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Emir meets Central African Republic delegation Saudi extends No driving amnesty for illegal expats RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yes- terday extended by four more months an amnesty enabling licence for illegal foreign workers to regu- larise their status or return home without prosecution. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has labourers ordered “extending the time limit” of the Amnesty due to expire today until November, the interior min- Move to ease traffic congestion istry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency. DOHA: Labourers have been however, been spared as putting English-language daily Arab News barred from joining driving restrictions on them would lead said the amnesty would now expire schools as they will not be issued to a severe shortage of drivers for on November 3. According to the driving licences for light and Qatari families. labour ministry more than 1.5 mil- heavy vehicles anymore. Driving schools said they lion illegal foreign workers have The ban, however, does not wouldn’t be affected by the ban as The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a ministerial delegation from the Central African come forward so far. apply to those workers who are not many labourers were anyway Republic (CAR) at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. The delegation conveyed to the Emir greetings from the CAR Full report on page 7 on personal sponsorship such as seeking registration with them. President Michel Djotodia on assuming power. domestic helpers. “Most of the labourers who Labourers are also not barred come to us for registration are on from joining driving schools to personal sponsorship. They are obtain licences for motorcycles. not from companies or ministries,” The move to bar labourers from said an official of a driving school. obtaining light and heavy vehicle Mohamed Zain Ibrahim, the man- driver’s licences is part of the gov- ager of Gulf Driving School, told Gold prices higher in Qatar ernment’s campaign to ease traffic this newspaper yesterday that and chaos on Doha roads. they were, though, waiting to hear DOHA: Gold prices improved international rates, should have rates, one gramme of 21-carat are made locally carry making A circular issued by the from the traffic authorities what marginally yesterday from been QR146.0012 a gramme. gold should have been priced at charges of up to QR7 per gramme, Department of Traffic to driving categories of workers are to be last week’s lows to $1,247 Jewellers were, though, quoting QR128.48, but jewellery stores market sources say. schools recently asks them not included among labourers. (QR4,540.95) an ounce (31.10g). QR149 on average for pure gold here were offering it for QR137. According to them, some jewel- to register labourers from July 1 “Sometime, a labourer is a But jewellery stores here were which was only marginally higher The 18-carat gold rate was lery stores charge more for gold to learn to drive light and heavy graduate, and whether semi- quoting gold rates much higher than the international rate. QR118 per gramme as against its per gramme but offer discounts vehicles and seek licences. skilled workers like electricians than the international prices. Bullion traders were, on the global price of QR109.50. on making charges, thus compen- The rule applies to labourers and technicians are to be treated The price they were quoting on contrary, following the global Jewellers argue that their rates sating customers in some way. across all sectors, including pri- as labourers,” said Ibrahim. “This average was QR145 per gramme prices as the standard 116.64 are a bit high as they need a mar- Nasir Aslam, from Al Badiya vate companies that employ the is not clear. For us, what is impor- for 22-carat gold as against the gramme bar of 24 carats was gin but critics say they should Jewellery in gold souq in Doha, largest number of unskilled for- tant is that workers on personal global price of QR134.33. being yesterday sold for QR17,150 follow the international market says that some jewellers tend to eign workforce, government as sponsorship have been spared,” Jewellery-makers use 22, 21 on average (the rate being QR147 prices as they already levy ‘mak- raise gold rates in tandem raising well as semi-government entities. said Ibrahim. and 18-carat gold, and not pure per gramme). ing charges’ on jewellery. suspicions of forming a cartel. Domestic workers have, Continued on page 3 gold of 24 carats which, as per Similarly, according to global Even ordinary gold chains that Continued on page 5 Army plans to push Mursi aside, suspend constitution

CAIRO: Egypt’s army has plans Cairo suburbs and hundreds were programme ready to implement to push Mohammed Mursi aside wounded in the provinces. Mursi — though it could be fine-tuned in and suspend the constitution defied a demand by the armed consultation with willing political after an all but impossible ulti- forces chief on Monday that he parties. matum it has given the Islamist agree to share power with his Under the roadmap, the mili- president expires in less than opponents within 48 hours or have tary would install an interim 24 hours, military sources said the generals take charge. Calling council, composed mainly of civil- yesterday. the army statement misleading ians from different political groups Condemning a coup against and divisive, he said he would stick and experienced technocrats, to their first freely elected leader, to his own plan. run the country until an amended tens of thousands of Mursi’s But time has all but run out for constitution was drafted within Muslim Brotherhood supporters Mursi, as liberal leaders are refus- months. That would be followed took to the streets, clashing with ing to talk to him. Opponents have by a new presidential election, opponents in several towns. But been dancing in the streets since but parliamentary polls would be they appeared to be dwarfed by the intervention by General Abdel delayed until conditions for select- anti-government protesters who Fattah Al Sisi. ing candidates were in force, the turned out in their hundreds of Military sources said that, sources said. They would not say thousands across the nation. assuming the politicians failed how the military intended to deal Troops were on alert after to end a year of deadlock under with Mursi if he refused to go qui- warnings of a potential civil war. Mursi before today’s 5pm deadline, etly. REUTERS Seven people died in fighting in the generals had their own draft See also page 10

UK’s Channel 4 to air UAE jails 61 Islamists azan during Ramadan in coup plot trial

LONDON: A mainstream British TV channel ABU DHABI: Sixty-one convicted coup plotters said yesterday it would broadcast the Muslim call received jail terms of up to 10 years in the UAE to prayer throughout the month of Ramadan. yesterday after a trial that targeted Islamists and From July 9, Channel 4 will cut into its schedule drew criticism from human rights groups. to show the three-minute call to prayer, or azan, live. Among those sentenced were academics, lawyers The channel’s decision comes as Britain is experienc- and members of prominent UAE families, including ing community tensions in the wake of the brutal a cousin of the ruler of one of the seven emirates murder of a British soldier. Two Muslim converts in the oil-rich federation, a longtime foe of Islamist have been charged with the murder. groups seeking a role in politics and state affairs. The number of attacks on Muslims rose sharply Eight men were sentenced in absentia by the after the killing in May and several mosques have Federal Supreme Court to 15 years in prison, in a been targeted. judgement rights groups said showed growing intol- As well as on television, Channel 4 viewers will erance in the US-allied country. be able to watch the call to prayer on the station’s The government said the sentences could not be website, where it will play automatically at prayer appealed. times throughout the day. AFP Full report on page 7

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Emir reconstitutes Emir receives greetings Ban on driving licences Qatar Investment Continued from page 1 The Ministry of Interior under which the traffic department falls, has long Authority been mulling ways to control increasing traffic congestions particularly on Doha roads. A committee was set up with members from the interior minis- DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh try (traffic department), Advisory Council, the Ministry of Municipality and Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Ashghal (the Public Works Authority), to study the problem of rising chaos issued yesterday Emiri decisions on Doha roads and suggest solutions. No. 74 and 75 of 2013, restruc- Among the various aspects studied by the committee was the policy of turing the Board of Directors issuing driving licences to expatriates. of Qatar Investment Authority The panel called for a review of the policy and it is understood that the under the chairmanship of the latest ban is a result of its recommendations. Emir and appointing Ahmed Already, foreign workers who are here on temporary project visas are not Mohamed Ahmed Al Sayyed issued driving licences anymore. THE PENINSULA as Chief Executive Officer. The members of the board are: 1. H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Vice-Chairman 2. H E Ali Sharif Al Emadi — member 3. H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani — member 4. H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani — member 5. H E Dr Hussein Ali Al Abdullah — member The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with a member of the Central African Republic min- The decision stipulates that isterial delegation who visited the Emir to convey the greetings of President Michel Djotodia, at the membership shall be for three Emiri Diwan, yesterday. The Emir also received a phone call from Maldives President Dr Mohammed years, renewable for another simi- Waheed who greeted him on taking over the reins of power. lar period or other similar periods. The Emir also issued Emiri Decision No. 72 of 2013, amending some provisions of Emiri Decision No. 37 of 2001 establishing the M o I t o h o l d s e m i n a r f o r Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Investment. The Emir is the Chairman of the council. Other members are: 1. The Prime Minister and expatriate communities Interior Minister: Vice Chairman. 2. The Minister of Energy and Industry: Member. Meeting aims to strengthen communication 3. The Minister of Finance: Member. DOHA: The Public Relations Follow-Up Department, will comprise heads of expa- 4. The Minister of Economy Department at the Ministry Human Rights Department triate community organisa- and Trade: Member. of Interior (MoI) will organise and Community Policing tions from India, Pakistan, 5. The Governor of Qatar an ‘Introductory Seminar’ on Sections will explain the serv- Bangladesh, Srilanka, Central Bank: Member. Sunday, 6.30pm, at the con- ices provided by each depart- Philippines, Indonesia, Nepal 6. The Economic Adviser at the ference hall of the new Traffic ment during the seminar and and Malaysia and principals Emiri Diwan: Member. Department in Madinat the audience will be given a or representatives of expa- 7. The Representative of Qatar Khalifa area. The seminar chance to clarify about the triate schools from the said Investment Authority: Member. is aimed to strengthen com- services. countries. 8. The Representative of Qatar munication between MoI and The Public Relations Heads of community organi- Development Bank: Member. leaders of expatriate com- Department will also give a sations and schools interested The decision stipulates that the munity organisations and brief about the services pro- in attending the seminar may two bodies referred to in items 7 heads of schools in Qatar and vided by Services Centres of send SMS to 55677686 or email and 8 shall nominate their repre- informing them of the serv- the MoI in different parts to [email protected] sentatives on the council and the ices of various departments at of the country and on the before 12.30pm on Saturday to formation of the council may be the Ministry. ‘Metrash2’ service launched by register and get details of the amended or new members intro- Officers from the Traffic the Ministry recently. programme. duced by an Emiri Decision.QNA Department, Search and The audience at the seminar THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Technical presentation DFI to hold masterclass in acting and directing

DOHA: Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) Gulf Film Development will be hosting an acting and directing masterclass following the screen- ing of the award-winning film Tora Bora on Saturday at the Qatar Theatre Group. The film’s director Walid Alawadi and lead actor Saad Al Faraj will conduct the masterclass, which is open to all aspiring filmmakers including those that have a passion for theatre and dramatic arts. It will address key issues on how directors and actors work together to create compelling performances on screen. Kuwaiti born director of the box office hit Tora Bora, Walid Alawadi and renowned actor Saad Al Faraj, whose remarkable performance earned him Best Actor at the 2012 Cairo International Film Festival, have a great deal of experience in their fields and promise to share with participants a number of key skills to help build convincing perform- ances for the big screen. Mahdi Ali Ali, Gulf Film Development Manager, said: “Part of DFI’s all-round education and training strategy is to create the beginnings of a skilled work force with each skillset interconnecting. This acting and directing masterclass will help build the skills of all local aspiring filmmakers, encouraging them to play a part in the fast-growing film industry especially with the assistance of talented artists like Walid Alawadi and Saad Al Faraj.” To reserve seat on this masterclass, please RSVP to gulffilmdevelop- ment@dohafilminstitute.com or call 44200690 before 5pm tomorrow. The masterclass will be held at Qatar Theater Group located behind Dr Abdullah Mohamed Al Ajmi during a technical presentation on ‘Value for Money in Construction Projects’, organised by Qatar Society of Engineers, Lulu Hypermarket, D Ring Road on Ahmed Bin Hanbal Street and at Diplomatic Club Doha, yesterday. KAMMUTTY V P runs from 7pm to 10pm. For more details log on to www.dohafilmin- stitute.com/education THE PENINSULA WANTED Child Health Notebook soon 30,000 copies will be distributed at government hospitals A leading English DOHA: The Primary copies will be distributed appointments until the about the child’s health and newspaper in Qatar Health Care Corporation in all public birth hospi- child is six years old. The all important information (PHCC), in collabo- tals, including Women’s Child Health Notebook relevant for the well-baby requires the following staff: ration with Hamad Hospital, Al Wakra hospi- contains the child’s basic clinic. Medical Corporation and tal, Al Khor hospital, and data, as well as family his- “At each well-baby clinic the Supreme Council Al Dukhan hospital. tory, vaccination, results of new information will be of Health, will soon The notebook will be hearing and vision exami- added to the book and, if 1. Reporter make the Child Health given to all children born in nation, among other details there are any irregulari- Notebook available at all these hospitals. In case the that will be introduced by ties, they will be noted in 2. Proofreader government hospitals. mother loses it, it will be the staff at the maternity the remarks section,” added (For three months. Evening shift) This initiative is one of replaced by a vaccination hospital. the Al Kohji. The notebook the goals featured in the green card from Musmeer Head of Child Health, Dr was designed by different National Primary Health Health Centre and a hear- Sadriya Al Kohji, explained committees with members The candidates must have excellent Care Strategy 2008-2013. ing and vision screen card that Hamad Hospital’s including PHCC physicians, writing skills. The booklet will com- from the corresponding Paediatric Department staff from main office and pile relevant information health centre. participated with PHCC also HMC pediatricians in regarding the child’s health The mother must hold staff in designing this note- order to review the scien- in a way accessible to the on to the book and take book with the objective to tific material. Send CVs to: [email protected] family. A total of 30,000 it to all well baby clinic gather all essential data THE PENINSULA GCC cartoon exhibition brings together popular caricaturists DOHA: Famous caricaturists from all over the Gulf region are participating at the Third GCC Cartoon Exhibition which opened recently at Al Jasrah Cultural and Social Club. The exhibition, opened by Acting Director of Youth Centers Ahmed Bakhit Al Dosari, features works by artists Yahya Ibrahim Al Sharifi (Saudi Arabia), Adil Al Qalaf (Kuwait), Nadir Abdullah (Bahrain) and Qatari artists Abdel Aziz Sadiq, Mohamed Abdul Latif, Saad Al Mohannadi and Sultan Al Subaie. A number of artists, intellectu- als and media from Qatar and the Gulf attended the opening of the Qatari cartoonist Sultan Al Subaie receiving a memento. expo. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Call for paradigm shift in education ICT is the solution to provide education for all, says expert BY RAYNALD C RIVERA

DOHA: Education for all can only be achieved through the use of information and com- munications technology (ICT), says a renowned educator at the 20th iEARN International Conference and 17th Youth Summit at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). “The problem is our current educational system does not help us provide education for all. There is therefore a need for a paradigm shift in education. The use of ICT is the answer, the only solution to provide education for all,” said Dr Mohamed Ally, Professor in Distance Education and a researcher in the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute at Athabasca University in Canada. Dr Ally, known for his book “Mobile Learning: Transforming the Delivery of Education and Nasir Aslam with a one-kilogram pure gold bar in his shop. ABDUL BASIT Training” which won the Charles A Wedemeyer Award for signif- icant contribution to distance CPD should monitor gold prices education, said radical advocated a radical shift from a classroom- Dr Mohamed Ally of Athabasca University, Canada, gives a presentation during iEARN Qatar Conference at Qatar Continued from page 1 give you the rate of 18-carat gold based learning through the use National Convention Center yesterday. SHAIVAL DALAL He gives what he says is a (QR109.50). “This is a simple for- of ICT which caters to differ- simple mathematical formula mula and internationally appli- ent types of learners with vari- technology and new generation change of attitude among educa- Learning divide, he said, stems to calculate the prices of 22, 21 cable and accepted,” Aslam said. ous types of learning styles and learners who quickly adapt to tors towards ICT, lobby for free up from a lack of available con- and 18-carat gold based on the Whereas the purity of 24-carat needs. them were among other factors connectivity globally and work tent so curriculum experts should 24-carat rates (that are easily gold is 999.9, that of 22-carat is “Each learner has a peak time he mentioned to veer away from with hardware and software develop content which should be accessible through the Internet 0.920; of 21 carats 0.880; and of of the day to learn best. With the traditional classroom-based developers to build ICT infra- made available for everyone. in US dollars). If the international 18 carats 0.750. According to ICT they can learn anywhere education paradigm. structure for education. “There is a need to develop a gold rate is $1,247 (QR4,540.95) him, bullion traders here do not anytime,” he explained, adding In addition, use of ICT to He lauded Qatar as one of new pedagogy for flexible learn- per ounce, for instance, the price manipulate gold prices. Bullion the cost of education is very high deliver education is “green learn- the few countries who uses ICT ing so students can acquire skills of 24-crarat per gramme works traders say their margin on because it is expensive to build ing” because of less travel and in education sector through required in the 21st century and out to QR146.0112. 116.64-gramme bars is about and run schools. reduced use of paper, he added. Supreme Education Council’s there should also be training for According to Aslam, once you QR100. “But that can be wiped “Education is human right and He also emphasised the need to e-Education initiative, ictQatar’s teachers to deliver education have the rate of pure gold per out if gold prices fall, for we follow learners should not pay too much educate students with 21st cen- leveraging ICT for education using ICT,” he said. gramme, multiply it with 0.920 global rates,” a bullion trader told money to get educated,” he said, tury skills which include commu- and Qatar Foundation’s research Dr Ally described the ultimate and you get the rate for 22-carat this newspaper. stressing the need to educate nication, problem solving, conflict funding on innovative studies on schools in the 21st century as gold (example: QR146.0112 x 0.920 Aslam said the state consumer all including the homeless, the resolution, ICT, teamwork, glo- ICT and mobile learning. the ones which use digital media = QR134.33). Likewise, to get the rights watchdog, the Consumer underprivileged in both devel- balization, research and critical “The digital divide is getting and with digitized courses, utilize rate of 21 carats, multiply the Protection Department (CPD), oping and developed countries, thinking among others. smaller because students are games as learning strategy, and pure gold rate per gramme with should monitor gold prices par- indigenous people and nomads. To transform the educational getting access to computers but with mobile devices and online 0.880 and you get QR128.48, while ticularly at jewellery stores on a Information explosion, the system to that which implements we are experiencing the learning access. multiplying it with 0.750 would daily basis. THE PENINSULA fast-paced development of ICT, he said there should be divide,” he said. THE PENINSULA Three-day partial closure of roundabout

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced yesterday a three-day partial closure of the roundabout on Musaimeer Street and Ahmed bin Zaidoun Street near Mamoura Shopping Complex (in the Nuaija Zone 44 area). The closure will take effect from July 4, and traffic will go back to nor- mal on July 7 at the roundabout. Ashghal said the closure was planned as part of a project to upgrade the Doha and Al Rayyan treated sew- erage networks. Ashghal said road users can use the alternative roads (detours) as shown in the maps. THE PENINSULA

Commercial Bank offers Ramadan vehicle loan

DOHA: Commercial Bank has announced the launch of a vehicle loan offer with a discounted rate of 2.4 percent as a Ramadan offer to its cus- tomers. The loan cam- paign, aims to provide as much ease as possible to customers when pur- chasing a car. With Commercial Bank’s loan package, cus- tomers will benefit from a retail vehicle rate of 2.4 percent flat. New salary transfer customers will receive a free credit card for the first year as well as 25,000 Reward Points, redeemable for flights to destinations such as Bangkok, Nairobi, Beirut and many more. Further rewards on offer include a voucher booklet filled with special offers where you can save up to 50 percent and an insurance bundle which comprises vehicle cover, salary protection and road- side assistance. “On top of all the rewards included in the package, loans can be approved within only 24 hours,” said Dean Proctor, Executive General Manager Retail and Consumer Banking. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Over 30,000 visit Kulluna heart health stand HMC staff members conduct 120,000 tests DOHA: More than 30,000 peo- overall population and each of campaign for tackling one of the ple took the opportunity to these visitors will have come away biggest health problems in Qatar. check their heart health dur- from the stand with a better idea “It was no surprise to us that ing a month-long campaign by about their heart health and how the ‘Kulluna for a Healthy Heart’ Kulluna, at the City Centre. to prevent any heart problems in campaign was a great success and Around 60 staff members from the future.” that the stand at City Center Hamad Medical Corporation The event at the City Center attracted the large number of (HMC) supported the stand each mall also highlighted a potentially visitors it did,” Sykes said. day and carried out more than worrying trend of hypertension “The screening booths proved 120,000 tests on pubic, who visited in young men. Between 25 and 30 to be very popular among vari- the stand to find out how healthy percent of those aged 25-40 had ous sectors of the Qatari society, their hearts were. high blood pressure. which is a strong testament to the Director of Hamad This is something that could importance of this initiative that International Training Centre be dangerous if left untreated as addressed an urgent need and and Chairman of the Kulluna it is a major cause of heart dis- falls within the strategic pillar of campaign, Dr Khalid Abdulnoor ease and could result in a stroke Health and Safety championed by Saifeldeen said the aim of the or death. ConocoPhillips. We look forward Kulluna campaign was to help the Another worrying trend is that to many more similar campaigns public improve their health and over 50 percent of the people that touch lives in a meaningful safety and that of their loved ones. tested were overweight, with the way and positively contribute to “This campaign actually asked majority being classified as obese. a healthy Qatar.” people to encourage their loved Obesity is another cause of heart Launched in 2012, Kulluna, is ones to get a check-up on their disease and could also lead to dia- a five-year national campaign heart,” he said. betes. All visitors who required to improve health and safety in “We are very happy with the ongoing care were referred into Qatar. The first part of their cam- number of people we have been the appropriate services at HMC. paign, ‘Keep Us Safe’, was a huge able to support with this cam- Gary Sykes President of success and was dedicated to chil- Gary Sykes, President of ConocoPhillips Qatar, the founding sponsor of Kulluna, and Director of Hamad International paign. More than 30,000 visitors ConocoPhillips Qatar, founding dren safety. Training Centre and Chairman of the Kulluna campaign Dr Khalid Abdulnoor Saifeldeen, during a cake-cutting is a significant percentage of the sponsor of Kulluna, praised the THE PENINSULA ceremony.

Crescent sighting Rota fetes students, volunteers of literacy programme committee DOHA: Reach Out To Asia us all,” said Rota’s International (Rota) felicitated 30 students Volunteer Specialist, Marrakech reconstituted and 17 volunteers who took Arbuckle. part in a year-long Literacy Volunteers, called Literacy DOHA: The Minister of Support Programme, at an Coaches who were trained by Awqaf and Islamic Affairs H event recently held at the Qatar the Rota Volunteer Program in E Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak Al Foundation Recreation Centre. partnership with the Stafford Kuwari issued a ministerial In 2009, Rota introduced the International School and volun- decision yesterday, recon- Literacy Support Program, a teer coordinator, were required to stituting the Shawwal and volunteer-based initiative in support the literacy and language Ramadan Crescent Moon collaboration with the Stafford development of a select group of Sighting Committee. International (Sri Lankan) second year students, identified Dr Thagil bin Sayer Al School. by the school as requiring extra Shammari is the Chairman of The programme targeted stu- academic support according to the committee and Ahmed bin dents at the school who needed specific criteria. Ali Hajar is Deputy Chairman. additional English literacy assist- The Coaches, working in According to the decision, ance, with volunteers providing partnership with the second Mohammed Mahmoud Al extra academic support to Sri grade teachers at the Stafford Mahmoud, Abdullah Omar Lankan students. This event pro- International School, developed Al Bakri and Yahya Butti Al vided the children with a morning activities that complimented Nuaimi are members of the of fun games and entertainment, ongoing classroom instruction, committee. The panel called including competitions, awards, and provided the students in need upon Muslims to report the and recognition for a year of hard with opportunities to improve Children who have received Rota’s training. sighting of the crescent moon. work. their English literacy skills. QNA “Rota thanks volunteers who “This program has provided me spearheaded the literacy program. Another volunteer Gail indeed I did receive much more continue to give their time, talent with a chance to both get involved “The hours of hard work pay off Chalmers said, “When I signed than I expected.” and skills to promote education in a new community and utilise when you see the progress each up for this program I knew that The children were presented and development in Qatar and my skills,” said Ann Glidewell, of the students made throughout I would get the chance to give with Certificates of Participation Ooredoo launches abroad. They are an inspiration to a Volunteer Coordinator who the year.” and receive at the same time, and by Rota. THE PENINSULA summer data promotion

