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FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 • 21 Jumada II 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6396 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir visits Yemen operations base in Saudi Sheikh Tamim reiterates Qatar’s support for Hadi government; holds talks with King Salman

DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday visited the main operations room of Operation Decisive Storm at Riyadh air- base, where he was briefed on the progress of the joint Arab military operation against the Houthis in Yemen. The Emir contacted via satel- lite the coalition forces at Khamis Mushait military base. He praised their efforts and encouraged them to press ahead towards realising the security and stabil- ity of Yemen and to protect the security of Saudi Arabia and the entire region, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported yesterday. The Emir was welcomed at the airbase by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Minister of Defence, Chief of the Royal Court and Special Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and a number of high- ranking officers and military men. Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia at Al Auja Palace in Al Dera’iya yesterday. Prime During the visit, the Emir was Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah are also seen. RIGHT: Emir with Yemen President accompanied by Prime Minister Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi. Another picture on page 3 and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and a delegation com- of Interior Mohamed bin Naif prising senior Qatari officials. bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. During The Emir earlier discussed his brief visit to Saudi Arabia, US warns Iran against backing Houthis with Custodian of the Two the Emir met Yemeni President Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi. Talks ADEN: Washington warned Iran. Every single week there are Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali In another sign of growing US Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during the meeting dealt with yesterday it would not stand flights from Iran and we’ve traced Khamenei warned that the cam- support for the Saudi effort, the a number of matters of mutual the latest developments in Yemen, by while Tehran supports it and know this,” Kerry told PBS paign against the Houthis must Pentagon said it had started aerial concern and the latest Arab and and the efforts of Operation Shia rebels in Yemen, as Iran’s television. “Iran needs to recog- end. “This move is not acceptable refuelling for coalition aircraft. international developments, par- Decisive Storm, led by Saudi supreme leader denounced nise that the United States is not in the region and I would warn Overnight air strikes killed at ticularly the situation in Yemen. Arabia, in addition to means to Saudi-led air strikes in the going to stand by while the region that they must stop these crimi- least 14 rebels near Aden’s north- The meeting, held at Al Auja end the crisis of Yemen. country as “criminal acts”. is destabilised or while people nal acts in Yemen,” he said. ern edge. Yesterday, witnesses Palace in Al Dera’iya, also dealt During the meeting, the Emir In the most direct American engage in overt warfare across Kerry said Washington was not heard three explosions as coali- with means of continuing support affirmed Qatar’s continued soli- criticism yet of Tehran’s back- lines, international boundaries looking for confrontation. “But tion aircraft attacked the defence and development of the close fra- darity and support for Yemen ing for the Shia Houthi rebels, in other countries.” we’re not going to step away from ministry building in Sana’a. Three ternal relations between the two in protecting its security and Secretary of State John Kerry Washington has backed the our alliances and our friendships bases of the Republican Guards, countries in various fields. stability. The Yemeni Foreign said Washington would not accept Saudi-led air campaign which and the need to stand with those loyal to Houthi ally and former The Emir also met Saudi Minister Dr Riyadh Yaseen was foreign interference in Yemen. began last month as the rebels who feel threatened as a conse- strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh — Deputy Crown Prince, Second also present at the meeting. “There have been — there are, advanced on Aden after seizing quence of the choices that Iran were also hit. AFP Deputy Premier and Minister THE PENINSULA obviously — flights coming from Sana’a. might be making.” See also page 5

Save water Lift all sanctions for N-deal: Iran QR950,000 offered for fancy TEHRAN: Iran’s leaders plunged the hard- US State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke won framework accord on their nuclear pro- said: “Sanctions will be suspended in a phased gramme into doubt yesterday, warning they manner upon verification that Iran has met spe- car number may not sign a final deal and would demand cific commitments under a finalised joint compre- immediate sanctions relief. hensive plan of action.” DOHA: Bidders taking part Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s In his first comments on the outline, Khamenei in an online auction run by the response to last week’s outline deal had been said “everything is in the detail; it may be that Interior Ministry for fancy car keenly awaited, and came as a blow to supporters the other side, which is unfair, wants to limit our numbers have pledged more of the plan to rein in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. country in the details”. than QR8m ($2.2m) on 24 “What has been done so far does not guarantee Seeking to dampen domestic public expecta- number plates. an agreement, nor its contents, nor even that the tions after the rapturous response to the break- The highest single bid was for negotiations will continue,” said Khamenei, who through, Khamenei said “there is nothing binding. QR950,000 ($261,000) for unique has the final word on all matters of state. I am neither for nor against”. “I have always sup- licence plate 377773, for which Separately, but in another setback for the deal, ported and still support the Iranian negotiating the minimum bidding amount President Hassan Rowhani said Iran would not team,” Khamenei said. “I welcome any agreement was QR160,000. For other num- sign a final agreement unless “all economic sanc- that protects the interests and greatness of the bers, bidding amounts ranged tions are totally lifted on the same day”. nation, but having no agreement is more honour- from QR250,000 ($68,653) to This drew a rebuke from the United States, one able than an agreement in which the interests QR750,000 ($206,000). of the six world powers negotiating with Iran on and greatness of the nation is damaged.” And he The traffic department which An illustration promoting rational use of water on display at a Karwa bus the accord, which warned sanctions relief would insisted that retaining a civil nuclear industry is ran the online auction through stop on Al Waab Street yesterday. ABDUL BASIT be a gradual process once the deal was done. vital for Iran’s future development. AFP interior ministry’s mobile serv- ice Metrash2 for three days and which ended at 10pm yesterday, has asked the highest bidders to pay up the sums they have bid by tomorrow, failing which they would lose their deposits (of Criminal court hears sensational murder case QR20,000 each) and their right to buy the fancy number plates DOHA: An Arab expatriate is saved the victim’s cell number in man with a sword, according to “He was lying in a pool of blood.” the police but they said they had to the next highest bidder. accused of killing a fellow Arab her mobile phone using a code charges filed by the prosecution. “Then the woman suddenly already been informed by some- The traffic department had in cold blood following suspicion word. Also, over time the husband An eye witness told a lower took the sword from the accused one and a police team had rushed begun the bidding with QR100,000 that he had an affair with his became disturbed as he noticed criminal court hearing the sensa- and threw it in the outer court- to the site of the crime,” said the for 23 unique number plates. wife. Gory details of the incident that his wife’s behaviour was tional murder case that the inci- yard of a house that was theirs,” witness. A doctor who arrived in People in Qatar, which has one in which the accused is alleged changing. One fine day he forced dent took place as he was waiting the witness told the court. The an ambulance told the court the of the highest per capita incomes to have assaulted his victim with the wife to call up the victim and to take his daughter for private witness said he asked the accused man was already dead when he in the world, are crazy about a sword in the middle of a road invite him home. tuition. who the woman was and he reached the spot. fancy car number plates and blocking traffic, were given by The man turned up in his car, “I saw a car parked right in the replied she was his wife and that It was such a brutal killing that mobile phone numbers. Al Sharq yesterday. dressed in the traditional Arab middle of a road blocking traffic. he had killed the victim to safe- blood could be seen sprinkled on There is also a thriving local The wife of the accused once attire, and as he arrived, the There was this man standing with guard his honour. the road for up to 15 metres. The market for these numbers and their visited a hospital to see an ail- woman went up to him and he a sword and a woman screaming “My wife had the mobile force of the assault was so deep sale and purchase go on almost ing friend and there she met this opened the door. and shouting,” said the witness. number of the victim saved in her and severe that the left lung of round-the-year as is evidenced man. Both became friendly. But just then emerged her He said he came closer to the cell phone,” the witness quoted the deceased had been cut into from advertisements appearing in What caused her husband to husband from behind and with- car and saw a man seated in the the accused as saying. two causing his death. local Arabic newspapers. suspect foul play was that she had out any provocation attacked the front, next to the driver’s seat. “I left the place and called in THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME PHCC trying to Senyar attracts 800 attract more Qatari nurses participants DOHA: The Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC) said yesterday that it was working to develop an Fourth edition of competition will be biggest so far employment system for nurses to attract more Qataris to the DOHA: Nearly 800 people pearl oysters will be included profession. are taking part in Katara’s in the weighing and it was not A new system has been devel- annual Senyar traditional allowed to use underwater oped for promotion of Qatari fishing and pearl diving com- breathing apparatus when col- nurses in a way that meets their petition, to be held from April lecting the oysters. The team aspirations. 22 to 25. can send only one member to It aims to create opportunities This is the fourth edition of survey the areas where oysters for Qatari nurses who hold cer- the championship and the big- can be found prior to the start tificates that meet Qatari stand- gest yet in terms of participa- of the competition. ards, PHCC said in a statement tion. From ten teams composed Fishing must be done using yesterday. of 200 participants in its inau- traditional methods. There is As for promotion of nurses, gural edition, Senyar grew to 59 another competition for the PHCC is following rules applied www.swiss-belhotel.com teams comprising 638 competi- biggest fish, therefore such by Hamad Medical Corporation tors last year. fish will not be included in (HMC). They are different from Tel “We are proud of the number The Senyar logo. the weight of the catch. It is the promotion mechanism stipu- Fax of participants increasing every also prohibited to catch some lated by the human resources law. year, which reflects the good traditional fishing contest, each creatures, including tortoises, If there is a higher position reputation gained by Senyar, competing team must not have dolphins and sea cows. The fish available and if the nominees ful- and this has become possi- more than 11 or less than ten must be fresh and stored well in fil the minimum requirements to Tel ble because of the continuous Qataris. In Al Hadaq, there ice, and fish that measures less fill that position and carry out Fax endeavours carried out by the should be ten to 12 members, than 15 cm as well as hamour the responsibilities demanded by people in charge of this com- while in pearl diving there need fish that are less than 40 cm the job, they can be promoted. petition, who are sparing no to be eight to ten members. long will not be counted. They are not required to work in effort to make the competi- This year, the organising He stressed the need for the a position for a specific period to tion successful,” said Katara committee has allowed each participants to abide by the be promoted to a higher position, Tel General Manager Dr Khalid team to have two children rules to avoid sanctions. For said the statement. Fax bin Ibrahim Al Sualiti. aged less than ten years on the example, if a team member is PHCC said it had given top He was speaking during the condition that each must be replaced during the competi- priority to promotion of Qatari first orientation meeting for accompanied by a relative, and tion or another boat comes to nurses. 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Woqod tower Fax tion of Senyar had registered fuel and other necessary things, Complaints about the 73 dhows with 800 competitors. he said. result must be filed within an He thanked Qatar Petroleum, The team which nets less hour of their announcement. evacuated in drill the Diamond Sponsor of this than 20 percent of the catch of Complaints must be submitted Tel year’s event. the first placed winner will not in writing along with a fee that DOHA: The General Fax Explaining the rules and be allowed to participate in the will be refunded if the com- Directorate of Civil Defence conditions of the champion- next edition of the competition. plaint is found valid, he said. carried out a mock evacuation www.doha.hilton.com ship, Al Jidah said that in the On pearl diving, he said only THE PENINSULA operation at Woqod company’s tower in West Bay. 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Tel Fax IT experts to High-profile Qataris to speak Tel discuss cyber Fax security issues at Launch conference DOHA: Qatar’s most influen- tial IT security decision-makers DOHA: ‘Launch’, scheduled and Mohammed Al Hayder. Tel will congregate at the Marriott to be an annual professional Fleming, founder of Launch, Fax Marquis City Center in Doha development conference that said, “We are delighted to have on April 13, 2015 for the IDC IT will include associated learn- such an outstanding calibre Security Roadshow 2015 to dis- ing events for Qatari nation- of speakers, including Qatari cuss the country’s cyber threat als, has announced a range of nationals, who have achieved landscape. keynote speakers, including success in their respective The region is becoming increas- several high-profile Qataris. fields. By having them all attend ingly volatile, not just in terms of The inaugural two-day con- Launch and speak to our par- regular malware, but also due to ference will be held on April ticipants it is our desire that hacktivist incidents, advanced 26 and 27, 2015 at Hilton Hotel Fleming, founder of Launch and they will inspire and support Tel persistent threats, and even cyber Doha. Managing Director at Qatar Qatar’s future leaders. Launch warfare. Adding to this complex- Launch will facilitate the Development and Consultancy remains dedicated to fostering Fax ity are the technologies of cloud, development of Qatari nation- Center (QD & CC); and Nicola a community of future leaders big data, mobile and social busi- als who are commencing their Simpson, learning facilitator at of Qatari professionals through ness that create issues relating professional career. QD & CC. collaborative and engaging net- Tel to IT management, skills and The conference will feature Day one of Launch will focus working events.” Fax implementation. keynote speakers, interactive on ‘Creating a professional Al Haroon said, “It doesn’t Megha Kumar, senior research learning experience, goal set- dream you are passionate about’. matter if you’re just getting manager for software at IDC ting, and reflecting and learning Day two will focus on ‘What started with a new business www.marriottmarquisdoha.com Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, sessions, which are all focused will I do to reach my profes- or if you’re a serial entrepre- noted: “Companies in Qatar need on developing the future leaders sional dream’, with speak- neur, we all get doors slammed Tel + 974 44195000 to evaluate existing IT secu- of Qatar. ers Fatima Sultan Al Kuwari, in our faces, people constantly Fax + 974 44195100 rity investments while trying to The speakers on day one Director of Community and telling us we can’t do some- rationalise costs, protect assets, include Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon Public Relations at Ooredoo, thing, or that we’re just not and deploy new solutions. They (pictured), CEO of H.U.G and Isra Al Jefairi, co-founder of good enough. Our challenge is must address how they can sus- ILQ Network and creator of Launch; Billye Vegh Atout, to weave through negativity and tain security as a business enabler the Q-Tips Show; Mohammed Senior Manager at Ooredoo bring our business ideas to life. while simultaneously ensuring Al Hayder, founder at Takallam; Group; Lauren Fryer, Founder Ideas that, we hope, can make they remain secure.” Kevin Waller, Managing of Qanect; and Elizabeth the world a better place.” THE PENINSULA Director at ILQ, Elizabeth Fleming, Nicola Simpson THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Youth Forum concludes Emir briefed on Yemen operations Recommendations to be presented to UN meet in Doha

DOHA: The Doha Youth Forum H E Dr Mohammed Abdul Eng. Al Muhannadi , President on Crime Prevention and Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, the of Qatar Foundation, said, “This Criminal Justice concluded yes- Minister of Education and Higher Forum has strived to select a terday with a presentation of the Education and the Secretary group of educated and talented Doha Youth Forum Declaration, General of the Supreme Education youth, from different nationali- a set of recommendations that Council (SEC), who delivered the ties and backgrounds, in order will be presented to the 13th opening keynote address, said, “I to provide a holistic look at the United Nations Congress on am pleased to speak to you in this proposed issues, draw conclusions Crime Prevention and Criminal great Forum that brings together that reflect the diversity, and allow Justice, which is taking place in a select group of the world’s youth the participants to leave their fin- Doha next week. who came to Doha with the dedi- gerprints on different UN proce- The Doha Youth Forum cation and will to participate, dures and regulations. Hence, it was jointly organised by Qatar because these forums provide an hit two birds with one stone, as it Foundation for Education, Science, opportunity for strengthening ties, trains the youth to assume com- and Community Development, the communications and cooperation mand in the future, in addition to Organising Committee for the 13th among the world’s youth as well allowing their ideas to find its way United Nations Congress on Crime as getting to know the cultures, in the present.” Prevention and Criminal Justice, experiences and points of view of The event was attended by a and the United Nations Office on their peers regarding the building number of dignitaries, includ- Drugs and Crime (UNODC). of their home nations. ing Major General Dr Abdullah Over three days, 150 partici- “The response of the State of Yusuf Al Maal, legal adviser pants worked together to come up Qatar to host the Doha Youth to the Minister Interior and with creative solutions to global Forum and the UN Congress on president of the Organising issues related to crime preven- Crime Prevention and Criminal Committee for the 13th United tion and criminal justice. Their Justice proves its leading role in Nations Congress on Crime recommendations were put for- the international family and its Prevention and Criminal Justice, ward in the Doha Youth Forum unwavering faith in the role of the as well as students from Qatar’s Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the main operations room of Operation Decisive Storm at Declaration, which was presented youth and their contributions to educational institutions. Riyadh Airbase yesterday. The Emir was briefed on the military plans of the operation and the goals achieved at the start of the closing ceremony. sustainable development. THE PENINSULA so far. Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah accompanied the Emir. Govts urged to convene regional Long queues at vehicle Al Furjan shops youth fora to prevent crime get licences inspection centre irk without field DOHA: Participants in the overarching mission of unlocking crime-prone areas, particularly Doha Youth Forum on Crime human potential and promoting a young people, to serve in intern- Prevention and Criminal Justice, culture of excellence. ship or training programmes with Al Wakra residents inspection in their recommendations yes- Recommendations under the a view to long-term, stable employ- DOHA: Shops in Al Furjan terday, urged governments second theme, ‘Public Awareness ment. The participants suggested DOHA: After waiting in long “The population of Al Wakra Markets are being issued around the world to convene and Education’, included the crea- that such initiatives be offered as queues at the vehicle inspec- has more than doubled over the licences by the Ministry of regional youth forums on crime tion of a global awareness cam- incentives to the underprivileged. tion centre in Al Wakra, many last few years, especially after the Economy and Commerce with- prevention and criminal justice paign aligned with United Nations’ On the sixth topic, ‘Human Qataris are demanding better opening of several new housing out its field inspectors visiting which would be accessible to efforts to implement and promote Trafficking’, the participants facilities in the area. complexes, while the amenities, these outlets for checks. young people. a greater human rights culture urged member states, non-gov- The sole technical inspec- such as petrol station and others, This is because the ministry is They also suggested the estab- and consciousness globally. ernmental organisations, the tion centre in the area remains have almost remained the same. the promoter of the 44 Al Furjan lishment of an independent Global The third theme addressed private sector and other active crowded, especially during the first It is high time to have more fuel Markets located in different areas, Youth Council to discuss problems ‘Community Action and Reporting stakeholders in the field of human half of the day, as the population of stations and inspection centres in which together boast 645 shops. endemic to communities around Crime Through Technology’. trafficking to adopt and promote Al Wakra has ballooned over the the area,” Hajji added. Waiving of this condition (site the world. Delegates called upon govern- comprehensive policies that sup- past few years. “The provision of having only visit by the ministry’s inspectors) The participants divided their ments, with the support of the port measures aimed at prevent- Many motorists have even sug- one queue at the Centre aggra- means that those allotted the recommendations into nine United Nations and the pri- ing human trafficking, and at gested that the government should vates the problem. People cannot shops can begin their businesses themes. The 18 comprehensive vate sector, to take measures to providing assistance to victims of extend the validity of the road go anywhere as they have to con- immediately. solutions will be presented to the strengthen the use of technology trafficking and protecting them permit to two years, and that new tinuously keep moving their vehi- However, some requests for 13th United Nations Congress on to facilitate the reporting of crime. from further victimisation. vehicles should be exempted from cles in the queue for so long. At licensing are being forwarded to Crime Prevention and Criminal The fourth topic was ‘Prisons The seventh topic addressed inspections for five years to ease least the service provider should other state agencies concerned in Justice, which is taking place in and Reintegration of Offenders’. identity theft, with participants the pressure on such facilities. introduce some system so that cases where permission is required Qatar next week, as the Doha Participants urged governments, encouraging governments, social “The queue is so long that motorists can leave their vehi- from them, and that may be delay- Youth Forum Declaration. in partnership with non-govern- networking companies and all it reaches the neighbouring cles and come back to avail their ing the opening of these shops. Over the past three days, 150 mental organisations, to priori- relevant stakeholders to take the Abdurrahman bin Jassim School, turns.” The shops have been allotted delegates from a variety of edu- tise rehabilitation programmes necessary measures to prevent and it consumes at least two He noted that motorists who to applicants through an online cational backgrounds, nationali- inside and outside correctional and punish identity theft. hours’ time of motorists. The come back to the centre after raffle. The ministry said the first ties, and of various ages, worked institutions to improve the proc- The ‘Cybercrime and Other facility is so poorly designed that fixing some minor faults in their Al Furjan shop was handed to its together to create a list of 18 tangi- ess of offenders’ reintegration into Emerging Crimes’ theme it cannot inspect more than one vehicles should be exempted from winner-tenant last October. ble and realistic solutions designed society. addressed the promotion of pub- vehicle at a time,” Ahmed Salim queuing up again. The allotments have been to address global challenges in The fifth theme addressed lic-private partnerships designed Al Hamli was quoted as saying Yet another motorist, Abdullah made through Waseef and Ezdan crime prevention and criminal jus- ‘Economic Development and to address the challenges of by Al Raya. Al Mannai, suggested that the Holding Company and the ten- tice. The event took place at Qatar Employment Opportunities’. cybercrime. Al Hamli added: “They should inspection centre be relocated to ants have been given guidebooks National Convention Centre. Representatives called upon The final theme was drug traf- introduce some system or service some other place as visitors keep that carry extensive instructions The Forum encouraged par- private sector entities, govern- ficking, and delegates suggested so that people are not required occupying the parking area of a about how to use the shops, what ticipants to think creatively ments and the United Nations to support to joint initiatives between to sit in their cars in serpentine mosque in front of the centre. changes can be made without and served as an opportunity to join forces to promote and pro- countries focusing on drug sei- queues, or the authorities should Al Mannai said there was a huge making alterations in the build- nurture and develop local youth vide opportunities to people liv- zures and border control. extend the validity of the ‘isti- difference in the services provided ing’s design, and about regular in line with Qatar Foundation’s ing in vulnerable situations and THE PENINSULA mara’ at least for two years.” by this centre and others. “Most maintenance. He said that if a vehicle was employees at Fahes smart centres The concept of Al Furjan absolutely fit then why should peo- are professionals and very polite Markets was mooted by the econ- ple be required to go thorough the while dealing with customers.” omy ministry to serve people living same pain, wasting a lot of time Saif Abu Alainain added: “To in remote areas so they could get irrespective of the manufacturing reduce the growing crowd at items of daily use closer to their date of their vehicle. technical inspection centres gov- homes instead of having to go to Hussain Hajji, another Qatari ernment should amend the rules. Doha. citizen, rued that the majority Istimara for new vehicles should Al Sharq reported yesterday of motorists were required to be exempted for three to five that the ministry was planning to sit inside their vehicles with the years, as in some neighbouring launch the second phase of the Al engines running for hours to avoid countries.” Furjan Markets project. heat stroke. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA

Participants in the Doha Youth Forum on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice pose with officials at the conclusion Autism Awareness Day of the event yesterday at QNCC.

