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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 THULHIJJA 23, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Low rainfall, Facebook blow WWF: Sneezing Nadal thrown rise in sea level as EU quashes monkey, ‘walking’ by ex-ball and temperature transatlantic fish found in boy, Djokovic seen by3 2035 data27 deal Himalayas28 catches20 fire MoI bans gatherings Min 26º Max 45º High Tide outside husseiniyas 05:50 & 20:55 Low Tide Five ministers face grillings • MP slams e-media law 00:35 & 14:12 40 PAGES NO: 16660 150 FILS Foul odor hangs By B Izzak KUWAIT: The ministry of interior won’t allow any gather- in air after gas ings to be held outside husseiniyas (Shiite worship places), said MoI Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al- leak at refinery Fahd, urging commitment and abidance to genuine Kuwaiti customs and traditions. During a meeting with By A Saleh senior security field officials yesterday, Fahd stressed the necessity of immediately and directly handling potential KUWAIT: Residents of Fahaheel and Mangaf security emergencies, the ministry’s security media were advised to close all doors and windows department said in a statement. Fahd also urged police tightly after a malfunction at the Ahmadi refin- personnel to be on full alert, noting that the nation’s ery resulted in a gas leak yesterday. The foul security requires full cooperation with concerned bodies and positive response by husseiniya goers. He also odor of the ammonia and sulfur dioxide gases reviewed with the field operation team plans and proce- reached all the way to Shuwaikh. Kuwait dures for securing husseiniyas, reiterating keenness on National Petroleum Co CEO Mohammed Ghazi public order and safety. Al-Mutairi said he had immediately contacted Separately, independent MP Jamal Al-Omar said yes- the manager of the Ahmadi refinery, who con- terday that five ministers are expected to be grilled in the firmed that the leak happened due to a malfunc- next parliamentary term starting after three weeks, “after tion and assured it was controlled within 20 min- they had been given enough time to carry out reforms utes. There was reportedly no threat to public and failed”. Omar said the ministers on the list include the safety. ministers of social affairs and labor, oil, health, finance Green Line Group Chairman Khalid Al-Hajri and commerce and industry. The lawmaker said he sup- reported receiving various complaints from resi- ports plans to activate monitoring powers enjoyed by dents of nearby areas. There was no official MPs, especially since the Assembly has been very cooper- ative with the government in the past terms. response at the time of going to print. A similar He called on the prime minister to “read the political foul-smelling gas leak took place in Oct 2012 at KUWAIT: HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets visiting scene well”, a reference to calls for the premier to reshuffle the Rawdatain oil well, when residents in areas German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier yesterday. — KUNA his Cabinet by changing the ministers being targeted for as far as 100 km away reported smelling the rot- questioning. Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister ten-egg odor of hydrogen sulfide gas. Kuwait Oil Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah meanwhile told Co had said the leak happened due to a very Kuwait-German ties hailed reporters yesterday he has no knowledge of any plan to high pressure of crude, but the incident caused By Meshaal Al-Enezi tries’ strong relations were best manifested during the reshuffle the Cabinet or change any Cabinet minister. no casualties. KOC added it had set fire to the 1990 Iraqi aggression when Germany fully supported The Cabinet is already one member short after well in the huge oilfield close to the border with KUWAIT: Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kuwait’s legitimacy,” Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said, Electricity, Water and Public Works Minister Ahmad Al- Iraq, which had sharply reduced the leak. KOC Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday adding that HH the Amir’s historic visit to Germany Jassar submitted his resignation after he was convicted also evacuated workers from near the well as a hailed the strong ties between Kuwait and Germany was another manifestation of such deep-rooted rela- by a court in a corruption case, which he has already challenged. precautionary measure. during a joint press conference with visiting German tions. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. “Our coun- Continued on Page 13 Continued on Page 13 Yemen PM survives ‘IS’ attack 15 Gulf, loyalist troops killed in Aden bombings ADEN: Yemen’s premier survived an and Syria and have affiliates elsewhere in attack in Aden yesterday claimed by the the region, said an unspecified number Islamic State group but officially blamed of soldiers were killed. A third suicide US boy, 11, on Shiite rebels, with 15 coalition troops bomber drove an armored vehicle into a and loyalists killed there and elsewhere “central operations headquarters of kills girl, 8, in the city. While Prime Minister Khaled Saudi and Emirati forces, killing dozens”. Bahah escaped unharmed in the attack And a fourth blew up a UAE-held military on government headquarters at Al-Qasr position using another armored vehicle, Takaaki Kajita Arthur McDonald over puppy Hotel, some of his ministers were “lightly the group said. IS published the names wounded”. Military installations were also and photographs of the four alleged Japanese, Canadian win hit. Bahah and some ministers only assailants. Boy, 11, kills bro, 12 returned to Aden in mid-September from But the UAE’s official WAM news CHICAGO: A simple childish spat over a puppy led six months in Saudi exile after fleeing agency said the attacks were carried out Nobel for neutrino work an 11-year-old boy to shoot and kill his eight-year- with President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi by the rebels and their allies, who “tar- as the Iran-backed Houthi rebels geted the government headquarters and STOCKHOLM: Takaaki Kajita of Japan and verse. Their existence was tentatively pro- old neighbor in the US state of Tennessee, the girl’s advanced on the city. several military positions (and) left 15 Arthur McDonald of Canada were award- posed in 1930, but was only proved in the grieving mother said. Latasha Dyer said her daugh- IS said four suicide bombers struck Arab coalition and Yemeni resistance ed the Nobel Physics Prize yesterday for 1950s, when nuclear reactors began to ter was playing outside when the boy asked to see the government headquarters and posi- martyrs”. It said four Emirati soldiers were determining that neutrinos have mass, a produce streams of the particles. The pre- her puppy. Little McKayla said “no,” and shortly after tions of the Saudi-led coalition, a claim among the coalition forces killed and key piece of the puzzle in understanding vailing theory was that neutrinos were was shot in the chest. “When we first moved to that contradicted official accounts of a that several others were wounded. The the cosmos. “The discovery has changed massless, but experiments carried out sep- White Pine, the little boy was bullying McKayla,” rebel rocket attack. Bahah wrote on coalition said three Emiratis and one our understanding of the innermost work- arately in underground labs by teams led Latasha Dyer told WATE 6 news in a video posted on Facebook that two rockets had hit the Saudi soldier died. Katyusha rockets were ings of matter and can prove crucial to our by Kajita in Japan and McDonald in the station’s website Sunday. “He was making fun of hotel while other rockets struck else- used, and coalition forces “responded to view of the Universe,” the Royal Swedish Canada showed that this was not the case. her, calling her names, just being mean to her. I had where. But an IS statement, posted the source of fire and destroyed the vehi- Academy of Sciences said. The findings are Many neutrinos blasted out from the to go the principal about him and he quit for a while online, said two bomb-laden vehicles cles” used to launch them, the official so far-reaching that they challenge the so- Sun - a type called electron neutrinos and then all of a sudden yesterday he shot her.” Dyer was overcome with emotion as she spoke to driven by its members had struck the Saudi SPA news agency quoted a state- called Standard Model, the conceptual “oscillated” en route to become cousin the local television station from the front steps of a heavily fortified, multi-storey hotel. The ment as saying. model of fundamental particles and particles called muon-neutrinos and tau- home in White Pine, Tennessee. “I want her back in jihadists, who control large parts of Iraq Continued on Page 13 forces, it said. neutrinos, they found. Since the 1960s, sci- my arms, this is not fair. Hold and kiss your babies Neutrinos are electrically neutral sub- entists had estimated the number of neu- every night because you’re never promised the next atomic particles that are created as the trinos created in the nuclear reactions that day with them,” she said. “I hope the little boy result of nuclear reactions, such as the make the Sun shine. But when this figure learned his lesson because he took my baby’s life - process that makes the Sun shine. Next to was compared against actual measure- and I can’t get her back.” particles of light called photons, they are ments on Earth, an anomaly emerged. Continued on Page 13 the most abundant particles in the uni- Continued on Page 13 Israel razes Palestinian homes

JERUSALEM: Israel yesterday demolished the They were placed under demolition orders the interior of the structure but the support- homes of two Palestinians behind attacks last after the men attacked Israelis last year. ing pillars remained intact, an AFP journalist year after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Armed with meat cleavers and a pistol, Abu said. The blast damaged other apartments in pledged an iron fist against mounting unrest. Jamal and his cousin Uday Abu Jamal killed the building as well as surrounding structures. The demolitions came with Netanyahu under four rabbis and a policeman before being Eyewitnesses said police and other authori- increasing pressure from right-wing members shot dead in Nov 2014. Jaabis rammed an ties arrived yesterday at midnight, locking of his coalition, which holds only a one-seat earthmover into a bus in August 2014, killing down the area before drilling and planting majority, as clashes have spread in recent days an Israeli and wounding several others. He the explosives. A room was also sealed off at following the murder of four Israelis. The spike was shot dead by police at the scene. the former home of Muataz Hijazi, who in in violence has brought international calls for An AFP journalist saw the gutted inside of October 2014 tried to gun down a right-wing calm, with concerns the unrest could spin out a house in east Jerusalem that witnesses said Jewish activist, critically wounding him. Hijazi of control and memories of previous was the former residence of Abu Jamal. was shot dead the next morning during a Palestinian uprisings still fresh. Yasser Abdu, 40, a neighbour and friend of the police raid. The demolitions had been chal- The houses destroyed were the former Abu Jamals, accused Israel of a “policy of col- lenged in Israel’s top court which ultimately homes of Ghassan Abu Jamal and lective punishment”. The demolition explo- approved them months ago. ADEN: Smoke billows from the Al-Qasr Hotel in Aden’s western suburbs after it Mohammed Jaabis, a military statement said. sion, which took place before dawn, blew out Continued on Page 13 was hit in an attack yesterday. — AFP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 LOCAL

News In my view In brief

Coast guards of three GCC Education states conduct joint drill MANAMA: Bahrain Coast Guard organized a tactical under fire exercise, codenamed “Gulf of Peace 5/2015,” in coopera- tion with Kuwait Coast Guard and the Saudi Border Guards. Chief of the Bahraini Public Security Maj.-Gen Tariq Al Hassan and GCC delegations and field com- manders attended the opening ceremony of the drills, By Labeed Abdal according to a statement by the Bahraini Ministry of Interior. He was briefed on the goals and phrases of the exercise in addition to its importance in enhancing training capability of the joint forces, BNA news agency said, citing the statement. He said that hosting this tac- tical exercise in Bahrain is an added-value to the [email protected] Bahraini Coast Guard and joint GCC security coopera- tion and coordination in achieving highest maritime NICEF recently reported that growing conflicts security level. The public security chief hailed the role of (From right to left) Professor Nabila Abdella, Consultant Diabetelogist at Mubarak Hospital and Professor of and political disturbances in the Middle East and such exercises in gaining more field experiences and Medicine at Kuwait University; Dr Magda Abd Alsamad, Head of Internal Medicine - Mubarak Hospital and Dr UNorthern Africa have deprived over 13 million operation planning capability. He appreciated the Waleed Al-Dahi, Consultant Endocrinologist —Mubarak Hospital. children from schooling. The report, titled ‘Education Interior Minister for his directives to support the Coast Under Fire’, focuses on the impact of violence on school- children and the educational systems in nine countries Guard with the latest equipment, technology and train- that have been directly or indirectly affected by acts of ing in accordance with international standards. Medical consultant warns violence in the past few years. It is actually a serious attempt to face the real ugliness of what has befallen children as a result of adults’ actions. Arab communication ‘diabetes still on the rise’ The report also stressed that destructive attacks on ministers boost ties school and education infrastructure ultimately prevent- CAIRO: The 19th session of the council of Arab min- By Abdellatif Sharaa ed many children from attending classes, and this calls isters of communication and information technolo- for immediate implementation of international resolu- gy discussed developing cooperation in the field, as KUWAT: A consultant of endocrinolo- tions issued by the UN. One must also not neglect the announced by head of the Kuwaiti delegation in the gy and diabetes at Mubarak Hospital fact that conflicts have been forcing thousands of teach- event, Abdullah Al-Azmi. The meeting’s agenda also yesterday warned diabetes is a dis- ers to quit their jobs and preventing thousands of fright- included the results of the meeting of the perma- ease that is still on the rise in the ened parents from sending their kids to schools. nent Arab postal committee, including a proposal region in general and in Kuwait in par- According to the report, over 700,000 children ticular. Dr Waleed Al-Dahi said the amongst Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon to establish a joint Arab postal authorities’ network, prevalence of the disease is around 24 Al-Azmi told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) yester- cannot go to school because the educational infrastruc- percent, adding that the authorities ture in those countries is too overwhelmed and cannot day. Moreover, the council discussed establishing should work on the prevention of this absorb any more students. This is an alarming fact that an Arab training center in Tunisia, in cooperation disease through the spread of aware- calls for the international community’s intervention to with the Universal Postal Union, the regional devel- ness, change of lifestyle and encour- take this problem into consideration as an urgent con- opment plan for 2013-2016 and the proposal for aging exercise, which should be cern that needs immediate solutions without any delay issuing a unified Arab post stamp, he noted. He adopted from an early stage in school. to save human beings from humiliation, hunger and dis- added that they also discussed connecting Arab Dahi was speaking during a round- placement. internet networks, fighting cyber crimes and terror- table meeting on Forxiga, the new All conflicts in the east and west should undoubtedly ism, enabling disabled people to use internet and breakthrough medicine for diabetes, come to an end or at least be put aside for a while. We that manages type 2 diabetes. Forxiga must activate the role of international organizations the role of youth in developing the information is in tablet form and helps to reduce technology field. that have been lately more like empty vessels spending blood glucose levels by helping the time and exerting efforts to solve only the problems of kidneys remove glucose from the “This should come as great news Samer Al-Hallaq, President, the UN Security Council’s five member states - the states blood and excrete it with urine. for type 2 diabetics. With this discov- AstraZeneca Gulf, said: “Millions of that have gone way beyond disagreement and have Forxiga (Dapagliflozin) helps lower ery, medical science can be said to people in the Gulf are living with type become addicted to proxy or direct wars. The world is blood glucose levels by helping the have achieved a breakthrough in the 2 diabetes due to a variety of factors. becoming a fierce wrestling arena. body to filter excess glucose out of management of type 2 diabetes with AstraZeneca is introducing a Robust the blood. Patients should be aware the kidney as the focal point. We are Portfolio that includes three new to maintain a healthy diet and do reg- delighted to announce that Forxiga, classes in the NIAD (Non Insulin Anti- ular physical exercise, in addition to the new treatment in managing type diabetic Market: DPP4, GLP-1& SGLT2) Used vehicles taking Forxiga to keep their bodies 2 diabetes, is now available in Kuwait, bringing innovation and scientific healthy. which demonstrates that the Kuwait leadership that will benefit millions of Dapagliflozin is in a class of drug remains at the forefront of accessibili- diabetic patients across the globe, market eyed called SGLT2 inhibitors. These drugs ty to advanced healthcare,” said Dr especially in the Gulf.” AstraZeneca work by targeting and helping to stop Nabila Abdella, Professor of Medicine Gulf has drawn up huge plans for its By A Saleh sodium-glucose transport proteins at Kuwait University, Dr Dahi and Dr diabetes portfolio. The first in class from allowing glucose that has been Majida Al-Saleh, Head of Internal SGLT-2 inhibitors were launched the KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry Yousef Al-Ali filtered out of the blood by the kid- Medicine at Mubarak Hospital said in medical symposium in Kuwait. formed a special committee to develop the used vehicles neys to be reabsorbed back into the a joint statement. Currently approved in more than 41 market (locally known as haraj) and regulate brokerage on blood. This new treatment that cen- “The IDF report estimates the pro- countries globally, the new treatment secondhand vehicle sales. The committee will be headed Director General and Chairman of Kuwait News Agency ters on the kidney in managing type 2 portion of cases of undiagnosed dia- was the first SGLT2 inhibitor to gain by the ministry’s technical office chief specialist (KUNA) Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al-Ibrahim Al-Sabah diabetes, and which has been betes based on population-based regulatory approval to treat type 2 Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Rakhees. received correspondent of Middle East News Agency approved in Europe and the US, has studies using either fasting blood glu- diabetes in Europe in Nov 2012. (MENA). now been introduced in Kuwait. The cose or oral glucose tolerance test in a It was approved by the US Food New loan policy highlights of the breakthrough devel- cross-sectional survey of people who and Drug Administration for the treat- MP Abdullah Al-Tamimi yesterday urged the Finance opment were discussed at the med- were not earlier aware of their condi- ment of adults with type 2 diabetes in Minister and Central Bank governor to explain the new pol- October 6 war anniversary a ical symposium. tion. The figure of undiagnosed cases Jan 2014, supported by a robust clini- icy on granting loans to citizens and expatriates. He added special occasion for Kuwait News of the innovative treatment of diabetes in the MENA region is cal development program consisting that the regulations recently declared by the Central Bank CAIRO: Director General and Chairman of Kuwait News comes at a time when nearly 17 mil- alarming and needs to be addressed of 24 clinical studies evaluating safety in this regard were ambiguous, especially after many citi- Agency (KUNA) Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al-Ibrahim Al- lion out of the 34.5 million people at micro and macro levels,” they and efficacy. “The significance of this zens applied for loans and were asked to provide proof on Sabah said the anniversary of the October 6 war victory affected by diabetes in the MENA added. “The introduction of new oral treatment is that it works independ- how they would spend the sum they intend to borrow is a special occasion for Kuwait, whose soldiers were region are said to be undiagnosed treatments for managing type 2 dia- ently of insulin to help remove excess within six months. martyred alongside their Egyptian brothers in Sinai. and therefore are at considerable risk betes such as Forxiga, which is insulin glucose from the body. The discovery Sheikh Mubarak’s statement was published by the of diabetic complications. The figures independent, might change the way of the hitherto unknown role of the Financial violations Middle East News Agency (MENA) on the 42nd anniver- were published in the 6th edition of we treat patients in coming years. It kidney in treating diabetes will offer MP Khalil Abdullah yesterday said that Kuwait Aviation sary of the 1973 Arab war against Israel yesterday. The the IDF Diabetes Atlas published by spells good news for the advance- patient a solution to reducing blood Services Company (KASCO) was full of financial violations October 6 victory lifted the spirits of all Arabs who were International Diabetes Federation ment of healthcare globally and glucose, weight and blood pressure,” concerning employees’ contracts, hostel and transport demoralized by the 1967 war defeat by Israel, said (IDF). Kuwait,” said Dr Nabila. Hallaq added. vehicles lease contracts, losses by paying delay penalties and forgery in previous annual budgets. These remarks Sheikh Mubarak, adding that it was the first true unity came in a parliamentary inquiry Abdullah made to the after long years of conflict between Arab states. Arab Minister of Communications Essa Al-Kandari. countries provided full support to Egypt and Syria at the time, including political, military and financial aid, as QR 4,342,854 penalty well as using Arab oil exports as a weapon of war, he In an unprecedented ruling, the Appeals Court yester- noted. Meanwhile, the KUNA official stressed that the day ordered a local construction company to pay a mem- destruction of the Israeli Bar Lev line by the Egyptian ber of the Qatari ruling family QR 4,342,854 as penalty for forces was a great military achievement that ended the not completing the company’s work on a real estate proj- legacy of the so-called “invincible” Israeli army. ect in Qatar. Notably, the company closed down its Qatar branch, which necessitated filing a case before a Qatari court that sentenced the company to pay the sum stipulat- GCC’s tourism officials ed in the contract’s penal clause. Accordingly, the plaintiff meet in Qatar capital hired lawyer Zaid Al-Khabaz to represent him in filing a DOHA: Undersecretaries of GCC tourism ministries case before Kuwaiti courts demanding execution of the and authorities came together in the Qatari capital Qatari court ruling, which was seconded by a first instance of Doha on Monday. Addressing the meeting, Qatari ruling, but the company filed an appeal. Tourism Authority Chairman Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi expressed much appreciation for GCC joint work over the past year. Al-Mohannadi empha- ‘Serdab Lap’ provides sized the discussion of programs that will further space for Kuwait’s the GCC joint work goals in tourism and importance of reactivating joint work between GCC public and young entrepreneurs private sectors. He added that to achieve further tourism joint GCC work, it is necessary to identify Ahmadi police seize KUWAIT: Youth enterprise initiatives constitute effective the challenges and then implement goals that were means that contribute to boosting and diversifying the approved by the ministers during their first meeting economy, luring investments and creating new jobs for the youngsters. Kuwait has recently witnesses a large number in Kuwait. The meeting will explore ways to increase 14 violating vehicles of initiatives aimed at providing small entrepreneurs with intra-GCC tourism and review the UAE vision of a guidance as well as an adequate space-namely “Serdab future joint project to promote tourism in the GCC By Hannan Al-Saadoun Lap” initiative-physically a vast basement where these region, said Assistant Secretary General of the GCC young businessmen get together for coordination to run Cultural and Media Affairs Khaled Al-Ghassani. KUWAIT: Ahmadi police, in cooperation with the their businesses. Municipality, PAAAFR and helicopters, impounded 14 vio- “Serdab Lap” aims to bolster economic development, lating vehicles, some without plates or chassis numbers. providing an adequate environment for the young citizens Kuwait, US guards Other vehicles with Gulf plates were also impounded for to improvise and create new businesses. Haidar Al-Musawi, conduct naval drill recklessness on public roads. The campaign resulted in the one of the founders of the “business basement,” indicated KUWAIT: Kuwait naval force and US coastal guards con- discovery of an animal pen that was turned into a garage in an interview with KUNA that the place allows these inex- ducted a security drill on how to inspect and intercept to repair cars. perienced entrepreneurs to interact, exchange ideas, hold ships, professionally and efficiently. Kuwaiti Army’s seminars and courses on related technological and com- Directorate of Moral Guidance and Public Relations said Car fire Abu Halifa mercial affairs. Firemen dealt with a car fire in Abu Halifa, preventing it yesterday, in a press release that the drill comes as part The initiative was launched due to the market lack of from spreading to the house it was parked in front of. No accommodations for gatherings by the entrepreneurs who of a joint security cooperation between Kuwait and the injuries were reported. US that aims at raising skills and exchanging expertise. need to exchange expertise. Such initiatives are well known and widely spread in the United States. The initia- In another development, a Kuwaiti-Pakistani committee Pregnant woman rescued tive, launched a year and a half ago, provides guidance by A pregnant woman was rescued and taken to hospital meeting kicked off to promote military cooperation personnel specialized in commerce and technology in the between the two countries, Kuwaiti Army’s Directorate as the car she was in flipped over in Qurtuba. Shuhada fire- men dealt with the accident and freed the woman. youth ventures, however these entrepreneurs do not get of Moral Guidance and Public Relations announced yes- financial assistance. Providing the youth with such spaces terday. The meeting was headed by Major General Imported liquor is crucial, considering difficulties in obtaining business per- Ahmad Abdulwahab Al-Amairi from the Kuwaiti side, Hawally police arrested a young man with his European mits as well as the soaring prices of properties. Sahar while Major General Muktar Ahmad headed the companion with seven cases of imported liquor and three Abdulrasoul, in charge of the enterprise marketing, told Pakistani side. The meeting was also attended by a cases of beer. The man was found wanted to serve four KUNA that the managers are facing difficulties in persuad- number of senior officers in the army. years in jail for forgery. Both were sent to DCGD. ing the youth to get engaged in collective work. —KUNA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 LOCAL Kuwait City’s happiness levels are rising Half of residents ‘happy with life in their city’ New survey by Bayt.com

KUWAIT: A new survey by Bayt.com, the num- (31%), termination rights (27%), vacation 48%), water/electricity/sewage systems (good- ability of family-friendly activities (25%) as good the overall quality of living in each city. At ber one career site in the Middle East, and allowances (44%), wage protection system to-excellent: 68%), and the quality of education or excellent. 21% of respondents ranked the Bayt.com, our mission has always been to YouGov, a pioneer in online market research, (31%), and health insurance and social security (good-to-excellent: 41%). availability of natural areas/landscapes as good- empower people with the tools and technolo- entitled ‘Top Cities in the Middle East and North systems (36%). to-excellent. gies to build their lifestyle of choice, and we Africa Survey 2015’ has revealed that half of Socio-cultural Factors want to empower people with valuable in sights people living in Kuwait City are either very hap- Environmental Factors The socio-cultural factors are forces within Entrepreneurship into life in cities that they might choose to live py or somewhat happy living in their current Environmental factors form a set of impor- cultures, societies and cities that affect the Entrepreneurship has an impact on a city’s in. “Elissavet Vraka, Research Manager, YouGov, city of residence. tant aspects related to comfort and cleanliness thoughts, feelings and behaviors of individuals prosperity, and Kuwait is seeing a nascent said: “It is through this kind of market research that affect the overall quality of life in a city. The who are a part of them. Important socio-cultural propensity amongst respondents for starting a that we are able to provide a profile of cities Economic Factors vast majority of respondents in Kuwait City factors in Kuwait City include low crime rates, business. Kuwait City ranked either good or across the Middle East and North Africa today so One in four respondents (24%) from Kuwait (53%) say that the cleanliness of their city streets rated as good-to-excellent by 40% of Kuwait excellent among respondents on the follow that both employers and job seekers gain valu- City believes that the availability of jobs is either is either good or excellent. Other important Cityrespondents; a stable political environment, (15%), lack of bureaucracy in procedures and able insights into the various factors that affect good or excellent, while 15% believe it is bad. environmental factors in Kuwait City include rated as good-to-excellent by 33% of Kuwait paperwork (16%), the ease of finding finances to the standard of living in their city of choice.” Similarly, around a quarter of respondents in clean water (good-to-excellent: 47%) and beau- City respondents; and effective law enforce- start a business (19%), market willingness to Data for the Bayt.com ‘Top Cities in the Kuwait City believe that competitive salaries are ty of the architecture and buildings (good-to- ment rated as good and excellent by 38% of accept new ideas and innovations (32%), abiliaf- Middle East and North Africa Survey 2015’ was good-to-excellent. Other important economic excellent: 45%). good-to-excellent. Other important socio-cul- fordability of taxes and fees (36%). Suhail Masri, collected online from August 25th to factors in Kuwait include benefits for working tural factors in Kuwait include equal treatment Vice President of Sales, Bayt.com, said: “As the September 6th 2015, with the participation of parents and reasonably priced amenities. Standard of Living of both genders and tolerance to different cul- leading career site in the region, it is our respon- 3,613 respondents. The survey polled people According to a large number of respondents, tures and ideas. sibility to showcase the best-percan make an from varying nationalities including GCC Arabs, Labor Rights Kuwait City rate as good-to-excellent on most of informed assessment if they are looking to North Africans, Levantines, and Western and Kuwait City was the tenth top-scoring city in the key factors effecting the standard of living. Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation move and employers can do more to contribute Asian expats living in major cities in the UAE, the MENA region in terms of labor rights. These factors include the feeling of stability and In Kuwait City, respondents ranked the avail- to their city’s standard of living and wellbeing.” KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Respondents from Kuwait City believe that they security (good-to-excellent: 48%), the availabili- ability of outdoor/sports activities (28%), the Masri continued: “The MENA region is very Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, have good-to-excellent end of service benefits ty of healthcare facilities (good-to-excellent: culture and arts offerings (25%), and the avail- diverse when it comes to the factors that affect and Pakistan.

Minister urges actions to curb cross-border crimes

DOHA: Kuwait’s Minister of Justice and clearly that the number of forced refugees’ Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs worldwide has reached 60 million people Yaccoub Al-Sanae has underlined the need as of 2014. for intensifying Gulf efforts to counter The ambassador noted that such “devel- cross-border crimes. In light of the growing opment represents a real crisis on the eco- challenges facing the Gulf region, particu- nomic and political fronts to many hosting larly from terror crimes, the Gulf countries,” adding that such numbers were Cooperation Council (GCC) member states unprecedented since the end of the world have to take all required measures and war II. Al-Ghunaim added that the interna- apply necessary mechanisms to counter tional community would not overcome the such dangerous crimes, the minister told urgent humanitarian crisis, particularly the KUNA upon arrival in Doha to partake in refugee crisis, unless there was a strategic the 27th GCC Justice Ministers Meeting. cooperation and partnership, including Minister Al-Sanae was received at the air- support to UN affiliated organizations, port by Qatari counterpart Hassan Al- especially those related to urgent and Muhannadi and Kuwaiti Ambassador in deteriorating humanitarian aid. Doha Miteb Al-Mutawtah. The meeting is The ambassador also expressed Kuwait’s scheduled to discuss a number of key keenness and support to the humanitarian issues related to bilateral judicial coopera- role by the UN, namely through allocating tion, including a proposal for mutual extra- 10 percent of its urgent aid since 2008 to dition of wanted and convicted criminals natural disasters and human created crisis. and a unified anti-terror law. Since then, Al-Ghunaim said, Kuwait fol- lowed that decision with doubled the High tension amount of aid on a yearly basis to a number Meanwhile, Kuwait has warned of the of humanitarian organizations, especially KUWAIT: Cross section of attendees. — Photos by Joseph Shagra grave dangers as a result of high tensions the UN High Commission of Refugees and globally. The remark was made by Kuwait the International Committee of the Red Permanent Representative to the UN and Cross, which covered various areas around Kuwait to experience low rainfall, increase International Organizations Ambassador the world. Kuwait also called on all UN Jamal Al-Ghunaim at the executive com- member countries to fully abide by their in temperature and rise in sea level by 2035 mittee meeting of UN High Commission of commitments and support the UN commis- Refugees (UNHCR).Al-Ghunaim said that sion, and to enable it deal with global crisis reports by the commission describes very with ease, Al-Ghunaim added. — Agencies GUST hosts climate conference

By Ben Garcia conference. “The Embassy of France in Kuwait Taoulik Souami from the Urban Planning has organized many events, conferences and School of Paris, discussed the best ways to KUWAIT: In support of the upcoming United activities like similar conferences will to be held change human behavior to save environmen- Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) at the American University of Kuwait and tal resources, while Dr Eric Verdeil from Paris which will be held in France in December, Gulf Kuwait University in the coming days. The East University talked about the emerging University for Science and Technology (GUST) ‘Climate Talks’ event organized in collaboration policies for sustainable transition in and the Embassy of France in Kuwait organized with GUST is an example of the different suc- Mediterranean countries. a gathering on climate change yesterday. Dima cessful events organized in Kuwait,” he said. Jenan Behzad, from the Kuwait Al-Khatib, Deputy Resident Representative of COP21 will be held in Paris from Nov 30 to Environment Protection Society (KEPS), shed the United Nations Development Programme Dec 11 under the umbrella of the General light on the story of climate change in Kuwait’s (UNDP), presented her agency’s activities here Secretary of the United Nations and the green schools; Salem Al-Ajmi from the Kuwait and some important facts related to the envi- Society of Engineers talked about the new e- ronment and climate change. waste plant in Kuwait and its benefits for the “In terms of greenhouse emissions in country and its environment, and finally, Kuwait, we have 30.33 giga-grams of emissions Sheikha Fatima Mubarak Jaber A1-Sabah, Vice out of which a huge proportion comes from Chairperson and Executive Director of K’S energy - 98 percent of this is associated with PATH, answered the question on why we clean the combustion of fossil fuels. The average beaches and what are we protecting, showcas- temperature in Kuwait will increase by 1.6 ing the importance of even the most minimal degrees Celsius by 2035, rainfall will decrease, actions to help the environment. and we will see a sea level rise that will affect approximately 170,000 people. The studies are United Nations COP21 based on research done by the World Bank,” Dr Khaled A1-Enzi, Head of Public Relations she said. at EPA said: “The EPA has adopted an “We have been working in 170 countries all approach in consolidating environmental over the world. In Kuwait, we started our work approaches to conform with its perspective in in 1964. Our mandate as of every other UNDP making Kuwait among the best countries in office is to support the implementation of the the region in terms of environmental protec- Dima Al-Khatib, Deputy Resident country’s development plan and development Representative of the United Nations tion. In addition to increasing courses in gov- strategies. We work with the country’s program Development Program speaking at the con- ernment schools and civil society institutions, document and action plan. We focus on four ference. the EPA strives to enhance environmental areas - socioeconomic development, environ- thought and culture and seeks to achieve sus- Students protest outside ment, human development and governance, Presidency of France. Nakhle said this yearly tainable development. The EPA is also carry- south-south cooperation and tripartite collab- conference is a crucial international meeting ing out a campaign in four languages to pro- education headquarters oration,” Khatib said. and a top priority on France’s diplomatic agen- mote environmental awareness, targeting da as it aims to reach a legally binding and uni- both local citizens and expatriates.” By Meshaal Al-Enezi Traffic police had to be dispatched to man- The Paris Agreement versal agreement on climate change and A “Kuwait Climate Action” competition was age traffic. “In December 2015, the international com- preservation of the planet. “We thank all our also announced during the event, where KUWAIT: A number of students with schol- munity will convene in Paris to agree on a new Kuwaiti partners, and especially GUST, for host- teams must submit projects that detail arships to study in the UK yesterday Abdaly cell case global climate change deal aiming to acceler- ing this event to raise awareness on the climate actions to help reduce the impact of climate demonstrated outside the high education The Criminal Court yesterday postponed ate opportunities for climate change action in change issue. This event is the first of its kind in change in Kuwait. The winning team will be headquarters at Al-Sanabel Tower in the Abdaly cell case till Oct 13 pending sum- all countries as an important pillar in the post- the country, supporting a global cause that will awarded a trip to Paris to present their project protest over suspending their scholarships moning the concerned specialized weapons 2015 era of sustainable development. The Paris help mobilize the Kuwaiti society towards at COP21 on behalf of the Kuwait community. and monthly allowances. Demonstrators and explosives officer for testimony. Agreement has the potential to galvanize reducing its carbon footprint,” he said. The United Nations Climate Change also demanded accrediting certain univer- countries and communities to act, simultane- Conference (COP21), is a yearly conference sities. In another development, a number Month of Muharram ously working to reduce carbon emissions, Global challenges that aims to achieve a legally binding and uni- of employees of the Ministry of Health Ministry Assistant while adapting to the long-term impacts of cli- Dr Salah Al-Sharhan, GUST Vice President of versal agreement on climate change, preser- Communication yesterday demonstrated at Undersecretary for Supporting Medical mate change. UNDP is extremely pleased to Academic Affairs was represented on the podi- vation of the planet, and to reduce the green- the ministry headquarters in Shuwaikh Services Dr Jamal Al-Harbi coordinated join efforts with GUST and the Embassy of um by GUST University President Donald house effect. Due to the alarmingly increased against suspending their allowances. with the Interior Ministry concerning serv- ices in husseiniyas during the upcoming France in Kuwait as well as other national Bates, who welcomed the audience. “GUST is rate of greenhouse emissions worldwide Sheikh Talal files complaint month of Muharram. Harbi added that spe- groups to raise awareness around this impor- very proud to be working with the Embassy of today, France is targeting an ambitious goal Sheikh Talal Al-Fahd yesterday filed a cial emergency medical teams would be on tant global undertaking,” she added. France in Kuwait, the Kuwait Environmental of reducing it by 40 percent by 2030, 60 per- complaint to the public prosecutor against alert and deployed to field clinics in various Ambassador of France to Kuwait Christian Public Authority and UNDP, along with the cent by 2040 and finally 80-95 percent by MP Abdullah Al-Maayouf for comparing governorates in addition to declaring a Nakhle was expected to address the gathering globally conscious citizens of Kuwait to sup- 2050 (compared to 1990); to encourage a him to Saddam Hussein. “The people know state of alert at 54 ambulance offices and but his representative apologized for his port such a noble and important cause. We safer future for generations to come. As part what martyr Fahd Al-Ahmad and his sons hospitals all over Kuwait. absence as he had to attend to an emergency have always strived to be a leader in respond- of its responsibility to the community, GUST did during the Iraqi aggression. What have call from France. In a prepared speech read out ing to global challenges by acting locally to endeavors in becoming more involved in you done as a soldier?” Sheikh Talal Illegal residents arrested by his representative, Nakhle emphasized the catalyze a positive change in our students and causes that effect the environment, and charged in his complaint. Twenty three illegal residents were French commitment to the COP 21, stressing our community. We believe that true sustain- stand to create more conscientious global cit- arrested yesterday while working in a car- their continues preparation to welcome thou- able development starts from behind class- izens of its students. GUST prides itself in West Mishref flooded pentry workshop in Rai, said security sands of delegations from all over the world. room desks.” GUST’s Assistant Professor of actively engaging in projects alongside its West Mishref streets were flooded yes- sources, noting that six of the suspects held According to Nakhle, COP21, also known as Environmental Science Dr. Mohamad Yassine staff, faculty and students, which help the terday with sewage water, which irked the domestic residency visas and 17 held ‘Paris Climate 2015,’ has side events in many spoke about climate change and its implica- community and raise awareness on local and area’s residents because of the foul odor. expired article 18 residency visas. countries to prepare everyone for the global tions on food, water and energy nexus; Dr global issues. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 L O C A L JCCP ‘strategic partner’ in training field: KPC KUWAIT: Since its establishment in Japanese Ambassador Toshihiro ters have contributed effectively in rations due to its historic significance for Zour project has been advancing in 1981, around 180 Japanese experts and Tsujihara and a number of leaders in the transferring and advancing Kuwaiti oil the Company and Kuwait, he said. terms of procedures, adding that the specialists from Japan Cooperation oil sector. Al-Adsani pointed out that sector, which improved the skills and The technical advisor assigned to petrochemical industry can proceed Center, Petroleum (JCCP) have partici- around 620 Kuwaitis took part in various capabilities of the workers, leaders and study integration between Al-Zour refin- eventually without any trouble. The pated in training courses in Kuwait, a training courses in Japan in cooperation technicians. Meanwhile, Kuwait National ery and the petrochemical complex is KNPC executive also affirmed the senior oil official said. “JCCP is a strategic with JCCP, commending the Japanese Petroleum Company (KNPC) Acting CEO set to conclude his studies by the end of Company’s keenness in developing its partner in the training field,” said Nizar center’s efforts in this regard. Ahmad Al-Jimaz told reporters that the this year, Al-Jimaz noted, adding that employees in various technological ven- Al-Adsani, CEO of Kuwait Petroleum He also expressed pride over the his- Company is to sign, during October, the most suitable choice for the petro- ues in order to get acquainted with dif- Corporation (KPC). His remarks came on toric and deep-rooted relations with firms that were awarded the con- chemical complex will be based on ferent fields, including safety, environ- the sidelines of a ceremony held for between Kuwait and Japan, noting that tracts of Al-Zour refinery project. The results of the study in order to start with ment, administration, manufacturing graduates of JCCP, in presence of the the Japanese training and research cen- signing ceremony requires large prepa- construction. He also indicated that Al- and machinery. — KUNA