DOHA: Ooredoo has launched its new summer data promo- Aspire Zone to unveil tion, which will enable custom- ers to surf the Internet in the summer with more choice and great value. Ooredoo is offering a 50 percent discount on four of the health and fitness journal most popular Hala and Shahry data plans. Customers can enjoy DOHA: Aspire Zone Foundation as much as six times more data (AZF) will soon publish a new by upgrading their existing pack health and fitness journal as to one of the special promotion part of a step into a health pro- options. gramme, while its community The offer is open to new and outreach will continue through existing customers and, with an The Qatar Sandstormers, a team of six cyclists, will raise money for the the ‘Walk More, Walk the Mall’ incredible range of packages, cus- Beitak Beiti Initiative to support more than 200 poor and disadvantaged initiative. tomers can pick the pack that families in the country. The new publication aims to best suits their summer needs. reach out to members and non- Postpaid Shahry customers can members of the campaign. select monthly plans of 3 GB for Qatar Airways sponsors cycling It will be easily accessible, QR80 (normally QR160) and 6 available in both Arabic and GB for QR100 (normally QR 200). English, and will feature a wide Customers who upgrade from the team for Europe charity ride variety of information related 1GB pack to the 3GB pack can DOHA: Qatar Airways is sup- airline was proud to see local to exercise and diet prepared by enjoy three times as much data porting the Qatar Sandstormers, sportsmen and women compet- Aspire Zone’s team of specialist for just QR20 more per month, or a team of leading local cyclists, ing internationally. researchers. boost their data by 600 percent by by flying them to take part in The Qatar Sandstormers, led As AZF’s step into health taking the 6 GB Pack. the 2013 Global Biking Initiative by local cyclist Marouf Mahmoud, programme continues to gain Shahry customers on any of the Charity Ride in Europe. aims to raise QR100,000 for the momentum, hundreds of people promotional packs will receive The team, partnering with the Beitak Beiti Initiative. “I am very converged on Landmark Mall three monthly invoices at the spe- Sheikh Eid Charity Foundation, proud of my team’s achievements on Saturday to take part in the cial reduced 50 percent discount is cycling from Paris, France to this year and would like to thank all Walk More…Walk the Mall initia- during the promotion’s duration. Dusseldorf, Germany during the the companies and individuals who tive. With this launch, Landmark Prepaid Hala customers can week-long event which concludes have made it possible to accomplish became the fourth and final shop- select weekly plans of 750 MB for on Saturday. They will cover such success,” said Mahmoud. ping centre to become part of the QR20 (normally QR40) and 1,500 650km to raise awareness and “We have reached three impor- ‘healthy malls’ quartet. MB for QR25 (normally QR50). funds to support their cause. tant milestones in 2013 — we A researcher from Aspetar Existing Hala customers who The Qatar Sandstormers, a now have two Qatari nation- hospital, Abdulla Al Mohandi have renewed since July 2 are now team of six cyclists, will be rais- als on the team, our partner- said: “The Walk More…Walk the on the special promotional price. ing money for the Beitak Beiti ship with Sheikh Eid Charity Mall initiative will take place All four promotions are Initiative, to support more than Foundation makes us more deep throughout the summer and available for Mobile Internet 200 poor and disadvantaged fami- rooted to supporting beneficiar- encourages Qatar’s residents Packs, Mobile Broadband and lies in Qatar by helping them pur- ies in Qatar and we are close to to exercise on a daily basis. We BlackBerry plans, and the promo- chase domestic necessities such as achieving our ambitious goal of suggest participants walk dur- tion will run until September 30. refrigerators, air conditioners and raising QR100,000, more than ing the designated hours, which This summer data promotion safe cooking stoves. The interna- three times what we raised last are between 8am and 10am and continues Ooredoo’s goals of bring- tional biking event brings teams year,” he said. Last year the Qatar 10pm and midnight. These hours ing the best mobile data services to from around the world together Sandstormers raised QR36,000 to will help walkers avoid mall rush customers across Qatar. Ooredoo to help raise funds for various fund scholarships, allowing mar- hours, which might hinder par- Students participating in the ‘Walk More…Walk the Mall’ initiative at the has seen strong success in recent global charities and has seen 900 ginalised and disadvantaged stu- ticipants. “ Landmark Mall. months with the launch of 4G serv- cyclists from more than 20 coun- dents in Kailali, a remote rural The ‘Walk More…Walk the ices on Qatar’s fastest-ever Mobile tries take part since its inception. area regularly affected by flood- Mall’ campaign encourages mem- in shopping centres between 8am created in Landmark, Villaggio, Broadband network, as well as a Qatar Airways Chief Executive ing, to continue their secondary bers of the community to stay and 10am and 10pm and mid- Al Khor Mall and Hyatt Plaza. range of new devices and services. Officer Akbar Al Baker said the education. THE PENINSULA active this summer by exercising night. 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Kuwait candidates register for poll Bahrain jails Saudi extends seven Shias expat amnesty to 15 years DUBAI: A Bahraini court sentenced seven Shia men to 15 years in prison yesterday for the attempted murder of a to November 3 police officer in August 2012, a judicial source said. An eighth Shia was sentenced Move a respite for foreign workers to three years in prison while two others, on trial over the same case, RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has forward so far. Of these, some were acquitted, the source said. given foreign workers another 180,000 have left the kingdom in The group were also accused four months to obtain legal sta- addition to more than 200,000 of setting a police station ablaze tus in the country a day before a unregistered workers expelled at in the Shia village of Sitra using previous three-month amnesty the start of the year under new petrol bombs and of taking part expired, bringing respite to regulations to stamp out illegal in an “unauthorised gathering,” hundreds of thousands of expa- immigration. according to the charge sheet. triates who fear deportation. Rules mainly impact low-paid Bahrain still sees sporadic Shia- Foreigners who do a different workers, most of whom are from led demonstrations. According to job to the one listed on their resi- India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the International Federation for dence permit, will now have until Indonesia, but with some from Human Rights, around 80 people the end of the Islamic year on Yemen and Egypt as well. They have been killed in Bahrain since November 3 to resolve their sta- had been fearful of the campaign Kuwaiti candidates register for the upcoming parliamentary election, in Kuwait City yesterday. Candidates began the violence first broke out in 2011. tus, Saudi official media reported of arrests promised by authorities registering amid a political crisis that has stalled development in the state and a boycott by the opposition. AFP yesterday citing an Interior once the amnesty expires. Ministry statement. “They might have deported me. The embassies of Asian coun- This is the situation for so many tries from which most of the of us. I was very worried. We workers hail welcomed the exten- didn’t know what would happen sion. India’s embassy in Riyadh on Wednesday (when the deadline described the extension as a expired),” said a Pakistani work- UAE jails 61 Islamists in coup plot trial “humanitarian” gesture, urging ing as a receptionist for a com- its citizens in the kingdom “to pany in Riyadh. ABU DHABI: Sixty-one convicted coup rights group, called the verdicts politically denied the charges, and some said they had fully utilise the grace period “Maybe 30-35 percent of our plotters received jail terms of up to 10 years driven and said they should be overturned. been abused in detention, an accusation the effectively”. staff are correctly registered. I in the United Arab Emirates yesterday State news agency WAM said that apart state denied. Deputy chief of mission at the have 10 people under the sponsor- after a trial that targeted Islamists and from those sentenced in absentia, 56 were International media have been barred from Indian embassy Sibi George said ship of our company, of whom six drew criticism from human rights groups. jailed for 10 years and five for seven years, attending the court hearings, which began that he hoped “that the grace will are Saudis. So technically we’ve Among those sentenced were academics, while 25 were acquitted, including all 13 in March. Yesterday, witnesses said police be enough” for Indians working in met our quota. But there are 12 lawyers and members of prominent UAE women accused. blocked roads outside the court. Family mem- Saudi Arabia to regularise their others who are employed from families, including a cousin of the ruler of Dozens of suspected Islamists have been bers gathered at a parking lot nearby said they status or leave. outside,” said an office manager in one of the seven emirates in the federation, a detained in the past year amid government had expected tough verdicts but were disap- Mohammed Nazmul Islam, Riyadh. “If they hadn’t extended longtime foe of Islamist groups seeking a role worries about a spillover of Arab unrest. pointed that the court had not examined alle- consul general of Bangladesh I would have had to ask many in politics and state affairs. Eight men were The trial was widely seen as an attempt to gations of torture and procedural flaws. in Jeddah, also welcomed the of our staff to work from home sentenced in absentia by the Federal Supreme tackle what the UAE sees as a threat from Attorney General Salem Saeed Kubaish amnesty, saying many of his com- from tomorrow or to stop work- Court to 15 years in prison, in a judgement the banned Muslim Brotherhood. said in January the defendants had sought to patriots “who decide to go back... ing temporarily until we could rights groups said showed growing intolerance Many of the 94 defendants belong to Al infiltrate state institutions, including schools, would search for a new company, resolve the problem,” he added. in the US-allied Gulf Arab country. Islah, a group which the UAE says has links universities and ministries. a new sponsor” to stay in Saudi The sudden announcement of a The government said the sentences could to Egypt’s Brotherhood. Al Islah denies this, A government statement after the verdict Arabia. three-month amnesty in April led not be appealed. “These verdicts cement the but says it shares some of the Brotherhood’s said the court had been transparent, fair and Foreign workers must have a to massive queues outside govern- UAE’s reputation as a serious abuser of basic ideology. The defendants, known as UAE94, independent, with more than 500 observers at Saudi sponsor in order to obtain ment offices and the consulates human rights,” said Nicholas McGeehan, Gulf were accused of “belonging to an illegal, secret each hearing, including relatives of the defend- residency permits. of labour exporting countries as researcher at Human Rights Watch. “Today’s organisation ... that aims to counter the foun- ants, local media and a state-linked rights According to the labour min- offices were flooded with hun- judgements mark yet another low point for dations of this state in order to seize power group. Rights groups had urged authorities istry more than 1.5 million ille- dreds of thousands of requests. the UAE’s worsening human rights record.” and of contacting foreign entities and groups to grant full public access to the trial. They gal foreign workers have come REUTERS/AFP Alkarama, a Swiss-based Arab human to implement this plan”. The defendants had did not do so. REUTERS Wave of attacks kill 47 in Iraq

BAGHDAD: A wave of attacks but most of the violence struck a day labourer whose apartment in Iraq, mostly targeting Shias, Shia targets. The deadliest vio- balcony was completely destroyed including a spate of market lence struck the capital, with sev- by the car bomb in Kamaliyah. bombings, killed 47 people yes- eral car bombs ripping through Car bombs also went off in the terday, raising fears of a revival markets, mostly in Shia areas of Shia southern cities of Basra, of brutal sectarian conflict. Baghdad, where 34 people were Amara and Samawa, killing a Nationwide unrest is at its worst killed, security officials said. total of three people and wound- level since 2008, with the UN say- Vehicles rigged with explosives ing nearly 50 more. Shootings ing more than 2,500 people died went off minutes apart at around elsewhere in Baghdad killed four from April through June, as Iraq 6pm in packed shopping districts more people, while bombings in grapples with a protracted political of the Shuala, Kamaliyah, Shaab, the cities of Abu Ghraib, Kirkuk, deadlock and months of protests Hurriyah and Abu Tcheer neigh- Baquba and Mosul killed six peo- among its Sunni minority. bourhoods. “I was watching TV ple and wounded 24. A car bomb No group immediately claimed and then I heard a very loud was defused in Hilla, south of the responsibility for the attacks, explosion,” said Ahmed Ibrahim, capital. AFP

Court upholds sentence for Britons in drug trial in Dubai

ABU DHABI: A Dubai appeals court has upheld a four-year sentence handed down to three Britons in April on drug charges, the lawyer of one of the defendants said yesterday. Grant Cameron, Karl Williams and Suneet Jeerh were arrested in July 2012 during a holiday in the UAE. Police said they had found a form of synthetic cannabis in their hire car. The three were con- victed on April 29. “The sentence was expected of course because they all tested positive for having drugs in their body and so it was nearly impossible to have the ruling amended,” Abdel-Hamid Mahdi, the lawyer who represented Grant Cameron, said. The appeals court verdict was issued on Sunday. The three had pleaded not guilty to charges of possession of illegal drugs and said police had sub- jected them to beatings and threatened them with guns — allegations the police deny. Mahdi said the three may be pardoned at some point. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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ROATIA has become the 28th member of the European Union. Its accession to the prestigious bloc comes at a time when it is at its lowest point Csince its formation. There is a a general gloom and Russia’s power is not anxiety within the EU member states and they disagree on the importance of the bloc. Those countries which have been hit by financial turmoil have been furious at Brussels for its high- handed or lackluster approach to their problems, and intense debates are going on about the significance of the body. weapons, it’s culture The accession process for Croatia wasn’t easy. To prepare itself for the moment, reports say the country had to revamp BY JONATHAN POWER Was he aware of the political power needle and its economy is riddled by cor- its post-Communist economy, pass more than 350 new of an event like this? I doubt it. Nor of ruption and maladministration. laws, which is a huge effort, and arrest more than a dozen BSERVERS say that what drives the power of the rest of Russia’s great The University of Moscow is not President Vladimir Putin is to inheritance. one of the top ranked in world league Croatian and Bosnian-Croat war criminals. The country will Omake Russia respected. In St Petersburg, there is also a second tables. Russia will be unlikely to now be under constant watch for its adherence to European But perhaps Putin overestimates how great ballet company, the Mikhailovsky. advance economically into the future credentials, and any violation will have to be rectified. much power Russia already has. He has There is the Hermitage museum at a fast rate. However, despite all the pessimism caused by the current overlooked which trumpets to blow — it which along with its peer, the Louvre Russia’s military was decimated at European economic turmoil, Croatia stands to benefit from its is not his “hang tough” policies in inter- in Paris, takes two days to do justice. the end of the Cold War. Putin is try- national affairs, especially vis-a-vis the Beside its superb collection of ing to restore it. It will be a long job elevation to the new club. In return for its troubles, the tiny US. It is Russia’s culture. Western art, it also has some of the best and Russia can’t project much military country will gain access to a market of 500 million customers These thoughts were prompted by of Russian art. power these days. Supplying armaments as well as receive about $23.5bn in financing earmarked for the watching the opening of the new, quite Often ignored by connoisseurs, it is to Syria is about it. country between 2014 and 2020. beautiful, extension of the Mariinsky very good. There is the mouth-drop- Of course, a country that has 11,500 Croatia’s accession has wider significance in that it marks theatre in St Petersburg on Mezzo ping architecture of the city, including nuclear weapons has power of a sort. European integration of one of television, the the Winter Palace which knocks every However we all know — or should French cable other northern European city out of know — that nuclear weapons are Croatia’s entry Europe’s poorest regions, which station for clas- the ring. unusable. had been racked by war and sical music. (You In Moscow there is the Bolshoi ballet The US and Russia no longer regard to the EU comes bloodshed. Slovenia joined the can see it on and opera. Russia is home to the two each other as enemies, despite the occa- bloc in 2004. And now Serbia, Putin is YouTube.) leading ballet companies of the world. sional knocking of the heads. Sabre- at a time of Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia, The Mariinsky Moscow has also been home to the rattling is out. So why do both sides gloom for the Montenegro and Kosovo – all of is run by Valery important publishing houses that pub- continue to possess these weapons? more than Gergiev and he lished the world’s greatest novelist, President Barack Obama wants to bloc, but the them states carved from the former arranged a show Tolstoy. And Dostoevsky, Turgenev, negotiate another reduction. Russia Yugoslavia – are hoping to join the (and conducted Chekhov, Solzhenitsyn, Pasternak and is stalling, apparently because of the nation stands to group. fortunate to it) so rich and the poets, Pushkin and Akhmatova. American anti-ballistic missile plans. At the same time, the of such supreme Moscow also published and usu- Yet Obama has modified this plan benefit from the enthusiasm hasn’t been very high preside over achievement ally held the first performances of twice and the first time Putin gave that it over- the music of Tchaikovsky, Borodin, him praise for taking a difficult step move. among the public in Croatia about shadowed in Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Glinka, forward. joining the EU, with only 43.5 a country my memory all Mussorgsky and the modern compos- One could say, as Putin did the percent turnout at the EU referendum in 2012and 21 percent the great per- ers, Shostakovich and Stravinsky and other day when talking about Edward turnout for the first elections for the European parliament with the formances I’ve recently Khachaturian. Snowden being holed up in Moscow’s earlier this year. But thousands of Croatians turned out to seen, whether Italy may be better in painting and airport, that the fuss over reductions is celebrate the accession, fireworks exploded in the sky and most eclectic in London, New sculpture, Holland in painting, Britain “like shearing a piglet. There’s a lot of York, Paris or and France as good in literature and squealing and very little wool.” Croatian embassies abroad too joined the celebrations. Moscow. Germany and Austria in music. (I’m Real power would come from working With a fast expansion, some express fear that the EU is culture on the Each segment afraid the US doesn’t get a mention.) with the US to get rid of nuclear weap- stretching itself too big, making the body unmanageable. lasted a bare But no country has such distinction in ons so that no longer is a bad example Also the wide disparity in the economic status of member face of the four minutes so many of the arts. set to the rest of the world. countries (some being too rich and a few too poor) creates an and it alternated Mr Putin, isn’t that enough? Putin is more than fortunate to unbalanced bloc. between opera, No, I hear you. You will say Russia preside over a country with the most earth. ballet and two has to build up the economy and mili- eclectic culture on the face of the However, for those questioning Croatia’s accession, solo violinists tary might. earth. (Indeed because this culture’s President Ivo Josipovic has an answer. He said that when he and one pianist. It is true (and not often reported) roots and manner are European was asked by journalists from other EU sates why his country It went on for two hours or more that Russia’s unemployment is the low- Russia should be regarded as a part chose to join at this time, he had an answer. “My counter with the greatest stars of the Russian est among the G8 countries. of the West, and membership of the question is: Is your country preparing to leave the bloc?” They firmament, plus two or three Western Moreover, Russia has no deficit. European Union must be given within performers. Incomes have doubled under Putin and the next decade.) would always reply: ‘Of course not.’ There you go. That’s why Putin was in the audience, not in the the pensioners are getting real support. Mr Putin: Real power does not grow we are joining, because we always believe the EU has a future,” official box but down in the middle of Russia produces some of the world’s out of the barrel of a gun. he said. the stalls. best scientists. But it is still on the oil THE PENINSULA The other side Quote of Obama’s vision for Africa the day HEN BARACK Obama decade, Obama has been criticised for to South Africa, where he did not only a multi-billion dollar initiative to double became the first Black lacking a grand plan for Africa. With meet President Jacob Zuma, but also access to electricity in sub-Saharan president of the United many African economies fast turning spent time with Nelson Mandela’s fam- Africa, in collaboration with African WStates, the people of in economic powerhouses, includ- ily. Even though the American presi- countries and the private sector. The Africa unanimously erupted in cheers. ing Tanzania and Nigeria, America’s dent did not meet the ailing Mandela American president also said that he For them, his victory was their vic- aloofness from the land of vast mineral in Pretoria, he visited the jail in Robben looked forward to deepening business Youth tory — they revelled in the knowledge resources and economic potential has Island where the anti-apartheid revolu- ties with African countries, instead of that one of them had beat the odds of elicited criticism. tionary spent 18 long years. relying on the traditional model of unemployment is racism and discrimination and made it It seems like things will change The American president also toured based on aid transfer. as the most powerful man, not just in after Obama’s grand tour of the con- the West African nation of Senegal, Obama’s tour of Africa will perhaps the most the US, but the entire world. tinent. He’s been trotting around the where he was warmly greeted with yield benefits for his nation in the But since then, Africans have been continent, visiting Africa’s most prom- the message: “Welcome Home.” And long run. The continent is going pressing problem disappointed at the paucity of the inent countries and engaging their his stay in Tanzania marked the last from strength to strength eco- facing Europe at president’ engagement with their con- leadership. leg of his Africa tour. Obama arrived nomically and the US will benefit tinent. While China has deepened its Perhaps, the most talked-about in Tanzania — one of Africa’s fastest greatly by forging close ties with it. the present time. ties with African countries in the last aspect of his tour has been his visit growing economies — and announced Khaleej Times Angela Merkel German Chancellor WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Canada’s crude behaviour getting worse Shackled to the hubris of a leader who dreams of building a new global energy superpower, the Boy Scout is now slave to his own greed.

