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SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 THULQADA 5, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Farwaniya gov Pressure California Chelsea win calls to restudy on Pakistan lawmakers goalfest, demographics leader to quit pass first US City crash, of expats2 amid protests7 plastic bag9 ban Man20 Utd held GCC ‘resolves’ spat with Max 45º Min 30º Qatar, envoys to return High Tide 02:37 & 15:14 Gulf states ready to help counter IS jihadists Low Tide 09:16 & 21:23 40 PAGES NO: 16271 150 FILS JEDDAH: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Sabah yesterday said that the Gulf monar- Kuwaiti man chies have resolved a six-month spat with Gulf Cooperation Council partner Qatar, which they had kidnapped accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. Sheikh Sabah said after a GCC meeting in the Saudi Red Sea resort of Jeddah that differences were settled because in Lebanon unity was needed to face the common threat posed by radical Islamic State jihadists. BEIRUT: The Kuwaiti Embassy in Beirut said it is in contact with the Lebanese security bodies over reports on the Saudi Arabia, along with the United Arab Emirates abduction of a Kuwaiti citizen in east Lebanon. “The and Bahrain, withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar in embassy is closely following the issue to verify the report- March in an unprecedented public protest largely ed kidnap and determine the circumstances of the abduc- believed to be spurred by the tiny nation’s support for tion, and will work for the safe release of the Kuwaiti citi- Islamist groups in Egypt, Libya, the Gaza Strip and else- zen,” it said in a statement to KUNA. Media reports said the where. They accused Qatar of interfering in their Kuwaiti citizen was kidnapped in the Baalbek district and domestic affairs and failing to uphold a security pact his captors are demanding a ransom to release him. drawn up last year. The UAE and Saudi Arabia have little Separately, the Lebanese army is investigating pictures tolerance for Muslim Brotherhood-linked activity and and video footage of the alleged beheading of a Lebanese perceive the Islamist group as a threat to their political soldier by Islamic State jihadists, a military spokesman told systems. AFP yesterday. IS supporters released a video showing the Sheikh Sabah said the ambassadors could return to decapitation of a blindfolded man in military fatigues, and their posts “at any time”, without giving a specific date. presented as one of 19 Lebanese soldiers abducted by His Omani counterpart, Yussef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, jihadists in eastern Lebanon on Aug 2. “We are investigat- earlier told reporters: “The crisis in the Gulf has been ing,” a military spokesman said, without saying whether resolved.” Oman and Kuwait have been acting as media- the video was thought to be authentic. tors in the row. Continued on Page 13 JEDDAH: Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers meet in this Saudi Red Sea city yesterday. — KUNA Continued on Page 13 Iqama rules leave many confused Absconders to be deported...but not all By Nawara Fattahova

Pro-Palestinian KUWAIT: New regulations by the Ministry of Interior regarding residence UK MP attacked visa renewals in the past months have left expats confused if the rules also LONDON: A man has been charged with a religiously- include absconding cases. Kuwait Times motivated “assault by beating” on British MP George visited the Immigration and Passport Galloway, police said yesterday. Galloway, who recent- Department in Shuwaikh, where a clerk ly declared the northern English city he represents an said that if a new employer pays the fines “Israel-free zone”, was attacked on a west London of a violating employee, he can easily street on Friday night. Police said Neil Masterson, 39, transfer his residency. She also said that had been charged with even in absconding cases, if the director “assault by beating which is of the deportation department signs the religiously aggravated” and papers for a transfer, a violating abscond- would appear in court ing employee can legalize his status. But JEDDAH: In this June 27, 2014 photo, Saudi King Abdullah speaks before a meet- tomorrow. “It is thought that this may be an individual case or proce- ing with US Secretary of State John Kerry at his private residence. — AP the attack is connected to dure. Mr Galloway’s support for In July, the Ministry of Interior the Palestinian cause,” his announced taking over absconding cas- Saudi king warns of Respect Party said in a state- es from the Ministry of Social Affairs and ment. Labor. The Head of Public Relations and The outspoken Scot, Moral Guidance at the Ministry of Interior Adel Al-Hashash threat to Europe, US dubbed “Gorgeous George” Brig Gen Adel Al-Hashash had explained whose visas expired after they changed by the British media, recently George Galloway that a sponsor will not be able to drop an jobs but they didn’t transfer their visa to RIYADH: The king of Saudi Arabia has those very same weapons on the kingdom. made headlines when he absconding case he filed against an the new employer, among others. warned that extremists could attack Europe “I am certain that after a month they will declared Bradford to be an Israel-free zone and urged employee or maid. Such a worker will not “The ministry has amended the proce- and the US if there is not a strong interna- reach Europe and, after another month, people to reject all Israeli goods, services and tourists. be able to legalize his or her status after dure that was followed when violating tional response to terrorism after the Islamic America,” he said at a reception for foreign A Respect spokesman said the incident appeared to paying the fines and will be deported. expats were arrested, by giving them the State group seized a wide territory across ambassadors Friday, including a new envoy be connected with Israel because the attacker had Earlier this month, Hashash stressed opportunity to legalize their status, so Iraq and Syria. While not mentioning any from the United States. Official Saudi media been shouting something about the Holocaust. that the Ministry of Interior has approved they can stay in the country after paying terrorist groups by name, King Abdullah’s carried the king’s comments early yesterday. Galloway, who once lauded former Iraqi leader new rules replacing the amnesty that the fines and legalizing their status,” statement appeared aimed at drawing “These terrorists do not know the name of Saddam Hussein, stunned British politics when he was given in the past, so that visa viola- Hashash told Kuwait Times. “Previously, Washington and NATO forces into a wider humanity and you have witnessed them won his West Bradford seat in 2012 to become one of tors can legalize their status. The new when violating expats were arrested, fight against the Islamic State group and its severing heads and giving them to children only a handful of lawmakers from outside the three rule, according to Hashash, is only for they were immediately deported and did supporters in the region. Saudi Arabia open- to walk with in the street,” the king said, urg- major parties. Bradford has a large Muslim minority. those whose visas have expired due to not have the chance to enter the country ly backs rebels fighting Syrian President ing the ambassadors to relay his message He has been discharged from hospital after treatment various reasons. This rule includes cases again. Now a violator can pay the penal- Bashar Al-Assad, but is concerned that the directly to their heads of state. for his injuries. — Reuters such as those who were on family visas ties and transfer his visa to continue his breakaway Al-Qaeda group could also turn Continued on Page 13 and couldn’t renew it, or employees stay in Kuwait,” he added. Lesotho PM flees military ‘coup’

MASERU: Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane yesterday accused his country’s army of staging a coup against him and fled to neighbouring South Africa, which condemned the military’s action and called for a peaceful settlement. Early morning gunfire was heard in Maseru, capital of the small southern African kingdom encircled by South Africa. Army units occupied police headquarters and surrounded the prime minister’s residence, residents and diplomats said. Hours after the army’s move, the capital was reported to be quiet but it was not immediately clear who was running the government of the mountain- ous state of two million people. Thabane, who in June had dissolved parliament to avoid a no-confidence vote MOUNT SINAI, New York: A New York teen taking a test drive of a family friend’s Lamborghini against him amid feuding in his two-year- died after crashing the high-powered sports car into a guardrail. Police said 18-year-old Samuel old coalition government, said he had Shepard was taking the car for a spin on a county road in Mount Sinai on Long Island early Friday crossed over to South Africa because he when he lost control. The car’s owner, Michael Power, was a passenger in the car and was treated feared for his safety. “There was clearly an for nonlife-threatening injuries. Dep Sgt Michael Fitzharris told Newsday that excessive speed is effort to launch a coup,” Thabane told believed to be a factor in the crash. Of the test drive, Fitzharris said, “I think it was probably just a Reuters, saying he was at his daughter’s once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the kid, and this man chose to give him this opportunity.” home in South Africa. MASERU, Lesotho: Two armed policemen leave the Maseru Central Charge Office Shepard’s father, Gene, told the newspaper that Lamborghinis were his son’s favorite car. — AP Continued on Page 13 police station yesterday in the capital. — AFP LOCAL SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 No foreseeable Cabinet reshuffle

KUWAIT: With the countdown before the new parlia- ministers are doing their jobs in terms of executing the mentary term is inaugurated, high-ranking informed development plan” the sources reiterated, denying the sources stressed that there was no intention to reshuffle presence of any government-parliament crisis that calls the Cabinet at the time being and that vacant portfolios for a Cabinet reshuffle. “What is happening are normal might be filled prior to the parliament is convened. The skirmishes between them, which is a healthy phenome- government would attend with a full Cabinet with the non reflecting Kuwait’s democracy,” stressed the current ministers in addition to two new faces to sources, adding that most of the ministers had only replace the two ministers who resigned - Nayef Al-Ajmi been in office for short periods and that they’d need and Ahmed Al-Mulaifi. more time to carry out projects before they are judged. The high-ranking sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stressed that the government might resort Ministers ties to one of two possible scenarios to fill the vacancies. Separately, MP, Faisal Al-Duwaisan stressed his oppo- “The first scenario is to separate the ministry of educa- sition to appointing any minister whom he described tion from the that of higher education and appoint a has ‘so-called Muslim Brotherhood’ ties after their men- minister for each, in addition to giving the justice and ace to current regimes and Arab peoples has been Awqaf portfolios to one of the current Cabinet mem- proven. “They use democracy to reach power then bers,” explained the source, justifying this scenario with destroy it,” he alleged, calling any minister who does so the fact that both the education and the higher educa- to be aware. “Some current ministers do not exert any tion ministries have a lot of work and each needs a sep- effort in fighting the Brotherhood,” he warned. arate minister. “The second scenario involves appoint- Duwaisan also criticized the tendency not to keep ing one minister each for justice and Awqaf and one for experienced and competent undersecretaries in office education and higher education,” added the sources. with the excuse of infusing ‘fresh blood’, while some JEDDAH: Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the session yesterday — KUNA The source justified not resorting to a Cabinet reshuf- untrustworthy ones have been kept in office despite fle to the fact that the current situations require govern- parliamentary remarks on their performance. ment stability and caution in view of regional incidents Gulf states keen on ironing and confusion. “Such stability will not be achieved — Translated material from Al-Jarida was used in this unless the Cabinet remains in office, especially since report. out differences: Kuwait Governor calls for Foreign ministers discuss Gaza, Iraq, Syria

JEDDAH: Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Dr Fuad Massoum; new Prime Minister Dr Haider Abadi, zero tolerance in Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al- and new National Assembly Speaker Dr Salem Al- Sabah reiterated Arab Gulf states’ full interest in ironing Jubouri. law enforcement out pan-Gulf differences and preserving Gulf Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled wished Iraqi leaders’ success Cooperation Council (GCC) achievements. in forming the new government and in restoring securi- Sheikh Sabah announced that the withdrawn ambas- ty and stability in their country. KUWAIT: The Governor of Farwaniya Sheikh Faisal Al- sadors of Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain to Qatar are to He expressed GCC “deep sorrow” to the continuation Homoud Al-Malek Al Sabah called yesterday for zero be reinstated any time soon, indicating that GCC foreign of the cycle of violence in Syria and welcomed the deci- tolerance in implementing laws upon violators and out- ministers agreed on a “mechanism to follow up on inter- sion of the UN Security Council No. 2165 for opening laws. Under the framework of “Farwaniya Governorate: GCC accords’ implementation.” new crossings for the delivery of aid to the Syrian peo- Safe and Clean” campaign, Sheikh Faisal told KUNA that Speaking at the 132th session of GCC Foreign ple. he, along with the governorate officials, followed up on Ministers Council, which kicked off yesterday, the Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled wished success for the situation of expatriates, who densely populate a Kuwaiti Foreign Minister also applauded GCC states’ new the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the number of areas in the governorate, and extent of their eagerness to forge ahead with their blessed joint United Nations to Syria Staffan de Mistura. abidance by the country’s laws and regulations. march. The Kuwaiti minister emphasized the importance of The time has come to restudy the demographics of The GCC states are eyeing greater cohesion and continuing work to reach a political solution to end the some nationalities, areas they reside, and impact on cooperation to translate their leaders’ vision of reaching crisis and preserve Syria’s territorial unity. safety and convenience of the Kuwaiti society, in coordi- the highest level of coherence, coordination and inte- He called for intensifying efforts to deliver humani- nation with concerned state bodies, he said. gration, he said. tarian aid to the besieged Syrian areas and to Syrian The governor also stressed on importance of main- He cautioned that the GCC states are facing refugees abroad. taining general safety, rules, and security for all as a “unprecedented growth of the scourge of terrorism On Yemen, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said that the GCC basic requirement, adding that the governorate’s offi- cials would not spare any effort for sake of Farwaniya’s through groups acting under the guise Islam while they states have been working over the past years to retain development and providing convenience to its resi- are far from its tolerant humanitarian message.” security and stability in Yemen and to meet the aspira- dents. — KUNA The Kuwaiti top diplomat expressed strong condem- tions of its people in development and prosperity. Sheikh Faisal Al-Homoud Al-Sabah nation of the practices of those extremist groups. He noted high hopes are pinned on the national dia- He welcomed the UN Security Council Resolution No. logue to ensure the success of the power transition 2170 which asked the world countries to act to suppress process based from the Gulf initiative and its mecha- the flow of foreign fighters, financing and other support nisms. to “criminal” extremist groups. “We, in the GCC, still deeply concerned as raging Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled also hailed Saudi King infighting and the deterioration of the security situation Abdullah bin Abdulaziz’s speech on August 1, in which hampers efforts exerted to restore calm and build a he stressed the need to act against those who try to securer and brighter future for Yemen,” he said. hijack Islam and present it to the world as a religion of The Minister voiced the GCC full support for Yemeni extremism, hatred and terrorism. President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his govern- He praised the Saudi King’s USD 100 million donation ment in their quest to apply outcome of the national to the UN Counter-Terrorism Center. dialogue and their fight against all forms of violence and terrorism, led by some groups. Gaza ceasefire Commenting on the recent developments in the Relations with Iran occupied Palestinian territories, the Kuwaiti Minister Regarding GCC relations with Iran, he underscored welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached on August the need to address outstanding issues and to reach an 26 between Palestinians and Israel. international agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. He acclaimed Egypt’s efforts to broker the agreement Amid the appalling crises, wide-scale destruction, and end the confrontation. massive human losses and damaging of properties, the “Such efforts represent Egypt’s historic role as the GCC reiterate its stance of doing all in power to main- main advocate of the Palestinian cause,” he said. tain the stability of the region, the Minister said. He renewed the call for the international community Commenting on the developments in Libya, the to put into effect the United Nations resolutions rele- Kuwait top diplomat called on all parties to support the vant to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and to provide constitutional institutions elected the people. international protection for the helpless Palestinian He hoped success for Libyan parliament’s plan to people, lift the tight Israeli siege imposed on Gaza Strip. stop the violence and complete the political process. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled underlined the need for “In this context, I would like to highlight the recent mobilizing international efforts to press Israel to resume UN Security Council resolution No. 2174 on Libya which the final status negotiations with the aim of reaching an provides a ground for stopping those who threaten agreement on the establishment of an independent peace, security and stability in Libya; calls for an imme- Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. diate ceasefire to pave the way for a comprehensive political dialogue; and express support to the ongoing Deteriorating security political process in Libya and all efforts exerted to pre- On the recent developments in Iraq, the Foreign serve its unity and territorial integrity,” he said. Minister said the GCC is deeply concerned over the In the meantime, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, on behalf deteriorating security situation in many areas of this of the GCC foreign ministers, congratulated the country. Sultanate of Oman of the successfully medical examina- He stressed the importance of Iraqi national unity tions for Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said. He wished and territorial integrity. He also called for an inclusive Sultan Qaboos everlasting wellbeing to fully complete policy to embrace all Iraqis. the process of construction and development in the He reiterated congratulations to Iraq’s new President Sultanate of Oman. — KUNA Shrimp season kicks off tomorrow

By A Saleh fish at the Sharq fish market to prevent fraud. Manager of Kuwait Gulf Fisheries Co Khalifa Al- KUWAIT: Kuwait Fishermen Union secretary Hussein Mutairi stressed that Kuwait was rich in marine Al-Sebaghah called for respecting laws and protect- resources, namely in Kuwait Bay, which is classified as ing marine environment and fish resources, a marine reserve. He also predicted a good fishing announcing that the shrimp fishing season would season and abundant shrimp and fish catches. kick off tomorrow. “Fishermen celebrate fishing sea- Mutairi added that allowing fishing in Kuwait’s territo- sons as feasts because their life depends on going rial waters would help reduce fish prices and stressed out to sea and returning with enough catch that that fishing bans were meant to protect fish resources would help in providing seafood supplies at reason- and allow fish to reproduce and grow. He also warned able prices to all consumers,” he stressed, urging the of unjustified prices created by some mediators who municipality to have more control at fish markets to cooperate with some fishmongers, offices and restau- fight commercial fraud in the form of mixing foul rants to increase prices and make more profits. fish with fresh ones or mixing local with imported Mutairi also urged PAAAFR director Nabila al-Ali to ones. He also called for banning the sale of imported work faster on providing lands to for fish farming. LOCAL SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 Kuwait employers looking to hire Coordinators, junior executives especially in demand

KUWAIT: The latest Bayt.com Middle East and North Africa Job Index Survey, conduct- ed by Bayt.com, the Middle East’s number one job site, and YouGov, a research and con- sulting organization, reveals that 35 percent of companies in Kuwait are definitely hiring in the coming 3 months. 69 percent of these will be looking to hire up to 10 people, most- ly for junior executive positions.

Hiring Expectations In addition to 35 percent of companies in Kuwait definitely hiring in the next 3 months, 24 percent claim they will probably be hiring executive roles. More specifically, in the next months. Private multinationals are most like- within the same time period. In a year’s time, 3 months, Kuwaiti companies will seek sales ly to hire, with 41 percent claiming to be ‘def- 66 percent claim they will either ‘definitely’ or managers (14 percent), project managers (14 initely’ hiring in the next 3 months. ‘probably’ be hiring. 23 percent of companies percent), and receptionists (14 percent). will look to fill up to between 6-10 positions, Across the Middle East and North Africa Candidate Qualifications and Skills most of which (45 percent) will be for junior (MENA), 62 percent of companies are defi- The most sought-after qualification nitely or probably hiring in the next 3 amongst candidates in the MENA region is business management at graduate or post- graduate level. In Kuwait, the most desirable qualification is one in business management (25 percent), followed by engineering (23 percent) and administration (22 percent). Employers in Kuwait are looking for candi- dates who have good communication skills in Arabic and English (71 percent), who are team players (53 percent), and can work under pressure (48 percent). In terms of experience, employers in Kuwait like candidates who have the ability to manage a team (45 percent), who have worked in sales and marketing (31 percent), “Overall, the region’s hiring outlook is look- “By monitoring the trends for the most desir- and who have computer skills (34 percent). ing quite positive for the coming 3 and 12 able job roles - such as accounts, sales and months. project managers and HR professionals in Recent Hires and Job Attractiveness This will particularly be the case for multi- the MENA region, job seekers can hone their 67 percent of Kuwait companies have nationals, which could provide professional talents in these areas to improve their hired new employees in the last 6 months, residents a foot in the door for some of the chances of employment. The specific qualifi- compared to 63 percent around the MENA world’s largest companies. We can also see cations and skills preferred region-wide and region who have done so. According to 51 an increase in plans to hire in the public sec- in each country provide an important bench- percent of Kuwait respondents, Kuwait is tor with 37 percent definitely hiring in the mark for job seekers to strive for; bilingual- more attractive as a job market than any oth- next 3 months, compared to 31 percent in ism, leadership skills and the ability to work er country in the region. 51 percent in Kuwait January 2014. under pressure while being a team player are also consider their current industry to be The trend continues from past waves with consistently desirable traits.” more attractive as a potential employer than most employers planning to hire people for Data for the Bayt.com Middle East and any other business. junior or middle-level executive positions. At North Africa Job Index Survey, July 2014, was Kuwait respondents believe that the most Bayt.com, we are committed to providing collected online from June 10-July 31 2014. attractive industries in the country, those employers and job seekers alike with a full Results are reported on a base of 2,279 that are retaining the top talent, are banking perspective of the recruitment environment respondents, of which 2,001 were of working and finance (33 percent), oil, gas and petro- on a timely basis, empowering them with the status. Countries that participated are the chemicals (42 percent), and hospitality, tools and knowledge they need to make UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, recreation and entertainment (26 percent). informed decisions.” Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Suhail Al-Masri, VP of Sales, Bayt.com said: Sundip Chahal, CEO, YouGov MENA said: Algeria and Tunisia. Gas utilization reaps benefits

WASHINGTON: What happens when one All the staff is involved and committed to of the world’s wealthiest nations with this objective, which stands high on their abundant oil reserves lacks enough elec- Key Performance Indicators list. tricity to power its demand? It uses an “We are strongly committed to creat- underutilized, readily available resource ing a healthier environment, and have sitting right under its feet. dramatically reduced gas flaring. We are Since 2008, Kuwait has been a net steadfast to further reduce it to as low as importer of natural gas, consuming more possible,” said KOC’s Manager Gas than it produces and struggling to keep Operations Group, Mohammed Al-Zuabi. up with growing domestic demand for “I firmly believe it was only possible electricity. The government recognized because there was a complete change in there were solutions that could partially the employee mindset towards better solve the growing gas deficit and devel- understanding the environmental conse- oped a comprehensive strategy to maxi- quences of gas flaring and preserving a mize domestic gas utilization. very valuable resource,” he added. A key component of that strategy has been capturing associated gas, instead of KOC’s successful gas flaring reduc- wastefully releasing and flaring it during tion is a result of several key factors: oil production. * a solid commitment from all levels of Kuwait Petroleum Company and its the company to make flare reduction a subsidiaries lead a broad, multifaceted priority; hydrocarbons industry in Kuwait. KOC * significant financial investments in manages all upstream development on state-of-the-art facilities and operations; Kuwait territory, except for the Divided * close cooperation within KOC Zone, and represents the country in the departments and with downstream com- KUWAIT: Kuwait International Airport is mostly overcrowded these days as vacationers return back to the country. — Photos by Yasser Al- World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring panies and customers in order to adapt Zayyat Reduction Partnership (GGFR). to any unforeseen situations and limit the Effective gas management is a key duration of flaring; and 301,000 departures, objective for the company, to optimize * a close, productive partnership with the utilization of this valuable resource GGFR and other organizations to achieve and reduce its environmental impact. The the target. 266,000 arrivals in 26 days mission is to reduce gas flaring less than KOC is still actively engaged in gas flar- 1% of total production by 2017. To ing reduction projects, striving to achieve achieve this target, KOC conducted thor- a “Lowest Technical Limit” objective, and KUWAIT: With the end of the ing flights landing at Kuwait ough, periodic reviews of the gas value working with GGFR on this objective. Top summer vacation that most peo- international airport in the peri- chain from producing well to end user in management at the company constitutes ple spent abroad, travelers have od of Aug 1-27 was 3,543, carry- order to identify all sources of waste or a task force team to continue looking for returned to Kuwait - be them cit- ing 266,059 passengers. He also potential optimization. Results are moni- solutions and develop a roadmap and izens spending the summer in noted that the total number of tored at the highest management levels. flare reduction action plan. — World Bank cooler places or teachers return- outbound flights scheduled in ing from home countries to the period of Aug 25 until Sept 8 resume work today. Preparations would be 1,523 carrying 301,455 were made by various govern- passengers. mental entities operating at Fedaghi added that the top Kuwait International Airport in a destinations of travelers were bid to avoid overcrowding and Turkey, London, Beirut, Cairo, ease the work mechanism by Alexandria, Sharm Al-Sheikh, deploying more staff and open- Dubai and Iran, noting that the ing more passport counters. increase of flights and passen- The airport’s Operations gers required deploying back- Manager Saleh Al-Fedaghi said up teams including 300 that the total number of incom- employees. — Al-Anbaa Traffic jam near the airport’s entrance.

WHO lauds Kuwait Jahra development plans donation for Iraq victims extension of Kuwait strategy GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) lauded yesterday Kuwait’s generous donation of KUWAIT: The development of Jahra efforts to link state oriented services to USD 1.5 million to the victims of the violence in governorate is an extension of the the governorate, said Al-Amir, adding northern Iraq. A letter from WHO’s Director state’s development strategy and it’s that one of the chief achievements General Margaret Chan to Kuwait Permanent within our interest to develop all sec- within such regards was developing the Delegate at the United Nations Ambassador tors and services in the area, Jahra greenery and vegetation in the gover- Jamal Al-Ghunaim, expressed the organization’s Governor Fahad Al-Amir said yesterday. norate in cooperation with the state. sincere gratitude towards Kuwait’s support, Speaking to KUNA, Al-Amir said that Developing sports, cultural, health, stressing that the money would be used to help similar to the state’s development security, municipal, and educational those affected by the violence. goals, Jahra governorate is working on facilities also occurred during the Ghunaim told KUNA that Kuwait is always measures to develop the health, securi- process and all of that was done in keen to provide assistance to WHO, adding ty, education, and municipal services. close cooperation with other state- that his country will continue to do so in the future. — KUNA Since the issuing of Amiri decree 81 ran organization, affirmed the gover- of 2014, Jahra governorate began nor. — KUNA SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 LOCAL Ministry denies prosecuting actors MP demands respect for ‘Kuwaiti artists’

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Information denied yesterday ment law upon all without any exception, based on its panies that were referred to the public prosecution had Crime recent media reports on referring a number of Kuwaiti legal responsibilities and commitment, adding that com- applied for permission for their drama programs at the actors to the public prosecution for filming Ramadan pro- ministry’s scripts authorization committee in accordance Report grams without the ministry’s permission. with stipulated legal procedures. Most applicant compa- The ministry did not refer any Kuwaiti actor to the pub- nies were granted a script authorization under condition of Man killed in lic prosecution for filming their television works, which obtaining necessary approvals listed in Article 14 of the were shown during the past month of Ramadan, without executive bylaw of Law No. 61/2007. Nuwaiseeb Road crash the ministry’s permission. However, it referred a number of production companies to the public prosecution for vio- Falsifying facts lating the Audio-Visual Media Law number 61/2007, the MP Faisal Al-Duwaisan issued a quick response to the KUWAIT: An Asian man was killed in an accident reported ministry said in a statement to Kuwait News Agency ministry’s statement, saying that it ‘falsifies facts’ and an on Nuwaiseeb Road. Paramedics and police arrived to the (KUNA). attempt to avoid admitting mistakes. scene in response to an emergency call, but discovered The ministry expressed full respect and appreciation to “The ministry’s allegations of adhering to the laws are that the driver had already succumbed to his injuries. Kuwaiti actors, most prominently the veterans, whose inaccurate,” Duwaisan said. He added that the ministry Preliminary investigations indicated that the man was driv- unforgettable works had significant impact and contribu- “refuses to enforce court orders or address administrative ing to his workplace - a nearby construction site - when his tion in the development of Kuwaiti theatre, television, and chaos in its departments.” The lawmaker concluded his vehicle lost balance and overturned. The body was taken radio, leaving an immortal mark in Kuwait’s history and statement by appealing to Minister of Information Sheikh to the forensic department after criminal investigators audiences’ memories, said the statement. Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah to “step in and return respect examined the scene. Investigations are ongoing to deter- At the same time, it reiterated commitment to imple- Salman Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah back to the Kuwaiti artist.” mine the circumstances behind the accident.

Fake policemen arrested Kuwaiti families bring in 30,000 Ministry monitors Farwaniya detectives arrested four people on mugging unlicensed pilgrimage charges. The suspects, one Kuwaiti and three Syrian domestic workers annually men, were identified through investigations in seven expeditions cases filed in Farwaniya, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Khaitan. The complainants gave similar descriptions of KUWAIT: While expressing his com- workers to 500,000. KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior announced that it monitored at the cases that involved suspects pretending to be plete approval of establishing a special “Though it came late, establishing a least six unlicensed pilgrimage expeditions, three of them were pre- police officers and robbing their victims by force. The authority to bring domestic labor from special authority for domestic labor is a viously barred by law enforcers, in addition to nine advertisements suspects were taken to the authorities to face charges. abroad in order to eliminate the short- great step on the right track,” he on social media. The ministry is closely coordinating with Ministry of comings of the current demography stressed, justifying the need for such Awqaf Ministry and Islamic Affairs for the sake of safety, protection and limit crimes, MP Kamel Al-Awadhi an authority over the need to fight and comfort of Kuwait’s pilgrims, the Ministry’s Security Media Car thief held stressed that both the PM and the marginal labor and all the negative Department said in a press statement. The coordination is done upon the instructions of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior Ahmadi police arrested a man responsible for 13 cases of interior minister had seconded his pro- consequences resulting from their and acting Minister of Awqaf Ministry and Islamic Affairs Sheikh car break-ins and burglaries reported in Fahd Al-Ahmad. posal to establish a special company presence, such as their danger on Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, noted the statement, indicating The suspect, a Kuwaiti man in his 30s, was detained in an answerable to the Interior Ministry to Kuwait’s demography and the spread that the minister stressed the necessity of providing all guarantees to ambush outside his house after he was identified through be responsible for bringing domestic of crimes. Awadhi added that domestic protect Kuwaiti pilgrims from false campaigns. The Criminal investigations. The man said during questioning that he labor to the country so that it can pro- labor in Kuwait became an issue for Investigation Department launched a campaign, in cooperation with targeted cars parked outside co-op societies and other tect both workers and sponsors. international labor and human right Ministry of Awqaf Ministry and Islamic Affairs, to oversee and arrest places, and stole belongings left by their owners inside Awadhi also noted that the annual organizations and ILO annually meets any violators of the pilgrimage and immigration rules. The statement after smashing the window. The man was taken to the pub- numbers of domestic laborers enter- to check whether members are com- urged citizens not to pay money for any expedition organizers lic prosecution for further action. ing the country increased to 30,000 to mitted to international labor agree- MP Kamel Al-Awadhi add to the total number of domestic ments. —Al-Rai before making sure that they have legal licenses. —KUNA

Body found A woman was found dead in her bedroom in her house in Qurain. Paramedics and police arrived to the scene in response to an emergency call, and found that the 34-year-old Kuwaiti woman was dead. Criminal investigators were summoned to examine the scene and transfer the body to the forensic depart- ment. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause and time of death.

Workers injured in botched robbery An armed man was arrested following a botched robbery at a house in Salwa during which he attacked three janitors with a knife. Police and paramedics rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call about a man who tried to break into a house in Salwa, and that injuries took place while he was being subdued. The man was placed under arrest after domestic workers put him under control until police arrived. Three Bangladeshi men were hospitalized with stab wounds. The suspect, who was armed with a handgun and a knife, was taken to the authorities to face charges.

Worker commits suicide A man committed suicide inside a private property in Kabd where he worked as a janitor, according to inves- tigations. Police and paramedics had rushed to the scene in response to an emergency call by a man who reported that his friend had killed himself. The Asian man was found hanging inside a jakhour (livestock farm) that belonged to his employer. The body was taken to the forensic department, and an investigation was opened in the case.

Teen kidnapped at Friday Market Investigations are ongoing in search for a bedoon teenager who was reported kidnapped at the Friday Market. The kid- napper reportedly called the 18-year-old girl’s family and demanded a ransom for her release, according to the girl’s brother who filed a case at the Andalus police station. The girl was reportedly shopping with her brother and father Thursday when she suddenly disappeared. Her family con- tacted her friends and relatives during search until they received the kidnapper’s phone call later that day. No eye- witnesses at the scene reported any acts such as a girl KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality inspectors conducted a campaign in Al-Rai and Industrial Shuwaikh recently, during which 40 abandoned vehicles were screaming or resisting abduction at the time the kidnap impounded while tons of debris were removed. A total of 72 tickets for violating public sanitation regulations were issued as well. reportedly took place, according to investigations.

Counterfeit supplies Cash, prepaid cards proposed to Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle large quantities of counterfeit backpacks, stationary and other school supplies. The goods were found in four containers that were seized replace citizens’ subsidized goods based on information that they contained fake supplies. Investigations went underway to reach those who imported the shipment. —Al-Rai, Al-Anbaa Cabinet approves increasing diesel prices to KD 0.170

Marriage, divorce KUWAIT: The government’s subsidy rationalization Notably, the Supreme Planning Council’s general committee, headed by finance ministry undersecre- policies’ committee had recommended amending Corruption rocks Awqaf documents tary Khalifa Hamada, made a proposal to reassure cit- subsidies policy of various subsidized items to use izens and stop their worries after the government’s cash subsidies with an exception of electricity, water KUWAIT: A high-ranking well informed source at the Ministry of Awqaf and issued to bedoons announcement of intentions to rationalize subsidies and supplies. The sources also noted that some com- Islamic Affairs stressed that many of the ministry’s departments were plagued of 12 items with an annual cost of KD 5.5 billion a mittee members suggest giving part of the subsidies with corruption levels only matched by those detected at Kuwait Municipality. KUWAIT: The Ministry of Justice announced yesterday that the month ago. Informed sources said that the commit- in cash and turning the other into prepaid cards cov- The source added that the temporary appointment of Deputy PM and Interior Legalization Department and its subsidiaries tee was studying a proposal that the government ering citizens’ purchases according to their average Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al-Khaled as acting minister of Awqaf helped issued 1,466 marriage and divorce docu- pay citizens cash suitable to price increases expected consumption rates of various consumer goods and reveal many of these corruption-related violations and that he was about to ments for illegal residents during the first when subsidies are lifted. hydrocarbons, which would be determined once the take some ‘stormy’ measures to undo and reform the damage done after years seven months of this year, in cooperation The sources also noted that all related proposals Public Authority for Civil Information provided accu- of corruption. with the Central Agency to address the situa- agree on the necessity of rationalizing government rate statistics on the total number of citizens and var- Another governmental source stressed that Sheikh Mohammed would not tion of illegal residents. subsidies to main subsidized items, namely electrici- ious ministries responded to inquiries about their be appointed minister of Awqaf due to his other security obligations and duties Director of the Legalization Department ty and hydrocarbons, to reach minimum rates rec- respective recommendations. in view of the current local and regional circumstances. “However, he will be giv- in the Ministry of Justice Walid Al-Mawash ommended by international bodies while at the In a related development, the Cabinet initially en enough time to take reform measures,” stressed the source, expressing trust told KUNA that his department has issued same time protecting people with low and medium approved the committee’s proposal to increase that Sheikh Mohammed would avoid following in the footsteps of his predeces- 1,094 marriage documents, 335 divorce cer- income. diesel prices to KD 0.170 per liter instead of the cur- sors, who during their tenures spotted and realized where corruption lies but Walid Al-Mawash tificates and 37 other marital documents for Taking into consideration that reducing subsidies rent rate of KD 0.055, added the sources, noting refrained from stopping it for unknown reasons. Further, the source highlighted illegal residents during the period between last January and July. He would result in price increases, those who agree with that a proposal in this regard was submitted to the that a fierce permanent conflict was taking place between Muslim Brotherhood stated that the total number of official notifications registered for the this proposal suggest that the government pay the supreme planning council for advice. Notably, the and Salafist affiliates within the ministry. “However, the most urgent issue for illegal residents category in the country during the same period increase and fight expected inflation by giving citi- committee had studied various proposal concern- Sheikh Mohammed now is putting an end to corruption because some ministry amounted to 7,326, in addition to 84 inheritance documents. He zens cash subsidies. “The total cost paid by the gov- ing diesel prices including increasing it to KD 0.100 officials agree on violating public funds despite their political disagreement,” he added that his department had also authenticated, during the peri- ernment will be much less than subsidizing goods,” to be close prices in neighboring countries (KD explained. Moreover, the source underlined that in a bid to give opportunities od between last January and June, some 89 marriage documents for they stressed. The sources said that the government 0.120) or increasing it to KD 0.170 to match prices in to new ‘blood’ and younger generations, the tenure of the ministry’s undersecre- countries to which diesel was being smuggled like Kuwaiti wives married to illegal residents, while the number of mar- was still studying various suggestions on means of tary would not be extended, pointing out that dozens of ministry officials and providing cash subsidies including direct cash to be UAE, Iraq and Iran, were it costs around KD 0.168 riage documents for illegal residents married to Kuwaiti women dur- employees have been already referred for investigation. —Al-Qabas ing the same period stood at 46. —KUNA determined according to price differences. per liter. —Al-Rai SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 LOCAL

Gun control Labor relations School traffic KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry plans to hold an exten- KUWAIT: MP Faisal Al-Duwaisan demanded the can- KUWAIT: The labor relations department at the sive meeting next week to put together a compre- celation of a four-months deadline that the govern- Public Authority for Manpower approved 157 hensive plan to address the expected escalation of ment included in a draft bill to gather unlicensed transactions to transfer workers’ visas out of 604 the traffic jams problem at the beginning of the firearms in Kuwait. The lawmaker said that the period applications received from July 15th until the end school year. Meanwhile, the ministry plans to coordi- is long enough to allow illegal weapons trade, smug- of last week. The department disqualified 382 nate with the Ministry of Education and the Civil gling and storing in unknown locations before crack- applications while 10 others remain under investi- downs begin. Duwaisan also revealed plans to sub- Service Commission on a proposal to reschedule the gations, said Badriya Al-Mekaimi, the authority’s mit an amendment to the draft law that includes start time for schools and state departments, in order Deputy General Director. — Al-Anba canceling the deadline. — Al-Anba to avoid congestions during rush hours. — Al-Anba

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KUWAIT: The hibb - a traditional clay pot - was used to store water during the pre-oil era in Kuwait. The hibb was also a useful tool to cool water during a time when electricity did not exist. When water is filled in the hibb, the pot’s exterior becomes damp. The humidity on the pot’s exterior gradually absorbs the heat from the water inside it, cooling the water. — Photo by Joseph Shagra ‘Children chefs’: New hobby finds solid ground in Kuwait

KUWAIT: The image of a chef might mostly The Academy also provides other services The whole idea would not be a success experience was a “dream come true”. be of an experienced male or female adult for customers with the main aim being to without children having a say in the matter Sami said that he was very intrigued by working in a prestigious restaurant preparing provide children with valuable information and that was exactly what Academy student cooking shows since he was a young boy, foods that would make people salivate before and techniques about cooking, she said. Fahad Sami,13, reflected when said that the noting that he was learning how to be an eating. expert chef in Japanese cuisine while at the But what if that chef was a young 3 or 6 Academy. year old child? Now that is, first of all, surpris- Also sharing the experience are the par- ing and to make the matter more interesting ents who are thrilled to see their young ones children in Kuwait could have a chance to cook. Khaled Al-Ali and Sajah Al-Nasser both achieve their dreams of becoming chefs. enlisted their children in the Academy and Becoming true a chef is no easy task as they were happy to know that they’re cooking an omelet; even some adults are hav- beloved children were learning how to cook. ing trouble doing that and as for children in Al-Ali said that establishing such a place Kuwait, the Chef Young Academy-a cooking for children to learn how to become chefs school for children originating from the US-is was an outstanding idea that would help the becoming a haven to cultivate the talent of young ones learn some important values. children in cooking. “Participating children will surely learn Speaking to KUNA, head of the Kuwaiti from the experience and hopefully they branch, Maha Al-Qatami said that the acade- would carry that with them in life,” affirmed my is a place “where children could seek Al-Ali. Expressing similar sentiments, Al- cooking as a hobby”. Nasser said that she was very happy to see The Young Chef Academy, established in her nine-year-old son do things she did not 2003 with branches all over the world, realize he could able to do. She also men- enables children to learn about the art of tioned that teaching children, from a young cooking, said Al-Qatami who stressed that age, to be responsible and creative was sort teaching a child how to cook was an impor- of a mental development that would help the Kitchen tools at the academy. Cutting the pizza tant skill to learn and develop. young ones in the future. — KUNA

A worker assists kids in making cookies. Kids working together to prepare pizza. SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 LOCAL

kuwait digest Local spotlight A letter to Our junk Sheikh Salman ranked first

By Nirmin Al-Hoti Aladdin’s magic y column today will be about a certain digni- Ladder of tary - Information Minister Sheikh Salman priorities!? lamp MAl-Humoud - and despite its particularity, By Muna Al-Fuzai the content concerns the society as a whole. I start with greeting the minister for his continued efforts to keep Kuwait culture on the move, and we noticed his interest and presence in all cultural and art activities held during summer. We also notice through his statements his concern to revive the sum- [email protected] mer period with its slow rhythm, which some people think is a killer period during which people do not go he World Bank report for 2013 released disturb- to cultural or art activities. Despite this wrong think- ing information about garbage in Kuwait. It men- ing of some people, the information minister intensi- Ttioned that the total area of landfill waste in fied cultural activities through festivals, seminars and Kuwait will be 5,433 sq km by 2020. The report also other activities that revived culture in this period and stated that currently we have 15 locations for receiving

Al-Anbaa waste, about 400 tons every single day. The World Bank made it an intense cultural summer that included in sent a warning that must be taken into consideration its hot atmosphere beautiful breezes that cooled the not only by the government but by all of us. We are temperature. ranked first in garbage! This shows we are rampant con- This prompts us to greet the minister for his inter- sumers and sparse producers. est in culture and encourage its development. Those This issue should not be a matter of concern for who see the good things must thank those who environmentalists only. This is our health we are talking brought it, yet here is where the idea we want to about, the air we breathe and all associated diseases deliver to the minister starts for next summer. This and illnesses that may reach us, like cancer. We are a idea came to mind when I went to a mall and found kuwait digest few years away from 2020 and so far there are no active that musical shows and theatrical scenes were being indicators that this statement is impossible. performed and there were large crowds watching I love ‘Zion’ This issue is a national crisis. This is everyone’s them. When I watched one of the shows at the mall, I responsibility and we need to run awareness cam- had an idea - why does not the National Council for paigns for schoolchildren and domestic servants who Culture Arts and Letters present activities in the malls By Salah Al-Sayer come from afar and are not aware of how recycle plas- and utilize the open spaces to revive arts and culture? nce upon a time, people went out on a demon- applies to the word ‘Zion’ and ‘Zionist’! tic and paper at home before throwing the garbage out Why make people go and search for art and cul- stration against the Balfour Declaration. Mount Zion is located in Jerusalem. It is a sacred holy like a dead animal, leaving this mission for municipality ture? We should present culture to them in places OProtestors kept shouting one call: “Down with the spot for all three heavenly religions. Jews believe that it workers. It is common to see those workers dig into the they prefer. If we analyze this idea, we will discover Balfour Declaration!” As usual, embraces the tomb of King garbage searching for plastic bottles to sell and make a that it is 100 percent successful and activates the these demonstrations were David, Christians stress that it little money. I have no issue with that but I wish we only council’s mission, which is to instill culture and art in accompanied by undercover was the spot where the Holy did it in a way to benefit the environment. With proper the society for all age groups, because when the fami- security agents who urged This simple funny anecdote Spirit met his Apostles and recycling, we can have better air for all. ly goes to a mall, there will be the father, mother and more people to take part so thus church life started and I know that the World Bank has a small office here, is told over and over to explain and maybe this issue is not one of their tasks here, but children. So the presence of the first element will be that they appear humongous pioneer Muslims built a before cameras. A simple old mosque on top of Mount Zion. as long it was published by their head office and it talks guaranteed and this is the most important thing man with bad hearing had to the idea that many Arabs par- Some Arab countries have about us here in Kuwait, then I hope they continue regarding family unity, the joy among them and close down his store and take rot some words without even families named ‘Zionists’ after their efforts to make studies on the government’s plans instilling culture in future generations through the part in the demonstration this mountain or after another on this issue and the high level of risk if ignored on council and family. Also, when we are free of place shouting: “Down falls someone understanding them, and one in Latakia with the same both the environment and public health. The Ministry restrictions, we find out that the art presented to the from a height!” That is how he name. All descendants of these of Education must be involved and call the UNESCO public takes some type of liberty because the future heard it, anyway! sometimes, say things that families are named Zionists. office here for suggestions on how to raise awareness generations reject certain commitments and search This simple funny anecdote The Zionist Movement is a among schoolchildren. All these international agencies for freedom, and here we will hit the target when we is told over and over to explain serve their opponents’ inter- political one that urges Jews to are paid by the Kuwait government, so when they go along with them in freedom through employing the idea that many Arabs par- ests more than their own. return to Mont Zion to build come up with such info, this is a warning call for all. that liberty with culture, and this is for you Bu Sabah. rot some words without even the State of Israel and all those There are only a few recycling companies in Kuwait In closing: We are very happy in the theater commu- understanding them, and describing the world’s Jews as with limited capacity. The government must support nity for the opening of the Salmiya Theater, and we sometimes, say things that Zionists are only doing nothing this kind of business among young Kuwaitis as part of would like to see more to revive the theatrical move- serve their opponents’ interests more than their own. more than what this political movement calls for! Zion is a its plan for national enterprises. There is so much to be Sometimes a term becomes common, liked or criticized name of many Arab people and locations! ment. May you stay strong Bu Sabah. done, if we all feel this is a shared responsibility and by everybody without realizing its true meaning. This —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Anbaa —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Anbaa respect nature.

in my view Fifty days, fifty points at polls

By Linda Gradstein he fighting between Israel and Hamas lasted 50 “I am not sure he would have had a majority in the days. During that time, Prime Minister Benjamin cabinet, in the Likud party, or among the public,” Danon TNetanyahu’s popularity soared to an unprecedent- said. “He chose to do it this way to avoid criticism.” ed high of 82 percent in a national poll following the Netanyahu’s right flank in the government has been beginning of Israel’s ground operation into the Gaza sharpening its knives even before the fighting with Strip. But by the time the cease-fire was announced on Hamas began. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman dis- the 49th day, polls indicated that only 38% of the popu- solved a partnership deal that his hard line party, Yisrael lation stood behind the prime minister. Beytenu (Israel Our Home), had with Netanyahu during Public opinion in Israel is notoriously fluid, and the the last election, assuming it could win more votes on latest polls were taken before the official end to the hos- its own. As the negotiations for a truce with Hamas pro- tilities had been made public. Yet, there has been sharp ceeded, four members of the eight-member diplomatic criticism of Netanyahu’s acceptance of a truce with security cabinet said they would have voted against it, Hamas that leaves the Islamist group in control of the meaning it would not have passed. Gaza Strip. Others have sniped at Netanyahu for his handling of “The mission was not completed,” said Danny Danon, the crucial US-Israel relationship during this crisis. Early former Deputy Defense Minister and the head of the in the fighting the US said it was “appalled” by Israel’s Central Committee of Netanyahu’s Likud party. “We shelling of a United Nations school that left at least ten promised the voters we would be decisive against people dead. Netanyahu hit back against US pressure Hamas, but when we had the chance we hesitated. It’s for a cease-fire, telling American Ambassador to Israel only a matter of time until we will have to face Hamas Dan Shapiro to pass on a message to the administration again.” “never to second-guess me again,” according to Israeli Comments like these prompted Netanyahu to fire press reports. Danon last month after the The US even temporarily prime minister had accepted a held up a shipment of Hellfire short-lived cease-fire. “The mission was not com- missiles to Israel in what many Referring to Netanyahu’s own analysts said was a clear dis- political party, Danon said the pleted,” said Danny Danon, for- play of the administration’s Likud Central Committee will disapproval. convene within two weeks in mer Deputy Defense Minister “He shouldn’t have gone Ashkelon — a city in the and the head of the Central into a direct confrontation southern part of Israel that was with the Americans,” said among the most frequent tar- Committee of Netanyahu’s Israeli Knesset (parliament) get of Hamas rockets - and he member David Tzur, a mem- hopes the Prime Minister will Likud party. “We promised the ber of the Hatnuah Party, attend. Many residents of the which is part of the governing south who were forced to voters we would be decisive coalition. “We cannot have a abandon their homes during situation in which we have a the fighting have called on against Hamas, but when we direct clash with the US.” Israel to continue the military had the chance we hesitated. Nevertheless, Tzur said he operation in order to make supports Netanyahu’s deci- sure that Hamas will not be sion to accept a cease-fire able to rebuild the sophisticated underground tunnels now and that he handled the military aspects of the that it used to infiltrate into Israel and try to kidnap fighting with Hamas well. Israeli soldiers. Despite the criticism, it seems unlikely that there will Danon is quick to mention a statement Netanyahu be a serious move for new elections. The current Israeli made in 2009, months before he became prime minis- government is less than a year and a half old, and the ter for the second time. During that time, Israel led a Israeli public has grown tired of elections every two similar ground invasion into Gaza. years, as had been the previous norm despite the offi- Exhorting his predecessor, Netanyahu insisted, “We cial term being four years. In addition, the Knesset need an action that will remove the threat. There is only members are likely to want to hold onto their seats, one action that will accomplish this and this is to topple rather than go to new elections. the Hamas regime in Gaza.” But now, as prime minister, Some Israeli analysts say that Netanyahu might even Netanyahu accepted a cease-fire as Hamas celebrated gain from being perceived as moving from the right the “victory” in the streets of Gaza. towards the political center. Netanyahu is also being criticized for making the “Even if he loses more support than he gains, he decision to end the operation unilaterally, without call- could be in a better strategic position,” Gidon Rahat, a ing for a vote by his cabinet. Legally he is relying on a professor of political science at Jerusalem’s Hebrew previous vote in the cabinet, which provisionally University said. “The aim of a politician who wants to allowed him to accept a 72-hour-truce. But Danon said lead is to capture the median vote. Netanyahu might he didn’t call for a vote because he was afraid of the lose votes from the right, but gain new supporters from opposition. the center.” —The Media Line SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014

