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Another win for Al Attiyah First batch of UAE troops PM to open returns from Yemen ABU DHABI: The first batch of UAE armed forces arrived home yesterday after handing over responsibilities to a new batch in Yemen within the Saudi-led Operations — Decisive Storm and Ministerial Restoring Hope — to regain legitimacy in Yemen. Emirates News Agency ( WAM) reported that the first batch of troops has contributed to liberat- ing Marib, home to the Marib Dam, from the Al Houthis and forces loyal to ousted Yemeni Presi- Energy meet dent Ali Abdullah Saleh. 30 countries to attend event Israel govt plans total

DOHA: Prime Minister and Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah siege of Hebron Interior Minister H E Sheikh Foundation for Energy & Sus- Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa tainable Development, will be the RAMALLAH: There is a debate within the Israeli Al Thani will open the 6th Asian keynote speaker on the first day. Political-Security Cabinet on the possibility of Ministerial Energy Roundtable The Prime Minister will for- imposing a full siege on the occupied West Bank (AMER6) in Doha today. The mally inaugurate the roundtable city of Hebron, Hebrew radio reported. Yedioth three-day roundtable is being tomorrow. Ahronoth daily claimed that ten shooting attacks organised by the Ministry of The second day will see a ple- against settlers took place last month in the West Energy and Industry in coor- nary session on ‘Oil markets: a Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (right) with co-driver Matthieu Baumel of France after winning Bank in which two Israelis were killed, pointing out dination with the International new normal or just another cycle, the Oman International Rally yesterday. It was Al Attiyah’s 60th career win in the FIA Middle that the last two operations in Hebron signal an Energy Forum (IEF). and what does it mean for Asia?’ East Championship. He equalled the record held by UAE’s Mohammed bin Sulayem. Qatar’s escalation with use of automatic arms and snipers. The meet will be attended by The topic has become relevant Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari is second in the championship standings behind Al Attiyah. ministers and representatives as oil price volatility in 2014-2015 QNA Report on page 28 from 30 largest producers and reached its highest level since consumers of energy in Asia. It 2008-2009 and its determinants Crash probe says noise will focus on the importance of are the subject of much discussion. dialogue in the convergence of Developments on both the sup- heard in black box views to create a balance in the ply and demand sides, from the Qatar Charity constructs 400 energy markets, and in securing unconventionals’ revolution to CAIRO: Cockpit information from the Russian global energy needs to ensure greater efficiency in consumption, jet which crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula one continued development in the passing through adjustments in week ago registered a noise in the last second of participating countries. AMER6 credit and financial markets, are homes for displaced Syrians recording, the head of an investigation committee will bring views of producers drawing the attention of observ- into the disaster said yesterday. But committee and consumers of energy in Asia ers as potential drivers of a new DOHA: Qatar Charity The houses, which are live under one roof, once head, Ayman Al Muqaddam, said experts were closer in light of the new reality reality for the global oil market. (QC) has built 400 houses cemented, consist of two again after suffering dur- still gathering information and it was too soon to in energy markets. Given the importance of market at a cost of QR5m ($1.37m) rooms, a kitchen and toi- ing stay in shelters. They announce conclusions. The event is being co-hosted stability for investment, and of the for displaced Syrians in let. The 400 housing units will also be protected from Western governments have said the crash, which by Thailand. The first day of role of energy costs for Asia’s eco- a village where residents can accommodate a total of cold in the winter that has killed all 224 passengers, may have been caused the roundtable will see welcom- nomic development, this session wanted to go back to their 2,400 people. almost begun. by a bomb and several countries have suspended ing remarks by H E Dr Moham- will explore factors behind these homes after normalcy The project is part of It has also been raining in flights to Sharm Al Sheikh from where the Russian med bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister recent oil market trends and their returned. several such projects QC some places in Syria mak- plane took off. Muqaddam said the crash occurred of Energy and Industry, Qatar, possible implications. Plenary ses- The project has been has been executing in dif- ing the winter colder. QC 23 minutes into the flight, when the auto-pilot was General Anantaporn Kanjanarat, sion-2 will be on ‘Gas and coal in executed at Wadi Al Daif ferent villages and towns of accords priority to housing still engaged, and debris were scattered over a wide Minister of Energy, Thailand and Asia’s energy mix: interactions near Ma’rrat Al Numan Syria to enable the affected projects because it is a basic area extending for 13 km “which is consistent with Dr Aldo Flores Quiroga, Sec- and uncertainties’. city in Syria. The new families to be rehabilitated human need. an in-flight break-up”. retary General, International Continued on page 6 houses have benefited the in their native villages. Continued on page 6 See also page 7 Energy Forum. H E Abdullah bin displaced whose homes were New houses will reunite Hamad Al Attiyah, Chairman of THE PENINSULA destroyed by shelling. families and allow them to THE PENINSULA REUTERS SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME MathAlive! interactive exhibition opens at Qatar Scientific Club

Former energy and industry minister H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah and (right) Mamdooh Salama, Hassan Aly, Samir Seifan, Khalid Al Khater and Mohammed Al Shatti at the opening session of the conference at Ritz-Carlton Hotel yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP Global oil prices at $70-80 a barrel before 2019 ruled out Supply-demand situation result of Opec’s reluctance to cut output

By Mohamed Osman Salama, a consultant at the and reduce state subsidies and led to a 57 percent decline in Visitors at MathAlive! exhibition at Qatar Scientific Club on Thursday. ABDUL BASIT World Bank in Washington, DC. support for citizens — which oil prices. Other experts said DOHA: A Qatari expert said Qatar’s former energy and have been growing with the Opec’s share in the world oil DOHA: MathAlive! interactive mathematical concepts behind one he didn’t see world oil prices industry minister H E Abdul- population. market had shrunk to 30 per- math and science exhibition opened aspect of the country’s favourite improving to $70 to $80 a bar- lah bin Hamad Al Attiyah said it Other speakers agreed with cent. at Qatar Scientific Club (QSC) on sport. rel before 2019 as supplies were was not fair for Opec to reduce Al Attiyah and said the GCC According to Salama, the US Thursday. Dr Al Ibrahim said, “We are high and demand remained low. production to help stabilise states have for long been talk- shale production is going up. It The expo is a collaboration between pleased with the opening of the expo Khalid Al Khater said yes- prices in the global oil markets. ing about diversification but was six million barrels a day in Qatar Foundation (QF), QSC and today in cooperation with our part- terday the supply and demand “If Opec members reduce tend to mostly diversify their 2012 and reached 8.5 million Raytheon Company and is aligned ners, as we are confident of its ability situation of oil was a result of production, the gap will be filled economies into fields related to barrels last year. He said it was with QF’s efforts to promote learn- to present science through innovative Opec’s reluctance to reduce pro- in by non-Opec producers… oil like petrochemicals. So there wrong to think that low crude ing and education in Doha. and fun ways. “The exhibition also duction and increasing produc- These are the countries that is confusion. rates would discourage shale QF Executive Vice-President supports the national educational tion of shale oil. have always refused to cooper- Experts underlined the need oil producers due to higher for Research and Development Dr process in light of our commitment Non-conventional crude pro- ate with Opec members,” said for what they said was a deeper cost of exploration. The fact is Hamad Al Ibrahim, and QSC Chair- to support Qatar National Vision ducers are keeping a watch on Al Attiyah. understanding of causes of oil that constantly improving and man Fahad Al Kuwari attended the 2030 and build the new generation the market and increasing pro- He said that looking at global price fall rather than focusing sophisticated exploration tech- opening ceremony. of innovators among Qatari youth.” duction, he told a conference commodity prices, one sees that on demand and supply factors. nology meant oil production Yezen Munir, President, Raytheon Al Kuwari addressed visiting stu- here, It was held to debate the they have been on a downslide The demand and supply sit- costs are gradually coming down International in Qatar, Robert C dents and highlighted the importance impact of low oil prices on pro- whether it is gold or copper or uation is largely influenced by for shale producers. Koch, Vice-President for Interna- of math in people’s lives and how it ducing countries by city-based some metal. Oil is a commod- geopolitical factors, they said. Mohamed Al Shatti, from tional Communications, and Thomas has a positive impact on how they Arab Center for Research and ity, too. “However, in Arab world Shale oil has a role to play Kuwait Petroleum Corpora- A Vecchiolla, President, Raytheon deal with various subjects across all Policy Studies. Al Khater said people are worried due to the oil because oil prices were ruling tion, said today’s situation International, were present, along levels of education. the oil price crisis was not going price decline because we are the at $110 a barrel in September was like the one in 1985 when with students and teachers from He gave students a real-life exam- to end soon and rates may likely producers.” 2014 and a year hence have high oil prices continuing since schools across Qatar. The exhibition ple of how QSC had an impact on his improve to $70 to $80 per barrel One of the main reasons of plummeted to around $40. the 1970s through early 1980s continues until December 10. educational journey across all levels only by 2019. price downslide is slow eco- Opec decided to keep its pro- encouraged huge interest in Covering more than 350 square until reaching higher education. Another expert at the event nomic development in China, duction levels unchanged in exploration in North Oil, though meters of area, the expo’s interactive Munir told this daily that three didn’t agree and said he saw a large consumer of oil, besides November 2014. This June, it the cost of production of North modules span building design, foot- weeks ago another MathAlive! exhi- crude rates bouncing back to be India. “But no one is asking why said the responsibility to stabi- Oil was high and there was a ball, space travel, video games and bition was held at Qatar University. in the $70-80 per barrel band by there is suddenly this economic lise world oil prices should not glut which led to a fall in prices more, bringing math and science to “This exhibition will continue for 2015-end. slowdown in China,” he said. rest on its shoulders alone. at the time. life for late primary and early sec- one month or more to give more time “Prices might fully recover The GCC states must change Salama said Opec’s decision ondary school students. to visitors. We held similar exhibi- by next year,” said Mamdooh financial and economic policies not to reduce production had THE PENINSULA A highlight of the exhibition is the tions in the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi new ‘Penalty Block’ simulator, intro- Arabia. duced exclusively for Qatar and is the “We are working with QF and first of its kind, recognising the coun- QSC to encourage students in Qatar try’s dedication to football and its to give more attention to math and hosting of FIFA World Cup in 2022. science in their daily lives,” he added. ‘Penalty Block’ gives students an QRC, Unicef to launch $2.25m exciting virtual experience to explore THE PENINSULA WASH projects in Iraqi Kurdistan Private KG faces action for DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent built to provide clean drinking (QRC) has completed prepara- water for 2,560 Syrian refugees, illegal primary classes tions for two water, sanitation, as well as a school, clinic and and hygiene (WASH) projects administrative units. DOHA: The Supreme Education continued to play foul, despite the in Iraqi Kurdistan to support Another water pipeline was Council (SEC) has initiated action most recent letter sent on October the Syrian refugees and dis- laid in Block C to reduce the against a private kindergarten for 7, asking it to stop the classes. placed Iraqis. risk of waterborne diseases running primary level classes 1 and Instead of complying with rules, The projects worth $2.25m and ensure fair distribution of 2 without a licence. the management registered some are funded by Unicef and QRC. drinking water. The Private Schools Office at the students in class 1 below the legally Under the first, a sewer- In Qushtapa, 20km away to SEC said the facility faces action permitted age, said the statement. age network, sanitary facilities the west of the region’s capital, for violating SEC rules and running The office said it had taken meas- and toilets will be established QRC office built 728 sanitary these classes, ignoring repeated ures to move some students to other in Block B of Qushtapa Syr- facilities, installed 24 20-cubic- warnings by the office, Qatar News schools with the same curriculum and ian refugee camp in Erbil. The metre water tanks and laid a Agency reported, quoting a state- more or less the same fee structure. second involves establishing a 2,180-metre polyethylene pipe- ment from the office. Nine students have been transferred permanent water storage and line for the Syrian refugees The statement said the office had while 15 remain. The office said it is distribution system in Ashti in Block C. The cost was over sent letters to the kindergarten sev- working with parents to facilitate Iraqi refugee camp in Sulay- $1.28m, 60 percent of which was eral times, informing that it had no their smooth transfer. maniyah. paid by Unicef and 30 percent licence to run classes 1 and 2 and The SEC and the Civil Defence The projects will serve 6,285 by QRC, which was also respon- asking the facility to stop them. Par- have granted licence only to run the Syrians in Qushtapa, 40 percent sible for the execution. Under its ents have also been informed about KG classes, added the statement. of whom are children, and 7,319 Work continues on one of the projects for the needy. Warm Winter 2014-15 campaign the violation. Iraqis in Ashti. in Iraqi Kurdistan, QRC distrib- The kindergarten management THE PENINSULA QRC and Unicef have com- Among the projects were meet daily hot water needs of uted winter aid worth $219,178 pleted several joint projects for clean water delivery systems at 10,000 inhabitants, providing to 5,088 most-vulnerable fami- Syrian refugees in Iraqi Kurdis- Dar Shukran and Arbat refu- 50 litres per family. The project lies (25,440 people) with widows, tan, costing over $2.34m to gee camps, with a budget of also covered the camp’s school, children, elderly and people with Cloudy weather improve their condition inside $793,000. In Dar Shukran camp, clinic and administrative units. disabilities. refugee camps until they are QRC procured and installed 500 In Arbat, the city of Sulay- able to return home. solar-powered water heaters to maniyah, a pipeline network was THE PENINSULA

Ooredoo unveils major price revamp for Hala

DOHA: Ooredoo yesterday minute will be available on “Just as Ooredoo has led the tion between calls to Ooredoo announced the lowest local call- Ooredoo’s International Saver way in rolling out the nation- numbers and other operators. ing rate of 10 dirhams/minute Key and Egypt Key for calling wide Ooredoo Supernet to offer To activate the key, customers for all calls to any network in any local number in Qatar. incredible speeds and crystal need to send “ISK” as an SMS Qatar. “Where Ooredoo leads, other clear voice, we are rolling out to 121. Egypt Key offers the low- The new campaign ‘One companies follow. In recent our unified approach to pric- est calling rate of 30 dirhams/ Qatar, One Call Rate’ means years, we have worked to sim- ing we think will surprise and minute at QR2 per week and that Hala customers using plify pricing and make it easier delight our customers.” now will unlock the local calling International Saver Key or for people to see the incredible International Saver Key gives rate of 10 dirhams/minute. To Egypt Key will always be able value Ooredoo offers. Now, by customers international calling activate the key, send “EGY” to to pay the same rate whether providing uniformed pricing rate of 45 dirhams/minute for 121. Among the countries cov- they call local Ooredoo lines or for Hala customers – whoever calls to 121 countries at QR1 ered by International Keys are call numbers provided by other they are calling – we are taking per week. Its customers will also Nepal, the UAE, the UK, the operators in Qatar. the mission a step further,” said be able to unlock the low-cost Philippines, and South Africa. Clouds formed over a mosque in Al Wukair yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT With immediate effect, a uni- Waleed Al Sayed, Chief Operat- local calling rate of 10 dirhams/ form calling rate of 10 dirhams/ ing Officer, Ooredoo Qatar. minute, removing the distinc- THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Sudanese tourism minister praises Ajyal to celebrate Qatar filmmakers Qatar’s support KHARTOUM: Sudanese Min- ister of Tourism, Antiquities and 17 narrative and documentary films to be screened as part of Made in Qatar section Wildlife Dr Mohammed Abu Zaid Mustafa has praised Qatar’s role DOHA: The third annual Ajyal ducer Bassam Al Ibrahim (Qatar), ily, coming-of-age and comedic Al Bloshi; Light Sounds by Karem office which opens on November in enhancing security and stabil- Youth Film Festival, presented by also CEO, Innovation Films, and dramas as well as horror and Kamel; Her Majlis by Najla Al 16. ity in his country and promoting Doha Film Institute (DFI), will co-founder of ILoveQatar.net; film suspense genre films. Khulaifi, Dana Al Mesnad and The festival will be held from the Sudanese economy through again celebrate Qatar-based film- actress, director and producer “Made in Qatar is well estab- Nayla Al Thani; The Palm Tree by November 29 to December 5 at major development projects, par- makers’ talents at Made in Qatar Ahd (Saudi Arabia), renowned lished as a highlight of our festival Jassim Al Rumaihi; Yellow Nights Katara. ticularly in the field of archeology. section, featuring 17 films to be for her performance in Haifaa Al and we look forward to welcom- by Abdulla Al Mulla; If They Only It also includes daily public In a statement yesterday, he screened on December 2 and 4, Mansour’s Wadjda; and veteran ing festival-goers to our annual Knew by Sana Al Ansari; Heart screenings of local and interna- said the Qatari project for the from 7pm at Katara. journalist and media personality celebration of homegrown tal- of the House by Gabrielle Sol; and tional films; Sony Cinema Under restoration of Sudanese antiqui- The section, presented with the Marcel Ghanem (Lebanon). ent to enjoy works of emerging The Notebook by Amna Albinali. the Stars; family weekend; Doha ties aimed to rehabilitate archae- support of Tarsheed, will high- Fatma Al Remaihi, CEO, DFI, and established talent we have in Made in Qatar Programme 2 Giffoni Youth Media Summit; spe- ological sites in the River Nile light works of Qatari filmmakers and Festival Director, said: “It Qatar. (Friday, December 4) includes: cial events and exhibitions; Sand- and Northern States at a cost of and those who call Qatar home, has been another productive and “I am delighted to welcome our Charlie by Ali Ali; Immortalizing box interactive digital playground; $135m to make it a global tour- with nine narrative shorts and inspiring year for filmmaking in jury members and thank them for Memories by Mostafa Sheshtawy; school screenings; and Ajyal Com- ist attraction. Qatar’s support eight documentaries, some from Qatar and Made in Qatar selec- participation in this flagship sec- Asfoora by Mayar Hamdan; Good petition, where hundreds of young will enable Sudan to highlight its returning filmmakers and others tion indicates the rapid growth tion of our festival. as New by Jaser Alagha; I Choose jurors aged 8-21 will watch and rich archeology, help explore new by new voices in the filmmaking and diversity we are witnessing “I would also like to acknowl- Islam by Noor Al Tamimi, Silma discuss shorts and features and sites and maintain existing ones community. in the Qatari film industry. We edge Tarsheed for support in Suba and Zac J Hollo; Mariam decide on the winning films. through the development of infra- A jury of three figures from the have seen a significant increase in presenting these screenings, its by Zainab Ayon; Time by Yassine The full programme will be structure, he said. local and regional industry will documentary filmmaking over the commitment to the development Ouahrani; Man of the House by announced on November 9 and He described Qatar’s initiatives determine the winners of the past year and for the first time, of our creative community is to be Khalifa Al Marri; and Veganize tickets go on sale on November 16. as a leap embodying a vital and competitive section with awards the section will include creative commended.” It! by Khalid Salim For details on movie timings successful model for Arab-Arab for Best Short Narrative Film and documentaries and personal essay Made in Qatar Programme Tickets for Made in Qatar and the festival, visit www.ajyal- cooperation, pointing out that Best Short Documentary Film. films alongside narrative shorts 1 (Wednesday, December 2) screenings are free but should be film.com Sudan will reap gains over the Jury members are film pro- which cover themes around fam- includes: To My Mother by Amina reserved through the Ajyal box THE PENINSULA coming period, which will support the Sudanese economy. QNA Drugs awareness lectures begin Saudi, Syrian shine in Stars of Science competition DOHA: The Permanent Com- DOHA: Candidates Hassan Albalawi UNESCWA regional technology cen- others to perfect their craft. mittee for Drugs and Alcohol (Saudi Arabia) and Yaman Abou Jieb tre, and James Law, award-winning The ‘Foz’ shoots footballs while Affairs has launched lectures to (Syria) outshone the competition in architect and innovative design advo- switching the angle, pitch and distance raise awareness about dangers of the first design episode of Stars of Sci- cate and Founder and CEO of James of the shots quickly to give goalies a drugs among non-Arab expatri- ence on MBC4, bringing them in the Law Cybertecture International. challenge while defending the net. ate communities. The launch took finale of the “edutainment reality” TV After weeks working on inven- The jurors praised the aesthetics of place at Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid programme initiated by Qatar Foun- tions, candidates pitched to the jurors. the prototype, but faulted Fawzy for Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural dation (QF). Hassan delivered a well-practised, being too complicated in design. Centre. Lectures will be held on Jurors favoured the confident Has- convincing defence of his EEG Cap Yaman went third, giving a glimpse Fridays until January-end. san, who outscored the dauntless Analyser device, dubbed ‘Wakecap’, of ‘Glean’, his solar washing machine. Panel Secretary Lieutenant- Yaman by 15 points to come in first designed to detect and warn of drow- By designing the invention to be com- Colonel Ibrahim Mohammed Al place. Heart-breaking for his fans, siness. pact and efficient, Yaman argued that Sameeh said the lectures were Fawzy Othman (Tunisia) came in Opting for a hard hat model, Has- ‘Glean’ would save water and energy, part of a national strategy to fight third by three points and was forced san demonstrated how his product extending the convenience of wash- drugs. The campaign also includes to bow out. would protect construction workers, ing machines to more people around distribution of booklets on harm- Tasked with evaluating young for whom alertness is paramount for the world. ful effects of drugs on family sta- entrepreneurs is a jury panel of three safety. When the results were announced, bility and dangers of trading in experts in science, technology and Law was impressed, congratulating Hassan’s simple and effective proto- drugs. The first lecture for Indian design. him for skilfully achieving a balance type won the day, earning him a large community yesterday dealt with Permanent Juror Yussif Abdul- between functionality and design. margin of victory. drug addiction, causes, symptoms rahman Saleh, General Manager, Fawzy energetically explained how Yaman secured a spot in the final Saudi Hassan Albalawi defends his EEG Cap Analyser and prevention. Qatar Shell Research and Technol- ‘Foz’, his robotic goalie trainer, could episode next to Hassan. device, dubbed ‘Wakecap’, designed to detect and warn ogy Center, joined counterpart Profes- allow football goalies to customise of drowsiness. THE PENINSULA sor Fouad Mrad, Executive Director, workouts without having to rely on THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Experts hold debate on Qatar Tourism Authority teams education and well-being DOHA: The World Innovation Sum- complex areas, not least through attend global congresses mit for Health (WISH) held a special WISE and WISH. debate on education and well-being “Because ultimately, investment in with the World Innovation Summit education will not achieve its goals for Education (WISE) recently. if a society is unhealthy. Only an Efforts to boost Qatar’s worldwide ranking on business events indexes The event marked the second col- educated population can make right laboration between the two global choices in their personal healthcare DOHA: Qatar Tourism Author- received training on bidding for destination for conferences and and major national and inter- initiatives of Qatar Foundation (QF). and become co-creators of health and ity (QTA) delegations are par- international events and sought conventions. “By gaining tools national exhibition associations. Held at Qatar National Convention wellbeing together with the system ticipating in global congresses to attract more events to Qatar to secure and host quality global The UFI Congress provides Centre on November 5, the session that serves them. The fact that QF to seek training, establish con- through their membership in events, we are better-equipped members with studies and aimed to ensure influential outcomes invests in both areas is what makes nections and increase Qatar’s ICCA and UFI. to empower our partners in research regarding all aspects are reached in healthcare and educa- it so distinctive.” worldwide ranking on business QTA’s membership in both the private sector to capitalise of the exhibition industry and tion innovation in Qatar, the region WISH has also established Mental events indexes. organisations is in line with on this knowledge and deliver offers professional seminars and and across the globe. The partnership Health and Well-being in Children Participation is part of QTA Qatar’s objective of increasing world-class conferences and workshops. between both initiatives supports Forum, chaired by Professor Lord stepping up efforts to position the number of tourists by 20 exhibitions in Qatar.” Qatar has witnessed a sub- QF’s efforts towards making great Richard Layard, Director, Well- Qatar as a premium destination percent over the next five years. ICCA is the global expert in stantial increase in activity in strides to promote a well-rounded being Programme, Centre for Eco- for business events. It is expected that most of international association meet- the business meetings and exhi- healthy and educated society. nomic Performance, London School Delegates took part in the these tourists will come to ings. It represents main special- bitions sector, averaging 150 Speakers were Egbert Schillings, of Economics. 54th International Congress and Qatar to attend business events, ists in organising, transporting, events a year. CEO, WISH; Joyce Adolwa, Direc- The forum explored the role of Convention Association (ICCA) as the current ratio of business and accommodating interna- This year so far, Qatar has tor, Education Programming, CARE, education in well-being as part of Congress in Buenos Aires and to leisure is 70:30. tional meetings and events, and seen a 35 percent growth in US; Professor Marwan Al Awartani, its remit to produce evidence-based the 82nd UFI (The Global Asso- Hamad Al Abdan, Director comprises almost 1,000 member the number of exhibitions and President, Palestine Technical Uni- reports and provide recommenda- ciation of the Exhibition Indus- of Exhibitions, QTA, said, “Our companies and organisations in next year QTA expects a further versity; and Janet Looney, Director, tions for policymakers at the second try) Congress in Milan. strategy places emphasis on over 90 countries. growth of five percent, with 58 European Institute of Education and WISH Summit held in this February Through the events, QTA increasing involvement of local UFI is an association of the shows on the calendar. Social Policy. in Qatar. worked to develop partnerships stakeholders in national efforts world’s leading trade show Some 50 participants discussed the WISH and WISE were established with ICCA and UFI members, to promote the country as a organisers, fairground owners THE PENINSULA relationship between learning and under the patronage of Sheikha well-being, including physical, men- Moza, in 2013 and 2009, respectively. tal, emotional, spiritual and ethical They are global communities of lead- dimensions. ing innovators who collaborate to Schillings said, “Access to quality address urgent challenges in health healthcare and quality education is and education, with evidence-based Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation author wins at the core of any thriving society. solutions that benefit Qatar and the The brilliance of the vision of H H wider world. Sheikha Moza bint Nasser is to make a difference in these two pivotal, but THE PENINSULA Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature

DOHA: Mah and Me, published dren’s and Young Adult Books, by Bloomsbury Qatar Founda- BQFP. “It was a joy to work with tion Publishing (BQFP), has such a creative person as Ibtihaj, won Best Story from the Arab who brought out the best of all World’s premier children’s liter- our team efforts.” ature prize, the Etisalat Award The story has been published for Arabic Children’s Litera- in Arabic and English by BQFP. ture. The award aim to develop The winners of the seventh Arab children’s books by moti- annual awards were announced vating publishers to release during the opening ceremony of high quality books in terms of Sharjah International Book Fair content and design and inspire, on November 4. educate and motivate the next Written and illustrated by generation of young Arabs. Ibtihaj Al Harthi, the book is a This year’s edition saw com- sensitive exploration of life and petition between 97 entries in loss, as seen through the eyes of children’s books and young adult a beloved grandson, Azzan. categories from 10 countries — “As a first time author, I was the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, happy to hear that Mah and Qatar, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Me received the award,” said Al Syria, Jordan and Palestine, in Harthi. addition to the UK and Canada. The new signal-controlled intersection regulates traffic on New Al Rayyan Road. “I feel encouraged that both Sixty-two books were in the judges and my publisher believed children’s category and 35 in the in the story even though it han- young adult category. dles a sensitive topic normally Based in Oman, Al Harthi New signal-controlled intersection opens avoided in children’s literature. is an illustrator, artist and an DOHA: A new signal-controlled Bin Zaben (Al Mokafaha) Rounda- “My biggest hope is that chil- author of children’s books. intersection on New Al Rayyan Road bout and facilitate access to vari- dren will read the story and that She focuses on fairy tales opened on Friday. ous destinations, the Public Works it opens up a safe space for par- using the graphic novel format It diverts traffic from Bin Zaben Authority (Ashghal) said in a state- ent-child discussions of deeper, The cover of the book. and traditional Omani folktales. (Al Mokafaha) Roundabout to the ment yesterday. more sensitive topics,” Al Harthi Her artwork is inspired by newly built intersection and road. The new diversion aims to ease added. “The award exemplifies able to help launch her incred- little ones through these emo- magical realism and infused by On the approach to the new inter- traffic congestion in the area the very best Arabic children’s ible story to the world.” tions will find the book a won- the everyday magic seen in the section, each arm has three straight- throughout the construction period literature has to offer,” said In Mah and Me, we read derful companion that will soon life in Omani villages. ahead lanes, two left-turn lanes and of Al Rayyan Road/Bu Erayyen Arend Kuster, Acting Director, along as Azzan’s mother tries become a treasured friend. Mah and Me is Ibtihaj’s first a right-turn slip lane. Street Interchange. Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation. to answer his questions with This is a book that won our book as author and an illus- The new intersection is expected “We are thrilled that our honesty and sensitivity. hearts at BQFP from the first trator. She lives and works in to ease traffic congestion at the old THE PENINSULA author was recognised for her Children dealing with loss time we read the submission,” Muscat. work and proud that BQFP was and caregivers guiding their said Hala Saadani, Head of Chil- THE PENINSULA HMC to host two France, UK surgeons DOHA: Hamad Medical Cor- from November 25 to Decem- He will attend to pre-booked centre during working hours. poration’s (HMC) Bone and ber 1. patients on December 20 and 21 Other patients wishing to see Joint Centre will again host two He will attend to patients and conduct surgical operations either of the consultant sur- international surgeons from already pre-booked at the cen- during the rest of his visit. geons can contact the centre on France and the UK in Novem- tre’s outpatient clinic between The centre has urged patients 40411150, 40411151 or 40411152 ber and December. November 25 and 29. seen previously by either Dr to book appointments. During their stay and as done During the other days of his Scarlat or Dr Whitwell to con- Patients are advised to note during their previous visits to visit, he will dedicate himself to firm their follow-up appoint- that Dr Scarlat will only see HMC, the surgeons will perform surgical operations. ments to ensure that tests, those patients with shoulder or surgeries, attend to patients and Dr Duncan Whitwell, a con- investigations or scans required elbow problems and Dr Whit- diagnose cases. sultant knee and reconstructive have been made ahead of their well will only see patients with Marius Scarlat, a consultant surgeon from the UK, will visit appointments. knee or pelvis problems. shoulder and elbow surgeon the centre from December 18 They can confirm their from France, will visit HMC to 23. appointments by contacting the THE PENINSULA

Safari Mall launches Kerala street food festival DOHA: Safari Mall has val featuring authentic feature in the event once again launched Kerala street food. running until Novem- its ‘Thattukada’ festi- Over 75 food items ber 14. An official said: “The festival last year was a huge suc- cess and we decided to hold it this year with new highlights, includ- ing decoration and arrangements to pro- vide an authentic feel for the festival.” Famous Kerala snacks are also added to the festival. Two expert chefs have been flown in for the event.

