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IS agrees to free Team to monitor abducted Syrian cement workers global food AFP

BEIRUT: Syrian mediators reached warnings an agreement yesterday for the release of some 300 cement work- ers kidnapped by the Islamic State jihadist group, a monitor said, but for tests. An official at the Al Rayyan it was unclear exactly how many Municipality said: “The new serv- were freed. A team at the health ice makes work easier, as through IS abducted the employees control section of Al one message we control the market, on Monday from Al Badia cement Rayyan Municipality will instead of informing every super- factory outside the town of Dmeir, market individually.” around 50km east of Damascus. contact supermarkets if “We have the contact numbers Local figures from Dmeir any warning has been of all supermarkets in Al Rayyan mediated a deal with IS on Friday issued against food items area. We communicate with them to let the workers go free, accord- and ask them to remove and they too coordinate with us. ing to the Syrian Observatory for The messages are sent only in Eng- Human Rights. the product temporarily lish because most of them speak the The Britain-based monitor from shelves. language. We introduced this serv- said that in effect, some 170 work- ice to ensure the safety of people,” Smoke rises as US-led coalition reinforces opposition forces with airstrikes as they seize the control of Turkmen ers would be freed as others had the official said. populated Cobanbey town in Aleppo, yesterday. already managed to escape. He also disclosed that the By Sidi Mohamed Health Control Section has set up a The Peninsula plan to hold some free workshops and lectures to people working at supermarkets about how to store food stuff, check validity period for Saudi to build bridge to Egypt over Red Sea DOHA: The Health Control Sec- meat and milk, how to display food tion at Al Rayyan Municipality has in a safer way and food packaging. introduced a new system to moni- “In addition to supermarkets, we tor global warnings issued against are going to hold lectures at selected AFP whose Muslim Brotherhood move- naming the structure the “King Sal- the deals agreed with Saudi Ara- food items and inform local outlets schools to teach students about how ment was viewed with suspicion by man bin Abdulaziz Bridge”. bia throughout Salman’s visit would simultaneously. soft drinks and some other food Riyadh. The idea of a causeway between amount to about $1.7bn (¤1.5bn). A team at the health control items can harm health. This will King Salman, who touched down the two countries had been floated They included an agreement to set section is assigned to monitor all increase their awareness and help CAIRO: The Custodian of the Two in Cairo on Thursday, made the before, especially by ousted Egyptian up a university and homes in South international and local websites to to be healthy,” official said. Holy Mosques King Salman bin announcement after meeting Sisi at strongman Hosni Mubarak, but never Sinai, as well a power plant. find if any warning has been issued “We also conduct such work- Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia the president’s Ittahidiya Palace. made it past the planning stage. The Saudis are expected to make against food items. If warnings are shops and lectures for workers to yesterday announced plans to build a “I agreed with my brother his Thousands of Saudi tourists visit another major announcement on Sat- issued the team will inform health increase awareness about health bridge over the Red Sea to Egypt, in a excellency President Abdel Fattah Al Egypt annually, and thousands of urday, according to the kingdom’s control section to take the necessary related issues and how to handle lavish show of support for the govern- Sisi to build a bridge connecting the Muslim Egyptians visit Saudi Arabia ambassador to Egypt. procedures. food in a safe way,” he added. ment of President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. two countries,” Salman said. each year for pilgrimage. “The investment deals that will be Subsequently, another team Health Control Section at Al The 80-year-old King is on a rare “This historic step to connect the Hundreds of thousands of Egyp- signed on Saturday evening will be called Zaheeb (ready) services Rayyan Municipality has also con- five-day trip to Egypt, a country that two continents, Africa and Asia, is a tians work in the kingdom and send a surprising amount that will please will contact supermarkets through ducted many complementary Riyadh views as a cornerstone to its qualitative transformation that will home much-needed remittances. everyone,” Ahmed Qattan wrote on WhatsApp or email and send mes- courses for supermarkets with a ambitions in the changing region. increase trade between the two con- Following Salman’s announce- Twitter. “This visit comes as a confir- sages in English advising to remove high number of staff and who can Saudi Arabia has been the key tinents to unprecedented levels,” he ment, representatives of both mation of the pledges of brotherhood the food product temporarily from speak English. The courses aimed backer of Sisi since 2013, when the added. A beaming Sisi, who minutes countries signed 17 investment deals and solidarity before the two broth- shelves. Afterwards food samples to educate them on how to handle then-army chief overthrew his Islam- earlier had presented the King with and memorandums of understanding. erly countries,” Sisi said in a televised will be sent to the central laboratory food items. ist predecessor Mohamed Mursi, the ceremonial Nile Collar, suggested A government official had said speech.

Clashes kill Palestinian resistance 12 ahead of Oil prices jump 6%

Yemen truce Agencies $2.45, or 6.2 percent, at $41.88 by 11520 GMT. US crude futures gained AFP $2.53, or 6.8 percent, to $39.79 a bar- rel. “We are starting to draw crude NEW YORK: Oil prices jumped 6 inventories in the US” said Scott percent yesterday, heading for the Shelton, energy broker with ICAP MARIB, YEMEN: At least 12 largest weekly gain in a month, as in Durham, North Carolina. “Run fighters died yesterday in clashes drawdowns in US crude stockpiles rates are rising and US production between loyalists and rebels in fed hopes that a punishing global is falling. Yemen’s Marib province east of oversupply that has lasted nearly two “This is very different I think Sana’a, two days ahead of a UN- years may be nearing tipping point. than what was expected. The mar- announced ceasefire, military US petrol and diesel prices ral- ket perceives that these draws may sources said. lied along with crude, rising more continue as the Keystone outage will They said the clashes, which than 5 percent each. Gasoline has increase the likelihood,” Shelton. according to a preliminary toll killed been one of the strongest pillars Speculation has returned that seven pro-government fighters and of support for US crude this year. Russia and Opec members can reach five rebels, broke out around the Ultra low sulfur diesel, also known a deal on freezing oil output when town of Sarwah which loyalists have as heating oil, has rebounded this they meet in Doha on April 17. Saudi A protester hurls stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes following a protest against been trying for months to recapture week on seasonally cold weather Arabia has said it will only agree if the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel in the village of Kafr Qaddum, near Nablus, yesterday. from Houthi rebels. Saudi-led Arab forecasts through late April. it’s joined by other suppliers includ- coalition warplanes circled over- Brent crude futures were up ing Iran. head but did not drop any bombs or fire missiles. The rebels said on their website, sabanews.net, that a three-pronged government offen- sive was repelled with the loss of Turkey and Israel move towards renewing ties 35 loyalists. A ceasefire is due to come into effect in Yemen at mid- night tomorrow, with the United Nations hoping it can be the cor- AFP regional ally of Israel until the two another round taking place in Feb- London brought together powerful adding that the two sides were hop- nerstone of a peace deal at talks countries cut ties in 2010 over the ruary in Geneva. “The teams made Turkish foreign ministry official Feri- ing to reach “a final stage” in the talks due to start on April 18 in Kuwait. deadly storming by Israeli comman- progress towards finalising the agree- dun Sinirlioglu, Joseph Ciechanover, soon. Turkey had already said in Feb- The UN says the Yemen con- dos of a Turkish aid ship bound for ment and closing the gaps, and agreed an adviser to Israeli Prime Minis- ruary that the former allies were flict has cost the lives of about ANKARA: Turkey and Israel are on Gaza, which left 10 Turkish activists that the deal will be finalised in the ter Benjamin Netanyahu, and Israeli “close to concluding a deal”. 6,300 people since the Arab coa- the brink of restoring their ties after dead. next meeting which will be convened National Security Adviser Jacob Nagel. But they had yet to agree on all lition intervened on the side of the a bitter falling-out five years ago, the After years of bitter accusations very soon,” the Turkish ministry said In an interview with Turkish of Turkey’s conditions, with the main government in March 2015. Turkish foreign ministry announced and inflammatory rhetoric the two in a statement after the fresh round of newspaper Vatan yesterday, Prime hurdle appearing to be the lifting of early yesterday after talks in London. sides held secret talks in Decem- talks on Thursday. Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said “sig- Israel’s blockade on the Hamas-ruled → See also page 2 Nato member Turkey was a key ber to seek a rapprochement, with Ankara said the latest talks in nificant progress has been made”, Gaza Strip. 02 SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 HOME / GULF

Qatar to set up HMC nursing services get Anti-Corruption Centre branch international accreditation in Dakar

the evidence shows that nursing edu- Nursing-sensitive indicators encom- QNA “Nursing is part of safe cation and the number of nurses in pass the structure, process, and the care setting plays a crucial role outcomes of nursing care and are and effective patient care in reducing errors and improving one form of assessment that nurses in any modern healthcare patient outcomes,” said Professor at HMC use to measure our care. We DAKAR: Qatar’s Attorney General system. As part of Ann-Marie Cannaby, Chief Nursing recently conducted a system-wide H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri has the multidisciplinary Officer for HMC. review of our nursing and midwifery met here with Senegal’s Minister The Nursing and Midwifery sensitive indicators, contrasting the of Justice Sidiki Kaba . healthcare team, Department is actively involved 2014 and 2015 figures, and the data The two sides discussed ways nurses contribute to in quality improvement initiatives demonstrates a notable improve- and prospects for cooperation in Qatar’s Attorney General H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri and Senegal’s quality improvement in focused on continually measuring ment in nursing care and patient the legal and judicial fields as well Minister of Justice Sidiki Kaba signing the agreement in Dakar. numerous ways,” says and improving patient outcomes. outcomes,” added Professor Cannaby. as cooperation between the Sen- Nursing-sensitive indicators is the Evidence shows that educa- egalese Ministry of Justice and The Prof Ann-Marie Cannaby, international term used to reflect ele- tion is an important component Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption for the Rule of Law and Anti-Corrup- meeting was attended by Qatar’s Chief Nursing Officer for ments of patient care that are directly of a high quality nursing service. Centre in Doha. tion Centre in Dakar, aims to support Ambassador to Senegal Sarai bin HMC. affected by the quality or quantity Earlier this year HMC’s Depart- The Attorney General and the capacity building and promotion of Ali Al Qahtani and the delega- of nursing care; they include metrics ment of Nursing and Midwifery Senegalese Minister signed an work in the field of rule of law in West tion accompanying the Attorney such as hospital acquired infections, Education and Research earned agreement to establish a branch Africa, in addition to Senegal. The General. patient falls and pressure ulcer rates. re-accreditation, with distinction, HMC also looks at the rates for as a provider for Continuing Pro- The Peninsula these measures across the world by fessional Development (CPD) from using the National Database of Nurs- the American Nursing Credential- ing Sensitive Indicators (NDNQI), ing Center (ANCC). Qatar submits instrument of which was originally developed by ANCC accreditation dis- DOHA: Hamad Medical Corpo- the American Nursing Association tinguishes organisations that ration’s (HMC) nursing services at (ANA), to monitor and benchmark demonstrate quality and excel- ratification on TRIPS agreement all hospitals were simultaneously nursing-sensitive indicators against lence in the design and delivery of accredited by the Joint Commission some of the world’s leading health- continuing nursing education. The International (JCI). care organisations, like the Cleveland prestigious re-accreditation places QNA (TRIPS) Agreement Protocol , which United Nations Office and other “Nursing is part of safe and Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital and HMC among an elite class of health- was approved in Geneva on Decem- International Organisations in effective patient care in any mod- Mayo Clinic. care organisations and underscores ber 6, 2005. Geneva during a meeting with ern healthcare system. As part of the “Continuous quality improve- the importance placed on support- The document was handed the Director-General of the World multidisciplinary healthcare team, ment requires the reliable use ing clinical staff through providing GENEVA: Qatar has submitted its over by Ambassador Faisal bin Trade Organization(WTO) Roberto nurses contribute to quality improve- of an ever expanding number of high-quality professional develop- instrument of ratification for Amend- Abdullah Al Henzab, Permanent Azevedo at the Organization head- ment in numerous ways. For example, evidence-based interventions. ment opportunities. ment of the intellectual property Representative of Qatar to the quarters in Geneva.

Young Qatari Polish band performs at Katara entrepreneur QC implemented to launch Niya Yoga studio 1,753 projects in

The Peninsula Aceh over a decade

DOHA: A new yoga studio and number of poor people (some holistic healing centre is set to 859,000) are living there. Unem- open in Doha soon. Jawaher Al By Sanaullah Ataullah ployment rate in this region is high at Fardan, a young Qatari entrepre- The Peninsula 9.93 percent due to natural disasters neur will launch ‘Niya Yoga’ which like earthquake, floods, landslides aims at creating a vibrant com- and storms. munity where people can come The projects were financed together, explore the power of yoga DOHA: Qatar Charity has imple- through donations made by phi- and healthy living. Niya Yoga, is mented 1,753 income-generating lanthropists in Qatar. They helped not only is it the first Qatari owned projects over the past decade for the beneficiaries set up their own yoga studio, but it is also opening poor people in Aceh region of Indo- businesses to meet their daily alongside Qatar’s first ever fully nesia, including 43 projects executed expenses, said Operation Man- vegan cafe. Participants at the last year. ager at QC, Faysal Al Fahid. yoga class can enjoy a green juice Cows, tailoring machines, car- One of the beneficiaries received or nourishing meal afterwards. pentry tools and pickup vehicles, a tailoring machine. The woman Centred around the pillars of among others, were distributed to requested for help through the office mind, body, spirit and soul, the name the beneficiaries to help them earn a of QC in Indonesia . She was running Niya translates from Arabic as mean- livelihood for them and their families. a small tailoring shop. The tsunami ing ‘intention.’ The studio will open The project is aimed at improving the that hit the region in 2004 disrupted in Qanat Quartier at The Pearl in living conditions of poor families by her business. She was working with June. Al Fardan is an advanced yoga helping them turn productive so they an old tailoring machine but the teacher, having undertaken 500 hours could be self-dependent and lead a income was too small to meet the of training, and has spent extended happy life with dignity, said a post on basic needs of her family. periods of time with luminaries in her the QC website yesterday. She also needed money to pay field in India, Bali and Los Angeles. During first quarter of this school fees of her two sons. The Niya Yoga will offer over 35 year, QC provided three tailor- request for a new tailoring machine classes per week, internationally ing machines and a cow to limited was submitted in February, 2016. A Polish band ‘Marcin Wyrostek and Tango Corazon’ performing at Katara Esplanade, yesterday. The led workshops, holistic therapies, income people through its office in field survey was conducted which wellness weekends, teacher train- Indonesia. found the request genuine. Then the event was jointly organised by Katara and the Embassy of Poland. Pic: Kammutty/The Peninsula ing courses, as well as women only Aceh (Atjeh) region was selected machine was handed to the woman class options. for such projects because a large after a few days.

Kids enjoy fun rides at Souq Waqif Saudi-led force will commit to Yemen truce: Spokesman

AP way leads to the restoration of the internationally-recognised govern- ment, we will take,” Al Asiri added, speaking in the Egyptian capital, CAIRO: The Saudi-led coalition Cairo. behind a year-long military cam- The Iran-backed rebels have paign against Yemen’s Shia rebels been negotiating with the Saudis in is ready to commit to a cease-fire past weeks on prisoner swaps and as long as the rebels abide by a UN a halt of fighting along the Yemeni- Security Council resolution that calls Saudi border. for their pullout from Yemeni cities, Yemen’s conflict pits Hadi’s the alliance’s spokesman said yes- internationally-recognised gov- terday. ernment, backed by the Saudi-led Brig Gen Ahmed Al Asiri told coalition, against the Houthis, allied The Associated Press that the Yem- with a former Yemeni president. eni rebels known as Houthis should The Houthis took over their “show commitment” to the upcoming country’s capital, Sana’a, in Septem- April 18 peace talks that could yield ber 2014, and the coalition, which is a political settlement. The rebels backed by the United States, began must also recognise the govern- airstrikes against them in March ment of Yemeni President Abdrabuh 2015. Mansur Hadi and hand over their So far, Al Asiri said the coalition heavy weapons, he said. has managed to roll back Houthi If talks fail, Al Asiri said the mil- gains in 85 percent of Yemen’s terri- Visitors at the Souq Waqif Festival enjoying fun rides and other activities. The 15-day celebration will run until April 18. itary option remains on the table. tory, something others dispute since Pic: Baher Amin/The Peninsula “The two tracks are parallel: The the rebels still control most of the political and the military. Whatever northern cities and Sana’a. MIDDLE EAST SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 03

Israel pledge to Kerry vows to up admit Ethiopians pressure on IS defuses row JERUSALEM: Israel is to admit hundreds more Ethiopian migrants with family in the Jewish state, the ruling party said, resolving a polit- during Iraq visit ical crisis that had threatened to bring down the government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said The coalition is carrying out air on Thursday night it had agreed strikes against IS, and is also provid- with its partners in the vulnerable Kerry said that ing training and arms to Iraqi forces. coalition government that 1,300 retaking Mosul — Kerry said that retaking Mosul Ethiopians would come this year — the largest Iraqi city under the and more would be considered the largest Iraqi city jihadists’ control — remained “at the later. under the jihadists’ top of the list in terms of priority”. Ethiopian Israelis staged a pro- The Iraqi army said last month test march in Jerusalem last month control — remained that its troops and allied paramili- after the government cancelled “at the top of the list taries had begun what was expected plans to allow their relatives to join to be a long and difficult offensive to them, citing budgetary constraints. in terms of priority”. retake Iraq’s second city. The people in question are Iraq is battling IS, which overran members of a community known swathes of territory north and west as Falash Mura, descendants of of Baghdad in 2014, while it grap- Ethiopian Jews who converted to AFP ples with a financial crisis caused by Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi (right) with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the prime minister’s Christianity, many under duress, plummeting world prices for oil, on palace in Baghdad yesterday. in the 18th and 19th centuries. which it relies for the vast majority Two Likud lawmakers had of its revenues. announced that in protest they BAGHDAD: US Secretary of State Abadi is seeking to replace his Abadi has announced a series of to withdraw, and at least one has Heet was one of the largest population would no longer vote for the gov- John Kerry vowed yesterday to turn current cabinet with a government reform measures aimed at curbing already done so. “In terms of the polit- centres in Anbar province still held by ernment in the Knesset, where up the heat on the Islamic State jihad- of technocrats, a move that has faced government waste and corruption, ical wrangling in Iraq, it’s certainly IS, and losing it would be the latest it already held only a knife- ist group as he visited Baghdad to opposition from powerful parties and and improving abysmal public serv- an issue that concerns us,” a US State in a string of setbacks for the jihad- edge majority of one seat in the show support for Iraq’s crisis-hit gov- politicians that rely on control of min- ices. But he has faced significant Department official said. ists. “Daesh is unequivocally losing 120-member legislature. ernment. istries for patronage and funds. opposition behind the scenes, and lit- Kerry will “encourage the Iraqis, ground, losing leaders, losing fight- Since then the government Kerry, on his first visit to Iraq “What we have signalled very tle in the way of real, lasting change while they’re dealing with the cabinet ers, losing cash, and not surprisingly, has postponed several draft bills since 2014, met with senior officials clearly today... is we support Prime has been accomplished. reshuffle, not to lose sight of the need members of its rank and file are also for fear that they would be voted including Prime Minister Haider Al Minister Abadi and his government In February, the premier called to stay focused on the fight against now losing hope,” Kerry said, using down. Abadi and Foreign Minister Ibrahim as it addresses these very complex for “fundamental” change to the (IS),” the official said. an Arabic acronym for IS. Al Jaafari to discuss the fight against security, economic and political chal- cabinet so that it would include tech- Iraqi forces have regained sig- But while IS is losing territory, it is Building in dramatic the extremist group. lenges,” Kerry said during his visit that nocrats and academics, as opposed nificant ground north and west of still able to carry out frequent bomb- He told journalists that the US-led lasted several hours. to the current lineup of party-affili- Baghdad, including the cities of Ram- ings in government-held areas against collapse in Istanbul coalition and Baghdad would “turn “We urge everybody to work ated ministers. adi and Tikrit. Baghdad’s forces are both civilians and security force s— up the pressure even further” on IS, together. We urge everybody to put Abadi presented the names of now fighting to retake the town of Heet a fact referenced by Kerryyesterday. which has suffered a string of terri- the interests of Iraq, writ large, ahead proposed candidates to parliament from the jihadists, and have already “Daesh is on the defensive, that is ISTANBUL: A five-storey building torial losses in recent months in both of personal interests or sectarian last week, but some of the nomi- regained control of some areas. clear. But its capacity to inflict suffer- collapsed spectacularly in a matter Iraq and Syria. interests,” he said. nees have faced significant pressure Apart from the city of Fallujah, ing regrettably still remains,” he said. of moments in the heart of Istanbul Friday, sending passers-by flee- ing in terror, local media reported. A video of the incident showed people standing by, phones at the ready as the building near Taksim Lebanon ex-minister jailed for 13 years on terror charges square — a popular hub for tourists and shoppers — began to rumble. A white truck is seen franti- AFP 2012 and sentenced in May 2015 to office, the source said. The sum of of entrapment. In court on Thursday, Rafiq was assassinated in a 2005 cally backing away, appearing to four and a half years in prison, but $170,000 that was found on his per- he repeated his claim that he was “a truck bombing in Beirut—welcomed escape just in time as the build- that conviction was quashed a month son when he was arrested has been victim of the security apparatus, the new verdict using Twitter. ing crumbles to the ground in one later and a retrial ordered. given to the Lebanese armed forces, who tried to trap me and under- “The terrorist Samaha will return fell swoop, slamming into build- BEIRUT: A Lebanese military court “The prosecution asked for the the source added. mine my reputation and political today to prison, which is the right ings across the road and scattering sentenced former information min- death penalty but he was sentenced Samaha, a Christian politi- achievements”. place for anyone that plans to kill the curious bystanders. ister Michel Samaha yesterday to 13 to 13 years with hard labour,” the judi- cian and former adviser to Syrian Samaha’s family and his lawyers innocents and drag Lebanon into sec- The Dogan news agency said years in prison with hard labour for cial source said. President Bashar Al Assad, was infor- were not reachable for comment tarian strife and civil war,” Hariri said. the building was empty, and that attempting to commit “terrorist acts”, But Samaha will actually serve mation minister from 1992 to 1995. yesterday. Health Minister Wael Abu Faour no-one was believed to be trapped a judicial source said. a sentence of less than seven years. He admitted during his previous The fresh sentencing in the said the sentence was “a slap in the by the debris, however disaster Samaha, 68, was convicted of Lebanon’s “judicial year” is equiv- trial that he had transported explo- controversial case was hailed by face for the terrorist, criminal regime teams were despatched to the site transporting explosives to carry out alent to just nine months, and Samaha sives from Syria for use in attacks in Lebanese political figures opposed in Damascus”. as a precaution. A similar inci- attacks and assassinations of political has already served nearly three years Lebanon with the help of Damascus’s to Damascus. And Ashraf Rifi, who recently dent occurred in February when and religious figures in Lebanon with following his initial sentencing. security services chief Ali Mamluk. Former prime minister Saad Har- resigned as Lebanon’s justice min- a five-storey building collapsed the help of Syrian security services. He was also stripped of his right to Samaha has argued that he should iri — Lebanon’s leading Sunni Muslim ister, said the verdict “was cause for near Istiklal Caddesi, a famous The ex-minister was arrested in vote or stand as a candidate for public be acquitted because he was a victim politician, whose ex-premier father celebration”. shopping street. More migrants return to Turkey

Reuters They are to be sent to a camp victory sign in an attempt to prevent near Turkey’s border with Bulgaria, the vessel from sailing. to which the UNHCR said it had yet They were plucked from the to gain access. water by the Greek coastguard, while DIKILI: Two ferries carrying more Around two dozen uniformed more activists stood at the gates of than 120 migrants returned to Turkey Turkish police officers lined the the port of Mytilene blowing whis- from the Greek island of Lesbos yes- boarding plank after it docked in the tles and banging on metal barriers. terday, in the second round of arrivals Turkish town of Dikili, accompanied From Dikili, the migrants were to under an EU deal with Ankara to by two coast guard vessels. be sent to the border town of Kirk- stem mass migration to Europe across The second ferry, which arrived lareli. UNHCR spokeswoman Selin the Aegean Sea. shortly after 12.30pm (1030 GMT), Unal said the agency was still nego- The accord, which came into carried 79 people, including migrants tiating for access to the camp there. force on Monday, aims to help end from Egypt, Afghanistan and Iraq, a A first group of 202 migrants, a chaotic influx into the European Turkish official said. most from Pakistan and Afghani- Union of migrants and refugees, most There were no Syrians on either stan, arrived in Turkey on Monday. fleeing war and poverty in the Mid- boat, the official said, and the second Turkey’s parliament approved over- dle East and beyond, after more than group appeared to be almost all men, night an agreement enabling Ankara 1 million arrived last year. according to a Reuters reporter at the to repatriate Pakistani migrants. Around 325 people have now scene. No boats are expected over the Meanwhile, other migrants con- been sent back from the Greek weekend, Turkish officials said. tinued to reach the Greek islands. islands under the accord, which the Before the boat left Lesbos, at Greek authorities said 149 had UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has con- least two rights activists plunged into arrived in the past 24 hours on Les- Refugees are escorted by Turkish police as they arrive by ferry from the Greek island of Lesbos at the Dikili demned and rights advocates say the water close by, dangling from the bos, Samos and Chios, up from 76 the harbour in Izmir, Turkey, yesterday. may violate international law. anchor chain and flashing the ‘V’ for previous day. British MP performs life-saving cancer surgeries for Palestinians