Cisco, Intel to sponsor Future Cities Summit

DOHA: Tech giants Cisco and ‘Towards a Future Connected (Qatar), said: “Companies and Intel yesterday announced to Society..Big. Different. Now!,’ while governments around the globe partner with the ‘Arab Future Tommi Raitio, Regional Director, are embracing the next wave of Cities Summit Qatar’ as Pearl Telecommunications and Internet the Internet – the Internet of Sponsors. The fourth edition of of Things, Intel Corporation, will Everything (IoE) – to create the annual event is to be held be speaking at the summit on a new tomorrow for their cus- from April 13 to 14 at the Ritz- ‘Securing Smart Cities.’ tomers, citizens and employees. Carlton in Doha. Connecting smart cities in Smart Cities are being fuelled by The event is produced by global terms of networks, systems and the Internet of Everything, where conference organizers, Expotrade. infrastructure is of the essence technology enables governments The Summit focuses on sustain- in any plan for sustainable urban to help lower costs, improve pro- able urban development and seeks development. On the other hand, ductivity, increase revenue, and to showcase the latest technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) may improve citizen benefits for the innovation and solutions for smart be the foundational technology public and private sector through cities. The summit’s core theme that makes a city smart, but it can initiatives such as smart buildings, is echoed in the corporate com- also lead to potential vulnerability. smart gas and water monitoring, mitment of both Cisco and Intel Hence the importance of an end- smart parking, and smart waste towards environmental sustaina- to-end security approach in IoT management. Cisco is uniquely bility and ensuring a better future is of critical importance. These positioned to help public and pri- for the planet. topics form the crux of sessions vate sector organizations in the Anas Sawaf, Smart+Connected presented by Cisco and Intel at the Middle East region to move from Communities Business Lead, Arab Future Cities Summit. traditional to digital and beyond to Hundreds of balloons were released at Torch hotel yesterday to mark World Autism Awareness Day, which Cisco, will be making a pres- Mohammad Hammoudi, fully capture the value of the IoE.” fell on April 2. ABDUL BASIT entation at the summit titled General Manager for Cisco THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ISLAM Four ways to overcome envy

BY RAIIQ RIDWAN world due to His Wisdom; therefore, the The Prophet envier contested that and objected to it. mong the first diseases to hit This is contrary to belief in the Oneness the children of Adam was the (peace and of Allah. disease of Jealousy. Additionally, the envier would share A Our Prophet Adam (peace blessings be upon with Satan and the rest of the disbeliev- be upon him) first had two sons and two ers a love for crises to befall the believers daughters. As there were no other peo- him) said, “Do and for blessings to leave them. These are ple present at that time, Allah allowed evils in the heart that devour good deeds siblings to marry one another, as long as not be jealous of and erase them like the night erases the they are not twins. day. The two sons, Habil and Qabil (Abel each other, do The person who suffers from envy in and Cain in the Bible) were thus betrothed not boycott each his life is tortured by it, and will always be to the two daughters of Adam (peace be in sorrow every time he sees the blessings upon him). However, what Qabil thought other, do not hate of Allah upon the envied person.” was that the wife betrothed to him was worse off than the one that was to be the each other, do not HOW TO BREAK FREE FROM ENVY bride of his brother. So then how do we cure this disease? That was the beginning of a very contrive against There are four points I would like to destructive jealousy, which ended in Qabil mention: killing his own blood brother Habil later each other. Be all Firstly, we have to be grateful. Allah on. That is how terrible jealousy can be. has created us, fashioned us, and has It is like a fire which burns the one who of you brothers given us all that we have. If we were to has it and those around him. count the blessings of Allah, never would The jealous person may even try to to each other, we be able to finish counting. For us to hurt the one he is jealous about but the O Servants of forget the millions of blessings we have one he hurts the most is his own self. and to focus on the blessings of some- Because he is preoccupied with what is in Allah.” one else is -in short- being ungrateful. the hands of someone else, he is in a con- Whenever Satan pushes us to be jealous stant state of pain, anger and frustration. of something someone has, let us remind Jealousy ruins the heart and soul of him and ourselves of the millions of bless- the one who is jealous. It ruins our good this, but He did not give me.” ings that we have that others do not have. deeds as well. The Prophet Muhammad It is almost like saying: “I deserved it, Secondly, we need to remind ourselves (peace be upon him) said: but Allah doesn’t understand.” of who Allah is. It is Allah who decides “Beware of envy, because it devours good It can be as bad as muttering: “Allah our provisions. The fact that he has given deeds just like a fire consumes wood.” made a mistake!” We seek refuge in Allah something to someone and not given it to (Abu Dawud, 4903) from all such thoughts and inclinations. us is part of divine wisdom that we do not But what exactly is jealousy (or envy)? And thus Allah asks that question in the understand all the time. Do we not put Shaykh Salman Al Aodah writes: Quran: our trust in the One upon whom depends “Envy refers to the desire that a person Do they envy people for what Allah has all of the universe, or do we put our trust feels for the destruction or removal of given them of His bounty? (4:54) in our own flawed minds? a blessing that another person has — a It is an evil disease of the heart that Thirdly, it is to understand that what- destruction which the bearer of this feel- can lead to foul manners. It leads to ani- ever we get or not get on earth is a test. ing would himself carry out if he had the mosity, hatred, thinking evil of others, Do we not see celebrities and feel jealous power to. backbiting, tale-bearing, lying, and the of their popularity at times? And yet, we This is quite different to wanting such abandonment of other Muslims — all of see these same celebrities going through blessings for oneself while not wishing for which are major, major sins. mental health problems and saying “I just them to be removed from others, for that It may lead its possessor to inflict phys- want to live a normal life again.” The per- is, indeed, a positive and commendable ical harm on the person whom he envies son whom you are being jealous of might desire that leads to competition. and can even lead to murder, as we saw and among its verses is seeking refuge disease of envy is to know, without any be going through a test that you have no Competition is not considered blame- in the story of Habil and Qabil. in Allah from “the evil of the envier when doubt, that envy is lethal for a person’s clue about. worthy in general, rather it is considered Thus the Prophet (peace be upon him) he envies.” (113:5) worldly life as well as his religion, and Fourthly, make du’a. Whenever you to be praiseworthy if it is in pursuit of ordered his ummah: Envy can be deadly, and therefore we that there is no danger from it to the see something in someone and you feel righteousness.” “Do not envy one another; do not hate should take care of the situation of our envied person regarding his life or his jealous, make du’a. Make du’a that Allah Envy or Jealousy (will be used inter- one another; do not turn your back on one heart and seek to rid it from our soul. religion; on the contrary, the envied per- purifies your heart. Make du’a that Allah changeably in this article) can be so seri- another (in discontent); (but) be slaves of Imam Al Ghazali teaches us about letting son will actually benefit from it. does not harm someone else due to your ous that it can, not only cause our good Allah as brothers.” go of envy in his book Ihya Uloom Deen: The fact is that envy is actually dan- jealousy. Du’a is the ultimate resource deeds to disappear, but also cause us to (Al Bukhari, 6076 and Muslim, 2558 b) “Be aware that envy is one of the dead- gerous for the envier’s religion because it of the believer, and du’a is a door that is go to the edge of kufr (disbelief). Jealousy can be so bad that Allah has liest diseases of the hearts, and there is is through this envy that he hated Allah’s always open. May Allah (SWT) make us This is because envy is questioning of taught us to seek protection from it on a no medicine for the diseases of the heart predestination and the blessings that He more loving and clear our hearts from all the decision of Allah. It is almost like say- regular basis! Among the Surahs of pro- except through knowledge and deeds. divided among his slaves; he also hated traces of envy. Ameen ing: “I hate that Allah gave that person tection from danger is Surah Al Falaq, The knowledge that will treat the His justice that He established in His www.onislam.net

What many Islam is not just rituals: Love is at its core may not be BY RAYA SHOKATFARD that you should perform the rit- three stages as Muslim, Mu’min needs to be said, and when noth- practicing Islam), to a Mu’min (a conscious ual prayer, pay the alms tax, fast and Muhsin. ing needs to be done.” believer) and lastly to a Muhsin slam consists of three main during Ramadan, and make the “True love is like a ghost, (the ever aware of Allah’s of is the layers. Unfortunately, many pilgrimage to the House if you LOVE IS ISLAM’S INNER always talked about but rarely presence). Muslims focus on, or adhere are able to go there.” DIMENSION seen.” The Prophet Muhammad third layer Ito, only one or two of these The man said, “You have spo- Love in a worldly sense is the “True love knows no bound- (PBUH) said that there’s a piece layers. ken the truth.” We were sur- product of the mind. Yet love in aries even though it crosses of flesh within the body. If it’s which is Some think that Islam con- prised at his questioning him a spiritual sense is the product many.” good, the entire system will be sists in believing in God and his and then declaring that he had of the soul. good, and that is the heart. Prophet, five daily prayers, fast- spoken the truth. He said “Now Is it possible for anyone to LOVE - ISLAMIC STYLE We can thus see that the heart, called ing the month of Ramadan, pay- tell me about faith.” He replied, achieve true love for others and The state of Ihsan is a state of which most people consider to be ing poor due, and Pilgrimage if “Faith means that you have faith the self before loving the Creator immense awareness of the divine the abode of love and compas- Ihsan. It one can afford it. in God, His angels, His books, His first? presence of Allah sion, is the seat of the religion of These are the five Pillars of messengers, and the Last Day, You may say yes, and go on to In Islam, true love has to pen- Islam. Purification of the heart is is through Islam, without which there is and that you have faith in the say that even atheists can feel etrate the soul. The only way to very closely related to purifica- no Islam. Yet this is only the measuring out, both its good and a deep love for others and even get there is through reaching the tion of the soul. The heart we are this layer first layer! The Pillars go hand its evil.” themselves. inner dimension of Islam. It is in speaking of here is the spiritual in hand with the six Articles of Remarking that he had spoken That is true, but worldly love this state that a deep manifes- heart which is closely connected that a Faith – or the second layer. the truth, he then said, “Now tell is at the mercy of a person’s tation of love radiates from the to the spiritual soul. What many may not be con- me about doing what is Ihsan.” emotions, state of mind and cir- entire being by which all others The spiritual heart and soul believer scious of is the third layer which He replied, “Ihsan means that cumstances. But when one loves are blessed. This was the state are nourished through the is called Ihsan. It is through this you should worship God as if the Creator above all else, and of the Prophets and those near remembrance of Allah. layer that a believer would truly you see Him, for even if you do reaches the level of Ihsan, all to God. Verily, in the remembrance of would truly experience the essence of Islam. not see Him, He sees you.” Then other surface love melt into this Allah do hearts find rest. (13:28) This level cannot be achieved the man said, “Tell me about eternal love which is manifesta- CAN WE ACHIEVE SUCH what makes us special is our experience without the first two levels. Yet, the Hour” The Prophet replied, tion of Divine presence in the STATE? sincerity in pursuit of truth, love when we neglect this layer, one “About that he who is ques- soul of the believer. The answer is a definite yes, for others and... the essence may feel lost or disoriented about tioned knows no more than the Love in a worldly sense is the but with some deeper reflections We strive to reach this deeper the true purpose of life and their questioner.” product of the mind. Yet love in and practices. stage first with the body, then of Islam. relationship with Allah. In such The man said, “Then tell me a spiritual sense is the product Body without a soul is dead. mind and ultimately with the state, the true essence of “love” about its marks.” He said, “The of the soul. Yet, a soul without deep love heart/soul. This is really the also gets distorted. slave girl will give birth to her Here comes the role of reli- and awareness of the Creator essence of Islam. The mind is mistress, and you will see the gion which fills a purpose beyond serves only as a conduit between transcended from a lower base I wanted,” she said. WHAT IS IHSAN? barefoot, the naked, the desti- its apparent form, with creeds, this world and the next for its to a much higher state of being Soon she realised that she Here is a very interest- tute, and the shepherds vying rituals and physical acts. But one owner but without purpose. So, where it is in harmony with the needed deeper experience of ing story from the time of the with each other in building.” with a deep inner wisdom will a believer strives for the state of soul. This is the transcended Islam over and above her new Prophet (peace be upon him). Then the man went away. After see religion as a house with inner Ihsan. mind. identity. Allah guided her to all Umar ibn Al Khattab said: I had waited for a long time, the dimension which is its soul. The state of Ihsan is a state of It is important we realize that three dimensions of Islam due to “One day when we were with Prophet said to me: immense awareness of the divine labeling ourselves as Muslims her zest to go beyond the surface God’s messenger, a man with “Do you know who the ques- LOVE - WESTERN STYLE presence of Allah Almighty. It is and followers of Muhammad, of Islam. She went for the depth very white clothing and very tioner was, ‘Umar?” Searching for Western inter- the state of consciousness. It’s an merely gives us an outer identity. of Islam. “I wished to go beyond black hair came up to us. No I replied, “God and His mes- pretation of “love,” I came across awakened state and this is the Yet what makes us special is our form,” she said. mark of travel was visible on him, senger know best.” a few interesting quotes: actual goal of Islam. sincerity in pursuit of truth, love Today, she is a great manifes- and none of us recognised him. He said, “He was Gabriel, the “Love knows no reason, no But one cannot attain this for others and eagerness to be tation of love, light and guidance Sitting down before the Prophet, angel. He came to teach you your boundaries, no distance. It has a without knowledge and adher- bearer of Divine love and light. for those around her. She has leaning his knees against his, and religion.” (Al Bukhari, 300) sole intention of bringing people ence to the first two states. The gained knowledge of Islam while placing his hands on his thighs, From this narration, many together to a time called forever.” best time to practice reaching A RE-AWAKENING STORY she reached out to the more spir- he said, “Tell me, Muhammad, scholars have concluded that “When you have a good heart: this state is during the daily A Muslim sister once told me itual inner core. about submission.” Ihsan is the inner most spiritual You help too much. You trust too prayers as well as during dhikr that before she embraced Islam, “I feel like a winner. I looked He replied, ‘Submission means part of Islam. much. You give too much. You (remembrance of Allah). she looked for an identity and for knowledge and practice that that you should bear witness that We find in Prophetic narra- love too much. And it always With time, practice and stead- a safe community to belong to. pointed towards Allah and I got there is no god but God and that tions and the Quran to often seems you hurt the most.” fastness, we move from the state She liked what she saw with the immersed with love in return!” Muhammad is God’s messenger, refer to those embodying these “Love is true when nothing of being a Muslim (accepting and Muslim community. “I got what www.onislam.net FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Khamenei slams Saudi bombing as genocide Saudi will not emerge victorious in Yemen: Iran leader

ADEN: Iran’s leader yester- spokesman for the Saudi-led coa- according to residents. It was the day condemned as genocide lition repeated Riyadh’s accusa- first time the Houthis, from the the military intervention by tions — denied by Iran — that it Zaidi branch of Shia Islam, and its main regional rival Saudi has trained and equipped the Shia forces loyal to Saleh had entered Arabia in Yemen, sharply esca- Houthi forces. the city, where the fiercely Sunni lating Tehran’s rhetoric against Iran summoned the Saudi Muslim Awlaki tribe comes from. the two-week-old air strike charge d’affaires in Tehran in The takeover brings them campaign. response to those “baseless accu- closer to Yemen’s most prized Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said sations”, Irna news agency said. economic asset, the Belhaf gas Saudi Arabia would not emerge Relentless air strikes have not facility and export terminal, on victorious from the war in Yemen, stopped the Houthis, backed by the Arabian Sea about 160km where Iran-allied Houthi fight- soldiers loyal to former president to the southeast. Earlier in ers who control the capital Sana’a Ali Abdullah Saleh, from advanc- the day, residents of Al Siddah have been trying to seize the ing into central Aden. district in central Yemen said southern city of Aden from local Saudi Arabia says the military they woke to find al Qaeda flags militias. campaign aims at curbing the flying over local government Iran has repeatedly urged Houthi advances and restoring offices. a halt in the air strikes and President Abdrabuh Mansour They said a group of al Qaeda called for dialogue in Yemen, but Hadi, who fled Aden two weeks militants led by a local com- Khamenei’s comments are the ago, so UN-brokered political mander known as Ma’moun most critical yet from Tehran negotiations can resume. Hatem, took over the district at about the offensive by Saudi The fighting has killed more night. Residents said the Houthis, Arabia and its Arab allies. than 600 people and displaced who had been in control of the Smoke rises from the Faj Attan Hill area in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a yesterday following an alleged air strike by “This is a crime and genocide more than 100,000, according to town for more than two months, the Saudi-led alliance on Shia Houthi rebels camps. that can be prosecuted in inter- the United Nations. Aid workers retreated without a fight. national courts ... Riyadh will not have warned of a looming human- Al Qaeda in the Arabian were still under AQAP control. to Hadi in the Radfan area, north and the fighting,” Sitara Jabeen emerge victorious in its aggres- itarian catastrophe. Peninsula (AQAP), one of the The Houthis, who captured of Aden, local officials said. said. sion,” Khamenei said, describing most active branches of the Sanaa in September, have said Aid agencies have struggled to Unicef’s Yemen representative Saudi actions as an aggression on HOUTHI ADVANCE network founded by Osama bin their recent advances are aimed fly emergency supplies into the Julien Harneis said the UN chil- innocent Yemenis. Houthi fighters and troops Laden, has exploited the security at fighting Al Qaeda. country, already one of the poor- dren’s agency has tried for a week Iranian President Hassan loyal to Saleh entered the pro- vacuum - and the withdrawal of Warplanes from the Saudi-led est in the Arab world. to get an aid flight in. “Every day Rowhani also criticised the coa- vincial capital of the mainly U.S. personnel carrying out drone coalition struck military targets A plane loaded with 16 tonnes there’s been a different problem lition assembled by Riyadh, saying Sunni Muslim Shabwa province strikes against it - to entrench and weapons stores near the of medical supplies had to turn that just popped up,” he told it was repeating errors committed in eastern Yemen yesterday, res- itself further in the country’s capital under Houthi control, as back in midair because the win- Reuters in Geneva. in other parts of the Arab world idents said. Local tribal chiefs remote eastern reaches. well as northern areas near the dow for landing at Sana’a closed He said rates of acute mal- where Sunni Saudi Arabia and and security officials facilitated Last week, AQAP captured border with Saudi Arabia and in at noon, a spokeswoman for the nutrition in children could soar Shia Iran back rival sides. the entry of the Houthi forces the eastern port city of Mukalla. Yemen’s south, local officials said International Committee of the within weeks and threaten the They were speaking a day to Ataq, where they took control Residents said tribal fighters on Thursday. Red Cross said. lives of more than a quarter of a after Iran said it was sending two of local government buildings were deployed to push AQAP They also dropped military “You can’t land after that million children in Yemen. warships to sea off Yemen and a and security forces compounds, out, but that parts of the city supplies to tribal fighters allied because the (air) strikes start, REUTERS Shipping lines pull back from Yemen as conflict escalates

LONDON: International shipping unwilling to risk their vessels, indus- Houthi control. “People are buying wheat and its customers’ cargoes”. into Yemeni waters. At least four oil and lines are being forced to scale back try sources say. “Many of the owners in big quantities because they fear short- The processing and distribution of natural gas tankers that were headed or suspend port calls to Yemen as the and container lines are refusing to go to ages.” Fahd Al Dhabhani, a government wheat and other staples have already been to Yemen have been diverted due to the conflict gets worse, putting pressure on Yemen. You can still call at a number of employee from Sanaa added: “We are liv- disrupted. Aid agencies have warned that chaos. supplies of food as prices rise in local ports but the fear factor is growing,” an ing a disaster from all sides. The price of Aden faces a humanitarian catastrophe. So far, there have not been any major markets. international commodities trade source wheat and flour have risen in a big way. “The port of Aden is virtually closed, disruptions to the Bab el-Mandeb water- Yemen imports more than 90 percent involved in Yemen said. There is no more petrol even on the black but for some oil shipments which berthed way off Yemen through which nearly 4 of its food, including most of its wheat The world’s largest global shipping market.” at Aden Refinery. Dry cargo shipments million barrels of oil are shipped daily and all its rice, to feed a population of association, BIMCO, said: “If a port is The world’s top container group, have been stopped because no stevedores to Europe, the United States and Asia. 25 million. Much of its needs had been taken/held by the Houthis and a ship is Maersk Line, said it had suspended all are available due to armed clashes,” ship- Iran sent two warships to the Gulf serviced by foreign ships. seen to be supplying the rebels, the ship calls to Yemen. The world’s number 2 ship ping and logistics agency GAC said. of Aden this week to protect Iranian Saudi Arabia and Arab allies have could be at risk from air strikes or indeed container line, MSC, said it had taken GAC said other ports such as Saleef, shipping. Iran’s Supreme Leader launched air strikes against the Iran- naval action from the coalition.” the decision to divert vessels bound for and Hodaida on the Red Sea remained Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said air strikes allied Houthi movement, which has taken Another commodities trader said Yemen “to alternative, and more secure, open. Nevertheless, an explosion at a by the Saudi-led coalition amounted to most of the country and forced President his vessel carrying wheat was held up ports in the region.” dairy factory at Hodaida was adding to “genocide”. Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi to flee to Riyadh. for days by coalition ships before being The world’s third biggest container the risks. In another blow, Al Qaeda in “Iran’s warships are not likely going to The coalition has deployed naval ves- allowed through into Yemen. The impact group, CMA CGM said separately it was the Arabian Peninsula captured the east- initiate any hostilities, but could serve to sels to intercept ships carrying arms to is being felt by local people in the Arab not making direct port calls to Yemen, ern port of Mukalla last week. run interference with warships of other the rebels, although merchant ships are world’s poorest country. only booking slots on other vessels that Container group United Arab Shipping navies that might attempt to prevent meant to have free passage. “The price of a 50kg bag of wheat has still called at the port of Hodaida. Company said it had suspended all cargo Houthi rebels onshore from resupplying,” Most ports appear to be under Houthi risen from 5,000 Yemen rials ($23) to Others such as Taiwan’s Evergreen bookings. Precious Shipping, one of said Michael Frodl, of US based consul- control or are disputed by combatants. 6,300 rials,” said Muhammad Saad, 37, Line had also suspended shipping serv- Thailand’s largest dry cargo ship owner, tancy C-Level Global Risks. Many shipping companies are now from the capital Sana’a, which is under ices “to prevent risk to the Line’s vessels said it would not allow any of its fleet REUTERS

Martyrs Day Former Egyptian Turkey oppn chief fined governor jailed under protest law for insulting Erdogan

