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ESTERDAY, there was news in the social suppliers Ymedia and in Al Sharq newspaper that the services of Mr Jan Ministry cancels 14 licences Keulen, the Director DOHA: The Ministry of Labour of job-related complaints from of Doha and Social Affairs has termi- employees. According an official, Centre nated the licences of several a majority of the disputes — about for Media manpower agencies for recruit- 85 percent — are settled amica- Freedom ing housemaids and offering bly, through discussions with the (DCMF), them for jobs on part-time basis. employers. had been A senior official of the Ministry About 15 percent of the cases termi- Khalid Al Sayed has disclosed that the licences of are referred to the court, accord- nated. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 14 recruiting agencies have been ing to Saleh Saeed Al Shawi, Jan had cancelled until now for various head of the Labour Relations replaced Mr Robert Ménard, types of violations. A major viola- Department at the ministry. The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Third Gulf Camel Racing Tournament at Al Shahaniya who also did not complete the tion was supplying housemaids for During the first six months of camel race track yesterday. Qatar topped the championship with 24 medals including six gold, eight silver mission of the centre which part-time jobs on condition that this year, the ministry received and 10 bronze, followed by the UAE, Oman, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. was opened in October 2008. they are to be paid on hourly basis. a total of 4,776 job-related com- The objective of the centre is Manpower agencies are not plaints and of these 3,667 were to promote media freedom permitted to do this, Al Sharq settled amicably. A total of 300 in the region, and work for said, quoting Fawaz Al Rees, cases were referred to the court the right to freedom of opin- director of the Recruitment while some of the complaints were ion and expression for all, as Department at the Ministry. Only withdrawn later. enshrined in the Universal cleaning companies can employ Al Shawi said most of the Egypt panel okays half of statute Declaration of Human Rights. workers on such conditions, said complaints were from construc- After five years, the Qatari the official. tion workers and were related to CAIRO: An Egyptian panel said 138 articles were approved other main article approved was society is still in the dark Recently, there were reports denial of their basic rights such approved yesterday more than yesterday. one forbidding the formation of about the role of this centre about several private companies as salaries, allowances and air half of the articles of a new con- After the army ousted Mursi religious parties or parties based and how it can contribute to recruiting housemaids from dif- tickets. stitution aimed at paving the in July, Egypt’s interim rulers on religious grounds. media freedom here except ferent countries and providing The statistics do not reflect an way for a return to elected rule suspended the 2012 constitu- This is expected to have con- in the form of organising a them to Qatari and non-Qatari increase in the number of com- after July’s military ouster of tion, which had been hastily sequences for the Freedom roundtable discussion or jour- households mostly for day time plaints compared to last year, president Mohammed Mursi. drafted during his year in power and Justice Party, the politi- nalism training for students jobs on hourly basis. when the Ministry received a If adopted in full, the charter by a panel dominated by Mursi’s cal arm of the banned Muslim in Qatari schools. The stern action follows a con- total of 8,668 complaints over 12 will be put to a popular refer- Islamist allies. The roadmap stip- Brotherhood, most of whose Many Qataris believe this tinuous evaluation of manpower months. Of these, 6517 disputes endum early next year in the ulates that a referendum on the top leaders including Mursi are centre did not play any mean- agencies in the country launched were settled amicably and 649 first milestone of the military- constitution be held by the end behind bars since July. ingful role in the local media by the Ministry last year. cases were referred to the court. installed government’s transi- of the year, but officials have said “A party can have a religious and in enhancing freedom of Earlier in March, the Ministry The Ministry has set up offices tion roadmap, to be followed by it is now expected in the second identity, but it has to abide by expression in the country, as announced termination of licenses across the country to receive presidential and parliamentary half of January. laws, the constitution and the a result of which it was focus- of 10 manpower agencies recruit- complaints from workers. Job- elections in mid-2014. Articles approved yesterday Egyptian civil state,” panel chief ing more on training or func- ing housemaids for various viola- related complaints can be lodged Voting on the 247 articles began included one stipulating that Amr Mussa, who once headed tioning as a learning centre. tions and another four companies at Ministry’s offices in Al Muntaza, yesterday with 48 members of the Islamic Shariah law will be the the Arab League and served as The centre was busy focus- are now added to this list. Industrial Area, Al Khor, Al 50-member panel present, and is main source of legislation as was Mubarak’s foreign minister, said. ing on other countries and Meanwhile, the Ministry Ruwais, Al Rayyan and Al Wakra. to resume today afternoon, state the case during the regime of top- AFP did such things as sending continues to receive a number THE PENINSULA news agency Mena reported. It pled ruler Hosni Mubarak. The See also page 6 a letter to the President of Somalia expressing concern over the perceived repres- sion of journalists, or writing to the Egyptian authorities to express concern over the Currency DCMF chief sacked arrest of some prominent investigative journalist, or DOHA: The Director of the Doha Centre for to Syrian authorities call- Media Freedom (DCMF), Jan Keulen, has been ing for the release of some ring busted released from his position, Al Sharq reported yes- cartoonists. terday. The Arabic daily said that DCMF is now The blame for all this should looking for a replacement for Keulan, who took not go to Mr Jan but let us after tip-off charge of the Centre in April 2011. hope the mission and objective An official from DCMF told this newspaper last of this centre will be clearly DOHA: The Preventive evening that Keulen was still in Doha and that details laid out so that the new direc- Security Department at the about the changes in the administration would be tor knows what he has to do. Ministry of Interior (MoI) has released today. We want the centre to play a arrested a three-member crim- The board of governors of DCMF is administered bigger role in the local media inal gang of African nationality by 12 prominent media figures, according to DCMF and more Qataris need to for committing fraud. website. The Centre also has an Advisory Council work with the centre because The Department received a comprising 10 people, including political figures, they have a better understand- tip-off about suspicious individu- human rights activists, academics and journalists. ing of the system and know the als who were meeting people in THE PENINSULA challenges ahead. hotels and other public places THE PENINSULA where they told them that they could convert foreign currencies and double their money. A young Syrian drinks water from a tank outside a tent at a refugee camp in Qushtapa on the An adhoc team was formed by China flies jets outskirts of Arbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, yesterday. the Department to investigate FIFPro meets Q22 officials and gather information about in disputed zone the individuals and to determine DOHA: FIFPro, the body that represents profes- Plan to destroy Syria weapons at sea their identities. BEIJING: China scrambled sional football players around the globe, and local After taking necessary legal fighter jets to investigate US football officials including those from Qatar 2022 THE HAGUE: The United States will Damascus. OPCW spokesman Michael measures, an ambush was pre- and Japanese aircraft flying Supreme Committee have carried out ‘engaging’ destroy the most dangerous of Syria’s Luhan yesterday declined to name the pared to arrest the suspects through its new air defence talks on players rights, it emerged yesterday. chemical weapon stockpile on a ship at navy vessel to be used. A final plan for the red-handed where the offi- zone over the East China Sea Mada Oland, Board Member of FIFpro, met with sea, the world’s chemical watchdog said. destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons — cials also seized fake US dol- as the clamour over the dis- Q22 and Qatar Football Association (QFA) officials. “I “The neutralisation operations will be con- on land or at sea — is due to be approved lars and euros, in addition to puted airspace escalated. met with Qatar 2022 and QFA officials today. We have ducted on a US vessel at sea using hydroly- by December 17. The OPCW said that 35 some chemicals the gang used The Ministry of Defence initiated a dialogue (on players’ rights) with the football sis,” the Organisation for the Prohibition of commercial companies have expressed an in their scams. announced the move, which is authorities here,” Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said. interest in destroying the lower priority, The suspects were referred to the first time China is known Oland said yesterday during a brief press conference. “Currently a suitable naval vessel is less dangerous weapons. the authorities for legal proceed- to have sent military aircraft “They (Q22 and QFA) were happy that we actually undergoing modifications to support the Syria is cooperating with the disarma- ings, Qatar News Agency (QNA) into the zone alongside foreign wanted to engage with them. I would say we are equally operations and to accommodate verifica- ment and has already said it had 1,290 reported yesterday. flights, stepping up its response happy that they want to be engaged because that’s the tion activities by the OPCW,” it added. tonnes of chemical weapons and precur- The Preventive Security to the challenge after its uni- only way forward,” he added. The ship operation will destroy what is sors, or ingredients, as well as over 1,000 Department has urged the public lateral establishment of the “We will be coming back in January for more talks known as “priority chemical weapons”, the unfilled chemical munitions, such as shells, to be cautious of criminal activi- zone. It said it had monitored with the Qatari football officials,” Oland said. “We most dangerous of Syria’s total arsenal and rockets or mortars. A team of UN-OPCW ties that aim to defraud them US, Japanese and South Korean engage in talks wherever there is a professional football ones that have to be out of the country inspectors has been on the ground since and harm the security and safety aircraft and had flown routine league. Qatar has a professional football league,” Oland by December 31 under an international October checking Syria’s weapons. AFP of the community. patrols in the area on Thursday. said while explaining his reasons for the Doha trip. deal agreed to avert military strikes on See also page 7 THE PENINSULA THE GUARDIAN THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Ajyal sets stage for budding filmmakers Festival for the young is seen as the right platform at the right time to develop country’s film industry

DOHA: Doha Film Institute’s are seen as central to engag- (DFI) first edition of the Ajyal ing young people in cinema at Film Festival for the young is the film festival. The Doha Film seen by upcoming filmmakers Experience, including its pro- as the correct platform intro- grammes for jurors and prizes for duced at a right time to develop filmmakers, and ‘Made in Qatar’ the industry in the country. sections are aimed at giving an The five-day film festival, con- opportunity for the younger audi- cluded yesterday, is set to be an ences to be involved in film and annual celebration with year- filmmaking at the new festival. round activities that enrich film “We never had something appreciation. Ajyal opens up a for children and youth; this is a collaborating environment where good beginning to develop a film the young can express their views industry and film culture in the on various issues they face today, country. We don’t have a big film say young filmmakers. industry in the Arab world. So “We had to start from a point Ajyal is the correct beginning as to develop our own industry and it aims at young people who could enhance talent, and Doha Film Stills from Amal Al Muftah’s Al Kora (left) and Dana Al Natsheh’s Sweet Violence. take the lead,” said Dana. Institute has found the correct The Doha Film Experience’s time and correct people as youth important role was to give several to begin it,” Amal Al Muftah, a joined the DFI’s workshops the ‘Seven day Filmmaking The section showcases films that Qatar’ segment. She too has young people the opportunity to Qatari student filmmaker, told and learnt to understand cine- Challenge,’ which teaches the have been shot in Qatar, or made learnt filmmaking at DFI. sit on the juries that decide the The Peninsula. photography, script writing and process of creating short films, by individuals of any nationality “It was a learning journey. I winners of Ajyal’s competition. “Aim of the festival is to encour- direction. from concept through to execu- who reside in Qatar. learned the basics of filmmaking “The film festival is not just an age young people to take on the “The Ajyal Film Festival is not tion. Amal’s short film Al Kora, Dana Al Natsheh, a young with script writing and direct- event to screen and talk about challenges of the future, so they just about screening films, but on a girl’s desire to play football, Jordanian filmmaker who has is ing,” said Dana. “When we make films, but it’s a whole experience. can become artistes and profes- the Doha Film Institute’s differ- was screened in ‘Made in Qatar’ resident in Qatar through her a film, the next question is how to It teaches young people to make sionals in future,” Amal said. ent workshops help to learn film- segment at the film festival. life, is a graduate of the Jordan reach the audience. Ajyal was our films, learn about it and even Amal, a student at Qatar making without going to a film Made in Qatar section is a seg- University. Her film Sweet platform to showcase talent,” she judge films by introducing a young Academy, started learning and school,” said Amal. ment open to documentary and Violence, on domestic violence, added. jury,” said Dana. making films from school and She has also completed narrative films for or about youth. was screened in the ‘Made in Film education and appreciation THE PENINSULA Film Challenge winners honoured

DOHA: The inaugural Ajyal Youth Film projects. Their films were also chosen to be part of Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute, the Made in Qatar programme at the Ajyal Youth announced the winners of the 48-Hour Film Film Festival. Challenge on Friday night, a Doha Film Institute Ajyal Youth Film Festival builds on the Doha initiative to get teams of aspiring filmmakers Film Institute's history of community-based from Qatar scripting, shooting, and editing programming. Ajyal invites generations to come their films and telling their story — from start together to discuss cinema through workshops to finish — in just one weekend. that inspire creative interaction, opening up a fun, Winners of the 48-Hour Film Challenge, Jude collaborative environment where young people can Keirouz, Ghassan Keirouz, Pascale Abo Jamra, express themselves. Karl Salameh, for the film Jude and Hisham Tickets are available at the Box Office of the Madayi, Mubeena Hisham, Fayaz Abdul Salam, Ajyal Youth Film Festival, in The Cultural Village Saheer Abdullah for the film Somewhere in Gaza, Katara and City Centre. Visit www.dohafilmin- received video equipment to help with their future stitute.com for more details. THE PENINSULA An event at the Ajyal Youth Film Festival Award Ceremony yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Wakra Hospital Sheikha Mayassa meets Unesco officials PARIS: Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums Authority (QMA), H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, appointment has met with Unesco Director-General Irina Bokova, Director of the World Heritage Centre Kishore Rao and a number of Unesco senior officials. These meetings were held during Sheikha system improved Mayassa’s visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in Paris. Sheikha Mayassa’s visit comes within the Fixed time schedule for outpatients framework of intensive preparations for Qatar hosting the 38th session of the World Heritage DOHA: Al Wakra Hospital will PATIENT-CENTRIC Committee from June 16 to 25 next year in Doha. be implementing a new fixed The meeting of the World Heritage Committee time appointment system for The new system is very is the most important annual meeting to be outpatients, which will ensure beneficial to patients. It held by Unesco, besides the General Assembly, patients see the right doctor at where representatives of 21 countries will meet the right time. The new system means they know they will to study proposals for countries wishing to be will also give priority to urgent see the right specialist included in the World Heritage List. or critical cases. to treat their condition, The Qatari delegation included Vice Chairman Under the new system, if a of the Board of Trustees of QMA, Sheikh Hassan patient in Al Wakra is referred to because their referral has bin Mohammed Al Thani, and the Permanent see a specialist by their Primary been assessed by a doctor. Representative of Qatar to Unesco, Ali Zainal. Healthcare doctor, this referral It also saves the patient Qatar won the membership of the Unesco will go straight to the Referral referred from Primary World Heritage Committee in November 2011, Management Office at Hamad and the city of Al Zubarah was included in the Medical Corporation (HMC). Healthcare from travelling World Heritage List in June this year, as a first There, a specialist will review the to the hospital to fix their inclusion and recognition of a Qatari archaeo- patient’s case and determine the appointment, as the call logical site in an international registry, which level of urgency. centre will phone them to The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums Authority, H E Sheikha Al Mayassa classifies Al Zubarah as one of the 911 most A hospital representative will bint Hamad Al Thani, during her visit to the Unesco headquarters in Paris. important heritage and natural sites listed glo- then call the patient to arrange arrange an appointment bally. QNA an appointment within the clini- for the right time. cally advised timeframe and at a convenient time for the patient. The Executive Director of This is part of the ongoing roll PM sends messages the Center for Healthcare out of a fixed time appointment Improvement, Nasser Al Naimi, system across Hamad Medical to Cyprus, Portugal whose team has developed the Corporation. Hamad General DIFI symposium on Arab family new system, said that it is all Hospital, the Department of interior ministers about patient centred care. Dentistry, Women’s Hospital, DOHA: Doha International The in-depth dialogues will women’s rights and children’s NICOSIA/LISBON: “The new system is very ben- Al Khor Hospital and the Family Institute (DIFI), provide aspiring students a issues, ask questions, and dis- Cypriot Minister of Interior eficial to patients. It means they Maxillofacial Department all will hold a seminar titled unique opportunity to accrue cuss views in an open and frank Socratis Hasikos and know they will see the right spe- provide a fixed time appointment ‘Population Dynamics’, where first-hand knowledge on the environment. Portuguese Interior Minister cialist to treat their condition, system for outpatients. scholars, scientists, and pol- dynamics of the Arab Family, The Kiva debate will take Miguel Macedo have received because their referral has been To ensure clinics run smoothly icy makers will discuss the and afford them the opportu- place on the second day of the written messages from assessed by a doctor. It also saves for the benefit of all patients, various changes affecting the nity to discuss and examine these seminar. the Prime Minister and the patient referred from Primary HMC has requested patients to Arab Family brought about by topics with expert scholars and The seminar will address Interior Minister H E Sheikh Healthcare from travelling to the respect their appointment times population and demographic academics in the field. five main topics related to Abdullah bin Nasser bin hospital to fix their appointment, and arrive at least 15 minutes dynamics. During the event, DIFI will be Arab families as Marriage and Khalifa Al Thani, pertaining as our call centre team will phone early, in case any pre-assessment The seminar will be held introducing ‘KIVA,’ a revolution- Family Formation; Trends and to bilateral relations. them to arrange an appoint- is required. If they are unable tomorrow and on Tuesday. ary form of debate and discus- Patterns in Fertility and Family The messages were deliv- ment for the right time, based on to keep their appointment, they DIFI has called students to sion, which allows students to Size; Population Migration and ered by ambassador to Cyprus clinical advice. Patients will also should call the Patient Contact volunteer as rapporteurs for this rapidly collect large volumes of the Family; Adolescents and the Hussein bin Ahmad Al Humaid receive a reminder phone call Center ahead of time on 4439 event. Their anticipated role will data within a limited time-frame. Family and Inter-generational and Portugal’s acting charge about their appointments a few 5777 to reschedule the appoint- be to support the moderator and The KIVA provides students and Gender Issues Affecting d’affaires Sheikh Jassim bin days before so they don’t forget,” ment at a time convenient for report on the proceedings of the with an opportunity to share Family Cohesion. Hamad Al Thani. QNA Al Naimi explained. them. THE PENINSULA seminar. discussions with researchers on THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Experts to discuss key environment issues Officials set to DOHA: The Ministry of Qatar will take part in the work- issues in respect of the next The necessity for the organisa- Development Planning and shop. The participants will dis- environment statistics report. tion of an annual workshop on Statistics (MDPS) will hold cuss selected chapters, from the The Ministry will track the environment statistics was one a workshop on the develop- draft report of the environment progress by the agencies par- of the main recommendations ment of environment statis- statistics 2013, which include ticipating in the improvement of of last year’s workshop, in which share future tics in Qatar tomorrow and on multiple statistics and indica- waste statistics and information. the entire stakeholders and con- Tuesday. tors on freshwater, air quality The Ministry will also review cerned agencies were engaged to Titled “The Environment and greenhouse gas emissions. Qatar’s environment statistics enhance cooperation to improve Statistics 2013”, 70 researchers Participants will discuss the framework. the data collection process, and plans for water and experts from government new environment statistics Several environment statistics to use various expertise to ensure and private sectors as well as report before drafting the final workshops were held in the pre- the quality of environment sta- petroleum and gas companies in form and seeks to identify other vious years. tistics. THE PENINSULA Energy symposium from Dec 8-10

DOHA: Qatar Energy and are seeing them start, including LuLu Exchange helps Filipinos Water Efficiency Conference port and metro schemes and many will be held from December 8 to others,” said Kahramaa’s technical 10 here with the country’s long- director, Ahmed Al Naser. Britain’s NHS to help term initiative toward develop- Qatar’s next planned independ- ing a sustainable energy and ent water and power plant called water strategy in mind. Facility D will be located at the At the conference, high-level Qatar Economic Zone near Doha HMC boost services government authorities will share and is expected to have a power their initiatives and plans towards generation capacity of 2,400MW DOHA: Hamad Medical time and resources; and inform achieving Qatar’s power and water and a desalination capacity of Corporation (HMC), is seek- the business planning and budget sustainability objectives. 130 million g/d. The desalina- ing to learn about performance setting processes. While its power situation is tion component will partly use measurement and monitor- Jason Harries, managing direc- comfortable, Qatar has some of reverse osmosis technology; it ing from UK’s National Health tor, CHKS said: “We have already the smallest water reserves in will be the first time the country Service (NHS). created peer groups and delivered the world. In an effort to ensure has employed it on a large-scale HMC delivers around 80 per first set of benchmarking reports water security, Qatar General scheme. “The water reservoirs cent of secondary and terti- to senior executives of the cor- Electricity and Water Corporation project is one of the largest in the ary care and is working with poration and clinical and coding (Kahramaa) is undertaking a $3bn world in terms of the size of reser- California Healthy Kids Survey staff.” Water Security Mega Reservoirs voirs and will increase the capac- (CHKS) to transfer skills used Harries said benchmarking project. The scheme has been ity of water storage by 10 times. So by the NHS to help it improve data will allow HMC to report designed to provide seven days of the storage capacity will be about services. on its comparative perform- strategic water storage within its 3,500m gallons,” said Al Naser. HMC is hoping to learn from ance across a range of perform- network. The dignitaries who will the NHS and transfer knowledge ance indicators on a regular Though Qatar’s power demand be attending the confer- of benchmarking and monitoring basis. Comparisons will be made growth has regularly exceeded 10 ence include Essa bin Hilal Al to its hospitals. between HMC hospitals and with percent over the past five years, Kuwari, President of Kahramaa, In particular HMC will bench- appropriate international peer the installed capacity of 8,761MW Maryam Saeed Al Mohannadi, mark the performance of indi- groups. was comfortably able to deal Head of Water Strategy Section, vidual services and against peer David Poland, assistant execu- with the peak usage of 6,255MW Ministry of Environment, Frank healthcare providers. tive director, HMC said: “The recorded in 2012. Qatar’s power Harrigan, Director, Department This will allow HMC to improve outputs from the regular bench- reserves have enabled it to sell of Economic Development, the quality of care delivered, marking report will be included electricity to neighbouring coun- Ministry of Development increase patient safety and reduce in the HMC corporate scorecard tries in the GCC. Planning and Statistics, Meshal the chance of errors; provide and reported widely throughout “Current indications in our M Al Shamari, Director, Qatar accurate and up-to-date informa- the organisation. They will be strategic and technical plan- Green Building Council, Qatar tion to help make evidence-based used to monitor performance and ning show that in the next five Foundation, Hassan Qasem, clinical and business decisions; highlight areas of potential con- years, there will be a need for Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Managing Director of LuLu Exchange Company, Adeeb Ahamed, hands assist with the implementation cern and improvement. We look additional capacity — with huge Ministry of Municipalities and over a consignment of relief goods to a Banco de Oro bank repre- of new information systems by forward to working with CHKS to schemes planned everywhere — Urban Planning, and Abdulaziz sentative. LuLu Exchange extended aid to the Philippines, which was identifying discrepancies with bring about improvements to the particularly in preparation for Ahmed Al Khal, Director battered by super typhoon Haiyan. The company mobilised financial data and data cleansing; improve quality of care that we provide to the World Cup. For the past three of Masarak, Qatar Mobility and material aid to be sent over to the victims of the disaster. clinical and operational proc- our patients.” years, many of the projects were Innovations Centre. esses to reduce wastage in costs, THE PENINSULA in the planning stage, but now we THE PENINSULA

Officials at the Qatar Petroleum 20th biannual Drilling Managers Coordination Meeting. QP holds meet for drilling managers

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) recently hosted the 20th biannual Drilling Managers Coordination Meeting (DMCM) to promote knowledge shar- ing on latest technologies and information manage- ment among operators within the drilling indus- try in Qatar. The event, held on November 27, was chaired by Talib Abdulla Al Mehana Al Murri, Operations Manager- Drilling at QP, a statement said yesterday. It was attended by all leading operators from the oil and gas industry in Qatar and discussed on host of issues related to drilling activities, including practicing highest safety standards and production optimisation. The DMCM focused on the progress of opera- tors, their future plans, as well as the lessons learned and the changing trends in the drilling industry in terms of new technology developments. Al Murri emphasised that it was important for the participants to share their knowledge among all operators so that they would mutually benefit from the lessons learned in their operations. THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Special QIIB loan QF encourages package to mark National Day

DOHA: International Islamic community to (QIIB) has announced the launch of loan package to customers, including personal finance and car loans, to mark the Qatar National Day. donate blood The new offer includes dif- ferent benefits to the customers who would transfer their monthly ‘Saving thousands with a drop’ salaries to QIIB. QIIB offer also includes other advantages, such as DOHA: The Community aged 18 and older. I am especially competitive profit rates for both Services Department at Qatar pleased to see such a significant Qataris and expatriates. EMI for a Foundation for Education, level of interest and involvement loan worth QR 100,000 is QR1,661 Science and Community among the student body, since we for Qataris for a period of over 72 Development (QF) recently are eager to engage young people months, while for non-Qataris it is organised a blood donation by fostering awareness about the QR 2,352 per month over a period drive titled ‘A Drop of Blood, significance of donating blood and of 48 months. The clients will get a Save Thousands of Lives’. taking part in events that serve financial reward of QR1,800 in their The campaign, which encour- the greater community.” Officials of Qatar Islamic Bank after the opening of the branch at Dar Al Salam Mall in Abu Hamour. accounts as an incentive, Deputy ages a culture of voluntary During the campaign, 45 units Chairman of the bank, Gamal blood donation among students of blood were collected from 106 Abdullah Al Gamal, said yesterday. and employees between the participants who met the neces- QIB opens Dar Al Salam Mall branch The car loans will be available ages of 18 and 65, was held last sary criteria and were considered from today and continue until the week in collaboration with the eligible donors. Before any blood DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank financing, debit and credit cards, colors adds to the modern busi- National Day. The finance can cover Blood Donation Unit of Hamad could be collected, the health his- (QIB) has opened a branch discuss a host of Takaful serv- ness environment. Most impor- as much as 100 percent of the car Medical Corporation (HMC), and tory of every potential donor was at Dar Al Salam Mall in Abu ices, and consult on other Islamic tantly, the branch features latest value for Qataris, and 80 percent the Qatar Foundation Health, carefully assessed by staff from Hamour as part of its expansion banking services with a dedicated technology, which, along with the for non-Qataris. Qatari clients can Safety, Security and Environment HMC’s Blood Donation Unit, to strategy. team of staff. new looks and experience, reflects start to pay the first instalment on Directorate (HSSE). ensure the highest standards of The newest branch in QIB’s To further enrich customers’ QIB’s identity as a progressive January 31, 2015, and non-Qataris The Community Services safety. Volunteers also received a rapidly growing network will banking experience, QIB has also Islamic Bank. can have a grace period of three Supervisor at QF, Rodha Saleh Al brief examination, during which welcome customers seven days a installed a cash deposit machine, THE PENINSULA months. THE PENINSULA Saadi, explained the importance certified nurses measured their week from 9am to 9pm, barring allowing customers to of increasing awareness among temperature, pulse, blood pres- Fridays, when it opens from 4pm make deposits at all times people of all ages about the value sure, and haemoglobin levels. to 9pm. through direct access to and benefit of donating blood, This event is in keeping with Bringing a diverse range of pre- accounts. The new branch which helps save thousands of the numerous community initia- mium QIB products and services is designed with customer lives each year and also improves tives and activities organised by to the doorsteps of customers convenience as the singular the health of donors by stimulat- QF to educate the public about in the area, customers at QIB’s standout feature. ing production of red blood cells. essential health issues to create Dar Al Salam Mall branch will The open-plan layout Educational posters and leaflets a healthier and more productive be able to open a variety of bank provides more welcom- were distributed to educate par- environment. It follows on from accounts, apply for a suite of ing space while the use of ticipants about the advantages of the HSSE Directorate’s recent giving blood. ‘Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Al Saadi said: “We have Awareness Campaign,’ which received dozens of applications highlighted the positive impact Maersk Oil campaign to from various departments at of early breast cancer detection Qatar Foundation, and from a and diagnosis. large number of students who are THE PENINSULA attract more nationals DOHA: Maersk Oil Qatar has launched a multi-media cam- paign as part of its Qatarisation drive titled ‘Find Your Place at Maersk Oil’ with a dedicated website ‘www.FindYourPlace. qa’ to boost recruitment and highlight career opportunities with Qatar’s largest offshore oil operator. A release from the firm said Qatari employees feature promi- nently in the new campaign, encouraging their compatriots to join the challenging but rewarding jobs. Personal stories and information about Maersk Oil Qatar’s employment programme and new Qatarisation Strategy will be featured in the print and online recruitment campaign. A social media push with the hashtag #FindYourPlace will also be used to attract young applicants. Managing Director of Maersk Oil Qatar, Lewis Affleck, said: “We need to continue to attract the best talent so we maintain the right blend of experience and expertise that has been critical in the shared success, between Maersk Oil Qatar and Qatar Petroleum, in operating one of the most complex oil fields in the world at Al Shaheen. ‘The Find Your Place’ recruitment campaign will help us do just that.” The campaign follows the company’s announcement of a new Qatarisation Strategy to boost the number of locals and those in leadership positions. It came after a year-long study of local and world best practise and builds on the company’s recent success Ooredoo officials with the Best Middle Eastern Wholesale Carrier award. in doubling the number of Qataris at Maersk Oil, along with a notable rise in those with a bachelor’s degree. Maersk Oil Qatar’s Deputy Managing Director, Sheikh Faisal Ooredoo named best Mideast Al Thani, said: “We have doubled the number of Qataris at Maersk Oil in the past five years and seen a 23 percent rise in wholesale carrier at Amsterdam those with a bachelor’s degree, but we can and will do more to develop Qataris into leadership positions.’ THE PENINSULA DOHA: Ooredoo has won the “Best Middle Eastern Wholesale Carrier” award at the Global Carrier Awards held in Amsterdam this month, as the com- pany continues to excel in challenging sectors. The success represents an important milestone for Ooredoo Qatar, which only launched wholesale operations – providing network products and services to other opera- tors – in 2010. In three years, the company has grown to provide a world-class network that serves as a global exchange for global data, Internet, voice and roaming traffic from East Asia to Europe and the US. Yousuf Abdulla Al Kubaisi, Chief Wholesale and International Officer, Ooredoo, said: “This award is an important moment in the history of our company, and full credit is due to the whole team who made this possible. Our emergence as a major provider of wholesale services has added significant value to Ooredoo, as well as helping to grow Qatar’s knowledge-based economy.” THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME / MIDDLE EAST

