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Kuwait protest Polygamy ‘could help resolve Crackdown social problems’ DOHA: It has been suggested during a recent Ramadan tent debate that Qatari men should be encouraged to take more on villas has than one wife to help reduce the number of unmarried women in their midst. Late marriage of Qatari women and some young women not get- ting married is a worsening social little impact problem in the community, a Qatari man said, taking part in the discussion yesterday. More time given to remove partitions Local Arabic daily Al Raya quoted Ahmed Hassan Al Malki DOHA: A campaign launched moved to independent villas. “We as saying Qatari men should be by authorities against parti- rented out some villas in Mamoura encouraged by the government to tioned villas last month is yet to recently to this segment,” a real marry more than once. He said have a noticeable impact on the estate executive told this daily it will have twin benefits — the real estate sector in the country yesterday. He said very few fami- problem of many women not find- in terms of prices and demand, lies had been forced to move out Supporters of Kuwaiti opposition leader and former parliament member Mussallam Al Barrak (portrait) dem- ing suitable grooms and remain- say industry sources. of their partitioned accommoda- onstrate in Kuwait City yesterday, after the public prosecutor ordered him to be held in custody for 10 days for ing unmarried would be solved, A shift en masse from parti- tions following the campaign and alleged slander and insults to the supreme judicial council. At a rally on June 10, Barrak claimed that former and Qatari population would tioned accommodations to inde- they might have relocated to other senior officials, including members of the ruling family, had stolen tens of billions of dollars from public funds increase. The government should pendent flats and apartments has villas or flats. and engaged in money laundering. Report on page 5 encourage polygamy by holding not happened, apparently because “Their number is too small to seminars and campaigns to raise authorities have not yet taken a have a significant impact on the awareness, he said. The debate tough stance in implementing the market,” he said. He, however, was organised in his majlis. law that bans illegal partitioning added that the real estate market Al Malki said Qatari working of buildings. is stagnant at present due to sum- women with children should not According to recent reports, mer and more relocations could be Fake zamzam bottles seized be made to work eight hours a day municipal inspectors have singled expected after September. and should be allowed time to raise out several partitioned villas for Several financially well-placed DOHA: Municipal inspectors ‘Ataratul Faiz’. their children. It is not advisable legal action, but sources indicate professionals staying in parti- have confiscated huge quantities The inspectors seized the entire to leave children at the mercy of landlords or agents concerned tioned villas could opt for inde- of contaminated bottled water stock of the water and sent samples housemaids, he said. “There is no have been given more time to cor- pendent facilities. from a shop in Gharafa. for tests at the Central Laboratory substitute to mother’s love, so her rect alterations. However, there “We have a few bookings for The water with dubious ori- of the Supreme Council of Health. supervision is necessary.” seems to be no leniency at least in flats to be occupied after the sum- gin was sold as holy zamzam They showed that the water was THE PENINSULA the case of portacabin houses built mer holidays,” said the executive. imported from Saudi Arabia. A not fit for human consumption, around many partitioned villas. Real estate experts, however, label in Arabic on the bottles read said the daily. The water was con- Five die on Mursi Landlords or middlemen who indicate that there is a shortage “Zamzam Maqri” claiming heal- taminated with Coliform bacte- have erected and sublet these of “affordable” flats in the market ing powers for the water. The word ria and high level of acidity and ouster anniversary facilities have volunteered to and an increase in demand could ‘Maqri’ implies that water was pre- the bottle lids were not properly remove them or have been forced jack up prices further. A two-bed pared with rendition of holy verses. sealed. CAIRO: Five people died in a by authorities to do so. apartment in the city now costs The shop had no permission to sell Authorities ordered an immedi- bomb blast and clashes between The make-shift structures have between QR5,500 and QR6,500 this water in the local market, a ate recall of the product and initi- security forces and protest- become the first target of the and even at this price, flats are local daily reported yesterday. ated legal action against the shop ers yesterday marking the first crackdown apparently because of not aplenty. Most apartment com- The fraud was detected by for offering an illegal product for anniversary of the army’s ouster serious concerns over safety. plexes in key areas of the city are inspectors from Al Rayyan sale that tried to exploit consum- of elected Islamist president Many middle-income expat full, rented out to companies or Municipality during a surprise ers’ religious sentiments. Mohamed Mursi. Armoured families and a higher number of individuals. “There was an over- raid. During interrogation, the The Ministry of Municipality personnel carriers blocked off single workers have been rely- supply of residential space in the shop manager claimed that the and Urban Planning has urged the Tahrir Square to prevent dem- ing on such facilities. “The only market but that is not the case water was imported from Saudi public to be cautious about such onstrators from converging on impact of the campaign we have now. Even vacant villas can hardly Arabia and showed some invoices products and report to it if they One of the bottles seized by civic the symbolic heart of the 2011 seen on the market until now is be found in the city,” said a source. issued by a commercial facility in come across any suspected items. inspectors in Gharafa. uprising that ousted Hosni that some single workers have THE PENINSULA the kingdom carrying the name THE PENINSULA Mubarak. See also page 5

Leg-up for Germany? Israel beefs up Saudi Arabia deploys 30,000 forces near Gaza soldiers to border with Iraq as tensions rise DUBAI: Saudi-owned Al frontiers exposed. It aired a video JERUSALEM: Israel beefed up The German team Arabiya TV said the kingdom which, it said, showed some 2,500 its forces along its frontier with practises during had deployed 30,000 soldiers to Iraqi soldiers in the desert region the Gaza Strip and launched air a training session its border with Iraq yesterday east of the Iraqi city of Kerbala strikes against Hamas targets at the Maracana after Iraqi forces abandoned after pulling back from the bor- there yesterday in response to Stadium in Rio de the area, but Baghdad denied der, which is reinforced on the Palestinian cross-border rocket pulling forces back and said it Saudi side by a system of fences. Janeiro yesterday. attacks. remained in full control of its An officer in the video said the Germany will face Israel also faced a second day frontier. soldiers had been ordered to quit of violent Palestinian protests France in a World Saudi Arabia shares an 800km their posts without justification. in Jerusalem after the discov- Cup quarter-final desert border with Iraq, where However, the Iraqi prime ery of the body of a 16-year-old match today. Islamic State insurgents and minister’s military spokesman, Palestinian boy on Wednesday in Reports on pages other Sunni militant groups Lieutenant General Qassim Atta, a forest near the city. 20, 21 seized towns and cities in a light- told reporters in Baghdad: “This Abu Khudair’s body underwent ning advance last month. is false news aimed at affecting an autopsy yesterday and his bur- The Dubai-based TV said on the morale of our people and our ial is set for today. its website that Saudi troops had heroic fighters.” Police clashed with a few dozen fanned out into the border region He said the frontier, which runs stone-throwing Palestinians in after Iraqi government forces through largely empty desert, was Jerusalem’s Arab neighbourhood withdrew from their positions, “fully in the grip” of Iraqi border Shuafat. Six people were arrested. leaving the Saudi and Syrian troops. AGENCIES The military said Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had fired more than 40 projectiles into Israel yesterday. Israel launched air strikes against When ‘sound’ from Bahrain ended fast in Shamal at least three Hamas training facil- ities in Gaza. Fifteen people had DOHA: In the days before the oil discovery, and remembered how he and others observed reminisced. Catching fish was the main occu- been injured. REUTERS people in Al Shamal in the north used to Ramadan when he was eight. pation. Women would also leave home pretty See also page 8 break their fast during Ramadan after hear- He said people used to rely on oil lamps fired early to fetch drinking water from a spring in ing the sound (of a cannon?) coming from by kerosene at night to read the Holy Quran. the nearby Al Sidriya. They would go in groups Bahrain, says a Qatari who is in his eighties. The lamp used to be called ‘Al Faner’ (from on donkeys and fill water in metallic vessels. On Bahrain is close to Al Shamal and just the Arabic word ‘fanar’ meaning lighthouse). the way back, they would also collect firewood. across the sea. “We used to go to Manama in Ironically, Al Shamal is the hub of Qatar’s Women were quite hard-working and it was Ramadan Timing Today’s our dhows to buy essentials during the fasting upstream energy industry which provides LNG shameful for a woman in those days to return month,” said Hassan Bu Sabir Al Kubaisi. (the cleanest of fuels) to the world today. empty-handed, he said. People used to be very Todays Iftar: matches “Among the things we brought from Bahrain With the flour brought from Bahrain, women happy and excited when Ramadan was about 06:30pm were sugar, wheat flour, cooking oil, coffee, car- would bake the traditional bread that used to to begin. During the holy month, people from a Tomorrow’s FRANCE VS GERMANY (7PM) damom and lentils,” Al Kubaisi told Al Sharq in be round in shape. “We were a simple people. Fereej (area) would gather in a mosque to read Imsak: BRAZIL VS COLOMBIA (11PM) an interview published yesterday. Our life was easy and simple. By around dawn, the Holy Quran. THE PENINSULA 03:09am He said he spent his childhood in Al Shamal men would be ready to leave for work,” he Continued on page 5 FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Al Marri meets anti-corruption body official Quran and Astronomy expo at Katara

The Public Prosecutor H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri with Ye Feng, Secretary-General of the International Ahmed Al Sayed (right), Deputy General Director of Operations at Katara, touring the Quran and Astronomy Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), in Doha yesterday. They exchanged views on a set of Exhibition at Katara after its inauguration yesterday. KAMMUTTY V P issues of mutual concern. Qatar, UAE emerging as region’s education hub GCC education sector undergoing exciting phase of growth, Education Industry Report by Alpen Capital says

DOHA: Qatar and the UAE are Alpen Capital yesterday additional momentum from gov- training, finishing schools, child- Although the sector is geared emerging as education hubs in announced the publication of the ernments across the GCC that skill enhancement, and e-learn- to grow and presents excellent the Middle East with the two report which presents the growth are acknowledging the need for ing are also receiving investor opportunities to investors, it still states being some of the highly prospects of the GCC education an education system capable of attention due to their growing faces some challenges. preferred destinations of over- sector, based on the current producing industry-ready gradu- demand”, said Mahboob Murshed, According to the report, there seas students for providing developments within the sector, ates. Thus, with increased focus Managing Director, Alpen Capital needs to be a better alignment quality education. key market dynamics, and the on improving the quality and According to Alpen Capital, the between the courses offered at This is happening due to vari- existing investment opportuni- reach of education in the region, total number of students in the education institutions to the ous factors, including simple visa ties in the region. the sector presents an interest- GCC region is expected to grow at industry requirements. This procedures and the presence of The scope of the report encom- ing investment opportunity”, a three percent compound annual leads to increased demand in skill international education insti- passes the pre-primary, primary, said Sameena Ahmad, Managing growth (CAGR) between 2013 and intensive areas such as engineer- tutes of repute, according to GCC secondary, tertiary, and vocational Director, Alpen Capital. 2020 to reach 13.7 million. ing as most students across the Education Industry Report by training segments across all GCC “The Education sector in the The total number of schools is GCC prefer subjects such as the Alpen Capital. nations. Further, the report pro- region is growing at a fast pace expected to rise at a 2.4 percent social sciences and arts. Students in the region are files the six GCC countries as well and presents opportunities for CAGR from 2013 to 2020, concur- Increased attention also needs increasingly turning to Dubai and as some noteworthy private edu- private investors. Private play- rent with the increasing number to be given towards research and Doha, instead of the UK, to obtain cational institutions in the sector. ers, both local and international, of students in the GCC. innovation at education institu- quality international-level edu- “The growth of the GCC edu- are attracted to segments such Enrolment increase at private tions. The preliminary education cation. According to the Unesco, cation sector is driven by fac- Mahboob Murshed, Managing as the K-12 and higher educa- schools is expected at a 6.7 per- segments across the GCC are still Dubai has become the third most tors such as population growth, Director, Alpen Capital tion, which are the largest within cent CAGR between 2013 and struggling to become the robust popular destination, following increasing number of expatri- the sector. Further, the new and 2020, due to the quality of educa- foundation that can prepare stu- France and the US, among stu- ates, the rising importance of society, and a growing spending promising industry-specific, tion they offer and the favorable dents for higher education. dents from the Middle East. high-quality education in the propensity. The sector is gaining niche sectors such as vocational demographics in the region. THE PENINSULA

Emir sends greetings to Belarus President Aspire Zone’s Ramadan Sports DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Festival attracts hundreds sent yesterday a cable of con- gratulations to the President of the Republic of Belarus on DOHA: An action-packed pro- tournament itself was so much but for another club,” Sameera the occasion of the anniversary gramme of activities kicked off fun. It is great that Aspire Zone revealed. “It’s great being able to of his country’s Independence the Ramadan Sports Festival, is hosting these events because do something together as a fam- Day. as hundreds of Doha residents they give you a real incentive to ily, but I do hope my team wins.” descended upon Aspire Zone to keep active during a period in Also taking part in the fes- Qatar to take part in join in the fun. A total of five which sport can obviously some- tival’s opening evening football entertaining sporting events times be difficult to fit into your tournament was 48-year-old Holy Quran contest were staged during the open- schedule.” Qatari Mohammed Al Dosari, an ing evening, with all members Aspire Zone Federation officer in the Ministry of Defence DOHA: Qatar is set to partici- of the community invited to (AZF) is providing events for and team captain of local ama- pate in the Dubai International take part. the whole community to enjoy teur football team Al Wadi. A Holy Quran Award Contest rep- One of the night’s most popu- during the Holy month, includ- former professional track-and- resented by Abdul Aziz Abdullah lar activities was a men’s bas- ing the Ramadan Sports Festival field athlete, Al Dosari clearly Al Hamri, who competes in the ketball tournament, hosted at which will take place over several enjoyed himself, despite his category of memorising the Aspire Dome, in which 12 ama- nights until July 15. Also being side’s 0-4 defeat to local rivals whole Quran with Tajweed. teur teams participated. Youth staged on Wednesday evening Al Andalus. “Although we were Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Hamri basketball coach Elhadji Abdou were football matches, trial beaten, to see so many mem- has won first prize in Algeria’s Corea Sow was among those sessions for a combined swim- bers of the community here International Holy Quran competing as team captain of ming and running event, and a during Ramadan was a fantas- Award Contest and second local amateur side ‘The Ballers’. hugely popular ladies handball tic experience for me tonight,” prize in Egypt’s International Just hours after breaking his tournament. he said. Holy Quran Award. He also fast, the 27-year-old Senegalese Fifteen-year-old Qatari “This festival has proven yet came first first place in Sheikh player contributed to his team’s schoolgirl Sameera Abdulla Al again that it is possible to con- Jassim bin Mohamed bin Thani victory against local rivals J Abdulla was one of many who tinue exercising even during Competition for the Holy Quran Gwincrap. took part in the handball compe- the fasting month and I am recitation. Commenting after the game, tition. A keen player for the past really grateful that Aspire has Elhhadji praised the festival as three years, she lined up along- organised such a great collec- “a fantastic opportunity” to con- side her friends for local team tion of free events for everyone PHCC appoints tinue physical exercise during ‘Al Daayen’ —and family loyalties to enjoy.” Foundation’s year-round com- information and to register for Ramadan, and said: “The atmos- were temporarily put to one side. The Ramadan Sports Festival mitment to encouraging healthy any of the upcoming events, six managers phere of the entire evening was “My older sister is also com- is a community-focused event and active lifestyles among the please visit www.lifeinaspire.qa unbeatable, and the basketball peting tonight in the competition, and an example of Aspire Zone residents of Qatar. For more THE PENINSULA DOHA: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) Managing Director Dr Mariam Abdulmalik has issued deci- sions appointing and promot- Beach Footbal Championship kicks off at Katara ing six new managers. Al Anoud Saad Al Nuaimi was DOHA: Sixteen teams are par- were classified into four groups. defeated Mesaimeer 9-2 in the appointed manager of employee ticipating at the fourth edition of The first group is composed of second match. Katara overcame affairs, Abdullah Mohamed Al the Beach Football Championship Al Nasser, Sharq, Juwan and Umm Breyk 11-1 and Umm Al Mansouri as manager of public which kicked off on Wednesday Mesaimeer. The second group Afae defeated Umm al Amid 6-0 services and accommodation, on Katara Beach. includes Umm Breyk, Katara, in other matches. Tariq Al Hakim as manager of The annual championship Umm Al Afae and Umm Al Amid. The championship will con- labour planning, Saleh Said Al which coincides with Katara’s The third group comprises Al tinue until July 16. The winning Marri as acting head of accom- Ramadan Festival activities in Thumama, Muraik, Al Wajbah team will get QR50,000, second modation department, Ali Al the Cultural Village is being and Bin Omran. The fourth place QR40,000 and third place Khulaifi as acting head of sala- organised by the Katara Beach group includes Madinat Khalifa, QR20,000 in addition to medals. ries department, and Ebtisam Administration and sponsored Al Shamal, Al Shaniyayah and The best player, best goalkeeper Al Shamsi as acting head of by Furjan Committee for Football. Aziziyah. and top scorer will be chosen to employee relations department. The teams representing dif- In the first match Al Nasser receive prizes. QNA Sixteen teams are participating in the annual championship. ferent areas of the country beat Sharq 12-1 while Juwan THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

‘Qatari kitchen’ Dinner meetings to raise fund for the needy in Ramadan help DOHA: As several initiatives are supporting low income workers in this summer and holy month of Ramadan, resolve disputes another fund raising event ‘Qatari kitchen’ is set to be held next week. Organised by a local initiative Ghabqa mostly held after 11pm ‘See My Culture’ the event is supported by several others and DOHA: For many Qatari fami- held at the Katara Art Center lies Ramadan, being a month of (Building 5) 9pm onwards on July austerity and worship, is also a 10. ‘Qatari kitchen’ an event for time when family disputes and cultural exchange and Ramadan fights over inheritance, are ami- festivities will feature traditional cably resolved with intervention Few people food, henna, calligraphy, cultural from family elders. know that there market, activities for children and As Qatari extended families are photobooth. crumbling giving way to nuclear is a tradition in All proceeds from the event will families, this is the time for mem- Qatar whereby go towards a fund for those that bers of the extended families to families host late need it, according to organisers. gather and interact with one “During this Holy Month and another. night dinners for on Eid days, we would like to Qatari artists Mohammed Al Dosari, Abdulaziz Yousef, Khalifa Al Kuwari and Abdulaziz Al Ajail, whose works are Few people know that there neighbours and reach out to those who are here featured at the Creation Generation Project exhibition which opened at W Hotel Doha yesterday. is a tradition in Qatar whereby relatives during the alone, away from their families families host late night dinners like the low income migrant for neighbours and relatives dur- holy month and workers. We would like to Make Qatar Museums Opens Richard Serra’s ing the holy month and the idea the idea is to sort their day with international calls is to sort out long-standing differ- out long-standing home, coupons and eid gifts. A ences. Some use these occasions simple act of kindness can really Creation Generation Project Exhibition to fix marriages for their sons and differences. make their day,” says organizers. daughters. During the event Maktaba DOHA: Qatar Museums (QM) success at the Pearl-Qatar, we showcasing the importance of These dinners are called Qatar will be hosting a chil- opened the touring Creation are happy to be opening the working with local talent”. ‘Ghabqa’ and they are mostly held dren’s story time, and also Generation Project exhibition at same Creation Generation Project Richard Serra, the most com- between 11pm and 2am during the amicably resolved, according to arts and crafts throughout the the W Hotel Doha yesterday. exhibition at the W Hotel, Doha, prehensive showcase of the art- fasting month. Nearly all mem- the daily. For members of nuclear evening from 8:30pm until 10pm. An initiative inspired by the another unusual location for exhi- ist’s work in the Middle East, bers of an extended family, includ- families, it is an occasion to mix Traditional homemade food will concurrent Richard Serra’s exhi- bitions outside the museums’ four is open across multiple venues ing elders and children, attend. up with relatives for old time’s be served by a Qatari chef by the bitions in Qatar, the exhibition walls. Through showcasing the in Qatar. The solo show at QM A stranger is never invited to sake. The dinner is held for men name of Ayon AlMaha. She also will be on view till July 17. work of local young artists in the Gallery coincides with the exhi- such dinners, and it is hosted by and women separately. It is also takes orders, there is nothing quite The QM followed the creative W hotel, we aim to target new bition of Passage of Time, a strik- families in rotation. If you have the time when parents look for like the taste of homemade food. journey of six local artists who audiences introducing them and ing curved sculpture specially invited some relatives tonight, prospective partners for their A photo booth will be set up by a were carefully picked to take part bringing them closer to the arts conceived for AlRIWAQ DOHA they would follow suit, local sons and daughters. Qatari group called Qomra Qtr, in this project. Each week before and culture scene in Qatar.” exhibition space, and the unveil- Arabic daily Al Arab reported on Khalid Al Rashid told the daily visitors can get their photos taken the exhibition, one of the selected Safak Guvenc, General ing of Serra’s second public com- Wednesday. that ‘Ghabqa’ is the occasion wearing Qatari and traditional artists was in the spotlight while Manager of W Doha Hotel & mission in Qatar, East-West/ This is the occasion when no when youngsters in an extended clothing, or in a garangaou setup. creating a unique piece of art Residents said: “W Doha Hotel West-East, an extraordinary one who has been invited says family get to know their customs A film ‘Um Rashed’ will be inspired by Richard Serra’s work, & Residences is honoured to be standing-plate work spanning a no unless there is a pressing and traditions. shown by two Qatari filmmakers using a variety of mediums. The working in collaboration with over a kilometre in length, and reason. It is the bounden duty of Mohamed bin Ali said this is Sarah Al Derham and Jassim Al exhibition includes the pho- QM to host such an inspirational crossing the peninsula of the everyone to be present, the daily the time when children mix up Thani. Henna, Calligraphy, and a tos of Amira Fareed, Abdulaziz exhibition. Richard Serra is Brouq Nature Reserve connect- said, quoting community sources. with elders from extended fami- few local Qatari shops will be sell- Al Ajail, Haya Al Thani and credited around the world for his ing the waters of the Gulf. Family disputes are casually lies and learn about their customs ing their products from food to Mohammed Abdullah Al Dossari exceptional talent – the Creation Richard Serra at QM Gallery, raised at these dinners and elders and traditions. “Most of the time trinkets. Reach Out To Asia is the along with the sculptures of Generation Project is the per- Katara, and Richard Serra at take a lead and listen to the par- our children are with maids so event’s chosen charity, and they Abdulaziz Yousef, Khalifa Ghaith fect edition to Qatar’s flourish- AlRiwaq run until July 6. East- ties involved with patience and this is the occasion when they have allowed that all donations Al Kuwari. ing art scene. We would like to West/West-East is a permanent then they give their verdict. break away from them and mix up are to make a difference within Mohammed Ali Kamal, leader congratulate the QM on its suc- addition to Qatar’s public art Most disputes are to do with with family members,” Mohamed Qatar, according to the event of the Creation Generation cess in spearheading the project landscape. family inheritance and they are said. THE PENINSULA organisers. THE PENINSULA Project, said: “After its huge for the country and furthermore THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ISLAM Fasting: The ultimate worship

