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Sunday 19 October 2014 • 25 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6223 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Stiffer penalty PM opens Kashta3 exhibition to tackle double parking Vehicles of violators to be taken away

DOHA: Think twice before repeating the violation,” he said. Al parking your car behind Kharji said the brief confiscation another parked car blocking its is not equal to impounding. “The way or obstructing traffic flow. same day the person can go and You may face tougher punish- take the car back after paying the ments including a brief confis- fine.” However, the Department cation of your car and end up will open a record for the viola- spending more time for trying tion, when the car is released. to finish something in a hurry. Before releasing the car, the The Traffic Department has police will check if there is any made the rules stricter to pre- pending fines for previous viola- vent double parking and disci- tions. If any, the car will be released pline those motorists who don’t only after all the fines are paid, he take the fines seriously, a senior explained. If the motorist fails to official has disclosed. report within 24 hours to claim the The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani opened Kashta3 exhibition at Simaisma Youth Center “This violation is not some- car, he will have to pay a special fee yesterday. The Prime Minister toured the exhibition and was briefed on exhibits that included equipment and supplies related to sea and land travels thing new but it has increased for parking. “Such actions can curb and camping, as well as heritage handicrafts and folk crafts. recently by motorists who do not wrong behaviours. We have found respect others’ rights. So we have them effective in similar situations been forced to take new actions like overtaking from the right and to curb this annoying behaviour,” parking in areas dedicated for peo- Brig Mohammed Saad Al Kharji, ple with disabilities,” he added. Director of Traffic Department, said Asked if the department had in an interview with police magazine implemented the new rules in Dozens dead in Yemen as Houthis fight Sunnis Al Shurta Maak (Police with You). many cases, another official replied He added that people resort- that “ in moderate numbers”. SANA’A: Yemen’s empowered when a roadside bomb struck a demanding that popular com- The Houthis gained control of ing to such uncivilised behaviour The magazine also narrated Shia rebels attacked the home convoy bringing reinforcements mittees take part in securing the capital Sana’a in September, are causing great inconvenience to stories of some motorists who fell of a rival Islamist politician to a battle with Sunni conserva- the province along with military and earlier this week they over- other motorists who could even miss victims to this haphazard park- south of the capital yesterday, tive tribesmen raging in both forces to fill in the security gap. ran a key Yemeni port city on the important appointments because of ing. A motorist said he had left his setting off clashes that left 12 Yarim and the provincial capital, Fighters allied with the Houthis Red Sea. They have signed a peace this. Al Kharji said that the traf- car in a parking in front his house. people dead, security officials also called Ibb. The Houthis had were meanwhile deployed in the agreement with the embattled fic law has stipulated fines for this Incidentally, he wanted to leave said, adding that the politician advanced on Ibb city on Friday, northern part of Ibb. central government to nominate a violation but it also allowed the home a little early to drop his child was not home at the time. setting of fierce clashes. A brief In a separate incident, officials new Cabinet and end the fighting, department to take other appro- in the school as the latter missed The officials said Shia rebels cease-fire collapsed. said eight people were killed in but have simultaneously pressed priate action to tackle them. the school bus. To his surprise he and allied fighters attacked the Following the unrest, the clashes between Al Qaeda mili- their offensive, pushing into cities “Earlier we used to impose fines found another parked car blocking home of a local politician from the security chief of Ibb resigned tants and the Houthis, who are and towns south of the capital. on the erring vehicles. But some his way. He has no other option but rival Islamist Islah party, killing in response to a demand by the fighting to maintain control of The rebels claim they are people don’t care about fines. They to call the Traffic Department. The two of his relatives in the town of Houthis. Yesterday, the local gov- the city of Radaa, in the central responding to calls by local resi- may have the capability to pay department contacted the other Yarim, an Islamist stronghold in ernor asked the deputy security province of Bayda, also south of dents who want them to drive out the fine and they tend to repeat person and forced him to remove his the Ibb province south of Sana’a. chief to replace him, a local gov- the capital. The Houthis seized corrupt officials. The Houthis are the violation. If we tow away the car. However, the child reached late The ensuing clashes left eight ernment official said. control of the city a day earlier. at loggerheads with the country’s car and detain it for a few hours, in school and was issued a warning. rebel fighters and two bystand- The official said Governor Scores of families fled the fighting powerful Sunni tribes and the they may realise the seriousness THE PENINSULA ers dead. Yahia Al Iryani was meeting with in Radaa, which died down after allied Islamist Islah party. and this could prevent them from See also page 6 Another four rebels were killed rebel representatives, who were midday yesterday. AP

Charm Spirit triumphs at Ascot Al Attiyah 40 more trekkers feared barred from Abu Dhabi Rally dead in Nepal storm DOHA: The organisers of KATHMANDU: The death that several British trekkers Abu Dhabi Rally have stopped toll in the Himalayan trekking could have been caught in the Nasser Khalifa Al Attiyah, disaster rose sharply yesterday storm. The Foreign Office con- Vice-President of Fédération with the discovery of at least firmed they had been contacted Internationale de l’Automobile seven more bodies in the snow by concerned families who had (FIA: International Automobile on a pass in Nepal. not heard from their relatives in Federation) from participating Thirty-nine people are known days but said they had received in the opening ceremony of the to have died when an unseasonal no information about any British event for security reasons. Al storm swept high ridges and victims. Officials in Nepal told the Attiyah immediately returned passes on Tuesday, on a popular Guardian they, too, had no reports to Doha on Friday, Al Sharq 320km trekking route around of British casualties. reported. Annapurna, the world’s 10th tall- The storm, caused by a cyclone Traditionally, the President of est peak, catching scores of west- that crossed northern India last FIA, with the vice-president flag ern walkers. weekend, caught hikers as they off the event but the absence of Niranjan Shrestha, spokes- crossed the exposed 5,400m Al Attiyah took the audience and man for the Nepalese army, said Thorong pass, one of the final journalists at the opening of Abu the remains found today were of stages of the famous Annapurna Dhabi Rally by surprise. H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani receiving the trophy as Queen Elizabeth II looks on after Charm Spirit four Canadian and three Indian circuit route and its highest point. According to Hani Shaban, triumphed at Ascot in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, sponsored by QIPCO yesterday. This was his third consecu- trekkers. “Due to heavy snow At least 17 tourists died from an international observer at the tive Group 1 victory. The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes marks the climax of the European season for the top milers, helicopters were unable to land exposure or in avalanches on the Abu Dhabi rally, Al Attiyah was ... We are hoping to recover the pass after the weather deterio- and Charm Spirit’s win marks him as the best 3-year-old European horse over this distance, in the absence informed not to attend the open- bodies early morning tomorrow rated fast, bringing biting cold, of Kingman. Charm Spirit was ridden by Olivier Peslier, who this week signed a contract for Sheikh Abdullah. ing ceremony for security reasons. [Sunday],” he said. heavy snowfall and low visibility. “What security problems can rise Other officials gave the total Foreign victims included hikers at a sports event? This justifica- dead as nine. The overall toll is from Canada, India, Israel and tion cannot be accepted. If there expected to rise as snow melts Poland, but an equal number of is a security lapse how the rally and rescuers push into new local guides and porters perished. is held?,” Shaban said. No links with Al Baghdadi, says Qaradawi areas. More than 40 people are October is peak trekking season Al Attiyah’s appointment with still unaccounted for, mainly in Nepal and usually sees perfect a sports TV channel in Abu Dhabi DOHA: The office of noted The video footage contains an innocent non-Muslims. We are independent trekkers. Ramesh conditions for the sport. Nepal’s for a live interview was also can- Qatar-based Islamic scholar and alleged statement by Al Qaradawi against this extremism”. Prasad Dhamala, president of the biggest mountains largely remain celled, said the daily. President of International Union saying Al Baghdadi was affiliated The office also said that the Trekking Agencies Association the preserve of experienced moun- Al Attiyah was informed about of Muslim Scholars, Dr Yousuf to Muslim Brotherhood, Al Sharq scholar has nothing to do with of Nepal (TAAN), said that they taineers with technical equipment cancellation of the appointment Al Qaradawi has denied allega- reported. The office quoted the Al Baghdadi and those who follow had information that around 22 and experience. However, trekking only when he arrived at the TV tions linking the scholar and recent statement of Al Qaradawi up the statements of Al Qaradawi trekkers were stuck in between attracts many more people. More channel for the interview, said Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, head of about IS as saying “the supporters know very well his stand about IS Yak Kharka and Fedi. He said a than 110,000 foreign trekkers vis- the report. the Islamic State (IS) showed in of IS believe that several Muslim and other extremists outfits. rescue was planned for today. ited Annapurna in 2013. THE PENINSULA a widely circulated video footage. are infidels. They are also killing THE PENINSULA Concerns are now growing THE GUARDIAN SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QRC to support Crescent Educational Foundation 400 students at Islamic school in Thailand to get help

DOHA: The Qatar Red everywhere. Dr Oussedik called empowering it to cope with the Crescent (QRC) has taken steps for more support for such schools, major changes in the world, to support Crescent Educational which he viewed as educational qualifying it for higher-education Foundation (CEF), the only and civilisational enlightenment certification from internation- Islamic school in Thailand, institutions that are in place to ally-recognised universities and which has 400 students from 40 create a whole generation with colleges. different nationalities. great potential to contribute to The school combines UK cur- The decision has been taken national and basically economic ricula with Arabic-dominated during a recent visit to the school development. Islamic studies. by Dr Fawzi Oussedik, Director of He commended the manage- In the future, the founda- Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) and a ment’s efforts to improve educa- tion seeks to be one of the delegation. tion in the country by adopting global educational institutions The delegation toured the advanced curricula and educa- that provide access to mod- school, saw its modern educa- tional programmes, with a special ern educational resources, as tional facilities and instructional focus on integrating Arabic and well as granting more scholar- tools, communicated with some English as languages of study, to ships for all needy Muslim and learners, and listened to their be open to all universal cultures. non-Muslim communities, in concerns and aspirations. CEF was established in 2008 light of its primary purpose of The school management appre- under the slogan of ‘Knowledge offering decent education for ciated the QRC attempt to help Nourishes Our Lives,’ inspired by poor and orphaned children the students overcome challenges, a belief in the necessity of cre- who are unable to pursue their as well as its assistance for the ating a new well-educated gen- education. disadvantaged communities eration that can build its nation, THE PENINSULA

Dr Fawzi Oussedik (right) with the school management. SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Expo depicts life and times of the Prophet Display at Ezdan Mall till Nov 16 BY MOHAMMED OSMAN Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani and Ibrahim Hassan Al DOHA: An exhibition to Asmakh, President of Regency showcase the life of Prophet Group Holdings, in the presence Mohammed (PBUH) and of Sheikh Yousuf Al Qaradawi his mission to humanity was who will give a speech about the launched yesterday at Ezdan life of the Prophet. mall in Al Gharrafa. The aim of the exhibition is to Engineer Ibrahim Fakhro introduce the humble life style of announced the launch of the the Prophet throughout his mis- exhibition entitled “Our Prophet, sion in the seventh century and Peace Be Upon Him (PBUH)” the difficulties he faced, to the at a press conference yesterday visitors of the mall from different at the mall in the presence of social segments, ages and nation- representatives from Al Sheikh alities using different languages. Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud The idea and implementa- Islamic Cultural Center (a for- tion of the exhibition came merly called Fanar), Al Asmakh from Engineer Ibrahim Yusef From left: Fahad Ahmed Al Mohammed (representative of Abdullah bin Zaid Islamic Cultural Centre), Ibrahim Fakhro (exhibitor), Malik Qaiser Al Awan, Corporation and Ezdan Mall, Al Fakhro with support from Al Gharrafa. Asmakh Charity and Ezdan GM of Ezdan Mall, and Majed Yusef, Media Consultant at Al Asmakh Charity, explaining one of the exhibits during the launch. (ABDUL BASIT) The official opening of the Mall in Gharrafa which will host exhibition will be on Monday and the exhibition for one month Islamic Cultural Centre. distributed to the visitors. Islam during those early days. events, the death of the prophet, will continue until November 16. in collaboration with Al Sheikh The exhibition will be open The mall is honoured to host It will also show the route taken his life style with his wives, a por- It will be opened by Sheikh Dr Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud every day from 10am to 10pm. this important event as the by the prophet’s camel and where trait for the prophet’s miracles At the press conference Prophet’s life is important and it knelt (the house of Abu Ayob Al with elaborations in both English Engineer Fakhro lauded Ezdan it’s a duty of every Muslim to Ansari who hosted the Prophet and Arabic, and other relevant mall for providing the space for defend and introduce his life to when he first arrived in Madina). features and events. the whole month and for the other people, said Malik Qaiser Another focus of the exhibi- On the sidelines of the exhi- encouragement and support he Al Awan, General Manager of tion will be the mosque of the bition, there will be documen- got from the Al Sheikh Abdullah Ezdan Mall. He said that the Prophet at the beginning of the tary films about major events in bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic exhibition is expected to attract Islamic Dawa when Qebla was Makkah and its main features, Cultural Centre and Al Asmakh a large number of visitors due to directed towards Al Aqsa mosque a film about the early stage of Charity. He called for organising the convenient location of the in Al Quds (in Jerusalem) and the his mission to the migration to similar exhibitions in other places Ezdan Mall, which is reachable change made in the direction of Makkah or Hejra, a film that was important to reach more peo- for students, families and differ- Qebla to Makkah. The exhibition shows the construction of the ple and contribute to raise aware- ent segments of the society. also shows the room where the Prophet’s mosque by the Prophet ness about the prophet’s life. The exhibition will showcase Prophet lived. himself and his companions, and The exhibition will host 10 to major phases of the Prophet’s It will also show the house of the materials used, its measure- 15 scholars to talk about the life life including the Prophethood in the Prophet. All these exhibits are ments and ways of construction. of the Prophet in different lan- Madina Al Munawara and this made of construction materials There will also be films about guages including Arabic, English, will represent all components of used at the time of the Prophet to the battles of Badr and Al Urdu, French and Tegalog, said the town including the Prophet’s reflect the actual lifestyle of the Khandak (the trench battle), Fahad Ahmed Al Mohammed mosque, market, and horse racing people at that time. and another film about the death from Al Sheikh Abdullah bin Zaid field and other natural features The exhibition will also show- of the Prophet, his grave and the Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural such as the mountains surround- case eighteen portraits demon- grave of his companion Abu Baker An installation giving a view of Madina Al Munawara at the time of Prophet Centre. He added that there will ing the town, valleys and trenches strating the developments of the Al Siddik. Mohammed (PBUH). be brochures and handouts to be built for defending the town and prophetic stages, major historical THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Emir gets call from Yemen DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday held via telephone 26 pharmacy students take oath a conversation with President of the brotherly Republic of Yemen Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. During the contact they reviewed bilateral rela- Course for new batch begins at Qatar University College of Pharmacy tions and the latest developments in Yemen. DOHA: Twenty-six new Company, and the College of Qatar, Belgium update pact pharmacy students took Pharmacy. DOHA: Civil aviation authorities in Qatar the Oath of a Pharmacist CPH Assistant Dean for and Belgium agreed to update the provisions of and donned the symbolic Students Affairs Alla El the existing bilateral air transport agreement. pharmacist’s White Coat in Awaisi said: “Being a student Qatar Civil Aviation Authority said that the two the 8th annual ceremony of at the College of Pharmacy is sides agreed to add more cargo and passenger Qatar University’s College of not an easy endeavour. Our rights for the national carrier (Qatar Airways). Pharmacy (QU-CPH). students go through rigorous The agreement was signed by Civil Aviation The students also signed the theoretical and practical study Authority Chairman Abdul Aziz Al Noaimi Pledge of Professionalism in in preparation for a profes- and Deputy Director-General of Belgium Civil which they promised to uphold sional life in the pharmacy, Aviation Nathalie Dejace. QNA integrity and ethical behaviour medical and healthcare sec- and to honour the profession. tors. We prepare them to pro- Special guest, QU Associate vide the Qatari society with VP for Faculty Affairs, Dr optimal health care in line Khalid Al Ali was joined by with the values expressed in students’ family members, the national health strategy friends, CPH faculty, alumni and development goals. This and staff to celebrate the stu- symbolic event is just the dents’ achievement. beginning of a long journey The cloakers were rep- that will open them to a wide Students taking the Oath of a Pharmacist. resentatives from Hamad range of opportunities that Medical Corporation, will develop their potential Kadi told the students: “There mission to fulfil the growing Vision 2030. I encourage you Sidra Medical & Research and ready them to contrib- has never been a better time demands of the health care to become lifelong learners Center, Primary Health ute to advancing the health to study pharmacy with the sector by establishing a range in your role as providers of Care Corporation, Ebn Sina and welfare of the Qatari increased importance the of undergraduate, Masters optimum patient care to your Medical, Well Care Group, community”. profession is gaining in Qatar. and Doctoral programs, in community.” International Medical CPH Dean Dr Ayman El The College is continuing its line with Qatar National THE PENINSULA New schedule for QF Radio English programme DOHA: QF Radio 91.7 FM launches its new 2014-15 programme schedule of its English-language frequency from today. The station presents a ‘changing-daily feast’ of varied and interesting programs featuring interviews, events, music and more programmes. The station’s flagship morning show ‘Rise’ returns to its two-hour format from 6.30am to8.30 am, presented by popular hosts Scotty Boyes and Laura Finnerty. The show features a wide array of segments including news from Qatar Foundation, live interviews, local news, sports, music, upcoming Doha events, and exclusive con- tent produced by students of Qatar Foundation’s partner universities. QF Radio will be bringing back its ‘Drive Show’, a daily afternoon programme broadcast at peak travel time from 3:30pm to 4.30pm and hosted by Nabil Al Nashar. The show features a range of informative and entertaining segments to ease your stress as you deal with Doha’s rush hour traffic. New this season is ‘The Debate Show’ which aims to give students from Hamad bin Khalifa University’s part- ners across Education City a forum to discuss the latest issues and topics concerning their generation, the region and the world. The show airs every Sunday, 7pm to 8pm, hosted by Hamad Al Amari. Other programmes include Innovations, Connect, and Research Matters. Mohammed Al Beshri, Media Centre Manager at Qatar Foundation, said that this season’s schedule offers a care- fully selected bouquet of programmes directed primarily toward the country’s youth and designed to enrich their cultural journey. The programmes are filled with varied content from educational to cultural. Al Beshri also added that the station is determined to attract as many Qatari youth as possible. A large part of the pre-season preparation has been devoted to devel- oping in-house training courses that will provide young citizens with the fundamental knowledge needed to work in real world media environments. He feels it is critical for QF Radio to integrate the country’s next generation into the station’s team through education and valuable experience. Classes will be taught by working profession- als and the courses provided cover all aspects of broadcast journalism. This combination will allow young people to gain the necessary skills to produce and present their own radio shows. THE PENINSULA

Total conducts technical training for Qatar partners

DOHA: Total recently held a technical training on ‘material balance’ analysis of condensate gas reservoirs. The training ran at the Total Research Centre in Qatar (TRC-Q) located in Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP). The session hosted 15 participants, mostly engineers at Qatargas and Qatar Petroleum. Christophe Allanic, a specialist in Reservoir Management from Total’ss headquarters in Pau, France, delivered the high-level training. The participants were briefed on theory — including equations and guidelines to properly perform material balance modelling, and they conducted practical computer exercises, using the software Mbal, a material balance tool which allows engineers to better characterise reservoir drive mechanisms and hydrocarbon volumes, a press release issued by Total said yesterday. The training received positive feedback from attend- ees with one participant, Lionel Sabatier, who works at Qatargas, saying: “This was an interesting session which helped me to understand and control the main param- eters which impact the Hydrocarbon Reservoir dynamic. As a result, I am better equipped to foresee our wells performance in the future.” “One of the main aims of TRC-Q is to carry out innova- tive research and share it with our industrial partners,” said Philippe Julien, TRC-Q Director. “The research centres cur- rently focuses on some of the main challenges of Qatar, and our aim is to share our findings with Qatari institutions, in line with our commitment to the Qatar National Vision 2030.” THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Minister leaves for New York

QC distributes 5,500 school bags DOHA: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, who is also Chairman of the 13th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad Syrian students in Jordan receive QR340,700 worth of school supplies XIII), left Doha yesterday for New York to participate in the delib- erations on the Report of the Trade and Development Board to the DOHA: Qatar Charity has Second Committee for the sixty-ninth session of the UN General distributed 5,500 school bags Assembly. to Syrian students across Dr Al Kuwari is scheduled to give a speech at the meeting, during which Jordan at a cost of QR340,700. he will review the efforts being exerted by Qatar in support of Unctad’s role The bags contained equip- and functions during his presidency of the 13th Conference. ment including books, pencils, The Unctad celebrates its 50th anniversary, and these meetings will make pens, erasers, pencil sharpen- an assessment of the Unctad and recommendations for its future. ers and crayons. The project is QNA aimed to ease the burden of tui- tion costs for families. The distribution was made over a period of two weeks and included several provinces of the Kingdom of Jordan, including Amman, and the governorates of Irbid, Zarqa Governorate, Ajloun, Jerash, Karak, Tafileh, Maan and Mafraq. The project was carried out within the framework of the ‘Competitors 2 Campaign’, which is estimated at QR7.113m, and include the construction of mobile homes at a cost of QR2m, funding for house rents valued at QR1,928,000, food aid worth QR1,536,000, develop- ment projects worth QR400,000, furniture and electricity worth around QR400,000 and health projects valued at QR400,000. Through this project QC aims to alleviate the suffering of Syrian refugee families in Jordan by facilitating the school School students receiving bags at one of the centres in Jordan. attendance of their children, contributing to the integration of these families into the com- of distribution. This project was whom will be pregnant women. unique way in charitable work munity, preserving the dignity implemented as a result of QC’s Medicines were distributed through entertainment and and humanity of the refugees belief that basic education is an to the most important health competitions in the form of by dealing with them in a mod- essential right. centres in the camp, as well as practical and theoretical tasks, ern manner that respects their The young Qataris who par- household supplies and equip- and the dissemination of the cul- human dignity and providing ticipated in the ‘Competitors ment for Syrian families in ture and values of charity work them with the basic necessities 2’ contest made two visits to Amman, including refrigera- through media and marketing for a decent life. Jordan in the first half of this tors, dishwashers, gas, brushes campaigns and public competi- QC coordinated with cen- year, helping launch projects for and kitchen utensils. This was tions. It also seeks to highlight tres and schools in an order to the benefit of Syrian refugees in addition to care for orphans, the technical capacity that has facilitate the distribution, keep- valued at over QR7m funded by distributing food and drinking been reached by charitable and ing the bags in storage until the donation contests. water, the opening of another humanitarian organisations in distribution took place. Among these projects was the mosque in the Nadha area of general, and within QC in par- Small, medium and large opening of the largest mosque Mafraq, distributions of copies ticular, and works on increasing bags were distributed accord- in Camp Zaatari, accommodat- of the Holy Quran and special its quantity and effectiveness ing to the child’s age, sex and ing over 500 worshipers. An gifts to QC sponsored orphans and promoting community soli- the level of need of the school, ultrasound screening machine in Amman including clothes, darity by bringing young people and then the benefiting families was also provided, facilitating toys and cash. together in humanitarian work were coordinated with in order tests for around 2,000 patients ‘Competitors 2’ aims to and philanthropy. to determine the place and time a month, around 70 a day of engage the community in a THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Qatar condemns Double parking Al Aqsa storming DOHA: The State of Qatar has condemned the storming by Israeli forces of Al Aqsa Mosque to pre- vent worshipers from entering. blamed for The Foreign Ministry con- firmed in a statement that the State of Qatar denounces Israeli violations against the holy sites and on the freedom of worship traffic jams as well as the abuses against the Palestinian people. The Ministry also stressed Qatar’s rejection of Violation rampant in Old Airport, Najma all Israeli actions, which are likely to increase tension and instability DOHA: Several Residents have and apologised saying that he in the region. complained that double park- had gone to his flat to pick some- ing that is so common in most thing.” Double parking, blocking Obesity major internal streets is obstructing off or causing traffic jam at park- traffic and causing inconven- ing areas, or leaving a vehicle on risk factor for iences to other motorists. the road in a way that might cause The violation is often commit- traffic problems or accidents are osteoarthritis ted in busy areas like Old Airport a traffic violation and are all pun- and Najma. Here some motorists ished with a fine of QR500. DOHA: Age and obesity are do park their vehicles half on the Similarly the parking fine is major risk factor for osteoar- road and half in the parking area imposed if a vehicle is parked in a thritis. Nearly one in two people where another vehicle is parked. space reserved for the disabled, in may develop symptomatic knee This practice often prevents bus waiting areas, in loading and A view of double parking on a commercial street in the Old Airport area. (QASSIM RAHMATULLAH) osteoarthritis by age 85, and two some of the vehicles in the park- unloading areas and on footpaths in three people who are obese ing from leaving and always and walkways. Old Airport commercial streets. parking spaces in the country A severe shortage of parking may develop symptomatic knee obstructs a traffic lane to the It is a common sight in many Double parking was not only compared to the number of cars space has been mostly cited as osteoarthritis in their lifetime, extent of often making the street areas where people park their common on roads but also in owned. He, however, wanted people the main reasons of parking vio- according to a health expert. jammed. One motorist identified cars on the road and rush into private building parking slots. to learn some good practices like lations like double parking. Most At Hamad Medical Corporation as Mohammed was found wait- shops to buy something while oth- Residents of some buildings are leaving the hand brake off, allow- shopping areas and other enter- (HMC)’s Rheumatology Clinic, ing for a driver of the car parked ers come and park behind other having more than one vehicle and ing the drivers of the cars next to tainment spots in the country did around 15,285 people were treated behind his car and blocking his cars calling shop attendants to they would try to double park all the curb to push the car a little not have adequate parking facili- in 2012 (over 14,000 have been exit in the Old Airport area said come and take their orders. their cars. In some buildings it forward or backward, in order to ties. Recently Souq Waqif man- treated yearly in 2010 and 2011). he had to wait for about 10 min- “There is no parking in this is visitors who park behind their allow leaving the parking slot. agement announced that a huge Among patients with arthritis, the utes, to find this person. place and car rental shops are hosts parking and block the car Drivers who did not park prop- underground multi-storeyed park- most common form was osteoar- “I tried honking on the vehicle occupying parking spaces of even of the neighbour as well. erly also worsened the parking ing facility would be built near the thritis, a chronic condition in which and also asking the shops around some other shops,” said another Another resident said he was problems in some areas. Some market to enable visitors to gain the cartilage – the material that for the car owner and he was miss- motorist found waiting in his car not against double parking because drivers park their car in spaces better access to the tourist hotspot. cushions the joints – breaks down, ing,” he said. “Finally he appeared for his order from a restaurant in there was a known shortage of designated for two cars. THE PENINSULA causing the bones to rub against each other. This results in stiffness, pain and loss of joint movement. Healthy eating habits and regu- lar physical exercise are impor- tant in arthritis prevention and HMC, WCMC-Q conduct research treatment. Contrary to percep- SCH cautions against tions that nothing can be done about arthritis, seeking therapy and other avenues of support can use of Foot Patch on schizophrenia treatment improve quality of life for people living with this condition, espe- DOHA: The Supreme Council of DOHA: Hamad Medical of life and the needs of people not any more likely to display cially elderly people, according Health (SCH) has warned against Corporation (HMC) is work- who are diagnosed, will allow violent behaviour than others. to Dr Mohammed Hammoudeh, selling or distributing Foot Patch, ing with Weill Cornell Medical us to collect essential data. In reality, they are more at risk Senior Rheumatologist at HMC. (pictured)an unlicensed health College–Qatar (WCMC-Q) on This data will facilitate service of harming themselves or being In recognition of World and beauty product with dubious a number of research projects improvement plans to ensure abused by others,” said Dr Al Arthritis Day, being observed claims to instantly remove toxins which aim to improve how individuals with schizophrenia Amin. globally to raise awareness about from the body. schizophrenia is diagnosed receive optimal care,” said Dr Talking about the causes of the condition, Dr Hammoudeh In a statement issued yesterday, and treated in the country. Ghuloum. schizophrenia, the expert was emphasised that seeking arthri- the Pharmacy and Drug Control Schizophrenia is a severe “The symptoms experienced keen to dispel the idea that it tis treatment, which may include Department at SCH clarified that mental illness which affects by a person with schizophrenia could be caused by environ- physical therapy and/or occu- this product is not registered in one to three percent of the may present as hallucinations, mental factors. “A child can- pational therapy, can help the Qatar and its circulation contravenes population worldwide; it usu- hearing or seeing things that do not develop schizophrenia as elderly overcome the limitations Law No. 1 of 1986 on registration of ally presents between the ages not exist, delusional beliefs and a result of being treated badly posed by their arthritis. drug companies and their products. of 15 and 35. disorganised thoughts. They by his or her parents, or as a THE PENINSULA The department said that the The theme for this year’s can be very distressing,” said result of reading certain books product, a patch that can be attached World Mental Health Day, Dr Ghuloum. or watching certain films,” he to the bottom of the foot, contains observed on October 10, was Dr Al Amin highlights that said. incorrect medical claims. It added ‘Living with Schizophrenia’. schizophrenia is generally “While environmental fac- Katara to host that a circular banning its distribu- Dr Suhaila Ghuloum, Senior regarded as one of the most tors could contribute to a tion in the country had been issued. Consultant Psychiatrist at misunderstood mental health relapse, the causes of the con- Dhow Festival The product specifications claim HMC, and Dr Hassen Al conditions. dition are organic; they occur that it takes only one night to dis- Amin, Associate Professor of “Having a clear understand- naturally within the make-up in November charge the poisonous substances Psychiatry at WCMC-Q, said ing of what the condition is goes of the brain. Schizophrenia from the body, after wearing “one ache”, “nourish and strengthen the that improving science gaps a long way. The problem is that can also be inherited; individu- DOHA: Under the auspices of the piece of sticker”. kidneys,” improve blood circulation in mental health care through most people do not understand als with a family history of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad “The greasy toxin can be flowed out and give relief from fatigue and foot new research is vital to the what schizophrenia is. This is condition are at a higher risk Al Thani, Katara will hold the from the bottom of foot”. The prod- odours. development of evidence-based largely due to years of misrep- of being affected,” said Dr Al fourth Traditional Dhow Festival uct also claims to “relieve muscles solutions; and in turn, bringing resentation in the media. As a Amin. from November 18 to 22. Katara the safest, most effective and result, there is a high level of Any person who is experi- beach will begin receiving requests compassionate care to those in stigma surrounding it,” said Dr encing symptoms of a mental today from those who wish to par- need. Al Amin. health issue should seek imme- ticipate in the event. Registration “The research areas we are Dr Al Amin adds that schiz- diate treatment by making an will close on October 23. focusing on, such as making ophrenia is not the presence of appointment to see a doctor, Katara General Manager Khalid the tools for schizophrenia a split personality or multiple who will then refer them to Al Sulaiti said that the event will assessment more culturally personalities. He says the incor- HMC’s specialist services. In provide the audience with a phe- relevant, reviewing the side rect association between these an emergency situation, call 999 nomenal cultural festival that will effects of medication, analysing things contributes massively for an ambulance or present to include a host of activities and the impact of patient satisfac- to the stigma of the condition. the Emergency Department. competitions for the first time. tion, and studying the quality “People with schizophrenia are THE PENINSULA He added that the event was to commemorate the sacri- fices of Qatar’s ancestors and the dangerous life they led in their naval journeys to collect pearls from the depth of the Arabian Gulf. The Colours of Desert Art expo opens

