 3 percent gross domestic and inflation to 5 percent from Consumer inflation tumbled September’s consumer inflation ing to World Bank data. they expect the RBI to keep product growth in 2015,” said about 6 percent. to 6.46 percent in September, was the lowest since the govern- Global crude oil prices, which rates steady until the next finan- Jomaa. “The economy does not However, Tunisia is likely to down from August’s revised 7.73 ment introduced the current have fallen nearly 20 percent this cial year in April. Last week, the grow through pressing a button — remain heavily dependent on for- percent, and far better then a price index in January 2012 and year, have also lowered inflation in central bank left interest rates it will take some time. So we need eign financing, both aid and bor- consensus market forecast of 7.1 below the RBI’s target of eight the fuel-import dependent nation. on hold at a steep eight percent. at least three years of painful rowing from the international percent. percent for January 2015. More positive inflation news India’s economy has posted two reforms to revive the economy.” markets, for years. To finance the Consumer inflation was rid- Rajan, who has declared he was expected today with whole- years of sub-five-percent growth, The government now expects 2015 budget, the government will ing at over 10 percent last year wants to “break the back of infla- sale price data, another widely the longest slowdown in a quarter GDP to grow between 2.3 and 2.5 need a total of 8bon dinars ($4.5bn) but Reserve Bank of India gov- tion”, a persistent problem in watched indicator, seen hitting a century. But foreign investors have percent this year, well below an ini- of which 5bn dinars will come from ernor Raghuram Rajan’s aggres- India, has set a goal of wrestling five-year low of around 3.7 per- been pouring money into Indian tial forecast of 4.5 percent. Annual foreign sources, Jomaa said. sive policies to curb price rises down consumer inflation to six cent, according to economists. stocks in hopes the new right- growth averaged about 4.4 percent “We have already started appeared to be paying dividends, percent by January 2016. Figures “The RBI will find some com- wing government’s moves to move in the 10 years though 2010. new discussions with the IMF economists said. late last week showed industrial fort in these numbers,” said global infrastructure projects along and Tunisia signed last year on financing part of next year’s “One shouldn’t read too much production grew by an unexpect- consultancy Deloitte India senior create a more favourable business to obtain a two-year, $1.78bn budget,” he said. Last week, Tunisia into one set (of numbers) but it’s edly weak 0.4 percent year-on- director Anis Chakravarty. But climate will lift growth and help loan programme from the said it had issued a $825m bond looking increasingly likely the year in August, fuelling business “it’s important to see whether this the country emulate rival China’s International Monetary Fund on on the domestic Japanese market. bank will meet its inflation tar- calls for rate cuts to spur invest- trend continues,” he added. economic ascent. the understanding that it would REUTERS gets,” allowing interest rates to be ment and consumer spending. Analysts worry inflation may AFP

BSE plans climate change exchange fund, says official MUMBAI: India’s BSE Ltd, formerly known as the Bombay Stock Exchange, is in talks with asset managers to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on its climate change index in the next couple of years, its chief executive said yesterday. BSE launched the S&P Carbonex index in 2012 centred on its popu- lar BSE 100 index, giving increased weighting to companies depend- ing on carbon footprint scores. “We continue to prod investors and people who specialise in those kind of investments about track- ing this index and having an ETF,” Ashishkumar Chauhan said at the Reuters Global Climate Change Summit. “The investors who look to FROM LEFT: Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan, Spanish Minister of Economy Luis de Guindos and invest with a longer-term horizon French Finance Minister Michel Sapin await the start of the Luxembourg EU Eurogroup Finance Ministers tend to be a little more into nudg- Meeting at EU headquarters in Luxembourg yesterday. ing the companies into sustainable activities,” Chauhan said. “This is not only a do-good kind of activity, Eurozone’s sinking fortunes raise alarm but also a commercially prudent framework for investors to look at.” LUXEMBOURG: France and Italy will keep strict focus on budget rigour is misplaced. EU offi- Globally, asset managers had pressure on Germany to use government money cials are nevertheless seeking last-minute changes put $13.6 trillion into environ- to revive the eurozone’s stagnating economy but to the French and Italian budgets for 2015 to reduce mental, social and governance in a sign of inertia, a promised list of projects to their fiscal deficits, sources said — a sign of the dif- (ESG) investing strategies as at create growth will not be ready until December. ficult balancing act underway in the euro zone. the end of last year, according to European finance ministers take the argument Ministers will also hear from European Union and green investment tracker Global to Luxembourg for two days of talks following last IMF inspectors on Greece’s plans to exit its financial Sustainable Investment Alliance. week’s International Monetary Fund meetings in rescue programme in 2015. Only a fraction of that amount, Washington. There, German Finance Minister There are signs that a poor run of German data however, found its way into India, Wolfgang Schaeuble ruled out “writing cheques” may be softening Chancellor Angela Merkel’s oppo- Asia’s third-largest economy, and for the eurozone. sition to public spending. Merkel says her gov- other emerging markets which One compromise is an infrastructure invest- ernment is exploring ways to encourage more are widely seen as less strin- ment fund of public and private money, although investment in German economy, which contracted gent on environment protection even the first draft of a list of potential projects by 0.2 percent in the second quarter and could requirements. That is expected will not be ready until December, according to a weaken further going into 2015. The German gov- to change with global investors document prepared for the Luxembourg meeting. ernment will cut its economic growth forecasts focusing more closely on compa- The eurozone’s sinking fortunes are raising for 2014 and 2015 next week, sources said, while nies’ environmental track-records alarm among global policy makers who fear the Britain is also concerned about the impact euro- and preparedness for climate bloc is again dragging on the world economy just zone stagnation is having on its recovery. change to mitigate risk events. two years after its last crisis and say the continued REUTERS REUTERS TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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Imperial Tobac/D 2589 -24 582818 TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 Maple Leafs Cardinals turn the tide on register first win of the season NEW YORK: Fueled by five Giants to level NLC Series second-period goals, the Toronto Maple Leafs grabbed their first win of the season with a victory Wong lifts St Louis to 5-4 victory as series even at one game each against the New York Rangers yesterday at Madison Square Garden. ST LOUIS: St Louis second their five runs from homers on around. “We’ve just continued to Right winger Phil Kessel, baseman Kolten Wong slugged Sunday thanks to solo shots from preach to the guys to stay with center Nazem Kadri, left winger a walk-off home run to give the Matt Carpenter, Oscar Taveras, the right approach and put a good St Louis James van Riemsdyk, center Tyler Cardinals a 5-4 victory over the Matt Adams and Wong. swing on the pitch. Cardinals’ Bozak and right winger David San Francisco Giants yesterday The Giants did not have a home “Kolten has great bat speed and Kolten Wong Clarkson all scored during the and even their National League run on Sunday, though they out so does Matt Adams. It’s great watches his middle period to chase Rangers Championship (NLC) Series at hit the Cardinals 10-8 overall. timing for us to bust out with game-winning goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, one game each. The Cards’ victory was tem- some power.” solo home who allowed six goals on 24 shots. The Giants had tied the score pered by the loss of All Star San Francisco manager Bruce run leave the Defenceman Cody Franson at 4-4 in the top of the ninth on catcher Yadier Molina, who left Bochy sounded reasonably satis- ballpark as he scored in the first period for a wild pitch by St Louis reliever the game after injuring an oblique fied to return home with the best- runs up the first the Leafs, who offered plenty of Trevor Rosenthal but Wong’s abdominal muscle batting in the of-seven series tied. baseline during support for James Reimer. The lead-off blast to right field off seventh inning. St Louis manager “You come in here and get the the ninth inning Toronto goaltender made 24 saves Sergio Romo in the bottom of the Mike Matheny declined to spec- first game, you want to get greedy of game 2 of the in his first start of the season but inning won the game and sends ulate on the chances of Molina and get the second one,” he said. had to leave the game in the third National League the series to California for Game being available for the remainder “We were close to doing it but period after a collision. Championship Three on Tuesday all square. of the series but if the player is this