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TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani smiles during a press conference yesterday. — AFP Iran slams new US sanctions Rouhani says curbs have deepened mistrust

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan ing of the UN General Assembly in New Rouhani yesterday condemned a new York. Rouhani is expected to attend but round of American sanctions linked to said Saturday he had no plans to meet his country’s nuclear activities, saying US President Barack Obama at the event. mistrust had been “further deepened” by Tehran contends that its nuclear pro- the fresh measures. His remarks followed gram is for peaceful energy production the US government’s announcement of a reasons and denies international allega- slew of penalties targeting dozens of tions that it has sought to develop an Iranian individuals and entities, including atomic bomb. Earlier on Saturday, other shipping and oil companies, banks and senior Iranian officials hit out at the US airlines. The latest sanctions - which Treasury action. Washington said were levelled because “The duplicity of the Americans is of support for terrorism and as punish- totally unacceptable,” said Deputy ment for existing restrictions being skirt- Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi, a ed come despite Iran’s ongoing talks key member of the team that for almost with the West which are aimed at ending one year has been seeking a nuclear set- the decade-long nuclear dispute. tlement with the West. “You cannot on “This is not compatible with the the one hand say that you are negotiat- atmosphere of the negotiations,” ing with goodwill and then at the same Rouhani said of action by the US Treasury time use such means,” he added. and State Department. “It goes against Iran’s foreign ministry said the new confidence building measures. Mistrust sanctions were contrary to US commit- has further deepened,” he told reporters ments under the Geneva agreement, an in Tehran, also defending attempts to cir- interim deal under which world powers cumvent sanctions on the oil sector, agreed in November to relieve some banks and other industries. “Some sanc- penalties on Iran in exchange for curbs tions like those against drugs or food on the latter’s nuclear activities. Asia products are crimes against humanity,” Bank, one of the banks hit by Friday’s ISLAMABAD: Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan (center) stands onstage alongside senior party leaders during an anti-government protest in Rouhani said. “We fight and go round action, has provided US dollar bank front of the parliament yesterday. — AFP these sanctions and we are proud of notes to Iran, including a mid-2014 deliv- that.” ery from Moscow of more than $13 mil- A wide array of international sanctions lion, in violation of US sanctions, the Pakistan PM dismisses imposed over Iran’s nuclear program, Treasury said. most of them financial, are considered to Tehran also used Iranian government- crisis as ‘tiny storm’ have wrecked its economy in recent owned airline Meraj Air and Iran-based ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz sion to investigate rigging claims. years but advocates say such tough Caspian Air to ferry illicit cargo, including Sharif yesterday dismissed a political crisis trig- Sharif added the findings of the judicial com- action brought the Islamic republic back weapons, to the regime of Syrian gered by protests aimed at unseating his gov- mission would be made public and would be to the negotiating table. Despite his criti- President Bashar al-Assad, US officials ernment as “a tiny storm” that would be ended acceptable to his government, but Khan again cism on Saturday, Rouhani pledged that said. The State Department separately soon. Thousands of supporters of opposition yesterday rejected this and reiterated his discussions with the P5+1 powers - announced sanctions targeting weapons leader Imran Khan and populist cleric Tahir-ul- demand that Sharif resign. Late on Saturday, Britain, China, France, Russia, the US and of mass destruction proliferators and Qadri have been camped outside parliament both Khan and Qadri announced they would since August 15 demanding Sharif quit, claiming move their protests from parliament house to Germany - would continue. “We hope to supporters, and those linked to Iran’s the election which swept him to power last year outside the prime minister’s house, some 500 m achieve a result within the time limit if energy sector. was rigged. “This is just a tiny storm, a tumult, away. “We will remain peaceful, we will sit there the other party acts with goodwill,” he Among the targets were Goldentex which would be ended in a few days,” Sharif told and will continue our sit in,” Qadri told his follow- said, noting that three or four difficult FZE, a company based in United Arab reporters in the eastern city of Lahore. ers. Khan said it was their “right” to peacefully questions remain ahead of a Nov 24 Emirates, for its support of Iran’s energy However, the “protest sit-in has caused mas- protest” outside the prime minister’s house. deadline. The biggest disagreement in and shipping sectors, and Italy-based sive loss to Pakistan’s economy,” he said, adding: Thousands of security personnel have been “We will retrieve that but they must realise that deployed to maintain order, while the govern- the talks is believed to concern the Dettin, for helping Tehran evade oil sanc- protests have affected the development proj- ment has already doubled the contingent of sol- amount of uranium enrichment that Iran tions. The restrictions freeze any assets in ects.” More than a week of government efforts to diers guarding sensitive buildings in the capital’s would be allowed to carry out under a the US and prohibit transactions with negotiate an end to the standoff made little sensitive red zone area to 700. Sharif’s govern- comprehensive agreement. Americans. The White House’s National headway, with cricketer-turned-politician Khan ment has also come under fire since Thursday Security Council said that despite the adamant that Sharif must resign. But Sharif said for asking the army to mediate in the two-week Talks Resume Next Month new measures, the US was committed to all the demands had already been accepted. “We political crisis. Interior Minister Chaudhry Ali have already accepted all their demands, of elec- Nisar Khan told parliament on Friday the pro- The talks are scheduled to resume working with its global partners towards toral reforms and establishment of a commis- testers’ unwillingness to trust anyone had left no next month on the sidelines of the open- a nuclear deal with Iran. — AFP sion,” Sharif said, referring to a judicial commis- alternative but army mediation.—AFP INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 Anti-jihadist fight forges fragile Kurdish unity

ARBIL, Iraq: Kurdish groups from Iraq and three behind the mountain, helping from there and send- neighbouring countries are putting aside old rival- ing us weapons,” PKK fighter Renas Marwan said in ries to battle jihadist militants, but there are cracks Makhmur. The PKK, which has long had bases in in this newly-forged unity and it may not last. northern Iraq, launched an insurgency for self-rule Fighters from the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Turkey in 1984 and has been listed as a terrorist have marauded through large areas of Iraq and group by countries including the United States, but Syria, sparking alarm across the region and interna- began peace talks in 2012. tional concerns that they may export the violence And the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan - an to the West. With Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan and Iranian Kurdish group that has battled Tehran’s parts of Syria on the frontlines of the IS aggression, troops - announced in a statement that it would fighters from the two countries have been joined in deploy forces to flashpoint Jalawla, an eastern Iraqi their battle against the jihadists by Kurds from town that Kurdish forces are fighting to retake from Turkey and Iran, both of which also have large jihadists. Kurdish populations. But their alliance is still paper-thin, and it remains Future of Unity Unclear to be seen what if anything it will yield long-term. Even if the fragile unity lasts, it is unclear what it The Islamic State “is our common enemy... facing may eventually yield or whether it will bring the their terror has brought us together,” said Hamir Kurds any closer to realising their long-held dream Kamal Alaa, a senior official from the Patriotic Union of having a state of their own. of Kurdistan, one of the three main Kurdish parties While Iraqi Kurds have a large autonomous in Iraq. “The danger posed by (IS) is huge, and it is region and those in Syria also have territory that is necessary for us to cooperate,” he told AFP at a largely under their control, the same is not true in mountain-top Kurdish position. Turkey and Iran, and any move toward creating an independent Kurdish state is likely to be opposed No Merging of Forces by the governments of all four countries. “We Kurds But while the various Kurdish forces are all fight- MAKHMUR, Iraq: A Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters guards a post flying the PKK flag during have a dream... but the drama of the Kurdish move- ing IS, they remain independent and operate alone the ongoing intensive security deployment against Islamic State (IS) militants in this town southwest ments is that they are hungry for power,” Akef on some fronts. “Militarily, one can say the different of Arbil on August 21, 2014. — AFP Hassan, a Syrian Kurdish political activist, said in the groups are together against (IS), but there is no (IS) is, this makes it weaker.” He added: “This harmo- battling jihadists inside Syria. They also helped Iraqi city of Arbil. merging of the various forces at all,” Kurdish expert ny may be temporary, and it is a fruit of the current secure the evacuation of thousands of Yazidis “At the military level, (the IS) offensive has forced and activist Massoud Akko told AFP via Skype. “Each situation. As a Kurd, I hope it lasts, but things might trapped by jihadists on Mount Sinjar in Iraq. “Before the groups to work together. But unity in war is easi- force has its separate leadership with its own agen- change in future.” this crisis, there had been (problems) between the er than in peacetime,” Sherwan Ibrahim, another da.” Prior to the current crisis, Kurdish groups from peshmerga and the YPG. But now, things are differ- veteran Syrian Kurdish activist, said alongside the four countries have operated alone to fulfil ‘Now, Things are Different’ ent,” said Siamand Othman, who mans the Syrian Hassan. “Underneath the cooperation, I suspect that independent agendas, each considering itself to be Iraqi Kurdish forces, known as peshmerga, are side of the border crossing with Iraq at Fishkhabur. the divisions continue,” a Western diplomat said, the legitimate representative of the Kurdish people. fighting the jihadists on several fronts in Iraq, Turkish Kurds from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party adding that “they are very deep divisions”. “If the But, according to Akko, “the fact that all the backed by US air strikes and international arms and (PKK) have for their part fought against the jihadists question is, are they going to come together and groups are fighting means that (IS) is forced to fight ammunition shipments. Syrian Kurdish fighters from in the Makhmur area of Iraq, with assistance from help form a Kurdish nation, I don’t think that’s going on several fronts.” “However strong a military force the People’s Protection Units (YPG), meanwhile, are the peshmerga. “The peshmerga were positioned to be the result.” — AFP Iraq launches drive to break siege of Amerli UN troops, militants clash in Syria

KIRKUK, Iraq: Iraq launched a major operation on Saturday to liberate a jihadist-besieged town, as US Secretary of State John Kerry called for a global coalition to combat the “genocidal” mili- tants. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah warned that the West would be the next IS target unless swift action is taken, after Britain raised its terror alert level over the threat of jihadist attacks. The drive to break the more than two-month siege of Amerli came as an NGO said that the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, which has surrounded QUNEITRA: UN peacekeepers gather at the UN headquarters next to the only border the Shiite Turkmen-majority town, sold at least crossing between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights yesterday. — AFP 27 women in Syria after kidnapping them in Iraq. In Syria, clashes broke out between Philippine Kerry urges global UN peacekeepers and another jihadist group, the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front which is also holding dozens of Fijian UN peacekeepers ‘coalition’ against IS hostage. Iraqi security forces, thousands of Shiite militiamen and Kurdish peshmerga fighters are all taking part in the operation to lift the jihadist DAMASCUS: US Secretary of State John including in gruesome beheadings and blockade of Amerli. The town has been besieged Kerry has called for a global coalition to mass executions. The United States began since IS-led militants launched a major offensive combat Islamic State fighters’ “genocidal carrying out air strikes against the group in in Iraq in June, sources said. agenda” after President Barack Obama Iraq earlier this month, but has yet to Residents face major shortages of food and admitted he had no strategy to tackle the decide if it will expand that military action water, and are in danger both because of their group. Kerry’s call followed a decision by into Syria. There, the government of embat- Shiite faith, which jihadists consider heresy, and AMERLI, Iraq: Iraqi Shiite Turkmens, mostly women and children, yesterday try to board an Britain to raise its terror alert level over tled President Bashar Al-Assad has said it is their resistance to the militants, which has drawn Iraqi Army helicopter aid flight bringing in supplies to this town that has been completely sur- fears of possible jihadist attacks. The num- willing to cooperate on tackling jihadists, harsh retribution elsewhere. The United States rounded by militants with the Islamic State group since mid-July. — AP ber of refugees who have fled Syria, where but that any military action on its soil must began carrying out air strikes against IS in Iraq rebels have been battling the regime as be coordinated. earlier this month, but has yet to decide if it will Slavery in Syria Bashar Al-Assad but descended into civil war after well as jihadists, has now exceeded three That is a tough sell for Washington, expand that military action into Syria. Army Staff IS has prompted widespread concern because of his regime responded with a brutal crackdown. On million people, the United Nations said. which has long backed the rebels seeking Lieutenant General Abdulamir Al-Zaidi said the its sweeping advances in both Syria and Iraq and the Wednesday, fighters from another jihadist group in Writing in the New York Times, a week Assad’s overthrow and accuses his regime anti-jihadist operation had been launched with killing of hundreds of people, including in gruesome Syria, Al-Nusra Front, seized the Syrian side of the before a NATO summit in Wales, Kerry of serious rights abuses, including the use Iraqi air support, and vowed that “we will be vic- beheadings and mass executions. It has also Quneitra border crossing on the Israeli-occupied urged “a united response led by the United of chemical weapons. The threat posed by torious over them”. engaged in the slave trade, selling at least 27 Golan Heights. They took hostage 44 Fijian UN States and the broadest possible coalition IS, which has attracted hundreds of Writing in the New York Times, Kerry urged “a women from Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority for peacekeepers and have surrounded a group of more of nations”. He said he and Defence Western volunteers to its ranks, prompted united response led by the United States and the around $1,000 each to fighters in Syria after forcing than 70 other UN peacekeepers from the Secretary Chuck Hagel would meet with Britain to raise its terror alert level on broadest possible coalition of nations” to combat them to convert to Islam, the Syrian Observatory for Philippines. Yesterday, Philippine Defence minister European counterparts on the sidelines of Friday. The move takes the alert level to IS. “What’s needed to confront its nihilistic vision Human Rights NGO said. The group’s progress has Voltaire Gazmin said some troops had been “extri- the summit to enlist assistance, and then “severe,” meaning an attack is “highly likely.” and genocidal agenda is a global coalition using also sparked regional fears, with Saudi King cated” from one of their two positions, but added travel on to the Middle East to build sup- British Prime Minister David Cameron political, humanitarian, economic, law enforce- Abdullah warning Saturday that “they will reach that another group of Filipino soldiers “is now under port “among the countries that are most told reporters there was “no doubt in my ment and intelligence tools to support military Europe in a month and America in another month” if attack”. He said the firefight began early yesterday directly threatened.” mind” that jihadists from IS had their sights force,” he said. left unchecked. morning, but that all troops were safe. The UN says US President Obama has acknowledged set on targets in Europe. But the White Kerry said he and Defence Secretary Chuck “It is no secret to you, what they have done and that more than 191,000 people have been killed that Washington has no strategy as yet to House said Washington had no plans to fol- Hagel would meet European counterparts on the what they have yet to do,” he was quoted as telling since the Syrian conflict began, and the official num- tackle the Islamic State, which has low suit though US national security offi- sidelines of an upcoming NATO summit to enlist incoming ambassadors. “I ask you to transmit this ber of refugees from more than three years of vio- declared an Islamic “caliphate” in large cials had been in close contact with assistance, and then travel to the Middle East to message to your leaders: ‘Fight terrorism with force, lence hit three million on Friday. According to the swathes of territory under its control in London on the issue. build support “among the countries that are reason and (necessary) speed’.” Britain on Friday International Organisation for Migration, more than Iraq and Syria. But Kerry said in his op-ed most directly threatened”. US President Barack raised its terror alert level to “severe”, meaning an 1.6 million Iraqis have been displaced this year, with on Friday that the United States would be 3 Million Syrian Refugees Obama has acknowledged that Washington has attack is “highly likely”, although Washington said it more than 850,000 leaving their homes this month putting forward an action plan at a summit The threat posed by IS is just the latest no strategy yet to tackle IS, which has declared had no plans to follow suit. The threat from IS is just alone. A Turkish provincial official said yesterday the meeting of the UN Security Council in fallout from Syria’s conflict, which began in an Islamic “caliphate” in large swathes of territory the latest fallout from Syria’s conflict, which began in number of Yazidis who have fled from the IS September, when Washington will hold the March 2011 as a peaceful uprising against under its control in Iraq and Syria. March 2011 as a peaceful uprising against President advance into Turkey is now 16,000. — AFP group’s rotating presidency. “What’s need- Assad. The violence there has now driven ed to confront its nihilistic vision and three million Syrians to flee abroad, creat- genocidal agenda is a global coalition ing the “biggest humanitarian emergency using political, humanitarian, economic, of our era,” UN refugee agency chief Egypt court commutes law enforcement and intelligence tools to Antonio Guterres said Friday as the new support military force,” Kerry said. milestone figure was announced. The war has also killed more than 190,000 people US Bombing IS in Iraq according to the UN, and seen jihadist Badie’s death sentence The Islamic State (IS) has prompted groups like IS and Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate widespread concern as it advances in both Al-Nusra Front gain new ground and Syria and Iraq, killing hundreds of people, prominence. —AFP CAIRO: An Egyptian court yesterday commuted a lent protests across the country. The government has policemen and soldiers. The Islamists deny involve- death sentence against the Muslim Brotherhood’s designated the group, once the country’s largest ment in the attacks, the deadliest of which have been spiritual leader to life in prison, in one of many trials political movement, as a terrorist organisation, blam- claimed by an Al-Qaeda inspired group based in the of Islamists since their removal from power. ing it for militant attacks that have killed scores of Sinai Peninsula. — AFP 4 Yemeni soldiers, 10 Mohamed Badie, the Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide, still faces the gallows, however, after another court in southern Egypt passed a separate death sentence Qaeda suspects killed over deadly riots in August 2013, almost a month after the army toppled Islamist president Mohamed ADEN: A double overnight attack, one a sui- by telephone said. Yesterday morning, “traffic Morsi. cide car bombing, by Al-Qaeda suspects on a in the city was almost at a standstill after a ter- In yesterday’s ruling, a Cairo court that had initially barracks in southeast Yemen killed four sol- rible night,” worsened by a power cut, one resi- sentenced him to death for violent protests in the diers and 10 insurgents dead, a military official dent said. capital reduced the ruling to life in prison, on the rec- told AFP yesterday. The suicide car driver Attacks on the army are frequent in Qatan, ommendation of the mufti, the government’s Islamic rammed his booby-trapped vehicle into the where three soldiers and six insurgents died law expert. The government that took over after perimeter wall of the barracks at Qatan in on August 17 during four hours of fighting Morsi’s overthrow cracked down on Islamists, with at restive Hadramawt province while insurgents after the army attacked a house where Al- least 700 pro-Morsi protesters killed in clashes with stormed the entrance with automatic Qaeda fighters had barricaded themselves in. police in a single day in Aug 2013. Thousands have weapons and rocket-propelled grenade In Shibam, a historic town also in Hadramawt been imprisoned, including Morsi himself, and placed launchers, the official said. “The soldiers province known as the Manhattan of the on trials that resulted in death sentences for more responded and repelled the attackers” after Desert, three suspected Qaeda fighters died than 200 people. The Cairo court yesterday sentenced violent clashes leading to the death of “four yesterday when the army bombarded the seven other Brotherhood leaders to life in prison, and soldiers and 10 insurgents, as well as wounded house where they were holed up, another mili- six who were tried in absentia to death. Those sen- people on both sides,” the official added. tary official said. A fourth member of the cell, tenced to death in absentia have the right to retrial if Fighting between the army and the attack- which was readying attacks on the army, was they surrender themselves. With much of its leader- ers in Qatan carried on “until dawn”, while mili- arrested while trying to flee from the house, ship behind bars or in exile, the Muslim Brotherhood CAIRO: Mohamed Badie (right), the Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide, stands behind bars as he is tary planes flew overhead, residents contacted the official said. —AFP has persisted in organising small and sometimes vio- tried at a court in the Egyptian capital yesterday. — AFP INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 20 miners rescued, 5 missing in Nicaragua

BONANZA, Nicaragua: Rescuers in the rubble, said Omar Medina, a miner who Nicaragua on Friday rescued 20 miners helped with the rescue efforts. “We heard who had been trapped deep underground the echo of their cries and answered,” he for nearly two days after a cave-in at an said. The five still missing may have fallen unlicensed gold mine, but five others were into a deep pit, said local authorities, still missing. “We give thanks to God our explaining the rescue efforts were complex, Lord and the Virgin Mary for having saved because the mine had been abandoned by from death 20 artisanal miners,” First Lady mining companies, and was being exploit- Rosario Murillo, the presidential spokes- ed anew by artisanal miners. woman, told reporters. Murillo said five miners had “not surfaced” and rescue crews Modern Gold Rush were still working to locate them. Business has boomed over the past “Hopefully we can find them in the coming decade for Nicaragua’s “guiriseros” as the hours,” she said, adding that President price of gold has risen from less than $400 Daniel Ortega was aware of the rescue an ounce to more than $1,200. They efforts. descend into old shafts that have been The miners were pulled out one at a abandoned by conventional mining com- time using a pulley system installed late panies and look for remaining gold or dig Friday near the pit where they had been even deeper to find new veins. Informal trapped. Most younger than 30, they were gold mining is the main source of employ- “pretty tired, exhausted, dehydrated, mud- ment in Bonanza, where officials estimate dy and dirty,” an AFP photographer on the there are 6,000 “guiriseros.” Many of them scene said. They were immediately have migrated there from other parts of embraced by family members, who had the country in a modern-day gold rush. stayed nearby since the accident, and then Bonanza’s population has jumped in taken to the nearest hospital. the past decade from around 8,000 people The accident happened at an artisanal to 40,000, said Lagos. Locals can earn mine near the town of Bonanza, which is $1,500 to $3,000 a month selling gold to perched on the side of a hill, in a region foreign mining companies-a relative for- that is home to Nicaragua’s biggest gold tune in Nicaragua. Some informal miners mines. There had been 27 “guiriseros,” or work independently, while others are ACAPULCO: The bodies of three dead people lie on a street in downtown Acapulco on Friday. Guerrero is one of Mexico’s poorest and most vio- informal gold miners, working in the shaft organized into officially authorized cooper- lent states, where a lucrative drug trade has flourished. Drug trafficking in the state is dominated by the Los Rojos criminal g,gan based in the when the mouth of the mine caved in atives. Bonanza forms one point of the regional capital Acapulco. — AFP because of a landslide triggered by heavy Central American country’s so-called “min- downpours, early Thursday morning. Word ing triangle” in the remote Autonomous of the collapse only emerged late Thursday North Atlantic Region. because the site is so remote, local disaster The latest accident comes four years Mexico operations thwart official Martha Lagos said. after 33 workers were trapped deep inside Two workers buried near the surface Chile’s San Jose copper and gold mine for quickly managed to dig their way out after more than two months, a drama that cap- the collapse in the remote village of El tured worldwide attention. child, family migrants Comal in northeastern Nicaragua, accord- It took rescuers 17 days to drill a small ing to the local disaster prevention com- shaft to establish contact, and more than mittee. The group of 20 miners - trapped in two months of painstaking effort to open a Number of unaccompanied minors to US decreasing the mine shaft 800 m underground - could passage wide enough to pull them out one be heard screaming for help from under by one. — AFP CHAHUITES, Mexico: Mexico is making a big as they were being attached to the locomotive Porous Border effort to stop the flow of Central Americans try- are forced to hide in the woods, where criminals Omar Zamora, a Border Patrol spokesman in ing to reach the United States, and has dramati- lurk. There are few women and no children the Rio Grande Valley, where most of the unac- cally cut the number of child migrants. But it is because the journey now requires jumping a companied children have entered the US, said unclear for how long federal officials will keep moving train. Thursday that the agency was seeing about 30 up the raids. A federal police officer said his to 40 children in custody each day in recent group was told they would be stationed in Emptied Out weeks. That is down from a peak when 300 or southern Mexico for six months. The officer Some of the Central American men say that more were arrested in a day earlier this summer. spoke on condition of anonymity because he instead of trying to cross into the United States How long Mexico can or will sustain such a mas- isn’t allowed to talk to the media. they’ll now stay and look for work in Mexico. sive operation is unclear. Sealing off the notori- Convoys of Mexican federal police and immi- Many families have apparently decided not to ously porous border with Guatemala is neither gration service employees in southern Mexico attempt the journey through Mexico at all since physically possible nor politically popular, and have been scouring the tracks of the infamous news of the raids and checkpoints - combined strict enforcement further inland is already freight train known as “La Bestia”, or The Beast, with stepped up efforts in the US and among drawing criticism, because it so closely mirrors that has long carried crowds of migrants on its Central American governments - reached their the deadly cat-and-mouse game that US border lumbering route north. They have also set up communities, said Carlos Solis, the manager of a patrol agents have long played with Mexican moving roadblocks, checking the documents of shelter in Arriaga. He said the city, once bustling migrants farther north. passengers on interstate buses. with migrants waiting to board the train, emp- But for now, the effort shows no sign of abat- Associated Press journalists witnessed dozens tied out almost overnight. ing. Criminal gangs who used to prey on of federal police and Mexican immigration “They’re also going after the coyotes, so it is migrants on the train, threatening to throw agents storming the train as it came to an increasing the cost of the trip and making them them off unless they cooperated, are hiding in unscheduled stop in the post-midnight darkness move through less visible areas,” Solis said, refer- the woods near the highway checkpoints where Friday. “We’re federal agents! Give up! You’re sur- ring to the smugglers paid to get migrants immigration officials search passing buses, said rounded! Come down carefully!” the lawmen through to the US border. Aliver Leon Lopez, 29, of Ahuachapan, El shouted to the huddled, stunned migrants. It is a far cry from the wave of migration that Salvador. He was shot in the neck by a band of BONANZA, Nicaragua: A rescued miner (center) is greeted by another miner while Fewer than 15 were detained on a train that pressed toward the US earlier this year, spurred thieves because he tried to hide his money from being helped by a rescue worker as he leaves the El Comal gold and silver mine on once carried 600 to 1,000 migrants at a time. on by a surge in violence in several Central them. “Before each checkpoint you have to get Friday. — AP American and Mexican officials say they are American countries and news that women and off and walk through the woods,” said Leon noticing the same drop-off all along the route. children who reached the United States were Lopez, who still wears a bloody bandage on his The roundups follow US requests for help being let go inside the country with orders to neck. “They (criminals) have located the points from Mexico, as well as Guatemala, Honduras return for immigration hearings because family where migrants get off to walk.” California lawmakers and El Salvador earlier this summer when the shelter space had filled up. From October to July, Faced with the nearly overwhelming obsta- number of unaccompanied minors turning about 63,000 unaccompanied children were cles in reaching the United States, Leon Lopez themselves into the US Border Patrol reached detained after entering the US illegally, double and others say they are giving up, at least for pass plastic bag ban what President Barack Obama called an “urgent the number from the same period a year earlier. now. He plans to apply for a humanitarian visa SACRAMENTO, California: California convenience stores in 2016. It includes humanitarian crisis”. On Aug 7, the Department Another 63,000 families - mothers or fathers available in Mexico to those who have been of Homeland Security released data showing the with young children - were picked up during crime victims. lawmakers have approved a measure $2 million in loans to help manufactur- number of unaccompanied children and chil- that period. Other migrants talked about finding work in that would make the state the first to ers shift to producing reusable bags dren traveling with a parent arrested along the There were no Central American children in Mexico, rather than the United States. “Before impose a statewide ban on single-use and lets grocers charge 10 cents each Southwest border of the United States in July the government shelter in Reynosa, across the you could get through more easily,” said Abner plastic bags. SB270 cleared the Senate for paper and reusable bags. The bill was roughly 13,000, half what it had been in border from McAllen, Texas, coordinator Jose Ramirez, 30, a coffee picker from Coatepeque, on a 22-15 vote Friday and sent to Gov had sparked one of the most con- June. Guadalupe Villegas Garcia said Thursday. During Guatemala, who was sleeping on the side of the Jerry Brown. It was approved by the tentious debates in the last weeks of the DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said the trend the surge, at any one time the shelter housed railway tracks in Chahuites after fleeing another Assembly a day earlier. Senators who legislative session, with aggressive lob- appeared to be continuing during the first week about 15 Central American kids who had been raid on the train over the weekend. “If I can get a had previously opposed the bill, includ- bying by environmentalists and bag of August, and Obama said Thursday that num- apprehended or rescued by Mexican authorities steady job, a steaady paycheck, I’d stay ... to send ing incoming Senate President Pro Tem manufacturers. For years, a statewide bers for the whole month will show a further before crossing the Rio Grande. Officials say the money back home,” he said. Juan Antonio Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat, plastic bag ban has been an elusive decline. “We’re seeing a significant downward children are being caught long before they get Salmeron, a 48-year old construction worker this time supported the measure after goal for lawmakers trying to reduce the trend in terms of these unaccompanied chil- to the border. “There are very few foreigners,” from La Union, El Salvador, said he wants to work protections were added for plastic bag buildup of plastic waste in oceans and dren,” Obama said in a news conference. With said Carlos Jimenez, a spokesman with the in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa, picking manufacturers. waterways that costs millions of dollars the new crackdown, the migrants who once cir- Mexican family services agency in Reynosa. “We fruit or vegetables. “You can earn good money The bill by Democratic Sen Alex to cleanup. About 100 local jurisdictions culated openly in shelters and boarded the cars received three or four children” in August. there,” Salmeron said. — AP Padilla of Los Angeles would prohibit in California already have adopted simi- single-use plastic bags at grocery stores lar bans, including Los Angeles and San and large pharmacies in 2015 and at Francisco. — AP Sesame catching on in southeast US

LAKE CITY, Arkansas: Sesame is gaining a foothold in this led to the password “open sesame” in the book “Ali year, that may be the death of it. If it’s successful, it parts of the southeast United States, where cotton has Baba and the 40 Thieves”. So, over the last 10 years, may go forward,” Hodges said. “It’s good where there Obama visit comes amid long been king, as farmers take advantage of its Sesaco has introduced a number of plants with shat- are a lot of wildlife areas, where they have bad deer drought tolerance and a recently developed trait that ter-resistant pods, letting farmers leave sesame in the pressure. Deer don’t like it.” lets them bring it in with typical ag equipment. field while they bring in more weather-sensitive crops. The US grows only 3 percent to 5 percent of the tight governor’s race Thousands of acres from Arkansas to Florida and Later, farmers can adjust their combines to strip world’s sesame, Scott said. Sesaco is the primary pro- Georgia were planted in sesame this year - sometimes sesame plants of the hardy pods, keeping the seeds ducer domestically and ships some of its crop over- MADISON, Wisconsin: The last time US for them to share the stage. Burke will meet joining a rotation of cotton, soybeans and corn and at whole to protect the oil inside. seas. Seeds in Arkansas typically go to a Sesaco collec- President Barack Obama celebrated workers’ privately with Obama, her spokesman Joe times spread in fields too far away from irrigation David Hodges of Jonesboro grew sesame last year tion point, then to processers that compress them for rights at a Wisconsin Labor Day event, there Zepecki said, and she will not be speaking at lines. “It’s just a tough plant” that endures through a but his crop rotation didn’t leave him any space for it oil or dry them for use as a food additive or condi- was barely a hint of the turmoil that would the labor rally because it’s not a campaign variety of conditions, said Seth Towles, who has 160 this year. He predicts it won’t be much more than a ment, such as a base ingredient for tahini or on buns. embroil the state later when public employees event. Burke has invited Obama to return for a acres of sesame growing in a field across a dirt road niche crop in Arkansas - and this year’s cool, wet “We just tell everybody, ‘Eat hamburgers,’” said Scott staged massive protests in an unsuccessful bid campaign event before the election and is from his cotton crop. weather could chase farmers away. “If there’s a bad Towles, Seth’s father. —AP to keep their collective bargaining rights. Now, optimistic that will happen, Zepecki said. The nation’s traditional sesame-growing region is in Oklahoma and Texas west of Interstate 35. It yields four years later, he’s returning to the state with Republicans are trying to turn the visit against between 350 pounds and 850 pounds per acre a year, the anti-union law’s architect, Republican Gov Burke as Obama’s approval ratings in the state according to Erick Scott, a territory agronomist for Scott Walker, locked in a tight re-election cam- hover below 50 percent. A Marquette Texas-based Sesaco Corp., which promotes the crop paign while considering a run for the White University Law School poll released on and develops new strains. The problem is the area House in two years. Wednesday showed that just as many likely only gets 16 to 20 inches of precipitation per year. Polls show that Walker and Democrat Mary voters - 49 percent - have a favorable view of “They get rain, but not at the right time,” said Scott, Burke are deadlocked with the election just the president as an unfavorable one. “Mary from Memphis, Tennessee. over two months away. Walker is running on Burke is willing to meet with President Obama But in the southeast, where rainfall can exceed 50 the platform that he turned around the state’s in private but she refuses to campaign with inches annually, sesame flourishes. The crop isn’t likely economy, thanks largely to his union rights him in public?” said Walker’s campaign spokes- to supplant cotton or other primary crops in the law, which was his signature accomplishment. woman Alleigh Marre. “Burke can offer up Southeast - 30,000 to 40,000 acres pales to the mil- That law, which put Wisconsin at the center of excuses and try to hide from President Obama lions of acres holding cotton, beans, milo or corn, a national debate over union rights, stripped and his rotten approval ratings, but she can’t according to the University of Arkansas Cooperative most public sector union members of their hide from the fact that her and the president’s Extension Service. It could, however, could fill out ability to collectively bargain and required failed economic policies are one and the farms that haven’t extended irrigation lines to every them to pay more for their pensions and same.” Much has changed in Wisconsin since field, Scott said. health care, which amounted to a pay cut. Obama’s last Labor Day appearance four years “It costs about $160 an acre to raise sesame,” Burke, a former state Commerce ago. “Public sector unions are clearly not better Towles said, walking in mud on the edge of his field Department secretary and Trek Bicycles execu- off,” said Paul Secunda, labor law professor and after a summer soaker. That’s compared to about $650 for cotton and $350 for soybeans in these parts. tive, isn’t promising to repeal the law if she’s program coordinator for the Marquette Law Matching his yield last year - 960 pounds per acre - at elected. But she does support the restoration School’s Labor and Employment Law Program last year’s price of around 42 cents per pound would of public workers’ collective bargaining rights. in Milwaukee. In 2010, just over 15 percent of bring him $400 per acre before expenses. One prob- Obama’s visit to this year’s “Laborfest” will mark private and public sector workers in Wisconsin lem with sesame seed pods is that they split open the first time he and Burke have appeared at were represented by unions, according to the shortly after maturity and spill 50-80 seeds onto the LAKE CITY, Arkansas: In this photo taken Aug 8, 2014, farmer Seth Towles is interviewed at his the same public event, but there are no plans US Bureau of Labor Statistics. —AP ground - leading some linguists to debate whether 160 acres of sesame. — AP SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 INTERNATIONAL EU leaders to pick new foreign policy chief

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders are in turn, has been Italy’s foreign minister with the great and powerful to deal with mustering the courage to oppose power- to an Eastern European candidate like set to decide who will be the 28-nation only since February, drawing criticism anything from the fighting in eastern ful member states when necessary. “The Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk or bloc’s foreign policy chief for the next five that she lacks experience. “No one claims Ukraine to the crises in the Middle East. EU needs a unified foreign policy,” he said. Former Latvian Prime Minister Valdis years, with Italy’s top diplomat Federica that Mogherini is the best person to deal However, the EU’s top diplomat often has Poland’s outspoken Foreign Minister Dombrovskis. Denmark’s leader Helle Mogherini widely seen as the front-run- with Russia,” said Thomas Wright of the had little leeway because the bloc’s 28 Radek Sikorski and the EU’s humanitarian Thorning Schmidt is seen as having only ner for the prestigious job. The decision Brookings Institute think-tank. “Foreign member states jealously guarded foreign aid commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva of an outside chance. The third major on incumbent Catherine Ashton’s succes- policy is almost entirely absent from the policy as a national matter, leaving the Bulgaria, are also candidates for the job appointment due is that of the Eurogroup sor comes as the crisis at the EU’s eastern discussion.” foreign policy chief the role to hammer but several officials said they had outside president, who chairs the meetings of the border pitting Ukraine against Russia Mogherini’s appointment would be out compromise positions. chances at best. The EU leaders will also 18-nation eurozone’s finance ministers poses one of the biggest foreign policy part of a deal that includes dishing out Jan Techau, director of the Carnegie pick a new European Council president to who set important policies for the curren- challenges for the bloc in decades. other top EU jobs, with leaders seeking to Europe think-tank in Brussels, said the succeed Herman Van Rompuy in the role cy union. Spain’s conservative Finance Ashton, whose term ends in October, agree on a package that reflects Europe’s new EU foreign policy chief “has neither as EU summit chairman and broker of Minister Luis de Guindos appears to be has been a frequent interlocutor for US political landscape, geographical diversi- the battalions nor the budget to single- compromises among national leaders. the front-runner to take over the job in secretaries of state and chairs the negoti- ty and gender balance. The highly visible handedly make foreign policy” but must To reflect the bloc’s geographical January after securing this week the ations on Iran’s nuclear program. The 41- job as EU foreign policy chief entails fly- do a better job than Ashton at coordinat- diversity, it is widely expected that the endorsement of Germany’s powerful year-old center-left politician Mogherini, ing across the world and hobnobbing ing the EU’s different departments and influential behind-the-scenes job will go chancellor, Angela Merkel. —AP EU set to slap Russia with new sanctions Escalating conflict in Ukraine putting Europe at risk

BRUSSELS: The European Union summit. “Ukraine is now the subject corridor between Russia and the talks which failed to achieve any readied a fresh wave of sanctions of foreign military aggression and strategic Black Sea peninsula of breakthrough after almost five against Russia yesterday, with warn- terror,” he said after meetings with Crimea which Moscow annexed in months of fighting in eastern ings that the escalating conflict in top EU officials. “Today we are talking March. Ukraine that has killed almost 2,600 Ukraine was putting all of Europe at about the fate of Ukraine, tomorrow people. risk. Fears of a wider confrontation it could be for all Europe.” The EU and ‘Don’t mess with us’ spiraled after NATO said Russia sent US have already slapped the tough- Moscow has denied any troop Plane shot down troops and weapons across the bor- est sanctions on Russia since the Cold presence in its western neighbor, On the ground there seemed to der to help pro-Kremlin rebels in a War over the crisis, sparked last despite the capture of paratroopers be little let up for Ukrainian govern- new counter-offensive that has seen November when Ukraine’s then pres- by Kiev and reports of secret military ment forces who have been fighting key towns in the southeast wrested ident Viktor Yanukovych abandoned funerals being held in Russia. the separatists in the industrial east from Kiev’s control. The European a deal on trade ties with Brussels. Ukraine has openly asked the EU for since April and had recently been Union’s 28 leaders were to meet later The scope of any new measures military help, and on Friday it boasting of major advances. Kiev to discuss the worsening situation, was not immediately clear but the EU announced that it will also seek said yesterday that another airforce DONETSK: An OSCE member observes damage caused by shelling near the plane has been shot down in the train station in Donetsk, Ukraine, yesterday. Heavy shelling from an east, blaming it on a “Russian anti- unknown source hit a railway station and a nearby market on Friday aircraft system”. Faced with the rein- evening in Donetsk, the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine. —AP vigorated rebel push that has dra- matically turned the tide of the con- flict, Ukrainian forces have been Britain’s Cameron ‘emotional, trapped in a string of town in the southeast. nervous’ over Scottish vote Kiev’s contingents began a with- drawal from besieged positions near LONDON: British Prime Minister David comments come after the opposition the transport hub of Ilovaysk which Cameron said yesterday he was feeling Labour Party’s former Europe minister Jim lies east of the main rebel stronghold “emotional and nervous” about the Murphy was egged by a “Yes” supporter in of Donetsk after holding ground September 18 Scottish independence refer- Kirkcaldy, north of Edinburgh.Cameron’s without reinforcements for 10 endum. Polls have consistently shown the predecessor, Labour former prime minister days.An undefined number of troops “No” campaign ahead of the pro-indepen- Gordon Brown, was also heckled by a “Yes” from Kiev’s volunteer battalions and dence push, but with three weeks to go supporter last week during a public “No” other forces have been trapped in until the ballot there remain hundreds of campaign meeting. the area in what one commander thousands of undecided voters. “I’m emo- On Friday, a Survation poll for the Daily said was a blockade substantially tional and nervous because it matters so Mail newspaper revealed the “No” cam- reinforced by Russia’s airborne much,” Cameron told the Scottish Daily Mail paign’s 13-percent lead in a previous poll troops. Ukraine’s interior ministry newspaper. earlier this month had dropped to just six said yesterday that the first 100 sol- And the Conservative premier hinted points. Of the 1,001 Scotland residents aged diers were able emerge from the sur- that there is a “silent majority” of people over 16 who were surveyed, 48 percent said rounded area overnight, but it was who were afraid to publically oppose sepa- they were planning to vote “No”-down from not immediately clear whether they ration. “Recently I was talking to university 50 percent three weeks ago, while support fought their way through or were vice chancellors who are very much part of for independence rose from 37 percent to allowed out by the rebels. the silent majority. They don’t want to speak 42 percent. The number of Scots still unde- Pro-Russian militants in the out... because they worry about retribution cided fell from 13 percent to 11 percent. Donetsk region boasted on Friday from the Scottish government,” he said. When those who are undecided are exclud- DONETSK: Ukrainian forces launch missiles from their camp to disperse pro-Russian militants that the insurgency now has full con- First Minister Alex Salmond’s pro-indepen- ed from the research, support for a “No” from their positions, in the Donetsk region. —AFP trol of the border with Russia. In the dence Scottish National Party forms the vote stood at 53 percent, with “Yes” on 47 Azov Sea port city of Mariupol to the devolved government in Edinburgh. His percent. —AFP with French President Francois could widen the range of Russian membership in the NATO alliance, a south of Donetsk, citizens geared up Hollande already indicating that banks and companies denied access move set to further enrage the to defend the city from a feared leaders would “no doubt increase” to Western financial markets, as well Kremlin. Poroshenko will travel to offensive from the east. The nearby their sanctions on Russia. EU as tightening up further on hi-tech the NATO summit in Wales next town of Novoazovsk was captured Commission head Jose Manuel exports that are vital to Russia’s key week to meet US President Barack Wednesday by rebels, who Kiev says Poland on edge 75 years after Barroso warned that the crisis was energy industry. NATO said Thursday Obama and seek practical help from were substantially helped by Russian near a “point of no return” and said that Russia had sent at least 1,000 the Western alliance. Russian troops. Mariupol’s massive industries Hitler and Stalin carved it up tougher measures against the troops to fight alongside the insur- President Vladimir Putin issued what have promised to start forging fortifi- Kremlin were ready. gents, along with air defense sys- appeared to be a thinly veiled warn- cations, with residents called on to WARSAW: Poland marks the 75th anniversary, with Komorowski and his Ukrainian President Petro tems, artillery, tanks and armored ing to NATO on Friday, saying: “Our defend the city. “We are Ukrainians, anniversary of the outbreak of World German counterpart Joachim Gauck in Poroshenko, in Brussels to drum up vehicles, and had massed 20,000 partners should understand they we are not slaves,” Mariupol resident War II tomorrow with one eye on attendance. One of the first cities support from the EU for a firm riposte troops near the border. The fresh better not mess with us.” The sudden Alexander, a shoe Salesman said. Russia, which invaded it during the war bombed by the Nazis was Wielun, near to Russia, was expected to plea his rebel offensive has raised fears the surge in tensions came only days “Help us! Give us weapons and we and is now throwing its weight around the former German-Polish border. It case directly to the leaders at the Kremlin could be seeking to create a after Putin and Poroshenko held will do the rest,” he said. —AFP in neighboring Ukraine. From the very was destroyed in the very first minutes first German shells fired at a Polish fort of the war, with 1,200 of its residents in Gdansk in the early hours of killed in the initial attack. “It was a fore- September 1, 1939, to the final days in taste of how the war would turn out: Time running out for ‘kidnapped’ 1945, Poland suffered some of the the bloodiest, most terrifying of all of worst horrors of the war, chief among history’s conflicts,” said Jan Szkudlinski, brain tumor boy taken to France them the extermination of most of its a historian at the new Museum of Jewish population by the Nazis. World War II in Gdansk. Nearly six million Poles, or about 17 “A conflict that, in contrast to the CHERBOURG: A frantic police hunt was under- pital staff raised the alarm when the length of one with the relevant medical training,” Shead percent of the population-including war of 1914-18, claimed many more way yesterday for a five-year-old boy with a his absence “became a cause of concern”. “The said. “If he doesn’t receive urgent medical care, around three million Jews-died in the civilian victims than military lives,” he brain tumor taken from a British hospital by his information we have received from his medical or the wrong treatment is given, his condition conflict. Memories of the era have said. Hitler’s attack on Poland led family, as fears for his life intensified with every team at Southampton General Hospital is that will become life-threatening.” been bubbling to the surface since Britain and France to declare war on passing hour. Ashya King’s parents took him he must continue to be fed via a tube by some- Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimea penin- Nazi Germany. On September 17, 1939, Thursday from a hospital in the British south Plea to his parents sula in March, and a fierce conflict the Soviet Union in turn invaded coast city of Southampton without doctors’ con- Cherbourg prosecutor Eric Bouillard said began in the country’s east. “To use Poland and the Red Army executed sent and boarded a ferry to the French port of authorities considered the boy had been “kid- military force against one’s neighbors, thousands of Polish army officers in Cherbourg. It is not known why Brett King, 51, napped given the circumstances of his departure to annex their territory, to prevent 1940 in the notorious Katyn massacre. and Naghemeh King, 45, took their son. While from hospital”. “For the moment, what we most them from freely choosing their place In 1941, the Nazis tore up the pact with they are Jehovah’s Witnesses, the movement want to do is contact the family,” he added. in the world-this provides a worrying Moscow and invaded Soviet-occupied said Friday there was no indication their decision Jehovah’s Witnesses are known for refusing reminder of the dark chapters of eastern Poland. Two alliances then bat- was motivated by religious convictions. blood transfusions on religious grounds, but they Europe’s 20th-century history,” Polish tled it out until the end: the Axis pow- “There are serious concerns for Ashya’s are otherwise open to other medical procedures. President Bronislaw Komorowski said ers led by Germany, Italy and Japan health, he is immobile and likely to be in a The religious movement confirmed Friday in a newspaper opinion piece ahead of and the ultimately victorious Allied wheelchair or buggy, and cannot communicate that the parents are members. “However, we are the anniversary. forces led by Britain, the Soviet Union verbally,” Interpol said in a statement. The miss- not aware of the facts of the case nor the reasons Polish historian Andrzej Friszke and the United States. ing persons alert went out to all 190 Interpol for the family’s medical choices which are per- meanwhile recalled the infamous member countries, dramatically stepping up the sonal decisions,” it said in a statement. “There is Munich agreement that Britain and ‘Shivers up my spine’ hunt for the missing child. Detective superin- absolutely no indication, as far as we are aware, France signed with Nazi Germany in Barbara Rybeczko-Tarnowiecka was tendent Dick Pearson from police in Hampshire, that their decision is in any way motivated by any 1938, allowing it to annex swathes of nine years old and living with her par- southern England, who is leading the investiga- religious convictions, Jehovah’s Witnesses are ents in Warsaw in 1939. “I still remem- tion, said: “If we do not locate Ashya today there encouraged to seek the best medical treatment Czechoslovakia in a failed bid to avert are serious concerns for his life.” for themselves and their children.” war. “There is an attempt again to sacri- ber the sound of the bombs and the The youngster, who has undergone extensive Appealing directly to the family, Shead said: fice some (people) to buy an illusion of frightening din of the windows all surgery and was last operated on seven days “Our message to you is: please take Ashya to the peace for the rest,” he said. shattering at once,” she said. “And I ago, is fed through a tube on a battery-operated nearest hospital immediately.” “We understand retain the sight of the column of system. Hampshire Police assistant chief consta- this must be an awful time for you but the most Poland carved up German troops passing before our ble Chris Shead said late Friday: “We have been important thing is to get the proper medical On August 23, 1939, Germany and house and singing at the top of their told by medical experts that the battery life on care for Ashya. Please work with us to provide the Soviet Union secretly agreed to lungs.” She peered at them through the the machine that administers his food is now Ashya that care.” Though they sailed to France, carve up eastern Europe between bars of the front gate to her building likely to have expired. “We don’t know whether Shead raised the possibility that they could them by signing the Molotov- along with other neighborhood chil- the King family have any spares, the knowledge, have reached other countries by now. French Ribbentrop Pact. Just over a week later, dren. Fast-forward 75 years and An undated handout picture shows a or any way of recharging the battery. If they authorities told AFP the family arrived on the German battleship Schleswig- Rybeczko-Tarnowiecka is again appre- don’t, without properly administered food, portrait of five-year-boy Ashya King. Thursday night with their seven children and Holstein opened fire on the Polish fort hensive. “I am very concerned by what Ashya’s condition will deteriorate very quickly. British and French authorities were rac- were driving a grey Hyundai with the number of Westerplatte, near the northern city is going on between Russia and “With each hour that passes our concern for ing against the clock to find a five-year- plate KP60 HWK. The other six children are of Gdansk (then called Danzig). It is at Ukraine,” she said. “To be honest, I’ve him grows.” In a statement, the hospital in boy with a brain tumor who officials in between three and 22 years old. A phone num- Westerplatte that Poland will hold offi- been avoiding the news, because it Southampton said Ashya was allowed to leave France believe was “kidnapped” from ber 0800 35 83 35 - has been set up for anyone cial ceremonies on the September 1 sends shivers up my spine.” —AFP the ward under his parents’ supervision and hos- hospital by his family. —AFP with information. —AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 INTERNATIONAL India police charge ex-minister, Malaysian in telecoms scandal