AFP and a breast cancer expert before United Kingdom on Thursday. “It British election, said breast cancer Israeli blockade since 2006. There to remove the whole breast—whether entering parliament, travelled to pro- was very large in the breast and very treatment in the Palestinian territo- are regular shortages of medicines through lack of training or due to lim- vide care for a number of Palestinian advanced in the lymph nodes. She had ries suffered from a lack of planning, including those to treat cancer and no ited medical facilities. women, who face an uphill struggle had chemotherapy, but it hadn’t got resources and Israeli restrictions. radiotherapy in the coastal enclave. Radiotherapy is available in Israel GAZA CITY: British lawmakers nor- to get quality treatment. a lot smaller and she still had a lot of In Gaza, breast cancer kills “Getting anything into Gaza is not and east Jerusalem, but Palestinians mally spend their breaks catching up Whitford carried out four major disease.” more women than any other cancer, secure. You can’t say ‘we get a delivery say travel permits are hard to obtain, on paperwork or holidaying, but one cancer operations in the occupied “It was just a difficult operation according to a 2011 research paper every month and it will be here and border points can be closed depend- parliamentarian has instead trav- West Bank last week, before travel- and we knew it would be,” she said, by researchers from Harvard Medi- the hospital will be stocked.’ So they ing on events, and some cannot afford elled more than 2,000 miles to the ling to Gaza to advise hospitals there adding that initial signs suggested it cal School. are forever running out of things,” the trip. Palestinian territories to carry out on how to improve their care. had been successful. Palestinian militants in Gaza have Whitford said. More than 120,000 Palestinians life-saving breast cancer surgery. One operation was on a woman Whitford, who became a law- fought three wars with Israel since She said that, while in England entered Israel for medical treatment Philippa Whitford, a parliamen- with “very advanced” cancer, said maker for the left-wing Scottish 2008. The strip, run by Islamist move- doctors would usually remove just a in 2015, mostly from the West Bank, tarian for Central Ayrshire in Scotland the lawmaker, who returned to the National Party (SNP) in the 2015 ment Hamas, has also been under an part of the breast, in Gaza they tend according to Israeli officials. 04 SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 ASIA / PHILIPPINES Philippines Horse racing skills Filipino soldier dies at joint US gets $120m military drills MANILA: A Filipino par- atrooper has died while taking part in joint US- Philippine military exercises, the two allies military aid said yesterday. The air force soldier plunged into the sea at year to enhance defence and secu- Subic Bay during a par- rity of our country,” he told members achute jump exercise The amount of the American Chamber of Com- on Thursday, they said. represents the merce in Manila. Cuisia said Manila “(The) soldier from the received $79m in annual military aid Philippine side acciden- biggest amount of this year compared to about $50m tally dropped into the sea military aid since in 2015. nearby Subic airport due He said Manila would get an to wind drag,” a Philip- Nepalese Army soldiers demonstrate their skills during the “Ghodejatra” Horse Race festival, organised 2000 when the US additional $42m from the new US pine military statement military returned Southeast Asia Maritime Initiative, by the Nepal Army, in Kathmandu, Nepal, yesterday. said after the paratrooper a maritime capacity-building pro- was blown off course by a to its former colony gramme announced by US Defense strong gust of wind. after the American Secretary Ash Carter, who is vis- bases closed in 1992. iting Manila next week. The two amounts represent the biggest China rebuffs amount of military aid since 2000 Ransom demand deadline fixed by when the US military returned to its Vietnam’s oil Reuters former colony after the American bases closed in 1992. China claims rig criticism almost the entire South China Sea, abductors ends; families concerned believed to have huge deposits of oil BEIJING: China’s For- MANILA: The United States has allo- and gas. Brunei, Malaysia, the Phil- eign Ministry yesterday cated more than $120m in military ippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also Anatolia hoped the ransom would be paid by government continues to monitor the rebuffed Vietnam’s sec- aid to the Philippines this year, the have claims to parts of the waters, Indonesia or the sailors’ employer. progress of negotiations between ond demand this year biggest in about 15 years, a senior through which about $5 trillion in “I worry that if a ransom to the suspected Abu Sayyaf members and to move a controversial Filipino diplomat said yesterday, trade is shipped every year. Beijing’s Abu Sayyaf is not paid, then there will Philippine authorities. oil rig and drop plans to amid rising tension with China over more assertive pursuit of its claims INDONESIA: Family members of 10 be a firefight between the army and “President [Joko Widodo] is drill in South China Sea the disputed South China Sea. over the past year or so has included Indonesians abducted off the south- the terrorists,” said Aidil, who like constantly monitoring the latest waters where jurisdiction Jose Cuisia, Manila’s ambassa- land reclamation and the construc- ern Philippines last month expressed many Indonesians uses one name. developments as the deadline is is unclear, saying it was dor to Washington, said Manila was tion of air and port facilities on some fear for the sailors’ lives as a ransom He expressed concern that any approaching,” detik.com quoted him engaging in normal explo- also in talks with the United States isles and reefs. demand deadline fell yesterday. clashes could endanger the lives of as saying. ration activity. to acquire a fourth Hamilton-class The Philippines has sought inter- Suspected members of the the captives. The father of another Anung underlined that the Indo- The $1bn rig, which cutter to strengthen the Philippine national arbitration on the dispute Daesh-linked Abu Sayyaf militant captive had earlier expressed hope nesian government is aware of the was at the centre of a capability to patrol the waters. and a decision is expected late this group are thought to have boarded to Anadolu Agency that his son would whereabouts of its citizen based fierce diplomatic stand- “We got the largest-ever allo- month or in early May. China has an Indonesian vessel and kidnapped soon be released. off satellite images, and respects its off between the countries cation from the US government this declined to take part. its crew at gunpoint in late March, “We continue to pray and pray neighboring country’s efforts to free in 2014, had moved into before setting April 8 as the final date that Bayu will be home soon,” Sutomo the captives. an area of the Gulf of to pay a ransom of $1m. The father said, adding that his oldest 22-year- Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi Tonkin The two countries of one of the hostages, 29-year-old old son may now have to postpone said that information out of Manila were still “executing delin- Wendi Rakhdian, was quoted by oke- his wedding. Cabinet Secretary Pra- indicated that the Indonesians are in eation discussions”. zone.com yesterday as saying that he mono Anung assured Friday that the good condition. Italian hostage released in southern Philippines

AP police spokesman Wilben Mayor, said. northeast of Jolo, in early October Del Torchio was in poor health last year. when he was found in the early The identities of the actual kid- evening inside a boat at the port, nappers were never known, but the MANILA: A retired Italian priest Mayor said. “The... team decided to authorities said they suspected he abducted six months ago in the south- bring the kidnap victim to the Trauma was eventually taken by boat to the ern Philippines by suspected Islamic Centre (local military hospital) where Abu Sayyaf, who usually ransom off militants was released yesterday, he will be taken care of by a military their hostages for large amounts. police said. doctor,” Mayor said, citing a report by “No further details as of this Members of the US Army National Guard demonstrate their rappelling Rolando Del Torchio (pictured) provincial police. time,” Mayor replied by text when skills during the Urban Search and Rescue activity of the 2016 RP-US was picked up at a port on the south- Armed men snatched Del Torchio asked which group had kidnapped Balikatan joint military exercises in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal, ern island of Jolo, a stronghold of the at gunpoint at his pizza restaurant Del Torchio and whether ransom was east of Manila, Philippines, yesterday. Abu Sayyaf militant group, national on the city of Dipolog, about 400km paid for his release. Fishermen take their own stand amid Missing link person in heist set to testify

Bloomberg Monday that his client, back in the President Benigno Aquino’s admin- territorial row in South China Sea Philippines after almost a month istration to crack down on money of medical treatment in Singapore, laundering and graft in the country. would not seek a closed-door meet- “Kim Wong is a big player and AP away more than 100 Chinese boats his livelihood in waters that used to PHILIPPINES: Kim Wong, the Phil- ing before the Senate Blue Ribbon he’s the missing link in this case,” over a two-week period, its state be open to all. ippine gambling junket operator Committee. Senator Sergio Osmena, who heads media reported this week. China took control of Scarbor- whom a lawmaker has dubbed the His appearance may shift the the Senate banking committee. It was also reported that the ough Shoal in 2012 after a two-month “missing link” in the cyber heist of focus of the hearings from the Phil- Wong said that he will name two PHILIPPINES: As Asian countries Coast guard made a rare seizure standoff with Philippine government $81m in Bangladesh central bank ippine banking sector, through which foreigners who may be involved in jostle for territory in the South China of a Chinese ship carrying 100,000 ships. funds, will testify Tuesday before a the money moved, to the murky money laundering. “I’m also a victim Sea, one Filipino fisherman is tak- liters (26,400 gallons) of diesel oil, It sits about 230km west of the televised Senate committee meeting. operations of casino junket providers. because casino is my business,” he ing a stand. reportedly for sale to fishing boats Philippines, and 1,000km from the Wong’s lawyer Victor Fernandez The episode more broadly has raised said. “I don’t know where the money He has faced down Chinese coast in the area. Chinese coast. said in a mobile-phone message on fresh questions about the efforts of came from.” guard rifles, and even engaged in a The South China Sea, a hodgep- “It’s like quarreling, like playing stone-throwing duel with the Chi- odge of overlapping territorial claims games,” he says. “Yelling, dirty fin- nese last month that shattered two in the Pacific, is both strategically ger, everything’s there. Sometimes windows on his outrigger. important and a vital shipping route I use expletives in different dialects “They’ll say, ‘Out, out of Scarbor- for international trade. It may also and I get to laugh when I see them, Voting in advance ough,’” Renato Etac says, referring to contain valuable oil and natural gas because they don’t understand what Scarborough Shoal, a rocky outcrop- reserves. I’m saying.” ping claimed by both the Philippines As tensions ratchet up, though, it He enjoys what he calls the ter- and China. He yells back, “Where is is perhaps those who make a living ritorial “debates” in the high seas, the document that shows Scarbor- at sea who feel it the most. though his earnings from a weeklong ough is Chinese property?” Renato Etac has had dozens of fishing expedition have dropped by At one level, the territorial dis- encounters with Chinese ships. More more than half to 3,000 pesos ($63), putes in the South China Sea are a than once, a small team of Chinese because of both the Chinese disrup- battle of wills between American and coast guardsmen on a rubber boat tions and competition. Chinese battleships and planes. approached his boat and pointed Chinese fishermen working out At another level, they are cat- their rifles at him but he says he knew of the Hainan island port of Tanmen and-mouse chases between the they would not fire and risk starting say they now enjoy much greater sup- coast guards of several countries a war. port from their country’s beefed-up and foreign fishermen, and among At other times, the Chinese will coast guard. the fishing boats themselves. surge as if to hit his boat, but the They have been forced to range Indonesia seized a Chinese fish- 37-year-old fisherman uses his keen further out to sea because of the ing boat last month and arrested eight knowledge of Scarborough Shoal heavy depletion of coastal fisheries, fishermen, only to have a Chinese — where he has fished for Spanish says Li Xianchuan, a 64-year-old coast guard vessel ram the fishing mackerel, trevally and grouper since crew member who has been fish- South Korean soldiers wait in a line to vote in advance at a polling station in Seoul, yesterday, ahead boat as it was being towed, allowing he was a teenager — to outmaneu- ing in and around Scarborough, the it to escape. ver them. Spratly islands and the closer-in of next week’s parliamentary elections. Vietnam’s coast guard chased Etac says he just wants to defend Paracels. ASIA / AFRICA SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 05 UK has obligation to safeguard HK autonomy: Official

AFP Kong, prompting accusations Chinese investigations. Hammond said he the delivery of the commitments that investigation in the mainland -- while The rallies were calling for fully law enforcement agents were oper- would raise the issue with China’s for- were made” under the agreement. Lee has said he is helping authorities. free leadership elections, after the ating in the semi-autonomous city, eign minister Wang Yi in a Saturday But when asked what action Britain had already earned the ire government introduced a reform illegal under its constitution. meeting in Beijing, adding the case Britain would take if breaches were of China when it first said in Febru- package that activists derided as fake HONG KONG: British Foreign Secre- “We believe that he was removed had a negative impact on Hong Kong. repeated, Hammond responded that ary it believed Lee was “involuntarily democracy because it allowed Beijing tary Philip Hammond said yesterday under duress to the mainland... now “There are people in the business he hoped Lee’s case was “an isolated removed”, with Beijing accusing the to vet candidates. that Britain had the “obligation and our principal concern is that he is community who are unnerved by this incident”. UK of interfering in its domestic The package was eventually voted right” to safeguard Hong Kong’s returned to Hong Kong free of any incident and we need everybody to Hammond said he wanted the affairs. The other four men disap- down in the legislature and the reform autonomy as he visited the city where duress and able to carry on his life make very clear this is not going to One Country Two Systems to continue peared from Thailand and mainland debate is now on ice. Hammond’s visit fears are growing that Beijing’s grip here without any constraints or happen again,” said Hammond, who “way into the future” and dismissed China. is the first stop on an east Asia tour, is tightening. impositions on him,” Hammond told met with city leader Leung Chun-ying growing calls for independence or As well as restating its commit- ahead of the G7 foreign ministers’ It was the first visit by a British reporters at the city’s British consu- Friday afternoon. a referendum, particularly among ment to the joint declaration in his meeting in Japan starting on April 10. foreign secretary for five years and late on Friday. Britain has termed Lee’s case a young activists. “We don’t believe meeting with Leung, the foreign He will also meet members of comes in the wake of a high-profile He said there was “multiple “serious breach” of the joint agree- that any aspiration to independence ministry said Hammond would also Scotland’s Rugby Sevens team as case in which a group of Hong Kong source” evidence that he had been ment made before Britain handed is a realistic plan,” he said. The five underline the importance of restart- the Hong Kong Sevens tournament booksellers went missing, only to sur- involuntarily removed, but refused to Hong Kong back to China in 1997, a booksellers worked for a Hong Kong ing the political reform process. kicks off yesterday, as well as Hong face in China. One of the booksellers give further details. Lee has recently deal which guaranteed its freedoms publishing house famous for salacious That process has stalled since Kong and British businesses “to dis- was British citizen Lee Bo, whose case briefly visited Hong Kong insist- for 50 years. titles about high-ranking Chinese pol- mass pro-democracy protests in cuss new ways of connecting the UK, caused the greatest outcry as he was ing he is a free man, but has since Hammond said Britain had an iticians. They went missing at the end 2014 failed to win concessions from Hong Kong and China markets”, the the only one to disappear from Hong returned to the mainland to “assist” “obligation and a right to monitor of last year. Four are under criminal the Hong Kong authorities and Beijing. foreign ministry said. Myanmar govt No flights until runway is fixed frees scores of in Vanuatu: NZ

WELLINGTON: Air New Zealand said yesterday it jailed activists would not resume flights to Vanuatu until the run- way of the Pacific nation’s international airport is Reuters properly fixed. The Kiwi flag carrier, It was unclear if the along with Virgin Aus- military supported tralia, suspended services YANGON: The new government to Port Vila in January, cit- of Myanmar democracy champion the moves. The ing safety concerns over Aung San Suu Kyi released scores of armed forces still the deteriorating runway jailed activists yesterday, just over a at Bauerfield International week after assuming power, and the control key cabinet Airport. new president is preparing to pardon posts overseeing Qantas also sus- 100 more people serving sentences pended a code-share for political offences. local government, Political prisoner Thet Wai, 61, greets sympathisers following his release outside Insein prison in Yango agreement with Air Van- Many of Suu Kyi’s supporters and law and order and yesterday. uatu over the issue. It is a members of her National League for security. major economic blow for Democracy (NLD) party were polit- the impoverished nation, ical prisoners under the junta that which is still rebuilding ceded power in 2011 after nearly 50 It was unclear if the military sup- five student leaders facing charges in on March 30 after the NLD swept a after Cyclone Pam last years of military rule. Suu Kyi her- spokesman for Suu Kyi’s office. Stu- ported the moves. The armed forces remained in detention. The released general election in November. year and relies heavily on self spent years under house arrest dents and relatives hugged and some still control key cabinet posts oversee- activists were among 414 people Suu Kyi has said she wants a rec- tourism. and said on Thursday releasing waved NLD flags after their release. ing local government, law and order facing political charges in Myan- onciliation government and to avoid remaining political prisoners was a Many of them were detained during and security. mar, said Bo Kyi, the head of rights recriminations over the military’s top priority. a violent police dispersal of student Amnesty International applauded monitor the Assistance Association brutal rule of the country. But ten- SA president’s A total of 69 student activists and protests in March 2015. the release on Friday and called on for Political Prisoners (Burma). The sions have simmered between the supporters had charges against them President Htin Kyaw was putting the government to free remain- release still leaves 47 on remand in NLD and the military over the role of son and Guptas dismissed and were released from together another pardon for more ing prisoners of conscience and jail and another 298 on bail while fac- the enormously popular Suu Kyi in the jail in the town of Tharrawaddy, than 100 people serving sentences repeal laws that it said fuelled arbi- ing charges. government and the continued power quit firm north of Yangon, said Zaw Htay, a for political crimes, Zaw Htay said. trary arrests. Amnesty said at least The new government was sworn of the military. JOHANNESBURG: Pres- ident Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, and mem- bers of the Gupta family Measuring green turtles Rehab camp for Boko resigned from a South African mining firm yes- terday citing “a sustained political attack”, the com- Haram to open soon pany said. Oakbay Resources said in a statement that non- executive Chairman, Atul AFP fighters who have laid down their Gupta, and CEO, Varun arms, Abubakar said. Gupta, had also resigned He did not say where the camp with immediate effect. will be located, but said the military Duduzane Zuma resigned LAGOS: A rehabilitation camp for will hold a press conference Tues- as a non-executive direc- hundreds of Boko Haram Islamists day to give more details. The general tor of Shiva Uranium, a who have surrendered to the Nige- launched a fresh appeal to Boko major subsidiary of the rian military is set to open later in Haram militants still fighting to lay company. April, a military spokesman said down their arms and rejoin society. “This decision follows a yesterday. Nigeria’s military has in the past sustained political attack More than 800 fighters are been criticised for extensive human on the Company, and the expected to receive rehabilitation rights abuses in the fight against concern that the jobs and skills training in the camp, Brig- Boko Haram. Human rights group and livelihoods of nearly adier General Rabe Abubakar said. Amnesty International said in a one thousand employees “It is going to be a huge exer- report in February that torture and would be at immedi- cise,” he added. “The establishment other ill-treatment by the police and ate risk as a result of the of the camp is in line with best glo- security forces were widespread. outgoing director’s associ- bal practices, to rehabilitate those An estimated 20,000 people ation with the company,” Two men measure green turtles at the Serangan conservation centre in Denpasar on Bali island, fighters who surrendered or are have been killed since Boko Haram Oakbay Resources said in yesterday. Indonesia Marine police seized 45 green turtles from a traditional boat on Karangasem captured in a war situation.” The began its campaign of violence in a statement. water during an operation. camp will “empower, deradicalise, 2009 to carve out a hardline Islamic retrain and reintegrate” Boko Haram state in northeast Nigeria. Hiroshima in focus as top US diplomat and G7 foreign ministers meet

AFP serving US president to journey to the Jean-Marc Ayrault and other min- visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial “I want them to see and hear famous speech in Prague in 2009. But now-thriving southwestern metrop- isters are expected to discuss global Park, which houses the ruins of the what an atomic bomb has done,” Hiroshima’s symbolism comes with olis next month when he visits Japan hotspot issues including the Middle iconic domed building gutted by the Sunao Tsuboi, a Hiroshima survi- contradictions given that Japan ben- for the G7 Summit. East, the migration crisis, the conflict blast, and an accompanying museum. vor who turns 91 in May. Japan gave efits from the US nuclear arsenal, said TOKYO: When John Kerry joins his The two-day Hiroshima meet- in Ukraine and terrorism. Japanese foreign minister Fumio up the fight six days after Nagasaki, Robert Dujarric, director of the Insti- fellow G7 foreign ministers for talks ing begins tomorrow and is also be Host Japan also hopes to highlight Kishida, who represents Hiroshima foreswearing militarism and reviv- tute of Contemporary Asian Studies at this weekend in Hiroshima, the city’s attended by diplomats from nuclear- other issues, such as rising territorial in parliament, also hopes to issue a ing itself as an economic dynamo Temple University. symbolism as the first ever target of armed Britain and France, as well as tensions in the South China Sea and “Hiroshima Declaration” at the meet- protected, ironically, by the nuclear- Indeed, when asked about its an atomic attack will take centre Canada, Germany, Italy and Japan. North Korea’s nuclear sabre-rattling. ing to promote nuclear disarmament. armed United States. place under Washington’s nuclear stage. The gathering is part of the run- But what has captured the imag- The first bomb on August 6, 1945, Washington hopes to use Kerry’s umbrella, Kishida said Japan knows Kerry will become the first ever up to the G7’s rotating annual summit, ination of the Japanese public is the killed 140,000 people in Hiroshima, visit -- he will be the highest ranking the world’s security realities, citing US secretary of state to visit Hiro- scheduled this year from May 26-27 in location and what they hope will be including survivors of the explosion US official in Hiroshima since then North Korea, for example, as a key shima, obliterated by an American the Ise-Shima region between Tokyo greater understanding of their staunch but who died soon after from severe Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi threat. But at street level, the hope is atomic bomb in 1945, with his trip and Osaka. anti-nuclear stance as the only coun- radiation exposure. Three days later in 2008 -- to stress the tragedy of that the Hiroshima meeting will con- seen as possibly paving the way for The US secretary of state, Brit- try to suffer atomic attacks. another blast killed some 74,000 peo- the war and also highlight Obama’s vince Obama -- who US officials have Barack Obama to become the first ain’s Philip Hammond, France’s The ministers are scheduled to ple in Nagasaki. anti-nuclear stance, expressed in a said is considering a visit -- to do so. 06 SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 PAKISTAN Panama leaks: Border town Court issues Afghan families told to leave LANDIKOTAL: Paki- notice to PM stani authorities have set a three-day deadline for the Afghan fami- lies living alongside the Waheed of the LHC overruled an Pak-Afghan border in objection of the registrar’s office Torkham to leave Pakistan The petitioner on a petition seeking formation of and go back to Afghani- alleged that the a high-level investigation team to stan, official sources said probe into the allegations against yesterday. premier took the the prime minister, his family and The local administra- step in his personal other politicians instead of consti- tion has issued an official tuting an inquiry commission. The notice to the Afghan capacity and prayed judge directed the registrar’s office families, asking them to to the court to to fix the petition before any appro- vacate their homes situ- priate bench. ated in the border town. order the NAB to Earlier, the registrar’s office had The Afghans not follow- investigate the objected to the petition, stating that ing the instruction would Pakistani residents eat food given out by a charity outside a restaurant in Karachi, yesterday. Panama Papers’ issue it could not be filed before the LHC be forcibly expelled and and the petitioner should approach their homes would be with transparency. the Islamabad High Court. The case demolished. was fixed as objection case before He said that due to Justice Waheed. security reasons, it was The petitioner a local lawyer said New poverty line pushes a third decided at the govern- Internews he filed the petition under Article 199 ment level to conduct of the Constitution and the LHC had operations in various jurisdiction to hear that. areas of the Pak-Afghan He claimed that constitution of of Pakistanis under poverty line border and to expel LAHORE: The Lahore High Court the inquiry commission was unlaw- foreigners. yesterday issued notices to Paki- ful and the corruption allegation stani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, against the prime minister’s family Internews 29.5pc of the population. In mone- welfare measure and cost of basic his wife Kalsoom Nawaz, sons Has- was an individual matter. tary terms, poverty line stands at Rs3, needs as method.” Pakistan ‘paying san Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz, Therefore, the National Account- 030 per adult equivalent per month, The 2001 model of poverty meas- daughter Maryam Nawaz and Pun- ability Bureau (NAB) should be the minister said. urement was based on food energy for situation in jab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif allowed to investigate the matter ISLAMABAD: The PML-N govern- Under the old poverty line, the intake (FEI), which was not a rep- on a petition, challenging their off- independently. ment yesterday announced that 60 percentage of the poor fell by around resentative one. To make it more Afghanistan’ shore companies and other assets According to the petitioner, an million Pakistanis are living below 25 percentage points, from a high of transparent and coherent, the gov- outside Pakistan. A lawyer, Barrister inquiry commission is formed when the poverty line, posing a challenge 34.6pc in 2001-02 to 9.3pc in 2013- ernment has also incorporated costs ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has Javed Iqbal Jafri, had filed the peti- a collective damage takes place, for the ruling party. 14. Further analysis of the past data of basic needs (CBN) for capturing consistently been paying tion, arguing that the prime minister affecting the public at large. A judi- The number of poor increased under the new poverty line estimates non-food expenditures in the new a “heavy price” for the sit- and his family members had con- cial commission cannot be made owing to the adoption of a new meth- the poverty headcount ratio at 63.3pc formula. uation in Afghanistan, top cealed their assets. without the president’s order on the odology for measuring poverty which in 2001-02, which has now fallen to Non-food items will include Afghan envoy Dr Omar He alleged that they transferred advice of prime minister. uses the 2013-14 survey data, said 29.5pc. expenditures on education, health Zakhilwal said yesterday. money through illegal means and He said the legal procedure Minister for Planning, Development Headcount poverty was com- and mobile phones. These will be Commenting on the established their businesses aboard. involved in establishing a commis- and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal. puted in Pakistan in 2001. Since added to basket for calculating the current status of the He accused the family of lying to the sion had not been followed so far. Addressing a seminar on ‘Pov- then the ground reality has changed exact number of poor in the country. relationship between nation which, he claimed, had left Beside it, he stated, a number of erty Estimation’ while co-chairing altogether amid structural reforms, Data shows poverty levels were Pakistan and Afghanistan, no moral or legal ground for them inquiry commissions were made in along with Finance Minister Ishaq liberalisation, social safety nets, in decline since 2001, falling from he said that the relation- to contest elections and hold pub- the past but no action was taken on Dar, Iqbal said the incumbent gov- increase in remittances and natural 34.7pc in 2000-01 to 23.3pc in 2004- ship could be defined “at lic offices. their findings. ernment was committing itself to calamities. 05, 21.9pc in 2005-06, 16.5pc in best as estranged - if not The petitioner alleged that the Hence, the formation of another a greater challenge because 2001 In the 16 years, the country has 2007-08, 12.2pc in 2010-11, 12.4pc in totally broken”. premier took the step in his personal inquiry tribunal would be wastage poverty line formula that placed changed in many important ways. 2011-12 and 9.3pc in 2013-14 as esti- “We are neither in a capacity and prayed to the court to of time and public money. 20m people poor was outdated and The line, therefore, sets far too low mated by the World Bank. declared state of war or order the NAB to investigate the Pan- The petitioner said after Hus- misleading. a bar for inclusive development pol- Official poverty figures have not peace with each either,” ama Papers’ issue with transparency. sain Nawaz’s admission about the The new poverty line estimates icies, he said. been released since 2005-06. said Dr Zakhilwal said at a After hearing the initial argu- existence of their companies outside the number of poor households at “We needed to choose from ref- Meanwhile, Dar said there was question-answer session ments, Justice Muhammad Khalid Pakistan, the premier should be dis- 6.8m to 7.6m. “So we are raising bar erence group, measure of welfare no need to go for a new International in Islamabad. Mehmood Khan issued notices to the qualified. Hussain, he added, was a for ourselves. But we have decided to (calories) and method,” the minis- Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. respondents and adjourned further minor when the offshore company do so,” the minister said. ter said, adding: “We have chosen “The government has taken several hearing for April 18. was purchased outside Pakistan in Using 2013-14 data, the poverty 10-40pc of distribution as reference steps to promote economic growth PID hosts news Separately, Justice Shahid 1993 and 1994. headcount ratio comes out to be group, 2,350 calories as minimum in the country.” conference against govt NAB completes probe into ISLAMABAD: It was some- thing of a rare event in the country’s political arena when the Press Informa- 368 illegal appointments tion Department (PID) opened its doors on yes- terday to the opposition Internews documents were accepted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf respective XENs / Drawing and Dis- (PTI), enabling one of its bursing Officers (DDOs) of C and W leaders to stage a news Deptt and forwarded to officials of conference against the ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Accountant General Office Quetta government. Accountability Bureau (NAB) in who, in connivance with each other, The govt allowed PTI’s Balochistan province completing initiated their salaries on the basis information secretary probe into illegal appointments of of salary forms without verifying to address the media as as many as 368 employees in Com- and authenticating any creden- information minister wel- munication and Works Department tials of the incumbents by violating comed’ the party but It is of Balochistan filed a reference with the prescribe rules. These bogusly perhaps the first time that the Accountability Court against 9 appointed employees received sala- an opposition party has officers of C and W and AG office ries of almost Rs174m from the Govt used the forum. Quetta. of Balochistan which is a sheer loss Accused, Iftikhar Ali, Section to the public exchequer. officer of C and W department Pursuant to the investigation of 1,300 trees to Quettta was arrested as he in con- the NAB (Balochistan), certain XENs nivance with other co-accused / DDOs have stopped the salaries of be cut for canal issued appointment letters and some bogusly appointed employees. Newly-recruited Pakistani Christian tribal police women Riffat Abid (right) and Naila Jabbar (second left) subsequently initiated salaries of After completion of the inves- road widening teach children at their home in Landi Kotal in Khyber tribal district, yesterday. employees in BPS- 01 to BPS 14 vio- tigation, NAB (Balochistan) filed lating the prescribe rules. a Reference in the Accountabil- LAHORE: The city of The illegally appointed employ- ity Court Quetta against Iftikhar Lahore to lose over 1,300 ees received salaries of Rs174m Ali (ex-Section Officer), Noor-ul- grown-up trees in the causing massive loss to the national Haq (ex-XEN Gas Division), Noor wake of canal road wid- Three women join tribal police ranks kitty. Zaman Kakar (ex-XEN Maintenance ening project at three As per details, NAB (Balochistan) Division) of C and W Department sections Thokar Niaz took cognizance of a complaint and Quetta, Ejaz Ahmed Durrani (Senior Beg to Doctors’ Hospital, AFP body searches of women passing it as a first drop of rain and we are conducted a thorough investigation Auditor), Sikandar Alam (Assist- Mall Road to Dharmpura through the Torkham border cross- hopeful that more women, both with regard to fake appointments ant Accounts Officer), Muhammad underpass/intersec- ing,” Khalid Khan, a senior official in Muslims and Christians will apply,” in C and W Department, in the year Hussain (Accounts Officer), Sha- tions and Dharampura to Pakistan’s Khyber tribal district said. another official in Khyber tribal dis- 2011, 2012 and 2013. hid Ahmed (Senior Auditor), Abdul Harbanspura. LANDI KOTAL: Pakistan tribal Khyber is one of Pakistan’s seven trict said, requesting anonymity. The facts and evidences estab- Rasool (Assistant Accounts Officer) According to Parks police have for the first time in the tribal districts situated next to Pesha- “I do not want to be at home like lished that the appointed blue eyed and Abbas Raza (Accounts Officer) and Horticulture Authority country’s history recruited three war and bordering Afghanistan, and other women, I want to serve my persons have not given any test or of AG Office Quetta. (PHA) spokesman, a plan Christian women to work alongside thousands of Afghans families pass country and help my family,” twenty- interview and were selected bogusly All these public office holders to cut trees and plant new their Muslim male colleagues. through the Torkham border cross- one-year-old Riffat Abid, one of the by violating the prescribed rules of misused their authorities to patron- saplings/trees has been The three were among a group ing between the two countries daily. successful applicants, said. Another advertisement and fair selection. ize illegal / undue benefit to their finalised. of 15 female Christian applicants for Male police carrying out female successful applicant Mehak Ghaffar, The investigation reveals that all favourite persons and remained At section-2 (both the job, despite the fact that the posts body searches is a sensitive issue in 20, said her husband was getting up the bogus appointment letters were involved in illegal appointments as sides) from Dharampura were open to all religions. Officials Pakistan. Security agencies else- to 7,000 rupees which was insuf- issued / signed by accused Iftikhar well as release of salaries to bogusly to Mall Road, 69 trees will said no Muslim women applied due where in the country have recruited ficient to feed 12 members of the Ali, former Section Officer (General) appointed employees which caused be cut. In replacement, to local traditions in the conserva- women police, but Khan said the family. The other fortunate candi- of C and W Department Quetta who a massive loss of Rs 174m to the govt the PHA will plant 345 tive tribal society. tribal districts were facing a shortage date Naila Jabbar, 22, said she feels was earlier arrested by NAB. exchequer besides compromising on new saplings/trees. “Their basic job is to carry out of female applicants. “We consider like a man when she leaves her home. The bogus appointment transparency and merit. INDIA SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 07