isn’t going to be easy. It’s Rick Nash, Lee Stempniak and “I knew I hit the ball hard, but replaced on the roster he can- going to be a hard-fought series.” Series against centre Derick Brassard scored for I also hit it low and I didn’t know not return for the World Series Both managers might have con- the San the Rangers (1-2-0). if it was going out or not,” Wong should the Cardinals get that far. cerns over their bullpens, perhaps Francisco Franson opened the scor- told reporters. “It didn’t look real good,” more so Bochy. Giants at Busch ing with a power-play goal at St Louis struggled for home Matheny said. San Francisco used five reliev- Stadium in St 7:45 of the first period. With runs in the regular season -- only Matheny said it had only been ers after starter Jake Peavy lasted Louis yesterday. Dominic Moore in the penalty twice in 162 games scoring three a matter of time before his team just four innings, giving up four box, Franson blasted a shot from or more homers – but got four of turned their home run struggles hits and two runs. REUTERS above the right faceoff circle that beat Lundqvist to the stick side. The Rangers answered with 2:38 remaining, when Nash fin- ished a two-on-one rush by tap- ping home a pass from Martin St Louis to even the score at 1. Rampant Eagles shackle The Leafs (1-2-0) broke open the game with three goals in less New York than 10 minutes to start the sec- Giants’ wide ond period. Kessel’s first goal of receiver Giants in 27-0 drubbing the season was the Leafs’ second Victor Cruz power-play goal. After Kessel (front) grabs NEW YORK: The Philadelphia offensive well dry as they fell to scored at 5:19, Kadri extended the his knee in Eagles put on a brilliant defen- NFL Results 3-3 ahead of a tough schedule lead to 3-1 by scoring off a van the end zone sive display to hold the New against Dallas, Indianapolis and Riemsdyk feed at 7:50. New England 37 Buffalo 22 against the York Giants scoreless in a dom- Seattle in their next three games. Van Riemsdyk scored on a Cincinnati 37 Carolina 37 Philadelphia inant 27-0 victory in the late The Eagles, on the other hand, short-handed breakaway at 9:44, Eagles National Football League game Cleveland 31 Pittsburgh 10 had given up 115 points in their deking Lundqvist to the ice before during the yesterday. Green Bay 27 Miami 24 previous four games but were slipping the puck between his legs third quarter Running back LeSean McCoy Detroit 17 Minnesota 3 much more effective keeping the to make it 4-1. Stempniak cut enjoyed a productive night’s work, Giants in check as New York the lead to 4-2, but goals from at Lincoln Denver 31 NY Jets 17 rushing for 149 yards as the Eagles quarterback Eli Manning was Bozak and Clarkson 48 seconds Financial Baltimore 48 Tampa Bay 17 improved to 5-1 to keep pace with sacked six times and completed apart ended Lundqvist’s night Field Dallas in the NFC North after Tennessee 16 Jacksonville 14 only 13-of-23 passes for 151 yards. and brought Cam Talbot into the yesterday. the Cowboys beat the Super Bowl San Diego 31 Oakland 28 “The big difference from other game. He was champion Seattle Seahawks ear- Arizona 30 Washington 20 games we’ve played this year, (is Nash did not return for the carted off the lier in the day. Dallas 30 Seattle 23 that) we executed in all phases, start of the third period, leaving field with an A miserable night for the Chicago 27 Atlanta 13 offensively, defensively and in spe- to be with his pregnant wife, who injury. Giants got even worse when wide- Philadelphia 27 NY Giants 0 cial teams,” Philadelphia coach was about to give birth. Talbot out Victor Cruz left the field in Chip Kelly told reporters after the stopped all 12 shots he faced. agony with a torn right knee ten- The Giants, who had scored 105 Eagles held an opponent scoreless Leafs backup goalie Jonathan don in the third quarter and was points in winning their previous for the first time since 1996. Bernier allowed one goal and taken to hospital. three games, suddenly found their REUTERS made 11 saves. REUTERS New-look Maccabi primed for Euroleague title defence

BELGRADE: With coach Limoges but the match of the David Blatt taking over at week in which Red Star Belgrade NBA title contenders Cleveland entertain Galatasaray is likely to Cavaliers, European club cham- generate the biggest crowd and pions Maccabi Tel Aviv start the most fervent atmosphere. their defence with a team miss- Regularly sold out for ing some of last season’s key Euroleague games hosted by Red players. Star and city rivals Partizan, the Having lost to the Cavaliers and Belgrade Arena is one of the most the Brooklyn Nets in pre-season intimidating away courts with its friendlies, Blatt’s successor Guy capacity of 22,000. Goodes knows he faces a tough Red Star have bolstered their task to emulate last term’s suc- ranks by signing American play- cess although Thursday’s opener maker Marcus Williams, as well at home to French side Limoges as the local duo of Stefan Jovic should be a straightforward task. and Nikola Kalinic, who helped “We will look for the good Serbia to last month’s runners-up things but we have to check our finish in the World Cup in Spain. level of aggressiveness, although Jovic and athletic forward we played against a team at the Kalinic are looking forward to a highest level in the world,” Goodes spectacular baptism in Europe’s said after a 107-80 defeat by the premier club competition on LeBron James-led Cavaliers. Thursday, which is uncharted “We will do everything to territory for them after moving be as ready as possible for the from Serbian domestic league side Euroleague,” he added. Radnicki Kragujevac. Playmaker Tyrese Ryce, “You hope throughout your instrumental in a shock 98-86 career that one day you will be a Euroleague final win over Real part of such an event and we have Madrid in May, joined Russian no stage fright at all,” Kalinic told side Khimki during the sum- Belgrade daily Sportski Zurnal A file picture taken on August 9, 2013 shows France’s national mer break while forward Joe yesterday. basketball team player Leo Westermann (right) fighting to keep the Ingles signed for the Los Angeles “It drives you and the pressure ball next to Germany’s player Maik Zirbes in Strasbourg, Eastern Clippers. of playing at that level brings the France, during the friendly match. Weakened by a bad injury last Guard Ricky Hickman joined best out in a player so we are all season, Westermann, Limoges’ playmaker is as much impatient Fenerbahce Istanbul and stalwart raring to go.” as his new club to join the Euroleague. David Blu retired, leaving Goodes The marathon competition, with an uphill task to introduce whose preliminary group stage new arrivals Marquez Haynes, includes four sections of six of the opening round include especially fired up against one Brian Randle and Nate Linhart teams each, starts tomorrow Friday’s clash between Real of Europe’s top teams after a into a much-changed outfit. when Spaniards Laboral Kutxa Madrid and Zalgiris Kaunas stunning 94-93 warm-up win There is little doubt that Vitoria meet Lithuanian debu- as well as Alba Berlin’s home over NBA Champions San Maccabi’s passionate fans will tants Neptunas Klaipeda. game against CSKA Moscow. Antonio Spurs tomorrow. turn up in numbers against The other standout fixtures The German side will be REUTERS TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT South Korean Bae wins PGA Tour season opener 28-year-old earns $1.08m with victory at Frys.com Open

NAPA, United States: South “After the first win, I didn’t South Korea’s Bae Sang-Moon Korean Bae Sang-Moon built play well last year,” he added. “I hits from the fairway on the a big lead but had to survive a was very frustrated, very anx- 18th hole during the final round mid-round slump to earn a two- ious and nervous, but now I’ve of the Frys.com Open at the shot victory at the $6m Frys. got the second one, I think third Silverado Resort and Spa in com Open in Napa, California, and fourth will come easy since I Napa, California, on Sunday. on Sunday. have the confidence.” Bae carded a final round of 73 “This course wasn’t easy, hon- Altogether 200 golfers from throughout the Gulf region competed in the to finish on 15-under-par 273 at estly. I know how well I did. I’m 13th IHG Qatar Mixed Open at Doha Golf Club on October 10 and 11. Silverado Country Club in the very, very happy,” he said. opening event of the 2014-15 sea- Bae said he hoped to earn a son on the PGA Tour. spot on the International team for Australian Steven Bowditch the Presidents Cup to be played in (67), boosted by an eagle at the his homeland next year and also 13th IHG Qatar Mixed par-five 16th, finished second on wanted to represent South Korea 13-under. when golf returns to the Olympic Bae posted four bogeys in a programme in 2016. REUTERS Open draws to a close seven-hole stretch mid-round but the 28-year-old held on to take the win and pocket $1.08m for his US PGA Tour Frys. DOHA: The 13th IHG Qatar charity auction on the awards second victory on the PGA Tour. Mixed Open — represented night where the collected funds He also has 12 international com Open Scores by InterContinental Doha, went to two important organisa- wins. Leading final-round scores on InterContinental Doha The tions, IHG Shelter in the Storm, Bae built a six-shot lead early Sunday in the US PGA Tour City and Crowne Plaza Doha in support of victims of natural in the final round but made the $6m Frys.com Open (USA The Business Park, in associa- disasters over the world, and the mistake of looking at the leader- unless noted): tion with Mitsubishi Motors — second organisation was Qatar board as a mixture of nerves and 273 Bae Sang-Moon (KOR) 66-69-65-73 was held on October 10 and 11 Cancer