CAIRO: An Egyptian court ANKARA: An Ankara court sentenced a former provincial yesterday ordered the leader governor to four years in jail, of Turkey’s largest opposition judicial sources said yester- party to pay damages after rul- day, for violating a law used to ing that he insulted President jail hundreds of Islamist and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a secular activists in the last 18 speech in 2013, reports said. months. The 10,000 lira ($3,820) fine Hassan El Nagar, a former handed to Kemal Kilicdaroglu judge, was appointed gover- (pictured), leader of the oppo- nor of the Nile Delta province sition Republican People’s Party of Sharqiya in 2012 by Islamist (CHP), comes amid growing con- president Mohamed Mursi, who cern over the multiplying number was ousted by the army in mid- of cases over alleged insults 2013 following protests. against the president. He is considered the highest Erdogan had brought the government official tried under case against Kilicdaroglu on the and accuses Erdogan of imposing the protest law passed a few grounds that the opposition poli- an Islamisation on Turkey. months after Mursi’s overthrow tician insulted him with state- Erdogan said in comments and outlaws demonstrations Tunisians shout slogans and hold national flags during celebrations commemorating Martyrs Day, in Tunis ments that were vulgar, hurtful published onWednesday that he without prior police approval. yesterday. and contained criminal insinua- had every right to take people to The law has been used to tightly tions during a speech to the CHP court if they insult him, drawing restrict protests — the tactic parliamentary group in January a distinction between insults and Egyptians used to topple auto- 2013. The president’s lawyer criticism. crat Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and Muammer Cemaloglu argued “Turkey is a state of law. In this express discontent with Mursi Sudan summons Libyan envoy over consul’s arrest that the speech had violated democratic state of law do I also — and prompted criticism from Erdogan’s rights. have my rights? I do,” Erdogan abroad, including from Cairo’s KHARTOUM/BENGHAZI: permission, an official with Libya’s governments have soured since Erdogan’s lawyers had asked told reporters aboard his presi- close ally, the United States. Sudan’s foreign ministry said internationally recognised gov- September when Prime Minister for a fine of 100,000 lira ($38,200) dential plane on a trip back from Nagar left office following on Thursday it had summoned ernment said. Abdullah Al Thinni, Libya’s inter- in the civil case. Kilicdaroglu, who Iran. Mursi’s removal and was arrested the Libyan ambassador in “The Sudanese consul ...has nationally recognised leader, has repeatedly accused Erdogan He said he had a right to last month at a protest by alleged Khartoum to protest against been freed. He was detained accused Khartoum of trying to and his inner circle of corruption, take legal action like any other supporters of Mursi’s Muslim the arrest of a Sudanese con- because he visited a military airlift weapons and ammunition will be seeking to rattle the presi- Turkish citizen. “I put myself in Brotherhood in the Cairo district sul in the eastern Libyan city of prison without a permission to to a rival government in the west- dent with a strong performance the place of a normal person and of Nasr City, a statement from Benghazi. see Sudanese prisoners who are ern city of Tripoli. in June 7 legislative elections. say to my lawyer friends ‘this is the public prosecutor said. Sudanese diplomat Abdelhalim detained for different reasons,” Khartoum denies that charge, The CHP sees itself as the not criticism, once it gets to the He was also fined 50,000 Omer was detained and then Hatem Al Oraibi, the Libyan gov- saying the weapons were meant champion of secular Turks and point of being an insult do what Egyptian pounds ($6,553), the released, after making visits to ernment spokesman said. for a joint border force under a the ideas of the country’s modern is required by the law’,” Erdogan sources said. REUTERS sites in eastern Libya without Relations between the two bilateral agreement. AFP founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk added. AFP FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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N IRAN, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spits as much fury as Iranian leaders do when they talk about Israel. For both, bashing each Oother is a politically rewarding exercise, something which satisfies their domestic audiences and a gimmick that Pitfalls lie ahead in the enhances their patriotic credentials. But while the stance of Iranian leaders is understandable due to the clerical influence on the government, the anti-Iran outbursts of Netanyahu, who represents a democratic set-up, are out of tune and uncalled for. Iran nuclear talks The latest example is Netanyahu’s fury against the BY ALI ANSARI tentative nuclear deal with Iran. The Israeli prime minister made by the Iranian Foreign Minister, conflicts with the mooted reduction in has gone into overdrive against this agreement, but his Mohammad Javad Zarif, and the EU centrifuges and has since been softened. outrage against the Obama administration and world powers HOUGH almost a week has high representative for foreign affairs, The most obvious symbol of difference for negotiating the deal is rooted more in arrogance and one- passed since President Obama Federica Mogherini . The formal is the Arak heavy water reactor, 320km upmanship than rationale and common sense. Netanyahu unveiled the framework under- announcement was somewhat vague, south of Tehran. While the Iranians standing with Iran , the casual representing a collective attempt to sat- claim the reactor will be modified and behaves as if he alone can dictate the terms of any agreement T observer may be confused as to its value. isfy all parties, but the fact sheet was “updated” with international assistance with Iran, as if he alone knows how to stop Iran from And little wonder. The president has more precise, containing specific details under the management of Iran, the fact acquiring nuclear capabilities. He tries to sound reasonable said it could be a game-changer – a about the reduction in the number of sheet states categorically that the cur- and intelligent, and chooses words with the acumen of a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see centrifuges and the nature and pace of rent reactor will be redesigned and canny politician. “I am not trying to kill any deal; I am trying whether or not we can at least take sanctions relief as well as the extent rebuilt subject to specifications agreed to kill a bad deal,” he said on NBC News’s Meet the Press the nuclear issue off the table”. But the of the “unprecedented” inspections by the P5+1, and the original core “will stated parameters of this framework regime that Iran would face for up to be destroyed or removed from the coun- on Sunday. But his advice has no takers and he will discover are already fraying at the edges. So 25 years. Anyone who feared the United try”. The Iranian documentation envis- to his discomfort that the world leaders are going ahead where do we stand? States was giving too much away would ages a 10-year limit on the enrichment with negotiations on their own terms, not the ones dictated On the face of it, this is a good deal, have had those fears allayed. Not only of uranium at the Natanz nuclear facil- by Netanyahu. Interestingly, a very good deal indeed. Supporters would sanctions relief be phased subject ity in central Iran, but otherwise there Netanyahu’s government has made on either side have understandably to verifiable compliance by Iran of its is little detail on time frames envisaged new demands which it claims will spared no time obligations, but sanctions would “snap or the proposed inspections regime, and Despite his in heralding it back” if at any time Iran was seen to there is no reference to the reduction ensure a better deal. Tel Aviv wants as a “historic have reneged. Meanwhile, UN security in the stockpile of enriched uranium. angry outbursts, Iran, among other things, to end breakthrough” council sanctions – a particularly sore We may not have the whole picture. Israeli premier all research and development on achieved against point with the Iranians – would be lifted There may be private agreements held advanced centrifuges, reduce the Obama seems the backdrop of with the completion by Iran of nuclear- back by both sides for domestic politi- is finding number of operating centrifuges negotiations that related actions addressing all the key cal purposes. But the public statements to have a appeared ago- concerns. suggest a great divergence of opinion beyond what was agreed to in the himself isolated nisingly close to The problem is that this fact sheet was beyond the niceties of diplomatic inter- framework and allow inspections struck a very failure. There is not part of any agreement. It has similar- pretation, and that each has endorsed on the Iranian anytime and anywhere by good deal. The nothing like a ities with the appendices that appeared the deal in accordance with how they nuclear issue. international inspectors. Israel prolonged period on the Iranian foreign ministry website, perceive it. The cautious support by wants Tehran to sign on a sheet it problem is, of tension to gen- but there are also significant differences. Friday prayer leaders – said to reflect will give, which is impossible. Any erate euphoria Zarif himself was quick to denounce the the views of the supreme leader – are both sides are when the preci- fact sheet as American “spin”, rejecting unlikely to have been for the American deal requires compromise to make pice is avoided any notion of phased relief of sanctions, version of what transpired. it a reality. What Israel wants is not a deal, but a subjugation. interpreting it and success which Iranian officials have repeatedly There is a path, but there are also Instead of making such unrealistic demands, which will be snatched from stressed must be lifted on the first day of pitfalls, and in establishing a narrative completely ignored, Netanyahu should have made workable differently. the jaws of defeat. the implementation of the agreement. He to suit the domestic agenda – a narra- demands. Much the same said he had protested to the Americans, tive enthusiastically reinforced by much The Israeli premier also went to the ludicrous length of happened with and that the agreement was effectively of the western media – the Americans the announcement of the interim agree- an “understanding” with no legal force may have made life a little harder for demanding that any final agreement with Iran must include ment in 2013 – also hailed as a historic whatsoever other than to indicate the their Iranian interlocutors. a clear and unambiguous Iranian recognition of Israel’s right breakthrough. The difference is that direction of travel (thus taking care to Moreover, the irony will not have to exist. The foolishness and irrationality of this demand this framework “understanding” gives fall in line with the supreme leader’s been lost on congressional critics that was pointed out by Obama himself. Obama, who doesn’t us a much-needed peek at the light at injunction that there be no two-stage Iranian parliamentarians have insisted, get along with Netanyahu, dismissed the Israeli premier’s the end of what has seemed like a very agreement). From the Iranian point of and have received assurances, that they long tunnel. After myriad leaks, we have view, the great achievement was not just will have to ratify any final agreement. statement and said: “The notion that we would condition a sense of what the final agreement may that they had achieved official recogni- Diplomats on both sides have seized on Iran not getting nuclear weapons, in a verifiable deal, on Iran look like. tion of enrichment on Iranian soil, but the re-energised mood to stress that recognizing Israel is really akin to saying that we won’t sign But there is some way to go, and the that – according to their understanding the June deadline can be met. But if a deal unless the nature of the Iranian regime completely journey is unlikely to be smooth. That – not a single nuclear activity would be experience is any guide, there is a good transforms. And that is, I think, a fundamental misjudgment.” much is clear if one examines the US suspended or closed. deal of work to be done. It is not at all The framework has only deepened the divisions and hostility state department fact sheet issued Here there is much scope for disa- clear that we will be witnessing a sprint to complement the announcement greement. The Iranian position clearly to the finish. THE GUARDIAN between Netanyahu and Obama. The other side Quote of Honouring bravery the day

HE death of 44 Special Action due recognition and honors all the way Dambana ng Kagitingan on Mount members of the Philippine National Force commandos to get two to the grave. In a developing country Samat in Bataan, honoring those who Police lack decent shelter and live below top terrorists increased national with limited resources, only the gratitude died defending Corregidor during World the poverty line. Even the elite unit of Tawareness of the risks faced of the nation makes up for modest job War II. Veterans Week culminates with the PNP, the Special Action Force, by police officers in enforcing the law. compensation. a ceremony at sunset on Saturday at needs better equipment. Survivors of The same risks are constantly faced The gratitude is reflected in pensions the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the the Jan. 25 SAF raid to get two ter- by members of the Armed Forces of and other benefits granted to those who Libingan ng mga Bayani. rorists in Mamasapano, Maguindanao the Philippines in counterterrorism have retired from the service. These Beyond the annual honors on Araw said ammunition for their M203 gre- At this moment and other operations against enemies include veterans of the two conflicts ng Kagitingan, those who are ready to nade launchers turned out to be duds. of the state. For those whose job in which Filipino soldiers saw combat: die for the nation will appreciate better Decent pay, more benefits and proper the Islamic world description includes putting their lives World War II and the Korean War. Each compensation while they are still in the equipment will not only honor the service on the line for the nation, no amount year the ranks of the veterans dwindle, service. The government is address- rendered by soldiers and cops but also is facing the risk of compensation seems enough. In and their benefits have not kept pace ing soldiers’ complaints of substand- improve their performance. Honoring the of disintegration. advanced economies such as the with inflation. ard boots and inadequate emergency bravery of both veterans and those still United States, cops, soldiers, firefighters This week, dedicated to the nation’s medical facilities in the field, but both the in the active service in the military and and others who are called upon to risk veterans, will be highlighted by the military and police can use more ben- police must go beyond lip service. Recep Tayyip Erdogan life and limb to serve the public are given traditional ceremonies today at the efits. Studies have shown that many The Philippine Star Turkish President FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 US training foreign forces a failed tactic

BY DAVID J LYNCH Services Committee, says the fail- protective kneepads casually ures of US-trained units in Iraq draped around their ankles and he US is trying to sta- and Mali merit a look at “institu- even spending their own money bilise Iraq, Afghanistan tional changes” in the Pentagon’s on helmet clips for US night and Syria using a tactic approach. vision gear. Tthat’s rarely worked: “A major part of US national Even so, the shortcomings in training and equipping foreign security in the future will be the force were apparent long forces. working with and through before last year. In mid-2010, The effort to defeat terror- other security forces, and we Barbero told Iraqi officials that ists and insurgencies without need to learn and be as clear as they commanded a “checkpoint using American troops is failing we can about what works and army” that was incapable of in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia what doesn’t,” Thornberry told combining infantry and artillery and other Sunni nations have Bloomberg reporters and editors operations and in need of more now intervened. It still faces long on March 19. US assistance. odds and long wars in Iraq, Syria, Teaching foreign recruits how Now, the US and its European Afghanistan and elsewhere. to wage war isn’t the problem, allies are retraining Iraqi soldiers For now, President Barack according to current and former at four facilities. Nine Iraqi and Obama is doubling down on get- military officers. After all, drill three Kurdish peshmerga bri- ting other nations to fight by sergeants in the US teach civil- gades are to be trained to wrest boosting arms sales to the Gulf ians the rudiments of soldiering in Mosul, Iraq’s third-largest city, states, resuming military aid to eight to 12 weeks of basic training. away from Islamic militants. Egypt and supporting the Saudi- “The question is can we put a In Afghanistan, the US training led offensive in Yemen. government in place that’s worthy effort has faced numerous chal- In Afghanistan, trainers have 21 of their sacrifice?” said Richard lenges over the past six years, months left before Obama plans Armitage, a former Pentagon including 83 US or coalition per- to recall them. In Iraq, US advis- and State Department official sonnel killed by Afghans in so- ers are rebuilding a US-trained and Vietnam veteran. “And if we called green-on-blue attacks since army that crumbled last year can’t do that, they won’t die for the beginning of 2012. when Islamic militants attacked. their country, and all the train- The Afghan training pro- Training moderate Syrian rebels, ing in the world won’t get you gramme has suffered manpower which Congress approved last fall, anywhere.” and funding shortages, accord- has yet to begin. Barbara Bodine, who was the ing to a March 19 report by An American military trainer shows Iraqi soldiers how to use a weapon during a training session at the Taji base Weak institutions and sectar- US ambassador to Yemen from Anthony Cordesman, a military ian divisions in all three coun- 1997 to 2001, said the US devotes complex, which hosts Iraqi and US troops, 30km north of the capital Baghdad. expert at the Center for Strategic tries have imperilled the chances disproportionate attention to and International Studies in for success, and the US military foreign countries’ military needs achieve that political solution, Malkasian, a former political Yet several Iraqi divisions col- Washington. remains focused on maintaining while overlooking shortcomings in there’s a requirement to have a adviser to the US military in lapsed under Islamic State attack Through 2012, the military was its own combat capabilities, not vital civilian institutions. trained and centrally controlled Afghanistan who’s now an analyst last year, with soldiers shedding hundreds of trainers short, and developing those of uncertain “We tend to go in and put enor- security apparatus.” for CNA Corp.’s federally funded their weapons and uniforms and “many if not most advisers actu- allies, say former military offic- mous focus on training the mili- The US reliance on others is Center for Naval Analyses. “It’s fleeing the battlefield. ally present had no prior area or ers and diplomats. tary, providing literacy, providing the latest chapter in an approach been replaced with a reliance on The Pentagon blames former training experience,” Cordesman The US has long trained allied equipment,” she said. “It’s unbal- to military conflict that’s evolved local forces.” Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al wrote, adding that the US pro- militaries from South Korea to anced. We don’t do anything with as the focus has changed from Five years after Gates’s call to Maliki for politicising the security gramme has been “rushed and Colombia and El Salvador, and nearly the same intensity on the battling Soviet tanks in Europe to acknowledge “strategic reality,” forces, replacing qualified Sunni erratic.” Pentagon officials have cited the civilian side.” “asymmetric warfare,” combating though, progress remains elusive. officers with his own Shia sup- The US combat mission ended Philippines, and until recently In Yemen, the US has provided insurgencies that are no match In August, Obama called the porters, and skimping on training in December, and Afghan forces Yemen, as successes. more than $401m in counterter- for the US in conventional terms prospects for turning opponents after the 2011 American exit. are now responsible for the war Even so, then-Defence rorism aid since fiscal 2006 to but use improvised explosives and of Syria’s President Bashar Al In December, Maliki’s suc- against the Taliban and its allies. Secretary Robert Gates wrote help government security forces ambushes to even the odds. Assad into a credible combat force cessor, Prime Minister Haider That meant heavy casualties in in Foreign Affairs five years ago fight the local Al Qaeda affiliate. When the US fought Saddam a “fantasy.” Now the US president Al Abadi, said the army’s ranks the most recent fighting sea- that “strategic reality demands” But when Yemeni officials warned Hussein in Iraq in 1991, it fielded a is aiming to train and field 5,000 had been inflated by 50,000 non- son. Desertions, too, are whit- that the US get better at training. of the danger from the Houthis, a land army 500,000 strong. During moderate rebels annually for the existent “ghost soldiers,” whose tling away at Afghanistan’s army That became a central element in northern sect of Shia Islam, they the “surge” of 2007, as Army next three years to battle Islamic paychecks were pocketed by cor- just as it prepares for renewed the Pentagon’s 2006 Quadrennial were ignored, Bodine said. General David Petraeus pur- militants in Syria. rupt commanders. fighting. Defence Review, which concluded Army Colonel Steve Warren, sued a classic counterinsurgency After disbanding the Iraqi Michael Barbero, a retired The slow pace of progress has that “helping others to help them- a Pentagon spokesman, said that strategy, the US presence in Iraq army in the wake of the 2003 three-star Army general who led prompted Obama to keep 9,800 selves is critical to the long war.” training local militaries was only peaked at 157,800 troops. invasion, the US spent more the effort to train Iraqi security American troops in Afghanistan The failures of that effort part of the US strategy in Iraq, “The conventional wisdom is than $25bn through fiscal 2012 forces for 17 months until 2011, for the remainder of this year are prompting calls for change. Afghanistan and Syria. that counterinsurgency is too to build a new force, according to said the Iraqi recruits were eager to maintain the training tempo, Representative Mac Thornberry, “In every case, a political solu- expensive for the US, and maybe the special inspector general for students. Many mimicked their instead of drawing down to 5,500. chairman of the House Armed tion is required,” he said. “To a fool’s errand,” said Carter Iraq reconstruction. American counterparts, wearing WP-BLOOMBERG Bury the ‘back–stabbing Miliband’ myth Netanyahu prioritising his

BY JOAN SMITH hereditary positions. People who criti- been inevitable. But it is when women cise Ed Miliband may not realise it but enter the narrative that the patriarchal own personal fortune ’m not sure how I managed to miss they’re unconsciously replicating tribal nature of traditional assumptions about the fact that leadership of the notions about family roles. In pre-modern power within families becomes apparent. BY NOGA TARNOPOLSKY told the Syrian news channel Al Ikhbariya ILabour party is a hereditary posi- families, the boundaries were set in stone, What if David Miliband had a younger TV that “there is no doubt the Iranian tion. Apparently, Labour hasn’t even got with dire effects on women, younger sons sister? Would she have faced an expec- ike a latter-day political Houdini, nuclear deal will be big and important round to abolishing the rule of primogen- and anyone who tried to rebel. tation that she should abandon her Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin to the region … God willing.” The agree- iture, as the defence secretary, Michael Even Marine Le Pen, standard-bearer political ambitions for the sake of her LNetanyahu has tied himself into a ment “rules out the spectre of regional Fallon, reminded us on BBC Radio 4’s of the French far right, has ditched the elder brother? In the modern world, straitjacket, his fate inextricably tied to war and world war” that would result Today programme on Thursday. Fallon notion that children should unques- that would rightly appear antiquated that of his lifelong arch enemy, Iran. from an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear suggested that Ed Miliband “stabbed his tioningly accept the authority of their and sexist. And how does this unspo- Netanyahu has devoted the better part facilities, he added. own brother in the back” , appearing to parents. Her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, ken rule apply to twins? If Angela and of his long public career to sounding the How has Netanyahu, long considered a suggest that modern political parties founded the Front National and remains Maria Eagle both wanted to stand for warning about the dangers posed by Iran. deft operator on the international stage, operate a line of succession similar to honorary president, but his offen- the Labour leadership, would the one He has been assisted in this task by the found himself opposing his nation’s No. the royals. sive remarks about the Holocaust and who was born second be expected to step Islamic government in Tehran, which for 1 ally at the very moment he achieved According to this hitherto unknown France’s current prime minister, Manuel aside? Does a gap of 20 minutes in birth decades has embarked on a path that one of his life’s great goals: obstructing rule, David Miliband’s expectation that he Valls, are more than she can stand.On order count as much as the four years includes support for international ter- the threat of a nuclear bomb aimed at would become Labour leader was no less Wednesday, she accused her father of that separate the Miliband brothers? ror, assassination plots, repeated threats Tel Aviv? solid than the Prince of Wales’s claim to adopting “a strategy somewhere between Family rivalry has produced compel- to Israel’s existence and, yes, a hidden He did it by abandoning the Israeli the throne; Ed’s challenge was a constitu- scorched earth and political suicide”, and ling myths and great literature. So has nuclear programme. national interest he has championed in tional outrage, a bit like the Duke of York announced she would block him from the conflict between rival monarchs, Netanyahu’s efforts were not for favour of his private political fortunes. suddenly announcing he’d like to have a running as a candidate in regional elec- dynasties and empires down the ages. naught. Europe’s and the United States’ Instead of waiting for a deal to be go after his mum dies. The whole point of tions. No doubt she is worried about But we no longer live in that pre-modern engagement with Iran and the framework announced, he scheduled a March male primogeniture is that it’s an immov- his effect on her hopes of a presidential world, even if some Tories pretend not nuclear agreement announced last week address to Congress two weeks before able thing, ensuring that the firstborn son bid, but her stance breaks taboos which to have noticed. Whether we are talking is by almost every measure the result of Israel’s national election and coarsely smoothly assumes his rightful place when are normally regarded as sacred on the about the Miliband brothers or anyone Netanyahu’s assiduous insistence on this snubbed Obama. That move laid bare his turn comes round. political right. else, hereditary privilege has no place in subject. his only real interest — “to use Congress Whatever happened to equality? I know If a son had behaved in the same way, modern political parties. But no, he is not taking a victory lap. as a studio for his political ads.” (Actual it’s nonsense even to mention it in the comparisons with Oedipus would have THE GUARDIAN He has instead set the Israeli govern- campaign ads, including clips from his same breath as the royal family, but we ment on a path of continued confronta- speech to Congress, ran shortly after the live in a country where equality is written tion with the United States that President address.) into the law. There is no logical reason Barack Obama now seems eager to take Netanyahu repeated the same points why the elder Miliband son should have on. he’s been making for years and offered had a clear run at the Labour leadership; “I’m trying to kill a bad deal,” no new alternative to a nuclear deal that the whole thing could just as easily be Netanyahu said over the weekend in his at that point did not yet exist. And then, rephrased to ask why David stabbed his appearances on three US Sunday morning Netanyahu’s poll numbers dipped. younger brother in the back. news shows. It didn’t have to be that way. A prin- To be clear, I don’t think that makes “What I would say to the Israeli peo- cipal reason for the wide-ranging inter- sense either, and I’m amazed that any- ple,” Obama responded, in his own Easter national reaction that the Iran deal looks one should think in such Old Testament weekend media blitz, “is … that there is “better than expected ” is that the public terms in the 21st century. It’s true that no formula, there is no option, to prevent believed Netanyahu’s admonitions about two members of the same family com- Iran from getting a nuclear weapon that how bad it was going to be. peting for the same position is likely will be more effective than the diplomatic Netanyahu has now made himself to create tensions, but that’s a differ- initiative and framework that we put for- superfluous to the talks — and all but ent matter. Someone might think twice ward — and that’s demonstrable.” invited Obama’s growing antagonism. about applying for the same job as a As if in an afterthought, Netanyahu Writing in the daily Yedioth Aharonoth, brother or cousin, but there’s no special dispatched his minister of intelligence Israel’s former consul in New York, Alon responsibility on the younger member of and strategic affairs, the hard-line Yuval Pinkas, says “the ‘Israelization’ Netanyahu the family to avoid conflict. Steinitz, to issue a list of Israeli demands has brought to the issue of Iran in recent To think otherwise is pre-modern. that, if accepted, would make the deal years has led to an open and toxic conflict Fraternal rivalry is linked to a cascade “more reasonable.” The amendments with the United States that does not serve of patriarchal and offensive ideas about appear to be a restatement of clarifi- a single Israeli interest.” the family, such as placing a higher value cations and critiques put forward by Instead, the prime minister of Israel on sons than daughters. The British sceptics. finds himself in an odd, dark place. He monarchy has only recently ditched In one of the greatest ironies of the has in front of him the offer of a deal that male primogeniture, a move rendered moment, Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based is close to what he has always asked for. mostly academic by a line of firstborn Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband walks through a crowd gathered for paramilitary group armed and financed by That said, he seems to have lost the ability sons, and I don’t think we should emulate a campaign event in Warwick, central England. Iran, announced its enthusiastic support to say anything but “no way.” the Windsors’ continuing attachment to for the deal. Hassan Nasrallah, its leader, REUTERS FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Sudan vote set to extend Bashir rule Major opposition parties call for election boycott as Khartoum frees two top political detainees

KHARTOUM: Sudan heads In the capital, there are few faces continued unrest on several that his next term will bring from Saudi Arabia,” he said. charge them on six counts. to the polls next week in elec- signs presidential and parlia- fronts. A rebellion in the western nationwide stability. After years of divisions, opposi- Their lawyer Mohammed Al tions widely expected to extend mentary elections are days away, Darfur region erupted in 2003, He has made few concrete tion groups formed a movement Zein said their release had come President Omar Hassan Al despite official figures showing the where ethnic insurgents com- policy promises but has vowed dubbed Sudan Call aimed at because the “president doesn’t Bashir’s quarter-century rule, participation of 44 parties. plained of marginalisation, that to boost development of Sudan’s presenting a united face against want international pressure” despite his indictment for Bashir’s face looms from bill- has left some 300,000 dead. economy, which for years has suf- Bashir. Led by the main opposition ahead of the vote. alleged war crimes, continued boards lining main streets, but Bashir is wanted by the ICC for fered from international isolation. Umma party, Sudan Call agreed Security forces have also tar- unrest and a faltering economy. only a few flyers for other candi- alleged war crimes in Darfur. The United States imposed to talks with the ruling NCP in geted media and civil society Bashir is facing 15 little-known dates are up around the city. a trade embargo in 1997 over Addis Ababa in late March to groups, with agents in February challengers in the vote — which “The election is being boycotted REBELS VOW DISRUPTION- alleged rights abuses and sanc- arrange a national dialogue. seizing the print runs of 14 dailies takes place over three days start- by most opposition parties, the Insurgencies have also broken tions over Khartoum’s sheltering But the NCP snubbed the meet- in one day. The opposition says it ing Monday — but main opposi- (ruling) National Congress Party out in the South Kordofan and of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin ing and said the dialogue would has been left with no choice but tion parties are boycotting. is the only real contender for this Blue Nile regions, led by former Laden in the early 1990s. take place after the elections. to refuse to take part. Rights groups have accused the election. So you can’t really expect allies of south Sudanese rebel More than three quarters of “When dialogue is bypassed, “We think the only way out 71-year-old Bashir, twice indicted any surprises,” said Khaled Al forces, and the Sudan People’s the country’s oil reserves were some groups are excluded and is to boycott the elections,” said by the International Criminal Tijani, an analyst and newspaper Liberation Army-North has also lost with South Sudan’s split. civil and political rights are Mariam Al Mahdi, the Umma Court (ICC), of crushing dissent editor. vowed to stop voting across the With only a few weeks to go infringed, the upcoming elections party’s deputy head. with a crackdown on the media Career soldier Bashir took regions. before the vote, Sudan last month cannot produce a credible result,” “We are following civil resist- and civil society. power in an Islamist-backed take- Officials have insisted the agreed to join the Saudi-led coali- EU foreign affairs head Federica ance and civil paths to challenge The EU also raised concerns, over in 1989, the last in a series of rebels will not disrupt the vote, tion against Shia rebels in Yemen, Mogherini said in a statement. the regime.” saying the elections cannot pro- coups that marked Sudan after its but the election will not take a move Tijani said may be aimed And yesterday, Khartoum freed The presidential election could duce a “credible” vote. independence from joint British place in one district of Darfur at giving the economy a boost. top opposition leaders Farouk Abu theoretically go to a second round Khartoum released two top and Egyptian rule in 1956. and seven in South Kordofan for “The coalition in the war in Issa and Amin Makki Madani, if no candidate wins a first round political detainees yesterday, their He has since overseen the security reasons. Yemen could ease the economic who were arrested in December majority. Officials have said final lawyer saying it was a move to country’s split with South Sudan Despite the threats, Bashir has situation in Sudan, which may be after signing Sudan Call and had results will be released in late ease international pressure. after a 22-year civil war, but promised on the campaign trail expecting to get some assistance faced calls from a prosecutor to April. AFP