BY ADIL SALAHI said that when fasting, people should not allow themselves to be asting the month of drawn into a quarrel or “slanging” Ramadan is one of the match. He taught that: On a day of Taqwa in five pillars upon which fasting, let no one of you indulge in Fthe structure of Islam any obscenity, or enter into a slang- is built. The other four are the ing match. Should someone abuse or declaration of one’s belief in God’s fight him, let him respond by saying: Ramadan oneness and in the message of “I am fasting! I am fasting!” Prophet Muhammad (peace and (Muslim) blessings be upon him), regular This high standard of self- BY MUZAMMIL H SIDDIQI attendance to Prayers, payment restraint fits in well with fast- of zakah (obligatory charity), and ing, which is, in essence, an act O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you the pilgrimage. of self-discipline. Islam requires as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye If we examine these five pillars, Muslims to couple patience with may learn self-restraint. (Quran 2:183) taking into account the fact that voluntary abstention from indul- O ye who believe! fear Allah as He should be Islam aims at improving the qual- gence in physical desire. This is feared, and die not except in a state of Islam. ity of human life at both the indi- indeed the purpose of fasting. It (Quran 3:102) vidual and social levels, we find helps people to attain a standard “Every deed of the child of Adam is for him that the first of these five pillars of sublimity, which is very rare except fasting; it is for Me and I shall reward it. is concerned with beliefs which in the practical world. In other The bad breath of the mouth of a fasting person influence one’s conduct. words, this standard is actually is more pleasing to Allah than the perfume of The second, that is Prayer, pro- achieved by every Muslim who musk.” (Bukhari) vides a constant reminder of one’s knows the purpose of fasting and he purpose of fasting is not to make bond with God. Alms giving, the strives to fulfill it. us hungry and thirsty, or to deprive third pillar, is a social obligation Fasting has another special us some of our comfort and conven- which reduces the gap between aspect. It makes all people share Tiences. The real purpose of fasting is the rich and the poor, while the in the feelings of hunger and that we learn taqwa. Taqwa is highly empha- fifth, that is the pilgrimage, has a thirst. In normal circumstances, sized in the Quran and Sunnah. There are universal aspect that unites the people with decent income may more than 158 verses in the Quran on taqwa, Muslim community throughout go from one year’s end to another and there are hundreds of hadiths on this sub- the world. without experiencing the pangs of ject. Taqwa is Islam itself. It is the sum total Fasting in Ramadan, which is hunger which a poor person may of all Islamic values and virtues. If one has the fourth of these pillars, has feel every day of his or her life. taqwa one has achieved everything. Taqwa is a particularly high importance, Such an experience helps to the consciousness of Allah. It is to do one’s best derived from its very personal draw the rich nearer to the poor. efforts to live by His commands and to avoid nature as an act of worship. Indeed, Muslims are encouraged His prohibitions. The Quran has used the word Although in a Muslim country it to be more charitable in Ramadan taqwa to mean consciousness of Allah, fear of is extremely difficult for anyone in order to follow the Prophet’s Allah, worship of Allah, sincerity in faith, and to defy public feelings by showing lead, who was described by his avoidance of disobedience to Allah. that one is not fasting, there is Companions as “the most gener- Fasting builds the character of taqwa if it nothing to stop anyone from pri- ous of all people.” (Bukhari) is done in the right way. How does fasting vately violating God’s command- Yet he achieved in Ramadan build the character of taqwa? Let us look at ment of fasting if one chooses to an even higher degree of gener- some of the things that a fasting person is do so. osity. His Companions say of him supposed to do, and see how they are related This means that although fast- that he was in Ramadan “more to the concept and spirit of taqwa. ing is obligatory, its observance generous and charitable than unre- 1. Unlike prayers, charity, and pilgrimage, is purely voluntary. The fact is strained wind.” (Bukhari) fasting is an invisible act. Only Allah and the Through fasting we taste—to some extent— always, but especially during this month. Keep that fasting cannot be used by Fasting has also a universal or person who is fasting know whether he or the pain and suffering of those who are poor your body and mind very clean. Avoid wasting a hypocrite in order to persuade communal aspect. As Muslims she is fasting or not. One may quietly eat or and destitute. Fasting teaches empathy and your time in useless things and pursuits. others of one’s devotion to God. If throughout the world share in drink something and no one will notice and sympathy, and it takes away some of our self- 4. Quran: Spend more time with the a person claims to be a Muslim, this blessed act of worship, they no one can find out. However, the fasting ishness and self-centeredness. This is the Quran. Read Quran every day. Try to finish he or she is expected to fast in feel their unity and equality. Their person has made this commitment for the spirit of taqwa. the whole Quran at least one time during this Ramadan. sense of unity is enhanced by the sake of Allah and he or she wants to guard 5. When Muslims fast together in the month in your own personal reading. Read fact that every Muslim individual the purity of his or her fast for the sake of month of Ramadan, it builds an atmosphere some Hadith and the books of seerah. “PROPER” FASTING joins voluntarily in the fulfillment Allah. Fasting thus teaches sincerity, and it of virtues, brotherhood and sisterhood. We 5. Prayer, supplication, and remembrance of This explains why the reward of this divine commandment. helps a person learn to live by the principles come closer to our Creator and we also come Allah: Pray on time and observe all Prayers. Do God gives for proper fasting is so The unity of Muslims is far of his or her faith regardless whether oth- closer to each other. Unity, peace, harmony, not ignore the Tarawih Prayers. Make more generous. In a hadith qudsi (divine from superficial. It is a unity of ers know or do not know. This is the very brotherhood and sisterhood are the fruits of supererogatory prayers. Do as much worship hadith), the Prophet quotes God action and purpose, since they all purpose and essence of taqwa. taqwa. In Ramadan we enjoy these fruits as as you can. Do more dhikr (remembrance as saying: “All actions done by a fast in order to be better human 2. Food and sex are two needs and desires we grow in taqwa. There are some important of Allah) and du’a (supplication) for yourself human being are his own except beings. As people restrain them- that are essential for human survival and things that we should do during Ramadan and for others. Make tawbah (repentance) fasting, which belongs to Me and I selves from the things they desire growth, but they can become easily corruptive to take better advantage of this month and and istighfar (request for Allah’s forgiveness) reward it accordingly.” (Bukhari) most, in the hope that they will and disruptive if they are not properly controlled to achieve its real purpose, namely, taqwa. as much as you can. This is the best time This is a mark of special gen- earn God’s pleasure, self-disci- and disciplined. Taqwa requires observing the These are some reminders and they are all for devotion and seeking Allah’s forgiveness. erosity, since Islam teaches that pline and sacrifice become part rules of Allah when one eats and when one taken from the guidelines given to us in the Seek the Night of Qadar by special devotion God gives for every good action a of their nature. They learn to give enjoys sexual relations. Fasting teaches how Quran and Sunnah. during the last 10 nights of this month. reward equivalent to at least ten generously for a good cause. to control and discipline these desires. 1. Niyyah (intention): Remind yourself 6. Zakah, charity, and generosity: Be times its values. Sometimes He The month of Ramadan is aptly 3. The world is full of temptations. It takes again and again that you are fasting in obe- very charitable and generous. Give more multiplies this reward to seven described as a “festive season of a lot of discipline to say “no” to something dience to Allah. Be sincere in your intention. and more to help the poor and needy, and hundred times the value of the worship”. Fasting is the main that is very tempting but not good for us. You want Allah to accept your fasting. The to help good social and community projects. action concerned, and even more. aspect of worship in this month, During fasting we learn how to say “no” to Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Be good to your friends and neighbors also. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) but people are more attentive to things that are otherwise permissible and said: “Whosoever fasts in Ramadan with Let your non-Muslim neighbours and co- taught that the reward for proper their Prayers in Ramadan than good, but are forbidden during fasting. When faith and seeking Allah’s reward, all his past workers know that this is your blessed and fasting is admittance into heaven. they are in the rest of the year. one learns how to say “no” to that which is sins will be forgiven.”(Bukhari) sacred time. It may be noted that the quali- They are also more generous generally permissible, then one can easily 2. Sunnah: Observe the Sunnah in fasting. 7. Good behaviour and relations with oth- fied fasting that earns such great and charitable. Thus, their devo- control oneself to avoid that which is forbid- Take the sahur meal a little before dawn and ers. Try to be extra kind and courteous reward must be “proper”. tion is more complete, and they den. This is the spirit of taqwa. end your fast at sunset. Observe all the rules during this month. Forget your quarrels This is because all Muslims are feel in Ramadan much happier, 4. People generally care for themselves of fasting. and disputes. Reconcile and forgive. Do not required to make their worship because they feel themselves to and their families, but they often ignore 3. Wara’ (avoiding everything haram or get involved in backbiting, lying, cheating, perfect. Perfection of fasting can be closer to God. Therefore, they the needs of others. Those who have do not makruh): Be conscious to have halal food, and anything that is wrong. Be very good to be achieved through restraint of love this month, which is one of even feel the pain and suffering of those who halal income, halal relations. Avoid watch- Muslims and to all human beings. one’s feelings and emotions. endless benefits and blessings to are hungry, homeless, and living in poverty. ing bad TV programmes, videos, movies, etc., www.onislam.net Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) them. www.arabnews.com 10 Hadiths on remembrance of Allah

BY MUHAMMAD FATHI Lord, which raises your rank to the high- 4. Abdullah ibn Busr (may Allah be be forgiven even if he should have run away sovereignty and His is the praise, and He is est, which is better for you than spend- pleased with him) narrated that One of from the battlefield (while he was engaged Omnipotent) will have all his sins pardoned hich status would be ing gold and silver, better than meeting the Prophet’s Companions said, in fighting for the Cause of Allah, which even if they may be as large as the foam on higher than having your your enemy so that you strike at their “O Messenger of Allah. I am over- is a grave sin in Islam). (Abu Dawud and the surface of the sea. (Muslim) humble person appreci- necks and they strike at yours?’ They whelmed by the so many injunctions of authenticated by AlAlbani) Wated and mentioned by replied: ‘Yes, indeed,’ and he said: ‘It is Islam. So tell me something to which I may 9. Abu Ayyub Al Ansari (may Allah Allah Almighty to a gathering of high- the remembrance of Allah.” (Tirmidhi) hold fast.” HUGE REWARD be pleased with him) reported that the esteemed Angels? The Prophet (PBUH) replied, “Keep your 7. Anas ibn Malik narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said: That is only one of the many valuable A SPECIAL STATUS tongue wet with the remembrance of Allah.” Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever prays He who utters ten times: advantages you gain trough frequent 2. Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be (Tirmidhi) Fajr Prayer in congregation, and then sits La ilaha illallahu, wahdahu la sharika remembrance of Allah (dhikr Allah). pleased with him) narrated that the and remembers Allah until the sun rises, lahu, lahulmulku wa lahulhamdu, wa Huwa The special position of this easy act of Prophet (PBUH) said: ABUNDANT FORGIVENESS then (after a while) prays two rak`has, he ala kulli sha’in qadir worship is frequently emphasised by the “Allah says, “I treat My servant as he 5. Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased will gain a reward equal to that of mak- (There is no true god except Allah. He Prophet (peace and blessings be upon hopes that I would treat him. I am with him with him) also reported that the Prophet ing perfect Hajj and `Umrah. The Prophet is One and He has no partner. His is the him) who “used to remember Allah all the whenever he remembers Me: (PBUH) (peace and blessings be upon (PBUH) repeated the word “perfect” thrice. sovereignty and His is the praise, and He time” (Abu Dawud) if he thinks of Me, I think of him; him) said: (Tirmidhi) is Omnipotent), he will have a reward Reviewing reward promised for if he mentions Me in company, I mention He who says, ‘Subhan-Allahi wa biham- equal to that for freeing four slaves from those who remember Allah should fill him in an even better company. dih’ (Glory and praise be to Allah) one 8. Abu Hurayrah reported that the the progeny of Prophet Ismail. us with pity for all the hours we waste if he draws near to Me a hand’s span, I hundred times a day, his sins will be oblit- Prophet (PBUH) said: (Bukhari and Muslim) without seizing these amazingly easy draw near to him an arm’s length; erated even if they are equal to the extent He who repeats after every prayer: opportunities. if he draws near to Me an arm’s length, of the foam of the sea. Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) thirty- 10. Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be The following collection reveals the I draw closer by a distance of two out- (Bukhari and Muslim) three times, pleased with him) narrated that the significance of this beautiful type of wor- stretched arms nearer to him; and if he Alhamdu lillah (praise be to Allah) Prophet (PBUH) said: ship and the great reward you can reap comes to Me walking, I go to him running.” 6. Zaid ibn Harithah narrated that the thirty-three times, “There are two statements that are light through it. (Bukhari and Muslim) Prophet (PBUH) said: Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greatest) thirty- on the tongue, heavy on the scales, and Whosoever says: ‘Astaghfirullaha al three times; and completes the hundred beloved to the Most Merciful: BEST DEED 3. Abu Musa Al Ash`ari (May Allah Azeem alladhi la ilaha illa howa Al Hayy with: Subahana Allahi wa bihamdih 1. Abu Ad-Darda’ (May Allah be be pleased with him) narrated that the al-Qayyum wa atubu illayh La ilaha illallahu, wahdahu la sharika Subhana Allahi Al-`Azeem pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said: “The similitude (I ask forgiveness of Allah, the lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa (Glory and praise be to Allah, Prophet (PBUH) said: of someone who remembers his Lord and Magnificent, than Whom there is no deity, Huwa ala kulli shai’in qadir Glorified is Allah, the Most Great.)” “Shall I not inform you of the best of someone who does not is like that of the the Living, the Sustainer of existence, and (There is no true god except Allah. He (Al-Bukhari) your actions, the purest in the sight of your living and the dead.” (Bukhari) I turn to Him in repentance,) his sins will is One and He has no partner. His is the www.onislam.net FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 HOME / MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 32 abducted Iraqi Kurds plan independence vote Turkish truck 14 militants killed in Diyala fighting drivers freed ARBIL: The president of Many Kurds have long wanted ANKARA: Thirty-two truck Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish to declare independence and now drivers abducted by Islamist region asked its parliament sense a golden opportunity, with militants in Iraq three weeks yesterday to plan a referen- Baghdad weak and Sunni armed ago arrived home in Turkey dum on Kurdish independ- groups in control of northern cit- yesterday, and Turkish foreign ence, signalling his impatience ies such as Mosul and Tikrit. minister Ahmet Davutoglu said with Baghdad, which is fight- Barzani, often at odds with the efforts to secure the release of 49 ing to repel Sunni insurgents central government, indicated more abductees were continuing. and struggling to form a new that his people would not wait There were emotional scenes government. on Baghdad forever. as the drivers were reunited with The United States has urged “We will not deal with those their families, with children and the Kurds to stand with Baghdad who have sabotaged the country,” relatives running to embrace their as Iraq faces an onslaught by he said. “Iraq has divided itself loved ones at the airport in south- Sunni Muslim militants led by and we are not responsible for eastern Sanliurfa border province. an Al Qaeda offshoot who have that”. The drivers, who were held cap- seized large parts of the north Many see the Shia Prime tive for 23 days, appeared in good and west and are threatening to Minister, Nouri Al Maliki, as health and said they had not been march on the capital. the main obstacle to resolving mistreated by the militants. Iraq’s five million Kurds, who the crisis and hope that he will “They first read verses from have governed themselves in step aside. the Quran and told us that we relative peace since the 1990s, Maliki’s government, bolstered are free this morning and that we have expanded their territory by by civilian volunteers and Shia can call our families,” one truck as much as 40 percent in recent militias, has managed to stop driver who was released said as weeks as the sectarian insur- the militant advance short of the he held his son in his arms. “We gency has threatened to split the capital, but has been unable to ate bread, cucumbers and slept in country. take back the cities that govern- our trucks.” Kurdish President Massoud ment forces abandoned. Drivers declined to answer Barzani asked lawmakers to form The army failed last week to questions on the 49 Turks still a committee to organize a refer- take back Tikrit, 160 km north held in Iraq, including special endum on independence and pick of Baghdad, and remained on Iraqi Kurdish protesters hold a banner and wave flags of their autonomous Kurdistan region during a demonstration forces soldiers and diplomats, who a date for the vote. the outskirts of the city yes- in support of its independence, outside the Kurdistan parliament building in Arbil, northern Iraq, yesterday. were seized in the city of Mosul “The time has come for us terday, according to the prime by Islamic State in Iraq and the to determine our own fate and minister’s military spokesman, Levant (ISIL) militants on June 11. we must not wait for others to Lieutenant General Qassim Atta. Two truck drivers told CNN determine it for us,” Barzani said In the northeasterly province Turk television that Turkish in a closed session of the Kurdish of Diyala, 14 militants were killed Iraq unlikely to recover lost ground alone: US officials had advised them not to parliament that was later broad- in fighting with security forces, speak on the issue. cast on television. local police said. WASHINGTON: Iraqi secu- be challenged to go on the offense, face of a fight. They collapsed in “We will continue to work exten- “For that reason, I consider it The head of the region’s police, rity forces will probably not be mostly logistically challenged.” the face of a future that didn’t sively on the release of our citizens necessary ... to create an inde- Jamil Al Shimmeri, said security able to recapture ground they “If you’re asking me will the hold out any hope for them,” who were left behind,” Davutoglu pendent electoral commission as forces had taken back control of have lost to Islamist militants Iraqis at some point be able Dempsey said. said in a press conference. a first step and, second, to make the village of Showhani near the without assistance, the top US to go back on the offensive, to Unless the Iraqi government Turkey has close trade and preparations for a referendum.” town of Muqdadiya, 80 km north- military officer said yesterday. recapture the part of Iraq that bridges sectarian differences political relations with the Barzani’s call came days after east of Baghdad. General Martin Dempsey, they’ve lost, I think that’s a really and “gets the message out that it Kurdish-controlled area located Kurds and Sunnis walked out of Insurgents have been present chairman of the US Joint Chiefs broad campaign quality ques- really does intend to allow par- to the east of Mosul. the newly-elected Iraqi parlia- in Diyala for the past several of Staff, said that US advisers tion,” Dempsey told reporters at ticipation by all groups, every- The truck drivers, who were ment’s first session in Baghdad, weeks, following their rapid sei- now in Iraq were reporting that the Pentagon. “Probably not by thing we’re talking about makes abducted while delivering diesel, complaining that the majority zure of Mosul, one of Iraq’s larg- Iraq’s military was “capable of themselves.” no difference,” he said. were initially held at a power plant Shias had failed to nominate a est cities, to the north. defending Baghdad but it “would “They didn’t collapse in the REUTERS in the Gyarah region of Mosul. prime minister. REUTERS REUTERS Iran eases demands in nuclear talks Kuwait police break VIENNA: Iran has reduced of centrifuges it wants but the But the Western diplomats shown our goodwill but will not demands for the size of its number is still unacceptably said that behind closed doors yield to demands that violate our up opposition rally future nuclear enrichment high,” a Western diplomat said Iran had signalled it would settle rights. program in talks with world on condition of anonymity and for a lower figure, but declined to “A few thousand more or less powers although Western gov- without further detail. specify the number so as not to centrifuges makes no difference,” KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti night and marched on the nearby ernments are urging Tehran to A senior US administration disrupt the negotiations. he added. police fired tear gas and stun jail where the former opposition compromise further, Western official told reporters that Iran’s Iran now has over 19,000 cen- Western governments are grenades to disperse an oppo- leader was detained, the activ- diplomats said yesterday. future enrichment capacity under trifuges, though only around exerting pressure for Iran to com- sition rally demanding the ists said. The diplomats, who spoke at any deal would have to be “a frac- 10,000 of those are running. The promise further to nail down a release of prominent dissident Police intervened when hun- the start of a two- week round of tion of what they currently have.” powers want that number cut to deal by July 20. Mussallam Al Barrak, activists dreds of protesters reached the negotiations between Iran and the On Wednesday, a senior Iranian the low thousands, to ensure Iran US Secretary of State John said yesterday. prison, firing tear gas and stun United States, Britain, France, official said Tehran had refused cannot quickly produce enough Kerry chided Tehran on Tuesday The public prosecutor on grenades to disperse them. Germany, Russia and China, said to back down from its demand to high-enriched uranium for a in a Washington Post article, saying Wednesday ordered Barrak, a There were no reports of any it would still be hard to clinch a maintain 50,000 operational cen- bomb, should it choose to do so. Iran’s “public optimism about the former MP, to be held for 10 days casualties. deal by the self-imposed July 20 trifuges, a figure Western officials Tehran denies allegations from potential outcome of these nego- after he was questioned for alleg- Smaller protests were also deadline. say is too high for a strictly civil- Western powers and their allies tiations has not been matched, to edly insulting the judiciary. reportedly staged in other parts Tehran’s shift relates to the ian nuclear energy programme. that it is developing a nuclear- date, by the positions they have The court yesterday turned of the oil-rich Gulf state. main sticking point in the talks Iran, a major oil producer, weapons capability behind the articulated behind closed doors”. down a petition filed by Barrak’s The opposition leader is — the number of uranium enrich- says it plans a future network of screen of a declared civilian Iranian Foreign Minister lawyers to release him until his accused of slandering and insult- ment centrifuges Iran can main- nuclear power plants to diversify atomic energy program. Mohammad Javad Zarif, in an trial, defence lawyer Thamer ing the supreme judicial coun- tain in a deal in exchange for a its energy supply. Iranian officials declined to apparent response to Kerry’s Al Jadaei wrote on his Twitter cil and its chairman, Faisal Al gradual end of sanctions. “Iran needs at least 50,000 comment directly on the reported remarks, said Tehran was ready account. Marshed, in remarks made at a Ending the decade-long dis- centrifuges and not 49,999,” the concession on centrifuges. to take concrete steps to ensure The court set a July 7 date to public rally on June 10. pute with Iran is seen as central Iranian official said. “The other “As we said, we are ready to its nuclear program is peaceful start hearing the case against Opposition groups strongly to defusing tension and averting party is talking about a few thou- assure the world that we are not but will not “kneel in submission” Barrak, who is charged with criticized the legal action against a new Middle East war. sands and this is unacceptable for after the bombs,” another senior to do a deal. insulting the supreme judicial him as unlawful and “politically “Iran has reduced the number Iran.” Iranian official said. “We have REUTERS council and slander against its motivated.” chairman. At the rally, Barrak charged Soon after the court’s rejec- that former senior officials, tion, the opposition went into an including ruling family mem- emergency meeting to decide on bers, had stolen tens of billions further action. of dollars from public funds and Five die in Cairo amid Thousands of people gathered engaged in money laundering. at Barrak’s residence southwest He also criticised the judiciary. pro-Mursi protests of Kuwait City on Wednesday AFP CAIRO: Five people died in a launched a crackdown that saw bomb blast and clashes between thousands of Brotherhood mem- security forces and protest- bers detained and hundreds killed. Sugar used to be ‘Garangao’ treat ers yesterday marking the first Egypt has since labelled the coun- anniversary of the army’s ouster try’s oldest Islamist movement a Continued from page 1 of elected Islamist President terrorist organisation. They would fast and break it with dates Mohamed Mursi. Since Mursi’s ouster, militant and water. They would then go for the Thousands of Egyptians Islamist groups have launched a evening prayers and later have dinner, opposed to the army’s overthrow campaign of bombings and shoot- after which they would again go for the of Mursi joined protests in Cairo, ings targeting security forces in late evening and nightly prayers. witnesses said, but most of the the sprawling capital. There were no cars, no watches in those gatherings attracted only dozens, The Muslim Brotherhood denies days. To break the fast, people would wait were confined to narrow back any link to the violence. for the sun to set and for the sound to come Supporters of Egypt’s former president Mohamed Mursi run from tear gas streets and quickly dispersed amid A call by Islamist opponents from Bahrain. tight security. of Mursi’s ouster for mass dem- during clashes with police in Cairo yesterday. They would watch the stars early in Armoured personnel carriers onstrations appeared to fall flat the morning to guess the time of ‘Suhoor’, blocked off Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday. arrested at protests in several off near police cars in the central which used to be a community affair as people would sit and have it to prevent demonstrators from “On July 3, Egyptians will revolt, provinces. district of Imbaba without causing together. converging on the central spot, the marking the beginning of the end Earlier in the day, two men injuries, the sources added. There were no schools either, said Al Kubaisi (pictured). So people symbolic heart of the 2011 uprising of the coup, marching from all died in a bomb blast at a flat in State-news agency MENA would learn the Holy Quran or go fishing. There used to be a cleric in that ousted Hosni Mubarak after towns and cities across Egypt to Kerdasa, a western district of the reported that 17 militants were the locality who would lead prayers and make people read the Holy Book. 30 years in power. liberty squares in all provinces,” an capital where around 10 policemen also killed in security operations “We used to celebrate ‘Garangao’ on the 15th of Ramadan. There were Yesterday marked a year alliance of Mursi’s supporters said were killed by an Islamist mob last in North Sinai. no dry fruits in those days, so we used to give sugar to children. Richer since President Abdel Fattah Al in a statement late on Wednesday. summer. Security sources said Amnesty International con- people would give cupfuls of sugar.” Sisi, then army chief, ousted the Three of yesterday’s victims they believed one of the victims demned Egypt’s human rights A girl would not venture out of home after she was seven. She would Muslim Brotherhood’s Mursi died in clashes that broke out was involved in that police killing. record in a statement yesterday, leave home only to go to her groom’s home after marriage. following days of mass protests in Cairo between protesters and Another explosive device deto- saying torture, arbitrary arrests Things have changed now, said Al Kubaisi. “Our traditions and cus- against his year-long rule. security forces, security sources nated yesterday in a car in the and detentions had increased since toms are fast disappearing. Community living is fast becoming history. In the weeks and months said. The Interior Ministry said northeastern district of Abbassiya Mursi’s political demise. Our social life is dominated by nuclear families now,” rued Al Kubaisi. after the ouster, security forces 150 Mursi supporters had been and three home-made bombs went REUTERS THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE trial of Oscar Pistorius has reached a stage in which the both sides are trying to outdo the other by twisting facts and playing with evidence to suit Ttheir case. Prosecution is trying to depict the double amputee athlete as a blood-thirsty egomaniac who didn’t More people, less water mean hesitate to shoot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead in a burst of rage on a Valentine Day night. The defence, however, is bent on telling the jury that Pistorius shot her accidentally at rising food imports for Egypt his home, mistaking her for an intruder late in the night. The latest legal scrum on both sides revolves around the psychological and psychiatric evaluation of the celebrity athlete, BY MAGGIE FICK and SHADI BUSHRA “The problem of import dependence is sugar beets instead of water-inten- who spent a month with mental health experts trying to peel going to get worse,” said Nicholas Lodge, sive sugar cane have helped, but don’t the layers of his personality and disposition. Pistorius, also managing partner at Clarity, a Gulf- address wheat, the main water user. called the blade runner, have had a controversial run in the N THE northwest corner of the based agricultural investment firm. Experts say feasible solutions include past few years of his life. He was more than once in the news Nile Delta, Ibrahim Sharaf Al-Dein “You have population growth out- overhauling irrigation systems or grow- for shooting off his gun without provocation in public. The fires up his diesel-powered pump stripping the ability of the agricultural ing more profitable crops, such as fruits, next to a murky canal only to sector to improve production, which is which need little water but require com- counsel for the prosecution has pressed the case on the ground I watch it spew out a yellowish froth. For held back by land and water shortages.” plex logistics like refrigerated transport that Pistorius is a hot-headed and temperamental person who the past 15 years, antiquated irrigation Egypt already grows a large amount, and storage. can shoot at the slightest provocation. systems and a government conserva- including 7 million tonnes of wheat Water watchers warn that global food Pistorius’ psychological and psychiatric analysis says he tion drive have kept many farmers from a year according to traders, largely security is threatened by water scar- suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after undergoing nutrient-rich Nile waters, forcing them because Cairo offers farmers above- city, with Egypt especially affected by severe stress after the murder and shock during the trial, to tap sewage-filled canals despite their market prices to spur production. upstream Nile projects, a booming popu- proximity to the world’s longest river. Subsidised bread encourages lation, and climate change. which has gone viral in South African and elsewhere. The “This water ruins our pumps, it Egyptians to consume more wheat per “Egypt is basically a country that athlete has projected an image of frailty in the courtroom. breaks our machines, it’s bad for our person than almost any other country, depends on one source of water, the Often breaking down in tears during testimonies, he has production,” Sharaf Al-Dein, 50, said and demand is set to increase as the 87 Nile, which is shared by eleven coun- thrown up several times and of the canal. million population grows. The US CIA tries,” Benedito Braga, president of the covered his ears with his hands to But even as Egypt wrestles with World Factbook puts population growth World Water Council, told Reuters. With high show he doesn’t want to hear what dwindling water at 1.6 million people a year. “So from a strategic point of view the from its only Egypt has an enduring debt to the Nile is something of a national security drama and was being said. Overall, Pistorius major source, the Nile, which allowed it to build an issue for Egypt,” Braga said. has tried to paint a courtroom Nile, it pushes ancient civilisation based on agricultural Treaties inked while all neighbours emotions, the image of himself as one in need of farmers to grow wealth. But farms soak up 85 percent of except Ethiopia were colonised grant Pistorius sympathy. Subsidised bread more to sup- the country’s water, above global aver- Egypt three-quarters of the 74 billion The psychologists’ report encourages ply the country’s ages, according to think-tank the World cubic metres of annual usable flow, a costly subsidised Water Council. position it is keen to protect. also declares him to be at high trial has all Egyptians to food programme. While improving yields and allocating But with its regional hegemony faded, ingredients of risk of suicide. The champion’s consume more The two goals, more land to farmers could boost pro- others along the river are starting to trial embodies a rising proclivity farmers and duction, those measures will not keep unlock the Nile’s potential for them- a celebrity of celebrity trials to become wheat per person experts say, are up with growing demand, said Gamal selves. In 2011, Ethiopia won its power- celebrations of human frailties. than almost any at odds with one Siam, an agricultural economist at starved neighbours’ support and began court battle. Such court dramas are not only another. Cairo University. Egypt’s wheat yields building Africa’s largest hydropower other country, and And efforts to are already among the highest in the project, causing consternation in Cairo. a proof that society takes a likely demand is set to make the most of world but further production is limited “All options are on the table,” then- pleasure in misfortunes that have precious farmland by growing competition between Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi said on the befallen the rich and famous. increase as the 87 have been ham- farms and cities for limited land and dam last June. “If a single drop of the To his backers, Pistorius is a victim of his vulnerabilities as million population pered by decades water. The Nile Valley, almost the only Nile is lost, our blood will be the alter- the absence of legs predisposes him to threats which are less grows. of urban sprawl, arable land, makes up five percent of native.” Cairo has been more concilia- dangerous for those who don’t have the disability. His defence which has accel- Egypt’s area but is home to 95 percent tory of late, with Sisi to visit Ethiopia erated since 2011 of its people. Newly-elected President this summer for talks on the quarter- contends he shot through the bathroom door with Steenkamp when the over- Abdel Fattah Al Sisi met with key min- finished dam. on the other side as a result of panicking when he heard noises throw of President Hosni Mubarak led isters on Sunday to flesh out plans to Siam estimates the dam will hold back from inside. His purported vulnerability to threats because to a security vacuum. reclaim 4 million feddans (about 1 bil- 10 billion cubic metres a year for seven of the childhood disability, it is being said, makes him react The government, anxious to stimulate lion hectares) of desert land for farming. years, with more lost to evaporation. aggressively to perceived dangers. The prosecution argues economic recovery after years of politi- Siam said the “unrealistic” plan would Egypt says it needs its historical veto cal turmoil, wants to cut its $4.5 billion need 80 billion cubic metres of water a on Nile projects because upstream coun- Pistorius is mercurial and hostile and is trying to dramatise food import bill. Most of that bill goes year, more than all Egypt’s Nile waters. tries are more water-secure. his reactions to his girlfriends’ death to win sympathy from to subsidies that guarantee universal More modest reclamation plans in “Egypt is under the water poverty the jury. The murder lawsuit has many loose ends—some access to bread at less than one US cent southern Egypt and on the northern line of 1,000 cubic metres a year per strengthening the case against Pistorius and others going to his (0.05 Egyptian pounds) per loaf. coast have been stalled for years for lack capita, at 700 cubic metres,” Siam said. advantage. A question, however, remains—didn’t he try to feel That makes Egypt the world’s top of water. “And with an increasing population, the the presence of his girlfriend who was sleeping on the same bed, wheat importer, purchasing around 10 Policies like limiting farming of rice, problem becomes more serious.” million tonnes a year. the thirstiest crop, and encouraging REUTERS before shooting off his gun? The other side Quote of Afghanistan needs an Al Gore to save it from uncertainty the day FGHANISTAN was supposed candidates -- former Foreign Minister not to accept the results until his com- corruption is rife, and 21 million voting to release preliminary results Abdullah Abdullah and former Finance plaints were investigated and acted cards were issued for roughly 12 million from its June 14 presidential Minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai -- upon. One senior commission official eligible voters. Controversies over vot- Arunoff this week. Instead, it must be willing to accept the results, he accused has since resigned, and ing irregularities are not unknown even delayed them until next week to give which even under the best-case sce- the commission made its decision to in nations with electronic voting and its Independent Election Commission nario will be imperfect. delay issuing results. Even after they blow-dried pundits with touchscreen The time has come time to audit ballots from 1,930 polling The runoff election triggered more come out, more fraud investigations maps. stations in 30 provinces. than 2,500 alleged violations by both will continue until the final results are Moreover, both Ghani and Abdullah to determine our That investigation offers one of the campaigns involving everything from announced July 22. The integrity of the recognized the possibility of wide- last chances to dispel the acrimony and intimidation and ballot stuffing to voting process is of course integral to spread fraud, and both agreed to abide fate and we should uncertainty that have hung over what underage voting. Abdullah, who won the credibility of the election results, by the terms the commission initially not wait for other could yet be a signal of triumph for the first round, has complained of as well as to the legitimacy of the next set forth. Finally, dubious turnout fig- Afghanistan’s fledgling democracy: a grossly inflated turnout figures that president. That said, certainty is not ures don’t eliminate the possibility people to determine peaceful transfer of power engineered point to huge fraud. attainable -- something both candi- of shifts in voting patterns by ethnic by millions of voters defying Taliban In an echo of his withdrawal from a dates should accept. groups now choosing between two it for us. threats of violence and disruption. 2009 runoff against current president It’s not just because this is instead of the original nine candidates. Massoud Barzani For that to happen, however, the two Hamid Karzai, Abdullah threatened Afghanistan, where security is iffy, The Washington Post Head of Iraq Kurdish region FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 When will the Kashmiri nightmare end?

