ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER

Huge response Ekdal scores to Back 2 hat-trick as Cagliari Business stun 10-man Inter

Business | 18 Sport | 26

Monday 29 September 2014 • 5 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6203 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 SEC to crack Qatar win gold down on erring schools Parents complain about high fees

DOHA: Qatar’s school regula- visits and issuing warnings to the tor is mulling setting up a task schools. force to crack down on private If the school takes remedial schools to follow up on public action within the specified time, complaints about high fees and it would be spared. Otherwise, poor quality of education. action would follow, the source Erring schools will be issued added. warnings and if they fail to com- According to local Arabic daily ply with rules within a specified Al Watan, the SEC is now adopt- period, they will be blacklisted. ing a very tough stance towards Private schools have become a private schools and has recently lucrative business in Qatar due to closed down the primary sec- their low numbers. The country’s tion of a school after it failed to population has been exploding mend its ways even after a stern making the demand for schools warning. rise rapidly. The daily said that the warning Qatar’s gold medallists Al Thani A Ali Khalid, Faleh Suwayed B S Alajami, Ali Yousuf A S Alrumaihi, Mubarak Yousuf Alrumaihi and Basem Hasan S The private schools office at was issued by the SEC sometime Mohammed celebrate during the medal ceremony of the equestrian jumping event at the 2014 Asian Games at the Dream Park Equestrian Venue in the Supreme Education Council ago to the school to comply with Incheon yesterday. Qatar’s Femi Seun Ogunode also won the gold in the 100-metre sprint on the same day. See also pages 27 & 28. (SEC) says complaints are rules and regulations in the new aplenty from parents and guard- academic year but it didn’t. ians of students against a number The SEC source, meanwhile, of private schools. told Al Sharq that there are strict “We are studying those com- directives from the Minister of plaints and we will soon be taking Education and Higher Education CMC elections in May next year decisions about the line of action about action to be sought against to be taken,” a source at the SEC erring private schools. DOHA: Elections to the fifth Department at the Ministry of constituencies of the CMC were perceptions of its future. Second, told Al Sharq. “Our inspectors keep track of term of the 29-member Central Interior, Brigadier Salim Saqar demarcated in 1998. He said that taking into account the nature of The complaints are mostly private schools. They make fre- Municipal Council (CMC) Al Merikhi, who is also the massive urban development since the representation in the Council about fees being high, lack of quent visits, but there is a possi- will be held in May next year. chairman of the working group, then had changed the demogra- so that it would reflect the dif- qualified teachers and facilities bility a crack team might be made The body, which has a four- addressed a press conference phy in many constituencies. ferent towns and villages in dif- and the quality of education. to follow up on specific complaints year term, was first elected in yesterday. Other members of Keeping in view the popula- ferent regions. Third, taking into Some private schools continue against private schools,” said the early 1999. the working group are Assistant tion of Qataris in the changed account the social constitution of to manage with assistant teachers source. Senior Interior Ministry offi- Director of General Directorate scenario, the constituencies have the constituencies. for months on end as they fail to Private schools include commu- cials told reporters yesterday that of Information System at the been recently demarcated. New The CMC law stipulates that recruit qualified and experienced nity as well as international and voters need to register afresh. The Ministry, Brigadier Abdul urban areas have sprung up the Council shall be directly teachers. embassy schools. old voter list is being cancelled. Rahman Al Maliki, Director of and they needed to be brought elected in accordance with a sys- The source said that one of The SEC source said that many For registration, eligible voters Public Relations Department within the purview of the CMC tem for which a decree is issued. the steps the SEC could take is private schools have already should produce their ID card in Colonel Abdullah Khalifa Al constituencies. The Committee has sought form a task force whose members been given grace periods to take person at the registration office Muftah and Captain Mubarak The Interior Ministry had help from the Ministry of would be making surprise visits to remedial action and comply with to be set up in all constituencies. Ali Majid from the Election formed a committee to study the Municipality and Urban Planning schools against which complaints regulations. A Ministry of Interior working Department of the Ministry. constituencies. This study was and the Ministry of Development are made. Action will be taken against group has been set up to make The preparations for the elec- based on three principles — the Planning and Statistics for the Members of the crack team them once the grace period is preparations for the election. tions will start in January. first of which was changing of the demarcation of the CMC wards. or task force would be verifying over, said the source. Members of the group includ- Brigadier Salim Saqr Al constituencies according to the THE PENINSULA these complaints during their THE PENINSULA ing the Director of Legal Affairs Merikhi said that the 29 Qatari population and density and Picture on page 4

Timely rescue US underestimated IS threat: Obama Franchise fee for taxi firms cut WASHINGTON: President DOHA: With a steady increase in the number will come into force from October 1 for a period of Barack Obama admitted yes- of taxis operated by private companies in Qatar, five years. terday that the United States the Ministry of Transport has announced a series This decision has been taken “because this sector had underestimated the oppor- of measures to support their services including a is playing key role and working for public interest,” tunity that a collapsing Syria major reduction in franchise fees. said the statement. would provide for jihadist mili- Currently there are three private companies oper- As an additional incentive, the ministry in col- tants to regroup and stage a ating taxis based on a franchise agreement with laboration with the Ministry of Municipality and sudden comeback. public transport company Mowasalat and a fourth Urban Planning will allot land to the private taxi Speaking to CBS News, the company is expected to launch their service very operators so that they can use it for their operations, president said that former soon. Together they operate more than 1,500 taxis to accommodate their staff and related purposes. Al Qaeda fighters driven from that are bigger in number compared to the Karwa The taxis operated by private companies have also Iraq by US and local forces had taxis operated by Mowalalat. been allowed to share the taxi ranks and parking been able to gather in Syria to The Minister of Transport H E Jassim bin Seif areas exclusively allotted for Karwa taxis in different form the newly dangerous Islamic Ahmed Al Sulaiti has issued a decision reducing the parts of the country. Mowaslat is already working on State group. A US-led coalition monthly fees that these companies are paying to a project to set up unified call center for all the taxis. of Arab and Western allies have Mowasalat (Karwa) by 33 per cent. This reduction THE PENINSULA begun an air campaign to counter the group, hitting targets in Iraq and Syria, which Obama called “ground zero for jihadists around the world.” See also page 6 French rightists Yemen hospital attack kills 15 SANAA: A suicide bomber They have since refused to quit Al Jafra hospital, which had been lead in Senate linked to Al Qaeda drove a car the capital, despite an agreement turned by the Houthis into a base PARIS: Just three years after laden with explosives into a hos- they signed with President Abd for their operations in the area. France’s Senate made history pital used as a base by Yemen’s Rabbu Mansour Hadi to make Local tribesmen said at least 15 with its first ever swing to the Shia Muslim Houthi movement them a part of the government. people were killed in the attack left, the right clawed back a yesterday, killing at least 15 “Dozens of dead and wounded and more than 50 were wounded. majority yesterday in a new people, various sources said. from the rejectionist Houthis in a There was no immediate word setback for Socialist President They attack took place in the martyrdom operation by Ansar Al from the Houthi, who are named Francois Hollande. The conserv- town of Majzar in Maarib prov- Sharia using a booby-trapped car after the tribe of their leader and ative UMP party of Hollande’s ince, east of the capital Sanaa, in Maarib,” the militant group, founder. Ansar Al Sharia had predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy A Japanese helicopter lifting a person rescued on Mount Ontake, militant, tribal and local sources which is the local branch of Al previously carried out numer- and its allies from the centrist between Gifu and Nagano prefectures, in central Japan, yesterday. said. Houthi fighters seized Sanaa Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ous attacks on military and civil- UDI have a majority of between About 30 people were feared dead in a volcanic eruption in central on September 21 after four days (AQAP), said in a statement on ians installations of the US-allied 10 and 20 seats, according to Japan. Report on page 12 of fighting with soldiers loyal to its Twitter account. Yemeni government. REUTERS partial results. AGENCIES the Sunni Muslim Islah party. The group said the target was See also page 7 MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Award-winning photographer Dallal to support Rota

DOHA: Reach Out To Asia process and rally the world diplomats to local communities,” Mannai, Executive Director of (Rota) is one of the beneficiar- towards a global agreement, and says Dallal. “That is why I am Rota. ies of the proceeds of award- has received endorsements from proud to pledge all proceeds of Ahead of its official release, winning photographer Henry Michael Douglas, Ed Norton, and this book to initiatives such as Addressing Climate Change is Dallal’s new book Addressing Yoko Ono. Rota that are playing an impor- being supported by a series of Climate Change. In addition to its stunning and tant role in addressing climate high-profile, eco-friendly launch Dallal announced recently timely photographs, the book issues at a grassroots level.” events in New York during the that 100 percent of the proceeds features essays from United “We are incredibly thankful to United Nations Climate Summit of Addressing Climate Change: Nations Secretary General receive the support of individu- and General Assembly, includ- An Illustrated Biography of the Ban Ki-moon, United Nations als such as Henry Dallal, whose ing a reception co-hosted by Annual United Nations Climate Framework Convention on generous support will help us Alec Baldwin and former Beatles Change Conference (Gilgamesh Climate Change Executive further fulfill our mission to manager and current Chairman Publishing) are being donated to Director Christiana Figueres, improve education throughout of BLJ Worldwide Peter Brown, non-profit initiatives that address and Chair of the Nobel Prize- Asia and better prepare the a major photo exhibit at the climate change, including Rota. winning Intergovernmental next generation of leaders in UN and a gala dinner featuring Dallal’s new book captures Panel on Climate Change Dr R the region’s most vulnerable special guests Dr R K Pachauri, the art, science, and diversity K Pachauri, communities to address the Britain’s special envoy for cli- of climate change negotiations. “Addressing climate change many challenges they will be mate change Greg Barker, Grace Essa Al Mannai, Executive Director of Rota, speaking at the gala dinner It aims to humanise an ardu- requires the active support of all faced with, including the effects De Niro, and others. in New York. ous, largely-behind-the-scenes people around the world, from of climate change,” said Essa Al THE PENINSULA 19 killed in road accidents last month 140,000 traffic violations reported

DOHA: Some 19 people died in nationals, while the rest went to fatal road accidents in August expatriates. 2014, and the number of major The publication also includes and minor accidents amounted a number of brief details on to 43 and 536, respectively, population, social and economic according to the eighth issue statistics that took place in last Qatar University President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad (third right) and Qapco Vice Chairman and Chief of Qatar: Monthly Statistics August. Executive Officer Dr Mohammed Yousef Al Mulla (third left) with officials after signing the agreement. bulletin. On the economic front, the The bulletin, released by bulletin points out that the the Ministry of Development August Consumer Price Index rose by 16.8 percent to reach 1880. Planning and Statistics, indicates (CPI) attained 118.9 points, a The total number of Qatari births QU-Qapco deal to set up maths chair that Madinat Khalifa Traffic rise of 0.8 percent compared to reached 539, including 244 males. Department was the highest in July, caused by the increase of While the number of deaths DOHA: An agreement was Shingo Tsuda, QU Vice President motivate more students to pursue recording traffic accidents which the prices of goods and services registered in the country slumped signed yesterday between and Chief Academic Officer Dr higher-level mathematics at sec- amounted to 5,452, whereas Al (inflation) last month, except by 12.9 percent to reach 162 Qatar University (QU) and Mazen Hasna, CED Dean Hissa ondary schools. Shamal Traffic Department the ones for medical care and in August including 51 Qatari Qatar Petrochemical Company Mohamed Sadiq, Associate Dean In the terms of the agreement, recorded the highest number of health services. nationals. (Qapco) to establish a Professorial for Academic Affairs Dr Yahya QU will fund a startup and an deaths (seven cases) resulted The bulletin shows that Qatar’s The bulletin shows that the Chair in Mathematics that Al Nakeeb, Qapco Learning internal grant for the project, as from traffic accidents over the population reached 2.077 million number of commercial registra- will be housed at the College of and Development Manager Eng well as deliver training programs last month. in August, a rise of 8.2 percent tion certificates rose by 34% in Education (CED). The Chair will Abdullah Ahmed Naji, Public at the College of Education for Traffic violations amounted to compared to July when it attained August, recording 840 registers, also be managed in conjunction Affairs and Communication school teachers. The organization 140,000 in August, an increase of 1.919 million. after it was 627 in last July. with a specialist team of academ- Manager Ahmed Al Hamadi, will also provide supervision and 12.9 percent compared to last July The figures indicate that the It is noteworthy that the ics and practitioners from Tokyo and Head of Qatarisation Mejali support for the Chair’s duties and when it recorded over 124,000 number of marriages in August (Qatar: Monthly Statistics) bulle- Gakugei University, Japan. Al Kuwari, as well as several offi- responsibilities while QAPCO will traffic violations. increased by 35.9 percent, since it tin is released on a monthly basis The agreement was signed cials from QU and Qapco. contribute to the Chair’s perform- Some 7,783 driver’s licences amounted to 261 after it was 192, from the outset of February, 2014. by QU President Prof Sheikha Funded jointly by QU and ance assessment and evaluation. were issued in August register- whereas the number of divorces It is meant to identify the devel- Abdulla Al Misnad and Qapco Vice Qapco, the three-year agreement In collaboration with the CED ing an over 25 percent increase went up by 24.2 percent and opments and changes that occur Chairman and Chief Executive covers a seven-year project that team, the Chair will implement a compared to 6,202 licenses issued attained 77 in August compared in the social and economic aspects Officer Dr Mohammed Yousef Al aims to improve teaching and program to support teachers, and in July 2014. Out of that 438 driv- to 62 in July. in Qatar. Mulla, in front of an audience that learning of primary and prepara- a follow-up research studies on its er’s licences were issued to Qatari August’s total number of births THE PENINSULA comprised Japanese Ambassador tory school mathematics and to effectiveness. THE PENINSULA

Public lecture by leading economist HMC celebrates World Heart Day Depression does affect Calomiris today with recovery of infant patient kids too, says expert DOHA: Georgetown DOHA: As part of an ongo- University in DOHA: Hamad Medical Cardiac Surgery at HGH, ing mental health awareness Qatar (GU- Corporation (HMC) is explained that ensuring campaign, Dr Hanan Derby, Q) will host marking today’s World his whole team interacts Senior Consultant Psychiatrist a public lec- Heart Day by promoting effectively with the fami- at Hamad Medical Corporation ture today by the importance of collabo- lies of young patients, (HMC) has urged parents to be Dr Charles rations between patients, from the first point of aware that depression can and W Calomiris families and healthcare contact throughout con- does occur in children contrary (pictured), professionals through cel- sultation, treatment and to the belief that the condition a renowned ebrating the recovery of discharge, has a notable does not affect the younger ones. economist, an infant diagnosed earlier effect on the patient’s She noted that being aware of scholar and researcher. Drawing this year with a rare, com- healthcare outcomes. Dr the signs and symptoms will ena- heavily on his most recent book plex heart defect. Sallehuddin also high- ble parents to be more vigilant in Fragile by Design: The Political Now eight months old, lighted the importance of seeking treatment for their chil- Origins of Banking Crises and Mia O’Sullivan (pictured), patient and family willing- dren at an early stage, which will Scarce Credit (with Stephen was referred to Paediatric ness to interact and work benefit their recovery. Dr Hanan Derby Harber, Princeton University Cardiology at HMC’s Hamad with their healthcare “It is a common belief that chil- Press 2014) he will speak on the General Hospital (HGH) in team. dren do not experience depres- is unlikely that depression is the current state of the banking April, following a routine “It is best practice to sion, when in fact a significant cause; however, if these symptoms sector and the fragility of the check-up that highlighted forge good partnerships proportion of mental illnesses do are longer lasting – it is advisable financial system, while provid- an abnormal heart sound. with the parents of our develop in adolescence – often to seek medical advice.” ing a revealing exploration of The infant was diagnosed young patients. Doing before the age of 14. This belief is The symptoms of depression the ways that politics inevitably with Tetralogy of Fallot — so minimises unneces- problematic because if parents do are also common for other ill- intrudes into bank regulation. a rare condition caused by sary delays or problems; not think that depression is possi- nesses and conditions in children As Calomiris recently said: a combination of four heart therefore, treatment can ble in their children, they will not that are not mental health related “Many economists and central defects that are present at be timely and at its most consider that it may be something and these should be explored. bankers talk about banking cri- birth, which requires urgent effective,” he said. they need treatment or support “There could be another medical ses as if they were earthquakes; surgical treatment. Dr Sallehuddin stressed for,” explained Dr Derby. issue at the root of these symptoms unpredictable consequences of Upon hearing the diagno- that partnerships have to “Symptoms of depression in and a visit to the doctor as soon as uncontrollable forces. In fact, all sis, Mia’s parents — David work both ways for them children and adolescents can possible will help to rule out other around the world, banking crises and Lisa O’Sullivan, who to be at their most benefi- present as functioning poorly at issues such as hypothyroidism or generally are home-grown, pre- are from Ireland, were initially terrified but later cial. “As doctors we appreciate information shar- school, socially, or at home. It anemia,” explained Dr. Derby. dictable consequences of domestic credited staff at HGH for giving them the neces- ing and timely cooperation from the parents of our might even present as bad behav- She noted that once other con- political bargains.” sary information along with high quality care and patients – this really has a positive impact on how ior, particularly in boys. Also, lack ditions are ruled out, a consulta- Professor Calomiris is at GU-Q the empathy they needed to get through what they effectively we can administer care. At the end of the of interest, mood swings and tion with a mental health expert this week primarily to work called a frightening situation. day, we both have the same goal; to see a healthy and physical aches are not uncommon is advisable. “Depression needs with GU-Q economist Dr. Alexis “From the moment we stepped inside the doors happy child go home with their family.” symptoms,” explained Dr Derby. treatment, just as any other ill- Antoniades on a research project of Hamad General Hospital, our concerns about HMC’s Paediatric Cardiac Surgery department She said that the duration and ness. It will not disappear over- examining how political activ- Mia’s care were no longer an issue. The staff not specialises in the surgical treatment of congenital persistence of the symptoms is night. A children’s mental health ism affects banking behavior and only showed empathy and genuine care towards us, heart disorders or defects in children. Each year, something that parents should be expert will be able to make an subsequently analysing the con- but they also gave me and my wife the knowledge the department treats over 150 infants, children and paying attention to. “The key thing assessment and discuss the best sequences such behaviour has on required to help Mia be healthy now, and for the adolescents, providing advanced heart care based on as a parent is to recognise how per- possible treatment options, of lending decisions. rest of her life,” said O’Sullivan. international best practice treatment options. sistent the symptoms are. If they which there are many.” THE PENINSULA Dr Ahmad bin Sallehuddin, Chief of Pediatric THE PENINSULA presented for a day or two then it THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Educational tools Medical team from QRC for children with diabetes launched DOHA: Qatar Diabetes completes Gaza mission Association (QDA), a member of Qatar Foundation, in collabora- tion with Sasol Qatar, has intro- duced new educational tools Doctors conduct 15 surgeries in two weeks intended to reduce the fear and anxiety often associated with DOHA: The medical team sent as they could, with the medical and a huge number of consulta- diabetes in young children. to Gaza by Qatar Red Crescent needs of the surgical team despite tions. A small clinic adjacent to Custom-made for QDA, Salem (QRC) more than two weeks the lack of medical supplies dur- the operations room was set up and Sarah are plush characters ago completed its mission suc- ing the war. The biggest chal- so that the doctors could provide developed to provide educational cessfully, conducting many lenge was the large number of consultations in between the support and comfort for chil- major surgical operations at injuries requiring surgery, par- surgeries. dren living with type 1 diabetes Gaza hospitals and making a ticularly those in need of tempo- All the operations took place in Qatar and across the region; field assessment of the status of rary and permanent fixation of at the European Hospital of an initiative that supports Qatar local hospitals to come up with bone fractures, as well as having Gaza, except for one surgery that Foundation in its mission to be recommendations for future to reiterate surgeries for some was done at the Palestinian Red a catalyst for change by leverag- QRC projects. Palestinians.” Crescent’s Al Quds Hospital for ing its experiences, knowledge The Gaza entering and exit- In an interview at QRC special considerations. and capabilities, officials said at ing procedures and visit agenda premises following his return to Regarding the status of Gaza a press conference yesterday. were coordinated with the Doha, Dr Shaath said: “This was medical facilities, Dr Shaath The toys contain a hidden, International Committee of the my first mission to Gaza under pointed out, “The difficulties that zipped compartment on their Red Cross (ICRC). The medical QRC. It was totally successful. we faced included the numerous back where children can keep delegation comprised three sen- The purpose of the visit was to cases and scarce medical consum- their diabetic testing equip- ior doctors: Dr Nebal Mohamed perform surgical operations ables at the hospital. ment, and each toy is accompa- Shaath (Palestine), Senior for the war injuries as well as Also, there were some compli- nied with a backpack and video. Consultant, Orthopedic Surgeon, fractures.” cated cases and other cases that Mascots Salem and Sarah have Al Wakrah Hospital, Hamad “The problem with war is that we could not treat due to inad- clear injection sites on their arms, Medical Corporation (HMC); you often make what is called tem- equate resources and the damage legs, and stomach. Around 1,000 Dr Iyad Abo Tayr (Palestine), porary fixation, then you have to to the hospitals during the war. plush toys will be used in QDA Vascular Surgery, who joined make permanent fixation. Thank The numbers of injured people camps for children with diabetes, the team from Germany; and God, we successfully reiterated were too large relative to the as well as distributed through the Dr Mattia Fiorentini (Italy), some surgeries, operated some capacity of the medical staff, and Newly Diagnosed Programme in Anesthesiologist and Intensive fractures that were not treated the used medical consumables Dr Nebal Mohamed Shaath examining a patient after surgery. collaboration with Hamad Medical Care Specialist. during the war, and looked after could not be replaced.” Corporation. Through the use of Dr Akram Nassar, Head of ordinary fractures particularly One of the touching moments, two parents carrying their elbow- performed the necessary surgery these playful learning tools, Sarah QRC Office in Gaza said: “Thank among children,” he said. Dr Shaath recalled, was when he fractured daughter and begging for her, delaying the whole delega- and Salem will also raise awareness God, the visit was successful. Gaza During the short visit, the team was preparing to leave the hotel him to treat her. Inspired by his tion until he finished. of the various lifestyle changes that hospitals provided us, as much performed 15 surgical operations coming back to Doha. He found sense of humanity as a doctor, he THE PENINSULA children living with diabetes, and their families, will have to face. Dr Abdulla Al Hamaq, Executive Director of Qatar Diabetes Association, said: “We thank Sasol for their leadership and support, ensuring that this CRA issues advertising code to telecom operators important initiative reaches and impacts the children who need it. DOHA: The Communications The Advertising Code clarifies provisions for advertisements of the CRA Sub-Committee. “As advertisers who are subject to Sasol is an international inte- Regulatory Authority (CRA) the obligations of telecommunica- comparing competing products, observed from the type of com- this Code must limit the number grated energy and chemical com- issued yesterday an Advertising tions service providers towards special offers, broadcast adver- plaints received from consum- of contacts on a daily basis. pany that leverages the talent and Code to monitor advertisements increased consumer protection. tisements, etc. ers this increase in marketing Additionally, any such contact expertise of more than 35,000 and promotions of related prod- The Code also specifies how the “We, as the independent com- activities has led to confusion. should take place at an appro- people working in 37 countries. ucts and services in Qatar. CRA will ensure compliance. munications regulator in Qatar, The Advertising Code strives to priate time so as not to disturb Sasol develops and commercial- The Code will further enhance The Code requires that adver- understand that growth in address these concerns.” consumers. Finally, advertisers ises technologies, and builds and the transparency of the ICT sec- tisements and information pro- the telecommunications mar- One of the key requirements must give consumers the option operates world-scale facilities tor, and make it more effective for vided to consumers should be fair, ket would lead to an increased in the Code is that direct mar- to opt out of receiving any fur- to produce a range of product the consumers to make informed truthful and accurate, and should amount of marketing effort to keting such as via telephone ther advertisements of this kind streams, including liquid fuels, decisions while subscribing to tel- not be misleading. This obligation promote products and services,” calls, text messages, and emails, without any cost to them. chemicals and electricity. ecom services in Qatar. is underpinned by more detailed said Saleh Al Kuwari, Chairman must be non-intrusive. Therefore THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Significant Ooredoo adds new Hala rise in sports facilities services on mobile app DOHA: Sports culture is gain- ing ground in Qatar as sports facilities and players have risen Mozaic TV launches Zee family package significantly in the past few years. The number of sports DOHA: Ooredoo has announced facilities in Qatar reached 320 the launch of a host of new fea- in 2013-14 from 309 in 2010- tures for Hala customers on 11, according to the ‘Annual the Ooredoo Mobile App, as the Statistics Bulletin’ issued company aims to significantly recently by the Ministry of improve their user experience Development Planning and for prepaid customers. Statistics (MDPS) in collabo- The new features have been ration with Qatar Olympic The Ambassador of Netherlands Yvette van Eechoud during her visit to designed to give users direct Committee (QOC). Stenden University Qatar. control over managing key Hala Among the sports facilities, resources from their smartphones pitches recorded highest increase With the new updates, Hala which grew to 105 in 2013-14 Stenden University hosts Dutch envoy customers can now remotely from 90 in 2010-11. The number DOHA: Stenden University Qatar recently hosted Dutch subscribe and unsubscribe to of players registered in various Ambassador Yvette van Eechoud. Purpose of the Ambassador’s various prepaid services on Qatari federations reached 21,343 visit was to get to know the University and to meet the staff and the mobile app, such as the to different services, manage Classic, the best of Indian enter- (including 91 percent males), students to talk about the programmes and their experiences. 4G Key, Hala Smart Packs, Nojoom Rewards, and block spam tainment, education and infor- while the number of players with Also present was Sheikha Al Anood, who is also member of Stenden’s Mobile Internet Packs, Ooredoo SMS without having to contact mation with Zee Smile and Zee special needs registered at Qatar Board of Governors. The programme started with a general introduc- Passport and international serv- Ooredoo customer service. Marathi and two leading music Federation for Special Needs tion, after which a live connection via video conferencing was made ices, such as International SMS The mobile app is available channels Punjabi and Zing. Sports reached 105 players (32 with students of Stenden University Qatar, who are now studying in Packs, International Calling for free download on the iTunes The Zee Family package will percent females). the Netherlands for one year. The students shared their experiences Packs, International Saver Key, Store (iOS) and Google Play also include the Ten Cricket The statistics showed the total of their study abroad. THE PENINSULA India Key, Bangladesh Key, and (Android). The popular app has channels, offering live, high qual- number of administrators accred- Philippines SMS Key. a positive review of 4.1 stars and ity broadcasts, from the top Test ited by sport federations is 318 The new app update is consistently one of the top-used playing nations - Sri Lanka, South (62 percent Qataris) while the has become available service apps in Qatar. Africa, Pakistan, the West Indies number of coaches and assist- after strong prepaid cus- Ooredoo also launched yes- and Zimbabwe, as well as cus- ant coaches is 1,148 (45 percent tomer demand, and aims terday a new package on Mozaic tomised sport content from India. Qataris). to cater for the company’s TV— Zee Family, as the company This is the latest package launched The data included in sports sta- large customer base that expands its entertainment serv- by Mozaic TV in 2014 aimed at a tistics show that 924 tournaments use their mobile devices ices for Qatar’s diverse population. selected expat audience as Ooredoo were held in 2013, including to maintain their serv- For QR35 per month the new works to provide the biggest and indoor and outdoor champion- ices as an integral part Zee Family suite of channels best in entertainment from around ships in different types of sports/ of their smart lifestyles. provides high quality content the world for Qatar. Customers can age groups. The Ooredoo Mobile for Indian expats in Qatar, with call 111, visit an Ooredoo Shop or As for the monthly average of App, which was launched a host of cricket, Bollywood and log onto Ooredoo.qa for more info. physical activities carried out at in 2013, allows Shahry movie blockbusters. Existing Mozaic customers can the Neighborhood Football Court and Hala customers to The package will include a host subscribe to the Zee Family pack- (Al Furjan), the statistics dis- top-up their accounts, of channels with movies from Zee age via their remote control. closed that 1,269 male and female pay their bills, subscribe Premiere, Zee Action and Zee THE PENINSULA players were involved in different types of sports in 2013. Realising the significant impact of sports on the development of CMC polls infra-structure and promotion as well as diversification of its domestic income, the State of Qatar has focused special atten- tion on this sector in the last few years. As a result, Qatar received an International recognition for its unprecedented sports facili- ties, which constitute a major factor for promoting the sports tourism industry in the country. THE PENINSULA Defence minister meets French ambassador DOHA: The Minister of State for Defence Affairs Major General H E Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah met yesterday with the Ambassador of the Republic of France Eric Chevallier. Officials of the Ministry of Interior announcing the schedule of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) They discussed topics of com- election yesterday. From Left: Capt Mubarak Ali Majid, Brig Salim Saqar Al Merikhi, Col Abdullah Khalifa mon interest. The meeting was Al Muftah and Brig Abdul Rahman Al Maliki. ABDUL BASIT attended by senior officers from the armed forces. QNA Ashghal begins construction of Mashaf-Mesaieed road DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has started constructing the Al Wakrah parallel road which extends from Al Mashaf to Mesaieed. The entire project costs QR2.18bn and is expected to be completed by 2017. The road is an 11km stretch with five lanes on both sides. The project also includes pedestrian crossing, bridge and separate lanes for motorbikes and pedestrians in addition to a tunnel. THE PENINSULA