THE PENINSULA Visitors at one of the stalls at the festival. HOME SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 QU reviews effects of new corporate law Focus on changes and investment sector development

DOHA: Qatar University Col- lege of Law hosted a seminar to discuss effects of new corporate law on the structure and growth of the business sector in Qatar. Themed ‘New Qatari Legisla- tion Series: New Corporate Law No. 11 for 2015’, the event aimed to draw attention to the most sig- nificant changes in the law and their role in the development of the investment sector and to define the link between corporate law and companies registered Experts take part in the seminar. under Qatar Finance Center. College Dean Dr Mohammed fessor of Commercial Law at the draw attention to the most signifi- bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi, QU college; Dr Bassem Melhem, Asso- cant changes in Qatari legislations vice-presidents, faculty, students ciate Professor of Commercial and their positive and negative and staff took part. Law, Qatar Police College; and Dr impact on the country’s develop- The event brought together Zain Sharar, Senior Legal Coun- ment in the areas of economy and over 100 legal academics, counsels, sel, Qatar International Court investment. researchers, practitioners from and Dispute Resolution Centre. It also contributes to ensuring the Emiri Diwan and local and They spoke on ‘Updates in New that new legislations are not sub- international law firms to share Corporate Law and Compliance ject to interpretation, which pre- ideas, knowledge and experiences Requirements’; ‘Types of Com- serves individuals’ rights and the in the importance of corporate panies in New Corporate Law’; stability of transactions. Legisla- law and come up with recom- ‘Flashes on Governing Rules of tions are at the heart of building mendations to analyse new rules Board of Directors in Public Joint the country’s legal system, serve governing the board of directors Stock Companies’; and ‘New Cor- to regulate relationships between of joint stock companies. porate Law: Competition or Inte- individuals and the Authority and The programme featured pres- gration with QFC rules’. are aligned with society’s growth entations by Dr Ehab El Sonbaty, Dr Al Khulaifi said: “The event and ability to adapt in a fast- Legal Consultant and Consular, highlights the college’s commit- changing world.” Qatar Investment Authority; Dr ment to advance Qatar’s legal Rawan Al Louzi, Assistant Pro- sector and provides a platform to THE PENINSULA

ISL to attend ‘Healthy Living Through Sports’ Challenge DOHA: The International School of London behaviours towards the importance of a healthy Qatar is one of 25 in the country participating in diet and the need for physical exercise to fight off the ‘Healthy Living Through Sports’ Challenge. the leading causes of death within Qatari society. Students of the secondary school have All 25 schools will compete for awards and created an in-class, working marketing agency, the chance to present creative ideas to industry ‘Qatar: For a healthy living’, for researching, professionals at the Supreme Committee for Delivery implementing and evaluating an integrated & Legacy and Josoor Institute at the end of the term. marketing campaign. The campaign aims to change attitudes and THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Al Jazeera wins Red Dot Islamic scholar leads HBKU ‘Best of Best’ award

DOHA: The ‘Hear the Human tour the world. Story’ marketing campaign for Al Al Jazeera’s Executive Director Leadership Programme Jazeera English has been awarded for Global Brand and Communi- a Red Dot ‘Best of the Best’ prize cations Abdulla AlNajjar said: DOHA: Hamad Bin Khalifa ership in Islam, drawing on the in communication design. “We believe that everyone has a University (HBKU), a member experience of Muslim prophets A Red Dot is internationally story worth hearing and so every of Qatar Foundation (QF), has throughout history. He explored recognised as a symbol for design day we produce compelling emo- launched this year’s EBDA Lead- how such experience can be excellence and has been given out tional stories of people no matter ership Programme for students drawn upon when considering each year in Germany since 1955. who or where they are. with three interactive discus- the concept of leadership and ‘Hear the Human Story’ was “The campaign had to be very sions led by Islamic scholar Dr the expectation of leaders in the Al Jazeera English’s first global special to represent these human Tariq Ramadan. contemporary world brand campaign. Conceptualised stories and the strength of the The innovative year-long Dr Ramadan said: “This was by Memac Ogilvy, it positioned human spirit and I’m pleased that initiative is open to all HBKU a great opportunity to meet the channel as one that listens it rose to the challenge, shattered students and those enrolled at students from diversity of back- and tells stories of those often our expectations and delighted HBKU’s partner universities grounds and share with them under-reported and neglected by everyone with its imagery and across Education City. common universal values regard- media. message.” It teaches the fundamentals ing leadership”. The main brand film for the Launched on November 3 last of leadership, often by placing The discussion series is the campaign, Gulabi Gang fighting year, the campaign ran in 12 participants in challenging situ- first of many EBDA events for women’s rights in India, also countries over six weeks. ations outside the classroom organised by the HBKU Student received a Red Dot from the jury. It encompassed a short film, TV that require high levels of col- Affairs team for 2015-2016 aca- The international Red Dot jury ads, press, poster and digital legs laborative efforts, and critical demic year. Other initiatives as chose 82 best entries of the year and an interactive photographic and creative thinking skills and Dr Tariq Ramadan delivering a talk to students. part of the programme include from 7,451 from over 53 countries. exhibition in London. encouraging them to interact a leadership development trip to The winners were announced on True to the theme, each piece directly with thought leaders of the 100 most influential people Center of Islamic Legislation and Oman and a week-long leader- November 6 at Museum of Com- of work in the campaign tells a such as Dr Ramadan. in the world”, is a visiting profes- Ethics (CILE) at HBKU. ship workshop ‘Leader Shape’. munications in Berlin. different human story. Dr Ramadan, whom Time sor at HBKU’s Faculty of Islamic During his discussion, he The campaign will now feature magazine has referred to as “one Studies and Director, Research focused on the principles of lead- THE PENINSULA in a Red Dot exhibition which will THE PENINSULA

Coal to compete Many home projects in Syria with gas Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 Therefore, a large number of The topic is important QC projects in Syria are related because Asian natural to housing. gas trade is expected to QC is committed to provid- intensify in the near term ing necessary humanitarian aid as new pipeline and LNG to displaced Syrian people and projects go on-stream. refugees who have sought shelter Such an evolution of the in neighbouring countries, said gas industry has moti- Mohammad Jassem Al Sulaiti, vated greater interest in Coordinator of Relief, at QC. its possible impact over the Some 67 percent of QC’s total regional energy mix, most projects for affected Syrian peo- notably in the prospects ple have been launched inside for coal, which to date is Syria, said Al Sulaiti. So far, QC the backbone for electric- has spent QR213m ($58.5m) to ity generation and supports provide aid inside Syria. a high share of industrial processes. Coal, it is said, Workers installing a grilled window in one of the homes. THE PENINSULA is the real competition for gas, not renewables. Dr Al Sada will give opening remarks in this session. Plenary session-3 will be on ‘Delivering on the clean energy agenda: prospects and the role for policy’. Es’hailSat backs media meet

DOHA: Qatar Satellite Es’hailSat has become a Diamond Sponsor of the Association of Purposive Visual Media Gathering in Doha which ends today. The event is supported by media companies such as Al Jazeera, Al Rayyan and Al Sharq and con- sidered an important platform for media devel- opment in Qatar and the Mena region. According to the lat- est research, the dynamic broadcast and digital media sector in Mena is expected to grow annu- ally by seven percent from 2016-2019, in part fuelled by premium local Arabic content. With Qatar’s first satel- lite, Es’hail-1 in operation and Es’hail-2 on sched- ule for 2016, Es’hailSat is ideally placed to support continued growth and expansion of media organ- isations. The company’s 25.5E broadcasting hotspot provides premium content, communications independ- ence, quality of service and market penetration. Es’hail-1 was launched on August 29, 2013 and officially entered service on Qatar National Day on December 18, 2013, broad- casting programmes for Al Jazeera and beIN SPORTS. In addition to providing transmission for news, sports and entertainment channels, a growing number of new Arabic channels are choosing Es’hailSat to launch in Mena. Qatari cultural channel Al Bidda and Al Araby Television Network, a London-based platform for Arab youth, recently launched HD channels on Es’hail-1.

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British plane No theory yet in crash probe: Egypt entering Sharm Noise heard in the last second of cockpit voice recorder: Head of technical investigation team ‘missed rocket

CAIRO: Egypt pushed back yesterday Transport Agency said. Eleven British air- by 300m’ in Aug against international suspicions a bomb craft are on standby in Cyprus to help in downed a Russian plane in the Sinai, as the airlift, airport authorities there said. LONDON: A British tourist investigators said the cause of the crash Sources in France close to the investiga- plane heading in to land at the that killed 224 was still unknown. tion said that black box data pointed to a Egyptian resort of Sharm El Initial observations from the cockpit bomb exploding and of a sudden, violent Sheikh came within 300 metres voice recorder on the Airbus A-321 were demise of the Airbus. of a missile in August, newspa- made public amid intensifying restrictions British Prime Minister David Cameron pers reported yesterday. on air travel that threatened to cripple has said a bomb “had more likely than not” The near-miss involved a Egypt’s vital tourism industry. been the cause of the disaster. Thomson Airways plane carrying In the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh 189 passengers from London on Sheikh, from where the doomed airliner Shoukry said earlier Saturday the inquiry August 23. British authorities took off on October 31, thousands of Rus- had yet to establish any firm theory. concluded it was not a “targeted sian and British tourists waited for word And he said foreign intelligence that had attack”. of when they could fly home. triggered the international travel restric- The incident happened around In Cairo, the Egyptian head of the tech- tions had not been shared with Cairo. two months before a Russian nical investigation committee told report- “We expected that any technical infor- tourist plane leaving the Red ers the cause of the crash was still not mation should have been shared with us, Sea resort plummeted from the known. at a technical level, before publicising it in sky into the Sinai Peninsula last “Initial observations... do not allow for the media,” he said. Saturday, killing all 224 people identifying the origin of the in-flight break- Already battered by years of unrest, onboard. up” of the aircraft last Saturday 23 minutes Egypt is heavily reliant on tourism and A spokesman for Britain’s and 14 seconds after it departed Sharm El fears the effect on the industry of any Department for Transport (DfT) Sheikh, Ayman Al Mokkadem said. firm determination that a bomb caused said of the August near-miss: “We “A noise was heard in the last second” the crash. investigated the reported incident of the cockpit voice recorder data, he told Russians comprise the bulk of tourists at the time and concluded that it a press conference. who visit Red Sea resorts such as Sharm was not a targeted attack and was “A spectral analysis will be carried out el-Sheikh each year, and nearly 80,000 are likely to be connected to routine by specialised labs in order to identify the currently in Egypt, a Russian official said. exercises being conducted by the nature of this sound.” Repatriations will be spread over the Police inspect vehicles going into the airport of the Red Sea resort of Sharm Al Sheikh, Egyptian military in the area at On Friday, Moscow halted all Russian coming fortnight after President Vladimir yesterday. the time.” flights to Egypt, while London has stopped Putin’s decision to halt Russian flights to The Daily Mail newspaper said British flights to Sharm. Empty aircraft Egypt. “Tourists will be returning from fore they will return in about two weeks,” to limit the number of daily repatriation the Thomson Airways pilot took are being sent out to bring stranded holi- Egypt to Russia when they planned to,” he said. Russia followed Britain in saying flights because it says there is only so much evasive action and landed safely. daymakers home but the process will be said Deputy Prime Minister Arkady that holidaymakers would return home baggage left behind its airports can accom- Holidaymakers were not told slow. Dvorkovich. without hold luggage which will be flown modate. “It’s going to be a long wait,” said about the incident. Russia will send 44 planes to repatri- “Most people left for two weeks — our separately. tourist Maria Chernova. “The pilot was in the cockpit ate its nationals, the Russian Federal Air usual holiday tour lasts two weeks — there- That restriction has prompted Egypt AFP and saw the rocket coming towards the plane. He ordered Russia sending the flight turn to the left to avoid Foreign powers ignored calls to fight terrorism: Cairo the rocket, which was about 1,000 44 planes to feet away,” the tabloid quoted a source as saying. repatriate tourists CAIRO: Egypt criticised its their investigations so far, said the investigation of the Rus- number of flights, citing capacity “Another Thomson plane was foreign partners yesterday for it would be wrong to speculate sian plane’s black boxes said on limits at Sharm Al Sheikh air- also flying into (Sharm el-Sheikh) MOSCOW: Russia will yester- ignoring calls to work harder to on the cause until findings were Wednesday the cause of the crash port and British airliners’ refusal at the same time and saw the day send 44 planes to repatriate combat terrorism, after Western delivered. was believed to be an explosion, to take passenger luggage in the rocket. its nationals from two Egyptian intelligence sources said there But he said Cairo was not rul- but it was not clear whether that hold. “The crew were told the rocket Red Sea resorts, the Russian were signs Islamist militants may ing out any possibility, and sug- was the result of a bomb. British media reported on Sat- was from an Egyptian military Federal Air Transport Agency have bombed the Russian plane gested countries now flagging the Western intelligence sources urday that a British passenger exercise, but with what has said as suspicions grow that a which crashed in Sinai. likelihood that militants were have said British and US spies jet came close to being hit by happened there is a lot of fear. bomb caused last weekend’s plane An Islamic State affiliate has behind the crash should have intercepted “chatter” from sus- a rocket as it came in to land The incident left staff petrified.” crash. Thirty empty planes will claimed responsibility for the heeded Egypt’s repeated calls for pected militants suggesting that at Sharm El Sheikh in August, A Thomson spokesman said: be sent to Hurghada, and 14 will crash of the Airbus A321 oper- coordination to combat militants. a bomb, possibly hidden in luggage although the British government “Thomson Airways can confirm be sent to Sharm Al Sheikh, the ated by a Russian carrier that “The spread of terrorism, which in the hold, downed the plane. said it concluded the incident that an event was reported by Rosaviatsya agency said. was bringing holidaymakers home we have for a long time called US television network NBC was part of routine Egyptian the crew of flight TOM 476 on Moscow has said a total of from the Sinai Peninsula resort of on our partners to tackle more said some communications military exercises, not a delib- August 23. 78,000 of its nationals are cur- Sharm El Sheikh one week ago. seriously, did not get through to between Islamic State leaders erate attack. “Upon landing into Sharm rently on holiday in Egypt. “For All 224 people on board were many of the parties which are in Syria and the Sinai Peninsula The pilot of the Thomson flight el-Sheikh, an initial assessment security reasons, only hand bag- killed in what the militants now exposed and which are cur- included boasts about bringing from London to Egypt took eva- was conducted and the event gage will be allowed on board,” described as revenge for Russian rently working for the interests of down the jet. “They were clearly sive action after spotting the mis- was immediately reported to the while cabin baggage will be trans- air strikes against Islamist fight- their citizens to face this danger,” celebrating,” it quoted US officials sile coming towards the plane as UK DfT in line with established ported by the Russian emergency ers in Syria. Shoukry told a news conference. as saying. it flew to the Red Sea resort, the protocol. situations ministry, it said. Russia, Turkey and several He also expressed frustration On Friday, Moscow sus- Daily Mail reported. “The DfT conducted a full “Two Ilyushin-76 planes should European countries have sus- that foreign intelligence about the pended flights to Egypt, leaving Egypt’s Tourism Minister investigation in conjunction with take off today for Egypt to trans- pended flights to Sharm Al cause of the crash had not been nearly 80,000 Russians stranded, Hesham Zaazou said Cairo regret- other UK government experts. port the Russian tourists’ bags,” Sheikh and the United States has passed on to Cairo. mainly in the Red Sea resorts of ted the suspension of flights and “After reviewing the details the ministry said yesterday. “The imposed new air travel security “The information we have Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh, was doing all it could to secure of the case, the investigation return of the tourists will be car- requirements in the wake of the heard about has not been shared and adding to the growing chaos its airports and tourist sites, add- concluded that there was no ried out in accordance with their crash. with Egyptian security agencies in facing many tourists. ing that he would fly to Sharm cause for concern and it was safe planned stay in Egypt and the Egypt’s Foreign Minister detail,” he said. “We were expect- British attempts to fly home Al Sheikh to oversee measures to to continue our flying programme dates on their plane tickets,” it said. Sameh Shoukry, speaking hours ing that the technical information thousands of holidaymakers on support tourists there. to Sharm Al Sheikh.” before authorities were due to would be provided to us.” Friday were mired in confu- AFP make an announcement about An Egyptian source close to sion when Egypt restricted the REUTERS AFP

Israeli troops block exits from Hebron

HEBRON, Palestinian Ter- to locate the perpetrators of neighbourhood. Friday’s unrest broke a ritories: Israeli forces blocked yesterday’s attacks”. Israeli “These steps constitute brief lull in the wave of deadly on Saturday exits from the forces were searching Pales- collective punishment of attacks and violent protests southern West Bank city of tinian homes in and around residents of Hebron who are throughout October that Hebron as they launched a Hebron as well as setting up suspected of nothing and are raised fears of a new Pales- manhunt for assailants after new checkpoints for vehicles forced to suffer serious disrup- tinian intifada, or uprising, shooting incidents. and people, a reporter said. tions in their daily lives,” the against Israeli occupation. Two Israeli teens were shot In addition the army blocked group said. Most of it had occurred and wounded on Friday at the off the northern entrance of Hebron has 200,000 Pales- in and around Hebron and flashpoint site known to Jews Hebron with mounds of dirt. tinian residents with approx- mainly involved Palestinian as the Tomb of the Patriarchs The eastern entrance has been imately 500 Israeli settlers stabbing attacks. and Muslims as the Ibrahimi sealed off for days. living in the centre, protected There were no clashes or Mosque, the army said. Israeli rights group by an army-patrolled buffer attacks in the city yesterday. A soldier was also shot and B’Tselem on Friday criti- zone. The situation is a con- But an army spokeswoman wounded on Friday near the cised the army for carrying stant source of tensions. said a soldier was slightly Palestinian village of Beit out “immoral and unlawful” Also on Friday a 72-year-old wounded by “an accidental Anon north of Hebron. measures which it said hinder Palestinian woman was shot discharge of a bullet near a Army spokesman Lieuten- Palestinian freedom of move- dead by soldiers after allegedly military position in Hebron”. Tunisians hold Palestinian flags during a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian ant Colonel Peter Lerner said ment in Hebron, including attempting to ram them with people, in Tunis, Tunisia, yesterday. there was “ongoing activity closing off the Tel Rumeida her car nearby Hebron. AFP Morocco stands fast on Western Sahara autonomy plan

RABAT: Morocco’s king said he ence and a United Nations mis- King Mohamed said, referring to The Western Sahara dispute consequences of their decisions,” including a new roads pro- will offer no more than autonomy sion was formed more than 20 the autonomy plan for the region. returned to the headlines last the king said. gramme and an international air- for the disputed Western Sahara, years ago ahead of an expected “Its implementation depends on month when Morocco said it was Sweden and other Scandina- port serving the rest of Africa. It a few days after United Nations referendum on Western Sahara’s reaching a final political agree- considering a boycott of Swed- vian countries have backed West- has called for Moroccan and for- chief called for “true negotia- political future which has never ment under the backing of the ish companies operating in the ern Saharan self-determination, eign investors to seize opportu- tions” to end the four-decade taken place. United Nations.” North African kingdom because while France and Spain have been nities there. While rights groups deadlock over the region. UN special envoy to Western The king was speaking late on of Sweden’s position on the con- accused by activists and human such as Amnesty International Morocco has controlled most Sahara Christopher Ross has Friday in a televised speech com- flict. rights organisations of supporting accuse Morocco of continuing to of Western Sahara since 1975 intensified visits to the region memorating the 40th anniversary The government said Sweden the Moroccan line. use excessive force against activ- and claims the sparsely populated and Europe recently to facilitate of the Green March day, when has been campaigning to boycott Polisario’s planned Sahrawi ists and repressing political free- stretch of desert, which has off- negotiations without precondi- thousands of Moroccans marched products from Western Sahara Republic (SADR) was recognised dom in Western Sahara, Rabat shore fishing, phosphate reserves tions and in good faith, Secretary- on Western Sahara. and international companies with by some countries, mainly from invests heavily there, hoping to and oilfield potential, as its own General Ban Ki-moon said in a “Morocco refuses any adven- a presence there. the African Union, but none of calm social unrest and dissuade territory. statement last week. ture with an uncertain result and “Whoever wants to boycott the Western powers recognised it. independence claims. However, the Algeria-backed “This initiative is the maximum that could be potentially danger- Moroccan products is free to do Morocco said it will revive Polisario Front seeks independ- Morocco can offer,” Morocco’s ous,” he said. so, but they should assume the the region through investment, REUTERS SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / AFRICA Won’t bully China, Taiwan leaders neighbours, says China hold historic meeting SINGAPORE: Chinese Presi- dent Xi Jinping yesterday repeated his country’s uncompro- mising claims to the South China Xi urges Ma to oppose independence for island Sea, but pledged that it would not “bully” its weaker neighbours. SINGAPORE: China and Tai- “We are brothers connected by ter was undeniably historic: the “Let me make this clear: The wan must not let proponents of flesh even if our bones are broken. previous occasion was in 1945, South China Sea islands have Taiwan’s independence split them, We are a family whose blood is when Communist revolutionary been China’s territory since China’s President Xi Jinping told thicker than water,” Xi said. leader Mao Zedong met with Chi- ancient times,” Xi said in a speech Taiwan’s president yesterday at He added that “no matter what na’s nationalist President Chiang during a visit to Singapore. the first meeting between leaders kind of winds and rains are expe- Kai-shek in a failed reconciliation “It is the bounded duty of the of the two sides since China’s civil rienced by compatriots on the two attempt. Chinese government to uphold war ended in 1949. sides, no matter how long divi- China’s Nationalists, also known China’s territorial sovereignty Ma Ying-jeou, president of self- sions last, there is no power that as the Kuomintang (KMT), and legitimate maritime right ruled, democratic Taiwan, where can separate us.” retreated to Taiwan after losing and interests.” anti-Beijing sentiment has been Zhang Zhijun, the head of Chi- the civil war to the Communists, Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Taiwanese President Xi said some “Chinese” islands rising ahead of elections, called na’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said Xi who are still in charge in Beijing. Ma Ying-jeou before their meeting at Shangrila hotel in Singapore yesterday. were being “occupied” by other for mutual respect for each other’s told Ma that the biggest threat The mainland has never countries, but stressed that Chi- systems and said Taiwan people to the peaceful development of renounced the use of force to favoured to win, something Beijing Xi’s comments live, cutting away na’s intentions were peaceful. were concerned about mainland relations was pro-independence bring what it considers a breaka- is desperate to avoid. when Ma began to speak, prompt- “What we in China believe... is missiles pointing their way. forces. way province under its control. Speaking in Taiwan, DPP ing a flurry of complaints on that the strong and rich should The talks, at a luxury hotel in “The compatriots on both sides Speaking to reporters after the leader and presidential candi- Chinese social media about cen- not bully the weak and poor,” the neutral venue of Singapore, should unite and firmly oppose it,” talks, Ma said he hoped Xi could date Tsai Ing-wen said she was sorship. It later showed a record- he said, adding that “China will lasted less than an hour but were Zhang said. pay attention to China’s missile disappointed Ma made no direct ing of Ma’s opening remarks. continue to seek resolution of the heavy with symbolism. In response, Ma said he was deployment - the island has long mention of Taiwan’s freedom and In Taipei, a few hundred peo- disputes through negotiation and The two leaders shook hands determined to promote peace fretted about batteries pointed its democracy. ple took to the streets to protest consultation”. “There has never and smiled in front of a mass of across the Taiwan Strait and that way - to which Xi replied that was “We had expected President Ma against the meeting. been any problem with the free- journalists when they met, with Xi relations should be based on sin- not an issue about Taiwan, he said. to talk about Taiwan’s democracy, “Though he said he won’t sign dom of navigation and over flight, wearing a red tie, the colour of the cerity, wisdom and patience. “I at least raised the issue, and freedom and the existence of the any agreements there, the Ma-Xi nor will there ever be any in the Communist Party, and Ma a blue Ma also asked Xi indirectly to told him that the Taiwanese peo- Republic of China,” she said, in meeting itself shows there will future because China needs unim- one, the colour of his Nationalist respect Taiwan’s democracy. ple have questions and concerns comments carried on Taiwan tel- definitely be some discussions or peded commerce through these Party. “Both sides should respect each about it, and hope he will treat it evision stations, referring to Tai- negotiations which have not been waters more than anyone else,” Xi Moving into a meeting room, other’s values and way of life to with importance,” Ma said. wan’s official name. approved of by Taiwan’s people,” said. He added that “non-Asian Xi, speaking first and sitting oppo- ensure mutual benefit and a win- The meeting comes ahead of “More importantly, the Taiwan said protester Sung Yun-chuan. countries should understand and site Ma, said Chinese people on win situation across the straits,” presidential and parliamentary people’s right to choose freely. But Ma and Xi were later due to respect this”, an apparent refer- the two sides of the Taiwan Strait he said. elections on Taiwan which the he did not say a word of that.” have dinner together. ence to the United States. had the ability and wisdom to No agreements were announced independence-leaning Demo- Underscoring China’s sensitivi- solve their own problems. between two sides, but the encoun- cratic Progressive Party (DPP) is ties, state television only showed AGENCIES AFP Myanmar voters ponder ‘proxy leaders’ Sierra Leone Ebola

YANGON: In a ramshackle hos- president. “My job is cutting and pital in Myanmar’s largest city, at sewing — I am a surgeon,” he the end of a corridor milling with said between consultations with epidemic over: WHO patients, sits the man some peo- patients at Yangon’s ple believe will be the country’s Myanmar’s legions of Facebook FREETOWN: Residents of Liberia and Guinea since the next president. users have already entertained Sierra Leone’s capital held a epidemic was announced in Tin Myo Win is the long-time and dismissed the possibility of candlelit vigil and celebrations March 2014 and about 28,500 personal physician of Aung San Tin Myo Win becoming president. to mark the end of an Ebola were infected, according to WHO Suu Kyi, whose party is expected A more likely choice could be epidemic that has killed almost data. Sierra Leone’s death toll was to win today’s landmark general former general Shwe Mann, now 4,000 people including more than 3,955 people. election. That position has earned the speaker of the lower house, or 220 health workers since it began Liberia was declared free of him a place on a list of presiden- the party’s ageing patron, Tin Oo. last year. Ebola on September 3, while a tial candidates, some of them Even if today’s election is Following 42 days with no new handful of cases remain in Guinea. improbable. deemed free and fair, it will still cases, the West African nation’s The 42-day countdown to be Even if her National League only elect 75 percent of Myan- epidemic was declared over yes- declared Ebola-free starts when for Democracy (NLD) wins big, mar’s parliament, where a quar- terday at a ceremony attended by the last patient tests negative Suu Kyi is barred from the presi- ter of all seats are reserved for President Ernest Bai Koroma and a second time, normally after a dency by a constitution written unelected military officers. UN World Health Organization 48-hour gap following their first by Myanmar’s powerful military. On the eve of the election, it (WHO) representative Anders negative test. The country now It ruled the country for nearly 50 is still unclear whether the NLD Nordstrom. enters a 90-day period of sur- years before a nominally civilian A man reads a newspaper featuring special election front page pictures can win enough votes to form a Thousands of people gathered veillance with support from the government ushered in an of Aung San Suu Kyi and General Min Aung Hlaing, in Yangon yesterday. government and choose its own overnight around the Cotton WHO, which said the monitoring era of faltering reform in 2011. president, who does not have to Tree, a massive tree in the centre phase was critical to ensure early Suu Kyi vowed last Thursday It has also left Myanmar’s vot- 64, was one of the few people be an elected MP. To get there, of Freetown, for a candlelit vigil detection of any new cases. to run the country from “above ers with a presidential puzzle: If allowed to visit the Nobel Peace the NLD on its own or with allies organised by women’s groups to Fear of the virus hampered the president”, filling the position not “Mother Suu”, as she is affec- Prize winner during her 15 years must win more than two-thirds of pay tribute to health workers who efforts in Sierra Leone and Libe- with a proxy she has chosen, but tionately known, then who? as a prisoner of the military. all contested seats. lost their lives. ria to recover from civil wars. not disclosed, a move that could An NLD loyalist and former He seemed bemused at the Ebola has killed more than antagonise the military. political prisoner, Tin Myo Win, prospect of being considered REUTERS 11,300 people in Sierra Leone, REUTERS

Burundi dismisses Philippine couple finds love, international alarm hope amid typhoon misery over govt threats NAIROBI: Burundi said yes- TACLOBAN: After losing her terday it wanted only to crush husband and six children to the “terrorism” as it dismissed inter- fury of Typhoon Haiyan, Juve- national fears of fresh bloodlet- lyn Luana has found fresh hope ting if the government carries out among the misery and crushing threats to stamp out resistance to poverty as she rebuilds her life the president. with a new family. “There will be no war or geno- Two years after the monster cide,” presidential communica- storm devastated the coastal tions chief Willy Nyamitwe said, city of Tacloban, killing thou- after world leaders voiced concern sands, Luana has a new partner, over a government escalation of a new son and a shack far from already strident rhetoric, warn- the deadly shore. ing of tough measures to quash “Having a husband and a resistance to President Pierre baby gave my life direction,” the Nkurunziza’s recent re-election. 32-year-old said as she scooped But Nyamitwe said the govern- water into four grey drums ment was trying to suppress “acts to take to their brick and tin of terrorism, as with Al Shebab in shanty that lacks tap water and Somalia,” referring to the Islam- electricity. ist insurgents that Burundi troops She fetches water from a dis- Typhoon Haiyan survivor Juvelyn Luana (right), holding her child with are fighting as part of an inter- tant swamp at night because her her partner Joel, poses for photos with Joel’s children who survived the nationally-backed African Union partner Joel Aradana, also wid- typhoon, in front of their house at a resettlement site in Tacloban City. force. owed by Haiyan, works during “It is amazing to see that a gov- the day and there is no one else television set that works only occasional carpentry work that ernment that wants to put an end to look after their five-month- in daytime are the sum of the pays 350 pesos ($7) a day. to terrorism is criticised instead old baby Jacob. couple’s possessions. Unable to Luana said aid has not come of being encouraged,” he added. Built just 500 metres from a afford even a bed, they sleep on fast enough. A promised govern- International alarm has grown landfill, the shanty bakes under a straw mat laid out on the floor. ment loan she had been count- after the government issued a the tropical sun by day and the They were among the first ing on to start a small business five-day deadline which expires stench is overpowering. 929 families to get new homes selling rice from her home has this weekend for civilians to hand “It smells like raw fish mixed from the government, which is not been given. “I want to help over weapons or face a new regime with rotten food. I’m worried still struggling to shelter more my husband. crackdown. But Nyamitwe said that my baby might get sick,” than a million people displaced He doesn’t always have con- the international community had Luana said during one recent by the deadliest known typhoon struction jobs so we need a “fallen into the trap” of those who humid evening. to have struck the Philippines. steady source of income,” said have wrongly warned of genocide. A few plastic chairs, a gas Though opportunities are Luana. stove and a tiny solar-powered scarce, Luana’s partner gets AFP AFP SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 ASIA / PAKISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09

Afghan govt Pakistani air strikes kill 15 militants cancels real Unidentified gunmen kill two members of Hazara Shia minority in Baluchistan province estate deal with