study and sometimes to stay over. That In Kashmir, killings night at three o’clock, the security forces burst into the house. He was taken away, of children are not even allowed to put on his clothes … I still have the shirt and trousers he was going to wear.” commonplace. Distraught with anxiety and grief, she and her family appealed to civil servants, As reports in local ministers and the courts in the state, only to be brushed aside. Through the years that followed, how- papers show, the ever, she came across many other parents whose children had disappeared and they reason for these began to draw strength from each other. In 1994 the APDP was set up, holding its first meetings in her house in the state murders is often capital, Srinagar. Soon they started protesting and hold- nothing more ing meetings in public. Since then, come rain or snow, they have held protests than the sadism on the 10th of every month and their numbers have grown, with hundreds of women now attending from almost every of the army and district in Kashmir. In Kashmir, killings of children are paramilitaries. commonplace. As reports in local papers show, the reason for these murders is often nothing more than the sadism of BY AMRIT WILSON the army and paramilitaries. On just one day in August 2010, for ndia’s prime minister, Narendra example, a seven-year-old boy was shot Modi, is facing a total shutdown and bludgeoned to death by the Central on his first visit to Jammu and Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a disa- Kashmir this week, with a mass bled teenager was beaten to death, and a Police baton-charge Kashmiri state government employees after spraying them with a water cannon filled with purple dye during a strike planned across the state. girl of 15 was shot in the head during a IModi’s unpopularity here is perhaps protest march in Srinagar in May 2014. demonstration. not surprising. The new government’s In 2011, the APDP, together with only planned initiative in the northern personnel, with one soldier for every 17 forces over the last 25 years have been in 1958 in all so-called “disturbed areas” the International People’s Tribunal for region so far is a mass movement of civilians. They are there ostensibly to mainly the local populace. of India, provides the army and para- Human Rights and Justice, presented population. Hundreds of thousands of combat Pakistani-sponsored militancy. “Disappearances” and so-called militaries with almost total impunity, prima facie evidence of 6,217 unmarked Kashmiri Pandits – Hindus who had fled But as a senior army officer said “encounter deaths” are commonplace. enabling them to arrest people without and mass graves in five districts of north- the Kashmir valley in the 1990s in the recently, they far outnumber potential There are thousands of unmarked mass a warrant and on mere suspicion of their ern Kashmir. wake of popular uprisings and an armed militants, who today are thought to graves in the state’s northern districts. planning a terrorist act and allowing the However, although this was eventually struggle for a separate state – are to be number no more than 150 to 200 and And in detention centres, as the security forces to “fire upon or otherwise endorsed by the state human rights com- returned to their “ancestors’ land” and who “may or may not have been trained International Committee of the Red use force even to the causing of death”. mission, no independent inquiry has yet rehabilitated with “full dignity, security in Pakistan”. Cross told US officials in 2005 in a AFSPA has been condemned by the been instituted. and assured livelihood”. Will the security There are, of course, other geopolitical secret document, “electrocution, beat- UN as a law that has “no place in a One may well ask, when will this night- planned for the Pandits heighten repres- reasons for the military presence, such ings and gender humiliation are used democracy”. mare end for the people of Kashmir? Will sion against the majority among whom as the fact that the state borders the routinely to extract ‘confessions’ from Parveena Ahangar, the founder of the the repressive laws they face be revoked? they will be settled? And what is life like Pakistani-controlled part of the Kashmiri detainees”. Association of Parents of Disappeared Will they be allowed to live with “full dig- today in one of the world’s most heavily region; or that it shares a border with Horrific violence has been faced by the Persons (APDP), says of the night in 1990 nity, security and assured livelihood” like militarised regions? China, a country with which India has a women, with rape used as a “weapon of when her own son disappeared: “He was the Pandits who are to be rehabilitated This is a state where successive Indian problematic relationship; or, indeed, that war to punish, intimidate, coerce, humili- just 15. He had just passed his matricu- among them? Only Narendra Modi and governments have stationed an esti- Afghanistan is not far away. But the fact ate and degrade”. The Armed Forces lation exam and joined college. He used his cabinet have the answers. mated 700,000 military and paramilitary remains that the targets of the Indian Special Powers Act (AFSPA), imposed to go to his uncle’s house after dinner to WP-BLOOMBERG

What Nigeria’s president should have written No thing as ‘reasonable suspicion’ of immigrants The world has seen what can happen BY ANA CH RISTINA DASILVA IDDINGS y path to the United States, 20 years ago, was far less traumatic than that of the 52,000 unaccompanied children when terrorism is left from Central America who have arrived at the southern MUS border since October. Since many of these children to run amok and the don’t qualify for asylum, immigration officials move them to detention centres — after which they eventually face deportation proceedings. Yet in my son — and in these unaccompanied migrants — I see an citizens of a country entire generation of children who will grow up viewing the United States as a country that discriminates against non-natives. have little faith in Our current immigration policies have an impact on all children — not just those who are undocumented or in mixed-status families. I am a green card-carrying resident alien who was born in Brazil. I’ve the ability of their lived in the United States for over two decades. Yet I’m still held in airports or scrutinised by police because of anti-immigrant laws like government to protect SB 1070 in Arizona, which requires authorities to detain immigrants if there’s “reasonable suspicion” that they are not living in the US legally. them. The last time that happened, I was catching a flight out of the Tucson airport en route to an academic conference, accompanied by my teenage son. Ironically, I was due to give a talk about how immigration reform, BY KAREN ATTIAH The April abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls spurred international protests. deportation policies, and anti-immigrant laws such as Arizona’s SB 1070 can negatively affect the education of young immigrant children. ast month, The Washington Post I am speaking out now because national it has effectively exploited the inability of the I arrived late at the airport and was rushing through security when published an op-ed by Nigerian elections are in less than a year and my Nigerian military to put up any semblance of a Border Patrol officer asked my fellow travellers and me whether President Goodluck Jonathan Washington PR firm needs to earn the a sustained coordinated response. we were citizens of the United States. After I explained that I was Lanswering criticism of his response reported $1.2m, I am paying it to reverse the But in spite of all the challenges, we are a resident alien, the officer asked to see my green card, which I had to the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls criticism that has overshadowed all my good definitely doing our best. accidentally left at home. Although I had an Arizona driver’s license, by the group Boko Haram. This is what he intentions. Despite Nigeria’s status as a regional pow- birth certificate, marriage license and passport, the officer detained me should have written. I wish to assure Nigerians and the interna- erhouse with a population of 168 million, until for not carrying my green card. I asked the officer to use my driver’s I have remained quiet about Nigeria’s con- tional community that, even though my mili- now it had not occurred to me to collaborate license information to verify my legal status. She said that although she tinuing efforts to find the girls kidnapped tary officially wrapped up its investigation into with neighbouring countries to fight terrorism. could have done so quickly, through a phone call, she wanted to make in April from the northern town of Chibok, the kidnapping, without locating the girls, we I wish to thank French President François an example out of me. And so she stood there, smirking. She released because, honestly, I hoped the world would are sparing no resources. Hollande for inviting me and other West me several hours later; I missed my flight and my talk. ignore it as just another “African tragedy.” But We will keep the findings of the investiga- African presidents to Paris to discuss this. My experience was painful, but it could have been far worse. Unlike the attention brought by #BringBackOurGirls tions secret, since my good-faith assurances When it comes to strategising on African solu- the 11 million undocumented migrants in the United States who cur- forced my administration to abandon its usual are enough. My heart aches for the missing tions to African problems, a European should rently risk detention or deportation, I don’t have to worry about being do-nothing strategy. children and their families. In fact, my heart- take the lead. Besides, I do my best thinking separated from my family. Yet my teenage son was terrified by the way I admit that for weeks, the Nigerian mili- ache was so painful that I cancelled plans to in Paris. the Border Patrol agent treated me and others. He lost some of his tary was nowhere to be seen in Chibok and visit Chibok. Instead, I eased my pain by flying My critics say that decades of neglect have respect for institutional authority, an unfortunate outcome for a child aggrieved parents had to resort to ventur- to Paris for a national security summit. led to conditions amenable to radicalisation who is becoming a voting citizen of this country. ing into the jungle on foot to search for their My first lady, Patience Jonathan, shares in in the north. My detractors will point also As an educator in border towns across southern Arizona, I meet many children. But I assure everyone, we are doing my grief for the families affected by the trag- to human rights abuses perpetrated by the children from migrant families, the majority of whom have parents or our best. edy. She was so troubled by the agitation of military. Let the finger-pointing stop. I am caretakers who risk deportation. Unlike their peers, these children don’t Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in protesters demanding their girls back that she sparing no resources. get to play outdoors, for fear of being identified by immigration officials. May 2014 claimed that Boko Haram attacks told them to stop their actions and allegedly I propose to set up an international sum- Instead, they hide inside. If they make any noise, Immigration Services have left at least 12,000 people dead and 8,000 ordered the police to detain several protest mit to organise a fact-finding commission of may use it as an excuse to investigate their house; the children’s parents, people crippled. leaders. investigative inquiry to study the progress grandparents or other relatives could be taken away at a moment’s notice. In May 2014 Benin, Chad, Cameroon and While terrorism knows no borders, and of ongoing investigations of corruption and If their parents and other relatives are deported, the children may suffer Niger joined Nigeria in a united effort to com- security threats rage on across West Africa, lack of development in the north. I have again severe emotional and psychological trauma. Through their experiences, bat Boko Haram in the aftermath of the 2014 Nigeria has long been reluctant to accept asked President Hollande to provide a forum all of these children are developing a belief — perpetuated by our immi- Chibok kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls. counterterrorism assistance from the United for this in Paris, though I would accept the gration policies — that they’re not welcome in America, and that the Nigeria provides free, government-sup- States and other partners. French Riviera. inclusiveness on which this country was founded does not apply to them. ported education, but attendance is not Nothing is more important than stopping Something positive can come out of the kid- It’s time that we, as a nation, improve our treatment of all immi- compulsory at any level, and certain groups, the machinations of Boko Haram, except nappings more than 70 days ago. The world grants. The world is watching how we handle the droves of Central such as nomads and the handicapped, are maybe my desire to keep up appearances has seen what can happen when terrorism is American children arriving at the southern US borders. We can’t under-served. and show the international community that left to run amok and the citizens of a country wait for Congress to enact real immigration reform and not making In 2004, the Nigerian National Planning Nigeria was winning the war against the have little faith in the ability of their govern- any real provisions for them. We must stop US Border Patrol use of Commission described the country’s education group. I know that I have characterised Boko ment to protect them. excessive force. We must repeal anti-immigrant laws like SB 1070, and system as “dysfunctional.” Reasons for this Haram as a temporary scourge, but in the But I wish to assure Nigerians and the rest ensure that those who are detained or deported are treated humanely. characterisation included decaying institu- wake of the latest attacks and kidnappings of of the world that I am doing my best. Children, especially, should receive honourable treatment. tions and ill-prepared graduates. more women just this week, I recognise that WP-BLOOMBERG REUTERS FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Aid agencies Israel warns warn of South Sudan famine Hamas as ‘within weeks’ JUBA: Famine will break out in war-torn South Sudan within weeks unless there is massive tension spikes funding for food aid, relief agen- cies warned yesterday. “If the conflict in South Sudan Militants tell Israel to stop air strikes continues, and more aid can- not be delivered, then by August JERUSALEM: Israel warned “You will pay the price for your it is likely that some areas of Hamas yesterday against any crimes,” it said. South Sudan will slip into fam- escalation in violence, reinforc- As tensions rose, army spokes- ine,” warned Britain’s Disasters ing its Gaza border amid contin- man Lieutenant Colonel Peter Emergency Committee (DEC), a ued rocket fire and heightened Lerner said “we are moving and coalition of 13 major aid agencies. tensions after three Israeli we have moved forces in order to Thousands have been killed in youths and a Palestinian teen- serve defence activities and for- the conflict, while more than 1.5 ager were murdered. ward preparation, but we have no million have been forced to flee “We are looking for calm, not interest in escalation”. since the war broke out in mid- escalation, but if Hamas chooses to The reinforcements were December. Peace talks are cur- act against us, we shall be ready,” reserve officers at “headquarter rently stalled. armed forces chief Lieutenant level, not in the field”, Lerner said, The United Nations has around General Benny Gantz said in and were purely defensive. 40 percent of the cash it needs, remarks tweeted by the army. However, a photographer saw Masked Palestinian protesters throw stones towards Israeli police during clashes in the Shuafat neighbourhood with a shortfall of over 1$bn, with The Ezzedine Al Qassam tanks arriving at a kibbutz near in Israeli-annexed Arab East Jerusalem yesterday almost four million people in need Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, the Gaza border. of aid. warned Israel to wind down its “We are prepared for two pos- “There is a very real risk of Gaza air strikes and widespread sibilities in the south,” army radio famine in some areas,” DEC chief West Bank arrests — mainly of quoted Netanyahu as telling a Saleh Saeed said, warning that Hamas members. reception at the US ambassador’s Hate campaign hits social media “millions of people are facing an “What the enemy is doing in the residence. extreme food crisis”. West Bank and Gaza... adds fuel to “That the fire at our commu- JERUSALEM: After this featured pictures of Israeli sol- have already been jailed for 10 Famine implies that at least the fire of confrontation,” spokes- nities will stop and our activities week’s murder of an east diers serving in the occupied West days in connection with the hate 20 percent of households face man Abu Obeida told reporters. will also stop, or that the fire at Jerusalem Palestinian, calls Bank, both men and women, incit- campaign, Israeli media reported extreme food shortages, there is “Idiotic measures by your lead- our residents of the south will to inflict violent revenge on ing action against Palestinians. yesterday. acute malnutrition in over 30 per- ers will be enough for us to turn continue and then the reinforced Arabs over the killings of three One soldier, cradling a machine Justice Minister Tzipi Livni cent of people, and two deaths per your localities and sites... into troops which are in place will act Israeli teenagers have gathered gun, had the word “Revenge” deplored the online hate campaign. 10,000 people every day, according embers.” forcefully.” momentum on social media scrawled on his chest in black “It doesn’t need to end in mur- to the UN’s definition. The war of words came as Israeli warplanes pounded tar- websites. marker pen. der to be shocking,” she said in a Rains this year are hoped to be Palestinians in east Jerusalem gets inside Gaza yesterday and Such incitement, including by Rudy Saada, a journalist and speech to the Bar Association in around average or slightly below, hurled rocks and fireworks at militants fired 34 rockets into serving soldiers, has featured pho- social media specialist, said such the southern port city of Eilat. according to UN experts, with Israeli police and burned car tyres Israel, the army said. tos on Facebook and Twitter and views did not reflect those of the “It is enough to see what is writ- hunger being caused by fighting, on a second day of protests over It said another two were inter- prompted Israel’s authorities to majority of soldiers. ten on the social networks — they not extreme climatic conditions. the kidnap and murder of local cepted by the Iron Dome defence urge restraint and threaten the “As usual, it’s the extremists have turned into hotbed of danger- The DEC coalition has “less 16-year-old Mohammed Abu system and four more failed to culprits with disciplinary action. who are the ones heard loudest,” ous and violent incitement. than half the money they need Khder. clear the border. The abduction and killing of he said. “This is not the way of Zionism, to help prevent the growing food Many believe he was killed in Netanyahu denounced Abu three Israeli teenagers in the West “The soldiers are hiding their this is not the way of the state crisis in South Sudan turning into revenge for the abduction and Khder’s killing as “despicable” and Bank in June, which Israel blamed faces (in the images) but are of Israel. We must not let the a catastrophe,” Saeed added. murder in the West Bank last urged both sides “not to take the on Palestinian Islamist movement leaving the names of their units extremists win.” Fighting between forces of month of the three Israeli teen- law into their own hands”. Hamas, ignited intense public grief visible. These are units deployed Israeli President Shimon Peres President Salva Kiir and troops agers whose bodies were found on Witnesses said they saw Abu and an outpouring of anger. in the (Palestinian) territories, issued a plea for restraint. loyal to rebel chief Riek Machar Monday. Khder being forced into a black Fears are growing that such and they’re not always the most “People who are engaged in has been marked by widespread Israel police say the motive for Honda Civic by “two Israelis” with anger may have been channelled educated members of the Israeli incitement are not always aware atrocities. Abu Khder’s killing is still unclear, a third in the driving seat. It then into action on Wednesday when a army,” Saada said. where it can lead, to more sor- Kiir and Machar committed and have not said how he died. drove off at high speed, evading Palestinian teenager was abducted The military said it would clamp row, to more dangers,” he said in themselves last month to a third But the family lawyer said the two cars which tried to follow. and murdered, apparently in a down “severely” on the culprits. a statement. ceasefire deal, and agreed to forge boy’s body had been burnt “beyond A rally in central Tel Aviv called revenge attack. “Posting racist pictures and “It’s time for all of us to show a transitional government within recognition”. by leftist Israeli groups to protest Calls on the streets for revenge calls for attacking innocent peo- restraint, to show understanding 60 days, but fighting continues. Police spokesman Micky against violence and counter calls have spread to the web, with one ple is something dangerous that and let us as human beings, all of “Although humanitarian agen- Rosenfeld said Abu Khder would for revenge had a poor turnout, Facebook page labelled “The peo- does not fit with what we expect us, be true to our morality.” cies are making every effort to be buried this afternoon. with witnesses estimating the ple of Israel demand revenge” from an Israeli soldier,” an army The incitement has not been increase aid deliveries, access has Hamas, blamed by Israel for the crowd at no more than 2,000. getting some 35,000 “likes” before spokesman said. confined to cyberspace, with been limited by fighting and the kidnap and murder of the Israelis, Police said “hundreds” it was removed on Wednesday Israel’s public prosecutor some 200 Israelis staging an anti- start of the rainy season, which said it held Prime Minister attended a similar event outside evening. advised police to launch an inves- Arab march in east Jerusalem has turned many unpaved roads Benjamin Netanyahu’s govern- Netanyahu’s official residence in A new version of the page tigation into the incitement, a jus- that degenerated into attacks on into rivers of mud,” the aid agen- ment directly responsible for Abu Jerusalem. received 4,000 likes after being tice ministry statement said. Palestinians and security forces. cies added. Khder’s killing. AFP launched early yesterday. It Four ultra-Orthodox soldiers AFP AFP