Action against women’s salons

DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has intensified inspections at beauty salons and other com- mercial outlets ahead of Eid Al Adha. The campaign is mainly intended to ensure that the outlets don’t increase the prices cashing in on the high demand during the holi- days. The ministry said yesterday that the surprise raids ended in action against 37 women’s salons, where 16 vio- lations of the consumer protection law were detected. The violations included using expired and substandard products, failure to display the pricelist prominently for information of the customers and offering promotions without approval from the authorities concerned. Some salons displayed the price list only in English, although it is supposed to be shown in both Arabic and English. The Ministry said that in the next phase, the inspections will focus on shops selling sweets and nuts, men’s salons, textile shops and traditional restaurants. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 161 films to be screened at Al Jazeera festival Winners to get QR600,000 in prize money BY RAYNALD C RIVERA we offer people and I hope they A total of QR600,000 will be would enjoy them,” Festival given to the winners of vari- DOHA: A total of 161 films from Director Abbas Arnaout told The ous awards. Films from Long, 60 countries will vie for honours Peninsula yesterday. Medium and Short categories at the 10th annual Al Jazeera Arnaout said Qatar is also well will be chosen to receive major International Documentary represented by a number of good awards including the Al Jazeera Film Festival (AJIDFF) from films at this year’s festival. Golden Award and Jury Award October 23 to 26 at The Ritz- Eight countries are taking as well as special awards includ- Carlton Doha. part at the festival for the first ing Al Jazeera Documentary The participating films include time including Georgia, Papua Channel Award, Public Liberties 34 long, 51 medium, 45 short and New Guinea, Haiti, El Salvador, an Human Rights Award, and 31 new horizon films. They were Rwanda, Uzbekistan, Macedonia Child and Family Award. Abbas Arnaout, Director of the 10th Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival, speaking at the press chosen from among 910 films sub- and Eritrea. Organised under Top three winners will be mitted from110 countries. the patronage of Sheikh Hamad selected among the films made by conference at Ritz-Carlton Hotel yesterday. BAHER AMIN Festival Director Abbas bin Thamer Al Thani, Chairman amateur and student filmmakers Arnaout said festival-goers would of Al Jazeera Media Network for the New Horizon Award. On Arab and non-Arab countries “We have five halls for screen- Arts and Heritage and ‘Managing expect to see quality films which Board, the 10th edition of the its 10th edition, AJIDFF is intro- including Iran, Spain, Jordan, ing films which is an excellent Businesses and Commercial have met the high standards of festival carries the theme ‘Steps.’ ducing two fresh awards including Germany, United States of number compared last year,” Affairs’ presented by Al Jazeera the festival and distinguished “The theme is really more for us, the Best Director Award and Best America, Greece, Italy, China, said Arnaout. In addition to Media Network. An exhibition itself in the past decade. to say to ourselves that the steps Camerawork Award to be given in Ireland, Qatar, Poland, Norway, screenings which are free to the featuring production companies “They should expect the same we have passed in the ten editions the three categories. Morocco and Turkey. public, there will be seminars and institutes, TV stations, pub- standard. That’s very important. (of the festival) are not enough and The competing films will The number of screening ven- and workshops such as ‘Arabic lishing companies and artists will And we try to live up to it. We that we have to look forward to the be viewed and evaluated by a ues has been increased this year Media’ organised in collabora- run alongside the various festival have good films and that’s what future,” said Arnaout. 15-member panel of judges from to allow more films to be shown. tion with the Ministry of Culture, activities. THE PENINSULA 50pc increase in French visa applications BY FAZEENA SALEEM The French embassy exter- and August compared to other second entry could be another nalised its visa procedure months. The Capago-MENA country. Even if first entry is not DOHA: Many have chosen to in 2013. Visa applications to office also receives visa applica- France then the traveller should travel to France this year as France should be submitted to tions for Portuguese and Iceland give an accommodation proof the number of applications for the Capago-MENA office at the since the French consulate is that he or she will stay in France French visa has increased at Jaidah square. authorised to issue visas for the for a longer period,” said Jean least by 50 percent and major- “We have to simplify and facili- two countries. Philippe Gourdier, Deputy Centre ity of applicants are Qataris, tate the visa process. So we are “95 percent of applications we Manager and Deputy Country according to an official. here to collect all documents receive for France, not a lot to Manager, Capago- Mena. In 2013 a total of 18,000 appli- and sent to the consulate,” said Iceland. But its more to Portuguese A visa applicant can visit the cations were submitted and but Georget, who is also the Centre than to Iceland,” said Georget. website of Capago-MENA to start within the first nine months of Mananger for Capago-MENA. It would take two to five days the process. Also the embassy’s Capago-MENA officials Country Manager for Qatar Jeremy Georget (left) 2014 the number rose to 26,000. “Around 70 percent applica- for Qatari and non consolidated website provide the applicant with and Deputy Manager Jean Philippe Gourdier speaking to The Peninsula Most of the applications are for tions we receive are from Qataris country citizens to obtain a visa a link to the website of Capago- tourist visas, but there are a con- and 80 percent of them are for to France and 15 days for people MENA. The website provides all yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT siderable number of people who go tourist visas. Others are mainly from other countries. Schengen information required to obtain a to France for education or medical for education and medical treat- regulations and law for a French visa. An appointment could be and sent to the embassy. Once the Although the fee would remain treatment, said Jeremy Georget, ment and applications for such visa holder remain unchanged. obtained through the website to visa is stamped, the applicant will same at ¤60, ¤25 will be charged Country Manager of Capago- visas are increasing,” he said. “One can apply to Schengen submit documents. Document be sent through a text message for services and ¤50 if a special MENA in Qatar, the external oper- High numbers of visa applica- visa from here but the first entry verification and biometric prints the date and time to collect his VIP service is required. ator for French visa procedure. tions are submitted between June should be to France and the will be taken at Capago-MENA passport from the Capago-MENA. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Khorasan leader US-led air raids ‘killed’ by US strike in Syria hit makeshift DUBAI: A Twitter account run by an Al Qaeda mem- ber said the leader of the Al Qaeda-linked Khorasan group was killed in a US air strike in oil refineries Syria, SITE monitoring service said yesterday, following sev- eral days of uncertainty over whether he survived the raid. Strikes target Syria’s Raqqa province A US official on September 24 said the United States believed BEIRUT/ISTANBUL: Air can refine up to 200 barrels of Mohsin Al Fadhli, a senior Al strikes believed to have been crude a day into fuel and other Qaeda operative, had been killed carried out by US-led forces hit products. The refineries, which in a strike a day earlier, but the three makeshift oil refineries in Syrian opposition sources say Pentagon said several hours Syria’s Raqqa province early yes- cost up to $230,000 to set up, are later that it was still investigat- terday as part of an assault to assembled in Turkey and trans- ing what had happened to him. weaken Islamic State (IS) mili- ported into Syria. In a message posted on tants, a monitoring group said. But the impact of the strikes on September 27, the jihad- The Britain-based Syrian the militant group’s capabilities ist offered condolences for Observatory for Human Rights was not immediately clear. IS has the death of Kuwaiti-born said the attacks occurred shortly gained support among Islamists Fadhli, otherwise known as after midnight, adding that they following the attacks, includ- Turkish military forces of the Jandarma (Police Force) block the access to the Mursitpinar crossing gate near the Abu Asmaa Al Kuwati or Abu also hit a plastic factory. ing from rival groups. Scores Syrian border, as Syrian Kurdish people try to pass, in the southeastern town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province, yesterday. Asmaa Al Jazrawi, following Islamic State fighters have of fighters have left Al Qaeda’s the September 23 air strike, control over oil produced in east- Nusra Front and other Islamist SITE reported. ern Syria and have set up small, groups in Syria to join IS since US oficials have described makeshift refineries to distil the the strikes started. Turkey ‘cannot stay out’ of Khorasan as a network of sea- crude into fuel, one of their main The Nusra Front is coming soned Al Qaeda fighters with sources of income. under increasing pressure from battlefield experience mostly “These so-called refineries are its own members to reconcile with in Pakistan and Afghanistan not a real target and they do not IS to fight what they describe as that is now working in league weaken Islamic State as they do a “crusader” campaign against anti-IS fight, says Erdogan with Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, not have any financial value for Islam. On Saturday, the group the Nusra Front. Khorasan is a them,” Rami Abdelrahman of the gave its first reaction to the ISTANBUL: Turkey cannot 160,000 refugees who fled the IS Erdogan, who has long pressed term for an area including parts Observatory said. strikes, vowing to retaliate against stay out of the international assault around the town of Ain al- for the ouster of Syria’s President of Pakistan and Afghanistan “They are composed of trucks Western and Arab countries that coalition fighting Islamic State Arab, but Erdogan said it would Bashar Al Assad, indicated that where Al Qaeda’s main council with equipment to separate diesel took part in the coalition. (IS) jihadists, President Recep be better if they could live safely he did not think military action is believed to be in hiding. and petrol used by civilians.” “It’s not a war against Nusra Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, in their own country. would be enough to thwart IS and After the September 23 The United States has been Front, it’s a war against Islam,” as Ankara prepares in the com- The president also reaffirmed long-term solutions were needed strikes, US officials said they carrying out strikes in Iraq since Nusra spokesman Abu Firas Al ing week to define its military his call for a buffer zone and no- to solve political problems in Syria were was still assessing how badly August 8 and in Syria, with the Suri said in an audio message involvement. fly zone within Syria to protect and Iraq. “Dropping bombs from Khorasan had been hit. Islamist help of Arab allies, since Tuesday, published on the group’s social Turkey has for months frus- Turkey’s borders and the refu- air only brings a temporary solu- militants on social media have in a campaign it says is aimed at media network. “These countries trated the West with its cautious gees. He also indicated ground tion,” he said, adding that coor- said there were unconfirmed “degrading and destroying” the have done a despicable act that position against IS, but there forces could be needed. “It is not dinated action needs to be taken reports that the 33-year-old Islamist militants who have cap- will put them on the list of those appears to have been a sea change possible only from the air, there is against IS in both Syria and Iraq, Fadhli had been killed. tured swathes of both countries. targeted by jihadist forces all over in its policy following Erdogan’s also a ground dimension,” he said. attacking Britain for only plan- SITE did not name the jihad- Abdelrahman said that the world,” the spokesman said. trip last week to the United States. Prime Minister Ahmet ning strikes on targets inside Iraq. ist who reported Fadhli’s death destroying the makeshift refin- Meanwhile, about 300-400 “We will hold discussions with Davutoglu announced yesterday “Instead of handling it this way, but said he had trained under eries has led to a sharp increase Syrian Kurds crossed back into our relevent institutions this that the government would send we should send our Syrian broth- a close associate of Al Qaeda in the price of diesel, adding that Syria yesterday from Turkey to week. We will definitely be where motions requesting extended ers to their own country through leader Ayman Al Zawahri and for residents in Syria’s northern help fight against IS, a soldier we need to be,” Erdogan said in mandates for military action in a safe zone.” Ankara has justified had fought in Khorasan before Aleppo province, for example, the on the border said, adding that a keynote address to a World Iraq and Syria today. its low key role in the fight against traveling to Syria. A 2012 State price has more than doubled. Turkish authorities were not Economic Forum meeting in In a hugely rare intervention, IS by saying its hands were tied by Department notice offering a “The price went up from allowing any Turkish Kurds to go Istanbul. “We cannot stay out of Turkey’s top general, Necdet Ozel, concerns over the fate of dozens of $7m reward for information on 9,000 Syrian pounds to 21,000 in to Kobani. Several hundred Kurds this,” he added. IS militants have will speak to the cabinet tomor- Turkish hostages abducted by IS Fadhli’s whereabouts said he Aleppo. Hitting these refineries were waiting at Mursitpinar, on now advanced in Syria to just row, Davutoglu added. Parliament in Iraq. But these hostages were was an Al Qaeda financier close has affected ordinary people, now the Turkish side of the border, in a few kilometres from Turkey, will then debate the mandates freed last weekend, prompting to Al Qaeda founder Osama they have to pay higher prices.” the hope of being allowed to fight sending tens of thousands of peo- on Thursday, paving the way for what Erdogan has acknowledged as bin Laden and among the few A medium-sized makeshift alongside their people in Syria, a ple fleeing across the border. military action, although what a major change in Turkish policy. who knew in advance about the refinery, stationed on trucks, witness said. REUTERS Turkey has so far taken in over that will involve is still not clear. AFP September 11, 2001, attacks. REUTERS Jazeera’s Beirut Harvesting dates office stormed Libyan PM takes oath after

BEIRUT: Lebanese army supporters protested out- House okays new cabinet side and then stormed the Beirut offices of Qatar-owned TOBRUK: Libya’s Prime initial 16-member lineup as too satellite channel Al Jazeera Minister Abdullah Al Thinni large. The new cabinet has 13 yesterday, after a journalist and his cabinet took the oath of ministers including three depu- published tweets ridiculing the office yesterday after lawmak- ties for Thinni and no oil minis- military, the National News ers approved the lineup, but ter. The vital oil sector will be run Agency said. “A large number will struggle to rule a country by state firm National Oil Corp of citizens gathered outside where a rival parliament sits in (NOC), as under Gaddafi. Al-Jazeera’s offices in Beirut,” the capital Tripoli. Thinni, a former career soldier, said the agency, adding that Libya is struggling with anar- has been prime minister since some protesters “peacefully chy as two governments com- March but had resigned after a entered” the building and pete for legitimacy three years June election. Lawmakers then “chanted pro-army slogans”. after Muammar Gaddafi was asked him to again form a new They also demanded that ousted. The elected House of government. journalist Faisal Al Qassem, Representatives and senior offi- Meanwhile, clashes between two resign. The protest came after cials moved to the eastern city of the largest tribes in southern he published photographs on of Tobruk after an armed group Libya killed at least two people yes- Twitter showing top Lebanese from the western city of Misrata terday, a tribal leader said. “Violent singers performing in praise of seized the capital and set up a clashes are under way in Sabha the army, alongside a picture rival assembly and cabinet. between the Awlad Suleiman tribe of rows of Syrian men rounded Last week, the House of and the Gaddadfa” tribe of dicta- up in a raid on Thursday in Representatives, which is rec- tor Muammar Gaddafi who was Arsal. The pictures carry the ognised by the international toppled and killed in 2011, Sheikh headline: “The successes of the community, agreed on a second Mohammed Issa Al Mubasher said. Lebanese army.” The photo- A Palestinian farmer harvests dates from a palm tree in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday. cabinet list after rejecting an AGENCIES graph of the detained Syrians angered Syrian and Lebanese activists, who criticised the way the detainees had been treated. ‘Wanted’ Saudi killed in clash OIC lobbying Palestinians to join Rome Treaty

RIYADH: A Saudi wanted UNITED NATIONS: The world’s larg- Treaty that established the ICC. Abbas classify this current government of Israel only if they are part of a wider effort to dis- on “terror-related” charges est bloc of Islamic countries has been had been expected to sign up to the treaty as an apartheid state that should be dealt mantle the group’s presence and deal with has been killed in a gun battle lobbying the Palestinians to join the during the recent 50-day Gaza war that with internationally as an apartheid state.” the causes that created and bred extrem- with security forces in a Shiite International Criminal Court so it can killed more than 2,000 Palestinians, the But the OIC secretary-general said the ism in the region. village, the Sunni-dominated prosecute Israeli politicians and military vast majority civilians, and 70 Israelis. But quest for peace can’t be forgotten in the “Drones and airstrikes will not do the kingdom’s interior ministry leaders for war crimes, crimes against he postponed an announcement, saying the discussion of “how we can penalise each job alone,” he said. He also derided extrem- said yesterday. Basem Ali humanity and genocide, the bloc’s leader Palestinians want to pursue action in the other.” The thrust now should be “to bring ist groups like the Islamic State and Boko Mohammed Al Gidaihi “died said on Saturday. Security Council first. the Israelis to the peace camp” with the Haram in Nigeria who claim to represent yesterday (Saturday) after- Iyad Madani said the 57-nation “As OIC, we’re lobbying him to join the United States, Israel’s most important ally, true Islam. “This is madness. These people noon,” ministry spokesman Organisation of Islamic Cooperation strongly Rome Treaty and open the door as a mem- as a “moderator,” not a party to the con- cannot be voices of Islam, they don’t under- General Mansur Al Turki supports Palestinian President Mahmoud ber of the ICC court to bring up charges flict, he said. “I think you have to choose,” stand Islam, and just claiming the caliphate said. Gidaihi was taken to Abbas’ plan to ask the U.N. Security Council against the individual politicians and mili- Madani said. “You are either a moderator is simply a way of creating false legitimacy hospital after the exchange of to impose a deadline for an Israeli with- tary people in Israel who are responsible or a party to a conflict,” he said. of their purpose,” he said. fire in the village of Awamiya drawal from Palestinian lands. for all those atrocities, the latest of which Madani called for a revival of the stag- The Islamic State has exploited the but suffered a “setback” fol- In a wide-ranging interview with The is Gaza,” Madani said. nant Quartet of Mideast mediators — the chaos resulting from Syria’s civil war to lowing initial treatment, the Associated Press, Madani also described He said the OIC agrees with Abbas’ US, U.N., European Union and Russia — carry out a blitz in which it swallowed official Saudi Press Agency the Islamic State extremist group which statement to the U.N. General Assembly’s with new leadership. Former British prime up roughly a third of Iraq and Syria. said, citing doctors. An asso- has captured a wide swath of Syria and ministerial meeting on Friday that war minister Tony Blair has been the official Madani, however, criticised the US for ciate of the suspect was in Iraq as “criminal” and said he supports its crimes, crimes against humanity and geno- envoy of the Quartet since June 2007. dismantling state institutions in Iraq stable condition after being destruction. cide were committed in Gaza. On the issue of terrorism, Madani said after invading it in 2003 and adopting a wounded in the gunfight, the The Palestinians, under pressure from Madani accused Israel of “dehumanising” he fully supports US airstrikes in Syria and policy that “emphasized sectarian differ- doctors added. AGENCIES the United States and Israel, have been treatment of the Palestinians for decades, Iraq targeting the Islamic State group, also ences” among Iraqis. reluctant to become a party to the Rome “and we think there is a strong case to known by its acronyms ISIS and ISIL, but AP MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Egypt acquits Turkey bans tattoos in schools

Yemenis protest against 112 on ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Islamic- given that tattoos could not be rooted government has banned removed like a piece of clothing. appeal over pupils from wearing tattoos or “Are they going to strip off their body piercings in schools, a meas- skin?” he asked, quoted by the ure denounced by opponents as Radikal online newspaper. “What is Houthis in capital protest law oppressive and unenforceable, going to happen to those (pupils) who reports said yesterday. already have tattoos? This is not a CAIRO: An appeals court While tattoos are frowned upon decision that a reasonable person can Violence could threaten global security: Saudi in Egypt yesterday acquit- by conservative elements in Turkey’s take. It is a decision taken without ted 112 people convicted of diverse society, they are highly fash- careful thought,” he added. SANA’A: Hundreds of Yemenis holding an illegal protest ionable among secular urban youth, “It is a decision taken by an oppres- took to the streets here yester- on the third anniversary including school-age teens. sive mind set. Education is all about day to demand the withdrawal of the 2011 revolt that top- The measure is the latest hugely contributing to a child’s development of Shia rebels, in a first protest pled Hosni Mubarak, judi- controversial measure taken by the and protecting them,” he said. against the insurgents since they cial sources said. government in education, after it Ismail Koncuk, the head of another overran the capital last week. The defendants, allowed girls in high schools to wear major education union, Egitim Sen, Protesters from the February including supporters of the Muslim headscarf, a move critics was more supportive of the move. He 11 Revolution movement marched ousted Islamist presi- said eroded Turkey’s secular principles. indicated the ban would apply only to along the main Zubairi road in dent Mohamed Mursi, The ban, which was published in children who want to get tattoos after it Sana’a chanting slogans against were among 1,079 people Turkey’s official gazette on Saturday comes into force. “There will be a confu- the Houthi rebels who remain in arrested nationwide on and reported by local media yester- sion about when the tattoo was done. I control of most of the city. January 25 when security day, also forbids the dyeing of hair, believe that on this issue the school will “We don’t want Houthis any forces cracked down on make-up, as well as moustaches and take the initiative and help the child.” more,” shouted the demonstra- illegal demonstrations. beards for boys. Erdogan has already made clear tors, whose movement was behind Clashes between pro- The ruling Justice and Development his distaste for tattoos, telling an up- the 2011 uprising which ousted testers and police that day Party (AKP) co-founded by President and-coming young footballer in July former president Ali Abdullah resulted in the deaths of 49 Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to to get rid of the tattoos on his arm. Saleh. Houthi rebels are heavily people. A lower court origi- restore traditional values in Turkey, “What are these tattoos? Why do deployed across Sana’a but there nally sentenced the 112 to a drive seen by opponents as a bid to you harm your body?” he told Berk were no reports of confrontations a year in jail after find- Islamise the country. Yildiz of the Galatasaray team. “Don’t between the insurgents and the A Yemeni activist holds an anti-Houthi banner during a rally in Sana’a. ing them guilty of violat- The head of the Egitim Is educa- be fooled by foreigners. God forbid, it demonstrators. ing the protest law, illegal tion union Veli Demir denounced the could even give you skin cancer in the The rebels swept down from media said on Saturday. Yemeni Houthis’ failure to honour the assembly, rioting, inciting measure as impossible to enforce, future,” Erdogan said. AFP their stronghold in the rugged authorities accuse Iran of back- deal. “The lack of implementa- violence, blocking roads, northwestern mountains last ing the rebels, who also appear tion of the security annexe of the assaulting police officers month, demanding economic and influenced by Lebanon’s power- agreement and the lack of imple- and vandalising public and political reforms. ful Tehran-backed Shia militia mentation of the agreement itself private property. Last week, they seized key state Hezbollah. in the required manner by the Adopted last November, installations without resistance, Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has Houthi group has dashed these the law prohibits all but most of them in northern Sana’a, said “unprecedented challenges” hopes,” he said in a speech circu- police-sanctioned pro- after clashes on the city’s out- facing Yemen since rebels took lated by the Saudi mission at the tests as part of a govern- skirts with Islamists killed more over the capital could threaten United Nations in New York. ment attempt to restrict than 270 people. international security, and called “Yemen faces accelerating and demonstrations. The demonstrators yesterday for swift action to deal with insta- extremely dangerous conditions In the past few weeks the put out a statement demand- bility in its southern neighbour. that require us all to look and authorities have released ing the “withdrawal of all armed The kingdom, which shares propose the necessary solutions secular activists includ- militias from the capital and the a long border with Yemen, wel- to confront these unprecedented ing Alaa Abdel Fattah and return of security forces”. comed an agreement signed on challenges,” Prince Saud said. Mahienour El Massry, and They also urged the Houthi September 21 to form a new gov- Prince Saud said Yemen’s vio- also many students who rebels to “apologise to the ernment incorporating the Houthi lence “will no doubt extend to were detained last year over Yemeni people” and implement rebels and some Yemeni southern threaten stability and security “violent protests”. Abdel a UN-brokered peace accord, separatist forces. But the kingdom on the regional and international Fattah and Massry were including a security protocol that fears the accord could benefit its arena that could prove difficult among those who cam- stipulated their withdrawal from main regional foe Iran and might to put down regardless of the paigned against Mubarak Sana’a once a new prime minister also bolster the Al Qaeda group. resources and efforts that may during the 2011 revolt. is named. In some of his strongest lan- be exerted.” Saudi Arabia in 2011 In a separate case, 12 However, President Abdrabuh guage about Yemen to date, Saudi played a key role to push forward students were jailed for Mansur Hadi has failed so far to Foreign Minister Prince Saud a Gulf power transfer deal that four years and each fined name a new premier as stipulated Al Faisal told the UN General saw long-serving president Ali 100,000 Egyptian pounds by the agreement. After initial Assembly that hopes for an end Abdullah Saleh step down after (about $13,960) for taking hesitation, the rebels signed the to the crisis had been wrecked months of protests in 2011 in favour part in an illegal protest. security protocol, state and rebel by what he suggested was the of his deputy. AGENCIES AFP MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

ESTABLISHED IN 1996

CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KHALID AL SAYED [email protected]

ACTING MANAGING EDITOR HUSSAIN AHMAD [email protected]

EDITORIAL TEL: 44557741 / 44557743 FAX: 44557746 / 44557758 P. O. BOX: 3488, DOHA, QATAR E-MAIL: [email protected]

ADVERTISING: TEL: 44557837 / 780 FAX: 44557870 CLASSIFIED: 44557857 E-MAIL: [email protected]

SUBSCRIPTION / HOME DELIVERY TEL: 44557809 /839 FAX: 44557819 E-MAIL: [email protected] SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ANNUAL QR 675 6 MONTHS QR 340 Editorial IS: Unanswered questions Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

HOSE watching Islamic State’s heinous depredations might have been shocked at the speed with which they swept through large swathes of Iraq and Syria. TIraqi soldiers fell like terrified toddlers in front of the advancing IS army, and having fallen, are yet to stand up. Best democracies need As a result, another war has been unleashed on this region by a broad, widening coalition led by the US. And the western media is awash with coverage about the threats posed by the IS and its genocidal and ruthless acts that would shame the a touch of nationalism old kid on the block – Al Qaeda. All that’s fine, but what’s strange and surprising is we BY CLIVE CROOK a morsel of populism, it also needs a if you like -- to bind its people together know woefully little about a new terrorist organisation judicious measure of the right kind of but not so much as to set them at odds that is causing tremors. Take Syria, for example. We have ATIONALISM is resur- nationalism. with outsiders. a legitimate opposition there fighting against Bashar Al gent, says Gideon Rachman Partly, this is just a matter of bowing It’s worth remembering that friendly Assad for more than three years. This opposition has been in a recent column for the to the inevitable. Ties of history, culture relations among countries are the norm, recognised by Arabs and the West, has been supplied arms NFinancial Times. This is sur- and ethnicity are surprisingly durable. not the exception, despite the trend that prising, he argues. Not long ago we were Pretending they don’t exist is foolish, and Rachman points up. I favoured inde- and funds, but they are still miles away from their objective. contemplating a new age of globaliza- trying to eradicate them is an unavoid- pendence for Scotland partly because I On the contrary, the marauding IS forces gained control of tion: “In a borderless world of bits and ably totalitarian project. When histori- could easily imagine Scotland and the large parts of Iraq and Syria in days and are still making bytes the traditional concerns of nations ans blame various 21st-century conflicts rest of Britain as close friends and allies, advances or at least holding firm in the face of lethal aerial -- territory, identity and sovereignty -- on the propensity of colonial rulers of an just as patriotic Americans get on well bombardments by the US-led coalition. This gives rise to looked as anachronistic as swords and earlier era to draw straight lines on maps with patriotic Canadians. a number of questions: Who are financing this terrorist shields.” regardless of the loyalties of the people That’s right, U.S. nationalism exists Quite the opposite, it turns out. As affected, they have a point. Kith and kin -- and thank heaven it does. America organisation and supplying them lethal weapons? Who are Rachman says, consider the separa- aren’t to be denied. would be weaker without it and much its leaders, in addition to Abubakr Al Baghdadi? Why is tist drive in Scotland, or Catalonia; Moreover, the tenacity of group loy- less use to the rest of the world. Baghdadi refusing to engage with the media if his objective the growing strength of right-wing alties isn’t such a bad thing as far as Canadian nationalism exists as well. is to establish a puritan Islamic populism in England, France and else- politics is concerned. To a point, it’s Find me a Canadian newspaper column- state? It’s said the group is made where in the European Union; Russia’s desirable as well as inevitable -- because ist who hasn’t reflected, again and again, up of a ragtag group of Sunni moves to reclaim democracy can’t work well in a unit not on What It Means to Be Canadian. If This is a its empire; the bound by some kind of shared identity. you ask me, Canada is unduly concerned terrorist militants from Fallujah and electoral success Collective choice in free societies with what it means to be Canadian -- Saddam acolytes, and if so, why of Hindu nation- involves winning some and losing some; but it’s a fine neighbor and an upstand- outfit that has do they want to expand outside Nationalism alism in India; the it requires give and take. The more ing global citizen nonetheless. Iraq, into other Arab countries? turns toxic, mutually antago- intense this interaction, the greater Nationalism turns toxic, and patriot- conquered The Guardian reported recently nistic strands of the demands on free individuals’ sense ism becomes chauvinism, when it’s bel- chauvinism in of community. As a general point, of ligerent and sets foreigners up as the that the IS is now the wealthiest and patriotism territories even China and Japan. course, that applies to every level of enemy. That’s true, no doubt, of many militant group in the world with becomes Almost wher- society, from the family at one extreme of the cases Rachman highlights -- but before it could a reported net worth of $2bn. ever you look, to the planet as a whole at the other. it would be wrong to assume this goes chauvinism, when those supposedly Within that spectrum, though, the mod- with the territory (as it were). Toxic decide on a “The group has built up a fortune through a combination of oil it’s belligerent anachronistic ern nation-state would seem to serve nationalism isn’t the typical case. resources and wheat production concerns are driv- a useful purpose: It offers the possibil- Note too that nationalism comes in name. ing politics. ity of consensual interaction on a scale different flavours as well as different to hostage taking and extortion,” and sets Not just sur- conducive to good government. intensities. A useful, if over-emphasized, it said. If the global energy foreigners up as prising, this is Within the European Union, the prin- distinction is between civic nationalism market, including oil extraction also disturbing, ciple of “subsidiarity” recognizes this and ethnic nationalism. The U.S. exem- and marketing, is controlled by Western firms, how did this the enemy. Rachman goes on truth. Why is it a good thing to push plifies civic nationalism -- its idea of terrorist outfit get a foothold in the industry? We know that -- because nation- government down to the lowest feasible nationhood defined by a constitutional in August this year, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s alism is divisive level, as that principle requires, so that design and shared political culture, open and therefore dangerous. Resurgent decisions are made as closely as possible (in principle) to newcomers without efforts to export its own oil was thwarted by Iraqi and US nationalism is a sickness and we need to the people affected? Because democ- regard to race or creed. Ethnic national- authorities. And where are the wheat farms being cultivated a cure. racies prize participation and consent. ism sees nationhood as a matter of tribe by this abominable group? Well, yes and no. Having argued that The nation state is a convenient, deeply or religion or language. It’s exclusionary The IS is a venomous weed that must be destroyed, but Scotland should have voted for inde- entrenched and probably indispensable by nature. That makes it far more prone the world needs to know more about its backers. We didn’t pendence in its recent referendum, and platform for both. The recent success to perversion into forms that see neigh- that Britain might be right (depend- of anti-EU parties reflects, in part, not bours as rivals or enemies. know much about Al Qaeda before 9/11, but Qaeda are ing on the circumstances) to quit the purblind tribalism but the persistent Ethnic nationalism is much more to terrorists that specialise in hit-and-run, whereas IS has European Union, I may need to stifle the failure of the EU to honour its own com- be feared. Civic nationalism, at levels tens of thousands of fighters deployed on the ground, who suspicion that I’m allied to the forces mitment to subsidiarity. ‘ commonly observed, is a good thing. continue to be supplied arms and money. Finally, this is an of darkness, a secret Vladimir Putin I said “a judicious measure of the In the rise of the Independence Party, outfit that has conquered land even before it could decide on admirer, or a champion of ethnic purity. right kind of nationalism.” What does which wants Britain to leave the EU, I a name. IS? ISIS? Or ISIL? I plead not guilty. On the other hand, I that mean? Each democracy needs see some of both -- a point I’ll come back do think that, just as democracy needs enough nationalism -- call it patriotism to. WP-BLOOMBERG The other side Quote of Palestine statehood still a long way off the day

ALESTINIANS will remain UN Security Council endorsement as the UN will be hoping for a Security While the General Assembly at large without UN Security Council long as the Zionist lobby holds sway Council resolution to set the ground has support for the Palestinian peo- endorsement as long as the over American lawmakers and the US work for a long-lasting and just peace. ple, getting that deal past the Security PZionist lobby holds sway on chokehold on a veto.’ The events of the summer, where Council is the real challenge. And as We are absolutely American lawmakers. On Friday, Palestinian President Israeli military aggression killed at least long as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin For two years, the vast majority of Mahmoud Abbas stood on the 2,100 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip Netanyahu and his rabble of right- interested in bringing the 193-member states of the United podium before the General Assembly — the third such large-scale assault wingers hold power in the Knesset, the ties to normal Nations effectively gave Palestine de and reminded them that it is indeed there in the past seven years — clearly there is little hope of achieving any- facto statehood by upgrading its UN time to end that occupation now, shows the need for a long-term deal. thing. So far, as soon as it makes but it was not us who status to “non-member” state from restoring his people to their just sta- That deal, however, must be verifiable any concession, the government in destroyed them. Now “entity”. For Palestinians, it was a tus as free, unfettered and unhindered and must include monitoring elements Tel Aviv announces more colonies on victory that was a long time coming, by the crimes committed against by international observers, backed occupied land. they require what the given the decades of illegal occupa- them by the illegal Israeli forces of by a mandate that can hold Israel to A lasting peace is wishful think- tion of their land by Israel. But despite occupation. account. ing as long as warmongers like American would the overwhelming support of member And within the next two to three ‘Let’s have no illusions here: The Netanyahu have their say. probably call a nations, Palestine will remain without years, Palestine and its friends at task before Palestinians is immense. Gulf News Sergei Lavrov ‘reset’. Russian Foreign Minister MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 How the strategy against IS was built