Smoky protest William and New Delhi in Kate to arrive tomorrow talks to buy US LONDON: Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate head to India tomorrow for a tour that will see them mix with glamorous Bolly- wood stars and children from the Predator drones Mumbai slums. On their first official visit to the subcontinent, the royal couple will go to the Taj Mahal, scene of one of interest from the Indian Navy. the most famous pictures of Wil- However, it is a government-to- liam’s late mother Diana. India is trying to government discussion,” Vivek The Duke and Duchess of equip the military Lall, Chief Executive of U S and Cambridge will also visit Bhutan International Strategic Develop- to go trekking through the remote with more unmanned ment at San Diego-based General Himalayan state and meet with technologies to Atomics, said. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wang- The U S government late last year chuck and Queen Jetsun Pema. gather intelligence cleared General Atomics’ proposal “Our visit will reflect the best as well as boost its to market the unarmed Predator XP of the modern, forward-looking in India. It was not clear when the relationship between India and firepower along the delivery of the drones would take Britain,” said William, 33, who is vast land borders place. A Kashmiri demonstrator throws back a tear gas shell fired by police during a protest in Srinagar second in line to the throne behind with Pakistan and The navy wants them for sur- yesterday. The demonstrators protested against the government authorities in Kashmir. his father Prince Charles. veillance in the Indian Ocean, where The visit to the most populous China. the pilotless aircraft can remain country in the Commonwealth airborne for 35 hours at a stretch, comes shortly before Queen Eliz- at a time when the Chinese navy abeth II’s 90th birthday on April 21. is expanding ship and submarine The trip to the world’s biggest Reuters patrols in the region. Avoid hung house in Assam: Modi democracy will further project Moves by India to enhance its them on the international stage as defence capabilities have in the the future of the British monarchy. past provoked sharp reactions from William and Kate will arrive NEW DELHI: India is in talks Islamabad, where the government IANS bank and dynastic politics, ruining cannot save the party from defeat in in Mumbai on Sunday, where they with the United States to purchase and military are worried about fall- the state,” he thundered. the polls, the second and final phase will watch a youth cricket match 40 Predator surveillance drones, ing further behind their bigger rival The prime minister said that of which will be conducted on Mon- and play with children from the officials said, a possible first step in the arms race. fencing the winding India-Bangla- day, he said. city’s slums. towards acquiring the armed version Pakistan’s foreign ministry could RANGIA : Prime Minister Narendra desh border was his priority. Modi arrived in Assam yester- They will then mix with Bol- of the aircraft and a development not be reached for comment on Fri- Modi yesterday urged the people of He said his government would day to campaign for the BJP. Polling lywood film stars and business likely to annoy Pakistan. day, the start of the weekend there, Assam to vote decisively for the BJP, take such steps that would not only for 61 constituencies will take place chiefs from India’s financial capital India is trying to equip the while the military had no immedi- warning that a hung assembly will stop infiltration from Bangladesh on Monday. at a glittering red-carpet dinner. military with more unmanned ate comment. hurt the state. but ensure that all the illegal infil- The prime minister first visited technologies to gather intelligence India’s air force has also Addressing an election rally here trators living in Assam were sent the Kamakhya temple in Assam’s Shani temple to as well as boost its firepower along asked Washington about acquir- in Kamrup district, the prime min- back. main city Guwahati. the vast land borders with Pakistan ing around 100 armed Predator C ister said the Bharatiya Janata Party And in an obvious dig at the “I thank the people of Assam for allow women and China. It also wants a closer eye Avenger aircraft, which the United (BJP) and its allies wanted to form “a Congress, Modi wondered why the unprecedented high percentage on the Indian Ocean. States has used to carry out strikes majority government” in the state. Saudi Arabia’s decision to confer of voting in the first phase,” Modi devotees New Delhi has already acquired against Islamist militants in Paki- “Some people are waiting to see a the highest civilian award on him said, addressing the crowd at Raha surveillance drones from Israel to stan’s northwest and neighbouring hung assembly in Assam. They want had upset some people in the state. in Hindi. monitor the mountains of Kashmir, Afghanistan. to remote control Assam from Delhi,” “I understand a certain country won’t “You must have noticed that the AHMEDNAGAR: In a historic a region disputed by the nuclear- But it would need clearance he said, in an obvious reference to the like India’s relationship with some Assam chief minister has stopped decision with far-reaching ram- armed South Asian rivals and the from the Missile Technology Con- state’s ruling Congress party. foreign country improving. But why smiling after the first phase. He is ifications, the famous Shani cause of two of their three wars. trol Regime group of 34 nations as “So make sure that the BJP alli- a section of people here are having now inviting Congress leaders from Shingnapur Temple Trust said As defence ties deepen with well as approval from US Congress ance gets an absolute majority.” stomach ache? What kind of patri- Delhi to save him. women would be permitted to the United States, which sees India before any transfer of lethal Pred- Modi also accused the Congress otism is this?” ”But how can they (Congress lead- enter and pray at the open-to-sky as a counterweight to China in the ators could happen, officials said. of exploiting what he called was the Earlier, at another rally at Raha ers) save Gogoiji when they could not platform. region, New Delhi has asked Wash- The push for the drones comes Bangladeshi vote bank to stick to in Nagaon district, Modi said Assam even save Delhi?” he asked, referring The significant decision was ington for the Predator series of as US Defence Secretary Ash Carter power. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had to the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. taken at a meeting of the trust and unmanned planes built by privately- heads to India this weekend for talks “The people of Assam have sup- stopped smiling after the heavy He said he had come to Assam later announced by trustee Shalini held General Atomics, military to cement military collaboration ported the Congress wholeheartedly polling in the first phase of assem- to seek the people’s support to bring Lande, a week after the Bombay officials said. in the final months of the Obama for 15 years. But the party has failed bly elections on April 4. about a change of government in the High Court ruled that there is no “We are aware of Predator administration. to reach beyond its Bangladeshi vote And the Congress leadership state. law to prevent women from enter- ing any place of worship “Yes, we have taken this deci- sion ...; We shall now finalise other details like how and when women can go and worship there...,” Trust Congress and JD-U slam Modi for Pakistan diplomacy Chairperson Anita Shetye said yesterday. For over four centuries, women IANS advantage over Pakistan,” Congress the neighbouring country to set the terror have been undone because of Modi’s Pakistan policy as “strategic have been barred from stepping spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told agenda of the dialogue process,” he poorly deliberated moves by Modi in confusion”. onto the high platform on which reporters here. said, reacting to Pakistan High Com- engaging with the western neighbour,” “The pathetic display of strate- stands a black stone - symbolising “The United States has lifted the missioner Abdul Basit’s statement on Surjewala said. gic confusion by the BJP government Lord Shanidev, the personification NEW DELHI: The Congress and moratorium on sale of F-16s fighter Thursday that talks between India The Congress leader said: “The towards Pakistan compromises both of planet Saturn. Janata Dal-United (JD-U) yesterday jets to Pakistan. China has blocked and Pakistan were “suspended”. new space available to Pakistan also our national security and interna- Incidentally, in January this lambasted the BJP-led union govern- India’s effort to get the United Nations The unilateral suspension of bilat- tells us about the state of our relations tional image,” Varma tweeted. year, the trust overturned tradi- ment over its Pakistan policy, saying to declare Jaish-e-Mohammad chief eral talks by Pakistan was a clear with global powers like the US, Russia Congress spokesman Sanjay Jha tion and unanimously selected it was reflective of its “strategic con- Masood Azhar a terrorist,” Surjewala betrayal of the peace process as well and China. In recent weeks, each one tweeted: “Pakistan adding insult to Anita Shetye as its first-ever fusion” and “flip-flop on Pakistan”. said. “Russia, the most trusted friend as its commitment to resolve bilateral of them has been more than interested injury; they have the audacity to ‘sus- woman chairperson, and appointed “The Congress said it was time for of India, has lifted an embargo on the issues through peaceful negotiations, in engaging with Pakistan.” pend dialogue’ after terror attacks on another woman Shalini Lande as the government led by Prime Minis- sale of arms to Pakistan. They are also Surjewala said. He said the National “Modi ignored all pleas and India. Shame on BJP and Modi.” Com- a trustee. ter Narendra Modi to introspect and on the verge of starting a strategic rela- Democratic Alliance government’s invited Pakistan’s Joint Investigation paring Modi to English cricketer Ben Yesterday’s decision was imme- “rectify the wrongs it has commit- tion with Pakistan,” the Congress leader Pakistan policy had baffled its most Team to visit Pathankot in Punjab to Stokes, who conceded four sixes on diately welcomed by Maharashtra ted”, adding that “the Congress will be added. ardent admirers as well as security investigate the January 2 terror attack consecutive balls in the T20 World Cup Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ready to offer its advice in the matter”. “Pakistan’s sudden move to call experts and diplomats alike. at the Indian Air Force base there, final against West Indies, Jha posted: and Bhumata Ranragini Brigade “(Prime Minister) Narendra Modi off talks with India is also reflective of “Efforts of the previous Congress which originated from Pakistani soil.” “Modi Ji is the Ben Stokes (apologies, (BRB) President Trupti Desai who has dismantled the entire matrix how the Narendra Modi government’s government in isolating Pakistan Former diplomat and now my friend) on India’s foreign policy, had led an agitation for women’s of our strategic and diplomatic flip-flop on Pakistan has allowed internationally as the epicentre of JD-U MP Pavan . Varma called especially with reference to Pakistan.” entry for the past few months.

Festival fervour Chandy files defamation case against Saritha and four scribes

IANS are M G Radhakrishnan and Vinu V meeting at Wayanad yesterday, reit- John of Asianet News and Manoj erated that if there is even one percent K Varma and K Rajendran of the truth in the allegations that has now Communist Party of India-Marxist- come, he is not fit to be in public life. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ker- backed Kairali TV channel. Reacting to the petition of ala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy In his petition, Chandy said that Chandy, Nair welcomed it. “I will yesterday filed a criminal defamation these journalists knowing very well deal the case legally and am now petition against solar scam accused that Nair was involved in several planning to give a case, in which Saritha Nair for “baseless allega- cheating cases and lacks credibility, I will be producing more evi- tions” and four journalists from two still decided to air the letter purport- dence, so the question of waiting TV channels for telecasting them as edly written by her, alleging she was till May 28 does not arise,” she said. part of a “conspiracy”. sexually exploited by Chandy at his However, on Thursday, Nair’s former An official in Chandy’s office said official residence here. counsel Feny Balakrishnan told that the petition has been filed at the It was on April 3 that Asianet reporters that the letter that was Ernakulam chief judicial magistrate News TV first released the letter writ- shown on TV channels was a fake one court and was been accepted and ten by Nair, who was also present as he had read the original letter and posted for hearing on May 28. when the channel aired the news. it has no mention of Chandy at all. “He has filed a defamation case Appearing on the news channel, On the day this letter surfaced, and along with it has pointed out Nair confirmed that she had written Chandy dismissed it as nothing but that there was a conspiracy behind the 24-page letter while in police cus- part of a larger conspiracy ahead Maharashtrians dressed in traditional costumes attend celebrations to mark the Gudi Padwa festival it,” said the official who did not wish tody in 2013. She, however, said she of the upcoming assembly polls to be identified. will not discuss its contents. and asserted that he will seek legal in Mumbai, yesterday. Gudi Padwa is a regional new year festival. The journalists named in the case Chandy, addressing an election recourse. 08 SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 EUROPE / UK

Paris attacks suspect US Navy ship in Poland Abrini arrested: Police

time that it was one possibility inves- tigators were considering but nothing Mohamed Abrini, 31, appeared to come of it. a Belgian of Moroccan Separately, the Belgian fed- eral prosecutor’s office said several descent, was caught arrests were made yesterday in con- on film at a motorway nection with the Brussels airport and metro attacks. service station en “The federal prosecutor confirms route to Paris shortly that there have been several arrests in the course of the day in connec- before the November tion with the attacks on the airport 13 killings. and metro,” a statement said. “For the moment, it is impossible to say more. Later, we will give more information,” it added. US soldiers stand on the deck of US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook as it enters AFP The federal prosecutor appealed the military port in Gdynia, Poland, yesterday. The US Navy warship came to Gdynia to demonstrate for anyone who might have seen the the commitment of the US Navy in improving joint operational capabilities at the Baltic Sea and the arrested on March 18 in Brussels, man to come forward and stressed security of Nato as part of the Atlantic Resolve operation. not far from his family’s home in the that investigators were urgently BRUSSELS: Paris attacks sus- Molenbeek district of the capital. looking for the jacket which might pect Mohamed Abrini (pictured) Abdeslam—who his lawyer “give invaluable information to the was arrested yesterday, a police also intended to blow himself up investigators.” source said as Belgian authorities but backed out at the last minute— Last week, police asked all res- announced they had detained sev- fled back to Brussels after the Paris idents and business owners in eral people in connection with the attacks, which left 130 dead, finding Brussels who have external sur- EU delays meet to avoid Brexit vote clash deadly Brussels airport and metro refuge in the city despite a massive veillance cameras not to delete any bombings. manhunt.He is now awaiting extra- footage from March 15 onwards. The police gave no details of the dition to France. Critics say Belgium has not done AFP Preben Aamann, a spokesman for EU for two-day summits throughout the location or circumstances of Abrini’s The developments came just enough to tackle Islamic radicalisation president Donald Tusk, said. year to review outstanding issues and arrest but VRT television said it took one day afer Belgian prosecutors as close links have emerged between Aamann said the decision was set broad policy outlines for the bloc. place in the Anderlecht district of the launched a fresh appeal for help the Brussels and Paris killings which taken “to avoid an overlap with the The Brexit issue and Cameron’s Belgian capital which was home to in finding the suspected surviving were claimed by the IS group. They say BRUSSELS: European Union lead- UK in/out referendum.” reform demands dominated their several other suspects now linked to attacker in last month’s Brussels Abdeslam must have had some help ers have delayed a June summit by Prime Minister David Cameron February 18-19 summit. both the Paris and Brussels attacks. airport bombings, releasing a video to elude police for four months and several days to avoid clashing with promised the in-out EU referendum Opinion polls have been mixed Abrini, 31, a Belgian of Moroc- of the escape route taken by the so- then was only finally tracked down Britain’s referendum on EU member- before Britain’s general election last overall but a survey in The Observer can descent, was caught on film at called “man in the hat”. in his home base in Molenbeek. ship, an official said yesterday. year. He fixed the June date after newspaper put support for Britain to a motorway service station en route An accomplice struck a Brussels Abdeslam says he had no The 28 EU leaders were initially securing from his EU peers what he leave the EU at 43 percent, against 39 to Paris shortly before the Novem- metro station shortly afterwards, knowledge of the Brussels attacks, due to begin a regular two-day meet- argues are key changes to Britain’s percent wanting to stay. ber 13 killings with another suspect, leaving a total of 32 people dead. according to his lawyer, despite hav- ing on June 23, the same day as the membership terms, including taking Cameron denied that a Dutch ref- the now detained Salah Abdeslam. There was some initial media ing links to Khalid El Bakraoui, who so-called Brexit vote in Britain. back powers over social welfare and erendum rejecting a key EU pact with Abdeslam, whose brother Bra- speculation that the third man was blew himself up at Maalbeek metro “The June meeting of European immigration from Brussels. Ukraine would boost the campaign for him blew himself up in Paris, was Abrini and police sources said at the station. Council confirmed for 28-29 June,” The 28 EU leaders meet regularly Britain to leave the European Union.

Offshore trust admission deepens Cameron’s problems Spain’s Podemos to consult party

Reuters spurring calls for the leader to resign. because my father was a stockbro- detailed his affairs because he had “Far from being the end of the base on support It is unlikely Cameron will follow ker. I sold them all in 2010, because struggled with the critical coverage matter, the questions keep coming,” Iceland’s prime minister and leave if I was going to become prime min- of his father, “a man I love and admire said Tom Watson, deputy leader of the for coalition office over the documents, which ister I didn’t want anyone to say you and miss every day”. opposition Labour Party. LONDON: David Cameron had hoped show how the world’s rich and pow- have other agendas, vested interests,” Cameron said the unit trust was not “Did the prime minister know that MADRID: The leader of to focus on campaigning to keep Brit- erful stash their wealth, but the blow he told ITV television. set up to avoid tax but to invest in dol- this fund was linked to tax avoidance? Spain’s leftist newcomer party ain in the EU before a referendum in to his image could hurt his campaign “We owned 5,000 units in Blair- lar-denominated shares and he also If so, when, and if not, why not? Why Podemos said yesterday he June, but questions about his wealth, to persuade Britons to stay in the EU. more Investment Trust, which we promised to publish his tax returns. has it taken six years for this to come would consult its membership government spending and a steel cri- Cameron in television interview sold in January 2010. That was worth Opposition politicians said his to light?” on whether to join a proposed sis have blurred his message. admitted he had a holding in his late something like £30,000.” ($42,000) initial reluctance to describe his Calls for Cameron to resign three-way coalition to try to After four days and four different father’s Panamanian trust, Blairmore, He underlined that he had paid financial connections with his late trended, with one saying that if “Ice- end country’s political limbo. statements over his late father’s inclu- but had sold it in 2010 before becom- tax on the dividends and on the prof- father after the Panama Papers were land can do it, I’m sure UK can too”. Following a fragmented sion in the Panama Papers, Cameron ing prime minister. its, and said his father had left him leaked begged more questions of the Others accused him of hypocrisy for vote in national elections said he once had a stake in his father’s “Of course I did own stocks and £300,000 on his death. He also leader, who has championed policies having used an offshore unit while in December, parties must offshore trust and had profited from it, shares in the past —quite naturally suggested he had not immediately to reduce tax avoidance. calling for an end to tax avoidance. combine to form a viable government by May 2 or par- liament will be dissolved and fresh elections called, most likely in June. Serb radical leader banned Postcard art sale The opposition Socialists, Ciudadanos and Podemos failed on Thursday after a first from entering Kosovo meeting to make progress in forming a coalition, given divi- sions between the latter two AFP considering a similar measure. parties, notably over tax hikes “Seselj’s entry is not allowed for and an independence referen- reasons that are tragically clear for dum in Catalonia. PRISTINA: A week after being the thousands of the victims of his Despite announcement by acquitted on war crime charges, Serb lethal words and deeds in the Bal- Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias, ultra-nationalist Vojislav Seselj has kans,” Kosovo’s Minister of Foreign that a party referendum would been declared a persona non-grata Affairs Petrit Selimi told reporters take place between April 14 in Kosovo and banned from entering, yesterday. Seselj, who plans to stand and 16, chances of any alli- its foreign minister said yesterday. in Serbia’s April 24 snap elections, ance between the three remain In a majority ruling on March 31 has said he wants to visit Kosovo. unlikely, with Ciudadanos say- that triggered outrage among vic- According to the 2013 Brussels ing differences with Podemos tims, the International Criminal Agreement on relations between were irreconcilable. Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Kosovo and Serbia, Pristina has a After months of fruit- (ICTY) judges found Seselj not guilty final say on whether Serbian present less coalition talks between on all nine charges of war crimes or ex-officials may enter the Serbia different combinations, a and crimes against humanity in the territory, Selimi said. second election looks increas- 1990s Balkans wars. Following the 1998-1999 war ingly likely. Iglesias said the The verdict was immediately that forced Serbian forces out of A gallery team member poses near the displays at the press preview of the “RCA Secret” postcard referendum would also ask slammed by Croatia and Bosnia. the territory of its southern province, art sale at the Royal College of Art in south London yesterday. The RCA’s Secret postcard sale is an Podemos members if they Hours after the acquittal Zagreb Kosovo declared independence in exhibition and consequent sale of original postcard-sized artworks, by internationally acclaimed artists favoured a purely leftist party banned Seselj from entering the 2008 that was recognised by more along with coming graduates from the Royal College of Art. pact instead. country, while Sarajevo said it was than 100 states, but not Serbia. Russian justice ministry preparing prisoner handover to Kiev

AFP since relations soured following the a handover, while stressing the final Kolchenko, who was sentenced to 10 Soloshenko, the former director of a sentence over the 2014 deaths of two 2014 annexation of Crimea and sub- decision must be taken by courts. years, is also on the list of the pris- defence factory who was convicted of Russian journalists in east Ukraine. sequent pro-Kremlin insurgency in The prison service confirmed it oners who could be handed to Kiev. espionage in a secret trial. The jailing of Sentsov, who hails east Ukraine. had received the request. Ties between Moscow and Kiev are Russia yesterday did not name from Crimea and opposes its 2014 MOSCOW: Russia’s justice ministry The justice ministry said it had Film director Sentsov, 39, was in tatters over Crimea’s annexation and jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya annexation by Moscow, prompted yesterday said it was taking prelim- asked the federal prison service “to pre- convicted of terrorism in August the insurgency in eastern Ukraine. Savchenko, who was convicted late protests from international filmmak- inary steps to hand over to Kiev four pare necessary papers to resolve the 2015 over arson attacks on pro-Rus- Ukrainian justice minister March, as among those who could be ers including Pedro Almodovar, while Ukrainian prisoners including film- question of handing over the prisoners”, sia political party offices in Crimea, a Pavlo Petrenko said on March 10 handed over to Kiev. Washington called it a “clear miscar- maker Oleg Sentsov. according to RIA Novosti news agency. Black Sea peninsula annexed by Mos- he had asked Moscow to hand over Unless Kiev agrees a swap with riage of justice.” If it goes ahead as part of an The ministry said it asked the cow in March 2014, and sentenced to Sentsov, Kolchenko and another Moscow, Savchenko is set to be trans- Russian senator Igor Morozov, exchange, it would be the first pris- prison service to check whether 20 years in a prison camp. man convicted of acting with them, ferred to a prison colony within the told RIA Novosti: “It’s obvious that an oner swap between Kiev and Moscow there were any grounds to prevent His alleged accomplice Alexander Gennady Afanasyev, as well as Yury next few days to serve her 22-year exchange is being prepared.” EUROPE SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 09