BY ANDREW NIKIFORUK The author of this transformation is Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a or decades, the world right-wing policy wonk and evangelical has thought of Canada as Christian with a power base in Alberta, America’s friendly northern ground zero of Canada’s oil boom. Just neighbour — a responsible, as Margaret Thatcher funded her politi- earnest, if somewhat boring, cal makeover of Britain on revenue Fland of hockey fans and single-payer from North Sea oil, Harper intends to health care. On the big issues, it has long methodically rewire the entire Canadian played the global Boy Scout, reliably pro- experience with petrodollars sucked viding moral leadership on everything from the ground. from ozone protection to land-mine In the process he has concentrated eradication to gay rights. The late nov- power in the prime minister’s office elist Douglas Adams once quipped that and reoriented Canada’s foreign pri- if the US often behaved like a belligerent orities. Harper, who took office in 2006, teen-age boy, Canada was an intelligent increased defence spending by nearly woman in her mid-30s. Basically, Canada $1bn annually in his first four years, and has been the US — not as it is, but as it he has committed $2bn to prison expan- should be. sion with a “tough on crime” policy that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (left) with US President Barack Obama. But a dark secret lurks in the north- ignores the country’s falling crime rate. ern forests. Over the last decade, Canada Meanwhile, Canada has amassed a huge has not so quietly become an interna- federal debt — its highest in history at 2009 on ads to convince Canadians station, a gem of Canadian environmen- for example, the Fisheries Act, which tional mining centre and a rogue pet- some $600bn and counting. that exporting this oil is “responsible tal science that has helped spur global directly prohibited the destruction of rostate. It’s no longer America’s better Liberal critics like to say that Harper’s resource development.” policy on acid rain, to save the princely aquatic-life habitats but stood in the way half, but a dystopian vision of the conti- political revolution caught many Meanwhile, Canada has bent over sum of $2m a year (though the Ontario of the Northern Gateway pipeline, which nent’s energy-soaked future. Canadians, generally a fat and apathetic backward to entice Beijing. Three state- government is working to keep it open). must cross 1,000 waterways en route to That’s right: The good neighbour has people, by surprise — a combination of owned Chinese oil companies (all with To be fair, Harper’s government does the Pacific Ocean. banked its economy on the cursed elixir self-delusion and strategic deception. dismal records of corporate transpar- have a plan for climate change — pump- Meanwhile, funding for Canada’s of political dysfunction — oil. Flush with That may be true, but though ency and environmental sensitivity) have ing the problem to the US and/or China. iconic park system has been cut by 20 visions of becoming a global energy Canadians live in high latitudes, they’re already spent more than $20bn purchas- Oil sands crude transported to the US percent in what critics have called a superpower, Canada’s government has not above baser human instincts — like ing rights to oil sands in Alberta. by the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, “lobotomy.” taken up with pipeline evangelists, greed. The kowtowing to China, now the for example, could over a 50-year period Furthermore, with the élan of a petroleum bullies and climate change Harper is aggressively pushing an world’s largest oil consumer, highlights increase carbon emissions by as much Middle Eastern petroprince, Harper sceptics. Turns out the Boy Scout’s not economic gamble on oil, the world’s Canada’s big bitumen dilemma: How as 935m metric tonnes relative to other appointed the head of his security detail just hooked on junk crude — he’s become most volatile resource, and promis- to get dirty, landlocked oil to global crudes. to be ambassador to Jordan. And he did a pusher. And that’s not even the worst ing a new national wealth based on markets. And the planned $5.5bn Northern it all with nary a peep from your aver- of it. untapped riches far from where most The US, Canada’s biggest customer, Gateway pipeline from Alberta to the age Canadian. With oil and gas now accounting for Canadians live that will fill their pock- doesn’t seem to need it as much any- Pacific Ocean would result in up to 100 More than a decade ago, American approximately a quarter of its export etbooks, and those of their children, more; imports declined by more than metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emis- political scientist Terry Lynn Karl revenue, Canada has lost its famous for generations. 4m barrels a day between 2005 and sions a year, from extraction and pro- crudely summed up the dysfunction of politeness. Since the Conservative Party With nearly three-quarters of 2011, and with pipeline projects to the duction in Canada to combustion in petrostates: Countries that become too won a majority in parliament in 2011, Canadians supporting oil sands devel- US like Keystone XL stuck in the mud, China — more than British Columbia’s dependent on oil and gas riches behave the federal government has eviscerated opment in a recent poll, Harper seems Harper’s vision of being an “emerging total emissions in 2009. like plantation economies that rely on conservationists, indigenous nations, to be selling them on the idea. energy superpower” appears in danger. All this underscores Canada’s new “an unsustainable development trajec- European commissioners and just about Unsurprisingly, Ottawa has become a After the government barred a federal reality: Just about any kind of rational tory fuelled by an exhaustible resource” anyone opposing unfettered oil produc- master at the cynical art of greenwash- scientist from talking about the discov- evidence has now come under assault by whose revenue streams form “an implac- tion as unpatriotic radicals. ing. When Harper’s ministers aren’t ery of a large Arctic ozone hole, a 2012 a government that believes that markets able barrier to change.” It has muzzled climate change scien- attacking former Nasa scientist and editorial in the influential science jour- — and only markets — hold the answers. And that’s what happened to Canada tists, killed funding for environmental climate change canary James Hansen nal Nature demanded that the Canadian Any act that industry regards as an while you weren’t looking. Shackled to science of every stripe, and in a recent in the pages of The New York Times or government “set its scientists free.” obstacle to rapid mineral extraction or the hubris of a leader who dreams of pair of unprecedented omnibus bills, lobbying against Europe’s Fuel Quality It seems Harper heard “cut them pipeline building has been rewritten building a new global energy superpower, systematically dismantled the country’s Directive (which regards bitumen as loose” instead: His government sum- with a Saudi-like flourish. the Boy Scout is now slave to his own most significant long-cherished environ- much dirtier than conventional oil), marily closed the world-famous One massive omnibus budget bill alone greed. mental laws. his government has spent $100m since Experimental Lakes Area research changed 70 pieces of legislation, gutting, WP-BLOOMBERG Reducing UK’s nuclear skill a mistake Failure of America’s Cutting the number of international system nuclear submarines BY DAVID ROTHKOPF part of nature’s grand equation. Sure, Americans went off and here are no failed states. fought two world wars. The US will prevent Britain There is only a failure has intervened throughout the of our international past century in every corner of from keeping one at Tsystem. Yet we persist the globe and has put troops on in speaking of institutional and every habitable continent at one economic collapse, social discord time or another. sea, which is essential and the turmoil associated with The system’s institutions dwindling resources as though by design are weak, toothless to deter aggressors. they existed somehow separate and possessed of only limited from the world, as though calam- resources. This approach has BY DAVID BLAGDEN ity somewhere were not of conse- clearly failed. Today the great- quence everywhere. est problems we face are almost he Cabinet Office will this month This is old think. Very old universally the global calamities publish its review into alternatives think: Westphalian nation-state that demand strong international to like-for-like replacement of the nonsense that evokes a 17th-cen- mechanisms and a global sense of TUK’s Trident nuclear deterrent — tury mentality in which words community that do not exist and or, more specifically, the Vanguard class of like “foreign,” “border,” “us” and are anathema to the selfish spirit Royal Navy submarines that currently carries “them” meant something very that was the great contribution of the Trident D5 ballistic missile. While the different. But as we have seen the Peace of Westphalia: Global review will shy away from making firm policy during this 350-year nation- warming, the proliferation of choices (for intra-coalition political reasons), state experiment, this old think weapons of mass destruction, the A Vanguard class nuclear submarine which carries Trident nuclear missiles makes its way out from we know that alternatives to a replacement doesn’t simply divvy up the world cancer of failed and failing states Trident system will be presented as “compel- the Faslane naval base, Scotland. into manageable chunks — it also that destabilise their neighbours, ling” options, but exposed as both less capable endows countries with the pro- spreading refugees and unrest and more costly, and therefore unlikely to be ability to retaliate against nuclear aggression it was safe in the open ocean? found and fundamental right to across borders. pursued. would be assured even if the UK — including Part of the problem here is linguistic: be selfish. In each instance, we see that The move towards a reduced deterrent pos- the Royal Navy’s bases — was attacked with nuclear weapons are not themselves “the It is true that within each coun- the greatest problems facing failed ture, however, is likely to come in the form of little or no warning. In short, a continually- deterrent”; rather, they “produce” deterrence try’s borders, different views exist states and more pernicious, per- a suggestion that only building two or three deployed SSBN provides a “secure second- when deployed correctly. Deployed incorrectly, of the obligations of individual cit- vasive international failures are boats in the new Trident-carrying submarine strike” retaliatory capability. they produce aggression incentives, crisis izens to one another, of provinces not somehow endemic to isolated class would be a plausible option — a conces- The great thing about secure second-strike escalation, and elevated nuclear danger. and cities to their neighbours, of places on the globe. For exam- sion dear to senior Liberal Democrat defence nuclear arsenals is that they stop there being If the Liberal Democrat wing of the govern- the large and small private enti- ple, global warming and nuclear figures, and one that may be tempting to other rewards for aggression, thereby helping to sta- ment wants to make the case for complete uni- ties in the polity — corporations, weapons proliferation have clear leaders in search of savings — in the place of bilise international diplomatic and military lateral disarmament, that is their prerogative: churches and other institutions global consequences. the four outgoing Vanguards. Such a choice crises. An opponent does not have an incen- the wisdom of such a policy recommendation — to society as a whole. Some The problem is made measur- would be a grave mistake. Regardless of where tive to strike you first, because doing so does should be contested vigorously, but it should at countries elevate and value com- ably worse by the US, which used one sits on the left/right political spectrum, not diminish your ability to inflict devastating least be an internally coherent argument. The munity. Some serve the state to to, at least periodically, reach out if Britain is to possess a nuclear arsenal at retaliation – a potent deterrent to potential argument that the world is dangerous enough the detriment of individual people. and flex its muscles and extend all — as all three of the major parties still aggressors. to still necessitate keeping a residual nuclear And some, like the US, celebrate its generosity despite its his- think we should — then it must be configured A submarine tied up alongside HM Naval arsenal, yet not dangerous enough for deter- individuality to a fault. At least torical isolationism, but which to promote caution rather than aggression in Base Clyde, by contrast, is not a deterrent rence to be worth doing properly, by contrast, some Americans do, seeing the today seems much less inclined international crises. — it’s a “target”. A potential aggressor con- does not make sense. responsibilities manifest in the to do so. While book clubs across Moving from four ballistic missile subma- templating an attack on Britain would face If the government believes that the future actions, sinews, laws and regula- America debate whether working rines (SSBNs) to only two or three would end powerful incentives to destroy it before it left is threatening enough for a nuclear deterrent tions of government as overreach, moms should lean in, nationally the Royal Navy’s ability to keep one boat of port. Faced with this reality, the government to be worth preserving, as it should, then it is an encroachment. the country seems to have made the class permanently deployed at sea, as the would have a terrible choice to make at the worth an extra £5bn — less than the cost of a Americans celebrate this inde- the decision to lean away. Getting then First Sea Lord made clear in 2009. This beginning of any international dispute with year’s operations in Afghanistan — on the cost pendent spirit. Their market involved has had its costs. It has posture — known as continuous at-sea deter- another nuclear power. Do they send the sub- of procuring a new submarine class to buy the ideology is more Charles Darwin been bungled and abused. And rence, or “kaz-dee” (CASD) — has been main- marine to sea, a tremendously escalatory move four boats necessary to ensure that the arsenal than Adam Smith, suggesting so Americans are washing their tained without interruption since 1968. The that would turn a mere dispute into an acute is survivable, deterrence credible, and Britain’s somehow that if we value the hands of it and retreating behind rationale behind CASD is that if at least one crisis, not to mention the incentive faced by future international crisis response capability survival of the fittest, then the the country’s walls. submarine is always deployed, then Britain’s an opponent to target the submarine before stable. THE GUARDIAN casualties of the weak are merely WP-BLOOMBERG WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Dialogue need Heed voice of people: US to Mursi of the hour, says UN rights official Mursi snubs ultimatum; tensions rise GENEVA: The UN human rights office called on President WASHINGTON: Egyptian about cutting its substantial aid Mohammed Mursi yesterday President Mohammed Mursi to Egypt. Washington provides to listen to the demands of the must listen to the voices of the some $1.3bn in annual military Egyptian people and engage in people to resolve a damaging aid to Cairo, which under US law a “serious national dialogue” to political crisis which could lead could be in jeopardy if there is a defuse the political crisis. to military intervention, a US military takeover. “We call on the president of official said yesterday. The US embassy in Cairo issued Egypt to listen to the demands Mursi, an Islamist leader who a security notice to US citizens and wishes of the Egyptian peo- became the country’s first demo- to say it would be closed today, ple expressed during these huge cratically elected president, was which could mean it may remain protests over the past few days, locked in talks with the army closed for the rest of the week and to address key issues raised chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, amid with tomorrow being the July 4 by the opposition and by civil mounting calls from the opposi- Independence Day and Friday the society in recent months,” Rupert tion that he should step down a usual day of rest in the Arab world. Colville, spokesman of UN High year after his election. Meanwhile, opponents of Mursi Commissioner for Human Rights The United States has been poured onto the streets of Cairo Navi Pillay, said here. watching events in its deeply to press their demand that he “We urge all political parties and divided key regional ally with step down after the Islamist social groups in Egypt to urgently growing concern, as a deadline president snubbed an ultimatum engage in a serious national dialogue set by the army for an end to from the army to agree to the in order to find a solution to the the crisis nears. The military has “people’s demands” or face an political crisis and prevent an esca- warned that otherwise it could be imposed solution. lation of violence.” Asked about the forced to intervene to protect the Most businesses remained role of the military, Colville said: stability of the country. closed and very few cars were on “We’re talking hopefully about a Just hours after US President the streets as tensions soared. newly developing democracy in Barack Obama called Mursi yes- A senior leader of the Muslim Egypt, so obviously what the mili- terday, Secretary of State John Brotherhood called on its sup- tary does or doesn’t do is crucial. Kerry telephoned his Egyptian porters to be ready to sacrifice Nothing should be done that would counterpart Foreign Minister their lives to prevent an army Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against President Mohammed Mursi in front of Kopa Palace, in undermine democratic processes in Mohammed Kamel Amr to dis- takeover, recalling that hundreds Cairo yesterday. the country.” REUTERS cuss the situation, even though had died during the 2011 revolu- Amr reportedly resigned from the tion that ousted veteran strong- government earlier in the day. man Hosni Mubarak. Kerry “stressed that democ- The main opposition coali- Army reprises hero’s role in Egypt drama racy is about more than just elec- tion said it was ready to join the tions. It’s also about ensuring the urgent talks on a negotiated tran- CAIRO: Egypt’s army reprised president freely elected last year. executive role. Diplomats say 17 Mursi see the protests demand- voices of all Egyptians are heard,” sition called for by the army and its role as hero in a new act of In Tahrir, there was no talk of months of interim rule fraught ing he step down as an assault State Department spokeswoman named former UN nuclear watch- the country’s political drama the tensions that made the gen- with economic and political cri- on democracy. If the army is Jen Psaki said. “He also reiterated dog chief Mohamed ElBaradei as with a move celebrated by erals the focus of protester fury ses was more than enough for seen as a hero to Mursi’s oppo- what our goal is, which is a peace- its chief negotiator. protesters as a decisive blow during 17 months of military rule the generals. In its statement, the nents, Islamists rallying outside ful, stable and prosperous Egypt.” The June 30 Front called for against an unpopular presi- punctuated with crises. Instead, army reiterated its commitment a mosque in northern Cairo felt She denied however as “inac- mass protests to keep up the pres- dent just two-and-a-half years there was relief that Mursi was on to the nascent democracy. differently. curate” a report that Obama sure on Mursi and tens of thou- after the military unseated his his way out — or so they believed For Akram Mahmoud, a “Today’s statement is blatant had pressed Mursi to hold early sands packed into Cairo’s Tahrir predecessor. — thanks to the army initiative 50-year old civil servant, a year interference in the president’s elections. “The president urged Square and the large avenues out- Cairo’s Tahrir Square erupted that did not define his future. of Mursi’s presidency had made affairs,” said Mohamed Sabry, an President Mursi to take steps side the capital’s two presidential in party scenes reminiscent of the “The army and the people are army rule an attractive option. “I Islamist camped out with others to show that he is responsive to palaces. Chants of “Leave” rang night Hosni Mubarak was forced one hand!” they chanted — a prefer the army, I want the army at the rally where their leaders their concerns, and the secretary out from the crowds. Backers of from office in 2011, as hundreds of refrain heard the night Mubarak to take power. There is nothing addressed the crowd late into agrees that that is an important the president joined a sit-in in thousands of people rejoiced at an was toppled — as five army heli- greater than our armed forces,” the night. step for the government to take,” his support in Cairo’s Nasr City army move they believed heralded copters flying Egyptian flags cir- he said, clutching an Egyptian flag But to political opposition par- Psaki said. neighbourhood, as hundreds more the end of President Mohammed cled over central Cairo. as he cursed himself for having ties that have struggled to get But she refused to outline what gathered near Cairo University Mursi’s rule. Spurred on by mass anti-Mursi voted for Mursi. organised since Mubarak was concrete steps he might take, say- vowing to defend his legitimacy. Fireworks burst over the Square. protests, the army moved in dra- He said he had voted for the toppled and lost a series of elec- ing that was up to the Egyptian Egypt’s main opposition bloc, Delighted protesters waved flags, matic style on Monday by giving Muslim Brotherhood politician tions to the Brotherhood, the people and referring instead to the National Salvation Front, said sounded horns, beat drums and the president and his opponents because he saw him as a man army’s intervention was a wel- US concerns over violence and it would “not support a military danced in joy at what was widely 48 hours to resolve a standoff who “knew God”. A year later, he come if imperfect way forward. respecting the views of the people. coup”. It expressed trust in the seen as an army ultimatum to the that has beset his first year in had concluded that he was a man “They are very strongly sup- “We know that democracy takes army’s insistence that it does not Islamist head of state. office. Failure to meet the people’s who “traded in religion”. It echoes ported by the public,” said time, of course, and what we’re want to get involved in politics. In 2011, as now, the protesters demands, the army said, would the complaints of Egyptians who Mohamed Aboulghar, head of the seeing happen in Egypt is that German Foreign Minister praised the army for responding result in the military unveiling also list the country’s economic Egyptian Social Democratic Party. transpiring over time,” she said. Guido Westerwelle called on all to the “will of the people”, disre- and implementing its own road crisis and what they perceive as “The army will be very reasonable,” Psaki also said it was too sides not to squander the hopes of garding the Islamists rallying in map for the country. a Brotherhood power grab as rea- he added. “We are optimistic, but early to say whether the Obama democracy of the 2011 revolution. smaller numbers across the other Many analysts doubt the army sons why Mursi must go. not completely optimistic.” administration was in discussion AFP side of town in support of the wants to move back into an The Islamists rallying for REUTERS

Displaced Syrians Jordan blocks 254 Erdogan vows to complete news websites for having no licence Kurdish peace process ANKARA: Turkish Prime triggered a day of rallies in the AMMAN: The Jordanian gov- Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan region organised by the pro-Kurd- ernment said yesterday that yesterday vowed to continue the ish Peace and Democracy Party it had blocked 254 unlicensed fragile peace process between (BDP), dispersed by Turkish riot news websites, 16 of them in the the government and the coun- police using tear gas and water previous two days, using powers try’s Kurdish minority which cannon. under a 2012 law criticised as a looked threatened by a weekend Erdogan claimed the protests threat to freedom of expression. of rallies sparked by the death and the kidnap of a sergeant Fayez Shawabkeh, head of a young protester. released on Monday were organ- of the Press and Publication “This problem didn’t start yes- ised by the Kurdish Workers’ Department said: “16 local news terday and it will need a lot of Party members which, he claimed, websites were blocked in the past work and patience,” he said at a were unhappy that a supply route two days after carefully examin- weekly meeting of his deputies for alleged drug trafficking would ing their situation. This brings from the Islamist-rooted Justice be threatened by an increased the total number of sites the PPD and Development Party (AKP). police presence in the area. blocked recently to 254, while 111 “Everyone needs to stay calm “We must uncover the true sites have obtained licences.” and be patient,” he said, vowing motivation for these events,” On June 3, authorities said they that “nothing” would stop him Erdogan said. “What was really would block nearly 300 out of 400 from completing a full reconcili- behind the incident in Lice was local news websites “for failing ation with Turkey’s estimated 15 cannabis.” Local authorities claim to obtain the necessary licens- million Kurds. “The peace process that 500 tonnes of the drug were A volunteer shares out food to the people in the Bab Al Salam refugee camp for displaced Syrians near the ing,” under last year’s controver- will continue,” he said. cultivated in southeast Turkey in border with Turkey, yesterday. US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States and Russia were sial legislation. The law gave the The death of a young Kurdish 2012, an industry they believe is committed to holding a peace conference on Syria but that it would likely take place after August. government powers to regulate man during a protest on Friday entirely the work of the PKK. “electronic publications,” requir- in the southeastern town of Lice AFP ing them to register with the PPD and obtain a licence. It stipulates that the chief edi- tors of news websites must be Abbas ‘optimistic’ over Kerry’s peace bid members of the Jordan Press Association, giving the govern- Jailed Tunisian rapper to be freed RAMALLAH: Palestinian need further clarification and establishment of a Palestinian ment the right to censor content President Mahmoud Abbas said explanation before we can return state along the lines that existed and hold journalists liable for TUNIS: A Tunisian rapper used the singer’s rap name, said yesterday that US Secretary to negotiations,” Abbas said. before the Six Day War of 1967. comments posted on webpages. jailed for two years for a song in following the court’s verdict. As of State John Kerry had made “We are optimistic because “He has made it clear that The PPD has insisted “the which he insulted the police will the ruling was announced, shouts “useful and constructive pro- Kerry is serious and determined this is US policy,” he told decision does not seek to restrict be freed on appeal, to the relief of joy erupted outside of the court posals” during his four-day visit to reach a solution. We hope to go Voice of Palestine radio, add- freedoms,” and that “the objective of his supporters who hailed of appeal in Tunis where friends last week, adding he was “opti- back to negotiations very soon in ing that there had also been is to organise the work of these yesterday’s ruling as a victory and supporters of the rapper had mistic” about the outcome. order to address the core issues progress on the issue of Israel’s websites.” for freedom of expression. gathered. “Freedom for Weld El His remarks, at a news confer- between us and the Israelis,” he release of Palestinian prisoners. “I call on all local news web- Ala Yaacoubi, who goes by the 15!” they shouted. ence with visiting Italian Prime added. Although Kerry flew out “Settlements remain the main sites to correct their status in line rap name Weld El 15, was impris- “After being shaken by a great Minister Enrico Letta, came in of the region on Sunday, he left obstacle to a resumption of nego- with the law. Operating outside oned on June 13 for a song he wave of concern, today’s verdict is the wake of Kerry’s latest attempt behind several of his advisers and tiations,” he said. the law, which we will continue to wrote called The Police are Dogs, a relief for us. It has given reassur- to coax Israel and the Palestinians is expected to return to the region The optimism displayed by Abbas apply, will not be in their inter- and the Tunis court of appeal yes- ance,” said Thameur Mekki, who back into direct peace talks, in a soon, Abbas said. was not reflected on the ground, est,” Shawabkeh warned. terday reduced the jail term to heads the rapper’s support group. visit which the chief Palestinian Amin Maqbul, a senior offi- with a new Israel-Palestinian sur- Journalists accuse the govern- a six-month suspended sentence, The 25-year-old musician was negotiator said had failed to cial in Abbas’s ruling Fatah vey showing most people held lit- ment of seeking to control who allowing him to go free. to be freed from the prison in a achieve any breakthrough. movement, said there had been tle hope the talks would result in a can publish news. One of the sites “It’s a victory for freedom and suburb of the capital where he has “Kerry made useful and con- “progress” during Kerry’s mara- resumption of direct talks after a blocked in the past two days is democracy, for Weld El 15 who did been held since his conviction by structive proposals and we are thon talks and expressed appre- hiatus of nearly three years. 7iber, Arabic for “ink”. nothing wrong but made a work of the court of first instance last not saying they were bad, but they ciation for his commitment to the AFP AFP art,” attorney Ghazi Mrabet, who month. AFP WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Germany jails Russians who spied on Nato Obama struggles to wow Africa STUTTGART: A mid- dle-aged, middle-class couple who are presumed US president’s pledges dwarfed by China’s investments to be Russian were jailed in Germany yesterday for JOHANNESBURG: It was cure-all,” noted South African concerns. US military operations passing on hundreds of billed as a new chapter in rela- daily The New Age. in Africa have multiplied, as ter- Nato and EU documents tions with a continent on the Obama announced he would ror franchises have exploited in two decades of spying move, but US President Barack host a landmark summit of lead- instability in Mali. US drones for Moscow. Obama’s whirlwind tour of ers from across sub-Saharan keep a stealthy vigil from bases At the moment of her Africa left many underwhelmed Africa next year. in Ethiopia, Niger and Djibouti arrest in 2011, Heidrun by pledges that were thin on But a $7bn offer to boost energy In contrast to Obama, by Anschlag was, in true spy- detail and dwarfed by China’s production in the region was just the time he left office last year, thriller fashion, receiving lavish investment. a fraction of Chinese investment former Chinese leader Hu Jintao a coded radio transmission Obama’s long-awaited return of around $20bn in infrastructure had visited Africa four times and from Moscow, the court in to sub-Saharan Africa was seen on the continent. covered 18 nations. Stuttgart said. as recognition of the region’s “The $7bn is effectively what Africa was also one of the first “Through their excel- rising significance on the world South Africa is spending on one destinations by his successor Xi lent training and care- stage, and a challenge to Beijing’s power station,” Matshiqi said. Jinping, whose country overtook fully crafted cover stories growing economic clout on the Obama vowed not to dole out the US in 2009 as Africa’s largest ... the defendants posed a continent. cash gifts as he touted US-style trading partner. significant, abstract dan- “There is clear recognition in investment and partnership as For political scientist Laja ger to Germany,” said the Washington that Africa is becom- superior to Beijing’s Africa push, Odukoya of the University judges, sentencing Heidrun ing a strategic player in the global arguing US companies do more of Lagos, Obama’s visit was Anschlag and her husband arena and that those countries to build local economic capacity. “borne out of American national Andreas — not their real that do not exploit the opportuni- His ultimate goal — for “Africa interest”. names — to 5-1/2 and 6-1/2 ties that are beginning to emerge to build Africa, for Africans”. “Africa is of strategic impor- years’ prison respectively. in Africa ... will be left behind,” Obama’s election in 2008 tance to America as a veritable The pair, now in their said Aubrey Matshiqi, a research sparked great expectations source of cheap oil and huge 50s, entered Germany in fellow with the Helen Suzman in Africa, where many hoped market for its finished products,” 1988 and 1990, posing as Foundation in South Africa. America’s first black president Odukoya said. For most South Austrian citizens from Obama’s efforts to make up for would heap attention on the Africans who are no strangers South America. lost time in the region were com- continent. to the dynamics of race, Obama’s plicated by the illness of his per- But although he visited Ghana rise to president resonates with sonal hero Nelson Mandela, which for less than 24 hours just months their own history, which saw Firefighters look lent a deeply poignant tone to the after his inauguration, telling Mandela break almost half a cen- three-nation tour. the country’s parliament he had tury of racist white minority rule for weather break While the US leader’s soar- “the blood of Africa within me”, nearly two decades ago. ARIZONA: Weary ing rhetoric and calls for African it was to be his only trip to the Leroy Sikakane, a 25-year-old crews yesterday looked US President Barack Obama plays with a ‘soccket’ ball, a soccer ball that captures leaders to serve their people drew region until the fifth year of his auditor, waited patiently on a cold for a break in the weather the energy during game play to charge LEDs and small batteries, alongside rapturous applause, observers presidency. winter night to see Air Force One to gain ground against Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete (left) during a demonstration at the Ubungo noted his speeches were light on When the continent did come land in Pretoria. But in the end a fierce Arizona wildfire Plaza Symbion Power Plant in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, yesterday. actual promises. under the White House’s scrutiny, the visit did nothing to alter his that has already killed 19 In the end his visit was “no it was often because of security views. AFP of their fellow firefighters in the worst wildland fire tragedy in 80 years. Fire managers say the so-called Yarnell Hills fire, which has already charred nearly 8,400 acres of tin- Snowden’s options narrow as nations reject asylum der-dry chaparral and grasslands northwest of MOSCOW: Several countries Bolivian President Evo Morales he had sent out applications to seen some reports of his petition received the request but the peti- Phoenix, was zero percent rushed to reject asylum requests also said his country was willing to 13 European countries as well as for political asylum in some coun- tion was invalid because it was contained as darkness fell from fugitive US intelligence consider giving Snowden asylum. six Latin American nations along tries but I have no information not filed from inside their respec- on Monday evening. leaker Edward Snowden yesterday Poland immediately rejected with China and India. about that.” tive countries. The lightning-sparked after he sought safe haven in 21 Snowden’s petitions while an Indian A Chinese foreign ministry Austria, Finland, Iceland and Ireland and Spain issued simi- blaze, which broke out on nations in a bid to win protection foreign ministry spokesman said spokesman in Beijing said: “I’ve Norway confirmed they had each lar statements. AFP Friday afternoon near the from American authorities. there was “no reason to accede to community of Yarnell, has Most European countries either the request.” torched some 200 struc- flatly rejected the request or reacted The Netherlands also said “no” tures, most of them homes. coolly. But the leftist leaders of while Brazil said it was “not going On Sunday, an elite Venezuela and Bolivia rose to the to respond.” squad of 19 firefighters died 30-year-old’s defence and said they And a spokesman for Russian in the fire after they were would consider the application under President Vladimir Putin said outflanked and engulfed by the right conditions. Snowden himself had decided to wind-whipped flames in Snowden found particular support scrap his petition with Moscow — seconds, before some could in Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela — a where he has been stranded in an scramble into cocoon-like long-term thorn in the side of the airport transit zone since June 23 personal shelters. US. — after the Kremlin chief said he “What he did was reveal a big wanted him to stop releasing dam- truth so that we could avoid a war,” aging allegations about the US. Mandela family in Maduro said during a two-day visit to “He abandoned his intention and Moscow for an energy summit. his request to receive the chance of court over grave But Maduro refused to entertain staying in Russia,” Putin’s spokesman speculation he might take Snowden Dmitry Peskov told reporters. MTHATHA, South on a plane with him from Moscow — The WikiLeaks anti-secrecy web- Africa: Nelson Mandela’s a possibility raised both by Russian site — its associate Sarah Harrison family sought criminal media and political observers of the travelling with the former National charges of grave tamper- explosive case. Security Agency contractor — said ing against the former South African president’s oldest grandson yester- day amid an escalating row linked to the even- tual burial site of the ail- ing anti-apartheid hero. The grandson Mandla allegedly had the remains of three of Mandela’s children moved from the revered leader’s ancestral village of Qunu in 2011 without the rest of the family’s consent. Mandela, who remains critically ill in what is now his fourth week in hos- pital, had expressed his wish to be buried in Qunu, and his daughters want to have the children’s remains transferred so they can be together. Tymoshenko fate key to EU ties BERLIN: Germany stressed yesterday that the fate of jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko would have a decisive impact on Kiev’s ambi- tions for closer ties with the European Union. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told report- ers after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Leonid Kozhara that negotiations were ongo- ing to secure Ukrainian permission for the ailing Tymoshenko to receive medical treatment in Germany. AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES China, Russia to hold largest drills Ties between former Cold War rivals improving