DOHA: The Colours of Desert Art and Painting Exhibition, organised by the Middle East Art and Silk Painters (MAPS), opened yesterday evening in Katara in the presence of a large number of art- ists from various nation- alities and art lovers. Works of 25 artists from various nationali- ties, including Qataris, are on display. Artists participating include, Rashmi Agarwal (Head of the Society), Fouad Al Emadi, Sara Al Thani, Abdulrahman Aldorani, Abeer Harmouch, Elsy Tabet, Lyuba Jalladyan, Wafaa Elabdali, Anish Sharma, Eman Nasr and others. QNA SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Kurdish troops fend off IS attack in Kobane Jihadists suffer heavy losses; Washington says raids may not prevent Kobane’s fall Lebanon makes MURSITPINAR, TURKEY: hit two IS fighting positions near Kurdish forces in the Syrian Kobane and a military camp it tougher for town of Kobane repulsed a new in mainly jihadist-held Raqa attempt by Islamic State fight- province. Syrian refugees ers to cut off the border with The US commander overseeing Turkey yesterday as troops bat- the air war hailed “encouraging” tled the jihadists in neighbour- signs in the defence of Kobane, to get in ing Iraq. but said the town could still fall It came as the US military and that Iraq remained the coali- BEIRUT: The Lebanese gov- said it had unleashed 25 more air tion’s priority. ernment has cut back sharply on strikes in Syria and Iraq since “Iraq is our main effort and the number of Syrian refugees Friday, hitting Islamic State (IS) it has to be, and the things that it is allowing into the country, jihadists and oil infrastructure we’re doing right now in Syria are the United Nations representa- they control. being done primarily to shape the tive in Lebanon said yesterday. But while Washington said conditions in Iraq,” said General Lebanon has the highest per it saw “encouraging” signs, it Lloyd Austin. capita concentration of refugees warned the raids might not pre- Iraqi government troops are in the world, with one in four resi- vent the fall of Kobane, and its battling IS on two fronts — in dents a refugee, many of them liv- priority remained the campaign the Anbar provincial capital of ing in the poorest areas. against IS in Iraq. Ramadi, west of Baghdad, and The government has said it Despite a wave of coalition air near Tikrit, Saddam’s hometown. cannot cope with the more than strikes in recent weeks, Iraqi Ramadi is in a shrinking patch a million Syrians and has asked forces are struggling to regain of territory in the predominantly for funds to help look after them. and hold ground from jihadists. Sunni Arab province where forces Ninette Kelley, representa- Heavy IS mortar fire hit the loyal to the Shia-led govern- tive of the United Nations High Syrian side of the border crossing ment still hold ground, and its Commissioner for Refugees in with Turkey which is the Kurdish loss would be a major blow for Lebanon, said: “Many fewer peo- fighters’ sole avenue for resupply Baghdad. ple are being allowed in than and the only escape route for On Friday and yesterday, 10 air would normally be coming in to remaining civilians, Kurdish offi- strikes targeted IS in Iraq, includ- get refugee status.” cial Idris Nassen told AFP. ing five near the strategic Mosul Following a constant increase At least three rounds crashed Smoke rises over Syrian town of Kobani after an air strike, as seen from the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Dam, north of Baghdad, the US in refugees to Lebanon since the onto Turkey’s side of the border, border with Turkey in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, yesterday. military said. start of 2012, United Nations fig- one of them near a hill where the But security in the capital also ures show a decrease of around Turkish army is deployed, an AFP Observatory for Human Rights Mistura warned earlier this network of sources inside the remains a problem with bombings 40,000 refugees since the end of correspondent at the scene said. said. month that about 12,000 civilians country. killing nearly 50 people in the past September. Social Affairs Minister The jihadists launched a fierce The jihadists lost 21 of their remained in and around Kobane Of 15 air strikes in Syria since two days alone. The UN Security Rashid Derbas said in comments attack from the east towards the people to air strikes and another and risked “massacre” if the Friday, 12 were aimed at “degrad- Council on Friday unanimously published yesterday in Lebanon’s border gate before being pushed 14 in ground fighting on Friday, jihadists cut off the border. ing and destroying their oil pro- called for increased support for Al Akhbar newspaper that back, Nassen said. the Britain-based monitoring Overnight coalition air strikes ducing, collecting, storage and the Baghdad government in the “Lebanon is no longer officially IS suffered heavy losses in the group said. The Kurds lost three on IS targets elsewhere in Syria transportation infrastructure,” face of the “vicious string of sui- receiving any Syrian refugees,” fighting and was forced to send of their fighters. killed 10 civilians, said the the US Central Command said. cide, vehicle-borne and other except with those with pressing in reinforcements, the Syrian UN Syria envoy Staffan de Observatory, which has a wide Three other strikes in Syria attacks” in the capital. AFP humanitarian reasons. REUTERS

Abbas threatens legal action to protect Al Aqsa from Jewish attackers

RAMALLAH: Palestinian said their presence desecrates on Al Aqsa is aimed at usurping to the Revolutionary Council of Al Aqsa complex are permitted leader Mahmoud Abbas the site. His remarks follow a the site. “The Palestinian leader- his Fatah party. and regulated by police, but Jews (pictured) said yesterday legal recent spate of clashes between ship will be taking the necessary “We will not allow settlers to are not allowed to pray at the site measures would be taken to pre- Palestinian youths and Israeli legal measures, at the interna- attack the mosque,” he added, for fear it could trigger major dis- vent Jewish settlers from attack- police, which erupted when Jews tional level, regarding the aggres- referring to the entire compound, turbances, nor do they enter the ing Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al were to visit the complex. sion of settlers on the Al Aqsa which is the third holiest site mosques there. Jews pray instead Aqsa mosque compound, having Muslims fear Jewish presence mosque,” Abbas said in a speech in Islam. Non-Muslim visits to at the Western Wall below. AFP SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST United troops trying to take back Tripoli PM says Benghazi also in radar

TRIPOLI: Libya’s internation- eight killed yesterday and four ally-recognised prime minister who died in a suicide attack the said yesterday that military previous day. forces in the strife-torn coun- Haftar launched a first, try had united to try to recap- unsuccessful campaign against ture Tripoli and the second city Islamists in the city back in May Benghazi from Islamist militias. but failed to muster support from Abdullah Al Thani also the authorities who accused the expressed his frustration over a Gaddafi-era general of trying to lack of support from the inter- mount a coup. national community, calling for Before this week’s assault, foreign weapons and assistance Haftar’s forces had been stead- in the fight against the Islamists. ily beaten back to a final redoubt “All military forces have been at Benghazi’s airport, which has placed under army command to come under attack by Islamists liberate Tripoli and Benghazi since mid-September. soon, inshallah (God willing),” Thani’s government and par- Thani told AFP in a telephone liament, elected on June 25, have interview from the eastern town taken refuge in the country’s east of Al Baida. to escape Fajr Libya, a mainly An Iraqi at the scene of a car bomb attack at Karada district in central Baghdad yesterday. Local media reports said at least 25 people were killed and Since a 2011 revolution which Islamist coalition which seized dozens were wounded in three car bomb attacks, respectively in Karada, Talbiyah and Al Silekh districts of Baghdad. toppled Libya’s longtime leader control of Tripoli at the end Muammar Gaddafi, interim of August. authorities have failed to establish The fall of the capital followed a regular army and had to rely on a weeks-long battle with pro-gov- Iraq gets new interior and defence ministers state-backed militias. ernment militias from the town of Former rebels who fought Zintan in western Libya. against Gaddafi have formed pow- Thani said the Zintan forces BAGHDAD: Iraqi lawmakers despite US-led air strikes. government and view the armed which peaked in 2006-2007 and erful militias and seized control had also been placed under army approved defence and interior Baghdad has been rocked by car forces as an instrument of repres- left tens of thousands dead. of large parts of turmoil-gripped command and joined regular ministers yesterday, filling the bombs that have left dozens dead, sion — will be key to pushing IS The appointments mark the Libya over the past three years. units which aim to recapture the key posts after weeks of delay although Washington insists the back. first time in more than four years On Wednesday, retired general capital. as security forces battle jihad- capital is not in danger of falling The new interior minister, that the two positions have not Khalifa Haftar launched an oper- “All the forces have been placed ist militants who hold swathes to the jihadists, who would have Mohammed Al Ghabban, is a been held by acting ministers. ation against Islamist militias in under the command of the army of the country. to make significant advances to member of the Shia bloc Badr. MPs yesterday also signed off the eastern city of Benghazi with to liberate Tripoli,” Thani said. Khaled Al Obaidi, a Sunni who even try to seize the city. His selection puts the interior on a deputy premier, five other the backing of army units and He branded Fajr Libya as “out- was named defence minister, was Obaidi hails from Mosul in the ministry, which is responsible for ministers and a minister of state. civilians who have taken up arms. laws” who had set up an “illegiti- a senior officer in the air force of north — the first city to fall to the vast majority of the country’s MPs approved the majority of The operation is “under the mate” parallel government and ousted dictator Saddam Hussein militants led by IS who launched security forces, under the effec- the cabinet on September 8, ush- control of the regular army and alleged the group was the armed who specialised in engineering. an offensive in June that overran tive control of Hadi Al Ameri, the ering in Abadi’s term as prime the control of the government and wing of movements such the The international community much of the country’s Sunni Arab commander of the affiliated Badr minister, but he asked for another the parliament,” said Thani. Muslim Brotherhood and other hopes the government of Prime heartland. militia. week to fill posts including the An AFP count based on hos- Islamist factions. Minister Haidar Al Abadi will Gaining some level of support The Iran-backed militia — now security ministries. Abadi’s origi- pital sources in the city put the Unlike its predecessor, Libya’s unite divided Iraq, whose forces from Iraq’s Sunni Arab minority one of the main Shia groups fight- nal candidates were then voted death toll in Benghazi at 66 since new parliament is dominated by are struggling to regain ground — many members of which are ing IS — was involved in Iraq’s down by MPs, leaving the key Haftar’s offensive began, including anti-Islamist lawmakers. AFP from the Islamic State (IS) group deeply mistrustful of the Shia-led Sunni-Shia sectarian conflict, positions unfilled. AFP

Farm fight Gunfire in Aides didn’t give arms to Saudi Arabia triggers oil militants: Somali president PARIS: Somalia’s presi- unpublished annex. dent has said that nobody As a result of the alle- pipeline blaze close to him had been gations of weapons diver- involved in the unauthor- sion, the monitoring group RIYADH: Gunfire aimed at ised diversion of govern- recommended that the UN security forces set fire to an oil ment weapons to Islamist Security Council give inter- pipeline in eastern Saudi Arabia militants and denied that national maritime forces yesterday, official media said, a man UN investigators the authority to interdict three days after a dissident linked to the arms trade any sea vessel in interna- local Shia cleric was sentenced had advised him. tional or Somali waters to death. President Hassan Sheikh that is suspected of traf- Officers in the Sunni- Mohamud (pictured) was ficking weapons or related dominated kingdom “came under responding to a report material. heavy gunfire from an unknown from the United Nations’ Somalia- The group also called for the council source, which led to a limited fire Eritrea Monitoring Group that Somali to limit the number of weapons Somalia’s breaking out on a subsidiary oil army weapons and ammunition were government can import. pipeline,” the official SPA news being diverted to open markets despite One senior Western diplomat said agency said. the government’s pledges to prevent the council was seriously considering The attack occurred at 2am, its arms ending up in the hands of Al some of the group’s recommendations, the report cited the Eastern Shabaab fighters. though Russia, which holds a veto on the Province police spokesman as say- The report, seen by Reuters, also 15-nation council, has raised objections. ing, adding that the fire had been accused Musa Haji Mohamed Ganjab, Any confirmed connection between extinguished. a Somali businessman it said had acted government figures and the siphoning The incident is similar to one as an adviser to the president, of being of arms to Al Shabaab could scare off last September in Awamiya, when involved in arms deals. foreign donors who have pledged billions gunfire also targeted police and “I do believe that UN agencies are to rebuild the shattered nation after dec- triggered a pipeline fire. not there for accusing, but are there ades of chaos. The annex alleges Somali- The community has been the for improving the systems in place,” Canadian businessman Ganjab cultivated scene of periodic clashes involv- Mohamud told France 24 television. ties with Al Shabaab for years as he built ing security forces since demon- “The man you call Musa, there isn’t a web of connections to boost his power strations began in the east three someone called Musa who is my adviser within Somalia’s political and security years ago. or has ever been in an advisory posi- establishments. “If he does something Eastern Province is home to tion in my office. I would have liked the wrong he does that on his own capacity,” the bulk of oil reserves in Saudi monitoring group to clarify where Musa Mohamud said. “I have not (had) some- Arabia, the top producer in Haji has ever become an adviser to me.” one ... called Musa Haji who has ever the Organisation of Petroleum The allegations, which have also been been an adviser to me in my presidency Exporting Countries. denied by Ganjab, came in a confiden- over the last two years in office.” On Wednesday, a court con- tial annex to the monitoring group’s When asked whether anybody close to victed Nimr Al Nimr of sedition latest annual report that was left out him had diverted money or weapons to and sentenced him to death. An Israeli border policewoman and a Palestinian woman in a scuffle as Palestinians are stopped of the 482-page version published ear- Al Shabaab he said: “It’s not true.” Nimr was a driving force from farming their land near the West Bank village of Yatta yesterday. Palestinians were forced lier this week. Reuters has reviewed the REUTERS behind demonstrations against to leave as the land is near the Jewish settlement of Susia. the authorities that erupted in 2011 alongside a Shia-led pro- test movement in neighbouring Bahrain. The court also found Nimr guilty of seeking “foreign Tunisian PM tells Libya to look for kidnapped journalists meddling” in the country, a refer- ence to predominantly Shia Iran, of “disobeying” the kingdom’s rul- TUNIS: Prime Minister Mongi on September 8 in the eastern probably seized by another armed message to the Libyan authorities. the North African country. ers and taking up arms against Hamdi yesterday urged Libya Libyan region of Ajdabiya. group. Libya has been rocked by vio- RSF last month called for the security forces. to locate two Tunisian jour- According to media watch- “I hold Libya totally responsi- lence and political instability since “immediate and unconditional Nimr’s family in Awamiya and nalists who went missing in dog Reporters Without Borders ble for finding them the abducted the 2011 NATO-backed uprising release” of the two journalists. the coastal community of Qatif the neighbouring violence-hit (RSF), the pair were on assign- (journalists), for setting them free that toppled and killed veteran Chourabi is the host and accused the court of ignoring country after their arrest by an ment in Libya and were seized as quickly as possible... and I hold dictator Muammar Gaddafi. producer of the programme the sheikh’s “peaceful and non- armed group. by a militia in the eastern city of them responsible for their secu- Two separate governments and “Dossiyates” for Tunisia’s First violent approach,” saying the case Investigative journalist Brega on September 6 but later rity,” Mongi said. rival parliaments are vying for TV, RSF said in September, and had caused “social and political Sofiene Chourabi and photogra- released. He told private Mosaique FM power, as militias lock horns in was investigating the situation on discontent”. AFP pher Nadhir Ktari disappeared They disappeared again, radio that he had passed on that deadly fighting in several parts of the Tunisian-Libyan border. AFP

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UCH has been written about the blasphemy laws of Pakistan. And much will continue to be written as long as these laws are in existence. MThey have brought ill-fame to the country, divided its people, have caused bloodshed, and even have It shouldn’t take Ebola for you brought bad name to a religion which is wrongly targeted in the name of terrorism. The blasphemy laws of Pakistan are again in focus with the Lahore High Court upholding the death sentence to fear disease on cruise ships against a Christian woman in a case that goes back five years. Asiya Bibi, a mother of five children, was accused of BY DAVE BRY who is being monitored for Ebola. At – the experience has not seemed like it making derogatory remarks about the Prophet (PBUH). the behest of the Centers for Disease would be even supposedly fun. This is a case that has received widespread coverage in WO summers ago, while vaca- Control, that person had quarantined “Organized shuffleboard has always the international media and aroused passions, and more tioning in Cape Cod, my family herself in a sealed cabin, because filled me with dread. Everything about importantly, this was the case that led to the assassination went on a whale-watching trip she works as a lab technician at the it suggests infirm senescence and death: of the then Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer by one of his Ton a windy day – and about 80 Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital it’s a game played on the skin of a void, people out of the 100 or so on the boat and “may have” handled fluid samples and the rasp of the sliding puck is the official bodyguards. The assassination sent shivers down got seasick. from Thomas Eric Duncan (the Ebola sound of that skin getting abraded away the spines of liberals. A federal minister who had chosen It started about 30 minutes out patient who died there more than a bit by bit.” to speak about Asiya Bibi was gunned down and one rights of Provincetown Harbor, after we’d week ago). Fully 19 days after her pos- “The skin of a void”. I love that. lawyer who was defending a blasphemy accused in Multan rounded the tip of the Cape and chugged sible exposure, she was not displaying And then the disease. For years now, was murdered. As a result, even those who demand a fair through the chop, pitching and rolling, any symptoms. Two more days and we’ve been reading reports of mass gas- trial for the blasphemy accused are threatened. Lawyers out into the Atlantic Ocean. The first she’d be deemed clear. You’d probably trointestinal illnesses brought about by few people leaned their heads into trash be counting the minutes along with outbreaks of Norovirus or Rotovirus, or are afraid to defend the accused for fear of reprisals. The buckets and vomited there. her, for selfish reasons as well as sym- the severe pneumonia of Legionnaire’s liberal media have been demanding changes, but their There were not nearly enough trash pathetic ones. Disease – the attendant risks of putting voices are drowned out. buckets. I’m a little surprised anyone got on oneself on a giant “floating petri dish” Blasphemy laws are tough in Soon there were a lot of people vom- that cruise ship in the first place. I have for a week with thousands of question- the Islamic world, but what has iting into their hands, and so then a lot never gone on a cruise, and I don’t think ably hygienic strangers. In February Blasphemy brought Pakistan into spotlight of vomit on the I want to go on one. 2013, the Carnival Line cruise ship seats and tables But when I was a kid, I did: I grew called Triumph was redubbed as the laws in is the fact that these laws have and floor of the up watching The Love Boat and, like much-less-victorious-sounding “Poop been hijacked by extremists who boat (which was many of my preteen peers in the early Cruise” when a generator fire disabled Pakistan are using them indiscriminately not a huge boat 80s, dreamt of stepping off the elevator the power system, stranding passen- and even to settle personal – the cabin was onto the lido deck with Julie, Gopher, gers for five days of baking in the sun scores. Stuck at about the size Isaac, Captain Stubing and everyone with no air-conditioning and backed-up are in the of a high-school else, and playing shuffleboard with toilets. In an editorial, Dawn, the sea with a classroom) and Charo and the rest of the week’s randy On the other hand, in light of our spotlight country’s leading newspaper, it started to guest stars. current predicament, maybe a cruise is asked whether a fair trial is bunch of smell very badly I was on board a cruise ship once, not such a bad idea after all. It’s tricky, again. possible in blasphemy cases. “As of vomit, which accompanying my mother in delivering exercising appropriate caution around any debate about revisiting the questionably led to more and hermother to a cabin before disembark- something invisible and potentially law gets increasingly hazardous more vomiting. ing to wave from the docks as she and lethal without succumbing to hysteria. hygienic A woman I didn’t her octogenarian companions set sail We all saw the pictures of the person and as points about the possibility of the law being used know handed for wherever they were destined that sitting in the airport wearing the home- to settle personal scores are forcefully pushed out of the strangers me her vomiting trip. It was exciting. She sent us post- made hazmat suit. No one wants to be discussion, the next question is: is any fair trial possible baby because she cards from cities all over the world: she that person. in the atmosphere of extreme fear that surrounds all playing herself needed to loved it. In Colson Whitehead’s wonder- blasphemy cases?” it wrote. vomit. When the Still today, I have friends who enjoy- ful, funny, all-too-relevant 2011 zom- The defence lawyer for Asiya has said his client would shuffleboard? captain turned ing cruising very much – old people bie apocalypse book Zone One, Gary the boat around and young – who tell me that there’s dreams of escaping the ruined, zombie- appeal in the Supreme Court, which can cancel the verdict I might rather and headed back nothing more relaxing than a week infested world by catching a ride on a or uphold it. But passions are running high and the apex to port early, no on the seas in a building-size pleasure sub to a far-away Island. The narrator, court will be under immense pressure to acquiesce to public stay on land. one complained. craft, lounging all day with an umbrella Marc Spitz (who can not swim) sees mood. It was not a very drink in your hand, compelled by physi- it like this: Islam is a religion of mercy and justice, and this fun whale watch. cal, geographical realities to let your “It was hard to argue with the logic Of course, it workaday cares drift away, watching of the Island die-hards and their sun- demands that the innocent should not be persecuted and could have been worse. the sunset over an endless horizon. drenched dreams of carefree living once those who are accused of blasphemy must be given a chance Imagine being one of the 5,593 peo- But ever since reading David Foster every meter of the beach line had been to prove themselves wrong. Since the public and activists ple aboard the Carnival Magic cruise Wallace’s 1996 Harper’s essay repub- swept. The ocean was a beautiful wall, are too scared to demand reforms, the government must ship on your way back to Galveston, lished in A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll that most majestic barricade. initiate a dialogue with the clerics on reforming the laws, Texas after being denied permission Never Do Again in which he details the Hell, as long as it’s a nice calm day or at least to make sure that the laws are not misused or to dock in Cozumel, Mexico on Friday existential despair he fell into during – little wind, low chop – sign me up. due to the presence of a passenger the week he spent on a Caribbean cruise THE GUARDIAN misinterpreted. The other side Quote of Implications of Multan by-election the day

ooking for meaning in a recently a member, the N-League has have once been great, perhaps as great delivering adequately or quickly enough by-election result comes with the demonstrated that all is not well in as the distance between an urban and in the public’s estimation and people are usual caveats. Too much should Punjab as far as the party is concerned. rural voter in the province, poll trends in willing to look elsewhere for hope. The Lnot be read into by-elections. To be sure, given that the seat was won Punjab suggest a flattening out of the PML-N’s stodginess, stubbornness This (Ebola) is a The electorate is often uninterested. by Mr Hashmi on a PTI ticket in May electorate with similar themes animating and listlessness are only compounding serious disease, but A general election can and does often 2013 and the PML-N is not a dominant voters across regions. a sense that it is either out of touch or produce very different results. Yet, force in south Punjab, the pluses for the The public may not have turned on unable to deliver on the raised expecta- we can’t give in to sometimes the result speaks for itself. PTI from Thursday’s by-election result the PML-N over the last year, but nei- tions of the public. hysteria or fear — Short on principle and consistency are bigger than the PML-N’s minuses. ther is it enthused by the party’s per- Still, one by-election does not neces- the PTI may have been in backing the For the PML-N, NA-149 may be a formance at the centre — and possibly sarily make for a reversal of May 2013. because that only independent candidate Mohammad single seat that had not been with the even at the provincial level. Similarly, The PTI will be cheered by the win, but makes it harder to get Amir Dogar, but the party has proved party to begin with, but there is a wider while Imran Khan’s message may often there is also a warning of sorts buried in a point: it continues to attract voters. problem: several more by-elections will be muddled and contradictory and his Thursday’s results: without a plan and people the accurate And clever as the PML-N may have have to be held in Punjab once the PTI’s support base not growing enormously, without the capacity to execute it, any information they need. tried to be in backing a former party en masse resignations from the National his core theme of dissent is resonating party that campaigns on hope will suffer member, Javed Hashmi, in his bid to Assembly take effect. And while the dis- with many sections of the public. The the electoral consequences of unmet We have to be guided Barack Obama defeat the PTI of which he was until tance between Multan and Lahore may democratic, constitutional system is not expectations. DAWN by the science. US President SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Twin threats that reveal our impotence Leaders have to deal with both the crises the public know about and those boiling away below the surface, as well as trying to advance their own agenda, rather than merely reacting to events.