Kuwait’s MPs in Luxembourg to boost bilateral relations

BRUSSELS: A five-member friendship On his part, deputy head of the group from Kuwait’s National Assembly is Kuwait-Luxembourg parliamentary friend- currently visiting Luxembourg for talks ship committee Mohammad Al Huwailah with their counterparts, on a mission said that their visit is within the program aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation of the Kuwaiti National Assembly to and ties. The Kuwaiti delegation met with strengthen bilateral relations between President of the Luxembourg parliament Kuwait and other countries in the world. Mars Di Bartolomeo on Monday - dis- The visit aims at strengthening relations cussing a number of issues including the between the people of Kuwait and the Syrian crisis and the issue of migrants, friendly country Luxembourg which holds head of the group Askar Alenezi told the current EU Presidency and plays an Kuwait news agency (KUNA) yesterday. He important role in Europe and the world, noted that he explained Kuwait’s position said Al Huwailah. “We hope to deepen ties Kuwait Energy employees with top officials and support to the Syrian refugees as between the two countries. We have Kuwait has hosted three international investments in Luxembourg and we also conferences in support of the Syrian seek investments in Kuwait and we want refugees in which $7.7 billion was to gain experience from the parliament of KEC celebrates 10th anniversary pledged including $1.3 billion by Kuwait. Luxembourg especially in the areas of leg- Kuwait supports a political solution to islation, economy, education and social By Ben Garcia company, which has exceeded and noted that Kuwait Energy Company the Syrian crisis based on Geneva I agree- security”, he stressed. overpowered various challenges has achieved, though not as they ment, Al-Anezi said. He also underlined Kuwait and Luxembourg are both KUWAIT: Kuwait Energy Company faced in the past 10 years. “We expected, good results to satisfy all Kuwait’s efforts to combat terrorism and small countries and like Kuwait it has a (KEC), an independent oil and gas thank the people who helped us in their stakeholders. “Today, in cele- its cooperation with the international large population who are not company actively engaged in many ways to overcome various cir- bration of 10 years in business, we coalition against what is called ISIL. Luxembourg citizens. Moreover exploration, appraisal, develop- cumstances and drive the company are proud that we achieved all our Moreover, the MPs discussed international Luxembourg has a strong economy and ment and production of hydrocar- to its heights - I personally thank all goals and we achieved things that relations and Kuwait’s investments in we want to gain from its experiences, he bons, celebrated the 10th anniver- from the management and staff we dreamed about,” she said. “With Luxembourg, he added. The Kuwaiti MPs noted. The five-member delegation sary of the company on Monday in and board members and people 673 million barrels of oil in reserve, also met Chairman of the Foreign Affairs which is on a 3-day visit to Luxembourg the presence of guests, media and who trusted the company despite we are actually number one in the and Defense Committee of the includes MPs Maadi Al Hajri, Fares Al board members. Dr Mansour these challenges,” Bukhamseen region to turn the reserves into rev- Luxembourg Parliament Marc Angel and Otaibi, Mohammad Al Barak. Bukhamseen, Executive Chairman said. Bukhamseen is a successful enues, which brings value to our discussed bilateral ties. “Relations Luxembourg has a population of about of the Board, who is also a member business entrepreneur, leader and shareholders and stakeholders,” she between Kuwait and Luxembourg are his- 520,000 and is considered to be a major of the nomination committee, nar- founder of several successful busi- mentioned. Dr Manssour Aboukhamseen torical and excellent. We also praised the center for international finance and rated the company’s ups and down ness enterprises in Kuwait. He has Akbar also thanked the efforts of Luxembourg position in support of banking. The Luxembourg Parliament is as it experiences challenges related over 25 years of experience in the made by more than 600 staff mem- get revenues, but provide the right Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion”, said made up of 60 members, elected for a to low oil prices and the effect of oil and gas industry at Kuwait Oil bers who are working 24 hours in value for every effort,” she added. Alenezi. five-year term. — KUNA the Arab Spring political changes in Company, Zahra Group Holding various posts from their main office Akbar is a renowned professional the Middle East. and Kuwait Energy. in Kuwait and other offices in Cairo, and personality in the oil and gas But according to Bukhamseen, Sara Akbar, Chief Executive Sanaa, Baghdad and Basra. “We are industry, both in Kuwait and inter- great things have happened at the Officer and a member of the board, not here simply to do business and nationally. She has over 30 years experience in the oil and gas indus- try, having worked in several chal- lenging positions in Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPECO). Akbar has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Kuwait University. Since establishment in 2005, KEC has built a high-quality, diversi- fied portfolio of oil and gas assets in the MENA region. Their MENA portfolio consists of 12 exploration, The Kuwaiti delegation with President of the Luxembourg parliament Mars Di development and production Bartolomeo. assets across Egypt, Iraq, Yemen and Oman. Its working interests range from 15 percent to 75 per- cent and it operates seven assets. Lawmakers hold talks with their Belgian counterparts BRUSSELS: A Kuwaiti parliamentary dele- to, KUNA, Verkammen said the meeting gation led by Deputy National Assembly was a “building block for deeper relations Ooredoo celebrates its new Xpress, Speaker, Mubarak Al-Khurainij, held talks with Kuwait.” “We are convinced that there with Belgian foreign ministry officials and are lot of potentials in those bilateral rela- separately with Senators Monday evening tions,” he said. The two sides are preparing Latest Shamel offers with partners aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and a roadmap of several topics for further cooperation. A-Khurainji told KUNA that cooperation, he said and hoped that they KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait, a and results, contributing to the the meetings discussed bilateral Belgian- can sign a document soon on boosting member of the international success of the company and the Kuwait ties as well as Middle East issues bilateral cooperation. “We are very happy Ooredoo Group, celebrated the satisfaction of its customers. The including Syria, Iraq, Palestine, and Yemen. that the dialogue took place today,” he said launch of its new product, event program included a He stressed that a political solution in Syria adding that they discussed the develop- Xpress, and latest Shamel offers speech by Tamer Shibl, Chief is vital based on Geneva I and he specified ments in the Middle East, specifically Syria, with its partners and official dis- Sales Officer and a presentation that Kuwait is helping in solving the Syrian Iraq and the migration crisis. tributors in Kuwait, in a presti- by Yousef Dashti, Senior Director refugee crisis. “Kuwait and Belgium in all if not most gious event that took place on of Direct Sales, in addition to a He noted that Kuwait hosted three inter- topics are on the same line politically,” he Sunday, October 4th 2015 in video with the company’s latest national conferences for the Syrian added. Pierre Brussermans, responsible for Salwa Al Sabah Ballroom. activities and campaigns. The cel- refugees where USD 7.7 billion was Gulf countries in the Belgian foreign min- Commenting on this annual ebration also involved entertain- pledged. Kuwait pledged $1.3 billion. Al - istry and Sibille de Cartier counselor to event, Yousef Dashti, Senior ment program lead by the Khurainij said that on Iran, Kuwait has wel- Belgian foreign minister Didier Reynders Director of Direct Salesat renowned radio presenter comed the UNSC resolution 2231 based on also participated in the meeting. On his the plan of action between Iran and the part Saleh Ashour told KUNA that visits by Ooredoo Kuwait said: “We are Osama Fouda, competitions, raf- 5+1 Group and hopes that Iran will contin- Kuwaiti parliamentarians to the parlia- pleased to host our partners and Yousef Dashti fle draw and giveaways to atten- Tamer Shibl ue its implementation and cooperation of ments of other friendly countries are con- official distributors in this event dees. the plan. Kuwait calls on Iran to respond to stantly taking place. “Relations between which we conduct on an annual the efforts of regional countries to establish Belgium and Kuwait are well known. base, to honor them for the ties on mutual cooperation and respect Belgium has always politically supported ongoing support they provide us and good neighborliness and non-interfer- Kuwaiti issues,” he said. “We are looking for- and their contribution to the suc- ence in internal affairs of regional coun- ward for the exchange visit of the Belgian cess of our business. Ooredoo tries, he noted. side to Kuwait to strengthen bilateral ties. and its partners have been work- On Iraq, he said Kuwait supports all Both countries have common position on ing together for so many years steps and measures taken by the Iraqi gov- most issues,” he added. and we are looking forward to ernment to establish peace and security The Kuwaiti delegation later met with further collaborate with each one and to preserve the unity of the country. Alian Destexhe, President of the Friendship of them in the very near future” Kuwait and Iraq have signed a number of Group with Kuwait in the Belgian Senate. Partners were handed tro- agreements and MoUs on bilateral cooper- Speaking to KUNA after the meeting, ation in various fields, and to overcome Destexhe said the meeting “was very good phies which included a gratitude most of the pending issues. Kuwait has to develop the friendship between Belgium message reflecting Ooredoo’s underlined its political and economic sup- and Kuwait.” The two sides also discussed sincere gratefulness for their port to Egypt to establish peace and securi- the situation in Syria and Iraq, he said, ongoing support and for deliver- ty and for progress and development of the adding that “Belgium and Kuwait are in the ing excellence in performance Presenter Osama Fouda country. same coalition to fight Daesh and to find a On Yemen, Kuwait calls for the full political and military solution in the region.” implementation of UNSC resolution 2216 He thanked the Kuwaiti parliamentarians for a political solution to restore peace and for visiting Belgium and hoped that they security in the country, he said. Kuwait sup- can develop the political and friendship Kuwait customs chief in Brussels ports the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia link. BRUSSELS: The Director General of Kuwait airports, which began yesterday. “This is very impor- become a member of this revised convention and to restore stability and peace in Yemen. This is the first visit of a Kuwaiti parlia- Customs, Khaled Abdullah Al-Saif, is in the Belgian tant for us, because we are in the process of imple- the Kuwaiti custom officials are attending this Moreover Kuwait also supports the GCC ini- ment delegation to Belgium since the last capital accompanied by two other custom officials menting this in the coming days. We are interested meeting which begins Thursday to learn what are tiative and national reconciliation in elections in Belgium, and he hoped that to take part in the meetings of the World Custom to know where they have reached in this program,” the latest developments regarding this conven- Yemen. In the first meeting Al Khurainij Belgian parliamentarian delegation can vis- Organization (WCO) which is based in Brussels. Al- Al-Saif said. The second meeting is on the tion. “Kuwait especially this year has made a great accompanied by MPs Saleh Ashour and it Kuwait soon. Kuwait’s ambassador Darar Saif, speaking to KUNA, noted that WCO holds regu- International Convention on the Simplification and progress in all its functions and these issues con- Majid Moussa and Kuwait’s ambassador to Razzooqi hosted a lunch at his residence in lar meetings and consultations with customs Harmonization of Customs procedures, known as cern us for our further development and progress,” Belgium and the EU, Darar Abdul Razzak honor of the visiting Kuwait delegation yes- organizations around the world. “We in Kuwait cus- Kyoto Convention which was done at Kyoto on 18 said the head of the Kuwait customs,” Al-Saif said. Razqooqi met with John Verkammen, head terday. The Kuwait parliamentary delega- toms attend such important meetings which con- May 1973 and entered into force on 25 September The Kuwaiti official noted that there is a strong of Middle East department of the Belgian tion arrived in Brussels on Sunday for a 2- cern us to develop our own work,” Al-Saif added. 1974. The WCO Council adopted the revised Kyoto cooperation between Kuwait customs and the WCO foreign ministry. day official visit. They will continue their There are two meetings this week at the WCO, Convention in June 1999 as the blueprint for mod- and as well with the US customs. Al-Saif added They discussed the development of meetings with their Belgian counterparts one is linked with the Advance Passenger ern and efficient Customs procedures in the 21st Kuwait to sign an agreement on exchange of infor- bilateral Belgian-Kuwaiti political and eco- and also will hold talks with Steven Information, Name Record of passengers arriving at century. Al-Saif mentioned that Kuwait recently has mation with the US customs later this year. — KUNA nomic ties as well as regional issues and Vanackere, senator and former Belgian for- Kuwait investments in Belgium. Speaking eign minister. — KUNA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 LOCAL Ministry of Health maintains VIVA sponsors close cooperation with WHO KIU Expo 2015 KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Ali Al-Obaidi said sion, foremost among who are the WHO Director- extreme emergencies in the Region and the health that Kuwait’s hosting of the 62nd session of the General Dr Margaret Chan and WHO Regional needs arising from them. He outlined the progress KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ala Alwan made in strengthening WHO’s role in emergency and most developed telecom operator, Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean highlights and the ministers of health of the 22 RC member response, noting that “Last year we established a announced its sponsorship for the Kuwait the close cooperation with WHO since Kuwait joined states. He extolled His Highness the Amir Sheikh regional centre for emergencies and polio eradica- Industries Union Expo 2015 held under the Organization in 1960. The fruitful cooperation Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for his constant tion in Jordan, and reviewed and adjusted our readi- the patronage of His Highness the Amir covers various areas and serves many objectives for support to the efforts of the Ministry of Health to ness and response structure and capacities at coun- of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al- which the Organization was established, the minis- improve health services for all citizens, and thanked try level and in the Regional Office.” In addition to Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. His Highness ter said in his inaugural speech to meeting of the His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- establishing a dedicated operation and logistic hub, the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- Regional Committee - the decision-making body of Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah for his patronage of Dr Alwan added that “a regional emergency solidari- Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and other the Organization. the RC meeting. ty fund has also been established and will be funded ministers will represent the Amir at the “Kuwait contributed to WHO-sponsored He noted that the meeting coincided with the starting January 2016.” inauguration ceremony on 18 until 20 researches on the combat against non-communica- United Nations Sustainable Development Summit Meanwhile, Dr Margaret Chan said despite a sub- October 2015, at Crowne Plaza Hotel - ble diseases such as heart diseases, hypertension, held in New York to adopt 17 Sustainable stantial shortfall in funding, “the Region has tackled Baraka Hall. cancer and diabetes,” Dr Al-Obaidi said, citing the Development Goals, including a health-related one. heavy adversity with impressive innovation.” “These On this occasion, Othman Daoud Al- launching of Kuwait award and His Highness the Dr Al-Obaidi renewed Kuwait’s commitment to work- innovations align well with the WHO reform Qenai, Enterprise Director at VIVA, said: Amir’s award for researches in healthcare for the eld- ing with WHO and all partners to advance the health requested by our governing bodies and initiated fol- “VIVA’s participation in this expo aims at erly and the country’s contribution to the Global agenda, not only in Kuwait but in the Region as a lowing the independent assessment of WHO’s per- exchanging experiences between several Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The whole. On his part, Dr Ala Alwan welcomed the min- formance during the Ebola outbreak,” she explained. sectors, especially latest technical solu- launching of Kuwait appeal for combating and pre- isters of health and members of delegations, Dr Chan stressed the necessity of strengthening the tions provided by VIVA to serve these sec- will strengthen the importance the venting the chronic diseases was another evidence expressing his appreciation to the host, the health information system and the commitment to tors. He added: “The communication national economy and help local facto- of the growing cooperation particularly after the Government of Kuwait for their generous hospitality. universal health coverage. “Accountability means technology interfered recently positively ries, local and gulf markets to communi- issuance of the relevant UN political statement in He highlighted the major progress that had been counting. Reliable information is vital for evidence- in the industry field, where it helped to cate and support the non-oil industrial September, 2011, he pointed out. made over the past year in the 5 regional strategic based policy-making and efficient resource alloca- save time, money and efforts”. exports and open new job vacancies. To Al-Obaidi welcomed the attendees at the RC ses- health priorities, particularly in responding to the tion,” she added. — KUNA VIVA is keen to support the local find out more about VIVA’s latest compet- industry in different sectors. Professionals itive promotions, products and packages, from enterprise division at VIVA will dis- please visit one of the 69 VIVA branches, play all its latest services and promotions or the VIVA website at www.viva.com.kw, Kuwait calls for GCC joint for participants. This distinguished expo or call VIVA’s 24 hour call center on 102. humanitarian projects for Syrians

RIYADH: Kuwait suggested to GCC Red Crescent Russia and Iran in Syria. “During my visits to the Societies to hold joint humanitarian projects to region, whoever I spoke to, Presidents or refugees help the Syrian refugees, Kuwait Red Crescent in the camps, in Turkey, Jordan, or Egypt, warned Society (KRCS) legal department Director Dr me against one thing, a potential victory of Assad’s Musaad Al-Enezi announced yesterday. He made regime, is more likely today because of Iran and this remark at the conclusion of a meeting by GCC Russia’s engagement in Syria, and will result in the Red Crescent Societies permanent work team. The next migratory wave,” Tusk told the European projects will include providing kidneys dialysis cen- Parliament during a debate on migration. ters, bakeries, agricultural produce, educational “Yesterday, this message was confirmed by centers, and clean water sources to help the Syrian President Erdogan. According to Turkish estimates, refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. KRCS has offered another three million potential refugees may come tremendous aid to the Syrian refugees where it dis- from Aleppo and its neighborhood,” he added. tributed 50 million loaves of bread, medical care Turkish President Recep Erdogan met Tusk and and other in-kind aid. KRCS will continue to give other EU leaders in Brussels yesterday and dis- help in cooperation with local and regional aid cussed the Syrian crisis. The new scheme to relo- organizations, Al-Enezi pointed out. This sugges- cate asylum seekers from Greece and Italy to other tion will be tackled in detail in another meeting by EU member states, dialogue with Turkey on coop- GCC Red Crescent Societies’ senior officials in Doha eration to stem and manage migration flows, were on October 28. among the topics tackled in yesterday morning’s debate with Tusk and Commission President Jean- European Council warns Claude Juncker. MEPs regretted the European Meanwhile, president of the European Council Council’s apparent lack of ambition to tackle the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) legal Donald Tusk yesterday warned of an influx of more most serious refugee crisis since World War, noted department Director Dr Musaad Al-Enezi Syrian refugees due to the military involvement of an EP statement. — Agencies Interior Ministry promotes ‘nuclear safety’ awareness

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior always strives to cooper- ate with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to pro- mote awareness in nuclear security safety to limit smug- gling of nuclear materials that could be used in terrorist operations, the Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary Major General Jamal Hatim Al-Sayigh said. This remark was made at the opening ceremony of a meeting on the exchange of information of nuclear and radioactive material. The meet- ing was co-hosted by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). It was attended by representatives from the GCC ministries of interior. Al-Sayigh pointed out the three-day meeting aims at promoting international cooperation and the exchange of information in the field of nuclear security and safety of radioactive waste management. Executive Commissioner for International Cooperation and the National Liaison Officer with IAEA Dr Nader Al-Awadhi said that the meet- ing was held in Kuwait because safety is a top priority for the Gulf country where it strives to enhance human and scientific resources in this field. He stressed the importance of having an international cooperation to limit nuclear and radioactive substance trafficking. — KUNA

Kuwait-South Korea infrastructure meeting kicks off

SEOUL: The fifth meeting of the Kuwaiti-South Korean infrastructure committee kicked off yesterday in imple- mentation of a memorandum of understanding between Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works and Korean Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea. Ministry of Public Works Undersecretary Awatef Al-Ghoniem is heading the Kuwaiti delegation to the meeting which was attended by Kuwaiti Ambassador to Korea Jassem Mohammad Al-Budaiwi. During the meet- ing, Al-Ghoneim made a visual presentation on develop- ment projects to be implemented by the ministry in the future and other projects for the 2020-2030 plans. After the meeting, Al-Ghoneim said in a statement that the two sides discussed means of bolstering coop- eration between the two countries in the areas of con- struction, swage and bridges to bear fruit for the two sides. Implementing development projects in Kuwait will materialize the vision of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his desire to turn Kuwait into an international commercial and financial hub, she said. In a similar statement, Ambassador Jassem lauded the “positive atmospheres” dominated the meeting and keenness of the two sides on boosting cooperation to serve their interests. The success of the meeting will contribute to establishing and supporting the Kuwait-South Korea ties in various fields, especially construction, he said. The meeting aims to complete and cement what the political leaderships of the two countries agreed on during a historic visit of South Korean President Park Geun-hye to Kuwait last March, the ambassador said, noting the visit also established a cornerstone of strategic partnership between the two sides. Meanwhile, the Korean side expressed its readiness to participate in carrying out development projects in Kuwait, referring to its expertise in the areas of con- struction, infrastructure and technology as well as the smart solution developed by the Korean companies on wastewater treatment. — KUNA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 From the Arabic press

Crime Al-Jarida Report Recycling Has sovereignty Domestic help become hypothetical? offices raided By Prof Ghanim Al-Najjar KUWAIT: The domestic help department launched a ith Russia and its war machine’s involve- wide ranging campaign in the six governorates to check ment and the welcoming of this move by on various domestic help offices. An unlicensed office Wthe ‘objection group’, the story of foreign was discovered in Hawally governorate, while another interference in the region is now complete and is office that handles weddings was found to be bringing welcomed and supported by all parties, be them pro in domestic help illegally. It also issued receipts in the or against. name of another office. A bedoon at the office was Sovereignty is also becoming a hypothetical ele- arrested for bringing in domestic help without the ment in regional state constituents. Today, most knowledge of the office license owner. The bedoon and regional countries have foreign or regional troops on another person who was arrested were sent to con- their soil or militarily interfering in other countries. cerned authorities. Political Some of the troops are regular ones, others are mili- tias fighting wars while some are fighting on behalf interest of others. Some come from this or that country. Citizen, policemen assaulted Endless crowds are everywhere and guns are blazing in all directions. A citizen was beaten and insulted by her brothers Al-Anbaa We are not, here, concerned with reasons and jus- and sisters in Waha. The woman went to Waha tifications or who is right and who is wrong. Each has police station and filed a complaint. She said her his own justifications and legitimacy. Things went brothers accused her of taking the money of the way beyond that a long while ago, to the extent that mother as well as a handicapped loan in the name Al-Qabas of her mother. Detectives are investigating. In the major Zionist sin is now almost forgotten and another development, two cousins beat and insult- marginalized after it used to be the main cause. ed two Capital policemen. A security source said Kuwait’s McCarthyism Regional wars in Arab and non Arab countries have while a patrol was roaming Rawda, a sports car was been going on nonstop for years, until the region became the first worldwide in per capita wars. Those stopped, but two men came out and began shout- By Khalid Ahmad Al-Tarrah ing insults and beat the patrolmen when they were wars created man’s worst tragedies in history. To asked to hand over the license and car title. cCarthyism is a term that appeared during the tual or sectarian approach to a point where some reli- make things worse, the oppressed and the crushed Detectives are looking for them. 1990s in the US. It is summarized in an environ- gious people are being described as Daeshi, instead of here support a tyrant there and vice versa. Mment that was overcome by a phobia of the fighting the terror of Daesh, the group murdering in the The concept of sovereignty has deteriorated to Soviet Union, and particularly the spread of Marxist ide- name of religion, intellectually and politically, and facing such an extent that once this or that party fails to Wanted Kuwaiti nabbed ology in the American society, and this led to the emer- what is being attributed to the forgiving Islamic sharia. resolve things, they persistently demand Russia, US gence of abnormal practices headed by doubts, distrust This sectarianism has not been totally removed from and others’ military interference, until those major A security source said Khaitan police station called a citi- and spying under the leadership of senator Joseph the Kuwaiti areas for years, and this is painful. The poi- powers have become more like neighboring countries zen and asked him to come over to receive a court sum- McCarthy. McCarthyism or at least similar things like it, sons of social division spread from the windows of poli- and the situation is chaotic on the ground. When put- mons. Once at the police station, he was found wanted has been, with regret, appearing at the Kuwait society tics, appointment of leaders, and the Kuwaiti legacy ting the concept of a sovereign country that does not for a KD50,000 debt. Also, an unidentified person turned with a new form of phobia. A phobia that targets Kuwait known as wasta, and the only one responsible is the allow another country’s interference in its domestic his phone off when he realized that a woman he was society’s intellectual, religious, sectarian and social com- executive authority that is dealing decisively with issues affairs as per the Vienna Convention for diplomatic harassing had complained against him. A security source ponents in general. according to the law and sometimes with laxity and said a teacher told Sabah Al-Salem police and that she It is sad that intellectuals, writers and influential per- exceptions that break the law and rules, even if the result norms at stake, we find that such a country becomes received several WhatsApp messages after midnight sonalities, in forming public opinion and mental images, will spark sectarianism. as hypothetical as everything in this hypothetical time. urging her to commit vice acts. Detectives are working began beating the drums of McCarthyism, sometimes May be the best example of this is the nature of nega- Such conduct turns history backwards to over 400 on the case. directly and sometimes indirectly, and the reasons vary tions in the formation of the first Cabinet of former years ago during the Thirty Year and Hundred Year between subjective jurisprudence or settling accounts prime ministers, who achieved an unprecedented num- wars in Europe that came to an end by the with other parties, or gloating. ber of government formations that exceeded five, where Westphalia agreement and the founding of inde- 11-year-old girl assaulted Circumstances and security developments, that negotiations were in public and dealt with in the media! pendent sovereign states. Maybe we need to repro- resulted in terrorist actions such as the bombing of What we fear today for Kuwait’s united people and the duce sovereignty through a new treaty based on An Asian worker assaulted an 11-year-old girl, Imam Al-Sadeq Mosque and other actions that hit broth- components of Kuwait society, is the sectarian charges peaceful co-existence and respecting people’s rights. according to her expat father. A security source said erly states in the region, besides the case known as the and distrust that may become a new McCarthyism with Otherwise, it will be no wonder if Nepal soon “Abdaly cell”, led to the emergence of hysteria among various names and baseless justifications that Kuwait will the incident took place in a bookstore where she becomes a neighboring country! some people. There are those who started passing judg- pay for as a country and citizen. was buying school materials. The suspect was arrest- —Translated by Kuwait Times ed and sent to the police prosecution. —Al-Anbaa ments and make accusations out of a religious, intellec- —Translated by Kuwait Times

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Kuwait zoo is local habitat for the rare grey crowned bird which originates in Savannah, South Africa. —KUNA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 Sisi supporters smell victory ahead Taleban attack police HQ in embattled Afghan city of election Page 11 Page 8 Russia’s Turkey air violations no accident: NATO Russian envoy says NATO distorting Syria mission

BRUSSELS: NATO yesterday rejected AIR SPACE VIOLATIONS Russia’s NATO envoy said the alliance was he will not put ground forces in Syria, where said it has more than 50 warplanes and heli- Moscow’s explanation that its warplanes vio- Disagreement over the air space viola- using the accidental incursion to distort the the civil war has killed 250,000 people. copters in Syria. Russia’s Tartous naval facility lated the air space of alliance member Turkey tions came after disputes over the exact aims aims of Moscow’s air campaign in Syria, However, Stoltenberg said there was a grow- there is a logistics base and has been over- at the weekend by mistake and said Russia of the Russian air campaign. Moscow says it according to the TASS news agency. “The ing presence of Russian forces in Syria. hauled in recent years. It is being used to was sending more ground troops to Syria and is attacking Islamic State but the West has impression is that the incident in Turkish air “I can confirm that we have seen a sub- unload equipment, some of which is also building up its naval presence. accused it of striking other rebel groups to space was used to plug NATO as an organisa- stantial build-up of Russian forces in Syria: being flown in. With Russia extending its air strikes to prop up its ally Syrian President Bashar al- tion into the information campaign waged air forces, air defences, but also ground Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, the head of include the ancient city of Palmyra, Turkish Assad. by the West to distort the aims of the opera- troops in connection with the air base the lower house of the Russian parliament’s President Tayyip Erdogan said he was losing In a further incident, a MIG-29 fighter of tions carried out by the Russian air force in they have, and we also see an increased defence committee, said Moscow was not patience with Russian violations of his coun- try’s air space. “An attack on Turkey means an attack on NATO,” Erdogan warned at a Brussels news conference. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance had reports of a substantial Russian military build-up in Syria, including ground troops and ships in the east- ern Mediterranean. “I will not speculate on the motives ... but this does not look like an acci- dent and we have seen two of them,” Stoltenberg said of the air incursions over Turkey’s border with Syria. He noted that they “lasted for a long time”. The incidents, which NATO has described as “extremely dangerous” and “unacceptable”, underscore the risks of a further escalation of HMEIMIM: In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site yesterday, two BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens the Syrian civil war, as Russian and U.S. war- Russian SU-25 ground attack aircrafts take off from an airbase Hmeimim in Syria. A spokeswoman for the Russian foreign Stoltenberg addresses a press conference at the planes fly combat missions over the same ministry has rejected claims that Russia in its airstrikes in Syria is targeting civilians or opposition forces. —AP NATO headquarters in Brussels, yesterday. —AFP country for the first time since World WarII . The Russian Defence Ministry had said that unknown nationality and Syria-based missile Syria,” Alexander Grushko was quoted as naval presence,” Stoltenberg said. conducting operations in Syria involving its an SU-30 warplane had entered Turkish air systems “interfered” with eight Turkish F-16 telling reporters in Brussels. own ground troops and would not do so, space along the border with Syria “for a few jets patrolling along the Syrian border on The United States, leading the coalition RUSSIAN TANKS according to the RIA Novosti news agency. seconds” on Saturday, a mistake caused by Monday, the Turkish military said. attacking Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, US officials have previously said Russia Pressing ahead with an air campaign that bad weather. NATO says a plane also entered According to a statement, the MIG-29 wants to avoid being drawn into a proxy war has sent seven T-90 tanks, some artillery, and began nearly a week ago, Russian jets hit Turkish air space on Sunday, an incident locked its radar onto the Turkish patrol for 4 with Russia. With that in mind, Russia’s about 200 marines. It has also deployed tem- Islamic State targets in Palmyra and the Russia says it is looking into. minutes 30 seconds. The same planes were defence ministry said it agreed in principle porary housing units, a portable air traffic northern province of Aleppo, Syrian state tel- Separately, a US official told Reuters the also harassed by a Syria-based missile system with US proposals on coordinating military control station and components for an air evision said, in some of the heaviest Russian incursions lasted more than a few seconds for 4 minutes 15 seconds. flights in Syria. The ministry said it was ready defence system. Russian defence ministry attacks on the hardline group. and described Moscow’s assertion that the These are not the first such flashpoints. A to hold talks with Turkey to avoid “misunder- sources have been quoted in Russian media Islamic State forces captured Palmyra in incursions were an accident as “far-fetched”. Turkish jet was shot down by the Syrian air standings” over Syria and it invited foreign as saying about 1,500 Russian servicemen May, an advance which brought them closer Stoltenberg said the US-led alliance had not force in 2012 over the Mediterranean and earli- military officers to Moscow for talks on how are involved in supporting the air strikes and to the core of government-held territory in received “any real explanation” from Russia er this year Turkey shot down a Syrian helicop- best to fight Islamic State. supplying the Syrian army with equipment. western Syria. It also put the city’s Roman-era about the incursions. ter which Ankara said had violated its airspace. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said The Russian Defence Ministry itself has ruins under the militants’ control. —Reuters WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 INTERNATIONAL IS claims wave of attacks in Iraq that killed 56

BAGHDAD: The Islamic State group responsibility for an attack on Shiites in Meanwhile, schools were closed “This farce has to end. No employ- times of financial crisis and war claimed responsibility yesterday for a Basra’s southwest suburb of al-Zubair, for the third day running yesterday in ee has been paid for three months in against IS not to close schools down,” series of attacks that rocked different killing at least 10 people. The Sunni- the Sulaimaniyah province of Iraq’s the whole of Kurdistan,” said Nermeen Fateh Mulawi said. The strike is hap- parts of Iraq and killed at least 56 peo- dominated al-Zubair is located 50 kilo- Kurdistan region, where the cash- Mohammed, who teaches at a school pening in southern areas dominated ple the night before. meters (31 miles) southwest of Basra. strapped administration has not paid in Sulaimaniyah. “The minister of nat- by political parties opposed to the The extremist group said a suicide The Associated Press could not salaries for months. ural resources keeps announcing a Kurdistan Democratic Party of acting bomber blew up his explosives-laden immediately verify the authenticity of “More than 2,000 government offices rise in oil production but the salaries regional president Massud Barzani car among Shiite militia members in the statements, issued on different and schools are on strike,” said Honer still aren’t coming at the end of the and his nephew, prime minister the Shiite-majority town of al-Khales in Twitter accounts, but its language and Tawfiq, spokesman for the Sulaimaniyah month,” she complained. Nechirvan Barzani. the country’s eastern Diyala province. phrasing is consistent with past IS province in the autonomous Kurdish Thousands of civil servants were There have been no teachers’ Iraqi officials said the attack hit a com- claims of responsibility. region. on strike in several sectors, with the strikes yet in the Arbil and Dohuk mercial area, killing at least 32 people IS controls large swaths of Iraq’s Teachers and many civil servants exception of security personnel, provinces where the KDP draws most and wounding 58 others. north and west, including its second- have not been paid for three months health workers and employees in oth- of its support. The Kurdistan region of It added that militants also detonat- largest city of Mosul and most of Anbar as Kurdistan and the rest of Iraq er key institutions. A Kurdish educa- Iraq has been locked in a bitter politi- ed a car bomb in Baghdad’s northeast- province. It regularly targets Shiite struggles to face the huge budget tion ministry spokesman said he cal crisis since the end of August, ern neighborhood of Husseiniya that neighborhoods and government crunch caused by the cost of bat- shared the teachers’ concern but when Massud Barzani’s mandate killed at least 14 people and wounded installations in an effort to destabilize tling the Islamic State group and low asked them to end their strike. expired and no deal was reached for 25 others. The group also claimed the Shiite-led government in Baghdad. oil prices. “We are asking in these difficult his succession. —Agencies Abbas to avoid violent conflict with Israel Stabbings, shooting, clashes raise security concerns

RAMALLAH: Palestinian President into armed confrontation with Israel. dead the Palestinian knife-wielder 13-year-old, have been killed and Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday he Four Israelis have been killed and the military arrested five mem- about 170 injured in clashes with did not want a spike in deadly vio- since Thursday in a stabbing and a bers of the Islamist Hamas group for Israeli soldiers in the West Bank since lence in East Jerusalem and the drive-by shooting blamed on the shooting. Sunday. Another Palestinian man, Israeli-occupied West Bank to spiral Palestinian militants. Police shot Two Palestinians, one of them a suspected of having stabbed and wounded an Israeli teen, was shot dead by police in Jerusalem. With Israeli-Palestinian peace talks dormant since 2014, the blood- shed has raised concerns about a wider escalation and a possible third Palestinian uprising, though it has QENA: Egyptians walk under campaign banners ahead of the parliamentary not reached the level of past Israeli- elections on September 29, 2015 in the city of Qena, some 650 km (400 Palestinian confrontations. miles) south of Cairo. The current mood in the Arab world’s most populous Abbas, at a gathering of the nation was evident at an election rally in the southern town of Qena, where Palestine Liberation Organization, candidates showered praise on Sisi who has crushed all opposition since signalled that he hoped to avoid vio- ousting his Islamist predecessor. —AFP lent conflict, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sisi supporters smell announced a series of security meas- ures that fell short of an extensive military operation. victory ahead of election “We tell them (the Israelis) that QENA: There is really only one possible out- Experts have already said the election out- we do not want either military or come to Egypt’s much-delayed parliamentary come is not in doubt: the new parliament will security escalation,” Abbas said at the election when people begin voting later this be dominated by lawmakers loyal to the former PLO meeting. “All our instructions to month-a body loyal to President Abdel Fattah army chief who deposed Morsi after mass street our (security) agencies, our factions al-Sisi. protests against the Islamist’s year-long rule. and our youth have been that we do The current mood in the Arab world’s most Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected president, not want escalation.” populous nation was evident at an election ral- came to power after a popular uprising in 2011 Netanyahu, who visited an army ly in the southern town of Qena, where candi- ended three decades of rule by veteran strong- base in the West Bank yesterday, said dates showered praise on Sisi who has crushed man Hosni Mubarak. other measures would include all opposition since ousting his Islamist prede- installing security cameras on West cessor. Phased voting for Egypt’s first parlia- 596 seats at stake Bank roads and a greater Israeli ment since Sisi overthrew Mohamed Morsi in Just weeks after Morsi was ousted, a police police presence in East Jerusalem. 2013 will be held over six weeks starting on crackdown killed hundreds of protesters Recent tensions have been October 17. demanding his reinstatement. Tens of thou- inflamed in particular by frequent “We want a strong parliament that supports sands of Morsi supporters and members of his clashes between Palestinian stone- the president in achieving his plans to develop now banned Muslim Brotherhood movement throwers and Israeli security forces at the country,” said journalist Moustafa Bakri, a have been jailed. Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque com- candidate for the main For The Love of Egypt Hundreds more including Morsi himself pound, Islam’s third-holiest shrine. coalition, addressing a crowd in Qena. have been sentenced to death after speedy Palestinians fear increasing visits Sitting on iron chairs in a street lined with mass trials denounced by the United Nations as by Jewish groups to al-Aqsa, revered red brick buildings, the thousands of men lis- “unprecedented in recent history”. tened to Bakri and other coalition candidates in The regime installed by Sisi, who was elect- HEBRON: Israeli border guards hold a position during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers by Jews as the site of biblical temples, are eroding longtime Muslim reli- the town around 650 kilometres (400 miles) ed president in a May 2014 election boycotted near an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank town of Hebron yesterday. Palestinian president south of Cairo. Assuming the mood there is by the Muslim Brotherhood, has also cracked Mahmoud Abbas said he wanted to avoid a violent escalation with Israel, his most direct com- gious control there. Netanyahu has said he is committed to maintaining reflected in the rest of the country, a pro-Sisi down relentlessly on secular revolutionary ments since unrest has spread and provoked fears of a new uprising. —AFP the status quo at al-Aqsa. —Reuters parliament is a given. youth movements. —AFP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 INTERNATIONAL 11 dead as South Carolina copes with record floods

COLUMBIA: South Carolina residents have been killed in weather-related back to try to get things for the baby- yesterday reeled under the effects of traffic accidents, while seven more milk and Pampers-but I couldn’t. weekend flooding that killed at least have drowned, the Charleston Post Everything was covered in water.” 11 people and left tens of thousands and Courier newspaper reported. Firefighters rescued them. But while without power or drinking water. Those killed included five trapped some rode in a boat, others had to President Barack Obama signed a dis- in vehicles overcome by flood water, walk through the rapidly rising, dirty aster declaration on Monday, making the paper reported, citing state offi- water. “I’d always seen this on TV, but I federal aid available to the southern cials. Government officials urged peo- never thought it would happen to us,” state that has been drenched with a ple to stay home, and warned that said Harde, whose birthday was level of rain that-as Governor Nikki flooding was expected to continue for Monday. Haley put it-the region has not seen in several days. In South Carolina there are some 1,000 years. Some 26,000 people had no power 2,400 dams, almost all privately owned, A tropical air mass over much of and 40,000 had no drinking water, according to media reports. At least South Carolina starting tomorrow Haley told reporters on the outskirts of nine of them have failed in the past dumped 14 inches (36 centimeters) of the capital Columbia, which has been days, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin rain, a new record, the National especially hard hit. “This is not over,” said. Weather Service said. That downpour she warned. SANTA CATARINA PINULA: Workers carry empty coffins for the victims of the Cambray neighborhood mudslide, to caused sudden and dramatic flooding, ‘Everything is lost’ an improvised morgue in Santa Catarina Pinula on the outskirts of Guatemala City, Monday. Emergency workers bursting dams and leaving residents Torrential rain “It’s the first time I’ve ever seen this,” spent a fourth day digging bodies out with backhoes removing thousands of tons of dirt from the acres-wide scrambling for safety. Many shaken residents fled to shel- said Ken Hart, 49, as he sat on a cot at a mudflow with practically no hope of finding anyone alive. — AP “It was traumatic, I’ve never seen ters, while others were evacuated from Red Cross shelter at St Andrews Middle anything like this,” said Phyllis Jones, a their homes by boat and air. Hundreds School in Columbia. Several people 50-year resident of Columbia, the state of roads and bridges were closed to slept while children played on a stage Guatemala declares mudslide capital. Jones lives in an upstairs apart- traffic due to heavy flooding “Our in the school theater. Rescue person- ment at a complex called Willow Creek, house, car-we lost everything. nel and repair crews were hard at work, whose namesake waterway inundated Everything is underwater. We didn’t get Haley said, adding that 25 helicopter hit community uninhabitable the ground-floor units on Sunday. The time to do nothing,” said Patricia Harde, evacuations have been conducted. rain tapered off Monday and water 48, who fled with her two adult daugh- Across the state, some 550 roads and receded, but Jones said she has not left ters and their four small children, bridges-some of which were complete- Buried houses become their final tombs her apartment “for fear of looting.” including a four-month-old baby, to a ly washed out by flash floods-were She had stocked up on drinking school-turned-shelter. closed to traffic. Main roads, even SANTA CATARINA PINULA: Guatemalan officials weighed said. “We practically bought our own tomb.” Many Cambray resi- water ahead of the flooding, but then “The water was coming up to my major highways, seemed like rivers. what to do with the site of a massive, acres-wide mudslide that dents were staying in shelters. Some 187 people waited on cots she lost power. At least four people waist when we left,” she added. “I went In the historic coastal city of might still hold hundreds of bodies and a surrounding area of inside the Salon Municipal, an auditorium the town usually Charleston, population 130,000, more largely untouched homes that has been declared uninhabit- employs for events and parties. Displaced families could find than 900 people were housed in emer- able. Simply too vast to excavate fully, there may come a point - food, medical services, activities for children and psychological gency centers Monday. Eva Gadsen, as in the past - where officials simply end digging efforts at the services there. 72, heard someone at her door Sunday site and declare the area where the unrecovered bodies lie a Most people there were homeowners, and said they built morning telling her that she needed to de-facto graveyard, their buried houses becoming their final their homes with all the proper permits. They said they were get out. tombs. more focused on the nearby river that occasionally overflows its When she opened the door, the Officials are also considering what to do with residents of banks than the hillside above them. water rushed in. “The water was at my the Cambray community on the outskirts of Guatemala City Disaster Reduction Commission Director Alejandro waist,” she recalled. “When we got whose houses escaped Thursday’s massive landslide but whose Maldonado said he had warned Mayor Tono Coro of the munici- around the corner, I saw the fridge neighborhood has now been declared uninhabitable by pality of Santa Catarina Pinula that the river was eating away at coming out of my apartment, going Guatemala’s National Disaster Reduction Commission, known the base of the steep hill. across the water,” she said. “Thank God as the Conred. “They told us they have to get organized, they Maldonado said he was waiting for a report from local I am still alive and I have a place to stay. have to buy land” for us, said Clara Elena Solorzano, 40, who had authorities about what they had done in response to the warn- People who went back to the building lived in the neighborhood for 17 years in a house built by her ing. Municipal spokesman Manuel Pocasangre said local say everything is lost.” husband. “Also that they’re getting money together to buy us authorities had warned residents about the dangers, but the Schools were closed in Columbia, homes, but nothing concrete.” inhabitants did not want to leave their homes. along with most government offices As the death toll rose to 152 late Monday, questions mount- Maldonado acknowledged there are many neighborhoods and shops. Water distribution points ed about why people were allowed to build homes at the base like Cambray in and around Guatemala City that are at risk of opened in the city for 1.5 hours before of a dangerous hillside next to a small river. The disaster reduc- flooding or mudslides. the curfew, in place for a second night tion commission said it had warned of the risk Cambray faced “What happened in Cambray is just a tragic case of what from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am. Drinking since last year and had recommended that residents be relocat- could potentially happen throughout the city,” Maldonado said. from the city system was considered ed. On Monday, backhoes continued to remove thousands of tons unsafe after breaches in the canal sup- But Solorzano and 26-year-old Sonia Hernandez, who had of dirt from the mudflow with practically no hope of finding plying the city. 10 family members displaced by the landslide and five from anyone alive and increasing difficulties in rescuing whole bod- Local media reported firefighters another house missing, both said they were never warned of ies. Emergency services coordinator Sergio Cabanas said five COLUMBIA: A national guard drives on a flooded road damaged by the were pumping fresh water to the any danger. more bodies had been uncovered. About 300 people remain recent flash floods area in Columbia, South Carolina on Monday. Relentless water systems of Columbia’s hospi- missing, according to some estimates. rain left large areas of the US southeast under water. The states of North tals, which, like the rest of the city, had Warning Maldonado said authorities are still committed to recovering and South Carolina have been particularly hard hit, but the driving rain in been advised to boil water before “If we had been warned of the danger we were running we the bodies of victims, but stressed “we are not going to risk recent days has spared almost none of the US East Coast. — AFP using it. — AFP never would have bought” in the neighborhood, Hernandez more lives unnecessarily.” — AP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

Polish opposition holds comfortable lead ahead of vote

WARSAW: Poland’s Law and Justice party percent. The shape of a future Polish gov- 28-nation European Union over how to ed with their share of Poland’s economic hatching political schemes. Among pos- (PiS), a ‘eurosceptic’ conservative party ernment could be uncertain if PiS wins deal with thousands of refugees fleeing success in recent years. The Polish econo- sible coalition partners, PiS might be able which has spoken out against an inflow of roughly a third of the vote because it may war-torn Middle East for Europe. The my was the only one in the European to tap Kukiz’15, a new, anti-establish- migrants, held a comfortable lead over have to seek coalition partners from a nationalist-minded party has spoken Union to avoid recession in the wake of ment movement led by former rock star the ruling centre-right Civic Platform (PO) host of small parties which are also run- strongly against admitting migrants to the 2008 global financial crisis. Pawel Kukiz. in an opinion poll published yesterday ning, to form a majority cabinet. Poland, and has criticised the current The popularity of PO, which has ruled Yesterday’s poll also showed a group- before an Oct 25 election. The survey by The eurosceptic PiS, which was in government’s decision to break ranks since 2007 and oversaw a period of eco- ing of left-wing parties, United Left (ZL), pollster RiS, conducted for Rzeczpospolita power between 2005-2007, wants to tax with its ex-communist neighbours to nomic prosperity, has suffered since 2014 in third place, with 10 percent. Another daily, showed PiS, which is run by the banks and big retailers, stop privatisation back an EU plan to share out 120,000 over leaks relating to the secret recording new group, Nowoczesna (N) - a free-mar- twin brother of late Polish President Lech and increase budget spending to encour- refugees across the bloc. of senior officials drinking expensive ket party run by former World Bank econ- Kaczynski, with 34 percent support. PO age families to have children. Its victory Analyst say the party’s rise in the polls wine in Warsaw restaurants, making pro- omist Ryszard Petru - was fourth on 9 trailed 10 percentage points behind on 24 might also deepen divisions within the is largely driven by young voters frustrat- fane remarks about colleagues and percent. —Reuters Ukraine rebels delay elections until 2016 Kiev, Kremlin, EU, Berlin welcome decision