Society. The Society is excitement got the better of him 275 Steven Bowditch (AUS) 73-68-67-67 at Doha Golf Club. The tour- one of the leading humanitar- as he frittered away most of his nament was officially launched ian organisations in Qatar that 276 Bryce Molder 70-69-69-68, Hideki advantage. last Thursday (October 9) in pledges to work towards increas- Matsuyama (JPN) 70-67-69-70, Retief However, none of his clos- the presence of embassy officials ing public awareness about can- Goosen (RSA) 69-71-66-70, Hunter est rivals could launch a serious Mahan 70-68-68-70, Martin Laird (SCO) and corporate executives. cer and cancer prevention”, said challenge and Bae had the luxury 67-67-71-71 The tournament attracted a Andreas Pfister, General Manager of missing a series of short putts top class amateur field of 200 golf- and Area General Manager, Qatar 277 Hudson Swafford 70-69-71-67, Robert without ever letting his lead dip ers (100 couples) from throughout IHG. Allenby (AUS) 70-71-66-70, Jon below two strokes in demanding, the Gulf region who competed in “IHG is committed to the Curran 68-72-67-70, Brooks Koepka breezy conditions. the two-day golfing event. development of sports in Qatar; 68-70-67-72 “Sometimes I felt excited too The agenda included a com- we have demonstrated this much and sometimes nervous, 278 Scott Brown 71-68-72-67, Lee plimentary practice round on over the years by organising and sometimes lost focus a little,” Westwood (ENG) 73-69-69-67, October 10 followed by one and sponsoring many sporting he told reporters. Tony Finau 69-73-68-68, Derek tournament round played in events and competitions in our Fathauer 70-71-68-69, Zachary Blair “I didn’t want to look at the Greensomes format over the host community in Doha,” Pfister 69-66-69-74 scoreboards, but I did. I looked Championship Course at the added. a lot. That’s why I made a lot of 279 David Lingmerth (SWE) 68-68-70-73, exclusive Doha Golf Club. Prizes that were awarded bogeys on the back nine.” Scott Langley 70-66-69-74 This annual event, a highlight included the top five couples and It was Bae’s first top-10 finish 280 Ryo Ishikawa (JPN) 71-71-67-71, Byron on Doha Golf Club’s schedule, special prizes such as “the most since he won the Byron Nelson Smith 73-66-68-73 allows GCC golfers to play against exercised couple”, the longest Championship in May of last year, 281 Kevin Kisner 71-72-70-68, Brendan world-class golfers. drive and nearest to the pin. The but he expressed confidence that Steele 72-70-69-70, Scott Stallings “This year and as part of our prize-distribution ceremony was this latest success would be the 71-69-70-71, Spencer Levin 73-69- ‘responsible business’ strategic followed by a lavish dinner. first of many. 67-72, Matt Kuchar 71-68-66-76 vision, we continued with our THE PENINSULA Kvitova to lead Czechs in Fed Federer second in ATP world Cup final against Germany rankings, Serena still on top

PRAGUE: World number four “I talked to Lucie (Hradecka) PARIS: Roger Federer’s tri- Petra Kvitova (pictured) will and she said she was ready to play umph in the Shanghai Masters WTA World Rankings ATP World Rankings lead the Czech Republic in the with anyone,” Pala said, suggest- tournament on Sunday has seen 1. Serena Williams (USA) 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) Fed Cup final against Germany ing Hradecka had no hard feel- him back up to second in the in Prague on November 8-9, ings towards Hlavackova who had ATP world rankings, the first 2. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2. Roger Federer (SUI) team captain Petr Pala said initiated the split. time he has been that high since 3. Simona Halep (ROM) 3. Rafael Nadal (ESP) yesterday. Stalwarts Kvitova — the May, 2013. 4. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Pala also named 17th-ranked 24-year-old reigning Wimbledon The 33-year-old Swiss star is 5. Li Na (CHN) 5. David Ferrer (ESP) Lucie Safarova, 27th-ranked champion — and Safarova, who more than 3,000 points behind 6. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 6. Kei Nishikori (JPN) Karolina Pliskova, and a reunited is 27, led the Czechs to Fed Cup top-ranked Novak Djokovic, but 7. Eugénie Bouchard (CAN) 7. Tomas Berdych (CZE) doubles pair Andrea Hlavackova titles in 2011 and 2012. he did have the satisfaction of and Lucie Hradecka to the The 22-year-old Pliskova has defeating the Serb in straight sets 8. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 8. Marin Cilic (CRO) broader five-member team. shown a growing form as she won in the Shanghai semi-finals. 9. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 9. Milos Raonic (CAN) “I’m glad to have these five WTA tournaments in Seoul in Rafael Nadal moves down 10. Angelique Kerber (GER) 10. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) girls. Only the week before the September and in Linz, Austria to third in the rankings with 11. Sara Errani (ITA) 11. Andy Murray (GBR) tie will show us what the final last weekend. Australian Open champion Stan 12. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) four-member team will be like,” “Karolina is a promise for the Wawrinka staying at fourth 13. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 13. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) said Pala. future and one day we may rely on despite an early exit in China to 14. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 14. Feliciano LOpez (ESP) Hlavackova, the world number her, so it’s good to have her with Gilles Simon. 14 for doubles, and 23rd-ranked us,” Pala told reporters in Prague The Frenchman went on to 15. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 15. John Isner (USA) Hradecka had an emotional split yesterday. reach the final where he lost to last year after winning two grand Germany last won the competi- Federer and that was enough to with an injury to her left knee. second-ranking Maria Sharapova slam titles, a Fed Cup title and minor ITF tournaments ahead tion in 1992 with a team compris- hoist him up 11 places to 18th. The 33-year-old American was going on to win the tournament. the Olympic silver in London of the Fed Cup final on the ing Steffi Graf and current Fed Serena Williams continued forced to abandon her defence But she is still nearly 2,000 together. Novacrylic Ultracushion hard- Cup captain Barbara Rittner. to dominate the WTA rank- of the China Open earlier this points clear of the Russian atop They will now play several court of Prague’s O2 Arena. AFP ings despite being sidelined month due to the injury, with the rankings. AGENCIES Tinkoff-Saxo looking to boost audience with triple crown PARIS: Tinkoff-Saxo’s pro- Yesterday, team CEO Stefano Feltrin added that 2015 would Tour of Beijing Results posal to pit cycling’s top four Feltrin gave the project more be a good year to trial the scheme Results from the 157 km fourth grand tour riders against each substance, revealing Tinkoff- because there was “no major stage of the Tour of Beijing other in the Giro d’Italia, Tour Saxo had actually approached international sports event... from Yanqing to Mentougou de France and the Vuelta could rival teams. it might even be the biggest yesterday: provide a perfect platform to “This isn’t a joke or a public- sports story next year and Stage make the sport more attractive ity stunt. We are very serious capture the attention of to a wider audience. about it and we feel it is a pro- audiences that don’t usually follow 1. Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp/IRE) 4 hours 12 Last week, team owner Oleg posal that will help cycling move cycling.” mins 14 secs Tinkov offered a $1m prize pool forward,” Feltrin said in a It is unusual for top riders to 2. Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEDGE/COL) + to be shared between Giro winner statement. take part in all three grand tours 2 secs Nairo Quintana, Vuelta champion “We first approached the other with a credible hope of prevailing 3. Philippe Gilbert (BMC/BEL) same time Alberto Contador, and the last teams during the recent Vuelta in each one of them. 4. Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida/POR) st two Tour de France winners Chris and we are encouraged by the Six riders, including Contador 5. Julian Arredondo (Trek Factory Racing/COL) Froome and Vincenzo Nibali to recent positive reaction to our and Nibali, have achieved a career + 10 secs battle for supremacy on all three idea. We look forward to fur- hat-trick across the races but Overall Standings grand tours. ther discussing it with the key nobody has managed to win all 1. Philippe Gilbert (BMC/BEL) 15 hours 19 mins However, the Russian business- stakeholders. three grand tours in the same 47 secs man’s eccentric character meant “Team Movistar manager year. 2. Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp/IRE) + 3 secs that his proposal was generally Eusebio Unzué said he thought it The last rider to win two in one 3. Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEDGE/COL) + 9 Vincenzo Nibali of Italy competes during the Tour de France race earlier met with a wry grin and consid- was a good idea while Team Sky year was the late Italian Marco 4. Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida/POR) + 11 secs this year. ered something not to be taken manager David Brailsford thinks Pantani in 1998, when doping was too seriously. it has a lot of merit,” Feltrin said. rife in the sport. REUTERS 5. Sergey Chernetski (Katusha/RUS) + 23 TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Al Attiyah ecstatic on return of Abu Dhabi Rally ABU DHABI: The QMMF Rally which is considered one in the gulf area, Middle East and Dhabi Candidate Rally 2014 is President and Vice President of the most important rallies in North Africa. He felt that it will the yield of cooperation between of FIA Nasser bin Khalifa Al the region.” The absence of Abu also open a new promising future Abu Dhabi Motors club and Attiyah reached Abu Dhabi Dhabi rally affected negatively on in the region, due to the availabil- the FIA. Also Yas Motors club yesterday to attend the offi- the Middle East Championship ity of such support and good com- will be qualified to be inserted cial kick-off of Abu Dhabi for Rallies, consequently, the munication between all unions into the agenda of Middle East Candidate Rally 2014. package of decisions and projects and clubs under FIA to develop Championship for Rallies 2015. The event is one of the recently established by Abu Dhabi govern- the concept of motor sport. The Abu Dhabi Candidate inserted candidate rallies in this ment helped much to restore Abu Al Attiyah also mentioned Rally consists of nine stages. The season, besides the Oman and Dhabi Rally. the efforts of Sheikh Khalid bin first will be the show stage at Yas Shiraz rallies. Al Attiyah added that the Faisal Al Qassimi, the Chairman circuit on October 16 followed by Al Attiyah was one of the most special support of Abu Dhabi of Abu Dhabi Motors Club say- eight stages for speed races on important forces behind the government will contribute posi- ing that the role Sheikh Khalid October 17. The head quarter for revival of Abu Dhabi and Oman tively in developing the motor in return of the Abu Dhabi Rally Abu Dhabi rally will be in Yas rallies as he worked for the task sport in both UAE, Middle East was prominent. circuit. since he became the deputy head region and North Africa, due to “His special efforts were and Also the show stage will be per- of FIA in last December. the leading role of Abu Dhabi in still the main reason in pro- formed at the north part of Yas In his statement on the occa- all aspects. Al Attiyah indicated moting the level and standard circuit, Formula 1 circuit, where sion of the attendance the official that the return of Abu Dhabi of the game, we all support this each participant will have two start of Abu Dhabi, Al Attiyah Rally this year will contribute approach to reach the real con- chances to score the less time. QMMF President and Vice President of FIA Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah said: “I would like to thank the in a direct way in pushing the cept of this sport,” commented Al The entry registration for all the speaks at the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Rally 2014 in Abu Dhabi government of Abu Dhabi for its wheel of motor sport in general Attiyah. participant cars was closed on yesterday. efforts for the return Abu Dhabi and the rally sport in particular It’s worth saying that Abu October 9. THE PENINSULA

Wallabies in crisis as Clarke returns for Tests as Beale text row turns toxic SYDNEY: The maelstrom Warner hopeful of recovery caused by a row between Kurtley Beale and Wallabies official Di Patston showed no sign of abating yesterday after Clarke will be fit for four-day game ahead of Pakistan series: Lehmann a June text exchange between the pair was published in local media. DUBAI: Australian batsman The row has already cost David Warner is confident he Pakistan’s Patston her job, could yet cost will be fit to face Pakistan in utility back Beale his interna- next week’s First Test despite tional career, and, according to suffering a groin injury in the Riaz ruled out local media reports, has exposed final ODI in Abu Dhabi on divisions between Australia coach Sunday. of series after Ewen McKenzie and his senior Warner left the field in clear players. discomfort in the 35th over The text exchange published of Pakistan’s innings during knee injury in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph fol- Australia’s dramatic one-run win lowed what the newspaper said that capped a 3-0 series sweep in KARACHI: Pakistan left-arm was Beale’s distribution to team- the United Arab Emirates. seamer Wahab Riaz has been mates of two pictures of obese The big-hitting opener said he ruled out of the two-Test series women with references to busi- would need to work with team against Australia due to a knee ness manager Patston, who was physiotherapist Alex Kountouris injury, the Pakistan Cricket inadvertently copied in. but thought the injury would Board (PCB) said in a state- “I am sitting here in the team not prevent him taking his ment yesterday. room doing my job and I can’t place in the side when the first The squad announcement has stop crying,” Patston writes. of two Tests starts in Dubai on been delayed because of injury “What did I do to you? You have Wednesday next week. and form problems. barely known me a day. I can’t “I hope it’s only a week thing, Experienced all-rounder stop crying I am so humiliated I’ve had it before, three or four Mohammad Hafeez has a hand by this. Don’t you think my job is years ago and it’s just like a tight injury and left-armer Junaid hard enough without this? This is strain, I’m in good hands here,” he Khan damaged his knee dur- how the only female staff mem- told Sky Sports radio on Monday. ing the one-day series which ber is treated?” A contrite Beale “I’m all well and good to go.” Australia won 3-0 after a thrilling texted back an apology – “I just Warner said captain Michael one run win in Abu Dhabi. do stupid things for no reason – I Clarke and all rounder Mitch Long-serving captain Misbah- hate I have done this to you” – Marsh were also tracking well Australian captain Michael Clarke celebrating his century against England during the last Ashes series in this ul-Haq opted to miss the final which, after a face-to-face meet- as they bid to return from ham- December 2013 file photo. Clarke will return to action for Pakistan series after recovering from a hamstring injury. one-dayer against Australia in ing, Patston accepted and agreed string injuries that ruled them Abu Dhabi because of his poor not to inform McKenzie or the out of the one-day series. form. Australian Rugby Union. “They’re both cruising along told reporters in Abu Dhabi Even more remarkable than the rule about the movement of Pakistan A will play a four- The row was rekindled, how- very well, they’re doing every- yesterday. Maxwell’s over, though, was Steve close fielders had been recently day tour match against Australia ever, after Beale and Patston were thing they can to be ready for the “If he’s not right for the tour Smith’s controversial catch to dis- amended. before the first Test begins on involved in a slanging match over first Test,” he added. game, he won’t play.” miss Fawad Alam, which Warner “They changed the rule to when October 22. whether the player should change “They’ve been training the Lehmann said Marsh had said was result of quick thinking the bowler lets go of the ball and Pakistan have five back-to- his T-shirt on a flight between house down and I’ve seen them started bowling in the nets and and a thorough knowledge of the when you see the batsman do back Tests against Australia and South Africa and South America both running without a limp, so backed him to be fit for the new rules. that, you can move,” Warner said. New Zealand in the United Arab three weeks ago. that’s a good sign.” Sharjah match against a Pakistan Spotting Alam dropping his “So when you look at the replay, Emirates. Beale’s role in that incident was Australia coach Darren XI. knee to lap sweep spinner Xavier he didn’t move until the bowler let “The delay in announcing the the subject of a disciplinary hear- Lehmann also gave a positive “I would hope he would bowl Doherty, Smith raced from first go of the ball, and that’s just great Test squad has been forced on ing in Sydney last week but that prognosis for Clarke, saying the some overs in the tour game - I slip towards the leg side before cricket awareness. us owing to injuries to a bunch action was abruptly suspended 33-year-old would be fit to play expect him to,” he added. the ball had reached the batsman “He actually said to (wicket- of frontline players,” Pakistan’s when the issue of the June texts a four-day tour match starting Sunday’s victory over Pakistan and took an easy catch off a top keeper) Brad Haddin: ‘He’s going chief selector Moin Khan said in came to the attention of the ARU. tomorrow in Sharjah. was secured when Glenn Maxwell edge. to try and lap here, one of these a statement. The 25-year-old now faces a He was more guarded about bowled a double-wicket maiden in Alam stood his ground as the balls, and I’m going to try and “With a view to field the best “Code of Conduct Tribunal” next Warner’s prospects, however. the final over of the match to dis- umpires conferred before head- stop it’. “And that ball, it actually possible team, the selectors would week, which more than likely will “Warner, we’ll asses him in the miss the hosts for 230 in response ing reluctantly back to the dress- happened, so it was a bit of a freak like to wait for an update on their result in the remainder of his next couple of days,” Lehmann to Australia’s 231 for nine. ing room after they confirmed thing.” REUTERS fitness,” he added. REUTERS ARU contract being torn up. Patston’s position clearly became untenable after the inci- dents became public and she went After series sweep, Afridi on sick leave before resigning because of stress on Friday. That followed an extraordi- nary news conference at which fears for World Cup chances an angry McKenzie was forced to deny an intimate relationship ABU DHABI: Stand-in cap- said Afridi. Pakistan have now one-day series by five wickets in with Patston, who he brought tain Shahid Afridi believes lost five straight one-dayers after Dubai. On Sunday, Pakistan were with him from his previous job at Pakistan’s abysmal performance losing