MUMBAI: India’s federal police have filed grounds with an intent to force its exit charges against a former minister, his from telecom business and its sale to media mogul brother, and a Malaysian Malaysia-based company,” the CBI said in tycoon over alleged corruption to help a statement on Friday. Companies con- Malaysia’s Maxis group take control of an trolled by billionaire Kalanithi Maran’s Indian mobile phone carrier eight years Sun Group, which runs a media business ago. South Indian politician Dayanidhi including television channels and satel- Maran, who was India’s telecommunica- lite TV services, had received “illegal grat- tions minister between 2004 and 2007; ification” totalling about 7.42 billion his brother billionaire Kalanithi Maran; rupees ($123 million), the CBI said. About Malaysia’s second-richest man T Ananda 5.49 billion rupees of it was “in the garb Krishnan and his aide Augustus Ralph of” the premium paid for the purchase of Marshall, are among those named in the a stake in a Sun Group company, the charge sheet filed in a New Delhi court agency said. on Friday, a police spokeswoman said. The charges against the Marans, The case is separate from a massive Krishnan and his aide include criminal scandal that a state auditor said had lost conspiracy, the CBI said. Astro All Asia the government about $29 billion during Networks Plc, Maxis Communications a 2008 telecoms permits sale process. Bhd, South Asia Entertainment Holdings Another former telecoms minister and Ltd - all part of Ananda Krishnan’s busi- several company executives are among ness empire - and Sun Group’s Sun the accused in an ongoing trial over that Direct TV Pvt Ltd have also been named case. The Central Bureau of Investigation in the police charge sheet. A spokes- (CBI), India’s top crime-fighting agency, woman for Maxis said she could not started investigating the Maran brothers immediately comment. A Sun Group and Krishnan in 2011 after allegations spokesman also declined comment. that the telecoms minister had forced Dayanidhi Maran and Kalanithi Maran JALALABAD: US soldiers, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, investigate the site of a suicide the sale of mobile carrier Aircel, allowing could not be immediately reached for a attack on the outskirts of Jalalabad. — AFP Krishnan’s Maxis to acquire a controlling comment. Dayanidhi Maran has previ- stake in 2006. ously denied any wrongdoing. Maxis “The investigation revealed that the had said in October 2011 that it was co- then (telecoms minister) had allegedly operating with the probe and was confi- Taleban suicide bombers hit abused (his) official position and con- dent that the allegations against it stricted the business environment of would prove to be “unfounded and with- Chennai-based private firm on frivolous out basis.” — Reuters Afghan intelligence agency Death toll mounts amid ‘fighting season’

JALALABAD: Taleban suicide bombs hit an putes over an election meant to mark the first of an alarming trend across the country,” said office of the Afghan intelligence agency in an democratic transfer of power in Afghan history. Graeme Smith, a senior analyst at the eastern city yesterday, killing six people, and Most foreign combat troops are due to International Crisis Group in Kabul. Taleban insurgents shot dead another 11 in the west, in leave by the end of 2014 but the election dis- offensives “are longer in duration, bigger in size an upsurge of violence as foreign combat pute has meant a prolonged delay in signing a and against more ambitious targets than we’ve troops prepare to withdraw from the country. security pact with the United States governing seen previously.” In northern Kunduz province, Seven militants were also killed during several how many troops would remain. Yesterday, the security forces were in a stand-off with insur- hours of heavy fighting with Afghan security insurgents struck in the western province of gents in a weeks-long battle for control over forces at the Jalalabad headquarters of the Farah, stopping a truck carrying workers to a the province that was the last Taleban strong- National Directorate of Security (NDS), said construction site near the Iranian border and hold before they were driven out by the US- Ahmad Zeya Abdulzai, a spokesman for the killing 11 of them. Authorities were trying to backed Northern Alliance in 2001. governor of eastern Nangarhar province near find out why the workers were targeted. “They “The insurgents are better armed than us,” the border with Pakistan. were innocent Afghan workers. They did not said Kunduz police chief Mustafa Mohseni. Abdulzai said four NDS agents and two civil- have any connection to the government, so we “They use heavy machine guns, RPGs (rocket- ians were killed when a truck and a smaller car, don’t know the reason for the attack,” said propelled grenades) and 82mm rockets both loaded with explosives, were driven into Jawad Afghan, a spokesman for the provincial against our forces.” A Kunduz police the compound and a gunfight broke out governor. spokesman said security forces were concen- between Afghan forces and the insurgents. trated on a district just next to the provincial Reuters was not able to reach the NDS immedi- New trend capital. Many Kunduz residents have fled to ately for comment. The Taleban claimed As the political impasse drags on, the nearby provinces to escape the violence and responsibility for the attack, in which dozens Taleban-led insurgency has focused on impor- some who remained show little enthusiasm were wounded. A pattern of bold offensives by tant tactical and symbolic targets as a chal- for the government’s effort to hold back the KYOTO: (Left to right) India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian Ambassador to Japan Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, Mayor of Kyoto Kadokawa Daisaku and Japanese militants has emerged across Afghanistan in lenge to the Afghan security forces who are insurgents. “There is no job, no security, no Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a signing ceremony to establish sister city ties recent weeks during the summer “fighting sea- taking over from their NATO-led counterparts. life,” said Kunduz shopkeeper Sayed Malek. between Kyoto and Varanasi, in Kyoto yesterday. Modi flew into Japan yesterday on son.” It coincides with political deadlock in the Afghan forces have struggled to fight off large “We don’t care if the Taleban come back and a five-day official visit as their governments seek to boost security ties and counter a capital, Kabul, where rival presidential candi- numbers of insurgent fighters in provinces to take over the whole country. We want a peace- increasingly assertive China. — AFP dates have failed to resolve months-long dis- the east, north and south of Kabul. “This is part ful life.” — Reuters Modi in Japan, seeks to boost security ties

TOKYO: India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew regulations a possibility to engage in a new era of coopera- into Japan yesterday on a five-day official visit as their gov- tion in high-end defense technology and equipment,” he ernments seek to boost security ties and counter a increas- said. In the summit meeting, the two premiers are likely to ingly assertive China. Modi arrived at Kansai International agree on launching a “two-plus-two” security consultative Airport near Osaka, western Japan, by special plane for a framework involving their foreign and defense ministers, night in the nearby ancient city of Kyoto where he was to according to Kyodo. Japan already has such arrangements have an unofficial dinner with Japanese Prime Minister with the United States, Australia, Russia and France. Abe Shinzo Abe, a foreign ministry official said. and Modi are also expected to discuss a possible Indian The Indian leader will visit historic sites and an academic purchase of Japanese-made US-2 amphibian planes. institution in Kyoto today before moving to Tokyo for meet- During Modi’s trip, his first bilateral visit outside South ings tomorrow with Japanese government and business Asia since taking office in May, the two countries will seek leaders, including a summit with Abe, the official said. Abe to conclude talks for a civil nuclear pact that would allow and Modi are expected to affirm cooperation in ensuring a Tokyo to export nuclear-related technology to New Delhi, “peaceful and stable maritime order,” a Japanese official Kyodo said. On the economic front, Abe is expected to told Kyodo news agency. Both nations hope to curb pitch Japan’s high-speed bullet train technology, Kyodo Beijing’s rising activity in the East and South China seas and said. It added that Abe and Modi were expected to agree the Indian Ocean. to jointly produce rare earths that could be exported to In New Delhi, the Indian premier told Japanese media in Japan, a move that would further reduce Japan’s reliance an interview on Friday that the two nations could “upgrade” on China for supply of such minerals. Rare earths are vital their relations in the fields of defense and security. “I see in to manufacture high-tech products such as hybrid cars the recent changes in Japan’s defense export policies and and mobile phones.— AFP Bangladesh’s ex-minister jailed for war crimes dies

DHAKA: An elderly former Bangladesh minister who Alim was one of a dozen opposition leaders includ- was sentenced to life in prison for war crimes during the ing top Islamists to have been convicted and sentenced 1971 independence struggle died yesterday after a pro- by the much-criticized tribunal since January last year. longed illness, an official said. Abdul Alim, 84, an oppo- The verdicts have triggered widespread violence and sition official, was convicted and sentenced by the nationwide strikes, leaving at least 200 people dead. country’s war crimes court last October on nine charges Alim had been a member of parliament for three terms, including genocide, murder and the persecution of the and a cabinet minister in the 1970s under a government minority Hindus during the war against Pakistan. While led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The BNP, announcing the verdict, the International Crimes now the main opposition party, has said the trials are Tribunal said Alim, who was a minister when the current politically motivated, aimed at targeting key opposition main opposition party was in power, deserved the figures rather than meting out justice. death penalty but spared him the hangman’s noose Bangladesh has struggled to come to terms with its because of his poor health and age. violent birth, when what was then East Pakistan split After a long struggle with lung cancer, he died at a from Islamabad to become independent. The govern- Dhaka hospital while in custody yesterday afternoon, ment set up the tribunal in 2010, saying trials were Bangladesh’s prisons chief Syed Ifekharuddin said. “His needed to heal the wounds of the war. It says three mil- lung cancer spread to other organs of the body recently lion people were killed and 200,000 women raped, but and he was admitted to the hospital on July 13,” he independent estimates put the toll at between 300,000 added. Alim was convicted of involvement in the killing and 500,000. Unlike other war crime courts, the of 372 Hindus in one of the worst single acts of murder Bangladesh tribunal is not endorsed by the United during the war in the northwestern district of Joypurhat Nations, and New York-based Human Rights Watch where he was a local head of a pro-Pakistani militia group has said its procedures fall short of international called Razakar Bahini. standards. — AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

What dispute? India and China ignore land squabble

NEW DELHI: For more than 50 years, it has pitted India also claimed by Japan. In the South China Sea, Beijing against China - a smoldering dispute over who should temporarily moved an oil rig into waters also claimed by control a swath of land larger than Austria. Two militaries Vietnam, setting off a series of naval confrontations. have skirmished. A brief, bloody war has been fought. At first glance, the Himalayan border that India and And today, thousands of soldiers from both countries sit China share seems ideal for similar clashes. China says the deployed along their shared frontier, doing little but Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, an immense territory watching each other. But as Beijing confronts countries of nearly 84,000 square kilometers (more than 32,000 across the South China and East China seas, displaying its square miles), is part of China. India, meanwhile, insists diplomatic and strategic strength in a series of increas- China is illegally occupying the region of Aksai Chin, a ingly dangerous territorial disputes, the India-China rocky and largely empty 37,000-square-kilometer standoff results in almost nothing beyond regular diplo- (14,000-square-mile) region far to the east. The two matic talks and professions of international friendship. fought a monthlong border war in 1962 that left some Because the last thing the world’s two most populous 2,000 soldiers dead following a surprise Chinese attack countries want right now is war with each other. Not that still embarrasses India, and skirmishes along the when things are going so well. “The territorial issues and frontier continued into the 1970s. While border squab- the sovereignty issues have not gone away,” said Sujit bling occurs every year or so, often when Chinese sol- Dutta, a China scholar at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia diers are reported spotted in Indian territory, there have University. “But the Chinese are not pushing further (into been few serious showdowns since the late 1980s. the disputed regions) and neither are the Indians.” “Today, Today, cross-border cooperation is far more common India and China have a new context for their relationship,” than frontier standoffs. India’s new prime minister, he said. That context comes down to two key compo- Narendra Modi, spoke repeatedly to top Chinese officials nents: An understanding that the disputed land has lost in the first weeks of his administration. Chinese Foreign its strategic luster. And money. Minister Wang Yi recently called the potential for India- Just a couple decades ago, India and China were dis- China ties “the emerging tip of a massive buried treasure.” missed as nations hobbled by widespread poverty and While experts believe diplomatic infrastructure has hopelessly lagging behind the West. Today, China has the helped keep things calm - there are now regularly sched- ARUNACHAL PRADESH: An Indian girl poses for photos with an Indian flag at the Indo China border world’s second-largest economy, an immense, well- uled border talks, military hotlines and designated meet- in Bumla at an altitude of 15,700 feet above sea level in Arunachal Pradesh, India. — AP equipped military, an increasingly educated population ing areas deep in the Himalayas to ensure that unexpect- and a vision for itself as one of the leading nations on ed incidents do not flare into warfare - both countries India’s support for the Dalai Lama has waned and China ty and development interests,” Yang Jiechi, China’s top earth. India, while economically far behind China, has have more to gain by increasing trade and cooperation. now has plenty of roads to Tibet and Xinjiang. Over the diplomat, said recently at the World Peace Forum. But if become a global center for information technology and Underlying everything else, the Himalayan border past few years, however, Beijing has pressed ahead things are peaceful now along the Indo-Chinese bor- sees itself as a major player in Asia and elsewhere. region doesn’t have the strategic importance it once did. with its territorial claims elsewhere, expanding coral der, plenty on both sides believe trouble could flare If both countries still struggle with widespread inter- The 1950s and 1960s were a time when tensions regular- outcroppings, constructing schools on rocky shoals anew. Willy Lam, a political scientist at the Chinese nal troubles - poverty, corruption, ethnic divisions, grow- ly erupted in the region: the Dalai Lama fled across the and dispatching the occasional fighter jet. It has University of Hong Kong, noted India has become the ing class divisions - the rest of the world can no longer Himalayas into India after a failed uprising in Tibet in argued territorial rights with South Korea, Japan, world’s largest arms buyer as it tries to catch up to write them off. When it comes to turf wars, Beijing today 1959; American-supported Tibetan rebels made small- Vietnam and the Philippines. It has urged the United China’s growing military might. “Although both sides is largely focused on expanding its maritime influence in scale raids into China from secret bases in Nepal; China States to stay out of the disagreements, and made clear have been very scrupulous and careful not to produce East Asia and Southeast Asia, with its vast untapped min- secretly built a strategically important road linking two of to all the countries involved that it sees the region as its new incidents, the prospects for a solution are nowhere eral reserves and importance to global trade. So in the its most restive regions - Tibet and Xinjiang - through a own sphere of influence. in sight,” Lam said. “The arms race is going on despite East China Sea, China created an air defense perimeter to deeply isolated part of India. “We will never trade our core interests or swallow the obvious improvement of economic and financial back up its claims to a speckling of uninhabited islands But the CIA long ago abandoned the Tibetan rebels, the bitter fruits that undermine our sovereignty, securi- relations between the two countries.” — AP Beijing warns foreign powers not to use HK as ‘bridgehead’ China orders journalists to learn ‘Marxist news values’ BEIJING: China has warned against any foreign interference ahead of a crucial ruling on the city’s political future today, saying Beijing will not toler- ate the use of Hong Kong “as a bridgehead to subvert and infiltrate the mainland”. China’s large- ly rubber-stamp parliament is set to meet today, when it is expected to limit 2017 elections for Hong Kong’s leader to a handful of pro-Beijing candidates, a move likely to escalate plans by pro- democracy activists to blockade the city’s Central business district. According to state media, an TOKYO: Former Japanese professional wrestler and a Japanese parliament member unidentified spokesman from the Chinese foreign Antonio Inoki-real name Kanji Inoki-speaks to reporters. — AFP ministry’s Department of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Affairs said China would promptly “make Ex-wrestler wages ‘sports solemn representations” to any “external force” that interfered in Hong Kong’s internal affairs. diplomacy’ in North Korea Hong Kong is a special administrative region (SAR) of China, administered by what is known as TOKYO: Flamboyant Japanese wrestler-turned- communist ally. They include Bob Sapp, a for- the Basic Law. In an interview with state news politician Kanji “Antonio” Inoki kicked off his mer American mixed martial artist who has agency Xinhua on Friday, the unidentified brand of sports diplomacy in North Korea yes- become a household name in Japan, Jerome Le spokesman said “some people” ignored the long- terday ahead of an unusual two-day event fea- Banner of France and Brazilian Montanha Silva. term interests of Hong Kong and the provisions of turing martial artists from around the world. More than 50 Japanese package tourists have the Basic Law “to collude with external forces in Inoki, 71, an opposition member of Japan’s also arrived for the event, Kyodo said. an attempt to interfere the SAR government upper house with a penchant for red scarves, administration”. This was done “not only to under- has travelled to the reclusive state with a host of Strong connections mine the stability and development of Hong international fighters in an attempt to use sport When Inoki and his entourage arrived in Kong but also to attempt to use Hong Kong as a HONG KONG: Activists Edward Chin (center), organizer of Financial Professionals for Occupy to thaw relations between Tokyo and Pyongyang via Beijing on Thursday, he held bridgehead to subvert and infiltrate the main- Central, and Benny Tai (right), co-founder of the Occupy Central movement, chant slogans at a Pyongyang. talks with Kang Sok-Ju, a key figure in North land”, the spokesman said. protest outside government offices in Hong Kong. Demonstrators gathered to urge universal He met with North Korea’s ceremonial head Korea’s diplomatic circles and a secretary of the “This will absolutely not be tolerated,” he said. suffrage in Hong Kong, as the top committee of China’s legislature meets in Beijing to discuss of state Kim Yong-Nam yesterday, hours before Workers Party. North Korea’s high-profile treat- The spokesman did not identify any outside political reforms in the southern city. — AFP the first night of the “International Pro Wrestling ment of Inoki seems to indicate its readiness to countries. In 2013, US envoy to Hong Kong Beijing’s sovereignty cannot be questioned. The association said journalists “must learn to Festival” kicks off at Pyongyang’s 20,000-seat improve ties with Japan, public broadcaster Clifford Hart said Washington would continue to Beijing has ratcheted up its control despite master Marxist news values”. “Let us hold high Ryugyong Jong Ju-Yong Stadium, Japanese NHK said. The exhibition takes place nearly two back “genuine universal suffrage” there. Beijing’s promises to grant the city a high degree of the banner of socialist core values,” the report media reported from the North Korean capital. months after Japan lifted some of its unilateral top Hong Kong-based Foreign Ministry represen- autonomy and eventual universal suffrage, said, using the party’s term for orthodox beliefs. Kim presides over North Korea’s parliament, the sanctions against North Korea when tative, Song Zhe, has warned Hart against inter- alarming many in Hong Kong and international Xi has espoused old school Maoism as he seeks Supreme People’s Assembly, and often receives Pyongyang agreed to reopen a probe into the ference, while Communist Party-backed newspa- observers. “The (rights) that the special adminis- to court powerful conservative elements in the state guests or credentials from foreign ambas- fates of Japanese who were kidnapped by pers have railed against his “subversive” activities. tration enjoys depends on how much rights the party. Like many officials before him, Xi is sadors-an indication of how seriously North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s. In Such a strongly worded statement from the min- central government grants,” the spokesman said. steeped in the party’s long-held belief that loos- Pyongyang is taking Inoki’s visit. 2002, North Korea admitted to some of the istry signals increasing anxiety among Chinese “Hong Kong has no ‘residual powers’.” In neigh- ening control too quickly or even at all could lead “I feel very grateful for your continuous abduction cases and returned some of the kid- leaders about the outcome of today’s decision, boring Macau, another Chinese SAR, chief execu- to chaos and the break up of the country. In July, efforts to promote mutual understanding nap victims. But Pyongyang’s refusal to come which will be watched closely by diplomats and tive Fernando Chui is widely expected to be “re- the State Administration of Press, Publication, between the two countries and create an envi- clean on all the cases has stalled rapproche- international human rights groups. elected” today after his pro-China government Radio, Film and Television said China would ronment toward improvement in Korea-Japan ment efforts between the two countries. Kim The expected decision to limit the number of stifled an unofficial referendum on democracy in toughen curbs on journalists disclosing state and relations,” the 86-year-old Kim told Inoki at the Jong-Un, presumed to be 31, took over from his candidates for the 2017 elections could trigger a the gambling hub. commercial secrets. Mansudae Assembly Hall, Kyodo news agency father Kim Jong-Il in late 2011. showdown with pro-democracy demonstrators Early this year, Chinese journalists also had to reported. There was no indication whether His late grandfather Kim Il-Sung founded who are planning an “Occupy Central” campaign. ‘Marxist news values’ pass a new ideology exam to keep their press supreme leader Kim Jong-Un, who is a keen North Korea. Inoki is best known abroad for bat- Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997 and In another development, China ordered its cards. They were required to do a minimum 18 sports fan, will appear at the martial arts event tling then world heavyweight champion there have been fierce debates in the past year journalists yesterday to learn “Marxist news val- hours of training on topics including Marxist as he did in January when former US basketball Muhammad Ali in a zany wrestler-versus-boxer over how its next leader is chosen in 2017 - by ues” and uphold the principles of news as pre- news values and Socialism with Chinese star Dennis Rodman sang “Happy Birthday” to in Tokyo in 1976. But he has also cultivated universal suffrage, as the democrats would like, scribed by the ruling Communist Party, the latest Characteristics. Chinese state media has tradi- him before an exhibition game, Kyodo said. strong connections with the Pyongyang regime, or from a list of pro-Beijing candidates. It step in President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on the tionally been the main vehicle for party propa- Inoki-who stands 1.9 meters (six feet three having now made 30 trips since 1974 to the iso- returned under a principle of “one country, two media. The guidelines by the All China ganda. Reforms over the past decade that have inches) tall-has organized the festival with lated state, the birthplace of his late wrestling systems” allowing it broad autonomy and far Journalists’ Association, published by state news allowed greater media commercialization and North Korea’s authorities, taking along 21 grap- mentor known by the ring name of Rikidozan more freedom of speech, assembly and religion agency Xinhua, are aimed at both traditional and limited increases in editorial independence, com- plers from Japan, the United States, France and who still remains a sporting legend in Japan and than exists on the mainland. online media and are another sign of Xi’s politi- bined with the rise of social media, have weak- Brazil as well as one from China, North Korea’s a national hero in North Korea. —AFP However, China has made it plain that cally conservative agenda. ened government control slightly. — Agencies Ethnic strife blurs China’s Xi urges military to create strategy for information warfare Myanmar census BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China will The announcement by Xi could rattle many of China’s spur military innovation and called on the army to create rivals, including the United States. Officials in Washington a new strategy for “information warfare” as the country have argued for years that cyber espionage is a top YANGON: Following an incomplete count due to ethnic the Rohingya - Muslims who live in western Rakhine state embarks on military reform, state media said yesterday. Xi national security concern, and Beijing and Washington conflicts in parts of the country, Myanmar said yesterday and who are often described by the United Nations as one heads the Central Military Commission, which controls the have confronted each other publicly about the issue. In that its first census in 30 years shows the population to be of the most persecuted minorities in the world. The gov- 2.3-million-strong armed forces, the world’s largest, and is May, US authorities charged five Chinese military officers 51.4 million, some ten million less than expected. The pro- ernment had promised international sponsors that ethnic stepping up efforts to modernize forces that are project- with hacking into American companies to steal trade visional findings of the census, taken between March-April groups could choose their classification. But a day before ing power across disputed waters in the East and South secrets. A hacking attempt on a sensitive Canadian gov- with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), was the census kicked off, presidential spokesman Ye Htut indi- China Seas. During a meeting with the ruling Chinese ernment computer network last month was similar to released by Minister of Immigration and Population U Khin cated that use of the term Rohingya would be prohibited, Communist Party’s Politburo, Xi said China “must vigor- attacks mounted by an elite unit of the Chinese army Yi. The census was mired in controversy from the outset, as so those who wanted to identify themselves as Rohingya ously promote military innovation” but warned it will be based in Shanghai, according to a cybersecurity expert. the government and UNFPA were criticized for basing the were excluded from the count. difficult. China has denied those charges, saying it is also a vic- counting on 135 officially recognized ethnic groups, a clas- The government describes the Rohingya as Bengalis, a “When you compare military innovation to other forms tim of cyber attacks. In March, China announced its sification that critics say is outdated and inaccurate. term that implies they are illegal immigrants from neigh- of innovation, the demands are greater and there will be a biggest rise in military spending in three years, a strong Ethnic groups said their political representation and boring Bangladesh. However, most have lived in Myanmar higher degree of difficulty,” Xi was quoted as saying. signal that it is not about to back away from its growing claims to ethnicity would be compromised if they were for centuries. Preliminary findings from the census also “Faced with the severe challenges to our national security assertiveness in Asia, especially in disputed waters. The undercounted. The estimated population included some found a gender gap, with 26.6 million females and 24.8 and stability and the deep-seated contradictions and spending increase appears to reflect Xi’s desire to build 1.2 million people who were not counted in three areas million males, and it also showed the population pressures problems with reform, it is even more pressing that we what he calls a strong, rejuvenated China, even though affected by ethnic conflicts - northern Rakhine, and Kachin building up in the country’s cities. “For the first time in greatly liberate our ideas and concepts, have the courage the country has not fought a war in decades. Xi also to change our fixed mindsets of mechanized warfare and recently urged military leaders to speed efforts to get the and Kayin states. The government said that the estimate of decades, the country will have data it needs to put roads, establish the ideological concept of information warfare”. country’s sole aircraft carrier combat-ready. Aside from 1.09 million uncounted people in northern Rakhine state schools, health facilities and other essential infrastructure Xi said the army must “strive to establish a new military the carrier, China is developing a range of high-tech was based on pre-census mapping of households by where people need them most,” Janet Jackson, the UNFPA doctrine, institutions, equipment systems, strategies and weaponry, from stealth fighters to systems for shooting immigration officers. representative in Myanmar said in a news release. More tactics and management modes” for information warfare. down satellites. — Reuters Much of the controversy surrounded the counting of detailed data will be released in May 2015. — Reuters NEWS SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014

Fighter jets of the “Patrouille Suisse” (Swiss patrol) perform yesterday during the first day of AIR14 air show in Payerne, western Switzerland. The air show commemorates over two weekends the 100th anniversary of the Swiss Air Forces. — AFP GCC ‘resolves’ spat withQatar, envoys... Lesotho PM flees military ‘coup’ Continued from Page 1 swa thes of territory it controls in Syria and Iraq. Continued from Page 1 suspected of planning to arm a political faction, an army But Obama said he was developing a broad plan that spokesman said. “There is nothing like that (a coup), the But Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled did not announce any would involve military, diplomatic and regional efforts “We are taking concrete steps to nip it in the bud,” he situation has returned to normalcy ... the military has concrete step to end the rift at a news conference after to defeat the IS jihadists who have sown terror through added, saying the regional Southern African returned to their barracks,” Major Ntlele Ntoi told Reuters. the meeting. “What has been agreed upon today is to crucifixions and gruesome beheadings. Obama said he Development Community (SADC) was addressing the sit- He added the military “supports the democratically-elect- lay the foundation and the criteria by which implemen- would dispatch Kerry to the Middle East to discuss the uation. ed government of the day”. Ntoi said one soldier and four tation will follow. We will hasten in removing all plan with regional allies, namely in the Sunni-dominat- South Africa, speaking on behalf of SADC, condemned police had been injured during the army action. At least unknown factors and obstacles to complete this ed Gulf monarchies. “We have all heard what President the actions of the Lesotho military, which it said “bear the one witness reported police officers being detained by process,” he said. “Today the six countries agreed on Obama said about a coalition and that he has asked hallmarks of a coup d’etat”. It called on Lesotho’s army soldiers. these grounds, next we’ll follow up the implementa- John Kerry to travel to the region to set it up,” said commander to order his units back to their barracks. “Any Diplomats in Maseru said the Lesotho army was most- tion...All agreed that there is a commitment to imple- Sheikh Sabah Khaled. “We are waiting for more details unconstitutional change of government shall not be tol- ly loyal to Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing, mentation,” he added. to understand what is needed... We are waiting for erated,” South African Foreign Ministry spokesman who had vowed to form a new coalition that would oust Earlier last week, top Saudi princes met with Qatar’s Kerry,” he added after chairing the GCC meeting. Clayson Monyela told a news briefing in Pretoria. Thabane. The police force largely supported the prime emir in the capital Doha. The meeting lasted just an The GCC statement said Gulf monarchies are ready to Earlier, giving its version of events, the Lesotho minister, the sources said. South Africa’s Monyela said no hour and a half, according to a senior Saudi official who act “against terrorist threats that face the region and the Defence Force denied attempting a coup against individual or body had claimed to have taken over the spoke anonymously because of the sensitivity of the world”. The foreign ministers of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Thabane, saying it had moved against police elements government. — Reuters talks. The delegation led by Foreign Minister Saud Al- Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - the Faisal, intelligence chief Khalid bin Bandar and Interior six GCC states - also pledged a readiness to fight “terror- Saudi king warns of threat to Europe, US Minister Mohammed bin Nayef then headed to Bahrain ist ideology which is contrary to Islam”. “We denounce to meet the king there, and to the UAE where they met vehemently the practices of those who use Islam as a Continued from Page 1 opments in Iraq and Syria, but there was no information to the country’s crown prince in Abu Dhabi. The pan- pretext to kill and displace en masse Iraqis and Syrians,” suggest an attack was imminent. The White House has said Arabic newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat said the trip was a Sheikh Sabah said. The Islamic State group has been fighting moderate it does not expect the US to bump up its terrorism threat “last-minute diplomacy” blitz by Saudi Arabia concern- He added that the GCC supports a UN Security rebels, other extremists and Assad’s forces in Syria for nearly warning level. Saudi Arabia, a major US ally in the region, ing the rift with Qatar. Few details have emerged about Council resolution earlier this month aimed at weaken- three years. Iraq has faced an onslaught by the Sunni has taken an increasingly active role in criticizing the Islamic what was said in those meetings. ing the jihadists. The mid-August resolution called “on extremists and their supporters since early this year, and State group. Earlier this month, the country’s top cleric Despite weeks of secretive talks, the statement by all member states to take national measures to suppress the country continues to be roiled by instability. While pro- described the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda as Islam’s the ministers yesterday made no mention of a resolu- the flow of foreign terrorist fighters”, and threatens viding arms and support to Sunni militants in Syria, Saudi No. 1 enemy and said that Muslims have been their first vic- tion with Qatar. Instead, the group’s lengthy statement sanctions against anyone involved in their recruitment. Arabia has denied directly funding or backing the Islamic tims. State-backed Saudi clerics who once openly called on addressed a wide range of regional issues, starting with Kerry, in an op-ed published Friday in the New York State group. citizens to fight in Syria can now face steep punishment the six-nation-GCC’s condemnation of terrorism and Times, said Washington would submit a plan to deal British officials raised the country’s terror threat level and the kingdom has threatened to imprison its citizens support for international efforts to combat the financ- with the jihadists at the Security Council in September. Friday to “severe”, its second-highest level, because of devel- who fight in Syria and Iraq. — Agencies ing of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. The GCC “What’s needed to confront its nihilistic vision and statement also said ministers discussed relations with genocidal agenda is a global coalition using political, Iran, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza, Shiite protests humanitarian, economic, law enforcement and intelli- Kuwaiti man kidnapped in Lebanon in Yemen and the fighting in Libya - issues where there gence tools to support military force,” he said. There is Continued from Page 1 “First decapitation of a Lebanese soldier by the lions of are sharp policy differences among the Gulf countries. growing alarm that IS jihadists, who this month behead- the Islamic State,” IS backers wrote on Twitter. The video The ministers said they were ready to help counter ed US journalist James Foley in Syria, are preparing to The soldier victim, named by the IS supporters as Ali Al- footage was first posted on YouTube but was removed for advances by jihadists in Syria and Iraq, after the US carry out attacks in the West. Sayyed, is seen sitting on the ground with three armed and violating the popular Internet site’s terms of use. Three armed called for a global coalition to fight the militants. But Sheikh Sabah also called for “international protection masked men around him. He becomes visibly scared when groups, including IS and Al-Nusra Front, the Al-Qaeda branch the GCC said it was awaiting details from Washington for the Palestinian people” and a lifting of Israel’s block- one of the three announces that he is to be killed, and is then in Syria, have been holding 19 Lebanese soldiers and 15 and a visit to the region by US Secretary of State ade of Gaza, as well as reconstruction in the devastated beheaded to cries of “Islamic State!” One gunman charges police since the beginning of the month. The men were Department John Kerry to discuss anti-jihadist coopera- territory. He also made a plea for the resumption of a that his death is in reprisal for the Lebanese army acting abducted during clashes between the security forces and tion. US President Obama admitted Thursday that he lasting peace settlement to “establish a Palestinian state “under the orders” of Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah movement, jihadists in Lebanon’s Arsal region near the border with Syria. did not yet have a strategy to tackle jihadists from the with east Jerusalem as its capital based on the 1967 which is fighting alongside Syrian regime forces against Twenty soldiers and dozens of jihadists and 16 civilians were Islamic State, which has declared a “caliphate” in large borders”. — Agencies rebels and jihadists. killed in the fighting. — Agencies SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 ANALYSIS

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housands of parrots, monkeys, iguanas, toucans, turtles and other rainforest ani- Tmals are kept as exotic pets in Costa Rica, a practice putting some species at risk, according to experts. The Central American country, famous for its rich biodiversity, won plaudits from conservationists two years ago for banning sport hunting in a pioneering move to protect wild animals. But scientists and activists - gath- ered this week for the country’s first-ever confer- Democrats keep Obama at distance ence on the issue of captive wildlife - say tropical animals face another major threat in Costa By Michael Mathes legislation in his final two years in office. many of their constituents at odds with the Tuesday about improving care for veter- Ricans’ long-time love of exotic pets. Some analysts already see lost causes for White House. They and other Democrats, ans, and while Hagan dutifully greeted the “There are no precise figures, but we know it’s arack Obama’s Democrats are walk- Democrats defending Senate seats in including Senator Jeanne Shaheen who is president at the airport, she made it clear ing a tightrope 10 weeks before US Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia, locked in a tight re-election battle in New she is displeased with the commander in a problem of great magnitude, because a study Bcongressional elections: Do they three states where demographic changes Hampshire, have also warned Obama that chief. “I have told the president that prom- by the environment ministry found that 25 per- solicit the unpopular president’s support have led to an ideological shift that now bypassing Congress to take action on the ises alone aren’t going to get it done,” she cent of households have a parrot or a parakeet as or shun him as they try to maintain their favors conservatives. flashpoint issue of immigration could trig- told the American Legion where Obama a pet,” said Andrea Aguilar of the Instituto Asis, a Senate majority? The president’s party is in That leaves Democrats facing some ger a backlash in November. spoke. The White House insisted Obama key figure behind the conference. That would a pickle with an anti-Obama wave cresting challenging math, with many of them “Senator Shaheen believes Congress would not be a drag on Hagan in in competitive states where Democrats hamstrung by a leader they most likely must address our broken immigration sys- November. add up to nearly 400,000 exotic birds in cages, must win if they are to keep control of the would not want accompanying them on tem with a comprehensive fix and would And while Obama has yet to campaign she said. Aguilar’s institute runs a shelter for wild upper chamber come November. Even the campaign trail, and with Republicans not support a piecemeal approach issued for any incumbents this cycle, spokesman animals in La Fortuna de San Carlos, a lush though he is off the ballot, analysts paint eager to paint their rivals as rubber stamps by executive order,” Shaheen spokesman Josh Earnest said the president “won’t hesi- region in northern Costa Rica that draws large an increasingly dire picture with Obama for the Obama agenda. “There’s no way in Shripal Shah said. tate” to lend his support should the oppor- numbers of foreign tourists with its famous acting as a drag on many Democrats as heck you’re going to see (Obama) in tunity arise in her tight race. Where candi- wildlife and tropical vegetation. campaign season kicks off in earnest from Alaska, Louisiana or Arkansas,” David Democrats Face Triple Threat dates like Hagan and Begich will not shy this Labor Day weekend. Parker, associate professor of politics at The president’s party traditionally takes away is funding. Obama remains a formi- The shelter takes in wild animals kept as pets Obama’s overall favorability is under Montana State University, told AFP. an election hit in year six of a two-term dable fundraising machine, and he and that fall sick or are wounded by people, cars or water - his weekly average is currently 43 Incumbent Senate Democrats are “putting administration. But Democrats are particu- First Lady Michelle Obama have filled sup- electric shocks. It gives them veterinary care and, percent, according to Gallup - and a lot of distance between themselves and larly “overexposed” this cycle, Parker noted: porters’ inboxes with emails seeking con- when possible, prepares them for an eventual Democrats are defending seats in places the president” on certain issues, added Of the 36 Senate seats being contested, 21 tributions for their party. return to the wild. “Costa Rican law forbids keep- with some of his lowest approval ratings in Professor Merle Black of Emory University. are held by Democrats and 15 by Democrats are hoping the 2006 race ing wild species as pets, but the law isn’t enough the nation, including Alaska and Arkansas, The million-dollar question for incum- Republicans, with many swing-state will not prove instructive. That mid-term as well as in a handful of others, like bents like Senator Mary Landrieu of Democrats fighting for re-election. “On top election occurred in president George W because there’s a very deep-rooted custom. Louisiana and North Carolina where his Louisiana and Alaska’s Mark Begich, said of that, it just so happens the president is Bush’s sixth year in office. Bush’s popularity People don’t realize that wild animals are not support lags. Parker, is “how well have (they) been able unpopular,” Parker said. “It’s like a triple was sinking, and he stayed off the cam- and cannot be pets,” Aguilar told AFP in an inter- Republicans must gain six Senate seats to establish an independent relationship threat.” paign trail even while raising millions to view ahead of the First Congress on Wildlife to win back the 100-member chamber, an with the voters of those states?” Landrieu One of those swing-state Democrats is help his Republicans avoid defeat. They Rescue, Recovery and Freedom in San Jose. She outcome Democrats fear would crush any and Begich have openly knocked the presi- incumbent Senator Kay Hagan of North ended up losing both the House and Obama effort to push through landmark dent’s energy policy, an issue that has Carolina. Obama gave a speech in the state Senate. —AFP said people have a range of reasons for keeping pets such as white-faced capuchin monkeys, green iguanas or songbirds. They are drawn to the animals’ beauty, they want to entertain their World events endanger Obama legacy children or they feel it brings them social status. But the underlying problem is that people are By Steven R Hurst power. In the Syrian civil war, where Obama repeatedly said country and is winning the fight against the moderate Free largely ignorant of the animals’ diets, growth, life Bashar al-Assad must step down, the administration stepped Syrian Army, which sought to oust Assad. span, habitat, diseases and behavior. “A family lmost six years into a presidency that had inspired back from threatened airstrikes Worse still, the brutal organization has swept into Iraq falls in love with a baby white-faced capuchin hope for a new era of American leadership, Barack after he used chemical and occupied much of the northwest of the country. With because it’s funny and affectionate, but when it AObama has reached a point where it will be difficult weapons. In the mean- the group preying on ethnic groups and Shiite Muslim reaches two years old its behavior will change. It to salvage his international affairs legacy in the face of time, the fearsome Arabs in Iraq and threatening to take control of the Kurdish blooming crises that critics and even some supporters Islamic State ter- region, Obama finally authorized US airstrikes in Iraq will become aggressive, bite and pull people’s blame on a commander in chief they view as a feck- ror group took against the Islamic State. As he made clear Thursday, how- hair. That’s when it becomes a problem at home,” less. The president has taken serious battering over power in ever, he remains unready to use the American military she said. Such animals often end up being mis- foreign policy, where his objective as he took office the north against the group in Syria. treated or killed, or, with luck, in a shelter, she in 2009 was to undo what he saw as the mistakes of the Compounding the problem in Iraq: The US left Iraq with said. By that point returning them to their native of his predecessor, George W. Bush. former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, an intensely sectari- environment is difficult. They lack survival skills Two years after taking office, Obama had all an Shiite, in charge. He had shut minority Sunni Muslims US troops out of Iraq. He’s on course to pull all out of power, breeding discontent and creating fertile and are unlikely to be accepted by other mem- but a vestigial American force from ground for Islamic State fighters, who also are Sunni. bers of their species. Afghanistan at the end of 2016, just before he When the group swept into Iraq earlier this summer, leaves office. Four months into his presiden- the American trained and armed Iraqi army fled, Traffic in Exotic Animals cy, Obama went to Cairo to tell the Arab leaving behind American weapons and armored The international traffic in exotic animals world he wanted a new start and under- vehicles for the invaders. But Maliki did step down stood their frustrations and anger. In under heavy US pressure. exacerbates the problem. The illegal $20-billion- Europe, Obama was beloved even a-year trade has taken a major toll on Costa Rica’s before his election for his promise of Disarray biodiversity, as animals are captured and sold inclusiveness and collegiality with The narrative of Obama’s foreign policy legacy abroad, Aguilar said. One of the goals of the allies that had been dismissed by “has been thrown into disarray”, said James three-day conference is to prod the Costa Rican Bush’s Defense Secretary Donald Goldgeier, dean of the American University government to expand environmental education Rumsfeld as “old Europe” for their School of International Service. “Now you have refusal to sign on to the invasion and to go back and deal with the emergence of what programs for locals, foreign visitors and eco- occupation of Iraq. is becoming an incredibly dangerous situation in tourism operators. “It’s important to make people Obama called for a “reset” in relations Iraq.” And, he said, there is great uncertainty understand that wild animals have to live in the with Russia which were on a precipitous about the US departure from Afghanistan, where forest, because they have different needs from downward slide even before the Ukraine two presidential candidates still battle over the domesticated animals,” said Aguilar. Protecting crisis. He boldly sent US Special Forces election outcome. deep into Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden. Then there is Russia’s meddling in Ukraine, where the environment is also key for the Costa Rican But with less than three years left of his a new pro-Western government is fighting to put economy, which depends heavily on tourism and presidency, much of what he planned didn’t down a pro-Moscow rebellion in the east of the coun- attracted 2.4 million visitors last year - many of work out, and events over this summer and try. Obama and the European Union, under extreme them drawn by the country’s tropical wildlife and reaching further back have seen potential pressure from the White House, have imposed a series of forests. —AFP troubles ripen into crises. sanctions against Russia and President Vladimir Putin. While that has damaged the Russian economy, it has not What happened? convinced Putin to end his military assistance to the “Part of it is his own natural risk aversion, rebels. Most recently the United States and NATO have part of it is the cruel and unforgiving nature of declared Moscow has about 1,000 new soldiers and new All articles appearing on these the world. And part is the fact that he was dealt heavy armor in Ukraine. On Thursday, Obama said again pages are the personal opinion of an extremely complicated hand,” said Aaron that the United States would not become involved militari- the writers. Kuwait Times takes no Miller, a former Middle East adviser to Republican ly in Ukraine. and Democrat secretaries of state and a scholar at The one foreign policy bright spot is negotiations with responsibility for views expressed the Wilson Center. Another factor has been nearly Iran aimed at ensuring it will not use its nuclear program to therein. Kuwait Times invites read- blanket opposition from Republicans in Congress, build an atomic weapon. After failing to reach a deal by the ers to voice their opinions. Please particularly after the opposition party took control summer deadline, the talks were extended. Miller, of the send submissions via email to: opin- of the House of Representatives in 2010. He was Wilson Center, said Obama will certainly be remembered blocked from his promise of closing the for tracking down and killing bin Laden. He called that a [email protected] or via snail Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorists, and could not “heroic act”. But the emergence of the Islamic state group mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. win backing for legislation to place America on a “will diminish that somewhat”. Miller said the nature of The editor reserves the right to edit bold path to deal with climate change. today’s world has closed down the possibility of future The Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East mostly heroic acts for Obama or any president to come. “So I think any submission as necessary. turned into extended, bloody and brutal struggles for it’s game over here in terms of his image.” —AP SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 SPORTS