DONETSK: Ukraine’s pro-Russian Their announcement came just Hollande that were issued after and Lugansk region” and a new insurgents took a major step days after the leaders of Germany the summit,” Donetsk negotiator vote in the Ukrainian parliament toward political reconciliation yes- and France forced Ukrainian Denis Pushilin and his Lugansk on constitutional amendments terday by announcing they will President Petro Poroshenko and counterpart Vladislav Deinego regarding elections that would push back disputed local elections his Russian counterpart Vladimir said in the statement. The two first be agreed with the rebels into next year in line with Western Putin to sit down for direct negoti- met yesterday in the Belarussian themselves. The date of the rebels’ demands. The announcement was ations in Paris aimed at saving a capital Minsk-the same location vote is vital because it also deter- immediately welcomed by Kiev’s shaky truce in the 18-month war. where Putin and Poroshenko mines when exactly Ukraine can pro-EU leadership and the That meeting ended with agreed in February to find a way regain full control of its porous Kremlin-a rare case of the ex- French President Francois out of one of Europe’s bloodiest eastern border with Russia-a fron- LISBON: Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader and Portuguese Prime Soviet neighbours agreeing since Hollande declaring that the rebels crises since the Balkans wars of tier Kiev accuses the Kremlin of Minister Pedro Passos Coelho (L) delivers a speech past coalition leader of the conflict first started with the could not possibly organise inter- the 1990s. The insurgents did not using to arm the revolt. The the Popular Party Paulo Portas during their joint press conference in Lisbon ouster of Ukraine’s Moscow- nationally legitimate elections say when they now intend to hold February deal says that Russian after winning the general elections. —AFP backed leader early last year. within such a short timeframe. their polls. But they pressed a forces and the militias are sup- posed cede the 400-kilometre Portuguese reforms could run (250-mile) stretch of the border under their control a day after the aground, voters boost hard left polls are held. But the rebels and Moscow LISBON: Reforms may be the biggest casu- unpopular spending cuts and tax hikes argued that Ukraine would only alty of Portugal’s general election, which has launched by the government during the regain its territorial integrity after weakened the centre-right government and debt crisis. He has said he will not resign, but Kiev followed through on all the fortified the hard left. The ruling coalition of speculation has already started over his commitments it made in the Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho won the replacement. February deal-something Ukraine biggest share of votes on Sunday, making “Can you imagine what pressure Costa has so far failed to do. him the first leader in Europe to be re-elect- must now be under as his lack of attention ed after imposing austerity policies to steer to his left flank explains why he fell short,” ‘Moscow kept its word’ his country through an international bailout. said Nicholas Spiro, managing director at The delay gives the warring But he fell well short of a majority, leav- Spiro Sovereign Strategy. sides time to find a political com- ing his Social Democrat-led government Costa promised in his campaign to ease promise that can put an end to “absolutely shackled from fulfilling its pro- back on austerity, defend the welfare state fighting that has already claimed gramme, even if it could get it through par- and invest in science and culture, but he also more than 8,000 lives and driven liament by a miracle”, daily Publico said in an pledged to stick to budget goals agreed 1.5 million from their homes. editorial. with Europe, one reason why investors have Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Lisbon weaned itself off its 78 billion euro so far been relaxed about the election out- Peskov said Russia “welcomed the ($87.8 billion) EU/IMF bailout programme come. decision of the People’s Republics last year, but key unfinished reforms include But he faces a threat from the advance of of Donetsk and Lugansk.” “This is making cuts of 600 million euros a year to the more radical Left Bloc, the biggest gain- another example of the flexibility ensure the sustainability of the pension sys- er in the election. It more than doubled its and constructive approach shown tem. seats in parliament to 19, while the tradi- (by the rebels) as they try to imple- The government has promised to cut the tional Communists gained one, to 17. ment the Minsk agreements,” budget deficit to below 2.7 percent of gross The result means that the Socialists, Left Peskov told Russia’s Interfax news domestic product this year from 7.2 percent Bloc and Communists together would have agency. in 2014, which would be the first time a majority, though analysts see such an A spokeswoman for Leonid Portugal has brought it below the euro alliance as unlikely and Costa himself has KIEV: People hold pictures of their relatives capturted by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Kuchma-a former Ukrainian presi- zone’s 3 percent ceiling. ruled it out. Ukraine as they rally in front of the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev yesterday. Protesters demand- dent who acted as Poroshenko’s “Whereas the re-election of the govern- Left Bloc leader Catarina Martins has ed assistance with for the release of 29 prisoners, mainly servicemen of Ukrainian forces. —AFP personal representative at the vari- ment is expected to ensure a continued sensed the moment, repeatedly saying she ous peace talks conducted focus on fiscal consolidation, the loss of the is ready to rule with the Socialists. Her three throughout the war-said Kiev also previous absolute majority will likely compli- conditions are that the Socialists drop their The Europrean Union also Kiev’s pro-Western leader has also series of demands on Kiev that “welcomed the decision”. “This cate the implementation of further structur- support for cuts to social security contribu- called the move a “fundamental called the votes “fake” and will be difficult for Poroshenko to step will give us an opportunity to al reforms,” ratings agency Moody’s said in a tions and a freeze on pensions, and reverse step” toward peace. The decision demanded their cancellation. push through a Ukrainian parlia- conduct fair, legitimate and impar- report yesterday. their backing for laws that make it easier to coincided with the withdrawal of ment where nationalist forces play tial elections in parts of the The outcome of the Portuguese vote and fire workers. Ukrainian tanks from the line split- No new date set a strong role. Donetsk and Lugansk regions its impact on economic policy will be closely Fernando Ribeiro Mendes, a former sec- ting government forces from the Ukrainian officials said Monday The two said their elections will under Ukrainian law,” spokes- watched across Europe. Elections are due retary of social security in a previous rebels of one of the two separatist that Hollande and German be held only after Kiev assigns woman Dariia Olifer wrote on later this year in Spain and by next spring in Socialist government, said the far-left’s eastern industrial provinces. Chancellor Angela Merkel had put them “special status” within a uni- Facebook. A German diplomat Ireland, two other countries emerging from advance would squeeze the party itself to The chief negotiators of the self- strong pressure on Putin-who fied Ukraine that has the right to who requested anonymity also years of austerity in the wake of the global turn more left-wing. proclaimed “people’s republics” denies any involvement in the develop closer diplomatic and called the separatists’ step “good financial crisis. Mendes wrote in a commentary that the said they had “agreed to postpone conflict-to convince the militia trade relations with Russia. The news”. moderate stance of previous Socialist lead- the (Donetsk) elections of October command to delay their vote. “We statement also sought full immu- And a government source in PRESSURE FROM THE LEFT erships “will be challenged, a bit like what is 18 and the (Lugansk) poll of examined the statements and rec- nity from prosecution “for all par- Berlin said simply that “Moscow With just 104 of the 230 seats in parlia- happening in Britain’s Labour Party, after the November 1 until next year.” ommendations of Merkel and ticipants to events in the Donetsk has kept its word.” —AFP ment, the coalition led by Passos Coelho lack of success of Antonio Costa’s disguised would need support from the opposition and inconsistent centrism.” Socialists, with 85 seats, in order to get laws President Anibal Cavaco Silva was start- Mass immigration damaging Britain passed. Yet no minority government has sur- ing consultations to form a government vived a full term since the country returned with political parties yesterday. The gov- MANCHESTER: Mass immigration is damaging promised to reduce it to. More than half comes LEGAL BOOST from dictatorship to democracy in 1974. ernment needs to present the general British society, Conservative interior minister from EU nationals, who are free to move within As part of a renegotiation of Britain’s EU Socialist leader Antonio Costa faces criti- guidelines for a 2016 budget bill by mid- Theresa May said yesterday, promising a tough the 28-country bloc. membership terms with the other 27 countries cism for failing to capitalise on the deeply October. —Reuters approach on an issue that will influence Britons’ That has fuelled support for rival parties, in the bloc, Cameron is under pressure to deliv- choice of whether or not to leave the European especially the anti-EU UK Independence Party, er reforms to welfare rules to restrict migrants’ Union. and is looming as a major issue in the referen- access to the British benefits system. “When immigration is too high, when the dum on Britain’s EU membership that Cameron Speaking earlier, Cameron conceded he had 11 Chadian soldiers pace of change is too fast, it’s impossible to build has promised to call by the end of 2017. missed his immigration target and that there a cohesive society,” May, seen as a possible May’s speech went down well with party was a need to “reform our welfare system so future leader, told a party conference in the activists but drew criticism from the Institute of you don’t get instant access to it when you killed in Boko northern city of Manchester. Directors, an employers’ group. “We are aston- arrive.” Mass immigration strained public services ished by the irresponsible rhetoric and pander- His bid to tighten such rules received a like schools and hospitals, depressed wages and ing to anti-immigration sentiment from the boost yesterday when a senior EU legal adviser Haram attack pushed people out of work, she said, describing Home Secretary,” its director Simon Walker said. recommended that the European Court of the economic benefits as “close to zero”. Net “It is yet another example of the Home Justice dismiss a complaint against Britain N’DJAMENA: Boko Haram Islamists with the Islamic State group operat- migration to Britain reached a high of 330,000 Secretary turning away the world’s best and brought by the EU executive, which accused attacked Chadian soldiers yesterday, ing in Syria and Iraq, has been hit people in the year to March, far above the “tens brightest, putting internal party politics ahead of London of discriminating against other citizens killing 11 and wounding 13, a hard by the offensive, losing territory, of thousands” Prime Minister David Cameron the country.” of the bloc. Chadian security source said, in the but has launched attacks and bomb- Public concern over immigration has been latest deadly raid by the militants ings in response. heightened by the arrival into mainland Europe despite a regional offensive against Cameroon is regularly targeted by of hundreds of thousands of migrants and them. suicide bombers. Attacks also contin- refugees fleeing war and poverty in the Middle The source said 17 Boko Haram ue unabated in Nigeria, where at least East, Africa and Asia. fighters also died in the fighting fol- 18 people were killed and 41 injured Several thousand have travelled to the lowing the pre-dawn strike near the in twin bombings on Friday on the French port of Calais, seeking illegal passage to Nigerian border and Lake Chad. outskirts of the capital Abuja. Britain. Their attempts to board lorries and “Boko Haram members attacked Chad has joined a regional military trains have badly disrupted freight and passen- our positions at 4:30 am (0330 GMT) alliance, alongside Niger, Cameroon ger links between the island nation and the in Kaiga Ngouboua about two kilo- and Nigeria, to fight Boko Haram, continent, stirring nationalist sentiment. metres (about a mile) from the which has waged a bloody insur- Seeking to grasp control of the issue, which Nigerian border,” the source said. gency since 2009 marked by mass dominated the British media over the summer, “This surprise attack claimed the abductions, village massacres and May promised to be tough on those who abuse the asylum system and flatly rejected calls for lives of 11 soldiers and wounded 13 suicide bombings by women and an EU-wide system for processing applications. (and) 17 Boko Haram fighters were teenagers. “Not in a thousand years,” she said, drawing killed.” “The attackers were pushed Lake Chad is shared between the a round of applause from activists. “We’re not back and the army is continuing four countries. Climate change has seeking to regain control of our borders with search operations in the zone.” reduced its surface in recent years, one hand, only to give it away with the other.” Since the start of the year, the but it contains many islands and islets Instead, May said Britain would be tighten- Chadian army has been on the front used by fishermen and its banks have ing up its asylum processing rules to make it line of a regional military operation dense vegetation, which makes infil- easier to send those whose applications have against Boko Haram whose attacks trations by Boko Haram Islamists into been rejected back to their home countries, have spread from northeast Nigeria, Chad much easier. even if the authorities there do not want to its traditional stronghold, to the At least 17,000 people have been MANCHESTER: Britain’s Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party David receive them. neighbouring countries of Chad, killed and more than 2.5 million made Cameron (C) applauds in the audience during Boris Johnson’s speech on the third “The message will be clear - if other govern- Niger and Cameroon. homeless since the Boko Haram day of the annual Conservative party conference in Manchester, north west ments don’t play by the rules, there will be con- Boko Haram, which is affiliated insurgency began in 2009. —AFP England, yesterday. —AFP sequences,” she said. —Reuters WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

No signs of N Korea preparing rocket launch: Seoul SEOUL: North Korea shows no sign of preparing pad, the unification ministry official told journalists deemed a test of ballistic missile technology in vio- Pyongyang successfully launched a three-stage, for a long-range rocket launch to mark a major on condition of anonymity. “After moving compo- lation of UN resolutions. Unha-3 rocket carrying a satellite on December 12, political anniversary this week, a South Korean nents of a launch vehicle, it usually takes two to “There is no evidence to support a long-range 2012 from the Sohae launching station. It government official said yesterday. His view was four weeks of preparations to launch.” Remarks by rocket launch on October 10,” Wit said on Twitter announced the planned launch 11 days before- echoed by Joel Wit, an expert at the US-Korea the head of the North’s space agency had fuelled on Monday. “North Korea could be doing things at hand and notified neighbouring countries includ- Institute at Johns Hopkins University in the United conjecture about a launch to mark the anniversary. night that we cannot watch via satellite, but most ing Japan of the intended flight path. That launch States. Comments by the chief of the North’s national government officials agree that there will not be a triggered fresh sanctions and a surge in military There has been speculation for months that the atomic commission led to additional talk of a possi- launch,” he said at #38NorthPress. tensions that culminated two months later in North might launch a long-range rocket to cele- ble fourth nuclear test. Citing satellite images of the North’s Sohae North Korea conducting its third nuclear test. brate the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers’ Pyongyang insists its space programme is pure- Satellite Launching Station, the US-Korea Institute South Korean President Park Geun-Hye last month Party on Saturday. “We don’t see any signs of mak- ly scientific and designed to put peaceful satellites said last month on its closely watched website 38 warned Pyongyang of serious consequences if it ing preparations for an imminent launch such as in orbit. But the US, South Korea and its allies have North that a launch on or before October 10 was pushes forward with either a rocket launch or the movement of a launch vehicle” to the launch made it clear that any rocket launch will be possible but unlikely. nuclear test. —- AFP

Philippine dictator’s Taleban attack police HQ son reignites old fury in embattled Afghan city MANILA: Human rights victims of late saw massive human rights abuses and Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s plundered billions of dollars from state cof- KABUL: Fighting erupted anew in the embattled regime vowed yesterday to ensure his fers until a famous “people power” revolt northern Afghan city of Kunduz yesterday after the crimes would not be forgotten, after his toppled him from power in 1986. But after Taleban attacked a police headquarters overnight son announced a bid for the vice presi- the Marcos patriarch died in exile in Hawaii and officials warned that food and other emer- dency. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr in 1989, the family returned to the country gency aid cannot get through to the city. said Monday he would run as an inde- in 1991 and began a successful political The clashes and the dire warnings underscored pendent in next year’s elections, widely comeback, culminating in Bongbong the tenuous hold authorities have on Kunduz, a seen as a stepping stone to an eventual Marcos getting elected to the Senate in strategic city whose brief fall to the Taleban last presidential bid, but rights groups 2010. Marcos Jnr has not been directly week was an embarrassing blow to President Ashraf pledged ferocious campaigns against him. linked to any crimes of his father, but he Ghani. The Afghan government has also been criti- “Bongbong Marcos’s vice-presidential can- has been a vocal defender of the regime cized for ignoring warnings earlier of Taleban didacy is a clarion call not only for the and martial law. In a surprisingly low-key threats to the city. countless victims of martial law, but for all launch, Marcos Jnr issued a short state- Moreover, a bombing early Saturday of a hospi- freedom-loving Filipinos to wage the ment on Monday announcing his bid. The tal in Kunduz belonging to Doctors Without Borders strongest struggle against the resurrection statement did not articulate his reasons for - in which at least 22 people were killed - has raised of the Marcos type of rapacious and fascist deciding to run, other than to banish the wider questions as to the circumstances that led to rule,” said Bonifacio Ilagan, vice-chairman “politics of personality”. He is due to give the prominent medical charity being hit in an of Selda (Cell), an organisation of former his first public comments at a small press apparent US airstrike. martial law prisoners. Nilda Lagman- event in Manila today. The Taleban managed to overrun and hold Sevilla, head of FIND, a group representing His political adviser, Orlando Balbido, Kunduz for three days last week, until government families whose relatives vanished during said he believed Marcos should be forces launched a counter-offensive on Thursday. Marcos rule, said her organisation would judged on his own merits, and not those The insurgents have since largely been pushed out, also campaign against the return of a of his father’s. “Are the faults of the but skirmishes have continued on the outskirts. Marcos to power. “Some people have father passed down to the son?” Balbido Overnight, several militants managed to re- WASHINGTON: US Forces-Afghanistan Resolute Support Mission Commander Gen. John shorter memories but the families have said to AFP. Political analyst Ramon enter the city center and attack Kunduz police Campbell pauses before taking his seat on Capitol Hill in Washington, yesterday, prior to testify- not forgotten. We may be in the minority... Casiple said Marcos Jnr, 58, was ultimate- headquarters and other government buildings, said ing before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the situation in Afghanistan. — AP but we can continue to remind the people ly eyeing a run for the presidency at the Sarwar Hussaini, the spokesman for the provincial of the dark years of martial law,” she told next elections in 2022, counting on a With the Taleban blitz, shops closed and people Borders trauma center had closed an essential med- police chief. AFP. new generation of voters being oblivious shuttered in their homes, as the humanitarian situ- ical facility in the war-torn city. The Ministry of By yesterday morning, some gunmen had She said 882 people were documented to his father’s crimes. “The Marcos family ation steadily worsened in Kunduz. Deliveries of Public Health issued a statement calling for “a thor- pushed their way close to the main city square. to have been taken by the forces of actually thinks that in time, people will food and other basic essentials have not been able ough, impartial investigation by an independent “Fighting is also going on with the Taleban near the Marcos Snr after he declared martial law in forget what really happened during mar- to get in since the Sept. 28 Taleban assault. Aslim enquiry team” into the Saturday bombing of the Ghazanfar Bank, close to main square,” Hussaini 1972. However she believes that there tial law as the generation that experi- Sayas, a deputy head of the Afghan disaster man- hospital. Circumstances remain unclear, and the said. were twice as many unreported disap- enced it are dying off slowly,” he told AFP. agement, said it was still too dangerous and unpre- Afghan government and US military have launched Kunduz residents reported hit-and-run attacks pearances. Casiple said Marcos had a good chance dictable for supplies to be trucked into Kunduz. investigations into the incident that left 22 people by the Taleban, with the insurgents making incur- Among those who are still not account- of winning the vice presidency, based on Instead, he said authorities were helping the popu- dead. The ministry said the attack had jeopardized sions into the city center from far-flung rural areas, ed for is her brother, Hermon Lagman, a public opinion polls showing him in the lation that has fled from Kunduz. “vital health, medical and surgical work of interna- engaging troops, then retreating again. labour lawyer who went missing in 1977. top three of candidates. “Right now we are providing food and non-food tional and local health personnel” working in Abdul Manan, a resident who spoke to The The dictator’s wife, Imelda, 86, also items to refugees and displaced people in Takhar, Afghanistan. “Staff no longer feel safe in any health Associated Press over the phone, said he had seen a Political comeback remains a political force, holding down a Badakhshan and Balkh,” he said, referring to north- facility anywhere in the country. And some interna- group of Taleban fighters enter the main square, The Marcos family has long been congressional seat in her husband’s ern provinces to the east and west of Kunduz. tional health organizations are questioning remove the government flag and exchange fire dogged by accusations the dictator over- northern stronghold since 2010. — AFP Medicines, too, have not been delivered to hos- whether the risks of staying in the country are just with troops for half hour, then flee from the area. pitals, and the air strike on the Doctors Without too high after such an attack,” it said. — AP Bangladesh pastor escapes knife attack at his home

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi pastor has survived an attempt on his life by three men who came to his home pretending to want to learn about Christianity, police and the victim said yester- Negotiations day. The incident follows the fatal attacks on two foreigners last week in Bangladesh, a predominantly Muslim country fail to end that is grappling with violence claimed by hard-line Islamic groups. protests in Nepal The Islamic State group said it was responsible for last week’s attacks, one on a Japanese agricultural worker and the KATHMANDU: The main group of protesters opposing other on an Italian aid worker. The IS claim has been rejected Nepal’s new constitution said its negotiations with the by Bangladesh’s government, which accused the opposition government failed to reach a resolution yesterday even of trying to destabilize the country. as a punishing border blockade continued to squeeze On Monday, the Rev. Luke Sarker, 52, suffered minor the country. injuries when three men attacked him with a knife at his Laxman Lal Karna from the United Democratic home in the northwestern district of Pabna, police official Madhesi Front said talks with the government would Siddikur Rahman said. resume Wednesday, adding the government negotiators Sarker, the pastor of Faith Bible Church, said by telephone failed to present a solid proposal to end the protests. that the men had phoned him about two weeks ago saying The activity in southern Nepal bordering India has they wanted to visit him to learn about Christianity. After they stalled normal life in the area for several weeks and arrived at his home on Monday, the men suddenly attacked stopped the flow of fuel and supplies to the country’s him with a knife and tried to slit his throat, Sarker said. But as north, including the capital. he shouted, his wife came to his rescue and the men fled. “We had set some preconditions which the govern- Police later recovered a motorbike from outside his home. ment had promised to fulfill but failed. We will not end Rahman said police had no clues yet about the identities our protests until our political demands are fulfilled,” of the three men but suspect they are members of a funda- Karna said. Their demands included free treatment of the mentalist group. Meanwhile, police said they have arrested injured protesters, monetary compensation for two suspects in Saturday’s attack on Japanese agricultural those killed, removing the soldiers from the protest worker Kunio Hoshi in northern Bangladesh. area and stopping the use of excessive force against the Local businessman Humayun Kabir Hira and opposition protesters. Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist Rashedunnabi Khan Another Madhesi negotiator, Sarbendra Nath Shukla, Biplob were produced before a magistrate and arrested, said said their main issue with the constitution was the bor- local police Chief Rezaul Karim. der of the proposed state for their ethnic group but that Biplob, Hira and three others were detained soon after the issue was yet to be discussed. killing but were not initially named as suspects. The others are Government minister Mahesh Acharya said all the still being questioned but so far are not considered suspects, issues were discussed and the team was hopeful for a Karim said. Hira owned a fishery near the farm where Hoshi resolution soon. was producing high-yielding grass as cattle feed and had “We are trying to resolve this as soon as possible so helped the Japanese man lease the land he was farming, that the suffering of the people of the country will end as Karim said. — AP the earliest,” Acharya said. — AP

CHITTAGONG: This photo taken on October 5, 2015 shows Mohammad Javed (L), an explosives expert with the Islamist group Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), being presented to the media following his arrest in Chittagong. An explosives expert from a banned Islamist group was killed in Bangladesh on October 6 when he detonated a device while security forces searched for weapons in one of the group’s hideouts, police said. — AFP

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US boy, 11, kills girl, 8, over puppy

Continued from Page 1 comfort her mama and her aunt and her grandma, and her grandpa and her sister and her brother: it’s the hard- She described her daughter as “a precious little girl, est thing I’ve ever done.” Neighbors who were caring for she was a mommy’s girl, no matter how bad of a mood the family’s puppies said they seemed to be looking for you were in she could always make you smile.” the girl. One could be seen laying morosely next to a Jefferson County Sheriff Bud McCoig said the boy has makeshift memorial of balloons, flowers and stuffed ani- been charged with first degree murder. A judge ordered mals on the steps of the family’s mobile home. him held in a juvenile detention center until the next Separately, an 11-year-old boy fatally shot his 12- hearing, which was set for Oct 28, McCoig told AFP. “It’s year-old brother during a target-shooting outing in east- a tragic incident we’ve had that an 11-year-old would ern Ohio, the local sheriff said yesterday. The shooting take an eight-year-old’s life,” he said in a telephone occurred while the boys from Moore, South Carolina, interview. The small town near Knoxville is reeling, but were with a man visiting a friend’s property in rural Lee the local school and churches have stepped up to help Township, roughly 50 miles west of Pittsburgh, Carroll people come to grips with the “shocking instance,” he County Sheriff Dale Williams said. The sheriff said the said. men had three loaded weapons on a picnic table Friday The boy was inside his home when he shot the girl afternoon and were discussing one when the younger with his father’s 12-gauge shotgun at about 7:30 pm boy picked up one of the guns and it fired. The older boy Saturday, McCoig said. The gun was legally owned. “The was struck in the head and died at the scene. No one two were neighbors and in this neighborhood all the else was hurt. children would play together and knew each other and The county coroner told The (Canton) Repository all attended school together,” he said at a press confer- newspaper that an autopsy would be conducted. ence. McCoig declined to release any further details, Williams said yesterday that the shooting appears acci- explaining that five other children live in the boy’s home dental and no criminal charges had been filed, but BETHLEHEM: The mother (center) of 13-year-old Palestinian Abdel Rahman Abdullah, who was shot dead by and two other children live in the girl’s home and “we’re authorities confiscated all the weapons. “It’s accidental at the Israeli army, mourns next to her son’s body during his funeral at the Aida refugee camp yesterday. — AFP trying to protect them, as much as they’ve been hurt by this time, but we’re not done with the investigation,” this tragedy.” “Our prayers are with the families that are Williams said. He said the Akron-area man who owns the involved in the tragic incident.” nearly 100-acre property called 911 after the shooting Israel razes Palestinian homes Neighbor Chasity Arwood was watching football and was interviewed by investigators, as were the other Continued from Page 1 have urged the demolitions to be brought forward. “We are when she heard a shot ring out and was horrified to see man and the 11-year-old boy. Investigators were told the not prepared to give immunity to anybody, not to any rioter... the little girl bleeding to death in the grass. “That boys were adopted, but Williams said he couldn’t con- The court also approved sealing the room but not demol- or any terrorist, anywhere, and therefore there are no limits weapon should have been under lock and key, or at least firm if or how they were related to the adult visitor, who ishing the structure, since Hijazi’s attack “did not ultimately on the activities of the security forces,” Netanyahu said ahead out of hand’s reach,” Arwood told WBIR news. “Trying to also was from South Carolina. — Agencies result in the loss of human life.” of a special session of his security cabinet on Monday night. The punitive measures come after clashes have spread in Also on Monday, thousands turned out in Jerusalem for a east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank in recent days rally outside the prime minister’s residence organised by following the murders of four Israelis, including a Jewish set- Jewish settlers urging Netanyahu to come down hard on Japanese, Canadian win Nobel... tler couple who were driving with their children in the West militants and boost settlement building. Israel lifted rare Bank. Israeli security forces said Monday that five men they restrictions yesterday barring Palestinians from Jerusalem’s Continued from Page 1 become obvious that the Standard Model cannot be the had arrested were members of militant group Hamas and Old City, with only residents, business owners and students complete theory of how the fundamental constituents of had confessed to shooting the couple. Israeli troops shot allowed on Sunday and Monday. The restrictions had been Up to two-thirds of the calculated tally of neutrinos the Universe function.” Intense activity is underway to dead a Palestinian teenager on Monday - the second killing imposed after two Israelis were stabbed to death there and coming from the Sun was missing, and no one knew understand more about the elusive particles. “New dis- of a Palestinian in 24 hours - as dozens were wounded in as Jews wrapped up celebrations for their Sukkot holiday, where they were going. coveries about their deepest secrets are expected to fresh clashes which ended Monday night. Around 300,000 Palestinians In 1998, working at the Super-Kamiokande detector - a change our current understanding of the history, struc- In the wake of the violence, Netanyahu has announced a live in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, where the Old City is 50,000-tonne tank of highly purified water built at the ture and future fate of the Universe,” the jury said. Kajita series of new security measures and right-wing politicians located. — AFP bottom of an old zinc mine in central Japan Kajita discov- and McDonald will share the prize sum of eight million ered that neutrinos seemed to change identities on their Swedish kronor (around $950,000). way from the Sun to Earth. Meanwhile, in 1999, scientists McDonald, 72, told the Nobel Foundation that winning Yemen PM survives ‘IS’ attack led by McDonald at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, the prize was “a very daunting experience, needless to Continued from Page 1 Bahah and several of his ministers returned to Aden on built deep under the ground in an old nickel mine in say,” recalling the “eureka moment” when he made his dis- Sept 16, two months after Gulf-backed loyalist forces Ontario, Canada, were also studying neutrinos coming covery. “Fortunately I have many colleagues as well who Medics told AFP two Yemeni guards were killed and 12 pushed Iran-backed rebels out of the city. The rebels from the Sun. In 2001, his group also proved that neutri- share this prize with me,” he added. Asked how he reacted were wounded in the attack on Bahah’s hotel. known as Houthis seized much of Yemen, including the nos had a chameleon-like nature. to the news he had won, he said: “I gave my wife a hug!” There was no immediate comment from the coalition capital Sanaa, with the help of renegade troops loyal to “It’s ironic that in order to observe the Sun you have to McDonald is a professor emeritus at Queen’s University in on the IS claim. Officials in Aden backed the coalition claim, ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh. go two kilometres underground. It’s not what you would Canada. Kajita, 56, meanwhile said “it was a real surprise to saying two rockets struck the hotel, setting it on fire, while President Hadi designated Aden the temporary capital expect, that that’s the best place to look into the core of me. It’s kind of unbelievable.” Asked whether he ever a third missed its target and splashed into the sea. An AFP last month when he returned there briefly from neighbor- the Sun, but low and behold it is,” McDonald told the dreamed of winning the Nobel, he replied: “As really a photographer saw helicopters evacuating casualties from a ing Saudi Arabia. The attacks come just days after Bahah Nobel Foundation in an interview. Under the quirky rules dream maybe yes, but not a serious dream so far.” He is nearby residence for coalition members, as plumes of warned the rebels that there was no room for more “adven- of quantum physics, the identity shift the scientists the director of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research and a smoke rose from it. Smoke was also rising from adjacent tures”. Yesterday’s claim is the first from IS for an attack observed can only happen if neutrinos have mass. “You professor at the University of Tokyo. barracks used by the Saudi-led forces. against the Saudi-led coalition. Previously it only claimed can chalk up yet another success for quantum mechanics This year’s physics prize follows the 2002 award to In Sanaa, seven people were killed in an attack on the attacks against Shiite mosques in Yemen. because without it we would not be able to make sense Raymond Davis of the US and Masatoshi Koshiba of Al-Nour mosque in the Al-Nahda district of the Houthi-con- The UAE and Saudi Arabia are among other Arab states trolled capital, the Houthi-run state news agency said. taking part in a US-led coalition pounding IS in Syria and of the experimental results that have led to this prize,” said Japan, pioneers in the field of cosmic neutrinos. Nobel Claiming responsibility for the Sanaa bombing, IS said in a Iraq. On Sept 4, a rebel missile attack in the eastern Yemeni Robert Brown, head of the American Institute of Physics. week continues today with the announcement of the statement that dozens of Houthis preparing to go to the province of Marib killed 67 coalition troops, including 52 The Nobel committee said the work threw down the winners of the Nobel Chemistry Prize. The literature prize battlefront had been killed or wounded. Emiratis. Bahah is overseeing reconstruction works in gauntlet to theoretical physics. winner will be revealed tomorrow, and the peace prize Youth and Sports Minister Nayef Al-Bakri said the gov- Aden, which suffered major destruction during months of “The experiments have... revealed the first apparent laureate on Friday. The economics prize wraps up this ernment would remain in Aden, even after some ministers fighting. He has also pressed the army to restore security in crack in the Standard Model,” the panel said. “It has year’s Nobel season on Monday.— AFP “were lightly wounded and moved to a safe location”. the city, which is still experiencing violence. — Agencies Kuwait-German ties hailed MoI bans gatherings outside husseiniyas Continued from Page 1 refugees as an implementation to a decision made by Continued from Page 1 the National Assembly by the government should be the European Commission. He added that more humani- amended because it contradicts popular gains made under Germany is also an important economic partner of tarian efforts should be exerted to relieve the suffering The Cabinet yesterday decided to assign the ministry of the Kuwaiti constitution. He said the draft law aims at Kuwait, as Kuwaiti investments in the European country of the Syrians. electricity and water portfolio to State Minister for Cabinet silencing people and suppressing freedom, adding that it have reached $17.7 billion, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled The Kuwaiti minister also discussed the situation in Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah and the must be amended to be in line with the constitution. He announced, calling for more German investments in the Iraq and how it is important to support the political ministry of public works to State Minister for Housing Yasser said the bill in the current form shows that the government country as the Kuwaiti market provides foreign investors process in order to achieve a national reconciliation and Abul on a temporary basis. does not accept voices opposed to it, adding that the gov- with all needed facilities. He pointed out that an earlier to bring back stability in the country. As support to Iraq, In a related development MP Mohammad Tana said yes- ernment must understand that MPs will not pass legislation meeting with the German minister was “productive and Kuwait offered it $200 million in humanitarian aid and terday that he will file a request next week to grill Minister in violation of the constitution. of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Subaih over alleged vio- Meanwhile, the appeals court yesterday set Oct 25 to fruitful”. It tackled many trade and economic issues, mili- postponed collecting Iraqi compensation to Kuwait for a lations in various departments in the ministry including the start studying appeals in the case of 29 people accused of tary and power sector cooperation, in addition to collab- year. manpower authority and cooperative societies. Tana said taking part or assisting a Saudi bomber who blew up a oration in the fields of health, education and construc- Finding a peaceful solution under the UN resolution that there is a high degree of cooperation between MPs Shiite mosque in Kuwait City in June, killing 26 people and tion. The Kuwaiti minister also expressed appreciation no. 2216 is essential to stabilize the situation in Yemen, regarding grillings and the need to activate the monitoring wounding hundreds others. The criminal court had sen- for Germany’s cooperation in exempting Kuwaiti tourists Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said. Kuwait also gave Yemen power of MPs. In the meantime, MP Abdullah Al-Maayouf tenced seven men to death including five in absentia, eight from obtaining the Schengen visa to enter Germany. $100 million to aid the peace process there. He hoped yesterday welcomed plans by a number of MPs to grill min- men to jail terms ranging from two to 15 years and acquit- During the conference, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled shed for peace in Libya and reiterated the importance to halt isters, saying this represents the true way of activating the ted the remaining 14 suspects. The rulings had been chal- light on some of the regional matters such as the Iranian all Israeli aggression in the Palestinian territories. accountability powers of lawmakers. He said that plans lenged by the public prosecution. Meanwhile, the lower file, where he stressed the importance for both Iran and Earlier yesterday, the German minister met HH the announced so far to grill ministers should be supported and court trying the so-called Hezbollah cell held a hearing the GCC countries to start a dialogue to secure stability Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad talks are underway to coordinate the grillings. behind closed doors yesterday to hear the testimony of the in the region. On Syria, he expressed appreciation to Al-Sabah, where 51 years of solid ties with Germany In another development, MP Saleh Ashour said yester- state security officer who handled the case. It set the next Germany’s effort in creating homes for 120,000 Syrian were lauded. day that the draft law regulating electronic media sent to hearing for Oct 13. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 ANALYSIS

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Focus How people cope in the emerging market crisis

By Aurélia End

rom booking a holiday to something as basic as buying bread or cooking oil, the crisis in emerging Fmarkets has gripped many aspects of people’s lives. World finance ministers gather in the Peruvian capital Lima from October 9-11 to ponder the crisis, prompted largely by a China-led commodities price crash, but people are already feeling its impact. Four people from emerging economies around the world describe how they cope with the dwindling value of their money: TPP: Victory for Obama, but for trade? No More Cooking Oil In the Zambian capital of Lusaka, 38-year-old elec- By Paul Handley tries, both economic powers such as The deal is not complete until all the 12 countries rati- tronics and household goods stock controller Gibson Chivunda is struggling. “Prices have skyrocketed while South Korea and large emerging fy it, and the biggest challenge will be the White House the value of my salary has continued to depreciate,” the S President Barack Obama scored markets like India and Indonesia. persuading Congress to back it. Members of Congress married father of three said in an interview. Bread, a major policy victory with the South Korea has already said it have already attacked the deal as variously selling out maize flour and cooking oil prices have soared. “Where Udeal agreed Sunday to estab- wants to join. Still, it was US business and, on the other hand, helping global busi- we used to buy three bottles of cooking oil, we are now lish the Trans-Pacific Partnership, applauded for potentially ness at the likely cost of US jobs. “While the details are buying two bottles and in the remaining days of each billed as the first trade pact for the boosting the sagging global still emerging, unfortunately I am afraid this deal month we use pounded ground nuts instead,” Chivunda 21st century. The agreement economy. And it could add appears to fall woefully short,” said Senate Finance said. “Imported goods are too expensive. Shops keep signs on countries representing fuel to Obama’s push for Committee chairman Orrin Hatch, a crucial Republican changing prices every other hour.” 40 percent of the global econo- an even more ambitious voice on international trade. Chivunda said he could no longer take his family on my, including the United free-trade pact deal with Labor and other social groups have warned it could holiday or out to dinner because his salary cannot keep States, Japan, Australia and the European Union, turn out like the North American Free trade Agreement pace with the depreciating value of the currency. Some Canada, to a broad set of the Transatlantic Trade of 1994, which they say sent thousands of US jobs to shops are now charging in dollars, Chivunda said, rules to enhance free trade and Investment Mexico and Canada. More broadly, critics say the TPP is adding that he was considering opening a dollar- and investment, to govern Partnership (TTIP) cur- not really about free trade but about managed trade, denominated bank account. digital trade and protect rently under negotia- with the main beneficiaries select companies and intellectual property. The TPP tion. industries. Cutting Back on Holidays is a cornerstone of Obama’s The relatively well-off are feeling the pinch, too. In slow-to-gel “Pivot Toward Asia”, Trailblazing Deal? Critics Up-in-Arms Rio de Janeiro, 28-year-old lawyer Priscilla Rocha, who with its key goal of preventing “The agreement is not Public Citizen, a Washington group, bashed the deal lives in a new suburb dotted with shopping malls, said China, the world’s number two only important because of for lengthening protections for drug patents, especially she will still be taking her US vacation in December. “But economy, from filling a void with the size.... it also pushes the for a cutting-edge category of drugs called biologics. the purpose of the trip has changed. Instead of going to its own less-free and open stan- frontier of trade and invest- “People everywhere trying to understand why medicine buy clothes and cosmetics like I used to, I will get to dards for trade and investment gov- ment in goods and services to prices are so high find a disheartening answer in the TPP know the country and travel. I won’t buy hardly any- ernance. new areas where gains can be negotiations: The pharmaceutical industry has pur- thing,” Rocha said. “My income is not affected but I am “We can’t let countries like China write the significant,” said International chased tremendous influence with political leaders,” said spending less. I used to go to the shopping mall every rules of the global economy. We should write Monetary Fund Managing Peter Maybarduk, director of the group’s program on week and buy something. But it is not just the fall of the those rules, opening new markets to American Director Christine Lagarde. “I medicines. real. People fear the economic crisis, prices have gone products while setting high standards for pro- expect that the TPP can pave TPP critic Adam Hersh of the Roosevelt Institute says up with inflation, they are scared to consume, the tecting workers and preserving our environment,” the way to a new generation that projections of TPP benefits show very little overall media only speak about that and it’s contributing to the Obama said in a statement yesterday. The White of deep trade integration to US economic growth, while agreements on auto parts pessimism. Everyone is saving a bit.” Rocha said she House highlighted the thousands of taxes and efforts.” EU Commissioner and textile imports will benefit non-TPP members saves about 20 percent of her salary and changes it into tariffs being eliminated on trade across the 12 Cecilia Malmstrom said the talks including China. And he said one of the more controver- dollars “because I don’t know whether the real is going countries, but equally important are the effort to were good not just for world trade, sial chapters of the treaty which allows foreign investors to carry on falling.” harmonize standards, remove unfair competi- but also “good news for the trade to try to settle disputes with governments in an inde- tion, and cut bureaucratic barriers to trade and negotiations between the US pendent tribunal gives investors great leverage against Electronics Prices Rise investment in the TPP. and the EU, because with TPP national laws and policies. “Most of what the agreement Anggrita Desyani, a 25-year-old press officer at a It has a long timeframe for implementation, and done, we will be able to is about is changing the rules on how investors relate to government-backed science association in Jakarta, has many hedges and exceptions for various countries approach our TTIP negotia- governments,” Hersh told AFP. “It’s been pretty clear that a steady job and income but is seeing some prices go that will moderate some of the gains. To really prove its tions with an even greater what’s going on here is not about free trade, but which up. “Electronic appliances are getting more expensive, muscle, the TPP will have to draw in other major coun- focus from both sides.” special interests get access to these things.” —AFP while things you use every day like food and trans- portation is not changing so much,” she said. Desyani said she had advised her father against buying a com- puter hard drive. “The price is much higher than when I Unrest leaves Bibi with tough choices bought one, three or five months ago. I said: ‘Maybe you should wait’.” The rupiah’s sharp decline also pushed up the cost of a holiday to Japan, she said. “I sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came under part of Israel. He has little choice but to be concerned by holding a sign that read “Palestinians never wanted peace. had already booked tickets and also hotels so chang- pressure yesterday from rightwing allies in his razor-thin their opposition, analysts say, but he would likely want to This is a rightwing government that is acting as if they are a coalition to respond forcefully to Palestinian unrest, but avoid responding to the unrest too harshly and provoking a leftwing government.” —AFP ing the date was not an option for me,” she said. “But I I that could risk provoking the violent escalation of an already broader uprising. had to spend more.” volatile situation. The dilemma for Netanyahu, long known Fearing a third intifada, or uprising, world powers have as a wily political operator, was made clear Monday night, called for calm, and members of the security establish- Taking on Extra Work when several thousand right-wing protesters gathered in ment have spoken anonymously to Israeli media In Colombia, where the peso has plunged along with front of his residence demanding more security and new set- about a measured response. “Netanyahu is a master oil prices, 35-year-old Jose Francisco Socarrasin has been tlement construction. of walking the thin line between a right-wing a teaching technology at a school in the capital Bogota Three of his own ministers and other political allies were coalition and the appearance of being Mr for the past 10 years. He is not married but looks after his among those demonstrating, as Netanyahu met his security Security and making sure that the situation is mother. “We all have responsibilities that we cannot cabinet to discuss a package of new measures. “If a terrorist not going to deteriorate,” Gayil Talshir, a ignore,” he said. Last year, his regular salary no longer decides to throw a stone, you need to deport him and all his Hebrew University of Jerusalem political sufficed and he started to teach extra classes privately. family, to destroy his house and his family’s house, to take science professor, told AFP. But the situa- Now those extra classes have stretched to four hours a his citizenship. You need to hurt them,” Oren Hazan, a law- tion is more difficult for him now since cen- day, in addition to the eight hours he teaches at school. maker from Netanyahu’s Likud party, told AFP at the rally. trist parties have limited influence in his “I would like to do more private classes but travelling on The coalition government formed after elections in March coalition, she said. public transport makes that impossible,” he said. is one of the most rightwing in Israel’s history, but holds only Socarrasin said his purchasing power had been cut a one-seat majority in parliament, leaving Netanyahu partic- ‘They Should Shoot Them’ by 40 percent. “A year ago with 100,000 pesos ($33) ularly beholden to various factions. Those include parties They have made a wide range of you could buy five products in the supermarket, now representing Jewish settlements in the West Bank, where an demands on his government, starting with you can only get three.” The teacher said he tried to Israeli couple were murdered in front of their children on more construction of settlements in the avoid big purchases except for emergencies. “A few Thursday. Two days later, a Palestinian stabbed to death two West Bank. Jewish settlements in the months ago I had to do some very costly work on the Israelis - a Jewish settler and a rabbi - in Jerusalem’s Old City. Palestinian territory are considered illegal house and I had to buy some very expensive books I Unrest has since spread in the West Bank and east under international law, and any such move need for work. Those are the two times I used the cred- Jerusalem, with Palestinian youths throwing stones and fire- by Netanyahu would be sure to provoke it card.” —AFP bombs at Israeli police and soldiers, who have responded widespread condemnation, not to mention with live fire and rubber bullets. Israeli soldiers have shot unpredictable reaction from Palestinians. Other dead two Palestinians in the unrest, including a 13-year-old, demands have included the re-arrest of and dozens of others have been wounded. Palestinians released as part of a deal that led to All articles appearing on these the release of soldier Gilad Shalit. In 2011, Israel pages are the personal opinion of Tough Talk freed more than 1,000 prisoners in exchange for Netanyahu has talked tough, speaking of “no limits” for Shalit, who had been held by Islamist movement the writers. Kuwait Times takes no the security forces and a “fight to the death against Hamas for five years. responsibility for views expressed Palestinian terror”. He has also set out such plans as reinforc- But while Netanyahu will have to hear them therein. Kuwait Times invites read- ing security forces, expediting demolition of suspected out, he also holds his own trump card, analysts say: attackers’ homes and more detentions without trial. Rules The hardliners know this government is likely the ers to voice their opinions. Please for when security forces can open fire have also been loos- most right-wing they can expect, so they would be send submissions via email to: opin- ened. In a show of force, Israel demolished early Tuesday the hesitant to provoke another election. “They will [email protected] or via snail homes of two Palestinians who carried out attacks last year. never have a better coalition that the one they mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. Netanyahu also travelled to the West Bank and visited the have,” said Talshir. But some of the protesters site where the couple was murdered. Monday night were less concerned with such practi- The editor reserves the right to edit Still, he has been widely criticised by rightwing commen- calities than with punishing those they refer to as any submission as necessary. tators and politicians, a number of whom flatly oppose the the “terrorists”. “If they throw stones, they should creation of a Palestinian state and see all of the West Bank as shoot them,” said 40-year-old Lizi Hameiri, who was WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 SPORTS