BEIJING: China will join 12. The ships departed Monday of Chelyabinsk from July 27 to Russia later this week for its from the port of Qingdao, where August 15. largest-ever naval drills with China’s Northern Fleet is based, Fang emphasised that out- a foreign partner, underscor- headed for the rallying point siders should not consider the ing deepening ties between the in Peter the Great Bay near exercises threatening, the official former Cold War rivals along Vladivostok. Liberation Army Daily said. with Beijing’s desire for closer “This marks our navy’s single “The joint drill conducted by links with regional militaries. biggest deployment of military the two militaries of China and China has long been a key cus- force in a China-foreign joint Russia do not target any third tomer for Russian military hard- exercise,” the ministry said. parties. Their aim is to deepen ware, but only in the last decade Gen. Fang Fenghui, the People’s cooperation between the two mil- have their militaries begun tak- Liberation Army chief of the gen- itaries in the training field, boost The Chinese Luhu Class Destroyer Haribing, one of 269 warships that outnumber the US military’s 180 ships, will ing part in joint exercises. eral staff, announced the exer- capacity in coordinating military take part in the Joint Sea-2013 exercises. China’s Defence Ministry said cises during a visit to Moscow, activities, and serve the purpose yesterday that its navy will send where he met with his Russian of safeguarding regional security four destroyers, two guided mis- counterpart, Valery Gerasimov. and stability,” Fang said. has joined in a series of joint exercises organised by the six- has been limited, although China sile frigates, and a support ship The two also announced that China began deploying ships drills in the Pacific and Indian nation Shanghai Cooperation will take part next year in the for the “Joint Sea-2013” exercises, another round of anti-terror- to the anti-piracy flotilla off oceans. Chinese land units Organisation. Cooperation with US-organised Rim of the Pacific which start on Friday in the Sea ism joint drills would be held in the coast of Somalia in 2008 also have taken part in border the US Navy, the predominant exercises, the world’s largest of Japan and run through July Russia’s Ural Mountain region and in recent years its navy security and anti-terrorism maritime force in the region, maritime drills. AGENCIES

Sri Lanka bans Japan seeks answers Bangla army rejects rescue ‘hoax’ Time edition COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has DHAKA: Bangladesh’s army the rescue and recovery opera- nearly a month in hospital, ini- banned the July 1 issue of on US bugging claims has rejected as “vile” news- tion, slammed the reports as tially in intensive care, has told Time magazine because its paper reports that described “misleading, imprudent and media she survived on rainwater cover story on Myanmar’s TOKYO: Japan sought answers from the US yesterday over the rescue of a textile worker fictitious”. and biscuits. Buddhist-Muslim clashes claims it had bugged its key Asian ally, as the list of embarrassing trapped for 17 days in a col- “It is a vile attempt to raise Reshma, who has since been could hurt religious senti- revelations from fugitive intelligence specialist Edward Snowden lapsed garment factory as a questions on the dedication, hired by the luxury Westin Hotel ment on the island, an offi- grows longer. hoax. honesty and humanity of the in Dhaka as a “public area” cial said yesterday. Customs Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tokyo was waiting A pro-opposition daily rescue workers,” the army said ambassador, could not be con- department spokesman to hear from the US if the allegations of a bug in its Washington reported the story last week, in a statement. It said Reshma tacted for comment. The hotel Leslie Gamini said the issue embassy were true. branding the rescue of seam- was rescued in the presence of said that permission from the carrying a photo of a promi- The demand comes as anger continues to grow in Europe over stress Reshma as fake. It quoted numerous television crews and army was needed to talk to her. nent Myanmar monk under claims that the US had been spying on several European countries, a male colleague as saying she other media. Her brother Zahidul Islam the headline: “The Face of including Germany, and the European Union. escaped the building with him The army said such newspa- also denied the newspaper Buddhist Terror” would be They also come as Snowden, who is still holed up in a Moscow on the day it collapsed in April, per reports risked traumatising claims, saying “we never doubted confiscated. airport, broke his 10-day silence and accused Washington of pres- killing more than 1,100 people. her further. “Publication of this it. It was not a hoax”. “For 17 suring foreign capitals to reject his asylum applications. Britain’s A story was also published in misleading information can even days after the building collapsed, Cyber crime Guardian newspaper at the weekend reported top-secret United the British tabloid the Sunday risk her mental health. She is we searched for her at every States National Security Agency documents leaked by Snowden show Mirror, quoting the same worker still traumatised,” it said. hospital including the military court plan that United States intelligence services were spying on 38 embassies who has since gone into hiding. Reshma became a national hospital and at the morgues. We and diplomatic missions of its allies including the European Union “We spent two days in hospital heroine after she was rescued found her only after her miracu- KUALA LUMPUR: A and Japan. but then she vanished. The next from the nine-storey Rana Plaza lous rescue,” he said. Barisan Nasional MP yes- Japan’s more moderate response may reflect its greater depend- time I saw her was on TV 17 days building that collapsed on April Enam Hospital, where most of terday suggested a special ence on the US, which is treaty-bound to protect it from military later. They said it was a miracle. 24, trapping more than 3,000 the injured were taken, also said court to tackle cyber crime, attack. Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan is trying to re- But it was a fake,” the Mirror garment factory workers and Reshma was not among those particularly to deal with the heat a relationship that had gone slightly cold under the three-year quoted the colleague as saying. killing 1,129. hospitalised, as claimed by her alleged group of cyber troop- stewardship of the now-opposition Democratic Party of Japan. AFP The army, which oversaw The 18-year-old, who spent male colleague. AFP ers funded by the opposi- tion. Kinabatangan MP Bung Mokhtar Radin said Rescued he was disappointed with the Philippines to Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission deploy female as it failed to control social North Korea under fire media. He said the govern- ment will consider all sugges- labour officials tions made by the public. in Middle East at Asia security forum Girl, 6, dies BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, messages very seriously,” he MANILA: The Philippines is BRUNEI: North Korea came added. from bird flu to deploy female labour officers under fire at an Asia-Pacific However, North Korean to the Middle East, an official security forum yesterday as Foreign Minister Pak Ui-Chun PHNOM PENH: A six- said Tuesday, amid an enquiry foreign ministers called on the fired back in the discussions, year-old Cambodian girl has into allegations some of its dip- defiant communist state to end calling the US the “true provo- died from bird flu, bring- lomats in these posts forced its nuclear weapons programme. cateur” and saying it would retain ing the country’s toll from distressed Philippine workers In a flurry of diplomatic activ- its nuclear weapons programme the deadly virus to nine there into prostitution. ity, the gathering in Brunei also until Washington drops its “hos- this year, the World Health Thirteen women officials will saw Beijing pressured over its tile” stance. Organisation said yesterday. be sent soon to Saudi Arabia, South China Sea claims while the “Unless the US removes all its The girl, from the southern Jordan, Kuwait, and also top US and Russian envoys met to anti-North policies and threats province of Kampot, died in Malaysia, to work with current discuss the thorny issues of Syria against us, any problems includ- a children’s hospital in the staff at Philippine embassies and US fugitive Edward Snowden. ing the nuclear issues on the capital Phnom Penh on June there, labour department spokes- Participants in the Asean (Korean) peninsula will not be 28. Tests confirmed she had man Nicon Fameronag told AFP. Regional Forum, which include 26 solved,” North Korean official contracted the H5N1 strain They will mainly help countries across the Asia-Pacific Choe Myung-Nam said. of avian influenza. Philippine workers who had and the EU, sent a “very strong Meanwhile, North Korea’s First sought refuge at embassy shelters message” to North Korea, South Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye- Nuclear plant to escape abuses by their employ- Korean Foreign Minister Yun Gwan, with long experience in ers, he added. Byung-Se said. nuclear talks, left for Russia. hit by fire “The decision to send in women “Most ministers at the meeting A government source said is because there are more women expressed a very strong message North Korea launched four short- TOKYO: Fire broke out in overseas workers who are going to the North Korean delegation range projectiles into waters off a rubbish pile at Japan’s tsu- to the shelters than men. The that they should denuclearise, its east coast, a day before South nami-battered Fukushima shelters are for women, not men,” they should refrain from provoca- Korean President Park Geun-hye nuclear complex yesterday he said. “They (the women offi- Rescuers saving a trapped resident in a flooded area in Suining, southwest tive action. began a state visit to China last the operator said, the latest cials) will be able to relate more China’s Sichuan province. Floods and landslides triggered by torrential “So they have to listen to these week. AGENCIES in a series of incidents at the to women than men.” rain have left at least 157 people dead in the past one week. crippled plant. Workers dis- The plans were announced covered flames licking at piles amid an investigation by the for- of cardboard boxes near an eign department over allegations incineration facility at about that at least two diplomats were 1pm, Tokyo Electric Power Co forcing Philippine women at the Five dead, dozens injured in Aceh quake said. The fire was put out in shelters to submit to sex, either a hour. with them or other men. LAMPAHAN, INDONESIA: A power- in the quake, Fauzi, an official from the local district, said. “We have received around 50 The enquiry was launched last ful earthquake in Indonesia’s Aceh province disaster agency, told AFP late Tuesday. people with injuries sustained when the walls Rewards over month after a member of parlia- flattened buildings and sparked landslides In Suka Makmur village a landslide engulfed of their houses collapsed,” added the doctor. ment told the foreign ministry yesterday, killing at least five people and a coffee plantation, killing one man, said the “There are around 30 people seriously Xinjiang attacks he had received anonymous com- injuring dozens in a region devastated by official who uses one name. injured, some with head injuries. The rest plaints by some women who had the quake-triggered tsunami of 2004. “A man was working at a coffee plantation have only light injuries like minor cuts and BEIJING: China announced been in those shelters. The 6.1-magnitude quake struck inland at a with his wife when a landslide caused by the grazes,” he added. rewards of up to 100,000 yuan Fameronag denied that the depth of just 10km in the mountainous Bener quake struck,” he said. Injured people had been transported from ($16,000) yesterday for infor- deployment of the women labour Meriah district in the heart of Aceh, the US “His body was found under a pile of earth several affected villages in two trucks, she said. mation leading the arrest officers was a reaction to the Geological Survey said. soon afterwards,” the official said, adding that Around 40 houses were damaged by the of those responsible for the scandal, insisting it was part of It destroyed houses in the district, some his wife and another woman were missing at quake, including some which were flattened, deadliest violence in four official efforts to improve embassy 320km from the provincial capital Banda the site. said disaster agency official Fauzi. Most of the years in the vast far-western services for overseas workers. Aceh, and triggered several landslides. Four other people died in hospitals in the damaged houses were in the Wih Pesam area region of Xinjiang, dominated Since the allegations broke, the Police and troops were deployed to lead district from injuries sustained in the quake, of the district, he added. by Muslim Uighurs. A gang Philippines has recalled home a rescue efforts, as pictures showed the walls he said. People ran outside in panic in Banda Aceh staged a series of attacks, male labour attache from the of houses reduced to rubble and roads badly One of the fatalities was a child who died as the quake shook houses, and in Medan city killing 35 people last week. Middle East to answer the alle- damaged and blocked by landslips. when a wall collapsed, Ema Suryani, a doc- to the south of the province on Sumatra island. AGENCIES gations against him. AFP Five people had so far been confirmed dead tor at a health clinic in Lampahan city in the AFP WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Taliban attacks on Nato kill nine Pressure grows on Kabul to secure peace deal with rebels before international troops pull out by 2014

KABUL: Taliban truck bomb and gun attacks “An important foreign logistic and supply facil- killed nine people in the Afghan capital Kabul ity was attacked, first by an explosive-filled truck yesterday, destroying the entrance to a Nato which removed all the barriers and followed by supply company’s compound in the latest insur- devoted mujahideen armed with small and heavy gent assault to shake peace efforts. weapons entering the base,” the Taliban said in a Four Nepalese, one Briton and one Romanian statement. were among those killed in the bombing, which A Taliban office that opened in Qatar on June follows recent Taliban suicide attacks targeting the 18 to start peace talks enraged President Hamid Supreme Court, the airport and the presidential Karzai who broke off security talks with the palace. Americans and threatened to boycott any peace The US has been pushing for peace talks as process altogether. 100,000 Nato troops prepare to leave next year The Taliban fighting a guerrilla war for 12 years and Afghan security forces take on the fight against have consistently refused to hold peace talks with the Islamist extremists. Kabul and labelled Karzai as a US puppet. “Four Nepalese guards, one Afghan guard and Nato commanders, the Afghan government and two Afghan civilians have been killed,” Kabul police the Taliban have vowed to fight on as international chief Mohammad Ayoub Salangi said after the efforts are made to secure a ceasefire and start a attack, which started at about 4.30am. The British peace process. embassy said one male British national had died, Hours after the Qatar office opened, a Taliban while the Romanian mission said a male civilian rocket attack killed four Americans on the largest contractor was killed and another wounded. military base in Afghanistan. The Dubai-based Supreme Group provides Nato Days later, a suicide squad targeted the presi- bases with food, water, fuel and other supplies and dential palace and a CIA office in Kabul. maintains military storage buildings and accom- US President Barack Obama has said he antici- modation. Its compound is close to UN offices and pated “a lot of bumps in the road” but that a peace several Nato bases. settlement with the Taliban was the only way to Salangi said the attack began with a suicide end violence. bomb in a large truck, and two or three insurgents More than 3,300 coalition personnel have been opened fire on guards for about 30-40 minutes. All killed in the country since 2001, peaking at 711 the attackers were killed. deaths in 2010, according to the independent icasu- The bomb left a large crater in the ground, and alties.org website. Half of the 68,000 US troops will reduced walls and a guard post to a pile of rubble exit by February, and the newly-trained Afghan and twisted steel. Police said some suicide vests army and police are taking the lead in the battle were later detonated by security forces. to suppress the Taliban. The Taliban claimed responsibility, as pressure The Taliban were deposed in a 2001 US-led inva- grows on Kabul to secure a peace deal with the sion for sheltering Osama bin Laden and other Al Afghan and Nato security personnel inspect the gate of a foreign logistics company in Kabul after the suicide attack rebels before international troops pull out by the Qaeda leaders after the 9/11 attacks on New York yesterday. end of 2014. and Washington. AFP

US upbeat on forging World Bank to finance power project 20 militants die in Afghan raids LAHORE: The World Bank in 2027 and will face cost esca- design of Dasu hydropower project Afghan security deal has attached conditions with lation of at least around $5bn to is loan offered by the bank, they KABUL: Twenty Taliban the financing deal for build- $6bn, the sources said. said. The domestic hydropower insurgents were killed and WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has expressed optimism on the ing the 4,320MW Dasu hydro- Instead of producing 4,320MW sector has already shown dismal nine arrested in opera- prospects of a security agreement between the US and Afghanistan, power project, which will delay after seven years of construction, performance over the years with tions carried out by Afghan despite a vow by Kabul to suspend talks. execution of the project and the the revised project will attain this no success story in the last several forces and the International President Hamid Karzai called off the negotiations on a future US increase the cost significantly, level of generation after 18 years. decades. Security Assistance Force in military presence in Afghanistan after 2014, saying the discussions sources said. The project will remain practi- By accepting the World Bank Afghanistan in the past 24 would only resume when Taliban insurgents meet with Afghan govern- The present management of the cally closed every year in summers plan, the Wapda management hours. In a statement yes- ment representatives for possible peace talks. “We do hope to make Water and Power Development due to high silt rate soon after laid foundation of spoiling both terday, the Afghan Interior progress in the near future on the Bilateral Security Agreement,” Authority (Wapda) is pursu- completion if it is built before the Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Dasu Ministry said that joint Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters. He said discussions ing the same strategy that was construction of Diamer-Bhasha hydropower project, they said, forces conducted operations would continue and that “the bilateral security agreement process is adopted as a result of strategically Dam, which is proposed to be adding that such a change in the in Helmand, Herat, Paktiya, moving forward.” flawed decision taken by the then built upstream in a cascading project design was incorporated Paktika, Khost, Ghazni, The US and Nato allies, Arab countries and Pakistan have pushed Wapda chairman Shakil Durrani, format, the sources said. to avail of the financing offer Logar, Maidan Wardak, both Karzai and Taliban leaders to start a dialogue that might lead casting shadow over the construc- The World Bank presented both made by the World Bank, which Zabul, Balkh and Laghman to peace negotiations. But when the Taliban opened an office in the tion of Dasu hydropower project, the options of building Dasu hydro- is a shameful act, the sources said. provinces. The forces also Qatari capital Doha that diplomats had seen as a venue for talks, the they said. power project in phases and com- Despite the fact that local con- confiscated large quantities of insurgency portrayed the office as an embassy for an alternative gov- Owing to Wapda’s acceptance pleting it without Diamer-Bhasha sultant opposed the World Bank heavy and light weapons and ernment for Afghanistan, prompting outrage in Kabul. of the World Bank-sponsored plan Dam and Durrani-led Wapda proposal on technical grounds, homemade explosives. The The Taliban has consistently refused to hold any talks with the to build Dasu hydropower project accepted such conditions to get the then Wapda management ministry did not mention any Afghan government, with the hardline Islamists labeling Karzai as a in phases, its construction will around $500m worth of loan. The accepted it. casualties among the forces. puppet of the US. AFP now take 18 years to complete, ie, main thrust behind changes in the INTERNEWS N-programme Protest against attacks safe: Official ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has Girl injured with Malala confirmed that its nuclear programme is safe and works under an effective regula- tory system. This came as gets UK student visa Pakistan’s Ambassador to the LONDON: A Pakistani schoolgirl injured in the Taliban attack on United Nations Masood Khan Malala Yousafzai last year has been granted a British student visa addressed an international after receiving death threats in her home country, it emerged on conference on nuclear safety Monday. in New York last night. Radio Shazia Ramzan, 15, had a joyful reunion with her friend Malala when Pakistan quoted Khan as say- she flew into Birmingham airport in central England on Saturday ing that Pakistan gives utmost night, their first meeting since they were shot on their school bus importance to the safety and on October 9. Both girls are being supported by the office of Gordon security of its nuclear pro- Brown, the former British prime minister who now serves as United gramme. He stressed that Nations special envoy for global education. nuclear materials, facilities In a brutal attack condemned the world over, Taliban gunmen shot and installations in Pakistan Malala at point-blank range as the bus travelled through northwest are safe, pointing out that Pakistan’s Swat Valley. nuclear security is a national She was targeted because of her work promoting girls’ education, responsibility. but two other girls were also injured, including Shazia. AFP AGENCIES Shias march during a protest against the overnight suicide bombings on their community members, in Karachi. Suicide bomb attacks killed 53 people in Pakistan on June 30. Pakistan’s commercial hub faces growing extortion menace KARACHI: One afternoon a insecurity gripping the urban “The extortion racket has by people who have refused to pay. extortion, although the MQM and is linked to the Pakistan People’s stranger called at Muhammad heart of Pakistan’s economy. The blown out of all proportion with Police say the actual number other parties in Karachi repeat- Party, which ruled Pakistan Faizanullah’s stationery shop in worsening law and order situa- the previous year,” said Ahmed of incidents is many times higher edly deny any involvement. until its defeat at May general Karachi, Pakistan’s commercial tion in Karachi, which generates Chinoy, chief of the Citizen Police since the vast majority of extortion The number of killings in elections. capital, and wordlessly handed 25 percent of Pakistan’s economic Liaison Committee, a Karachi demands go unreported and vic- Karachi jumped to more than Police say Pakistan’s Taliban the man behind the counter two activity, presents one of the many body set up to help police by pro- tims usually decide to pay. There is 2,300 in 2012 from 1,700 the pre- movement, which originated on items: a piece of paper with a challenges new Prime Minister viding crime statistics and techni- no way to know the sums involved, vious year. More than 1,400 mur- the northwestern frontier with phone number scrawled on it, Nawaz Sharif must overcome to cal support. but police say payments run into ders have already been recorded Afghanistan, has also ramped up and a bullet. fulfil promises to set Pakistan on The growing demands reflect tens of millions of dollars annually since the start of this year. The extortion operations in Karachi in “The letter contained a demand a path to faster growth. the shifting dynamics of a city and that 2013 will be a record year. increasing death toll has made it the past year and has been blamed for 200,000 Pakistani rupees An expanding middle class is of 18 million people where new Professionals, not just shop- easier for gangs to coerce people for attacks that have killed dozens ($2,000),” Faizanullah, 20, said. fuelling consumer spending but challengers, including Pakistan’s keepers, are also targets. Karachi into paying money, although there of police. In spite of the climate “The man said ‘Just call this extortion is hurting confidence Taliban movement, are locked in traders say paying extortion has have been few reports of extor- of fear, business sentiment is not number and pay the amount, among thousands of family-run an increasingly violent, neigh- long been part of the cost of doing tion-related killings. universally bleak. Retail is boom- otherwise the bullet is meant for firms that form the backbone of bourhood-by-neighbourhood bat- business in Karachi. The police blame much of the ing in Karachi, symbolised by the you.’” the economy. With the Muslim tle for control. Figures collected The police say thugs work- increase in extortion on a crimi- opening of a flashy modern shop- Businesses in Karachi are fac- Holy month of Ramadan due to by Chinoy’s committee show there ing for the Muttahida Qaumi nal gang known as the People’s ping centre called Dolmen Mall ing a surge in extortion demands start in July, a traditional time were more than 630 extortion Movement (MQM), the domi- Aman Committee, based in the Clifton in 2011 which showcases from criminal gangs, forc- for extortionists to come calling, complaints registered in Karachi nant political party in Karachi, district of Lyari, one of the police international brands such as ing many owners to delay new Karachi traders and shopkeepers from January to mid-June, com- are the biggest extortion menace no-go areas, and which they say Debenhams and Fatburger. investment or to relocate their are braced for what police say will pared to 589 in the whole of last in the city. The police have also is expanding into new parts of But nobody is immune from an families to escape the sense of be a record year of demands. year. Most cases were registered linked other political parties to the city. The gang, the police say, extortionist’s call. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA From jaws of death, man and son return to tell tale of horror DEHRADUN: The man and his move as he has fractured his left leg. His box. The box was not so heavy, but as bustling market place had turned into a them. To God for considering us as His 25-year-old son have seen death and son helps him wash his matted and dirty it fell with force, two-three people got cremation ground,” he added. special children, and to the Indian Army destruction from close range. Even when hair. His leg pains him immensely, but trampled under it. They died. We were The next nearly 40 hours wait for help who took us in the helicopter and brought people were dying all around them and ask him about the fateful day, and he all very scared. was agonising for them. They got shelter us to safety. We are indebted forever to structures were falling like twigs, they gathers enough courage to narrate the “In front of our eyes, we saw several at the only remaining structure of a guest them,” Trivedi said. His son Sandeep does had supreme faith in the powers of the sequence of event that changed their lives people falling off and dying as they could house. Like them, there were a few hun- not want to talk about their brush with Almighty, and today they are alive to tell — forever. not take standing submerged in the water dred who took shelter on the roof top of the death. He just talks about what he saw the horror story of June 17 that wiped “It was 7am on June 17 that we heard for hours. There were around 600 people guest house. As they had come with food — bodies and more bodies. out the entire Kedarnath valley and a loud gurgling sound. I heard people inside the temple at that time,” Trivedi and water they survived the wait for help. “It was like a cremation ground. I find turned many areas into a ghost town. shouting ‘run, run and save yourself’. said. “The deluge happened in five min- The sight of a helicopter was like manna it difficult to sleep thinking about those For 15 years Raj Kishore Trivedi had Looking up at the commotion, I saw mud, utes. But those five minutes have turned from heaven. And all of them cheered, he bodies and the damage. I don’t know been running a small shop selling photo- boulders, stones coming at us with the into an eternity.” says, despite the fact that all they saw was whether I will ever be alright or I will graphs of dieties, posters and idols out- torrent of water. The force of the water His eyes take on a faraway look as he bodies and destruction around. be able to live a normal life. I wonder side the revered Kedarnath shrine. But was so much that the roofs of many shops recalls how he and some of the people Asked whom he credits for his life. whether I will ever be able to smile. I on June 17 in just five minutes, his entire were swept away. Both of us then ran thought of stepping out of the temple “God. He had something in mind for me. don’t know.. let’s see,” said Sandeep, as world collapsed. But today, he is not wor- towards the temple. I had just entered after the water began receding after If He had not showered His blessings on he turned away when asked to talk more. ried about how his family of seven will the temple, when its massive gates were several hours. But the sight that greeted my son and me, we would not be here, For both of them, the future looks bleak. survive as their only source of livelihood, forced shut by the wind. It looked like god them stunned and shocked them. talking to you and sharing our story,” They have lost everything in the flood. But the shop, no longer exists. was waiting for us to enter. “There were just dead bodies, in front Trivedi said. the only hope is that they are alive, and Trivedi is happy that he and his elder “Soon water filled the temple. Only of the temple and all along the market, Asked what he thinks of the hundreds maybe one day when Kedarnath opens son Sandeep are alive, and for that he our neck was out of the water, while our just bodies. No shop was intact. The struc- of rescue workers, including the army, again to pilgrims they will be able to set gives credit to only two — the army entire body was submerged. The force tures had fallen as if some invisible hand his eyes fill up. “They were like angels of up shop once more and forget those hor- and God. Lying in the state-run Doon of the water even shook the temple, and had touched it with great force. There was mercy. There was no state authorities, rible five minutes that altered their lives. Hospital emergency ward, Trivedi can’t many things fell, including the donation only mud, boulders and huge stones. The just them. Both of us owe our lives to IANS Evacuation ends in Uttarakhand Relief work continues; 2,000 villages affected