Little sign of progress at Palestinians back Moscow talks Yarmuk operation MOSCOW: Talks between the Syrian government and mem- bers of the tolerated opposition with Syrian army dragged yesterday in Moscow with little sign of concrete DAMASCUS: A group of 14 an “integrated” fashion “with the progress towards ending the Palestinian factions said yes- Syrian state to clear the camp of conflict in the country. terday they backed a joint mili- terrorists.” Opposition activist Mays Al tary operation with the Syrian But it was unclear whether Kridi said that the two sides government to expel Islamic that position was shared by the appeared “almost certain” to ink State group jihadists from Palestinian fighters on the ground a vague “plan of some eight or the Yarmuk camp in southern inside the camp. nine points” calling for a politi- Damascus. The key Aknaf Beit Al Maqdis cal process to resolve the fighting. After a meeting of the factions group fighting IS inside Yarmuk “In Syria it is a time of blood- in the Syrian capital, Palestine was not present at the meeting shed. We have to move faster Liberation Organisation official and could not be reached for and to make compromises,” Ahmed Majdalani said the groups comment. Kridi said. supported a coordinated military The group is opposed to the However, the potential sign- effort in the camp. Syrian government and has coop- ing of the document appeared to The factions support “a secu- erated with rebel fighters against offer little hope of a breakthrough rity solution that will be car- IS militants inside Yarmuk since towards ending the war, given the ried out in partnership with the the extremist organisation absence of main Western-backed Syrian state and will have as its entered the camp on April 1. exiled Syrian opposition National priority maintaining the security The Islamist Palestinian move- The damaged Palestinian Al Yarmouk refugee camp south of Damascus. Coalition from the talks. of citizens,” he said. ment Hamas also did not attend Earlier talks in Moscow in “We agreed that there would the meeting, an official said. in a progressive fashion,” he said. forces could be involved. Syrian and Palestinian residents, January yielded a similar docu- be permanent cooperation with Majdalani said Palestinian There were no further details “The Syrian state will decide Yarmuk has been devastated by ment that had no impact on the the Syrian leadership and the for- backing for a military operation on when any operation might whether the battle requires it,” violence since late 2012, with fighting on the ground. mation of a joint operations room was dependent on any action pro- take place and who would Haidar said. IS jihadists entered about 18,000 people left in the Syria’s ambassador to the with Syrian government forces tecting civilian lives and infra- participate. the Yarmuk camp last week, camp when the fighting started. United Nations, Bashar Al and the Palestinian factions that structure in the battered camp. On Wednesday, Syria’s rec- quickly capturing large swathes They have endured regular Jaafari, who has headed the gov- have a significant presence in the “The action must take into onciliation minister, Ali Haidar, of the district, sparking interna- government shelling and a tight ernment delegation at the talks camp or around it.” account the lives of the camp’s said a military operation would tional concern for the residents regime siege that has reportedly that started Monday, is supposed Majdalani added that citizens and avoid massive be required to expel jihadists inside. led to deaths from medical and to give a press conference yester- Palestinian forces would work in destruction. It will be carried out from Yarmuk and suggested army Once home to some 160,000 food shortages. AFP day but that was rescheduled to today. Members of the opposition National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change (NCCDC) UN chief wants action to prevent Syria camp massacre were also scheduled to hold a press conference today. DAMASCUS: UN chief Ban against the militants. Syria’s in Yarmuk, which IS entered on because of food and medicine “In the horror that is Syria, Russia’s Foreign Minister Ki-moon called yesterday for Reconciliation Minister Ali April 1 and where it is battling shortages, and that the situation the Yarmuk refugee camp is the Sergei Lavrov earlier urged action to prevent a massacre at Haidar on Wednesday said the Palestinians and Syrian rebels, now is worsening. deepest circle of hell,” Ban said, Syrians to take responsibility Syria’s Yarmuk refugee camp crisis required a military opera- and coming under increased “A refugee camp is beginning calling for the fighting to stop so for ending the conflict in their after Islamic State group jihad- tion to expel IS from the camp in regime shelling. to resemble a death camp,” Ban aid can be delivered. country as he opened a meeting ists, known for their brutality, southern Damascus. The sprawling district, once warned. Earlier, 14 Palestinian factions between the two sides. overran much of it. “What is unfolding in Yarmuk home to 160,000 Syrians and The refugees, including 3,500 met in Damascus with Palestine “Developments in and around His appeal came as 14 is unacceptable,” Ban told report- Palestinians, has been devastated children, have been “turned into Liberation Organisation official Syria require urgent measures to Palestinian factions meeting ers in New York. and endured a suffocating Syrian human shields”, with armed Ahmed Majdalani, who said they ensure the country’s protection in Damascus said they would “We simply cannot stand by army siege since 2013. fighters inside the camp and backed a joint anti-IS operation from terrorist aggression and to back a joint military operation and watch a massacre unfold.” Rights organisations say government forces outside, he with Syrian regime forces. restore its unity,” Lavrov said. with Syrian government forces Some 18,000 people are trapped the blockade has led to deaths said. 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Egypt militant Palestinian police deployed near Jerusalem for first time group confirms RAMALLAH: Palestinian well as to maintain public order police have for the first time for the Palestinian population in chief’s killing been deployed in three areas of area B surrounding Jerusalem,” a CAIRO: Egyptian militant the West Bank near annexed spokeswoman said. group Ajnad Misr confirmed east Jerusalem, Palestinian and Under Oslo II, the second phase yesterday the death of its leader, Israeli sources said yesterday. of the 1993 Oslo peace accords, Hammam Mohamed Attiyah, “For the first time, members the West Bank was divided up who police said was shot dead in of the Palestinian police wearing into areas of civilian and secu- a gunfight in Cairo. uniform and carrying weapons rity control, known as areas A, On Sunday, the interior minis- have been deployed in Abu Dis, B and C. Area A, which covers try announced that Attiyah was Al Ram and Bido,” Palestinian the eight major towns and cities killed in a Cairo apartment when police spokesman Louay Erzikat in the West Bank, is under full security forces raided it, without said, saying the deployment had Palestinian civil and security con- saying when. begun on Wednesday. trol, while Area B, which accounts Police say Attiya previ- “This deployment is intended for roughly 22 percent of the ously belonged to Ansar Beit Al to target criminals and is the West Bank, is under Palestinian Maqdis, the Egyptian branch of result of coordination” with the civil control but Israeli security the Islamic State group, but broke Israeli authorities, he said. control. away in 2013 to found Ajnad Misr The Israeli army confirmed Area C, which covers more (Soldiers of Egypt) — a small that Major General Roni Numa, than 60 percent of the occu- group operating mainly in Cairo. head of the military’s Central pied West Bank, is where the “We are happy to announce Command, had agreed to let the vast majority of Israeli settle- to the Islamic nation and the Palestinians open police stations ments are located and is under mujahedeen the news of the mar- in all three areas. full Israeli control, both civilian tyrdom of the leader Hammam Two armed Palestinian policemen stand guard in a street in the West Bank city of Al Ram, adjacent to east “The purpose of these stations and security. Attiyah,” Ajnad Misr announced Jerusalem, yesterday. is to address criminal matters as AFP on Twitter. AFP FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 EUROPE / AMERICAS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 French TV station restarts after jihadist hack Self-proclaimed Islamic State militants shut down TV5Monde transmissions, hijack website and social networks

PARIS: France’s TV5Monde after what TV5Monde boss Yves page purporting to be the iden- the totalitarianism of terrorism.” “We cannot rule out similar of European fighters present, television channel resumed full Bigot said was a cyber-attack tity cards and CVs of relatives of French Prime Minister Manuel attacks taking place or that they according to a report released operations yesterday, 18 hours “unprecedented in the history French soldiers involved in anti- Valls said the hack was an “unac- are already being planned.” The Wednesday by the French Senate. after an “unprecedented” hack of television.” “When you work IS operations, along with threats ceptable attack on the freedom hackers had accused French Just hours before the attack, by self-proclaimed Islamic State in television... and you find out against the troops. of information and expression”, President Francois Hollande of the Islamic State extremist group militants, who shut down trans- that your 11 channels are down, “Soldiers of France, stay away voicing “total solidarity with the committing “an unforgivable mis- had published a video praising missions and hijacked its web- of course that’s one of the most from the Islamic State! You have editorial staff.” take” by getting involved in “a war their “knights of the media” car- site and social networks. dreadful things that can happen the chance to save your families, Senior government members that serves no purpose”. rying out cyber-attacks and urged Authorities said the hack was to you,” Bigot said. take advantage of it,” read one flocked to the station to show “That’s why the French received them to step up their efforts. likely a “terrorist act” and urged “Their goal was maybe to message on the hacked Facebook. their support, with Cazeneuve the gifts of Charlie Hebdo and “This is certainly a step up,” media companies to be “vigilant”, broadcast their message on our “The CyberCaliphate continues its saying: “We are up against deter- Hyper Cacher in January,” it said said Gilbert Ramsay, an expert on warning that further attacks airwaves and not only social net- cyberjihad against the enemies of mined terrorists... we are deter- on the broadcaster’s Facebook page, cyber-jihadism at Saint Andrews could not be ruled out. works and our website,” he added Islamic State,” the message added. mined to fight them.” referring to attacks by Islamist University in Scotland. Interior Minister Bernard subsequently on BFMTV. “They The defence ministry in Paris said Foreign Minister Laurent gunmen in Paris on the satirical “For years now, low-level cyber Cazeneuve said: “There are a lot may have wanted... to take our it was working to verify whether Fabius said: “Everything is being magazine and Jewish supermarket attacks have been a routine part of elements that suggest that a airwaves hostage.” the documents were genuine. done to find those who carried that left 17 people dead. of Islamist mobilisation. They terrorist act” was to blame for The hackers took control of “These terrorists hate our this out, punish them, re-estab- France is part of a US-led have published manuals on how the shutdown at the Paris-based the station and its social media freedom and our way of life,” lish the programmes and prevent military coalition carrying out to hack websites. But this is an station, whose programming is operations late on Wednesday. By European Commission Vice cyber terrorists threatening free- air strikes against IS in Iraq escalation,” added the expert. broadcast to an international seizing the IT system, they were President Frans Timmermans dom of expression in the future.” and Syria. Close to 1,500 French Loic Guezo, a strategic director audience worldwide. able to black out the TV channels wrote on his Facebook page. Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin nationals have left France to at Trend Micro, an IT security For most of the day, the for several hours. The self-styled “We have a collective responsi- called a meeting of top French join the militants’ ranks in Iraq firm, said that “halting broad- channel was forced to broad- cyber jihadists also posted docu- bility to defend our freedoms and media chiefs to discuss the attack. and Syria, where they repre- casting for several hours is pretty cast pre-recorded programmes ments on TV5Monde’s Facebook protect European society against After the meeting, she said: sent almost half the number much a world first”. AFP

Spying: Argentina Judge, lawyer gunned summons British down in Milan court ambassador BUENOS AIRES: Argentina MILAN: An armed man on trial injured in the shootout and one is said yesterday that it sum- for bankruptcy fraud gunned in a serious condition. Giardiello moned the British ambassador down a judge and lawyer in a was caught on video surveil- over media reports that London Milan court yesterday in an lance cameras fleeing the court spied on the South American attack which left three dead and and police traced him via his country to block its efforts sent shock-waves through Italy. numberplate. to win sovereignty over the The man, named as Claudio Interior Minister Angelino Falkland Islands. Giardiello, 57, escaped on a Alfano told a press conference it “Actions of this sort violate scooter but was captured by police appeared the man “was ready to the right to privacy,” Argentina’s in Vimercate, a town some 25km kill others in Vimercate,” following Deputy Foreign Minister Eduardo outside Milan. reports Giardiello had been head- Zuain told British Ambassador “This is a moment of great ing towards another co-defendant, John Freeman, according to a pain, of sadness,” Prime Minister who was not present in court. foreign ministry statement. Matteo Renzi said, adding that it Valerio Maraniello, who once Argentine news portal TN was “unthinkable someone should acted as a lawyer for the shooter, reported last week that docu- be able to enter a court with a said his ex-client was “an aggres- ments leaked by fugitive US intel- weapon.” He promised “the gov- sive person, a little paranoid”. “He ligence analyst Edward Snowden ernment will shed the utmost was always convinced people were showed that the Joint Threat light on the event” and described trying to cheat him. He never lis- Research Intelligence Group, the police who had chased down tened to advice,” he said, adding a British agency, carried out a and arrested the man as heroic. that he was “not completely sur- “long-term, far-reaching” espio- The dead were named as prised” by the deadly attack. US President Barack Obama smiles during remarks by Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (right) after nage programme in Argentina. judge Fernando Ciampi, and Leaders across the political their meeting at Jamaica House in Kingston yesterday. While in Jamaica, Obama is meeting with leaders of the The programme, dubbed Giardiello’s former lawyer, sphere expressed shock that a Caribbean Community nations, before continuing on to Panama for the Summit of the Americas. Operation Quito, included 37-year old Lorenzo Alberto gunman had managed to get into attempts to spy on military and Claris Appiani, who was in court the court building. “The fact that political leaders’ communications as a witness in the case. we’re not talking about an organi- and spreading pro-British propa- A third person was found dead sation which surveyed the place Obama meets Raul Castro today ganda online, the report said. on the stairs inside the building first makes it even more perturb- Argentina demanded an expla- after apparently suffering a heart ing,” said the head of the Lombardy nation from the British ambas- attack, probably brought on by the region, Roberto Maroni. PANAMA CITY: US President those recommendations are until he expected. “I never foresaw that sador for London’s silence on the shooting, emergency services said. Alfano — in Milan for a meeting Barack Obama closed in yes- I have them,” Obama said during immediately overnight everything matter, the foreign ministry said. The attack “has sparked great on public order and safety ahead of terday on deciding whether to a visit to Jamaica, ahead of his would transform itself, that sud- Britain defeated Argentina in a alarm and concern throughout the 2015 Milan expo which opens remove Cuba from a list of state trip to Panama. denly Cuba became a partner brief, bloody war over the South the country”, speaker Laura in May — promised to investigate sponsors of terrorism, a major Cuba’s name on the list has diplomatically with us the way Atlantic islands, which Buenos Boldrini told parliament. what he described as “serious hurdle in his diplomatic thaw been a major sticking point in Jamaica is, for example,” he said. Aires calls the Malvinas, in 1982. Giardiello likely used a false errors” in security. with Havana. negotiations aimed at reopening “That’s going to take some time.” Tension has been on the rise since pass to enter the court through The sound of shots had sparked A day before a historic gath- embassies, which closed after the “I do think that we’ll be in a British Defence Secretary Michael a side door reserved for judges widespread panic, with lawyers ering with Cuban President Raul Cold War-era foes broke relations position to move forward on the Fallon last month announced plans and lawyers, who are not obliged bolting for the exit while police Castro at the Summit of the in 1961. The blacklisting means opening of embassies in respective to spend £180m over 10 years to beef to have their belongings scanned officers went floor to floor search- Americas in Panama, Obama that Cuba is subject to a ban on countries,” Obama said. up Britain’s defences on the islands by a metal detector, Milan pub- ing for the gunman, who was ini- announced that the State weapons exports and economic US Secretary of State John and counter “continuous intimida- lic prosecutor Edmondo Bruto tially thought to be still inside the Department had completed its aid as well as financial sanctions Kerry will arrive in Panama hours tion” from Argentina. AFP Liberati said. building. review of Havana’s inclusion on that make it difficult to get World before Obama and could meet with He fired at his lawyer and “All of a sudden we heard at the blacklist. Bank and other loans. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Florida is identity one of his co-defendants during least three or four shots,” lawyer But the US leader would not Cuba was first put on the list, Rodriguez, which would mark the a hearing, before heading to the Marcello Ilia said outside the court. say whether the recommendation which also includes Syria, Sudan highest-level talks in decades. theft capital of US floor below, according to reports “There were suddenly lots of police was to remove or keep Cuba on and Iran, in 1982 for harboring An announcement about the from court sources. There, he shot officers who told us not to leave the the list. An interagency review militant ETA Basque separatists terror list during the 35-nation MIAMI: Florida is the identity dead the judge, who had been try- room. They told us someone in a must be conducted before the and Colombian FARC rebels. Summit of the Americas today theft capital of the United States ing to protect a female colleague. suit and tie was armed and at large review is presented to him. Obama said the overall talks on and tomorrow would add to the authorities said yesterday, as Police said Giardiello fired 13 in the court,” he said. “I won’t make a formal establishing diplomatic relations historic nature of the gathering. they announced a wave of arrests rounds in total. Two people were AFP announcement today about what with Cuba was moving along as AFP in a crackdown on the scourge. Federal Trade Commission figures quoted by the Justice Department said Florida had the New Royal arrival awaited highest rate of identity theft of anywhere in the US in 2013 and Kiev outlaws Communist 2014, with 186.3 complaints per 100,000 residents. In Miami, the problem reached names and symbols “near-epidemic proportions” with 316.2 complaints per 100,000 res- KIEV: Ukraine yesterday out- that greets visitors to Kiev will idents, the Justice Department lawed Communist names, sym- need a revamp. The mammoth said. Federal prosecutors said a bols and even songs in a fresh “Motherland” statue holds high concerted effort had been made break with the country’s Soviet a huge shield emblazoned with to tackle identity fraud following past as its soldiers fight pro- the Communist-era hammer and the setting up of a special strike Russian separatists in the east. sickle. force in 2012. The legislation, which also The fate of the Communist In the latest series of arrests, targets Nazi propaganda was leader Lenin’s many statues 42 people had been charged in 25 adopted by 254 votes in favour in became the focus of debate separate cases dealing with “tens the 450-member parliament, or during the late 2013 Maidan of thousands” of stolen identities Rada. protests that led to the ouster involving the theft of millions of It bans all symbols and propa- of then pro-Russian president dollars from victims and govern- ganda representing “the totalitar- Viktor Yanukovych and sparked ment agencies. “Identity theft is a ian Communist and Nazi regimes” events that led to the war in virus that has engulfed our com- — from street names and flags, to the east. munity,” US Attorney Wilfredo monuments and plaques. As pro-Western protesters top- Ferrer said. “Evolving fraud For the former Soviet republic pled Lenin effigies in rage, pro- schemes are sweeping the state, it could mean a major overhaul of Russian separatists in the east utilizing the stolen personal iden- public buildings and town squares gathered at their feet. tification information of our resi- across the country, with Lenin The ban comes as Kiev-Moscow dents and individuals throughout Streets to be renamed and any ties hit an all-time low with the the country.” Since the launch of Royal souvenirs of British Prince George, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, sit on a remaining statue of the Soviet toll of over 6,000 mounting by the the fraud-busting strike force shelf at a souvenir shop in London yesterday. Britain is preparing for the royal couple’s second child, with leader removed. day in the war pitting government in 2012, 359 people have been the Duchess of Cambridge’s due date expected around April 25. Even a towering Liberty- troops against rebels who often charged with offenses linking like statue 102 metres high hanker after the Soviet Union. to $314m in intended losses, the and weighing in at 150 tonnes AFP Justice Department said. AFP FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / AFRICA Suu Kyi refuses Rhodes statue removed to rule out poll boycott Call to amend charter clauses

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar constitution that bars those with opposition leader Aung San Suu a foreign spouse or children from Kyi yesterday refused to rule the presidency. out a boycott of looming elec- The 69-year-old’s two sons are tions as she cast doubt over the British, as was her late husband likelihood of key changes to a and Suu Kyi believes the rule was charter that bans her from run- crafted specifically to block her ning for president. pathway to the top office. She has Her country is bracing for received support, including from elections later this year seen US President Barack Obama, for as a vital test of democratic her move to change the constitu- reforms in a nation that was tion. But observers say she has until recently straitjacketed by accepted that it is unlikely she decades of junta rule. will be able to become president Suu Kyi’s National League for immediately after elections. Democracy (NLD) party wants Suu Kyi said she was unclear to amend constitutional clauses whether her efforts to change key that block their leader from the parts of the junta-drafted con- presidency and hand a crucial say stitution would bear fruit in the The defaced statue of British mining magnate and politician, Cecil John Rhodes, is removed by a crane from its position at the University of Cape over changes to the charter to the short term. “I cannot say when Town yesterday in Cape Town. Black students celebrated the fall of a statue of the British colonialist at the university as some white groups pro- military, which holds a quarter of they will be amended, I cannot tested what they see as threats to their heritage. Cheers went up as a crane removed the huge bronze statue from its plinth at South Africa’s oldest parliamentary seats. even say whether they will be university after a month of student demonstrations against a perceived symbol of historical white oppression. The NLD is expected to hoo- amended this year,” she said. ver up votes in elections slated for The NLD has launched a cam- November, the first countrywide paign to amend a clause in the poll that the party will have con- charter that requires a majority of tested in 25 years. But Suu Kyi more than 75 percent to approve declined to offer reassurances her major amendments. This hands China defends right to build on disputed islands party would participate in the the army, with its 25 percent of election, as the NLD struggles to seats, a deciding vote. But ana- amend the charter to allow her to lysts say the military is unlikely to BEIJING: Beijing reaffirmed sand onto Mischief Reef and the sovereignty over the Nansha so like today, these reclamations... take the top job. relinquish its seats or the political its right to build on disputed resulting land spreading in size. islands and affiliated waters,” said will have further implications in “We are not closing off any leverage they bring as Myanmar islands in the South China Sea Before-and-after images of foreign ministry spokeswoman the long term,” defence spokes- options. No one can know what edges towards democracy. yesterday after satellite imagery other outcrops in the Spratly Hua Chunying, using the Chinese man Galvez said. will happen, so we have to cal- Suu Kyi said that the NLD has emerged of construction opera- Islands record runways appearing name for the islands, which liter- The South China Sea is home culate for every possibility,” she proposed a gradual reduction in tions turning tropical reefs into from jungle, smooth-sided solid ally means “Southern Sand”. to strategically vital shipping told reporters here. Nevertheless military lawmakers, but added “if concrete artificial islands. masses where coral once lay, and The works were to “safeguard lanes and is believed to be rich Suu Kyi, whose party boycotted we are going to accept the pres- The Philippines — one of the man-made harbours replacing the territorial sovereignty and in oil and gas, and the territorial Myanmar’s 2010 election while ence of military representatives in most vocal of China’s neighbours natural reefs. maritime rights and interests of dispute has raised concerns in she was still under military house the legislature forever then that’s in defending its competing ter- Analysts say the pictures show China”, she said, adding: “We will Washington, with the US assert- arrest, said November’s polls were not democracy”. ritorial claim — reacted strongly, how China is attempting to create build more civilian facilities.” ing that freedom of navigation is the greatest test yet of the coun- The opposition leader is due to calling for the Asian giant to “dis- facts in the water to bolster its The Philippines has taken its in its national interest. try’s much vaunted transition meet president Thein Sein, the mantle” the reclaimed land. sovereignty claims. sovereignty claim to the United The new satellite photographs towards democracy. powerful army chief Min Aung “They have to dismantle it,” Beijing asserts sovereignty over Nations for arbitration, a proc- were taken by Digital Globe, a These elections “will decide Hlaing and the parliamentary said Peter Paul Galvez, spokes- almost the whole of the South ess rejected by Beijing. Manila has commercial provider of satellite whether the reform process really speaker Shwe Mann today for man for Manila’s defence depart- China Sea, including areas close troops stationed on some islands images, and analysed by CSIS. is a genuine one”, said the opposi- rare ‘six party’ talks likely to ment. “It is a concern not only of to the coasts of other littoral it controls, which also have civil- “It appears that China’s build- tion leader, who entered parlia- address the tussle over amend- our country and region but of the states, using a nine-segment line ian residents. ing projects are part of an expan- ment for the first time in 2012 ing the constitution. They will be whole international community.” based on one that first appeared “As we have mentioned more sive territorial grab or to make after her party swept landmark joined by representatives from A series of satellite images on Chinese maps in the 1940s. than once, actually since this China’s disputed Nine-Dash by-elections. The Nobel laureate ethnic political parties, as Thein posted on the website of the The Philippines, Vietnam, administration started, we have Line claim a reality,” US Navy is currently banned from becom- Sein presses for a binding nation- Center for Strategic and Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all been warning everyone of the Lieutenant Commander Wilson ing Myanmar’s president due wide ceasefire with the country’s International Studies show a flo- have overlapping claims. implications of their (China’s) VornDick wrote in an analysis on to a provision in the junta-era myriad rebel groups. AFP tilla of Chinese vessels dredging “China exerts indisputable actions, of their aggressive means the CSIS site. AFP