Unfit Ronaldo to miss Shakhtar’s Donetsk camp Barca welcome back Real-Sociedad clash damaged in fresh shelling Neymar, lose Iniesta KIEV: FC Shakhtar’s training camp in Donetsk has been seri- MADRID: Brazilian star Neymar will make his first appearance of the season BARCELONA: Cristiano Ronaldo will be rested for Real Madrid’s trip to Real ously damaged by overnight shelling, the Ukrainian club said when Barcelona travel to face Villarreal today, but the Catalans will have to Sociedad today to allow him fully recover from injuries, coach Carlo Ancelotti said yesterday. “Two shells hit directly into the main building do without the injured Andres Iniesta. Neymar missed Barca’s opening day yesterday. The Portuguese has struggled with injuries since the back end of last destroying the upper level where the main squad of the team 3-0 over Elche last weekend due to a sprained ankle, having only just recov- season and has also not been called up by Portugal for the upcoming international used to live,” the club said in a statement. ered from the broken vertebra in his back which prematurely ended his break, which means almost three weeks off for the mercurial 29-year-old. “He is “The leisure zone and the exercise room were completely World Cup. Iniesta, though, has been sidelined by a knee injury. “He had a okay but we have preferred to use this week and the following two for him to destroyed. Fire-brigades have been working hard all night to problem in his knee that was getting worse and hasn’t allowed him to play,” recover fully and get him in top condition. He will not play tomorrow and is not in beat a huge fire. They managed to localize it but some parts said Barca boss Luis Enrique yesterday. “Neymar is in the squad because he the squad,” Ancelotti told a news conference in Madrid. Ronaldo has recovered are still burning.” Two days ago, the camp was hit by four is ready to play. Winning a place in the team is difficult, but the key for the from the knee injury that affected him at the end of the last campaign but was also shells causing minor damages as they struck the training season is not just to have 11 players, but that we not 100 percent at the World Cup in Brazil. Of late, he has been troubled with a ground while Shakhtar’s Donbass Arena, which hosted a semi- win with everyone.” The performance of 18- hamstring strain he picked up in the defeat by Atletico Madrid in the year-old Munir El Haddadi on debut against Spanish Super Cup. His absence means James Rodriguez is likely to final at the Euro 2012 championship, had also been damaged by shelling. Elche may mean Nemyar will start only play in the three-man attack alongside Gareth Bale and Karim from the bench at El Madrigal. Munir’s fine Benzema with Isco slotting into the midfield. Real have been weak- Donetsk, a major industrial city, has become a stronghold of pro-Russian separatists who are fighting army forces con- week was rounded off by a first call-up to ened by the departures of Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso this the Spanish under-21 squad on Friday, week, and Ancelotti admitted he was taken aback by the deci- trolled by the government. Shakhtar moved their headquar- but Enrique insists he hasn’t made any sion of the latter to go to Bayern Munich. “It was a ters from the strife-torn city of Donetsk to Kiev, with home plans to protect his protege during his rapid surprise. Everything was calm and so we were a bit games played in the western city of Lviv to escape from the rise to prominence. —AFP surprised but we respect him a lot. —Reuters ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. — Reuters

MLB CAPSULES Padres overpower NL West-leading Dodgers

SAN DIEGO: Yasmani Grandal singled in the game. The star catcher is batting .500 (20 for winning run with two outs in the 12th inning 40) with five home runs and 13 RBIs in his past and the San Diego Padres beat the NL West- nine games. Gregor Blanco hit a two-run leading Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 Friday night. homer to back Ryan Vogelsong’s first victory in Earlier in the inning, the Dodgers used a five- four starts. The Giants scored a season high in man infield and then a four-man shift. With runs and have their longest winning streak runners on second and third and a 1-1 count since five straight victories in early June. to Abraham Almonte, the Dodgers brought in Vogelsong (8-9) snapped an 0-5 streak at center fielder Andre Ethier to play first base, home, where he had received zero runs of with Adrian Gonzalez playing between first support in each of his previous five outings at and second. Almonte walked. Against a four- AT&T Park. Wily Peralta (15-9) gave up six runs man shift - all on the right side of the infield - and nine hits in three innings for NL Central- left-handed hitter Seth Smith grounded to leading Milwaukee. second baseman Dee Gordon, who forced Amarista at home. Grandal then singled to NATIONALS 8, MARINERS 3 right on a 3-2 pitch to bring in Solarte. Anthony Rendon hit one of Washington’s Amarista started the winning rally with a sin- four homers off Felix Hernandez, and the gle to left off Kevin Correia (2-2). Yangervis Nationals showed off their power while snap- Solarte walked with one out and both ping a three-game losing streak. Rendon hit a advanced on a wild pitch. Tim Stauffer (5-2) solo shot in the first, and Jayson Werth, Ian pitched the 12th for the win. Desmond and Wilson Ramos also connected against Hernandez (13-5). It was the first time ANGELS 4, ATHLETICS 0 Hernandez has allowed four homers in a Jered Weaver outpitched Jon Lester, Albert game. Werth’s two-run shot in the third gave Pujols hit his 516th career homer and the the Nationals a 3-2 lead and Desmond added Angels extended their AL West lead over his 22nd an inning later. Bryce Harper and Oakland to three games. A night after the Ramos went deep in the eighth against Joe Angels edged the Athletics 4-3 in 10 innings, Beimel. Jordan Zimmermann (10-5) struck out they won with pitching and power. Chris eight in six innings for Washington. Iannetta hit a two-run shot despite a valiant effort by center fielder Coco Crisp, making it 2- PIRATES 2, REDS 1 0 in the fifth, and that was enough for Weaver Josh Harrison hit an RBI triple and scored and the bullpen. Weaver (15-7) threw three-hit on Jose Tabata’s tiebreaking single in the ball for seven innings, striking out three and eighth inning, leading Pittsburgh to the win. walking three. Lester (13-9) gave up two Harrison had three hits in the Pirates’ sixth win earned runs in six innings. in eight games. Tabata, starting in right field for the injured Travis Snider, finished with two INDIANS 6, ROYALS 1 hits. Pirates starter Edinson Volquez was work- Carlos Santana hit a two-run homer to help ing on a no-hitter before Devin Mesoraco’s the Indians to their fifth win in six games. leadoff single in the seventh. He was charged Santana connected in the ninth inning for his with one run and three hits in 7 2-3 innings. 22nd home run. He homered five times at Reds right-hander Mike Leake allowed six hits SAN DIEGO: Yasmani Grandal #8 of the San Diego Padres (center) is mobbed by teammates after hitting a walk off single during the Kauffman Stadium in a series last month. in seven innings in his second consecutive twelfth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park in San Diego, California. — AFP Kansas City’s lead in the AL Central was cut to scoreless outing. Tony Watson (10-1) got the a half-game over Detroit, which won 7-1 at the win and Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for marred by an injury to first baseman Steve recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket before the David Buchanan went six innings for the White Sox. Cleveland’s Danny Salazar (5-6) his 25th save. Reds right-hander Jonathan Pearce, who left with a right abdominal strain. game, gave up three runs and five hits. He has Phillies, giving up one run and four hits. Jake pitched four-hit ball for five shutout innings. Broxton (4-2) allowed two runs and three hits It was the fifth loss in six games for the Twins. won all three of his big league starts. Archer Diekman (3-4) got the loss. He didn’t come back out after a 44-minute rain in the eighth. Their lone bright spot was a home run by allowed eight runs and nine hits over four delay in the bottom of the sixth. Kansas City’s Trevor Plouffe, the 10,000th in franchise histo- innings. The Rays have lost nine of 13. DIAMONDBACKS 5, ROCKIES 2 Jason Vargas (10-7) gave up 10 hits and four ORIOLES 9, TWINS 1 ry. Gonzalez (7-7) allowed one runs and four Jake Lamb hit a grand slam for his second runs in six innings. Chris Davis hit his fourth career grand slam, hits over seven innings, striking out six and RANGERS 13, ASTROS 6 career homer, and the Diamondbacks rallied and Baltimore got a dominating pitching per- walking one. Michael Choice and Rougned Odor each hit for the win. The rookie, called up from Triple-A GIANTS 13, BREWERS 2 formance from Miguel Gonzalez. Delmon a three-run homer, powering Texas to the win. Reno on Aug. 7, connected with two out in the Buster Posey went 5 for 5 and drove in Young also homered for the AL East-leading TIGERS 7, WHITE SOX 1 The Rangers were up by two in the fourth eighth inning, hitting a drive to center off three runs in just six innings, then was pulled Orioles, who built an 8-0 lead in the fifth Justin Verlander pitched seven solid inning when Choice launched his ninth home Adam Ottavino. Rex Brothers (4-6) walked his early as the Giants earned fourth straight win. inning against rookie Trevor May (0-4). innings, and the contending Tigers won for run into the Crawford Boxes in left field. Odor only three batters and threw a wild pitch Posey had a triple in his second career five-hit Baltimore’s fourth win in five games was the fifth time in six games. Verlander (12-11) connected in a five-run seventh inning with a before Ottavino came in. Brad Ziegler (5-2) matched his season high with eight strikeouts. shot to the seats in right field. Adam Rosales gave up a run in his one inning but got the He allowed one run and nine hits while and Elvis Andrus added two RBIs apiece for victory. Addison Reed fanned two in a perfect improving to 14-4 with a 2.94 ERA in his last 19 the Rangers, who have the worst record in the ninth for his 31st save of the season and No. 49ers linebacker Aldon starts against Chicago. The White Sox have lost American League. Scott Baker (3-3) pitched 6 100 for his career. nine of 10. JD Martinez had a double and two 1-3 innings for his second straight win. singles for Detroit. The Tigers got 13 hits, Houston starter Brett Oberholtzer (4-10) yield- BRAVES 5, MARLINS 2 Smith suspended by NFL including five doubles. Scott Carroll (5-9) took ed nine hits and a career-high seven runs in 4 Justin Upton homered and had three RBIs, the loss but didn’t get much support in the 1-3 innings. Jason Heyward drove in the go ahead run in SANTA CLARA: The San Francisco 49ers While the Niners went on a five-game field. The White Sox made four errors, con- the seventh inning and Atlanta won its third have been preparing for months to play on winning streak without him, Smith’s menac- tributing to four unearned runs. METS 4, PHILLIES 1 straight. The Braves, winners in 10 of 14, began without Aldon Smith over an extended peri- ing presence was sorely missed. The team Jacob deGrom pitched seven crisp innings the night 1 1/2 games back in the NL wild-card od. Now they know the exact timeframe: He still picked up his 2015 contract option this YANKEES 6, BLUE JAYS 3 and the Mets scored the tiebreaking runs standings, but are just 19-21 since the All-Star is suspended for more than half the season. spring. The 49ers, who went 14-5 last year Jacoby Ellsbury and Chase Headley home- when left fielder Grady Sizemore dropped an break. The star linebacker received his nine-game and lost to the Super Bowl champion Seattle red, leading the Yankees to the win. Chris easy pop fly. Eric Campbell stole home on a Andrelton Simmons led off the seventh penalty from the league Friday stemming Seahawks in the NFC championship game, Capuano (2-3) pitched 6 1-3 innings in his first double steal, helping the Mets stay out of the against Chris Hatcher (0-2) with a bunt single from a series of off-field legal issues. A state- also are without injured All-Pro linebacker win in seven starts since joining New York. The NL East cellar with their 12th victory in 17 and advanced to third on pinch-hitter Ramiro ment from the NFL said Smith had violated NaVorro Bowman for at least half the season veteran left-hander, who was acquired last games against Philadelphia this year. The Pena’s single. Simmons scored on Heyward’s the NFL’s substance abuse and personal con- as he recovers from a left knee injury that month in a trade with Colorado, allowed three Phillies had won four straight and six of seven. RBI single to give the Braves a 3-2 lead. Upton’s duct policies. Smith won’t be eligible to required surgery after the NFC title game. runs, two earned, and eight hits. David A victory in the series opener would have RBI single off Sam Dyson drove in Heyward return until Nov 10, the day after the 49ers’ Coach Jim Harbaugh and defensive coordi- Robertson got the final four outs for his 35th pushed last-place Philadelphia past New York, from second and Emilio Bonifacio also scored game against the New Orleans Saints. “Our nator Vic Fangio have expressed their confi- save in 38 chances. Jose Bautista homered and but Sizemore’s two-out error with the bases to make it 5-2 when center fielder Marcell organization has known this decision would dence in the linebackers, who will be called Dioner Navarro had three hits, but the Blue loaded in the seventh cost them. In a matchup Ozuna misplayed the ball. Jordany Valdespin come and we have prepared for it as a team,” upon to fill in with Bowman and Smith out - Jays dropped to 7-17 in August. Mark Buehrle of rookie right-handers, deGrom (7-6) allowed tied it at 2-all in the Miami seventh with a 49ers general manager Trent Baalke said in a including rookie Chirs Borland, Dan Skuta, (11-9) allowed four runs and seven hits in six- four hits and an unearned run. Jenrry Mejia pinch-hit homer, the seventh of his career, off statement. Michael Wilhoite and Corey Lemonier. plus innings, leaving the lefty with a 1-13 struck out three in the ninth for his 20th save. reliever David Carpenter (5-3). — AP “Aldon has taken responsibility for his Third-round draft pick Borland made his record and a 6.14 ERA in 20 career starts actions and has continued to show growth case for a starting spot with a 34-yard inter- against New York. personally and professionally. We will con- ception return for a touchdown in Thursday MLB results/standings tinue to support him, but it is time to put night’s 40-13 preseason win at Houston. In CUBS 7, CARDINALS 2 this matter behind us and focus on the sea- his latest run-in with the law, Smith was Jorge Soler hit two homers for the Cubs, son ahead.” The 24-year-old Smith, one of arrested April 13 at Los Angeles and fellow rookie Javier Baez had a tiebreak- Baltimore 9, Minnesota 1; Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 1; NY Yankees 6, Toronto 3; NY Mets 4, the NFL’s top pass rushers, missed five International Airport. Police said Smith was ing two-run double in the eighth inning off Philadelphia 1; Boston 8, Tampa Bay 4; Atlanta 5, Miami 2; Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 1; games last season to undergo treatment at randomly selected for a secondary screen- All-Star reliever Pat Neshek. The Cardinals lost Cleveland 6, Kansas City 1; Texas 13, Houston 6; Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 2; Arizona 5, an in-patient facility following his DUI arrest ing and became uncooperative with the in the return of Yadier Molina. The All-Star Colorado 2; LA Angels 4, Oakland 0; Washington 8, Seattle 3; San Diego 3, LA Dodgers 2 (12 Sept. 20. It was unclear whether process, telling a TSA agent that he had a catcher, who had been sidelined by a torn liga- Innings); San Francisco 13 Milwaukee 2. Commissioner Roger Goodell would consid- bomb. No charges were filed. In November, ment in his right thumb, and went 0 for 3 and American League National League er that absence toward time served. Smith he pleaded not guilty to three felony counts was hit by a pitch. The crowd at Busch Stadium Eastern Division Eastern Division was suspended two days after Browns wide of illegal possession of an assault weapon, gave Molina a standing ovation when he W L PCT GB Washington 76 57 .571 - receiver Josh Gordon’s indefinite suspension stemming from a June 2012 party at his walked in from the bullpen after pregame Baltimore 77 56 .579 - Atlanta 71 64 .526 6 by the NFL was upheld and he will miss at home. warmups, and another cheer before he batted NY Yankees 70 63 .526 7 Miami 65 68 .489 11 least 16 games for another violation of the Investigators said several shots were in the first inning. Neshek (6-1) led NL relievers Toronto 67 67 .500 10.5 NY Mets 63 72 .467 14 league’s substance abuse policy. fired, two partygoers were injured and with an 0.81 ERA entering the game. It was 2- Tampa Bay 65 70 .481 13 Philadelphia 61 73 .455 15.5 Just before training camp began last Smith was stabbed. In the subsequent inves- all when he came in to begin the eighth, and Boston 59 75 .440 18.5 Central Division month, Smith was sentenced to serve three tigation, prosecutors say detectives found he gave up hits to the first three batters. Neil Central Division Milwaukee 73 61 .545 - years of probation and to spend 11 days five unregistered, illegal weapons in Smith’s Ramirez (2-1) allowed two hits in a scoreless Kansas City 74 60 .552 - St. Louis 71 62 .534 1.5 with a work crew after he pleaded no con- house. Last season, Smith finished with 8 seventh. Detroit 73 60 .549 0.5 Pittsburgh 70 64 .522 3 test to drunken driving and weapons 1/2 sacks and 34 tackles in 11 games with Cleveland 69 64 .519 4.5 Cincinnati 65 70 .481 8.5 charges. He has repeatedly said he has been eight starts. He was initially worked back in RED SOX 8, RAYS 4 Chicago White Sox 60 74 .448 14 Chicago Cubs 60 74 .448 13 sober since his DUI arrest last September. slowly, but demonstrated he had stayed in Rookie Mookie Betts hit his first career Minnesota 59 75 .440 15 Western Division Smith played in a 27-7 home loss to the shape while away. Selected seventh overall grand slam and Anthony Ranaudo pitched six Western Division LA Dodgers 76 59 .563 - Colts on Sept. 22, two days after he was in the 2011 draft out of Missouri, Smith had effective innings, leading Boston to the road LA Angels 81 53 .604 - San Francisco 72 62 .537 3.5 arrested and jailed on suspicion of DUI and a franchise-record 19 1/2 sacks during the win. After Yoenis Cespedes drove in his second Oakland 78 56 .582 3 San Diego 63 70 .474 12 marijuana possession. After the game, he 2012 season for the 49ers, who lost to run of the game with a double, Betts connect- Seattle 72 61 .541 8.5 Arizona 56 78 .418 19.5 publicly apologized for his behavior and lat- Baltimore in the Super Bowl after that sea- ed off Chris Archer (8-7) to cap a five-run sec- Houston 57 79 .419 25 Colorado 53 81 .396 22.5 er announced he would leave for treatment. son. — AP ond inning that made it 8-0. Ranaudo (3-0), Texas 53 81 .396 28 SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 SPORTS S Korea’s Kim extends lead at Portland Classic

PORTLAND: South Korea’s Kim In-Kyung fired a five- I’m really pleased with how I played on the par-fives,” week’s winner Ryu So-Yeon carded a 66 to move into another bogey on the par-three second. She rebound- under 67 to stretch her lead to three shots after the said the 26-year-old Kim. “I’m really pleased how I fifth place at six under. She was joined there by Mina ed with a birdie on the third. Kim parred three straight second round of the LPGA Tour’s Portland Classic on played the last two days, and I’m looking forward to the Harigae (69), China’s Lin Xi Yu (68) and Paula Reto (69). from the fourth. She made birdie on the par-five sev- Friday. Kim, whose only top 25 finish this year came at weekend.” Amelia Lewis is alone in ninth place at seven-under 137 enth to move to 12-under. Kim parred her final two the Swinging Skirts Classic, ended 36 holes at 12- Carlota Ciganda and Hur Mi-Jung both fired seven- after posting a 71 on Friday. holes to end there. Suzann Pettersen rallied with five under-par 132. The last of Kim’s three career wins on under 65s in the second round at the Columbia Kim started her round with birdies on the 10th and birdies in her final seven holes to get to six-under-par the USLPGA Tour came in the 2010 season. “The greens Edgewater Country Club. They moved into a share of 12th. After stumbling to a bogey on the 13th, she came with a second-round five-under 67. Defending cham- were rolling much better in the morning, so that was second place at nine-under 135. They were joined right back with birdies on the 14th and 15th to move to pion Pettersen and US Solheim Cup captain Juli Inkster kind of nice, and I hit the ball well, similar to yesterday. there by Laura Diaz, who shot 68 in round two. Last 10-under. Kim birdied the first before faltering to (70) are among nine players tied for 10th place. — AFP

AUTO RACING Castroneves on pole, Aleshin hurt in crash

FONTANA: Brazil’s Helio Castroneves ment saying he was conscious but com- won the pole position while champi- plaining of right shoulder and foot prob- onship points leader Will Power, of lems. Australia, qualified 21st for Saturday’s Marco Andretti, Sebastien Bourdais Fontana IndyCar auto race, the final and Charlie Kimball were also involved in event of the season. With Friday’s pole the smash, which left debris scattered all victory, Castroneves moved from 51 over the track and lodged in the safety points to 50 behind Power in the battle netting. “It was scary,” Hunter-Reay told for the 2014 IndyCar series title. “It ain’t the Indianapolis Star. “I looked at it on TV, over. It’s just beginning,” said and it didn’t look very good.” Castroneves, who is aiming for his first Castroneves, 39, claimed the 41st pole of championship. “Our job is to be aggres- his career, to move past Rick Mears for sive over the 500 miles and finish where fourth place on the all-time list. It also we started.” marked his third pole of the season and Castroneves posted a two-lap average the third time he has won the pole at this speed of 351.6 km/h (218.5 mph) during southern California facility. He also start- Friday’s qualifying at Auto Club ed from the pole in Fontana in 2002 and Speedway. Juan Pablo Montoya qualified 2003. second with an average speed of 349.7 Power needs to finish sixth or better km/h. Josef Newgarden placed his Sarah to clinch the series championship, Fisher Hartman Racing car on the outside regardless of what Castroneves or any- of row one. This race, on a 3.2 kilometre one else does. “With the starting posi- oval track, will feature a three-wide start. tion, I’d rather start at the very front or Takuma Sato, 2013 IndyCar champion the very back to stay out of trouble early Dixon, and Charlie Kimball will start from on,” said defending Fontana race champ the second row. Tony Kanaan and Ryan Power. “It’s obviously all about the race. Hunter-Reay will roll off from row three. It’s very long, and we’ll be racing in dif- NORTON: Ryan Palmer takes his third shot on the seventh hole during the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at the TPC Boston Mikhail Aleshin also qualified in row ferent conditions.” Power’s 21st pole fin- yesterday in Norton, Massachusetts. — AFP three, but he was involved in a flying ish is a season-low for him. Last year, he wreck in the final practice run of the earned the pole with a record average evening and had to be taken to hospital. speed of 355.2 km/h. New Zealand’s Red-hot putting helps The 27-year-old rookie driver from Scott Dixon won an IndyCar race in Ohio Moscow, who earlier this year became earlier this month after starting in the the first Russian to compete in the last spot in a 22-car field. Simon Indianapolis 500, was transported to a Pagenaud, the only other driver who Palmer set Boston pace nearby hospital after the scary four-car remains eligible for the title, qualified in wreck. His injuries are not believed to be 13th place. Pagenaud trails Power by 81 life threatening. Officials released a state- points.— AFP World number one McIlroy opens with a 70

NORTON: American Ryan Palmer, whose putting missing many, but then when you get the putts McIlroy, whose dominant golf in recent weeks has been razor sharp for the past six weeks, going in from 15 feet and in, especially for birdie, earned him three consecutive tournament wins, upstaged some of golf’s biggest names as he it makes for good days.” Palmer, whose most including major victories at the British Open and surged into a two-shot lead at the Deutsche Bank recent PGA Tour win came at the 2010 Sony the PGA Championship. “The wind was up, the Championship on Friday. The 37-year-old Texan, Open in Hawaii, conceded that he was a little for- greens were firmer than they have been since I seeking a fourth PGA Tour victory, reeled off four tunate with the birdie putt on his final hole, the have been coming here and the rough’s a little successive birdies midway through the opening par-four ninth. “I knew the way the ball was thicker, so it makes it a little tougher to score. “I round and signed off by sinking an 18-foot putt rolling, it was a matter of just getting it on the felt good. My game is in decent shape. I holed a on his final hole for an eight-under-par 63 at the right line,” he said. “I thought I missed it right but couple of nice putts. Overall, shooting something TPC Boston. While world number one Rory it hung in there so what a way to finish and to under par today isn’t a bad start.” Mahan who McIlroy squandered a red-hot start with a messy start off this tournament.” enhanced his Ryder Cup claims in resounding finish to card a 70, Palmer mixed nine birdies with fashion by winning his sixth PGA Tour title at The a lone bogey to seize control in the second of the Cup contenders Barclays, failed to replicate that form on Friday as PGA Tour’s four lucrative FedExCup playoff events. Bradley, one of six likely contenders vying for he mixed three bogeys with just one birdie to Keegan Bradley gave his Ryder Cup prospects the three wildcard selections to be announced card a two-over 73. a timely boost as he fired an opening 65 to finish by US Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson next week, Among the other big names, Australian world a stroke in front of fellow Americans Webb picked up four shots in his first seven holes number two Adam Scott opened with a 73, five- Simpson and Chesson Hadley and Australian before ending his round in sizzling birdie-birdie times major winner Phil Mickelson carded a Jason Day. Palmer, however, delivered the day’s style. “Making those putts (was key) but I drove roller-coaster 74 and Swede Henrik Stenson standout performance, barely missing a putt on a the ball really, really well and out here you really launched his title defense with a 70. The top 70 firm TPC Boston layout as he continued to bene- need to drive the ball long and straight, and I did players on the FedExCup points list after the fit from some advice given to him last month by that today,” Bradley said. McIlroy, who was dis- Deutsche Bank Championship advance to next his compatriot Shawn Stefani. “It was great,” lodged from the top spot in the FedExCup stand- week’s BMW Championship in Englewood, Palmer told Golf Channel after totalling just 21 ings when American Hunter Mahan won the Colorado where the leading 30 will qualify for putts in his round. “I’ve had this feeling since the opening playoff event, The Barclays, on Sunday, the Sep. 11-14 Tour Championship finale in Open, the British Open. made a storming start on Friday with three Atlanta. Among those in danger of being elimi- “When Stefani was talking about his putting birdies in his first four holes. However, the nated from the playoffs after this week’s event changes, I took a little something from that and Northern Irishman failed to maintain that red-hot are 2012 FedExCup champion Brandt Snedeker, it’s been great for the last couple of months. My momentum and stumbled home with three who is 71st in the points standings, and short putting has been phenomenal. “I am mak- bogeys in his last five holes to finish seven England’s former world number one Luke ing a lot more putts from inside six feet, I’m not strokes off the pace. “It was tricky out there,” said Donald (80th). — Reuters Anthony West re-adjusts to Moto2 racing after the Endurance success

SILVERSTONE: After celebrating a podium finish at the Eight Hours of Oschersleben last week- FONTANA: Helio Castroneves of Brazil, driver of the #3 Team Penske Dallara end, where he battled to second place in the Chevrolet celebrates after earning pole position in Fontana, California. — AFP Superstock category with his Qatar Endurance Racing Team partners Alex Cudlin and Mashel Al-Naimi, Anthony West had to re-adjust his rid- MOTOCYCLING ing style from a 1000 cc Kawasaki to his 600 cc Moto2 prototype for the British Grand Prix in Silverstone. In the second free practice session, Marquez looking to get he was back in the swing and scored 16th place in the standings for day one, with more to come back to winning ways in qualifying yesterday. Spanish team-mate Roman Ramos had his SILVERSTONE: Dominant championship Marquez said. He is looking in great shape to best start into a Grand Prix weekend of the sea- leader Marc Marquez will attempt to return add an 11th victory in 12 races this season son so far. On the fast and challenging 5,9 kilo- meter-track, he found the best line and a good to winning ways at the British Grand Prix at after dominating practice on Friday. He feeling with this Speed Up bike almost straight Silverstone today. Two weeks ago the world clocked 2min 02.126sec to complete the cir- away and scored 28th place, with a gap of only champion saw his attempt to set a new cuit more than half a second quicker than 2.1 seconds to front-runner and championship record of winning the opening 11 races to a the rest of the field. leader Tito Rabat. season thwarted as Honda teammate Dani Stefan Bradl was second fastest with find the best line and I went faster by almost two climb up some more positions. We started well Pedrosa triumphed in Brno. Marquez, 21, Andrea Dovizioso third. Pedrosa was a dis- seconds from the first to the second session. I and I’m determined to keep the momentum Anthony West - 16th in 2.09,623 hope we can continue in this linetomorrow and going and to ride a good race on Sunday!”. had equaled Italian great Giacomo tant ninth in practice but he was at least “This morning was a bit difficult after riding Agostini’s record of 10 wins from 1968, 1969 quicker than misfiring Yamaha pair Valentino with a 1000cc Kawasaki in the Eight Hour race. and 1970 after winning in Indianapolis but Rossi, the six-time world champion, and Coming back with the Speed Up bike felt so could only manage fourth in the Czech Jorge Lorenzo, 14th and 13th respectively. strange, everything was different and I didn’t Republic. Rossi was almost two seconds off the pace feel comfortable, but in the second practice I Yet he remains upbeat as he still leads the on a track where he has never won. started to feel good again. The conditions championship by 77 points from Pedrosa. “In Rossi won five British Grands Prix whilst weren’t the best when we started after a brief the end it’s the same situation really, of also triumphing once each in the Moto2 and rainshower, but then it dried up and everything course that day we couldn’t win at Brno. Moto3 categories when the event was held was okay. I had a problem with the gearbox, Maybe it was my worst race in MotoGP, but at Donington, but since 2010, when it moved when I would go from fourth to third it would on the Monday we found a solution so it’s ok back to Silverstone after a 24-year absence, shift back to fourth or into neutral by itself. I ran and we are positive,” he said on Thursday. his best result was fourth last year. off the line three or four times because of that, “Silverstone is a great track and the weather “Silverstone is a very long and technical track, so I hope we can get this fixed. Other than that, I looks good for this weekend.” Marquez has wide and fast, I like it,” said the 35-year-old. just will try and go faster tomorrow!” already dazzled the British public this week, “It’s very difficult to learn the lines and we Roman Ramos - 28th in 2.10,784 as he rode his bike over the pedestrian haven’t had the best results here. We were “Today I felt really good. This circuit suits the Millennium Bridge in London. “It was really better last year, but it was still not enough. bike and my riding style and we are closer to the nice to become the first ever person to cross “This year we are better on braking so we top than we have ever been. It’s a long, wide and the Millennium Bridge on a motorbike,” should be able to keep improving.” — AFP complicated track, but it didn’t take me long to SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 SPORTS Lanka rout Pakistan Photo of the day to clinch ODI series

DAMBULLA: Seamer Thisara Perera claimed 4-34 and Tillakartane Dilshan hit SCOREBOARD an unbeaten 50 as Sri Lanka trounced Pakistan by seven wickets in the final one- dayer yesterday to clinch the series 2-1. DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka: Full scoreboard of the third and final one-day international Dhammika Prasad chipped in with two between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Dambulla on yesterday: wickets as the hosts bowled Pakistan out Pakistan: Malinga 7-2-17-1 (w1), Mathews 5-0-11- for 102 and then surpassed the Ahmed Shehzad c Perera b Prasad 10 0, Herath 2.1-0-6-1, Perera 8-1-34-4 (w2), Duckworth-Lewis target of 101 in the 19th Sharjeel Khan c Jayawardene b Prasad 0 Prasanna 4-1-8-1. over of a one-sided game in Dambulla. An Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Malinga 1 hour-long rain interruption after Pakistan Misbah-ul Haq run out 18 Sri Lanka: had slumped to 81-8 in the 26th over of Fawad Alam not out 38 U. Tharanga b Irfan 14 the first session forced the umpires to Umar Akmal c Malinga b Perera 7 T. Dilshan not out 50 reduce the game to 48-overs-a-side. S Maqsood c Sangakkara b Perera 7 K. Sangakkara c Hafeez b Riaz 2 Sri Lanka galloped home in style to Shahid Afridi c Perera b Prasanna 2 M. Jayawardene c Hafeez b Ajmal 26 build on the 2-0 sweep in the preceding Wahab Riaz c Sangakkara b Perera 0 A. Mathews not out 0 Test series and left Pakistan searching for Saeed Ajmal c Jayawardene b Perera6 Extras: (lb7, w5) 12 answers ahead of the World Cup less than Mohammad Irfan b Herath 5 Total (for three wickets, 18.2 overs) 104 six months away. Opener Upul Tharanga Extras: (lb1, w6, nb1) 8 Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Tharanga), 2-59 and Kumar Sangakkara fell cheaply before Total (all out, 32.1 overs) 102 (Sangakkara), 3-100 (Jayawardene). Mahela Jayawardene (26) and Dilshan put Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Sharjeel), 2-14 Bowling: Irfan 7-0-37-1 (w2), Riaz 6-1-42- on a 41-run stand for the third (Shehzad), 3-14 (Hafeez), 4-47 (Misbah), 1 (w2), Ajmal 4-0-10-1 (w1), Afridi 1.2-0- wicket.Dilshan cut Shahid Afridi to the 5-55 (Akmal), 6-73 (Maqsood), 7-76 8-0. fence to bring up his half-century and also (Afridi), 8-77 (Riaz), 9-88 (Ajmal), 10-102 Sri Lanka won by seven wickets seal his team’s easy win. Fawad Alam top- (Irfan). (Duckworth-Lewis target of 101 in 48 scored for Pakistan with an unbeaten 38, Bowling: Prasad 6-0-25-2 (nb1, w3), overs). but eight batsmen failed to reach double figures as the tourists crumbled in 32.1 overs after electing to bat on the slow wicket. It was Pakistan’s lowest one-day showed character to bounce back after became 55-5 by the 19th over when total on Sri Lankan soil, falling below the losing the first match of the series in Misbah was run out for 18 by a direct 116 they made against New Zealand at the Hambantota. “We had to pull up our socks throw from Dilshan and Umar Akmal holed same venue in 2003. after that loss and we did that quite well,” out off Perera for seven. he said. “We gave Thisara (Perera) more The low total ruined any hopes Pakistan ‘Not a decent total’ opportunities in the series and he proved had of snatching a dramatic win with the Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq said it himself with both bat and ball.” Sri Lanka help of their spin spearhead Saeed Ajmal, was not a difficult wicket to bat on. “There next host England for a seven-match one- who was back after missing the previous was a bit of tennis-ball bounce, but we day series starting in November. two matches to have his bowling action should still have scored about 240-250 Pakistan never recovered after losing tested. Ajmal had flown to Brisbane, runs,” Misbah said. “We lost too many wick- opener Sharjeel Khan in the third over, Australia, for the tests after his action was ets early and could not get a decent total.” caught at second slip off Prasad. Prasad, reported by the umpires during the Test Misbah hoped Pakistan will perform better who replaced the off-form Nuwan series. He is allowed to play on until the in their next Test and one-day series Kulasekara, then had the other opener, results of the tests are made known. Ajmal against Australia in the United Arab Ahmed Shehzad, caught at mid-on to picked up the wicket of Jayawardene, Emirates in October. make it 14-2. The third wicket fell at the caught in the slips, but Sri Lanka were only “That is a really important series and we same total when Lasith Malinga had one run away from victory at that stage. need to find the right combination ahead Mohammad Hafeez leg-before for one as The World Cup is to be played in Australia of the World Cup,” he said. Sri Lanka’s cap- the TV umpire upheld the decision follow- and New Zealand in February-March next tain Angelo Mathews said his team ing a review by the batsman. It soon year. — AFP

Competitor performs at the Red Bull Skate Arcade at the skatepark in Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain. —www.redbull.com Shock waves hit Open Halep, Kerber, Venus fall; Federer downs big-serving Groth

NEW YORK: The US Open women’s draw was ranked Dominic Thiem of Austria 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-3. blown wide open by a series of upsets on Friday but it was business as usual on the men’s side with ‘Just really fast’ Roger Federer leading a parade of seeds into the Federer, chasing an 18th grand slam title, served third round at the year’s final grand slam. The shock up a tidy 6-4 6-4 6-4 win over big-hitting Australian waves began early on another sunny day at Sam Groth to ease into the third round. The former Flushing Meadows with 32-year-old qualifier world number one has feasted on Australian oppo- DAMBULLA: Members of the Sri Lanka cricket team celebrate their victory with the ODI series trophy against Pakistan after their third Mirjana Lucic-Baroni dismissing Romanian second nents in grand slams over the years, piling up an and final One Day International (ODI) at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium in Dambulla yesterday. — AFP seed Simona Halep 7-6(6) 6-2 to reach the fourth 18-1 record against men from Down Under, and round. Lucic-Baroni, who failed to build on her run Groth, who was facing a top 10 opponent for the to the 1999 Wimbledon semi-finals, was almost first time, proved little more than a distraction to overcome by the victory. the Swiss maestro. Throughout the one hour and India spin to win “I mean, I’m a little bit emotional now. Sorry,” she 48 minutes contest the Australian took his best said, wiping away tears. “It’s been really hard. “After shots at the 33-year-old, including booming serves so many years to be here again, it’s incredible. I of over 140mph. “The 142, honestly I hit it and I wanted this so bad. So many times I would get to ... turned around,” said Federer. “I didn’t know if it a place where I could do it. “Then I wanted it so bad went into the stands or the bottom of the net or on against England that I’m kind of burned out. I’m so happy.” The the other side. I just felt like I hit it clean. “The 147 tremors continued at the US National Tennis Centre one I felt like I was there and felt like I had more as Swiss teen Belinda Bencic ousted sixth-seeded control on it. “The difference between 142 and 147, NOTTINGHAM: India’s spinners again German Angelique Kerber 6-1 7-5 to reach the there’s none really in the racquet. I think once you proved England’s undoing as the tourists SCOREBOARD round of 16 in her US Open debut. The tournament pass the 135 range everything is just really fast.” won the third one-day international at Trent also lost a fan favourite when Italy’s Sara Errani Ferrer reached the third round without lifting his Bridge yesterday by six wickets to take a 2-0 posted her first career win over twice champion racket when Australian Bernard Tomic withdrew NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom: Final scoreboard in the third one-day internation- and 19th seed Venus Williams, coming out on top in with a hip injury, while Dimitrov breezed into the lead in the five-match series. World champi- al between England and India at Trent Bridge on yesterday: ons India, chasing a modest 228 for victory, an absorbing roller-coaster clash 6-0 0-6 7-6(5). third round with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 win over Israel’s Dudi By the time fifth seed Maria Sharapova had Sela. Berdych had a much tougher time, needing cruised to 228 for four with seven overs to England India closed out the action under the Arthur Ashe five sets and three hours 45 minutes to tame Martin spare. Ambati Rayudu, only playing because A. Cook st Dhoni b Rayudu 44 A. Rahane c Buttler b Finn 45 Stadium floodlights with a labored 6-2 6-4 win over Klizan of Slovakia 6-3 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-3. Richard of Rohit Sharma’s tour-ending finger injury, A. Hales c Dhoni b Raina 42 S. Dhawan c Morgan b Woakes 16 Germany’s Sabine Lisicki the top of the women’s Gasquet, seeded 12th, and Gael Monfils, 20th, was an ODI-best 64 not out. Together with I. Bell run out (Sharma) 28 V. Kohli c Tredwell b Stokes 40 draw had lost four of the top eight seeds. The top 10 advanced in straight sets to set up an all-French Suresh Raina, who followed up his 100 in J. Root st Dhoni b Jadeja 2 A. Rayudu not out 64 men’s seeds, however, remain intact. Federer, collision for a berth in the fourth round. Working India’s equally dominant 133-run victory in E. Morgan c Dhoni b Ashwin 10 S. Raina c Woakes b Tredwell 42 Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer, sixth-seeded harder was 18th-seeded South African Kevin Cardiff on Wednesday with a run-a-ball 42, J. Buttler b Ashwin 42 R. Jadeja not out 12 Czech Tomas Berdych and seventh-seeded Anderson, a four-set winner against Jerzy Janowicz Rayudu put on 87 for the fourth wicket. But B. Stokes c Raina b Ashwin 2 Extras (lb2, w7) 9 Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov all advanced on Friday. of Poland, while Spain’s 19th seed Feliciano Lopez it was the first innings that decided the C. Woakes c Sharma b Shami 15 Total (4 wkts, 43 overs) 228 The highest-ranked casualty was Ernests Gulbis of won a fourth-set tiebreaker to advance past course of the match, with England dis- J. Tredwell c and b Kumar 30 Did not bat: MS Dhoni, R Ashwin, B Latvia, the 11th seed, who was ousted by 45th- Japanese qualifier Tatsuma Ito. — Reuters missed for a meagre 227 after losing the S. Finn run out (Rayudu/Dhoni) 6 Kumar, Mohammed Shami, M Sharma toss. They were 82 without loss thanks to J. Anderson not out 0 Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Dhawan), 2-85 under-fire captain Alastair Cook (44) and Extras (lb3, w2, nb1) 6 (Rahane), 3-120 (Kohli), 4-207 (Raina) Alex Hales (42). But England, as happened in Total (all out, 50 overs) 227 Bowling: Anderson 7-0-29-0 (2w); Cardiff, again succumbed to spin as they Fall of wickets: 1-82 (Hales) 2-93 (Cook), Woakes 8-1-43-1; Tredwell 10-1-46-1; lost three wickets for 15 runs in six overs to 3-97 (Root), 4-120 (Morgan), 5-138 (Bell), Finn 8-0-50-1 (2w); Stokes 6-0-31-1 (2w); be 97 for three. 6-149 (Stokes), 7-182 (Woakes), 8-202 Root 4-0-27-0 (1w) Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, thr (Buttler), 9-226 (Tredwell), 10-227 (Finn) man-of-the-match, took three for 39, with Bowling: Kumar 8-0-45-1 (1nb); Sharma Result: India won by six wickets only Jos Buttler (42), apart from Cook and 3-0-17-0; Shami 9-0-40-1 (1w); Ashwin Man-of-the-match: Ravichandran Ashwin Hales, passing 40 in the innings. England 10-0-39-3; Raina 8-0-37-1; Rayudu 2-0-8- (IND) managed just one four in 26 overs midway 1 (1w); Jadeja 10-0-38-1. Series: India lead five-match series 2-0 through their innings and didn’t hit a six until the last over. Cook and Hales posted their second fifty partnership, off 64 balls, was involved again when he stumped Joe Wednesday, drove off-spinner James in as many matches. But their stand ended Root (two) after the batsman lunged for- Tredwell for six in the 13th over. Rahane when Hales, on his Nottinghamshire home ward to left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja. then lofted Stokes high over long-off for ground, top-edged a sweep off spin-bowl- Eoin Morgan (10) was also undone by spin, six to the delight of the India fans in a ing all-rounder Raina’s sixth ball and was Ashwin turning the ball away from the left- 17,000 sell-out crowd. caught by India captain and wicketkeeper hander and Dhoni holding the edge to But he was out for 45 when fast bowler Mahendra Singh Dhoni. It was the second complete his fourth dismissal of the Steven Finn, playing his first international time in as many matches that Hales, who innings. An ambling Ian Bell (28) was then match in nearly a year, had Rahane caught made 40 on ODI debut in Cardiff, had fallen run out by Mohit Sharma’s dramatic direct behind as he tried to run the ball down to to the sweep shot. hit from wide long-off. third man. And Kohli’s promising 50-ball All-rounder Ben Stokes (two) added to innings of 40, his best international score Bogged down his growing list of low scores for England of the tour, ended when he somehow His exit was the cue for England to once when Raina held a brilliant low, one-hand- flicked Stokes straight to Tredwell at mid- more get bogged down against slow bowl- ed, slip catch off Ashwin. Stokes’s exit left on. Stokes then gave Kohli a verbal ‘send- ing. Occasional spinner Rayudu took his England 149 for six and, unsurprisingly, the off’, which prompted a warning from first international wicket when he speared lower order could not repair the damage. umpires Paul Reiffel and Michael Gough. one down the legside to have Cook Ajinkya Rahane, promoted to open in place India were now 120 for three but the rarely stumped by Dhoni. Cook, whom former of Rohit Sharma, showed his class with a troubled Rayudu went on to complete an England team-mate Graeme Swann sug- textbook cover-driven four off James impressive fifty when he deliberately gested this week should quit one-day Anderson. Virat Kohli, who averaged just uppercut Finn for his fifth four in 63 balls. cricket because he scores too slowly, took 13.4 in India’s preceding 3-1 Test series The series continues at Birmingham’s NEW YORK: Sara Errani of Italy celebrates match point after defeating Venus Williams of the United 65 balls to get his runs yesterday. Dhoni defeat and was out for a duck on Edgbaston ground on Tuesday. — AFP States in their women’s singles third round match on Day Five of the 2014 US Open. — AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 SPORTS Wenger refuses to bemoan Giroud’s absence

LEICESTER: Arsenal’s trip to face Leicester City cessful. Why not? (Yaya) Sanogo, Sanchez, (Theo) newly-promoted side lightly. “They were impressive ties because I played in Italy, Spain and Argentina. today will provide another test of Arsene Wenger’s Walcott, (Lukas) Podolski, Giroud. (Joel) Campbell. in their first two games. They are a team with a very “But for my career and my future I need to play in belief his squad is strong enough to cope without Of course we can be successful,” Wenger said. “We good defense, good on the counter attack with two the Premier League. “This is a great possibility. I’m Olivier Giroud. The Frenchman suffered a broken leg buy when we have to strengthen the squad. We quick players on the flank. It’s a big challenge for us very happy because it’s the beginning of some in last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Everton and is expect- spend when we have to. on Sunday,” Wenger said. Arsenal will again be with- more history.” ed to be out until January, depriving Wenger of his “It is harder to buy top, top players because out Mikel Arteta and Kieran Gibbs, but influential Leicester manager Nigel Pearson insists main striker. With the transfer deadline approaching everyone is in the market and we all know each oth- Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey will return after Cambiasso has been signed for football rather than on Monday, Wenger has refused to rule out making er.” Despite being anxious to avoid revealing his missing the Besiktas game because of suspension. commercial reasons. “Let’s not get confused here, a late effort to bring in a new face, but the Gunners intentions in the market, Wenger confirmed he will Meanwhile, Leicester’s new signing Esteban this is not a bums on seats signing,” said Pearson, boss maintains he already has enough forward remain open to possible dealings until the deadline Cambiasso says he is eager to complete the set of who will again be without the injured Matty James options to cover for the absent France forward. passes. “On deadline day I will be actively involved playing in Europe’s elite leagues after previous stints and Matthew Upson. Alexis Sanchez scored the winner while operating in and on alert until the last minute,” he added. Arsenal in La Liga and Serie A. “This is a football decision. There are some mis- the main striker role in the midweek victory over remain unbeaten at the start of the season, The 34-year-old Argentine midfielder, capped 52 conceptions. You have to sign players that are the Besiktas in the Champions League play-off round although they were forced to recover from falling times by his country, arrived this week on a one- right fit at any given time. “Well-known players and is again expected to lead the attack at the King two behind at Goodison Park and needed a last- year deal and Leicester are now waiting to discover aren’t necessarily good players in my experience. Power stadium this weekend. But Wenger insists the minute winner to beat Crystal Palace. if he has received international clearance to make Our players are recruited for footballing reasons. Chile international is just one of a number of players Leicester may appear to be less formidable his debut against Arsenal. “It’s important to play in “He’s been as big a driving force as we have been. who can fill the role. opponents than Roberto Martinez’s Everton, but the Premier League,” said the former Real Madrid He brings extra know-how and a vast array of expe- “The squad we have, we have enough to be suc- Wenger warned his side cannot afford to take the and Inter Milan star. “In the past I had great possibili- riences of world football.” — AFP