BY JONATHAN FREEDLAND and yet making only marginal progress. No one is talking of victory over IS; most hey are dark, unseen enemies, speak of merely containing it. come from far away – and Meanwhile, the same US, with all its they are scaring us witless. IS state-of-the-art technology and germ- is not a disease, and Ebola is proof suits, couldn’t prevent one of its not a terror organisation. But nurses catching Ebola. You can hardly Tfear is their common currency: inten- blame those inside and outside America tional for one, inevitable for the other. who look at both situations and feel Today they can seem to be working in overwhelmed. tandem, a pincer movement paralysing Against that impotence rages the cry the world’s governments as it terrifies the that something must be done. It loses world’s people. Each time one advances, little ardour when it is confronted with the space for the other expands. evidence that something is likely to do From the vantage point of the west, no good. the similarities are obvious. It starts From the start, military strategists with a menace that was once obscure pointed out the obvious defects in a policy and understood by few, with a name that of air strikes against IS. keeps shifting (is it Isis, Isil or IS?) or Surely its fighters would hide them- a pronunciation that is uncertain (is it selves and their (serious) military kit ee-boh-la or ebb-ola?), and which sud- rather than remain exposed in plain denly becomes all-pervasive, threatening sight, as a nicely accessible target. And if catastrophe. IS did hide among civilians, then western Fellow soldiers and relatives mourn the death of fighters from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), who were killed during clashes In both cases, the turning point came attacks would end up killing innocents with Islamic State fighters, during their funeral in Ras al-Ain countryside in Syria’s Hasakah province yesterday. when the victims were no longer distant not militants, thereby creating sympathy, others, but people deemed to be like us. and recruits, for the jihadists. and nurses to go to west Africa and com- disease can be instructed to recede by person at the top. There are only so many So the Islamic State became impossible As for the British (and European) will- bat Ebola on the ground. imperial fiat. But the biggest problem hours in the day, only so much room in to ignore not when it conducted mass ingness to hit IS in Iraq but not Syria, It’s not as if policymakers don’t hear might also be the most prosaic. It is sim- the leader’s head. executions, on camera, of hundreds of that surely was to insist on a border that these warnings. They do. As chief of staff ply that these two big crises have struck When people speak of “limited band- Iraqi and Syrian fighters, but when it had been erased by war. IS operates in to Tony Blair during a decade in Downing at once. width”, this is what they mean. beheaded western hostages, men whose both countries, combining them into a Street, Jonathan Powell managed a fair In 1999, during the Kosovo war, I asked Of course, that’s always been true: names sounded like our own: James single battlefield. few crises. a White House official about progress leaders have to deal with both the crises Foley, Steven Sotloff, David Haines, Alan Surely it was quaintly legalistic of He says of President Obama and IS: on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. the public know about and those boiling Henning. America’s allies to preserve a distinction “He knows bombing has no chance. He He confessed to me that even the White away below the surface, as well as trying Ebola was an African problem until that events had made defunct. wants to be the man who ends wars, not House – regularly imagined by Hollywood to advance their own agenda, rather than cases surfaced in places we could point The errors in the anti-Ebola strategy starts them. He’s taking action he knows as the throbbing heart of power, bursting merely reacting to events. to on a map: Madrid or Dallas. The IS were just as obvious. “Enhanced screen- can’t succeed. There’s a logical dissonance with might – could only cope with one But in an age that Michael Ignatieff and Ebola stories are both captured by a ing” at British airports and Eurostar ter- there and it shows.” major international issue at a time. describes as “the new world disorder”, simple André Carrilho cartoon showing minals carries the smack of firm, decisive David Cameron is, no doubt, similarly Powell puts the capacity a little higher where IS and Ebola take their place a ward full of dying black people – with action. conflicted, though for different reasons. than that, recalling his own “rule of six”, alongside an ongoing war in Ukraine, a cluster of TV cameras huddling around But health experts coughed politely He surely believes air strikes over Iraq by which he could cope with six problems and where the authoritarian behemoths the lone white victim. and noted that such screening would not but not Syria make little sense, but politi- – small, medium or large – at once, but Russia and China are becoming more But the greater similarity is the feeling pick up those whose symptoms were not cal reality – given parliament’s veto of no more. assertive, that is becoming harder than of impotence that both crises prompt. yet visible, and would be no protection action against Syria last year – means He pictured himself running between ever. The US, the most armed nation in the at all against those who lied about their he can act in one area but not the other. spinning plates. If there was too much There is simply not enough capacity to history of humankind, the world’s hyper- movements. On both IS and Ebola politicians are going on, “lack of time, lack of space, deal with all these problems at once. We power, which spends more on weapons The experts further warned that a aware of the limits on their capabilities, meant you couldn’t get back to that first make mistakes in our handling of each of than the 10 next highest-spending nations likely product of such measures would yet have to make a show of mastery and plate”. them, and so they all get worse. combined, that country – along with five be increased anxiety, which might hinder control. That is especially true in presidential IS feeds Ebola, and Ebola feeds IS – European allies and partners from the – not help – the one action that really On Friday, Obama appointed an Ebola or quasi-presidential systems, where and our fear feeds them both. Gulf states – is pounding IS from the air would make a difference: getting doctors tsar, a title that suggests a contagious any big decision has to be taken by the THE GUARDIAN Democrats place big bets on Georgia If you want to kill off the UK, there is no better way Remember, while Republicans are BY GORDON BROWN favoured to win the Senate, there’s here is no democratic country in the world whose main law- making body is made up of a first and second class of elected still a fair amount of uncertainty in representatives. And there is no state in the world, federal Tor otherwise, in which one part of the country pays national income tax while the other part is exempt. Yet these are the two prin- the individual races. cipal constitutional proposals that have come from the Conservative party in its knee-jerk response to Ukip’s English nationalism and an ill-thought-out drive to impose what is commonly called “English votes BY JAMELLE BOUIE electorate and giving Democrats a for English laws” (Evel). stronger chance in the statewide Under their plans, “the mother of parliaments”, once lauded as a lison Lundergan Grimes races. beacon for fairness and equality before the law, would become home still insists she can beat The project submitted 80,000 to the first elected body in the world to decree one of its constituent Sen Mitch McConnell registrations to the Georgia sec- parts – Scotland – half in, half out of its lawmaking process. Aand capture Kentucky retary of state, Brian Kemp, who But this is not simply a Westminster insiders’ issue, relevant only to for the Democratic Party. But she subsequently began a voter fraud the sensitivities of MPs; it is about the status of each nation in what has trails in almost every poll of the investigation, citing unnamed hitherto been one United Kingdom. By according a first-class status race, and has harmed her cam- allegations of “significant illegal to England within Westminster and a second-class status to the rest, paign with needless obfuscation activities.” the constitution would be changed for ever. Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (centre) campaigns with US and attacks on Democratic pri- The most recent twist in the And the government of the day would become a servant of two orities. She still has donors, but story came on Monday, when Senate Democratic candidate and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison masters, with its ability to govern depending one day on the votes of with McConnell likely to win, Third Sector Development — Lundergan Grimes (right) in Louisville, Kentucky on Wednesday. the whole of the UK and the next day on English votes only. If you had national Democrats have turned the parent nonprofit of the wanted to kill off the UK, you could not have devised a more lethal their attention to a different red New Georgia Project — and the demographic data showed an elec- could shift the Senate back to way. “A nation divided against itself cannot stand,” Lincoln famously state, where a win is still possible. NAACP filed suit against Kemp. torate that’s 65.7 percent white Democrats, saving their majority said, quoting Mark’s Gospel. He could have added the rest of that text: To that end, the Democratic Abrams says the project is missing and 25.7 percent black.” and giving them good legs for the “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation.” Senatorial Campaign Committee records from the state for more If Cohn is right and the next election cycle, when they can Recognising this permanent dominance in numbers, every generation has ended its ad buys in Kentucky, than 40,000 of its applications. Georgia electorate is more black capitalise on a presidential elec- has had to find a way to balance the power of the majority nation to leaving Grimes to fend against a “We are concerned that given and less white than it looks, then torate and a favourable Senate impose its will with some protection for the minority nations. This is not powerful opponent alone. the speed with which Election Nunn might have as much as map. a problem unique to Britain. So there is a way forward that can keep the Instead, the DSCC has moved Day is approaching, that if we an even chance to win the seat, On May 20, 2014, Grimes won UK together, one that recognises the sizes of each nation and region and its cash to Georgia, where it do not resolve this quickly, and which could transform the overall the Democratic primary with 77 is founded on both a sensitivity to minorities and self-restraint by the bought $1m in ads — focused on through legal means, these will be Senate landscape. percent of the vote. She will face majority. It involves retaining income tax as a shared tax, and ensuring the Atlanta area — for Michelle 40,000-plus disenfranchised vot- Remember, while Republicans Senate Minority Leader Mitch the Scottish parliament is accountable for the majority of its spending. Nunn, the former nonprofit ers in the state of Georgia,” said are favoured to win the Senate, McConnell in the general election But it could also involve changes in Commons committee procedures that executive turned politician. As Abrams on Sunday. there’s still a fair amount of on November 4, 2014. would recognise an English voice on English issues without undermin- of this week, Nunn has opened a But for as much as this is a uncertainty in the individual One last thing: Regardless ing the equal status of MPs – while enthusiastically supporting more small margin over her opponent, problem, Nunn still has a solid races. of how Nunn fares, it’s clear powers for Wales, Northern Ireland and forms of devolution that meet Republican David Perdue, with a shot at winning. As Nate Cohn In addition to demographic that Georgia will enter 2016 as the distinctive needs of English cities, counties and regions. 3-point lead in the most recent explains for the New York Times, questions in Georgia (and a competitive state. And if blue No longer should we see Britain as a centralised, unitary state poll of the race. there’s a fair chance that polls Colorado, where Latinos are a Virginia was a serious wound for founded on an undiluted Westminster sovereignty, but as a diverse And while polling averages still are underestimating the share of substantial portion of the elec- Republicans in 2008 and 2012, partnership of nations, cities and regions that pool and share risk, show her behind — 3.8 points in black voters — and overestimat- torate), there are the polling then purple Georgia will be a rewards and resources as part of one United Kingdom. Ironically, under the latest update of the Huffpost ing the share of white voters — in difficulties in Alaska and early catastrophe for the party in 2016. the logic of the Conservative proposals, London MPs could be excluded Pollster average — Nunn has the the Georgia electorate. voting dynamics in Iowa, where A world where Republicans from voting on matters devolved to the London assembly. But there advantage of a powerful ground “Combining the data on regis- Republican Joni Ernst has a small lose Georgia is one where — bar- is a bigger truth: that the most powerful part of England – London – operation and rapid demographic tered voters with census data on lead but Democrats are winning ring a major shift to the GOP — has secured the greatest devolution of decision-making in England. It changes. the voter-eligible population,” he ballots from Iowans who would they can’t win national elections. is time we supported greater devolution to empower England’s other The New Georgia Project — led writes, “I expect the 2014 elector- not have otherwise voted. Indeed, if you want to know why great cities and regions. by state House Minority Leader ate to be about 64.2 percent white Which is to say that while Republicans have pushed voter ID By embracing every nation and region, and every interested civic Stacey Abrams — has made a and 28.8 percent black.” And odds for a Republican Senate are in the most nationally competitive group, in a 2015 constitutional convention, the voice of England would huge push to register blacks and yet, he continues, “The last four good, they’re still a bit fragile. states, there’s your answer. be heard – and not in angry opposition to the voices of Scotland, Wales Latinos, in hopes of shifting the nonpartisan polls that released Come November, a win for Nunn WP-BLOOMBERG and Northern Ireland, but alongside them. THE GUARDIAN SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Obama: Do not 80,000 march in London over low wages LONDON: At least 80,000 people marched through central London yesterday to protest against low wages and public spending cuts succumb to introduced to reduce Britain’s deficit, organisers said. The Trades Union Congress (TUC), a federation of the coun- try’s main trade unions, said thou- Ebola hysteria sands more gathered in Glasgow and Belfast as part of the “Britain Needs A Pay Rise” event. The demonstration capped a Panic grows; aid appeal ‘encouraging’ week of industrial action over low wages, that saw workers in the WASHINGTON: US President on October 8 and two American state-run National Health Service Barack Obama urged against nurses who treated him have (NHS), courts, job centres and “hysteria or fear” yesterday in tested positive — was not see- museums stage strikes. the face of a growing Ebola cri- ing an “outbreak” or “epidemic,” Led by drummers, brass bands, sis, as the United Nations spoke Obama stressed. stilt-walkers and members drag- of an “encouraging” response to The US president played down ging sound systems, the demon- its funding appeal. the idea of a travel ban from West strators in London marched in The worst-ever outbreak of the Africa. “Trying to seal off an a carnival spirit, gathering for a deadly virus has so far killed more entire region of the world — if that rally in Hyde Park before dispers- than 4,500 people, mainly in three were even possible — could actu- ing peacefully. West African nations at the epi- ally make the situation worse.” Organisers were calling on center of the outbreak: Guinea, Travellers from affected regions the government to take action Liberia and Sierra Leone. would simply change their travel to increase wages, which they Obama’s warning came a day plans to evade screening, he said, say have slumped on average by after the World Bank warned making Ebola even harder to track. £50 ($80) a week in real terms the battle against the disease was Obama’s call for calm was in stark since 2008. “This is the worst I’ve being lost and as the US president contrast to World Bank chief Jim known it,” said Keith Martin, a Demonstrators holding placards take part in the ‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ march in London yesterday. named an “Ebola czar” to coordi- Yong Kim, who warned Friday: “We 49-year-old labourer. nate Washington’s response. are losing the battle.” He blamed a “Everyone in public services programme to balance Britain’s David Cameron, but union lead- over the last year. “Everybody A UN appeal for nearly $1bn to lack of international solidarity in has been hammered for the last books, and say they cannot ers also warned the opposition seems to be working just to pay fight the spread of the disease has efforts to stem the epidemic. three or four years, I’ve had a 25 afford the public sector pay rises Labour party not to pursue “aus- the bills and not really to live,” so far fallen short, but a spokes- Airports in several countries, percent pay cut and they’re (the requested by unions. terity-lite” policies. said a 61-year old carer marching man said that more money was including in the United States, government) still not saving the But TUC chief Frances A recent study by the New in London. “Family life is going coming in daily. have launched enhanced health money they need to save.” O’Grady said workers were “fed Economics Foundation found that downhill. They are leaving the old Out of $988m requested a checks in a bid to stop the spread Ministers say they must up”. Their message was aimed households had suffered a 15 per- and vulnerable without help they month ago, the UN said Saturday of Ebola, although health experts continue with their austerity at Conservative Prime Minister cent decline in their real incomes need.” AFP $385.9m had already been given — including in the US — have by a slew of governments and expressed doubts about their agencies, with a further $225.8m effectiveness. France yesterday promised. “It has been encourag- started carrying out health checks ing to see the amount and the on Air France passengers arriving speed with which these amounts from Guinea, where the epidemic Hurricane plunges have been committed,” said Jens began in December, while a union Boko militants mount attacks Laerke, spokesman for the UN’s of the airline’s flight attendants Bermuda humanitarian office (OCHA). called for a halt in flights from MAIDUGURI: Suspected Chibok in April caused interna- ransacking homes, while another Meanwhile, as panic grows Conakry altogether. Boko Haram militants have tional shock and outrage. assault on the village of Dzur into darkness even far from the outbreak’s epi- The United States, Britain and killed dozens of people in five A presidency and another gov- yesterday morning left at least center, Obama counseled patience Canada have already launched attacks on Nigerian villages ernment source said they were eight people dead. Three other HAMILTON: Hurricane and perspective. “This is a seri- screenings at airports for passen- that occurred after the govern- aiming to do this by Tuesday. attacks in Adamawa state killed Gonzalo made a direct hit on ous disease, but we can’t give in gers from Ebola-ravaged zones. ment announced a ceasefire to Boko Haram, whose name dozens of people, witnesses said. Bermuda as a strong category to hysteria or fear—because that The EU is reviewing the matter. enable 200 abducted girls to be translates roughly as “Western “I was just boarding a bus when two storm, knocking down only makes it harder to get peo- As of October 14, 4,555 people freed, security sources and wit- education is sinful”, has massacred the gunshots started,” Adams trees, damaging a hospital and ple the accurate information they have died from Ebola out of a nesses said yesterday. thousands in a struggle to carve Mishelia, who was in the adjacent plunging most of the island’s need. We have to be guided by the total of 9,216 cases registered in However, the government cast an Islamic state out of religiously town of Shaffa, said of the Dzur terrified residents into the dark. science,” Obama said in his weekly seven countries, the WHO says. doubt on whether the attacks mixed Nigeria, whose southern half attack. “People were fleeing into the Gonzalo, which had already address to the nation. Symptoms of Ebola include fever, really were Boko Haram or one of is mainly Christian in faith. bush, so I got off the bus and headed killed one person and caused prop- Friday saw a number of false headache, diarrhea, vomiting and several criminal groups that are Nigeria’s armed forces chief to the bush too. I later learned they erty damage in the Caribbean, alarms in the United States in some cases bleeding. Even if a exploiting the chaos of the insur- Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh slaughtered eight people.” buffeted the British overseas ter- as fears grow, including at the person is infected, the virus can gency. A spokesman said talks to announced the ceasefire on Friday. Mohammed Bulama, a resi- ritory in the Atlantic with maxi- Pentagon, where an entrance was only be passed on once symptoms free the girls would continue in Yesterday, two senior government dent of the main northeastern mum sustained winds of 175km closed after a woman vomited in appear and only through direct Chad tomorrow. sources said it aims to secure the city of Maiduguri, said that he per hour, forecasters said. a parking lot. US authorities later contact with their bodily fluids, The fresh attacks dashed girls’ release as early as Monday or lost his uncle in the Abadam By 0900 GMT yesterday, found no evidence that she had such as mucus, semen, saliva, hopes for an easing of the north- Tuesday, although they declined to attack. Other casualties there Gonzalo had torn its way over contracted Ebola. vomit, stool or blood. There is no east’s violence, although offi- give further details. were unclear. Yesterday, sus- Bermuda and was about 190 miles “We have to remember the licensed treatment or vaccine for cials remained confident they In the first attack, suspected pected insurgents also attacked northeast of the island — home to basic facts,” Obama said yester- the contagious disease, but several can negotiate the release of girls insurgents attacked the village three small towns in a local gov- about 65,000 people — and moving day. The United States — where countries are trying to develop an whose abduction by the rebels in of Abadam on Friday night, ernment area called Michika, quickly away, the Miami-based a Liberian man died from Ebola effective vaccine. AFP the remote northeastern town of killing at least one person and Adamawa state. REUTERS National Hurricane Centre said in its latest forecast, downgrading it to a tropical storm. The island’s only newspaper, The Royal Gazette, reported that 31,200 homes — or a majority Two Ukrainian Greece’s anti-bailout party of Bermudians — were with- out power. Flooding and storm soldiers killed surges were reported all around still leads: Opinion poll the island, trees were down across many roads and the main hospital in fighting ATHENS: Greece’s radi- percent, while New Democracy had suffered damage to its roof, cal leftist Syriza party would was at 26.2 percent. Most recent the report said. KIEV: Two Ukrainian sol- beat Prime Minister Antonis surveys have suggested that if Holidaymakers and residents diers have been killed in combat Samaras’ New Democracy elections were held now, there said they were praying for the with pro-Russian rebels in east party if an election were held would be no outright winner. best, with the full extent of the Ukraine, Kiev’s military said now, but its lead has slipped, an The latest survey was car- destruction yet to become clear. yesterday, as violence rocked a opinion poll showed yesterday. ried out after Samaras won an Sharon Scott, writing on truce after talks between Kiev Syriza is deeply opposed to an October 10 confidence vote in Twitter, said: “The morning after and Moscow ended without a international bailout that has parliament that he had called in the night before! We made it! No breakthrough. allowed Greece to avoid a debt an effort to quell talk of early idea about our boats. Can’t go out “Two Ukrainian soldiers were default in return for a package elections. yet, roads impassable. Hope all in killed over the last day, three of tough austerity measures and However, many political ana- Bermuda are safe.” were injured,” said spokesman economic reform. lysts believe Samaras will not be The storm was forecast to pass Volodymyr Polyovy. A Metron Analysis survey able to garner sufficient backing near the coast of Newfoundland, “One soldier was killed by a for Parapolitika newspaper said early next year when parliament on Canada’s eastern coast, early sniper’s bullet, and one as a result support for Syriza was running has to vote for a new president. today. Forecasters were also war- of a shelling attack,” he said. at 32.9 percent against 26.1 per- Yesterday’s poll said about ily eyeing Tropical Storm Trudy, The clashes are the latest vio- cent for New Democracy and 4.7 60 percent of those questioned which was intensifying quickly, lence to batter a fragile ceasefire percent for the Socialist PASOK believed Samaras would not prompting Mexican authorities deal between Kiev and the rebels, party, which is in Samaras’ coali- secure enough votes for his presi- to issue a hurricane watch from which has failed to stem fighting tion government. dential nominee, while half said east of Acapulco to Lagunas de at flashpoints around the region. A previous October 6-8 poll they were against snap elections. Chacahua. Polyovy said insurgents “con- showed backing for Syriza at 34.1 REUTERS AFP tinued to violate the ceasefire agreement at several locations” over the past 24 hours, includ- ing at the airport in rebel hub Donetsk where Ukrainian posi- tions were shelled twice. Rebels kill 23 in east Congo town Donetsk city hall said several residential houses were destroyed in the districts close to the KINSHASA: Suspected Ugandan rebels killed Province Julien Paluku. “It’s the ADF-NALU. The airport. at least 23 people overnight in their second methods they use...these are not deaths from local Witnesses heard artillery attack near the eastern Congolese town of Beni rebels here, Mai-Mai or groups like that,” he said. strikes yesterday, in the separa- in 48 hours, the local governor said yesterday, “This is a genocide, the way in which the ADF kills tist-controlled city, once the big- prompting the UN peacekeeping mission to call these people,” said Omar Kavota, spokesman for the gest in the region and home to for renewed military action. Civil Society of North Kivu, speaking by telephone about one million people. A serviceman loads a mortar in Peski village, near Donetsk, yesterday. Violence simmers in the eastern Democratic from Beni, which is about 40km south of Byalos. Ukrainian President Petro Republic of Congo despite the presence of UN peace- Victims of the attack included one Congolese soldier, Poroshenko on Friday held crunch the implementation of the agree- “very conservative estimate” pub- keepers and government troops, who last year defeated said witness Justin Kambale. Martin Kobler, head of talks with Russian President ment” Kiev struck with the pro- lished in a UN report on Friday. an insurgency by M23 rebels that posed the most seri- the UN peacekeeping mission to Congo said the latest Vladimir Putin and key European Russian rebels on September 5, “Serious ceasefire violations ous threat to Kinshasa’s authority since the vast cen- attack was “outrageous” and called for a new military leaders, without making any which commits both sides to stop continue to be reported daily and tral African country’s last war formally ended in 2003. operation against the rebel group. “I call for decisive apparent progress on the crucial firing. shelling has intensified” in areas ADF-NALU rebels, a group of Islamist fighters who joint military actions of FARDC (Congolese army) and sticking points. The conflict in eastern Ukraine of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, operate in the eastern border zone, targeted the vil- MONUSCO (U.N. peacekeeping mission) in order to Poroshenko said after the has killed over 3,400 people in the the latest report from the UN said. lage of Byalos and killed 23 people with machetes and relieve the population from the terror imposed by the talks that “the main problem is past six months, according to a AFP hatchets, according to the governor of North Kivu ADF,” he said. REUTERS SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Khmer Rouge lawyers to boycott trial PHNOM PENH: Defence law- yers for two ex-Khmer Rouge leaders said yesterday they would boycott a new genocide trial until they appealed the pair’s earlier conviction, in a move which threatens to delay an already lengthy case. In August Nuon Chea, 88, known as “Brother Number Two,” and ex-head of state Khieu Samphan, 83, were given life sentences for crimes against humanity after their first trial at Cambodia’s UN-backed court. That ruling saw them become the first top figures to be jailed from a regime responsible for the deaths of up to two million Cambodians from 1975-1979. Both men lodged appeals against the convictions last month but their lawyers said yesterday they needed time to file the full appeal documents. Hong Kong’s riot policemen stand guard (left) and use pepper spray in the latest clash with pro-democracy protesters in Mong Kok District, Hong Kong, yesterday. “As long as we have not filed appeal brief, we won’t be able to attend” further hearings, said Anta Guisse, Khieu Samphan’s lawyer, after a press conference in Phnom Penh. HK activists reclaim protest zone Nepal trekkers Police use batons and pepper spray, scuffle violently with demonstrators, then pull back safe: Officials

HONG KONG: Hong Kong spray, and scuffled violently with think that your illegal acts have The protesters, led by a restive said rendered the universal suf- KATHMANDU: All trekkers pro-democracy activists recap- activists, but they were eventually prevented the police in going generation of students, have been frage concept meaningless. The left stranded by a major snow- tured parts of a core protest forced to pull back less than 24 about our duties, disrupted our demanding China’s Communist protesters are demanding free storm in Nepal’s Himalayas zone from police early yester- hours after they re-opened most deployments and even forced us to Party rulers live up to consti- elections for their leader. are safe, officials said yester- day after hours of turmoil that of the area to traffic. retreat,” Tsang told a news con- tutional promises to grant full The clashes came just hours day, with the focus now shift- the city’s police chief warned The protests have been going ference. “Superficially, that may democracy to the former British after Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing ing to the recovery of bodies undermined order and jeopard- on for three weeks and pose one be the case. But let me tell you colony which returned to Chinese leader Leung Chun-ying offered four days after the disaster ised public safety. of the biggest political challenges this: these illegal acts are under- rule in 1997. talks to student leaders next week killed at least 32 people. Dozens of people were injured for China since the crushing of mining the rule of law, undermin- Hong Kong is ruled under in an attempt to defuse the protests Nepalese army choppers circled in the skirmishes, including 18 pro-democracy demonstrations in ing (what) Hong Kong has been a “one country, two systems” that have grabbed global headlines the upper reaches of the popu- police, which raged through the Beijing in 1989. relying on to succeed.” formula that allows the thriv- with scenes of clashes and tear gas lar Annapurna Circuit trekking night as several thousand pro- Hong Kong Police After police retreated, dem- ing capitalist hub wide-ranging rising between some of the world’s region to locate bodies, while testers squared off again police in Commissioner Andy Tsang broke onstrators swiftly stacked up autonomy and freedoms and spec- most valuable office buildings. officials flew in a team of experts the densely populated Mong Kok three weeks of public silence to barricades made out of packing ifies universal suffrage for Hong Leung’s chief secretary, Carrie from Kathmandu to assist with district. say his force had been “extremely crates and fences. Tsang said the Kong as an eventual goal. Lam, announced yesterday that retrieval. At least 33 people were tolerant” but had failed to stop re-occupation of the area “seri- But Beijing ruled on Aug 31 it between student leaders and the Tuesday’s unseasonal storm, arrested, Hong Kong public protesters becoming more “radi- ously undermined public order would screen candidates who want city government would take place which hit at the height of the broadcaster RTHK reported. cal or violent.” and seriously jeopardised public to run for the city’s chief executive for two hours on Tuesday. trekking season triggering ava- Police used batons and pepper “To these protesters, you may safety.” in 2017, which democracy activists REUTERS lanches, caught hikers unaware on their way up to an exposed high mountain pass, and killed Mass prayers in Jakarta at least 17 tourists. “We understand that all remaining trekkers in the region Korean commits suicide are safe,” said Binay Acharya of the Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN), an after tragedy in concert industry body organising rescue efforts.