90 Filipinos arrive from Yemen UN in $174m Sri Lanka to drop plans to strip appeal for president’s executive powers

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said yesterday that it was dropping prom- Nigeria’s Boko ised plans to strip the president of some of his executive powers after the Supreme Court ruled that the move required a referen- Haram refugees dum. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he was with- drawing sections of a bill on transferring presidential powers to DAKAR: The United Nations the premier as part of election pledges to turn Sri Lanka into a launched an appeal yesterday parliamentary democracy. But Wickremesinghe said he was forg- for $174m in what it called “life- ing ahead with the rest of the key bill including on independence for saving aid” for almost 200,000 Sri Lanka’s police, judiciary and other state institutions by setting Nigerians who have fled the up independent bodies to oversee them. The decision comes after country due to brutal attacks the Supreme Court ruled that elements of the bill to amend the by Boko Haram jihadists. constitution required a referendum — something the government The insurgents, who are seeking says is too costly. “I am prepared to drop the provisions that require to create an Islamic state in the approval at a national referendum,” Wickremesinghe told parlia- country’s predominantly Muslim ment as the court’s ruling was read out to lawmakers. north, have killed up to 15,000 peo- ple since 2009, according to the UN. “Displaced people in north-eastern Swimming lessons mandatory Nigeria and across borders are in a Overseas Filipino Workers hold up Yemen banknotes upon arriving at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in very dramatic situation,” Liz Ahua, in Bangladesh schools Manila yesterday. At least 90 Filipinos who were repatriated from Yemen arrived in Manila yesterday, accord- west Africa representative for the DHAKA: ing to Philippines Foreign Ministry officials. UNHCR, the organisation’s refugee Bangladesh has made swimming lessons mandatory in agency, said. “They continue to fear schools to try to save the thousands of children who drown every for their lives, and are at this point year, a government official said yesterday. Around 18,000 children unable to return to their homes.” between the age of five and 17 drown in low-lying Bangladesh every Some 192,000 people have year because they do not know how to swim, according to the United fled over Nigeria’s borders into Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef). “It’s a huge figure, which is 20 China eyeing Tibet-Nepal railway Cameroon, Chad and Niger seek- times higher than Australia,” education secretary Nazrul Islam ing refuge from relentless vio- Khan said. He said schools had been ordered to use local ponds or lence, according to the UNHCR. swimming pools to teach their pupils to swim. Drowning has been BEIJING: A railway between according to Nepalese reports, impoverished Himalayan nation, A further 1.2 million have been described as a hidden epidemic in Bangladesh. China and Nepal that could said the line could eventually be where Beijing has for years been displaced within Nigeria as a include a tunnel under Mount extended to the Nepalese capital building roads and investing bil- direct result of the bloodshed, the Two Philippine soldiers killed in clash Everest is under consideration, and further, potentially providing lions of dollars in hydropower and agency said at the launch of the Chinese state media said yester- a crucial link between China and telecommunications. Nigeria Inter-Agency Regional ZAMBOANGA: Philippine soldiers clashed with about 200 fighters day, as Beijing builds links with the huge markets of India. Chinese tourism to Nepal, which Refugee Response Plan. of a Al Qaeda-linked militant group yesterday, leaving two soldiers a country India regards as firmly Such a plan could see a tunnel is home to eight of the world’s 14 Staff and volunteers in 23 aid and six guerrillas dead, a military spokeswoman said. The soldiers within its sphere of influence. being built under Mount Everest, peaks over 8,000 metres, is also organisations and UN agencies were on patrol in the strife-torn island of Jolo when they encoun- The Qinghai-Tibet railway the China Daily said. “The line climbing. Beijing’s increasing role say they are struggling to provide tered fighters of the Abu Sayyaf group, army spokeswoman Captain already links the rest of China will probably have to go through has raised alarms in New Delhi shelter, food, education and sanita- Rowena Muyuela said. “The firefight lasted for two hours resulting with the Tibetan capital Lhasa Qomolangma so that workers that China, already closely allied to tion for the refugees. Robert Piper, in a big number of casualties to the bandits,” she told reporters. and beyond, and an extension may have to dig some very long Pakistan, is forging closer economic the UN’s humanitarian coordina- running as far as the interna- tunnels,” expert Wang Mengshu ties with Sri Lanka, the Maldives tor for the Sahel region, said more Mali asks UN to help seal peace deal tional border is already being told the newspaper, referring to and Nepal in a deliberate strategy than 7,300 civilians had been killed planned “at Nepal’s request”, the Everest by its Tibetan name. to encircle India. since the start of 2014 in the three UNITED NATIONS: Mali’s foreign minister asked the UN Security China Daily newspaper reported, He said that, due to the chal- In an apparent counter-move, states of the northeast, including Council yesterday to ratchet up pressure on a holdout rebel group quoting an expert at the Chinese lenging Himalayan terrain Indian Prime Minister Narendra 1,000 already this year. standing in the way of a landmark peace deal. Abdoulaye Diop urged Academy of Engineering. with its “remarkable” changes Modi pledged late last year that Nigeria, Chad, Niger and the 15-member council to endorse the Algerian-brokered draft peace This is expected to be com- in elevation, trains on any line South Asia’s largest economy Cameroon last month launched accord and to threaten sanctions against those who block it. The pleted by 2020, it cited a Tibetan to Kathmandu would probably would fund a series of regional a joint campaign against Boko Malian government last month initialed the peace accord reached official as saying. Chinese for- have a maximum speed of 120km investments and free up its mar- Haram after the militants widened with armed groups in the north, as did the Plateform coalition rep- eign minister Wang Yi visited per hour. The proposal under- kets to its neighbours’ exporters. their offensive with attacks in the resenting some of the factions. But the main Tuareg rebel alliance, Kathmandu in December and, scores China’s influence in the AFP neighbouring countries. AFP known as the Coordination, has yet to sign on. AGENCIES FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 10 dead as Afghan forces end Taliban siege Militants storm court complex

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Afghan immediately launched operations security forces yesterday against the insurgents.” brought an end to a six-hour gun Bodies of three policemen, and grenade siege by Taliban including a district police chief, insurgents on a court complex and two civilians killed in the in northern Afghanistan, with assault were brought to the the death toll rising to 10. local public hospital. “Fifty-five “Five security personnel and wounded people, some in critical five civilians were killed and 66 condition, were also brought to others were wounded,” said Abdul the hospital,” senior doctor Noor Raziq Qaderi, the acting provin- Mohammad Faiz said. cial police chief of Balkh province. Reports of blood shortages in Taliban suicide attackers wear- hospitals emerged with urgent ing military uniforms stormed the appeals for donors circulating on court complex in Afghanistan’s social media. “Police, prosecutors, relatively tranquil north high- court staff, women and children lighting the country’s fragile secu- were among those wounded,” Faiz rity situation. added. The assault comes just before The Taliban claimed responsi- the start of the Taliban’s tradi- bility for the assault, which under- tional spring offensive, set to be scores Afghanistan’s precarious the first fighting season when security situation as US-led for- Afghan security forces battle eign troops pull back from the insurgents without full NATO frontlines after a 13-year war LEFT: Members of security forces help a wounded man after a gun battle in Mazar-i-Sharif yesterday. RIGHT: An Afghan security personnel carries a support. against the Taliban. bystander at the site where the attack by gunmen took place. Explosions rang out as assail- “Our mujahideen have car- ants wearing suicide vests lobbed ried out a martyrdom attack... grenades and exchanged gunfire in Mazar-i-Sharif city,” Taliban insider attack since Washington leader, President Ashraf Ghani. Taliban insurgents have already The United Nations Assistance with Afghan security forces, set- spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced a delay in troop with- Hosting Ghani at the White stepped up suicide attacks on Mission in Afghanistan attrib- ting ablaze one of the buildings in said by telephone. drawals from the country. House for their first presidential government targets following an uted the rise to an intensification the compound. “In the morning Militant attacks are relatively NATO’s combat mission for- head-to-head, Obama agreed to Afghan army offensive that began in ground fighting, resulting in a a group of three to five armed rare in Mazar-i-Sharif, a city well- mally ended in December but a keep the current level of 9,800 US in southern Helmand province total of 10,548 civilian casualties attackers in military uniforms known as a melting pot of diverse small follow-up foreign force has troops until the end of 2015. more than two months ago. last year. and equipped with suicide vests cultures and religious influences stayed on to train and support the The Taliban, who have waged a The uptick in attacks has taken Afghan forces are currently stormed the Appeals Court com- where liberal attitudes coexist local security forces. deadly insurgency since they were a heavy toll on ordinary Afghans. bracing for what is expected to plex,” the Afghan interior minis- with conservative traditions. President Barack Obama last ousted from power in late 2001, The number of civilians killed be a bloody summer push by the try said in a statement hours after The attack comes a day after month reversed plans to shrink warned that the announcement and wounded in Afghanistan Taliban and the government has the siege began. an American soldier was killed the US force in Afghanistan this would damage any prospects of jumped 22 percent in 2014, a also raised the ominous pros- “Police reinforcements reached by an Afghan counterpart in year by nearly half, an overture to peace talks as they vowed to con- recent UN report said, as NATO pect of the Islamic State making the site of the attack and eastern Afghanistan, the first the country’s new reform-minded tinue fighting. troops withdrew from combat. inroads into Afghanistan. AFP

Pakistan court reorders release of Lakhvi Musharraf facing tough

LAHORE: A Pakistani court annulled it for a third time yes- of Lakhvi, we will see whatever yesterday again ordered the terday. He has remained in prison legal options are available for us challenge from courts release of the alleged mastermind throughout. to review the decision,” he said. of the 2008 Mumbai attacks from “Justice Anwar-ul-Haq of the The Mumbai attacks were ISLAMABAD: Nearly a year directed him to attend the trial prison, lawyers said, following a Lahore High Court today sus- blamed on banned Pakistani mili- after retired General Pervez proceedings. tussle over his detention that has pended detention orders of my tant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Musharraf appeared before But while the former dictator strained ties with India. client Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi India has long seethed at Pakistan’s a special court for high trea- is told to attend court proceed- Pakistani authorities have wran- and ordered his release after sub- failure either to hand over or pros- son, he has now been asked to ings regularly, political leaders gled with the courts for nearly four mitting two surety bounds of one ecute those accused of planning and appear before a trial court in have been exempted time and months to keep Zaki-ur-Rehman million (rupees) each,” his lawyer organising the violence. the murder case of Lal Masjid again from personally appearing Lakhvi (pictured), accused over Rizwan Abbasi said. “The honoura- Lakhvi and six other suspects cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi. in corruption references, pending the terror siege that left 166 dead, ble judge said it is unconstitutional have been charged in Pakistan but The last time he appeared before the accountability courts of in custody. to hold anybody without any proof their cases have made virtually no in the special court, headed by Islamabad. He was granted bail in December, for more than 90 days.” progress in more than five years. Justice Faisal Arab of the Sindh Another former president, Asif infuriating New Delhi, but hit with Advocate General of Punjab Delhi accuses Islamabad of pre- High Court (SHC), was on March Ali Zardari, obtained an exemp- a detention order, which was can- Naveed Rasool confirmed the varicating over the trials, while 31 last year when he was indicted tion from appearing in person for celled and reinstated twice before decision. “The honourable court Pakistan has claimed India failed for high treason. The treason trial corruption references and has not the Lahore High Court ruling has suspended detention orders to hand over crucial evidence. AFP is still pending before the same appeared before the court since court. However, the former mili- January last year. tary ruler was also booked for the Zardari faced five corruption murder of the Lal Masjid cleric references namely, the Cotecna, Imran Khan at election campaign in September 2013. After initial Société Générale de Surveillance 60pc reduction investigations, police declared him (SGS), ARY Gold, Ursus Tractors innocent and additional district and Polo Ground cases. in terror and sessions judge (ADSJ) Wajid So far, Zardari has been acquit- Ali granted him post-arrest bail ted in the ARY Gold, Ursus in November 2014. Tractors and Polo Ground refer- attacks in KP Last month, the court rejected ences and just two references; the an application for exemption SGS and Cotecna cases, remain to PESHAWAR: Khyber from personal appearance and be decided. INTERNEWS Pakhtunkhwa (KP) prov- ince has recorded a 60 per cent reduction in terrorist Rally supporting Saudi on Yemen attacks in the first three months of the current year compared to the same period last year, according to a police report. The report said that during the first three months of 2015, 57 terror incidents occurred compared to 139 in the corre- sponding period last year. There has also been a decrease in the casualties in the first quarter of this year as 51 persons were killed dur- ing the period compared to 179 Imran Khan (centre), head of opposition political party Pakitan Tehrik-e-Insaf, speaks to supporters dur- killed same period last year. ing a by-election campaign in Karachi yesterday. INTERNEWS First generation of jihadis looks for normal life

ISLAMABAD: The first gen- that of only religious literature. Another noteworthy analysis wealthy businessmen from vari- eration of Pakistani youth that In contrast, the second genera- made in the book is about their ous cities to extort money. joined militancy after Russia’s tion of militants has representa- tendency to indulging in crimi- In 2007, the group shot and invasion of Afghanistan has tion of the poor sections of society, nal activities mostly for collecting killed two businessmen in stronger desire of returning middle class and upper mid- donations for Jihad operations as Faisalabad after they refused pay- to normalcy as compared with dle class with access to history, they were found involved in extor- ing extortion. the second generation switched politics and religious literature, tion, bank robberies and kidnap- Majid, a Karachiite, received after 9/11, according to a new notes a newly released book: “The ping for ransom. weapons training in Fata and book. However, the book offers Militant: Development of a Jihadi Research of the author has later indulged in criminal activi- an optimistic conclusion that Character in Pakistan.” found that second generation was ties like kidnapping for ransom many banned groups have Amir Rana, author of the more into criminal activities than and extortion in Karachi. the potential of reintegra- book, is an expert on the growth the first generation. However, the common factor tion into society and calls upon of militant network in Pakistan Brief profiles of some mili- in both groups is the lack of eco- the government to initiate a and head of Pakistan Institute tants have also been featured nomic opportunities as majority comprehensive plan for their of Peace Studies. The parents of in the book reflecting their life of them were jobless by the time Pakistani activists from the Jamaat-ud-Dawa political organisa- rehabilitation. the first generation of jihadis were stories. Included among them they entered into the ranks and tion take part in a rally in support of the government of Saudi The militants of the first gener- predominately moderate in com- is a resident of Lahore, Shahid files of militant organisations. Arabia regarding the situation in Yemen near the presidency in ation were largely drawn from the parison with the second genera- who joined Punjabi Taliban and Examples of highly qualified Islamabad yesterdray. poor and lower middle class with tion that was largely brought up was enlisted in a group from militants have also been found in either no habit of reading at all or in religious families. Faisalabad that used to harass the book. INTERNEWS FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Six weeks on, India wonders where Rahul Gandhi might be

NEW DELHI: India’s opposi- when Congress was attacking While Gandhi has been away, “It is very embarrassing for me tion Congress party is finding Prime Minister Narendra Modi his mother, party president Sonia as a Congress politician to justify it hard to defend a long holi- over land policy, has led to doubts Gandhi, has taken full-time charge, Rahul’s leave,” said a senior leader day taken by its Vice-President about his commitment to politics. leading a rally and visiting villages who served as a minister in the Rahul Gandhi, and some sen- Senior Congress members, to protest against the land law. Congress government voted out iors in the party are question- who normally pride themselves In February, Congress said in May. “I did not join politics to ing whether the scion of the on displays of loyalty to the great Rahul Gandhi needed time off to defend his presence or absence.” country’s most famous family is grandson of India’s first prime reflect on electoral defeats and His supporters say he will interested in politics. minister, are beginning to openly plot the future of the party. return fresh, and will modern- Gandhi, a 44-year-old bachelor express frustration. Many Congress party members ise Congress when he takes over parliamentarian, took a leave of “He’s entitled to have a leave want Gandhi to take over from from his Italian-born mother. absence starting in late February, for a holiday, but the timing his mother, despite having led the Critics say the mystery vacation and is now said to be returning to was wrong, because we had the party to its worst ever election reinforces the image of a political work later this month. There is budget session going on, and the defeat last year when he was chief lightweight, who makes periodic no word where he might be. issue of land acquisition was to be campaigner against Modi. public appearances and retreats His vanishing act has spawned debated, he could have gone when Gandhi’s laid-back approach into a elite lifestyle. Even when a series of tongue-in-cheek com- there was a recess,” party leader contrasts with the relentless work he is officially at work, Gandhi is ments about his choice of holi- Digvijaya Singh said. schedule of Modi, who claims more often spotted at an exclusive day spot and what he might be Singh, who this week said never to take days off work. gym than in parliament. doing, and “missing” posters have Gandhi would be back in time to One political cartoon published Singh said Gandhi needed to been pasted on walls in his rural lead a farmers’ rally on April 19, yesterday showed a Congress become a full time politician. constituency. was referring to Modi’s attempt member at an airport holding a “He has to be. Politics...is not half Jokes aside, Gandhi’s decision to make it easier for industry placard bearing Rahul Gandhi’s time,” Singh said. He said he did A boy holds a poster of Rahul Gandhi, vice president of Congress party, to go on a holiday at the start of to acquire land, a policy that name, and saying he’d forgotten not know where Gandhi might be. after an election campaign rally in Kolkata. a parliamentary session, at a time Congress has called anti-farmer. what he looked like. REUTERS

Uber launches Satyam founder autorickshaw service in Delhi

Raju guilty, NEW DELHI: Online cab-hailing company Uber will allow passengers in the Indian capital to book gets 7-year jail autorickshaws, the cheaper three-wheeled taxis, as part of a drive to boost its pres- ence and compete with a Biggest corporate scandal ever local rival in one of its key markets. HYDERABAD: An Indian jail sentences and fines of Rs50m Under the uberAUTO serv- court yesterday sentenced the on Raju and his brother follow- ice, the company will not former chief of outsourcing giant ing a trial in which prosecutors charge a fee for booking autor- Satyam to seven years in jail produced thousands of pages of ickshaws, users will be allowed over a $2.25bn accounting fraud financial documents and 200-odd to pay for the journey in cash, scandal dubbed “India’s Enron”. witnesses. and the pricing will follow gov- Byrraju Ramalinga Raju, his The eight other defendants were ernment fare rules, Uber said brother and eight others were sentenced to seven years in jail in a statement yesterday. found guilty of manipulating and given fines of Rs2.5m, accord- The launch of the service in Satyam’s books in a 2009 case ing to V Chandrasekhar, deputy New Delhi marks a shift from that shook the industry and inspector general of the Central B Ramalinga Raju and his brother B Suryanarayana Raju leave following a final judgment of a fraud case against the company’s global business raised questions about the coun- Bureau of Investigation. “And this them and eight others at the Metropolitan Criminal Courts in Hyderabad yesterday. model. So far, Uber’s mobile try’s regulators. “All the accused is the biggest corporate fraud case application that connects rid- have been convicted of almost all in South Asian history. So for us, ers with taxis in cities around charges,” prosecutor K Surender getting a conviction is a big vic- economic growth over the previ- Kurumanath, who has been closely fraud at Satyam,” said PwC in a the world has charged cus- told reporters outside the court in tory,” one of the investigating offic- ous decade. “The concern was that following the case. Raju has been statement. tomers through credit cards Hyderabad. ers said on condition of anonymity. poor performance would result in out on bail since November 2011 Raju’s lawyers had told the court or other electronic payment Raju was charged with criminal The Satyam scandal erupted in a takeover,” he said in his letter to after spending nearly three years that he was not responsible for the means, but not in cash. conspiracy, cheating and breach- 2009 after Raju admitted in a let- shareholders. “It was like riding a behind bars during the trial. His losses and that documents filed The launch in Uber’s larg- ing public trust in a fraud during ter to shareholders to overstating tiger, not knowing how to get off brother, Satyam’s former manag- during the trial were fabricated. est market outside the United India’s IT boom that prosecutors profits for years and inflating the without being eaten.” ing director B Rama Raju, was India’s equity market regulator States comes against the told the court caused Rs140bn company’s balance sheet, a confes- The confession sent shockwaves also convicted, along with other last year slapped multi-million- backdrop of stiff competition ($2.25bn) in losses to shareholders. sion that saw the company’s share through the industry, which had employees and two former staff dollar fines on Raju for manipu- with India’s biggest online cab- Raju and the others refused to price plummet. put Raju’s success down to dedica- at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the lating the firm’s shares during the hailing company Ola, which comment to reporters and tel- Tech Mahindra, a unit of Indian tion and hard work in Hyderabad, firm’s auditors. scandal. But the case raised con- already lets customers hail evision crews as he was led by a vehicle and farm equipment manu- an IT hub that acts as the Indian PwC said it was “disappointed” cerns about why regulators, who autorickshaws. throng of officers into a police van facturer Mahindra and Mahindra, headquarters of Google and by the verdict, and its former staff were only prompted to act after “There were a lot of peo- after sentencing. “It goes with- bought Hyderabad-based Satyam Microsoft. were considering an appeal. Raju confessed, failed to spot the ple who were not able to use out saying that we will appeal the in April 2009, saving it from “Raju was like the messiah “As we have said many times, scam earlier, along with corporate an Uber because cash pay- judgment,” one of his lawyers, E collapse. of IT for Andhra Pradesh back there has never been any evidence governance issues and accounting ment was not allowed,” Gagan Uma Maheshwarao, said before his Raju, who was educated in India then,” said KV Kurumanath, an presented that either of our former standards. Bhatia, general manager for client was taken to Hyderabad’s and the United States, was one of editor at the Hindu BusinessLine partners S Gopalakrishnan or US energy giant Enron collapsed Uber in New Delhi, said. Cherlapally Jail. the stars of India’s software boom newspaper. “He was looked upon Srinivas Talluri were involved in or in 2001 in the wake of massive false REUTERS The court imposed seven-year — a key driver of the country’s as a god, and a big achiever,” said were aware of the management-led accounting revelations. AFP