House. The emerging “lines of effort” For a president were “all in place, but they need to be built out,” she said. “And they need more assistance, frankly, from our regional who is sometimes partners.” At MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, criticised for Florida, planners for the US Central Command examined targets developed with air surveillance reports Obama had drawn-out ordered during the summer and started planning an operation. The goal was to decision-making integrate Gulf warplanes into the effort. Those nations had long promised in the- ory that they would contribute while pri- and a reluctance to vately despairing that Obama would ever move beyond endless talk-fests on the Syria problem and take military action. act, the swiftness No one had yet discussed a plan with them, and there had been no request for of the move from participation. “We’ve already been con- sulting for three years,” one senior Arab official said at the time. “Our point to “no strategy” to a them is, if you’re serious, come and tell us what you’re going to do and we’ll do it with you.” massive, extended As the NATO summit ended September 5, Kerry flew to London for a late-night air assault was meeting with a key Gulf ally. Obama was ready, Kerry said, and wanted the coun- try and its neighbours with him. stunning. The conversation, along with telephone A RAF Tornado GR4 refuels from a Voyager tanker during its first combat mission flown out of Akrotiri, Cyprus. calls to other regional leaders over the next few days, brought some tentative BY KAREN DEYOUNG commitments, locked in the follow- fighters and money to the militants. apart, including profound US war fatigue. several senior administration officials ing week when Kerry travelled to the fter keeping his promise to And governments in the region, some Obama had said repeatedly that he did who agreed, on the condition of ano- region. His first stop, on September 10, avoid American involvement of them barely speaking to each other, not believe US airstrikes would substan- nymity, to discuss closed-door planning was Baghdad. in extended wars for nearly six needed to take responsibility for protect- tially change the trajectory of a raging over the 25 days between August 28 and In an address that night from the Ayears, President Barack Obama ing their neighbourhood. three-way civil war among the forces of September 22. White House, he told the American last week began a military engagement “We don’t have a strategy yet,” Obama Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, the so- The day after Obama’s late-August public that “we will conduct a systematic that he acknowledged is likely to far out- said at an August 28 news conference. called moderate rebels and a bewildering news conference, a Friday, Secretary campaign of airstrikes against these ter- live his time in office. While political and media attention array of extremist groups. Justification of State John Kerry — a longtime and rorists.” In military action and the other The launch of airstrikes in Syria and focused on the acknowledged lack of a for action was also considered question- strong advocate of more aggressive US elements of the plan, he said, “America expanded US action in Iraq, at the head plan, the White House quickly empha- able on both domestic and international action in Syria — brought his own policy will be joined by a broad coalition of of a dozens-strong coalition of nations, sised the “yet.” legal grounds. team together on a conference call. partners.” is by far the biggest commitment of US Less than two weeks later, the presi- But there were rapid and ominous “We need to get the White House our Over the past two years, Gen Martin might Obama has made, far beyond 2011’s dent announced that the strategy was changes in August. Although limited theory of the case,” he told them. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of limited air action in Libya or the opera- ready. “America will lead a broad coali- US air power was deployed to help Iraq The team worked throughout the week- Staff, had been the military’s most out- tion that killed Osama bin Laden. tion to roll back this terrorist threat,” roll back Islamic State forces that had end on what emerged as an eight-page spoken naysayer on airstrikes targeting Yet his decision seemed all but inevi- he said in a September 10 speech to the swept over the Syrian border, military strategy document outlining progress Assad’s forces in Syria. Not only did Syria table as Islamic State militants publicly nation. assessment teams had concluded that on Iraqi government formation and five have a robust air defence system, located executed US hostages and it became clear On September 16, Obama approved the the effort would not succeed as long as mutually reinforcing “lines of effort” that primarily in the heavily populated west- that extremist advances in Iraq — whose US Central Command’s operational plan. the extremists had havens and steady spanned the Iraq-Syria border: a mili- ern part of the country, both Dempsey survival is key to a host of US objec- Last weekend, the final partner nations resource streams inside Syria. tary plan including airstrikes against the and Hagel questioned the purpose of air tives in the Middle East — could not be in the region signed off on participation, US and European intelligence agen- Islamic State in both countries; training attacks and what would come next. reversed without direct intervention in senior US and foreign officials said. On cies were seeing a rapid increase in the and equipment for Iraqi security forces “He’s still concerned over the whole Syria. Once decided, the plan commenced Monday, US and Arab warplanes let loose number of Western passport holders and Syrian rebels; humanitarian assist- notion of using airstrikes to speed regime with head-spinning speed. a barrage of bombs against the Islamic among the thousands of foreigners arriv- ance to those displaced in both countries; change in Syria,” a senior Defense official Barely a month ago, there wasn’t even State’s Syrian redoubts, the first salvo in ing to join the Islamic State. The recogni- coordinated international action against said. But what was now being proposed — a plan. To Obama’s frustration, according what Obama said would be an extended tion that they could easily reenter their foreign fighters and militant funding strikes against the Islamic State — was to participants in extended national secu- campaign in both Syria and Iraq. home countries as a danger — along with sources; and counter-messaging against something altogether different. rity discussions of Syria in late August, For a president who is sometimes criti- the videotaped Islamic State beheading Islamic State propaganda. “First of all, ISIL doesn’t have an air advisers who recognised that something cised for drawn-out decision-making and of American captive James Foley and the By Tuesday, September 2, the previ- defense system,” the official said, using had to be done had presented him with a reluctance to act, the swiftness of the threat of more executions — had begun to ously undisclosed document had been one of the acronyms by which the mili- a disparate collection of actions but no move from “no strategy” to a massive, rapidly shift US public and congressional delivered to the White House, as Obama tant group is known. coherent blueprint that would address extended air assault was stunning, no less opinion in favour of action. departed for a trip to Estonia and a At the same time, it was the military’s military, diplomatic and political aspects because it followed what even some cur- At the same time, the selection of a NATO summit in Wales. On the summit own assessment that the tide would not of the problem and could be explained to rent and former senior members of the new, more inclusive Iraqi government margins, Kerry and Defence Secretary be turned in Iraq — the primary focus an increasingly worried American public. administration saw as extended presi- and their own fears of rising militancy Chuck Hagel presented the outline to of US efforts — as long as Islamic State There were proposals, but no agree- dential dithering while Syria disinte- had given regional powers, particularly NATO allies and Australia. forces had havens in neighbouring Syria. ment, to attack the Islamic State in Syria. grated and extremist groups there grew in the Gulf, new impetus to join a fight “All the countries agreed to return to Although Obama was briefed on the There were plans, ignored by Congress as to become a direct terrorist threat, not against the Sunni extremists, as long as their capitals and develop specific propos- plan and approved it during a visit to it left on summer vacation, to ramp up only to Iraq and the wider Middle East, the United States was also willing to put als in one or more of the strategic areas,” Tampa on September 16, it was not until aid and training for US-backed rebels but also to the United States. skin in the game. a senior official said. last weekend that the Arabs transmitted fighting on the ground. Everyone agreed Senior administration officials had As these factors coalesced, Obama On Thursday, Lisa Monaco, Obama’s their final lists of contributions to the that more aggressive international action offered many reasons for caution in decided to do so, provided he had a chief counterterrorism adviser, briefed Syria operation, the Defence official said. had to be taken to stop the flow of foreign the years since the region began to fall comprehensive strategy, according to a small group of reporters at the White WP-BLOOMBERG For better relationship between media and PR BY DR MOHAMED KIRAT symmetric model of communication is The media and the public relations departments should promote the ideal approach to have a healthy, pro- he International Public Relations ductive and fruitful relationship between Association — Gulf Chapter organ- transparency, democracy and sustainable development. This can any organisation and its stakeholders. Tised last Monday in Katara a forum Both public relations practitioners and on “What do the media expect from pub- journalists should respect each other and lic relations”. The topic is of course an only be achieved by being professional and respecting the ethics work closely to achieve the public interest ongoing debate for decades among prac- and the welfare of society. titioners, academics and researchers not This is to say that the media and the only here in Qatar and in the region but of one’s profession. PR practitioners should never lie to a reporter. public relations departments should all over the world. promote transparency, democracy and The relationship between the news It allows access to both large and small news to the media. the most is the pragmatic approach of sustainable development. This can only media and the PR industry is a complex target audiences and helps in building As the primary point of contact public relations departments, who if be achieved by being professional and and increasingly symbiotic one. The public support and mobilising public between businesses and the media, PR they are not professional tend to prac- respecting the ethics of one’s profession. media is the central vehicle for much of opinion for an organisation. people can control access to information tice spin doctoring by focusing always on Public relations practitioners should the PR industry’s messages. PR prac- This is all done through a wide range of which journalists want. This gives them the positive aspects of the organisation never lie to a reporter. As a PR practi- titioners want to place their stories in media and can be used to encourage two- tremendous leverage in negotiating with and hiding anything that would harm the tioner, if you don’t know an answer, sim- the news or other publications and pro- way communication. They have to get journalists, as they are in a position to reputation of their organisation and put ply say so, but add that you will be happy grammes. Without being able to do this, publicity, they have to be in direct con- refuse information. The public relations it at risk in the court of public opinion. to find out and get back to them. PR would lose one of its main avenues tact with their stakeholders and publics. departments through their media rela- Journalists are responsible to society If you are allowed to discuss a particu- for communication with the public. The They have to get publicity to build the tions seek to present a positive image and public opinion to report all the events lar aspect, again, say so, but never lie. media in turn has become more depend- image for their organisation. Nowadays about their organisations. Their objective and happenings and mainly those that Your lie will be discovered, and a good ent on PR to supply content to fill air an organisation without image has no is to influence the public to have a good are at odds with human nature, society, story will turn bad. time or column inches. Whilst newspa- presence in public opinion which means image and a positive impression about the general order and the law. Learn from others. Invite friendly pers have been steadily shedding staff it will face many problems to compete the organisation. What should be done to have a pro- media people to come to your organisa- over the last couple of decades they have and be in the business. The late Edward Bernays in his book fessional, respectful, healthy, fruitful tion to give workshops on interviews, and simultaneously managed to produce ever On the other hand, the media need “Crystallizing Public Opinion” explained and successful relationship between the other topics. Understand the media peo- thicker publications, and the ever grow- public relations departments to provide how public relations’ main mission is to media and public relations? ple you are trying to influence and make ing ranks of PR are happy to help fill them with the news about their organisa- influence public opinion for a mutual Public relations practitioners should sure they understand you. the pages. tions. The media cannot be everywhere adaptation between the organisation be aware of the impact of the new media Media people should work with PR Both PR and media are interdepend- to cover all the activities in society and and the ‘publics’. On the other hand, the on society. Internet, social networks are departments professionally, should do ent, they need each other. Public relations fulfill their responsibility towards the media by definition are there to inves- part of our lives nowadays and the public their job according to the general interest departments need the media to publicise public who has the right to know. With tigate and to look for what the public can get access to a huge volume of infor- of society and should provide the public the activities, programmes and projects the fast expansion and complexity of all needs to know, what’s not working right mation, news and data about the various opinion with all the information it needs of their organisations to keep their ‘pub- kinds of organisations and institutions, in various institutions and organisations components of society. to know. lics’ informed and to adapt them to the the media have no other choice but to in society. This means that the best way to com- Democracy depends on journalism. organisation. Working with the media rely on public relations. The Americans called it “the watch- municate with the public through the The writer is a professor of Public on behalf of an organisation allows for The problem however resides in the dog press”, the ‘Fourth Estate’ that media is to be transparent, frank and Relations and Mass Communication at awareness of the entity to be raised as fact that, in a way, there is a conflict of looks after and assures surveillance on to tell it all. the College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar well as the ability to create an impact interest. The power of the big agencies the three others: Judiciary, legislature According to James Grunig, a promi- University. with a chosen audience. and spin doctors goes beyond providing and executive. What bothers journalists nent public relations scholar, a two way THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 INTERNATIONAL 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

French right win Swiss reject switch to state health insurance Senate elections GENEVA: Swiss voters yester- national scheme,” said the Swiss Association, which backed calls to used as a model for US President up to 2,500 francs. Figures issued day rejected a plan for a seismic Insurance Association. “Our health scrap the current system. Barack Obama’s controversial by the insurance industry last week shift from the country’s all-pri- system is among the top perform- Campaigners for the state-held healthcare reform, requires that showed that premiums would rise in fresh setback vate health insurance system to ers in the world. Competition insurance scheme insist it is the every resident in the wealthy by four percent in 2015, far ahead a state-run scheme. between health insurers and free- only way to rein in rising premi- nation of eight million hold basic of overall consumer price inflation. for Hollande Referendum results showed dom of choice for clients play a ums and guarantee efficiency and health insurance and offers free- Critics say the current system that almost 62 percent of voters major role in this,” it added. transparency. dom of choice among the 61 com- is unfair because basic coverage PARIS: Just three years after had shot down a reform pushed by Going public would have been The referendum came after panies competing for customers. costs a millionaire no more than France’s upper house Senate left-leaning parties which say the a major shift for a country whose reformers mustered more than In a country where the average it does a low-paid worker. made history with its first current private system is busting health system is often hailed the 100,000 signatures required monthly net salary is 4,950 Swiss Studies show that almost one- ever swing to the left, the right the budgets of ordinary residents. abroad as a paragon of efficiency, to hold a popular vote, a regular francs ($5,268), health premiums fifth of those on low incomes have clawed back a majority yester- The results also underlined the but is a growing source of frus- feature of Swiss direct democracy. are around 400 francs monthly per skipped at least one monthly pay- day in a new setback for Socialist national divisions over the hotly- tration at home because of soar- The rejection of the plan by adult. That does not include out- ment in a country where rents President Francois Hollande. contested issue as the country’s ing costs. “Over the past 20 years nearly two-thirds of voters is a of-pocket spending on treatments and retail prices are among The far-right National Front German-speaking regions voted in Switzerland, health costs have major blow for pro-reform cam- such as dental care which are not Europe’s highest. (FN), meanwhile, set a record by against the plan, while their grown 80 percent and insurance paigners, given that opinion polls covered by basic insurance. Reformers also claim that winning two seats in the house for French-speaking counterparts premiums 125 percent,” ophthal- had shown the ‘No’ vote was likely Premiums vary by insurer, age insurers have too much politi- the first time in what its leader were in favour. mologist Michel Matter said. to be around 54 percent. and region of residence, and cli- cal clout, with research showing Marine Le Pen described as a Switzerland’s private insurance “This is not possible anymore. In a 2007 referendum, 71 per- ents can cut them by opting for an that 14 percent of lawmakers have “historic victory.” The conserva- lobby hailed the vote. “The Swiss It has to change,” said Matter, cent of voters rejected similar annual deductible — a sum they links to health firms or the sec- tive UMP party of Hollande’s pred- population does not want a single who heads the Geneva Physicians reforms. The current system, pay from their own pockets — of tor’s lobby groups. AFP ecessor Nicolas Sarkozy and its allies from the centrist UDI have a majority of between 10 and 20 seats, according to partial results. ‘Monster truck’ kills 3 at Dutch show Stephane Ravier, one of the two successful FN candidates, reflected the party’s upbeat mood, saying: “Now there is only one Lavrov calls for more door to push open, that of the Elysee (presidential palace).” The elections saw more than 87,500 regional and local elected ‘reset 2.0’ with officials nationwide vote for their preferred candidate, six months after the Socialists suffered a drub- bing in municipal polls that saw the right make significant gains. Washington France’s upper house is not chosen by universal suffrage but by a “super-electorate” of elected representatives who vote to renew Situation in Ukraine ‘improving’ roughly half of the 348-seat Senate every three years. MOSCOW: Moscow called yes- Most likely, something more will While the Senate does not terday for a new “reset 2.0” in come up — a reset No. 2 or a reset wield as much influence as the relations with Washington, say- 2.0,” he told Russia’s Channel 5 lower house National Assembly— ing the situation in Ukraine that television. which has the final say on vot- had led to Western sanctions Shortly after Obama took office ing bills through — a swing to against Russia was improv- in 2009, his then Secretary of the right comes as another blow ing thanks to Kremlin peace State Hilary Clinton presented for Hollande, the most unpopu- initiatives. Lavrov with a red “reset” but- lar president in modern French Washington and Brussels ton intended to signal a fresh history. accuse Moscow of supporting start to relations that had been His Socialist government has a pro-Russian rebellion in east strained under Obama’s predeces- struggled to contain an economic Ukraine and have imposed sanc- sor George W. Bush. In a diplo- crisis in France, where zero- tions, which they have repeatedly matic gaffe much mocked at the growth, sky-high unemployment, tightened since Russia annexed time, the button bore a Russian a bulging deficit and heavy taxes Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in label that said “overload” instead A monster truck in action during a stunt show in Haaksbergen, The Netherlands, yesterday. During the show, are taking their toll. March. of “reset”; the two words are simi- the truck drove into the audience killing three people, including a child. Fifteen were wounded. AFP The conflict has brought rela- lar in Russian. tions between Moscow and the Lavrov said that thanks to “ini- West to their lowest level since tiatives of the Russian President”, the end of the Cold War. US the situation was improving on President Barack Obama said last the ground in Ukraine, where a week that the sanctions could be ceasefire has been in place for lifted if Russia takes the path of several weeks. The September Challenges loom for Stoltenberg at Nato peace and diplomacy. 5 truce is largely holding though In television interviews, some fighting has continued in BRUSSELS: Former Norwe- de Hoop Scheffer of the German which also demand an answer. In is a binding treaty obligation. It is Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov places including the rebel strong- gian premier Jens Stoltenberg Marshall Fund. Afghanistan meanwhile, Nato is non-negotiable.” Now comes the said it was time to repeat the hold of Donetsk. will on Wednesday take charge As the United States turns winding up its longest-ever com- hard part — putting those words “reset”, a word Washington used “The ceasefire is taking shape, of a revitalised Nato which less towards Asia, Washington will bat operation while remaining into action. Stoltenberg “will have to describe an attempt to mend though of course not without prob- than a year ago looked like a expect more from its allies who committed to a post-2014 train- to focus on implementation (of ties early in Obama’s presidency. lems. Monitoring mechanisms have Cold War dinosaur in a fast- will “need to define how they are ing and advisory mission which what) the alliance decided at the But he also lashed out at Nato’s been introduced, talks between changing world. willing to establish security and it hopes will safeguard the frag- summit,” said Jan Techau, direc- “Cold War mentality”, criticised Russia, the European Union and The alliance has a newfound stability ... from Eastern Europe ile and costly gains made on the tor of the Carnegie Europe think- Washington for excluding Russia’s Ukraine have started, gas talks sense of purpose thanks to the to Central Asia and from the ground. tank in Brussels. ally Bashar Al Assad from its cam- have restarted,” Lavrov said. Ukraine crisis but Stoltenberg Middle East to North Africa,” de US President Barack Obama The commitment to increase paign against Islamic State fighters Western countries say thou- will be aware that it must also Hoop Scheffer said. brought the strands together annual defence spending to 2.0 in Syria, and said Washington “can sands of Russian troops have face up to many other and longer- For outgoing Nato head Anders at a Nato summit in Newport, percent of national economic no longer act as the prosecutor, the fought in Ukraine and accuse term challenges, analysts said. Fogh Rasmussen, Russia’s inter- Wales, in early September. He output within 10 years — a tar- judge, and the executioner in every Moscow of sending weapons, It is simplistic to focus just vention in its Soviet-era satellite first called on the allies to back get most members fall well short part of the world”. including a surface-to-air missile on Russia, they caution, when Ukraine was as an act of “aggres- a broad international coalition to of now — “will be very difficult: “We are absolutely interested used to shoot down a Malaysian what is needed is a “21st century sion” which took the West by sur- defeat Islamic State extremists in some will not abide by it, others in bringing the ties to normal airliner over rebel-held territory in threat response” which requires prise and showed that Moscow Iraq and Syria. The summit then will then be tempted to follow but it was not us who destroyed July. Moscow denies participating money and a sustained political was ready and able to use force agreed to boost Nato readiness, their example,” Techau said. them. Now they require what the in the conflict or arming the rebels. commitment from all 28 member to change international borders. setting up a fast reaction force to “There is a political game that American would probably call a Speaking to Russia’s state- states. Nato accordingly could not respond to future crises, and cru- needs to be played very skillfully, ‘reset’,” Lavrov said, according to funded international broadcaster, Declining defence budgets have afford not to respond to what he cially, to increase defence spend- he added. At the same time, Nato a transcript of one interview on RT, Lavrov said “NATO still has left “Nato forces severely over- described as the most serious secu- ing after years of decline. will have to forge a working rela- his ministry’s website. the Cold War mentality”, and stretched to implement deter- rity threat since the end of the Cold “We have reaffirmed the central tionship with Russia given the “The current US administra- Moscow needed to modernise its rence against Russia in eastern War with the Soviet Union. mission of the alliance,” Obama wider dangers — nuclear prolif- tion is destroying today much of conventional and nuclear arms, Europe while confronting grow- At the same time, upheaval told his peers. “An armed attack eration, terrorism, turmoil in the the cooperation structure that though he denied this would lead ing disorder in North Africa and in the Middle East and Africa against one shall be considered Middle East — which both face. it created itself along with us. to “a new arms race”. REUTERS the Middle East,” said Alexandra is spawning complex dangers an attack against them all. This AFP Scientists grapple with ethics in rush to release Ebola vaccines LONDON: Normally it takes end of this year. Even if a drug is trials of candidate Ebola vac- years to prove a new vaccine is shown to be safe, it takes longer to cines. Others include Johnson both safe and effective before it prove it is effective - time that is & Johnson, NewLink, Inovio can be used in the field. But with simply not available when cases of Pharmaceuticals and Profectus hundreds of people dying a day Ebola infection are doubling every Biosciences. in the worst ever outbreak of few weeks and projected by the The WHO says it hopes to Ebola, there is no time to wait. World Health Organisation to see small-scale use of the first In an effort to save lives, health reach 20,000 by November. experimental Ebola vaccines in authorities are determined to Among questions that scien- the West Africa outbreak by roll out potential vaccines within tists are grappling with: should January next year. months, dispensing with some an unproven vaccine be given to It has convened vaccine spe- of the usual testing, and raising everybody, or just a few? Should it cialists, epidemiologists, phar- unprecedented ethical and practi- be offered to healthcare workers maceutical companies and cal questions. first? The young before the old? ethicists, for a meeting today “Nobody knows yet how we Should it be used first in Liberia and tomorrow to discuss the will do it. There are lots of tough where Ebola is spreading fastest, moral and practical issues. real-world deployment issues and or Guinea where it is closer to The chaos caused by the epi- nobody has the full answers yet,” being under control? demic itself makes it even more said Adrian Hill, who is conduct- Should people be told to assume difficult to deploy and track use ing safety trials on healthy volun- it will protect them from Ebola? of a new vaccine, said Hill. teers of an experimental Ebola shot Or should they take all the pro- GSK has said it is aiming to developed by GlaxoSmithKline. tective measures they would if have 10,000 doses of its experi- Hill, a professor and director at they hadn’t been vaccinated? mental shot by the end of the the Jenner Institute at Britain’s And if so, how will anyone know year, while Canada has given 800 University of Oxford, says that if whether the vaccine works? vials of the NewLink candidate A man carries disinfected boots of medical staff members taking care of patients suffering from Ebola, at the his results show no adverse side- GSK is one of several drug vaccine to the WHO, expected to French medical NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Monrovia. effects, GSK’s new shot could used firms that have either started yield at least 1,500 doses. in people in West Africa by the or announced plans for human REUTERS MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

One teenager dead, Leadership woes 3 injured in New York stabbings NEW YORK: A 14-year-old overshadow boy died from a wound to the chest and three other teenag- ers were injured early yesterday in stabbings in New York City’s Bronx borough, police said. Labour prospects Two 18-year-old men also were stabbed in the chest and a 17-year-old boy in the shoulder, police said. They were in stable Miliband seen as electoral liability condition at a local hospital yes- terday morning. MANCHESTER: With his some voters that he cannot be Identities of the victims were party ahead in opinion polls trusted to run the economy or not released. No arrests have been eight months before an election, to reduce immigration — two of made and the investigation was opposition leader Ed Miliband the country’s biggest pre-election continuing, police said. could be Britain’s next prime issues — could be an obstacle to The attacks occurred at an minister. Yet his Labour party his party winning office. apartment complex and WCBS is in the odd position of try- A protege of former prime min- 880 Radio in New York reported ing to win power despite, not ister Gordon Brown, Miliband that a party was going on there thanks to him. presents himself as a heavy- at the time. An Opinium/Observer poll weight left-wing intellectual who released yesterday after his par- has a 10-year plan to rebalance Brazil split a ty’s conference, the last before the economy in favour of low- May’s national election, showed wage workers and society’s most week ahead of Labour’s lead over Prime Minister vulnerable. David Cameron’s Conservatives Yet he frequently finds his poli- Attendees look on as former Foreign Secretary William Hague delivers his last conference speech before retiring presidential poll had been cut to two percentage cies overshadowed by his perceived as a Member of Parliament on day one of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham yesterday. points, down six points in a fort- presentational shortcomings with RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s night, after Miliband forgot vital the press mercilessly poking fun electorate is split a week ahead parts of his speech. at the way he looks, talks, walks, Conservatives meet after losing MPs of presidential elections, with Derided by the press as a and even eats. That has kept his polls showing leftist incumbent socially awkward nerd, Miliband, personal ratings low. Dilma Rousseff locked in a dead an Oxford-educated career poli- In a YouGov poll released BIRMINGHAM: British Prime before an election which could Sunday Mirror newspaper sending heat with main rival Marina tician with the demeanour of an last week, 63 percent said they Minister David Cameron is bid- see Ukip land its first seat in a graphic image of himself to an Silva, who preaches the need for academic, is seen by some in and thought Miliband wasn’t up to the ding to rally his Conservatives the House of Commons at the undercover male journalist posing a “new politics.” around his party as an electoral job of being prime minister. for victory at next year’s gen- Conservatives’ expense. as a young PR girl called Sophie. A total of 142.8 million voters liability rather than an asset. He polls much better when it eral election at their annual Douglas Carswell, the first Tory He told ITV television he had will cast ballots next Sunday to “If they (Labour) win, they’re comes to how closely people per- conference yesterday, with the MP who switched sides to Ukip, been a “complete fool” who had decide the next leader of the con- winning it in spite of him,” Peter ceive him to be in touch with ordi- party reeling from a defection is expected to be re-elected in the “no-one to blame but myself,” tinent-sized nation, the world’s Simpson, a worker for a non-gov- nary people, but poorly when it and a sex scandal. coastal town of Clacton, southeast adding: “I am so sorry.” seventh-biggest economy. ernmental organisation who last comes to leadership and economic Cameron admitted it had “not England, on October 9, threatening a Cameron said ahead of the con- Voters will also choose 27 state week attended Labour’s annual competence. been an ideal start” to the gather- major embarrassment for Cameron. ference: “I have to admit, it’s not governors, 513 congressmen, 1,069 conference in Manchester, north- His centre-left party, most ing in Birmingham, after one law- The Conservatives currently been an ideal start. “But the truth regional assembly lawmakers and ern England, said. recently in power from maker left the day before to join govern Britain in a coalition with is, these things, frustrating as they a third of the senate. “Everyone is worried about 1997-2010, is more popular than the eurosceptic United Kingdom the smaller Liberal Democrats are, they don’t change the funda- Rousseff, handpicked by charis- real core issues like the him. Polls give it a lead over the Independence Party, then a junior but are vying to win enough seats mental choice at the election.” matic predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula National Health Service and the Conservatives of between 1 and minister quit after being caught to govern alone in 2015. Opinion polls put the main da Silva, had been expected to win Conservatives being seen to be in 8 points. The same polls show out sending an explicit photo- If they do so, they have prom- opposition Labour Party a few a second mandate until former the pockets of the rich. They’ll Cameron is much more popular graph of himself. ised to hold a referendum in points ahead of the Conservatives, Workers Party (PT) colleague win it because of that, not because among voters than Miliband. The centre-right Conservatives 2017 on whether Britain should although Cameron’s personal Marina Silva crashed the party. of Miliband. If anything he could Cameron, a former public rela- risk losing a handful of seats and continue to be a member of the ratings are higher than those of Silva became Socialist Party lose it for them.” tions executive, is a polished thousands of votes to Ukip at the European Union. Labour leader Ed Miliband. candidate only after the August Anxious to defuse his image speaker. He has his own image May general election — possibly Europe has long been an open The conference opens with death in an air crash of Eduardo problem, something that has problems though - some voters enough to cost them victory. wound for the Tories, with many a debate about the state of the Campos, her former running dogged him since he won the regard him as too keen to protect Cameron told BBC televi- rank and file members wanting to United Kingdom. mate. Earlier polling had put party leadership in 2010, Miliband the narrow interests of the privi- sion the defection of MP Mark leave the EU altogether. Cameron This comes after Scotland Rousseff well clear of both took the unusual step of publicly leged part of society he comes from. Reckless to Ukip was “frustrat- and other senior figures back con- voted on September 18 to reject Campos and Social Democratic mocking his own image in July, Cameron, 47, often gets the ing... counter-productive and tinued membership, while reforming independence in a close race Party candidate Aecio Neves. saying he rejected “a politics better of Miliband, 44, in weekly rather senseless”. He said the aims London’s relationship with Brussels. which has opened a debate about That all changed with the driven by image”. question and answer sessions in Reckless claimed to be pursuing Within hours of the defection, whether more powers should be arrival of Silva, 56, who served But Britons, and some in his parliament which are televised were “only” achievable through a civil society minister Brooks devolved from London to other as Lula’s environment minister own party, remain sceptical amid and shown on TV news bulletins. Conservative government. Newmark, a 56-year-old married parts of Britain. before switching to the Green signs that a perception among REUTERS The conference comes a week father of five, was exposed in the AFP Party, and whose 2010 presiden- tial bid netted her 20 million votes, for third place. This time around, Silva enjoyed a month of polls suggesting a nar- row run-off vote victory before the Rousseff camp began a vigorous Two police officers shot at in Ferguson fight back, with the latest surveys giving Rousseff the lead ahead of a WASHINGTON: Two police The officer had been con- “The officer returned fire at The officer, who sustained shot at least six times by police likely second round on October 26. officers were shot at, leav- ducting a business check at the the suspect, however there is no minor injuries from broken glass officer Darren Wilson and his Yet despite her current ing one wounded, in the city Ferguson Community Center indication at this time that the but did not appear to have suf- body was left in the street for sev- upsurge, the scenario is less rosy of Ferguson, where the fatal when he noticed the male suspect suspect was struck by return gun fered gunshot wounds, did not eral hours before it was removed. for Rousseff than four years ago. shooting of an unarmed black and tried to ask him why he was fire from the officer.” return fire. “It is unclear at this Violence rocked Ferguson — a The 66-year-old daughter of a teen triggered race riots and there. The suspect then ran away. A police search failed to turn time if the officer was targeted or St Louis suburb of 21,000 with an Bulgarian entrepreneur donned national outrage. “The officer initiated a foot up the suspect who was still on if this was a random act of vio- African-American majority and the presidential sash following Saint Louis County Police pursuit of the subject. During the loose. lence,” Schellman said. an overwhelmingly white police eight largely euphoric years under Department spokesman Brian the foot pursuit, the subject spun In neighboring St Louis, an off- Ferguson has seen large pro- department and town council— Lula that saw an economic boom Schellman said a bullet struck one toward the officer armed with duty police officer was shot at by tests take place since Michael prompting Missouri Governor help fund a vast range of welfare officer on foot patrol in his left a handgun, and fired shots at an unknown number of assail- Brown, 18, was shot dead on Jay Nixon to briefly call in the programs that lifted tens of mil- arm around 9.10pm on Saturday the officer,” Schellman said in a ants while driving his own car on August 9 by a white police officer. National Guard to quell protests. lions of Brazilians out of poverty. (0410 GMT Sunday). statement. a highway shortly after midnight. The college-bound teen was AFP AGENCIES Britain and Ireland call talks to ProPublica shines at online break Northern Ireland deadlock journalism awards