SEOUL: A South Korean offi- a group sponsoring the concert, Japan minister to cial handling safety measures at jumped off a building near where a concert where 16 people died the tragedy took place. quit over scandal apparently committed suicide He was found dead early yes- hours after the tragedy which terday a few hours after he was TOKYO: Japan’s newly happened when a ventilation interrogated by police over the appointed trade and industry grate collapsed, authorities said. disaster, YTN TV said. minister plans to resign fol- The death of the 37-year-old Kim also said authorities had lowing reports that some of her local government official, sur- inspected the site yesterday. support groups misused politi- named Oh, was announced as “A joint team of police and cal funds, Japanese media said South Korean police launched an national forensic experts scoured yesterday. investigation into Friday’s inci- the site this morning and closely Yuko Obuchi, the 40-year- dent at an outdoor pop concert inspected gratings and related old daughter of a former pre- in the city of Seongnam. structures,” he said. mier, has told people close to “I am sorry for the dead vic- Police have questioned 15 peo- Abe that she plans to resign tims. Please take a good care of ple, including officials of the local and take responsibility for a my children,” he wrote in a short Internet news provider which Supporters hold candles during mass prayers in Jakarta yesterday for President-elect Joko Widodo and Vice furore she caused, the Nikkei message to his wife.” financed and organised the con- President-elect Jusuf Kalla who will both be sworn-in tomorrow. newspaper said, without citing The victims were standing on a cert, Yonhap news agency said. any sources. ventilation grating to get a better “If it turns out that safety reg- “What I have to do right now view when the structure collapsed ulations were ignored, we would is to conduct a thorough investi- under their weight, sending them bring criminal charges against gation into the political funding plunging 18.7 metres down into them,” a police official was quoted issue,” Obuchi told reporters yes- an underground parking area. as saying by Yonhap. US Marines to appear in court terday, when asked whether she Amateur video footage obtained Witnesses told media there intended to quit. by the YTN news channel showed were no security guards or safety MANILA: The United States continue to assist in the inves- transgender sex worker. Obuchi also said she did not shocked spectators surrounding fences to prevent overflowing said yesterday it would comply tigation to help ensure justice The four other American plan to meet the prime minis- the collapsed grate as the popu- spectators climbing onto the grate with a Philippine prosecutor’s is served,” US embassy spokes- marines sought by prosecutors ter yesterday, when he was due lar all-girl K-pop band 4Minute, after some 400 prepared chairs order to produce a murder sus- woman Anna Richey said in an were described by the Philippine to return from an Asia-Europe apparently oblivious to the acci- were fully occupied well before pect and four other US Marines emailed response to requests for foreign department Friday as summit in Italy. dent, continued performing. the concert kicked off. in the investigation into the comment. witnesses. Japanese Prime Minister The incident comes as South “Many people on the vent grat- killing of a transgender Filipino “This will include making the The US Pacific Command Shinzo Abe tapped Obuchi, a tel- Korea is still grappling with the ings were chanting and danc- sex worker. suspect, witnesses, and any evi- earlier ordered the warship to egenic mother of two young chil- aftermath of the Sewol ferry ing to the music. I was worried The prosecutor ordered the five dence gathered available to the remain at a port near Olongapo dren, less than two months ago to disaster in April that left more about their safety but there were US Marines to give depositions Philippine authorities.” while the murder investigation head the powerful METI. than 300 dead, most of them high no security guards around,” a at a formal hearing on Tuesday Richey said the suspect was was ongoing. She was one of five women Abe school students. 45-year-old man who runs a res- after police named one of them as being held on board the USS Following the hearings, which chose in a cabinet reshuffle in an Disaster relief spokesman Kim taurant near the site was quoted a suspect in the October 11 hotel Peleliu pending an investigation could take days or weeks, the pros- effort to bolster his popularity by Nam-Jun told journalists yester- as saying by Chosun Ilbo news- killing in Olongapo City. into the death of Jeffrey Laude, ecutor can either bring criminal showing his commitment to pro- day that Oh, who worked with paper. AFP “The United States will described by local police as a charges or drop the case. AFP moting women. AGENCIES Philippines hands over two hostages to German embassy after ordeal

MANILA: A German cou- and his partner Henrike Dielen, Herminio Coloma said. the western island of Palawan. well video clips uploaded on the alliance to the Islamic State ple kidnapped by Islamic mili- in her 50s, to Manila from the The Abu Sayyaf released the During their captivity, believed Internet. group in Iraq and Syria, claimed tants were handed over to southern port of Zamboanga at couple on Friday as its deadline spent mostly on the remote In one Okonek stared up from they collected “no more, no less” their embassy yesterday after dawn after Abu Sayyaf gunmen for the German government to southern island of Jolo, the kid- a hole in the ground that he said than their ransom demand. a six-month ordeal marked by released them late Friday. pay a $5.6m ransom and with- nappers systematically used he was told would become his Filipino officials said they could constant threats of beheading, “With the release from captiv- draw its support for US offen- the press and social media to grave. In another he screamed in not confirm this. as the Philippines confronted ity of the two German nationals, sives against jihadists in Syria threaten the hostages’ lives and pain as his kidnappers hit him But Rex Robles, a retired a security threat it thought it our security forces will continue and Iraq lapsed. force Berlin to pay up. repeatedly on the head. Philippine intelligence officer, said had overcome. efforts to stem the tide of crimi- Philippine authorities said the They forced the couple to The kidnappers, a notorious it was inconceivable that the Abu Officials said a private plane nality perpetrated by bandit ele- two hostages were snatched at beg for their lives in telephone band of militants with links to Al Sayyaf would set the hostages free flew Stefan Okonek, in his 70s, ments,” Presidential spokesman sea on April 25 as they sailed near calls to a local radio station as Qaeda but who recently pledged without a ransom. AFP SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Erdogan holds talks with Ashraf Ghani Turkish president is the latest world leader to visit country; Ankara cited as potential mediator

KABUL: Turkish President backlash, with its troops prima- from 2003 to 2014 and as the Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived rily involved in providing security, Mayor of Istanbul between 1994 in Afghanistan yesterday, the reconstruction and training. and 1998. latest world leader to visit the Turkey has been cited as a He founded the Justice and war-ravaged country since potential mediator for nego- Development Party (AKP) in President Ashraf Ghani took tiations between Kabul and the 2001, leading it to three general power after a prolonged politi- Taliban insurgents. election victories in 2002, 2007 cal standoff. British Prime minister David and 2011 before stepping down Erdogan met Ghani, his first Cameron visited Afghanistan as leader upon his election as vice president Abdul Rashid early this month to hold talks with President in 2014. Dostum, and his former poll rival Ghani as Nato-led International Educated at a Imam Hatip Abdullah Abdullah, who took the troops end their long war against school and graduating from new role of ‘chief executive’, a the Taliban. Marmara University in 1981, Turkish official said. About 40,000 Nato troops are Erdogan was also a semi-pro- During his one-day tour serving in Afghanistan, but their fessional footballer playing for Erdogan will also visit Turkish combat mission is scheduled to Kasımpasa between 1969 and troops based in Afghanistan. finish at the end of this year. 1982 before being elected Mayor Ghani was sworn in as the Nato’s follow-up mission, which of Istanbul from the Islamist new Afghan president in late will take over on January 1, will Welfare Party in 1994. September after a fraud-tainted be made up of 9,800 US troops He was banned from office and election that had plunged and about 3,000 soldiers from sentenced to prison for 10 months Afghanistan into months of Germany, Italy and other mem- after reciting a religiously incrim- political deadlock and threat- ber nations, among them Turkey. inating poem in Siirt in 1998. ened to take it on the brink of The new mission -- named He founded the moderately civil war. ‘Resolute Support’ -- will focus conservative AKP in 2001 and Turkey, which shares religious, on supporting Afghan forces as won the 2002 general election historic and cultural ties with they take on the militants, in par- with nearly two-thirds of the Afghanistan, in particular with allel with US counter-terrorism seats in parliament with Abdullah the Afghan Uzbek community, is operations. Gül becoming Prime Minister of also involved in Nato operations Recep Tayyip Erdogan cur- the first single-party government with around 390 soldiers and rently serves as the incumbent since 1987. trainers based in the country. 12th President of Turkey as of Erdogan became Prime Turkey has refused to take August 28, 2014. Minister in March 2003 after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during a joint press conference on any combat missions in He previously served as the Gül’s government annulled his at the Presidential Palace in Kabul yesterday. Afghanistan, fearing a Muslim 25th Prime Minister of Turkey political ban. AFP

Pakistan official Sharif government to resume talks with Qadri to visit Kabul

the weekend. The meeting also before Eid Al Adha. Iqbal will lead predicted the PTI would exhaust ISLAMABAD: Pakistani finalised plans to recover losses the negotiating team while PAT its support in less than 100 days. Foreign Ministry announced inflicted by the protest sit-ins of negotiators will be led by the par- Iqbal confirmed the decision to that Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to the PTI and PAT in the capital, ty’s General Secretary Khurram resume talks with PAT and said the Pakistani Prime Minister sources said. Gandapur. that he was hopeful the party for National Security and Interior Minister Nisar Ali, According to sources, talks would end its sit-in before its Foreign Affairs will visit the Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, between the government and PAT weekend gathering in Lahore. Afghan capital of Kabul today Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, had hit deadlock over the demand “There are just a few unre- as a Special Envoy of Prime Planning and Development for quashment of 11 cases against solved issues with PAT. These Minister Nawaz Sharif. Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Information Qadri. will hopefully be resolved soon,” The Pakistani Foreign Office Minister Pervaiz Rashid and Currently there are over 40 he added. said in a statement today that the Minister for States and Frontier cases lodged against Qadri, of Asked about talks with the PTI, Prime Minister’s adviser will meet Regions Qadir Baloch attended which 11 deal with serious offences Iqbal said their sit-in was ‘almost the Afghan National Security the meeting which was convened such as the killing and torture of over’ and had devolved to just a Adviser to exchange views on bilat- to discuss the prevailing political police personnel and attacks on ‘musical function’. eral and regional issues, and will situation in the country. state institutions. He added that the PTI was also carry a formal invitation from the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (left) and Dr Tahir ul Qadri Sharing details of the meet- This time, however, talks will unwilling to talk with the gov- Pakistani Prime Minister to the ing, sources said that the team of begin with a broader spirit to end ernment as it was holding public new Afghan President Mohamed PML-N’s core ministers agreed to PAT’s protest as soon as possible, gatherings across the country. Ashraf Ghani to visit Pakistan. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik Insaf immediately restart negotiations sources said. During the meeting, the prime Sartaj Aziz, is a Pakistani econ- Nawaz Sharif has given his (PTI). with PAT to wind up its protest On the other hand, participants minister also decided to send a omist, statesman, strategist, and key ministers the go-ahead to Sources here say the nod was sit-in in Islamabad. of the meeting decided against high-level delegation to China on the current National Security resume talks with Pakistan given at a high-level meeting The government, they said, resuming talks with PTI believ- October 21 to make arrangements Adviser (NSA) as well as key Awami Tehrik (PAT) of fire- of the ruling Pakistan Muslim is set to resume talks with PAT ing that its protest would soon for his own visit to the country in adviser on the foreign policy at brand opposition cleric Tahir League-N (PML-N) at the shortly and will pick up from fizzle out. the first week of November. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ul Qadri but not with Imran Prime Minister’s House before where negotiations had collapsed According to sources, Ali INTERNEWS to Nawaz Sharif. AGENCIES Bomb blast in Kunduz Sharif likely Pakistan army chief warns to sign $34bn India against aggression deals in China ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s pow- Muslim-majority Kashmir, have erful army chief vowed yesterday traded blame for the recent vio- ISLAMABAD: Pakistani to thwa r t any ‘ag gression’ aga inst lence in the disputed Himalayan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the country, in a thinly-veiled region. will visit China in the first week warning to arch rival India after “We persistently seek peace in of November on the invitation a spate of deadly cross-border the region and beyond,” Sharif of President Xi Jinping. The firing incidents in the disputed said while addressing a parade invite was delivered by Chinese Kashmir region. at a military academy near Ambassador Sun Weidong who At least 20 civilians have been Islamabad. called on the prime minis- killed and thousands on both But ‘lasting peace in the region ter, official sources confirmed sides of the de facto border have will only come about with the fair yesterday. fled their homes since October 6, and just resolution of Kashmir According to officials, the two which marked the beginning of issue,’ he added. countries are expected to sign some of the worst frontier shell- Pakistan’s military on Tuesday agreements worth $34bn dur- ing in years. said it had voiced concern to India ing the visit. The prime minis- “Sentiments of goodwill and at continued firing across the ter expressed his gratitude upon amity notwithstanding, let there Kashmir frontier and in Punjab receiving President Xi’s invitation be no doubt that any aggression province when senior officials and said that he looks forward to against our beloved country will from both sides spoke via a spe- the Chinese president’s visit to get a befitting response and no cial hotline. Pakistan at the earliest. sacrifice will be too great in this Clashes occur regularly along The Chinese envoy said sacred cause,” Pakistan’s army the disputed border known as President Xi welcomed Prime chief Raheel Sharif said, in an Line of Control (LOC) as well as Minister Sharif to attend the apparent swipe at India. along the frontier dividing Indian host-partners dialogue to be held The nuclear-armed neighbours, Kashmir from Pakistan’s Punjab during the Asia-Pacific Economic who have fought two wars over province. AFP Cooperation (Apec) informal Afghan security officials inspect the site of a bomb blast in Kunduz, Afghanistan, yesterday. According to media leaders’ meeting in Beijing next reports, four civilians were injured in the explosion. month and looks forward to vis- iting Pakistan at an early and mutually convenient date. Ambassador Sun and the Unit at Islamabad airport to screen passengers for Ebola premier discussed matters in Pakistan-China relations. He appreciated the timely support ISLAMABAD: A counter African countries on chartered EVD has become endemic in These are followed by diarrhoea, The virus has lots of similar- and assistance rendered by the has been established at the flights would be checked in the air- Africa with the fatality rate of vomiting, impaired kidney and ity with that of HIV/AIDS but Chinese government for the relief Islamabad airport to scan pas- craft, sources here say. Moreover, up to 90 per cent. The virus is failure of liver functions. In some it is more dangerous than HIV. of IDPs as well-as flood affected sengers coming to Pakistan people coming from three countries transmitted to people from wild cases, both internal and external The incubation period for HIV people. from African countries for of West Africa - Guinea, Liberia animals and spreads through bleeding also starts. is almost 10 years but that for The prime minister stressed the symptoms of Ebola Virus and Sierra Leone - will be scanned human-to-human transmission. According to health exports, Ebola it is just a week. However, that Pakistan firmly supports Disease (EVD). for 21 days after their arrival in The symptoms of the disease Ebola virus spreads from close con- the method of transmission is the China’s core interests and major Members of the Pakistani peace their native areas to ensure they include fever, weakness, muscular tact, sexual transmission, through same. Ebola attacks the nerves concerns. INTERNEWS missions returning from the were not affected by EVD. pain, headache and sore throat. saliva and blood transfusion. system. INTERNEWS SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

Jockeying for Jayalalithaa Maharashtra CM’s post on eve home amid of poll results MUMBAI: On the eve of the counting of votes for the Maharashtra assembly elec- tions today, hectic politicking celebrations was underway over the pros- pects of various parties, possible alliances and speculation over Aide Sasikala also freed from jail the next chief minister. With the pre-election scenario BANGALORE/ accompanied her. marked by the unprecedented CHENNAI: Former A special court September break-up of the state’s two major Tamil Nadu chief minister 27 convicted Jayalalithaa in the alliances — the BJP-Shiv Sena J Jayalalithaa yesterday walked Rs670m disproportionate assets’ and the Congress-NCP group- out of a Bangalore jail after case and sentenced her to four ings — it created a situation bail formalities were completed years simple imprisonment and where all the five major political and reached Chennai to a spir- a fine of Rs1bn. The three others parties, including Raj Thackeray’s ited welcome by her AIADMK were sentenced to four years jail Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, cadre, who were out in force term with a fine of Rs100m each. contested independently. Thus despite the heavy rain. The court ordered Jayalalithaa’s there are nearly a dozen hopefuls AIADMK cadres were jubi- release after the Supreme Court for the chief ministership. lant and celebrated the release of Friday stayed the four-year jail The latest post-election sur- Jayalalithaa who spent 21 days in term sentence and granted an veys point to the Bharatiya Janata prison after being convicted in a interim bail to Jayalalithaa till Party (BJP) emerging as the sin- corruption case last month, before December 18 in the corruption gle largest party in the 288-mem- the Supreme Court accepted her case that dragged on for 18 years. Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa leaves the Bangalore Central Jail after securing bail in Bangalore ber assembly with over 100 seats, bail plea. “The special court judge (John yesterday. though earlier exit polls indicated “Jayalalithaa left the jail after Michael D’Cunha) issued the the party could secure an inde- completing the formalities. order after Jayalalithaa’s counsel pendent majority. She is fine and in good health,” furnished a bond of Rs20m and with the bond and surety papers both sides of the Bangalore thor- one word slogan rented the air. The Shiv Sena may come out as Karnataka Inspector General two sureties of assets were sub- given for her release. She also oughfares and cheered her as her She was also given a drum beat the second largest political force of Prisons K V Gagandeep told mitted by her known persons,” signed the jail register where her convoy sped away towards the air- reception. followed by the Congress and the IANS minutes after she walked Gagandeep said. name was entered as prisoner port from where she was to take a Jayalalithaa drove straight to Nationalist Congress Party. free at 3.15pm and waved to the The two sureties of properties number 7402,” Deputy Inspector chartered flight to Chennai. her residence in Poes Garden Incidentally, both the Congress crowd at Parapanna Agrahara on valued at Rs50m and Rs10m were General (DIG) of prisons P M Many AIADMK cadres danced, area. Party cadres — men and and the NCP have trashed all Bangalore’s outskirts. given by J Bharat and Gunajyothi, Jaisimha told IANS. clapped and waved party flags, women — braving heavy rains surveys and exit poll predic- O Pannerselvam, who was who are party cadres in the city. The court also issued sepa- while others burst firecrackers at waited outside her home and tions, with a NCP spokesperson sworn in Tamil Nadu chief min- The release order was issued rate orders to release Sasikala, junctions en-route raising slogans the airport to have a glimpse of even claiming that the party ister after Jayalalithaa stepped after Jayalalithaa’s counsel sub- Sudhakaran and Elavarisi, after in favour of their amma’ (mother) their leader. They also lined up was hopeful of an independent down, a few cabinet ministers mitted to the court a certified they furnished a bond of Rs10m and denouncing DMK president on both sides of the road outside majority. and 50 lawmakers of the ruling copy of the apex court order, each and gave sureties as specified M Karunanidhi. the airport and showered her car The predictions notwithstand- AIADMK greeted her. issued by a three judge bench by the judge. Ecstatic supporters welcomed with flowers. ing, there are many hopefuls from Her three associates — Sasikala headed by Chief Justice of India Hundreds of Jayalalithaa’s Jayalalithaa in Chennai. On the way to her home, she all the five major parties who are Natarajan, V Sudhakaran and H L Dattu. ardent fans and frenzied sup- AIADMK cadres assembled briefly stopped near a Ganapathi all playing around with various J Elavarisi, who were released “Jayalalithaa was set free after porters from the city and Hosur in large numbers shouted ‘Long Temple in Kotturpuram area and post-results scenarios. along with her from the jail, we verified the court order along across the border lined up on Live Amma’. “Amma, Amma,” the prayed from the car. IANS IANS

Diesel price goes down by No going back on black money pledge, says Jaitley

Rs3.37 per litre NEW DELHI: A day after the of the headlines in today’s news- enable such account holders to get The minister also said the names of the account holders government told the Supreme papers which state that the NDA away with their offences,” he said. Supreme Court had also directed and information received there- NEW DELHI: The govern- Court it can’t yet disclose the government has done a U-turn on “It will also violate India’s dou- the government to furnish the under will only be disclosed when ment yesterday deregulated names of people who have alleg- the issue of black money stacked ble taxation avoidance agreements names that had been given by charges are filed in court,” he said. diesel prices by linking the edly stashed their ill-gotten up in Swiss bank accounts. with other countries and will Germany to India, adding these “They obviously cannot be used fuel cost to market-based money in tax havens abroad, Nothing can be farther from choke receipt of all further infor- names were given to the peti- for political propaganda or for pricing. The decision was Finance Minister Arun Jaitley the truth.” mation from those countries.” tioner who made them public. political mileage.” taken by the union cabinet at yesterday said the stand was in He said the Prime Minister He also charged the previ- “The Germans strongly Jaitley said his government a meeting held here. keeping with the due process Narendra Modi’s government ous United Progressive Alliance objected to this as a violation of stood committed to detecting the While announcing the deci- of law. will not withhold any informa- Government (UPA) with not the DTAA, which was entered names, prosecuting the guilty and sion on diesel price deregula- “The National Democratic tion, including names of account setting up a special investigative between Government of India making them public, but it could tion Finance Minister Arun Alliance (NDA) government’s holders. But they will be revealed team (SIT) on the subject, as and Germany on June 19, 1995. not be pushed into adventurism Jaitley said: “Price of diesel approach on black money is dog- after following the due process of directed by the Supreme Court. The present NDA Government and violate the treaties. will be linked to the market, gedly persistent — not adventur- completing the probe and reaching “At the first very cabinet meet- has unfortunately inherited the “Such an approach may actu- and therefore, depending on ist,” Jaitley, a lawyer and also the conclusions. “Any premature and ing, Shri Narendra Modi cabinet legacy of that DTAA,” he said. ally help the account holders. whatever is the cost involved, country’s defence minister, wrote out of court disclosure of the names decided to appoint the SIT. The “If we scrap the treaty, we get Adventurism will be short-sighted. is the element that consumers in an article on a social media site. of account holders would not only SIT has been effectively function- no further information. The cov- A mature approach will take us to will have to pay.” “I am a little surprised by some vitiate the investigations, but will ing since then.” enant to the treaty is that the the root of the matter.” IANS “Just like petrol prices, die- sel cost will now be governed by market forces. The diesel prices were being increased by Electrocuted jumbo 50 paise or so over the last few months.” According to Jaitley, Bihar CM makes U-turn the price of diesel will depend on the global crude oil costs and domestic demand. “The prices should come on remarks on doctors down as the global crude oil prices have dropped sub- PATNA: Bihar Chief “I am ready to face any con- stantially in recent times,” Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi sequence for this. Doctors who Jaitley added. yesterday made a U-turn on play with the lives of the poor Present at the conference his controversial remark that will not be spared,” he said after where Jaitley was speaking he would chop off the hands of inaugurating a hospital in East was Indian Oil Corporation doctors found neglecting poor Champaran district. Chairman B Ashok, who patients. His comment triggered a announced that diesel prices Manjhi told the media here controversy in the state with will be cut by Rs3.37 per litre that he had used a Hindi prov- the opposition BJP and doctors including taxes from midnight erb “hath kaat denge” (will chop expressing unhappiness. of October 18. off hands) to take a tough line After a hue and cry by the In September, the govern- with negligent doctors. BJP and doctors across Bihar ment had announced that for “I did not mean what it was yesterday, Manjhi clarified that the first time in the history of made out of the popular proverb his words were misinterpreted the regulation era on diesel, that I used to say something. I due to lack of knowledge of the the under-recovery, or revenue never meant to chop off hands meaning of a Hindi proverb. loss, applicable on the fuel had of doctors for negligence in The Bihar branch of the been wiped out, and there is treatment of poor,” he said. Indian Medical Association instead a profit on sales. The chief minister Friday and the Bihar Health Service The three state-run oil mar- reportedly said: “If doctors are Association called an emergency keting companies (OMCs), found careless in treatment of meeting last evening to discuss were making an “over-recov- Forest workers remove the carcass of a male elephant with an excavator in a paddy field after it was electro- the poor, then their (doctors) Manjhi’s remark while the BJP ery” of 35 paise a litre by sell- cuted at Rakamjote village near the India-Nepal Border, some 45km from Siliguri, yesterday. Two wild elephants hands will be chopped off by Jitan demanded a public apology ing diesel at the current prices. including a female were found electrocuted in a rice field, where villagers had put electric fencing to protect Ram Manjhi.” from him. IANS This fuelled expectations of a their crops from the foraging animals. rate cut for the first time in seven years. The ending of under-recov- eries caused by selling diesel below cost was made possible Anil Ambani takes Clean India campaign to pilgrim towns by the softening international oil rates and the monthly price increases. NEW DELHI: After nine people invited by Prime is: We do not keep our temples said: “In the name of Badrinathji Kom and Sania Mirza, writers With international crude oil Churchgate in downtown Minister Narendra Modi to join and places around it as clean as and Kedarnathji, let’s make each Shobha De and Prasoon Joshi, and prices dropping below the $100 Mumbai, industrialist Anil the clean India campaign and also they should be,” Ambani said. and every temple, place of wor- journalist Shekhar Gupta to join a barrel-mark last month, pet- Ambani yesterday took the praised for such efforts, said there “So let’s all take this respon- ship clean to accomplish the the campaign. rol rates were cut thrice which ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign to were two reasons that he was vis- sibility from today and keep our Swachh Bharat Mission.” “Wonderful effort by Shri Anil resulted in a price difference Badrinath and Kedarnath in iting the two holy towns. religious places clean.” Modi had lauded Ambani’s Ambani, who cleaned the area with diesel that has fallen Uttarakhand, and appealed to “The first reason is to take Anil, who cleaned the area effort last week and said he around Churchgate station in below Rs.10 a litre. the people to particularly keep the blessings of Badrinathji and around Churchgate station in had also invited actors Amitabh Mumbai along with his friends,” IANS India’s temple towns clean. Kedarnathji. The second reason downtown Mumbai last week Bachchan, Hritik Roshan and Modi had tweeted. Ambani, who was among the that I would like to share with you along with his friends,” further Nagarjuna, sportspersons Mary IANS