Janmaat joins injury list Podolski doubtful for Malik in Pakistan squad KARACHI: Pakistan have recalled all-rounder Shoaib Malik from the test AMSTERDAM: Newcastle defender Daryl Janmaat is the third player forced German Euro qualifiers wilderness, adding him as the 16th member to their squad for the three- out because of injury from the Netherlands squad for their last two Euro 2016 match series against England starting this month in the United Arab group qualifiers in the next week. FRANKFURT: Winger Lukas Podolski is doubtful for Germany’s Euro Emirates. Janmaat has a knee injury and was ruled out after consultations with team 2016 qualifiers against Ireland and Georgia over the next few days The 33-year-old former Pakistan captain, who last played a test in August doctors on Tuesday, the Dutch football association KNVB said. after picking up an ankle injury. 2010, has been rewarded for his strong form in the limited-overs matches in It is a blow for Janmaat after being recalled to the squad after missing out Fellow midfielder Karim Bellarabi is also being treated for a shoul- Zimbabwe, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement. “Following der injury but could still be fit in time for Thursday’s Group D game in last month against Iceland and Turkey in Group A matches. (team manager) Intikhab Alam’s request, I spoke with my fellow selectors Dublin that could secure Germany a spot in next year’s tournament. and there was unanimity over retaining Malik, keeping in Coach Danny Blind will not name a replacement as the Germany then host Georgia in Leipzig on Sunday. Dutch depart on Wednesday for Astana where they meet mind his current batting form and the off-spin bowling “Lukas Podolski has problems with his left ankle,” team spokesman option that could be handy in the all-important forth- Kazakhstan on Saturday. Riechedly Bazoer and Eljero Elia Jens Grittner said on Tuesday. “More tests will be done during the day coming test series against England,” chief selector joined up with the squad on Monday as injury replace- but there is a question mark regarding his participation in the two Haroon Rashid said. ments for Davy Klaassen and Quincy Promes respectively. games. But we cannot give any more detailed prognosis yet.” Malik has played 32 tests for Pakistan, scoring two hun- Lying fourth in Group A, the Netherlands must win their The Germans have enough quality with Marco Reus, Mario Goetze, dreds and eight fifties as well as taking 21 wickets. He qualifiers away against Kazakhstan and at home to the Andre Schuerrle and several others able to play in Podolski’s position, remained unbeaten during the last two matches of the Czech Republic in Amsterdam next Tuesday to stand any but only little time to prepare for the game on Thursday with the team three-ODI series in Zimbabwe with a top score of 96 not chance of making the play-offs. But they need Turkey, having only one full training session with all the players present. out. He also took four wickets. “We are a bit used to that,” said playmaker Ilkay Guendogan. Abu Dhabi hosts the first test from Oct. 13, with who are third in the group, to drop points at the “You still need a few days for everyone to reach the same level, for same time.—Reuters the last two matches taking place in Dubai (Oct. everyone to arrive. Someone played on Friday, others played on 22-26) and Sharjah (Nov. 1-5). —Reuters Sunday.—Reuters

NFL Standings

American Football Conference AFC East W L T OTL PF PA PCT New England 3 0 0 0 119 70 1.000 NY Jets 3 1 0 0 95 55 .750 Buffalo 2 2 0 0 110 92 .500 Miami 1 3 0 0 65 101 .250 AFC North Cincinnati 4 0 0 0 121 77 1.000 Pittsburgh 2 2 0 1 96 75 .500 Baltimore 1 3 0 0 93 104 .250 Cleveland 1 3 0 0 85 102 .250 AFC South Indianapolis 2 2 0 0 72 93 .500 Tennessee 1 2 0 0 89 77 .333 Jacksonville 1 3 0 1 62 107 .250 Houston 1 3 0 0 77 108 .250 AFC West Denver 4 0 0 0 97 69 1.000 Oakland 2 2 0 0 97 108 .500 San Diego 2 2 0 0 96 110 .500 Kansas City 1 3 0 0 100 125 .250 National Football Conference NFC East Dallas 2 2 0 1 95 101 .500 NY Giants 2 2 0 0 102 82 .500 Washington 2 2 0 0 78 79 .500 Philadelphia 1 3 0 0 78 86 .250 NFC North Green Bay 4 0 0 0 113 71 1.000 Minnesota 2 2 0 0 80 73 .500 Chicago 1 3 0 0 68 125 .250 Detroit 0 4 0 0 66 96 0 NFC South Carolina 4 0 0 0 108 71 1.000 Atlanta 4 0 0 0 137 93 1.000 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 0 72 117 .250 New Orleans 1 3 0 0 86 104 .250 NFC West Arizona 3 1 0 0 148 73 .750 St. Louis 2 2 0 0 74 89 .500 Seattle 2 2 0 1 87 71 .500 San Francisco 1 3 0 0 48 110 .250 SEATTLE: Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor (31) knocks the ball loose from Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (81) in the second half of an NFL foot- ball game. —AP Chancellor lifts Seahawks over Lions

DETROIT: Kam Chancellor’s game-saving effort loose for a touchback. Chancellor’s superb effort ty who missed the first two games because of a reached the past two Super Bowls. “He has made toward the end zone. Seattle safety Earl on Monday against the Detroit Lions rescued the secured the 13-10 victory for Seattle (2-2) and contract dispute with the team, has pulled the us a whole defense. We had a missing piece and Thomas made a hit on Johnson but the receiv- Seattle Seahawks’ season and proved his ultimate restored their campaign back to level ground. “I Seahawks out of a 0-2 start and helped return when he came back we started getting in a er’s momentum was taking him over the value to the franchise. knew what was coming,” Chancellor told the teeth to a defense known as the “Legion of groove,” said Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner. goalline when Chancellor emerged from The Seahawks were a yard away from defeat reporters. “I jumped (the play) fast. I just ran to the Boom”. “The play at the end (tonight) was a big play. He nowhere. “Watching my team play (the first in the final minutes as Detroit wide receiver ball, and you know it’s never over until you cross Since Chancellor returned to the field in a 26-0 showed what a big-time play maker he is.” two games without me) I knew I could be a fac- Calvin Johnson lunged toward the end zone for a that end zone, so I punched at it.” shutout of the Chicago Bears last week, the Detroit (0-4), trailing by three points, had tor in a lot of plays,” Chancellor said. “Coming go-ahead touchdown, when Chancellor Chancellor’s punch was just the knockout Seahawks defense has not allowed an offensive driven the length of the field before quarter- back at this time feels good, and I’m blessed to swooped in from behind and knocked the ball blow Seattle needed. Chancellor, a Pro Bowl safe- touchdown and are again the feared unit that back Matt Stafford hit Johnson on his route be with this team.”—Reuters

Pacquiao heading NY Yankees counting on Tanaka in wild card game

to Doha for World NEW YORK: The New York Major League Baseball playoff NL Division Series. While the manager Joe Girardi said that will ing up as a pitching duel between Yankees will try to hit the reset opener advances to the AL Yankees have home field advan- be irrelevant come Tuesday. Pirates ace Gerrit Cole and the Championships button late yesterday when they Division Series against the Kansas tage against the Astros, they aren’t “Regular season doesn’t matter Cubs’ red-hot right-hander Jake send Masahiro Tanaka to the City Royals, while in the National exactly riding a wave of success now,” Girardi said. “It comes down Arrieta-who went 22-6 with a 1.77 DOHA: Manny Pacquiao is to attend the World mound against the Houston League today the Pittsburgh into the playoffs. to late yesterday.” Girardi also earned run average in 33 starts Boxing Championships in Doha later this week, fol- Astros in the American League Pirates host the Chicago Cubs in They dropped their last three insisted that a sub-par outing for this season. Arrieta’s stellar cam- lowing a personal invitation from the head of the wild card game. the wild card duel for a chance to games of the regular season to the high-priced Japanese import paign includes an astonishing tournament’s governing body, it was announced The winner of the do-or-die face the St. Louis Cardinals in the Baltimore Orioles, but Yankees Tanaka last week was no barome- earned run average of just 0.75 yesterday. ter for late yesterday’s clash. since the All-Star break. Since the Ching-Kuo Wu, president of AIBA, said he had Tanaka returned from a right ham- break, he’s struck out 113 batters personally asked the Philippine boxing hero to string injury last Wednesday, last- in 107 1/3 innings while issuing attend the 10-day event and said it was the first ing five innings and surrendering just 22 unintentional walks and time such a big name would visit the champi- four runs on five hits in a 9-5 allowing two home runs. onships. “Manny Pacquiao is a personal friend and I Yankees loss to the Boston Red Arrieta hasn’t allowed a run in have invited him to come,” Wu told reporters ahead Sox. Girardi said there would be his past 22 innings pitched, and of the tournament’s first bouts. no restrictions on Tanaka’s innings the Cubs are 17-1 in his last 18 “He’s never been to the World Championships or pitch count on Tuesday, and he starts. Understandably brimming and I said ‘come and have a look’.” “This is the expects the right-hander to with confidence, Arrieta was quick bounce back. to fire back at a Pirates fan who benchmark for future World Championships and I “He’s had a pretty good year,” took to Twitter to heckle the Cubs, am pleased that Manny Pacquiao accepted my invi- Girardi said of Tanaka, who was vowing the crowd in Pittsburgh “is tation to come and share his thoughts and ideas signed to a $155 million, seven- going to eat you alive”. first hand.” year deal before the 2014 season “Whatever helps keep your The 36-year-old Pacquiao is expected to watch after the Yankees paid his hope alive, just know, it doesn’t the afternoon session of fights on Thursday. Earlier Japanese club the Rakuten matter,” Arrieta responded in a this week he announced plans to run for a post in Golden Eagles a $20 million post- tweet widely interpreted as a guar- the influential Philippine Senate. ing fee. “He threw a stinker the last antee of a Cubs victory. His visit could prompt many spectators from time out, but I still feel good about While the four wild card teams Qatar’s 200,000-strong population to the Ali Bin it,” Girardi said. The Astros give the face tense one-game battles to Hamad Al Attiya Arena, Doha, where the event is ball to top left-hander Dallas advance their playoff hopes, six being held. Keuchel. more clubs are set for action in the Pacquiao’s potential next opponent, Britain’s Keuchel was the winner in one best-of-five Division Series. Amir Khan, is also expected in Qatar to do media of the two games the Astros won Along with the Royals-last sea- work, but not at the same time as the Filipino. in a three-game regular-season son’s American League champions Fighting in the world championships got under- series at New York in August-get- seeking a return to the World way late yesterday. Among the early winners were ting the “W” in Houston’s 15-1 rout Series-the Texas Rangers will face Vanuatu’s hard-hitting Boe Warawara whose clean of the Yanks on August 25. the Toronto Blue Jays in the hits removed the mouthguard of opponent Yakub Keuchel, who will be pitching on American League. Meredov on four occasions. Morocco’s Abdelhak three days’ rest for the first time in With the Cardinals awaiting his four-year career, also won his either the Cubs or Pirates, in the Aatakni survived the first knockdown of the tour- home start against the Yankees in National League’s other Division nament to outpoint India’s Manoj Kumar and the regular season. Series the Los Angeles Dodgers Britain’s Pat McCormack won a feisty encounter “He’s one of the best,” Yankees will take on the New York Mets. with Moldova’s Dimitri Galagot. Almost 250 boxers slugger Alex Rodriguez said of the The winners of the Division from some 70 countries are competing at the event Astros ace. “But this time of year ... Series will then battle in their best- across 10 weight categories. At stake is not only the they’re all brand names. You have of-seven League Championship chance to win a world title but also 23 qualifying to beat them all one by one.” Series with World Series berths on spots for the Rio Olympics next year.—AFP Masahiro Tanaka in action in this file photo. The NL wild card game is shap- the line.—AFP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 SPORTS

Ducks, Hawks, Lightning to challenge for Stanley Cup

LOS ANGELES: A new era’s begun in Elsewhere on opening night, the turbulent seasons in franchise history ners Anaheim didn’t stand pat over the million. He also coached the Canadians Toronto, playoff contenders Chicago Montreal Canadiens visit Toronto, the following the drug-related arrests of off season. General manager Bob to gold medals at the Sochi and and Anaheim have retooled their rosters Calgary Flames host the Vancouver veterans Jarret Stoll and Mike Richards Murray used his cap space to add depth Vancouver Olympic Games. McDavid and there is a new overtime format as Canucks and the Sharks will battle the and the domestic violence case of Slava to the lineup. and Eichel, the first two players picked the puck is ready to drop on another Kings in Los Angeles. Voynov. He added Carl Hagelin and Chris in the 2015 entry draft, are expected to NHL season. The Kings and the Blackhawks have Chicago star forward Patrick Kane Stewart to the forwards, Kevin Bieksa to spark revivals in Edmonton and Buffalo. The 2015-16 season also marks the won the last four Stanley Cup champi- remains the subject of a sexual assault the defence and got a capable backup Edmonton hasn’t been to the Stanley arrival of rising stars Connor McDavid in onships between them. But it seems probe by police. Kane has not been goalkeeper in Anton Khudobin. Cup playoffs in nine seasons and Buffalo Edmonton and Jack Eichel in Buffalo success comes with a cost as both clubs charged with a crime but his fate is in But the biggest shakeup took place hasn’t been in four. Eichel finished with and several teams have new head dealt with police investigations over the the hands of a New York state grand in Toronto, the only hockey team listed six points in four exhibition games while coaches like Toronto’s Mike Babcock, summer involving current and recently jury. among Forbe’s 50 most valuable sports first overall pick McDavid had five points San Jose’s Peter DeBoer and Detroit’s released players. If this drags on for several months it teams. in five games. The Tampa Bay Lightning Jeff Blashill. The Kings, who won the Stanley Cup could become a distraction for the Toronto brought in Olympic gold made it all the way to the Stanley Cup The new overtime rule will feature a in 2012 and 2014, are trying to get back reigning league champions who also medal winning coach Babcock, sent final last season before losing to the three-on-three extra session in an into the postseason mix after missing won the Cup in 2013. five-time 30 goal scorer Phil Kessel to Blackhawks in six games. attempt to reduce the number of games the playoffs last season. Salary cap issues forced the Pittsburgh and lured GM Lou Lamoriello Led on offence by Steven Stamkos decided by a shootout. The Kings growing rap sheet has Blackhawks to revamp their roster by out of his rocking chair in New Jersey. and Tyler Johnson and in goal by Ben The first taste of that could come made them the Cincinnati Bengals of parting ways with key performers The key catch though was landing Bishop they have one of the most bal- Wednesday when the season kicks off the NHL and left some wondering Brandon Saad and Johnny Oduya. They Babcock who never missed the playoffs anced lineups in the league. Look for with the Stanley Cup champion whether the root cause of their off ice also got rid of forward Patrick Sharp during a decade as coach of the Detroit Alex Ovechkin to shoot the lights out in Blackhawks holding their banner raising problems is a leadership void in the who was more of a defensive liability Red Wings. The Leafs made him the Washington and win the scoring title ceremony before they host the New dressing room. than a point producer last season. highest paid coach in NHL history, sign- but watch his team fall short in the post- York Rangers at the United Center. They are coming off one of the most Three time Pacific Division title win- ing him to an eight-year deal worth $50 season once again.—AFP Magic mile spurs on Springboks

LONDON: South Africa coach Heyneke Lwazi Mvovo replaces wing JP Pietersen, Meyer has taken inspiration from the first while prop Frans Malherbe comes in for sub four-minute mile as the Springboks bid Jannie du Plessis. Pietersen and du Plessis to make Rugby World Cup history. have knee injuries. Every World Cup-winning team-includ- Morne Steyn-who has fallen behind ing South Africa in 1995 and 2007 — have Handre Pollard and Pat Lambie in South gone through the tournament unbeaten. Africa’s fly-half pecking order-could be Springbok fans thought their team’s involved off the bench. chances nosedived after a stunning 34-32 The 31-year-old played the last of his 59 defeat by Japan in their Pool B opener, a Tests against Australia in September last result regarded as the greatest upset in year but Meyer said the renowned goal- World Cup history. kicker’s attitude had been exemplary. Meyer, however, cited running a mile in “Morne’s probably what all South under four minutes, once thought to be Africans and Springboks should be,” he impossible until Britain’s Roger Bannister said. “He’s here to serve and the thing that clocked three minutes 59.4 seconds in hasn’t been nice for him is that youngsters 1954, as an example of a once staggering have been playing ahead of him. feat that was now commonplace. “He’s done everything, been a World South Africa responded to their shock Cup winner (as a 2007 squad member), reverse with a 46-6 win over Samoa and beat the British and Irish Lions on his own.” last weekend’s 34-16 defeat of Scotland. Steyn’s last-minute penalty gave the Now they top their group and are on Springboks a series-clinching win in the course for a quarter-final with Australia or second Test in 2009. “I never had to keep Wales. But they still have one more pool him positive. He’s been an example to match today against the United States everyone, helping other guys with their before the knockout stages. “We don’t look kicking.” past this game,” Meyer told reporters on The United States, beaten in their two Monday. previous Pool B matches, have made 12 “That’s been our problem, where we changes to the side that lost 25-16 to couldn’t build game on game. One thing Samoa last time out. about South Africans, if we don’t pitch up Eagles coach Mike Tolkin blamed a and are not physical, then we are beatable. schedule that sees his side completing “But there are so many examples of their pool programme with a potentially comebacks that people said can’t happen. more ‘winnable’ match against Japan in They said the mile would never be run in Gloucester on Sunday. under four minutes; now everybody does “It comes to a point in this tournament it. “I believe everything is possible, and the with a four-day rest where you have to use guys know this is,” added Meyer, criticised the whole squad,” he said. “Every team heavily after the Japan match. that’s been in this situation has had to do “But we know we have to get through the same thing. this game.”People say things to be nice, but We’re confident in this full squad.” Today we really respect the USA. They’ve shown will see US No 8 Samu Manoa captain the they’re very difficult to play against, very side for the first time, with squad skipper physical, a lot of big, strong forwards and Chris Wyles on the bench. “It’s an honor,” great runners in midfield.” said Manoa, set to join European champi- Meyer repeated the team mantra that ons Toulon after becoming a popular figure “every single game is actually a final.” Meyer at English Premiership side Northampton. has made just two, injury-enforced “It’s really big for me and we’ve just got to changes, to the team that beat Scotland. give it everything we’ve got.”—AFP Lwazi Mvovo England captain casts doubt on his future Carolina Kostner LONDON: England captain Chris Robshaw his future until after the Uruguay game. rejected reports that he was brought in too acknowledged doubts about his future yester- “We’re very much focused on the here and quickly after less than a year in the game. Skater Kostner ready to day amid mass changes for the final match of now. I’ll address questions about my role in the No immediate reason was given for Burgess’ the hosts disastrous World Cup campaign. next couple of weeks,” he told a press confer- absence however. The match could be Rugby League convert Sam Burgess did not ence. He said the newlook England squad is Lancaster’s last in charge. England’s Rugby return to competition even get a place among the replacements for “chomping at the bit to play.” Amid a new day of Football Union (RFU) have ordered a review into the Pool A game against Uruguay at Manchester criticism from past players and newspapers, the the World Cup disaster and several candidates MILAN: With her suspension coming to tioned international competitions. on Saturday. beleaguered Lancaster has brought in Henry are already expressing interest in the post. an end, Olympic bronze medalist As she has in the past, Kostner admit- Coach Stuart Lancaster, who also seems set to Slade, Jack Nowell, Danny Care and Alex Goode Jake White, who guided South Africa to the Carolina Kostner already has her sights ted she “made an error,” by helping her be replaced, made nine changes in all to the for their World Cup debuts. 2007 World Cup title, said he had already been set on the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. ex-boyfriend, Olympic race walking gold starting lineup for the catastrophic 33-13 defeat Burgess, Lancaster’s most argued over squad approached in the past. “If they were genuingly The Italian figure skater will be eligi- medalist Alex Schwazer, evade a doping by Australia last Saturday. selection whose inclusion reportedly alienated interested and they approached me, of course I ble to return to competition on Jan. 1 test and other infractions. She has said Robshaw who has faced stinging criticism some players, disappears completely from the would be interested. It’s one of the biggest jobs after serving a suspension for helping she was unaware he was doping. along with Lancaster said he would not discuss match-day 23. England’s coaching staff had in world sport and you would be crazy not to her ex-boyfriend evade doping controls. “This period for me was a moment of consider it,” White, currently head coach at “The desire is there, and it includes great growth and maturation,” she said, French side Montpellier, told the Daily Mail. also obviously a possible Olympics,” the adding she has broken off all contact Japan’s Australian coach Eddie Jones has also 28-year-old Kostner said yesterday. with Schwazer but did now wish him ill. said he would be “open” to an approach by the Kostner received clearance this week Kostner, who missed out on the RFU. Lancaster has said he will be permanently from the Court of Arbitration for Sport to worlds last year but won bronze at the scarred by the World Cup defeat. return to competition next year after Sochi Olympics, said she has been con- But he has insisted that his main concern is agreeing to have her 16-month suspen- centrating on the artistic aspects of skat- Uruguay on Saturday.”This is an opportunity for sion extended by five months, but then ing since the suspension took effect in us to finish the tournament with a strong per- backdated, freeing her to skate earlier January, and will be able to return to full formance against Uruguay and a chance for the than anticipated. training in federation-sanctioned rinks likes of young players such as Jack Nowell and As part of the agreement, Kostner from Nov. 1. In the meantime, she is Henry Slade to play in a World Cup,” said also agreed to act as a spokeswoman preparing for an ice show in Verona this Lancaster. “We owe it to ourselves and the supporters against doping, her lawyer said. But week, and spent last winter in a dance who have been brilliant throughout.” In the pack, Kostner said it was too soon to lay out a studio practicing ballet. Mako Vunipola starts in place of Joe Marler at program for her comeback. Kostner said she misses competing loosehead prop, with James Haskell and Nick “Knowing that I can return to compe- but that she had nothing to prove by Easter replacing Tom Wood and Ben Morgan in tition in 2016 gives me great strength returning to the rink. “I have a big trove the back row. and great serenity to make a decision,” of experience, Olympics that have Owen Farrell takes over from injured Saracens Kostner said. Italian skating federation gone well, Olympics gone badly, falls, clubmate Brad Barritt in the number 12 jersey president Andrea Gioss said it would be getting back up,” Kostner said. “In a cer- and George Ford-who Lancaster was castigated difficult for Kostner to qualify for the tain sense, I feel the desire and need to for dropping for the Wales game-returns at fly European championships from Jan. 25- give it all meaning, if only to be part of half. “Brad Barritt (arm) and Courtney Lawes 31 because of time constraints. She a team and have the young future (knee) are not available this weekend and Ben would have time to qualify for the world Italian champion turn to me and ask Morgan (dead leg) and Ben Youngs (ankle) will figure skating championships in Boston advice, ‘You, at those moments, what not be able to train fully until Thursday,” said in March by picking up points at sanc- did you do?’”—AP Chris Robshaw Lancaster.—AFP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 SPORTS Johnson back on team after 2-year absence

INCHEON: Dustin Johnson hasn’t lost a match while playing for the United States in nearly four years. Part of that is because he’s very good. Any discussion about American talent in golf would have to include the 31-year-old Johnson, who has won in every PGA Tour season since he was a rookie in 2008 fresh out of Coastal Carolina. He has chased majors, falling short either by bad luck (Chambers Bay), a bad shot (Royal St. George’s), bad golf (Pebble Beach) or a bad setup (bunkers at Whistling Straits). But there’s another reason that Johnson hasn’t lost a match in so long. He hasn’t played a team event since the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah. Johnson was left off the Presidents Cup team two years ago when he finished 12th in the US standings, and captain Fred Couples passed over Johnson and Jim Furyk in favor of 20-year-old rookie Jordan Spieth. “I was pretty (upset) I didn’t get picked,” Johnson said with a laugh. “Why you got to bring that up?” And then last year involved extenuating, if not mysterious, cir- cumstances. He easily would have qualified for the team except for taking an indefinite leave from golf to seek professional help from what he Dustin Johnson described only as “personal challenges.” conversation this year. Mahan struggled with a Angeles, stuck his head in the team room to Even so, the record shows that Charl growing family and his game and missed the catch up with the rest of the Americans and then Schwartzel is the last player to beat him, in Tour Championship for the first time since the dress in uniform for a practice round that includ- Sunday singles at Royal Melbourne in 2011. FedEx Cup began in 2007. He ended last year at ed Jimmy Walker, Chris Kirk and Patrick Reed. Johnson went 3-0 at Medinah the following year, No. 22 in the world, and now is struggling to stay Those are three guys with whom Johnson has one of only three Americans to win a singles in the top 50. never played in a team competition. match in Europe’s record-tying comeback. Keegan Bradley made an auspicious Ryder The turnover isn’t that great from the US “Even though it’s been a little bit, it didn’t feel Cup debut in 2012 with Phil Mickelson, played team that lost at Gleneagles in the Ryder Cup like it’s been that long,” Johnson said. “It’s the on the next two teams and is fading from view. with only three new faces - Kirk, Bill Haas and JB same guys, kind of the same team.” Not really. Bradley hasn’t won a tournament since the Holmes, who replaced Furyk. Only six American players are at the Jack Bridgestone Invitational three years ago. Perhaps more changes are coming. “It’s hard Nicklaus Golf Club Korea who were on the last Webb Simpson missed his first team this year to make these teams,” Zach Johnson said. team that included Johnson. Even last year, since 2010. Tiger Woods has been dealing with “Saying that makes it that much more impres- three players who had been considered regulars his own set of circumstances, mostly injuries that sive what Phil has done.” for the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup didn’t make have kept him out of the game or kept him from Mickelson has played in every Presidents Cup the team. playing the game like he once did. He was last since it began in 1994, and he has qualified for Zach Johnson was stunned to hear that seen in team uniform at Muirfield Village two them all except for being a captain’s pick the first Dustin Johnson hasn’t played in these team years ago with Sammy the squirrel on his shoul- year and this year. He has qualified for every events in three years, until he gave it some more der. Woods missed a big chunk of 2014 recover- Ryder Cup team since 1995. The last time thought. ing from back surgery, and he made the cut Mickelson was not in US uniform, Deane Beman “It’s surprising to a degree,” he said. “It’s just (with only one top 10) in the 11 tournaments he was the PGA Tour commissioner. Furyk is not far an illustration of how deep and how good the played this year. behind. This is only the second team event he PGA Tour is.” Hunter Mahan was in seven of the It was no less gratifying for the big-hitting has missed since 1997. With more young faces in last eight team competitions - he only missed Johnson when he checked in at the team hotel the pipeline, that kind of longevity will be hard Lindsay Whalen Medinah in 2012 - and wasn’t even part of the Sunday night after his long flight from Los to repeat. —AP Whalen, Augustus need to Crowd trouble get going in WNBA Finals sparks calls to drop

MINNEAPOLIS: Minnesota Lynx coach Maya Moore had 27 points and 12 Cuttack as venue Cheryl Reeve didn’t hide her displeasure rebounds and Sylvia Fowles had 21 with stars Seimone Augustus and points and 11 boards for the Lynx, who NEW DELHI: Serious crowd trouble that twice inter- Lindsay Whalen after Game 1 of the lacked the balance that they have rupted India’s Twenty20 match against South Africa WNBA Finals. become known for. The fifth starter, has sparked calls from former test captains Sunil A day after losing to the Indiana Fever Rebekkah Brunson, had just one point Gavaskar and Bishan Singh Bedi for Cuttack to be on their home court, Reeve said she has and three rebounds. dropped as an international cricket venue. to do a better job of putting Whalen in “We know we can’t let all of them go “There has to be a deterrent. You cannot allow position to succeed and also made it off,” January said. “We’re going to make that to happen,” Gavaskar told the NDTV news clear she has not been happy with how adjustments in our defense, and we’re channel. “I’d imagine that the next time they are due for an international game, that should not be the physical point guard has had to going to have different schemes, but we given to them. Quite clearly a strong message has adjust her game after not getting calls have to individually take pride in our to be sent.” from the officials in the paint. defense and lock people down.” Trouble started when India was bowled out for “It’s been a season-long struggle for The Fever play a physical defense 92 on Monday during the second game of a three- her to overcome,” Reeve said Monday. “So predicated on active hands from their she’s changed her game because of it. match series. Plastic bottles were hurled onto the perimeter defenders, and they forced 15 field during the innings break and play was twice And I think it’s really important that turnovers that led to 16 points. Speaking Lindsay Whalen be Lindsay Whalen and stopped for more than 20 minutes. about the season as a whole and not just South Africa finally completed a six-wicket victo- I’m going to try to help her do that.” Game 1, Reeve said officials allowing the Whalen scored four points and attempt- ry with 17 balls to spare as local police struggled to extra contact has hurt Whalen’s game as keep the crowd under control. ed just three shots in the series-opening, much as any player. ITALY: A picture shows the trophy of the Tour of Italy cycling race during the presen- Bedi took to social media to say international tation of the 99th Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy 2016 ). —AFP 75-69 loss to the Fever. Augustus scored “She’s had to adjust to a new style nine points on 3-for-11 shooting. “Both cricket should only go to centers where the game is because it’s not the same when she goes respected. “Cuttack shames Crkt & Self..Guidelines fr Lindsay and Seimone have to help us in there,” Reeve said. “Every game we’ll more offensively,” Reeve said after the crowd behavior need redefining by Yellow beats pink as Giro go, ‘Whalen doesn’t get that call.’ And it’s game. “They didn’t get the job done. BCCI..International Crkt must go 2 people who really discouraging. She’s trying to find Either one of them, and we need more respect the game!” Bedi posted on Twitter. scrambles for big winners from them.” Game 2 is late yesterday in ways to help her team and trying to Respected TV commentator Harsha Bhogle said Whalen-like things. It’s been a little bit there were no excuses for the crowd’s misbehavior, Minneapolis. Reeve has never been one MILAN: The allure of the Tour de France er to that top step of the podium on the even if people were unhappy with how the Indian to mince words in her assessment of her harder for her.” yellow jersey cast its glow over the Giro Champs Elysees. Giro organisers went to team meekly conceded a 2-0 lead to South Africa team, the league or its officials. But hear- Reeve also said that “part of Lindsay’s d’Italia as organisers unveiled the 2016 great efforts, highlighting the race’s grow- with two lopsided losses. ing her challenge Whalen in particular problem is me.” She said she will look at route Monday in the presence of champi- ing international appeal and success as was eye-opening given the close rela- ways to free Whalen up. “We all know “Disgraceful scenes in Cuttack,” Bhogle tweeted. ons they desperately hope will be compet- they unveiled the route to hundreds of tionship the two have developed what coach expects,” Whalen said. “We “Nobody has a right to throw bottles onto the ing. Starting in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands onlookers at the Milan World Expo. through a run of four WNBA Finals know what we need to do and when we ground. Crowd performance worse than that of the on May 6, the 99th edition of the three- But in the coming months they could be appearances in five years. They are often need to step up. That’s part of being players.” week race has something for everyone with pleading with the leading World Tour seen chatting during the game, collabo- together for so long.” Augustus said South Africa T20 captain Faf du Plessis admitted three individual time-trials, a handful of teams to urge their top riders to take part. rating on strategies and adjustments. hearing the blunt assessment from he was surprised by the crowd disturbances, but sprinters’ stages and enough mountain Race director Mauro Vegni admitted the Whalen was on the bench for the final Reeve was nothing new for her. “That’s India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni preferred to climbing to keep the suspense going until race for the pink jersey still plays second 6:30 of the game as Reeve went with the the way she’s always been,” she said. keep the situation in perspective. the penultimate stage before the race fin- fiddle to the race for the fabled yellow one. quicker Anna Cruz at point guard to try “She’s been very vocal with what she “Frankly, from a safety point of view, I don’t ishes in Turin on May 29. “I’d like all the top riders to race here but and contain Indiana’s Briann January. needs. She’s a coach that expresses think there was a very serious threat,” Dhoni told But there’s a caveat for fans expecting that’s the attraction of the Tour (de France),” “Lindsay hasn’t found a way to help this whatever it is. And we’ve always been reporters after the match. “We didn’t play well. At fireworks in the Dolomites and Italian Alps: he said. “I hope we’ve done enough with team offensively in a long time,” Reeve (accepting of) what she says. We don’t times you get reactions like this, but we should Alberto Contador won’t defend his title, this route to offer some of them, and oth- said after the game. “She’s got to get disagree. ... We just take it and keep not read too much into it.” The Barabati Stadium at 2013 champion Vincenzo Nibali is still ers, an alternative because only one of back to letting the game come to her.” pushing.”—AP Cuttack has hosted two test matches and 18 limit- unsure and the course is unlikely to entice them is going to win the Tour.” ed-overs internationals as well as some Indian another potential candidate in Britain’s cur- Vegni confirmed “Contador said he’s not Premier League games. It is not on the list of ven- rent Tour champion Chris Froome. racing” because of his Tour ambition. And ues for the World T20 tournament starting next Contador, who failed in his attempt for a while Nibali admitted: “It looks like an Rio 2016 to cut costs March. —AP rare Tour-Giro double earlier this year, will intense edition. I like it,” retire at the end of 2016 — a year in which the Astana team leader, fresh from win- he is expected to aim for a third Tour tri- ning his maiden Tour of Lombardy on RIO DE JANEIRO: The organizing com- usual cost overruns associated with umph. Sunday, added: “it’s still too early to make a mittee for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de events like the Olympics and the World Astana leader Nibali has not raced the decision yet.” Janeiro is pressing for savings to avoid Cup. Giro since his impressive triumph in the Held over 21 stages from May 6-29, next going over its 7.4-billion-real budget “We are adjusting minor things: print- snow-hit edition in 2013. Although the year’s race totals 3383km and features six ($1.9 billion) by about 10 percent, a ing, backstage structures, structures that Italian on Monday gave an indication that mountaintop or uphill finishes and four spokesman said yesterday. In the final are not necessary for the field of play,” next year’s race could tempt him back, he is days in the thin air of the high mountains. spending review before the games start Andrada said. expected to attempt to win the Tour de After the opening time trial of 9.8km in in 10 months, some departments are Savings could also come from reduc- France for a second time after 2014. Apeldoorn and two further, flat stages in being asked to cut projected costs by as ing the number of volunteers and get- Standing atop the most prestigious the Netherlands the peloton transfers to much as 30 percent. ting some to work at both the Olympics podium in the sport in July is a feat Froome the ‘sole’ of the Italian peninsula where the “We need to organize the games to be and Paralympics, which would cut the has also experienced twice-in 2013 and race resumes on stage four at Catanzaro. economically sustainable. There’s no cost of food, uniforms and transporta- ending Contador’s hopes earlier this year. The first foray into the high mountains more space for lavish overspending,” said tion. Construction of permanent venues, A duel between the Kenyan-born Briton, comes on stage 14 over 210 km from Mario Andrada, communications director security and temporary power are cov- who says he is staunchly against doping Alpago to Corvara - one of three stages on at Rio 2016. ered in a different budget and not paid and the Spaniard who served a two-year the race given a five-star difficulty rating. The organizing committee’s budget is for by the committee. ban for taking clenbuterol, would be a tasty The next day’s stage, a 10.8km uphill privately funded, but any deficit will have The cost-cutting analysis should be fin- appetizer before the 2016 Olympics in Rio. time trial from Castelrotto to Alpe di Siusi, to be covered by the Brazilian govern- ished by next week. Without additional They are likely to be joined in focusing has an average gradient of 8.3 percent. ment, an eventuality for which there is savings, Andrada said the committee was uniquely on the Tour by Colombian climb- A further three days will be spent in the little appetite in Brasilia, the capital. on track to go over budget by about 10 CUTTACK: Water bottles thrown by spectators lie on ing specialist Nairo Quintana, the diminu- high mountains, on stages 16, 19 and 20, Brazil is in a deep recession, which percent. “In these kinds of organizations the ground as the second Twenty20 cricket match tive Movistar rider who won the 2014 Giro taking in trips across the border to neigh- looks likely to continue into next year, you naturally build fat,” he said. “We’re try- between India and South Africa is disrupted in and, now with two runner-up places at the boring France which hosts the summit fin- and the government is keen to avoid the ing to identify that fat.”—Reuters Cuttack. —AP Tour de France (2013, 2015), is edging clos- ish of stage 19 in Risoul.—AFP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 SPORTS Fear of European failure haunts peerless Bayern

BERLIN: Their Bundesliga rivals are Bundesliga by 10, 19 and 25 points Champions League, Bundesliga and now shoo-ins on Bayern’s flanks. Arsenal away in a fortnight. waving the white flag for the fourth respectively in the last three seasons. German Cup in the third, and possibly Both were signed as Bayern were “It doesn’t matter how many points season in a row, but fear of more The Bavarians are chasing an unprece- final, year of his contract. found wanting for pace out wide in ahead we are, we need to keep work- Champions League failure is driving dented fourth consecutive title and “We’ll be German champions if we the Champions League semi-finals ing hard,” insisted Bayern’s record-set- Bayern Munich on in Germany. Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel gave manage it,” said the Spaniard, who has last season when Robben and Ribery ting goal-scorer Robert Lewandowski, The Bavarian giants opened a seven- a clear answer when asked if Bayern given no clue as to his future plans. again picked up injuries. who has scored 12 times in seven point lead in the Bundesliga table on have serious rivals in Germany: “No, of “We have a lot of matches ahead of us Bayern were humbled 3-0 at league games. Sunday with a 5-1 thrashing of Borussia course not.” Dortmund were the last and we’re only in October.” Barcelona, then beat the Spaniards 3- “We can’t make the same mistakes Dortmund in Munich and it seems only team to deny Bayern the Bundesliga And any of his star-studded squad 2 in Munich before exiting at the we made last year. “We weren’t in good a huge effort from a rival club could in 2012 and Tuchel explained in detail dreaming of the title faces a rude semi-final stage for the second time form at important times at the end of deny Bayern the title. Last season’s run- why the Munich giants are peerless. awakening. “Anyone who thinks it’s under Guardiola, having bowed out the season.” While pundits are ners-up Wolfsburg were hammered by “It’s in everything: from the quality over will have big problems with the to Real Madrid in 2013/14. bemoaning the lack of excitement in the same scoreline a fortnight ago. of the atmosphere they have created coach,” said Guardiola. In both of the previous seasons, the Bundesliga, Thomas Mueller said With eighth straight league wins for here, to the level Pep Guardiola has “Everyone has to give their all, if Bayern only started dropping league those complaints fall on deaf-ears in Pep Guardiola’s side and 28 goals reached with the attitude, the greed they don’t, there is someone who will points after winning the title early the Bayern dressing room. “When we scored to just four conceded, it is the and the decisive sharpness they be waiting to take their place.” and the lack of sharpness showed lose, no one is going to tap us on the best start to a season in the league’s showed against us. Veteran wingers Arjen Robben and when it came to the business end of shoulder and say ‘it’s great that you are history at this stage. “They are always focused, always Franck Ribery are a case in point. the Champions League. making the league so exciting!’,” It seems foolish to suggest the title modest and always put in a top per- Both are currently sidelined by Bayern are currently top of Group quipped the Germany forward. race could be over with October barely formance.” But Guardiola dismissed injuries, but in their absence Brazil F after thumping wins at Olympiakos “Therefore, we’re trying to win every- begun, but the lead has an ominous air any premature talk as he targets a winger Douglas Costa and France (3-0) and at home to Dinamo Zagreb thing and make the league as unexcit- with Bayern having won the repeat of the 2013 treble of Under-21 talent Kingsley Coman are (5-0) before they face bottom side ing as possible.”—AFP