German asylum Merkel defends claims jump as authorities process EU deal amid 2015 backlog scepticism Reuters BERLIN: Asylum applications in Germany jumped in the first quar- ter as authorities processed some of membership talks. last year’s huge backlog of migrant Merkel, a longtime opponent of arrivals that has strained local com- Merkel insists that full Turkish EU membership, said it is munities and Chancellor Angela the deal with Turkey, “right to try to cement its links to the Merkel’s ruling coalition alike. European Union, without immedi- Syrians accounted for almost half which hosts some 2.7 ately having full membership in front of the 181,000 applications, more million Syrians, is the of us” and to discuss visa freedom. than double the total of a year ear- As for the deportations, Merkel lier and more than 6 in 10 of which key to reducing the said she is “firmly convinced that were approved, the Interior Ministry flow of migrants to making clear we are pitting our- said yesterday. selves against illegal migration is Most of the record 1.1 million Europe. right.” She said Europe can’t stand migrants who arrived in Germany last by and watch people smugglers tak- year were registered at shelters where ing control. they wait for weeks or months before New polls for ARD and ZDF tele- they can file asylum applications. Migrants on way to European Union countries pass through Belgrade, Serbia, yesterday. Migration restrictions AP vision indicated that Germans have Arrivals slowed to a trickle in little faith in the deal. ZDF found along the so-called Balkan route, the main path for migrants and refugees, has left thousands of migrants March as countries along the Balkan that only 38 percent of 1,261 people trapped in Greece. route through southeastern Europe polled by phone this week believe imposed tight border controls to stem BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela the accord will result in many fewer gave margins of error of plus or minus applying for asylum in the first quar- invitation to migrants, in 2015. the flow of refugees. Merkel yesterday robustly defended migrants coming to Europe this year. around 3 percentage points. ter more than doubled compared with Officials have warned that if the The influx of migrants has tested the European Union’s deal to send ARD’s poll of 1,005 people, also Interior Minister Thomas de Mai- the same period in 2015. EU-Turkey deal is effective in reducing Merkel’s right-left coalition govern- back migrants to Turkey as polls conducted this week, showed 40 ziere said the deal with Turkey started German officials said the high the flow of irregular migrants, those ment and fuelled rise of a populist pointed to deep skepticism at home percent believe the number coming well, but conceded that a significant number of new applications — 181,405 trying to reach Europe may revert to anti-immigrant party that took votes about the accord, which human to Germany will drop. It also found drop in arrivals is due largely to other asylum requests compared with crossing the central Mediterranean. from her conservatives and their rights groups have criticized. that only 17 percent consider Tur- European countries’ closure of the 85,394 in last year’s first quarter — Germany’s development minis- Social Democrat partners in three Merkel insists that the deal with key a trustworthy partner and 27 Balkan migrant route. Germany reg- was due to a backlog from last year ter, Gerd Mueller, said recently that state elections last month. Turkey, which hosts some 2.7 mil- percent believe Turkey should even- istered 173,707 new arrivals in the first when thousands of migrants crossed between 100,000 and 200,000 peo- The arrivals also prompted heated lion Syrians, is the key to reducing tually join the EU. It said 56 percent quarter, only 20,608 of them in March, the border each day. ple could be in Libya waiting to cross debate about integration as some Ger- the flow of migrants to Europe. The of respondents consider the deal after seeing nearly 1.1 million last year. De Maiziere stressed it was too to Italy. mans fear the influx could undermine first migrants were sent back from bad, while ZDF found that 69 per- The decline chimes with German soon to predict how arrivals would “I think (those figures) are proba- their culture. The government has also Greece Monday. cent opposed it. federal police figures reported by a develop during the rest of the year. bly too low, they could be higher,” said introduced tighter asylum rules. The accord also calls for the EU Both polls suggested that Mer- section of media last week, which The government has steered clear of de Maiziere. The authorities recorded around to take in some Syrians directly from kel’s popularity, which picked up indicated that the flood of arrivals forecasts this year after its predic- Syrians accounted for almost half 60,000 asylum applications in March, Turkey, funds for Ankara, visa-free after dropping at the height of the last fall has slowed to a trickle. tions were significantly exceeded, of asylum applicants in the first quar- down 11.5 percent from February but travel for Turks and accelerated EU migrant influx, has stabilized. They All the same, the number of people and sometimes misinterpreted as an ter, followed by Iraqis and Afghans. up 87 percent on March 2015. Probe points to pilot error in flydubai jet crash Nato to hold formal

AFP crew members were all killed. plane went into a rapid descent.” “We continue to support the Russia’s Interstate Aviation Com- “The crew’s subsequent actions investigating authorities in liai- talks with Russia mittee, which probes plane crashes, did not manage to prevent the plane son with the General Civil Aviation said in a preliminary report that the from hitting the ground,” said the Authority.” MOSCOW: Russian aviation inves- jet hit the ground at a speed of 600km committee, which investigates Russian state television earlier AFP Nato-Russia council remained open as tigators said yesterday the pilots of a per hour after the pilots put the plane crashes, but does not assign legal broadcast what it said was the tran- a channel of communication despite flydubai jet that crashed and killed 62 into a steep dive. responsibility for any wrongdoing. script of the pilots’ last words, which breakdown in relations sparked by last month put the plane into a nose- The accident came following the They said the crew were ade- suggested they frantically tried to pull Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. dive and were unable to pull out of it. crew’s decision to abort a landing and quately trained and experienced. the plane out of the dive but did not BRUSSELS: Nato will soon hold its A Nato official said that “in diffi- The Boeing 737 flying from try to ascend, the committee said. Flydubai said in a statement that realise what was causing it. first formal talks with Russia since cult times it is good to talk. It shows Dubai crashed short of the runway But at an altitude of 900 metres, it was “aware of the information that The investigators said they were 2014, its head said yesterday, signal- we are committed to continue the in Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in the pilot pushed the control column, has been released by the Interstate transcribing the plane’s speech ling a thaw in ties deeply strained by political dialogue.” the early hours of March 19 after it or steering controls, back into a dive Aviation Committee.” “We share the recorders and would bring in special- the Ukraine crisis. The official, who asked not to aborted a landing in poor weather. and “simultaneously” shifted a tail desire to get conclusive findings as ists from the United Arab Emirates, A meeting of Nato and Rus- be named, said Stoltenberg had The 55 passengers and seven stabiliser “to dive, after which the quickly as possible,” the airline said. United States and Spain to help. sian ambassadors will take place discussed the issue with Russian in the next two weeks at the US-led Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov when alliance’s Brussels headquarters, they met in Munich in February. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg There will now be further Slapping row announced in a statement. consultations to fix a date for the Change in guard Nato envoys and their Russian meeting, the official added. pushes Portugese counterparts had met regularly until The Ukraine crisis sparked a the Ukraine crisis plunged relations major re-think within Nato which was with Moscow into a deep freeze rem- taken by surprise over how quickly minister to resign iniscent of the Cold War. events unfolded in early 2014. They last convened in June More worrying still, Russian Reuters 2014 amid mutual recriminations President Vladimir Putin appeared over who was to blame, with Nato to be way ahead of the curve in incensed by Moscow’s annexation hybrid warfare, exploiting conven- LISBON: Portuguese Culture of Crimea in March that year. tional military and social media Minister Joao Soares resigned Stoltenberg said the meeting assets to destabilise the Ukraine yesterday, a day after threatening would focus on the Ukraine crisis government as the rebels consoli- to slap critics who had called him and “the need to fully implement” dated their position. incompetent and rude. the Minsk ceasefire accords, which In response, Nato leaders agreed A post on his Facebook page have produced a very tenuous calm what Stoltenberg says is the biggest saying he wanted to slap two in eastern Ukraine where Russia military revamp since the end of the newspaper columnists, followed backs pro-Moscow rebels. Cold War to make sure Putin does by what was seen as a half-hearted The two sides will also look at mil- the get the drop on them again. apology, provoked a flurry of calls itary activities, “with particular focus That means a commitment for him to be sacked. on transparency and risk reduction,” to spend a minimum of two per- Soares, a Socialist and the son plus the situation in Afghanistan and cent of annual economic output of former president and prime “regional terrorist threats,” he said. on defence and putting air, sea and minister Mario Soares, is the first He said the meeting represented land resources into eastern Europe minister to leave the government a continuation of a political dia- to reassure newer Nato allies there of Prime Minister Antonio Costa, logue as agreed by Nato leaders but they will not be left in the lurch. which took over in November. warned “there will be no return to After the Cold War, most of the 28 Costa issued a public apology Kosovo’s new President Hashim Thaci (left) and outgoing president Atifete Jahjaga inspect the guard business as usual until Russia again Nato members let defence spending on behalf of his cabinet, saying that of honour during the Presidential inauguration ceremony in Pristina, Kosovo, yesterday. respects international law.” fall sharply and it has taken painful the episode “does not reflect how Stoltenberg has always insisted the political decisions to reverse course. the government wants to relate to people” and that he told his min- isters “to be reserved and ... never forget that they are government members.” He said yesterday he German journalists ‘surprised’ by impact of Panama Papers accepted Soares’ resignation. “I respect his decision and I thank him for his efforts and dedi- AFP would receive media requests from all who have mined the mountains of more topics that will make big head- The data showed that, as national cation in his job,” Costa said. . around the world,” one of the report- data for more than a year. lines in many countries.” governments take steps against tax After being called “incompe- ers, Bastian Obermayer, 38, said. The revelations have brought In the mass leak, “we are see- cheats, “they adapt, they find new tent” and promoting a “work style Germany’s second-biggest daily in down Iceland’s prime minister Sig- ing the most different types crimes, ideas” to divert and hide their money, of cronyism, domineering and MUNICH, GERMANY: The two Ger- sales, the Sueddeutsche received from mundur David Gunnlaugsson, forced we see how the drug cartels laun- he said. rudeness”, Soares said it was time man journalists of the Sueddeutsche an anonymous source more than 11 resignation of a senior UEFA official der money, that arms merchants are His colleague, Frederik Ober- to slap two columnists at influen- Zeitung daily behind the Panama million documents of the Panamanian and raised heat on British Prime Min- implicated, that sanctions are circum- maier, was more reserved: “I think tial daily newspaper Publico. Papers revelations say they are sur- law firm Mossack Fonseca that cast a ister David Cameron and Argentine vented, we are seeing tax fraud,” said there is a lot of talk, but what will be “I see that I do have to find him prised by the global shockwaves the harsh spotlight on the shady financial President Mauricio Macri. Obermayer. “If politicians really want done in the end is a different thing.” (columnist Augusto Seabra), and leak caused and promised more sen- dealings of many of the world’s rich “We are still in the middle of the to stop it, they must act now.” The reporters said they don’t now also Vasco Pulido Valente, to sational disclosures. and powerful. revelations,” said the other journalist, “We really need a hammer to know the name of the source at the give them some sound slapping. It “I never imagined there would be The daily shared the massive leak who has a similar surname, Frederik destroy the system of offshore com- origin of the scoop, and that they will be good for them. And for me,” such a reaction, that it would be on with a consortium of hundreds of Obermaier, 32. . panies,” he added, arguing that “the received the data on offshore com- Soares, 66, wrote on Facebook. every television channel and that we international investigative journalists “In the coming days, there will be policy of small steps is not enough”. panies “more than one year ago”. 10 SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 VIEWS

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A woman throws flower petals into the Manzanares river during the celebration of International Roma Day in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. he campaign against the Islamic State is making substantial progress, though military experts are cautious about predicting the approximate time of the militant outfit’s expected demise. Nearly two years after the US and its allies started its battle to Tcontain and stop the surge of the Islamic State, the militants are on the run in several of their strongholds and have been dealt lethal blows where it hurts most – the number of their fighters and their source of funds. Drones are the new Only recently, Russia and Syrian forces have crippled the Islamic State by recapturing Palmyra, the Graeco-Roman city which the jihadis overran last year and were controlling, and forces backed by the West have seized another 20 percent of IS threat to airline safety territory in Syria. Iraqi and Kurdish forces have taken back 40 percent of the terrorist group’s land in Iraq. American airstrikes are also said to have killed 25,000 IS fighters in Iraq and Syria. By Justin Bachman with 18. Pilots consider drones a with the Academy of Model Aer- American bombing campaigns have also destroyed millions of Bloomberg safety risk that must not be under- onautics, a nonprofit group that dollars plundered by the militants and targeted the oil facilities estimated. “We’re not kidding when promotes recreational model air- To date, the FAA has under their control inflicting such heavy financial damage that we say it has to be mitigated as a craft flying. granted more than the militants have been forced to reduce their fighters’ salaries by threat,” said Tim Canoll, president The pilots union believes that 4,000 exemptions half from last year. of the Air Line Pilots Association, or enthusiast drones should be policed ou’re landing at New York’s ALPA, and a drone hobbyist him- by geo-fencing technology, which for commercial If the current momentum is sustained -- and the signs are LaGuardia Airport on the self. “Your imagination can run wild could prevent the devices from fly- firms to fly drones that the momentum is only likely to pick up -- terrorist group “expressway” approach— with the problems of hitting hard ing near airports. Get too close and will be severely crippled and could be reduced to remnants of it’s called that because metal objects at 200 mph.” they crash to the ground. Embed- in their work. Many Yyou come in low enough to buzz One of the most recent inci- ded software could also restrict their previous structure. For example, law enforcement on Thursday, after a week of heavy the Grand Central Parkway and dents occurred March 18, when a altitude, ALPA’s Canoll said. “If we agencies also fly airstrikes from American airplanes, Mets’ Citi Field before dropping Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt ignore this, I can promise you it down quickly on a runway that approaching Los Angeles Interna- will be a problem,” he warned. “It Iraq’s elite counterterrorism army drones. Any of The Western perches over the middle of a bay. tional Airport reported a drone flew will be a contributing problem to them can stray entered the strategic important town of As it is, it’s one of the more jar- about 200 feet above the Airbus an accident.” and other Hit which is under the control of IS and ring landings in the US What, then, A380. Police and sheriff’s depart- One of the critical problems in through error or government sits in an energy-rich area. would happen if a drone suddenly ment helicopters were dispatched to assessing the overall risk is a lack malfunction. troops are If this is the positive fallout of the appeared in the flight path? search for the drone, the Los Ange- of information about what actu- anti-IS campaign, the danger is that The threat in recent years les Times reported. ally would happen should a small making the IS militants are spreading their of pilots blinded by high-powered Because of incidents like this, unmanned aerial vehicle strike a substantial lasers may soon be superseded regulators have been working fever- Boeing 737 or Airbus A321 airplane networks all of the world after being by this potentially more fear- ishly to formulate rules for how or be sucked into an engine. progress forced to flee from their territories. some prospect: drones finding to incorporate commercial drone The FAA has been conducting in the fight They are targeting Europe and their way into restricted airspace operations into US airspace and computer simulations of drones failures. All current models must the latest attacks in Brussels are a around airports. Each month, pilots trying to educate hobbyists about hitting commercial aircraft and be able to fly with just one engine. against the IS. clear sign that they have already and air traffic controllers report staying out of the way of airliners. expects to release a report on its It’s unclear whether future penetrated Europe. The West and more than 100 drone “sightings” to “We don’t want to fuel fears over findings in September. “The FAA engines will need to be certified the Federal Aviation Administra- drones and we don’t want the fly- takes the possibility of airborne for small drone strikes as well. It’s the international community have ing public to be overly concerned collisions seriously,” spokesman probably expensive, and airlines, taken note of the latest threat. “Now with this issue, but we do want to Les Dorr said in an email. pilots and the FAA would all like to (the Islamic State group) and all the say this should be a consideration Researchers at Virginia Tech’s see public education and airport extremists are spreading like a cancer around the world,” UN The threat in going forward,” says Dan Gettinger, CRASH (Crashworthiness for Aero- enforcement as sufficient deter- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told in Geneva on the sidelines co-director of the Center for the space Structures and Hybrids) Lab rents to drones wandering where of a high-level conference on preventing violent extremism. In recent years Study of the Drone at Bard College. have performed such simulations. they shouldn’t. an earlier address to some of the 700 delegates — among them of pilots blinded “A lot of things have to go wrong In one scenario, engineers intro- Last month, two researchers for a collision to happen.” duced an 8-pound quad-copter at George Mason University’s Mer- around 30 ministers and deputy ministers — Ban urged a radical by high-powered In a statement accompanying rotor into a large, 9-foot diame- catus Center examined 25 years of rethink of ways to counter the threat from IS and other groups. lasers may soon be its data, the FAA said it wanted “to ter engine fan typically found on FAA bird-strike data and concluded If IS can be defeated in their strongholds, they can be rooted send a clear message that operating long-range jet models such as the that an increase in unmanned drone out from the rest of the world too, as we saw in the case of Al superseded by this drones around airplanes and hel- Boeing 777 and Airbus A380. flights poses little risk to US air- Qaeda. The world needs better coordination and cooperation in potentially more icopters is dangerous and illegal.” The damage was quick— space. That report drew a quick the fight against the militants and this is a war which the IS will Current FAA rules restrict drone with a speed of 715 mph in less rebuke from ALPA, while other fearsome prospect: operators from flying within five than 1/200th of a second—and researchers echoed the union’s definitely lose. Drones finding their miles of an airport and above 400 catastrophic, with the drone’s view that soft-tissue ingestion way into restricted feet (drone flights are allowed inside destruction decimating fan blades was not comparable to the mate- that perimeter if the operator con- and creating an engine failure. rials used for drones. airspace around tacts the airport and the control The study aims to determine There is also, of course, the airports. tower before flying, according whether any drone ingestions cre- issue of commercial drone use, to the agency). About 92 percent ate a scenario where the damage the kind that businesses use for of the most recent pilot sightings isn’t contained within the engine’s real estate and wedding photog- Quote of the day occurred above 400 feet; 60 per- housing. That’s a crucial distinc- raphy, advertising, film-making, cent were closer than the five-mile tion, because uncontained turbine utility inspections, and numerous limit. So, apparently, a lot of peo- blades pose risks to other parts of other applications. Now (the Islamic tion, which has begun compiling ple aren’t listening. the aircraft as they’re ejected. To date, the FAA has granted and releasing periodic reports on In all but 11 instances, these Vimeo: What Happens If A more than 4,000 exemptions for State group) and these encounters. The FAA says encounters required no evasive Drone Gets Sucked Into A Jet commercial firms to fly drones in such reports have surged since action by pilots, nor was it clear Engine? Results Might Surprise You! their work. Many law enforcement all the extremists 2014, with more than 1,200 inci- how close the aircraft and drone Commercial jet engines are agencies also fly drones. Any of dents nationwide last year. actually were. In two dozen cases, certified for hazards such as bird them can stray through error or are spreading like a Over the latest reporting period, the drone came within 50 feet of strikes, blade failures, heavy rain, malfunction. cancer around the from August 2015 through January, a manned aircraft, according to hail and multiple types of ice, up “When we think of this issue the New York metro area led the a close analysis of the FAA’s raw to certain limits. we shouldn’t just pigeonhole the world. nation in drone sightings by air- data by the drone center. To test for bird strikes, engineers problem cases as hobbyists’ drones line pilots with 43. The Los Angeles “The probability of [a collision] have built “chicken cannons” to fire gone awry,” Gettinger says. area was next, with 25, according is still pretty, pretty low—not that it dead birds into engines. Many air- That’s hardly comforting to Ban Ki-moon to an analysis of FAA data released couldn’t happen,” says Rich Hanson, craft have suffered a single engine nervous fliers who now must add UN Secretary-General March 25. The Dallas area was third, director of governmental relations failure due to bird strikes or other drones to their menu of fears.

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he last time the US-led coalition brought a group of journalists here to Helmand province was in October 2014 to document the Twithdrawal of American and British troops, on a trip designed to signal that US involve- ment in the war really was ending. This week, coalition officials brought journalists back, as a way of saying, “Never mind” - and to make the case that the United States may want to consider staying on. After what was supposed to be a with- drawal from one of Afghanistan’s most restive provinces, about 500 soldiers from the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division rushed back into Helmand in February. The Afghan army, left on its own, had failed to live up to expectations. Now, once again, Afghan soldiers from the 215th Corps practice storming a compound during a training exercise at Camp Shorback, Afghanistan. US troops have returned to US forces are in place, trying to toughen restive Helmand Province to train Afghan soldiers in more aggressive tactics. up a force that remains too timid. “Every day we come out here, we talk about focus on killing the enemy,” said Capt. Tylor Bott, who is helping to lead the such as the one being carried out by the think, as soon as they can, they are going Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the troops become more proficient in storm- training of Afghan soldiers here on base. 10th Mountain Division will almost cer- to aggressively try to . . . assault provincial Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. John Nicholson, ing buildings. Bott’s blunt assessment of the task at tainly end, as US forces pull back toward capitals, and certainly district capitals, so commander of coalition forces in Afghan- In another part of the base, US forces hand reflects a broader shift in how the a central base in Kabul. The US counter- we are concerned. The question is what istan, have also recently stated publicly were helping to inaugurate a new com- US-led coalition has begun framing what terrorism mission in Afghanistan, focused do we do about it?” that they may recommend to Obama a mand-and-control center while monitoring is at stake, as the Taliban’s annual spring on disrupting efforts by the Islamic State The reemergence of concern about Al modification of existing plans for the draw- an Afghan army offensive to retake a high- offensive is set to begin and uncertainty and Al Qaida to broaden footholds here, Qaida - which Obama said in 2012 had been down. Nicholson, who took over as coalition way in northern Helmand. The 215th Corps remains over the future American com- could also be curtailed. “decimated” in Afghanistan - began last fall commander in early March, is drafting a was also finalising the deployment of its mitment to the war. As Obama weighs what course to fol- when Afghan and US Special Operations detailed report on the state of the Afghan first aerial surveillance drone. Though President Barack Obama has low, the US military has suddenly become forces dismantled a 30-square-mile Al conflict that he plans to submit to Obama. Lt. Col. Jonathan Chung of the 10th slowed down the withdrawal of US forces more candid in framing its participation in Qaida training camp in Kandahar province. “The bottom line is there may be disa- Mountain Division said only about 20 US from Afghanistan, administration plans the war, giving journalists greater access “What we have found historically is, if greement between the military and civilian troops are directly involved in the train- still call for cutting troop numbers in half and attempting to more closely link the you take your eye off Al Qaida, and if you officials in the US as to what is the best way ing. The other troops are needed to secure by January. threat posed by Al Qaida to the broader don’t apply constant and direct pressure forward with military policy in Afghani- the base, protect the trainers from insider If they fall that far, training missions campaign against the Taliban insurgency. on Al Qaida, they got the ability to regen- stan,” said Michael Kugelman, a South Asia attacks and provide logistical support, At a news conference in Kabul, Brig. Gen. erate very, very quickly,” Cleveland said. expert at the Woodrow Wilson Interna- Chung said. Charles Cleveland, chief of communica- In a separate interview, Cleveland tional Center for Scholars. “But my sense Brig. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, deputy tions for the US-led coalition, warned that denied that his remarks were designed is the military is just responding to the sit- commander of the 10th Mountain Divi- coalition forces are seeing increased “link- to influence the political debate over future uation on the ground.” sion, said its soldiers are trying to make ages” between Al Qaida and the Taliban’s troop levels. Instead, he said, he is just being The coalition media trip to Helmand on sure Afghan troops “are ready to fight” new leader, Akhtar Mohammad Mansour. frank about what coalition commanders Wednesday appeared to be a tacit admis- when they go into battle. The Taliban is also working more closely are “seeing on the ground.” sion that the 2014 withdrawal of coalition “What we bring to the fight is some with the Haqqani network, a Pakistan- But in recent weeks, US military com- forces from the province may have been leadership confidence, and some training, based militant group responsible for some manders have hinted they may be asking too hasty. After the Marines withdrew, coa- so that when they leave here . . . their vehi- Bott’s blunt assessment of the task of the bloodiest attacks of the war, Cleve- Obama to refine his Afghanistan policy lition trainers from Kabul had to be flown cles are in order and they have machine land said. before he leaves office in January. into Helmand to train the Afghan army’s guns that have bullets,” Rohling said. at hand reflects a broader shift in He noted that Al Qaida chief Ayman Al Earlier this year, the former head of 215th Corps. But the 215th Corps struggled And even before Obama’s decision, there how the US-led coalition has begun Zawahiri last year pledged allegiance to coalition forces in Afghanistan, the recently to repel the Taliban last year as it overran are signs that US forces in Helmand are framing what is at stake, as the Mansour, and that Sirajuddin Haqqani, a retired Gen. John F. Campbell, confirmed to several districts in Helmand. digging in for an extended stay. leader of the Haqqani network, was recently The Washington Post he had been seeking Late last year, Campbell decided to After arriving in February, the 10th Taliban’s annual spring offensive named as a No. 2 leader of the Taliban. more authority from the administration to reestablish a more permanent coalition Mountain Division spent the first two is set to begin and uncertainty “What that suggests to us is we are attack the Taliban. Currently, the US mil- presence here. US troops are now train- months eating only Meals Ready to Eat going to see them working more closely itary has authorisation to target Al Qaida ing the 215th Corps in executing offensive (MREs). But three weeks ago, a contractor remains over the future American together,” Cleveland said, adding that could and the Islamic State, but it can only strike missions. opened a full-service mess hall for three commitment to the war. dramatically increase the risk to civilians Taliban fighters if they pose a threat to On Wednesday, for example, some US hot meals a day - yet another sign it can and coalition forces in Afghanistan. “We do coalition forces. military personnel were helping Afghan be hard to end a war. Growing a nation won’t always grow its economy

off with many little competing city- problems of political gridlock and pol- its moribund economy in the 1980s for things like roads, power grids and that Bewley didn’t think about. It might states, a bunch of midsized nations or icy paralysis. In 2013, entrepreneur and and 1990s. sewers. be very hard to coordinate between just a few big super-countries over- venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan (a So there are plenty of economic and That throws a big wrench into the city-states -- for example, one little seeing hundreds of millions of people college dorm-mate of mine) playfully historical arguments in favor of frag- Tiebout model, because there are many local government, concerned about each? If bigger is better, what about a suggested that Silicon Valley could mentation. These imply that a Brexit different kinds of these goods, and preserving open space, might be able global government? secede from the US, forming a technol- would be good not just for the UK, but the amount people want of each one to veto a cross-continental highway Actually, economists have thought ogy-oriented utopia. A number of my for all of Europe. tends to differ a lot. You and I might that would boost almost everyone’s about this a fair amount. In 1956, Japanese friends have similarly sug- But there are arguments on the both agree that we need good roads, income. Charles Tiebout believed he had a gested that Tokyo should secede from other side, too. The mathematician but you might care much more about Also, there’s the possibility that solution to the problem. He reasoned Japan -- notably, not all of those favor- and economist Truman Bewley exam- broadband infrastructure or schools some city-states might just decide to that local governments knew more ing succession were Tokyo residents! ined the Tiebout idea in the 1980s, than I do. Bewley showed that even conquer their neighbours, returning about their people’s needs than dis- Others have praised the economies of and found that a patchwork of little splitting the government into tons of us to a world of empires. In fact, this tant central governments, and so the city-states like Singapore, Dubai and city-states doesn’t always lead to a local units doesn’t solve this thorny is exactly what happened in Europe, By Noah Smith best system was one where local gov- Hong Kong. well-functioning system. problem. China and elsewhere every time those Bloomberg erning units -- city-states, essentially Some people also claim that polit- There are several reasons why Tie- A second issue is that governments regions fragment. -- offered different packages of taxes ical fragmentation has been beneficial bout’s idea can fail. One is that many don’t always have the right incentives. And the only way to defend your- and public services. People would vote in the past. Anthropologist Jared Dia- of the services governments provide Some governments may decide to max- self against a neighboring empire, n June 23, Britain will vote on with their feet, going to the place that mond, in his book “Guns, Germs, and are what economists call public goods. imize the size of their tax bases. Others many cities have found, is to band whether to withdraw from suited them the most. Steel,” suggested that competition These are things that the private sec- might care only about the welfare of together into a nation. Since peace is Othe European Union. This is a This is a very appealing vision. between small countries allowed tor either can’t or won’t provide. The their citizens, while others might good for growth, security considera- momentous decision, with far-reaching Want to live in a libertarian paradise, Europe to get a head start on unified classic examples are national defense, be beholden to special interests -- I tions like this are also economically economic and political consequences where all the roads and schools are China in the Industrial Revolution. police, courts and support for basic imagine an independent San Fran- important. that are now being hotly debated. If privately built? In a Tiebout world, Economists Brad DeLong and Andrei research. But many other things, like cisco would be ruled by local landlords So the answer to the question of Britons vote to exit, it could lead to a there will be a city set up to accom- Shleifer argued in 1993 that city-states roads, electrical grids and ports, are even more than it already is. There’s no fragmentation is that there’s no ideal breakup of the EU, and set back the modate you. Would you rather have helped Europe develop (though more usually in short supply when left to perfect type of local government, and size. Sometimes city-states are the best, global move toward greater political lots of government-built trains and recent evidence seems to counter this). the private sector. so we’ll have a wide variety of them. but sometimes super-states are bet- integration. hospitals? That’ll be available as well. Casual evidence would also suggest When you have public goods, one Bewley showed that this problem also ter. The UK might be on the verge of This raises some intriguing ques- A number of modern-day thinkers that Taiwan’s de facto independence person’s economic welfare depends prevents Tiebout’s patchwork from an interesting experiment. If it aban- tions: What’s the optimal size for have suggested a return to Tiebout- from China helped provide the main- on how much everyone else in that being an economically efficient utopia. dons the EU, only history will tell us economic performance? Are we better style city-states as a solution to our land with a capitalist model to revive city, state or country is willing to pay There are plenty of other problems whether it was a good idea.