Court grants Italian marine Rajnath stuck India bans Greenpeace from in lift, pulled out receiving foreign funds through roof NEW DELHI: India yesterday suspended Greenpeace India’s for- three more months at home eign funding licence, the latest move against the environmental watchdog after the government accused it of hurting the country’s NEW DELHI: India’s top court NEW DELHI: Home Minister economic interests. yesterday allowed an Italian Rajnath Singh and his deputy India’s home ministry issued a notice saying the ban was imposed marine detained for the 2012 Kiren Rijiju got stuck inside a after an audit of the environmental group’s bank accounts in September killing of two fishermen another lift at the CRPF headquarters revealed the organisation had violated rules governing foreign funding three months at home to recover here yesterday and had to be and withheld information on transactions. “The government hereby from heart surgery. hoisted out through its roof, an suspends the registration of the association,” the ministry said on its Massimiliano Latorre and fel- official said. website. “The government is satisfied that the acceptance of foreign low marine Salvatore Girone shot The incident took place at the contribution by the said organisation has prejudicially affected the the fishermen while serving as Central Reserve Police Force public interests... and has prejudicially affected the economic interest part of an anti-piracy mission off (CRPF) headquarters in south of the state in violation,” it said. southern India in 2012 in a case Delhi’s Vasant Kunj where the Greenpeace India said it is yet to receive any official notice of the that has sparked a diplomatic row home minister had gone to cel- ban, adding that “it will not be cowed down by a campaign against between the two countries. ebrate “Shaurya Diwas”. dissent”. “This is a smear, pure and simple,” the group’s executive Both marines were barred from Minister of State for Home director Samit Aich said in a statement. leaving India pending trial, but Affairs Rijiju and CRPF Director The latest suspension is for an initial 180 day period, but the gov- Latorre was given permission to General Prakash Mishra were also ernment has asked the group to explain why it should not be barred travel to Italy for heart surgery stuck along with him. permanently, and given them 30 days to appeal. In June New Delhi last year. Italian reports said the “The lift got stuck due to a tech- froze Greenpeace India’s bank accounts after its intelligence agency surgery was a minor procedure to nical fault. We managed to take accused them of hurting the country’s economic progress by “stalling correct a congenital heart defect. the ministers and our chief out development projects” following protests by the group that delayed He had been due to return to from the lift within a few minutes. important industrial projects. AFP India this month, but the Supreme Italy’s ambassador to India Lorenzo Angeloni (left) leaves the Supreme They were hoisted up through the Court ruled yesterday that he Court after a hearing in New Delhi yesterday. roof,” said a CRPF official. He said could stay for another three they had pressed the alarm when Modi leaves on three-nation tour months after his lawyers said he Italy says the pair should be leave, a ruling that was later over- the lift refused to budge. “We gave NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday had developed complications. tried on home soil since the shoot- turned. The marines were granted them a chair to stand, and they embarked on a three-nation tour of France, Germany and Canada Judge Anil R Dave said the ings involved an Italian-flagged home visits to vote in national were pulled out by their hands one that will focus on boosting bilateral trade and economic ties, includ- Italian ambassador to India had vessel in what it says were inter- elections in 2013, but India was by one,” the official said. ing in defence and railways. The prime minister earlier said that his given a fresh undertaking that national waters. furious when the Italian govern- The home minister was the last eight-day visit was focused on supporting India’s national economic Latorre would fly back in July. India, however, maintains the ment initially said it would not to be hauled up through the roof, agenda, especially job creation for the youth. All three destinations Girone is living at Italy’s killings took place in waters under send the men back. after the CRPF chief and Rijiju. are G-7 industrialised democracies, with an economic interest, embassy in Delhi. its jurisdiction. A subsequent U-turn, which “The home minister told the Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has said. He and Latorre say they mis- In December, Rome threat- followed intense Indian diplomatic officers to pull him out last. First, In France, Modi will be accorded a ceremonial welcome and took the fishing boat for a pirate ened to withdraw its ambassador pressure, triggered the resigna- he asked them to take out the immediately hold two back-to-back round-tables with top French vessel and fired what were from India after a court rejected tion of Italy’s then foreign minis- CRPF chief and then the minister CEOs — one focused on infrastructure and the other on intended to be warning shots. Latorre’s request for medical ter. AFP of state,” the official added. IANS defence technology. IANS FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Qatari stocks break 12,000 mark, up 0.3pc Huge oil discovered near Gatwick airport

LONDON: A small British oil Earning season brings momentum producer said it had discov- ered a possible world class oil BY SATISH KANADY Furthermore, the RSI (rela- resource in the countryside to tive strength index) has entered the south of London that could DOHA: Qatari stocks broke the the positive territory, corroborat- contain billions of barrels of oil. psychological 12,000 mark in ing the optimistic view. RSI is a The London-listed oil explorer intraday trade yesterday before technical indicator intended to UK Oil & Gas Investments finishing slightly lower at 11,987, chart the current and historical (UKOG) said yesterday up to up 0.3 percent from the previous strength or weakness of a stock 100 billion barrels of oil could session. The benchmark index market. lie below the green fields around extended the rally into third “The index could test 11,960 Gatwick Airport, however it cau- successive session to rebound to and 12,130 if it sustains above tioned that only a fraction of that early March highs. 11,835. On the downside, it could could be recovered. The surge in the market activ- find support at 11,700 and 11,560”, The news sent shares in the ity comes as the earning season Global Research said in its MENA small firm up 200 percent and kicked off. Major companies have Technical Analysis on Wednesday. prompted the national press to announced decisions to disclose The QE weekly data released dub the area “Britain’s Dallas”. their first quarter results dur- yesterday said the benchmark Oil industry analysts struck a ing the week starting April 19. index rose 2.47 percent in the past note of caution however. Among the banking stocks, QNB, week. Market capitalisation rose “We think we’ve found a very which announced a QR2.7bn net by 1.80 percent to QR643bn com- significant discovery here, prob- profit for the first quarter on pared to the previous week. Of the ably the largest [onshore in the Wednesday, rose the most by 43 listed companies, 32 ended the UK] in the last 30 years, and 0.85 percent. Ezdan was the value week higher, while 11 fell. we think it has national signifi- leader. Trading value was declined by cance,” UKOG Chief Executive Ooredoo and QIB both were up 13.06 percent during the week as Stephen Sanderson told the BBC. 0.60 percent and CBQ and Barwa volume increased by 15.06 per- Britain has for decades relied increased 0.69 percent. QIIB cent. The Ezdan was the value on the North Sea for its oil needs, gained 0.59 percent. Industries leader. particularly during the 1980s Qatar (IQ) lost 0.69 percent and Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia’s stock when Margaret Thatcher’s gov- A security guard speaks to members of the press at the gates of Horse Hill well, the centre of a new oil discovery Qatar Fuel was down 1.2 per- market rose across the board with ernment reaped the rewards of in Horley in Surrey yesterday. cent. Qatar Insurance dropped the main index up 1.1 percent. booming output and high prices. 3 percent and Qatar Navigation Even petrochemicals, very sen- But output there has started to mile could be lying below its “Although the numbers sound declined 1.1 percent. Foreigners sitive to oil prices, posted gains; fade since the turn of the century. Horse Hill-1 well just north of good, this discovery is unlikely were net sellers. Saudi Basic Industries Corp UKOG’s oil find is located in Britain’s second-largest airport, to prove a significant tonic for Oil gains as Real Estate sector outper- (SABIC) climbed 0.8 percent, Britain’s southern Weald Basin, much more than first thought. the UK energy industry,” said formed other sector indices Reuters reported. a largely rural area near the Of the overall forecast 100 bil- Mike Jakeman, global commodi- by soaring 1.41 percent. Ezdan United Arab Emirates stock airport which lies adjacent to lion barrels, Sanderson said he ties analyst at the Economist dollar up advanced 2.10 percent and Barwa markets fell in early trade but Europe’s largest onshore oil field, believed between 5 and 15 per- Intelligence Unit. NEW YORK: US and gained 0.74 percent as UDC shed closed well off their lows because located at Wytch Farm. cent could be recovered, mean- He said oil from the well was Brent crude futures pared 0.37 percent. of Saudi Arabia’s strength. A government-commissioned ing that by 2030 the Weald area probably too expensive to pro- gains ahead of settlements Analysing the daily stock chart Dubai’s index ended 0.2 percent report said last year the Weald could contribute between 10 and duce at a time when weak Brent yesterday as the dollar’s of Qatar Exchange (QE), techni- lower as some of the low-priced Basin also holds 8.57 billion bar- 30 percent of the country’s oil crude prices mean companies rally weighed on the dollar- cal analysts noted the index ended shares which led the market up rels of shale oil, a type of oil needs, he said. are favouring projects with lower denominated commodity. in a series of bullish candlestick earlier in the week lost steam. trapped in underground rock In comparison, Kuwait’s costs. Brent May crude was up formation, indicating optimism Egypt’s market continued which is different to the oil proved reserves amount to 101.5 UKOG is the main investor $1.19 at $56.74 a barrel at 1825 and further upside potential. On a rebound after a three-week explored for by UKOG. billion barrels, according to BP’s in the Horse Hill project, while GMT, off its $58.02 intraday Wednesday, the index ended above profit-taking bout dragged it as UKOG said in a statement to annual statistics, while Britain other stakeholders include peak. US May crude was up 33 the 20 simple moving average much as 15 percent off February’s the stock exchange that an inde- has extracted 45 billion barrels Stellar Resources, Solo Oil cents at $50.75, having reached (SMA), supporting the positive multi-year peak. The index rose pendent report estimated some from the North Sea since the and Alba Mineral Resources. $52.07. REUTERS bias on the index. 1.2 percent. THE PENINSULA 158 million barrels per square 1970s. REUTERS

France sets Thousands join protests, strikes against French cutbacks

€1bn bail as it PARIS: Tens of thousands unions, the pro-reform CFDT, Turnout across the country took to the streets in towns declined to join the movement, was mixed. In the eastern city probes HSBC and cities across France yes- arguing that savings being made of Strasbourg, some 1,000 took to terday in union-led protests in France were not on the same the streets, while demonstrators against public spending cuts scale as the austerity undergone in the southwest city of Toulouse over scandal that closed down the Eiffel in other eurozone countries such said they numbered 8,000. Tower to tourists and coin- as Spain, Ireland and Greece. In the southern port of LONDON/PARIS: French cide with strikes by air traf- President Francois Hollande’s Marseille police said 7,000 joined magistrates have ordered HSBC fic controllers and state radio government said it still expected a rally while organisers said the Holdings Plc to post a €1bn bail workers. economic growth of just one per- total was nearer 45,000. In Lyon to cover a potential fine after The nationwide marches, with cent this year and trimmed its 4,000 people joined the protest. the bank was put under for- the biggest rally in Paris, were a forecast for the next two years, The Eiffel Tower, normally mal criminal investigation over test of how much support unions underlining the fragility of the packed with tourists, was shut. allegations it helped customers can muster over spending curbs recovery. The Bank of France, The hardline CGT union said dodge tax. they say undermine public serv- however, raised its estimate more than 300,000 people dem- It is the latest problem to hit ice and purchasing power to the for first-quarter growth to 0.4 onstrated across France, includ- HSBC over a tax evasion scan- general detriment of the euro- percent from 0.3 percent quar- ing 120,000 in Paris. The police People holding flags of the CGT workers’ union take part in a protest dal at its Swiss private bank. zone’s second-largest economy. ter-on-quarter, citing stronger estimated the numbers at 32,000 march as part of a national mobilisation against the government’s austerity HSBC said it intends to appeal One of France’s largest trade foreign demand. in the capital. REUTERS measures yesterday in Paris. the French magistrates’ decision, which it said was “without legal basis and the bail is unwarranted and excessive”. US weekly jobless claims rise The amount of the deposit is almost half of the scale of the alleged fraud by the HSBC, a per- China to reach 7pc son familiar with the matter said. The magistrates estimate HSBC’s fraud is about €2.2bn, the source said. The source said HSBC con- growth target: QNB tests that figure, and the bank has always disputed the number of clients the French authorities DOHA: Real GDP growth of have claimed its Swiss bank had. China is expected to continue The source said the deposit had slowing from 7 percent in 2015 to to be posted by June 20, which 6.4 percent in 2016 and 6 percent would allow an appeals court to in 2017 as the authorities act to consider HSBC’s appeal. shift to a consumer-led economy, HSBC is the second big bank QNB Group said in its China to have a hefty bail imposed on it Economic Insight 2015 yester- by French magistrates in the last day. The report examines recent year, after Switzerland’s UBS had developments and the outlook for to provide €1.1bn to the court to the Chinese economy as it contin- average 1.8 percent, due to mon- cover a potential fine for alleged ues its shift towards a consumer- etary stimulus and higher global money laundering. UBS’s appeal led economy. commodity prices. The central bank against that bond was dismissed. Investment spending is likely to is expected to loosen monetary pol- Under French court process, slow further on overcapacity in a icy further, which should help lift companies can be ordered to post number of sectors and as global domestic inflation, the report said. a deposit when they are put under demand for Chinese exports recov- Foreign inflation is projected to formal investigation, known as ers slowly, it said. The transition to recover after 2015, in line with the ‘mise en examen’, even if charges a consumer-led economy may take expected recovery in global com- are not brought. The latest move time to materialise on falling house modity prices and a weaker yen. is against HSBC’s holding com- prices and the risk of deflation. The current account surplus is pany, relating to matters in 2006 People walk past a poster advertising a clothing store in New York. The US economy’s service sector Inflation is expected to ease in expected to widen in 2015 to 3 per- and 2007, and steps up the pres- slowed slightly in March, holding to its modest pace of growth through the first quarter, the Institute for 2015 (0.7 percent) as the weak real cent of GDP on lower commodity sure on the British bank after a Supply Management reported. Another data shows the number of Americans filing new claims for job- estate market lowers rent inflation prices, before narrowing in 2016-17 series of scandals in recent years less benefits rose less than expected last week and the four-week moving average of claims hit its low- and falling global food prices lead to 2 percent and 1.8 percent as glo- have prompted criticism it is too est level since 2000, suggesting an abrupt slowdown in job growth in March was likely a fluke. to low foreign inflation; inflation is bal commodity prices recover, the big and complex. REUTERS expected to recover in 2016-17 to report said. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Lagarde sees Greece makes crucial ‘new reality’ of mediocre IMF payment on time growth

Gets more funding for bank, but doubts remain WASHINGTON: Mediocre economic growth could become BRUSSELS/ATHENS: Greece funds. A government official con- politically sensitive reforms of the the “new reality,” leaving mil- made a crucial payment to the firmed Greece had transferred the pension system and labour markets lions stuck without jobs and International Monetary Fund €450m loan repayment to the IMF, to which his conservative pred- increasing the risks to global and won extra emergency lend- reassuring financial markets after ecessor had agreed. EU sources financial stability, the head of ing for its banks yesterday but earlier doubts about whether it had said Brussels was pushing Athens the International Monetary it remained unclear whether money to redeem the debt and pay towards more rapidly applicable Fund warned yesterday. Athens can satisfy skeptical wages and pensions. measures to liberalise product and Christine Lagarde, the man- creditors on economic reforms EU officials said the Greek del- service markets instead. aging director of the IMF, first before it runs out of money. egate made an urgent plea for cash Greece’s creditors — the euro- warned in October the global Eurozone partners gave Greece at a meeting of deputy finance min- zone and the IMF — are using the economy could be stuck on a six working days to improve a isters in Brussels on Wednesday leverage provided by its acute cash “new mediocre” growth path package of proposed reforms in evening but was told there must predicament to press for those with high debt and unemploy- time for finance ministers of the first be progress on a stalled list of measures to be implemented. ment, unless policymakers act. currency bloc to consider whether measures to make public finances A European Commission “Today, we must prevent that to release more funds to keep the sustainable. spokesman stressed the impor- new mediocre from becoming country afloat when they meet on “From the Greek side there was tance for Greece of the finance the ‘new reality,’” Lagarde said, April 24. a strong statement that liquidity is ministers’ session in Riga, telling according to prepared remarks After weeks of contradictory getting really bad and there was reporters: “Obviously, everything at the Washington-based statements, Finance Minister an appeal to release some type of that happens before April 24 in Atlantic Council. Yanis Varoufakis announced that liquidity support before the euro terms of reaching an agreement Speaking ahead of the release Athens was resuming the sale of zone finance ministers’ meeting on will be greatly welcome.” of the IMF’s economic forecasts state assets halted when a leftist- April 24,” a eurozone aide said. Athens submitted a 26-page list next week, Lagarde said global led government was elected in “But no one knows how this of planned reforms last week but Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis speaks during a session of the 6th growth this year is similar to last January, but would do so on dif- could be done — there is no will- eurozone officials said they lacked annual conference of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) at the year, while it is slightly better for ferent terms. “We are restarting ingness to provide support before key details and proper assessments OECD headquarters in Paris yesterday. advanced economies and slightly the privatisation process as a pro- there is some progress in terms of of the financial implications. worse for emerging markets. gramme making rational use of the reform programme,” the offi- The officials said trust was so liquidity which is necessary to see by the finance ministry of Finland, In its last forecasts in January, existing public assets,” Varoufakis cial said. low that ministers would want to these negotiations through hope- one of the most hardline creditor the IMF said the global econ- told a conference in Paris. “What In a small short-term boost, the see legislation going through the fully to a sustainable solution, I countries, raised the prospect of omy grew 3.3 percent last year, we are saying is the Greek state European Central Bank agreed to Greek parliament, not just prom- have to make the same request Greece effectively being pushed out advanced economies expanded by does not have the capacity to increase the ceiling on emergency ises, before they released more that we are allowed to issue T-bills of the eurozone if fails to meet obli- 1.8 percent and emerging mar- develop public assets.” lending assistance to Greek banks funds. over and above a certain limit to gations under its €240bn bailout kets grew 4.4 percent. He did not specify which ten- by €1.2bn to €73.2bn, a banking Varoufakis accused the eurozone create the liquidity necessary to programme. “It is not that overall growth ders would go ahead and said the source said. The ECB is reviewing of inflicting toxic medicine on his see us through to the end of the The newspaper Helsingin is bad,” Lagarde said. government wanted public-private the limit weekly while eurozone country, and starving it of cash. month or the next month or June, Sanomat quoted the memo, dated “It is rather that, given the joint ventures with a minimum negotiations continue. “Tragically we find ourselves today so as to be able to redeem pay- March 27, as saying Helsinki must lingering impact of the Great investment commitment required Leftist Prime Minister Alexis in a similar situation,” he told an ments to the former troika — to be prepared for the possibility Recession on people...growth is from bidders, and the state retain- Tsipras, elected on a promise economic conference. “As a finance the IMF in this case.” that Greece would run out of cash just not good enough.” ing a stake to generate pension to end austerity, is balking at minister ... in order to create the A secret memorandum drafted before the end of June. REUTERS While loose monetary policies are still needed, especially in the eurozone and Japan, very low interest rates are also breeding financial instability as investors tolerate higher risks and may overprice assets. Moody’s raises India outlook to ‘positive’ Lagarde also warned about the potential negative impact of the sharp appreciation of the US MUMBAI: Moody’s ratings said. “It is likely that there’s a Structural advantages, rela- more jobs, has fast-tracked some account will interfere or the dollar over the past six months, revised India’s sovereign rating greater chance of rating going up tively benign commodity prices projects, removed policy uncer- banking system metrics or some as the Federal Reserve prepares outlook to “positive” from “sta- than staying the same or going and liquidity conditions globally tainty in mining and coal and let such will interfere,” she added. to raise rates while other central ble” yesterday, a step closer to down.” will keep India’s growth above its businesses acquire land for fac- After a recent revision in banks stay put. an upgrade of the credit rating, Major credit rating agencies all peers, Moody’s said. tories. It has also relaxed rules measuring gross domestic prod- She said some firms in emerg- as it expects actions by policy- have the lowest investment grade Moody’s move came before on foreign investments in sectors uct, which generated scepticism, ing markets are particularly makers to lift the country’s eco- rating on India. Standard & Poor’s markets opened. Indian stocks such as insurance, e-commerce India registered growth of 7.5 per- vulnerable as they deal with nomic growth. and Fitch both rate the country’s rose in early trade while bonds and railways. cent in October-December, higher a higher dollar, lower commod- While there must be signs of outlook as “stable”. and the rupee were little changed. Key risks to India’s credit pro- than China’s pace. ity prices and higher borrowing sustainable growth from moves Fitch later issued a statement “This is only a ratings out- file are shocks from agriculture, Based on the new method, the costs. such as getting stalled infra- affirming its ‘BBB-’, “stable” out- look upgrade and not an actual global risk aversion, complacency Reserve Bank of India expects As in previous speeches, structure projects under way, the look on India. “India’s relatively upgrade. Markets will react on reforms, a weak banking sys- India to grow 7.8 percent in Lagarde called for policymak- chance of a rating upgrade in the weak business environment and positively when the actual event tem and high corporate leverage 2015/16, below the government’s ers to pursue structural reforms, next 12-18 months has increased, standards of governance, as well happens,” said Harish Agarwal, a without a commensurate increase 8.0-8.5 percent estimate. including infrastructure invest- Moody’s sovereign rating analyst as widespread infrastructure bot- fixed income trader at First Rand in profitability, Sheth said. Officials welcomed Moody’s ment and trade reform. Atsi Sheth said. “We’re saying tlenecks, will not change over- Bank in Mumbai. “If you don’t have the policy brighter outlook. “The upgrade in “Frankly, in too many coun- that over the next 12-18 months, night, but there is ample room for The Narendra Modi govern- effort, then your growth will come outlook is significant but we’ve to tries, these reforms have been if things continue to improve, the improvement,” the ratings agency ment, which came to power last to a halt because either inflation do more,” Finance Minister Arun lagging,” she said. rating level might also go up,” she said in a release. May promising faster growth and will interfere, or the current Jaitley tweeted. REUTERS REUTERS Toyota to start trial of car-cum-motorbike Bank of England

TOKYO: Tokyoites will get a of which are zero-emission. chance to zip around town on Drivers pay by the minute and keeps rates on hold Toyota Motor Corp’s three- can drop the car off at various wheeled electric car-cum- spots around town. motorbike from today, in a Ford Motor Co in January LONDON: The Bank of England trial aimed at crafting a global announced the Ford Smart kept interest rates at their Eurozone growth business model to reduce grid- Mobility initiative that would record low yesterday as policy- lock and pollution. involve various types of trials makers wait to see whether a gains momentum The world’s top-selling auto- around the world including a tumble in inflation is short-lived maker will partner Japanese car-sharing service in London. or turns into a bigger threat for PARIS: Growth momentum car-sharing service operator Toyota also has car-sharing the British economy. is strengthening in the euro- Park24 Co Ltd for a six-month experiments underway in its In its last interest rate decision zone, OECD data released experiment leasing the i-Road namesake city as well as in before a national election on May yesterday showed, while concept vehicle, with a view to France’s Grenoble, but Tokyo 7, the Bank left its benchmark China’s economic expansion setting up a green car-sharing would be its first in a major borrowing rate at 0.5 percent, its is slowing. business akin to Daimler AG’s metropolis, which it says would level since the height of the global “In Italy and France, the car2go service. benefit most from the i-Road. financial crisis in 2009. signs of a positive change The pint-sized i-Road has “Data shows that about 70 per- Britain saw the fastest growth in momentum, which were two front wheels that move up cent of cars in big cities are occu- among major advanced economies assessed as tentative in March, and down independently of each pied by one person, with most last year and is expected to expand have now been confirmed,” the other, allowing it to lean like a travelling less than 10 km,” said by as much as 3 percent this year, OECD said in a statement. motorcycle but retain the sta- Toshiya Hayata, group manager despite a possibly weaker start to The OECD’s composite lead- bility of a car. Toyota has not of Toyota’s Smart Community 2015. Pay growth is also starting ing indicators (CLIs), designed yet decided whether to mass- department. to pick up. to anticipate turning points in produce it. “That means the mode of But at the same time, inflation economic activity, also showed “Our concept was to offer transportation doesn’t have to has fallen sharply on the back of a positive change in momen- something that’s both fun and be a car,” he said. the slump in global oil prices. It tum for Germany. AFP convenient for city driving,” In the upcoming trial, users touched zero in February, eas- i-Road chief engineer Akihiro can lease one of five i-Roads ing pressure on the BoE to start Yanaka said. from the upmarket Ginza shop- weaning the economy off its very Haldane’s view has been chal- Devising smarter ways to get ping district for 412 yen ($3) per low borrowing costs. lenged by other BoE officials. around — known in the industry 15 minutes, dropping it off at any All the Bank’s rate-setters have Governor Mark Carney and other as “smart mobility” — looks set of five spots in the capital. voted to keep rates on hold since rate-setters have said they expect to become a new battleground To turn the trial into a viable the start of the year because of the next move on interest rates for automakers as urbanisa- business, Toyota said it would the inflation slump. will be a hike. tion grows, pollution worsens, need to slash costs both for the But its chief economist Andy Economists polled by Reuters and more cars clog up cities in i-Road and for operating a car- Haldane surprised investors last this month predicted a first rate emerging markets. sharing network. month by saying a rate cut was increase by the BoE in early 2016. Germany’s Daimler has taken “But Daimler doesn’t have just as probable as a rate hike The signs that the Bank the lead with car2go, where its anything smaller than the because inflation might not rise as remains in no hurry to raise rates 1 million-plus members in 30 Toyota’s i-Road Chief Engineer Akihiro Yanaka poses behind one of the Smart,” Yanaka said. “If we can forecast over the coming months. helped push down the value of European and North American electric vehicles that is to be used in a planned car sharing scheme in make it work, the i-Road could The BoE forecast in February sterling against the dollar GBP= cities use a mobile app to reserve have an advantage.” that inflation would touch its 2 to its lowest level in five years last Tokyo yesterday. the tiny Smart Fortwo car, many REUTERS percent target in two years’ time. month. REUTERS FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