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Qatar’s insurance sector in upbeat mood Egypt signs contracts Gross written premium of five listed insurance companies hit $1.4bn last year BY SATISH KANADY with six firms segments such as property, casu- the five companies amounted to QR1.8bn in 2013 as compared to percent, though this amount alty, marine, engineering, motor QR5.1bn in 2013, which accounted QR193m registered a year ago. accounted for only 0.4 percent of DOHA: The gross written pre- and medical insurance. for roughly 0.7 percent of 2013 However, the share of security the world GWP. UAE and Saudi for new Suez mium (GWP) of Qatar’s five According to the QCB, the per- GDP. The combined assets investment portfolio in total Arabia dominated the regional listed insurance companies stood formance of one of the five com- reached QR21.9bn in 2013 from assets remained almost same market, representing 80 per- at $1.4bn last year. The density panies helped the sector’s overall QR16bn registered a year ago. owing to equivalent increase in cent of the total GWP of GCC. Canal project of insurance sector in Qatar profit to reach to an overwhelm- All the five companies, except quantum of total assets. Qatar represents the third largest increased to $686 in 2013 from ing level of QR3.1bn in 2013. one, registered increase in total Substantial increase in gross insurance market in GCC. CAIRO: The Egyptian gov- $599 in the previous year, indi- Marginal decline in net claim and assets. Substantial increase was premium and marginal increase There are nine insurance com- ernment has signed con- cating an increasing coverage. increase in investment income, also recorded in the equity capi- in total claim helped the sector to panies operating in Qatar, out of tracts with six international The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) supported by manifold increase tal of the insurance sector which maintain a strong liquidity posi- which five are national compa- firms to carry out the dredg- in its latest ‘Financial Stability in net premium, helped the sec- could meet around 53 percent of tion in 2013 as compared to 2012. nies and the rest are agencies or ing of the new Suez Canal, Review’ noted Qatar’s insurance tor register the remarkable profit the total fund requirement. The share of other investments branches of Arab or foreign com- the head of the Suez Canal sector is developing faster keep- level in 2013. Extraordinary profit The global recovery also helped increased due to substantial panies. Besides, there are approx- Authority said yesterday. ing in pace with the growth of helped the sector to witness a building the confidence of the increase in property investments imately 26 insurance companies The six companies, in a the economy. The central bank comfortable ROE in 2013. The insurance sector in Qatar. As a by the companies. providing insurance services, consortium named “Challenge restricts its analysis to the 5 listed increase in net premium and result, in 2013, the investment The combined GWP in life licensed and regulated by Qatar Coalition”, are National insurance companies operating in marginal decline in net claim portfolio of the sector registered and non-life segments in GCC Financial Centre Regulatory Marine Dredging Company Qatar. These companies are pri- made the sector more resilient. a significant increase. The invest- amounted to $16.3bn in 2012, Authority (QFCRA). of the United Arab Emirates; marily involved in the non-life The total gross premium of ments in securities increased by having grown at a CAGR of 11.8 THE PENINSULA Royal Boskalis Westminster and Van Oord, both based in the Netherlands; Jan de Nul Group and Deme Group, both of Belgium; and US-based Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Williams Co Catalyst Qatar buys Germany’s Kunst Stoff Company. Work on the project will begin this week, said eyes QEP’s gas DOHA: Catalyst Qatar, a com- Lieutenant General Mohab pany involved in the design and Memish, head of the Suez pipeline unit development of software appli- Canal Authority. The project is cations and games, announced scheduled to be completed by NEW YORK: Williams that it has agreed to acquire August 2015. Memish did not Companies Inc is said to be one Kunst Stoff, a reputable provide any financial details of of the bidders for QEP Resources German company in the elec- the contracts. Inc’s natural gas pipeline unit, tronic media field. The agree- He announced the deal at Bloomberg reported, citing peo- ment was signed in Berlin, a press conference attended ple familiar with the matter. Germany on the sidelines of the by Prime Minister Ibrahim QEP Resources is likely to fourth annual Qatari-German Mahleb and thanked the select a buyer within weeks joint committee meeting and in armed forces for the dry dig- for Entrada Midstream Inc, the presence of the Minister of ging work they had done since which may fetch about $2.5bn, Economy and Commerce H E the new canal project was Bloomberg quoted the sources as Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin unveiled in August. saying. Mohamed Al Thani. Memish said the Canal Under pressure from Jana The signing ceremony was also Authority would be respon- Partners LLC, QEP said in June it attended by the Qatari ambassa- sible for dredging one of the would spin off QEP Field Services dor to Germany and the German project’s six zones, while the Co and rename it to Entrada ambassador to Qatar. contracted firms would dredge Midstream Inc after the activist Catalyst is one of the first pri- the remaining five. The canal hedge fund said the company did vate Qatari companies to invest project includes the develop- not have enough expertise to run in the technology sector and is ment of 76,000 sq km around Officials signing the agreement in Berlin. the unit. a valuable addition to the Qatari the canal into an international Jana, which held a 7.2 percent market. The company hopes to industrial and logistics hub to stake in QEP as of September provide technical skills and spe- and other fields. In Qatar, there field to Qatar making it the exper- similarities between Berlin and attract more ships and gener- 5, said in a regulatory filing on cialised knowledge of technology, are a number of important fac- tise hub in the region. The com- Doha — the two have undergone ate income. The new canal is Wednesday that it had dissolved both uncommon in Qatar and the tors that encourage investment pany hopes to teach young people many changes and experienced to be built along the existing its entire position in QEP. region. in technology, such as the coun- about technology by establishing rapid development in the past few 145-year-old waterway. Egypt’s The company is working with Sheikh Turki bin Faisal Al try’s continued economic suc- training centres that specialise in years. We look forward to working central bank governor said last Deutsche Bank AG to find buyers, Thani, Founder and CEO of cess, the presence of many young computer engineering, the design with Catalyst and to contributing month the state had reached Bloomberg reported. Catalyst, said: “The technology people, who make up the major- and development of programmes, to the strengthening and devel- the $8.5bn funding goal for QEP’s former parent, Questar sector and computer engineering ity of Qatar’s population, and the applications, games and other opment of young talent in Qatar. the project, which it has Corp, is also in line to buy has been witnessing major devel- development of our telecommuni- forms of interactive electronic I am certain that this collabora- financed through the issue of Entrada, Bloomberg quoted a opments on a global scale, as can cations infrastructure. media tion will be in the best interests investment certificates in the spokesman for the natural gas be seen its positive impacts on “Catalyst aims to attract spe- Patrick Rau, Founder of Kunst of both parties involved.” domestic market. REUTERS utility as saying. REUTERS education, health, entertainment cialised skills from the technology Stoff, said: “There are many THE PENINSULA Qatari, Moroccan companies sign deals worth QR100m

DOHA: Qatar Development efforts, meetings and numerous QDB provides consultancy, mar- Bank (QDB) yesterday initiatives to support the private keting and legal advisory services announced that joint meet- sector and local SMEs as they to Qatari companies, with an aim ings between Qatari export- reach out to global markets. By of empowering the private sector ers and Moroccan importers in supporting export expansion in in the country.” Morocco held last month, have the private sector, QDB helps “Our interest in the Moroccan resulted in the signing of three advance economic development, market is not new — it is a major commercial contracts totalling one of the main pillars of the market that has attracted Qatari QR100m for exporting Qatari Qatar National Vision 2030.” exporters for its vast business plastic, irrigation and other QDB Chief Executive Officer opportunities. We look forward products. Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa to supporting the state’s efforts During these meetings, the two said: “QDB’s strategy is to open to increase Qatari non-hydro- parties reviewed potential export international markets and to pave carbon exports to Morocco and opportunities and ways of promot- the way for Qatari private sector to open areas of cooperation ing 13 in-demand Qatari products companies, and there have been between Qatari companies and in the prominent Moroccan mar- a number of successes in the their Moroccan counterparts, Qatari and Moroccan officials exchanging the contracts. ket. Abdullah bin Falah Al Dosari, Tunisian and Moroccan markets. especially given the excellent Qatar’s Ambassador to Morocco We aim to encourage the private location of Morocco as a gateway and a group of representatives sector to export its products to North African countries and very strong and positive rela- latest success in our efforts to showed that detergents, medical of companies from both sides based on tailored market stud- Africa in general. In addition, the tionship. Qatar’s exports to promote foreign trade and open injections, aluminium and plastic attended the signing ceremony. ies of Qatari products, examin- Moroccan business environment Morocco reached QR377m dur- new markets for Qatari compa- products are the most prominent Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al ing quality, pricing, and imported has competitive advantages that ing 2013 alone. On the other nies by establishing economic Qatari products for which there Thani, Governor of the Qatar products in relevant markets. The attract investment and exports hand, Moroccan exports to Qatar partnerships with neighbouring is demand in the Moroccan mar- Central Bank, and Chairman of results enable us to identify tar- from other countries,” he added. reached QR30m during the same markets”. ket. Therefore, 11 Qatari com- Qatar Development Bank said: get markets and set up business Al Khalifa also said: “The vol- year.” QDB has conducted detailed panies exporting these products “We are delighted to see the meetings with major importers ume of trade exchange between Hassan Al Mansouri, Executive studies to identify new export received wide-ranging support in successful culmination of these from the respective markets. Morocco and Qatar shows a Director of Tasdeer, QDB’s export opportunities for Qatari products the Moroccan market. arm, said: “This meeting was the in Moroccan market. The studies THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS World economy stares at Great Deflation: QNB Tumbling crude oil price causes huge concern; Qatar likely to remain insulated

DOHA: A significant decline continue and unless govern- the best historical examples of in Germany they reached a his- percent in September year-on- in commodity prices in recent ments around the world stimu- such a vicious circle. toric low of less than 0.8 percent year, the lowest it has been in weeks—coupled with a wors- late domestic demand through “We had already warned last and in Japan they have fallen to five years. US inflation fell to 1.7 ening global economic outlook additional government spend- August that declining global food less than 0.5 percent. On top percent in August and was neg- and major corrections in global ing, a Great Deflation is likely prices could increase the risk of this, US house prices rose at ative month-on-month. While equity markets—could result to occur and significantly worsen of global deflation. Since then, their slowest pace in 20 months inflation may not yet turn nega- in a Great Deflation, namely the already weak outlook for the energy prices have tumbled, in July. Clearly, global asset defla- tive, low inflation would still put a vicious circle of price/asset global economy, the report said. adding to the global deflation- tion seems to be spreading across downward pressure on economic deflation around the world, Deflation is defined as a gen- ary pressures. In particular, the different asset classes. activity, particularly if it is asso- QNB Group said in its weekly eralised decline in prices. It gen- Brent crude oil price has fallen What would a Global Deflation ciated with further declines in report yesterday. erally leads to slower economic by more than a quarter since then mean for the global econ- UK and US asset prices, includ- Qatar is likely to remain well activity as consumption and its 2014 peak of $113 per barrel omy? First, the eurozone will ing house prices. insulated in the event the Great investment decisions are delayed on June 19. Overall, global com- most likely enter deflation later Third, global trade will be Deflation hits the global econ- (household and corporations modity prices are down 8.3 per- this year. Declining commodity negatively affected by declin- omy. While lower energy prices wait for lower future prices) cent in the first nine months of prices, coupled with flat Q2 eco- ing commodity prices. This in would imply smaller current and an increasing number of 2014 and have fallen further in nomic activity and the large cor- turn will hit commodity export- account and fiscal surpluses, the borrowers default on their loans early October, according to the rection in equity prices, will most ing emerging markets, where environment. Theory suggests country would continue to have as the value of their collateral latest IMF Commodity Price likely turn the preliminary 0.3 lower export receipts are likely that the only real policy tool substantial financial resources to falls below the loan value. If price Indices,”said the QNB Group percent inflation rate registered to add to the ongoing economic against deflation is an increase implement its ambitious invest- deflation is associated with a gen- analysis. in September 2014 into negative slowdown emanating from capi- in government spending in order ment programme, leading to eralised decline in asset prices, At the same time, equity territory. This may lead the ECB tal outflows following the US to boost domestic demand that double-digit non-hydrocarbon the impact of deflation can be markets across the globe have to take additional Quantitative Federal Reserve announcement could lead to stabilising the price growth and keeping inflation devastating as price and asset witnessed significant correc- Easing (QE) measures, possibly of QE tapering in May 2013. level. However, this would vary firmly in positive territory. deflation feed into a vicious cir- tions. The correction seems to prompting it to buy sovereign What can be done to avoid by the state of development and The risk of such a scenario cle of lower income, investment be driven by investors switching bonds. the Great Deflation? Both in the level of indebtedness of each occurring is rising as crude oil and consumption. The Great to long-term bonds to fend off Second, UK and US inflation the US and now in the eurozone, country. The consequence of not prices tumbled and major equity Deflation of the 1870s in the the risks of deflation. As a result, rates are likely to slow down monetary policy (including QE) acting fast is likely to make the markets witnessed a signifi- UK and the US and the Great yields on 10-year sovereign bonds further in the fourth quarter. has proven somewhat ineffec- Great Deflation more probable. cant correction. If these trends Recession of the 1930s provide have fallen to 2.1 percent, while Inflation in the UK fell to 1.2 tive in avoiding a deflationary THE PENINSULA Japan unveils first jet in four decades Morgan Stanley, armed KOMAKI: The first passenger aircraft to be made in Japan in with cash, goes shopping nearly four decades was unveiled yesterday as its manufacturer NEW YORK: Morgan Stanley, shrunk to $190bn, close to its tar- pushed into the booming regional which has spent three years get of $180bn by the end of next jet sector with an eye to taking throwing out bad apples from year, giving Morgan Stanley more on industry giants Embraer and its fixed income trading portfo- room to reinvest in the business Bombardier. lio, now wants to put the freed again, the executives said. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, a up money into businesses that At this stage, Morgan Stanley’s military contractor best known bear healthier fruit. bond trading business sits in for its “Zero” World War II fighter, It is reinvesting capital previ- a gray zone — not as big as pulled back the curtain on its new ously held against unprofitable JPMorgan Chase & Co’s, nor Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), trades into areas like municipal as profitable as Goldman Sachs a fuel-efficient, next-generation bonds, credit and securitisation, Group Inc’s. The bank’s executives aircraft that claims to offer more where it sees opportunities for have sometimes been inconsistent passenger comfort with lower boosting profit, senior executives in their statements about where operating costs. at the bank said. the business is headed. The jet, which will be delivered This step represents a turn- In 2010 and 2011, management to customers from 2017 and was ing point in the bank’s efforts to said the bank was committed to built with assistance from aviation shrink to the point where it can growing revenue in a range of giant Boeing, was unveiled at a cer- make money again in bond trad- fixed-income trading businesses, emony in Komaki, near the central ing. New regulations put in place and pledged to increase market city of Nagoya, yesterday. after the financial crisis have share by 2 percentage points. “The dream of a Japanese-made A Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) is unveiled at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works made the business more expen- One focus was growing trading product that can be proudly pre- Komaki Minami Plant in Toyoyama town, yesterday. sive for big banks, forcing them, in interest-rate driven products sented to the world for top-notch for example, to use shareholder like Treasuries, a business that efficiency and top-notch passen- money to finance their trades generally requires a big balance ger comfort is finally coming true,” Teruaki Kawai, president occupiers following its defeat in regional jet, which comes in a 70- instead of cheaper debt. As trad- sheet to be successful. said Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and chief operating officer of World War II. and 90-seat version, was backed ing becomes more expensive, The bank quietly scrapped that Chairman Hideaki Omiya. “This Mitsubishi Aircraft, recently said The country slowly started by the Japanese government and a many banks have to be choosier plan as regulations evolved, and wonderful aircraft that Japan has that the plane boasted “state-of- rebuilding its aviation industry in consortium of major firms includ- about which trades to do. after the person it had hired from created after (a wait of) half a cen- the-art aerodynamic design, and a the 1950s, starting with carrying ing Toyota, with research and “We’ve been very focused on Goldman Sachs to expand that tury carries with it many people’s game-changing engine (that) will out repair work for the US mili- development costs of around 180bn ‘what is the return on equity in business was unsuccessful and hopes and dreams.” significantly cut fuel consumption, tary, before expanding its scope yen ($1.7bn). the business?’” Chief Financial left. Morgan Stanley executives The plane marks a new chapter noise and emissions, helping air- to start licensed production of The company has secured 375 Officer Ruth Porat said in an later told analysts that the fixed- for Japan’s aviation sector, which lines enhance competitiveness and US-developed aircraft for Japan’s orders and options from carri- interview, referring to a measure income trading unit just needed last built a commercial airliner in profitability in the future”. military. Japanese firms have also ers including All Nippon Airways of profitability. to reach an average quarterly rev- 1962 — the YS-11 turboprop. It was Japanese firms were banned long supplied parts to Boeing. (ANA), US-based Trans States The bank’s risk-weighted enue of $1.75bn to be profitable. discontinued about a decade later. from developing aircraft by US Mitsubishi’s short-to-medium-haul Holdings, and SkyWest. AFP fixed-income trading assets have REUTERS

Vodafone to give free Net Gulf Air to Reforms could add 3.7pc to French service to Alfardan Towers resume flights growth over 10 years, says OECD DOHA: Alfardan Properties talent, investing in the right tech- has entered into a partnership nology and establishing the right to Shiraz PARIS: The moribund French with Vodafone Qatar to provide system. economy could get a sharp complimentary Internet con- Mahmud Awad, Chief Business MANAMA: Gulf Air, the boost each year over a decade nection with a speed of 10 Mbps Officer, of Vodafone Qatar said: national carrier of the Kingdom if highly controversial reforms to Alfardan Towers’ residents “We’re very happy to be part- of Bahrain, announced that it to help businesses are enacted, in order to enhance their surf- nering with a market leader, will be recommencing flights to predictions from the OECD ing experience through unin- such as Alfardan Properties, to Shiraz. Becoming the airline’s showed. Such changes could add terrupted service at home. bring this value-added service to 40th destination, the capital of 0.4 percent to economic out- The initiative is part of Alfardan Towers tenants which is Fars Province in Iran, will be put every year over the next 10 Vodafone’s commitment to pro- set to take their online experience served with three weekly flights, years, it said, with the total ben- vide outstanding solutions to at home to the next level. This starting from December 15. efit amounting to 3.7 percent of its customers anywhere, any- step is part of our ongoing and Gulf Air Acting CEO Maher gross domestic product (GDP). time, and is line with Alfardan steadfast plans to ensure that our Salman Al Musallam said: “We are In the next five years, as the Properties’ aspiration to enrich broadband communication serv- further strengthening and supple- measures take effect, the benefit the lives of its tenants and make ices play a key role in the coun- menting our Iran operations after could equate to 0.3 percent of out- its communities progressive. try’s goal to empower the nation the recent resumption of flights put each year, the Organisation With this new service, tenants with high-speed fiber optic broad- to both Mashhad (December for Economic Co-operation and of Alfardan Towers will be able band that cover the largest real- 2013) and Tehran (March 2014). Development said. to enjoy access to their favour- estate developments.” Gulf Air’s Shiraz flights, with our The calculations by the Paris- ite movies, music and games at He said, “We are working to attractive schedule and short flight based body, a policy forum for 34 superfast broadband speeds. A rapidly expand our fixed coverage times, will cater to the strong pas- advanced democracies includ- 750MB movie can be downloaded and have, already, installed active senger demand we have seen in the ing France, point to a signifi- in 10 minutes; a music album in equipment across different areas market — and so we hope that this, cant extra benefit since France’s 150 seconds and instantaneous in Qatar in order to provide our our 40th route, will appeal to trav- economy is set to grow by only reaction times brings online gam- comprehensive range of enter- ellers and be a success.” 0.4 percent this year. “To put the ing to the home. prise grade and residential fixed Gulf Air’s Shiraz operations will French on the path to stronger Mohamed Sleiman, General products and services including provide strong two way connec- growth, but also more inclusive, Manager of Alfardan Properties, Corporate Voice, Internet and tivity for travellers flying to and requires the reinforcement of said: “Vodafone Qatar is one of Data Network solutions. Our from various destinations within structural reforms started in our strategic partners in offering aim is to provide residents and the Gulf Air network while cater- 2012,” OECD Secretary General our tenants at Alfardan Towers business-users with affordable ing to strong local traffic demand. Angel Gurria said in a statement an unmatched living experience services and super-fast connec- As one of the Middle East’s largest with the report. in the country. Such service is tivity. Through this fibre con- network carriers, Gulf Air is well- France’s economic growth has strongly in line with our com- nectivity, we are set to become positioned to connect Iran to sev- sunk into the doldrums this year, mitment to ensure high customer a total communications provider eral key Middle Eastern, European held back by near record unem- satisfaction. Alfardan Properties contributing to the digital agenda and Asian destinations with excel- ployment and the government’s IMF President Christine Lagarde (right) poses with OECD Secretary General is a pioneer in the development as outlined in the ictQatar strat- lent connectivity through its effi- huge pile of debt, which has put Angel Gurria, prior to a meeting with International economic organisations and delivery of luxury lifestyle egy 2015.” cient hub in Bahrain. it on a collision course with the at the OECD in Paris. solutions by developing the right THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA European Union. AFP SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Moody’s BoE may keep rates low for longer downgrades Chief economist says markets perhaps right to bet on rate rise in the middle of next year

LONDON: Britain’s economic rates could remain lower for UK base rates have sat at a a rate rise in early 2015, and a Britain’s economy was now Russia’s recovery might stall if interest longer, certainly than I had record low of 0.5 percent since the poll published on Thursday still “writhing in both agony and rates rise too soon, the Bank expected three months ago.” depths of the financial crisis more showed most economists expected ecstasy”, Haldane said on Friday. of England’s chief economist Haldane, who took over as chief than five-and-a-half years ago. rates to rise before March due to Growth was set to be the fast- credit rating said as he offered the strongest economist at the BoE in June, Market expectations of when rapid economic growth. est among major nations this signal yet that the bank is pre- gave an unusually specific steer they will finally rise have swung So far, two of the Bank of year and inflation and borrowing PARIS: Ratings agency Moody’s pared to delay increases in bor- to financial markets on when the sharply in the past few days after England’s nine policymakers have costs were low. But real wages and downgraded Russia’s credit rowing costs. BoE might start to raise interest the biggest global sell-off of shares voted to start raising in interest productivity had endured their rating to Baa2 from Baa1 cit- Andrew Haldane said he was rates. in two years due to fears of slower rates. “Haldane’s comments have weakest run since the 19th cen- ing poor growth prospects, the more downbeat about the outlook In an interview with ITV televi- growth and rising political risk. added to the changing market tury, apart from the aftermath of Ukraine crisis and sanctions as for the economy, given weaker sion, he said market expectations Marc Ostwald, a fixed income expectations of a rate hike,” said World War Two. well as capital flight. global growth, greater financial that rates might rise “somewhere strategist at ADM Investor Alvin Tan, currency strategist at Bank of England Governor “The first driver for the down- and political risks and the dan- in the middle of next year” were Services International, said mar- Societe Generale. Mark Carney said earlier lasy grade ...relates to the longer term ger that wages and productivity possibly “not a bad bet” although kets were currently betting on Haldane’s language marked a week the central bank would need damage the already weak Russian in Britain might continue to fail the economic outlook could a rate rise around September, sharp change of tone since his last to take into account signs of a economy is likely to incur as a to recover as forecast. change a lot before then. though earlier this week some major speech in June, when — in slowdown in the euro zone when result of the ongoing crisis in “Put in rather plainer English, Sterling fell by around half measures had implied no increase a cricketing analogy — he said he setting rates, and Haldane said Ukraine and, relatedly, the addi- I am gloomier,” Haldane said in a cent against the dollar after in rates at all next year. favoured being on the front foot that there was a risk Britain’s tional sanctions imposed against a speech to businesses in central Haldane’s speech was released. It By contrast, just a couple of rather than the back foot when it strong growth could prove tem- Russia,” the agency said in a state- England. “This implies interest also dipped against the euro. weeks ago markets expected came to raising rates. porary. REUTERS ment, adding that it was maintain- ing Russia’s outlook at “negative”. “Even prior to the crisis in Ukraine, the potential growth rate Embraer going strong of the Russian economy was fall- ing, constrained, according to the Rolls-Royce business hit IMF, by economic rigidities such as infrastructure bottlenecks and shortfalls in labour skills and edu- cation.” it said. by worsening economy, “The tightening of sanctions against Russia has already begun to aggravate the slowdown in eco- Russian sanctions nomic growth and to undermine consumer and investor confidence LONDON: British engineer compressor division — is being in the country,” it said. Rolls-Royce warned that dete- sold to Siemens. The sale of the “Domestic demand slumped in riorating economic conditions business, which accounted for the second quarter, including a meant its profit would not rise about 4 percent of profits in 2013, notable decline in inventories and next year as previously forecast, is expected to be concluded by the investment,” Moody’s said, adding sending its shares plunging as end of the year. that it expected this trend to con- much as 16 percent. World stocks hit a nine-month tinue as long as the Ukraine unrest Rolls-Royce said the market for low on Friday as investors wor- and ensuing sanctions persisted. its main aircraft engine business ried about a range of issues from The sanctions have cut a raft of would strengthen but customers the fragile state of the European major Russian firms off from key in the oil and gas, mining, con- economy following recent weak international debt markets — a struction, industrial and agricul- German data, the impact the tough prospect for the estimated tural sectors were cancelling or Ebola virus and unrest in the $55bn of loan repayments coming delaying orders. Middle East. due by the end of the year. “The economic environment Rolls-Royce was by far the big- Capital flight from the country has deteriorated, and it has gest faller among 300 European has rocketed and is set to reach deteriorated quite quickly,” Chief blue-chips. some $100bn this year, according Executive John Rishton said. Its shares slumped as much to the International Monetary Wherever you look there were as 16.3 percent to 787.5 pence Technicians work on the assembly line of Embraer’s E-Jet family of commercial planes at their factory in Fund, while inflation has risen to signs of economic slowdown such on Friday, the lowest since Sao Jose dos Campos. Embraer delivered 19 commercial planes and 15 executive jets in the third quar- over eight percent. AFP as the fall in oil and iron ore September 5, 2012 and the sharp- ter of 2014 and ended September with a record backlog of $22.1bn, the company said. prices, an absence of growth in est one-day loss since the last Europe and a slowdown in China, profit warning in February when Rishton said. they plunged 17.8 percent before The company, which as recently ending down 13.6 percent. as July predicted growth in 2015, “This is the second profit warn- said underlying profit next year ing within eight months for Rolls. GE and other US giants see growth ahead would at best be unchanged from People don’t like that, and they 2014 and 3 percent lower at worst. don’t like it especially from a NEW YORK: US industrial GE, often seen as a proxy of the the Middle East-North Africa European sanctions on the big The downgrade was the second company that has given them the giant General Electric reported broader economy because of its remain robust, while China is petroleum producer, while unrest this year by the world’s second- impression that they have highly higher earnings for the third wide range of businesses, said net uneven, with aviation and health in Kurdistan resulted in a “severe largest maker of aircraft engines visible revenues and earnings. quarter and said global eco- income rose 10.8 percent to $3.5bn care much stronger than other slowdown” in the country. after US group General Electric. There is a big sentiment com- nomic growth remains solid, if behind especially strong increases segments. “So if you look at it Oil prices have fallen more than It paves the way for another year ponent to the price movement uneven, with the US especially in its aviation and oil and gas divi- geographically, I think it is this 20 percent since June on worries of stagnation after more than a today,” said Harry Breach, an strong. sions. GE notched revenue gains slow growth pattern with vola- of a crude glut, but Schlumberger decade of strong growth. analyst at Westhouse Securities, GE Chief Executive Jeff Immelt in five of seven industrial seg- tility, but not a lot different than said it still sees the oil market as Oil prices have slumped more which as a “neutral” rating on said the company has seen a mix ments, with the transportation what we have seen in the past,” “relatively well-balanced.” than a fifth since June, prompt- Rolls-Royce shares. of conditions in different markets, segment leading the way with a Immelt said. Honeywell, which provides sen- ing customers in that sector to Rolls-Royce said in February with the US clearly picking up. 10 percent gain. Schlumberger, which oper- sors, process controls and other cancel orders, the company said. that government defence budget “It fits a pattern that we have Among the larger industrial ates in all major petroleum cen- goods to numerous industrial Rolls-Royce also blamed tight- cuts would mean flat profits for seen the last couple years, and the divisions, the strongest profit tres, said it continues to believe sectors, lifted its 2014 forecast ening sanctions on Russia over 2014. It said then: “This is a pause, underlying activity is still reason- gains came in oil and gas (+27.2 the “slow but steady economic following better-than-expected the Ukraine crisis for hitting its not a change in direction, and ably healthy, but not universal,” percent) and aviation (+15.9 per- recovery in the world economy earnings. results. The company said while growth will resume in 2015.” Immelt said. cent). Profits fell 7.6 percent in is intact.” Net income for the Earnings for the third quarter its direct exposure to Russia was Until this year, the company GE’s view was echoed by fel- power and water. third quarter rose 13.6 percent to rose 17.9 percent to $1.2bn as the limited, clients with projects in had enjoyed 11 years of strong low US industrial conglomerate Immelt described the envi- $1.9bn behind an especially strong company said it again expected “a Russia, or exposure to Russia, profit and revenue growth as Honeywell International and by ronment as “volatile,” but gave performance in North America. slow growth macro environment” were not buying as many die- soaring demand for fuel-efficient oil-services giant Schlumberger, a generally optimistic outlook The company has also seen in 2015. sel generators, for instance, as engines for passenger jets made both of which also cited slow when asked on an analyst call this growing activity in Latin America, At midday, shares of Dow mem- Rolls had expected prior to the by Airbus and Boeing boosted growth as they reported strong week’s gyrations in financial mar- increases in key regions of Sub- ber GE rose 3.6 percent to $25.12, sanctions. its civil aerospace unit, which earnings. Shares of all three com- kets. “The US is probably the best Saharan Africa and “solid” results Schlumberger gained 5.4 percent One of the businesses drag- accounted for 43 percent of sales panies rose decisively, helping to we have seen it since the financial in the Middle East. to $95.54 and Honeywell advanced ging on Rolls’ performance in 2013. lift US equity markets following crisis,” Immelt said. On the downside, revenue 3.8 percent to $89.66. — its energy gas turbine and REUTERS deep drops earlier in the week. Immelt said Europe is “slower,” growth in Russia was limited by AFP