All thoughts and views expressed in these columns are those of the writers, not of the newspaper. All correspondence regarding Views and Opinion pages should be mailed to the Editor-in-Chief. 12 SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 AMERICAS

Travel agent Race for run-off spot heats up in Peru in New York

recovery in markets. The pollster said court over the survey had a margin of error of A Fujimori-Kuczynski 2.3 percentage points up or down, Pakistani scam run-off in June would meaning the runner-up position is still locked in a technical tie. AFP likely ensure Peru’s Kuczynski, a 77-year-old son free-market model of European immigrants who had struggled to gain traction with poor of the last quarter rural voters in the last election, closed NEW YORK: A New York travel century prevails his campaign in the Andean city of agent appeared in court charged Cuzco. with conning more than $350,000 in the top metals Fujimori, the daughter of jailed out of Pakistani immigrants who producing country. former president Alberto Fujimori, paid to go on Muslim pilgrimage had 40.7 percent of votes in the GfK to Makkah or fly home. poll, still short of the 50 percent she Junaid Mirza, 50, who oper- needs to ensure an outright victory. ated travel agencies in Brooklyn Reuters Her support has slipped since tens was charged on 31 counts that of thousands protested against her include scheme to defraud, money earlier this week. laundering and grand larceny. He A Fujimori-Kuczynski run-off faces up to 15 years in prison if LIMA: The race for second place in in June would likely ensure Peru’s convicted, prosecutors said. the first round of Peru’s presidential free-market model of the last quarter “Many of the victims were election tomorrow was still wide open century prevails in the top metals hardworking Pakistani immi- yesterday, with polls split over who producer, no matter the winner. grants who trusted the defendant would earn the chance to face long- “Veronika hasn’t increased voters and were cheated out of a lifelong time front-runner Keiko Fujimori in so much in recent days. She rose a Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori addresses her supporters during a campaign rally in Lima. dream of taking a pilgrimage to an expected run-off. lot since March but less recently,” Makkah,” said Brooklyn district A survey by GfK, showed Urpi Torrado, of pollster Datum, attorney Ken Thompson. Wall Street favourite Pedro Pablo told foreign reporters at a news percent on Thursday on concern that praising the history of union and transformation,” she told supporters Mirza allegedly owned travel Kuczynski in second place with conference. nationalist Mendoza could go on to a human rights protests that had taken in a possible jab at outgoing President agencies that specialised in sell- 20.8 percent of valid votes, ahead Peru’s select index rose 1 percent second-round battle with Fujimori. place there. Ollanta Humala, a former leftist who ing travel packages to Saudi of leftist Veronika Mendoza who yesterday after the GfK survey Mendoza, chose Lima’s historic “We aren’t here to make governed more moderately than Arabia and airline tickets to Paki- had 16.5 percent, spurring a slight was released. It had closed down 4 May 2 Plaza to end her campaign, adjustments or patches we want a real expected. stani immigrants from July 2011 to September 2015. All Muslims are expected to perform Haj—a to the Saudi city of Mecca—at least once in their lifetime. Panama: Macri denies wrongdoing Mirza advertised discounted Democrat Sanders trips in local Urdu-language newspapers and in pamphlets dis- AFP federal prosecutor opened an inves- judge to request information from the tributed in mosques. plans to visit Vatican tigation of his finances. national tax authority and anti-cor- The victims, who included taxi “I am calm. I have obeyed the law. ruption office to determine whether drivers and home health aides, I have nothing to hide,” Macri said. Macri “omitted, with malicious intent, allegedly paid more than $6,000 BUENOS AIRES: Argentine President “I have sent the papers to the to complete his sworn declaration” of per person for a Haj package, but Reuters Sanders replied, “Of course.” Mauricio Macri said he made no “mali- anti-corruption office to investi- assets, a requirement for Argentine prosecutors said Mirza pocketed “On her worst day, she would be cious omission” from his mandatory gate. But I will certainly present to public officials. the cash and failed to book the air- an infinitely better president than asset declarations as a public official, the justice system something called The president is on the board of line seats. Some victims only found either of the Republican candidates,” after Panama Papers revealed his off- a ‘declaration of certainty.’ With all directors of two offshore firms. He did out they had been conned when WASHINGTON: Democratic pres- he said, referring to New York devel- shore financial interests. that information the judge will see not list either his financial declarations they arrived at the airport, includ- idential candidate Bernie Sanders oper Donald Trump and US Senator “I did not receive any payment that I’ve told the truth. I’m at the dis- when he became Buenos Aires mayor ing a bride who missed part of her will travel to the Vatican next week, Ted Cruz of Texas. for acting as a director (of offshore position of any judge.” in 2007 or president last December. wedding festivities in Pakistan as setting up a possible meeting with Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the companies). I will present myself Macri is listed as a director at two Macri, who vowed to fight cor- a result, prosecutors said. Pope Francis that could serve to chair of the Democratic National before the court with all infor- offshore companies, unlike Russian ruption, has shaken up Argentina Other victims were a par- broaden his appeal to Catholic voters Committee, urged both Clinton and mation necessary for the judge to President Vladimir Putin and China’s since taking office with a flurry ent traveling with three children ahead of crucial nominating contests Sanders to make sure that whoever verify that what I have done is cor- Xi Jinping, for example, who have been of free-market reforms aimed at who were stranded at an airport in a series of Northeastern states. emerges as the Democratic nomi- rect,” he said in a televised address. implicated only via their inner circles. undoing the legacy of his leftist in Pakistan when they were told Like the pope, Sanders has made nee does not end up in a weakened The conservative president’s new Argentine federal prosecutor Fed- predecessors Nestor and Cristina that the defendant had never pur- the economic inequality and the position to take on the Republican denial of wrongdoing came after a erico Delgado said he had asked a Kirchner. chased their return flight. plight of the working class a central candidate in the general election. tenet of his message. His scheduled “I think both campaigns really April 15 visit to Vatican City, where need to be careful about making he will give an economic address at sure that we don’t do lasting dam- Two dead in a conference, will come just days age,” Wasserman Schultz told Fox Obama bats for Garland before Democrats in New York vote News Channel. in their state primary. Terry Madonna, a political sci- shooting at Texas The following week will bring ence professor at Franklin and contests in Connecticut, Maryland, Marshall College in Pennsylvania, Air Force base Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, said Sanders aligning himself with all states with large populations of the pontiff makes sense. Trailing Catholic voters. badly in the delegate race, Sanders WASHINGTON: Two people were In an interview on MSNBC, must find opportunities to boost killed yesterday in a shooting on Sanders, who would be the first Jew- enthusiasm for his campaign. an air force base in Texas, author- ish president if elected, described “Look at buzz and the excitement ities said, in what US media said himself as a “big, big fan of the it’s going to create. It’s going to drive appeared to be a murder-suicide. pope,” who leads the world’s 1.2 bil- the news cycle,” he said. Bexar County Sheriff’s Office lion Catholics. Speaking to reporters A meeting with pope could pro- spokeswoman Rosanne Hughes in New York later, Sanders said he vide an electoral boost to Sanders, confirmed that two people at hoped to meet with Francis. who has trailed Clinton in terms of Lackland Air Force base in San “The pope’s schedule is deter- support among Catholic Democrats. Antonio were killed, without mined by the Vatican but I would Earlier this campaign sea- offering details about the circum- certainly be enthusiastic about that,” son, Clinton scored victories over stances of the incident. said Sanders, 74, the Brooklyn-born Sanders in Florida, Louisiana, Mas- Hughes added that the situa- son of Polish-Jewish immigrants. “... sachusetts, and Texas, all of which tion—which sparked a temporary I think there is a possibility but that are more than one-quarter Catho- lockdown at the facility—was now has not been scheduled. lic. A survey by the Pew Research under control. The Air Force Times, Sanders’ victory earlier this week Centre earlier this year found that citing initial internal Pentagon over Hillary Clinton in the Wiscon- while almost 70 percent of Catholic communications, said an airman sin primary marked his sixth win in Democrats thought Clinton would shot the commanding officer of a the past seven contests against the make a good president, just 46 per- training squadron, before appar- former secretary of state, sparking cent thought Sanders would be one. ently turning the gun on himself. renewed talk of Clinton’s political Clinton leads Sanders by almost Other US media cited local vulnerability despite her substan- 700 delegates - 1,749 to 1,061 - with law enforcement as saying it was tial delegate lead. 1,955 left to be allocated. a murder-suicide. Schools and After heavy criticism from Clin- Pope Francis, also has been daycare centres in the area were US President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Chicago Law School in Chicago, Illinois. Obama ton’s campaign and other Democrats, outspoken about helping the poor. placed on lockdown, according to defended his decision to name Merrick Garland as US Supreme Court nominee as he hopes members Sanders backed off in an interview Sanders said yesterday he admires a Facebook post, which includes of the Republican party will give Garland a hearing and a vote in Washington. on NBC’s “Today.” Asked if Clinton the pope for criticising the “worship Lackland as well as other military was qualified for the presidency, of money, the greed that’s out there.” bases in the area. Brazil court halts govt land reform programme Fidel Castro makes first appearance in nine months Reuters the agency responsible for settling narrow the wealth gap in Brazil, one reform agency, which the TCU impoverished Brazilians on farmland. of the world’s worst, by reallocating investigated by cross-referencing The decision marks another blow to the poor idle or under-utilized land, landowners’ social security num- AFP public was nine months ago, when to the government of President Dilma which is still disproportionately in the bers, included 1,017 politicians that state TV showed him with civilians SAO PAULO: A Brazilian court has Rousseff, who is facing impeachment hands of the rich. had received free land. who work with the armed forces and ordered the government to suspend proceedings over allegations of con- The court estimated in a 72-page The court did not name the indi- the interior ministry. its agrarian reform programme, cit- cealing fiscal overruns in the federal report says that since 2014 more than viduals, but said one federal senator HAVANA: Cuban revolutionary icon He latest appearance comes as ing evidence that instead of helping budget. Rousseff’s possible ouster 479,600, or a third, of all allotments and four mayors were among the pol- Fidel Castro appeared in public for the the ruling communist party prepares the poor it was used to hand out free comes as Brazil’s is locked in a crisis of land across Brazil’s 26 states and iticians who received land meant for first time in nine months, chatting with a convention on April 16 which is land to thousands of politicians, busi- fueled by a massive corruption scan- the federal district were improper and the poor. There were also more than school children and criticising Barack designed to set Cuba’s economic and ness owners and wealthy individuals. dal involving state-run oil company could cost taxpayers as much as 41 36,000 land grants to people who Obama’s recent visit. political path for the next five years. The TCU, as the country’s audit Petrobras and a widening investiga- billion reais ($11bn). were dead, according to the TCU. It Castro, 89, was seen on state TV During public appearance, Cas- court is known, was unanimous in tion that has reached her inner circle. INCRA did not immediately said irregular land distribution was state seated as he spoke to children tro spoke highly of Cuba’s free public its criticism of the flagship reform The National Institute for Col- respond to a request for comment. concentrated in areas where most of about a late fellow revolutionary education system. In a newspaper programme during a plenary, call- onisation and Agrarian Reform, or The most glaring example of the country’s agricultural expansion leader, Vilma Espin. article he criticised Obama’s visit to ing for a “complete restructuring” of INCRA, was set up in 1970 to help corruption and abuse at the land is occurring. The last time Castro appeared in the island from March 20-23. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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The Peninsula from 11.1 percent in January to 3.7 per- 2.00 percent. Qatar’s crude oil pro- cent in February. QNB expects M2 to duction increased to 692,000 barrels QNB expects oil prices rebound as strong population growth per day (b/d) in February 2016 from to stabilise as excess is projected to drive an expansion in 637,000 b/d in January. DOHA: Driven by projects lending, supply in the global deposits. QNB expects oil prices to stabi- Qatar banks’ lending is projected International reserves were stable lise as excess supply in the global to grow going forward. The banks’ market is reduced by at $36.7bn in February 2016 compared market is reduced by both higher loans to the public sector grew by both higher demand with the previous month. In months demand and production cuts among 14.5 percent year-on-year in Febru- of prospective import cover, interna- high-cost producers, such as US ary. Lending to the private and foreign and production cuts tional reserves were also stable from shale oil producers. sectors also grew by 18.7 percent among high-cost a month earlier. QNB expects inter- The share of investment in Qatar’s and 21.3 percent respectively, QNB’s national reserves to stabilise going GDP increased in Q2 2015 on stable monthly report noted. producers, such as US forward as oil prices recover. government capital spending. However, bank loan growth fell shale oil producers. “We expect inflation to pick up Investment as a share of GDP slightly to 17.6 percent year-on-year on the projected recovery in interna- rose to 39.6 percent in Q2 2015 in February 2016 from 18.3 percent in tional food prices in 2016 and higher from 32.4 percent in 2014 on sta- January. Asset growth fell to 11.7 per- Public sector deposits contracted by oil prices in 2017 as well as the one-off ble government capital spending, cent in February from 14.7 percent in 9.7 percent, private sector depos- effects of increases in fuel, electric- while exports fell to 56.9 percent of January. its and non-resident deposits grew ity and water prices”, the report said. GDP (vs. 69.1 percent) on lower oil Foreign assets grew by 6.0 percent by 4.9 percent and 79.1 percent The country’s trade surplus stabi- prices. Private consumption rose year-on-year, driven by expansion in respectively. QNB expects deposits lised at $2bn in February on a small to 20.8 percent of GDP in Q2 2015 credit (21.3 percent); while domestic to continue growing on strong pop- recovery in oil prices compared to from 14.8 percent of GDP in 2014, assets grew by 13.8 percent, driven ulation growth. a month earlier, but is down $4.4bn According to the QNB report, the In January, the overnight inter- with imports similarly increasing by the growth in domestic credit (17.1 Broad money or M2 contracted relative to a year earlier. The year- Qatar Central bank (QCB) real estate bank rates fell to 1.18 percent on from 30.5 percent to 36.1 percent of percent). QNB expects bank assets to by 2.5 percent in February, mainly on-year decline was due to the fall in index rose by 14.3 percent year- average in February 2016 from 1.51 GDP on growing population needs. continue growing, driven by lending due to a contraction in foreign cur- exports, which decreased by 32.5 per- on-year in December 2015 slowing percent in January. The 1-week inter- QNB expects the shares of private related to investment projects and rency deposits. The slowdown was cent year-on-year on lower oil prices down from 17.8 percent in Novem- bank rate fell by 24 basis points to 1.12 consumption and investment to population growth. mostly attributable to the contrac- while imports rose by 3.5 percent over ber. The real estate price index has percent in February, the 1-month increase on high population growth Bank deposits year-on-year tion in foreign currency deposits the same period. The merchandise contracted by 5.9 percent in Decem- interbank rate rose by 19 basis points and strong government investments; growth fell to 6.2 percent in Feb- of 17.7 percent in February, and the trade surplus is expected to rise in ber 2015 as compared to a month to 1.63 percent and the 1-year inter- lower expected oil prices in 2015 ruary from 9.1 percent in January. slowdown in demand deposit growth 2016 as oil prices recover. earlier. bank rate fell by 75 basis points to should reduce the share of exports. Ezdan’s newly-launched website British brands eye offers direct e-services to people growing Muslim consumer market The Peninsula Customer Service Center through direct email. The newly website features AFP different E-services in order to DOHA: Ezdan Real Estate Company, effectively reach out to Ezdan’s bur- a subsidiary of Ezdan Holding Group, geoning customer base. For instance, has launched its official integrated the number of its tenants exceeded LONDON: From young start-ups to business giants, British Website (www.ezdanrealestate.qa). 85,000, out of which 70,000 live in Al entrepreneurs are eyeing a rapidly expanding global market The new website offers home Wakrah and Al Wukair village only. for Muslim consumers with a range of brands from clothes seekers updated and easy search The site also is an opportunity for to greetings cards to online gym courses. services for Ezdan properties and the public and potential tenants to In contrast to France, where there has been an angry residential units. The website also get to know more information about debate about Muslim-specific consumer products, the provides an array of information on the real estate services provided by approach in Britain seems more business-minded. all services offered by the company the company. Obaidli (pictured) said: The launch of “Halal doesn’t only apply to food but also to business along with the ability to contact the Ezdan Holding Group CEO Ali Al the official website for the Ezdan Real ethics, dress etcetera,” said Rauf Mirza, Director of The Estate comes in conjunction with the Muslim Lifestyle Expo (MLE), which organises trade fairs launch of the “Saken” service for on Muslim consumer trends. integrated leasing, which operates The MLE this week organised a networking event over than 13 hours a day. bringing together 150 business leaders, experts and young He added: “This is part of our entrepreneurs in central London to trade tips on the best strategy to run our real estate way to profit from an expanding sector. projects that we have started last year Famous names like the Marks & Spencer department and willing to complete this year. Our store chain now offer Islamic fashion products — in line strategy is based on integrated devel- with other world brands including Italian fashion house opment of Ezdan assets and facilities Dolce & Gabbana or Japan’s Uniqlo. through providing various services At the MLE event, Faaezah Qureshi from Yorkshire in to smoothly meet clients’ needs and northern England said she set up her Muslim greetings review potential tenants applications cards company Elaara. in a technical way.” Zahra Pedersen said she launched her online fitness Al Obaidli said Ezdan is all set to course “The Healthy Hijab” for women who wear the veil complete current construction works and are embarrassed going to the gym with men. “There A model wearing a creation of Dolce and Gabbana’s and refurbishing process of about was a big gap in the market,” Pedersen said. 20,000 units. The renovations of the Shelina Janmohamed, vice-president at advertising Abaya line. units include furniture replacement company Ogilvy Noor, started off the London network- and appliances change by installing ing event with a talk on how British companies could “tap who are being drawn to the business opportunities. water and electricity saving devices. into the global Muslim lifestyle sector”. Canadian David Horne co-founded Alchemiya, a “Net- The new website consists of seven She estimated Muslim consumer lifestyle spending at flix for Muslims” with subscribers in 39 countries, offers sections that include all information $2.6 trillion a year and pointed to the potential in the youth programmes including documentaries on skateboarding about the company, its projects, main- market in particular, with official data showing 14 per- in Kabul or Turkish muezzins. tenance and development services cent of the world’s population was Muslim and under 30 Established names too are becoming more interested provided in Ezdan villages and com- in 2010. Janmohamed pointed to European countries with in marketing directly to Muslim consumers, including pounds, in addition to ‘ Saken’ service large Muslim minorities such as Russia (12 percent), France British supermarket chain Tesco which launched a Ram- and a section for direct communication (7.5 percent), Netherlands (5.5 percent), Britain (5 percent) adan advertising campaign last year. “If you’re a global with the customer care center. and Germany (5 percent). It is not just Muslim entrepeneurs brand, how can you ignore 1.6 billion people?” Mirza said. 14 SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 BUSINESS