Tests await for Rodgers’ Liverpool successor

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool have begun their tor within the club, which we haven’t had search for a new manager, but whoever for a while now, and maybe that might comes in must grapple with many of the have tipped the balance with the owners,” issues that caused problems for the sacked said former Reds striker John Aldridge. On Brendan Rodgers. recent evidence, the case for Rodgers to After a moribund conclusion to the pre- have been given more time was not with- vious campaign, the writing was on the out holes. Liverpool’s second-half display at wall for Rodgers and Liverpool’s fortunes Goodison Park summed up much of what were not deemed to have improved suffi- has gone wrong for his side, who were dis- ciently for owners Fenway Sports Group jointed and lacking direction. (FSG) to stand by their man. Rodgers maintained that his players Liverpool’s poor start to the season were “giving him everything”, but the stale- raised the question of whether FSG’s blue- ness of recent displays-which had yielded print for success was flawed, or if the man one win in nine games-suggests they will chosen to implement it had simply failed. benefit from a managerial reboot. However, Owner John W Henry, chairman Tom it is significant that FSG will expect Werner and president Mike Gordon Liverpool’s new boss to reinvigorate and answered that question unequivocally with rejuvenate an underperforming squad, the dismissal of Rodgers after Sunday’s 1-1 rather than rip things up and start again. draw with Everton in the Merseyside derby, In other words, it will be a repetition of which left the club 10th in the Premier what those in Boston wanted when they League. gave Rodgers the keys to Anfield three “They have got to get the feel-good fac- years ago. Loyal to their strategy, FSG will seek a far-sighted coach, prepared to get his hands dirty in the moulding and develop- ing of players, rather than a manager who provides a quick fix. That would appear to make charismatic former Borussia KATWIJK: Dutch national football team midfielder Wesley Sneijder (left) and forward Robin van Persie take part in a training session ahead of Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp the stand- the team’s UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying football matches.—AFP out candidate. Ajax manager Frank de Boer could also come under consideration, but it would take a revision of FSG philosophy for an Dutch on verge of elder statesman such as former Chelsea Jurgen Klopp and Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti to be targeted. FSG need Rodgers’ Klopp tight-lipped replacement to be a success to vindicate missing out on Euro over Liverpool their approach, or face the prospect that they will become the focus of supporters’ speculation ire. The cracks have appeared already. PARIS: Qualifying for the largest-ever Georgia in Leipzig on Sunday. Poland, second want to have to wait for the second one,” Italy Those with their fingers on the pulse at European Championship was supposed to be with 17 points, is in the best position to coach Antonio Conte said. “It won’t be a BERLIN: Jurgen Klopp is staying tight- Anfield-former defender Jamie Carragher easy. With only two games left to play, howev- secure the other direct qualification place, lipped about rumors linking him to the among them-have taken a swipe at FSG’s walkover.” vacancy at Liverpool with the ex-Borussia running of the club in the wake of Rodgers’ er, the Netherlands is in danger of missing leaving Ireland and Scotland to scrap for Norway hosts Malta in its penultimate Dortmund coach widely tipped as the hot departure. out, and Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic what’s most likely a playoff spot. match. Croatia is two points behind Norway favorite to replace Brendan Rodgers. “They’ve made a lot of decisions since and his teammates are also close to elimina- Poland plays Scotland in Glasgow on and can secure third place and a spot in the Klopp was in Leverkusen on Monday to they’ve come that haven’t worked,” said tion. Thursday before hosting Ireland in Warsaw on playoffs with victory over fourth-place attend a coaching conference and refused Carragher, who highlighted the sackings of Four teams - Iceland, the Czech Republic, Sunday. Bulgaria. Bulgaria hosts Azerbaijan on the to comment to a reporter from German dai- Damien Comolli and Kenny Dalglish, as England and Austria - have already qualified Although Ireland has 15 points, two more final day, while Croatia travels to Malta. ly Bild with the British media making the well as the failings of the club’s transfer to join host France, with 19 of the 24 places than Scotland, the Scots will be banking on 48-year-old the overwhelming favourite to committee. “At this moment the owners’ still up for grabs. The top two from the nine three points from their final game Sunday GROUP I replace Rodgers, who was sacked on track record in making decisions for groups and the best third-place team qualify against Gibraltar in Faro, Portugal. Portugal has a three-point lead over Sunday. Liverpool Football Club over the last two or automatically. The eight remaining third-place Ireland is hoping for a favor from Poland. If Denmark in the only five-team group, with “There’s nothing to say, neither this nor three years has not been good enough. It is teams can qualify through the playoffs in the Poles beat Scotland, then one point from Albania one point further back. The top three that. I’m driving home now,” said Klopp, miles off. November. their two games could be enough for third teams are already guaranteed of at least a who has been on sabbatical since quitting “What are these owners of the club Here’s a look at the nine groups: place even if the Scots win their final game. playoff berth. Both Portugal and Albania have Dortmund at the end of last season. Former going to do to get Liverpool back where Ireland’s goal difference is plus-12, while a match in hand on Denmark. Germany captain Lothar Matthaeus said they need to be?” It is hard to disagree with GROUP A Scotland is plus-4. A draw against Denmark will be enough Klopp would be the perfect fit at Liverpool. Carragher’s assertion that the five-time The Netherlands is facing the real possibili- for Portugal on Thursday. The team then plays “Klopp could lead Liverpool back into European champions have become a club ty of failing to qualify for the European GROUP E last-place Serbia, which had three points Europe and especially in the Champions seemingly in a permanent state of transi- Championship for the first time since 1984. England has already secured its place and deducted after its qualifier with Albania was League,” said Matthaeus yesterday. “He is an tion during Rodgers’ spell in charge. Iceland and the Czech Republic are already coach Roy Hodgson is expected to experi- abandoned when a drone carrying a pro- emotional coach, Liverpool are an emotion- And whoever takes over will face many through, with Turkey third and playing the al club-it would be the perfect marriage.” of the issues that so challenged Rodgers, ment with his team in the matches against Albanian flag flew over the Partizan Stadium Ex-Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn particularly with regard to the nuances of top two teams in its final push for a playoff Estonia and Lithuania. in Belgrade, prompting a brawl involving says Klopp’s good level of English makes Liverpool’s recruitment department. berth. Switzerland is second, the other automatic players and some Serbian fans. Albania hosts him an ideal candidate to awaken the Although he has been swimming against If Turkey beats both, it will reach the play- qualification spot, but is only three points Serbia tomorrow.—AP sleeping giants, who are 10th in the the tide, Rodgers can count himself unfor- offs and eliminate the Dutch. The Netherlands above Slovenia. The Swiss host San Marino, Premier League table, but the language tunate. plays last-place Kazakhstan in Astana on where a victory would almost certainly seal barrier could still be a problem, especially Any manager would have found it diffi- Saturday and takes on the Czechs the follow- second place and qualification, before it trav- given the strong Merseyside accent. cult to replace talents of the calibre of Luis ing Tuesday in Amsterdam. els to Estonia. Slovenia will have to beat “The question is always a bit about the Suarez, Raheem Sterling and Steven The Dutch have a long injury list to con- Lithuania and San Marino and hope for language barrier,” said Kahn. “From the Gerrard, not least when transfer decisions tend with. Captain Arjen Robben has not Switzerland to slip up. technical side of things, there is nothing to were made by committee. recovered from a groin injury. Also out injured think about. “I’d absolutely trust him to Managing Liverpool, one of world foot- are Daryl Janmaat, Davy Klaassen, Quincy GROUP F have no big problem with English, but ball’s most iconic clubs, can be seen as a Promes, Ron Vlaar and Stefan de Vrij. After failing to qualify in 13 previous sometimes, as far as motivating a team dream job. But marry the level of expecta- attempts, Northern Ireland can secure a maid- goes, there are subtleties in the team lan- tion and the weight of history with the GROUP B en appearance at the tournament with a win guage and whether he already has those modern constraints, and it can quickly seem The expanded format of Euro 2016 offers against Greece on Thursday. subtleties remains to be seen.”—AFP something of a poisoned chalice.—AFP one clear advantage: big stars from small Northern Ireland leads Romania by one countries will get a chance to shine. In Group point, with Hungary three points further back. B, Gareth Bale has pushed Wales to the top of “Two draws or one win does us,” Northern Beckham backs Giggs the standings, ahead of star-studded Belgium. Ireland midfielder Stuart Dallas said. “At the Wales has not qualified for a major tourna- same time, Hungary know they need to get ment since the 1958 World Cup. But with maximum points from their two remaining for Man United’s job clutch goals, Bale and his teammates need games, which is no easy task.” Finland, which only one point from their last two matches. If plays at Romania before hosting Northern MANCHESTER: David Beckham yesterday ager is exciting.” Beckham, 40, was speaking at it doesn’t come in Bosnia on Saturday, then Ireland, has still a chance to finish second. backed his former Manchester United team- a press conference at Old Trafford to preview a likely in front of a home crowd against mate Ryan Giggs to take over as manager at UNICEF charity match that he is taking part in Andorra next Tuesday. GROUP G Old Trafford one day. there on November 14. Belgium, led by Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Ibrahimovic’s two goals for Paris Saint- Giggs, 41, is currently assistant manager to Beckham will captain a Great Britain team Hazard, could be the first to qualify if it beats Germain over the weekend was good news Louis van Gaal and Beckham, who played coached by former United manager Alex Andorra on Saturday. For the playoff spot, for his country, too. The striker is on mission alongside the Welshman for 11 years, believes Ferguson, who retired in 2013, in a match Israel is in position ahead of Bosnia and with his national team as Sweden remains it will not be long before he has the top job all against a Rest of the World XI managed by ex- Cyprus. under the threat of Montenegro in the battle to himself. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti. It will be for a third-place finish after losing to Austria “I have always said that Giggsy has this the first time that Beckham will play under GROUP C and Russia. streak running through him that you see in top Ferguson since the Scot sold him to Real managers,” Beckham said. “I saw it as a player. Madrid in 2003. Spain is a win away from clinching direct With Austria already qualified as group He is so determined and when you have got Ferguson criticised Beckham in his most qualification, and it has two chances to do so. winner, Russia sits second, two points above someone like that at a club like this, someone recent autobiography, but the pair are now on A win against Luxembourg could settle it on Sweden, with Montenegro one further back. who is from this part of the world and knows good terms and the former England captain Friday. so much about this club-it’s so embedded into said that his one-time mentor had jumped at Two points behind Spain, Slovakia will also GROUP H him-it means so much to fans, so I hope that at the chance to return to the Old Trafford touch- qualify if it wins either of its remaining match- Italy needs one win from its final two some point Giggsy does take over. line. “Bringing the boss back to the dug-out es against Belarus and Luxembourg. matches to secure qualification. The team has “It might not be for the next five or 10 means so much to so many people and thank- a two-point lead over Norway, which it faces years, but at some point it would be amazing fully we will be doing that,” said Beckham, who GROUP D in its last qualifying match late yesterday. First for the fans to have him. To have Giggsy sat on revealed that 60,000 tickets had already been Germany needs a point from its games up, though, is a trip to Azerbaijan on Saturday. SPAIN: Real Madrid’s Welsh forward Gareth the line preparing himself to become a man- sold for the game.—AFP against Ireland in Dublin on Thursday and “We have two match points and we don’t Bale drives the ball in this file photo. —AFP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 SPORTS Chung says FIFA commission wants him banned for 19 years

SEOUL: FIFA presidential hopeful Chung Mong-Joon said yesterday the ethics commit- tee of football’s governing body wants him banned for 19 years and slammed the move as a bid to “smear” his election campaign. The South Korean tycoon said that FIFA president Sepp Blatter, himself the target of a Swiss criminal investigation, was behind the attacks on him. “The fact that I am the target of Mr. Blatter’s smear campaign is clearly the most powerful endorsement of my candidacy,” he told reporters. Chung said FIFA’s independent ethics com- mittee had asked for a 15 year suspension from all football activities for alleged vote- trading and other actions during bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup. South Korea was one of the candidates for the 2022 World Cup which went to Qatar. Chung added that he faced an additional four year ban for allegedly defaming the ethics committee. “People say FIFA’s Ethics Committee is Mr. Blatter’s ‘hitman’. They never hit him but only those who challenge Mr. Blatter,” Chung told reporters. FIFA and its ethics commission declined to comment on the South Korean’s claims. Chung, a leading candidate for the FIFA elec- tion in February, along with UEFA president Michel Platini and Prince Ali bin al Hussein of Chung Mong-Joon speaks in this file photo. Jordan, has become a virulent critic of Blatter. He said he was under scrutiny for letters he surrounding the 2014 World Cup. Chung South African politician Tokyo Sexwale. sent in 2010 to FIFA executive members about refused to present himself to the hearing Speaking at a sports conference in the creation of a Global Football Fund (GFF). unless Blatter and Valcke came as witnesses. Kitzbuehel, Austria, “the Kaiser” said the South Korea proposed the fund to support The South Korean, who was a FIFA vice presi- German Football Association (DFB) know Brazilian star Neymar in action in this file photo. football projects, valued at $777 million, as it dent until 2011, said he could not get a fair “about the quality of the South Africans and was bidding to host the World Cup. hearing while the ethics committee is his the quality of Tokyo Sexwale”. “No money or personal favours were “judge” but also accuses him of defamation. “I certainly believe that the German Brazil faces World Cup exchanged in relation to GFF,” Chung said, The crisis in world football rocketed in May Football Association would support his candi- adding FIFA had closed the case in 2010 with when US authorities charged 14 FIFA officials dacy,” added Beckenbauer, a former FIFA exec- no charges made against him. and sports marketing executives over bribery utive committee member, who is still influen- clashes without Neymar That case has now been revived. “The fun- worth more than $150 million. tial. damental reason why I am being targeted is Seven were detained at a Zurich hotel just The 62-year-old Sexwale has yet to SAO PAULO: Much has changed for Brazil’s Since his debut against the United that I aimed straight at the existing power ahead of a FIFA congress.”FIFA is much sicker announce whether he will oppose Blatter, 79, national team since last year’s humiliating States on August 10, 2010, Neymar has structure of FIFA,” he said. than it looks,” Chung said, urging confedera- at next February’s presidency re-election and World Cup exit, but as the 2018 qualifying played 67 games for Brazil, scoring 46 times Such a “retroactive sanction” sought by the tions and national associations to reclaim has until October 26 to decide. campaign gets underway tomorrow one and missing only four non-friendlies. committee is based only on testimonies from their independence and change “the passive The former anti-apartheid activist, who was worrying factor stays the same: the When he has been missing, the yawning Blatter and his former right-hand man, secre- way of dealing with FIFA before we can bring an inmate alongside former South African absence of superstar Neymar. hole has been impossible to fill. Three of any meaningful reforms”. president Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, More than a year has passed since that the big recent defeats-against Germany in tary general Jerome Valcke. extraordinary 7-1 meltdown against World Cup semis, then a 3-0 loss to Holland “To attack my credibility, the Ethics Any FIFA action against Chung would fur- is a guest at the Camp Beckenbauer event Germany in Brazil’s own World Cup. Since in the third-place match, and the Copa Committee relies on the testimonies of two ther complicate the presidency election and is considering opposing Blatter. “We are then there’s been the almost equally America loss in June to Paraguay-took major witnesses, Blatter and Valcke,” Chung process which took on a new slant on Tuesday all affected by what happens at the FIFA,” said embarrassing failure to survive the Copa place without Neymar. In his absence the said. Valcke was suspended last month over with German football great Franz Sexwale, who is working as an advisor to America, going out to lowly Paraguay on team only won once in a full international: alleged links to a black market ticket scheme Beckenbauer flinging his support behind FIFA.—FP penalties. The coach has been changed and 2-1 against Venezuela. there have been endless postmortems. Now coach Dunga is pleading for fans But in all that turmoil, the football-mad and team members alike to stop looking nation has remained fixated on national over their shoulder for the absent savior. N Ireland face winless Greece captain and Barcelona star Neymar and the “We would like to have Neymar, but it’s not near obsessive fear that without him the possible. We need to focus on the players “canarinha”, as the team’s called, cannot who will be there with us,” Dunga said win. He was out injured during the 2014 when he announced the team on LONDON: No two countries coming Cup semi-final drubbing. Then at the Copa September 17. face to face in this week’s European America against Colombia he was red card- But Dunga himself is as much responsi- qualifiers better emphasise the rise ed and handed a four-match suspension, ble as anyone for Neymar’s coronation as and fall of football’s fluctuating for- missing the rest of the tournament, along the lynchpin of a team that was desperate tunes than Northern Ireland and with his country’s disappointing exit. for a new start when the coach took over Greece, who meet in Belfast tomor- Now with two matches still left on that from Luiz Felipe Scolari after the World Cup. row. The two nations were in the suspension, Neymar will again be absent The striker was on an incredible roll, build- same Euro 2004 qualifying pool just for Brazil’s 2018 opening qualifiers against ing up to winning the treble with Barcelona over a decade ago with Greece Chile on Thursday and Venezuela on 13 and happy to be made Brazilian captain in going through as group winners and October. place of Thiago Silva, a player whose repu- Northern Ireland a distant last hav- A promise to improve his conduct-”I tation sank with the World Cup flop. ing not scored a goal and accrued mustn’t let myself do such stupid things,” Neymar didn’t disappoint and ahead of the only three points, all from draws. he said in Barcelona recently-and an appeal fateful Copa America, Dunga boasted 10 Greece of course stunned the for his suspensions to be postponed failed. out of 10 victories in friendlies. footballing wo rld by becoming And Brazil is dreading the consequences. But what no one foresaw-or prepared European champions the following For pessimists, Neymar isn’t just important: for-was that the brilliant teammate of year, but they come to Belfast with the supremely skilled scoring machine is Messi and Luis Suarez in Barcelona would that achievement a distant memory one of the last representatives of Brazil’s lose his composure and see red against and their qualifying group positions fabled “jogo bonito,” or beautiful game. Colombia. In addition to his immaturity on re versed. Northern Ireland, on the The question many here ask is whether the pitch, Neymar is running into tax brink of their first major finals since the reliance on Neymar doesn’t illustrate problems back home. Still, he remains the the 1986 Wo rld Cup in Mexico, to p the broader failure of a system that focuses big hope and all Brazil is counting the the Group F standings with one on exporting of young talent to clubs days until his return from suspension defeat from eight games, while abroad, robbing the country of the chance against great rivals Argentina in Buenos Greece are bottom with three to develop a whole team of Neymars. Aires next month.—AFP points-all from draws. Northern Ireland have 17 points, ahead of Romania on 16 and Hungary on 13. The Irish need just S Sudan to make debut two points from their final two quali- fiers against Greece and then Finland in Helsinki on Sunday to seal in World Cup qualifiers their place. Unlike their British neighbours Wales, on the verge of their first finals since the 1958 Wo rld JOHANNESBURG: South Sudan will END IN DAYS Cu p, Northern Ireland do not have a make their World Cup debut today at the None of the preliminary round standout world class talent like start of Africa’s campaign to find five nations are expected to qualify for the Gareth Bale. teams to represent the continent at the finals and for half of them their World Instead coach Michael O’Neill has Michael O’Neill World Cup in Russia in 2018. Cup adventure will end in a matter of blended together a team of good The preliminaries, involving 53 of the days. but hardly outstanding players, with 54 African football-playing countries, First leg matches are being played striker Kyle Lafferty’s seven goals in begin on the holiday island of Mahe from today through to Saturday with all qualifying making him the joint today afternoon when the Seychelles, third highest scorer behind Robert Martial plays down the return games either on Sunday or the continent’s smallest nation, host Lewandowski (10 for Poland) and Tuesday. Violence in the Central African Burundi in the first leg of their knockout Thomas Mueller (eight for Germany). round tie. Republic, which last week led to around Unfortunately for O’Neill, Lafferty 40 deaths, caused FIFA to move their is suspended for the game at the Henry comparison Juba, capital of the world’s youngest country, will mark its first World Cup World Cup tie to Madagascar with both partly-renovated Windsor Park, but legs now being played in Antananarivo. West Bromwich Albion defender game just over an hour later when South LONDON: Manchester United’s deadline day sign- thing to prove. By continuing to work, I will try to Sudan, who last month recorded a first There are two other African countries Gareth McAuley should be fit although doubts remain about his ing Anthony Martial has played down comparisons reach his level but I am still very far off.” Martial victory in a competitive international who cannot play qualifiers at home. with Arsenal’s record goalscorer Thierry Henry. spoke of his move to United and said the prospect Somalia have to host their home ties club mate and former Manchester when they beat Equatorial Guinea in an United defender Jonny Evans. Henry had an extremely successful career during of Champions League football played a key role in African Nations Cup qualifier, host on neutral territory because of the long Greece, who arrive in Belfast his time in England, having won the Premier League his decision. Mauritania in the first leg of their tie. Also standing conflict in the horn of Africa. looking to salvage some pride from twice and the FA Cup thrice with the Gunners. He “Basically, I was told ‘untransferable’ so I thought on Wednesday Mauritius host Kenya in They last staged a game in Mogadishu in what has been a shocking cam- won the Golden Boot award four times, the most in staying in Monaco,” Martial said. “When I knew Bellevue and Tanzania take on neigh- October 1986. paign, are still without a permanent league history. about the offer, I did not hesitate a second and it bours Malawi in Dar-es-Salaam. South Somalia host Niger in Addis Ababa in coach after a deal to bring German Henry also leads the all time scoring charts for was done quickly. I really wanted to continue to play Sudan, coached by South Korean Lee Ethiopia on Friday in the first leg of their Bernd Schuster fell through at the France with 51 goals and is second in the list of in the Champions League. Sung-jea, will be trying to make an preliminary round tie with the return in 11th hour last week. most capped players for his country with 123 caps. “(Louis) Van Gaal called me and spoke to my impact despite a lack of resources or Niamey four days later. Under-21 coach Kostas Tsanas The 19-year-old Martial recently made his debut mother who did the translation. When I arrived in playing experience. Sierra Leone, banned from hosting continues to act as interim boss fol- for France, and has made a stunning start in Manchester I met him, we discussed at length and it “There is no one who plays in Europe lowing the sacking of Uruguayan matches because of scares over the England, having scored three goals in four league was done quickly,” he added. or even from (a club in) north Africa. We Se rgio Ma rkarian in August. appearance. Ebola virus, are away in the first leg of Marital joined United for a reported 36 million do not have any player who is famous Greece will be without AS Roma The main comparisons made were down to their pounds ($54.57 million), making him the most their tie against Chad on Saturday and but we have kept improving,” said Lee in defender Kostas Manolas, who is style of play, as Martial likes to run behind defend- expensive teenager in football history, but the for- a recent interview. then host the return on Oct. 13 in Port suspended, and injured Bayer ers and his ability to calmly score from one-on-ones, ward says the price tag doesn’t add any extra pres- There are a total of 13 ties in the pre- Harcourt in Nigeria. Only Zimbabwe are Le ve rkusen defender Ky riakos something of a trademark for Henry during his play- sure as he just concentrates on football. liminary round with the aggregate win- not competing in the qualifiers after Papadopoulos. Those absences ing days. “I know this is a very great player who is a “It did not bother me too much. I try to ignore it ners advancing to join the top 27 ranked being disqualified by FIFA for failing to meant a first call-up for young AEK legend in England. I do not think we have the same all. I stay in my bubble, I concentrate on the football, countries in another two-legged knock- pay a debt to former coach Jose Athens defender Adam characteristics,” Martial told French TV channel BFM. I work and I try to learn English as quickly as possi- Tzanetopoulos.—Reuters out round next month. Valinhos. —Reuters “Thierry Henry is Thierry Henry. I still have every- ble,” Martial said.—Reuters Yellow beats pink as Dutch on verge of Giro scrambles for missing out on Euro big winners

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BEIJING: Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a return shot against Wu Di of China during their first round men’s singles match of the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Stadium. — AP Nadal struggles past former ball boy

BEIJING: Rafael Nadal stuttered to victory and I think I can play better tomorrow do for next year. quarter-finals of any of the Grand Slams. pairing of Gong Mao-Xin and Michael Venus. against one of his former ball boys at the because I’m practising well.” “My goal is recover the level especially to As for Wu, 24, it completed a journey after It was the first time Novak Djokovic, the China Open yesterday as top-ranked Novak On a heavily polluted day in Beijing, Wu play my best on clay next year.” Nadal and Wu he was a ball boy for the Spanish great at the singles world number one, and Djordje, Djokovic swept imperiously to his 25th anticipated superbly when he lunged for a then yielded the smoggy centre court to Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, and later ranked at 1,502, have collaborated and the straight win in Beijing. forehand volley winner for his first break of Djokovic and the Serb, fresh from winning progressed to become his practice partner. younger sibling did his share of the damage Out-of-sorts Nadal was broken four times the Spaniard early in the first set, and he was- his 10th Grand Slam title in New York, had lit- “As for the ATP Finals (Tennis Masters with some savage forehands. by China’s 230th-ranked Wu Di, who once n’t done yet. tle difficulty dispatching Simone Bolelli 6-1, Cup), I served as the ball boy for Rafa. So Fans were out in force at Beijing’s National tossed him balls and towels in Shanghai, Wu broke again to go ahead in the second 6-1. right now I played Rafa. It’s not a small deal,” Tennis Center to see the unprecedented pair- before winning an error-strewn match 6-4, 6- set but with both players uncomfortable on The five-time champion was all over he said. ing. Novak Djokovic, eight years the elder at 4. Nadal, 29, was playing for the first time serve, Nadal was able to wrap it up after 86 Bolelli’s second serve as he hustled the Italian Among the later matches, Ana Ivanovic 28, is a five-time singles winner at the China since his third-round defeat at the US Open, minutes and progress to a second-round off the court in just 71 minutes to take his ended a seven-year wait for her third win Open. but it was a far from satisfying return as the meeting with Vasek Pospisil. incredible unbeaten record into a sixth China against Venus Williams when she beat last “The crowd got into it. It was exciting. I’m 14-time Grand Slam-winner continued to “I’m practising well, so the level of tennis is Open campaign. week’s Wuhan Open champion 7-6 (7/3), 6-2. very happy for my brother, that he was able grope for form. going to be there sooner or later. I am work- It was an afternoon which underlined the Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic opened his to experience such an atmosphere,” Novak “We don’t need to talk more about confi- ing a lot to make that happen. I think I’m gulf that has opened up between Djokovic new partnership with younger brother Djokovic said. “He never did that before. He dence, rhythm. That’s my level today, and I’m closer to that,” Nadal said. and Nadal, once his close rival but now down Djordje in triumphant style as they won their never experienced such a great crowd. He going to work hard to try to improve my lev- “I know it’s obvious that I need results to to eighth in the world and a shadow of his first ever doubles match at the China Open never played in a big stadium. We enjoyed it el of today,” he said, after reaching the sec- confirm that. But we are almost at the end of fearsome best. yesterday. very much-encouraging each other to the ond round. this season and I have time to keep playing Nadal is using the year’s final events as The Djokovic brothers chest-bumped and first win.” Novak Djokovic earlier won his 25th “But tomorrow is another opportunity. I the last tournaments of the year with the practice for next season, after a forgettable high-fived their way to a 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (6/8), successive China Open match with a 6-1, 6-1 played a match today that I can play better, chance to practise the things that I need to 2015 in which he didn’t progress beyond the 10-5 victory over the China-New Zealand victory over Italy’s Simone Bolelli. — AFP

Wawrinka sees off Pistorius family fury as Stepanek in Tokyo release delayed again JOHANNESBURG: Oscar Pistorius’s fami- stant delays in obtaining clarity.” Pistorius TOKYO: Top seed champion Stan Wawrinka mus- have more experience. It’s a little bit of everything.” ly yesterday accused South African offi- was due to leave prison in August, 10 cled into the second round of the Japan Open yes- The spindly Stepanek wore the timid expression cials of bowing to “political and media months after being incarcerated, until terday with a bludgeoning 7-5, 6-3 victory over of a man hoping to avoid having sand kicked in his hype” after the star’s release from prison Justice Minister Michael Masutha made a Czech Radek Stepanek. face by his hulking opponent, and Wawrinka’s one- was again delayed and he was ordered to last-minute intervention and the case Richard Gasquet became the highest-ranked handed backhand-one of the most potent weapons undergo psychotherapy. was referred to the parole review panel. casualty of the first round, the fourth seed skulking in men’s tennis-bullied the Czech into submission. A parole review board on Monday Masutha said officials should only have away after crashing to a 6-4, 6-1 defeat by Spain’s It effectively settled the first set as he chased decided that Pistorius should not yet be begun considering him for parole on the Roberto Bautista Agut, while fellow Frenchman down a decent Stepanek volley to whip the ball allowed out on house arrest despite qual- day he was scheduled for release. Benoit Paire upset eighth seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, back past his opponent, breaking his resistance. ifying for early release 10 months into his The intervention was widely criticised 3-6, 6-1. He ripped another down the line to break at the five-year sentence. by legal experts, but on Monday the French Open champion Wawrinka produced a start of the second set, celebrating with a roar and a In a trial that made headlines around parole review board agreed the decision dazzling performance in the Tokyo sunshine, the pump of his fist, and thereafter was not seriously the world, he was jailed last year for to release the athlete was made prema- Swiss unleashing a series of jaw-dropping back- threatened. Wawrinka, who made his grand slam killing his girlfriend, model and law grad- turely. hands that left his opponent shaking his head in breakthrough at last year’s Australian Open after uate Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s The review board also ordered disbelief. years spent in the shadow of countryman Roger Day 2013. Pistorius to undergo psychotherapy and “After last year I’m just happy to play well and Federer, delivered the coup de grace with his 11th He was found guilty of culpable homi- recommended he should be put under get through the match,” said Wawrinka, who was ace to wrap up only his second win over Stepanek TOKYO: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland cide-a charge equivalent to manslaugh- firearm restrictions if granted parole. eliminated by Japan’s Tatsuma Ito in the first round in six meetings. reacts after winning the first set against ter-after saying that he shot Steenkamp Pistorius’ family said he was already last year in a stunning upset and faces the same Wawrinka’s quest for a first Tokyo title promises Czech Republic’s Radek Stepanek. — AP through a locked bathroom door receiving “regular and ongoing psy- player in his next match. to be a difficult one, with defending champion Kei blamed sickness for throwing in the towel against because he mistook her for an intruder. chotherapy” from psychologists and a “I was struggling with my game this time last Nishikori arguably a slight favourite to capture his American Steve Johnson while losing 6-3, 2-1. Groth “The public, political and media hype social worker, whose reports were con- year but I feel quite fresh and today was a good third Japan Open on a court he has owned in recent sprained his right ankle while trailing Frenchman that was allowed to develop around sidered in the original decision to release start,” added Wawrinka, chasing a fourth title of the years. Meanwhile, Australians Bernard Tomic and Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 2-0. In other matches, Oscar’s trial has undermined his right to him. Pistorius may now still be behind year and the 11th of his career. “I feel more comfort- Sam Groth both retired after dropping the first sets Frenchman Gilles Simon, the third seed, beat be treated like any other prisoner,” his bars on November 3, when prosecutors able with my game in general, I feel more confi- in their respective first-round matches. Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-4 but compatriot family said in a statement. appeal to South Africa’s supreme court dence to win the big matches. The controversial Tomic, who earlier this year Paire’s victory over Bulgarian Dimitrov dubbed “We had put our trust in the... system, for a murder conviction and a harsher “I feel better with every part of my game: I’m launched a tirade against Australian tennis officials “Baby Federer”-was undoubtedly the result of the but are very disconcerted by the con- sentence. — AFP mentally stronger, I’ve beaten all the top guys, I for a perceived “lack of respect” towards him, day. — Reuters Gulf equities down in Q3 over global slowdown, low oil price Page 22 Business EU minister agree greater transparency on tax deals WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 Page 25 OPEC chief sees oil market Improving, Over 150,000 transactions held via NBK’s Mobile Banking app price stability Page 26 Page 23