PESHAWAR: Pakistan airforce strongholds in its restive north- ing Afghanistan, which is facing Another senior police official militants against Shias, who make jailed banker jets yesterday bombarded mili- western tribal belt on the Afghan record numbers of civilian casual- Abdul Waheed Khattak con- up roughly 20 percent of Paki- tant hideouts in a restive north- border but independent verifica- ties following the withdrawal of firmed the incident and said it stan’s population of 200 million -- KABUL: The Afghan govern- western tribal area bordering tion of the events is not possible Nato combat troops at the end of mirrored similar shootings earlier has claimed thousands of lives in ment has cancelled a multimil- Afghanistan, killing at least 15 because the targeted areas cannot 2014. this week. the country over the past decade. lion dollar real estate contract suspected insurgents, security be accessed by journalists. Meanwhile, unknown gunmen “Two Hazara brothers were There was a lull in attacks ear- with the former head of the failed officials said. The military began an offensive yesterday killed two members of fired at last Friday near the same lier this year after the Pakistani Kabul Bank, who was sentenced The air strikes were carried out in Khyber in October 2014, carry- the country’s Hazara Shia minor- locality of Hazara town and one military launched a major offen- to 15 years in jail for embezzle- in various areas of the Tirah val- ing out air strikes and using artil- ity Muslims in Pakistan’s south- of them was killed while another sive against militants across the ment last year, after an out- ley in the lawless Khyber tribal lery, mortars and ground troops. western Baluchistan province, is seriously injured. Likewise country, blocking their sources of cry over his involvement in the district, where Taliban militants Overall levels of militancy- officials said. another member of the commu- movement, communication and project. and local Islamist groups are linked violence have dropped The attack took place as two nity was killed on Wednesday funding. In July the leader of an The involvement of former active. dramatically this year, with 2015 members of the Hazara commu- when he arrived at his auto work- anti-Shia group behind some of Kabul Bank Chief Executive Kha- “At least 15 militants were on course for the fewest deaths nity were travelling from the city shop,” Khattak said. Pakistan’s worst sectarian atroci- lil Ferozi in the $900m “Smart killed and several injured while among civilian and security forces centre of the provincial Quetta Provincial home secretary ties was killed in a shoot-out with City Township”, a flagship hous- three hideouts were destroyed in since 2007 — the year the Paki- city to their home in the suburban Akbar Durrani said authorities police, along with 13 other mili- ing project in the Afghan capi- precise aerial strikes in various stani Taliban umbrella group was Hazara town. were concerned about the spate of tants. tal, drew fierce criticism of the areas of the Tirah valley in Khy- formed. “Two unknown gunmen attacks that appear to be target- Baluchistan province, of which government of President Ashraf ber,” a local security official said Pakistan’s Islamist insurgency sprayed bullets on the van in ing the Hazaras. Quetta is capital, is rife with Ghani when it was revealed ear- in Peshawar. began after the US-led invasion which Izzatullah and Muham- Members of the Hazara com- Islamic, sectarian and separatist lier this week. The strikes were part of a of neighbouring Afghanistan in mad Hussain were travelling,” munity have long been targeted insurgencies. The mineral-rich The arrangement was intended major offensive to clear Taliban 2001, which led to a spillover of Mukhtar Ahmed, chief of the by Sunni militants. In early 2013, province has long been targeted to enable Ferozi to pay back hun- and Al Qaeda strongholds that militants across the border and a local police station, said. more than 180 people were killed by militants, and has been the dreds of millions of dollars he still began last year in North Waziris- surge in recruitment for Pakistani “Izzatullah, who was driving the in two suicide bombings in Quetta scene of several attacks against owed to the government after it tan, one of seven Pakistani tribal militant groups. van was killed at the spot while in one of the bloodiest attacks on the Hazara Shia community in rescued the bank from collapse districts bordering Afghanistan. Pakistan’s relative success in Hussain died on the way to hos- the Shia minority. previous years. in 2010. But it was widely seen The Pakistani airforce rou- fighting militancy this year stands pital. The gunmen fled from the Sectarian violence -- in par- as undermining the fight against tinely targets Taliban militants in marked contrast to neighbour- scene after firing,” Ahmed added. ticular that carried out by Sunni AFP corruption. Kabul Bank had to be bailed out by the government in 2010 after racking up losses of almost $1bn in a scandal that shook con- fidence in Afghanistan’s financial system and exposed widespread Teenager found alive 50 hours Sri Lankan charged corruption among the country’s business elite. Along with Kabul Bank founder after Pakistan factory collapse with assassination Sher Khan, Ferozi was sentenced in November last year to 15 years in prison. LAHORE: Rescuers in Pakistan REUTERS have pulled a teenage boy alive plot in Maldives from the rubble of a collapsed fac- tory near Lahore 50 hours after MALE: Police in the Maldives residence pointed to a third assas- the structure toppled, officials have charged a Sri Lankan man sination plan. Bad weather said yesterday. with planning a sniper attack “There’s a clear connection The teenager had been trapped on President Abdulla Yameen between the three. There could cause of US for more than two days after the just weeks after a blast ripped be further attacks planned. collapse and his family, thinking through his boat in an alleged We’re verifying the sniper’s back- copter crash him dead, had already identified assassination attempt, officials ground,” Naseer said. and buried another recovered said yesterday. “Though a sniffer rifle hasn’t KATHMANDU: Bad weather body they believed to be his. The chain of Indian Ocean yet been found, police have recov- likely caused a US helicopter to “An 18-year-old Muhammad islands has been plunged into ered a telescope and bullet used crash in Nepal while on an aid Shahid was also evacuated alive political turmoil since the Sep- in such rifles. It’s now established mission to help victims of April’s 50 hours after the building col- tember 28 explosion on the presi- that the suspect knew that his massive earthquake, killing 13 lapsed by the blessing of God,” dential launch as it was about to target was the president. Investi- people, the United States Marine Muhammad Usman, a top admin- dock in the capital Male, injur- gations have confirmed that there Corps said. istration official in Lahore, said. ing the first lady and two aides. was a planned sniper attack on The UH-1Y Huey helicopter The four-storey Rajput Poly- Yameen was unhurt. the president.” was delivering relief supplies and ester polythene bag factory came Yameen, who has accused sev- The Maldives foreign ministry evacuating injured quake victims crashing down on Wednesday Pakistani rescuers search for victims in the rubble of a collapsed factory eral members of his government said in its official Twitter feed to Kathmandu when it went miss- evening, and at least 40 bodies on the outskirts of Lahore yesterday. of being involved in the boat that a Sri Lankan citizen was in ing on May 12, the same day a have so far been recovered from blast, drew international criti- police custody for conspiring to deadly aftershock hit the Hima- the wreckage. people were in the factory when to be submitted within two weeks. cism earlier this week for impos- assassinate Yameen. layan nation. Shahid’s discovery ignited emo- it came down and it was unclear At least 24 people died last year ing a 30-day state of emergency “Investigations reveals some Six US Marines, two Nepalese tional scenes at the site as work- how many -- dead or alive -- may when a mosque collapsed in the after officials said explosives and Maldivians paid the Sri Lankan soldiers and five villagers died in ers chanted “Allah-O-Akbar (God still be trapped. Punjab chief same city, while more than 200 arms were found near his official to carry out the operation,” the the accident, the Marine Corps is great)” and encouraged each minister Shahbaz Sharif has said people lost their lives, mostly due residence and elsewhere in the ministry said. said summarising the results of other to boost morale. the factory may have suffered to collapsed roofs, following tor- capital. Government officials say evi- their investigation into the crash. The news was a welcome sur- structural damage in the Octo- rential rain and flooding in 2014. Maldivian Home Minister dence shows the boat explosion After picking up injured civil- prise to his family who had mis- ber 26 quake, which killed almost In 2012, at least 255 work- Umar Naseer said the Sri Lankan was caused by a bomb targeting ians from northern Dolakha dis- takenly identified the dead body 400 people across Pakistan and ers were killed when a fire tore suspect, a 27-year old man, was the president, although the US. trict, the crew decided to fly the of another boy earlier this week as Afghanistan. Provincial labour through a clothing factory in arrested on October 24. Naseer Federal Bureau of Investigation most direct route to the capital, Shahid and buried the remains in minister Raja Ashfaq Sarwar said Karachi, one of the deadliest linked the alleged sniper plot with said there was “no conclusive evi- apparently to secure urgent medi- their ancestral town of Kabirwala, that an enquiry into the collapse industrial accidents in Pakistani September’s blast on the presi- dence” of a bomb attack. cal aid, the investigation found. some 265kms from Lahore. “is being conducted and we will history. dential boat and said the discov- Officials have said at least 150 probe all angles”, with a report AFP ery of explosives near the official REUTERS AFP

Nepal to import fuel Four Pakistanis among ‘militants’ held in Bangladesh DHAKA: Bangladesh police have books from those arrested, includ- arrested seven suspected Islamist ing one which spells out punish- from Bangladesh militants including four Pakistani ment for defaming the Prophet nationals, they said yesterday, Mohammed. KATHMANDU: Nepal has supplies. The country is home to accusing them of planning to JMB militants have been struck a deal with a private sup- six airlines, including state car- commit acts of violence in the blamed for attacks in recent plier to fly in fuel from Bangla- rier Nepal Airlines. Muslim-majority country. weeks including slashing the desh to ease crippling shortages Yesterday’s agreement comes The seven, who were arrested throat of a Christian pastor and that have sparked fears of domes- after Nepal signed its first-ever last Friday and later taken to a series of murders of Sufi Mus- tic flights being grounded, its petroleum supply agreement with court for interrogation, are sus- lims, who the militants consider state oil trading company said China last week, ending a dec- pected of belonging to the banned as heretics. yesterday. ades-long monopoly by India, but Islamist group Jamayetul Muja- Bangladesh is also grappling Protesters seeking changes to details have yet to be worked out. hideen Bangladesh (JMB), police with a series of murders claimed Nepal’s new constitution have Nepal has faced crippling fuel said. by the Islamic State group (IS) blocked a key checkpoint bor- shortages since September 24, “In primary interrogation, in recent weeks, including the dering India for more than six when demonstrators from the they’ve admitted that they’re fatal stabbing of a policeman on weeks, cutting off vital supplies Madhesi ethnic minority kicked activating the operation of the Wednesday. and forcing fuel rationing across off a blockade in the southern banned JMB. They gathered to IS has also said it was respon- the landlocked Himalayan nation. town of Birgunj. commit acts of violence,” a police sible for the murders of an Italian “We have reached an agree- In a crackdown that dashed statement said, adding authorities aid worker and a Japanese farmer, ment with a private company, hopes of a compromise between believed the group was conspiring as well as a blast at the country’s Petromax Nepal, who will air-lift the government and demonstra- against the government. Bangladesh police escort suspected Islamist militants, including four main Shia shrine which left two ATF (aviation turbine fuel) from tors, Nepali security forces on The arrests come as tensions Pakistani nationals in Dhaka, yesterday. people dead. Bangladesh in the next three Monday broke up the blockade run high in Bangladesh following The government has rejected to four days,” said Mukunda for a few hours, sparking violent a spate of targeted killings and Dhaka police spokesman Mun- claimed Pakistanis are active in IS’s claims, saying it does not have Ghimire, a spokesman forNepal protests and leading an Indian fears of mounting Islamist vio- tashirul Islam said those arrested the banned group. a presence in the country. Oil Corporation. man to die in police firing. lence in the conservative country included four Pakistani nation- Police said they had seized “Petromax has agreed to bring The movement of cargo across of 160 million. als, the first time police have Pakistani currency and jihadist AFP 400,000 litres of ATF per day, other Indian border check- this should solve our problem and points has also slowed to a crawl, allow to supply international air- prompting authorities in Kath- lines with fuel as well,” Ghimire mandu to accuse New Delhi of said. imposing an “unofficial blockade” The fuel crisis has forced inter- to show its dissatisfaction with Turkmenistan starts building $10bn gas pipeline national airlines to make addi- the new charter. tional stops overseas to refuel New Delhi has denied the ASHGABAT: Energy-rich Turk- President Gurbanguly Ber- Overall, the pipeline will operational by the end of 2018. while the state-run Nepal Oil charge and urged dialogue with menistan’s leader has ordered the dymukhamedov ordered state stretch 1,800kms and is likely to The Turkmenistan-Afghan- Corporation has struggled to sup- the protesting Madhesis, who start of construction on a pipe- companies Turkmengaz and cost more than $10bn. istan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) ply domestic carriers. have close cultural, linguistic and line carrying gas from the former Turkmengazneftstroi to begin It also said the govern- project could help ease growing Nepal Oil Corporation had ear- family ties to Indians living across Soviet state to India, Pakistan building the isolated republic’s ment expects the gas link, with energy deficits in Asian giants lier warned that domestic flights the border. and Afghanistan, the government section of the pipeline, state an annual capacity of 33 bil- India and Pakistan. could be halted due to shrinking AFP said yesterday. media said. lion cubic metres, to be fully AFP SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 10 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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T HAS been called a historic handshake. And rightfully. The presidents of China and Taiwan yesterday overcame decades of enmity and acrimony and shook hands Iand exchanged warm words in the first summit since the two sides’ traumatic split in 1949. Cameras clicked Unreformed Ukraine is frantically capturing the rare occasion as China’s Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s Ma Ying-jeou shook hands for more than a minute and smiled for a mass of reporters before their talks in Singapore. China and Taiwan split in 1949 when the Kuomintang lost to the Chinese Communist Party in the civil becoming a failed state war and set up a new government in Taiwan. By Leonid Bershidsky source of hard currency after a steep panies. Sergei Leschenko, Ukraine’s Such a handshake was considered unthinkable until drop in exports, is optimistic about next best-known investigative reporter, who recently. China views Taiwan as a breakaway province he most effective thing Russian year’s economic growth prospects, fore- last year got elected to parliament on which will one day be reunited with the mainland. But many President Vladimir Putin did casting a 2 percent expansion, but last Poroshenko’s party ticket, on Thursday Taiwanese see it as independent and are concerned at China’s Tto destabilise Ukraine was the month it revised this year’s projection published a column in Novoye Vremya growing and assertive influence. But relations between the one thing the West was demanding: to an 11 percent decline. Ukraine’s most that succinctly described the current He leaned on pro-Russian separatists popular politician — not a Ukrainian but political layout: two sides improved under Ma since he took office in 2008, in the country’s east to cease fire. Left Mikheil Saakashvili, the former presi- The system of checks and balances with better economic relations, improved tourism links and a without the much-used cover of a war, dent of Georgia, appointed by Ukrainian that has been sold to the Americans trade deal. the internal divisions and dysfunctional President Petro Poroshenko to run the isn’t working. Instead of keeping an eye Both leaders later sat down across a table for talks. “We core of the Ukrainian political elite Odessa region — has proposed a liber- on each other, the Poroshenko and Yat- are brothers connected by flesh even if our bones are broken. didn’t take long to reveal itself. Rather tarian reform package, but Poroshenko senyuk teams have made a deal. They We are a family whose blood is thicker than water,” Xi said, than the democratic hope it might have hasn’t given it his official backing and have divided up spheres of influence and become after last year’s “Revolution of the current parliament is not likely to responsibility so they don’t get in each adding that “no matter what kind of winds and rains are Dignity,” Ukraine now looks like just adopt it. other’s way and come into conflict. experienced by compatriots on the two sides, no matter how another incompetent and corrupt post- Equally unreformed is Ukraine’s Americans are highly visible in the long divisions last, there is no power that can separate us.” Soviet regime. It’s no wonder cracks are incredibly corrupt justice system. In Ukrainian political process. The US And Ma said: “Behind us there is appearing in Kiev’s all-important rela- September, Christof Heyns, the United embassy in Kiev is a centre of power, The first more than six decades of cross- tionship with the West. Nations special rapporteur on extra- and Ukrainian politicians openly talk of strait separation. Now before our The govern- judicial, summary or arbitrary execu- appointments and dismissals being vet- ment is in tur- tions, said after visiting Ukraine that ted by US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt meeting eyes are the common fruits of the moil: Prime the country lived in an “accountability and even US Vice President Joe Biden. between policy of replacing opposition with Minister Arseniy vacuum.” Heyns bemoaned the failure of Europeans too are involved in shap- dialogue.” Two years after Yatsenyuk is in the Ukrainian authorities to investigate ing the way Ukraine is governed, not leaders of According to experts, it’s not danger of being the deaths of more than 100 people on just because they are donors but because clear why the meeting happened the corrupt team fired as soon as the streets of Kiev in the final days of visa-free travel to Europe is one of that becomes the revolution and of 48 pro-Russian Poroshenko’s major goals. In his eyes, China and at this time though some find of President legally possi- protesters in a burning building in it would validate his efforts at making Taiwan since political reasons behind the move. Viktor Yanukovich ble in Decem- Odessa in May, 2014. Ukraine more European and revive his Ma has built his presidency ber, threatening Heyns also said Ukraine’s Security flagging popularity. China’s civil on closer cooperation and fled Ukraine, the fragile rul- Service “seems to be above the law.” All told, Ukraine’s war on its past relations with Beijing. There is a ing coalition, in Apart from raiding a number of tech has been even less successful than its war ended in presidential election in Taiwan in corruption is which Yatseny- companies in an apparent scare cam- military efforts against Russia and its uk’s party is the paign in recent weeks, last weekend the proxies. Too much time has passed since 1949 is rich January and the president could still rife and the second strongest service arrested Gennady Korban, a top the “Revolution of Dignity” to justify the be thinking this meeting will help force. If the coali- lieutenant of oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, absence of tangible progress. US and with symbolism improve his party’s prospects. country’s intrepid tion falls apart — who has been resisting the consolidation European efforts at external manage- and meaning. The party is currently trailing investigative a likely outcome of power by Poroshenko. The arrest gave ment have largely failed, too. in opinion polls. The meeting if Yatsenyuk is rise to accusations of selective justice in Ukrainian civil society is stunted by and talks will send a message to journalists have forced to resign the Ukrainian press. powerful vested interests. I doubt it — there will be Two years after the corrupt team can push the country to a more civi- Taiwanese that China is far friendlier to a government of been especially an early parlia- of President Viktor Yanukovich fled lised direction with the usual tools of Ma’s nationalist party than one formed by the opposition, mentary election. Ukraine, corruption is still rife and the electoral democracy: The local elections which has been trying for independence for Taiwan. busy again. Pro-European country’s intrepid investigative jour- have proven that post-Soviet practices It will be premature to expect too much from the current Ukrainians might nalists have been especially busy again. of fraud, bribery and intimidation have talks especially with Ma out of office soon and his ruling actually be relieved at that. Setting the tone is Poroshenko — the not been overcome. There’s little will Despite attempts at change by a new only of the country’s 10 richest people for further upheavals so soon after the party expected to lose in January polls to an opposition that generation of bureaucrats, Ukraine’s to see his net worth increase in the past revolution and the war in the east. distrusts China. But the symbolism of the meeting can’t be economy remains unreformed. Taxes year — who seems to have forgotten his But unless the current political elite underestimated. Washington welcomed the meeting and are oppressive but widely evaded, the promise to sell off his businesses. Poro- finds it in itself to clean up — a highly called for “further progress by both sides toward building shadow economy is growing and the shenko’s and Yatsenyuk’s close allies unlikely turn of events — Ukraine’s his- ties, reducing tensions, and promoting stability on the basis regulatory climate for business has are routinely named in connection with tory of violent regime change is probably of dignity and respect,” State Department spokesman John barely improved. The International corrupt schemes involving Ukraine’s not over yet. Monetary Fund, the country’s biggest customs service and state energy com- BLOOMBERG Kirby said. The other side Quote of Saudi economy more resilient than thought the day ESPITE THE global Arabia’s economy is far more resilient carefully monitored. The entry of for- of SR411b. The $660bn reserves rep- economic tensions and a than meets the eye”. eign investors has been limited to large resent fully two years of budget cover. sharply reduced oil price, Despite the stunning infrastructural funds with a proven track record. Wild At the heart of Moody’s analysis is the Kingdom continues to transformation, the management of speculation in financial products unre- the changing balance between the oil I told Mr Xi one of Dmaintain its high credit and investment Saudi finances has always been con- lated to core assets has been control- and nonoil economy. Hydrocarbons still grade. Ratings agency Moody’s servative. Ambitious new industrial cit- led. As Moody’s makes clear, the result account for 80 percent of revenues. The the major concerns is has just confirmed Saudi Arabia’s ies, state-of-the-art public transport is that banks are very well provisioned nonoil sector must continue to increase the Chinese military Aa3 sovereign rating. The report the systems, amply-funded universities by 190 percent. And the private sector its contribution to GDP and thus ease agency has issued to back up its with world-class research facilities have is not burdened by huge debts. the budget deficit. Huge investment of deployment on the strong assessment of the economy been just part of the very visible face of In terms of government finances, the time, effort and money has been made opposite side of the is extraordinarily positive. This bullish change. There has been another, less Kingdom’s debt to GDP ratio is among in encouraging the nonoil economy. view is not simply based upon the core obvious, side. The Saudi financial sec- the lowest in the world. The average Without that consistent encourage- Taiwan Strait, but Mr numbers. It is clear that the Kingdom’s tor has been fostered carefully. Banks global figure is 87 percent. In Saudi ment of the sector, the challenges today past performance in managing have never been encouraged to expose Arabia, the 2014 year-end figure was would be far greater. The nonoil sector Xi replied that those economic downturn has informed the themselves dangerously to market just 1.6 percent. This year that number is dominated by private enterprise. are not targeting ratings agency’s judgment. Moody’s cycles. Capital formation through the will rise to 6.4 percent, as the govern- Ma Ying-jeou makes the key observation: “Saudi stock market has been vigorous but ment covers an expected fiscal deficit ARAB NEWS Taiwan. Taiwan President SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 OPINION www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Plane crash exposes anti-terror policy

militants scattered into secretive groups of 5-7 men which are hard to track, Egyptian intelligence officials say. Islamic State’s Egypt branch, Sinai Mohannad Sabry, author of a new book, “Sinai: Egypt’s Linchpin, Gaza’s Province, now consists of hundreds of Lifeline, Israel’s Nightmare,” said that the longer the government pursues its militants scattered into secretive groups of fierce counter-terrorism campaign in Sinai, the greater the danger that it will five to seven men which are hard to track, lose control of the strategic peninsula. He described a friend’s village in Sinai Egyptian intelligence officials say. where the military had razed most of the 60 homes. There were three militants in the village three years ago, now there are around 40, he said. By Ahmed Aboulenein arms against the state and those who Francis J Ricciardone Jr, who served as don’t harbour resentment. the US ambassador to Egypt from 2005 iant posters of Egyptian Pres- “Sisi is waging war against us. He says to 2008, said that many Egyptians sup- ident Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in he is fighting terrorism, but old women port the Sisi government’s anti-terrorism military uniform hang at secu- and children are not terrorists,” one eld- campaign. Grity checkpoints leading to the erly woman told Reuters, sitting in her “Egyptians understandably are fright- Sinai, but the crash of a Russian airliner desert shack made of wood and straw in ened and so tend to see ‘the enemy’ as in the peninsula has shattered the image Arish, North Sinai’s provincial capital. a single agglomeration of internal and of control they seek to project. She was forced to live in grim condi- external forces, all the more terrifying Western officials have raised the pos- tions after escaping fighting in her old and sinister for its polymorphism,” Ric- sibility that the same militants that are village, where her mother-in-law was ciardone, now vice president of the Atlan- fighting to topple Sisi’s government may killed. An employee helps Russian tourists double pack their luggage that will be shipped tic Council, said in an email. have brought down the passenger air- “She was inside her house when bullets separately for more security on board the plane at the airport of the Red Sea resort of “Thus, they want that dragon defini- plane with a bomb. went through the wall and killed her. The Sharm El Sheikh, yesterday. tively slain, with a ferocity and relentless- Whatever the case, the death of 224 soldiers did not even take her to hospi- ness at least equal to the enemy’s.” mostly Russian tourists has raised tough tal. They went inside, saw she was dead, now. They want quick results. In the old Islamist movement that had won the If the plane crash was caused by a questions about the wisdom of Sisi’s so they covered her body and just left,” sense they are making some progress,” first competitive leadership elections in bomb, Sisi may use that to justify even approach to militants. she said. said one Western diplomat in Cairo. Egyptian history, but a year into his rule tougher measures against militants, the Sisi has justified his goal of crushing A security official who asked not to “Their strategy will not provide a fix he was facing mass protests. Egyptian state’s most dangerous and every last militant by describing Islamist be named denied allegations that heavy for the long-term.” Sisi removed him, saying Mursi had resilient foes for decades. radicals as a threat to Arab and West- handed tactics by the army cause civil- Residents who spoke on condition of lost legitimacy. He then launched the Checkpoints leading to Arish are ern powers which pump billions of dollars ian deaths. anonymity out of fear of reprisal from fiercest crackdown on Islamists in Egypt’s manned by soldiers brandishing assault into Egypt every year. Even as Red Sea holiday resorts in both militants and the army told Reuters history: security forces killed hundreds of rifles. Cars passing along a road cutting Ignoring lessons of the past, Sisi southern Sinai have remained packed official militant death tolls often include Brotherhood supporters in assaults on through coarse desert are thoroughly believes wiping out, jailing and sentenc- with European tourists, the northern civilians and that many of those deaths street protests, and jailed thousands of checked. ing Islamists to death will stabilise Egypt. part of the peninsula has been under go unreported. others. At one Arish checkpoint, police But the suspicions that Islamic State effective army control. Between three to five civilians are Many Western security experts say stopped cars and pulled out any men militants may have planted an explo- The areas with the worst fighting — killed daily in North Sinai by either that prevents authorities from devising whose national ID cards listed their home sive device on Airbus A321 suggest his Arish and the towns of Sheikh Zuweid security forces or militants, Hagag Fayez, the kind of nuanced strategies needed to towns as Rafah or Sheikh Zuweid. Eight strategy may backfire by creating more and Rafah, which border the Palestinian who runs the office in charge of burials stabilise Egypt, the most populous Arab were being held in a van. radicals. Gaza Strip ruled by the Islamist group at Arish Hospital, told Reuters. country. There would always be more militants, The plane was likely brought down Hamas — have been under a state of The military forcefully evicted about “Sisi’s approach to counter-terrorism one Sheikh Zuweid activist said: “It is by a bomb, US and British governments emergency with a curfew in place for 3,200 families in the Sinai over the past is almost a textbook case of what not to normal that anyone who has their house said on Thursday. On Friday even Rus- over a year. two years, Human Rights Watch said in do,” said Daniel Byman, a counter-ter- torn down or their family killed will try sia, which had called such conclusions The military publishes lists of dead a September report. rorism expert at the Washington-based to join militant groups. Militant groups premature, suspended its flights to Egypt. “terrorists” and photos of bodies almost “Destroying homes, neighbourhoods, Brookings Institution. are like a hydra; they grow the more you In early September, the Egyptian mili- daily, to show Egypt is winning the war and livelihoods is a textbook example of By treating all Islamist politicians hit them.” For now, as Russia, Western tary launched what it called a compre- against militancy. how to lose a counterinsurgency cam- and activists as the equivalent of mili- powers and Egypt scramble to determine hensive operation dubbed Martyr’s Right. Diplomats say Sisi’s hardline tactics paign,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, its tant fighters, Sisi has been “sending a the cause of the crash, Sinai residents can More than 500 people the military identi- may only generate short-term solutions. Middle East and North Africa director. message, which is peaceful participation only wonder if the fighting will escalate. fied as militants were killed in the first Long-term stability can only come with Sisi’s hard line towards militants in politics will not work if you are an Many hang Egyptian flags on their two weeks alone. investment and job creation in the Sinai, has paved his path to power since 2013, Islamist,” Byman told a Washington rooftops, hoping that will prevent fighter Residents of the Sinai say such high where residents have long complained of when as army chief he toppled President forum. planes from bombing their homes. death rates include civilians and have neglect by the state. Mohammed Mursi. Mursi was a member Islamic State’s Egypt branch, Sinai encouraged some young men to take up “Their goal is to contain the problem of the Muslim Brotherhood, an 87-year- Province, now consists of hundreds of REUTERS Busting myths about the baby boomer generation

Freedman told me, “The so-called ‘Me Generation’ is being shown to A 2010 Pew Research Center study found that 84 be the ‘We Generation.’ “ 4. Boomers are technology- percent of Americans between ages 57 and 65 owned challenged. It stands to reason that people a cellphone, about the average for adults of all ages. who weren’t exposed to personal computers until adulthood would They were nearly as likely as Gen Xers to own a have a harder time learning dig- ital skills than those who have desktop computer. been using them since childhood. The personal computer didn’t even exist until the oldest boom- executive of the consulting firm workforce earlier than expected, ers were a decade out of high By Sally Abrahms Age Wave, told US News & World frequently because of health prob- school. The youngest were in their Report this year. lems or an employer’s decision. late 20s when the public Internet here are 75.4 million Such stories of big spending Boomers know that their finan- was born. baby boomers in the have dominated popular percep- cial situation is more precarious Baby boomers have been subjects of many studies. In 2001, educator Marc Pren- United States, people tions of boomers in their later than others think. “When I talk sky brought attention to this Tfrom 51 to 69 years old. years. But many boomers couldn’t to audiences around the country, I Research published in the a king salmon from their parents digital divide, coining the term They are the largest generation be further from living that dream. hear this palpable fear that boom- Journal of the American Medical and, before they passed it on, gob- “digital immigrant” for those in American history, raised dur- While some benefit from multi- ers will outlive their money,” says Association in 2013 showed that bled up everything but the bones.” born before 1980 who can find ing the economic prosperity that ple income streams, members of personal finance expert Kerry boomers were in worse health Not so fast. Boomers have technology foreign, or at least not followed World War II. Media and this sandwich generation often Hannon, author of “Getting the than their parents at about the been far more generous with natural. A “digital native,” on the marketers have treated the gen- are saddled simultaneously with Job You Want After 50.” same age. They had more disabili- their money than they’re given other hand, speaks fluent tech- eration as one enormous, mono- their children’s eye-popping col- ties and higher rates of chronic credit for, a benevolence that will nology. This bifurcated rhetoric lithic group since their youth. But lege tuition payments and health 2. Boomers are healthier diseases. Just 13 percent of the continue after their deaths. The intensifies perceptions that, when larger than the entire population expenses for their ageing parents. than their parents. studied boomers said they were generation is poised to lead the it comes to technology, boomers of France, America’s baby boom- Some have to leave their jobs to Baby boomers have the long- in excellent health, compared largest wealth transfer in US just don’t get it. It’s assumed that ers are a far more diverse demo- be full-time caregivers. A 2013 est life expectancy in history. The with 32 percent of people from history. Researchers at Boston older adults are slower to grasp graphic than any of their many AARP study found that about 1 average 65-year-old today can the previous generation. Boom- College’s Center on Wealth and new skills and that computers, stereotypes convey. The oldest in 5 workers between ages 45 and expect to live to 84.3 — nearly ers were more likely to be obese, Philanthropy estimated that digital gadgets and social media boomer, born in 1946, was 18 years 74 had either taken leave or quit three years longer than a 65-year- exercised less, and had higher between 2007 and 2061, heirs will are too complicated for them old and voting for LBJ when the a job to care for an adult fam- old in 1980. rates of hypertension and high receive $36trn from deceased to use. But boomers, like younger youngest was just entering the ily member in the past five years. New tests to screen for health cholesterol. relatives, and $20.6trn will be generations, have integrated dig- world. It’s time to debunk some That amounted to an average issues, along with greater public given to charity. A new Merrill ital technology into almost every generalisations about the original $303,880 in lost income (includ- awareness about the dangers of 3. Boomers are selfish. Lynch report credits boomers for facet of their lives — from banking Me Generation. ing pension and Social Security smoking, sitting and obesity, give If you want to see how unpopu- an upcoming surge in charitable and shopping to following news benefits) per caregiver, according boomers health advantages that lar the cohort unfortunately nick- giving: Over the next 20 years, and watching videos. A 2010 Pew 1. Boomers are wealthy. to a MetLife estimate. their parents never had. Statins named the Me Generation has retirees will donate money and Research Center study found The Lake Weir Preserve retire- On top of that, there’s a mount- to lower cholesterol and reduce become, just Google “baby boom- time worth $8trn. that 84pc of Americans between ment community in central Flor- ing number of “gray divorce” cou- the risk of heart disease weren’t ers selfish.” My search returned The generation has also solidi- ages 57 and 65 owned a cellphone, ida has about 30 custom homes ples who, in their 50s and 60s, even introduced until 1987. Boom- 147,000 results, including head- fied the concept of the “encore about the average for adults of all with garages as huge as 3,000 suddenly have to divide assets ers are tracking their fitness, lines declaring them “The Worst career,” with retirees parlaying ages. They were nearly as likely square feet, to fit RVs, boats and they had counted on. Given boom- tallying their steps and count- Generation Ever.” Detractors their experience and skills into as Gen Xers to own a desktop classic-car collections. Most of its ers’ longer life expectancy, that ing their calories. It’s natural to complain that boomers stay too volunteer roles or paid “second computer — 64pc compared with boomer residents paid cash for translates into a lot more bills for assume they are healthier than long at their jobs and in their act” jobs that have a positive social 69 pc (though Gen Xers were their houses, and the developer many more years. the previous generation. homes, not making room for the impact. The San Francisco-based more likely to have a laptop). plans to build 350 more. Savings aren’t helping them But the data doesn’t agree. next generation, spending their nonprofit Encore.org launched in And among younger boomers, 42 In other places, some empty much. A Wells Fargo study “We have all these medical children’s inheritances and run- 1997 to place skilled retirees in percent owned an iPod or MP3 nesters are snapping up second released last month shows that advances, fitness and technology. ning up debt. healthcare, human services, envi- player, while 38 percent owned homes or, rather than downsizing, working Americans age 60 or There’s this belief that with so In an article for the Atlantic ronmental and educational fields. a game console. They’re also far are moving into bigger quarters, older have median savings of just many more tools available that headlined “Who Destroyed the Encore.org’s research shows that from social-media-shy. Users seeking more prestige and space $50,000, about $250,000 short of boomers have to be doing bet- Economy? The Case Against the more than 4.5 million Ameri- over age 55 are Facebook’s fast- for friends and relatives to visit. their goal. And plans to keep their ter, but it’s a misperception,” Baby Boomers,” Jim Tankersley cans ages 50 to 70 are already in est-growing segment; 7 out of 10 Increasingly, “retirement isn’t all jobs longer might not work. In the says Cedric Bryant, chief science (now a reporter for The Wash- encore careers and an additional boomers already have an account. about being practical,” Ken same study, 49 percent of retired officer for the American Council ington Post) wrote that “boomers 21 million plan to pursue them. As Dychtwald, founder and chief respondents said they left the on Exercise. took the economic equivalent of founder and chief executive Marc THE WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / INDIA Modi announces `800bn package for J&K Protester killed in clashes with security forces; Abdullah criticises PM