CNR’s line of succession

GDF Suez Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer Isabelle Kocher (left) and CNR Chairman Elisabeth Ayrault attend a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the CNR, French electric- ity generation company Compagnie Nationale du Rhone, in Pierre-Benite near Lyon. The GDF Suez board will next week consider a proposal that Kocher take up a role as number-two at the French utility, reports said, a move that could put her in line to be its new boss. SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Outlook darkens for commodity markets Crude oil prices strike four-year lows; base metals suffer heavy falls; cocoa traders on edge over Ebola outbreak

LONDON: Commodity markets were due to civil unrest resumed operations. PRECIOUS METALS: Gold forged a tonne from $1,923.75. Three-month two biggest producers which account for haunted by demand fears this week in Crude futures have also tumbled on fears a five-week peak at $1,249.84 per ounce lead decreased to $2,030 a tonne from 60 percent of the world’s cocoa. By Friday the face of mounting global economic that slowing economic growth will hit thanks to demand for the perceived safe $2,059.25. Three-month tin sank to on LIFFE, cocoa for delivery in December worries, with crude oil prices striking demand, leaving an even bigger surplus. haven driven by disappointing global data. $19,426 a tonne from $19,961. Three- rose to £2,038 a tonne from £2,029 a week four-year lows and base metals also The market rebounded on Friday on The yellow metal won further support month nickel fell to $15,648 a tonne from earlier. On the ICE Futures US exchange, suffering heavy falls. bargain-buying, but analysts expect any from the weaker dollar and worries over $16,462. Three-month zinc decreased to cocoa for December reversed to $3,119 a Markets around the world have been gains to be limited, given the current high the health of bailed-out Greece. $2,245.75 a tonne from $2,313.75. tonne from $3,128 a week earlier. hammered by worries about the global level of crude supplies and dwindling glo- By late Friday on the London Bullion COFFEE: The market pushed lower SUGAR: The sugar market drifted economy as the eurozone, China and bal demand. Adding to the bearish pic- Market, the price of gold had risen to as some traders cashed in profits fol- lower in subdued trade. By Friday on Japan struggle to reignite growth. ture, key producers such as Saudi Arabia $1,234.25 an ounce from $1,219 a week lowing recent sharp gains. By Friday on LIFFE, the price of a tonne of white Those fears increased this week when are slashing prices to gain market share earlier. Silver increased to $17.36 an ounce ICE Futures US, Arabica for delivery in sugar for delivery in December traded data from the United States, which has while maintaining output. from $17.26. On the London Platinum and December dipped to 213.20 US cents a at $426.40 compared with $425.10 a week been the only economy showing signs of Members of the Opec are keeping up Palladium Market, platinum firmed to pound from 220.80 cents a week earlier. earlier. On ICE Futures US, the price of strength, came in well below expectations. their output levels despite fears over slid- $1,259 an ounce from $1,256. Palladium On LIFFE, London’s futures exchange, unrefined sugar for March fell to 16.59 OIL: Brent hit a fresh four-year low ing revenues for the cartel. dropped to $753 an ounce from $784. Robusta for November slipped to $2,152 US cents a pound from 16.63 US cents a after another sharp sell-off in equities. By Friday on London’s Intercontinental BASE METALS: Base or industrial a tonne from $2,186 a week earlier. week earlier. Brent sank on Thursday to $82.60 — a Exchange, Brent North Sea crude for metal prices mostly fell on intensifying COCOA: Prices diverged, with traders RUBBER: Kuala Lumpur prices rose level last seen on November 23, 2010. New delivery in December had sunk to $86.20 anxiety over sliding global stock markets, still on edge about the potential market following an announcement by Malaysia’s York crude slid to $79.78 per barrel, in a barrel compared with $89.85 for the weak demand and faltering world growth. impact of the Ebola outbreak in west government that it would help the rubber the first drop below $80 since June 2012. November contract one week earlier. By Friday on the London Metal Africa, home to 70 percent of world cocoa industry with soft loans. The Malaysian Adding to the pain is a supply glut On the New York Mercantile Exchange, Exchange, copper for delivery in three production. Rubber Board’s benchmark SMR20 stood caused by strong US shale production West Texas Intermediate or light sweet months reversed to $6,615 a tonne Cocoa had soared last month to 3.5- at 149.90 US cents per kilo on Friday, up and a return of Libyan oil on to the crude for November recoiled to $83.27 from $6,631.50 a week earlier. Three- year peaks on worries that Ebola could from 143.55 US cents the previous week. market after facilities that were closed per barrel, from $85.68 a week earlier. month aluminium increased to $1,962 hit output in Ivory Coast and Ghana—the AFP

Bolivia gas plant Early Greek exit plan crumbling India’s forex ATHENS: Antonis Samaras’ Monetary Fund creditors, with come,” Deputy Growth Minister reserves up plan for Greece to exit its bailout finance ministers from the Notis Mitarakis said in an inter- early is crumbling in the face of 18-nation currency bloc publicly view with Bloomberg Television’s a market rejection. Economists voicing doubts at an October 13 Guy Johnson on Friday. by $1.30bn say it might not have been such meeting in Luxembourg. While 73 percent of economists a good idea anyway. “What’s important from an in the Bloomberg survey said MUMBAI: After five consecu- Eighty-five percent of respond- economic perspective is that Greece won’t need a third bail- tive weeks of falls, India’s for- ents to a Bloomberg News survey Greece continues to commit to a out, compared with 40 percent in eign exchange reserves grew said the prime minister’s proposal strong reform programme,” said the last poll in July, half said the by $1.30bn to $312.73bn for the didn’t make economic sense, James Nixon, an economist at country can’t cover its funding week ended October 10, Reserve partly because of Mario Draghi’s Oxford Economics in London. needs from the market without Bank of India data showed. insistence that junk- rated coun- Samaras has said his govern- the IMF money. The reserves had fallen by tries must remain under some ment may pass on IMF funds IMF Managing Director $2.75bn to $311.42bn for the week kind of surveillance program available in 2015 and cover its Christine Lagarde has offered a ended October 3. It had slipped to benefit from new European financing needs from markets similar assessment, saying this by $1.41bn to $314.18bn for the Central Bank measures. after selling bonds for the first month that Greece would be in week ended September 26. Again Greek 10-year bond yields have time since 2010 this year. “a better position if it had pre- the reserves went into decreas- surged to the highest in nine “The Greek programme is com- cautionary support.” “We are ing trend falling by $101.3m to months as Samaras’s plan for a ing to a natural end and we are ready to help and we believe that $315.59bn for the week ended year-end exit unraveled. The prime ensuring we have the institutions it could be effective,” she said in September 19. minister’s push met resistance in place that Greece will not have Washington on October 9. According to the RBI’s weekly from euro area and International a refinancing risk in the years to WP-BLOOMBERG statistical supplement, foreign currency assets, the biggest com- ponent of the forex reserves, rose by $1.29bn at $286.88bn in the week under review. The foreign currency assets had plunged by $1.80bn at $285.58bn in the previous week. The RBI said the foreign currency assets, expressed in US dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US curren- cies such as the pound sterling, euro and yen held in reserve. India’s reserve position with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gained $3.3m. The value of special drawing rights (SDRs) was up by $9.3m at $4.29bn. The value of gold reserves was static in the week under review at The gas separation and liquefaction plant Gran Chaco, in the town of $20.01bn. The bullion had declined Yacuiba, in the southern Bolivian state of Tarija, after the inauguration by $919.7m at $20.01bn for the on October 16. With this plant, Bolivia will become self-sufficient in week ended October 3. IANS liquid hydrocarbons. Alberta economy’s dominance under threat from oil price fall OTTAWA: Alberta’s domi- of Canada next year,” he said. if their assumptions have to come nance of Canada’s economic One-third of private sector capital down for the whole forecast hori- performance is under threat spending in the country is tied to zon, then you would have a much from plunging oil prices. Alberta’s oil industry, he said. more significant miss,” Kavcic said. The sharp declines, if sustained, Alberta, which relies more on While the Canadian dollar has will slow an economic ascendancy royalties from mineral extrac- weakened along with oil prices, that has seen the oil-rich province tion than any other Canadian giving an added boost to manu- close to matching Ontario and province, will take a revenue hit facturing-heavy provinces like Quebec in economic power, with of about C$1.5bn this year if oil Ontario, the economic impact of Alberta expanding faster than the prices remain at current levels, lower oil prices nationally is “a Canadian economy in all but one compared with government pro- small net negative,” said Doug of the last 10 years. jections, according to estimates Porter of Bank of Montreal. “Our economy here is basi- from Bank of Montreal’s Robert As a result, BMO Capital cally driven by black stuff in the Kavcic. Alberta based its latest Markets will reduce Alberta’s ground,” said Kevin Dell, who budget forecast on oil at about growth forecast to 2.9 percent in manages about C$1bn ($890m) $97 a barrel, compared with the 2015, down from a projection of 3.3 for the city of Edmonton, includ- closing price of about $82 a bar- percent, and cut national growth to ing Alberta bonds. rel on Thursday for West Texas 2.4 percent from 2.5 percent. The bear market in crude, Intermediate. “The negatives arrive pretty fueling a decline in the Canadian For Alberta, lower oil prices will quickly and the positives show up dollar, also threatens to under- be partially offset by a Canadian with a bit of a lag,” said Porter, mine the country’s main driver dollar that plunged to a five-year chief economist at BMO Capital of growth and one of its biggest low on Thursday, boosting the Markets. There will also be an sources of export revenue, accord- value of exports when repatriated impact on government finances. ing to Mark Chandler of RBC to Canada. The weaker Canadian Porter estimates the oil plunge Capital Markets. He estimates dollar will offset falling oil prices will reduce federal government Canada was on pace to export by about C$1bn, leading to a net revenue by about C$3bn annually. C$90bn in oil this year. C$500m loss for Alberta’s coffers In its July monetary policy “The biggest concern is how in the current budget, Kavcic report, the Bank of Canada fore- quickly it feeds through on the said. In August, Alberta revised cast national growth will acceler- income and notably in terms of its budget surplus forecast to ate to 2.4 percent in 2015 from exports,” said Chandler, head of C$1.4bn for this fiscal year. 2.2 percent this year, largely on fixed-income research at RBC The impact could be more increasing business investment. Capital. Falling oil prices may also substantial in coming years if oil The Bank of Canada will revise hamper capital spending, “a big prices don’t rebound, he said. its estimates on October 22. part of the outlook for the Bank “If you look out to 2015-16 and WP-BLOOMBERG SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

The worst of both Mao Lovely stock market crisis BY PATRICK COLLINSON Since May many agricultural products and an eye-watering national debt. Are we have tumbled on futures markets. Corn is at risk of falling into a Japanese debt/defla- and Chinese markets etrol prices are tumbling. Gas and down 35 percent (in dollar terms) and soy- tion spiral? electricity bills are heading down beans 38 percent, while sugar is down nearly One fund manager taking a rather differ- BY EDWARD CHANCELLOR for the first time in years. Food 15 percent. Food prices are already falling ent view is Richard Woolnough, who looks prices are falling. Mortgage rates in supermarkets and more cuts are now on after more than £20bn at M&G. He reckons as the impetus for economic reform in China ground to a are dropping to record lows. Even the cards. that maybe we fear the deflation bogeyman halt? Many China-watchers think so, citing state banks’ Phouse prices in London, at least, may be Yet economists take a dismal view about too much. favouritism of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), the starting to ease off. Yet the financial head- falling prices. Robert Peston, the BBC’s eco- “The Japanese economic experience has Hcontinuing monopoly power of state-owned “national lines are the gloomiest for years, with the nomics guru, said on Radio 4 this week that actually been quite positive in terms of champions,” and the effects of the massive fiscal and credit stimu- stock market sliding day by day. inflation at 1.2 percent, rather than being increasing living standards for the average lus launched after the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers. Nicholas It may be a “crisis” for stock market trad- welcome, is “undershooting” the target set Japanese citizen over the last 25 years,” he Lardy will have none of this. ers, but many others will say: “Bring it on.” by the authorities. says. In his new book, ”Markets over Mao: The Rise of Private The cheapest price for petrol in the UK The eurozone crisis (often referred to as We shouldn’t just be looking at the GDP Business in China,” a veteran China economist at the Peterson is now 121.9p a litre, down 2p over the last the euro crisis or the sovereign debt crisis) figure, but the GDP figure per head. Institute, argues that the private sector in China continues to week and more than a tenth off the cost is an ongoing crisis that has been affecting We are also paralysed by a misreading grow at the expense of the state-controlled parts of the economy. this time last year. the countries of the eurozone since early of what happened during the last bout of The data supports his claims. The trouble is that since Chinese Financial crisis is applied broadly to a 2009, when a group of 10 central and eastern deflation in the 1930s. Yes, it was gruesome national statistics are generally vague and sometimes downright variety of situations in which some financial European banks asked for a bailout. in Jarrow, but in much of the rest of the unreliable, they can be used to justify wildly contrasting views assets suddenly lose a large part of their The crisis made it difficult or impos- country, falling prices were accompanied of China’s economy. nominal value. sible for some countries in the eurozone by fast-rising living standards (British GDP There is no disagreement that the private sector in China has Few of the experts expected the oil price to repay or refinance their government grew by 6.21 percent in 1934, and 3-5 per- grown marvellously since economic reforms were initiated in the to fall below $90 a barrel but, over the past debt without the assistance of third par- cent in the years after). late 1970s. The markets for labour and the vast majority of inputs week, it has been plummeting towards $80, ties like the ECB or IMF. Banks in the There are, of course, losers from sliding have been liberalised. There has been a huge influx of foreign so prices at forecourts are only going to get eurozone were undercapitalised and have markets. Pensions and Isa funds have taken investment. Private firms now account for around two-thirds of better and better. faced liquidity and debt problems and eco- a battering – although as they are much less China’s economic output and an even greater share of industrial On gas and electricity, our big six energy nomic growth was slow. exposed to equities, having shifted heavily and manufacturing production. companies will, at some point, have to pass Economists fret that falling prices, while into bonds, the impact is less than in previ- Lardy doesn’t believe that China’s state-owned sector poses on the fall in the wholesale price of gas. initially a boon, become a trap for both ous crashes. much of a threat to this free market paradise. He points out that Already the smaller players are promising households and governments. If incomes fall Will the stock market slide continue? The the SOEs were severely culled in the late 1990s. Many of the sec- dual-fuel tariffs of £1,000 a year, compared in line with prices, but debts stay the same, major institutions, while bruised, are confi- tors which remain under Chinese state control – such as energy, to the £1,300 the big six try to get away then the cost of servicing them becomes dent that a floor will soon be reached. telecoms and utilities – have traditionally been under national with. There has almost never been a better ever more unmanageable. At some point, shares will start to look ownership in most Western countries. Although the largest banks time to switch. That’s a particularly big problem for the startlingly cheap from the dividend point of remain in state hands, their share of financial assets has steadily Meanwhile, mortgage rates are hitting UK, where our debt levels are among the view. Glaxo is now paying 6 percent, while declined. the floor. Today HSBC launches a mortgage highest in the world. HSBC is on 5.1 percent. Besides, as Lardy observes, private Chinese companies with priced at just 0.99 percent – a record low for The doom mongers point to Japan, a Next April the great pensions revolution poor access to bank credit have used retained profits to fund their the bank – and others are chopping rates country gripped by deflation, which over begins, and stocks paying a reliable income growth. Most contentiously, he says that state-owned enterprises across the board. the past two decades has struggled with are going to be among the most attractive haven’t crowded private firms out of the credit markets. In recent Now take a look at commodity prices. stagnant growth, hopeless demographics things to buy. THE GUARDIAN years, the supply of credit to the private sector has actually out- paced the growth in lending to SOEs. According to Lardy, the evidence suggests that private firms “grow faster, employ capital more efficiently, create more jobs, and increasingly generate more exports than state firms.” Just how robust is this “evidence”? MIT economist Yasheng Huang has claimed that the size of China’s private sector is overstated in the national statistics. Many “shareholding” and “limited liability” firms, generally viewed as private, are in fact state-controlled. This makes a huge difference. Adjusting for that, the private sector’s share of fixed asset invest- ment in 2012 was not 64 percent but just 29 percent. Today, it’s still not clear whether even well-known Chinese companies are truly private or public. Lardy cites Lenovo as a private concern. Yet the computer maker came out of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is categorised in OECD documents as “state-owned.” Lenovo was incorporated in Hong Kong, and thus also qualifies as a “foreign invested enterprise.” The ownership status of Huawei, the Chinese telecoms equipment firm, which has been dogged by claims of association with China’s military, is even more contentious. China’s institutions have not advanced in line with the country’s economic development. There is still no rule of law, no judicial independence, no absolute protection of property rights and no impartial enforcement of contracts by the state. Regulation is often arbitrary and fosters rent-seeking. Successful entrepreneurs are vulnerable to expropriation by Party cadres and their cronies. Even when the private sector is gaining ground, the state’s influence is huge. Lardy notes that private outfits are doing well in steel, mining and construction sectors, at the expense of state- owned companies. Private firms have also taken a greater share of credit supplied by the burgeoning shadow banking sector. Yet all these developments are linked to China’s epic property boom. Given that all land in China is ultimately owned by the state, that the government has expropriated land from tens of millions of people for development, that the real estate boom has fostered graft on a legendary scale, and that, China’s property bubble is in large part a product of artificially low interest rates delivered by the central bank and propelled by the government’s post-crisis stimulus, this recent expansion of the private sector is not the product of laissez-faire policies. Nor is it sustainable. China’s economy today resembles not so much Lardy’s “markets over Mao,” as the worst of both worlds. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

German industry earns cash from green energy upheaval

BY VERA ECKERT and with each deal negotiated indi- around the clock. Meitingen. An expert in working At aluminium maker Trimet, according to German energy effi- LUDWIG BURGER vidually, but the need for thrift An expansion of the national with extreme temperatures, SGL another DSM pioneer, energy ciency think tank Dena. is great. grid’s capacity will help to match makes graphite electrodes that accounts for 40 percent of total Entelios, the German unit of erman industry is learn- Industry consumes half of supply and demand, and over- need to be heated to 3,000 degrees production costs. US firm EnerNOC that provides ing how to profit from all power in Germany and pays come the problem that most wind Celsius (5,400 Fahrenheit) to Its annual power bill is €300m DSM software, hardware and the upheaval and costs roughly twice the price of US energy is produced in the coastal become electrically conductive. in Germany alone. advice, says the long-term poten- Gof the country’s shift rivals, mainly due to higher labour areas of northern Germany while They then become components Trimet has upgraded its plant tial could even be up to 10 percent towards solar and wind energy. and infrastructure overheads and much of the power hungry indus- in scrap metal recycling furnaces. in Hamburg to raise or lower of peak demand. Greater reliance on renewables a lack of shale gas, which in the tries are far to the south. SGL has given its power sup- power consumption by 30 meg- DSM was pioneered in North in Europe’s biggest power market United States has sharply cut But this will take time and be plier LEW, part of the RWE util- awatts (MW) within seconds, America to help to stabilise power is making the peaks and troughs generating costs. costly, so the utilities need manu- ity group, remote control over its equal to about half a dozen large grids that are historically less of electricity production bigger Entelios and Denmark’s Dong facturers to turn their produc- industrial ovens during 24-hour offshore wind turbines at full robust than in Europe. and less predictable, as the wind Energy A/S, are among the com- tion up and down more according slots. speed. PJM, the biggest US grid picks up or drops and the sun panies vie for the business of help- to how much energy is available One day before an oven loaded Pricing in the German power operator which manages a net- shines or disappears behind the ing manufacturers to earn rebates from sources that depend of the with unfinished electrodes is market was largely formulated work about the size of Germany’s, clouds. on their power bills. weather. scheduled to be taken up to its when fossil fuel and nuclear has signed up DSM capacity of Power firms have therefore Germany’s move towards Utilities already use backstop maximum temperature, SGL dominated generating capacity, 11,000MW or 6.5 percent of its enlisted the help of big consum- renewable energy accelerated plants, typically natural-gas lets the utility use the oven as and Trimet says it is being penal- total capacity for three years in ers such as metals, paper and in 2011 when the government powered, which start generating an outlet for unexpected power ised for temporarily pushing up advance, showing the potential for chemical companies to deal with decided to phase out nuclear when other sources cannot meet supply peaks. These last for about consumption to accommodate a growth in Germany. the problem of matching volatile generation after the Fukushima demand. But as the number of 30-90 minutes and are typically moment of oversupply. As Europe learns by example, supply to demand. disaster in Japan. Driven by wind and solar units grows, other solar-powered. The company wants to per- technology companies that pro- By upgrading their plants or green-energy targets and incen- power cushions are needed. “When the weather forecast suade regulators to remove cer- vide soft- and hardware, such as making relatively small changes tives, renewables now account for So-called Demand Response was cloudy for the day and the sun tain fees based on peak demand. Siemens, as well as grid operators to their operations, growing num- nearly half Germany’s installed (DR) or Demand Side comes out anyway, that’s when I However, it is already testing all stand to gain. If they harness bers of manufacturers are taking power capacity of over 185 giga- Management (DSM) schemes, can safely assume that LEW uses technology that could make its the trend, they could win more more power at times of excess watts (GW). pioneered in the United States, the oven,” said Diana Windeler, power use even more flexible, with business away from electricity capacity and less when supplies But they contribute only a can ease the problem by flatten- SGL head of graphitisation. the first results expected at the producers. are tight. quarter of the actual power sup- ing demand when supply is low The oven is partly heated up end of the year. “Many industrial customers In exchange for this flexibility, ply because wind and solar units while absorbing and distributing using excess energy one day, If DR schemes develop out of do not know how flexible they the manufacturers get breaks operate only between a fifth and oversupply at other times. meaning SGL needs less electric- their current niche, they could can be. You only know if you try,” on their power bills. Neither the a third of the time, while con- Among the companies involved ity to reach the full temperature create a buffer equal to two big said Matthias Wendel, the head suppliers nor the consumers will ventional nuclear and fossil fuel in such schemes is SGL , which the following day, when overall nuclear power stations or 3 per- of Dong Energy’s German unit. reveal how big the discounts are, plants can produce electricity is based in the Bavarian town of power supplies may be tighter. cent of peak demand by 2020, REUTERS SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com GECM & TENDERS

GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MAP (GECM) Every Sunday UK unemployment hits China inflation slows to 1.6pc record low France Sep HICP inflation SHANGHAI: Inflation in China fell LONDON: The unemployment rate slows as expected to 1.6 per cent in September, the US unemployment claims drop is a little bit lower than expected. FRANCE: The EU measure of government said, below analysts’ Japan shares fall, Indonesia to lowest level in 14 years Analysts were forecasting 6.1pc. inflation for France slowed as forecasts and the lowest in the stocks lift expected in September, figures from world’s second-largest economy WASHINGTON: The unemployment The country added 46,000 TOKYO: Japan shares fell into the statistical office Insee showed for almost five years. The consumer rate is at 5.9 percent, which is a six jobs in the most recent period. correction territory on Friday, Tuesday. The harmonised index of price index (CPI) figures released year low. Employers are hiring more Unemployment also dipped below pressured by global market consumer prices, or HICP, grew 0.4 by the National Bureau of Statistics people though consumers have the headline grabbing 2 million percent year-on-year, in line with volatility, but stocks in Indonesia represented a slowdown in inflation remained cautious about spending. mark: “There were 1.97 million the consensus estimate. This was jumped ahead of the inauguration from 2.0 per cent in August. he number of people seeking U.S. unemployed people,” the ONS slower than the 0.5 percent rise in of President-elect Joko Widodo. unemployment aid dropped to the said. “ August. more than 10pc from its recent lowest level in 14 years last week, peak at the end of September—a the latest signal that companies are move described by analysts as a cutting fewer workers and hiring correction. could remain healthy. South African rand, bonds hit as weak global growth India inflation eases to near Shares of Brazil’s state-run worries investors three-year low in September Australia: Shares rebound as NEW DELHI: India’s consumer firms soar on election outlook JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s investors chase banks, but inflation reached its lowest level BRAZILIA: Hares of Brazilian state- rand touched its weakest level in resources slump in nearly three years in September run companies skyrocketed on more than a week and government SYDNEY: Australian shares on declining food and fuel prices, Monday as investors saw a higher bonds fell sharply in a volatile rebounded from a steep loss generating hope that it could ease likelihood of challenger Aecio Thursday session as investors to finish 0.2 percent higher on even more and allow policy makers Neves defeating President Dilma fretted about weak global growth Thursday as investors bought into to focus on boosting economic Rousseff in this month’s election. prospects. The yield on the recently battered financial stocks, growth. Preferred shares of Petroleo benchmark government bond due though global growth concerns Brasileiro SA, the oil producer in 2026 hit a session high of 8.145 dented the resources sector and known as Petrobras, soared about percent - up 16.5 basis points from tempered gains. The S&P/ASX 200 11.5 percent and were on track to the previous day’s close - before index added 9.3 points to 5,254.9 at the close of trade after hitting close with their biggest one-day coming back to finish at 8.105 a session low of 5,162.4. The gain in nearly six years. percent. benchmark rose 0.7 percent on Wednesday.