Fresh setback Shell under pressure to reduce spending for Chevron’s giant Australia Reuters “Shell needs to cut capex to give economically viable projects to hit the portfolio following the BG acqui- the market confidence that the divi- a lower capex number doesn’t make sition,” Investec’s Whall said. gas project Shell reduced dend can be sustained, and grown in sense, especially when the compa- According to a top 20 investor in spending by $8.4bn future,” said Charles Whall, portfolio ny’s balance sheet remains reasonably Shell who declined to be identified, LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell is under manager at Investec Asset Manage- robust,” he said. Shell should aim to reduce spending AFP pressure from shareholders to cut to $28.9bn last year ment, which owns Shell shares. Whall Following the BG acquisition, to $25bn by 2017: “Anything above annual spending below $30bn after and for the first expects Shell’s 2016 capex to be cut Shell’s production and cash flow is set $28-$30bn in 2016 would be a disap- buying BG Group to ensure it can time in more than below $30bn, and to trend lower. to grow rapidly thanks to new assets pointment.” Shell’s shares have traded SYDNEY: Australia’s largest maintain its dividend given the slow Steady dividend payouts have been in Brazil’s offshore deepwater oil at a discount to most rivals over the resources project will stop pro- oil price recovery. three decades global the main attraction for investors in large fields and Australian gas, and hence past year though 25 out of 32 analysts duction for up to 60 days owing to Shell and other large oil compa- capital spending oil companies over the years and some its need to invest in new projects is have “buy” or “strong buy” recom- mechanical issues, US energy giant nies slashed budgets, scrapped huge have tapped the debt market to main- lower, according to analysts at Bern- mendations for Shell, according to Chevron said, in the latest setback projects and cut tens of thousands of in the oil and gas tain payouts in the face of last year’s stein, who rate the company’s shares Reuters data. to hit the $54bn plant. jobs last year in the face of a slump industry, known as oil price rout. Shell, for example, has as “outperform”. Shell’s 12-month forward share Chevron’s Gorgon liquefied in oil prices from a June 2014 peak not cut its dividend since the Second “Shell has yet to give investors price-to-earnings ratio is below 20 natural gas (LNG) project off Aus- of nearly $116 a barrel to below $40. capex, is set to fall World War and has vowed to keep it enough comfort that all the num- compared with an average of about tralia’s northwest coast — one of Shell reduced spending by $8.4bn for a second year in a unchanged following the BG deal. bers stack up in 2016 if oil prices don’t 27 for its peers, which indicates inves- the world’s biggest —started pro- to $28.9bn last year and for the first Ben Ritchie, senior investment move up from current levels,” Bern- tors are anticipating higher growth duction in early March and began time in more than three decades glo- row. manager at Aberdeen Asset Man- stein said, anticipating that Shell will from rivals, according to Reuters data. shipping fuel a few weeks later bal capital spending in the oil and gas agement, which is a top 10 investor revise its 2016 capex to $28bn at its Signalling further capex and after delays and cost overruns. industry, known as capex, is set to fall should conditions warrant that step”. in Shell, said while the company was June 7 investor day. costs reductions would boost inves- “Chevron Australia advised for a second year in a row. At $33bn, Shell’s capex is the high- expected to do more to reduce costs, Spending cuts could include a tor confidence in the stock, according that liquefied natural gas (LNG) After the completion of the $50bn est among its rivals, exceeding that of it should not endanger growth. “We $1bn reduction in exploration, about to Whall. “If Shell can deliver clear, production at the Gorgon Project BG acquisition, the Anglo-Dutch US giant ExxonMobil by about $10bn. wouldn’t be surprised to see capex $2bn from cost savings and some decisive capex guidance and instil ... has been temporarily halted due company set 2016 spending for the After increasing its debt to nearly 25 guidance lowered again. However, $1.8bn from project delays or can- confidence in the dividend sus- to mechanical issues with the pro- combined group at $33bn and Chief percent of its market capitalisation we want the company to continue to cellations, they said. tainability, there is considerable pane refrigerant circuit on Train 1 Executive Officer Ben van Beurden after the BG acquisition, investors focus on driving long-term growth,” Shell has “the capacity to reduce performance potential given its val- at the plant site,” the company said said in February it had “options on the and analysts say Shell must tighten Ritchie said. capex significantly, and should have uation discount,” he said. “Ben van in a statement. table to further reduce our spending its belt further. “Simply cancelling or deferring had sufficient time by June to review Beurden can pull this together.” Chevron added that there were ongoing repairs at the production unit and a “restart of the plant within 30-60 days is estimated at this time”. France housing development plan The project has had its share Yellen says rate of troubles with its isolated loca- tion, labour shortages and strict environmental conditions blow- ing out costs by billions of dollars and leading to a two-year delay in hikes on track its start-up. The Gorgon asset is part of the US multinational’s push to position itself as a major LNG Reuters supplier, particularly to the Asia- Pacific, by 2020. The first shipment was deliv- ered to Chubu Electric Power, NEW YORK: The US economy is one of the smaller partners (0.417 on a solid course with some hints of percent) in the joint venture, and inflation so the Federal Reserve is on arrived in Japan on Wednesday, track for further interest rate hikes, Chevron said. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen Chevron owns 47.3 percent (pictured) said late on Thursday in of the venture with other part- a defense of her decision to tighten ners Shell and ExxonMobil, which policy late last year. each hold 25 percent, and Japanese In a rare spectacle, Yellen firms Osaka Gas (1.25 percent) and spoke on a New York panel along- Tokyo Gas (1.0 percent). side her three predecessors who ran The energy company said it the world’s most powerful central still expected the production unit bank. She said that, seven years after stability and financial deregulation to lift output to full capacity over the brutal financial crisis, the U.S. that ultimately led to the 2007-2009 six to eight months. labor market was now “close” to full Great Recession. The announcement came two strength, again arguing that infla- In a casual moderated discus- Christian Terrassoux (left), CEO of real-estate development company Pitch-Promotions, presents a new weeks after Australian energy tion would not be held down much sion, they expressed a remarkable company Woodside indefinitely housing development plan to French President Francois Hollande (centre) during a visit in Romainville, longer by the strong dollar and low amount of agreement over each shelved a more than $40bn gas near Paris, France, yesterday. oil prices. other’s varied handling of the econ- project off the country’s west coast “The US economy has continued omy. They also agreed that China’s because of plunging energy prices. to progress in a satisfactory way. We growing prominence posed more continue to see good job perform- opportunity than threat, and that ance, some evidence of inflation fiscal policymakers should step up moving up, so that was our expec- more to support the Fed’s economic tation when we raised rates in stimulus. Iran ups pressure in oil market with price discount December,” she said at the Interna- A hot topic for the panelists was tional House, a New York non-profit the US election campaign, in which residence for students. Republican presidential front-run- Bloomberg a company official said yesterday. Singapore. “Their mission is to recap- world’s biggest oil-consuming region, “So yes, there is accommodation ner Donald Trump has lambasted While producers including Saudi ture market share, pure and simple.” JTD Energy’s Driscoll sees “vigorous in the monetary policy that we have. the central bank for helping to stoke Arabia, Opec’s biggest member, and NIOC will sell the Forozan competition” between Iran and other But we think the gradual path of rate asset bubbles. “I certainly wouldn’t Russia are due to meet in Doha on Blend in May for Asian customers Middle East producers for outlets in increases will be appropriate,” Yellen describe this as a bubble economy,” DUBAI: Iran ratcheted up its pres- April 17 to discuss a deal to freeze at $2.43 a barrel below the average other regions such as the Mediterra- added. “We remain on a reasonable Yellen said, noting a “healing” sure in the oil market after breaking a output in a step toward clearing a glo- of the Oman and Dubai benchmark nean and Northwest Europe. path and I don’t think December was labour market in which unemploy- pricing tradition, signaling it’s seeking bal glut, Iran is determined to regain grades, according to the company Saudi Arabia has said it will a mistake.” ment is 5 percent, or about where to win market share at a time when market share lost over the past few official. That’s 3 cents lower than only freeze output if it’s joined by The Fed raised its benchmark the Fed wants it. rival producers are trying to forge a years due to sanctions over its nuclear state-run Saudi Aramco’s price for other suppliers including Iran, while policy rate in December, the first While Volcker admitted he saw deal on freezing output. program. the similar Arab Medium variety Kuwait has signaled a deal doesn’t increase in nearly a decade, to some “overextended” parts of the State-run National Iranian Oil Co To pry away customers relishing for a third month, data compiled hinge on Iran. between 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent. financial system, he agreed with will sell the Forozan Blend crude for oil that is cheaper than mid-2014 by Bloomberg show. Forozan was Iran, meanwhile, plans to boost Ben Bernanke and Paul Volcker Yellen, saying he does not believe May to Asia below the level offered by levels by more than 50 percent, Iran at a premium of 7 cents to the Saudi production to 4 million barrels a day joined the current Fed chair at the the United States is in an economic rival Saudi Aramco for Arab Medium, is expected to focus on pricing and oil for February sales. by the end March 2017, according conference, and Alan Greenspan bubble. Asked about the monetary the third month the state is giving boosting supply. The Iranian Heavy grade will sell to the nation’s Shana news service, appeared via teleconference screens policy adage in which the Fed takes the discount after setting it at a pre- “Unquestionably, since the lift- in May to Asia at a discount of $2.60 which cited Oil Minister Bijan Namdar next to the stage. Between the four away the punch bowl just as the mium for almost seven years through ing of sanctions, the Iranians have a barrel to the Oman-Dubai average Zanganeh. “The re-emergence of Iran of them, they ran the Fed for a third party gets going - and whether any February 2016, data compiled by become a force to be reckoned with in while the Soroosh variety’s price as a viable exporter post-sanctions of its 102-year history. This included of his successors added too much Bloomberg show. global oil markets,” said John Driscoll, was set at $5.65 a barrel below Ira- will challenge the prevailing status Volcker’s taming of the 1970s run- vodka - Volcker, who ran the Fed NIOC will also sell the Iranian Light chief strategist at JTD Energy Serv- nian Heavy, according to the official. quo within Opec, as evidenced in the away inflation, and Greenspan’s from 1979 to 1987, said: “My suc- grade to Asian customers at 60 cents ices Pte, who has spent more than 30 While the key battle for mar- latest debate over the implementation 18-year run of relative economic cessors were great, all.” below Middle East benchmark prices, years trading crude and petroleum in ket share will take place in Asia, the of the output freeze,” Driscoll said. Global stock markets in mixed end to volatile week

AFP seems to have been the strong Ger- by the prospects of an imminent oil- to kickstart world growth. Last month man trade surplus figures,” said freeze deal between Russia and the saw the ECB push interest rates deeper Spreadex analyst Connor Camp- OPEC,” commented City Index analyst into negative territory in a bid to ramp bell, noting that dealers had “quickly Fawad Razaqzada in London. up lending, a policy adopted by the LONDON: Stock markets rebounded forgotten” disappointing French In Asia, Hong Kong ended on a Bank of Japan in January. Also, the US in Europe and on Wall Street yes- industrial output data. high in late buying while Tokyo also Federal Reserve has lowered its fore- terday but some stumbled in Asia, And in Milan stocks closed four recovered from a morning sell-off casts for raising borrowing costs this capping a volatile week as investors’ percent higher boosted by several to close the day in positive territory year and said it did not expect to make concerns grow about the health of the Italian banking shares including thanks to the yen weakening against any move until after June. global economy. Banco Popolare and Unicredit soaring the dollar. But Shanghai slid 0.8 per- “We’re definitely moving to a risk- London’s benchmark FTSE 100 around 10 percent. Rising oil prices cent and Sydney shed 0.6 percent, off scenario and there’s been a strong index ended the day up 1.1 percent, were also behind US stocks advancing while Seoul, Singapore and Welling- flight to safety,” Niv Dagan, executive aided by rising oil prices, and despite with the Dow Jones Industrial Aver- ton were also sharply lower. director at Peak Asset Management poor official manufacturing and trade age gaining 0.35 percent to stand at Dealers have taken their foot off LLC in Melbourne, said. “Investors are figures. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s 17,603.36 points around mid-day. the pedal after a March advance, cautious and are extremely nervous DAX 30 closed 1.0 percent higher and “The surprising large drawdown with analysts saying there is a sense that global central bank intervention the Paris CAC 40 climbed 1.35 percent. in US oil stocks lent buoyancy to oil that central banks from Asia to the won’t actually stimulate growth in the Traders in front of DAX board at the stock exchange in Frankfurt. “The main catalyst for this growth prices which were already supported Americas are running out of options economy.” BUSINESS SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 15

VW’s Transparent Factory EU and Mercosur Shenzhen and Shanghai try again to get home sales plunge free trade deal AFP

largely on government data. of lowering the price by a little, too.” BRUSSELS: The EU and South Shenzhen sales fell 28.2 per- But developers see little imme- America’s Mercosur bloc agreed Shanghai raised the cent to 71,000 square metres. While diate cause for alarm. Officials at yesterday to make another effort requirement that much of China’s property market has Shanghai-based Shimao Property to get talks on a long-stalled free been in the doldrums for two or three Holdings and a Shenzhen-based trade accord back on track with buyers without local years after an overbuilding frenzy left developer, who declined to be named, fresh offers to be made next month. residence permits a backlog of unsold and unfinished said inventory levels remained very Negotiations have dragged on must have paid developments, life has been easy for low in the two cities so they had no since 1999, coming to a complete realtors in China’s first-tier cities. plans to cut prices. halt in 2004 before resuming again Shanghai taxes for at “Property agents now have to “Despite the large demand wiped in 2010. However, hard times for least five years, up make calls again. They didn’t have out by these tightening policies, EU farmers who want special pro- to (call clients) before the tighten- developers are still seeing more cli- tection for meat, dairy and other from two. ing; business came to them,” said Joe ents than the saleable resources they produce mean progress could be Zhou, Jones Lang LaSalle’s east China have, so they don’t need to cut prices,” difficult. head of research, adding client foot said Alan Cheng, general manager for EU Trade Commissioner traffic dropped around 30 percent in realtor Centaline in Shenzhen. Cecilia Malmstroem and Uru- Reuters the past two weeks. Property investment and devel- guay Foreign Minister Rodolfo Some would-be buyers like opment is a major driver of China’s Nin Novoa, who holds the current Zhang Xiaohua, an IT designer at Chi- economy, affecting more than 40 sec- Mercosur rotating presidency, said nese computer-maker Lenovo, said tors from cement to furniture, and after a meeting yesterday that they HONG KONG/SHANGHAI: Home the measures had hit hard. accounting for more than 20 percent would exchange market access sales in the red-hot property mar- “I can’t buy now, and I don’t have of gross domestic product. offers in the second week of May. kets of Shanghai and Shenzhen much hope of buying in the future,” With overall economic growth They also agreed a sched- tumbled sharply in the week after said the 27-year old, after Shanghai falling to a 25-year low of 6.9 percent ule for talks during the rest of the authorities made it tougher to buy raised the requirement that buyers in 2015, property investment growth year between the European Com- homes in the cities to prevent a without local residence permits must eased to just 1 percent, the weakest mission, the EU’s executive arm, property bubble, surveys by a major have paid Shanghai taxes for at least in nearly seven years as develop- and Uruguay which represents Chinese realtor show. five years, up from two. ers slowed new construction due to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. After Shenzhen and Shang- “I’m scared there will be more oversupply. It picked up, however, to Venezuela is part of Mercosur but hai property prices had jumped 57 policies targeting non-locals.” 3 percent in the first two months of is not taking part in these talks. percent and 20.6 percent in Feb- Analysts said a plunge in volume this year after a slew of government Malmstroem said she was ruary from a year earlier, local was expected, given a smaller pool of stimulus measures. “glad we can now move forward governments tightened downpay- eligible buyers after the new rules. “China’s property investment in with these longstanding negoti- ment requirements for second homes Prices also eased 3 percent week on the first two months was doing bet- ations”. “Both sides are strongly and raised the eligibility bar for non- week in Shanghai and 4.2 percent in ter than our full-year forecast of a 5 committed so I trust that the residents to buy in the cities. Shenzhen, according to the surveys. percent drop,” Nomura chief China upcoming exchange of offers will In the week beginning March “A lot of people don’t want to get economist Zhou Yang said. allow us to successfully resume A woman takes a photo of the model of a VW eGolf at the 28, the first after the new rules took into the market now, so they’re not “We expect both sales and invest- these talks towards an ambitious effect, the total floor area sold in buying. This is giving me a headache,” ment in the coming two quarters will Transparent Factory of Volkswagen AG on the occasion of a press and comprehensive deal,” she said. Shanghai fell 60 percent from the said 56-year old Ding Xiaoping, a fur- remain robust, but the second half tour in Dresden, Germany, yesterday. The Transparent Factory Nin Novoa said the Mercosur previous week to 283,600 square niture salesman who is trying to sell is likely to ease on housing recovery reopened three weeks after the end of the Phaeton production. “initial” offer would cover 87 per- metres, according to nationwide two of his apartments. slowdown, affected by tightening in An exhibition on electric mobility and digitalisation, featuring cent of all trade with the European agency Hopefluent Real Properties “Many sellers are thinking the first tiers and glut in the third and more than 40 exhibits and cars, opened this month. Union and stressed how much it (China), whose surveys are based about cutting prices. I’m thinking fourth tier (cities).” wanted an agreement. Brussels wants more, however, having asked for 91.5 percent previously. Nin Novoa could not confirm that what are described as “sen- sitive products” — meat, dairy, ANZ considering sale of stake in Malaysia’s AmBank fruit and vegetables — would be included. “Such talks are always complex, there are many interests Reuters ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott, who took require them to set aside equity cap- Najib has denied any wrongdoing “We don’t control that bank,” at work ... but that is why you nego- over at the beginning of this year, is ital against such investments. The and said he did not take any money Hodges told the inquiry. He said he tiate,” he said. turning his focus back on the bank’s rules were less onerous when ANZ for personal gain. was “certainly not” happy with the France, the EU’s largest farm core home market, reversing past picked up these stakes before the glo- Late last year AmBank was situation “but that’s different to imply- producer, has led opposition to SINGAPORE/SYDNEY: ANZ Bank- efforts to build a pan-Asian footprint. bal financial crisis. slapped with a 53.7m ringgit ($13.7m) ing that the culture or the integrity cutting the Latin American coun- ing Group is weighing the sale of its ANZ and AmBank declined to The Malaysian sale by ANZ is also fine by the Malaysian central bank of one of the people who sat on the tries too much slack and EU 24 percent stake in Malaysian lender comment. Shanghai Rural Commer- partly due to AmBank’s involvement for breach of certain financial regu- board is less than it should be because agricultural ministers meeting AMMB Holdings Bhd (AmBank) and cial could not be immediately reached in a political scandal linked to state lations. “They have held discussions they’ve sat on the board.” on Monday are due to discuss the is also seeking to reduce its 20 per- for comment. fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad about this, but this is not an easy sit- While ANZ has held talks with Mercosur negotiations. cent stake in China’s Shanghai Rural Goldman Sachs is advising ANZ and Prime Minister Najib Razak, three uation,” said a person familiar with investment banks about a possible In a document prepared for Commercial Bank as the Australian on the sale of a stake in the Chinese sources said. the talks. exit strategy, finding a buyer quickly the meeting, they noted that bank steps up efforts to exit minority lender while there was no formal sale Najib has been buffeted for Earlier this week, ANZ’s dep- would be tough due to Malaysia’s dif- while Mercosur countries are stakes in Asia, people familiar with process yet for AmBank, the sources months by allegations of graft and uty chief executive Graham Hodges ficult political and economic situation, “world leaders in agricultural the matter said. said. A spokeswoman for Goldman financial mismanagement at debt- was questioned by politicians dur- the sources said. “Who is going to step markets,” European producers ANZ’s stake in Malaysia’s sixth- Sachs declined to comment. burdened 1MDB and in particular by ing a senate inquiry over its role as into their shoes and deal with the reg- are struggling, hit by declining biggest lender is valued at about For banks, holding minority revelations of the transfer of hundreds a shareholder of AmBank. Hodges ulatory investigations,” said a senior global demand and sanctions $820m and its holding in the Chi- stakes in another lender is proving of millions of dollars into his AmBank defended ANZ representatives who Southeast Asia banker who is aware against Russia imposed over the nese bank is valued at almost $1.5bn. to be expensive under new rules that accounts in 2013. sat on AmBank’s board at the time. of ANZ’s plan to exit. Ukraine crisis. China’s economy shows Uniqlo again the face of Japan’s deflating economy signs of improvement: Li Reuters

Reuters TOKYO: When Japan’s cheap-and- cheerful clothing brand Uniqlo raised its prices in 2014, it was an endorse- BEIJING: China’s economic indica- ment of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s tors showed signs of improvement efforts to stimulate a lacklustre econ- in the first quarter but a sluggish omy: With confidence high, even world economy and volatile mar- purveyors of affordable jumpers kets deprive the changes of a solid became price setters. basis, state television quoted Pre- But as Abe’s expansionary policies mier Li Keqiang as saying yesterday. struggle to rekindle growth, Uniqlo Li said the overall economic has reversed those rises, lowering situation was better than expected prices last year and stepping up dis- and he was confident the govern- counts again in the first two months ment would be able to maintain of this year. German Foreign Minister medium- to high-speed economic The brand’s owner, Fast Retailing growth, despite the difficulties. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (left) Co Ltd, now illustrates a bleaker pic- “In the first quarter of this year, with Chinese Prime Minister Li ture of a corporate sector squeezed China’s economic indicators showed Keqiang in Beijing yesterday. by sticky overhead costs, cooling con- Pedestrians walk past logos of Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo outside its store in Tokyo. more improvement,” Li said, but sumer enthusiasm and lower prices. added, “The basis of such improve- financial crisis that began in 2007 “Things aren’t looking good - ment is not solid due to the impact and 2008. they’re rather bad,” Tadashi Yanai, into recession. Like Japan’s restau- Yanai, whose group is Japan’s and where it faces price competition of sluggish world economy and mar- Separately, in a paper published the group’s charismatic CEO told rant chains and rival retailers, Fast largest clothing retailer and has made from fast-fashion brands such as H&M ket volatility.” yesterday, researchers at the central reporters after the retailer reported Retailing is struggling to drive more him the country’s wealthiest man, still and Inditex’s Zara. Losses from Uniqlo’s Li made the remarks during a bank said China should gradually quarterly earnings on Thursday. consumers to its tills, as the same has plans to make it one of the world’s operations in the US market widened in meeting with the visiting German adjust banks’ reserve requirement A stunning move by the Bank of consumers who buoyed Louis Vuit- biggest brands. The group has made the past six months, as it closed stores. foreign minister, Frank-Walter Stein- ratio (RRR), based on the balance of Japan to introduce negative interest ton sales during the boom years now a major push overseas. That and troubles at home left the meier. Top Chinese officials have payments and economic changes. rates in January to try to get compa- rifle through its racks for discounts on The CEO, who also presides over company with an operating profit for said the economy was showing signs The People’s Bank of China has cut nies and consumers spending again down jackets. A rare bright spot was brands including Comptoir des Coton- the three months to February that more of improvement while capital out- interest rates six times since November has yet to boost sales, stock prices or GU, its value brand. niers and J Brand, says he aims to than halved to 23.4 billion yen ($215m) flows were easing. 2014 and reduced its RRR - the pro- arrest an unwelcome rise in the yen. “If wage increases were on the open 100 Uniqlo stores in the United — less than half the market forecast. It The government is due to release portion of deposits banks must hold Japan’s economy shrank in Octo- horizon, consumers would be able States, the world’s biggest clothing slashed its full-year outlook for the sec- key economic data, including first- with the central bank as reserves - ber-December on weak exports to accept some price increases. But market, over the next few years. ond time this year, and is now focusing quarter economic growth, next several times, to support the slowing and lacklustre consumption, and wages aren’t going up, so there’s But the group, and Uniqlo in par- on cutting production costs. week. China’s economic growth economy. The central bank is widely some analysts expect it to have con- a strong propensity to save,” said ticular, have struggled overseas in a Shares fell more than 11 percent slowed to 6.8 percent in the fourth expected to cut the RRR further, to tracted again in the first quarter of Yoshiki Shinke, chief economist at crowded market where rivals such as by midday yesterday, to their lowest quarter, its weakest since the support economic growth. this year, pushing the country back Dai-ichi Life Research Institute. Gap Inc are already well established, level in more than three years. 16 SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 BUSINESS VIEWS

Worst yet to come for Weak US earnings expectations diesel, casting refinery profits in doubt set stage for stock gains

By Libby George Total, Galp and Repsol invested in Reuters European refineries to boost diesel. But now that they are up and running, the diesel outlets, such as oil drilling, railroads, construc- IL refineries are shifting tion and other heavy industries, into high gear to pro- are languishing. Figures in myriad duce as much petrol as countries, including China, Brazil possible for the world’s and the United States, show diesel Ofuel-hungry drivers - kicking the consumption flatlining or falling. problem of a worsening diesel glut A warm winter across the north- further down the road. ern hemisphere kept households The “margin” or profit derived from burning heating oil at the usual from refining crude into diesel has pace, meaning stocks of distillates plunged in Europe, hitting multi- did not draw down as much as they year lows this week as demand for normally would over the winter and the fuel — used heavily for heat- the refinery maintenance season. ing in the Northern Hemisphere “There’s nothing that can give a (die- - wilts towards the end of winter. sel) demand boost until we have a But petrol buying and margins cold winter,” Dei-Michei said. are surging as US drivers rev up for A string of analysts have said the summer and consumers in China economic run cuts - when refineries and India also hit the road in record slow production to avoid produc- numbers. Bank of America Merrill ing unwanted or unprofitable fuel Lynch said it now expects global - will come to the rescue. But a vari- petrol demand growth of 500,000 ety of trading and refinery sources barrels per day (b/d) - some 65 per- said that if petrol demand grows cent above the 10-year average. at expected levels, the profits for Traders and analysts said such selling it will keep refineries from lopsided demand could depress slowing - placing even more die- Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. diesel profits for at least another sel into glutted storage tanks and year, as refineries running for pet- forcing margins lower. rol are configured in such a way “It’s a pretty bitter pill to swallow that they cannot produce it without for those who invested (in diesel) to By Caroline Valetkevitch news in an otherwise negative earnings Multinationals stand to benefit the most, pumping out thousands of barrels improve their margin,” a European Reuters season to boost stocks at least in the short he said. Some upside has already been built of middle distillates that the world refinery source said. Refineries term. In order words: First quarter earnings in to share prices. The S&P 500 Index is is not consuming. have been working for months to will be bad, but maybe not that bad. trading at about 16.6 times its components’ “The worst is definitely yet to cut diesel production - doing eve- “For right now there’s more of a chance of earnings over the next 12 months, well above come. The diesel crack can still rything from changing their crude HEN Wall Street’s a positive surprise than a negative surprise the long-term average of 14.7, according move lower ... to negative, even,” slate to shutting upgrading units quarterly earnings in earnings, and to the extent that positive to Thomson Reuters data. said JBC analyst Michael Dei-Michei, such as hydrocrackers. But sources season kicks in to surprises are generated, that creates buying,” But roughly 80 percent of S&P referring to the gap between the said these efforts can sustainably high gear next week, said Bucky Hellwig, senior vice-president at companies that have already declared first- price of diesel and the cost of the cut only a maximum of around 2 hundreds of companies BB&T Wealth Management in Birmingham, quarter results are beating expectations. crude needed to produce it - a percent for most refineries. will vie for the bragging Alabama. That is higher than usual, and includes measure of profitability. “That’s “The European refining system Wrights that come from “beating the Street” - To be sure, the first-quarter reports are strong performance from a diverse group of not out of the question.” is too exposed to diesel,” one oil showing revenues and profits that are higher not expected to be pretty. A decline would companies, including Lennar Corp, FedEx Petrol demand over the past year trader said. “If 65 percent of your than analysts expected. mark the third quarterly profit fall in a row, Corp and Adobe Systems Inc. and a half defied all expectations as products are negative, you’d need That hurdle may be unusually easy to Thomson Reuters data shows. The energy Furthermore, analysts who started the drivers spurred by cheap oil hit the $35 petrol cracks” to run on nega- clear this quarter, as analysts, sector, expected to have its first quarterly loss year expecting a 2.3 percent increase in S&P road in huge numbers and bought tive diesel margins. Still, Dei-Michei who saw oil prices and stocks in at least 10 years, will be the biggest drag. 500 earnings may have gone overboard with more gas-guzzling SUVs. The devel- and others said a maintenance- collapse at the start of the year, But by the end of the quarter some of the downward revisions as the gloomy quarter opment was a lifeline to oil producers, season diesel stock draw, which went really negative on the biggest negatives on company performance unfolded. It was “an absolute collapse in encouraging refineries around the dried out thousands of barrels from first quarter of 2016. While seemed to have abated. expectations,” said Jonathan Golub, chief world to run at full steam. floating storage as well as on-land the majority of companies US oil prices, which had fallen to a low equity strategist at RBC Capital Markets But refiners, who for years tanks, along with the construction typically beat forecasts, the of about $26 a barrel by mid-February, had in New York. struggled to produce enough diesel of new tank space, means there is bar for positive surprises may stabilised near $40 in March, providing some The drop in analysts’ views between to power industrial growth world- room in storage despite brimming be even lower this time around, hope to investors in energy companies. Jan. 1 and now was almost triple the typical wide and who bet on flat to falling stocks at hubs in Europe, Asia and The dollar’s with analysts expecting profits At the same time, the dollar, which had 3.5 percent preseason decline, he said, and petrol demand due to more fuel- Singapore. But the flood into stor- strength still could of S&P 500 companies to be hit US corporations hard as it rose sharply in “about as bad as we’ve ever seen, with the efficient cars, spent years and age could blunt diesel profits until hit US exporters, down 7.4 percent from a year both 2014 and 2015, eased in the first quarter, exception of the period going into the ‘08- invested hundreds of millions to as far as 2018. “The last time die- ago, according to Thomson with the US dollar index down 4.1 percent 09 crisis.” maximize diesel. sel stocks were high at the end of but its overall Reuters data. in that period. For the first time since the second Saudi Aramco and its part- 2009, we entered a period when impact is going to With a handful of early The dollar’s strength still could hit US quarter of 2011, sales are expected to hold ners recently opened massive new diesel demand grew more than reports coming in well above exporters, but its overall impact is going to be the line better than earnings. S&P 500 sales refineries in the Middle East that petrol, and yet it still took years be a lot less this expectations and some a lot less this earnings period relative to the are expected to have fallen just 1.2 percent were built to produce more than to run through those excess die- earnings period evidence of stability in two last few quarters, said Dan Suzuki, senior U.S. in the quarter. 60 percent middle distillates, while sel inventories,” said Andrew Reed, company-hurting trends — equity strategist at Bank of America Merrill In the end, investors may receive just companies including ExxonMobil, analyst with ESAI. relative to the last falling oil prices and a rising Lynch in New York. He noted that roughly enough good news to put a positive spin on few quarters. dollar — some strategists are one-third of S&P 500 revenues come from an otherwise “pig of an earnings season,” predicting enough positive outside the United States. Golub said. Blumberg’s high-tech attempt to ease Egyptian grain drain