BIRMINGHAM: Britain and Ireland are to Agreement peace deal in 1998 largely brought CHICAGO: Non-profit US revive talks between nationalist and unionist an end to 30 years of unrest known as “The news organisation ProPublica parties in Northern Ireland to resolve a stand- Troubles”, though violence periodically flares. and media outlets from Canada, off that has at times threatened to topple the But outstanding issues remain and four months France and Norway were power-sharing administration. of lengthy negotiations chaired by Richard Haass, among those sharing the hon- The two countries announced yesterday a new the former US special envoy to Northern Ireland, ours on Saturday at the 2014 round of discussions would be convened to break ended at the New Year with no agreement. Online Journalism Awards. deadlock over the divisive issues of flags, parades Unionists walked out of further talks in July ProPublica, which was launched and dealing with the region’s troubled past. after a decision to limit the route of an Orange six years ago to conduct inves- “I fully appreciate how very difficult these issues Order parade marking a historic Protestant vic- tigative journalism, picked up are, the roots of some of them date back centu- tory, an event that often leads to violence. The five awards at the Online News ries, but there are huge benefits for Northern Belfast City Hall’s 2012 decision to fly the British Association’s annual conference Ireland if a way can be found to make progress on Union Jack flag periodically, rather than year- in Chicago. them,” said Britain’s Northern Ireland secretary round, sparked sporadic riots and street protests. The ONA, which administers Theresa Villiers. Disagreement also surrounds how to bring clo- the prizes, also announced that “The time is now right for a new round of sure to the many unsolved murders committed there would be a new award next cross-party talks to be convened to seek a way during The Troubles and who counts as a “victim” year to honor James Foley, the forward on the outstanding issues. of the unrest. Nationalist parties’ refusal to back American journalist murdered by “In the coming days I will be engaging with welfare reform has deepened the impasse. the Islamic State group in Syria the five main parties and the Irish government Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said last month. to discuss in more detail the precise format and Sunday during a trip to New York that he was The Los Angeles Times was agenda,” she told the Conservative Party’s annual travelling to Washington to seek support for the honoured for general excellence in conference in Birmingham, central England. fresh talks from senior US government figures, online journalism by a large media A failure to agree on implementing Westminster who have often acted as brokers in the past. outlet but most of the awards this reforms to social welfare has deepened the divide “The Irish government wishes to see the year went to relative newcomers between Northern Ireland’s mostly Protestant institutions of the Good Friday Agreement not such as ProPublica. unionists, who back staying in the United only function but flourish to the benefit of all,” ProPublica was honoured for Kingdom, and the mainly Catholic nationalists, Flanagan said in a statement. general excellence by a medium- who want to join the Republic of Ireland. The Meanwhile, Northern Ireland’s First Minister sized media organization and it blockages are “preventing the devolved execu- Peter Robinson said he would hold talks with his won individual awards for its cov- tive from delivering the efficient and effective Scottish and Welsh counterparts on the impact erage of health care in the United government that the people of Northern Ireland of the September 18 referendum on separation States, drug safety and continuing want”,” Villiers said. from the United Kingdom. segregation in US schools. The signing of the historic Good Friday AFP AFP MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES

Sayyaf militants Tear gas fired threaten German hostages, Manila at Hong Kong deploys troops MANILA: The Philippines dis- patched an estimated 1,000-plus extra soldiers to its troubled south yesterday to strengthen protesters security after militants threat- ened to kill one of two German hostages, the military said. City could handle situation: China A military statement said an army brigade, a unit that usually HONG KONG: Police repeat- are the ones using violence,” said comprises between 800 to 1,500 edly fired tear gas after tens demonstrator Jade Wong. “The troops, was flown to the remote of thousands of pro-democracy level of police violence here is just Sulu island group, where the Abu demonstrators brought parts of like mainland China, it was never Sayyaf militants are believed to be central Hong Kong to a stand- like this before.” holding the two German tourists. still yesterday, a dramatic esca- Renewed rounds of tear gas Two other army battalions lation of protests that have were fired shortly before 10pm meanwhile, deployed in nearby gripped the city for days. (1400 GMT) forcing demonstra- southern areas, it added. There were chaotic scenes, with tors to run from the choking “This is a redeployment that protesters screaming “Shame!” clouds, a reporter saw. is part of an ongoing plan which at police as they tried to shield But it did little to stem the tide is anchored on our mandate to themselves from the clouds of gas, of demonstrators occupying more address internal and external said reporters on the scene. than 800 metres of a vital multi- security situations,” it said with- The tear gas volleys incensed lane highway usually filled with out elaborating. the predominantly youthful whizzing vehicles. The reinforcements will allow crowds demonstrating against Officers had earlier used hand- Philippine Marines who have been Beijing’s refusal to grant full held pepper spray on demon- fighting the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu democracy to the semi-auton- strators who had spilt onto the People disperse after police fired tear gas on pro-democracy demonstrators near the Hong Kong government as well as on Basilan, another omous city, as a tense week of highway after breaking through headquarters yesterday. southern island, “to concentrate largely contained student-led barricades set up to stop people on their main tasks”, northern demonstrations exploded into joining the crowds camped out- government, a spokesman for group Occupy Central threw its Executive Leung Chun-ying, told Philippines military spokesman mass angry street protests. side Hong Kong’s government China’s Hong Kong and Macau weight behind the protests on a press conference his adminis- Major Calixto Cadano said. Several scuffles broke out headquarters since Friday. affairs office was quoted by the Sunday, saying they were bring- tration was “resolute in opposing He declined to disclose the between police in helmets, gas Traffic ground to a halt, with Xinhua news agency as saying. ing forward a mass civil disobe- the unlawful occupation actions exact number of troops sent to masks and riot gear and demon- crowded commuter busses aban- Last month Beijing said that dience campaign that had been by Occupy Central”. He said his the south, citing operational secu- strators angered by the tear gas, doned on the spot as demonstra- it would allow elections for Hong due to start on October 1. “Occupy government would hold more pub- rity. One of the smaller units was which was last used in Hong Kong tors cheered and embraced each Kong’s leader in 2017, but would Central starts now,” co-founder lic consultations on the planned flown to the south on Saturday, in 2005. “We are unarmed, just other in the middle of the road. insist on vetting the candidates Benny Tai told the crowds outside political changes—a move already he added. standing here, there was no warn- China, which stations a mili- — something demonstrators have government headquarters. scheduled before the protests. The statement said all three ing for the gas,” Harry Hung said. tary garrison in Hong Kong, said decried as “fake democracy”. The group had sparked months Ryan Chung, a 19-year old stu- units that were sent to the south As the night wore on protesters it was confident the city’s admin- Students have boycotted classes of heated debate in the city of dent watching events unfold, said: had come from the northern were locked in a tense standoffs istration could handle the protest. in the past week, with protest- seven million over its plan to bring “We have the right to stay here Philippines where security offi- with police, some of whom had Beijing “firmly opposes all ille- ers also mobbing the city leader’s Hong Kong’s financial district to and to protest. The world needs to cials said a long-running com- batons drawn and rubber bullet gal activities that could under- residence and storming into the a standstill with a mass sit-in. know what is happening in Hong munist insurgency has largely rifles slung over their shoulders. mine rule of law and jeopardise complex housing government On Sunday they appeared to have Kong. They need to know we want petered out. “This is unbelievable. This is ‘social tranquility’ and it offers its headquarters. come close to reaching that goal. democracy but don’t have it.” Defence Secretary Voltaire a peaceful protest and the police strong backing” to the Hong Kong Prominent pro-democracy Hong Kong’s leader, Chief AFP Gazmin had announced on Friday that, to “stop the Abu Sayyaf once and for all”, army troops will be dispatched to Sulu to help the marines there. Gazmin has announced the Philippines would not negoti- More than 30 feared dead on Japan volcano: Police ate with the Abu Sayyaf over its demands for about $5.62 million OTAKI: The first deaths were and local officials said. The news appeared to confirm official said. Firefighters have large area of the volcano, and had in ransom for the Germans. confirmed yesterday among The term is usually applied fears that there was little hope for separately confirmed a total 30 forced up to 150 to seek refuge He also downplayed alleged more than 30 hikers feared before doctors can certify death. those still on the volcano. people with injuries, including one in mountaintop shelters at one links between the group, which killed near the peak of a Four of those found were brought Rescue efforts were called off serious case, he said, adding that point. Local officials believe 45 to is blamed for the Philippines’ Japanese volcano that erupted down the volcano yesterday where mid-afternoon Sunday because the number could still change. 49 people sheltered overnight in worst terror attacks, to Islamic without warning, spewing ash, they were confirmed dead, broad- the environment was becoming Some 550 soldiers, police and cabins on the mountain, although State jihadists fighting in Iraq and rocks and steam. caster NHK reported. too dangerous for emergency firefighters took part in a major details remained unclear. Syria. Rescue workers battling rock- “According to the police, four workers, an official at the Nagano operation to reach those stranded The mountain is popular Abu Sayyaf, has threatened to eting levels of sulphurous gas people out the 31 people who had prefectural government said. on the volcano since it erupted into among walkers, particularly in kill one of two German hostages found 31 people in “cardiac arrest” been found in cardiac arrest near “The rescue team suspended a sunny autumn sky during a busy late September when the turn- unless a ransom is paid and Berlin near the summit of 3,067-metre the peak were confirmed dead. their operation because of the weekend for tourists and hikers. ing of the autumn leaves makes halts its support for the US-led Mount Ontake, which erupted All of them were men,” a station increasing concentration of sul- A suffocating blanket of ash up for dramatic scenery. campaign against the IS group. around noon on Saturday, police anchorman told viewers. phurous gas in the area,” the to 20 centimetres deep covered a AFP AFP Philippine rebels Hardline Myanmar monk start difficult disarming process to battle ‘jihad threat’ KUALA LUMPUR: The dif- ficult process of disarming COLOMBO: A controversial Buddhist cleric “Buddhists are facing a serious threat today Philippine Muslim rebels after from Myanmar announced yesterday he is from jihadist groups,” the monk said, without a decades-long insurgency has linking up with hardline monks in Sri Lanka, giving details. “The patience of Buddhists is seen started, negotiators said yes- alleging that their religion is under threat as a weakness. terday, with the decommission- from Islamic jihadists. “Buddhist temples have been destroyed. ing of a first batch of firearms The Mandalay-based monk Wirathu, address- There is a jihad against Buddhist monks. Media expected before year-end. ing a convention in Colombo of the Bodu Bala organisations along with world powers are using Philippine government and Sena (BBS) or Buddhist Force, said they would technology to carry out a campaign against Muslim rebel negotiators started work together to protect their common religion. Buddhists,” he added. meeting in Malaysia on Saturday The BBS has been accused of instigating hate BBS has been linked to stepped-up attacks to discuss the disarmament proc- attacks against minority Muslims and Christians against minority Muslims and Christians in the ess, key to ending the insurgency in mainly Buddhist Sri Lanka. past two years. in the country’s south and sealing “To protect and defend the threatened The group has denied involvement, but some of a peace deal. Buddhist the world over, my 969 movement will their members have been seen on videos posted The two sides have appointed join hands with the BBS,” the Myanmar monk on social media websites while engaged in vio- three foreign experts — from said at a 5,000-seat stadium packed with monks lence against minority religious places as well Brunei, Turkey and Norway — and their lay supporters. as businesses. to join an independent body that He said Muslim extremists had tried to scuttle The government has denied allegations that it will oversee the decommission- his visit to Sri Lanka, which shares close cultural provided tacit support to the BBS. ing process, together with four and religious links with Myanmar. Sri Lanka suffered its worst religious violence local experts who are yet to be “I am thankful to the President (Mahinda in decades this June when riots broke out in the nominated. Rajapaksa) for granting me a visa in spite of resorts of Aluthgama and Beruwala, leaving four “Decommissioning is a delicate attempts by Muslim extremists to prevent my people dead. and difficult component of any visit,” he said. AFP peace settlement. It must be done effectively and sensitively,” chief Drenched assembly Philippine government negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said in a statement. The meeting will continue until today. Chief rebel negotiator Mohagher Iqbal had said earlier that 75 assorted firearms, includ- ing high-powered rifles, would be stored and padlocked in a warehouse as part of the “nor- malisation” process that will see the rebels trade their weapons for a chance to join mainstream society. “Decommissioning firearms is really very difficult, but you have to undertake the ultimate sacri- fice just to have the Bangsamoro,” Primary students in raincoats attend a ceremony to mark the 2,565th anniversary of the birth of Confucius Iqbal said. amid rainfall in Jining, Shandong province of China yesterday. AFP MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Ghani to take over as Afghan president today Rival Abdullah Abdullah to be inaugurated as chief executive in new role closer to prime minister’s

KABUL: Afghanistan will host a outside unless wearing a burqa and Since the divisive election, Ghani has grand presidential inauguration today, accompanied by a man. stressed he wants to enact major reforms w ith former US-based academic Ashraf Television and music were also out- including merit-based selection of all gov- Ghani taking power as NATO troops lawed, and men were beaten for not ernment employees. end their 13-year war without defeat- growing a beard. He is set to prioritise stabilising the ing the fierce Taliban insurgency. Both Ghani and Abdullah are moder- fragile economy, as well as tackling inse- Ghani succeeds outgoing President ate, pro-Western leaders who have vowed curity — though any peace talks with the Hamid Karzai after a three-month to push ahead with the patchy social and Taliban seem unlikely in the near future. standoff over disputed election results infrastructure progress since 2001, but “The political transition was a success that fuelled the insurgency and worsened the country still faces a major threat and all those who predicted it was not Afghanistan’s dire economic outlook. from Taliban militants. possible were proven wrong,” Ghani said The ceremony will be the country’s Security problems were underlined Friday. first democratic transfer of power — a yesterday when a bomb hidden in a vehi- “We are one people, one country, and benchmark seen by international donors cle door exploded outside the presidential there should not be any doubts in our as a key legacy of the costly military and palace complex, injuring the driver. national unity.” civilian intervention since the fall of the Large-scale insurgent offensives have Final results revealed Ghani beat Taliban in 2001. been launched in several provinces in Abdullah 55 to 45 percent in the run-off Both Ghani and his poll rival Abdullah recent months, with the Afghan army vote, though the UN said the election had Abdullah, a former anti-Taliban resist- and police struggling to recapture lost suffered “significant fraud”. ance fighter, claimed to have won the ground. Flags have been erected on the city’s fraud-tainted June 14 run-off election, NATO operations have scaled back main roads in one sign of preparations tipping Afghanistan into a crisis that rapidly and its combat mission will fin- underway, and officials have vowed to threatened to trigger nationwide unrest. ish at the end of this year. host an elaborate event as Afghanistan But, under heavy pressure from the US Only 33 NATO bases are still active, enters a new era. and UN, the two candidates eventually down from a peak of 800 — leaving local The schedule and guest list for today’s agreed to form a national unity govern- Incoming Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani. security forces to battle the Taliban with ceremony has not been revealed due to ment, and Ghani was declared president less and less help. the risk of militant attacks. after an audit of all nearly eight million and other international backers who on Saturday. Today’s inauguration will open the way Karzai, who was constitutionally ballot papers. pumped billions of dollars into the war- “Now we see children going to school, for the new government to sign an agree- barred from a third term in office, has Abdullah will also be inaugurated today wrecked country, but he struck a concili- roads reconstructed, progress in the ment allowing 12,500 US-led troops to said he is looking forward to retirement, as chief executive, a new role similar to a atory tone in his final days in office. health sector and the Afghan flag proudly remain into 2015 on a mission to support but he is likely to retain an influential prime minister, in a government struc- “I can say with confidence that waving around the world — these are all and train the police and army. role in politics. ture far different to Karzai’s all-powerful Afghanistan will soon witness peace and because of international support and Ghani promised immediately to Ghani served as Karzai’s finance minis- presidency. stability, and the new president and his assistance.” Under the Taliban’s 1996- reverse Karzai’s decision not to sign the ter from 2002-2004 and also stood in the Karzai has had a rocky relationship government will have your support,” he 2001 regime, girls were banned from deal, and the document is due to be inked 2009 presidential election, picking up just with the US-led NATO military coalition told ambassadors at a farewell meeting education and women were not allowed tomorrow. three percent of the vote. AFP

Festival run-up Magnetic bomb hits military vehicle in Kabul

KABUL: A bomb hit a mili- tary vehicle in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capi- tal yesterday, wounding one person a day before the inau- guration of a new president expected to be attended by foreign dignitaries. Police said no one was killed by the magnetic bomb, which was attached to a military truck in Zanbaq Square, near the vast presidential palace compound and several embassies. A plainclothes policeman inspects a military “At 9:15 this morning, a sticky vehicle that was hit by a magnetic bomb in bomb attached to an Afghan Kabul yesterday. army vehicle exploded in Zanbaq Square ... only injuring the driver,” Najib Danish, Interior Ministry deputy spokesman, told Reuters. Security is tight in Kabul ahead of today’s inaugu- ration of Ashraf Ghani, who will replace long-time leader Hamid Karzai just before most foreign troops withdraw from the violence-racked country at the end of the year. REUTERS

A livestock vendor decorates a camel for sale at an animal market ahead of Eid Al Adha in Karachi yesterday.

Khyber shifts to English as 23 militants, four civilians medium of killed in Pakistan instruction PESHAWAR: At least 23 from inside. Just when they in northwestern town of Hangu, militants and four civilians were drinking water standing police said. The bombing took ISLAMABAD: The Khyber were killed in northwestern on the road, drones fired two place at a camp of people dis- Pakhtunkhwa province govern- Pakistan in the latest attacks missiles.” placed by unrest in Orakzai and ment, led by Pakistan Tehreek- against rebel hideouts and a Their identities were not Khyber tribal districts. i-Insaf, has changed the medium motorcycle bombing, officials known but initial information “At least four people were of instruction in public schools said yesterday. indicated that they were not killed and nine others were from Urdu to English from The casualties took place locals, the official added. wounded,” district police chief April 2014. during airstrikes against A militant source who called Anwer Saeed Kundi told AFP. The change was effected to Taliban hideouts by Pakistani AFP from an unknown loca- Nobody immediately claimed bring public schools at par with jets, a US drone attack, a gun- tion also confirmed the missile the responsibility but the area private schools in the province and fight at a security forces check- strike and casualties. has a history of militant and provide uniform education to all post in lawless tribal areas and In another incident, also in sectarian violence. schoolchildren. However, it seems a motorcycle bombing at a dis- the northwest, six militants Separately, a Taliban spokes- that before taking the step the KP placed people’s camp. were killed early yesterday in man threatened to carry out government did not undertake any The air force staged attacks a gunfight that erupted after attacks in Britain over the research or study on the subject on five insurgent hideouts they attacked a paramilitary arrest of Muslim preachers to find answers to some key ques- in the Shawal area of North checkpoint in the Khyber tribal including Anjem Choudary. tions like — what is the preferred Waziristan overnight, a military district bordering Afghanistan, “We the Mujahideen of medium of instruction by parents, statement said. officials said. Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan students and teachers? “In precise aerial strikes The gunfight took place at Jamaat ul Ahrar urge the In order to understand the last night 5 terrorists hideouts the Ghundi checkpoint in the British government to treat perceptions of stakeholders were destroyed and 15 terror- Khyber district which is a the Muslims in your country about their preferred medium ists including foreigners were gateway for NATO supplies to with great care and respect,” of instruction one first needs to killed in Shawal area of North Afghanistan. group spokesman Ehsanullah know about the most commonly Waziristan Agency,” it said. “A group of about 30 mili- Ehsan said in a statement that spoken languages in KP. Separately a US drone attack tants attacked the Ghundi the group had the “capability to According to the 1998 Census, yesterday killed at least two checkpost early Sunday, but strike” inside the UK. 74 per cent of the population of militants in Karezai Pal vil- security forces had prior infor- British police released radical KP speaks Pashto, 3.9 per cent lage in neighbouring South mation about it and were well preacher Anjem Choudary on Seraiki, 1 per cent Punjabi, 0.8 per Waziristan tribal district, secu- prepared,” a senior security bail on Friday, a day after he cent Urdu and 20.4 per cent speak rity officials said. official told AFP on condition and eight others were arrested other languages. A more recent “A US drone fired two mis- of anonymity. in an investigation into a household survey by Annual siles at a vehicle and at least “At least six militants were banned extremist group. Status of Education Report two militants were killed and killed in the gunfight and the British police said the arrests (ASER) 2012 shows that the four one was wounded,” a senior attacking militants were forced were part of an investigation commonly used languages in the security official told AFP on to flee,” the official said, adding into Al Muhajiroun, a banned province are: Pashto (77 per cent), condition of anonymity. there were no casualties among extremist group co-founded by Hindko (11 per cent), Seraiki (3.5 “The militants had just security forces. Also yesterday, Choudary, a Briton of Pakistani per cent), Chitrali (3 per cent) parked their vehicle outside the a bomb planted in a motorcycle descent known for making and others (5.5 per cent). main gate of a compound and exploded and killed at least four inflammatory statements. INTERNEWS had asked for drinking water people and wounded nine others AFP MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA At least 40 Modi wows arrested after clashes 65,000 youth in Gujarat

NEW DELHI: Authorities in Gujarat arrested at least 40 in Central Park people after late-night clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the city of Vadodara and sus- Premier speaks at Global Citizen meet pended mobile phone Internet and bulk text messaging serv- NEW YORK: Who would have personality and the way he con- ices for four days, officials said thought of Narenda Modi as a nected with the audience. yesterday. rock star? But Saturday evening, From the ramparts of the Red Crowds from the two religious the Indian Prime Minister Fort in Delhi on August 15, India’s communities pelted each other shared the stage with top music Independenc Day, where he first with stones and set several vehi- stars like JayZ, Beyonce, Carrie talked about it, Modi took his cles alight until police dispersed Underwood, Sting and Alicia message of sanitation to Central them using tear gas on Saturday Keys and himself received rock- Park, hailing people gathered evening after days of tensions in star treatment from a crowd of there who are part of Global the city, police said. more than 65,000 at New York’s Citizen, an Internet-based global Gujarat is the home state of landmark Central Park as he network of people fighting pov- Prime Minister Narendra Modi. talked about down-to-earth erty and lack of sanitation across The state has a majority subjects like sanitation, health the world among other pressing Hindu population and a history and global peace. issues. Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd as actor Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness of religious conflict. At least 1,000 This was a coup for him in “How are you doing in New watch on stage during the Global Citizen Festival concert in Central Park, New York, yesterday. people, mostly Muslims, died image building: He was able to York?” Modi, dressed in an off- in Gujarat in 2002 in violence reach out directly to a liberal white, half-sleeve kurta with between Hindus and Muslims. audience of mostly young peo- a striking cobalt blue jacket Getting rid of maze of laws: PM Modi was chief minister of the ple without the filter of a critical — Modi has been changing his state at the time. media and break the stereotypes dress appropriate to every event The Hindustan Times newspa- made of him. In a major depar- and occasion — greeted the crowd NEW YORK: Taking a swipe that PIO card holders will get life- up a yak dance performance. per reported this week that the ture from his practice, he spoke in English after the comperes of at the Congress-led UPA, Prime long visas. “There is even more to Drummers beat out a frenetic trouble in Vadodara started with to them in English and could the show, Global Citizen Festival, Minister Narendra Modi said come,” he said smilingly. rhythm and conch-blowers blew a posting on Facebook that some connect to them on the festival’s announced the arrival of a person the earlier governments would He announced that NRIs stay- auspicious notes. Muslims deemed offensive. theme of fighting poverty and who changed the sanitation facili- keep harping on the number of ing in India for long had to visit New Jersey Transit ran special Police in the city said mobile seeking justice, by articulating ties of Gujarat from one of the laws they have come out with, the police station, and “there trains for the people coming to phone text messages and other his ideas on these topics. worst to one of the best. but he has made it his mission is no need for them to do that the reception organised by the social media had been used to This was the biggest audience “Namaste,” he said, adding to get rid of the “maze” of “use- anymore”. Indian American Community spread messages about riot- that an Indian leader has got in that he was greeting people who less” ones. Modi said the government will Foundation. And, PATH subway ing and to inflame religious the US, adding hundreds of thou- were watching the show on TVs, Addressing a gathering of thou- join the People of Indian Origin system switched to weekday serv- tensions. sands of TV and Internet viewers smartphones, tablets and laptops sands of the Indian diaspora at (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship ice in order to increase train fre- The four-day suspension of the to the more than 65,000 at the as well. “I am truly delighted to Madison Square Garden, Modi of India (OCI) schemes for the quency to handle the large crowds mobile Internet, bulk text mes- park, the soul of New York and be in an open front and not in a said: “Earlier governments would diaspora and a new scheme would of commuters. saging and MMS services began its enchanting green lung in a closed conference room.” keep harping that we have made be announced soon. Across the street from the on Saturday, a crime branch offi- skyscraper-dotted Manhattan. He drew repeated applause from this ‘kanoon’ (law) and that Dancers, drummers, conch- Madison Square Garden, some cial in Vadodara said on condition A visitor from Delhi likened that the crowd speaking about poverty ‘kanoon’... I have started a new one blowers and Tibetan Yak dancers groups banding together under of anonymity. to US President Barack Obama eradication and the importance — the old ‘kanoon’, I have thrown created an impromptu mela-like the banner of Alliance for Justice Residents in the city confirmed speaking at a concert in Ramlila of sanitation to health care. He away the ‘bekaar’ (useless) ones.” atmosphere outside the Madison and Accountability, held a protest to Reuters that services were Maidan in New Delhi or Lodhi seemed to pause and attune his “It was like a ‘jaal’ (maze) of Square Garden as thousands with about 50 people. They car- disrupted. Garden featuring Bollywood stars. message to the crowd. Modi said ‘kanoon’, if one gets in, then they gathered hours ahead of the ried signs denouncing Hindutva Emboldened by Modi’s Other leaders who too beamed that the work today’s youth were cant get out. I have set up a com- reception for Modi yesterday. and demanding the reinstatement emphatic election victory in May, their messages at the assembled doing on problems like sanita- mittee to examine them. If eve- The 18,500 people with the much- of the visa ban on Modi. Hindu hardliners have been agi- youths included UN Secretrary tion and poverty would have deep ryday, I can end one law, then it sought-after tickets to the event Further uptown, in Times tating in parts of India against General Ban Ki-moon, Bangladesh impact in the times to come. will be an achievement,” he said lined up in a queue stretching sev- Square which bills itself as the religious minorities. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, “I salute you, I repeat, I salute to loud chants of “Modi, Modi”. eral street blocks, as others milled crossroads of the world, giant A prominent right-wing Hindu World Bank President Jim Yong you,” he said as the crowd erupted He said good governance should around in a futile hope for tickets. TV screens were to broadcast group on Thursday warned Kim, Norway Prime Minister in applause. “I am proud of you, be of easy ways for the people, to Entertaining them were several the reception for those who could Muslims and Christians against Erna Solberg and Nepal Prime your family is proud of you, your fulfil the people’s needs in an easy, groups. Women in glittering saris not score the 18,500 tickets issued taking part in the Hindu Navratri Minister Sushil Koirala but friends are proud of you.” lucid way. performed garba dance. Members through a lottery for event. festival as before. they were all dwarfed by Modi’s IANS Modi had announced yesterday of the Tibetan community put IANS REUTERS

Candidate’s Will be a common man on bench, says new chief justice elephant ride NEW DELHI: Justice Handyala we say no to him,” he case or its nature, L K Advani, Home Minister transferred to head the Kerala Lakshminarayanaswamy told reporters at an it is serious for the Rajnath Singh, Rajya Sabha High Court. for nomination Dattu (pictured) was yester- informal interaction one who is pursu- Deputy Chairman P J Kurien, Born December 3, 1950, Chief day sworn-in as the 42nd Chief at his residence. ing it and thus the Urban Development Minister M. Justice Dattu was enrolled as an irks poll panel Justice of India. “We are respon- judges have to be Venkaiah Naidu, outgoing Chief advocate on October 23, 1975. He Administered the oath of office sible judges and we more responsible. Justice Lodha and former CJI A practised at Bangalore in civil, GURGAON: An INLD can- by President Pranab Mukherjee, know we are sitting He also said that S Anand as well as other seated criminal, constitutional and taxa- didate in Haryana has been Chief Justice Dattu will hold office in the final court of 16 hours of work and retired judges. tion matters. served notice by the Election till December 2, 2015. He succeeds appeal of the country every day causes Before being elevated as the He appeared as government Commission (EC) for riding an Chief Justice R M Lodha who and all the matters a lot of stress and judge of the apex court December counsel in the Karnataka High elephant in his nomination pro- demitted office on September 27. that come before us for him, Carnatic 17, 2008, Chief Justice Dattu was Court for the sales tax depart- cession, it was said yesterday. Talking to reporters later, he are serious (for those music with south chief justice of Kerala High Court. ment from 1983 to 1990, govern- Zakir Hussain, Indian National said the judges in the apex court who approach the Indian coffee is a He was appointed a judge of ment advocate from 1990 to 1993, Lok Dal (INLD) candidate from sit there as a “common man”. “I court),” he said. real stress buster. the Karnataka High Court on standing counsel for the income Nuh assembly seat in Mewat dis- will sit as a common man on the “People come to the top court The oath ceremony, that December 18, 1995. Thereafter, tax department from 1992 to 1993 trict, some 90km from here, has bench,” he said. with high expectations,” he said. was held in Darbar Hall of he was elevated as chief justice and a senior standing counsel for been served notice by the EC “The judges sit in the court as a Saying that judges have to be Rashtrapati Bhavan, was attended of Chhattisgarh High Court on the IT department from 1993 to for violating the model code of common man because they know more responsible, Chief Justice by Vice President Hamid Ansari, February 12, 2007. Three months 1995. conduct. how a common man feels when Dattu said whatever may be the former deputy prime minister later May 18, 2007, he was IANS He filed his nomination before returning officer (RO) of Nuh on September 26. More then 250 peo- ple attended the function while he Flugtag in Bangalore was sitting on an elephant. “No permission from the Chief Technology to draw Wildlife Warden was obtained for riding an elephant which was being handled with banned iron ‘ankush’. A male elephant can crowd at Ramlilas became violent any time, create nuisance while damaging public NEW DELHI: Ramlila com- whenever swords or arrows will property and endangering lives,” mittees in the national capital come in contact with each other, the notice said. have this year lined up a visual sparks will fly.” The notice was issued on a delight besides inviting a host Kumar added that on Dussehra complaint of the United Nations- of celebrities to leave the audi- when the effigy of Ravana will be affiliated OIPA (International ences awestruck. set on fire, its eyeballs will roll Organisation for Animal There are hydraulic cranes and it will also shout “Hey Ram”. Protection) — an international to enact mid-air fight scenes, Around 10,000 crackers fitted into confederation of associations for state-of-the-art surround sound the effigies will amplify the sound. animal protection and for their systems and celebrities from A popular Ramlila in west Delhi’s defence. Bollywood and the TV industry Punjabi Bagh area too is banking Naresh Kadyan of OIPA and to grace the shows. The 10-day on technology and gimmicks to the NGO People for Animals have celebrations will culminate on wow the crowd. demanded immediate lodging of Dussehra on October 3. Satyadev Goyal of Shri Ramlila an FIR against Hussain and can- The Lav Kush Ramlila Committee in Punjabi Bagh said cellation of his candidature. Committee that organises the that using hydraulic cranes, the They have also called for confis- event on the Red Fort grounds is characters of Ram and Ravana cating the abused wild animal and using special effects in the stage will be lifted 15 feet in the air taking action against its owner. show and for burning of the effi- and sparks will fly whenever Hussain was also an INLD gies of Ravana, Kumbhkarna and their weapons strike against each candidate from the Gurgaon Meghnad. other. seat for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls Celebrities like Hrithik Roshan, He said: “We will use special but lost to BJP’s Rao Inderjit Govinda, Raveena Tandon and lighting and surround sound to Singh, now minister of state Kapil Sharma will turn up here make the scene more appealing.” (independent charge) for plan- from September 29 to October 3. Terming the use of remote con- ning, statistics and programme A participant holds on to his flying contraption while taking part in the Red Bull Flugtag, the first to be held Arjun Kumar, secretary of trols to burn the effigies as passé, implementation. in India, at Sankey Tank in Bangalore, yesterday. Lav Kush Ramlila Committee, he said sensors will do the job. IANS said: “During the fight scenes IANS MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