SRINAGAR: Prime Minis- Srinagar national highway. only Kashmir, but entire India is businessmen, for employment to ter Narendra Modi yesterday A protester was killed during incomplete. The massive partici- local youth and infrastructure announced an economic bonanza clashes with government forces pation of people in Kashmir in the development”. of `800bn for Jammu and Kash- hours after Modi’s visit. 2003 elections was a great contri- On tourism, the prime minister mir during a day-long visit to the “The boy was injured in clashes bution to democracy based on the said 1.75 crore Indians go abroad state. with security forces and died on principle of ‘Jamhooriyat’. Even if as tourists every year. The jam packed Sher-e-Kash- way to hospital,” Javaid Gillani, the world changes through tech- “Why can’t we woo 5 percent mir Cricket Stadium here erupted inspector general of police, said. nological advances, nothing can of those 1.75 crore Indian tourists in joyous rapture when Modi The day was marred by minor be achieved without the human to visit Kashmir through better announced the much awaited eco- clashes; however, the unrest inten- values of ‘Insaaniyat’.” infrastructural facilities? There nomic package for the state. sified soon after Modi’s rally was Modi steered clear of politics in is scope for adventure tourism Modi said, “This is not the end, over and restrictions were eased. his speech, prompting opposition and eco-tourism here and more but the beginning of my dream Modi invoked ex-prime minis- leader Omar Abdullah to react tourist destinations can be built for Kashmir. Not only Delhi’s ter Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s three- sharply. through development of infra- treasures, but Delhi’s heart is for point formula for Kashmir’s “PM Modi has made the same structure,” he added. the people of Kashmir,” he added, development. mistake of weighing the Kashmir Modi said he was privileged to speaking in Hindi. “We have to follow the path issue in Rupees & Paise!!!!,” Abdul- be the first prime minister of the The package will cover relief shown by Atal ji. From this stage, lah, the former chief minister of country who had visited Jammu for the 2014 flood victims, farm- Atal ji had raised the slogan of the state tweeted. and Kashmir so many times. ers, businessmen, youth employ- ‘Kashmiriyat’ (eclectic, Kashmiri “Modi’s visit and the economic “I am attracted by Kashmir ment, tourism, infrastructure culture), ‘Jamhooriyat’ (democ- package will not change any- since I have seen love of the people PM Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Srinagar yesterday. development, education and racy) and ‘Insaaniyat’ (human thing, like in the past,” top sepa- here. I have visited far-flung areas healthcare. The prime minister values),” Modi said. ratist leader Syed Ali Geelani told of Kashmir when I came here in today would be completed in three Srinagar national highway. also inaugurated the 450-mega- “I repeat those words and say reporters outside his residence, the past as a BJP worker,” he said. to four hours. Speaking at Chanderkote, Modi watt second phase of the Bagli- that the development of Jammu surrounded by police to prevent He said `340bn were being Modi then flew to Chanderkote said the `800bn package was just har power project in Ramban and Kashmir has to stand on him from leaving. spent on the Jammu-Srinagar town in Ramban, where he inau- the beginning of central assistance district in Jammu region and the those three pillars. The prime minister said his national highway and hoped that gurated a power project and also to the state provided it is spent four-laning of the Udhampur- “Without the eclectic, suf- “first priority is relief for the within the next three years the the four-laning of the Udhampur- effectively. Bannihal stretch of the Jammu- ist culture of ‘Kashmiriyat’ not flood victims, for farmers, for journey that takes 10 to 11 hours Bannihal stretch of the Jammu- AGENCIES

Army test-fires RSS destroying Actor Kher leads BrahMos liberal, secular land-attack India, says ‘March for India’ cruise missile NEW DELHI: Veteran actor Abhijeet Bhattacharya. Over POKHRAN: Demonstrating Rahul Gandhi Anupam Kher led a ‘March for the past few days, several writ- the weapon’s potent operational NEW DELHI: Congress Vice- India’ to protest against the voices ers, painters, filmmakers and capability, the Indian Army yes- President Rahul Gandhi yesterday being raised over “intolerance” scientists have returned their terday successfully test-fired the accused the Rashtriya Swayam- in the country and later called awards over fears that the coun- BrahMos land-attack cruise mis- sewak Sangh (RSS) of destroying on President Pranab Mukherjee try’s democracy might be coming sile against a designated target in liberal and secular India. for what he described as a “great apart. Rajasthan’s Pokhran test range, Taking a dig at the ruling BJP meeting” where he raised con- Noted academician Madhu an official said. The test was con- and its ideological mentor RSS cerns about the ‘award wapsi’ by Purnima Kishwar of the Centre ducted at 10am yesterday. during a valedictory speech at a a string of artistes. for Study of Developing Socie- Congress Party Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi speaks during the No Peace The missile was launched from national conference on “No peace “We had a great meeting with ties and founder of Manushi, a mobile autonomous launcher without freedom, No freedom Without Freedom seminar in New Delhi yesterday. honourable President of India a women’s rights journal, was (MAL) and carried out in the without peace: Securing Nehru’s Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He said also present at the march. She user-deployment configuration by vision and India’s future” to cel- the Congress leader said: “To unique perspective that informs ‘Awards are given by nation not slammed both Congress and Left trained army personnel. It met all ebrate of the 125th birth anni- achieve this goal, it has to destroy and adds to India’s understanding by governments,” Kher tweeted parties for bringing shame to the the mission objectives. versary of former prime minister the current liberal, progressive, of the world.” after his meeting with Mukher- country through the series of The firing was witnessed by Jawaharlal Nehru, Rahul Gandhi secular, social democratic repub- “When the RSS and BJP deny jee at the conclusion of the march ‘award wapsi’. senior army officials, who con- said for the first time a fascist lic.” this they are not just being intol- from India Gate to the Rashtrap- “People who are terming the gratulated the operational team organisation has achieved decisive Replying to a panellist’s ques- erant. They are disrespecting the ati Bhawan presidential mansion. current rule as fascism, do they for its successful launch. power and his party is the “biggest tion during a session of the confer- power and agency of the Indian “Happy to share that PM even know the meaning of it? In “BrahMos missile system, the force” fighting it. ence, he said: “We are the biggest people. They are disrespecting Narendra Modi is meeting us at India, even if there is one inci- most lethal and potent weapon Referring to the RSS, he said, force that fought RSS.” and denying the Indian people 6.30pm,” he added. dent of atrocity, the whole coun- system for precision strike avail- for the first time in the history of On Nehruvian thinking, Gan- their dignity. Kher, who is a BJP supporter, try rises in revolt,” Kishwar said. able with the Indian Army, has our country, a fascist organisa- dhi said: “Nehru’s idea was that Referring to Doordarshan’s live yesterday morning led a ‘March She opined those returning proved again its effectiveness in tion that is openly opposed to the each Indian, no matter how telecast of the RSS chief’s Dusse- For India’ to Rashtrapati Bha- awards were sleeping when big today’s successful launch,” Sudhir ideology and values of the Indian poor or weak, understands the hra speech, he asked: “ why must van to protest against the voices massacres took place in the 1990s. Mishra, chief of BrahMos Aero- Constitution has acquired decisive universe around him. And that all of India be subjected to the being raised over “intolerance” “During the era of Rajiv Gan- space, said in a statement. power over the Union of India. knowledge comes through prac- hateful mediocrity of RSS chief in the country. He was joined by dhi, dozens of riots took place, but Defence Research and Devel- Saying that the stated purpose tice and experience... Nobody Mohan Bhagwat on the national filmmakers Madhur Bhandarkar, their conscience didn’t move,” she opment Organisation director of the RSS is “to establish a theo- can claim a monopoly on truth. television?” Ashoke Pandit, Priyadarshan, said. general S. Christopher congrat- cratic, autocratic state in India”, Each Indian has his and her own IANS actor Manoj Joshi and singer IANS ulated the Indian Army and BrahMos Aerospace for the suc- cessful flight test. The Army has already inducted three regiments of BrahMos in its inventory. All are equipped with Block-III ver- sion of the missile. Kerala civic polls: Left coasts home, UDF limps, BJP gains BrahMos has the capability to take on surface-based targets by THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the six corporations, the Left 16 with others in 15. BJP in just one. Overall in the people have voted for us,” said flying a combined hi-lo trajectory, The Left was headed for a com- won two, the UDF bagged one and The 2015 polls were held for 2010 polls, the UDF had won 65 Achuthanandan. thus evading enemy air defence fortable win in the Kerala civic in three it appeared to be a hung 21,871 seats in 941 village, 152 percent of the total seats. It is a strong come back for systems. polls, edging out the Congress- house. blocks and 14 district panchayats Leader of Opposition V S the Left which has not been able led UDF. The BJP were able to The Left Democratic Front besides 86 municipalities and six Achuthanandan, who was the to secure a total win in any polls IANS improve their tally as votes were (LDF) has done what the UDF corporations. The final results are star campaigner for the Left, said since they won the 2006 assembly counted yesterday. did in the 2010 polls. The civic yet to be released. that this victory was a slap in the polls. The Left beat hollow the Con- polls took place ahead of the At the block level, the LDF was face of Chief Minister Oommen The BJP had reason to cheer gress-led United Democratic assembly elections to be held leading in 92 and the UDF in 59 Chandy. as it came second in the Thiru- Front (UDF) in the gram pan- next year. As the tens of thou- while at the district panchayat “The people have given a fit- vananthapuram Corporation, chayat and block panchayat seg- sands of votes were counted by level the rival fronts led in seven ting reply to the corrupt ways of pushing the Congress to third CBI gets Chhota ments. In the district panchayats, 5pm, of the 941 gram panchayats, each. In the municipalities seg- this government... It’s only the position after they won 34 seats. the two were equally poised with LDF are ahead in 546, the UDF ment, the LDF was slightly ahead Left that can prevent the emer- Rajan’s custody seven districts each. in 368 and the BJP was leading in in 44 and the UDF in 41 and the gence of fascist forces and hence IANS for 10 days NEW DELHI: Long-abscond- Folk dance ing underworld don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje alias Chhota Day before vote count, people in Rajan, who was arrested in Indo- nesia and brought to India, was sent to 10 days custody of the CBI by a court here, an official said Bihar wonder who will rule yesterday. The fugitive don — who was PATNA: Who will rule Bihar Minister Narendra Modi. The battle to rule one of India’s arrested by Indonesian police on for the next five years, Nitish “The answer will be known poorest states, with a population October 25 — arrived at Delhi’s Kumar-led Grand Alliance or today when million of votes will be of 105 million, pitted Chief Minis- Indira Gandhi International the BJP-led NDA? The people counted... elections were violence ter Nitish Kumar and his new ally Airport last Friday morning in were talking the issue like never free and peaceful and saw more Lalu Prasad’s RJD and the Con- a special aircraft, accompanied before yesterday, a day ahead of women than men coming out to gress against the-BJP led NDA. by officers of the Central Bureau the counting of votes polled in exercise their franchise,” Subodh The BJP allies are union min- of Investigation, and Mumbai the just-concluded five-phased Kumar, a middle-aged man, said ister Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok and Delhi police. He was taken assembly polls. while sipping tea near a roadside Janshakti Party, union minister straight to the CBI headquarters Be it market places, tea stalls shop. Upender Kushwaha’s Rashtriya here under tight security. or party offices, people are busy Dozens of SUVs were park- Lok Samata Party and former Rajan is wanted for over 85 exchanging their views on out- ing near BJP state headquarters chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s crimes, ranging from murder to come of the polls to the 243-mem- here and party workers at two- Hindustan Awami Morcha. extortion, smuggling and drug ber assembly that took place three tea shops debating the clear Though exit polls have been trafficking. Apart from Mahar- between October 12 and Novem- chance of the party to rule Bihar divided with some predicted a Students wearing traditional Punjabi attire perform Gidha, a folk dance ashtra, he has cases against him ber 5. for next five years. victory for the BJP-led NDA and from the state of Punjab, during the final competition of the Youth Festival in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat Most of the conversa- “We are confident and exit poll others predicted victory to Nitish at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, yesterday. In Gidha, women and with the CBI. tions are around charishma surveys have given us more hope,” Kumar-led Grand Alliance. wearing traditional attire and ornaments dance to the beats of a mini of Nitish Kumar and RJD said Chandradeo Singh, a party drum called dholki and sing folk songs called ‘Boliyan’. IANS chief Lalu Prasad and Prime leader. IANS SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 EUROPE / AMERICAS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

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Former media minister dies in Washington hotel BUENOS AIRES: Argentina was on high alert after getting WASHINGTON: Controversial that they were investigating the Business, with Kremlin officials a tip that escaped Mexican drug Russian media mogul Mikhail death of someone on the block telling her a media executive of boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guz- Lesin, who helped found the RT where the hotel is located in a her stature should not study in man may be somewhere along English-language television net- fashionable area of Washington. the United States. the country’s mountainous south- work, has been found dead at a US officials notified the Rus- Republican Senator Robin ern border with Chile, Argentine Washington hotel. He was 57. sian embassy of Lesin’s death and Wicker of Mississippi called for Security Secretary Sergio Berni RT, formerly known as Russia authorities from both countries a probe into Lesin last year on said. Today, said the former minister are trying to determine the cir- suspicion of money laundering Guzman, the world’s most of media affairs died of a heart cumstances in which he died. and corruption, ABC said. wanted drug trafficker, escaped in attack. Lesin was Russia’s minister He allegedly amassed millions July from a Mexican maximum- “Lesin died. It’s impossible to of press, television and radio of dollars in assets in Europe and security prison through a mile- believe this,” tweeted Margarita between 1999 and 2004 and later the United States while working long tunnel that surfaced right Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT, served as a Kremlin aide. for the government, including inside his cell, in a major embar- which is state funded. In 2013, he became head of $28m in real estate in Los Ange- rassment for Mexican President ABC News, quoting a Russian Gazprom-Media Holding, the les. Enrique Pena Nieto. and a US official, reported late on media arm of state energy giant “That a Russian public servant There is a massive manhunt Friday that Lesin had been found Gazprom, and oversaw the work could have amassed the consider- on in Mexico for El Chapo, aka in Washington’s Dupont Circle of Russia’s top liberal radio sta- able funds required to acquire and “Shorty”, head of the powerful Hotel the day before. tion Echo of Moscow, among maintain these assets in Europe Sinaloa Cartel which has smug- A controversial figure, Lesin other tasks. and the United States raises seri- gled billions of dollars worth of had been accused of limiting press Lesin resigned a year later, cit- ous questions,” Wicker wrote, cocaine, marijuana and meth- freedom in Russia. ing family reasons. according to ABC. amphetamines into the United In a terse statement, Rus- In a recent interview, the It said it was unclear whether States and fought vicious turf sian President Vladimir Putin’s former editor of state news the FBI had actually opened an wars with other Mexican gangs. spokesman Dmitry Peskov told agency RIA Novosti, Svetlana investigation. “We received information that reporters late Friday that the Mironyuk, claimed Lesin was one In 2014, Lesin told Forbes he El Chapo tried to cross the Chil- “president highly values the enor- of two people behind her sacking thought it was okay that most tel- ean/Argentine border,” in the mous contribution Mikhail Lesin in 2013. evision channels in Russia were southern region of Patagonia, made helping establish Russian Mironyuk told the Russian edi- state-controlled. Berni told reporters. media.” tion of Forbes she was let go after “I am a state man,” he said. “In line with protocol, we have Washington police would not she became a student at the Uni- Supporters of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) demonstrate activated all security mecha- confirm his death, saying only versity of Chicago Booth School of AFP against the German government’s new policy for migrants in Berlin, nisms and have put the men and Germany, yesterday. women of our federal forces in Patagonia on maximum alert,” Berni said. Finnish coalition White House hopeful Carson bristles under intense scrutiny ends reform row

WASHINGTON: Ben Carson But his campaign success has had turned his life around York Times on Friday. been more clarified. I told it as I HELSINKI: Finland’s ruling coa- soared to the top of the 2016 begun to draw closer scrutiny and was rising in the Reserve “Because I had done so understood it.” lition said yesterday it has reached Republican presidential heap with from observers and US media Officer Training Corps (ROTC) extraordinarily well you know I The soft-spoken, Yale-educated an accord on health care reforms a compelling personal narrative, diving deeper into Carson’s claims in Detroit, he got to meet was told that someone like me — Carson has spoken powerfully to end an internal dispute that had but questions about his past and about his volatile background famed Army general William they could get a scholarship to of his turbulent childhood, threatened to bring it down after a disputed military scholarship growing up poor in Detroit. Westmoreland. West Point. But I made it clear his “pathological” temper and only six months in power. now threaten to disrupt his high- The digging has found “I had dinner with him I was going to pursue a career in spiritual redemption. Centrist Prime Minister Juha flying campaign. discrepancies, inconsistencies and the Congressional Medal medicine,” he said. He has described trying to stab Sipila, 54, had warned late on The retired doctor has riveted and, in the latest revelations on winners. Later I was offered a “It was, you know, an informal a classmate, only to learn that the Thursday that his resignation audiences for months with vivid Friday, apparent falsifications. full scholarship to West Point,” ‘with a record like yours we could boy’s belt buckle broke the blade was “very probable” because of descriptions of how he lived a Carson’s campaign Carson wrote in his book. easily get you a scholarship to before it could enter his abdomen. the disagreement over the long- violent adolescence — including acknowledged that his account of But according to Politico, West West Point.’” He has mentioned numerous planned reforms. The threat trying to kill a classmate when being offered a scholarship to the Point said it had no record of Carson had earlier spoken other violent episodes, including apparently worked in his favour. he was 14 — before vanquishing prestigious US Military Academy Carson applying or being offered of West Point on August 13. In attempting to hit his mother “The government has reached his anger to become a world at West Point was wrong, Politico admission. An education at the response to a voter’s question, with a hammer, and punching a agreement on the principles con- renowned neurosurgeon. reported. US Army’s premier school for he posted on Facebook that he boy in the head while holding a cerning the health care and social His political outsider candidacy Carson has made West Point prospective officers is free for “was thrilled to get an offer from metal lock. Early Friday, CNN welfare reform,” a statement said. has gained momentum, and he an inspirational part of his all its students, so there are no West Point. But I knew medicine reported that nine of Carson’s Health care reforms had finds himself tied for the lead personal narrative, writing about scholarships per se. is what I wanted to do.” friends, classmates or neighbors become bogged down in the row with billionaire Donald Trump in it in his autobiography, “Gifted With the story snowballing, Asked by Fox News whether told the network that they had between Sipila’s Centre Party and the Republican nomination race, Hands.” Carson went into damage control he should have been more clear no memory of such violence as one of its two coalition partners. besting establishment candidates In that account, he said that mode. “I don’t remember all the about West Point in his book, described by the candidate. like Jeb Bush. as a high school senior who specific details,” he told the New Carson said: “I guess it could have AFP REUTERS/AFP

Death toll from Romania Search resumes for missing in Brazil mudslide MARIANA, Brazil: Rescue Authorities have given contra- viewing residents to get a fix on meters of mining waste, which off the mud and mineral residue nightclub fire teams searched for a third day dictory information on the toll. the missing “but we haven’t been spilled into an adjoining valley. with soap and water. yesterday for survivors of an ava- The mayor of Mariana, the able to arrive at a figure.” A short time later, another res- Besides levelling everything lanche of mud and mining sludge nearest city in the state of Minas “It’s not a very high number. ervoir with seven million cubic in its path, the avalanche caused rises to 38 that buried a village in southeast- Gerais, said yesterday the official What we’re seeing with the families, meters of water broke, and the “enormous environmental dam- ern Brazil, as authorities tried to toll was one dead and 13 missing, it is three to six people, 10 at most, mass of liquid sludge swept over age,” an investigator with the BUCHAREST: Death toll from pin down the number of dead and all of them mine workers. Beside who are missing,” he added. The Bento Rodrigues 2km away. Minas Gerais state prosecutor’s a horrific nightclub fire that missing. those, however, he said as many as head of the Mariana fire fighters, “There was a horrible noise and office, Carlos Ferreira Pinto, said. brought down the Romanian Hundreds of firefighters, sol- 10 inhabitants of Bento Rodrigues Adao Severino Junior, said Friday we saw the mud approaching. We The local Mariana miners’ government has risen to 38, diers and civil defense workers are unaccounted for. The village there were at least 17 dead, while ran for it. It is a miracle that we union said the sludge was toxic, officials said yesterday. probed for signs of life in the has a population of about 620. the local mining union reported that are still alive,” said Valeria de but the company operating the Six more people have died of sea of mud unleashed on Thurs- “There is only one confirmed 15 people lost their lives. Souza, 20, with a baby in her arms mine said it was “inert” and con- their injuries this week after the day when waste reservoirs burst death so far, but it is logical that The cascade of debris began and tears in her eyes. About 500 tained no harmful chemicals. tragedy at Bucharest’s Colectiv at the partly Australian-owned (the number) will surely rise,” he with the collapse of a dike at a people were evacuated from the club on October 30, when Samarco iron ore mine. said. He said officials were inter- reservoir holding 55 million cubic village on Thursday after washing AFP fireworks let off during a rock band’s performance triggered a blaze and a stampede as panicked revellers tried to get out. Prince Charles in New Zealand The fire sparked mass anti- government protests, with many viewing compromised Portuguese president tries to safety standards at the club as emblematic of Romania’s wider problem with rampant resolve political stalemate corruption. Prime minister Victor Ponta, who had been under pressure LISBON: Portuguese President way of talking has earned him a arguing that the precedent estab- for weeks as he goes on trial Anibal Cavaco Silva, who once reputation for inflexibility. But lished since Portugal shrugged off on corruption charges, quit noted that in his job silence was those close to him say that is just dictatorship in 1974 gave him the on Wednesday, saying it was worth its weight in gold, faces part of his determination to go by right to try to form a government. right for top officials to take what could be his toughest task the book, a resolve that he will not He shunned the claims of the responsibility for the tragedy. as he tries to resolve a political easily abandon in what will likely be left to power by arguing the main- Two of those who died of their crisis. the last big decision of his career. stream Socialists could only secure injuries this week passed away The country is now hanging “He is very institutional, he a majority by turning to hard-left in the Netherlands, where they on every word of the 76-year- only says things at the right time political allies he attacked for had been transported on Friday old professor of public finance, and place,” said a source who has their Eurosceptic stances. for treatment, interim prime because it is up to him to decide worked with the president for “Never has a Portuguese gov- minister Sorin Campeanu told a what happens next after the con- many years. “Often, people don’t ernment depended on the support press conference. fusion created by last month’s understand that.” of anti-European political forces,” The four others, badly burned inconclusive elections. Last month’s vote saw Prime he said in a stab at the Commu- and suffering from respiratory Cavaco Silva will be confronted Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s nists and Left Bloc, which have problems, succumbed to their with an unprecedented situation centre-right government come in the past advocated leaving the injuries in hospitals in Bucharest, next week when leftist parties first but lose its majority, as many euro. interior minister Raed Arafat are set to use their parliamentary voters gave the thumbs-down to But that stance will be put to said. Around a hundred people, advantage to topple the minority the harsh austerity which he has the test next week when Passos most of them young, remain government of pro-austerity allies imposed on the country in return Coelho stands to lose a vote in Britain’s Prince Charles (centre) greets locals during a walk about in hospitalised — including 48 in a which he reappointed after the for an international bail-out. parliament on his government Nelson yesterday. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are on a two- critical condition. October 4 vote. Yet Cavaco Silva chose to re- programme. week tour of New Zealand and Australia. AFP Cavaco Silva’s stiff, awkward name Passos Coelho as premier, REUTERS SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com FEATURES By age 5, children have a sense Robots will even affect the jobs of of self-esteem that rivals adults people we thought were immune By Lyndsey Layton By Ana Swanson not in terms of entire jobs, but preparing staff assignments, hildren develop self- in terms of activities. Few of and reviewing status reports esteem by age 5, much e’re used to us will actually be replaced by could be automated given cur- earlier than previously thinking that a robot. But there are tons of rent technology. These tasks Cthought, according to the jobs that are workers who will have part of account for about one-fifth of new research that suggests chil- Wmost likely to be their jobs taken away by auto- a CEO’s time, the researchers dren gain either a positive or taken over by automation are mation. That category includes estimate. negative view of themselves before low-skilled ones: clerks, lowly not only low-paid workers, but Many low-skilled workers they begin formal schooling. paper pushers, assembly line the most highly paid jobs in the will see a significant portion The researchers found that workers. In contrast, those on US - including doctors, hedge of their jobs automated, too -- self-esteem at age 5 is as strong the very high end of the wage fund managers and CEOs. for example, much of the jobs as those measured in adults. scale - doctors, CEOs and hedge According to McKinsey, of file clerks could be done by “We were surprised to find is fund managers - seem like they as much as 45 percent of the robots. But other low-skilled how strong it was,” said Dario will be comfortably insulated activities that people are paid workers, including home health Cvencek, a research scientist at from the robot revolution. to perform today could be aides, landscapers and main- the University of Washington’s But new research from automated by adapting cur- tenance workers, are actually Institute for Learning & Brain McKinsey & Company, a con- rent technologies -- repre- pretty resilient to automation. Sciences and a co-author of the sultancy, shows that that isn’t senting about $2 trillion in This process of automat- study. “The first five years seems quite right. While there is a annual wages. Once robots can ing parts of jobs is likely to to be a foundation on which chil- connection between a job’s skill accurately process and under- increase our productivity over- dren build for the rest of their level and the likelihood it will stand natural languages, an all, resulting in more and bet- lives.” be automated, there are a lot of additional 13 percent of work ter products, which are more Still, self-esteem can change - jobs that don’t fit that pattern. activities in the U.S. could be interesting and valuable to either positively or negatively - as One example: CEOs, whose jobs automated, they say. consumers, says Chui. children grow, Cvencek said. “At will be more affected by auto- For about 60 percent of jobs But whether the process age 5, it’s developed and already mation than landscapers, the in the U.S., nearly a third or will end up increasing work- pretty strong,” he said. “But any researchers say. more of their activities could ers wages and leisure time, or traumatic experience can affect The researchers argue that be automated, they estimate. push them out of the job, is less you. We do think it’s malleable, the way we usually talk about What would that mean for certain. but it starts a lot earlier than pre- robots displacing workers is individual workers? Mortgage- On the plus side, Chui points viously thought.” misleading. We typically try to loan officers might spend out that we have been auto- The findings, published in identify the jobs that will dis- more time advising clients, mating work for hundreds of the January 2016 issue of the appear because of automation. processing loans and reviewing years, and we’ve always been Journal of Experimental Social In the near term, however, very exceptions, rather than doing able to create new jobs. Psychology, come from a new test few occupations will be auto- inspections and filling out rote A century ago, most of our designed to measure self-esteem mated away entirely. McKinsey paperwork. ancestors were farmers. Today, in 5-year-olds, the youngest age estimates that, with the tech- Emergency room doctors it’s not as if we have 80 percent group to be measured. nology available today, fewer might spend more time on the unemployment. Previous tests of self-esteem than 5 percent of occupations most serious or unusual cases, But are we now automating required children to be able to broadcast over a loudspeaker. The self-esteem tend to prefer to asso- could be entirely turned over while robots do the triage and jobs faster than we can create read and to be able to under- children had to combine words ciate with other girls, and to think to robots. diagnose routine illnesses. them? Only time will tell. stand what is meant by being a and press buttons on a computer that girls are better than boys. The more accurate way to For CEOs, activities like good or bad person, Cvencek said. to signal whether they associated The researchers plan to fol- think about this, they say, is analyzing reports and data, THE WASHINGTON POST “Preschoolers can answer ques- the “good” or “bad’ words with the low the children in the study to tions about narrow, concrete “me” flags or not. examine whether self-esteem skills, such as ‘I am good at run- More than 230 children from measured in preschool can pre- ning’ or ‘I’m good at letters’, “ he the Seattle area participated in dict outcomes later in childhood, Fast food not to be blamed for obesity: Study said. “But they have difficulty pro- the study, which found that about such as academic achievement, viding reliable answers or under- 90 percent of the children had a and whether self-esteem changes oda, candy and fast food are not the leading cause and healthy weight individuals, the researchers con- standing what it means if you ask, positive self-esteem, while just with experience. Sof obesity in the US, suggests a new Cornell cluded that the overwhelming majority of weight ‘Are you a good person?’ “ 10 percent expressed a negative The research comes as policy University study which says that intake of foods problems are not caused by consumption of soda, That understanding usually self-esteem. leaders on the local, state and like cheese burgers, chocolate bars and soft drinks candy and fast food alone. comes around 8 years of age, he Researchers also measured federal level have increasingly is not related to Body Mass Index (BMI) in the “This means that diets and health campaigns said. gender identity and found that stressed the value of early child- average adult. aimed at reducing and preventing obesity may be So researchers gave the 5-year- children with high self-esteem hood education and a national Researchers David Just and Brian Wansink off track if they hinge on demonising specific foods,” olds several flags and played a strongly identified with their own shift in thinking that the earliest reviewed a nationally representative sample of Just said. “If we want real change we need to look game in which they were told gender and preferred their own years are an important window adults in the US and found that consumption of at the overall diet, and physical activity. Narrowly some of the flags were “me” and gender. Although both boys and for growth and development. soda, candy and fast food is not linked to Body Mass targeting junk foods is not just ineffective, it may be some “not me” and asked them to girls preferred their own gender, Index (BMI) for 95 percent of the population. Given self-defeating as it distracts from the real underlying respond with the flags to a series the effect was stronger in girls. WASHINGTON POST that there was no significant difference in consump- causes of obesity,” he added. of positive and negative words In other words, girls with high tion of these indulgent foods between overweight IANS

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WARSAW: Angered by their “The response of ordinary peo- als around the 28-member bloc. near the Macedonian border that were bringing “cholera to the much “indifference” to the plight country’s foot-dragging on ple was incredible,” Bulanda said But the young volunteers are hosting a refugee and migrant Greek islands, dysentery to of refugees and migrants, one of Europe’s refugee crisis, 30 as he loaded a shiny new luxury- determined to press on with their reception centre. Vienna, various types of para- the volunteers, 33-year-old Jacek young Poles are lending a help- brand van that a car rental com- mission to help the new arrivals. The enthusiasm displayed by sites”, in comments that critics Kastelaniec said he had post- ing hand to refugees in the Bal- pany loaned them free of charge. “We’re going to Slavonski Brod the young Poles stands in stark said recalled the Nazi era. poned a dream trip to the Carib- kans, breathing new life into a “Everything we’re doing is also in Croatia first. We’ll drop the contrast to the words of a lead- He insists Warsaw should bean in order to help refugees in “Solidarity” ethic made famous a way to voice our protest against clothes off and then the group will ing Polish politician, dubbed by financially support EU efforts to the Balkans. in Poland in the 1980s. the inaction of the countries in split up: some will go to Slovenia some Poland’s new “king” due to tackle the crisis, but not take in “This drama is happening here “We’re heading to the Balkans our region regarding the humani- and others will head elsewhere in his party’s control over the presi- refugees—a view surveys suggest and now in Europe, close to us. this week with clothing for refu- tarian crisis in the Balkans.” Croatia,” says Monika Pronczuk, dency, the parliament and soon, is shared by nearly 60 percent of During the Second World War, gees,” says Maciej Bulanda, 26, one More than 750,000 people have who returned two weeks ago from the central bank. Poles. In their determination to too many people said the same of four friends who launched the crossed the Mediterranean this her first aid trip, to Berkasevo in Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s push defy the government and do what thing: ‘It’s not my business’,” said aid drive on Facebook by creating year, many fleeing war in Syria, Serbia. for power in last month’s par- they see as the right thing, the Kastelaniec, director of a special the Dobrowolki (“volunteers” or Iraq and Afghanistan, and the “We’ll get special ID cards in liamentary elections preyed on Dobrowolki have reminded some fund aimed at preserving the site “goodwillers”) page. European Union has struggled Slavonski Brod allowing us to fears arising from Europe’s worst Poles of the Solidarity movement of the Nazi German twin death “We’ve got eight cars and to craft a unified strategy to deal work as volunteers,” she adds. migrant crisis since World War II. of the 1980s. camps, Auschwitz-Birkenau— around 30 volunteers,” he said with the influx. Like Poland, Croatia is a mem- Analysts believe his victorious Led by then Gdansk shipyard now a state museum in southern as students and activists stuffed In eastern Europe, a potent mix ber of the 28-state European Law and Justice majority govern- electrician Lech Walesa, Solidar- Poland. garbage bags full of warm clothes, of fear, ignorance and Islamopho- Union, while Macedonia and Ser- ment will likely try to reverse the ity spiralled into the biggest oppo- “As a Pole, I want to feel that shoes and blankets into vehicles. bia is fuelling widespread opposi- bia are not. decision of the outgoing centrist sition movement behind the Iron I have done something for these Soon they will set off on the tion to taking in refugees, despite Pronczuk explains some Polish administration to accept refugees Curtain, triggering the peaceful people, to ease their plight.” 2,000km journey south to Croatia, the EU’s adoption of a quota sys- volunteers then plan to head to under an EU quota plan. demise of communism in Poland Macedonia and Serbia. tem to redistribute the new arriv- Presevo, a small Serbian town Kaczynski claimed refugees by 1989. Insisting there is too AFP