By Eric Knecht additional labour benefits,” David Blumberg, 40 percent of its locally procured wheat because 2bn Egyptian pounds ($225m), industry sources Reuters CEO of Blumberg Grain Middle East and Africa, of inadequate storage and processing tech- have said. Blumberg says the shounas and com- said. “It is all monitored and evaluated from niques— f rom pigeons helping themselves at mand centre are part of a long-term plan that this command and control centre,” he said, open-air sites to some unscrupulous farmers would anchor Egypt as the base of its oper- pointing to a monitor streaming live images boosting crop weight with rocks and water to ations in the Middle East, where it intends to T THE far corner of a faceless govern- from the interior of a steel hangar in the port increase their returns. roll out similar food security systems in Oman, ment building in Cairo an unusually city of Alexandria. Part of a US holding company that also Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Algeria and Tunisia. high-tech attempt to stem Egypt’s Egypt is the world’s largest importer of does business in steel and real estate, Blum- If Egypt agrees to purchase the second fleet waste-and-theft-riddled wheat mar- wheat but also a prolific squanderer of its own berg provides harvest protection systems for of shounas, the company will begin immedi- Aket is quietly coming online this month. crop. About 3.5 million tonnes of the crop is developing countries around the world. Its ate construction of a sprawling export plant A dimly lit room awash with the soft glow procured by the government each year and grains command centre was inspired by a con- in East Port Said, employing 1,000 Egyptians of CCTV feeds from around the country, Blum- much of it is stored in dilapidated open-air trol room that the real estate business uses to to produce components for future projects berg Grain’s command and control centre is sites — known as “shounas” — that offer little automate operations including security and across the region. the central nervous system of a fast-expanding protection against weather, pests and theft. temperature at its Miami offices. The plant would be the first located in network of grain storage facilities the company To promote greater self-sufficiency in a Blumberg says its shouna storage systems Egypt’s much-touted Suez Canal Economic says will save Egypt nearly $2bn in five years. staple that feeds tens of millions of Egypt’s — the first 60 of which have been constructed Zone, on which the government has pinned Egypt is the As Egypt begins its wheat harvest this poorest citizens, the north African nation buys at breakneck speed since November — will hopes of building a re-export hub that will month, storage systems from the grain logis- its domestic wheat at a generously subsidised reduce waste to less than 5 percent by sifting, draw badly needed hard currency but which world’s largest tics company will process and monitor about a rate. Egypt will pay farmers $370 a tonne this weighing and tracking the crop in an enclosed has so far struggled to secure a single for- importer of quarter of the domestic crop for the first time. year, nearly twice the $190 paid for foreign environment. It has also said that if the govern- eign investor. If the government signs up for a second fleet wheat in its latest tender. ment signs on for a second batch of shouna sites, “Blumberg Partners would be the first wheat but of storage sites, a decision expected by May This premium makes any crop loss highly it will add security features to curtail suppli- direct investment into the Suez Canal Zone also a prolific 1, Blumberg will handle the country’s entire expensive, with the dollar-starved country ers’ ability to mix foreign wheat into deliveries. and we would like to make a statement about crop by 2018. also forced to dip into its dwindling foreign Cheap imported wheat falsely described the future of Egypt ... of the future of industry, squanderer of “(The full system) will be able to save the currency reserves to import additional grain as domestic grain accounted for roughly 2 manufacturing and industrialisation of Egypt its own crop. Egyptian government approximately $550m to cover its domestic shortfall. million tonnes of supplies bought by the gov- through the development of this manufactur- a year in wheat savings, value addition and Blumberg Grain estimates that Egypt loses ernment last year, equating to a loss of nearly ing plant,” David Blumberg said. CLASSIFIEDS SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 17

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Easy Sudoku Puzzles: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so every row, every ALL IN THE MIND column and every 3x3 box contains all the digits 1 to 9. C. Stringed instument (5) P. Go forward (7) C. Windstorm (7) R. Right-hand page (5) E. Sincere (7) R. Hazards (5) MEDIUM SUDOKU E. Encrypt (6) S. Fusillade (5) E. Obliterate (5) S. Scorch (5) I. Dialect (5) S. Lance (5) J. Top prize (7) S. Impassive (7) J. Fairness (7) T. Stories (5) L. Large feline (7) T. Tropical bird (6) M. Cereal grass (5) T. Clan (5) N. Emerging (7) U. Imaginary creature (7) O. Happen (5) V. Fiddle (6) O. Mediterranean fruit (5) ANNE MURRAY, BARBARA MANDRELL, BRENDA LEE, CHARLEY PRIDE, CHET ATKINS, CRYSTAL GAYLE, DOLLY PARTON, DON WILLIAMS, EMMY LOU HARRIS, O. Greek letter (5) GLEN CAMPBELL, HANK WILLIAMS, JOHNNY CASH, KENNY ROGERS, LORETTA O. Threatening (7) LYNN, MARTY ROBBINS, MERLE HAGGARD, PATSY CLINE, ROGER MILLER, TAMMY WYNETTE, WAYLON JENNINGS, WILLIE NELSON. P. Breed of dog (6)

Yesterday’s answer How to play Hyper Sudoku: A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. 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Fury-Klitschko Warriors down re-match set Spurs to keep for July Pacquiao record chase alive AFP

AFP LONDON: Tyson Fury will defend eyes THURSDAY’S NBA his World Boxing Association PLAY-OFFS (WBA) and World Boxing Organ- LOS ANGELES: The Golden isation (WBO) heavyweight titles State Warriors made a state- in a re-match against Wladimir ment with an 112-101 victory over the San Antonio Spurs Klitschko in Manchester on July on Thursday, clinching home court advantage through- 9, the British boxer’s trainer and out the playoffs in a clash of NBA titans. uncle Peter Fury announced yes- legacy The Warriors joined the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls as terday. the only teams to win 70 games in a season. Fury senior tweeted that the The reigning champions kept their quest to break rematch would be confirmed later on those Bulls’ record of 72 regular-season wins alive. Friday, saying: “(On) 9th July Tyson They must still win their final three games of the sea- Fury vs Klitschko is coming to Man- son to do so, and the closing stretch includes another chester Uk. clash with the Spurs in San Antonio, where the Spurs Hamburg-based Klitschko lost are 39-0 this season. his WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO belts to Most importantly, the 70-9 Warriors ended the 65-13 Fury on points in Duesseldorf last champion $150 million richer. well, he’s going to find a way to desire to sign off in style. Spurs’ chance of stealing the top seed in the West and November as the Ukrainian suf- Pacquiao will earn another continue,” Arum said. “It’s really important for me shook off any doubts raised by a couple of lackluster fered his first defeat in more than The Filipino icon $20 million today for the final Roach has been in Pacqui- to win this fight, to win convinc- defeats in their past three games. a decade. steps into the ring instalment of his trilogy with ao’s corner ever since the Filipino ingly,” Pacquiao said. “It’s part of Stephen Curry had a game-high 27 points and the Fury, from Manchester, north- Bradley, who stunned the Fili- arrived at his Wild Card gym in my legacy.” Warriors held the Spurs to just 19 baskets in the first ern England, was stripped of the IBF for the last time pino with a controversial split 2001 looking for a trainer as he Bradley (33-1-1) said he is 30 minutes of the first-ever regular-season meeting of belt for agreeing to face Klitschko and aims to sign decision victory in 2012 before prepared to embark on the US preparing for an onslaught from teams with 65 or more wins. in a re-match. off in style losing the rematch two years later. phase of his career after fighting Pacquiao. Australian big man Andrew Bogut had 11 rebounds Talks, however, proved pro- While stating today’s fight will entirely in Asia up to that point. “He’s going to come out like a and Harrison Barnes eight as Golden State out-rebounded tracted. Fury suffered a minor back be his last, Pacquiao has been “It’s been 15 years of great- bat out of hell and try to take my the Spurs 43-32. injury last month and recently said careful to leave the door open ness,” said Roach, who hopes head off,” Bradley said. The Warriors led by as many as 23 in the third quar- that he thought the delay was due to to the possibility of a return to Pacquiao will fight on but Bradley teamed up with vet- ter en route to the victory. Klitschko’s hope he will gain weight AFP the ring. acknowledges that family pres- eran trainer Teddy Atlas for his Barnes had 21 points and Draymond Green 18 for in the time between bouts. “I cannot say that I’m not sures may mean his decision is most recent in November, which the Warriors, who shot 54.2 percent from the field and “I’ve got a back injury. An old going to come back,” Pacquiao final. ended in a ninth round techni- connected on 12 of 25 three-point attempts. injury flared up when I went over told reporters this week, explain- “His family has been push- cal knockout of Brandon Rios. Kawhi Leonard scored a team-high 23 points for the to help Hughie (my cousin) out for LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao’s ing that his mindset may change ing him to retire for a couple of Atlas and Bradley have been Spurs, who had a four-game winning streak snapped. his fight (on March 26). 21-year boxing odyssey will draw once he faces up to life without the years now and that’s why I think poring over tapes of Pacquiao’s The Spurs made five of six shots to start the fourth “I got taken to hospital and ever to a close today with the Filipino sport that has made him both fab- it might come true,” Roach said. defeat to Mayweather last year, quarter to pull within 93-80, but the Warriors quickly since then, every time I get punched icon aiming to cement his legacy ulously rich and a national hero. “They want him to spend and his crushing knockout by Juan rebuilt the lead to 18 points and cruised home. in the back, it goes into a spasm, as one of the greatest fighters in “I cannot say right now what more time with his children. You Manuel Marquez in 2012 as they The Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets, both fight- like a trapped nerve. It’s a painful history with a decisive farewell is the feeling of retiring in box- know what? Maybe it wouldn’t attempt to concoct a gameplan ing for their playoff lives, were dealt damaging defeats. experience. victory over Tim Bradley. ing. I’m not there yet. I don’t know be the worst thing in the world.” to beat the Filipino. The Bulls fell 106-98 to the Heat in Miami, where “But, listen, when they announce The 37-year-old Pacquiao how I’ll feel when I hang up my Pre-fight preparations were “Those are two guys that gave Dwyane Wade scored 21 points for the hosts who moved the date, I’ll be ready, back injury (57-6-2) says his third battle gloves,” he added. overshadowed by controversy him some problems and obvi- into a tie with Boston for fourth place in the Eastern or not.” with American rival Bradley at Those closest to Pacquiao, in February when the devoutly ously there’s a reason for that,” Conference. Fury’s decision to opt for a re- the MGM Grand Garden Arena including his long-time trainer religious Pacquiao described Atlas told reporters on Thursday. The Bulls fell to 39-40 and are on the brink of elim- match with Klitschko paved the will be his last fight before he Freddie Roach and the veteran homosexuals as “worse than ani- But Atlas is under no illusions ination. With three games remaining they are three way for Charles Martin to win the hangs up his gloves to pursue a promoter Bob Arum, believe he mals”, remarks that prompted about the scale of the challenge games behind Detroit for the eighth and final post-sea- vacant IBF title when Ukrainian political career in the Philippines. may yet return. several sponsors to sever agree- represented by Pacquiao. son berth in the East. Vyacheslav Glazkov injured a knee The non-title welterweight Arum said Pacquiao could be ments with him while also “When you’re competing If the Bulls fall short, it would mark the first time during their bout in January. showdown will be Pacquiao’s persuaded to prolong his career drawing widespread outrage against someone as good as since 2008 that they have missed the post-season. The American will defend his first since his unanimous defeat if he scores a spectacular vic- from gay and lesbian activists. Manny -- he wins a fight because Jimmy Butler’s 25 points paced the Bulls, with Pau title against Britain’s Anthony to Floyd Mayweather in last tory over Bradley, who has twice Pacquiao is adamant that the of pure talent,” Atlas said. Gasol contributing 21 points and 12 rebounds and Der- Joshua, an Olympic gold medal- year’s money-spinning “Fight gone the distance with the Fili- saga did not disrupt his training. “The combination of speed rick Rose adding 17 points. list in 2012, at London’s O2 Arena of the Century”, a bout which pino slugger. “There were no distractions,” said and power that he has is uncom- Chicago jumped to an early lead and led 22-21 going today. left the eight division world “I think if he wins this fight Pacquiao, who has expressed a mon. He’s a freak.” into the second quarter. They stretched their lead to 46-40 at halftime, but the Heat responded after the interval. After connecting on just 39.5 percent of shots from the field in the first half, the Heat shot 66.7 percent in the third quarter with no turnovers. The Heat took a 75-69 lead into the fourth quarter, Rivals set for early charge at leader Spieth and put the game out of reach with a 14-4 scoring run in the final minutes. In Houston, P.J. Tucker scored 24 points and pulled AFP down 12 rebounds and Mirza Teletovic chipped in 26 GOLF: 2016 MASTERS points off the bench as the Suns shocked the Rockets TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS OF DAY TWO AT THE 124-115. MASTERS Tyson Chandler scored 21 points with 10 rebounds, AUGUSTA: Defending champion producing the dunk that capped a 12-0 scoring run for Jordan Spieth remained the man to Kjeldsen. Poulter, whose career-best Lee falls back with four-putt double bogey the Suns, who snapped a seven-game losing streak and catch at the Masters as a fistful of top share of sixth at last year’s Masters was Danny Lee birdied the second hole to climb improved to 21-58. James Harden led the Rockets with rivals were set for an early charge in the only thing that got him into this within one stroke of overnight leader Jordan 30 points and seven assists, but Houston lost for the sev- yesterday’s second round at Augusta year’s tournament, was set to launch Spieth, only to double-bogey the third where enth time in 10 games and are 1 1/2 games behind the National. his second round in the group after he four-putted from 50 feet. Utah Jazz for eighth in the Western Conference. The 22-year-old American, who Lee while Kjeldsen and Garcia were captured the US Open crown as well in the groups in front of Lowry. More big trouble for big easy at the first NBA RESULTS as a green jacket in 2015, matched Only Rose, the 2013 US Open South African Ernie Els who had a nightmare the low first round by a defending champion, was set for a later start than start to the Masters when he six-putted the Atlanta 95 Toronto 87 champion with a six-under par 66 to Spieth, going off in the day’s penulti- first hole for nine, once again stumbled out of Miami 106 Chicago 98 seize a two stroke lead after 18 holes. mate trio. Four-time major champion the gate missing from two-feet to take a dou- World number two Spieth, a wire- Rory McIlroy, trying to complete a ble bogey six at the first in round two. Phoenix 124 Houston 115 to-wire Masters winner last year, career Grand Slam with a Masters became the first man to lead the title, was another stroke back on 70 Minnesota 105 Sacramento 97 Mike Weir runs up double bogeys at first event five rounds in a row and is the and set to tee off just after 11 a.m. Golden State 112 San Antonio 101 first to shoot par or better in his first World number one Jason Day of Tea Olive, the first hole at Augusta National, nine rounds at Augusta National, for Australia, who won his first major continued to provide trouble as Canadian Mike NHL RESULTS which he is a combined 29-under par. title at last year’s PGA Champion- Weir carded a double bogey six to get second- “It’s one round and through the ship, tees off just before 10 a.m. trying round play underway at the Masters when he Boston 5 Detroit 2 course of the four, there’s going to be to bounce back from a par 72 start three-putted from 10 feet. Tampa Bay 4 New Jersey 2 a lot of different changes,” Spieth said. that saw him play the front nine in “We just stay patient with what five-under 31 for playing the three- NY Islanders 4 NY Rangers 1 we’re doing. We know how to win this hole stretch from 15-17 at five-over, Toronto 4 Philadelphia 3 golf tournament and we believe in missing two short putts for bogeys our process and if the putts are drop- sandwiched around a splashdown Pittsburgh 4 Washington 3 ping, then hopefully it goes our way.” triple bogey at the par-3 16th. Montreal 4 Carolina 2 Spieth is trying to join Jack Nick- Day will lose his world number laus, Tiger Woods and Nick Faldo as one ranking to Spieth, the man he took Ottawa 3 Florida 1 the only players to win the Masters it from two weeks ago by winning Nashville 3 Arizona 2 two years in a row. the WGC Match Play, if the reign- St Louis 2 Chicago 1 He was set for a 12:55 p.m. (1655 ing champion wins another green GMT) tee time yesterday alongside jacket and the Aussie finishes out- Dallas 4 Colorado 2 England’s Paul Casey and US ama- side the top five. Calgary 7 Vancouver 3 teur Bryson DeChambeau. Another Masters sub-plot sur- But most of those in hot pursuit of rounds Day playing partner Ernie Els, Los Angeles 2 Anaheim 1 Spieth were set for morning starts in the 46-year-old South African who Winnipeg 5 San Jose 4 cool but less windy conditions than fired the worst score ever recorded on players faced on day one. the first hole at Augusta with a nine MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL RESULTS South Korean-born New Zea- in round one, six-putting the green. lander Danny Lee, the surprise packet Many eyes will be upon Els to see Cincinnati 10 Philadelphia 6 sharing second with Ireland’s Shane if he can gain a measure of revenge Chicago White Sox 6 Oakland 1 Lowry on 68, was the first of the chase or if another disaster befalls the four- group set to test the famed 7,435-yard time major champion. NY Yankees 8 Houston 5 layout at 9:26 a.m., with Lowry off And 66-year-old Tom Watson, who Jordan Spieth of the United States and caddie Michael Miami 6 Washington 4 about 90 minutes later. opened on 74, will tee off in the early No Kiwi has won a US event since afternoon hoping to become the old- Greller line up a putt on the tenth green during San Francisco 12 LA Dodgers 6 Michael Campbell captured the 2005 est player to make the cut in Masters the first round of the 2016 Masters Tournament at Baltimore 4 Minnesota 2 US Open. A pack sharing fourth on history. He was said this will be his Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday in Augusta, 69 included England’s Ian Poulter, final competitive event so the US leg- Georgia. Chicago Cubs 14 Arizona 6 Justin Rose and Casey plus Spain’s end could be playing the final round LA Angels 4 Texas 3 Sergio Garcia and Denmark’s Soren of his epic career. SPORT SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 21

EPL FIXTURES All times in GMT Suarez-less Barcelona seek West Ham United vs Arsenal (1145) Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth (1400) Crystal Palace vs Norwich City (1400) Southampton vs Newcastle United (1400) rare win at Real Sociedad Swansea City vs Chelsea (1400) Watford vs Everton (1400) Manchester City vs West Bromwich bad memories of their last visit to Albion (1630) Anoeta as a 1-0 defeat plunged the Tomorrow Sociedad’s midfielder club into crisis and left coach Luis Illarramendi says Enrique on the verge of the sack. Sunderland vs Leicester City (1230) his team can defeat Luis Enrique had left Lionel Messi Livserpool vs Stoke City (1500) and Neymar on the bench as a pun- Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester Spanish giants again ishment for arriving back later than United (1500) in today’s clash their teammates from their Christ- mas break. LIGUE 1 Barca recovered in style from that setback to land the treble six months Today later, but their quest to become the En Avsant Guingamp vs Paris St AFP first side to retain the Champions Germain (1500) League could play a major role in the Angers SCO vs GFC Ajaccio (1800) coach’s selection as they hold a pre- Caen vs FC Lorient (1800) carious 2-1 lead over Atletico heading MADRID: Barcelona must overturn into the second leg of their quarter- St Etienne vs ES Troyes AC (1800) a terrible run of results away to Real final tie on Wednesday. Stade de Reims vs Nantes (1800) Sociedad in recent years to prevent Luis Suarez scored both Barca’s Toulouse vs Bastia (1800) losing their grip on the Spanish title goals against Atletico on Tuesday, but race when they visit Anoeta today. the Uruguayan will definitely miss out Tomorrow Despite tasting defeat for the as he is suspended. Lille vs Monaco (1200) first time in 40 games on their last Munir El Haddadi is likely to Nice vs Stade Rennes (1500) La Liga outing at home to Real Madrid replace Suarez with Sergi Roberto, Olympique Marseille vs Girondins last weekend, Barca still hold a Arda Turan and Rafinha – who made Bordeaux (1900) commanding six-point lead over his first appearance after a six-month Atletico Madrid with Real a further injury layoff in midweek – in conten- point adrift and just seven games tion to start in midfield. LA LIGA remaining. Champions League considera- Barcelona’s Brazilian Adriano Correia (left), Neymar (centre) and Uruguayan Luis Suarez take part in a Today However, the European champi- tions are likely to weigh heavily on team’s training session at Joan Gamper Sport Complex in Sant Joan d’Espi, Barcelona, northeastern Spain, Real Madrid vs Eibar (1400) ons haven’t won in their last six trips the minds of Atletico and Real bosses yesterday ahead of their La Liga tie against Real Sociedad. Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid (1615) to San Sebastian, including defeats Diego Simeone and Zinedine Zidane. in the last three seasons in La Liga. Atletico can close to within three Real Sociedad vs Barcelona (1830) “We have shown in recent years points with victory at Espanyol before the Germans visit the Santiago Bern- Valencia need to snap a run of four Real Betis vs Levsante (2005) LA LIGA PREVIEW that we can beat Barca and we can Barca kick-off today. abeu to progress to the last four. consecutive league defeats to ensure Tomorrow do it again on Saturday (today),” Real Fernando Torres looks certain to Having admitted his side suf- they aren’t dragged into a relegation Sociedad’s former Real Madrid mid- start as he will be suspended for the fered physically after their efforts in scrap when Sevilla visit the Mestalla Sporting Gijon vs Celta Vsigo fielder Asier Illarramendi told the Champions League return leg after the Clasico last weekend, Zidane is seeking their first away win of the (1000) club’s website. being sent-off having opened the likely to ring the changes for the visit season. Vsalencia vs Sevsilla (1400) “This team can beat anyone when scoring at the Camp Nou on Tuesday. of Basque minnows Eibar for today’s Dani Carvajal, Isco, James Rod- Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao’s Vsillarreal vs Getafe (1615) we play well. Real’s hopes of an 11th European match. riguez and Jese Rodriguez are all set Europa League commitments could Athletic Club vs Rayo Vsallecano “Until it is mathematically Cup also suffered a huge blow as they Karim Benzema is set to miss out to feature, but Gareth Bale and Cris- also have serious consequences at (1830) decided Barca will have to fight and were shocked 2-0 by Wolfsburg on despite the knee injury that forced tiano Ronaldo are expected to start the bottom as they host struggling I am sure Atletico and Real Madrid Wednesday leaving Zidane’s men him off against Wolfsburg being diag- the game. Getafe and Rayo Vallecano respec- Monday won’t give up.” Barca have particularly needing a monumental effort when nosed as just a knock. At the other end of the table, tively this week. Deportivso Coruna vs Las Palmas (1830) BUNDESLIGA Real prepare for Eibar tie Wenger issues West Ham warning Today Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hoffenheim (1330) FC Ingolstadt 04 vs Borussia Agencies “He has always had top talent, Moenchengladbach (1330) even when in periods he has been a Hamburg SVs vs SV Darmstadt 98 bit up and down,” Wenger said. (1330) “But he has been very consistent VsfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene (this season). (1330) Wenger (pictured) believes today’s “Historically we always had a match away to London rivals West great number of creative players -- Werder Bremen vs FC Augsburg Ham will prove the acid test of their we had (Mesut) Ozil, (Santi) Cazorla, (1330) lingering Premier League title hopes. (Jack) Wilshere, (Aaron) Ramsey -- VfL Wolfsburg vs Mainz (1630) The Gunners are currently third they are all offensive players and I’ve Tomorrow in the table, 11 points behind shock certainly forgotten a few, so we had leaders Leicester and with a game in the numbers.” Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund hand ahead of their trip to face the Meanwhile, T ottenham Hotspur’s (1330) sixth-placed Hammers at Upton Park. 22-year-old striker Harry Kane has Cologne vs Bayer Leverkusen Arsenal have seven league games earned a ringing endorsement from (1530) left to play this season and defeat this former Germany forward Juergen weekend would all but scupper their Klinsmann as he closes in on the Pre- SERIE A chances of overhauling Leicester. a strong midfield and good strikers mier League’s Golden Boot. Today “West Ham is a tough proposal, with (Diafra) Sakho.” Kane’s league-leading 22 goals, yes, away from home,” said Wenger, Veteran French manager Wenger three more than Leicester City’s Frosinone vs Inter Milan (1300) whose side opened the season with has been particularly impressed by Jamie Vardy, have kept Tottenham Chievso Vserona vs Carpi (1600) a 2-0 home loss to West Ham. the form of compatriot Payet, with in the hunt for the title and have Sassuolo vs Genoa (1600) “They (have) had a very good the Hammers playmaker recalled made him a virtual certainty to lead campaign. When you look at the to the France squad ahead of this England’s attack at the European AC Milan vs Juvsentus (1845) quality of the players they have, indi- year’s European Championship on Championship in France in June. Sunday vs Fiorentina (1030) vidually they have a good midfield, home soil. “I’m simply amazed how consist- Napoli vs Vserona (1300) good strikers and they are solid at However, the Gunners boss ent Harry, at still such a young age, Real Madrid’s players Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (left), Sampdoria vs Udinese (1300) the back. said he opted against signing Payet, performs week in week out,” former Brazilian Danilo da Silva (centre) and Croatian Mateo Kovacic “I think the emergence of (Dim- who arrived at West Ham in a £10m Spurs striker Klinsmann said. Torino vs Atalanta Bergamo (1300) warm up during a training session held at the Valdebebas Sports itri) Payet has given them a lot of ($14m) move from Marseille, because “His composure with the ball, his Palermo vs Lazio (1845) Complex in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. Real Madrid will face Eibar creativity and efficiency. They have he already had a number of similar vision for his team mates, his deci- Monday, April 11 (GMT) in a Spanish Primera Division League match today. (Cheikhou) Kouyate, (Mark) Noble, players on the books at the Emirates sion-making, is almost always spot Payet, (Manuel) Lanzini -- they have Stadium. on,” added the United States coach. AS Roma vs Bologna (1845) Ligue 1: PSG seek boost ahead of Manchester City return