AIADMK cadres Panneerselvam seething with anger against DMK CHENNAI: AIADMK cadres were yesterday seething with elected Tamil anger against the DMK, as they are convinced it is the latter that is responsible for the cur- rent travails of their leader J. Jayalalithaa. Nadu CM Assembling outside the party headquarters here, emotionally charged AIADMK women in a choked voice praised their leader Jayalalithaa to seek bail today and listed the various welfare measures initiated by her that CHENNAI/BANGALORE: argue the case for securing an benefited the weaker sections of Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK early bail to Jayalalithaa consid- the state populace. yesterday elected Finance ering her health and age-related “Amma must be there to rule Minister O Panneerselvam ailments. the state. What will happen to the as chief minister to succeed “Senior counsel are studying poor now,” a woman party worker the jailed J Jayalalithaa, who the judgement for drafting the shouted. Saturday began serving a bail application. We have sought AIADMK General Secretary four-year prison sentence for Jethmalani’s services to secure and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister corruption. the bail by getting the convic- Jayalalithaa on Saturday was Panneerselvam, 63, who once tion stayed or lowering the sen- sentenced to four-year jail term ran a tea stall which is still with tence on health grounds,” said the and Rs1bn fine in the dispropor- his family, once become the chief leader who declined to be named. tionate assets case by a court in minister in similar circumstances Though the high court will Bangalore. in 2001 and held the post until remain closed from yesterday till The cadres of the ruling party Jayalalithaa bounced back. October 6 for the Dussehra holi- blamed the DMK for foisting a The unanimous decision on days, a vacation bench will take false case on their leader which Panneerselvam came hours after up urgent or special cases on mer- has resulted in her conviction. he and a few AIADMK leaders its Tuesday and Thursday. Supporters of J Jayalalithaa hold her posters as they sit on a fast during a protest against the court verdict in Huge number of AIADMK met Jayalalithaa at the Bangalore According to special public Chennai yesterday. workers gathered outside the Central Jail and she told them prosecutor G Bhavani Singh, only party office as the legislators were to elect a new leader quickly to a high court or Supreme Court she was chief minister in 1991-96. brought from Chennai for the use leaders as well as their homes set to elect their new leader in the “assuage the hurt feelings” of can hear bail petitions in corrup- She was also fined R1bn. of Jayalalithaa, who suffers from and offices following Jayalalithaa’s assembly. the thousands of party cadres in tion cases where the sentence is Jayalalithaa’s lawyers are back pain. jailing. Tamil Nadu following her jailing. beyond three years. Earlier yes- expected to meet her later to dis- “As per the prison manual, we Across the state, AIADMK Party activist Jayalalithaa will file a crimi- terday, Jayalalithaa told a few cuss remedies to secure bail from cannot allow outside things like supporters forced shopkeepers nal revision petition today in the cabinet ministers who called on the high court. furniture unless the court per- to down their shutters. Two gov- commits suicide Karnataka High Court to seek her in jail to convene a meet- After spending Saturday mits and doctors recommend,” ernment buses were set on fire. bail in the four-year jail term ing of all legislators in Chennai night in a special cell in the jail’s the warden said. Traffic on the roads was thin. CHENNAI: Distressed after she has been sentenced to for and elect a new leader to serve women’s wing, the 66-year-old In Chennai, DMDK leader But the situation was better in Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa corruption. as chief minister, an AIADMK Jayalalithaa woke up at 5.30 yes- A Vijaykant met Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Sunday, compared to was jailed for corruption, a “A team of senior lawyers leader said. terday and took a brisk walk on Governor K Rosaiah and late Saturday. 45-year-old AIADMK member met Jayalalithaa yesterday in The meeting lasting a hour the lawn. sought protection for political Buses and shops were open in allegedly committed suicide in the visitors’ room of the central was held over breakfast in the “She is fine. She had sugarless parties in the state against vio- some cities but bus services in Tamil Nadu yesterday, police jail where she is lodged since visitors’ room of the Bangalore coffee and went through three lence unleashed by AIADMK Salem, Cuddalore, Villupuram said. Babu hanged himself from Saturday and discussed content of Central Jail. Tamil newspapers and an English cadres. and some other cities did not a tree close to his house near the the bail application with her,” an Jayalalithaa was jailed late daily that her personal assistant “I sought protection for all the operate. Bus services from Tamil temple town of Kanchipuram. AIADMK leader said here later. Saturday after a special judge sen- brought for her,” a jail official said. parties in the state,” Vijaykant Nadu to Karnataka remained According to police, Babu was Eminent lawyer Ram tenced her to four years in prison The jail warden, however, said, after AIADMK supporters suspended. upset after a court in Bangalore Jethmalani is being roped in to for amassing wealth illegally when refused to allow a special chair allegedly attacked rival political IANS Saturday sentenced Jayalalithaa to four years in prison for amass- ing wealth illegally when she was the chief minister in 1991-96. Emotional support for Jayalalithaa in Bangalore “Babu may have taken his life because of that,” a police officer BANGALORE: About 500 men going to the central jail where a group of women said, sobbing marching towards the jail. and two party lawmakers were said. and women from Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa was sent to late and screaming. “As assembly of people near the allowed to meet Jayalalithaa Meanwhile, A 17-year-old girl crossed into Karnataka yester- Saturday after being sentenced Protesters indulged in jail is banned, we cannot allow in the jail earlier in the day to school student was battling for life day to extend emotional sup- to four years in prison for hysteria, wailing and chest- them (to proceed),” a police offi- discuss the fallout of her dis- yesterday after setting herself on port to jailed Tamil Nadu Chief corruption. thumping at the site. They cial said from the spot. qualification as a member of the fire over the jailing of Jayalalithaa, Minister J Jayalalithaa. Prohibitory orders have been raised slogans against DMK Many AIADMK leaders and state assembly after being con- police said. Carrying posters with pic- imposed in an one-kilometre area President M Karunanidhi and supporters were turned away as victed under the Prevention of M Nagalakshmi, was admit- tures of ‘Amma’, as Jayalalithaa around the prison. his younger son M K Stalin for they did not have special passes Corruption Act. ted to the government hospital is popularly known, the pro- “We will not budge from having filed the case against to visit the jail. In a related development, more in Madurai town with around testers from Krishnagiri, here till we are allowed to meet Jayalalithaa. Police caned the protesters police forces were deployed across 80 percent burn injuries, a police Dharmapuri and Hosur areas Jayalalithaa. She is our Amma Fearing trouble, police erected whey they tried to breach the Bangalore, especially in areas officer said. She attempted sui- staged a demonstration on the and did so much for our wel- barricades at checkpoints and barricades. where Tamils reside in large cide at her house when her family city’s outskirts. fare. It is unfair to jail her. The cordoned off the area to prevent Three Tamil Nadu minis- numbers. members were away. Police prevented them from case was politically motivated,” the AIADMK supporters from ters, including O Pannerselvam, IANS IANS People treat me as untouchable: Bihar CM

PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan as I was an untouchable,” he narrated in community that derives its name from the Ram Manjhi yesterday revealed that he anguish. practice of eating rats after usually hunting is still treated as an “untouchable” by Manjhi, successor to Nitish Kumar who for them in paddy fields. some “powerful people” as he is a poor resigned after the Janata Dal-United’s An estimated 2.3 million Musahars live Mahadalit, the most backward among the lacklustre performance in the Lok Sabha across Bihar in extremely poor condition. community. “Even today, despite my being polls, wondered if it was his fault to have Less than five percent of them are literate the chief minister, some powerful people been born in a poor scheduled caste family. and most of them make a living as labourers. treat me as untouchable because I am a “People still treat us as if it was a curse to They are still considered social untouchables Mahadalit,” Manjhi said at a function here. be born in a Mahadalit family,” Manjhi said. despite a law against it. He said some people washed idols of dei- He said many people touch his feet to get The Mushahar community was upbeat ties after he performed prayers and rituals their work done or take benefit from him after 68-year-old Manjhi, who began his life in Madhubani district. but when it comes to social level, they still working as a shepherd for an upper caste “I was specially invited by some people to treat him as an untouchable. farmer, became the new chief minister. participate in prayers and offer rituals at a “It is an insult to Mahadalits. It is an Manjhi earned his own livelihood and funded function but a senior leader Ram Lakhan example of where we are now and what our his own education. His father Ramjeet Ram Ram informed me after my return that they mindset is all about,” he said. Manjhi was a landless labourer. washed the idols of deities and their home Manjhi belongs to the Musahar IANS

Prayers for world peace Delhi Metro second best in customer satisfaction NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro has been ranked second best among 18 international Metro systems in terms of cus- tomer satisfaction, an official statement said yesterday. According to a survey by the Global Metro Benchmarking Groups NOVA and CoMET, the Delhi Metro, the London Docklands Light Railway and Bangkok were the best three performers. “The survey was conducted as per the European Norm 13816, a standard established to evaluate the quality of services provided by public transport companies,” said the statement. The areas covered in the survey were availability, acces- sibility, ease of use, information prior to travel, information during Women from the Jain community, followers of a religion founded by Mahavir, attend a prayer meeting travel, reliability, customer care, for world peace in Ahmedabad yesterday. comfort, crowding and security. IANS MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

PRAYER TIME Adventure on ‘Aerosail’

Fajr (Dawn) 4:09 Shorook (Sunrise) 5:25 Zuhr (Noon) 11:24 Asr (Afternoon) 2:49 Maghrib (Sunset) 5:24 Isha (Night) 6:54

WEATHER

Today Tuesday Wednesday Weather Conditions: Clear Clear Clear Hazy and partly cloudy with chance of rain. High: 37° High: 35° High: 36° Low: 29° Low: 30 Low: 30°

DOHA - SUN & SEA

SUN TIDE SEA SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND 05:25 17:24 08:15 17:15 01:00 14:30 03-12/17 KT

THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW

HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER

MUSCAT 29/28 Clear 30/29 Clear MAKKAH 41/25 Clear 41/23 Clear KUWAIT 41/24 Clear 41/24 Clear BAHRAIN 35/26 Clear 35/26 Clear SANAA 25/12 Chance of rain 26/12 Partly cloudy RIYADH 36/23 Clear 36/23 Clear French adventurer and researcher Stephane Rousson prepares his ‘Aerosail’ yesterday in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, southeastern France, prior to DUBAI 38/26 Clear 38/26 Clear his planned attempt to cross the Mediterranean from Nice to Calvi, on the French Mediterraean island of Corsica. Aerosail is the result of Rousson BAGHDAD 37/21 Clear 35/22 Clear and his partners’ ambition to create an innovative, efficient, and silent maritime vehicle, only using the wind as means of propulsion. Its unique THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW principle of flight allows the user to pilot like a sailboat an airship linked by a cable to a stabilised keel, called the Seaglider. The cable acts as the mast and the airship as the sail. Rousson is planning his crossing for the end of October 2014. HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER

ATHENS 24/18 Partly cloudy 27/18 Clear WASHINGTON 24/14 Chance of rain 24/16 Chance of rain SYDNEY 27/14 Partly cloudy 27/11 Clear Russia backs LONDON 21/13 Chance of rain 21/13 Partly cloudy Newlywed Clooneys show off PARIS 23/16 Chance of rain 23/16 Chance of storm ISTANBUL 19/14 Rain 19/15 Partly cloudy Leviathan for MANILA 30/24 Chance of storm 32/25 Chance of storm DHAKA 30/25 Clear 30/25 Clear their wedding rings in Venice DELHI 36/26 Partly cloudy 34/25 Partly cloudy Oscars after ISLAMABAD 32/21 Clear 29/21 Chance of storm VENICE: George Clooney and new wife into his arms for a nup- aside in their wake as the world’s Amal Alamuddin delighted tial kiss, and his hands were shak- most famous waterway erupted crowds of onlookers as they ing so much that he did a botched with excitement. The silver- Cannes win took to the waters of Venice job cutting the wedding cake, a haired actor and director, look- yesterday to show off their wed- source close to the hotel said. ing dashing in an Armani tux, MOSCOW: Russia yesterday Athens Flying Week ding rings for their first day as Attendees including Matt grinned and rubbed his hands put forward Leviathan, a con- a married couple. Damon, Bill Murray, Cindy in glee as he entered the fresco- temporary dark movie by direc- The Hollywood heartthrob and Crawford and her husband adorned Aman. tor Andrei Zvyagintsev, as its his bride cut an elegant pair at the Rande Gerber — rumoured to be Alamuddin, 36, who stayed out nomination for the best foreign prow of a vintage water taxi as Clooney’s best man — reportedly of sight inside the hotel, report- language film at the Oscars after they led a flotilla of boats down the boogied well into the early hours edly wore a gown by red-carpet it won a top prize at Cannes. Grand Canal, after dancing nearly to hit tracks by Blondie, Jackson maestro Oscar de la Renta. “We took the decision after till dawn during a star-studded 5 and Daft Punk. Clooney was thought even to have a majority vote. Leviathan is overnight ceremony and party. On Saturday at sunset, a invited his Venetian taxi driver Russia’s pick for the Oscars,” film Lebanese-British lawyer euphoric-looking Clooney made Alessandro Greco along, after he director Pavel Chukhrai, who sits Alamuddin looked effortlessly his wedding evening entree by was pictured in a tux hopping out on the Russian Oscar committee, graceful in a long-sleeved white sweeping up Venice’s Grand of his boat and entering the Aman told TASS news agency. lace dress covered with pink and Canal, accompanied by some 20 with other guests. Leviathan, a harrowing drama red flowers in her first appear- boatloads of paparazzi and the Clooney, who has owned a home assailing abuse of power in today’s ance as Mrs Clooney, while the screams of adoring fans. in northern Italy for years, was Russia, won best screenplay at the US actor was suave as ever in a Singing gondoliers, who had married once before, to “Mad Cannes film festival in May. finely cut grey suit. spent the day showing off the Men” actress Talia Balsam, but But the film has run into trou- The 53-year-old was begged by romantic candle-lit resort to the pair split in 1993. ble in Russia for its steady flow the crowd to show off his ring, a snap-happy tourists, were swept AFP of swear words after a new law wide band in white gold, but jok- banned all obscenities in films ingly looked at his right hand in shown in cinemas. It will go on surprise — after so many years as wide release in November with a bachelor, you could forgive him the expletives beeped out. for taking a while to get used to Culture Minister Vladimir being married. Medinsky also offered subjective Alamuddin’s ring was more del- criticism of the film, saying: “It’s icate and looked like it featured a talented but I don’t like it.” band of small diamonds. They are Nevertheless Zvyagintsev has expected to spend their honey- won critical acclaim in Russia moon in Morocco’s former impe- as well as internationally for his rial city of Marrakech, according bleak, dense and meticulously to a source. composed films. The pair said “I do” late on His debut picture The Return Saturday at a private ceremony won the Golden Lion top prize at in Venice’s palatial Aman Canal the Venice film festival in 2003. Grande hotel, before celebrating His psychological drama about a with a star-strewn guestlist in dysfunctional family, Elena, won one of the eagerly awaited celeb- prizes including Russia’s prestig- rity weddings in years. A general view shows boats surrounding the taxi boat of US actor George ious Golden Eagle award for best The Royal Jordanian Falcons perform during the Athens Flying Week There were wolf-whistles and Clooney (centre) and his wife Amal Alamuddin on the Grand Canal in Venice. film in 2012. aviation event over the Tatoi airport in northern Athens yesterday. cheers as the actor scooped his CONTROVERSY The choice of Russia’s Oscar nomination attracted contro- versy this year when director Andrei Konchalovsky refused to put his film The Postman’s Space agency sets Nov 12 date for comet landing White Nights forward after it won the Silver Lion for best PARIS: Europe’s Rosetta preferred landing spot on Comet J” on the smaller lobe or “head”, land four hours later, said an ESA orbit. Rosetta caught up with director at Venice. spacecraft will attempt on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, roughly where the duck’s fore- press statement. In this scenario, it after a 6 billion km trek that Konchalovsky said he made the November 12 to land a robot the European Space Agency head would be, as the preferred confirmation will arrive at about required four flybys of Earth and decision because he opposes the lab on a comet hurtling through (ESA) has now set a firm date for landing site. A backup “Site C” is 1730 GMT. Mars, using the planets’ gravity predominance of Hollywood films deep space in a first for human- the high-stakes operation more located on the larger lobe. Rosetta is equipped with 11 as a slingshot to build up speed. in Russian cinemas and called the kind, a statement said recently. than 450 million kilometres from If all goes according to plan, cameras and sensors that have At their closest approach on Oscars “over-rated”. Ten days after unveiling the Earth. Rosetta will release Philae at 0835 already yielded astonishing August 13, 2015, the comet and Russia’s choice will be sub- Rosetta will attempt to set GMT on November 12 at a dis- images of the comet. Rosetta will be 185 million km mitted to the US Academy down its lander, dubbed Philae, tance of 22.5km from the comet’s But experts are hoping for even from the Sun. Weighing in at of Motion Picture Arts and while orbiting the weirdly-shaped centre, to land seven hours later. bigger discoveries from the 10 about 100kg, Philae would use Sciences, which announces its comet flying towards the Sun at A delay of 28 minutes and 20 instruments aboard Philae. harpoons to anchor itself to the shortlist of the five selected about 16.79 kilometres per second seconds in the one-way signal They would like to learn more comet before driving screws into foreign entries in January, (10.4 miles per second). from Rosetta means that confir- about comets—icy bodies that the surface for better grip. ahead of its Oscars ceremony to Comet “67P” is made of two mation of landing will arrive on were born along with the Solar Its experiments would include take place on February 22, 2015. lobes joined by a narrow neck— Earth at about 1600 GMT. System some 4.6 billion years ago, drilling up to 30 centimetres into Russia last won an Oscar for its silhouette resembling that of If the backup site is used, sepa- and are credited by at least one the comet to extract material for best foreign language film in 1995, a rubber duck. ration will happen at 1304 GMT, theory of bringing life to Earth. on board chemical analysis. with Nikita Mikhalkov’s period The ESA has identified “Site at a distance of about 12.5km, to Comet 67P is on a 6.5-year Sun AFP drama Burnt by the Sun. AFP Monday 29 September 2014 5 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6203 Price: QR2

Air France pilots end strike

Business | 20

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Govt shifts from bank loans Egypt to invest $14.5bn in petrochemicals, refining to debt market for funds CAIRO: Egypt plans to invest $14.5bn in and 695,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and developing its refining and petrochemi- condensates in the current 2014-15 financial cals sectors over the next five years, its oil year, and to import about 6.5 million tonnes Govt turns to debt borrowing to support its public spending minister said, as part of efforts to over- of gas and petroleum products annually. come an energy crisis that has led to near- Most of the planned investments will be BY SATISH KANADY Margins (NIMS). The exclusion of for Qatari banks to raise capital noted: daily power cuts and hit company profits. implemented by state-owned companies and Qatar government bonds from the “Although all Qatari banks are well It is also considering floating stakes in be self-financed or part-financed by local DOHA: Qatari government is investment cap of 25 percent of above the QCB-regulated level for some state-owned oil companies on the banks, he said. slowly shifting from bank loans to Tier1 capital is indirectly encourag- Tier1 ratio of 8 percent and capital Egyptian stock exchange. The oil ministry was also working with debt market to support its mam- ing domestic banks to hold more local adequate ratio (CAR) of 10 percent, Sherif Ismail said in an interview that local investment banks to look at the poten- moth public spending. Sovereign bonds. most are likely to boost their capital in Egypt was trying to boost its output of tial for offering stakes in state oil companies Debt issuance has been steadily “A look at the Qatari banks’ finan- the low interest rate environment, as refined oil products by 5-10 percent each on the Egyptian stock exchange as part of an increasing in Qatar over the years cials suggests that, despite the strong the introduction of Basel III may push year, hoping to reduce its dependence on effort to overhaul them and improve their to support the economic activities of debt issuances by the government, the CAR requirement to 12.5 percent. costly imports. “Total investments that will finances, Ismail said. the country. In 2009, the government banks have been able to grow their Qatari banks saw mild asset quality be implemented over the next five years will He declined to give the names of the com- bank borrowing or bank loans were lending book faster than their invest- deterioration in the first half of 2014. be around $14.5bn and include $12.5bn in panies or of the banks involved but said the 1.25x of government bonds, while in ments. This can be attributed to the Aggressive lending book growth, along the refining sector and $1.9 billion in the ministry could begin with about five compa- the first half of 2014 it was only 0.6x, state regulation of excluding Qatari with increasing real estate exposure, ETHYDCO project,” Ismail said, referring nies, with the first being listed in 2015. analysts at SICO Investment Bank sovereign bonds from the investment could further push up their Non- to a new complex that will produce ethylene Among the largest projects in progress is said in a research note sent to The portfolio limit….. Hence, we believe Performing Loan (NPL). and other petrochemicals. ETHYDCO, which is set to produce 460,000 Peninsula. that banks have replaced interna- Currently Qatar banks’ NPL con- Egypt has struggled to curb its swelling tonnes a year of ethylene and 400,000 tonnes According to the SICO analysts, tional bonds with Qatari government verge is 92 percent compared the budget deficit whilst meeting soaring energy of polyethylene when it comes online at the low interest rates, ample liquidity in bonds,”,the note said. UAE’s 107 percent. demands, resulting in daily electricity cuts end of 2015. the system and a pick-up in economic The Qatari government has stead- The SICO analysts thus expect around the country of 86 million people. The complex in Alexandria on the activities are keeping bond markets ily been increasing its expenditure UAE banks’ loan-loss charges to Lines at petrol stations and a shortage of Mediterranean coast will be the largest pro- active in Qatar. to support the economic activities decline sharply in 2014, while Qatari gas that transformed Egypt from net gas ducer of ethylene and polyethylene in Egypt The report that emphasised that of the country. The share of devel- banks are forecasted to report a 7-9 exporter to net importer in recent years at and will save the country more than $500m the government is slowly shifting opment expenditure to total spend- percent rise, except QNB. huge cost to the state. a year that it currently spends on imports. from loans to debt borrowing to sup- ing has been on the downward trend, On the lending outlook, the report The government also took the politically Ethylene and polyethylene are used in the port its expenditure said the govern- reducing from 40 percent in 2007-08 said Qatar banks are stronger than sensitive step of introducing deep cuts to production of plastics and chemicals. ment’s reliance on sukuks/bonds has to 25 percent in 2012-13. However, it UAE. The analysts expect Qatar’s energy subsidies in July, which should help Egypt is also expanding the Midor refin- risen significantly since 2011. is likely to pick up in 2013-14, and we banks to report 12-13 percent lend- curb the deficit but have resulted in price ery, boosting its capacity from 100,000 bpd The growing reliance on debt is, expect it to remain between 30 per- ing compared to 8-9 percent by their rises of up to 78 percent on fuel and elec- to 160,000 bpd with the additional output however, negative for Qatari banks’ cent and 33 percent. UAE counterparts at the end of 2014. tricity. Ismail said Egypt was hoping to expected to come online at the end of 2017, balancesheet growth and Net Interest The report that stressed the need THE PENINSULA produce 5.4 billion cubic feet per day of gas Ismail said. REUTERS MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Fisher says US Huge response to Back 2 Business risks falling More than 600 business leaders and professionals are expected to meet this week behind curve

DOHA: More than 600 business of Commerce and the Turkish leaders and professionals are Businessmen Association, follow- on inflation expected to meet on October 1 in ing the tradition that each year Doha for the 10th edition of ‘The two of Back 2 Business’s support- WASHINGTON: Richard Back 2 Business’, one of Qatar’s ers take charge of the event. The Fisher, president of the Dallas most popular business network- Qatari Businessmen’s Association Federal Reserve Bank, said ing events. (QBA) has also contributed to the United States risks falling This was announced by Palma promoting this predominant busi- behind the curve on inflation as Libotte, Chairperson of the Italian ness gathering. wage pressure starts to bubble Chamber of Commerce in Qatar, The main sponsors this year are in some parts of the country. in a press conference yesterday. QFC Authority as the Strategic “I think we could suddenly get Attendees will include senior Partner and Gac logistics as the a patch of high growth, see some Qatari and non-Qatari business- Diamond sponsor. wage price inflation,” Fisher said men, diplomats and officials from The B2B event was launched on the Fox news programme several industries. in 2004 by the German Business Sunday Morning Futures with The event celebrates the 10th Council, soon joined by the Italian Maria Bartiromo. “I’m not wor- anniversary in Qatar and has been Chamber of Commerce. At that ried about it yet, but I’ve seen it supported until now by 10 interna- time there were very few business in my own federal reserve district tional business associations from councils in Qatar and the business and I think it could happen to the Italy, Turkey Australia, France, community was relatively small. nation as a whole.” Germany, Holland, New Zealand, Nevertheless, the event was an Fisher said the US economy Scandinavia, Spain, and the United immediate success, since busi- was “definitely pulling ahead of Kingdom. nessmen were looking forward to the rest of the world” and that Present at the press meeting an informal get-together after a “our wounds have been healing”. were Yousef Abdulla Fakhroo, long summer to catch up on con- Some areas, such as Texas, Director of Marketing and tacts and market news. Through a have seen explosive growth, he Corporate Communication at very strong social media campaign said. The state benefits from a QFC Authority; Anna Kristin Back 2 Business 2014 has reached FROM LEFT: Jarmo Kihlstrom, Manager, International Moving, Sezai Arli, Chairman of the Qatar-Turkish Businessmen diversified economy and a pro- Krönert, Head of Corporate a very wide audience interested in Association, M Palma Libotte, Chairperson of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Qatar and Yousef Abdulla business government that has Communications at German attending the event. Fakhroo, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communication at QFC Authority at the Back 2 Business conference lead to job growth and “massive Industry and Commerce (AHK); “We are expecting many new in Doha yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP immigration”. Jarmo Kihlstrom, Manager, companies participating this year, “We were creating jobs in International Moving; Sezai Arli, we have received enquiries from B2B success is the “no frills” and Back 2 Business remains one of impressive progress Qatar has the second quarter at a rate of Chairman of the Qatar-Turkish Dubai and other Asian business “no conference-style” format. “The Qatar’s premier business network- made in developing its economy, 5.8 percent, way ahead of the Businessmen Association and communities wanting to join this Back 2 Business is an event that ing events. The broad participa- in particular its private sector, nation,” he said. “If the federal others. important business gathering,” just promotes pure networking in tion we see from domestic and and creating a world-class envi- government would only get their The 2014 Back 2 Business said Arli from TBA. a relaxed mood.” international businesses, cham- ronment in which to do business.” act together and be more like us organisers are the Italian Chamber Libotte said the secret of the Fakhroo said: “A decade on, bers and councils underscores the THE PENINSULA we would be growing as a nation much, much faster.” That growth was being accom- panied by wage pressure, he said. “We’re seeing wage price pres- sures in our surveys that are the Maersk Oil steps up Booming Irish property market raises highest since before the recession in my federal reserve district,” he said. The Federal Reserve has said Qatarisation plans bubble fears as prices go up 24.7pc it plans in October to end its third round of “quantitative eas- DOHA: Maersk Oil Qatar field will be just as important to DUBLIN: Ireland is mounting almost €1.4bn by mid-year, 63 However, other experts argue ing” — a tool used to stimulate is building on its success- Qatar in the coming decades — a spirited fightback from eco- percent up on the same period that the price rises point to a the economy. The question, Fisher ful Qatarisation programme that is why we are committed nomic collapse but as recovery last year. lack of supply and years of pent- said, was “how quickly we move to with the launch of the third- to maintaining the right blend takes hold, a housing shortage When the bubble popped in up demand, rather than a credit- normalise interest rates”. phase of its ‘Find Your Place’ of experience and expertise by has sparked talk of another 2008, house prices plummeted fuelled bubble that defined the Fisher has previously said he recruitment campaign aimed attracting and developing the best dangerous property bubble. by 50 percent, unemployment “Celtic Tiger” years a decade ago. expected interest rate hikes to at attracting more Qataris to and the brightest talent.” Residential property prices in soared and the taxpayer eventu- Kieran McQuinn from the come “sooner rather than later” Maersk Oil. The latest Find Maersk Oil Qatar is focused Dublin surged 24.7 percent in ally bailed-out the banking sector Dublin-based Economic and and yesterday he said he was wor- Your Place campaign features on building leadership capacity August compared with a year to the tune of €64bn. Social Research Institute (ESRI) ried that “we are behind the curve more successful Qataris whose in the country through coaching earlier, according to official data. On the verge of running out of believes prices, which fell 50 per- at the Fed”. careers have flourished at the and development programmes Nationally, prices rose by 14.9 per- money, Ireland turned to the EU cent in the five years from 2007, “Monetary policy works with a country’s largest oil producer. for employees along with support cent in the year to August. and IMF for emergency funding had dropped too much. big lag,” he said. “I don’t want to Since the launch a year ago of its for leadership programmes like The sharp jump in prices in 2010. The following year, just “The market had over-cor- fall behind the curve here.” revitalised Qatarisation strategy — EBDA, an experience-based stu- reminds many of the decade to 18,000 residential transactions rected and property was probably He also warned people to be which focuses on targeted recruit- dent leadership scheme recently 2006 when cheap credit and reck- took place. somewhat undervalued. Positive prepared for when rates do rise. ment as well as tailored coaching launched by Qatar University and less lending fuelled a property Now almost a year since exit- signs in the economy right now “We’ve been fuelling the mar- and accelerated development for Hamad bin Khalifa University. bubble that saw Irish house prices ing the bailout programme, with coupled with high demand is driv- kets, and at some point trees do high achievers — Maersk Oil Qatar Sheikh Faisal bin Fahad Al rocket by about 300 percent. growth levels not seen since the ing pricing up at present.” not just grow to the sky,” he said. has seen an increase in the number Thani, Maersk Oil Qatar’s Deputy “The Irish property bubble is mid-2000s, more people in work The surge in demand means Fisher is a voting member of and quality of Qatari job applicants, Managing director, said: “We back with house price increases in and banks starting to lend, house property prices are now 41 per- the Fed’s policy-setting body in along with the promotion of several are passionate about developing double-digit gains,” VTB Capital prices are surging again. cent lower across Ireland than 2014 and is seen as one of its most talented Qataris to leadership or quality leaders for the future, not economist Neil MacKinnon said. “It was cheap money, greedy their peak in September 2007. hawkish members. senior specialist roles. just for Maersk Oil Qatar and Earlier this month, images of banks, excess leverage, a sharp According to the latest survey Other Fed officials worry that Lewis Affleck, Managing our industry but for the State people queuing for days to secure increase in mortgage debt fol- by property website Daft.ie, the tightening policy too soon could Director of Maersk Oil Qatar, of Qatar. Our latest recruitment a house in a new development in lowed by an inevitable bursting average asking price for a resi- derail the US recovery and risk said: “I’m delighted to launch our campaign, along with our broader north Dublin triggered a media of the bubble that brought about dential property nationwide is deflation. latest recruitment campaign. Qatarisation Strategy, highlights frenzy that a property bubble was the last financial crisis and in the €187,000, compared to €171,000 William Dudley, head of the Over the past 22 years Maersk once again that Qatarisation is a underway. process shattered the Irish econ- a year ago and €380,000 at the powerful New York Fed, said Oil Qatar has developed a unique core business priority for us. I’d Approximately 35,000 resi- omy,” said MacKinnon. peak of the market. One of those recently that “we need the econ- level of experience in operating encourage any talented Qatari dences changed hands in the year “We don’t seem to have learnt home-hunters is Karen Creed, omy to run a little hot for at least one of the world’s largest, most that is interested in developing to July 2014, nearly double the any lessons from the crisis and who moved back to Ireland to some period of time to push infla- complex oilfield developments at their career to join Maersk Oil.” figure for 2011. Meanwhile, new appear condemned to repeat the start a family after working as a tion back up to our objective”. Al Shaheen, offshore Qatar. The THE PENINSULA mortgage lending was valued at same mistakes.” journalist in Paris. AFP REUTERS