World Travel Awards Indian mission Zarif says Iran registers over 3,200 complaints

DOHA: A total of 3,215 com- has final say plaints were registered with the Indian Embassy’s labour and community section until November, a statement by the mission said yesterday. on enrichment The labour and community sec- tion received 2,565 complaints in September. Remarks contradict nuclear deal Ambassador Sanjiv Arora and senior officials met complainants TEHRAN: Iran will decide the despite repeated Iranian deni- at the monthly Open House yes- level of uranium enrichment in als — and to cap enrichment of terday, discussed their problems its nuclear programme based above low-level purity, including and assured them they would fol- on its energy and other civil- 20 percent. low up the issues. ian needs, Foreign Minister Israel and Western pow- The mission has registered the Mohammad Javad Zarif said in ers hope the final accord will death of 212 Indian nationals so remarks reported yesterday. drastically scale back Iran’s far this year, 22 in November. His remarks appeared to con- enrichment programme, which A team of officials from the flict with the landmark nuclear is currently producing the low- embassy visited the central prison deal struck with world powers enriched uranium required for and the deportation centre this in Geneva last weekend, which electricity and medical isotopes week to enquire about the welfare states that the enrichment level but could be ramped up to pro- of Indian detainees. Forty-seven must be mutually defined and duce the highly enriched ura- Indians are in the central prison agreed upon by both sides in fur- nium which is a key element of and 186 in the deportation centre. ther negotiations. a nuclear weapon. The mission issued 19 “Iran will decide the level of Iran has repeatedly said it will Emergency Certificates last month enrichment according to its needs not seek nuclear weapons while on requests by Qatari authorities for different purposes,” Zarif said insisting it has the “right” to The Acting Corporate Services Officer of Katara Hospitality, Salem Al Kubaisi, receiving the World Leading for travel documents for inmates late Friday night, according to enrich uranium under the Non- Hospitality Company Award during the World Travel Awards (WTA) at La Cigale Hotel in Doha yesterday. The at the deportation centre. the official IRNA news agency. Proliferation Treaty. 20th anniversary grand finale ceremony of WTA brought together over 700 guests, including ambassadors, THE PENINSULA “Only details of the enrich- “We have always said we will prominent figures, and leading travel, tourism and hospitality professionals. Kammutty VP ment activities are negotiable,” not allow anyone to determine he said, referring to a final accord our needs,” Zarif was quoted as with the United States, Britain, saying by the Fars news agency. France, China and Russia plus “But we are prepared to negoti- Germany — known as the P5+1 ate about it.” Gitmo detainees refuse release to Algeria group — that the parties hope to According to the interim deal, negotiate within a year. the final accord must “involve WASHINGTON: Two Algerian repatriation set to take place as rights, the United States is firm years after it was opened. The interim agreement a mutually defined enrichment detainees at Guantanamo early as this weekend. in its commitment to not transfer Ameziane, who lived in Austria reached in Geneva set out trust- programme with mutually agreed Bay are fighting efforts by US Without confirming when a detainees to countries where we and Canada, has asked to return building measures by both sides parameters consistent with prac- President Barack Obama’s detainee transfer may take place, believe they would face torture,” to America’s northern neighbour to be implemented in a six-month tical needs.” administration to transfer a Pentagon spokesman said: “We spokesman Todd Breasseale said. since president George W Bush’s period, during which nego- But it also calls for limits them to their homeland, fearing carefully ensure that every trans- Belkacem Bensayah and administration cleared him for tiations over the final accord “on scope and level of enrich- abuse, a lawyer said on Friday. fer we carry out is consistent with Djamel Ameziane’s protests over release in 2007. must begin. ment activities, capacity, where Attorney Robert Kirsch said the US government’s humane their pending transfer, however, Bensayah is demanding to be Iran agreed to freeze expan- it is carried out, and stocks of he had pressed the Pentagon and treatment policy and standards.” is complicating Obama’s efforts to returned to Bosnia, where he was sion of its nuclear activities — enriched uranium, for a period State Department, along with the “Consistent with the shutter the US detention centre arrested in 2002 and where his which Western powers and Israel to be agreed upon.” Algerian Embassy in Washington, Convention Against Torture and in Cuba, where 164 “war on ter- wife and daughters live. suspect mask military objectives AFP to avoid the men’s “imminent” our own commitment to human ror” suspects still linger nearly 12 AFP

Iraq bans Turkey planes ahead of oil conference Municipal council ARBIL: Baghdad has barred “Since yesterday (Friday), plane flying to the Kurdish region The latest move by Baghdad Turkish private planes from Baghdad has stopped private was turned back late on Friday. comes after Kurdish Prime flying to Iraq’s autonomous planes coming from Turkey,” A four-day energy confer- Minister Nechirvan Barzani polls begin in Libya Kurdish region, officials said Talar Mustafa, head of Arbil air- ence is due to open today in the told reporters in Ankara that oil yesterday, ahead of an energy port in the capital of the Kurdish regional capital, which Yildiz exports from the region to Turkey conference that Ankara’s energy region in northern Iraq, said. was again expected to attend. could start next month. BENGHAZI: The first in a country towards general elections minister was expected to attend. “Not normal flights, just private Kurdish officials said the flight Kurdish authorities are seeking series of elections across Libya after drafting a new constitution. The move comes amid mounting jets. It is an order from the min- ban would not affect the event. ways of selling their oil on inter- was held yesterday in four towns The municipal elections are tensions between Iraq and Turkey istry of transportation.” “We’re used to these petty, national markets outside the con- of the south and in the restive a step in that direction and the over a mooted pipeline that could Mustafa said airport authori- petulant actions from Baghdad,” trol of Baghdad, but a lingering east to replace local councils set interim rulers have carved up the begin pumping oil exports from ties were not informed of the a Kurdish regional government dispute with the central govern- up after the 2011 revolution. country into 102 municipalities Iraqi Kurdistan as early as next reasoning. official said, speaking on condition ment has paralysed development The voting is seen as a test to ensure decentralisation and month, infuriating Baghdad, which Two Turkish officials, speak- of anonymity. “They really should of new oil and gas projects in the for the Libyan authorities who strengthen local governance. insists all energy sales should be ing on condition of anonymity, grow up.” region. took over after veteran dictator Yesterday’s voting took place in via the central government. confirmed that a Turkish private “It won’t affect the conference.” AFP Muammar Gaddafi was over- Al Baida and Shahat in the east of thrown and killed in the armed Libya, a region rocked by deadly revolt. violence in the aftermath of the But it comes at a time of grow- uprising, and in Tazerbou and Bahrain police, ing political tensions and chronic Bent Baya in the south. insecurity that have cast doubt Mahdi Al Bahloul, a member of protesters clash Egyptian activist turns himself in over the ability of the interim rul- the central committee in charge ers to complete Libya’s transition of the municipal elections, said DUBAI: Bahrain’s police CAIRO: Ahmad Maher, a sym- the military, which has pursued business lawyer and economist to democracy. a seven-member council was fired tear gas and used sound bol of the popular uprising that a crackdown against Islamists in who became a deputy prime min- Libya held its first vote ever elected for each town, with a bombs to disperse hundreds ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak which hundreds have been killed ister after the ouster of Mursi in after more than 40 years under former rebel and a woman among of demonstrators yesterday in 2011, turned himself in to the and more than 2,000 arrested. July, has emerged as the face of lib- Gaddafi in July 2012 to choose the team. in a Shia village near the authorities yesterday after an A top Egyptian official criti- eral democrats within the cabinet. the General National Congress, The new councillors are to capital, witnesses said. order was issued for his arrest cised a controversial new protest His criticism is the first made the country’s highest political choose mayors and then dissolve They said the incident took for defying a new law restrict- law that bans all unauthorised by a top government official about authority. the local councils set up after the place at a road junction in ing demonstrations. demonstrations, saying it should the law, which the interior min- The GNC was given an revolution. Sanabis following the funeral The protest law, passed a week be reviewed, London-based pan- istry has vowed to fully enforce. 18-month mandate to steer the AFP of a 15-year-old youth. ago by the army-backed interim Arabic newspaper Asharq Al “There must be consensus, and He died earlier the same government, has provoked an Awsat reported yesterday. it would not be wrong to look day in hospital of burns he outcry among rights groups. The Ziad Bahaa Eldin, a deputy again at the law that has trig- had suffered during an attack army deposed elected Islamist prime minister in Egypt’s mili- gered protests. It would not be Soldier killed, army base attacked on Friday “by a group of sabo- president Mohammed Mursi on tary-installed government, said wrong to see what can be done teurs on a construction firm’s July 3, following mass protests he hoped that a consensus could to have a consensus” on it, Bahaa BENGHAZI: Unidentified assailants gunned down a soldier out- warehouse,” according to the against his rule, and the country still be reached on the law that Eldin said. side his home and attacked a special forces base in Libya’s second interior ministry. has seen widespread unrest since. has angered secular and pro- Last Sunday, Egypt’s interim city Benghazi during the night, a security official said yesterday. The protesters chanted anti- Maher and around 100 sup- democracy activists. president Adly Mansour approved There were no casualties in the attack on the base even though regime slogans. porters made their way to the “I personally was not satisfied the controversial law that requires the assailants used rocket-propelled grenades, sub machine guns Abdeen court, chanting: “Down, from the start, and I still have res- organisers to seek authorisation and an anti-tank mine, the official said. Several dead in down with military rule! I’ll write ervations about this law, the way three days ahead of any planned Further east in the town of Derna, regarded as an Islamist strong- on the prison wall that army rule it was proposed and discussed and demonstration. Permission can be hold, unidentified assailants blew up offices used by non-governmental Darfur air raid is shameful and a betrayal!” its timing,” Bahaa Eldin said in denied if the event is deemed as a organisations in a residential block, without causing any casualties. Clashes broke out between an interview with the newspaper. threat to national security. AFP KHARTOUM: Several peo- security forces and activists out- Bahaa Eldin, a well-known AFP ple have been reported killed side the court after Maher turned in an air strike in Sudan’s himself in. Police fired tear gas volatile Darfur region, inter- and used their batons to disperse national peacekeepers said the crowd. Seven killed in Iraq yesterday. Maher will be detained for “UNAMID has received at least a day one day while his BAGHDAD: Attacks near province, of which Mosul is the information from local sources case is investigated, prosecution Baghdad and north of Iraq’s capital, and near Tuz Khurmatu that several people were killed sources told Reuters. capital left seven people dead left three more dead. by an alleged air strike while On Thursday, police arrested yesterday, amid a protracted More than 6,000 people have travelling from Tabit to Shangil activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, also surge in bloodshed fuelling fears died in violence so far this year, Tobaya,” a public informa- known for his role in the anti- the country is slipping back into according to a tally based on fig- tion officer from the African Mubarak uprising. Arrest war- all-out sectarian war. ures from security and medical Union-UN Mission in Darfur rants had been issued for both Violence struck near Baghdad, officials. said. “The mission is working men after they joined demonstra- as well as in and around the main Security forces have trumpeted to ascertain the veracity of this tions outside parliament to defy northern city of Mosul and the operations against militants. incident” on Friday, the official the protest law. ethnically-mixed town of Tuz But diplomats and analysts say said. The new law gives the Interior Khurmatu, all areas that have the government has not resolved Sudan’s military spokesman, Ministry the right to ban any been hit hard in recent months. the underlying problems fuelling Sawarmi Khaled Saad, said no meeting of more than 10 people A car bomb and two roadside the bloodshed, namely anger in aircraft had been used in that in a public place. bombs in towns on the outskirts the Sunni Arab minority over area. Liberals and activists who Ahmed Maher, founder of the April 6 movement, turns himself in at Abdeen of the capital killed four people, alleged mistreatment at the AFP backed Mursi’s overthrow are security and medical officials said. hands of the Shia-led authorities. court in Cairo yesterday. becoming more vocal against And attacks in Nineveh AFP SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Sectarian clashes Syria PM tells in Tripoli kill six TRIPOLI: Six people, includ- ing a 15-year-old schoolboy, were killed and 22 wounded yesterday in sectarian clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Iran Assad Tripoli, a security source said. The Lebanese army, which deployed in the city and evacuated children from the school where the teenager was killed, said seven winning war soldiers were among those hurt in the ongoing clashes. Violence regularly erupts between Alawite residents of the Twenty killed in air raid on town Jabal Mohsen neighbourhood, who support their co-religion- BEIRUT: Prime Minister Wael The size of Halki’s delegation, ist Syrian President Bashar Al Halki said yesterday that Syrian which included Syria’s energy, Assad, and Sunnis from the Bab government forces were winning electricity, health and foreign Al Tebbaneh district, who back the war with rebels and would ministers, reflected the impor- Sunni-led Syrian rebels. not rest while a single enemy tance of the alliance between the Two of the fatalities were fighter remained at large. two countries. named as 15-year-old Omar Al Maintaining Syria’s unyield- SANA said they had discussed Haswani, who was killed inside ing response to Western calls activating Iran’s multi-billion dol- the Luqman school, and a man in for President Bashar Al Assad lar credit facility to Damascus, his thirties called Jihad Merab. to step aside, Halki said the era bringing Iranian companies back They were both Sunnis from Bab Soldiers evacuate civilians caught in sniper fire in the northern Lebanese coastal city of Tripoli yesterday. of “threats and intimidation has to Syria’s war-ravaged economy Al Tebbaneh. Two other residents gone, never to return, while the and speeding up deals to provide of the Sunni neighbourhood had era of victory and pride is being oil products, medical equipment Yabroud and Nabak, MiG and them in the battles around Ghouta Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, also been killed, along with a created now on Syrian soil”. and food. Sukhoi planes have carried out and Qalamoun. which has been at the forefront Palestinian and a Syrian, but there He was speaking during a visit Assad’s forces, backed by eight bombing raids.” Assad’s forces recaptured the of fighting around Qalamoun. were no immediate details on their to Iran, which has provided mili- Hezbollah and local militias, SANA said the army “elimi- town of Deir Attiyah on Thursday, REUTERS names or ages. AFP tary support and billions of dollars have been fighting to secure the nated a number of terrorists in a week after losing it in a in economic aid to Assad during a mountainous Qalamoun region Nabak and the surrounding area”, rebel counter-offensive, but two and a half-year-old civil war overlooking the main highway and also made gains in rebel dis- progress has been gradual that has killed 100,000 people and north of Damascus to the central tricts to the east of Damascus, a and sporadic. shows little sign of being halted by city of Homs and Assad’s Alawite mix of farmland and urban sprawl “At night we push them diplomacy. heartland on the Mediterranean. known as the eastern Ghouta, and back. In the daytime, “The Syrian government will Activists said warplanes had suburbs to the south. because of the planes and not allow a single terrorist on bombarded targets around Nabak, Casualties on both sides have the air raids, the Free Syrian territory,” Halki told the main town on the road outside been heavy, with Hezbollah los- Syrian army retreats Iran’s First Vice-President Eshaq government control, and dropped ing at least 25 fighters in eastern slightly but at night they Jahangiri, according to Syria’s bomblets on parachutes that Ghouta over the last week, accord- return to their positions,” state news agency SANA. ignited fires. ing to security sources in Lebanon. Abu Rakan said. Jahangiri replied that Iran stood “So far we have three mar- The Syrian Observatory for Fighting also erupted “in the same trench alongside Syria, tyrs in Nabak,” said a local pro- Human Rights, a British-based yesterday in the old quar- supporting it at all levels against rebel activist, speaking by Skype, monitoring group, said more than ter of the ancient Christian the aggressive axis of evil” aligned who identified himself only as 400 people had been killed across town of Maloula between against Damascus, SANA said. Abu Rakan. “In Rima, between Syria since Thursday, many of Assad’s forces and the

UN agency unveils Palestinian killed in Israeli raid Palestinian archive JERUSALEM: Israeli bor- were 60,000 illegal immigrants The government in January der police killed a Palestinian from Africa, rounding up and approved a bill calling for the JERUSALEM: The UN agency during a raid aimed at net- deporting 3,920 by the end of relocation of 30,000-40,000 for Palestinian refugees has ting illegal immigrants in a 2012, and building a high-tech Bedouins, the demolition of unveiled a trove of pictures and suburb of commercial capital fence along the border with about 40 villages and confisca- film captured over more than Tel Aviv early yesterday, a Egypt. tion of more than 70,000 hec- 60 years chronicling the collec- police spokeswoman said. Parliament is mulling new tares of Negev land. tive memory of those who fled “Border police carried out legislation aimed at deport- The draft legislation was or were forced into exile. an operation this morning in a ing thousands more migrants adopted by parliament in a first Established in 1949 to help cemetery in Petah Tikva look- whom the government regards reading in June but it has to Palestinian refugees who lost ing for foreigners residing in as a threat to the Jewish char- pass two more readings in the their homes when the state of Israel illegally,” Luba Samri acter of the state. Knesset before it becomes law. Israel was created a year ear- said. The bill, which was approved Israeli police said clashes lier, UNRWA has digitised the “For reasons that are still by ministers last Sunday, was broke out at the main demon- archive and put it on display in unclear, a border policeman formulated after a previous stration in the Negev village east Jerusalem. opened fire on an illegal resi- law from last year, allowing of Houra where around 1,000 More than half a million nega- dent, a Palestinian, who was illegals to be detained without protesters had gathered as part tives, prints, slides, films and video there, and killed him,” she said. trial for three years, was over- of a campaign of “rage” against cassettes collected by the United Israel requires that all turned by the supreme court in the bill. Nations Relief and Works Agency Palestinians from the occupied September. Protesters rained stones on show men, women and children territories apart from annexed Human rights groups say Israeli forces, who dispersed the eking out new lives in refugee Arab east Jerusalem have per- that the majority of the African demonstrators, police spokes- camps across the Middle East. mits to be in the country. migrants in Israel cannot be woman Louba Samri said. Called “The Long Journey,” a The number of permits deported because of threats to “Ten policemen were lightly collection of the works has been issued has dwindled to a trickle their lives in their homelands hurt and 11 protesters were on display at the Al Ma’mal since the second intifada, or of Sudan and Eritrea. arrested,” she added. Centre in east Jerusalem since uprising, of 2000 to 2005. Other demonstrations took Thursday. Despite Israel’s construction Protests against evictions place in Haifa, a town in north- “This project is important of a vast separation barrier cut- Meanwhile, hundreds of pro- ern Israel, as well as in Gaza for the history of Palestine and ting through the West Bank, testers demonstrated in Israel, City and in east Jerusalem, cor- Palestinians, in order to defend small numbers of Palestinians the West Bank and Gaza Strip respondents said. and preserve their identity,” still manage to slip into Israel yesterday against an Israeli Six demonstrators were UNRWA commissioner general in search of illegal employment. draft law aimed at evicting arrested in Haifa following Filipo Grandi said at the launch Last year, Israel launched Bedouin residents from the clashes with police, Samri said. of the exhibit. a crackdown on what it said southern Negev desert. AFP AFP

Somali debate on motion to impeach PM MOGADISHU: Somalia’s parliament yesterday began debating a no-confidence motion against the prime min- ister, who has fallen out with the president. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid has said he welcomed parlia- ment’s intervention to set- tle the disagreement with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Saaid has not disclosed any details of the dispute but legislators say it is over the composition of a new cabinet. After parliament’s speaker confirmed there was the required support among members to pro- ceed, the debate — that could force the prime minister from office — was adjourned until today. It was not clear when a vote would be held, officials said. REUTERS SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE international opposition to Israel’s reckless and illegal settlement expansion is growing. In a significant and commendable move, more than We are often asked to ‘step Tfifty public figures in Britain, including high-profile artists, musicians and writers, have put their signatures in a letter opposing an Israeli plan to forcibly remove up to 70,000 Palestinian Bedouins from their historic desert land. The aside’ at US borders letter was published in the Guardian and the Israeli act was condemned by critics as ethnic cleansing. BY RIFAT MALIK This is not the first time human rights activists and eminent and made it clear he “wished to leave International airport. Our friendly ban- personalities in Britain have come out forcefully against the immediately” as he “didn’t fit the pro- ter with an airline official at the check Jewish state’s wanton aggression. There was a furore in May ITH clockwork regularity file”. Again, he insisted there had “been in desk instantly ended when my hus- this year when celebrated scientist Stephen Hawking backed since moving to the States some mistake, you know perfectly well I band’s passport details were entered Wfrom the UK soon after don’t fit the profile”. There followed an into the computer. The woman check- the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of a conference 9/11, whenever my family travels and imperious order to return his passport ing us in signaled to a colleague, who hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem as a returns to our adopted home, my hus- as his limo was waiting for him outside, without a word swiftly put a cordon protest at Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. The decision had band is ominously asked to “step aside”. as was his wife at home. (tape) around my husband and I and shocked Israel, and its politicians had reacted with fury and His passport is then withheld for fur- I was able to witness these exchanges our son as we stood aghast, feeling like frustration, but nothing has changed in the country since then. ther “security checks” because we have at close hand. However, I turned from little more than pigs in a pen. It took an been informed by the State Department observer to participant when he made hour before he could prove he was not The government of Benjamin Netanyahu continues to seize that his name is similar to one on an the following comment: “C’mon guys, the person in question on the no fly list. Palestinian land in flagrant violation of all international laws American terrorist watch list. do I look like a terrorist?” My outrage On this trip to Chicago’s airport, I and settlement expansion has been going on unabated despite It happened again a month ago. My was boundless: watched as the Caucasian man who had protests from the international community. husband, a consultant respirologist, and Excuse me – that’s my husband over caused so much fuss was quietly allowed n April the Teachers’ Union of Ireland became the first I were traveling with our three young there. He’s a physician who spends every to leave – ahead of us and many others. lecturers’ association in Europe to children on a trip from Canada. We working day healing the sick and trying My husband grew irate and vocal about were taken to a cordoned off section of to save lives. Does he look like a terror- the unfairness of what was happening. The latest call for an academic boycott of Israel, the Chicago airport where at least 100 ist? Clearly this is your first time being The same duty supervisor bellowed at and in the United States members of mostly Muslim stopped, but he’s been going through my husband to follow him immediately. British the Association for Asian American looking men (of this for over a decade. At this point, I was alarmed. You hear campaign shows Studies voted to support a boycott, South Asian/Arab As he stared at me blankly, I added: stories, and I immediately grew fear- the first national academic group to appearance, many “Maybe you should see what it feels ful. We had young children and what if that Israel’s do so. with beards) were like to be suspected and targeted when things got out of hand? I mean where The US security all crammed you have done nothing wrong and are would it end, Gitmo? My fears inflamed aggression In the latest campaign, the together with no instead made to feel like a criminal and when my eldest son tried to follow his carries a huge signatories are demanding that the system can’t be seats to spare. a caged animal.” father and was shouted at by a female British government holds Israel to working when We learned a To be fair to him, he had the grace immigration officer, who screamed in price. account over its human rights record Jordanian flight to look a little shame-faced, but only his face: “I have a gun.” I questioned and obligations under international immigration had arrived before momentarily. He turned back to the her aggressive tone and fortunately she us. officials and demanded a phone as he backed down, claiming she only meant law. The signatories include the artist Antony Gormley, the officials are While the chil- wanted to speak to his congressman. it was dangerous for him to be near the actor Julie Christie, the film director Mike Leigh and the dren and I were He was an American citizen, and he had weapon. My son asked: “Mum, would she musician Brian Eno. The Israeli version is that the aims of wasting time cleared by immi- rights … conveniently ignoring the fact really shoot an innocent 10-year-old boy? the Prawer Plan – named after the head of a government repeatedly gration, we could that most of the men waiting were also After a few minutes, my husband commission, Ehud Prawer – are economic development of the hardly leave with- US citizens and green card holders – returned relatively unscathed. The Negev desert and the regulation of Palestinian Bedouins living stopping innocent out my husband, just the wrong color and creed. supervisor had not been overly hostile so we slumped The rest of the men caged in the but was clearly not telling the truth in villages not recognised by the state. The population of these people. nearby on the waiting area became aware that some when he claimed the Caucasian man villages will be removed to designated towns, while plans for floor and on a “white looking man” was causing a had been taken to have his luggage new Jewish settlements in the area are enacted. baggage trolley stink. Numerous voices were raised in inspected. I had seen him walk off unac- Israel must realize that its continuing aggression and as we waited for his clearance. This unison – all insisting that he shouldn’t companied and as free as a bird – in cruelties against Palestinians carry a huge price. Palestinians normally takes up to an hour, but after bypass the queue and should be dealt stark contrast to the rest of us. themselves are too weak to protest against Israel; internal half an hour something unprecedented with like everyone else. The tension was Another hour and a half and our turn occurred – a short bewildered looking palpable. I could see that the officials came. A brief call to the state depart- divisions – between Fatah and Hamas – and the lack of man, Caucasian and sporting a neat feared the situation could get out of ment in Washington followed, which is leadership from President Mahmoud Abbas and the Arab white beard, approached the group. hand. Four or five officers rushed for- the usual form our checks take, and we Spring, which made Arab countries conveniently forget the I watched as his face slowly grew ward and shouted at the men to step were free to go. I was left feeling drained Palestinian issue, have emboldened Israel to implement its crimson with fury on realizing where back and “settle down”. Immediately, and traumatized by the ordeal, my hus- nefarious agenda, but the opposition from the West will be too he was heading. With no time to spare, the disgruntled Muslim posse was held band equally weary but also angry he immigration officials were summoned at bay as hands hovered over holstered had missed a work appointment with a hot to handle. – including a supervisor. The man iden- guns. colleague. My poor children were simply Tel Aviv is facing an international isolation, which is likely tified himself as an American who was The first time we were targeted exhausted and confused. to intensify in the coming months • returning home from his “holy land” was in 2003 at Washington’s Dulles THE GUARDIAN The other side Quote of Better management of projects needed the day AUDI contractors are Construction firms are vying with each they will have priced for the contract the major contractors in the Kingdom complaining that delays in other for the available capacity in virtually on the original proposal, fresh financial operate to world-class standards, some major projects are every area, not least now, labor, since terms must be agreed before the new they are not without their own share of Scaused by the inability of the clampdown on illegals. version of the project goes ahead. This blame. Fahd Al-Hammadi, chairman of Iran will decide the different government and local authority In such frantic circumstances, it might can, but does not invariably, introduce the National Committee for Contractors level of enrichment departments to co-ordinate projects, be argued that it is remarkable that so delays that will be costly. has spoken of specifications that call for so that clashes in scheduled work do much is going right. Nevertheless the On infrequent occasions, project- poor quality materials. For a start, this according to its not occur and that projects can run National Committee for Contractors stalling changes are essential. However, does not fit with anecdotal evidence that smoothly. does have some justice in its complaint in the normal course of events, they are in fact many government projects are needs for different It is an argument that is being that government departments and a sign of poor original planning and actually over-specified, with too many heard with increasing frequency as consultants are, at times, impeding the scoping. Here the blame must be laid “nice-to-haves” which are not actually purposes. Only the Kingdom continues on one of the progress of projects because of complex at the door of whatever government required. Very often it is this upgrading details of the world’s most dramatic infrastructural or tardy decision-making. They might client is involved. They employ large of a scheme which can cause extra cost transformations. The sheer weight of equally have argued that contractors on teams of consultants and advisers and and delay. In addition, the construction enrichment projects, the demands for instance major projects are often confronted with will have their own in-house expertise as materials that are generally called for, activities are that are placed on shippers, ports sometimes fairly fundamental changes well, so there ought to be no excuse for are of the highest international standard. Mohammad Javad Zarif and transport companies is immense. to specifications or plans. Given that fundamental errors. Moreover, although ARAB NEWS negotiable. Iranian Foreign Minister SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Will the world look past Iran’s brutality? The hard-line leadership is letting Iranians know that a strategic retreat in nuclear negotiations to end sanctions does not translate into reform at home.