the last two in a 2-1 defeat without regular one-day captain the Queensland Reds. Pakistan in their 3-0 rout by Australia in Sri Lanka in August. Misbah-ul-Haq who opted to rest With the Wallabies in turmoil all-rounder will hurt the team’s chances at Afridi said the batsmen once because of a poor run of scores. off the pitch because of the row, Shahid Afridi next year’s World Cup. again spoilt the good work of the “The Pakistan captaincy is not and struggling on it in the wake gestures Pakistan spurned a good chance bowlers who kept Australia down an easy job,” said Afridi when of successive defeats to South during the of salvaging some pride in the to 231-9 in 50 overs on Sunday. asked why Misbah stepped aside. Africa and Argentina, McKenzie’s second third and final one-dayer on “If you look overall we have “It was Misbah’s own decision to hold on his job is starting to look ODI against Sunday, losing by one run in the spoilt the good work of the bowl- rest.” slightly precarious. REUTERS Australia in final over in Abu Dhabi. ers,” said Afridi of the attack When asked would he like to Dubai, in this Needing just two to win in the which saw paceman Sohail Tanvir continue the one-day captaincy October 10 50th and final over, Pakistan lost taking 3-40 and himself finishing until the World Cup, Afridi said: file photo. Sohail Tanvir (ten) off spinner with 2-44. “I think whoever is captain -- Glenn Maxwell’s second ball and “On this pitch it looked as if Misbah or me – we should know then Mohammad Irfan (nought) they will get 280-plus. We man- about it. If I am to captain in the off the last. aged to keep them down to 231 World Cup then I should know Afridi said Pakistan cannot go but from the Twenty20 game to about it.” into the World Cup in February the third one-dayer our problem Pakistan Cricket Board chair- and March in Australia and New has been a lack of partnerships. man Shaharyar Khan said it Zealand with such performances. When we build a partnership our will be up to Misbah to decide “If we are not able to win on wickets start to fall,” said Afridi, whether or not he wants to lead these pitches then we have to who is Pakistan’s Twenty20 Pakistan in the World Cup, but think we can’t go into the World captain. Pakistan lost the only that the board has already started Kurtley Beale Cup with these performances,” Twenty20 which preceded the considering other options. AFP TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Celtic team impressed with Qatar’s 2022 plans Club’s youth teams play tournament at Aspire Academy

DOHA: Delegates from to them, but this is a long-term Scotland’s perennial power- project that everyone has bought house club — Celtic FC — visited into at Aspire and I think it will Luis Suarez (9) of Uruguay scores his team’s second goal during a friendly Doha recently to meet Qatar’s bear fruit over time as it keeps match against Oman in AlBuraimi, Oman, yesterday. football authorities ahead of the developing,” McCart said. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Since most of these young play- Celtic’s chief executive Peter ers could very well be part of the Lawell and Commercial Director 2022 generation in Qatar, Celtic’s Adrian Filby liaised with the trip to Aspire was important as Suarez nets first Supreme Committee for Delivery they got a taste of how Qatar and Legacy (SC), the Qatar Stars was building up its football League (QSL), the Qatar Football culture: from the results on Association (QFA) and with the pitch, to the stadia and goals since ban Aspire Academy. facilities, and finally the cooling As one of Scotland’s most technology. SOHAR, Oman: Luis Suarez He helped Uruguay beat Italy important clubs, and former “It’s great to see the world class scored his first Uruguay goals 1-0 five days later but biting champions of Europe, Celtic’s facilities. From what I’ve seen so since the World Cup finals and defender Giorgio Chiellini’s shoul- mission in Qatar was to take part far, Qatar is very inventive and his biting ban in a 3-0 friendly der during the match earned him in a knowledge exchange exercise they make sure things happen. I win over Oman yesterday. a four-month ban from all foot- and share their experience and think they can put on a successful Suarez took his international ball activity and a nine-match expertise. In return, they learnt World Cup; they’ll make sure that tally to 43 with strikes in the suspension from competitive about the plans and progress A computer-generated image of the Lusail Iconic Stadium. The stadium, the facilities are excellent, espe- 57th and 66th minutes and sub- internationals. about the 2022 World Cup. which will be built especially for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, will have cially with air-cooled stadiums,” stitute Jonathan Rodriguez added Suarez has been allowed to play Also part of the Scottish con- the capacity to seat 86,000 spectators. McCart said the third in the dying minutes friendlies after an appeal to the tingent in Doha were Celtic youth The coach also highlighted that of the game at the Al Buraimi Court of Arbitration for Sport in development squads along with by a one-goal deficit on two occa- experience. It’s a very hospitable for fans and players, the compact stadium. August revised the terms of his their coaches Mark McNally sions: a 4-3 thriller in the under- country and they’ve made us feel tournament concept will make It was the Barcelona striker’s ban, due to end when he makes (under-16), Miodrag Krivokapic 16 match and a 1-0 loss for the very welcome. Aspire is probably the 2022 FIFA World Cup a great second appearance for Uruguay his Barcelona debut in the “cla- (under-18), and Celtic’s Head older boys. world class. I don’t think there’s success. “It’s also important that on tour in the Middle East after sico” against Real Madrid in La of Youth Development, Chris Against the hosts from Aspire, better out there regarding pro- there’s going to be a real com- Friday’s 1-1 draw with Saudi Liga on Oct. 26. McCart. Celtic fared better by drawing one portion and what they’ve got to munity aspect when everyone’s Arabia. Suarez will miss the Copa Participating in a tri-series match and winning the other. offer their young players. I think so close to each other and they’re Former Liverpool striker America next year when Uruguay tournament alongside Corinthians Celtic’s Head of Youth they recruit the best coaches, not as detached. But in the end, Suarez had last scored for his defend their continental title in of Brazil and their hosts from Development told www.sc.qa that the best sport scientists, the best I’ve been very impressed with the country when he netted both goals Chile. He will also be unavailable Aspire, McCart’s development his first visit to Qatar had been medics and the best grounds- organisation and innovation and I in their 2-1 win over England in for some of the qualifiers for the squads found it tough to edge impressive on all levels. people to make sure facilities think it will be a very successful the second group match at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. past their Brazilian rivals, losing “It’s been an enjoyable are excellent. Money is no object World Cup.” QNA World Cup finals on June 19. REUTERS England labour to victory, Costa ends Spain wait

PARIS: Wayne Rooney scored have to take at least one chance. his 43rd international goal as Luckily we did that in the second England beat Estonia 1-0 to half. preserve their perfect Euro 2016 “It was a good free-kick from qualifying record on Sunday Wayne and it’s four wins in a row, while Chelsea striker Diego which is not to be sniffed at.” Costa finally opened his Spain Slovenia moved into second account. place behind England thanks to Even after Estonia captain a 2-0 win against Lithuania. Ragnar Klavan was sent off for a Defending champions second booking early in the sec- Spain, who lost 2-1 in Slovakia ond half in Tallinn, Roy Hodgson’s last time out for their first quali- England still laboured to see off fying defeat in eight years, got the Baltic minnows. their campaign back on track But they finally made the break- with a 4-0 win in Luxembourg in through thanks to Manchester Group C. United striker Rooney, who curled David Silva and Paco Alcacer home a free-kick with 17 minutes scored in the first half, with Costa remaining to maintain England’s snatching the third on 69 minutes 100 percent record after three for his first international goal in Group E matches. his seventh appearance. Rooney is now within one goal Substitute Juan Bernat made Dwayn Holter (bottom) of Luxembourg vies for the ball with Diego Costa (top) of Spain during a Euro 2016 qualifying match at the Josy Barthel Stadium of Jimmy Greaves and only six it 4-0 with a debut goal on 87 in Luxembourg on Sunday. RIGHT: Estonia’s Karol Mets challenges England’s Wayne Rooney (right) during their Euro 2016 qualifying match at the behind England record holder minutes. A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn on Sunday. Bobby Charlton’s tally of 49. Eyebrows were raised before Equally pleasing for Hodgson tha game when Spain coach “Diego wanted to pay us back It was Ukraine’s second win 1-0 in Vienna thanks to a first- Russia, coached by Fabio was seeing his rock-solid defence Vicente Del Bosque dropped with goals for the support we’ve in four days having also beaten half goal from Rubin Okotie, who Capello, drew 1-1 with Sweden achieve a fifth successive clean veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas given him. He feels good in the Belarus by the same scoreline on converted a 24th-minute pass on Thursday and 72 hours later sheet for the first time in eight in favour of Manchester United group, but I told him at half-time Thursday. from Marko Arnutovic. they were pegged back again years. stopper David de Gea. he was thinking too much about Sunday’s win could have been Montenegro star striker Mirko when Moldova skipper Alexandru “It was hard work. We played Slovakia’s 3-1 away win at it (getting a first goal) so I just more impressive had Andriy Vucinic saw two good chances Epureanu scored in the 74th well in the first half without tak- Belarus — secured by a brace told him to keep calm,” said Del Yarmolenko not smashed a well-saved by Robert Almer in minute to cancel out Artem ing our chances and that meant from Napoli striker Marek Bosque. 47th-minute penalty against the the Austria goal. Dzyuba’s opener from the penalty there was an air of frustration Hamsik and a late goal from Ukraine are in third place after crossbar. Previous leaders Russia were spot just a minute earlier. setting in,” Hodgson told ITV. Stanislav Sestak — left them top Serhiy Sydorchuk struck on the In Group G, Austria went top held to a second successive 1-1 Sweden are third, also on “Everyone was aware that of the group with nine points stroke of half-time to earn a 1-0 with seven points from three draw and have five points from five points, after a 2-0 win over when you have played well you from three games. win over Macedonia in Lviv. games after edging Montenegro three games. Liechtenstein in Solna. AFP Germany face tough test against Irish Czechs cruise to win