Hitler was shrewd, not hypnotic, Dutch PM wades into says new German biography Sesame Street

BERLIN: A new biography of Soon after the Second World by embracing and inciting anti- timing row Hitler by a prominent German War, Germans clung to the belief Semitism,” he said, adding it historian is likely to stir contro- that they had been held hostage became a central element only in THE HAGUE: A mini storm has versy with its argument that the by a criminal gang led by the the 1930s. broken out in the Netherlands Nazi leader’s political acumen has charismatic Hitler, bent on con- Hitler’s skill in taking power is ruffling some feathers amid plans been underestimated and that quering Europe and exterminat- even more striking given that the to move popular children’s pro- the belief in his hypnotic grip ing Jews. Austrian-born art student was a gramme Sesame Street away from over Germans is inflated. Longerich, a professor at Lon- ‘nobody’ with no ideology until he its regular early evening slot. Peter Longerich’s Hitler, to be don University, argues that while was about 30. Only then, refusing But Prime Minister Mark published tomorrow, is a 1,295- all Hitler’s policies and the results to accept Germany’s defeat, was Rutte, who declared he’s a fan of page tome that includes material were catastrophic, he acted he drawn to the early Nazi party. the show known as Sesamstraat, from the diaries of Nazi propa- smartly in specific situations. Longerich also seeks to debunk backed public broadcaster NPO’s ganda chief Joseph Goebbels and “The question why he man- the theory that Hitler had an decision. early Hitler speeches. aged to get so far needs to be irresistible charisma that capti- Sesamstraat with its cast of “Overall, you have a picture of addressed: Obviously he had the vated Germans, arguing it was characters such as Pino (a blue a dictator who controlled much ability to exploit individual situa- largely artificially constructed A woman reads Peter Longerich’s new book Hitler in Berlin, Germany. Big Bird) and Tommie has been more, who was more closely tions in his own interest and for by the Nazi propaganda machine running in the Netherlands since involved in individual decisions his own aims,” he said. which pumped out pictures of that a deeply divided country like dictator and a debate about the 1976. than previously thought. I wanted Even his racial policies, which entranced fans at rallies. Germany suddenly united behind publication of Mein Kampf. After its German cousin, it to put Hitler as a person back in culminated in the murder of at The author does not exonerate one person and shared one politi- As fears about right-wing radi- is the second longest foreign the centre,” Longerich said in an least 6 million Jews in the Holo- Germans, saying large parts of cal view,” Longerich said. Seventy calism in Germany grow due to language version of the popular interview. caust, were in large part down to the population supported Hitler years after his death, Germans’ the refugee crisis, he warns that American children’s show which Recent works on the Third political opportunism, says Long- while others were opportunistic in attitudes towards Hitler are still with a “rougher” political atmos- in the decades since its launch in Reich have placed more emphasis erich, who does not think Hitler following him, but he argues that evolving, Longerich said. phere, “the potential of a single 1969 has been franchised around on the social and political climate was radically anti-Semitic at an there were social tensions and “I don’t think there is any political figure is a factor which the world. that led to the rise of Nazism after early age. discontent, for example within enthusiasm for Hitler but we are should not be underestimated”. About 20,000 young Dutch defeat in the First World War and “Around 1919-1920 he realised the church. seeing taboos being broken,” he children eagerly tune in most crippling reparation demands. he could be successful in politics “It would be illogical to think said, citing recent films about the REUTERS nights, Dutch media reported. But late on Thursday NPO revealed that from January 1 the evening show would move across One Mile Race to the less popular digital Zapp Xtra channel. Titanic menu, JFK limo licence The decision swiftly prompted angry reactions, and the launch of a Facebook campaign “Sesamstraat moet blivjen” plates head to auction block (Sesame Street must stay). But NPO head Frans Klein DALLAS: A menu from the last dinner distress telegram sent by Western Union shot back that the protests were served to first-class passengers aboard the to the ship’s ownership company in New mainly spurred by nostalgic Titanic before it sank in 1912 is among a York informing officials that the Titanic parents harking back to their few surviving artefacts from the ill-fated had struck an iceberg and was in trou- childhood nightly routine of ship’s journey that will be auctioned off ble, the auction house said. “Sinking fast watching the show at home. yesterday. - come to our assistance,” it read. “They are just sad to see The menu will be up for bid in a sale The luxury ocean liner foundered in the familiar things change,” he said. that includes a pair of licence plates from Atlantic Ocean on after striking an iceberg Revealing his favourite the limousine that drove President John F on April 15, 1912 during its maiden voyage characters were Bert and Ernie, Kennedy through downtown Dallas when from Southampton, England, to New York. Rutte told his weekly Friday press he was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Some 1,500 people lost their lives. conference that it was NPO’s Opening bid on the license plates is Officials with White Star Line claimed decision and parents would soon $40,000 while pre-bidding on the menu in a Congressional inquiry that the com- adapt to finding the show on a reached $44,000 on Friday, according to pany never received notice of distress from new channel. Dallas-based Heritage Auctions. the Titanic. Opening bid for the telegram He also revealed his favourite The menu featured a selection of oys- is $20,000, the auction house said. scene as a child was when Bert ters, filet mignon, roast duckling, squab The items “shed light on two aspects of and Ernie cut up a pie, with Ernie and other delicacies, topped off with des- the story that have long been part of the taking the biggest slice knowing serts such as Waldorf pudding or peaches lore of the Titanic,” said Tom Slater, direc- that Bert would have given it to in chartreuse jelly. tor of Americana for Heritage Auctions. him anyway. Participants wearing traditional attire compete on historical high wheel Penny Farthing bicy- Besides the menu, other Titanic relics cles in the ‘One Mile Race’ at Letna Park in Prague, Czech Republic, yesterday. The meeting up for sale include a recently discovered REUTERS AFP of Penny Farthing bicycles is taking place for the 22nd time. Coldplay’s ‘last’ album soon Will Smith to return to rap with tour

NEW YORK: Will Smith, one Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, leading to Amid media scrutiny over rap’s earlier this year that he had been of the first mainstream rappers a lucrative career in Hollywood. language and subject matter, the working in a studio with rap who has since become an Oscar- “In that time, we just... were duo enjoyed ample radio play for giant Kanye West. Smith last nominated actor, is returning to getting started and I never actu- clean-cut tunes such as “Parents month also made a brief return music with a tour. ally had a chance to go on tour, Just Don’t Understand,” which to rap as he collaborated on a Smith has announced that his so I really want to get out there won the first rap Grammy. song with the Colombian band former duo, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the and do it for real,” he said. Smith, who initially took to Bomba Estereo. Fresh Prince, will reunite for a Smith, who did not announce television after nearly going His former bandmate DJ Jazzy first-of-a-kind tour. dates for the tour, said that the bankrupt through spending Jeff has toured in recent years as “We never actually had a duo would perform old hits but his newfound wealth, has since a solo artist. In a recent inter- chance to go out and do a full that he also had “a stash” of new starred in blockbuster films such view, he hinted that the tour tour,” Smith told talk show host songs. as the “Men in Black” series, as would take place next year, once Ellen DeGeneres. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh well as dramas “Ali” and “The Smith finishes promotion for his British rock band Coldplay performing on stage during the MTV Video The duo in 1987 put out its Prince won a wide following in Pursuit of Happyness,” for which new film, the American foot- Music Awards in Japan. The band said yesterday that their new album, first album, Rock the House, and the United States in the late he earned Oscar nominations. ball drama “Concussion,” which A Head Full of Dreams, will be released on December 4, having hinted within three years Smith was the 1980s as hip-hop was becoming Smith has released four solo comes out on December 25. it may be their last. star of the popular sitcom The mainstream. albums, the last in 2005, but said AFP Sunday 8 November 2015 25 Muharram 1437 Volume 20 Number 6608 Price: QR2

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 GCC, EU service sector Mideast youth Berkshire Q3 profit smart in surges to record trade set to increase online safety $9.43bn on Kraft Heinz DOHA: Adults and youths in the Middle East region are more con- NEW YORK: Warren Buffett’s Share of services in total trade stands around 22pc fident in their knowledge of and (pictured) Berkshire Hathaway education in cyber-related issues Inc said third-quarter profit dou- By Sachin Kumar So it is about services around the than in the rest of the world, and bled on a one-time investment product and this is where we are feel they have a good understand- gain in Kraft Heinz Co. DOHA: The potential for growth going to see increase in coming ing of the elements involved in Net income climbed to a record of businesses and cooperation in years,” said Kerneis. “Share of cyber security, according to a new $9.43bn, or $5,737 a share, from the services sector between the FDI in services will increase in survey commissioned by Raytheon $4.62bn, or $2,811, a year earlier, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) coming years.” Company and the National Cyber the Omaha, Nebraska-based com- and European Union (EU) is The GCC countries account for Security Alliance (NCSA). pany said in a statement. Operat- Berkshire as president of Henry really huge. 4.2 percent of total EU trade and The survey found that higher ing earnings, which exclude some H Armstrong Associates, said Services related to energy and are a significant export market percentages of youths in Qatar investment results, were $2,769 a before the earnings announce- environment sector, waste man- for the EU, currently the fifth (84 percent), the UAE (70 per- share, beating the $2,721 average ment. “The old guy still has some agement, water management and largest worldwide. EU exports to cent) and Saudi Arabia (82 per- estimate of three analysts sur- smarts upstairs.” Information Technology offers the GCC are diverse but focused cent) feel that they have enough veyed by Bloomberg. Book value, a measure of assets vast scope for growth between the to be done. Information Technol- on manufactured products such understanding to keep their data The results show how lucra- minus liabilities, rose almost 1 GCC and EU, according to Euro- ogy is another sector where there as power generation plants, rail- and personal information safe tive Berkshire’s relationship percent from June 30 to $151,083 pean Services Forum. is lot of potential because Europe way locomotives and aircraft as on the Internet than the global has been with 3G Capital. Buf- a share. The bet on Kraft Heinz Currently the share of services Union is doing a lot of work in well as electrical machinery and average of 65 percent. Moreover, fett, 85, teamed with the invest- overshadowed some of the chal- in total trade between GCC and application development.” mechanical appliances. Machin- 53 percent of GCC respondents ment firm in 2013 to buy ketchup lenges Buffett has faced this year EU stands around 22 percent. Kerneis said that the trade ery and transport equipment and expressed awareness of the job maker HJ Heinz and embarked in his stock portfolio. A few of his “There is potential of growth in figures might not be able reflect chemicals were the main catego- tasks involved with a profession on an aggressive cost-cutting largest holdings — including Amer- energy and environmental related the quantum of trade of services ries of products exported in 2012. in cyber security — 13 percent drive to boost margins. Then, in ican Express Co. and International services, waste management and between the two blocs because “The share of services was higher than the global average. March, they engineered Heinz’s Business Machines Corp. — have water management services. In many a times services are embed- around 22 percent in total trade “I have witnessed an incred- purchase of Kraft Foods Group tumbled since December 31. the construction we have already ded in the trade of goods. “When between the GCC and EU in 2011. ible passion for the development Inc., creating the third-biggest Berkshire said in a regulatory reached a summit,” Pascal Kerneis you import or export the goods, Nothing has changed much since of secure IT and cyber capabili- food and beverage company in filing that unrealised losses on (pitctured), Managing Director, there are a lot of services around then and share of services in total ties during my time in Qatar,” North America and a $4.4bn IBM widened to $2bn as of Sep- European Services Forum told The the products. We are now hav- traded has remained around that said Yezen Munir, President of windfall for Berkshire. “It shows tember 30, or about 15 percent of Peninsula on the sidelines of event ing more and more of this trade level,” said Kerneis. Raytheon International in Qatar.” shrewd investing on his part,” what Buffett paid. organised recently by the Qatar where services are embedded in James Armstrong, who oversees Chambers. “In tourism there is lot import and export of products. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA about $550m including shares of BLOOMBERG SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Qataris assume CBI launches Islamic leadership roles at QFC DOHA: The Qatar Financial banking window Centre (QFC) is attracting more local talent. With two new addi- tions to the top management – Offers wide range of Shari’ah-compliant services Nasser Al Taweel as Chief Legal Officer, and Raed Al Emadi as DOHA: Commercial Bank Inter- ers’ financial needs and require- sees Dubai as the world capital Chief Commercial Officer – and national (CBI), a Dubai-based ments. in Islamic economy. CBI Al Islami an increase in the number of local conventional lender, has launched Mohammed Sultan Al Qadi, aims to better address customer talent across a spectrum of roles, its Islamic Banking window — Al CBI Chairman, inaugurated Al requirements for banking and the QFC continues to move in Islami— which offers a wide range Islami in a ribbon cutting cer- financial transactions that are the right direction towards con- of Shari’ah-compliant financial emony, attended by CBI’s CEO, in line with Shari’ah principles, tributing to the development of solutions and banking services Head of Islamic Banking and as we build on our strategy to FROM LEFT: Ali Sultan Al Amri, Head of Wholesale Banking; Mamoon Qatar’s business community and aimed at the corporate financial CBI senior officers, at its branch become a leading player in the Abdelkader, Head of Islamic Banking; Mohammed Sultan Al Qadi, Chairman; creating a sustainable environ- world. within the Bank’s head office. provision of Islamic banking solu- Mark Robinson, CEO, at the inauguration function. ment for human capital. CBI’s shares are listed on the Al Qadi said: “The Islamic tions in the region.” Nasser Al Taweel and Raed Al Abu Dhabi Securities exchange. financial services sector is one of Mark Robinson, CBI’s CEO, Wholesale Banking, noted that Islamic banking in the region Emadi join QFC’s current high The initiative is supported by its the fastest growing segments of added: “CBI Al Islami provides the launch of the Islamic Banking looks very promising, as Shari’ah profile top management team strategic partnership with Qatar the UAE banking industry, with our clients with a full range of window, on the heels of recruiting compliant products and services which includes Yousuf Mohamed National Bank (QNB), which Sharia’h-compliant assets pre- Shariah-compliant retail and Mamoon Abdelkader as Head of become more mainstreamand Al Jaida, Chief Executive Officer; acquired 40 percent of CBI shares dicted to reach $263bn by 2019. corporate products that adhere Islamic Banking earlier this year, Dubai advances towardbecoming Sheikh Salman Al Thani, Chief in 2012. Guided by leading inter- CBI has launched Al Islami in to the highest ethical standards. demonstrates the Bank’s commit- the global Islamic financial capital Strategic and Business Develop- national Shari’ah adviser, the response to this growing demand Launching this enhanced offer is ment to providing the best experi- of the world. The introduction of ment Officer; Hamed Al Saadi, Shariyah Review Bureau — which and to build on the vision of a strategic priority for CBI as we ence to its customers. our Islamic banking window will Chief Financial and Tax Officer; will provide consultancy and audit H H Sheikh Mohammed bin transform the bank and continue Further elaborating on the allow CBI to consolidate its posi- Fahad Zainal, Chief Administra- support to CBI — Al Islami will Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-Pres- to grow market share across the launch of Al Islami, Mamoon tion within this growing market.” tion Officer, and Yousef Fakhroo, offer a suite of corporate banking ident and Prime Minister of the UAE”. Abdelkader, Head of Islamic Chief Marketing and Corporate products catering to its custom- UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who Ali Sultan Al Amri, Head of Banking said: “The future of THE PENINSULA Communications Officer. Yousuf Mohamed Al Jaida said: “At the QFC, it is our firm belief that great success comes from great support. This is why we cre- ate a working environment based on international standards so that Nissan also dumps CSD and Qatari Diar Vinci we can attract and invest in the right people — our most valuable asset — and provide them with the capabilities to become a conduit Construction sign agreement to facilitating the growth of our Takata inflators economy.” DOHA: The Centre for Sustain- THE PENINSULA TOKYO: Autoparts maker recalled over the problem. “In line able Development (CSD) at Qatar Takata faced a further blow with the recent announcement University College of Arts and yesterday, after carmaker Nis- from the United States’ National Sciences (QU-CAS) and Qatari san followed Toyota and Honda Highway Traffic Safety Admin- Diar Vinci Construction (QDVC) Activision opens in deciding to cease its use of istration we have decided to no recently signed an agreement to the crisis-hit company’s airbag longer use inflators containing establish a joint research project film studio inflators. Nissan said it will no ammonium nitrate in airbags for in the field of algae-based bio longer use inflators that contain future models,” Nissan said in a products. SAN FRANCISCO: US video ammonium nitrate following brief statement. “We will continue The deal aims to support high- game giant Activision Blizzard an announcement from the US to put our customers’ safety first quality research and development announced the creation of its National Highway Traffic Safety and work to replace the inflators activities relating to CO2 capture own television and film studio to Administration, which announced in vehicles under recall as quickly and sequestration into innovative bring titles such as “Skylanders” up to $200m in penalties against as possible,” it said. algal products. These products and “Call of Duty” to the big and Takata and criticised the Tokyo- Nissan’s move follows similar could potentially be used in road or small screens. based firm over a years-long steps made by domestic peers construction sectors, and support Activision Blizzard Studios’ deception over the safety of its Toyota and Honda after Wash- sustainable development in Qatar. QU President Dr Hassan Al Derham and QDVC CEO Yanick Garillon at the first production will be “Sky- airbags. ington’s announcement. The agreement was signed landers Academy,” an animated agreement signing event. Takata’s airbag defect 1thought Mazda, Subaru-maker Fuji by QU President Dr Hassan Al TV series based on the award- to be associated with the chemi- Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Derham and QDVC CEO Yanick winning game, followed by several cal propellant that helps inflate Motors have also said they were Garillon in the presence of CAS Ahmedna; CSD director Dr sibility coordinator Marie Mar- films based on the best-selling the devices — can cause them considering dumping Takata’s air- dean Dr Eiman Mustafawi. CAS Hamad Al Saad Al Kuwari, CSD villet, were also present at the “Call of Duty” franchise and pos- to deploy with explosive force, bag inflators in their new models. associate deans for Academic project manager of Algal Technol- event. The agreement includes sibly television adaptations too. sending metal shrapnel hurtling Toyota said, however, it might Affairs Dr Hassan Abdulaziz, ogies Program Mr Hareb Al Jabri, research to determine suitable It is part of an effort by Activi- toward drivers and passengers. still use Takata airbags which do for Outreach and Engagement QDVC Chief Support Services algae strains for production of sion Blizzard to ramp up its pro- The exploding airbags have not contain parts that are associ- Dr Khalifa Hazaa, for Planning Officer Sheikha Athba Al Thani, algal products dedicated to long- file and boost stagnating sales by been linked with eight deaths and ated with accidents. and Quality Assurance Dr Ste- QDVC head of PR and Commu- term carbon sequestration. expanding into new mediums. scores of injures, and some 50 mil- ven Wright, and for Research and nication Ferial Bouchaib, and lion vehicles worldwide have been AFP Graduate studies Dr Mohamed QVCD Corporate Social Respon- THE PENINSULA AFP

Civil Defence Dept, Al Hamad Trading in deal DOHA: Al Hamad Trading, supplier of specialised vehicles in Qatar, signed a contract with Qatar Civil Defence Department for supply of Force Entry vehicle (Arm Strong) worth QR7m. The contracts were signed by Civil Defence Logistic department Director Lt Col Hussain Ibrahim Al Asmakh and Al Hamad Trad- ing Sales and Marketing Manager KTK Mohammad. Civil Defence Logistic Department Assistant Director Major Ahmed Abdulla Al Abdullah also attended the function. Major Al Abdulla said this is a special purpose built vehicle for firefighting application with foam, water and Dry Powder. The piercing nozzle provides danger free ventilation and creates rapid entry channels into structures Civil Defence Logistic department Director Lt Col Hussain Ibrahim Al etc. Asmakh (right) and Al Hamad Trading’s KTK Mohammad at the event. THE PENINSULA

Doha Bank recognises long-serving staff DOHA: Doha Bank, the leading private bank in Qatar, hosted a special awards ceremony last week in recognition of employees who have put in long years of service with the Bank. The “Long-Serv- ice Awards” sought to recognise employees who had reached serv- ice milestones of 10, 15, 20, and 35 years, for their exemplary dedica- Doha Bank executives with the long-serving employees. tion and loyalty to the Bank. The awards ceremony was nent position in the Qatari represent a modest token of our attended by members of the banking industry thanks to the appreciation for the outstand- Bank’s senior management, who commitment and hard work of ing effort these employees put in extended their appreciation to our employees, and it is important on a daily basis to help grow the long-serving staff members, many that our employees feel appreci- organization,” said Dr R Seethar- of whom have been working with ated and valued, especially those aman, Group CEO of Doha Bank. the Bank since its earliest days. who have been with us for a long “Doha Bank enjoys its preemi- time. The Long-Service Awards THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Exports from TPP countries to increase: QNB

    Partnership to push global trade up; GDP to gain from higher exports      DOHA: The Trans-Pacific Part- of technology and know-how. a series of regional and bilateral emerging markets, such as Viet-      nership (TPP) has the potential The slowdown in world trade is trade agreements, such as the TPP, nam. Meanwhile, the benefits for to support global trade growth by being driven by a combination of are currently being negotiated out- an advanced economy such as the @‘ƒ‚ ‡ † W ‚y ˆ€r† Srhy B9Q reducing protectionism, revitalis- weaker demand, changing global side the WTO which could help US would be less dramatic as tar- ing global supply chains and set- supply chains as the US and China reverse the protectionist slant by iffs are already low and the econo- 6 ˆ†‡ hy v h "# $ ting the stage for further regional onshore more manufacturing, and reducing barriers to trade. mies of the other TPP members 7 ˆ rv !% ( agreements, QNB’s weekly eco- rising protectionism. The TPP should also encourage are small in comparison to the US. nomic commentary noted. Protectionism has increased more offshoring of production, The benefits will take time to 8h hqh !" # The TPP is a regional trade since the global financial crisis. revitalising global supply chains, realise. The TPP still needs to agreement among 12 countries The WTO has warned of “creep- benefitting global consumers be approved by national parlia- 8u v y r !# ( that account for 26 percent of ing protectionism” as governments through lower prices and mak- ments, which is unlikely to take Ehƒh ! ! world trade and 37 percent of have implemented new trade ing member countries’ producers place until 2017 at the earliest, global GDP. According to QNB restrictions. The WTO has had more competitive. For example, with significant risks of failure or Hhy h’ †v h ( $% research note, world trade has little success recently in advanc- clothes manufactured in Vietnam delays. Additionally, many of the been sluggish in 2012-15, grow- ing a new global trade agreement and exported to Australia receive changes required by the TPP will Hr‘v p‚ "' $ ing by an average of 3.2 percent to remove tariffs and other barri- their inputs from Malaysia (but- only be implemented gradually Ir arhy h q %' ! a year compared with 6.2 percent ers to trade. The current round of tons) and Singapore (fabric) —both over the next ten years, particu- in the previous 20 years. This is the WTO talks, the Doha Round, TPP members. Tariffs are cur- larly in areas that face high tariffs. Qr ˆ %" ! a concern as trade has huge ben- has been ongoing since 2001, but is rently applicable on all the inputs Therefore, although the TPP could efits for the global economy. It sup- stalling as developing and devel- as well as the final exported prod- significantly revitalise global trade, Tv  thƒ‚ r #" ( ports a more efficient allocation of oped nations have failed to resolve uct. Therefore, the removal of tar- it will take time to realise its full VT ## # resources between countries that conflicts. With little progress being iffs through TPP could reduce the potential. have diverse comparative advan- made on a comprehensive global cost of the product in Australia. W v r‡  h€ !'$ $ tages and encourages the spread trade agreement within the WTO, The greatest gains would be in THE PENINSULA

Malabar Gold opens Mideast’s Abu Dhabi Islamic bank largest showroom in Abu Dhabi repays sukuk DOHA: Malabar Gold and Diamonds, one Chairman of Malabar Group, said. of the world’s largest gold and diamond “The UAE has remained one of the best DUBAI: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank retailers, has opened the largest gold and performing markets — where sales contin- repaid its maturing five-year, diamond showroom in the Middle East at ued to grow amid varying market dynam- $750m sukuk this week from its Hamdan Street in Abu Dhabi — spanning a ics that reaffirmed our commitment to this own sources without refinancing floor space of 10,000 square feet that show- market. Our continued investment in the it, the bank said yesterday. cases over 50,000 pieces of jewellery hand- UAE market reflects our strong belief in Abu Dhabi’s largest sharia- crafted by jewellers from over 10 countries. the country’s resilience,” he said. compliant bank made a net The showroom unveils a 30kg gold rep- “The growth story of Malabar Gold and profit of Dh503.2m ($137m) in lica of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, worth Diamonds will continue regardless of the the quarter to September 30, up Dh3.5m at current price of gold, for people market situation where ups and downs are from Dh476.8m a year earlier, it to visit. part of the business. However, we are here reported previously. Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan for the long haul and share the UAE govern- Chief Executive Tirad Al Mah- leads the star attraction at the showroom to ment’s vision,” he added. moud said last month that the meet and greet thousands of shoppers ahead Of the total, Malabar Gold and Diamonds bank had no current plans to of Diwali celebrations in the UAE capital. is investing Dh223m in eight stores in the raise more capital after a recent “Opening of the Middle East’s largest gold UAE, Dh100m in five outlets in Saudi Ara- rights issue, adding that it would and jewellery showroom in Abu Dhabi reaf- bia, Dh57m in three outlets in Oman and eschew expansion to focus on firms our strong commitment to the UAE Dh20m in one outlet in Malaysia. Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan and officials of the Malabar Gold and Diamonds at the existing markets. and the GCC where we are a partner in the opening of the showroom at Hamdan Street in Abu Dhabi. region’s economic growth,” MP Ahammed, THE PENINSULA REUTERS SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Qatar Airways Greece races to finish aid review early receives Eurozone ministers to meet tomorrow to review implementation of Athens’ bailout programme its latest ATHENS: As Greece seeks to ing reporters that a deal is still that would only cover the most interest, according to another the Greek officials told reporters. unlock rescue funds and its banks possible before the Eurogroup vulnerable. “A successful comple- Greek official. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras seek new capital for the second meeting. tion of the first review will have Any disbursement of bank- intends to escalate the matter of Dreamliners time in 18 months, the nation “Progress is being made every multiplier effects on attracting recapitalisation funds requires a protection from foreclosures to remains at loggerheads with its day,” Annika Breidthardt, Euro- foreign investment and restoring number of financial-industry rule political negotiations, if needed, DOHA: Just days before the 14th creditors over issues ranging pean Commission spokeswoman, business confidence,” analysts at changes in Greece, according to while the government won’t allow Dubai Airshow, Qatar Airways from household insolvency law to told reporters in Brussels. “Once Alpha Bank AE led by Panayotis a European Union official, who the sale of distressed mortgages took delivery of its 24th and 25th the pricing of generic drugs, two the assessment is concluded it will Kapopoulos wrote in their weekly said these reforms are covered to foreign hedge funds, according Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s from government officials told report- be for the member states to take report to clients. “It is also a pre- by two sets of “milestones” that to the officials. the Boeing facility in Everett, ers in Athens. a decision on the next disburse- condition for the participation of the country must reach. In addition to dealing with sour Washington. As Qatar Airways Euro-area finance ministers ment and we see the Eurogroup private investors in the process of “There is a link with the second loans, thorny issues that still need prepares to feature several of will meet tomorrow to review the of Monday as an opportunity to recapitalising Greek banks.” package of prior actions because to be resolved include the pricing its latest aircraft on display in implementation of Greece’s lat- review progress.” The country’s lenders are that deals with the governance of of generic drugs and measures Dubai air show in the United est bailout programme, including One main sticking point in seeking to raise at least €4.4bn the banks,” Dutch Finance Min- offsetting an exemption of private Arab Emirates, the 25th Dream- dozens of measures demanded in negotiations is the minimum in fresh capital through share ister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on schools from sales tax. Creditors liner flew straight from the fac- exchange for the disbursement of value of a house that can be fore- offerings and debt swaps, after Thursday. also ask that taxpayers who miss tory lines to the airline’s hub in a €2bn portion of the aid package, closed on, with the Greek govern- the ECB identified a €14.4bn gap “We’ve always said, we are current tax payments to become Doha, en route to Dubai for static and an additional €10bn backstop ment seeking a level that would in their books. going to pay out money, €10bn or automatically ineligible for a plan display and tours. that will be used for the recapi- shield about 70 percent of home- The remainder of the hole is to just €5bn, only when the govern- that allows Greeks to repay over- Flying on the aircraft for the talisation of banks. Failure to owners, according to the officials. be covered by the state- owned ance has been dealt with,” said due taxes and social contributions 14.5-hour journey was the airline’s complete the review could put the Auditors from the International Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, Dijsselbloem, who also chairs the in 100 monthly installments, the Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al solvency of the sovereign and its Monetary Fund, the European with money earmarked for capital Eurogroup. Athens, however, isn’t officials said. The fact that these Baker. “When the airline took lenders in doubt. Commission, the European Sta- injections under Greece’s latest willing to reach a compromise issues remain open shouldn’t delivery of its first Dreamliner in Both sides cited developments bility Mechanism and the Euro- bailout. with adverse affects for social derail the recapitalisation proc- 2012 it marked a significant shift in negotiations, with the Greek pean Central Bank say the Greek Piraeus Bank SA has initiated a cohesion and public revenue, ess, according to the officials. in our fleet, with a second next- officials, who asked not to be limit is overly generous and are book-building process, and inves- even if that means risking a tem- generation Boeing wide-body join- named as talks are ongoing, tell- seeking a stricter framework tors are showing considerable porary deadlock in the meeting, BLOOMBERG ing our range of 777’s already flying to a wealth of destinations,” said Al Baker. “We now proudly fly our fleet of 25 Dreamliners all across our network, and are pleased to be providing our passengers with a new travel experience, brought Barclays mulls sale of Keystone rejection tied to climate to life with the technological advancements introduced with the Boeing 787,” he added. Asia wealth business inaction frustration: Shell CEO “When we first decided to include the Boeing 787 Dream- LONDON: Barclays Plc is sound- management services in Asia liner in our fleet plans, it was a ing out potential buyers for since the early 1970s, with offices ALBERTA: The US rejection decision purely based on optimal its Asian wealth-management in cities ranging from Hong Kong of the proposed Keystone XL efficiency and providing the very business as Chairman John to New Delhi and Singapore, pipeline was driven in part by latest in aircraft cabin aerody- McFarlane refocuses Britain’s according to its website. protesters who are increasingly namics and features,” Al Baker second-largest lender on the most Sara Bennison, chief marketing frustrated with inaction on cli- said. “Our passengers have been profitable businesses in the US officer at the personal and cor- mate change, Royal Dutch Shell very pleased with the in-flight and UK, said two people with porate banking division, which Plc Chief Executive Ben van experience, and it is a welcome knowledge of the matter. includes the wealth unit, left Bar- Beurden said. addition to our fleet that in total While several parties have clays, the bank said in an e-mailed Speaking at the launch of flies to 152 destinations globally”. expressed interest in the business, statement. Shell’s new carbon capture and The airline currently flies the the bank hasn’t taken a final deci- She joined in 2008, helping storage project in Alberta, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on routes sion on a sale, said the people, who restore the bank’s reputation in first Canadian project of its kind such as Warsaw, Budapest, Delhi, asked not to be identified because the wake of a scandal linked to in the oil sands industry, van Denpasar Bali, Amman, Stock- the matter is private. Will Bowen, wrongly sold payment protection Beurden said anti-fossil-fuel holm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Tokyo a spokesman at Barclays in Lon- insurance that has cost the bank movements are growing because Haneda, Casablanca, Milan, don, declined to comment. about £6bn in compensation to of anxiety and resentment about Rome, Cape Town, and Johan- Jes Staley, 58, who will take date. a failure to reduce greenhouse gas nesburg. over as chief executive officer next McFarlane said in June that emissions. “If you look back to the Made up of composite materi- month, has pledged to restore the bank is looking at the con- last 10, 15 years, you could argue als, the 787 Dreamliner is lighter profit growth at the lender, which tributions of investment-bank- that progress has actually been and more fuel-efficient than any has been hurt by rising costs tied ing operations in Asia and the disappointing,” van Beurden said. comparable aircraft of its size and to restructuring and past miscon- Middle East, because they don’t This is why some are taking Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell (left), and Tim Wiwchar, Quest range, and has unique features duct. have acceptable returns and “we “extreme” positions to stop pipe- Operations and Business Opportunity Manager, turn the valve on Shell’s such as larger windows, reduced A sale would put Barclays at don’t like places that don’t make lines, to divest from fossil fuels, Quest Carbon Capture and Storage Facility near Fort Saskatchewan. cabin noise and cleaner cabin air. odds with Credit Suisse Group money.” to advocate for leaving it in the Qatar Airways 787 has 254 cus- AG and other European lenders The lender, that same month, ground or to demonise the indus- the future of TransCanada Corp’s said his company would like to tom-made seats across its Busi- that are seeking to tap a larger sold its US wealth-management try, he said. Keystone XL was uncertain. see broader and stronger car- ness and Economy Class cabins share of wealthy clients across business with about $56bn in cli- Oil sands, large deposits of Keystone has been in an bon pricing mechanisms adopted with specially designed interiors. Asia to bolster earnings. ent assets to Stifel Financial Corp crude in the Western Canadian “uncertainty window” for seven around the world in a way that Business Class is configured 1–2–1 Global wealth management for an undisclosed price. province of Alberta, are often crit- years while it has been under will encourage new solutions. with 22 seats, while Economy has revenue fell 17 percent to £227m Barclays last week reported icised by environmental groups review by the United States, The C$1.3bn ($978m) project 232 seats in a 3–3–3 layout. All ($342m) in the third quarter from a third-quarter pretax profit, because of energy-intensive pro- Lorraine Mitchelmore, president launched on Friday, heavily subsi- seats in Business Class are fully a year earlier, Barclays said last including restructuring costs, of duction that makes the industry of Shell’s Canadian unit, told dised by the Canadian and Alberta reclinable. The airline’s 787s are week. £1.43bn, down 10 percent from a the fastest-growing Canadian reporters. She added that there governments, can capture a third the world’s first fully connected The unit has posted declining year earlier and below analysts’ source of greenhouse gas emis- are at least three other possible of emissions from Shell’s Scotford Dreamliners with wireless facili- revenue for the past four quar- estimates. sions. Many environmentalists pipeline alternatives to the Key- upgrader, sending it through 65 ties for passengers to remain in ters, contributing just 4 percent It also cut a profitability target pointed to the oil sands indus- stone project, which was rejected km of pipeline into saline aquifers touch with friends and colleagues of the bank’s £5.6bn in revenue for 2016. try’s environmental footprint to by US President Barack Obama, for storage 2 km underground. on the ground through the inter- in the three months through The shares rose 1.9 percent on argue against Keystone XL. But and Shell would like to see at least The upgrader converts bitumen net and SMS mobile texting September. Barclays didn’t give a Friday in London, paring the loss Shell, which recently halted its one approved. The Alberta gov- from two oil sands mines into across both the Business and breakdown for Asia wealth man- this year to 4.6 percent. Carmon Creek oil sands project in ernment has introduced carbon synthetic crude oil. Economy cabins. agement. part because of a lack of pipeline pricing policies to address ris- Barclays has offered wealth BLOOMBERG export capacity, said it has known ing emissions. But van Beurden REUTERS THE PENINSULA