BY SHIRIN EBADI Some argue that a successful deal would strengthen the reformists. Others ven as Iranian Foreign contend that it would help the hard-lin- Minister Mohammad Javad ers survive. Yet others argue that human Zarif sat with his Western rights must be trumped by security counterparts last weekend concerns. in Geneva, shaking hands None of these positions justifies silence Eand celebrating the interim six-month on abuses. If reformists genuinely seek nuclear deal, the lifeless body of a young change, they should welcome calls for man hung from a crane in a bleak public an end to executions, torture and reli- square in Tehran, spreading fear among gious persecution. If hard-liners increase Iranians, who suffer the world’s highest repression under the cover of interna- per capita rate of executions. tional legitimacy, they should be exposed. How can these stark contrasts be rec- And if pundits believe that appeasement onciled as world leaders move to the next of those espousing a hateful religious ide- stage of rapprochement with Iran? ology will guarantee long-term security, Diplomacy is, without doubt, prefer- they should understand the difference able to war or to the sanctions that have between political “realism” and wishful impoverished ordinary Iranians already thinking. struggling in a corrupt and mismanaged An authoritarian regime without legit- economy. Under the shadow of negotia- imacy will invariably rule through mili- Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi delivers a speech as he attends a press conference as tions, however, Iran’s appalling human tarisation. The concept of security differs part of the Board of Governors meeting at the UN atomic agency headquarters in Vienna on Friday. rights situation has hardly changed. in a democratic context. Consider how in If anything, the alarming rate of execu- the 1980s Argentina and Brazil, and then apartheid. It breeds fanaticism and vio- year in a row, reassured Iranians that caught between paths leading in oppo- tions seems to have increased in recent post-apartheid South Africa in the 1990s, lence. If there is no end to such abuses, their plight has not been forgotten. It is site directions. One promises reintegra- weeks. A handful of political prisoners abandoned military nuclear programmes how can the Islamic Republic be trusted? imperative that, in its March session in tion into the world community amid a have been released as a symbolic ges- once they achieved democratic rule. A Lasting change can be achieved only Geneva, the UN Human Rights Council historic transition from authoritarian ture, but many still languish in inhumane government that is answerable to its citi- through freedom for the Iranian people. renew the mandate of Ahmad Shaheed, to democratic rule. The other gives rise conditions. The torture of dissidents zens has different priorities. Nearly 35 years of totalitarianism have the UN special rapporteur on human to fear that, in a time of reluctant com- and the censorship of the media both Iran’s current leadership thrives on galvanised a youthful, post-utopian gen- rights in Iran. Failure to do so, in the promises and declining political fortunes, continue as before. The persecution of “nuclear nationalism.” It equates national eration who seek a better future. Iran has name of appeasement, would have a dis- enraged hard-liners will stubbornly cling religious minorities such as Bahais and interests with the absolute power of a one of the most vibrant civil societies in astrous impact at a time when Iran’s to power by unleashing even worse atroc- Christians and of ethnic groups such as small, self-appointed religious-military the Middle East. Students’ and women’s leadership is engaged in the cost-benefit ities against Iranian citizens portrayed Ahwazi Arabs, Balochis and Kurds like- ruling class rather than with the equal movements, labour unions, grass-roots calculus of adopting reforms rather than as “enemies,” “apostates” and “foreign wise continues unabated. The hard-line rights of its citizens. Even reformist charities, human rights advocates, envi- maintaining the status quo. conspirators.” leadership is letting Iranians know that a President Hassan Rouhani’s proposed ronmentalists, courageous journalists The Geneva talks should be consid- The interim nuclear deal and diplo- strategic retreat in nuclear negotiations “civil rights charter” is limited to mem- and enlightened artists — these are the ered as complementary halves, with matic engagement with Iran are a wel- to end sanctions does not translate into bers of “heavenly” religions. In the theo- relentless forces that hold the promise the nuclear negotiations in one location come opportunity for change. But the reform at home. cratic ideology of the Islamic Republic, of a lasting democratic transformation. and the human rights deliberations in world should ensure that human rights Will the world community disregard human rights are conditioned on whether The UN General Assembly’s recent another. Both halves are necessary for a are not sacrificed at the altar of political human rights in the coming months to the state approves of a citizen’s beliefs. adoption of a resolution condemning complete solution. expedience. conclude a comprehensive nuclear deal? This is nothing less than religious Iran’s human rights record, for the 10th Iran is at a crossroads. Its people are WP-BLOOMBERG

The debate over Scottish independence Such old-style politics will Yes Scotland is holding out hope collapse like Berlin wall that the White Paper will disrupt BY NEAL LAWSON he way the world works is going through a paradigm shift. It’s everything, sooner rather than later. a shift from a world based on top-down/command and control to bottom-up horizontal structures and the implications for BY PETER GEOGHEGAN if the independence campaign Teverything we do, and in particular politics, are profound. doesn’t succeed, some argue that These truly are new times. n the United Kingdom’s Scotland is likely to continue to Walk around Westminster and it must be akin to Berlin before the recent history, few govern- diverge politically from the rest of fall of the wall. Everyone rushes around, doing the same thing, expect- ment publications have been the United Kingdom -- and, in the ing a different outcome. They are talking down, while everyone else is Ias keenly awaited as the process, demand more autonomy. having a conversation. They are living in old times. Scottish government’s “White Historically, Scottish independ- Just like that wall, the 20th-century party political model will even- Paper” on independence -- that ence has been a marginal feature tually collapse because morally and culturally nothing supports it. It is, a document outlining the case of British politics. The SNP, which can’t answer the biggest questions: how to stop the poor getting poorer for Scotland stepping out on its has always stood for an independ- and the planet burning? But the compelling evidence of change isn’t own on the world stage. Scotland’s ent Scotland, was founded in 1934 Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond poses during a press conference to found inside the Westminster beltway but beyond it. Outside these First Minister Alex Salmond, who but only made its first significant launch their regional government’s long-awaited ‘white paper’ on Tuesday. whipped and cautious confines the world is teaming with experiment, favours independence, has said it electoral breakthrough in 1967. innovation and collective endeavour to build a good society. will “resonate down the ages.” And even then, the party strug- Referendum,” says of the SNP. “If regionally based parties with little Spurred on by new technology and a culture that celebrates self- His deputy, Nicola Sturgeon, has gled to make significant gains in you issue a detailed policy docu- or no ties to UK-wide organisa- organisation and a yearning for the emotional and not merely the promised Scottish voters that it the decades that followed. The ment, by its very nature, it will tions dominate the local political material, these organisations, and thousand of others, carry the seeds of will “answer all your questions.” 1997 creation of a devolved par- be picked over by friends and foes scene and the issue of independ- transformation precisely because the mode of production is by necessity On Nov 26, the White Paper, liament for Scotland -- a legis- alike. It will produce questions, ence remains unresolved. egalitarian and democratic. On social media, online and in communities all 670 pages of it, was finally lative body with limited powers which will in turn need answers. Calls for independence in everyone now finds their voice. What these organisations know is that unveiled in Glasgow. Standing in -- proved a turning point in SNP The White Paper could end up Scotland are a product of broader all of us together are smarter than any one of us and that experimen- front of a background proclaim- fortunes. being more trouble than it is tensions pertaining to both tation is the quickest route to success. People are being the change ing “Scotland’s Future” and sur- With the charismatic Salmond worth.” the ties that bind the United they wish to see in the world. This is not just about the left or politics; rounded by media, Salmond and at its helm, the party first won James Maxwell, a Scottish Kingdom and the very notion of this is about every organisation that wants to succeed. In the private, Sturgeon outlined their pitch to a minority administration in the writer and contributor to the the nation-state, says Keating. public and civil sectors the new rules are adaption, experimentation, the Scottish people. devolved parliament in 2007 elec- left-leaning New Statesman, says “The context for all these discus- pluralism and respect. There would be many benefits tions. Then, in 2011, the national- that while nationalists and union- sions is the transformation of the And yet, as much the old political parties write themselves off, we of independence, according to ists achieved the once seemingly ists battle over the White Paper, state, a process of rescaling the know someone has to repeal the damned bedroom tax, someone has to the White Paper: Scotland would impossible: an absolute majority the document is unlikely to set state upwards and downwards,” cohere an ideology, decide a programme and stand candidates. In short, become a European Union mem- and, with it, the chance to realise the heather on fire for Scottish he adds. Even without full inde- we need progressive political parties but they must be transformed ber and disavow nuclear weapons, the long-held dream of a vote on voters. pendence, demands for greater if they are to be fit for these new times. They must open themselves but the country would also keep independence. Support for independence is autonomy in Scotland are likely up, showing they trust their members and communities. The art of its currency (the Sterling) and Now, the SNP is the driv- closely aligned with income and to grow. political leadership in the 21st century is to help grow the capacity of still recognise the queen as head ing force behind “Yes Scotland,” social status: In general, poorer What’s more, the inclusive people to collectively make change happen, not impose change on them. of state. The Scottish government the campaign for independence Scots are more likely to say they notion of “Britishness” that has Such transformative political change is inherently political. Too many would also improve public serv- that also draws support from the will vote “yes” in the upcoming long held the union together is of the horizontal movements, new and old, eschew politics – believing ices, which would include build- Scottish Greens and a number of referendum than their more fraying and will only continue to they can change the world without that tainted tribe. It’s a fool’s dream. ing a new national broadcasting smaller socialist parties. “Better affluent compatriots. The White do so. In Scotland especially, this Someone has to draw the threads together, to develop and deliver a service and inaugurating a “revo- Together,” which advocates stay- Paper is unlikely to change this, fraying began with the 1980s gov- narrative that speaks not to any section but to a nation. We have not lution” in childcare. ing in the United Kingdom, is says Maxwell. “Professional Scots ernment of Margaret Thatcher, gone beyond the need for parties; it’s just that their old command and Salmond and his Scottish supported by the three largest are simply unwilling to gamble which lacked legitimacy over control form is past its sell-by date. National Party (SNP), which he parties in London: Labour, the on radical constitutional change, England’s northern border, and Political change requires structure just as it requires innovation and has led for more than two dec- Conservatives, and the Liberal even if the alternative is pro- only accelerated with Gordon participation. The most important word in the lexicon of new times ades, hope that the White Paper Democrats. It is led by Alastair longed austerity and falling living Brown’s more recent, failed is “and”. So its horizontal and vertical, red and green, freedom and will convince people to vote “yes” Darling, erstwhile chancellor of standards inside the UK” attempts to rally citizens around security, equality and diversity. In this world of rich complexity only a in next September’s referendum the Exchequer under Gordon But if Scots do reject inde- British patriotism. deep and radical democratisation of the state, the economy and civil life on ending Scotland’s 306-year- Brown, the former Labour prime pendence next year, in the long So while polls show that the will let us deal with the paradoxes and intricacies of a world of “and”, old union with England. To date, minister. run, the unionists could still find unionists are likely on course to to enable the sustained transformation of the people, by the people, Scots have been sceptical of inde- In seeking to answer these themselves on the wrong side of win next year’s referendum, the for the people. So these new times demand leaders without egos and pendence; a poll issued just before charges with detailed proposals history, says Michael Keating, future of Scotland’s place in the movements without silos on a journey in which our behaviour is key. the White Paper was released like those in the White Paper, professor of politics at Aberdeen United Kingdom is anything but Through our behaviour we both prefigure a good society and build sup- showed the “no” side of the refer- Scottish nationalists are under- University and author of “The certain. Meanwhile, Yes Scotland port for it; because how we treat people is what they become. So the endum with a 9-point advantage. standably defending their posi- Independence of Scotland.” is holding out hope that the practice must be one of tolerance, empathy, compassion and, yes, love. There is disagreement over tion. But some say they could also Politically, Scotland will con- White Paper will disrupt every- The alignment of these times and the values of self-governance make whether the White Paper will be fashioning a data-heavy rod tinue to chart a distinct path thing, sooner rather than later: everything possible once more. The technology and the culture exist for end up turning the tide of sup- to break their own backs. “They within the United Kingdom, a The SNP government has already the transformation of our world. Google and Facebook will vigorously port. But in reality, the “yes” have fallen into a unionist trap,” process that began 50 years ago set a date for formal independ- contest the terrain to profit from it – but if we recognise the need for versus “no” debate might not be David Torrance, journalist and and sped up after devolution in ence after a “yes” vote -- March a politics of transformation that embraces both the vertical and the as clear-cut as many pundits and author of “The Battle for Britain: 1997. Keating envisages a situation 24, 2016. horizontal then the fight for a good society is back on. policy-makers say. Indeed, even Scotland and the Independence similar to that in Quebec, where WP-BLOOMBERG THE GUARDIAN SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Eight killed in Glasgow copter crash 14 seriously injured; hunt on for more survivors

GLASGOW: Eight people have who were playing as the roof col- buildings were to fly at half-mast been confirmed dead and 14 are lapsed. Rescuers battled to find for the rest of the weekend. seriously injured in hospital after survivors. Worried relatives gath- Witnesses told of confusion, a police helicopter crashed into a ered at the police cordon desperate terror and then bravery after busy pub in Glasgow city centre. for news of their loved ones. the accident. Grace MacLean, Air accident investigators were Asked if there were people who was inside the club, said examining the wreckage of the still alive trapped inside, House people were listening to a ska helicopter yesterday to discover replied: “We can’t say that defini- band. “There was like a ‘whoosh’ why it lost power and plum- tively at this moment in time.” noise — there was no bang, there meted into the Clutha Vaults Witnesses said the helicopter was no explosion,” she told the pub on Stockwell Street, a short dropped like a stone, while people BBC. “And then there was some distance north of the river Clyde, inside the pub heard a heavy thud smoke, what seemed like smoke. on Friday night. before the roof caved in and the The band were laughing and we Sir Stephen House, the chief air filled with dust and screams. were all joking that the band had constable of Police Scotland, After passers-by did what made the roof come down. confirmed the deaths yesterday they could to get the wounded to “They carried on playing and afternoon. safety, emergency services worked then it started to come down more Alex Salmond, Scotland’s first through the night in a bid to and someone started screaming minister, said: “This is a black day recover people from the wreckage. and then the whole club just filled for Glasgow and for Scotland. Our Witnesses at the scene said with dust. You couldn’t see any- condolences go to those who will the helicopter appeared to have thing, you couldn’t breathe.” be bereaved, our solidarity with smashed through the top of the Britain’s former Europe min- those who have been injured. But club, with a rotor blade sticking ister Jim Murphy told the BBC it’s also St Andrew’s Day and it’s a out of the roof. The site by the he was driving through the area day we can take pride and courage River Clyde had been cordoned shortly after the incident. “I in how we respond to adversity off, with emergency service work- jumped out and tried to help. and tragedy, and the response ers erecting a tarpaulin over There were people with injuries. A rescue worker carries a stretcher near the wreckage of a police helicopter, which crashed onto the roof of the from our emergency services where the helicopter hit. Bad gashes to the head. Some Clutha Vaults pub in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday. and ordinary citizens has been “We’re still in a search and were unconscious,” he said. exemplary.” recovery phase, and as always our The opposition lawmaker said not hear an explosion. It fell like of the ordinary Glaswegians” who collapsed under the weight of the The Eurocopter EC135 T2 was prayers are that it is successful he and others formed a human a stone. The engine seemed to be rushed to help. aircraft. He said the aircraft has a piloted by a civilian and was car- and we do recover people alive,” chain to get survivors out of the spluttering” he told Sky News Struan Johnston, of the aviation form of rubber bladder within the rying two police officers when it House said. “There are people on bar. Gordon Smart, who edits the Television. consultancy Caledonian Aviation, fuel tanks to help prevent an explo- crashed at 10.25pm. It landed on the scene trying to make contact Scottish edition of The Sun news- British Prime Minister David said that judging from the evidence sion in a crash, which may explain the Clutha Vaults pub, where more with anyone who may be alive. It paper, said he saw the helicopter Cameron called it a “tragic event” he could see, the helicopter’s pilot why there was no explosion when than 100 people were listening to is an unclear situation.” coming down at great speed. as he thanked the emergency had possibly made a controlled it hit the pub roof. a folk-ska band called Esperanza Scottish flags on government “There was no fireball and I did services and praised the “bravery landing on the roof which had then THE GUARDIAN/AFP Malian rebels Plane wreck found in end ceasefire after clashes Namibia, 33 dead

BAMAKO: Separatist Tuareg WINDHOEK: Police yesterday confirming the crash and extend- rebels said on Friday that they found the burned wreckage of ing “its support to investigating were ending a five-month-old a Mozambican Airlines plane authorities, in pursuit of the ceasefire with Mali’s govern- the day after it went missing causes of the accident.” ment and taking up arms fol- in northeastern Namibia, say- It said a team of its techni- lowing violence in the northern ing none of the 33 people aboard cians would go to the scene. The city of Kidal. had survived. European Union banned the The declaration came a day The crash in the remote, airline, known in Portuguese as after Malian troops clashed with swampy terrain of Namibia’s Linhas Aereas de Mocambique stone-throwing protesters who Bwabwata National Park killed (LAM), and all air carriers cer- blocked a visit by the prime min- victims from several countries tified in Mozambique from flying ister to the city, a northern rebel and is one of the worst accidents in its airspace in 2011, citing “sig- stronghold. Several demonstra- on record in Mozambique’s civil nificant safety deficiencies”. tors were wounded but there were aviation history. The concern was about conflicting accounts of how the “My team on the ground have Mozambique’s civil aviation incident started. found the wreckage. No survi- authority, rather than the track “The political and military wings vors. The plane is totally burned,” record of the various airlines. of the Azawad (MNLA, MAA and Willie Bampton, a regional police The flight, MT 470, flight took HCUA) declare the lifting of the Protesters clash with police on Independence Square in Kiev yesterday. coordinator in Namibia’s Kavango off from Maputo at 0926 GMT ceasefire with the central govern- region, said. on Friday for the nearly four- ment in Bamako,” said a statement The Mozambican government hour flight to the Angolan capi- by Attaye Ag Mohamed, one of the Violent police crackdown in Kiev confirmed the crash and said it tal Luanda. With 100 seats, it was founders of the MNLA groups. would declare a period of national two-thirds empty. Last contact The west African country is in mourning for the victims. with air traffic controllers was the process of returning to civil- KIEV: Ukraine’s political oppo- people, some of whom were in a country-wide strike. “The plane was transporting six made at 1130 GMT over north ian rule after a Tuareg uprising sition yesterday said that it their teens, had brought almost a “We have taken a common crew members, and 27 passengers Namibia during heavy rainfall. that led to a coup last year and would call a country-wide general party spirit to the demonstration decision to form a headquar- of whom 10 were Mozambican, Namibian police sent a search the occupation of the north of the strike to force the resignation of when police moved in, first firing ters of national resistance and nine Angolans, five Portuguese, team to the area after Botswanan country by Al Qaeda-linked mili- President Viktor Yanukovich’s stun grenades and then wading in we have begun preparations for one French, one Brazilian and officials alerted them of a plane tants. AFP government after police used with batons. an all-Ukraine national strike,” one Chinese,” said Mozambican crash. “Botswana officials batons and stun grenades to TV footage showed police beat- former economy minister Arseny Transport and Communications informed us that they saw smoke break up pro-Europe protests. ing one young woman on the legs Yatsenyuk, one of three opposi- Minister Gabriel Muthisse. in the air and they thought the Truck drivers Helmeted police bearing white and kicking young men on the tion leaders, told journalists. In Portugal, the foreign min- crash happened in their coun- shields stormed an encamp- ground. Several people were given They wanted the resignation istry said the Brazilian in fact try, but when they came to the block French ment of protesters in Kiev’s emergency treatment on the spot of the government and early had dual Portuguese-Brazilian border they realised that it was Independence Square as they sang for cuts to the head. parliamentary and presidential nationality. The plane, en route in Namibia,” said the Namibian songs and warmed themselves by The Interior Ministry said elections to force out President from Mozambique to Angola, regional police coordinator. roads in protest campfires, the opposition said. the riot police moved in “after Viktor Yanukovich, he said. went down in the deserted ter- The search for the plane was Tension had been building the protesters began to resist Police detained 35 people but rain of the Bwabwata park, where hampered both by the rough ter- PARIS: Several thousand truck since Friday, when Yanukovich the (ordinary uniformed) police, later released them, it said. There Namibia turns into a narrow rain and torrential rains pound- drivers blocked roads across declined to sign a landmark pact throwing trash, glasses, bottles of were no hard figures on how many strip of land sandwiched between ing the area, he said. “There are France yesterday, causing severe with European Union leaders at a water and flares at them”. people were hurt. Botswana and Angola. no proper roads, you have to go disruption to traffic in protest summit in Lithuania, going back Opposition leaders, who late “By my count we are talking Mozambican authorities through the bush slowly and it’s against a new environmental tax on a pledge to work toward inte- on Friday had urged protesters of tens of cruelly beaten peo- confirmed it was a Brazil- making our job difficult,” he said. on heavy goods vehicles. grating his ex-Soviet republic into to continue campaigning for a ple, perhaps hundreds,” Andriy manufactured Embraer 190 air- Portuguese President Anibal The protest is the latest effort the European mainstream. European future for the ex-Soviet Shevchenko, an opposition deputy, craft and said it was the newest Cavaco Silva published a condo- to force the French government Live bands had played earlier republic, condemned the police said. “It was absolute savagery.” plane in the airline’s fleet. lence message to victims’ families. to cancel the so-called “ecotax” and the presence of mainly young crackdown and said it would call REUTERS Embraer issued a statement AFP through which it aims to raise more than ¤1bn ($1.38bn) a year to finance mostly rail infrastruc- ture projects. There was sig- Snow-covered bicycle nificant disruption all over the country, from the Paris region to Cameron to visit China next week Bordeaux and Aix-en-Provence in the south, affecting transit LONDON: Britain has put a diplomatic rift calls the global economic “race” with speaking towards Spain and Italy. with China over the Dalai Lama behind it out about any human rights concerns. On the main highways, truck and Prime Minister David Cameron has no It is a circle he has sometimes found hard to drivers let cars through but blocked plans to meet Tibet’s spiritual leader again, square and campaigners often accuse him of foreign trucks, forcing them to a senior source in his office said ahead of a putting trade before rights. Cameron, who is stand idle on the side of the road. visit by the British leader to Beijing. likely to visit Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, In reaction to protests against the Instead, Cameron will use a three-day visit had been expected to travel to China last tax, the French government has to China next week, his first since the Dalai autumn. But he didn’t go after China took suspended its implementation Lama rift, to focus on deepening trade ties offence at him holding a meeting with the ahead of an original Jan. 1 imple- with the world’s second largest economy, tak- Dalai Lama, whom Beijing deems a separatist. mentation date, but protesters said ing with him a delegation of around 100 busi- China summoned the British ambassador they would not give up until the tax ness people. to protest at the time, saying the meeting had was scrapped altogether. “This visit is forward looking. We have turned “seriously interfered with China’s internal “Until this measure is can- a page on that issue,” said the source when asked affairs”, urging Britain to “correct the error”. celled, we will remain mobi- whether Cameron would raise the issue of Tibet Free Tibet, a group that campaigns against lised,” said Vincent Tardet from during his trip. “It’s about shifting UK relations what it says are rights abuses in the autono- the European Rail Transport up a gear and looking to the future.” mous Chinese region, released a poll on the eve Organisation (OTRE) which set Foreign trips often pose a public relations of Cameron’s visit showing that 58 percent of A bicycle is covered with snow on a fence near Breitnau, Germany, yesterday. up some 26 blockades on France’s problem for the British leader as he has to bal- Britons thought he should raise the issue of main road arteries. AFP ance his policy of helping Britain win what he Tibet with the Chinese. AFP SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Rebuilding Visayas will take five years Official says $2.2bn needed for rehabilitation

MANILA: Rebuilding areas to be better than those that were who will have to move out of a devastated by a super typhoon standing before the storm. recently-declared 40-metre (131- that killed thousands in the “Our president wants the reha- foot) “no-build zone” from the Philippines will take up to five bilitation to be ‘build-back better coastline, Singson added. years and cost more than two communities,” so they can with- The zone is intended to prevent billion dollars, officials said stand future storms,” Del Rosario a repetition of the large number yesterday. said. of deaths that occurred after The comments came as the Public Works Secretary Rogelio Haiyan brought massive storm death toll from Haiyan, one of the Singson said: “We are looking surges that flattened seaside most powerful typhoons to ever at over a hundred billion pesos communities. hit the country, continued to rise. ($2.2bn) of reconstruction, from Earlier this week, Economic Members of the Japan Disaster Relief Team arrive at Manila’s International Airport on Friday en route to Tacloban. The National Disaster Risk livelihood, commerce, social serv- Planning Secretary Arsenio Reduction and Management ices,” as well as infrastructure and Balisacan said Haiyan would cut Council said 5,632 people had been power facilities. 0.3-0.8 percentage points from confirmed dead while 1,759 were That figure does not include the gross domestic product growth Pacquiao spends night with Haiyan victims still missing following the cate- huge amounts already spent on in the final quarter of 2013. gory five storm earlier this month. immediate relief for the millions The United Nations made an MANILA: Boxing hero Manny Guiuan, which was the first part Guiuan is the first stop on “The total rehabilitation will of people who were injured or left initial humanitarian appeal for Pacquiao spent last night in a of the country to feel the wrath Pacquiao’s promised tour of take three to five years, depending without food, water or shelter. $301m in aid for the typhoon vic- tent city with victims of Super of Haiyan which left nearly 7,400 areas ravaged by Haiyan, one on the pace of our support system About P15bn to P20bn will go tims just days after Haiyan hit. Typhoon Haiyan in the central people dead or missing. of the strongest typhoons ever and the projects we implement,” to providing shelter with some The UN will make another appeal Philippines a week after lifting “ I came from these circum- recorded. Eduardo del Rosario, executive 60,000 to 80,000 families to be for more funds in December. the country’s spirits with his stances so I want to be with Nine truckloads of relief goods director of the NDRRMC, said. re-settled in two to three years, A spokeswoman for the local comeback victory over Brandon them,” said Pacquiao, a former -- along with numerous bibles He told reporters that said Singson. UN office, Orla Fagan, told a news Rios. street kid who was listed last year -- are being sent so the deeply- President Benigno Aquino did not This will include the people conference on Friday that donors Pacquiao flew in a friend’s pri- by Forbes magazine as the 14th religious Pacquiao can distribute want to merely repair the dam- whose homes were destroyed had forked out $164m so far. vate plane from his hometown in highest-paid athlete globally with them in Tacloban, she said. age but wants the new structures by the storm as well as those AFP the south to the central town of an estimated $34m in earnings. AFP Broadcaster shot dead in latest Philippine ‘media murder’

DAVAO: Gunmen shot dead southern island of Mindanao late broadcasts, using recorded com- Human Rights Watch said that against press members was “not Philippines has been blamed on an outspoken radio broadcaster Friday, police said. mentary instead due to safety as many as 24 journalists have that serious.” the country’s ‘culture of impunity’ in the Philippines, worsening Law enforcement officials concerns. been murdered since President “The killing of another Filipino where powerful people feel free the country’s record as one of would not comment on suspects In June, a grenade was hurled Benigno Aquino took office in journalist yesterday should to commit abuses without being the most dangerous places in or possible motives. Dignos, 48, at the DXGT station while one of 2010 despite his promise to fight prompt the Aquino administra- punished. the world for journalists, press was known for his fiery comments Dignos’ commentaries was being against such abuses. tion to revisit its views about In one of the worst instances of and human rights groups said regarding city officials, the radio aired. “It really looks like (the Human Rights Watch deputy media killings in the Philippines such crimes, 32 journalists were yesterday. station personnel said. killing) is work-related because Asia director Phelim Kine also and, more importantly, ensure among 58 people kidnapped and Joas Dignos, who commented on The National Union of he has no known enemies in his accused the Aquino adminis- that this recent murder and the murdered allegedly by a power- local issues in his weekday show, Journalists of the Philippines personal life, only those who tration of insulting victims and ones before it are investigated ful political clan in the south- ‘Bombardier’ on DXGT radio, was (NUJP) said that Dignos had objected to his programme,” said trying to downplay the prob- fully,” Kine said in a statement. ern province of Maguindanao in shot in the head by motorcycle- previously received death threats Joseph Deveza, the NUJP’s safety lem, citing recent remarks by an The killings of numerous jour- November 2009. riding men in Valencia City in the and had even stopped his live coordinator for Mindanao. Aquino spokesman that violence nalists and broadcasters in the AFP Bonifacio Day

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III (centre) during wreath laying ceremonies at the monument of Andres Bonifacio in Caloocan city, north of Manila, Philippines yesterday. Aquino signs order for more UAE eyes labour pact with Manila transparent mining sector ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has vowed to MANILA: In a bid to intensify way the companies pay takes from protect the welfare of Filipinos government efforts to ensure mining,” Ochoa said. working in this progressive greater transparency and “Measures and activities geared Arab nation. accountability in the mining towards Philippines compliance Foreign affairs minister Andar sector, President Aquino has with the requirements to join Mohammed Gargash said their signed Executive Order 147 cre- EITI should be given full support government is currently working ating the Philippine Extractive in order to improve the mining on a labour law for the benefit Industries Transparency sector and spawn better govern- of Filipino workers in the UAE. Initiative (PH-EITI). ance and regulation of the indus- Earlier, the UAE donated $10bn In a statement, Executive try,” he added. to typhoon victims in the Visayas. Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr said Under EO 147, the PH-EITI “The issue of labour is a work yesterday the PH-EITI aims to will be implemented and be made in progress in the next years. We make the Philippines “compliant” operational through a multi- will improve our law and condi- in the extractive industries. stakeholder group and decision- tions,” Gargash said. Established in 2003, the EITI is making body to be known as A bilateral agreement that a global coalition of governments, PH-EITI-MSG. would ensure the rights of Filipino companies and civil society col- The secretary of the domestic workers in the UAE – laborating to improve honest Department of Finance (DOF) patterned after the Philippines’ and responsible management of will head the body with five agreement with Saudi Arabia – revenues from natural resources, government representatives was reportedly drafted last month. particularly oil, gas, metals and chosen by the Mining Industry The Saudi Arabia deal forged minerals. Coordinating Council, five busi- last May assures Filipino house- “Joining the EITI is among the ness group representatives and maids a minimum wage of $400 a Aquino administration’s measures five civil society organisation month. They are also entitled to to ensure greater transparency representatives as members. All weekly days off and rest periods, and accountability in the mining members will serve for a term of paid annual leave and humane sector, including the way the gov- three years. treatment. ernment collects as well as in the THE PHILIPPINE STAR THE PHILIPPINE STAR SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA Thai PM vows to face protests with peace Dozens of unarmed soldiers deployed at Government House to boost security during demonstration