DEHRADUN: The massive evacuated by personnel of the the devastating floods. 15-day effort by the Indian Air army, IAF, Indo-Tibetan Border The NMDA put the number of Force to evacuate stranded peo- Police and National Disaster villages affected by the tragedy ple in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand Response Force. at over 2,000. Incessant rains in concluded yesterday with the last They said that some labourers Uttarakhand for over three days pilgrim rescued from Badrinath. remain in the affected areas and from June 14 triggered flash floods Officially, over 3,000 are still would be taken out as soon as and landslides, leading to hun- missing, but NGOs fear the fig- roads were restored. dreds of deaths. ure could well be 10,000. Officials said authorities now Reddy admitted that supply As authorities continued faced a challenging task of cre- of food to the affected villages — their efforts to account for the mating badly decomposed bodies many of which have been washed missing and reach out to far- in Kedarnath area. The situation away — posed a challenge as vast flung areas with relief material, was compounded by a variety of stretches of roads and bridges National Disaster Management factors, including bad weather. were not accessible. Yesterday, Authority (NDMA) vice chairman Uttarakhand Chief Minister 100 tonnes of rice were given to A child sits on boulders in Sonprayag, a flood affected area in Uttrakhand, yesterday. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna Shashidhar Reddy said the official Vijay Bahuguna said that over the Badrinath administration for announced that a regulatory body would be set up to scrutinise future construction as the state begins the herculean count of the missing was over 3,000 3,000 people were missing and distribution among the needy. task of rebuilding following the June 15 floods. but the NGOs’ estimate of 10,000 the focus was to reach out to Reddy said choppers were missing “cannot be ignored”. people stuck in far-flung regions being used to send supplies and of the tragedy on children. A three-member team of the IAF officials said eight to 10 IAF spokesperson Squardon of the state. He said that 800 eight teams of the NDRF were The team comprises National ministry is stationed in Dehradun helicopters would continue to be Leader Priya Joshi said that the people would be evacuated from camping in the affected areas. Commission for Protection of to coordinate with state health stationed in Uttarakhand. They first phase of Operation Rahat con- Pithoragarh in choppers. He said 1,025 people injured Child Rights chairperson Kushal authorities to provide assistance. said that the second phase of cluded with a group of 150 being Asked about a UN report in the nature’s fury were being Singh and joint secretary in the An official statement said that Operation Rahat will focus on taken out to safety from Badrinath. putting the missing number at treated in hospitals. Of the 3,727 ministry Vivek Joshi. The health India has sought financial and relief and rehabilitation. The offi- “It was one of the biggest heli-lift 11,000, Bahuguna said that the villages, 2,283 villages have been ministry has sent 1,600 body bags technical assistance from the cials said that under first phase of evacuation of civilians in aviation figure of 3,000 has been arrived restored their power connectivity. to Uttarakhand as part of relief multilateral development agen- Operation Rahat, IAF conducted history,” Joshi said. at with help of various agencies. The Ministry of Women and efforts. While 1,100 body bags cies, especially the World Bank 2,240 sorties from June 18, evacu- State government officials said He said that thousands remain Child Development has sent a have been provided by the Indian and the Asian Development Bank, ating 19,100 people and dropping around 1.1 lakh people stranded missing and parts of Uttarakhand two-member team to flood-hit Red Cross Society, the health to help rebuild infrastructure in 353,580kg of relief material. by flash floods and landslides were were cut off even a fortnight after Uttarakhand to asses the impact ministry has procured 500 bags. Uttarakhand. IANS Maoists kill six in Jharkhand String of satellite RANCHI: In a major strike, a superintend- themselves initially triggered a land mine and ent of police and five policemen were killed later fired at random at the police convoy in yesterday by Maoists in a forested stretch a classic Maoist style. Balihar, a 2003 Indian launches planned of Jharkhand while returning after an offi- Police Service batch officer, died instantly. cial meeting, police said. Director general Kumar rushed to Dumka Amarjit Balihar, the superintendent at by helicopter to take stock of the situation. Two SRIHARIKOTA: The space Radhakrishnan said. Asked Pakur, died with his colleagues after coming companies of the Central Reserve Police Force agency has lined up a string about the revenue potential of under a hail of gun fire in Dumka district, (CRPF) have been sent to Dumka. Police said of launches, including the sil- the navigation satellite system Jharkhand Director General of Police Rajiv a massive combing operation had been launched ver jubilee flight of the Polar that will come into play by 2015, Kumra said. Three other policemen were in an attempt to catch the Maoists. Satellite Launch Vehicle-C25 Radhakrishnan said: “There is a injured in the well-planned attack. Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmad and (PSLV-C25) carrying the Mars large group of users for navigation This was Balihar’s first posting as superin- political parties condemned the attack and orbiter, a top official said. systems. Several new services will tendent in any district. He had taken charge expressed their condolences to the families. “The Mars mission will be also develop.” in May. According to police sources, Balihar is Police sources say the Maoists had been anytime after October 21 this He said the navigation satellite survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. trying to execute a major operation like the year,” Indian Space Research service can be started with four According to Kumar, the deputy inspector one in Chhattisgarh in which many Congress Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K satellites in place. The IRNSS general of police of Dumka range had called a leaders were killed. Radhakrishnan said here yester- is a constellation of seven satel- meeting of senior officers in Dumka, around Police officials say Maoists in Jharkhand are day, adding that after ejection, the lites in space and two satellites 350km from Ranchi. “Balihar was ambushed frustrated as they have been booted out of the orbiter will begin its Mars voyage as reserves. The project cost is when he was returning to his office,” Kumar Saranda forest area and eight of them were around November 28 or 29. around Rs1,450 crore — Rs350 said. The attack took place in a jungle stretch killed in Latehar district last week. This is not A policeman holds ammunition after a Maoist He expressed his happiness at crore for the ground systems and between Kathikund and Gopikanar in Dumka the first time such a high-ranking official has attack in a jungle area of Kathikund, 400km from the successful launch of India’s the balance for the nine satellites. as Balihar’s convoy passed. been killed by the insurgents. Ranchi, yesterday. first navigation satellite — Indian It is a regional navigational sys- Around 40 to 50 guerrillas who had concealed IANS Regional Navigation Satellite tem developed by India designed System-1A (IRNSS-1A) — on to provide accurate position infor- Monday night. mation service to users within the Speaking about the other country and up to 1,500km from launches, Radhakrishnan said the nation’s boundaries. an advanced meteorological While ISRO is silent on the Gold, diamonds, cash worth Rs200 crore seized satellite — INSAT-3D — will be navigation system’s strategic sent aloft on an Ariane 5 rocket application, it is clear that IRNSS later this month. He said the will be used for defence purposes MUMBAI: In what may be the Around 9pm, the income tax leaving Mumbai Central at 10pm. machines from the Reserve Bank GSat-14 communication satel- as well. The system is similar to biggest seizure of its kind in and NIA officials swooped on four It reaches Ahmedabad at 6.30am. of India have been taken to speed lite will be launched from here the global positioning system of India, the income tax depart- trucks from which bags and boxes The sources and the destination up the process. Meanwhile, the via the Geosynchronous Satellite the US (24 satellites), Glonass ment and the NIA seized cash, containing the consignment were of the consignment were being angadias have cried foul and Launch Vehicle (GSLV) heavy of Russia (24 satellites), Galileo gold, diamonds and other valu- being unloaded outside the busy ascertained as also the purpose accused the income tax depart- rocket on August 6. of Europe (27 satellites), China’s ables worth Rs200 crore here. Mumbai Central rail terminus. of the huge transfer, with officials ment of blowing up the entire Another communication sat- Beidou (35 satellites) and the The counting of the booty and The officials surrounded the not ruling out possible linkages to issue out of operation. ellite — GSat-7 — will also be Japanese Quasi Zenith Satellite valuation of the gold and precious station premises and retrieved terrorism or elections. All India Angadia Association launched by an Ariane rocket System with three satellites. metals was still underway and the 102 bags. They ordered the men According to police sources, member Dhiren Modi ridiculed this year and the satellite will be According to A S Kiran Kumar, total worth is likely to shoot up, on board including angadias, many of the bags had details of speculation that the seizure shipped to French Guiana space- director of Space Applications the officials said. drivers, diamond company help- the sending and receiving par- amounted to Rs2,500 crore. “How port. Radhakrishnan said another Centre, talks are on with indus- The National Investigation ers and others to go with them to ties which the IT was now cross- can you count Rs2,500 crore in a day PSLV rocket is planned to carry tries for the signal receivers Agency, which passed on a tip- Scindia House in south Mumbai checking. Kumar said a team of or so even with machines?” Modi the SPOT-7 foreign satellite some- for the navigation systems. off to the income tax department, for investigation. over 50 officers was engaged in asked. He said of angadias: “We time during December this year. Radhakrishnan said the govern- questioned 47 people including According to Swatantra the counting and valuation and a are just ordinary couriers, there is “In January 2014, GSLV Mark ment has given its sanction for local couriers known as angadi- Kumar, director general of true picture of the actual worth of a sender and a receiver. We just III experimental mission is slated. building two more communication yas as well as their agents and the income tax department in the consignment could be available deliver the goods safely and earn a And there is also the launch of satellites GSat-15 and GSat-16 at associates following the Monday Mumbai, the consignment was only by today or tomorrow. small fee for the service.” India’s second navigation satel- an outlay of around Rs1,725 crore. night seizure. meant to put on the Gujarat Mail Four currency counting IANS lite IRNSS-1D in March 2014,” IANS WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

Kashmir unrest Sujatha Singh to be National Cyber foreign secretary NEW DELHI: Sujatha Singh, currently ambassador to Germany, was yesterday appointed India’s Security Policy next foreign secretary. An Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1976 batch, she will take charge on August 1 and will have a ten- ure of two years, an official state- 2013 unveiled ment said. Sujatha Singh is the senior-most officer in the IFS. She will succeed Ranjan Mathai, US snooping reports played down who retires on July 31. A former high commissioner NEW DELHI: The govern- and reduce supply chain risks in Australia, she will be the third ment yesterday unveiled the among other objectives. woman to head the country’s for- National Cyber Security Policy India sought to play down eign office after Chokila Iyer and 2013 that aims at building a reports of the US cyber snoop- Nirupama Rao. Her name was secure and resilient cyberspace ing at diplomatic missions, cleared by the appointments com- for citizens, businesses and the including at the Indian embassy mittee of the cabinet. Sujatha government. in Washington, and said it was Singh’s husband Sanjay Singh Communications and IT merely a “computer study of pat- was also in the foreign service and Minister Kapil Sibal explained the terns” and also cast doubts on the retired recently as the Secretary necessity of the policy and said veracity of the revelations. (East). Sujatha Singh is the daugh- there were always chances of cyber “I don’t think we should be ter of T V Rajeshwar, a former attacks from state and non-state raising it to such a high level... chief of the Intelligence Bureau. actors, corporates and terrorists. that it becomes a matter of seri- There was speculation earlier He said critical infrastructure ous question. It is only a compu- that S Jaishankar, India’s ambassa- like the air defence system, power ter study of patterns - meaning Women mourn during the funeral of Kashmiri rebel Shahnawaz Ahmed alias Tahir Khan of Hizbul Mujahideen dor to China, could get the top job. infrastructure, nuclear plants, tel- destination. It is not snooping,” at Tral, some 40km south of Srinagar, yesterday. Troops shot dead three rebels while one special operation IANS ecommunications system needed External Affairs Minister Salman group soldier died and five were injured in a firefight with militants in the state. to be well insulated, otherwise it Khurshid said in Brunei. may lead to economic instability. He said the issue was dis- The distinctive feature of this cussed during the India visit of policy is to create a mechanism US Secretary of State John Kerry. to obtain information regarding “Kerry and (US President Barack) Cracks develop in Congress-IUML ties in Kerala information and communications Obama have clarified, there is some technology infrastructure threats information that they get out of and to respond to it and solve it. It scrutiny and they use it for ter- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: was just repeating what his pred- meeting tomorrow to take stock the UDF has 73 seats with the aims at doing crisis management rorism purposes,” he said. He said After hard bargaining over min- ecessor said many years back. of the situation. Congress having 39 and the IUML through effective, preventive and India and the US have a cyber isterial posts created strains The very next day, IUML’s Playing down the feud, UDF 20 seats. Formed in Chennai in proactive recovery actions. security dialogue during which between them, relations between top brass went into a huddle to convenor P P Thankachen said 1948, the IUML has always played The policy comes amid reports such issues are discussed. “As far the Congress and the IUML — discuss the issue and even con- that there are no serious issues a role in Kerala politics since then. of snooping by the US globally and as we are concerned, there are no the two largest parties in Kerala’s sidered boycotting the weekly between the two parties. In 1960, it joined hands with the an ever-increasing threats to the issues at stake,” he added. ruling United Democratic Front cabinet meeting being held every However, a Congress leader Congress to form a government country from cyber attacks. India India also said it has declined the (UDF) — are again tense after a Wednesday, before deciding accused the IUML of resorting to but in 1967, they jumped on to the witnessed 13,000 cyber attacks in asylum request of fugitive former Congress leader’s criticism. against the abrupt move. its “time-tested pressure politics”. Communist Party of India-Marxist 2011. The policy aims at setting up CIA agent Edward Snowden. “I The Indian Union Muslim “Everyone has self-respect and “The IUML is now again playing (CPI-M) bandwagon. a nodal agency to coordinate all can confirm that earlier today our League (IUML), which has been please do not be under the impres- its time tested pressure politics as In 1970, they again switched matters related to cyber security embassy in Moscow did receive a a part of the UDF since 1985, was sion that the IUML does not have they want their ‘own’ Malappuram sides, joining the government led in the country with clearly defined communication dated June 30 from irate after state Congress chief any other place to go. All in the district to be bifurcated and they by the Communist Party of India roles and responsibilities. The Edward Snowden. That communi- Ramesh Chennithala last week UDF have equal responsibility are playing this new trick,” said the and the Congress. In 1980, when policy aims at creating a secure cation did contain a request for asy- said it has been the history of the towards the UDF dispensation. Congress leader who did not wish the UDF was formed under the cyber eco-system; strengthening lum,” said external affairs ministry IUML to always demand extra. “The comments made by to be identified. leadership of K.Karunakaran, the regulatory framework; creat- spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin An hour after he made the a few top Congress leaders The relations between the two the IUML split with one fac- ing mechanisms for early warn- here. “We have carefully exam- statement at a party meeting, (Aryadan Mohammed and K parties grew tense after the IUML tion joining the CPI-M led Left ing, vulnerability management ined the request. Following that Chennithala sought to clarify Muraleedharan) were unwar- held out for a fifth cabinet post for Democratic Front. However the and response to security threats. examination we have concluded that his comment had nothing ranted...,” said a peeved party their party when the UDF govern- two factions re-united in 1985 and It also seeks to promote research that we see no reason to accede to to do with the present relations general secretary K P A Majeed. ment was formed in April 2012. In have been in the UDF since then. and development in cyber security the request,” he said. IANS between the two parties, but he He said that they are again the 140 member Kerala assembly, IANS Railway scandal: CBI files charge sheet NEW DELHI: Former rail- by the CBI but was not named in give bribe to Singla and were to way minister Pawan Kumar the charge sheet as the agency get favours from Mahesh Mukar Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla is could not find any evidence of his after his appointment as Railway among the 10 accused named by direct involvement. Board member (electrical). Singla the CBI in a charge sheet filed Barring Murali and Venugopal, allegedly accepted a bribe of Rs90 in a special court here yester- the CBI has arrested all the lakh from Mahesh Kumar for his day in the alleged Rs.10 crore remaining eight accused named (Kumar’s) future appointment as cash-for-post bribery scandal. in the charge sheet. The CBI had member (electrical) of the power- Filing the charge sheet before to file its charge sheet within 60 ful Railway Board. CBI Special Judge Swarna Kanta days of arrest, failing which the Mahesh Kumar, who was gen- Sharma, the probe agency listed accused would be released on bail. eral manager of Western Railway, the accused as Singla, suspended The 60-day limit expired yesterday. was promoted as member (staff) Railway Board member Mahesh The court is likely to take cogni- in the Railway Board and was Kumar, middlemen Sandeep sance of the charge sheet today. allegedly trying to get himself Goyal, Samir Sandhir, Sushil The CBI arrested the accused appointed to a more “lucrative” Daga, Ajay Garg, Rahul Yadav and for their alleged roles in the bribe post as member (electrical), businessman Manjunath and his case, in which a deal of Rs10 crore the CBI said. The first informa- aides P V Murali and Venugopal. was finalised for arranging for tion report was filed against the In the charge sheet, the Central Mahesh Kumar the top position accused under the Indian Penal Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has in the Railway Board. Code’s section 120B (criminal not named two courier boys who Manjunath and Goyal, man- conspiracy) read with section delivered the bribe money. aging director of GG Tronics 7, 8 and 10 of the Prevention of Bansal, who lost his job after India Pvt Ltd, helped Mahesh Corruption Act. the scam surfaced, was questioned Kumar in arranging money to IANS

Sheltering animals Munde’s nephew quits BJP, joins NCP

MUMBAI: In a jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, its legislator Dhananjay Munde, nephew of senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde, quit the party to join the Nationalist Congress Party yesterday. Dhananjay Munde, member of the legislative council, also handed over his resignation let- ter to council chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh. He formally joined the NCP and is likely to be fielded oppo- site his uncle Goinath Munde, the deputy leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, from the Beed parlia- mentary constituency in the next general elections. In his reaction, state BJP presi- dent Devendra Fadnavis made light of the development. “A per- son who was not loyal to his own uncle, what will he be to (NCP chief) Sharad Pawar,” he said. Interacting with media persons later, Dhananjay Munde said he Asha Foundation animal shelter and hospital founder, Harmesh Bhatt, with was working for the NCP since three Jungle Lynx kittens being nurtured at the shelter, on the outskirts the past six months after disso- of Ahmedabad, yesterday. The kittens, who are native to Central and ciating himself from the BJP over Southeast Asia, were rescued from Dabhoda village of Gujarat. the last 18 months. IANS WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

PRAYER TIME Woman walks News in Numbers SCH ANNUAL REPORT off after falling 2012CHART: 1 103 Fajr (Dawn) 3:18 under train Shorook (Sunrise) 4:48 Zuhr (Noon) 11:38 PRAGUE: A Czech woman Asr (Afternoon) 3:01 beat the odds this week in the Prague underground when she Maghrib (Sunset) 6:29 fell under an oncoming train but Isha (Night) 7:59 then crawled out from between carriages unscathed, police said yesterday. The young woman — who WEATHER appeared to be dozing on her feet — fell off the platform into a deep groove between the subway Today Thursday Weather Friday Conditions: rails, saving her from the impact HMC’s Emergency Services Partly cloudy Clear Partly cloudy of the undercarriage zooming by Strong wind overhead. • A new multi-disciplinary team was tasked with transforming with blowing “A video recording shows that the woman waiting for the under- High: 41° dust by the emergency services across HMC; 88 percent of patients arriving at High: 43° High: 43° ground could hardly keep her Low: 33° Low: 32° Low: 32° day. balance. She staggered and fell the Emergency Department are now discharged in fewer than four straight onto the tracks,” police spokeswoman Eva Kropacova said hours (28,184 of 31,943 patients in March 2012); 73 percent fall in in a statement on its website. number of overnight inpatient bed waits (11 on 10 December, from DOHA - SUN & SEA “Miraculously the woman stood up, dusted her trousers and 41 on 20 February); 80 percent fall in number of operations cancelled SUN TIDE SEA walked off,” she said, adding that on the day of admission, between January and June 2012; complete SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND the woman refused both medi- cal treatment and a breathalyser fall on most days in number of patients waiting for a bed in recovery 04:50 18:25 15:00 & 00:00 07:00 & 21:15 12-18 / 28 KT test, telling police she was “merely tired”. rooms following surgery, between February and December 2012 THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW The accident occurred early on (from around eight patients per day); new medical intensive care HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Monday. Black-and-white closed circuit surveillance footage can unit beds were opened for cardiac patients at HGH and the Heart MUSCAT 36/31 Partly cloudy 35/31 Partly cloudy be seen on the website of the MAKKAH 38/27 Clear 38/28 Partly cloudy broadsheet DNES: http://video. Hospital. First few of 100 world-class emergency ambulances arrived; idnes.cz/?c=A130701_134859_ KUWAIT 44/33 Clear 44/33 Clear praha-zpravy_ 28 experienced doctors and nurses were recruited in 2012; and 72 BAHRAIN 40/33 Clear 40/33 Clear sfo&idVideo=V130701_134232_tv- SANAA 29/18 T-storms 29/17 Chance of storm new emergency nurses will be in post by 2013. zpravy_nov. RIYADH 41/29 Clear 41/29 Clear The video shows a bystander DUBAI 41/30 Partly cloudy 39/29 Partly cloudy springing forward to grab the Urgent Operations Cancelled Overnight Inpatient Bed Waiting for Beds in BAGHDAD 41/28 Clear 42/29 Clear on the Day of Admission, Waits, HMC, 2012(pc) Recovery Rooms woman, but failing by a whisker. HMC,2012 (pc) She falls into the track just Following Surgery, THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW moments before the train rum- HMC, 2012(pc) HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER bles through. Afterwards a group of men kneel down and pull her ATHENS 29/23 Clear 29/24 Clear out through the gap between the WASHINGTON 28/23 T-storms 30/24 Chance of storm first and second carriages. Other commuters have also SYDNEY 21/14 Clear 25/12 Clear cheated death in the Prague LONDON 18/14 Chance of rain 24/13 Mostly cloudy underground. PARIS 20/15 Rain 24/18 Partly cloudy “There is a dip (between the ISTANBUL 23/18 Partly cloudy 24/19 Partly cloudy rails), when you fall in there, Average MANILA 31/25 Partly cloudy 32/25 Partly cloudy the carriage is quite high above 10-month Decline DHAKA 33/26 T-storms 34/26 Chance of storm you so it won’t hurt you,” Prague DELHI 36/26 Mostly cloudy 36/27 Partly cloudy Transport Company spokesman ISLAMABAD 38/25 Clear 39/29 Partly cloudy Petr Vorlicek said. Source : http://www.sch.gov.qa/ AFP The girl in Winehouse LONDON: It is Amy Winehouse, The result is a painfully touch- Winehouse once said, and the but not as we know her. The ing portrait of a woman who won exhibition features numerous mass of dark hair, steady gaze six Grammys — five for the 2006 pictures of family gatherings and and full lips are instantly rec- album “Back to Black” and one meals. ognisable, but there is no hint of awarded posthumously for a duet The singer kept many of the the scrawny, tattooed addict she with Tony Bennett — but could photographs in a suitcase, which would later become. not defeat her inner demons. is also on display. She looked Intimate family photographs, After years of drug and alcohol through them with her father displayed for the first time in addiction, Winehouse was found Mick, a taxi driver, just days a new exhibition opening in dead at her London flat on July before she died. London today, offer a heart- 23, 2011 after suffering accidental An end-of-term school photo breaking glimpse of the fresh- alcohol poisoning. shows her as a bored and defiant faced Jewish girl who grew up There is no mention of this in ten-year-old, a trait that would to become one of Britain most the exhibition, which deliberately later get her expelled from the famous soul singers. focuses on the good times. Sylvia Young Theatre School. Two years after she died aged “This is not a shrine or a She had joined the school full just 27, Winehouse’s older brother memorial to someone who has of enthusiasm and her applica- Alex has put together a collection died,” Alex Winehouse wrote in tion form, filled out in childish of pictures, clothes and memora- an introduction. handwriting, reveals her burn- bilia to remember his sister as “This is a snapshot of a girl ing ambition to sing even at the she was before drink and drugs who was at her deepest core sim- age of 14. brought her low. ply a little Jewish kid from north “I have this dream to be famous. He has written a heartfelt cap- London with a big talent.” To work on stage. It’s a life-long tion alongside each item, remem- The exhibition is being held at ambition,” she wrote. bering the Snoopy books they the Jewish Museum in Camden, “I want people to hear my voice loved as children, the first guitar a venue that reflects Winehouse’s and just forget their troubles for that he and Winehouse shared — cultural identity and is also near a few minutes.” “possibly the worst musical instru- to where she lived and died. “Amy Winehouse: A Family ment ever made” — and the jazz “Being Jewish to me is about Portrait” runs until September 15. albums she borrowed from him. being together as a real family,” AFP

Baby addax Painkiller overdose deaths up among US women WASHINGTON: US women are dying from overdoses of prescription painkillers at an alarming rate, with five times more deaths in 2010 than 1999, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday. A total of 6,631 women died from taking pills like Vicodin and Oxycontin in 2010, four times as many as died from heroin and cocaine combined. In 1999, 1,287 women died from prescription painkillers. Overdoses of these drugs killed almost 48,000 women between 1999 and 2010. More men die each year from prescription painkiller overdoses than women, but the rate of increase is much An addax calf rests alongside an adult female addax at Brookfield Zoo higher among women (400 per- in Brookfield, Illinois. Only about 300 of the animals survive in the wild. cent) than men (265 percent). AFP Wednesday 3 July 2013 24 Shaaban 1434 Volume 18 Number 5749 Price: QR2

