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OPINION Gulf states to boost cooperation It’s time to

negotiations between Iran and Foreign ministers meet in Doha western countries over Tehran’s move on DOHA: Putting their dif- Al Attiyah said the draft reso- nuclear issue, he said the GCC new year is almost here. ferences behind after the lutions prpared at the meeting will welcomed the initial agreement It’s time to move on. November 16 meeting of their be submitted to the GCC leaders between Iran and the P5+1 group A For six years, I have leaders, the GCC states have at their summit. and the possibility of finding a been associated with The resolved to focus on consolidat- The Foreign Minister, who solution to the issue of peaceful Peninsula. It ing their cooperation and unity. is the chairman of the current use of Iran’s nuclear programme. was both chal- Qatar’s Foreign Minister, session of the GCC Ministerial “We support the right of any lenging and H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Council, said the Palestinian issue, country to use a peaceful nuclear exciting. The Attiyah, said yesterday that any the Syrian crisis and the situation programme, and we demand, at daily strug- dispute that the GCC member in Iraq, Syria and Yemen topped the same time, the removal of any gle with news. states had was now resolved. the discussions. nuclear weapon, not only from The competi- “We have to focus on consoli- He said the meeting between Iran, but from the entire Middle tion. Meeting Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and GCC Secretary- dating the spirit of sincere coop- the GCC foreign ministers and East”. He hoped for an agree- deadlines. Khalid Al Sayed General Dr Abdulalteef Al Zayani speaking to media persons yesterday. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF eration between our countries and their counterparts from Jordan ment to end the nuclear issue in Looking back, move towards a strong and cohe- and Morocco discussed all issues the region. I can say with a degree of cer- sive GCC entity,” he said. related to joint action plans for the important country in the region. He stressed the position of the Al Attiyah stressed that the tainty that journalism in Qatar Addressing a news confer- period from 2013 to 2018. The Foreign Minister said that GCC and said it rejected reli- GCC member states must be a has changed. We helped rede- ence jointly with GCC Secretary- Regarding their meeting with the GCC Ministerial Council gious and political sectarianism party to any security arrange- fine journalism. We proved that General Dr Abdulalteef Al Zayani, their Yemeni counterpart, he meeting reviewed the views and and terrorism in all its forms and ments in the region. Qatar has more media free- Al Attiyah said that the GCC said the situation in Yemen was issues presented by the Advisory manifestations. The P5+1 group is taking clear dom than the world thought. states were working together reviewed, adding that the GCC Board, and discussed a number Regarding the position of the steps to make sure that Iran’s We taught our readers to on various common projects member states reiterated their of economic, political and social GCC countries on a number of nuclear programme is for peace- expect more. We inspired oth- that signify their close economic support to Yemen and rejected any issues of interest to the GCC issues in the Arab region, Al ful purposes, he said. ers to try harder. We built cooperation. interference in its internal affairs. countries. The meeting also con- Attiyah said that they had con- Meanwhile, responding to a bridges between the locals and The two leaders were speaking He called on all political sidered the recommendations of vergent views on many issues. question about a unified GCC expatriates. to reporters at the meeting of the and social parties in Yemen the ministerial committees on “We are working hard with our naval force, Al Zayani said there Qatar is changing fast. The Council of GCC Foreign Ministers to uphold the supreme inter- economic affairs, and reviewed brothers in the GCC countries to were recommendations and stud- past few years were signifi- that was held here yesterday. This est of the country and discard regional and international devel- have a unified vision towards all ies on the issue and these would cant in ways we could not have was a preparatory meeting ahead sectarianism to achieve the opments, particularly the situa- issues, especially those related to be submitted to the GCC leaders imagined before. Now the world of the GCC Summit slated to be aspirations of the Yemeni peo- tion in Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Syria GCC security or affecting them.” during their summit. is looking at us. Our stories are held here on December 9 and 10. ple, stressing that Yemen is an and Palestine. Responding to a question about THE PENINSULA being read, monitored by a glo- bal audience. I consider myself lucky to have been part of all this excitement and action. As I move on, there is a sense of fulfilment. Journalism has Uniform GCC contracts for maids soon 2,000 buses by 2022 changed me. It opened up new horizons, redefined my per- DOHA: GCC states may soon employer and would not be asked Agency (Kuna), the terms are to DOHA: By the time Qatar hosts the minister said at the second sonality, and will redefine my have a common job contract for to put in more than two hours of be tabled in the form of a proposal the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the UITP Large Events Summit and future too. domestic workers which would extra work a day, for which they at the meeting of GCC labour min- country will have 2,000 buses on Showcase and the UITP Taxi I take this opportunity to entitle them to a weekly day off, will get additional payment. isters for approval. Once approved, its roads, 8,500km of highways, Conference and Showcase, which express my heartfelt thanks annual leave and eight hours of Undersecretaries from labour the terms could be implemented and internal roads stretching a was earlier opened by the Prime to all our readers for your sup- work in a day. ministries of GCC member-states soon, Kuna said, quoting Jamal total of 34,000km, the Minister Minister and Interior Minister H port. Without you, we wouldn’t The workers will also be enti- met in Kuwait yesterday and Al Dossari, director-general of Transport H E Jassim Seif E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin have been where we are today. tled to end-of-service benefits. agreed on minimum terms in the of Kuwait’s Public Manpower Ahmed Al Sulaiti said yesterday. Khalifa Al Thani. And I wish my successor all They would have the right to contracts of domestic workers. Authority. THE PENINSULA Qatar has allocated QR159bn THE PENINSULA the best. stay outside the home of their According to Kuwait News Continued on page 4 to develop railway infrastructure, Continued on page 4 WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Leaders send Public transport forum, expo open greeting cables to presidents DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Qatar-GCC rail network to mark culmination of Doha’s preparations for the 2022: Premier Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of con- DOHA: The establishment of by transport ministers from other gratulations to Klaus Iohannis a rail network linking Qatar GCC countries, experts from the on his election as Romanian with other GCC countries will Middle East and North Africa, President. mark the culmination of Doha’s Asia and Europe and representa- The Deputy Emir H H Sheikh preparations for the 2022 FIFA tives of leading Qatari companies Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani World Cup, the Prime Minister involved in public transport. sent a similar cable to Iohannis. and Interior Minister H E The Premier said Qatar has The Prime Minister and Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin been implementing major infra- Interior Minister H E Sheikh Khalifa Al Thani said yesterday. structure projects in the trans- Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa After opening an international port sector, including express Al Thani also sent a cable of public transport conference and roads and streets, air and sea congratulations to the president. exhibition at Qatar National transport centres, and multiple The Emir also sent a cable Convention Center, he said trans- public transport network in sup- of congratulations to President port constituted a motivating fac- port of major events. Packer Izetbegovic, Chairman tor in the success of major events He praised the UITP’s role in of the Presidency of Bosnia and and Qatar has attached great promoting public transport and Herzegovina, on his country’s importance to it. wished Mowasalat and other National Day. “Preparations for the World transport establishments in the The Deputy Emir sent a simi- Cup in 2022 will be completed by country success in fulfilling their lar cable to Izetbegovic. the establishment of railway net- goals. He reiterated support to The Prime Minister and works linking us with other GCC the Ministry of Transport in its Interior Minister also sent a countries, by expanding our ties quest to develop an integrated cable of congratulations to the with the world through Hamad transport system. president. International Airport and build- The Minister of Transport, ing a well-developed transport Vice-President, UITP, and Mena Al Arabi invited network for the future genera- UITP Chairman, H E Jassem The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani inaugurating UITP tions,” he said. Seif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, UITP Large Events Summit & Showcase and UITP Taxi Conference & Showcase yesterday. to GCC Summit Discussions during the three- Secretary-General Alain Flausch, day UITP Large Events Summit Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary- CAIRO: Arab League & Showcase and the UITP Taxi General, Supreme Committee for and products associated with pub- Jabara bin Eid Al Suraiseri, platform for participants to ben- Secretary-General Nabil Al Conference & Showcase focus on Projects and Legacy, and Franco lic transport. About 40 exhibitors, Jordan’s Transport Minister Dr efit from networking sessions, Arabi yesterday received a safety and security related to pub- Tofu, Director-General, Ongenier including ministries and other Lina Shabib, Omani Transport meet industry experts, learn poli- message from the Foreign lic transport in large events. The Transportation EBFL Head government institutions, are tak- Undersecretary Salim bin cies that will impact the economy Minister H E Dr Khalid bin event is hosted by Mowasalat in CITIC, Geneva, also addressed ing part, shedding light on the Mohammed Al Nuaimi, Djibouti and the environment and explore Mohammed Al Attiyah invit- collaboration with International the opening ceremony. future of the sector. Minister of Transport Musa the transport sector’s scope for ing him to the 35th GCC sum- Association of Public Transport The Premier also opened an The Prime Minister also Hassan, and Flausch. business opportunities. mit in Doha on December 9-10. (UITP). The opening was attended exhibition featuring companies met Saudi Transport Minister The UITP event serves as a THE PENINSULA Qatari Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the League, Saif bin Muqaddam Al Buainein, pre- sented the message as he met Al Araby at the League head- quarters. They also reviewed QJet officials attend final testing of QA’s A380 Arab and regional developments. DOHA: The senior manage- was part of final preparations biggest plane that joined QA fleet company — the operations, tech- Al Thani, Chairman, Board Al Marri speaks ment of QJet participated in the of Hamad International Airport at the best-expected level of serv- nical and other departments. of Directors, Qatar Fuel, and final testing of the new Aircraft (HIA) and Qatar Airways (QA) to ice, QJet tested refuelling opera- The company did not experi- Ibrahim Jaham Kuwari, Director- at Iran varsity A380, which is to begin com- ensure the readiness of all serv- tion of the aircraft from more ence any major difficulties or General, QJet, participated in a mercial operations from next ices to start commercial flights of than one location in the airport problems in the final testing, familiarisation tour by QA to pro- TEHRAN: The Attorney month. the newly-inducted superjumbo by using different trucks. which confirms its readiness to vide idea of the new aircraft and General Dr Ali bin Fetais Al According to a statement from next month. The final tests, using trucks provide the best services to all display its capabilities, features Marri met the Speaker of the issued by QJet, a subsidiary of To ensure full readiness of the prepared for this type of aircraft, QA fleet. and equipment. Iranian Islamic Consultative Qatar Fuel (Woqod), the event company to serve the world’s were attended by officials of the Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman THE PENINSULA Assembly, Ali Larijani, and dis- cussed means of strengthening judicial and legal co-operation Ooredoo displays up 3D mural to serve the interests of both peoples. Dr Al Marri also visited the University of Judicial Sciences and gave a lecture on academic and civil society sectors’ contri- bution to implementing the UN convention against corruption in his capacity as a special counsel for the UN to combat corrup- tion. He spoke about governance and the need to educate students on the convention, especially the prevention mechanism. Iranian officials, Qatari Ambassador Ali bin Hamad Al Sulaiti, Dr Al Marri’s delegation and faculty and students of the university were present. Supermarket closed down

DOHA: The Doha Municipality has closed down a supermarket Ooredoo has created a 3D mural at Landmark Mall starring its Brand in the Souq Area for manipu- Ambassador Nasser Al Attiyah and his Ooredoo-branded rally car. The lating the expiry dates of some painting, made over two days by Kurt Wenner, is the first 3D work on nuts. The products had an display in Qatar. It is spread over 5x5 meters on the floor and 5x3 meters expiry date of two months, but on the wall and, through an optical illusion technique, creates the effect the outlet extended it to 2016, that the car is leaping off the floor into the space. It is on display until according to Al Sharq. THE PENINSULA/QNA December 4. Training held for Qatari technicians

Officials with the technicians at the event.

DOHA: Texas A&M at Qatar at National Institute of Material Chief Scientist, QEERI. (Tamuq) hosted Qatari tech- Sciences (NIMS) in Tsukuba, Participants were also trained nicians at Qatar Environment Japan. in general laboratory and radia- and Energy Research Institute “Our technicians are eager to tion safety and the application of (QEERI) for two continuing go to NIMS and are aware that material characterisation tools, education courses. they are not only representing and provided with basic hands-on Seven technicians who joined Qatar Foundation (QF) but also experience on equipment, includ- QEERI recently were provided Qatar. ing standard operating proce- with an internal training pro- “Upon their return they will dures and data analyses software. gramme and a course in material manage specialised state-of-the- They were also familiarised science at Qatar University (QU) art equipment at new QF R&D with capabilities of specific equip- and material science characteri- facilities to tackle Qatar’s grand ment models at Central Materials sation at Tamuq. challenges within QEERI, in col- Facility and developed an under- It was a vital element in the laboration with Tamuq, QU and standing of hazards associated programme, which will be final- our local industrial partners,” with each equipment. ised by a six-month programme said Dr Klaus Hermann Dahman, THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.comz 03

Russian officials, representatives from SEC, CNA-Q and Maersk Oil Qatar and students at the ceremony. Qatar receives World Robot Olympiad flag Representatives attend handover ceremony in Sochi DOHA: Russia has handed over bin Ahmed, Philippine School “QNRO demonstrated that the World Robot Olympiad flag Doha, American School of Doha, there is a huge appetite for events to Qatari representatives in Dukhan English School, Tariq bin like these and highlights the Sochi. Ziyad and Mohammad bin Abdul increased popularity of STEM- Representatives from the Wahab. based subjects in Qatar. The stu- Supreme Education Council The WRO’s theme ‘Robots and dents who travelled to Sochi will (SEC), College of the North Space’ reflected in the competi- now be able to share experiences Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q) and tion’s categories. Qatar’s par- with their colleagues in Qatar.” Maersk Oil Qatar took part in the ticipation follows Qatar National GO ROBOT has been run- handover ceremony. The event Robot Olympiad (QNRO) at the ning since 2012 as a partnership will be held in Doha in 2015. Aspire Zone in October, in which between CNA-Q and Maersk Oil The representatives who over 800 students competed. Qatar, supported by the SEC and received the flag were part of a Doha’s participation in the two Qatar Petroleum. group accompanying Qatari stu- Olympiads is the culmination of Part of the programme sees dents who had travelled to Russia the year-long GO ROBOT pro- teachers undergo training to compete in the 11th World gramme, which encourages stu- courses of up to 30 hours each, Robot Olympiad (WRO). dents to study science, technology, covering robot programming and Thirty students took take part engineering and mathematics construction. in the three-day extravaganza and (STEM). These skills and knowledge, competed in categories, including The Minister of Education with free robotics kits, are then Open, Regular, and the recently and Higher Education H E Dr taken to classrooms or school added Gen II Football. Mohammed Abdul Wahed Ali Al clubs where student teams com- The teams were made up of Hammadi said, “We were proud pete in national and international students from seven schools to have seen so many students events, including QNRO and — AbuBakr Asdeeq, Khalid represent Qatar in Sochi. WRO finals. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Cold spell likely until 8,500km highways by 2020 end of next week

Continued from page 1 integrated lines up to 233km and It will help develop the capacity The Minister stressed that the DOHA: The Met office has warned of a sudden onset Al Sulaiti said that Qatar now 96 stations. of Hamad International Airport purpose of the conference is to of cold spell from this morning which could last until has about 2,500km of highways “In the first phase, the network and will be linked with the Doha exchange best practices and tech- the end of next week. and the plan is to expand this to will have a length of 84km, include Metro network and long-distance nologies in the field of transport Temperatures could drop three to five degrees Celsius 8,500km by 2020. The internal 38 stations by 2019, and provide train, as well as public buses and to provide a world-class transport due to a ridge of Siberian high pressure on the Gulf coast, roads now extend to 9,500km, and light rail transport in Lusail inte- taxis to become an integrated system in the Middle East. a special bulletin issued by the Met office said yesterday. will be expanded to 34,000km by grated network with up to 32km transport hub, he said. THE PENINSULA Wind will be northwesterly, blowing from colder regions 2020. track and 35 stations,” Al Sulaiti of Europe, and speed will be moderate to strong. The sea The country now has 160 bridges added. will be tumultuous. connecting roads, and the number Al Sulaiti said that the long- In Doha, mercury levels could drop to between 25 and is expected to reach 200 by 2020. distance passenger and freight rail 20 degrees during day and night, respectively, over the The number of tunnels will increase network will be connected to the next several days. to 32. GCC railway network, for which Dukhan and Abu Samra could witness low tempera- Exclusive tracks for walking and Qatar has allocated QR159bn to tures of 18 degrees at night, while day temperatures could cycling parallel to the new roads develop infrastructure. be up to 23 degrees until the end of next week. have also been built, he added. The Minister added that Qatar Temperature is expected to vary between 19 degrees “Qatar is working on the develop- had also allocated QR5bn to (at night) and 24 degrees (during daytime) in Al Khor, ment of advanced transport infra- increase the number of public while in Al Wakrah, the levels would likely be between structure which will not only help buses from 400 to 2,000 and build 21 (at night) and 26 (daytime). us prepare for hosting the 2022 supporting infrastructure such as In a forecast for today, the Met department said there FIFA World Cup, but will also be a integration with Doha Metro, bus are chances of rain “at first at places”. legacy for our people and country,” parking sites and air-conditioned Offshore, wind will be strong and seas will be high. the Minister said. bus stops. Wind speed (northwesterly to northerly) could go up to “It will also enable us to achieve The new port project, worth 20 knots inland. Qatar National Vision 2030,” said QR27bn, would be a logistics por- Offshore, northwesterly wind could blow at speeds that the Minister. tal to provide marine transport could reach 25 knots at times, said the Met office. “To achieve Qatar National routes in the region and promote THE PENINSULA Vision 2030, we began to build the the development of local industries, Doha Metro network with four he said. Museums may have multi-sensory translation soon DOHA: A research will (TII) at Hamad bin Khalifa begin soon to examine the University is in the process possibility of introducing of being funded. multi-sensory translation “In the future, we are at museums. going to have museums Multi-sensory trans- that are going to offer lation provides service, multi-sensory transla- where people can smell tion services…What has and touch things and feel been known about muse- and taste them. It will give ums that you never get accessibility for people to touch anything or con- with special needs. tact, but this project of the The project by the audiovisual faculty team is Audio Visual Faculty trying to take on multisen- of Translation and sory translation museum,” Interpreting Institute Dr Salah Basalamah, Associate Professor, Postgraduate Studies and Research Programme, TII, told this daily. TII’s Master of Audiovisual Translation focuses on translation of audio, visual and audio- visual materials, includ- ing dubbing and subtitling of movies, TV shows and other videos. THE PENINSULA Workers’ freedom of movement cannot be curbed’ Continued from page 1 The employers of domestic workers, includ- ing maids, cannot keep their passports with them. They will have to allow the workers to travel overseas whenever they would like to and provide them with air tickets once a year (with annual leave). “The freedom of move- ment of domestic workers cannot be restricted,” Al Dossari said. Meanwhile, interna- tional rights organisa- tions that want to make remarks about domestic workers’ rights in the GCC have been urged to submit comments and observa- tions to International Labour Organization and a copy to the GCC states. Kuwait’s Labour and Social Welfare Minister Hind Al Sabeeh, in the mean time, told reporters that the GCC countries had no plans to trim their expatriate workforce and reduce their reliance on them. “In fact, we will be need- ing more foreign work- ers in the days to come because of the ongoing mega development projects and more such projects being planned,” Al Sabeeh said. She, however, added that the GCC states would need to balance their demographic structures by balancing the ratio of workers from different manpower exporting coun- tries. The GCC states may fix nationality-wise quotas for workers to be recruited. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Emir’s visit boosted Korea ties: Envoy Equestrian photography GCC allies well-equipped DOHA: South Korean Ambassador Chung Keejong to counter any Iranian said the visit of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Seoul this month was contest invites entries threat, says US expert a historic moment for relations. Addressing a seminar held DOHA: Saudi Arabia and the Iraq was a coalition. We have by Diplomatic Institute of the Qatar Museums’ initiative to uncover new talents UAE each has more combat never been able to act alone, with- Ministry of Foreign Affairs on aircraft than Iran and nearly out allies.” He, however, urged Qatar-South Korea ties, he said DOHA: Qatar Museums (QM) and culture. “We are putting the spotlight one-third of US arms exports the US Muslim allies to come to the visit set the stage for a new yesterday launched an eques- The overall winner will be on the importance of horses in go to the GCC, says Anthony terms with their divisions and said phase in cooperation in all fields. trian photo competition to announced at QREC’s 40th anni- Qatari culture, which have always Cordsman, a US expert. Washington cannot solve ideologi- Diplomatic relations date uncover new photographic tal- versary celebrations in February been an important part of the Some 28 percent of US arms cal and religious divides in the back to 1972 and both countries ent in the country. with the winner awarded with the heritage and a source of national exports are directed to the GCC, region. exchanged delegations. Amateur and professional pho- trip of a lifetime to Racing and pride. We are excited to see won- double the exports to Europe, he He said 99 percent of terror- Cooperation in finance, busi- tographers can submit images Equestrian event in France, The derful submissions of these mag- said. ism-related casualties are in the ness and trade grew since 1992. that capture powerful, eye- Qatar Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe nificent animals as seen through The US is selling more weapons Mena region and not the US or Since his arrival in 2012, the catching imagery of the strik- in 2015. The best entries will also the eyes of the local community.” to the GCC than to its European Europe, and in all these cases it ambassador said, it had grown in ing Arabian horses in action as be unveiled during the anniver- Participants need to register allies, Cordsman told the Third was Muslims killing Muslims. the environmental field as well. they race at events organised by sary event. via the website www.qm.org.qa. International Conference on Dr Vladimir Orlov, an expert on He said cooperation is based on Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Hamad Al Eida, Director, Once registered, entrants will Strategic Studies, organised by Russia and international security, two main pillars: construction and (QREC) between November 2014 Communication, QM, said, “The gain access to a press box at one Strategic Studies Center Doha branded the new rivalry between energy. Trade volume reached and February 2015. competition is a new and excit- of the QREC events to capture and Geneva Center for Security the US and Russia a new 3D cold $27bn in 2013 and is expected to The contest until February 26 ing initiative to give aspiring and close up shots. Policy. war, saying it is being waged on cross $30bn this year. in line with QM’ commitment professional photographers the Events to attend will be based The Minister of State for three dimensions: nuclear, outer Qatar is South Korea’s second to nurture emerging talent, opportunity to showcase talent on the QREC calendar, with Defence H E Major Gen Hamad space and cyber. largest exporter of energy, partic- celebrates the role horses have and capture powerful imagery equestrian activities twice a week. bin Ali Al Attiyah attended the He said the major threat to the ularly LNG, he said, adding Seoul played in Arabic art and their of beautiful Arabian horses in Each entrant can submit up to opening session of the two- day global security is the increased is fully behind holding World Cup contribution to Qatar’s heritage action. three shots. THE PENINSULA forum held in Doha Marriot proliferation of weapons of mass 2022 in Qatar, and will look to Hotel under the theme ‘Shifts and destruction and that the US and share experience in the field. changes in the world system and Russia have 97 percent of nuclear its impacts on the Middle East’. proliferation. Sukuk to provide Cordsman, from Center for He said Russia is urging Iran Strategic and International to improve relations with Gulf free vaccines Old Ghanem plot sold for QR236.83m Studies from Washington, down- neighbours but the effort should played the threat posed by Iran not be one-sided. DOHA: The International BY SIDI MOHAMED to the Gulf countries and said On the Syrian conflict, Orlov Finance Facility for the US had well-equipped GCC said the Russian policy has Immunisation Company’s DOHA: A small piece of property has been sold allies to counter any such threat. been clear and is not changing. (IFFIm) sukuk proceeds will at a staggering rate of over QR109,000 ($29,933) He said the US has four air bases “Interventions are not acceptable, help provide free vaccines and per square metre in Old Ghanem in downtown with GCC allies and has stationed changing of elected governments related facilities to the needy Doha. The 2,167sqm plot was sold for QR236.83m one of its latest fighters F22 in the are not acceptable.” across the globe. IFFIm has ($65m) in the week from November 16 to 20. region. Iran’s military capability is General Sanad Ali Al Nuaimi, appointed Barwa Bank as Joint Details released by the Real Estate Registration also depleted with the state having Commander, Strategic Studies Lead Manager and book-runner Department of the Ministry of Justice show that no modern aircraft, he added. Centre Doha, called to differenti- for the medium-term sukuk some 135 transactions took place in the week. The Cordsman dismissed as myth ate between the proper teachings issue, the bank said in a state- total value of the deals was QR902.59m ($247.86m). that Iran dominates Lebanon, of Islam and terrorism. ment yesterday. Asked why properties are so expensive in Old Syria, Yemen and Iraq and said He said the caliphate is using The use of the proceeds of the Ghanem, a property market expert said it is because Tehran was only capable of play- the path of the Prophet while sukuk will be aligned with the core the area is in the heart of the city and a hotspot of Khalifa Al Muslemani and Ahmed Al Oruqui. ing a role in these countries but committing heinous terrorist acts. values of Islamic finance. IFFIm is tourist attractions. not to dominate them. “Not to kill is the message, and backed by nine countries, includ- It is close to prominent attractions like Islamic Old Ghanem is close to Souq Waqif and Museum of He said the US was the GCC’s killing innocent people is some- ing the UK and France. The firm Museum of Art and Souq Waqif, according to Ahmed Islamic Art, he added. “All types of tourists can stay main strategic partner in chal- thing Islam and the rest of the issues bonds, and now sukuk, Al Oruqui. “It is a mix-use locality,” Al Oruqui said, in three-star hotels while in five-star hotels only lenging Iran and extremism. “The world reject,” he said. The threat designed to upfront future donor adding that the prices of real estate in almost all rich people can,” Al Muslemani said, adding that it US since 1945 has been operating of terrorism to global security pledges into cash-in-hand to areas of the city are going up. pushes up the demand for three-star hotels. in alliances. This has been the case requires co-operation from all finance its immunisation efforts. Another expert and evaluator, Khalifa Al The QR109,000 per sqm is not the highest price when we dealt with the Cold War, parties to counteract and there Since 2006, IFFIm has raised Muslemani, said Old Ghanem has a lot of three- a plot or building has fetched in Old Ghanem. Last or when we went to the first Gulf is need for dialogue in which oth- $4.5bn through bonds, and its star hotels which are in high demand by tourists. June, a piece of property in the area was sold for War in 1991. ers’ views are respected, he added. last issuance was a $700m bond Such hotels are doing very good business and QR200,000, the highest rate for any property in “In 2003, US intervention in THE PENINSULA in June, 2013. THE PENINSULA that’s why the area is in high demand. Also because Qatar so far. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME IQ to offer top design Six more varsities join solutions, products DOHA: IQ, the new design exhibi- Industry professionals looking to tion for Qatar, is gearing up for a source products and solutions for the successful first edition. public sector, commercial and hospital- Aspetar health challenge Taking place on February 2-4 at ity projects will find dedicated sections, Qatar National Convention Centre, IQ work station and storage solutions, is expected to attract about 6,000 visi- furniture for offices, boardrooms and tors during the three-day show. Over conference room interiors, signage ‘Step Into Health in Campuses’ aims to beat last year’s 362m record 80 percent of the exhibition space has and graphics solutions, equipment and been booked. accessories for leisure, fitness, spas and DOHA: Aspetar aims to beat in three months. communication to allow more a healthier, active community “We have been getting an incred- banqueting are some of the products last year’s record of 362 mil- Six more universities interaction between members, in line with Qatar’s National ible response from local, regional and visitors can find across the 10,000sqm lion steps at the second edi- have been added this year — and includes upgraded health Vision 2030. international brands since we started space of the exhibition. tion of its Step Into Health Northwestern University in features for better control “It is our aim to implement selling exhibition space early in 2014,” Open to trade and the general pub- in Campuses challenge which Qatar (NUQ), Texas A&M of physical activity perform- walking as a form of physical said Ashley Roberts, Event Director, lic, IQ is designed around the needs seeks to promote walking University at Qatar (Tamuq), ance, calorie intake and sleep activity on campuses, but also IQ exhibition. of interior designers, architects and among students and school Virginia Commonwealth patterns. to offer more information about “Being the first edition of a new design industry professionals from staff. University in Qatar (VCU-Q), Challenging recruits to walk healthy active lifestyles through show, we have received a positive Qatar and Gulf states. It will be open Last year’s inaugural cam- Carnegie Mellon University in more, the initiative will be fol- our new upgraded website and response and demand for space. This every day from 4pm to 10pm with free paign included five universities Qatar (CMU-Q), Weill Cornell lowed by the launch of walking mobile application,” he added. proves that this market wants and access for professionals. — Stenden University Qatar Medical College in Qatar challenges, which also aim to In addition, the Inter needs a show like IQ and that Doha Many events will take place dur- (SUQ), College of the North (WCMC-Q) and Georgetown increase participation in sport Universities Walking Challenge is the perfect location for an event of ing the show, providing visitors with Atlantic in Qatar (CNA-Q), University School of Foreign programmes to support and and the Individual University this calibre.” additional industry-related content. University of Calgary Qatar Service in Qatar. facilitate the well-being of stu- Walking Challenge will be IQ is set to become the new flagship They include IQ Education, spon- (UCQ), and the male and The Step Into Health team dents and staff. launched on December 7 ending event in Qatar for residential, com- sored by Interface, which is a series female campuses of the Qatar is visiting these campuses until Abdulla Saeed Al Mohannadi, on March 14, with an awards mercial and hospitality interiors, public of free conferences on latest trends Community College (QCC) and December 4 to implement the Health Promotion Researcher, ceremony on March 25. sector solutions, and fit-out materi- and topics, and the first Qatar Design Qatar University (QU) and initiative not only to encour- said: “We encourage all stu- Prizes will be awarded to als and fittings. Katharine Pooley, Awards, sponsored by ASTAD Project pedometers were distributed age students and staff to walk dents and staff members of the individual walkers that aver- Interface, Corian DuPont, Chabros, Management to recognise and reward to students and staff for use. more, but also inspire them Step Into Health in Campuses aged 10,000 steps a day during Elite Homes, Slate Lite, Gautier, outstanding interior design and archi- The campaign saw over to make an active behavioural initiative to benefit from such the challenge period, as well Dream Glass, Etqaan Designs, Aldar tecture projects in Qatar. Details and 50 percent active participa- change. a great health programme, as the top three universities. Al Jameela, Poly Products, Octogone, pre-registration form are available at tion rate and 2,400 members, This years’ upgraded to walk more, look into their Participating universities will KTS, Vingcard, Elsaf, RAFCO, Basic http://www.iqexhibition.com/ or on the including students and staff, mobile application and web- active behaviour, and realise also be recognised. Elements, and Fine Art Furniture are show’s Facebook page http://facebook. who achieved 362 million steps site employ more social media that together we can create THE PENINSULA some of the brands that have booked com/interiorsqatar. space in the residential section. THE PENINSULA ISL Qatar hosts Rockschool exams DOHA: ISL Qatar hosted the first Rockschool exams in Doha this week. Fourteen students par- ticipated in drum and singing examinations. ISL Qatar students have been working hard since the begin- ning of their term with extra lessons, workshops and rehears- als and their commitment paid off when all 14 passed, including 11 with merit. Daniel Gay arrived from London to examine the stu- dents and expressed delight at the welcome he received and the students’ enthusiasm. As part of preparations for the exams, students have been performing regularly in the school atrium to help overcome performance nervousness. Rockschool is an interna- tional examining board for contemporary music. Its quali- fications are recognised world- wide and from Grade 6 upwards students can gain extra credit on their university applications. Instruments include guitar, drums, bass, keyboard, piano Students taking part in a rehearsal for a concert. and vocals. ISL Qatar is the official cen- to develop their musical educa- exams at ISL Qatar rather than again in May 2015 and wel- tre for Rockschool in Doha, tion by playing the music they travel to Dubai as was previ- comes any enquiries about the committed to expanding oppor- love. Students from surround- ously necessary. programme. tunities for students of all ages ing schools are able to take the ISL Qatar will host the exams THE PENINSULA