Fifty One East wins retail award QE retreats in Doha Festival City officials

DOHA: Fifty One East, the sixth straight to host meet in Paris premium luxury retail chain in Qatar has won top hon- DOHA: Doha Festival City, the brands to what is set to be Qatar’s ours of “International Retail session iconic mixed-used development most exciting retail and leisure Achievement Award’ at the 2014 that includes Qatar’s biggest destination. Vox Cinemas is also Arabian Business Achievement DOHA: Qatar Exchange retail and leisure mall which set to redefine the country’s Awards-Qatar. The award was retreated for the sixth straight is set to be one of the largest entertainment landscape with the received by Daniel Lattouf, session yesterday on continued in the Middle East upon com- introduction of a state-of-the-art Retail Business Unit Manager profit taking. pletion in the third quarter movie theatre featuring sixteen at Darwish Holding in Doha. The entire sector indices of 2016, will host an exclusive digital screens, and Ali Bin Ali The annual Arabian Business entered red with the benchmark breakfast briefing at the World Group to bring the first full-sized Achievement Awards is regarded index further pulling down to 0.29 Retail Congress 2014 in Paris Monoprix store to Doha. as a premiere event on the region’s percent to 13835 points. tomorrow. Kareem M Shamma, CEO of business calendar attracting Analysts said the market would During the event that will be BASREC WLL, the joint venture the biggest and most influential continue to remain calm until the hosted at CNIT, La Défense, in which comprises Dubai-based names from the Middle East’s Eid Al Adha holidays are over. the French capital, a number of Al-Futtaim Real Estate Services, business community. The awards “The sell-off is a regular pre- the world’s most renowned retail- Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Aqar ceremony celebrates the very best Eid phenomenon. The market ers will hold meetings with Doha Real Estate Investment Company in business achievement both on will recover after the holidays,” a Festival City’s senior officials, who and a private Qatari investor, said: a corporate and individual level market analyst said. will provide construction and leas- “As we get closer to the opening of and is hosted in Qatar, Kuwait, Market capitalisatin decreased ing updates on the 250,000 sqm Doha Festival City, scheduled for Jordan, KSA and the UAE. to QR738bn from QR739bn. GLA development. the third quarter of 2016, we are Bader Abdullah Al Darwish, Total traded value fell to Recently, Doha Festival City continuously striving to develop Chairman and Managing QR277m from QR405m. signed leasing agreements with our project into Qatar’s most Director of Darwish Holding said, Total traded volume squeezed a significant number of globally attractive destination for shop- “Receiving this award is a natural to 6 million shares from 9.6 mil- prominent retailers. ping and leisure which competes result of our dedication to excel- lion shares. Most of the leading with the world’s finest.” lence and commitment to provide Blue chips finished flat. Telecom regional retail groups, includ- “We are in advanced negotia- our patrons with the very best in sector index lost 1.43 percent as ing Al-Futtaim Group Retail tions with some leading regional services and most diverse collec- Vodafone and Ooredoo shed 1.58 Brands, Alshaya, Apparel, Azadea, and international brands that tions of world renowned brands.” percent and 1.38 percent respec- Landmark, Dubai Holding Group, approached us for space in the few This is the fourth consecutive tively. Property Developer Ezdan Abu Issa Group, Al Tayer Group, remaining available leasing oppor- award for Fifty One East at the Holding appreciated 0.76 percent. and Salam Studio & Stores have tunities, and will soon announce Arabian Business Achievement Daniel Lattouf, Retail Business Unit Manager at Darwish Holding, receiving Ezdan will join QE index from already committed to bringing these additions to the already Awards-Qatar. the award at a ceremony held in Doha. October 1, 2014. extensive selections of their fash- sprawling list of committed retail- THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA ion, dining and entertainment ers,” he said. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Amazon invests $2bn in India Microsoft SoftBank in talks to promises cooperation in buy DreamWorks China probe

BEIJING: Microsoft Corp Bid reported to value DreamWorks at $3.4bn Chief Executive Satya Nadella promised to cooperate fully with TOKYO/NEW YORK: Katzenberg, would make SoftBank could not be immediately reached Chinese authorities in their Japan’s SoftBank Corp is in the second Japanese technology for comment. antitrust investigation into his talks to acquire DreamWorks company to buy a Hollywood stu- In July, SoftBank hired former company during a meeting with Animation SKG , the Hollywood dio, following Sony Corp, which Google executive Nikesh Arora to a top regulator in Beijing, the studio behind the Shrek and bought Columbia Pictures in 1989. run a newly created unit called Chinese government said. Madagascar movie hits, a person SoftBank has recently cashed SoftBank Internet and Media, Microsoft has been ensnared with knowledge of the situation in on a share of its investment reporting directly to Son, in a in an anti-monopoly investigation said. in Chinese e-commerce giant move that stoked speculation the launched this summer by China’s An acquisition of DreamWorks Alibaba and dropped its pursuit of telecommunications company State Administration for Industry by SoftBank would make it part mobile carrier T-Mobile US in the could be considering a move to and Commerce (SAIC), which of a cash-rich Japanese communi- face of opposition from anti-trust acquire content production assets. has already seized evidence from cations and media company that, regulators in the United States. SoftBank held the equivalent multiple Microsoft offices across under founder and chief execu- Last week, SoftBank booked a of more than $17bn in cash and China and summoned high-level tive Masayoshi Son, has shown $4.6bn gain on the share listing equivalents as of the end of June, executives for questioning. a willingness to take big bets on of Alibaba Group in New York. its most recent reported quarter. Nadella, who took the helm combining disparate businesses. SoftBank retains a 32 percent DreamWorks, based in Glendale, of the world’s largest software The talks were first reported stake, making it Alibaba’s biggest California, has seen its share price company in February, met with by the Hollywood Reporter, which shareholder. SoftBank has signifi- has drop 37 percent this year SAIC chief Zhang Mao on Friday quoted an unidentified source cant stakes in other large listed after two consecutive quarterly in what was portrayed as a con- as saying a buyout would value entities, including US mobile losses, a string of weak-perform- ciliatory encounter by the SAIC, DreamWorks at $3.4bn. The carrier Sprint, through which it ing releases such as Mr Peabody one of three antitrust agencies in entertainment trade publication had pursued a deal for T-Mobile, & Sherman and investor concern China. Microsoft will turn over said SoftBank had offered $32 per Internet portal Yahoo Japan and about the production costs of its information requested by inves- share for DreamWorks, a substan- online games maker GungHo movies. In July, DreamWorks said tigators in a timely fashion, while tial premium to the stock’s Friday Online Entertainment. the US Securities and Exchange the company is confident the gov- closing price of $22.36. A SoftBank spokesman said the Commision was investigating a ernment probe will be fair and Buying DreamWorks, which is company had no comment on the writedown it took at the end of US founder and CEO of Amazon.com Jeff Bezos poses on a lorry transparent, Nadella told Zhang, headed by veteran Hollywood pro- reported talks with DreamWorks. 2013 on the animated flop Turbo. after handing over a $2bn cheque to Amazon.in in Bangalore yes- according to an account published ducer and film executive Jeffrey A representative of DreamWorks REUTERS terday. The investment will go towards raising the bar for online on the SAIC website. shopping in India. Nadella also said the Chinese government’s regulatory practices helped create beneficial condi- tions for the growth of Chinese and foreign companies, the SAIC Arabtec’s plan for $40bn Egypt housing scheme nearly completed said. Zhang pledged a fair and transparent investigation and said his agency welcomed Microsoft’s DUBAI: Dubai construction of this year, with the first homes and said it was reviewing its busi- Egyptian project. “The Company reflect positively on the Company questions and suggestions about company Arabtec is close to to be delivered in early 2017 and ness after the sudden resignation will commence the project imme- and its shareholders.” It did not the investigation, according to the completing the planning and the whole project to be completed of Chief Executive Hasan Ismaik diately after the finalisation of the elaborate. SAIC. design stage of its $40bn deal before 2020. in June. Analysts have questioned planning and design stages which Arabtec is 18.94 percent owned Microsoft declined to comment to build one million homes The project would not only how the firm can implement the have been nearly completed after by Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar on the government meeting but in Egypt, the company said mark a huge expansion of Egyptian project without subcon- achieving significant progress in Investments. said in a statement that it is “seri- yesterday. Arabtec’s business but also boost tracting out much of it or hiring this regard,” it said. Its Egyptian project is seen as ous about complying with China’s Arabtec originally announced Egypt’s struggling economy and thousands more staff, a poten- It added: “We would like to part of economic and political laws and committed to addressing in March that it had agreed with help to resolve a housing shortage tially disruptive process. inform you that the company support of Egypt by the United SAIC’s questions and concerns.” the Egyptian army to build the that has become a major source of In a brief statement to the has made positive progress and Arab Emirates, which has pro- Nadella, whose planned visit homes at 13 locations around the political discontent. Dubai stock exchange yester- results in its discussions with the vided billions of dollars of aid to was first reported last month, country on land provided free by Since the announcement, how- day, Arabtec denied a recent concerned authorities in Egypt in Cairo since Islamist President swung through the Chinese capi- the armed forces. Construction ever, Arabtec has released few media report suggesting it was order to commence the project Mohamed Musi was ousted last tal as part of his first trip to Asia was to start in the third quarter concrete details of the scheme, no longer as committed to the as soon as possible, which will year. REUTERS as CEO. REUTERS

APEN fair

Workers set up a giant cardboard cutout of Captain America during the annual Association of Producers and Exporters of Nicaragua (APEN) fair in Managua. The cutout was placed to promote paperboard products. MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Kuwait budget Air France pilots end marathon strike surplus up in Two-week strike cost airline more than $355m; Company to develop low-cost unit last fiscal as PARIS: Air France pilots “This ending of the conflict called off a two-week strike reinforces the company’s deter- spending slows yesterday that had cost the air- mination to makes its economic line more than €280m ($355m), model evolve in order to cement DUBAI: Kuwait’s budget sur- despite continued deadlock its leadership,” Air France said in plus edged up to KD12.9bn with managers over the devel- a statement. ($44.8bn) in the fiscal year opment of the firm’s low-cost It added that the project would to last March as government operations. create 1,000 jobs in France, spending fell, largely because of The pilots launched their strike including 250 pilot jobs. a drop in capital expenditure, in an effort to force Air France’s The walkout has grounded up finance ministry data showed. Franco-Dutch parent Air France- to 60 percent of flights in recent The figures suggest Kuwait is KLM to revise plans to expand its days and Air France said services still struggling to spend its oil low-cost brand, Transavia, fear- already cancelled yesterday and wealth on economic development ing that the project would erode today because of the strike would because of bureaucratic red tape their own pay and conditions. remain closed, with a progressive and political conflict between the However, they came under return to normal only expected cabinet and parliament, which has increasing pressure to return from tomorrow. slowed big infrastructure projects. to work, with France’s Prime Facing growing price pres- The budget surplus, equivalent Minister, Manuel Valls, denounc- sure, Air France announced this to around 26 percent of gross ing on Friday the pilots’ “egotism”. month that it planned to beef up domestic product, was up margin- “It is our duty as union repre- Transavia, more than doubling ally from KD12.7bn, or nearly 25 sentatives to know when to end a passenger numbers to 20 million percent of GDP, in the previous strike, when we know there will by 2017 and developing a signifi- fiscal year. not be any progress,” the main cant part of the business outside Kuwait has posted budget sur- Air France pilot union SNPL France. pluses since 1995 but its rising said. The French pilots had tried to public sector wage bill and large “We are asking pilots to resume convince the company to offer subsidies are expected to slash the flying, knowing that tensions are the same contracts to those fly- surplus to around 12.1 percent of inevitable, to allow for the climate ing for Transavia as it gives its GDP in 2019, the International to calm down.” own pilots, regardless of where An Air France Airbus A321 passenger plane parked on the tarmac at the Nice Cote d’Azur international airport in Monetary Fund estimated in After the strike was called they were based. The airline said Nice yesterday. April. Total expenditure fell off, Air France said it planned this was incompatible with the 2.1 percent from the previous to speed up the development of low-cost model. a single market for goods and 15 hours of talks on Saturday, an France which represents an year to KD18.9bn in the 2013- Transavia, which it believes is The dispute highlighted dis- services, but in fact compete with agreement had not been reached. obvious asset in the high-growth 14 fiscal year, to well below the vital for the well-being of the crepancies in wages, labour each other for jobs. Valls called on all involved to market of low-cost” airline travel. KD21bn originally planned, the company at a time when myriad conditions and welfare cover- Air France said it regretted “reconquer trust” and resume the The government is a 16 percent data showed. Public wages, which low-cost airlines are taking root age between European countries that in spite of lengthy negotia- airline’s development “notably shareholder in the group and sits account for more than a quar- across Europe. which are theoretically part of tions with the unions, including through its subsidiary Transavia on the board. REUTERS ter of current spending, contin- ued to grow, adding 4.3 percent to KD5bn, although the increase was the slowest in over a decade, National Bank of Kuwait econo- mists Dana Al Fakir and Nemr Korean firms invest Kanafani said in a research note. Six banks may face record Meanwhile, spending on projects, maintenance and land purchases dropped 7.3 percent to $22.77bn in tax havens KD1.5bn, which the analysts said fines over currency rigging was partly due to slow progress SEOUL: South Korean companies The money going to the tax havens in the government’s development and individuals invested nearly has been on the rise since 2009 when plans. “We expect to see some $23bn in 50 tax havens over the past the country was hit by the fallout of LONDON: Six banks may face record fines world. In the new rigging case, investigators improvement within the coming seven years, data showed yesterday. the 2008 financial crisis, coming in at in Britain as they begin talks about a set- believe traders used Internet chat rooms and years as the new five-year develop- According to the data by the 5.41 trillion won in 2013. tlement following an investigation into alle- instant messaging to work together illegally to ment plan for fiscal years 2015/16- National Tax Service and the Export- The ratio of the tax haven invest- gations of rigging currency markets, the influence the WM/Reuters fix, the dominant 2019/20 gets underway,” NBK said. Import Bank of Korea, South Korean ment to South Korea’s overall overseas Financial Times reported. global benchmark in the currency market. Revenue edged down to individuals and companies invested investment rose to 17.4 percent last Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, A criminal investigation separate to the KD31.8bn last fiscal year from $22.77bn in the tax havens from 2007 year from 8 percent in 2007. the Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS have FCA’s probe is underway. KD32bn in the previous year through 2013. Conglomerates contributed the most begun meetings with the Financial Conduct Britain is keen to safeguard the reputation because of a 2.3 percent decline The amount represents about 12 to the increase, the lawmaker who Authority (FCA) to agree a settlement, and of the City of London, the world’s foremost in oil income. Crude oil accounts percent of overall overseas investments demanded the data said. fines may amount to over £1bn ($1.6bn), the hub for the $5.3 trillion-a-day currency for more than 90 percent of made by South Korea worth 197.88 “The rise in the investment to tax Financial Times reported, citing sources close market. Kuwait’s government revenues. trillion won about ($189.4bn) during havens was due mostly to local big com- to the situation. On Thursday, the government announced it Kuwait’s crude oil price averaged the period, according to South Korea’s panies’ increased investment (there),” The FCA declined to comment on the case. planned to extend laws criminalising the fix- $103 per barrel last year, down 3 (Yonhap) News Agency. Rep. Oh Jae-sae of the main opposition Several financial institutions have suspended ing of Libor to cover seven major benchmarks percent from a year earlier, while Of the tax haven investments, 79.6 New Politics Alliance for Democracy traders due to the alleged manipulation, which including in oil, gold and currency markets. oil production remained largely percent were made by big local com- said. “We need to keep closer tabs on comes after the Libor scandal over the rigging Investigations of currency market rigging are unchanged at an average of 2.9 panies, while 9.6 percent were made by their move to use the tax havens as it of the London Interbank Offered Rate, a flagship not limited to Britain, but extend to Germany, million barrels per day, NBK said. small and mid-sized companies. could lead to tax evasion.” QNA instrument affecting borrowing costs around the Switzerland and the United States. AFP REUTERS

Fire at Milazzo refinery Activist investor buys stake in Yahoo, urges AOL merger

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK: Activist investor Starboard Value LP said it has acquired a “significant” stake in Yahoo Inc and urged the Internet company to explore a merger with AOL Inc. Starboard, the second activist investor to target Yahoo in the last three years, also said the company should quickly “monetize” its Asian assets which exceed the enterprise value of its actual business. Shares of Yahoo rose 4.4 percent to close at $40.60, while AOL jumped 3.7 percent to $44.55, both on Nasdaq. Starboard’s call marks the latest chapter in Yahoo’s pro- tracted effort to revamp the Internet pioneer whose revenue growth has lagged those of competitors such as Google Inc, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc. In a letter to Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer, Starboard said it was looking forward to “engaging directly” with Yahoo to discuss how its plan could be implemented in a timely manner. Yahoo would review the letter, Mayer said in a statement late on Friday. The company said it would provide an update on its capital allocation initiatives during its third-quarter earn- ings call. Starboard, a former activist investor in AOL, said a Yahoo-AOL merger could create up to $1 billion in “synergies” by reducing overlaps in online display advertising and other overhead costs. “I don’t think it will happen but I do think Yahoo is now in play. It puts more pressure on Mayer,” Ironfire Capital founder Eric Jackson said. “Between now and four months from now someone will want to submit a short board slate and they will have a strong case,” said Jackson who owns a stake in Yahoo. “Mayer is really under the gun to create value for shareholders and prove she is doing a better job than anyone else can do.” Mayer, a former Google executive, was hired in mid-2012 with the backing of Dan Loeb, the head of activist hedge fund Third Point LLC, which had waged a bitter proxy battle with Yahoo and eventually won several board seats at Yahoo. In suggesting a tie-up with AOL, Starboard is revisiting a theme that pops up every few quarters as the former 1990s Internet powerhouses try to regain their footing. Both AOL and Yahoo have seen their online ad market share shrink in Flames rise after a fire broke out at the Mediterranean Refinery of recent years. Milazzo, one of most important in southern Italy near Messina on AOL’s $3.5bn market valuation makes the merger viable for Sicily Island. Mediterranean Refinery of Milazzo contains a million Yahoo, which has $9bn in cash, said BGC Partners analyst Colin gallons of fuel. Gillis. REUTERS MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Gazprom, Ukraine in gas Global economy: While ECB row as winter approaches BY MICHAEL BIRNBAUM struggles, Fed sees recovery BY WILLIAM SCHOMBERG HE frigid water that comes out of the hot faucet of Alexander Marchel Alexandrovich, an economist bounce-back from a surprise slip in August Korniienko’s shower in Kiev is a warning for his nation: After with Jefferies in London, said investors to 142,000. “The message from the Fed is months without natural gas shipments from Russia, Ukraine N ONE side of the Atlantic wanted an idea of the size of the programme ‘watch the data’ which is why the numbers Tmay be facing a chilly winter. they’re trying to refill the to buy asset-backed securities and covered next week will be very closely watched, Ukrainian citizens are layering their sweaters in preparation for yet punch-bowl. On the other bonds. This would help them gauge when the maybe much more so than in recent months,” another tough confrontation with the Kremlin, this time over energy. they’re getting ready to take ECB might start buying government bonds, said Gennadiy Goldberg, U.S. strategist with It is a replay of previous wintertime gas cut-offs from Russia that it away. This week, investors a much more powerful - and controversial - TD Securities. led to accusations that the Kremlin was using its bountiful energy may get a clearer idea why. form of stimulus. As well as the jobs data, figures on con- supplies as a political weapon. This year, any wintertime shortfall OThe European Central Bank will spell out Economists have widely ranging guesses sumer spending, manufacturing and trade could be far more serious for Ukrainians already contending with on Thursday its latest attempt to steer the as to the size of the programme, and are likely to show the US recovery firmly on the dire effects of war. eurozone away from the prospect of damag- Alexandrovich said that the bigger it proved track. Even so, earnings have failed to respond Korniienko has been on the vanguard of those facing the latest ing deflation, following the latest snapshot of to be, the longer the ECB was likely to hold much to the pick-up in jobs growth, something gas cut-off, since Kiev eliminated city-provided hot water in July as consumer price pressures on Tuesday. off from buying government bonds. pointed out by Fed Chair Janet Yellen and a conservation measure. Now he bathes by heating water in pots on US jobs numbers on Friday will probably Reuters reported this month that initial which could delay a first rate hike. his stove and sloshing them over his head. confirm that the fast-recovering American plans for the ABS and covered bond pro- Goldman Sachs says that its number- “We have the ice-bucket challenge every morning,” said Korniienko, economy has reached the point where the gramme foresaw up to ¤500bn ($640bn) in crunching shows that growth in wages is 23, a computer programmer. “You take one shower and you go out Federal Reserve can finally halt its massive purchases. ECB President Mario Draghi has becoming an increasingly reliable indicator and you get sick,” he said, fending off a sneeze. bond-buying stimulus. said the bank wants to push its balance sheet of how much slack there is in the economy. After months of grinding negotiations, officials from Russia, The contrast between the US and euro back up to the levels of early 2012, or about Noting how earnings growth lagged behind Ukraine and the EU on Friday announced a last-ditch proposal to zone economies has grown increasingly ¤3 trillion, compared with ¤2 trillion now. inflation in the United States, the euro zone, help Ukraine get through the winter, but the sides still appeared to stark, adding to the pressure on the ECB Tuesday’s consumer price data is likely Britain and Japan in the second quarter, the be squabbling over the price Russia will charge Ukraine. Analysts and European leaders to revive growth in to underscore how close the euro zone is to investment bank predicted central banks said that the plans may still be derailed. their corner of the world. succumbing to deflation. Inflation in the 18 would take their time to start raising record- The European Union is eager to foster a deal, because continued US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew last countries sharing the currency is expected low interest rates with the Fed only doing so disruptions in Russian gas shipments could expand the frostbite zone week laid bare Washington’s long-standing to fall to 0.3 percent in September, its low- in the third quarter of next year. to eastern European nations that are largely dependent on Russia for frustrations with the reluctance of European est level in nearly five years. Economists at The Bank of England is expected to raise their natural gas supplies. Most of Europe is as far north as Canada governments to increase public spending. Nomura saw “a clear sign that euro area rates before the Fed, and upward revisions — Minneapolis is at roughly the same longitude as southern France, The risk of the eurozone sliding into defla- policy makers are losing their grip on infla- to the pace of economic growth in 2013 and and Kiev is level with Calgary — so winters can be bitter. Natural tion and deeper stagnation is adding to the tion expectations”. the first two quarters of this year — which gas is the most important fuel for their heat and hot water. drag on the global economy from a slowdown are expected to be announced on Tuesday — Experts and diplomats warn that Ukraine has not done enough to in China, where authorities are trying to rein WAGE CONUNDRUM will add to the sense of an economy firing on prepare for a season with severely limited gas supplies even as other in lending, and concerns about conflict in the In the United States, the challenge for pol- almost all of its cylinders. But like the Fed, European nations have been trying to stockpile the resource as a safety Middle East. But instead of fiscal action by icymakers looks very different with atten- the BoE has put weak growth in pay and measure. “It is not going to be easy,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny European governments, it is action by the tion focused on when interest rates will start labour costs at the heart of its thinking and Yatsenyuk told a Ukrainian television station this month. “Freeze? No, ECB that is the most likely spur for the region. to rise after nearly six years at near zero. has signalled a first rate hike is only likely to we will not freeze. But it is not going to be warm, I warn you.” After surprising markets with an interest The US economy looks to be on course for come in the spring of 2015. “While estimates Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in March and then rate cut at its September meeting and try- growth of about 2 or 2.5 percent this year, of recent GDP growth may be nudged up, we backed a separatist insurgency in Ukraine’s east that has cost at ing to get banks to take cheap loans to boost and the Federal Reserve intends to halt its doubt that these revisions will have major least 3,500 lives, according to UN estimates. The conflict has severely lending, the ECB on Thursday is due to give bond-buying programme in October. Data effects on the outlook for fiscal or monetary damaged infrastructure there. As the ground fighting worsened over details of its plan to unblock corporate credit due on Friday is expected to show employ- policy,” economists at consultancy Capital the summer, so too did the confrontation over energy. by buying repackaged loans. ers hired 219,000 people in September, a Economics said. REUTERS “People understand what the situation is. They know that Russia switched off gas, they know that Russia is leading a war against us, not just war but also an economic war. And naturally they expect a complicated fall and winter period,” said Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan, in an interview ahead of the Friday negotiations. Under the EU plan proposed on Friday, Ukraine would repay $2bn in debt to Russian state-backed gas company Gazprom by the end of October and an additional $1.1bn by the end of the year. In return, the company would supply at least 5 billion cubic meters of gas to Ukraine over the next six months at the price of $385 per thousand cubic meters, roughly on par with average European prices and the price it was paying until December 2013. Ukraine needs 5 billion to 12 billion cubic meters of gas beyond what it has already stored to make it through the winter, officials have said. The EU price proposal falls in line with what Russia has been push- ing for months, reflecting a mounting European effort to encourage Ukraine to settle the dispute and avoid a broader disruption to gas supplies. About 15 percent of Europe’s gas consumption flows through Ukrainian pipelines. Ukraine depends on Russia for 60 percent of its gas. Prodan told journalists on Friday after the negotiations that Ukraine still had not consented to the price — the key sticking point in the negotiations — nor had it settled on the amount to be paid to Gazprom. The negotiators plan to keep talking in coming days. Gazprom says that Ukraine owes it $5.3bn for gas purchased last year and in the first months of 2014, a figure Ukraine disputes. Even if the sides do finalise a deal next week, it doesn’t eliminate the risk of a cut-off later in the winter, said Edward Chow, an energy expert at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. Russia stopped supplying gas to Ukraine in the winters of 2006 and 2009, also during times of political confrontation. “There’s still a lot of short-term brinksmanship that people can play depending on what else is going on in the political sphere,” Chow said. He said that the government that took over when President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in February had done little to push reforms to the energy sector that would reduce opportunities for corruption, a major problem that analysts say has contributed to Ukraine’s long- term dependence on Russian energy. Ukraine also heavily subsidises household gas consumption, a politically popular move but one that has created little incentive to increase energy efficiency, which is stuck in the Soviet era. WP-BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

Fed rate rise expectation fuels demand for the dollar

AST week the dollar boost inflation in the euro zone. aircraft-driven 22.5 percent surge. Bank, which is struggling to excluding state-controlled banks, traded near four-year The currency dropped to a nearly Excluding transportation, dura- spur growth and revive inflation totaled 11.6 billion pounds in highs against a basket two-year low of 1.2675 and closed ble goods orders rose 0.7 percent entrenched way below its tar- August, up 6.1 percent from a year Lof major currencies, as the week at 1.2683. after falling 0.5 percent in July. get. Markit’s Composite Flash earlier. Public borrowing for the demand for the dollar remained The pound reached a high of Non-defence capital goods orders Purchasing Managers’ Index, tax year to date, excluding banks, supported by mounting expecta- 1.6415 only to lose most of its gains Weekly Money Market Review excluding aircraft rose 0.6 per- based on surveys of thousands was £45.4bn. tions that the Federal Reserve and close the week at 1.6245. The cent. The so-called core capital of companies across the region could raise interest rates sooner Japanese Yen opened the week previously owned US homes goods orders fell by a revised 0.2 and seen as a good indicator of Asia than expected. Solid US jobless at 108.96 against the greenback. declined in August for the first percent in July, which was previ- growth, dipped to a nine-month China industrial profit falls: claims supported the greenback The Dollar dropped as disap- time in five months as inves- ously reported as a 0.7 percent. low of 52.3, shy of expectations in Profits at industrial companies in as well despite a decline in dura- pointing housing data prompted tors retreated from the market. Core capital goods shipments a Reuters poll for no change from China declined last month for the ble goods. investors to book profits, pushing Existing home sales dropped 1.8 edged up 0.1 percent last month August’s 52.5. first time in two years in a sign that The dollar saw added sup- the USDJPY to reach a low of percent to a 5.05 million annual after July’s upwardly revised 1.9 Business confidence in Germany the slowdown has accelerated. Total port after Dallas Federal Reserve 108.24. The dollar quickly reversed pace, from a revised 5.14 million percent increase. drops: German business confidence profits of China’s industrial enter- President Richard Fisher stated its losses and reached a high of pace in July, as per the National Initial jobless claims: fell for a fifth month even after the prises fell 0.6 percent from a year that the US central bank might 109.52 as data showed that the US Association of Realtors. Applications for unemployment European Central Bank stepped up earlier in August, compared with start raising benchmark interest manufacturing sector expanded US durable goods: Orders benefits in US increased less than plans to revive the faltering euro- July’s 13.5 percent increase. rates around the spring of 2015, in September. The dollar moved for long-lasting US manufac- forecast last week as an improv- area recovery. The IFO institute’s Kuroda’s inflation target earlier than many market expecta- lower against the yen after tured goods in August posted ing economy prompted employers business climate index, based on a remains distant: Consumer prices tions. While the Fed has suggested Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo their biggest drop on record to retain staff. First-time jobless survey of 7,000 executives, dropped excluding fresh food rose 3.1 per- its bond-buying programme could Abe voiced concerns over the eco- as the prior boost from air- claims climbed 12,000 to 293,000 to 104.7 in September from 106.3 cent year-on-year in Japan, under- close in October, uncertainty as to nomic impact of recent weakness craft unwound, but a rebound in the week ended September 20, in August. shooting the median projection for when rate hikes may begin in 2015 in the Japanese currency. The pair in business spending plans the Labour Department reported a 3.2 percent. The Bank of Japan has investors concerned. closed the week at 109.30 pointed to underlying strength in Washington. United Kingdom is likely to maintain its strong The euro opened the week at Housing market: New-home in the manufacturing sector. The Britain’s public finances contin- commitment to achieve 2 percent 1.2835 and managed to reach a sales in the US surged in August Commerce Department added Europe ued to deteriorate in August after inflation, and the current speed of high of 1.2901. The single cur- to the highest level in more than that items ranging from toast- Eurozone business activity has a weak start to the financial year, the monetary base expansion (at rency quickly came under pres- six years, a sign that the hous- ers to aircraft that are meant to expanded at a slightly weaker posing a challenge for Chancellor JPY60-70tr a year) is likely to be sure after ECB President Mario ing recovery is making progress. last three years or more, dropped pace than expected in September George Osborne as next year’s maintained at least throughout Draghi reiterated on Thursday Purchases of new houses jumped 18.2 percent, the largest decline as firms cut prices for the 30th national election approaches. 2015 in the monetary policy meet- the bank’s commitment to act 18% to a 504,000 annualised pace. since the series started in 1992. month in a row. The data will The Office for National Statistics ing at the end of October. with more policy measures to However, purchases of That partially reversed July’s discourage the European Central said public sector net borrowing, THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

QE Indices Summary QE Index 13,835.01 0.29 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Total Return Index 20,634.78 0.29 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 4,676.73 0.40 % RATE QE All Share Index 3,498.35 0.23 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 3,382.07 0.06 % GOLD Services Buying Selling All Ordinaries 5382.369 6.506 0.12 5672.3 5072.7 QE All Share Industrials 4,607.58 0.26 % QR142.2620 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 QE All Share Transportation 2,332.5 0.16 % Cac 40 Index/D 4429.94 16.22 0.37 4598.65 4080.6 QE All Share Real Estate 2,882.88 0.31 % SILVER UK ...... QR 5.8820 QR 5.9680 QE All Share Insurance 4,087.75 0.04 % Dj Indu Average 17210.06 154.19 0.9 17350.6 14719.43 Euro ...... QR 4.5773 QR 4.6700 QE All Share Telecoms 1,694.44 1.43 % QR 2.0644 CA$ ...... QR 3.2353 QR 3.3091 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 7,502.84 0.13 % Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 Services Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.7883 QR 3.8843 QE Market Summary Comparison Hang Seng Inde/D 23768.13 -153.48 -0.64 25362.98 21137.61 Yen ...... QR 0.0329 QR 0.0338 Today Previous day CRUDE OIL Aus$ ...... QR 3.1551 QR 3.2351 Iseq Overall/D 4852.16 36.11 0.75 5195.97 4497.23 28-09-2014 25-09-2014 Ind Re ...... QR 0.0586 QR 0.0599 Index 13,835.01 13,874.97 Karachi 100 In/D 29940.27 -155.53 -0.52 30639.78 25273.11 Pak Re ...... QR 0.0351 QR 0.0360 Change 39.96 57.33 BRENT Peso ...... QR 0.0797 QR 0.0822 % 0.29 0.41 Nikkei 225 Index 16374.14 206.69 1.28 16364.08 13885.11 $ 97.00 SL Re ...... QR 0.0277 QR 0.0286 YTD% 33.29 33.68 S&P 500 Index/D 0 0 0 2019.26 1646.47 Taka ...... QR 0.0466 QR 0.0474 Volume 6,084,223 9,679,507 DUBAI Nep Re ...... QR 0.0368 QR 0.0372 Value (QAR) 277,654,207.63 406,171,327.66 Straits Times/D 3290.99 -1.82 -0.06 3387.84 2953.01 SA Rand ...... QR 0.3220 QR 0.3284 Trades 3,204 4,049 $ 94.09 Up 13 | Down 20 | Unchanged 08 Straits Times/D 3274.06 -8.82 -0.27 3291.83 2953.01