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Toyota sales rise in China Ministry Foreign stake to launch rise works well economic surveys DOHA: The Ministry of for IQ stocks Development Planning & Statistics is set to launch a set of annual economic surveys 2013. These surveys will cover Share trade volume doubles all large establishments and a sample of small establishments DOHA: Increase in foreign the projects having a capacity of of various economic sectors, ownership limit (FOL) worked 1.5mtpa of re-bar and 0.5mtpa of including public, mixed, private, well for the price and trade vol- wire rod to meet the requirement both domestic and foreign. umes of Industries Qatar’s (IQ) of the Algerian market. The key objective of these sur- stocks. After raising its foreign The construction of the plant, veys is to provide actual data for ownership cap to 12.25 percent in the Jijel province in eastern the year 2012 on employment in from 7.5 percent in October Algeria, is due to start in 2013. terms of nationality, gender, occu- 2012, IQ’s stock price fell imme- Currently there is only one steel pations and wages in addition to diately, but picked up later. plant in Algeria which is owned by the value of production and inter- The stock price picked up and Arcellor Mittal and has a capac- mediate inputs of goods and serv- gathered almost 17 percent before ity to produce around one million ices, assets and thus estimates of the announcement of the full year tonnes of flat and long steel, much value added generated by all eco- 2012 results. Average daily share less than domestic demand, forcing nomic activities practiced in the trade volume of the 90 days before Algeria to spend about $10bn on A couple looks inside Toyota’s Corolla at its showroom in Beijing yesterday. Toyota Motor Corp and its China national economy. the announcement were 115.175 steel imports. With the new plant, joint ventures sold about 76,900 cars in the country in June, up nine percent from a year earlier. These activities comprise while for the same number of days Qatar Steel and Qatar Mining are mining, manufacturing, elec- after the announcement were all set to benefit as they would be tricity and water, construction, 228.125, an increase of almost cent covering their gap rather than add- trade, hotels and restaurants, percent. ing on further capacity. Since the transport and communications, An update of the Global production would start in 2017, the Oil price rises on supply worries banks and insurance and busi- Research Investment by Global research note has not yet incor- ness services, social and personal Investment House (GIH) on the porated this venture in its model. services. equity of Qatar’s petrochemi- Although no material benefit LONDON: Brent crude rose stability of the whole region. to come on stream as bullish for The information will help cal sector noted IQ’s Q1, 2013 can be calculated by the estab- above $103 a barrel yesterday, Prices were also supported oil. the Economic Statistics and profit rose by eight percent on lishment of Qatar Chemical and up for a second day on concerns by data on Monday from the “Over two million barrels National Accounts Department Quarter-over-Quarter and 33.6 Petrochemical Marketing and over supply disruption from Institute for Supply Management per day (b/d) of global refinery in the preparation of 2012 final percent Year-on-Year. The GRI Distribution Company (Muntajat) Libya and worries that political that showed US manufacturing capacity will return by late July estimates of the gross domestic has upgraded its fair value of IQ to IQ as of now, however, in the turmoil in Egypt could hit oil activity grew in June. on top of the 2.5 million bpd that product (GDP). This informa- stock to QR183/share as com- long run with expectation of flows from the region. “It’s a mixture of supply wor- has returned over the past four tion is considered the source for pared to QR175.6/share earlier. proper marketing and distribution, Brent crude futures for August ries and general market senti- weeks, providing ample oppor- the compilation of the national The IQ’s new Algerian steel the products of IQ can get greater delivery were up 50 cents at ment with yesterday’s ISM index tunity for runs to rise,” Morgan accounts system as well as the venture is set to go for commer- visibility which will help increase $103.50 a barrel by 1336 GMT in the US better than expected,” Stanley said in a note. basic set of economic indicators cial production in 2017. Qatar it sales and with economies of scale after rising 0.8 percent the pre- said Carsten Fritsch, oil analyst Brent’s premium to US crude for all economic activities prac- International, a joint venture by it might result in a decline in oper- vious day. US crude futures for at Commerzbank in Frankfurt. narrowed to its lowest since ticed in Qatar. Qatar Steel-wholly owned sub- ating expenses for the company. August were 48 cents higher at He added that investors were January 2011 at $4.54 a bar- Nearly 200 researchers will sidiary of IQ- and Qatar Mining, Muntajat would be establishing $98.47 per barrel after rising taking the opportunity to buy rel, as severe flooding disrupted participate in field work related to secured a deal to build, own and 36 offices around the globe as well more than 1 percent on Monday. oil at relatively low prices after Canadian oil supply to the United data collection. The Ministry has operate a $2bn steel plant in as strategically located logistics Oil output in Libya has fallen three consecutive quarters of States. Canada resumed operation conducted a training sessions for Algeria. The planned steel com- hubs and warehouses to support by a third after protesters shut falls, the longest such period since on Monday at a part of a major the field team in order to develop pany will have a total production the marketing and distribution several oilfields and anti-govern- 1997-1998. pipeline in Alberta as weather their knowledge of the various capacity of four million tonnes per activities, the GIH noted. ment demonstrations in Egypt Analysts also pointed to the improved. elements of field work. annum (mtpa), with phase one of THE PENINSULA have raised concerns about the increase in refining capacity due REUTERS THE PENINSULA

Protest against coal power plant Mitsubishi UFJ Greece has three days to deliver in $5.6bn deal with Thai bank or face consequences: EU TOKYO: Japan’s Mitsubishi BRUSSELS/ATHENS: Greece Political tension has also holding serial meetings with gov- UFJ, the country’s largest has three days to reassure increased in Italy, where Prime ernment ministers in Athens, lender, said yesterday it planned Europe and the International Minister Enrico Letta called struggling to agree on a host of to buy 75 percent of Thailand’s Monetary Fund it can deliver a government meeting after a outstanding issues. Bank of Ayudhya for about on conditions attached to its coalition partner threatened to If talks are not concluded by $5.6bn. international bailout in order withdraw. the middle of month, Athens The deal, which is subject to to receive the next tranche of Athens and its creditors risked missing the instalment, regulatory approval, would be the aid, four euro zone officials said resumed talks on Monday to the Greek official added. biggest by a Japanese lender in yesterday. unlock ¤8.1bn ($10.6bn) of res- Athens has missed a June dead- Southeast Asia. The lenders are unhappy cue loans, after a two-week break line to place 12,500 state workers “With its potential for future with progress Greece has made during which the government into a “mobility scheme”, under growth and a track record of towards reforming its public sec- almost collapsed over redundan- which they are transferred or dis- consistent economic growth, tor, a senior euro zone official cies at state broadcaster ERT. missed within a year. Thailand has become an eco- involved in the negotiations said, “All agreed that Greece has A shortfall of more than ¤1bn nomic centre of Greater Mekong,” while another said they might to deliver (pledges) before the has emerged at state-run health Mitsubishi said in a statement. suspend an inspection visit they Eurogroup on Monday. That’s insurer EOPYY, meaning auto- “Thailand and Japan enjoy a resumed on Monday. why they must present again on matic spending cuts may have to close relationship with numerous Athens, which has about Friday,” a second source said. be agreed to bring it back on an Japanese companies now operat- ¤2.2bn of bonds to redeem in Euro zone finance ministers are even keel. ing in Thailand,” it added. August, needs the talks to con- scheduled to meet on July 8 and Athens and the troika are “(Bank of Ayudhya) is one of clude successfully. If they fail, the discuss the situation in Greece, also at odds over an unpopular the leading commercial banks International Monetary Fund which is in its sixth year of reces- property tax and a sales tax for in Thailand offering diversified might have to withdraw from the sion and has seen unemployment restaurants. financial services while holding ¤240bn bailout to avoid violating surge to record highs. “It is a The government plans to ask wide range of client base and its own rules, which require a bor- very difficult negotiation,” a sen- its creditors to lower this year’s market knowledge.” rower to be financed a year ahead. ior Greek official participating in privatisation target of 2.6 billion Mitsubishi said it would offer That would heighten the risk the talks said. “We’re moving fast euros after failing to find a buyer shareholders, including US-based that concerted efforts by policy- to wrap up as many issues as pos- for natural gas company DEPA. General Electric, a price of 39 makers over the past nine months sible a soon as possible.” The beleaguered government of Thai baht ($1.25) per share. to keep a lid on the eurozone cri- But Greece’s financial overseers Prime Minister Antonis Samaras The Japanese firm said it was sis could unravel, at a time when - the IMF, the euro zone and the has ruled out imposing any new aiming to close the proposed deal tensions are rising in other coun- European Central Bank - were austerity measures on a popu- by December. tries on the region’s periphery. unlikely to be able to conclude lation that is going through the Internationally, the deal would Portugal’s Finance Minister their review in July and might sixth year of recession. be one of Mitsubishi’s biggest. It A hot air balloon of environmental activist group Greenpeace flies Vitor Gaspar, the architect of its need to suspend the visit and Unemployment has hit a record invested 900bn yen to buy a stake in front of the Niederaussem coal-fired power plant operated by austerity drive under an EU/IMF resume it in September, a senior 27 percent and Greeks have lost in Morgan Stanley in 2008, throw- energy supplier RWE in Bergheim, Germany, yesterday. Greenpeace bailout, resigned on Monday in a euro zone official said on condi- about a third of their disposable ing the troubled Wall Street giant activists protested against a planned 1,100 megawatts plant at the potential blow to his country’s tion of anonymity. income at an average as a result of a lifeline during the financial crisis. Niederaussem plant site. planned exit from an EU-IMF Representatives of the bailout-imposed austerity policies. AFP rescue programme. EU-IMF-ECB “troika” have been REUTERS WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Saudi skips Juba exports term contracts for naphtha undercut Asia SINGAPORE: Saudi Aramco skipped renewing a half-yearly contract on three out of five naph- tha grades for the first time with its Asian buyers and will instead crude cargoes sell them in the spot market, industry sources with knowledge of the deals said yesterday. Saudi Aramco usually offers China snaps up cheaper barrels five grades — A310, Jubail, Rabigh, A180 and Jeddah — on half-year SINGAPORE: South Sudan’s showed. Australia’s Vincent oil- term contracts. Some buyers have shipment of its first crude car- field — another crude that can be accepted the Rabigh and Jeddah goes in June after 17 months out used in power plants — is also due grades lifting July to December of the market, on top of falling to restart in August-September, 2013 at premiums of about $31 to Japanese demand for similar adding 1.5 million more barrels of $32 a tonne to its own price formula medium to heavy sweet grades, heavy sweet supply each month. on a free-on-board (FOB) basis. has sent premiums tumbling. “There is more and more crude, The premiums are steady to The restart knocked August but more refineries prefer heavier slightly lower to the term deals prices of one heavy sweet, or low and higher sulphur crude,” said done for the two grades for the sulphur, crude from Australia to the North Asia trader. first half of the year. 1-1/2 year lows, and pressured The increase in supply has pres- Saudi Aramco had in December other premiums for other medium sured spot premiums for Australian 2012 fetched record premiums for to heavy grades, improving margins and Indonesian crudes such as four of the five grades scheduled for refiners able to run such oils. Enfield, Stybarrow, Pyrenees, for first-half 2013 lifting. Chinaoil and Unipec, the trad- Vincent, Van Gogh and Duri. A Chevrolet hydrogen-powered Equinox Fuel Cell vehicle rolls out for a test drive in Washington, DC. It was not immediately clear ing arms of PetroChina and Spot premiums for Pyrenees, why Saudi Aramco decided to Sinopec, have snapped up cheaper for instance, have slipped for pull the three grades A310, Jubail barrels after South Sudan and August loading barrels below $6 GM, Honda partner on fuel cell vehicle and A180 out of the term agree- neighbour Sudan resolved a dis- a barrel to dated Brent, the lowest ments for July to December. pute over pipeline fees that had in 1-1/2 years. “These grades that were not been running since January 2012. Buyers of Australian crudes were CHICAGO: General Motors will work together to develop the technology,” said GM chief Dan tied up through contracts will “The market for medium sweet previously paying premiums as high and Honda will combine forces next generation of fuel cell tech- Akerson. be in the spot market, which crude will die unless Japan comes as $7 per barrel. “Without demand to develop hydrogen fuel cell nology, sharing all their previous “We are convinced this is the is currently seeing a consider- back to buy, which is not the case from the Chinese, you can’t main- vehicles in the hopes of deliver- research and future discover- best way to develop this impor- able amount of cargoes due to at the moment,” a trader with a tain prices at that level,” a trader ing them to customers by around ies at joint research facilities in tant technology, which has the European exports to Asia,” said North Asian trading company said. with a North Asian refiner said. 2020, the US and Japanese auto- Michigan and Japan. potential to help reduce the a Singapore-based trader. Sellers such as Woodside With South Sudan’s Dar Blend, makers said yesterday. While the master agreement dependence on petroleum and “Between September and Petroleum, BHP Billiton Ltd, buyers get discounts of about $10 The partnership is aimed at does not cover manufacturing, it establish sustainable mobility.” December, there are very few Apache Corp, Inpex Corp, Mitsui per barrel to dated Brent, more solving the two biggest problems will likely lead the automakers to Fuel cell vehicles are consid- traders who will be short of car- & Co and Chevron Corp had all than enough to compensate for facing the commercial feasibility use essentially the same engine ered the holy grail of green cars goes,” the trader said. seen premiums for their crudes hit the lower quality of the Sudanese of fuel cells: high cost and lack of and storage tanks in their fuel cell because they emit nothing but That should bring more pres- records as Japan used more oil for crude. Australian grades have a fueling stations. vehicles. water vapor from the tailpipe and sure to bear on premiums for power generation after shutting higher content of vacuum gasoil “Honda and GM are eager to One of the goals is to reduce can operate on renewable hydro- spot naphtha cargoes, which most of its nuclear plants follow- that can be processed into valu- accelerate the market penetra- costs by working with suppliers to gen gas made from non-polluting have already been cut in half for ing the earthquake and tsunami able middle distillates. Dar Blend tion of this ultimate clean mobil- develop standardised — and less sources like wind and biomass. key supplier India from record of 2011. This year Japan has been is more acidic and cannot be used ity technology,” Honda chief expensive — components. The current technology allows highs hit in March due to strong turning to cheaper coal in an effort at many refineries. Takanobu Ito said in a statement. The automakers will also work the vehicles to drive up to 640km demand amid heavy refinery to cut its fuel bills. Besides the Chinese trad- “I am excited to form this col- with governments and fuel station on a single tank and to be refueled maintenance. Premiums for July In the first four months of the ing companies, South Korea’s laboration to fuse our leading operators to develop the neces- in just a few minutes — an advan- spot cargoes out of India have year, Japan’s top 10 utilities con- top refiner SK Energy has also fuel cell technologies and create sary infrastructure to support the tage over slow-charging electric fallen to an average of $27 a tonne sumed a third less crude versus bought a July Dar Blend cargo, an advanced system that will vehicles. vehicles. The propulsion technol- to Middle East quotes on an FOB the same period last year, data even though it does not typically be both more capable and more “This collaboration builds ogy also has sufficient horsepower basis, compared with an average from the Federation of Electric buy the grade, traders said. affordable.” upon Honda and GM’s strengths to be used on large vehicles. of $55 a tonne in March. Power Companies of Japan REUTERS Engineers from both companies as leaders in hydrogen fuel cell AFP REUTERS Ford, Chrysler post solid gains in June US auto sales

CHICAGO: Ford and Chrysler posted solid gains in June US auto sales yes- terday as analysts forecast a strong close to the first half of the year and more growth in the months to come. Ford’s sales rose 13 percent to 235,643 vehicles in its best June performance since 2006. Sales for the first half of the year were also up 13 percent at 1.3 million vehicles. “In June, we continued to see strong demand across the entire lineup,” said Ken Czubay, Ford’s sales chief. “We’re particularly encouraged by strong retail share gains, especially in coastal markets, where the combination of great design and fuel economy is resonating with customers—including many buying a Ford for the first time.” Chrysler’s sales rose eight percent to 156,686 vehicles in the company’s best June in six years. Sales for the first half of the year were up nine percent at 908,332. “The fundamentals for continued industry gains in new vehicle sales remain intact,” Reid Bigland, Chrysler’s sales chief, said in a statement. Automotive website Edmunds.com forecast that total industry sales will rise 6.3 percent in June and come in at an adjusted, annualized rate of 15.5 million vehicles once all automakers have reported. “Within the last month we saw a slowing stock market and a stalled unemploy- ment recovery, but the automotive market continues to shine through it all,” said Edmunds analyst Jessica Caldwell. Swiss bank Mirabaud joins limited liability club

ZURICH: Swiss private bank Mirabaud plans to reposition itself as a limited partnership early next year, following the lead of two Geneva-based rivals as tax disputes with the United States and several other nations come to a head. Mirabaud joins Pictet and Lombard Odier in moving away from the traditional “unlimited liability” model that has helped Swiss private banks to bolster their credibility as prudent money managers because the partners would have to pay if their decisions backfired. “We see, with the tax and other affairs, that the notion of risk is changing and evolving,” Mirabaud Managing Partner Yves Mirabaud said yesterday. Private banks such as Mirabaud have helped to build Switzerland into a $2 tril- lion offshore banking centre. However, these banks have come under heavy pressure from authorities in the United States and the European Union, who suspect some of them of helping their citizens to salt away billions in untaxed income. Yves Mirabaud acknowledged that the bank needed to manage a growing level of political risk but added that protecting partners from potential future liabilities was only part of the reason for the bank’s decision to change its structure. Capita signs $1.83bn O2 call centre outsourcing deal LONDON: British outsourcing company Capita signed a £1.2bn ($1.83bn) con- tract to run O2’s call centres yesterday, weeks after agreement was reached with unions over terms for workers who will transfer to the firm. Under the 10-year deal, 2,700 advisers based at four sites in Britain transferred to Capita’s management from July 1. The Communication Workers Union ballotted for strike action June but later called it off after reaching a deal with Telefonica UK, known in Britain as O2, on workers’ conditions, including a two-year job guarantee. O2 opened a voluntary redundancy programme for around 1,000 of its employees at Leeds, Glasgow, Preston Brook and Bury shortly after Capita was announced as preferred bidder in May. Capita, Britain’s largest outsourcing company by market value, upped its organic revenue growth forecasts to at least 8 percent for 2013 when it first announced the deal. AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

RBI’s bid to stem rupee fall Jet shares Qatari bourse slump on worries over index adds Etihad deal NEW DELHI: Shares of Jet Airways slid as much as six per- cent yesterday amid new inves- 38.06 points tor worries over whether the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad air- line would get final permission to buy a stake in the private Egypt posts year’s biggest one-day gain Indian carrier. The Jet-Etihad deal, announced DOHA: Qatar Exchange index removing Mursi — blamed for in April, marks the first overseas added 38.06 points or 0.41 per- much of the economic and politi- investment in an existing Indian cent yesterday to advance to cal chaos of the past year — in the carrier since New Delhi eased 9,368.60 points from 9,330.54 on near term, or at least forcing him restrictions to allow foreign firms Monday. to share power. to take up to a 49 percent holding The volume of the shares traded “The confidence in the mili- in the country’s airlines. rose to 5,670,524 from 4,017,566 on tary pushed the market higher But a request by the prime Monday and the value of shares — investors have many hopes to minister’s office on Monday for decreased to QR227,999,599.68 see a new government with better the plan to be discussed by cabi- from QR229,818,747.29 on economic plans that will remove net raised new worries about the Monday. the instability,” said Amr El Feky, fate of the deal. It sent shares of Among the top gainers were chief technical trader at Cairo A teller counts a bundle of Indian rupee notes at a financial institution in Mumbai yesterday. Concerned Jet down six percent before they Qatar National Bank which was Capital Securities. about the rupee’s fall to a record low, Reserve Bank of India has discreetly phoned trading desks with retraced to trade two percent up 0.93 percent to QR162.50, Egyptians were net buyers of unusually explicit messages to cut their speculative positions in the currency, said three senior market lower at Rs455. Industries Qatar rose 0.06 per- stocks on Tuesday, bourse data participants with direct knowledge of such calls. Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, cent to QR158.10, Electricity and showed, while foreigners were who is reported to have threat- Water gained 2.69 percent to net sellers. ened to resign if the deal collapses, QR164.30 and Qatar Telecom rose Analysts were reluctant to said: “I don’t see a problem in the by 0.41 percent to QR121.50. predict how far the market’s Abu Dhabi deal going through.” The banking and financial sec- rally might continue; even if the Speaking to India’s NDTV, he tor index was up 0.39 points while opposing sides somehow form a Saudi taps new oil areas in added: “Ask the prime minister’s consumer goods and services sec- coalition government, it will be office if the deal is on hold despite tor index dropped 0.54 points. unclear whether that government being signed.” The industrial sector gained 0.39 can operate smoothly until elec- Etihad plans to pick up a 24 points while insurance sector lost tions are held. plan to preserve capacity percent holding in Jet under the 0.54 points. In Saudi Arabia, the bench- Rs20.5m ($344m) deal that would Meanwhile, Egypt’s bourse mark climbed 0.7 percent as allow the Indian carrier to reduce posted its biggest one-day gain banks led gains, with that sector AL KHOBAR: Saudi Aramco on aging reservoirs to help keep then put the plan on hold after its hefty debt and expand its glo- in a year yesterday after an rising 1.7 percent. plans to develop two less pro- their output robust. the financial crisis. bal reach by using the UAE air- army ultimatum to President Market sentiment was helped ductive areas of major oilfields, “The targeted area includes A surge in North American line’s network. Mohamed Mursi to share power by the government’s decision to industry sources said, as Riyadh the two fields south of Khurais, unconventional oil over the last few But the deal, the largest foreign spurred buying by local investors. extend the deadline for foreign takes care to maintain excess Abu Jiffan and Mazalij, which are years, meanwhile, has taken pres- investment proposal in the aviation Gulf markets were mixed though workers to legalise their status to capacity for the long term, even smaller complex fields that have sure off Riyadh. Officials now say sector, faces regulatory hurdles, an amnesty for foreign workers November 3 from July 3. Tens of while non-Opec oil supplies are not produced much oil in past there is no plan to expand beyond with various ministries raising helped Saudi Arabia. thousands more workers could be on the rise. years,” Sadad al-Husseini, a former the kingdom’s current capacity. objections over control of Jet after Cairo’s benchmark rose 4.9 per- deported under a crackdown on The plan to increase capacity top executive at Saudi Aramco, Aramco is still investing in the deal as well as over bilateral cent to a near four-week high, in illegal foreign labour, raising fears from Khurais and Shaybah by a said. “As for Shaybah field, they new production projects, how- plans for an increase in flights its largest one-day rise since July of economic disruption, particu- total of 550,000 barrels per day want to mainly raise production ever, to increase its options and between India and Abu Dhabi. 2012. Some shares face five per- larly to the construction sector. (b/d) by 2017 will take the strain from the south where the reservoir take pressure off big fields such Many of the new seats would go cent limits for their moves and The building and construction off Ghawar, the world’s largest is less productive and to gather as Ghawar and Abqaiq that have to Jet and Etihad. India’s opposi- went limit-up. The index is still sector gained 0.5 percent; shares conventional oilfield, two sources large volumes of additional natu- been the main source of wealth tion has alleged that the nearly down 8.7 percent year-to-date. in retail group Fawaz Abdulazis familiar with the plans said. ral gas liquids, which are recovered for the economy for decades. fourfold rise in flights was aimed After nationwide anti-govern- Alhokair , in another industry Such projects are not intended from the associated gas.” Husseini said the expansion at clinching the deal and could ment protests, the army threat- which relies heavily on foreign to raise Saudi production capac- By 2017, Saudi Aramco aims plans would require new oil and divert vital business from ailing ened on Monday to intervene if labour, jumped 5.2 percent. ity beyond the current stated 12.5 to boost capacity at Khurais by gas processing facilities and a state-run flagship Air India. political parties did not reach a Elsewhere in the Gulf, United million b/d, Saudi oil officials have 300,000 bpd to 1.5 million b/d and dedicated pipeline to transport The Jet-Etihad deal would compromise within 48 hours. Arab Emirates markets declined previously said. at Shaybah by 250,000b/d to one natural gas liquids from Shaybah. supply the Abu Dhabi carrier Although this risks further as investors booked gained from After pumping its biggest fields million b/d, the sources said. Aramco completed a large with hundreds of thousands of turmoil and the possibility of a Monday’s rally. All Gulf bourses at near record rates to make up The company could not imme- capacity expansion plan in 2009- new passengers on its routes to long-term escalation of conflict rose on Monday - the start of the for lost supplies from Libya and diately be reached for comment. 2010, which included the start-up Europe, Africa and West Asia as between Islamists and secular third quarter - as asset managers Iran over the last two years, the Saudi Arabia had planned of Khurais and the expansion of the emirate aims to become a hub forces in Egypt, many investors opened new positions. kingdom wants to focus on less in 2008 to increase production Shaybah to 750,000b/d. for intercontinental air traffic. think it may be a step towards AGENCIES productive fields to ease pressure capacity to 15 million b/d but REUTERS AFP