Officials at the event. Qatar Steel attends Big 5 Show in Dubai DOHA: Qatar Steel Company participated in The Big 5 Show held on November 17-20 at Dubai World Trade Centre. The event, inaugurated by H H Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, attracted about 2,700 exhibi- tors from 60 countries. The Big 5 is the largest annual trade show for building materials and Construction industry in the Middle East and the Gulf. Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al Ansari, Commercial Division Manager, Qatar Steel, said, “We are participating in the show, as we are keen to attend all important building and constructions exhibitions in the region. “Through the show, Qatar Steel aims to meet and com- municate with professionals, traders, and businessmen specialised and interested in the constructions sector, as well as decisionmakers from across the world. The show provides an opportunity for Qatar Steel and other exhibitors to display building products and services, and get updated on the sector, which is witnessing a boom in Qatar and the Gulf, offering huge potential to steel companies.” Qatar Steel’s stand attracted many visitors. Delegations met the company’s customers in the Middle East and GCC and discussed business-related issues. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Palestinians slam Iran’s supreme Israel approval of ‘Jewish state’ law

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian leader ‘okays’ leadership yesterday slammed the Israeli government’s approval of a law determining the coun- try’s status as the national Jewish homeland, saying it “killed” more N-talks Middle East peace prospects. The Palestine Liberation Organisation’s executive commit- Optimism, defiance in parliament tee expressed in a statement its “strong condemnation and rejec- TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme Iranian lawmakers yesterday tion of this law”. “The law aims leader yesterday gave his indi- showed a mix of cautious optimism to kill the two-state solution by rect approval for a continua- and defiance. Vice-Chairman of imposing the project of a ‘greater tion of talks over its disputed Parliament, Mohammad Hassan Israel’ as well as the Jewishness of nuclear programme, criticising Aboutorabifard, said the US is the state upon the historical land world powers who many frus- not trustworthy since Washington of Palestine,” said the PLO. trated Iranians believe could “sacrifices” its national interests Israel’s cabinet on Sunday have worked harder to reach a for Israel, but he still voiced sup- endorsed a proposal to anchor in deal with the country. port for further nuclear talks. law the country’s status as “the The remarks were the first by Parliamentarians in attendance national state of the Jewish peo- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has responded to his remarks by ple,” voting 14 to six in favour of final say on all state matters, since chanting, “Down with America.” the initiative. The country’s par- Iran and the major powers agreed Lawmaker Mansour Security officials check trucks loaded with construction materials at the Rafah crossing yesterday. liament, the Knesset, is to vote on Monday to decide by March 1 about Haghighatpour, a member of the law on December 3. what agreements must be reached the parliamentary committee on Critics say the proposed change on what schedule. A final deal is national security and foreign pol- could institutionalise discrimina- meant to follow four months later. icy, said that the extension of the 28 cement trucks roll into Gaza tion against its 1.7 million Arab cit- “On the nuclear issue, the talks proves that “Iran does not izens — descendents of the 160,000 United States and European give in its long-term interests”. On GAZA CITY: Twenty-eight amount for the reconstruction.” whether yesterday’s delivery was Palestinians who stayed after Israel colonialist countries gathered Tehran’s streets, many said they trucks of cement entered the He said there had been no a one-off or would be followed by was established in 1948. and applied their entire efforts to had expected a deal on Monday, but battered Gaza Strip yesterday further deliveries since October others. He said he had no idea And the PLO said the law was bring the Islamic Republic to its that they remain patient in hopes in only the second delivery of because Israel had halted the proc- when Israel would allow the entry “an attempt to tarnish and twist knees but they could not and they for a future agreement. building materials for the pri- ess over concerns about how the of materials other than cement. the Palestinian historical narrative will not,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “They should reach a deal,” vate sector since a 50-day sum- materials had been used. Many “We don’t know if the Israelis and wipe out Palestinian existence” said, speaking to a group of cler- taxi driver Mohammad Sayari mer war, an official said. people were in any case unable to will permit it again tomorrow or in the region, by reserving it exclu- ics, according to his website. His said. “I was ready to take to the Raed Fatuh, the Palestinian make use of that cement, delivered whether they will allow in only one sively for Jews. Peace talks between reference to the future signals streets alongside other people to Authority official in charge of as UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited or two trucks,” he said. Palestinian Israel and the Palestinians have indirect approval of the talks. celebrate the announcement of the entry of goods into Gaza from the tiny enclave, Fatuh said. officials say at least 100 trucks of failed time after time as the Jewish In a nationwide broadcast a deal, which could mean better Israel through the Kerem Shalom “Most of the people who got building materials a day are needed state builds more settler homes on on Monday, Iranian President opportunities for me to earn more crossing, said 28 trucks, each car- cement last time need money to complete the reconstruction of land the Palestinians want for their Hassan Rowhani said Iran “has for my family.” rying 40 tonnes of cement, had from either (the UN) or the gov- Gaza within three years. future state. achieved a significant victory” and Hasti Ahmadi, a student in crossed into the enclave. ernment in order to buy other The UN agency for Palestinian Prime Minister Benjamin that “negotiations will lead to a Azad Art University, said she did It was the first delivery of build- materials to use with it,” he said. refugees is compiling a techni- Netanyahu has insisted the law, deal, sooner or later”. He also said not expect any deal. “The West is ing materials for the private sector Last week, UN special envoy cal assessment of how many which acts as Israel’s effective con- many obstacles in the talks “have against us for any reasons,” she since October 14, when 75 trucks Robert Serry said the delivery of refugee homes were damaged stitution, would give equal weight been eliminated”. said. “They cannot tolerate Iran’s entered Gaza, carrying 1,300 tonnes building materials would resume, or destroyed in the war which to both the country’s Jewish and Mojtaba Fathi, a Tehran-based progress. They will raise another of material -- 15 trucks of cement, giving 25,000 home owners access should be completed within a fort- democratic characteristics. But analyst, believed the extension of excuse after seven months to give 10 of metal and 50 of gravel. to materials to repair their dam- night. Refugees make up around Israel’s identity is already con- the talks means that current sanc- up on a deal.” “This is the biggest delivery aged homes. “In the coming 75 percent of Gaza’s 1.8 million tained in its 1948 declaration of tions “will not increase against Iran Coffee shop manager Masoud of cement since the war ended,” weeks, all individuals in Gaza in population. Interim figures indi- independence, according to the and a reduction of the sanctions Dehghani said he is still hope- Fatuh said, referring to the seven- need of building materials will be cate that nearly 89,000 refugee Israel Democracy Institute, which is possible while it has its own ful a deal can be reached. “Our week conflict between Israel and enabled to access the mechanism homes were damaged, of which said that the new proposal fails to nuclear program on the ground. leaders are very integrated and Hamas militants which ended if they wish to do so,” Serry said 15,000 were either completely emphasise “commitment to the This has added to hopes for solv- determined,” he said. with a truce on August 26. “But in a statement on November 21. destroyed or so badly damaged equality of all its citizens”. ing the case”. AP it is not enough, it is only a tiny But Fatuh said it was not clear as to be uninhabitable. AFP AFP UAE jails man over social media post ABU DHABI: An Emirati man as Osama Hussain Al Najjar. the ruling, which is final. Amnesty court yesterday sentenced a Serving a 10-year term, his International swiftly condemned local man to three years in jail father was among dozens of the sentencing. “With this vindic- after he posted social media Islamists convicted last year for tive conviction following a charade reports on the imprisonment of membership of Al-Islah Society, of a trial, the UAE authorities have his father, convicted along with viewed as the UAE branch of the again made crystal clear that when dozens of other Islamists. Muslim Brotherhood. Local media they don’t like the message, their A state security court convicted said the son had used Twitter and first line of defence is to smear the defendant for “creating a page Facebook to spread information. and silence the messenger,” said on a social network under his own He was charged with “con- Boumedouha, Amnesty’s deputy name to spread false information tacting foreign organisations and regional head. and ideas, and to mock and dam- providing false information on the The UAE this month released a age the reputation and status of conditions of convicts” imprisoned long list of what it branded “ter- state institutions,” said the official for their links to Al Islah. rorist organisations”, topped by Al news agency WAM. Najjar will also have to pay a Islah and the Muslim Brotherhood. Media in the UAE identified the Dh500,000 ($136,124) fine under AFP

Two cops hurt by bomb in Bahrain village

MANAMA: A bomb injured two Bahraini policemen yesterday. The Interior Ministry said the explosion in the small Shia village of Deraz, west of Manama, was a “ter- ror blast”, but provided no further details. Earlier, security forces raided the house of the country’s most prominent Shia cleric, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, in Deraz and searched it, the main opposition group al-Wefaq said on its website. It said the raid prompted angry protests and prayers by Qassim’s followers. New raid hits Tripoli airport TRIPOLI: A new air strike hit the Libyan capital’s sole operational airport yesterday, a day after a raid claimed by forces loyal to a promi- nent anti-Islamist gen- eral, witnesses said. “We heard the roar of a plane then several explo- sions around the airport perimeter,” a witness said. He had no word on any casualties or damage. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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T IS Maiduguri again. Boko Haram has perpetrated one more carnage on the capital of the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, killing scores of people in twin suicide Ibombings. The use of two female bombers to launch the suicide attack Obama has performed well, on a crowded market in the city is all the more alarming given the militant group’s recent proclivity to using women for such operations. The group has been consistently spreading its egregious operations in Nigeria under the nose of President but for his foreign policy Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. The more than 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are still BY JONATHAN POWER balance of trade. The car firms are now At home car and truck fuel-efficiency missing months after they were captured. The kidnapping in ruddy good health. standards have been toughened up and had sparked international concern with a worldwide campaign ILL the real Barack Add to that the Dodd-Frank finan- solar and wind energy are increasing ‘Bring back our girls’ calling for the release of the school girls. Obama be allowed to cial reform law that Obama pushed for. fast. Power plants have been ordered The Boko Haram leader later cocked a snook at Jonathan’s stand up? The New It will give government the legal right to lower emissions. government and the international community saying the girls WYork Times’ columnist to seize large complex financial institu- On foreign policy, the record is not and Nobel Prize winner for econom- tions in a time of crisis. so good. Guantanamo prison, where were kidnapped as they were undergoing western education. ics, Paul Krugman, writes in “Rolling Of course more could have been done terrorist suspects languish, is still not The hardline Islamist group considers western education a sin. Stone, “Obama has emerged as one of if the Republicans had not made it closed. The Republicans have stymied Yesterday’s bombing using two women shines the light on the most consequential presidents in impossible for him to further stimulate his every move. Obama outlawed tor- the militant group’s grotesque way of promoting an ideology American history”. the economy. His Keynesian-inspired ture but he decided not to prosecute that is against civilized human existence. The suicide attacks You wouldn’t know this if you observed policies for massive infrastructure, edu- CIA officials who carried out torture were carefully planned and executed to inflict the most the swing towards the Republicans in cational and environmental improve- under his predecessor George W Bush. the recent Congressional elections — ments and the like were mercilessly Tens of thousands of US and Nato damage. The first bomber stood by a motor rickshaw and blew the same Republican Party that has shredded. troops have been withdrawn from Iraq herself up after finishing a call on the mobile phone. This implemented a scorched-earth policy Nevertheless, he has done more to and Afghanistan. A few thousand are made it appear that the bomb was planted inside the vehicle. against many of Obama’s initiatives. limit growing inequality in America back in Iraq to fight the fast spread- The second bomber blew herself The truth is he’s made more of a than he has been given credit for. ing Islamic State and staying put in The use of up after reaching the scene ten go of it than much of the media has The rich are paying higher taxes. Afghanistan, but local governments are minutes later. She had the bomb reported. ObamaCare — the great health reform calling the shots. He came into — means that subsidies to help low The fact is no man on earth could female suicide hidden under her dress that made power inherit- income families pay health insurance in 6 years clear up the dangerous and bombers is it look like she was carrying a ing the worst premiums go disproportionately to putrid imbroglio created by Bush. baby. It is clear that Boko Haram Obama’s financial crisis poorer Americans. Bush’s maligned legacy will last for part of Boko wanted to cause maximum number since the Great Obamacare — the Affordable Care decades. of casualties as the second bomber Keynesian- Depression of Act — is a milestone. After serious The rapid growth of the Islamic the 1930s. He has computer glitches at its onset it is now State — one consequence of Bush’s poli- Haram’s was sent to the site to blow up inspired policies emerged as the working better than even the optimists cies — has pushed Obama to unleash strategy of when a crowd had gathered there only full-bloodied expected. Not only are tens of mil- American air power. It is unlikely to after the first blast. for massive Keynesian of the lions now getting better health care, work. A cleverer policy of emptying the spreading The new strategy by Boko developed econo- they have better financial security. towns and then cutting off water and its terror Haram to promote female suicide infrastructure, mies, leading Insurance premiums are falling for food supplies once IS fighters move in bombers is part of a clever strategy the US to out- everyone. Cost controls on the escalat- would be a better way to go. educational and perform in eco- ing cost of health care are beginning to The US has messed up in Libya, footprint. to strengthen its destructive nomic growth its bite. Hopefully a successor Democrat mishandled the Arab Spring in Egypt. streak and broaden the scope of environmental European part- president can build on this to help the Most important, it and the EU must its operations. The group, initially ners by a substan- millions who still remain uninsured, in share a large part of the blame for focused on opposing western education, has been spreading its improvements tial margin. particular undocumented immigrants. events in Ukraine. footprint in a way that not only threatens law and order but and the like More could Obama has presided over America On the plus side, sizeable cuts have poses a serious challenge to the administration of Jonathan, have been done. becoming a more tolerant, open- been made in the number of nuclear were mercilessly Given the way the minded nation with his policies towards weapons and the budget of the who is seeking reelection. His administration has been heavily big banks with women and the queer. Abortion and Pentagon. Despite today’s clash with criticised for failing to do enough to curb the power of the shredded. their malignant unconventional partnerships are widely Russia there’s still a great deal of coop- group, especially because it failed to get the kidnapped girls policies tore down accepted. Young blacks, incarcerated eration. Obama has another two years released. The spreading anarchy in the country is a call for economies around for possession of marijuana, are being to go. What is possible? An Iran deal? Jonathan to take measures to decimate the group. The leader the globe, it would have been useful to released. A rapprochement with Russia and then get some of their top executives behind Now by presidential decree he is more nuclear arms cuts? Sanctions on of the state of Kano recently was unusually vocal in calling for bars as a warning to those who would reforming the immigration system. Israel to push it to a peace deal with Nigerians to take up arms against rising militancy. The leader, take their places. On climate change, Obama has just Palestine? who usually maintains a silence on political issues, said that But then so were the big car firms brokered an important agreement with If he could achieve these objectives Nigerians should acquire what they need for self defence. which otherwise would have gone bank- China to limit future carbon emissions. he will be remembered for being more Though the police might consider such a statement as a call rupt, putting tens of thousands out of This will have a big impact on the will- than just the first black president. to lawlessness, it is a signal for Jonathan to act before it is work and shooting a big hole in the ingness of other countries to follow suit. THE PENINSULA too late. The other side Quote of Melting glaciers the day NEW study has drawn Regular flooding every monsoon is change needs to be taken far more seri- weather events. Better cooperation attention to the accelerating a reminder of these vulnerabilities, but ously than it currently is. This does not between India and Pakistan is also rate of glacial melt in most people see the floods disappear have to mean fanning panic. However, required to properly develop a strat- APakistan’s mountainous north. quickly, and the devastation they cause steps to mitigate the impact of extreme egy to mitigate the impact of climate The problem is grave and has far- retreats from consciousness as fast as weather events can be taken. change, whether in the mountainous reaching ramifications for the country, the water does. Given the regularity with which north or in the monsoon floodplains. We have to fight yet it is as remote from the public mind But glacial melt is pointing towards monsoon flooding is visiting us now, At least some of the melting terrorism. But when as the glaciers are from the cities. far more profound changes in the cli- it is obvious that better planning can observed, for instance, is attributable By itself, the phenomenon is too mate, whose consequences are more be undertaken so that the damage is to particulate matter from the burning you have to stop an obscure for most people to grasp. But unpredictable and likely to be more minimised. The same holds true for of coal and wood in lower elevations, unjust aggressor, seen in the context of overall climate far-reaching than the intensifying rains. glacial melt. which is carried by the wind and that change and global warming, it is a The scale of the shrinkage in the gla- We cannot reverse climate change. eventually deposits itself on the ice it has to be done reminder that Pakistan is amongst the ciers that the study focuses on is sur- But we can lessen its impact. The best mass in the mountains. Such problems most vulnerable countries in the world, prising, with some glaciers losing more way to do this is to reach out to cli- can be addressed, and mitigative strat- with international and by many accounts, is already in than a kilometre of their total length in mate scientists with state-of-the-art egies developed, provided both coun- consensus. the midst of the massive and turbulent the past couple of decades. tools such as forecasting models, and tries learn to take the problem seriously. Pope Francis impact of changing climate patterns. The challenge posed by climate develop the ability to foresee extreme It is still not too late. DAWN Vatican Chief WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Why the US plan for Iraq is doomed to fail