BANGKOK: Thai opposition worst political bloodshed for dec- government so that they can protesters have met virtually ades. They are also the greatest get sympathy and support,” said no resistance while storming threat yet faced by Yingluck, who Thailand expert Andrew Walker, ministries and setting up camp defended her soft-touch approach a professor at Australian National in key government buildings, yesterday. University. as the prime minister appears “We have chosen to be consid- Thousands of anti-government determined to snuff the oxygen ered as a weak government by not protesters are scattered in pock- from rallies aimed at ousting using force,” she told reporters at ets across the city, diluting their her from power. a briefing at police headquarters demos but adding to their poten- With a readily-assembled kit in the capital. tial unpredictability. of stages and food stalls, the “I don’t want to see a night- Rabble-rousing protest leader anti-government protesters have mare situation, so we have decided Suthep Thaugsuban has tried to quickly dug-in at the buildings to let unarmed police oversee the raise the temperature with claims under their occupation, while situation,” she added. of assassination plots against him continuing to besiege more key The police force is far from vis- during nightly stage shows in targets. ible in Bangkok, except around front of thousands of supporters In an unprecedentedly brazen the barbed wire-barricaded -- a mainly middle-aged crowd of move Friday protesters forced Government House, which pro- Bangkok urbanites, royalists and their way into the army’s head- testers have set as a key target southerners. quarters briefly, the latest in for today as they aim to declare The former deputy prime min- a string of provocative acts by it their “day of victory”. ister for a previous government, groups bent on ousting Prime Dozens of soldiers have been who resigned from the opposi- Minister Yingluck Shinawatra deployed to Government House tion Democrat Party to lead the and ridding the country of the to boost security, but General demos, also has a warrant out influence of her divisive brother Niphat Thonglek, defence min- for his arrest over the ministry Thaksin. istry permanent secretary, said occupation. The demonstrations are the they would be “unarmed.” Bangkok, a city of some 12 mil- biggest rallies to rock the Thai “The government doesn’t want lion people well-used to playing capital since mass 2010 street to react violently. It is exactly host to the street incarnations of action by the pro-Thaksin “Red what the protesters want. They the country’s turbulent politics. A man is attacked by anti-govt protesters near the stadium where ‘Red Shirts’ are gathering in Bangkok yesterday. Shirts” that ended in the country’s want a violent reaction from the AFP China to launch Beijing, New Delhi spar Police kill two in Dhaka clashes first moon rover tomorrow DHAKA: Two people were town of Kotchandpur at the start Mohammad Khalequzzaman said, over disputed border shot dead as officers opened fire of the opposition’s new transport but he denied that police had fired BEIJING: China will launch during clashes with thousands blockade yesterday. the shots. its first ever moon rover mis- NEW DELHI/SHANGHAI: the problem, and together we can of Bangladeshi opposition sup- Four police vans came under Sometimes demonstrators are sion tomorrow, state media China yesterday urged India protect peace and security in the porters amid escalating pro- attacks from at least 1,000 sup- killed by rival protesters firing said, as Beijing embarks on not to aggravate problems on border regions,” China’s official tests against elections slated for porters of the Jamaat-e-Islami weapons. the latest stage in its ambi- the border shared by the two news agency, Xinhua, quoted Qin January, police said yesterday. party, a key BNP ally, police said. Across the country, bus and tious space programme. nations, a day after the Indian Gang, a spokesman of the coun- One demonstrator was shot “We first fired rubber bullets truck transport along with A rocket carrying the vehi- president toured a disputed try’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dead by officers yesterday and to disperse Jamaat supporters train and ferry services virtually cle, named “Jade Rabbit” in a region and called it an integral as saying. another died late Friday as police who attacked us with homemade ground to a halt. nod to Chinese folklore, will part of the country. The two “Currently Sino-India relations used live ammunition, rubber bombs and rocks,” deputy police Offices closed and prices of food blast off at 1:30 am local time countries, which fought a brief are developing favourably and bullets and tear gas to disperse chief of the region Zahidul Islam and other commodities rocketed. (1730 GMT today). border war in 1962, only last both sides are going through spe- protesters. said. The BNP and its Islamist “The Chang’e 3 is set to be month signed a pact to ensure cial envoy meetings and amicable Police announced the latest “When it became a ‘do-or-die allies are demanding that Prime launched for its moon mission that differences on the border discussions to resolve the border deaths as the 18-party opposition situation’, we fired rifles that left Minister Sheikh Hasina resign from the Xichang Satellite do not spark a confrontation. dispute between our two countries.” alliance led by the Bangladesh one Jamaat supporter dead,” Islam and make way for elections under Launch Center on Dec. 2,” But Indian President Pranab Mukherjee was on a routine Nationalist Party (BNP) launched said, adding one police officer was a neutral caretaker government. state broadcaster CCTV said Mukherjee’s visit to the state of visit to Arunachal which has been a new nationwide blockade of injured by a small bomb. Hasina has rejected their on its verified Twitter account Arunachal Pradesh in the remote part of the Indian state for dec- roads, rail and waterways. The other young man who died demand and is sticking to her on Saturday. eastern stretch of the Himalayas ades, and where India has regu- Anti-poll violence has killed 20 in the southern coastal town of January 5 poll plans. Official news agency Xinhua that China claims as its own pro- larly been holding elections. But people since Monday, bringing the Chokoria Friday was shot in She scrapped the caretaker also confirmed the launch date, voked a fresh exchange of words. China has of late grown increas- death toll to 50 since late October clashes between 5,000 BNP sup- system in 2011, arguing it could citing officials at the satellite “We hope that India will proceed ingly assertive and questioned when the government announced porters and police and ruling lead to military takeover in a launch centre in Sichuan prov- along with China, protecting our New Delhi’s claims over the ter- that the general elections would party activists, police said. country which has seen at least ince. If successful, the launch broad relationship, and will not take ritory, calling it instead South be held January 5. “He died of bullet wounds,” 19 coups since 1975. will mark a major milestone in any measures that could complicate Tibet. REUTERS Clashes erupted in the western district deputy police chief AFP China’s space exploration pro- gramme, which aims to cre- ate a permanent space station UMNO assembly by 2020 and eventually send someone to the moon. But its technology lags Malaysian family jailed over behind the expertise of the child’s ‘exorcism’ death United States and Russia. Singapore silent KUALA LUMPUR: A It also overturned the conviction Malaysian high court on Friday of the girl’s aunt, ordering her to be over spy claim jailed three family members admitted to a mental health hos- who suffocated their two-year- pital as she was diagnosed to have SINGAPORE: Singapore old to death by piling on top been suffering from schizophrenia on Friday said it would not of her in a suspected exorcism at the time of the girl’s death. be drawn into confirming ritual. Ang said the aunt, 41, per- or denying allegations that Chua Wan Zuen, aged two, died suaded the rest of the ethnic it was part of a US-led elec- after being pinned down under a Chinese family to try the “prayer tronic spying network in blanket in August last year with session.” Asia. eight people, including her par- “They were staunch Buddhists. Foreign Minister K ents, crushing her for several They believed that the child was Shanmugam said at a forum hours in an attempt to drive away possessed. They intended to help that neighbours Indonesia and evil spirits. the child,” Ang said. “But the Malaysia, which summoned A high court in northern prayer session in an enclosed Singapore’s envoys this week Penang state ordered the par- space went far too long. The cause over reports that such a net- ents -- an engineer and a tradi- of death was suffocation.” work exists, are aware that the tional herbalist -- and an uncle Government lawyers with- city-state has no intention to to be jailed for one year, quash- drew their appeal to increase the harm relations. ing an earlier fine of 10,000 ring- punishment for the girl’s grand- The ensuing back-and-forth git ($3,000) each, meted out by a mother, who was also fined 10,000 on any Singapore statement lower court in August, their law- ringgit, because she was sick. on specific intelligence issues yer Ang Chun Pun said. AFP would be “never ending,” he A worker applies a sticker of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) logo onto a van’s window during said. preparations ahead of the UMNO annual assembly in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Chinese official sacked for graft N Korea showcases detained US veteran as war criminal SHANGHAI: China’s Communist Party has fired PYONGYANG: North Korea in a wood-panelled meeting room. United States to keep its impov- Newman worked as an “adviser” “In the process of following a senior provincial official for accused a detained US vet- At the end, he bows and places a erished people distracted and the to a partisan regiment dur- tasks given by me, I believe they “suspected serious discipli- eran yesterday of killing civil- finger print on the document. family of founder Kim Il Sung in ing the Korean War as “part of would kill more innocent people,” nary violations”, the official ians during the Korean War 60 “I realise that I cannot be for- power. His grandson, Kim Jong Un, the Intelligence Bureau of the Newman said in the statement. Xinhua news agency reported years ago and showed a video of given for my offensives (offences) is North Korea’s current ruler. Command of the US Forces in the Public documents in South on Saturday, making him the the 85-year-old making a full but I beg for pardon on my knees It remains technically in a state Far East,” KCNA said in a sepa- Korea and the United States latest target in acrackdown confession and apology as if the by apologising for my offensives of war with the South and with the rate report. “He is a criminal as show US officers worked as on corruption. battles are still raging. (offences) sincerely toward the United States because the 1950-53 he masterminded espionage and “advisers” to groups of anti- Guo Youming, the vice gov- The North’s KCNA news DPRK government and the conflict ended with a truce, not subversive activities against the communist partisans during the ernor of the central province agency said Merrill E Newman, Korean people and I want not a peace treaty. Newman, a pen- DPRK and in this course he was Korean War. The conflict pitted of Hubei, was removed from a former special forces officer, punish me (I wish not to be pun- sioner from Palo Alto, California, involved in killings of service per- the Communist North, backed his post after China’s corrup- was a mastermind of clandestine ished),” Newman, who has a heart was pulled off an Air Koryo flight sonnel of the Korean People’s Army by China and the Soviet Union, tion watchdog, the Central operations and had confessed to rhythm disorder, was quoted as in North Korea minutes before it and innocent civilians,” KCNA said. against the republican South, Commission for Discipline being “guilty of a long list of indel- saying by KCNA. was due to depart for Beijing on Newman, in his statement car- backed by the United States. Inspection, announced a probe ible crimes against DPRK govern- DPRK is short for the North’s October 26. His wife, Lee Newman, ried by KCNA, said he trained These officers trained Korean into the official this week. The ment and Korean people.” formal name, the Democratic told CNN earlier this week that scores of men in guerrilla war- anti-communist guerilla units report gave no further details, In the patchy video, Newman People’s Republic of Korea. One of her husband went to North Korea fare against the North, including to launch attacks behind enemy but the term discipline viola- appears composed and is shown the world’s most isolated states, it to “put some closure” on his time how to sabotage communications lines. Newman belonged to the tions is generally used to denote reading aloud from a handwrit- nourishes memories of the 1950- during the US military. It was “an and transport lines and disrupt 8240th Unit, nicknamed the corruption. AGENCIES ten statement dated Nov 9, 2013 53 war with South Korea and the important part of his life,” she said. munitions supply. ‘White Tigers.’ REUTERS SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Aid workers Sharif vows support for Taliban talks in Afghanistan Pakistan prime minister visits Kabul, wants to ‘reverse destructive cycle of violence’ under threat: UN KABUL: Aid workers in KABUL: Pakistani Prime the root cause of the insurgency. Afghanistan are increas- Minister Nawaz Sharif yester- “There is no doubt that since ingly under threat, the United day said he supported Afghan (Sharif) has taken office... Nations said yesterday, call- efforts to seek peace with the cooperation and relations with ing it a worrying trend as most Taliban and would help negotia- Afghanistan has expanded,” US-led troops prepare to leave tors meet a former senior insur- Karzai said after their meeting. the country at the end of next gent commander. “Today we talked on how to year. Visiting Kabul for talks with proceed with the peace process, “I am extremely concerned President Hamid Karzai, Sharif the American role in the peace with this trend at a time when repeated that his government process, and on how America, the country is in the midst of a had released former commander Pakistan and Afghanistan can difficult transition that may lead Mullah Baradar, who is seen by jointly cooperate,” he added, giv- to increased humanitarian needs,” Afghanistan as important to ing no further details. UN Humanitarian Coordinator in bringing the Taliban to the nego- Sharif was also due to met Afghanistan, Mark Bowden, said tiating table. the Afghan High Peace Council, in a statement. “Anybody who is sent by the which is seeking to open negotia- The departure of Western (Afghan) president to Pakistan tions with the Taliban insurgents troops will leave Afghan forces to to talk to Mullah Baradar... we fighting US-led Nato and Afghan fight the Taliban-led insurgency will make sure that such meetings forces. on its own, a security concern for would take place,” Sharif told a Baradar was arrested in 2010 foreign workers and their Afghan press briefing. but freed from jail in Pakistan in colleagues working on develop- The one-day visit was Sharif’s September as part of efforts to ment and reconstruction projects first to Afghanistan since he took boost Afghanistan’s peace process. across the nation. office in May and came as Karzai Since his “release” he is Bowden’s comments followed is locked in a public dispute with reported to have been kept the execution of nine aid work- Washington over a security deal under house arrest by Pakistani ers in two separate incidents in covering the role of US soldiers authorities. Afghanistan this month. who remain in the country after Afghanistan’s peace process According to the Aid Worker next year. has been at a standstill since a Security Database, 73 humanitar- “The key to sustainable peace in Taliban office opened in Qatar ian workers have been killed, kid- Afghanistan in 2014 and beyond is in June, enraging Karzai as it napped or injured in Afghanistan an inclusive political settlement,” was styled as an embassy for a since the start of the year, more Sharif said. government-in-exile. than recorded for the whole of “It is imperative to reverse The Taliban have refused to 2012. the destructive cycle of conflict... have direct contact with Karzai The figure is also the highest Pakistan will continue to extend or with the High Peace Council, since the organisation began col- all possible facilitation for the dismissing them as puppets of lecting the data in 1997. Afghan peace process.” Washington. A total of 36 aid workers have Pakistan is seen as cru- Karzai, who is due to step down been killed in Afghanistan so far cial to peace in neighbouring next year, has been stalling over this year, the United Nations said. Afghanistan as it was a key the bilateral security agreement It gave no comparative figures but backer of the hardline 1996-2001 (BSA) that would allow some US Afghan President Hamid Karzai (right) greets Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz in Kabul yesterday. said the trend highlighted the Taliban regime in Kabul and is troops to stay in Afghanistan for growing risk surrounding the believed to shelter some of the training and counter-terror mis- assembly that he convened vot- that he said killed a two-year-old for Karzai’s successor. delivery of aid. movement’s leaders. sions after the Nato combat mis- ing for him to sign the agreement boy in the southern province of The Pakistan government has Elements of the Pakistani state sion ends. promptly. Helmand. Afghan officials say that recently explored possible peace Sharif rejects are also widely accused of funding Washington is keen to com- The Afghan president has been Afghanistan expects Pakistan to moves with the Pakistani Taliban, and controlling the Taliban, and plete the deal, but accuses Karzai bitterly critical of the United stop militants crossing the border who are separate but linked to the oil price hike Karzai has previously identified of introducing new, last-minute States, and on Friday rounded to launch attacks in the run-up Afghan group. Taliban safe havens in Pakistan as conditions despite a “loya jirga” on Nato forces over an air strike to the April presidential elections AFP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif rejected yester- day a summary suggesting an increase in prices of petroleum products, a senior finance min- istry official said. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Mistrust between Islamabad, US intelligence to get broader Authority (Ogra) had earlier this week recommended the increase ISLAMABAD: The mistrust secret even by the host country, months, because their identity civilians and waging a war against residing and operating from despite a decline in international between the intelligence estab- an a matter of principle, mainly was revealed in a clear breach of Pakistan. the US Embassy situated in the oil prices. lishments of Pakistan and the because of the security concerns. both protocol and trust. This is despite the fact that the Diplomatic Enclave in Islamabad, Depreciation in the value United States is set to widen However, they regretted that The identity of the incumbent drone strike had killed four sen- which is a clear violation of dip- of the rupee against the dol- further with the recent blow- Craig Osth is the third CIA sta- CIA station chief in Islamabad ior commanders of the Haqqani lomatic norms and laws since a lar was given as the reason for ing up of the security cover of tion chief in Islamabad whose was revealed on November 27 at a Network who were staying at a foreign mission cannot be used for increasing the prices of petrol, yet another CIA station chief identity has been revealed by the press conference addressed by the compound adjacent to a religious any criminal activity in a sover- high speed diesel, kerosene and in Islamabad and the lodging of intelligence establishment of the information Secretary of Pakistan seminary in Hangu. eign state. CIA station chief is not high octane blending component an FIR against him at a Hangu host country since 2011 when Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), Shirin The FIR has demanded ini- a diplomatic post. (HOBC). police station on charges of Osama was killed in a clandestine Mazari, who remained head of tiation of cases against both Craig Osth is subject to the The US dollar was Rs105 ‘waging a war against Pakistan US raid in Abbottabad. Institute of Strategic Studies. the CIA officials under the jurisdiction of Pakistan and liable on November 1 but now it had and killing civilians’. The CIA Islamabad station She informed the media that Pakistan Penal Code and the to be tried under Section 3 of the reached Rs109.50, an increase of Highly-placed diplomatic cir- chief is considered to be one of her party had already approached Anti Terrorist Act for running Pakistan Penal Code for commit- about nine percent, Ogra said. cles in Islamabad say the iden- the most important positions in the Tal Hangu police to nominate a spying network in the country ting an offence u/s 302, 319, 109, The price of petrol was to go up tity of the station chief of the the world and the US has already the CIA Director John Brennan and for killing innocent civilians 121 PPC and/or u/s 7 ATA or any by 8 paisa per litre but the govern- American Central Intelligence been made to withdraw two sta- and his station chief in Islamabad, in drone attacks. other penal clause which might ment wants to keep it unchanged Agency (CIA) in any part of the tion chiefs of the spy agency in Craig Osth, as accused of commit- The FIR claims that the CIA be attracted. in view of shortage of CNG. world is kept as a closely guarded Islamabad during the last 30 ting gross offences of murder of station chief (Craig Osth) is INTERNEWS AGENCIES

UN keen to help Aids awareness rebuild quake-hit Fatima Bhutto justifies Balochi province criticism of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: With nearly ISLAMBAD: Not soon after a strange process You think you 400 dead and thousands left her much-criticised interview, are building people, but they homeless after a devastating in which she claimed that eat- make themselves and they change earthquake in late September, ing in restaurants and linger- across the writing of the book.” winter in the Awaran dis- ing in bookstores are ‘forbidden The people in her book are trict of Balochistan prov- luxuries’ in Pakistan, appeared struggling with things she her- ince in Pakistan is going to be in the London Evening Standard, self is curious about, and in each chillier than the expected low Fatima Bhutto spoke at the of them there was something she temperatures. London School of Economics sympathised with, whether it was To assist the government in (LSE) to a full house about her their fears, longings or their suf- its rehabilitation drive for the new book, titled The Shadow of focation. “In all of them, even the 200,000 poverty-stricken people the Crescent Moon. ones I didn’t agree with or felt of Awaran, the United Nations Waziristan, a region the host offended by, I didn’t feel I could (UN) pledges to provide its exper- of the event described as a twi- judge them.” tise in rehabilitation. light zone between Pakistan and She was particularly intrigued “The people who suffered in the Afghanistan, and one that is in by a character called Meena, who earthquake are poor and vulner- the news for all the wrong rea- actively starts looking for funer- able,” said UN Pakistan Resident sons, is the setting of her latest als to go to: “Every morning, she Coordinator Timo Pakkala. novel. finds out what soyem is happen- He acknowledged the govern- Commenting that being on a ing where, and she turns up and ment’s response to the tragedy, People launch sky lanterns during a ceremony to raise awareness about Aids on the eve of World Aids Day book tour is what she imagines starts asking questions. Meena but emphasised that despite chal- in Lahore yesterday. being a prisoner of war feels like used to disturb me very much lenges, the UN has been involved (being shunted from room to when I was writing. from the first day. room and interrogated with the “She used to rattle me and The UN delegation was recently same questions) Fatima said that as her story started to unfold, I in Quetta, where it hopes to set she wanted to write about north- started to see more of her, rather up a steering committee in order PPP leaders face disciplinary action ern Pakistan but did not choose than creating more of her. to effectively coordinate relief and Peshawar, Bajaur or Banu as these “You let the characters be, rehabilitation work with the pro- were settings that had too many which is curious. You don’t actu- vincial government. PESHAWAR: Some senior him, Barrister Masood Kausar, to be so disgruntled over the party prejudices, such as the Taliban ally have the control you have In his meeting with the chief Pakistan People’s Party lead- Rahim Dad Khan, Zahir Ali Shah, policies and the performance of and drones, attached with them. with non-fiction where you build minister on Balochistan’s develop- ers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Ali Khan and Anwar former ministers that they have Thus, she picked the small structures which are very defi- ment programme, Pakkala said are likely to face disciplinary Saifullah Khan held the position. stopped working for the party. town of Mir Ali, albeit a highly nite. With fiction, you observe the delegation urged the govern- action over reluctance to accept They all are alive but are not They insist former ministers fictionalised one, as the setting, and follow along,” she said, add- ment to make use of the UN’s Khanzada Khan as new party ready to accept failure to reor- and members of assemblies should for she felt it did not already have ing that she got unreasonably ‘special expertise’ available for president in the province. ganise the party. They rather not hold party offices and office- a singular meaning attached to it. attached to these characters rebuilding houses in earthquake- Khanzada Khan of Mardan is complain of being toothless as the bearers should be new faces so that Fatima also believes that that ‘don’t exist for anyone but hit areas. the sixth provincial president of provincial president. Many senior they could reorganise the party. characters unfold on their own you (the author). INTERNEWS PPP in almost 12 years. Before activists in the province are said INTERNEWS when one is writing fiction. “It’s INTERNEWS SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA

Japanese royal couple arrive on six-day visit Diesel price Sonia, Sheila hiked by 50 paise a litre ignored the NEW DELHI: The diesel price will go up by 50 paise a litre, excluding taxes, from midnight, Indian Oil Corporation said. Allowing for local taxes, the hungry: Modi prices per litre of diesel will be Rs53.67 in Delhi, Rs58.08 in Kolkata, Rs60.70 in Mumbai and Rs57.23 in Chennai. ‘Congress has lost people’s trust’ The petrol price remains unchanged. While the petrol NEW DELHI: BJP’s prime Gandhi have addressed public ral- price is market-linked and revised ministerial candidate Narendra lies in the capital. Modi wooed periodically depending on the Modi yesterday tore into the the crowd by promising devel- international crude oil price, the Congress over price rise, ask- opment if the Bharatiya Janata diesel price is subsidised and the ing why “Madam Sonia” despite Party (BJP) is voted to power. “If oil marketing companies (OMC) being a mother and “grandma” BJP comes to power, you will be are only allowed to hike it by a Delhi Chief Minister Sheila the first to benefit,” he said. “small amount” every month. Dikshit did not care for the Modi said the Congress had no “Even after the current increase, poor who went to bed hungry. issues to speak on and no devel- under recovery on retail diesel “Madam Sonia (Congress pres- opment work to show and that shall stand at Rs9.99 per litre,” the ident Sonia Gandhi), aap maa was why it was attacking him to IOC said. The OMCs, which review hain, kabhi toh ek baar mehen- divert people’s attention. “They prices of diesel and petrol every gai ke liye do shabd bol dijiye. think that by attacking Modi, fortnight, had last increased the Sheila ji aap daadi ho gayi, kabhi they will win the elections but the diesel price by Rs0.50 per litre on bhookhe bache ke liye kuch bol dijiye fact is that they have not done October 31, while the petrol price (Madam Sonia you are a mother, anything for the people. They just was cut by Rs1.15 a litre. at least say something about the don’t have the will to work for the IOC further said that it is suf- price rise. Sheila, you are a grand- benefit of people,” he said. fering under-recoveries on sale mother, speak up in favour of the Appealing for votes of the of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) hungry children),” he said attack- minority community, Modi said cylinders and kerosene. On sale of ing the Congress during an elec- the BJP does not believe in vote- LPG cylinders the IOC is suffer- tion rally in the capital. bank politics but in development ing an under-recover of Rs36.20 During his three back-to-back politics. “When we speak of vote- per litre and on LPG cylinder sale rallies in Delhi, Modi said the bank we don’t refer to Muslims Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gulcharan Kaur greeting Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress of Rs542.50 per cylinder. Congress government in Delhi has — this is what appears to people. Michiko on their arrival at Palam, New Delhi, yesterday. The royal couple is on a six-day visit. IANS lost peoples’ trust and attacked But I speak from the bottom of Dikshit for failing to ensure safety my heart that votebank politics for women in the capital. is not about Hindu-Muslim but Referring to the Dec 16 gang- it has worsened the plight of our rape case, he said her failure to country,” he said. provide safety to women has tar- nished the country’s image. RAJASTHAN VOTE TODAY Tejpal arrested after court rejects bail plea “If the capital of our country Meanwhile, around 40 million has a woman chief minister, and people are eligible to vote today PANAJI: Tehelka editor-in- Goa District and Sessions judge the defence and the prosecution others. “I have offered that I will our sisters and mothers are not to elect a new 200-seat Rajasthan chief Tarun Tejpal, accused of Anuja Prabhudessai. The order, matched their wits against each stay in Goa until a charge sheet is safe, then the image of the coun- legislative assembly. Ballotting assaulting a junior colleague, was which allows Tejpal to avail of other over the issue of anticipa- filed. I can be in Bangalore. I can try gets tarnished,” Modi said will take place in 199 constituen- arrested by Goa Police yesterday home food, bedding and clothing tory bail to Tejpal. He had been be wherever this court directs,” without taking Dikshit’s name. cies. Polling has been postponed after a court here rejected his during his time in police custody, granted anticipatory bail on Luthra also said on Tejpal’s behalf. “The Nirbhaya episode has bro- in Churu to December 13 fol- anticipatory bail application. came nearly three-and-a-half- Friday, a couple of hours before he She also assured that till the ken the heart of India,” he said lowing the death of a Bahujan Police sources said that Tejpal hours after 4.30pm, when it was surfaced at New Delhi’s IGI air- investigation is on, Tejpal would referring to the gang rape. He Samaj Party (BSP) candidate. was taken to the Goa Medical initially scheduled to be announced. port and boarded a flight for Goa. not visit Mumbai, where the vic- also criticised Dikshit for alleged In the outgoing house, Congress College for a medical examina- Accused by police of dodg- While the defence was granted tim resides. Tejpal does not have bungling in the Commonwealth holds 102 seats and the Bharatiya tion. He will be questioned today ing them over the last few days, four hours to plead, the prosecu- any criminal record and therefore Games in 2009. “Instead of get- Janata Party 79. morning before being taken to a Tejpal’s presence in the Crime tion bench took only 45 minutes should be considered for anticipa- ting fame, she (Dikshit) brought The Congress and the BJP are judicial magistrate for remand. Branch office was seen an attempt to make their case and eventually tory bail, she said. disrepute to the country,” he said. contesting all the seats. The newly Police inspector Sunita Sawant, to avoid being paraded in public won the first battle. Specially appointed public He hit out at the Congress gov- formed National Peoples Party who is investigating the case, from the courtroom to custody, The defence extended its argu- prosecutor Saresh Lotlikar, how- ernment, saying the party has lost (NPP) has candidates in 150 con- presented the arrest warrant to located more than 5km away. ment made on Friday that Tejpal ever argued that police custody is people’s trust. “This government stituencies and the BSP is in the Tejpal, who had camped at the Tejpal, who was called to the was fully co-operating with the required to complete the Tejpal end has lost the trust of people and that race in over 100 seats. A total of Crime Branch office from 4.30pm Crime Branch earlier in the day, then investigators and that custodial of the probe and get the real story is why its leaders are not coming 2,087 candidates are in the fray. even as his family and friends were told reporters he was not required to interrogation was not necessary. out of him. Lotlikar accused Tejpal here to campaign. They know they Votes will be counted on in the packed courtroom awaiting attend court. “I am not required to Lead defence lawyer Geeta of insulting the victim by question- can’t fool the people of Delhi with December 8 — along with those of the order on the bail plea. attend court. I was required to join Luthra offered several conces- ing her integrity adding that she fake promises,” Modi said. Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Madhya The much-delayed order on the investigation and I have joined sions like Tejpal’s willingness to had been “violated by a person who So far, only Congress president Pradesh. Tejpal’s bail plead was pronounced the investigation,” he said. stay in Goa until police requires, was like a father figure”. Gandhi and vice president Rahul IANS just a shade past 8pm by North In the court, lawyers from surrender his passport among IANS