CYCLING Bouhanni wins the Vuelta 8th stage, Valverde retains lead

ALBACETE: France’s Nacer Bouhanni won his the downhill finish into Albacete favored the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana in controver- sprinters. However, there was nearly a significant sial circumstances as he edged out Australia’s move in the overall standings as the fast pace Michael Matthews at the finish line of yesterday’s saw the peloton split with 25km remaining. 207km eighth stage from Baeza to Albacete. Whilst the rest of the race favorites Valverde, Bouhanni appeared to cut across Matthews as he Froome and Contador were at the head of the surged for the line in a time of 4hr 29 mins with lead group, Quintana found himself 30 seconds Slovakian Peter Sagan in third. behind in the chasing pack and had to put in a There was no change in the general classifica- strong effort in the final 10km to ensure he didn’t tion as all the leaders finished with the same lose any time. time, so Spaniard Alejandro Valverde maintains “It was a crazy end. The wind was causing his 15-second lead over Movistar teammate problems, but in the end we managed to save Nairo Quintana. Two-time winner Alberto the day,” said Valverde. “I was aware of it. I didn’t Contador remains in third 18 seconds back, know exactly if Quintana was closing or not, but I whilst 2013 Tour de France champion Chris couldn’t look back I just had to keep going at the Froome is a further two seconds behind in front.” The race returns to the mountains today fourth. The longest stage of the tour saw the race with a second summit finish of the tour on the finally leave Andalusia after a week in the south- 185km stage from Carboneras de Guadazon to ern region and without any categorized climbs Aramon Valdelinares. — AFP Valencia thrash 10-man Malaga BARCELONA: Valencia’s Paco Alcacer, Dani Garcia’s close-range effort. Valencia rein- ALBACETE: French cyclist Nacer Bouhanni (2nd right) crosses the finish line past Orica GreenEdge’s Australian cyclist Michael Matthews to win Parejo and Pablo Piatti found the target as forced their squad ahead of the season with the 8th stage of the 69th edition of ‘La Vuelta’ Tour of Spain, a 207 km ride from Baeza to Albacete yesterday. — AFP they took full advantage of the first-half dis- the expected arrival of Singapore billionaire missal of Malaga’s Sergi Darder to win 3-0 at Peter Lim in the coming weeks and are tar- the Mestalla on Friday. Malaga had the bet- geting a Champions League place. GERMAN ROUNDUP ter of the opening stages and Roque Santa Alcacer’s goal capped a memorable day Cruz failed to make the most of a series of after he was named in the Spain squad for chances, but the game turned on a red card the first time by coach Vicente del Bosque. for Darder after 26 minutes for a studs-up “It has been special to be called up and I challenge on Parejo. Valencia quickly began was like a kid celebrating. Then on top of Leverkusen move to dominate and Alcacer flicked home a that it has finished with me scoring a goal,” cross from Jose Luis Gaya at the near post Alcacer told reporters at the Mestalla. “It is after 30 minutes. important for me to keep my feet on the It got worse for the visitors shortly ground and work hard each day in training. before halftime when Weligton handled I am only 21 years old and I still have a lot to top of Bundesliga inside the area and the referee pointed to improve on if I want to do well in the the spot. Malaga keeper Carlos Kameni national team. “Our (Valencia’s) objective saved Parejo’s spot kick but the midfielder this season is to be strong at home and we knocked in the rebound. Piatti then fired are a team that has players with a lot of BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen moved top of the unable to keep pace with Leverkusen after they but the visitors drew level when Takashi Inui’s home 10 minutes into the second half after quality that have combined well together.” Bundesliga yesterday after twice coming from were pegged back in a 1-1 draw at Werder free-kick deflected in off former Eintracht full- a link-up between Sofiane Feghouli and Earlier, a first-half goal from Alvaro Vazquez behind to beat Hertha Berlin 4-2. Following their Bremen. back Sebastian Jung. Maximilian Arnold’s fine Alcacer. Malaga were denied a consolation gave Getafe a 1-0 victory over visiting impressive win at Dortmund last week, Brazilian attacker Roberto Firmino put strike looked to have secured all three points for when keeper Diego Alves kept out Samuel Almeria.— Reuters Leverkusen managed to make it two wins from Hoffenheim in front after 19 minutes but Wolfsburg but Czech forward Vaclav Kadlec’s two thanks to late goals from Julian Brandt and Alejandro Galvez equalized for the home team struck a minute after coming on as a substitute Karim Bellarabi. Tim Jedvaj turned into his own with 30 minutes left. Vfl Wolfsburg are still wait- to preserve Eintracht’s unbeaten start to the sea- Nissan, UEFA Champions net as visitors Hertha took the lead midway ing on their first victory after being held to a 2-2 son. On Friday, Borussia Dortmund held off a late through the first half but the Croatian defender draw by visitors Eintracht Frankfurt. Club captain comeback to win 3-2 in Augsburg for their first League to launch made amends when he leveled on 50 minutes. Naldo got Wolfsburg on their way in the first half win of the season. —AFP Hertha made it 2-1 on the hour when Julian Schieber nodded in his third goal of the cam- exclusive goal of the week paign but two minutes later Emir Spahic headed home from a free-kick. Brandt then smashed KUWAIT: As the UEFA Champions League Champions League merchandise to match home with 16 minutes left after Karim Bellarabi group stage draw takes place in Monaco, Nissan tickets. struck the bar. Bellarabi, who scored the fastest announced the first phase of its exclusive part- In addition, Nissan will offer privileged goal in Bundesliga history last week, rounded off nership activity with ‘UEFA Champions League groups - including local community and kids’ the scoring with a beautiful volley into the cor- Goal of the Week engineered by Nissan.’ This organizations, dealers, customers and media - ner. Paderborn earned their first win in the competition gives fans from around the world the chance to watch the away team train the Bundesliga with an impressive 3-0 win at the chance to vote on the best and most excit- day before a UEFA Champions League game. Hamburg. Elias Kachunga pounced on the ing goals of Europe’s most prestigious club foot- Through this activity Nissan will help make rebound for his second goal in as many weeks ball tournament. Goal of the Week forms part of the UEFA Champions League even more after 29 minutes and the midfielder had another Nissan’s four-year partnership with the UEFA accessible for fans throughout the season. disallowed for offside before half-time. Champions League, and will begin during the Nissan is the official global automotive Hamburg’s Pierre-Michel Lasogga went close to first group stage match week on September sponsor of the UEFA Super Cup and UEFA an equalizer before Mirko Vrancic gave 16/17. The competition will be available on Champions League, with a deal that will cover Paderborn a two-goal cushion with 21 minutes both UEFA.com and the UEFA Champions the period 2014/2015 to 2017/2018. This left after intercepting a pass and rounding League section of Nissan’s websites, which will activity further enhances Nissan’s partnership Hamburg keeper Rene Adler. Moritz officially launch September 18. with Europe’s most prestigious club football Stoppelkampf added a third late on meaning Roel de-Vries, Corporate Vice President, competition, following the recent announce- that - including last season’s relegation play-offs Global Head of Marketing, Communica-tions ment that three-time UEFA Champions - Hamburg have now failed to win their last nine & Brand Strategy - Nissan said: “The UEFA League winner, Andres Iniesta and Paris Saint- league matches. Champions League sees the finest football Germain and Brazil captain, Thiago Silva have Cologne also got their first win since return- players from around the world compete signed as Nissan ambassadors. As two of ing to the top flight by beating Stuttgart 2-0. throughout the season. The Goal of the Week Nissan’s new Engineers of Excitement, the Japanese forward Yuya Ozako put the away activity will enable football fans to debate players will help the company in its aim to team ahead after 22 minutes when he headed in and determine the best and most technical introduce new innovations to the football fan from close range. Things got worse for Stuttgart UEFA Champions League goals around every experience and will play a key role in Nissan’s on 33 minutes when Antonio Ruediger, who has match week, offering an exclusive opportuni- new global advertising campaign. just been called up to the Germany squad, badly ty to bring the excitement from the football The UEFA Champions League partnership misjudged a long ball. His weak header back into STUTTGART: Leverkusen’s head coach Roger Schmidt (right), Leverkusen’s Greek defender pitch directly to fans online.” is another example of Nissan’s dedication and the centre sat up perfectly for Anthony Ujah, Kyriakos Papadopoulos (left), Leverkusen’s Croatian defender Tin Jedvaj (front) and UEFA Champions League Goal of the Week growth in global sports which already who thumped a volley into the net from outside Leverkusen’s forward Karim Bellarabi celebrate during the German first division Bundesliga engineered by Nissan will show up to five of includes the brand’s proud sponsorship of the the penalty area. Hoffenheim meanwhile were football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin yesterday. — AFP the best goals from each match week, as Africa Cup of Nations, NCAA Football, selected by UEFA’s panel of judges. Fans will Canadian Football League, sporting ambassa- be able to vote from midnight (CET) every dors including Olympic Gold Medalists Usain Brazil club promises to punish racist fans Thursday following those matches. Bolt and Sir Chris Hoy, corporate partner for Registered participants will be entered into Heisman Trust/Heisman Trophy and the offi- SAO PAULO: Brazilian club Gremio has prom- the police find the truth and those responsible Ze Roberto, who played for Brazil at the 2006 weekly draws offering the opportunity to win cial global automotive partner of City ised to help identify and punish those of its fans for those acts,” club president Fabio Koff told a World Cup. “If there are images showing who’s a range of prizes, from official UEFA Football Group. who taunted a player in the latest case of news conference. “The punishment will be rig- responsible for this, then there needs to be a racism to taint the national game. The club said orous. We obviously regret what happened.” punishment.” Santos striker Robinho, who has Friday it will analyze footage from television The club said it had initially identified “about played in Spain, England and Italy, said that and security cameras in finding the fans respon- five” of the fans and intended to ban them from such incidents have to be taken seriously by sible for monkey taunts directed at Santos goal- the team’s stadium. It said it was still working local authorities. keeper Aranha in Thursday’s Brazilian Cup with local authorities to try to identify other “In Europe we have severe punishment for match in Porto Alegre. fans. Gremio released a video on its website cases like this. Maybe it’s what needs to start Aranha has filed a police report to formalize condemning racism. “Enough. Gremio is against happening here,” he said. “They need to identify his initial complaints about the slurs which any type of discrimination,” said the video, the fans and really punish them.” Before the were chanted by supporters behind his goal which also showed many of Gremio’s black World Cup, Brazil defender Dani Alves was tar- near the end of Santos’ 2-0 win at Arena players in action in the past. “We are blue (one geted by racist fans while playing for Barcelona Gremio. Next week’s return match has been sus- of the team’s colors). We are black. We are in Spain, igniting a social media campaign pended until a sports tribunal can analyze the white.” The match was briefly interrupted as the against racism led by Brazil teammate Neymar. case. Gremio could be excluded from the com- goalkeeper talked to the referee, making mon- In April, a Brazilian sports tribunal stripped petition depending on the tribunal’s decision. key gestures and pointing to the fans. The inci- points from Brazilian club Esportivo after its Footage shows one young woman clearly dent was included by the referee in the match fans racially abused a referee during a match. yelling “monkey” from the stands. Local media report and Gremio is expected to face a suspen- The points deduction led to its relegation in a said she was identified though social media sion. The team was fined about $35,000 earlier regional championship in southern Brazil. The networks and reportedly was suspended from this year for fans’ racist insults against another decision came after fans allegedly told the ref- her job because of the case’s repercussion. player at the Arena Gremio. “Unfortunately we eree to “return to the jungle” and left bananas “Gremio will do everything possible to help live in a racist country,” said Gremio midfielder on top of his car. —AP Thiago Silva SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 SPORTS Schneiderlin inspires Southampton comeback

introduced to the crowd. Koeman made three changes to the team that had overcome Millwall 2-0 in the League Cup, with Schneiderlin and new signings West Ham 1 Dusan Tadic and Ryan Bertrand coming into the start- ing line-up. West Ham took the lead with a goal that Koeman will not enjoy watching again. After Schneiderlin was dispossessed in his own half, Southampton 3 Noble surged forward and dispatched a shot that took a deflection off Maya Yoshida and visiting goalkeeper Fraser Forster could not react quickly enough. To LONDON: Unsettled midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin Schneiderlin’s credit, it did not take him long to make scored twice to give Ronald Koeman his first win as amends. With half-time approaching, Tadic swept a Southampton coach with a 3-1 success at West Ham free-kick into the West Ham penalty area and although United in the Premier League yesterday. Schneiderlin Schneiderlin’s initial effort was well blocked by Stewart hit out at Southampton after being denied a move to Downing, the Frenchman slammed home at the sec- Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month, but the 24- ond attempt. Southampton started the second half year-old France international showed his worth with a with intent, Shane Long working West Ham goalkeep- brace of goals at Upton Park. Southampton had fallen er Adrian from range and Schneiderlin scooping over behind to a deflected Mark Noble strike in the 27th after a corner was not cleared. minute, but Schneiderlin scored either side of half- Italian striker Pelle thought he had opened his time before Graziano Pelle claimed his first league goal league account for Southampton when he turned in a for the south-coast club with seven minutes to play. It free-kick from James Ward-Prowse, but his celebra- was Southampton’s first away win over West Ham tions were cut short by the assistant referee’s flag. since December 2002 and prevented the east London West Ham manager Sam Allardyce responded by intro- side from bouncing back after their mid-week loss on ducing Mohamed Diame and Ravel Morrison, but penalties to third-tier Sheffield United in the League Southampton went in front in the 68th minute when Cup. Schneiderlin exploited slack marking to stab home a While West Ham were unchanged from the team Ward-Prowse corner at the near post. Pelle got on the that won 3-1 at Crystal Palace last weekend, there was score-sheet in the 83rd minute, lashing the ball into a new face on the pitch shortly before kick-off as Alex LONDON: Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin (right) scores his team’s first goal of the game during the roof of the net after Adrian could only parry a cross Song, who has signed on loan from Barcelona, was their English Premier League soccer match against West Ham United yesterday. — AP from visiting right-back Nathaniel Clyne. —AFP Newcastle, Palace in dramatic 3-3 draw

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NEWCASTLE: Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha celebrated his return to the club with a stoppage-time equalizer as Neil Warnock began his second spell in charge with a dramatic 3-3 draw against Newcastle yesterday. Warnock’s first act after returning as Palace manager in midweek was to sign Zaha on loan from Manchester United and the England internation- al quickly repaid that faith on his debut at St James’ Park. The 21-year-old Ivory Coast-born star was a huge success at Palace before joining United in January 2013. But he endured a miser- able time at Old Trafford and spent the second LONDON: Queens Park Rangers’ Leroy Fer (right) and Sunderland’s Patrick Van half of last season on loan at Cardiff, with reports Aanholt in action during their English Premier League soccer match yesterday. — AP suggesting then-United manager David Moyes was unhappy with the player’s attitude. Warnock, hired to replace Tony Pulis, rub- Austin’s goal eases bished those rumors when he re-signed Zaha and he received an instant reward when the winger came off the bench to strike in the fifth Redknapp pressure minute of stoppage-time. Dwight Gayle put Palace ahead after only 31 seconds before Daryl Dutchman Leroy Fer to break his side’s goal Janmaat equalized for Newcastle. Jason duck for the campaign. His strike rounded off Puncheon restored Palace’s lead early in the sec- QPR 1 a period of intense pressure by QPR, who had ond half, but Rolando Aarons equalized with his gone close through the impressive Fer, who first Newcastle goal and Mike Williamson also rattled the crossbar with a ripper of a long- netted his maiden goal to put the Magpies range effort on the half-hour mark. while ahead in the 88th minute. That set the stage for Sunderland 0 Junior Hoilett had been denied by Vito Zaha’s strike, which gave Palace their first point Mannone shortly before that. Austin had of the season and left Newcastle still waiting for gone close to breaking the deadlock in the their first win. opening minutes but his header had been Gayle had scored a hat-trick in the midweek LONDON: The pressure eased on Harry cleared off the line by the visitors’ Connor League Cup second round win at Walsall and the Redknapp yesterday as a Charlie Austin goal former Peterborough striker needed less than a gave his Queen’s Park Rangers side their first Wickham. points of the season with a 1-0 win over At the other end, Sunderland’s Patrick van minute to mark his first Premier League start of Sunderland. Two defeats in the league- Aanholt went close and Adam Johnson’s per- the season with another goal. Palace unhinged ceptive through ball set up Steven Fletcher, the Newcastle defense as Marouane Chamakh’s including a 4-0 thrashing by Redknapp’s for- NEWCASTLE: Newcastle United’s captain Fabricio Coloccini (left) vies for the ball with Crystal who was denied by former England goal- low drive hit the bottom of the post and mer club Tottenham Hotspur last weekend- Palace’s Marouane Chamakh during their English Premier League soccer match at St James’ keeper Robert Green. The second half failed rebounded for Gayle to smash into the roof of and a humiliating exit to fourth-tier Burton Park yesterday. — AP Albion in the League Cup in midweek had to match the intensity of the first period, as the net from close-range. Newcastle responded made it a difficult start to the season for Austin, who had only just returned from a well however and their pressure was rewarded the winger took Yannick Bolaise’s pass, flicked revival as they pushed Palace back and equal- Redknapp and his men. hamstring injury, was taken off the field to a in the 37th minute when Netherlands defender the ball up and crashed a fine volley past ized in the 73rd minute. Substitute Aarons got However, victory-ironically their first in standing ovation. There was still time for QPR Janmaat capitalized on Palace’s failure to clear Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul from just inside it, the 18-year-old heading in from a corner the top flight since a 3-1 win against the to put an end to Sunderland’s hopes defini- and stroked in his first goal since his pre-season the area. Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback was only six minutes after coming on. Newcastle same opponents in March 2013 — sees tively but Armand Traore ruined the good move from Feyenoord. in the spotlight after surprisingly earning his first kept pressing and though they had snatched them shoot provisionally up to 12th in the work he put in to get past the defense when England call-up for the forthcoming fixtures the winner in the 88th minute when Williamson table, a point above Manchester United, he sent his shot wide of the post. He was Flying start against Norway and Switzerland. tapped in after Aarons’ shot rebounded off the while Sunderland remain on two points. nearly punished for that on the stroke of full The Eagles had made a flying start to the first He was quiet for long periods, although he bar. But Palace defender Damien Delaney head- Austin, outstanding for QPR in the time when substitute Emanuele Giaccherini half and they were equally bright at the start of did create a chance with a clever pass to Yoan ed a free-kick into Zaha’s path deep into seven Championship last season, struck on the unleashed a scorcher of a shot but Green pro- the second as Puncheon put them back ahead in Gouffran, whose effort was well saved by Julian minutes of stoppage-time and he fired home stroke of half-time after being set up by duced a stunning save to deny him. — AFP the 48th minute. It was an impressive strike as Speroni. That was the start of Newcastle’s emphatically. — AFP

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Routledge following Craig Dawson’s headed clear- effort wide. At the restart, West Brom manager Alan ance. Rebooted, Olsson nearly gave Swansea a Irvine introduced Stephane Sessegnon for Graham ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE beIN SPORTS 12 HD Swansea 3 third when he headed the ball onto his own bar. It Dorrans. Swansea’s Ki Sung-Yueng saw a shot saved beIN SPORTS 3 HD wasn’t all one way traffic as down at the other end on the hour. On 71 minutes, Dyer bagged the high- Aston v Hull City 15:30 Atalanta v Hellas Verona 19:00 West Brom’s record signing Brown Ideye got the flying Welsh side’s third when he ran onto a defend- beIN SPORTS 1 HD beIN SPORTS 6 HD better of two defenders but the Nigeria striker was- er-splitting assist from Tottenham recruit Gylfi beIN SPORTS 11 HD Torino v Internazionale 21:45 Tottenham v Liverpool 15:30 West Brom 0 n’t able to follow up with a killer blow. Sigurdsson to shoot right-footed into the bottom beIN SPORTS 1 HD As the interval beckoned Routledge smashed an right corner of Foster’s net. —AFP beIN SPORTS 1 HD beIN SPORTS 11 HD Udinese v Empoli 21:45 Leicester v Arsenal 18:00 beIN SPORTS 4 HD SWANSEA: Swansea maintained their perfect start beIN SPORTS 1 HD Sassuolo Calcio v Cagliari 21:45 to the new season to three from three with a stylish beIN SPORTS 11 HD beIN SPORTS 8 HD 3-0 win over West Brom at the Liberty Stadium yes- Cesena v Parma 21:45 terday. Nathan Dyer with a double and Wayne SPANISH LEAGUE beIN SPORTS 6 HD Routledge produced the goals in another impres- Genoa v Napoli 21:45 Espanyol v Sevilla 0:00 sive display from the high-flying Welsh side. ‘We’re beIN SPORTS 3 HD going to win the league’ sang the home fans as beIN SPORTS 7 HD beIN SPORTS 2 HD Swansea moved provisional top of the Premier GERMAN LEAGUE League on nine points. Villarreal v Barcelona 20:00 West Brom, who turned up in Swansea after two beIN SPORTS 2 HD draws, slipped to fourth from bottom. Swansea beIN SPORTS 14 HD FSV Mainz 05 v Hannover 16:30 took the lead on their first attacking move in the beIN SPORTS 15 HD beIN SPORTS 4 HD second minute, with Dyer, who scored the decisive Real Sociedad v Real 22:00 Freiburg v Borussia M 18:30 goal last week against Burnley, the architect. The beIN SPORTS 2 HD beIN SPORTS 4 HD winger rounded West Brom keeper Ben Foster to beIN SPORTS 15 HD FRENCH LEAGUE beIN SPORTS 14 HD net into an empty net. Wilfried Bony went close to Girondins de Bordeaux v Bastia 15:00 beIN SPORTS 11 HD doubling the advantage minutes later but his shot Elche v Granada 0:00 beIN SPORTS 5 HD from the edge of the area went the wrong side of beIN SPORTS 4 HD Metz v Lyon 18:00 the crossbar. beIN SPORTS 12 HD beIN SPORTS 5 HD The Ivory Coast international, with West Brom beIN SPORTS 13 HD temporarily down to 10 men as Jonas Olsson went ITALIAN LEAGUE PSG v Saint Etienne 22:00 off to change his boots, then headed high. SWANSEA: Swansea City’s Nathan Dyer (center) skips over tackles from West Bromwich beIN SPORTS 14 HD Swansea’s second when it did come on 23 minutes Albion’s Youssuf Mulumbu (right) and Jason Davidson during their English Premier League was a classic volley from the edge of the area from soccer match at the Liberty Stadium yesterday. — AP AC Milan v Lazio 19:00 beIN SPORTS 5 HD Shock waves hit Dyer double lifts Open as Kerber perfect Swansea 17Halep, Venus fall 19past West Brom SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 2014

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LIVERPOOL: Chelsea’s Brazilian midfielder Ramires (right) scores his team’s fifth goal past Everton’s US goalkeeper Tim Howard (left) during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Chelsea yesterday. — AFP Chelsea overpower Everton in goalfest

Fabregas after only 36 seconds before Ramires teed up Branislav Ivanovic to drill a low shot past Everton 3 Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard. But Kevin Mirallas reduced the arrears with a fine header on the stroke of half-time and when Everton right-back Seamus Coleman slid an Eden Hazard Chelsea 6 cross into his own goal in the 67th minute, it her- alded a flurry of five goals in 10 minutes. Two minutes later Steven Naismith hit back for the hosts to make it 3-2 and although Nemanja Matic then restored the visitors’ two- LONDON: Chelsea overpowered Everton 6-3 in a goal cushion, Samuel Eto’o marked his first remarkable game yesterday to preserve their Everton appearance since leaving Chelsea by 100 percent record in the Premier League, after heading home. Ramires gathered a pass from Manchester City were stunned by Stoke City. Matic and toed the ball past Howard to make it Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea led 2-0, 3-1, and 4-2, 5-3, and after Mirallas had hit the post, Costa but Everton kept coming back at them and it exploited an error from Everton substitute was not until Diego Costa made it 6-3 with his Muhamed Besic to complete the scoring with a second goal in the last minute that the home classy finish. The result left Chelsea as one of side finally admitted defeat at an enraptured only two teams to have won their first three Goodison Park. games, along with Swansea City, although Chelsea were 2-0 up inside three minutes, Tottenham Hotspur can emulate them with vic- with Diego Costa tucking away a pass from Cesc tory over Liverpool today. — AFP Burnley frustrate Man United; Di Maria shines the penalty area. The United striker took the ball on his chest without stopping, but his Burnley 0 shot was well parried at close range by out- rushing goalkeeper Tom Heaton. Di Maria MANCHESTER: Stoke City’s English striker Peter Crouch (center) heads the ball clear during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City was at the heart of United’s next foray, taking and Stoke City yesterday —AFP a pass from Wayne Rooney and cutting the ball into the area for Juan Mata, who tripped Man United 0 over as he attempted to shoot. Burnley were City stunned as Diouf gives Stoke shock win by no means overawed by their neighbors, Aleksandar Kolarov and easily beat Fernandinho’s City and one which contrasted with Stoke’s deter- especially amid signs that United’s three- mistimed challenge before arriving in the area and mined performance. Louis van Gaal is still searching for BURNLEY: man defense have yet to come to terms with Man City 0 hitting the ball, low and right-footed, through the Nasri’s 51st minute shot was deflected just wide his first competitive win as Manchester their new formation under Van Gaal. legs of Hart, who will feel he could have done much of the Stoke goal and Sagna’s clever prodded pass United manager after a 0-0 draw at promot- One slack moment on 26 minutes better with his attempted save. Frustrated by an set up Toure whose effort was parried up, and onto ed Burnley in the Premier League yesterday. allowed Jones a fierce snapshot from the excellent game-plan implemented by Hughes and the roof of the net, by Begovic. The corner led to United’s record signing Angel di Maria, who edge of the area that De Gea was able to the visitors’ committed concentration and defending, Diouf’s extraordinary goal which, in turn, handed at £59.7 million ($98 million, 75 million Stoke 1 push over the bar only because it came the champions created few openings as their 100 Stoke added belief that they could record their first euros) cost more than Burnley have spent on straight at him. Then Tyler Blackett, who had percent winning start came to an unexpected end. top-flight win at City in 34 years. Indeed, five minutes transfer fees in their 132-year history, made a appeared to be adapting well, was caught after taking the lead, Stoke almost doubled the lively debut but went off after 69 minutes. out by Scott Arfield, who cut inside, only to Manchester City crashed to a shock 1- advantage with substitute Peter Odemwingie cross- Sean Dyche’s underdogs, who cost only MANCHESTER: Flowing move see his low shot deflected for a fruitless cor- 0 defeat against Stoke as Senegal striker Mame Biram After 11 minutes, Samir Nasri gathered a square ing from the right and Diouf missing the ball by a £5 million to assemble, nevertheless ner. matched their more illustrious opponents- Diouf stunned the Premier League champions yester- pass from Bacary Sagna and unleashed a snap-shot fraction as he slid into the six-yard area. Predictably, United were also bereft of cohesion in day. Manuel Pellegrini’s team were beaten on home which goalkeeper Asmir Begovic turned away from City’s response was frantic as substitutes Edin Dzeko who had lost 4-0 at third-tier Milton Keynes attack, with a lack of understanding Dons in the League Cup in mid-week-and turf for the first time in the league since February his goal smartly. But it was not until stoppage-time in and Jesus Navas came off the bench. between van Persie and Mata diluting their thanks to Diouf’s fine solo run and a poor piece of that first period that Stoke’s goal was threatened Dzeko threatened on a couple of occasions soon went closest to scoring. The visitors were for- threat, and their frustration boiled over tunate not to be trailing as early as the third goalkeeping from City’s Joe Hart in the second half at again in a flowing move that had been all too rare after his arrival and Aguero worked an opening for when Darren Fletcher was booked for tug- Eastlands. Diouf is a former Manchester United player from the hosts over the first 45 minutes. himself with a shot that deflected onto the arm of minute, when a free-kick conceded by Phil ging back Ings by his shirt. United, playing Jones on the edge of the area saw former who failed to make the grade at Old Trafford, but he Sergio Aguero slipped a pass through the area for Marc Wilson, although referee Lee Mason correctly towards the end where their supporters returned to Manchester in style, netting Stoke’s first the overlapping full-back Kolarov who sprinted to turned down the resulting penalty appeal. As City United midfielder Dave Jones strike the bar. stood, went close to taking the lead on 58 goal at City in seven visits in the Premier League era the by-line and pulled the ball back for Yaya Toure pressed, Stoke were presented with the occasional An error soon after from Jonny Evans, one of minutes when Rooney lobbed the ball into to give Potters boss Mark Hughes a sweet victory over whose shot, from the corner of the six-yard area, was opportunity on the counter-attack and Peter Crouch the main culprits for the defeat at MK Dons, the penalty area and Ben Mee half-cleared the club that sacked him in 2009. tipped over acrobatically by Begovic. Those half- headed down, and narrowly wide, from Phil forced United goalkeeper David de Gea to the danger with a header. The ball fell kindly The 26-year-old, brought to England by Alex chances aside, City failed to find the enterprising Bardsley’s 72nd minute cross, before the action improvise a save with his feet from the alert to van Persie, but the Dutchman’s drilled Ferguson in 2009 but limited to a handful of substi- football that has become such a feature of their returned to the other end with Toure’s shot wrong Danny Ings. shot was cleared off the line by Dean tute appearances in his time with United, collected a home performances in recent seasons, and helped footing Begovic but diverting just wide. To com- Di Maria showed the calibre of his pass- Marney. Two minutes later van Persie drifted headed clearance from a corner midway inside his contribute to six consecutive home wins against pound a miserable afternoon for the champions, ing with a fine ball from deep after 15 min- a header a foot over the bar as the visitors own half and set off towards the City goal. Showing Stoke in the Premier League by a combined 15-0 Toure was cautioned late on for simulation as he utes that found Robin van Persie racing into belatedly flexed their muscles. — AFP eye-catching pace, Diouf proved too quick for scoreline. It was a strangely lethargic display from attempted to win a penalty from Erik Pieters. — AFP Algeria to launch $262bn five-year investment plan

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PARIS: French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron (center ) welcomes German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel (left) yesterday in Paris before a meeting at the Bercy Economy Ministry. — AFP Worried EU leaders call summit on economy Greece looks to debt relief in EU-IMF talks BRUSSELS: European Union leaders are set to hold an relief to propel economic recovery. Prime Minister Antonis being billed as preparatory talks ahead of a formal review end of the year. Fearing protests at home, Athens had emergency summit on promoting growth and jobs on Oct Samaras’s government expects creditors-the so-called troi- of the country’s loans. Excruciating reforms carried out by requested that the troika talks be held on foreign soil, argu- 7 at the suggestion of Italy, according to a draft of a state- ka of the European Union, European Central Bank and the Samaras’ conservative government seem to be paying off, ing that that the negotiations-which drag on for months- ment to be issued after an EU summit yesterday. International Monetary Fund-to reward Greece’s recent at least according to macroeconomic indicators, for Greece. damage economic sentiment in the country. Previous drafts before weak euro-zone economic data in reform achievements with a concrete pledge to reduce Last year it registered a primary surplus, and in April Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis argued in a Friday the past few days made no mention of the economic situa- payments on its massive debt. made its first medium-term bond sale since the start of the interview that the country’s reforms could be better man- tion. In contrast the latest document read: “In recent weeks Greek crisis in 2010. Greece also expects to exit a painful aged with the troika “in the background”. “I think it will be economic data have confirmed that the recovery, particu- Longer maturities eyed six-year recession this year with economic confidence done in a more efficient way in the future, precisely larly in the euro area, is weak, inflation exceptionally low Despite a major reduction in 2012, Europe’s statistics improving after four years of austerity reforms. Samaras because the troika is not right on our neck,” he told the and unemployment unacceptably high.” As a result there agency Eurostat estimates the country’s debt in 2013 hopes the troika review, which runs through Thursday, will New York Times. “They’ll be staying in the background.” would be a summit, hosted by Italian Prime Minister Matteo exceeded 318 billion euros ($420 billion), or 175.1 percent approve a number of tax breaks, as his government is suf- He added that another bond issue, the third this year, Renzi on Oct 7, that would focus on “employment, especial- of economic output, up from 304 billion, or 157.2 percent, fering in opinion polls and early elections are likely to be would take place in coming weeks. Since 2010 Athens has ly youth employment, investment and growth”. A “dedicat- a year earlier. Much of the debt is held by European institu- held when President Carolos Papoulias’ term ends in been granted more than 240 billion euros in credit by the ed Euro Summit” would also be held in the autumn. tions, and Greece says alleviation could come through low- February. European Union and International Monetary Fund. Meanwhile, a delegation of senior Greek ministers er interest rates or longer maturities. In turn, his ministers are expected to be quizzed by That came in exchange for strict reforms which, howev- heads into meetings in Paris with EU-IMF creditors on In Paris, Greece’s ministers of finance, development, auditors on the slow pace of state privatization, and a con- er, have curbed consumer spending and driven unemploy- Tuesday hoping to win a direly-needed new round of debt labor, justice and administrative reform will attend what is tested layoff plan affecting 6,500 public sector jobs by the ment to one of the highest levels in Europe. — Agencies

India economy on mend, IMF board expresses will hit deficit goal: Jaitley confidence in Lagarde WASHINGTON: The executive board that the only remaining allegation “is NEW DELHI: India’s fastest growth in over two grapples with already bad fuel shortages. The of the International Monetary Fund that I was not sufficiently vigilant.” She years shows the economy is recovering, Finance court will hold a hearing tomorrow to consider expressed confidence Friday in IMF said she was returning to Washington Minister Arun Jaitley said yesterday, adding the what to do with the 218 coal licences awarded to Managing Director Christine Lagarde and her work at the IMF. robust expansion would help the government companies over the past two decades to fuel their after receiving a briefing on a French Under French law, the action to put meet its ambitious fiscal deficit target. India’s steel, manufacturing and other plants that it has corruption probe Lagarde under offi- economy grew by a forecast-beating 5.7 percent pronounced illegal. in which Lagarde cial investigation is in the first financial quarter, its best pace since ear- The court ruling last Monday “moves the system is being investigat- equivalent to a pre- ly 2012, according to official data Friday, as the toward fairer allocation of resources,” Jaitley told ed. In a brief state- liminary charge, election win of the Bharatiya Janata Party in May reporters. But he added, “We cannot allow the fate ment, the 24- which means there spurred business confidence. of these coal blocks to hang in mid-air. They need The right-wing government’s moves to acceler- to be utilised.” Analysts have warned prolonged member board is reason to suspect ate bureaucratic decision-making and make it eas- uncertainty could be disastrous for the already said it continues to an infraction. ier to do business are already paying dividends, struggling energy sector and lead to fuel shortages have “confidence Investigating Jaitley said. “With the long-term impact of all at manufacturing and power plants and more elec- in the managing judges can later these new initiatives setting in, I’m sure the impact tricity blackouts. India relies on coal to generate director’s ability to decide to drop the in coming (financial) quarters will be much larger,” nearly two-thirds of its electricity. The court said in effectively carry case or issue a for- Jaitley told reporters in New Delhi. India’s econo- its ruling there were “legal flaws” in the transparen- out her duties.” mal charge and my posted two years of sub-five percent growth, cy of the coal block awards. It said it might set up a Lagarde called send the matter to staggering under high interest rates to curb stub- panel of retired judges to investigate the matter the investigation trial. In its state- born inflation, a weaker global economic back- further. The ruling stems from a 2012 charge by the “without basis” ment, the IMF drop and a fall in foreign investment as corruption national auditor that the government underpriced after answering board said, “It scandals embroiled the previous Congress gov- coal mines and giving away as much as $33 billion questions before would not be ernment. in windfall gains to companies. magistrates in appropriate to com- The performance marked India’s longest slow- Paris on ment on a case that down in a quarter-century. But Jaitley forecast Power woes Wednesday. She has been and is cur- growth this financial year to March 2015 would In 2012, when the previous Congress govern- and her former rently before the pick up to 5.7-5.9 percent, despite weak annual ment was in power, the Supreme Court cancelled monsoon rains that are vital to the farm sector, NEW DELHI: Indian Finance Minister Arun 122 telecommunications licences sold at below- chief of staff are IMF chief Christine†Lagarde French judiciary.” But after the economy grew by 4.7 percent last year. Jaitley gestures as he talks at a press confer- market prices, causing upheaval in the fast-grow- facing questions the statement said Some economists say six-percent-plus growth ence in New Delhi yesterday. —AFP ing cellular industry. India has one of the world’s about their role in an arbitration ruling the board wanted to express its con- may be achievable this year in light of the quarter- high government subsidy spending make the biggest proven reserves of coal but disarray in the that handed 400 million euros ($531 tinued confidence in Lagarde’s abilities ly figures after earlier forecasting around five-to- goal tough to achieve. But stronger growth makes sector means demand outstrips supply. Lack of million) to French businessman to carry out her duties. 5.5 percent expansion. it easier for the government to realize its promise power is a drag on economic growth with the Bernard Tapie. The 24-member executive board is Economists say India needs at least eight to of slimming the budget deficit-the gap between peak-hour deficit-the gap between supply and Tapie had sued French bank Credit responsible for the day-to-day opera- nine percent growth to create jobs for its balloon- spending and revenues to a seven-year low. demand at 12 percent. Lyonnais for its handling of the sale of tions of the IMF. It represents the 188 ing youth population. Jaitley also said he was far “With the first-quarter (growth) results, it (the The National Thermal Power Corp, India’s his majority stake in sportswear com- nations that are members of the inter- more confident of reaching a fiscal deficit target deficit goal) is something that’s certainly achiev- biggest utility company, already warned before pany Adidas in the mid-1990s. In her national lending organization. The for this financial year of 4.1 percent of gross able,” Jaitley said. the ruling supplies at many power plants were statement Wednesday, Lagarde said largest economies, such as the United domestic product from 4.5 percent the previous severely depleted. Analysts say failure to over- that after three years of proceedings States, have their own board seat, year. Coal blocks dispute come India’s power woes could scupper hopes and dozens of hours of questioning, while smaller countries are represent- The deficit target inherited from the Congress India’s Supreme Court needs to decide fast on of new Prime Minister Narendra Modi of engi- the court had found no evidence that ed by directors who speak for a group government had been called a poison chalice by the fate of nearly 220 coal blocks it has declared neering a strong revival of Asia’s third-largest she had done anything wrong and of countries. — AP some economists with weak tax revenues and illegal, the Finance Minister said, as the nation economy. — AFP BUSINESS SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014

Bayt.com weekly report Five tips to manage introverts effectively wo types of personalities commonly classify human beings: introverts and extroverts. TNaturally, you would have both types of employees in your office. It’s really easy to spot an extrovert; they’re almost always the center of attention, consistently thriving on the attention they receive. Introverts, on the other hand, are the exact opposite. Interacting with people for a prolonged period of time is quite draining for them. They tend to withdraw for a while to re-energize, absorbed in contemplation and introspection. They might come off as being unfriendly or rude, but in reality, they just prefer to work alone. It’s a common misconception that extroverts are better at working than introverts. The trick is to manage introverts effectively to attain the best results. Here are five tips from the HR experts at Bayt.com, the Middle East’s #1 job site, to help you do it:

1. Start from the hiring process As an employer, it’s important for you to recog- nize introverted and extroverted employees. If the job role requires extroverts then don’t hire an introvert, and vice versa. Fitting the correct type of people in various job roles is pivotal for your com- pany’s success.

2. Use flexible workspaces Introverts are not too big on being surrounded by people. Keeping them away from a buzzing HONG KONG: An office building is seen in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong yesterday. The southern Chinese city lowered its annual economic forecast on office environment would be ideal. They may have a August 15 after growth slowed to 1.8 percent year-on-year in the second quarter. —AFP good reason to do so as, according to 18 percent of respondents in the Bayt.com ‘Distractions at Work in the MENA’ poll (December 2013), colleagues are their top distraction at work. In an open space office Algeria to launch $262bn though, this may not be possible as everyone sits together. Certain departments of the office, howev- er, are quieter than others. The IT or Finance depart- ments, for example, are usually quieter than other five-year investment plan areas in the office. You could think of shifting intro- verted employees to these departments.

3. Try rewarding and criticizing them in private Algiers to reduce reliance on oil and gas Introverts tend to be extremely sensitive in pub- lic settings. They could curl up and recoil if ALGIERS: Algeria will launch a new five-year stagnation. Projects to be included in the With $200 billion in reserves, government 2010-2014 plan worth $286 billion to com- acknowledged in the presence of people. Often, investment plan worth $262 billion to boost 2015-2019 plan will be finalized before the spending on social programs, credits and plete projects already underway and launch since introverts tend to introspect a lot, they ana- domestic production and move its economy end of this year, said an official statement fol- housing helped ease any unrest, but reforms new ones. But the outcome of those plans lyze their own behavior fervently and tend to over- away from reliance on oil and gas, the gov- lowing a cabinet meeting chaired by have stalled due mainly to bureaucracy and was apparently disappointing, and think when they’re praised or blamed in front of ernment said. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika late Tuesday. restrictions on foreign investments despite Bouteflika earlier this year ordered the anyone. So always make sure to take them aside to The OPEC member North African country The new step is intended to “develop a promises to open up the economy. The ailing involvement of private businessmen in draft- discuss matters related to their work, or simply has been spending heavily on social pro- productive and diversified economy”, it said, Bouteflika, 77, who is serving a fourth five- ing any new scheme. adopt written forms of communication such as grams and infrastructures to avert unrests without giving details. Algeria, a major gas year term, had launched a $200 billion “We want to draw lessons, improve its and diversify the oil-reliant economy. But supplier to Europe, depends on oil and gas investment plan for the 2005-2009 period to impact on the local and human develop- email or chat. analysts say previous investment plans have for about 97 percent of its export earnings build infrastructure including a 1,200-km ment, as well as on the development of a had little impact due to a slow pace of reform and spends over $50 billion per year on (750 mile) motorway, water desalination productive and competitive economy in all 4. Let them own a part of the group work that has limited foreign and private investors’ goods imports including food and pharma- plants and thousands of state-subsidized sectors,” he said, referring to the 2015-2019 Teamwork is extremely important for the involvement in bringing the economy out of ceutical products. housing units. That was followed with a plan. —Reuters growth of any organization. Introverts often prefer to work alone, but their contribution is vital for the success of the team. A solution would be to place China cuts executive Panasonic, Tata tie up in water treatment an introverted employee in a role that doesn’t require constant interaction with other team mem- salaries at state firms TOKYO: Japan’s Panasonic will devel- er the cost to less than 100 yen ($0.95) ages of drinking water in the region, op a water purification system togeth- per ton of water, Nikkei said. the report said. bers. Once they feel that they have ownership of a BEIJING: China’s top leaders decided to cut salaries and restrict er with India’s Tata Group, tapping Tata, strong in the automotive and Japanese water treatment firm project and can work independently, they will give expense accounts and other perks of executives at state-owned enter- into a fast-growing market in Asia, a steelmaking sectors, will offer its Metawater has been entrusted with it their best shot. prises (SOEs), official media reported, as they pursue a crackdown on media report said yesterday. The elec- expertise and business networks in re- the task of updating facilities for corruption and extravagance. The decision was taken at a meeting of tronics giant has developed a proto- examining design and procuring Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Water 5. Let them be themselves top leaders of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and chaired type of a device that will detoxify materials locally, the report added. Supply Authority, Nikkei said. In Most importantly, don’t insist that an introvert by party General Secretary Xi Jinping, the state-run Xinhua news harmful substances in groundwater, The two partners are aiming to China, Japanese shipbuilder Hitachi should change. It’s not advisable to make them agency said. “The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee making it potentially safe to drink, the commercialize the system by March Zosen is developing low-cost sewage approved plans to reform the system that determines centrally admin- talk when they aren’t really talkative at all, or brain- Japanese economic daily Nikkei said. 2019, Nikkei said. The value of water treatment systems for municipalities, storm loudly in a group when it isn’t their thing. istered SOE executives’ salaries and the size of their expense accounts The system, which is compact related businesses in Asia and using a technology that breaks down Don’t make them feel that being silent is a mistake. and other privileges,” Xinhua said. Citing a Political Bureau statement, enough be carried in a small truck, Oceania is projected to reach $90 bil- nitrogen with microbes, the daily Xinhua said that “excessive salaries will be cut to reasonable levels”. has been designed to serve small rural lion in 2020, tripling in a decade and added. Have one-on-one discussions with them about Xinhua provided no exact amounts, however, China’s respected communities in India where water- topping Europe as the largest regional While European and US companies their ideas and opinions. 17.6 percent of respon- Caijing business magazine reported earlier that authorities had start- supply infrastructure is underdevel- market, the daily said citing a private like Veolia Environment, Suez dents in the Bayt.com ‘Employee Retention in the ed soliciting public opinions on a draft rule to cut SOE executive oped, the report said. The prototype think-tank. Environment and General Electric are MENA Workplace’ poll, February 2013, feel that salaries to around 30 percent of current levels with annual pay produces three tons of drinking water Nearly 80 percent of the demand leaders in the business of building and good manager-employee relationship is the most capped at 600,000 yuan ($97,000). The Political Bureau statement per day — enough to supply 20 will be related to water supply and managing water plants, Japanese important factor for employee retention. Ask them called on SOEs to improve corporate ethics, stressing that executive- households of average size. sewage treatment as rapid popula- players are working to strengthen employee income disparities as well as salaries across various indus- if they have any problems or feel left out. This will Panasonic, which regards water purifi- tion growth and industrialization in their presence in Asia by capitalizing prove to be extremely beneficial for both of you! tries should be kept at what the Xinhua report described as “an cation technology as a pillar of its new India, China and other emerging on unique competitive technologies in appropriate level”. —AFP operations, and Tata will work to low- economies are causing severe short- water purification, Nikkei said. —AFP EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Syrian Pound 2.860 Sierra Leone 0.000062 0.000068 Nepalese Rupees 3.895 Singapore Dollar 0.224786 0.230785 South African Rand 0.020670 0.029170 ASIAN COUNTRIES Malaysian Ringgit 91.005 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Chinese Yuan Renminbi 46.750 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001901 0.002481 Japanese Yen 2.741 Australian Dollar 243.04 240.04 Indian Rupees 4.712 Thai Bhat 9.910 Taiwan 0.009422 0.009602 Canadian Dollar 266.74 267.74 Turkish Lira 131.285 Thai Baht 0.008620 0.009170 Pakistani Rupees 2.822 Swiss Franc 316.40 314.40 Srilankan Rupees 2.187 Euro 378.88 379.88 Nepali Rupees 2.958 Arab US Dollar 284.65 287.65 Bahraini Dinar 0.750174 0.758174 Singapore Dollar 229.950 Sterling Pound 476.10 479.10 Bahrain Exchange Company Hongkong Dollar 36.806 Egyptian Pound 0.037487 0.040587 Japanese Yen 2.79 2.81 Bangladesh Taka 3.678 Iranian Riyal 0.000079 0.000080 Bangladesh Taka 3.678 3.944 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Philippine Peso 6.536 Iraqi Dinar 0.000181 0.000241 Indian Rupee 4.711 5.011 Europe Thai Baht 8.944 Jordanian Dinar 0.398207 0.405707 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.186 2.621 Belgian Franc 0.007417 0.008417 Irani Riyal transfer 0.271 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.0000000 1.0000000 Nepali Rupee 2.942 3.477 British Pound 0.466495 0.475495 Irani Riyal cash 0.273 Lebanese Pound 0.000138 0.000238 Pakistani Rupee 2.796 2.790 Czech Korune 0.005477 0.017477 UAE Dirhams 77.57 77.03 Danish Krone 0.046196 0.051196 Moroccan Dirhams 0.023043 0.047043 GCC COUNTRIES Nigerian Naira 0.001154 .001789 Saudi Riyal 76.097 Bahraini Dinar 757.62 759.69 Euro 0.368927 0.376927 Egyptian Pound 39.81 40.41 Norwegian Krone 0.041925 0.047125 Omani Riyal 0.734879 0.740559 Qatari Riyal 78.408 Qatar Riyal 0.077641 0.078854 Omani Riyal 741.290 Jordanian Dinar 405.12 410.77 Romanian Leu 0.084902 0.084902 Saudi Riyal 0.075430 0.076130 Bahraini Dinar 757.940 Omani Riyal 740.27 747.57 Slovakia 0.008210 0.018210 UAE Dirham 77.714 Qatari Riyal 78.60 79.15 Swedish Krona 0.036706 0.041706 Syrian Pound 0.001770 0.001990 Saudi Riyal 76.04 76.44 Swiss Franc 0.303967 0.314167 Tunisian Dinar 0.161404 0.169404 ARAB COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 0.131722 0.138722 Turkish Lira 0.131722 0.138722 Egyptian Pound - Cash 41.400 UAE Dirhams 0.076681 0.077830 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.810 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Australasia Yemeni Riyal 0.001287 0.001367 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.332 Australian Dollar 0.257884 0.269384 New Zealand Dollar 0.231941 0.241441 Tunisian Dinar 164.980 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Jordanian Dinar 402.980 America Al Mulla Exchange US Dollar 285.000 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.914 Canadian Dollar 0.256679 0.265179 Canadian Dollar 263.455 Syrian Lira 2.034 US Dollars 0.281150 0.285850 Sterling Pound 473.415 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Morocco Dirham 33.958 US Dollars Mint 0.281650 0.285850 Euro 379.460 US Dollar 284.800 Swiss Frank 312.305 Euro 378.050 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Asia Bahrain Dinar 758.565 Pound Sterlng 474.650 US Dollar Transfer 285.250 Bangladesh Taka 0.003306 0.003906 UAE Dirhams 78.020 Euro 377.390 Chinese Yuan 0.044919 0.048419 Canadian Dollar 263.500 Qatari Riyals 79.160 Sterling Pound 475.800 Hong Kong Dollar 0.034716 0.037466 Indian Rupee 4.721 Saudi Riyals 76.265 Canadian dollar 264.120 Indian Rupee 0.004509 0.004910 Egyptian Pound 39.810 Jordanian Dinar 402.555 Turkish lira 131.860 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.186 Egyptian Pound 39.805 Swiss Franc 313.460 Japanese Yen 0.002654 0.002834 Bangladesh Taka 3.675 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.190 Australian Dollar 268.140 Kenyan Shilling 0.003219 0.003219 Philippines Peso 6.520 Indian Rupees 4.718 US Dollar Buying 284.050 Korean Won 0.000271 0.000286 Pakistan Rupee 2.795 Pakistani Rupees 2.815 Malaysian Ringgit 0.087202 0.093202 Bahraini Dinar 758.300 Bangladesh Taka 3.678 GOLD Nepalese Rupee 0.002942 0.003112 Philippines Pesso 6.511 UAE Dirham 77.575 20 Gram 245.000 Pakistan Rupee 0.002715 0.002995 Cyprus pound 700.020 Saudi Riyal 75.075 10 Gram 124.000 Philippine Peso 0.006416 0.006696 5 Gram 64.000 Japanese Yen 3.740 *Rates are subject to change BUSINESS SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014

KUWAIT: Al Mulla International Exchange officials and staff pose with theatre artistes from India after the inauguration KUWAIT: Indian actor and theater artiste Rajit Kapur inaugurates Premiere Lounge, launched by Al Mulla International of the Premier Lounge. — Photos by Joseph Shagra Exchange on Salem Al-Mubarak Street, Salmiya. Top Al Mulla Exchange officials and theatre artistes from India look on. Al Mulla Exchange opens Premiere Lounge in Salmiya Indian actor Rajit Kapur inaugurates new lounge

By Sajeev K Peter cater to the Al Mulla Exchange’s premier class Gairola also explained the process of selec- customers. We understand that there is a high- tion. “Customers are selected on the basis of KUWAIT: Al Mulla International Exchange added end segment of Al Mulla Exchange customers their remittance history. We identify them based another milestone to its list of accomplishments who would not prefer to queue up or stand in on the frequency of their high value remit- when it opened its second Premiere Lounge in lines. In order to address this concern, we came tances. The identified customers are then given Salmiya on Salem Al-Mubarak Street. At a glitter- up with this unique idea of Premiere Lounge an access card with their name printed on it. ing ceremony, internationally acclaimed Indian wherein the needs of our discerning customers Since this is a lounge by ‘invitation only’, the cus- actor and theater artiste Rajit Kapur inaugurated are attended to in their minutest detail,” said tomers who are entitled for the card will only be the lounge. Accompanying him were other Rajesh Gairola, Divisional General Manager of Al given access to the lounge,” he elaborated. actors and theatre artistes of repute from India Mulla Exchange, explaining the rationale behind Al Mulla Exchange launched its first Premiere such as Sohreb Adeshir, Anu Menon, Anand opening the lounge. Lounge in Qurain. The lounge has become a Tewari and Dilshad. “Adding to the comfort of a sit-down experi- great success with customers enjoying the privi- The Premiere Lounge is a revolutionary con- ence rather than standing in a queue are the leges and services being provided at the cept introduced by Al Mulla Exchange in order plush office atmosphere, excellent one-to-one lounge. “We have received excellent feedback to provide exceptional quality services to its interaction and also coffee or tea to sip accord- on the lounge in Qurain. We plan to open more creme de la creme customers in Kuwait. “The pri- ing to their preference while the transaction is such outlets across the country soon,” Gairola mary aim to open the Premiere Lounge is to being done,” he added. added. KUWAIT: Al Mulla Exchange staff members attend to the customers.