GELSENKIRCHEN, Having suffered their first Germany: Germany’s coach defeat in 33 qualification matches Joachim Loew says he expects — dating back to October 2007 — in Euro 2016 qualifier another searching test against Loew said there is a determined Ireland in today’s Euro 2016 atmosphere in the German camp. ASTANA: The Czech Republic opening period but pushed for- qualifier with the world cham- “The atmosphere isn’t bad, but cruised to a 4-2 win over ward at the start of the second pions still reeling from their there is a certain amount of self- Kazakhstan yesterday as the half. shock defeat to Poland. criticism,” said Germany’s head visitors maintained their per- The Czechs withstood the pres- Loew’s side were beaten 2-0 in coach. fect start to their Euro 2016 sure and just after Kazakhstan Warsaw on Saturday as Poland “The mood is also influenced by qualifying campaign. had hit the post notched a third claimed an historic first win over something else - anger would be The Czechs, having already in the 56th minute when David the Germans, who are fourth in the wrong word - but of absolute earned the more exalted scalps Limbersky’s floating cross into the their qualifying pool, to leave the will. of the Netherlands and Turkey box was met by Ladislav Krejci’s Poles top of Group D. “We have the desire to take in Group A, scored twice in each first-time shot past Sidelnikov, Martin O’Neill’s second-placed those three points against Ireland. half to make it three wins from making him the third Sparta Ireland, who demolished min- Germany’s head coach Joachim Loew talks to his players during a training “We played well against Poland, three in a game they dominated scorer of the night. nows Gibraltar 7-0 in Dublin on session in Essen, Germany, yesterday. but we must get the right result from the start. Yuri Logvinenko scored twice Saturday with captain Robbie now against Ireland.” They took control in the 13th for Kazakhstan in the final 10 Keane claiming a hat-trick, take of the Poland game, they are at least one change as defensive The main area Germany are minute when Sparta Prague mid- minutes, including one in injury on Germany in Gelsenkirchen. extremely strong in the tackle,” midfielder Christop Kramer has desperate to correct is their fin- fielder Borek Dockal collected a time, but that was merely a con- The Germans, who have three said Loew in Monday’s press flu symptoms and has been sent ishing having squandered 28 shots short pass from Daniel Kolar and solation after Tomas Necid had points from two games, are look- conference. home. on goal against Poland. fired a low, driving shot from 25 given the visitors a 4-1 lead. ing to get their qualifying cam- “They have similar type of play- It means Real Madrid’s Toni Lukas Podolski came the clos- metres past the Kazakh goal- Pavel Vrba’s men have made paign back on track while the ers to Poland with Keane, who has Kroos will have a new partner, est to scoring when he clattered keeper, Andrei Sidelnikov. a bright start to their campaign Irish are chasing a third straight plenty of experience, up front. likely to be untested Hoffenheim the crossbar in the second-half A minute before the break, they and appear to have found a victory. “They have quick players like defender Sebastian Rudy or and Loew says finishing their struck again with another Sparta solution to their former scor- It is 20 years since the Irish last (Everton’s Aiden) McGeady on Dortmund’s Matthias Ginter, who chances, while depriving the Irish player David Lafata tapping in a ing woes in Dockal, who has beat Germany with the hosts all the flanks who dribble well and have seven caps between them. the chance to counter-attack, is cross from his clubmate, Pavel scored in each of the first three too aware of their vulnerability can always cause danger. Loew said Bayer Leverkusen’s the key. Kaderabek. matches. after a host of injuries and retire- “They now have six points and Karim Bellarabi, one of the few “We were well organised The home side, who have On Sunday Slovakia defeated ments, three months after win- have justified hopes of qualifying Germans who impressed in against Poland and didn’t allow gleaned only one point in qualifi- Belarus 3-1, thanks to a brace ning the World Cup. for the tournament in France.” Warsaw, will start on the right them chances to counter-attack,” cation so far, never really tested by Marek Hamsik and a goal by “We can expect another copy Illness forces Loew into making wing in Gelsenkirchen. said Loew. AFP Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech in the Stanislav Sestak. AGENCIES TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 HK goalkeeper throws Japan boss denies Blue down gauntlet to Messi

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s said, without revealing how long goalkeeper threw down the he might play Messi for. gauntlet to four-time world Asked how Argentina were Samurai lack passion player of the year Lionel Messi bouncing back from their World yesterday, declaring he was “very Cup final loss to Germany earlier confident” he could stop any pen- in the year, Martino said the team Aguirre’s side takes on Brazil in a friendly today alties by the Barcelona icon at a was focused on the road to Russia friendly in the Chinese city. in 2018. His team’s ranking of 164th “No one knows what will hap- SINGAPORE: Japan boss in the world notwithstanding, pen in the next four years,” he Javier Aguirre hit back yes- Yapp Hung-Fai drew laughter said. terday at claims his team lack as he challenged the Argentinian Meanwhile, Brazil coach Dunga passion as the Blue Samurai player, who missed a first-half denied yesterday insinuating plot to become the first side to penalty against Brazil during a drug use in the Argentina camp score against Dunga’s new-look friendly in Beijing on Saturday. after he was filmed pinching his Brazil. It was his second penalty miss nose and pointing at the rival The reigning Asian champions in two weeks after he also mis- bench during the weekend win in have yet to catch fire and they cued one for his club last month Beijing. needed a Nyron Nosworthy own against Levante. Dunga, questioned over the goal to beat Jamaica last week “I am very confident I could incident during Brazil’s trip to for their first win in three games save a Messi penalty because I Singapore, said he was making under the Mexican. saw him miss in Brazil,” Yapp, reference to severe pollution in But Aguirre, speaking before leaning forward and grinning, the Chinese capital which gave today’s sell-out friendly in told a press conference at the players blocked noses. Singapore, said the slow start Hong Kong Stadium. Messi was Saturday’s “Superclasico” had nothing to do with a lack of not present. friendly was anything but, as a commitment. “I would have full confidence fired-up Brazil won 2-0 to restore “I don’t agree at all,” Aguirre I could save it,” the 24-year-old, pride against their fierce rivals told reporters at Singapore’s new widely regarded as one of the following a poor World Cup cam- national stadium. “For the last best goalkeepers in Hong Kong, paign on home soil. three games, it’s not true that we declared. “I never mentioned that the didn’t play with passion. Hong Kong coach Kim Pan-gon players were using drugs. This “If you’re saying we didn’t play was slightly more circumspect, kind of statement came from well, maybe we can argue about saying that how to stop Messi was the media,” Dunga told reporters that. But whether we had passion a question for defenders the world in Singapore, where Brazil play or not, there’s no question. over -- but that his side “should Japan on Tuesday. “Tomorrow’s game is going to not fear” meeting Argentina on “Maybe it’s due to the pollution be very tough and I’m sure we’ll the pitch. Hong Kong take on in China that players had blocked play with determination, don’t the mighty World Cup finalists noses all the time.” worry about that.” Argentina today in an exhibition Media interpreted Dunga’s Aguirre said he would change game marking the Hong Kong repeated gesture as a “cocaine six players for the game against Football Association’s centennial nose”, implying drug use. Neymar-led Brazil as he hur- celebrations. Argentine legend Diego Maradona ries to form his squad for Japan’s Argentina manager Gerardo has endured