Navy Day rehearsal Maiden Mars Autopsy in govt hospitals Orbiter set to on holidays, Sundays too leave Earth NEW DELHI: Post-mortem office hours, the department of examinations and medico-legal health and family welfare has been BANGALORE/CHENNAI: tests of prisoners who died in constituting medical boards when India’s maiden spacecraft to judicial custody will be con- such requests are received from Mars is ready to part with earth ducted at 13 demarcated gov- concerned police station through an hour after midnight and get ernment hospitals, on Sundays home department,” it said. into the sun’s orbit for its long and holidays too, the Delhi gov- Gaurav, 23, lodged in the city’s voyage to the red planet, space ernment said yesterday. Rohini Jail in a murder case, agency officials said yesterday. The government made the dec- died on November 15 after he “The Mars Orbiter is ready for laration in an affidavit filed before was admitted to the Baba Saheb the crucial slingshot after mid- the Delhi High Court Saturday. Ambedkar Hospital in a critical night when its liquid engine will Sushma Singh, deputy secretary condition, and family members be fired at 12.49am today to leave in the department of health and alleged they were not informed by the earth orbit and enter the solar family welfare, submitted that the police and jail authorities about orbit after 23 minutes at 1.12am,” a autopsy of prisoners who died his serious state. The plea alleged senior space agency scientist said. during their stay in various jails that the post-mortem examina- About 200 scientists and tech- Navy personnel dispense smoke from canisters during a rehearsal ahead of Navy Day celebrations at in the city, will be conducted on tion was not conducted because nicians are glued to the control Ramakrishna Beach, in Visakhapatnam yesterday. The Navy Day will be marked on December 4. “all days of the week, including Muharram was followed by Sunday. panels in the Mars mission com- Sundays and holidays”. Avadh Kaushik, the deceased’s plex at the Telemetry, Tracking It also said that notifications lawyer, filing the PIL in the high and Command Network (Istrac) have been issued by the home court, sought formulation of cer- of Indian Space Research department in this regard. The tain norms and guidelines in Organsiation (ISRO) here, moni- government’s response came on respect of ailing and sick prison- toring the Orbiter in its last lap Call to develop DNA identification cards a PIL saying that on account of ers and regarding immediate post- of the earth’s orbit at an apo- Muharram holidays in govern- mortem examination of bodies of gee (farthest from equator) of HYDERABAD: DNA identification cards can be with unique marker. “Adhar card is only 16 digit ment offices and hospitals, the patients who expire in hospitals. 192,915km. developed for Indian citizens to serve as a single identifier of your identity but with a few thousand post-mortem examination of the It also sought directions for jail “Performance assessment of all comprehensive identity cards, said speakers at a rupees, everybody’s entire DNA sequence can be put body of a prisoner who died on authorities to make necessary subsystems of the spacecraft has conference on DNA here yesterday. on a card,” he said. November 15 was not conducted provisions in the law in respect of been completed. The Orbiter is Such DNA fingerprinting card with unique marker He said with the DNA sequencing card, better till November 19, and the family providing immediate information ready for the trans-Mars injec- can not only be a single comprehensive identity card medical facilities could be offered to everyone. This did not get the body for four days. to family members and relatives of tion, which will make it escape for all purposes but can also help in offering better technology would also help in understand how popu- A division bench of Chief the prisoners, in the event of illness the earth’s sphere of influence medical care for everybody, they said. lations originate, grow and spread and also the simi- Justice N V Ramana and Justice of the prisoner and particularly (gravitational pull) and leap into Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan larities between DNA of different people. Manmohan, taking serious note when he is admitted to hospital. the sun orbit in a trajectory to urged the scientists to put together their heads and The governor stressed the need for creating of the issue, asked the Delhi gov- Delhi Police, filing its affidavit traverse 680 million km dur- come out with single card to do away with multi- national database for DNA fingerprinting to tackle ernment, police and Rohini Jail in the case, asked the bench to ing the nearly 10-month voyage ple cards. “We are spending thousands of crores on crime and various other issues. Noting that forensic authorities to file a reply in the frame guidelines on the imme- and reach the Martian orbit on identification cards every other day and then saying tests were taking a long time, he also called for set- case. Filing the affidavit, the diate conduct of post-mortem September 24, 2014,” ISRO scien- it is useless card. It happened in case of citizenship ting up a facility to look into emergent cases. government said that “for the examinations so that, in future, tific officer V Koteshwar Rao said. card, PAN card, voter identity card and now they are Narasimhan advised the scientists to discuss poten- cases of extraordinary and sen- no family could complain of such Transition from the earth’s coming to Aadhaar card,” said Narasimhan at the tial health hazard for a person who undergoes forensic sitive nature such as custodial/ a situation. final orbit to solar orbit has been inaugural session of fifth international conference tests. He questioned the reliability of polygraph test encounter deaths etc., the health The police had earlier told the programmed in line with sun’s on ‘emerging trends in applied biology, biomedicines and also stressed the need for debate on whether Narco department on receipt of request bench that it was the metropoli- gravity and laws of the universe to and bioforensics’. analysis is an intrusion into one’s health. Director from Delhi Police/home depart- tan magistrate who delayed in ensure Orbiter reaches precisely Ramakrishna Ramaswamy, Vice Chancellor, General of Police B. Prasada Rao said the advances in ment, constitutes medical board passing an order on conducting on time to sling into the Martian University of Hyderabad, said DNA analysis had DNA technology had opened new vistas of research consisting of doctors drawn from the post-mortem examination of orbit after 280 days. become so cheap that within a few years instead of in biology, biomedicines and bioforensics. different hospitals.” Gaurav, not police. IANS an Aadhaar card, one can have whole DNA sequence IANS “Even on holidays or beyond IANS

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PRAYER TIME Setting sun South Korean wins Red Bull break-dance Fajr (Dawn) 4:41 Shorook (Sunrise) 6:02 crown Zuhr (Noon) 11:23 SEOUL: South Korean Asr (Afternoon) 2:23 Kim Hong-Yeol, a.k.a. Hong10, trumped reig- Maghrib (Sunset) 4:44 ning champion Mounir Isha (Night) 6:14 from France to take the Red Bull world break-dancing crown before a rapturous WEATHER home crowd in Seoul yesterday. Weather The 28-year-old Today Monday Tuesday Conditions: snatched the title in a Clear Clear Clear final dance-off against Misty to foggy the 2012 winner, after at some 14 other contenders for the global b-boy cham- High: 29° places at first High: 28° High: 26° pionship had been elim- Low: 19° Low: 19° Low: 18° becoming generally fine inated. “I’m speechless. All my effort and hard with some An aircraft flies near the setting sun in New Delhi yesterday. practice have finally clouds. paid off,” a tired but DOHA - SUN & SEA ecstatic Hong10, who won the title in 2006, SUN TIDE SEA said after his victory. SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND Sixteen b-boys from App to give earthquake warning 10 nations including the 06:02 16:44 04:00 & 14:30 10:15 & 21:15 5-15/18 KT US, Brazil, France and RIO DE JANEIRO: A smartphone The technology uses algorithms warnings include (information on) Japan battled it out on THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW app designed to give early warning to detect rapidly when a quake is how much time to the start of the the dance floor in front of earthquakes could be ready as starting and determine its strength tremor and also its intensity.” of a sell out crowd in the HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER early as next year, according to sci- and location and when it is likely to The warning gives people precious capital’s Jamsil Stadium. entists at the World Science Forum reach its zenith and alert residents in time to seek out a secure place of Eight past winners and MUSCAT 28/21 Partly cloudy 28/19 Partly cloudy in Rio de Janeiro. potentially affected areas. The algo- refuge and halt industrial activity or two wild card entrants KUWAIT 26/14 Partly cloudy 24/15 Partly cloudy Researchers from the University of rithms use data from regional net- transport, thereby reducing risk to competed with six danc- BAHRAIN 25/21 Clear 24/19 Partly cloudy California showed off the project this works monitoring seismic networks. the public at large. ers who had qualified SANAA 22/04 Clear 23/04 Clear week at a conference on how to use In the case of cell phones, those The app uses various smartphone through regional tourna- RIYADH 27/14 Clear 27/14 Clear technology to ward off natural dis- located at the actual epicentre of functions such as accelerometers and ments that covered some DUBAI 29/20 Partly cloudy 30/20 Partly cloudy asters. The app is based on technol- the quake will not receive the early gyroscopes to determine movement, 90 countries. B-boying, BAGHDAD 18/09 Mostly cloudy 17/09 Mostly cloudy ogy used in an early warning system warning. But the tremors detected by as well as GPS and Wi-Fi localisation or break-dancing, origi- prepared by a team under Professor the system will be transmitted in a functions as well as a magnetometer nated in New York in the THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW Richard Allen, director of the UC chain to other receivers so that those to indicate direction. 1970s and then spread Berkeley Seismological Laboratory. a few kilometers (miles) away will be The software makes use of the across the globe, gaining HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER California has already embraced able to react to cloud-based data and fact that there are 16 million smart- a devoted following in the concept of an early warning net- glean more information on what is phones in California alone and about several Asian countries. ATHENS 19/16 Chance of storm 20/11 Thunderstorm work, with Governor Jerry Brown happening where and what is likely one billion globally that are ever AFP WASHINGTON 08/01 Partly cloudy 09/03 Mostly cloudy signing a bill in September mandat- to happen next. more interconnected. The app will SYDNEY 22/13 Partly cloudy 25/14 Mostly cloudy ing the creation of a system. “All we need is a telephone at the first be tested across a pool of several LONDON 09/06 Mostly cloudy 10/03 Cloudy The smartphone app is capable of epicenter of the quake which detects thousand users. Once it is fully rolled PARIS 08/08 Cloudy 09/03 Cloudy providing an alert between a few sec- it and sends the information (saying) out it will be free via a coded access. ISTANBUL 12/10 Partly cloudy 11/08 Chance of rain onds and one minute before a tremor ‘I felt a jolt, I am in this place’ to a The biennial World Science Forum, hits, depending on where an individ- server,” explained Allen. held over three days this week in Rio, MANILA 30/23 Mostly cloudy 32/24 Partly cloudy ual using it is in relation to the epi- “There are many phones simul- brings together scientists, educa- DHAKA 27/18 Clear 28/17 Clear centre. To do this, the app captures taneously doing this to enable the tional institutions, non-governmen- DELHI 27/10 Clear 27/12 Clear initial energy from the tremor, the server to determine the site and tal organizations and researchers to ISLAMABAD 28/09 Clear 27/07 Moslty cloudy so-called P wave or primary wave, magnitude of the quake to send peo- debate issues of science policy. which rarely itself causes damage. ple further away a warning. These AFP Sunday 1 December 2013 27 Moharram 1435 Volume 18 Number 5900 Price: QR2

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DOHA: Qatar Exchange index the top gainers of the month. rose by a high 5.46 percent in The Banks and Financial November 2013, recording its Services sector led trading value second largest gain this year in November, accounting for 29.47 after April when the index percent of the total trading value, peaked 6.46 percent. Market followed by Industrials sector, capitalisation rose to QR555bn which accounted for 24.01 per- in November as compared to cent. While the real estate sec- QR533bn in October. tor accounted for 21.18 percent, Driven by local buying inter- the consumer goods and services ests, the benchmark index gained sector recorded 10.04 percent. a substantial 537.57 points to The Real Estate sector led cross the 10,000 mark at the end the trading volume representing of the month. 31.86 percent of the total traded The Minister of Economy and Trade H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al Thani with officials and dignitaries during a visit to the sand washing Trading value increased by 83.17 volume, followed by Banks and plant in Al Karaana. percent to reach QR8.659bn com- Financial Services sector, which pared to QR4.727bn in October accounted for 22.65 percent. The 2013. Trading volume increased by telecom sector accounted for 17.46 130.67 percent to cross 256 million percent, while the Industrials Minister visits sand washing plant shares against 111 million shares in sector and the Consumer Goods the previous month. The number and Services sector accounted for DOHA: The Minister of Minister inspected the facilities the strategy of QPMC to provide primary construction materials. of transactions rose by 129.56 12.49 percent and 7.89 percent Economy and Trade H E at the plant such as the storage material sand. He was also briefed It was aimed at identifying the percent to reach 120,824 against respectively during the 19 trad- Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin areas, the recycling and produc- on the major challenges posed in size of the company’s reserves of 52,632 transactions in October. ing days of the month compared Mohamed Al Thani, visited the tion process . this regard . washed sand and strategic plans The gains were mainly driven to 18 days in the previous month. Sahara (desert) sand wash- He commended the importance The plant was installed and in place to ensure sufficient quan- by Banks and Financial Services, 33 companies of the 42 listed ing plant, a subsidiary of Qatar of the present and future plans commissioned in early 2009. tities of sat to meet future needs Industrials and Real Estate sec- companies ended the month Primary Materials Company and policies being applied with The visit comes within the of the state, especially projects tors. Industries Qatar, Barwa Real higher, while eight fell and 1 (QPMC), in Al Karaana. a view of maintaining the size framework of the Ministry of related to hosting the World Cup estate, Qatari Investors Group, remain unchanged. The Ministry said in a press of the sand stockpile available in Economy and Trade’s efforts to in 2022. UDC and Masraf Al Rayan were THE PENINSULA release issued yesterday that the this plant’s stations and discussed control inventory and prices of THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Masraf Al Rayan US shale gas no game changer for Qatar UK subsidiary to Rising demand for LNG in Asia to encourage Qatar’s supplies: QNB Group acquire Islamic

DOHA: The development of US the next decade. Qatar is there- energy independent, Asia con- Malaysia and Thailand. Demand In Europe, shale gas is for the Bank of Britain shale gas extraction to tap pre- fore unlikely to lose its leading tinues to have ever-growing from Asia is likely to continue to most part not commercially via- viously inaccessible reserves, role in the global energy market energy needs. Asian LNG remain strong as its economies ble or allowed for ecological con- DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan QSC the so-called US shale gas revo- for years to come. demand has grown rapidly in expand rapidly over the medium cerns. In particular, Hungary (MAR) and Islamic Bank of lution, is not proving to be a US shale gas production is esti- recent years from both tradi- term. and Poland are finding it increas- Britain (IBB) announced that game changer for Qatar, accord- mated to have risen almost seven tional buyers and new ones. This The US shale gas revolution is ingly difficult to extract shale they have reached an agree- ing to QNB Group. Fracking fold during 2007-13, reaching trend is likely to continue in the also unlikely to spread to other gas profitably. In addition, con- ment on the terms of a recom- techniques — the process of a forecast 8.7 trillion cubic feet future. parts of the world. While Asia cerns about the polluting water mended cash offer by Al Rayan forcing water, chemicals and (tcf) in 2013. This has pushed Reflecting these changes in has the largest proven reserve discharge from fracking tech- (UK) Limited, a wholly owned sand at high pressure into shale down US gas prices at the Henry the global energy market, Qatar of shale gas in the world (19 per- niques have pushed Bulgaria and subsidiary of MAR for the rock deposits to extract high Hub terminal from a peak of $13.6 has redirected its LNG exports cent of the world’s total), tech- France to ban shale gas extrac- entire issued and to be issued volumes of gas — have been per million of British thermal over the last three years from nical issues such as the depth of tion outright. share capital of IBB. refined only over the last decade units (mBtu) in 2008 to $3.8 in the US to Asia. China has started gas deposits, proximity to urban Overall, the US shale gas revo- This acquisition would give to make US shale gas commer- November 2013. The US Energy importing LNG from Qatar in areas and the shortfall of techno- lution has resulted in a redirec- MAR the opportunity to intro- cially viable. This has virtually Information Agency (EIA) August 2013 and is now finalis- logical skills, make exploitation tion of Qatar’s LNG exports to duce its already developed finan- eliminated the need for the US expects shale gas to account for ing its first floating LNG ter- costly and will prevent a develop- Asia. Going forward, strong Asian cial products into the UK and to import liquefied natural gas nearly half of total US gas produc- minal to start receiving gas for ment of the industry similar to demand and the limited impact continental European markets (LNG), including from Qatar. tion over the next two decades, Tianjin city this month. Japan that of the US in the near term. of the US shale gas revolution on and provide MAR’s existing cus- The drop in demand from the compared with just over one third has switched from nuclear to gas- As a result, Asia will likely con- global energy markets are pro- tomers with additional services US, however, has been replaced today. According to Citigroup, fuelled power stations following tinue to remain Qatar’s largest jected to result in strong demand as they expand in the UK and by strong demand from Asia, this shale gas revolution is likely the Fukushima disaster, which LNG importer over the medium for Qatar’s LNG exports. Qatar Europe. IBB offers MAR the particularly from Japan after to lead the US to energy inde- has more than made up for the term. In Australia, early attempts is therefore likely to maintain its opportunity to invest in a finan- the Fukushima nuclear acci- pendence by 2020, when it will no loss of US LNG imports. In addi- to develop the shale gas industry leading role as the largest LNG cial institution with an estab- dent in March 2011. As a result, longer need to import gas or oil to tion, other economies in Asia are have turned out to be very costly exporter in the world for years lished platform and with an QNB Group expects global LNG meet its energy needs. increasing their imports of LNG and have not yet produced signifi- to come. existing client base of over 50,000 demand to remain strong over While the US is becoming gas from Qatar, including India, cant output. THE PENINSULA customers, a press release issued by MAR said yesteray. Adel Mustafawi, Group CEO of MAR, said: “As one of the leading Shaika Al Maskari at S’Agaro meet banks in Qatar, we look forward to supporting the Islamic Bank Qatar producer Price of Britain in its growth plans by strengthening its balance sheet and position in the market. We believe together we can build a Index rises by 1.4pc stronger bank that is more capa- ble of exploiting the enormous DOHA: Qatar’s Producer Price and Glass & glass products. business opportunities available Index (PPI) of Industrial Sector The PPI for “Electricity & in the UK market for the benefit for Q3, 2013 stood at 168.6 Water” showed a decrease of 0.7 of our customers, shareholders, showing an increase of 1.4 per- percent, resulting from the com- employees and the economies we cent when compared to the PPI bined effect of price decrease of operate in. IBB will now be part of the Q2, 2013. 1.2 percent, seen in electricity and of a fast growing group and will PPI is an index that tracks price a price rise of 0.1 percent in water. be a partner to an organisation movements from the perspec- The year-on-year comparison with a clear focus on developing tive of the seller in contrast to in PPI of Q3 2013 over PPI of Q3 the business.” the Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2012 shows a rise of 1.6 percent. Masraf Al Rayan (MAR) is one which measures the price change The “Mining” group PPI of the high ranking banks in Qatar from the consumer perspective. increased by 1.4 percent, primarily and the region. MAR has main- The monthly PPI, released due to the overall price rise seen in tained strong growth rates over by the Ministry of develop- crude oil and natural gas group by the past years. MAR declared a net ment Planning and Statistics 1.4 percent. The “Manufacturing” profit of QAR1.250bn, an increase (MDPS), noted the “Mining” group PPI showed an increase of 15.4 percent during the first Group increased by 1.4 percent, of 3.1 percent in Q3, 2013, when nine months of 2013 compared to primarily due to the overall price compared to the PPI of Q3, 2012. similar period in 2012. It currently increase of 1.4 percent seen in the While increases were noticed in operates 11 branches in Qatar, sup- crude oil and natural gas group. basic chemicals, refined petroleum ported by a wide network of ATMs The increase of 2.4 percent in products, and glass & glass products scattered strategically throughout the PPI for the “Manufacturing” by 5.6 percent, 4.4 percent, and 0.1 the country. The bank offers a group is mainly explained by percent respectively; price declines wide range of sophisticated bank- increasing prices reported in basic were seen in: Basic metals by 8.8 ing services to better facilitate chemicals by 3.6 percent, refined percent, dairy products by 1.7 per- customer services, like Al Rayan petroleum products by 2.4 percent, cent, grain mill products by 0.9 per- Mobile (mobile banking service), and basic metals by 1 percent. cent and Beverages by 0.4 percent. in addition to Al Rayan Net, Al On the other hand, price The PPI for “Electricity & Shaika Al Maskari (right), President of Abu Dhabi’s Al Maskari Holding, takes part in a round table on busi- Rayan Phone and Al Rayan SMS, declined of one percent and Water”, showed an increase of ness growth as she attends 18th Economic Conference of S’Agaro, Catalonia region in northeastern Spain, which provides the customers with 0.6 percent respectively were 2.7 percent. yesterday. greater convenience and security. recorded in the Dairy products THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA QNB launches Al Safwa Australian govt cool services on stake in Qantas DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) announced the launch SYDNEY: Australian the options, but the fact of the of “Al Safwa” services that pro- Treasurer Joe Hockey has matter is these issues need to be vides an innovative gateway and indicated he would resist the dealt with. a one-stop solution for Egyptian government taking a stake in “I am not someone that is pre- expatriates and for QNB First Qantas, in comments reported pared to kick the can down the Qatari citizens. yesterday, after calling for a road on issues. If decisions need The service also builds on the debate on the national carrier’s to be made, they will be made.” successful acquisition of a control- future. The debate has triggered a ling stake of 97.12 percent in its A government buyback of five sharp response from Virgin QNB Al Ahli operations in Egypt or 10 percent of Qantas has been Australia, which has urged the (formerly NSGB). suggested as a measure to help government to give the airline “Whether you are a Qatari the airline if there is to be no lift- the same assistance as provided citizen or an Egyptian resident ing of current foreign ownership to Qantas. expat in Qatar, Al Safwa services restrictions on it, but Hockey “Virgin Australia has succeeded will offer you the most convenient appeared cool on the idea. against the odds, in a very dif- way to benefit from free premium “Of course, the government is ficult marketplace, with a major banking services through your very, very reluctant to own an and dominant competitor three QNB Al Ahli account in Egypt,” airline,” the Treasurer told The times its size that appears intent said Heba Al Tamimi, General Weekend Australian newspaper. on flushing it out of the market,” Manager, QNB Group Retail Qantas claims that it oper- Virgin Australia’s chief John Banking. ates on an uneven playing field Borghetti said. Al Safwa is a QNB package that against rival Virgin Australia, “If any government support offers to meet all your Egyptian which is now majority-owned by was given to the dominant player, banking needs and requirements state-backed carriers Singapore we would expect the same level of during your stay in Qatar. There is Airlines, Air New Zealand and support.” no need to wait for your next trip Abu Dhabi-based Etihad. Prime Minister Tony Abbott to Egypt to open a bank account. Qantas claims that Virgin’s said the government would seek All you need to do is visit any QNB financial backing means it can to do what was best for tax- branch in Qatar and an account will set uncompetitively low prices to payers, aviation consumers and be opened for you at the branch of win customers while it—under the Australian companies and there your choice from among 163 QNB Qantas Sale Act dating from 1995 was no hurry for it to make a Al Ahli branches in Egypt. when the airline was privatised— decision. With Al Safwa, both Qatari can only have 49 percent foreign “What I want to do is to ensure citizens and Egyptian expats ownership. that we have a strong and com- who have their salary trans- Hockey last week called for a petitive Qantas in a vigorously ferred to QNB can open any type debate on whether these restric- competitive aviation market,” he of account and transfer funds tions should be lifted. said. between QNB and QNB Al Ahli “The first question is: do “There are a number of propos- accounts in Egypt free of charge. Australians want to retain a als that are being debated in the The service contains many national carrier and do they want community—let’s see where that offers such as a free ATM card to retain shareholding restric- debate goes.” with a ceiling limit to use any- tions on our national carrier?” Transport Minister Warren where around the world, mortgage he said on Friday. Truss said the government was and vehicle loan facilities and the “If the answer to both those “not prepared to fund a market- Al Safwa clients being allocated a questions is yes, as I said yester- share battle between our major dedicated personal banking rela- day, there is a price that needs airlines” but it was keen to ensure tions officer while in Egypt. to be paid. Qantas was commercially viable. THE PENINSULA “We will carefully consider all AFP SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

IMF chief in Cambodia Spain tweaks India talks tough tax rules to give banks a on WTO, does €30bn boost MADRID: Spain gave its banks a ¤30bn capital boost by allowing them to transform not rule out deal part of their so-called deferred tax assets into state-backed tax credits and count them as core capital under new global bank- No compromise on food subsidies ing rules. The new decree will help many NEW DELHI: Trade Minister guarantee that the waiver will banks to pass a Europe-wide Anand Sharma said he will not continue after that date if a solu- stress test next year and save compromise on food subsidies tion is not found. “I would like to them from having to tap finan- for the poor at a WTO meet- state it clearly, negotiations are cial markets or public bodies for ing next week, but left open the negotiations,” he told reporters. additional funds. possibility of an interim subsidy “Final positions will be known Under the international Basel deal designed to salvage a tril- when ministers make their coun- III rules, deferred tax assets lion-dollar trade pact. try’s statements. What has been (DTAs) will not be counted as India is seen holding the key to said about India’s position is either part of a bank’s core capital from the credibility of the World Trade based on incomplete information International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (left) talks with the Governor of the January 2014, potentially weak- Organisation talks and to a global or if I may say is speculative.” National Bank of Cambodia Chea Chanto at Siem Reap International Airport yesterday. Lagarde is visiting ening the position of Spanish trade deal at the meeting in Bali He said India’s farm subsidies Cambodia for two days in the first of a three-leg visit to Asia. bank, many of which had to be next week. for procurement of food grains rescued by European funds after India will next year fully imple- from farmers were under the 10 the financial crisis. ment a welfare programme to give percent limit of the current WTO Under the decree passed by the cheap food to 800 million people rules, but there was a need for a Spanish government on Friday, that it fears will contravene WTO final settlement on the issue. Global investors brace for Fed lenders will be able to count about rules that limit farm subsidies to “We will continue to work to two thirds of their estimated 50 10 percent of production. resolve outstanding issues so that billion euros of DTAs as core cap- The programme relies on large- the outcome is acceptable to all ital, Economy Minister Luis de scale stockpiling and procure- countries — developed, develop- move, cut North American bonds Guindos said. ment at minimum prices and is a ing and LDCs (least developing Nationalised lender Bankia central plank of the government’s countries).” LONDON: Leading glo- Allocation to US and Canadian The prospect of the Fed taper- has ¤7.1bn of DTAs, followed by bid to win a third term in office On the key issues in the ongo- bal investors slashed North bonds fell to 34.7 percent, their ing has hit emerging economies Caixabank (¤6.7bn), Sabadell next year. ing negotiations, India agreed American bond holdings to a lowest since May 2010. The with large current account defi- (¤4.7bn), BBVA (¤4.5bn), India has demanded that poor with three draft proposals on 3 1/2-year low in November as region’s fixed income is seen as cits which had benefited the most Santander (¤4bn) and Popular countries be exempt from the rule agricultural export subsidies, expectations for dwindling US most vulnerable to the Federal from cheap money. Slow growth in (¤3.2bn). and the issue has threatened to the reduction in export subsidies monetary stimulus encouraged Reserve’s plan to scale back its China has also sapped demand for Smaller nationalised lender derail the Bali talks after diplo- and the need to offer LDCs access them to buy developed-mar- $85bn a month bond purchases commodities, weighing on many NCG Banco, currently up for mats failed to agree on a compro- duty free, quota free markets. ket equities, a Reuters survey early next year. emerging economies. sale, is also set to benefit directly mise last week. He said India has unilaterally showed yesterday. “The pace and scale of remov- Equity holdings in Latin because it has up to ¤4.5bn of Sharma, who will lead India’s decided to raise imports from the The monthly poll of 52 lead- ing the massive global monetary America — whose No. 1 economy, DTAs, making it more attrac- delegation to Bali, said the G33, LDCs by expanding tariff lines to ing investment houses from the stimulus remains one of the Brazil, has a large current account tive to potential bidders. Spanish a group of developing countries, 96.2 percent from 85 under which United States, Japan and Europe key risks for markets and vari- gap — fell to 1.4 percent, the low- banks have long argued that by not supported India’s stand on food these countries can export to also showed Latin America is ous investment strategies over est since at least January 2010. allowing them to swap the assets subsidies, which he said was India without any duty or quota bearing the brunt of the inves- the coming months,” said Berry “Downside risks are also for tax credits would put them at non-negotiable. restrictions. tor shift out of emerging markets, Chief Investment Officer Mark present in emerging markets due a disadvantage against European “As far as what we give to our India has also agreed to draft with its equity weighting hitting Robinson. to past credit surges with struc- peers in next year’s stress test. poor people that is our right, that proposals on trade facilitation nearly 4-year lows. “However, there are some tural reforms badly needed,” said Italian banks were given such is insulated in entirety from any measures. “We believe that facili- The respondents to the poll, encouraging signs that economic Steyaert Steven, a senior portfo- an accounting relief from their multi-lateral negotiations or WTO tating trade brings down transac- conducted November 18-27, had conditions are improving in gen- lio specialist at ING Investment central bank in 2011. discussions. That is a sovereign tion costs and is also good for the 51.1 percent of their portfo- eral, consumer confidence too, Management. US fund managers De Guindos also said that the space and for India it is sacrosanct economy,” he said. lios in equities, its highest since and this will hopefully protect boosted their equity holdings to 56.4 negative impact of the measure on and non-negotiable,” he said. However, there was still disagree- February. A 20 percent-plus rally markets from any major setback percent, making the first increase public accounts would be “almost However, he refused to say ment on certain issues under trade in developed equities this year next year.” in stock holdings since August. But non-existent” because some of whether he would accept a pro- facilitation, on which India’s con- has yet to sap their appetite for US Treasuries are one of the the average equity stake remains the banks benefiting from it are posal led by the United States to cerns were focused on issues related equities. worst-performing assets this year, about 10 percentage points below owned by the government and waive the 10 percent rule until to bank guarantees for exports and Bond holdings fell to 36.3 per- falling 5.7 percent since January. the 64.7 percent of portfolios seen high costs will occur only if a bank 2017. Indian media has reported expediting courier services. cent, levels not seen since June The benchmark 10-year yield rose at the beginning of the year. becomes insolvent. that India is demanding a REUTERS 2012. close to three percent in September. REUTERS REUTERS