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Tradition strikes again at Hoffman in Masters lead, Masters start AUGUSTA,USA: Tradition struck again at the Masters with three giants of golf — Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player — hitting the quiet start for McIlroy first shots yesterday to launch the 79th Masters Tournament. Player won bragging honours Bubba Watson also gets off to a confident start at Augusta National by driving a few feet past six-time winner Nicklaus, who stole the spotlight on Wednesday with an AUGUSTA, USA: Unheralded ace at the Par-3 Contest. Charley Hoffman earned the The 85-year-old Palmer, who early plaudits as the Masters got skipped the Par-3 event because underway yesterday, but most of a cranky shoulder injury, eyes were fixed on Rory McIlroy yanked his tee shot left toward as he marched off in search the ninth green. of golfing history and Bubba Crowds packed the first tee Watson battling to defend the in front of the stately Augusta title. National clubhouse with defend- First man out Hoffman, a ing champion Bubba Watson, 38-year-old American who ended Keegan Bradley and Rickie a five-year PGA win drought last Fowler, who was teeing off in November, fired a five-under par the last group of the day, among 67 in perfect playing conditions the current players taking in the at Augusta National to seize the spectacle. “It shows that they early clubhouse lead. have respect for the game,” said “I’m just trying to put myself South African Player, 79. in position come Sunday,” he said. Two Scottish-American major “It’s a nice place to be right now.” winners Jock Hutchison and Fred McIlroy, seeking to become McLeod initiated the tradition of the second-youngest player ever honorary starters in 1963, and to complete the full set of Grand they were followed by luminar- Slam titles, had a quiet start with ies Byron Nelson, Gene Sarazen, five straight pars before dropping Sam Snead and Ken Venturi over one at the sixth. the years. Meanhile Watson, aiming to Another change in the starters’ join Jack Nicklaus as the only lineup could be on the horizon. men to win the Masters three Palmer, nicknamed “the King” times in four years, got off to a for his role in popularising the confident start with birdies at game with his dynamic style in the par-five second hole and the the early days of TV coverage, is tough fifth. slowing with age. He briefly was joint pace-setter Seven-times major winner before dropping one at the par- Palmer bowed out of the Par-3 three sixth. Contest because of his shoul- Among other early starters to der and halting gait and Ben impress were England’s 2013 US Crenshaw stepped in for him Open champion Justin Rose, who to play alongside Nicklaus and reached the turn at three-under Player. Crenshaw, twice a Masters before adding another birdie at winner, has announced this will be the 10th, and three-time former his last Masters as a competitor winner Phil Mickelson, who bird- and the 63-year-old Texan could ied the second and third holes be in line for future ceremonial before stumbling with bogeys at honours. six and seven. Peering into the future, other McIlroy was handed a rousing candidates who could merit con- reception as he stepped onto a USA’s Charley Hoffman putts on the seventeenth hole during the first round of the 2015 Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in sideration might include three- packed first tee to take his place Augusta, Georgia, yesterday. RIGHT: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland walks to the fourth tee during the first round of the Masters Tournament yesterday. times winner Nick Faldo or twice in a grouping that also included winner Tom Watson. Mickelson and Ryan Moore. win this week would be huge for week, the signs have all been alongside Welsh Ryder Cup star Australian Adam Scott can One brilliant candidate might He missed a birdie putt at the him. positive for him. Mentally and Jamie Donaldson and in-form fel- make it two wins in three years, have been Seve Ballesteros, a two- first, but then struggled to save McIlroy set up his career physically, Woods looks a dif- low American Jimmy Walker. while a new wave of young times champion who would have par at the par-five second after Grand Slam opportunity by win- ferent man to the one who was Late or early, the 39-year-old American golfers, led by Jordan been 58 on Thursday had he not a poor drive. He dropped his first ning the last two majors of 2014 driven off the course in a golf cart superstar is just glad to be back Spieth and Patrick Reed, are been taken by cancer. The char- shot of the tournament at the — the British Open and the PGA after 11 first-round holes at the in action on a course where he has firmly knocking at the door of ismatic Spaniard inspired a spate sixth. Championship. He won his first Farmers Insurance tournament enjoyed the greatest moments of major glory. of Europeans that followed to win The world number one had major at the 2011 US Open and a in February. his career to date. Australian Jason Day, Spanish the green jacket. been at pains in the buildup to first PGA title the year after that. Like McIlroy, the stakes were “There is no other tournament shotmaker Sergio Garcia Perhaps tradition-driving the tournament to play down If McIlroy and Watson were high for Woods. The last of his in the world like this, and to come and American talent Rickie Augusta National will consider the pressures weighing down on the star turns early on at Augusta 14 major titles came nearly seven back to a place that I’ve had so Fowler provide a fine anchor another symbolic start to the his shoulders, saying that at just National, the focus in the after- years ago and the last of his four many great memories at and so group last out at 1759 GMT, but year’s first major. Intent on pro- 25-years-old he had plenty of time noon was set to fall firmly on Masters wins was 10 years ago. many great times in my life, it’s the weather could be a factor by moting the growth of golf, the left to win the Masters and com- four-time Masters champion However, the “patrons,” as always special,” he said. then. Masters has joined in fostering plete the set. Tiger Woods, returning to com- golf fans are called at Augusta There were other compelling Thunderstorms were forecast amateur championships around But he does have a rocky past petitive play after a two-month National, had to bide their time storylines to look out for in one at some time in the late afternoon the globe and a competition at here, most notably in 2011 when timeout to try and get his game to see Woods in action as he was of the most hotly anticipated and worse is expected to come on Augusta National on the eve of he let slip a four-stroke lead back together. not due off until the penultimate Masters tournaments in recent today before a calmer and cooler Masters week for youth players entering the final round, and a So far in the buildup this grouping of the day at 1748 GMT years. weekend sets in. AFP aged seven through 15. REUTERS CSK beat Daredevils by one run in IPL Sarfraz vows new CHENNAI: Hosts Chennai wickets. Veteran pacer Asish Super Kings (CSK) defeated Nehra (3/25) rocked their chase, Delhi Daredevils by one run grabbing the first three wickets as start for Pakistan in a thrilling Indian Premier his intelligent bowling forced the League (IPL) match at the M. Delhi batsmen into playing poor LAHORE: Pakistan’s fast- quarter-finals, where they lost A. Chidambaram Stadium here strokes. rising wicketkeeper Sarfraz to eventual champions Australia. yesterday. But Delhi recovered from the Ahmed (pictured) vowed to Ahmed was surprisingly not Chasing a 151-run target, blows due to some sensible bat- take the new-look side to the played in the first four matches Delhi Daredevils, led by a val- ting from Morkel and Kedar next level after his elevation — a ploy widely criticised in iant innings from South African Yadav (20). Together they put on to the one-day and Twenty20 Pakistani media. Albie Morkel (73 not out), came a 48-run fourth wicket stand to vice-captaincy. Misbah and Afridi, who within inches of wining the con- steady the Daredevils innings and Under new one-day captain between them clocked up 560 test. Requiring a six off the last keep them in contention. Azhar Ali, Pakistan are hoping ODIs, retired from the format ball, the left-handed batsman just But Yadav’s dismissal in the for a fresh start when they start after the World Cup, but Ahmed managed to score a boundary to 14th over brought this year’s IPL’s their Bangladesh tour next week backed younger players to take lose agonisingly by a run. most expensive man Yuvraj singh following the retirement of stal- their place. Daredevils run chase began on (9) into the crease - only to perish warts Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid “They were the backbones of a wrong note, losing three quick soon after miscuing a pull shot. Afridi from 50-over the team but I am cricket. sure the players who Scoreboard Delhi Daredevils batsman Yuvraj Singh lines up to play a pull shot during “I take my appoint- replace them will do an IPL game at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai yesterday. ment as vice-captain their best to fill their CHENNAI SUPER KING DELHI DAREDEVILS as a good opportu- places,” said Ahmed. DR Smith c Coulter-Nile b Imran Tahir ...... 34 MA Agarwal c Dhoni b Nehra ...... 15 From there, Daredevils’ hope start got an early jolt when nity and an honour,” Ahmed also said BB McCullum c Yuvraj Singh b Coulter-Nile .4 CM Gautam c Bravo b Nehra ...... 4 rested on Morkel’s shoulders. He New Zealand’s World Cup hero Ahmed told report- that Bangladesh will Suresh Raina b Nathan Coulter-Nile ...... 4 Albie Morkel (not out) ...... 73 carried his team to the brink of Brendon McCullum (4) was dis- ers during training not be taken lightly. F du Plessis c Iyer b Duminy ...... 32 SS Iyer c du Plessis b Nehra ...... 7 a win. But in the end the burly missed in the second over. in Lahore. “Azhar is “Bangladesh has RA Jadeja st Gautam b Mishra ...... 17 M Jadhav c Jadeja b Sharma ...... 20 all-rounder just couldn’t pull off Newly-married India batsman a good friend of mine been performing well,” MS Dhoni c Agarwal b Coulter-Nile ...... 30 Yuvraj Singh c Pandey b Bravo ...... 9 a morale-boosting victory for the Suresh Raina (4) also didn’t last and together we will take the said Ahmed of the opponents Dwayne Bravo lbw Domnic Joseph...... 1 JP Duminy b Ishwar Pandey ...... 5 team that finished bottom of the long. team forward.” who shocked the higher ranked Ravichandran Ashwin (not out) ...... 12 NM Coulter-Nile b Ashwin ...... 5 heap last season. Some tight bowling by the Ahmed was one of Pakistan’s England to reach the quarter- Mohit Sharma (not out) ...... 2 Amit Mishra run out (Ashish Nehra) ...... 4 Earlier, CSK posted 150/7 after Daredevils kept the Chennai key performers during their final where they lost to India. Extras (NB 1, W 2, B 1, LB 10) ...... 14 Imran Tahir c Raina b Bravo ...... 2 Daredevils opted to bowl after batsman on a tight leash. CSK’s World Cup campaign, hitting “They always play well at home Total (7 wkts; 20 overs) ...... 150 Domnic Joseph (not out) ...... 0 winning the toss. desperation to break the shackles an attractive 49 and equalling so we will not take them lightly Yet to bat: Ishwar Pandey , Ashish Nehra Extras (W 5) ...... 5 Skipper Mahendra Singh got the better of them and after the one-day world record of and give our best performance,” Bowling: Albie Morkel 3-28-0; Nathan Coul- Total (9 wickets; 20 overs) ...... 149 Dhoni’s (30) and his Indian reaching their 100 in the 13th six catches behind the stumps said Ahmed. ter-Nile 4-30-3; Domnic Joseph 3-18-1; Imran Bowling: Ashish Nehra 4-25-3; Mohit Sharma teammate Ravichandran Ashwin over, they lost wickets at regular against South Africa in Auckland. Pakistan will fly out on April Tahir 4-27-1; Amit Mishra 4-21-1; JP Duminy 4-33-1; Ishwar Pandey 4-30-1; Ravichandran (12 not out) guided the team to intervals. The 27-year-old then smashed 13 and play the first of three 2-15-1. Ashwin 4-25-1; Dwayne Bravo 4-36 -2 the modest total after the home Today, Kings XI Punjab will Pakistan’s only World Cup one-dayers in Dhaka on April 17. Fall of Wickets: 1-20, 2-38, 3-71, 4-100, Fall of Wickets: 1-15, 2-20, 3-39, 4-87, 5-99, team struggled to force the pace take on the Rajasthan Royals at hundred — against Ireland — They also face Bangladesh in a 5-117, 6-120, 7-148 6-106, 7-123, 8-129, 9-137 throughout their innings. the MCA International Stadium to help them through to the Twenty20 and two Tests. AFP CSK’s hope for a strong in Pune. IANS FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Ronaldo hits 300 mark Coutinho goal fires Liverpool into as Messi propels Barca FA Cup semi-final LONDON: Philippe Coutinho progress for his side despite Suarez nets brace as Catalans continue to lead La Liga thumped home a second-half failing to make any impact in winner as Liverpool broke the the league after last season’s resistance of Championship second-place finish. MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo midway through the second-half. Blackburn Rovers to reach It was far from a convincing scored his 300th Real Madrid “We suffered, but in the end we Real Madrid’s Cristiano the FA Cup semi-finals with performance from Liverpool, goal as the European champions won which is the most important Ronaldo celebrates after a gritty 1-0 replay victory on however, who looked like the remained four points adrift of thing,” said Rodriguez, who again scoring a goal against Wednesday night. confidence had been knocked La Liga leaders Barcelona with impressed in just his second game Rayo Vallecano at the Brendan Rodgers’s side, who out of them by consecutive a 2-0 win at Rayo Vallecano on back after two months out with a Vallecas Stadium in came into the game after back- losses to Manchester United Wednesday night. foot injury. Madrid on Wednesday to-back Premier League defeats and Arsenal. Earlier, Lionel Messi and Luis “In the first-half they were night. that all but ended their hopes of With the bone-hard and bob- Suarez were on target as Barca intense, we knew that in the sec- a top-four finish, will face Aston bly playing surface making pos- eased past Almeria 4-0. ond they would get a bit tired and Villa in a Wembley semi-final. session difficult, Liverpool, who Barca took over half an hour not be able to pressure so much They came out on top at lost defender Mamadou Sakho to make the breakthrough, but and it was like that.” Ewood Park having domi- to injury early on, spent the first Messi did so in style as he curled Rayo dominated the first period nated possession but struggled half probing at a pedestrian home his 44th goal of the season in terms of possession, but it was to break down the hosts who pace with little success. into the far corner. still Madrid who had the bet- got men behind the ball and Blackburn were rolling their Suarez made the game safe ter chances as Rodriguez shot restricted Liverpool to very few sleeves up and keeping numbers when he fired into the top corner straight at Diego Cobeno when sights of goal. in defence, the tried and tested 10 minutes after the break and unmarked inside the area before The breakthrough came in formula for lower league teams bagged his second of the evening Ronaldo headed over from the the 70th minute when Coutinho hoping to cause a cup upset. in stoppage time after Marc Colombian’s free-kick. exchanged passes with Jordan Liverpool had little more Bartra headed home the third At the other end, Iker Casillas Henderson from a corner, drove than glimpses of goal in the first from Xavi’s corner. made a fine save to keep the visi- into the box and drilled the ball half, with Coutinho prodding an “It is the stage of the season tors level at the break as he par- low into the bottom corner. effort that was saved by Simon where we have a lot to play for,” ried Roberto Trashorras’s back “From start to finish, I Eastwood and Daniel Sturridge said Suarez. post header to safety. thought we were brilliant trying his luck with a specula- “We ought to show our person- Madrid started much stronger tonight,” Liverpool’s captain on tive effort that drifted a fraction ality because we are Barcelona. after the break and were inches the night Jordan Henderson too high. “In the league we depend on away from an opener when Gareth said. The hosts had two efforts ourselves and we need to continue Bale’s header from Rodriguez’s “Now we have a tough game saved by Simon Mignolet at the in this vein.” cross looped just wide. against Villa at Wembley, but it start of the second half, with Madrid endured a much more There was then a huge moment gives the club a good lift.” the Liverpool keeper tipping uncomfortable evening in a capi- of controversy when Ronaldo was Amaya inside the area meaning and they did so for the third con- The victory kept seven-times Tom Cairney’s 25-metre effort tal derby at Rayo before Ronaldo booked despite appearing to be he will miss Saturday’s visit of secutive game 15 minutes from Cup winners Liverpool on course over the bar and palming Ben and James Rodriguez struck clearly brought down by Antonio Eibar to the Santiago Bernabeu. time when Bartra rose highest to win Rodgers’s first trophy for Marshall’s firm header on to The chances continued to come to power home Xavi’s in-swinging the club after a disappointing the post. and go for Real as Benzema, delivery. league campaign that has left Liverpool maintained their FC Barcelona’s Lionel Marcelo and Bale fired just off And Suarez was gifted his them out of the Champions stranglehold of the ball, how- Messi celebrates after target in a matter of minutes, second when Pedro Rodriguez League qualification places. ever, and Coutinho’s moment scoring a goal against and the goal finally arrived when unselfishly picked out the former Rodgers had said winning of class proved the difference. Almeria at Camp a fine run and cross from Dani Liverpool man to roll into an the FA Cup would represent REUTERS Nou in Barcelona on Carvajal picked out Ronaldo empty net. Wednesday night. and he sealed his triple century At the other end of the table of goals for Madrid in just 288 Deportivo la Coruna sacked games. manager Victor Fernandez after Six minutes later it was 2-0 Cordoba ended a 10-game losing as Ronaldo turned provider this streak with a 1-1 draw against the time for Rodriguez to curl home. Galicians at La Riazor. Barcelona also started slowly Granada’s survival hopes also at the Camp Nou as boss Luis suffered a huge blew as Theo Enrique made six changes with Bongonda struck a 93rd minute one eye on Saturday’s tough trip equaliser for Celta Vigo to to Sevilla. secure a 1-1 draw at Nuevo Los However, Messi opened the Carmenes. AFP scoring in brilliant fashion when he found space on the edge of the La Liga Results area and curled into the far cor- Spanish La Liga results on Wednesday ner with pinpoint accuracy. night: Suarez made sure of Barca’s Barcelona 4 (Messi 33, 20th win in their last 21 games Suarez 55, 90+3, Bartra 75) Almeria 0 in all competitions with a little Deportivo la Coruna 1 (Florin 87-og) help from Cuesta the keeper got Cordoba 1 (Florin 55) a hand to the Uruguayan’s power- Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho (right) is congratulated by his team-mates ful effort but couldn’t keep it out. Granada 1 (Ibanez 3) Celta Vigo 1 after scoring a goal against the Blackburn Rovers during a FA Cup A consistent feature of that (Bongonda 90+3) run has been the Catalans sudden Rayo Vallecano 0 Real Madrid 2 (Ronaldo quarter-final match at Ewood Park in Blackburn on Wednesday night. ability to score from set-pieces 67, Rodriguez 73) Lazio stun Napoli Bayern enter Cup to join Juventus Ibrahimovic hat-trick fires semis after penalties in Cup final PSG into French Cup final ROME: Lazio will be given the BERLIN: Holders Bayern chance to land their first tro- PARIS: A Zlatan Ibrahimovic clinched the domestic treble. Munich reached the German phy since 2013 as they head to hat-trick fired Paris Saint- With defender David Luiz, Cup semi-finals after beating the Italian Cup final against Germain to a 4-1 French Cup midfielder Thiago Motta, and for- Bayer Leverkusen 5-3 in a pen- Juventus after overcoming semi-final victory over Saint- wards Edinson Cavani and Lucas alty shoot-out on Wednesday Napoli 1-0 in the semi-final sec- Etienne at the Parc des Princes all ruled out through injury, coach night as their last eight clash ond leg on Wednesday. on Wednesday night as their Laurent Blanc also rested Blaise finished goalless after extra With the first leg ending 1-1, epic quest for a four-trophy Matuidi with a packed calendar of time. visitors Lazio had their work cut sweep continued apace. matches coming PSG’s way. This is the sixth year in a row out for them at the Stadio San Ibrahimovic’s opener from the The giant Swede converted that Bayern have reached the Paolo against a team they had not penalty spot on the 21st minute his spot-kick with aplomb after semi-finals. beaten in seven straight head-to- was his 100th goal for the club, Lavezzi had been tugged from Germany goalkeeper Manuel head matches. he then rounded the ‘keeper on behind and the referee awarded Neuer was Bayern’s hero at But a single goal by Senad 81 for the second, and completed a generous penalty. Leverkusen’s BayArena after Lulic, coming at the end of a low his hat-trick with a fine run and But Saint-Etienne stormed saving Swiss striker Josip Drmic’s Anderson cross on 79 minutes, shot in injury-time. back at the Parisians and were first spot-kick penalty to give was all that was needed for the But an injury-depleted Paris Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish level four minutes later when Bayern the advantage. Rome outfit to stun the home had to fight for long periods forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic holds Hamouma’s glancing header from Thomas Mueller, Robert side. Rafa Benitez’s men had of this gutsy Cup tie as Saint- a trophy for scoring more than a free-kick curled beyond ‘keeper Lewandowski, Xabi Alonso, chances but Manolo Gabbiadini Etienne drew level with a Romain 100 goals for PSG, which was Nicolas Douchez at the near post. Mario Goetze and finally Thiago Bayern Munich’s Thiago hit the post on the half-hour mark Hamouma header, going in 1-1 Mevlut Erding should then Alcantara (left) and goalkeeper presented to him at the Parc des Alcantara, who is just back from a while Marek Hamsik sent a long- at half-time before an Ezequiel Princes Stadium after a French have given the visitors the lead year’s absence with injury, all then Manuel Neuer celebrate after distance volley just inches wide a Lavezzi header put PSG back after 32 minutes, but he hesitated Cup semi-final match on Thursday drilled home their spot kicks to beating Bayer Leverkusen in a minute before Lulic’s opener. ahead on 60. when through on Douchez, who night. put Munich in the last four. German Cup quarter-final match The Bosnia midfielder was defi- Saint-Etienne coach deflected his tardy shot to safety. “No-one deserved to lose a in Leverkusen on Wednesday. nitely the man of the match min- Christophe Galtier praised Swede players that they weren’t able to Lavezzi then ran onto a sump- game like that,” said Neuer. utes later with a sliding tackle to Ibrahimovic as “the greatest for- go all the way in this adventure. tuous cross from Pastore just “You could really see that no- produced a classic German save his team following a blister- eigner to have played in France” But that’s all, there was too big a after the hour and rose alone on one wanted to make a mistake. Cup upset by knocking out ing run down the left by Lorenzo as he lamented his side’s inabil- difference. the edge of the six-yard box, his “Of course, it’s a bitter result Bundesliga high-fliers Borussia Insigne who had beaten ‘keeper ity to match PSG’s pounding “They are a war machine. They looping header leaving Stephane for Leverkusen, they really put a Moenchengladbach as their Etrit Berisha. artillery. were superior on all levels.” Ruffier rooted to the spot as the lot into it.” quarter-final was also decided by With this gutsy away perform- PSG have scored 11 times PSG now face second divi- ball crept just inside his far post. In the semi-finals, Bayern will a penalty shoot-out. ance, Lazio proved they were the against Saint-Etienne in four sion Auxerre, who beat holders Ibrahimovic then calmed home host Borussia Dortmund with Lucien Favre’s Gladbach, who most in-form team in Italy right matches this season of which Guingamp 1-0 on Tuesday, in the nerves running onto a through Wolfsburg home to third-division are set to play Champions League now, apart from Juve, having eight have come off Ibrahimovic’s Cup final at the Stade de France ball to round the ‘keeper and slot Arminia Bielefeld when the semi- football next season, become reeled off four straight wins to boot. on May 30. home into an empty net to send finals are played on April 28 and the third Bundesliga side after creep within a point of second- “There’s nothing to say, at this Paris also take on Bastia in the stadium wild. His third goal 29. Werder Bremen and Hertha placed Roma in the Serie A. level they are unbeatable, in any the League Cup final at the same was equally extravagant as his “That’s ok for us, if you want Berlin to lose to Arminia on their The six-time winners will face case for us,” said Galtier. venue tomorrow, face Barcelona trademark dribble found him a to win the cup you need to beat march to the semi-finals. Juventus in the Italian Cup final, “The had the perfect match, in in Paris in the Champions League glimmer of space to shoot home the best teams, so it’s Dortmund Bielefeld held their nerve to set for June 7, after the Turin intensity, technical plan, determi- quarter-finals first-leg next his 102nd goal for the club. for us,” said Bayern coach Pep win the penalty shoot-out 5-4 as side thrashed Fiorentina 3-0 on nation. It’s never good to take on Wednesday and they lead Ligue 1 Ibrahimovic becomes PSG’s Guardiola. it finished 1-1 after extra-time. Tuesday to overturn a 2-1 deficit. this type of team so near the final. by a single point from Lyon. second top all-time scorer, seven Earlier, minnows Bielefeld AFP AFP “I’m disappointed for my No French club has ever shy of Pauleta’s 109 goals. AFP FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Loyalty Cup Day Results at Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate 1400M Running Time: 1:24:43 Hawra, M. Al Yaqout, Faleh Bughanaim Takfaa, M. Hussain, T. O’Shea Saif Al Shujaa, M. Al Ramzani, X. Ziani Thoroughbred Maiden Plate 1400M Running Time: 1:21:92 Tumut, M. Al Yaqout, Gerald Avranche Soebroto, Z. Mohsen, Ali Al Showeikh Dark Leopard, Jassim Al Ghazali, Stephan Ladjadj P/A Maiden Plate 1600M Running Time: 1:43:68 Saab, Majid Seifddeni, T. O’Shea Fer’Ha, J. Smart, Liam Jones Thabit, J. Smart, Marco Monteriso P/A Graduation Plate 1600M Running Time: 1:41:45 Ba’sil, J. Smart, Marco Monteriso Kimfalah, Jassim Al Ghazali, Stephan Ladjadj Hector, A. de Mieulle, Gerald Avranche Thoroughbred Handicap Rated 55 - 75 1600M Running Time: 1:34:15 Tachophobia, Jassim Al Ghazali, Harry Bentley Dardawan, I. Al Malki, Alberto Sanna Too Nice Name, H. Aashoor, Marco Monteriso Thoroughbred Handicap Rated 65 - 85 2000M Peter Anders edges towards the winning post to win the Loyalty Cup Day, the feature race at Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC, in Doha Running Time: 2:02:74 yesterday. Peter Anders was ridden by Marco Monteriso who guided the six-year-old Al Murqab Stud entry to a battling win. PICTURES JUHAIM Damascene, Jassim Al Ghazali, Harry Bentley Jumaira Tower, I. Al Malki, Alberto Sanna Monsieur Ok, Jassim Al Ghazali, Marco Monteriso Thoroughbred Handicap Rated 80 - 100 1400M Peter Anders battles to Running Time: 1:20:71 Shaolin, Mohammed Jassim Ghazali, J.P Guillambert Bretherton, Jassim Al Ghazali, Gaetan Faucon Peter Mac, Z. Mohsen, Alberto Sanna Loyalty Cup Thoroughbreds Loyalty Cup Day victory 2400M Running Time: 2:24:92 Peter Anders, Z. Mohsen, Marco Monteriso British jockey Harry Bentley scores two more wins Ponfeigh, Debbie Mountain, Liam Jones Right To Dream, I Al Malki, Alberto Sanna