US consumers cut spending, Another exec at Chinese but confidence offers hope carmaker being probed BEIJING: China’s anti-graft watchdog Commission for Discipline Inspection, has said it is investigating a former sen- said it was investigating another former ior executive at FAW Group Corp. for and one current executive at the com- Savings rise to highest level since Dec 2012 corruption, the latest target in a widen- pany for “seriously violating the law”. ing probe against the company. Volkswagen’s luxury brand Audi and WASHINGTON: US consumer spending fell in July August, the highest level since July 2007, from State-owned FAW has a joint ven- other foreign brands like Daimler AG’s for the first time in six months, but confidence 81.8 in July, a separate report showed. ture with Volkswagen AG. The joint ven- Mercedes-Benz and Fiat SpA’s Chrysler among households hit a seven-year high in “We expect growth to remain on a firmer tra- Danish economy ture is one of the two car-making ven- have been under investigation in China August, suggesting the retrenchment would be jectory as improving economic fundamentals con- tures the German automaker has in over their pricing practices as Beijing temporary. tinue to reassert themselves,” said Gennadiy shrinks, exports China. An Dewu, FAW’s former deputy steps up enforcement of its anti- Another report on Friday showed a sharp accel- Goldberg, a US economist at TD Securities in New general manager, was investigated for monopoly laws. Earlier this month, the eration in factory activity in the Midwest this York. weak: Data “suspected serious violations of the National Development and Reform month, a further sign the economy remains on sol- In a third report, the Institute for Supply law”, the ruling Chinese Communist Commission (NDRC), China’s price regu- id ground. “The weakness in spending will quickly Management-Chicago said its barometer of COPENHAGEN: The Danish economy Party’s discipline watchdog said late on lator, said it would punish Audi and subside this fall as consumer confidence is sup- Midwest factory activity shot up to 64.3 this shrank by 0.3 percent in the second quar- Friday. Chrysler for monopoly practices. ported by record highs in the stock market, rising month from 52.6 in July. It was the biggest month- ter, official data showed on Friday, cast- The brief report did not give any It was not immediately clear if the housing prices and improving labor market condi- ly point gain since July 1983 and indicated contin- ing doubt on the government’s annual details of the investigation. In China, two probes were related. Separately, tions,” said Michael Woolfolk, global markets ued strength. US stocks, which hit record highs in growth forecast as demand from the term “serious violations of the law” the party’s corruption watchdog said strategist at BNY Mellon in New York. recent sessions, traded slightly higher, while the European trading partners declined. can be used to denote corruption. It late on Friday it is also investigating Consumer spending, which accounts for more dollar firmed against a basket of currencies. Prices Analysts had expected economic output was not possible to contact An or any Ren Runhou, the vice governor of than two-thirds of US economic activity dipped for US Treasury debt were little changed. to grow slightly after consumer confi- of his representatives. Officials at FAW northern Shanxi province, for “suspect- 0.1 percent last month after rising 0.4 percent in could not be reached for comment. Li ed serious violations of the law”. Ren is June, the Commerce Department said. Savings improve dence this month reached levels not Pengcheng, a spokesman for FAW- the latest target amid an intensifying Economists had expected a 0.2 percent gain. Consumer spending has been sluggish as seen since 2007, just before Denmark When adjusted for inflation, it fell 0.2 percent. households have opted to save extra money from was hit by a burst housing bubble. The Volkswagen, said he “does not know” crackdown on graft in the province. Spending was weighed down in part by a steady income gains. Income rose for a seventh gross domestic product rose by 0.6 per- anything about the investigation and President Xi Jinping has said endem- decline in automobile purchases and a weather- straight month in July, while savings hit their high- cent in the first quarter of this year but referred all queries to FAW. ic corruption threatens the Communist related drop in demand for utilities. The weakness est level since December 2012. High savings, com- the data in that period was skewed by The investigation into An was Party’s very survival and has vowed to in spending prompted some economists to lower bined with declining debt burdens, should put insurance companies’ payouts following announced several days after China’s go after high-flying “tigers” as well as their forecasts for third-quarter economic growth. consumers in better position to spend. two storms. corruption watchdog, the Central lowly “flies”. — Reuters Goldman Sachs cut is projection by two-tenths of “Consumers could be positioned to trim savings The second-quarter numbers reflect- a percentage point to a 3.1 percent annual rate. and tap credit to fuel stronger spending, although ed “a weak development of production Forecasting firm Macroeconomic Advisers cut its it remains to be seen,” said Jim Baird, chief invest- within industry, mining and the service forecast by a similar amount, taking it down to 2.9 ment officer at Plante Moran Financial Advisors in economy,” Statistics Denmark which pub- percent. Kalamazoo, Michigan. lished the figures, said. Exports fell by 1.6 The economy grew at a 4.2 percent annual rate Weak consumer spending left inflation muted percent, “the sharpest rate of contraction in the second quarter, with consumer spending in July, giving the Federal Reserve room to keep in five years,” Capital Economics’ advancing at a 2.5 percent rate. Despite the tem- overnight interest rates near zero for some time. European economist Jessica Hinds wrote pering of expectations, economists expect anoth- Consumer prices edged up 0.1 percent, the small- in a note to investors. “This suggested er relatively sturdy quarter given the rise in confi- est rise since February, the spending report dence, a strengthening labor market, and gains in showed. In the 12 months through July, it was up that the weak demand from key trading manufacturing and business spending. Housing just 1.6 percent. Excluding food and energy, prices partners in the euro-zone has weighed and government spending are also on the mend. also rose 0.1 percent, with the 12-month reading on exports,” she added. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s holding at 1.5 percent. The Fed targets inflation of Denmark is a member of the consumer sentiment index increased to 82.5 in 2 percent. — Reuters European Union, but not of the euro- zone. Nordea chief economist Helge Pedersen said the Danish government would have to revise its annual growth projection downwards. “2014 won’t be the turning point we had hoped for,” he wrote on Twitter. As recently as Tuesday the govern- ment reiterated its economic growth forecast of 1.4 percent this year. The cen- tre-left coalition presented a budget pro- posal this week which would raise deficit spending to the maximum permitted under EU rules, based on two percent’s growth next year, a prediction seen by many economists as overly optimistic. Finance minister Bjarne Corydon said a high level of public spending was needed to secure Denmark’s tentative recovery even though Friday’s numbers were disappointing. “When there is uncertainty in the world around us we can’t allow ourselves to step on the brakes,” he told daily Berlingske. Economic output in Germany, Denmark’s biggest trading partner, fell by 0.2 percent in the second quarter, attrib- uted to geopolitical tensions from the crises in Ukraine and the Middle East. Neighboring Sweden, another important MILWAUKEE: President Barack Obama greets supporters before speaking on the economy at export market, last week slashed its eco- the Milwaukee Laborfest in Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee. The last time President nomic growth forecast for 2014 to 1.9 Barack Obama came to Wisconsin to celebrate workers’ rights on Labor Day, there was barely a percent from 2.5 percent. — AFP hint of the turmoil that was to come just months later as public employees fought unsuccess- fully to retain their ability to collectively bargain. — AP SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 BUSINESS

KSE Price Index continues to post gains

BAYAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended last week with percent, and the KSX-15 12.06 percent growth. mixed performance. The Price Index closed at 7,403.83 points, up by 0.73 percent from the week before closing, the Sectors’ indices Weighted Index decreased by 0.70 percent after closing at Nine of KSE’s sectors ended last week in the green zone, 490.99 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 1,197.28 while the other three recorded declines. Last week’s highest points down by 1.30 percent. Furthermore, last week’s aver- gainer was the Technology sector, achieving 2.44 percent age daily turnover decreased by 0.05 percent, compared to growth rate as its index closed at 990.11 points. Whereas, in the preceding week, reaching KD 21.71 million, whereas the second place, the Real Estate sector’s index closed at trading volume average was 242.23 million shares, recording 1,269.14 points recording 1.83 percent increase. The Oil & an increase of 7.02 percent. Gas sector came in third as its index achieved 1.52 percent The stock market concluded the weekly activity with growth, ending the week at 1,272.82 points. mixed closings to its three indices, where the Price Index On the other hand, the Banking sector headed the losers continued realizing gains for the ninth consecutive week, list as its index declined by 1.03 percent to end the week’s whilst both the Weighted and KSX-15 indices couldn’t con- activity at 1,117.15 points. The Industrial sector was second tinue the rise, and recorded different losses by the end of on the losers’ list, which index declined by 0.27 percent, clos- the week. ing at 1,163.62 points, followed by the Telecommunications The Price Index received support from the purchasing sector, as its index closed at 768.63 points at a loss of 0.24 operations that concentrated on the small-cap stocks, which percent. pushed it to record its highest level since more than three months, in addition to the return of the speculative activity Sectors’ activity to control over the stock market trading activity, which The Financial services sector dominated total trade volume focused mainly on the small-cap stocks as well, especially in during last week with 591.207 million shares changing hands, the Financial Sector and Real Estate Sector, as both absorbed representing 48.81 percent of the total market trading volume. most of the liquidity bumped into the market during last The Real Estate sector was second in terms of trading volume week. as the sector’s traded shares were 25.01 percent of last week’s On the other hand, the stock market was subject to a nat- total trading volume, with a total of 302.95 million shares. ural profit collection operations during most of the week’s On the other hand, the Financials Services sector’s stocks sessions, concentrated on the large-cap stocks, especially were the highest traded in terms of value; with a turnover of that of previously realized good price gains during the latest KD 34.48 million or 31.76 percent of last week’s total market weeks, which negatively impacted the Weighted and KSX-15 trading value. The Real Estate sector took the second place as indices, to end the weekly trading in the red zone. the sector’s last week turnover was KD 24.52 million repre- For the annual performance, the price index ended last sented 22.58 percent of the total market trading value. — week recording 1.93 percent annual loss compared to its Prepared by the Studies & Research Department, Bayan closing in 2013, while the weighted index increased by 8.42 Investment Co.

Wall Street ends higher on strong run in August

NEW YORK: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index delivered The S&P 500 index finished up 6.63 points, or 0.3 per- its fourth record high in five days Friday, ending with cent, to 2,003.37. It closed above 2,000 for the first time the biggest monthly gain since February. on Tuesday and has gained 8.4 percent this year. The The milestone-crushing run capped a week when Dow Jones industrial average gained 18.88 points, or the S&P eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for the first time. 0.1 percent, to end at 17,098.45 on Friday, while the And the index ended August with a gain of 3.8 percent. Nasdaq composite added 22.58 points, or 0.5 percent, Months of solid job gains, strong company earnings to 4,580.27. Stocks rose broadly, with all 10 sectors in and a bevy of corporate deals contributed to the rally, the S&P 500 index higher for the day, led by utilities. The part of a bull market that’s been rumbling on for more gains marked the index’s best August since 2000. than five years. “It’s been a good August,” said Linda Duessel, senior The market appeared ready for a correction at the equity market strategist at Federated Investors. “I imag- end of July, but the downturn didn’t last long. For most ine it’s the end of the month and people closing their of August, stocks have managed to shake off geopoliti- books are saying ‘I better show I’m invested, we had a cal conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza and Iraq. brand-new high this week.’” “The market has a good underlying tone,” said Mike Nevertheless, some investors may grow hesitant next Levine, portfolio manager of Oppenheimer Equity month. September is widely considered the stock mar- Income Fund. “People feel like the economy is gaining ket’s worst. Since World War II, the S&P 500 index has some strength and the job market is getting better and ended the month with a loss half of the time. Recently, corporate earnings should be pretty good.” Even in a however, September has been good to investors. The quiet day of trading ahead of the Labor Day holiday, S&P 500 has turned in a September loss just twice in the stocks eked out a gain. last decade: in the depths of the financial crisis in 2008 The indexes opened higher, but eased soon after, as and following a fight over raising the government’s bor- investors got the news that consumer spending fell and rowing limit in 2011. NEW YORK: A sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange. — AP income growth slowed in July. Traders also had their eye Last year, investors saw an array of threats lined up on the conflict in Ukraine, as a group of European Union after Labor Day, including a fight over the federal OPEC. Benchmark US crude rose $1.41 to close at beat analysts’ estimates. Avago rose the most in the foreign ministers accused Russia of invading the eastern budget and a possible US attack on Syria. The result? $95.96 a barrel. Brent crude, a benchmark for interna- S&P 500 index and touched an all-time high. region of the country and said Moscow should be pun- The S&P 500 gained 3 percent in September. tional oils used by many US refineries, rose 73 cents to Splunk soared 19.1 percent after the data manage- ished with more economic sanctions. The markets Elsewhere in financial markets, bond prices were lit- close at $103.19. Wholesale gasoline rose 3 cents to ment software developer reported earnings late began to recoup some losses by midmorning, however, tle changed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note close at $2.783 a gallon. Natural gas rose 2.1 cents to Thursday that beat expectations. It also raised its full- when a gauge of consumer sentiment showed greater held at 2.34 percent. In metals trading, gold slipped $3 close at $4.065 per 1,000 cubic feet. year profit and revenue estimates. The stock gained optimism in August, particularly among higher-income to $1,287.40 an ounce, silver fell 14 cents to $19.40 an $8.64 to $53.93. groups. Some better-than-expected company earnings ounce and copper rose a penny to $3.14 a pound. — Big moves Tesla Motors and a state-owned Chinese phone car- also lifted stocks. Overall, the indexes wavered between AP Avago Technologies, which makes semiconductors rier announced plans Friday to build 400 charging sta- small gains and losses throughout the afternoon. “We’re The price of oil rose for the fourth day in a row on used in smartphones, computer servers and other tions for electric cars in a bid to promote adoption of seeing a listless, pre-holiday market,” said Drew Wilson, concerns about the escalating tensions between devices surged $5.73, or 7.5 percent, to $82.09. The big the technology in China. Tesla increased $5.84, or 2.2 an investment analyst at Fenimore Asset Management. Ukraine and Russia, the biggest oil exporter outside of gain came after the company reported earnings that percent, to $269.70. — AP BUSINESS SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 New CMA board faces uphill task

AL-SHALL WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT

KUWAIT: Finally and after severe pains and violent lenge is the no hesitation or fear from reviewing bers -three out of five- is good, and the new presi- our vision in analyzing the present situation and facilities to the real estate sector amounted to war the new formation of CMA board of directors the entire experience. The code of governance dent is one of the six members who was previously what could be done to support the market in the about KD 7.888 billion, or 26.1 percent of the total, of the CMA’s commissioners was born. The chair- deserves review and so do the authority’s slow appointed with the nine commissioners. This pro- future. (about KD 7.661 billion in the end of March 2014). man of the new board was one of three commis- procedures. Poor communication is a third short- vides them with no excuse as four out of the five Previously and until today, the performance of An amount of about KD 2.828 billion, about 9.4 sioners appointed by the government in the first coming, and the flaws of indexes should be commissioners have adequate experience. Thanks Kuwait Stock Exchange was not the worst though percent, went for trade sector (KD 2.862 billion in board of commissioners before it sued them. This addressed. The third challenge is controlling are due to the former chairman and his deputy; it was weak, with many justifications for that. the end of March 2014). About KD 1.925 billion time it ignored the causes of the complaint. We do appointments in the CMA’s positions which should they worked under unhealthy environment associ- Some are inherent in it but most of them are gen- went for the construction sector, 6.4 percent, (KD not know whether the new setup came by accord be based on professional criteria. Perhaps one of ating the preparation of the authority law and its eral negative variables; some are local and others 1.925 billion in the end of March 2014), KD 1.792 or the battle will continue though we hope to the main temptations of the politicians’ interven- set up. Despite working on two fronts, i.e. the are global and regional. On the market level, we billion went for industry sector, 5.9 percent, (KD relieve the CMA of political or interest conflict tion is the loose recruitment policy both qualita- foundation from within and countering external stated that Kuwait is an among the exception 1.828 billion in the end of March 2014), and about because its stability and independence are of vital tively and quantitatively. The fourth challenge is attacks, the authority’s performance improved states because the government did not exert gen- KD 1.518 billion, about 5 percent, (about KD 1.518 necessity to its success. the continued research related to making the lately, both in controlling trading and in its rapid uine effort to reduce the unnecessary costs on list- billion in the end of March 2014), went to the non- There are several challenges before the new authority connect its work with the development response to criticism. This performance could have ed companies -the banking sector is an exception- bank financial institutions. board. The first challenge for the new board of plan, with its implication of superior professional been better had the authority been given a better due to the global financial crisis and the Arab The bulletin also stated that total deposits at commissioners to face is the intentions of amend- daily performance compared with its regional law and stability for a relatively longer period. We Spring crises. Therefore, the dead companies min- local banks scored about KD 37.697 billion, repre- ing the authority’s law. If the formation came by rivals, and promoting its role in raising funds and hope this will be achieved by the new board of gled with living ones in its market until even the senting about 68.7 percent of total liabilities of accord, the political dose when the amendments employing them in financing the country’s need commissioners. healthy ones were affected. In some activity cases, local banks, a slight rise by about KD 189.2 million are discussed will decline; but if it came to assert for superior and specialized jobs. liquidity is concentrated on most of the dead thus over its amount in the end of March 2014, a quar- fete accompli then the political dose and disagree- Finally, Kuwait Stock Exchange is undergoing Kuwait Stock Exchange increasing investment risks in the market when terly growth rate of about 0.5 percent. About KD ment will be high. But as long as there is enough transformation, which is a critical transitory phase; We occasionally try to answer questions which trading activity is directed to practicing the dan- 32.412 billion -86 percent- of these deposits in time between the beginning of September and the authority should ensure making transition we receive. One of the recurrent questions raised gerous musical chairs game. The market also lacks their comprehensive definition, ie including major the end of October, i.e. the beginning of the new smooth so as not to affect the performance of the recently was a question on understanding the per- its maker; the funds or government portfolios are financial institutions like the Public Institution of session of the national assembly, we believe that stock exchange because stability during the transi- formance of the Stock Exchange market in the late governed by the sensitivity of accusation with bias Social Securities -does not include the the new, old and other commissioners should tory period is a main goal. period; the answer might help in understanding its or benefiting. It is controlled by inhibiting bureau- Government- belong to clients of the private sec- exert efforts to formulate professional proposals We do not want to offer an early comment on likely future path. As we have no definite opinion cracy in formatting its criteria and selecting its tor. About KD 29.368 billion thereof, 90.6 percent, for amending the law and its by-law representing the new set up, but it is important to emphasize and as we do not recommend taking our or others directors. Its intervention decision is too slow. If we went to private sector clients in KD and the equiv- the epitome of their experience. The second chal- that retaining the majority of the old Board mem- forecasts as conclusive, we would like only to offer exclude groups’ private sector funds -their deci- alent of KD 3.044 billion was in foreign currency, to sions are not necessarily professional- market mak- private sector clients, too. ers companies, both private and professional, As for the average interest rate on customer which provide its minimum required liquidity are time deposits, in both the Kuwaiti dinar and the quite non-existent. dollar, vis-a-vis the end of March 2014 the bulletin General negative effects which double the neg- stated that it continued its very slight drop on the ative impact of the justifications relevant to the dollar deposits, except for one month deposits, domestic market are mixed up. The global financial and continued its slight rise on the KD deposits, crisis has not got rid of the subsequent tremors. except for one month deposits. Nevertheless, the The Ukraine crisis feeds those tremors; the region difference in the average interest rates on cus- is rocked by geopolitical events and their grave tomers’ time deposits is still in favor of the Kuwaiti events affected Kuwait’s neighborhood, ie Iraq. On dinar in the end of the two periods. It reached the local level, political congestion is mounting, about 0.437 point for 1-month deposits, about with adopted measures which feed that conges- 0.506 point for 3-month deposits, about 0.590 tion. There is a failing development plan and a new point for 6-month deposits, and about 0.577 point one doomed to fail. There is continuous attack on for 12-month deposits. the stock market’s authorities, i.e. the stock The difference in the end of March 2014 was exchange and CMA, governed by neither profes- about 0.439 point for 1-month deposits, about sionalism nor observance of the need for the sta- 0.499 point for 3-month deposits, about 0.574 bility of those institutions. This has been associat- point for 6-month deposits, and about 0.562 point ed with the Authority since the drafting of its law for 12-month deposits. This means the differences and until its late amendment last July. It will not remained almost close. The monthly average cease by naming the new commissioners team. exchange rate for the Kuwaiti dinar against the US In future, we believe in the importance of mon- dollar was about 281.957 Kuwaiti fils for each one itoring some indicators which, if achieved, could US dollar, up slightly by 0.22 percent, in compari- reform the market conditions. The first is the suc- son with 281.340 fils per one dollar for the month- cess of the new setup of the board of commission- ly average for March 2014. ers in building a barrier between those institutions and the over whelming political and interests pas- KIB financial results sion; but that will not occur unless the decision- Kuwait International Bank (KIB) announced making authorities are convinced that there is no results of its operations for the first half of the cur- hope in realizing the transition to a financial center rent year, which indicate the bank achieved net without respect for its governing institutions, i.e. profits after deducting taxes in the amount of KD the central bank of Kuwait and the capital markets 8.9 million, up by KD 2.9 million or by 48.7 percent, authority. vis-a-vis KD 6 million in the same period 2013. This The second indicator is the market institutions’ increase is partly due to the decrease in total pro- dedication to deepening and upgrading their level visions by 28.7 percent, or by KD 2.9 million, to KD to be similar to those in the emerging markets, not 7.3 million (KD 10.3 million in the same period to attract foreign capital to it but to direct the sur- 2013). plus domestic funds, which are abundant, for safe Total operations incomes increased by KD 1.6 investment therein. The third indicator to be moni- million to KD 28.8 million (KD 27.2 million in the tored is whether market liquidity is healthy or not. same period 2013) due to the increase in the item It lies in the balance between demand and supply of net fees and commissions by KD 948 thousand and it can be partially achieved by reducing the to KD 4.2 million (KD 3.3 million in the same period supply of shares. We note for example that 79.6 2013). Likewise, item of net financing incomes percent of market liquidity in the first seven increased by KD 561 thousand to KD 21.4 million months of this year went to 44 companies, or (KD 20.9 million in June 2013). While the bank sus- about 22.7 percent of the total listed companies tained KD 233,000 loss from the item of share of (194) -vis-a-vis 167 companies in the Saudi market, results from associate company compared with 43 in Qatar market, 54 companies for Dubai and 66 the first half of 2013. Total operations expenditures companies for Abu Dhabi-. The remainder, 77.3 increased by KD 1.5 million to KD 12.1 million (KD percent, of the listed companies captured only 10.6 million in the first half of 2013). 20.4 percent of market liquidity. And the scarcity of Item of general and administrative expense liquidity the majority of listed companies more increased by KD 1.4 million and scored KD 4.1 mil- clearer, if the company merely 101 or about 52.1 lion (KD 2.7 million in the first half of last year). percent on the number of listed companies at Item of staff costs and depreciations item about only 3.8 percent of the volume of liquidity. increased by KD 133 thousand and scored KD 8 We believe in the importance of encouraging non- million (KD 7.9 million in the same period last liquid companies to exit the market. year). This explains the rise in the net profit margin The last indicator is monitoring the market liq- which scored 34.3 percent (24.6 percent in the uidity from the demand side. If we assume that same period 2013). Morgan Stanley standard for minimum liquidity is The bank’s financial statements indicate that acceptable, ie 20 percent turnover average per the bank’s total assets increased by KD 102.1 mil- company, the market needs annual liquidity by lion or by 6.8 percent to KD 1.606 billion (KD 1.503 about KD 6.356 billion which is equal to 20 percent billion in the end of 2013). Total assets increased of the -market capital value- of the listed compa- by KD 223.7 million, 16.2 percent, when compared nies as of the end of July 2014. Assuming 254 trad- with the same period of 2013 when they scored ing days in the year, the market needs KD 25 mil- KD 1.382 billion. Item of financing receivable lion as average for the daily trading value as the increased by KD 61 million, 6.2 percent, to KD minimum level to move in a sustained way accord- 1.041 billion (64.8 percent of total assets) versus ing to the performance of its companies and KD 979.8 million (65.2 percent of total assets) in increases with the rise in its market capital value. the end of 2013. It increased by 17 percent, KD This is close to what the market liquidity achieved 151.2 million, compared to KD 889.7 million (64.4 until the end of last July, ie KD 25.9 million for the percent of total assets) in the same period 2013. average daily trading, but it is inefficient due to its Item of dues from banks and other financial insti- extreme deviation towards only 20 percent of list- tutions increased by KD 41.6 million, 11.5 percent, ed companies. The positive effect is achieved by to KD 403.4 million (25.1 percent of total assets) fair distribution of that liquidity. versus KD 361.7 million (24.1 percent of total assets in the end of 2013). And it rose by 19.2 per- Financial and monetary statistics cent, KD 64.8 million, compared with KD 338.5 mil- In its monthly monetary statistics bulletin for lion (24.5 percent of total assets). Figures indicate June 2014, the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) stated that the bank’s liabilities (excluding of equities) on its website that the balance of the total public increased by KD 99 million, or by 7.8 percent, to KD debt instruments had increased by KD 10 million 1.375 billion versus KD 1.276 billion in the end of to KD 1.587 billion in the end of June 2014 (KD 2013. They increased by KD 209.6 million, or by 18 1.577 billion in the end of March 2014). The public percent, if compared with the total in the end of debt instruments comprise the treasury bonds, the first half of 2013. longer term, by a balance of KD 1.587 billion (KD Analysis of the financial statements calculated 1.577 billion in the end of March 2014), and the on annual basis indicates that all bank financial treasury bills with zero balance. The average inter- indexes scored increase compared with the same est rate on treasury bonds, for one year term was 1 period 2013. Return on average equities relative to percent, for a 2 year period 1.125 percent, and the bank shareholder index (ROE) increased to 7.9 3.125 percent for more than two years. Local banks percent (5.5 percent). Likewise, the return on aver- capture 98.1 percent of the total public debt age capital index (ROC) also increased to 17.2 per- instruments (about 98.6 percent in the end of cent (11.6 percent the same period last year). March 2014). Thus, total local public debt scored Return on average assets index (ROA) also about KD 1.587 billion, about 3.2 percent, of the increased to 1.1 percent (0.9 percent in the first size of the nominal gross domestic product (GDP) half 2013). EPS scored 9.5 fils (6.4 fils for the same for 2013 of about KD 49.863 billion. period 2013). Price multiplier to the earning (P/E) The CBK bulletin states that total credit facilities scored 31 times versus 46.7 times in the same peri- to residents offered from local banks scored about od last year 2013. Price multiplier to the book val- KD 30.237 billion, about 55.1 percent of the total ue (P/B) scored about 1.3 times (1.4 times in the assets of local banks, a rise by about KD 690.3 mil- same period last year). lion over their amount in the end of March 2014, a quarterly growth rate by about 2.3 percent. Total The weekly performance of KSE personal facilities scored about KD 11.933 billion, The performance of Kuwait Stock Exchange or 39.5 percent, of total credit facilities (about KD (KSE) for the last week was mixed, where the 11.609 billion in the end of March 2014), a growth indices of the trade value, the trade volume, and rate by 11.7 percent from June 2013 until June number of transactions show an increase, while 2014). Total value of installment loans there from the general index shows a decrease. AlShall Index scored about KD 7.512 billion, or 63 percent of (value weighted) closed at 500.3 points at the clos- total value of personal facilities. An amount of KD ing of last Thursday, showing an increase of about 2.910 billion there from, about 24.4 percent of the 6.2 points or about 1.2 percent, and an increase of total, went to the purchase of securities. Consumer 45.6 points or about 10 percent compared with loans amounted to about KD 1.178 billion. Credit the end of 2013. BUSINESS SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014

NREC records KD 8.2 million net profit for first 6 months

ABU DHABI: NREC (NRE) announced its six months tion of RTKL as lead architect for The Reem Mall and has revenue contribution. • Total assets increased by KD 10millionto reach KD consolidated financial results for the period ending announced that M squared is leading the leasing In Aqaba, NREC received its first cash dividend from 532.1 million in June 2014. 30th June 2014. Net Profit reached KD 8.2million and efforts. Both are leaders in their fields with respect to its subsidiary ANREPCO, and sees continued good • Bank debt was stable at KD 177.4 million. earning per share (EPS) 9.58fils; an increase of 22.4 per- shopping centers and are contributing greatly to the operating performance with options to expand. • Shareholders’ equity increased by KD 7.1 million to cent compared to 2013. Consolidated Group Income advancement of this project. reach KD 206.3 million in 2014. stands at KD 9.9 million and EBITDA is KD 10.7 million. In Egypt NREC is achieving strong sales with more Overview of financial performance “2013 was a very good year for NREC, and I am hap- than EGP 600M of sales in the first half of 2014. The for the first half of 2014 Outlook for the full year 2014 py to show that we are continuing to improve on that Egyptian consumers are very impressed with the “day NREC net profit reached KD 8.2 million, a 22.4 per- “NREC’s half-year results show good improvements in 2014. We are seeing sustainable growth in our rental one community” that NREC is offering in its Grand cent improvement from 2013. over last year. Our view is that NREC should continue to portfolio as well as increased revenue from our sales Heights development in 6th of October City near Cairo. • EPS improved from 7.83 fils to 9.58 fils. perform better during the remainder of 2014 in com- focused developments, it is a good balanced result,” NREC’s investment in Libya faces headwinds due to • Consolidated group income reached KD 9.9 million parison with 2013. We continue to focus our efforts to said NREC’s CEO, Sam Sidiqi. geopolitical challenges. In Libya performance contin- an improvement of 116.6 percent over the KD 4.6 increase cash flows from existing rental properties, to ues to be strong, but is under threat of renters leaving million achieved in 2013. Developments and investments manage risk across our portfolio and to drive our devel- the country due to security reasons. However, the com- • NREC’s EBITDA increased by 18.4 percent to reach opments systematically to deliver good return on In Abu Dhabi, NREC has announced the participa- pany doesn’t foresee any immediate adverse impact on KD 10.7 million. investment for our shareholders,” said Sidiqi. Kuwait residents can now hold flights Gulf Bank announces when booking with British Airways winners of KUWAIT: Anyone searching for the best airline seeing a great flight price but not being able to by IAG. It applies to reservations for all flights oper- deals from Kuwait to London, Europe or North book it straight away, either because you may need ated by British Airways, including code-sharing Al-Danah daily draws America will now be able to hold their British to get the time off work or check it’s ok with family flights, Iberia, Iberia Express, and Air Nostrum, Airways flight for up to 72 hours for as little as GBP 5 or friends - then coming back and finding there are including any combinations of flights of British KUWAIT: Gulf Bank held its Al-Danah draw for 2014 in September. or approximately KD2.3 through ba.com. no seats left or the price has changed. Airways and Iberia, as long as they are on the same daily draws on August 24, 2014, Al-Danah allows customers to win This will give customers the time to make sure “Now customers can see the price, hold their ticket. announcing the names of its winners for cash prizes and simultaneously encour- they’re happy with their flight choices before pay- seats and be sure that’s all they’ll pay, up to three This is latest in a series of initiatives by British the week of August 17 to August 21. The ages them to save. Each KD100 gives the ing for them. If within 72 hours customers want to days later. Feedback from customers means we are Airways to make flying even easier and more con- Al-Danah daily draws include draws customer 1 chance daily which accumu- pay for their flights, the hold deposit is refunded confident that this reassurance will prove very pop- venient. And with new routes starting from Gatwick each working day for two prizes of lates day by day. The more money saved and the ticket can be bought. ular and give them the time to book the flights they to Fuerteventura, Grenoble, Friedrichshafen, KD1000 per winner. and the longer it is in the account, the Holding reservations per person on short-haul want and give certainty they have a great deal.” Cagliari, Rhodes, Crete, Bodrum and Dalaman it’s more chances individuals stand to win. flights from London Heathrow costs just GBP 5 Only one person’s name is needed to hold the easier than ever to fly when and where customers The winners were Every (KD2.3) while those wanting to secure seats on flights. The names of everyone travelling can be want with British Airways. (Sunday 17/08): Badriya Marzooq Al-Danah prize draws will automati- long-haul flights would pay GBP 10 or approximate- added within 72 hours of the booking being held. The airline offers one daily flight from Kuwait to Dawood Al-Bader, Tariq Ali Habib Al- cally be deposited into the winner’s ly KD4.7per person. Seats can be held up to 21 days before departure. London Heathrow with convenient connections to Bloushi account within two working days. Al- Drew Crawley, British Airways’ chief commercial The new hold option is the result of a joint proj- onward destinations for those looking to travel fur- (Monday 18/08): Narjez Mansour Danah also offers a number of unique officer, said: “There’s nothing more frustrating than ect between British Airways and Iberia, both owned ther than London. Hussain Qabazard, Zaina Yousef services including the Al-Danah Deposit Haider Doshti Only ATM card which helps account (Tuesday 19/08): Abdullah Ibrahim holders deposit their money at their Abdullah Al-Ghanam, Jafar Abbas convenience; as well as the Al-Danah Mohammed Hajia calculator to help customers calculate (Wednesday 20/08): Dohadwala their chances of becoming an Al-Danah Shabbir Husain, Haitham Khalid winner. Bakour Gulf Bank’s Al-Danah account is open (Thursday 21/08): Sheikh/ Jaber Al- to Kuwaitis and all residents of Kuwait. Ahmed Al-Sabah, Ali Eid Mnahi Salem Customers who open an account and/ Al-Enezi or deposit more will enter the draw Gulf Bank’s Al-Danah 2014 draw line- within two days. To be part of the Al- up includes daily draws (2 winners per Danah draws, customers can visit one of working day each receive KD1000). Gulf Gulf Bank’s 58 branches, transfer on line, Bank advises all its Al-Danah customers or call the Customer Contact Center on to maintain their balances in their 1805805 for assistance and guidance. accounts to enhance their chances of Customers can also log on to www.e- winning one of the major cash prizes of gulfbank.com/aldanahwinners, to find KD 25,000, KD 125,000, and KD 500,000 out more about Al-Danah and who the in the third Al-Danah quarterly prize winners are. Burgan Bank offer for its MasterCard holders

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Qalaa Holdings, CPC German pay rises Holding mark completion Eman Abdulfattah wins KD of Sphinx Glass deal 125,000 in NBK’s Al-Jawhara at faster rate monthly draw for Aug BERLIN: The pay of about 19 million German workers covered Construction Products Holding Company its new owners will include glass for the by collective wage agreements rose at the fastest rate in more (CPC) and Qalaa Holdings marked yesterday production of solar panels. It is something KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait Eman Abdulfattah, the winner of than a year in the second quarter, the federal statistics office the completion of their c. EGP 1.3 billion ($ the country needs.” (NBK) announces the winner for August’s KD 125,000 draw expressed said on Friday. 180 million) transaction on Sphinx Glass. Added Qalaa Holdings Co-Founder and August’s KD 125,000 Al-Jawhara her happiness in winning Al Jawhara Wages rose an average 2.6 percent from the same quarter The celebration marked the final conclu- Managing Director Hisham El-Khazindar: monthly prize, Eman Mohammed monthly prize. “Winning KD 125,000 a year ago, the biggest increase since 3.0 percent growth in sion of a transaction through which Saudi “With the closure of this transaction, we Abdulfattah. The draw was held came as a complete surprise. I truly the first quarter of 2013, the statistics office said. Pay rose at Arabia’s CPC (through its subsidiary CPC have just marked the most significant exit more than double Germany’s 1.1 percent inflation rate over International) acquired leading Egyptian to-date under our transformation program. under the supervision of the Ministry thank NBK for its great services and the period - an advance over recent years, when German pay float glass manufacturer Sphinx Glass for We are confident that the strong manage- of Trade and Industry. offers and for always being number raises often lagged behind inflation. an equity value EGP 816 million ($ 114.2 ment team and staff of Sphinx Glass will NBK re-launched Al-Jawhara one in the market,” she said. The 19 million Germans covered by collective wage agree- million) for 100 percent of the shares of continue to capitalize on some of the very account offering customers more All prizes are automatically credit- ments represent nearly half the country’s workforce of about Sphinx, noting that the total enterprise val- same macroeconomic fundamentals - chances to win bigger prizes; KD ed to the winners’ accounts the day 42 million people. Germany is Europe’s largest economy, but it ue is c. EGP 1.3 billion ($ 180 million); the including growing demand for infrastruc- 5,000 weekly, KD 125,000 monthly after the draw. The more money held has come under criticism for modest wage growth. European difference is due to the deduction of debt ture in an increasingly urbanized continent. and a grand prize of KD 250,000 quar- in your Al-Jawhara account, the Employment Commissioner Laszlo Andor said recently and liabilities to be assumed by CPC. These are among the factors that underpin German pay was not rising fast enough and the government “Qalaa Holdings has developed a state- many of our core investments. It has been terly draw. greater your chances of winning. Al- should ensure salaries rose in line with productivity. of-the-art plant that serves domestic and an honor, personally and professionally, to Al-Jawhara account offers numer- Jawhara accounts are available to Some economists and officials have supported the case for international markets,” said Saleh Binladen, help shepherd Sphinx Glass from an idea ous benefits to NBK customers. Not both Kuwaitis and Expats and can be higher German wages as a way of reducing Berlin’s competi- Chairman of CPC, Saudi Arabia’s largest on the drawing board prior to the start of only is it an interest-free account with opened at any one of NBK’s branches tive advantage over other euro-zone members and ironing manufacturer of building materials. “Sphinx the global recession through to today’s regular deposit and withdrawal privi- around Kuwait. out imbalances across the region. Years of wage restraint, Glass is one of the most technologically sale. In the process, we have built an out- leges, but also entitles account hold- NBK pioneered many firsts in both along with labor market reforms, have boosted Germany’s advanced float glass producers in Egypt standing Egyptian company that has ers to enter the weekly, monthly and the local and regional markets by economy. There have been recent signs of rising pay, support- and is managed by a highly professional earned its market position at home and ed by unions and by some economists, who say higher wages quarterly Al-Jawhara draws. Each KD offering innovative products and val- team. It is a perfect complement to our abroad.” will improve domestic demand and help the faltering euro- existing portfolio of building materials Qalaa held a 73.3 percent stake in 50 in an Al-Jawhara account entitles ue added services. For more informa- zone recovery. manufacturing facilities and an important Sphinx Glass, with the result being cash the customer to one chance in any of tion please contact NBK Call Center 1 In real terms, wages fell in 2013 for the first time in four step in our expansion drive in Egypt and proceeds of around EGP 508 million (US$ the draws. 801 801 or log onto www.nbk.com. years, partly due to a decline in bonuses and one-off pay- the region.” 73 million) to Qalaa after the estimated ments. But they rose by 1.3 percent in real terms between “We are quite pleased to have success- capital gains tax. January and March 2014 compared with the same period in fully concluded the acquisition of Sphinx From proceeds of the transaction, Qalaa 2013 - their biggest increase in almost three years. — Reuters Glass. This key acquisition comes at a time Holdings and its co-investors will distribute when CPC is expanding into the very prom- a significant one-time exit bonus to Al-Tijari announces first ising African market and I am confident employees of Sphinx Glass, from line staff UN: Drought leaves that this acquisition will position CPC as to senior management. never done before deal one of the major players in the glass and Qalaa Holdings was advised on the up to 2.81m hungry transaction by Arab Legal Consultants act- aluminum sectors in the region,” said Eng KUWAIT: Al-Tijari announces its latest make a booking directly online on the Mu’taz Sawwaf, Vice Chairman and Non- ing as the Seller’s Legal Counsel and Pharos in C America Executive Member of the Board of Investment Banking SAE acting as the Sell association with MasterCard and special offers section on Jumeirah Mesilah Hotel & Spa, in www.jumeirah.com by using a special Directors. “We are planning to increase pro- Side Advisor. CPC was advised by Helmy, OROCUINA, Honduras: A severe drought has ravaged ductivity, both in terms of product range Hamza & Partners and CrÈdit Suisse. Kuwait for the first time ever, being code provided on Al-Tijari’s online pro- crops in Central America and as many as 2.81 million peo- and capacity, by making further invest- Sphinx Glass is a 200,000-ton-per- offered a great discount for Al-Tijari; the motion page, noted that this offer is ple are struggling to feed themselves, the United Nations ments focused on technology, research and annum, state-of-the-art float glass produc- company is offering a 20 percent dis- valid until end of October 2014. World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday, though the development.” tion facility that began full operations in count at Jumeirah Messilah Hotel & Spa, The Hotel & Resort Jumeirah is an region’s coffee crop has been largely unscathed. The “We have entrusted a gem in the manu- April 2010 and is today one of the largest Kuwait. Where Al-Tijari customers can important monument in the world for drought, which is also affecting South America, has been facturing sector to a strong new corporate independently operated float glass produc- particularly hard on the so-called “dry corridor” of Central parent,” said Ahmed Heikal, Chairman and ers in the MENA region. In addition to use any of their MasterCards, and get both leisure and hospitality, and is a dis- access to an astonishing 20 percent off tinctive place in design and magnifi- America, which includes southern Guatemala, northern Founder of Qalaa Holdings (CCAP.CA on the being a key player in the Egyptian market, Honduras and western El Salvador. Egyptian Exchange, formerly Citadel Sphinx Glass is also a significant regional on best available room rate, also a 20 cence and the level of service provided “The drought has killed us. We lost all our corn and Capital), an African leader in infrastructure and international exporter. The company percent off selected restaurants, cafes Al-Tijari would love its customers to beans,” said Olman Funez, a 22-year-old farmer who lives in and industry. “We wish CPC every success specializes in the production of clear and and lounges and 20 percent off Talise enjoy the residence and take advantage Orocuina, a rural town in southern Honduras. Funez earns with Sphinx Glass. I also hope the next tinted float glass and coated glass in vary- Spa treatments. Customers can easily of the special offer. $4.74 per diem as a day laborer, and says he and his wife phase of expansion of Sphinx Glass under ing thicknesses. are rationing what food they have.—Reuters technology SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 Hackerspaces help techies turn ideas into reality