QATARI MARKET Gold sales to Iran come under US sanctions Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 103.44 0.57 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 104.00 1.95 % Aa2 AA WASHINGTON: Rigid new transactions with Tehran. “The move by the Americans He was referring to years US sanctions against Iran came For years, the US and the was the wrong step at the wrong of ongoing but fruitless talks Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 120.75 2.65 % Aa2 AA into force yesterday including international community have time,” said Iranian foreign min- between Iran and world powers Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 113.38 2.99 % Aa2 AA bans on the sale or barter of imposed an arsenal of sanctions istry spokesman Abbas Araqchi, aimed at forcing Tehran to cut Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 107.63 3.46 % Aa2 AA gold to the Islamic republic, as against Iran, accusing it of using alluding to the June 14 election back on its sensitive part of its Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 156.50 4.83 % Aa2 AA Washington ratchets up efforts its civilian nuclear energy pro- of moderate Hassan Rowhani nuclear drive in exchange for Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 118.25 5.13 % Aa2 AA to isolate the country over its gram as a cover for attempts to to succeed President Mahmoud incentives, including the lifting Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 108.50 5.18 % Aa2 AA nuclear programme. build atomic weapons — charges Ahmadinejad. of sanctions. Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.25 1.39 % Aa2 AA Iran’s foreign ministry Tehran denies. Rowhani has promised to Iran’s economy is struggling to denounced the sanctions as “the US President Barack Obama engage constructively with the cope with the sanctions, which Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 110.50 3.32 % Aa2 AA wrong step at the wrong time,” last July targeted Iran’s oil export world and ease tensions raised by have cost billions in vital oil Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 104.50 1.64 % A1 A- warning the move would only sector, vowing punishment against Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and revenues, leaving Tehran strug- Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 102.00 2.81 % A1 A- complicate efforts to resolve the firms that circumvented restric- sanctions. gling with raging inflation, high QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.25 1.93 % NR NR standoff through dialogue. tions on the financial dealings. “Definitely, the more they add unemployment and a depreciated QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 102.75 1.93 % Aa3 A+ Turkey is believed to conduct Lawmakers saw the enforce- to the sanctions, the more dif- currency. “Congress is going to QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 102.25 2.72 % Aa3 A+ extensive business with Iran using ment measures as lagging, and ficult and complicated but not definitely hold the administra- Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 101.50 3.07 % A2 A- gold, and US lawmakers suspect last December passed the sanc- impossible the path of negotia- tion’s feet to the fire on enforce- Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 104.38 1.99 % A2 A it of importing Iranian natural tions that went into effect on tion becomes,” Araqchi said in ment,” Mark Dubowitz, executive gas and paying for the energy Monday. remarks made on Monday ahead director of the Foundation for Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 123.00 3.55 % A2 A with the metal to circumvent Tehran was critical of the of the implementation of the new Defence of Democracies, said. Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 104.38 4.08 % A2 A existing restrictions on financial implementation. sanctions. AFP Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 101.50 4.84 % A2 A Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 105.75 0.78 % Aa3 A Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.75 3.61 % Aa3 A Sri Lanka budget deficit target Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 107.50 4.09 % Aa3 A SOVEREIGNS Bahrain issues Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 103.88 0.32 % Aa2 AA $398m in 3-year Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 123.38 2.39 % Aa2 AA Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 108.38 2.82 % NR NR govt bonds Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 104.00 3.77 % NR NR DUBAI: Bahrain issued Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 116.50 5.01 % NR NR BD150m ($397.9m) in three- Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 105.75 5.61 % NR NR year government development Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 104.25 1.19 % Aa2 AA bonds, a central bank statement Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 111.25 3.93 % NR BBB said yesterday. Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 102.75 5.01 % NR BBB The expected interest rate on Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 77.50 10.44 % Caa1 CCC+ the bonds is 2.90 percent, said the central bank, which issued Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 101.50 4.26 % NR BBB- *Periodic Distribution Amount the bonds on behalf of the gov- IMPORTANT NOTE: ernment. The issue was over- Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which subscribed, receiving bids of 335 is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services million dinars. Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary Bahrain’s state spending is data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not expected to jump 11 percent take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds this year, by more than origi- can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant nally planned, after parlia- liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not ment last month approved a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and BD174.2m in additional consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. expenditure. The budget defi- cit is now officially projected A woman walks past new vehicles on sale in Colombo yesterday. Sri Lanka expects to meet its budget at BD833.2m in 2013, rising to deficit target of 5.8 percent of the gross domestic product this year, the finance ministry said. BD914.4m in 2014. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

QE Indices Summary QE Index 9,368.60 0.41 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Total Return Index 13,385.58 0.41 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 2,797.73 0.16 % RATE QE All Share Index 2,367.95 0.29 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 2,270.89 0.39 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 4810.252 120.592 2.57 5229.8 4610.6 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 5,475.38 0.54 % QR147.3532 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 Services Cac 40 Index/D 3743.88 -23.6 -0.63 4072.24 3575.17 QE All Share Industrials 3,116.5 0.39 % SILVER UK ...... QR 5.4890 QR 5.5659 QE All Share Insurance 2,204.33 0.54 % Dj Indu Average 14974.96 65.36 0.44 15542.4 12471.5 QR 2.2980 Euro ...... QR 4.7125 QR 4.7787 QE All Share Real Estate 1,828.87 0.12 % CA$ ...... QR 3.4150 QR 3.4816 QE All Share Telecoms 1,279.45 0.40 % Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.8145 QR 3.8680 QE All Share Transportation 1,697.78 0.65 % Hang Seng Inde/D 20658.65 -144.64 -0.7 23944.74 19426.36 Yen ...... QR 0.0361 QR 0.0368 QE Market Summary Comparison Aus$ ...... QR 3.3032 QR 3.3676 Iseq Overall/D 4001.25 -22.82 -0.57 4118.68 3396.67 CRUDE OIL Today Previous day Ind Re ...... QR 0.0605 QR 0.0617 02-07-2013 01-07-2013 Karachi 100 In/D 21644.17 281.01 1.32 22833.2 16036.31 Pak Re ...... QR 0.0362 QR 0.0369 Index 9,368.60 9,330.54 BRENT Change 38.06 54.98 Nikkei 225 Index 14098.74 246.24 1.78 15942.6 10398.61 Peso ...... QR 0.0835 QR 0.0851 % 0.41 0.59 $ 103.15 SL Re ...... QR 0.0276 QR 0.0282 YTD% 12.08 11.62 S&P 500 Index/D 0 0 0 1687.18 1325.41 Taka ...... QR 0.0464 QR 0.0473 Volume 5,670,524 4,017,566 DUBAI Nep Re ...... QR 0.0380 QR 0.0387 Value (QAR) 227,999,599.68 229,818,747.29 Straits Times/D 3173.32 32.39 1.03 3464.79 3065.42 Trades 3,442 2,422 SA Rand ...... QR 0.3633 QR 0.3706 Straits Times/D 2971.47 22.7 0.77 3035.78 2657.77 $ 99.81 Up -- | Down -- | Unchanged --

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INTERNATIONAL MARKETS A List of Shares from the world

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13404 I F C I-A/D 26 -1.1 2764691 Lupin-A/D 801.3 24.5 125223 Thirumalai-B/D 79.1 -2 2234 Rank Group/D 155 0 7225 Andhra Paper-B/D 271.5 -9.85 21744 Dai-Bichi Kar-/D 44.2 -0.8 2275 Idbi-A/D 73.4 -0.4 180355 Lyka Labs-B/D 10.55 0.15 5979 Timexgroup-B/D 9.64 0.23 6263 Rentokil Initi/D 91.35 -0.15 802448 Apollo Tyre-A/D 59.95 -0.25 1567409 Dhampur Sugar-/D 37.3 0.7 4906 Ifb Agro-B/D 147.05 1.05 11881 Mafatlal Ind-B/D 105.25 1.05 1350 Tinplate-B/D 37.75 0.95 22071 Rolls Royce Pl/D 1148 -16 1192723 Asahi I Glass-/D 42 -0.55 2162 Dr. Reddy-A/D 2263.3 -5.15 22260 Ifb Ind.Ltd.-B/D 62 -3.05 1601 Mah.Seamless-B/D 201.5 -2.3 2042 Ultramarine-B/D 49.2 -0.3 2354 Ashok Leyland-/D 20.2 -0.45 462670 E I H-B/D 52.7 -0.45 11194 India Cement-B/D 59.05 -0.85 62089 Maha Scooter-B/D 409.1 1.75 1045 Unitech P -A/D 22.75 -0.5 4327384 Rsa Insrance G/D 119.4 -0.9 2865577 Bajaj Hold-A/D 797.75 -6.6 2153 E.I.D Parry-B/D 137.05 2.6 3928 India Glycol-B/D 118.4 0.6 3516 Mangalam Cem-B/D 121 -1.55 1831 Sainsbury(J)/D 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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21 Orica-GreenEdge dominate Cycling: The Australian outfit sparkles on day four of Tour de France

NICE, FRANCE: Orica- GreenEdge grabbed the spot- light for the second consecutive day at the Tour de France after dominating yesterday’s fourth stage 25km team time trial which gave Simon Gerrans the yellow jersey. The Australian outfit, which made its race debut last year, picked up their first Tour de Australia’s Simon Gerrans kisses France stage win thanks to his overall leader’s yellow jersey Gerrans when he pipped Peter at the end of the 25-km team Sagan at the finish line in Calvi time-trial and fourth stage of on Monday. the 100th edition of the Tour de Orica’s triumphant ride over France. a mainly flat course around Nice pushed Omega-Pharma off the virtual leaderboard by just one Stage 4 results second. Gerrans now leads team-mate PARIS: Results from Tour de France (Nice - Daryl Impey by one second in Nice, 25 km) yesterday: the general classification ahead 1. Orica (Australia) 25:56” of today’s fifth stage. LEFT: Riders of BMC Racing team compete during the 25 km team time-trial and fourth 2. Omega Pharma - Quick-Step(Belgium) “We weren’t the favourites for stage of the 100th edition of the Tour de France cycling race around Nice, southeastern this course but we went out and France, yesterday. ABOVE: Riders of Orica Greenedge team celebrate on the podium +1” gave it everything we had,” said after winning the 25 km team time-trial. 3. Team Sky(Britain) +3” Gerrans. 4. Saxo - Tinkoff(Denmark) +9” “On this team we’re all good friends and we work hard to help yellow into today’s stage from early pace in a time of 25min taking the lead of the race, that to be in perfect condition for the 5. Lotto(Belgium) +17” each other. Cagnes-sur-Mer to Marseille. 57sec thanks in large part to would have forced them into using Pyrenees.” 6. Garmin(United States) “It’s unbelievable. It’s been a With no time bonuses on offer the talents of Germany’s world precious energy protecting the Garmin had hoped for the stage dream two days for us. It really at the end of each day’s stage, champion in the discipline, Tony yellow jersey. win that would have given David 7. Movistar(Spain) +19” doesn’t get any better than this.” the former Australian cham- Martin. “The main objective of today Millar the yellow jersey, 13 years 8. Lampre(Italy) +25” Despite having no yellow jersey pion could also realistically keep A win for the Belgian outfit was to come through without hav- after the big Scot wore it for the contender in their nine-man team the race lead until the start of would have put young Pole Michal ing lost any time on the big con- first time thanks to his victory 9. BMC Racing(United States) +26” Orica-GreenEdge were overjoyed two Pyrenean stages beginning Kwiatkowski into the yellow jer- tenders, but we’ve actually come in the prologue at the 2000 Tour. 10. Katusha(Russia) +28” at a prestigious collective win Saturday. sey and helped make amends for through it having gained a bit of But Millar admitted his per- which means Gerrans will wear Omega-Pharma had set the Mark Cavendish’s failure to win time. So that’s a fantastic thing,” sonal performance in the race 11. RadioShack(Luxembourg) +29” the sprinter-friendly opening said the Kenyan-born Briton. against the clock may have been 12. Vacansoleil(Netherlands) +33” stage on Corsica. Despite losing six seconds to decisive in leaving them with a 13. Cannondale(Italy) +34” Points classification after stage 4 However despite the high hopes Froome, Contador was buoyed by 16-sec deficit to virtual leaders PARIS: Points Classification Tour de France after Stage 4 yesterday: the Belgian outfit was pushed into a team performance which he said Omega-Pharma that he said “may 14. Belkin(Netherlands) +37” 1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Cannondale) 74 second by Orica’s winning time has given him assurances about as well be light years”. 15. FDJ.fr(France) +42” 2. Marcel Kittel (Germany / Argos) 57 of 25:56. his form. “I wasn’t on a good day, and 16. Astana(Kazakhstan) +56” 3. Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha) 48 The Sky team of overall race “I think it was a good day for that lost us some time. But we favourite Chris Froome finished us. Of course it’s always better were beaten fair and square so we 4. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) 41 17. AG2R(France) +1:04” third on the stage at 3secs off the if you finish in front of all your can’t be too hard on ourselves,” 5. Lars Boom (Netherlands / Belkin) 40 winning pace, with his yellow jer- rivals, but if you look at the GC said Millar, who admitted his 18. Sojasun(France) +1:10” 6. Danny van Poppel (Netherlands / Vacansoleil) 39 sey rival Alberto Contador com- we are in contention,” said the disappointment at not taking the 19. Europcar(France) +1:13” 7. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spain / Movistar) 36 ing over the finish with his Saxo Spaniard. yellow jersey. 20. Cofidis(France) +1:20” 8. Simon Gerrans (Australia / Orica) 32 Bank team a further six seconds “I’m very happy because the “It was really hard not to have off the pace. team gave 100 percent. We are it in my mind beforehand. I’m 21. Euskaltel(Spain) +1:24” 9. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spain / Vacansoleil) 32 Froome said Sky had been only four stages in, and I’m get- very disappointed to be honest.” 10. Jan Bakelants (Belgium / RadioShack) 30 happy to finish high up without ting better every day. My aim is REUTERS 22. Argos(Netherlands) +1:47”

Sri Lanka probes report England’s warm-up descends into near-farce of drunk LONDON: England’s pre- avoided a fracture to his bowling This file picture Gooch taken Ashes warm-up game against arm and is set to return to field- taken on June 6, cricketer in Essex was stripped of its first- ing duty later in England’s Ashes 2013, shows leg- class status after the county’s warm-up match against Essex, an spinner Fawad aback by injury-hit attack had to be bol- England and Wales Cricket Board Ahmed bowling at stered by England’s 12th man, (ECB) spokesman has said. mid-air antics the indoor cricket Aussies’ Boyd Rankin. Swann was hit on his right nets at the MCG COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket After dismissing Essex for forearm by Essex paceman Tymal said yesterday it will investigate 278 in their first innings early Mills while batting on Monday in Melbourne. Ahmed call reports a drunk player tried to on the third day of the four-day morning in England’s first innings Pakistan-born open a cabin door at 35,000 feet match, England’s second innings 413 for nine declared. leg-spinner LONDON: England great (10,600 metres) during a flight descended into near-farce. England’s leading spinner con- Ahmed had his Graham Gooch expressed sur- from St Lucia to London. Essex opening bowlers David tinued his innings but did not bid for Australian prise yesterday that Australia The batsman was seen by other Masters and Tymal Mills were take the field when Essex batted citizenship were prepared to pick Pakistan- passengers pushing and pull- injured and could not bowl. and was instead sent to hospital accepted, making born Fawad Ahmed. ing the door on the plane while Eight bowlers were used in the for an X-ray. him eligible to play Leg-spinner Ahmed, 31, a searching for the toilet, about two innings including Rankin and However, the ECB subsequently in the upcoming former refugee, had his bid for hours out from London’s Gatwick Reece Topley, an Essex player not said Swann had not suffered a Ashes series in Australian citizenship accepted airport on Monday, British media included in the county’s original major injury. England. earlier yesterday, making him have reported. team. “(The) X-ray showed no frac- eligible to play in the forthcom- British Airways (BA) crew England captain Alastair Cook ture,” the spokesman explained. ing Ashes Test series in England. members subdued the player, and Jonathan Trott had found “He is continuing to receive “It’s certainly not been their whose actions were causing panic scoring so easy that they retired treatment for bruising and will preferred modus operandi in the among the plane’s 229 passengers, as they approached their centu- return to the field later in the Pakistan’s pacer Aamer past, but if someone has quali- according to the Daily Mail. ries to give team mates batting game.” fied to live in the country and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said practice. News that Swann has not suf- gets all the stamps in their pass- it was “disappointed” with the Aaron Beard, a 15-year-old fered a severe setback will come hopeful of ban relaxation port, a naturalised Australian, he reported incident and vowed dis- member of Essex’s academy, ben- as a huge relief to England chiefs becomes just another opponent,” ciplinary action against the bats- efited from the injuries by being after the 34-year-old missed the LAHORE: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamer said yesterday former England captain Gooch man if it was proved true. called up to field. tour of New Zealand earlier this he hoped to play international cricket again “as soon as possible” told the BBC yesterday. “An inquiry will be conducted The change in the match’s year to have surgery on his right after the game’s governing body said it would consider a request for “We’ll obviously have tabs on based on the manager’s report status following the inclusion of elbow. his ban to be relaxed. him to see what he does and and disciplinary action will be Rankin and Topley means bowler Not only has Swann established Aamer, along with former captain Salman Butt and pace partner how he performs because if he taken,” SLC said in a statement, Tim Bresnan’s unbeaten first- himself as England’s first choice Mohammad Asif, was banned for a minimum of five years by the ICC does make an appearance in which did not give details of the innings century will not be part spinner but, as an off-break on charges of spot-fixing during Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010. the series we need to be aware incident. of his first-class record. bowler, is expected to play a key Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) interim chairman Najam Sethi raised of that,” Gooch, one of England’s The reports said the player England play Australia in the role in the defence of the Ashes Aamer’s ban at the annual meeting of the International Cricket Council best openers and now the team’s was returning from the West first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, against an Australia side set to (ICC) in London last week. batting coach, added. Indies, where the team had been starting on July 10. feature several left-handers. On Monday a PCB spokesman said that the ICC had formed a five- “I wouldn’t pass judgement on competing. Meanwhile, Graeme Swann has REUTERS member committee to look into Aamer’s ban. it, but it’s not a route that they The cricketer, who is a member ICC committee chairman Giles Clarke, also chairman of the England have gone down before.” of Sri Lanka’s ‘A’ team, has not and Wales Cricket Board, confirmed the formation of the committee. Australians have generally been named in media reports or Ireland women call up In a telephone interview yesterday, 21-year-old Aamer -- who was prided themselves on fielding only by Sri Lanka Cricket. seen as a rapidly developing paceman in 2010 -- said he was “thankful” ‘home-grown’ players for their “During the flight a man got at the prospect of certain conditions of the ban being relaxed. national side. Large sections of up and tried to go to the toilet. 13-year-old “I am thankful to the PCB chairman Najam Sethi for raising voice their media have been scornful of But instead of going to the toilet for me on the ICC platform and now ICC forming a committee has England’s tendency to pick South he tried to open the aircraft door DUBLIN: Lucy O’Reilly is in line to become the second youngest given me a new vigour to restart my career,” Aamer said. “This is the Africa-born batsmen such as in mid flight,” a BA spokesperson cricketer to play a women’s international match after being called first time that someone in Pakistan cricket has made an effort for me Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, was quoted as saying. into Ireland’s squad for their World Twenty20 qualifiers later this and I am very happy at the prospect of getting a relaxation.” Nick Compton, wicket-keeper “The event was linked to an ele- month. All three Test players along with their agent Mazhar Majeed were Matt Prior and retired former ment of alcohol. He explained his The 13-year-old is an all-rounder with the Women’s 1st XI of Dublin’s jailed on charges of corruption by a UK court in 2011. captain Andrew Strauss, even if mistake and cabin crew accepted YMCA club and the daughter of former Ireland international Peter While Aamer pleaded guilty before the UK court, Butt and Asif the latter two in fact learnt their it in good faith.” O’Reilly. appealed against the ban in the Switzerland based Court of Arbitration cricket in England. Ahmed played It added that the airline had She was one of 14 players selected in Ireland’s squad for the global for Sports, but were rejected in February this year. for Australia A in England last reassured passengers that it was qualifying event, which will see the hosts competing alongside seven Aamer said he had apologised to the nation and has cooperated with month and national selector John impossible to open the pressu- other countries for the three remaining places on offer for next year’s the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). Inverarity has indicated he will rised door mid-flight and that at World Twenty20, set to take place in Bangladesh. “I have cooperated with the ACSU and will do it as and when be considered as an addition to no point was the safety of passen- O’Reilly has already played for Ireland’s senior women’s team, mak- required, so I hope that I will get to play international cricket as soon Australia’s Ashes squad. gers compromised. REUTERS ing her debut in May in the County Championship. REUTERS as possible.” REUTERS REUTERS WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Keep calm, says Player of Union seeks cash cushion the Tournament FIFA should share TV money to help struggling players, says official Neymar RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian LISBON: FIFA and UEFA revenues should go to help play- striker Neymar was named should share their fast-growing ers through the unions,” he said. French football A global brand, as the best player of the television revenue with players’ The sale of broadcasting rights star Eric Abidal Confederations Cup after his unions to help protect football- for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil speaks during a Premier League fourth goal of the tournament ers who struggle when clubs fall has generated an estimated press conference helped Brazil seal a 3-0 win over on hard times, FIFPro board $437m while this year’s FIFA in Lima, Peru, looks to tend world champions Spain in the member Joaquim Evangelista Confederations Cup has beaten on the eve of final at the Maracana Stadium has said. television audience records. the exhibition on Sunday. Evangelista, also head of game between local roots Neymar, who has joined the Portuguese Professional “I like (Real Madrid and Argentine Lionel Barcelona from Santos for 57 Footballers Association, said he Portugal winger) Cristiano Messi and LONDON: English soccer’s million euros ($74.09m) won the would urge fellow board members Ronaldo very much and he is Premier League put a fraction Golden Ball, awarded to the best friends’ team at world players’ union FIFPro my friend but my job and that of of its riches into a scheme to player in the competition after a and Brazilian to support his call for action other FIFPro unions is to stand support youth sport yesterday, vote among the media. at the general assembly in the by those who need us the most,” idol Neymar’s seeking to underline a commit- Andres Iniesta of Spain and Netherlands later today. Evangelista said. team. In his ment to local communities its Paulinho from Brazil were second “FIFA and UEFA should stop Despite millions of euros being career, Abidal, clubs are accused of taking for and third respectively. the rhetoric and support play- spent in transfers and sala- 33, played granted. Flush with cash from The 21-year-old Neymar, how- ers concretely,” he said in an ries at the top clubs, soccer in mainly for Lyon a £5bn pound ($7.6bn) televi- ever, urged a word of caution to interview. recession-hit Portugal has been and Barcelona, sion windfall, English clubs face his compatriots among the cel- “We deal with the biggest prob- plagued by wage delays and clubs’ winning 21 pressure to cut ticket prices and ebrations following Brazil’s demo- lems in football: human dramas. financial woes, partly due to poor major titles with familiar questions about their lition of the world and European So those who benefit the most management. the two teams failure to produce gifted young champions. from players (FIFA and UEFA) Evangelista said FIFA cannot combined, players for the national team. “Lets keep calm, let’s keep our should also show solidarity,” added do without the daily work of the including two But Chief Executive Richard feet on the ground,” he said as Evangelista, referring to the rul- unions. Champions Scudamore defended the 20-club Brazil emerged as serious con- ing bodies of world and European “We have to answer to human League trophies League against accusations it tenders to win the World Cup on soccer. dramas every day. FIFA should with the was not doing enough to support home soil in a year’s time. “We The Portuguese Footballers help us cater for the most dra- latter. Abidal teams lower down the soccer pyr- did very well and we are on the Association has been flooded matic cases or support some amid and grassroots sport. right track. represented with requests from players under specific programmes like our As part of efforts to stay in “We needed this time to train, France in two financial and legal strain over the summer training camps for out- touch with local communities, the we get to know each other and to last year and Evangelista said of-contract players,” he added. World Cups – Premier League has teamed up work together and we are much resources needed to be directed to FIFPro is the worldwide organ- finishing second with government-backed Sport better than we were. We won the the players rather than just clubs isation for all professional players, in 2006 – and England in a £17m scheme to title and that was a great end to and football federations. representing more than 50,000 Euro 2008. encourage young people to take a great tournament.” “A percentage of TV rights footballers. REUTERS up a variety of sports. Neymar began the tourna- Scudamore bridled at sugges- ment with a brilliant strike Former England tions that such funding was small against Japan, added goals against change for the Premier League Mexico and Italy then ended it boss McClaren where players can earn up to with another superb goal against Ronaldo lauds fantastic £200,000 a week. Spain when he lashed the ball joins QPR “There is no other company past keeper Iker Casillas just in this country that gives away before halftime. backroom staff more than we give away,” he told Spain’s Fernando Torres, who reporters at a London school. scored five goals and was joint top LONDON: Former England Brazil show, protestors “We will give away next year scorer along with Fred of Brazil, soccer manager Steve McClaren more than 260 million pounds. We won the Golden Boot for having has joined the backroom team at RIO DE JANEIRO: Former experienced with the demonstra- being out of touch with the man will give away 50 million just in an assist in his four matches, relegated Queens Park Rangers, world champion Ronaldo yes- tions,” said the former striker in the street. raw charitable causes,” he added, while Fred had one assist but the club said yesterday. terday lauded Brazil’s “fan- in allusion to the overwhelm- Ronaldo caused controversy in surrounded by teenagers show- played one more match. McClaren had been out of tastic” Confederations Cup ing outpouring of support at the mid-tournament when he alluded ing off their soccer, table tennis Brazil’s Julio Cesar collected work since his second spell at triumph over Spain - but also Maracana Stadium. to public demands for better and basketball skills. The larger the Golden Glove for the best Twente Enschede came to an praised protesters who have “Most have been peaceful - healthcare by saying “a World figure includes money distributed goalkeeper while Spain took the end in February. He joins the west taken to the streets in recent although some vandals ruined the Cup isn’t made with hospitals but to other parts of the professional FIFA Fair Play Trophy. London club as manager Harry weeks, saying they are forcing show of democracy,” Ronaldo told stadiums.” game, including “parachute pay- Meanwhile,Premier League Redknapp plots their return to social change. a news conference in Rio. But Ronaldo, who worked ments” to clubs to cushion the new boys Hull City yesterday the Premier League after they “Congratulations for a fan- “I fully support the demon- as a commentator at the financial impact of relegation. announced the signing of Scotland finished bottom last season. tastic victory and an unbeliev- strations as the Brazilian people Confederations Cup, told report- The Premier League is one of international goalkeeper Allan “I’m delighted to take up this able achievement,” said Ronaldo, are tired of the situation that we ers: “I have been out in the street, Britain’s most successful exports, McGregor from Turkish club position offered to me by Harry whose goals saw off Germany in face,” he added, tackling head-on I talked with the people. And I with overseas TV rights for the Besiktas for an undisclosed fee. and QPR,” McClaren said on the Brazil’s 2002 World Cup win. the worst social unrest in two dec- realise the Brazilian people are next three seasons worth an The 31-year-old former club website (www.qpr.co.uk). “The contact between the ades in Brazil as citizens complain not against the World Cup but estimated £2bn ($3bn) and top Rangers player has signed a “Whilst it still remains my team and the Brazilian fans was too much money is being spent against corruption and embez- clubs like champions Manchester three-year contract with the ambition to manage again this breathtaking and very touching on the World Cup at the expense zlement and against the way the United able to sign sponsorship Tigers, who were promoted from gives me an ideal opportunity to - to an even greater degree than of investment in public services. health and education systems are deals in dozens of foreign markets. the second-tier Championship stay involved and work on the field when I played,” said the former Although opinion polls say managed. United and title rivals last season. “I’m really excited to with one of the top managers in Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter most people support the World “It has been wonderful to Manchester City, Chelsea and be here and I’m happy that eve- this country and a very ambitious Milan star and three-time former Cup despite widespread anger see the Brazilian people rise up Arsenal are about to embark on rything is done now,” McGregor club. Rest assured, I’ll be doing all world player of the year. about the billions of dollars of against that situation and yet see long-haul overseas tours to tune said. “I can’t wait to get started I can for Harry, the club and the “It was really very emotional to public money being invested in that most demonstrations urging up for the new season and help here. This is a great chance for me fans to help QPR return to the see Brazilians there cheering in the event, Ronaldo and Pele have change have been peaceful,” said build their international following. to play in the Premier League.” Premier League.” REUTERS spite of the difficult times we have been accused in some quarters of the 36-year-old. REUTERS REUTERS REUTERS