Syria refugees IS seizes oilfield, towns in Syria set to exceed a Shebab claim killing BEIRUT: Militants from the dressed in black outside what of advancing forces of the Islamic Islamic State (IS) group seized they said was the entrance to Al State, the Observatory said. third of Lebanon’s control of Syria’s largest oil- Omar oil field. It said the Nusra Front pulled of Somali lawmaker field from rival Islamist fight- One fighter said they had not out of Mayadin and Shuhail, the population MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Al parliament and the presidential ers yesterday, strengthening faced any resistance from Nusra group’s regional stronghold, while BEIRUT: Lebanon faces the Qaeda-linked Shebab claimed palace. its advance across the eastern Front and that they had cap- local tribal fighters had pledged threat of political and economic responsibility for shooting dead “The gunmen were driving in Deir Al Zor province, an oppo- tured the field on the fifth day of allegiance to the Islamic State, collapse as the number of refu- a lawmaker and his bodyguard an expensive car and escaped sition monitoring group said. Ramadan, or yesterday. which has also swept through gees pouring in from Syria is set yesterday, the latest in a surge after the killing. Police and other The capture of the Al Omar “God is greatest and thanks to Sunni Muslim provinces in Iraq. to exceed a third of the popu- of attacks in Mogadishu during security forces sealed off the oilfield gives Islamic State control God. Islamic State! God is great- The Observatory, a British- lation, Social Affairs Minister Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. area,” said Abdi Liban, a witness. of crude reserves which could be est!”, the men chanted. It was not based monitoring group, said the Rashid Derbas said yesterday. “This was a targeted assas- The Shebab have vowed useful to its advancing fighters, possible to independently verify Islamic State, previously called Derbas said the total was sination,” Shebab spokesman to intensify attacks during and underlines how the Al Qaeda the contents of the video. the Islamic State in Iraq and the expected to hit 1.5 million by the Abdulaziz Abu Musab said. Ramadan. offshoot has eclipsed its militant Nusra Front, which had cap- Levant, now controls an area of end of the year, an excessive bur- A witness said MP Ahmed “They were going to attend a rivals by capturing territory and tured the oilfield from the Syrian Syria five times the size of neigh- den for a country of just four mil- Mohamud Hayd, a former minis- parliament session when they assets across Syria and Iraq in government in November, had bouring Lebanon. lion people. ter and a senior army commander, have come under attack. One of the past few weeks. claimed to be producing around In Deir Al Zor province only He said the influx of refugees was killed in the capital’s port the lawmakers was confirmed The Syrian Observatory for 10,000 barrels of oil a day from the regional capital and airport fleeing Syria’s civil war will have district, one of the most heavily dead,” fellow MP Abdi Bare Yusuf Human Rights said the Islamic the field, which has a capacity of — still held by President Bashar cost Lebanon’s already fragile policed areas in the city. told reporters after the attack. State “took leadership” of the 75,000. Al Assad’s forces — and a few vil- economy around $7.5bn between “We will continue to hunt other Prime Minister Abdiweli oilfield from Nusra Front, the Nusra Front fighters also with- lages remain outside the Islamic 2012 and 2014. Border communi- MPs if they do not leave the apos- Sheikh Ahmed condemned the official wing of Al Qaeda in Syria. drew from two towns in Deir Al State’s control, the Observatory ties hosting Syrian refugees were tate organisation,” Abu Musab “abhorrent” attack. A video posted on the Internet Zor yesterday, leaving most of the said. under particular pressure because added, referring to parliament. “We condemn this and any showed a group of armed men border province under the control REUTERS of the increase in people willing to Gunmen in a car opened fire on other murders, especially dur- work for low wages. the lawmakers as they left a hotel. ing the holy month of Ramadan,” “Unemployment doubled, espe- A government official was Ahmed said in a statement. cially among unspecialised or wounded, while a second MP The US embassy in Uganda unskilled labour in those mostly escaped unharmed, the United warned yesterday of a “specific poor areas,” he said, warning that Nations said, contradicting ini- threat” by an unknown group to the refugee crisis “threatens to tial Shebab boasts to have also attack the international airport take us to an economic, political wounded the lawmaker. serving the capital Kampala. and even security collapse.” The district is close to both AFP Lebanon now hosts around 1.1 million registered Syrian refugees. “We know that we are working towards having more than 1.5 mil- lion registered refugees by the end US embassy in Algiers warns of attack of 2014, which amounts to more than a third of the local popula- ALGIERS: The American embassy in Algiers has warned of a pos- tion,” Derbas told a meeting of sible attack by “an unspecified terrorist group” over the weekend Lebanese ministers and interna- and advised its staff to avoid US-operated hotels. tional aid groups. “As of June 2014 an unspecified terrorist group may have been con- According to the United sidering attacks in Algiers, possibly in the vicinity of a US branded Nations, Lebanon has taken in 38 hotel,” the mission said on its website. percent of all Syrian refugees in “The US Embassy in Algeria has instructed embassy employees to the region, more than any other avoid US owned or operated hotels through the US Independence Day country. (July 4) and Algerian Independence Day (July 5) holiday weekend.” “We all have our limits and we Violence attributed to Islamists has declined in Algeria in recent have gone beyond those limits years. But groups affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Residents cool down in the Euphrates River in Raqqa, eastern Syria, yesterday. now,” Derbas said. continue to attack security forces. REUTERS AFP FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Germany adopts first national minimum wage Base pay of €8.50 an hour to benefit more than five million workers Dual citizenship approved BERLIN: Germany adopted its first nationwide minimum wage BERLIN: Germany’s lower house of parliament passed new citi- yesterday, hailed as a victory by zenship laws yesterday, relaxing some of the strictest rules in unions and the centre-left coa- Europe to allow young Germans of foreign origin to hold two lition partners of conservative passports - a move that benefits the large Turkish community. Chancellor Angela Merkel. Until now, children of immigrants from most non-EU countries The base pay of ¤8.50 ($11.60) have had to choose at the age of 23 between German citizenship or an hour will eventually benefit that of their parents’ country of origin. more than five million workers The dual passport prohibition has long rankled among the roughly in the low-wage sector when it is three million people of Turkish origin living in Germany, just under phased in between 2015 and 2017. half of whom have taken German citizenship. Ahead of the vote in parlia- Young people can now have two passports if, at the age of 21, they ment, which passed with a large can prove they have lived in Germany for at least eight years or majority, Labour Minister Andrea have gone to school in the country for six years and gained school- Nahles hailed it as a “milestone” leaving qualifications. of huge significance for millions Turkish community leaders have criticised the new law because of workers. it applies only to youngsters and does not cover older people, many Introducing a universal mini- of whom have spent decades in Germany. mum wage brings Europe’s big- Dual citizenship was a pet project of the centre-left Social gest economy in line with 21 of Democrats (SPD) who share power with Angela Merkel’s conserva- the EU’s 28 member states. tives. The conservatives had long opposed dual citizenship, arguing The Confederation of German it was impossible to be loyal to two countries at the same time. Trade Unions welcomed the move REUTERS after struggling for many years against what it claimed was “prop- aganda” that it would destroy jobs. lower than in western states. The base wage will also be “The minimum wage won’t be “Not a good day for Germany,” phased in more slowly for news- a job killer,” said its chairman commented Bavaria’s employ- paper delivery workers and sea- Reiner Hoffmann. “This has been ers federation, which warned of sonal fruit pickers, to help keep confirmed by serious studies and “incalculable consequences for those sectors viable. the experience of our European growth and employment”. Agriculture Minister Christian neighbours and the United States.” German Labour and Social Affairs Minister Andrea Nahles and German Chancellor Angela Merkel react as they The government has agreed Schmidt welcomed the minimum Merkel herself had long opposed cast their ballot during a vote on a bill for a national minimum wage during a plenary session at the Lower House certain exemptions, such as for wage but warned that the price the minimum wage, warning it of Parliament in Berlin yesterday. under-18s, to encourage them to of German fruit and vegetables could force small and medium- seek training or apprenticeships could rise and open the door for sized businesses to lay off workers. pay gap in Germany’s 42-million- The starting level, set to be reform” that would protect work- rather than better-paid unskilled imports. The EU’s employment Instead she favoured separate pay strong labour market. reviewed every two years, is in ers from “appallingly bad rates work. Another exception will be commissioner, Laszlo Andor, deals by region and sector. “Now it’s decided we must line with those in other major of pay”. German industry groups people who re-enter the labour criticised the exceptions, telling But she caved in after tough implement it,” Merkel said after developed economies: slightly less argued the minimum wage will market after 12 months or more the Welt daily that minimum pay haggling late last year on form- the vote. Referring to a “painful than France’s ¤9.53, but above destroy jobs, especially in the for- out of work, who can be paid less must apply to all “so that people ing a “grand coalition” with the compromise”, she conceded that Britain’s £6.31 (¤7.91, $10.83). merly communist east where, a for the first six months on the do not fall into poverty despite Social Democrats, who had prom- nine out of 10 Germans backed The Munich daily Sueddeutsche quarter century after the fall of basis that a badly paid job is bet- having work”. ised steps to narrow a growing the measure. Zeitung labelled it an “historic the Berlin Wall, wages are still ter than none at all. AFP

Britain agrees deal to take control of German, Swedish plutonium Pressure for talks mounts as Pistorius a ‘split LONDON: Britain yesterday said that it had reached a deal to personality’, take ownership of almost a tonne of foreign-owned plutonium now stored on British soil, as the government eyes turning spent murder trial told nuclear waste into fuel for its next generation of nuclear plants. shelling rumbles on in Ukraine The government is seeking control of foreign-owned plutonium PRETORIA: Paralympian amongst a 123-tonne stockpile kept in northern England — the DONETSK: Ukraine reshuf- indirect talks to hammer out a southeastern Ukraine in Russia. Oscar Pistorius’s defence team largest such civilian stockpile in the world — as it looks at ways fled top defence posts yesterday new ceasefire. Both Kiev and the separatists sought yesterday to show that to recycle the nuclear by-product into fuel that could power reac- as fighting raged on between French President Francois refuse to negotiate directly but are the double-amputee sprinter tors over the coming decades. Plutonium also serves as one of government forces and pro- Hollande and German Chancellor under pressure to set up a third feels highly vulnerable and the two major ingredients in nuclear bombs, along with highly Russian rebels amid mounting Angela Merkel asked Russian round of “consultations” involv- acted out of fear not anger when enriched uranium. In a written statement to parliament, Energy diplomatic pressure to agree to leader Vladimir Putin in a phone ing the rebels, former president he shot dead his girlfriend. Minister Michael Fallon said Britain would take ownership of talks on a new ceasefire. call to help organise a fresh meet- Leonid Kuchma, a Russian envoy Pistorius has a “split person- 800kg of material from a Swedish utility firm and 140 kg from a Western-backed President ing of the so-called Contact Group and an international observer. ality”, defence lawyer Kenny German research organisation. Both stocks are already kept in Petro Poroshenko named a new on the crisis by this weekend. Ukraine’s foreign minister Oldwadge told the court. There Britain and no more plutonium would be brought into the coun- defence chief and army head as The two European heads urged agreed at a meeting with his are “two Oscars”, he said — a try. Fallon said the deal was beneficial because it would allow the his forces said they were pressing him to persuade the pro-Moscow Russian, French and German world-class athlete and a highly government to exert more national control over the future of plu- on with an offensive to oust sepa- separatists — that Ukraine and its counterparts in Berlin on vulnerable individual with a seri- tonium stockpiles on British soil. Britain took charge of nearly ratist insurgents from the restive Western allies accuse the Kremlin Wednesday that the new talks for ous disability. three tonnes of German, Dutch and French plutonium in a deal east of the country. of backing — to negotiate. a fresh truce should be held this Oldwadge was reading from a last year. Almost all the 123 tonnes of plutonium in Britain is Speaking after his confirma- The Kremlin, for its part, said week. Insurgent leaders said yes- psychological report on Pistorius, stored in northern England at the Sellafield reprocessing plant. tion by parliament new Defence Putin “expressed his deep con- terday that they were prepared who underwent 30 days of psychi- Minister Valeriy Geletey pledged cern” over the growing number to take part only if Moscow and atric examination before his trial to deliver a knockout blow to the of civilians who had been killed international observers were resumed on Monday. Lawyers Talks on action to halt Ebola rebels after Poroshenko this week as well as a sharp increase in behind them. defending the 27-year-old on ACCRA: West African ministers held emergency talks yesterday ditched a 10-day truce. “I am sure the number of refugees from AFP charges that he deliberately shot on containing the worst Ebola outbreak in history, hoping to halt that Ukraine will win and believe and killed model Reeva Steenkamp the virus’ deadly rampage after a jump in the number of deaths. me that there will be a victory on Valentine’s Day last year are The highly-contagious tropical bug has infected hundreds of peo- parade,” Geletey, a former police calling their final witnesses. ple in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, with the latest World commander, told lawmakers. Medical expert Wayne Derman Health Organisation figures showing that confirmed or suspected Ukrainian troops backed by testified that Pistorius, known as cases had left 467 people dead and experts fearing it could spread tanks and bomber jets have stepped the Blade Runner for his J-shaped throughout the region. Health ministers from 11 nations were due up the fighting since the end of prosthetic limbs, was not always to finalise two days of talks in Accra with global experts in com- the ceasefire that failed to stem the fearless superhero depicted in municable diseases, with debate raging over the measures required 11 weeks of violence during which sports advertisements. to stop Ebola in its tracks. There are five species of Ebola, three of some 460 people have been killed. “Although he loathes to be pit- which — Zaire, Sudan and Bundibugyo — can kill humans. Zaire But Ukraine’s weak armed ied in any way, the hard truth is Ebola, the deadliest and the species behind the current outbreak, forces face a mammoth task to that he does not have lower legs,” can fell its victims within days, causing severe fever and muscle defeat the rebels and on Thursday said Derman, chief medical officer pain, weakness, vomiting and diarrhea — in some cases shutting the border service said that nine of the South African Paralympic down organs and causing unstoppable bleeding. There have been guards were wounded when shells Team at the London Olympic 21 Ebola outbreaks since the virus first spread to humans in the hit a key border crossing with Games in 2012. “You’ve got a para- Democratic Republic of Congo, then known as Zaire, in 1976. Russia that Kiev had celebrated dox,” he said, “of an individual who retaking just days earlier. is supremely able and an individual Hurricane heads for North Carolina Overall, rebels fighters launched who is significantly disabled.” 16 attacks on government check- During five months of the stop- RALEIGH: The first hurricane of the Atlantic season gained points during the past 24 hours, a start trial, Pistorius’s lawyers have strength yesterday and is expected to attain Category 2 sta- statement from the defence min- sought to portray him as manically tus as it reaches the North Carolina coast, where thousands istry said yesterday. A man carries a box of donated items to be distributed to victims of the obsessed with safety after a diffi- of vacationers scrubbed their July 4 holiday plans amid evacu- The latest clashes came amid crisis in eastern Ukraine at a collection point in Krasnoyarsk yesterday. The cult childhood with a mother who ation orders. Hurricane Arthur was 175km south-southwest of a flurry of diplomacy aimed at humanitarian aid is being collected in cooperation with the regional office intermittently abused alcohol and Cape Fear, North Carolina, with current maximum sustained convincing Kiev and the separa- of the Russian Red Cross. in the face of high crime levels in winds of 145km per hour), US forecasters said. Moving faster tists to agree to a fresh round of South Africa. AFP at 14 mph, the centre of the storm was now expected to brush close to the North Carolina Outer Banks with winds reaching up to 105mph, according to the US National Hurricane Center in Miami. Arthur would be the first hurricane to hit the US since Superstorm Sandy devastated New York and New Jersey in October 2012 and caused $70bn estimated damage. Phones, shoes to face scrutiny at airports Govt denies meddling in Sarkozy case WASHINGTON: Airlines with direct They also are concerned that hard-to-detect on plots to attack US or Europe-bound planes PARIS: France’s Socialist government yesterday rejected claims flights to the United States have been told bombs could be built into shoes, said the officials, with bombs concealed on foreign fighters car- that it was using the justice system for political ends after ex- to tighten screening of mobile phones and who declined to be identified because of the sen- rying Western passports, the officials said. president Nicolas Sarkozy accused his enemies of being behind shoes in response to intelligence reports of sitivity of the issue. Airlines or airport operators AQAP has a track record of plotting such corruption charges. Charged with three corruption-related increased threats from Al Qaeda affiliated that fail to strengthen security could face bans attacks. Its innovative bombmaker, Ibrahim Al counts on Wednesday, the right-winger angrily hit back in a tele- militant groups, US officials said. on flights entering the United States, the officials Asiri, built an underwear bomb used in a failed vised interview, denying he broke the law and denouncing “politi- The officials singled out smartphones includ- said, adding that the US government has con- 2009 effort to bring down a Detroit-bound cal interference” in the case. Sarkozy insisted his political career ing iPhones made by Apple Inc and Galaxy sulted with international airlines, foreign govern- airliner, and his devices were implicated in was not over, but an opinion poll released yesterday showed that phones made by Samsung Electronics for extra ments and airport operators on the issue. other plots. There was no immediate indica- nearly two-thirds of French voters against a comeback by the security checks on US-bound direct flights from The US Homeland Security Department tion US intelligence had detected a specific conservative who ran France from 2007 to 2012. “The judiciary Europe, the Middle East and Africa. US secu- announced on Wednesdey plans to step up plot or timeframe for any attack. US officials is independent, there is no longer any intervention,” government rity officials said they fear bomb makers from security checks, but they offered few details on say the United States has acquired evidence that spokesman Stephane Le Foll told Europe 1 radio. “Some people the Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian how airlines and airports will implement them. Nusra and AQAP operatives have tested new have a hard time believing this, for reasons I don’t want to com- Peninsula have figured out how to turn the US security agencies fear bomb makers bomb designs in Syria, where Nusra is one of ment on,” Le Foll said. AGENCIES phones into explosive devices that can avoid from AQAP and the Islamist Nusra Front, the main Islamist groups fighting to overthrow detection at airport security checkpoints. al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, are collaborating President Bashar Al Assad. REUTERS FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES China, S Korea oppose North’s nuke arms bid Xi’s visit to Seoul seeks to strengthen diplomatic ties

SEOUL: The leaders of South North Korea to halt the nuclear them dead. It has since reversed Korea and China yesterday and missile tests which have position and expressed willing- restated their firm opposition to prompted the United Nations to ness to return, although Seoul the nuclear ambitions of North impose sanctions. and Washington are reluctant to Korea, Beijing’s erstwhile ally, Xi and Park, appearing briefly go back to the table. and to work towards concluding before reporters after their talks, The North describes the weap- talks on a free trade deal by the said they were firmly opposed to ons it is developing its treasured end of the year. nuclear weapons on the Korean sword. It periodically threatens Chinese President Xi Jinping’s peninsula. to attack the South and its US visit to Seoul, his fifth meeting Xi made no mention of North ally, interspersed with periods of with the South Korean leader Korea by name, a standard prac- apparent concessions. since they both took office last tice in Chinese diplomacy. Neither China is believed to be grow- year, seeks to strengthen com- leader took questions. ing increasingly impatient with mercial and diplomatic ties. “The two sides reaffirmed the North Korea’s missile and nuclear It is also aimed at reassuring position that they firmly oppose programmes, and last year backed Seoul and President Park Geun- the development of nuclear weap- the latest round of UN sanctions hye that it would continue to ons on the Korean peninsula,” a against Pyongyang. pressure Pyongyang against its joint statement said. But it does not want to see drive to acquire nuclear arms. Both sides expressed support the collapse of the isolated state, The events in Seoul will be for the stalled six-party talks which could unleash turmoil on Chinese President Xi Jinping (back left) and South Korean President Park Geun-hye attend a signing ceremony watched closely in the North, aimed at ending the North’s its borders. after a meeting at the Blue House in Seoul yesterday. which has test-fired short-range nuclear programmes in return for Xi has yet to meet North missiles and rockets from its east economic and diplomatic rewards. Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the coast three times in the past week Hosted by China, they also involve third generation of his family to agricultural products. “The two sides appreciated the year,” the joint statement said. and threatened yesterday to con- the two Koreas, Japan, Russia and rule the country. The two countries’ trade progress in negotiations to reach The two leaders also agreed on tinue doing so. the United States. China and South Korea launched totalled $230bn last year and Xi a comprehensive free trade agree- a series of steps aimed at spur- Western countries, led by These sporadic talks have made free trade talks in 2012 but face was accompanied on his two-day ment at a high level and agreed ring offshore use of the yuan and the United States, have pressed little progress. They collapsed in hurdles in agreeing on the removal visit by a delegation of Chinese to strengthen efforts to conclude investment in Chinese capital China to exert more pressure on 2008 and North Korea declared of tariffs on industrial goods and business heavyweights. the negotiations by the end of the markets. REUTERS