SRINAGAR: Kashmiri men take a break to chat while selling their produce at the floating vegetable market on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir yesterday. Vegetables traded in this floating market are supplied to Srinagar and many towns across the Kashmir valley. It’s one of the major sources of income for the lake dwellers who spend years carefully nurturing their floating gardens from the weed and rich soil extracted from the lake bed. — AP IMF trims growth forecasts for world economy Advanced economies to expand modestly • US growth outlook slashed LIMA: The International Monetary Fund cut its growth the Fund’s latest report, released ahead of the IMF and search of higher returns stop parking cash there, the IMF cial crisis is strongest in the United States and Britain, forecasts for the world economy yesterday warning of World Bank annual meetings in Lima, Peru, this week. said. That reduced capital inflow is in turn taking a toll on where central banks are mulling tightening monetary poli- increasing risks from the slowdown in China, which is drag- The slowdown in China-which the IMF predicted will emerging countries’ currencies. The World Bank for its part cy. The US economy, which grew 2.4 percent in 2014, is ging other emerging markets down with it. The global grow 6.3 percent next year, its lowest rate in 25 years-is tak- had already warned emerging economies in June to “fas- projected to pick up the pace to 2.6 percent this year and economy will expand just 3.1 percent this year and 3.6 per- ing a toll on other emerging economies that depended on ten seat belts” for the potential turbulence from the immi- 2.8 percent in 2016. The British economy’s expansion cent next year, the IMF predicted, revising downward its the Asian giant’s ravenous appetite for their raw materials. nent tightening of US monetary policy. would slow from 3.0 percent growth last year to 2.5 per- previous forecasts by 0.2 percentage points in both cases. Prices of oil, metals, minerals and other commodities cent in 2015 and 2.2 percent in 2016. Even though wealthy countries are showing signs of have sunk as the world’s second-largest economy has ‘Immense’ refugee toll Advanced economies would expand “modestly,” the IMF recovery, the world economy is on track for its worst year cooled, jolting the emerging markets whose boom drove The wealthy countries that were at the epicenter of the said, noting that growth in productivity remained weak. since the global recession of 2009, the IMF said. the world economy during the 2008-2009 crisis. 2008-2009 crisis are meanwhile undergoing a nascent Growth would be much slower in the eurozone, with 1.5 Cheap oil is helping to lift emerging European recovery that is “expected to pick up slightly,” led by percent this year and 1.6 percent in 2016, but still marking economies as they fend off the impact of Russia’s down- Sputtering Brazil stronger growth in Britain and the United States, said the an acceleration from last year’s 0.9 percent pace. turn, the IMF said. But high corporate debt is putting a Once-mighty Brazil is facing a three percent recession IMF. The Japanese economy, which contracted 0.1 percent in brake on investment in the region, adding to the chal- this year-twice as bad as predicted in the IMF’s last outlook, The International Monetary Fund forecast modest eco- 2014, was expected to grow just 0.6 percent in 2015 and lenges ahead, the International Monetary Fund said in a in July-and Sub-Saharan Africa is set for growth of 3.8 per- nomic growth in the advanced economies through next 1.0 percent in 2016, forecasts cut by two-tenths each from key report on the global outlook. cent, 1.2 points off the pace it registered last year. year, stronger in the United States and Britain and tentative what the IMF projected three months ago. Growth in Europe’s emerging and developing Russia, another emerging giant, is in double trouble. In in the euro-zone and Japan. In the four biggest economies of the 19-nation euro- economies will pick up from 2.8 percent last year to 3.0 addition to crashing prices for its oil exports, it faces The group of advanced economies-which includes the zone, Spain was poised for the strongest growth, at 3.1 per- percent in both 2015 and 2016, the Washington-based Western sanctions over its role in the Ukraine crisis-putting US, four countries in the euro-zone, Japan, Britain and cent this year and 2.5 percent in 2016. Fund predicted. it on track for a contraction of 3.8 percent this year, the IMF Canada-is projected to grow 2.0 percent in 2015 and 2.2 Germany, the largest European economy, would grow “Six years after the world economy emerged from its forecast. percent in 2016, the IMF said in its new World Economic slight less than previously expected but hewing to its 2014 broadest and deepest postwar recession, a return to robust “While the growth slowdown in China is so far in line Outlook. That would represent a slow pickup from a 1.8 pace: 1.5 percent this year and 1.6 percent next year. and synchronized global expansion remains elusive,” said with forecasts, its cross-border repercussions appear percent expansion in 2014. Overall, the IMF slightly low- France’s outlook was unchanged at 1.2 percent in 2015 the IMF’s new chief economist, Maurice Obstfeld. greater than previously envisaged,” the IMF said. A looming ered its outlook for the advanced economies from its July and 1.5 percent in 2016. Italy would recover from a 0.4 per- “Downside risks to the world economy appear more pro- decision by the recovering United States to raise interest estimates, by one-tenth point for this year and two-tenths cent contraction in 2014 to 0.8 percent growth this year nounced than they did just a few months ago,” he added in rates is also hurting emerging economies as investors in point for next year. The recovery from the 2008-2009 finan- and 1.3 percent next year. —Agencies US trade deficit widens Saudi banks Q3 results to to $48.3bn in August WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit many emerging market economies are reflect growing challenges jumped sharply in August as exports fell to being battered by a plunge in commodity the lowest level in nearly three years while prices. imports increased, led by a surge in ship- The United States on Monday reached DUBAI: Stronger challenges facing Saudi banking sector already holding some of the defaults. In what analysts say is a sign of a slow- ments of cell phones from China. agreement with Japan and nine other Pacific Arabian banks are likely to be reflected in third- most secure balance sheets in the industry down of payments from the government, bank The deficit increased 15.6 percent to Rim nations on what would be the largest quarter results as earnings are hit by weak worldwide. loans to contractors rose 16 percent in the sec- $48.3 billion, the biggest deficit since regional trade pact in history. But the Obama stocks, more delayed payments in the building The opening of the market to foreign invest- ond quarter on an annual basis, nearly twice March, the Commerce Department report- administration will face a major challenge win- industry and slacker loan growth. The king- ment helped propel stocks in the first part of the rate of total credit growth across corporate ed yesterday. Exports of goods and servic- ning congressional approval for the Trans dom’s 24 banks have so far delivered generally the year, giving banks’ brokerage businesses a and government sectors. That could leave es dropped 2 percent to $185.1 billion, the Pacific Partnership trade deal against oppo- better than anticipated earnings since the lift and bolstering investment income. lenders exposed if the pace of building work lowest level since October 2012, while nents who argue that the agreement will roughly 50 percent decline in oil prices from That evaporated by the third quarter as trad- slowed. imports rose 1.2 percent to $233.4 billion. expose American workers to more unfair for- June last year, helped by the opening of the ing volumes dipped 40 percent from the previ- During the third-quarter, banks scrambled Exports have been hurt this year by the eign competition. Saudi market to direct foreign investment. ous quarter and the benchmark Tadawul Index to gauge the fallout from a decision by the rising value of the dollar, which makes US The critics point to America’s huge trade “We are expecting slower earnings (growth) sank 19 percent. government on Sept. 15 to suspend Saudi goods less competitive on overseas mar- deficits to bolster their argument that other compared to previous quarters. Banks have The third quarter is generally slower for Binladin Group, one of the kingdom’s largest kets, and weaker economic growth in nations are manipulating their currencies and made good money in the first half of the year banks, as it includes the quieter, summer contractors, from new contracts after the col- China and other major export markets. pursuing other unfair trade practices that are but the outlook for earnings drivers remains months and this year Ramadan and Eid holi- lapse of a crane in Mecca, killing at least 107 Economists say they expect these trends costing US jobs. For August, the US deficit with weak,” said Murad Ansari, analyst at EFG- days. people. will combine to push the deficit higher and China rose 10.7 percent to $35 billion, the high- make trade a drag on overall growth this est level in 11 months. So far this year, the Hermes. EFG-Hermes is forecasting lower net Banking sources say the government is year. So far this year, the deficit is running deficit with China, the largest with any trading income on an annual basis for half of the 10 DELAYED PAYMENTS unlikely to let the company fall into financial at an annual rate of $531.6 billion, 4.6 per- partner, is running 9.5 percent higher than a banks it covers including Samba Financial In a state where the pace of growth is largely troubles because of its close links to the state cent higher than last year’s deficit of $508.3 year ago, on track to set another annual record. Group, Riyad Bank, Saudi British Bank (SABB), determined by oil revenues and government and the banking system-the company’s credit billion. The deficit with the European Union rose 9 Saudi Hollandi Bank and Bank Albilad. spending, banks are starting to see a pick-up in exposure stands at 45 billion riyals ($12 billion), The higher deficit reflects the fact that percent in August to $13.6 billion while the Al Rajhi Bank would report the strongest delayed payments, say bankers. “It’s widespread representing 15 percent of banks’ equity, esti- weaker global growth and the stronger imbalance with Japan dipped 9 percent to $5.2 earnings growth, rising 12 percent from the even in the good times but is getting worse,” mates NCB Capital. dollar have reduced exports of US products billion. The drop in exports reflected lower year earlier, EFG-Hermes forecast. Banks are said a banker. “Contractors are not getting paid Riyad Bank and Banque Saudi Fransi have and cut into the overseas profits of sales of manufactured goods such as comput- expected to start releasing quarterly results this for projects and that means delays in payments among the largest gross loan exposure to the American companies. Canada, America’s ers, industrial machinery and autos and a drop week. to sub-contractors all the way down the line.” building sector, while SABB and Al Rajhi Bank largest trading partner, is in a recession in exports of US energy products, which fell 9.3 Results should be supported by lenders’ pur- It may be several quarters before the full had built up the least provisions against bad and China, the world’s second largest econ- percent to $8.1 billion, reflecting the fall in chases of local currency government bonds, a extent of worsening credit conditions feed loans in the industry, according to a JP Morgan omy is growing much more slowly while oil prices. — AP move set to improve asset yields further in a through to banks’ balance sheets in the form of report. — Reuters WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 B U S I N E S S News Gulf equities down in Q3 over i n b r i e f UAE’s Shah gas project global slowdown, low oil price hits full output capacity ABU DHABI: The Shah gas project which began operations this year in the United Arab Emirates has reached its full production NBK GCC MARKETS MONTHLY UPDATE capacity, a top company official said yesterday. “We have ramped up to full production, which is 1 billion cubic feet per day (bcf),” KUWAIT: GCC markets went through a strong correction in Saif Ahmed al Ghafli, chief executive of Al Hosn Gas, told reporters 3Q15, led by Saudi Arabia. The correction wiped out all gains on the sideline of an conference in Abu Dhabi. Al Hosn Gas is the made thus far in 2015, with GCC markets down 14 percent dur- Shah gas development joint venture in which Abu Dhabi National ing the quarter. A strong retreat in Chinese equities, alongside Oil Co (Adnoc) holds a 60 percent share and US-based Occidental Fed policy uncertainty, triggered a worldwide correction. GCC Petroleum the other 40 percent. The multi-billion dollar project is markets were not spared, especially with oil prices taking meant to produce usable gas from Shah’s high-sulphur field.The another dive. Geopolitically, things have also been stirring. project is expected to process sour gas into 0.5 bcf/d of usable While markets have not had a strong reaction to any one par- gas in the remote desert and is vital for keeping the UAE supplied ticular event, security concerns have weighed somewhat on with fuel and reducing its growing gas imports. The UAE is invest- general sentiment. Meanwhile, speculation over whether the ing $35 billion to diversify its energy mix and reduce its depend- Fed would hike its policy rate and fears of foreign exchange ence on natural gas imports for power generation, the country’s wars in emerging markets have made equity markets all the energy minister said on Sunday. more nervous and volatile. In 3Q15, GCC markets shed more than $163 billion in capitalization, which fell to $940 billion at the close of the quarter. Egypt plans Mediterranean Chinese equities had started correcting towards the end of gas exploration in first half 2Q15 and not long after, equities around the world followed CAIRO: Egypt is preparing to launch a new bidding round suit. Stock markets in China had started a strong rally towards for gas exploration off the Mediterranean coast in the first the end of 2014. The Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 peaked at the retreating in the 2H14. The relationship has been far from sym- GCC markets continued to be pressured by a number of metrical with correlations increasing notably when oil prices domestic and market specific factors. In the UAE, worries about half of 2016, Khaled Abdel Badie, the head of the state gas end of May 2015, up 107percent from October 2014.When company EGAS told Reuters yesterday. His comments came economic data began to signal some softening in the Chinese took a dive, as they did in August. With the exception of the an imminent correction in the property markets continued to large petrochemical sector in the Saudi stock market, GCC make headlines. In Qatar, the possible revocation of the 2022 after Egypt announced it had awarded four new licenses to economy, overpriced equities seemed due for a correction. The explore for oil and gas off its Mediterranean coast, weeks correction was large, with frequent daily losses above 5per- equities have minimal direct exposure to oil markets to war- World Cup event remains an on/off concern, though there have been no recent developments on that front. In Kuwait, after Eni’s giant Zohr gas find piqued fresh international cent. As authorities attempted to calm markets and prevent interest in the area. afree fall, markets interpreted the government’s response as with market liquidity remaining below historic averages and concern over fundamental weaknesses. By the close of 3Q15, equities trading well below book value, several companies list- the index was off 9 percent ytd and 38percent from its peak. ed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange made requests to delist, though the companies in question were all relatively small and Maltese telecom GO seeks Chinese correction had little impact on market capitalization. adviser for full sale of firm The ripples of the Chinese correction touched equity mar- Meanwhile, a few positive events took place that were over- DUBAI: Malta’s largest telecoms operator, GO, has invited banks kets globally with most shedding all their 2015 gains. By the shadowed by international market volatility. In Saudi Arabia, to pitch for the role of advising it on the full sale of the company, end of 3Q15, the MSCI World total return index was off 6per- the opening up of the market to direct equity ownership by sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters yesterday. The cent ytd. The S&P500 and DJIA total return indices were off qualified investors came into effect last June. This develop- invitation was sent out to international investment banks and 5percent and 7percent ytd, respectively. European equities, ment and related issues, such as the inclusion of KSA stocks in specialist advisory firms around the beginning of September, the which had rallied for most of 1H15, came under pressure in popular indices and changes in trading and ownership restric- sources said speaking on condition of anonymity as the informa- 3Q15; the MSCI Europe ended the quarter off 5percent ytd. tions, should remain catalysts for the Saudi market. Qatar is tion isn’t public. GO declined to comment. However, in a compa- GCC markets had their fair share of losses too and the MSCI also likely to benefit from increased foreign investor interest ny announcement dated Sept. 16 which invited investors to a GCC total return index was down 7percent ytd, more or less in with the upgrading in late 3Q15 of the equity market to meeting on Oct. 29, GO said it wanted approval from sharehold- line with other markets. emerging market status by FTSE. ers to seek bids for the company’s entire issued share capital. Oil was another driver of regional equity markets since mid- Emirates International Telecommunications (EIT), a unit of the 2014 and continued to be so in 3Q15. Oil prices and GCC equi- Vulnerability personal investment vehicle of the ruler of Dubai, announced in ties have moved largely in tandem since oil prices started Although all GCC markets ended the quarter in the red, July it planned to sell its 60 percent stake in GO. Shares in GO rant such correlation. However, low oil prices do raise concerns Saudi Arabia took by far the biggest hit. The Saudi Tadawul closed Monday at 3.45 euros each, close to the near-six-year high about fiscal sustainability and growth in GCC economies. While index was off 19percent on the quarter, having been the only achieved in July of 3.6 euros per share, according to bourse data. GCC governments have expressed their commitment to sup- GCC market to rally earlier in the year on the decision to open port growth in the non-oil sector by sticking to their current up the market to foreign investors. Dubai followed with the development spending plans, a prolonged period of low oil DFM price index down 12percent during the quarter. The Abu Turkish economy seen prices could force governments to reduce capital spending or Dhabi and Qatari markets outperformed their regional peers in pressure finances. Indeed, the recent move by the Saudi gov- growing 3% this year ANKARA: Turkey’s economy will grow 3 percent this year, ernment to issue bonds($28 billion this year) to finance the fis- ensuring economic pledges made by the ruling AK Party cal deficit served to remind markets of these concerns. ahead of a Nov 1 election will be achievable, former deputy prime minister and economy czar Ali Babacan said yesterday. Political crisis After not standing in a June election in which his AKP lost its The region’s geopolitics continued to affect sentiment in parliamentary majority, Babacan will stand as a candidate for GCC markets. The bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the party in the coming vote, marking the return of one of its and instability in neighboring countries have elevated security most respected names. “Our economic promises are easily concerns. While the impact on equity markets was not always manageable, and will not harm economic balances. There is obvious following any particular event, general market senti- no extravagance,” Babacan told the HaberTurk news channel ment seemed to continue to be hampered by some security in an interview. The AKP election manifesto unveiled by concerns. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday promised to raise the minimum wage to 1,300 lira ($434) a month from around 1,000 currently, lift the state pension and provide Oil up to $50 on speculation interest-free loans for small businesses. producers getting together Morocco GDP grows 3Q15 and were down 5percent and 6 percent, respectively. LONDON: Oil prices rose yesterday, heading for the first “There is one problem we are facing: the overhang,” Part of this was due to the more comfortable fiscal positions of 4.5% annually in Q3 three-day gain in five weeks, on signals that the world’s he said, adding there were already signs of higher the two, which along with Kuwait are perceived to be less vul- biggest producers of crude may act jointly to support crude demand and of a drop in supply growth from nerable to corrections in oil markets. The Omani, Kuwaiti and RABAT: Morocco’s economy grew at an annual rate of 4.5 prices, which have halved over the past year. Brent non-OPEC members. Bahraini markets were down 10percent, 8percent and 7per- percent in the third quarter of 2015, speeding up from 4.3 crude, the global oil benchmark traded up 75 cents at The former head of US shale producer EOG cent, respectively. percent in the previous three months, thanks to higher agri- the $50.00 a barrel milestone for the first time in two Resources said at the same conference that US oil pro- Though anticipated by most for this year, market volatility cultural output, the country’s planning agency said yester- weeks by 1243 GMT, or 1.4 percent day on day. It rose duction growth would tail off this month and start to hit with a vengeance in 3Q15, and some of its sources remain: day. Cereal production jumped 64 percent, helping to push 2.3 percent on Monday. decline early next year due to weak prices. China and the Fed in particular. Certainly, the Fed’s decision up overall agricultural output by 16.6 percent after a year-on- The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate crude, Iran’s crude oil sales were on track to slip to the low- not to hike rates in September confused markets and elevated year 14.9 percent rise in the second quarter, the agency said. was up 36 cents at $46.62 a barrel. The contract gained est in seven months as its main Asian customers were concerns about the fragility of world markets and of the US Morocco had announced a record cereal crop of 11 mil- 1.6 percent in the previous session. “The market is pos- buying less than before. The drop counters expecta- recovery. In light of the soft US September employment report, lion tons this year after favourable rainfall. Agriculture sibly moving on speculation that OPEC and non-OPEC tions that Iran’s exports would rise after Tehran and six the Fed should now be on hold for the rest of this year. The accounts for more than 15 percent of the Moroccan econo- countries will find an agreement to cooperate,” said world powers reached a nuclear agreement on July 14, Chinese economy will also remain a focus for world markets, as my. The trade deficit fell 7.9 percent as world oil prices Carsten Fritsch, senior oil analyst at Commerzbank in although sanctions are unlikely to be officially relaxed investors continue to monitor the flow of data from the world’s dropped and Moroccan exports improved, the agency said. Frankfurt. Russia’s energy minister said Russia and Saudi until next year. second largest economy. Regionally, geopolitical develop- The kingdom is one of the biggest energy importers in the Arabia had discussed the oil market in a meeting last Tensions also rose in the oil-rich Middle East after a ments are fluid. Russia’s renewed involvement in the region region. Non-agricultural growth was 1.8 percent higher from week and would continue to consult each other. fighter jet of unknown nationality “interfered” with will need to be assessed. Attention will also turn to3Q15 earn- a year ago, and the agency said the pace of growth would be This was in line with comments made by OPEC Turkish military patrols on the Syrian border, according ings announcements. All the while, oil prices will remain an steady in the fourth quarter with an expected gross domes- Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri at a conference in to the Turkish military. The announcement came after important driver for GCC equities in the coming months, espe- tic product rise of 4.7 percent. The central bank and the gov- London that OPEC and non-OPEC members should two incursions into Turkish airspace by Russian jets over cially should China or US growth disappoint further. Otherwise, ernment said growth would reach 5 percent for the full year. work together to reduce the global supply glut. the weekend. — Reuters GCC economies are in good shape and should outperform, The agency forecasts 4.4 percent. — Reuters certainly in their non-oil sectors. EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. GOLD Jordanian Dinar 427.450 US Dollars Mint 0.299650 0.303650 20 gram 226.690 Egyptian Pound 38.629 10 gram 116.040 Asia ASIAN COUNTRIES Sri Lankan Rupees 2.151 5 gram 58.700 Bangladesh Taka 0.003494 0.004094 Japanese Yen 2.517 Indian Rupees 4.638 Chinese Yuan 0.046296 0.049796 Indian Rupees 4.648 Pakistani Rupees 2.901 Bangladesh Taka 3.891 Hong Kong Dollar 0.037026 0.039776 Pakistani Rupees 2.894 Philippines Pesso 6.497 Indian upee 0.004359 0.004749 Srilankan Rupees 2.151 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Cyprus pound 577.785 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000017 0.000023 Nepali Rupees 2.910 Japanese Yen 3.525 Japanese Yen 0.002437 0.002617 Singapore Dollar 213.560 CURRENCIES TELEX TRANSFER PER 1000 Syrian Pound 2.605 Kenyan Shilling 0.003152 0.003152 Hongkong Dollar 39.129 Australian Dollar 201.87 Canadian Dollar 234.69 Nepalese Rupees 3.895 Korean Won 0.000251 0.000266 Bangladesh Taka 3.898 Swiss Franc 316.04 Malaysian Ringgit 69.720 Malaysian Ringgit 0.066689 0.072689 Philippine Peso 6.543 Euro 343.30 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 48.190 Nepalese Rupee 0.002905 0.003075 Thai Baht 8.359 US Dollar 303.30 Thai Bhat 9.320 Pakistan Rupee 0.002841 0.003121 Sterling Pound 463.18 Turkish Lira 101.620 Philippine Peso 0.006365 0.006645 GCC COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 2.56 Sierra Leone 0.000067 0.000073 Saudi Riyal 80.910 Bangladesh Taka 3.894 Singapore Dollar 0.210063 0.216063 Qatari Riyal 83.345 Indian Rupee 4.644 South African Rand 0.016411 0.024911 Omani Riyal 788.070 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.152 Bahrain Exchange Company Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001864 0.002444 Bahraini Dinar 805.770 Nepali Rupee 2.905 Taiwan 0.009582 0.009762 UAE Dirham 82.607 Pakistani Rupee 2.901 CURRENCY BUY SELL Thai Baht 0.008056 0.008606 UAE Dirhams 0.08252 Europe ARAB COUNTRIES Bahraini Dinar 0.8060 British Pound 0.452968 0.461968 Arab Egyptian Pound - Cash 40.580 Egyptian Pound 0.03862 Czech Korune 0.004613 0.016613 Bahraini Dinar 0.796745 0.804745 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 38.755 Jordanian Dinar 0.4314 Danish Krone 0.041496 0.046496 Egyptian Pound 0.037889 0.040719 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.416 Omani Riyal 0.7876 Euro 0.333553 0.341553 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Tunisian Dinar 154.560 Qatari Riyal 0.08362 Norwegian Krone 0.032234 0.037434 Iraqi Dinar 0.000192 0.000252 Jordanian Dinar 428.110 Saudi Riyal 0.08090 Romanian Leu 0.086990 0.086990 Jordanian Dinar 0.423713 0.431213 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.022 Slovakia 0.009046 0.019046 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Syrian Lira 2.162 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Swedish Krona 0.032574 0.037574 Lebanese Pound 0.000152 0.000252 Morocco Dirham 31.754 Swiss Franc 0.304308 0.314508 Moroccan Dirhams 0.020532 0.044532 Turkish Lira 0.095727 0.106027 Nigerian Naira 0.001252 0.001887 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Omani Riyal 0.781242 0.786922 US Dollar Transfer 303.250 US Dollar 303.350 Australasia Qatar Riyal 0.082584 0.083797 Euro 340.550 Canadian Dollar 232.880 Sterling Pound 462.330 Australian Dollar 0.208021 0.219521 Saudi Riyal 0.080230 0.080930 Sterling Pound 461.240 Euro 341.995 New Zealand Dollar 0.190960 0.200460 Syrian Pound 0.001285 0.001505 Canadian dollar 232.730 Swiss Frank 295.395 Tunisian Dinar 0.151155 0.159155 Turkish lira 101.810 Bahrain Dinar 805.125 America Turkish Lira 0.095727 0.106027 Swiss Franc 311.990 UAE Dirhams 82.885 Canadian Dollar 0.226573 0.235073 UAE Dirhams 0.081583 0.082732 Australian dollar 216.820 Qatari Riyals 90.880 US Dollars 0.299150 0.303650 Yemeni Riyal 0.001370 0.001450 US Dollar Buying 302.050 Saudi Riyals 81.620 BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 Supply glut keeps gulf markets in red

MARKAZ MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT

KUWAIT: Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz” recently released its Monthly Market Research report. In this report, Markaz examines and analyzes the per- formance of equity markets in the MENA region as well as the global equity mar- kets for the month of September. Kuwait weighted index (0.8 percent) and Abu Dhabi index (0.2 percent) were the marginal positives ending this month in green. Kuwait’s price index ended the month of September with a loss of 1.6 percent.MENA markets ended in red during the month of September 2015. Jordan (-4.3 percent) suffered the most, followed by Morocco (-2.5 per- cent), Dubai (-1.9 percent) and Bahrain (- 1.8 percent). The decline in global equi- percent and value traded falling 10.6 percent), the latter due to profit booking services in order to cut the state budget over $73bn from global asset managers ties wiped out all gains made by the percent, as the market activity lulled due by foreign institutions. deficit. The committee stressed its oppo- to plug its budget deficit and to reduce MENA stock markets since the begin- to Eid and investor sentiments. The No significant shift in OPEC policy sition to any measure that comes at the exposure to global equities. The govern- ning of the year, with all of the indices notable exceptions to this trend were caused crude oil to fall in September, expense of Kuwaiti citizens and called ment is also accelerating its bond sales now dipping into the red. seen in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi. Bahrain’s declining by 11 percent, closing the for alternative solutions. Kuwait plans to to help sustain spending, and it is Global equities continued their slide total value traded increased by 453 per- month at USD 48.37 per barrel. The com- sell dinar-denominated bonds this year expected that the Kingdom might also for a second month, and along with cent and the volume traded increased modity closed the quarter down 24 per- to bridge the budget deficit, and may sell Islamic bonds, or sukuk, to finance falling oil prices, led to MENA indices fol- by 326 percent, while Abu Dhabi’s value cent. US oil inventories rose by 4.6mn also sell dollar-denominated bonds, if specific projects. lowing suit. China’s Shanghai index was traded increased by 23.3 percent, and barrels in the last week of September, needed. The gulf state is also working on Economic diversification of the UAE able to stem the fall witnessed over the volume traded increased by 30.8 per- according to the American Petroleum a legislation to allow the country to sell economy over the past several years has last two months, but still ended the cent. Institute, and OPEC continued to pump its first sukuk, or Islamic bond. buffered the country against falling month down 4.8 percent, making it a Telecommunication stocks have had more than its 30mn barrel quota, widen- Saudi Arabia is witnessing weakening crude oil prices. The UAE has also explor- cumulative fall of 28.6 percent for the a good month, with Ooredoo (Qatar) ing the supply glut. economic growth and strain on funding ing options about implementing corpo- third quarter. This is the largest percent- and Emirates Telecom (UAE) gaining 10.8 sources, as the country faces sharp rate tax or valued added tax, based on age decline since the first quarter of percent and 10.5 percent, respectively. Impact of sustained low decline in oil revenues resulting from IMF’s recommendations. 2008, and ended a five-quarter winning While the former was declared Qatar’s oil prices in the GCC sustained oil price decline. The Kingdom The government of Qatar has stated streak. Sell-off was seen in markets leading corporate for investor relations, Kuwait’s National Assembly’s financial is cutting unnecessary expenses and that it will not scale back economic across the globe, and the Middle Eastern the latter opened its shares to foreign and economic affairs committee yester- delaying some projects to compensate development projects or cut state subsi- markets did not buck the trend. and institutional buyers in September. day rejected proposals by the for low oil prices, though projects that dies for fuel and food in response to low MENA markets liquidity fell in The worst performing stocks were NBAD International Monetary Fund (IMF) to are important for the economy will go oil and natural gas prices, because gov- September, with volume decreasing 13 (-8.5 percent) and Industries Qatar (-7.5 impose taxes and lift subsidies on public ahead. The Kingdom has withdrawn ernment finances remain strong.

Most of Gulf barely moves, property firms buoy Qatar MIDEAST STOCK MARKETS

DUBAI: Most Gulf stock markets traded yesterday. The most heavily traded stock in sideways in thin volumes yesterday but Dubai, GFH Financial , added 0.4 percent real estate-related shares continued to after the company reported further buoy Qatar after the central bank governor progress in settling its debts; it said it had ruled out tightening monetary policy. repaid a further $37.5 million, leaving it In most of the region, investors are wor- with $137 million of outstanding debt. ried about low oil prices and tightening Abu Dhabi’s stock index slipped 0.2 per- liquidity in banking systems due to the cent. The standout was Qatar, which added reduction in state oil revenues. 1.0 percent; it has outperformed the Saudi Arabia’s stock index closed flat. region since the central bank governor Alinma Bank , the most heavily traded said at the weekend that he did not fore- stock, rose 1.5 percent, but several major see liquidity tightening and would not imi- plays on Saudi consumer demand fell, tate any interest rate hike in the United showing concern about the risk of an eco- States. nomic slowdown next year if oil prices stay Money market rates have also been ris- low and the government curbs spending. ing in Qatar, though less dramatically than Retailer Saudi Marketing Co dropped in the UAE, and it is not clear whether the 2.1 percent and travel agent Al Tayyar central bank will take any concrete action Travel sank 4.6 percent. Dubai’s stock index to keep them down, especially given the edged up 0.02 percent to 3,660 points, Qatari riyal’s peg to the US dollar. LONDON: President of Nalcosa, Nordine Ait-Laoussine, (right) International Energy Agency Executive Director, Fatih Birol (center) and OPEC pulling back after it neared technical resist- Nevertheless, the governor’s statement Secretary General Abdalla Salem El-Badri, (left) attend the 2015 Oil & Money conference in central London, yesterday. —AFP ance around 3,700 points, which capped has improved investor sentiment, especial- the market repeatedly in September. ly towards interest rate-sensitive real Blue chip Emaar Properties rose 1.3 per- estate stocks. Property firm Ezdan Holding, OPEC chief sees oil market cent but second-tier real estate stocks the most heavily traded stock, climbed 2.6 were sluggish. Apartment prices in Dubai percent yesterday. have fallen 11 percent in the past 12 Qatar German Medical Devices, which months and will decline further because of has seen unusually heavy volumes for the Improving, price stability tighter regulations, rising inflation and a past two days, surged 4.6 percent. strong United Arab Emirates currency, Egypt’s market was closed for a national industry consultants JLL said in a report holiday. —Reuters Badri urges non-OPEC countries to help tackle surplus LONDON: OPEC sees the oil market improving rent strategy. Badri himself declined to be drawn producers might be zero or negative in 2016 because of higher demand for the group’s crude on what OPEC oil ministers would decide. because of lower upstream investment. Africa’s GDP growth and a drop in supply growth from non-mem- Addressing the Oil and Money conference in Investment has been cut by around $130 billion bers, its secretary general said, the latest sign London, an annual gathering of senior industry this year from about $650 billion in 2014, he that OPEC believes its strategy of defending executives, Badri urged producers outside OPEC said. The International Energy Agency, which to slow to 3.7%: WB market share is working. to help tackle a global surplus of crude, which advises industrialized countries on oil policy, Oil prices have almost halved in the last year he put at 200 million barrels. sees an even larger impact on non-OPEC supply NAIROBI: Economic growth is set to slow Repeating long-standing advice to com- on oversupply in a drop that deepened after the “All of us should work together, OPEC and in 2016 from low prices. IEA Executive Director in Sub-Saharan Africa to 3.7 percent this modity producers, the Bank’s vice president Organization of the Petroleum Exporting non-OPEC, work together to get rid of this over- Fatih Birol, also at the conference, said the drop year, its weakest pace since 2009, mainly for Africa, Makhtar Diop, said the slowdown Countries in 2014 changed strategy to protect hang,” Badri said. “There is one problem we are in upstream oil investment in 2015 will be at due to the drop in commodity prices, the should encourage policymakers to diversify market share against higher-cost producers, facing: the overhang of 200 million barrels.” least 20 percent versus 2014, the biggest ever World Bank said on Monday. economic activity. rather than cut output to prop up prices as it has OPEC has invited non-OPEC countries to fall. OPEC expects global demand for its crude, The region’s economy, which grew 4.6 “The end of the commodity super-cycle done in the past. attend a technical meeting on Oct. 21 at its under pressure in recent years because of rising percent last year, will strengthen only mar- poses an opportunity for African countries,” “There is an improvement in the market,” Vienna headquarters, to discuss the market, supplies from outside the group, to rise to 30.3 ginally in the next two years, it predicted. Diop said. Abdullah Al-Badri told reporters on the sidelines Badri told reporters, following on from a similar million barrels per day in 2016, about 1 million “Growth in the region is projected to pick “Implementing the right policies to of an industry conference in London yesterday. meeting held in May. Non-OPEC producers bpd more than in 2015. up to 4.4 percent in 2016, and further boost agricultural productivity, and reduce “This situation may not stay long, more than two including Russia have refused to cooperate with “We will see the effect of the cut on produc- strengthen to 4.8 percent in 2017,” it said in electricity costs while expanding access, years.” OPEC in cutting output, although forecasters tion,” Badri said. “This will mean less supply in the a bi-annual report titled Africa’s Pulse. will improve competitiveness and support OPEC meets to review its output policy on have reduced estimates for supply growth out- near future.” “We are seeing now a low price. Commodity-dependent economies the growth of light manufacturing,” he said. Dec 4 and Badri’s comments add to signs that side OPEC because of the price slump. After a few months, we will not see this. We will from Zambia to Nigeria have suffered this The report said Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, the group is unlikely to be diverted from its cur- Badri said oil supply growth from non-OPEC see a higher price again.” — Reuters year from the price rout of commodities Rwanda, Mozambique and Tanzania are still like copper and oil, triggering currency falls expected to grow robustly, posting 7 per- that forced policymakers to tighten interest cent or more growth per year between this rates in response. year and 2017. —Reuters Britain eyes new rules to weed out ‘bad apples’ in banking

LONDON: Banks would have to get references for request references from former employers of can- would not be allowed to leave parts of the form new hires going back six years under proposals didates going back six years, a year longer than ini- blank. “The regulators expect firms to exercise published by British regulators yesterday to stop tially indicated, and the references should include judgement, bearing in mind the importance of dis- “bad apples” in banking from switching jobs easily. any breaches of the FCA’s conduct rules. closing information relevant to the hiring firm The proposals follow recommendations by reg- “For too long dishonest or incompetent traders alongside the need to be fair to former employees ulators aimed at improving behaviour in commodi- and advisers have drifted from firm to firm, protect- and comply with any relevant legal obligations,” ty, fixed income and currency markets after a num- ed from exposure through their ex-employer’s the FCA said. ber of major banks were fined billions of dollars for reluctance to state that they are either no good or The watchdog said it would consider applying trying to rig foreign currency benchmarks. not to be trusted,” Simon Morris, a financial services these requirements to all the firms it authorises in a In these recommendations, Bank of England partner at law firm CMS. separate consultation. Deputy Governor Minouche Shafik had said she When supplying references, banks will no wanted to make it harder for bad apples in banking longer be allowed just to provide the dates when WHISTLEBLOWING to cover their tracks by switching jobs. the person worked for them. “This may expose a The regulators also published rules yesterday to The new requirements, which would also apply firm giving a frank but damaging reference to the introduce a standard procedure to protect whistle- to senior hires at insurance companies, are part of a risk of litigation, but the regulators see this as a blowers at banks. The 2007-2009 financial crisis broader push by regulators in Britain to make price worth paying to drive out the rotten apples,” prompted policymakers in Britain to call for a sys- financial staff more directly accountable for their Morris said. The banks have been concerned that tem that makes it easier for staff to raise any con- actions. The Financial Conduct Authority and the more detailed references without clear guidance cerns internally. Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority from regulators could put them at risk of breaching Many banks already have informal whistleblow- proposed that from March next year banks and data privacy rules. ing arrangements but the regulators wanted a for- insurers should use a mandatory form when get- Under the proposals, a bank must not enter into mal, standardized approach. “For individuals to ting references on senior hires, including non-exec- any arrangements that limit its ability to disclose have the confidence to come forward, it is vital that utive directors. relevant information. Banks would also have to say firms have in place adequate policies on dealing “In this consultation, we are proposing changes whether candidates have been given a formal with whistleblowers and that a senior manager TOKYO: Pedestrians walk past a share prices board (L) of the Nikkei 225 at the Tokyo to the way firms seek and provide references for warning or had pay docked as part of disciplinary takes responsibility for overseeing these policies,” Stock Exchange and a foreign exchange board against the US dollar (R) in Tokyo yes- candidates of certain roles,” the FCA said. action. If the banks have no relevant information Tracey McDermott, acting FCA chief executive, said terday.—AFP A bank or insurance company would have to on the candidate they would have to say so and in a statement.—Reuters WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 BUSINESS European shares steady on rate outlook

LONDON/MILAN: European shares edged high- “No doubt overall sentiment has improved believe European shares are well positioned to ultra-easy monetary policy, according to ed an informal takeover offer from er yesterday, extending strong gains in the pre- over the past few days as uncertainty regarding benefit from a rebound. Joe Rundle, head of trading at ETX Capital. ABInBev as too low. vious session, with sentiment helped by expec- an imminent US rate hike has been removed for “We would buy Europe ex UK and Japan into The auto sector, which has been pressured tations central banks in Europe and the US will now,” said Peregrine & Black trader Markus this sell-off. Both have reasonable EPS momen- recently by a emissions tests rigging scan- Asia stocks soar keep an equity-friendly monetary policy in the Huber. “Firmer markets towards the end of the tum and should receive further support from dal at Volkswagen, was the top sectoral Agreement on a Pacific-wide free- coming months. day would certainly confirm that the ‘Bulls’ are their respective central banks,” Citi said in its gainer with a rise of 1.6 percent. Other sec- trade agreement and hopes major cen- The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 rose 0.3 slowly gaining the upper hand again.” Concerns global equity quarterly report. Yesterday’s data tors were higher but gains were below 1 tral banks will maintain extra-loose mon- percent and the euro zone’s blue-chip Euro over the repercussions of an economic slow- showed that industrial orders in Germany, percent. etary policies fired another broad rally in STOXX 50 was up 0.2 percent. European shares down in China and uncertainty over when the Europe’s largest economy, dropped mainly Volkswagen rose 2 percent. The stock Asia yesterday, tracking advances in had opened lower as some investors took profit US Federal Reserve will end a decade of easing because demand from non-euro-zone countries had initially declined around 3 percent Europe and New York. The dollar was following gains in the previous session which policies had driven European shares to nine- weakened. after Handelsblatt reported that the car also lower against emerging markets cur- saw the FTSEurofirst 300 mark its biggest one- month lows at the end of last quarter. Now The weaker data should ultimately mean maker had admitted 8 million vehicles rencies as analysts said last week’s disap- day rise since August. some investors think the sell off is overdone and that the European Central Bank maintains its were fitted with software capable of cheat- pointing US jobs report all but put a nail ing diesel emissions tests in the European in the coffin of a Federal Reserve interest Union. Its sales in South Korea also fell. rate hike this year. In Hong Kong shares Mining and trading giant Glencore was in mining giant Glencore added to the among the top fallers in Europe. It fell 3.3 previous day’s surge following reports it percent after surging 21 percent in the is in talks to sell its agriculture business previous session, its best daily gain ever. as it battles weakening demand for raw Hopes of asset sales and comments that materials. But the main focus was on the output cuts would lift copper prices Trans-Pacific Partnership, which will see helped to support Glencore’s shares on the easing of a number of barriers, Monday, but a fresh target price cut by including to Japan’s closeted farm sector HSBC suggested that recent volatility and the US car market. could prevail in the near term. After five years, trade representatives Shares in TeliaSonera fell 2.9 percent. A from 12 nations on the Pacific Rim said newspaper reported that US authorities Monday they had finally hammered out a may seek damages as high as 8 billion deal to create the world’s biggest free Swedish crowns ($961 million) from the trade area-encompassing 40 percent of Swedish telecoms operator in relation to the world economy. Japanese Prime an investigation of alleged corruption in Minister Shinzo Abe hailed the deal and Uzbekistan. expressed a hope that China would join at Bouygues Telecom rose 4 percent. some point. “It’s the opening of a new cen- France’s third-largest mobile operator said tury for the Asia-Pacific region,” he said in it aimed to improve its profit margins and a televised news conference yesterday. sales in coming years as it defends its “If China participates in this system in standalone strategy. Brewer SABMiller fell the future, that will contribute to both 3 percent following a Bloomberg report Japan’s security and the stability of the saying the brewer was said to have reject- Asia-Pacific region,” he added. —Agencies WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 B U S I N E S S AirAsia taps investors to EU ministers agree greater take company private SINGAPORE: Founders of Asia’s largest budget Malaysian ringgit, which has lost 20 percent transparency on tax deals carrier, AirAsia, are sounding out investors to this year, while its costs were in US dollars. take the company private in a management- “So anyone trying to buy a stake or who led buyout, after a critical research report wants be part of the buyout will have to find LuxLeaks scandal sparks decision knocked its shares to a seven-year low, people ways to hedge the currency risk,” the source LUXEMBOURG: EU ministers agreed yesterday that familiar with the matter said. AirAsia Bhd co- said. Obtaining financing would be key for the national authorities would automatically exchange founder Tony Fernandes is talking to banks to deal to succeed, said the people familiar with information on tax deals with multinationals, but critics secure financing for the transaction, which the deal. When contacted by Reuters, an said failing to make them public means the tax avoid- could be launched over the next few months, AirAsia spokeswoman declined to comment on ance practices that led to the LuxLeaks scandal would said the people, who did not want to be identi- the story. continue. fied as the discussions were confidential. At The new measure passed despite resistance and yesterday’s closing level of 1.25 ringgit - exactly DEBT LEVELS comes as European competition authorities investigate the price at which its shares were sold to insti- AirAsia racked up losses and booked the tax affairs of Apple in Ireland and Starbucks in the tutional investors in an initial public offering impairments during the global financial crisis, Netherlands. “We have a political deal,” said Pierre more than a decade ago - AirAsia is valued at forcing it to raise funds later via a private place- Gramegna, finance minister for Luxembourg, which 3.48 billion Malaysian ringgit ($796 million). ment and cut its debt. holds the rotating presidency of the European Union. Investors were spooked when Hong Kong- The company had net debt of 10.5 billion “Europe is showing the way, is a pioneer and is send- based GMT Research questioned AirAsia’s ringgit ($2.4 billion) as of June 2015, down ing a strong signal to the world in tax matters,” he told a accounts in a report in June, driving the airline’s nearly 9 percent from the March quarter. news briefing. Under the plan, the bloc’s 28 countries shares to their lowest levels since the global Fernandes, who along with his long-time busi- would share information about the deals agreed with financial crisis in 2008. Group CEO Fernandes, ness partner, Kamarudin Meranun, owns about some of the world’s biggest multinationals so as to help who has led AirAsia’s rise from a two-plane 19 percent of AirAsia through a holding com- rein in tax avoidance in Europe. operation in 2002 to a billion-dollar business, pany, is hoping for an improvement in the busi- The deals however would still remain out of the pub- has been spending more time at AirAsia since ness, helped by a sharp drop in fuel costs, and lic eye, with the exchange of information strictly limited then, putting his other businesses and sporting as main local rival Malaysian Airlines shrinks its to tax authorities. “We chose not to have a public trans- interest to one side. GMT’s allegation that routes. AirAsia’s planned move comes more parency but to have exchange between administrations AirAsia uses related-party transactions with than a year after state investor Khazanah and this will be respected,” said the EU’s top economics loss-making associate carriers to boost its earn- Nasional took troubled national carrier LUXEMBOURG: Spanish Economy minister Cristobal Montoro Romero speaks during a press affairs official, Commissioner Pierre Moscovici. ings pummeled the airline’s shares by as much Malaysian Airlines private following two devas- conference at an Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting (ECOFIN) yesterday in The LuxLeaks scandal last year revealed that some of as 64 percent, and the stock remains down tating jetliner disasters. Luxembourg. —AFP the world’s biggest companies-including Pepsi and Ikea- around 40 percent from its levels in early June. Fernandes, one of Asia’s best known corpo- had reduced their tax rates to as little as one percent in Fernandes has steadfastly defended the rate leaders, has announced a turnaround plan secret pacts with the authorities in Luxembourg. company’s finances and outlook and said the for AirAsia’s loss-making Indonesian and The revelations, unearthed by a group of investiga- market was undervaluing AirAsia. A source Philippine affiliates as he battles competition New VW CEO tells staff to tive journalists, were a huge embarrassment to familiar with the matter said a challenge for any from larger groups such as Singapore Airlines, European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker, who outside investor looking to invest in AirAsia was Qantas Airways and Indonesia’s privately held served almost two decades as Luxembourg prime min- brace for ‘massive cutbacks’ that the airline’s revenues were largely in Lion Air. — Reuters ister. Juncker tasked the Commission to push through WOLFSBURG, Germany: New Volkswagen Chief with the slogan “One team - one family” and held up the automatic exchange of tax rulings as part of the Executive Matthias Mueller warned staff yesterday to banners declaring “We are Volkswagen.” Earlier, Bernd response to the scandal. brace for “massive cutbacks” in response to the diesel Osterloh, the influential head of VW’s works council, But critics say that the measure would prove ineffec- emissions scandal that has hammered the company’s said the scandal would impact earnings at the core tive. “We absolutely don’t think this will make what we stock and reputation. Speaking to employees at VW autos division as well as bonus payments to workers. saw in LuxLeaks go away,” said Tove Ryding, a tax spe- headquarters in Wolfsburg, Mueller, who replaced But he played down the impact on jobs, saying cialist for the NGO Eurodad. longtime CEO Martin Winterkorn late last month, said there were no immediate plans to cut staff and stress- Instead, Ryding warned that EU countries will contin- all the company’s investment plans would be put ing that workers would not “foot the bill for the ue to compete to attract businesses and use the new under review and an existing cost-cutting program wrongdoings of a group of managers”. VW employs information to “offer the company something even bet- accelerated, cautioning, “this will not be painless”. roughly 60,000 people at its main factory. ter”. It was the first admission that the emissions crisis, Mueller said the company’s more important task The measure now goes to the European Parliament which has sent tremors through the broader auto was to restore trust after it admitted that 11 million vehi- for approval. Eva Joly, an influential Green MEP, wel- industry, could lead to significant job cuts at the com- cles were affected by the rigging of diesel emissions comed the decision but said the tax rulings must be pany, which employs close to 60,000 at its main facto- tests. But he noted that thoroughness was more impor- made public. ry, roughly 10 percent of its global workforce. tant than speed in clearing up the issue. The company “Transparency is a necessary condition to end two “We need to make massive cutbacks in order to has an Oct. 7 deadline to present a plan to Germany’s decades of abuses,” Joly said in an email to AFP. manage the consequences of the crisis,” Mueller told KBA regulator to bring diesel emissions into line with Luxembourg has always defended the legality of the more than 20,000 workers at the staff gathering, the law. A letter sent to German lawmakers and seen by secret tax rulings that allowed multinationals to know in according to a statement released by Volkswagen. Reuters yesterday said that 8 million diesel vehicles in advance how much they would be taxed. “Technical solutions to the problems are within view. the European Union were fitted with software capable The deal in Luxembourg comes after the world’s However, the business and financial consequences of cheating vehicle emissions tests. Mueller said for advanced economies announced Monday a long-await- are not yet clear,” he said, adding that VW would some of the vehicles it would be sufficient to have soft- ed plan to close the loopholes on tax-avoiding multina- review all of its investment plans. “What is not urgent- ware refitted, while others may need additional work on LONDON: Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell, tionals that cost countries more than $100 billion a year. ly needed will be scrapped or delayed,” Mueller said. the hardware. Sources close to Volkswagen’s board had speaks during the 2015 Oil & Money conference in central London yester- The OECD calculates that national governments lose “And therefore we will adjust our efficiency program. I told Reuters last week that it was considering cost cuts day. Ben van Beurden, addressing delegates at the event, said the global oil $100 billion-240 billion (89 billion-210 billion euros), or will be very open: this won’t be painless.” as well as measures to boost cash flow in order to prop market faced a “mixed” outlook. “I see the first mixed signs for recovery of 4-10 percent of global tax revenues, every year because Workers at the meeting wore t-shirts emblazoned up its credit rating. — Reuters oil prices,” van Beurden said at the conference that concludes today. — AFP of the tax-minimizing schemes of multinationals. — AFP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 B U S I N E S S

Mazda At 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show Sowing the seeds of the future n a year that saw Mazda launch five production generate a sense of speed and volume, creating a steering, and innovatively fuel-efficient powertrains wheels and a boot-lid luggage carrier perfectly 2015 Mazda6 models in Europe, the Japanese carmaker with formidable presence. While the KODO signature built according to Mazda’s sports-car tradition. matched to the roadster’s unique KODO styling. A flagship that rises above Europe’s mid-sized Ithe challenger spirit returns to Frankfurt for the wing conveys determination, the LED guiding rings Together they offer a generous portion of the brand’s mainstream: the 2015 Mazda6 ticks all the boxes of a 2015 IAA with yet another new creation. evoke the bright, strong-willed eyes of an untamed hallmark driving fun. An overview of the models on stage prospective premium-class model. animal. Highlights on the front and rear fenders, Finally, Mazda’s exhibit in Frankfurt would not be Mazda KOERU crossover concept meanwhile, extend towards the large wheels, sug- The all-new Mazda MX-5. A truly modern classic complete without the carmaker’s complete new-gen- Mazda2 Making its world premiere at the 66th IAA, the gesting powerful legs pounding the earth. Another looker, the all-new Mazda MX-5 marks eration model line-up, including the Mazda CX-3, 2015 Inside and out, the new-generation Mazda2 sets Mazda KOERU crossover concept offers a glimpse As a package, the SUV concept expresses the the debut of SKYACTIV Technology in the world’s Mazda CX-5, 2015 Mazda6, Mazda2 and Mazda3. the benchmark for style in the B segment. Indeed, into the future of the Mazda line-up in the form of a power and agility - but also the dignity and refine- best-selling roadster. The “ND” or fourth-generation Mazda was aiming to change the way people per- captivating interpretation of the carmaker’s KODO - ment - of a predator, with awe-inspiring proportions MX-5 is indeed a modern classic, combining the lat- Mazda CX-3 ceive superminis. The keyword here is “more”: taller Soul of Motion style. The KOERU merges bold yet and an intriguing form that hints of Japanese aes- est technology and ergonomic innovation with pure With the all-new Mazda CX-3, Mazda launched a and longer overall with a longer wheelbase and big- practical beauty and dignity with Mazda’s latest SKY- thetic. lightweight sports car fun. Simply put, it’s a recipe sporty premium small SUV that, like all Mazdas, chan- ger interior, and an unprecedented level of cutting- ACTIV Technology. It’s a package that is certain to The KOERU’s sleek shapes also offer outstanding for the legendary model’s continuing success. nels the spirit of the legendary MX-5 roadster. The value edge technology. turn some heads. aerodynamics, optimising the flow of air over the The all-new Mazda MX-5 takes up the torch for it offers is superb, as was the timing of its introduction As the name says - koeru is Japanese for “exceed” body and stifling under floor turbulence - details that the best-selling roadster in history. Mazda gave the to Europe’s fastest-growing volume vehicle segment. Mazda3 or “go beyond” - the concept embodies Mazda’s enhance vehicle stability, especially at higher speeds. fourth generation of its brand icon a more aggres- Now the”oldest”model in Mazda’s new-genera- ambition to deliver value that transcends the ordi- Special NVH-suppressing technology, meanwhile, sive look and the technology people today expect, 2015 Mazda CX-5 tion line-up, the Mazda3 remains a refreshing exam- nary. In doing so, the KOERU exudes power, vitality makes for a smoother and quieter ride. but stayed true to its proven focus on affordable The Mazda CX-5 has been an ongoing hit since its ple of innovation that endures. Perhaps that is and an extraordinary level of refinement in a bold Featuring the latest SKYACTIV Technology, the lightweight sports car simplicity. And pure driving 2012 debut as the first full-SKYACTIV model. With pro- because it was so ahead of its time when the latest rendition of the company’s KODO - Soul of Motion KOERU is guaranteed to deliver the Jinba Ittai fun. duction surpassing the 1-million mark in spring of design philosophy, which provides the stylistic basis responsiveness Mazda puts into every vehicle it Mazda also has a broad line-up of accessories 2015, the popularity of the company’s current best- edition of the carmaker’s all-time bestselling model for its award-winning model line-up. makes. The details include lightweight yet rigid body specially designed for the all-new MX-5. Highlights seller shows no signs of letting up. But that didn’t stop was launched some two years ago, as dozens of The broad proportions and low-leaning cabin and chassis design, driver-focused suspension and here include some rather unconventional alloy Mazda from improving on a good thing. accolades attest to.