DOHA: Peter Anders posted his second win of the season as Marco Monteriso guided the six-year-old Al Murqab Stud entry to Loyalty Cup Day win at Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) yesterday. With Ponfeigh close on his heels, Peter Anders exhibited remarkable lung power to outrun the Emir’s Trophy runers-up in the 1400m race worth QR 85,000 to the winner. Peters Anders clocked a time of 2:24:92. Ponfeigh, who fin- ished runners-up to Dubday in the Emir’s Trophy earlier in the season, ended yesterday’s feature race in second spot with jockey Liam Jones. Right To Dream, ridden by Alberto Sanna, finished third as Peter Anders edged Ponfeigh in a LEFT: A group of riders gallops towards the finish photo-finish. line during one of eight races at Qatar Racing It was jockey Menteriso’s 28th and Equestrian Club (QREC) in Doha yesterday. win of the season which is enter- ABOVE: Marco Monteriso, who guided six- ing it’s last four weeks at QREC. year-old Al Murqab Stud entry Peter Anders to Earlier in race seven, Shaolin saddled by Mohammed Jassim Al Loyalty Cup Day win, receives his trophy from Ghazali, topped the 12-entry field Mohammed Ali Sheeb, at QREC. with jockey J P Gullambert. Bretherton, ridden by Gaetan Faucon, finished in second spot in Harry Bentley - the star jockey Bentley, who won six races on ahead of Kimfalah and Hector at French jockey Gerald Avranche ahead of Takfaa and Saif Al the 1400m race while Peter Mac from Wednesday’s proceedings - Wednesday, topped race six with QREC. posted his 30th win of the season Shujaa. - who had Sanna in the saddle - added two more wins as record- Damascene and race five with Jockey T O’Shea was the win- with Tumut in race two. Riders return to action on ended the race in the third spot. setting trainer Jassim Al Ghazali Tachophobia. ner with Saab in race three while Faleh Bughanaim was in the April 15 to battle for honours in Shaolin’s winning time was also added a couple of triumphs In race four, Monteriso guided Fer’Ha and Thabit finished in sec- saddle when Hawra romped to Al Shahania Cup. 1:20:7. to his bulging tally. Ba’sil to win in the 1600m race ond and third places respectively. a three-length win in race one THE PENINSULA Qatar Equestrian Federation ready for Doha Tour

DOHA: The Qatar Equestrian series to three legs from next riders,” Al Hajri said. “Our rid- Federation (QEF) is set to year,” Al Hajri said. “This year ers finished second at the Miami launch a two-leg 2015 Doha Tour the event will be held on April 10 Grand Prix where Bassam Hassan show jumping event from today, and 11 at QEF’s Outdoor Arena made Qatar proud with his per- it was announced yesterday. whereas the series moves to Al formance. His exploits in Miami According to Khalid Safar Al Shaqab on April 17 and 18,” he were keenly followed by Sheikh Hajri (pictured right), Secretary- added. “We have plans to add Joaan and QEF President,” Al General, QEF, competitions will another stop and take the event Hajri said. be held in the 140-145cm class at either to Aspire or Katara from “I would like to thank the QEF Outdoor Arena with rid- next season and unveil our series media for promoting our show ers from the region competing as an international event,” he said. jumping events in the right spirit. against Qatar show jumpers. “The first two legs this year The more media spotlight our rid- Riders from Kuwait, Saudi will have a local flavour to the ers get, the better it is for their Arabia and Bahrain will be seen event but the prize money at our moral,” he added. in action today and tomorrow, Al events equals to what you see at Drawing huge crowds, the Hajri said yesterday. top international show jumping QEF Outdoor Arena staged two Al Hajri confirmed Qatar’s top series,” Al Hajri said. key events in March including two riders Bassam Hassan and “The QEF takes great pride in the 2015 Emir Show Jumping Sheikh Ali bin Khalid Al Thani the development of the sport with Championship Sword which was will not feature this week as they the backing of H E Sheikh Joaan held under the patronage of the are busy with World Cup compe- bin Hamad Al Thani who is heav- Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim bin titions in Las Vegas. ily involved in horse shows and Hamad Al Thani. In January, Qatar’s Sheikh Ali bin Khalid Al Thani in seen during the Qatar International “It has been a busy season for races. QEF president Hamad bin QEF staged an international Show Jumping Championship at Qatar Equestrian Federation’s Outdoor our riders with numerous com- Abdulrahman Al Attiyah contin- series leg that also was keenly Arena in this January 2015 file photo. PICTURES: LOTFI GARSI petitions held over the last three ues to be heavily involved in boost- followed. Today’s action starts at months. We plan to expand this ing the development of Qatari 3:00pm. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

FREEZE FRAMES FROM 2ND GCC BEACH GAMES Cricket: Downton out in England shake-up LONDON: Paul Downton’s tur- bulent and brief reign as manag- ing director of England Cricket came to an end after just over a year in charge on Wednesday when the England and Wales Cricket Board announced he would be leaving his post. The former England wicket- keeper played a key role in the highly controversial decision to axe star batsman Kevin Pietersen from the national set-up after England’s 2013/14 Ashes white- wash in Australia. Downton’s watch also coincided with England’s woeful perform- ance in the recent World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, where the team exited before the knockout phase. “The existing England team set-up will change with imme- diate effect, with Paul Downton leaving his position as Managing Director of England Cricket,” an ECB statement said. “A new leadership appointment, focused on performance will now be created and report directly to the chief executive.” The Pietersen affair and England’s World Cup debacle made Downton’s position pre- TOP: Action from Oman’s carious and he appeared to be win in the final of the football undermined when incoming ECB competition on the last day of chairman Colin Graves seemed to the 2nd GCC Beach Games offer an olive branch to Pietersen. in Doha yesterday. Oman, Downton’s lack of clarity over a regional powerhouse in why the ECB had acted in the beach soccer, beat UAE to way they did in ditching former grab the gold medal. LEFT: England captain Pietersen led to Referees and scoring officials widespread criticism. pose with Sheikh Saoud It prompted months of spec- bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, ulation, culminating in South Secretary-General of the Africa-born Pietersen’s damn- Qatar Olympic Committee, ing autobiography, released in October last year, which prompted after the end of the 3x3 fresh blood-letting within English basketball competition cricket. yesterday. BELOW: Action Pietersen, who has spoken of from the 3x3 basketball his desire to play for England final between Qatar A and again, has rejoined Surrey for the the United Arab Emirates 2015 county season in an attempt (UAE) A. Qatar A won 21-14 to boost his chances of an inter- to bag the gold medal. The national recall. Games took place from April The arrival of a new chief exec- 2 to 9 and saw top athletes utive in Tom Harrison did little from the GCC take part in for Downton, who took charge seven disciplines, hosted 15 months ago when Harrison’s at Al Gharafa Sports Club predecessor, David Collier, was in and Katara Cultural Village. post at Lord’s. GCC National Olympic Harrison, announcing the Committees, during an changes in the set-up, said Executive Board meeting Wednesday: “The England Cricket Department needs to of the GCC Beach Games deliver performance at the high- earlier yesterday, reaffirmed est level and our structure needs their commitment to the GCC to be accountable for reaching the Beach Games which offers standards we aspire to. invaluable experience for “The new role we are putting in athletes, officials and hosts place will deliver an environment alike. where world-class performance is at the heart of everything we do.” Downton’s time in charge also saw England lose a home Test series to Sri Lanka last season but, after falling behind, they recovered to defeat India 3-1 in a subsequent five-match series. Harrison, who took over in January, had previously spoken of his desire to streamline the ECB, with Graves too calling for change. Downton, 58, replaced Hugh Morris in October 2013, shortly before the Ashes whitewash. His departure appears as much down to his strident public back- ing for England captain Alastair Cook, only for the opening bats- man to be sacked as one-day skipper and dropped from the World Cup squad shortly before Christmas ahead of England’s warm-up campaign. England then endured one of their most humiliating World Cup campaigns, failing to beat a Test nation and defeating only Scotland and Afghanistan. Downton’s departure from the ECB will inevitably shift the spotlight back on to Moores, with England currently on tour in the West Indies, where their three Test-series starts in Antigua next week. “The touring team in the West Indies are aware of the changes,” Harrison said. “The process for appointing the new role, with sole responsibility for the England set- up, will begin immediately.” Downton’s departure came on the same day that the 2015 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, the sport’s ‘bible’, said he had been involved in a “nexus of self- preservation” involving several other senior ECB figures. REUTERS FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 SPORT 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

The Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and President of the Organising Committee, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, with Qatar’s victorious 3x3 Basketball team, who won the gold medal at the 2nd GCC Beach Games in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani presents the medals to members of Qatar’s 3x3 Basketball team. Qatar finish second as 2nd GCC Beach Games draw to a close Hosts finish final day on a high by beating UAE for the gold in 3x3 Basketball event

DOHA: Exhibiting fighting skills under pressure, hosts Qatar finished a close second in the final medal standings of the GCC Beach Games, which drew to a close yesterday after a week of intense competition in 13 events across eight sporting disciplines. With altogether six medals — four gold, one silver and one bronze — impressive Qatar were just behind Oman, which finished with a total of 12 medals — seven gold, four silver and one bronze. The UAE were third on the table with 10 medals — one gold, three silver and six bronze. At the closing ceremony of the games yesterday, the Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and President of the Organising Committee, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, awarded Qatar the gold medal in the 3x3 Basketball event while the UAE won the sil- ver medal and Kuwait claimed the bronze. In a stunning final that brought the crowd to their feet, Qatar beat UAE 21-14 — ending the 2nd GCC Beach Games on a high. Qatar’s handball team had an undefeated run in the games, demolishing the competition to win a gold medal on Monday after defeating Bahrain in a final that was played in an electrify- ing atmosphere to the drums of Meanwhile, Oman took home home gold while Saoud Al Naar Qatari fans. the gold medal after an intense won silver for Bahrain and the The Omani handball team took run in the football competition UAE’s Hamza Al Ali secured the TOP LEFT: Omani players take the silver medal while Bahrain with the UAE, who took the silver bronze medal. selfies after winning the beach settled for the bronze. medal. Kuwait won the bronze. The sailing action continued Team Qatar’s volleyball team The football competition was on Monday, with Zakaria Al football competition during was also victorious, winning both especially close, with the UAE Wahabi from Oman taking gold the 2nd GCC Beach Games in sets of the final match and defeat- and Oman a mere point away in the Optimist Class, ahead of Doha yesterday. TOP RIGHT: A ing the Omani team 2-0. Oman’s from each other throughout the the UAE’s Abdullah Al Bishr and moment from the final match team B and A claimed the silver games. Oman’s Marwan Al Jabri, who of the 3x3 Basketball event, and bronze medals respectively. The sailing competitions, which won the silver and bronze med- between Qatar and the UAE Speaking after the final medals were hosted in Katara Cultural als respectively. yesterday. RIGHT: Fans cheer ceremony, Sheikh Saoud said: “We Village along with Open Water The Open Water Swimming for their side at the GCC Beach are honoured to have hosted the Swimming, Rowing and Skydiving, events saw Oman’s Mohamed Al Games in Doha yesterday. 2nd GCC Beach Games and we saw Waleed Al Sharshani win the Habasi decimate the competi- PICTURES: SALIM MATRAMKOT are confident that this edition has gold medal for Team Qatar in the tion in the 5km race with a time set a new standard for the host- Laser Standard Class, ahead of of 1.01.22.88, ahead of his coun- ing of future GCC Beach Games Bahrain, who took silver, and tryman Muslim Al Khoudori, place and Yousuf Al Askari trail- and raised the profile of beach Oman, who claimed Bronze. who won silver, and the UAE’s ing in the third position. sports across the whole of the Not to be outdone, Bahrain’s Abdullah Al Boloushi, who took The GCC Beach Games is an GCC. We are very proud of the Jassim Showaiter pulled ahead of home the bronze. exemplary example of the Gulf performance of all our athletes Qatar’s Faris Al Bakri to win the In the 10km race, Oman’s Al Cooperation Council’s commit- and we hope that the high-level gold medal in the Laser Radial Habasi continued to best his ment to sport in general, and of competition has inspired young Class, while the UAE’s Saeed Al opponents and clocked in a time beach games in particular, which people across our nation and our Zaidi settled for bronze. of 1:59:43.77 taking home the gold have recently grown to become region and fostered their passion As for the Laser 4.7 Class event, medal, leaving his countryman Al a major focus for international for sport.” Oman’s Khamis Al Wahaibi took Khoudori once again in second sport. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 BREAK TIME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

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THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER A ‘world first’ ATHENS 16/08 Cloudy 19/10 Sunny Mother bailed after teen for extreme WASHINGTON 26/11 Scattered T-storms 20/50 Partly cloudy SYDNEY 22/14 Scattered showers 23/14 Scattered showers premature baby LONDON 21/11 Partly cloudy 13/05 Scattered showers PARIS 21/12 Mostly sunny 16/09 Scattered showers falls to death in HK dialysis in Poland ISTANBUL 11/05 Cloudy 13/05 Partly cloudy MANILA 33/24 Mostly sunny 34/23 Mostly sunny HONG KONG: The Filipina daughter. Garcia appeared before given by a friend. She is to return LEGNICA: An extremely pre- DHAKA 34/24 Scattered T-storms 33/25 Scattered T-storms mother of a teenager who magistrates in Hong Kong yes- to court in June. mature Polish infant weighing DELHI 35/22 Sunny 33/21 Mostly sunny plunged to her death from an terday where proceedings were “The court has decided the just 820 grammes has become ISLAMABAD 28/16 Scattered T-storms 31/17 Sunny upmarket Hong Kong apartment interpreted for her in Tagalog — a family should remain together,” the world’s smallest and young- was released on bail yesterday Philippine language. said Morley. “We would ask for est patient to escape death after being charged with neglect, Cousins accompanied her, sit- respect for their privacy at this thanks to an artificial kidney, as her lawyer told of the “unrav- ting in the public gallery, often difficult time.” They were driven according to the doctor who elling” of their happy family life. with his head bowed. away in a Mercedes without oversaw the treatment. Shorter people have bigger Herminia Garcia emerged The charge sheet said that speaking to reporters. Born 15 weeks early, Kamil from court hand in hand with Garcia’s treatment of an unnamed The 15-year-old fell from the nearly died from organ failure a her British partner Nick Cousins, 14-year-old “Child X” was likely to apartment block in Repulse Bay few days later and conventional risk of heart disease a businessman, who was also cause “unnecessary suffering”. early Tuesday morning. Police methods used to keep preterm arrested after the 15-year-old’s No further detail of the neglect said the teenager was pronounced babies alive proved ineffective. MIAMI: Short people face a They found that every 2.5 fatal 21-storey fall. charge was given. dead at the scene after a security “He suffered grave edema” or greater lifetime risk of clogged inches in a person’s height Although police said there was Garcia’s lawyer Christopher guard heard a loud noise and she water-retention causing swell- arteries, according to a study affected their risk of coronary “no suspicious element” to the Morley told the court how Garcia was found lying on the ground. ing as his kidneys were unable to that confirmed the long-known heart disease by 13.5 percent. As tragedy, they detained the teen- had lived a “happy normal life “We learned that the subject cope, doctor Wojciech Kowalik, link between height and heart an example, a five-foot tall per- ager’s parents on suspicion of “ill- with her de facto husband” before was probably upset about some head of the intensive care depart- disease by examining genetics. son would have on average a 32 treatment or neglect of a child or her daughter’s death, which had daily life issues,” a police spokes- ment of newborns at Legnica hos- The study is the first to show percent higher risk of develop- a young person”. led to the “unravelling situation” man said. pital in southwest Poland, said. that the higher risk is primarily ing coronary heart disease than Cousins, 58, is the managing for the family. Her younger sister was initially Being hooked up to an artificial due to a variety of genes that a person who was five-foot-six, director of the Hong Kong office He asked that Garcia be taken to a children’s home, and kidney was his only hope, but the influence whether a person is said the study. of British multinational Jardine released on bail on humanitar- the police are seeking a protection procedure had never been succes- tall or short, and not potentially “The more height increas- Lloyd Thompson (JLT), one of the ian grounds. “This lady is griev- order for her. ful in such an extreme preterm confounding factors like poverty ing genetic variants that you world’s leading insurance brokers. ing from the loss of her beloved She was released back into case. Similar treatment is usu- or poor nutrition. carry the lower your risk of He is already on bail and has daughter. If she is remanded in her family’s care late Wednesday ally applied to newborns weighing The research is published in the coronary heart disease,” said not yet been charged with any custody, she will be denied the while the social welfare depart- at least 3kg. The treatment only New England Journal of Medicine. co-author Christopher Nelson, offence, while Garcia, who goes support of her family,” he said. ment produces an assessment worked for half of the 10 newborns Researchers examined 180 a British Heart Foundation- by the name Grace, was charged Morley also countered local report on the case. who needed it at the Legnica hos- different genetics variants in a funded lecturer at the University with neglect. media reports that the teenager The South China Morning Post pital, according to Kowalik. database of nearly 200,000 peo- of Leicester. “And conversely if The 53-year-old was also and her younger sister had never reported that the girls’ births had In Kamil’s case, there was no ple with and without coronary you were genetically shorter the charged with overstaying her been to school, saying that they never been registered, despite alternative but to give it a go. heart disease, which is caused by higher your risk.” visa, while Cousins is being inves- had “received a proper education” attempts by the immigration “For a baby weighing just 820 a buildup of plaque in the arter- Researchers hope that further tigated for aiding or abetting at what he described as a learn- department to track them. Garcia grammes, it’s exceptional. We ies and can lead to heart attack. study of the genes implicated in the overstay. The couple are not ing centre. had been working as a domestic later learnt that he was the small- It is the most common cause of height and heart disease may lead married. The couple left the hearing helper in Hong Kong from 1990 est in the world to survive thanks early death worldwide, killing to better prevention and treat- Garcia is a former domestic together after Garcia was granted and began living with Cousins in to this method. It has already been nearly one in six men and one in ment in the future. helper, according to local media. HK$100,000 cash bail ($12,900) 1994, the newspaper said. tried with children as small, but 10 women. AFP The couple also have a younger with an extra HK$100,000 surety AFP none survived,” Kowalik added. Kowalik said he had found no precedents in medical journals dealing with dialysis used on Godzilla head on hotel balcony extremely premature babies. “It’s a miracle,” Kamil’s father New broccoli variety cuts Adam Wawruch said as the five- month-old baby weighed in at four kilogrammes before being cholesterol, says study released from hospital. With public spending on health- LONDON: Including a new two independent studies, the care in Poland still low by Western broccoli variety in the diet researchers gave a total of 130 standards, not all Polish hospitals could significantly improve your volunteers 400g of the high glu- have dialysis machines. Kamil had heart health as it reduces levels coraphanin broccoli per week to the good fortune to be born in one of “bad cholesterol” in blood by include in their normal diet. that did, thanks to funds raised by around six percent, says a study. After 12 weeks, they saw the a popular annual telethon. The broccoli variety was bred levels of LDL-cholesterol in their Founded in 1993, the Great to contain two to three times blood drop by an average of about Orchestra for Christmas Charity more of a naturally occurring 6 percent. Although the reduction (WOSP) has raised $160m for compound glucoraphanin and seen in these trials is small, at a medical equipment to treat it is already available in British population level, a one percent children. It paid for the dialysis supermarkets under the name reduction in LDL-cholesterol has machine used to save Kamil. Beneforte. been associated with a one-two Known for his colourful outfits “Evidence from two independ- percent reduction in risk of coro- and outgoing personality, former ent human studies indicates that nary artery disease, the research- TV journalist Jurek Owsiak is the consumption of high glucoraph- ers pointed out. force behind the telethon’s suc- anin broccoli significantly reduces Glucoraphanin is thought cess. He visited the Legnica hos- plasma LDL-C (Low-density lipo- to work by helping our bod- pital to congratulate the doctors protein cholesterol),” said lead ies retune cellular metabolism. responsible for saving Kamil. researcher Charlotte Armah from The glucoraphanin-rich broccoli “Even if he were in New York, A life-size Godzilla head is displayed on a balcony on the eighth floor of Hotel Gracery Shinjuku during the the Institute of Food Research was developed by using tradi- London or Paris instead of Legnica, official unveiling ceremony at Kabukicho shopping district in Tokyo yesterday. The Godzilla is a main feature (IFR) in Norwich, Britain. tional breeding techniques, the Kamil would still be a patient at of the new commercial complex comprising a 970-room hotel, movie theatres and restaurants which will Elevated LDL cholesterol is a researchers noted. The study risk. Everyone would wonder recognised risk factor for heart appeared in the journal Molecular whether they would have the open this month. disease. Working with colleagues Nutrition & Food Research. courage to embark on this kind of at the University of Reading, in IANS therapy,” Owsiak said. AFP