BoE governor Fuel price rise in Brazil QE index continues to warns British house-buyers rise despite resistance BY BASHEER YUSIEF on rates KAHLOOT LONDON: Bank of England Exchange index this Governor Mark Carney has week faced a strong warned would-be British home- resistance at 10375 owners to consider the risks of points. The index higher interest rates, amid con- continued to rise for cerns that rising house prices Qfour successive days before a pull- and the Consumer Goods and could create a property market off by the end of the week. Services dropped by 0.20 percent bubble, a newspaper reported As a result, benchmark index and 0.14 percent respectively. on Friday. rose almost 92 points from the The overall rise of the indexes “Think about the mortgage you previous week. was outcome of the increase in are taking on, the debts you are Market capitalisation reached QR prices of shares of 25 companies. taking on,” Carney was quoted as 555bn. The week witnessed some While 14 companies fell, three telling The Guardian. “Are you going important market news, including remained unchanged. to be able to service that mortgage the General Assembly of Salam, Vodafone was the top gainer five years from now, 10 years from which ratified the terms and condi- followed by Nakilat. Ahli Bank now, if interest rates are higher?” tions of its business, by amending lost by 4.55 percent, while Zad On Thursday, the BoE unex- the mechanism of capital increase Holding Group dropped by 2.91 pectedly said it would put the for the years 2002 and 2005. percent. The total trading vol- brakes on a scheme launched last The prices of petrol, ethanol and diesel fuel are shown at a petrol station at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Ooredoo priced successfully ume decreased by 11.8 percent to year to help boost mortgage lend- Janeiro. Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras, said it would raise the wholesale price of petrol by four its first sukuk issuance, while the level of QR2290.15m, and the ing and would refocus it instead percent and diesel by eight percent. Al Ahli bank signed a credit line average of daily trading decreased squarely on lending to businesses. agreement with the Arab Trade to QR485m compared to QR649m Earlier on Friday, data showed Financing Programme, and the previous week. British house prices in November the UDC names its new Chief The total share trading of top rose at their fastest pace in three Executive Officer. six companies amounted to about years and mortgage approvals hit Asia’s Iran oil imports decline Because of the rise in the gen- QR1088.6m, which represented 47.5 a nearly six-year high last month. eral index and the index of all- percent of the total value. Barwa Carney told The Guardian he shares, the prices of shares of Real Estate led the traded value wasn’t worried about the British TOKYO: Asia’s top buyers of Iran because it has cut its imports reports and tanker data from five sectors increased. Where this week with QR267.8, followed housing market as the BoE’s Iranian crude cut purchases by below what was allowed by sanc- trade sources. the index of Transportation sec- by Vodafone at QR201m. This Financial Policy Committee was about 15 percent so far this year tions. Iran can also transfer some Shipments in October by the tor increased by 3.14 percent, fol- was followed by the traded value taking action and had powers to but shipments may start rising of the billions in petrodollars that four totalled 669,524 bpd, down lowed by the index of Industry by on Investors Group accounted prevent a bubble, including the after six world powers agreed have been held up in purchasing 42.6 pct from 1.17 million bpd a 1.03 percent, Insurance sector QR181.8m, United Developement ability to recommend to banks this past Sunday to ease some countries. year ago. rose by 0.92 percent, real estate Company with QR162.4m, then Al that they do not offer mortgage sanctions on Iran in return for “Buyers like India really India made the deepest cuts sector rose by 0.68 percent and Rayyan at the value of QR157m, fol- loans that are too large. “I’m less curbs on its nuclear programme. couldn’t take much Iranian oil this year as two of its state-run the banking sector rose by 0.34 lowed with Mazaya with QR118.7m. concerned about the housing mar- Tough US and EU sanctions because of issues surrounding refiners worried about constraints percent. The Telecommunications THE PENINSULA ket, given the steps the FPC has have slashed exports from the insurance,” said Tony Nunan, oil to insurance coverage for tankers taken,” he was quoted as saying. Opec member by more than half risk manager at Mitsubishi Corp carrying Iranian oil and refineries Carney reiterated his view that to about one million barrels per in Tokyo. processing it. raising interest rates — currently day (bpd), costing it as much as “The deal smoothens out things Although the Geneva deal Saab to restart 9-3 sedan production at a record low of 0.5 percent - $80bn in lost revenue since early a bit, and that will make it easier doesn’t allow Iran to boost oil would be “a very blunt tool” for 2012, according to White House for buyers to import Iranian oil. sales for six months, India has TROLLHATTAN: The new owners of Swedish car maker Saab, controlling the housing market estimates. We may see some increases in room to raise its imports after National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB, will restart production of the and could hurt the wider economy. That pressured Iran to the exports,” he said. cutting them about 40 percent 9-3 sedan tomorrow at the Trollhattan factory in Sweden, a NEVS The BoE has stressed it will be negotiating table with world Imports by Iran’s largest cus- so far this year to 193,900 bpd. spokesman said. The 9-3 sedan will be powered by a turbocharged in no rush to raise interest rates powers, resulting in a historic tomers - China, India, Japan and India may buy more crude from gasoline engine and built in “small and humble numbers” for China even when unemployment falls to deal on November 24 that gives South Korea - dropped to 924,560 Iran in the next four months and and Sweden, NEVS spokesman Mikael Ostlund said. The move comes its threshold level of 7 percent for Tehran some relief for its shat- bpd in the first 10 months of the intends to increase purchases fur- almost two years after Saab, which had made cars since 1947, filed for considering a tightening of mon- tered economy. year, down from 1.087 million ther in the next fiscal year, its top bankruptcy at the end of 2011. Saab was previously owned by General etary policy. India has already said it might bpd in the same period a year oil bureaucrat said on Wednesday. Motors Co , which sold it to Dutch sports car group Spyker in 2010. REUTERS start buying more crude from ago, according to official customs REUTERS REUTERS SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Moody’s raises Greek credit rating to Caa3 Talks with bailout creditors hit snag

ATHENS: Ratings agency measures, which have seen the Moody’s upgraded Greece’s unemployment rate surge past 27 credit rating, citing improved percent and is expected to wipe results in the crisis-hit coun- out a quarter of the country’s try’s economic adjustment output before the recession ends. programme. Greece is currently in negotia- The agency announced the two- tions with bailout creditors to try notch upgrade from C to Caa3 — and finalise a series of long-term still well below investment grade cost-cutting reforms needed to — in a move seen as a boost for secure future rescue loan payouts. the government that has prom- But EU-IMF inspectors post- ised to end a crippling recession poned a trip to Athens next week, and return to international mar- as government officials acknowl- kets next year. edged key issues remained The news was announced hours unresolved. after the government said talks Finance Minister Yannis with bailout out creditors had hit Stournaras said inspectors from snags, pushing back negotiations the “troika” of the European on cost-cutting reforms for at Union, European Central Bank The interior of the ThyssenKrupp Steel USA factory in Calvert, Alabama. ThyssenKrupp has agreed to compensate buyers of its US steel plant for any least a week. and International Monetary Fund under-performance in the next few years. Greece is on course to balance would likely travel to Greece the its budget before interest pay- following week. ment this year, meeting a cen- “We still have not reached an Thyssen announces capital raise as US deal sealed tral demand by rescue lenders agreement today on several issues who have kept the country afloat ... The aim is to have this con- since it lost market access in 2010. cluded by the end of the year,” he FRANKFURT: ThyssenKrupp current price, to bolster its bal- ThyssenKrupp has spent on Steel components. But he has fought “Based on the government’s said. is selling its US plant to two ance sheet and help reduce a crip- Americas. Hiesinger, who took the an uphill battle since he became budget execution record up until Greece and rescue lenders rivals in a long-awaited deal pling debt burden. helm of the group in 2011, asked CEO as the company was hit by October, Moody’s believes that remain at odds over austerity to help extricate the German ThyssenKrupp has been trying investors to be patient and give scandals, while finances at the the government’s deficit target measures needed to cover a 2014 steelmaker from an ill-fated for more than a year and a half to him more time to turn around industrial conglomerate steadily is likely to be within reach,” the budget gap, and the course of var- boom-year expansion plan, and find a buyer for its Steel Americas Germany’s biggest steelmaker. deteriorated. agency said. ious long-term reforms including said it plans to raise up to ¤1bn unit — comprised of the US steel “When you restructure a com- At the end of its finan- A series of ratings agency mass public sector job cuts. (£830.78m) in a share sale. finishing plant and steel slab pany that has manoeuvred itself cial year through September, downgrades marked the start of The government is also resist- Germany’s largest steelmaker, mill CSA in Brazil — which has into a deep crisis over a period of ThyssenKrupp had to ask banks the Greek financial crisis, which ing troika pressure to lift blanket whose empire stretches from drained billions from the company many years, it’s also going to take to waive loan covenants to avoid ultimately led to the country’s protection measures for dis- shipyards to elevators, said late for the past few years and been years to put the company on a sound losing a major credit line. ¤240bn ($327bn) bailout pro- tressed home loans. on Friday it would sell its US an obstacle to raising fresh funds. footing,” Hiesinger told journalists And in another unexpected grams from the other eurozone State hospitals, meanwhile, steel finishing plant in Calvert, But the sale of the US plant during a news conference yesterday. setback, ThyssenKrupp said countries and the International were operating with emergency Alabama, to ArcelorMittal and in Calvert is not the coup that Hiesinger has been trying to on Friday it was forced to take Monetary Fund. staff Friday as doctors and staff Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal ThyssenKrupp Chief Executive shed assets with ¤10bn of annual back Italian steel plant Terni There was no immediate reac- held a 24-hour strike against Corp for $1.55bn. Heinrich Hiesinger had initially revenue to shift ThyssenKrupp and high-performance alloy tion to Friday’s news from the planned health cuts under It also said it would increase hoped for. It still leaves the away from the volatile steel unit VDM, parts of the stainless government. the country’s harsh austerity its capital by as much as 10 per- group with its 73 percent stake business into higher-margin steel business it sold to Finland’s Bailout loans came with programme. cent in a sale of new shares, which in Brazil’s CSA, which accounted products and services such as Outokumpu last year. demands for harsh austerity AP could raise close to ¤1bn at the for the bulk of almost ¤13bn elevators, submarines and factory REUTERS Missouri governor calls special session for Boeing incentives

JEFFERSON CITY, December 10 deadline to submit session could have created delays Missouri: Governor Jay Nixon proposals to Boeing, Nixon said. because the incentives would have wants state lawmakers back at The company hopes to make a competed with other topics on the the Capitol next week in hopes decision early next year. Boeing legislative agenda. of persuading the Boeing Co to already employs about 15,000 peo- Legislative leaders have gener- land its new 777X jet plant in ple in Missouri, including thou- ally supported the Boeing project Missouri. sands of machinists in the St. but have reserved judgment on Nixon called a special legisla- Louis region. the specific incentives package. tive session to begin tomorrow “Building this next-generation “I think it’s exciting that we’re in order to approve an economic commercial aircraft in Missouri being considered, but we are a incentives package of up to $150m would create thousands of jobs long way from being awarded the annually that he said must be across our state and secure our contract,” said House Speaker completed quickly before Boeing position as a hub for advanced Tim Jones, R-Eureka. “We just decides where to the build the aerospace manufacturing — and have to put our best foot forward.” new commercial airplane. that’s why I am committed to Jones said House Republicans The aid for “large scale aero- competing for and winning this will caucus Monday and rely space projects” would be offered project,” Nixon said on Friday in on the Democratic governor through four existing Missouri an emailed statement. to put forward specific legisla- programs that help finance Missouri lawmakers are to con- tion. He said it makes sense for job training and infrastruc- vene their regular session January that legislation to start in the ture improvements and reward 8. Calling a special session allows Senate, where the proposal could companies for expanding their the governor to limit the focus of face its biggest test from some payrolls. what lawmakers can consider — Republicans who have sought to Lawmakers will have to act in this case, only the airline incen- curtail other tax credits. quickly, because states face a tives. Deferring to the regular AP

Myanmar SEZ project

Workers squat in front of bulldozers after a ceremony to mark the commencement of the Thilawa SEZ Project in the Japanese Economic Zone in Thilawa, outside Yangon, yesterday. Jointly developed by Myanmar and Japan, the first phase of the Thilawa SEZ will be built on 400 hectares of land and is expected to create 60,000 jobs on completion in 2015. SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21 Are Heloc defaults about to spike? The Bitcoin is a step BY FELIX SALMON banks have a few years’ experience already, in terms of seeing what happens to ten- back, not forward eter Rudegeair is worried about year-old Helocs. Helocs. In particular, he’s worried According to Moody’s The big rise in Heloc issuance doesn’t BY EDWARD HADAS about all the home equity lines Analytics, Heloc origi- date back to the end of 2003; it’s much older of credit which were written in than that, and really goes all the way back to he developers of Bitcoin are trying to show that money the run-up to the financial crisis, nations are likely to rise the end of 1999. So the banks have the data can be successfully privatised. They will fail, because Pand which are now beginning to turn 10 they need — and their reaction to that data money that is not issued by governments is always years old. 16 percent this year, and has been to ramp up their Heloc issuance. Tdoomed to failure. Money is inevitably a tool of the state. When they do that, their default rates According to Moody’s Analytics, Heloc Bitcoin relies on thoroughly contemporary technology. It con- have a tendency to spike, since most bor- will hit another five-year originations are likely to rise 16 percent this sists of computer-generated tokens, with sophisticated algorithms rowers have to start paying down their prin- year, and will hit another five-year high in guaranteeing the anonymity, transparency and integrity of trans- cipal after ten years. Rudegeair’s point is high in 2014. 2014. actions. However, the monetary philosophy behind this web-based that we’re only just embarking on the 10th Looked at in that light, if the total amount phenomenon can be traced back to one of the oldest theories of anniversary of the run-up in Heloc issu- of Helocs outstanding is falling even as the money. Economists have long declared that currencies are essentially ance. What’s more, a large proportion of the number of new Helocs is rising quickly, it a tool to increase the efficiency of barter, which they consider the Helocs issued between 2003 and 2008 went more sanguine than Rudegeair. Firstly, stands to reason that the amount of churn foundation of all organised economic activity. On this view, money to subprime borrowers. Because they’re delinquency rates on Helocs naturally go is higher than you might think, and that is a convenient instrument used by individuals to get things done. credit lines, they don’t need to get paid up over time. ten-year-old Helocs make up a pretty low It is not inherently part of the apparatus of government. down, at least for the first ten years. And As the best borrowers pay off their loans, proportion of the whole. I think of the concept of privately issued tender as “right money,” so as these loans hit their tenth birthdays, and as people sell their homes for whatever This is borne out by Rudegeair’s own because the whole idea appeals instinctively to right-wing thinkers. millions of borrowers around the country reason, the denominator shrinks. numbers: he has $1.3bn in Helocs turning They dislike centralised authority of all sorts, including monetary are going to start being faced with new The 5.6 percent delinquency rate for is ten years old at Citibank in 2014, $4.5bn at authority. For example, Friedrich Hayek, Margaret Thatcher’s mandatory repayments. Which they might a percentage of outstanding 2003-vintage Wells Fargo, and $8bn at Bank of America. favourite economist, proposed replacing the state’s monopoly on not be able to afford: Helocs, not a percentage of all the Helocs That’s less than $14bn between those three legal tender with competing currencies offered by rival banks. After 10 years, a consumer with a $30,000 which were written that year. Secondly, big banks, compared to a $518bn total pool Hayek presumably would have approved of bitcoin. The cur- home equity line of credit and an initial what we can tell from the chart is that of Helocs. rency’s issuer is an unknown computer programmer, about as interest rate of 3.25 percent would see their total outstanding Helocs are falling at an Even if delinquencies on that $14bn hit far from a government as can be imagined. Right now bitcoin is required payment jumping to $293.16 from impressive rate. 9 percent, that’s still a mere 0.2 percent tiny; at the current exaggerated exchange rate the total projected $81.25, analysts from Fitch Ratings calcu- That’s partly because banks are writing of total Helocs outstanding. As Rudegeair volume of “coins” is worth less than the GDP of Mongolia. Still, late. That’s why the loans are starting to off loans when underwater homes are sold, says, if interest rates rise and default rates Hayek might well have dreamt of bitcoins becoming a global cur- look problematic: For home equity lines of it’s partly because borrowers are paying spike along with them, those numbers could rency for wages, prices and loans. He would, though, have hoped credit made in 2003, missed payments have down their loans, it’s partly because bor- yet rise. for a more stable value, not the increase from $13 to $900 per already started jumping. rowers are refinancing their loans as the But for the time being, they’re entirely bitcoin in less than a year. But the right-money historical nar- Borrowers are delinquent on about 5.6 property recovery gives them a bit more manageable. Especially considering the fact rative is simply wrong, as anthropologist David Graeber explains percent of loans made in 2003 that have hit equity, and it’s partly because borrowers are that interest rates on Helocs are floating- in his book Debt, The First 5,000 Years. Straightforward barter their 10-year mark, Equifax data show, a paying off their loans entirely, as they’re rate, which means that the performing played a tiny role in all pre-modern economies. Instead, what we figure that the agency estimates could rise forced to, for instance, when they move. loans will be paying more money even if the nowadays think of as purely economic activity was inseparable to around 6 percent this year. So even if delinquency rates start to rise, defaulting loans cause losses. from an intricate structure of social relationships and spiritual That’s a big jump from 2012, when delin- they’re going to be rising only as a propor- Besides, we’re still recovering from the beliefs. Purely commercial activity was rare – and it almost always quencies for loans from 2003 were closer tion of a shrinking pool of Helocs. Finally, last credit crisis. It’s far too early to have a relied on some form of government-issued money. Barter was not to 3 percent. This is worrying — but I’m we can also see from the chart that the new one. REUTERS the precursor to money: it has always been the inferior alternative. So it is not surprising that barter economies only develop when governments break down. Similarly, truly private money is an inferior alternative to the money that comes with the backing of a political authority. After all, no bank or bitcoin-emitter can be as public-minded as a government, and no private power can raise taxes or pass laws to unwind monetary excesses. In short, while the freedom promised by right money may be ideologically appealing, monetary relations are too closely inter- woven with other economic, political and social relations to be managed well by any institution with less sway than a government. The detailed work of money creation can be delegated to inde- pendent central banks and to a credit system of regulated private banks, but the ultimate authority of any functioning monetary system will always be the ultimate political authority. Bitcoin exemplifies some of the problems of private money. Its value is uncertain, its legal status is unclear and it could easily become valueless if users lose faith. Besides, if bitcoin ever really started to take off, governments would either ban it or take over the system. The authorities might be motivated by a genuine concern about the stability of a shadow monetary system or they might act out of self-preservation. Tax evasion would be too easy in a right- money parallel economy. Hayek thought left-wing thinkers ignored the dangers of big government. He may have been right, but his idealism cannot overturn reality. All effective money is state-backed Of course, the global left monetary system has suffered from appall- ing management in recent years. The authorities, especially in the United States, first allowed banks to act almost as if they were in a right-money world, lending and speculating wildly. That led to a typical right-money disaster. The authorities rescued the financial system, but their monetary system still cannot provide steady sup- port to the rest of the economy. The outcome could have been much worse. Banks are still in business and consumer inflation rates are generally low. Still, the typical current combination of low policy interest rates, large government deficits and high ratios of debt to GDP amounts to an invitation to monetary accidents. Part of the interest in virtual currencies like bitcoin is that their anonymity can provide a convenient cloak for criminal activity. Part is technological punters bet that bitcoin’s value will increase. But I suspect another important factor is political: bitcoin appeals because governments are not fully living up to the respon- sibility that comes with state-sponsored money. Bitcoin, or some- thing like it, will thrive until the authorities do better. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate US sanctions make Cuba’s bank accounts too toxic BY DAVID ADAMS The banking snafu was a prob- CUBA NEEDS TOURISM compliance regime in recent years the matter with the Office of the transfers for more than $1.6m lem not likely to go unresolved REVENUES was more directed at Iran, North Controller of the Currency, which to Cuba between 2004 and 2008, uba announced on for too long because both Cuba Cuba also cannot afford a drop Korea and Syria, he noted, but regulates all national banks. according to OFAC. Tuesday that it is ceas- and the United States have too in tourism to the island, which Cuba suffered the consequences “Banks are very nervous about Last year, the Dutch bank ING ing almost all consular much to lose from disrupting has become a mainstay of its by being stuck in the same boat. any type of misstep about money Bank NV agreed to pay $619m Cservices in the United travel between the two countries, cash-strapped economy. “The huge irony is that all this flowing to any country on the to settle United States govern- States after M&T Bank closed experts said. The Obama administration is happening just as we are about OFAC list because the fines, even ment allegations that it moved its account, sending shock waves But it exposed a conflict within says it is “actively working” to to relax sanctions on Iran,” he if you only make a small mistake, money illegally through banks in through the booming Cuba- United States policy towards Cuba help Cuba find a bank willing to added. are huge,” he said. “You have the United States in violation of United States travel industry which on the one hand wants handle its United States accounts, Even so, the Obama admin- to scrutinise everything com- sanctions against Cuba, Iran and and threatening to undermine closer travel ties with the island, but officials declined to go into istration ought to be able to ing in and out. The problem is other countries. It was the biggest the Obama administration’s goal and yet on the other brands it a details. come up with a way to reassure who wants to take that on? You fine against a bank for sanctions of closer “people-to-people” ties. supporter of terrorism. “We would like to see the the banks that their exposure just can’t make money on these violations, officials said. Cuba blamed its unusual bank- “It begs the question how do Cuban missions return to full to regulation by the Treasury accounts.” Swiss banks UBS AG and less status on the long-standing we modernise these rules so they operations,” a State Department Department’s Office of Foreign Credit Suisse AG and Britain’s United States economic embargo don’t conflict with our policy spokeswoman said. Assets Control (OFAC), which REGULATORY HURDLES Lloyds TSB Bank PLC and against the communist island, as goals. We want more people- The fastest way to do that enforces sanctions, will be mini- MAKE BANKS LEERY Barclays Bank PLC have also paid well as sanctions resulting from to-people travel, and more fam- would be by taking Cuba off the mal, legal experts say. M&T did not respond to calls out hundreds of millions more it being included on the United ily travel,” said United States list of state sponsors of terror- “The Treasury Department for comment, but United States in similar fines involving Cuba States list of state sponsors of Representative Joe Garcia, a ism, a pariah status many Cuba needs to tell a Washington DC officials say over the past few transactions. terrorism. Cuban-American Democrat analysts say the island no longer area bank that it has their bless- years a number of banks have United States officials say over These incur regulations - and from Miami. deserves. ing to handle Cuba’s account ceased providing banking services the past few years a number of potential fines - so onerous that He was referring to the Obama The Obama administration through expediting the licens- to diplomatic missions partly due banks have ceased providing banks are reluctant to accept administration’s support for edu- may be contemplating such a ing,” said Antonio C Martinez II, to regulatory issues. banking services to diplomatic such toxic accounts, experts say. cational and cultural exchanges, move, but does not appear ready a New York attorney who deals Some banks have paid hefty missions linked to terrorism due Cuba has so far not threatened as well as unrestricted visits for to go that far yet, analysts say. with Cuba sanctions compliance fines for bad Cuba transactions. to regulatory issues. any reciprocal action against the Cuban families divided by the “This banking issues is all and edits a blog critical of the In June Italy’s second-largest “Many banks and companies United States diplomatic mission Florida Straits. about Cuba being on the list of embargo. bank, Turin-based Intesa San get caught in the sanctions web in Havana, and observers were “We have a series of rules that state sponsors of terrorism,” A Miami lawyer familiar with Paolo, paid OFAC $3m over and they often can pay a costly watching for signs of restraint, are at best arcane and were cum- said Richard Feinberg, a senior international banking and the United States dollar transac- price,” said Martinez. which diplomats would take as bersome when they were created fellow of the Washington-based Cuba embargo suggested that tions involving Cuba, Iran and “The question is does Cuba further indication that Cuba is three decades ago. They are out Brookings Institution. the White House or the State Sudan. belong on the terror list.” pursuing improved relations. of tone and time.” A heightened sanctions Department could simply resolve Intesa processed 53 wire REUTERS SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com GECM & TENDERS

GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MAP (GECM) Every Sunday OECD rates China as faring best UK household debt hits a among emerging economies record BEIJING: In the latest economic forecasts LONDON: Household debt in Greek economy may shrink from the Organisation for Economic Co- the UK has reached a record further next year operation and Development, China fared level, according to figures ATHENS: The Organization for best among emerging-market economies Japan stocks slip on US stocks fall, erasing earlier from the Bank of England. Economic Cooperation and as it adjusts policy to confront a changing profit-taking gain on retailer rally Individuals now owe a total Development said the Greek global outlook. Chinese GDP will rise 7.7 TOKYO: Asian markets were WASHINGTON: US stocks fell as of £1.43 trillion, including economy, which is shrinking for per cent this year and 8.2 per cent in mixed yesterday, with Japanese investors sold shares in the final half mortgage lending, slightly a sixth consecutive year, would 2014 as a “small fiscal stimulus” revives investors cashing in after the hour of a shortened trading session, above the previous high. The contract another 0.4 percent in 2014. domestic demand, the Paris-based OECD Nikkei ended at a near six-year In contrast, the Greek government erasing earlier gains fueled by a rally previous record was set in said in its semi-annual report, driven by high, sending the index lower forecasts 0.6 percent growth. in online retailers amid Black Friday September 2008, just before stronger domestic demand. despite upbeat data showing a the effects of the financial “We are half a decade into the longest, sales. The S&P 500 fell 0.1 percent deepest economic crisis that we have strong rise in inflation. The yen crisis and the recession to 1,805.81, reversing an earlier gain known,” OECD Secretary General edged down against the dollar, began to bite. of as much as 0.4 percent. The gauge Angel Gurria said in Athens, where he and against the euro at lows advanced 0.1 percent for the week, presented the report. not seen since the beginning of extending its winning streak to eight the financial crisis after official weeks, the longest since 2004. India economy makes cautious figures showed Japanese inflation ‘recovery’ in September quarter at a more than 15-year high. NEW DELHI: An expansion in farm South Africa GDP growth rate output and some infrastructure JOHANNESBURG: The Gross Domestic helped India’s economy recover Product (GDP) in South Africa expanded slightly in the September quarter, but Brazil raises interest rate to 10pc an annualized 0.70 percent in the growth still hovered close to decade lows, tempering hopes of a sustained as it battles inflation third quarter of 2013 over the previous quarter. GDP Growth Rate in South rebound ahead of elections due RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s central bank Africa is reported by the Statistics South next year. September’s figure of 4.8 Investment in Australian has raised its benchmark interest rate to Africa. GDP Growth Rate in South Africa percent was the fourth successive 10pc from 9.5pc, the sixth time in a row resources slips as boom ends averaged 3.19 Percent from 1993 until quarter of economic growth below that it has put up borrowing costs. The SYDNEY: The number of resources 2013, reaching an all time high of 7.60 5 percent and remained far below latest rise has taken the key rate to the projects set for construction in Australia Percent in the first quarter of 1996 and the 8 percent the government says highest level since March 2012. The rises has slipped to its lowest in nearly a a record low of -6.30 Percent in the first is needed to reduce poverty and come as Brazil has been trying to rein in decade as the end of the resources quarter of 2009. provide jobs for its burgeoning young boom curbs new investment in minerals inflation. Consumer prices in the country population. rose by 5.8pc in October from a year and oil and gas. And just five projects worth a combined A$1.7 billion ($1.6 earlier, above policymakers’ 4.5pc target. billion) were approved for construction in the past six months, official figures showed on Wednesday, the lowest by number and value for a six-month period in more than a decade.