Over 150,000 transactions held Avaya Takes GITEX 2015 Global with AvayaLive Engage

via NBK’s Mobile Banking app DUBAI: Avaya, a global leader in business communications software, systems and serv- The first in Kuwait to provide compatible Mobile Banking application for IOS9 ices, is bringing GITEX Technology Week 2015 to the entire world through its innova- KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait’s to ensure continuity and conven- electronic banking easier”.Al- tive AvayaLive Engage solution. AvayaLive (NBK) Mobile Banking application ience in the service level provided Othman added “Electronic services Engage delivers an immersive web experi- has recently set a new record as the to customers. represent the future of consumer ence that allows IT and business profession- total number of financial transac- “NBK has always taken the lead banking services and NBK always als from any region to explore GITEX as if tions conducted by NBK customers when it comes to change. The new endeavors to consistently develop they were at the event. via this around-the-clock dedicated enhanced Mobile Banking applica- its services and products in order to The Avaya virtual stand will be accessible online service has exceeded tion is now the first in Kuwait to be satisfy the growing financial needs from any Internet connection or browser, 150,000 monthly. compatible with IOS’s latest of its customers”. allowing visiting professionals to use custom NBK is keen on developing its update,” said Mohammed Al- NBK’s Mobile Banking applica- avatars to move around the stand and the services to meet customers’ Othman, NBK’s Deputy General tion reflects NBK’s commitment to wider area. Visitors using the AvayaLive demands and make banking more Manager, Consumer Banking providing its customers with the Engage environment can interact in real time convenient. NBK is the first in Group. “The new and enhanced best and most up-to-date banking with Avaya experts via voice, video or IM, Kuwait to provide a Mobile Banking application offers customers with services. It is safe and easy to use, allowing presenters to share files, presenta- application compatible with IOS9 the added convenience making offering customers banking servic- tions, demonstrations and videos - even hold es with the added convenience of private conversations if needed. Mohammed Areff, Vice President, their mobile devices. Avaya is showcasing real-wor Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, Avaya. The advanced features offered ld customer through this application include as deployments of its innovative technology well locators for Cash Deposit solutions at this year’s GITEX, with live integrated into a workspace environment demonstrations of cutting-edge solutions more effectively and work more productively Machine, promotion locators, par- Mohammed Al-Othman, ticipating out lets in NBK Rewards that are helping governments, enterprises with other team members. NBK’s Deputy General Manager, and other business customers here in the program, augmented reality and Consumer Banking Group many other services and updates. region adopt digital strategies. The Small and Medium businesses: Checking balances, transferring AvayaLive Engage environment enables Outstanding engagement solutions tion for Android, Apple devices Avaya to demonstrate its power to help funds, Credit Card and phone bill aren’t just for enterprises: Avaya will show- enables customers to easily and organizations achieve digital transformation, payments, ordering checkbooks, case at GITEX how it can deliver the same securely manage their financials engage with their teams and customers and requesting a printed account state- agility, mobility, security and seamless inte- anytime, anywhere as long as they deliver richer, smoother experiences to those ment, ATM and branches locater gration of communications channels for are connected to the internet. NBK beyond the exhibit floor. organizations of different sizes at the right are also provided within the appli- customers can download NBK cation. budget, with demonstrations of contact cen- Mobile Banking on NBK.com or by Digital Transformation: “Travel Tips” has been added as ter and collaboration solutions aimed at the logging into NBK Online. For assis- Organizations in the Middle East are fac- well for customer to view and ben- mid-market. tance, customers can visit any of ing unprecedented challenges to evolve and efit for their safety while travelling NBK’s branches or call NBK Call engage customers and team members digi- NBK’s free Mobile Banking applica- Guardian Angel: Center at 1801801. tally, as mobility, Big Data, Cloud and the Avaya will also be bringing a “Guardian Internet of Things combine to drive digital Angel” to GITEX 2015, with a demonstration transformation. Building on Avaya’s market- showcasing how digital solutions can trans- leading fabric networking technology, Avaya form emergency response services. Zain Group, Community Jameel launch MIT SDN-Fx, Avaya will demonstrate how digital Featuring a drone quadcopter, the Guardian transformation is enhancing all aspects of Angel demonstration will show how emer- our everyday lives - from the customer expe- gency services can deploy technology quick- Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition rience to the workplace and even emer- ly to receive fast, accurate information about Kuwait ,Beirut, Jeddah: Zain Group, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan and the next wave of innovators from gency response services. ongoing incidents. a leading mobile telecom innovator the UAE, and seventy semi-finalist the region. With the rapid growth of across the Middle East and Africa in teams will be announced on the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Digital Customer Journey: Quote: partnership with Community Jameel February 1, 2016. the region and the support of our Customers today expect a seamless digital “By bringing GITEX to the wider world International, the Corporate Social The semi-finalists will be invited partners, we expect a record number journey where they can interact and engage through AvayaLive Engage we are proud to Responsibility arm of Abdul Latif to attend pre-bootcamp activities of applications this year.” with companies across a range of touch- showcase how successfully the region is Jameel, announces the launch of the scheduled to take place in February General Timeline: points, from face-to-face to online to mobile embracing digital transformation. While ninth edition of the MIT Enterprise and March, 2016 in Egypt, Jordan, 9th Edition of the MITEF Arab to video. Avaya will demonstrate at GITEX organizations in other parts of the world are ForumArab Startup Competition. Morocco, and the UAE. The competi- Startup Competition how it is already enabling organizations to often burdened with legacy environments, Founded in 2005, the MITEF of tion will culminate in a five-day Month & Year deliver that digital journey, providing a com- enterprises here in the region can be more the Pan Arab Region, who is the event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from Activity plete omni-channel experience that harness- agile and flexible in their technology deploy- organizer of the competition, is one April 11 - 15, 2016, with the October 6, 2015 es online, mobile and analytics solutions. ments. Avaya’s engagement solutions enable of the 28 worldwide chapters of the announcement of the competition Website opens for online submis- organizations to deliver smoother, richer MITEF Global, an avid promoter of winners scheduled to take place dur- sions Smart Office: experiences and accelerate their digital innovation worldwide, engaging ing the final award ceremony on October &November, 2015 Avaya will also highlight how collabora- transformation journey. GITEX is the perfect aspiring entrepreneurs in mentor- April 14, 2016, with a an one-day MIT Roadshows across the region (dates tion technologies can enhance the workplace platform for us to demonstrate our technolo- ship and networking. Technology Review Pan Arab confer- TBA) experience, helping to increase productivity gy solutions and also to highlight the great This year’s competition includes ence being held onApril 15, 2016. January 4, 2016 and boost profitability. Mobile-based demon- strides the region is making in digitization.” three different tracks: Ideas, Startups, Commenting on Zain Group’s Application deadline strations will showcase how employees can — Mohammed Areff, Vice President, Middle and Social Entrepreneurship, with support of the latest MITEFArab February 1, 2016 engage more effectively in a BYOD world, be East, Africa, and Turkey, Avaya. total prize money on offer in excess Startup Competition, CEO Scott Announcement of 70 semi-finalist of $150,000. Each of the three tracks Gegenheimer said, “We continue to teams will award the first three ranked win- support this competition as Zain February, 2016 ners with cash prizes in addition to believes in championing the genera- Jameel International’s support, Pre-bootcamps in Egypt, Jordan, many other benefits including: top tion of new ideas, which may result President Fady Jameel said, Morocco and UAE tier training, mentorship, coaching, in the development of the next tech- “Entrepreneurs play an important April 11 - 15, 2016 media exposure, and great network- nology or application to change our role in shaping the economy and 5-Day final event of the MITEF ing opportunities. industry or the world. We are looking each year we are overwhelmed with startup competition in Jeddah, Saudi The competition’s website forward to interacting with this the quality of participants in this Arabia www.mitarabcompetition.com year’s aspiring entrepreneurs and competition. At Community Jameel, opened for applications on October shall take the opportunity to capital- we are committed to enabling the The 2014/2015 eighth edition of 6, 2015 with the deadline for receipt ize on the most promising innova- next generation of young entrepre- the competition that saw the final on January 4, 2016. Informative tive ideas supporting our evolution neurs and we will remain focused on ceremony held in Kuwait, received roadshows promoting the competi- in becoming a digital lifestyle opera- creating and enabling an environ- an outstanding 4,275 individual and tion will be held in Bahrain, Egypt, tor.” ment in which young entrepreneurs team applications (representing a Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Commenting on Community can achieve their aspirations. We record participation of over 12,000 look forward to receiving applica- entrepreneurs) from 21 Arab coun- tions for this year’s competition and tries. For more information on this we are confident that this 9th edi- year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Arab tion will yield excellent results.” Startup Competition eligibility and For her part, Hala Fadel, Chair of judging criteria, as well as the the board of MITEF Pan Arab said, planned roadshows, please visit “We’re excited to meet and support www.mitarabcompetition.com t e c h n o l o g y WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014

Microsoft unveils new smartphones, tablet and fitness tracker NEW YORK: Microsoft Corp unveiled yesterday a new New York. The Lumia 950 and 950XL will have starting on 6th-generation Intel Core processor and has 16GB The Microsoft Band 2, which allows users to moni- line of Lumia smartphones, a new Surface Pro tablet prices of $549 and $649 respectively when they go on of RAM and 1TBB storage. tor their fitness and exercise regime, will be priced at and an updated version of its wearable fitness tracker, sale in November, while the Lumia 550 will cost $139 Launched nearly a year and a half after its prede- $249 when it becomes available on Oct. 30. Microsoft Band, that will run on Windows 10, its latest when it becomes available in December. cessor, the Surface Pro 4 features a 12.3-inch screen Unlike its predecessor, Microsoft’s entry product in operating system. Windows 10, launched in July, is The Lumia 950 includes a 5.2-inch display and a with 267 pixels per inch. the wearable technology market a year ago, the new part of Microsoft’s push to win a bigger share of the hexacore processor, while the larger Lumia 950 XL has The 950 and 950XL handsets feature a 20-megapix- Band has a curved display, which uses the Corning market for tablets and smartphones, now dominated a 5.7-inch display with an octacore chip. The specs on el rear camera, have up to 32GB of storage, 4K video Gorilla glass 3, and has a barometer sensor to track by Apple Inc and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics the budget 550 had not been released as the event and use liquid cooling technology. Microsoft said stor- elevation. Microsoft, whose shares were up 0.5 per- Co Ltd. continued. The new Surface Pro 4 tablet - a larger but age on the phones could be extended to up to 2 ter- cent at $46.87 in early trading, said there were now Microsoft unveiled three phones at an event in thinner and lighter version of the Surface Pro 3 - runs abytes using a memory card. 110 million devices running Windows 10. — Reuters Facebook blow as EU court quashes transatlantic deal LUXEMBOURG: Facebook and other Internet Facebook Urges Action ed and then passed to the ECJ. The ECJ declared in giants could be barred from sending European citi- Facebook called for Washington and Brussels to a three-page ruling that the Safe Harbour deal was zens’ personal information to the US after the EU’s sort out the situation urgently, insisting the case “invalid”. top court yesterday struck down a key transatlantic was “not about Facebook” and that it had done data deal in the wake of the Edward Snowden nothing wrong. “It is imperative that EU and US ‘Strong Signal’ for Rights scandal. The landmark verdict stemmed from a governments ensure that they continue to provide The Irish authorities now have to decide case lodged by Austrian law student Max Schrems, reliable methods for lawful data transfers and whether transfer of data from Facebook’s European who challenged the “Safe Harbour” agreement resolve any issues relating to national security,” a subscribers to the United States should be sus- between Washington and Brussels in 2000 on the Facebook spokeswoman said in an emailed state- pended “on the ground that that country does not grounds it did not properly protect European data. ment to AFP. Global companies routinely transfer afford an adequate level of protection of personal The European Court of Justice said authorities the data from their European operations to their data,” the court said. Ireland’s data protection com- in Ireland, where Schrems lodged the case, now headquarters in the United States where their com- missioner said the case would be considered by had to decide whether transfers of data from puter servers are based. the country’s high court “as soon as is practicable”. Facebook’s European base to its HQ in the United The EU said it had started negotiating a new The ruling has set up another clash over privacy States should be suspended outright. “The mes- Safe Harbour arrangement with the US before the rights between the United States and Europe, two sage is clear - mass surveillance is not possible in verdict, but insisted that firms could keep sending years after the Snowden revelations of mass spying Washington: The splash page for the Internet social media giant Facebook. The EU top Europe (and is) against fundamental rights,” personal information across the Atlantic in the first caused alarm in Brussels. court’s decision to strike down a transatlantic data sharing deal relied on by companies Schrems, who turns 28 this month, told reporters at meantime. “We have already been working with Germany welcomed the EU Judgment, no sur- such as Facebook sends a “strong signal for fundamental rights protection in Europe,” the court building in Luxembourg. the American authorities to make data transfers prise in a country where relations with Germany’s justice minister said yesterday. — AFP Snowden - the former National Security Agency safer for European citizens. In the light of the rul- Washington were badly strained when Snowden whistleblower who in 2013 revealed a worldwide ing, we will continue this work towards a renewed revealed the alleged tapping of Merkel’s mobile US surveillance program harvesting the data, said and safe framework,” European Commission Vice phone by US snoopers. Germany’s justice minister Austria’s Max Schrems: Schrems had “changed the world for the better”. President Frans Timmermans said. Heiko Maas said the ruling was a “strong signal for “Europe’s high court just struck down a major law Privacy campaigner Schrems was jubilant after fundamental rights protection in Europe,” adding routinely abused for surveillance,” Snowden, who is the decision tweeting “Yay!” and saying the verdict that “those who offer products or services in the US high-tech giants’ wanted by the US and has been granted asylum in was a “major blow for US global surveillance that EU must adhere to EU data protection rights - no Russia, wrote on Twitter. “Thank you Europe.” heavily relies on private partners.” The Austrian had matter where the server is.” There was no immedi- worst nightmare? Thousands of companies ranging from Google and argued that the 15-year-old Safe Harbour deal was ate reaction to the Judgment from Washington. Amazon to smaller businesses rely on Safe Harbour too weak to guarantee the privacy of European res- But last month the United States said an opinion VIENNA: Few in America’s Silicon Valley could ago, after spending a semester at Santa Clara to transfer personal data - ranging from names, idents following Snowden’s revelations. He filed by the EU court’s top legal counsel which reached have predicted that a young Austrian law University in Silicon Valley. addresses and dates of birth to anything else they the case in Ireland where Facebook’s European similar conclusions was based on “inaccurate graduate who spent a semester studying there Schrems said he had been startled by add to their profiles. headquarters are based but it was originally reject- assertions”. — AFP would one day become high-tech companies’ American companies’ lax attitude towards worst nightmare. European privacy laws. “The general approach Yet that’s exactly what Max Schrems in Silicon Valley is that you can do anything WageSpot app achieved yesterday when the European you want in Europe” without facing major con- Union’s top court ruled in his favor, declaring sequences, Schrems told AFP in an earlier that a key transatlantic data deal relied on by interview. “We have privacy laws here in pulls back giant corporations such as Facebook was Europe but we are not enforcing (them). The invalid in the light of widespread spying core issue is: do online companies have to stick curtain on revealed by the Edward Snowden scandal. to the rules or do they live somewhere in the The verdict strikes down the so-called Safe Wild West where they can do whatever they employee pay Harbour pact signed between want to do?” the European Commission and Following his return to SAN FRANCISCO: A WageSpot smartphone the United States in 2000, allow- Austria, he requested Facebook application released in the United States yes- ing American companies to provide him with a record of the terday dove into a historically taboo topic transfer data from the EU to the personal data it held on him. how much people get paid. The app lets peo- US as long as they ensured ade- Schrems was shocked when he ple anonymously report their incomes and quate levels of protection. received no less than 1,222 then go on to see how much others are mak- But for Schrems, who turns pages of information. ing. WageSpot lets people check out earn- 28 this month, the agreement These included photos, mes- ings by types of jobs, experience, gender, failed to live up to its promise in sages and postings on his location or other criteria. In a way similar to the wake of details leaked by for- Facebook page dating back how Zillow maps property values in neigh- mer US National Security years-some of which he borhoods, WageSpot displays maps showing Max Schrems Agency (NSA) contractor thought he had deleted-the what people earn and where, a demonstra- Snowden. times he had clicked “like” on an item, and tion showed. “It seems that we are really According to the American whistleblower, “pokes” of fellow users. “When you delete afraid to talk about compensation no matter the NSA had access to users’ data on Facebook something from Facebook, all you are doing is how much we make and how much we and other US tech companies. Although the hiding it from yourself,” he said. should be earning,” WageSpot co-founder firms have denied the allegations, the scandal Raphael Morozov said. “We think if the infor- has nevertheless opened a can of worms and Battle goes on mation is out there we are really going to helped pave the way for Schrems’ legal victory. Believing that Facebook was contravening make an impact on the world.” While the SANTA MONICA: A monitor pictured in a kitchen area at tech company Twitter’s office space in Santa “Yay!” he declared in a jubilant tweet just EU law, he filed 22 complaints with Ireland’s Internet has put much information within Monica, California. Twitter made it easier yesterday to seize hot tweets and high-profile posts from the minutes after the European Court of Justice Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) in easy reach of those with online access, salary flood of real-time commentary at the one-to-many messaging service. — AFP announced its decision. In a later statement, Dublin, where Facebook has its European data has remained hidden behind reporting the outspoken activist described the ruling as headquarters. When the DPC rejected the case complexity and cultural stigma, WageSpot a potential “milestone” for online privacy. on the basis of the Safe Harbour agreement, founders reasoned. Twitter makes it easier to “This judgement draws a clear line. It clari- Schrems remained undeterred and took his “People will share an office for a decade fies that mass surveillance violates our funda- cause all the way to the European Court of and have no idea what the person at the next mental rights...(It) makes it clear that US busi- Justice. Despite yesterday’s win, the David-ver- desk makes, even though they do basically grab onto hot ‘Moments’ nesses cannot simply aid US espionage efforts sus-Goliath battle is far from over for the the same job,” Morozov said. in violation of European fundamental rights,” Austrian who is also trying to launch a class WageSpot applications are free to down- SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter made it easier yesterday to Android software and to Twitter’s website accessible he said. action in Austria against Facebook for alleged load and people can try them for a while seize hot tweets and high-profile posts from the flood from desktop computers. The verdict even prompted Snowden to privacy breaches. before being asked to register by entering of real-time commentary at the one-to-many messag- congratulate Schrems on Twitter. “You’ve He is currently appealing a decision by a their job title, salary and location. ing service. Evolving to thrive changed the world for the better,” wrote the Viennese judge to reject the suit in July on the WageSpot lets registered users enter A new “Moments” feature that promised to let peo- Twitter is intent on implementing ways for people, whistleblower, who currently lives in exile in basis that the court lacked jurisdiction to more details if they wish, safeguarding ple quickly tune into “the best of Twitter” made its especially those new to the service, to quickly and Russia. decide the matter. Some 25,000 people from anonymity along the way. Information sup- debut in the United States with a promise it would easily find riveting tweets that will keep them using around the world have signed up to the action, plied by those who register is added to a spread wider in the coming months. the service. Launch of the new feature came just a day ‘Wild West’ laws with each plaintiff claiming a symbolic sum of database already containing publicly avail- Hundreds of millions of tweets are fired off daily after co-founder Jack Dorsey returned for a second In the lead-up to the decision, Schrems 500 euros ($540) in damages. Facebook, which able salary information about government on Twitter, among them comments from world lead- stint as permanent chief executive at the San looked relaxed, flashing his trademark grin as denies the alleged breaches, has accused workers, corporate executives, and profes- ers, celebrities and people in the midst of dramatic Francisco-based social network. Dorsey, who had he leaned against a row of seats inside the Schrems of launching the lawsuit for financial sional athletes. WageSpot does not allow events, according to product manager Madhu been interim CEO since June, will run Twitter while court room, hands in his jeans pockets. reasons rather than for his rights as a con- searches by names, but a demonstration Muthukumar. “We know finding these only-on-Twitter remaining chief executive of Square, the digital pay- The PhD student from Vienna has grown sumer-a claim laughed off by the activist’s showed that queries can be narrowed. moments can be a challenge, especially if you haven’t ments firm he founded. accustomed to journalists’ questions since he lawyer, Wolfram Proksch: “He lives for, but not For example, a search for “shooting guard” followed certain accounts,” Muthukumar said in a blog Twitter quickly become a global sensation after its began his fight against Facebook four years off the case.” — AFP in the Los Angeles area turned up Kobe post. launch in 2006, but the social media platform’s Bryant of the Lakers basketball team and “But it doesn’t have to be. Moments helps you find growth has slowed and it has yet to turn a profit. gave his salary for the year as $25 million. A the best of Twitter as easily as tapping an icon.” Its board is likely hoping Dorsey’s return will have subsequent WageSpot search for chief exec- A new lightning bolt icon at Twitter takes people the same winning effect on Twitter as the return of utives in Manhattan turned up an elite roster to lists of “moments” that promise to stand out from another Silicon Valley wunderkind, Steve Jobs, did for of high-paid company bosses. WageSpot als the maelstrom of tweets, according to Muthukumar. a once floundering Apple. “Our work forward is to wants users to share how happy they are Stories in the Moments list are updated throughout make Twitter easy to understand by anyone in the with their jobs so the app can create maps of the day, and the feature also lets people swipe world, and give more utility to the people who love to corporate campuses showing whether peo- through topics such as “Entertainment” and “Sports” use it daily!” Dorsey tweeted Monday. Forrester ana- ple love where they work. to find relevant tweets from previous days. lyst Nate Elliott maintained that Facebook has grown Revenue is expected to come from At launch, most of the offerings at Moments were apace by offering new features and experiences at the recruiters interested in talent that they can selected by a Twitter curation team, but there were social network, while Twitter has stagnated, looking woo. “We think this is going to be a game- also contributions from partners including Getty pretty much the same as it did when it first launched changer for the recruiting industry,” Morozov Images, Fox News, NASA and The Washington Post. a decade ago. said. Los Angeles-based WageSpot yesterday Twitter plans to expand the list of partners. “We “It’s time for Twitter to build and innovate,” Elliott also launched a KickStarter campaign to raise look forward to seeing new and exciting uses of said. “Not every new idea launched will succeed-but if $10,000 to pay for a year’s worth of access to Moments from more partners soon,” Muthukumar it launches enough new features, some will surely find Google mapping technology to power loca- said. The Moments feature was added to Twitter appli- a wider audience. And a wider audience is exactly tion features at the service. — AFP cations for smartphones powered by Apple or what Twitter needs.” — AFP

Google targets investment Symphony secure messaging PARIS: Google is set to invest in secure messaging services are widely used by finance professionals the start-up attracted the attention of New York’s start up Symphony, primarily used by major finan- and investors, who typically pay several thousand top banking regulator notably over its ability to cial entities and valued at $650 million, the Wall dollars a year for the service. retain documentation, open source features and Street Journal said yesterday. Symphony uses Symphony charges businesses with more than its encryption and deletion facilities. encryption technology, allowing firms to commu- 50 users $15 per user per month. Bringing Google The Department of Financial Services (DFS) last nicate securely on a centralized platform. into its capital mix alongside the likes of Goldman month reached an accord with four banks, includ- CHIBA: Japan’s electronics giant Sharp unveils the humanoid robot shaped smartphone Neither Google nor Symphony commented on Sachs, Morgan Stanley and investment fund ing Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, obliging ‘Robohon’ at a preview of Asia’s largest electronics trade show Ceatec in Chiba yesterday. the report. Symphony launched globally last BlackRock, who already back the service, would Symphony to retain copies of all electronic com- The Robohon, designed by Japan’s famous robot creator Tomotaka Takahashi, can walk, month as a rival to more expensive terminals from provide Symphony with the Mountain View-based munications sent to or received from them for sev- speak, dance and make phone calls, will go on sale early next year. — AFP financial information provider Bloomberg, whose behemoth’s technological savvy. Earlier this year en years. — AFP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 H E A L T H & S C I E N C E

HIMALAYAS: This undated handout photograph released by The World Wildlife Foundation shows a Himalayan Pit Viper at an undisclosed location HIMALAYAS: A spotted Wren Babbler at an undis- HIMALAYAS: Photo shows a bompu litter frog. HIMALAYAS: Photo shows a blue snakehead fish. in the eastern Himalayas. — AFP photos closed location in the eastern Himalayas. Sneezing monkey, ‘walking’ fish found in Himalayas NEW DELHI: A monkey that sneezes when it rains bananas. In the forests of northern Myanmar, scien- and streams protected by mountain ranges, meaning plants and government help for communities to and a “walking” fish are among more than 200 tists learnt in 2010 of a black and white monkey with species have evolved and survived unnoticed for cen- adapt to climate change. species discovered in the ecologically fragile eastern an upturned nose that causes it to sneeze when it turies. “Some (species) are so unique and charismatic Ghose urged a whole-government approach, and Himalayas in recent years, according to conservation rains. On rainy days they often sit with their heads that scientists are often at a loss as to how to classify stressed the need for administrations across the group WWF. WWF has compiled a survey of wildlife tucked between their knees to avoid getting water in them,” said the report released this week. But WWF region to work together to strike a balance between discovered by scientists across Bhutan, northeast their snub noses. The 211 new species discovered warned of a series of threats to the region including development and conservation. “The forestry depart- India, Nepal, northern Myanmar and southern Tibet, between 2009 and 2014 include 133 plants including population growth, deforestation, overgrazing, ment alone for example cannot handle this. It takes in an attempt to raise awareness of the threats facing orchids, 26 kinds of fish, 10 amphibians, 39 inverte- poaching, mining and hydropower development. coordination across multiple areas of government,” the sensitive region. The species include what the brates, one reptile, one bird and a mammal. Just 25 percent of its original habitats remain he told AFP yesterday. “Countries also need to work WWF described as a blue-colored “walking snake- intact and hundreds of species are considered to be together to protect the immense biodiversity that head fish” which can breathe air, survive on land for ‘Unique treasure house’ globally threatened, the report said. “The challenge is the region holds.” Bhutan agriculture and forests min- four days and slither up to 400 meters (a quarter of a Dipankar Ghose, WWF director of species and to preserve our threatened ecosystems before these ister Yeshey Dorji warned of the impact of climate mile) on wet ground. landscapes in India, described the region as a “unique species, and others yet unknown, are lost,” said Sami change, with temperature increases hitting hard the Others include an ornate red, yellow and orange treasure house” that has not yet been fully explored Tornikoski, who heads the WWF Living Himalayas Himalayas, which are a “lifeline to millions of people pit viper that could pass for a piece of jewelry, a fresh- by scientists. In its report WWF said the region, home Initiative. The report calls for more sustainable devel- and are critical to the economies of the countries that water “dracula” fish with fangs and three new types of to Mount Everest, is rugged with vast forests, rivers opment, singling out a need for greener hydropower share the region”. — AFP Devastation in Philippine bird paradise BISLIG, Philippines: Patches of tropical like a horse behind the bushes. Walking on rainforest in the southern Philippines harbor a disused logging road and punching into some of the world’s rarest birds, but nature the residual thickets, the birding party lovers toting long-lens cameras now share ticked off blue fantails, a rufous-fronted tai- them with people wielding chainsaws, traps lorbird, brown tit babblers, and leafbirds and torches. Hundreds of foreign and local camouflaged on the green canopy. But the tourists venture each year into the remote celestial monarch and two other endan- region, which is also known as a sanctuary gered birds from the region particularly for communist rebels, but hardly any of the known for their beauty-the Mindanao trees are left and bird sightings are on the bleeding-heart pigeon and the Mindanao decline. “Back in the 1990s, I’d take them to broadbill-could not be found. During four one area and they would see all the days of trekking, the forest echoed with the endemics in one day,” said local guide whir of unseen chainsaws, and freshly cut Felizardo Goring, referring to species found wood planks were piled on the roadside for only in the Philippines. trucking off. The team frequently stumbled “Now, there’s no guarantee you’ll find across patches of freshly burnt forests and NUNAVUT, CANADA: This picture shows canoes and boats lying at the waters edge in the Inuit village of Umiujaq, in them even if you went looking everywhere grasslands, with new wooden huts estab- Nunavik territory, Hudson Bay, Quebec. — AFP for three days,” he told AFP after a failed pre- lishing yet more settler communities. Some dawn sortie for the giant scops owl, a mys- of the huts were surrounded by sacks full of terious bird found only in the country’s charcoal, apparently from burnt trees and south. The 183,000-hectare (452,000-acre) intended to be sold as fuel for barbecue Climate change: forest is a vital habitat for dozens of endan- BISLIG, PHILIPPINES: A Philippine grills. The scenes were disheartening for gered bird species, including the electric- hawk owl in a forested area in Filipino pensioner Jude Sanchez, making his blue celestial monarch, according to British- Bislig. — AFP photos second visit in five years to photograph the Inuit culture on thin ice based environment group Birdlife monarch, a forest standout because of its International. But its demise started in the quit in 1994 to become a birding guide as dazzling plumage and an extravagant, UMIUJAQ, Canada: Residents of the sub- Just next to the airfield a few dozen brightly year we had a heat wave for two to three early 1950s when the government awarded the area became particularly popular with mohawk-style crest. Arctic village of Umiujaq wistfully remem- colored wooden houses comprise the vil- days, I almost got heat stroke. It was around a contract to a local logging firm, which European birders. ber the good old days, when the ice-fishing lage which sprung up here a mere 30 years 29-30 degrees (Celsius, or 84.2-86.0 degrees cleared massive amounts of the forest, season was long and the catch bountiful. ago with the arrival of people from a nearby Fahrenheit) that’s too much for me!” according to Goring, who used to work for Burning down paradise That was before the effects of climate settlement, where a hydro-electric project Lucassie Cookie, a fisherman of 47, the company. The license, which included His life since then has been filled with change, the most recent in a long list of sprung up. laments the weather’s effect on his liveli- growing trees on cleared land for pulp and beauty, with the forest’s remaining birdlife threats to the Inuit way of life, started hitting The town boasts a police station, a clinic, hood. “When it is so hot, there’s hardly any paper production, was withdrawn in 2002. still remarkable, although it has retreated home. Already assailed by decades of two grocery shops, two churches, a tele- fish now, because they go deeper. And we What may have appeared as a victory for into the chunks of forests yet to be cut imposed cultural and social changes, global coms tower, a community radio station, and have mosquitoes and flies all summer. the bird lovers quickly turned sour as set- down by the growing number of settlers. warming is now taking its toll on one of the several open-air rubbish dumps. Rapid pop- Summers are getting harder and harder.” tlers from all over the country descended On a recent tour for five Philippine tourists, key surviving Inuit traditions-the yearly hunt ulation growth requires constant construc- But even more cruel for the Inuit, whose lan- on the area, hacking and burning their way which AFP took part in, Goring coaxed one for fish through holes cut into frozen water. tion of new homes, but this expansion is guage has more than 20 words to describe in to create new farms, Goring said. Goring, of the forest’s signature birds, a writhed “I love ice fishing, I love fish eggs. But (the also complicated by the rising thermostat snow, is the changed winter-about two 59, used to work for the pulp and paper mill hornbill with a large, deep-red casque, by season) lasts only a few weeks and it gets and unreliable permafrost. Building damage months shorter than before. The ice comes as one of more than 200 guards securing copying its honk expertly with a hand scary very fast” on the thin ice, Nellie started to appear in the early 2000s, long- later, is thinner than it used to be, and more the sprawling concession. He said there cupped around his mouth. Noses, cameras Tookalook told AFP. Winter used to arrive in time observers say. Today it is common for fragile. Recently a hunter on snowmobile were no other jobs available in the impover- and binoculars cocked, the birders then October or November, “but it’s later now,” walls to sprout huge cracks-in Salluit, a set- fell through the ice and was lost, recounts ished region, more than 800 kilometers (500 breathlessly followed the guide’s forefinger said Tookalook. tlement north of Umiujaq, the fire station Umiujaq municipal councilor Charlie miles) from Manila, and his father also toward a male Philippine trogon, possibly The snow melts faster, she complains, collapsed. Builders have to wait a year after Tooktoo. worked for the timber firm. Goring finally the country’s most colorful bird, neighing “and there are fewer caribou”. Tookalook laying a foundation to start construction, “People have second thoughts before teaches her mother tongue, Inuktitut, at the explains Noah Inukpuk, the town manager. going camping,” he added. “We now do school in the remote village, where people “We have to cope with the changes the one-night camping, instead of one week have largely shed their traditional clothing, Earth is making to us, as we have no way to (as) in the past. It’s impacting our way of life. BISLIG, PHILIPPINES: A juvenile, homes and many cultural practices. Many fix it.” Our way of life depends upon sea and ice.” female writhed hornbill. homes have TVs, and rather than seal fur The Inuits find it harder to find seals, also parkas, teenagers and adults alike wear It’s coming faster victims of the retreating ice floes, and cer- “The last time I was here, there was no jeans, watches and baseball caps. Umiujaq Not only the ground, but also plant and tain species of whale, threatened by the rise burning yet. Now it’s almost everywhere,” he is a remote village on the shore of Hudson animal life, the water cycle and snow cover- in killer whales in the bay, scientists say. said. At one point during the tour, a local Bay in east Canada-part of a region which is age-everything has been turned on its “When I was a kid, my grandma used to tell man on a motorcycle tried to sell the visitors warming twice as fast as the rest of the head. Tree cover in the region is moving me someday there will be no snow. I didn’t a trapped parrot, giving the downcast bird- planet. slowly but steadily north. Around Umiujaq, believe here,” said Lucassie Tooktoo, 50, a ers a first-hand confrontation with another In autumn 2015, visitors are met by a stunted spruces are replacing mosses and teacher of culture. “But some predictions method of killing off a species. Goring platoon of construction vehicles: the route lichens, joined by newcomers like Canadian have already come true and maybe some- explained the blue-naped parrot disap- to the airfield has collapsed due to melting elk, groundhogs, and even toads. For the day there will be no snow... I think it’s going peared locally about 15 years ago, primarily permafrost, the frozen soil layer that forms first time, the region experiences heat- to come eventually.” Hard blows for a minor- because of the pet trade. He said forest the foundation for roads and buildings at waves, and elders of the community, once ity which has already lost so much. “I am a birds sold for as little as 500 pesos ($10) in these high latitudes. The repairs are crucial: spot-on, are no longer able to predict the little bit mad that the world is not doing the markets of Bislig, the nearest city about the route is the 400-strong community’s weather. “We try not to be out when it’s too much,” to contain global warming, said BISLIG, PHILIPPINES: A group of Manila-based bird watchers, accompanied two hours’ drive away, with customers buy- only link with the outside world-a four-hour hot,” said 22-year-old Anita Inukpuk, who Charlie Tooktoo. “If we have to change, we by local guide Felizardo Goring, looking for birds in a remote forest. ing them for food as well as pets. — AFP flight from Montreal, weather permitting. describes herself as a “winter person”. “Last will, but it’s coming faster...” — AFP

FDA asks duodenoscopes Therapy program may improve makers to study success function for depressed kids NEW YORK: A cognitive-behavioral prevention program in each group did develop depression during the study that they can challenge negative thoughts and not of cleaning guide to prevent depressive symptoms among at-risk youth period and over the six-year follow up period, but it was engage in the kinds of interpretations of events in their may still be effective years later, according to a new study. less common in the therapy group, the authors reported lives that lead to depression,” said Irwin Sandler, director NEW YORK: The US Food and Drug The FDA on Monday gave Olympus “We have already shown that the intervention was more in JAMA Psychiatry. of the Prevention Research Center at Arizona State Administration has ordered three Corp, Fujifilm Holdings Corp and effective than usual care but it is surprising that we are Over the first nine months of the study, those in the University in Tempe, who was not part of the new study. Japanese manufacturers of duodeno- Pentax Medical, a unit of Hoya Corp, still finding a difference between groups six years later,” therapy group were about 36 percent less likely to devel- The best time to begin this preventive therapy may scopes to conduct studies to evaluate 30 days to study the effectiveness of said lead author Dr David A Brent of the University of op depression than those in the comparison group. “Even be following a parent’s treatment for depression rather how the devices are being used, as part the instructions. The agency said the Pittsburgh Medical Center. six years after the intervention,” the risk of depression was than during treatment, Sandler told Reuters Health by of its effort to prevent the transmission studies would help it formulate new Over time, youngsters in the therapy group were still lower for adolescents who received cognitive-behavioral email. Teens are actively learning new academic and of infections through the device. labeling for the devices to include at risk for depression but were functioning better at work prevention therapy than for those who received usual social skills, and a person who is depressed most likely Duodenoscopes are flexible, lighted instructions or other actions to pre- and in their interpersonal lives as a result of having more care, the authors reported. “This preventive effect largely will fall behind his or her peers, he said. “By relieving that tubes inserted down the throat to drain vent the spread of infections. The depression free days, Brent told Reuters Health by email. was driven by the significant difference in new onsets of depression, he or she will catch up to some degree and fluids from blocked pancreatic and bil- three Japanese companies sell duo- The researchers randomly divided 316 at-risk teens, with depression during the first nine months after enrollment,” that could be reflected years later,” he said. “Youth who iary ducts. They are at the center of a denoscopes in the United States. prior depressive episodes of their own and with at least they added, because after that point, the risk of new have had a previous episode of depression should recent superbug outbreak in the United Olympus is the biggest maker of the one parent having current or prior depressive episodes, depressive episodes was similar in the two groups. receive some ongoing help to keep them well, this is now States. The FDA in August asked health device. The FDA gave the trio warning into two groups between 2003 and 2006. standard care,” he said. “Youth who are at risk, and may care facilities using these and other letters in August after finding multiple Teens in the cognitive-behavioral prevention pro- Negative thoughts have some symptoms but not full blown depression reusable medical devices to meticulous- violations during inspections of their gram attended eight weekly 90-minute group therapy The therapy was most effective for kids whose par- would probably benefit from getting (cognitive-behav- ly follow the cleaning instructions to facilities in the United States and sessions followed by six months of monthly sessions. The ents were not depressed when the study began, the ioral therapy) earlier, prior to developing a full-blown avoid the spread of superbugs. abroad. — AP other group did not receive care other than what might authors noted. “Theoretically, cognitive behavioral thera- episode.” If a child appears to develop depressive symp- have been initiated by their family members. Some teens py works by changing children’s thinking patterns - so toms, earlier intervention is better, he said. — Reuters WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE Zimbabwe: 14 elephants killed by cyanide poisoning

HARARE, Zimbabwe: Fourteen elephants on salt licks. The ivory tusks had been cut off six that more elephants may have been poisoned. were poisoned by cyanide in Zimbabwe in elephants at one location in Hwange park but In 2013, as many as 300 elephants died in three separate incidents, two years after the other five elephants still had their tusks, Hwange park after poachers laced salt pans poachers killed more than 200 elephants by suggesting the poachers were disrupted. The with cyanide. Many vultures died after feeding poisoning, Zimbabwe’s National Parks and motive for the killings in Matusadona was not on the poisoned elephant carcasses and it is Wildlife Management Authority said yesterday. known. There have been no arrests so far over feared that will happen again. Cyanide is wide- Three elephants were killed in Matusadona the latest incidents, said Clement Munoriarwa, ly used in Zimbabwe’s mining industry and is National Park in the Kariba area in northern police commander for Mashonaland West therefore relatively easy to obtain. Although Zimbabwe and 11 more pachyderms were province. “We have had a number of poaching elephants are vulnerable across Africa, found dead in two different spots in Hwange activities in the province, they are actually Zimbabwe has a large elephant population. National Park in western Zimbabwe over the increasing each day,” said Munoriarwa on state The national parks estimates it has more than past two weeks. television. “Some are done through the use of 100,000, although the parks land should ideally In all cases the elephants were killed by firearms and, of course, we have cases where only support 40,000 elephants. Also yesterday, cyanide, according to kidney and liver samples we suspect that there is cyanide poisoning.” A Zambian was arrested in Zimbabwe for try- from the dead elephants tested by the A $400 reward for information leading to ing to smuggle ivory weighing 25 kilograms Biological Sciences Department, said parks the arrest and conviction of the poisoners has (55 pounds) and valued at $6,320 into South spokeswoman Caroline Washaya Moyo. In been offered by the Matusadona Anti- Africa. The Zambian was also found carrying a HARARE, Zimbabwe: Elephants cross the road in Hwange National Park, about Kariba, poachers laced oranges with cyanide, Poaching Project, a private organization, 3 meter (10 feet) python skin, according to the 700 kilometers south west of Harare. — AP she said, while in Hwange the poison was put according to its Facebook page, which said national parks spokeswoman. — AP