border in western Anbar, at We need a plan to create a stable, least against any medium-to- large scale Islamic State resup- tri-state solution to the Sunni-Shia- ply effort. Arm the Sunni tribes if they will push Islamic State out of their towns. Support goes Kurd divide, or the current war will to those tribes who hold terri- tory, a measurable, ground-truth fail as surely as the previous one. based policy, not an ideological one. Implementing the plan in northwest Iraq can also suc- BY PETER VAN BUREN Anbar and other Sunni-majority ceed, but will be complicated by areas to fight Islamic State. The Kurd ambitions, greater ethnic f the United States was look- more Shia influence, the more diversity among the Iraqis and ing for the surest way to lose Sunnis feel they need Islamic a stronger Islamic State tactical Iraq War 3.0, it might start State muscle. More Iranian fight- hold on cities like Mosul. There’ll Iby retraining the failed Iraqi ers also solidify Iran’s grip on the be another tough challenge, the Army to send north — along- Shia government in Baghdad, and sharing of oil revenues between side ruthless Shia militias — into weakens America’s. The presence the new Sunni and Shia states. Sunni-majority territory and hope of additional Sunni players, like The broad outline is not new; in that the Sunnis will welcome them the Gulf states, will simply grow 2006, then-Senator Joe Biden pro- with open arms, throwing out the the violence indecisively, with the posed a federal partition of Iraq evil Islamic State. various local factions manipulated along the Bosnian model. Bush-era Maybe it’s time for a better as armed proxies. zeal kept the idea from getting a plan. Iraq in 2007 was, on the sur- full review. But much has tran- And the way to find one is by face, a struggle between insurgents spired since 2006. understanding how we lost Iraq and the United States. However, If the tri-state plan works, it War 2.0. We need a plan to create the real fight was happening in will deny Islamic State sanctuary a stable, tri-state solution to the parallel, as the minority Sunnis where it is now most powerful, Sunni-Shia-Kurd divide, or the sought a place in the new Shia- and a strategy for northwest Iraq current war will fail as surely as dominated Iraq. The solution was may emerge. America will realise the previous one. supposedly the Anbar Awakening. its long-sought enduring bases in A critical first step is, of course, Indigenous Iraqi Sunnis would be Iraq as a check on Iranian ambi- to remove Islamic State from the pried loose from Al Qaeda under tions and an assurance of security equation, but not how the Obama American protection, along with Members of the Iraqi security forces and Shia fighters celebrate after taking control of Saadiya in Diyala province for the embassy. The president can administration envisions. The way the brokered promise that the from Islamist State militants. decouple Syrian policy from Iraq. to drive Islamic State out of Iraq Shias would grant them a sub- An indefinite American presence is to remove the reason Islamic stantive role in governance. The Progress otherwise in Iraq? The the thoughts of the American Present Iraq strategy delays, at in Iraq will not be fully welcomed, State has been able to remain in Shias balked almost from day one, new prime minister has accom- trainers, retraining some of the great cost — in every definition of though one hastens to add it basi- Iraq: as a protector of the Sunnis. and the deal fell apart even before plished little toward unity, select- same Iraqi troops from War 2.0. that word — the necessary long- cally is evolving anyway. In Iraq War 2.0, the Iraqi Sunnis America’s 2011 withdrawal — I was ing a Badr militia politician to Elsewhere, the Kurds are term tri-state solution. It is time For advocates of disengagement, never melded politically with Al in Iraq with the Department of head the Interior Ministry, for already a de facto separate state. to hasten it. The United States this is bitter medicine. But we are Qaeda; they allied out of expedi- State and saw it myself. The myth example. The Badr group has been Their ownership of Arbil, the must use its influence with the where we are in Iraq, and wish- ency, against the Shia militias and that “we won” only to have the vic- a key player in sectarian violence. new agreement to allow the overt Shias to have their forces, along ful thinking, on their part or the the Shia central government. The tory thrown away by the Iraqis — Islamic State still controls 80 export of some of their own oil, with the Iranians, withdraw to White House’s, is no longer prac- same situation applies to Islamic a favourite among 2.0 apologists percent of Anbar Province, the and the spread of the peshmerga Baghdad. America would create tical. A divided Iraq, maintained State, the new Al Qaeda in Iraq. — is very dangerous. It suggests key city of Mosul and is attacking to link up with Kurdish forces in a buffer zone, encompassing the by an American presence, is the The United States is acting repeating the strategy will result in Ramadi. US air strikes cannot Syria, are genies that won’t go strategically critical interna- only hope for long-term stability. nearly 180 degrees counter to in something other than repeating seize ground. The Iraqi Army will back into the bottle. America need tional airport as a “peacekeeping Otherwise, stay tuned for Iraq this strategy, enabling Shia mili- the results. The Sunnis won’t be so never rise to the fullness of the only restrain Kurdish ambitions to base.” Using air power, America War 4.0. tia and Iranian forces’ entry into easily fooled again. challenge. One can only imagine ensure stability. would seal the Iraq-Syria REUTERS Merkel hits diplomatic dead-end Obama got the wrong scapegoat in Hagel with Putin on Ukraine BY LAWRENCE KORB BY NOAH BARKIN and he timing of Chuck Hagel’s resignation as secretary of defence may ANDREAS RINKE have been a surprise, but the fact that he was on his way out has been Trumoured for weeks. The real issue is why he either stepped down or fter nine months of non-stop German was forced to leave after such a comparatively short time in office. diplomacy to defuse the crisis in Hagel’s departure may bring about some short-term political gains, but in AUkraine, Chancellor Angela Merkel the long run it will not be good for the administration, the Pentagon or the US. decided in mid-November that a change of There are two interrelated reasons for his exit. First, the Obama adminis- tack was needed. tration needed to have a high-ranking figure take the fall for the emergence Ahead of a summit of G20 leaders in of the militant group, Islamic State in Syria and the Levant (often called Australia, Merkel resolved to confront Islamic State), and the initial disjointed White House response to the threat. Vladimir Putin alone, without the usual pack Second, Hagel’s ability to influence administration policy was hampered of interpreters and aides. from the start by his contentious confirmation hearing, which seemed to Instead of challenging him on what she catch the White House by surprise. Then, as the White House took increas- saw as a string of broken promises, she would ing control of the foreign policy decision-making process, Hagel’s influence ask the Russian president to spell out exactly diminished markedly. what he wanted in Ukraine and other former Was Hagel fired because he was not qualified for the post? Administration Soviet satellites the Kremlin had started sources have reportedly suggested that the Pentagon needed someone with bombarding with propaganda. a “different set of skills” to tackle the threat of Islamic State extremists in On November 15 at 10 pm, the two met Iraq and Syria. on the eighth floor of the Brisbane Hilton. This, however, ignores Hagel’s on-the-ground combat experience as a sol- For nearly four hours, Merkel — joined dier and a leader. He enlisted in the Army infantry during the Vietnam War, around midnight by new European receiving two Purple Hearts and the Army Commendation Medal, among other Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker decorations. To suggest that he doesn’t have the skills or experience to guide — tried to get the former KGB agent, a fluent the Pentagon in the fight against Islamic State extremists strains credulity. German speaker, to let down his guard and Beyond the fight on the ground, Hagel also understands the big picture of clearly state his intentions. US national security and foreign policy. As a two-term senator from Nebraska, But all the chancellor got from Putin, offi- Hagel showed astute foreign policy acumen, especially regarding the Middle cials briefed on the conversation said, were East and Afghanistan. He was one of the first to recognise that Prime Minister the same denials and dodges she had been Nouri Al Maliki’s shortcomings jeopardised Iraq’s stability, and consistently hearing for months. argued that the Iraqis would have to take responsibility for their own future. The meeting in Brisbane, and one in Milan The first front is Kiev, where Berlin to right-wing opposition parties in Europe. Hagel also brought considerable private- and public-sector management one month before — where Putin made is working to ensure emerging cracks France’s National Front confirmed at the expertise to the Pentagon, as both the founder of a successful cell phone com- promises about Russian behaviour in eastern between Ukraine’s leaders — President Petro weekend that it had secured a €9m loan from pany and the deputy administrator of the Veterans Administration. Ukraine that German officials say were bro- Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseny a Moscow-based bank. Was Hagel dismissed because he failed to grapple with the problems the ken within days — pushed frustration levels Yatseniuk — do not widen. The Russian charm offensive promises to Pentagon faced? Hardly. Unlike several of his predecessors, he adjusted the in Berlin to new heights. Merkel had hit a Yatseniuk, a 40-year-old technocrat, make the third big challenge for German military budget to reflect the spending reductions mandated by sequestration; diplomatic dead-end with Putin. emerged strengthened from elections in diplomacy — keeping EU partners united took forceful action to deal with the problems of sexual violence and suicides Since February, when the pro-Russian October and his hard-line stance on Russia on sanctions — far more difficult. in the ranks, and began overhauling a dysfunctional nuclear-weapons complex. president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich, fled risks making the more diplomatic Poroshenko The first set of EU sanctions is due to In addition, Hagel capably managed the drawdown of US troops in Kiev amid violent protests on the Maidan look weak, German officials worry. expire in March and will need to be renewed. Afghanistan, and set the rules of conduct for American troops as they take square, Germany has taken the lead in trying A split between the two would complicate German officials say Italy, Hungary and on a train, advise and assist role there next year. to convince Putin to engage with the West. Kiev’s ability to push through economic Slovakia will be the most difficult countries Will appointing a new defence secretary have much impact? Not really. Merkel has spoken to him by phone three reforms and anti-corruption measures that to keep on board. When he or she is confirmed sometime next year, the current muddle-through dozen times. Her Foreign Minister Frank- are key for securing new aid from the West. Against the backdrop of this fragile EU approach to Islamic State extremists, Iraq, Syria and the Kurds will still be Walter Steinmeier, a member of the Social This would play right into Putin’s hands. consensus, ratcheting up economic sanctions continuing. Democrats (SPD), traditionally a Russia- The second battle is against what German further is seen as a “no go” in Berlin for now. The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2016 budget will have already been drafted, and friendly party, has invested hundreds of officials describe as a “massive propaganda That would change, German officials say, maybe sent to Congress. So that leaves little room for a new secretary’s imprint. hours trying to secure a negotiated solution campaign” by the Kremlin to convince Russia if Russian-backed separatists carved out a The new Pentagon chief will have a chance to have an impact on the fiscal year to the conflict. sympathisers in Germany and elsewhere in corridor of control from eastern Ukraine 2017 defence budget. But without knowing who the president will be in 2017. Now, German officials say, they have run Europe to break with the hard line backed to Crimea by taking the strategic city of Even on the managerial front, the new secretary will not have the oppor- out of ideas about how they might sway the by Merkel and Washington. Mariupol. tunity to bring in his or her own appointees to help run the Pentagon, leaving Russian leader. The channels of communica- Already there are signs of cracks. Matthias For Merkel however, the showdown seems little hope for a continued push to reform the Defence Department’s approach tion with Putin will remain open, but Berlin Platzeck, a former leader of the SPD, broke to be evolving from a fast-moving tit-for-tat to sexual assault or improve the acquisitions process. is girding for a long stand-off, akin to a sec- ranks earlier this month and urged Germany affair into a longer game in which the West Ultimately, finding a new secretary may be difficult. Like Hagel’s 23 pred- ond Cold War. to recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea. slowly squeezes Russia’s struggling economy ecessors, none of the people rumoured to be potential replacements bring a Merkel’s frustration was evident during a This week, Russian Economy Minister in the hope that Putin eventually blinks. similar combination of military, managerial and political experience to the speech in Sydney, two days after her meeting Alexei Ulyukaev is being hosted by Russia- “Because we have ruled out war, some peo- job. Moreover, few qualified people would want to leave their jobs for a post with Putin. In unusually stark language, she friendly businessmen in Stuttgart, the heart ple may think they can do whatever they like that requires a sure-to-be difficult Senate confirmation hearing and offers a accused Russia of trampling on international of German industry. with us,” she said late last month at an event tenure of less than two years. law with “old thinking” based on spheres of Outside Germany, Russia is reaching out in the east German church where she was With the 2016 presidential election campaign in full swing shortly after a influence. to former eastern bloc EU members like baptised, opening up to an audience of locals new defence secretary would take office, the window for wielding influence German officials admit that for now, their Hungary and Bulgaria, as well as Balkan who, like her, had been taught to love mother over the Pentagon and national security policy is likely to be very brief. strategy has been reduced to damage control states. Russia in their youth. “We won’t allow this,” Americans must hope that Obama considered all these factors before he on three main fronts. Russia also appears to be extending a hand she added. REUTERS asked for Hagel’s resignation. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Tunisian secularist wins first presidential round Essebsi’s narrow win follows party’s parliament victory; two frontrunners head into December run-off final

TUNIS: Tunisian secularist and deal-making, including a decide in a week. The leftist leader Beji Caid Essebsi has more flexible approach to allow- Popular Front movement, whose narrowly beaten incumbent ing ex-regime officials back into candidate Hamma Hammami President Moncef Marzouki in politics, have allowed Tunisia to came third in the presidential the first round of a landmark keep its transition on track even race, dismissed any support for presidential election, but the after last year’s assassination of Marzouki because of his ties to two frontrunners must meet two opposition leaders. Islamist Ennahda. again in a December run-off. Tunisia needs stability to tackle Two Front Popular leaders The vote for Tunisia’s first the tough economic reforms were killed by Islamist extrem- directly elected president marks demanded by international lend- ists last year and its party accused the final step in the North African ers to reduce its fiscal deficit and the Ennahda-led government of state’s transition to full democ- create jobs. Security forces are maintaining only lax control over racy following a 2011 revolution also waging a campaign against militant hardliners. that ousted veteran autocrat Zine Islamist militants. Ennahda, always one of the El-Abidine Ben Ali. The president’s post only has most disciplined and organised A former Ben Ali era official, limited say over defence and for- Tunisian parties, will be pivotal Essebsi, 87, has cast himself as an eign policy and can propose laws. in the outcome of the presidential experienced statesman with the More power lies with the prime second round and how the new skills to manage Tunisia’s econ- minister chosen by parliament, government tackles tough legisla- omy and security, dismissing crit- where Essebsi’s Nidaa Tounes will tion in parliament. So far, its lead- ics who worry about the return of have to form alliances to hold a ership has endorsed no candidate. old regime officials. majority. Eurasia Group’s North Africa Essebsi, from the secular Nidaa A screen grab shows the results of the first round of the Tunisian presidential election, during a press conference The hunt for votes for the specialist, Riccardo Fabiani, said Tounes party, got 39.46 percent held by the ISIE elections body in Tunis yesterday. The head of Tunisia’s anti-Islamist Nidaa Tounes party, Beji second round — expected on despite Marzouki’s showing, in Sunday’s vote, short of the Caid Essebsi (right), leads the country’s presidential election with 39.46 percent of votes, six percentage points December 14, 21 or 28 depend- Essebsi appeared to have a larger needed overall majority but ahead ahead of incumbent Moncef Marzouki. ing on challenges to first-round pool of potential voters to tap into of Marzouki, who got 33.4 per- results — will be determined by for the run-off. “Both Hammami cent, according to early results which won the first election after him to the crisis over Ennahda’s Key will be who wins votes from parties positioning themselves for and Riahi are more likely to released on Thursday by election the 2011 uprising. Islamist-led government he joined supporters of Ennahda and the the new government. support him than the current authorities. Marzouki, a rights activist, says after 2011. left-leaning Popular Front, both Slim Riahi, a businessman who president, because they are ideo- Nidaa Tounes won the most the revival of officials from Ben Both candidates will now well-organised movements. came fourth and whose liberal logically opposed to Marzouki,” seats in the October parliamen- Ali’s one-party rule would erode seek support from the range of More than three years after oust- party also holds seats in the par- he said. “By backing Essebsi, they tary election, defeating the mod- the revolution that ended his Islamist, liberal and left-wing ing Ben Ali, Tunisia adopted a new liament, said he was in contact aim to increase their leverage in erate Islamist Ennahda party regime. But Marzouki’s critics tie parties who fielded candidates. constitution. Compromise politics with both candidates, but would negotiations.” REUTERS

Turkey seeks to Special forces in Yemen free 8 impose ‘good hostages seized by Al Qaeda morals’ rule for citizenship ADEN: Special forces in Yemen the security forces was reported exchange for ransom or govern- rescued eight hostages includ- to have been lightly wounded dur- ment concessions. ing “a foreigner” yesterday just ing the rescue. “The seven assail- On another front, Yemen’s inte- ANKARA: Turkey is seeking hours after Al Qaeda seized ants have been killed by Yemeni rior ministry said overnight that to toughen citizenship rules and them at an air base in the vio- forces, supported by American the coast guard was on alert in introduce “general morality” as lence-wracked country, mili- forces,” a Yemeni military official several provinces following infor- a condition for foreigners apply- tary officials said. said, without elaborating on the mation that “terrorist groups ing to become citizens, accord- The seven Yemeni soldiers and reported US role. belonging to Somalia’s (Al Qaeda- ing to a draft bill. a man three Yemeni military The militants captured seven affiliated) Shabaab are planning The new condition is part of a sources said was an American soldiers on guard during the to enter Yemen to carry out ter- controversial new homeland secu- — despite a US denial — were night, before advancing into the rorist attacks”. rity reform bill set to be discussed abducted when the militants base and seizing the other hos- The ministry ordered in parliament that tightens the assaulted Al Anad base in the tage, an official said. “increased deployment of secu- requirements to gain citizenship southern province of Lahij, an Yemen is a key US ally in the rity patrols along Yemen’s coast through marriage. official said. fight against Al Qaeda, allowing in coordination with naval forces... The government has already “There were no US person- Washington to conduct a long- to arrest any elements and foil sent the bill to the 550-seat parlia- nel rescued from Yemen last standing drone war against the any suspected movement”. It was ment, which is dominated by ruling night,” a Pentagon official said. group on its territory. Yemeni unclear if the warning was linked party lawmakers who are expected Egyptian rescue workers and residents search for survivors in the rubble “We applaud the government of officials acknowledge that to the attack in Lahij. to rubber stamp the legislation. of a collapsed building in Cairo’s northern district of Matariya yesterday. Yemen’s hostage rescue opera- Washington has deployed per- Tens of thousands of Somali ref- The text of the bill has yet to spec- tion.” The American embassy in sonnel at Al Anad base to gather ugees cross the Gulf of Aden every ify how good “general morality” will Sana’a declined comment and intelligence for drone strikes. year to reach Yemen. But African be assessed by officials processing the Pentagon referred any other Hundreds of foreigners have and Yemeni officials have warned citizenship applications. Building collapse queries about the operation to been kidnapped over past years that Shabaab fighters were also In the past, citizenship has been Yemen’s government. in Yemen, mostly by disgrun- infiltrating among refugees enter- granted to individuals who qualify Special forces launched a dawn tled tribesmen trying to pres- ing the country, which is home to to become Turks and do not pose raid to free the hostages, killing sure local authorities. Almost all Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. a threat to national security or in Cairo kills 17 seven kidnappers. A member of were freed unharmed, mostly in AFP public safety. These conditions remain intact in the bill. CAIRO: At least 17 people were said rescuers working to clear Turkey’s ruling Islamic-rooted killed and three were still under the debris were struggling to Justice and Development Party the rubble when a residential manoeuvre their equipment in a (AKP) has repeatedly made clear building in Egypt’s capital col- very narrow alleyway. it is concerned over purported lapsed overnight, emergency Relatives of the missing and Syria air raids moral decay in the country. The services said yesterday. onlookers were digging with their reform package also grants greater The owners had illegally added bare hands in the rubble. A woman on IS ‘capital’ powers to the security forces after two additional floors to the who said her brother died in the col- pro-Kurdish protests last month seven-storey building in the poor lapse charged that the building was that left over 30 people dead. Matariya district in the east of the so unsafe she had refused to enter it. kill 63 people Protesters will be banned from city. “Seventeen people have been Residents both of the building using Molotov cocktails, fireworks killed, eight injured and three are and the neighbourhood said of BEIRUT: A string of Syrian and similar hand-made bombs still under the rubble according to construction work and two floors regime air strikes on the Islamic during demonstrations. Police their relatives,” Cairo’s emergency added illegally. Mohammed Al State group’s self-proclaimed will be able to resort to guns to services head General Mamduh Bishlawy, district prosecutor for capital Raqa yesterday killed at contain anyone attempting to hurl Abdelkader said. He said investiga- eastern Cairo, said he has opened least 63 people, more than half of Molotov cocktails, and anyone tors were still investigating the cause an inquiry and asked for the arrest them civilians, a monitor said. found carrying one will face up of the collapse but that illegal con- of the building’s owner. He blamed The air strikes were the deadli- to four years in prison. The bill struction work was suspected. the accident on “renovation work est by President Bashar Al Assad’s also calls for stricter punishment “We don’t yet know the cause in a second-floor apartment that air force against Raqa since the for offenders caught damaging of the accident but we have has affected the structure of the Sunni extremist IS seized control public property, wearing masks been told that two storeys were building and the addition of two of the city last year. to disguise their identity, as well recently added totally illegally,” floors without permission”. “Among the 63 killed were as resisting the police. AFP Abdelkader said. Witnesses AFP at least 36 civilians,” said Rami Abdel Rahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. “There were also 20 unidenti- fied victims who could be civilians or jihadists, as well as the disfig- ured remains of at least seven Juba warns UN against sanctions other people,” he said. A man walks amidst smoke and fire following an air strike by Syrian The director of the Britain- government forces in the IS-controlled Syrian city of Raqa yesterday. UNITED NATIONS: South three weeks ago that it would Ongoing talks in the Ethiopian based monitoring group said Sudan warned the United draft a resolution establishing an capital, Addis Ababa, brokered by previously that “most of the casu- symbol could be seen placing the regime only rarely targeted Raqa Nations Security Council yes- international sanctions regime East African regional bloc IGAD alties were caused by two consec- corpses into white body bags. city, apparently reserving most terday that imposing sanctions for South Sudan, which declared have yet to reach a lasting deal. utive air strikes” on Raqa’s main Activists from the city mean- of its firepower for areas under to try to end nearly a year of independence from Sudan in 2011. “The frustration of the interna- industrial zone. while denounced the raids as a rebel control. But late this sum- violence in the world’s young- Diplomats said council members tional community with the pace of “The first strike came, resi- “massacre”. The Islamic State mer, the government intensified est state would likely “harden have not yet received a text. talks in Addis (Ababa) is under- dents rushed to rescue the organisation emerged in Syria’s its air strikes against IS positions positions toward confrontation “The primary responsibility for standable, but sustained solution to wounded, and then the second war in spring 2013. It took over in northern and eastern Syria. rather than cooperation”. resolving the problems of South the current crisis in South Sudan raid took place,” Abdel Rahman, Raqa, the only provincial capital The US-led military coalition Fighting erupted last December Sudan rests squarely with it’s lead- cannot be achieved by the imposi- whose group relies on a network to fall from government control that has been carrying out air in South Sudan after months ers. The international community tion of sanctions,” Deng said. of sources on the ground in Syria since the outbreak of a 2011 revolt, strikes against IS in Iraq and of political tension between can support these efforts but can- “Sanctions hardly ever achieve for its information, said. and turned it into its bastion. Syria has also targeted the jihad- President Salva Kiir and his not deliver a solution from outside,” their intended objective, instead Amateur video footage distrib- Most of the city’s civil society ist group in Raqa. Activists say sacked deputy and rival, Riek South Sudan’s UN Ambassador they only tend to harden posi- uted by activists in Raqa showed activists, as well as rebel fighters Raqa’s residents fear the govern- Machar. The conflict has reo- Francis Deng told the council. tions toward confrontation rather several bloodied bodies laid out on who expelled Assad’s troops, have ment’s strikes far more than those pened deep fault lines among eth- The European Union and than cooperation,” he said. “The a street near an apparent bomb- either been killed, kidnapped or of the coalition because most of nic groups, pitting Kiir’s Dinka the United States have already international community can play ing site, as an ambulance rushed forced to flee for other parts of the casualties from the regime’s against Machar’s Nuer. imposed bilateral sanctions for a positive role by engaging both to the scene. Aid workers in red Syria or neighbouring Turkey. attacks have been civilians. The United States told the frequent breaches of a first peace parties constructively to expedite overalls bearing the Red Crescent For many months, Assad’s AFP 15-member Security Council agreement signed in January. concluding an agreement.” AFP WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Ferguson racial unrest spreads Arson after grand jury didn’t indict cop who shot teen FERGUSON: Long-standing I saw a demon in him: Officer racial tensions in the United States have flared once again FERGUSON: To police officer Brown — as tall as Wilson, but after a night of violence and Darren Wilson, Michael heavier at 290 pounds — punched protests over a Missouri grand Brown didn’t look so much like him twice in the face. jury’s decision not to indict a an unarmed black teenager as “I felt that another one of white policeman who shot dead a “demon” with a box of stolen those punches in my face could an unarmed black teen. cigarillos who was about to kill knock me out or worse... the Hopes and appeals — including him. third one could be fatal if he hit from President Barack Obama — Brown, Wilson told the grand me right.” for a peaceful reaction in the St jury that Monday decided not “So the only other option I Louis suburb of Ferguson to the to indict him in the 18-year-old thought I had was my gun,” a decision evaporated quickly after African-American’s shooting holstered Sig Sauer P229 .40 the decision was announced late death, “had the most intense caliber semi-automatic pistol, A police officer in Ferguson on Monday. aggressive face.” he testified. yesterday. Protesters shot at police, looted “The only way I can describe “I drew my gun (and) said, stores and set cars and buildings it, it looks like a demon, that’s Brown, in shorts and bright yel- ‘Get back or I’m going to shoot ablaze in what police said was how angry he looked,” the white low shin socks. The other was his you’. He immediately grabs my the worst violence since officer 28-year-old Ferguson, Missouri friend Dorian Johnson. gun and says, ‘You are too much Darren Wilson shot dead 18-year- police officer told investigators. From his SUV window, Wilson of a ***** to shoot me’.” old Michael Brown on August 9. Wilson’s first-person account, suggested the pair get onto the Brown lunged through the car Demonstrations quickly disputed by others, makes up 85 sidewalk. Johnson said they were window at the firearm. In the erupted in major US cities, includ- of the 4,799 pages of testimony close to their destination. Brown ensuing struggle, Wilson pulled ing in New York, Los Angeles, released against the backdrop added: “**** what you have to the trigger twice — but the gun Chicago and Washington, but of overnight violence in the St say.” did not fire. The third time, a those remained largely peaceful. The mother of Michael Brown, Lesley McSpadden, (second left) and her Louis suburb. It represents the “When he said that, it drew bullet pierced the door panel, The shooting death of Brown husband Louis Head (third left) gesture after the Grand Jury’s decision in first time that his version of my attention totally to Brown,” sending a piece of glass into in August sparked weeks of some- what happened on Canfield Drive said Wilson, who at that moment Wilson’s hand. Brown stepped Ferguson in the United States yesterday. times violent protests and a nation- at noon hour on a hot, sunny noticed Brown holding a box of back. It was at that point that he wide debate about forceful police Saturday has become public. cigarillos. Brown and Johnson looked to Wilson like a “demon.” tactics and race relations in US. and at least 12 buildings and investigated a robbery, St Louis Wilson was half-way through a kept walking. Wilson radioed Another misfire, then the gun Early yesterday, an eerie quiet two police cars were set ablaze County prosecutor Robert 12-hour shift when he responded for back-up, shifted his car in went off again. pervaded the streets of Ferguson, Monday as groups of youths McCulloch said. to a “laid-back” call about a sick reverse and veered it around Brown then started running with very few people in the streets roamed the streets looting stores A separate federal civil rights baby at an apartment complex the two young men, blocking away. Wilson got out of the car and a police helicopter buzzing and spreading mayhem. investigation into the Wilson on the quiet residential street. their path. Wilson testified that to pursue Brown on foot. overhead. wThe riot zone was But no one was killed or seri- incident and Ferguson polic- Over the radio, he overheard he began opening his car door, According to Wilson, Brown sealed off. Missouri officials said ously hurt and police did not open ing in general will continue, US a call about the theft of a box of only for Brown to slam it shut, stopped and turned around. they were increasing police pres- fire at any point, said St Louis Attorney General Eric Holder cigarillos from a nearby conven- saying: “What the **** are you Wilson repeatedly told him ence in the town of Ferguson and County police chief Jon Belmar. said. Yesterday, a lawyer for ience store. He didn’t immedi- going to do about it.” to drop onto the ground, but vowed to respond swiftly to any In New York, two protesters Brown’s family called the grand ately take much notice of it. “I then looked at him and told instead, he claimed, the youth further violence. “You will see a were arrested, including a man jury decision an “indictment on Getting back into the seat him to get back, and he was just began rushing at him. large police presence and when who threw red paint at police the system.” “This system always of his Chevrolet Tahoe SUV staring at me, almost like to Wilson fired “a series of shots” crime starts you’ll see... an inter- chief William Bratton. allows police to hurt and kill our marked patrol car, Wilson intimidate me or to overpower at Brown, who “looked like he vention much more quickly than The Ferguson grand jury con- children and nothing happens. noticed two young men walking me,” Wilson recalled. was almost bulking up to run we did last night,” police chief cluded that Wilson had acted in And we’ve got to change that single file down the middle of Wilson tried opening the door through the shots, like it was Sam Dotson told reporters yes- self-defence in firing 12 shots dynamic,” the attorney, Benjamin Canfield Drive. again, telling Brown: “Get the making him mad that I’m shoot- terday morning. at Brown after they got into an Crump, said in an interview on One was Michael “Big Mike” **** back.” Instead, he alleged, ing at him.” AFP Dozens of people were arrested “altercation” while the officer CNN. 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Looking at martyrs FARC frees Twin suicide attacks two soldiers

BOGOTA: Colombia’s FARC kill 45 in Nigeria rebels freed two captured sol- diers yesterday, the first step MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA: bustling market and took a call on toward resuming peace talks More than 45 people were killed her mobile phone. which the government sus- when two female suicide bomb- “She then dropped it (the pended after the insurgent ers blew themselves up in a mobile phone) and at that group took five hostages, includ- crowded market in northeast moment she blew herself up, so ing an army general. Nigeria yesterday, the latest in people thought the bomb was con- The halt in the two-year-old a wave of such attacks blamed cealed in the rickshaw,” he added. negotiations, taking place in on Boko Haram. “About 10 minutes later, Havana, threatened to derail The explosions in the Borno another woman who looked about efforts to end five decades of war state capital targeted the same 19 and carrying what looked like between the government and the Monday Market area where at a baby on her back under hijab Revolutionary Armed Forces of least 15 people died on July 1 arrived at the scene that was Colombia (FARC) rebels, which in a blast also thought to have crowded by rescuers and locals. has killed more than 200,000 peo- been carried out by the Islamist “She then detonated the bomb ple since it began in 1964. militants. on her back.” President Juan Manuel Santos Yesterday’s attacks came after Northern Nigeria has been hit has said talks would not resume the militants seized control of by a wave of suicide bomb attacks until all five hostages, including Women in Kiev look at portraits of Ukrainian servicemen killed in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists another town in Nigeria’s res- by women in recent months, General Ruben Dario Alzate, a yesterday . Ukraine levelled fresh charges that Russia was sending support to pro-Russian separatists in the tive northeast, adding to their including earlier this month in military official, a civilian lawyer east, saying that five columns of heavy equipment were seen crossing onto Ukrainian territory on Monday. increasing haul of territory cap- the northeastern state of Bauchi and the two soldiers released yes- tured in recent months. and Niger state in the northwest. terday, are freed. Health worker Dogara Shehu In July, there were four such The soldiers, Paulo Cesar said he counted more than “45 attacks within a week in Kano Rivera and Jonathan Andres Diaz, people killed, some of them city. were taken captive in the restive Homes, mosque raided in Bulgaria completely decapitated” in the The previous month, a woman eastern department of Arauca Maiduguri blasts in an account was said to have blown herself up during a military operation on supported by another witness. in a twin bombing in the south- November 9. REUTERS SOFIA: Bulgarian security The operation was part of a Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Smolyan, An official with Nigeria’s western city of Lagos, although forces raided over 40 homes and pre-trial investigation of crimes Haskovo and Asenovgrad. National Emergency Management her involvement was never con- Intelligence faulted a mosque in southern Bulgaria linked with anti-democratic ide- Mussa was sentenced to a year Agency (NEMA) confirmed that firmed. Weeks earlier, Nigeria saw yesterday to seize books and ologies and incitement to violence, in jail for spreading radical Islam “many people have been killed” its first female suicide bombing, for London killing computers in a special opera- the State Agency for National last March in a case seen as a test but did not have an official death when a middle-aged woman deto- tion aimed at uncovering radi- Security said in a statement. for the delicate relations between toll. “What we have is a case of nated her explosives at a military LONDON: An inquiry into how cal Islamist activities. “Some 40 addresses have been the country’s minority Muslims suicide bombings involving two barracks in the northern state of Muslim extremists were able to The popular private bTV chan- searched so far and numerous and Orthodox Christian majority. females,” said a senior security Gombe. Analysts have said that murder a British soldier on the nel showed armed police detain- pieces of evidence seized,” it said. He was free pending appeal. source in the city, who requested Boko Haram is using either will- streets of London listed a string ing Muslim prayer leader Ahmed The agency and the prosecu- A former Christian who con- anonymity because he is not ing volunteers or coercing young of intelligence failures yesterday Mussa at a mosque in the city of tors’ office declined to provide verted to Islam in 2000 while authorised to speak to the media. women and girls into becom- but said that only information Pazardzhik, while local media said further information or give the working in Vienna, he was con- The source told AFP that the ing human bombs as part of its held by an Internet company several other people were also number of people detained dur- victed on the same charge in 2003. first bomber stood by a motorised strategy to create a hardline might have stopped the attack. detained. ing the raids in the cities of REUTERS rickshaw packed with goods in the Islamic state. AFP The British parliament’s intel- ligence and security committee (ISC) also warned that govern- ment programmes to prevent radicalisation were “not work- ing”, a particular concern as hun- Pope criticises state terror in remarks open to interpretation dreds of Britons go to fight in Iraq and Syria. Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Michael Adebowale, 23, are ABOARD THE PAPAL would make waves. The 77-year- “It is a type of high-level anar- church made in August on his impression of being somewhat currently serving life in prison PLANE, ITALY: Pope Francis old Argentinian pontiff was chy which is very dangerous.” return from a visit to South Korea elderly and haggard, feeling less for running Lee Rigby over with yesterday slammed “state ter- responding to a complex question The pope’s comments could which were widely interpreted as and less a protagonist”. a car and repeatedly knifing him rorism” that “kills the innocent about the threat posed by groups — and almost certainly will be — suggesting military action against Francis — whose four-hour trip outside his Woolwich barracks in at the same time as terrorists”, like Islamic State in Syria and Iraq interpreted as referring to action IS could be justified by Christian was the shortest abroad by any May 2013. The ISC report, the just hours after he had taken and the scourge of modern slavery. by a number of governments, theology. pope — was critical of the grow- result of an 18-month inquiry, a swipe at the “haggard” state “There is another threat, that including Syria’s attempts to Yesterday, Francis said: “We ing nationalist and anti-immigra- revealed the men featured in of Europe. of state terrorism” the pope said, crush Islamist rebels, US action have to fight terrorism. But when tion sentiment that has surged in seven investigations by the secu- It was not clear whom the pon- bemoaning what happens when against Islamic State (IS) and you have to stop an unjust aggres- Europe amid economic stagnation rity services going back to 2008. tiff was referring to in the remarks international crises degenerate. its drone strikes in Afghanistan/ sor, it has to be done with inter- and unemployment. The government is set to pub- made on his plane returning to “Each state, for its own part, Pakistan, or Israeli operations national consensus. No country Yet he also seemed to echo lish a new anti-terror law today the Vatican from a visit to the feels it has the right to massacre against Palestinian militants. can, on its own, stop an unjust some of the complaints by euro- and the ISC criticism will boost European Parliament and Council terrorists. But so many innocent Vatican experts suggested they aggressor.” Earlier in the day, the sceptic parties that won big in the efforts to increase the monitoring of Europe in Strasbourg, France, people perish at the same time as could be an attempt to rebalance pontiff had aimed a broadside at European Parliament elections of online communications. AFP but there was little doubt they the terrorists,” he said. remarks the leader of the Catholic a Europe that “seems to give the in May. AFP WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Beijing, Manila in row over fishermen’s arrest China says its sovereignty violated with fines on fishermen