French Ligue 1 Barca have cash to spend football team Olympique BARCELONA: Barcelona’s a news conference. “But we can- to the Catalan capital but the cen- Marseille’s transfer resources have not been not of course tell the market how tre-back’s club, Paris St-Germain, players attend exhausted by the 60m euros much we are prepared to spend.” are reluctant to part with him. the first training ($78m) they paid for Brazil for- The club’s 35-year-old cap- Vilanova has seemed reluctant session at La ward Neymar, a club spokesman tain Carles Puyol has suffered to heap too much responsibil- Commanderie said yesterday. a series of injury problems and ity on Spain Under-21 interna- training camp Neymar will line up alongside Barca’s central defensive pairing tional Marc Bartra. He had a fine in Marseille World Player of the Year Lionel last season was typically Gerard European Championship in Israel Messi in a formidable forward line Pique and Javier Mascherano, a last month and could play more of yesterday. The for the Spanish champions but converted midfielder. a role next season. French Ligue 1 they probably need to strengthen Barca romped to a fourth title Alex Song, another midfielder, championship a defence that was porous last in five years but conceded 40 goals was bought from Arsenal because will start on season. in 38 matches, 11 more than the he can also fill in at centre back August 10, “Barca can afford all the trans- previous campaign. but has proved a disappointment. 2013. fers the technical staff deem nec- Neymar’s Brazil team-mate Daniel Alves and Jordi Alba are essary, as has always been the Thiago Silva told reporters this at right and left back respectively case,” Toni Freixa, spokesman for week that Barca coach Tito and Barca have Martin Montoya the club’s board of directors, told Vilanova had tried to coax him and Adriano as cover. REUTERS Rugby: Aussie captain Horwill cleared for third test

SYDNEY: A mightily relieved Australia conference. “I feel very vindicated... I know “Accordingly, it could not be said that the captain James Horwill will be available what happened and I’m glad that the right judicial officer was manifestly wrong or that for this weekend’s third test against the result was come to in the end. the interests of justice otherwise required his Australian rugby British and Irish Lions after being cleared “I love what I do and it means a lot to me decision be overturned.” team player Will of stamping for a second time in a fortnight to represent my country and the opportunity Mew said the IRB had been right to appeal Genia attends a on Tuesday. to lead it in what is arguably the biggest game in their role as promoters of player welfare training session Horwill was cited for stamping on the head in this country since the World Cup final in and protectors of the image of the game, some- in Sydney of Lions lock Alun Wyn Jones in the first test 2003 is very exciting.” thing the governing body said was a major yesterday. in Brisbane but exonerated by New Zealand The appeals officer Graeme Mew, who is reason for making the appeal. The Australian judicial officer Nigel Hampton on June 23 only based in Canada, delivered his decision follow- The test series is tied 1-1 going into the final Wallabies will for the International Rugby Board (IRB) to ing a lengthy hearing on Monday and said the match at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium after the face the British appeal. appeal would only have been upheld if the IRB Lions won the first test 23-21 in Brisbane and and Irish Lions Lock Horwill said he had endured a sleep- had established a clear mistake on Hampton’s the Wallabies the second 16-15 in Melbourne. in the third and less night while he waited for the verdict part. The Lions have already lost their captain and thanked the Australian public for what “There was sufficient evidence upon which a Sam Warburton to a hamstring injury and a deciding test on he described as their overwhelming support reasonable judicial officer could have reached decision to ban Horwill would have been as big July 6 in Sydney. throughout the process. the decision that was made,” Mew said in an a blow, if not bigger, to the Wallabies. “Very relieved, very relieved,” he told a news Australian Rugby Union (ARU) statement. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

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Key presentations to take place in Switzerland this week Penpix of candidates for IOC President Thomas Bach (GER) LAUSANNE: Electioneering A B C Perceived for years as the man most likely to succeed Rogge, and fever will hit the Swiss city still remains the favourite. The Olympics has been in the 59-year-old of Lausanne this week as German lawyer’s blood for almost his whole life from winning Olympic the three cities bidding for gold in the team foil at the 1976 Games in Montreal to becoming an the right to host the 2020 IOC member in 1991 rising to become a vice-president. Believes that Summer Olympics and the six hosting a Games should be as attractive and feasible for as many cities men vying to succeed Jacques and countries as possible and not for continually getting larger and Rogge as International Olympic more expensive. An assured and smart performer, a first round exit Committee (IOC) President will by Munich in the 2018 Winter Olympics was a rare reverse, this is make presentations to their his first and most likely only chance to secure the role. electorate the IOC members. While both those final decisions Sergei Bubka (UKR) will come in September in Buenos If it came to popular name recognition then the pole vault legend Aires - the 7th for the city and the - the world record holder indoors and outdoors and six-time world 10th for the presidency - the host outdoor champion as well as the 1988 Olympic gold medalist - would of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games A) Thomas Bach of Germany, B) Sergei Bubka of Ukraine, C) Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico, D) NG Ser Miang of trounce his opponents by the same margins he used to beat his fel- - one of Rogge’s innovations dur- Singapore, E) Denis Oswald of Switzerland, F) CK Wu of Taiwan. All six are in the running to succeed International low athletes. However, the IOC presidency is decided by many other ing his 12 year reign - will be des- Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge in September. factors and the 49-year-old Ukrainian may be seen to be too raw and ignated in a vote tomorrow. new to the Machiavellian world of sports politics to be entrusted with The 2020 Games bid teams such an onerous responsibility. Many had thought his goal was to be D E from Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo F President of the International Association of Athletics Federations will approach their presentations so his candidacy for this role came rather out of left field. On launch- today all in relatively good heart, ing his campaign he played on his youth and energy - he will need emboldened by positive assess- plenty of the latter should he get the post but that for the moment ments by the IOC Evaluation must be considered a long shot. Commission last week. Richard Carrion (PUR) Istanbul in particular will Very smart and assured banker and philanthropist, whose business be keen their effective message acumen would be reassuring at the head of the IOC during the ongo- about being a bridge to differ- ing global financial uncertainty. The 60-year-old Puerto Rican - an ent cultures, religions and gen- IOC member since 1990 and who tried to unsuccessfully see San erations returns to centre stage Juan get the 2004 Games - was responsible for brokering the record after an uncomfortable period $4.38bn (€3.3bn) broadcasting deal with NBC to have exclusive US when mass street protests round coverage of the Olympics through to 2020. Was a member of the IOC’s Turkey threatened to destabilise elite Executive Board for eight years and is on the Co-ordinating their bid. The Commission said they were “They have 28 of the 35 venues report said the Tokyo bidders had Commission for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Has poured funds Aside from that the question confident that the modest budget built, the infrastructure is in place ensured that “robust” anti-quake into providing funding for scholarships for Puerto Rican students. marks raised by the Commission of €2.37bn ($3.10bn, £2.01bn) for and they are running an effective construction standards and nec- over transport congestion in the fulfilling the remaining building campaign,” the source added. essary anti-tsunami safety meas- Ng Ser Miang (SIN) city could arise again from other work is feasible. Tokyo, the only one of the ures were in place. Diplomat and successful businessman the 64-year-old Singaporean members but Istanbul’s ener- “As the additional invest- three to have previously hosted The six contenders to replace has been an IOC member from 1998 and a vice-president since 2009. getic chief executive Hasan Arat ment required to deliver the the Games in 1964, still appear Rogge - after a largely success- The well-liked Ng is seen as the dark horse, who could upset Bach. believes solving that problem is Games is relatively modest, the to be the favourites after a glow- ful and peaceful presidency - will A former yachtsman like Rogge and presently Singapore’s ambas- already well in hand. Commission believes that Spanish ing report from the Commission outline their vision for taking the sador to Norway is also mindful of keeping bid cities ambitions in “With regards to transport the economy should be able to support but question marks remain over movement forward post Rogge. terms of size and expenditure in check. “We must recognise that an report also states that we have the delivery of the Games,” read whether their campaign has suf- Cracking down on illegal gam- ever-growing size, scope and cost of hosting the Olympic Games - if significantly improved public the report. ficiently captivated the members. bling and doping plus an empha- left unchecked - could become an impediment for future host cities,” transport and we have enough While the terrible economic The report, though, lauded sis on educating the young in he wrote in his manifesto. Gained deserved kudos when he was the funding to continue on the other problems bedevilling the country their plans. Olympic ideals are high on many driving force behind the winning bid from Singapore for the 2010 projects,” he said last week. will not be solved any time soon Tokyo intends to use “the of their lists while several are Youth Olympic Games. Madrid will have an even the bid team can at least regard power of sport” to offer hope to keen to see the Olympic Games Denis Oswald (SUI) greater spring in their step and that factor posing a constant the Japanese people and pro- kept to a reasonable size and not Swiss former Olympic rower - who won the bronze medal in the justifiably so after the Evaluation question mark over their viabil- mote national spirit, unity and getting bigger and more expensive coxed fours in the 1968 Games in Rome - has been an IOC member Commission crucially gave them ity as a candidate as being laid confidence,” in particular after to put on. since 1991. The 66-year-old Rowing Federation President - who had the thumbs up over their rela- to rest. the massive 2011 earthquake and German IOC Vice-President been expected to contest the presidency of the World Anti-Doping tively modest planned budget for “Madrid are very much a live tsunami, the report said. Thomas Bach is still seen as the Agency (WADA) also in September but opted for a tilt at the IOC remaining building work should candidate to win the right to host On the fear of more natu- favourite to take a post that he instead - is arguing for adding new sports to the Olympic programme they get the Games. the Games,” one IOC source said. ral disasters in Japan, the IOC has seemingly been groomed for by reducing the number of existing events and disciplines. “There for years. are certain disciplines which aren’t really universal, or where there Members of the delegation of However, Singapore business- are only a few countries that can medal. I think that if we would man and diplomat Ng Ser Miang Tokyo 2020 candidate city gesture do a review of the system we could reduce the number of events to as well as Puerto Rican banker next to a picture of US swimmer reduce the number of athletes, which would create space for other Richard Carrion are viewed as sports,” he said. Considered a long shot. Michael Phelps taken during the real dangers to that coming to CK Wu (TPE) last Olympics in Lausanne prior a fruition. Highly-acclaimed architect who has worked wonders since he took rehearsal of the bid presentation The Youth Olympic Games over the Amateur Boxing Federation seven years ago in which he has before the IOC members, yesterday. race is a three-way one with fought corruption, introduced women’s boxing to the Olympics and Election fever will hit the Swiss city Medellin being praised for an delivered what is regarded as the sport’s best Olympic contest yet of Lausanne this week as the three impressive campaign but both in London last year. The 66-year-old was born in China but moved cities bidding for the right to host they and Glasgow could well with his parents aged just one-and-a-half to Taiwan. Charming and the 2020 Summer Olympics and the lose out to Buenos Aires, who by erudite and a bundle of energy for a man of his age he says that China six men vying to succeed Jacques happy coincidence are hosting the have no problem with his candidacy that he was the first Taiwanese IOC Congress in just a couple of Rogge as (IOC) President will make sports admninistrator to visit the country in 1989 and also supported months time and the members presentations to their electorate the Beijing’s successful bid to host the 2008 Olympics. Has highlighted will probably prefer not to have IOC members. cracking down on both illegal gambling and doping as his targets. a chilly welcome. AFP

Federer to play at Gstaad after Thai name tricky tongue Murray happy to handle shock loss twister? Not for umpire nation’s hopes at Wimbledon LONDON: For Australian letters and had no room for LONDON: Roger Federer will tennis umpire James the full Trongcharoenchaikaul LONDON: Andy Murray insists look to bounce back from his Tucker, the name Wishaya in all its glory. Playing at he can cope with the burden of Wimbledon humiliation by play- Trongcharoenchaikul holds no Wimbledon for the first time, shouldering a nation’s grow- ing the Gstaad clay-court tour- fears. Trongcharoenchaikul said he did ing expectations that he will Britain’s nament for the first time in All 19 letters rolled smoothly not recall Tucker umpiring his finally end the 77-year wait for a Andy Murray nine years later this month, the off the umpire’s tongue at the match in Australia. British man to win Wimbledon. (left) attends Swiss star said yesterday. start of the Thai teenager’s That was clearly meant as a Murray was in commanding a training “I’ve decided to play #openg- Wimbledon boys’ singles match compliment as the umpire from form once again as he swept into session at staad. Very excited to play in against Frenchman Johan Brisbane had passed his lingustic the quarter-finals with a 6-4, 7-6, Wimbledon, Switzerland this summer. This Sebastien yesterday. test with flying colours. 6-1 win over Russian 20th seed yesterday. was the event that gave me my Tucker smoothly negotiated “I could not remember,” Mikhail Youzhny on Monday. first wild card in ‘98!” the world the task, making the name sound Trongchareonchaikul said. The world number two has number three tweeted on his offi- like an express train leaving “Everybody has done a good job yet to drop a set in his first four cial Twitter account. the station. No sign of any pre- pronouncing my name, even in matches and looked more at ease Swiss star Federer crashed match nerves, no need to reach the match yesterday and even in than ever in the All England Club out of Wimbledon, where he was for a cough lozenge to ease the the qualies. I am proud of them,” spotlight as he prepares for a last Wimbledon last year, Murray block everything else out. I work the seven-time champion, at the syllables out. Trongcharoenchaikul said. eight clash with Spain’s Fernando has appeared increasingly in com- extremely hard to give myself the hands of Ukraine’s 116-ranked But then rain stopped play But surely it must be exhaust- Verdasco today. mand of his emotions both on and best chance to do well here. Sergiy Stakhovsky in his worst after just two games at a drizzly ing signing autographs for fans? With Laura Robson elimi- off court and he is in no doubt the “I just think the nature of how Grand Slam defeat for a decade and gloomy Wimbledon. “No, no. I just sign my first nated from the women’s draw on pressure won’t affect him. the tournament’s gone, there was last week. The reason Tucker was so name,” Wishaya explained to Monday, Murray is now the sole “There’s always pressure com- a few days there where it was just The second round loss ended calm? He had already chaired Reuters, taking shelter from remaining focus of the British ing into this event and it builds strange. I think everyone was a his run of 36 consecutive Grand the lanky teenager in Australia the rain when his match had sporting public and he knows that with each match,” Murray said. bit on edge, a little bit uptight Slam quarter-final appearances, and gave himself a quick pronun- been brought abruptly to a halt means endless speculation about “But I’ve dealt with it well over because of what was happening having not gone out of a major ciation refresher course before by persistent drizzle on court his chances of becoming the first my career. I’ve played well at with the injuries, withdrawals, before the last eight since the launching smoothly into the lin- number four. British man to win Wimbledon Wimbledon. It’s been consistently upsets and stuff. 2004 French Open. guistic challenge once more at Asked if he might be tempted since Fred Perry in 1936. my best slam over the course of Murray admitted he effectively It was his earliest Wimbledon Wimbledon. to change his name to Smith, the Losing to Roger Federer in last my career. lives in a bubble during the tour- defeat since he was knocked out The same could not be equable Trongcharoenchaikul year’s Wimbledon final provoked “So that’s partly down to the nament to ensure he doesn’t get in the first round 11 years back said for the scoreboard - it said with a broad smile: “Let’s see. a tearful response from Murray. surface and partly down to enjoy- wrapped up in the inevitable hys- in 2002 by Croatia’s Mario Ancic. ran out of space after 12 Never know.” REUTERS But, after winning the US ing playing in front of a home teria that builds as he progresses AFP Open and an Olympic gold at crowd and being able to kind of towards the final. 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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Jockey Dettori to ride Radwanska sets up semi for Sheikh Joaan LONDON: Three-times Joann. We’ve started an agree- champion jockey Frankie ment and I’m looking forward Dettori (pictured) has been to this new venture for me,” he showdown with Lisicki appointed the told the At The retained rider Races television for Qatari channel. Wimbledon: Flipkens to face Bartoli for a place in the final racehorse “I rode a cou- owner Sheikh ple of horses for Joaan Al him at Royal LONDON: Poland’s Agnieszka Thani. Ascot and he was Radwanska downed China’s “I’m thrilled very interested Li Na yesterday to set-up a to have taken a to have my serv- Wimbledon semi-final against job for an out- ice. I had a long Sabine Lisicki, the slayer of standing new talk with him Serena Williams. owner and I’m and he seems a Fourth-seeded Radwanska, the looking forward very ambitious highest seed left following the exit to the associa- owner,” added of defending champion Williams, tion,” said the Dettori. Victoria Azarenka and Maria British-based “He’s got Sharapova, beat Li, the sixth Italian jockey. plenty of horses seed, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-2 in a grip- Last October, and he’s got ping two-hour, 43 minute contest Dettori ended plans to expand, which was completed under the an 18-year stint so it’s a good Centre Court roof. as the retained opportunity for Radwanska, the runner-up in jockey for the me to get back in 2012, took victory on an eighth Godolphin the big league.” match point. stable of Dubai ruler Sheikh One of the biggest names in The 24-year-old Pole, who had Mohammed bin Rashid Al the sport, Dettori ended a six- gone into the quarter-final with TOP: Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens celebrates beating Czech Maktoum. month ban for doping in May a 4-6 losing record against Li, Republic’s Petra Kvitova during their quarter-final match on “I went over to Chantilly and and returned initially as a free- also overcame an injury scare day eight of Wimbledon at the All England Club in Wimbledon, had a nice meeting with Sheikh lance. REUTERS when she needed her right thigh southwest London, yesterday. Flipkens won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. tightly-strapped at the start of LEFT: Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska celebrates beating the deciding set. China’s Li Na during their quarter-final. Radwanska won 7-6, Dettori Factfile “Li played unbelievable tennis. 4-6, 6-2. Born: December 15, 1970 in Milan, Italy I was just happy to get through Major racing wins after struggling in the final British Classic races set,” said Radwanska who had semi-finals in 2011 so that helped Flipkens, kept her cool to serve also needed three sets to beat me be ready for today.” out a momentous victory with an Results 1,000 Guineas (3) 2,000 Guineas (2) Tsvetana Pironkova in the fourth Bespectacled Belgian outsider ace and will next face Marion LONDON, United Kingdom: Wimbledon round. Kirsten Flipkens threw her name Bartoli for a place in the final. results yesterday, the eighth day of the Epsom Oaks (3) “I have played so much tennis into the hat of Wimbledon’s giant- Bartoli won 6-4, 7-5 win over 2013 tournament (x denotes seeded Epsom Derby in the last few days, that’s why I slayers as she beat 2011 champion Sloane Stephens, the 17th- player): have the problem.” Petra Kvitova 4-6 6-3 6-4. seeded American, despite being St. Leger (5) Lisicki followed-up her shock All seemed on track when booed. But she fell foul of the fans Women’s singles Selected other races defeat of Williams with a 6-3, 6-3 eighth seed Kvitova took the first when she demanded that play be Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (3) Quarter finals win over Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi set but she came unstuck in the stopped when she was leading 5-4, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (4) to reach her second Wimbledon second and called on the trainer as light rain began to fall. Sabine Lisicki (GER x23) bt Kaia Kanepi Dubai World Cup (3) semi-final. after falling behind 5-2. When the two tennis players (EST) 6-3, 6-3 “It was an amazing match yes- She popped a pill and had resumed after two and a half hour Breeders’ Cup Classic terday, but I had to make sure her temperature checked and wait, Stephens quickly dropped Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x4) bt Li Na Breeders’ Cup Turf (4) that I had calmed down and was although she appeared to get a the first set and slipped 2-0 down (CHN x6) 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-2 Japan Cup (3) ready for today,” said Lisicki, who second wind after surrendering in the second, losing the first nine Racing awards completed victory in her fourth the second set, a rush of blood points as the crowd, convinced Marion Bartoli (FRA x15) bt Sloane Wimbledon quarter-final just when she charged to the net and that Bartoli’s complaints over Stephens (USA x17) 6-4, 7-5 British flat racing Champion Jockey (1994, 1995, 2004) before rain began to fall. fired a forehand volley long at the state of the court had been Honours Kirsten Flipkens (BEL x20) bt Petra Kvitova “I have had experience of other break point down in the ninth unjustified, jeered following their MBE (CZE x8) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 years to help me. I also played the game cost her dear. lengthy wait. AGENCIES USPGA adopts ban on Rooney may want anchored putting stroke

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Scott, who used a broom-handle a new challenge: Florida: The US PGA Tour said putter to win the Masters in Manchester United yesterday it would adopt a ban April. striker Wayne on the use of anchored putters, The putting stroke involves fix- Rooney looks on which players have controver- ing the handle of the putter to a Former United coach sially used to win four of the point on the body -- usually the during a English Premier League last seven major championships. stomach or chest. LONDON: Manchester United jeopardise that, unless you want match in this file The Tour’s policy board passed Anchored putting at top tour- striker Wayne Rooney may wish a fresh challenge and you feel photo. Former a resolution making anchored naments dates back to the 1980s to leave the Premier League that challenge isn’t being met at putters illegal beginning in 2016. when Bernhard Langer adopted Manchester United champions in order to seek a Manchester United?” Explaining the decision to go it to combat his problems on the coach Sir Alex “fresh challenge” elsewhere, Phelan was released by United ahead with the ban, PGA Tour greens, but it has become more according to former assistant in May after David Moyes was Ferguson said that commissioner Tim Finchem said: prevalent in recent years. coach Mike Phelan. appointed as the successor to the 27-year-old had “In making its decision, the policy Keegan Bradley became the The future of the 27-year-old Ferguson as manager. asked to leave the board recognized that there are first player to win a major with player has been the subject of Moyes, who launched Rooney’s EPL champions in still varying opinions among our a long putter at the 2011 PGA intense speculation in the British career at Everton, is expected May. New coach membership, but ultimately con- Championship, and he was fol- media, after outgoing manager to speak to the striker about his David Moyes is cluded that while it is an impor- lowed by Webb Simpson at the US Alex Ferguson revealed that he future this week. expected to speak to tant issue, a ban on anchored Open and Ernie Els at the British had asked to the leave the club “What will be, will be. I haven’t the former Everton strokes would not fundamentally Open last year. for the second time. got a clue,” Phelan said when striker when he affect a strong presentation of our Scott then completed the set Rooney made a similar request asked to speculate about what returns to training competitions or the overall suc- of major wins for long putters by in 2010, only for Ferguson to Rooney would do. tomorrow. Qatar- cess of the PGA Tour. winning at Augusta National. persuade him to stay put at Old Arsenal midfielder Jack owned Paris-Saint- “The board also was of the Meanwhile, w orld number 15 Trafford. Wilshere has expressed enthusi- Germain (PSG), opinion that having a single set of Ernie Els will prepare for his The England star has been asm about the prospect of Rooney Arsenal and Chelsea rules on acceptable strokes appli- British Open title defence by linked with clubs including joining him at the north London have reportedly cable to all professional competi- going for his third Scottish Open Arsenal, Chelsea and Paris Saint- club. tions worldwide was desirable and victory next week. been linked with the Germain in recent weeks but “If it happens, it would be would avoid confusion.” The 43-year-old South African Manchester United Phelan believes he would only amazing,” the 21-year-old told the The PGA Tour initially opposed previously won the British Open leave United if he felt he had ESPN FC website. striker. the ban, raising the specter of a warm-up event in 2000 and 2003. nothing left to achieve there. The young English midfielder damaging division in golf with “Playing the Aberdeen Asset “Wayne is at the greatest club added: “He’s the type of player different rules being applied on Management Scottish Open is not you can be at,” Phelan told BBC who can win you trophies. Just different continents. only the perfect preparation for radio, in comments reported in to see his name on the team sheet The putters have been in the The Open, it’s also a tremendous several British media outlets brings fear to the opposition. We spotlight since being used by a tournament in its own right,” Els yesterday. could do with a little more of clutch of players to win major said in a European Tour news “Why would you want to that.” AFP championships, including Adam release yesterday. AGENCIES