FDA’s new anti-smoking campaign Advantech offers to help Kuwait uses hip-hop to target youth upgrade its healthcare sector WASHINGTON: The Food and Drug hip-hop culture. But smoking represents a loss Administration will try to adapt the sounds, of control, so tobacco use is actually in conflict KISR partnering with world’s leading solution provider style and attitudes of hip-hop into a multi-mil- with that priority,” said Mitch Zeller, director of lion dollar anti-smoking campaign to discour- the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products. Zeller, By Sajeev K Peter age young African Americans, Hispanics and who oversaw the anti-tobacco “Truth” cam- other groups from using tobacco. The federal paign while working at the nonprofit American KUWAIT: Advantech, a Taiwan-based multinational agency said yesterday it will spend $128 million Legacy Foundation in the early 2000s, said the corporation, in partnership with Taiwan’s Institute for on advertising, events and local outreach as new campaign is aimed at “empowering this at- Information Industry (III) can help bridge the gap in part of the “Fresh Empire” campaign, which risk peer crowd to live tobacco free.” Kuwait’s healthcare system with the rest of the world aims to curb the use of cigarettes and other The campaign will roll out next week in 36 by offering its cutting-edge digital healthcare solu- tobacco products among minority teenagers. markets throughout the US and continue for at tions, said Carter Ho, senior sales manager, Advantech. FDA officials say research shows young people least 2 years. The launch is timed to coincide Speaking with Kuwait Times yesterday on the sidelines who identify with hip-hop are more likely to with the BET Hip-Hop Awards, which air Oct 13. of ‘Kuwait Healthcare Solution Day,’ an event organized smoke than their peers. It plans to run ads on that program. “Fresh by Advantech Smart City Solutions Group at Crowne To be sure, hip-hop’s origins as an anti- Empire” is the second in a series of FDA media Plaza Hotel, Ho said information and digital technolo- establishment urban movement would seem campaigns designed to educate the public gies are improving healthcare services across the to conflict with the federal government’s but- about the dangers of tobacco use. Tobacco world creating a new outlook for digital healthcare. toned-down image. But FDA officials say they companies are footing the bill for the cam- “Taiwan is well known for its advanced ICT tech- can convincingly pitch their message to hip- paigns through fees charged by the FDA under nology and its government organization Institute for hop fans. “We know from our research that a 2009 law that gave the agency authority over Information Industry has a partnership with Kuwait remaining in control is an important pillar of certain aspects of the tobacco industry. — AP Institute for Scientific Research,” Ho said. “Advantech has developed numerous healthcare solutions for clinical mobility, quality nursing care and integrated Britain tops world operating rooms promoting digital healthcare. This time, KISR wants to know how this technological KUWAIT: Carter Ho, senior sales manager, Advantech (left) poses for a photograph with advantage of Taiwan can be applied in Kuwait’s Reymond Maningas, sales manager, Medical and Scientific Dept, Global Link, in front of a ‘Quality of Death’ index healthcare sector,” he said. healthcare terminal at ‘Kuwait Healthcare Solution’ event at Crowne Plaza yesterday. — Photos by Sajeev K Peter LONDON: Britain topped an 80-country “quality of ing future need as the incidence of non-commu- Kuwait Focus death” study released yesterday, which warned nicable disease increases and their populations “The Kuwait healthcare market is our focus in the ment the advanced IT systems at hospitals. The for improvement. As part of our globalization strate- that ageing and booming populations would grow older,” the report said. Middle East in the next few years. Advantech will put alliance will have people from government, industry gy, we set up our first overseas market in California make palliative care a growing worldwide issue. The study found that income levels correlated more resources in helping Kuwait’s hospitals become and hospitals and you will not find this kind of expert- soon after our establishment followed by Germany The 2015 Quality of Death Index, compiled by the strongly with success in delivering palliative care, digitized,” Ho said. “Thanks to our global presence, ise joining hands anywhere else in the world,” Ho and China. Our largest market is the US and the sec- London-based Economist Intelligence Unit, found though some, such as Singapore (12th), Hong Advantech knows the trends in the US and the EU pointed out. ond is China, followed by Europe,” Ho said. Britain to be the best at palliative care. “Its ranking Kong (22nd) and Saudi Arabia (60th), were lag- and we can bring the latest trend to Kuwait. Also, with Ho said Advantech, as a hardware manufacturer, “Unlike, most of Taiwanese companies, we have is due to comprehensive national policies, the ging. The study said that, overall, palliative care can help execute III’s smart city applications in extensive integration of palliative care into the was rising up the agenda as “seismic demographic Kuwait’s health sector. “III has been a good partner National Health Service, a strong hospice move- shifts” force governments to confront the reality of with KISR for many years and has extensive experi- ment, and deep community engagement on the providing for ageing populations. Wealthy nations ences in designing smart city applications in Taiwan. issue,” the EIU said. will have to shift from curative care to managing They are helping KISR on many projects. In the future, Britain was followed by Australia, New long-term conditions. Meanwhile developing we expect the alliance can help Kuwait upgrade its Zealand, Ireland, Belgium and Taiwan. Palliative countries would have to deal with booming pop- healthcare system,” he said. “III has a program to digi- care provision was found to be worst in Iraq ulations and increasingly unhealthy lifestyles that tize hospital information system. They can design the among the 80 countries studied, with Bangladesh, will force healthcare systems to adapt to chronic framework and we can execute it,” Ho explained. the Philippines, Nigeria and Myanmar rounding condition like diabetes. out the bottom five. The report praised progress Partnership made by less wealthy states. “Many developing Top 10 (scores out of 100): III Director Shun Jung Tu said III has 25 years of countries are still unable to provide basic pain 93.9 — Britain expertise in the healthcare industry and IT informa- management due to limitations in staff and basic 91.6 — Australia tion, not only in hospitals but also in government sec- infrastructure,” it said. “Yet some countries with 87.6 — New Zealand tors. “We established an office in Kuwait in 2009 and lower income levels demonstrate the power of 85.8 — Ireland KISR is our partner. Now KISR is considering the sup- innovation and individual initiative.” 84.5 — Belgium port of III in their new projects on Kuwait’s health It said Panama (31st) was building palliative 83.1 — Taiwan information system. We also have several health infor- care into its primary care services, Mongolia (28th) 82.0 — Germany mation devices which may be useful for ministry of had seen rapid growth in hospice facilities, while 80.9 — Netherlands Carter Ho, senior sales manager, Advantech. health hospitals in Kuwait,” Tu said. Founded in 1983, Institute for Information Industry Director Uganda (35th) had made impressive advances in 80.8 — United States Advantech Co Ltd is a public-listed company with Shun Jung Tu the availability of opioid painkillers. China (71st) 79.4 — France our experience in the field, we can help Kuwait short- over $4 billion in market capital. It has 92 offices in 21 was found to be among the most vulnerable from en the learning curve and avoid foreseeable mistakes countries and employs around 7,000 today. It special- our own brand. We are the Original Equipment population ageing and rising incidences of condi- Bottom five: while implementing the latest technology,” he point- izes in embedded modules and systems manufactur- Manufacturers (OEMs) and most Apple products are tions such as cardiovascular disease. “The adop- 17.1 — Myanmar ed out. ing, industrial automation solutions, network and being made by us. We started with industrial com- tion of palliative care in China has been slow, with 16.9 — Nigeria “We have the most advanced healthcare system in telecom and digital solutions to healthcare, logistics puters, gradually branching into other sectors such a curative approach dominating healthcare strate- 15.3 — Philippines the world. The alliance between III and Advantech and retail sectors. It is currently rated as the #1 indus- as healthcare, retail and logistics. We customize gies,” the study found. “Many other developing 14.1 — Bangladesh offers Kuwait a comprehensive consultancy service. trial PC manufacturer. industrial computers to meet the demand of the countries will also need to work hard to meet ris- 12.5 — Iraq — AFP Kuwait can learn and know what it takes to imple- “As manufactures of innovation apps, we also look specific industry,” he added. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 W H AT ’ S O N

The Ministry of Education (MoE) recently organized a special ceremony to mark the International Teachers Day. The ceremony was attended by MOE’s Assistant Undersecretary for Activities and Education Development, Faisal Al-Maqseed. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 W H AT ’ S O N McDonald’s Kuwait sponsors Flying Start Triathlon

cDonald’s Kuwait held a press con- ference yesterday at its Corniche Mrestaurant, to announce its title sponsorship of the annual McDonald’s Flying Start Triathlon, which will take place this year on Friday October 23rd at Marina Mall. Now in its fifth year, the McDonald’s Flying Start Triathlon offers two race dis- tances: Sprint (which involves 750m swim- ming, 20km cycling and 5km running) and Olympic (which includes 1500m swimming, 40km cycling and 10km running). The race is open to all participants, and people can enter individually or in teams of three cov- ering the areas of swimming, cycling and running. “Sports has always been a huge part of the McDonald’s culture, and the Flying Start Triathlon’ is something that fits in line per- fectly with our core brand values. As a brand, we are committed to raising aware- Sherif Coutry, Marketing Director at forward to a great turnout at year’s race, and ensure fair results. On the day of the race, highlight of the year for sports and exercise ness of the importance of sports in people’s McDonald’s Kuwait further added: “The we hope to see even more participants than all participants will also be supplied with a enthusiasts; providing the Kuwaiti commu- daily lives. We have also continuously sup- Flying Start Triathlon is a great way to moti- what we witnessed at the previous race.” The race kit which consists of swim caps, bottles nity with a recurring goal to train for every ported local sports programs and initiatives, vate as many people as possible in the Triathlon is being organized according to and bike stickers. year. Participants can register for the race and are always encouraging people of all Kuwaiti community to become more active the highest international race standards and First launched in 2010, the Flying Start online (at www.pro-vision.com), and pay- ages to adopt a healthy, balanced and active and adopt a healthy lifestyle. It offers partic- utilizes state-of-the-art equipment, where Triathlon was expanded into an annual ment can also be done online using K-Net, lifestyle,” said Luai Al-Kilani, Deputy General ipants a chance to push their limits and participants will be tracked using a magnet- event with the help of the sponsorship from MasterCard or Visa, or alternatively in cash at Manager at McDonald’s Kuwait. challenge themselves as athletes. We look ic chip that measures distance and speed to McDonald’s Kuwait, quickly becoming a the Extreme Sports store in Al-Tilal.

KNES Annual Staff Dinner 2015 he annual staff dinner at Kuwait National English School, hosted by the School Chairman Gharabally Al Gharabally took place at the start of this academic year in a very friendly atmosphere - establishing among all teaching staff and employees of the school strong bond. This included also a birthday celebration for a few staff member. This year, Sixth Form students were invited to the annual dinner of TKuwait National English School due to their exceptional performance at External Examinations from UK. Commercial Bank of Kuwait to sponsor ‘The Concert’ he Commercial Bank of Kuwait will be the main spon- sor of “The Concert”, a unique musical event that will Tbring together aspiring Kuwaiti musicians. The night will witness a group performance that will capture the essence of musical masterpieces and famous compositions using a wide range of instruments. The event will be held on 9th October 2015 at Al Shaheed Park. In this context, the Assistant General Manager - Advertising and Public Relations Department, Amani Al Wara’a confirmed that such sponsorship came from the Bank after the success of the previous concert last year, and out of the Bank’s endeavors to support these talented musicians and expose their gift to the public on a bigger scale. Commercial Bank of Kuwait always strives to encourage Kuwaiti youth and help pave their way to success whether with small businesses, performing arts, cultural. Sporting or Musical activities.

TIES Center - our home is your home he TIES Center cordially invites all those inter- ested in the second session of a course about “Tthe battles fought by Prophet Muhammad India International School Mangaf celebrates Teachers Day (PBUH) and his companions on Thursday October 8th, 2015 at 7:00pm. The emphasis will be on the lessons and ndia International School Mangaf cele- teachers by one of the school’s talented the top scorers of class 10 CBSE the occasion, the students gave a pleasant morals derived from the Battle of Badr - the first decisive brated Teachers Day on 5th September singers, Master Joshua. It was followed by a Examination, Sadaf Mariyam and AS surprise to the teachers by presenting an battle in Islam. You are encouraged to go along with your I2015 with a vibrant array of activities - tableau commemorating the birthday of Dr Shruthi, and teachers were appreciated for artistically decorated card with suitably friends to learn about the life and times of Prophet from paying tribute to Dr Sarvepalli S Radhakrishnan. Students expressed their their hard work and constructive effort chosen titles. The school Director Muhammad (PBUH). For more information, please call Radhakrishnan, to gifts and notes of appre- love and gratitude to their teachers in the with a certificate of appreciation from MalayilMoosakoya, Principal FM Basheer 25231015/6 or log onto: www.tiescenter.net or e-mail: ciation in honor of the teachers. The cele- form of poem and paragraph writing. The SmritiIrani, the Minister of Human Resource Ahmed and the vice Principals graced the [email protected],” bration began with a song dedicated to day was made all the more special when Development, India. As a curtain drop to occasion. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 TV PROGRAMS

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CROSSWORD 1042 STAR TRACK

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

Your life path may grow even more convoluted if you are struggling to establish A disagreement in a personal or business relationship today raises questions your place in a significant relationship. It seems like whatever you choose to do that have no easy answers. Instead of trying to force a resolution, seek common seems to go against the grain now. You’re not purposefully trying to be difficult ground instead. Ironically, if you can understand each other’s point of view, your or rebellious; you simply want to be true to your heart. Don’t let anyone talk you differing perspectives might actually provide inspiration. Keep in mind that out of following your instincts. Trusting your inner voice today will lead you in you’re on an emotional roller-coaster ride today so beware that you’re prone to the right direction as long as you don’t let your pride stand in the way. overreact. Take a deep breath and give everyone a break, including yourself.

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

You might feel as if you’re engaged in a classic battle between light and dark You want to slip into the shadows to escape from your responsibilities as a cre- today as an associate or a casual acquaintance tries to smear your reputation. It’s ative square from evolutionary Pluto activates the Sun in your 12th House of not easy to bring up certain topics for discussion, but you can’t afford to let them Fantasy. You realize that challenging times are on the horizon, so you’re inclined slide now, in case someone gets the wrong impression. Awareness rather than to conserve your energy. Nevertheless, you seem to gain steam as you start to denial clears the most direct path toward a peaceful resolution. Maintain your anticipate the future. Relinquish some of your downtime to complete as many integrity at all costs and everyone will see who is telling the truth. chores as possible so you have less to do later on. You can overcome nearly any obstacles once you put your mind to it.

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

Your creative urges can generate plenty of mischief today as you Put your best foot forward at work and at social events to make the search for ways to push people’s emotional buttons. Ironically, you don’t want to most of today’s profound cosmic energy. Remain open to an unexpected turn of ACROSS DOWN engage in a serious discussion about your work; you’re looking to provoke reac- events, even if it pushes your buttons at first. Rather than trying to influence a 1. Anything that provides inspiration for later 1. A United Nations agency created by a multi- tions. However, you could be in denial about how controversial your artistic situation that’s beyond your control now, change your response to it. work. national treaty to promote trade by the expression is now and might even be taken aback by the intense response you Unfortunately, you’re not in charge of everything, but you are fully responsible 5. Type genus of the Papaveraceae. reduction of tariffs and import quotas. receive. Don’t make matters worse by trying to avoid a meaningful conversation. for your behavior. Your reaction sets the tone for everyone else. 12. Goddess of fate. 2. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure Talking about your true intentions gives others the chance to know the real you. 15. The capital of Western Samoa. equal to about a bushel. 16. The largest island of the central Ryukyu 3. Dry red table wine from the Rioja region of Islands. northern Spain. 4. Any of several plants of the genus 17. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) on the sea or ships. Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers 18. (Norse mythology) God of thunder and with 3 sepals and 3 petals. rain and farming. 5. (of music or art) New and of general appeal You prefer to hide out and let the world pass you by now that Pluto is squaring (especially among young people). You might think it’s not fair that you make an extra effort to keep an open mind 19. A material made of cellulose pulp derived the Sun in your 4th House of Roots. However, you also might need to face your 6. Jordan's port. while someone else maintains such a rigid perspective. The bad news is this mainly from wood or rags or certain fears about the possibility of failure. Retreating to the safety of your home can 7. Fig tree of India noted for great size and energetic imbalance leaves little room for compromise. Still, you’re willing to talk grasses. help you gain a better perspective on the weeks ahead. Instead of falling victim longevity. about your feelings now if the other party is agreeable to an honest dialogue. 20. United States neoclassical architect (1847- to self-doubt and worry, put all your energy toward visualizing your success. 8. Used of a single unit or thing. The first step is to discuss the larger issue of negotiation to ensure everyone 1909). Once you have a clear picture of your bright and shiny future, you can step out 9. Supreme cosmic deity. agrees that winning an argument is less important than cooperating for the 22. A landlocked mountainous republic in of your shell and shine. 10. Military action involving the use of electro- good of all. Leaving egos at the door is the fastest way to cultivate peace. southeast central Asia north of magnetic energy to determine or exploit Afghanistan. or reduce or prevent hostile use of the 24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali electromagnetic spectrum. earth group. 11. The most common computer memory Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 25. An organization of independent states to which can be used by programs to per- promote international peace and security. form necessary tasks while the computer Although you can see the flashing red light approaching, you still 27. The goddess of the moon. In the big scheme of things, today’s dramas are not as significant as you may is on. might not heed the warning. You’re so impatient now that you’re ready to step 28. (of snakes and eels) Naturally footless. 12. Capital of modern Macedonia. think. The Moon’s return to your sign always stirs up suppressed feelings, making on the gas before you even know where you’re going. But your long-term think- 30. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in 13. One of a pair of long straps (usually con- everything seem more intense — and this time is no exception. However, a seri- ing runs into more immediate concerns if your day brings an unwarranted sur- the Orient). nected to the bit or the headpiece) used ous confrontation may develop from a rather trivial disagreement. Instead of prise. Even if you want to focus on the future, you’re better off paying attention 32. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilo- to control a horse. allowing the energy to escalate into a major conflict, you can contain it early on to what’s happening this moment before you crash and burn. grams. 14. Fallow deer. in the process if you have the courage to speak your truth clearly. Make your 34. South American wood sorrel cultivated for 21. A waste pipe that carries away sewage or point succinctly and then move on to something different. its edible tubers. surface water. 38. Of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland 23. Summer cypress. or its people. 26. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin 42. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in nicotinic acid. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) which birds or animals are kept. 29. An official prosecutor for a judicial district. 44. A river of southwestern Africa that rises in 31. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent central Angola and flows east and then metallic element (resembles arsenic and You may be short on time, energy or money today as dark Pluto squares the You have an abundance of excellent ideas you would like to put into action, and north (forming part of the border antimony chemically). impulsive Aries Sun in your 2nd House of Resources. You might overcompensate as the day progresses you are able to zero in on the best ones. Your power to between Angola and Congo) and contin- 33. Very sad. if you think you mismanaged a project now, bolting ahead early in the day. concentrate is strengthened today and you may find yourself dredging up for- uing northwest through Congo to empty 35. A strong paper or thin cardboard with a gotten memories. You could be surprised by what you discover from your per- smooth light brown finish made from e.g. You’re not sure why anyone would stand in your way, yet your eagerness could into the Congo River on the border stir up resistance from others. Stick to your position and don’t push the panic sistent digging. However, you can emerge from this process with stronger values between Congo and Republic of the Manila hemp. 36. (Greek mythology) One of the three button yet. A thorough reevaluation of your goals now leads you back to the and higher self-esteem If you keep an open mind and continue to trust those Congo. road to success. who have earned your confidence. 45. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or Graces. 37. A state of extreme confusion and disorder. the wife of a raja. 39. (Old Testament) The second patriarch. 48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially 40. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey in Turkey). (near the source of the Euphrates) and Word Search Yesterday Solution 49. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk). flows generally eastward through 50. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal Armenia to the Caspian Sea. to 10 liters. 41. In a hasty and foolhardy manner. 51. The length of a straight line passing 43. Wild sheep of northern Africa. through the center of a circle and con- 46. A mass of ice and snow that permanently necting two points on the circumference. covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar 53. Walk or tramp about. regions or a mountain peak). 56. English scholastic philosopher and 47. A heavy ductile magnetic metallic ele- assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285- ment. 1349). 52. Molten rock in the earth's crust. 58. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or 54. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling). around hooks in order to draw together 55. Any of several Old World herbs of the two edges (as of a shoe or garment). genus Medicago having small flowers and 59. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls. trifoliate compound leaves. 60. Russian writer of plays and novels and 57. Large high frilly cap with a full crown. short stories. 61. An artificial language for international use 62. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. that rejects rejects all existing words and 64. (used of arms and legs) Bent outward with is based instead on an abstract analysis of the joint away from the body. ideas. 71. English theoretical physicist who applied 63. Any of several tall tropical palms native to relativity theory to quantum mechanics southeastern Asia having egg-shaped and predicted the existence of antimatter nuts. and the positron (1902-1984). 65. The basic unit of money in Papua New 74. Lack of sight. Guinea. 75. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. 66. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in 76. Pertaining to or containing or similar to western Asia. ammonia. 67. The capital and largest city of Yemen. 68. Bound or secured closely. 79. The compass point midway between 69. An inactive volcano in Sicily. northeast and east. 70. Colored or impregnated with dye. 80. An adult male person (as opposed to a 72. The rate at which heat is produced by an woman). individual in a resting state. 81. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows 73. A Chadic language spoken in northern generally northward to the Atlantic Nigeria. Ocean. 77. Informal terms for a mother. 82. An informal term for a father. 78. Being one more than one. Yesterday’s Solution

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Music & Movies How does it feel ... to own 20 versions of Dylan’s ‘Rolling Stone’?

need a dump truck mama to unload my head,” Bob Denver hotel room, with the poet-performer playing the the tour film “Don’t Look Back” and ... “a leopard-skin print- Dylan sang on his raucous 1965 B-side “From A last track of his visionary double LP “Blonde on Blonde” on ed spindle”. “IBuick 6”. And here’s that brain dump, every note March 12, 1966. That last one has got to be an in-joke, a reference to Dylan recorded in one 14-month burst of creativity. It Gold dust for true obsessives, you would have thought. “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat”, Dylan’s ode to a ridiculous, comes in an 18-CD “Ultra-Deluxe” box set - “Bob Dylan: The But the cost is testing some of his most ardent admirers. over-priced accessory. The critical consensus so far is that Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol 12”, out in “It’s just too rich for my blood. The seven plus hours and Dylan is one of the few artists whose work can take such November, yours for $599.99. The price and scale of the 110 tracks on the 6-CD set will suffice!” Derek Barker, the scrutiny. Many Dylanologists - particularly those in the release, drawn from such a short period, has jolted fans editor of Britain-based Dylan journal ISIS, told Reuters. “I’m United States who don’t have to pay the international ship- and left many wondering how much further record compa- not alone in this. Some fans that up to this point have ping charge - are salivating at the prospect of following nies are prepared to go to mine back catalogues for physi- bought everything Dylan have recoiled at the price ... Do I each step of his studio experiments. cal product in this era of mass piracy and streaming. really want 20 takes of ‘One of Us Must Know’?” “There are versions of ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ that you can “Is Bob Dylan’s latest album the craziest box set ever?” Leopard-skin printed spindle waltz to, or rock to in a rocking chair,” wrote music maga- the BBC asked on its arts website. There are cheaper 2-CD Many of the tracks are no doubt already pirated and cir- zine No Depression in a glowing preview. Other tracks and 6-CD sets for devotees who still have some sort of grip culating - a problem Dylan has had since 1969, when fans include Dylan coughing, clearing his throat, laughing with on reality. But owners of the full version will get 20 (yes, 20) got hold of some of his tapes and released them as “The his bandmates, complaining about the sound. “If these versions of “Like A Rolling Stone”, and 359 takes of other Great White Wonder”, seen as the first major rock bootleg discs include Dylan ordering coffee,” wrote one commenter songs, including studio rejects, rehearsals, false starts and record. But, try as they might this time, the pirates will nev- on No Depression’s website, “all the better.” — Reuters “breakdowns”. The set starts with the first sketches of er be able to download or stream the Ultra-Deluxe edition’s Dylan’s classic “Bringing It All Back Home” album on Jan 13, added extras - the packaging, nine singles, a 180-page Bob Dylan 1965, speeds through “Highway 61 Revisited”, and ends in a hardback book, a strip of film cells from an original print of

Judge dismisses AC/DC Family of late drummer’s appeal actor Williams New Zealand judge has rejected “It is far from clear that at the time when AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd’s bid to the offending took place there was any place reach settlement Aoverturn a conviction for threatening in the band available to Mr. Rudd, given his to kill an employee, saying his “dark” state of drug addiction and state of mind,” the judge mind was not a mitigating factor. High Court said. Since his conviction, AC/DC have in legal dispute judge Raynor Asher dismissed the 61-year- replaced Rudd with Briton Chris Slade on old’s argument the death threat was simply their current “Rock or Bust” world tour. Rudd he widow and children of late Oscar-win- an angry phone call that amounted to Rudd was arrested last November at his waterfront ning actor Robin Williams, who died by sui- “nutting off” on the telephone. “(The) threat mansion in the North Island coastal town of Tcide last year, have reached a proposed set- was not a spontaneous outburst; it was a Tauranga. He was allegedly upset about poor tlement after a bitter dispute over his estate, manifestation of a serious intention to intimi- organization at a function to launch his solo according to court papers. The settlement, filed in date and at least cause grave fear to the vic- album “Head Job”, calling an associate four San Francisco Superior Court on Oct 2, dismissed tim,” Asher said in a judgment released yester- weeks later to say he wanted his security a petition filed by the actor’s widow, Susan day. chief “taken out”, then phoning the man and Schneider Williams, in December 2014 and brings an end to a nearly year-long dispute over a list of He backed the sentence of eight months threatening his life. Beyonce and Drake home detention given when Rudd was origi- He allegedly offered the associate over 1,200 items belonging to the late actor. A nally sentenced in July. Rudd had faced up to “NZ$200,000 ($153,000), a motorbike, one of lawyer for Susan Williams said in a statement on seven years behind bars for threatening the his cars or a house”. When police raided Monday that the settlement was “highly favor- life of his former security chief in September Rudd’s home, they found 0.48 grams (0.02 Beyonce in brief able” and that the home she shared with the late last year. “I accept that he was in a dark place ounces) of methamphetamine and 91 grams actor will remain in her trust. at the time... However, the fact that he was (3.21 ounces) of cannabis, the documents “I feel like Robin’s voice has been heard and I heavily under the influence of drugs is not a said. Rudd initially faced another charge of can finally grieve in the home we shared togeth- mitigating factor,” Asher found. He cast doubt “attempting to procure murder”, but it was superstar collaboration er,” Susan Williams said in a statement from her on Rudd’s argument that the conviction could dropped after prosecutors decided there was lawyer James Wagstaffe at Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP. wo of music’s top-selling stars have go platinum, or sell more than one million impact his future earnings with AC/DC, saying insufficient evidence. — AFP “While it was painful to have truckloads of his come together, however briefly, as copies, in the United States. the Australian drummer’s behavior meant his belongings removed from our home, it’s the few Drake put out a new song featuring Another mixtape, “What a Time To Be role in the band had already been under T sentimental items I get to hold onto that mean Beyonce. Drake, the Canadian rapper who Alive,” performed with fellow rapper Future, threat. everything to me. I thank God for this.” has found massive commercial success came out last month and debuted at num- Other details of the proposed settlement, con- thanks in part to surprise releases, brought ber one on the Billboard chart. For both tingent on court approval, include Susan Williams in the pop superstar on a song entitled releases, Drake gave little prior notice and keeping gifts from her 2011 wedding to the late “Can I?” A similar version of the song had put them out first on an Apple platform. actor, a watch often worn by him and a bike the recently leaked on the Internet but it start- Beyonce unveiled her blockbuster last couple bought together on their honeymoon, ed airing officially over the weekend on album, which was self-titled, on Apple’s her lawyer said. The statement added that Beats One, Apple’s online radio station iTunes in December 2013 without advance Williams’ three children will receive “more than 50 where Drake is a major player. The song warning. But the release with Drake on bikes and over 85 watches, as well as thousands immediately fueled speculation on social Apple Music could surprise some fans as of never-disputed items like Robin Williams’ media that “Can I?” would be part of Drake’s Beyonce is closely involved with her rap Academy Award statue.” Representatives for the eagerly anticipated next album, whose mogul husband Jay Z in the Tidal streaming actor’s three children, Zelda, Zachary and Cody release date has not been set. service, which has heavily promoted exclu- Williams, did not respond to requests for com- Despite the big names, “Can I?” runs for sives by her. Beyonce may be repaying a ment on Monday. only around two minutes and Beyonce’s favor after Drake appeared on “Mine,” a Susan Williams, who was the late actor’s third contribution is limited to one line-”Can I, song from her latest album about her fears wife and not the mother of Zelda, Zachary and baby?”-which she recites repeatedly over on motherhood. — AFP Cody Williams, had said in the petition that some one of Drake’s trademark slow, minimalist property was removed without her permission beats. Drake in February put out a mixtape, after the actor’s death from the house she had “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” which is Phil Rudd shared with her husband. In August, attorneys for so far the only album released this year to the three children filed papers in court saying Susan Williams was trying to unjustly increase a reserve fund dedicated to all recurring costs asso- ciated with the luxury Tiburon, California, home. Patti Smith wades into memory and loss in literary sequel Williams, star of films such as “Good Morning, evered for her influence on punk rock, Patti Smith proved measure of our worth after we’re gone?” she writes. embarrassed when people call me a musician,” Smith said Vietnam” and “Mrs Doubtfire,” died aged 63 at the herself to be a literary heavyweight as well with her 2010 Saturday night at The New Yorker Festival ahead of the book’s home in August 2014. His widow said he was suf- Rmemoir, “Just Kids,” which won the National Book Award for A writer before rocker release. fering from the early stages of Parkinson’s disease Nonfiction.Smith delves further into her literary persona in a fol- Absent from “M Train” is virtually any direct mention of Smith’s Smith told the event that she can “play a few chords,” but that along with severe depression. — Reuters low-up book, “M Train,” a meditation on memory, loss and her music, from her 1975 album “Horses,” which is often ranked she ultimately considered herself a “performer” whose skill was worldwide quest for a perfect cup of coffee. “Just Kids” offered a among rock’s most influential, to her best-known song, “Because working up crowds. Smith, who grew up in working-class south- tender account of her relationship with avant-garde photogra- the Night.” Unlike so many rock memoirists, Smith has no interest ern New Jersey, said that neither of her parents completed high pher Robert Mapplethorpe, in a memoir of artistic and sexual dis- in boasting of excesses. In “M Train,” she obliquely refers to shows school but belonged to a generation that considered reading covery but also of the gritty New York of the 1960s and 1970s that as “jobs” and, to explain how in 1978 she was able to lease a build- their entertainment. Her father, she said, would casually quote stirred their creative energies. In “M Train,” which came out yester- ing in New York, writes that she “came into a little money.” “I feel Aristotle. Smith’s own literary aspirations were born after her child- day, Smith reflects on her life’s other great, late love, rocker Fred hood discovery of French doomed poet Arthur Rimbaud, and she “Sonic” Smith of the band MC5, for whom Patti Smith relocated to has long published her own verse along with music. Detroit after they married in 1980. She returned to New York with their two children after he died More books on way in 1994. But “M Train” is less tied to a city than “Just Kids.” Instead Smith, explaining why she wrote the latest book, joked the now 68-year-old Smith goes back into her memories-and her Saturday that her late husband was envious of the attention to photographs, many of them reproduced-as she fondly recalls trips Mapplethorpe via “Just Kids.” Smith said she had further books in to places as varied as French Guiana, Tangier, Tokyo and Veracruz, progress including a companion to “Just Kids” that would focus on the last of which was reputed to have the world’s best coffee. Yet music. Merging her literary and musical sides, she is following the “M Train” is also a book about loss-not only of her husband but of release of “M Train” with a concert tour of Europe and the United seemingly unrelated anchors in her life, including a club devoted States to mark the 40th anniversary of “Horses.”With her love of to the study of Alfred Wegener, the German scientist best known travel, Smith was asked if New York remained her home. She said for the Continental Drift theory, and a cafe in Greenwich Village that she did not feel fully at home anywhere, but returned to one where Smith every morning would sit at the same table and order of her book’s themes. For all of the city’s drawbacks, Smith said, a black coffee and brown toast with olive oil. New Yorker rarely has to walk more than a block for a cup of cof- Upset over a lost coat that bore sentimental value, Smith asks fee. — AFP in turn, “Do our lost possessions mourn us,?” wondering if the coat US singer and songwriter Patti Smith performs during the In this April 28, 2012, file photo Robin Williams, remembered their times “asleep on buses from Vienna to Prague, 40th Paleo Festival Nyon in Nyon, the biggest open-air right, and his wife, Susan Schneider arrive to the nights at the opera, walks by the sea.” “Why is it that we lose the festival in Switzerland and one of Europe’s major musical 2012 Comedy Awards in New York. — AP things we love, and things cavalier cling to us and will be the events. — AFP

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Celebrities and unexpected shoes hit Paris Fashion Week

port stars Lewis Hamilton and Maria Sharapova were Hedi Slimane’s nineties festival revival the apt glitterati at Stella McCartney’s kinetic show in It all pointed to the same thing. Baggy gray knit SParis Monday, as Salma Hayek rocked Saint Laurent’s sweaters with crumpled sleeves, short sparkling disco Nineties-nostalgia evening show in midnight black. Here dresses with baggy coats of the same length, alongside are the highlights of Monday’s spring-summer 2016 ready- tiger motif sweaters, denim minis and sparkling tiaras. to-wear shows. Saint Laurent’s spring-summer collection was the Nineties: grunge, mud, warts and all. In case anyone was in doubt, These (rubber) boots are made for (runway) walking the so-British rubber boots demonstrated that all this was This is the season of the unexpected shoe. Fashion insti- about the rise of music festivals during the period of tution Saint Laurent has been taken in an intriguing new grunge where millions learnt the art of dancing in a field. direction with the tenure of French-born, Italian-Tunisian But the ‘68 looks were also so much more. designer Hedi Slimane. This season, irreverent Slimane The collection was Slimane’s most exhaustive to date - twinned the sacred Yves Saint Laurent tuxedo - the one taking in the glamorous ‘90s split-leg dress, as well as his that broke-boundaries in fashion and changed gender signature penchant for the snake and leopard of the stereotypes for all eternity - with plain old, rubber boots. Seventies and Eighties, with a fabulous ostrich wrap. One The type you dance about in at muddy festivals. Love it or stylish but incongruous Regency-style floral dress bucked hate it, they’re going to jump off the shelves. everything and made it look like eagle-eyed Slimane had US Vogue Creative Director Grace Coddington was seen raided his local second-hand shop for inspiration. rather furiously scribbling on a notepad during the show while wearing equally low-key leopard plimsolls. Hermes’ designer Nadege Vanhee-Cybulski is also catching on to the unexpected-shoe trend. The luxury giant shocked many by showcasing plain sneakers as part of their spring- summer collection.

Models present creations for Saint Laurent during the 2016 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show in Paris. — AP/AFP photos lifestyle WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015

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Stella Mccartney’s kinesis The fashion invite had “STELLA” emblazoned in shimmering gold on brass knuckles. So when Stella McCartney’s collection exploded Monday morning with color, stripes and movement it came as no surprise. Bold, masculine checks in fluid silhouettes opened - with a gentler feminine edge provided by subtle plays on transparencies. Contrast color pleated dresses swung by on models with exposed shoulders in bars of bright blue, spring green, chili red and pink. The hemlines bounced elastically revealing flashes of leg, to a booming soundtrack with the refrain “Spandex” on repeat. It was a point not lost on chuckling fashionistas as the expensive silk gowns filed by inside Paris’ palatial Opera Garnier.

Models present creations by Stella McCartney.

Alexander Mcqueen softens slightly It was the masculine soldier versus the feminine heroine in Sarah Burton’s historic fairytale of a ready-to-wear show. The fierceness that’s been the British designer’s touchstone in recent seasons was here in droves in the 41-piece Alexander McQueen collection, with chainmail dresses in black and white stripes, 1800s red British military tailcoats, as well as crisscross chains and medals. But it balanced out well in a softer collection than normal - that showcased the floral dresses and silhouettes of Regency or Victorian England, worthy of Jane Austen. Fluttery silk and cotton dresses in oyster with layers and tassels had a nice nostal- gic, crumpled texture as if taken out of an old chest. Tight Victorian coats followed floral gowns with floaty frills, and some that mirrored the Empire-style with high waists and open circular shoulders. It was a nice new direction.

Models present creations by Alexander McQueen’s Spring-Summer 2016 ready-to-wear fashion collection. lifestyle WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015

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HERMES’ dramatic face change The sophomore outing for new Hermes designer Nadege Vanhee-Cybulski confirms a change of face - a pared down, at times sanitized collection Monday that diverged from the huggable, layered coziness we’ve come to associate with the powerhouse synonymous with luxu- ry. Feminine and simple designs in black and white began the collection - baggy pants, loose hanging silhouettes and A-line minis. A dalliance in check then spawned some - shock! - workaday sneakers in white, which recurred throughout the collection in hues of red and blue. As sports vibe infused most of the looks - round sporty collars, lots of white, and a rich cobalt leather dress with a sports vest at the top. The show turned up the luxury factor as it progressed - in some beautiful leathers and suedes. — AP

Giambattista valli mixes it up Flowers, colors, retro edges, sporty miniskirts, and long sweeping organza gowns all went into the creative pot for one of the most diverse collections Giambattista Valli has produced in seasons. The Italian-born designer channeled the Sixties, a vibe that has been ubiquitous on the Paris catwalk ever since Nicolas Ghesquiere baptized it as his debut at Louis Vuitton last year. Crisp, white A-line minis were served up with stylish roman sandals on models with Twiggy-like center-partings. Tight, sleeveless floral tops with floppy, round retro lapels, high embellished collars and chic silk neckties all added to the Swinging Sixties vibe. The divergence of color, pattern and styles ensured it was a saleable collection, but the talented Valli might have reined in the 46-piece affair to add focus. Nevertheless, the final look - a sweeping yellow silk Empire-line gown with floral Renaissance panels in the bust - shows exactly why he’s a red-carpet favorite.

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A migrant woman sleeps in front of graffiti illustrating an eye at the port of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, yesterday. — AFP

Elvis Presley’s gold grand piano, Beatles No-carve Autumn pumpkins with style hile some people can’t wait to get out the carving it with stripes, chevrons or polka dots in fall hues. Think Add shimmer and shine to your Halloween display with drum skin up for auction knife, there are lots of alternative ways to dress up a chocolate brown on cream; carmine on deep yellow; black on Pottery Barn’s lacy glass-mosaic pumpkins, or ones covered WHalloween pumpkin. “No carving means less mess,” white; copper on indigo. An all-black pumpkin decorated with with hand-blown glass dots on antiqued silver. Both can be lvis Presley’s gold-leaf grand piano is expected to says Katherine Parker, senior digital editor of Better Homes tiny sequins or crystals in a celestial design creates late-night filled with LED lights. Another version, made of orange or fetch more than half a million dollars at a and Gardens magazine. She suggests painting the pumpkin drama without the scare factor. black epoxy, comes with the lights already inside. ENovember auction that will also feature a Beatles black before adding cardstock features that will appeal to Get out the glue gun and add inky black gemstones, glitter Homegoods has pumpkins made of various natural materi- logo drum skin used by the British group in their first youngsters. “A tail, ears or bat wings can transform a plain or feathers for a custom version of those glammed-up, store- als, such as twigs, seed pods and vines. Some are dyed in performances in the United States. Julien’s Auctions pumpkin into a cute, festive creature.” bought pumpkins. Or wrap your pumpkin from stem to base vibrant fall hues and they have interesting textures. Iron said on Monday that Presley played the piano at his Other kid-friendly ideas? Swath your pumpkin in pieces of in vertical strips of paper, ribbon, yarn or washi tape in a fun, forged into jack-o’-lantern shapes gives Crate & Barrel’s lumi- Graceland mansion. He bought it in 1955 as a gift for cheesecloth to create a mummy, or clad it in silvery blue paint fashion-forward design. naries a modern vibe; use them indoors as floor or mantel his mother. After she died, Presley’s wife Priscilla decid- along with some faux rhinestones and a plastic tiara for a Go right outside the traditional Halloween box by painting decor with graphic punch. ed to adorn its original walnut finish with 24 karat “Frozen” jack-o’-lantern. Parker says paint pens are an even your pumpkins in an unusual color - think navy or smoke or Grandin Road’s got snazzy, black-and-gold harlequin and gold-leaf as a gift for the couple’s first wedding easier way to decorate pumpkins. “Arrange different-size sten- olive - and consider a matte rather than glossy paint to up the polka-dot patterned pumpkins, as well as pre-lit grapevine anniversary in 1968. ciled pumpkins to create a vignette - like a cat chasing mice, style ante. Wrap stems in velvety chenille yarn or metallic pumpkins. At Pier 1, there’s an oddly appealing mashup of The piano has been on display at the Country Music or a spooky message.” thread. If you’ve got any extra wide-based pillar candle or seasonal decor in a black faux pine garland festooned with Hall of Fame in Nashville for years. Julien’s estimates it For a Gothic, slightly racy look, take a bare pumpkin and cake stands at home, you’re all set to elevate your creations; glittery faux pumpkins and glass balls. — AP will fetch between $500,000 - $700,000 at the Nov 7 apply a black lace stencil. An intricate doily or piece of tulle spray-paint them glossy black for extra punch. auction. It is being sold by a man who obtained it years would create pretty stenciled patterns. Or simply wrap an old Whether you’re having a party or just went to send greet- ago from Graceland and wishes to remain anonymous. pair of fishnet or lace tights around the pumpkin and add a ings of the season, mini pumpkins are a great vehicle. Wrap The auction house has put no estimate on the skin silky bow at the stem. stems with greenery, colorful twine and a little message or from the drum kit played by Ringo Starr when The Go seasonally stylish, without overtly referencing invite tag for the perfect “pumpkintine.”If you aren’t crafty, Beatles performed live on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in Halloween, by painting your pumpkin and then embellishing there are some striking jack-o’-lanterns in stores this season. New York in 1964 for some 73 million TV viewers. The drum head also was used for The Beatles 1964 concerts in Washington D.C. and New York’s Carnegie Hall. It then passed onto the late Beatles manager, Mal Davis, before making its way to a private collec- tor. A spokeswoman said the drum skin, which bears The Beatles signature logo with a dropped “T,” was so unique that it was difficult to put a price on it. Only the skin is up for auction, not the entire drum. Elvis and Beatles memorabilia is among the most sought after by rock music collectors but prices don’t com- pare to those paid for movie stars like Marilyn Monroe, whose iconic white “subway dress” from the 1955 movie “The Seven year Itch” sold for $4.6 million in 2011. — Reuters

This photo provided by HomeGoods shows a woven This photo provided by HomeGoods shows a white pump- This photo provided by HomeGoods shows a twig pump- pumpkin. — AP photos kin made of wooden petals and natural twigs. kin.

This undated photo provided by Julien’s Auctions shows Elvis Presley’s gold-leaf piano on display at The Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, In this photo provided by Pottery Barn, LED lights illuminate an array of mercury glass In this photo provided by Pier 1 Imports, a fun mashup of seasonal decor, this black pine Tennessee. — AFP and resin pumpkins for a festive Halloween without dealing with the mess of carving. garland from Pier 1 is embellished with orange pumpkins and ornaments, making it a great Halloween mantel or table decoration.