BEIJING/MANILA: China areas near Palawan that are also The Philippines in March filed a called on the Philippines yes- claimed by the Philippines. “We formal plea to the United Nations terday to release nine Chinese urge the Philippines to uncondi- challenging China’s claims, but fisherman convicted of poach- tionally release the Chinese boat Beijing has rejected UN arbitra- ing after they were detained and the Chinese fishermen,” Hua tion. Originally, 11 Chinese were while in disputed waters, saying Chunying, a foreign ministry found on the boat, but two were the incident was a violation of spokeswoman, said at a regularly were minors and were repatriated Beijing’s sovereignty. scheduled press briefing. without charge. The nine, arrested in May, were “The Philippines has illegally China refused to cooperate in fined $100,000 each for poach- detained Chinese fisherman and the legal proceedings against the ing with an additional 120,000 made so-called judicial convic- fishermen and failed to provide a pesos ($2,730) fine for catching tions, these actions have violated defence lawyer or translator for an endangered species, prosecu- China’s sovereignty.” them — a move which prosecutors tor Allen Ross Rodriguez said on Beijing’s claim covers vast said delayed the proceedings. Monday in the town of Puerto fishing areas and shipping lanes The court also ordered the con- Princesa on Palawan island. which potentially hold valuable fiscation of the fishermen’s gear China claims nearly all of mineral resources. It also con- and their vessel, which it turned People watching one of a two Vietnam Russian-built missile-guided frigates docked at a bay in Manila yesterday. the South China Sea, includ- flicts with the claims of Brunei, over to the Palawan government. Vietnam showed off its two most powerful warships in the first-ever port call to the Philippines but an official said ing Half Moon Shoal and other Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam. AFP it was not trying to challenge China’s superior naval forces amid tension in the South China Sea.

Hasina arrives for Saarc summit Street clashes as HK clears protest zone

HONG KONG: Riot police making 80 arrests according to a Workers had earlier moved buildings in Admiralty last week. arrested 80 pro-democracy pro- police statement. Protest leaders wooden blockades from the road The pro-democracy move- testers yesterday in running or perceived ring leaders chased after demonstrators dismantled ment is showing signs of splin- clashes after several thousand down, wrestled to the ground, tents and packed up their belong- tering, with radical voices calling demonstrators erected street zip-tied and bundled into wait- ings. The injunction was granted for escalated action after nearly barricades following clearance ing vans. to a bus company that said the two months of stalemate in of part of a protest hotspot. “They want to arrest key peo- blockade had hurt business. which Hong Kong and Chinese Several thousand police were ple on the frontline to sap the Some protesters heckled and leaders have refused the protest- deployed after a court ordered resistance of the movement, but held up yellow banners demand- ers’ demands for a free election the reopening of a blocked street they will fail,” said Vincent Man, ing Beijing allow full democracy with open nominations for Hong in the working-class district of a 26-year-old activist in a blue in the global financial hub. Kong’s next leader in 2017. Mong Kok, scene of some of the T-shirt and bandana. “Even if they clear this place, Mong Kok has been a flash- most violent confrontations in the “We will keep fighting and win our will to fight for genuine uni- point for street brawls between two-month long “Occupy Central” new streets to expand the occupa- versal suffrage hasn’t changed ... it students and mobs intent on civil disobedience campaign. tion zone,” he added. “Tomorrow will only inspire people to think of breaking up the prolonged pro- They met with little ini- will be another big battle,” he said, other ways to continue this move- tests that have posed a thorny tial resistance but protesters referring to a second court order ment,” said protester Ken Chu, political challenge for China’s regrouped in the evening to block to clear away a major protest clad in a bright yellow safety hel- Communist Party leaders. traffic on side streets in the bus- encampment on a major road in met and a gas mask. In August, Beijing offered Hong tling Kowloon district across the Mong Kok. Hong Kong leader Leung Chun- Kong people the chance to vote harbor from the main protest “We won’t allow them to do ying, who has called the protests for their own leader in 2017, but site at Admiralty on Hong Kong that. Many people will come out.” illegal, urged activists to go home. said only two to three candidates Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Hasina (left) arrives at Tribhuvan island. Police are taking no chances, The restiveness in Mong Kok could run after getting major- International Airport to attend the 18th Saarc summit in Kathmandu Riot and tactical unit police and have readied three to four contrasts with a largely peaceful ity backing from a 1200-person rebuffed the crowds with pepper thousand officers for the task, partial clearance of the largest “nominating committee” stacked yesterday. spray, batons and direct force, according to media reports. protest site next to government with Beijing loyalists. REUTERS

Travel ban North Korean leader tours museum Ten Banglamen on death row threat to ousted of US ‘cannibal’ atrocities win right to final appeal DHAKA: Ten Bangladesh convicts on death row won the right to Thai premier SEOUL: North Korean leader to try to block the bill, which it It was believed to be Kim’s a final appeal against their conviction and sentence for war crimes, BANGKOK: Thai Prime Kim Jong-Un, under pres- condemned as a political “fraud” first visit to the museum since the country’s top legal official said yesterday. Minister Prayut Chan-O- sure over Pyongyang’s human orchestrated by the United he took power following the The Supreme Court ruled that the seven Islamists and three other Cha yesterday threatened to rights record, has toured a States. death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, convicts were eligible to seek review of their sentences, delivered by bar ousted premier Yingluck museum dedicated to alleged The museum Kim toured in December 2011. a controversial tribunal probing Bangladesh’s 1971 independence war Shinawatra from travelling atrocities by US forces during commemorates what North The resolution adopted last against Pakistan. Prosecutors had argued that convicts did not qualify abroad, a day after the publica- the Korean War, state media Korea says was the murder of week drew heavily on the work for the additional appeal because they were convicted under the coun- tion of her first media interview said yesterday. some 35,000 civilians in Sinchon of a UN inquiry, which concluded try’s special war crimes laws. “They will be allowed to seek review,” since May’s coup. The visit to the Sinchon county by US forces in late 1950, in February that the North was Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said of the court’s ruling handed Yingluck, who was booted out Museum of United States War at the start of the Korean War. committing rights abuses “with- down earlier yesterday. of office by a controversial court Atrocities was aimed at rousing “The massacres committed by out parallel in the contemporary ruling just before the army takeo- the whole country “to an all-out the US imperialist aggressors in world”. ver, has been banned from leav- anti-US struggle,” the state-run Sinchon showed that they are Pyongyang’s top military body ing Thailand without the junta’s KCNA news agency said. cannibals seeking pleasure in has threatened “catastrophic Ex-minister sent to jail after Haj criticism permission along with hundreds It comes a week after the slaughter,” KCNA quoted Kim consequences” for supporters of DHAKA: An influential Bangladesh ex-minister surrendered to of other politicians, activists, aca- United Nations adopted a as saying. the resolution, with the United police and was jailed yesterday after Islamists staged nationwide demics and journalists who were landmark resolution urging The ruling party’s official States, South Korea and Japan protests calling for his arrest and prosecution over remarks criti- briefly detained after the coup. the Security Council to refer newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, the primary targets. cising the annual Muslim Haj pilgrimage. The ex-premier has since been North Korea’s leaders to the carried a front-page picture of Referral to the ICC is likely Abdul Latif Siddique’s surrender came a day after Islamists gave allowed to travel overseas on two International Criminal Court for Kim talking to museum officials to be blocked at the Security an ultimatum to detain him after he returned home Sunday following occasions on the condition she possible indictment for crimes in front of a wall displaying pic- Council by veto-wielding perma- a long stay in India and the United States where he called the Haj adopts a low-profile, but after against humanity. tures of victims and the slogan: nent members China and Russia, a “waste” of manpower. The accused “surrendered to police” early the publication of the interview Pyongyang had flexed all of “US imperialists massacred both of whom voted against the yesterday afternoon, Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Masudur on Monday, Prayut threatened to its limited diplomatic muscle 35,383 people”. resolution. AFP Rahman said. revoke that freedom. Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s court then “sent him to jail “I am considering it and have as he did not seek bail”, public prosecutor Abdullah Abu said. asked my security staff to look into it,” Prayut told reporters after a weekly cabinet meeting in World record response to a question on whether HK scribes removed from blacklist the junta would bar Yingluck MANILA: The Philippines has lifted an entry ban against nine from travelling abroad following Hong Kong journalists who shouted questions at President Benigno Monday’s interview. Aquino last year, a government spokeswoman said yesterday after “We have clear rules. If some- a media backlash. The journalists had also been expelled from an thing triggers chaos or unrest we Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Indonesia last year have measures... If she wants to go after they aggressively questioned Aquino over a 2010 Manila hos- overseas then she will not be able tage crisis that left eight Hong Kong residents dead. to go,” he said. Bureau of Immigration spokeswoman Elaine Tan said the ban was In an interview published lifted because Aquino was not put through another bout of aggressive Monday the Bangkok Post quoted questioning at the Apec summit in Beijing earlier this month. Yingluck describing her removal “After a re-evaluation, the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency from office was as though “sud- said they (Hong Kong journalists) are no longer considered as threats denly, someone points a gun at my and the ban was lifted effective today,” she added. head and tells me to get out of the car while I’m at the wheel driving the people forward”. Quake hits China’s Sichuan province Prayut hit out at her remarks, BEIJING: A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck China’s southwest- saying to reporters: “Who pointed ern province of Sichuan yesterday, the US Geological Survey said. the gun at her?” The quake hit 25km northwest of the city of Kangding in the moun- In July the junta allowed tainous west of the province at 11:19pm (1519 GMT) at a depth of 11 Yingluck to travel to Europe km, the USGS reported. and the United States and last There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The China month she visited Japan and Earth Networks Centre measured the quake at 5.8 and at a depth of China, meeting her older brother 16km. A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the same area on Saturday, and fugitive former Thai premier killing five and injuring dozens. Thaksin Shinawatra during both In May 2008, a 7.9 magnitude quake rocked Sichuan, killing more Thousands of people dressed as Santa’s elves gather outside a shopping mall to break a Guinness world record trips. than 80,000 people and flattening swathes of the province. in Bangkok yesterday. The record was broken after officials counted 1,762 children dressed as Santa’s elves. AFP AFP WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 US to leave more troops in Kabul than planned Additional troops will be assigned to 12,000 Nato soldiers

KABUL: The United States declined to be identified. force and the remainder for a sep- is preparing to increase the The coalition force in arate anti-terrorism operation. number of troops it keeps in Afghanistan did not comment on The move to increase the US Afghanistan in 2015 to fill a gap the figures, but said it welcomed presence left in Afghanistan left in the Nato mission by other all commitments of troops to the comes shortly after Obama contributing nations, according new Nato-led mission. approved plans to give the US to three sources with direct “We are confident that we will military a wider role to fight the knowledge of the situation. have the necessary resources to hardline Islamist Taliban move- The final numbers are still launch the Resolute Support mis- ment alongside Afghan forces being agreed, but there will be sion on Jan. 1, 2015. The process after the current mission expires. at least several hundred more to generate the forces required While Afghanistan’s military than initially planned, one of the for the mission is ongoing,” the and police remain in control of sources said. International Security Assistance all 34 provincial capitals, vio- “If they hadn’t done that, the Force said. lence has risen in the last year mission would have lost bases,” The bulk of Western combat and the rate of casualties suffered the source said. troops, who once numbered up to by local security forces has been An Afghan intelligence man places his foot on a man suspected of placing explosives which caused a blast with Under the US commitment, 130,000, are to leave the country described by the US military as no casualties in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul yesterday. described as a “bridging solu- at the end of this year when the unsustainable. tion” until other nations fulfil mission officially winds up after Around 4,600 members of the their pledges later in the year or 13 years of war against a stub- Afghan security forces have been the troops are no longer needed, born Taliban and its Al Qaeda killed already in 2014, more than Two blasts hit Kabul, 7 soldiers injured Washington may provide up to allies. six percent higher than the same 1,000 extra soldiers. President Barack Obama had period of 2013. KABUL: Two explosions shook war, leaving behind a smaller sup- city, which is home to embassies, That figure was confirmed by announced in May that US troop The Taliban, ousted in 2001, the Afghan capital yesterday, port mission. international media offices and all three sources, who said the levels would be cut to 9,800 by has become increasingly bold in leaving seven army officers Early yesterday, a remote- aid groups, but there were no final number was still under dis- the end of the year, by half again its attacks and controls several wounded after a bomb attack controlled bomb exploded on the casualties, police said. cussion and depended on when in 2015 and to a normal embassy districts across a country where on their bus, while a grenade city’s outskirts as a bus carrying “Someone threw a hand gre- other countries stepped forward presence with a security assist- access to many areas is still lim- blast in the diplomatic quarter Afghan army personnel passed by, nade and he was apprehended,” with their commitments. ance office in Kabul by the end ited by rugged terrain and poor caused no casualties but led to said Zahir Azimi, a spokesman said Sediq Sediqqi, a spokesman The additional US troops will of 2016. security. the arrest of a suspect, officials for the Afghan defence ministry. for the interior ministry. The sus- be assigned to a 12,000-strong “There will be 9,800 troops, plus Despite more than $4bn in aid said. Seven of the bus passengers were pect was being interrogated but Nato force staying in at least a few hundred above and to Afghan forces this year, police Kabul has suffered a grow- injured. In an email to journalists, his motive and target were still Afghanistan to train, advise and beyond that,” the same source and soldiers frequently complain ing number of bombings by the the Taliban insurgency claimed unclear, he added. assist Afghan forces through a said. that they lack proper resources Taliban and other jihadist mili- responsibility for that attack. A day earlier, a magnetic bomb new mission called Resolute Of the 9,800, some 8,000 had to fight the Taliban alone. tants as foreign combat troops A later blast shook houses in killed two US troops in the capi- Support, said the sources, who been earmarked for the Nato REUTERS withdraw from a 13-year-long the Wazir Akbar Khan area of the tal. REUTERS

Pakistan has fastest growing Air strikes against Haqqani militants kill 20 PESHAWAR: Pakistanis offi- “twenty terrorists were killed in intelligence official said, request- the Haqqanis using North been put into effect. nuke power, US cials said jet fighters yesterday precise aerial strikes in North ing anonymity. Waziristan as a base to target It was not possible independ- killed 20 suspected members Waziristan”, without giving fur- A second intelligence official Afghan and Nato troops across ently to verify the casualties as think-tank says of the feared Haqqani network, ther details. confirmed that the target of the border. media are banned from the area. accused of some of the bloodiest Two intelligence officials in the yesterday’s airstrikes were the Many believe that Pakistan’s Pakistani jets and artillery KARACHI: Pakistan har- attacks in Afghanistan includ- northwest said the jets targeted Haqqani network and fighters of security services see the Haqqanis began targeting rebel strongholds bours the fastest growing ing a blast that left 57 people hideouts of the Haqqani network Gul Bahadur. as an “asset” and maintain close in North Waziristan in mid-June nuclear weapons programme in dead last weekend. and of local warlord Hafiz Gul The official said that a local links with them, with one senior and ground forces moved in on the world and could have enough The air strikes were carried Bahadur. Haqqani commander was among US official once describing them June 30. fissile material to produce more out in the Doga Madakhel area Afghan officials said the the dead, but his identity had not as a “veritable arm” of the coun- The army says it has killed than 200 nuclear devices by of North Waziristan tribal dis- Haqqanis, who are aligned with yet been ascertained. try’s ISI spy agency. more than 1,100 militants and lost 2020, an American think tank trict near the Afghan border, the Afghan Taliban, were behind Bahadur, a prominent local A day before the airstrikes, more than 100 soldiers since the mentioned in its report released where the military has been Sunday’s horrific suicide blast at warlord once seen as “pro- a Western diplomat said the start of the operation. on the other day. mounting an offensive against a volleyball match in the east of Pakistani”, is unhappy with Pakistani military and govern- A tally based on regular A special report by the Council Islamist militant strongholds the country. the military offensive in North ment’s stated commitment to updates from the military puts on Foreign Relations (CFR), tided since June. “The dead included seven fight- Waziristan. pursue all insurgents was wel- the militant death toll at nearly ‘Strategic Stability in the Second The military said in a text ers of Haqqanis while the rest US officials have long urged come. But the envoy voiced scep- 1,500, with 125 soldiers killed. Nuclear Age’, also identified message to journalists that belonged to Gul Bahadur,” one Islamabad to do more to stop ticism about whether this had AFP ‘South Asia as the region “most at risk of a breakdown in strate- gic stability due to an explosive mixture of unresolved territorial Sharif in Kathmandu disputes, cross-border terrorism and growing nuclear arsenals.” Pakistan, the report said, has deployed or is developing 11 deliv- ery systems for its nuclear war- heads, including aircraft, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. “Pakistan has not formally declared the conditions under which it would use nuclear weapons but has indicated that it primarily needs the warheads to deter India from threatening its territorial integrity and for enhancing the ability of its mili- tary to defend its territory,” the report added. Qadri likely to go to Canada for treatment Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his wife Kulsoom Nawaz at Tribhuvan International Airport LAHORE: Pakistan Awami in Kathmandu yesterday to attend the 18th Saarc summit. Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri may return to Canada for medical treatment soon in view of his deteriorating health. He felt cardiac problem amid high Pakistan media owner sentenced blood pressure and fever prior to his address to party workers in Bhakkar the other day. Local doctors in Bhakkar, to 26 years in blasphemy case where he is camped these days to attend the PAT sit-in in ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan by its courts do not apply to the The morning show broadcast Dullewala town (Bhakkar), have court yesterday sentenced the rest of the country. live on Geo TV in May featured advised him to take long rest. owner of the country’s big- The four people convicted Pakistani starlet Veena Malik Party leaders say that doctors gest media group to 26 years were also ordered to pay a fine dancing with her new husband in Canada had also advised the in prison for broadcasting a of 1.3m rupees ($13,000), sell while a group of Sufi musicians PAT chief to take rest and avoid show it said was blasphemous. their properties and surrender sang a devotional song about travel abroad. “I believe that The verdict against Mir their passports, according to a the wedding of the Prophet Qadri Sahib will not go back to Shakil-ur-Rahman along with copy of the court order. Muhammad’s (peace be upon Canada till the conclusion of par- the host of the show and two “The malicious acts of the him) daughter. Its broadcast ty’s scheduled rallies and sit-in in guests was announced by an proclaimed offenders ignited set off a storm of controversy different cities, including Karachi, anti-terror court in the city the sentiments of all the on social media, though simi- next month. of Gilgit, which is controlled Muslims of the country and lar routines by other channels But if his health did not by Pakistan but part of the hurt the feelings, which can- in the past have largely gone improve, he may return for his Kashmir region which India not be taken lightly and there unnoticed. medical treatment,” PAT’s sec- also claims. is need to strictly curb such Many observers at the time retary (information) said. He But the order is unlikely to tendency,” the order said. suspected Pakistan’s military said as per earlier schedule he be implemented because the No lawyer appeared on behalf establishment of engineer- would go back to Canada after Gilgit-Baltistan region is not of any of the accused. However, ing the blasphemy campaign December 25. considered a full-fledged prov- the court had arranged a state against Geo TV. INTERNEWS ince by Pakistan and verdicts lawyer to defend them. AFP WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Kerala orders India, Nepal ink nine deals mass cull of ducks after Prime Minister Modi inaugurates 200-bed trauma centre, bus service bird flu KATHMANDU: Nepal’s hap- He said the bilateral decisions piness “gives us joy”, Prime that were stuck for the past 25 NEW DELHI: India has found Minister Narendra Modi said years were now being pushed two outbreaks of a highly conta- here yesterday on his second forward. gious bird flu virus in the south- visit to the Himalayan coun- “Between my first visit, and my ern state of Kerala, prompting try in 100 days as both sides second, decisions have been taken the authorities to cull more inked nine agreements, fur- to change lives in Nepal, and give than 200,000 birds, the World ther cementing their close happiness to India,” the prime Organisation for Animal Health ties. minister said. (OIE) said yesterday. Modi, who in his departure Modi said the hydropower The virus itself killed about statement said the fact that he projects — Pancheshwor, Upper 15,000 infected ducks in Kottayam was visiting Nepal twice in the Karnali and Arun III — that and another 500 in nearby six months since he took over were stuck for many years have Alappuzha, the first cases of “reflects the importance we been pushed forward and that the disease in the country since attach to our unique and spe- all the Nepal parties have shown February this year, the Paris- cial relations with Nepal”, also farsightedness in backing the based OIE reported on its web- held delegation-level talks with projects with India. site, citing data submitted by the his Nepali counterpart Sushil He said a new electricity trans- Indian ministry of agriculture. Koirala. mission line was being set up The report said the animals Modi, who is here to attend the between the two countries. died of an H5 strain of the flu 18th Saarc Summit, urged Nepal “One new transmission line virus but did not specify the to frame its much-awaited con- of 1,000 MW is being installed, exact variant. Germany, the stitution early and on the basis and Nepal will light up,” he Netherlands and Britain have of consensus. said. been hit this month by the H5N8 Addressing a gathering dur- Modi said the $1bn line of credit bird flu strain which has devas- ing handing over of a 200-bed which he had announced during tated flocks in Asia, mainly South trauma centre built by India, his last visit was being finalised. Korea, earlier this year but has Modi said writing the constitu- Both countries also inked the never been detected in humans. tion was “taking too much time” Motor Vehicles Act that would Another strain, the feared H5N1, and urged Nepal to finish the allow regular bus service between can be fatal to humans. It caused work on the basis of consensus the two nations. the deaths of nearly 400 people and not majority. The other agreements and and hundreds of millions of poul- He said the constitution should Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) is received by Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bam Dev memoranda of understanding try after it spread from Asia into be like a bouquet, with each flower Gautam at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu yesterday. The Indian premier will attend the 18th South (MoUs) inked include on setting Europe and Africa in 2005-2006. representing each strata of the up of a Nepal Police Academy, on “This is not a rare event,” OIE Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit starting today. Nepali society — the Madhesis, tourism and traditional medi- Director General Bernard Vallat the Maoists and Pahadis — pro- cines, Sister City Agreements said. “The problem in this case viding them rights. Among the dozen agreements He said a “lot of trust” has been paucity of time. between Janakpur and Ayodhya, is that they have not been able Modi said India will not inter- inked was one for project devel- put into their bilateral relations. “This time, I was keen to go by Kathmandu and Vanarasi, and to determine which variant yet, fere and has never interfered in opment agreement (PDA) for the A “big horsepower engine” of road because I wanted to see the Lumbini and Bodhgaya. whether it is the same as the one Nepal’s affairs, but added that Arun III Hydropower project. trust has been fitted into their difficulties the people of Nepal Modi later called on President in Korea and elsewhere.” “Nepal’s happiness is reason for Both sides also kicked off a relations in the 100 days since and Indians on that side face and Ram Baran Yadav at his office in Over 200,000 birds were being us to smile, so write it fast”. Kathmandu-Delhi bus service his last visit to Nepal in August, help mend matters. But due to Sheetal Niwas. culled in the villages where the Political parties have set being run by the Delhi Transport he said. shortage of time, I could not do The Indian prime minister also outbreaks were found and an January 22 as the deadline to Corporation (DTC). Referring to his decision not it,” he said. held a meeting with leaders of the intensive surveillance campaign draft the constitution. Modi also handed over the to visit Lumbini, the birth- The prime minister said he was largest party Nepali Congress at had been launched in a 10km The trauma centre has been keys of a Dhruv Advanced Light place of Lord Buddha, as well as aware of the disappointment of Soaltee Hotel, where he is staying, radius around the area to ensure built by India at a cost of `1.5bn Helicopter to the Nepali army and Janakpur and Muktinath, which the people in the three places and as well as with members of other that the virus did not spread fur- in the city’s Bir Hospital, the old- a mobile soil testing laboratory to both Hindus and Buddhists hold assured them that he will visit political parties. ther, the Indian ministry said it est medical facility in the country. the country. as sacred, Modi said it was due to them in the near future. IANS its report. REUTERS