QATAR EXCHANGE | DAILY TRADING REPORT | 28-09-2014

High supplies, fading demand and Ebola fears hit commodities

he broad-based BBG metal struggling to find buyers. dollar, with the alternative euro- Ebola continues to spread across Commodity Index, This is especially true in China, Weekly Commodity Update priced gold reaching a two-week West Africa and as it approaches which tracks the per- where steel demand is on track high. In the near term, the com- the world’s largest cocoa produc-

Tformance of 22 major to show its first annual reduction bination of a stock market wob- tion region in Ivory Coast and commodities, reached a new since 2000. BY OLE S. HANSEN ble and rising bonds may support Ghana, worries of supply disrup- five-year low before trading Crude oil markets continue a retracement back towards the tions have increased. (Head of Commodity close to unchanged on the week. to focus on rising supplies with Strategy, Saxo Bank) first major level of resistance at October is a critical month for Performances across individual news from producers focused on $1,251 per ounce before sellers are the cocoa market as it signals the sectors are very mixed, with gains increased output. Libya, Iraq and likely to take control once again. beginning of the harvest. Any in energy and soft commodities Nigeria have all reported produc- oil into Cushing (the delivery hub more than $1.40 per barrel. Until One support over the com- transportation disruptions or offset by losses in industrial met- tion rises in recent weeks and this for WTI crude oil), together with we see a change in this relation- ing months could come from the labour shortages in the world’s als and grains. gain in supply availability is hit- the seasonal maintenance-related ship — which could occur due to Swiss gold referendum scheduled two largest producers could have Stock market weakness, falling ting the global market at a time slowdown in demand should help the aforementioned changes in for November 30. If passed, this a significant positive impact on bond yields and the strong dollar of seasonally lower demand. alleviate the currently tight seasonal demand and pipeline could mean that the Swiss National the price. As a result of these (which continues to reach new As a result of both this and market conditions here and help infrastructure — WTI crude will Bank would need to hold at least 20 worries (and speculative buyers heights) were some of the overall demand outlook worries from the spread stabilise. It remains continue to be favoured from a percent of its assets in gold, would jumping in), the price reached a drivers, with geopolitical worries Europe and China, the price of difficult to see much upside for long-only investment perspective. refrain from selling any of its gold three-and-a-half year high with holding steady on the horizon. Brent crude continues to see rela- Brent crude, however, as long the Gold reached its lowest level reserves and would have to store all price action now being driven Gasoline reached its high- tively more selling pressure than spot market remains under pres- since January as the dollar con- its gold within Switzerland. more by fear than fundamentals. est levels since July as the fuel WTI crude. This drove the front sure from slowing demand and tinued to break higher against a Gold’s share of Swiss currency The 2014/15 harvest result still received a boost from reduced month futures spread between the increased supply. host of currencies. Eventually, the reserves has fallen from 30 per- looks very healthy and when you availability around the northeast- two benchmarks below $4 per bar- Investors looking to oil as an yellow metal did manage to find cent in 2000 to 8 percent cur- consider that the market is up by ern US (a region that includes rel — near its lowest levels this year. investment — either through some support from renewed risk- rently and if the referendum is more than 10 percent over the past New York, the delivery hub for WTI crude continues to be in futures or exchange traded prod- off sentiment, which drove equity passed, the SNB would need to few weeks, one cannot rule out the RBOB petrol futures). Several demand, with imports slowing ucts — currently prefer WTI crude market and bond yields lower. buy a substantial amount of gold risk of an equally brutal sell-off on refineries on the Gulf Coast and and refinery margins and profit- due to the structure of the futures The current lack of appetite over the next three years. So far, the December futures contract if in eastern Canada have shut down ability remaining healthy. This curve. The curve is presently in for gold is also reflected by in the the Swiss parliament has over- Ebola stays out of Ivory Coast. for unscheduled repairs, which is demand for spot crude has been a relative deep backwardation of total holdings in exchange traded whelmingly rejected the initiative. While this fear remains the key bad timing considering that this supporting a contraction of the $0.80 per barrel compared with the products backed by physical gold. In late November, however, Swiss driver, however, the price could the time of year when other plants spread between the two bench- backwardation of $0.64 per barrel Holdings there slumped to a new voters get their say. potentially revisit its 2011 record conduct seasonal maintenance. marks despite the continued rise currently seen in Brent crude. five-year low after seeing 41.6 Cocoa is another strong riser of $3733/tonne, which occurred Iron ore slumped to a five-year in US shale oil production. This basically means that the tonnes of reduction during the during the week as the market when civil war in Ivory Coast low as increased supply from the An expected increase in pipe- monthly futures roll of a long past month. The main driver, reacts to the fear of potential sup- caused real supply disruptions. major mining companies left the line infrastructure leading more position favours WTI crude by however, continues to be the ply disruptions from Ivory Coast. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 Sharapova sails, Errani Murray ends 14-month tumbles at China Open

BEIJING: World number four 11th seed was hoping for a good Maria Sharapova powered run in Beijing to improve her slim through her first-round match chance of making next month’s wait with Shenzhen title at the $5.4m China Open yester- WTA Finals in Singapore, which day, but faces a tricky opponent features the top eight women’s at the next stage in Beijing. players. Briton saves five match points to beat Robredo in the final The Russian beat Estonia’s Venus Williams eased through Kaia Kanepi 6-4, 6-1 in her open- first-round tie against British ris- ing match of the tournament, and ing star Heather Watson 6-3, 6-1. SHENZHEN, China: An emo- but sometimes that happens in will meet world number 34 Elina But the American could also tional Andy Murray thanked sport. I just tried to fight to the Svitolina in the second round. face a tough battle in the next his lucky stars after saving five end.” The Ukrainian beat world round, as she is set to play match points before beating The victory at the $590,230 number eight Angelique Kerber Caroline Garcia if the French ris- Spain’s Tommy Robredo 5-7, outdoor hardcourt event boosted earlier this week at the WTA ing star wins her game against 7-6(9), 6-1 to win the Shenzhen Murray’s hopes of making a sixth Wuhan Open to make it to the China’s Zhang Shuai. Open in China yesterday – his appearance at the season-ending semi-finals of the premier-rank- The 20-year-old dumped first title in 14 months since ATP World Tour Finals in London ing event. Williams out of the Wuhan tour- winning Wimbledon last year. in November after he was forced But Sharapova will go into the nament in the first round last The two-time Grand Slam to withdraw from the event last Andy Murray game taking positives from her week. Also in Beijing, 2011 US winner and Olympic champion year through injury. showing in the Chinese capital. Open winner Samantha Stosur of Britain appeared heading for an upset The 27-year-old Scot moved up The 27-year-old crashed out finally ended her miserable run lifts his defeat when he trailed 6-2 in to 10th by adding 250 points to his in Wuhan with a demoralising in China, overcoming Francesca the second set tiebreak, only to tally and is within 105 points of trophy after two-set defeat against Timea Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 6-2. reel off four straight points as Czech Tomas Berdych in the eight winning at Bacsinszky in the third round, The Australian world number Robredo tightened when on the and final qualifying spot. the inaugural but she looked more assured at 20 had crashed out both the brink of victory. The victory, the 29th of his ATP Beijing’s Olympic Park.She traded Guangzhou Open and the Wuhan The pair both wasted chances career, came after a difficult Shenzhen breaks with her opponent twice Open in her opening match ear- to seal the set as they mixed glo- week for the normally shy Briton, Open in midway through the first set, lier this month. The event will rious winners with nervy misses, who received horrendous abuse Shenzhen, before breaking again with the conclude on October 5. AFP with Robredo blowing a fifth on social media for supporting southern scores 5-4 in her favour to take match point at 7-6, before Murray Scottish independence in a ref- China’s the opener. China Open Results eventually blasted an unstoppable erendum earlier this month. Guangdong Kanepi won only the fourth forehand to take it 11-9 and force “I want to thank my friends province game of the second set, as Results from the China Open a decider. and family back home especially yesterday. Sharapova took command and Women’s Singles Round 1 World number 11 Murray then my girlfriend, she supported me wrapped up the match in 90 matches on Sunday broke Robredo three times in a lot this week, it’s been a very minutes. The French Open cham- 7-Angelique Kerber (Germany) bt Casey the third with the Spaniard, also tough week for me and they have pion made six double faults in Dellacqua (Australia) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3; 2-Simona chasing a first win of the year, supported me,” said an emotional the match, which was the only Halep (Romania) bt Barbora Zahlavova Strycova appearing hampered by injury as Murray. stain on an otherwise dominant (Czech Republic) 6-1, 6-4; Polona Hercog he failed to chase down balls. A despondent Robredo, who performance. (Slovenia) bt Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) “Today was obviously an had bullied the Briton with a The victory was her fourth 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; Kurumi Nara (Japan) bt 11-Sara incredibly tough match...and I bruising forehand for the opening against her 29-year-old opponent Errani (Italy) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; 15-Andrea Petkovic got lucky at the end of the second two sets, took little satisfaction in all meetings between the pair, (Germany) bt Monica Niculescu (Romania) set,” Murray said in a courtside from his second runners-up finish but Sharapova said she had to 2-6, 7-6(8,) 6-4; 4-Maria Sharapova (Russia) interview. of the year. battle hard for the win. bt Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) 6-4, 6-1; 16-Venus “I fought hard and I tried my “It’s tough to accept when you The Race to London “I thought I played a difficult Williams (U.S.) bt Heather Watson (Britain) best and thankfully managed to are so close,” Robredo said during opponent, someone that I’ve had 6-3, 6-1; 12-Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) bt turn it around. the prize giving. 1. Novak Djokovic 8150-qualified; 2. Roger Federer 7020-qualified; 3. trouble against in the past,” she Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) 6-7(8), 6-4, “Tommy had a great tourna- “Anyway Congratulations Andy, Rafa Nadal 6645-qualified; 4. Stanislas Wawrinka 4795; 5. Marin Cilic said. Elsewhere in Beijing, Sara 6-4; Roberta Vinci (Italy) bt Yaroslava Shvedova ment, he probably deserved to he did a great job he fought to the 3935; 6. Kei Nishikori 3845; 7. David Ferrer 3535; 8. Tomas Berdych Errani became the first seed to (Kazakhstan) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1; Samantha Stosur win the match today. He had the end and at the end his deserved 3510; 9. Milos Raonic 3440; 10. Andy Murray 3405; 11. Grigor Dimitrov tumble as Kurumi Nara of Japan (Australia) bt Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-4, opportunities in the second set it.” REUTERS 3335; 12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2650. sealed a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory. The 6-2.

Champion, Kei Nishikori Nishikori triumphs in Malaysia (right) of Japan and KUALA LUMPUR: Japan’s Slam singles final, which swung “After I won the first set, I “Kei was simply too good in the runner Kei Nishikori picked up his the contest in his favour. relaxed and was able to play key moments, especially at the up, Julien third title of a breakout year The victory for the 24-year- attacking tennis. end of the first set,” Benneteau Benneteau by downing France’s Julien old, who has also won titles in “I am aiming to win the next said. of France Benneteau 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the Barcelona and Memphis this tournament in Japan as well,” he “I had some chances, but pose Malaysian Open final yesterday. year, boosted his hopes of becom- said, referring to the hardcourt against these kinds of players, with their The world number eight, who ing the first Asian man to com- tournament beginning in Tokyo they are small chances and you trophies reached the final of the US Open pete at the ATP Tour Finals in today. have to take them. I tried to play after the last time out, fought through a London in November. Nishikori is For the 32-year-old Benneteau, my best and I almost did it. final of the tricky tiebreak before sealing a currently sixth in the leaderboard it was simply more Malaysian “I’m disappointed with the loss, Malaysian pivotal break to go 4-3 up in the with eight spots available for the misery. but very happy with the level of Open in second set. prestigious season-ending event. The loss was his third straight my game. It’s hard to keep that Kuala The break was part of a run “It was a tough match,” in the final of the Kuala Lumpur level of intensity in every point Lumpur, of 12 unanswered points for the Nishikori said after sealing event and meant a 10th runners- and every game. I need to improve yesterday. Japanese, the first man from an his victory in one hour and 47 up prize in his career as the wait this to be more consistent,” Asian country to reach a Grand minutes. goes on for a first ATP Tour title. Benneteau added. REUTERS

Trumbo helps Kimetto breaks world record Diamondbacks BERLIN: Kenya’s Dennis racing. Kimetto, the pre-race in history and is emerging as the Kimetto smashed the world favourite, was part of a seven- world’s training capital. to defeat record in the Berlin Marathon man breakaway group after 20km, He was working as a farmer in yesterday as he made history by which included fellow-Kenyans an impoverished rural area before becoming the first man to break Emmanuel Mutai and Geoffrey he took up running in his mid- Cardinals the 2hr 03min barrier. Kamworor. 20’s, joining the training group His lightning fast run of 2hr But Kimetto shook off Mutai of Geoffrey Mutai -- a Boston, NEW YORK: Arizona first 02min 57sec was the second year four kilometres from home and Berlin and two-time New York baseman Mark Trumbo hit two running that the record had been crossed the line in record time marathon champion and the home runs, including a three- broken in Berlin, the previous over what is regarded as the former holder of the unofficial run shot in the seventh inning best being 26 seconds slower – the world’s fastest marathon course. world best. that lifted the Diamondbacks 2:03:23 set over the same course Mutai finished second, also inside His first major win came in to victory over the St Louis last year by compatriot Wilson the previous record time with a Nairobi’s Half Marathon in 2011, Cardinals. Kipsang. run of 2:03:13 – illustrating the and he went on to finish second The Cardinals (89-72) squan- The performance by the depth of Kenya’s talent. behind his training partner Mutai dered their first chance to clinch 30-year-old, a former farmer from Ethiopia’s Abera Kuma a long in the Berlin Marathon in 2012. the National League Central title western Kenya’s high-altitude way back in third in 2:05:56. His 2:04.16 was the fastest but still lead Pittsburgh (88-73) Rift Valley region, delivered a new Kimetto hails from the town of marathon debut in history, and Young players in action at the 14th Radisson Blu and Olympic Squash by one game with one to play. benchmark in human endurance Eldoret – a part of the country notable as he is one of a new breed Championship being played in Doha. Trumbo has six homers and 17 and cemented the Kenyans’ total that has produced some of the of Kenyan road racers who do not RBIs in his last 11 games, with dominance of international road most dominant distance runners have a track pedigree. AFP two two-homer games. He has 14 homers this season after missing Azlan, Saied earn easy 11 weeks with a stress fracture in his left foot. REUTERS Dennis Kimetto of Kenya poses victories to enter semis Baseball Results next to the Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh 6 timekeeping DOHA: Sayed Azlan, Mohamed Boston 10 NY Yankees 4 machine Al Saied, Umair Zaman and Radisson Blu Results Washington 5 Miami 1 displaying his Ziyad Rahim moved into the Men’s professionals Quarter-finals: San Francisco 3 San Diego 1 new world semi-finals of the 14th Radisson Mohamed al Saied bt Khalid Al Hinawi 3-0; Toronto 4 Baltimore 2 record, as he Blu and Olympic Squash Umair Zaman bt Ahmed Elian 3-0; Sayed Azlan Championship organised by bt Walid Moustafa 3-0; Ziyad Rahim bt Ahmed Tampa Bay 2 Cleveland 0 celebrates during the Qatar Squash Federation (QSF). Hossam 3-0. Atlanta 4 Philadelphia 2 Yesterday at the Radisson awards Men’s Level A Quarter-finals: Haytham Minnesota 12 Detroit 3 Blu, Azlan, Al Saied, Zaman and ceremony for Goudah bt Mohamed El Hamy 3-0; Alex rosca Chicago White Sox 5 Kansas City 4 Rahim all registered identical bt Yohan Pedder 3-1; Ahmed Elian bt Absar the 41st Berlin 3-0 wins over Walid Moustafa, Milwaukee 2 Chicago Cubs 1 Aftab 3-1; Jules Magnaux bt Farroukh Igaz marathon, Khalid Al Hinawi, Ahmed Elian, NY Mets 2 Houston 1 yesterday in 3-0; Umair Zaman bt Antonio Sano w/o. Texas 5 Oakland 4 and Ahmed Hossam respectively Berlin, Germany. to book a place in the last four Ladies event Round-robin results: Gannah Arizona 5 St Louis 2 stage of the tournament. All the Ashraf bt Najwan Ahmed 3-0; Mayar al Sakka Seattle 2 LA Angels 1 finals will take place tomorrow bt Najwan Ahmed 3-0; Alaa Hisham bt Gannah LA Dodgers 6 Colorado 5 evening. THE PENINSULA Ashraf 3-0; Alaa Hisham bt Eman Gharib 3-0. MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Lorenzo wins ‘crazy race’ as Marquez crashes again First victory of the season for Spaniard, Rossi also a faller at rain-hit race

BARCELONA: Spaniard Jorge Dani Pedrosa, who also fell on the Lorenzo won a rain-affected and slippery surface. crash-strewn Aragon Grand The 21-year-old champion now Prix for Yamaha yesterday has 292 points to Pedrosa’s 217 Yamaha Team’s while Honda’s MotoGP cham- with Rossi on 214 and four races Spanish rider pionship leader Marc Marquez remaining. Jorge Lorenzo fell for the second race in a row. Italian Valentino Rossi, the win- (centre) Polish rider Michal Kwiatkowski The two Spaniards swapped the ner of his home race at Misano, celebrates on the celebrates after winning the Men lead until three laps from the end crashed out after four laps and podium next to Elite Road Race during the 2014 when the reigning world cham- was carried off on a stretcher for second-placed UCI Road World Championships pion, chasing a record-equalling medical checks although he was NGM Forward in Ponferrada, Spain, yesterday. 12th win of the season, crashed able to stand and did not appear Racing’s Spanish after choosing not to change to a too seriously hurt. Others fallers rider Aleix wet set-up as rain began to fall. were Italians Andrea Dovizioso Espargaro (left) Lorenzo had already pitted and early leader Andrea Iannone. and third-placed Kwiatkowski and the victory was his first of “It has been a long time without Ducati Team’s the year, with compatriot Aleix a win and to get it in these condi- British rider Cal Espargaro finishing second on a tions is incredible,” said Lorenzo, claims world Crutchlow after non-works Yamaha after hold- who avoided an unwanted record winning the ing off Ducati’s Cal Crutchlow by of becoming the first rider to fin- road cycling 0.017 seconds. ish second in five successive races MotoGP race It was Yamaha’s second suc- in the top category. of the Aragon cessive win in a season Honda “I was concentrating on not Grand Prix at title had seemed set to dominate crashing and was ready to finish the Motorland PONFERRADA, Spain: completely. third,” added the Spaniard, who Racetrack Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski Marquez, who also crashed in has now won at all four Spanish in Alcaniz timed his attack to perfection San Marino and had started on circuits on the calendar. yesterday. to beat the top favourites and pole, rejoined the race and fin- Lorenzo and Rossi had strug- claimed gold in the men’s elite ished 13th and ahead of Repsol gled with the choice of tyres on race at the road cycling world Honda team-mate and title rival their Yamahas during practice championships yesterday. Kwiatkowski attacked just but while the Italian fell, the 2010 it was slippery with the tyres not change proved costly. “It was all before the final climb, caught the Aragon Grand Prix Results and 2012 world champion had an warm enough and I had to take or nothing. I saw there were four four breakaway riders in front of World Championship standings (after 14 of 18 races) inspired ride. risks. laps to go and as I would have lost him and quickly dropped them, 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 292 pts, 2. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 217, 3. Valentino Rossi (ITA/ “It was a crazy race. I wasn’t “Bit by bit it got better, I dug in, a lot of time I decided to stay out crossing the line with a one-sec- Yamaha) 214, 4. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 202, 5. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 142, 6. Aleix happy when it started to rain as tried my best. I saw on the board to see if I could finish the race,” ond advantage over a group of Espargaro (ESP/Forward Yamaha) 112, 7. Pol Espargaro (ESP/Yamaha-Tech3) 108, 8. Andrea Iannone the Hondas were starting to get that I was 12th which meant I was Marquez told reporters. chasers. (ITA/Ducati) 92, 9. Stefan Bradl (GER/Honda) 87, 10. Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha-Tech3) 85. away from me. I wasn’t comfort- going to finish well down but then “I am not experienced in these Among them was pre-race Moto2 able at all,” Lorenzo explained. after the next lap I’m first.” conditions, it has never happened favourite Simon Gerrans of 1. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Kalex) 40:16.321, 2. Esteve Rabat (ESP/Kalex) at 1.285, 3. Johann Zarco “Then it started raining more Both Marquez and Pedrosa had to me before. The important thing Australia, who finished sec- (FRA/Caterham Suter) 4.876, 4. Thomas Luthi (SUI/Suter) 5.033, 5. Franco Morbidelli (ITA/Kalex) and I decided to go for it, go into opted for hard rear tyres com- though is that I was able to finish ond ahead of Spain’s Alejandro 5.960 6. Dominique Aegerter (SUI/Suter) 6.405, 7. Mika Kallio (FIN/Kalex) 6.525, 8. Jordi Torres (ESP/ the pits and see what happens. pared to Lorenzo’s choice of a the race ahead of Dani, who also Valverde. Suter) 17.313, 9. Sam Lowes (GBR/Speed Up) 18.148, 10. Marcel Schrotter (GER/Tech 3) 19.693. Returning it was very difficult as medium, and their decision not to sadly fell.” REUTERS “I was feeling great in the last lap, thanks to the work of my team-mates,” said Kwiatkowski at Rossi knocked the end of a 254.8-km effort, who Qatar wins ‘Best Organisation’ succeeds Portuguese Rui Costa as unconscious champion. “I risked it all when I saw that most of the top riders were still in race crash there. I had watched the Under- award at MXGP show in Latvia 23 race and I saw that a lone rider BARCELONA: Italian great could win.” Valentino Rossi was knocked KEGUMS, Latvia: The The win capped a remarkable unconscious in a MotoGP crash Qatar Motor and Motorcycle The Qatar Motor season for the 24-year-old Pole, in Spain yesterday and was Federation (QMMF) President and Motorcycle who won the Strade Bianche taken to hospital for precau- Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah Federation Italian one-day race and also tionary checks that ruled out received the award for Best (QMMF) took third places in the prestig- serious injury. Organisation of 2014 for MX President Nasser ious Fleche Wallonne and Liege- The 35-year-old Yamaha rider, Championship in Kegums on bin Khalifa Al Bastogne-Liege classics. nine-times a world champion in Saturday. Attiyah (fourth On a course that was much all categories, ran wide and fell In the dusk of the night at from left) poses less selective than advertised, heavily early in the race at the the 2014 Monster Energy FIM for a group even if it featured two climbs Motorland Aragon circuit. Motocross of Nations, the annual photo with on the 18.2-km circuit, the big “Valentino suffered a concus- MXGP Awards Ceremony took other winners, nations still had many options sion with a suspected loss of con- place. at the 2014 left on the last of 14 laps. Vasil sciousness,” said MotoGP medical With spotlights illuminating Kiryienka of Belarus, France’s Monster Energy director Michele Zasa in a state- the Skybox and podium area Cyril Gautier, Dane Valgren FIM Motocross ment issued by Yamaha. where the awards were presented Andresen and Italian Alessandro “From a neurological point of by MXGP Hosts Paul Malin and of Nations, De Marchi were still ahead of the view he has recovered very well,” Amy Dargan, the chilly night air the annual pack inside the last 10km but soon he added. was warmed with celebration as MXGP Awards Kwiatkowski sped past them. “He was taken to hospital in the 2014 FIM Motocross World Ceremony in Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert Alcaniz to make a further check, Champions, European Motocross Kegums, Latvia worked hard in a group of chas- in particular a CT scan of the Champions and the award win- on Saturday. ers to bring back team-mate Greg skull that has ruled out any bleed- ning MXGP industry names were van Avermaet but he fell just ing in the brain. honored. short as Kwiatkowski had time “As a precaution he will be Following a warm introduc- personally congratulated and Belgium as the Best Media Center a cheque to Heinz Kinigadner and to zip up his jersey and celebrate observed in the coming hours, tion given by the charismatic handed the awards to the 2014 and Best Paddock and MXGP of Pit Beirer on behalf of the Wings before crossing the line. Just like but there are no special reasons Paul Malin and stunning Amy FIM Motocross World Champions Leon as the Best Promotion. for Life foundation, while Tag last year, Chris Froome aban- for concern,” added the MotoGP Dargan, Youthstream President and the award winning industry Dr Wolfgang Srb was the next Heuer awarded both “Tag Heuer doned as Britain failed again to medical director statement on the Giuseppe Luongo, FIM President names, with the stand out indus- official welcomed to the stage to Best Lap” award winners Jeffrey be a factor in the race. rider. Vito Ippolito and FIM Europe try prize winners being Losail, award the European Champions. Herlings and Antonio Cairoli with Time trial specialist Tony Rossi had won the previous President Dr Wolfgang Srb took MXGP of Qatar being awarded Rockstar Energy Suzuki an exquisite Tag Heuer watch. Martin tried luck solo early on round at his home Misano race- to the podium to personally wel- as MXGP’s Best Organiser, Europe’s young German Brian The eight time FIM Motocross but his effort was doomed and the track and had been hoping for come around two hundred guests Maggiora. Hsu won the Jan de Groot award, World Champion Antonio Cairoli German was reined in within dis- another podium finish in a rain- to the 2014 edition of the MXGP MXGP of Italy won Best which is an award honoring the was also awarded with a special tance of the finish. He later quit hit race eventually won by Spanish Awards. Cooperation, Matterley Basin, most promising young talent of one of a kind painting painted the race. REUTERS team-mate Jorge Lorenzo. During the presentation of MXGP of Great Britain as the the season. Meanwhile, as they do by a highly acclaimed artist, Rob REUTERS the awards, Luongo and Ippolito Best Track, Lommel, MXGP of every year, Youthstream donated Kinsey. THE PENINSULA List of 2014 World Champions A list of winners at the 2014 UCI road World Championships in Ponferrada, Spain: Men’s elite road race - Michal Kwiatkowski (POL) Women’s elite road race - Pauline Ferrand- Johnson to play Tests, ODIs in UAE: Lehmann Prevot (FRA) SYDNEY: Australian coach Johnson was in any doubt for the last week to ensure he was accli- Pattinson are out with inju- Men’s Under-23 road race - Sven Erik Darren Lehmann said yesterday first Test against Pakistan, start- matised before beginning to ries. Mitch Marsh and Stephen Bystrom (NOR) fearsome fast bowler Mitchell ing in Dubai on October 22. stretch himself at training. O’Keefe are both well placed to Men’s junior road race - Jonas Bokeloh (GER) Johnson will play in the upcom- “He’ll be fine to go. Expect him The skipper said before depar- make Test debuts as Lehmann Women’s Junior road race - Amalie ing Tests and one-day series to play the one-dayers, obviously ture that he was improving daily ponders whether to play two spin- Dideriksen (DEN) against Pakistan in the United not the T20 but the one-dayers from hamstring tendon damage ners on the spin-friendly pitches. Men’s elite time-trial - Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Arab Emirates. and the Test series,” Lehmann suffered in a one-dayer against “We always pick according Women’s elite time-trial - Lisa Brennauer Johnson was withdrawn from told reporters in Melbourne Zimbabwe in Harare on August to the conditions,” Lehmann (GER) the Twenty20 Champions League before the team’s departure. 31. The injury forced him to said. “It’s an Australian curator Men’s Under-23 time-trial - Campbell with a rib injury, but left with “We’re lucky enough that in Mitchell Johnson return home from the tour early. (groundsman) for the first Test, Flakemore (AUS) the national squad for the UAE terms of the preparation, he did a Even if Clarke and Johnson so it could be a decent wicket. The Men’s Junior time-trial - Lennard Kamna yesterday. fair bit of bowling before (getting it is at the moment,” Lehmann play, Australia will field a signifi- hardest thing is how many overs (GER) Johnson is the world’s lead- injured), so it won’t be an issue.” said. “The tour game (on October cantly different XI to that which bowlers can bowl in the heat.” Women’s Junior time-trial - Macey Stewart ing pace bowler after prominent Lehmann was also upbeat 15-18) will be the telling time, I edged South Africa in their last Lehmann said the extreme heat (AUS) roles in the recent Test series that hamstrung captain Michael suppose, getting him out and play- Test match in Cape Town in could potentially tip the selection wins against England and South Clarke will be fit for the opening ing that... but I’m pretty confident March. debate in O’Keefe’s favour. The Men’s team time-trial - BMC Racing Africa. Test. “I’m confident, he’s confi- he’ll play.” Allrounder Shane Watson and tour starts with a T20 clash on Women’s team time-trial Lehmann allayed fears that dent -- and that’s about where Clarke left ahead of the team pacemen Ryan Harris and James October 6 in Dubai. AFP - Specialised-Lululemon MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Rookie Donaldson seals Ryder Cup glory for dominant Europe McIlroy, McDowell lay the foundations, eighth win in 10 tournaments for home team

GLENEAGLES, Scotland: be disappointed. The captain put Rookie Jamie Donaldson struck a big role on me this morning and the shot of a lifetime to secure a Ryder Cup Scores I’m happy I could deliver.” singles win over Keegan Bradley Scores from the Ryder Cup in American rookie Patrick Reed yesterday and take Europe to Gleneagles yesterday Europe completed a wonderful weekend victory over the United States beat United States 16 1/2 - 11 when he got his side’s first point in the Ryder Cup for the eighth 1/2 on the board, quickly followed by time in 10 years. Phil Mickelson and Matt Kuchar, The holders were assured Singles but with blue all over the score- of retaining the trophy when Match 1: Graeme McDowell (Europe) beat boards, nobody thought it was Donaldson moved four up with Jordan Spieth (US) 2 and 1 going to be anything other than four to play but he then hit a a home win. stunning approach to within two Match 2: Patrick Reed (US) beat Henrik Martin Kaymer, who had the feet on the 15th and Bradley, some Stenson (Europe) 1 up honour of sinking the putt to distance away, duly conceded the Match 3: Rory McIlroy (Europe) beat Rickie complete the Miracle of Medinah putt, the match and the Ryder Fowler (US) 5 and 4 two years ago, chipped in for an Cup. eagle to beat Bubba Watson 4 & 2. “It’s unbelievable,” said the Match 4: Justin Rose (Europe) halved with Justin Rose, Europe’s stand- 38-year-old who won three points Hunter Mahan (US) out performer over the first two out of three over the weekend. Match 5: Phil Mickelson (US) beat Stephen days, found himself trailing by “You can’t put words to it. I Gallacher (Europe) 3 and 1 four after seven holes as Hunter put myself in the perfect position Mahan came out firing but the Match 6: Martin Kaymer (Europe) beat Bubba on the fairway and was able to Englishman hit back with four Watson (US) 4 and 2 come up with a great shot when straight birdies and the match I needed it.” Match 7: Matt Kuchar (US) beat Thomas Bjorn finished level after the American Victorious captain Paul (Europe) 4 and 3 mis- hit a chip on the last. McGinley, who sunk the putt Then began the biennial Ryder Match 8: Sergio Garcia (Europe) beat Jim that won the cup for Europe in Cup game of trying to work out Furyk (US) 1 up 2002, said: “I want to say as cap- which of the remaining matches tain it’s been a real honour to get Match 9: Ian Poulter (Europe) halved with would produce the decisive point. these 12 players, they have all Webb Simpson (US) It turned out to be the 10th and been Colossus, and all of them, Match 10: Jamie Donaldson (Europe) beat Donaldson, who never trailed all the caddies, the backroom team, Keegan Bradley (US) 4 and 3 day, stepped up. five vice captains, it’s been a huge After spearing his long iron to team effort.” Match 11: Jimmy Walker (US) beat Lee within tap-in distance, American It was a fitting finale for Westwood (Europe) 3 and 2 captain Tom Watson looked at Europe, albeit with several other Team Europe golfers pose for a group photograph with the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland yesterday. Match 12: Victor Dubuisson (Europe) halved Bradley and said: “Pick it up. matches still live out on the Captain Paul McGinley described each of his players as “a colossus” after the victory. with Zach Johnson (US) They’ve won’. course, as Sunday’s singles fol- “Just a perfect yardage and lowed the same pattern as the things round, with Rory McIlroy has scooped two majors this sea- Minutes later, Graeme game and McDowell took full wedge shot of my life to close the rest of the weekend. leading the way. son as he brought home Europe’s McDowell, who sunk the decisive advantage. game out,” Donaldson said. Starting the day 10-6 up, The world number one, out first point. putt four years ago, completed his “I just got off to such a slow “I knew it was all getting tight Europe needed four points to in the third match, stamped his “I knew I needed to get off to fantastic comeback to beat rookie start,” said McDowell, who there at the end and everybody retain the trophy they won after authority all over Rickie Fowler a fast start and I knew what was Jordan Spieth 2 & 1 having been had played only two foursomes was building at my group. I was coming back from the same score from the start and after four expected of me as one of the lead- three down after nine holes in the matches in the previous two days. just trying to not spend too much two years ago but it was mostly birdies and an eagle he was five ers of the team,” said McIlroy. first match out. “But I dug in and I just felt time looking at the scoreboard American red on the leaderboard up after six holes. “I was really up for it today, Spieth had set off showing all something inside me start to turn and just concentrate on my match after the early holes. Having failed to spark over more than in the final rounds of the quality that had lit up his around. I was proud of myself and that’s what I did, and was able The hosts weathered the storm, the previous two days, McIlroy the majors I won earlier this year opening two days’ play but the coming down that back nine. to do it well enough to close it however, and gradually turned looked every inch the player who and this is the icing on the cake.” mistakes began to creep into his Jordan made some mistakes, he’ll out.” REUTERS