Man defects to MERS: Govt South Korea via Japan to ease North Korea sanctions urges Filipinos risky sea edge TOKYO: Japan decided yes- that facilitate such trade. reporters separately that Abe expressing hope for an early res- terday to ease some sanctions “This is just a start,” Prime was not considering a visit to olution to the abductions issue - to avoid Haj SEOUL: A North Korean man on North Korea in return for Minister Shinzo Abe, who has Pyongyang in the autumn, as urged Japan to make sure that its MANILA: The Philippines defected to the South yesterday, its reopening of a probe into made the fate of the abductees a some media have speculated. actions were in line with interna- urged its large Muslim minor- using a small wooden boat in a the fate of Japanese citizens focus of his political career, told The Nikkei business daily said tional moves. ity yesterday to reconsider rare and risky crossing of the abducted by the reclusive state reporters. “We will make every yesterday that North Korea had “This government wants to plans to join pilgrimages to heavily patrolled maritime bor- decades ago, as a fresh report effort to achieve a complete reso- handed Japan the names of at stress that ... any action taken Saudi Arabia this year due to der in the Yellow Sea. emerged that some of them lution of this issue.” least 10 of its nationals said to be by the Japanese government a deadly virus outbreak there. The man expressed his desire were alive. Easing the sanctions will living in that country, including related to this must be within the About 6,500 Filipinos who are to defect after landing on the Japan will lift travel curbs likely have only a minimal eco- some of those believed to have bounds that do not compromise set to join the annual Haj pil- frontline South Korean island of to and from North Korea and nomic impact, but it could be a been abducted. the framework of international grimage in October are being Baengnyeong Island, the South’s end restrictions on the amount first step towards repairing long- Proof that some of the missing cooperation on the North Korean urged to go next year instead, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. of money that can be sent or chilled ties between Tokyo and Japanese are alive would almost nuclear and missile issues such as when the Middle East respi- The man is under investigation brought to the impoverished Pyongyang. The decision comes at certainly boost Abe’s popularity. between South Korea, the United ratory syndrome (MERS) is by security authorities. North without notifying Japanese a time of persistent international Suga however said the govern- States and Japan,” the South expected to be under control, Yonhap news agency quoted an authorities. It will also allow port concern about the volatile North’s ment had not received any report Korean foreign ministry said. health department spokesman unnamed JCS officer as saying the calls by North Korean ships for nuclear and missile programmes. of such a list. “It seems to me that it’s going Lyndon Lee Suy said. ship was “half-submerged” by the humanitarian purposes. Abe said the government had The lifting of the sanctions are to become harder and harder for “We know it’s a religious cus- time it reached the island. The sanctions are separate determined that North Korea to be formalised by the cabinet the US to pretend that every- tom, but it is also our duty to North Korean fishing vessels from those imposed by Japan took an unprecedented step today. thing is fine in terms of coordi- provide health advisories,” Lee often stray across the border to be and other UN members after in establishing a new entity to Japan has stressed that its nation on DPRK (North Korea) Suy said. seized by the South Korean coast- Pyongyang’s first nuclear test in investigate all Japanese nation- decision does not mean it is out policy as Japan moves down this “It’s an appeal for them to guard, who either repatriate the 2006 that prohibit UN members als involved. of step with the United States road,” Joel Wit, a former US State delay the trip if possible due to crew or allow them to stay depend- from arms trade with Pyongyang Chief Cabinet Secretary and South Korea on dealing with Department official, said in an the MERS virus.... If possible, ing on their preference. AFP and from financial transactions Yoshihide Suga, however, told Pyongyang. But Seoul - while e-mail. REUTERS they should go next year.” Millions of pilgrims visit holy sites in western Saudi Arabia, the country worst hit by the disease, for the annual Haj, the major Muslim pilgrimage China releases Japan’s that this year will take place in October, and for the Umrah, which is performed throughout the year. ‘war crime confessions’ The World Health Organisation said last month BEIJING: China began pub- that the surge in MERS cases lishing “confessions” of 45 con- has receded, but countries victed Japanese World War II must maintain vigilance for the criminals yesterday, officials Muslim pilgrimages to Saudi said, in Beijing’s latest effort to Arabia. highlight the past amid a ter- ritorial dispute between the two Japanese city countries. The documents, handwritten opposes N-plant by Japanese tried and convicted by military courts in China after TOKYO: A Japanese city yes- the war, are being released online terday sought a court injunction one a day for 45 days by the State to prevent a nuclear plant from Archives Administration (SAA), Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe being built, in a country that it said in a statement on its remains deeply suspicious of the website. possibly indicating it had gone technology three years after In the first, dated 1954 and through several drafts. Fukushima. 38 pages long, Keiku Suzuki, It was not clear whether Toshiki Kudo, Mayor of described as a lieutenant gen- Suzuki’s or the other yet-to-be- Hakodate in Japan’s north, eral and commander of Japan’s published confessions -- all of appeared at Tokyo District 117th Division, admitted ordering them relating to 45 war criminals Court yesterday afternoon to a Colonel Taisuke to “burn down put on trial in China in 1956 -- demand an indefinite freeze on the houses of about 800 house- were previously publicly available. construction of the nearby Oma A woman (right), whose grandson was killed in recent riots, cries at a cemetery in Mandalay yesterday. holds and slaughter 1,000 Chinese Suzuki was held by Soviet nuclear plant. peasants in a mop-up operation” forces at the end of the conflict After a hiatus, building work in the Tangshan area, according and transferred to Chinese cus- resumed at Oma in October 2012, Two dead in Buddhist-Muslim unrest to the official translation. tody in 1950, earlier Chinese doc- even as all Japan’s viable reactors Among a litany of other crimes uments said, adding that he was were shut down amid safety con- YANGON: Buddhist-Muslim people dead and tens of thousands “Two men were killed” in with a total toll in the thousands, sentenced to 20 years in prison cerns in the aftermath of the tri- clashes have left two dead in homeless. attacks late Wednesday and he also confessed that he “cru- by the court and released in 1963. ple meltdowns at the Fukushima Myanmar’s second-largest city, Buddhist rioters, some armed until yesterday, Zaw Min Oo, a elly killed 235 Chinese peasants The publication of the confes- plant. authorities said yesterday, after a with sticks and knives, attacked a senior police officer said. seeking refuge in a village near sions comes as Tokyo and Beijing The city mayor has said Oma’s rape accusation triggered a new Muslim tea shop on Tuesday and He said one of the victims was Lujiayu (cutting open the bel- are at odds over a territorial dis- operator, J-Power -- a formerly round of sectarian rioting in the surrounding property in down- Buddhist and one was Muslim. lies of pregnant women among pute in the East China Sea, and as state-owned electricity whole- former military-ruled nation. town Mandalay after an accusa- In a monthly radio address, them).” He also “ordered the Beijing has argued that a reinter- saler -- and Japan as a whole, Angry mobs rampaged through tion of rape, according to local Myanmar’s reformist President Epidemic Prevention and Water pretation of Japan’s pacifist con- have failed to learn the lessons Mandalay for a second straight police. Thein Sein called for an end to Supply Squad to spread cholera stitution could open the door to from the crisis and are not doing night in the latest of several Security forces fired rub- religious hatred. virus in three or four villages.” remilitarisation of a country it enough to ensure communities waves of sectarian unrest that ber bullets in the early hours of “As our country is a multi- The document, which is lit- considers insufficiently penitent near the power station are safe. have exposed deep religious ten- Wednesday to try and disperse racial and -religious nation, the tered with descriptions of for its actions in World War II. “After the Fukushima nuclear sions in the Buddhist-majority the crowds. current reform process will be “Japanese imperialists,” appeared China regularly accuses Japan accident, the government Southeast Asian nation. Unrest then broke out again successful only when stability is to have been written by someone of failing to face up to its history expanded the zone expected to Inter-communal violence has late Wednesday despite an maintained through the co-oper- with native-level command of of aggression in Asia, criticism be severely affected in the case overshadowed widely praised increase in security, with pock- ation of all the citizens by living Japanese, said one Japanese jour- that has intensified during the of a nuclear accident from eight political reforms since erupting ets of violence flaring across the harmoniously with one another,” nalist who saw it. However, some term of Prime Minister Shinzo to 10 kilometres to 30 kilometres in 2012. It has largely targeted centre of the city of some seven he said according to an official of the sentences were very long Abe, who won a democratic elec- around the site,” Kudo said on the Muslims, leaving at least 250 million people. transcript. AFP and contained multiple clauses, tion in December 2012. AFP city’s official website. AGENCIES FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Three rockets land near Kabul airport Taliban attack highlights security fears in Afghan capital

KABUL: Taliban insurgents rockets landed has caught fire.” The strike comes a day after a fired rockets into Kabul inter- Mohammad Yaqub Rassouli, Taliban suicide bomber in Kabul national airport yesterday, set- head of the airport, said that killed eight military officers trav- ting a hanger ablaze but no firefighters rushed to put out elling on a military bus. casualties were reported, offi- the blaze in a hanger containing The rise in violence comes cials said, in an attack that spare parts as military flights as Afghanistan is struggling to underlined security fears in the were halted. resolve a political impasse sparked Afghan capital. He said civilian planes were not by allegations of massive fraud in The rockets landed on the mili- affected. last month’s runoff presidential tary side of the airport, which Taliban spokesman Zabihullah election. includes a large North Atlantic Mujahid in an email message The crisis has cast a shadow Treaty Organisation (Nato) base claimed the responsibility for the over what would be the coun- as well as a separate terminal for attack on the airport, which has try’s first democratic transfer of civilian flights to cities such as been targeted several times in power. Dubai, New Delhi and Istanbul. recent years. All Nato combat troops will “Three rockets have landed “There is loss of life and finan- leave Afghanistan by December, inside the military garrison of cial losses to the airport, and with about 10,000 US troops stay- Kabul airport from an undis- several planes were torched,” the ing into next year if the new pres- closed location,” a statement from Taliban said. ident signs a security deal with Kabul police said. The insurgents often exagger- Washington. Afghan soldiers stand guard near the military airport after a rocket attack by Taliban in Kabul yesterday. “Part of the area where the ate the impact of their attacks. AFP EU urges Afghanistan to Karzai signs terror law to save banks KABUL: Afghan President Together with the anti-money abroad. In May, many Afghan Despite a last-ditch effort by widen poll fraud probe Hamid Karzai signed a law laundering law that was signed banks and importers were dealt the central bank and others to aimed at curbing the financing of last week, the legislation will help a blow when their Chinese push the laws through, only the KABUL: European observers the credibility of the election terrorist groups, a government persuade the international finan- counterparts halted to dollar money law was signed by the urged Afghanistan to deepen its has all but destroyed hopes of statement said yesterday, the cial watchdog that the Afghan transactions. deadline, but that turned out to investigation into vote-rigging a smooth transition of power in second of two measures needed government is serious about com- The international watchdog, be enough to avoid the blacklist yesterday as candidates held Afghanistan, its security outlook to save its banks from being put bating financial crimes. the Financial Action Task Force at least until FATF meets in closed-door meetings to try to already weakened by the steady on an international blacklist. Many banks have already (FATF), warned Afghanistan in October. resolve a deadlock threatening withdrawal of most foreign troops “After the judiciary verified stopped dealing with Afghanistan February that its banks would be Although both laws have now to split the country along ethnic throughout this year. that this law does not violate our because of weak regulation, mak- blacklisted at its next meeting passed, Afghanistan will still have lines. Former resistance fighter Behind closed doors in the cap- national sovereignty and human ing it difficult for businesses to in June unless it showed a more to prove that they are being ade- Abdullah Abdullah and ex- ital Kabul, representatives of both rights, he (the president) ratified pay for imports or families to serious commitment to clamping quately enforced to remove the World Bank economist Ashraf camps have been holding negotia- it,” the statement said. send money to children studying down on financial crime. threat of the blacklist. REUTERS Ghani have locked horns over tions to seek a political solution the outcome of the June 14 run- - possibly a power-sharing agree- off election, with both claiming ment that would see both men Free bread victory in the contest to succeed assume top roles in post-Karzai Hamid Karzai as president. Afghanistan. Intensifying speculation about Little has come out of these Afghan army a possible back room deal to meetings, but one senior official resolve the impasse, preliminary said the two camps appeared to results have been delayed until have made some headway, raising delegation to next week after the Independent the possibility of a conciliatory Election Commission said it direct meeting between Abdullah visit Pakistan would recount votes from 1,930 and Ghani. polling stations. Abdullah draws his support KABUL: A high ranking Yesterday, observers from the from the minority Tajik com- Afghan military delegation European Union said the inves- munity while Ghani represents is to visit Pakistan to discuss tigation should be broadened and the Pashtun majority, and Kabul security issues, including other aspects should be exam- has been abuzz with speculation security of the areas divided ined such as an improbably high about a broader rift along ethnic by Durand Line. number of votes for one candidate lines or more violence unless the A Pakistani Foreign Office at some polling stations. standoff is resolved soon. official said the delegation is “If you would use these fac- Ghani’s aides, citing election expected to visit the Afghan- tors as well and investigate all observers, say he is in the lead in Pakistan border with Pakistani polling stations...on the basis of the run-off by one million votes. military officials to assess sit- these factors you may well end up But official figures will not be uation, according to Khaama concluding that over 6,000 poll- released until Monday. Press. ing stations in the country need Abdullah has accused Karzai, “We urge Afghan authori- a thorough investigation,” EU an ethnic Pashtun, of playing ties to take action against TTP Election Assessment Team Chief a role in the alleged rigging in hideouts inside Afghan terri- Observer Thijs Berman said. Ghani’s favour, and last week tory and not give them space,” “This is a worryingly high thousands of Abdullah’s support- the official said. figure of around 28 percent of ers marched on the presidential Pakistan is accused of rocket polling stations throughout the palace in a peaceful protest. firing into Afghan territories in country. I have grave concerns on Chief electoral officer Zia recent years by Afghan govern- these high figures and insist on ul-Haq Amarkhail has since ment and independent bodies. the necessity to enlarge the audit resigned but denied any role in Several people in eastern as these figures are so high.” the suspected fraud. Kunar and Ningarhar prov- The protracted dispute over REUTERS inces have been killed by attacks and thousands fled to A man distributes free bread to people before Iftar in Peshawar yesterday. safer areas. Though the Afghan govern- ment shared the issue with UN Security Council, there is no PPP demands apology from US Opposition to consult sign of any improvement from Pakistani side. The Pakistani government ISLAMABAD: Former federal of the cabinet meetings. said it would like to work interior minister of Pakistan Asked about the reports in the Imran on CEC candidate closely with the new Afghan Rehman Malik revealed that media about the US spying of the government and wished a cabinet meetings during the PPP, former Interior Minister ISLAMABAD: Leader of the suitable person for the office. peaceful and smooth transition tenure of previous PPP govern- Malik demanded apology from the Opposition in the National The opposition leader who met of power in Kabul. ment in 2012 were kept under US on spying Pakistan’s biggest Assembly of Pakistan Syed Nawaz Sharif on Monday assured Kabul also blames Islamabad constant surveillance through political party — PPP. Khursheed Shah is consulting him that he would submit his pro- and its neighbour Iran for recording signals which were “We condemn the US act of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf posals within this week in this supporting militants fight- detected through security spying of the PPP despite the (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on regard. ing Afghan forces in southern sweeping before one of the cabi- fact that the Pakistan was a major urgent basis for finding a con- He had already written a letter Helmand province. net meeting. partner in the war against ter- sensus nominee on behalf of the to the prime minister. “The secret recording signals ror,” he added. opposition for the slot of Chief He will have consultations 44 rebels die were traced during a random He demanded that the US Election Commissioner (CEC). with his own Pakistan People’s security sweeping before the should apologise to Pakistan for It is yet to be ascertained that Party (PPP) leadership and also cabinet meeting and after that spying the biggest political party whether Imran Khan will be pre- with Imran Khan and Shaikh in Afghan raids the recording signals were broke of the country. pared to enter into consultations Rashid Ahmad of the Awami KABUL: At least 44 Taliban down before the cabinet meeting,” Ex-minister Rehman Malik Senator Malik said it might be phase with the opposition leader. Muslim league (AML) besides militants were killed during he revealed during an informal possible that the United States It is likely that the two par- the Muttahida Qaumi Movement military operations in south- talk yesterday. may also be spying the PML- ties will have informal consulta- (MQM), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), ern Kandahar province of Former Interior Minister cabinet meeting,” he added. (Nawaz) meetings just like PPP. tions pertaining to the subject. Awami National Party (ANP) for Afghanistan. Malik, who is now heading the Senator Malik feared that it He appealed that Prime With the appointment of Justice the purpose since they are part Local security officials said overseas chapter of the PPP, might be possible that the cabinet Minister Nawaz Sharif should Nasirul Mulk as new Chief Justice of the opposition in the Lower the militants were killed dur- revealed that in 2012 when meetings of the present govern- take up this issue with US of Pakistan, the office of the act- House of the Parliament. ing operations in the past one he got information about the ment are also being kept under President Barack Obama through ing CEC will be rendered vacant Highly placed sources said week, according to Khaama recording of signals during the surveillance. a letter and asked him under as soon he takes oath for the office that the prime minister, who is Press. cabinet meeting, he immediately He went on to say that same which laws and under what moral this week. also leader of the house in the Provincial security chief brought this into the notice of the kind of signals were also traced authority the American agencies Keeping in view the develop- National Assembly, will take his General Rahmatullah Atrafi country’s supreme intelligence at his residence which were broke were spying Pakistani politicians ment, Prime Minister Nawaz allies into confidence about the said at least three militants agencies. down. what was the purpose of such Sharif and Khursheed Shah have final decision regarding the nomi- were injured and 15 were “The security sweeping were However, he was unaware of spying. agreed to step up their efforts nation of the CEC. detained. AGENCIES conducted before the start of the who were involved in surveillance INTERNEWS for reaching consensus to pick a INTERNEWS FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Abducted nurses in Iraq forced to shift Indian government says 46 nurses shipped by buses from Tikrit to Mosul being treated well by Sunni militants

NEW DELHI/KOCHI: Sunni insur- the source who did not wish to be iden- more information on this aspect due government was already trying to secure nurses complained in Kerala that they gents yesterday forced all 46 Indian tified. Chandy, who is camping in Delhi, to constraints,” he told media persons the release of 39 Indian workers held by regretted the lack of adequate action women nurses to move out of a hospi- had earlier said that was “no reason for after meeting External Affairs Minister Sunni insurgents in Mosul. He said “they by the Indian government to rescue the tal in Iraq where they had been holed any anxiety” as the nurses were moved Sushma Swaraj and officials. were unharmed but in captivity”. nurses. up, injuring three of them, and were in three buses from Tikrit by the insur- Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin “A situation which is a difficult one, “We have been told that yesterday taking them to Mosul city, officials gents who control large parts of Iraq, but said the nurses were “on the road” but a situation where the Iraqi government (Wednesday) the Bangladeshi embassy said. The nurses were being treated he was unable to say where they were there was no information about their is unable to assist at this stage because officials in Iraq took their nationals in well. headed. destination. they are not in control; also a situation Tikrit to safety,” one family member said According to a source close to Kerala IANS was the first to report that the He said the nurses were not being where the humanitarian organisations in Thiruvananthapuram. “Why can’t the Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, an nurses had been told to board buses by moved on “their free will”. are unable to assist them in any manner,” Indian embassy do what the Bangladesh Indian male nurse in Iraq was keeping unknown men. Asked if the insurgents had shifted Akbaruddin said. officials did?” the chief minister informed of all devel- The External Affairs Ministry said them forcibly, Akbaruddin said: “In zones A total of 25 Indian officials are now Chandy refused to comment on the opments about the women, all of whom separately that some nurses suffered of conflict there is no free will. There are deployed in four Iraqi cities — Baghdad, statement. are from Kerala, since he was in contact “minor injuries” during the shifting but no expressions of free will.” Najaf, Basra and Karbala — to oversee Akbaruddin said so far about 900 with them. that all of them were safe. Pressed to reveal who held them, the the rescue of stranded Indians. Indians had been provided air tickets to The male nurse, who is also from At a press conference later, the Kerala spokesman said: “Everything need not The nurses had Tuesday refused to leave Iraq. A total of 1,500 Indians were Kerala, told Chandy that he had talked chief minister said: “...at the moment be said. board buses brought by “some English- registered with Indian authorities to to the nurses, who said they were on way there need be no reason for any anxiety. “Our understanding is that it is for speaking men” to the hospital in Tikrit leave Iraq. to Mosul and given food and water on the There was an incident at that time and reasons and interest of their own safety where they have been stranded for Some Indians working in Iraq had not journey by a four-member team of insur- three nurses suffered minor injuries.” that they have agreed to move out. All of more than two weeks. On Wednesday decided whether they wanted to leave. gents, who were escorting them. Chandy, flanked by three cabinet col- them are safe and unharmed.” they were told they would be taken “We are committed to helping every The nurses were also allowed to speak leagues, however, was silent when asked He said the nurses had been advised to to Mosul. Indian national,” the spokesman said. with their relatives back home. if the Indian embassy in Iraq was nego- move by the Indian mission based on the Yesterday, the insurgents reportedly The plight of Indians stranded and held “These nurses have conveyed through tiating with the Sunni insurgents after consultations between Sushma Swaraj bombed the Tikrit hospital premises, captive in Iraq since the Sunni insurgents the male nurse to Chandy that they wish the shift from Tikrit, the hometown and Chandy. injuring the nurses, in a bid to force them started seizing territory has emerged as to return and both the state and federal of deposed and executed Iraqi leader Terming it a “difficult time” for both to leave, reports reaching the Kerala the first major crisis for the Narendra governments should explore all means to Saddam Hussein. officials in the ministry in New Delhi and capital said. Modi government. see that they safely return to India,” said “I am sorry. We are unable to reveal the Indian mission in Iraq, he said the Some of the family members of the IANS

MP facing heat Modi seeks to over remarks finds ally in better US ties in president’s son

KOLKATA: Even as protests talks with senator and calls for his arrest con- tinue to gain ground, Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul — fac- NEW DELHI: Newly elected growth under the new govern- ing the heat over his rape and vio- Indian Prime Minister ment. There was no mention in lence remarks — yesterday found Narendra Modi pushed for the statement of defence deals. an unlikely ally in President improving US ties during a Both governments have sig- Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit. meeting with Senator John nalled they are keen to ramp up On the other hand, West Bengal McCain in New Delhi yes- bilateral trade, which stands at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee terday, as the two countries about $100bn annually and is con- hit out at her detractors claim- seek to patch up their differ- sidered to be below potential due ing “small matters were getting ences and boost their economic to disputes over protectionism highlighted”. relationship. and intellectual property rights. Mukherjee junior, a Congress The treatment of an Indian McCain’s visit comes at an MP from Jangipur, dubbed Paul’s diplomat arrested in New York awkward time — just days after remarks as “slip of tongue” and in December triggered a serious reports that the US National asserted the matter should not spat between the two countries Security Agency was authorised be dragged any further. and was widely blamed for the to spy on Modi’s Bharatiya Janata But by springing to Paul’s resignation of the US ambassa- Party in 2010, when the party was defence, Abhijit attracted his dor to India. in the opposition. own party’s displeasure with The Obama administration has On Wednesday, India’s foreign state unit president Adhir Ranjan been seeking to revive ties since ministry summoned a senior US The train that set a speed record leaves New Delhi railway station yesterday. Chowdhury saying he will seek Modi’s election in May, seeing envoy in Delhi and said it had an explanation for the “callous India as a key strategic counter- sought an assurance that the comments”. balance in Asia to an increasingly surveillance would not happen in “Tapas has written an apology assertive China. the future. letter. I feel since he has apolo- Modi “conveyed his desire to The Indian government state- Train sets 160kmph speed record gised and his party has pardoned further deepen and expand the ment of their remarks released him, the debate should not be strategic partnership,” a state- after the McCain-Modi meeting NEW DELHI: An Indian pas- India,” Delhi Divisional Railway budget. Observers say the railways dragged any further. ment from the Indian govern- did not mention the snooping row. senger train set a new national Manager Anurag Sachan told have been neglected by successive “At times such slips of tongue ment said. Modi was denied a visa in 2005 speed record of 160 kilometres AFP from inside the train. “We governments over the past three happen although it shouldn’t It said that he hoped for a for travel to the United States an hour yesterday during a test are recording all technical param- decades of rapid economic growth happen. Many of us have made “forward looking, result-ori- following religious riots in 2002 between the capital and the Taj eters during the trial run and during which car ownership has similar mistakes in the past. ented visit” to the United States while he was a state chief min- Mahal city of Agra. hope to introduce it to the public surged and low-cost airlines have I hope such things don’t get in September when he is due ister. Even so, he has responded The introduction of high-speed by this November.” mushroomed. repeated in future,” said Abhijit to attend the United Nations positively to the US advances and links and bullet trains were one of While fast by Indian standards, But it continues to be one of who was earlier condemned and General Assembly in New York. shown no resentment publicly. the key poll campaign promises the train is some way from the the main modes of long-distance had to apologise for describing McCain, who told the Senate In addition to discussing the of India’s new right-wing prime Japanese “Shinkansen” admired travel for most of India’s 1.2 bil- women demonstrating against last week that Washington should situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, minister, Narendra Modi, who won by Modi which reach speeds of lion people, while increased use of the December 16, 2012 gangrape seek to help India’s economic and Modi emphasised that the fight elections in May. Yesterday’s test, 320 kilometres an hour. the tracks for freight could help in Delhi as “highly dented and military development, spoke of against terror should be a global part of the government’s plans to The Indian media labelled it ease road traffic congestion. painted”. A livid Chowdhury said high expectations about a new priority, the statement said. upgrade the ageing rail network, a “semi-high-speed train” or Similar high-speed rail corri- the party did not endorse Abhijit’s momentum in India’s economic REUTERS saw the train complete the 200 “semi-bullet”. dors are being planned between comments. “Rather we condemn kilometres between New Delhi and India is set to roll out exten- New Delhi and the northeast- it. When the whole country is Agra in around 90 minutes. The sive plans to overhaul India’s mas- ern city of Chandigarh, and seething in anger over Paul’s top speed clocked at 10 kilometres sive but loss-making network on the national capital and the remarks, making such a callous more than the previous record. Tuesday when the Modi govern- industrial town of Kanpur 500 comment is totally unwarranted.” “This is now the fastest train in ment will present its first railway kilometres away. AFP IANS