AFP Zlatan Ibrahimovic told PSG TV. “In resurgent Lyon level on points. Lyon Monaco inflicted a first home a 3-1 victory over Reims last weekend sequence of 13 matches, with the return leg, we have to play sim- have won seven of their last nine defeat on PSG since May 2014 prior as Rennes made it four wins in five Bordeaux hoping to extend their mis- ple football and fix what didn’t work games to charge back into contention to the international break, but Leon- to stay within a point of Lyon, while erable run this weekend. (Wednesday). I’m confident, because I for France’s second automatic Cham- ardo Jardim’s side then crashed to a climbing above Nice into fourth at “The current situation is delicate PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain will use believe in myself and my team.” pions League qualifying spot, and they 2-1 reverse against Bordeaux last Fri- points table. and represents a big challenge for today’s Ligue 1 trip to Guingamp to Ibrahimovic missed a first-half could also welcome back Nabil Fekir day and have won just once in five Saint-Etienne remain in the Euro- all of us,” Marseille owner Margar- iron out the mistakes that plagued penalty against City, but the Swede for the trip to the Stade de la Mosson. outings. pean picture as well and will fancy ita Louis-Dreyfus said in a statement them in their 2-2 draw against Man- made amends just before the break The France international missed Tomorrow, they will try to hold their chances of turning over Troyes, yesterday. chester City in the first leg of the with his 39th goal of the season and seven months with a serious knee onto second when they visit Lille, who whose relegation was finally con- “Regarding the short term, I’m Champions League quarter-final. needs just two more to match his haul injury but returned to action with have undergone a remarkable turn- firmed last weekend after a sixth reassured by the professionalism Laurent Blanc’s side have their from the 2013-14 campaign. Lyon’s reserve team last weekend around under Frederic Antonetti and successive defeat. and the desire of Michel to success- hands full going into next week’s Paris were beaten 1-0 on their last as he bids for a place in Didier Des- are gunning for a fifth win in a row. Beleaguered Marseille coach fully complete the end of the season, return leg in England having drawn trip to Guingamp, however, and are champs’ squad for Euro 2016. Last weekend’s defeat in Paris Michel remains in charge at the Stade with all his strength and energy,” she Wednesday’s encounter 2-2 at the winless in three visits to the Stade du “To have Nabil back for the final damaged Nice’s Champions League Velodrome despite presiding over an added. Parc des Princes. Roudourou. push is good for us but you can’t be too pursuit, and Claude Puel’s men next eight-match winless run that has left Two wins in three have given Tou- “We made too many mistakes and Meanwhile, in the race for sec- demanding right away. He’s going to face a Rennes side who are in direct the traditional French giants just six louse hope of escaping relegation and Manchester City punished us. You ond Lyon can crank up the pressure need to rediscover his rhythm as he competition with them for a top-three points above the drop zone. Pascal Dupraz’s team will target a can’t afford to make mistakes like on faltering Monaco when they visit gets back to 100 per cent,” said Lyon finish. Marseille are without a win at third straight home victory against this against a team of this quality,” Montpellier where a win would send goalkeeper Anthony Lopes. Ousmane Dembele struck twice in home since September, an agonising Bastia today. 22 SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 SPORT

QRF to host Qatar Rugby Adel sparkles in Nissan’s Sevens finals today

The Peninsula will meet each other in a play-off and for a chance to challenge Cam- Abu Dhabi desert success els 1 and earn the title “2016 - Qatar Rugby Sevens Champions” DOHA: The finals series of Qatar The losers will be relegated to Rugby Federation’s (QRF) Qatar the Plate finals while CAN-Q and the Rugby Sevens Championship League Blue Falcons have already booked Qatari driver will be played today at the Aspire themselves a Bowl final. Warm Up Track in Doha. Today’s finals fever formalities makes Japanese The finals will showcase seven will attract VIP’s and dignitaries manufacturer proud teams in six matches; each match including H E Minister of Energy & lasting only 14 minutes, comprising Industry - Dr Mohammed Bin Saleh with victory in the T2 two halves. The first match of the Al Sada, President Aspire Zone Foun- category Inaugural league kicked off on Feb- dation, Hilal Al Kuwar, the General ruary 6 as part of a move to widen Manager of Katara, Dr Khalid bin the appeal of what is becoming one Ibrahim Sulaiti, Vice-Chairman of the world’s most popular sports. of the Qatar Chamber of Com- With its induction into the Rio merce and Industry, Mohamed bin The Peninsula Olympics later this year Rugby (2015) Tawar Al Kuwari, CEO Eng. Qatar was rated the third most watched Fuel Woqod, Ibrahim Al Kuwari, sport worldwide just behind FIFA the Events Manager Aspire Foun- and the Summer Olympics. dation Zone, Abdullah Al Khater, ABU DHABI: Title sponsor Nissan Today, after eight weeks of exhil- media channels Al Kass news, and enjoyed a triumphant Abu Dhabi arating action seven teams will Al Rayyan TV. Desert Challenge, which finished at battle for Rugby Supremacy. The event will also be attended the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi Camels 1 have claimed the minor by sponsors, spectators, families and on Thursday. premiership title with their unde- friends. The Japanese manufacturer had feated rankings but can they win the The evening will provide enter- six Nissan Patrols at the finish of one Championship Cup? tainment and side attractions of the world’s most demanding off- The fixture will start at 6pm with including gifts and giveaways. road rallies and Qatar’s Adel Hussein the quarter-finals between Hurri- A competition is in motion of the Abdullah topped the success with vic- canes and Al Khor, while Camels 2 best finals picture by any would be tory and the outright lead in the FIA will lock horns with Lions. photographer. Gates open at 3pm T2 category for Series Production The winners of these matches and entry is free to all. Cross Country vehicles. Partnered by Egyptian navigator Hakam Mohamed Rabeia, the Qatari guided his new Patrol to the podium in 13th overall and top of the T2 rank- ings, belying his lack of experience of the event and benefiting from the reli- ability of his near-standard Patrol in Qatar’s Adel Hussein Abdullah celebrates, after winning in T2 category at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge the punishing dunes of Abu Dhabi’s in his Nissan Patrol, with QMMF President Abdulrahman Al Mannai in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Empty Quarter. Running with support from Nis- san Middle East and Al Masaood Automobiles, Abu Dhabi-based Leb- and my country and I felt very com- run T1 Nissan Patrol. The British hus- teaming up with Emirati navigator anese driver Emil Khneisser was in fortable in myself and with the Y62. It band and wife crew of Ian and Sheila Arif Yousef Mohammed finished in contention for a top three T2 finish was an amazing opportunity. Barker rounded off the Nissan T1 fin- an overall 26th position and fifth in until a niggling sensor problem cost “We missed it. We could not fix ishers in 23rd overall and the Qatari T2 in a Patrol, in the competition in him valuable time and any chance to the problem, because we would have driver Mohammed Al Harqan while Abu Dhabi. push for the podium. been forced to open the engine cylin- He and Russian navigator Alexei der head and that would have taken Kuzmich eventually reached the fin- us out of the classification of T2, so NISSAN FINISHERS AT DESERT CHALLENGE ish in 28th overall and sixth in T2 in we preferred to finish the race. We 10th Khalid Al Feraihi (SAU)/Abdulhaleem Al Busaidi (OMN) Nissan their Nissan Patrol Y62. still finished sixth and will collect “It was tough because we had a points for the championship,” the 13th Adel Hussein Abdullah (QAT)/Hakam Mohamed Rabeia (EGY) Nissan Patrol (1st minor problem in the engine,” said driver added. Saudi Arabia’s Kha- T2) Khneisser. “We discovered it was the lid Al Feraihi and Omani navigator 15th Matar Al Mansoori (ARE)/Saif Al Ali (ARE) Nissan Patrol sprocket of the valve timing. It was Abdulhaleem Al-Busaidi achieved 23rd Ian Barker (GBR)/Sheila Hutton Barker (GBR) Nissan Patrol not working correctly and affect- a superb 10th place in their T1 Nis- 26th Mohammed Al Harqan (QAT)/Arif Yousef Mohammed (ARE) Nissan Patrol (5th ing the whole running the engine san Patrol and the Emirati duo of T2) Action from last Saturday’s match of Qatar Rugby Sevens and putting us into safe mode. It was Matar Al Mansoori and Saif Al-Ali 28th Emil Khneisser (LEB)/Alexei Kuzmich (RUS) Nissan Patrol (6th T2) a shame, because this was my area finished 15th overall in a privately Championship League at Aspire. Stokes ready for more ‘death’ duty despite heartbreak

AFP two balls to spare. my feet. I didn’t want to get back tribute to Brathwaite’s remarka- It was a chastening experi- up. ble ball-striking, insisting he had ence for Stokes and one which the “It was like the whole world no regrets about his decision to Durham fast-medium bowler said had come down on me. There bowl yorkers despite being way LONDON: England all-rounder had left him feeling “completely weren’t any good things going off target with his first ball of the Ben Stokes has insisted he is will- devastated”. through my mind. It was just last over, which went down the ing to bowl at the ‘death’ again Nevertheless, asked if he complete devastation.” legside. despite being struck for four would bowl at the ‘death’ again Stokes though made it “It was amazing hitting. I just sixes in the last over of the World in a major match, Stokes told Fri- clear he was determined to did not execute what I wanted to Twenty20 final defeat by the West day’s Daily Telegraph: “A hundred emerge stronger from a painful do,” he said. Indies. percent. Definitely. It is something experience. “I have wondered if it would With the West Indies need- I work at a lot. Some days they go “Setbacks make you want to have been different if I had gone ing 19 off the final six balls of last well. Some days they don’t. That be better again,” he said. “This four slower balls into the deck, Sunday’s tournament climax in was a bad day but I won’t be shy- will be in my mind for quite a long but they could have been hit for Kolkata, England were strong ing away from it.” time and I will reflect on it for a four sixes and then I would have favourites for victory. Nor did he hide from the long time,” the 24-year-old added. thought why didn’t I go for four But powerful batsman Car- emotions he felt at the end of an “It will be a little bit of moti- yorkers? los Brathwaite made a mockery extraordinary see-saw match. vation to make sure this does “I know that I can run up of the match position by sending “I thought, ‘I’ve just lost the not ever happen again. So train and hit my yorkers nine out of 10 four successive Stokes deliveries World Cup’. I couldn’t believe it,” 10 minutes longer every now and times so I am not going to look England’s Ben Stokes (left) celebrates with his team-mates after taking a South soaring into the stands, a total of he said. “I didn’t know what to do. again to get better.” back and wish I had changed African wicket during their first T20 in Cape Town, in this February 19, 2016 file photo. 24 runs, as West Indies won with It took me so long to get back on Meanwhile Stokes also paid anything.”

CHARLESTON RESULTS Kerber advances as Venus ousted Third Round Angelique Kerber (GER x1) bt Kristína AFP WTA CHARLESTON before. I played two days ago in the Kucová (SVK) 6-2, 6-3 TOURNAMENT night session and it was windy, cold.” “I’m really happy to win the Irina-Camelia Begu (ROM x13) bt match,” added Kerber, who said she Mónica Puig (PUR) 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) LOS ANGELES: Seven-time Grand was feeling at home on the green clay Daria Kasatkina (RUS x14) bt Louisa Slam champion Venus Williams will sixth-seeded Andrea Petkovic out of of Charleston, South Carolina. Chirico (USA) 6-0, 6-4 have to wait for a 50th career WTA title the tournament. Kerber next faces Romanian Irina- Sloane Stephens (USA x7) bt Daria after bowing out in the third round of But top seed Angelique Kerber, the Camelia Begu, who saved a match point Gavrilova (AUS x12) 6-4, 6-3 the claycourt tournament in Charles- reigning Australian Open champion, en route to a 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) victory ton on Thursday. powered into the quarter-finals with over Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig. Sara Errani (ITA x5) bt Samantha Sto- Williams, the third seed, had put a 6-2, 6-3 victory over qualifier Kris- Russian Elena Vesnina, who ousted sur (AUS x10) 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) together back-to-back wins for the first tina Kucova. Bencic in the second round, reached Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) bt Venus Wil- time since lifting her 49th title in Tai- Kerber fired 35 winners and con- the quarter-finals with a 6-1, 6-3 vic- liams (USA x3) 7-6 (7/5), 2-6, 6-4 wan in February, but was toppled 7-6 verted seven of her 10 break point tory over Spain’s Lourdes Dominguez. Laura Siegemund (GER) bt Mirjana (7/5), 2-6, 6-4 by Kazakhstan’s Yulia chances, staying steady in difficult, Vesnina next plays Germany’s Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 7-5, 6-2 Putintseva. windy conditions. Laura Siegemund, who followed up her The 35-year-old American joined “It was a really tricky match,” she second-round win over eighth-seeded Magda Linette of Poland returns the ball to Stefanie Voegele of Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Lourdes second-seeded Swiss Belinda Bencic, said. “It was really windy and it was Madison Keys with a 7-5, 6-2 victory Switzerland during their second round match at the WTA Katowice Open Domínguez (ESP) 6-1, 6-3 fourth-seeded Lucie Safarova and a completely different condition than over Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. in Katowice, Poland, on Thursday. Linette won the match 1-6, 7-5 and 6-2. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 20 PAGE | 21 Rivals set for early Arsenal manager charge at Masters Wenger issues leader Spieth West Ham warning

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DOHA: Italy’s Alex Ranghieri and Adrian Car- ambula outplayed their Austrian counterparts Alexander Huber and Robin Seidl in a grueling two-setter of 21-17 and 21-19 to become the cham- pions of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Qatar Open which concluded at the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy courts at Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday. The Italian pair landed in the final after a stunning 2-0 (27-25, 21-14) victory against Poland’s Losiak and Kantor while the Austrian made it to the final after the 2015 Qatar gold medalists, Germany’s Markus Bockermann and Lars Fluggen withdrew late in the second set due to injuries. This was the third straight year that Qatar hosted a FIVB World Tour event in Doha. The World Tour continues the Road to Rio that lasts until June 13, 2016 with FIVB World Tour events counting towards the Olympic Ranking in order to determine 15 of 24 spots for each gender The podium winners of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Qatar Open pose for a photograph with Khalid Ali Al Mawlawi, President of Qatar Volleyball Association and that will take part in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The next World Tour tournament is the Xia- Secretary General Mohammed Ali Al Mohannadi after the awards presentation held at Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy courts at Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday. RIGHT: men Open in China, which takes place from April The victorious pair, Italy’s Alex Ranghieri and Adrian Carambula in action against Austria’s Alexander Huber and Robin Seidl during the final of the FIVB Beach Volleyball 12-17. World Tour Qatar Open. QSL: Al Kharaitiyat seek vital points

QATAR STARS LEAGUE - WEEK 25 Amir Osim’s Today’s fixtures relegation threatened AL KHARAITIYAT VS AL WAKRAH team badly in need of At Al Khor Stadium (Kick-off at 18:15) a win in final stages AL GHARAFA VS QATAR SC At Hamad Bin khalifeh Stadium (Kick-off at 18:15) AL KHOR VS AL SAILIYA The Peninsula At Grand Hamad Stadium (Kick-off at 18:15) MESAIMEER VS AL ARABI At Grand Hamad Stadium (Kick-off at 20:30)

DOHA: Amir Osim’s side Al Khariti- yat are hovering above the relegation Al Wakrah have all but secured zone and are badly in need of a big their place in the QSL for next sea- win as action of round 25 of the Qatar son with a vital 2-0 win against Stars League (QSL) kicks-off at 6.15pm Lekhwiya last week. The Blue Waves today. have twenty-nine points which keep Al Kharitiyat will play against Al them at eleventh in the table one place Wakrah at the Al Khor stadium and above their opponents. they could get in the dreaded drop Mauricio Larriera, the head coach zone if results do not go their way. of Al Wakrah, is hoping to make the Yahia Kebe will be a key man for most of the remaining two games in the Thunders, especially after his vital the QSL season, “We will play against 88th minute equalizer against Al Khor two teams who are in the danger area last time out. Al Kharaitiyat and Qatar SC. The game Al Kharitiyat player Kharaitiyat are only one-point against Kharaitiyat will be compli- clear of the drop zone as they are on cated and difficult. We have to be alert chases the ball over a twenty-four points from as as many and we will be forced to show good fallen Al Khor player games. This leaves them in twelfth motivation and attitude because both during a Qatar Stars place in the table with only two games team are about to fall and we need League match in this left to play. to be serious,” added the Uruguayan. file photo. Amar Osim, the head coach of Al Meanwhile Qatar SC will take on Kharaitiyat, is keen on changing for- Al Gharafa at the same time. Three tunes of his side, starting against Al points are a must for the Kings, and Wakrah. time is running out for them if they impact on the Gharafa team since he also stood face to face with El Jaish the QSL table with thirty-two points The Torches will aim to improve “If we win one game Qatar SC Has are to beat the drop to the Qatar Gas joined mid-season, “I worked with and had a good match.” “For us each after a close 3-2 defeat to Al Sadd in their form ahead of the Emir Cup. Al to win two games its simple mathe- League. the team for a few months and I am game is the most important and we their last outing. Mesaimeer’s assistant coach Dra- matics. So we have to win the next The game will be played at the Al very pleased with the progress they are fighting to survive and stay in The Peregrines will fight to get gan Tadic had this to say about the game against Al Wakrah,” Noted the Ahli Stadium. have made. We are trying to create the first division,” added the Brazil- back to winning ways in their match upcoming game,”Al Arabi are a strong Bosnian technician at his pre-match Al Gharafa stunned champions Al an identity of the club. I can’t prepare ian tactician ahead of the big game. against Al Khor. Sami Trabelsi, head team.” press conference. Rayyan last week with a impressive for a game without thinking of win- At the Al Arabi stadium, Al Khor coach of Al Sailiya, believes that both “They didn’t have last two results Speaking on his opponents Al 2-1 win. This result means that the ning. Our last game was against the will face Al Sailiya. Al Khor can teams will play without much pres- in their favor but they have strong Wakrah, Osim said, “You always have Cheetahs are sixth in the table with champions and the next is against confirm their status in the QSL for sure, “This is the penultimate match players like Paulinho.” motivation to win no matter the situ- thirty-four points. the relegation team for us this is of another season if they manage to and both sides are far from the dan- Al Arabi are seventh in the table ation. They will want to move up the Pedro Caixinha, head coach of no concern as we always aim to win,” defeat Al Sailiya. ger zone. The game has no danger for after back to back defeats. table. I don’t know about the moti- Al Gharafa is not taking the final two added the forty-five-year-old. After obtaining a point against both teams. Both teams have no pres- They have thirty-four points from vation of the (Al Wakrah) players but games lightly; “This is going to be our Qatar SC currently sit in the QSL Khraitiyat in their last game the sure but we have to take this game as twenty-four games and will aim for I hope they are relaxed as it will be second final. We need to play the last drop zone with twenty-three points Knights have secured there spot in preparation for the Emir Cup.” the three points against their strug- better for us.” two games like they are cup finals and from twenty-four games. However, next season’s QSL. Today’s QSL action con- gling opponents. Even though The Thunders are in we need to prepare for these games a win against Gharafa could make a Jean Fernandez, head coach of Al clude when already relegated Al Gianfranco Zola, the head coach a relegation dog-fight at the moment like they are finals.” big difference in their quest to beat Khor, is hoping for a flourish from his Mesaimeer take on seventh place of Al Arabi, believes that Mesaimeer their coach believes that they should He also spoke about the upcom- the drop. side, “We are guaranteed to stay in Al Arabi at the Al Arabi Stadium at is no easy team to play against, not lose sight of the way they play. ing Emir Cup saying, “We will go to Sebastiao Lazaroni, the head the QSL after our last result against 8.30pm. Gianfranco Zola’s side will “Mesaimeer is a well-organized and “We shouldn’t change the way we these games as preparation for the coach of Qatar SC had this to say Khraitiyat. We have two games left, be looking to get on a good run of disciplined team, and they make it play because of our situation. If we Emir cup. we don’t care much about about the task ahead, “Our situation one against Sailiya and one against form ahead of the domestic com- difficult for every team.” play without strategy, without organ- the opponent even knowing their sit- now is to fight, to prepare ourselves Gharafa and in these two games we petitions. Captain Paulinho should “The first goal is the key. If you ization we will be even weaker. So we uation. We will play our game and try and organize ourselves. We know that will try to improve our position in the be back in contention for the Dream score the first goal against them it’s need to keep organization, compo- our best to win.” Al Gharafa is a strong team and they table.” Team, after sitting out the round 24 an advantage for you as it makes them sure and we need to take some risks.” Caixinha has made a positive had a good win against Al Rayyan. We Al Sailiya sits in eighth position in defeat to Umm Salal with a knock. more open as they move forward.”

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Qatar’s new insurance instructions 1 credit positive: Moody’s WASHINGTON: An experimental drug that greatly increases levels of “good” cho- Driving licence can be lesterol has no effect on heart health, a 2 renewed on Metrash 2 comprehensive clinical trial found, leav- ing researchers shocked and disappointed. It is also a blow to patients who were 500 more taxis by 3 hoping for an alternative because they October cannot or will not take statins, which can cut low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad cholesterol. The study involving more than TWEET OF THE DAY 12,000 patients at high risk for serious car- diovascular problems found that the drug evacetrapib had no benefits, according to research presented Sunday at the Amer- ican College of Cardiology conference in Chicago. Stage costumes, designed by Patrice Cauchetier, used in Hippolyte & Aricie by French composer Manufacturer Eli Lilly stopped the trial Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) in 1996 at the l’Opera Natoinal de Paris are displayed at the in October when the drug was found to be “Barockissimo” exhibition at the Centre National du Costume de Scene in central France. ineffective. But now experts have given a comprehensive explanation of what hap- pened. Two other drugs in the same class as evacetrapib, known as CETP inhibitors and designed to raise levels of HDL choles- Music legend Merle Haggard dies at 79 terol—high-density lipoprotein, the “good” type—have also failed, presenting experts with a quandary. “We have a paradox: here we’ve AFP he would die on his birthday and that got an agent that more than doubles the “he took his last breath surrounded levels of good cholesterol and lowers bad by family and friends.” Tributes cholesterol and yet has no effect on clin- poured in from across the music ical events,” said lead author Professor NEW YORK: Country music legend world for Haggard, who released a INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY Stephen Nicholls. Merle Haggard (pictured), an out- staggering amount of work over six On average, patients taking evace- law in both song and life who gave decades with more than 30 songs that trapib daily for at least 18 months lowered voice to the hippie era’s disaffected topped the US country charts. their LDL cholesterol by 37 percent and conservatives before moderating his “We’ve lost one of the great- increased their HDL cholesterol—high- views, died Wednesday on his 79th est writers and singers of all time. Children density lipoprotein, the “good” type—by birthday. His heart was as tender as his love enjoy dif- 130 percent compared with patients tak- Haggard, who had recently ballads. I loved him like a brother,” ferent rides ing a placebo. returned to tour despite frequent singer Dolly Parton said in a during the However, there was no difference illness, died following a pneumonia statement. Haggard had the greatest impact Souq Waqif between the two groups in terms of the at his home in northern California, a Willie Nelson, a collaborator of with his 1969 hit “Okie from Musko- Festival primary “endpoint” of the research— representative said. Haggard who is the best-known liv- gee,” which emerged as an anthem 2016. Pic by including the amount of time until His son, fellow musician Ben ing star of the outlaw country genre, of sorts for the counterculture to the Baher Amin cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke Haggard, wrote on Facebook that wrote on Facebook that the late counterculture who had become so or coronary artery bypass surgery. his father predicted a week ago that singer was “my brother, my friend.” prominent among US youth. Top model Hungry penguins chase shifting krill Melody Yoko in AFP provide algae to feed them while they with a fine black stripe at its throat. grow. The peninsula has warmed by The International Union for tune with a three degrees Celsius over the past Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says half-century, according to groups Adelies and krill are both potentially changing Japan PETERMANN: Waddling over the such as the World Wildlife Fund. threatened by future climate change. rocks, legions of penguins hurl “The interaction between warm- Species such as Adelies are also themselves into the icy waters of Ant- ing temperatures, increasing ocean threatened by krill-fishing, it says. AFP arctica, foraging to feed their young. acidity and of course to some extent, The Antarctic creatures are having Like seals and whales, they eat although that’s not clear yet, an inter- to share the krill with humans. krill, an inch-long shrimp-like crus- action with the fishing industry “Krill fishing may be occurring TOKYO: In ultra-conservative tacean which forms the basis of the fishing for krill, will put pressure on too close to where the penguin breed- Japan, where change often hap- Southern Ocean food chain. But predator populations that are mostly ing colonies are,” says Naveen. “And pens at a snail’s pace, top catwalk penguin-watchers say the krill are krill feeders,” such as penguins, says perhaps more importantly, areas Bar-tailed Godwit’s arriving in Spencer Gulf in South Australia. model Melody Yoko Reilly believes getting scarcer here around the west- Steven Chown, a biologist at Monash where the penguins are foraging.” fashion has a role to play in shift- ern Antarctic peninsula, under threat University in Australia. Fishing boats catch 300,000 tons ing society’s attitude to race and from climate change and fishing. On the rocky shores and blue ice- of krill a year, the IUCN says, made identity. “Krill is the power lunch of the bergs of the peninsula and its islands, into feed for farmed fish and “Omega The 27-year-old, who was born Antarctic. It’s a keystone species for brown fur seals bark and jostle each 3” oil supplements, said to soothe in California’s Redondo Beach to a everybody,” says Ron Naveen, leader other. sore joints and other complaints. Australia to protect Japanese mother and an American of the US conservation group Ocean- Humpback whales flash their Cilia Indahl, head of sustainability father, told AFP that mixed-race ites, as penguins squawk on the rocks white bellies as they heave out of at Norwegian fishing company Aker models have already altered the behind him. the depths. Among hordes of orange- BioMarine, says the total amount of DNA of the fashion business there. In a vast ocean whose water beaked Gentoo penguins waddles the krill caught is just 0.5 percent of the ‘long-haul’ birds Reilly, who has represented flows influence the whole planet, krill occasional Adelie penguin with white 60 million tons eaten each year by dozens of brands including cos- rely on the sea ice to protect them and rings round its eyes, or the Chinstrap, sea creatures. metics maker Shiseido and casual fashion giant Uniqlo, points to the AFP shorebirds face a multitude of fact a half-Japanese with Afri- threats.” Hunt said a new plan, can American heritage, Ariana designed to help protect some 35 Miyamoto, won last year’s ‘Miss species, recognised that some popu- Universe Japan’ title as a sign that SYDNEY: They are the international lations of these birds were in decline. things are changing. travellers who come to Australia “There is a growing need to “You don’t need to look Jap- each year to rest and feast, but reduce the threats to their habitat,” anese to be Japanese anymore,” migratory birds face a perilous jour- he said, adding that this was criti- Reilly said in a backstage inter- ney, officials said yesterday as they cal for the birds’ continued survival. view as stylists fussed over her launched a plan to help protect them. Australia’s coastal and fresh- hair and make-up. Feathered tourists such as the water wetlands are a resting and “It’s definitely changing and grey plover, red knot and common feeding zone for the migratory to have her as Miss Japan totally sandpiper commonly spend several shorebirds -- with some travelling makes me happy, regardless of months each year Down Under after up to 11,500 kilometres (7,146 miles) the haters -- you’re always going their breeding season in the northern non-stop to journey south. to have that,” she added. hemisphere, travelling thousands of Many travel along the East Miyamoto, whose mother kilometres to get here. Asian-Australasian Flyway which is from Japan but whose father “Shorebirds such as the female extends from breeding grounds in is black, suffered a backlash on bar-tailed godwit match the incred- the Russian tundra, Mongolia and social media after her win with ible long-haul range of an Airbus Alaska south through Asia to non- many critics complaining the title A380,” Environment Minister Greg breeding areas in Indonesia, Papua should have gone to what they Hunt said in a statement. New Guinea, Australia and New Zea- called a “pure” Japanese, rather Gentoo penguins pictured on the shore of Vernadsky Research Base, a Ukrainian Antarctic Station at “But the perilous nature of land. Hunt said cooperation between than a “haafu” -- the Japanese for migration, where birds cross mul- countries was required to protect the Marina Point on Galindez Island in Antarctica. “half” or mixed race. tiple national boundaries, means birds.