Jharkhand voters defy Maoists, Thousands vote in Kashmir amid boycott call cast ballot JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Voters dressed in traditional Kashmiri in Jammu and Kashmir defied attire. A separatist boycott call RANCHI/NEW DELHI: a boycott call by separatist in the Valley evoked no response, Jharkhand voters yesterday groups and braved inclement as men and women came out in defied a poll boycott call by weather to cast their ballot in large numbers to vote. Maoists and turned up in large large numbers as 15 assembly A 121-year-old woman also cast numbers to cast their ballot constituencies voted in the first her ballot. Zutshi said Noor Bi in the first of the five-phase of the five-phase state polls. voted in Ramban district, becom- assembly elections. State Chief Electoral Officer ing the oldest person to vote in Voting took place in 13 of the (CEO) Umang Narula told the the first phase. 81 assembly constituencies in six media in Jammu that more than Voting continued in 13 polling Maoist-affected districts. Over 70 percent of the over one million stations even after 4pm as voters three million voters were eligi- voters cast their ballot. had entered the demarcated area ble to cast their ballot, of whom Polling was peaceful and no before the scheduled end. about 1.8 million exercised their untoward incident was reported The CEO said 31 sorties were franchise. from anywhere during the day. made by Mi-7 helicopters and 12 Deputy Election Commissioner Deputy Election Commissioner by smaller choppers to ferry poll- Umesh Sinha, who briefed the Vinod Zutshi told the media in ing staff and voting machines to media about the Jharkhand elec- Delhi that the constituencies had and from inaccessible areas. tions in Delhi, said the polling seen 64.97 percent turnout in the “The highest polling was percentage in 13 constituencies 2008 elections and 52.63 percent recorded in Sonawari with 80.1 that went to the polls was 61.92 in the Lok Sabha polls earlier this percent, while the lowest was percent. year. recorded in Ganderbal with 53 He said these constituencies “It is a good increase. The vot- percent,” Narula said. saw 58 percent polling in the 2009 ing percentage seems to be on the Peaceful polling took place at all assembly polls as well as in the higher side,” Zutshi said, adding the 1,787 polling stations in seven Lok Sabha elections. that there could be an increase of districts. In Ladakh region, Nubra Voter turnout was good in about two percent after all votes saw 75 percent polling, Zanskar Maoist affected areas despite a cast were taken into account. 71.07, Leh 66 and Kargil 59.82. Voters line up to cast their ballots outside a polling station at Dangarpora yesterday during the first phase of the boycott call. The young and the A total of 123 candidates were In the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections. old were seen queueing up at poll- in the fray yesterday. Polling Sonawari recorded 80.1 percent, ing stations. started at 8am and ended at 4 pm. Kangan 76.83, Bandipora 70 Kishtwar 68.8, Inderwal 72.5 and especially in the Ladakh region voters lined up at polling booths. An election official said in The morning cold affected the and Gurez 77.1, while in Jammu Bahderwah 70.7. where temperatures were much People said they were voting for Ranchi: “The highest turnout was early voter turnout, but young and region, Doda saw 79.6 percent Polling was low key initially below freezing point. As the day change and development. in Bhavnathpur with 69.6 percent, enthusiastic voters queued up, polling, Ramban 68, Bannihal 70, because of the winter cold, progressed, balloting picked up, as IANS while the lowest was in Chatra with 53.85 percent. Polling was by and large peaceful.” The fate of 199 candidates was sealed in the electronic voting Sania named UN Women’s machines (EVMs). A total of India moves to ban loose cigarettes 3,939 polling booths were set up Goodwill Ambassador for the first phase. As many as 1,752 polling sta- NEW DELHI: Indian tennis star MUMBAI: India moved a step market index fell 0.8 percent. were not disclosed. tions were declared super- Sania Mirza (pictured), was yes- closer to banning the sale of As many as 900,000 people in Morgan Stanley said the pro- sensitive and 1,104 sensitive. terday appointed the UN Goodwill unpackaged cigarettes, with a India die from tobacco-related posed ban was a “clear senti- Webcasting was done in 263 poll- Ambassador for the South Asian region view to discourage smoking in a diseases a year, and that number ment negative” for ITC, although ing stations. Polling began at 7am by UN Women at an event held to mark country where close to a million could jump to 1.5 million by 2020, implementing it would be difficult. and ended at 3pm. the International Day To End Violence people each year die of tobacco- the International Tobacco Control Cigarette companies could intro- The Bharatiya Janata Party, Against Women. related diseases. Project estimates. duce smaller pack sizes to cushion the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Sania, India’s most successful women’s More than 70 percent of the India is a party to The World the impact of the proposed policy and the Bahujan Samaj Party con- tennis player and the first Indian to break cigarettes sold in India are loose. Health Organization (WHO) change, it said. tested in 12 constituencies each, into the World Tennis Association’s top 50 The federal health ministry has Framework Convention on ITC and Godfrey Phillips the Congress in seven and its alli- rankings, is the first South Asian woman accepted the recommendation of Tobacco Control, which states did not respond to requests for ance partner Rashtriya Janata to be appointed the goodwill ambassador an internal panel and will seek that countries “shall endeavour” comment. Dal in six. in the organisation’s history. cabinet approval before impos- to prohibit sales of loose ciga- Prime Minister Narendra State Rural Development “My role is a very important battle that I will fight off the tennis ing the ban, Health Minister J P rettes, which are more affordable Modi’s government, which took Minister K N Tripathi, the court for gender equality. Gender Equality is what I believe in,” the Nadda told parliament in a writ- for minors. office six months ago, has been Congress’s state president ace tennis player said. In her capacity as the goodwill ambassador, ten statement yesterday. The panel’s recommendation adopting measures to curb India’s Sukhdeo Bhagat, and former she intends to educate women about gender equality. The issue, in Shares in India’s largest ciga- also calls for an increase in the tobacco consumption. Last month minister and Janata Dal-United her opinion, is a cultural problem where women feel they are second- rette maker, ITC Ltd, fell 5.2 minimum legal age for buying it increased taxes on tobacco candidate Sudha Chowdhary were class citizens. “To that effect, there is an urgent need to change this percent, its biggest daily drop in tobacco products and a rise in the products and ordered companies among the prominent contenders mindset. Women must be made aware that they are equal to men,” five months, and Godfrey Phillips penalties for violators. Details on to stamp health warnings across in this round of polling. Sania said. IANS India Ltd lost nearly 9 percent. how the government would imple- 85 percent of the surface of ciga- IANS By comparison, the main Mumbai ment such a ban on single smokes rette packs. REUTERS

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Dogs create a force up to eight felinophilic sentiment, at least been a puzzle. scientists thought dogs would turn times gravity. ATHENS 12/09 Partly cloudy 13/12 Partly cloudy when it comes to drinking. In 2010, engineers at Princeton out to drink similarly to cats, said Finally, although only the tip of WASHINGTON 08/00 Rain 07/-2 Chance of snow showers While cats expertly manipu- University and the Massachusetts biomechanical engineer Sunny a cat’s tongue touches the water, a SYDNEY 21/16 Chance of showers 23/15 Clear late water to quench thirst neatly, Institute of Technology, among Jung of Virginia Tech, a member large area of the dog’s does, mak- LONDON 10/09 Rain 12/08 Rain dogs smash, slosh, spill, and splash other schools, discovered how cats of the cat team who also led the ing them sloppy drinkers. More PARIS 13/09 Chance of rain 13/10 Partly cloudy their way, according to research lap water. Basically, felines touch dog research. Not so. precisely, the volume of water a ISTANBUL 08/06 Cloudy 09/05 Partly cloudy unveiled on Monday. their tongue to the water’s surface For one thing, cats’ tongues dog’s tongue can move increases MANILA 29/24 Chance of rain 30/24 Mostly cloudy The latest findings, which focus without penetrating it, and pull gently touch the water surface, but exponentially with body size. DHAKA 29/17 Clear 29/17 Clear on dogs and were presented at a up a column of liquid at a speed of dogs’ smash through it, as cam- Which is why Saint Bernards, DELHI 27/12 Clear 28/13 Clear meeting in San Francisco of the 3 feet (1 meter) per second. Just eras under a water trough showed. but not dachshunds, turn kitchen ISLAMABAD 22/08 Partly cloudy 23/09 Clear American Physical Society, build before gravity pulls the water Dogs “make lots of splashing, but a floors into lakes. on an earlier discovery of how cats down, cats slam their mouth shut cat never does,” Jung said. REUTERS Rare, first Shakespeare edition found in France LILLE: A copy of William words such as “wench” crossed out Shakespeare’s First Folio, the and replaced with “fellow”. first-ever compilation of the He highlighted the “really good Bard’s plays published in 1623, survival rate” of an estimated 750 has been discovered in the original prints of First Folio. library of an ancient port town The massive book of 36 plays in northern France. was published at a time when One of the world’s most valu- printed plays were not considered able and coveted books, the First literature, and sold for one pound Folio was uncovered when librar- at a time when a skilled worker ian Remy Cordonnier dusted off could perhaps hope to earn four a copy of Shakespeare’s works pounds a year, said Rasmussen. dating to the 18th century for an Rasmussen said the First Folio exhibition on English literature was the only source for about half in the town of Saint-Omer near of Shakespeare’s plays such as Calais. Macbeth and Julius Caesar, that “It occurred to me that it could had never been published in his be an unidentified First Folio, with A Shakespeare “First Folio”, a lifetime. historic importance and great collection of some of his plays, Saint-Omer library director intellectual value,” he said. dating from 1623. Francoise Ducroquet said that The book, published seven while most First Folio copies were years after Shakespeare’s death, He said the book was missing valued at between €2.5m and €5m, was authenticated on Saturday by title pages as well as the whole text the damaged version found in her First Folio expert Eric Rasmussen of the play The Two Gentlemen library would probably be worth from the University of Nevada. of Verona. less. However, she said the newest Rasmussen, who has written a “What is really interesting discovery would be stored in the book about his riveting two-decade is that it clearly came from the library’s safe with other precious hunt to catalogue all 232 existing college of Jesuits in Saint-Omer, items. copies of the book, said the 233rd founded in the late 16th century Saint-Omer is an ancient port copy was the first new version during Queen Elizabeth’s reign town that bustled with economic unearthed in a decade. when it was illegal for Catholics and cultural activity in the Middle He said the book was “imme- to go to college,” said Rasmussen. Ages. Its library has 800 impor- diately identifiable” as an original The book was heavily anno- tant manuscripts, 230 incunabula due to its watermarks, the paper tated, with words corrected to — books printed in Europe before used and the fact that errors were more modern versions and with 1501 — as well as a Gutenberg still present that would have been the part of a hostess in Henry Bible. corrected in later copies. IV turned into a male part, with AFP

Dylan performs for audience of one NEW YORK: Rock legend to just one lucky fan — Swedish Domino’s “Blueberry Hill,” the Bob Dylan and his band on television personality Fredrik magazine said. Sunday afternoon performed at Wikingsson, who is working on Wikingsson plans to turn the Philadelphia’s Academy of Music a film series about how solitary experience into a 15-minute individuals experience events documentary to be released next designed for large crowds. month on YouTube. Wikingsson, a self-described A Facebook page for the Swedish huge fan of Dylan, had persisted project — called Experiment for a long time to arrange the con- Ensam, or “Experiment Alone” cert. He told Rolling Stone maga- — will examine Wikingsson’s zine that he was so nervous before response to seeing Dylan without the show that he could not eat. the crowds. Dylan performed covers of rock Wikingsson told Rolling Stone ‘n’ roll pioneers including Buddy that he did not go to Dylan’s public Holly’s “Heartbeat” and Fats concert. AFP Wednesday 26 November 2014 4 Safar 1436 Volume 19 Number 6261 Price: QR2

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Saudi, Russia pre-Opec talks yield no oil cut Prices fall more than $1 a barrel; no output cut could be guaranteed in tomorrow’s meeting: Venezuela

VIENNA: Talks between Saudi yesterday led to speculation and within Opec instead, he said. what most Opec members and prices as low as $70-$80 per bar- is oversupplied,” he said. Nuaimi Arabia, fellow Opec member hopes in some quarters that Igor Sechin, the head of Russian rival producers such as Russia rel for up to a year. did not speak to reporters after Venezuela and oil powers Russia Riyadh was considering backing state oil company Rosneft and a need to balance their budgets, but When Saudi Oil Minister Ali yesterday’s meeting. and Mexico failed to find an a coordinated cut. Those hopes close ally of President Vladimir the group has struggled to adapt bin Ibrahim Al Nuaimi spoke Russia’s Kommersant newspa- agreement to address a growing did not last long. Putin, arrived in Vienna on to growing supplies from the US earlier this month after weeks of per cited sources on Monday as oil glut yesterday, with no side Venezuelan Foreign Minister Tuesday amid hints that Moscow shale boom. silence, he said Riyadh’s desire for saying Russia might suggest cut- saying they would lower output Rafael Ramirez told reporters could cut output or exports Some analysts say an OPEC cut stable markets had not changed ting its oil production by around despite a collapse in prices. after the meeting that while if the producer group did the of as much as 1.5 million barrels but gave no clue about his poten- 300,000bpd from next year and Oil prices turned lower after all sides agreed current prices same. Russian Energy Minister per day (bpd) is needed to support tial response. that Moscow expected Opec to the meeting, with international were “not good” for producing Alexander Novak also attended oil prices and avoid increasing a “Although the objectives of the limit its output by another 1.4 benchmark Brent falling more countries, no output cuts could the four-country meeting. supply glut in the first half of 2015. cartel are unclear today,” analysts million bpd. than $1 a barrel to near $78. be arranged — or guaranteed at Mexican Energy Minister Algerian Energy Minister from Barclays wrote on Tuesday, If Russia were to agree to cut In a day of shuttle diplomacy tomorrow’s Opec meeting. Pedro Joaquin Coldwell left the Youcef Yousfi told the official “what is apparent is that inves- production, it would effectively ahead of Opec’s crucial output “We discussed the situation in meeting before the other partici- APS news agency on Tuesday tors and companies are being side with OPEC hawks, which meeting in Vienna tomorrow, the market, we shared our points pants, without giving a statement. that Opec would seek a “consen- shocked out of the $100 per barrel have been putting pressure on Russian and Mexican energy offi- of view, we need to keep in con- Oil market watchers are sual step” to try to bring stability oil comfort range of the last four Saudi Arabia to reduce supplies. cials rushed to the Austrian capi- tact and we agreed to meet again divided on the outcome of Opec’s to the oil market, without giving years and that volatility looks set Moscow’s relations with OPEC tal to push Opec kingpin Saudi in three months,” Ramirez, who Thursday meeting in the Austrian further details. to remain a feature in 2015.” were soured by the country’s Arabia on the 30 percent price until recently was oil minister capital. Predictions range from Diplomatic and market sources In Vienna on Monday and pledge to cut output in tandem fall since June. and president of state oil company a large production cut to revive say Saudi officials told briefings in Tuesday, Nuaimi brushed off with the group in the early 2000s. Saudi has kept the market PDVSA, said. prices, to a small reduction, or recent months that the kingdom, reporters’ questions about oil Russia failed to follow through, guessing about its response to Venezuela, a noted price hawk, none at all. with its large currency reserves, prices and surplus supplies. “This and raised exports instead. crude’s fall, but the meeting would try for an output agreement Current prices are far below was prepared to withstand oil is not the first time the market REUTERS

Lamborghini dealership in Bangalore Qatari bourse tumbles 1.94pc

BY SATISH KANADY (IQ) declined four percent. Among were seen largely bullish yes- the banking stocks, QNB was the terday. About 31 million shares DOHA: Qatari bourse’s bench- lone gainer that added 1.81 per- worth QR3.62bn were traded. mark index plunged 1.94 per- cent. Doha Bank tumbled 4.57 QNB was the active leader both cent, the most since November percent as QIB lost 1.67 percent in terms of value and volume. 4, 2014, on fresh oil price con- and Masraf slid by 2.78 percent. Funds tracking MSCI’s emerg- cerns. Oil related stock Gulf Overall, the value of banking ing markets index are likely to International tumbled, as the stocks rose to QR1.75bn from start buying several stocks in the index headed to fourth straight the previous session’s QR375m. United Arab Emirates and Qatar session of bear slump to close at QNB’s total traded value jumped that will see their benchmark 13,423. The Gulf International, to QR1.2bn from QR168m. The weightings increased after the end which is set to enter MSCI’s banking major’s total transactions of trading yesterday. These include emerging market index, was rose to 1769 from 740. The bank- Emaar Properties, Dubai Islamic hammered by 4.96 percent. ing sector’s total number of trans- Bank and First Gulf Bank in the The market was reacting to the actions rose to 4,477 from 2,791. UAE, plus Doha’s Industries Qatar, lower probability of a production The value of industrials stocks Qatar National Bank, Doha Bank cut at this week’s Opec meet. Brent rose to QR1.5bn from QR290m. and Commercial Bank of Qatar. In crude prices traded under $80 a Insurance sector was the worst Qatar, Gulf International Services barrel in Asia trading early yes- hit by declining by 4.18 percent. will join the benchmark for the terday, analysts told The Peninsula. Qatar Insurance lost 6.04 percent. first time, Reuters reported. The Industrials and Banking Property-related stocks took a Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia’s index sectors, which enjoy the biggest beating across the sector with fell 1.8 percent as most stocks slid. weighting in the main index, UDC edging 0.54 percent down Shares in petrochemicals major closed down 2.84 percent and and Barwa falling 2.96 percent. Saudi Basic Industries dropped 4.1 0.86 percent respectively. Some Ezdan lost 0.86 percent. percent and were the main drag. In QR11bn market capitalisation Telecoms sector declined 3.51 Dubai, he index fell fell 1.5 percent evaporated from the market as percent. Ooredoo lost 3.61 percent to 4,558 points, Abu Dhabi index its size shrunk to QR731bn. as Vodafone fell by 3.23 percent. dropped 2.1 percent to 4,862 points. Bellwether Industrials Qatar Foreign institutional investors THE PENINSULA President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini Stephan Winkelmann during the launch of the Italian car maker’s dealership in the Indian city of Bangalore yesterday. Woqod purchases $6m bitumen tanker Greece signals progress

DOHA: Qatar Fuel (Woqod) yes- terday announced the purchase as bailout talks restart of a bitumen tanker (vessel) with modern specifications from ATHENS: Greece resumed officials have suggested the China for $6m (about QR22m), talks with its EU/IMF lend- inspectors will return to Athens according to a press statement. ers in Paris yesterday, say- to seal a final deal if there is The Double Hull and Double ing progress had been made progress. Bottom tanker which has been towards breaking a deadlock The talks will focus on the main built in China in 2012 with a gross that could derail the govern- point of contention between the two tonnage weight of 2, 512 tonnes ment’s plan to quit an interna- sides — Greece’s projected budget has been named “ SIDRA AL tional bailout by year-end. shortfall next year — and reforms WAKRA”. The two sides have been at rolled over to next year and tied to The vessel which has been reg- loggerheads for weeks over what a post-bailout precautionary credit istered in and hoisting the flag is expected to be Greece’s last line, an EU official said. of Republic of Liberia, under a inspection under the ¤240bn res- The lenders say Athens will non-resident Liberian entity by cue programme, raising doubts miss its target for a near-bal- the name of “ Sidra Al Wakra that a deal can be reached by a anced budget next year unless Shipping Company”, will join December 8 deadline. it waters down a generous state Woqod ships fleet by the end of The surprise meeting in Paris arrears payback plan for auster- this year 2014. comes after European Union and ity-hit Greeks. Woqod, country’s largest fuel International Monetary Fund But Greece’s government has retailer, is currently supplying the inspectors failed to return to ignored the objections and sub- Qatari local market with Bitumen Athens earlier in the month as mitted its budget to parliament in a routine way through two expected. “It signals progress,” last week without approval from owned ships by the name of Sidra said a senior Greek government the inspectors. Al Wajba and Sidra Messaieed. official on condition of anonymity. Greece’s government has However, after Woqod signed a “It’s an important step forward staked its survival on abandon- Memorandum of Understanding A view of the bitumen tanker Sidra Al Wakra. breaking the deadlock.” ing the bailout, which has come (MoU) last March 2014 with Public Finance Minister Gikas at the price of deep austerity. It Works Authority (Ashgal), wherein under Ashgal five-year projects prospects that the purchase of of Bitumen to the local market Hardouvelis told reporters in is hoping an early exit from the the former committed to provide plan 2014 – 2019 –, Woqod man- this new ship will contribute and Ashghal requirements , the Paris that the two sides were reviled programme will help it approximately 130,000 tonnes of aged to buy the aforesaid vessel for significantly in the increase same contributing positively in “making progress” and that the win enough support to scrape bitumen and polymer modified satisfaction of its obligations with of the capacity of its current achieving and completing the target of the talks was to conclude through a presidential vote in bitumen for utilisation in Ashgal Ashgal and its contractors, accord- Marine fleet, and upgrade the government projects in a timely the review. February and avoid the prospect current and future infrastructure ing to the statement. company’s capacity towards manner. The talks in Paris are expected of early elections. projects, particularly those projects Woqod’s top management availing the required quantities THE PENINSULA to end today or tomorrow and REUTERS WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

UAE expects GCC markets can five firms on secondary exceed US in market ABU DHABI/DUBAI: Three more private companies are growth: Experts expected to list shares on the UAE stock exchanges’ second- ary market by mid-2015, the head of the stock market regu- Euromoney Conference concludes lator said after the first two firms began trading on the plat- DOHA: GCC markets have of his institution’s success in form yesterday. the potential to “rotate” ahead attracting students from all sec- Announced in September, the of current market leaders tors, and the growing demand for new platform aims to encourage like the US and exceed their certification. many of the Gulf state’s private growth rates, top financial “In Qatar, we are seeing an companies, including family- experts noted while attending increased appetite for professional owned firms who dominate the various sessions at the two-day development and qualification. As business landscape, to trade Euromoney Conference that well as corporates supporting the their shares through the stock concluded here yesterday. training of their executives, indi- market but with a regulatory Ralph Acampora, Director vidual professionals are investing framework less stringent than of Technical Analysis, Altaira, in their own professional develop- a full listing. made a bullish case for the on- ment, which is why we are see- Such efforts hope to improve going rise of global stock markets. ing rapid year-on-year growth in Officials at the press conference to announce opening of the A T Kearney office in Doha. transparency and corporate gov- He pointed to the fluctuation in student intake,” he said. ernance practices, in a country the stock market in October While experts were positive where business culture tradi- 2014, when global concerns over about the potential for growth in A T Kearney opens office at QFC tionally favours non-disclosure, recession in Europe, slowdown in the real estate sector, experts on as well as provide a stepping China and geopolitical concerns the stone for some companies to go drove the Dow Jones down by 8.6 Qatar, on the other hand, DOHA: Global management growth of the country’s economy, in a statement issued by A T public. percent and the Dax by 16.7 per- has a clear distinction between consulting firm A T Kearney, creating the need for a bigger Kearney. The platform is also intended cent. However, markets recovered its residential sector, which is which opened its office here presence for the consultancy firm Under the umbrella of Qatar to serve as a stepping stone for within a matter of days, demon- predominantly aimed at Qatari yesterday, announced to estab- in-market. The opening of the National Vision 2030, several some of these private companies strating growing optimism and nationals, and its office and com- lish partnership with various office spearheads a region-wide industries in Qatar have been to go public. rising demand. mercial sector, which is increas- universities to recruit the best expansion of the firm as it seeks going through significant trans- “By the second part of next In particular, he pointed to the ingly reaching out to both local local talent to provide needful to continue to support the success formation and growth. In these year, we are going to see at least comparatively positive response and international investors. The workforce and expertise to its of its GCC clients. past years major companies from five companies listed,” Abdullah by the Qatar Exchange, which rise of three key mega-projects – clients in the country, said a “Our new office in Doha and Qatar have expanded interna- Salim Al Turifi, chief executive of fell by 10.2 percent and quickly Lusail City, Msheireb Downtown top official of the company at a relocation of senior consultants tionally and have become lead- the Securities and Commodities recovered to set new highs within and The Pearl – is likely to have press conference. with in-depth expertise under- ing players in several industries Authority, told reporters on the weeks and argued that markets a transformative effect on Qatar’s “We are committed to bringing lines our dedication to the success such as telecoms, media, sports, sidelines of a capital markets like Qatar that recover fastest real estate market in the coming the best expertise for our clients of Qatar-based clients. By lever- oil & gas and financial services. event in Dubai. from shocks often deliver the best years, which will need to be care- in Qatar, and for that we want aging our global insights and local Other priority areas for the rapid All five are in the real estate performance down the line. fully managed to ensure supply to raise local talent by engag- expertise as well as the relocation development of the nation are and financial services sectors Analysts speaking at the event and demand remain balanced. ing with local universities and of a strong experienced senior healthcare, talent development and would be split between the suggested that a change was hap- “There has been good progress institutions,” said Johan Aurik, team on the ground in Doha, we and education. bourses in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, pening to the historic perception in enhancing legislation gov- Managing Partner and Chairman match client needs across sec- “Qatar as a country is under- Turifi said. of GCC securities and equities erning real estate in Qatar in of the Board of A T Kearney. tors,” he said. going accelerated growth in a They included Abu Dhabi- markets, where previously value 2014 to ensure investor confi- Aurik said: “Middle East, espe- “The QFC is pleased to wel- compressed timeframe, some- based firms The National Investor was predominantly defined by the dence and deliver sustainable cially Qatar is a very exciting and come international consultancy thing we call ‘hyper speed evo- (TNI) and Manazel Real Estate, price of oil and geopolitical risk. growth in the sector, in particu- promising market for us. We plan firm A T Kearney on board its lution’. This kind of rapid growth which became the first companies Increasingly, investors are looking lar with the passing Law No 6 to recruit Qatari and non-Qatari growing family of diversified and maturity calls for strong to begin trading on the platform at the fundamentals of different of 2014 Regulating Real Estate workforce, transfer knowledge for businesses. As a QFC-licensed leadership, strategic foresight yesterday. companies and the new opportu- Development. Measures within mutual growth.” firm, A T Kearney will benefit and flawless implementation – Speaking at a separate event in nities opening in the region. this law – such as enforcing The opening of the office, from our favourable business something A T Kearney enables Abu Dhabi, Yasser Geissah, chief This rising interest and opti- escrow accounts for off-plan licensed under Qatar Financial environment, allowing the com- by providing our strong deploy- executive of TNI, said his firm mism is being supported by GCC investments – will play an impor- Centre (QFC) Authority, under- pany to advantageously position ment approaches and forward had no current plans to seek a countries’ on-going investment tant role in sustaining positive lines its commitment to providing itself in a competitive market looking insights to our clients,” full listing but the move on to the in human capital and develop- sentiment,” said Jeremy Scott, world-class strategic consultancy and further contribute to Qatar’s added Dan Starta, Partner and private company market would ment. Abdulaziz Al Horr, Chief Senior Associate, Real Estate, to public and private sector clients growth,” Yousuf Mohammed Al Managing Director, A T Kearney benefit its more than 100 exist- Executive Officer, Qatar Finance Al Tamimi & Company. in Qatar. The establishment of Jaida, Deputy CEO of the QFC Middle East. ing shareholders. and Business Academy, spoke THE PENINSULA this office follows the exponential Authority was quoted as saying THE PENINSULA REUTERS