Swamy wants CBI probe into Pushkar’s death

NEW DELHI: The controversy over report, which had stated that Pushkar had Sunanda Pushkar’s death deepened yes- 12 major injuries on her body and forearm. terday as senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said “it seemed like an injection” was Swamy shot off a letter to Prime Minister administered to her. It further said an affidavit Narendra Modi seeking a CBI probe into filed in the Central Administrative Tribunal the issue since it could be concerned with (CAT) by Gupta has fully reopened the issue. her threat to disclose “money-laundering” “Hence in these circumstances, a SIT inquiry in the IPL. should be set up on your direction.” Both the Congress and Sunanda’s husband Pushkar, 52, was found dead under mysteri- and former minister Shashi Tharoor main- ous circumstances in her room at a five-star tained that the matter is being investigated hotel in south Delhi on January 17. and refused to elaborate. The post mortem report had said the cause AIIMS Forensics Department head Sudhir of death was “sudden” and Pushkar died of Gupta, who revived the controversy by claim- “drug overdose.” ing that he was pressured to write in his post Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar. The autopsy report had shown “Alprazolam mortem report that the death was “natural”, poisoning” and also stated that “all the injuries yesterday said his report was based on the that the cause of death could have something were caused by blunt force, simple in nature principles and ethics of medicine. to do with her threat of disclosure of the and not contributing to death, produced dur- Speaking to IANS, Swamy said: “I have money laundering in the IPL scam, involving ing a scuffle. In his report, Gupta had said written to the prime minister seeking a CBI the son-in-law of a powerful political figure there was an injury mark indicating an injec- probe into Sunanda Pushkar’s death.” of the UPA”. tion mark and also teeth bites. Pushkar had He said he has, in fact, asked Modi in Swamy in his letter said the death has been a total of 15 injuries on her body, sustained the letter to set up a Special Investigation “hanging fire till today” and that the “FIR during 12 hours to four days. Delhi Police had Team (SIT) which should include members registered in the matter has not been acted set up a SIT a few days after the mysterious Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US Senator John McCain in New Delhi of the Intelligence Bureau and as well as the upon and the final report has yet to be filed”. death to probe the case as Pushkar died a yesterday. Enforcement Directorate “in view of the fact In his letter, he mentioned the post mortem little after three years of the marriage. IANS FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

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Gulf banks start to muscle in on global bond deals QNB Capital believed to be a strong contender to arrange Kenya’s first Islamic bond issue

DUBAI: When the Kenyan govern- Africa, especially in North Africa,” said have entered the league tables. with responsibilities including the debt such as sovereign wealth funds. ment issued a debut $2bn Eurobond Geoffrey Mwau, economic secretary at There is evidence that the entry of Gulf markets. When Britain raised £200m ($345m) last month, most of the lead arrangers the Ministry of Finance in Kenya. “It banks into the bond arranging business The global financial crisis supported through five-year sukuk last month, two were top Western and African banks. helps to spread out the investor base by within their region has increased competi- the trend, by forcing many Western of the five banks mandated to arrange But there was a standout: Qatar’s QNB bringing in some from the Middle East, tion and squeezed fees — making it more banks to downsize their Gulf operations the issue were from the Gulf: NBAD Capital. and there are many. They are up and attractive for the Gulf institutions to seek as they focused on repairing balance and Qatar’s Barwa Bank. They worked After decades during which banks coming.” arranging activity outside their region. sheets back home. Similarly, the intro- alongside HSBC, Standard Chartered from Gulf Arab countries rarely ventured The trend is still in its infancy. In lists According to estimates by Thomson duction of tighter global capital rules in and Malaysia’s CIMB. outside their region, they are starting to of the top 25 arrangers of bond issues Reuters and Freeman Consulting, fees Basel III banking standards over the next play major roles in arranging bond deals globally by monetary value, no Gulf bank for international dollar bonds arranged few years may help Gulf banks; they are SUKUK overseas, competing with long-estab- appears, according to Thomson Reuters in the Gulf this year have totalled about flush with capital, while many Western In fact, sukuk are emerging as a key lished international banks. data. Even in their home markets, the 0.22 percent of the size of the deals, down banks may face higher costs. area in which Gulf banks can expand This is partly because the Gulf banks Gulf banks are still not dominant. Among from roughly 0.58 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the last three years of high internationally. Although several foreign have grown, allowing them to build up the 25 most active arrangers of interna- Rapid, oil-fuelled growth in the Gulf’s oil prices have seen a surge in the amount banks such as HSBC have major exper- their technical expertise in bonds and tional bonds from Gulf issuers last year, banking industry over the last few years of money which Gulf Arab states have tise in sukuk, the Gulf banks are based in making them keen to expand beyond the highest-ranked Gulf institution was has helped local banks bulk up to chal- available to invest abroad. One indicator countries where Islamic banking is main- their crowded home markets. National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) lenge foreign competitors; banking of this, the Saudi Arabian central bank’s stream, and some are dedicated Islamic But it is also because the global finan- in sixth place, according to Thomson assets in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation net foreign reserves, has jumped 52 per- banks themselves; this may give them cial crisis has made Gulf more attractive Reuters data. Dubai’s Emirates NBD Council ballooned to $1.47 trillion in 2012 cent since May 2011 to $732bn. an advantage in developing their sukuk to overseas bond issuers as a source of came in seventh. from $1.09 trillion in 2008, according to At a time of economic instability, this arranging operations. Three of Turkey’s investment funds. Gulf banks are seen as Only 10 of the 25 banks were from the a study by QNB. makes Gulf investors highly sought after four Islamic banks are affiliates of Gulf the best channels for issuers to attract Gulf; the list featured a wide range of This has helped Gulf banks to hire by many bond issuers around the world. banks, which has helped steer Turkish this money. banks from Europe and the United States some high-profile talent from interna- The fact that many Gulf funds are Islamic sukuk issues to Gulf arrangers. Sukuk QNB Capital, a unit of Qatar National and Asia, and was headed by HSBC. tional institutions over the past year. partly explains the increasing inter- from Albaraka Turk and Kuveyt Turk Bank, is now believed to be a strong con- The last several years have seen a big Qatar’s QInvest hired Michael Katounas est around the world in issuing sukuk this year were arranged by Gulf banks. tender to arrange Kenya’s first Islamic change, however. As recently as 2011, the from Credit Suisse to lead its invest- (Islamic bonds); Senegal is in the process Banks from the Gulf are also look- bond issue, which is in the planning top 25 arrangers did not include any Gulf ment banking operation; Simon Penney of selling its first sovereign sukuk. Gulf ing at Malaysia, which accounts for over stage, bankers said. QNB “is a big bank banks at all. Now, even relatively small moved from Royal Bank of Scotland to banks, many of them with close links to two-thirds of global sukuk volumes, and in the Middle East and it has been Gulf institutions such as Dubai Islamic Abu Dhabi’s First Gulf Bank as head of their governments, are often the best way Thailand and Indonesia to expand their involved in arranging other issues in Bank and Saudi Arabia’s Riyad Bank wholesale and international banking, of reaching top investors in the region arranging business. REUTERS

‘Google House’ exhibition Boeing to deliver 21 Brent falls below $111; aeroplanes to Qatar Libya says oil Airways over 3 years crisis is over

DOHA: Boeing, the world’s aviation growth in the Middle LONDON: Brent crude futures largest manufacturer of com- East. fell below $111 a barrel yester- mercial aircraft, will deliver 21 International Air Transport day as supply fears began to planes to Qatar Airways over Association (IATA) data released ease after Libya declared an end the next three years. yesterday shows Middle East to an oil crisis that has slashed Speaking to Qatar News carriers enjoyed the strongest exports from the Opec member. Agency (QNA), Boeing Middle year-over-year traffic growth in Libya’s government said it had East President Jeffrey Johnson May at 13.2 percent as airlines reached a deal with a rebel leader said: “We have already delivered continue to benefit from the controlling oil ports involving the 53 commercial aircraft to Qatar strength of regional economies, handover of the last two termi- Airways and 21 more are on the including non-oil production sec- nals, potentially making an extra way with deliveries scheduled tors, and solid growth in business- 500,000 barrels per day (b/d) of over the next three years.” related premium travel. Capacity crude available for export. Boeing has delivered to rose 6.9 percent and load factor “The market has been wait- Qatar Airways 40, 777s and 13 climbed 4.4 percentage points to ing for this. The question now is Dreamliners, he said and added: 78 percent. how long it will take for flows to “We are in discussion on supply- Qatar Airways, in its 17th year Digital product innovations are on display during the exhibition ‘Google House’ at the Museumsquartier come out,” said Ole Hansen, sen- ing the high-tech 777X to Qatar.” of operations, is leading capac- in Vienna, Austria, yesterday. ior commodity strategist at Saxo Boeing’s 777X programme has ity growth in the region. It has a Bank. “The market has been dis- 280 orders and commitments modern fleet of 134 aircraft flying appointed before so after the ini- from five customers world- to 144 business and leisure desti- tial sell-off yesterday it is a case wide, according to the aircraft nations across six continents. of wait and see.” manufacturer. During the 2013 Dubai Air Brent fell to a three-week low Earlier this year, the com- Show, Qatar Airways placed QE market cap rises by 23.73pc in Q2 as traders took profits, dropping pany said: “Boeing continues to orders for more than 60 new air- 51 cents to $110.73 a barrel by make progress on the 777X pro- craft ranging from Boeing 777X 1242 GMT. The selling pushed the gramme and is on track to reach and Airbus A330 Freighters. In DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) The value of traded shares for sector led trading value during front of the Brent futures curve firm configuration in 2015” after total, the airline has 300 aircraft recorded a solid growth during the Q2 of 14 amounted to QR69bn the week, accounting for 39.48 into a contango of 2 cents. US oil high-speed wind tunnel tests in on order worth more than $50bn. the second quarter of 2014. All against QR20bn in Q2 of 2013. percent of the total trading value. fell by 44 cents to $104.04 a barrel, January at Boeing’s Transonic On Boeing’s ties with Qatar major indicators including the The daily average traded value The trading volume was led by the also hitting a three-week trough. Wind Tunnel in Seattle. Airways, Johnson said: “We are general index, market value, total was QR1.07bn in Q2 of 2014. The real estate sector. The crisis in Iraq is still pro- Johnson spoke to QNA on the proud of our partnership with number of deals, total trading highest traded volume by sector Al Rayan, QNB, Vodafone viding a floor for prices, however, sidelines of Injaz Qatar’s new Qatar Airways. Boeing is in the volume rose during Q2 of 2014. was for the consumer services, Qatar, Ezdan and Barwa Real with industry officials and ana- start-up programme launch region since 65 years. We are here Total volume of shares traded followed by the industrial sector, Estate were the top five lead- lysts saying the world’s spare pro- here on Wednesday. Boeing is for a long-term partnership.” during the second quarter banks and financial sector and ing companies in terms of value duction capacity would struggle to sponsoring the Injaz’s Youth Boeing yesterday confirmed increased to 1.69bn shares, higher telecoms. traded during the week. Of the cover for another big oil outage. Entrepreneurship initative for in Chicago that its new 787-9 by 192 percent as compared to the Market capitalisation of the 43 total 43 companies listed, 36 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al the third successive year. Dreamliner and the P-8A total traded volume of during the listed companies rose to QR632bn, ended higher, while 7 fell. Maliki is hoping parliament will On the forecast for new com- Poseidon will participate for the second quarter of 2013, Al Shall an increase of 23.73 percent com- All the sector indices ended in form a new government in its next mercial jetliners’ demand in first time in flying displays at economic report noted yesterday. pared to Q2 of 2013. green, with the banking and real session after the first collapsed the Middle East, Johnson said: the Farnborough International The daily average of traded The bourse gained 560.12 points estate stocks gaining most. The in discord. Baghdad can ill afford “Forecasts say around 2,600 com- Air Show, which runs from July shares during Q2 of 2104 crossed or 4.74 percent during the past banking sector surged 6.7 per- a long delay as large swathes of mercial aircraft estimated at 14 until July 20. This year’s air 26m compared to 9m shares dur- week, largely on the support of cent and real estate notched up the north and west have fallen $550bn will be delivered over the show marks the 40th anniver- ing the same period in 2013. Total banking stocks. Market cap rose 5.54 percent. Industrial rose 2.98 under the control of an Al Qaeda next 20 years.” Increasing air pas- sary of Boeing’s participation at number of deals reached 724,036 by 5.04 percent to reach QR676bn percent and transportation edged splinter group. The fighting has senger traffic and opening of new Farnborough. for the Q2 of 2014 against 266,325 at the end of previous week. The 2.79 percent up. had little impact on Iraqi exports routes is spurring commercial QNA a year ago. Banks and Financial Services THE PENINSULA to date. Production fell by about 170,000 b/d in June, according to a Reuters survey, with southern exports affected by technical issues. “Oil exports from southern Iraq dropped in late June, but this was Saudi economic growth slows to 4.7pc in first quarter due to maintenance and expan- sion work at an oil terminal near Basra,” said Carsten Fritsch, an DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s eco- affecting the annual growth,” said favourable and few public holi- said William Jackson, emerging fastest pace in two years and up oil analyst at Commerzbank in nomic growth eased to an annual Fahad Al Turki, head of research days halt work. Overall, the non- markets economist at Capital grom 4.0 percent in October- Frankfurt. rate of 4.7 percent in the first at Jadwa Investment in Riyadh. oil private sector growth slowed Economics in London. December, as new investment On the demand side the latest three months of 2014 as labour “(But) the quality of growth is to 4.4 percent year-on-year from In the first quarter, growth projects come on stream. data from the United States, one market measures curbed activity improving. It’s spread over more 6.2 percent in the previous quar- in all three sectors that relied In a separate survey, the Saudi of the world’s top oil consumers, in some sectors, but the expan- sectors than the top three.” ter, the slowest pace in at least a on cheap foreign labour — con- purchasing managers index (PMI) proved encouraging with the US sion was still stronger and more On a quarterly basis, inflation- decade, analysts said. struction, retail and transport — rose to a five-month high in June, unemployment rate falling near widespread than growth a year adjusted gross domestic product Around a million foreign slowed markedly from a year ago. suggesting that activity in the to a six-year low of 6.1 percent. ago, data showed yesterday. growth accelerated to 3.4 percent, workers left Saudi Arabia last For example, construction out- non-oil sector have stabilised in US crude stocks also fell by Economic growth in the world’s the fastest clip in a year, from 2.7 year after a crackdown on visa put growth shrank to 5.6 percent the second quarter. A Reuters poll more than expected last week as top oil exporter reached 5.0 percent in the previous quarter, the irregularities. Another reason for in January-March, the slowest in April forecast the Saudi eco- refineries increased output before percent in October-December, Central Statistics Office data show. the slowdown may be that house- pace since end-2012 and down nomic growth would ease to 3.8 the July 4 holiday weekend, data the fastest pace since the third Economic growth is usually at holds balance sheets are stretched from 9.9 percent in the final three percent in 2014 from 4.0 percent from the Energy Information quarter of 2012. “It is certainly its most robust early in the year, after a surge in consumer bor- months of 2013. Manufacturing, last year and then accelerate to Administration showed on the change in the labour market when the weather is at its most rowing over the past few years, however, grew 6.5 percent, the 4.3 percent in 2015. REUTERS Wednesday. REUTERS

FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS European indexes close sharply up Unemployment

LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets closed sharply higher yesterday, with Germany’s rate in US near main index at a record, as trad- ers welcomed strong US jobs data and digested another sur- prise from ECB. Frankfurt’s DAX 30 gained six-year low 1.19 percent to close at 10,029.43 points, just beating its previous record close last month. London’s FTSE 100 index of top Non-farm payrolls increase companies ended up 0.72 percent at 6,865.21 while the CAC 40 in WASHINGTON: US employ- who want a job but have given Paris rose more than 1.0 percent ment growth jumped in June up searching and those work- to 4,489.88 points compared to and the jobless rate closed in ing part-time because they can- Wednesday’s closing levels. on a six-year low, decisive evi- not find full-time jobs, fell to 12.1 The euro dropped to $1.3607 dence the economy was growing percent, the lowest level since from $1.3659 late on Wednesday briskly heading into the second October 2008. The unemployment in New York, while the pound half of the year. rate for Americans who have been eased back from a six-year high Nonfarm payrolls increased by out of work for at least 27 weeks against the dollar. 288,000 jobs last month and the fell two-tenths of a percentage In New York, the Dow Jones unemployment rate fell to 6.1 per- point to 2.0 percent, the lowest Industrial Average bolted above cent from 6.3 percent in May, the since February 2009. 17,000 points for the first time in Labour Department said yester- These long-term jobless opening trade after data showed day. Data for April and May were accounted for 32.8 percent of the the US added a better-than- revised to show a total of 29,000 9.5 million jobless Americans, expected 288,000 jobs in June. more jobs created than previously down from 34.6 percent in May. In mid-afternoon deals, the reported. In addition, the ranks of The median duration of unem- Dow stood at 17,063.97, up 0.50 A board at the New York Stock Exchange displays the Dow Jones Industrial Average totals before the closing bell the long-term unemployed shrank ployment fell to a more than percent, while the S&P 500 gained on Wall Street in New York City yesterday. The DJIA closed at 17,068.26 above the 17,000 mark for the first time. and the share of Americans with five-year low of 13.1 weeks. But 0.47 percent to 1,983.92. The tech- a job hit its highest level since there was a jump in the number rich Nasdaq Composite Index ECB presented another surprise,” further deterioration in its British percent and Hong Kong was only August 2009. Job gains were wide- of people working part-time even added 0.50 percent at 4,480.05. ING economist Carsten Brzeski construction business. marginally lower. Sydney added spread across sectors and there though they want a full-time job. Both the Dow and S&P 500 noted. The decision was taken to The strong US jobs data also 0.66 percent and Shanghai closed were few signs of inflationary Fed Chair Janet Yellen has cited closed at records for the second reduce market pressure on the pushed the dollar higher against 0.19 percent higher. wage pressures. low labour force participation and day in a row on Wednesday. ECB for action every time its the pound, which hit a six-year “It’s a strong report, there is high levels of long-term unem- “The US labour market gave governing council meets. high against the greenback this BSE SHUT AFTER OUTAGE no question about it. The labour ployed and part-time workers as a boost to growth prospects for After cutting rates last month week on expectations London The Bombay Stock Exchange market is improving at a seem- evidence of job market slack that (the second half of the year) as and unveiling new liquidity meas- could raise rates soon. shut down during morning trade ingly stronger rate than before, could allow the central bank to payrolls and the unemployment ures, the ECB downplayed expec- In foreign exchange trad- yesterday owing to computer the slack is being absorbed, we bide its time before raising bor- rate both portrayed a picture of a tations for another rate change ing in London yesterday, the network problems, a spokesman are chipping away,” said Josh rowing costs. The Fed has held fast-improving economy,” Alpari before 2017. British pound eased to $1.7144 said. “Due to a network outage... Feinman, chief global economist overnight rates near zero since analyst Joshua Mahony said. “Draghi highlighted that the from $1.7165 late in New York on BSE decided to close all markets,” at Deutsche Asset & Wealth December 2008. change did not mean the ECB Wednesday. That’s down from the spokesman Yatin Padia said, after Management in New York. Job gains were spread across ECB KEEPS RATES would be less active, but might near six-year high of $1.7177 it hit trading stopped just before 10am. Employment has now grown by all sectors. Services industries In Frankfurt, the ECB kept its help market volatility due to pre- on Wednesday. The euro firmed The outage lasted roughly three more than 200,000 jobs in each of the employment jumped by 236,000, main interest rate unchanged at meeting speculation,” remarked to 79.36 British pence, from 79.57 hours, with trade resuming after last five months, a stretch not seen the biggest gain since October 0.15 percent, and said that from Berenberg Bank economist pence the day before. technicians scrambled to resolve since the technology boom in the late 2012, while manufacturing pay- January 2015 it would hold rate- Christian Schulz. On the London Bullion Market, the problems, BSE chief executive 1990s. That added to signs a plunge rolls increased by 16,000, an 11th setting meetings every six weeks Meanwhile, Vodafone shares the price of gold dipped to Ashish Chauhan said. in economic output in the first quar- straight monthly rise. Construction instead of once a month. rose more than one percent after $1,317.50 an ounce from $1,326.50 The Sensex ended at a record ter was a weather-driven anomaly. jobs advanced for the sixth con- The ECB will also start publish- Brussels gave it the green light on Wednesday. high Wednesday on hopes the Job growth averaged 231,000 per secutive month and government ing “regular accounts” from the for its acquisition of Spanish Earlier, Asian equities had newly elected government will month in the first half of the year, employment increased by 26,000. same date, central bank president telecommunications operator posted mixed results after some announce reforms to revive the the best start since 2006. The length of the average work- Mario Draghi told a news confer- ONO. Shares in Balfour Beatty investors booked profits ahead of economy in its first budget next The jobless rate reached its week held at a post-recession high ence. “In the absence of shock- shares lost 4.5 percent after the the US data. Tokyo stocks dipped week. lowest level since September 2008 of 34.5 hours. Total hours worked ing monetary policy decisions, the infrastructure group reported a 0.14 percent, Seoul lost 0.21 AFP despite a swelling of the labour rose 0.2 percent. Separate data force. Nevertheless, the labour showed services sector activity force participation rate, or the expanded strongly in June, while share of working-age Americans a third report showed exports Global food prices who are employed or at least look- hit a record high in May, helping ing for a job, was steady at 62.8 to narrow the US trade deficit. fall as cereal percent, a low struck in December Still, trade is expected to weigh on for the first time since 1978. growth in the April-June period supply outlook A broader measure of unem- for a second consecutive quarter. improves ployment, which includes people REUTERS ROME: The outlook for world QATARI MARKET supplies of cereals and vegeta- Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P ble oils improved in June, con- Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.31 1.03% Aa2 AA tributing to the third straight Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 120.50 2.04% Aa2 AA monthly drop in global food prices, the United Nations’ food Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 114.25 2.49% Aa2 AA agency said yesterday. Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 110.25 2.98% Aa2 AA The Food and Agriculture Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 161.38 4.37% Aa2 AA Organisation’s (FAO) price index, Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 122.75 4.84% Aa2 AA which measures monthly price Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 113.63 4.85% Aa2 AA changes for a basket of cereals, Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 102.94 0.75% Aa2 AA oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 112.25 2.79% Aa2 AA averaged 206.0 points in June, down 3.8 points or 1.8 percent Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 101.75 0.61% A1 A- from May. Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.50 1.72% A1 A- The figure was almost 2.8 per- QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 103.75 0.92% NR NR cent below June 2013 and the low- QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.00 0.95% Aa3 A+ est since January, as cereal prices QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.50 1.64% Aa3 A+ fell on better crop prospects and Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.50 1.80% A2 A- reduced concern over disrupted Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.00 1.17% A2 A- shipments from Ukraine. The FAO’s cereal price index Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 125.25 2.44% A2 A- averaged 196.2 points in June, Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 109.13 3.21% A2 A- down 10.9 points or 5.2 percent Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 106.50 4.27% A2 A- from a revised 207.0 points in Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 101.38 0.33% Aa3 A May, mainly due to falls of almost Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.88 2.68% Aa3 A 7 percent in wheat and maize. Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 109.38 3.61% Aa3 A The UN agency raised its fore- Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 108.13 3.87% Aa3 A cast for global cereal production for 2014 by 21.5 million tonnes, SOVEREIGNS compared with a previous fore- Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P cast given in May, to 2.478 billion Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 122.13 1.89% Aa2 AA tonnes. The forecast was boosted Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 107.50 0.80% NR NR by a more favourable production Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 109.25 1.57% NR NR outlook for maize, almost 1 percent higher than it reported in May but Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 125.25 3.27% NR NR still 1.4 percent down from 2013. Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 120.13 3.50% NR NR The FAO revised its estimate Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 102.00 0.50% Aa2 AA for world cereal stocks at the Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 116.13 2.40% NR BBB close of the crop season ending in Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 110.38 3.50% NR BBB 2015 to 604 million tonnes, up 28 Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 104.00 4.95% Caa1 B- million tonnes from the previous Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 108.25 3.04% NR BBB- estimate. This would represent a 5.3 percent jump from the 2013- Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 105.63 3.32% NR BBB-

2014 season and the highest level *Periodic Distribution Amount for more than a decade. IMPORTANT NOTE: Vegetable oil prices fell 2.4 Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which percent in June, year-on-year, is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services as prices of palm oil, the most Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising widely traded edible oil, dropped out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not to a nine-month low and expecta- take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds tions for a record world soybean can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant crop dragged soy oil prices to a liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and four-year trough. consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. FAO said it expected global wheat output this year to be 702.7 million tonnes, slightly higher than the forecast it gave in May, but 1.8 percent lower than last year’s record harvest. REUTERS

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Female driver Wolff to race at Laudrup agrees to one-year Silverstone