InterContinental Coe to attend Securing Sport summit Tennis contest DOHA: Lord Sebastian Coe, to discuss matters on sports and Howman, UNESCO official growth and development with kicks off in the man who won global praise security,” Al Hajri said at the ICSS Angelo Melo, Boston police com- new offices recently opening in for his role as the chief of the headquarters here yesterday. missioner UEFA representative Europe and Latin America.” organising committee of the Coe is a British politician and Andrea Traverso besides many The ICSS boss said: “As the Doha today London Olympic Games in 2012, former track and field athlete. As others at the two-day gathering. ICSS continues its journey will be joined by scores of policy- a middle-distance runner, Coe ICSS President Mohammed expanding into new markets and DOHA: The Qatar Tennis makers in the world of sports won four Olympic medals, includ- Hanzab will be the key speaker working hard to address emerg- Federation (QTF) and at the two-day Securing Sport ing the 1500 metres gold medal in London, Al Hajri confirmed. ing security and integrity threats, InterContinental Doha Hotel summit London. at the Olympic Games in 1980 In a statement released last Securing Sport 2014 looks set to are organising the seventh This was announced by and 1984. He set eight outdoor week, Hanzab said: “When look- be a must-attend event for anyone InterContinental Tennis the Vice-president of the and three indoor world records ing for answers on the future who is truly passionate about pro- Tournament here from International Centre for Sport in middle-distance track events of sport, we should learn from tecting the future of sport.” September 29 to October 19. Security (ICSS), Mohammed — including, in 1979, setting three those with the greatest experi- This year’s conference will also The InterContinental Doha Hajjaj Al Hajri, here yesterday. world records in the space of 41 ence. Franz (Beckenbauer) is one further advance recent develop- Hotel aims to support the QTF ICSS is a Doha-based days — and the world record he of those people and is a proven ments in the fight against match- in enhancing the level of tennis organisation that works with set in the 800 metres in 1981 leader at the very highest level of fixing, including UNESCO/ in the country — spreading the various global sports outfits to remained unbroken until 1997. the game. I would like to thank MINEPS V Declaration of Berlin game and expanding the base of improve security, safety and Taking place at Lancaster ICSS Vice-president Mohammed Franz for taking part at Securing and the draft Council of Europe social tennis players. integrity throughout the world House on October 6 and 7 with Hajjaj Al Hajri speaks at a press Sport 2014 and look to forward Convention on the Manipulation This event will see 328 play- of sport. the conference theme of ‘Sport conference in Doha yesterday. to hearing his views and opinions of Sports Competition, as well as ers participating in 22 different “We’ve had ICSS gatherings under threat: the game is ours to for what I am sure will be a must- being part of continued efforts categories, including boys singles across Europe and this time win’, Securing Sport 2014 is an civil society, law enforcement and attend session.” to set a roadmap to introduce Under-18, U-14, U-12, U-10, U-8 we are at Lancaster House in invite-only event that will bring anti-corruption. Hanzab added: “With Securing international legislation on sport and U-9 categories, girls sin- London where we will have Lord together ministers, high-level Al Hajri said Coe will be joined Sport taking place in London for integrity and create a trans- gles U-18, U-14, U-12, U-10, U-9 Sebastian Coe joining some key leaders and international experts by German football legend Franz the very first time, 2014 marks national sport integrity body. and U-8 categories, boys doubles figures from the world of sport from sport, betting, government, Beckenbauer, WADA chief David an important year in the ICSS’s THE PENINSULA U-18, U-14 and U-12 categories, men and ladies singles/doubles categories and veterans sin- Qatari girls take on Palestine in friendly gles, doubles and mixed doubles categories. A record 129 Qatari players will participate in the event. The QTF will distribute QR 40,000 as prize money for the winners. The InterContinental Doha will give out memberships, gift vouchers and cash vouchers worth QR 84,000. The seventh Intercontinental Tennis Tournament will be super- The Qatar women’s football vised by a referee, assistant ref- team took on Palestine erees and nine chair umpires. The in a friendly at Al Wakrah event will be played on 11 courts Stadium in Doha on at Khalifa International Tennis Saturday. The match was and Squash Complex and on two organised by the Qatar courts at InterContinental Doha Women’s Sport Committee. Hotel. This event is considered as the kick off for the new season and is followed by the GCC Tournament and Asian Championship in November and Futures Series and Asian Junior Team Event in December It is part of the QTF’s strategy and vision to enhance the level of tennis in Qatar. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Organising Committee for Qatar 2015, conducts site visits at Al Sadd Sports Hall and Lusail Multipurpose Hall in Doha. Qatar venues will be ideal for handball worlds: Sheikh Joaan President of Qatar 2015 Committee conducts site visits of Al Sadd, Lusail facilities

DOHA: H E Sheikh Joaan bin “Qatar 2015 venues will be The first venue that will be multi-purpose hall will also be an important part of the national providing an important opportu- Hamad Al Thani, President of the ideal arenas for the Men’s used for Qatar 2015, the Qatar able to host volleyball, badminton, team’s preparation for the Qatar nity to assess work progress to the Organising Committee for Handball World Championship,” Handball Association Complex, gymnastics and even ice hockey 2015 Championship. date. Qatar 2015, conducted a site Sheikh Joaan said. has already hosted its first event matches in the future. Its design The venues will play a key Lusail Multipurpose Hall is set visit to the two under-construc- “The event will leave a vital — the International Handball has received a four-star GSAS role in training and developing to be able to host 15,300 specta- tion venues for the 2015 Men’s sporting legacy for the people of Federation (IHF) Super Globe rating, highlighting the efforts national teams and encouraging tors and is designed to be one Handball World Championship Qatar in the form of our three 2014 — and received excellent taken to minimise ecological more young people to get involved of the most “spectator-friendly” over two days last week. outstanding venues. These venues feedback from visiting dignitaries impact while addressing the spe- with sports and become healthier. venues in the world, offering He visited Al Sadd Sports will host international standard and industry figures. The newly- cific regional needs and environ- These are key strategic targets space and comfort for sports fans. Hall on Thursday and discussed arenas and playing fields as well built venue is one of the most ment of Qatar. in support of the Qatar National Lusail’s distinctive grid is made about the progress of construc- as advanced support facilities, modern and technically-advanced During a meeting with the Vision 2030 and the Organising of coloured glass, reflecting the tion with the responsible team such as training halls, media cen- handball stadiums in the region committees responsible for Al Committee is taking the lead representative elements of Qatar and yesterday he visited Lusail tres and (other) areas. The teams and uses sustainable green tech- Sadd Sports Hall, it was agreed to ensure that all key areas are — sand, pearl and seawater. Multipurpose Hall, which is set to are working hard in order to meet nology to provide cooling and ven- that the training areas will be ready and available in accordance In addition to viewing the main be the largest of the three venues. the deadline and implement the tilation throughout the complex. fully-ready in October after the with the national plan. arena, the committees reviewed He met with the responsible com- highest international standards The new Al Sadd Sports Eid holidays, so that Qatar’s Yesterday, Sheikh Joaan vis- progress on the training halls, mittees and contractors to ensure for major handball and mega Hall offers an area that will national team can begin training ited the new Lusail Multipurpose VVIP areas and other facilities. that deadlines are met. sporting events,” he said. seat up to 7,700 spectators. The there. Access to the area will be Hall with the committee leaders, THE PENINSULA

Bordeaux keep Ekdal scores hat-trick as pressure on Cagliari stun 10-man Inter leaders Marseille PARIS: Bordeaux went provi- MILAN: Swede Albin Ekdal hit sionally back to the top of the a first-half hat-trick as Cagliari Ligue 1 table yesterday, strik- stunned 10-man Inter Milan ing late to beat Rennes 2-1 and 4-1 at the San Siro yesterday leapfrog leaders Marseille. while city rivals AC Milan had Willy Sagnol’s side have sur- to settle for a point at promoted prised many with their excellent Cesena. start to the campaign, although Unbeaten champions Juventus it looked like they would have to West Bromwich Albion’s Graham Dorrans (left) celebrates with team- sit top of the Italian top flight on settle for a point when Wahbi mate Saido Berahino after scoring their fourth goal against Burnley at 15 points, the same as second- Khazri’s opener for the hosts was the Hawthorns in West Bromwich yesterday. placed Roma, following their cancelled out by a Habib Habibou respective wins over Atalanta and equaliser with just 10 minutes Verona on Saturday. remaining. Udinese are six points adrift However, youngster Thomas before hosting Parma on Monday, Toure, who until three days ago Berahino brace sends with Inter stuck in fifth place, had not started a Ligue 1 game, seven points behind the leaders scored his first goal at the highest after suffering their first home level in style in the third minute Burnley to the bottom reverse to Cagliari since 1995. of added time to give Bordeaux Inter had scored 10 goals and Cagliari’s Albin Ekdal celebrates after scoring a goal against Inter Milan the points. WEST BROMWICH: gone unbeaten in their first four during an Italian Serie A match at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan The six-time champions move a a downward header at the back games but within half an hour yesterday. point clear of Marseille, although Burundi-born striker Saido post to claim his first West Brom coach Walter Mazzarri was on his Marcelo Bielsa’s side have the Berahino’s double inspired West goal. knees in despair against a team flailing Inter ‘keeper after Victor winning trail after last week’s chance to regain first place when Bromwich Albion to a 4-0 victory It was the first goal Burnley which had started the day rooted Ibarbo had outmuscled the Inter draw away to promoted Empoli. they host Saint-Etienne later that sent promoted Burnley to had conceded in four matches. to the foot of the table with just defence to the right of goal to But despite showing glimpses yesterday. the foot of the Premier League Burnley goalkeeper Tom one point. deliver a precise cutback for the of promise, the visitors — reduced “The players never gave up. table yesterday. Heaton then had to tip over a Marco Sau broke the deadlock Swede. to 10 men on 73 minutes when They were cooked at the end, but After Craig Dawson had bro- 25-yard shot by the influential after 10 minutes when Inter’s Cagliari should have gone 4-1 Cristian Zapata saw red — failed they kept looking for the winner ken the deadlock, England Under- Dorrans, before West Brom made defence, notably stand-in captain up when the referee pointed to spark. into the final minutes,” said a 21 international Berahino scored it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time. Yuto Nagatomo, left the Cagliari to the penalty spot following Cesena grabbed an early opener delighted Sagnol. either side of half-time and The goal also stemmed from striker on his own in an attempt Nemanja Vidic’s foul on Sau, but when Christian Abbiati spilled a “They can be proud but they Graham Dorrans claimed a late a corner, with James Morrison’s to beat the offside trap following Handanovic did well to parry simple Guido Marilungo shot and also know that there is work to be goal as West Brom recorded their delivery from the left flicked on a long punt from midfield. Cossu’s effort. Davide Succi pounced to tap home done in terms of the performance.” first home win of the season. at the near post by Dorrans for Inter were back on level terms Inter were still in panic mode from close range. Elsewhere, Lyon made it four Following last weekend’s 1-0 Berahino to nod in from barely a when Pablo Osvaldo tapped into a and Ekdal grabbed his third on Milan pulled level nine minutes games unbeaten but threw away victory at Tottenham Hotspur yard at the far post. virtually empty net amid Cagliari the stroke of half-time when later when Adil Rami rose to head the lead in a 1-1 draw away and the mid-week success against Burnley coach Sean Dyche protests following Hernanes’ he pounced on a loose ball as past well beaten ‘keeper Nicola to Nantes at the Stade de la Hull City in the League Cup, new introduced Ashley Barnes and on- cheeky free kick. Inter failed to clear a corner. Leali. AFP Beaujoire. West Brom manager Alan Irvine loan Chelsea midfielder Nathaniel But Inter’s hopes were dented He became the first Swede since Burkina Faso defender Bakary has led his side to three consecu- Chalobah at half-time, but within inside the half hour when Zlatan Ibrahimovic to achieve the Italian Serie A Kone headed in Alexandre tive victories. 11 minutes the game was over as Nagatomo was cautioned for a feat in Serie A. Lacazette’s free-kick to put OL Burnley are still without a win West Brom scored again. second time following a needless Osvaldo had the ball in the ahead six minutes into the second since returning to the top flight. Dorrans was again the creator foul on Andrea Cossu. net six minutes into the second Results half, but he then shoved Georges- They now sit at the bottom of the with a through ball for Berahinho, Yesterday’s Results Cagliari immediately half but he was ruled offside and Kevin Nkoudou to the ground table, below Newcastle United who angled a low shot across capitalised. later Vidic saw a header from Cesena 1 AC Milan 1 inside the box, allowing Jordan on goal difference, while West Heaton and into the bottom-left Although Samir Handanovic Fredy Guarin’s corner go over Chievo Verona 1 Empoli 1 Veretout to level from the penalty Brom move up to 10th place, corner. West Brom goalkeeper did well to parry a Daniele the crossbar. Inter Milan 1 Cagliari 4 spot in the 72nd minute. level on points with seventh-place Ben Foster produced an alert Dessena drive, Ekdal picked up Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi Sassuolo 0 Napoli 1 Yesterday’s other game saw Manchester United. save to repel a header by Lukas the rebound to sweep home from shook up his formation for the Torino 1 Fiorentina 1 Lens draw 0-0 with fellow pro- After bossing the early Jutkiewicz, but Dorrans had the the edge of the penalty box. trip to Cesena, with Fernando moted club Caen at their tempo- exchanges at The Hawthorns, final say, sweeping a low shot past Saturday’s Results Ekdal grabbed his second on Torres preferred as the lone rary home in Amiens. the hosts went ahead in the 30th Heaton from substitute Cristian 28 minutes when he was left striker in a 4-2-3-1 designed to AS Roma 2 Verona 0 On Saturday, PSG were held to minute when Dawson met Chris Gamboa’s right-wing cut-back. unmarked to volley past the get the Rossoneri back on the Atalanta Bergamo 0 Juventus 3 a 1-1 draw at Toulouse. AFP Brunt’s right-wing corner with AFP MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Hosts South

Workers use towels Korea beat in an attempt to dry the track, left wet Japan to reach by rains, before the men’s and women’s football semis 100m finals at the Incheon Asiad Main INCHEON, South Korea: Stadium during Hosts South Korea overcame the Asian Games. fierce rivals Japan 1-0 in a feisty Qatar’s Femi Asian Games quarter-final yes- Ogunode broke the terday thanks to a late penalty 10-second mark at from captain Jang Hyun-Soo the Asian Games that triggered wild celebrations. for the first time, The Koreans, looking to end splashing his way a 28-year title drought, play through the rain to Thailand in the last four after 100m gold. China’s finally breaking down Japan’s Wei Yongli won the stubborn resistance in front of women’s 100m. 43,000 raucous fans in Incheon, many wearing flashing “Red Devils” horns. Jang calmly tucked away a spot kick in the 88th minute after substitute Lee Jong-Ho had been clattered from behind and left with blood pouring from his nose. As the stadium erupted with unbridled joy, match-winner Jang sprinted to the bench where he was mobbed by team-mates. Qatar, China crash out of “A few of the players were feel- ing the pressure tonight,” South Korea coach Lee Kwang-Jong told reporters, a long sigh of relief as he entered his news conference speaking volumes. “We need to show more com- Asian Games basketball posure in front of goal. The play- ers must stay calm. Games are coming thick and fast and we’re Japan to play South Korea, Iran to take on Kazakhstan in semi-finals picking up a few injuries, but we can’t use that as an excuse.” South Korea’s players will be INCHEON, South Korea: young and inexperienced Chinese night,” Nikkah Bahrami added. excused two years of manda- Qatar’s hopes of picking up team squandered a nine-point “They knew they were going tory military service if they win a medal at the Asian Games half-time lead to be upset by to have a hard time against us. the tournament, which is played basketball crashed after South Japan, 79-72. They shouldn’t have taken it easy under the same under-23 format Korea won the final Group H “We didn’t expect that Japan against Japan, I think.” as the Olympics. match 65-58. could beat China,” Iran’s captain Iran’s Slovakian coach Mehmed Thailand beat Jordan 2-0 ear- Also making an exit were Samad Nikkah Bahrami told AFP Becirovic echoed his captain’s lier to set up a meeting with China. after a powerful display which saw words. “Yes it is a surprise, China South Korea, who threw eve- The seven-time winners sensa- him lead his team with 14 points, and the Philippines,” he said. rything but the kitchen sink at tionally exited the Asian Games seven assists and three rebounds. “I expect it now to be Iran defending champions Japan but yesterday, before the medals bat- “China are a very good team. against South Korea in the lacked end product. tle starts, after being defeated by I’m telling you, I just played final and that will be very Matches between South Korea Iran. against them. They have a lot of tough against them with home and Japan are often politically China failed to qualify as one good big guys who can shoot the support.” charged given the historical ani- of the top two in their quarter- ball very well.” The Philippines, after defeats mosity between the two countries. final pool after losing 75-67 to China’s head coach Gong to Qatar and South Korea, needed Korean player Park Jong-woo gold medal favourites in their Luming was optimistic that his to beat Kazakhstan by 11 points to inflamed a diplomatic row over final game. young side would learn from their go through in second spot in the a territorial dispute by waving a China’s fate was sealed when run to the quarter-finals in the pool. They won but only by 67-65. political flag after their 2-0 win Japan beat Mongolia 96-70 in the tournament. “We won the game, but really in the 2012 Olympic bronze medal later Group G game. “I know that our players have to we lost,” said a dejected head game. The basketball-mad Philippines improve their shooting. National coach Chot Reyes. The “Gilas Yesterday’s contest was free were also dumped out, despite and international competitions Pilipinas” have not won a medal from controversy, however, yesterday beating Kazakhstan are vastly different,” he said. at the Asian Games since a bronze despite some full-blooded tackles who claimed a surprise semi- “They will become better play- in 1998. from both sides. final slot after South Korea top- ers for this experience.” Wednesday’s surprise semi- Kim Young-uk missed a point- pled Qatar. China’s giant 7ft 1in (2.17m) final line up will see Japan play blank header and Lee Yong-Jae The last time China failed to Zhou Qi registered game highs South Korea and Iran play had a shot cleared off the line in win an Asian Games medal was with 17 points and 11 rebounds, Kazakhstan. the first half, before Lee Jong-Ho in 1970 and they have competed in but Iran were up 11-9 after five The women’s semi-final line-up, also had an effort blocked on the nine consecutive finals since 1978, minutes and they never relin- also on Wednesday, will follow the line as South Korea piled on the winning seven of them. quished the lead. form book. South Korea will play A Qatari player scores a point against South Korea during their Asian pressure after the break. The damage was done on “They lost this competi- Japan and China take on Taiwan. Games basketball match in Incheon yesterday. South Korea won 65-58. Japan coach Makoto Saturday when a talented but tion because they lost Saturday AFP Teguramori failed to mask his frustration after a rash challenge from skipper Ryota Oshima two minutes from time gave the ref- eree a simple decision. Bahrain fights to get “It’s hard to swallow,” said Teguramori. “The Koreans showed real power but they had put so much into it that I felt if we could hold out until extra runner’s gold returned time, they might start to tire. It’s a waste to give away a penalty like INCHEON, South Korea: winner Lalita Babar of India. between Asian Athletics Association that,” he added, shaking his head. Bahrain’s Kenya-born runner “After the problem I had yes- (AAA) officials and delegates from Japan were testing a young side Ruth Jebet finally claimed her terday with the line I was so wor- Bahrain, China and India. in preparation for the 2016 Rio Asian Games gold medal yester- ried,” she said. “The jury reviewed all of the Olympic qualifiers and the gulf day after the Gulf state fought “I’m very happy today because protests by the three Olympic in class showed against a South to get her reinstalled as the I have my medal. This is a big committees and they confirmed Korea squad featuring three wild- 3,000m steeplechase champion. medal for me,” Jebet said. that there was no violation of the card selections who were part of The 17-year-old had been dis- “I was not aware of the mistake rules and the gold medal will be the country’s World Cup set-up traught after her disqualifica- but after a while I realised I had given again to Bahrain runner this year. tion for stepping inside the track done a mistake.” Ruth Jebet,” Olympic Council Korean coach Lee decided not was announced just as the medal Jebet was reinstated after a of Asia games director Haidar to risk beanpole striker Kim Shin- was to be presented on Saturday review of the race found that Farman said. Wook, who is still recovering from night. her mistake on the penultimate Jebet destroyed the field in a calf injury, but he could return Jebet stood emotionless on the lap had not impeded another Saturday’s race, crossing the line for Tuesday’s semi-final against podium for the new ceremony runner or influenced the race in nine minutes, 31.36 seconds, the Thais. with second-placed runner Li outcome. more than 24 seconds inside the North Korea take on Iraq in Zhenzhu of China and bronze But it took frantic meetings Games record. AFP the other semi-final. AFP

Dahlan Al Hamad, President of Asian Athletics Association and Qatar Athletics Federation, poses for a picture along medal winners at the victory ceremony of the wom- en’s 400m in Incheon, yesterday. Bahrain’s Oluwakemi Mujidat Adekoya (centre) won gold and Vietnam’s Thi Lan Quach (left) clinched silver and bronze went to India’s Poovamma Raju Qatar’s Nasser Ghazallijahromi astride horse Delloren jumps over an Machettira. RIGHT: obstacle during the equestrian jumping event of the 2014 Asian Games at Qatari athletes and the Dream Park Equestrian Venue. The Qatari quartet of Ghazalijahromi, official watching the Sheikh Khalid Ali Al Thani, Khalid Mohamed Al Emadi and Basem 100m men’s race. Mohamed won the jumping gold at the Asian Games. Monday 29 September 2014 5 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6203 Sport Price: QR2 Murray ends Donaldson 14-month wait excels in Ryder in Shenzhen Cup victory

Sport | 23 Sport | 25

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Qatar’s Ogunode wins 100m with super run in Incheon Sprinter smashes Asian record, China’s Bingtian clinches silver

INCHEON, South Korea: Femi Ogunode etched his name Ogunode poses with his in the annals of athletics with medal on the podium during an emphatic victory in the pres- the victory ceremony. tigious 100m to give Qatar their fifth gold medal at the Asian Games yesterday. His time of 9.93 seconds helped Fastest man him finish ahead of China’s Su Bingtian and Japan’s Kei Takase who bagged the silver and bronze in Asia eyes by clocking 10.10 and 10.15 seconds respectively. Rarely do sportsmen get to Bolt’s mark stake claim for legendary status on the basis of a day’s work, but INCHEON, South Korea: Ogunode found himself exactly Asian 100 metres champion in that position as he not clocked Femi Ogunode says he can the fastest time ever recorded by outsprint Usain Bolt to gold an athlete representing an Asian at the 2016 Olympics in Rio country but also smashed two de Janeiro – even without records along the way. the help of a coach. Ogunode beat the continen- The Nigerian-born runner tal record of 9.99 seconds set by took the gold medal for his fellow Qatari Samuel Francis Qatar’s Femi Seun Ogunode (centre), gold medallist in the men’s l00m celebrates on the podium adopted country Qatar with in 2007 at the Asian Athletics during the victory ceremony at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, yes- a continental record of 9.93 Championships and also the Asian terday. China’s Su Bingtian won the silver medal while Japan’s Kei Takase, clinched bronze. seconds at the Asian Games Games mark of 10 seconds held RIGHT: Ogunode celebrates winning the final. in Incheon, South Korea, by Japanese sprint legend Koji Ito yesterday. since the Bangkok Games in 1998. Ogunode, 23, clocked the Francis, who also ran the 100m title earlier in the day, Ogunode’s complaining as he promised more medals for Qatar in Incheon. after Mohamed Al Garni had won joint fifth-fastest time in the in Incheon yesterday, finished last effort lifted the country to eighth glory for himself and Qatar in the “I am also running the 200m the 5,000m gold on Saturday. world this year despite dis- in a time of 10.41 seconds and by on the medals table with a total of future. and the 4x100m relay and I prom- “What can I say”? I couldn’t be pensing with his coach four all accounts may have partici- five gold and one bronze. “I was confident about break- ise I’ll win more gold medals. happier,” said Al Hamad. months ago and opting not to pated in his final Asian Games. Earlier in the semi-finals, he ing the Asian record here. I was There’s still a lot of competition “By all accounts it is a his- replace him. The last time a Qatari had won had improved his personal best building up to the event nicely left at the Asian Games.” toric day for Qatar. The fastest “I am fine without a coach, I the Asian Games gold was at the time to 10.02 seconds to give a fair and had clocked a couple personal Never short of confidence, he man in Asia is from Qatar,” he know what to do,” said the con- Hiroshima Asian Games in 1994 indication of things to come. bests in the past few weeks,” said even sent out a warning to his beamed. fident sprinter, who returned when Talal Mansour achieved the Unfortunately, there were Ogunode, who served a two-year sprint rivals. “Our success shows we have a from a lengthy doping ban at feat. hardly any spectators at the ban after testing positive for “Watch out for me at the proper system in place with the the start of this year. Mansour, Qatar’s first true Asian Games Main Stadium when clenbuterol. 2015 World Championships and best of facilities. But we will not “Without a coach I can dis- sporting legend by a long mar- Ogunode scorched the track in However returned to action in the Olympic Games in 2016,” he be resting on our laurels because cipline myself and train myself. gin, had also won the 100m at the the final because of a persistent January this year, and although he said. we have many more impor- I’ve been training alone. When Asian Games in 1986 and 1990. heavy downpour throughout the gave up the defence of his 400m Qatar Athletics Federation tant events coming up like the I’m training myself I believe With Qatar having claimed evening. gold won at the Guangzhou Asian President Dahlan Al Hamad was World Championships and the in myself so strongly and I the equestrian team jumping But Ogunode was not Games in 2010, he promised more thrilled with Ogunode’s show Olympics.” QOC improve so much,” he added. Ogunode only returned to competitive action in January Asian Games after a two-year suspension for testing positive for banned Medals Table Qatar clinch equestrian team gold substance clenbuterol. INCHEON, South Korea: “For me everything was the Asian Games medal standings INCHEON: Qatar’s eques- and control, the team cleared in all aspects of the contest to lit- Yesterday, the UAE and the same,” Ogunode said of his 24 yesterday. trian team left their rivals awe- the obstacles on the circuit with erally blow the opposition away. Philippines finished fourth and months on the sidelines. G S B T struck and a motely crowd of effortless ease without accumu- Second-placed Saudi Arabia fifth with 14 and 17 penalty points “I trained as normal and what China 105 63 48 216 enthusiasts spellbound with a lating even a single penalty point accumulated four penalty points respectively. I did today was not strange to commanding display of horse- to finish ahead of Saudi Arabia to settle for the silver while Japan The Qatari riders were thrilled me. I believed and trusted South Korea 42 48 47 136 manship to clinch the jump- and Japan who claimed the silver won the bronze despite being with their success, saying it was a myself that I could do it.” Japan 34 46 46 125 ing gold at the Asian Games and bronze respectively. docked 12 penalty points. “dream come true”. Ogunode told reporters he Kazakhstan 9 11 20 40 yesterday. The competition required each Riders incur penalty points “This is a glorious moment would now turn his attention North Korea 8 8 9 25 At a venue aptly named Dream rider to complete two rounds when they knock down the for us as a team and obviously to next year’s world champion- Iran 7 8 6 21 Park Equestrian, the Qatari quar- of jumps with only 82 seconds obstacles or take more than the a dream come true as the Asian ships and then to the Olympics Taiwan 7 5 11 23 tet of Nasser Ghazalijahromi, allowed per round. And the 82 seconds allowed to complete Games is a big stage where the in Brazil the following summer. Sheikh Khalid Ali Al Thani, Qataris proved more than adept, their rounds. competition is of the highest cal- Asked if he could beat Qatar 5 0 1 6 Khalid Mohamed Al Emadi and none of them exceeding the time Horses can also ruin the day iber,” Sheikh Khalid said after the Jamaica’s Bolt -- the world’s India 4 5 26 35 Basem Mohamed indeed lived a limit or knocking down a single for the riders with their disobe- podium ceremony. fastest man at 9.58sec -- Hong Kong 4 5 20 29 dream to give Qatar their fourth hurdle on their way to the title. dience – for example, by refusing “We always knew we were Ogunode replied: “I have con- Mongolia 4 4 10 18 gold medal before sprinter Femi Sheikh Khalid riding Vinna to jump, thereby resulting in time capable and our training was such fidence in myself that I can Thailand 4 2 13 19 Ogunode took the tally to five by Olympic, Ghazallijahromi on penalties. If teams finish on an that we knew if we stuck to the challenge anybody.” winning the 100m at the Asian Delloren, El Amadi astride equal number of penalty points, basics and didn’t rush things and “I see myself winning the Malaysia 3 8 8 19 Games Main Stadium. Tamira Iv and Mohamed atop a jump-off is held to break the committed errors we would do gold medal in Rio.” AFP Indonesia 2 3 7 12 In a remarkable show of speed Anyway Li proved far too superior deadlock. well,” he added. QOC Bahrain 2 2 1 5 Myanmar 2 1 0 3 Vietnam 1 7 20 28 Nasser Ghazalijahromi, Uzbekistan 1 4 9 14 Sheikh Khalid Ali Al Thani, Singapore 1 4 7 12 Khalid Mohamed Al Emadi Kuwait 1 3 2 6 and Basem Mohamed, Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 2 team members of the Qatar Tajikistan 1 1 0 2 equestrian jumping team Pakistan 1 0 1 2 (centre), gold medal winners at the Asian Games, pose United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 2 for a picture in Dream Park Macau 0 3 0 3 Equestrian Venue in Incheon Kyrgyzstan 0 2 2 4 yesterday. Saudi Arabia Philippines 0 2 2 4 (left) finished second while Turkmenistan 0 1 2 3 Japan picked up the bronze. Laos 0 1 1 2 RIGHT: Ogunode celebrates Bangladesh 0 1 0 1 his win in the men’s 100m Lebanon 0 1 0 1 final with an Asian record of Iraq 0 0 1 1 9.93 seconds. Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1