MESA, Arizona: Inside a nondescript things like that,” McDermott said. “That’s garage-like workshop nestled between the fun thing for me: getting people’s reac- restaurants, a flower shop and jewelry tion out of it.” stores along Main Street, ideas are taking While many projects in hackerspaces are shape. done as hobbies or just for the challenge, At HeatSync Labs, the tables are littered some have been turned into multimillion- with computer chips, pens, pads and tools dollar products. The MakerBot, for example, while the room is abuzz with the chatter of was created by a tinkerer at NYC Resistor would-be inventors hoping to change the and is now one of the most well-known 3D world - or just make cool things. They are printers on the market. part of a growing global movement of so- And while hackerspaces have been called hackerspaces. “It’s all about sharing quick to spread, each has sprouted locally what we know with one another,” said with its own unique flavor. HeatSync, for Mitch Altman, 57, founder of a similar setup instance, gives members 24/7 access to the in San Francisco called Noisebridge. “It’s facility for paying dues that help cover the centered around community and educa- costs for rent and tools. For non-paying tion and a place where people do what members of the public, HeatSync opens its they love doing and hopefully make a liv- doors for three hours every weekday, from ing from it.” 7 pm to 10 pm, during which they can work The idea began to take shape in the US on projects and share ideas. after Altman and other Americans attend- “Anybody can get their foot in the door,” ed a 2007 computing conference in said HeatSync co-founder Jacob Rosenthal, Germany where panelists spoke of their 33. “It’s their job to make it work for them own hackerspaces. Altman returned home, but (we) give you a time to meet the peo- met with fellow tinkerers, rented a space ple and to get access to some of the tools for Noisebridge the next year. and to show people your project and get “I didn’t want it to end,” he said. people excited about what you do.” At the same time, similar workshops were Jeremy Leung, 30, an IT security consult- opening up across the country - NYC Resistor ant and another co-founder of HeatSync, in New York, Hack DC in Washington, and said those involved in the movement also Three of China’s richest men, Wang Jianlin (center), chairman of Wanda Group, Pony Ma (right), CEO of Tencent, and Robin Li The Hacktory in Philadelphia - while dozens are working to dispel the myth that hackers (left), chairman and CEO of Baidu Inc, hold hands at the launch ceremony of a joint venture of online-to-offline e-commerce in more have popped up since. More than are, well, hackers who are an ominous secu- Shenzhen in south China’s Guangdong province. China’s biggest developer, Wanda Group, and Internet giants Baidu and Tencent 1,600 are now operating around the world, rity threat to credit card data and computer unveiled the new e-commerce venture Friday in a challenge to industry leader Alibaba Group ahead of its US stock offering. The according to hackerspaces.org, a website systems worldwide. Chinese characters at top reads “Complete Success.” —AP dedicated to the effort. In reality, those involved in the move- At HeatSync, which opened in 2009, ment say it has a much more productive Larry Campbell, 49, is working on a nuclear mission: to improve existing technology fusion chamber, while Ryan McDermott, 27, and in some cases create new ideas. tinkers with an electric keyboard pro- “Hacker had become this muddied term in grammed to make the colors dance on an the media,” Leung said, describing the ori- Bitcoin shows LED strip in preparation for Nevada’s annu- gins of the word as merely “someone that al Burning Man alternative arts festival. takes a technology and they learn so much Campbell, a network engineer, hopes his about it that they’re able to take it past device will “change the universe” by turning what the initial idea was.” hydrogen atoms into helium. Campbell hopes to do just that with his McDermott, who works in information nuclear fusion chamber. When he fires it up, technology, has more modest plans for his nobody will be able to change those helium staying power keyboard. “Anybody that I’ve shown this atoms back into hydrogen. “All of a sudden, thing immediately wants to play with it and something’s irrevocably different,” Campbell touch it and make the colors dance and said. “And that’s kind of cool.” —AP Online merchants chase digital sparkle

NEW YORK: Bitcoin is catching on at US online Dish, with about $14 billion in annual rev- by the media, than if they decided to accept merchants including Overstock.com and enue, started accepting bitcoins in mid-August. Discover cards,” said Glenbrook’s Peabody. Expedia, as customers use a digital currency that Payment processors do some form of hedging One disadvantage from a consumer’s point just a few years ago was virtually unknown but is though, said Gil Luria, a financial technology of view is that, in general, Bitcoin sales are final now showing some staying power. Though sales analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles. and irreversible. Still, there are some vendors paid for in bitcoin so far at vendors interviewed These entities would, for instance, sell bitcoins in that do return bitcoin payments for faulty prod- for this article have been a fraction of one per- the market to offset the ones they have ucts, said Adam White, director of business cent, they expect that as acceptance grows, the processed and in their books, so they’re not left development and strategy at Coinbase, an online currency will one day be as ubiquitous as with much exposure, Luria said. online wallet company in San Francisco. the internet. The only risk for the retailer is if the counter- “Bitcoin isn’t going anywhere; it’s here to party, or payment processor, doesn’t fulfill its Saving on transaction costs stay,” said Michael Gulmann, vice president of obligation. That risk is minimal, Luria said, For retailers, the biggest benefit in accepting global products at Expedia Inc. in Seattle, the “Coinbase and Bitpay are now well-funded start- bitcoins is lower transaction costs. Coinbase and largest online travel agent. “We want to be there ups and they have put a lot of resources behind Bitpay, for instance, charge less than 1 percent from the beginning.” Expedia started accepting security,” Luria said. “You can consider them as per transaction. A credit card payment, in con- bitcoin payments for hotel bookings on July 11. secure counterparties, as opposed to a year ago, trast, typically carries a 3 percent fee. Dell, SEATTLE: Attendees at the Penny Arcade Expo, a fan-centric celebration of Until recently a niche alternative currency when they were very small.” which started accepting bitcoins in July, Dish, gaming in Seattle, walk past adjoining displays from gaming giants Sony touted by a fervent group of followers, bitcoin and Expedia all say their bitcoin revenue so far PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox One on Friday. —AP has evolved into a software-based payment Adding to earnings have exceeded their expectations. The three online system. Bitcoins are stored in a wallet For some, it has become a beneficial situation companies declined to give specific figures, but with a unique identification number and compa- for retailers, as they take advantage of lower said bitcoin sales are modest relative to their Microsoft will not hand nies like Coinbase and Blockchain can hold the transaction fees and sales from new customers. overall revenues. currency for the user. In at least one instance, bitcoin sales are expect- “From the first day...we saw traffic at the site, over overseas email When buying an item from a merchant’s web- ed to pad a company’s bottom line, adding 4 it has been growing since,” said Paul Walsh, chief site, a customer simply clicks on the bitcoin cents a share to 2014 earnings at Salt Lake City- information officer at Dell Commerce Services in option and a pop-in window appears where he based online merchant Overstock.com, said Texas. He cited a recent single purchase in bit- NEW YORK: A judge on Friday lifted a suspension firmed the government’s temporary forbearing of can type in his wallet ID number. chief executive officer Patrick Byrne. coins of a server worth more than $50,000. on her order directing Microsoft Corp to turn over its right to stay enforcement of the order it Still, broad-based adoption of bitcoin is at Overstock was the first US company with At online travel agent Cheapair.com in a customer’s emails stored overseas to US prosecu- secured.” least five years away because most consumers annual sales of at least $1 billion to accept bit- Calabasas, California, bitcoin sales totaled $1.5 tors, but the software company said it would not She added that “the fact the court has not still prefer to use credit cards, analysts said. coins. Soon after, other companies including million so far since it started accepting them in release any emails while it appeals the ruling. closed this case cuts against Microsoft’s argument” “Bitcoin is a new way of making payments, but computer maker Dell Inc, Dish, and Newegg Inc November 2013, said CEO Jeff Klee. In July Chief Judge Loretta Preska of the US District that her order was final and appealable. The judge it’s not solving a problem that’s broken,” said , an online retailer of computer hardware and alone, bitcoin sales at the company jumped 20 Court in Manhattan had on July 31 upheld a mag- ordered both sides to advise by Sept 5 how to pro- George Peabody, payments consultant at software, began to accept payments in bitcoin. percent. Data from BlockChain.info, a bitcoin istrate judge’s ruling on the emails, which have ceed. Glenbrook Partners in Menlo Park, California. To date, there are about 63,000 merchants wallet which stores the digital currency for cus- been held in a data center in Ireland. However, Microsoft is still refusing to comply “Retail payments aren’t broken.” globally accepting bitcoin, estimates from data tomers, showed that over the last three months, That prospect had drawn concern from tech- with the judge’s order, pending attempts to over- There are also worries about bitcoin’s volatili- provider CoinDesk show. It forecasts that figure there were between 50,000 and 75,000 bitcoin nology companies - fearful of losing revenue from turn it. “Microsoft will not be turning over the ty: its price in US dollars changes every day. On to rise to 100,000 by year-end. transactions a day on average, worth between foreign customers worried that US law enforce- email and plans to appeal,” a Microsoft spokesper- Wednesday, bitcoin was up 0.4 percent at Overstock’s Byrne estimated bitcoin sales of $45 million and $85 million. That compares with ment might win broad power to seize their data. son told Reuters. “Everyone agrees this case can $514.09. That risk is borne by the consumer and between $6 million and $8 million by the end of US retail sales of about $15 billion a day during Microsoft in particular was stung by revelations and will proceed to the appeals court. This is sim- the bitcoin payment processor, such as Coinbase 2014, a fraction of the company’s total revenue. July, according to US Census Bureau estimates. last year by former National Security Agency con- ply about finding the appropriate procedure for or Bitpay, not the retailer. The vendor doesn’t More importantly for Byrne, the bulk of bitcoin As of the end of June, bitcoin wallets, represent- tractor Edward Snowden and has been at pains to that to happen.” hold the bitcoin and is paid in US dollars. As sales comes from new customers, who would ing the number of users who have bitcoin prove to customers that it does not allow the US The case appeared to be the first in which a soon as a customer pays in bitcoin, the digital otherwise not shop at Overstock if the website accounts, have grown to 5.32 million, from government unchallenged access to personal data corporation has challenged a US search warrant currency goes to the payment processor and the didn’t offer bitcoin payments. Bitcoin owners 765,039 users a year ago, CoinDesk data show. It on its servers. Preska had delayed enforcement of seeking data held abroad. AT&T Inc, Apple Inc, processor immediately pays the merchant, for a tend to be high net-worth individuals and tech- predicted that wallets would increase to 8 mil- the government’s search warrant so Microsoft Cisco Systems Inc and Verizon Communications fee of less than 1 percent. “We don’t have to deal savvy consumers. lion by year-end. could appeal. But prosecutors later said that Inc submitted briefs supporting Microsoft’s oppo- with the actual holding of the bitcoin: it’s the In a way, bitcoin has been used by retailers as “I don’t see too much risk for us right now on because her order was not a “final, appealable sition to the warrant. payment processor that takes the currency risk a marketing strategy to bring some much-need- bitcoin,” said Dish’s Han. “We are not expecting order” and because Microsoft had yet to be held in The case is In re: A Warrant to Search a Certain for us,” said Bernie Han, chief operating officer at ed buzz to brands that may be struggling. bitcoin to revolutionize the way our customers contempt, there was no legal reason to enforce E-Mail Account Controlled and Maintained by Dish Network Corp, in Englewood, Colorado. “Every retailer knows that if they make some handle their accounts, but based on what we the stay. Microsoft Corp, US District Court, Southern “That’s what makes it appealing for us and I sort of announcement on bitcoin these days, have seen so far, there is no reason for us to Preska agreed, saying her order “merely con- District of New York, No. 13-mj-02814. —Reuters guess for other merchants as well.” they know it’s going be picked up more broadly change.” —Reuters Xi urges army to create strategy for info warfare

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has said and problems with reform, it is even more press- similar to attacks mounted by an elite unit of the China will spur military innovation and called on ing that we greatly liberate our ideas and con- Chinese army based in Shanghai, according to a the army to create a new strategy for “informa- cepts, have the courage to change our fixed cybersecurity expert. China has denied those tion warfare” as the country embarks on military mindsets of mechanized warfare and establish charges, saying it is also a victim of cyber reform, state media said yesterday. the ideological concept of information warfare”. attacks. Xi heads the Central Military Commission, Xi said the army must “strive to establish a In March, China announced its biggest rise in which controls the 2.3-million-strong armed new military doctrine, institutions, equipment military spending in three years, a strong signal forces, the world’s largest, and is stepping up systems, strategies and tactics and manage- that it is not about to back away from its grow- efforts to modernize forces that are projecting ment modes” for information warfare. ing assertiveness in Asia, especially in disputed power across disputed waters in the East and The announcement by Xi could rattle many waters. South China Seas. During a meeting with the of China’s rivals, including the United States. The spending increase appears to reflect Xi’s ruling Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo, Xi Officials in Washington have argued for years desire to build what he calls a strong, rejuvenat- said China “must vigorously promote military that cyber espionage is a top national security ed China, even though the country has not innovation” but warned it will be difficult. concern, and Beijing and Washington have con- fought a war in decades. “When you compare military innovation to fronted each other publicly about the issue. In Xi also recently urged military leaders to SEATTLE: A fan gets an autograph from Jason "MANvsGAME" Love, right, as other forms of innovation, the demands are May, US authorities charged five Chinese mili- speed efforts to get the country’s sole aircraft Love sits with Justin "TheJustinFlynn" Flynn, second from right, at the booth greater and there will be a higher degree of dif- tary officers with hacking into American compa- carrier combat-ready. Aside from the carrier, for the online video game community "Twitch," Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at the ficulty,” Xi was quoted as saying. “Faced with the nies to steal trade secrets. China is developing a range of high-tech Penny Arcade Expo, a fan-centric celebration of gaming in Seattle. Both men severe challenges to our national security and A hacking attempt on a sensitive Canadian weaponry, from stealth fighters to systems for host programs and gaming seminars on the online network. —AP stability and the deep-seated contradictions government computer network last month was shooting down satellites.—Reuters SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE Liberian Ebola survivor hails experimental drug

MONROVIA: A Liberian health worker who Liberia’s president had ordered the bar- recovered from Ebola after receiving an ricade on Aug. 19 after West Point residents experimental drug urged the manufacturer stormed an Ebola health center several to speed up its production and send it to days earlier. Residents said they did not Africa, while crowds celebrated in the want sick people being brought into the streets yesterday after authorities community, although those staying at the reopened a slum that had been barricaded center were only under observation during for more than a week to try to contain the a 21-day incubation period. disease. Amid the melee, some protesters made Physician’s assistant Kyndy Kobbah was off with blood-stained mattresses and other expected to be released from hospital yes- materials that could potentially spread the terday after she survived Ebola, which has Ebola virus. Lifting the quarantine yesterday been fatal in more than half the cases morning doesn’t mean there is no Ebola in sweeping West Africa. Kobbah contracted the West Point slum, said Information the disease while working at a govern- Minister Lewis Brown. Authorities, though, ment-run hospital north of the capital. are more confident now that they can work In an interview with The Associated with residents to screen for the sick, he said. Press before her release, Kobbah urged the “They’re comfortable with the way the manufacturer of the experimental drug leadership and the community is working known as ZMapp to step up production. with the health team to make sure that the The company has said that all its supplies community remains safe,” he said. are exhausted and it will take months to Liberia has been the hardest hit of the make more. five countries with Ebola cases in West “They need to make more Zmapp and Africa, reporting at least 694 deaths among send to us,” she said. Doctors have said 1,378 cases. More than 3,000 cases have there is no way to know whether ZMapp been reported across Liberia, Guinea, Sierra made a difference or if survivors like Leone and Nigeria, and on Friday Senegal Kobbah recovered on their own, as about announced its first case. 45 percent of people infected in this out- A student from Guinea who had been break have. The drug had never been test- missing for several weeks showed up at a ed in humans before it was given to two hospital in Dakar on Tuesday, seeking treat- Americans who were infected with Ebola in ment but concealing that he had been in Liberia. They survived Ebola and were contact with other Ebola victims, Health MONROVIA: People celebrate on the streets outside of West Point, which has been closed in by Liberian security forces to stop all move- released from an Atlanta hospital. Minister Awa Marie Coll Seck confirmed. ment the past week in an attempt to control the Ebola outbreak in Monrovia yesterday. —AP However, a study released online Friday The next day, an epidemiological surveil- by the journal Nature found that ZMapp lance team in neighboring Guinea alerted healed all 18 monkeys infected with the Senegalese authorities that they had lost deadly virus. track of a person they were monitoring Ebola hits 5th W African state three weeks earlier, and that the person Tensions ease may have crossed into Senegal. The student Meanwhile, tensions diminished yester- was tracked down in the Dakar hospital as Senegal confirms first case day in the West Point neighborhood of where he was confirmed with Ebola and Liberia’s capital after authorities lifted a immediately put into isolation where he is blockade that had sparked unrest. reported to be in satisfactory condition, 18 monkeys given experimental drug recover Residents living in the area had feared run- Seck said. Authorities also sent out a team ning out of food and safe water on the to disinfect the home where he was staying peninsula. in Senegal. —AP DAKAR: The Ebola epidemic that has killed more intensity of transmission” that could cost at least he treated who travelled to the city after coming than 1,500 people across West Africa spread to a $490 million (370 million euros) to tackle. into contact with an infected Liberian-American fifth country in the region on Friday with the first In a sign that affected countries are struggling man. confirmed case of the deadly virus in Senegal. to stop its spread, the UN agency said the num- Some 160 people are now under surveillance The case marks the first time a new country ber of cases could exceed 20,000 before the epi- in Port Harcourt following the doctor’s death, the has been hit by the outbreak since July and demic is brought under control. local government said on Friday. Meanwhile a comes a day after the World Health Organization curfew was imposed in N’Zerekore, Guinea’s sec- warned the number of infections was increasing Under surveillance ond-largest city, a day after 20 people were rapidly. Never before has there been an Ebola out- injured during a protest by market stall holders Scientists meanwhile said the first human tri- break so large, nor has the virus which was first against a team of health workers sent, without als of a potential vaccine would start next week detected in 1976 — ever infected people in West notice, to spray their market with disinfectant. using a product made by pharmaceuticals giant Africa until now. As of August 26, 1,552 people GlaxoSmithKline and the US government. had been confirmed dead from Ebola in four A shield around the region On Friday, scientists writing in the journal countries-Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and In a bid to stop the spread of the virus, many Nature said 18 lab monkeys given high doses of Nigeria. African governments have sought to ringfence the Ebola virus fully recovered after being given Liberia was the worst affected with 694 Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. But member the prototype drug ZMapp, which reversed deaths; 422 people have died in Sierra Leone; states of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS bleeding in the animals. ZMapp has been given and 430 in Guinea, where the virus emerged at complained Thursday that some of the security to a handful of frontline health workers who have the start of the year. Nigeria has now recorded six measures taken by other countries, including contracted Ebola, two of whom have recovered, deaths. travel bans, had unfairly hit the region. and two of whom have died. Three others are still The Democratic Republic of Congo has also A number of airlines, including Air France and receiving the treatment. confirmed two cases of Ebola, but officials there British Airways, have suspended their services to Senegal’s health ministry said the country’s insist it is unconnected to the current outbreak in Freetown and Monrovia, the capitals of Sierra first Ebola patient was a young Guinean man West Africa. Sierra Leone President Ernest Leone and Liberia respectively. who was immediately quarantined at a Dakar Koroma on Friday sacked health minister Miatta Bruce Aylward, the WHO’s head of emergency hospital, where he was in a “satisfactory condi- Kargbo. programs, said it was “absolutely vital” that air- FREETOWN: Nurses gather outside the Faculty of Nursing, College of Medicine tion”. The man is believed to have been infected A presidential statement read on state televi- lines resume flights because bans were hindering and Allied Health Services in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Dr Sheik Humarr Khan in Guinea’s capital Conakry, and may have trav- sion said the decision was made “in order to cre- the emergency response. The outbreak has also was one of those on the front lines of the Ebola outbreak. —AP elled to Senegal before Dakar closed its land bor- ate a conducive environment for more efficient caused sporting chaos, with Sierra Leone having der with Guinea on August 21. and effective handling of the Ebola outbreak.” to field all players for the qualifying games for Authorities are now scrabbling to piece Nigeria’s latest death-in the southeastern oil the African Cup of Nations from outside the Morocco keeps flying to together where he went and who he encoun- city of Port Harcourt-was the first outside its country over a growing quarantine. Morocco, tered, in a bid to halt the spread of the deadly biggest city, Lagos, and dashed hopes that the which will host the tournament next year, said on Ebola-hit states in ‘solidarity’ virus. New figures released by the WHO on country had successfully contained the virus. The Friday it was launching a national commission Thursday revealed the massive scale of the crisis, victim, a doctor named Ikyke Samuel Enuemo, is tasked with drawing up a health plan to deal RABAT: Morocco, the last country to main- Profitless flights which it said indicated a “rapid increase still in the believed to have caught the virus from a patient with the risk from Ebola. —AFP tain regular scheduled flights to Ebola-hit There is no profit currently in the flights, nations after Air France halted departures, with departures from Casablanca, Morocco’s is carrying on through “solidarity”, an airline commercial centre, no more than 10 percent Ebola-hit Liberia official has said. full, he said. In a bid to stop the spread of the virus The Rabat government, while ensuring all bans sailors that has killed more than 1,500 people health precautions are taken, aims to pro- across West Africa, many African govern- mote its standing with “brother countries”, official TAP news agency reported. from disembarking ments have sought to ring-fence Sierra On Thursday, WHO emergency chief Leone, Guinea and Liberia. MONROVIA: Liberia said yesterday it would deny permission for any Bruce Aylward call for airlines to resume their crew to disembark from ships at the country’s four seaports until the On Friday, Senegal became the fifth flights to the Ebola-stricken nations. “Right Ebola epidemic ravaging west Africa was under control. Sailors on country in the region to be affected, con- now there is a super risk of the response commercial ships can normally ask for a “show pass” allowing them to firming its first case of the deadly virus for effort being choked off because we simply get off the vessel and access the port but the documents are being which there is currently no cure. Nigeria is cannot get enough seats on enough air- withdrawn to curb the spread of the virus, said Matilda Parker, head of the other. This week, after Air France planes to get people in and out, and get Liberia’s ports authority. announced it would stop flying to Sierra goods and supplies in,” he said. “For vessels coming in we have cancelled show passes. Absolutely Leone’s capital Freetown, the World Health “We assume that the current restrictions no one from on board vessels will be allowed down,” she said. The Organization (WHO) said it was “absolutely on airlines will stop within the next couple of country’s four seaports, including the Freeport of Monrovia, would vital” that airlines resume flights because weeks. This is absolutely vital,” he added. The adopt a “zero tolerance” approach, Parker said, against an outbreak bans were hindering the emergency UN envoy on Ebola David Nabarro also criti- which has claimed 1,500 lives since the start of the year. Liberia, the response. cized airlines for scrapping flights, warning hardest-hit of five west African nations struggling with the epidemic, The French carrier’s move followed a that the Ebola-hit countries faced increased has seen almost 700 deaths. “For the workers who are going onboard similar decision by British Airways which isolation. Morocco’s “solidarity” isn’t restricted vessels, they are going through three layers of screening at the gate, said it was stopping its flights to Freetown to the continuing flights. It is due to host the at the security desk and also at the peer. They have been instructed and Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, until African Cup of Nations in January and has not to get in contact with anybody on board,” Parker added. agreed to stage a qualifying match on next year. Monrovia’s port is run by APM Terminals, which operates in 63 September 5 between Guinea and Togo, countries, as part of a deal committing the company to a $145 mil- Royal Air Maroc is keeping up its regular switched because of the Ebola outbreak. lion investment including a 600-metre wharf and state-of-the-art dozen flights a week to the three worst hit This goodwill comes a few months after container tracking technology. The port-known as the “gateway to countries after the death toll from the Morocco launched a “new migration policy” A teenage girl is brought to hospital in Carmen de Bolivar, Bolivar Province, Liberia’s economy”-handles the majority of imports in an economy world’s worst Ebola outbreak reached 1,552 partly aimed at responding to allegations of Colombia, after passing out on Friday. Colombian health authorities have which has to buy in almost all commodities, meaning the price of this week. bad treatment of clandestine African resi- denied that the hundreds of cases of girls who presented symptoms of dizzi- fuel, machinery, manufactured goods and food rely heavily on its Brussels Airlines currently offers an dents. King Mohammed visited Mali, Ivory smooth running. ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steel producer ness, strong headaches and even fainted, are related to having received the irregular schedule. “This step is through sol- Coast, Guinea and Gabon during a tour in and the first investor to enter post-war Liberia in 2005, has idarity and is not commercial, reflecting the February and March. He has signed many HPV “Human papillomavirus” vaccine, which protects against four strains of the ploughed an estimated $75 million in Buchanan, the country’s sec- kingdom’s constant commitment to Africa,” economic and political agreements with human papillomavirus that can lead to cervical cancer. —AFP ond-largest port. —AFP RAM spokesman Hakim Challot said. these countries. —AFP Liberia’s airport battles to contain Ebola

ROBERTS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: With the last Airport Authority. Sawyer created this nightmare’ Patrick Sawyer, who was the individual that created rays of sunlight speckling the departures area at Kessely’s job-once simply to ensure the smooth Kessely says eight of the 11 international airlines this nightmare for us in the region and globally to be Liberia’s international airport, passengers queue running of the airport-is now to help contain an epi- serving the airport have suspended their flights.The quite frank,” he says. patiently to go through medical screening designed demic that has killed more than 1,500 people across decision was triggered, he believes, by African coun- “The airlines that suspended their flights did it not to show up the Ebola virus. Roberts International west Africa this year. He is frustrated by travel bans tries neighboring the Ebola zone, such as Ivory Coast because of a lack of measures at the airport but Airport, a former United States Air Force base built imposed by several African nations which global and Senegal, to put travel ban on Liberia. The first con- because of fear of the spread... due to the rampant 55 kilometres (35 miles) outside of the capital health authorities say is hampering the response to firmed case of the deadly virus was reported in nature of the disease.” In an effort to regain the confi- Monrovia during World War II, is at the front line of a the outbreak, but he says he understands people’s Senegal on Friday-the first time a new country has dence of Liberia’s neighbors and countries further new battle-to halt the spread of the most deadly worry. been hit by the outbreak since July, a day after the afield, the airport authority has stepped up screening. outbreak of the tropical fever in history. “When you have a situation like the Ebola disease, World Health Organization warned the number of Every passenger is now checked by a team of nurses at “We put so many processes in place that... focus not many people understand. From what I under- infections was increasing rapidly. the departure and arrival gates. on the safety of the airline, safety of the crew, safety stand the Ebola disease has a death rate from 50 to Kessely blames Liberian-American Patrick Sawyer, “As passengers come in, we give them their forms. of the passengers, and most importantly to boost 90 percent,” he said. who brought the virus to Nigeria and who died in a Each passenger fills in their own form, we take their the confidence of those who use our airport,” says “That, as a human being, will create fear in any Lagos hospital on July 25.“One of those airlines that temperature, they wash their hands and they go in,” Binyah Kessely, director of the board at the Liberia one.” suspended their flights is the one that carried the late nurse Gloria Nelson tells AFP. —AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE Tax forms could pose challenge for HealthCare.gov

WASHINGTON: If you got health Outreach coverage through President Barack Administration spokesman Aaron Obama’s law this year, you’ll need a Albright said officials are “working to new form from your insurance develop the technical processes to exchange before you can file your ensure the forms are generated accu- tax return next spring. rately and timely.” Part of the plan will Some tax professionals are wor- include “robust outreach” to educate ried that federal and state insurance consumers about the importance of marketplaces won’t be able to get the forms, so 1095-As don’t acciden- those forms out in time, creating the tally wind up in the recycling bin. risk of delayed tax refunds for mil- Some states running their own lions of consumers. exchanges are providing more details The same federal agency that had about their plans. California says it will trouble launching HealthCare.gov include a cover letter with each form last fall is facing the heaviest lift. to help consumers understand what The Health and Human Services they need to do. The state is looking Department must send out millions at using email blasts, public events of the forms, which are like W-2s for and other educational efforts. people getting tax credits to help “We do not foresee any problems pay health insurance premiums. in meeting our responsibility,” said The form is called a 1095-A, and it James Scullary, a spokesman for the lists who in each household has state marketplace. The new health health coverage and how much the care law offers tax credits to help peo- government paid each month to ple without workplace coverage buy MUMBAI: A dove flies near the logo of Novartis India Limited at their head office in Mumbai. A new study released yesterday shows an subsidize their premiums. Nearly 5 private health insurance. Next year is experimental Novartis drug, which does not have a name, lowered the chances of death or hospitalization by about 20 percent. —AP million people have gotten subsi- when the connections between the dies through HealthCare.gov. law’s coverage expansion and the tax If the forms are delayed past their system will start to surface for con- Jan. 31 deadline, some people may sumers. New Novartis heart failure have to wait to file tax returns - and The nearly 7 million people who collect their refunds. A delay of a got insurance tax credits through fed- week or two may not sound like eral and state exchanges will have to drug cuts risk by a fifth much, but many people depend on tally up accounts with the Internal their tax refunds to plug holes in Revenue Service to ensure that they LCZ696 reduces cardiovascular death, hospitalizations family finances. got the amount they were legally The uncertainty is unnerving to entitled to. BARCELONA: A new heart failure drug from feel measurably better, underscoring the valsartan and another class of drug called a some tax preparation companies, Funneling subsidies through the Novartis cut the risk of both cardiovascular case for it to replace existing treatments and neprilysin inhibitor. which try to run their filing season income-tax system was once seen as death and hospitalization by a fifth in a bolstering expectations for multibillion-dol- In terms of side effects, patients on operations like a military drill. The a political plus for Obama and the keenly awaited study, boosting hopes for a lar sales, he said. LCZ696 suffered more low blood pressure Obama administration says it’s on law’s supporters. It allowed the White product that is seen as a multibillion-dollar In the study - the largest ever undertaken and non-serious swelling but less kidney task, but it won’t provide much House to claim that the Affordable seller. in heart failure, involving more than 8,400 impairment, high potassium and cough There has been little progress for more patients - LCZ696 was tested against than the enalapril group. detail. States operating their own Care Act is “the largest tax cut for than a decade in treating chronic heart fail- enalapril, a so-called ACE inhibitor drug. Analyst forecasts for LCZ696 have been health insurance marketplaces will health care in American history.” But it ure, in which the heart fails to pump Patients who took LCZ696 were 20 per- climbing in recent months and the consen- also have to send out the forms, but also promises to make an already enough blood around the body, so there is cent less likely than those on enalapril to die sus for sales in 2019 - four years after its the federal exchange serving 36 complicated tax system more difficult excitement about the new medicine among of cardiovascular causes and were also 21 expected launch - currently stands at $1.9 states has the biggest job. HHS will for many consumers. both doctors and investors. The study, com- percent less likely to be admitted to hospi- billion, according to Thomson Reuters have to manage that while in the Supporters of the law are also con- paring LCZ696 to an older drug already tal, according to results presented at con- Cortellis. Still, analysts have found it hard to midst of running the 2015 health cerned about a related issue: People known to improve survival, was stopped gress and also published online by the New predict the drug’s true potential pending insurance sign-up season, when mil- who got too big a subsidy for health early five months ago because the benefit England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). the detailed data, prompting some to adopt lions more are expected to try to get care in 2014 will have to pay it back to patients was overwhelmingly positive - The relative risk reduction for a compos- a cautious stance while others see sales well coverage. next year. And docking refunds will but the size of the effect was only disclosed ite of both, which was the primary measure above $5 billion. yesterday at the annual meeting of the for the trial, was also 20 percent. Industry Deutsche Bank analysts have predicted “It’s very unrealistic to expect that be the first way the IRS seeks repay- European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the analysts had been expecting a risk reduc- the drug could eventually sell as much as they would be able to implement a ment. world’s largest cardiology congress. tion with LCZ696 of between 15 percent $10 billion a year, assuming it works across process that distributed these forms That can happen if someone’s ESC officials flagged the PARADIGM-HF and the low 20s percent. two broad groups of heart failure patients. in the middle of open enrollment, income for 2014 ends up being high- trial as one of the highlights of the five-day While the PARADIGM-HF study targeted and on time,” said George Brandes, er than estimated when he or she first event in Barcelona, reflecting the pressing Wide spectrum of patients patients with reduced ejection fraction, vice president for health care pro- applied for health insurance. Unless need to find better treatments than the cur- Mariell Jessup, a heart failure expert at where the heart muscle does not contract grams at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. such people promptly reported the rent line-up of old generic medicines. the University of Pennsylvania, who was not effectively, Novartis is also starting a trial in The average tax refund is about change to their health insurance mar- “Everything has been pretty stalled in involved in the study, said the beneficial a similar-sized group with preserved ejec- $2,690, and people who count on ketplace, they will owe money. heart failure,” said Keith Fox, a cardiologist at effects of the drug could apply to a wide tion fraction, where the ventricles do not getting money back often file early. “If someone wound up having the University of Edinburgh who also chairs spectrum of patients, even those receiving relax as they should. the ESC’s congress program committee. the best current therapy. “PARADIGM-HF Epstein said LCZ696 could reach the mar- Liberty Tax Service vice president more overtime than they projected, Novartis is looking to LCZ696 to revive its may well represent a new threshold of hope ket by the third quarter of 2015. He declined Chuck Lovelace said his company is or they received a bonus for good fortunes as the blood pressure pill Diovan for patients with heart failure,” she wrote in a to comment on how much it would cost, giving the feds the benefit of the work, these are the kind of changes faces generic competition. As a result, the NEJM editorial. although he said there would be a strong doubt but the possibility of delays “is that have an impact on subsidies,” data on the product is widely viewed as the The size of the benefit is critical in deter- economic case for its use since it would save not something we can turn a blind said Ron Pollack, executive director most important catalyst for the stock over mining how broadly LCZ696 will be used to money by reducing hospital visits. eye to.” of the advocacy group Families USA. the remainder of 2014. “This result is better treat millions of patients with chronic heart Analysts at Bernstein believe it could be “It could have a dramatic impact Since the whole system is brand- than we ever could have anticipated,” the failure. Unlike a heart attack, heart failure priced at around $7 a day in the United on our customers,” Lovelace said. new, experts are predicting that mil- company’s pharmaceuticals head David develops progressively but the prognosis States and $4 in Europe, where drug prices “The tax refund is the largest check lions will end up having to repay Epstein told Reuters. for sufferers is poor. are lower. They noted there was very little in many consumers get.” money. —AP In addition to reducing deaths and hospi- LCZ696 is a two-in-one pill, taken twice a the pipelines of other companies in terms of tal admissions, the drug also made patients day, combining Diovan’s active ingredient competing products. —Reuters WHAT’S ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014

OSN shows scoop top accolades at 66th Annual Primetime Emmys

he rich, star-studded line-up of the best “Scandal” and more. the Outstanding Comedy Series Award, for Show award went to Ellen Degeneres for her The secret of the coven was once again cel- and most popular television series, avail- With record-breaking nominations in vari- the fifth consecutive year, while Ty Burrell, the remarkable talk show, The Ellen Degeneres ebrated with the third season of American Table only on the region’s leading pay-TV ous leading categories this year, the widely actor behind the persona of Phil Dunphy, was Show. Washington’s favourite ‘fixing firm,’ Horror Story: Coven, bagging two of its four network, OSN, bagged record-breaking followed Breaking Bad won several awards crowned the Best Supporting Actor in a Olivia Pope and Associates, depicted in nominations, including for Jessica Lange’s awards at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy from Exceptional Writing for a Drama Series, Comedy Series. Scandal, scooped the award for Outstanding portrayal of Fiona Goode, the keeper of the Awards. to Aaron Paul’s fantastic role as Jesse Renowned and celebrated comedienne, Guest Actor in a Drama Series; while HBO’s coven. Celebrating the ‘who’s who’ of television, Pinkman, which landed him the award for Julia Louis-Dreyfus, was crowned Outstanding True Detective indeed proved its mettle OSN is the only broadcaster in the region from actors and supporting talent, to direc- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (second win through the Outstanding Directing and showcasing the latest and biggest award-win- tors and writers, the annual celebration of TV’s Series. Bryan Cranston picked up the in a row), for her portrayal of the Vice Casting for a Drama Series award. ning series’ at the same time as the US so best aired live and exclusively on OSN First HD Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for President of the United States of America, Game of Thrones, which recently marked viewers watch it first. The number of OSN providing viewers with several unforgettable his unforgettable portrayal of Walter White Selena Meyer, and her reign over her disorder- the culmination of its fourth season on OSN, shows nominated and winning awards at this moments including Weird Al Yankovic and and the critically-acclaimed series also won ly administration in VEEP. and undoubtedly one of TV’s most-followed year’s Emmy’s once again reinforces the Andy Samberg’s special appearance perform- the Emmy for Best Drama Series. For the second year in a row The Colbert series, walked away with four awards includ- choice and variety of the premium and award- ing parodies of hit TV show theme songs, Television’s favourite family, more com- Report achieved the Outstanding Variety ing Outstanding Art Direction and Costumes winning content OSN brings exclusively for including “Game of Thrones,” “Mad Men,” monly known as Modern Family, took home Series award, while the Outstanding Talk for a series. viewers across the region. KFH promotes services, products at Al-Ahmadi Hospital

enior Manager, Direct Sales at Kuwait Finance House (KFH), SMeshari Al-Alban, explained that Direct Sales Unit plays a significant role in consolidating KFH’s leading position in retail market by exerting efforts to expand the market share

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(TEC)’s PR and gory and three free tickets with each Tammayyuz clients segments to pro- tion answering their queries and hear- proved its success and efficiency as media department manager, Sager Al- five. He also noted that the city would mote the bank’s products and services ing their suggestions. KFH employees noticed clients’ satis- Bader stressed that out of TEC’s keen- receive visitors on its regular summer offered to every segment. He went on He indicated that KFH will work faction and keenness to know more ness on providing various recreational working hours from 5:00 pm to 1:00 am to say that a specialized team from tirelessly to improve its services and about KFH, its work style and its eco- the Direct Sales Unit will be available products to cater for clients aspira- nomic and development role. services and that the special summer and that Mondays are allocated for offers on admission tickets would go on ladies only. Quran and Tafseer class Embassy of Cuba Pravasi Bhartiya Divas fter reading Quranic verses aloud covers important Islamic guidelines in all Men are invited to come and enjoy a he visa to the Republic of Cuba is only for pur- and explaining them very briefly, aspects of life. Students will also learn traditional Arab style lunch, which will be poses of tourism (Tourist visa) issued for Kuwaiti he Government of India has decided to hold the next Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD-2015) at AHassan will illustrate the various and improve Quran recitation with followed by a meaningful talk. Meet new citizens and foreign residents in connotations of some words and phrases tajweed of short chapters essential for and old friends. Gentlemen only. T TMahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat in Kuwait. It is valid for one single to show the literary beauty and miracle prayer. Friday, September 5 and 19 @ 1pm January 2015. of the Quran. The class will involve an Every Thursday in September @ 5pm Learn Arabic to Read the Quran entrance into national territory The effort would be to have more meaningful open discussion in a casual, relaxed set- Islam 101 A special course for Non-Arab speak- for a 30-days trip and can be and interactive sessions that would address the ting with the aim of reflecting and pon- By Hassan Bwambale ing Muslims who wish to learn Arabic with extend it for an additional 30 issues and concerns of the overseas Indian commu- dering verses from the Noble Quran. In If you are interested to know more the purpose of reading and reciting the days at the office in the hotel where you have accom- nity effectively. Since 2015 marks the hundredth addition to that, participants will get about Islam, join the TIES Center for infor- Holy Quran. anniversary of the return of the greatest “Pravasi”of some insight into the Quranic Arabic. mation, discussion, and a chance to ask Mondays and Wednesdays, September modations or at the immigration authority. Children must have their own Tourist Visa even if they are travel- all, Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa, it is desired Every Monday in September @ 7pm. any question about Islam regarding 8 to October 22 @ 10am - 11:30am that PBD-2015 would be celebrated in a grand way. It will be conducted by Hassan Muslims’ beliefs, acts of worship, Quranic The TIES Center is the social and edu- ling under their parents’ passport(s). 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Expat kids act in Onam short film

By Sunil Cherian about their roles in the film that generally looks back at Mookkannoor, a veteran, when he is invited by Sathish Sathish Mambra who wrote the script and lyrics. The short the golden, legendary era that proclaimed a beatiful, Mambra, representing a cultural organization that is con- film makes use of poetry and folksongs while detailing the hile vacationing kids normally do certain things: equal world. ducting Onam celebrations. Kids gathering flowers to pre- traditions. The film is directed by Prabhu Angamaly and is visiting relatives, re-exploring their parents’ This year Onam falls on September 6 but the makers of pare the traditional flower-carpet to welcome the good produced by Vipanchika Sahithya Vedi, Angamaly. Other Whouse and going around. But for three Hawally- Onam Oru Orma (Onam, a Memory) released the 19- king Mahabali, elders presenting new clothes, family veg- contributors are: cast John Manjapra, Arun West Koratty, based kids, this summer vacation was special. They got a minute film on YouTube etarian banquet and the unity among all open out beauti- Prabhakaran Nayathodu, Binto Lonappan, Anuja chance to act in a short film on Onam, Kerala’s harvest fes- (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWLKcR4UZIQ) after fully through the skilled camera works of Royta, the cam- Velayudhan; title animation, bgm, Adithyan Suresh, edak- tival. The kids - Cherish, Alma Trisa and Liva Maria - all stu- its first public screening in Angamaly, Kerala on August 28. eraman who also edited the film. ka: Ramesh Kurup, singer, Durgadas, assistant director, dents of Indian Community School, Salmiya, are thrilled The story unfolds through the memories of Suresh “My idea is to document Onam in its originality”, said Christopher Kottackal.

ational mourning day of 39th death anniversary of the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Shaikh Mujibur Rahman observed by Bangladesh Awami Foundation Kuwait Branch at Gulshan Hotel on 21st NAugust. Many political party leaders attended the program.

Greetings Tips for getting back to work after a vacation appy birthday he vision of returning to the office after vacation without a plan of attack-unless you want to be steam- problem and that things can get lost when someone dear mom! Your and the reality usually have very little in com- rolled. is away. It’s not really a shock to anybody-you’re just love, care and H mon. While many of us expect to sit down at our “The tendency is to try to make up for all the meet- warning people: ‘It may get lost or buried, please feel your beautiful smile T desks after time away filled with boundless energy ings you miss,” says Vanderkam. “As much as possible, free to follow up with me.’” make our life meaning- and restored creativity that will fuel new projects, try to push those to the second day or the afternoon ful. Wish you many what usually ends up happening is that we spend sev- gives you a little bit of space.” Skip the days of wading through more happy returns of eral scattered hours (or days) trying to process a del- Morgenstern suggests you protect the time you’ve email and nuke your inbox the day! Love, uge of emails and falling further behind on tasks that set aside to get caught up the way you would a meet- The very thought of losing the contents of your Niranjan, Surya and have built up in the interim. ing or a presentation. It’s just as necessary-so treat it inbox likely sends a chill down most spines, but some Akshay. “You’ve got to set yourself up so there’s the mini- that way. “Build in some transition time. Don’t book argue that a post-vacation email purge can be just mum pileup while you’re gone,” says Julie anything for your first day in the office, allot the time,” the thing you need to get back on track without los- Morgenstern, productivity consultant and author of says Morgenstern. “And block off the time in your cal- ing an entire day to email maintenance. Never Check Email In The Morning. “Once you invest in endar. If it looks like you’re available, people are going “Some people take a quick look at what’s flagged, that process once, it becomes an automated process. to put things on your calendar. These are meetings see what’s interesting, and then delete everything,” n every smile, every ‘Every time I go away, this is my coverage bible.’” with your to dos.” says Vanderkam. You should try to be indispensable- tear and every How can you avoid the post-vacation crush and but realizing that you’re not might make you a better cheer, you were I hang on to that refreshed glow? Your out-of-office response is your first line of employee. always there for us, defense-wield it to your advantage Vanderkam says planning for and returning from through the years sup- Actively plan for your return Your out-of -office autoreply needs to be straight- a vacation can be a good time for an adjustment of porting us and provid- When planning time away from work, most people forward (ditch the phrase “much-needed vacation,” your professional outlook. We’re all striving to be the ing us with all the focus on getting organized for departure. Avoid undo- please), helpful, and honest-but not that honest. go-to team member, but believing the company energy we needed in ing all that restoration by treating your return as Vanderkam recommends leaving it up through that actually can’t function without us can be damaging order to stand in the something that needs to be managed in advance as catch up period; your coworkers will know you’re in the long run. game called “life”. well. available but it will help stem the tidal wave of out- She describes a five-day vacation she once took Happy birthday mom While many of us try to maximize vacation time by side inquiries, or at least lower the expectation of an where she believed WiFi would be readily available and thank you for coming home Sunday night, Laura Vanderkam, author immediate response. and discovered it was not. Having done all she could everything! Your of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, She and Morgenstern agree that an out-of-office to prepare for time away, she realized her only beloved daughters Nevin & Jera. suggests considering an earlier-than-last-minute message directed at external parties should include option was to change her outlook on needing to be return. directions for who to contact according to contingen- connected. “Consider coming back on Saturday instead of cies. Assess who’s going to be emailing you along two “No armies were waiting for my word to invade Sunday,” says Vanderkam, emphasizing that time to or three broad categories and let them know who to countries,” says Vanderkam. “I missed a few things, but ‘Bolo Ta Ra Ra Ra’ unpack, pick up a few essential groceries, and get a reach out to instead or when they might expect a I could apologize to a few people when I got back. I quiet, uninterrupted jump on email can lessen the response. missed a few opportunities. There will be others.” impact that first day back in the office. Morgenstern adds that it’s ok to suggest people Learn to plan ahead, rely on your coworkers, and ndian Cultural Society presents ‘Bolo Ta Ra RaRa’ follow up because you just might not get to their understand that sometimes, it’s inevitable that you’ll on Sept 5 with great playback and Sufi singer Factor in some triage email. miss out on that last-minute request, and you’ll be IDaler Mehndi - a live concert at Dahiya indoor sta- Don’t just walk back into the office after a vacation “Everybody who emails understands the volume that much more productive when you return. dium 7pm. TV PROGRAMS SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

This is a great time to be with others and to work together. Work, achieve- You may find yourself having emotional differences with someone. Those ment and ambition mean a lot to you now. You are satisfied with your around you, or the situation you find yourself in, may not feel right to you just now. You income for the moment but your thoughts are always on the move in an upward direction. could be challenged. Time alone during the noon break could bring everything back into You may be looking forward to a seminar on how to improve your earnings or how to perspective. Health improvements are likely now and this is an excellent cycle for getting invest your savings. You can expect a sense of support and goodwill from those around those annual physicals out of the way. You enjoy working with your mind and can usually you. You take time out from your busy day to demonstrate a particular technical tool to a find a solution to even the worst problems. Your skills in this regard make you expert at co-worker this afternoon. Your thoughts may be more on home and family later today. This counseling and guiding others. You may find yourself guiding an elderly person or persons evening you will be expressing your creative side as you help a young person prepare for a in your family this evening. Give them the opportunity to express themselves and help test or a contest. This may mean an upcoming science fair. them create a plan for future interests or activities.