well-publicised Asian Cup defence in January. Brazilian defender Dodo (left), forward and team captain Neymar (right front) and defender Miranda (right Martino told reporters his struggles with cocaine. While Japan have also lost back) chat after a training session at the National Stadium in Singapore, yesterday. Brazil will face Japan in side’s 2-0 loss against Brazil on “If Brazil wants a competitive to Uruguay and drawn with an international friendly soccer match at Singapore’s National Stadium today. Saturday would not affect their team we have to go for new tac- Venezuela under Aguirre, resur- performance on Tuesday. tics,” Dunga said, defending his gent Brazil have yet to concede Neither would Hong Kong’s low animated behaviour. a goal in their three wins since “Brazil have had three wins and Kagawa, who suffered a head beaten the five-time world cham- world ranking, he added, vowing “Otherwise the players will be Dunga took charge post-World it’s going to be a tough match, injury against Jamaica on Friday. pions. But they may find an ally his team would play their best in playing calmly and I think this is Cup. especially as they haven’t let in a “This is exactly what I wanted, in a pitted and sandy Singapore the exhibition game. not what Brazilians expect for the “Brazil have lots of world-class goal yet. So in tomorrow’s game to test them in a difficult situa- pitch which looks unlikely to aid The long journey halfway Brazilian team.” Dunga is look- talent and it’s going to be a great we would like to stop that.” tion,” Aguirre said. “We have no slick play. across the world to Asia had not ing for a fourth straight win since experience for us. I want us to Aguirre did not specify which home games in the Asian Cup and “It’s quite sandy so it may be a affected Messi or the rest of the taking over following Brazil’s demonstrate our own strength players he would change but I wanted to play a team which is bit difficult to show the best per- team’s ability to play, he said. humiliating World Cup exit, when and we can’t wait to show every- he is already missing Borussia really tough to beat.” formance,” said Aguirre. “I will confirm the starting they were beaten 7-1 by Germany one,” Aguirre said. Dortmund playmaker Shinji In 10 attempts Japan have never AFP line-up after training tonight,” he in the semi-finals. AGENCIES Milan can reach heights again, insists Berlusconi

MILAN: AC Milan owner But in recent years the home front.Legendary defender Maldini and Franco Baresi helped was dismissive. “I’m sorry, but believe Inzaghi can help reap rich Silvio Berlusconi said he is con- Rossoneri have slid dramati- Paolo Maldini, now retired, lead Milan to a whopping 28 titles this is not just a Milan problem. rewards in the coming seasons. fident the fallen Serie A giants cally as Italian football contin- recently added to criticism when including eight Serie A crowns Television is ever more invasive, “In recent years some big will return to the forefront ues to reel from the effects of a he claimed Milan’s current squad and five Champions League tro- now there is a disproportionate names left the club, and some of European and world foot- wider economic crisis hitting the is “not built to win”. phies. But with Italian football (number of) television channels,” of that was our fault. This year, ball under new coach Filippo country. But Berlusconi hit back: “It’s on the whole trailing behind big- said Berlusconi, whose media I’ve taken an active interest in Inzaghi. Their last league title pertinent to remember that we spending Bayern, Real, Barcelona, company Mediaset holds partial recruiting,” added Berlusconi. “In 2016 the Champions League came under the guidance of have a very high salary bill. This Chelsea and the two Manchester rights to Serie A games. “We’ve invested more (in play- final is in Milan... there’s no rea- Massimiliano Allegri in 2011, but year we have to invest 65 million giants, the prospect of a revival “When you sit in front of the ers) than Juventus and Roma. son we can’t dream,” Berlusconi the following season the spine of euros into the club... it’s an almost any time soon looks unlikely. television, you can watch every- Our objective is to get back into said in an interview with Gazzetta his squad was ripped out following heroic effort we’ve had to make.” Juventus have won the league thing these days.” Europe as soon as possible. dello Sport yesterday. an exodus of the club’s top players. Berlusconi became AC Milan title the past three seasons but Berlusconi admitted the club “Success in football comes in Inzaghi, who took over from Milan failed to qualify for owner in February 1986 and last made a dent in the Champions was to blame for the departure waves and so fans have to be Dutchman Clarence Seedorf in Europe this season after finishing thanks to the acquisition of big League in 2013 when they were of big name stars like Zlatan patient. We will be protagonists the summer, won two league titles eighth in Serie A and Berlusconi name stars has overseen the club’s eliminated in the quarter-finals Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, in Europe again. In 2016 the and two Champions League titles has faced criticism for failing most successful period. by Bayern. Sales from Milan’s Clarence Seedorf among others Champions League final is in as a striker with Milan during his to invest in key players to rival The likes of Marco Van Basten, season tickets are also report- in the summer of 2012. But he Milan.. there’s no reason we can’t spell at the club in 2001-2012. Juventus, Roma and Napoli on the Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, edly on the wane, but Berlusconi said fans had to be patient and dream.” AFP Australia will deliver a fantastic Asian Cup, says Postecoglou DOHA: Australia coach Ange age group teams in Australia 2015 Asian Cup Group Fixtures Postecoglou is confident that the before been elevated as coach of Group A: Australia, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Oman organisers of the 2015 Asian Cup the senior team said Australia will deliver a ‘fantastic’ event. is building a pool of players to 09 Jan 2015: Australia vs Kuwait at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium “The Asian Cup 2015 will be an replace the ageing heroes ahead 10 Jan 2015: Korea Republic vs Oman at Canberra Stadium outstanding sporting event. We of the Asian Cup. 13 Jan 2015: Kuwait vs Korea Republic at Canberra Stadium are very much looking forward to “We need to broaden the play- 13 Jan 2015: Oman vs Australia at Stadium Australia it. January is the great time to be ers pool. We always try to give 17 Jan 2015 Australia vs Korea Republic at Brisbane Stadium in Australia. It will be a fantastic new players an opportunity,” the 17 Jan 2015 Oman vs Kuwait at Newcastle Stadium Asian Cup,” Postecoglou said while Australian said about his deci- speaking to reporters on the eve sion to field Cahill as substitute Group B: Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Korea DPR, China PR of the Qatar vs in the last match 10 Jan 2015: Uzbekistanvs Korea DPR at Stadium Australia Australia friendly Asian Cup Past against UAE 10 Jan 2015: Saudi Arabia vs China PR at Brisbane Stadium match. which they drew 14 Jan 2015: Korea DPR vs Saudi Arabia at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Postecoglou Winners goalless. 14 Jan 2015: China PR vs Uzbekistan at Brisbane Stadium said the build up Asked as to Japan: 4 times (1992*, 2000, 2004, 2011) 18 Jan 2015: Uzbekistan vs Saudi Arabia at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium for the January 9 whether the New 18 Jan 2015 China PR vs Korea DPR at Canberra Stadium to 31 continental Saudi Arabia: 3 times (1984, 1988, 1996) York Red Bulls event is gather- Iran: 3 times (1968*, 1972, 1976*) striker is set to Group C: UAE, Iran, Bahrain, Qatar ing pace. South Korea: 2 times (1956, 1960*) turn a new page 11 Jan 2015: UAE vs Qatar at Canberra Stadium “One thing Israel: 1 (1964*) of his interna- 11 Jan 2015: Iran vs Bahrain at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium about Australia Kuwait: 1 (1980*) tional career 15 Jan 2015: Bahrainvs UAE at Canberra Stadium and Australian Postecoglou said; Iraq: 1 (2007) 15 Jan 2015: Qatar vs Iran at Stadium Australia fans is they love “It not for me to NB: Israel was expelled from the AFC in 19 Jan 2015: Iran vs UAE at Brisbane Stadium a sporting con- retire players. the early 1970s and eventually became a 19 Jan 2015: Qatar vs Bahrain at Stadium Australia test when there Australia do not member of UEFA is a lot in line retire players. Group D: Japan, Jordan, Palestine, Iraq and not just a Every time Tim 12 Jan 2015: Japan vs Palestine at Newcastle Stadium friendly contest. So from that (Cahill) and Mark Bresciano have 12 Jan 2015: Jordan vs Iraq at Brisbane Stadium perspective, if we do well than excelled in Australia colours.” 16 Jan 2015: Palestine vs Jordan at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Ange Postecoglou, coach of the Australian football team speaks to the whole nation will be following Cahill, the former Everton 16 Jan 2015: Iraq vs Japan at Brisbane Stadium us. Australians love good sporting striker is 34 and so is Bresciano, journalists on the eve of their friendly match against Qatar in Doha 20 Jan 2015: Japan vs Jordan at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium yesterday. PICTURE BY: BAHER AMIN contest and a top level sport.” the Al Gharafa midfielder. The 49-year-old who managed THE PENINSULA 20 Jan 2015: Iraq vs Palestine at Canberra Stadium Tuesday 14 October 2014 20 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6218 Sport Price: QR2 Leading newspaper from Nepal Cardinals turn Bae wins PGA the tide on Tour season