Mobinil may British house price boom fading, but no price falls expected reject Egypt’s LONDON: The latest British times the average salary, particu- which looks pricey.” Andrew over £35,000. Those surveyed percent this year to about 4 per- property boom is fading, more larly in London, where they aver- Brigden, a senior economist at varied widely around the con- cent next year and the year after. landline than a year after it got a boost age more than 460,000 pounds Fathom Consulting, said cutting sensus forecast for a four per- Two forecasters even predicted 5 from a stimulus programme ($720,728). back on government stimulus is cent increase, from no growth to percent falls in 2015. Seventeen licence: CEO aimed at first-time buy- But the Bank of England’s more to blame. as high as seven percent. Even analysts said the London boom ers, although prices are still recent tightening of lend- “The impact of the Mortgage seven percent is well above infla- was over; only four said it would CAIRO: Egyptian mobile tel- expected to outpace inflation in ing standards and availability Guarantee Scheme, or Help to tion, now 1.3 percent and not continue. ecoms firm Mobinil said yes- coming years. of mortgages has offset what Buy 2, is starting to fade ... it may expected to reach two percent “The market in London has terday it might reject the The latest Reuters poll of prop- appears to be a long delay before simply be the case that all those for three years. reached the part of the cycle government’s offer of a land- erty market analysts also fore- the interest rate rise. Base rates who wanted to take part in Help On a scale of one to 10 where where price growth typically line services licence, aimed at casts an end to London’s housing are now a record low 0.5 percent. to Buy 2 have now done so.” 10 is most expensive, the average underperforms the rest of the boosting competition in the boom. London prices rocketed “It certainly looks as though the Affordability is still tough for rating of current UK house prices UK. However, there is still telecoms market, unless it is 25 percent in recent years but surge in house price inflation has first-time buyers; even a small was seven, up from six in the last likely to be growth, albeit sub- allowed to build its own fixed- are expected to slow to near the stopped, thanks in part to macro- deposit is costly when prices are poll. For London, that rating held dued, in the coming years,” line infrastructure. national rate of around four per- prudential measures ...” said Peter so high. A 10 percent deposit on at nine, with several giving it the said Johnny Morris, analyst at The government approved in cent in coming years. Dixon at Commerzbank. “But an average London property is maximum grade for costliness. Hamptons International, an September a new unified licensing One reason is affordability. potential buyers also appear to significantly more than London’s London house price rises are estate agency. which would allow the state fixed- British house prices are many have been dissuaded by a market average gross annual salary, just expected to slow from over 15 REUTERS lined monopoly Telecom Egypt (TE) to enter the mobile market while in return allowing the three mobile network operators to enter the landline market. Mobinil, which is 93.92 per- cent-owned by France’s Orange Citigroup experts discuss and five percent by Vimpelcom, has already said it might opt out of the fixed-line licence, because of the price and uncertain terms. global economic outlook “The current terms of the fixed licence are not satisfactory,” DOHA: Some leading econo- discussions with our speakers on Mobinil’s chief executive Yves mists of Citigroup yesterday several topics related to the global Gauthier said yesterday. held a discussion here on glo- investment strategies. At Citi, we “We are not saying we want to bal macroeconomic environ- invest extensive resources in pro- build a fixed network but we need ment, including the “Emerging viding valuable information and to have the choice, because if TE Markets”, European economic market insight to our clients”. has the right to build their mobile outlook, asset allocation in these The economists and analysts network we should have the pos- volatile times, cross market who participated in the discussion sibility to build, or not build, our implications of abundant liquid- include Jeremy Hale, Managing own network.” ity and portfolio diversification Director, Citi Investment TE wants to launch a mobile strategies, said press statement. Research and Analysis, Matt service to rival Vodafone Egypt , Citi hosted its Middle East King, Managing Director and Mobinil and Etisalat Egypt. Research Day event with the Global Head of Credit Products It has already agreed to pay aim of providing an update on the Strategy and Guillaume Menuet, 2.5bn Egyptian pounds ($350m) global economic outlook and key Director and Senior Eurozone for a licence to enter the mobile credit events that could influence Economist. market, while mobile provid- global investment strategies. Citi has been in the Arab World ers are expected to pay 100m Treasurers, foreign exchange for nearly fifty years and views pounds to access TE’s fixed-line dealers and investments direc- the region as critical to its global network. tors from leading public sector franchise. It currently offers full However, TE said earlier this entities and financial institutions scale corporate and investment month it had no interest in build- attended the event. banking services across eleven ing its own mobile infrastructure Carmen Haddad, CEO of Arab countries including Qatar, until Egypt introduces licensing Citibank Qatar, said: “This event Bahrain, UAE, Iraq, Kuwait, for a 4G mobile broadband service was organised with the aim of Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, in several years time. providing our clients with the Morocco, and Algeria. REUTERS Audience listening to an expert during the discussion organised by the Citigroup. opportunity to have interactive THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Singapore trade declines QNB organises Equities rise forum on wealth management

DOHA: Qatar National Bank on eurozone (QNB), the leading fund man- ager in the country and one of the leading asset managers in the region, yesterday hosted a special wealth management stimulus hope solutions forum here titled “Investing in Qatar and beyond”, according to a press statement. QE programme likely in December The forum organised to enhance understanding about LONDON: Lingering eurozone expected it to come in at 92. wealth management, was led stimulus hopes lifted European Credit Agricole bank topped by QNB and global financial stock markets yesterday, with the risers board, soaring 3.13 per- experts. They exchanged ideas sentiment buoyed also by upbeat cent to ¤11.19. and explored potential investment German data and bumper gains Rival Societe Generale was opportunities across domestic and elsewhere, dealers said. the next biggest gainer with a international markets. In late morning deals, London’s 2.50-percent jump to ¤39.77. And The panel discussed the need benchmark FTSE 100 index rose BNP Paribas rallied 1.63 percent to and importance of cultivating 0.15 percent to trade at 6,740.22 to ¤51.02. a greater investment culture in points and the Paris CAC 40 index “European equity markets are Qatar whilst taking into account gained 0.57 percent to 4,393.16 com- still riding on the back of Mario Visitors to the Marina Bay Sands skypark overlook Marina Bay and the Central Business District in the needs and objectives of indi- pared with Monday’s closing value. Draghi’s remarks that full-blown Singapore, yesterday. According to a report released by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, total vidual investors. As a result, top- Frankfurt’s DAX 30 jumped QE could be on the cards, should trade in Singapore declined 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2014. ics discussed included wealth 1.02 percent to 9,885.09 points, as be it be called for,” added analyst creation and preservation through official data confirmed that the David Madden at trading firm IG. investment diversification, opti- German economy grew 0.1 per- Asian stock markets traded mal investment decision mak- cent in the third quarter, nar- mixed yesterday after a Chinese ing in the ever-changing Qatari rowly avoiding a recession. rate cut had fuelled a rally in the Industrial sector PPI dips 7.6pc economy, and future investment “Speculation that the European previous session, while Tokyo prospects in the local and global Central Bank could announce a played catch-up following a long markets. QE (quantitative easing) pro- holiday weekend. DOHA: The overall Producer in “Mining” group (with a weight witnessed the highest fall of 8.8 QNB Group currently manages gramme in December is sup- Tokyo rose 0.29 percent and Price Index (PPI) of the indus- of 77 percent), the decreasing price percent, primarily due to the price several discretionary investment porting equities,” said Mike Seoul was slightly higher, while trial sector for September, 2014 show up in Crude petroleum and decrease seen in “Crude petroleum accounts, financial portfolios and McCudden, head of equities at Sydney shed 0.50 percent and declined by 7.6 percent com- natural gas by same percentage. and natural gas” by the same per- open ended funds on behalf of its online broker Interactive Investor. Hong Kong slipped 0.21 percent pared to the PPI of the same The index of the “Manufacturing” centage. The “Manufacturing” clients. The bank has a specialised “Furthermore, merger and lower. However, on the upside, month last year, according group (with a weight of 21 percent) group PPI shows a decline of 2.5 research team that actively tracks acquisition (M&A) speculation Shanghai rallied 1.37 percent to to data released yesterday by show a negligible fall of 0.6 percent. percent in September, 2014 com- relevant economies and asset across the region is ensuring the close at 2,567.60 — the highest the Ministry of Development The decreasing prices show up in pared to the PPI of September, classes. The highly experienced main eurozone indices are being since August 2011 — following a Planning and Statistics. Basic Chemicals by 1.9 percent, 2013. The major groups which asset management team has a propped up,” he said. 1.85-percent increase the previ- However, the monthly PPI for “Beverages” group by 1.4 percent, explain this price fall are “Refined proven track record and have ECB chief Mario Draghi last ous day. September, 2014 stood at 158.4 Refined Petroleum products by 0.5 Petroleum Products” by 4.9 percent secured many prestigious awards week signalled readiness to act Monday’s surge that came on (Base Year 2006=100), which show percent, and “Cement and other and “Beverages” by 2.9 percent. including the 2014 Global Investor quickly to deter deflation, spark- the back of China’s surprise deci- a decrease of 3.4 percent over the “non-metallic products” groups by However, prices of “Dairy prod- magazine –“Best Regional Asset ing fresh stimulus hopes. sion last week to slash interest PPI of August, 2014. 0.2 percent. An increase is noticed ucts” increased by 4.8 percent, Manager “ along with Global The comments, combined rates for the first time in two The indicator (PPI) is a measure in Dairy products by 3.6 percent, “Cement and other non-metallic Investor magazine – ‘Best Asset with China’s surprise rate cut, years, in a bid to kickstart growth of the average selling prices received Basic metals by 2 percent, and products” witnessed a rise of 1.8 per- Manager in Qatar’ for the year gave markets a shot in the arm in the Asian powerhouse nation. by domestic producers for their out- “Grain mill and other products”, cent, “Grain mill and other products” 2013, 2012 and 2010 and the 2011 on Friday and have continued to Wall Street provided a posi- put, which cover economic activi- by 1.5 percent. by 1.4 percent, “Basic chemicals” by EMEA Finance – ‘Middle East boost share prices. tive lead on Monday ahead of ties in various sectors, including The PPI of “electricity and water” 1.3 percent and “Basic Metals” by Banking Achievement Award.’ The French market was also the release of US third-quarter “Mining”, “Electricity and Water” group (with 2 percent weight) show 0.8 percent. The PPI for “Electricity QNB offers its customers manage- lifted by better than expected growth figures later Tuesday, as and “Manufacturing” industries. a decline of 0.2 percent, resulting and Water” witnessed a decline of 4.5 ment of investment accounts services data on business climate, with the well as data on consumer confi- When compared with August from the effect of price fall seen in percent, resulting from the effect of which assists clients in structuring a national data institute reporting dence, home prices and business 2014, the breakdown of the overall Electricity by 0.4 percent and rise in price fall seen in Electricity by 4.5 customised portfolio relating to local a three-point rise on the index activity. PPI for September, 2014 by main Water by 0.2 percent. percent and Water by 1.6 percent. and regional markets. to 94 although analysts had AFP groups show a decline of 4 percent The “Mining” group PPI THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Noor Bank eyes Turkish growth

DUBAI: Dubai-based Noor Egyptian operations of BNP to questions. Qemzi said the bank Bank is looking to Turkey and Paribas in 2013. National Bank of would provide more offerings in other international markets Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank Islamic trade finance and loan to escape tougher competition have been opening offices in Asia, syndication in particular. at home and take advantage while Mashreq is scouting Egypt “To do this, we are actively of a booming global Shariah- and Turkey for possible acquisi- looking at opportunities in the compliant finance industry, its tion targets. Gulf, Turkey, south Asia and chief executive said yesterday. Unlike other Emirati lend- selected African countries.” Banks in the United Arab ers eyeing expansion overseas, Turkey is a particular focus for Emirates have been expanding unlisted Noor does not plan to Noor, Qemzi said, as the bank has heavily abroad, as fierce rivalry open any foreign branches — but already arranged syndications for among 51 lenders battling for a it will offer additional services Turkish borrowers worth more share of the domestic market and products, expanding on its than $4.5bn since 2010, including drives down profits. Turkish experience, Hussain Al bhan $2.1bn in the past 18 months. Emirates NBD bought the Qemzi said in an emailed response REUTERS

Gulf Air renews deal with SITA

MANAMA: Gulf Air, Bahrain’s are committed to providing our not only meet industry standards, national carrier, has signed a customers with superior service but exceed them in capability and two-year renewal deal with air standards and that encompasses efficiency.” transport IT specialist, SITA, a broad range of deliverables Hani El Assaad, President, for network, messaging and extending to our technological SITA Middle East, India and voice services. SITA is providing capabilities. We endeavor to have Africa, commented: “SITA is the airline with a comprehensive the best technology in place to helping Gulf Air optimize its net- global network infrastructure, ensure we operate as efficiently work, messaging and voice serv- Type B Messaging services, a and cost-effectively as possible.” ices. This will reduce operational mail platform for operational Gulf Air Director Information costs and improve service quality messages and global voice and Technology Dr Jassim Haji said: and availability. It will also enable data services. “We are delighted to renew our the airline to communicate with Gulf Air Acting Chief Executive existing agreement with SITA, the entire air transport industry Officer Maher Salman Al following a successful relation- quickly and efficiently using the Musallam said: “SITA offers the ship to date that has spanned SITA messaging distribution net- best end-to-end solutions and over 40 years. SITA’s support to work, the largest and most versa- connects with all the cities that Gulf Air’s information technology tile network in the industry.” our airline flies to. At Gulf Air, we function ensures our capabilities THE PENINSULA

Officials of Gulf Air and SITA during the signing ceremony. WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Mobile phone revolution rages in Myanmar New private firms make a beehive; Ooredoo Myanmar planning to expand into rural areas

YANGON: Incense swirls which launched sales in August Ross Cormack, chief executive of through the air on a darkening and September. As a result, cheap Ooredoo Myanmar, a branch of evening, as a Buddhist monk smartphones are more widely the Qatar-based company that sits cross-legged before an available, and the price of a SIM won one of the two mobile network ancient temple, his eyes closed card has dropped dramatically — licences awarded by the govern- in meditation. His cellphone cards are now just $1.50. ment last year. “It’s one of the last rings. The monk fumbles in Earlier this month, some unpenetrated markets in mobile,” his traditional crimson robes, Burmese braved the remnants of Cormack said. “There was a huge speaks for a while, then puts it a tropical storm to line up out- pent-up demand.” aside and continues meditating. side a Telenor store in Yangon, an Ooredoo Myanmar currently All around him, his fellow outlet of the Norwegian telecom serves the major cities of Yangon, Burmese are celebrating a full firm that opened in Myanmar Mandalay and Naypyitaw, the capi- moon festival at the Shwedagon in September and already has 2 tal, but it is planning to expand into Pagoda, snapping pictures of million customers. Others contin- rural areas in the next two years, themselves in front of flickering ued shopping in the dark — even with the goal of covering most of candles and filming their children. after the power went out — at a the country in five years. Once, a trip to the most sacred Samsung dealership nearby. Sean Turnell, a professor at site for Burmese Buddhists meant Myint Thein, 67, a retired gov- Macquarie University in Australia prayerful contemplation. Today, ernment employee who patiently who studies Myanmar’s economy, it’s like Disneyland. waited in line, left the store with said the mobile market’s lightning- Just a few years ago, a mobile his first mobile phone that he said fast expansion is positive but that phone was a luxury well beyond he bought at a “very cheap price,” questions remain about the larger the reach of ordinary citizens in about $20. “It surprises me in my economy as a whole. The govern- Myanmar, also known as Burma, heart that I can actually have a ment has yet to make deeper eco- which was isolated from the rest cellphone,” he said. nomic reforms or relinquish power of the world during decades of Last year, a SIM card cost over large segments of industries military rule. about $200, a huge expense in a controlled by state-owned entities The military junta tightly con- poor country where the average or the military, he said. trolled who got SIM cards, and per capita annual income is still There is also some concern just a few years ago black-market around $1,000. Those who could about whether the growth of cards cost as much as $2,000. Less afford one prized it like a fam- social media will provide a greater than 10 percent of the population ily heirloom, while the rest of the platform for Buddhist-Muslim Burmese monks receive instruction on new services after buying a mobile phone in a shop in Yangon. had access to cellular telephones, country — population 51 million hate speech that has plagued the making the Southeast Asian — resorted to making calls from country recently. But most feel they now have greater access to have microloans from the min- in Malaysia with Viber, the mobile nation one of the largest untapped old-fashioned dial phones at road- that the expansion of mobile serv- basic health-care information, istry and work in the Irrawaddy application that is wildly popu- markets in the world. side telephone stands. ice to remote corners of Myanmar mobile banking and employment. River delta. lar in Myanmar. She also likes But in recent months cell- After the Myanmar govern- will have the same benefits seen in “I can already see how it will be Awthahta Nyani, 26, a Buddhist the fact that her mother, a rice phone use has skyrocketed in ment began a process of demo- other developing countries. Of the better for business,” said Khin San nun, said she bought her first cell- farmer, can reach her easily when Myanmar as the current quasi- cratic reform in 2010 under a new more than 6 billion mobile phone Nwe, 59, a government employee phone about a month ago and uses she calls from a telephone shop in civilian government opened up president, Thein Sein, expand- users worldwide, according to a in the Ministry of Cooperatives. it for an online dictionary and to the home village. “It’s like free- its mobile market to two foreign ing the country’s mobile network 2012 World Bank study, 5 billion She said it is far easier now to tape her lectures at college. Now, dom,” she said. telecommunications companies, became an early priority, explained are in developing countries, where reach the small labourers who she said, she can call her nephew WP-BLOOMBERG

Burger King woes US economy resilient in third quarter

WASHINGTON: The US “This report will go some way employment and retail sales sug- Financial in New York. The US economy grow at a much faster in providing further confirma- gest the economy retained some central bank is expected to start pace than initially thought in tion about the sustainability of of that momentum early in the raising its short-term interest rate the third quarter, pointing to the current economic recovery,” fourth quarter. sometime in mid-2015. The Fed has strengthening fundamentals said Millan Mulraine, deputy But given that inventories rose kept its benchmark lending rate that should help it weather chief economist at TD Securities more than previously estimated in near zero since December 2008. slowing global demand. in New York. the third quarter, businesses might Consumer spending, which The Commerce Department Economists had expected be reluctant to continue restocking accounts for more than two- on Tuesday raised its estimate of growth would be trimmed to a at the same pace. As such, fourth- thirds of US economic activity, gross domestic product to a 3.9 3.3 percent pace. When meas- quarter growth is expected to come was revised up to a 2.2 percent percent annual pace from the 3.5 ured from the income side, the in below a 3 percent rate. pace in the third quarter from percent rate reported last month, economy grew at its fastest pace Underscoring the economy’s the previously reported 1.8 per- reflecting upward revisions to since the first quarter of 2012. strong fundamentals, growth in cent rate. business and consumer spending, Other reports yesterday showed domestic demand was raised to Business spending on equip- as well as restocking. consumer confidence hit a five- a 3.2 percent pace in the third ment was raised to a 10.7 percent The performance marked the month low in October, while the quarter instead of the previously rate from a 7.2 percent. While two strongest back-to-back quar- pace of house price appreciation reported 2.7 percent pace. exports grew, the pace was less ters of growth since the second moderated further in September. “This is vindication for the brisk than previously reported, half of 2003 and underscored the The third quarter marked the Federal Reserve that they down- leaving trade contributing only economy’s resilience against the fourth out of the past five quarters played concerns overseas and it’s 0.78 percentage point to GDP backdrop of a recession in Japan that the economy has expanded appropriate to speak about rate growth instead of 1.32 percent- and slowing growth in China and above a 3.5 percent pace. Data hikes next year,” said Christopher age points. the euro zone. ranging from manufacturing to Low, chief economist at FTN REUTERS

Higher spending Dolphin Energy hails HSE contractors helps Germany People walk beneath a closed branch of Burger King in Munich, south- DOHA: Dolphin Energy Ltd to share experiences and to General Manager, Mohammed ern Germany. The global hamburger chain said that it has cancelled skirt recession has awarded three contrac- strengthen mutual relationships Al Sulaiti, along with members the franchises at 89 of its 700 German restaurants after alleged nega- tors for their sustained com- for the success of all the parties of Dolphin Energy’s senior man- FRANKFURT: Higher house- mitment to improving effective involved and for the greater ben- agement team. tive publicity about low pay for the staff. Burger King Europe said it hold and government spending communication strategies and efit of the broader community. The meeting included other had cancelled the licence of Yi-Ko Holding, the largest of its German enabled Germany, Europe’s big- enhancing overall standards Awards and certificates of activities which included a poster franchisees, with immediate effect. gest economy, to avoid a reces- across Health, Safety and the appreciation were distributed presentation competition in which sion in the third quarter, official Environment (HSE). among the best performing com- eight companies had participated. data showed yesterday. Dolphin Energy’s 7th Annual panies. Descon Engineering LLC Descon Engineering received Increased exports also provided HSE Contractors’ Meeting was awarded as Contractor of the award and certificate for the a boost, while falling investment Al Sharq Village & Spa Hotel the Year 2014 while Larsen & best poster presentation followed Kazakhstan on brink of acted as a drag on recovery, the recently brought together the Toubro Ltd and Schlumberger by Anabeeb Services Co WLL in federal statistics office Destatis company’s key contractors under Overseas SA were selected as the second place and PII Pipeline said in a statement. Confirming the theme of “The Road to a Safer the runners up. Solutions (GE) in the third place WTO membership deal a preliminary estimate released Workplace, in Partnership”. The The meeting was led by for the competition. earlier this month, the statisticians meeting provided opportunities Dolphin Energy’s Deputy THE PENINSULA calculated that gross domestic GENEVA: The 160-member requires “appropriate signalling product expanded by 0.1 percent in World Trade Organisation is in from Kabul”, which had postponed the period from July to September. active discussions with 10 coun- a final meeting to seal the deal, the In the preceding three months, tries aiming to become mem- director general said. “This acces- the economy had shrunk by 0.1 bers, including Kazakhstan and sion is queued up for conclusion,” percent. Recession is technically Afghanistan, WTO Director he wrote. “At present, based on defined as two consecutive quar- General Roberto Azevedo said internal Secretariat assessments, ters of falling GDP. in a report yesterday. possible opportunities for progress Providing a detailed breakdown Seychelles is set to take the 161st exist in the accessions negotiations of the different GDP components, spot, since its membership is sewn for Algeria, the Bahamas, Belarus Destatis wrote that “in the third up and only needs domestic ratifi- and Serbia.” Another hopeful is quarter, positive impulses came cation. But several bigger countries Liberia, which wants to complete primarily from private consumer are queuing up, led by Kazakhstan. its membership in 2015. spending, which increased by 0.7 “The accession negotiations of To join, candidate countries percent. Government spending was Kazakhstan are at an advanced have to offer to cut tariffs and also higher, rising by 0.6 percent.” stage of maturity and on the change their laws to guaran- In addition, exports were 1.9 threshold of conclusion, as soon tee the rights of importers and percent higher than in the sec- as the remaining decisions are exporters under WTO rules. ond quarter, climbing faster than taken,” Azevedo said. “On cur- Further down the line, Ethiopia imports, so that net foreign trade rent pace, I believe that the stage and Iran are both making domes- “made a slightly positive contri- should be set for a formal decision tic preparations to re-engage with bution to growth,” Destatis said. by the General Council early in the WTO, while Iraq established a By contrast, investment the new year.” permanent trade office in Geneva declined, primarily in machinery Afghanistan could follow, hav- last month to work exclusively on and equipment, but also in con- ing got a draft deal agreed in WTO accession, Azevedo said. struction, the statement said. Officials pose for a group picture. March. However, the final deal still REUTERS AFP WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Why commodity exporters India under pressure to want weaker currencies BY A GARY SHILLING cut rates as growth slips HE US dollar is strengthening for reasons that go beyond deliberate devaluations of the euro and yen. Major com- modity exporters are also purposely pushing down their Tcurrencies as commodity prices drop. The Canadian, BY MANOJ KUMAR case for cuts forcefully. flagging export demand have official who is responsible for Australian and New Zealand dollars as well as the Brazilian real, “When Rajan meets the prompted Asia’s top two econo- tax policy. After two years of Russian ruble and other emerging economies are all playing this NDIA’S economic growth finance minister ahead of the mies, China and Japan, to take sub-5 percent growth, India’s game. Those countries want weaker currencies to offset declining probably slowed to around 5 policy review, he would be urged aggressive action to ease mon- $2trillion economy is struggling commodity exports. In the past year, the head of the Reserve Bank percent in the three months to cut the interest rates,” one etary policy, Rajan has held out. to break consistently above that of Australia has expressed sympathy for a weaker Aussie in view Ito September, slipping from senior finance ministry offi- Bonds have rallied on hopes level, which means the tax take of soft mineral exports and a moderately growing economy. 5.7 percent in the previous quar- cial with direct knowledge of that falling inflation would lead for the year to end-March is now Recently, the head of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand said ter, two senior finance ministry the matter said. “A rate cut is the RBI to cut rates earlier set to miss budget by as much that, even with the drop in the New Zealand dollar, the kiwi is at sources said, putting pressure on the only hope for industry fac- than expected, but they took a as `900bn ($15bn), the second “unjustifiable” levels and isn’t reflecting the weakness in the global the central bank to cut interest ing poor domestic and external breather yesterday. The bench- official estimated. commodity market. Earlier, the kiwi was propelled by strong meat rates. demand.” mark 10-year Indian government Jaitley has so far vowed to and dairy exports to China and robust prices for milk, which have The sources said Finance Rajan, who made no refer- bond closed flat to yield 8.16 uphold a fiscal deficit target of plunged. New Zealand’s economic growth is in jeopardy. Minister Arun Jaitley would press ence to policy rates at a speak- percent, down 30 basis points 4.1 percent of GDP, but his aides The Bank of Canada recently left its benchmark interest rate Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ing engagement in Gujarat, has since the RBI policy meeting in caution that any further cuts in unchanged at 1 percent and expects inflation to be near its 2 percent Governor Raghuram Rajan to resisted calls to cut the RBI’s 8 October. spending that the government target. But a decline in energy and other commodity prices has lower borrowing costs when the percent repo rate, even though “There is no doubt that we are has to make to hit it could fur- hurt the Canadian economy, which is growing at the same slow 2 two meet ahead of a decision on consumer inflation has dipped on the threshold of a change in ther sap growth. percent rate as the US interest rates next Tuesday. below the 6 percent target he interest rates,” said Nirav Dalal, “Expenditure cuts are cer- The commodity bubble in the early 2000s prompted producers Six months after Prime wants to hit by January 2016. group president and senior man- tain, and that means a further of industrial commodities, such as copper, zinc, iron ore and coal, Minister Narendra Modi swept The closest Rajan got to aging director of financial mar- slowdown in the economy,” the to increase production. New output resulted just in time for the to power with a promise that addressing the issue was in an kets at Yes Bank. “It is a matter official said. Independent econo- price collapse in the 2007 to 2009 recession. “better days are coming”, growth answer to a question on the steep of time now.” mists caution, however, that cuts The subsequent rebound didn’t hold and commodity prices have of 5 percent would mark a seri- cost of borrowing to households, Policy makers in New Delhi in interest rates may not be the been falling since early 2011, no doubt due to excess supply of ous setback from the previous which he said was the result of say the RBI should follow its best medicine for India, which is industrial commodities and slower growth in China, the world’s quarter and fall far short of the 8 India’s history of high inflation. Asian counterparts, ratchet- in desperate need of structural biggest commodity user. The price decreases are also due to sluggish percent that Asia’s third-largest The hawkish former IMF ing up the pressure on a cen- reforms to make it easier to do expansions in developed countries and, in the case of agricultural economy needs to create enough chief economist has made it tral bank that enjoys policy business.“Easing monetary pol- products, good weather and more acreage being planted. jobs for its growing workforce. his mission to introduce infla- autonomy but lacks the kind of icy without enacting far-reach- So far this year, grain prices are falling, as are industrial com- Official GDP figures are due for tion targeting to India, a coun- independence enjoyed by central ing structural reforms that raise modity prices. Crude oil prices rose until mid- June, but have since release on Friday. try long plagued by double-digit banks in the West. productivity would only risk dropped 25 percent and now are the lowest in six years. Spurred by Indian finance ministers often price rises that hurt the more “Rajan would have to really re-igniting price pressures fracking, US oil output is exploding as economic softness in Europe “jawbone” the RBI on interest than 700 million people who live work hard to convince the when things turn up, leaving and China and increased conservation have curtailed consumption. rates, but Jaitley’s calls have on $2 a day or less. Finance Minister why he will everyone worse off,” Frederic Copper, which is used in everything from plumbing fixtures to become unusually insistent of While factors such as weak not cut interest rates this time,” Neumann at HSBC wrote in a computers, is dropping in price as supply leaps and demand lags. late. Aides say he will make the international oil prices and said another finance ministry commentary. REUTERS China faces a host of problems, including slower growth -- an inconvenience for the many commodity exporters who rely on China to buy their products. China consumes more than 40 percent of the world’s output of copper, tin, lead and zinc and huge amounts of coal, iron ore, petroleum and cotton. Rapid economic growth covers a multitude of sins, especially in a developing country like China, where it’s needed to provide adequate jobs. It glosses over inefficiencies and a fair amount of graft and corruption. In contrast, slow growth magnifies economic and social ills and favors those with political power. Evidence of slowing growth in China is rampant. It can be seen in declining purchasing managers’ indexes. China’s industrial produc- tion and retail sales growth are falling, its export growth remains sluggish and property prices are falling as a housing bubble deflates. China’s past response to slower growth was stimulus in the form of more bank loans and infrastructure and capital spending projects, often aimed at increasing exports. Those massive efforts led to undesired inflation, an explosion in loans and a property bonanza, leading Chinese leaders to take steps to cool down the lending spree. Official GDP growth in the third quarter was 7.3 percent, the slowest pace in more than five years. The true growth rate, how- ever, is probably more like 4 percent. In a sign that the leadership thinks the deceleration has gone too far, China’s central bank last week surprisingly cut benchmark interest rates to rev up the growth engine again. Another force that’s elevating the US dollar against other major currencies is the carry trade. With positive spreads between the yields on 10-year Treasury notes and those of Germany and Japan (and even less creditworthy Spain and Italy), it’s attractive to sell those sovereigns to buy Treasuries. The spreads are small, but with a leveraged position, the carry trade can be very profitable — and even more so as the dollar appre- ciates. Who would want to own a 10-year German bund yielding 0.83 percent with a falling euro, or a 10-year Japanese government bond returning 0.47 percent as the yen drops, when the 10-year Treasury note yields 2.5 percent and the dollar is climbing? In times of trouble, the dollar is the world’s safe haven. Foreigners flock to Treasuries and other dollar-denominated investments, elevating the greenback’s value. With deliberate devaluations and currency declines spawned by falling commodity prices and slow economic growth, most of the major currencies are dropping against the US dollar. As the world’s reserve and trading currency, the greenback can’t easily be devalued. WP-BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Brazil’s new economy chief will need space