SILVERSTONE, United Kingdom: Susie Wolff will today become the first woman in 22 years to drive a Formula One contract with Lekhwiya racing car in an official competi- tive session when she takes the wheel of a Williams in the open- Dane replaces Gerets as coach; Al Sadd retains Ammouta’s services ing practice for Sunday’s British Grand Prix. Wolff, 31, a Scot who is mar- DOHA: Qatar Stars League ried to Mercedes team chief Toto (QSL) defending champions QSL holds Wolff, believes she has a chance Lekhwiya’s new Danish coach not only to prove that women Michael Laudrup has opted for workshop on deserve a chance at the highest a one-year contract instead of level of motor racing, but that she an extended three-year one, it new GPS training has the talent to challenge for a was revealed here yesterday. racing seat in the future. The former Barcelona and Real “What is most important for Madrid midfielder, who has been system this session is the team,” she told out of a job since he was sacked at reporters. “But I am also ambi- Swansea in the English Premier DOHA: The Qatar Stars League tious and, for me, this is my League in February said: “I was (QSL)’s Operations Department chance to show what I can do. given a three year contract but jointly organized with Prozone – “It’s an opportunity not many decided to opt for a one year con- the sports performance analysts get and as a woman I’ve had to tract instead.” - and Aspire a workshop yes- work even harder to earn respect. The 50-year-old was speak- terday to explain the new GPS This is a super, super chance. I ing to reporters at the club’s system which will be introduced have to show what I can do. headquarters. to the players as of next season. “I’m nervous, but you need that Michael Laudrup said he was All 14 QSL clubs’ fitness adrenaline. Honestly, I’m ready. excited and eager to take on the coaches, sports officers and per- The Barcelona test prepared me new challenge. formance analysts were invited to perfectly so I am ready. I know “I am very happy and glad attend the workshop. The GPS that everyone thimks that I need to have this new experience far system is a new technology that to show if I am fast, but I’m not away from Europe and I will try will be introduced to the clubs going to go on qualifying runs. my best to achieve positive results Former Barcelona and Real Madrid midfielder Michael Laudrup speaking at Lekhwiya Sports Club headquarters and is a player tracking system “I am part of the team and I and win titles in the season ahead. in Doha yesterday. Laudrup has singed a one year contract as head coach of Qatar Stars League champions, to be used during training ses- will do my programme just as I know Lekhwiya very well and it was announced yesterday. sions to measure players’ physical Valtteri (Bottas) would have they are one of the biggest teams performance. done. It’s very important for me in Qatari football, a team with big Chief of Competition and to return the car in one piece and ambitions both domestically and sessions later surfaced before he Hussein Ammouta who took them Romanian László Bölöni too Football Development- Ahmad not 20!” in the Asian Champions League. I was replaced by Garry Monk in to a disappointing third spot but has secured another season with Al Harami and Miguel Heitor- Wolff will be the first woman to hope to have some luck and make February, with the club strug- did manage to win the Emir Cup Al Khor and will be looking to do Football Development Supervisor run during an official Grand Prix the club’s wishes come true,” he gling to juggle their domestic and beating Al Sailiya 2-1 in the final. much better or face the chop! were at the event in Aspire to weekend since Italian Giovanna said. Europa League commitments. Al Sailiyah Sports Club will also The newly promoted team from introduce the project. Amati attempted to qualify for The Dane will replace outgoing Khalifa Al Khamis, the Vice continue with Sami Trabelsi who the second division - Al Shamal Martin Bland from Prozone the Brabham team in the open- Marseille boss Eric Gerets. The President of the Club and General took the club into the top four for will continue with their Italian and two other representatives ing three races of the 1992 season. Belgian guided Lekhwiya to win Supervisor, praised the caliber of the first time in their history. coach Silvio Delberto and hope from the company GPS/VX con- Amati failed to qualify for the league last season but who left the new coach, explaining that Al Ahli will be happy to have that he can secure their place in ducted the workshop for the play- a race and she lost her seat to last in May. the reason they signed with a the services of the Milan Málala the top tier of Qatari football. ers and technical staff. Briton Damon Hill who grasped Earlier Laudrup has been European coach was to remain for yet another season as they fin- Gharafa went back to one of The current Prozone system the opportunity and, after finally quoted as saying “I’m heading close to the European style of ished well after being promoted their previous coaches in the plus GPS/VX will give vital infor- qualifying a difficult car for the into my last phase as a coach. But football and standards. from the second division. shape of. Paqueta who brought mation about the abilities of each British Prix, used it to launch a whether Lekhwiya will be my last Al Khamis said if the team did Maher Al Kenzari will also con- plenty of success to the club in of their players. The GPS/VX sys- career that saw him claim the or second-last team remains to well next season then the coaches tinue next season for Al Wakra. his first stint. tem will part of the general evalu- drivers’ world title with Williams be seen. contract would automatically be The club had a dismal season fin- Qatar SC has signed a con- ation of players and the data will in 1996. “And I don’t know it the phase extended. ishing in 9th place and Kenzari tract with Czech Ivan Hasek after have a direct affect on the salaries More recently, Spaniard Maria will stretch over two, three or This is Laudrup’s first coach- will be under pressure to improve Lazaroni parted ways at the end of the players. de Villota was in 2012 appointed four years. The answer is blow- ing experience outside of Europe, their fortunes next season. of last season. “The Prozone system was as a test driver for the Marussia ing in the wind.” added Al Khamis and that the Al Kharaitiyat has decided to Dan Petrescu the former pre- implemented in the Qatar Stars team, but after an accident in Laudrup was initially a huge club had agreed on a one season keep hold of Frenchmen Bertrand mier league wingback for Chelsea League back in 2011 and has led to testing at Duxford suffered seri- success in Wales, winning the contract. Marchand even though they has recently signed for Al Arabi better performances of the play- ous head injuries. She died later Capital One Cup in his first sea- Meanwhile many clubs decided barely escaped relegation, finish- who under-performed last season ers and teams. Every club is given that year. son and leading the club to a to keep their coaches, among ing in 12th position in the Qatar and finished 5th. a Prozone analyst expert who pro- ninth-place finish in the Barclays them El Jaish, who stood by Nabil Stars League. Al Shahaniya, the rookies from vides the clubs information and Premier League. Maâloul. The Tunisian steered The Turkish coach Uygun the second division have decided to analysis of all the players to the Raikkonen But his spell turned sour the the club to second spot in the Bulent who rejuvenated Umm bring in the Spanish coach Miguel technical staff in order to get a following summer when a huge QSL last season and won the first Salal will stay and will hope to Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría as better understanding of the play- likely to retire row erupted over transfers. Issues Qatar Cup. continue where he left off last they look to stave off relegation. ers and their capabilities,” Heitor over the quality of his training Al Sadd also will continue with season. THE PENINSULA said. THE PENINSULA at end of 2015

SILVERSTONE, England: Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula One world cham- India cruise to five-wicket warm-up win pion, said yesterday he expects to retire when his contract runs out at the end of 2015. DERBY, United Kingdom: Derbyshire managed only 156 eighth, and then Rohit to give the all-rounder a wicket 18 for two, in reply to Derbyshire’s The fan favourite, who won India cruised to a five-wicket win for three in their second innings Sharma edged a drive at David with only his second delivery. In first innings 326 for five, after his title with the Italian glam- over Derbyshire in their second before their mandatory 45-over Wainwright to slip - allowing 16 overs after lunch, Derbyshire Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan our team in 2007, returned to and final warm-up match yes- declaration, leaving India just 142 Gautam Gambhir batting prac- put on another 94 runs for the both fell for six at the County Maranello this season on a two- terday before next week’s first to win in their equal share of the tice as India eased over the line loss of only Paul Borrington’s Ground. year contract. Test against England. scheduled 90 overs. with 8.3 overs to spare. wicket, lbw soon to Mohammed But Pujara (81) repaired the However, the Finn has strug- Despite a lacklustre last day The early departure of Derbyshire had lost opener Shami. damage in company with Virat gled to match team mate in Derby, the tourists go into the Shikhar Dhawan, lbw to Matt Ben Slater, edging Bhuvneshwar Billy Godleman then doubled Kohli and India captain Mahendra Fernando Alonso in the eight Trent Bridge Test having seen Higginbottom, put India on the Kumar to second slip for a duck the total in a brisk, unbroken Singh Dhoni befire uncapped all- races so far with only 19 points a much-needed improvement in back foot but opening partner after India’s overnight declara- stand with Alex Hughes (36no), rounder Stuart Binny (81 not out) to the Spaniard’s 79 and a best their seam attack. Murali Vijay clicked into form tion by pre-arrangement on 341 but the total was nowhere took the side to a stumps declara- finish of seventh. In a match relieved of its before foregoing the opportunity for six. enough to stretch India’s tion of 341 for six. “Until my contract is finished first-class status by the tourists’ of a cheap 50, becoming the sev- Derbyshire’s captain Chesney batsmen. Pujara, after completing a and then I will probably stop. wish to rotate as many of their enth batsman to retire out in two Hughes escaped on seven but did On Wednesday, Cheteshwar 98-ball fifty, decided he had bat- That is what I think is going to 18-strong squad as possible, they matches. go when an attempted cut off Pujara looked in good touch. ted long enough when he retired happen,” the 34-year-old said were barely troubled. Ajinkya Rahane was the Stuart Binny was edged behind The tourists were in trouble at himself out on 81. AFP when asked by reporters how long he expected to stay at Ferrari. Raikkonen took two years out Master CC in West End Park Challenge Cup semis of Formula One to compete with- Sri Lanka retain out much success in the world rally championship, returning with Lotus in 2012. “When I feel it’s time to finish Senanayake Formula One, it’s time to finish that,” he said. “Even doing some- COLOMBO: Sri Lanka off- and took no further part in the thing else at the same time makes spinner Sachithra Senanayake, tour. no difference because obviously who was reported for a suspect Opener Kusal Perera has also the decision is about F1 and if it bowling action during the one- been selected but his place is sub- is the right time to stop.” day international series against ject to fitness. The championship is approach- England last month, has been “Kusal has some tightness ing the halfway point, a stage included in the squad for the behind the knee. It is something where speculation about likely first two ODIs against South he picked up during the domes- driver moves starts to pick up Africa. tic T20 matches,” Sri Lanka team speed. After being reported, manager Michael de Zoysa said. Raikkonen’s results have inev- Senanayake underwent test- “He will undergo a fitness itably focused attention on the ing at the Cardiff Metropolitan test tomorrow, but it is nothing famously taciturn driver while University on June 29 and is serious.” Alonso’s future at Ferrari has allowed to play until the results Squad: Angelo Mathews also been questioned after appar- are known. (captain), Lahiru Thirimanne, ent overtures from his former Fast bowler Suranga Lakmal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal McLaren boss Ron Dennis. who had to return home from the Perera, Kumar Sangakkara, Jenson Button, the 2009 cham- tour of England due to a ham- Mahela Jayawardene, Kithuruwan pion, is out of contract with string injury, was also named in Vithanage, Ashan Priyanjan, Upul McLaren at the end of the sea- the 16-man squad. Tharanga, Sachithra Senanayake, son - but has said he wants to Lakmal suffered a grade-two Rangana Herath, Ajantha Hicham Zmarrou, Head of Finance & Operations at Edara Holding, presenting the Man-of-the-match award to stay - while Lotus’ French driver tear on his right hamstring while Mendis, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Umar Swadi of Master Cricket Club at the West End Park Challenge Cup cricket tournament in Doha yesterday. Romain Grosjean is starting to running between the wickets in Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Master Cricket Club registered a 46-run victory over Khetco. feature in the rumour mill. the first ODI against England Suranga Lakmal. AFP REUTERS FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Secret of Cup surprise-package Germany’s shoot-out France face toughest test success SANTO ANDRE: Germany Les Bleus take on nemesis Germany at Rio’s Maracana Stadium today have gone to penalty shoot-outs four times in previous World BELO HORIZONTE: France Cups and emerged the winners Factbox have surprised many by emerg- all four times while converting ing as World Cup contenders 17 penalties in 18 attempts — France vs Germany but face their toughest test yet what’s the secret behind that against nemesis Germany in a uncanny success? France will play Germany in a World Cup quarter-final clash of European “A lot of that has to do with quarter-final in Rio de Janeiro today heavyweights at Rio de Janeiro’s ‘Nervenstaerke’,” said Germany Maracana Stadium today. goalkeeping coach Andreas Where: The Maracana, Rio de Janeiro For France coach Didier Koepke, using a term that means Deschamps the past, heart-rend- ‘strength of nerves’ but sounds Capacity: 74,738 ing World Cup semi-final defeats better in German. Probable teams: to the Germans in 1982 and 1986 “That our shooters have only do not matter at all. missed one in 18 shots has a lot France: 1-Hugo Lloris, 2-Mathieu But with French media splash- to do with ‘Nervenstaerke’ and Debuchy, 4-Raphael Varane, 5-Mamadou ing the word “Angstgegner”, the self-confidence. The shooters we Sakho, 3-Patrice Evra; 6-Yohan Cabaye, German word for bogey team, have are strong, mentally strong. 8-Mathieu Valbuena, 14-Blaise Matuidi, across their front pages and That’s our secret. We go into 19-Paul Pogba; 10-Karim Benzema, broadcasts, Deschamps must con- shoot-outs and we know we’ve 9-Olivier Giroud quer the fears of an entire nation got a good chance to win.” if he is to restore his country’s It might sound like a simple Germany: 1-Manuel Neuer; 20-Jerome World Cup eminence. recipe as the World Cup heads to Boateng, 5-Mats Hummels, 17-Per France, who have scored 10 the quarter-finals, with Germany Mertesacker, 4-Benedikt Hoewedes; goals in four matches in Brazil, facing France today. 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 16-Philipp have already gone a long way to But Germany’s unrivalled suc- Lahm, 18-Toni Kroos, 8-Mesut Ozil, restoring some pride after their cess in four World Cups previ- 19-Mario Goetze; 13-Thomas Mueller hapless first round exit in 2010. ous penalty shootouts against Reaching the last eight with Germany’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (left) listens to team-mate Thomas Mueller in the town of Santa Cruz France in 1982, Mexico in 1986, Key stats: solid teamwork has already done Cabralia, north of Porto Seguro, on Wednesday. England in 1990, and Argentina much to rebuild their image but in 2006 provide ample evidence France and Germany (and formerly West facing the Germans in a knockout world Cup dreams with a 2-0 vic- player and as a coach, but is more always play fantastic football.” that Koepke’s opinion is not mere Germany) have met 25 times since 1931, game is motivation in itself. tory in Mexico. than happy to pass the favourites A question mark hangs over psycho babble or hot air. with Les Bleus winning on 11 occasions They have only excruciating Deschamps has refused to talk tag to his opponents. Loew’s shaky defence and how it Of 18 penalty shootout kicks compared with Germany’s nine wins. memories of their last two World to his players about those games, For Germany, it has been 24 will react to its biggest test so far taken by Germans, the only miss Cup battles against them, losing a instead saying, “if my players years since their third and most in the tournament, with France’s was in the 1982 semi-final against But in the World Cup, Germany have had nerve-racking semi-final in 1982 were not born then, they were recent World Cup crown. Karim Benzema, Olivier Giroud France by Uli Stielike. But he was the upper hand, knocking France out in the in Spain. not born then. What’s the point They have come close in the and Antoine Griezmann posing a spared ignominy when Germany semi-finals twice in the 1980s with France After scoring twice to lead 3-1 talking about it. past two tournaments, reaching far bigger threat than the Desert won 5-4 in six rounds. beating Germany only once, in 1958. in extra time they conceded two “We must not let our confi- the last four but stumbled at the foxes attack. “I didn’t even know those sta- goals and crashed out on penal- dence turn into arrogance,” he penultimate hurdle. “We have to do it better against tistics until you mentioned them,” Germany have won the World Cup three ties in what has become known told reporters. “Players have the After a laboured extra time France,” Loew warned, insisting Koepke said at a news conference times while France have triumphed once, at as ‘Seville ‘82’. right to dream. Everyone can 2-1 win over Algeria in the round captain Philipp Lahm would not at Germany’s base camp on the home in 1998. Germany keeper Toni dream. But I am generally a prag- of 16, the Germans are facing slip back from midfield into his shores of the Atlantic in north- France have lost to Germany only once in Schumacher’s reckless challenge matic and realistic man. We can mounting pressure from their traditional full back position, eastern Brazil after a Brazilian seven meetings since 1987, beating their on France’s Patrick Battiston dream but the reality is Germany fans, desperate to see an end of where he rose to become one of journalist wanted to know if neighbours on five occasions until Germany which left the player with bro- on Friday.” their title drought. the best in the world, despite his it’s training, discipline or just finally won a friendly last year. ken ribs, an injured vertebrae and “The Germans’ results in the “You get games like that in a defence’s obvious weaknesses. a German ‘tugend’ — a ‘virtue’ shattered teeth, further added to past few tournaments have been tournament and you just have to “I have taken my decisions, they’re born to do. Last meeting: 6 Feb, 2013, Paris, the bitterness of that loss. superior to ours,” added the battle your way through,” said including the role of Lahm and I “It’s just ‘Nervenstaerke’,” said France, friendly - France 1 Germany 2 Four years later it was again 45-year-old, who has never lost Germany coach Joachim Loew. will stick to those until the very Koepke, a former goalkeeper who the Germans who killed off their a game at a World Cup both as a “In a tournament you cannot end,” said Loew. REUTERS also helped Germany win Euro96 when they beat England in a pen- alty shootout in the semi-final. Rodriguez “Like we had in 1996 in England.” Koepke said equally important Brazil shoulder burden of hopes for Germany’s perfect four-for- four record at World Cups is that is toast of FORTALEZA: Brazil are under their goalkeepers were always intense pressure to breathe life Factbox among the world’s best at stop- into their World Cup campaign ping penalties. AFP Colombia and produce a performance wor- Brazil vs Colombia thy of champions when they face Brazil play Colombia in a World Cup quarter- IBAGUE, COLOMBIA: Colombia and their free-scoring final match in Fortaleza today. Colombian youth coach midfielder James Rodriguez in Flu scare for Armando Yull Brenner never today’s quarter-final. Where: The Castelao Arena, Fortaleza suspected he had found one of After their laboured win over Capacity: 60,342 the world’s greatest talents as Chile in a penalty shootout in seven players he saw seven-year-old James their last match, the Brazilians Probable teams: Rodriguez dribble past team- have been berated by their fans Brazil: 12-Julio Cesar; 2-Daniel Alves, RIO DE JANEIRO: Seven of mates to score almost two and former players. Among them 3-Thiago Silva, 4-David Luiz, 6-Marcelo; Germany’s World Cup squad decades ago on a shabby neigh- is none other than Zico, their 5-Fernandinho, 11-Oscar, 16-Ramires, have been hit by ‘flu symptoms bourhood pitch. great playmaker from the 1980s. and sore throats ahead of today’s 7-Hulk; 9-Fred, 10-Neymar What he did know was the boy “The fact is that we are lacking World Cup quarter-final against could shoot goals. a proper game plan,” he wrote in Colombia: 1-David Ospina; 2-Cristian France in Rio de Janeiro, coach “He had innate talent — he a column in a British newspaper. Zapata, 3-Mario Yepes, 6-Carlos Sanchez, Joachim Loew said yesterday. was a diamond, he only needed “There is no more build-up 18-Juan Zuniga, 7-Pablo Armero; 8-Abel “Seven players have somehow polishing,” said Brenner, stand- from the back,” he complained, Aguilar, 11-Juan Cuadrado, 10-James got light flu-like symptoms,” Loew ing on the sidelines as a squad of saying that against Chile the Rodriguez, 9-Teofilo Gutierrez, 21-Jackson said, with the majority of those youngsters, all hoping to become Brazilians “once again resorted Martinez affected suffering from “sore the next star, warmed up for a to long balls to Neymar”. throats”. tournament in central Ibague city. Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari Key stats: “I hope they will all be okay.” Brazil’s forward Neymar (left) and Colombia’s midfielder James Rodriguez “From the first practices he has taken such criticism in his History is in Brazil’s favour, with a 60 Loew put the illness down to showed his capacity, not just stride. “It’s normal that they (the percent win rate against Colombia during the the air conditioning, travel stress to play, but his goal-scoring,” fans and the media) are demand- campaign. Brazil’s 15 victories include and different climates as the team 25 matches between the teams. Brazil have Brenner said, recalling the day ing,” he said. They have won all four matches, a 9-0 rout at the 1957 Copa moves around Brazil for matches. scored 55 goals to Colombia’s 11. young Rodriguez came to the “We’re facing up to our dif- scoring 11 goals in the process and America, a 6-2 drubbing in Rio The 54-year-old did not name soccer academy he founded in the ficulties and we’ll see if we can conceding just two. de Janeiro in 1969 and a crushing Brazil have, however, had a less efficient those concerned, but two mem- city’s working-class area. improve our balance in the next In Rodriguez, they have pro- 6-0 win in the same city in 1977. attack than Colombia during the World Cup, bers are already known to been The untrained player, known game from start to finish, and not duced one of the revelations of the For every goal that Colombia scoring once in every six shots at goal. affected. simply as James, pronounced have the ups and downs that we competition. He has scored five, have scored against the Brazilians, Colombia have scored a goal for every three Centre-back Mats Hummels ‘Hamez’ in Colombia, spent six had in the previous games.” including a contender for goal of Brazil have scored five. attempts on target. missed the last 16 win over years at the academy, honing Striker Neymar, scorer of four the tournament in a 2-0 defeat of But their last four encounters Algeria on Monday while defen- enough skills to join Envigado, of Brazil’s eight World Cup goals, Uruguay in the last round. have ended in draws, the hosts Colombia are the second highest scoring sive midfielder Christoph Kramer a second-division team from is nursing a thigh injury picked “There’s no point in just stop- look vulnerable and Brazil have team in the World Cup behind the is struggling to be fit to face Medellin, when he was still a up against the Chileans but looks ping James. We need to stop the bowed out at this stage at the last Netherlands with 11 goals. France. young teenager. certain to start. whole Colombian team.” Scolari two World Cups. Colombia’s attacking midfielder James Yesterday, Germany goalkeeper While Brenner and other Scolari’s biggest selection head- said. “They’re a team that plays The five-times champions have Manuel Neuer revealed Hummels Rodriguez is the tournament’s leading scorer coaches reckon most of the strik- ache is in midfield, where Luiz easily, nice football, they are calm not lost a competitive match had been kept away from his er’s talent comes from focus and Gustavo is suspended after being and organised.” on home soil since 1975, when with five goals. team-mates at the team’s hotel ambition, they also recognise that booked against Chile. Ramires is History is firmly on Brazil’s Peru beat them 3-1 in the Copa Previous meetings: The teams have to stop the bug from spreading. his talent is also part-genetic, his most likely replacement. side. In their 25 previous meetings America. played each other 25 times, with Brazil A decision on which players handed down from his father, In stark contrast to the angst- Colombia have won just twice and That remarkable record will winning 15 and Colombia two. can play at Rio’s Maracana sta- who once participated in a youth ridden Brazilians, the Colombians the last time was 23 years ago, be put to the test in Fortaleza’s dium may have to be made by the World Cup. seem to be enjoying every minute before the baby-faced Rodriguez Castelao arena on Friday as per- Last meeting: Nov. 14, 2012, New York, German FA (DFB) team doctor REUTERS of their best ever World Cup was even born. haps never before. REUTERS United states, friendly - Brazil 1 Colombia 1. today. AFP FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.comq 23

Goalies steal World Cup thunder In eight round of 16 games, five Man-of-the-Match awards go to goalkeepers

BELO HORIZONTE: Fans His saves were the most ever around the world have been seen by a goalkeeper in a World enjoying a flurry of goals at the Cup since 1966 according to world World Cup in Brazil but with the soccer’s governing body FIFA. tournament now in its knock- One of the reasons for these out phase it is goalkeepers not performances is no doubt the strikers that have been grabbing lower altitude of where game are most of the headlines. played compared to South Africa In a tournament that well and the ball hardly fluttering, before the quarter-final stage especially from long range shots. exceeded the 145 goals scored in Keepers at the 2010 tourna- South Africa in 2010, goalkeep- ment complained even before the ers have stolen the limelight World Cup started that the offi- with a string of scintillating cial ball used in combination with performances. the high altitude made it near Indicative of their quality is the impossible to judge its track as fact that when Algeria lost 2-1 it twisted and turned past them. against Germany in extra-time Another obvious reason is that it was the Desert Fox’s keeper defences at this tournament are Rais Mbolhi who was Man-of- far more open, with play flowing the-Match despite his team being back and forth. eliminated. Looking at both Italy and Until Germany scored their US goalkeeper Tim Howard Germany, their defences at this first goal early in extra-time he reacts during the match against tournament are only a pale had single-handedly denied the Belgium. LEFT: Mexico’s shadow of their once granite-like three-time champions again and goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa backlines. Spain’s “tiki-taka” again, frustrating them with jumps to save the ball. game of possession that reduced superb saves to give the North speed to a snail’s pace is also out Africans hope until the very end. player as a young boy and tries to keepers who stole the show with down to 10 men. One of them is saving tennis of fashion, making open play in In the same game Germany get in on the action in training as Mexico’s Guillermo Ochoa, cur- Then he stepped up to the balls, shot at his goal at a speed Brazil look like a racing car com- keeper Manuel Neuer provided much as possible, spent much of rently without a club, frustrating plate again in extra-time with of 160 km per hour by Spain Davis pared to South Africa. a blueprint of the future with a his time outside his box. hosts Brazil in their 0-0 draw to the Greeks pouring forward as if Cup player Pablo Andujar from a Even 2010 black sheep, Julio masterclass of goalkeeping, rush- He even hit a top speed of help his country reach the knock- sensing that if it came to penalties distance of 20 metres to improve Cesar, has been transformed into ing out of the box for much of the 22.4 km/h as he outsprinted an out stage. Navas would again deliver. reflexes. a hero. game to act as a sweeper while Algerian forward in his half. There he proceeded to deny the He did exactly that, saving a USA keeper Tim Howard The Brazil keeper, vilified after his leaking defence was caught So it no real surprise that in Dutch repeatedly before finally spot kick in the ensuing shoot-out was also showered with compli- his mistakes that led to their 2010 napping. the eight round of 16 games, five being beaten twice in the dying to send the Central Americans ments for making 16 stops against elimination to the Netherlands, Neuer played down his per- Man-of-the-Matches awards minutes but still did enough to into the last eight and the Greeks Belgium when his team buckled made a game-changing save in formance after the game. “I went to goalkeepers. win the Man-of-the-Match award heaping praise on the man who under the Europeans’ pressure. their round of 16 match against always play like that, and at Apart from Neuer, some of the in both those games. denied them what would have He was the only reason they Chile. He then proceeded to save Bayern Munich I also play like World Cup heavyweights failed to Costa Rica’s Keylor Navas was been a memorable qualification. managed to go into extra time two spot kicks in the shootout, that. live up to expectations, including even more successful at soaking Navas, who plays for Levante before losing 2-1, with Howard answering the prayers of an But looking at the heatmap of Spain’s Iker Casillas and Russia’s up Greece’s pressure in the round in Spain but now has big clubs earning hugs and pats on the back entire nation as he kept the hosts his positions during the match, Igor Akinfeev. of 16, doing everything right for circling to sign him, has several from the Belgians at the end of dreams of a sixth World Cup very Neuer, who used to be an in-field Instead it was lesser-known about an hour when his team was training tricks up his sleeve. the game. much alive. REUTERS Shakira Official slams FIFA on racism Barca, Liverpool

RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA’s accepted, he said at FIFA’s daily organised by European soccer’s to perform anti-discrimination chief hit out media briefing. governing body UEFA and other at world soccer’s governing body “Really, this is one of the key regional groups. “This is exactly discuss Suarez bid yesterday for not deploying staff parts of fighting against racism what we are trying to work on at World specifically to tackle racist or and discrimination,” Webb said. and it should have been in place homophobic abuse among fans In the most high-profile case for this World Cup,” Webb said. LONDON: Barcelona and at World Cup matches. involving possible abuse by fans “It is obvious there is a dis- Liverpool held ‘productive’ Cup final Jeffrey Webb said there was at the World Cup in Brazil, FIFA’s connect between what we in the talks in London on Wednesday a “disconnect” between FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee ruled last Task Force deem as racism and over the possible transfer of stated aim of stamping out dis- month that there would be no discrimination and what the disgraced Anfield striker Luis RIO DE JANEIRO: Pop star crimination at games and its punishment for Mexico’s FA after Disciplinary Committee deems as Suarez but no deal was finalised, Shakira will perform before failure to back a proposal to use Mexican fans chanted the word racism and discrimination.” British media reported. the World Cup final in Rio de trained staff in Brazil to investi- “puto” or “faggot” in Spanish at Another FIFA official said anti- Barcelona appear to be leading Janeiro on July 13, headlining a gate and report on cases. opposition goalkeepers during discrimination officers were not the race among clubs linked with closing ceremony that includes “There is absolutely no reason games. used at the Brazil World Cup the 27-year-old Uruguayan, who guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana why at this World Cup we don’t Claudio Sulser, head of the because there was not enough was expelled from the World Cup and rapper Wyclef Jean. have anti-discrimination offic- Disciplinary Committee, told time to train representatives of and handed a nine-match com- Shakira, who is making her ers here doing proper investiga- the same FIFA briefing yester- all 32 participating countries petitive international ban as well third straight World Cup appear- tions, proper reporting,” Webb, day that the decision to take no between March, when the pro- as a four-month sanction from ance, will sing “La la la (Brazil the chairman of FIFA’s Anti- action against Mexico reflected posal was made, and the start of any soccer activity for biting Italy 2014)” with Brazilian star Discrimination Task Force, told how the abuse was not aimed at the tournament in June. defender Giorgio Chiellini. Carlinhos Brown, FIFA said in a reporters. an individual player. Training would start for future The BBC quoted a sen- Luis Suarez statement on Wednesday. Webb, who is from the Cayman FIFA also took no action events, he said. ior Liverpool source as saying Santana, Wyclef and Brazilian Islands, is also the president of against German fans who blacked Webb said it was vital that Wednesday’s talks had been pro- issued a carefully worded state- singer Alexandre Pires will per- the CONCACAF confederation up their faces at the match FIFA beefs up its fight against ductive and would continue. ment on Monday, admitting his form the tournament’s official representing North and Central against Ghana and Croatian fans discrimination in time for the “There are sensible expecta- offence and vowing there would anthem, “Dar Um Jeito” at the America and the Caribbean island who displayed neo-Nazi flags and build-up to the World Cup in tions on both sides. Further talks be no repeat. legendary Maracana Stadium. countries and a member of FIFA’s insignia. Russia in 2018. and discussions will take place but Barcelona sporting direc- Pires will also perform a med- executive committee. Webb said the Mexico case was “It is much more of a problem in no deal has yet been finalised,” the tor Andoni Zubizarreta stoked ley of local music with Brazilian The Task Force proposed in the kind of behaviour that would Russia. Russia itself needs a spe- source added. rumours of a possible move for star Ivete Sangalo. March that trained anti-discrim- normally be looked into by trained cial task force, just for Russia and The meeting between the Suarez to the Catalan club on “I’m thrilled to be performing ination officers should be used anti-discrimination officers from an educational standpoint Merseyside club officials and a Tuesday by praising him for my song ‘La la la (Brazil 2014)’ at in Brazil but the idea was not who already feature at matches internally,” he said. REUTERS delegation led by Raul Sanllehi, his “humility” in admitting his the 2014 FIFA World Cup clos- Barcelona’s director of football mistake. ing ceremony,” said Shakira, who management, had been scheduled In the run-up to the tourna- had a son last year with Spain File picture of a fan showing to discuss the future of last sea- ment in Brazil, Suarez scored 11 defender Gerard Pique. tickets he bought for World son’s Premier League top scorer. goals in 16 qualifying matches to “I have an intricate relationship Cup matches. The police in In order to prise Suarez away help Uruguay secure a berth at with football for obvious reasons, Rio de Janeiro yesterday said from Liverpool, the Spanish club the finals, while at Liverpool, his and I truly understand what the they identified a FIFA official will either need to meet a release 31 league goals was the catalyst World Cup means to so many peo- who allegedly helped a group of clause, reportedly around 70-80m for the club’s surprising second- ple, myself included.” suspected scalpers in efforts to pounds ($118-$134 million), in his place finish. Shakira’s native Colombia will illegally re-sell World Cup tickets, revised contract or possibly offer Suarez also finished the play Brazil in the quarter-final including some originally allocated a player-plus-cash deal. season with a share of the today. AFP to players. During an investigation Should the Merseysiders opt for European Golden Boot and was that earlier this week led to the the latter agreement, Barcelona’s named Footballer of the Year arrest of a ring of 11 suspected Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez — by the Professional Footballers’ ticket touts, police said they had a Liverpool target in the past — Association and the Football identified the first name of the appears to be the Anfield side’s Writers’ Association. preferred choice as Suarez’s However, his life in England alleged official from telephone replacement. has not been without contro- calls. The suspected official, However club president Josep versy since he arrived from Ajax said Fábio Barucke, a Rio police Bartomeu told reporters on in January 2011. investigator in charge of the case, Wednesday that Barcelona were He has served lengthy bans enjoys clearance to FIFA offices, “counting on” Sanchez for next twice during his stay at Anfield, stadiums and other administrative season despite enquiries from once for racially abusing areas where he would have many clubs. Manchester United’s Patrice Evra access to game tickets. After initially denying that and again for biting Chelsea’s he bit Chiellini in Uruguay’s 1-0 Branislav Ivanovic in 2013. Shakira win in Natal on June 24, Suarez REUTERS FRIDAY 4 JULY 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Young guns take centrestage Wimbledon: Bouchard to face Kvitova for title, first Canadian to reach Grand Slam final

LONDON: Eugenie Bouchard became the first Canadian to Murray’s exit not reach a Grand Slam singles final at Wimbledon yesterday and so surprising, will tackle 2011 champion Petra Kvitova in a title match-up few according to IBM could have predicted. Bouchard, the 20-year-old world number 13, reached the analysis championship finale by beating Romanian third seed Simona LONDON: Andy Murray’s Halep, the French Open runner- defeat at Wimbledon on up, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2. Wednesday should have come Kvitova swept into her second as no surprise, according to a Wimbledon final with a 7-6 (8/6), new IBM system that claims 6-1 victory over fellow Czech and the Briton was a less aggressive close friend Lucie Safarova. player than opponent Grigor Tall, blonde Bouchard, a mar- Dimitrov. keting dream for the women’s Computer giant IBM cred- game with her photogenic looks, ited Dimitrov with 50 aggressive athleticism and confident, posi- forehands to 44 for Murray dur- tive demeanour, will also rise to ing Wednesday’s men’s quarter- number seven in the world rank- final match, in which Bulgarian ings, the highest position ever Dimitrov knocked out last year’s achieved by a Canadian player. men’s champion in straight sets. Halep, the highest seed left in While the two players almost the draw after the shock defeats tied on aggressive backhands, at of Serena Williams and Li Na, 18 for Murray and 17 for Dimitrov, suffered a nasty fall in the fifth the Bulgarian scored a net 86 game of the opening set when aggressive shots in total during she jarred her left ankle into the the match, beating Murray’s 71, bone-dry Centre Court. IBM said in statistics provided to Play was also held up in the Reuters on Thursday. first set tiebreak when a fan was Eugenie Bouchard of Canada returns to Simona Halep of Romania in their semi-final match during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England This year’s Wimbledon marks overcome by the 30-degree heat the first time IBM has used the Lawn Tennis Club, in London, yesterday. Bouchard won 7-6 (7/5), 6-2. and had to be helped from the system. court. It was developed using data But the distractions did not and probably my toughest match committing 23 unforced errors. lot of emotion from this match,” finally get her hands on some sig- from last year’s Wimbledon hinder Bouchard who achieved yet. I’m looking forward to the Kvitova won her only Grand said Kvitova. nificant silverware again. championship and U.S. Open, her first win over a top-five player challenge. Slam title at Wimbledon in 2011 “It was a tough match men- “I know that feeling when you as well as this year’s Australian at the sixth attempt although she “I never say I’m surprised and the sixth seed is one more tally because she is good friend have the trophy,” she added. “I Open, to identify four factors that needed six match points to get the because I put in a lot of hard work victory away from lifting the of mine and we know each other really want to win my second title define an aggressive shot. job done. over the years. This has been a lot Venus Rosewater dish for the well on and off the court. I knew and I will do everything I can on They are: speed; landing loca- “It was hard at the end. It of years in the making. I expect a second time after seeing off 23rd she would play her best tennis and Saturday.” Kvitova has been in tion of the ball; distance the oppo- took a lot of mental strength to tough challenge in the final. She seed Safarova with 24 winners she did. Happily I won. fine form over the last fortnight, nent had to move to get to the get through that,” said Bouchard, will go in prepared. and eight aces. “I tried to be focused in the tie- dropping just one set en route to shot; and the opponent’s position playing in her third Grand “It’s going to be really cool. I’m The 24-year-old is back in a break then I broke early in the the final and was playing in her for the return. Slam semi-final of the year and glad I got to stay at Wimbledon Grand Slam final for the first second set and served well after third Wimbledon semi-final. A team of 48 tennis experts watched from the Royal Box by for two whole weeks. I’m going to time since that surprise triumph that.” As the only former Grand In contrast, Safarova, 27, was sitting courtside during a match Oscar winning actors, Colin Firth give it my best effort in the final.” against Maria Sharapova at the Slam winner left in the women’s making her Grand Slam semi- then determine how aggressive a and Maggie Smith. Bouchard hit 20 winners to All England Club three years ago. tournament, Kvitova knows she final debut at the 37th attempt. player’s shot is compared to that “It’s my first Grand Slam final Halep’s 13 with both players “It’s great, definitely. I have a has a glorious opportunity to AFP of the other player, based on the criteria. The statistics cannot be used to predict with certainty who will win a match, but they can help to New star Kyrgios ready for spotlight analyse why a particular match against a particular player went LONDON: Australian teen- of my life. Never did I think that Centre Court spotlight and he the way it did, and also to prepare ager Nick Kyrgios admits his I was ever going to make quar- is already thirsting for another for an opponent, IBM says. life will never be the same again ter-finals of Wimbledon and beat taste. The US company has had a after his fairytale Wimbledon Nadal on Centre Court. “You just want to put on such partnership with Wimbledon for campaign. “It’s all happened pretty fast. a show on those big courts that it 25 years. Its analysis on aggres- Kyrgios produced one of I woke up this morning and it just brings it out of you. I thought sive shots is just part of a massive the greatest upsets in the his- had sunk in. It was such a great the way I played yesterday on amount of data it has collected tory of the tournament when achievement. That’s something Centre Court was probably the about matches. he defeated world number one that no one can take away from best tennis I ever played in my “What we see is a trend in all Rafael Nadal on Centre Court on me.” life,” he said. sports that data is changing the Nick Kyrgios of Tuesday. After such a thrilling display “I think if I played Rafa some- game,” Bill Jinks, an IBM engi- Australia gives Although he couldn’t repli- against Nadal, Krygios, the son where in Europe on the back- neer working on the project, said. a thumbs up cate that effort 24 hours later of a Greek father and Malaysian court of a clay court, Court 16, it Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard, after losing his in his four-set quarter-final loss mother, had hoped to extend his would be a completely different who is ranked 13th in the world quarter- final against Canada’s Milos Raonic, memorable first appearance at story, because that stage sort of but beat Germany’s Angelique match against the 19-year-old departs the All Wimbledon into the semi-finals. brings it out of you.” Kerber, ranked 7th, on Wednesday Milos Raonic England Club suddenly estab- But he admitted the mental His performances have earned to reach the women’s semi-finals, of Canada at lished as a force to be reckoned and physical toll of overpower- praise from Australian leg- said her coach looks at the IBM the Wimbledon with. ing the two-time Wimbledon ends like Rod Laver and Ken data. on Wednesday. After needing a wildcard to champion had left him drained Rosewall, while Prime Minister The system calculated 38 Championships compete at Wimbledon this year, by the time he returned to action Tony Abbott and Socceroos star aggressive forehands for Bouchard at the All Krygios’s ranking will jump next against eighth seed Raonic. Tim Cahill have sent messages of during the match against 29 for England Lawn week from 144 to around 70, “It’s been so exhausting. I had congratulations. Kerber, and 23 aggressive back- Tennis Club, in meaning he will fulfil his ambi- nothing left to give,” Kyrgios “I think I saw a tweet or a hands versus just 15 for the 7th London. tion of getting automatic entry said. Facebook status by him (the seed. into the Grand Slams and most “That’s what Grand Slams do Prime Minister). That was “My coach has used them,” other ATP tournaments. to you. It tells me there’s a lot of pretty cool,” he said. Bouchard said at a press con- “That was my goal, to be top room for improvement. “Tim Cahill actually wrote to ference after the match. “(He) 100 at the end of the year. It gives “But at the same time, there’s me as well. So that was cool as doesn’t go into every specific me a chance to have a really good something special I have that can well. detail with me, but gives me kind schedule, play some tour events, make it deep into Grand Slams. “I’ve noticed the change, espe- of a general sense of some things and don’t worry about Futures I’m doing it at 19.” cially from yesterday to today. going on either with me or maybe and Challengers so much any- Kyrgios, who had never gone In the first day I was walking the opponent I’m about to play. more,” he said. past the second round of a Grand around the crowds and no one “So I think he actually really “It’s been the best couple weeks Slam before, clearly relished the noticed me at all.” AFP appreciates them and uses them.” REUTERS Wimbledon Order of play McEnroe hints at Murray-Lendl reunion LONDON: Order of play on Centre Court on the 11th day of the Wimbledon LONDON: John McEnroe said two-time Grand Slam champion, oversaw compatriot Marion Lendl in the first place,” McEnroe coaching Murray,” the 55-year- championships today (both matches men’s it was possible Andy Murray winning the 2012 US Open as well Bartoli’s shock ladies singles win said while working for BBC televi- old American insisted. But follow- singles semi-finals, prefix numbers denote could get back together with as Wimbledon. on Centre Court. sion. Murray himself has made no ing a dominant 6-1, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 seedings): former coach Ivan Lendl after But with Lendl having taken Three-time Wimbledon suggestion he could be calling on quarter-final win for Dimitrov, the reigning champion was Murray from contender to win- champion McEnroe, now a Lendl again but McEnroe added: four years younger than Murray, Centre Court (play starts at 1200 GMT): dumped out of Wimbledon. ner, the pair parted company in respected commentator, said it “I wouldn’t put it past the two of Mauresmo’s position was being 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs 11-Grigor Murray’s straight sets loss to March. was too soon to make a judge- them. called into question by the British Dimitrov (Bulgaria); 4-Roger Federer Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov on Shortly before Wimbledon, ment on how well Mauresmo “Having said that, I would press. (Switzerland) vs 8-Milos Raonic (Canada) Wednesday meant he had failed Murray stunned many within had coached Murray but added give Amelie more of a chance. The Times, under the head- to reach a single final since beat- the tennis world by hiring it would not surprise him to You can’t expect her to do any- line “Murray begins search for Women’s Singles Semi-final results ing Novak Djokovic to become France’s Amelie Mauresmo see Lendl, who quit because he thing now. But lurking in the answers”, said he would “take the first British man to win as he became the only lead- could not devote as much time background...” the next few days to consider if 13-Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) bt 3-Simona Wimbledon for 77 years. ing male player with a female to the job as the player wanted, “I think Mauresmo’s done Amelie Mauresmo remains the Halep (Romania) 7-6(5), 6-2; 6-Petra Under the guidance of Lendl, coach. brought back into the 27-year- an excellent job coaching other person who can help to turn him Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat 23-Lucie one of McEnroe’s fiercest rivals Mauresmo won Wimbledon old’s camp. people. There’s no reason to back into a grand-slam cham- Safarova (Czech Republic) 7-6(6) 6-1 in the 1980s, Murray became a herself in 2006 and last year “I’m amazed he ever got rid of suggest she can’t do a good job pion.” AFP

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Russian picked to direct Feline grace for revitalising Japan district NARA, JAPAN: Naramachi, many cats and cat-themed goods.” big-budget an old district here known Local supporters have been for preserving the traditional looking for people who can help streetscape of the Edo period take care of the dozens of stray Hollywood film (1603-1867), offers another cats caught in the district. They attraction — a “cat sanctuary.” also pay the cost of their surgical MOSCOW: Russian film direc- The name holds meaning for sterilisation. tor Fyodor Bondarchuk has cats and cat lovers alike. Some cat lovers were disap- been chosen for the big-budget Many cats in Naramachi of pointed when the district’s stray Hollywood epic Odysseus, one Nara have been domesticated by cat population declined as a result of the film’s producers told AFP local residents aiming to protect of local efforts, but they now look yesterday. strays. The district also contains forward to finding house cats “Warner Bros chose Fyodor many shops dealing in cat-themed coming into back alleys. to direct Odysseus,” producer merchandise. Some people refer Masumi Yoshida, the vice direc- Michael Schlicht said. “It will be to it affectionately as “nyara- tor of the Pet Law Association and a huge spectacular epic.” machi” — “nyara” combining Nara former vice president of Obihiro Virtually unknown in the and nya (meow), an onomatopoeia University of Agriculture and West, 47-year-old Bondarchuk for the sound a cat makes — while Veterinary Medicine, said: “Using has directed a number of hugely “machi” means town. cats to revitalise the district is an expensive productions in Russia, Located near Kintetsu Nara interesting idea, since there are so including “Stalingrad”, the lav- Station and south of the Sarusawa many cat lovers. This event lets ish WWII drama set around the no Ike pond, the district became cat lovers come in contact with famous battle. famous in 2000, when photogra- cats indoors as much as they Stalingrad was the first non- pher Mitsuaki Iwago published like and enjoy walking outdoors American film shot in Imax a photo collection featuring cats feeling the presence of cats. The format and grossed a record lounging in the district’s back project is also laudable, as it isn’t $66m. It was Russia’s official selec- alleys. being pushed at people who don’t tion at the Academy Awards in Recently, the 10 seats at a like animals.” 2013 but received mixed reviews. local cafe were occupied by visi- Customers at Neko an cafe in the Naramachi district of Nara, Japan, play with cat. Many cats in Naramachi have The estimated number of house He is also the son of Sergei tors from other prefectures in the been domesticated by local residents aiming to protect strays. cats nationwide is 9.74 million in Bondarchuk, whose monu- region. The cafe keeps 20 house 2013, according to the Japan Pet mental 1968 adaptation of Leo cats. “Come here, sweetie,” visi- owner said, “I’m happy to have their front paws. Some others are sales of cat-themed goods from Food Association. Cats are popu- Tolstoy’s classic War and Peace tors were saying as they tried to so many customers during the found yawning in back alleys and local shops. lar house pets, as their owners do was awarded both an Oscar and attract the cats with a bunch of rainy season, since there are on the outer walls of local temples The annual festival was held in not have to take them for a walk. a Golden Globe. green foxtails in hand. usually so few.” Customers are and shrines. June this year, with the participa- It is possible the number will Bondarchuk was one of Russia’s Housed in a remodelled tra- also welcomed by cats at three The idea of revitalising the tion of 51 shops. Visitors enjoyed exceed that of house dogs, 10.87 cultural figures who signed a pub- ditional machiya townhouse, the other establishments — an eat- district using cats was devised shopping for feline-themed goods million, in a few years. lic letter in support of President cafe is named Neko-an. “Neko” ery and cafe that is home to 11 about a decade ago by a local and sweets, as well as making There is a Japanese proverb Vladimir Putin’s policy on means cat in Japanese. cats, a traditional Japanese con- restaurant operator, who heard illustration books and attending that calls somebody “so busy they neighbouring Ukraine ahead One of the cats climbed onto a fectioner where a calico cat serves a friend joking around and call- the pottery-making workshop. want to borrow even the less- of Moscow’s annexation of the table and sat with its front paws as a shopkeeper, and a coffee shop ing the district “nyara-machi.” More than 20,000 people attended than-helpful paws of cats,” which Crimean peninsula in March. crossed. Another watched the whose president is a black cat. In 2005, the operator invited art- the event. means that person needs all the Schlicht said that the project customers as it sat on a beam of Early in the mornings and ist friends to hold photo and art Cat lover Yukiko Okada, a help they can possibly get. is “trying to attract Russian spe- the building. Although the cats evenings, house cats that emerge exhibitions with a cat theme. By third-year university student of Indeed, cats have helped revi- cialists” and that Bondarchuk’s remained aloof, the visitors looked from their houses and other cats 2011, the event had developed into Higashinari Ward, Osaka, said talise the cities that have organ- “great talent for visuals played a happy. taken care of by local residents Nyara-machi Neko Matsuri, a fes- happily at the event venue, “It’s ized feline-themed events. huge role in choosing him”. Neko-an’s 53-year-old female are seen cleaning their faces with tival that features exhibitions and a rare chance for me to see that WP-BLOOMBERG Odysseus, based on the epony- mous Greek epic poem, will have two “American stars,” he said, without naming the actors. “All Americans are glad to work with London taxi drivers slap criminal cases on six Uber drivers a Russian director,” he said. Bondarchuk is the second Russian director to be invited LONDON: The Licensed Taxi Drivers which connects passengers with cars. smartphone-based system. Last month no confidence in TFL’s legal team,” Steve on a big-budget action film. Association has filed criminal pro- Transport for London said that its bid to cabbies in London snarled traffic, protest- McNamara, the general secretary of the Timur Bekmambetov directed ceedings in London against six Uber have a civil court clarify rules for what con- ing what they saw as the government’s fail- LTDA, said yesterday in a phone interview. 2008 action thriller “Wanted” Technologies drivers, blocking transport stitutes a regulated taxi service would have ure to hold Uber to the same standards as “TfL as a regulator are not fit for purpose. based on a comic book, followed officials from seeking guidance from a to wait until criminal cases are finished. other car services. The Uber drivers are scheduled to appear by “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire civil court on the mobile-phone app. Uber has come under fire by traditional “The reason we have gone down the pri- at Westminster Magistrate’s court towards Hunter” in 2012. The move is the latest by local taxi driv- taxi drivers worldwide who say they are vate prosecution route as opposed to the the end of the month, McNamara said. AFP ers to block the approval of Uber’s app, bound by rules that don’t apply to the judicial direction routes is that we have WP-BLOOMBERG