Venezuela Gulf Air executive Alfardan Group participates withdraws in Civil Defence Exhibition $460m from IMF chairs WACRA meet WASHINGTON: With its cash DOHA: Alfardan Group has reserves in sharp decline, Ven- DOHA: Worldwide Airline Cus- participated at this year’s Civil ezuela withdrew $460m from the tomer Relations Association Defence Exhibition and Confer- International Monetary Fund (WACRA) Chairperson and Gulf ence held at the Doha Exhibition last month in its third such oper- Air Senior Manager Customer and Convention Center. ation this year. Experience, Kavita S Al Jassim The Group’s major subsidiaries, The IMF website showed that (pictured), along with WACRA Alfardan Properties and Alfardan Venezuela exchanged part of its board members and delegates Automobiles, demonstrated the Special Drawing Rights — an from over 50 airlines recently Group’s long-standing support international reserve asset cre- participated at the WACRA 2015 and commitment to Qatar’s civil ated by the IMF — account at the Conference held in Thailand. defence and national safety and Senior management of Alfardan Group at the event. Fund for greenbacks. Hosted by Bangkok Airways, security at the exhibition. Some countries often buy SDRs the theme for this year’s confer- Hussain Alfardan, Chairman to comply with their obligations ence was “Service with Passion” with WACRA members.” of Alfardan Group, attended the cial properties by regularly hold- GranTurismo Sport with Etea at the IMF, and in other cases sell and, speaking at the event, Kavita The WACRA 2015 Conference opening ceremony along with ing emergency response training SICUREZZA, an Italian engi- them for hard currency to raise S Al Jassim spoke of the impor- was attended by industry lead- the Group’s senior management. programmes and other significant neering company specialising in their reserve level at home, the tance of redefining relationships ers and customer service profes- During the event, the participat- awareness campaigns to encour- the field of buildings protection Fund said. with airline customers saying: sionals. WACRA is a world-wide ing subsidiaries showcased their age vigilance among tenants. and industrial safety. Venezuela depends almost “Customer care remains the heart organisation of air transport pro- ongoing initiatives to promote and Alfardan Automobiles capital- Omar Alfardan, President and exclusively on oil exports and of the airline business and the fessionals dedicated to promoting ensure the well-being of individu- ised on the event’s wide reach to CEO of Alfardan Group, said: has taken a big hit from a drop importance of creating long-last- and encouraging a free exchange als and local communities. They feature the BMW i8 and its pas- “The high-level Civil Defence in crude prices. Its hard currency ing positive connections with our of ideas and methods to provide emphasised their strict compli- senger safety solutions along with Exhibition and Conference, reserves have fallen 25 percent customers cannot be over-stated. a consistently high level of cus- ance with safety laws and regula- its optimised performance, maxi- gathered concerned sectors and over the past year to $15.4bn. This ensures better customer tomer service since 1946. This has tions as an integral part of their mum efficiency and dynamics ,and stakeholders to assess all compo- Venezuela’s three SDR-selling retention and helps industry become the forum to share and respective main business opera- top-of-the-line craftsmanship. nents pertaining to the country’s transactions this year at the IMF professionals tailor customised benefit from each other’s customer tions and strategic objectives. The BMW i8 is the first sports security. Such fundamental dis- have netted it more than $2.3 service solutions — personalised relations and service experiences Alfardan Properties displayed car with the consumption and cussions are pertinent to Qatar’s billion. The IMF does not have to the needs of our passengers. and issues. It also co-operates scale models of its superior, high- emission values of a compact car. economic prosperity, with national access to complete data on the Gulf Air’s customer care efforts with the Air Transport Associa- end development projects. The Alfardan Sports Motors, which security being inseparably linked Venezuelan economy since 2006, in this regard have delivered sig- tion (ATA) and the International property developer ensures a safe operates under Alfardan Automo- to any state’s economic strength.” as Caracas rejects assessment vis- nificant positive results over the Air Transport Association (IATA). and secure environment across its biles, also took part in the event its by the IMF. past year and it is a pleasure and luxury residential and commer- by showcasing the Maserati THE PENINSULA AFP honour to share our experience THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Of sanctions, spoofers, Baby steps to building bitcoins and bitgolds By Matt Levine

NE important lesson from the last few years of bank a retirement scheme scandals is: Don’t put it in writing. A lot of people got that wrong. Fine. But the really surprising thing is the By Michelle Singletary Account holders can also directly deposit a will set in and people will think investing Onumber of people who came so close to getting it right, tax refund. small amounts will be enough. but for one small mistake. They knew not to put it in writing, and HE US government has intro- Critics say this investment option is too they told their colleagues not to put it in writing. Their mistake duced a retirement savings HERE ARE SOME OTHER PERKS: conservative and will barely keep up with is that they told their colleagues not to put it in writing. plan akin to a bike with train- inflation. Others worry that people will put So convicted Libor manipulator Tom Hayes told a colleague to ing wheels. This starter account, NO FEES. What you pay to have your money into the account and then use it as “make sure not to put it in writing” in an electronic chat that was called “myRA,” is meant to get money invested directly affects returns. And a slush fund, withdrawing money when hit read at a criminal trial this week. And a Deutsche Bank employee Tmillions of people into the habit of saving myRA doesn’t charge a penny. with a financial crisis. sent this unfortunate e-mail about how Deutsche Bank should for their senior years. Plus, there is no financial barrier for The concerns are legitimate, but we evade US Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control sanctions President Obama authorised the Treas- employers. They don’t administer the should get behind the effort. against Iran and Syria: ury Department to create myRA, which is accounts and don’t have to come up with Treasury has been taking a lot of heat One wrong place that e-mail went was into this consent order targeted to low- and middle-income work- money to match employee contributions. lately when it comes to its efforts to help with the New York State Department of Financial Services, in ers who don’t have access to a workplace and protect small investors. There’s the which Deutsche Bank agreed to pay $200m for sanctions viola- retirement plan. After a limited test ride, NO MINIMUMS. One reason people agency’s ongoing fight to increase standards tions running from 1999 to 2006. Deutsche will also pay $58m to it’s rolling out nationwide. To sign up, go don’t invest is that the entry price can be for professionals giving investment advice, the Federal Reserve. “Renee Calabro, a Deutsche Bank spokes- to myra.gov. high. A myRA can be opened with as little some of whom are pushing back. Now there woman in New York, said the conduct ceased ‘several years ago,’ The account is similar to a Roth IRA. You money as you can spare and contribute at are pot shots at myRA. and the bank has since ended all business with the countries contribute earned income after taxes, and whatever schedule is best for you. There I’m in the camp that says myRA is bet- involved,” though Deutsche Bank is still being investigated for your earnings aren’t taxed. Account hold- is an annual limit of $5,500, or $6,500 for ter than the alternative, which is leaving “mirror trades” put on by its Moscow office pretty recently. ers can build savings for 30 years or until individuals 50 or older. millions of people without a way to start Reading the Deutsche Bank order, I am struck by the fact that their balance reaches $15,000, whichever There are also income restrictions. You saving for retirement. I’m encouraging folks Deutsche’s non-US bankers seem to have perceived US sanctions comes first. can’t contribute if you have an annual to sign up. not as, like, “the law,” but rather as just a source of danger that Let’s stop at the $15,000 figure. Such income of $131,000 or more if single, and I think about how safe my children felt might lead to client money being, essentially, stolen on its way a low ceiling gives pause to many people. $193,000 or more if married filing jointly. as they learned to ride their first bikes. I through the US (Presumably in violation of Syrian or Iranian Just like you wouldn’t expect a teenager to remember how scared they were when the law!) Deutsche referred to sanctions avoidance as “OFAC-safe” still be riding a bike with training wheels, NO RISK. The money invested in a training wheels were removed. Yet with- practices, as though US sanctions were just another risk factor the point isn’t that $15,000 is going to be myRA is backed by the federal government. out having used them, they might not have to be managed. anywhere near enough for retirement. The It will earn the same interest rate that is learned the skills to ride. While one of the main purposes of the non-transparent prac- goal is to cycle folks from a myRA to other available to federal employees in the Thrift Lew thinks that once people see the tices was to keep the Bank’s US staff in the dark about the sanc- retirement accounts with more investment Savings Plan Government Securities Fund, accounts build — even with tiny returns — tions connections of the payments they were processing, Deutsche options to further increase their savings. which earned 2.31 percent last year and an it will boost confidence. I think so, too. Bank New York staff occasionally raised objections to the Bank’s “We are being very clear this is a start average of 3.19 percent over the past dec- Those of us who have experience work- business relationship with US-sanctioned parties based on US law. and not a finish,” said Treasury Secretary ade. Your investment is guaranteed to never ing with people living paycheck to paycheck Everybody spoofs. I don’t think that Michael Coscia should go to Jack Lew. decline in value. don’t underestimate the power of just get- prison for years for spoofing in futures markets, but this seems a One of the nice features of the plan is With this account, you can take out your ting started. It can be a powerful motivator. bit overwrought: “The trading industry is shocked at the verdict,” that it’s not linked to any employer. People contributions tax-free and without penalty. We’ve got to push people to use this sav- said Leslie Sutphen, a former trading executive who is president can fund it through an electronic trans- However, interest earned can be withdrawn ings vehicle and at least start saving some- at Financial Markets Consulting in Chicago. fer from their checking or savings account. without tax and penalties only under cer- thing. If the habit sticks, many will likely The trial featured testimony about Coscia’s expressed, albeit However, the hope is that employers will tain conditions. take off the training wheels. algorithmic, intent to manipulate markets with his big cancelled get behind myRA and encourage workers When the president announced the plan, I orders, and about his relative rates of cancellation of big (spoof) to direct-deposit funds from their paycheck. was concerned — and still am — that inertia WASHINGTON POST orders and small (executable) orders. It specifically wasn’t “eve- ryone who cancels a lot of orders is a criminal,” though I suppose we could get there one day. (That would be bad!) In certain markets, traders are likely to offer a series of legiti- mate reasons for rapidly cancelling orders, including rapid changes in market conditions. Manual traders may argue that at the time they placed an order, they specifically intended that it be executed immediately or not at all — as with a “fill or kill” or “immediate or cancel” order. Such an order would be exposed for less time than a manual trader would have to react to market conditions—but that would not necessarily mean that the trader’s intent was to cancel. Heterodox monetary policy. I guess I have to mention Repre- sentative Brad Sherman’s argument to Janet Yellen about the timing of interest rate increases: “God’s plan is not for things to rise in the autumn, as a matter of fact, that’s why we call it fall, nor is it God’s plan for things to rise in the winter, through the snow,” Sherman, a Democrat from California, told Yellen at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee. Elsewhere, an article about Sean Fieler, a hedge fund manager and sometime super-PAC founder who wants to go back to the gold standard. And here is Fieler’s proposal for America to adopt “Bitgold,” which appears to be just an ATM card with both “bit” and “gold” in the name? Speaking of bits and gold, are you even the tiniest bit surprised that Overstock.com”has socked away $10.9m in gold and silver and has a three-month food supply for each employee” to prepare for an apparently inevitable financial crisis and bank holiday? Overstock is I guess an online shopping company, but it seems to be mostly a laboratory of kooky monetary experimentation. Remember its cryptobonds, or its Marx-quoting purchase of an equity routing company for the purpose of “con- necting crypto capital markets to existing national markets”? I am a little surprised that Overstock went with gold rather than bitcoins as a hedge against the coming collapse of the banking system, but either way food is a good choice. Food hedges more bad states of the world than either gold or bitcoins, unless it spoils. In other bitcoin news, its price keeps going up, possibly because of a Russo-Chinese bitcoin pyramid scheme, which is the most bitcoin possible explanation for why bitcoin would be going up. Like Toby Nangle asks “to what extent have rising asset prices been a function of diminishing rather than improving prospects in the West?” BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Exxon might be in trouble over climate change By Matt Levine that Politifact lies to the public! to persuade the voting public” by fraudulently induced to buy more Whether Exxon Mobil began do is fine Exxon a lot of money. It is turtles all the way down. It is advertising. But they can’t falsely gas, and harmed by that fraud in disclosing the business risks Realistically, any time a pub- WEIRD thing that even conceivable that sometimes persuade the buying public by the form of climate change. of climate change as soon as it lic corporation lies to the public some people believe is columnists lie to the public. Lying advertising. And sometimes the The analogy strikes me as a understood them is likely to be a about something material, that lie that it’s illegal to lie. to the public is the American way. lines are gray. bit strained, though. The harm major focus of the New York case. will come with a side dish of lying AIt’s totally legal to lie! It is so literally the American If Exxon Mobil was knowingly of misleading smokers is just so The people with knowledge of the to investors about what will hap- People lie in private all the time, way that there is an actual part of funding misleading research as direct, as is the commercial ben- case said the attorney general’s pen when the first lie is disclosed. of course, it is no problem. But our Constitution that says you can part of a plan to convince Ameri- efit of doing it. If you sell people investigators were poring through It may be awkward to prosecute it is also fine to lie to the public. lie. That part is the First Amend- can voters and politicians to vote cigarettes that kill them, those the company’s disclosure filings the first lie if it is a political lie. Every day between now and next ment, which protects “freedom of against laws that it opposed, then same people are obviously harmed. made since the 1970s, but were One thing that this means is that November, and then every day speech,” and which also protects of course that would be bad. But it And if you lie about whether ciga- focusing in particular on recent public corporations actually do after that until the heat death of freedom of lying. would also be at least a bit strange rettes will kill people, people will statements to investors. have more limited free-speech the universe, there will be a story On the other hand, it is not so for prosecutors to punish Exxon probably buy more cigarettes. But Exxon Mobil has been disclos- rights than you or I do. I can lie about a leading US politician who cool to lie for profit. This is usu- for political speech that the pros- who is defrauded by an oil com- ing such risks in recent years, but about climate science all I want, lied to the public. ally called “fraud,” and it tends to ecutors disagree with. Even if pany that funds climate-change whether those disclosures were and there’s not a thing that Eric Today it is Republican presi- be illegal. If you say false things the prosecutors’ disagreement is deniers? There is no particular sufficient has been a matter of Schneiderman can do about it. dential front-runner Ben Carson that trick people into giving you on purely factual grounds. Even reason to think that the people public debate. But if Exxon Mobil lied about with an apparent lie about West money, you will get in big trou- dishonest or misleading politi- most harmed by climate change For one thing, if you actu- climate science, securities fraud Point, but there is no need to ble. Here is a man who allegedly cal speech is supposed to be, you and the people who buy a lot of ally think that Exxon Mobil is is an easy way for Schneiderman single him out. PolitiFact ranks sent some fake tweets about some know, free, and the prospect of crude oil products are the same engaged in a diabolical conspir- to catch it. If you are worried, as politicians’ statements on a stocks, making him a total profit prosecutors and judges punishing set of people, whereas to a first acy to suppress climate science many people are, about expand- scale of “True” through “False” of $97. He faces 25 years in prison. people. approximation the people most to wring extra profits out of an ing corporate power in the wake and then “Pants on Fire!” Every So you can lie in politics, but Ah, but of course misleading harmed by smoking are smokers. earth-destroying business, the of the Supreme Court’s Citizens leading candidate for president you can’t lie in business. But people about climate change isn’t If you stop smoking, your risk of last people you should be worried United decision granting them has at least one Pants on Fire today’s question is: Can you lie just political. It’s also, plausibly, lung cancer goes way down. If about are Exxon’s sharehold- constitutional rights, this might except Bernie Sanders, who has in politics, in business? Or: Can a business decision. People might you stop putting gas in your car, ers. They’re the ones profiting be some consolation. Corporations six Falses. None of those people a business lie in politics? Cor- not have bought gas if they knew your risk of ending up underwa- from all that destruction! For are people, perhaps, but they’re will go to prison for those lies, porations are people, my friend, the full risks of climate change, ter when the ice caps melt does another thing, if you are con- not quite as free as you might and one of them will probably be and they have First Amendment but if Exxon covered up those not go down by any measurable cerned about those sharehold- have thought. president. But people also think rights, including the right to “seek risks, then people would have been amount. ers, the last thing you should BLOOMBERG SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BREAK TIME

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SCREEN 1 Specture (2D/Action) 2:00, 8:30 & 11:00pm Hotel Transylvania (2D/Action) 4:30pm Jem & The Holograms (2D/ Adventure) 6:15pm SCREEN 2 Coconut: The Little Dragon (2D/Animation) 2:30pm He Named Malala (2D/Documentary) 4:00pm Specture (2D/Action) 5:30, 8:00 & 10:45pm SCREEN 3 Jem & The Holograms (2D/ Adventure) 2:30pm Hoy en la Historia Goosebump (2D/Action) 4:30pm Specture (2D/Action) 6:15 & 10:30pm November 8, 1960 He Named Malala (2D/Documentary) 9:00pm John F. Kennedy, aged 43, was elected President of the United ROYAL PLAZA States. He was the first president born in the 20th Century and the SCREEN 1 Coconut: The Little Dragon (2D/Animation) 2:30pm youngest president ever elected Hotel Transylvania (2D/Action) 4:00pm Specture (2D/Action) 5:45, 8:30 & 11:00pm 1880: French actress Sarah Bernhardt SCREEN 2 Specture (2D/Action) 2:00, 6:15 & 10:45pm made her American debut in New York He Named Malala (2D/Documentary) 4:30 & 9:00pm 1895: William Roentgen discovered SCREEN 3 Jem & The Holograms (2D/ Adventure) 2:30 & 6:15pm electro-magnetic rays, which he Goosebump (2D/Action) 4:30pm called X-rays, in an experiment with Specture (2D/Action) 8:30 & 11:15pm the flow of electricity through glass 1920: The cartoon character Rupert ABOMINABLE, ADEPT, ANGELIC, ATROCIOUS, ASIAN TOWN AUSPICIOUS, AWFUL, BAD, BENEFICIAL, BETTER, Bear first appeared in the Daily Express Specture (2D/Action) 4:00, 7:00 & 10:00pm CORRECT, DEPLORABLE, DIRE, DREADFUL, EVIL, 1975: Lloyd J. Old, a founder of EXCELLENT, EXPERT, FAIR, FINE, GOOD, HONEST, Ennu Ninte Moideen (2D/Malayalam) 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, HONORABLE, HOPELESS, HORRENDOUS, INCOMPETENT, cancer immunology, named a key 9:00 & 10:00pm JUST, LAMENTABLE, MALEVOLENT, MEDIOCRE, immune signaling molecule, tumor Naanum Rowdydhaan (2D/ Tamil) 6:00pm MONSTROUS, PITIFUL, RESPECTABLE, RIGHT, SAFE, necrosis factor (TNF) SECURE, SKILLED, SOUND, TERRIBLE, VIRTUOUS, WELL, WICKED, WORSE, WORTHY, WRONG. Picture: Newscom © GRAPHIC NEWS SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

Police baffled IAAF cancels year-end as medals found dumped in gala as scandal widens Australian trash

MELBOURNE: Olympic medals WADA tells Kenya to step up anti-doping efforts dumped in a pile of rubbish out- side a house in Melbourne remain LONDON: Athletics lurched end gala in Monaco, with officials been silent on the latest scandal, unclaimed five months after they deeper into crisis on Friday with on Friday cancelling the Novem- prompting a stinging rebuke from were handed in to police, Austral- the showcase sport of the Olym- ber 28 black-tie event in Monaco, former British team mate Daley ian media reported. pics scrapping its year-end gala which honours the year’s best ath- Thompson. A bronze medal from the 1952 after French officials began inves- letes, because of the sport’s doping “I don’t think anything much Helsinki Games and a participa- tigating the ruling body’s former scandal. worse could happen to the sport tion medal from the 1948 London president for corruption. “Given the cloud that hangs than for the former president to Olympics were handed in to police Elsewhere, track and field over our association this is clearly have colluded with the Russian in June after they were found in glamour nation Kenya was not the time for the global athlet- Federation over doping tests,” the trash outside a house in Mel- warned that the World Anti-Dop- ics family to be gathering in cel- 1980 and 1984 Olympic decathlon bourne’s eastern suburbs. ing Agency (WADA) was serious ebration,” Coe said in a statement. champion told Talksport radio. Police had been unable to link about a possible four-year ban French authorities announced “This to my mind is a 10 or 11 them to any burglaries and no- unless athletics officials stepped earlier this week that they had on the Lance Armstrong scale. one had come forward to claim up anti-doping efforts. placed former IAAF president This is much worse that what them. A double Olympic champion Lamine Diack under formal Sepp Blatter has been doing. “Whether they were handed also criticised the inaction of new investigation on suspicion of cor- “This has not happened on Seb down from one generation to IAAF president Sebastian Coe ruption and money laundering. Coe’s watch but he needs to have a another, or they belong to another and suggested the sport’s doping The 82-year-old Senegalese root and branch reform ... maybe athlete from another country, we scandal was at least as damaging was questioned by the office of he needs to make a stand and say don’t know,” Senior Constable as the ongoing corruption probe France’s financial prosecutor for what he’s going to do about it.” Damien Bowman told the Aus- into soccer’s world governing body allegedly receiving over one mil- A leading Kenyan sports tralian Associated Press. FIFA or the Lance Armstrong lion euros ($1.09 million) in bribes administrator added his voice to “I wouldn’t limit it to Austral- cycling controversy. in 2011 to cover up positive doping the perceived inaction in com- ian athletes at this stage. In addition, the IAAF gov- tests by Russian athletes. bating the doping problem with “We’d just like to get them back erning body announced it had Diack’s family has dismissed a warning that unless his coun- to the owner safe and sound.” charged four sports officials with what they called the “excessive try improved their anti-doping ethics violations for allegedly and insignificant accusations”. efforts they faced expulsion from NHL RESULTS concealing the doping results of He served as president from competition, including next year’s Outgoing IAAF President Lamine Diack speaking at the closing cer- Detroit 2 Toronto 1 a Russian athlete. 1999 until August this year when Rio Olympics. emony of the Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championships at the National The quartet are former IAAF he was succeeded by Briton Coe Dozens of Kenyan runners have New Jersey 4 Chicago 2 Stadium, also known as Bird’s Nest, in Beijing, China, in this file picture Dallas 4 Carolina 1 consultant Papa Massata Diack, who ran on a platform to reform been caught doping in the past of August 30, 2015. the son of ex-president Lam- athletics and improve its integ- few years, tarnishing the repu- NY Rangers 2 Colorado 1 ine, former All-Russia Athletic rity. tation of the east African nation Pittsburgh 2 Edmonton 1 Federation president Valentin Days before he was elected, famed for its middle and long- “It is no longer just a threat,” doping issues under the carpet. Anaheim 4 Columbus 2 Balakhnichev, former Russian Coe had to deal with allegations distance runners. chairman of the National Olym- The ADAK (Anti-Doping Agency long-distance coach Alexei Mel- that athletes had been escaping WADA and other officials pic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) of Kenya), Athletics Kenya and nikov and former director of the censure despite having abnormal have voiced frustration over the Kipchoge Keino told reporters Government must meet immedi- IAAF’s Anti-Doping Department blood levels. years that Athletics Kenya (AK) in Nairobi after returning from ately to confront this issue or else Red Wings Gabriel Dolle. Coe said at the time the alle- has not cracked down on doping the United States where he met we are in big trouble. Things are The announcement could not gations were “a declaration of despite frequent promises that it WADA officials. that bad.” sweep aside save the governing body’s year- war on my sport” but he has would. “They think Kenya is sweeping REUTERS Babcock’s Leafs in overtime