BY BRIAN WINTER pro-business shift that inves- would mean a major shift away 26 election victory, Rousseff ago- wanted to offer the finance min- though using measured language. tors are hoping for. from Rousseff’s leftist, interven- nized over the appointment, aware istry to his boss, Bradesco chief “What, in the end, is the gov- HEN Brazilian A government official said that tionist policies. that naming a market-friendly executive Luiz Carlos Trabuco. ernment’s fiscal goal?” Levy President Dilma Rousseff, who won re-election Yet the market has traded side- finance minister would “create She has regularly consulted said in an interview with Valor Rousseff first con- last month, is likely to officially ways since then as doubts emerged the impression she’s abdicating Trabuco on economic matters Economico newspaper a year go. Wsidered replacing name Levy as finance minister on about whether Rousseff is really economic policy,” one of her advis- over the years and built consid- “Is it something that gives visibil- Finance Minister Guido Mantega Thursday, along with the rest of willing to let someone else run ers said. erable trust. ity three, four, five years (in the two years ago, a top aide con- the economic team for her second economic policy. Another question was: If not the But Trabuco reportedly said future)? I think that’s the most fided that any good candidate for term. “The more I think about it ... I economy, what else would Rousseff last week he couldn’t take the important thing.” the job would have to meet two Levy, an executive at local bank have no way of knowing whether focus on? A career civil servant position because of obligations Some on the left of Rousseff’s requirements. Bradesco SA, is seen by most he will have the mandate to with little taste for long dinners at Bradesco — opening the door Workers’ Party have resisted First, a good personal relation- investors as a strong choice to do what’s necessary,” said Will or deal-making, she has long been for Levy, who has greater work- Levy’s nomination, especially ship with Rousseff, a notoriously try to restore confidence after Landers, Latin America equity most comfortable in the world of ing knowledge of Brazil’s fiscal after she spent her campaign gruff and demanding manager four years of stagnant economic portfolio manager at BlackRock, Power Point presentations and accounts but less personal history railing against bankers and known for making subordinates growth under Rousseff. one of the biggest holders of hard data. with the president. warning her centrist opponent break down in tears. As treasury secretary last dec- Brazilian stocks. Ultimately, aides said she opted The relationship element is would make big spending cuts if And second, accept that “Dilma ade, he kept an iron grip on spend- Landers described Levy as “a to name a pro-business figure in key, aides say. elected. likes to be the minister” — that as ing and helped Brazil secure its strong name with a pretty good part because of advice from her Many of them say Rousseff But others have tried to down- a trained economist with a fervent investment grade credit rating in track record.” political mentor and predecessor decided not to replace Mantega play such concerns, saying it’s belief in a strong state, she would 2008. But he said he would be watch- as president, Luiz Inacio Lula da in 2012 in part because, despite clear who will be in charge. insist on making many policy deci- That rating is now in danger ing in coming weeks for any ten- Silva, who wants a solid economy his fading credibility in financial “Whatever the history of sions, even minor ones, herself. because of Rousseff’s profligate sions between Levy and Rousseff, for his potential comeback bid in markets, his easygoing personal- the ministers she names, she is Rousseff is expected to finally first term, and Levy will once especially as he makes tough cuts 2018. ity meshed well with hers. committed to the proposals she replace Mantega this week again be charged with cutting to the 2015 budget, which may A worsening corruption scandal Rousseff once described herself presented in the campaign,” with respected banker Joaquim spending and saying no to new include social programs cherished at state-run oil company Petroleo in power as a “strong woman sur- Humberto Costa, her party’s Levy. But it’s unclear whether requests. by the president and her leftist Brasileiro SA also increased the rounded by mild men.” leader in the Senate, said. the job description has really Brazil’s stock market soared 5 Workers’ Party. need for a figure who could rally Levy is described by those who “The president will never let go changed since then and whether percent on Friday, its biggest gain The story of how Rousseff chose investor sentiment. know him as principled and direct. of being the driver of this govern- Levy will have the power and in more than three years, as some Levy provides cause for caution. But Levy wasn’t Rousseff’s first In recent years, he has occasion- ment’s economic policy.” independence to execute the investors bet his appointment Following her narrow October choice for the job - instead, she ally critiqued Rousseff’s policies, REUTERS WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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possible Federer, Hewitt to clash for Rafa, says Kuerten

LONDON: Three-time French “Rafa thinks that is his terri- Open champion Gustavo tory,” he said. Kuerten knows what it is like to “I think even when he’s 95 in ‘Twenty20’ of tennis have a career plagued by injury years old you won’t be able to keep but believes Rafael Nadal (pic- him down. He’s like from another tured) will come back strong planet at Roland Garros.” from his latest ailments. Kuerten, who finished 2000 Old rivals to test game’s‘revolutionary’ format in Sydney Spaniard Nadal has not played at the world number one after since a shock defeat by Nick beating Pete Sampras and Andre Kyrgios at Wimbledon, since Agassi back-to-back at the ATP SYDNEY: Roger Federer when a wrist problem and a trou- Tour Finals in Lisbon, retired in and Lleyton Hewitt will clash blesome appendix have sidelined 2008, finally admitting defeat to in a new shortened, faster the former world number one. the injuries that began to torment form of the game ahead of the Nadal, whose ninth French him shortly after his third Roland Australian Open that organis- Open title in June was a rare Garros title in 2001. ers yesterday said they hope will highlight in a difficult year, will He said players were now less revolutionise tennis. return to action after Christmas likely to suffer the same fate due In a world first, the 17-time and Kuerten expects the 28-year- to better protection by the ATP’s Grand Slam champion will play old to be challeng- better scheduling of his long-time Australian rival in a ing for more Grand tournaments. Sydney exhibition to showcase the Slams in 2015. “The late 90s and new concept developed by Tennis “It’s worrying for 2000s it was the Australia. all of us who love extreme killing time They will face off in a best-of- watching him when of tennis players,” he five sets match on January 12 that he’s injured but then said. will feature four rule variations – he keeps surprising “You look at no advantage scoring, no service us,” the 38-year-old (Marcelo) Rios, lets, tiebreakers at three games Kuerten, forced to myself, (Magnus) all and sets of first-to-four games. retire in his prime Norman, even Marat It is expected to last about half due to hip problems, (Safin). They pushed as a long as a normal five-setter. said in an interview. the players so hard The format has been piloted at Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts to the noise made by the supporters on Monday in Lausanne during the “He turned it that they started to clubs across Australia and is being official ceremony to celebrate team’s triumph in the Davis Cup final. RIGHT: Lleyton Hewitt of Australia poses around last year break one after the billed as the Twenty20 of tennis, a in front of the iconic Opera House in Sydney yesterday. Federer and Hewitt will clash in a new shortened, faster and finished up as the number other. reference to the fast and furious form of the game ahead of the Australian Open that organisers said they hope will revolutionise tennis. one again. Anything is possible “We had to play nine obligatory form of cricket that has proved for Rafa, but it depends on his Masters Series, four Grand Slams a huge hit. physical condition and the level and then the season carried on Tennis Australia chief Craig first time is not only special for have faced each other 27 times International Premier Tennis of Novak (Djokovic).” until December, one month extra, Tiley said he was delighted Sydney and Australia, but for the since 1999, with Federer winning League (IPTL), a team event Kuerten does, however, urge and the Masters Series finals Federer was involved in promot- sport around the world.” 18 of them. with one-set matches, a shot- caution. were best of five sets. ing a new way of playing the game. Federer, fresh from help- Their last four matches have clock and a timed shoot-out at “His style has a massive impact “The ATP realised that it was “The new format is a game ing Switzerland win the Davis been split, with Hewitt winning 5-5. Federer, Novak Djokovic on the body, it’s based on his too much and not fair and they changer and is set to revolutionise Cup, said he was honoured to be their most recent encounter at and Serena Williams are among physical performance a lot,” said are getting the schedule fixed,” the game of tennis, particularly involved. the Brisbane International final the big names playing the made- Kuerten, affectionately known said the former player. at club and social levels,” he said. “I can’t wait to come to the in January. for-TV competition, which starts around the world as “Guga”. Kuerten, ever popular in Brazil “Time today is precious and beautiful city of Sydney for this “Playing Roger in this new for- in Manila and will also visit Although it may be asking a where he runs tennis schools for this new fast format is perfect very special match against my old mat will be an exciting challenge Singapore, New Delhi and Dubai. lot for Nadal to pick up the pace disadvantaged children, has no for any player who wants to fit friend and rival, Lleyton Hewitt,” for both of us and a lot of fun,” On Monday, Vijay Amritraj’s quickly enough to challenge for regrets, however. their tennis matches into a busy he said. said Hewitt. “It’s a fantastic inno- Champions Tennis League started the Australian Open – the year’s “For sure my best years in ten- lifestyle. Great friends off the court, vation for tennis, and one that I in India, featuring six teams also first Grand Slam – Kuerten nis didn’t happen,” he said. “To have Roger and Lleyton, Federer and Hewitt have one of hope will take off.” playing one-set matches with no believes he will be firing on all “But my life in tennis was great our own great Australian cham- the most enduring rivalries in Another new format makes advantage scores and nine-point cylinders for next year’s claycourt and it would be unfair to ask for pion, showcase the format for the tennis. The pair, both aged 33, its debut this week in the tie-breakers at 5-5. AFP season. more.” REUTERS Raptors claim fifth win in a row

NEW YORK: Jonas he was held to a season-low 12 Knicks, who lost leading scorer Valanciunas scored a season- NBA Results points and four rebounds in a loss Carmelo Anthony to back spasms high 27 points and grabbed LA Clippers 113 Charlotte 92 at Memphis. The Clippers (8-5) at halftime. 11 rebounds as the Toronto Cleveland 106 Orlando 74 led 56-53 at halftime but pulled Even without Anthony, New Raptors held on to defeat the Portland 114 Philadelphia 104 out to a 14-point lead early in the York (4-11) surged to a six-point Phoenix Suns 104-100 for their Toronto 104 Phoenix 100 third quarter and maintained lead in the fourth quarter before fifth win in a row. Houston 91 NY Knicks 86 control over the Hornets (4-11) Harden carried Houston to vic- The Raptors led by 17 points for the rest of the game. tory with a game-high 36 points. Indiana 111 Dallas 100 early in the fourth quarter but Trail Blazers 114, 76ers 104 Pacers 111, Mavericks 100 two free throws by Eric Bledsoe Chicago 97 Utah 95 LaMarcus Aldridge scored Indiana guard Donald Sloan, gave the Suns a one-point lead a season-high 33 points, 15 in a Dallas native, scored a game- with three minutes to play. Varejao finished with 14 points, the pivotal third quarter, as the high 29 points to lead the Pacers The Raptors (12-2) regained and Kevin Love had 12 points, Portland Trail Blazers beat the to a gutsy 111-100 victory over the the lead on a jumper by DeMar eight rebounds and five assists winless Philadelphia 76ers 114-104 Dallas Mavericks. DeRozan and a layup by Kyle while James added 11 assists. for their eighth straight victory. The Pacers entered the game Lowry and while the Suns (9-6) Clippers 113, Hornets 92 Wesley Matthews added 17 averaging 20 fewer points per tied it twice more they could not Blake Griffin bounced back points and Damian Lillard scored game than the high-octane Mavs find a winning score. from a rare off night with 22 16 for the Blazers (11-3). but it was Indiana’s offense who Cavaliers 106, Magic 74 points, 16 rebounds and nine Rockets 91, Knicks 86 stole the show with dead-eye LeBron James scored 29 points, assists, and Chris Paul had 22 James Harden scored 12 con- three-point shooting. including 16 in the first quarter, points and 15 assists as the Los secutive points down the stretch The Pacers (6-8) won for the LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots a free-throw during the as the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Angeles Clippers beat the reeling to lead the short-handed Houston fifth time in seven games after second half against the Orlando Magic at Quicken Loans Arena yesterday a four-game losing streak with a Charlotte Hornets 113-92. Rockets to a 91-86 win over the starting the season 1-6 as Dallas in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers defeated the Magic 106-74, ending a 106-74 victory over the Orlando Griffin’s performance, one New York Knicks. (10-5) lost consecutive games for four-game losing streak. Magic. assist shy of his first triple-double Houston (11-3) faced a surpris- the first time this season after Cavaliers (6-7) centre Anderson of the season, came a night after ingly game challenge from the winning six in a row. AGENCIES

Crosby helps Penguins NFL: Snow-struck Bills rip Star pitching secure win over Bruins trio joins Hall Jets as Ravens beat Saints of Fame ballot NEW YORK: Sidney Crosby, already with a goal and an NHL Results DETROIT: Overcoming a week NEW YORK: Pitchers who assist, set up Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh 3 Boston 2 that saw snow bury their home won a combined nine Cy Young for his second goal of the game NY Islanders 1 Philadelphia 0 region, the Buffalo Bills shook Awards and position players 32 seconds into overtime to off the disruptions and routed who earned three batting titles Detroit 4 Ottawa 3 Buffalo give the Pittsburgh Penguins a the New York Jets 38-3 yester- are among 17 new candidates on Minnesota 4 Florida 1 Bills’ Fred hard-fought 3-2 victory over the day in Detroit. the 2015 Hall of Fame ballot, it Boston Bruins. attempts of the shootout marred The massive snowstorm killed Jackson was announced yesterday. Malkin fired home his 10th of an otherwise spectacular effort by at least 14 people and trapped (centre) Pitchers Randy Johnson, the season, beating Tuukka Rask Flyers goalie Steve Mason, who thousands of people in their leaves the Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz; as the Penguins (14-4-2) ended made 46 saves in regulation and homes for a week while warm- field after infielder Nomar Garciaparra and a two-game losing streak and overtime. ing weather now threatens flood- their NFL outfielder Gary Sheffield join 17 handed Boston (13-9-1) its second Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak ing for people who endured the game at holdovers from the 2014 balloting. straight loss. recorded 21 saves in regulation equivalent of a year’s amount of Ford Field Holdovers who remain on the Defenceman Kris Letang and overtime before stopping snow in only two autumn days. in Detroit, ballot include Barry Bonds, Roger assisted on Pittsburgh’s first two all three shots he faced in the In regularly scheduled NFL Michigan, Clemens, Mike Piazza and Jeff goals. shootout. contest, the Baltimore Ravens yesterday. Bagwell. Rask made 30 saves while The Islanders (15-6-0) have defeated host New Orleans 34-27. Meanwhile, after 11 seasons, Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 won nine of their last 10 games The Bills’ game was delayed outfielder Josh Willingham told saves for the Penguins to pick up in the event. so the snow-struck squad could ESPN that he is retiring from the his 300th career victory. Red Wings 4, Senators 3 could have an adequate chance to game. Islanders 1, Flyers 0 Stephen Weiss scored his first practice,but it was the Jets who The 35-year-old hit 253 with Frans Nielsen and John goals in more than a year as the appeared to need extra work. rallied from a 17-14 half-time deadlock and give Baltimore the 195 home runs during a career Tavares scored in the shootout as Detroit Red Wings held off the Buffalo’s Kyle Orton threw deficit to defeat the NFC West- lead for good. that included stops with the the New York Islanders outlasted Ottawa Senators 4-3. for 230 yards and two first-half leading Saints. Saints lost their third home Florida Marlins, Washington the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0. Left winger Gustav Nyquist touchdowns as the Bills grabbed Ravens defender Will Hill game in three weeks, only third Nationals, Oakland Athletics, The goals by Nielsen and and centre Riley Sheahan also a 14-3 half-time edge. returned an interception 44 yards time in club history after 1967 and Minnesota Twins and Kansas Tavares on the second and third scored for Detroit. REUTERS At New Orleans, the Ravens for a touchdown to break a 17-17 1997. AFP City Royals. AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Atletico eye last 16 berth Spanish side faces Olympiakos, Rodgers desperate for Ludogorets win

MADRID: Greek champions 4-0 away to Swiss club Basel, in Olympiakos face a tough task if their last Group B match, but they are to prevent last season’s that result came after they had beaten finalists Atletico Madrid pushed Real Madrid close in a 2-1 sealing their passage into the Atletico Madrid’s defeat by the reigning European last 16 of the Champions League team-mates champions. at the Vicente Calderon today. Diego Godin And it is the style of the per- Olympiakos haven’t played a (right), Raul formance against the Spanish competitive game since thrashing Garcia (cen- giants that Ludogorets man- Panthrakikos 5-1 on November tre) and Mario ager Georgi Dermendzhiev will 9 as the Greek league was sus- Suarez take want to see replicated by his side pended last weekend following a part in a train- today. violent attack on a senior official ing session at “We played bravely, with cour- of the country’s referee board. the Cerro del age and with no fear against the Michel’s men have a realistic Espino Stadium reigning European champions,” chance of reaching the last 16 in Majadahonda, he said. “We played as equals to for a second consecutive year as Real...It is football, everything near Madrid, Manny Pacquiao of the they are tied with Juventus on six could happen.” yesterday, on the Philippines celebrates his victory points in second place in Group Courage and a lack of fear eve of the UEFA over Chris Algieri of the US (not A, three behind Atletico with two are equally the qualities pictured) after their world wel- games to play. Champions Liverpool will need to demon- League terweight championship boxing Olympiakos shocked Diego strate against Dermendzhiev’s bout at the Cotai Arena in Macau Simeone’s men with a 3-2 win match against men today. AGENCIES on Sunday. at the Georgios Karaiskakis Olympiakos FC. Stadium in September, but the Spanish champions have reeled Champions off three straight victories with- Mayweather out even conceding a goal since to League Group put themselves in pole position to fight must be progress. weekend. Olympiakos will bring Liverpool, runners-up in the counter-attack. “We need to find Stage Fixtures The root of that revival was two familiar faces with them to Premier League last season, have a solution quickly because this is (All Times in GMT) back-to-back victories over the Spanish capital in the form of struggled badly since the depar- very disappointing, and we have now or never, Group Stage - Group A Juventus and Malmo in Madrid coach Michel, who faced Atletico ture of star striker Luis Suarez, no one but ourselves to blame,” before they rode their luck in win- 25 times during a 12-year play- now at Spanish giants Barcelona. said Rodgers. “We had to make Today says Pacquiao ning 2-0 in Sweden last time out. ing career with Real Madrid, And their season hit a new low changes in the summer and are Atletico Madrid (Spain) vs Olympiakos Piraeus Indeed, Atletico have won seven and goalkeeper Roberto, who on Sunday as they suffered a 3-1 near enough entering a transition (Greece) (1945) MANILA: Manny Pacquiao is and drawn one of their eight began his career with the Los loss away to Crystal Palace -- phase. Malmo (Sweden) vs Juventus (Italy) (1945) open to taking a smaller purse home Champions League games Rojiblancos. Liverpool’s fourth straight defeat “But whatever phase, we have Group Stage - Group B in a dream match-up with since returning to the competi- Yet, despite failing to get a in all competitions -- despite to be better than that.” Today undefeated American Floyd tion for the first time in four prolonged run in the team dur- former Southampton striker Ludogorets, in their first sea- Basel (Switzerland) vs Real Madrid (Spain) Mayweather, the Philippine years last season and stretched ing two spells at the Calderon, Rickie Lambert giving them the son in the Champions League, (1945) boxing hero’s business manager their unbeaten home run in the Roberto insists revenge will not lead with his first goal for the are only behind Liverpool at the said yesterday. Ludogorets (Bulgaria) vs Liverpool (England) league to 26 games with a 3-1 win be at the forefront of his mind on club. bottom of Group B on goal differ- “The talks are already going on. (1945) over Malaga on Saturday. Wednesday. This latest setback left ence, with both sides having taken It is more of what the fans want. Godin will be partnered in cen- Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers Liverpool 18 points behind three points from their opening Group Stage - Group C It’s not about the pay (level). tral defence once more by young faces arguably the biggest chal- Premier League leaders Chelsea four matches. Today That’s the least of his concerns,” compatriot Jose Gimenez as lenge of his career as Liverpool and closer to the relegation zone When the teams met at Anfield Zenit St Petersburg (Russia) vs Benfica Pacquiao’s business manager Eric Miranda remains sidelined with manager when he takes his ail- than the Champions League in September, it needed a stop- (Portugal) (1700) Pineda said. a thigh injury picked up whilst ing side to Bulgaria to face places. page-time penalty from Liverpool Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) vs Monaco Pineda declined to discuss the on international duty with Brazil. Ludogorets Razgrad today. New signings such as Mario captain Steven Gerrard to secure (France) (1945) amounts of money involved, but in However, he is the only absen- Anything less than victory is Balotelli and Dejan Lovren have a 2-1 win against Ludogorets -- Group Stage - Group D 2012 there was speculation that a tee from Simeone’s squad as Mario likely to spell the end of five-times yet to impress and Rodgers only founded in 2001 and playing Today fight between the two could lead Mandzukic has shrugged off the European champions Liverpool’s accepted Liverpool fans would their first competitive fixture in to the first $200m purse in box- shoulder injury that forced him off hopes of qualifying for the last 16 not put up with the argument England -- after Dani Alabo had Anderlecht (Belgium) vs Galatasaray (Turkey) ing history. (1945) against Malaga, whilst Guilherme of the continent’s elite club foot- that his team had to get to know cancelled out Mario Balotelli’s Pacquiao defeated Chris Siqueira and Mario Suarez return ball competition, barring a freak- one another for much longer, nor 82nd-minute opener for the hosts. Arsenal (England) vs Borussia Dortmund Algieri, another once-undefeated after being suspended at the ish set of other results. with their vulnerability to the Ludogorets were well beaten, (Germany) (1945) American boxer, in Macau on Sunday in a successful defence of Alan Shearer Factbox his World Boxing Organization crown before throwing down the Date of Birth: 13 August 1970 England legend Shearer to talk in Doha gauntlet to Mayweather, saying Place of Birth: Gosforth, Newcastle upon “It’s been a long time since I’ve DOHA: Former England inter- Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, are offering fans a chance to hear Tyne, England been wanting this fight, it has to national and Newcastle United and Newcastle United, was a tales and anecdotes from one of Height:1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) happen”. striker Alan Shearer will take record goal scorer for Newcastle. football’s living legends. The Playing position: Striker Sunday’s fight saw Pacquiao, part in a charity talk at Grand He was also the top scorer at the event promises to be an engag- Senior career one of the world’s richest sports- Hyatt Hotel Doha tomorrow, Euro 96 championship. ing, entertaining and surprising Years Team Apps (Gls) men, knock down Algieri six organisers of the event said here The striker, who retired from insight into the incredible career 1988–92 Southampton 118 (23) times, convincing fans that yesterday. professional football in 2006, is of one of sports’ true gents, says the Filipino, who turns 36 next 1992–96 Blackburn Rovers 138 (112) The 44-year-old will be regaling now a football pundit for BBC. a press release. month, remains in shape to face the audience with amazing stories During the evening in Doha, Money raised during the 1996–06 Newcastle United 303 (148) Mayweather, 37. interwoven around his football fans will also get a chance to get evening will be donated to a Total 559 (283) Mayweather potentially has career in an event organised by football shirts and footballs signed number of chosen charities National team more to lose in a fight against Guardian Wealth Management. by the former England star, who including the Qatar Cancer soci- 1992–2000: England 63 (30) Pacquiao. He has a perfect 47-0 The evening’s entertainment briefly donned the Newcastle ety and Qatar Animal Welfare Teams managed record and has won world titles at with one of footballs’ greatest United manager seat in the last Society (QAWS), the organisers five different weights, but a defeat 2009: Newcastle United Former England international ever strikers will be hosted by eight games of their 2008–09 sea- added. at the Filipino’s hands could blot Alan Shearer at Aspire Dome BeIN Sports’ presenters Richard sons, in an unsuccessful attempt Tickets for the show are avail- the Grand Hyatt Hotel and sup- that streak. in Doha, in this file picture of Keys and Andy Gray. to save the club from relegation. able at Grand Hyatt Hotel or can ported by Vodafone, along with The two were long-time rivals November 17, 2013. Shearer, who played for The organisers, Guardian be bought online at gwm-intl.com. Maserati and other sponsors. as the “best pound-for-pound” English Premier League clubs Wealth Management said they The event is co-sponsored by THE PENINSULA boxer of their generation, but the dream fight has never material- ised to the disappointment of the boxing world. First meeting of FIM Board of Directors held in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Mayweather, the world’s light middleweight champion, has pre- viously demanded a bigger share of the fight purse as a condition for agreeing to any fight with Pacquiao. Other conditions, including a blood test, have delayed any fight between the two despite anticipa- tion of a huge payday for such a match. In the meantime however, the Filipino intends to resume his other sporting interest today as playing coach for the Kia team in the Philippines’ competitive professional basketball league, Pineda said. The pint-sized Pacquiao made a dismal pro ball debut last month, turning the ball over twice while failing to get off a shot in nearly seven minutes of action as his team’s starting shooting guard. Despite his lack of top-notch basketball training or experi- ence, the newly-created Kia team, owned by a business friend of Pacquiao, recruited the hugely famous pugilist as its playing coach in what was widely seen as a publicity gimmick. “He will be in all Kia games,” said Pineda, adding that Pacquiao would be able to juggle his basket- The first FIM Board of Directors meeting after the General Assembly was held in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, yesterday. The FIM Board of Directors approved Qatar Motor and Motorcycle ball duties with his other job, as Federation (QMMF) President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah as Deputy President of FIM. The FIM Board of Directors also appointed different Commission Directors. The terms of office for an elected member of the coun- Commissions Directors and Members will be for four years, consistent with the Presidential term. try’s House of Representatives. AFP WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Hughes was Australia’s Hughes ‘critical’ not wearing latest helmet: Manufacturer