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

The whole process of work today could be stopped up and sluggish. You New ways to communicate or an easy manner will make conversations go may have to bide your time. This is the best time to study, progress in your work or teach. well. You may find yourself more talkative than you were before this new technology. You Your organizational abilities and sense of responsibility will be what guides you and proves are at your mental best with intelligent ideas and clear thoughts. You will make every successful. You could feel more comfortable in this working situation by the end of this opportunity to involve yourself with co-worker conversations during the noon break. You week. Who you know counts this week. Circulate with those who can help you get ahead. could be looking to advance yourself and it is important to keep up with any information. Your intuitive insights and your common sense, as well as good humor, will see you Close relationships are fun this afternoon. You may decide to pitch in and help finish some through to the end. Quick thinking could beat the competition when your mind is extra long-term project around a family home later this evening. Careful-do not overexert your- sharp. Get those brilliant ideas of yours on paper and make your next move quietly; you will self. Feeling cared for and needed is comfortable. Sharing responsibilities helps to continue be pleased with the results. Romance is possible this evening. or create an everlasting bond.

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

Communication, computers, electronics and everything new wave excites This is a great time to be with others in a relaxed home or work atmosphere. you and you excel here. You may discover new ways of working with tradi- You may find that both your personal growth and your career may depend tional materials. This is a perfect time to be assertive and to move forward in your career upon how you can handle some ethical question today. You will benefit from logical decisions. You have all the drive and energy you could want for successful results. The path insights and reaching an understanding. The supportive help of a woman or a girl can be an ACROSS DOWN is open and clear for you. Music is likely to play a more important role for you than usual important factor that will bring about positive results. You have the qualities of a fine psy- 1. A container. 1. German organist and contrapuntist (1685- and a period of material acquisition can satisfy a deep yearning to be free from want. The chologist, researcher or detective and are good at dealing with joint or others’ finances. 4. Genus of scapose herbs of North and supportive help of someone today can be an important factor that will affect business or There is a feeling of being at peace and stable on the emotional level. Music is likely to play 1750). a more important role in your life this evening. You may enjoy a concert or an impromptu South America having large edible bulbs. 2. The United Nations agency concerned reputation and increase your sense of security. You are a fine psychologist, researcher or detective and are good at dealing with joint or individual finances. get-together with friends. Your energy level increases. 12. Electronic equipment that provides visual with civil aviation. images of varying electrical quantities. 3. A medicinal liquid preparation intended 15. (informal) Of the highest quality. for use in an atomizer. 16. Winter aconite. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 4. Concrete pavement is sometimes referred ) 17. A rapid escape (as by criminals). Cancer (June 21-July 22 to as cement. Circumstances may urge you to great effort and hard work today. Things are 18. A compartment in front of a motor vehi- 5. Of or relating to the ancient Aramaic lan- Any blocks or frustrations are easily worked through today. Communicating working with rather than against you, so do not hold back and do not overdo cle where driver sits. guages. and the transaction of clear messages are important to you. Divide overwhelming tasks by trying to go too far too fast. Let things take their natural course. You may enjoy probing 19. Western Mediterranean annual having 6. Stem of the rattan palm used for making into manageable chunks and see the chunks as steps on the road to achievement. Your into your inner workings or some good solid gossip this afternoon-be careful in what you deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 timing should be perfect and those around you should find you most natural. You can canes and umbrella handles. say. You are dynamic and always expressive in thought and speech. You appreciate your large cordate bracts. throw your worries out the window where issues of performance are concerned. Whether own ideas and tend to be outgoing. When you find your passion, and you will, you will find 20. Comb-plate or locomotor organ consist- 7. Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly you are at home today, in the office or issuing some political speech, you are productive many rewards. Perhaps you will be a good entertainer, medical doctor or author. For the ing of a row of strong cilia whose bases are rind and shiny black seeds. and efficient. Letters and phone calls take much of your time later this afternoon. Music is next few weeks, you will find that you attract the opposite sex quite easily. Your energies fused. 8. Standard temperature and pressure. enjoyed by you and your partner, perhaps away from home this evening. Perhaps you have and your thoughts are in a most positive mode. 22. An advanced student or graduate in 9. Lac purified by heating and filtering. found a dinner theater for this evening’s entertainment. medicine gaining supervised practical expe- 10. Being one more than one. 11. United States writer (born in Poland) who rience (`houseman' is a British term). Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 24. United States golfer who won many wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957). Leo (July 23-August 22) major golf tournaments (born in 1912). 12. Large swift fly the female of which sucks There are insights into your own inner workings today. What is hidden or You are valued for your ability to organize groups and parties. You may 25. Ions are accelerated along a linear path blood of various animals. going on behind the scenes may become very clear. You should be able to get your ideas want to work on your leadership qualities for a future position. You have all the potential if 13. Type genus of the Ranidae. across with ease. The making for a bright and witty day is ahead. Your communication skills by voltage differences on electrodes along you want to go in that direction. You are expressive in the way you guide others. This after- are at a high-water mark. Your manner is so favorable that you would make an excellent the path. 14. A sign of something about to happen. noon there is a longing to spend money on an object of desire without having the money counselor or teacher. You could find yourself familiarizing a new employee with his or her 28. Lacking motor coordination. 21. A genus of delicate ferns belonging to on hand-careful, this may be more costly than it is worth. You may feel you have been hold- surroundings and duties. You find it easy to solve any problems that may come up today- 30. Events that provide the generative force the family Osmundaceae. ing back with expenses and now you are going to spend on yourself. Consider looking others appreciate your enthusiasm. Your practical skills are linked to your almost mystical that is the origin of something. around for a better price for this item so that you will not have regrets later. You give, you 23. Intentionally so written (used after a inner vision. You manifest your ideals and dreams in an organized and clearheaded manner. get and you spend generously on entertainment, education and travel this coming fall. 34. An intensely radioactive metallic element printed word or phrase). A book review is fun this evening. that occurs in minute amounts in uranium 26. Relating to or containing acetic acid. There is a tendency to embellish at this time. ores. 27. Agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur 35. A white metallic element that burns with with dense woolly fur and large eyes and Virgo (August 23-September 22) a brilliant light. ears. Pisces (February 19-March 20) 36. Feeling great rapture or delight. 29. A cloth having a crisscross design. Oxygen is lovely as a new air conditioner, fan or some other device is You could find that a reunion of friends will be taking place soon and it may 38. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in 31. French romantic writer (1766-1817). favor of a person or cause). installed today in the workplace and everyone at work is happier, including be the time of your high school or college reunion. Those friends that you are 32. Edible viscera of a fowl. you. A change in your community needs your attention and this may mean a zoning still in touch with may want to gather pictures and little fun blurbs about classmates to 42. A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches 33. Submit or yield to another's wish or opin- change or some other change that would make a difference in your utilities or tax bill. or a third of a yard. make a presentation that will gain lots of positive attention. You give this a lot of your atten- ion. Encourage others to go with you to the next city hall meeting; together you can make a tion today. You may be considering your work situation just now as well. Any career that 43. (astronomy) The angular distance of a 37. Repeated too often. positive difference. You love doing things for others and tonight you may have promised to you seek in which you will be of service to others is a perfect choice-you very much want to celestial point measured westward along the cook a special dinner. Someone may want to bring the wine and the dessert so concen- be helpful. There is a feeling of being at peace on the emotional level and stability and per- celestial equator from the zenith crossing. 39. Person who makes a gift of property. trate on the basics and if you have a special wine in mind be sure and share that informa- 40. The right to buy or sell property at an manence satisfies a deep emotional need. If you are not involved in a love relationship, you 44. A mature blood cell that contains hemo- tion with the person bringing the wine. may find a special someone is not so far away. globin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues. agreed price. 45. Pertaining to or resembling Utopia. 41. Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or 48. Having a mental age of three to seven happiness. Word Search years. 46. A language spoken by the Atakapa peo- Yesterday Solution 50. A musical composition for voices and ple of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas. orchestra based on a religious text. 47. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of 51. Having winglike extensions. the alkali metal group. 52. Administer an oil or ointment to. 49. Genus of large deciduous nut-bearing 55. A network of intersecting blood vessels trees. or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph 53. A winged often one-seed indehiscent vessels. fruit as of the ash or elm or maple. 56. (Roman Catholic Church) The supreme 54. (Zen Buddhism) A state of sudden spiritu- ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to al enlightenment. the Holy See from diocesan courts. 58. A unit of magnetic flux equal to 57. Distant in either space or time. 100,000,000 maxwells. 59. The blood group whose red cells carry 60. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake both the A and B antigens. Chad. 61. (astronomy) A relatively small extraterres- 62. Toward the mouth or oral region. trial body consisting of a frozen mass that 63. A small cake leavened with yeast. travels around the sun in a highly elliptical 64. (computer science) A data transmission orbit. rate (bits/second) for modems. 67. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated 65. God of love and erotic desire. material. 66. An Arabic speaking person who lives in 71. A river in north central Switzerland that Arabia or North Africa. runs northeast into the Rhine. 68. Any of several small ungulate mammals 72. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet. of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors 73. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat and feet with hooflike toes. trimmed off. 69. Standard time in the 8th time zone west 74. A benevolent aspect of Devi. of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridi- 75. An associate degree in applied science. an west. 76. Freetail bats. 70. Either of two folds of skin that can be 77. A light touch or stroke. moved to cover or open the eye. Yesterday’s Solution

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Gossip Robert Pattinson dating FKA Twigs

he ‘Twilight Saga’ star is said to have a blossoming romance with the partner since his relationship with Kristen Stewart ended last summer - singer - whose real name is Tahliah Barnett - and the couple have doesn’t want their romance to overshadow her music career, with plans to Treportedly been going on dates together for a “month or so”. An release her debut album next year. The source added: “The main thing for insider told The Sun newspaper: “It’s the real deal between Rob and Tahliah is that the relationship remains low key. “She wants to be known Tahliah.“They had been able to keep their relationship secret until recently, for her music, not just as ‘Robert Pattinson’s girlfriend’.“She’s worried about but they’ve already smitten. “He’s been taking her on dates for the last being bogged down by constant comparisons to Kristen.” month or so, and has even flown her out to stay with him in New York. He also loves going to her gigs.” It is said Tahliah - who is Robert’s first serious

Adam Levine Chloe Grace paid fan’s rent he Maroon 5 singer has revealed his generosity after Moretz says British paying around £300 for a fan after their bill was Tcheekily thrown at him during a concert, and while he was charitable on that occasion, he described it as men are like ‘cobras’ “cheeky”. He told the Daily Star newspaper: “It was like a rent cheque and I took it and I just paid it, honestly. “It was he 17-year-old star is said to be dating Brooklyn Beckham, and really creepy, though! Please don’t do that anymore it was she has insisted while American “boys” are more bold and open, $487.” Meanwhile, the ‘Payphone’ hitmaker admitted TUK men are harder to read. She told Yahoo!: “UK boys are way singer-songwriter Graham Nash once helped out his band more dangerous because they seem really nice and then it’s like a when they had just lost their record around 15 years ago, sneak attack. They’re cobras. “You meet them and they’re really quiet and he was delighted when he was able to pay him back. but secretly they’re really crazy. American guys are ‘I’m really crazy’ or He said: “We are family friends and when i was 19 or 20 ‘I’m really aggressive; and you see it, but with Brits you’ve got to fig- Graham asked what was going on as we’d lost our record ure it out. “It’s kind of scary. With Americans it’s all out there, they’re deal. “So he said, ‘Let me put you in the studio and do a like ‘well there’s my book, read it.’ “ Meanwhile, Chloe also admitted demo, and that was what got us signed again. “That’s the her movie roles have been inspired by her own love life. She recently best cheque I’ve ever had to write ... And I sent him a plat- said: “”Everyone says you have to draw from a modicum of self-expe- inum record.” rience for a role - love, in particular, when you’re creating a love story. “Not every relationship is the same, not every love that find is the same. “Every kind that you get from another person - there are differ- ent types of it, and you learn through each relationship there are many different ways you can love someone.” Jessica Alba is too independent to be a stay-at-home mother

he 33-year-old actress - who has children Honor, six, and two-year-old Haven, with hus- Tband Cash Warren - admits she likes to still do movies because she wants to set an example for her children to show them they can go out and work to pay their own way in life. She said: “I think it’s different for everyone. Some mums really don’t want to work and that’s fine. “For me, I wouldn’t know what that is like because that’s a part of who I am. I have aspirations. “I want to be with my kids so they can see that in their life they can be any- thing they want and they can do their own thing and pay their own way. “The independence that you gain from working is pretty awesome. My kids might be different when they grow up, but that’s up to them.” Despite juggling both motherhood and an acting career, the ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ star insists she still sometimes feels she is miss- ing out. She added to Loaded magazine: “I am very, very lucky in that I have a lot of help. “But even then, there is always at least one part of me - wife, mother, actress, businesswoman - that I feel is missing out somehow.”

Keira Knightley insists she is coping with being famous Ariana Grande claims she was he 29-year-old actress shot to fame as a teenager in more common for young musicians than movie stars to 2002 comedy/drama movie ‘Bend It Like Beckham’, become embroiled in a world of drugs because they live a ‘hot mess’ Tand she feels grateful that she hasn’t gone down the their lives as “extremely as they can”. She added to Loaded route of becoming addicted to illegal substances like some magazine: “They very much walk that line. A lot live life as he ‘Problem’ hitmaker - who is rumoured to celebrities who became famous at an early age. Speaking extremely as they can, and that’s absolutely fascinating for be dating Big Sean - has confessed that about her rise to fame, she said: “Luckily it was so long ago so many people and has been since the beginning of time. Talthough she’s now a stunning star, she too that I can’t remember what it was like when it happened. “We’ve been fascinated by youth that has absolutely no has embarrassing pictures from her past that But I’m still here, I’m still alive and I’m not a drug addict so fear of anything and could corrupt and could die at any make her cringe. Quizzed on how she feels when it must have been all right.” The ‘Begin Again’ star is married second. It’s the moth-to-the-flame thing. So much of rock she sees old snaps of herself, she said: “Oh my to Klaxons vocalist James Righton and admits it seems a lot ‘n’ roll is about that.” God! You know when you scroll a little too far back on your Facebook and you’re like, ‘Oh my God - I didn’t want to see that! Why am I going through this?! “I was a hot mess. I had to dye my hair red for a role [in ‘Victorious’] and it put me in a challenging position because I liked to wear black but it just made me look edgy. “So to com- bat that I had to be super girly with my clothes but then I ended up looking like Strawberry Shortcake. “It went down hill from there.” The 21- year-old beauty also spoke about the condition of her hair - which she referred to as “ratchet” earlier this year - to insist that although she still wears extensions, her own hair is looking much better. She added to We Love Pop magazine: “It’s actually really healthy. It’s funny because whenever I post a picture my fan will be like, ‘Weave on point gurl!’ And I’m like, ‘I DON’T WEAR A WEAVE! ... I still wear extensions but my real hair is almost completely restored.” lifestyle SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014

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Lily Allen finds it easier to

make good music when she’s unhappy

he 29-year-old singer took a break from write new material. She explained: “I find that the industry in 2009 - since when she’s when I’m sort of struggling emotionally, words Tmarried painter and decorator Sam come a little bit easier in the studio. So maybe Cooper and had two children, Ethel, two, and that’s why I’ve decided to start writing now, 19-month-old Marnie - and admits that a set- because I’m sad when I’m not with my family.” tled family life is not conducive to making her This comes after Lily recently insisted she has best music. Speaking on BBC Radio 2, Lily “no control” over her music career. She said: explained: “I kind of feel like I want to be happy “The actual industry side is messed up. I’ve got in my mind, but at the same time I want to be no control over a lot of it. “They kind of made unhappy so I can write some good songs!” decisions for the wrong reasons. You deliver a While the ‘LDN’ singer is happy in her life away body of work and then they basically put it into from the music industry, she concedes that a market research machine and decide which spending extended periods of time away from singles will be released.” her young family during tours inspires her to

CeeLo Green placed on three years of probation

he former ‘The Voice’ USA mentor - real name Thomas DeCarlo Callaway - appeared in the Los Angeles TDistrict Attorney’s office on Friday and pleaded no contest to one felony count of furnishing ecstasy to a 33- year-old female, after she accused him of slipping her the drug without her knowledge in July 2012. The ‘Forget You’ hitmaker, who maintains they “shared” the drug, also entered a special plea in which he maintained his inno- cence in the case, according to NBC LA. He must also com- plete 360 hours of community service and attend 52 Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous meetings. A spokesperson for the Grammy-winning artist told E! News: “CeeLo Green is pleased that the District Attorney’s office would allow him the opportunity to resolve this appropri- ately and maintain his innocence. He is happy to put this behind him and continue to move forward.” He was ordered to return to court on March 5, 2015 for a progress Kate Mara splits report. Prosecutors rejected a rape charge against the musician in October 2013, in relation to the same incident, citing insufficient evidence. At the time CeeLo’s lawyer, Blair Berk, said his client “encouraged a full and complete from Max Minghella investigation of those claims and he was confident once conducted he would be cleared of having any wrongful he ‘House of Cards’ actress and ‘The Social Network’ in 2009. The British actor, intent and it would be established that any relations were Mindy Project’ star, who have had an who is the son of Oscar-winning ‘The consensual.” Tan on-again, off-again relationship for English Patient’ director Anthony four years, recently decided to break-up for Minghella, previously dated DJ and model good. A source told UsMagazine.com: Leigh Lezark, while Kate was linked to actor “Max and Kate have broken up and gotten Charlie Cox and producer McG in the past. back together a few times over the course The actress previously admitted she would Britney Spears of their relationship, but this one looks like love to have a family in the future, but has it’s sticking. The relationship just ran its no desire to follow in her grandmother’s course.” The 31-year-old beauty, who was footsteps by having 11 children. She said: ‘moving on’ after nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress “To have 11 children sounds like hell. My in a Drama Series at the Emmy Awards in grandma is smaller than I am so I can’t even Los Angeles on Monday, attended the imagine how she went about doing that. I her split from event without ‘The Internship’ star, 28. The do want a family for sure but not that duo, who were photographed enjoying a many. But yes I am very close with my fami- romantic stroll in Manhattan, New York City ly so that’s something I want one day.” David Lucado in June, were introduced by Kate’s younger sister, Rooney Mara, on the set of ‘The he ‘Toxic’ hitmaker, who is thought to have dumped her boyfriend on Thursday after a video emerged of Thim allegedly cheating on her, is throwing herself into her Las Vegas residency concerts in an attempt to dis- tract herself from her broken heart. A source told PEOPLE.com: “She is upset, but she’s focusing on her show right now. She’s moving on.” The 32-year-old star gave no clue about her personal problems as she took to the stage to perform at Planet Hollywood just hours after breaking up with the legal researcher. Another insider said: “She Kourtney looked amazing and seemed to be doing great.” Britney’s father, Jamie Spears, reportedly bought the rights to the Kardashian video footage of David dancing with and kissing a mysteri- ous woman and has threatened to sue anyone who leaks it. But it seems David is still hoping to patch things up with worried about being Britney. A source previously said: “David is very, very in love with Britney. This is unfortunate and he hopes that it all works out.” Britney and David first got together in March pregnant again 2013 just a couple of months after she called off her engagement to Jason Trawick. he 35-year-old reality TV star, who already has son, Mason, four, and daughter, Penelope, two, with her longtime Tboyfriend, admits she hid her third pregnancy from him for a few weeks, as she was afraid of how he would react. In a clip for an upcoming episode of ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians,’ she says: “I definitely had to build up the courage to tell Scott because he’s just been super depressed, so I just don’t want to set him off.” During the episode, the brunette beauty finally breaks the news to Scott, as she is folding clothes, saying: “I just want to tell that I’m pregnant.” It seems she was right to be concerned, as he immediately responds: Kendall Jenner insists “You just keep suckering me into these kids. I can’t handle this responsibility. I just can’t take care of more kids.” After Scott accuses her of planning to wait to tell him until after she gave birth, she decision to change her says: “Right, so you don’t have to be anxious the whole time.” Kourtney also reveals she found out she was pregnant in March and kept it a secret until after her birthday on April 18. Former restau- name wasn’t ‘dramatic’ ranteur Scott, 31, has been struggling to get over the deaths of his mother, Bonnie Disick, who died from an illness in November and he 18-year-old star, who decided be super, super shy. I was always guard- his father, Jeffrey Disick, who passed away suddenly in January. to drop her last name to boost ed and reserved, so I’ve definitely Ther modelling career after claim- changed a lot in the past couple of ing she had to “work even harder” years, just opened up, gotten more because of her reality TV background, comfortable with myself. I think that says she doesn’t understand why peo- has something to do with the show and ple are “freaking out about it.” The in the world I’m in now, I just learned to ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ grow up.” Meanwhile, Kendall’s younger beauty told E! News: “Oh my god. sister Kylie Jenner, 17, says she doesn’t Everyone’s making it be such a big deal miss modelling despite taking to the and I’ve actually just been going by catwalk in the past. She said: “No, not Kendall since last season. It’s not too really. I think it’s so fun to do it every new, but everybody’s just recently once in a while, but I’m on a different started freaking out about it. path.” Everybody’s making it so dramatic and I’m like, ‘It’s not that big of a deal.’ “ But Kendall admits she has changed a lot in the past few years. She said: “I used to lifestyle SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014

A family ride a submarine shaped boat in the reopened Luxun park in Shanghai yesterday. The 118-year-old Luxun Park, previously known as Hongkou Park has been restored and was reopened before the weekend. —AP Germany’s ‘Sir Vival’ pushes limits of extreme travel e has crossed deserts, jungles and oceans under a tree, but the second time they made it. On a Nehberg produced books and TV programmes, alone, wrestled pythons and survived 25 third journey, to film the river’s giant crocodiles, a lobbied the World Bank and the Vatican, and staged Harmed robberies-in his native Germany, veter- gunman’s bullet took the life of Nehberg’s friend ever more spectacular adventures to highlight the an adventurer Ruediger Nehberg is better known as Michael Teichmann. cause. “Sir Vival”. In 1987 Nehberg, who claims to be “water-shy”, At age 79, the globetrotter looks back at a life Arrow in the stomach crossed the Atlantic in a modified pedal boat. To pre- spent in some of the world’s most inhospitable cor- For Nehberg, the personal tragedy was a wake-up pare, he trained with German navy divers who tied ners and keeps plotting new journeys, refusing to let call on the need to take the scout motto “be pre- him up and threw him into a pool until he passed out. his hearing aid or replacement knee slow him down. pared” to a whole new level. Two more trans-Atlantic trips followed, on a modi- Germany’s grand-daddy of extreme travel-who has He embarked on gruelling fitness workouts and fied tree trunk and a bamboo raft. In 2000 Brazil traversed Ethiopian deserts and Australia’s outback practised bushcraft, navigation and medicine but also granted the Yanomami what Nehberg terms “an on foot and crossed the Atlantic on self-made vessels- more esoteric skills such as prison escape techniques acceptable peace”, an outcome for which he claims now focuses his energies on defending the rights of and magic tricks. some credit. Muslim girls. Nehberg wrote down his collected wisdom in the Since then, the adventurer and his human rights Reflecting on a life he never really expected to last 1979 book “The Art of Survival” that spawned count- organisation TARGET-Ruediger Nehberg have this long, he has some advice for couch potatoes-that less TV specials and youth programmes, and is still returned to many of his former adventure play- going to the very limits “for me has been a life philos- used by the German armed forces. grounds, building clinics in the Amazon and Africa. ophy, it has enriched my life immeasurably”. In the 1980s Nehberg set off in search of Brazil’s The group’s declared goal now is to end the prac- Nehberg, who imagines his guardian angel as reputedly fearsome Yanomami Indians, heading into tice of female genital mutilation, which Nehberg bruised with tattered wings, jokes that he embarked the Amazon with little more than a pair of shorts and describes as the “worst civil war of all times-society on his first adventure at age four when he wandered a harmonica to signal that he did not represent a against its women-with 6,000 victims a day and many off to visit his grandmother but spent the night sleep- threat. deaths, for the last 5,000 years”. ing in a park instead. “Suddenly, three of them stood in front of me, Together with his wife Annette, he lobbied leading “My mother later blamed me for at least one of her their arrows lowered-a good sign,” he remembers. Islamic scholars at Cairo’s Al-Azhar mosque who for- stomach ulcers,” he tells AFP with a chuckle, sitting at “That was the moment I had feared for months, when bade the practice by a fatwa. a campfire which he started with a flintstone on his I had asked myself whether the first contact would be Nehberg then carried the message through North forested lake property in Rausdorf outside the north- an arrow in the stomach.” African deserts on “caravans of hope”. ern port city of Hamburg. Nehberg was invited to the village and would keep He said he plans “one or two more big things” for As a baker’s apprentice in the 1950s, gripped by coming back, making 15 trips to the Amazon and the cause, but prefers to keep his ideas under wraps. wanderlust, he cycled to Morocco to learn the art of becoming a passionate activist against the gold “You’ll hear about it, it’ll be a real blast,” he says, the snake charming-leading to many more long-distance prospectors who encroached on Yanomami lands, passion in his eyes leaving little doubt that he’s seri- bike trips and a lifelong passion for snakes. poisoned their rivers and brought diseases. ous. — AFP German survival expert and veteran adventurer Ruediger Nehberg pad- Soon he eyed a more serious adventure: the first dles in a canoe in Rausdorf near Hamburg, northern Germany on June 26, expedition to take a boat down Ethiopia’s Blue Nile, a Passion for rights 2014. He has crossed deserts, jungles and oceans alone, wrestled pythons dangerous white-water torrent that churns through “Suddenly, the journeys were no longer an end in and survived 25 armed robberies — in his native Germany, Nehberg is steep canyons and bandit-infested desert lands. themselves, but about helping people who are better known as “Sir Vival”. — AFP photos A first attempt in 1970 failed with the boat snared threatened,” he wrote later. Hustler celebrates its 40th birthday

orn veteran Larry Flynt is celebrating the The sale of Hustler’s Beverly Hills headquarters 40th birthday of his X-rated magazine building for $89 million has doubtless helped the PHustler-and from his gold-plated wheelchair bottom line. he is as combative as ever in fighting for free But his proudest moments have been his legal speech. victories in the fight for freedom of expression, he “I’m the largest content provider in the world for said. Over the years he has faced repeated lawsuits adult material, (operating in) 60-70 countries and for pornography, for desecration of the US flag, still growing,” he told AFP in his vast rococo-deco- refusing to reveal sources, defamation and, most rated and deep-pile green carpeted Beverly Hills famously, for “emotional distress.” office. In 1983 Flynt was sued by the Reverend Jerry Dressed in a beige suit with gold and diamond Falwell over a parody of the pastor which appeared rings, Flynt surveys photos ranged on his enor- in Hustler. After initially being found in the wrong, mous, Napoleon-style desk including his wife and Flynt took the case all the way to the Supreme himself with Bill Clinton, as well as caricatures and Court in 1988. a collection of his magazines. The case was portrayed in the 1996 movie “The The front cover of the anniversary edition has a People v Larry Flynt” by director Milos Forman and blonde on all fours dressed only in garters and a starring Woody Harrelson, which was nominated string of pearls. Inside there is no such modesty. for two Oscars. “They did a poll recently — 80 percent of the “We won a lot of important legal battles for The women who enjoy adult film care about the dia- First Amendment ... like the case we had before the logue the quality of production. Men they don’t Supreme Court where parody was made protected care, they take it raw,” he smiled. speech,” he said. The 71-year-old has been in his gold-plated “They couldn’t run us out of business, even wheelchair since an attack which left him para- though they tried very hard,” he said, adding that lyzed below the waist in 1978. today’s comedy news programs like The Daily While celebrating his magazine’s four decades Show and The Colbert Report could not exist with- in print, he admits it is struggling, with circulation out the parody ruling. down from a peak of around three million during “Many people are confused about what free its heyday to “a couple of hundred thousand speech is all about. It is not freedom for the today”, according to a Hustler spokesman. thought you love. It is freedom for the thoughts “Publishing is not good .. for anybody in you hate the most,” he added. America because Internet is replacing print. We’ll Flynt is pro gay rights and against the death continue the magazine as long as it is profitable. penalty-he even campaigned, in vain, against the Then we’ll go online,” Flynt said. execution of the serial killer who put him in a Hustler’s website doesn’t make much money wheelchair. corporations are people.” Larry Flynt talks about the 40th anniversary of ‘Hustler’ magazine at his offices in either, competing with a tsunami of online which is While he is politically committed, it is “probably The ruling was “the most ludicrous decision I’ve Beverly Hills, California on Friday. As “Hustler” celebrates its 40th anniversary, Larry often free, and made by amateurs. not for the same reason as most people. “I couldn’t ever heard of,” said Flynt. - AFP Flynt explained that he would continue to publish the magazine if it remains prof- care less who’s in office. It’s who they appoint to itable but would go digital if it starts losing money. Flynt also reflected on his fight ‘Having our best year’ the Supreme Court, because those people are for freedom of speech and the political landscape in America. — AFP His business’s future lies above all in TV porn appointed for life. And they really make the deci- channels and on-demand videos, but also in sions that affect your everyday life.” Hustler-themed sex accessory and clothing stores He notably cites the 2010 Citizens United ruling, and casinos, which he is opening everywhere. which did away with restrictions on campaign con- “We’re having our best year this year,” he said. tributions for institutions, and also “decided that lifestyle SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014

In this handout photographs released by Alpenglow Expeditions on August 18, 2014, climbers Sergey Baranov and Dorji Sonam Sherpa make their way towards the Founder and head guide of Alpenglow Expeditions, Adrian Ballinger, cele- South Summit of Mount Everest on May 18, 2013. Raise your game, skip the queues and scale the world’s highest peak in 42 days: that’s British guide Adrian Ballinger’s brates as he summits Mount Everest for the sixth time on May 18, 2013. ambitious pitch to climbers preparing to summit Mount Everest. — AFP photos UK guide promises summit in 42 days

aise your game, skip the queues and scale process,” Ballinger said. Brice’s lead guide and successfully climbed the world’s highest peak in 42 days: that’s Everest for the first time in 2009. RBritish guide Adrian Ballinger’s ambitious Adapting to altitude By 2012, he was convinced of the need to pitch to climbers preparing to summit Mount Although hypoxic tents have been used by attempt a faster ascent and, crucially, cut down Everest. Ballinger’s “Rapid Ascent” programme, runners to build up lung capacity as part of their on the number of trips through the treacherous which at around $79,000 is roughly double the training, only a few climbers have tried to accli- Khumbu Icefall, where an avalanche last April cost of other Everest expeditions, aims to over- matise with them, and none with Ballinger’s rep- killed 16 sherpas in the deadliest day on Everest. turn the conventional wisdom that it takes 10 utation. “My fear of the icefall was the biggest motiva- weeks to reach the top of the 8,848-metre The elite mountaineer is one of a handful of tion in creating the Rapid Ascent programme,” (29,029-foot) peak. Western climbers to have assisted local sherpa he said, noting that on average, clients went “The best way to climb Everest is to do it fast- guides in fixing ropes to the Everest summit. through the dangerous patch six times each spend less time hanging around at base camp Researchers say the physiological benefits of way, and sherpas two dozen times each way. and avoid the queues as you approach the sum- using tents to help the body adapt to high alti- mit,” Ballinger told AFP from his home in Squaw tude remain unclear. ‘Bit of a gimmick’ Valley, California. The 38-year-old plans to slash Gregoire Millet, director of the Institute of After a successful trial run last year with a the time spent acclimatising to high altitude by Sport Sciences at the University of Lausanne, Russian businessman, Ballinger planned a 2014 requiring clients to sleep in special hypoxic, or told AFP that the benefits were “limited”. “There Everest summit push that would slash sherpas’ trips to 10 each way, with clients making only a single ascent through the icefall. But the April 18 avalanche and subsequent shutdown of the mountain from the Nepalese side forced him to scrap his plans and move future operations to the Tibetan side of Everest, with Nepal deemed Members of Alpenglow Expeditions’ Rapid Ascent Team (L to R): Sergey Baranov, Tenzing “too unpredictable” for business. The disaster Sherpa, Adrian Ballinger, Karma Sherpa and Parasng Rinji Sherpa pose on the summit of sparked a labour dispute, with sherpas calling Mount Everest on May 18, 2013. for better compensation and benefits, and cast an unflattering spotlight on a massive moun- taineering industry that sees scores of foreigners pay huge sums of money to summit the peak. As one of the most expensive operators on the mountain, Ballinger admits that “Everest could do with some management-it’s become too much of a bucket list item for people”. “The Nepal government needs to crack down on unscrupulous operators... and insist that clients come with more experience,” he said. He requires his clients to have scaled at least one peak over 8,000 metres before attempting Everest, so they can confidently unclip them- selves from fixed ropes on the mountain and use crampons and ice axes to steer clear of crowds clogging up the route. Not everyone is convinced. Kathmandu- based mountaineering expert Elizabeth Hawley Members of Alpenglow Expeditions’ Rapid Ascent Team cross the final ridge to the summit questioned the viability of only taking experi- of Mount Everest. enced clients, dismissing accelerated ascents as British guide Adrian Ballinger rides a stationary bike inside a tent as part of a demonstration of “a bit of a gimmick”. how he uses his Hypoxico Altitude Training System at his home in Squaw Valley, California. “It isn’t going to catch on-a few people might Ballinger’s “Rapid Ascent” program aims to help climbers scale Mount Everest, the world’s sign up, but amateur climbers won’t be able to highest peak, in 42 days. do it. And that’s where the money is,” Hawley told AFP. low-oxygen, tents for eight weeks before they hasn’t been any research on the impact of sleep- Ballinger is undaunted. go. ing in a tent over a period as long as eight “Obviously I want my business to do well, but Nitrogen is pumped into the sealed tent to weeks, but it is always better to acclimatise at if this new approach means a potential cut in my recreate a high-altitude environment by reduc- real altitude,” Millet said. revenues initially, then I am ok with it,” he said. ing oxygen levels so the body adapts to thinner The risks involved don’t faze Ballinger, who “I feel strongly that this works, that this is a air. He also asks clients to exercise at home says that it was “the uncertainty of mountaineer- better, safer way to climb Everest. A decade from while wearing a high-altitude training mask, ing” that compelled him to scrap plans to attend now, most if not all Everest climbs will be on a which reduces air flow and forces users to take medical school and pursue a career in climbing rapid ascent schedule.” — AFP deeper breaths. A doctor will monitor each instead. He earned $12,000 during his first year, client’s condition, checking blood test results climbing peaks in Nepal, Ecuador and Tanzania. and heart rates. By the time he founded Alpenglow Expeditions, “People are going to be in stronger shape for he was 28 years old and working extra hours as a the summit push, since they won’t have spent car valet to support his passion. As the company two months going up and down the mountain grew, he struck a deal with Russell Brice, owner to acclimatise, losing weight and muscle in the of top expedition outfit Himex. He became A climber using a ladder to cross a crevasse on the Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest.

A minute with Jennifer Aniston

fter playing sitcom sweetheart Rachel Green in smells even a little bit bad, it’s like ‘I’m high-tailing it and become stronger at the end of it, coming out long-running television comedy “Friends” for out of here.’ So I really loved how her character was from underneath circumstances that just seem unsur- A10 years, Jennifer Aniston has spent the last written and she was actually a badass. vivable, and the fact that you actually get through it decade looking for roles where she can “kick some and survive and get stronger and kick some ass. I like ass.” Q: How did you interpret Mickey’s eventual that. I can’t say (“Horrible Bosses” character)Doctor In “Life of Crime,” out in US theaters on Friday, connection to Louis (played by John Hawkes), who Julia’s that, she doesn’t deserve it. Aniston taps into a 1970s Detroit trophy wife and kidnapped her? socialite, Mickey Dawson, who finds herself held for A: Oh my lord, he was saving her, he was her sav- Q: The 20th anniversary of “Friends”‘ premiere ransom while her cheating husband debates whether ior in an odd, twisted way. And I think she could feel is coming up. to pay for her release. that, even under the mask, she could feel that, and it’s A: Didn’t that already happen? Aniston, 45, talked to Reuters about the excite- sort of this odd couple relationship that forms, and I ment of being in a caper comedy, playing strong think it’s quite lovely. Sort of that Stockholm syn- Q: September 2014 is 20 years after ... female characters and the “Friends” phenomenon 10 drome. A: The first time it aired? I thought it was last year. years after it concluded its run. Oh good, I’m a year younger! I just saved a year, so Q: You’ve taken on roles that span the spec- great. Q: What resonated with you about the charac- trum of comedy, from outrageous laughs to dark ter of Mickey? “dramedy” like this film. What do you enjoy about Q: How to you still reflect on the show and its A: It was such fun, as any Elmore Leonard-adapted the grittier topics? fans? screenplay you would imagine would be, and her A: This one, there was so much drama, there was A: I love how it sort of keeps on, it’s like the little character’s arc was so awesome. It’s so rare that you so much happening, high excitement - from the Energizer bunny, it just keeps on ticking, it’s amazing. get to find women especially in an ensemble piece scenes with the horrible husband and the kidnap- It transcends, I don’t know what it is about it, but it that actually have so much to do and have such a ping, and basically all the horrible things take place makes me very happy. I love it even when it comes great beginning and an ending, so I was just right up when that’s happening, and then the escape - it was on. for it from the get-go. like a caper. They don’t make movies like that any- more. Q: Do you miss Rachel? Q: How did you connect with her initial pas- A: I get her everyday in my house. I don’t have to siveness at her crumbling marriage? Q: What type of women have you found your- miss her, she’s everywhere! (laughs). — Reuters A: I was a kid in the seventies, and women were self drawn to after playing Rachel on “Friends” for stuck in unhappy situations that they didn’t know 10 years? how to get out of, not like today where if something A: Women usually who have a really positive arc Germany’s ‘Sir Vival’ pushes limits of extreme travel

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From left: Directors Alex De La Iglesia, Hector Babenco, Warwick Thornton, Guillermo Arriaga, Mira Nair, Amos Gitai, Bahman Ghobadi and Hideo Nakata pose during the photocall of the movie “Words with Gods” presented out of competition at the 71st Venice Film Festival yesterday at Venice Lido. — AFP/AP photos Venice Film Festival Bankruptcy, greed from Florida to Venice t’s suburban America, but it could be anywhere hit by the ‘Dizzy with corruption’ weeks i was dizzy with corruption. I never saw so many guns in trick which is picked up in the film. economic crisis: eviction drama “99 Homes” is a portrayal of Carver tries to reel Nash in by showing him how to rig and my life, it’s like the wild west with palm trees,” the bespectacled “Foreclosure courts are called ‘rocket dockets’ because it all Ibankruptcy, greed and despair as compelling as it is disturb- exploit the system to his own advantage, screwing the banks 39-year old Bahrani said. happens in 60 seconds flat. I couldn’t believe it, cases are just ing. The movie, premiering at the Venice film festival and a and stealing bailout money. The “99” from the title refers both to a corrupt housing deal thrown out,” he said. At the heart of the film-addressed with rare strong contender for the Golden Lion, stars Andrew Garfield “America doesn’t bail out losers. It’s a nation that was built in the film and the slogan used by demonstrators to decry the honesty for a commercial US film-are the governmental and (“The Social Network” and “Amazing Spiderman”) as Denis Nash, on bailing out winners,” he says. Director Ramin Bahrani told growing economic divide between 99 percent of Americans banking policies behind the housing bubble and crash. a father who falls behind on his mortgage payments. journalists in Venice it was “in many ways a ‘deal with the devil’ and the richest one percent despite the crisis. “From the post-war period, but from 1979 onwards in partic- Nash, who lives with his young son and mother, is desperate movie.” “It’s a global subject, the corruption in the film has The choice to set the movie in Orlando, near Disney World, ular, regulation in the States dramatically changed-a type of to save their home but gets evicted by pitiless real estate broker become systemic across the world... (and) the perpetrators are came naturally, Bahrani said, because while “Florida is golf carts, regulation which would only benefit the extremely wealthy... Rick Carver (Michael Shannon from “Revolutionary Road” and hand in hand with the government,” he added. retirees, magic kingdoms and castles,” is it also “where the hous- creating a crisis the tentacles of which reached all over the “Man of Steel”), and is forced to move into a rundown and dan- Bahrani, of “At Any Price” fame, said he researched the film in ing crisis began, before spreading globally.” world,” Bahrani said. gerous motel. It is the first in a series of emotionally wrenching Florida, attending foreclosure courts, visiting motels housing “And not one person went to jail. It’s a system rigged for scenes in which whole families-even the elderly-get turfed out middle class families and meeting “the richest and craziest ‘Change is coming’ those who win.” However, the socially-driven director said he of their homes without warning, with just two minutes to col- hedge fund managers you can dream of.” The foreclosure crisis has seen at least 10 million people hoped “this film will spread its tentacles out from Venice and lect their belongings under threat of arrest for trespassing. Quick-paced, with a glimpse at the soulless life of the evicted from over four million homes in the US since 2007, with mean something to the 99 percent that are tired of it all.” Unable to get work as a contractor, a humiliated Nash finds wealthy, “99 Homes” is a muscular flick with a gangster edge, Florida topping the chart. Bahrani was given an insight into the “Change is coming,” he said. — AFP himself forced to decide whether or not to accept work from the repugnant developments between evictor and evictee brutal world of the courts by whistle-blower Lynn Szymoniak, the reptilian Carver in a bid to recover his house, or take the playing out in an atmosphere of barely-restrained violence. who in 2012 unveiled a massive mortgage fraud scam by which moral high ground but see his family suffer. “I was with hoodlums and thieves and after about three banks were foreclosing on houses by using phony documents-a

Actors Lukas Schwarz and Elias Schwarz pose with actress Susanne Wuest during Hector Babenco, Warwick Thornton, Guillermo Arriaga, Mira Nair From left, Directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala pose during the photocall of the the photocall of the movie “Ich Seh Ich Seh” (Goodnight Mommy) presented in directors Warwick Thornton, Hector Babenco, Guillermo Arriaga, and Mira Nair movie “Ich Seh Ich Seh” (Goodnight Mommy). the Orizzonti selection at the 71st Venice Film Festival. pose during the photo call for the movie ‘Words with the gods’ at the Venice Film Festival in Venice.

‘Guardians’ still marvelous Hip-hop moves as strong at weekend box office force for Michael Brown ontinuing to salvage the late summer box three weekends this year; “Lego” won four office, “Guardians of the Galaxy” is looking times. appers are making their voices heard in The largest hip-hop gesture for Brown, who Though hip-hop has been criticized for glorify- Clike the clear winner of the Labor Day The firepower for “Guardians” virtually song and on the ground in Ferguson, was an aspiring rapper, came Wednesday when ing sex and violence, its musicians have a history weekend. The Marvel-Disney tentpole grossed assures that it will cross the $300 million domes- RMissouri, in the wake of Michael Brown’s the Game released the song “Don’t Shoot,” in of standing up against perceived injustice, espe- $3.5 million on Friday-its 29th day of release-for tic mark in the next few weeks-a key milestone, shooting death, channeling hip-hop’s earlier roots which he’s joined by all-stars like Diddy, Rick Ross cially in the genre’s early years, with songs like a projected $19 million weekend at the US box given that 2014 would have otherwise been the when the genre worked as a voice for the and 2 Chainz, among others. Sales from the song “Fight the Power” and “The Message.” A more office. first year since 2000 to not have a $300 million oppressed and spoke out against injustice. will benefit the Mike Brown Memorial Fund on recent example came after Trayvon Martin’s death That matched Pierce Brosnan’s actioner “The grosser. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” was “It’s really important to see hip-hop’s role of GoFundMe, which has raised nearly $300,000 in in 2012. November Man” in its third day for Relativity the top performer that year with $260 million. being some grown-ups and doing some really two weeks. Last week, T.I. released the song “New National and Universal’s found-footage thriller “As Above, “The November Man” is produced by stand-up, grown-up stuff,” Public Enemy’s Chuck “I wanted to do my part in bringing awareness Anthem,” which he wrote after the July 2013 So Below” with $3.2 million on its opening day. Brosnan’s Irish Dreamtime and Das Films in D, one of rap’s most powerful voices, said in a to it, so that at the end of the day that I can sleep acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of “November Man” was performing above association with the Solution Entertainment recent interview. “These people have actually well knowing that I used my voice correctly,” the 17-year-old Martin. He says he hopes to start a recent forecasts and was projected to gross Group, Palmstar Media Capital and Merced stood up ... and that has to be saluted.” Game said in an interview Thursday. dialogue between the community, city leaders around $15 million for the four-day weekend, Media Partners. Relativity paid The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer said he’s Other black entertainers have spoken out and police. followed by the fourth weekend of Paramount’s $3 million for the film, as part of its model for impressed with rappers such as J. Cole, who including Kerry Washington, Jesse Williams and “This is not to divide race, color, generation, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” at about $13 low-risk, moderately budgeted films and timed released a heartaching, tearful song called “Be Spike Lee, who attended Brown’s funeral on region. This is not to incite or encourage people to millon. the release to reach an older audience with Free” inspired by Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old Monday. At a concert last week where he per- go against to the police. This is to bring about “As Above” is likely to finish the frame at the some affection for Brosnan. “As Above, So who was shot to death by a Ferguson officer on formed Marvin Gaye’s seminal “What’s Going On?” change by way of creating awareness of the cur- upper end of projections with $11 million, edg- Below” is also a low-risk title with a budget of $5 Aug. 9. at the Hollywood Bowl, John Legend wore a shirt rent status in America in these inner city areas for ing out Fox’s third weekend of “Let’s Be Cops” at million. It represents the first Legendary title Others in rap also have lifted their voices: Talib that said “don’t shoot.” our young black men and young black people,” about $10.4 million and Warner’s second week- released via its distribution deal with Universal. Kweli, like J. Cole, marched in Ferguson and spoke While a number of members of the rap com- the rapper said in a recent interview. end of weeper “If I Stay.” Sony’s re-release of “Ghostbusters,” aimed to out about injustice; David Banner appeared on munity have come out in support of Ferguson - T.I. said songs like his and J. Cole’s can serve as “Guardians” should wind up on Labor Day coincide with the 30th anniversary of its open- CNN; Nelly started a scholarship for teens in honor including Russell Simmons, Killer Mike, Young a voice for those who don’t have a platform like with $277 million domestically-proving to be a ing, showed life with $1 million at 784 locations of Brown; and Lauryn Hill dedicated her song Jeezy and Wiz Khalifa - others have wondered if famous rappers. “We are the voice for those with- much-needed tonic for a summer box office Friday and appears headed for $3.8 million over “Black Rage” - which uses some of Rodgers and hip-hop’s most prolific and popular stars will out a voice,” he said. “Our messages reach the ears that will still finish 15% below last year. It’s the weekend.The original “Ghostbusters” was a Hammerstein’s “My Favorite Things” - to the chime in, from Jay Z to Pharrell to Kanye West to of people that most common men in America already become the top domestic grosser of the smash hit in 1984 with $238 million-although its Ferguson community. Lil Wayne. can’t reach, and I think that has to be used to the year, eclipsing Disney-Marvel’s “Captain opening weekend was a modest $13.6 million. “When the dogs bite, when the beatings, “I don’t believe everyone has a role for this, advantage and the greater good of the masses.” America: The Winter Soldier” at $259 million. It won the weekend nine times, including in its when I’m feeling sad I simply remember all these and I also don’t believe quantity takes over as — AP “Guardians” has shown serious staying pow- 13th weekend. — Reuters kinds of things and then I don’t feel so bad,” she quality. I think we have a quality combination in er and will decline only 17% on a Friday-Sunday sings. there,” Chuck D said. basis this weekend. It joins “Captain America 2,” “Ride Along” and “Lego” as the only films to top