NEW YORK: The Detroit Red Spieth storms up WGC leaderboard with superb 63 Wings defeated former coach Mike Babcock and his Toronto Maple Leafs for a second time this WGC-HSBC Champions SHANGHAI: World number two two players of the last three-ball 2013 winner here Dustin John- “I loved my shot into 15,” said season after Jakub Kindl scored Shanghai: Leading scores in the clubhouse Jordan Spieth fired the round of group finished in almost total son and China’s young Li Haotong the young Texan. “I hit just a laser an overtime winner in a 2-1 vic- after the third round of the World Golf the day, a flawless nine-under darkness after the 5:02pm (0902 who for the third day running six-iron right at it and it stuck.” tory for the visitors on Friday. Championships-HSBC Champions 63, to climb into contention at GMT) sunset time at Sheshan showed he could compete with the Meanwhile local 20-year-old The Red Wings won their third tournament at Sheshan International Golf the World Golf Championships- International Golf Club. cream of world golf by shooting a hero Li was off to an electrifying game in a row when defenceman Club, Shanghai, yesterday (par 72): HSBC Champions yesterday in The third member of the group, six-under 66. start for the third day running, Kindl decided the contest at 2:17 Shanghai. Scotland’s Russell Knox exercised Spieth, starting his third round pouring in four straight birdies of the extra session after the 200 Kevin Kisner (USA) 64-66-70 The 22-year-old American his right not to tee off on 18 in the 10 strokes behind Kisner, moved including putts of 20 and 25 feet Maple Leafs (2-8-3) had tied the 201 Dustin Johnson (USA) 65-71-65, Li had nine birdies and no bogeys to gloom and will have to come back into contention by collecting eight at the first and fourth before a game on a goal by Dion Phaneuf Haotong (CHN) 66-69-66 storm up the leaderboard from to complete his third round. birdies through 15 holes to move bogey at the fifth arrested his with 1:01 left in the third period. 203 Jordan Spieth (USA) 68-72-63, 27th to a share of fifth place, Overnight leader Kevin Kis- to 12-under par. charge. When Li holed another Detroit left winger Henrik Patrick Reed (USA) 65-70-68, Ross three shots behind leader Kevin ner saw his lead whittled to one He missed a 15-foot eagle putt 20-footer to birdie the long 603- Zetterberg scored his 300th Fisher (ENG) 69-69-65 Kisner. stroke after a 70 took him to at 18th for a 62, but still signed for yard eighth the roars could be career goal in the first period to 204 Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN) 64-74- Weather delays due to rain and 16-under par. a nine-under 63 and a 13-under heard all over the course. open the scoring. The Red Wings 66, Scott Hend (AUS) 68-69-67, thunder in the morning meant One shot behind are Knox, the total. Another long birdie putt at the (7-5-1), who were coached by Bab- Branden Grace (RSA) 63-71-70 Masters and US Open cham- 13th and a much shorter effort at cock for 10 years, won the first 205 Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 70-66-69, pion Spieth said it could have the 15th took him to a share of meeting of the season between the An Byeong-Hun (KOR) 69-68-68 been even better as he missed second at 15-under. teams 4-0 at Detroit on October 9. four shortish birdie putts that, Asked if he thought he could Babcock knew he was going to a 206 Marc Leishman (AUS) 69-72-65, had they all dropped, would have win in world-class company, Li team that was long-term project Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 72-68-66, seen the 22-year-old post a 59 -- said honestly: “I don’t think so. when he left Detroit for Toronto Sergio Garcia (ESP) 68-70-68, an almost mythical score achieved My goal is to finish top 10.” at the end of last season. Matthew Fiztpatrick (ENG) 68-69-69 only six times in PGA Tour his- Kisner had just 24 putts in his “I think our guys will tell you 207 Henrik Stenson (SWE) 69-72-66, tory. 66 on Friday, but little dropped that we’re doing lots of good Steven Bowditch (AUS) 64-75-68, “I missed four putts inside eight Saturday until he went the direct things,” Babcock said. James Morrison (ENG) 69-70-68, feet today and that’s not normal,” route and chipped in at 15. He fol- “We’ve got to find a way to win Hunter Mahan (USA) 68-68-71 Spieth said. lowed with a birdie at the short games. I like what we’ve done. I 208 Rickie Fowler (USA) 68-72-68, “So what could have been and par four 16th to grab the club- like how hard we’re competing. I Rory McIlroy (NIR) 68-72-68, Daniel what it was, both are special. I’m house lead. like how we’re executing. We gave Berger (USA) 68-71-69, Harris not going to complain about the Former world number one ourselves a chance to tonight.” English (USA) 67-71-70 round but I felt like the way I Rory McIlroy, hit by food poison- Maple Leafs goaltender James Selected: played could have been 10 or 11 ing earlier in the week, started Reimer made 22 saves, while Red (under) for sure.” the day level with Spieth but his Wings goalie Petr Mrazek stopped 209 Bubba Watson (USA) 68-73-68, Spieth said his best shot had 68 left the four-time major cham- 32 shots and was a big factor in Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 68-72-69 Jordan Spieth of the US catches a ball from his caddie on the second been his approach to set up a two- pion eight shots off the lead. the game. “They pushed hard 210 Louis Oosthuizen (RSA)68-69-73 green during the third round of the WGC-HSBC Champions golf tour- nament in Shanghai, China, yesterday. foot birdie putt at the long par- in the third and we didn’t do a 223 Adam Scott (AUS) 75-76-72 four 15th. REUTERS good enough job of getting the puck out of our own end. I don’t think we played nearly our best,” Red Wings first-year coach Jeff Blashill said. “I think we’re going to have to play much better as we continue on, but sometimes you have to find a way to get points Lakers nab first win of season, Raptors lose when you don’t play your best.” The Red Wings scored at 16:21 NEW YORK: Kobe Bryant and they had trimmed the deficit to NBA Results after dropping a 92-87 decision of the first period on a shot from the Los Angeles Lakers notched 98-95 when Nets point guard Jar- Orlando 92 Toronto 87 to the Orlando Magic. “We’ll just inside the Toronto blue line their first win of the NBA season rett Jack forced a turnover. Boston 118 Washington 98 learn from this,” All-Star guard by Zetterberg that hit Reimer’s on Friday, rallying for a 104-98 In-bounding the ball with a DeMar DeRozan promised after blocker and rolled into the net. LA Lakers 104 Brooklyn 98 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. chance to tie the game, the Nets the Magic ended the Raptors’ “I don’t know how it went in to Cleveland 108 Philadelphia 102 In a Brooklyn arena packed were called for a five-second vio- club-record season-opening win- be honest, I don’t think I shot it with Bryant fans, the Lakers lation. Bryant then drained four Milwaukee 99 NY Knicks 92 ning streak at five games. on net, I think it was going wide,” veteran shook off a slow start to free throws to rebuild the Lakers’ Indiana 90 Miami 87 “One game is not going to define Zetterberg said after claiming a score 18 points. lead as chants of “Kobe! Kobe!” Atlanta 121 New Orleans 115 us. But one game can teach you fourth goal of the season. Rookie point guard D’Angelo echoed around the arena. Detroit 100 Phoenix 92 things. You have to be prepared There were no goals in the sec- Russell had his most productive “It is great the fans appreci- Golden State 119 Denver 104 every night if you want to be a ond, although the Maple Leafs game yet with 16 points, guard ate him the way that they do and Houston 116 Sacramento 110 contender.” had two power plays and held an Jordan Clarkson also chipped in they’re showing their apprecia- DeRozan scored a game-high 8-3 advantage in shots on goal. 16 and the Lakers upped their tion,” Scott said. 23 points, including 20 in the sec- The Red Wings did not have a defensive intensity -- much to the Even Jack said he could under- had hoped to reverse their own ond half. But he missed a crucial power play until the third period satisfaction of coach Byron Scott. stand the admiration for a rival fortunes against the struggling free throw that could have tied when Maple Leafs center Nick “We were just much more player at the Nets’ home arena. Lakers. the game with 25 seconds to play. Spaling took a high-sticking pen- aggressive,” Scott said. “We “It’s a guy who’s a first ballot Instead they fell to 0-6 and When the Raptors regained alty after only six seconds. The played with much more sense of Hall of Famer,” he said of the remain in search of a first win of possession, he failed to get the Cleveland Cavaliers forward Maple Leafs killed off the penalty urgency.” crowd’s reaction to Bryant, who the season, along with the Phila- shot he wanted, and the Magic LeBron James (23) dunks and came back with a couple of The Nets trailed by as many could be heading into retirement delphia 76ers and New Orleans made four free throws in the during the second quarter of good chances of their own, includ- as 11 points in the fourth quarter after this, his 20th season. “We Pelicans. waning seconds to seal their first their NBA game against the ing one by right winger Joffrey and by nine with less than four understand what it is.” The Toronto Raptors vowed to home win of the season. Philadelphia 76ers at Quicken Lupul, who broke in alone but minutes to play. But the defeat was a bitter dis- come back stronger from their Loans Arena yesterday. could not beat Mrazek. And with 25.7 seconds to go appointment for the Nets -- who first defeat of the NBA season AFP AFP SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Shakib, Rahim Spinners shine as India draw first blood help Bangladesh Jadeja and Ashwin wreak havoc as hosts claim 108-run win to lead 4-match Test series win first ODI

MOHALI: India’s spinners tied Harmer (11) got together to put wicket that has proved to be a DHAKA: Shakib Al Hasan South Africa’s batsmen in knots on 42 for the seventh wicket. batsman’s nightmare. The gamble grabbed his maiden five-wicket to give the hosts a 108-run victory Seven batsmen failed to reach to open the batting with tailender haul and Mushfiqur Rahim hit in the bowler-dominated first double figures, leaving the top- Vernon Philander backfired when a fine century as Bangladesh Test in Mohali yesterday. ranked South Africans a lot to the fast bowler was leg-before to crushed Zimbabwe by 145 runs in Left-arm spinner Ravindra ponder ahead of the second Test Jadeja for one in the second over. the first One Day International in Jadeja grabbed five wickets and in the four-match series which Ashwin, who had taken five Dhaka yesterday. off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin starts in Bangalore on November wickets in the first innings, struck Rahim hit 107 off 109 balls to took three as the Proteas, set a 14. in the third over as Faf du Plessis help the hosts recover from a victory target of 218, were shot Earlier, South African spinners edged an easy catch to Ajinkya shaky start to post 273-9 before out for 109 after tea on the third Harmer and Imran Tahir claimed Rahane in the slips. Shakib’s 5-47 restricted Zimba- day. four wickets each to rip through From 9-2, the Proteas became bwe to a paltry 128 in 36.1 overs Both bowlers finished with India’s batting in the morning 32-4 as Jadeja bowled skipper on a slow wicket at the Sher-e- eight wickets in the low-scoring session. Hashim Amla for no score and Bangla National Stadium. match played on a dusty, dry pitch India, who started the third day star batsman AB de Villiers (16) Set a daunting target, Zimba- at the IS Bindra Stadium, with at 125-2 in their second innings, also found his stumps shattered bwe were never up to the task the Indian spinners claiming 19 moved to 161-2 before a batting by leg-spinner Amit Mishra. after Shakib claimed three wick- of the 20 South African scalps. meltdown saw them lose their last The wickets continued to ets in his opening spell to leave the The Proteas were reduced to eight wickets for 39 runs. tumble as opener Dean Elgar (16) visitors struggling at 65-4 in the 60-6 before Stiaan van Zyl, who South Africa fared worse when top-edged an intended pull off match. Skipper Elton Chigum- top-scored with 36, and Simon they batted a second time on a seamer Varun Aaron and spooned bura made 41 runs, the most of an easy catch to Indian captain any Zimbabwean, before he was Scoreboard Virat Kohli at mid-on. the ninth batsman dismissed In the morning, the loss of three having been judged leg-before to India (I innings): ...... 201 bada 12-7-19-0; van Zyl 4-1-5-1. top-order batsmen in the space Nasir Hossain. South Africa (I innings): ...... 184 South Africa (II innings): of three runs triggered India’s Zimbabwe’s last man Rich- India (II innings): D Elgar c Kohli b Aaron ...... 16 collapse even though the Proteas mond Mutumbami was unable to M Vijay c (sub-Bavuma) b Tahir ...... 47 V Philander lbw Jadeja ...... 1 fielded without their injured pace bat after he hurt his ankle while S Dhawan c de Villiers b Philander ...... 0 F du Plessis c Rahane b Ashwin ...... 1 spearhead Dale Steyn. wicket-keeping in the opening C Pujara c Amla b Tahir ...... 77 H Amla b Jadeja ...... 0 The overnight pair of innings of the game. V Kohli c Vilas b van Zyl ...... 29 A B de Villiers b Mishra ...... 16 Cheteshwar Pujara and Kohli India’s Ravindra Jadeja (left) celebrates with Shikhar Dhawan after Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee A Rahane c (sub-Bavuma) b Harmer ...... 2 S van Zyl c Rahane b Ashwin ...... 36 batted through the first hour to dismissing South Africa’s Dane Vilas (not pictured) during the third day Mortaza claimed 2-13 as the home W Saha c Vilas b Tahir ...... 20 D Vilas b Jadeja ...... 7 take their third wicket stand to of their first Test in Mohali, yesterday. side took a 1-0 lead in the three- R Jadeja lbw Harmer ...... 8 S Harmer c Rahane b Jadeja ...... 11 66 runs. match series. Sabbir Rahman ear- A Mishra c du Plessis b Harmer ...... 2 D Steyn c Vijay b Ashwin ...... 2 Medium-pacer van Zyl, the lier made 57 off 58 balls to provide R Ashwin c Amla b Tahir ...... 3 K Rabada (not out) ...... 1 sixth bowler summoned by Amla, Rahane was caught smartly at the slips off the last ball before support to Rahim, who hit nine U Yadav b Harmer ...... 1 Imran Tahir lbw Jadeja ...... 4 broke the threatening partnership short-leg by substitute fielder lunch and then terminated the fours and a six in his fourth ODI V Aaron (not out) ...... 1 Extras (B-8, LB-5, W-1) ...... 14 soon after the drinks interval by Temba Bavuma off Harmer. innings after the break by having century. The pair added 119 runs Extras (B-9, LB-1) ...... 10 Total (all out) ...... 109 having Kohli caught behind for 29. The off-spinner earned two Wriddhiman Saha caught behind in their fifth wicket partnership Total (all out) ...... 200 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-9, 3-10, 4-32, 5-45, Pujara himself fell two overs more quick wickets to reduce for 20. after Zimbabwe reduced Bangla- Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-95, 3-161, 4-164, 6-60, 7-102, 8-102, 9-105, 10-109. later for 77, edging leg-spinner India to 182-7 as he trapped The tourists took the field desh to 123-4 at one stage. 5-164, 6-178, 7-182, 8-185, 9-188, 10-200. Bowling: Ashwin 14-5-39-3; Jadeja 11.5-4- Tahir’s first delivery to Amla in Jadeja leg-before for eight and had without Steyn, who was sidelined The second match of the series Bowling: Philander 12-3-23-1; Harmer 24-5- 21-5; Mishra 8-0-26-1; Aaron 3-0-3-1 (w1); the slips. Amit Mishra caught at backward for the entire innings due to a will be held at the same ground 61-4; Elgar 7-1-34-0; Tahir 16.3-1-48-4; Ra- Yadav 3-0-7-0. South Africa gained another square-leg for two. groin strain. tomorrow. wicket in the next over when Tahir had Ashwin caught in AFP AFP

Scoreboard Warner, Burns pound Kiwis in Brisbane BANGLADESH Tamim Iqbal c Jongwe b Raza ...... 40 BRISBANE: Joe Burns smashed Scoreboard The Australians earlier dis- Liton Das c Cremer b Jongwe ...... 0 two sixes to reach his maiden Test missed the Black Caps for 317 Mahumdullah b Panyangara ...... 9 century and David Warner joined Australia (I innings): ...... 556-4 decl Bowling: Starc 17.2-4-57-4 (2nb; 1w); John- with Williamson the last man Mushfiqur Rahim (run out) ...... 107 illustrious company with back-to- New Zealand (I innings): son 21-3-105-3 (1nb); Hazlewood 21-5-70-1 out, caught behind, giving Mitch- Shakib Al Hasan st Mutumbami b Raza .....16 back tons as Australia amassed M Guptill c Warner b Hazlewood ...... 23 (1nb); Lyon 17-3-46-1; Marsh 5-0-32-1 (3nb); ell Starc his fourth wicket of the Sabbir Rahman (run out) ...... 57 a huge lead over New Zealand in T Latham c Lyon b Starc ...... 47 Voges 1-0-3-0. match. He was congratulated by Nasir Hossain c Chibhabha b Muzarabani ....0 the first Gabba Test yesterday. K Williamson c Nevill b Starc ...... 140 Australia (II innings): the Australian players as he left Mashrafe Mortaza c Jongwe b Muzarabani 14 Burns, playing in only his third the field after his 178-ball knock R Taylor c Smith b Johnson ...... 0 J Burns c Taylor b Craig ...... 129 Arafat Sunny (run out) ...... 15 Test match but his first as opener, speckled with 24 fours. B McCullum c Voges b Johnson ...... 6 D Warner c Boult b Craig ...... 116 Al-Amin Hossain (not out) ...... 0 blasted spinner Mark Craig for It was Williamson’s 11th Test J Neesham b Starc ...... 3 U Khawaja (batting) ...... 9 Extras (LB-2, W-12, NB-1) ...... 15 two sixes over long off to race century and one of his best after B J Watling c Nevill b Johnson ...... 32 S Smith c Williamson b Boult ...... 1 Total (for 9 wkts in 50 overs) ...... 273 from 88 to 100 in just three balls. centuries against Sri Lanka, Paki- M Craig c Marsh b Lyon ...... 24 M Marsh c McCullum b Craig ...... 2 Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-30, 3-100, 4-123, When bad light stopped play stan, West Indies, England, India, D Bracewell b Marsh ...... 16 A Voges (batting) ...... 1 5-242, 6-243, 7-243, 8-264, 9-273. on the third day, Australia had T Southee b Starc ...... 14 Extras (LB-1, W-1, NB-4) ...... 6 Bangladesh and South Africa Bowling: Panyangara 10-0-38-1 (w1); Jong- stretched their overall lead to T Boult (not out) ...... 0 Total (for 4 wkts) ...... 264 in his five years of playing Test we 8-1-45-1(w2, nb1); Muzarabani 10-0-64- 503 runs at 264 for four and an Extras (LB-4, W-1, NB-7) ...... 12 Fall of wickets: 1-237, 2-254, 3-258, 4-263. cricket. 2 (w2); Cremer 10-0-45-0 (w1); Williams overnight declaration imminent. Total (all out) ...... 317 Bowling: Boult 8-0-61-1; Bracewell 11-1-63- “I always think that when you 5-0-32-0 (w6); Raza 7-0-47-2. First-innings centurion Usman Fall of wickets: 1-56, 2-102, 3-105, 4-114, 0(4nb); Neesham 9-0-61-0 (1w); Craig 14-0- score, or you make a contribution ZIMBABWE Khawaja was not out nine with 5-118, 6-185, 7-231, 8-273, 9-310, 10-317. 78-3. to a strong team performance, Adam Voges on one. that has the most satisfaction,” C Chibhabha c Liton b Shakib ...... 9 Burns, who belted 129 off 123 Williamson said. L Jongwe c Rahim b Al-Amin ...... 39 balls with 14 fours and four sixes, It was only the third time that innings.” It was remarkable scor- “It always has a lot more satis- C Ervine c Nasir b Shakib ...... 2 thrilled his home Queensland a batsman has scored a Test cen- ing by Test rookie Burns and even faction behind it when you’re in S Williams b Shakib ...... 8 crowd with some prodigious hit- tury in both innings on three sep- relegated the usually rapid-scor- a strong position in terms of the E Chigumbura lbw Nasir ...... 41 ting to reach his first Test ton arate occasions along with Test ing Warner to a supporting role game but that’s not there at the S Raza c Rahim b Mortaza ...... 3 after three consecutive Test half- greats Ricky Ponting and Sunil against the under-strength Kiwi moment. We’ve got a tough chal- Waller c Nasir b Mortaza ...... 1 centuries. Gavaskar. bowling attack, which was minus lenge on our hands.” G Cremer lbw b Shakib ...... 15 “The plan was to hit six singles It was also the first time any pace spearhead Tim Southee, off The 25-year-old right-hander T Panyangara b Shakib ...... 5 but I just kind of blacked out a opening pair had compiled 150- the field with a back injury. also became only the fourth Kiwi T Muzarabani (not out) ...... 0 bit and swung as hard as I could run plus partnerships in each It was the fourth century of to score a Test hundred at the R Mutumbami (absent hurt) and luckily got it over the rope,” innings of a Test match. the Test after Warner (163) and Gabba along with John Reid, Extras (LB-1, W-4) ...... 5 Burns said. “When you’re on top in the Khawaja (174) in Australia’s first Martin Crowe and Jacob Oram, Total (all out in 36.1 overs) ...... 128 “I can’t think of a better place first innings you get to go out like innings and Kane Williamson’s with his 140 marking the second Fall of wickets: 1-40, 2-48, 3-54, 4-65, to do it than at the Gabba in front today and play the way you want defiant 140 in New Zealand’s highest score by a New Zealander 5-79, 6-83, 7-120, 8-128, 9-128. Australian batsman Joe Burns of friends and family.” to play, with all the confidence in innings. at the ground behind Crowe’s 188. Bowling: Mustafizur 6-0-27-0 (w2); Sunny celebrates his maiden Test cen- Warner dashed to his second the world,” Warner said. Skipper Steve Smith was given Williamson played a lone hand 7-2-19-0; Shakib 10-0-47-5 (w1); Al-Amin tury, during the first Test against century of the match and 14th “You get that opportunity to out for one to a close-to-the- for the Black Caps as wickets top- 5-0-15-1 (w1); Mortaza 6-0-13-2; Nasir 2.1- New Zealand in Brisbane overall with 116 before he gave his go back to back. That’s some- ground catch by Williamson off pled around him on the third day. 0-6-1. yesterday. wicket away with a switch hit to thing special, as a pair as well, a Trent Boult that needed a lengthy the deep off spinner Mark Craig. century-run partnership in both umpire’s review. AFP Kohli irked by ‘unnecessary Aggression my forte, says Pakistan’s Shah hype’ over Mohali pitch DUBAI: Pakistan’s fast-rising “There are many things I have leg-spinner Yasir Shah yesterday learnt from Warne but I need to MOHALI: India captain Virat Kohli (pictured) resented the “unnec- vowed to keep his aggressive style take some time and practice but essary hype” around the Mohali pitch after his team beat South Africa intact after spinning Pakistan to I will make sure that I won’t get inside three days in a spin-dominated first Test yesterday. a 2-0 series win over England this distracted and keep my natural Eighteen wickets tumbled on an eventful third day of a low-scoring week. style.” match with spinners from both sides wreaking havoc on a spiteful Shah captured seven wickets to Shah said he was disappointed wicket. Chasing 218 for win, South Africa were help Pakistan win the third and to miss the drawn first Test shot out for 109, with the Indian spinners claim- final Test in Sharjah on Thurs- against England in Abu Dhabi ing nine of the 10 second-innings wickets. Kohli day – taking 15 wickets in two with a back injury. He hopes his insisted, however, that the track was anything matches to grab the man of the wicket tally keeps on increas- but unplayable. “There is no need to unneces- series award. ing with the four-match one-day sarily hype up the wicket,” the 27-year-old told The stockily built bowler from series set to begin on November reporters. “As (off-spinner Ravichandran) Ash- Pakistan’s northwest province of 11. win said yesterday, we’ve never seen any hype Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been “The pitches in Sri Lanka were around the wicket whenever we tour abroad. It the linchpin of the team’s attack good giving much bounce but here should not be here as well.” since Saeed Ajmal was sidelined in UAE pitches are slow and I was Kohli admitted bowlers dominated the contest for a suspect bowling action last getting much kick on the surface but said not a single dismissal was caused by year. Pakistan’s Yasir Shah celebrates after taking the wicket of England’s Joe but still I tried my best to bring any delivery which reared up awkwardly from a track sporting several He took 12 wickets to help Root (not pictured) during their third Test in Sharjah, UAE on Thursday. out whatever I got,” he added. cracks and offering big turn from day one. Pakistan win 2-0 against Aus- “The only difference is that I “I don’t think there was any demons in the wicket. The ball didn’t tralia in the United Arab Emir- missed the Abu Dhabi Test so the turn square at any stage. It was the batsman who had to apply more.” ates last year – their first series trol and ended up bowling short the nets before the decisive Shar- wickets could have been more.” His counterpart Hashim Amla felt 218 was a stiff target for his team win over the Aussies in 20 years. and loose. So I try to attack but I jah Test. Shah has been named in the but blamed the Proteas batsmen for throwing away their wickets. “I am by nature aggressive and am trying hard to be patient but “I am presently focusing on one-day squad to face England, “150-160 would have been a pretty fair challenge on a deteriorating attacking in my bowling,” he said. being attacking is my strength.” my strength and want to keep it with the first match to be played wicket like this. But at the same time, there were some soft dismissals “I need rhythm and it comes with Shah said he learnt a lot from simple. I just want to make sure in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. during the chase,” Amla said. being aggressive in my stride. former Australian great Shane that I keep my head up and hit my REUTERS “When I got slow I lost con- Warne, who visited Pakistan in target bowling wicket to wicket. AFP SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Venus reaches final in Zhuhai Murray races into Paris final HONG KONG: Top seed Venus The victory will also have been Williams stormed past US Open cheered by Williams’ younger sis- finalist Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-2 ter Serena, whose shock defeat to Scot overpowers veteran Spaniard Ferrer 6-4, 6-3 in the semi-final in the WTA Elite Trophy semis Vinci in the US Open semis halted yesterday in an ominous display her bid for a rare calendar-year PARIS: Andy Murray defeated series final of the year, having won as she seeks her third title of the Grand Slam. David Ferrer 6-4, 6-3 yesterday to in Madrid and Montreal. year. Williams also beat Vinci in reach the Paris Masters final for It was his most comprehensive The seven-time Grand Slam- the semi-finals en route to her the first time in his career. win over Ferrer since a 6-2, 6-3 winner did not hang around at 47th career title at last month’s The Scot blew hot and cold in win in Tokyo in 2011 and moved the purpose-built arena in Zhu- Wuhan Open, in what has been a a roller-coaster of a match, but him 11-6 clear in their head-to- hai, southern China with six fruitful end-of-year swing for the in the end he had too much fire- heads. breaks of serve as she wrapped it veteran. Today’s final will be the power for the veteran Spaniard, “It’s been a good year. I think up in 65 minutes. first career meeting between 11th- a winner in Paris in 2012. most of the Masters events I In today’s final, Williams will ranked Williams and Pliskova, “There were periods of the played a pretty high level,” he said face Czech third seed Karolina the 23-year-old world number 13 match that were a little bit physi- of his season so far. Pliskova, who beat Ukraine’s who won her fourth career title cal, but I did feel like I dictated a “There are a few matches I feel Elina Svitoloina 6-3, 6-1 to reach in Prague this year. lot of the points and I finished a I could have done a bit better. But, her sixth final of the year. Williams has not collected three lot of points up at the net and was you know, for the most part it’s Earlier Williams, 35, who is titles in a season since 2008, the able to shorten enough points to been very good. resurgent after a long battle with year she last won a Grand Slam not make it too tiring,” said Mur- “This is a tournament I’ve auto-immune disease Sjogren’s tournament when she triumphed ray, who had some back pain after struggled at in the past. It’s nice Syndrome, collected her 40th for a fifth time at Wimbledon. his tough quarter-final win over to come here, put a few good wins main draw win of the season -- Richard Gasquet. together, and I think a few very her highest tally since 2008. AFP “So, you know, I feel pretty good performances, as well.” good. My legs feel fine.” Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic Murray, whose end-of-season beat Tomas Berdych 7-6 (3), 7-6 priority remains the Davis Cup (8) in the quarter-finals of the Britain’s Andy Murray (left) shakes hands with Spain’s David Ferrer after final against Belgium in three Paris Masters on Friday night to winning the semi-final at the ATP World Tour Paris Masters 1000 indoor Elina Svitolina weeks time, opened the stronger, claim his 20th consecutive win tennis tournament in Paris yesterday. of Ukraine in but Ferrer erased an early break and stay on course for an unprec- action against to level at 4-4. edented third title in a row at the Karolina Pliskova The 28-year-old Scot then won event. Both players conceded only (8) 7-6 (7). the first man to win six Masters of the Czech eight successive points to lead 5-4 one break point as all games went A day after his serve was less titles in a season, now has a 20-2 Republic during and then serve out comfortably to to serve and the world number than perfect against Gilles Simon, win-loss record against Berdych their semi-final take the opening set. one prevailed on his second match Djokovic was extremely accurate who has been beaten in all their at the WTA Elite Ferrer broke first in the sec- point to set up a mouthwatering with his delivery and played bet- 16 matches on a hard court. It was Trophy in Zhuhai, ond set to lead 3-1, but Murray semi-final meeting with fourth ter on the key points to see off Djokovic’s 650th career win, the yesterday. promptly stepped up a gear to seed Stan Wawrinka after the Czech Berdych, the 2005 cham- first he clinched without break- pocket the next five games and Swiss downed 14-times grand pion. ing serve. clinch his fourth Masters 1000 slam champion Rafa Nadal 7-6 The Serb, looking to become AGENCIES

Valencia Grand Prix: Lorenzo claims pole in record time Sri Lanka beat West Indies to VA LENCI A: Jorge Lorenzo QUALIFICATION RESULTS up being my best lap,” he said. stormed to pole position in a cir- “It could have been even bet- cuit record time for today’s deci- 1. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 1:30.011 ter, but looking at Jorge’s time, pocket series sive Valencia Grand Prix to boost 2. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda 1:30.499 I’m not sure it could have been his chances of claiming a third 3. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 1:30.516 that much better,” he said. PALLEKELE: An unbeaten cen- MotoGP world championship. 4. Aleix Espargaro (Spain) Suzuki 1:30.917 All eyes will be on whether tury by Marlon Samuels went in Lorenzo smashed defending 5. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Honda 1:30.948 Marquez is able to pursue vain as Sri Lanka defeated the world champion Marc Marquez’s Lorenzo after his controversial West Indies by 19 runs yesterday 6. Bradley Smith (Britain) Yamaha 1:31.012 previous track record by over two clash with Rossi a fortnight ago. to sweep the three-match One tenths of a second to claim his 7. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Ducati 1:31.056 The bad blood between the Day International series 3-0. fifth pole of the season in 1min 8. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Yamaha 1:31.080 two started when Rossi accused Set a revised Duckworth-Lewis 30.011sec. 9. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati 1:31.245 Marquez of conspiring against target of 190 off 36 overs after Marquez and his Honda team- 10. Danilo Petrucci (Italy) Ducati 1:31.292 him to help Lorenzo land the a rain interruption, the hosts mate Dani Pedrosa complete the title at the Australian Grand were 180-5 from 32.3 overs when front row with championship Prix last month. it started drizzling again and leader Valentino Rossi forced to ing lap as the best of his career as Rossi then said Marquez had umpires decided to call off play start from the back of the grid he attempts to add to the titles he “made me lose the champion- with three overs remaining. as punishment for kicking Mar- won in 2010 and 2012. ship” when he was slapped with The in-form Kusal Perera gave quez off his bike at the Malaysian “Without doubt the best lap of starting from the back of the the hosts a flying start, hitting a Grand Prix two weeks ago. my life,” he said. grid after their clash in Sepang. quick-fire 50 off 47 balls before However, despite not needing “I could try to repeat it 20, 25, However, Marquez insisted he useful knocks by the middle order to register a qualifying time, Rossi or 30 times and it wouldn’t go so will be going for his sixth race batsmen ensured a comfortable still endured a tough session as he well. It was perfect. victory of the season today. victory in the end. The teams came flying off his bike into the “I am very happy, above all “We have had a good Sat- next play two Twenty20 games, gravel track. because it puts us in a good posi- urday overall in terms of the with the first match scheduled Thankfully, the nine-time world tion for tomorrow. It is important rhythm and number of laps we for tomorrow. Earlier, Samuels champion was able to walk away to make a good start and try to have done,” he said. smashed an unbeaten 110 to guide from the crash as he prepares for get away from the Hondas.” “We will try to be attentive to the West Indies to a competitive an assault on a record-equalling Marquez had posted the best Jorge so that he doesn’t escape 206-9. eighth title in the premier cat- time of the weekend on his first and then we can fight for the Samuels, 34, anchored the egory of motorcycling. qualifying lap despite, by his own win towards the end of the innings with his 95-ball knock, Lorenzo trails Rossi by just admission, committing a minor race.” hitting one six and 15 fours in the seven points in the championship error. Rossi has the unenviable task day-night game. standings meaning the Italian will However, he acknowledged that of hauling himself through the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo (left) rides ahead The visitors, who lost the first need to finish second to deny his it would have been hard to deny field and then hoping for a slip Repsol Honda Team’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez during the MotoGP two ODIs, were off to a disastrous Yahama team-mate if Lorenzo Lorenzo even with a perfect lap. from Lorenzo or that the Hon- qualifying session on the eve of the Valencia Grand Prix at Ricardo Tormo start after being put in to bat at wins the race. “With the first tyres I made das do him a favour. racetrack in Cheste, near Valencia yesterday. the Pallekele Stadium. Sri Lanka And Lorenzo hailed his qualify- an error, even though it ended AFP had swept the preceding Test series 2-0. AFP Qatar Endurance Cup Scoreboard SA move All Blacks tie to Durban WEST INDIES J Charles c Dilshan b Malinga ...... 4 A Fletcher lbw Lakmal ...... 6 JOHANNESBURG: South J Blackwood c Dilshan b Malinga ...... 2 Africa will face world champions D Bravo b Lakmal ...... 4 New Zealand in coastal city Dur- M Samuels (not out) ...... 110 ban next October in the Rugby D Ramdin c Perera b Chameera ...... 4 Championship after four seasons J Carter c Perera b Mendis ...... 6 of hosting their greatest rivals on J Holder c Perera b Chameera ...... 19 the Highveld. C Brathwaite lbw Mendis ...... 18 New Zealand regained the S Narine c Chandimal b Mathews ...... 9 world title and became the first three-time winners of the global R Rampaul (not out) ...... 2 rugby showpiece last Saturday Extras (LB-5, W-17) ...... 22 with a 34-17 final triumph over Total (for 9 wkts in 36 overs) ...... 206 Australia at Twickenham in the Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-12, 3-16, 4-18, 5-52, final. South Africa overcame 6-84, 7-109, 8-164, 9-195. Argentina 24-13 the previous Bowling: Malinga 7-0-43-2; Lakmal 7-0-40- day to finish third after another 2 (3w); Chameera 7-0-39-2 (3w); Siriwardana Prize winners after the Qatar Endurance Cup held yesterday at all-southern hemisphere clash in 5-0-17-0; Mendis 8-0-51-2 (3w); Mathews Endurance Village, Sealine, Mesaieed. The event was organised by the event. 2-0-11-1. Qatar Endurance Committee. The event included three rides, 100km Announcing the Springboks’ SRI LANKA FEI* for juniors and seniors and 80 and 40km novice rides. 2016 home schedule, national K Perera c Blackwood b Rampaul ...... 50 rugby body Saru said the match T Dilshan c Carter b C Brathwaite ...... 21 against the All Blacks would be L Thirimanne c Samuels b Holder ...... 21 staged at Kings Park on October D Chandimal c Ramdin b Carter ...... 23 8. Dismissing a belief that the A Mathews (not out) ...... 27 1,750-metre (6,000-feet) Highveld New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team player Ma’a Nonu (right) waves to M Siriwardana c Ramdin b Holder ...... 17 altitude would give South Africa fans during a parade by the team through the central business district S Jayasuriya (not out) ...... 11 an advantage, New Zealand won of Wellington on Friday to celebrate their Rugby World Cup win. Extras (LB-3, NB-1, W-6) ...... 10 in Soweto and twice in Johannes- Total (for 5 wkts in 32.3 overs) ...... 180 Fall of wickets: 1-40, 2-95, 3-103, 4-134, burg during the past four seasons. will prepare for the six-round FIXTURES 5-161. A monster, last-minute Patrick Rugby Championship, which also June 11: Ireland, Cape Town; June 18: Ireland, Bowling: R Rampaul 5-0-34-1(nb-1, w-2); S Lambie penalty gave the Spring- includes Australia and Argentina, Johannesburg; June 25: Ireland, Port Elizabeth. boks a two-point victory in by playing three Tests against Narine 7.3-1-24-0; J Holder 7-0-44-2; C Rugby Championship another southern hemisphere European champions Ireland next Brathwaite 7-0-40-1(w-3); J Blackwood 3-0- Aug 20: Argentina, Nelspruit; Oct 1: Australia, championship match at Ellis Park June. 16-0; J Carter 3-0-19-1(w-1). Pretoria; Oct 8: New Zealand, Durban. in Johannesburg. South Africa AFP SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