LONDON: The manufacturer after hit by bouncer at SCG of the helmet worn by Phil Hughes said yesterday he was not wearing their most up-to- Batsman in an induced coma after surgery, cricket fraternity shocked date model after the Australian batsman was left fighting for his life having been knocked out by SYDNEY: Australian batsman a bouncer. Phil Hughes was fighting for his Hughes, 25, who was press- life following emergency surgery ing for a Test recall, crashed to yesterday after he was knocked the ground unconscious after the out by a bouncer in a freak inci- heavy blow to the lower head and dent which shocked cricket. was rushed to hospital from the The 25-year-old, who is press- Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. ing for a Test recall, crashed to Television images showed the ground unconscious after the the helmeted Hughes, who had heavy blow to the lower head and scored a composed 63 for South was rushed to hospital from the Australia in the Sheffield Shield Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). game, standing dazed before going Television images showed down face-first following the ris- the helmeted Hughes, who had ing delivery from New South scored a composed 63 for South Wales bowler Sean Abbott. Australia in the Sheffield Shield Masuri, the UK-based manu- game, standing dazed before going facturer of the helmet worn by down face-first following the ris- Hughes and one of the leading ing delivery from New South suppliers of protective headgear Wales bowler Sean Abbott. to many of the world’s top bats- New South Wales players, men, said in a statement they including Test colleagues David wished him a “full and speedy Warner and Brad Haddin, quickly recovery”. rushed to his side and immedi- Their statement said they ately called for help. Tim Nielsen from South Australia Cricket reads out a statement from the Hughes family were seeking as much footage of “They’ve finished the surgeries to the media gathered outside Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital as Australian batsman Phil the incident as possible to be able but he’s still in a critical condi- Hughes fights for his life following emergency surgery after he was knocked out by a to see more conclusively exactly tion,” said David Faktor, a spokes- bouncer in a freak incident which shocked cricket, yesterday. RIGHT: Hughes celebrates where Hughes had been hit. man for St Vincent’s Hospital, his century during the third day of the second Test match against South Africa in Durban “From the footage and pictures where Hughes was taken. currently available to Masuri, it in this March 8, 2009 file photo. Reports said he was in an appears that Phil Hughes was induced coma in the intensive struck by the ball to the rear care unit and being treated to leaving the short balls, had a go and prayers are with Phil Hughes Johannesburg. The left-hander of those who reportedly rushed to of the grille and below the back relieve pressure on his brain from at this one, misjudged it and was right now. We are also thinking followed up in the second Test at the hospital to be at Hughes’ side. of the shell, missing his Masuri bleeding. hit in the head. He blacked out of his family, team-mates and Durban with centuries in both In a statement the Indian team Original Test model helmet,” the Tim Nielsen from South and fell badly”. The match was friends in the Australian cricket innings, amassing some 275 runs said: “We join with the rest of company’s statement said. Australia Cricket read out a abandoned. family,” said Cricket Australia at the crease. the cricket community around “This is a vulnerable area of the statement from the Hughes fam- Medical staff worked on chief James Sutherland, adding The runs dried up and despite the world to offer our support head and neck that helmets can- ily outside the hospital. Hughes, including mouth-to- that the news “sent shudders” playing 26 Tests he has never and prayers to Phil and his fam- not fully protect, while enabling “The outcome of the surgery is mouth resuscitation and oxygen, through him. secured a regular place in the ily as well as our friends within batsmen to have full and proper unlikely to be known for the next for more than 30 minutes before National coach Darren team, partly due to his perceived Australian cricket”. movement.” 24-48 hours,” he said. he was taken from the field. Lehmann tweeted: “Our thoughts weakness against the short ball. Australian legends Shane However, Masuri’s statement “We would appreciate it if you The accident, with Hughes’ and prayers are with phil and his But with doubts over the fit- Warne, Glenn McGrath and added: “The newly-developed would look after the family and mother and sister in the stands family. He is a great fighter and ness of captain Michael Clarke for Adam Gilchrist also sent their Masuri Vision Series helmet, friends and respect their pri- watching, sparked an outpour- great young man.” the first Test against India next best wishes, as did Ian Botham, which supersedes the 2013 hel- vacy please.” Cricket Australia ing of support for a player who Hughes made his Test debut in month in Brisbane, he was seen as his fellow former England cap- met worn by Phil Hughes, does said in a live match blog on its is well-liked and respected in South Africa in 2009, where he a potential replacement. tain Michael Vaughan, and South afford batsmen extra protection website that Hughes had “been cricketing circles. “Our thoughts made 75 in the second innings at Clarke, a close friend, was one Africa’s AB de Villiers. AFP in this region – and still allows comfortable movement.” Masuri managing director Sam Miller said: “The thoughts of everyone at Masuri are with England eye revenge, SL seek recovery Phil Hughes and his family. “Helmet manufacturers are COLOMBO: England will look was earlier warned for back- on the opening day on February constantly developing their prod- to settle scores against Sri ing up, and senior pro Mahela 14, with Sri Lanka playing New ucts to make them safer. Lanka after their bad-tempered Jayawardene lashed out at Cook Zealand and England facing “We work continuously with clash earlier this year when the for questioning Senanayake’s Australia. The upcoming series the governing authorities world- two sides meet in a pre-World run-out. provides both teams a chance wide to reduce the risk of injury Cup ODI series, starting from Meanwhile Sri Lanka are to strike form – provided the to players.” A spokesman for England’s today. smarting from this month’s 5-0 weather does not play spoilsport. Masuri said the new Vision Series Ben Stokes The seven-match tour has been thrashing in India in a series The prevailing north-east mon- helmet had gone on sale in the UK spiced up by comments from that was hastily arranged after soon over the island has already in August 2014. AFP bowls during England captain Alastair Cook the West Indies abandoned their forced one of the two warm-up a practice that his team will try to exact Indian tour over a pay dispute. matches to be abandoned, leav- session revenge for the Test and ODI Sri Lankan captain Angelo ing the tourists short of match India, CA XI ahead of defeats at home. Mathews insisted the matches practice. With more rain forecast their first Cook’s status as captain came will be used to recover from the during the series, Sri Lankan offi- ODI against under heavy pressure after the morale-sapping loss and find the cials have set aside reserve days tour match Sri Lanka 1-0 Test defeat, and tempers right combination for the World for five of seven matches. AFP in Colombo frayed in the ODIs when off-spin- Cup starting in February. yesterday. ner Sachithra Senanayake con- “We need to get back into our ends in draw England will troversially ran out Jos Buttler groove,” Mathews said. “We want Teams play seven before delivering a ball. to look at players whom we think England (from): Alastair Cook (capt), Moeen SYDNEY: India’s opening ODIs with the “There is a World Cup at the need to be looked at and whom we Ali, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler, Steven tour match against a Cricket first game end of it, but we are here to try think will go on the World Cup. Finn, Harry Gurney, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Australia XI ended in a draw to be played and win this series,” Cook said on “It’s very important that we Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James yesterday with the visitors 144 Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes. today. arrival. “I think we owe you (Sri sort out our bowlers and also the runs ahead having gained valua- Lanka) a little bit of revenge.” batting order. By the end of the Sri Lanka (from): Angelo Mathews (capt), ble match practice for the four- The ‘Mankaded’ dismissal by series we should have a very clear Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Kumar Test series. Senanayake, since suspended for idea of whom we want to take to Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru India’s pacemen had the better an illegal bowling action, is con- the World Cup.” Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Thilina Kandamby, of the inexperienced CA XI side sidered to be against cricket’s Both teams are grouped Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Ajantha on Monday, with Varun Aaron spirit of fair play. together in the preliminary stage Mendis, Shaminda Eranga, Dhammika Prasad, and opener Murali Vijay impress- But Sri Lanka insisted Buttler of the World Cup and will feature Thisara Perera, Lahiru Gamage. ing as they dismissed the home side for 219 in Adelaide. The tourists finished the second and final day at 363-8, with Virat New Zealand include Vettori Kohli top-scoring on 60 and both Murali Vijay (51) and Cheteshwar Pujara (55) retiring after reach- ing their half-centuries. in bid to win Sharjah Test The game was called off with 15 overs remaining with Karn SHARJAH: Veteran left-arm Jimmy Neesham in the side. McCullum said his team can Sharma and Wriddhiman Saha New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori’s come- “Yeah, Dane will play and we take confidence from an improved still at the crease after reaching left-arm back and who wins the toss will are all excited about it,” said performance in the second Test. their own half centuries. be the joint focus in the series- McCullum yesterday. “We would have loved to spinner Grimwade, who dismissed deciding third Test between “He will become the most have won the second Test,” said Daniel Vettori Ajinkya Rahane for one, with Pakistan and New Zealand capped Test player for New McCullum. warms Ryan Carters grabbing a diving starting in Sharjah today. Zealand and we are going with “But you have to look at what up during one-handed catch at mid-off, New Zealand have included three spinners.” we have done in Dubai, bank the practice finished the day at 1-61 from 17 Vettori in the eleven in their bids Vettori will overtake Stephen confidence and head to Sharjah session at overs. to level the series which they trail Fleming who also played 111 Tests knowing that we have an oppor- the Sharjah He also took a catch to dismiss 1-0 after losing the first Test by for New Zealand. tunity to win away from home if Stadium Kohli off the bowling of Matthew 248 runs in Abu Dhabi and draw- Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul we play up a little bit up.” in Sharjah Short. The match was a warm- ing the second in Dubai. Haq admitted Vettori’s inclusion Pakistan will bring in opener yesterday. up for the Indians who play their The 35-year-old Vettori, who showed New Zealand’s aspiration Mohammad Hafeez who missed first Test against Australia in has 360 wickets, played the last to level the series. the second Test due to a ham- Brisbane on December 4. of his 112 Tests (one Test for ICC “Vettori is an experienced string injury. India have won just three and World XI and the rest for New campaigner but we have played His bowling action was reported lost 14 of their 23 Tests away Zealand) in July 2012 and has him before so we know how he as suspect after the first Test but from the sub-continent in the last since been sidelined due to a back bowls,” he said. Despite the odds, he can bowl in Sharjah, pend- four years, enduring 4-0 routs in injury. New Zealand staged an impres- ing a report of a bio-mechanical England and Australia in 2011 and Skipper Brendon McCullum sive comeback in the second Test analysis performed in England on a 3-1 drubbing in England earlier confirmed Vettori will replace in Dubai. Monday. AFP this year. AFP WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Computer-generated images, released by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, show the renovated design for the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. The new plans were revealed at a ceremonial dinner in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Monday night —on the sidelines of the ongoing 22nd Gulf Cup.

A computer-generated image, released by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, shows cars parked outside the renovated Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. RIGHT: A computer-generated image shows the inside view of the renovated stadium, with a single roof to cover the whole seating area. Khalifa Stadium’s new design unveiled Supreme Committee reveals plans for third proposed 2022 World Cup host venue

RIYADH: The Supreme by Qatar and firmly support its Khalifa International Stadium requirements but to enhance it This new technology was tested the design consultant and Projacs Committee for Delivery and right to host this event, as it is will undergo a comprehensive with new features as well. In this by the SC at an open-air fan zone is the project manager. Legacy (SC) and Aspire Zone a remarkable success for all of renovation to meet FIFA stand- way, we will be able to keep the set up in Doha during the 2014 Commenting on the project, Foundation unveiled the reno- us. I’m confident that Qatar will ards for World Cup stadiums, stadium sustainable for a longer FIFA World Cup. The Aspire Yasir Al Jamal, acting Assistant vated design of the Khalifa deliver an exceptional tourna- which will include adding a new time and ensure that it will Zone Foundation also hosted a Secretary General for Delivery International Stadium, the ment, introducing our culture and building to the east wing and remain a global sports hub as fan zone, the size of a full-scale Affairs at the SC, said: “Khalifa third proposed host venue for traditions to the world and pro- building a single roof to cover the well as a focal point for the local football pitch, to test the cooling International Stadium is the third the 2022 FIFA World Cup in moting football and sports across whole seating area. community,” said Aspire Zone technology capabilities for train- proposed FIFA World Cup venue Qatar, on Monday night. the Gulf and the whole region.” The redevelopment includes Foundation President Hilal Jeham ing sites and facilities. to be revealed by the SC so far. The announcement was made Qatar Football Association revamping the Al Kuwari, which Compared to the outside envi- This comes after we revealed the at a dinner on the sidelines of the President Sheikh Hamad bin venue to include is supervising ronment, the temperature was designs for Al Wakrah Stadium Gulf Cup here — in the presence of Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani a seating capac- New Features the renovation reduced by 12 degrees Celsius, in November 2013 and the Al GCC Secretary General Abdullatif expressed his delight to be in ity of 40,000 Some of the redevelopment will project. providing a comfortable environ- Bayt-Al Khor City Stadium in Al Zayani, General President of Riyadh for the Gulf Cup. “This during the tour- feature the following Among the ment for more than 15,000 fans. June 2014.” Youth Welfare in Saudi Arabia, tournament reflects the impor- nament in order new additions, To ensure that the fans have “The SC has previously %A capacity of 40,000 people, in compliance Prince Abdullah bin Musaed bin tance of sport, especially football, to be compliant the stadium will a unique experience, the tourna- announced that work will start with FIFA’s stadium requirements for hosting Abdul Aziz, Presidents of football in strengthening the brotherly with FIFA’s sta- include the 3-2-1 ment will be the first compact on five proposed FIFA World Cup group, round of 16 and quarter-final matches associations from Gulf nations relationship between Gulf coun- dium require- Qatar Olympic edition of the FIFA World Cup. venues before the end of this year. % and other dignitaries. tries. Likewise, we hope that the ments for hosting Innovative cooling technology to ensure and Sports This means that players and fans In the coming weeks, we will be “Having such a global tourna- 2022 FIFA World Cup will offer group, round of optimal playing temperature of 26 degrees Museum. This will not have to fly from one city unveiling the design for Qatar ment organised by a Gulf state another good opportunity for 16 and quarter- Celsius. museum will to another for matches. Instead, Foundation Stadium, which is will be a source of pride not only the people of our region to come final matches. % The venue will also include the 3-2-1 include historic a modern transport network will currently in the enabling works for the Gulf but for all Arab coun- together and make it a success.” Additionally, Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, which will sport collections be in operation to take fans from phase, and Al Rayyan Stadium, tries as well. Hosting the FIFA Secretary General of the innovative cool- be home to historic sports collections and inter- and interactive their accommodation to the stadi- which will be announced during World Cup is a legitimate right SC, Hassan Al Thawadi, said ing technology active exhibits. exhibits, dem- ums in less than 45 minutes. Qatar’s National Day Celebrations of this region and the GCC will announcing the design of the will be incorpo- %Food courts, shops, multi-purpose rooms, onstrating the A new road network along in Darb Al-Saai,” he added. always stand by Qatar to safe- third proposed World Cup host rated to ensure VIP lounges and a health-centre will also be strong relation- with two new metro stations in The SC ensures that all guard this right and make the venue from Riyadh “showed how optimal playing available on the upper and lower concourses ship that con- the surrounding area will con- preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup happen,” Al Zayani much the World Cup is welcomed temperatures to be built in the east wing. nects Qatar with nect Khalifa Stadium to public World Cup align with Qatar’s said, expressing GCC support for by all the countries and peoples of 26 degrees world sports. transport, allowing it to be easily other development imperatives, Qatar in hosting the region’s first of the region, especially Saudi Celsius and provide a comfortable Food courts, shops, multi-pur- accessible. Meanwhile, the close as described in the Qatar National World Cup. Arabia, which has been support- viewing environment for fans and pose rooms, VIP lounges and a distance between the stadium and Vision 2030 and the National Prince Abdullah bin Musaed ing us since the early days of our players. health center will also be avail- its surrounding hotels and shop- Development Strategy 2011- said: “We are proud to announce bid”. He said it also “demonstrates “The Khalifa International able on the upper and lower con- ping centers will make walking an 2016. Along with its stakeholders, from our country the new design our determination and firm com- Stadium has been always piv- courses, to be built in the east enjoyable experience. the SC is tasked with delivering for the third proposed World Cup mitment to deliver on an amaz- otal to the sporting scene in wing. A joint venture between stadiums and other infra- host venue. As host of the tourna- ing tournament, creating a lasting Qatar, having hosted several In addition, the cooling technol- Midmac Contracting and a structure for an amazing 2022 ment, Qatar will be able to bring legacy for Qatar, the Gulf States international tournaments and ogy will be employed in the sta- subsidiary of the Belgian Besix FIFA World Cup that leaves the World Cup to the Middle and the whole region.” friendly matches. The aim of the dium and training sites to ensure Group, Six Construct, is oversee- a lasting legacy for Qatar, the East for the first time. We, in the Built in 1976, and renovated renovation is not only to refur- that players and fans are provided ing the main contractor works on region and the world. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stand for the Asian Games in 2006, the bish the stadium to fulfill FIFA with a comfortable atmosphere. the stadium. Dar Al Handasah is THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Qatar pledges $1m QBL: Al Rayyan win against Qatar SC fund to fight doping IOC to invest $10m in innovative research

MONTREAL: Qatar has given a big boost to the world- wide clean sport movement by contributing $1m to the Anti-Doping Research Fund announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Qatar’s contribution is part of a global government initiative to match the IOC’s pledge to invest $10m in innovative anti-doping research. The decision by Qatar to con- tribute to the fund will signifi- cantly help the IOC and WADA in their efforts to fund innova- Winder O’Brien (left) scores for Qatar SC team during their Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) League against tive athlete-centered anti-dop- Al Rayyan at Al Gharafa Stadium yesterday. Al Rayyan won 88-77. BOTTOM: Blair Larry Thomas of Al Gharafa ing research, which will explore passing the ball to a team-mate during their match against Al Ahli at Al Gharafa Stadium yesterday. Al Gharafa new techniques for the detection won 91-72. In today’s matches, Al Arabi take on El Jaish at 5.00pm, while in the second match Al Wakra face of prohibited substances and Al Shamal at 7.00pm. PICTURES BY: BAHER AMIN methods. WADA President, Sir Craig Reedie: “Qatar is a nation pas- sionate about sport, and in pledg- ing to commit to anti-doping research, they have signaled their intent to prioritize the rights of clean athletes worldwide. “On behalf of the entire anti- doping community, I would like to extend my thanks to the Emir of the State of Qatar, H H Sheikh QOC Secretary-general Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani speak- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; the ing to reporters at Athletes Village in Incheon, South Korea during the Prime Minister and Interior Asian Games in this file picture of September 13, 2014. Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani; and the Secretary General of the are absolutely committed to in sport through our state-of- National Olympic Committee of upholding the fundamental the-art Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, H E Sheikh Saoud bin values of sport and fighting Qatar, the first specialized labo- Abdulrahman Al Thani for their against doping to ensure a ratory if its kind in the Middle country’s strong commitment to clean future of sport in which East, and through our work with clean sport.” drug use plays no part. It is an WADA and with the IOC.” Secretary General of the honour to pledge our support The countries that have already Qatar Olympic Committee, to the Anti-Doping Research financially committed to the fund His Excellency Sheikh Saoud Fund. are Qatar, New Zealand, Korea, bin Abdulrahman Al Thani “Qatar will continue to work Turkey, China, Saudi Arabia and said: “Qatar is first and fore- hard to carry out testing, edu- the United States of America. most a sporting nation. We cation and research for doping AGENCIES Germany, France take early lead Al Sadd win friendly against Mesaimeer at Military Sailing Championship DOHA: Al Sadd defeated Yesterday Khalfan trained for Mesaimeer 3-2 in a friendly the first time with Al Sadd team DOHA: German pair of match played yesterday on as he aims to regain his physical Baldewein Dustin and Wagner Al Sadd’s training pitches fitness before joining Al Sadd for Jan-Jasper took an early lead in preparation for the Qatar their team training sessions. in the men’s section while the Stars League (QSL) fixtures on The Al Sadd star will travel French team dominated in the November 30. to Manila, the capital city of women’s of the 47th Military Mesaimeer took the lead in the Philippines on November 27 Sailing Championship here fifth minute through Ahmed Al to participate in the AFC 60th yesterday. Salmi. Anniversary Gala which will be In near-perfect conditions for Al Sadd equalised through held on November 30. sailing, the Germans have a net Rodrigo Tabata in the 14th The midfielder is one of the score of three at the end of three minute. player short listed for the AFC races, held on the first day of the Tabata got his second in the Player of the year award. championship. 31st minute to end the first half Meanwhile, Lekhwiya won Closely following the leader 2-1 in Al Sadd’s favour. a friendly against Umm Salal, were the Ukraine team compris- At the beginning of the second played at Lekhwiya training pitch ing of Pavlo Matsuyer and Borys half, substitute Jessie John scored by two goals to nil as part of their Shvets with six points. the equaliser for Mesaimeer in preparations for QSL matches. The Indian pair of Posmarajan the 50th minute. The first half was dominated Pandian Mottu and Norender Finally Tabata scored his hat by Lekhwiya with many chances, Singh Rajput is in third place. trick and final goal in the 71st nevertheless Lekhwiya’s players Hosts Qatar lead by Jassim Al minute to clinch the victory for didn’t’ take full advantage with Sulaiti and Waleed Al Shashani Al Sadd. the first half ending goalless. are in fifth place with a net score Meanwhile, Khalfan Ibrahim’s At the beginning of the second of 20, behind Finland who have a injury rehabilitation is moving in half Lekhwiya continued to con- score of 17. the right direction. trol possession until Sebastian The six-day championship is The ace player suffered a knee Soria was able to score the first contested by 100 sailors from 17 injury during a training session goal on the 50th minute before he countries. with Qatar national team and has added the second goal in the 55th Sailors from Canada, Sri Lanka, since being undergoing treatment minute to end the match 2-0. Germany, Pakistan, Denmark, hoping for a quick recovery. THE PENINSULA France, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, Finland, Tunisia, India, Turkey, Seasoned the USA, Indonesia and Qatar are Sailors taking winger competing in the men’s section. part in the 47th Khalfan In the women’s section, France Military Sailing Ibrahim in one of the seven countries tak- Championship at ing part dominated on day one to action during Doha Bay yester- have a net score of five points. the team’s day. The champi- Sophie De Turckheim and training ses- onship is organised Camille Lecointre lead over sion ahead of by Qatar Emiri second placed Ukraine team of the friendly Naval Forces. The Anna Kyselova and Anastastsiya match against six-day champion- Krasko, who are four points Australia in ship is contested behind the leaders. this October by over 100 sailors The Russian team of Alisa 13, 2014 from 17 countries Kiriliuk and Liudmila Dmitrieva file picture. are in third place with one point in both the men’s Ibrahim is separating them from the second and women’s sec- continuing his position. tion. Three races rehabilitation Poland are in the fourth place take place every after he suf- followed by Germany, USA and day. Indonesia. fered a knee Today three races will take injury dur- place. Thursday will be a rest day. ing a Qatar The final three races will be held team training on Friday. session. THE PENINSULA Wednesday 26 November 2014 4 Safar 1436 Volume 19 Number 6261 Sport Price: QR2

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LEFT: Qatar’s head coach Djamel Belmadi discusses tactics during a training session in Riyadh yesterday, ahead of the Gulf Cup final today. BOTTOM LEFT: The Gulf Cup winners’ trophy on display at a press conference yesterday. BELOW: Saudi Arabia’s head coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro speaks during a press conference in Riyadh yesterday.

UAE’s Abdulaziz Sanqour (right) fights for the ball against Oman’s Juma Darwish during the third place play-off of the 22nd Gulf Cup at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh yesterday. Ali Mabkhout scored his fifth Gulf Cup goal to hand defending champions UAE a 1-0 win over Oman. The Al Jazira striker drilled a low shot into the bottom left from a distance after the hour to strengthen his position at the top of the tournament’s top scorer’s charts. Determined Qatar eye Gulf Cup glory Bilal back for title clash against Saudis

DOHA: In a strange coin- win this trophy. We have played cidence, the two teams who some good games in the tourna- played the opening match of the ment and we have tested numer- 22nd Gulf Cup also find them- ous combinations going into the selves facing each other again in final. Technically and physically, the final. we are fit and ready to play,” Thirteen days ago, Qatar and Romano said. Saudi Arabia fought each other “We will play the game with to a 1-1 stalemate, but today there full force and concentration. We will have to be a result at the King have already played with Saudi Fahd International Stadium. Arabia in the tournament. We Winning a Gulf Cup after a will not change our style of play decade would be a major achieve- that brought us a good win in the ment, but Qatar have their work semi-finals,” the assistant coach cut out. This is a team without said. a number of its best and biggest When asked if luck would be stars but so far, Djamel Belmadi’s a factor in today’s encounter, men have coped well. Romano smiled and said: “Every The Saudis, on the other hand, side needs a bit of luck.” will have a huge home crowd THE PENINSULA cheering on their every move. But Qatar’s assistant coach Sergio Romano yesterday said he wasn’t Gulf Cup Champions too worried about that. “We are ready and we won’t be Since 1970 affected by any crowd support for the home team,” he said. “Home Read under as year, host nation, teams usually have the advantage winners and runners-up but that doesn’t stop you from 1970 Bahrain, Kuwait, Bahrain performing. If you are strong and 1972 Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia if you can handle pressure, you 1974 Kuwait, Kuwait ,Saudi Arabia can perform. And, the players are 1976 Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq used to playing in front of parti- 1979 Iraq, Iraq, Kuwait san crowds.” 1982 United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain However, the Qataris will have some support. The Qatar Football 1984 Oman, Iraq, Qatar Association (QFA), in cooperation 1986 Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates with Qatar Airways, has provided 1988 Saudi Arabia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates four chartered flights to transport 1990 Kuwait, Kuwait, Qatar Qatari spectators to Riyadh. 1992 Qatar, Qatar, Bahrain Although without their key 1994 United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, United strikers, Khalfan Ibrahim and Arab Emirates Sebastian Soria, the Maroons got a boost yesterday when their 1996 Oman, Kuwait, Qatar injured captain Bilal Mohammed A Qatari player trains in Riyadh 1998 Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia was declared fit. The defender yesterday, ahead of today’s Gulf 2002 Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar had missed Sunday’s semi-final Cup final. 2003 Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain against Oman due to a groin. 2004 Qatar, Qatar, Oman Midfielder Ahmed dominated the opening match for 2007 United Arab Emirates, United Arab Abdelmaqsoud is also set to long stages, they could not capi- Emirates, Oman return after serving a one-game talise on their advantage. That 2009 Oman, Oman, Saudi Arabia suspension for receiving two yel- should give Qatar the psychologi- low cards. cal edge. 2010 Yemen, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia Although Saudi Arabia “We have a great desire to 2013 Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Iraq