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Association Cup: Rashid and Olga top in 50m Rifle Prone at Losail Shooting Range

Olga Dovgun (centre, top row), winner of the 50m Rifle Prone in the women section, poses for a picture along with officials of Qatar Shooting and Archery Association (QSAA) during the podium ceremony of the Association Cup at Losail Shooting Range yesterday. Bahiya Mansour Al Hamad (left), finished second followed by Aysha Ibrahim Al Mutawa. In the men’s 50m Rifle Prone, Rashid Ali Al Muhannadi topped the event followed by Ali Abdulla Al Madeed. Viacheslav Skoromnov clinched the bronze. RIGHT: The podium winners at the women’s Skeet show off their gold medals. Rashid Saleh Al Adba won the men’s Skeet, while Saed Hamad Abu Shareb finished second. Abdul Aziz Saleh Al Attiyah came third. The Association Cup will end on December 7. PICTURES BY: VP KAMMUTTY Burns hat-trick Scott extends lead helps Sharks trounce Blues

SAN JOSE, California: Brent Burns had a thought yesterday’s at Australia Open game was going to be a little different. He just never imagined how McIlroy trails by four shots in Sydney much. Burns got his first NHL hat-trick and the Sharks ended a five-game home losing streak to SYDNEY: Adam Scott heads The World No. 2 ranked Scott St Louis with a 6-3 victory over to final round of the Australian Australian Open scores went into day three leading the Blues yesterday. Open four shots clear of his SYDNEY: Leading scores after the third McIlroy by just two shots but then “We knew it was going to be nearest rival as he also seeks to round of the Australian Open at Royal soon found himself five shots clear a big game against these guys,” become only the second player Sydney Golf Club (par 72) yesterday. of the Northern Irishman when Burns said. to capture the Australian ‘Triple 200 Adam Scott (AUS) 62-70-68 McIlroy bogeyed the fourth and “There was a lot of stuff going Crown’. 204 Rory McIlroy (NIR) 69-65-70 dropped two shots at the fifth. on, especially with the history. Scott holed a short birdie putt 208 Matthew Jones (AUS) 68-68-72, McIlroy was easily outdriving Two teams, we both feel we’re at at the last in a round of 68 to Richard Green (AUS) 69-66-73, Max Scott but he failed to get the bet- the top of our game. So it was big. move to 16-under par in bright McCardle (AUS) 68-71-69 ter of his Masters winning rival It was pretty special.” but testy conditions on the Royal 209 Stuart Appleby (AUS) 75-67-67, with plenty of indifferent second Joe Thornton, Tomas Hertl and Sydney course. Double Major win- Nathan Holman (AUS) 69-72-68, Scott and third shot play. Scott con- Tommy Wingels also scored for ning Rory McIlroy let slip the Arnold (AUS) 70-70-69 tinued to stamp his authority the Sharks, who won their fourth opportunity to match Scott’s last with three birdies in succession straight and seven of eight. 210 Jason Day (AUS) 70-74-66, Ashley hole birdie in a struggling round from the seventh and while the Ian Cole scored his first goal in Hall (AUS) 71-71-68, Rhein Gibson of 70 and a 12-under par total. Australian dropped a shot at the nearly two years as the Blues had (AUS)71-70-69, Bryden Macpherson “My short game is good at the 11th he then birdied 14 before fin- their five-game winning streak (AUS) 71-70-69 moment and I have kind of got my ishing with four straight pars. halted. David Backes and Jaden eye in with the putter this week,” 211 John Senden (AUS) 73-68-70, Adam “It was a tricky day with the Schwartz also scored for St Louis. said Scott. Bland (AUS) 69-72-70, Anthony wind and trying to keep up with Antti Niemi stopped 21 of 24 “But then tomorrow I would Murdaca (AUS) 71-74-66, Brady Watt Adam was tough,” said McIlroy. shots for his 14th win of the sea- rather come out and be hitting it (AUS) 68-70-73 “Adam is just playing so solid son. Brian Elliott took the loss, his down the middle and take some of Woods as the only player this sea- and it’s just that I left a few out first in eight games, after giving that pressure off myself.” son to savour five victories. there and that means I am four up four goals on 12 shots. He was Scott won the first leg of the “It will be huge for me to win back going into the last day. So I lifted for Jaroslav Halak, who had ‘Triple Crown’, the Australian not only a second Australian Open am going to have to get off to a fast 18 saves. Joe Pavelski gave Burns PGA Championship, by four shots but the Triple Crown,” said Scott. start and try and catch him.” the puck and then screened off and then successfully defended “I am excited at the moment as Scott and McIlroy will again Halak. Burns skated between two the second leg, the Australian I have a great opportunity but in play the final round together and defenders and shot. Masters, winning by two strokes. 18 holes we have already seen a with MmcIlroy seeking to win “The final goal, seemed to say, If successful in capturing the lot of shots swing around. for a first time this year before OK, I’m going to do something third leg it would be his second “I teed off in these situations heading to his final event of 2013, here,” Burns said. Australian Open triumph in before and won tournaments and next Thursday’s Woods hosted “It’s just a black-out kind of a four years and would match the I have teed off in these situations World Challenge. The Australian thing. Good play by Joe, I got in effort of fellow Australian Robert and lost tournaments, so all I can trio Matthew Jones (71), Richard the zone. Quick shot. I don’t really Allenby who first won the ‘Triple do is play as hard as I can. Green (73) and Max McCardle Adam Scott of Australia tees off during the third round of the Australian remember what happened.” Crown’ in 2005. If Scott does “I think the guy who wants it (69) are in third place on eight Open played at the Royal Sydney course, in Sydney, yesterday. The Blues, who earned points succeed he also will match Tiger the most will end up winning.” under par. AFP in their previous nine games, were off to their best road start in franchise history, bringing a 7-2-1 mark into the game. “It looked like we needed to Steelers’ Gay set a few more alarm clocks this morning,” Backes said. fined $15,750 for NBA: Heat extend winning streak “No matter what happened, we needed to have a better response. TORONTO: The red-hot that a game can While Miami Brandon Bass and Jared They punched us in the mouth in Campbell hit Miami Heat showed no signs present itself NBA Results seemed sharp Sullinger had 12 points apiece for the first period.” Burns scored 35 of sluggishness from their mas- with,” James said. Charlotte 92 Milwaukee 76 for the bulk of the Celtics, who never trailed in seconds into the game, taking a LOS ANGELES: Pittsburgh sive US Thanksgiving dinner at “We don’t panic. San Antonio 109 Orlando 91 Friday’s game, snapping a four-game home los- nice pass from Patrick Marleau Steelers cornerback William LeBron James’s house, grinding We just want to Miami 90 Toronto 83 the chance to ing streak. and flipping the puck over Elliott’s Gay has been fined $15,750 by the out a 90-83 win over the Toronto try to get stops have a full day Dion Waiters came off the right shoulder. Logan Couture Atlanta 88 Dallas 87 NFL for a high hit on Cleveland Raptors for their ninth consecu- and execute of rest after bench to score 21 points for started the sequence after inter- quarterback Jason Campbell. tive victory yesterday. offensively an Boston 103 Cleveland 86 Thursday’s big Cleveland, who have lost five in cepting a clearing pass. Thornton Gay wasn’t penalized on the A day after some Heat players we did that in LA Lakers 106 Detroit 102 meal may be a row and eight of their last nine scored a power-play goal at 3:01, play, but the league’s review found were photographed at James’s the last couple Houston 114 Brooklyn 95 just what some games. Bradley had eight points the first allowed by the Blues he “unnecessarily delivered a for- Akron, Ohio, home passed out minutes.” Oklahoma City 113 Golden State 112 of the players in the first period, including a in six games and just the sec- cible blow to his opponent’s head from a massive meal typical of the DeMar Indiana 93 Washington 73 are craving. brace of three-pointers in the first ond on the road. Couture took and neck area”. holiday, Miami was forced to fight DeRozan scored “It was good,” two minutes. a shot that bounced off Elliott’s New Orleans 121 Philadelphia 105 Campbell suffered a concussion off a spirited Toronto rally before 25 points for the James said of Crawford also helped the pad and Pavelski flipped it out to and hasn’t practised this week, and extending the league’s longest Raptors who Denver 97 Ny Knicks 95 the meal he Celtics build a quick lead with a Thornton, who beat Elliott to the Browns offensive coordinator Norv active win streak. were undone by Phoenix 112 Utah 101 helped prepare 13-0 scoring run that resulted in glove side. AGENCIES Turner said it was clear he was hit Miami looked headed for a horrendous free- LA Clippers 104 Sacramento 98 for his team. an 18-2 margin. in the facemask of his helmet. blowout after building a 20-point throw shooting, Crawford’s jump shot took the “I thought he got hit in the face lead with about five minutes left especially late in “It put a lot of Celtics to a 12-2 lead, and he NHL Results Philadelphia 2 Winnipeg 1 mask right from the beginning in the third quarter, but the the game when they missed six people to sleep and when people delivered a pass for Bass’s alley- and then obviously you see the Raptors closed out the period from the line in the final five are sleeping that means it was a oop basket that capped the run. Boston 3 Ny Rangers 2 replay and it’s really easy to see with a 16-4 run and then pulled to minutes. It marked the second success.” Boston led 28-10 after the Pittsburgh 3 Tampa Bay 0 from all the angles except the one within two points with less than successive loss for Toronto (6-9), Jordan Crawford notched a first period and their lead never Detroit 5 NY Islanders 0 that the referee had -- he’s stand- five minutes to play. who entered the game with a triple-double with 11 points, 11 slipped below double digits. Anaheim 5 Calgary 2 ing behind,” Turner said. But James took over from one-game lead in the Atlantic rebounds and 10 assists yesterday The Celtics led by as many as San Jose 6 St Louis 3 In other punishments revealed there, scoring his team’s final Division where all five teams as the Boston Celtics routed the 25 points, limiting Cleveland to Washington 3 Montreal 2 on Friday, Houston defensive lin- seven points to lead the two-time have losing records. Miami (13- Cleveland Cavaliers 103-86 in an 37.2 percent shooting from the Colorado 3 Minnesota 1 eman Antonio Smith was fined defending champion Heat with a 3), one of just three teams in the NBA contest. Jeff Green poured floor. New Jersey 5 Carolina 2 $15,750 for hitting Jaguars pas- game-high 27 points on 10-for-17 15-team Eastern Conference with in 31 points and Avery Bradley Kyrie Irving had 17 points for ser Chad Henne in the head and shooting. a winning record, will enjoy a day scored 21 for Boston, who shot the Cavaliers, who also received Columbus 4 Edmonton 2 neck area in the Texans’ loss to “We’re a veteran ball club and off before hosting the Memphis 61 percent in the first quarter as 10 points and 12 rebounds from Buffalo 3 Toronto 2 Jacksonville. AFP we’ve been in every situation Grizzlies today. they powered to an 18-point lead. Anderson Varejao. AGENCIES Chicago 2 Dallas 1 SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Qatar unveils first women’s cycling team in new move We are targetting to feature in the UCI 2016 Road World Championships: QCF official BY RIZWAN REHMAT

DOHA: Drawing comfort from the rising popularity of cycling in the country, Qatar yester- day unveiled their first wom- en’s team that will feature in an international event next Members of the first Qatar year. women’s cycling team, A batch of 22 girls - with the Qatar Cycling Federation youngest just 13 and the oldest 21 (QCF), Secretary-General - are currently training under the Magid Al Naimi (centre), and watchful guidance of new coach Qatar women’s coach Pia Pia Sundstedt from Finland. Sundstedt pose for a picture While introducing teenagers after a press conference in Ramz Sbeitan (17), Salma Marey Doha yesterday. QCF Board (16), Reem Sbeitan (13), Nermeen Member Amani Al Dosari Ghounim (16), Rana Sbeitan (16) (third left) and QCF Media and Dana Othman Abuhejleh Coordinator, Sonia Azad (16), Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF) Secretary-General Magid (right) are also seen. Al Naimi said Qatar’s new cycling team will boost the sports move- PICTURES BY: SALIM MATRAMKOT ment for women in the Arab world. “We had been trying to form a women’s team for long. The first time we tried was way back in 2005-2006 but our project then did not take off. However, thanks to our Board Member Amani (Al Dosari), we have been successful training at Losail International “We have a serious bunch of riding at the world championships a podium. That would be a great added. “Our young daughters have in realising this goal of ours to Circuit with their coach supervis- girls who want to learn all they to be held here,” he said. feeling,” Al Naimi said. different mentality. They under- have our own women’s team,” he ing their progress,” Al Naimi said. can,” he added. “We would like our team to fin- Al Naimi said he was happy stand all that is taught to them,” added. “We have 22 girls in our first Al Naimi said QCF was tar- ish all the races they feature at with the way new coach Sundstedt he said. “She (Amani) helped in a big batch. They will be split into two getting next year’s Arab Road the World Championships in 2016. has bonded with the young “We are also mindful of the way to get a coach and form this groups. Right now these girls are Championships. We will support the development team. fact that these girls are study- team for us. We were seeking to busy learning skills of cycling,” Al Training camps across Europe of the team in any way we can,” “She is doing fine with these ing. We won’t plan our training get a professional coach for these Naimi said. are also on the agenda. Al Naimi said. girls. We were looking for a female camps when they have exams. We girls and we are delighted to get “Sports is for all. There is no “I want our team to feature “We thought there would be coach from the Arab world but will plan everything very meticu- the services of Pia Sundstedt,” Al difference between boys and girls in the 2016 UCI Road World some difficulty in forming a team we are happy what she has done lously,” Al Naimi said. Naimi said. taking up sports seriously. That’s Championships (to be held in like this but this is a great bunch so far. The girls have also bonded Qatar now joins the UAE as the “We kicked off the proceedings what we believe in and that’s why Qatar). We won’t be looking to of young girls who are keen to with her well. We have a contract only two Middle East countries in March. We started indoors we always wanted to have our own challenge for the top slots but we learn as much as they can. I with her (Sundstedt) and we are with their own women’s teams. initially but now these girls are women’s team,” Al Naimi said. want our team in good shape and hope one day I can see them on happy with her services now,” he THE PENINSULA “There is no difference between Young brigade eager to learn boys and girls taking up DOHA: The oldest in the group is 21 years of age while sports seriously. That’s what the youngest is just 13 but for the Sbeitan siblings the opportunity to ride for Qatar’s we believe in and that’s we first women’s cycling team is equally ‘thrilling’. always wanted to have our own Teenagers Ramz Sbeitan (17), Salma Marey (16), Reem Sbeitan (13), Nermeen Ghounim (16), women’s team.” Rana Sbeitan (16) and Dana Othman Abuhejleh (16) were “We will support the yesterday unveiled as members of Qatar’s new women’s cycling team. development of the team in any “I am excited to be part of this team,” Ramz said in fluent way we can.” English. “Through cycling I can make QCF Secretary-General Magid Al Naimi friendships and compete at the top level,” she added. “I have been cycling since I was a child and when this oppor- tunity came up, it excited me a great deal,” Ramz said. “Me and my sister were train- ing at Aspire and someone told me about this opportunity and we liked the idea of joining the (Qatar) team,” Ramz said. “We already train twice a week,” sister Reem, 13, said. “We train at Losail Circuit and we enjoy it. We get support from everyone,” she added. Members of the new Qatar women’s cycling team pose for a picture after a press conference in Doha yes- “I am just so happy to do this. terday. Teenagers Ramz Sbeitan, Salma Marey, Reem Sbeitan, Nermeen Ghounim, Rana Sbeitan and Dana We will work hard,” she said. Othman Abuhejleh will be representing Qatar. Salma, 16, said she has set out to achieve goals in cycling. “We won’t be competing but we want us to keep looking at our show great interest in everything “Actually I have aims. I will will be part of the group studying future also. I would say compet- we do,” she said. try as much as I can. I know it the riders from close quarters,” ing at the 2016 Olympic Games “I am willing to take anyone is a tough sport. I used to do this Ramz said. “We are not ready would be one of our goals. We still who wants to join us. We are just when I was a child,” Salma said. enough to join a competition have three years of practice and starting out. Cycling is a hard “When I was asked to go but we will be ready soon,” she competitions.” sport but we have made a begin- for this, I thought about it and added. Qatar coach Pia Sundstedt ning,” Pia said. Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF) Secretary-General Magid Al Naimi. decided to go for it. I will try to Sixteen-year-old Nermeen from Finland said she was happy “My wish we could have more RIGHT: Qatar women’s coach Pia Sundstedt. win medals. I know that when said: “We are starting at the dealing with a young team. races for women in the GCC so I have the chance to do some- right age. I think it will be “I have a fantastic group,” Pia that we all could build the sport thing, I always go for it,” she good to have another women’s said. further. That would be great. added. team in the Middle East (UAE “They are all young. The That would be amazing for these Rana, also 16, said cycling is the other country). We have youngest is 13. The oldest is 21. riders. The 13-year-old we have “I am willing to take anyone would not come in the way of to be at our best. We are no It is a good age to be doing all - if she (Reem) is willing to work her studies. different from others.” this,” she added. hard you never know how far she who wants to join us. We are “Yes, studies and cycling could Dana, 16, said: “They (QCF) “I am very excited about it. The can go,” Pia said. be tough but we have the sup- just want us to work hard. They process started in March-April “This group has amazing fun. just starting out. Cycling is a port of our family and QCF are not putting any pressure on (2014). I got this group together That’s the fun part. I see the girls (Qatar Cycling Federation),” us to start winning right away. a month ago and we have been enjoying it,” Pia said. Rana said. “I will make time for They want us to do our best. And training since then,” she added. “We are setting up a blog and hard sport but we have made a both,” she added. we want to do the best. They have “I have some good riders. They have a Twitter account so that we Ramz said the bunch was asked us to do well. They keep still have to learn about the sport. send out the message so people beginning.” looking forward to watching rid- motivating us.” I am teaching them skills on who want to follow our journey, ers at Tour of Qatar to be held Dana added: “They keep saying how to ride at corners and how they can do that,” Pia said. Pia Sundstedt, Qatar women’s coach in February next year. our studies are important. They to break from a group etc. They THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Nasser reigns supreme in Dubai The Qatari driver claims his seventh successive victory at Dubai International Rally

DUBAI: Qatar’s Nasser Al East champion, Misfer Almarri. Attiyah survived a powerful sec- Al Attiyah said: “I had a good ond leg charge by Emirati driver strategy. I was careful because I Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi to didn’t want to get any punctures. win the final round of the FIA Khalid took the risks and I’m Middle East Championship and happy to win. It was a good fight his seventh successive Dubai and this is what we need for the International Rally, yesterday. championship to improve.” With Al Attiyah taking a 29.7 Finishing third was the UAE’s second overnight lead, Al Qassimi Sheikh Abdullah Al Qassimi, produced a brilliant surge to win brother of Sheikh Khalid and Qatar’s Nasser Al the first four of the day’s six runner-up in Dubai last year. Attiyah (centre, special stages in his Abu Dhabi After a 10-second time penalty right) and Citroën Total DS3 and pile the on Friday’s first leg had presented co-driver Giovanni pressure on the nine-time Middle him with a mountain to climb, Bernacchini of East champion. Sheikh Khalid produced the per- Italy, are seen But Al Qassimi suffered a frus- fect response over the second leg’s celebrating the trating anti-climax when he was first loop of three stages, winning Dubai International forced out of the event by a double them all alongside Scott Martin Rally title in Dubai, puncture shortly after completing in his Abu Dhabi Citroën to move United Arab the final stage in which Al Attiyah within 19.8 seconds of the lead. claimed the next two stages. He said: “I knew I had to go flat Emirates (UAE) His departure meant that Al out, but I also had to be neat in yesterday. Attiyah, partnered by Giovanni places to avoid overshooting cor- Bernacchini in a Ford Fiesta ners. There was a very fine bal- RRC, won by 5 minutes 33.6 sec- ance. At very high speed you can onds ahead of Qatar’s 2010 Middle maybe gain a second here or lose a second here on the corners. We still have a lot of hard work to Provisional Results do.” 1 Nasser Al Attiyah / Giovanni He was looking to complete one Bernacchini (QAT / ITA) / Ford Fiesta of the biggest fightbacks in recent RRC 2:01:11.9 Middle East Championship his- 2 Misfer Almarri / Nicola Arena (QAT / tory and become the first UAE ITA) / Ford Fiesta RRC 2:06:45.5 winner of the Dubai International Shamsi’s three other Abu Dhabi Nasser and Bernacchini are seen driving during a stage, yesterday. The victory was the 3 Abdulla Al Qassimi / Steve Rally since his own second succes- Racing team-mates. Lancaster (UAE / UK) / Ford Fiesta sive victory in 2006. Finishing seventh overall seventh successive triumph for the Qatari driver. RRC 2:07.40.3 The fightback continued as he alongside Nicolas Klinger, Bader 4 Alaa Rasheed / Joseph Matar (JOR / clawed back another 4.4 seconds Al Jabri was runner-up in Group LBN) / Ford Fiesta RRC 2:15:57.9 on the next stages, but Al Attiyah N and also finished third in the was not to be denied his seventh category in the Middle East 5 Majed Al Shamsi / John Higgins successive win in Dubai. Championship. (UAE / IRL) / Suburu Impreza N15 The consolation for Al Qassimi Mohammed Al Sahlawi, driv- 2:16:09.5 was in seeing the four young Abu ing an Abu Dhabi Citroën DS3 6 Rashid Al Ketbi / Khalid Al Kendi Dhabi Racing drivers he has R3 2WD to 9th place overall (ARE / ARE) / Ford Fiesta RRC guided into this year’s Middle alongside Allan Harryman, cap- 2:16:29.6 East Championship all finish- tured the Middle East 2WD and 7 Bader Al Jabri / Nicolas Klinger (UAE ing in the top 10 in Dubai’s Junior titles ahead of team-mate / France) / Suburu Impreza N15 traditional final round of the Mohamed Al Mutawaa, who fin- 2:18:04.7 series. ished 10th overall and runner 8 Abdulla Al Kuwari / Khalid Al Kendi With Jordanian driver Alaa up in both classes with Stephen (Qatar/ UAE) Mitsubishi Evo 9 Rasheed finishing fourth, Majed McAuley. 2:25:44.2 Al Shamsi produced a mature The biggest casualty of the day drive to take fifth place overall was Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al 9 Mohammed Al Sahlawi / Allan and win the Group N production Rajhi, a WRC2 rally winner on Harryman (UAE / UK) / Citroen DS3 class in partnership with John this year’s World Championship R3 2:26:29.2 Higgins. stage, whose Ford Fiesta RRC 10 Mohammed Al Mutawaa / Stephen The UAE’s Rashid Al Ketbi went out on the first of six McAuley (UAE / UK) / Citroen DS3 completed the top six. special stages after multiple R3 2:29:14.7 It was a good day also for Al punctures. THE PENINSULA

Al Khor win in QBL Yesterday’s Doha prepares for exciting International Result Wales 26 Australia 30 FIBA 3x3 All Stars event Rugby: Fabulous

DOHA: A four-member Doha Fiji win Dubai side will be pitted against the world’s best in the first ever Sevens title FIBA 3x3 All Stars event to be held in the Qatari capital on December 12. DUBAI: Fiji won the Dubai The one-day event will fea- Rugby Sevens for the first ture six teams - including one time yesterday, hammer- from the host country - to com- ing New Zealand 44-0 in the pete for a whopping overall semi-finals before crushing prize bag of $120,00 at Katara South Africa 29-17 in the Beach. final. Besides home team ‘Doha’, the It was an astonishing show event has attracted the high- of Sevens expertise by the est ranked players in Americas, south sea islanders as they Europe and the rest of the world. handed a worst defeat ever to The field will be completed with the New Zealanders, who had a guest team, organisers Qatar won the first tournament in Basketball Federation (QBF) said the IRB World Sevens Series yesterday. at Australia’s Gold Coast last “Doha will be represented by month. Khalid Suliman Abdi, Mohammed It was the first time in 120 Seleem Abdulla, Yaseen Musa and matches that New Zealand had Boney Watson,” a QBF official failed to score in World Sevens said. Series matches and the defeat “On top of a premium quality was even heavier than the 43-14 3x3 tournament, the crowd which thumping they received at the comes in for the games will also hands of Fiji in the Cup quar- get to watch one of the best dunk ter-finals at the George Sevens contests in the world,” the official in 2005. added while giving details of the It was the same story in event. the final, with Fiji all but out Top players like Rafał ‘Lipek’ of sight 19-0 at half time with Lipi ski, Dmitry ‘Smoove’ tries from Benito Masilevu (2) Krivenko and Kristaps ‘Latvian and Samisoni Viriviri. Sensation’ Dargais will contest The Springboks hit back with the ‘dunk’ contest. Qatar’s Boney Watson (right) shoots a basket during his side’s match a try at the start of the sec- Doha will take on Japan’s against Philippines at the FIBA Asia 3x3 Championships at Villaggio ond half from Sampie Mastriet, Nagoya in the first match fol- Mall in this 2013 file photo. Watson will be in the ‘Doha’ team in the FIBA but two more quickfire Fiji tries lowed by their encounter against 3x3 All Stars event that will be held in Katara Beach on December 12. made sure of the result. Brezovica of Slovenia. Fiji coach Ben Ryan said he “We saw great crowds when we had seldom see his side play so staged the first FIBA Asia 3x3 event will qualify for the semi- Similar 3x3 events were also well. Champions for Men and Women finals followed by the title staged at City Centre and Katara “Osea (Kolinisau) has been earlier this year in May,” the QBF clash scheduled to start at earlier this year with each cham- a brilliant captain. I had to official said. 7:00pm. pionship drawing huge crowds. keep them level-headed after Players of Eljaish and Al Khor vie for the ball during their Qatar Qatar won the men’s title The world body - FIBA - uses A day after the event, QBF will the semi but I didn’t need to do Basketball League (QBL) match at Al Rayyan Indoor Hall in Doha yes- whereas India powered to the the 3x3 format to attract young organise two more championships anything,” he said. terday. Al Khor won the match 83-67. Today, Al Arabi face Al Ahli at women’s crown at Villaggio fans to basketball which is one of - ‘3x3 Clubs Tournament for Men’ “They were humble and ready 5.30pm while Qatar SC will play Al Gharafa at 7.30pm. Mall. the most popular disciplines at and ‘Doha Jam’. to go. We were in control today The top four sides in the the Olympic Games. THE PENINSULA and it’s just great.” AFP SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