IAAF scandal Stoke add to Chelsea misery ‘worse than Lingard lifts Manchester United to 2-0 win over West Brom in EPL FIFA’, says

LONDON: Marko Arnautovic very defensive team,” Van Gaal report author returned to haunt Jose Mour- told the BBC. inho with a spectacular winner “You need patience. In the sec- LONDON: The scale of doping as Stoke City sank Chelsea 1-0 ond half West Brom are more corruption and money-launder- yesterday to plunge the Premier tired and the chances come.” ing within athletics dwarfs the League champions’ manager’s At the King Power Stadium, financial scandals engulfing FIFA, future into doubt. Jamie Vardy scored for the ninth according to the author of a new Mourinho dubbed Arnautovic league game running as Leicester wide-ranging report into track “unmanageable” during their time sank Watford to continue their President of the Qatar Shooting and field backed by the World at Inter Milan, but the Austria fine start to the season. and Archery Association (QSAA) Anti-Doping Agency. forward may have had the last A howler from Heurelho Gomes Mohammed bin Ali Al Ghanem An independent commission laugh with an acrobatic 53rd- saw the Watford goalkeeper allow Al Muadeed during a meeting of set up by WADA is due to publish minute volley at the Britannia N’Golo Kante’s toe-poke to trickle the Asian Archery Federation in its findings on Monday and report Stadium. through his fingers in the 52nd Kuwait on Friday. co-author Richard McLaren told It condemned Chelsea to a minute. Gomes then fouled Vardy the BBC: “This is going to be a third straight league defeat, their inside the box and the England real game-changer for sport.” seventh in total, and left them in forward netted the ensuing spot- Whereas the scandal involving 16th place in the table, height- kick after regular penalty-taker FIFA, football’s global governing ening the risk that Mourinho, Riyad Mahrez stood aside. Troy Qatar to host body, revolves around corruption absent from the game due to a Deeney replied from the spot for allegations involved in the award- stadium ban, will be sacked. Watford. It made Vardy the first 2019 Asian ing of World Cups, McLaren -- an Handed a one-game stadium Stoke City’s Austrian striker Marko Arnautovic (left) shoots to score the English player to score in nine international sports lawyer -- said ban for berating referee Jon Moss opening goal of the English Premier League match against Chelsea at successive Premier League games Archery the issues confronting athletics at half-time of his side’s recent the Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England, yesterday. and left him within one game of were even more serious as they defeat at West Ham United, former United striker Ruud van involved claims that actual results Mourinho watched the match Nistelrooy’s record. Championship had been manipulated. at a nearby hotel and with the Chelsea’s fans, at least, continue Manchester United goal inspired West Ham United failed to “You potentially have a bunch international break due to begin, to believe in the club’s most suc- his side to a 2-0 win over West make ground on the leaders after KUWAIT: Qatar won rights to of old men who put a whole lot of he may not be given a chance to cessful manager and showed their Bromwich Albion that left Louis a 1-1 draw at home to Everton, host the Asian Archery Cham- extra money in their pockets -- return to the dug-out. support by donning Mourinho van Gaal’s team a point shy of the who levelled through Romelu pionships 2019, a qualifier for the through extortion and bribes - but masks and chanting his name. league summit. Lukaku after Manuel Lanzini had 2020 Olympics. The announce- also caused significant changes to In continuity with their mid- United had ended a 404-minute put the hosts ahead with a fine, ment was made on Friday during actual results and final standings ENGLISH PREMIER week win over Dynamo Kiev, goal drought against CSKA bending effort on the half-hour. a meeting of the Asian Archery of international athletics com- LEAGUE Chelsea produced a lively first- Moscow in mid-week, but they Newcastle United climbed out Federation chaired by Sheikh Sal- petitions.” McLaren’s comments London: English Premier League results half display and went close when laboured again until Lingard of the relegation zone at Bourne- man Sabah Al Hamoud Al Sabah. came at the end of a turbulent yesterday: Diego Costa forced Stoke goal- broke the deadlock by coolly curl- mouth’s expense after a a 27th- Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al week for the International Asso- keeper Jack Butland to save with ing home from outside the box in minute Ayoze Perez strike and a Khalifa was elected as president ciation of Athletics Federations, Bournemouth 0 Newcastle 1 (Perez 27) his legs. the 52nd minute at Old Trafford. string of saves by goalkeeper Rob of the Asian Archery Federa- track and field’s global governing Leicester 2 (Kante 52, Vardy 65-pen) But they fell behind eight min- Juan Mata added a stoppage- Elliot earned them a smash-and- tion and President of the Qatar body, which cancelled its annual Watford 1 (Deeney 75-pen) utes into the second half when time penalty after Gareth McAu- grab 1-0 win at Dean Court. Shooting and Archery Association awards gala on Friday. Manchester United 2 (Lingard 52, Mata 90- Chelsea old boy Glen Johnson’s ley had been sent off for chopping Sunderland remain in the bot- (QSAA) Mohammed bin Ali Al “Given the cloud that hangs pen) West Brom 0 right-wing cross was inadvert- down the fleeing Anthony Mar- tom three, four points from safety, Ghanem Al Muadeed was chosen over our association this is clearly Norwich 1 (Howson 70) Swansea 0 ently helped on by Jon Walters tial. after losing 1-0 at home to South- as Vice-President. not the time for the global ath- Sunderland 0 Southampton 1 to Arnautovic, who volleyed in Van Gaal’s side remain fourth, ampton, who prevailed courtesy Al Muadeed congratulated letics family to be gathering in (Tadic 69-pen) superbly at the far post. but they are now just a point of Dusan Tadic’s 69th-minute Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Kha- celebration of our sport,” IAAF West Ham 1 (Lanzini 30) Pedro Rodriguez hit the post below co-leaders Manchester penalty. But Norwich City pulled lifa on his win and wished him president Sebastian Coe said in Everton 1 (Lukaku 43) and Eden Hazard put a shot City and Arsenal, both of whom away from danger, climbing above well on his mission. On Qatar’s a bluntly-worded statement that Stoke 1 (Arnautovic 53) Chelsea 0 inches wide as Chelsea pushed for play on Sunday, and third-place Chelsea and Newcastle after hosting of the competition, the also promised tougher financial a leveller, while Loic Remy hur- Leicester City, who won 2-1 at Jonny Howson’s 70th-minute QSSA President said that it is an controls. The IAAF also opened Playing Today dled Butland late on, but in trying home to Watford. tap-in gave Alex Neil’s men a 1-0 good opportunity for Qatari youth disciplinary proceedings against Arsenal vs Tottenham (1600 GMT), Aston to stay on his feet he lost balance “Everybody knows who has home win over over Swansea City. to excel at the championship 2019. the son of former president Lam- Villa vs Manchester City (1330 GMT), and shot off-target. played football that the most dif- ine Diack and three others. Liverpool vs Crystal Palace (1600 GMT) Elsewhere, Jesse Lingard’s first ficult way to score is against a AFP THE PENINSULA AFP

Ibra scores twice Qatar’s Tamimi books in PSG big victory place in quarter-finals PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Paris Saint-Ger- FRENCH LIGUE 1 main extended their huge lead at Paris Saint-Germain 5 (Di Maria 6, DOHA: Third seed Abdullah Al QATAR CIRCUIT Ibrahimovic 18, 75, Lucas Moura 66, the top of Ligue 1 by destroying a Tamimi moved into the quarter- TODAY’S MATCHES Lavezzi 78) Toulouse 0 hapless Toulouse 5-0 at the Parc finals of the Qatar Circuit Squash (1) Jens Schoor [1] vs (6) Nathan Lake, des Princes yesterday. Today’s Matches Championship with an fighting 5.00pm; (8) Ammar Altamimi vs (4) Lance Frustrated by their inability Marseille vs Nice (1600 GMT), Lyon vs win over Iker Pajares Bernabeu. Beddoes, 5:50; (3) Abdullah Mohd Al Tamimi to put the ball in the net in a Saint-Etienne, Bordeaux vs Monaco (both Playing on the Glasscourt of vs (7)Mazen Gamal, 6:40 pm; (5) Joel Makin Champions League defeat to Real 2000 GMT) Khalifa International Tennis vs (2) Mohamed Reda, 7.30pm Madrid in midweek, PSG saw Played on Friday and Squash Complex, Tamimi, Round of 16 Angel Di Maria open the scor- Angers 0 Rennes 2 who leads Qatar’s challenge at Jens Schoor [1] bt Edmon Lopez Moller 11-8, 11-8, 11-2; Nathan Lake [6] bt Matias Tuomi ing on their return to domestic (Doucoure 4, Fernandes 61) the championship took nearly an duty before Ibrahimovic got a hour to register a 11-4, 10-12, 11-4, 11-4, 11-1, 11-2; Ammar Altamimi [8] bt brace either side of a Lucas goal. 11-13, 11-4 win over his Spanish Abdulrahman Al Malki 7-11, 11-6, 11-8 11-3; Lance Beddoes [4] bt Hesham Mohamed Ezequiel Lavezzi completed the evaded everyone on its way into opponent. Aly 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8; Abdulla Mohd Al rout. the net. Valencia’s forward Paco Alcacer (left) and Celta Vigo’s Danish defender The promising Qatari player Tamimi [3] bt Iker Pajares Bernabeu 11-4, The win saw the reigning The hosts continued to create Daniel Wass react during the Spanish league football match at the takes on Mazen Gamal in the 10-12, 11-4, 11-13, 11-4; Mazen Gamal [7] bt French champions continue their openings but their second goal in Balaidos Stadium in Vigo yesterday. Valencia won the match 5-1. quarter-finals today. Robert Downer 10-12, 11-3, 11-4, 15-13; Joel unbeaten start to the domestic the 18th minute was something of The Egyptian, rallied after los- Makin [5] bt Manuel Wanner 11-0, 12-10, 11- season as they made it seven a gift from the Toulouse defence ing the first game to pocket the 1; Mohamed Reda [2] bt Bernat Jaume 10-12, league victories in a row. as on-loan Monaco man Marcel next three games on way to a 11-9, 11-4, 11-7 The campaign is only 13 games Tisserand inexplicably headed the 10-12, 11-3, 11-4, 15-13 win over Qualifying rounds results old but they are already 13 points ball back across his own six-yard Valencia stick five Robert Downer of England. Dani Pascual [7] bt Sandeep Ramachandran ahead of Lyon and Saint-Etienne box to leave Ibrahimovic a simple Also making it to the last 12-10, 7-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9; Richard Williams -- who meet each other on Sunday finish. eight stage were top seed Jens [5]bt Jamal Al Barwani 11-4, 10-12, 11-3, 9-11; evening -- as well as Angers, The Swede and Di Maria both Schoor of Germany and eight seed Bernat Jaume [3] bt Abdulwahab Al Ishaq 11- who were beaten 2-0 at home by had chances to increase the past high-flying Celta Ammar Altamimi of Kuwait. 5, 11-7, 11-7 ; Manuel Wanner [2] by; Ahmad Mohammed Al Tamimi Walkover; Xavi Blasco Rennes on Friday. advantage prior to the interval Schoor will square to Nathan [6] bt Ahmad Al Mudhaf 11-3, 11-4, 11-9; However, Caen will have the while Edinson Cavani was denied MADRID: Valencia eased the However, he justified the Lake of England, while Altamimi Khaled Mostafa [8] bt Umair Umar Zaman 11-3, chance to close the gap to a mere by a good Ali Ahamada save pressure on coach Nuno Espirito former Real Madrid coach’s faith will encounter Lance Beddoes of 11-7, 11-5; Hesham Mohamed Aly [4] bt Syed 11 points if they can win at home at the start of the second half Santo with by far their best result by sweeping home Parejo’s pass New Zealand Azlan Amjad 1-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 12-10; to Guingamp. before Toulouse created their first of the season to thrash Celta Vigo for the opener on 12 minutes. In the other matches, Joel Iker Pajares Bernabeu [1] vs Dani Pascual [7] Regardless of the gap at the opportunity of note from a Jean- 5-1 at Balaidos yesterday. Celta were deservedly level Makin of Wales takes on 11-8, 11-6, 11-8; Bernat Jaume [3] vs Richard summit, PSG are racing towards Daniel Akpa-Akpro ball across Paco Alcacer and Dani Parejo 11 minutes later when Augusto Mohamed Reda of Egypt. Williams [5] 11-7, 6-11, 11-3, 11-2; Manuel another league title and looking the box that passed just beyond both struck twice before Shkodran Fernandez headed home from Today’s matches start at Wanner [2] bt Xavi Blasco [6] 11-2, 11-7, 11-2; to break all kinds of records in the reach of Martin Braithwaite. Mustafi added a late header to lift close range. 5.00pm. Hesham Mohamed Aly [4] bt Khaled Mostafa [8] 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 11-3 the process. However, Blanc freshened up Valencia to within two points of The home side were then THE PENINSULA “We are not yet champions but his attack with the introduction the top four. outraged when they had the ball if we continue like this we can win of Lucas and Lavezzi in place of Victory takes Valencia up to in the net again moments later, it soon,” Lucas told Canal Plus. Cavani and Di Maria, and it was sixth, three points behind Celta but referee Inaki Vicandi Garrido “We can go down in history. To the Brazilian who made it 3-0 on in third. had already blown for a Celta not lose a match is our objective.” 66 minutes, starting the move and Celta had started the day with free-kick on the edge of the area. Laurent Blanc’s side dominated then continuing his run to the the chance to move level with Parejo turned the game on its Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu back post where he headed home Real Madrid and Barcelona at head just before half-time with a on Tuesday only for their Gregory van der Wiel’s cross. the top of the table. stunning free-kick that found the finishing to let them down as Lucas played his part in the By contrast, Valencia travelled top corner. they succumbed to a 1-0 defeat, fourth goal which arrived with to Galicia with rumours Seconds into the second-half but their finishing was better a quarter of an hour remaining, surrounding Nuno’s future after it was 3-1 as Alcacer pounced on here and it was a day to forget as his shot was beaten away a dreadful performance in losing a short back-pass from Jonny to for struggling Toulouse. by Ahamada and Ibrahimovic 1-0 to Gent in the Champions coolly slot home his second of the The visitors started the day in arrived to convert the follow-up. League on Wednesday. afternoon. Alcacer then turned the relegation zone and had not Ibrahimovic was rested for last True to form, Celta dominated provider for Parejo to score the won in 11 league games since the weekend’s 1-0 victory at Rennes the majority of the match, but fourth before Mustafi added a opening weekend of the season, so but he has now found the net they suffered just their second fifth from a corner 13 minutes an away win would have been an nine times in his last six Ligue 1 defeat of the season thanks to from time. League leaders Real enormous upset. appearances. some brilliant Valencia finishing Madrid and Barcelona are both As it was, it took Paris just Lavezzi put the seal on an and comical defending from the in action on Sunday in their final six minutes to open the scoring utterly comprehensive win with hosts. match before they clash in El thanks to Di Maria. The Argentine just his second of the season on Alcacer had once again been Clasico on November 21. Madrid Qatar’s Abdullah Al Tamimi in action during last week’s Qatar Classic hit the bar from a late free-kick 78 minutes as PSG extended their named in Vicente del Bosque’s travel to Sevilla, whilst Barcelona Squash tournament at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Madrid but on this occasion his unbeaten run in Ligue 1 to 22 Spain squad on Friday despite host fifth-placed Villarreal at the in Doha. Tamimi reached the quarter-finals of the Qatar Circuit squash dead-ball delivery from 40 yards, matches since March. scoring just once from open play Camp Nou. championship. which was not intended as a shot, AFP all season. AFP SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 El Jaish thrash Mesaimeer to regain second spot QSL: Rashidov, Silva score a brace each in 5-2 victory; late penalty rescues point for Al Sailiya against Al Ahli

DOHA: Uzbek striker Sardor Rashidov and Brazilian striker QSL RESULTS Romario Ricardo Silva scored a El Jaish bt Mesaimeer 5-2 brace each as El Jaish thrashed Al Sailiya draw with Al Ahli 2-2 newcomers Mesaimeer 5-2 to clinch another victory at the Al Ahli the victory. Ahli came Qatar Stars League (QSL) yes- into this match on the back of terday at Al Ahli Stadium. two successive wins while Sailiya Armymen led the contest right had the burden of two consecu- from the beginning and took an tive defeats. early lead to take their opponents Both teams exchanged pos- under pressure. session at the start before Ahli Silva opened up the scoring started putting pressure on the by netting a goal in 10th minute Sailiya defence. while Rashidov doubled the lead However against the run of four minutes later. play, it was Al Sailiya who took the A 35th minute goal by surprise lead in the 34th minute. Mesaimeer’s Abdulrhman Samir Omar Ibrahim delivered a curl- Said stunned the title-contenders ing cross into the box where an but Rashidove regained the dou- unmarked Sayyaf Al Karby was ble lead in the very next minute able to head it off the post and to complete his brace. into the goal for the Peregrines Silva scored his second goal first of the evening. El Jaish’s Lucas Michel Mendes (left) and Mesaimeer’s Saoud Salem Ali vie for the ball possession during the Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Al in the 44th minute as El Jaish Just two minutes later, Faouzi Ahli Stadium in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Al Ahli’s Pejman Mohammadreza (left) and Ali Mujbel Deyab of Al Sailiya in action during their QSL match walked into the breather with a Aaish had a chance to double at Al Ahli Stadium yesterday. ABDUL BASIT 4-1 lead. their lead but his shot was saved The second half saw both teams by Ahli keeper Amer Dosari. scoring a goal each as El Jaish cel- The first half ended with Al the danger and mopped up the The first one came when Pedro Mubele’s second goal was simi- was a twist in the tale. Ahli con- ebrated a comfortable 5-2 victory. Ahli dominating possession but shots. sent a searching ball down the lar to his first as again he utilised ceded a penalty right at the death. The victory took back El Jaish little in the way of chances. Just when it looked like Al middle, and Mubele toe-poked the his pace to latch on to a through Fawzi Aaish stepped up and to second in the points table led In the second half Al Sailiya Sailiya were in the driving seat, ball past the defender and the on ball before bearing down on goal converted it to snatch a point for by football giants Al Rayyan. didn’t sit back and were looking Al Ahli finally woke up. rushing keeper. and smashing the ball through the Al Sailiya. Both teams will feel Earlier at the same venue, in a to create chances rather than Ahli striker Ndombe Mubele His relief to finally get his sec- keeper’s legs. equally aggrieved at having to topsy-turvy game, Al Sailiya sal- just protecting a slender the lead. scored two goals in a span of two ond goal of the season was clear Al Sailiya who were on top till share points. vaged a point in the 93rd minute Aaish had two more chances but minutes (78’and 79min) to com- for all to see as he blasted the ball then suddenly found themselves with Fawzi Aaish penalty to deny Ahli keeper Dosari was quick to pletely turn the match around. into an open net from close range. chasing the game. But then there THE PENINSULA

De Vido wins Qatar’s Al Naimi secures pole at Losail Circuit 2nd round at DOHA: Qatar’s Mishal Al Naimi got the pole position in the third Challenge round of the Qatar Superbike at the Losail International Circuit. DOHA: Peter De Vido registered The Qatari rider was the fast- victory in the second round of the est with a lap time of 2:01.868 on Qatar Challenge after overcom- Friday and will start the races in ing his opponents at Losail Inter- the front of the grid. national Circuit on Friday. “I am happy with the pole De Vido who qualified third in position,” said Al Naimi after the the qualifying session, took the qualifying stage. lead from the start of the race “I tried to make a good set until the checkered flag. up but I cannot , I still have a “It was a very good race but problem with the bike, I tried to it was a little bit tough as still it have a good set up from the first is a bit hot and humid but it was practice but it I couldn’t find it. fantastic,” he said. In the warm up, we will try to “The car was absolutely per- find to remove this chattering and Qatar’s Mishal Al Naimi on the way to securing the pole position in the third round of the Qatar Superbike at Losail International Circuit on Friday. fect no complaints many thanks find a good set up to make a good RIGHT: Saeed Al Sulaiti in action. to Quanto Bello Qatar Racing race and fight for the two wins,” team,” De Vido added. he added. The defending champion and The leader of the champion- the race, the tyre is good and I season to start from the front very happy with the performance, Abdul Aziz Bin Ladin followed by leader of the standing, Mark Hol- ship, Alex Cudlin made the second was able to make all the laps fast row. I just need to work a little bit on Fahid Al Sowaidi and Ahmed Al royd got the pole position but on best time after finishing the job but Mishal’s bike is fast in the “I am very happy with today the set up and I think we are Muyini. the formation lap he had a prob- in 2:01.966 while Saeed Al Sulaiti straight but I think I can have sessions, it is my first time in the ready for the race. Good luck for The best qualified women was lem with his battery and was secured third position. more speed in the corners, but season to be in the first row on everybody and thanks to my team the Serbian rider Manca Kat- obliged to start from the back of “Today was a good day, I am we’ll see, it is 15 laps races,” he the grid, so this is very good result for the hard work and to QMMF,” rasnik who ended in the seventh the grid but he managed to end in happy with the result,” said Cud- added before hoping to win the for us,” said the jubilant rider. he added. In the Qatar Supersport position overall. second place. lin. “I wanted to get the pole posi- race. Meanwhile, for Al Sulaiti, “We have been working very Championship, the pole position tion, but I think we look better for this will be his first time of the hard to get good results and I am was for the Saudi Arabian rider THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Al Khayat to represent Qatar at the finals

DOHA: Mohammad Al Khayat The process was based on drift- is crowned Qatar’s King of Drift ing skills as a major criterion, in after clinching the winning title addition to car look and design, of the Red Bull Car Park Drift clipping point, car sound, tire 2015 on Friday. smoke, and the box. The country witnessed an Abdo Feghali, who holds Guin- unforgettable furious night full of ness World Record for the long- roaring engines and tires smoke est vehicle drift said: “Red Bull at Losail International Circuit. Car Park Drift with the help of Under the patronage of Qatar QMMF is back to Doha and this Motor and Motorcycle Federation gives us a great excitement. The (QMMF) and the supervision of level of drifters in this country legendary drifter, Abdo Feghali, and the interest in this activity the night to remember marks a are remarkable and we really aim thrilling return of the Champi- through this competition to make QMMF President, Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah poses with the partici- onship to Qatar after a break of champions out of drifters ama- pants of the Women’s FIA seminar at Sealine yesterday. 5 years. teurs.” A record number of 6000 spec- The competition that was tators witnessed the 10 drifters hosted by the famous Karen Der who demonstrated that their Kaloustian, included a quad race Gilmour, Bakker reign skills are indeed on international show by one of the members of level. Mohammad Al Khayet the judging panel, the talented achieved 367 points and convinced rider Mohamed Abu Issa, who is the four judges. the first Qatari rider to finish the supreme in the desert He has now two weeks to get infamous Dakar Rally on a quad ready for Dubai. He will represent Mohammad Al Khayat (centre), the winner of Qatar’s King of Drift con- in 2014. DOHA: Emma Gilmour and the joint FIA Women in Mot- Qatar at the Middle-East drift- test, celebrates his victory at the Losail International Circuit on Friday. Lisette Bakker have conquered orsport and Qatar Motor and ing championship at Red Bull Car THE PENINSULA the desert yesterday, subse- Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) Park Drift Final 2015 on Novem- quently winning the fully-funded cross country rally selection. ber 20. ing of QMMF and Losail Interna- to deliver the trophies. “I am drive in the 2016 Sealine Cross The women will now team up Competition was close between tional Circuit staff. extremely happy and proud of this Country Rally. as a crew to contest the 2016 the 10 drifters, and an unexpected Mohammad Al Khayat driving achievement. Drifting is my pas- And, in a surprise announce- Sealine Cross Country Rally (17- number of 6000 spectators gath- a BMW 325showed a consistent sion! Thank you Red Bull, thank ment during the press conference, 22 April), the third round of the ered at Losail International Cir- level across all runs. you QMMF for the opportunity the President of QMMF, Nasser FIA World Cup for Cross Country cuit, got to witness unprecedented His final run was near perfect to represent my country Qatar bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, declared Rallies. drifting action, reflecting excep- ensuring a clean and tidy pass and in the Finals.,” he said. that an additional two cars will “I’m just overwhelmed, it’s been tional skills and technique in a making no contact with the cones. “I am really looking forward to be entered for the second-placed an amazing week and the experi- safe environment. Second place went to Ahmad this,” added Al Khayat. crew of Molly Taylor/Yasmeen ence in itself of doing something The park was surrounded by Allouh driving a BMW 316 with The judging panel consisted of Elmajed and third-placed Cris- in which you have no experience,” a high-octane feeling that was 277 points while Abdelrahman Paul Fadel (Motorsports expert), tina Gutierrez Herrero/Lara Van- said Emma after winning the con- missed since 2010. All this action Fakhroo rounded the podium Mohamed Abu Issa (Red Bull neste. test. To be driving around sand came true, thanks to the patron- scoring 235 points on his Nissan Athlete, Qatari Dakar quad New Zealander Gilmour and dunes, has been amazing,” she age and support of QMMF in Skyline. rider), Abdulla Al Hajaj (QMMF A glimpse of action at the Qatar Bakker from the Netherlands added. different areas: facility, sporting, Nasser Khalifa Al Attiyah, Official) and Elie Semaan (Clerk King of Drift contest on Friday. have been selected as the outright safety and security and the back- QMMF President, was present of the Course at QMMF). winning driver and co-driver in THE PENINSULA Sunday 8 November 2015 25 Muharram 1437 Volume 20 Number 6608 Sport Price: QR2 Leading newspaper from Nepal IAAF cancels Spinners shine year-end gala as as India draw

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MUSCAT: Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah has equalled one of the longest standing records in world motor sport. A comfortable victory in the 23rd Oman International Rally yesterday earned the Qatari a 60th rally win in the FIA Mid- dle East Rally Championship and meant that he drew level with the number of wins set by Dubai’s Mohammed Ben Sulayem between 1984 and 2002. Al Attiyah, partnered by French co-driver Matthieu Baumel and driving a Ford Fiesta RRC, eased his pace over the final six gravel special stages to record victory by the margin of 48.5 sec- onds. But it was a comprehensive fifth win in Oman nonetheless Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah receiving the winner’s trophy at the El Jaish’s Sardor Rashidov (left) and Mesaimeer’s Rafael Amorin vie for the ball during the Qatar Stars League for the recently crowned 11-time Oman International Rally yesterday. Nasser’s French co-driver Matthieu (QSL) match at Al Ahli Stadium in Doha yesterday. Right: Al Ahli’s Abdul Rahiman Meamari (right) and Al Sailiya’s regional champion and topped Baumel looks on. Eder Luciano engaged in a battle for ball possession at Al Ahli Stadium during the QSL match. an extraordinary season where See report on page 27. ABDUL BASIT he has also won the Dakar Rally, the WRC 2 Championship and ship in Oman with Slovenian the FIA World Cup. 2015 OMAN co-driver Vili Oslaj. “I made a big gap on Friday and INTERNATIONAL RALLY With the non-appearance of decided to ease my pace today to Edith Weiss and the early retire- 1. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (QAT)/Matthieu avoid taking any risks,” said Al ment of Meshari Al Thafiri, it Baumel (FRA) Ford Fiesta RRC 2hr 28min Attiyah. was a formality for the delighted 00.5sec “The stages today were much Kuwaiti driver, who reached the 2. Abdulaziz Al Kuwari (QAT)/Marshall Clarke rougher and one puncture could finish in fifth overall, despite los- (GBR) Ford Fiesta RRC 2hr 28min 49.0sec have been very costly. It’s fantas- ing several minutes on the penul- tic to win here over such testing 3. Khalid Al Qassimi (ARE)/Chris Patterson (GBR) timate stage. and scenic special stages. The win Citroën DS3 RRC 2hr 29min 24.6sec Emirati driver Mansoor Bel is certainly a milestone and what 4. Khalid Al Suwaidi (QAT)/Giovanni Bernacchini Helai headed Abu Dhabi Rac- a perfect finish to the season it (ITA) Ford Fiesta RRC 2hr 35min 07.2sec ing team-mate Saeed Bintowq in could be if I could go to Dubai and 5. Salah bin Eidan (KWT)/Vili Oslaj (SVN) Mit- the two-wheel drive contest. The set a new record of 61 wins.” subishi Lancer Evo X 3hr 03min 21.5sec Citroën DS3 R3T drivers reached Qatar’s Abdulaziz Al Kuwari 6. Mansoor Bel Helai (ARE)/Khalid Al-Kendi the finish ramp in sixth and sev- and British navigator Marshall (ARE) Citroën DS3 R3T 3hr 05min 48.0sec enth overall. Clarke pushed on over the final 7. Saeed Bintowq (ARE)/Allan Harryman (GBR) Saif Al Harthy and Salim Al- day and managed to overhaul Abu Citroën DS3 R3T 3hr 08min 31.8sec Abri were the leading Omani duo Dhabi Racing’s Sheikh Khalid Al 8. Saif Al-Harthy (OMN)/Salim Al-Abry (OMN) in eighth, despite losing over 24 Qassimi to take second overall Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3hr 26min 12.9sec minutes two stages from the end. and give Qatar a 1-2 finish. The Qatar’s Rashid Al Naimi and Ital- 9. Rashid Al Naimi (QAT)/Nicola Arena (ITA) result also makes Al Kuwari the ian co-driver Nicola Arena fin- Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3hr 29min 20.9sec strong favourite to finish as run- ished ninth and the second local ner-up in the championship. 10. Hamid Al-Qasmi (OMN)/Mohammed Al- team of Hamid Al Qasmi and “One of the targets for the sea- Mazroi (OMN) Mitsubishi Evo VIII 3hr 39min Mohammed Al Mazroi rounded son was to finish in the top two in 01.0sec off the top 10 after losing ninth the championship for the sake of 2015 Middle East Rally Championship – posi- place on the penultimate stage. my sponsors and supporters and tions after round 7 Al Attiyah headed into the we are on track to achieve that 1. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (QAT) 150 pts eighth stage, near the old village goal,” said Al Kuwari. 2. Abdulaziz Al Kuwari (QAT) 84 pts of Khoud, with an overnight lead “It was a good day today for me 3. Khalid Al Qassimi (ARE) 66 pts of 1min 18.6sec over Al Qassimi. with four stage wins and second 4. Khalid Al Suwaidi (QAT) 44 pts He ceded the first stage win place is fantastic.” to an inspired Al Kuwari and 12 5. Salah bin Eidan (KWT) 36 pts Al- Qassimi complained about of the 15 starters completed the suspension issues and was not timed test, with two (Hamid Al- able to push his Citroën DS3 RRC for a full assault at next year’s Qasmi and Rashid Al Naimi) run- to the limit, but he and Ulster’s ERC and MERC and they bonded ning under Rally2. Al Kuwari’s Chris Patterson rounded off the well to finish fourth in their Ford stage win also pushed him above podium places. Fiesta RRC. Al Qassimi and into second over- Khalid Al Suwaidi and Gio- Kuwaiti Salah Bin Eidan con- all. Al Naimi had replaced his vanni Bernacchini are preparing firmed the Group N Champion- damaged gearbox with a stand- ard one to enable him to return to action for the final day. Al Kuwari continued to push on through Murayat as well and a second fastest time reduced Al Attiyah’s overall lead to 1min 18.2sec and gave Abdulaziz a 14-second cushion over Al Qas- simi. Omani driver Zakariah Al-Ofi was sidelined with gearbox issues and the number of survivors was reduced to 11. Al Attiyah had clearly eased off on hard compound tyres and Al Qassimi set his first quickest time in Misfah North and reduced Al Kuwari’s hold on second place to just over 11 seconds. Further down the field, Al Suwaidi reached the service point in fourth, Bin Eidan held fifth and the Group N lead and Saif Al Harthy retained sixth and the honour of being the top Omani driver on the stages. Local driver Zakariah Said Ahmed fell by the wayside, as 10 cars reached the midday break.

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