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DOHA: Australia coach Ange Postecoglou is wary of a confi- dent Qatar but is ready for the ‘tough’ test as the two teams clash in a friendly here today. “It will be a tough game if you look at the recent results of Qatar. Both UAE and Qatar are in the advanced stage of their prepara- tions for the Gulf Cup,” said Ange Postecoglou, coach of the visiting team. “We are satisfied with our performance against UAE, but we look forward to do better and improve upon it,” added the 49-year-old, who took over the reigns of the team before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Postecoglou said for most of the players in his new look squad the trip to UAE and Qatar is the first time they are playing in the region. “Most of them it is their Ange Postecoglou, coach of Australian football team speaking to journalists on the eve of their friendly match against Qatar in Doha yesterday. The two teams will clash today at Lekhwiya maiden trip and play here. The Stadium with the kick off set at 7.00pm. RIGHT: Qatar team training in Doha ahead of the match. PICTURES BY: BAHER AMIN experience of playing in UAE and Qatar will help the players get to understand the conditions, which - before the tournament begins are ranked 11th in Asia, 96th in Prior to those two big wins, may be irrelevant to the (current) on home soil in January. the world and go into this game both of which came at home, SOCCEROOS SQUAD Asian Cup preparations but for The Al Anabi on the other fresh from two successive wins, Qatar lost 2-0 at home to Peru, Aziz Behich (Bursaspor, Turkey), Mark Bresciano (Al Gharafa, Qatar), Joshua Brillante (ACF Fiorentina), the upcoming world Cup qualifi- hand, is set for the Gulf Cup having smashed Lebanon 5-0 drew 0-0 with Morocco and 2-2 Italy, Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls, USA), Jason Davidson (West Bromwich Albion FC, England), ers,” added the Australian official. challenge. last time out, which followed on against Indonesia. The two teams Adam Federici (gk) (Reading FC, England), Ivan Franjic (FK Torpedo Moskva, Russia), Chris Herd (Bolton The Socceroos, hosts of the The 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations from an impressive 3-0 win over have met four times in 2014 Wanderers FC, England), James Holland (FK Austria Vienna, Austria), Bernie Ibini (Sydney FC, Australia), 2015 Asian Cup, has lined up a will be the 22nd edition of the Uzbekistan. World Cup qualifiers. Australia Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace FC, England), Robbie Kruse (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany), Mitchell number of friendlies in prepara- biennial football competition, and Skipper Meshal Abdulla has won three times while one match Langerak (gk) (B.V. Borussia 09 Dortmund, Germany), Mathew Leckie (FC Ingolstadt 04, Germany), tion for the continental cup and will be held from November 13 to only scored four times in 26 ended in a goalless draw. Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town FC, England), Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory FC, Australia), Tommy the Doha match is the second 26 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. appearances for his country, but At 2014 World Cup finals Oar (FC Utrecht, Netherlands), Mat Ryan (gk) Club (Brugge KV, Belgium), Trent Sainsbury (P.E.C. Zwolle, Middle East opponent they will It was scheduled to take place the striker is in red hot form, with Australia failed to get past Netherlands), Brad Smith (Swindon Town FC, England), Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western Sydney Wanderers be tackling within four days. in Basra, Iraq but was shifted three of those goals coming in his the Group stage losing all the FC), Australia, James Troisi (S.V. Zulte Waregem, Belgium), Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk Hyundai FC, Korea On Friday, the 2014 World Cup after concerns over preparations last two matches. More dangerous matches. Republic). finalists drew goalless with UAE. and security. Iraq was also due is Sebastian Soria. The Socceroos lost 3-2 to Earlier they scrapped past to host the 2013 tournament, The Uruguayan-born forward Netherlands after a tough fight, QATAR SQUAD Saudi Arabia 3-2. but this was moved to Bahrain has banged in 29 goals in 99 inter- gave Chile a few anxious moments After the friendly against instead. After being moved to national appearances and is also before going down 3-1, while the Saad Al Sheeb, Khalfan Ibrahim, Ali Asad, Mahadi Ali, Hassan Haidous, Abdulkareem Hassan, Ibraheem Qatar, Australia have just one Saudi Arabia, Jeddah was initially the scorer of the fastest hat-trick 2010 champions Spain, who also Magid, Ahmed Sufyan, Abdulrhman Abobaker, Khalid Abdulraouf, Wisam Rizq, Musaab Mohamoud, more run-out - a potentially announced as the host city but in AFC Champions League his- failed to qualify for the next Khalid Muftah, Ahmed Mohammed Abdulmaqsoud, Mohammed Mosa, Isamail Mohammed, Luis Martin Junior, sybstian Soryia, Ahmed Yassir Al Mohammadi, Hussein Ali, Qasem Burhan, Bilal Mohammed, searching encounter with fellow was later moved to Riyadh tory - claiming three goals in a round, registered a facile 3-0 win. Mishaal Abdullah and Abulaziz Hatim. AFC Asian Cup favourites Japan The 2022 World Cup hosts barely believable nine seconds. 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Cup, say Aussies MILAN: The world volleyball championships in 2018 may ABU DHABI: Australia’s victory with 24 runs still needed be split between countries in a Italy’s stand-in captain George Bailey for a win. move that would stop Russia or Trentino admits that regaining the “To see our energy, our fight and Qatar being outright hosts, the Diatec play- number one ranking will count our intent to get through difficult international federation presi- ers and for nothing once they launch periods and get through the pres- dent said yesterday. officials are their assault on the World Cup sure that Pakistan were putting on Sports officials deny however seen cel- on home soil in February. and throw it back at them -- that that dividing the event would ebrating their Australia claimed a nail-biting was more pleasing,” said Bailey of be for political motives. Russia, fourth FIVB one-run victory in the 50th and Australia’s fightback. which is holding football’s 2018 Club World final over on Sunday to take the “That’s the sort of stuff that World Cup, faces sanctions over Championship third one-dayer against Pakistan will happen in the World Cup.” its actions in Ukraine while title in this and complete a 3-0 cleansweep. Bailey praised bowler Glenn Qatar’s bid for the 2022 football October 2012 They won the first match in Maxwell who defended two runs World Cup has faced controversy. file photo in Sharjah by 93 runs and the sec- with a maiden final over, taking The International Volleyball Doha. The ond by five wickets in Dubai and two wickets for the one-run win Federation (FIVB) will decide are now back in the world number “It was pretty stressful. Ideally in December which country gets championship one spot having dislodged India. we’re taking those wickets earlier. the men’s world championships was organ- “You’re trying to win every I felt unless we got some wick- in 2018 and Russia and Qatar are ised by Qatar game you play. As a team, a ets and got ourselves back in the the main candidates. Volleyball whitewash is what you want,” game then they were going to win “Qatar has sent us a letter Association. said Bailey, who has been stand- the game in about the 47th over,” about that,” FIVB president Ary ing in for injured skipper Michael said Bailey. Graca said, confirming the Gulf Clarke. “We had to try to get back into state’s candidacy. “It’s lovely to be ranked number the game to try to win it and we did.” “We have Russia. We will prob- atmosphere built up at games. look at whether each country has would be nothing to stop either one in the world but come the Bailey, who stood down from ably talk to the high authorities More than 560,000 people the right venues and capacity to host Russia or Qatar being involved,” World Cup, I think, it will have the Twenty20 captaincy last there,” he added. attended the games with about the world championships before the added the official. zero bearing. It means nothing.” month to concentrate on one-day “But we have another plan. 70,000 people packing the national federation’s sport,s events council Volleyball is one of the most Pakistan, chasing a modest internationals, said leading the Maybe we can do it in two or stadium for the opening game. makes a decision in December. popular Olympic sports and vol- 232-run target, were well on team was not on his mind. three countries, different coun- “I am very scared, it will be very “This is not yet a political leyball tickets were some of the course with Asad Shafiq (50) and “The thing that is playing on tries,” Graca said. difficult to hold such a great world decision, there are good sporting most expensive at the 2016 Rio de Sohaib Maqsood (34) joining in a my mind at the moment is not Poland staged and won this championship like they have done reasons to split the event, though Janeiro Games. Japan has already 74-run fourth wicket stand. getting enough runs. I am enjoy- year’s championships which in Poland. I am concerned about everyone can see what is happen- been selected to host the 2018 But they then lost five wickets ing the captaincy, winning is fun.” were widely hailed for the that,” Graca said. ing in the world,” one member of women’s world championships. for 54 runs as Australia sensed AFP record crowds and rock concert Officials said the FIVB would the council commented. “There AFP