QSL Standings P W D L G GA GD P Eljaish 10 7 3 0 14 6 8 24 Al Sadd trounce Al Sadd 10 6 3 1 20 8 12 21 Al Sailiya 10 4 4 2 17 12 5 16 Lekhwiya 10 4 3 3 18 11 7 15 Qatar SC 10 4 3 3 11 13 2 15 Al Gharafa 10 3 5 2 18 12 6 14 Al Wakra 10 3 5 2 15 15 0 14 Muaither in QSL Al Arabi 10 3 3 4 15 13 2 12 Al Kharaitiyat 10 3 3 4 13 12 1 12 Al Ahli 10 3 3 4 13 16 -3 12 Qatar SC rally to down Al Sailiya 2-1 Al Rayyan 10 2 3 5 13 19 -6 9 Al Khor 10 0 8 2 10 15 5 8 DOHA: Al Sadd trounced Muaither 10 2 1 7 11 27 16 7 Muaither 5-1 while Qatar Umm Salal 10 0 5 5 11 20 9 5 Sports Club and Al Arabi reg- istered wins over Al Sailiya and Al Wakra to pick up full points in the round 10 matches of the Rangers reach Qatar Stars League (QSL) here yesterday. Scottish Cup The defending champions went into the half time break with a 1-0 last 16 stage lead but returned to pump in four goals against the QSL debutants. With yesterday win, their sixth, GLASGOW: Fallen giants Al Sadd took their points tally to Rangers needed two late goals 21 points, three less than leaders to book their place in the last 16 Eljaish. of the Scottish Cup with a 2-0 In the other matches, Al Wakra victory over ten-man Falkirk failed to convert a sixth minute yesterday. penalty while going down 2-0 to Rangers had the best of the Arabi SC. first half chances but lacked a Al Arabi now have 12 points killer touch in front of goal as from ten matches. they failed to get past a stub- Elsewhere, Qatar SC rallied born Falkirk defence. Sixteen of from behind to down Al Sailiya Rangers’s last 19 goals have come 2-1, while two-time champions in the second half and the restart Lekhwiya were held to a goalless signalled a bombardment of the draw by Al Rayyan. Falkirk goal with Jon Daly head- THE PENINSULA ing an effort over the bar before Lee Wallace fired just wide. The League One side had a QSL Results great chance to make the break- Qatar Stars League results yesterday through when Falkirk were Al Sadd 5 Muaither 1 reduced to 10 men in the 57th Qatar SC 2 Al Sailiya 1 Al Sadd striker Ibrahim Khalfan (left) is challenged by a Muaither player during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in minute. David McCracken was shown a straight red card after he Al Rayyan 0 Lekhwiya 0 Doha yesterday. Al Sadd won 5-1. RIGHT: Players of Al Arabi and Al Wakra vie for ball possession during their QSL match at Grand Hamad Stadium. Al Arabi won 2-0. PICTURES BY: MOHAMMED FARAJ clipped the heels of Nicky Clark Al Arabi 2 Al Wakra 0 as he chased down a Daly headed flick-on in the box but Michael La Liga Results McGovern saved Lee McCulloch’s Coach Martino penalty with his feet and the MADRID: Spanish La Liga results yesterday: Rangers skipper’s follow-up was Elche 0 Atletico Madrid 2 Atletico move joint top ruled out for offside. seeking (Koke 63, Diego Costa 74) The match looked to be head- Played on Friday ing to a replay before Nicky Law response from Getafe 1 (Pedro Léon 79) Levante 0 gave Rangers a deserved lead in Villarreal 1 (Bruno 32) Malaga 1 (Weligton the 89th minute lead. Ian Black’s 90+4) defeated Barca with victory at Elche free kick was knocked down by Today’s matches Bilel Mohsni and Law angled a Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano (1100), MADRID: Barcelona coach MADRID: Atletico Madrid in action until Sunday when they breakthrough though just after low shot through a ruck of play- Granada vs Sevilla (1600), Valencia Gerardo Martino has urged his vs Osasuna (1800), Athletic Bilbao vs moved level on points with travel to fifth-placed Athletic the hour mark as Herrera spilled ers into the far corner as Rangers side to bounce back from their Barcelona (2000) Barcelona at the top of La Liga Bilbao. Atletico boss Diego Raul Garcia’s shot from the edge scored for the 25th consecutive first defeat of the season to Ajax Bundesliga Results after goals from Koke and Diego Simeone recalled six first-team of the area and Koke slotted home match. AFP in midweek when they travel to Costa gave them a hard-fought regulars who had been rested for the rebound despite claims from BERLIN: German Bundesliga results face Athletic Bilbao today. 2-0 win at Elche yesterday. Tuesday’s 1-1 draw away to Zenit the home side that Costa had yesterday: Various players, along with After a first-half devoid of St Petersburg. fouled Alberto Botia in the build- League 1 Results Bayern Munich 2 (Robben 2, 30) Eintracht Martino himself, criticised the clear-cut scoring opportunities, However, the visitors still found up. If Elche felt hard done by in PARIS, France: French League results Braunschweig 0 Catalans’ lack of intensity and Atletico took the lead on 63 min- it difficult to create openings in the decision to award the opener, yesterday: Bayer Leverkusen 3 (Son 36, 76 Kiessling Saint-Etienne 4 (Bayal Sall 62, L. Perrin 76, focus as they were beaten in 47) Nuremberg 0 utes when Koke bundled home the first-half against a well- they were handed a lifeline five Holland having already sealed from close range. organised Elche side. Indeed it minutes later when Arda Turan 78, Erding 87) Reims 0 Hoffenheim 4 (Salihovic 12-pen, 18-pen, Monaco 2 (Rodriguez 19, Martial 44) their passage into the last 16 of Volland 49, Herdling 5) Werder Bremen Costa had endured a quiet was the home side that had the had a goal harshly ruled out for the Champions League. 4 (Hunt 45-pen, Elia 45+1, Petersen 59, afternoon by his standards, but better of the chances early on as a foul on Herrera after pouncing Rennes 0 And he is hoping the nega- Bargfrede 90+1) he doubled the advantage 11 min- Coro and Richmond Boakye fired on another error from the keeper. On Friday tive reaction to their display will Mainz 05 1 (Choupo-Moting 74-pen) utes later as he raced onto Adrian just off target. However, Atletico made the Marseille 2 (Thauvin 36, Khalifa 90+3) ensure there will be no repeat Borussia Dortmund 3 (Aubameyang 70, Lopez’s through ball before slot- The second-half started in sim- game safe 16 minutes from time Montpellier 0 performance in what appears to Lewandowski 78-pen, 90+4-pen) ting home his 18th goal of the sea- ilar fashion as Carlos Gil forced when substitute Adrian lifted Playing today be their toughest match remain- Hertha Berlin 0 Augsburg 0 son. Real Madrid can also move to a fine flying save from Thibaut a lovely ball over the top of the Bordeaux vs Ajaccio (1300 GMT) ing between now and the winter Played on Friday within three points of the leaders Courtois to keep Atletico on level Elche defence and Costa took his Bastia vs Evian/Thonon (1600) break in three weeks’ time. VfL Wolfsburg 1 (Rodriguez 31-pen) when they host Valladolid later on terms. time before firing across Herrera “What we need to do is show a Hamburg 1 (Calhanoglu 20) Saturday, whilst Barcelona aren’t Simeone’s men finally made the into the net. AFP Paris Sain-Germain vs Lyon (2000) different face, we need to change what we did in the first 45 min- utes, no matter who the opponent is. “I don’t want to speak about Your TV guide for a process. Before we had won by St Etienne’s French four goals and I would sign up to live matches today defender Loic losing one game in every 20. Perrin (left) vies “We lacked intensity compared Event Competition Time Channel with Reims’ French with Ajax who were playing with Betis vs Rayo La Liga 14:00 HD2 forward Nicolas a very different need and that De Preville during showed. We need to show we have Catania vs Milan Serie A 14:30 .TV a French Ligue learned from the errors we com- ADO Den Haag vs Ajax Eredivisie 14:30 .TV 1 match at the mitted. We have spoken and we Geoffroy Guichard all recognise it.” Tottenham vs Man United Barclays Premier League 14:30 HD6 Stadium in Saint- Barca will once again be with- Inter vs Sampdoria Serie A 15:00 .TV Etienne, central- out long-term absentees Lionel Partick vs Aberdeen Scottish Cup 15:15 +3 Messi, Victor Valdes and Jordi eastern France, Alba, whilst Martino confirmed Bordeaux vs Ajaccio Ligue 1 16:00 .TV yesterday. Dani Alves and Carles Puyol Vitesse vs Cambuur Eredivisie 16:30 .TV would also miss the trip to the Basque country. Feyenoord vs PSV Eredivisie 16:30 .TV Adriano and Alexis Sanchez do Cagliari vs Sassuolo Serie A 17:00 .TV though return to Martino’s 18-man Atalanta vs Roma Serie A 17:00 .TV squad, whilst Sergio Busquets will start having been rested in mid- Chievo vs Livorno Serie A 17:00 .TV week. Athletic are unbeaten in six Monaco defeat Rennes to keep Hull vs Liverpool Barclays Premier League 17:15 HD6 games since the opening of their new stadium in September and Hearts vs Celtic Scottish Cup 18:00 +2 could move up to fourth with a win NEC vs AZ Eredivisie 18:30 .TV following Villarreal’s 1-1 draw with pressure on PSG in Ligue 1 Malaga on Friday. Granada vs Sevilla La Liga 19:00 HD2 Martino has consistently Bastia vs Evian Ligue 1 19:00 .TV PARIS: Monaco moved back playing without injured top scorer Stadium. Mustapha Bayal Sall stressed that his side’s injury Sporting vs Alcorcon Spanish 2nd Division 19:00 +1 to second spot in Ligue 1 and Radamel Falcao as the Colombian scored the first of four goals in problems cannot be used as an just two points behind Paris struggles with a thigh problem. 26 second half minutes when he excuse given the depth of quality Chelsea vs Southampton Barclays Premier League 19:00 HD6 Saint-Germain with a 2-0 win PSG are not in action until broke a 0-0 deadlock to set the they have on offer. Man City vs Swansea Barclays Premier League 19:10 .TV over Rennes at their Louis II today when they host Lyon at the home side on their way. And he said it was the strength Stadium yesterday. Parc des Princes. Captain and defender Loic of Athletic rather than Barca’s Juventus vs Udinese Serie A 20:30 .TV Colombian midfielder James “I’m very happy with the win Perrin then scored twice in sizeable injury list that is causing Rio Ave vs Benfica Portuguese League 20:45 .TV Rodriguez gave the perfect and that my goal helped Monaco,” quick succession with Saint- him most concern. Valencia vs Osasuna La Liga 21:00 +1 answer to recent criticism from Rodriguez told Canal Plus tv. Etienne’s second goal on 76 “The opponent is very difficult, his coach Claudio Ranieri with “I’ve been working a lot on my minutes and their third 120 they are a team replete with tech- Cruzeiro vs Bahia Brazilian Championship 22:00 .TV a brilliant 19th minute free-kick free-kicks in training and thanks seconds later. nically gifted, good players and Athletic vs Barcelona La Liga 22:30 +3 before Anthony Martial guaran- to God, I scored one today,” he Frenchman Fabien Lemoine they worry me. teed a ninth win in 15 matches added. then capped a fine afternoon’s “It is a very important match, Sporting vs Pacos Ferrerira Portuguese League 22:45 .TV just before half-time. Earlier yesterday, Saint- work with the final strike with one which will show us where we PSG vs Lyon Ligue 1 23:00 HD6 The win lifts Monaco two Etienne took temporary posses- two minutes remaining. are, independent of what hap- San Lorenzo vs Estudiantes Argentine Primera División 23:30 2 points in front of Lille. sion of fifth spot with a 4-0 rout of “It was a great afternoon,” said pened in Ajax. AFP The team were also Reims at the Geoffroy-Guichard Perrin. AFP SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Former India Philander guides South batsman Kambli stable after Africa to consolation win chest pains

NEW DELHI: Vinod Kambli, The hosts beat Pakistan by four wickets in third and final ODI match the former India batsman once considered as gifted as his school friend Sachin Tendulkar, CENTURION, South Africa: But no other Pakistan batsman hostile bowling on a pitch which was recovering in a Mumbai Vernon Philander led a strong scored more than 25. offered good bounce. hospital yesterday after a sus- performance by South Africa’s Philander, recently recalled to The best stand of the innings pected heart attack, doctors bowlers to set up a four-wicket the one-day side after starring was 51 for the eighth wicket and his family said. consolation win for the hosts for the South African Test team, between Misbah and Abdur Kambli, 41, who had undergone in the third and final one-day struck with the fourth ball of the Rehman (22). angioplasty on two blocked arter- international against Pakistan match when Ahmed Shehzad South Africa made a fast ies last year, was admitted to the at SuperSport Park yesterday. was caught at first slip without start, with Quinton de Kock and Lilavati hospital on Friday morn- Philander took three for 26 scoring. Hashim Amla putting on 39 on ing after complaining of chest in a Pakistan total of 179 all out. Shehzad made a century when 35 balls for the first wicket before pains while driving. South Africa made heavy weather Pakistan clinched the series by De Kock mistimed a hook against “He is in the intensive care unit of the chase but won with 68 winning the second match in Port Bilamal Bhatti and was caught at and we are monitoring his medi- balls to spare, steered home by Elizabeth on Wednesday. backward square leg. cal parameters,” hospital director an unbeaten 48 from captain AB Fellow new ball bowler Lonwabo The momentum slowed as new Narendra Trivedi told reporters. de Villiers. Tsotsobe had Asad Shafiq caught cap Henry Davids was tied down “He is stable and there is nothing Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq also behind in the fourth over and by Saeed Ajmal before being to worry about.” played a captain’s innings, making Pakistan were unable to build any stumped off the off-spinner after Kambli’s wife, Andrea, also 79 not out. significant partnerships against struggling to seven off 18 balls. issued a statement saying he was Davids was a late replacement for “stable and recovering well”. Scoreboard Graeme Smith, who was absent Kambli shot to fame along because of a family bereavement. with Tendulkar in 1988 when PAKISTAN SOUTH AFRICA Amla made 41 before being run the two teenagers shared a then Umar Amin c Amla b McLaren ...... 25 Q de Kock c Saeed Ajmal b Bilawal Bhatti .. 15 out after a superb stop and quick world record 664-run partner- Ahmed Shehzad c Amla b Philander ...... 0 H Amla run out (Umar Amin) ...... 41 throw by Umar Amin at back- ship in an inter-school match in Asad Shafiq c De Kock b Tsotsobe ...... 1 H Davids st Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmal ...... 7 ward point. Mumbai, with both batsmen mak- Sohaib Maqsood c and b McLaren ...... 25 J Duminy c Umar Akmal b Abdur Rehman .. 16 In contrast to his dazzling 74 ing unbeaten triple centuries. Misbah-ul-Haq (not out) ...... 79 A de Villiers (not out)...... 48 off 45 balls in Port Elizabeth, While Tendulkar retired earlier Umar Akmal c De Kock b Philander ...... 5 D Miller c Umar Akmal b Sohail Tanvir ...... 24 where he played one big shot too this month as the world’s lead- Bilawal Bhatti c Amla b Imran Tahir ...... 1 R McLaren b Ajmal ...... 17 many and was out before South ing run-maker in both Test and Anwar Ali c De Kock b Philander...... 1 W Parnell (not out) ...... 7 Africa “crossed the line”, in his one-day cricket and an unprec- Abdur Rehman c Amla b Tsotsobe ...... 22 Extras (LB4, NB2) ...... 6 words, De Villiers played a risk- edented 100 international cen- Sohail Tanvir c Parnell b Tsotsobe ...... 6 Total (6 wkts, 38.4 overs) ...... 181 free innings to ensure that South turies against his name, Kambli Saeed Ajmal c De Villiers b Parnell ...... 0 Fall of wickets: 1-39, 2-49, 3-75, 4-84, Africa successfully chased down a faded after a bright start. Extras (LB1, W13) ...... 14 5-124, 6-164 target for the first time in eight The flamboyant left-hander Total (46.5 overs) ...... 179 Bowling: Sohail Tanvir 7.4-0-42-1 (2nb), An- recent attempts, facing 63 balls hit two double-centuries and two Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-7, 3-48, 4-67, 5-85, war Ali 2-0-15-0, Bilawal Bhatti 8-1-35-1, and hitting only three boundaries. hundreds in his first eight Test 6-96, 7-97, 8-148, 9-164 Saeed Ajmal 10-1-34-2, Abdur Rehman 9-0- Ajmal was again the best innings after earning a debut in Bowling: Philander 10-3-26-3 (2w), Tsotsobe 40-1, Sohaib Maqsood 2-0-11-0 Pakistan bowling, taking two for South Africa’s Vernon Philander (left) celebrates the wicket of Pakistan’s 1993, but another three-figure 10-2-38-2 (4w), McLaren 8-1-28-2, Parnell Result: South Africa won by four wickets; Paki- 34 in 10 overs. With the series Umar Akmal, during the final ODI at SuperSport Park in Centurion, knock in Tests eluded him. 8.5-0-30-1 (2w), Imran Tahir 10-0-56-2 (1w) stan won the three-match series 2-1 decided, both sides showed several yesterday. Kambli played the last of his 17 changes. AFP Tests in 1995. AFP England draw with Australia Harris to play, Aussie Chairman’s XI rotation over: Lehmann ALICE SPRINGS, Australia: England failed to get a boost ahead of next week’s second ADELAIDE, Australia: Coach Warne once said: “When we were Ashes Test as they conceded Tour match Darren Lehmann yesterday number one there weren’t mis- an innings lead to a modest said Australia’s controversial sion statements flying around, but Cricket Australia Chairman’s announcer bowler rotation policy is dead we got the selection process right XI in Alice Springs yesterday. and buried and said pace spear- and the best 11 were selected for The two-day tour match ended dropped over head Ryan Harris would not every game.” in a draw but the Chairman’s XI be rested from next Lehmann said finished moral winners trumping week’s second Ashes after trouncing the England’s first innings declaration Panesar race jibe Test in Adelaide. tourists in the series of 212 for seven with their 254 for Lehmann also opener by 381 runs, eight declared. ALICE SPRINGS, said Australian play- Australia’s challenge At stumps on the final day, Australia: A ground ers would not sledge was to prove their England hit the front in the announcer for England’s England about bats- consistency. 16th and final over of their sec- drawn tour match in Alice man Jonathan Trott, “It’s just one Test ond innings at 47 for one with Springs yesterday was stood who has returned match,” he said. “We Michael Carberry unbeaten on down by Cricket Australia home with a stress- have got to play well, 37 and Man-of-the-Match Gary for pronouncing Monty related illness. back that up, and Ballance on eight. Panesar’s name in an Indian The coach has show we’re the side Only five players from last accent. counselled outspoken we want to become week’s 381-run loss to Australia David Nixon had also been Australian opener -- not just one- in the first Brisbane Test played, cautioned on Friday for com- David Warner, who hit wonders, if you but there was little for the tour- ments made about Joe Root, labelled Trott “poor like. ists apart from sightseeing to take according to a report. and weak” during the Darren Lehmann “Play a brand of out of their visit to the Northern England’s spin bowler Monty Panesar (left) bowls during day two of the “Cricket Australia deemed home side’s first Test cricket that is strong, Territory. tour match against Australia’s Chairman’s XI at Traeger Park in Alice the conduct of the PA triumph in Brisbane. competitive each and As the temperatures soared Springs, yesterday. announcer as inappropriate “He (Warner) understands every day, each and every session. into the high 30s, the tourists and as such he will take no where the line is. I think he said “And if we do that, we know we were left a little red faced as their further part in the match,” a himself he crossed the line so that will get the results. But we can’t quick bowlers were embarrassed CA spokesperson said. is a better understanding of the just rest on our laurels after one by the little-known Chairman’s Warner opens up on Panesar, 31, who has played game,” Lehmann told reporters. Test.” XI batsmen. 48 Tests, was born in England “Obviously we didn’t know The drop-in Adelaide pitch Ashton Turner (39 not out) of Indian descent. what was going on with Jonathan is expected to be a batsman- and Josh Lalor (45) shared a Australian Associated Press Trott and that certainly won’t be friendly strip, in contrast to 64-run stand for the seventh Trott comments said Panesar had not heard the talked about in this the bouncy Brisbane wicket before Turner combined remarks made on the final day Test match at all. We wicket in the first with tailender James Muirhead SYDNEY: A contrite David Warner has broken his silence on the of the tourists’ match with the wish him all the best Test, and Lehmann (29 off 17 balls) for an entertain- shock return home of Jonathan Trott, saying yesterday he had no Chairman’s XI. in his recovery.” said Australia would ing partnership of 48 for the idea the England batsman was suffering a stress illness. England’s team manage- Lehmann scotched adjust their plans Chairman’s XI. Trott’s departure from the Ashes series, coming in the wake of ment said they had no knowl- speculation that accordingly. Pacemen Boyd Rankin (1-52), Australia’s 381-run win in the first Gabba Test, stunned the cricket edge of the matter until the Harris would be rested “We might have to Steven Finn (0-61) and Ben world, not least Warner, reports said. announcer was replaced. from the Adelaide Test come up with a few Stokes (0-37) failed to impress, The Australian opener had criticised Trott’s second-innings dismissal A News Limited report said starting on Thursday, different plans,” he amid speculation seamer Chris to Mitchell Johnson in Brisbane as “pretty poor and weak” after himself Nixon had been warned over with only a three-day said. Tremlett’s Test spot could be posting a hundred on day three of the match. comments made on Friday’s turnaround before the But he forecast under scrutiny for the Adelaide When Trott subsequently flew home with a “stress-related illness”, first day of play. third Test in Perth. Australia’s bowlers Test. the media focus turned back on to Warner. They included: “You can go “If he’s fully fit, he’ll would again use short- Test offspinner Graeme Swann He has maintained a silence since then but told Fairfax Media his and have another drink now, play,” Lehmann said. pitched deliveries to gained some confidence following thoughts were with Trott, who is back in England and taking an Joe” when England’s Root was “I have said that unsettle England’s his mauling by Australia’s bats- indefinite break from cricket. dismissed. all along -- we’re not batsmen. men in last week’s first Test by “We didn’t know anything about an illness or what not,” Warner said. Meanwhile, after batting changing our stance Ryan Harris “We will use our picking up four for 56 off 23 overs “It’s sad to see anyone go through that tough period and obviously in the same match, England’s on that. If he is fit to quota (of short balls) while Test hopeful Monty Panesar if he’s got an illness that’s there, we hope he gets the right people to Ian Bell said he wants to bat at play, he will play. where possible,” claimed three for 41 from 19 overs. help him out. number three. “We don’t rotate (bowlers), Lehmann said. Facing a drop-in pitch in “We know the world-class kind of batter he is: he averages 50 in Test “I’m absolutely willing to go mate. If you’re fit, you play. The “In Brisbane obviously, it had Adelaide, England might be cricket and he has been a great player, a rock for England. to number three,” said regular best 11 will play for Australia each some pace and bounce in it. tempted to recall Panesar in a “I wish him all the best and I know our team wishes him all the best. number five batsman Bell. and every game.” Adelaide might be a bit different, twin-spin attack for the second I hope he gets well soon and (is back) playing the best cricket he can.” “But that decision is prob- Prominent ex-players and the but it might reverse a bit more Test. England officials said at the time when they revealed Trott’s condi- ably out of my control. We’ve media have regularly criticised and spin a bit more. Swann removed Marcus Harris tion that Warner’s remarks had no impact on the batsman leaving the got a number of options with Australia’s contentious use of the “So we just have to sum (49), Michael Hill (13) and Alex tour prematurely. the batting and balance of the player rotation policy, particularly that up as we go. The key is Keath (four) before lunch. But Fairfax Media said England coach Andy Flower side... but I put up my hand to for fast bowlers, designed to guard first innings of both sides, making Western Australia’s Harris hit back at Warner while answering questions from the touring press go up the order. against them breaking down from sure you make some big runs or added 78 for the first wicket with about Trott’s exit from the tour and his top-order batsman’s predica- AFP too much cricket. limit the opposition.” Tasmania’s Steve Cazzulino. AFP ment. AFP Test leg-spin great Shane AFP Sunday 1 December 2013 27 Moharram 1435 Volume 18 Number 5900 Sport Price: QR2

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EPL boss Ramsey stars for Arsenal worried by fixing claims Wenger’s side extends lead to seven points; Everton trounce Stoke LONDON: Premier League chief executive Richard LONDON: Man of the moment Scudamore yesterday urged Aston Villa’s midfielder Aaron Ramsey scored twice anyone with information against his former club as Fabian Delph (left) about match-fixing in the Arsenal beat Cardiff City 3-0 vies with Sunderland’s English top flight to report yesterday to move seven points midfielder Sebastian the matter to police. clear in the Premier League. Larsson at Villa Park in He was responding to a Ramsey broke the deadlock Birmingham. claim by an online betting with a fine first-half header expert that two Premier and after substitute Mathieu League matches since 2000 Flamini added a late second, the have shown signs of suspicious Welshman completed victory in betting patterns. stoppage time to take his tally of Mark Brosnan, chief execu- league goals this season to eight. tive of online betting firm The win took Arsene Wenger’s Matchbook.com, told the Daily side seven points above nearest Telegraph that, concerning one rivals Liverpool and Chelsea, both of the games: “In my opinion, of whom play today, as well as there’s only a one percent Everton, who climbed to fourth chance that it was just a big place by beating Stoke City. coincidence.” Arsenal midfielder Jack Scudamore reacted by say- Wilshere had scored after 14 ing: “This is an allegation of seconds against Marseille in mid- Fulham’s midfielder criminal acts.” week and he almost repeated the Scott Parker (right) He added: “It is the most trick at the Cardiff City Stadium, vies with West Ham serious allegation that can be curling a 20-yard shot against the United’s midfielder made about anyone involved in crossbar in the second minute. Mohamed Diame sport. It is about the most seri- A remarkable incident then saw during the English ous attack that can be made Olivier Giroud shun an opportu- Premier League on sport. nity to extend Arsenal’s lead. match at Upton “Anyone with allegations, Wrongly believing himself to Park in London, information or evidence should be offside, the French striker yesterday. ABOVE: report it to the police. There stopped when given a clear run are processes in place through Arsenal’s defender on goal, and when he belatedly which they, the Gambling Bacary Sagna is realised that the assistant refe- Commission and the Football ree had kept his flag down, Steven fouled by Cardiff Association are to act following Caulker rushed back to block. City midfielder Kim receipt of such information. We Fortunately for Giroud, Ramsey Bo-Kyung at Upton would of course assist any such was on hand to spare his blushes Park in London. investigation.” in the 29th minute. Two men suspected of fix- ing matches in lower-league English Premier English football were remanded The Welsh midfielder sent his astonishing form by claiming for the injured Leighton Baines -- Fabio Borini hit the bar in a 0-0 in custody by magistrates on League a superb header past David an emphatic second goal in stop- made it 3-0 with a crisp 25-yard draw at Aston Villa, but the point Friday. LONDON: English Premier League results Marshall from Mesut Ozil’s page time. drive. On-loan Chelsea forward was sufficient to take Gustavo The men, alleged to be mem- yesterday: cross, and his refusal to celebrate Barcelona loanee Gerard Romelu Lukaku sealed victory Poyet’s side off the bottom at bers of a Singapore-based bet- Aston Villa 0 Sunderland 0 against his former club prompted Deulofeu produced a dazzling indi- with a 79th-minute tap-in from Palace’s expense. ting syndicate, were among a round of applause from the vidual display as Everton crushed an Ovideo cross. Third-bottom Fulham are now seven people arrested this Cardiff 0 Arsenal 3 (Ramsey 29, 90, Flamini 86) entire stadium. Stoke 4-0 to move level on points Elsewhere, Tony Pulis’s first three points adrift of safety, after week in an investigation by Everton 4 (Deulofeu 45, Coleman 49, Cardiff have already beaten with Liverpool and Chelsea. game as Crystal Palace manager second-half goals from Mohamed the recently formed National Oviedo 58, Lukaku 79) Stoke 0 Manchester City at home this The 19-year-old Spanish for- ended in a 1-0 defeat at Norwich Diame, Carlton Cole and Joe Cole Crime Agency (NCA). Norwich 1 (Hooper 30) Crystal Palace 0 season and drew 2-2 with ward opened the scoring on the City that saw the London club saw them slump to a fifth straight Chann Sankaran, a 33-year- West Ham 3 (Diame 47, C.Cole 82, J.Cole Manchester United last week- stroke of half-time, exchanging sink to the foot of the table. loss in a 3-0 defeat at London old Singapore national, and 89) Fulham 0 end, and they came to close to passes with Steven Pienaar and Gary Hooper scored the only rivals West Ham United. Krishna Sanjey Ganeshan, a West Ham 3 (Diame 47, C.Cole 82, J.Cole equalising in the second half when then Gareth Barry before slam- goal at Carrow Road in the 30th Newcastle United ended the 43-year-old British passport- 89) Fulham 0 Wojciech Szczesny had to claw ming a shot past Asmir Begovic minute, coolly slotting home after day a point behind Everton in holder, were remanded in Playing today away a Fraizer Campbell header. at his near post. Johan Elmander’s centre was fifth place after Moussa Sissoko custody until December 13 by Chelsea vs Southampton (1610GMT), Hull But Flamini settled the visitors’ Seamus Coleman added a sec- steered back across goal by Wes scored a spectacular 25-yard win- magistrates in Cannock, cen- vs Liverpool (1405GMT) Manchester City nerves in the 86th minute, gath- ond early in the first half from Hoolahan. ner in a 2-1 victory at home to tral England. vs Swansea (1610GMT), Tottenham vs ering a pass from Ozil and lashing Deulofeu’s left-wing cross, before Sunderland saw Emanuele West Bromwich Albion. AFP Manchester United (1200GMT) home, before Ramsey continued Bryan Oviedo -- a replacement Giaccherini miss a sitter and AFP Rugby: Australia trounce Kiwis to win World Cup MANCHESTER, United attacking chance, one-time Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens Kingdom: Australia regained Fijian Jarryd Hayne knocking on had said the game would be won their place at the head of rugby a Cooper Cronk cross-field kick on the “one-percenters”, and league’s top table with a 34-2 after prop Jesse Bromwich had when Thurston chased down a thrashing of defending champi- spilled the ball early on the first speculative Smith kick Kevin ons New Zealand in the World Kiwi set in a sign of what was to Locke failed to return out of his Cup final yesterday. come. in-goal area, it handed Australia The Kangaroos scored five tries Thurston opened the scor- a fresh set of six tackles. in a sublime performance of hard- ing with a simple penalty after The pressure told, Thurston nosed defence mixed with a supe- Kieran Foran nudged Bill Slater dabbing a little chip in on the fifth rior kicking game and a sharp eye off chasing a bomb. tackle which Slater soared high to for an attacking opportunity in The ambitious naming of retrieve, then land and swivel in outplaying a sluggish Kiwi side injury-troubled star winger Roger one motion to ground the ball for that failed to fire. Tuivasa-Sheck in the starting 13 a try Thurston converted. Australia, guided magnificently backfired when he was led off Australia were denied a sec- around Old Trafford by out- limping after just eight minutes. ond try after a superb tackle by standing playmaker Johnathan With only four big men on the Luke on Cronk over the tryline, Thurston, thrived on their quick interchange, it all became a little the Kangaroo scrum-half held up play-the-balls and a defensive “route one” and predictable for after gathering a clever cross kick line that never ceded a linebreak New Zealand. from Hayne. to a Kiwi side much lauded for The intensity was there for all Cronk was then on hand to its attacking edge led by the off- to see and indeed hear, Kiwi cap- hold up Manu Vatuvei down the loading, cross-code star Sonny tain Simon Mannering putting other end after a similar Johnson Bill Williams. in a crunching hit on Hayne and kick to the corner. Remarkably, it was the fifth his hooker Issac Luke drawing all And the scrum-half was again successive game since their manner of swinging arms with his in the thick of the action after a opening 28-20 pool victory over early darts from dummy-half. slick handling move saw Darius England that the Kangaroos had Aussie skipper Cameron’s Boyd race down his left wing and not conceded a try, one match Smith high shot on Elijah Taylor put in a little grubber that the off the record held by the 1981-2 did not go unmissed, however, supporting Cronk scooped up to The Australian team celebrates on winning the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final against New Zealand at ‘Invincibles’ side. Shaun Johnson bringing New cross the whitewash. Old Trafford in Manchester, yesterday. Australia won 34-2. Australia had the first real Zealand level after 15 minutes. AFP