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Luiten impresses at Injury-hit Fraser on top as Volvo Match Play

LONDON: Joost Luiten Els stumbles in Hong Kong remained the only unbeaten player at the Volvo World Match Play Championship yesterday winning his quarter-final tie Australian golfer fires five-under-par 65, Els cards one-over-par 71 6 and 5 over a hapless Pablo Larrazabal of Spain. The Dutchman was the only HONG KONG: Australian player to win all three of his group Marcus Fraser will take a one- HK Open Scores matches on the way to the last shot lead into the final round Leading scores after the third eight at London Golf Club and of the $1.3m Hong Kong Open, round of the Hong Kong Open the outcome of his clash with his first tournament in eight yesterday Larrazabal was never in doubt months, after a five-under-par 199 Marcus Fraser (AUS) 67-67-65 as Luiten stormed ahead for the 65 yesterday. 200 Scott Hend (AUS) 67-66-67 largest winning margin of week. The 36-year-old has spent most 201 Mark Foster (ENG) 67-68-66, Jbe Kruger The 28-year-old, who was con- of this year “sitting on the couch” (RSA) 66-69-66, Angelo Que (PHI) Marcus Fraser sidered for a Ryder Cup wild after surgery for a hand injury 65-69-67 of Australia is card by European captain Paul but sits top of the leaderboard in 202 Javier Colomo (ESP) 68-70-64, Jyoti seen in action McGinley, was gifted the opening the southern Chinese city ahead Randhawa (IND) 64-70-68, Cameron during the hole when Larrazabal found water of compatriot Scott Hend. Smith (AUS) 68-65-69, Ernie Els (RSA) Commercial with his approach to the par five, Four-time major winner Ernie 66-65-71, Raphael Jacquelin (FRA) Bank Qatar and then won the second, fifth, Els – the overnight leader – 66-67-69 Masters, in sixth and seventh to move five up. endured a difficult day stumbling this January Luiten will next go up against to a one-over-par 71 to lie three Fraser – who has two European 2013 file Finland’s Mikko Ilonen who eased shots behind Fraser going into the Tour wins – started with a bogey photo. The home 2 up over French Ryder final round. but bounced back with six birdies, Cup standout Victor Dubuisson. injury-hit Fraser, ranked 282 in the including four on the inward half. Ilonen fell behind quickly but golfer is world, last played competitive golf “I’d forgotten how much fun it quickly battled back and he led by in February when he was forced is to play a golf tournament, espe- leading the one after 14 holes. A superb eagle to retire from the Dubai Desert cially being in the mix,” he said, Hong Kong from Dubuisson levelled matters Classic during the second round adding that his hand feels stiff. Open. but the Frenchman gave that one because of excruciating tendonitis “I had no idea coming into the back immediately and a poor sec- in his left hand. week and I’ve got no idea going ond at the last sealed his fate. Surgery to remove bone, three into tomorrow. The other semi-final will be months worth of injections and “Hopefully I’ll just go out and between George Coetzee, the rehabilitation followed, with keep playing the way I’m playing South African who was a late cal- Fraser only able to start prac- and I feel pretty comfortable out lup to replace the injured Thomas tising again six weeks ago before there at the moment,” he said. Bjorn, and world number five getting back into competitive golf Els felt considerably less com- Henrik Stenson. Coetzee defeated on Thursday. fortable during round three at US Ryder Cup player Patrick “No one is more surprised than the par 70, 6,699-yard course in for Els who enjoyed an eagle at putts but other than that I’m fine. round-of-the-day 64. Australian Reed 2 and 1, making sure of his I am, that’s for sure, after eight Fanling, picking up a double- 13 and a birdie on the next hole It’s disappointing but I’m still in Hend is on his own in second place place in the semi-finals with his months of sitting on the couch,” bogey and finishing with two before four missed putts derailed with a chance tomorrow. at ten-under par while South eighth birdie of the day on the Fraser told reporters at the Hong bogeys in the last four holes. his round. “I’ll be looking for a 63,” he African Jbe Kruger, Filipino 16th and a par on 17th to seal win. Kong Golf Club. The double came on the ninth “I hit a lot of shots to the added. Angelo Que and England’s Mark Stenson looked set to win “I wasn’t really sure what to when the big South African was right today which cost me and Els is one of five players on Foster are on nine-under. comfortably against Jonas Blixt expect. To come in and play the forced to take a penalty drop after I’m struggling with a right hip. 8-under, including France’s The Hong Kong Open is a co- of Sweden, enjoying a three-hole way I did on the back nine today hitting his tee shot into a hedge. There’s a bit of pain there,” said Raphael Jacquelin and Spaniard sanctioned European/Asian Tour lead with a handful of holes left was pretty pleasing,” he added. It was an up-and-down day Els. “I also missed a couple of Javier Colomo who shot a event. AFP to play. AFP NHL: Red Wings outclass Maple Leafs, Canucks blank Oilers

NEW YORK: Henrik The Oilers played a solid first Josh Jooris, who made his NHL Rinne looked determined to Zetterberg had four assists period, but could not find a way debut. Goalie Roberto Luongo return to form as one of the and Johan Franzen scored two past Vancouver goaltender Ryan made 26 saves to lead the Florida league’s premier puck-stoppers as goals as the Detroit Red Wings Miller. Panthers to road win over the he helped the Predators remain defeated the Toronto Maple Vancouver right winger Radim Buffalo Sabres. unbeaten after four games. Leafs 4-1. Vrbata broke the deadlock in the Sean Bergenheim scored the Anaheim right winger Corey The Red Wings built a 3-0 lead second period and Daniel Sedin only goal of the game in the sec- Perry pushed the game-winning in the second period thanks to the sealed the victory by scoring an ond period and the Panthers held goal past Darcy Kuemper with efforts of Zetterberg and Franzen. empty net goal in the final minute on to post their first victory in 8:22 remaining as the Ducks Franzen did not return after of the match. four games this season. beat the Minnesota Wild to claim leaving the game with a lower- The Columbus Blue Jackets Luongo has shut out Buffalo maximum points. REUTERS body injury with four minutes left took a three-goal lead but had in his past three appearances in the second period. to hold on to beat the visiting against them – twice with Florida NHL Results The Vancouver Canucks main- Calgary Flames. and once with Vancouver. Florida 1 Buffalo 0 tained their perfect start to the Jack Skille, Ryan Johansen Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne Columbus 3 Calgary 2 season and inflicted another and Matt Calvert scored for the stopped 31 shots for his first Detroit 4 Toronto 1 Detroit Red Wings’ right wing Johan Franzen (right) celebrates his goal defeat on the reeling Edmonton Blue Jackets, while the Flames shutout of the season and the Oilers, who lost their fifth straight scored both of their goals in the Predators spoiled the Winnipeg Nashville 2 Winnipeg 0 with left wing Henrik Zetterberg in the first period against the Toronto Vancouver 2 Edmonton 0 Maple Leafs at Air Canada Center, yesterday. in their worst start to the current third period courtesy of Mason Jets’ home opener with a road season. Raymond and rookie right winger victory. Anaheim 2 Minnesota 1

Rahman brothers sue Under-fire Australia champ Mayweather coach McKenzie quits

LOS ANGELES: Unbeaten Mayweather forced 18-year-old SYDNEY: Australian rugby was forced to deny he had been world champion Floyd Sharif Rahman to spar against was plunged further into cri- involved in an intimate relation Mayweather is being sued by Britain’s Donovan Cameron for sis yesterday when under-fire with Di Patston, the official at the two boxing brothers involved in several rounds lasting five to coach Ewen McKenzie resigned centre of the Beale row, and faced sparring sessions shown in a tel- seven minutes each, and that a few hours before the Wallabies the accusation that he had lost evision reality show, according when Rahman asked for shorter Australian were beaten 29-28 by New the support of senior players over to court documents. rounds the request was denied. rugby union Zealand in Brisbane. her role with the team. The documents posted online by When he tried to leave the ring, coach Ewen McKenzie, who took over from “I think Australian rugby has Las Vegas television station KTNV Mayweather “responded by tell- McKenzie Robbie Deans just over a year ago, lost a very good man today,” ARU show that Sharif Rahman and his ing Mr. Cameron and others that kicks a ball had come under pressure for his chief executive Bill Pulver told older brother Hasim Rahman Jr. if Sharif left the ring to beat his before a role in the row over offensive text reporters in Brisbane. are suing Mayweather, his fledg- ass outside the ring,” the plaintiffs Bledisloe Cup messages Kurtley Beale allegedly “In essence, Ewen said he was ling promotional company and claim. “Sharif feared for his safety match against sent to a team official in June. going to struggle to retain the cable telecaster Showtime over and was forced to continue to Beale faces a Code of Conduct level of support he needs from New Zealand the TV show designed to promote fight.” Hasim Rahman Jr, arriv- hearing into the affair next week the playing group and, in my view, in Brisbane Mayweather’s last fight against ing later at the gym, then fought but it has already caused two because of the character assas- Marcos Maidana. Cameron in a session that lasted yesterday. weeks of turmoil which have sination he’s suffered in the last The brothers – sons of former 31 minutes without a break, with made Australian rugby a laugh- two weeks. heavyweight world champion Mayweather and others betting ing stock around the world. “The attack on Ewen was Hasim Rahman -- claim battery, on the outcome. McKenzie informed the relentless and essentially left false imprisonment and negli- The “All Access” programmes Australian Rugby Union (ARU) him with the view it set him too gent hiring and supervision, and had already caught the attention of his decision yesterday morn- far back to be an effective rugby say they never consented to be of Nevada boxing authorities. ing and announced his resignation coach.” The defeat to the All included in the “All Access” shows The Nevada State Athletic after the last-gasp defeat to the Blacks was a third straight loss telecast by Showtime prior to the Commission called Mayweather, world champions at Lang Park. for the Wallabies after defeats in September 13 Maidana bout. who was licensed as a promoter “I was going to go, win lose or South Africa and Argentina over The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the state earlier this year, draw tonight, I’ve just told the last month and left McKenzie in Clark County District Court to explain what appeared to be team,” he told a news conference. with 50 percent winning record in Las Vegas, claims that potentially unsafe practices. AFP Last week the 49-year-old in his 22 matches. REUTERS SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Sporting legends galore at Doha GOALS 2014 DOHA: Former World improve your life. When you are Heavyweight Champion and US on the field, everyone is equal…it Confirmed speakers at this year’s Doha Olympic gold medallist George doesn’t matter what race you are, Foreman, Jamaican triple the language you speak; you strive GOALS Forum Olympic gold medallist Veronica towards a similar goal as your Campbell-Brown, US Olympic competitor and you carry the Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Olympic gold champion and track and field same concerns. It is a reminder medallist George Foreman of the USA director Jackie Joyner-Kersee, of our similarities, struggles %2013 Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli of France former UK Olympic 100m gold and strength when we work %Coach of world number one Novak Djokovic and former tennis champion Boris Becker of Germany medallist Linford Christie, 2013 together. Sport improved my life %Former footballer and ex-Sports Minister of Guinea Titi Camara Wimbledon champion Marion and I want to help it improve %Triple Olympic gold medallist Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica Bartoli and retired German the lives of others. I am excited % international footballer to attend, and continue the fan- World Rally Championship driver Burcu Cetinkaya of Turkey Christoph Metzelder have all tastic work of Doha GOALS %Former Olympic 100m gold medallist Linford Christie of the UK % been confirmed to appear at George Foreman and Veronica Campbell-Brown towards making a real global Double Olympic gold medal winner, International Association of Athletics Associations Vice- this year’s Doha GOALS Forum difference.” president and Chairman of the London Games Organising Committee Lord Sebastian Coe of the UK that will be held at Aspire Bin and former tennis champion and students to give us a diverse Participants at Doha GOALS % Chair of the Athletes’ Commission, London 2012 gold medallist and triple jump world record Academy here from November and coach of world number one group of speakers. That allows 2014 will address four touch- holder Jonathan Edwards of the UK 3-5 — under the patronage of player Novak Djokovic, Boris for a wide range of discussions stones: engaging youth, innova- % International Cricket Council’s Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, Sir Ronald the Emir of Qatar, H H Sheikh Becker, at the Doha GOALS and creates hundreds of ideas tion and creativity, empowering Flanagan of the UK Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Forum. for positive change. It is for these people, and the role of sport %Triple Paralympic champion Hou Bin of China These great champions will The Executive Director of reasons that we are thrilled to be in the Middle East and North % join former Olympic gold med- Doha GOALS Forum, H E Sheikh welcoming some of the greatest Africa. Packed with a fast-paced Olympic champion and director of USA Track and Field Jackie Joyner-Kersee of the USA allist and Chairman of the Faisal bin Mubarak Al Thani, names in sport to Doha GOALS agenda to inspire creative and %Three-time world 800m champion Wilson Kipketer of Denmark 2012 London Olympic Games said: “Each year at the Doha 2014.” dynamic dialogue, these touch %UNICEF goodwill ambassador and marathon champion Tegla Loroupe of Kenya Organising Committee, Lord GOALS Forum we aim to invite Triple Paralympic champion points are also reflected in the %International Olympic Committee Vice-president Sir Craig Reedie of the UK Sebastian Coe, three-time a combination of global leaders, Hou Bin from China said: “I know selection of speakers. %Professional Qatari golfer Yasmian Al Sharshani Paralympic gold medallist Hou sporting heroes, business leaders first-hand how sport can help THE PENINSULA %Former German footballer Christoph Tobias Metzelder

Home favourite Serena gets kind draw Pavlyuchenkova to face Begu in Moscow final for WTA Finals defence MOSCOW: Home favour- Marin Cilic ite and sixth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (pictured) Sharapova drawn with Kvitova, Wozniacki, Radwanska advanced to the Kremlin Cup final following a 6-2, 6-2 victory Cilic qualifies over Czech teenager Katerina SINGAPORE: World number Siniakova yesterday. for ATP World one Serena Williams was It will be the Russian’s tenth handed the best possible draw WTA final as she gets set to take Tour Finals for her WTA Finals title on Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu, defence with the 33-year-old who ousted another Czech player MOSCOW: US Open cham- American grouped with two and fourth seed Lucie Safarova pion Marin Cilic (pictured) injury doubts and avoiding the 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 6-3 in their first has booked his place in the elite in-form players. ever meeting. eight-player ATP World Tour Williams was pooled in the Red The 23-year-old Finals in November. Group yesterday for the WTA’s Pavlyuchenkova is now just one The 26-year-old Croatian is season-ending event along- victory away from becoming the sixth in the standings and now side Romanian Simona Halep, fourth Russian woman in the guaranteed a spot at the prestig- Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard and tournament’s history to win the ious tournament from November Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic who have Kremlin Cup. 9 to 16 courtesy of his Grand Slam managed only one career victory The first three were Anastasia victory at Flushing Meadows. among them against the 18-time Myskina (who won it twice in One place in the tour finals is Grand Slam singles champion. 2003 and 2004, Anna Chakvetadze reserved for a major winner who The more competitive looking (2006) and Elena Dementieva is outside of the top seven in the White Group features Russian (2007). race standings. Maria Sharapova, Wimbledon Pavlyuchenkova, who is 30th The only scenario that could champion Petra Kvitova, Poland’s in the world rankings was in have led to Cilic missing out would Agnieszka Radwanska and command from the start, break- have been if he dropped outside Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. ing her rival the top eight and Australian Open Williams is gunning for her twice to com- champion Stan Wawrinka ended fifth season ending champion- fortably win up eighth, which now cannot ships win and third straight, the opening happen. having taken the last two titles set. Joining him in London will in Istanbul. The sec- be Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, Her participation in this ond set Roger Federer and Wawrinka. Kei year’s event, which switches to was almost Nishikori, Tomas Berdych and Singapore for the first of five edi- a carbon Milos Raonic currently occupy tions, was in doubt after she was copy of the the remaining three places. forced to pull out of the Beijing first as the Cilic will be the first Croatian tournament earlier this month Serena Williams (left) and Maria Sharapova Moscow res- to play at the season finale since because of a knee problem. ident again Ivan Ljubicic qualified for the 2006 Williams, though, said she was Romanian Halep has strug- out on back-to-back titles having indoor stadium, which forms part broke twice Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. ready to play. gled for form of late and not won the week before in Wuhan. of the city-state’s new $1bn Sports to book her “This was one of my childhood “I don’t care who I play, to be made it past the quarter-finals of The two will be favourites to Hub. REUTERS place in the dreams,” said Cilic. “The ATP perfectly honest with you. You can an event since July. The French grab the two semi-final berths final after one hour 14 minutes World Tour Finals is for sure one put me against anybody at this Open runner-up is 0-3 against the from the tricky White Group WTA Finals Draw on court. of the most interesting tourna- point, I’m ready,” she said after American. but will face stiff competition Red Group “My opponent didn’t play too ments of the year. It is watched the draw. Sharapova, who beat world from former world number one bad today,” Pavlyuchenkova said. all over the world and brings a 1-Serena Williams (USA) “I really can’t wait for my number three Halep in the final Wozniacki, who has also shown “She wasn’t frightened and big attendance to all the matches. match. I wish I had a match at Roland Garros, has had no strong form in the tail end of the 4-Simona Halep (Romania) started well. I think I did every- It will be a big honour for me to tomorrow.” such issue with form and was season. 5-Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) thing right today (Saturday).” participate there.” Bouchard is also a fitness doubt named the WTA’s Player of the The Dane was runner-up 7-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) Meanwhile, in the second semi- The world number eight, after pulling out of a tournament Month for September after win- to Williams at the U.S. Open, White Group final the first set proved a tight coached by 2001 Wimbledon in Austria 10 days ago because of ning the prestigious Beijing title, made the finals in Tokyo and the 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) affair with no breaks of serve champion Goran Ivanisevic, won a leg problem, while Ivanovic, who her last action before arriving in semis in Wuhan to book a spot in before Begu won the tie-break his first grand slam at this year’s 3-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) has a 1-7 win-loss record against Singapore. Singapore. for a one frame advantage. US Open. Williams, also withdrew from There she beat Kvitova in the The action gets underway on 6-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) Safarova, who reached this He won ATP World Tour events Linz with a hip injury. final, with the Czech just missing Monday at Singapore’s revamped 8-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) year’s Wimbledon semi-finals, in Zagreb and Delray Beach and then stepped up a gear to twice finished runner-up in Rotterdam. break her rival’s serve and level Cilic is also through to the WTA bans Russia chief for ‘Williams brothers’ jibe the match at one set a piece after Kremlin Cup semi-finals in one hour and 40 minutes on court. Moscow. REUTERS Begu then broke in the eighth MOSCOW: Russian tennis fed- in a statement attracted so much women’s tennis tour said that the game to go 5-3 up in the decider Kremlin Cup Results eration chief Shamil Tarpischev released by attention,” he $25,000 fine was the maximum and held on to win the match as yesterday said he was sorry Russia’s tennis added. allowed under their rules. she booked a place in her fourth Results from the sixth day of the ATP/WTA Kremlin Cup for a jibe he made concerning federation. “I think this They are also seeking his career final but first in two years. yesterday Serena and Venus Williams on “They both story does not removal as chairman of Moscow’s “I don’t feel any pressure here, a Russian TV chat show, claim- perform tennis deserve the atten- Kremlin Cup tournament for a I’m just enjoying the tournament Women’s Singles Semi-finals: Anastasia ing that his words had been of top class and tion it is receiv- year. and it seems be working perfectly Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x6) bt Katerina Siniaková misinterpreted. embody strength ing. Everything US Tennis Association so far,” Begu said. (CZE) 6-2, 6-2; Irina Begu (ROM) bt Lucie The vastly-experienced and persistence. that I said on TV Chairman and president Dave “Of course I’m happy to get a Safarova (CZE x4) 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 6-3. coach and administrator, after “The situation was said with- Haggerty was among those who final spot here after struggling Men’s Singles Semi-final Result: 5-Roberto prompting from the chat show that has sponta- out a malicious called on Tarpischev to apologise. with a shoulder injury last year.” Bautista (ESP) bt 3-Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 6-4, host, referred to the American neously emerged intent.” “As the president of the USTA AFP 6-4. siblings as the “Williams during the late Earlier, WTA and a member of the Board of brothers”. night chat show President of the Russian Tennis chief Stacey Directors of the International His remarks were translated had a bad influ- Federation Tarpischev Allaster said: Tennis Federation, I call on Stockholm ATP Vienna ATP Results into english and brought a furi- ence on the per- “The statements Shamil Tarpischev to issue a for- Results from sixth day of ous reaction from the power- ception of tennis made by Shamil mal apology to Venus and Serena Results ful Women’s Tennis Association in general and splits our friendly Tarpischev on Russian television Williams,” Haggerty said in a the Vienna ATP tournament (WTA), which fined him $25,000 and cohesive team.” with respect to two of the greatest statement. World number one Results from the sixth day of the yesterday and banned him from tennis for Tarpischev added that he had athletes in the history of women’s Serena Williams won her 18th ATP Stockholm Open yesterday Semi-finals: David Ferrer (ESP x1) bt Philipp a year. harboured no intention to insult tennis are insulting, demeaning Grand Slam singles title at the US Semi-finals: Tomas Berdych (CZE x1) bt Kohlschreiber (GER x4) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7/3); “Serena and Venus (Williams) the sisters. and have absolutely no place in Open in September. Elder sister Matthias Bachinger (GER) 7-6 (9/7), 6-4; Grigor Andy Murray (GBR x2) bt Viktor Troicki (SRB) Dimitrov (BUL x2) bt Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6-3, are without doubts outstand- “I’m sorry that the joke which our sport.” Venus has won seven Grand Slam 6-4, 6-3. ing athletes,” Tarpischev said was taken out of context and Officials of the worldwide singles titles. AFP 7-5. SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

QMMF President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah (front row, centre) poses with all the riders before the start of the 2014-2015 Qatar Superbike Championship race at Losail International Circuit in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah with the female riders participating in the Qatar Superbike Championship. Reddy tops in MRF Challenge 16-year-old wins Race 2 while Sowery emerges victorious in Race 1 of the series

DOHA: MRF 1600 champion Cullen and Mitchell completing Tarun Reddy put on a brilliant the podium. Lauda finished fourth Mishal display to become the youngest with Mazepin and Tarun in fifth race winner in the 2014 MRF and sixth positions, respectively. Challenge as he took the cheq- Race 2 started with the top six tops Qatar uered flag in Round 1 of the drivers on reverse grid formation. series at the Losail International Tarun, starting on pole position, Circuit here on Friday night. had a great start and went into Superbike The 16-year-old Tarun held off the lead ahead of second placed Russia’s Nikita Mazepin to lead Nikita. qualifying from start to finish in the reverse Nikita stayed on Tarun’s tail grid Race 2 with Toby Sowery the entire race, trying to pres- DOHA: The opening race of the coming in third after beating surise the Indian into making a Qatar Superbike Championship Mathias Lauda by 0.068 seconds mistake. Mazepin came close to took off with Qatar’s Mishal Al on the final straight. making a move for the lead on Naimi (pictured) clocking the It was Tarun’s first interna- Lap 9 but could not make the fastest time in the qualifying at tional win after getting a drive move stick. Losail International Circuit on that he earned after winning Tarun held on to win a brilliant Friday night. the MRF 1600 title. In Race 1, consistent drive. Behind the top Mishal was fastest with a lap 18-year-old Toby dominated to two, there was action starting time of 2.03.773 in the champi- comfortably win ahead of Ryan from Lap 1. onship, which was contested by Cullen and Kyle Mitchell. Race 1 winner Toby ran wide 47 riders. The main feature Race 1 in the first corner and dropped Defending champion Alex started with Toby on pole posi- to 10th place. He began carving Cudlin clocked the second best tion with Nikita alongside him. his way through the field and was lap time of 2.03.916. Raj Bharath, who had qualified in fourth position with two laps This season, the Qatar Motor in fourth, had trouble before the to go. and Motorcycle Federation race even began and was forced to Lauda, who was in third posi- (QMMF) start from the pit lane along with tion for most of the race, was had intro- Freddie Hunt. caught by Toby as both drivers duced the As the red lights went out, Toby battled for the final podium spot. Superpole managed to hold off Cullen for the On the final lap, both came down for the lead and started setting blistering the main straight side-by-side starting grid pace, almost a second faster than with almost nothing to choose order, so the the rest of the field. from them. The timing screens best nine Behind him, Cullen kept second showed that Toby had beaten qualifier place with Kyle in third. Lauda, Lauda by 0.068 seconds to get riders took running fourth, caught Kyle and third as they crossed the finish part in the put pressure on him but could not line. Superpole. find a way past. Behind them Kyle finished fifth Again, Al Toby managed to pull an ahead of Cullen and Raj while Tarun Reddy of India celebrates after winning Race 2 of the first round of the 2014 MRF Challenge at the Losail Naimi, was 18-second lead to comfortably win Vikash Anand finished ninth. International Circuit in Doha on Friday night. PICTURES: SALIM MATRAMKOT the best the first race of the season with IANS rider and will start from the first place in the grid. In second position on the grid will be Cudlin and Nasser Al Al Attiyah, Chandhok to work together for motor sport Malki in the third place. In the Losail Asian Road DOHA: Nasser bin Khalifa is running in Qatar. Thanks to started now, will be stronger in Racing Series (LARRS), the best Al Attiyah, Qatar Motor Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah for the future, with more events com- rider was Manca Katrasnik from and Motorcycle Federation all his effort to make this happen ing. We know that we are in the Serbia. (QMMF) President and FIA and for sure that his position in good line to promote this sport Along with the Qatar Superbike Vice-president, and Vicky the FIA as Vice President will be and we have to increase the level Championship and the LARRS, Chandhok, Chairman of the a big help to increase the level of of cooperation working together. the third championship taking MRF Challenge, the first Indian- Motorsport. We really looking We are supporting a lot of rid- place is the Qatar Challenge. based Motor Sport Series, have forward to have more events to ers, we promote the Losail Asian Nine cars are taking part in the agreed to work together to pro- come in the future for the benefit Road Racing Series where we first round of the Qatar Challenge mote motor sport in the region. of the motorsport in the region” had the presence of Indian rid- season. This weekend, for first time said Chandhok. ers and now, one of them is par- Pavel Nedobity of Czech in the history, the first Indian- Al Attiyah and Chandhok met ticipating in the Qatar Superbike Republic emerged as the fastest in based Motor Sport Series, MRF yesterday at the Losail track to with great results. This weekend, the qualifying session in a Lotus Challenge, was held under the discuss further how to increase we have Indian drivers that take Exige with a lap time of 2.30.912. floodlights at Losail International the level of Motorsport in the part in the MRF Challenge here Qatari driver Abdullah Al Circuit here. region. at Losail and I am very confident QMMF President and FIA Vice-president Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah Kharan in a Honda Civic took “I am really happy to be here “It is an honour to host this that more will come,” said the (right) chats with the Chairman of the MRF Challenge, Vicky Chandhok second place on the grid. and after two years of conver- event for first time at Qatar. For FIA Vice President. (centre), at the Losail International Circuit in Doha yesterday. THE PENINSULA sations, finally MRF Challenge sure, this relationship has just THE PENINSULA Qatar Shooting and Archery Association Cup continues

Masoud Al Athba (right) and Nawal Al Khalaf emerged as winners of the men’s and women’s trap shooting events respectively during the Qatar Shooting and Archery Association Cup at Losail Shooting Range yesterday. SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Lekhwiya edge out Al Kharaitiyat Muntari scores brace in win for resurgent El Jaish; Al Sailiya, Al Shamal play 2-2 draw

DOHA: Defending champions Lekhwiya earned a 1-0 victory over Al Kharaitiyat to continue close pursuit with leaders Al Sadd at the Qatar Stars League game, yesterday. At Al Khor Stadium, the Michael Laudrup’s team had to wait for 90 minutes to score the decisive goal and secure the win- ning points. The title-defenders are now just a point behind Al Sadd, who are on top of the table with 19 points from seven matches. Tahee Nam netted the all-important goal with a field effort. Meanwhile, El Jaish came from behind to edge out Qatar SC 2-1 at the Qatar Sports Stadium, thanks to a brace by Mohammed Muntari. The winners were trailing until 58 minute as Muntari scored the equaliser. Cho Youngcheol gave Qatar SC a lead in the 19th minute. Three minutes after scoring his first goal, Muntari completed his brace and sealed the 2-1 win. Elsewhere, the match between Al Sailiya and Al Shamal ended in a 2-2 draw. THE PENINSULA QSL Results Lekhwiya bt Al Kharaitiyat 1-0 El Jaish bt Qatar SC 2-1 El Jaish’s Lucas Michel Mendes (centre) vies for ball possession with Hamdi Harbaoui of Qatar SC (left) during their Qatar Stars League match at the Qatar SC Stadium yesterday. RIGHT: Lekhwiya’s captain Luiz Martin Junior (right) controls the ball in a match against Al Kharaitiyat at Al Khor Stadium. PICTURES: ABDUL BASIT Al Sailiya draw with Al Shamal 2-2 Wenger unhappy over Hull draw

Arsenal LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsenal’s blushes when he just one of their last seven league in his mind, Hull manager Steve manager Arsene Wenger called on his pounced on Sanchez’s pass after fixtures and with Jose Mourinho’s Bruce was left cursing his luck Arsene side to address their defensive the former Barcelona man had table-topping Chelsea boasting an for a second time when Welbeck Wenger frailties after Danny Welbeck’s weaved his way through the Hull 11-point advantage over Wenger’s struck late on for Arsenal. reacts during stoppage-time equaliser helped defence. side, the Frenchman knows his “Today I didn’t think we were the English salvage a 2-2 draw against Hull “It was a disappointing after- side have got a lot of catching up going to concede because we were Premier City at the Emirates yesterday. noon because we only got the to do. comfortable,” said Bruce, whose League Chile forward Alexis Sanchez point,” Wenger told reporters. “This was the kind of game side sit ninth with 10 points from match gave Arsenal the lead on 13 min- “We had to absolutely win this where we cannot afford to con- eight matches. against Hull utes, only for Hull midfielder game. We were unlucky with the cede another goal when we come “We ran out of juice badly and Mohamed Diame to equalise four referee on the first goal but on out at 1-1,” he said. made a few mistakes, but I can’t City at the minutes later despite the home the second we can only blame “We know that, we have enough remember my goalkeeper having Emirates side’s protests that the powerful ourselves. experience to know that. We to make a save. Stadium midfielder had fouled Mathieu “We came out of the dressing- cannot give a goal away like we “To be fair to the boy Sanchez, in London, Flamini in the build-up. room with a lack of focus and gave did it. Of course, I cannot say it he has gone past three of us in yesterday. Striker Abel Hernandez, start- them the lead straight away. The (Chelsea’s lead) is not a concern, the 90th minute which is not easy ing in place of Nikica Jelavic who defensive concentration was miss- it’s a big concern because the to do. He produced a great pass was injured in the warm-up, ing on the second goal. At that other teams win their games and to Welbeck and he’s finished with headed the visitors in front 32 level you cannot give the goals we don’t.” With the painful mem- aplomb. It’s very disappointing seconds into the second half. away like that.” ories of Aaron Ramsey’s extra- because I thought we were going Welbeck, however, saved Sixth-placed Arsenal have won time FA Cup winner still fresh to hang on.” REUTERS Pakistan recall Taufeeq for Clarke fails again as Aussies lose warm-up

SHARJAH: Skipper Michael “It’s good to see them going Australia Tests, Hafeez returns Clarke failed again as Australia out there and perfoming well,” lost a four-day warm-up game said Hughes of Pakistan ‘A.’ “But KARACHI: Pakistan recalled against Pakistan ‘A’ by 153 runs it’s going to be a different story experienced opener Taufeeq in Sharjah yesterday. and a different pressure in a Umar yesterday for the first Clarke, who is recovering from Test match.” Pakistan ‘A’ captain Test of the two-match series a hamstring injury and needed Asad Shafiq said it was good to against Australia starting next some batting practice ahead of see Clarke out cheaply. week. Wednesday’s first Test against “It’s an inspiration to get Clarke The 33-year-old, who played Pakistan in Dubai, managed just out early in both the innings and the last of his 43 Tests in Sri five off as many balls before he very satisfactory but I don’t think Lanka two years ago, is one of Pakistan was bowled by left-arm paceman this win means much as it was the four openers in the 16-man cricketers Rahat Ali on the fourth and final just a practice game,” said Shafiq squad with fit-again Mohammad day at Sharjah stadium. who scored a hundred in the first Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shahzad likely Clarke made just ten in the first innings. Hafeez (left) to get into the final eleven for the innings but not much can be read “But surely this win gives confi- first Test starting in Dubai from and Younis into Australia’s loss as the match dence to some of our players who October 22. Khan leave the was meant for practice only. will play in the Test,” said Shafiq, Pakistan, who announced a pitch during Australia, chasing 339 to win a regular member of Test squad. preliminary 19-man squad on the Test match were bowled out for 185 in their Also failing in both the innings Wednesday, are in a fix to find a against Sri second innings with paceman was opener Chris Rogers who suitable replacement for ace spin- Lanka at the Mohammad Talha (3-32) and followed his first-ball duck with ner Saeed Ajmal who was last Sheikh Zayed left-arm spinner Raza Hasan three in the second outing before month suspended because of an Stadium in (3-60) destroying Australia’s he was run out. illegal bowling action. Abu Dhabi, in plans for some useful practice. But the other opener, Phil The 37-year-old spinner’s this January Pakistan ‘A’ had made 305-8 Hughes, made 65, fit-again action was reported in the Galle 2014 file declared and 306-3 declared in Mitchell Marsh scored 35 and Test in Sri Lanka in Pakistan’s photo. their two innings. tail-ender Peter Siddle hit last Test series in August this Babar Azam and Haris Sohail 41 as Australia lost their last year. hit hundreds as Australian off- seven wickets for just 68 runs. Pakistani selectors have named spinner Nathan Lyon took two Ali (2-36), likely to spearhead leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who is wickets in a warm-up match in Pakistan’s pace attack in the first yet to play a Test, and left-armer on Friday. Test with Talha, was also impres- Zulfiqar Babar who made his Test Azam, who turned 20 on sive. The second Test will start in debut last year. Wednesday, was 114 not out Abu Dhabi from October 30.AFP Shah finished with 48 wickets whith another Haris Sohail made in the last Pakistan season. an unbeaten 103 as Pakistan ‘A’ Brief Scores reached 306-3 at close on the Pakistan ‘A’ 305-8 dec (Asad Shafiq 108 not Also included in the team are in the squad in the absence of series. Khan expressed unhappi- third of the four-day match at out; S. O’Keefe 3-76) and 306-3 declared Pakistan Squad uncapped 27-year-old paceman frontline bowlers Junaid Khan ness over his exclusion from the Sharjah Stadium. (Babar Azam 114 not out, Haris Sohail 103 not Misbah-ul Haq (capt), Ahmed Shehzad, Imran Khan – a prolific wicket and Wahab Riaz who are nursing one-day squad. Pakistan ‘A’ had made 305-8 out; N. Lyon 2-49) Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Shan taker at domestic level. knee injuries. Pakistan also lost the only declared in their first essay. Masood, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Left-arm paceman Rahat Ali, Veteran batsman Younis Khan Twenty20 in Dubai before the Australia had made 273-8 Australia 273-8 dec (A. Doolan 104, S. Smith Haris Sohail, Mohammad Talha, Rahat Ali, Imran Mohammad Talha and Ehsan Adil and Azhar Ali also joined the one-days. The second Test will be declared in their first knock. 58) and Australia 185 all out (P. Hughes 65, P. Khan, Ehsan Adil, Sarfraz Ahmed, Zulfiqar Babar, – all of whom have played Tests squad after not getting the nod played in Abu Dhabi from October Hughes promised a different Siddle 41, M. Marsh 35 ; Mohammad Talha 3-32; Raza Hasan 3-60) Yasir Shah. before – are the other fast bowlers for the 3-0 defeat in the one-day 30. AFP showing in the Tests. SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Roma bounce back to overwhelm Ronaldo double propels Chievo 3-0

MILAN: AS Roma made it six wins out of seven as they comfortably beat a poor Chievo Real’s 5-0 rout of Levante Verona team 3-0 in Serie A yesterday. Roma bounced back from Hernandez, Rodriguez and Isco also score for European champions their controversial 3-2 defeat by Juventus with a convincing dis- play and the tone was set with MADRID: Real Madrid an early goal from Mattia Destro. ensured they will head into a big Bale a doubt He got in front of his marker week full of confidence with a to meet a Miralem Pjanic corner 5-0 thrashing of Levante ahead for Anfield trip, with a fine angled diving header of their meetings with Liverpool to open the scoring in the fourth and Barcelona. says Ancelotti minute. Cristiano Ronaldo stretched his Roma, who host Bayern fine scoring streak at club level to MADRID: Real Madrid coach Munich in the Champions League nine games as he opened the scor- Carlo Ancelotti has said he on Tuesday, dominated the early ing from the penalty spot before will evaluate the fitness of stages and it was no surprise Javier Hernandez headed home Gareth Bale ahead of his side’s when they doubled their advan- to double Madrid’s lead before Champions League trip to tage in the 25th minute when half-time. Liverpool on Wednesday. Serbian Adem Ljajic latched on to Ronaldo powered home his 15th The Welshman was an unused a fine ball from Francesco Totti, league goal in just seven appear- substitute in Madrid’s 5-0 win at cut in from the right and confi- ances this season to make it 3-0 Levante yesterday after return- dently drove home. before sweet finishes from James ing to the Spanish capital with a The games was over as a con- Rodriguez and Isco rounded of a gluteal muscle injury picked up in test in the 33rd minute when seventh consecutive win for the playing for his country last week. Dario Dainelli pulled down European champions. And with the first El Clasico of Daniele De Rossi in the area and Madrid now lie just a point the season at home to Barcelona Totti smashed home the penalty. adrift of leaders Barcelona, but to come next weekend, Ancelotti With an eye on the clash with the Catalans can restore their insisted he would be taking no Bayern at the Olympico, coach four-point advantage with a win risks with Bale’s fitness for the Rudi Garcia took Totti off on the over Eibar later on Saturday. game at Anfield. hour and not surprisingly Roma Real boss Carlo Ancelotti “He had a problem in his glute. took their foot of the gas in the was missing a host of first team He wasn’t comfortable so we pref- final half hour. regulars as Karim Benzema and ered to not risk it for this game The Verona side showed very Raphael Varane missed out due to and we will evaluate it in the next little ambition although they a fever, Sergio Ramos was side- few days,” said the Italian. should have pulled one back in lined by a calf injury and Gareth “He wasn’t left out due to the 68th minute when Gennaro Bale handed a rare rest after his Real Madrid’s striker Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) celebrates with James Rodriguez (right) and Javier ‘Chicahrito’ rotation.” Sardi was left unmarked in the exertions with Wales in the past Hernandez (left) after scoring the third goal against UD Levante during a La Liga match at the Ciutat de Valencia Ancelotti was also without box but headed wide from a great week. Stadium in Valencia yesterday. French duo Karim Benzema and position. However, the visitors could still Raphael Varane in Valencia due Roma now have 18 points from have put the game to bed inside behind and came close to an Ancelotti’s men stapped up Modric somehow side-footed wide to a fever, whilst Sergio Ramos seven games, bringing them level the first 15 minutes as Ronaldo equaliser twice in a matter of sec- a gear after the break and put with the goal at his mercy after continues to be sidelined by a calf with Juventus who face Sassuolo was uncharacteristically wasteful onds midway through the first- the seal on another comfortable Marino had done well to parry his injury. later. REUTERS in front of goal. half as Marcelo diverted Pape victory with three goals of pure initial effort. Luka Modric appeared to have The Portuguese captain sliced Diop’s effort inches past his own quality. And the only negative note from added to Real’s growing injury list wide with just Diego Marino to goal. Ronaldo doubled his tally for a fine afternoon for Ancelotti was when he hobbled off 10 minutes Serie A Results beat after a wonderful through And from the corner Modric the afternoon as he latched onto an injury suffered by the Croatian from time, but Ancelotti is con- Roma 3 (Destro 4, Ljajic 25, Totti 33-pen) ball from Luka Modric and then had to make a fine clearance Isco’s through ball and cut inside midfielder as he limped off to fident the Croatian will be fit for Chievo 0 pulled another shot wide from the off the line to prevent Victor two Levante defenders before fir- be replaced by debutant Alvaro a return to England after a four- Playing Later edge of the box moments later. Camarasa punishing Madrid’s ing past Marino. Medran 10 minutes from time. year spell at Tottenham Hotspur. Sassuolo vs Juventus Ronaldo, though, wasn’t to slack marking. Rodriguez then produced a There was still one moment of “It was just a knock, he won’t Today’s Matches be denied on 12 minutes as Madrid made sure of the three stunning piece of control as he brilliance to come from the visi- have problems for the next game. Fiorentina vs Lazio (1030 GMT), Atalanta vs Hernandez was tripped inside the points seven minutes before half- took Toni Kroos’s lofted pass on tors as Isco again broke through We now have a few days to eval- Parma, Cagliari vs Sampdoria, Verona vs Milan, area by Juanfran and the World time as Rodriguez’s in-swinging his chest before volleying home midfield and this time went alone uate the situation with Bale, Palermo vs Cesena, Torino vs Udinese, Inter vs Player of the Year slammed home cross was turned home from close on his favoured left foot to make to drill the ball into the top corner Benzema, Varane, Sergio Ramos Napoli (1845 GMT), Genoa vs Empoli (1845 the resulting penalty. range by Hernandez to register it four. Madrid should have had for his first goal of the season. and all those that were out for GMT) Levante reacted well to going his third goal for the club. a fifth 15 minutes from time as AFP this game,” added Ancelotti. AFP Bayern demolish Werder as Dortmund lose again

BERLIN: Champions Bayern and Goetze added another in the through Ciro Immobile early in international Karim Bellarabi Munich crushed Werder second half to lift Bayern to 20 the second half. gave them a comfortable lead. Bremen 6-0 in the Bundesliga points, four ahead of Borussia With Marco Reus and Henrikh Yet they inexplicably lost focus yesterday to protect their four- Moenchengladbach, who eased Mkhitaryan also back from inju- after the break with Timo Werner, point lead at the top as last past Hanover 96 3-0 with two ries, Dortmund wanted to set a Florian Klein and Martin Harnik season’s runners-up Borussia goals from forward Max Kruse. marker for the rest of the season. scoring at 10-minute intervals Dortmund continued their poor “It is usually a bit difficult com- Instead they suffered their third for the hosts with Leverkusen’s run with a 2-1 loss at Cologne. ing back from an international successive league loss. defence in tatters. Fellow Champions League break but we played really well,” “We spilled our own soup VfL Wolfsburg kept up their participants Bayer Leverkusen Bayern coach Pep Guardiola told again,” Dortmund coach Juergen good form to climb to fourth on 14 spectacularly imploded, giving up reporters. Klopp told reporters. points with a 2-1 win at Freiburg. a 3-0 halftime lead to draw 3-3 “We now have three more “In attack we were not focused Today, Hamburg take on against troubled VfB Stuttgart. points and can focus on our enough, in the back we were lack- Hoffenheim and Paderborn paly With winger Franck Ribery Champions League game (against ing concentration. That led to two Eintracht Frankfurt. AFP making his comeback as a sub- Roma on Tuesday).” goals and that is why we are still stitute on the hour, league leaders It was a different story for on just seven points and have to Bayern were in complete control Dortmund, who despite hav- deal with this situation now,” he Bundesliga Results with Philipp Lahm and Xabi ing Ilkay Guendogan back after added. Bayern Munich 6 (Lahm 20, 79, Xabi Alonso Alonso giving them an early two- more than 17 months out with a Dortmund, who travel to 27, Mueller 43-pen, Goetze 45, 86) Werder goal cushion. back injury, lost 2-1 at Cologne for Galatasaray in the Champions Bremen 0; Mainz 05 2 (Hofmann 20, Jairo 23) Werder were unable to counter their fifth defeat in eight league League next week, dropped to Augsburg 1 (Werner 78); Hanover 96 0 Borussia the Bavarian attacks and a 43rd- matches. 14th on seven points from eight Moenchengladbach 3 (Kruse 15, 90, Xhaka minute penalty from Thomas Dortmund keeper Roman games. They are now just three 49); Freiburg 1 (Kerk 90+1) VfL Wolfsburg 2 Mueller and Mario Goetze’s shot Weidenfeller gifted their oppo- points above bottom club Bremen. (Caligiuri 8, 66); VfB Stuttgart 3 (Werner 57, two minutes later killed off the nents the winner with a failed Leverkusen looked set for an Klein 67, Harnik 76) Bayer Leverkusen 3 (Son 4, 9, Bellarabi 41); Cologne 2 (Vogt 40, Zoller 74) Bayern Munich’s Philipp Lahm (left) and Thomas Mueller applaud after the game before halftime. clearance in the 74th minute that easy afternoon after two goals Borussia Dortmund 1 (Immobile 48); Schalke match against Werder Bremen at the Allianz Arena in Munich yesterday. Lahm got his second goal for allowed Simon Zoller to score, from South Korea’s Son Heung- his first brace in 321 league games after the visitors had equalised min and another from Germany 04 2 (Huntelaar 19, Draxler 65) Hertha Berlin 0 PSG go second after subduing nine-man Lens

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain club Caen later the same day. out on 28 minutes. Six minutes Cavani, who has come in for won a stormy encounter at the Lens remain third from bottom French Ligue 1 later, the Lens ‘keeper was badly sustained criticism in the French Stade de France on Friday as with just eight points from 10 at fault as a miscued clearance press over his lack of fire-power they overcame nine-man Lens matches. Results fell to defender Maxwell 35 yards in front of goal, coverted the pen- 3-1 to move within four points Lens took the lead against the from goal and his instinctive shot alty before being comically sent Friday’s Matches of Ligue 1 leaders Marseille. run of play with only 10 minutes towards goal looped over the off during his celebrations. Despite taking an early lead gone when 33-year-old Coulibaly Lens 1 (Coulibaly 10) Paris Saint-Germain 3 defence and Riou and into the Firstly handed a yellow for a through Adamo Coulibaly, Lens intercepted a loose ball just inside (Cabaye 28, Maxwell 34, Cavani 55-pen) goal which handed the initiative harmless gesture towards the self-destructed as they conceded the PSG half and raced towards Yesterday’s Matches back to Blanc’s men. crowd, he then grabbed the three goals in 27 minutes and had goal. Lorient 0 Saint-Etienne 1 (Lemoine 87) Lens coach Antoine referee’s arm in protest which two players sent off in front of a An angled shot from the left Playing later Kombouare, who was in charge at prompted a straight red from packed house at the national sta- of the box took a telling deflec- Lille vs Guingamp, Metz vs Rennes, Monaco PSG between 2009 and 2011 and the harassed offical Nicolas dium, just outside of Paris. tion off the unfortunate stand-in vs Evian, Nantes vs Reims, Nice vs SC Bastia is a former player with the capital Rainville. Yohan Cabaye, Brazilian captain Thiago Motta and beat Today’s Matches club, then saw his side’s fortunes Moments later, Jerome Le Maxwell and under-fire Italian ‘keeper Salvatore Sirigu at take a decisive turn for the worse Moigne was given his marching Marseille vs Toulouse (1200GMT), Bordeaux Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, from the far post to put Lens in front. eight minutes into the second half orders for Lens for a second book- vs Caen (1500GMT), Lyon vs Montpellier the penalty spot, did the damage PSG, despite playing in Paris when Jean-Philippe Gbamin gave able offence as the home side went (1900GMT) for Laurent Blanc’s side as they and without injured talisman away a penalty and was sent-off down to nine men and they never went second in the table, one Zlatan Ibrahimovic, were the Cabaye took advantage of a rare in the process. recovered. point ahead of Bordeaux. away side, and struck back deci- chance to be included in the Although he made light contact PSG can now look forward to PSG’s forward Edinson Cavani Marseille can extend their sively with two goals in six min- starting eleven, as he pounced with Cavani who was in a goal- their next Champions League reacts after receiving a red card advantage when they host Toulouse utes that swung the match back on a loose ball 25 yards from goal scoring position, a penalty and fixture on Tuesday when they during a Ligue 1 match against on Sunday while Bordeaux await in their favour. and drove home the equaliser subsequent red card was harsh travel to Cyprus and a key match Lens in Paris on Friday. fourth-from-bottom Normandy Former Newcastle favourite that Rudy Riou failed to keep on the promoted northerners. against APOEL Nicosia. AFP Sunday 19 October 2014 25 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6223 Sport Price: QR2

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Manchester City’s Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring his goal from the penalty spot during the English Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at the The Etihad Stadium in Manchester, yesterday. RIGHT: Chelsea’s John Terry lifts his shirt after their game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London.

Southampton crush Sunderland Saints pull off 8-0 victory, City hammer Tottenham as Chelsea remain clear on top

LONDON: High-flying But five minutes before the Southampton thrashed English Premier break, Chelsea defender Cesar Sunderland 8-0 in the Premier Azpilicueta was shown a red card League yesterday as unbeaten League Results for diving in two-footed on Mile leaders Chelsea remained five LONDON: English Premier Jedinak. points clear at the top with a 2-1 League results yesterday: However, there was still time in win away to Crystal Palace. the first half for Palace to also be Arsenal 2 (Sanchez 13, Welbeck 90) Hull 2 Sergio Aguero scored all reduced to 10 men, with Damien (Diame 17, Hernandez 46) Manchester City’s goals in a 4-1 Delaney dismissed for a second defeat of 10-man Tottenham Burnley 1 (Boyd 60) West Ham 3 (Sakho 49, bookable offence after hauling Hotspur as the champions Valencia 54, Cole 70) back Loic Remy. remained second while Arsenal Crystal Palace 1 (Campbell 90) Chelsea 2 Chelsea doubled their lead needed a stoppage-time equaliser (Oscar 6, Fabregas 51) in the 51st minute when Cesc to seal a 2-2 draw with Hull – the Everton 3 (Jagielka 18, Lukaku 48, Coleman Fabregas played a one-two with team they beat in last season’s FA 76) Aston Villa 0 Eden Hazard and Oscar before Cup final. Manchester City 4 (Aguero 13, 20-pen, 68- calmly planting the ball past Everton climbed up the table pen, 75) Tottenham 1 (Eriksen 15) Julian Speroni at the near post. with a 3-0 win at home to Aston Southampton 8 (Vergini 12-og, Pelle 18, Palace pulled a goal back in Villa but struggling Burnley were 69, Cork 37, Bridcutt 63-og, Tadic 78, the last minute of normal time left searching for their first league Wanyama 79, Mane 86) Sunderland 0 through Fraizer Campbell. win of the season after a 3-1 loss Aguero was the start turn as Delayed until 1500GMT (due to health and at home to West Ham. Manchester City overwhelmed safety issue) At St Mary’s, Southampton Spurs, who last season conceded Newcastle vs Leicester were 3-0 up at half-time, the goal 11 goals in two league games Today Hull’s Jake Livermore reacts after Arsenal scored during their English Premier League match at the Emirates rush starting when Sunderland’s against the eventual champions. Stadium in London yesterday. Santiago Vergini put through his QPR vs Liverpool (1230GMT), Stoke vs The Argentina forward opened own net when he volleyed in an Swansea (1500GMT) the scoring in the 13th minute attempted clearance in the 12th Tomorrow and then struck from the pen- put Arsenal ahead in the 13th Allardyce the perfect present Everton saw off Villa at minute. West Brom vs Manchester United alty spot seven minutes later after minute at the Emirates Stadium ahead of his 60th birthday on Goodison Park thanks to goals Graziano Pelle made it 2-0 six (1900GMT) Christian Eriksen’s 15th-minute before Mohamed Diame levelled Sunday with victory at Burnley from captain Phil Jagielka, minutes later and there was more equaliser. for Hull minutes later. that took them into the top four. Romelu Lukaku and Seamus misery for the more than 2,000 diverting Pelle’s shot into his own Referee Jon Moss awarded the Hull went ahead early in the Diafra Sakho’s sixth goal in Coleman. travelling Sunderland fans who net for a second own-goal of the third penalty of the match in second half when Abel Hernandez as many games gave West Ham Newcastle saw kick-off in their had made the long journey down match before Pelle, Dusan Tadic, the 62nd minute when Martin headed home Tom Huddlestone’s the lead in the 49th minute and match with Leicester delayed by from the north-east to the south Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane Demichelis tripped Tottenham’s cross and it seemed the Tigers Enner Valencia made it 2-0 five an hour after repairs had to be coast when Jack Cork turned in piled on the agony for Sunderland. Roberto Soldado, with replays would hold on for victory until minutes later. George Boyd pulled made to one of the giant television from close range. At Selhurst Park, Oscar’s indicating the offence took place England forward Danny Welbeck one back on the hour mark before screens at St James’ Park after The goals kept coming in brilliant 30-yard free-kick gave outside the penalty area. struck in stoppage-time. Hammers substitute Carlton Cole it had been dislodged by strong the second half, Liam Bridcutt Chelsea a sixth-minute lead. Alexis Sanchez’s powerful shot West Ham gave manager Sam put the result beyond doubt. winds. AFP India may scrap return WI tour

NEW DELHI: India’s cricket action,” said Board of Control for to tour the Caribbean during Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine chiefs could take “serious Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary February and March 2016 to play are among the top West Indies action” against the West Indies, Sanjay Patel. “We want to take three Tests, five one-dayers and a cricketers who play in IPL. including possibly refusing to adequate measures to ensure such Twenty20 international. A WICB statement issued late play a return series, for aban- a thing is not repeated.” Patel has drawn the line at bar- Friday said it was the players’ doning their tour because of an The BCCI’s decision-making ring players from the West Indies decision to withdraw their serv- internal payment dispute, a top working committee will meet from taking part in the cash-rich ices for the remainder of the tour. official said yesterday. in Hyderabad tomorrow to take Indian Premier League, accord- Skipper Bravo had said before The West Indies cut short stock of the situation, he added. ing to a report in the Mumbai- the start of the tour on October 8 the tour of India on Friday even Asked if refusing to tour the based Mid-Day newspaper. “Our that the players had not accepted though a fifth one-day interna- West Indies in future was an problem is with the West Indies the payment agreement. tional, a Twenty20 match and option, Patel said: “Everything Cricket Board (WICB) and not But the players took the field three Tests still remained to be will be taken into consideration.” their players,” Patel told the for three one-dayers, while one West Indies’ players refused to carry on the remainder of the tour of India played. According to the International newspaper. match in Visakhapatnam was due to a payment dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board. “What has happened is very Cricket Council’s Future Tours Current one-day captain cancelled due to a severe storm disappointing and calls for serious Programme, India are scheduled Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, on India’s east coast. AFP